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vol. 51 thrlri names on the Johnson i riication, fcnil JVith tit thm mrote to the ton fcutboritiea an.J made knowij their 3v uona in ao unijrtain. tern ji. ine application for a pardon, nevr yet farther tnan a noie in ine uepartnaeni 01 Justl but it I be taken cut and sent on 4ts way to lreidrnt McKloity tor his 1 Urnature. Jurtpe Unker la out if the city tor a week, but It la undemaod that he ra wuhirawn.

or will withdraw, oojec lions to the pardon. 5 i Mr. Wishard't don't care to be misunderstood by the public In this metter' aaid.Slr..!Wiah srrd, aa I have not changed iry plnJqnj resardlhgr Johnaon'a action, to me I refused to make any re iramenda tlon for a pardon fir him. although re efforts have been made to get in 7 i to do o. I hare, h'twever.

cotM to the conclusion that If there Is ar.y ihope for Johnaon It will be bf showing no me 1 Jenlnncy. as be cart never rid en tlrely of tic of having ttfn In the ') yrlwm. Ke ntiy we have ha I reports or.lclais the prison Jt Colum us. to the effect, that Johmtbn's con tJuct has lie excellntso If 't ft ere is any chanc for reformation for years "i prison oupht be enough. This, to rt thw with, the' fsct that a petition for ts Pardee fifirned by of th clt zr r.

cf ajid Cam' county, there'll Is well k. own. infiueritd me to write a recommetidetlaa that J.e be re lexeed after he ferved five ears." Johnaon was Indk tel undrj fifteen rhrjres. pnd be pleaded gulitj'; to all of them. VTithom pj.ri.Ti he have rerr rearrejrfei an'I to prlf again fit the etii tia Jet3i on any ne of the harg.

tut it Is: tander Ufd tnnl his parun Mill wlp them all cut. iThe TeeoiBmcri.iation wiitJbe' for Ard'd at once to J. S. EaNjr Smith, Tt.is.ed' States parilon attorney i Waih li jnaii. and after lit roes ths''iirh his bHr.Us It wiM be corldered by ittorney crvi.

ral Knex before it reaclo: iTesl eii nt 'McKinley; Jvhrsonls term, oVinS to retyons for haf 1 known" as frood tlrn Jserylee, would enlre at thi end of six joars and ten rrronths. Tnlns 'some of th "tTedltora the fchnk he wrecked bring" civ tl action si gainst him. he wiii i.ot be molested after return to i i BOARD OF TRADE TICKETS. The Independerttiand the Scfitchera Have Litg if Candidate. The pniopenKnt tl ket and a set? mJ ln flnnasdfiit ticket called the feave been joted a( the Board' i Trade for the annual tltttlon.

June' .11. The i. Independent' ticket is hesd: wtjh the jiame of John Appfl. for preeldvst, and ccepts the regular f.orolnees. J.

M. Shaw Vnd K. Percy, fer ylce prfsidpnt and treastirtj ret pectiv fy. i Kor rovernors it has O. A.

wbIGt. A. J. Rcii'y, Lew' roiijHr, William jScott, Jacob lfox. F'oftr.

VV. E. tl cniton. A young, Chambers. a John A.

BuUir, The scratchers h' fd their ticket with P. Jlolin nsifie, but nominate jVrryand M. Dyr for rioe frrfident snd treasurer, re pectirely. For gover riors they invic thir.iiinei of Justus tJ. Adami, Ra B.

tfweet. Ben B. t.irtor. Albert Pakers Harvey Wul tn. K.

B. Fotrr WHUam V. U. iteven on. F.

I Jaoies, aid E. Rauh This i the same lit tf vemors as tM regu Ixt ticket, exrept the lsst three naspes. fhe place i of which the regular ticket hows th nnmcs of J. C. Piasetia, At.

I'arry A. i. ltciUy. t. A KICKING HORSEl fcroke lt Strip anil Ran Awa Tvo Scared YcUng Boya.

Henry Stedfeld. a grocer, at Wft Corth Illinois etreetj. has a kicking horse. fEarly this he rfcliched an4 with fcls two sonJ Herman and Albert nd eleven yeara respectively 'etart to' transact some bti'V neea. The koree started lv kicking, air.d the strapii over jte janimal back broke.

foil wed, lrf bich the horse threw his ieelsiover the kiaeh board at every In SJerldlar Street Jhe wagon struck the curt, and St' jtfela and the tys were ihrown out. It es sned eerious Injury. The horse tiepped rf his own ccond about f.fty fr De JT on A. Residents thre Mocjka awaf peara boys RACE WITH DEATH. II! tflsa Parrott Lest Died In HtEpltal at Cincinnati.

I I CTNCINNATI, Jun Mlssj Ttliza teth Pai nptt. of Columbus, d.f.!(htee tf tha late Colore! Ptxrott. of thsttcltyv 'id the Cinclnntitl Hospital f.day. after vala race with death rer a heis jjome. fene was nrov.jr to the l.i ltal ttrdRy from train, in an uncoaj ious; oriiltion.

with nothing to re her laerrny. From artlcUs on her nme and Tesi ience were, clscovertti and it wa fwnd lh.it she en routs, frt Chrietlan. Oolurobvisi. Hen mally was confiumption. Friends arfv4 to day to take her body: home, r.S CORNER IN JULY WHEAT i 1 Chorts Eld Prices Wildly Hlgh'efl en 1 Eoard.

CHICAGO. JUne 3. Humors a ic imer JK'JV'y wheat wr rife on the BoAl of tTrade to day, despite situation ftixwbe would have; caused defflne pricei. July wheat mM uj to TVic Tfe buf.r was le 1 by a om jr.jion: house, tSch. during thv jast itnis.

Is said to have absorbed i 'fti. DJljT II I WiiVlTJ CXI jrbrith. cip? ori i for "surJlT: e.erts. tt In the fact Jhat 4jract eocks inVti ago are nosrees vYkn bu.hels. rf INDEX OF Vo DAY'S ISSUE.

Page." Ir PetiUen. foe Barter Jfthason'a Fafoote Signed by Judga Baker. I. Troopa Three! Nations right at Ttetj tain. 1 'i Indiampoiia Woman Soes Her Divorced Hoabaad for lit, Ma.

Indiana regiment Going to Buffalo Expcf r. iUoa. Tb Krr. Aims Rma'way. Oldest.

PIoomb. ttmmA. i ft W. K. Kewmaa Cecteg Presitett of the sr.

r. i Raltwsjr 'twa. Taa OU Walla' BnakjKscordl "Condeased THr 1 Kennedy Murder. Trial iBegins at Kaaasi atyJ Editorial Pasl 8oraps; 1 1 The twilT life Etady efferson Darls. "The Puppet Crown" A Serial, by IJar Old KCacOrath, i Extra 'tielon of Congress la Reported As Posaibia.

i 8ocUI Jfews. 7 Claasia Adrertisements. Sports.1 Indians polls TVoa Testerdays Game In tha Ninth. K. B.

Captures 'The News Trophy In the Intsracholastie Meet. a utejcws. Ploy County Etra wherry I Harvest at run Tide. i ZMitor Campbell Bells His Asdersoa Newspaper. i John'Reeres Is Pound Guilty cf Murder.

10 Markets Graio. Stocks, live Stock, Jatne A. Heme, the Actor. Dead. Iowls Eays That) He Is.

Elijah Keincar nais: It TTrroul the Microscope Dlsirlct Joseph B. Kealing New District Attor ey. i I. NO TIME FOR CIVIL GOVERN THE PHILIPPINES. PLANS M'KIN LEY CHANGES Civil Authority;" WouTd Mean that Coutd Not be Without Special Act of Congresa, (Special to The Indianapolis NewsJ WASHINGTON, D.

June In con sequenca of the recent decision of the Supreme Court, If "la more than likely. that the President will abandon the plan to substitute a civil regime In the Philippines In place of a military regime; beginning July Investigations which have been made by the Secretary of Wajr and General haye about convinced them both that the establishment of diil authority would at once put the Philip pines the footing aa Porto Rico and that no tariffs could kg ally be collected without a special act of CongTesa, The President believes that the Supreme Court decision does not now apply to" the Philippine tariffs, a distinction being made on aeeouijt of the fact! that a condition of ia i i ppl. live fom rrnrtient would alter the and all custom collected fter that date might have to be returned. 'live csmomi revenues In the Philippine are averacing more than, half a million dollars a month and are rapidly on the lncreae. For two mobths endin February 28 they amounted to $1,425,359.44.

Ihls Is a Increase pf'oyer 100 per cent, over the revenues for the same two rronths year ngoi The" Internal, revenue collections brtne; the monthly receipts Up close to a million' dollars. The rnahter will be gone over at rat to mor row's Cabinet meeting, which may decide tne coui! 10 pe toiiowea, MITCHELL'S RETURN. It is Hastened by Libel Suit; Against Scranton Paper. President Joha Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, will return next Saturday from Call fornia. where be has been taking a vacation He Intended, to remain In California severs weeks lonirer, bat the libel suiVhe has brourht airainot a Scranton, Pa pa per; which charged him with having accepted a lirxe bribe from the anthracite 'operators when khe.

STt strike was on, has been. set lor heaxtng for Tuckdsy of next week. Word ws reorivtd at the mlneworker ofr flees to day that three deputies who. have been on trial la Hopkins county. Kentucky, for killing two miners last January have been convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to two years in the Ptt' prison.

The officials of th organisation are gratified at this result, aa the mine workers assisted In Uie prosecutions. AGUINALDO'S 1 Sergeant' Shirley Sends It to His Father In This City. 'Joseph A. Shtrley baa received from his eon, Foster C. Shirley, tihe pen used, by Agulnslda.

Just before his capture. The holder of; the pen is whalebone tome what. thlckcHitban that icomnionly used 'in this country. Instead of ending when It bas reacbeflthe ordinary length, the whalebone is flattened and widened and carried in a 'sweeping4 cuia' up and, badlc over the tnain part and notched at the end The pen foint Is of stejcl anil has stamped in it tie ords La ReUta," The card accompanying the pen bore the. following: "Pen used by Emllio Ag uinaldo to sign last order issued before his capture, alar.

23. As Placetta. Prst sergeant of the Maecabebees, plareH his revolver to ArulnaWo's head, Agxiln aldo dropped the pen In "his pocket. IZn route, Manila It was lost by Agulnatdo and found by Placetta, who. not realising Its value, rave it to Ftr? Sergeant Foster tV Shirley, Company Fourth United Ststea Infantry, U.

8. V.M. The other side of the card bears a Sketch of the Philippine flag.) CARNIVAL' ARRANGEMENTS. i Next Fatrs Shq'w will be on an Elabo rato Scale; The annoocceraent'is made by the Fall Carnival Society that a earn'lval will be beld this ear. and that the arrangements are progressing in satisfactory manner.

It Is said ky those in charge that the OutUne Tor week's entertainment is about completed, and that It; is the purpose to give carnival on a much more elaborate acale than' has ever been attempted tn this part of the country. 'The experience of last year 'enabled the management to se where mistakes were made. and 4he plans for this year a carnival will guard against repetition ct them. iA meeting will foon be held for the purpose of reorsranlxtns? the society and electing officers. An yffert will be made get well known business men to take tfc management of affairs.

tiSSB( mmmm mm MMWMMav 1 Bartender a 'Murderer. 1 June Andrew Tapper, a bartendler. killed Rosa Mix to day with af knife. She waa twenty year Id. "Both werw employed In a local hotel.

Tapper attempted to drown himself, but wfca caught and placed In jail at Cfcaska. MILITARY REGIME 1 a A on all. the the THE I'TSEJIDIAKAPOLIg LOG KU SPORT; BANKER MAY CO FREE EXT YEAR. i AFTEa SERVING: FlYc YEARS JL tart Act of W. Wisha'd a Olst trfct Attorney was to Retommend Th udge Baker $3td to 1 I be Willing, S.t it Jci.n Johnson, former pi eilaent of the loir.fport National tWnk.

tty, on May 33. leav th4 CoJuiniu pnltn Urj a frw One ith i tst act of 4 A he Httfed from the iutrirt ttorijr5" offlc. si to write a ommendaUr to the Dejirtment of Juftic. At" Washlr.jriort. thatohnaon be rj doned after ronpletin yeara be hmd.

the bam. Johnson Vaa tfntenced to the penltnUary" 'liar l.J "bj Judire '1 Jlakfr. of th Uecd 6ute.tJ'fcrt, on the chirre.of irilarnr'priattrn thfclfundf I biuik," which rcwltea la tit' wrecking it the iMtltutloi Tb cbuttiave blm fcv 'term Um i ftn. fc. feince then have numeroua Utempt toobtalrj his friendi vridngr ttat a erm of a dy, tehlnd the WalJa of tlie rrifia wae equal la punlsh xnent.

to fclm. to A term teft At I. ene time a petition feu JohnsniT pardon i i' was ircu3ate4. tfcroug hout (am county Si nd t.i ittlnfr many of thm old patrons of th; Irsan3ort at We Utne cf It! failure, attached tir names ti Jt. Thin! pcvltiori.

together piih an ap rt iication f6r a rr1on. 4nt to the 1 ixnartmnt tf S'lhinrton the frind who were SvWking for th relaii Jonrson ran into a 'atum i iirr block. One ef the rule t.f the Got. rniment authorttlp at Is that the district utorney and trial Judge Tiut elm rardin applications. JJaker aud Mr.

TN'fchard decliap to place MONDAY EVEHIKG, JUNE; 3, 190L 'K. l' 1 rH IT TO BUFFALO PLAN TO SEND INDIANA TIONAL GUARDSMEN. NA EXPENSES WILL BE LIGH The Regiment ta be Made Up of Such Cbmpanleg aa Can Gdifrom the Three Regular! Reglmentgj of the State. I Adjutaxxt General is making ar rangements to take a regiment of the Indiana National Guard to the Pan American Exposition. He has already sent out letters to commandlnj officers In the State militia with a view to aa certalnlns; 'the feenna among them with regard to his plariT It is not tne in ten tlon to hsve the Indiana representation consist of any one of the regtitarly con stltuted regiments now The adjutant general believes this would, be Impossible.

Itj Is his plan to make up the regiment selected from the three regi ments of the State, taking ae many com panles as will agree to go. The State will not stand the expense of the trla, but General Ward says he has assurance that the railroad companies will provide a very low rate of fare. I He also believes that the Pan American authorities will stand a part of th ex pense of the troops 'whiles they arel th exposition. The entire National Guard of Pennsylvania Is expected to be in camp at and Adlutant Gener al Stewart, of Pennsylvania, has been In communication with General ard and Governor? Durbln with regard to a representation; ot ilndlanas soldiery. The Governor, Informed Adjutant General Stewart that, officially, as a State, diana would send no troops.

Jt'is tne plan to have the companies pay their own way from funds raised either by popular subscription at their rc pectlve communities or by tie pro ceeeds from entertainments given for the purpose of bearing Vhe expenses of the nome As tne rertment will rot go until after the annual camp of Instruction here, July 21 to 28. the men U1 have their pay from the camp 11 a day for each day in camp lo money that is coming to the guardsmen from the. General Harribon funeral and also pay for drills. The adjutant general will recommend that the guardsmen save, all this nioney and apply It to the trip to Burraio. He believes the expositfon au tboritles will pay for.

rations while they are in camp, if the plan is successful the regiment will go probably in September and. will be there iwben Governor Dufbin and his staff visit the exposition. COLUMBIA BANK OPENS. And the State Bank of. Indiana Closet Its Doors Their Relations.

1 The Columjbia National "(Bank opened Its doors for business this raorning at Its temporary qluartere, .23 West Washington, streot At the same time rrre'State Bank of Indiana closed its doors to business. The Columbia purchased over $200,000 of the State's gilt edged paper, and took over J100.000 of. Its deposit. However, tha Co lumbia Is in no sense a reorganization of the State." i The. officers and countert force of the new bank are: Mortimer lieverinff, president; C.

Golt, cashier; W. K. Sprouleasslstant cashier and' paying tel. ier; C. B.

Wilson, receiving tellor; a. Michaels, collections and teneroi bookkeeper, and ictt i 1' A number of the' counter force are those of the old State but the executive officers are i The State Bank baa been in business for eight years, much of which time It has done an excellent business. Collections on paper regarded as dead have lately Increased the value of State Bank stock greatly. The Columbian National reports Its stock In demand and that 110 has already been bid. The State Bank people are to meet at I o'clock to sign a contract with the trustees who are to cloee up that bank's business and coHect the notes on wttjch the Columbia did not bid.

It under stood that the Security Trust will act as trustee, The depostts of the new bank' up to 2 o'clock this afternoon amounted to $508,300 a record never before equaled In this city an opening day. The. bank clearances in the city to day broke all records. "3 "i IWHITECAPPED BY NEIGHBORS i Mrs. Hiram! Menrferc'on Ate ultmrt In Her pwri Home.

(Special to The Indianapolis News. ROCJIESTER. Juno J. ijast Sat urday night unknown men. 'weartng: "Mother Hubbards" and maakedl went to the home of Mr.

and airs. Hirani Henderson, In Union township, this county, and stripped Mrs, Henderson In the presence of her husband, giving her a severe lashing. Her face and bead were covered with and she was ordered to leave the neighborhood withln three days. Mrs. Henderson I alleged to be possessed of terrible temper and of sullen disposition, and; It is charged that within (the pat few Idays he threatened to kill her husband.

and at one time Knocked him down and would have tarried out her threat but for the Interference of neigh bors. She then declared, as further charged against the woman, that whe would burn her neighbors" houses and poison their cattle, and because of thU the "wnitecappers" The hus band and a farm employe scrubbed off thej tar and yesterday Mrs. Henderson left the country. She Is fifty years old. while her husband Is i twenty years her Junior.

I SEVENTY BURNED TO DEATH. Great Fire on Plantations in Mexico, OAXACA. June S. 1 DeUlls of the great fire which raged on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec for: several days bare been received, here. More than seventy people Were buirned to' death! The fire started a coffee Owing to the dryness )of; the It was soon beyond control, apd wrought great damage to growth cropsj Many thousands acres wf coffee trees, bananas, orange trees, and" other tropical products "were destroyed.

A number of plantation builc ings were destroyed. 1 There is some concern In Indianapolis knd in other parts of the State over the reports the fore.t fires and deaths, on the tethfetus of Tehuantepecv On Ubero and other plantations there are many people from this city and State probably fifty, No word has been received at ithe headquarters ''of such plantations rn this city, where it ta said early Information of disaster, either to life or roperJy be seat. Where the Indians plantations are are large Hearings, it Is said, and tr would" not be possible for the flames of forest fires to reach the buildings, MOB AT M'KEESPORT. Ready to Lynch Benjamin Zetty, Held for PITTSBrRG. Pa iJune.

1. Benjamin Zetty, alias Watson. ag twenty eight yerj narrowly escaped lync.hlna; at the hands of an infuriated mob of 609 citizens of McKeesport. Pa to day. Zetty is tfed to haveaKau)ted a four year old daughter of Thomas Sulllvaril The police were forced to use their maces to keep bacjjk the crowd 'while Zetty was taken to police station.

The child may i not recover. Great sxcltement prevails, and priorr is strongly guartied. I in O. of i i WUi iff Expect, Me to. Wind It Dp tf JoaDpnt Hol4 Expect Me It Dp If ToaDpn i How Do Ton THE OLDEST i LIFE OF THE REV.

AMOS HAN wiv rnur rn im nurv 1 I is HE PREACHED MANY YEARS First with the United Brethren Church, Then a Methodist, and in His Latest Years a Member of the Friends. "The Rev. Amos Hanway, age eighty five probably the oldest pioneer in fri dlanapolis, died at 9:25 o'clock this morn irig. at his home, 2214 North Illinois street. His death was the result of a fall last Monday," in' which a bone in his thigh was fjactured.

He was convalescing from a Ions; illness at the time, and was walking about the house with a cane, when he slipped tn the dining room and fell to the floor. On account, of his extreme age he was unable to survive the shock and grew weaker day by day. Mr. Hanway was horn at Marietta, March 16, 1 181S. came with his father's family to Indianapolis in 1821.

They descended jthe Ohio nver in a natboat, and ascended the "Wabash river to Vln cerules in 1830 After remaining In cennes during the winter, the family embarked lu the flat boat with all the house hold effects, and were poled by the elder Hapway up White river, the trip occupying several months. At the tlxno the settlement contained only eighteen log cabins scattered along the banks of river, north and south of what is now Washington street. The elder Hanway built a cabin on site covered by Klngan's packing establishment and he enjoyed the distinction having the first shingled roof In the village. When a young boy. Amos Ilanwsy was converted to the Christian religion without the usual family Influence belnx oroiirht to bear.

He said he was clearing away the timber in a forest, now Military Park, when he 5egan to think about religion. He prayed and studied In the forest, and soon made up his mJnd to devote his life to the gospel. Fori over sixty years he followed his chosen profession earnestly, and did not cease work until a few months before his death. His favorite conversation was on religious matters. Mr.

Hanway began preaching as pastor the United Brethren, church, where he remained fifteen years, and afterwards became affiliated with, the Methodist charclu In the course of his career he was pastor of the Edwin Ray. Central avenue. Blackford street and Mapleton Methodist churches, and when retired, twelve years ago. Joined the Friends' church. After that time he served the Friend's church as an evangelist, preaching in different places throughout the State.

He was married three tiroes, the last time to Miss Mary Jones, Smlthfield, In the course his life Mr. Hanway adopted several" daughters. of whom are living. Besides his widow, a sister. Mrs.

Anna Crelgler. Caatleton, survives him. His brother. Samuel Hanjray. for several terms treasurer and sheriff Marion county, died several years igo.

The funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon in the Friends' church, an Thirteenth and Alabama streets. J. P. MORGAN'S GIFT. tions to Cooper Union.

YORK. June 3. J. Pierjont Mor gan has presented to the Museutn for the Arts of Decoration of Cooner fnlon the liodta collection, Barcelona: the Rlvas collection, MadrldVand the Baron collection, of Paris. These collections' In clude examples of textile fabrics and designs from the middle ages to the present, and are said to three of the most valuable collections In Europe.

With these additions it is thought that the Cooper. Union's collection will surpass any other tn this country. The gift was entirely tinexpected. WRECK NEAR LY0NSv Four Killed and Many Injured in Dash Down the Hill. France, June 1 Four persons were killed and ever fifty injured In an electric train wreck near here to day.

The train got beyond control the mo torman and dashed down a bill How Do Ton PIONEER DM CUBAN QUESTION. TO CROSS THE CONTINENT. Automobile Trip Planned by Carl G. Fisher, of City. i "Carl G.

Fisher, an expert operator ofj motor 'vehicles, will attempt a. trip the continent la a motor, vagdn. L'nles his plana fall, ha will start ifronj Indi anioous a raohth He hai tel era Shed to the Rochester Autornobll Rochester. N. Y.

asking i to begin at once th construetioa or speelaily bullt machine the trio. Th reply Is. exrected to morrow or next Inability, of the company to make the carriage in time for him to start by July 1 the only thing that will deter him, Fi her says. i Alexander' "Winton, Cleveland, inventor of the Wlnton gasoline motor, recently started onthe tripu from the Pact tic coast, but he stranded in the Nevada desert, and had to abandon the Plan. Flshef believes that he can overcome all of the dltte ilties that "beset Wlnton.

and the experience of the Cleveland, man will be tftken into consideration. Instead of starting from the Western coat, as Wlnteu did. and taking the hardest part of the Journey first. Fisher twill start from New York, city and become hardened to exposure and thoroughly familiar with the workings of! his machine before he arrives at thes hardest part of his Journey the desert and the Rockies. in tun successfully crossed the mountains.

Fisher has notified the Rochester people that If can get the machine ready Hin time. they. need not take the time to paint it. He wants a machine about 1,300 (pounds' weight, J.O0O poinds Itc hter than iWlntoh's. with tires at i least six Inches Bn Wlnton'a were a little over ifour.

Fisber proposes to ride along the railroad tracks serosa the" desert. He says that the banking along them furnishes "plenty of room for a six Inch lire. Wlnton went to great expense to get the most desirable route and Fisher will use it; i i Fisher said to day that with good luck the trip should be made In a little over two months. WILL BEGIN EARLY. Both Parties Getting Ready for a Long City Campaign.

The proa pec (a oofr are that both the Democrats and he Republicans will begin active preparations for the city campaign earlier, (than either' Intended. The action of the Democrats city executive committee day night, it is thought. la cafllng their together Satur will cause the Republicans; to Join; the procession with out further delay. despite, the state ments of the leaders Ihat they intend to force the Democrats to tJve. If the City "Council take the Inlt la takes final ac on to night on Councilman Negley's re istrictlng ordinance, it is probable that call will be issued to morrow; or next ay for a meeting of the city committee.

at which arrangements w31l be made for holding primaries for the election of precinct committeemen and (the reorganization of the city committee. Chairman Fanning, of the Democratic city committee, said to lav tht nothing was done at the meeting Saturday) night further than to discuss the primary election and arrangements for the primaries for the selection of precinct committeemen. The fixing of the date for the primaries was left to the discretion of the chairman. The primaries (will be held tho last this month or the first week of July. It has been reported that a majority of the members of the Democratic city committee was in favor of holding a delegate convention instead of a direct primary, but Mr.

Fanning said that this was not dlwusaed at the conference Saturday night and that In any event the matter is not in the hands of the city committee, as the precinct committeemen, who will be named later, will decide it. FOR CONFEDERATE VETERANS Home Opened Near Atlanta 'Jeffer son Davis's Birthday. ATLANTA. Gal JuiVe 3, The Confederate Soldiers' Home. a.

State institution for the care of Indigent veterans, was opened to day. The anniversary jof the birth of Jefferson Davis was observed as a public holiday, in this city, and the cr'owd which witnessed the opening exercise was large. Speeches were made by Governor Allen D. Candler and Clark Hbweli. president of the State Senate.

The home is situated about five miles from the center of Atlanta. Sixty veter ans wrre admitted to day. It was through the ivor of Henry W. Grady, as far baca as that the Soldiers' Home became a an i. I to his In are are it to his two the to of the the so feet and as the with inr I polls I tan A 1.

if 1 i ANOTHER CHAPTER IN CORDES' DOMESTIC TROUBLES. I DIVORCE LITIGATIPN RESULT Mrs. Cordes Asks Co'tirt for 120,000 Because Her Husband Married Again, and Because of His Alleged Cruelty. Augusta. Cordes to day filed suit in the Circuit Court against her former hus band, Herman Cordes, ta recover $40,000 damages.

The couple has Ifigured in four teen divorce cases in the Bast few years. The most recent case was 'filed by Cordes last month. He charged hat his attorney's fees in the cases filed against him by his wife had cost hlni several thousand dollars and sought si decree on the ground of cruel treatment.) In her complaint, filed, to day, Mrs. Cordes says that appeared In court when this; case was tried but that she entered nd defense, because she knew he had ceased to car for her and that his cruelty made it impossible ior them to continue their marital relations. The divorce was granted to him two weeks ago.

and a week: later, she charges, he married woman named i Shilling, i For this she ask $20,000 damages. In a second paragraph (jf her petition she charsre that; on July 3, last year, Cordes beat, her so that she will be permanently disabled, and for, that she asks additional $20,000 damages. She also charges that he has frequently beat her with a horse whin, and that he' has re fused to let her eat at the table with him. Also that after she had been granted a divorce and $8,000 alimony In the Hamilton Couaty Circuit Court. Cordes induced her transfer back to him her Interest in property.

by remarrying her and proraltlng to treat her better. Cordes is a brick manufacturer. He lives Carson avenue, just south of Trey avenue. i I 1 A THREADLESS PIPE. i Invention in Whose Test Indianapolis Men Are faking Interest.

A eumber of business men of this city interested In a series of tests which being made In the Sinker Davis factory jof a threadless pipe coupling which, is asserted, overcomes thei effect of expansion or" contraction caused by heat and old. 'The first test was! made Saturday. The coupling stood the combined pressure of 300.000 pounds which is equal 450 pounds to the square Inch. The. coupling is the patent of Elmer Gallup, of Pittsburg, brother in law of Charles Dale, of this city, and it was at Invitation that Mr.

Gallop made the tests "here. It consists of cast Iron sleeve fittin over the two ends of pipe, shaped rubber rings; fitting into recess of the sleeve arosnd the pipe with two malleable Iron rings, with a rib or projection corresponding the shaped recess in te rear face the rubb Tlng. These follower rings are bolted tosrether. which npt only compacts the; rubber; into recess of the sleeve, tout also against pipeton the lower side. The, sleeve Is built as to allow each twentyfoot section of pipe to be moved a radius of four asd retain a tight connection.

The material used In the rubber ring Ls made especially to withstand the action of ga oi and it is asserted will last aa long the pipe itself. For years gas and oil men! throughout cowntry have been working on some form of coupling which would do away tbe threaded pipe, which, after be in the around a. year or i two. tears apart and permits leakage. a company luiuiru in xuuix nx to manufacture the couplings.

This ouestloo will be decided; after further tests have been maqe. SEVERAL KILLED AND INJURED ii Disastrous." Wreck Reported Near 1 Powhattari W. Va. WnEELJNG; Jnnei 1 A bad wreck, occurred on th Pittsburg, Ohio Vallej Qnclnati, road near Powhat uay. iwo jexTJons weretaiiiea ana tSsaUr injured, 'All.

were Tlsilan laborers. TWELVE PAGES QUITS SOCIETY FOR WORK. Rich Youth Wheeling Pig Iron Irt St. Louis Steel Works. 1 ST.

LOUIS, June 3. Arthur Lee Cabanne. tired of society at the jage of twenty five, college manf athletjs and social favorite, scion of one of tire most prominent and wealthy families of St. Louis, son of Charles Cabanne. 4374 Westminster Place, is wheeling rig iron, shoveling coal into Scorching furnaces and performing other tasks of hard physical labor for JLM a day to acquire a knowledge the manufacture of steeL He has entered a Ave years" apprentiee shlpt He works shoulder ro shoulder for twelve hours each day with hundreds negroes and grimy faced men.

HU dash and polish are not discernible In his vulcanic surrounding. He eat with bis fellow laborers and Is a good fellow with there. Cabanne Is a graduate of the Western Military Academy at Alton. 111., and served as first lieutenant In the Forty eighth Infantry. He saw service in Cuba and the Philippines.

COUNTY GRAND JURY. Instructions. for June, Its Last Month The Vickers i Judge Alford, of the Criminal Court. to day Instructed the' grand Jury. for the June term the last month of this Jury'a sen ice.

It wlH probably be the shortest, too. as there are only eight, Jail cases to be investigated, and none of them is for murder. The most serious case to be investigated is the death of Charles who was found dead in tha rear of Wachstetter's saloon, twe weeks ago yesterday morning. John Pfew, with whom ha had a quarrel tn the saloon. Is in lail char red with mur der, but that charge will hardly be pressed a rainst him.

as Coroner ti ray ton ana Ir. F. B. Wynn have reported that Vlck ers a death was due to a ciot at the base of the brain, but, that there is nothing to indicate that It was caused by his bemg kicked by Flew. DOCTOR NOT CALLED.

Mrs. McKinley Passed a Comfortable Wight WASHINGTON. D. June S. It waa stated at the White House td dayvthat Mrs.

McKinley bassed yery comfortable night. Dr. Rixfy "Was not called during the night" I After the physicians held their con sultation this tnornirig. Secretary Cor teiyou gave outjthe following statement: "Drs. Rlxey.

Sternberg Johnston were Joined by Dr. Osier, of Baltimore, In consultation it 10. a. m. They report that Mrs.

McKinley's condition is as favorable as could be expected. Is no Immediate apprehension, and' a' slow Improvement is looked for." RECEIVED HIS PASSPORT; Young Filipino. Called at American Embassy In London. LONDON, June Dr. Rojerdo Jurado, accompanied by.

(Felix Verzoxa, a young Filipino, called sjt the United States embassy here to day and obtained a. passport for Verzozaj on instructions received from Secretary Hay. Dr. Jurado, who is a native of Spain, said: "Had they asked me to take the oath of allegiance I certainly would have declined. I did not go to the embassy as In any way representing the Filipinos.

VerQa has Just completed bis education In England, wished to return to Manila." FRUIT CROP DAMAGED. Cold Weather Cuts Down a Fine ''L'i'V' Prospect. i'The cold 1 wreather of the Jarst te days has interfered with a great prOniise for, fruit in central. Indiana. Apples, plums and pears that looked so promising two weeks ago are now sparse and knotty on the trees.

Peaches have not suffered, apparently, so heavily, and there ls still a chance for fair crop of cherries. Strawberries are for the most part "small. The later berries have still time to develop. Grapes are not injured, and there is a chance for a full crop. WAR OFFICE SILENT.

Throws No Light on Situation i in South Africa. LONDON. June 3. The War Office is1 making no effort to allay the public Uneasiness occasioned by! the scantiness of the news from South Africa. Details just received of the relief of Zerust.

by General Methuen. show the town was practically besieged for several months and that its food supply was short I A dispatch from Pretoria announces that the constabulary have captured Abram Ma Ian. son in law of the late General Joubert. I WORK' OF FIREBUGS. Thev Started a Disastrous Fire at McConnellsviMe, CONNELLSVILLE.

June 3. F1re bugs tried toi burn McConncllsvtlie, last night, by starting several fires in the business part of tire town. The worst fife In years resulted. burning Pyle's livery stable, the Partfslus storage Ouiid tnr and other Duiiuings aajoinmg. lings The loss is very neavy.

no insurance. UNDER. THE SIDEWALK. Seven Thousand DoHara Found at Mineral Point. Wis.

MINERAL POINT. June 1 Seven thousand dollars was found under a sidewalk near the former boarding place of Stewart Jeljeff. held here on a charge of robbing the First National Bank nere recently. Two bottles of nitroglycerin and a bunch of skeleton keys were also found. WEATHER INDICATIONS.

United States Weather Burean." June 3. Terfiperaturp. 'June 3, lt. I m. 7 a.i 3 June 1301.

7. a 12 m. 61 2P m. 12 nx. 2 p.m.

64 S3 73 74 Relative Humidity. 7 a.m 71. 13 SO. 2 p.m., 4ft. Local Forecasts far Indianapolis and vt cinlty for the thirty six hours ending p.

June 4, Generally unsettled weather tonight and on Weather, lti Other a ties Observations taken by the United States Weather Bureau at 8" a. Tsth meridian time: i Stations. Bar. Tem. Wenh.

29. Rain 25.SO Pt.Cdy aw Clear 2.n 2 PtX'dy dear 29.7 4 Pt Ody Z.H 72 Pt.Cdy ,...29. 64 Clear 64 Pt.Cdy 2.x 71 S. 62 Pt.Cdy Pt.Cdy a 72 Pt.Cdy rJM Cear 1. 23 60 Ck ar X.

2970 fA Pt.CIy t.i'A Clear 52 Cloudy 2D2 70 Clear 7 Pt.Cdv 29 70 Pt.Cdy 28.S2. 64 i Wear Bismarck. A VIIUII. Chicago. flL Cincinnati.

Cleveland. Helena. Mont Louisville. Ky. I Mobile.

Ala. Moorhead, Minn. Nashville. Tenn. New Orleans.

La, New fork, city Oklahoma. O. Omaha, Neb. Qu'Appelle, Assin. St.

Louis, Mo ii St. PauL I San Antobio, C. R. WAPPE.N'HAN Local Forecast GclaL i UNSETTLED, lriTWO, CXXTE. TROOPS FRENCHMEN, GERM AN3 ANO BRITISH COME TOGETMSR.

ONE FRENCHMAN JSi KILLED Many Soldiers Wounded tr Fusileera Were Attempting to Prt vent Looting by the French When the Germans t1 TIENTSIN. June There was a se rious clash yesterday between intern tional troops. Seme British; fusiliers who were acting as police here, soujht prevent French soldiers from houe treaklng, when they were atiackd bayonets and brick The fusi'etn, 'i self defense, fired into the air. TTr. trou fht a number of Germans thecal i of th Frenchmen.

They numbered gether 200 men. Flvs fusileers Tr again, a Frenchman" ancT" i lng three others. In subse fight; four fusUeers, five Germans an I cr Japanee were wounded. The a ival. ci German deer atd a strocg guari ended the fight.

When' Von Watderzee Said Boed Dy. PEKIN. June 3. The departure ofrirVJ Marshal Count von Wajdersee frTm to day was marked by "gfeatmlUf iry display by the allied the booming of artillery and the playtng.df barids. entire diplomatic body sccted ll he t' i marshal to the de xtv Von Raueh.

the aid and) neohew 'cf Count von Walderjee. will rmairi here escort Prince Chun, the Kmperor bro er. to Berlin, where formally a 4 ogize in behalf of China for th vni.r of Baron von Ketteiler. MARSHAL Prosecution the Outgrowth cf ai'CU Affair. fSpec'al to The Xeirs.

NOBLESVJLLE. June Ffjnt Martin, marsh; of Arcadia, and hiJ s'orr Vert were arrested to day on ciitrte assault and battery with intent to and each was released, on bond; Tr, trouble is the outzrowth of an, assault men was rmtue on Martin by svtrl glass workers last wjnter. Andrews, whom marfhaj holds ree v. i blc for tt attack on him. is said ta h.n' N'' asked several of hi friend in wnippmg the crr.cer.

The latter ar. his son satie into the crow J.v U' ri drews was struck several times tsn i head. causln ivere injury. TV POSTMASTERS' SALARIES.U1 i i i Changes will Go Into Effect July I Where Increased. Special to The IndiaapcUa WASHINGTON.

D. C. Juae 1 Tlf lowing changes In saUieS of pre llr il postmasters In Indiana' will ro rr. July 1: Piercetom. J1.0TO to H.l'.

land. J2.0W1 to il.v. tj1 Rochester, to Ti to Su'ulvan, n.I'.i Summitvtile, tl.S jU to Tlr to to v. 1.3u0..to. 11, fu; Wabash, Warren.

31. 0 to fl.U": ivat.r' o. n. i raden. li.l tt to 31,50 to J1.

SJ0. HAVANA ELECTION RETURNS." Nationalists Got the Mayor and CHy Council HAVANA. Jane 3. The cf the Havana Nationalists concerning Uu houtcome of Saturdays municipal, tions are verified. Senor Miguel the' Nationalist candld.ite, was elpcta mayor of Havana, receiving 11.113 vot' agalnat 7.5C3 cast for Senor.

Mora, r. us lican. and 3,211 cast for Garcia, the candidate of the Democrit party. The Nationalists elected eighteen rubers of the Munii 1 Council, the publlcans four and the Democrats twa. ATTEMPTED TRAIN Cross Tlesi Knocked Aside by a.Vtv 'r ,1 daila FreijhJL JJoeelal to Th News.J GREENCASTLE.

Ind June young man named String, near Ington, was arrested yesterdajf A Coat and placed in Jail here last for the alleged attempted wreck! 1 i a freight train yesterday noon, on th miles ef of lUlmos croe tle8 were placed on the rails, were knocked off by the ea rine. anl rj damage was done. String as r.i n' Coatesville by detective Louderback. of the Vandalia. He claims to be inr.octiU.

FLASHED HIS GUN. Demented Man jSought the Life Of Cincinnati Doctor. CINCINNATI. June 4 3. A rr.an claiming to be Frank Freese of Sprr field.

was arrested la the oCc cf pr. C. R. Holmes to day, for t5 hoot the doctor. Ha leveled the re volver at Dr.

Castle, who saved 1J by saying that Dr. Holmes would In. The pollcs were railed and tl man taken to the station house, wters he was disarmed. He acted like cna cemented. Dr.

Holmes la fcrother lr.fia of Mayor Felischman. .1 I J. APPLIED CARBOUC ACID. Mistaken for an Eye Lotion by ts i Victim. (Spial to The Indianapo'ls' PERU, June Charies R.5 can.

a tram, dispatcher en me AvariT railway, this city, through a d'rforafc error, mistook a ootue or. carooiic Si ti for one containing a lotion that he wv using for a temporary affection of eyes', and the application is of such se rious nature that loss or em is i He was taken to the general hospital at Springfield, 11L FAIRVIEW ILLUMINATION. cf Lljhts to be Uisd thar i Third Week. irt June. street car company to day i contra with the Chicago La fip Car.

i Company to Illuminate Falniw Tar'c durirg th third we June. T3 i sand of lisrhts to used, frwftx grotesque liure. and strnr? from tj to tree. Similar In rnrks i'or, Urge cities have attracted rrich ajjle. notice.

BOY KILLS; A COY, Unprovoked MurderiNear Bsrrtsj4 town," Ky. June V. i'r f' Hamptonvage twelve, murdered age eleven, near i' lown. the er ly Kl'lebrew. rl'.

the I He sutevl HamptoiT. a rcJ I advanced on them, a word, Harr.jton e..