The Weekly Times-Journal. (Oklahoma City, Okla.), Vol. 15, No. 12, Ed. 1 Friday, July 10, 1903 Page: 2 of 8
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IPMIP Jill. Illl,
wmm
Au^i
Bleeps and Whites Clash, and Negroes are Hunted Like
Wild Beasts—Mob Without Order or Control and
Shooting Indiscriminately
• ti - r
C v The Associated Press.)
TiVANSVlLLE, 1ND.. July 6.—Race
j\k. e between blacks and whiten,
brr:ifarht on reign of terror here Sunday
vhiih h - not ended. All of the night
nr.d nil day yesterday, armed mobs
threat« (.! the liven of citizen*. Gun
?t wire broken open and weapons
«n 1 rrrrmnltlon were secured by both
nd white*. The county Jail In
f;.rt:v wreck >1. ,tn angry mob of 2,000
v. V.i - h , v lug broken Into hunt for a
tlui victim. The wall was forced
xvIt' tterlng ram, Negro dives were
fi-r.j < 1 I and shot to pieces In search
f t. . 1< • and an armed company of
ill'* I t!" ks ni.ire hod through the
th . atoning th> lives of all
It The governor has ordered
"pp to protect property and
• dlftwrbance. At daylight this
. thif • hundred armed white
rted for th" powder magazine
• city to secure explosives with
they declued ih>y would blow
. '!re negro colony of Baptist
Tov i! Fuhurb of the city. To-day
11 i iTrouble which his been
It • i. _ for months, came to a crisis
Fri • . \ : n I.ee Brown, a negro, shot
a.. . 1. i Patrolman Masse y, who was
tryiru t«> arrest hln. while bent on the
mur-Vr of a man It ti whom he had
4ti. r* : .1 1 hrents of vengeance were
foil v. el by surrounding the jail.
Th r.egro wan secretly removed from
the city ycrterdfay and taken to Vln-
rlnrn • Patrolman Muiaey died In ter-
rible agony and yesterday morning
crowd*' refused to credit the statements
of the ofTlt-luls that the negro was not
In the Jail and became threatening.
Twenty-flve policemen were mobilized
In the Jail and repulsed the first at-
tempt to force an entrance after the
gates were crushed In. A telephone
pole wan used ns battering ram and
the Jail windows gnve way. A com-
mittee was appointed to search for the
negro but the report that he was not
In Jail was not believed and forcing a
up t\
FORTY THOUS-
AND LADY BUGS
% the family Roared by State nomologist
ol Ceorgia
INTlRCSr or PEACII GROWERS
lho«e Boys are of Asiatic Origin and Have
Been Used in California With Great
Success
breach, the mob poured Into the corri-
dors. Finding its vlvctlm gone, there
was a cry of "kill the negroes," and
arms were demanded. A company of
armed negroes, aroused by the race
troubles, marched through the streets
shouting "down with the whites," and
threatening death to all If the negro
was lynched. This started a rush for
the gun stores by the whiles. Three
were broken Into and 400 rifles and re-
volvers with ammunition were seized.
The mob rushed through the streets
hunting for negroes. The armed oom-
pany of negroes had disappeared. All
the blacks had fled from the streets und
when the rioters failed to llnd the vic-
tim In the streets, the resort of Hudd
Fruit was attacked and shot to pieces.
From this time on thr ughout the night
there was continued shooting. The ac-
tual fatalities are not known. One ne-
gro woman Is known to be dead and a
boy named I«ogan was shot und seri-
ously wounded by a negro. The mob
went through the streets Inhabited by
negroes but did not stop to Inspect Its
work and In the excitement and confu-
sion prevented houses being searched
for dead and wounded. From Frult'a
place the whites started on a inarch
to Baptist Town. As dawn began to
break they rushed toward the powder
magazine. They were unable to get
Into the magazine and continued on to
the negro settlement. When they ar-
rived at Baptist Town the mob riddled
the negro dives with bullets. Several
persons were wounded and a few are
reported killed. Thousands of shots
were fired during the night. The ne-
groes after the first display of resis-
tance, scattered and did not make a
stand again, all fleeing In terror. One
of the Incidents of the night was the
firing by negroes cm thre*! whiten seat-
ed on their front porch in Third street.
One of the negroes said: "There aro
some d— white folks," and with the
words the blacks l egan firing at the
trio. None of the whites were hit.
(By Associated Press).
ATLANTA. GA., July 6—State Ento-
mologist W. M. Scott, who, in addition
to Inspecting the various orchards of
the slate and to k tplng in touch with
all the fruit jrrowe.-s of Oeorgla, Is ex-
pected to kill all the bugs which might
injure the fruit interests, has been vio-
lating the law to some extent of late
by raising, actually raising a colony of
bugs down near Marshaliville. But It
must be stated that the bugs are of
the kind that will destroy the San Jose
scale, a dreaded disease among peach
treos, and If the plans of fthe cntomol-
og t met with success he will be a he-
ro In the eyes of the orchard owners.
About a year ago the United States
government presented Mr. Scott with
twenty small Insects known as the Asi-
atic lady bug. ft was s.-tld to be an In-
sect, Imported from Asia by the United
States department of agriculture and
wus guaranteed to kill the Ban Jose
scale repidly, provided, of course, there
war* a sufficient number of bugs. They j
v\ere discovered by one of the govern
ment entomologists several years ago.
and by being very careful he managed
to bring several pairs to this country.
These pairs multiplied and last year the
government furnished several of the
Southern states with twenty bugs each
Entomologist Scott determined to
try the scheme and he took the bugs
*ent him to M.irshsllville, placed them
in a wire cage built around a peach
trre which was Infected with the San
Jose Si-ale, and now tpe state of Geor-
gia ov a some 10,000 of the scale kill-
Mr. Scott is very proud of his
iad says he will In a short time
:-l.Hl to furnish every fruit grow
irgla with l supply. Where the
' ive had an opportunity to get
'he stale they have almost annl-
\ It, and it is believed that If the
:<vtlon of the lnstects continues
the \ Jose scale will be effectually
chei ' 1 In Georgia before many years
F< r some time past the scale has
bee 'aylug havoc with the peach
trei }• In the state and thousands of
tre«a have been «ompletely killed or
due- up as a result of the dreaded di-
sease Since the appearance of the bug
from Asia, however, strong hopes have
arisen with Entomologist Scott and
h • r • v dreams of the time when
'b re will be no scale In Georgia and he
will ill it necessary to begin an ex-
termln ilon of th* hugs Instead of the
t tter. for the San Joe scale than the
i er< r t'f spray and all other remedies
omfcln 1 and now that the colony of
I:;.- • is in suoh a thrlvng condition.
Ifi °cott. who usually wears a large
■a t now h*s a larger one than ever
before and in fact, he h-ia been In
ruch Jolly humor for the past two
r-onih that his friends at the capital
pre wandering If he hasn't been willed
t;vo or thre# million dollars by some
distant relative.
1 he Iowa Convention
Governor—A. B. Cu minings of Des
Moines.
Lieutenant Governor—Jno. Herrlott,
of Stuart.
Supreme Judge—Chas. A. Bishop of
Des Moines.
Railroad Commissioner—David J.
Palmer of Washington.
State Suimrintendent—J. F. Rlggs of
Sagmoumry.
DES MOINES. TA.; July 8 —The re-
publican state committee nominated
the foregoing ticket and adopted a
platform of principles. All candidates
were renominated by acclamation with
the exception of the state superin-
tendent, for which office Mr. Rlggs was
nominated on the third ballot, his op-
ponent* being present. Superintendent
R. C. Barrett of Osage and H. 1 . Adams
of West Union.
Harmony marked the proceedings of
the convention, all of Its action being
by unanimous vote with the exception
of the nomination of Male superin-
tendent, but after the ticket hud been
completed and the platform adopted
speeches were made which Indicated
that the republican leaders of the state
are not entirely agreed a a to the details
of tariff ]M llcy. The tariff plank adopt-
ed was one prepared by Senator Alli-
son after conferences with other re-
publicans of the state. No objection
was made to It by the committee on
resolutions nor on Its presentation to
the convention. Governor Cummins,
in his speech accepting re-nomlnatlon.
approved the platform in Its entirety,
but announced that he would continue
to hold to all the views expressed In
his speeches within the past two years.
Senators Allison and Dolflvcr. who
made speeches, endorsed the platform
as a correct statement of republican
principles, but Congressman Lacey, of
the Sixth distrl* t and Congressman
Cousins of the Fifth, spoke In opposi-
tion to the tariff changes.
While the action of the convention
was entirely hartnettieus l>oth wings
of the party are claiming victory. Gov
Cummins and his supporters say that
today's tariff plank contains In sub-
stance all that Is found in last year's
plank, while the "stand-patters" are
congratulating themselves upon the
diminution of the "shelter to trusLs"
clause, which attracted so much atten-
tion to the Iowa platforms of 1901 and
1902. There wero but two contests to-
day Involving the questions of relative
strength of the two wings of the party
and those ended with honors even
The "stand-patters" secured control
of the committee on resolutions by a
vote of fi to 6, but In the committee on
permanent organization the Cummins
men controlled and elected E. N. Ken-
dall, of Albia, permanent chairinnn.
Kendall received six votes to five for
Secretary of Agriculture James Wil-
son, who was put forward by the
"stand-patters" as a candidate upon
whom all should be able to agree.
Tn his address accepting the nomina-
tion, Governor Cummins said:
CUMMINS' SPEECH.
Governor Cummins, In accepting the
re-nomlnatlon, expressed his unquali-
fied approval of "every line and letter"
of the platform. He sold!
"1 cannot allow this occasion to pass
without a word respecting some differ-
ences of opinion In the republican ranks
as to the tariff and reciprocity. We
all stand firmly for the policy of pro-
tection. It Is the fundamental econo-
mic doctrine of the republican party,
and every republican must believe in It,
atand for it and advocate it. otherwise
he is not a republican. When, how-
ever. we approach the application of
the policy to our industrial affairs,
there is room for honest differences of
opinion, and I for one, neither discour-
age. nor condemn the fair, honest and
frank expression of these differences
of opinion. Some may believe that
thero ure schedules which should he
changed now; some may believe that
there are schedules that should be
changed next year, and thero are oth-
ers who believe that the schedules
should not be changed at all; and still
they are loyal to their party, and pre-
sent a united front to the common ene-
my.
"I neither Impugn any man's mo-
tive, question his Integrity or chal-
lenge his republicanism because he does
not agree with me, concerning the ap-
plication of the historic policy of the
Industrial world. For myself. I have,
during the la.*t two years, frequently
given utterances to my views upon
the various phase of the tariff knd
reciprocity. These views have not been
hastily formed nor carelesaly. expres-
sed; and 1 shall maintain them In the
future as I have been in the past'simp-
ly because I believe them to be true.
I have the profoundost faith In the pol-
icy of protection, and. 1 find In the
platform you have Just adopted, one
of the moat complete and emphatic trl
but * to its wisdom and efficiency ever
pern "d by the hand of man. T believe
that the mighty transformations of the
last six years demand a change In tome
of the schedules that wore enacted
to carry this policy Into effect; and. I
find In your platform a distinct recog-
nition of the necessity. I believe that
some of the tariff rates are too high,
and that they should be reduced, and I
find in the platform the warrant for
my position 1 believe that monopolies
are Intolerable, and that all Just pow
era of the government should be un-
ceasingly extended to prevent and over-
throw them; and I find In the platform
that tariff schedules must be opposed
to domestic monopoly as well as for-
eign. I believe In the reciprocity which
will Increase the production of Amcrl-
ran farms and American workshops;
and I find In the platform that recipro-
city between nations I* trade for mu-
tual advantage and both sides must
give and take. Conscious of nothing
but a spirit of amity. I yet Intend to ex-
ert all my power, humble and feeble
ns it la. to make the views I have bo
Inadequately stated, the prevailing
views of the republican party."
Senator Dolllver, who was called up
on for a speech, Bald:
"On the great principles of the
party we are one and on the details
of the party we will become sufficient-
ly one to give the democratic party In
Iowa another taste of their old time
habitual experiences, for wc have
drawn a platform that is not only
strong enough to help everyone of the
republicans of Iowa, but It I* wide
enough to enable everyone Of us to
move about on It comfortably without
having our convictions either Jostled or
pushed overboard. The old republican
party with Its precious Inheritance of
achlevmerrts. now passed into hi9tory,
and with Its great responsibilities,
which our present adversaries are not
able to comprehend, is not llksly In
my Judgment, to go Into the neat
presidential campaign either with di-
vided councils or with broken ranks."
Then ensued the most rcmarkabk
demonstration of the day. Responding
to the repoated calls for AUiaon, the
venerable senator arose In the box In
which he was sitting and made his way
across the footlights to the stage*.
Delegates and spectators alike, arose to
their feet and standing. repeatedly
olon:
tr In <
f«UgS
hi! a I
mu!
Parker f the Times-Journal,
VISITED BY A DEATH DEALING CLOUDBURST
Pennsylvania Visited by a Terrible Storm—Scores of Lives
Lost—Property Loss Will Reach Many Thousands
(By the Associated Preaa.)
JKANETTK, PA., July «.—At nooa to
day It was estimated that the loss ol
life through yesterday's cloudburst and
flood at Oakford Park, will reach
seventy-five. Twenty bodies have been
recovered. Many at* foreigners afUl
have not been Identitld. l>aw*i brokrf
to-day on a scene of devastation along
Hi ush Creek Valley. From Oakford
Park to Wilmerdtrg. taking ia the
towns of Jsennette, Pa., LarftMO,
Greenburg, Irwin, Burrsll and Manor,
the awful powers of rushing waters ia
apparent on all sides. Damage to prop
erty not leas than I700.W0 while a num-
ber of Uvea blotted out Is still uncer-
tain. estimates running aJl Lha way
from 60 to 160. Almost wtth streak pf
lay light a bureau was opened here
where names of identified dead recover-
ed and missing were registered, to-
M ther with description of bodiaa re&o*.
ired but not identified. The Ust of
iotuiifled as far as known Is as fol-
lowc, but it may be days before the el-
,,j r •, I tent of the disaster caa be dotertntoedr
Misses Gertrude Keefer, aged NWore
Jeanuette and Kate Kiefer, slaters,
John Fleming, eta hi* boy.
George Win Unaoi.*West Jeannettt.
Mrs lArri Baker, W>ih<t Jeanett*
John McGurke?, 40. JWeit Jean^,
etta.
Qeorge Syilllamg^goa J5, J«anetfe^
*lex Victor,
lirs. Ktgff -and four <Mildr«xw &"ast
Jftaanetts. t „ . • . . i 4
Negro boy. f " w y
Daugtfer of Fntf &£<?<* tUlf-
teen yeasa. WeM. lianqJt&B.
Mrs. Schrader, aged 70, ifi
yias Uey Crura, of Jtannett*. '
Thr hst of missing If long and tn-
Councilman John C. Light a*d
Green* burg.
IRWIN, PA, July •—The greats*!
property damage flone by flood (q
Brush Creak was la this vicinity, tAe
lOai Calling most heavily on the Petty
Liylvan!a nOiroad. The efttmated Iqss
qf property it*this place will It is said,
frfacti IMftOOO. 1}eafjfrii are coinj^
•hawlug cvtry" bitUge aJoug B*asfc
Creels SprsifcJ bod{$r
rtttdes Cou
family of
cheered him. When <iulet had been re-
stored, Senaior Allison said:
"1 have lietenod iih you all have, t<
the platform reported by your commit-
tee on resolutions, which embodied as
you believe, and as I believe the prin-
ciples and polb'leH of the republican
party from the dsy of Its birth down
to the present moment, and that par-
ty when It abandons these great prin-
ciples Jind polU I<-h will have no longer
any reason for Its existence.
"It must he expected that If a few
of us gathered here today differ upon
the details as respects the application
of these policies, that when we come
Into the assemblage of representative
men of all the states of this nation,
coming as they do from th* frosen re-
gions of the North to the sunny climes
of the South, having ear h and all a di-
versity of Interests conflicting more or
less and more or less clashing, we*shall
see differences but when we come to ap-
ply these policies, we will apply them
as Intelligently, takini? care of the Just
rights of ourselves and also the Just
rights of all those with whom we are
associated In the great work of deal-
ing with th se great questions. I en-
dorse everything said In that platform,
not because It Is ours wholly, but be-
cause I believe It to b * sound and Just
ns respects the application of the prin-
ciples which the republican party
avows and adheres to. Therefore, It is
that I shall expect to do what we can
to properly promote the policies which
we have promulgated here today."
Congressman Cousins was next cal-
led out and In a speech strongly up-
held the Dlngley law.
Calls for Lacey brought the con-
gressman from the Sixth district to his
feet, and he spoke as follows:
"like my friend Cousins, I am a
'stand-patter* from 'stand-pattervllle!'
I am ^iot here to apologize for the Dlng-
gley law, but to promise that none of
Its disturbed benefits to the country
shall be disturbed by my vote, but I
rerognlse that other gentlemen, some
of whom do not have the same respon-
sibility to vote upon the question,
would perhaps do otherwise."
PEltKTN'S SPEECH.
The Hon. George D. Perkins, of Sioux
City, the temporary chairman, said
In part:
"While we insist on stability of sco-
nomlc policy as a prime economic need
of our country, I take It. the republi-
cans of Iowa agree to the declaration
of the president of the TTnlted States
In his last annual message, that, 'this
stability should not be fossilizatlon.'
It would be extrtmely unfortunate as
the lessons of experience give Os war-
rant for believing, if sweeping and
violent changes in our tariff system
should be undertaken, and especially,
.the president pointed out in his re-
cent Minneapolis address, "If approach-
ed on the theory that the principle
of the protective tariff was to be
abandoned.' The fact, however, is not
for one moment to be lost sight of,
that change Is Inevitable. FossiUzation
will not be tolerated. Dictation apart
from consideration of the broad Inter-
ests of national welfare will not be en-
dured. 'Where the Industrial condi-
tions so frequently change as with us,
must of necessity be the case,' said the
President, In hler late tariff speech, "It
is a matter of prime Importance that
we should be able from time to time
to adopt our economic policy to chang-
ed conditions.' That is what our plat-
form In 1901 declared. That Is what
our platform In 1902 reaffirmed.
"Ths republican party from the be-
ginning of Its history has given the
policy of protection uniform interpre-
tation. The object IA. In association
with raising revenue, to safeguard the
industrial interests of our own people—
to protect the tabor !of our country
against unequal competition. It fol-
lows. of course, that as conditions
change, some of our tariffs may be too
low, and such tariffs should be raised;
It Is even more likely that some of our
tarlffR are too high, and such tariffs
should be reduced. The labor of the
country, under the best and wisest
application of the protective policy,
Is not only to be protected In whAt
It has to sell, but It Is also to be pro-
tetced in what it has to buy.
Tariff changes should be well con-
sidered. They should be made cau-
tiously and conservatively. They
should not be dictated by mere poll-
tics. Bivery change should have the
support of a sound business reason.
Every change should be made in strict
oonformltr to the general policy, which
wc «'all 'the historic policy.' The re-
publican party has had but one defini-
tion for that policy. It is fundamental-
ly based said th*> president, so recently
as the third of Aplrl. 'Upon ample re-
cognition of ths difference between the
cost of psoductiofi that is. the cost of
labor—he^e and abroad, tfnd of the need
to see to it that our laws shall In no
ov%nt afford advantage hi our own
market to ftfrfjgn Industries over
American Industries, to foreign capital
ovep American capital, to foreign la-
bor o9er*Apieriec¥p labor.'
"It is vitally important feo the preser-
vation of the policy of pwtection. to
keep th* definition In mind, to fepep the
essential quaHtir^Jn mind, and" to ftvl-
ter not in loyal, intelligent and cour-
ageous services.
We have not passed the time In this
couatry or asywhefe In LMs W9fid
when eenta&fiuul changing aimf a,nd
*i fertfwtr v#«t
ta«row (slut-
we nee«Mo do km to meet I
sin* upon tn«t&e nan>e"of protAoWen
"The rep^tte^i *%rty Wife take its
record -it IntB the cum pal «n of
this year, 444 oerry « as an
opAn hQgk In tftd eampCIgn o4 neat
year. th ail thai record there Is ne
history of fossllLsatlon, and upon that
will be based the claim that fhsslllsa*
tlon <1om not await the party in the
Immediate future. _
"We have acoompUshcd something in
behalf of reciprocity, bpt not much
measured by our desire.
"The deipocratlc party has been able
to dsffff, 4ft the math the'application
IT development of
lift £tt>er eoun-
y may be
j taring ap-
T *fL (wo-thfrds
that the
0 defdat
rfngle safe-
1 ralVl
s moment the
liKveasIng ar-
^thitd not lane
es#entf«3 ««ed of
marksts. If the
^ I not compatible
poi Ik# mjr of the
flakS and shop, tken to proaounae
M *9wl*' 0. protsHtnKj<*th# hau« maid-
en of portwHleh.' the natural oompfteM
^sroteotloT*' 49 InexeusalMe nrta^
uot puf but
fos&sfeTlntet-
rales 6t worker*.
sight fee g ftsy of t
to ^ *
(* 1V reirlpt
fWp1 ttifc waUaj<* ft.
Kansas Joint War
U?
•**IkVj"aaagax\
rtft K1.S. July |._W
moniUur tu#d Injunst^e*)
oovpnon pises court in IMe
Ujfl I *rvu«-I hJi Altitude, if••
and trte Rochester Brewing
Comp ly, ho he sHez . rn ' :rt p
pluca where intoxicating 11 itiqrs are
fxild ot 911 rtoii.li K*lfth street in thlF
< lty. Mr. Wood stated this rooming
that other suits would be brought tbi
afternoon and would be continued un-
til eervy Joint In Kansas City, Kas..
is closed. In beginning this crusade
til every Joint In Knns-«« City, Kas..
oughly aroused the temperance and
churf h elements and the announcement
has already btuni made that n joint
meeting of all the organizations would
be held Sunday night at the First Pres-
byterian church and plans decided upon
for pressing the work.
Mayor Ollbert of Kansas City Joined
in the campaign against the "Joints"
this afternoon. He Informed James B.
Gibson, county attorney that he would
Instruct the chief of police A. T. Mur-
ray to close every Joint In the city and
that he would probably discharge half
of I he present police f #rce. When ques-
tioned by a reporter for the Star the
mayor said he had no information to
give out. "I'll have something to say
later in the day." he said.
Committees will be appointed at the
meeting Sunday night to file Injunction
proceedings against every joint keeper
not enjoined by Mr. Wood. It is a I un-
dertaking which requires much work
as the location of the Joint must be ac-
curately described and the owner of
tha property on which It Is located.
As soon as the papers are filed and the
they are served on the Joint keper the
Injunction becomes operative at once
and If the place is not closed the pro-
prietor becomes liable to a fine and an
imprisonment for violating the order of
the court. Any citizen can file Injunct-
ion papers and is not even required to
give a bond for costs.
The law also provides that the joint
keeper shall pay the plaintiff's attor-
ney. So there Is no expense whatever
attached to the proceding on the part
of the applicant.
The law under which the Injunction
suits are being filed was passed by the
last regular session of the Kansas leg-
islature and approved March 12, 1903.
it reads as follows:
The attorney general, county attorney
or any citizen of the county where such
A nuisance as Is defined In Section 1.,
Chapter 232, Session laws of 1901, ex-
ists, or 16 kept or malnt.dned, may
maintain an action In the name of the
state to abate and perpetually enjoin
same. The Injunction shall be granted
at the commencement of the action and
no bond shall be required. Any person
violating the provisions or terms of
any Injunction granted in the proceed-
ings shall be punished for contempt by
a fine of not less than $10<) nnd by Im-
prisonment in the county jail for not
less than thirty days nor more than
six months.
MAY CLOSE FOR A TIME.
An agent for one of the largest Urrv-
erles doing business In Kansas City,
Kas., said this morning that the brew-
ing companies would recommend that
all joints he closed at once so that no
further injunction suits would be com-
menced and that they remain closed
until the present agitation had ceased.
This means may be resorted to to head
off any further Injunction procedlngs.
If an Injunction is lssu«0 against a
brewery for maintaining a Jotm at a
certain number that brewery would for-
ever afterwards be debarred from that
place. By ciusing now and avoiding
an injunctions of this kind it is thought
that when conditions become more set-
tled the saloons can be opened under
circumstances that are more favorable.
The injunction proceding instituted by
law is so sweeping in its provisions
thai there is little fighting room left
tor the liquor dealers.
CUTTING A SWATH.
NEW ORLEANS. July 8.—The Met-
ropolitan bank here has been annoyed
by a number of checks drawn on that
institution at Cincinnati for which
there were no funds deposited. These
checks have been turned down whenev-
er they have come. Officials of the
bank didn't know the reason why for
bogus checks were issued until they
learned through the Cinclnnnnttl pap-
ers that an alleged Oe**man baron had
been cutting a wide swath In Porkop-
olis and borrowing money on the fake
Metropolitan checks.
Yesterday*' enquirer has this story:
"Posing as a nobleman and an of-
ficer of the engineer corps of the Gor-
man army on a furlough, August Von
Frethoff kas been cutting a wide
swath In German dlrcles In this city.
IncidentaJly he ha* also Issued a num-
ber of cheolBB on a New Orleans hank
that were returned dishonored. The
holders of those checks have become
cjsnoorous for their money, and unless
the "Baron" makes good within a
day or two they threaten trouble.
Frelhoff came to this city about two
months ago. Ills elegant address and
suave manners soon gained him the
entree Into moneyed circles and all his
claims were accepted as genuine. To
several business men he showed pat-
ents on a steam valve which looked
well on paper and promised large re-
turns to the inventor if Its effectiveness
could be established. One of the first
capitalists he approached was . Chaa
H. Muellor, the drugglts at Fifteenth
*nd Elm streets, t6 whom he offered a
partnership for ((DO. Mr. Mueller, af-
ter hearing the ''Baron's" story, how-
fv#r. refuftfp to Invest. When he did
hOt succeed v$Ui Mueller, *he tried
the same game nh fir Otto-mar Topf,
a retired oapltallst .tfUll no better re-
sults, howler. Later he enlisted the
Interest of Fife Commissioner Mr. Geo.
Hicker wbrf assisted him. In the mean-
while Frefhoff ran short of funds and
having become acquainted with Louis
Fisher, proprtetor of the musical ex-
change. induced the latter to cash a
check for HO This chedk was drawn
on the Metnepo!lien bank of New Or-
leeus, payable to Frelhoff and signed
"Schw&rs and Bowman, managers.
The cbsaM was rstumad to Fisher
marked "no funds". Other victims
have reported similar checks as having
been given them.
In spite of these «uestlonnMo trans-
action! Frelhoff's friends hare not yet
lost tMtfi in him. but oberltably be-
llgrg |€hat oal/ urgent ne<*s*ity drove
him to raising fund4 and that when bis
valvts are maau{adftired, he wlU re-
imburse those who are how holding
r. whose money he has
the ba#.
Those, however.
bAfown lire baslpglng the house of
Mrs. Bogers' at 1702 Elm streak where
the baron Is boartfing, hoping to lay
eyes on him.
Tn appearance Frelhoff Is every Inch
what he represents himself to be. Of
fine physique, ♦tth a bl^de Vaa I>ykr
heard, he makes a favorable Impres-
sion. He Is also n linguist and Is ev-
idently of a good family. "
INDIANA'S SYRIAN TRAILERS.
,Frqm the 'Indianapolis* News.
Fourteen rears u£o Salem Basharn.
a wandartng Syrian, came to Fort
fFeme a«d a #m<ll store In
tifil quaint lltMe frtrrUtn rrlftrf he gflaoed
Importation*- Worn Damasctuf. Beirut
and Constantinople, consisting of tap-
psfri 1^ hue* it/iu rale plvoe* of lin«iv
American notions wore added to the
ILlii tlllCH NEAR 10 DEATH
Pope Leo Xlil Very ill—Bulletin by Physicians Gives Little
Hope—Pope Continues to Wdl!\ About Rooms
(By the Assocb fed Press.)
BERLIN, July 6.—All Rome Dis-
patcher published here represents the
Pope's condition as hopeless.
HOME. July 6.-2:45 p. m.—The Pope
seemed somewhat prostrated after a
rather exciting morning and is now en-
Joying a much needed sleep. The bul-
letin Issued this morning by the pope's
physicians follows:
"Although his holiness passed the
night almost without sleep, he Is not
so uneasy as he wns yesterday. The
pope has been benefitted by the Injec-
tion of digitalis and camphor and the
condition of his chest Is normal. There
is a slight cough with some catarrhal
emission. Sufficient nourishment has
been taken. The pulse is still weak,
but not intermittent and the tempera-
ture is below the normal. The condi-
tion of the August patient therefore
cannot be described ns better, but It Is
certainly ho worse."
The ameloriation in the pope's condi-
tion this morning was so unnatural,
considering the gravity of his illness,
that it was feared that possibly It was
only the last flickering of the vital
Hatne. During this bright Interval the
pope resumed his habits of command
and insisted on giving orders for the
preparation of the brief appointing
Monisgnor WolponI, as secretary of the
Consistorial congregation. The pope in-
sists on staying up and walking at in-
stock. and liashara became a recog-
nized factor In Fort Wayne's mercan-
tile life.
Following him closely came Syrians
of lower caste. Bashnra employed them
to go forth with packs and sell his
goods among the country folk. The
high Syrian's business grew as the ped-
dlers increased In number. The com-
ing of Bashara and his followers has
made Fort Wayne the possessor today
of the largest Syrian colony outside
of New York. The Syrians hold the
balance of political power there, and
boast of having elected the only Demo-
crat who went Into office In the recent
city election.
The Syrian population of Fort Wayne
Is between 225 and 250. Most of these
are men. The women arc greatly In the
minority, nnd tUvre are less than a
dozen Syrian children In the colony.
The majority of the men ar« flngl* or
have left wives in Syria, while they
struggle for an American fortune. The
coWu*M*s do not llvq In cottages, as
Hull a us and other foreigners do. They
prefer to rent large houses and live
as one great family under one roof.
The Syrians are clannish, and It Is a
notlceable^fact that they occupy some
of the largest houses in Fort Wayne.
They mftkTr1deal tiuf dwellers.
Salem Bashara is not master of the
Syrian mart in Fort Wayne now. There
have come rivals and more of his
countrymen since h<> l>egan Three
years after he entered Fort Wayne, a
young Syrian named JCaleel Teen, came
here and began business sis a Syrian
tradesman. He became manager of a
store opened here by New York's great-
est Syrian novelty store. The company
also bogan selling goods to Syrian pack
peddlers. The house became a rival
of Bashara and a factional strife grew
betw* en the two houses and their
friends.
The last city election saw that breach
closed, and today the Syrians of Fort
Wayne stand together. Bashara and
Teen united their factions to elect Hen-
ry Wlebke, a saloon keeper, council-
man from the Second ward, and they
did It. Wlebke today carries the pseu-
donym of "the Syrian councilman," n
name that came from his enemies. Wle-
bke Is a Democrat. He was the only
Democrat chosen In Fort Wayne's re-
cent election and It was the combined
vote of the Syrians in the First and
Seventh precincts of the Second ward
that elected him
Bashara is a Democrat. Teen is a
Republican. The latter joined the
Wlebke forces and carried his faction
with him The Syrians lean toward
the Republican side of the column, but
In the recent election they voted to a
man for Wlebke. Teen thus became
the recognized political boss of the Sy-
rians and holds In his hand the balance
of political power here.
Politics does not play an exclusive
role, however, with the Syrians. Relig-
ion has an influence in their affairs.
The majority of the colonists are Cath-
olics, but the men who stand highest
in the councils of the colony are Pres-
byterians. The Syrians do not allow
religious prejudice to prevent their be-
ing sociable, and the Presbyterians
willingly go to the Catholic church
when there is a Syrian feast day. The
Catholics return the compliment when
a Syrian missionary of the Presbyter-
Ian church comes among them.
The colonists have an organisavion
sailed the Syrian Patriotic society. It
was reoently formed and had a charter
membership of forty-six The society
has for Its purpose the furtherance of
patriotic spirit among Its members
"We also help the poor," says Teen,
who speaks remarkably good Rngllsh.
"When one of our countrymen falls 111,
or is unfortunate, it Is then that we
go to his relief. But we are not char-
itable only to Syrians. When an
American needs help, and our society
knows it, we are liberal very liber-
al."
The trade custom* of the Syrians are
peculiar. Saturday Is their favorite
trading dsy. The peddlers enter Fort
Wayne after a Journey through the
country with their pa^cs. They refll
their packs on Saturday and on Mon-
dan board the trains leaving Fort
Way no po forty, fifty and some-
times seventy-five miles Into the coun-
try Then they leave the train and
walk back to Fort Wayne, selling their
goods as they go. Maqy of tbem travel
into Michigan. The Women make the
Joumtye as well as the men. They
trudge milo after mile down the hot,
dusty highways with great packs on
their backs. Their only companion
Is a rude walking stick.
\Vhen th© peddlers re-enter Fort
wayne they have sold their stock and
bring back the money. The Syrianr
have not learned the eoui*Ine«s of
America® currency. They think ftapct
money unstable, and ns ooffh -ao they
reash Fort Wayne exchange it for gold
Cadh Syrian has a safety deposit bos
in one of the banks here alfH the gold
is deposited these for oafe keeping Al-
most every Haturday the peddler-, who
n«ake the regular weekly trip* go to
the b&nk. add gold to their pile and
tervals, saying that his weakness Is
the worst part of his illness, against
whi<h tire best remedy is activity. In
the Vatican circles there seems to be
dissatisfaction because of rumors in
circulation to 'Ve effect that those in
authority, instead of preventing the
pope from overtaxing his failing
strength, have for their own purposes
urged him. contrary to his physicians*
advice, to further exertion. It has bean
hinted that those who might be eligi-
ble candidates for the chair of St. Peter
would not have many regrets should
the way be left open without more de-
lay. Thmese Insinuations are energeti-
cally repdiated.
PARIS, July 6. —A dispatch from
Rome says the doctors attending the
Pope Informed a vat'ean official confi-
dentially this morning that If the Pon-
tiff takes nourishment hourly he may
last for some time but that If he ab-
stains from so doing for only three
hours all will be over. /
ROM7, 5:45 p. m. —For the first time
since the Pope's illness took serious
turn. Dr. Dapponl ventured to leave
the vntlcan this afternoon for an hour.
The fact aroused hopes. All those who
have seen the Pop? are struck by his
l^domnltable energy. "No doubt," ths
pontiff Is reported to have said, "I am
near my end. but I want to die in the
harness."
count over their money to feel assured
that none Is missing.
It Is told that when a Fort Wayne
bank suffered a "run" a few years ago,
the Syrians clamored at the door like
frenzied demons When they finally
reached their deposit boxes they gath-
ered up great piles of gold and hur-
ried from the bank with their precious
burden. It was some tme before they
were convinced th:it the banking Insti-
tutions of Fort Wayne were safe.
Some of the Syrian peddlers go out
and stay for months. When they re-
turn to the colony they go back ac-
companied by some of their country-
men, who act as guards- until the trea-
sure is safely stowed away.
Several of the Syrians of Fort Wayne
have returned to their native heath
since Salem RaaShnra began business
here. They have made three or four
thousand dollars and turned It Into
gold. When they go back to Damascus
or Beirut, they are called princes of
fortune, and are looked upon as mil-
lionaires. Salem Bashara and Kaleel
Teen are both rich men and posessed
of much American property. In old
Syria they would pose as Plerpont
Morgans and dwell in luxury.
Bashara owns several business blocks
in Fort Wayne. Teen owns a splendl4
farm near the city. He was recently
offered a position as an Interpreter In
the immigration office at New York.
The salary was to be $100 a month.
"Why do I want $100 a month when
T can make that much a day in Fort
Wayne?" laughed the Syrian. Teen
does not consider empty honor when
dollars are mentioned.
Teen's brother Joseph Is a Presbyter-
Ian missionary at Damascus. He Is to
visit this country soon and will bring
with him a large number of Persian
rugs. Teen will then open a rug storo
in Fort Wayne and add to his fortunes.
Teen's Influence over the Syrians In
this colony is almost hypnotic. They
believe Impllclty In him, nnd he leads
them as a mother would lead a child.
The election of Wlebke. the Democrat.
Is laid directly at Teen's door, and ho
proudly acknowledge# the charge.
"That Is one good thing about the
Syrians," said Teen, the boss. "They
always do what their leaders tell them
to do. They have faith in them and
believe thait everything they do Is
right."
That is the secret of Teen's political
success. He is many years the Junior
of Basharn, but in his youthful energy
has usurped the power of the founder
of the Syrian colony. Teen Is 35 years
old and is well up on American cus-
toms. Particularly shrewd is Teen as
a politician.
The scenes In the Syrian marts when
the colonists have gathered home are
picturesque. The poddlers buy care-
fully and fill their packs while they
gossip of Syrian affairs. They spend
days In the stores nnd figure well their
profits before they start on a journey.
A quaint, yet uncanny, custom of the
Syrians is to photograph their dead be-
fore burial. Usually the picture Is tak-
en with the corpse In the center of a
group of the living. The body Is burl-
ed her" and the photograph sent home
to comfort the mourners. The living
friends have their pictures taken with
the corpse In order to assure the folks
at home that the dead was not without
friends and comforters In his last mo-
ments.
The Syrians of Fort Wayne are much
given to social revelry. They Import
their native wines, called arrack, and
when a new case arrives frey enjoy a
dance and a feast of wine. The revelry
may continue for days If the arrack
Is of sufficient quantity to Inst that
long. But, withal, they are usually
peaoefnl and lawnbldlng, and their
good citizenship Is not questioned.
ST PETERBBURO. July S.—Presi-
dent Roosevelt's decision to forward to
the Russian Government a petition in
behalf of the Russian Jews Is not pub-
lished here. The foreign office has
made the following statement:
"The Czar alone can decide whether
the petition will bo received, but Al-
exander III. would never have received
such a petition. The petition from
Guild Hall meeting, called by the Lord
Mayor of London in 1891 wns returned
through the fore ign office, as being in-
convenient. The foreign office hopes
Americans will not invite such a slight.
They would resent an antl-lynchlng
petition. The foreign office has no spe-
cial interest in the question, except
a desire that the international rela-
tions remain unharmed since the mat-
ter Is purely domestic and belongs to
another ministerial department."
Iq an article which Is declared to be
I as jl rod. the Novoe Vremya combats
"the claim of the United States Gov-
ernment that Russia should grant Am-
erican Jews free access to Russian Ter-
ritory
"While Russia In no way assumes tha
right of criticising the International
measur. S pf the United States she on
the one hand will not tolerate the least
Interference 1r. h<*r private affairs oa
^te part of the Americans."
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