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1 77777 SIXTH EDITION News 13 mall to lrl HlOiSM i.l i hef. i 7 VOL. TWELVE PAGES TVEDIsESDAY Em'KG, 3UY 27, 1 90o TTVTiLVE PAGES TS VtCLLA S8 TVO CENTS! V1 i. I i I A. TEAK hum WILL HOT FIGHT RESOLUTION BRIBERY CHARGE AGAINST HCHEI! MERGER Of GREAT TRACTIOII INTERESTS DATE IS CLEARING THE PRESIDENTIAL WAY.

WHIPPED WROf.G PUPIL REE NCA 3TLJX May TT. Tha bardest wtipplr.g which haa been administered In a Grencatle chool In years waa given, tbe other day. by a substitute ttecber, and the victim wu a vifritlr.s boy. who waa attending th recltationa with hla girl. Ha blonged aeveral gTadef higher up.

Limaelf. bJt tha aubetltata teacher didn't know It. axwl when ha broke a rule, ahe laivjel" on htm. lie protested, but It waa no te; ahe dln't bear blm, an4 wouldn't hae believed him. anyway, so he took hla licking, Hia arh 1 waa a frantic, but powerlesa wltneaa at thla attack on her rueat Union Traction and Indiana polis Northern Consolidated at Anderson.

'Senator's Stand Means that Ohio Republicans Will Declare for Roosevelt. Superintendent of Rural Fret Delivery Service Arrested at Washington Announcement by Chnirrr.r." Keach Satisfactory to Ccm ocratic Candidates. TAKES UNION TRACTION NAME MESSAGES ARE' EXCHANGED ON THE DEPARTMENTS ORDER SEVEN WEEKS' I I AIM1 0 I Manna Receive Ons from the President and Hastens to. Reply Foraker Comment. dXYELAND, May 27.

Senator IUun t.a decided to cffer no further opposition to a. proposed raolutlon In th Cimlm 1 Ohio Republican convention Indorsing th candidacy of President Roosevelt for an ethr ttrra. han aaked it hrhad beard from President Roosevelt with reference 7 to ilia eUcusslon concerning hi attitude In connection with th resolution. Senator 1 JIahna road the following statement: am In receipt of a telegram from Present Roosevelt, which Indicates to hi deslr to hare tLa Indorsement of th Ohio Republican Rtate convention of hla administration en candidacy. In view of thla 2 shall not oppo such action by th convention, and I hava telegraphed th I'rldent to that ffct." Second Statement.

7" Senator Ifanna followed up the above announcement with the following state 1 rnent: It was not tor tor own asMratlon for the pra sldoncy that I took the position In matter that did. I hava declared myself time and again that I waa not a candidate. think tha people ought to understand that by thla time. In my meensg to President Roosevelt I made this point clear. .1 am hla friend.

I have favored right along tha policy of tha administration, but hava not wished the Ptate convention to go on record aa plck lng any man at thla time. I believe It to ta too early. 1 It la known that Senator Manna wired the Preeident attempting to explain hU I objection to the plan of th coming Stat 1 convention indorsing Mr. Kotaaevelt's candidacy when ariotner convention would nssembl before the presidential year. It li no known that the reply of the Preal idnt waa Identically the same aa tha atate inent given out by Secretary Loeb at Walla Walla, with the reference to tha lata President McKlnley's district left out.

Falls on Foraker. movement la now on foot to have the Henator 'ntrortuce the reaolutldn Indorsing the candidacy of Preeldent Rooa velt. A eloea frlnd of Mr. Ilanna1 etated that the Senator felt that In tha event of hla urging kn Indorsement of Mr. Itooaevolt'a candidacy It mtght hava a bad "alTirt In tha endl.

Now that he baa atepped axlde. tbe ncponaltillity will fall on the i. ahoulilira of Senator l'orakcr. The llann mwi were wiiilnn to A the bi.Hlrrg their chief relative to the In Oorturit of l'renHnnt H.vtrelt by the. r.

1 county convention to morrow. The nnil JCuniwi men, however, are oi ti)ken and declare that'll the reeolutlon la adopted I it will be lnchil In the minority report or propoaed frtn the floor. HANNA A 8TR0NQ MAN Georgt D. Cox Sayi la Second Choice. CINCINNATI.

May 17. George n. Cox. the local Republican loader, diacuaalng the Ilanna Foraker controveray over the prop oljlon for the State convention to Jhdjrae Rooeevelt," aald: "If Mr. Rooaevelt were to retire from tha race for the prealdency I have no' doubt Knator llanna would be nominated.

Hut I don't believe Ilanna la candidate. I think Hauna haa atattd hla reaaons for flKhttn tha Indoraemmit relutlon aa "'plainly a Jiny one could wlah. With out of the way, no rne could prevont the next Republican ntlonal convention from nomine ting Miiti tia. He la the "niot topular man in Am' to day, "There haa lrn a tremendoiia reversion of jxiinilnr eenttinent toward htm. He la reo.

ogiiliinl aa tha beat friend of the laboring ruin In and he holdn th. full confidence of the great cotnmerclil Xowera of lh country. An a candidate he would receive the combined aupport vt 1 both theae foroca." 1 Roosevelt, Says Grosvenor. CINCINNATI. May r.

Congreaeman Charlea of Athens, who la here attending United Btalca court, made the following statement: "It the purp vo of tha Republican party of the Ftatee to nominate ICooovclt. StAte.i which will be repre aentcd In the national convention by nearly a majority ot the' convention have al rendy lnlnv hla and mope wil fallow ahortly. There ia no other candidate. Senator Hanna haa repeatedly eiUd that he waa not a candidate. I think Rooa.vclt'e cordial Indorsement by the Ohio convention would at least, no fur aa be waa concerned, put all controversVea out cf tha way anil leave un open field and united purty In thla Stute." llOOSEVELT INDORSED renntylvanla Republicans Favor Hit Nomination.

IIARlilSnrRa. ra My ST. The He. publican State conwntlon to day l.r.doracd iTetildent Rvoeeveli for renomlnatlon and eelarot asainat ar.y change In the prea erst tari.T achiMules. The State administration was atrongly Indorsed and no runtlotl wA rr.aje In of th? Crady Salua libel Uw, enacted by the recent legislature, convention was remarkable for tho tin.intmtty with which It.

dlspoae! of Its and the l.ick of contest for the four place on the 'State tkk t. Per. a tor "Win. I. Snydr, of Clieater w.ta nominated for Attorney General Wm.

L. Mfttthuca, of IVlsware cv inty, for Stnte Traurer. and Judges Thorn. a A. Morrion.

of McKean count v. John J. ilonderson, ot Crawford ity, for tUtperlT Judra. v. bt 1 1 much earlier i In 'oft ycirs" on account of dc.lre of Senator Qnty and other X'fty to be nway durtr.s the r.r,' Mr.

Quay wa not her, and his erjf.x were In hurt of Sonalor Pen and other Uenten int, b.3 had been rn jtrounds ylrce Mwiy. Henry K. W.v.u of ri StM the II. K. presentatlves.

wai permanent rhairman e( the convention and Oorsres rim rir li. of I'hilad Wiia cliairm.m tt.e resolutions committee. droned to accept re ioi of the Ptate committee and Sen it. 1 "enrobe was clitwfa as bis sue Minnesota for Roosevelt. ST.

PAUL May C7 Is no dl vli i of fecUns: In Minnesota. The universal sertlmcnf Is that Rovise rclt should 1 i 1 1 1 1 Tr tl.c 1 residency rl 1.4. II! 4 ir.w An I rovrressive and sj and wide statesmanship il to Mlr.nfMiar.J and cemmfnd hini i'A zx eminently cia'a to reyre pent tb arty. ehoul3 Mr. Roowvelt secure the nomination fee can look for enthusiastic support from this State ia la the algned statement Issued by Robert Jamieafju.

rhaJrman of the State Repcbilcan central committee and private ecretary to Gov. 8. R. Van EanU The waa riven with reference to the reports concerning indorsement by the Ohio convention. SPEAK8 FOR ITSELF.

What Senator Fdrgker Says cf Rooae velfa Statement. WASHINGTON. May 27. "The PTeal dante statement epeaka for Itself." said Senator Foraker when aaked what be thought IeaidenC Roosevelt' a view on the Ohio "It Is what could be expected. Any one who thinks for a minute would know that the Prealdent would be en hla own aide and would want an In do semen DIVORCE QUESTION IS.

SPRUNG Oil ASSEMBLY PREACHERS ARE URCErTTTO OBSERVE SCRIPTURAL STANDARD. THE BIBLE IN THE SCHOOLS L03 ANGEt.ES. May V. The college men had their1 Innings In the Iresbyterian General Assembly, when tha president of nearly every Preebyterlan college In the West and soma of those In the East was heard In connection with a report of tha board of aid foil colleges. Tha Rev Drr David Schaff, of Union Theological genjlnary read the report and urged It adoption in a long speech.

He wai followed by several other prominent rellg oua educators. Borne of the speakers, In setting forth what they believed to be the advantages of education In denominational colleges over secular Institutions, criticised the lawa ht those fltatee which forbid the reading of the lilblei or the use of the name of JesuJ Christ Inj public schools. Tha report was adopted. Th Rev. t.

Van Pyke, from the com mlttetn bills imd overtures, reported on an overture that had come to the assembly on the 'question of divorce, aa foiloms: "That mlnietem of the f'rebvtern church are hereby enjoined to refuse to perform tho marriage ceremony for di vorced persons except thoae who have been a 1 vo recti on aucjv grounna and tor sucn ctiuaea aa are recognised aa scriptural by the syandards of the church." Reiolutlon Cauied Smile. A resolution recommending that the moderator appoint a commute of fifteen to act aa a board of arbitration in disputes between caottal and labor waa rejected. The W. T. U.

aent In a resolution, through one of the commissioners, which Caused a broad smile. It said: ReaolVed, That we condemn the Incon alstenclea ot Christian leonle and Christian ministers In stopping at hotels where llcjuor la sold and the employment from such hotels of caterer to serve in the cane of social functions and banquets." This resolution waa referred to the com mittee an temperance. A resojutUmwas passed condemning the recent massacre of Jews In Russia, and resolving the General Assembly of the I'resbyterlan church In the United States; protest against the sickening, revolting persecution of Jews, and pray God's hand ta atay the wrath of man." 1 CONFESSED ON DEATH BED. Murderer Who Escaped from Prison Twenty Eight Years Ago. SilATTUO.

May rf. Ilia life earing a close through disease. John Joate. allaa John Phillips, waa to day Identified aa a convict who escaped from the Kingston. Ontario, penitentiary twenty eight yeare ago.

after serving nine rears for the murder of a woman. On a bed In. a hcspltal, Josle admitted his Identity. The facts regarding the murder came to light through tha suit of Phll lipa's wife for divorce WEATHER INDICATIONS. CNTTED STATES WEATHXR BCRKAC Indianapolis.

May XT. ISO, Tsmperatura May JT. May V. a. 2 a.

m. Tl IS 4 IS so p. rru, 1 p. m. ts itArvwnetrr.

KcUttve Humidity. a. m.j. 74 a. St.

It rt v. C5 j. 4 Local Forecajv Local forK ftv tndiacapoita sad vicinity tVir th tswntr ur hours ending iv. May rartljr ciaclj hwra aad Ughtty cooler ttlht. Thursday fair.

TVeath ta Other Cttiea. Tbe following table howa tbe state ef weather la oikr cltisa at Statun. 1 lr. ri.raarck. N.

Wet Pu idr FnCldy Kam incur C1r Cfoer t'louiy Clrar Clear Ooa4 Si OK Hi 1 rOidr C.er 0 Clear 7 rta iT Ciear C(f 71 CSoiidjr 4 Clear 7 PtCily Ksiin CUu.ty lSU'O. Xtaja. St m.v lii. Cun mnatt. I Ir nver.

OUo Is si lUo 0y. Ks llrUr.a. M.m. IHa. Hi KJas City.

l.mh lvic. As l.v. AnjirVM, Ci Mi biiy. Ala. f.

1 VOi Sieve X. Y. o.r 1 lkts.Nm. t.X T. Js.

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T. BUTTHE. Section Director. Hourly Temperature. ....71 ....74 11 1..

Mac hen ia Supposed to Have Received $22,000 from Makers of Mail Box Fasteners. Special to Tie Indiana pot Is Xewsl WASHINGTON, May TT.A. W. Machen. uperintendent of the free delivery, who waa relieved from duty soma time ago, waa arrested to day at tha Instigation of the Poetoffice Department, charged with receiving bribe from contractors.

Theae bribes are supposed to aggregate 122.000. Machen waa appointed from Ohio. Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow this afternoon Issued th following statement: "Mr. A. TV.

Machen. general superintendent of the free delivery service waa arrested at 1 o'clock: to day. la charged with receiving bribes amounting In ail to about 22.CwO in connection with a contract held by Groff of Washington. D. C.

for a patent fastener used on street letter boxes, known aa the Groff fastener. Tra PostofTice Department In Ine past ten years has used about llXOw worth ef these fasteners, and It is shown by ample evidence that for the past three years, at least, Mr. Machen has been receiving 40 ner cent, of the amounts paid to the roils. Examined First. "Ttie transaction of the business was conducted by Dlllor B.

Groff. who controls the tatent of hla brother. Samuel a policeman. Tbe arrest of Machen waa the concluding act of an examination of him, which waa conducted for threa hours today by Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow. Inspector Fosnes, who relieved Mr.

Machen aa chief of the free delivery system, and Fostofflce Inspector Myer. At the conclusion of tha examination Deputy I'nlted States Marshal Botingmun waa called Into General Bria tow'a offlce and made the arrest." Dismissed by Payne. The warrant on which Machen waa arrested charges him with receiving a bribe. it la undarstood that other arrests are to follow. Machen was Immediately dismissed by the Postmaster General.

Bond Fixed at Twenty Thousand. Machen waa taken before United States Commissioner Taylor, and through hi attorneys, Douglas Douglas, demanded an Immediate hearing. The district attorney said he waa not ready to proceed, and asked for postponement for ten days. The preliminary heurlng was act for Krl Uay, June S. Bond was fixed "in the sura of SJO.UUO, and Machen made arrangements with the Union Security and Guarantee Company, of Philadelphia, to secure bond In that amount, lie declined to make any statement, but his attorneys stated that they felt confident that they would be able to show that their client had been guilty of no wrong doing In connection with the Groff contracts.

The members of the Groff concern were subjected to a severe examination. When under examination by the postofnee officials, Machen made a general denial. He said he had accepted no money whatever from the concern, lie declined to answer many of the questions on the ground that they related to his private business. Began Three Years Ago, It was accepted aa a fact, here when Machen: was suspended that the Inspector had secured tangible evidence of corruption! The investigation of the free delivery department waa started about three months ago. While Machen was general superintendent of free delivery, which included both city and rural free delivery, the charges against him nearly all grew out of hla administration of affairs In the rural free delivery department.

The talk of corruption In the department began three years ago. It connected Machen with the rural box manufacture r5f. After rural free delivery ceased to be an experiment, and Congress showed a willingness to appropriate millions annually for Its extension, there was a rush on the department by manufacturers for favors. Concerns all over the Country 'went Into tha manufacture of rural mall boxes. At Machen' suggestion the department limited the acceptable makes of boxes to fourteen.

Somebody Profited. At tha time that action waa taken it was reported that some one connected with the department was undoubtedly profiting by the mail box arrangement. It was alleged that postmasters and favored politicians in different parts of the country suddenly went Into the mail box business, and their makes of boxes. It was charged, were admitted t. the list accepted by the department.

The gossip at that time connected Machen with some of the box factories, but formal charge were never preferred. Less than a year aro the order limiting the make of twxes to fourteen waa revoked, and in its place an order waa Issued specifying: what should constitute a standard box and admitting any box that came up to the rcitications. Aa superintendent of the free delivery department. Machen had large relations with contractor. City letter boxes were bought under his direction.

Some time ao the department's attention was called, to the fact that all the old casUron letter boxes In use In cities had been discarded and boxes of lighter material bought. The Inspectors. It is known, were looking Into this business. I MILLER COMING HOME. Terra Haute Man Who is Charged with Accepting Bribe.

Spoctal to Tha Indianapolis News, WASHINGTON, May r. Daniel D. Miller, "of Terra Haute, who was dis talMied from the PoatofSee Department under the charge of accepting a bribe, left here for hi home last evening. MILLER'S SUCCESSOR. E.

W. Lawrence, of Vermont. Has Been Appointed. WASHINGTON. May ST.

Edwin W. Lawrence. of Rutland. Vt was. to day appointed assistant attorney in the office the assistant Attorney General fdr the Postofilce Department, to succeed DarJel V.

Miller, removed. Mr. Lawrence is a member of the' Vermont bar. Stepped In Front of Engine. ISrclal ta The Indianapolis New.

FAOLL May Thoma Oldham, an Influential farmer of. Northeast township, this county, was Instantly killed by a Monon train yesterday. He was iralk Injr along the track near Orleans In front of tbe approaching train, and just before It reached him be stepped la front ot the engine and waa killed. "e7 1 i 1 The Capital Stock will be $30000 Stockholders to Receive Stock 1 Dividend cf Seventy Per Cent. Special to Tbe ladianapo'ds Xews.

ANDERSON Ind May 27. The merger of the Indianapolis Northern and the Union Traction Company of Indiana was affected In Anderson, this afternoon. A resolution was adopted carrying into effect the merger and consolidation plans which, have been under consideration for some time. The merged company will be known as the Union Traction Company of Indiana, the same as at present. The capital stock of the company will be JS.XO.rxiO.

representing the present of the capital stock of the Union Traction Company of Indian and the J3.500.000 of the capital etock of the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company. Under the consolidation the J3.500.uju of the capital stock of tha Indianapolis Northern Traction Company will be Issued to the present stockholder, common and preferred, both participating, of the Union company, making a dividend of 70 per cent, of Union Traction stock. In other words. :00 worth of the Union Traction stock will receive stock to the amount of S170 in the consolidated company. The present preferred; stockholders of the Union Traction Comrany will receive preferred stock In the consolidated com.

Danr at nar for their present holding, and dividend of 70 per cent, in the com mon stocx. J. Levering Jones, of I Philadelphia, one of the Union Traction directors, and also of the Indianapolis Northern company, was at the meeting. Randall Morgan, of that city, was unable to attend, but was represented by Hugh McGowan. of Indianapolis, Will Name New Officers.

The action was unanimous. Immediately after the meeting of tho Union Traction directors, a meeting of the stockholder of the Indianapolis Northern Company was held, at which the resolution for a merger was adopted by unanimous vote Of the stockholder. meeting pf the director of the Indianapolis Northern Traction Company was also1 held, all of the director being present, And the final act In the merger was completed by the adoption of a similar resolution. Tha certificate of consolidation waa executed by the officers bf the two companies and will be filed In the offlce of th Secretaryof State and; In the recorder's offices of eleven counties, being the counties In which the existing and contemplated properties of the company will operate. I This will be done at once.

Anderson will bo headquarters of tha company. The jtwrsror provide that he resent director of the Union Traction 1 Company and, the present oCK tr of the company shall con tlnu a directors and officers of the consolidated company until June 9. At that time the stockholder of the consolidated company will meet and elect a new board. This new board will elect new officers. i brady saved men by Pulling gun.

Laborers Had a Close Call While Working Under North River. NEW YORK, May Zrl By drawing a revolver and threatening to kill any man who dared to open the doors of a compartment In which a gang of men were working In the northeni tube of the North river tunnel. Superintendent Brady saved hla own life and the live of fourteen other men In the compartment and prevented the flooding of the tunnel. Brady had been expecting a break in the roof of the black iole." and when It came and the water began pouring In, he quickly pushed his coat; vest and hat Into the aperture. Nearly alj of the men were Italians and became panic stricken.

They made a rush for the door of the compartment. Brady, pointing bis revolver at the man nearest the door. threatened to kill hlra If he moved another step. Would Have Been Flooded. The ooer.Ing of the doors would have permitted 'the com'prcased air In the compartment (thlrty elghtj pounds to the square inch) to escape, and the break would have Instantly enlarged and the water flooded th "compartment, drowning all the hands.

i Calling upon one of en ced workmen. Brady telephone to tha Jersey the more experi lnstructed him to City terminal for more air pressure, and to send him a carload of sawdust bags. He had the Italian thoroughly cowed, and when the bag arrived, under the persuasive influence of th drawn revolver, the Italians pushed the bags lato the hole and then put a Jack underneath' to hold them in place. AID FOR RUSSIAN JEWS. Some of the Refugees will Come to Indianapolis.

The committee that Is collecting funds fcr refugee fronv the Hussian massacre at. Klrshinlff do not undertake to raise any large amount and utscriptlons to the fund will be almost wholly from Jews. The committee will not undertake to send money for relief to the Jew of Russia, but will hold the funds in hand so that when refugees arrive at New York the committee, having conferred with Jewish charitable organizations, will be prepa'red to receive and care for a certain number of refugee that may be sent to Indlatiaiolls, as was done a few years aso, when Roumanian and Jews were cent here. The plan will be to effect some arrangement bv which these poor people may live and occupations wiil be found for them The Jews here know how lenorant and dependent these peoole are llkeiy to be. bnt they will do the best that is possible for them.

LYNCHING IN WYOMING. Mob Allowed Murderer to Drop Forty Feet. pBJfYE Uy 27. A special to the Post from Newcastle, Wyo says: W. C.

Clifton, murderer of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Church, was lynched by a mob from Gillette last tlgtL The mob down the jail door, holding up the sherijf and denutjr. arvi hanged Clifton to a bridge west town.

Clifton's head waa severed by fall forty XeU IV yd Mb 11 iM Senator PLAN TO HAVE STAHL HELD TO GRAND JURY THUS TO SECURE CLUB FOR CITI ZENS' LEAGUE. MYSTERY ABOUT WITNESSES Detectives have been in conference with John Ruckelshau. prosecuting attorney, in regard to Arthur EtahL the Bt, Louis detective who went by the name of Jamea Smith and is charged by Edwin D. Logs don with attempting to bribe him in order to get protection for slot It was reported to day that it is the plan of the city administration to have Btahl bound over to the grand Jury, and In this way to hold a club over the heads of the Citizens' League, the alleged purpose being so to frighten member of th league who hired Stahl that it will cease its "obnoxious" activity. Said He Can Not be Indicted.

Many lawyers say that the detective can not be indicted, or, if Indicted, can not be convicted because he can show the fact that be waa employed to investigate conditions in Indianapolis, and had no connection with any but a mythical slot machine company, and because Edwin IX Logsdon, aa a member of the Board of Iubllc Works, haa no legitimate connection with the enforcement of the gambling lawa. and was not'ih a position to be bribed. The report an persistent that the detective will be Indicted by the grand Jury, and these reports imply the assumption that Police Judge Whallon will, at the preliminary hearing Thursday afternoon, bind Stahl over to the grand Jury. Mystery Regarding Witnesses. There was apparently much mystery about the I police headquarters to day.

regarding the person who made up the list of witnesses to be summoned at the triad. Thla work usually devolve on Prosecutor Holme. He sail he knew nothing about tbe subpenaa. Superintendent Taffe, Bailiff Dawson and the detectives all said they did not know who was getting the subpenaa out. When City Clerk Elliott was asked concerning them, he said he would let the reporter know in a few minutes.

Mr. Elliott declined to give a list of the name of persons to whom subpenaa were issued. He said he did not want to do it until the subpenaa had been served. When asked for the name of the men subpenaa were served on yesterday evening, be said be did not want any of them known until every one wanted at the trial had legal notice to be present. Superintendent Taffe said he gave number of subpenaa to patrolmen to serve last night.

He said he did not notice the names. It wa thought strange before the hearing waa calitd yesterday that subpenaa had not been issued. Prosecutor Holmes said beforehand he did not know who would be called, but he supposed the detectives and Logsdon would be. among tbe number. Activity After Postponement Immediately after the trial was postponed.

City Clerk Elliott began issuing subpenaa. and within an hour a bicycle policeman waa out serving them. It I understood that the Logsdon side of the case knew nefcrehand that the case would be postponed, else the subpenaa would have been Issued earlier. The administration expects Henry Bpaan. employed especially to assist the deputy prosecutor, to do the heavy probing.

For Retention of Noel. T. A. Wynne, chairman of the Council committee, investigating charges agairnt Edwin D. Logsdon and the Board of Public Works.

Logsdon being chairman Of the city committee and also a member of the Board of Works, says that Mr. Logsdon ha asked that J. W. Noel be retained as attorney of the committee. Logsdon' reason is that Noel says he haa mora evidence and that oel should have chance to prove hla case.

The committee has cot yet decided whether to retain Noel. It disliked the1 consection Noel is charged with, having la the employment of the St. Louis de Hanna Rolls Big Boulder Off tective, whom Logsdon had arrested on the charge of offering to bribe him In the enforcement of the gambling lawa. Waiting for Detective's TrlaL The committee will probably not decide, nor have another public meeting, until the trial of the detective, Thursday afternoon. In Police Court.

Councilman Eppert, a member of the committee, was present yesterday for the hearing against the detective to learn what Noel's connection with the case wa. Councilman Sourbier said to day that he thought Noel would be retained. He said it would not look right to discharge him. He said, however, that he thought Noel should be confined to the Investigation of the charge against Logsdon. which th committee is directed by the Council to investigate.

IMMIGRANTS DIE III A STEAMSHIP WRECK TWENTY TWO DROWNED OFF ANTWERP. HUDDERSFIELD ON BOTTOM ANTWERP, May 27. "Th British steam er Huddersfleld. which sailed from this" port yesterday for Grimsby, England, was in collision with the Norwegian steamer Uto. The Huddersfleld foundered.

Twen ty two Austrian and Italian immigrants were drowned when the Huddersfleld went down. Th crew was saved. The Bulgaria Is Safe. NEW YORK. May 27.

The agents here of the Hamburg American line received dispatch from Halifax to day saying the steamer Bulgaria, with 2.900 Immigrants, arrived to day. All were well on board. The Bulgaria, which left Hamburg May 13 for Baltimore, waa tha veaael spoken on May 20 by tbe steamer Mlnnetonka, and which signaled that she was not under command, but did not require assistance. NO MAIL FOR LILLER. Postmaster General Takes a Hand In 8panish Veteran War.

t. WASHINGTON. 27. Poetro aster General Pa rne has sLarfted an order forbidding the delivery of mall and th payment of money orders tot William C. Llller and "William C.

Llller, 4JJutant eners.1." of Lancaster, Pa. According to the Postmaster General. Llller represent himself to be the duly elected and qualified adjutant general of the Spanish American War Veterans. The order 1 an echo of the factional controversy In the rank of the Spanish war veterans, that gained wide publicity month ago. Next Encampment ft New Orleans.

WASHINGTON. May 27. Col. M. E.

UrelL commander in chief of tbe Spanish War Veterans, announced to day that the national encampment of the organisation thla year would be held In New Haven. Conn. Tbe dates of encampment have not been fixed definitely, but they will probably be September 28 30. It ia expected that President Roosevelt will attend the encampment. FRENCH LICK WATER PURE.

Drsw Hurty and Lelghton Complete an Investigation of the Springs. Dr. J. N. Hurty.

secretary of the State Board of Health, and Dr. M. O. Lelghton. of the United States Department of Agriculture, have made an investigation of th waters at French Lick.

and announce that the waters there are, not po'Jotcd. They spent two day at the surveyed the urrouniliup country aid en aiyiea tne water rrom tnes prng ttat wa bAiiVd 3 1 1 a. the Track. STRIKING MINERS CLASH WITH GUARDS ONE MAN KILLED NEAR THUR MOND, W. VA.

ONE HUNDRED SHOTS THURMOND, W. May 27. The first serious outbreak since th late strike order was lusued has occurred at th Big mines, on Laurel creek, not far from here. For several days th strikers at that point have been making an effort to Induce non union men to Join their 'Last evening the strikers began marching In a body toward the mines. The guard on duty, half a doaen In number, on the sight of the marching body, opened 'fire.

The strikers quickly returned the fire, but as they were at long range, the shooting was Ineffective, and only one person. Marshal Brown, a guard, waa killed In the. battle. Several received minor Injuries Brown was shot through the stomach, th bullet being from Winchester, and lived but a short ttm. More than 100 shots were fired before the strikers retreated.

More trouble Is anticipated. FOUR PEOPLE PERISH IN APARTMENT HOUSE. Mother and Three Children Art Suffocated Two Men Fatally Burned. NEW YORK, May 27. Four persons wer suffocated and two others were so badly burned that It Is feared they will die.

In a fire early to day In th five story apartment house at No, 200 West One bundred and thlrty flfth street Th fire la said to hav been of Incendiary origin. The dead are Mrs. Julia Wandlong and her three small children. Tho believed to be fatally burned are Georg Wandlong snd Victor Johnson. They were removed to hospital.

Johnson said he saw a man lighting some shaving and wast at the foot of the stairs la the house. The stairs had been soaked with kerosene, and some of th oil dripped on Johnson's clothing. With his clothe burning. Johnson asserts he chased the incendiary for several blocks before he fell exhausted. Other persons say they saw tha man run from th house, mirsued.

by Johnson, Mrs. Wandlong was fouod dead, with her chll aren, on me top noor. Mm Firs Island Hotel In Ashes. NEW YORK. Msy ''27.

The new hotel on Fir island, built by Sire Brothers; of New York, was destroyed by fire early to day. The only occupant at the time was J. A. Bailey, th care taker, who had a narrow eacap from death. ASKED FOR OLD JOHN WILLIS.

Roosevelt Expected to Meet His Trapper Friend at Helena. HELENA. May 27. President Roosevelt' special train arrived here over the Northern Pacific at :20 this morning on schedule time. An Immense crowd was at the station to greet him.

Battery National Guard, began firing presidential salute on arrival of the train. Among the delegation at the station wer many old time Western friends of President Roosevelt. 1 One of the first persons he inquired about was John Willis, a hunter nd trapper of Thompson, with whom he had camped years ago In this state. After an Informal reception at the station. ITel ident Roosevelt and Secretary Loeb accompanied by Governor Toole and Mayor Edw'ards.

entered carriage and the parade moved to tne capuol, wnere tn ITesldent made a brief address. Aftr a short drive over the city th President and party boarded the special train, which had been transferred to the fireat Northern tracks, and at 12:30 tbe train left for Butt. Primaries will be Held Day EiTcre Honors Said to Lie Between McCullough and Holtzman. Th Democratic city convention held Wednesday. July 15.

l'l meet a I 10 o'clock a. m. In'Tomllnson Hall. Can dldatea for mayor, clerk. JuJj.

of n. Tollc Court and councllmen at will be nominated. Th primaries to et delegates to the convention will r. i Tuesday. July 14.

between the hours of p. ta. and I p. Th fixing of votlr places for the primaries, the appointment of election ofneers. will be attends! to aa soon aa th new precinct bounciarlei are agreed on.

These announcements were rnado to du by Chairman iKeach. of th Democrat!" city committee. Th chai rman also announced that the question of how war councilmen shall bo nominated will be cldd after the city convention. It probably be August 1 before the dates for ward councilmen are chosen. Seven Weeks for Csmpaicnlrs.

The! convention date aflorda th date for nominations about seven wx ki for campaigning, and that is all the tirm they need, they say. Before fixing date the chairman talked with tho date and with many Democrats who ari not seeking office, and he found, ha say that th majority favored a July convex Hon. Many Democrats are settling down the belief that th contest for the nomination for mayor will be between Juni a K. McCullotigli and John V. ll The talk of additional timber rtly on, but It la not producilv.

It. Frank A. Morrison, who has been a an "available, reiterated to lay that under no circumstances wouM l. a candidate. Tha ward politicians art slowly lining up with cither the lough or lloltiman force.

HAD BEE IN HIS BONNET. Peg Hamilton redded He Would Ncl be a Candidate. "Peg" Hamilton, th hack driver, wi In politics for a few hours yejferday. Some on told him that would rn.iks good councilman for tha Sixth ward, and after allowing the councllinar.lo tc to buis around Ms ears fcr an ur or so, he announced to his immediate frlen'. that he "could not turn a deaf ear to th demands of his en would be a candidate on the ticket, adding that "that cller would be dead easy to beait for the' nomination." I It waa necessary for him td fie notification papers yesterday noon, so hustled around and rot them rin jy.

Jut before presenting them In to see a frlnd in 1 ml In na avenue, and told him what tils jx.Utlcal were. "Where do you live. Peg" the frhud asked. "At 908 Roanoke street." said the car.ill. date for a councllmanlc toga, "Well, you're not In the blxth ward at all.

You're In the Third ward." "Is that so," said I'eir, swelling up with pride. "Well, no memher of the Hamlin family will run for tho Council In Third ward. It's too hifulutin a ward foi m. No. not And Peg Hamilton's b'tom for political honors want up in the air.

Contest for Nominations, Now that the list of candidates for Republican nomination for councilmen has closed, th contest will begin In earnest In those wards that have more than on candidate. Such wards are the Flrnt. Third. Fourth, Fifth, Seventh. ElfiMh, Kleventh.

Thirteenth and Fifteenth. Th, primaries will be held June 6. Th candidate In the Thirteenth ward, not Includ ed in the list of yenterday, are Charie Lengstock. William lilliman and Jnhn Greer. In order that there might be a complete ticket tho city committee solicited men to become candidate In tha warda that ar Democratic Eatabrook a Candidate.

Guy Ti. Estibrook Is, tha nam ef the latest candidate for the Democratic nomination for Judge of the Police Court. Through typographical error he was referred to yesterday as Guy H. tar buck. Estabrook Is the snlor member f.fT th law firm vt Eatabrook tt Hyres, with law ofllces In th Union Trust It haa heen nracticlng law here about eleven yeara and never before asked for an ofneo.

KEELOR CONVICTED. Electric Chair Awaits Man Who Mur dered His Wife at Hamilton. Special to Tbe Indianapolis News. HAMILTON, May 27. Samuel Keel or, who formerly lived at Liberty and Hartford City, who murdered hs wife, BeWha Caldwell Keelor, as she lay asleep at their home In this city, February 13, was convicted of murder In the nrit degree last night.

Keelor took tho verdict without a word. After his lawyers had applied for; a new trial he was taken back to Jail. Keelor will die In the el etrlc chair unless a 'new trial la grstitwl. He testified that he liad killed Ms wife while a state ot somnambulism. 1 ADDED TO HIS NAME.

Victor Murdock Wins Great Victory In Kansas Congressional District. WICHITA, May rr. All roliilcsl records were broken In Krtnas yesterday by Victor Murdock, Republican nomine for Congrees to fill a vacancy In the Seventh district, earning every on of th thlrty slx counties and probaMy every on, of the 1,200 precincts in the district. In some place he beat his Democratic o.hm thlrtv to One. plurality will be about 1..

The vote very litrnt on arcnuni or nn w.nu.' i. Populist nominee. Judge Babb. showed very little strength. CH0ATE SAILS FOR HOME, Ambassador Friend Gather at: Waterloo to Say Good Cy.

"iAn'DON. May 27. A crowd cf friends assembled at Waterloo railroad atlon to day to bid farewell to Arr.baiad"r Choate. who Is making a r.yir.t trip to America. Mr.

Mccormick, the Amrficii to Hu1a. end Scn ifr SfO(tt 8M feliow rHsi.ci;i;tri rf Mr. i r.afe i i the North tjorman i.tyi steamer ivrn prins Wllhelm. which U'd from Boulbajxipton shortly afi noon..