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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
ARGUMENTS IN MERGER
CASE ARE CONCLUDED
Contention of Counsel in Harri-
mans Suit Against the North
ern Securities Company.

TRENTON, n. j.. May 23.-Argument
was concluded to-day before Judge Brad
ford, in the United States Circuit Court.
in the case OF the application of E.
II. Hartman and Winslow 4. Pierce 10
restrain the proposed plan of distribution
of the assets of the Northern Securities
Company, which was decided by the United
States Supreme Court TO be an illegal COM
bination. The concluding argument for the
Northern Securities Company was made by
John q. Johnson, Of Philadelphia, and w.
ID. Guthrie. of Newport. closed the argu-
ment for the complainant.
The argument on both sides turned large-
ly on the question as 10 the title to the
Northern Pacific stock. which Hartman
and Pierce put into the combination and
which amounted to about 100000. The
main contention of MIR Johnson was that
Of the Northern Securities Company and
that IL was perfectly legal for the Northern
Securities Company 10 carry out the pro-
rata plan of distribution upon which the
company had agreed.
Mr. Guthrie's principal point was that by
reason Of the Illegal combina ton title TO the
Northern Pacific stock had not passed from
Hartman and Pierce, and that in conse~
quencc they were entitled 10 have returned
TO them the particular stock which they
put into the combination and which in
volved the control of the Northern Pacific
company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
MILE A MINUTE WILL Be
MADE IN AUTO RACES
Professional Drivers in Decoration
Day Event Will Have Dan
gerous Task.

With a good track and a clear sky the
automobile races at the state fair grounds
on Decoration day should furnish some
sport that for daring should put the old
time Roman chariot races TO shame.
The feature of the programme is, of
course, to be the five-mile professional
event for machines In the one-minute class,
I'm which there are now three entries. and
for which the purse is winner take all. 1t
is this event that is counted on to attract
the class of people who dote on such exhi-
other nerve thriIlers in which men take a
chance on their necks for stipulated finan-
cial consideration.
In previous auto races in this city il has
been the plan to run the events in which
the big racing cars participated on the pur-
suit plan, starting one machine at one side
OF the track and the other at the opposite
side. A race on this plan is much less dam
gerous than when all the machines start
from the scratch. and is generally some
what faster. but it is by no means as inter-
eSting as the old-style events.
In the big three-cornered race on Decora-
ton day between Carl Fisher. in Mo-
hawk, Harry Hammond. in q Premier
Comet, and Earl kiSer, in a Mohawk. the
three machines will jockey for positions.
and will be sent away on flying start.
breast 10 breast, or, more properly speak
ing, cooler to cooler. All three OF the cars
membered that each is required to make a
mile in a minute or better the excitement
of the race can be imagined.
1t can be readily seen that in addition to
unfaltering courage driver in such a race
must have a good eye. steady nerves and
a cool head. As il is necessary to slow up
on the turns. a speed of about eighty miles
an hour is required in the straightaways.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
COURSE" OF CORRUPTION
TO BE STOPPED BY LAW
Bill for Purpose of Preventing
Bribing of Buffers Passed
in Massachusetts,.

BOSTON, May 23.-The State Legislature
has passed a bill. which has gone to the
Governor for his signature for the purpose
of stopping the corruption of employees by
the giving and receiving of brides. The
practice is said TO be quite general through
out New England. The manufacturers par
ticularly regard the corruption as a
Course" The bill provides that whoever
gives, offers or promises to an agent, en-
ploye or servant any gift or gratuity what
ever with intent to influence his action in
relation to his principals, employers or
masters business, any agent, employee
or servant who receives or accepts a Cift
or gratuity or promise under an agreement
or with an understanding that he shall act
in any particular manner I'm relation to his
employers business shall be punished by a
fine of not less than SO nor more than $500
or Imprisonment for not more than one
year. The act is designed to prevent the pay
ment of commissions on purchases of sup;
plies or for the use of the employees infiu-
ence by bribing him to secure contracts
appointments TO position or any act by
which the employer is imposed upon. 1t
probably covers the cases of buffers and
other domestic servants who have an I'M
Outstanding with the butcher, grocer and
other tradesmen from whom EMPLOYERS
purchase supplies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
NANCY HANKS BROUGHT
$4,000 UNDER HAMMER
Mayor Johnson, of Calais, Maine,
Bought Old Racer at the
Forbes Sale.

READvILLE, Mass. May 23.-Seventy-
six blooded horses. the entire compile
ment Of the famous racing stable
and stock-breeding farm of the late ]. NAL
colin Forbes, of Boston, were sold under
the hammer at the trotting park here to-
day. The horses brought s1l6. $50. or an av-
erage of 1852.
The highest price of the day. $4,000 was
commanded oy Bingen 2.054.) iBingen is
eleven years old. sired by May King C2:3W
out OF Young Miss by Young Jina- Arthur
H. Parker. of Bedford. Mass. was the
buyer
Unusual interest conferred in the bidding
for Nancy Hanks. the famous mare that
at one time held the worlds record. This
splendid old racer was knocked down TO j..
NJ Johnson. the mayor of Calais. Me-. for
$1,000. Mr.. Johnson also purchased Lord
Roberts. bay colt. foaled or Nancy
Hanks and sired by Arion. The price in this
instance also was $1,000 Nancy Hanks and
five OF her foals. Markala. PaIema, Lord
Roberts. Marion and Princess of Monaco,
Together brought s16.325.
Marion and two of her foals. Vice Commo-
dore and Abba, sold for total of 81. 500
Only two sales outside of the Forbes con-
signment were made to-day. The sale will
be continued four days longer. during which
time some of Thomas f. Lawson's stock
will be sold. The best prices paid for the
Forbes horses were:
Bingen. 2:osi4. br. h.. by May King. dam
Young Miss, Arthur III. Parker, Bedford
Sc, 900.
Vice Commodore, b. c., by Bingen. dam
Marion; James Henley, Providence. r. l.,
$500.
Margaret Bathgate. AHA. b. ra., by ST.
lent Brook. dam Golden Rule. Francis 5.
Parker, Bedford. $500.
Nancy Hanks 204. br. m. by Happy
Medium. dam Nancy Lee; j. NJ johnson.
Calais, Ne, $4,000
Lord Roberts, b. c.. by Arion. dam Nancy
Hanks; j. NJ. Johnson. Calais. Ne, $1,000.
Markals. br. f.. by Peter the Great. dam
Nancy Hanks; *. L. Williams, Green
Farms, Conn, $3.50.
Tetars AHA. b. f.. by Bingen. dam Now
aday: It. r. Corey, agent. Biooklirie, $500
Abba, b. T.. by Bingen. dam Maggie Sui
len; Rowland Russell. Boston. $40.
I>eona. 2:1694. CHI m, six, by Broomai, 2;lo,
dam Midget, by Daniel Burr; Arthur III.
Parker Bedford $3.50.
Palema b. f., by Bingen. dam Nancy
Hanks; Thomas Dolphin, Clinton. s, 500.
Sisie j., 2O61e, by Jayhawker, dam Mill
lionaire: Francis S. Parker. Bedford, 81 BOO
Gambia, 2:2o. b. m, by Cupid, dam Cal
lata: r. II. Johnson. Boston. $3.50.
Marion. b. m. by Arion, darn Nancy
Hanks; Z. III. shockney. kirkwpod. Del.
1890.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
TWO WORKMEN DROWNED
IN TANK OF PETROLEUM
One Perished While Attempting to
Rescue the Other from Peril
Gus Position.

PORT ARTHUR, Tex, May 23.-William
Richard, of New York city, and Fred Ira
ham, of Gueridan, La. were accidentally
drowned in a tank of oil at the Gulf Re
filming Company's plant to-day.
Richard, who was working on one of the
agitators, became dizzy and toppled over.
He succeeded in clutching a small pipe
and swinging to it. Traham witnessed the
accident, and went to Richards assistance
but gas overcame him. and he fell into the
tank. Richard was soon rendered uncon-
conscious and dropped in.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
DANGER OF THE BRITISH
IN TH|BET INCREASES
Natives Show More Self-Conf-
dence and Actual Military
Capacity.

GYANG-TSE, Thibet, May pa small
force from the garrison of Colonel Young
husbands mission moved out Saturday TO
clear the line to the south. Colonel Bran
der was at the head of the force and, after
burning three farmhouses occupied by the
enemy, returned to the post. Two of the
Sikhs were killed and Lieutenant Hodgson
was wounded in a raid on a farm house
last Thursday. The rhibetans lost about
thirty men. There have been fifty-seven
casualties among the British since the mis-
sion crossed the Tangla.
The temper. self-confidence sand actual
military capacity of the Thibetans has
much Increased lately. Diplomacy has
proved useless to carry through the opera
tons against the enemy, in order to guar
antee the security of the Indian frontier
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
WANTED IN LAFAYETTE
on BURGLARY CHARGE
William Altsing Arrested Imme.
diately Upon His Arrival in
Indianapolis.

William Altsing. of Lafayette. found a
reception committee ready TO greet him as
he arrived in this city yesterday afternoon
The committee was composed exclusively
of Patrolman Bixley but 1t was eminently
efficient. and resulted in the appearance of
Altsing al the city jail, where he was slated
for lettering
police at Lafayette, earlier in the day, made
Altsing's arrest an easy matter. IL is said
that he Is wanted in Lafayette for burglary.
He wore ordinary clothes, but had money
and watch which was out of the ordi-
nary, bearing on its face dials which cor
reetiy gave the day. mouth. year and
phases of the moon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
WOOD And WRIGHT
DESCRIBE CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON. May %. = Governor
Wright has cabled the secretary of war
the following quotations from a dispatch
sent to General Wright by General Wood:
No disturbance in Cottobato valley. At
fair was a fight with a band of outlaws
under, Ali. who is as much enemy of
peaceful Moros as of ours. Ali Moros in
the valley are at work and friendly, and
for the first time in the history, are TAX
ing out cedulas. Have taken out $500 in
last two weeks. Not the slightest cause
for anxiety"
Governor Wright adds: Leonard Wood
visited me at Baguio about two weeks
since. We went over Moro matters fully
He was then Sanguine there would be no
further disturbance except that involved
in running down Ali, who is a fugitive i'm
the mountains with a small band of Moros
l am inclined to think him correct in his
views. Incidents of this character are al
ways liable 10 occur, and, indeed may be
looked for"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
FILIPINOS MASSACRED
BY A CRUEL MORO DATTO
Fifty-Three Men,. Women and
Children Slain at Midnight
While Asleep.

MANILA, May pa report has been re-
ceived here from Camp Overton, on the
Island of Mindanao, dated May Is, stating
that a massacre had taken place on the
18th instant near Malabang,. on the south
ern coast of Mindanao. Fifty-three Fill
pino men, women and children, the families
of employees of the United States military
government at Malabang, were surprised
at midnight while asleep by the Datto Ais
and band of Moros from the Rio Grande
valley and slaughtered. The chief and his
followers escaped before the alarm could
be given.
Details of the massacre are meager.
Major General Wood has been in the in
terror of Mindanao since May u. Cable
communication between Manila and Min
danao is interrupted, and the wires are
down in the interior of the island The
report of the massacre was received by
mail from a correspondent at Camp Over
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
HORACE O.. BURT
SHADOWED IN JAPAN
Japanese Thought the American
Railroad Magnate Was a
Russian Spy.

OMAHA, Neb., May 23.-Horace c. Burt,
former president of the Union Pacific Rail-
road. who has been travelling in the Orient,
has written a friend in this city that he
was followed by japanese detectives until
it became so irksome that he was forced to
appeal to United States consul for relief
papers all over the empire published an ar
ticle TO the effect that Mr.. Burt was about
to be placed in control Of the Transsibe-
rian Railway He was at once placed under
place TO place until he was forced to appeal
TO an American consul The consul secured
a retraction by the press of the story that
had caused the trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
THREE MEN ARE SLAIN IN
DISPUTE OVER DANDEuONS
Italians Engage in Fatal Shooting
ARRAY and Surviving Muir
derer Effects Escape.

MEYERSDALE, Pa, May 23.-In a dis
pute over dandelion at Elk Lick mines. one
mile east, three Italian miners met death
and the fourth participant escaped An
Italian named Louie was gathering dande-
lions at dusk in the rear of a boarding
house run by Dominick Bills. Bills ordered
Louie away, jestingly. Louie cursed Bills,
at which Bills pulled a gun and shot him.
An unknown Italian interfered taking
Louie's part, shooting Bills and his cousin
Samua Bills, who was coming along on a
bicycle. The unknown Italian then escaped
but is thought to be hiding in a mine. The
sheriff and coroner have been notified
while the town authorities are In pursuit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
NORRIS KLEIM4N IS
RELEASED IN RUSSIA
Citizen of Wisconsin Charged with
Violating Penal Code Goes
Free.

ST. PETERSBURG. May 23.-Morris
kleiman, native OF Russia. but citizen
OF Wisconsin. who was arrested May IA at
Cheiiabinsk. has been released through the
intercession OF Ambassador Mccormick. 1t
transpires that his arrest was partially due
TO representations made by the agent of a
firm competing with the one represented nv
Kleiman.
Kleiman was charged with violating an
article of the penal code, which provides
that a Russian subject who swears al
legiance to "a foreign state without the gov
ernment's permission is liable to Danish
ment or transportation TO Siberia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
Iron holders Elect Omcers.

Delegates from the different locals
throughout the State of the Iron Moiders
Union have elected the following officers
Charles Cork. Indianapolis, president,
John Beckett. Muncie. vice president: John
Hughes. indianapolis. financial secretary
and treasurer: John Kemp. Kokomo re-
cording secretary; George Gordon. Indian
apols. doorkeeper. and George Miller.
Terre Haute. Lafayette Kelley Indian
apolis. and Harry Waldorf. Montpelier.
trustees.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
MUNCIE DEALERS FOR
STATE COMMISSION

C. B. Riley, secretary of the Indiana State
Shippers Association, returned yesterday
fron a meeting with the Muncie Grain
Dealers Association. where the question of
a state railroad commission was discussed
He says that the Muncie association is en-
thusiastic in its support of the movement
and will lend its entire strength in securing
such a commission.
Decisive action will probably be taken on
the question at the meeting of the Indiana
Shippers Association which is called for
May %, just following the meeting of its
legislative committee
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
JEWS DENOUNCE WAR
IND FIRE ON POLICE
Demonstration in Streets of Co
mel, Russia, Checked With
out Casualties.

GOMEL. Russia. May pa bard of fifty
young Jews made an anti-war demonstra-
ton in the streets here last night. They
carried red banner bearing an inscription
reading:
Down with the war;" and scattered an
infiammatory proclamation. The police in
terfered in the interest of order, whereupon
the Jews fired upon them. The police
answered with firing two rounds in the
air. The Jews then dispersed. No one was
wounded on either side. One Jew was ar
rested. The population is considerably ex-
cited by the event
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24
Spanish Monks Arrested.

NEW YORK, May 23.-When the Spantsh
monks who came here from the PHILIPPINES
received the orders of the government for
their expulsion, says a Herald dispatch
from Caracas, Venezuela, they answered
that they would leave only at the point OF
bayonets or on the orders OF their superior
All were Immediately arrested.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-24

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. May 23.-Jesse l.
Jewell. state senator. went TO trial in the
Criminal Court here to-day upon n charge
OF soliciting a bride for his vote and the
votes of other senators upon certain bak.
ing powder legislation pending I'M the Mis-
souri, Legislature OF 1903 At his first tria
the jury disagreed. seven OF the jurors yot.
ksg for conviction and 1--WE for acquittaI.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17

protracted until a. m. On Wednes-
day, Nov. 90, at s. a IN. adjourned
without date.
Governor Bell has appointed Ed.
ward H. Nichols justice of the peace
for Braintree to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Henry W.
Fits
The twenty fourth annual report of
the State board Of agriculture contains
many half-tone illustrations. BY a
happy coincidence the frontispiece of
the report is full page picture, "a
Vermont Hayfield, and is from q
photograph take on the farm of Dana
II. Morse of Randolph, the newly ap-
pointed member of the board.
The gentleman from Weathersfield
has been wondering how a fellow
could shoot wild ducks with motor
boat" as provided in one of the bills.
But as the bill was killed, he will
not have to sit up nights trying to
solve that rather difficult problem.
The starched gentry" heard from
Mr.. Hspgood of Peru again ON Tues
day, during the debate on the State
highway tax. His idea of getting
along with FIVE cent tax, If the au-
tomobilists would keep their machines
at home, was original, to say the
least.
Two years ago the House voted to
abolish capital punishment, and the
Senate came very near to doing the
same thing. This year it was differ
ent-deoidedly so.
Tuesday was abolition" day in
dead earnest. Five measures bit the
dust, although every one of them had
been fsvorably reported.
A whole bunch of good points were
made in the speeches on capital pun
ishment. o yes, the House can talk.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17

Aries, south Of the triangle, which is
the characteristic figure of that group.
West of the meridian, north of the
two zodiaoal Delphinus, Pegasus, Her
cules, Lyra and Cygnus East of the
meridian, south of the zodiac, are
Cetus and Eridanus north of it are
Andromeda, Perseus and Auriga In
the north around the pole are Draco,
Cepheus, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor
west of the meridian, and Cassiopeia
east of it. Orion and Oanis Major
bring into view the brilliant winter
stars in the later evening.
Two features of November are to be
recalled each year-the display of
meteors known as the Leonids and the
shortness of the afternoons. The
Leondis are to be looked tor on any
morning between the 14th and 18th,
especially the 10Th and 18th. No es-
pecisl shower is expected this year,
but the experiences of the last eight
years have shown that the meteors are
distributed very irregularly in that
part of the ring which the earth is
now crossing. In 1908 very few were
counted from this part OF the earth,
while in England, few hours before
this part of the sky had risen into
view here, very large number was
observed,
The popularity of our excellent
system of time reckoning, which is
noticed in the autumn, is that the
shortening of the days is applied to
the afternoon and morning, unequally
In November the afternoons reach
practically their shortest length for
the year, Only one minute being sub
! tracted in December. The length of
the day will be reduced this month
from 10h. 23min. on the 1st to Oh.
24min. ON the 30th. Thus the seasons
progress with unfailing certainty,
bringing with them the Characteristic,
which past experience teaches us tC
expect In New England November
closes the harvest season and bids
everyone prepare for the rigors OF
winter. -Winslow Upton in Provi-
dence Journal.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17

should not be forgotten. We have as
much right to take man s life as his
liberty. The question is one of
punishment
Mr.. Fits of Brattleboro spoke
against the bill as a minority mem
Der OF the committee and put up a
strong argument. He urged the har-
mony Of law. The punishment should
fit the crime as in other cases. He
gave instances to show that murder
had been committed in States where
capital punishment was not in effect
by criminals who were afraid to do
their deeds where that penalty pre-
vailed. He arsued that criminals on
whom the death sentence had been
passed, continually and sometimes
effectively sought either Communication
or pardon.
The bill was refused third reading
about 3 O'Clock that afternoon by a
vote of 1913 TO 83.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17
MAD WEATHER.

Boston, Nov. 13.-New England
was the center today of the storm
which since yesterday morning had
swept up the Atlantic coast.
When at its height the wind blew
hurricane. In this city the maxi
mum velocity was 45 miles
At Block Island X. l., there was
rs mile gale, and at Nantucket vel
ocity of 60 miles was recorded.
1t was believed by the weather bu-
reau officials here that the storm
which swept along the New England
coast would meet a storm which had
its origin in the vicinity of the great
lakes, but the lake Storm was diverted
and passed along the st. Lawrence
river valley.
There was snow in Maine, Rhode
Island and northwest Connecticut.
Telegraph and telephone lines in east
ern New England and the maritime
provinces suffered severely, and in
Manchester, n. H the electric light
wires were affected and the city left
in darkness for considerable time.
The storm had been well heralded.
Storm signals we're displayed yester-
day morning. and during the day
storm warnings were sent broadcast.
In consequence of the storm, COM
munioation by wire with Boston, New
York and all the seacoast centers is
destroyed. No news DISPATCHES have
been received today, and Mr.. Shedd
of II. r. leighton brokers' Office has
not been able to communicate by his
special wire
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1904-11-17
ESTATE OF CHARLES TEMPLETON.
STATE OF VERMONT,
DIETRICH OF XAsHINGrnN g

In Probate Court held I'm Montpelier. In and TO
said District, on the 18th day of November, A.
ID. 1904.
Richard $. Currier, Administrator de bonis non,
with the will annexed, of the estate of CHARLES
TEMPLETON, late of the City of Barre,
In said District, deceased, presents bis admnstra.
ton account for examination and allowance. and
makes application for decree of distribution and
partition of the estate OF said deceased.
Whereupon it Is ordered by said Court, that said
account and said application be referred to a session
thereof, to be held at the Probate Once In said
Montpelier, ON the 9TH day Of Dec A. d. 1904, for
hearing and decision thereon; And, II lie further
dered that notice hereof be given to all persons in
terested by publication of the same three weeks
successiyey In the VERMONT WATCHMAN AND
STATE JOURNAL, newspaper published at Mont
peior, In this State previous to said time appointed
for hearing, that they may appear at said tmd
and place, and show e-cause, If any they may have
why said account should not be allowed and such
decree made.
46-4s HIRAM CARLETON. Jndge