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THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 1 1909 1A POSSE CLOSES IN MONTEREY REPORTS WASSON CO THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR ON TRAIN ROBBER UNTOLD SUERING Circulation Statement Security Privacy or August 1909 Convenience PENNIES MARK HIS LIGHT OOD AND WATER LACKING NOW ON AMICABLE TERMS 7 CHINA AND JAPAN AT PEACE 72843 DAIL AVERAGE ACTUAL NET CIRCULATION 06146 SUNDAY AVERAGE ACTUAL NET CIRCULATION fa CHILDREN BURN TO DEATH RAIL SPEED WAR LIKELY for GOMPERS OUSTED AGAIN SEVEN BODIES ARE OUND HILL ROADS TO REDUCE TIME AMERICAN LABOR IGNORED MONTEREY NO LONGER ISOLATED report of marriage HARBOR LIGHTS DESTROYED AUTOIST GETS HARD DECREE TAKE TROUBLE INTO COURT ELEPHANT HIDE PRESERVED CUTICURA CURED BANDITS ROB BANK CASHIER with TWO BROTHERS $25000 WILL GIVE THANKS OCT 25 PROVIDE OPEN AIR SCHOOLS Indianapolis Gas Co I MOTORCYCLE THEMISTOCLES I 3: LIVER PILLS better UNDERTAKERS Bdth Phones 1493 922 North Pennsylvania St I A io A LU IO YEARGUARANTEE rail local slow The ten hours faster schedule to the this will per year valuables accident August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August August IVERNIA GRAMPION GOc Gas lath Pl Lat kith 1 Total Sunday Sunday average Sunday average unsold copies returned from all sources Total daily Daily average Daily average unsold copies returned from all sources We Make Your Teeth Beautiful INTERNATIONAL TRADE UNIONS VOTE TO REJECT EDERATION LEAD PROPOSAL AND PROPOSI TIONS OB ALLIANCE AIL 3 1915508 73673 APPOINTED RESERVE AGENT WASHINGTON Aug 31 The Conti nental National Bank of Chicago has been appointed reserve agent of the National Bank of Bedford Ind 342166 68433 2287 73323 73093 72994 76236 75164 74949 7385473309 72940 73004 7291373154 67302 7369273017 1 Sunday 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sunday 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Sunday our original and scientific method vve treat your teem DIRECTORY! MOTORCYCLES raS NEW YORK MAYOR ACCUSED MISUSING CITY UNDS A large private safe deposit box in the Sample copies papers spoiled in printing left over at office filed and used in office are not included in above figures Hold Up Men and Escape With Posse In Pursuit MINEOLA la Aug 31 Two masked men held up the cashier of the Mills County German Bank here late today and escaped with 31500 in cash The cashier and two customers were kept in the back room of the bank by order of the robbers while the second man took the money from the safe and counter The bandits fled afoot and went east along the Wa bash Railroad toward Silver City near which place they disappeared into a corn field A posse is in pursuit but has not yet secured any trace of the rob bers This Casket Cannot Be Duplicated Anywhere Else or Less Than $35000 to $40000 Highwayman Drops Coins in His Hurry Leaving Good Trail for Officers TRY A STAR WANT AD 4000 EITHER PHONE Situation in lood Stricken City Is More Serious Than at irst Supposed Relief Measures Handicapped by Interrupted Communication With America BURLINGTON GREAT NORTHERN AND NORTHERN PACIIC PLAN TO PUT ON NEW AST MAIL TRAIN TO SEATTLE Detectives Say Capture of Lone and Bold Bandit Is Expected Every Hour ITWO ORIENTAL COUNTRIES INALLY CONCLUDE NEGOTIATIONS ON GEN ERAL MANCHURIAN QUESTIONS LONG IN DISPUTE Will Greet Guests at Tercentenary Affairs of Mohawk Mining Company Placed In Hands CHICAGO Aug The Western Trust and Savings Bank was today appointed receiver for the rances Mohawk Mining and Leasing Company of Goldfield Nev by Judge Kohlsaat in the United States Circuit Court The action was taken on complaint of stockholders Judge Kohlsaat also granted an injunction against the company and Its officers re straining them from removing 125000 now on deposit here and from interfering In any way with the property of the com pany in Illinois One had ace Covered with Itching Eyesight was Affected Raw Itching Humor Spread Over the Other from Head to eet in a Single Dreadful Billionaire's Son and Actress Declare story of Elopement Is Untrue NEW YORK Aug 31 A theatricalMuting on the Hudson River a month agoesulted in an attachment between Bessieran Ness one' of the show girls andrGeorge Mulligan Jr president of the Touring New York Auto Company 948 Broadway A report from Chicago where Beauty Company is now play Slng sava that Miss Van Ness and young jf Mulligan eloped from that city last Sat urday The principals in the romance Vaie in New York Both deny that there an elopement although they admit they left Chicago together on the Twen tleth Century Limited Saturday after ng noon Mr Mulligan says he wants to marry Miss Van Ness and Miss Van Ness says she would marry him in a minute Lfo if she did not fear that bls father who is Ir reputed to be worth 6000000 would dis inherit him National Railway Company Succeeds In Getting Train Into looded City LARDO Tex Aug The National Railway succeeded In re establishing way service with Monterey today A train left this morning and made a run of the 16R miles to that citv regular through Mexico City train left Laredo at 4 o'clock this afternoon and is expected to reach Monterey shortly before midnight The railroad authorities report that tne tracks and roadbed were not as badly damaged as at first was feared Robert Corrigan Circulation Manager of The Indianapolis Star being duly sworn says the above statement is true and correct ROBERT CORRIGAN Manager Circulation Subscribed and sworn to before me this 31st day of August 1909 SEAL WILLIAM HAINES Notary Public Maxion County Indiana My commission expires eb 24 1912 Canadian People to Express eelings ofGratitude on That Date OTTAWA Ontario Aug 31 Monday Oct 25 has been set for Thanksgiving day by tl Canadian government Special sale of dresses for school wear I of at de the Speeder Prohibited by Ing Machine In NEW YORK Aug severest bv nf Dentistrv clean fill crown extract and regu late them In a painless way We do work of the highest quality at fow prices United States Minister at Tampico Sends Word of Their Destruction WASHINGTON Aug Morrill Griffith the United States consul at Tampico Mex has telegraphed the State Department that a portion of the north jetty and both entrance lights of the harbor of Tampico have been destroyed He adds that the channel la clear The damage was probably caused by the re cent storm on the gulf Cheaper Than Castor Oil Blackburn's CascaRoyal Pills 15 for lOo 45 for i5 Druggist mobile Droit a professional chauffeur and par ticipant In the Vanderbilt Cup race from ever driving a car In New York state Justice Zeller In the Court of Special Sessions suspended sentence In case today when he promised to regard these directions Droit had been arrested several times for speeding and has spent some time In jail and paid a number of heavy fines NEW YORK Aug In the ruins St Malachy's Home for Children Rockaway Park I which was i stroyed by Are yesterday were found 1 bodies of seven little children today There were 750 children In the Institu tion which la conducted by the Sisters of St Joseph of Brooklyn Most of them marched out of the buildings In good order when the fire alarm was sounded and It was supposed that all had escaped Nearly all of those burned to death were less than 5 years old The portion of the dormitory In which they slept was directly over the laundry where the fire originated How they were overlooked In the work of rescue or whether there were other bodies remaining In the ruins could not be determined this morning as most of the records of the Institution were de stroyed Ruins May Conceal More The fire was discovered In the laundry In the north wing Three hundred and fifty small children were In their cots on the third and fourth floors of that wing and some of the older children were at tending evening prayers in the chapel As the alarm sounded the older chil dren marched from the chapel to the board walk along the beach and the nurses and attendants rushed to the work of carrying the little children from their cots In the floors above iremen assisted In searching the halls and dormitories and found a few children lingering In the halls too frightened to leave the building but the rescue work had been conducted with such dispatch and good order that It was believed that all the children were out of the building The search of the ruins for re bodies was continued In the fear uat other children had been burned 66690 73357 73061 72761 72767 83915 72878 66564 73086 72860 72846 72309 72776 72928 66661 We save you approximately one half on caskets sold for $50 to $3000 elsewhere We conduct the only independent resident undertaking establishment in this city Being independent we are the only undertakers who furnish caskets whether very modest i 'or very rich invariably for one third to one half less than regular prices asked by others Be convinced of this by visiting our establishment seeing our display of caskets and com paring our prices written in plain figures with any other in Indianapolis All professional calls to any part of the city or vicinity answered at once personal ly No extra charge for distance unerals 'conducted by us are not excelled in propriety courtesy and excellence of materials j1 Our strictly private residence parlors are at the disposal of cur patrons gratis at any nouraay or mgnr ui agrees first to recognize Chl Ksoverelgnty In the Chlentao district that the terminus of the Jlstn Railroad be moved to the city of and third to Indemnify the of the ushun and Yental minesunt of the Indemnities to be de later the negotiations Japan declineduss first the question of the ad atlon of the railroad zones sec he area of foreign police rights Ml these zones and third the ques policing the Antung Mukden lineChina understands to be a refusalHow the Russian Initiative In theIn agreement namely full recogni of Chinese sovereignty in accordance '1 the terms of the Portsmouth treaty District of Columbia Officials Care for Tubercular Children WASHINGTON 'Aug Open air schools for the accommodation of tuber cular pupils have received the approval of commissioners of the District of Colum bia and the Board of Education Is per fecting arrangements for the opening of two such buildings one for white and the other for colored pupils PARIS Aug 81 The controversy be tween the International trade unions now In session here and Samuel Gompers president of the American ederation of Labor entered upon another chapter to day when the conference on a motion made by a Belgian delegate voted to dis cuss only the proposals submitted by or ganisations affiliated with the confer ence The propositions made by Mr Gompers are thus shut out as the American ed eration of Labor Is not affiliated with the European unions and Mr Gompers will not be able to argue their adoption Bars Social Problems 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Sunday 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Sunday 30 31 Telephone Main 1875 We clean your teeth free Painless Extraction free with other work Piraeus Genoa Trieste Marseilles MORE THAN SEVEN HUNDRED LITTLE TOTS RESCUED ROM BLAZING IN STITUTION WHILE BABES ARE LET TO LAMES In 1907 my face broke out in a mass or itching gores DEAN BROS steam pump works INDIANAPOLIS IND Boiler eeders ire Ptunpg s' Pumping Bl Machinery for all Purposes Send for Catalogue decrees ever court In an effort to scorching prohibits New York Dentists 41 East Washington Street Second loor Corner Saks Bldg En trance between Saks and New York Store will cost you but J500 and will protect your from loss by fire theft or VISITORS ARE ALWAYS WELCOME American National Bank Capital and Surplus $2000000 Old Postoffice Building CITY MEXICO Aug A dis patch received here' from Monterey the Mexican that was swept by a flood a few days ago says that 300 bodies were found this morning grouped about an old well near the iron foundry on the out skirts of the city Approximately 1000 bodies have been recovered to date and it Is believed that the statement that the total death list will reach 2000 is well within the figures Scores of bodies are said to have been swallowed in the river quicksands The situation at Monterey Is more seri ous than was at first supposed The city lacks food and wrater The federal gov ernment has sent an additional 20000 to be expended for relief It is hoped to get a train service through to Laredo and purchase food supplies in Texas The public is responding liberally with subscriptions In the city of Mexico 10 000 has been subscribed and projected benefit entertainments are expected to net a large sum The expressions of sympathy from the American government are deeply appre ciated here General Manager Clark of the National lines has left for the North The railroad situation Is so demoralized that officials are unable to give an estimate of the monetary losses Scores of points yet remain to be heard from or two days mails and passengers for the United States havrliten sent via Torreon and Eagle ajiX RD CROSS MAKES APPEAL Court rom Drlv New York 31 One of the pronounced by a discourage auto elix SKIN TORTURES YIELD TO EASY TREATMENT Only Armor Plate Vault in Indiana Wall PaperReduction Sale 10c patterns 3c 4c 5c 15c to 25o papers 6c to Dehaven Wall Paper Co 205 Delaware St KRONPRINZ WILHELM TIETGEN GERMANIA ATHINAl DUCA DEGLI ABRUZZI MARTHA WASHINGTON MODANNA KAISER WILHELM DER GROSSE Bremen OSCAR II Copenhagen Balled Port KAISER WILHELM II New York PHILADEIjPHIAN London Boulogne New York CHICAGO Aug With respect to passenger mail and express business the management of the HUI roads has decided to throw the gauntlet down to every railroad in the West and Northwest and to adopt strenuous means to entrench Itself in territory where there is the sharpest competition With this end in view the Burlington Great Northern and Northern Pacific roads have made a proposition to the Postqjnce Department to put a new fast mail train In service between Chicago and Seattle to make the long journey in sixty two hours This is than the present fastest Puget Sound territory Burlington to Reduce Time Notice also was served by the Burling ton that effective Sept 12 that road would no longer observe the Western passenger train speed agreement but would reduce the running time of its main Chicago Denver train by two hours Both these moves took the competitors of the Burlington by surprise and caused no end of scurrying and consultation The move in the direction of faster time between Chicago and 1 Denver may lead to a speed war among the competing lines ormerly the Chi cago ana Denver schedule was twenty seven ana one nau nours ana it is schedule to which the Burlington return NEW YORK Aug 31 When the dis tinguished foreign guests come to the United States to participate In the Hud son ulton celebration they will be wel comed by Gen Stewart Woodford chairman of the celebration comnjission It is planned to hold a public reception at the Metropolitan Opera House the lat ter part of September With the school opening so near at hand the question of supply ing the wardrobe is very important We are espe cially prepared for the occasion showing a comprehensive as sortment of the new styles and color effects We invite you to inspect these ideal garments for girls of school age namely '6 to 14 years Second floor east Requests Americans to Contribute Relief of lood Victims WASHINGTON Aug The Ameri can National Red Cross has issued the following appeal to the American people fo contributions for the relief of the Mexican flood sufferers: "In view of the destitution as the re sult of the flood in Mexico the American Red Cross appeals to the American public for contributions for the relief of our near neighbors of Mexico Contribu tions may be sent to the National Red Cross care of the War Department Washington It is believed that from 50000 to 100000 will be needed to meet the The central committee directed that 2000 be sent to Consul General Hanna and that sum will be at once telegraphed to him This sum nearly ex hausts the fund always kept on hand by the society for emergency and additional funds are urgently needed for immediate use Brooklyn Official Cl1 rges McClellan Used Public Money Sum of $100000 for Political Purposes NEW YORK Aug Charges against Mayor McClellan filed Governor Hughes by Bird Coler pres ident of the borough of Brooklyn were made public here today Coler alleged that Mayor McClellan has squandered money in the investigations ordered by his commissioner of accounts and that these investigations have been aimed solely at his political opponents for political purposes and not for the general good of the city government In the investigation of the office of the president of the borough of Brooklyn alone Coler charges that the mayor has "misplaced public funds of the city of New York to the extent of at least 1100 000 Largest Trophy Well Taken Care of by Naturalist British East Africa Aug 31 Kdmund Heller one of the naturalistsMrcted with the Roosevelt successful In preserving entire HMln good condition the skin of an Bfant recently shot by Mr Roosevelttjsks of this animal weigh eightyds All of the members of the are weifr In spiteof the decision of the confer ence the delegates asked Mr Gompers I to elaborate his proposal for confedera tion Mr Gompers explained that America was only willing to join an international movement the objects of which were clearly fixed such as for example the study of questions directly affecting strikes and lockouts and the employment of women and not an organization dedi cated to the academic discussion of social problems "If Europe Is ready for this kind of a Mr Gompers said "I believe that America will participate Mr proposal was not taken up officially The conference passed a resolution con demning the Young Turks for refusing to grant Turkish workmen the right to form unions The afternoon session of the conference was taken up with a heated discussion of a proposition from the rench General ederation of Labor to transform the con gress which Is composed of the secre taries of the international organizations into a congress of much wider powers with delegates from each trade organiza tion 1 GOOD GHEEh MAGAZINE Snappiest Thing in PrinJ Sent REE of Cost To the Man Who Ocoaeionally TAKES A DRINK page brimful of clever toasts sparkling verses unheard of jokes etc Gives you some thin clever and startling to say on every occa sion Three months free if you return this ad to us with jour name and address today Good Cheer Magazine 35 So Water St Chicago which finally affected my eyesight I tried several highly recom mended salves that cost one dollar an ounce but to no avail A friend of mine urged me to try Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment as he was sure of good results (XWW UUIU UJB UWM CApUU ence I used the V1 Cuticura Ointment for about six weeks after washing thoroughly with the Cuticura Soap My face is in perfect health now which I owe to the Cuticura Remedies I shall always stand by them as one of the greatest blessings to the suffering thousands Arthur Gridley 532 Dean St Brooklyn Apr 9 the middle of the night of March 30th I woke up with a burning itch in my two hands and I felt as if I could pull them apart In the morning the itching had got to my chest and during that day it spread all over my body I was red and raw from the top of my head to the soles of my feet and I was in continual agony from the itching I could neither lie down nor sit up I happened to see about Cuticura Reme dies and I thought I would give them a trial I took a good bath with the Cuti cura Soap and used the Cuticura Oint ment I put it on from my head down to my feet and then went to bed On the first of April I felt like a new man The itching was almost gone I con tinued with the Cuticura Soap and Oint ment and during that day the itching completely left me rank Gridley 325 E43rd St New York City Apr 27 Complete External and Internal Treatment for Every Humor of Infanta Children and Adulta con sists of Cuticura Soap 25c) to Cleanse the Skin LCuttoura Ointment (5oc) to Heal the Skin and Cuti cura Resolvent (50c) (or in the form of Chocolate Coated Pills 25c per vial of 60) to Purify the Blood Sold throughout tJie world Potter Drug A Chem Corp Sole Props 135 Columbus Ave Boston Maas ree 82 page Cuticura Book an author Ity on treatment of Skin and Scalp Diseases Double Suction Plates 7 EA With lexible Palate Guaranteed 10 Yeari 1 Silver illings 50c Gold illings $100 22k Gold Crowns IP 22k Bridgework tn all Set ot Teeth UU lv fiJV LEWISTOWN Pa Aug With practically every detective and officer em ployed by the railroad assisted by special detectives employed by the Adams Ex press Company engaged in a search for the bandit the prediction was made to night by the Pennsylvania Railroad of ficers that his apprehension is but a few hours off He was traced a short distance up the mountain side adjacent to the scene of the holdup currency dropped In his precipitous flight serving as a guide for the posse on his trail Some of the railroad and Adams Ex press officers said that the amount of the loot has dwindled to about $65 The highwayman it is said took $5000 in bullion and $200 In pennies from the ear and all of this has been found along the trail except $65 A statement Is made to the effect that there was a large sum of paper money in the express car looted and it is the opinion of the railroad offl I cers that the brigand was aware of this nut by mistake took the packages of bullion Makes Crew Deliver Booty The robbery occurred early this morn ing on the eastern slope of the' Alleghany Mountains where the bandit stopped the train by placing a dynamite cap or the track He then compelled the crew to carry thousands of dollars to a point tn the woods When the conductor of the train at tempted to interfere with the plans he was shot in the hand and the bold bandit succeeded in making good his escape in the darkness however ho mistook a bag containing 10000 new Lincoln pennies for gold coin and stag gered away with It leaving the real gold bullion to be recovered by the railroaders When the news of the robbery reached the railroad and express company officials they ware deeply concerned at Its bold ness and immediately ordered every available detective from the East and West to the scene in an effort to capture the robber Bloodhounds were also put on his track but up to a late hour tonight no trace of the man had been found Officials Get Busy Superintendent Preston and other offi cials of the middle division of the Penn sylvania Railroad have established head quarters at the signal cower near the scene to make a thorough investigation of the crime The general superintend ent and general manager of the Adams Express Company also are on the ground to assist In directing the search The looted train was made up of an engine three express cars and two sleep ing coaches filled with passengers At about 1:30 a it was running through Lewistown narrows a wild and lonely mountain gorge through which flows the Juniata River when suddenly a dyna mite cap exploded and the engine driver brought the train to a standstill Wnen he looked out to see what the trouble was ha was confronted by a i masked figure holding a revolver In either hand i there any mail cars on this i demanded the highwayman I wasthe reply of the startled en gineer The engine erejv was then forced at the point of the gun to accompany the robber to the first express car where the messenger was looking out to dis cover the cujie of the sudden stopping ot I the tralngV Maliee Crew Do Work A revolver was pointed at the mes head and threatening to blow up the car with dynamite the robber forced the messengers of the two express cars and engine crews to carry all the gold and bullion stacked in the first car to the side of the track Conductor I Poffenberger of Harris burg Pa who came up while this work was being accomplished was ordered back by the bandit who emptied one of his revolvers at him one of the shots penetrating his hand and the others grazing his body Despite the appearance of three passen gers who had been awakened by the shooting the robber calmly ordered the crew back on the train and compelled them to steam away leaving the bullion beside the track It was recovered later by a posse sent on a special train When i the train was leaving he called out: "Good by and good luck I hope to see you again" 1 Accessories ImiMAAlf NEW ONE" Thomtfeol AlincIGK Supply Co 444 Mass Ave 1 EvaaIaSam Henrsey Willis Co IIB IUP EXC8ISIO1 U7 West Market A vmamA MOTORCYCLE REPAIRING? EXperT BERT SUITS 438 IND AVE GO I Motorcyle tires Indpls Rubber Ul Ga and Liberty Sts V4 jT Harley Davidson MCan The Westing Co 219 221 inUIHIl Massachusetts Avenue Bfl PERECT SCORE'otto' ormesu 1 WL Agt 414 Wash SL Reading Standard Co? Repairing and Supplies TL Motorcycles Gun Mabirh 142 Esm I nOl Washington Street HEINER HOCKENSMITH i A STEAMSHIP MOVEMENTS Port Queenstown Montreal CherbourgNew YorkNew York Our price for this casket made of solid mahogany and covered in finest 'imported rench broadcloth of any color The interior of the finest imported satin and rench bevel plate glass and will include a solid mahogany box at $2500 additional This de sign is one of a series never before shown by any undertaker in Indianapolis Gas Light hi your kitchen for $200 Chambray gingham A SjjA drettes ipecially priced 1 01 Plain Chambray Gingham1Jk Dresses with box plaited waist with wTL flont Panel of gingham a very pretty model An ex tk 4 ceptlonal bargain (lif sPleniid assortment of School yj Dresses of washable linene in dark biue only Tbe waist is Russian style with neat IL1 Uk i plaited skirt Only New Dresses in one piece style of striped motor cloth This model Is made with panel front and trimmed effectively with buttons Colors blue' tan and brown 1 Specially prlqed IL 1 7 High class Dresses of plaid and checked ginghams waist is in Gibson style with band trim ft 1 mings A great nppor IL Ik tunlty at this price Dresses of navy striped linene buttons all the way shft ft down side in a new one IL Ll piece effect Priced at u)mVV New all School Dress of striped Galatea cloth in light and dark colors with braid and a ft band trlmnfing very 1 IL UV low priced If you have a Gag Range we will put a I lyjxTN Aug China and Japan to I concluded their negotiations on the I erieral Manchurian questions that have Bhb ben in dispute for some time past The countries will shortly sign an agree Kment of ten articles under the terms of which China agrees first not to con Is? struct the Hsl Mintun akumen Rall I I ropd without consulting Japan second I In the event that the Kirin Railroad be I extended to the Koran border half the capital required will be borrowed from I Japan third Japan Is given the right I a to work mines in the ushun and Yental I districts fourth Japan will construct I the extension of the Yinkow Railroad I i hall be joint exploitation of XAfh mines in th reached by the Manchurian and Antung Mukden rall i road lines sixth China agrevn to open I four trade marts in the Chiento dls I trlct between Korea and the I Koreans living therein shall be under fcS: the jurisdiction of Japan while those I residing outside the marts shaUbe under 1 the jurldlction of Chlnjujrfelcept that Japan shall have the righflrto hold court cases calling for of the Jty anoMt enth China agrees station of the Kichurlan Railroad to Mukden HTerms of Agreement agrees first to recognize Cht that the terminus of the Hsin It Sr.

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