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7 IMBIANAPOLIS -JOUENAI i VOL. ROOSEVELT-FAIRBANKS FOR NATIONAL TICKET; Unanimous Action of the Thir teenth District Republican Convention al Knox. MARKED BY ENTHUSIASM Meeting Was Harmonious and Mr. Brick's Renomination Was by Acclamation. DELEGATES INSTRUCTED To Support Roosevelt for Presi dent and Fairbanks for Vice President. Special to the Indlanai-olls Journal. KNOX, Ind . March 15.-Republicans of the Thirteenth district held a Brick-Roose-velt-Fairb.mks convention here to-day. A. L. Brick was renominated for Con&ress by acclamation and th2 convention Instructed its delegates to Chicago to vote for Theo dore Roosevelt f or . President and Senator Charles W. Fairbanks for Vice President. The coupling of the Roosevelt instruc tions with Instruction for Senator Fair banks was a surprise to many delegates, but the resolution was greeted with ap plause. The resolution, after heartily com mending the public success cf President Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks, t and in dorsing tho national administration, in truded the two delegates chosen to-day to support the President and senator for the presidential and vice presidential nomina tions at Chicago. The convention was held in the new Knox opera house. It was called to order by Dis trict Chairman John L. Moorman at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. W. A. Foster, of Knox, was made chairman of the meet lag and C. A. Reddlck, of the Wmamac Republican, secretary. Congressman Drick was renominated without opposition, Lyman M. Bracket was chosen presidential elector. The delegates chosen to the national convention are El mer W. Smith, of Wlnamac, and Dr. David C. Knott, cf Argos, and the alternates are Charles J. Danielson, of Hamlet, and F. M. Wurser, of South Bend. Resolutions were read indorsing Governor Durbln s administration. Senators Fair banks and Beveridge. Attorney General Miller and Congressman Brick. The meeting was one of the most en thusiaxtlc and harmonious ever held in the district and everything point3 to a big Re publican gain in November. Addrespen were made by Congressman Brick. Attorney General Miller and the three gubernatorial candidates, J. Frank Hanly, Warren G. Sayre and W. L. Tay lor. Congressman Brick spoke for ten min utes and was given an ovation. He re viewed the history of the Republican party and the prcgrefs of the country under Re publican administrations. MARX BOASTS OF TWO MURDERS AT BUFFALO Prisoner at Chicago Claims He Killed Victims While Robbim icr fc a Saloon. CHICAGO, March 15. Gustav Marx, the car-barn murderer, confessed to two more crimes to-day. "Two years ago last July," said Marx. "I killed two men In a saloon at Buffalo, N. Y. Another man and I held up Jlhe place and killed the bartender and a man who tried to get out of a window. The name of the owner of the saloon was either Patrick or Fitzpatrick." Van Dine, another of the condemned car barn bandits, will become a preacher In the :unty Jail, and will endeavor to convert his codefendants and otlurs. To-day he asked Jailer Whitman for a list of books from which 'to -prepare his first sermon. The jail officials are of the opinion that the religious fervor which has taken pos session of Van Dine is genuine. BUFFALO. N. Y., March 15. Austin rowe, an Fast Side saloon keeper, was shot and killed on June 28. 1902. The de tails of the crime are similar to those for which Marx has been sentenced to death, the murder following the hold-up. Three men. giving the names of Charles Greene, John Doyle, alias Fred Mercer, and John Richards, were arrested for the crime, but they were acquitted. Police Superintendent Bull said: "I think Marx is lying. He has read about these crimes in the papers and is making up the story." SOUGHT TO DIB AND , IS CLAIMED BY DEATH Disappointed German Professor Who Recently Attempted Suicide Expires Suddenly. COLUMBUS. O.. March 15. Charles W. Mesloh. for six years associate professor of Serman language and literature at Ohio State University, died suddenly to-day of nervous collapse. Mr. Mösloh had been ii ill health and worried over the fact that he was not elected to the chair of German language and literature to rill the yacancy caused by the death of Professor Eggers, who committed suicide about a rear ago. Last Thursday Mesloh took rhloroform with suicidal intent, but had iparently recovered from the effects of the Jrug and had expressed regret for his ict. Vo CLEW TO THE POST OFFICE DYNAMITERS nspector Can Find No Evidence Against Arkansas Men Who Wrecked Negro's Building. S'i. LOUIS. March 13. After spending .wo weeks at Humphrey, Ark., in an effort jo learn who was re?ionsible for blowing ip the postofflce there with dynamite, three eeks ago. Postofflce Inspector Craig re :urned to-day and reported that he was un- ible to find any clew. It is alleged that :he postofflce was blown up by whites be ;ause a colored postmaster was in charge. The town has less than 5") inhabitants, but inspector Craig says all whom he ap iroached professed ignorance of the dc ails. Z'AX POKER THROUGH EYE OF A MIXE BOSS SV. CLA I HS VI LLE. O.. March 15. Job. ph Bll, a miner, forced a poker through Ihe eye and into the brain of James !)'BrJen. bona at the Barton c al works, flurtng a quarrel. O'Brien was Instantly tilled and Bell was later arrested and WKHKLT KSTA HUSHED WX. DAILY IISTAULISHED 1'A. BRICK FOR CONGRESS LIV. ISC 7G. V".-. V U if . .TV1 .: ? v - ;f-- 2 . f "-.4 . . -V v. c- . X v.- ABRAHAM LINCOLN BRICK. RenomlnatP'l Tor t'onffrrKS by Republicans of the Thirteenth District at the Convention Which Instructed Its Delegates for Roosevelt anJ Fairbanks. IS "THOSE TERRIBLE IRISH" Nationalists Aid the Liberals in Striking a Blow at the Tory Ministry. NO CHANGE AT PRESENT .Mr. Balfour Will Not Resign Only Eleven Majority Against the Government. LONDON, March .15. Premier Balfour's government to-day was defeated in the House of Commons by the combined Liberal and Nationalist vote. This reverse was due to the prohibition by Mr. Wyndham, chief secretary for Ireland, on the teaching of Gaelic in the Junior grades of the Irish nationalist schools. Mr. Balfour, though defeated by a majority of eleven on this question, does, not regard the vote as one of want of confidence and he will not re sign on this account. His determination not to resign was strengthened by the fact that shortly after the foregoing defeat he was able to secure a majority of twenty five. The failure of the fovernment to carry the House with it on a question of purely administrative policy In its Irish depart ment is generally admitted to greatly weak en its already waning prestige with the country, although it is not thought prob able that any immediate development will ensue. In the House of Commons itself, to use he words of jl. prominent member of the opposition, "all thevartlllery in the gov ernment arsenals would not make them sur render office." The Associated Press learns that Premier Balfour regards it as one of the essential principles of his party to hold on to the reins of government for the present at any rate. What he may do after Easter still re mains in doubt. The blow administered to day makes the premier's task of holding his party together doubly difficult and many supporters of the government frankly said to-night that they favored an early disso lution of Parliament rather than again .undergo the humiliation experienced to-day. "THOSE TERRIBLE IRISH." "Those terrible Irish," as they are de scribed for the moment by the Unionists, were entirely responsible for Mr. Balfour's defeat. On the question of Catholic educa tion Monday night the' Nationalists had voted with the Unionist government, but even while so doing they were planning the downall of the Conservatives. This after noon the mine so ingeniously laid was set oft with a success that thrilled the country. The strategy with which the whole coup was planned and the scenes that marked its culmination recalled the times when Glad stone and Parnell waged a Titanic struggle in the same arena. When the House of Commons met at 2 o'clock this afternoon the metropolis was steeped in its usual murky tranquall.ty. Scattered throughout the clubs, hotels and restaurants the Unionists commoners lan guidly discussed the war news and every thing else except politics. All thought that the Irish members would take up the whole of the parliamentary afternoon with a verbose discussion of a question of but little interest except to the rpeakers them selves. In this serenity of the luncheon hour hordes of newspaper boys suddenly appeared yelling "The government de feated." The early afternoon papers only gave the figures of the voting on division and read ers were left to guess whether or not the government had resigned. A wild rush was made for the House of Commons and many elderly members ran half a mile or more, while others drove recklessly to Westminis ter. Within the House of Commons Itself strange scenes were being enacted. An un- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 6, COL. 1.) BROTHER, HELD FOR CRIME, " GOES-TO VICTIM'S FUNERAL Prison Opens for Alleged Mur derer, Who Weeps When Em braced by Aged Mother. SHORT SERVICE IS HELD With convulsive sobs shaking his body, his'eyes fastened on the floor, Cyrus Hub bard yesterday sat through the brief fu neral, service of his brother, whom it is charged he killed. Otis Hubbard was buried from the home of his uncle on Mar tind ile avenue and, .at the request of tho mother of -the boys. Detectives Simon-and Manning took Cyrus Hubbard to. the fu neral. In spite of er serious illness the mother came from the Soldiers' Home at Lafayette to attend- the funeral of her son. The serv ices weie brief. , Cyrus Hubbard greeted his mother ten derly aud the mother, forgetting the terri ble crime he is charged with, embraced him tenderly. As mother and son were locked in an embrace ' tears were in the eyes of the fe'wvjn the room. So far as is known this is the first time a man in jail charged with murder has been taken Nfrom the prison to attend the funeral of his victim. Hubbard spoke but little while on the way from the jail to the house and the detectives, out of sympathy for him. did not question him. The boy shows plainly the effects of the terrible strain under which he is laboring. Coroner Tutewüer had intended to ex amine several witnesses of the fatal quar rel yesterday afternoon, but the examina tion waa postponed until to-day. V BALFOUR S GAB N FT BEATEN IN COI INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY RUSSIAN CASUALTIES AT PORT ARTHUR ARE SAID TO BEEN 310 Manv Killed ami Wounded Dur ing a Terrific Bombardment on March 12. PLACE NOT ABANDONED Admiral Makaroft' Instructed to Defend Port Arthur at All Hazards. REFUGEES AT CHEMULPO Americans from the Korean Mines Taken to Safety on Cruiser Cincinnati. LOXI10, March l. A correspond ent of the Daily Telegraph nt Yin Knw xayn that the Japanese iiKalit attacked I'ort Arthur on March 111, ns n. challenge to Vice Admiral Makaroft to come out and tluht. .IlnrliiK the heavy bombardment, the eorreioml- ent says, the JapaiicMo 'were in a posi tion of nafety from the kuiim of the fortress. The HiiMNian casualties amounted to ÜOO killed or wounded. The correspondent adds that this Is authentic. ST. PnTKItSIUIlt;, March IG It in officially denied that Port Arthur linn been abandoned. Admiral Makaroft will defend the place with nil his mlKlit. POUT AHTIirit, March 15. Vice Ad miral Makaroft to-day vlltcd the tor pedo boat destroyer which partici pated in the llKlit with the Japanese on March lO, and warmly thanked the ollicers nml crews for their splen did behavior. The admiral distrib uted decorations. Grand Duke Cyril, consln of the Eiiiperor, lias arrived here. IAItIS, March HI. Ilinpntrhefl from St. Petersburg; cast doubt on the re port that the Vladivostok and I'ort Arthur squadrons have been united. There has been no confirmation of the rumor. AMERICAN REFUGEES ARRIVE AT CHEMULPO CHEMULPO. Korea. March 13. The United States cruiser Cincinnati returned here to-day from Chinnampo with a num ber of American refugees from the Amer ican company's mine at Unsan and missions in that vicinity." The party consists of three men and twenty-two women and children. All are well. They praise the kindness of the officers of the Cincinnati, who gave up their cabins to them. The refugees traveled from Unsan to Chinnampo in carts bearing American flags and were escorted as far as Ting-Yang by a band from the mines. They were unmolested. Near Audju they met two small groups of Cossacks. Dur ing the party's stay at Ping-Yang the Japa nese requested them to wear badges bear ing the 'American colors in order that they might be allowed to leave and enter the town freely. The party was stopped five times by Japanese soldiers, of whom the party saw great numters along the road to the coast. The Japanese treated them very courteously. An American miner returning from the mines at Unsan was arrested north of Ping Yang by Japanese on surpiciou of being a Russian spy. He was speedily released wheu his identity was established. JAPANESE THINK PORT ARTHUR ABANDONED TOKIO, March 15. It is strongly believed here that the Russian fleet abandoned Tort Arthur after the fourth attack was made upon it by the Japanese fleet and is en deavoring to reach Vladivostok. Confirma tion of this movement is not obtainable from any reliable source, but recent scout ing in the vicinity of Port Arthur has failed to reveal the presence of any Rus sian warships. It seems logical enough that the Russians should attempt a dash for Vladivostok, where It is possible to dock larger ships, effect a junction with their armored cruiser squadron and secure a base for operations v. hile possessing ade quate land defenses. The hopelessness of continuing at Port Arthur is manifest, while a dash for Vladivostok might succeed, con- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 0, COL. 2.) MR, TAGGART IH THE EAST, FlIRTmyiTH GORMAN "Yellow Kid" Candidate Said to Be Distasteful to Indiana Democrats. MARYLAND- MAN FAVORED Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, March 15. "We just dropped off on our way west from New York," said Thomas Taggart, of Indian apolis to-day. ' Mr. Taggart arrived here this morning accompanied by State Chairman O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg; Joseph T. Fanning, of Indianapolis, vice chairman, and John Gill McNutt, the big chief of Txrre Haute. The Hoosicr Democrats only remained in Washington a short time, leaving for In dianapolis on the afternoon train. While they were here they conferred with Sena tor Gorman, of Maryland, and . Senator Stone, of Missouri. With the latter they took luncheon at the Capitol. Reports received here from Indiana Indi cate that the conservative Democrats there are beginning to show alarm over the Hearst boom. The "yellow kid candidacy" is distasteful to them, and they want to head It off. .Taggart and hi friends are carrying on a llirtation with Gorman. The Indianapolis boss undoubtedly favors the nomination of the Maryland man. It could not be learned to-day that Tag gart had disci ;s3ed the chairmanship of the Democratic .national committee with any of the leaders in Congress, but nls friends probably did not overlook the matter. Srnntor'a Daughter Dead. NEW YORK, March 15,-Mrs. Margaret Mitchell Grifflu, daughter of United States Senator Mitchell, of Oregon, and wife of Francis Griffin, Uka bere lo-Uay, MORNING, MARCH f v s . -izrri 4 or SENATOR RUSSIA : GORMAN : " I That's what we HEAD OF WRECKED BAM -15 SHIELDED BY BLAME Attorneys for Justus L. Brodrick Charge Collins with All the Guilt. "ACTED IN GOOD FAITH" Report to Controller Falsified, De clares Counsel, by Accused, but Trusted Employe. Indicted in sixty-four counts for WTeck ing the Indiana National Bank of Elkhart, Justus L. Brodrick, late president of the bank began his legal fight in the United States District Court yesterday. Henry N.Spaan, of this city, and Van Fleet & Van Fleet of Elkhart, are the attorneys defending Brodrick; District At torney Joseph Ii. Kealiiig and his assistant, J. J. M. LaFollette are conducting the prosecution. From yesterday's proceedings it is ap parent that Brodrick's attorneys will con tend that YV. L. Collins is solely responsible for the wrecking of the Institution and will attempt to place upon him the blame for ill transactions which brought about the failure of the bank. Collins was cashier and general dictator of the affairs of the bank; he pleaded guilty in Federal Court Monday to all the charges except that of embezzlement. Attorneys for the prosecution will attempt to show that Brodrlck was a party to underhand dealings and was aware that the bank was being conducted along negligent and dishonest lines. The trial will be long, as there are many concerns involved in the wreck. Witnesses for most of them will probably be brought to the stand. BRODRICK IS NOT NERVOUS. Both Collins and Brodrlck were In court yesterday. Collins is out on $10,000 bond and may be placed on the stand later, although Attorney Kealing said yesterday that he would not be a witness. Brodrlck sat throughout the day with his attorneys, often whispering to them, but otherwise showing no outward signs of nervousness. Mrs. Brodrick sat outside the railing of the court and followed the proceedings closely. Her concern was evident. Yesterday morning's session of the court was consumed by the attorneys in mapping out the grounds of the case. The first witness ' was placed on the stand yester day afternoon. He was C. W. Bosworth, receiver. The prosecution questioned him minutely for over an hour as to the rela tion of various corporations of Elkhart to the bank. The defense asked him but one or two questions. James Mcintosh, of Connersville, national bank examiner of Indiana and Kentucky, was placed upon the stand at 3:30 o'clock and the prosecu tion continued its probing into the finan cial transactions of the bank. Mr. Mcintosh was an interesting witness (CONTINUED ON PAGEÖLTl) ' JM KUBEL1K VICTIM OF Bohemian Violinist Is Attacked by Infuriated Germans in Build ing at Ling. CONCERT HALL WRECKED VIENNA, March 15. German Czech race hatred led to a serious riot at Ling, the capital of Upper Austria, to-day, where a mob of infuriated Germans, in revenge for the ill-treatment of their compatriots at Prague, stormed the hall in which Jan Kubelik, the Bohemian violinist, was giv ing a concert, compelling the artist to seek safety in flight. The manager had been warned to cancel the engagement owing to fears of such a demonstration, but he declined to do su. Before the doors were opened the mob at tacked the carriage of the district govern or. Count Wiekenbarg, with stones. The police had difficulty in protecting the count from personal injury. While the concert was in progress a howling mob outside the hall made the mu.-ic inaudible. Some olli cers came out of the hall and reproached the mob for such disturbances. The mob then forced the police cordon, invaded the hall, smashed the decorative mirrors and threw missiles at Kubelik. The concert was then stopped and the audience dispersed amidst a fire of offen sive epithets. The demonstrations were continued outride the hotel where Kubelik was staying and the police, aided by the mayor, had some dlfticulty In dispersing the mob. Failure of a Mate Hank. CLARK, S. D., March 15.-The First State Bank of this city has failed. Fred War? has been appointed receiver and is In charge. HEAPED DASHER AUSTRIAN MOB 10. 1904 TWELVE PAGES. am not In favor of building more warships ; did." Popular Indiana Congressman Renominated by Acclamation at Mount Vernon. DELEGATES " . INSTRUCTED To Vote for President Roosevelt Mr. Hemenway's Speech The Resolutions. Staff CorrFponience of the Journal. MOUNT VERNON, Ind., March 15. Har mony and Hemenway was the, happily al literative combination and prevailed at the First district Republican convention held here this afternoon. There was nothing but harmony and nothing but Hemenway in the convention and but for the speech making the entire proceedings would not have lasted fifteen minutes. The pro gramme went through without the formal ity of a roll call. Air. .Hemenway was named to succeed himself. Osborne and Hudspeth were made delegates to the national convention, Storment was chosen for presidential elector and resolutions were adopted instructing the delegates for Roose velt, praising Senators Fairbanks and Bev eridge, Representative Hemenway and the other Republican members of the Indiana delegation and indorsing Governor Durbin and other tate officers, and all was done by acclamation. The Republicans of this beautiful little city entertained the convention right royal ly. The meeting was held In the court house, which is within a. stone's throw of the old home of the late Governor Alvin P. Hovey, and in the same room where Mr. Hemenway won his first nomination after a prolonged and intense fight in ISM. This is the sixth nomination Mr. Hemeiiway has received and each, since that memorable first, has been by acclamation. The feature of the convention really was the conspicuous absence of candidates for state offices. Floyd A. Woods, of Indian apolis. Seventh district member of the state committee, was here to look after W. L Taylor's interests and he had no rivals. District Chairman George A. Cunningham, of Evansville, called the convention to order at 1:30 o'clock, and the proceedings were opened with prayer by the Rev. Dr. Pen rod, of the local M. .E. Church. John XV. Brady, chairman of the Republican organi zation of Gibson county, was named as the permanent chairman of the convention. His speech, on assuming the gavel, was at once happy and eloquent, and showed that the Republicans of Gibson are not without foundation for their claim that Mr. Brady will be a strong candidate for Congress in event Representative Hemenway is pro moted to the United States Senate. The committee on resolutions consisted of one member from each county, as follows: Warrick Kiper, Warrick; George W. Rob ertson. Posey; GU R. Stormont. Gibson; (CONTINUED ON PAGE 4, COL. 6.) ELKHART SUFFERS FIRE LOSS OF FULLY $100,000 Dry Goods Store of H. B. Sykes & Co. Destroyed, with Loss of $90,000 on Stock. BOY STEPPED ON MATCH Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELKHART, Ind., March 15.-The most serious fire loss in Elkhart's history was inflicted to-day in the destruction of the big dry goods store of H. B. Sykes & Co. The blaze was started at the foot of a stair way and an elevator shaft by a sweeper boy stepping on a match that was among the morning's sweepings, and the inflam mable pile communicated flames to a stock of cotton batting. H. B. Sykes is hurrying home from New England, where he went in cpjest of health. The loss on the stock Is at least $CJ,X), and the insurance about $43.000, though only the following can be given out until Mr. Sykes returns or the safe, now in the debris, is opened: German of Peoria, J2.XO; Milwaukee, J2.t; North American. $1.500: Queen. 1.5 ; Buffalo German. t2,po; Buffalo Commer cial, $2,(mj; Northwestern National, $11); Ohio Farmers' of Le Roy. OX: Ameri can, of Newark. O.. J1,00; Germania. Jt.öOU; German, of Freeport. 111., $1,500; Traders of Chicago, 11,0.1); Palatine of London. $-000; Royal of Liverpool. $2,(mj; Girard or Philadelphia. $2.500; Farmers' of York, Pa., $3.UJ3; Rochester German. $1.500; Pennsylvania of Philadelphia. Sl.OftO: Wil liamsburg City, J2J: Continental. $1.5o0. The building, which belonged to Char lotte Cook, of Elkhart, was damaged. $10.000, with insurance of $3.'0 each in the Liver pool, London and Globe, the Phenlx of Brooklyn and German American of New York. Herman Horneman's building, ad Joining, was damaged about $1,(MV fully xxotected. , HEiENM A! HARMONY UNIIiG COMBINATION IN THE FIRST DISTRiGT PRICE 2 wait until we need them." I-', HON. JAMES A. HEMENV'AY. Renominated for Congress by Republ'cans of tha First District. PEARL-STREET BLOCK IS GUTTED BK Fire of Unknown Origin Threat ens to Destroy Building Walls Bulge Out and May Fall. LOSS WILL BE HEAVY Wires Cut Down Impedes Work of Firemen General Alarm . Is Sounded. Fire of unknown origin completely gutted the four-story brick building at C5-41 Wert Pearl street early this morning. The fire started in the southeast corner of the third floor of the building occupied by the upholstering department of L. S. Ayres & Co., and 'the flames spread rapidly. Within five minutes from the time the first alarm was turned in five streams were play ing on the fire, seemingly without effect. The third and fourth floors of the building were crowded with inflammable material, making the fire a hard one to handle. On the ground floor of the building Her .bert Green has a poolroom, and the second floor of the building is occupied by the Capital Suspender Company. At 3:30 o'clock it was believed the building with Its con tents would be entirely destroyed. The flames forced their way through thev roof and despite the efforts of -the firemen steadily gained headway. A general alarm was sounded and every piece of Are appar ratus in the city was hurried to the spot. The north walls of the building bulged out and it was feared for a time they would collapse. At 3:30 o'clock it looked as. Jf the en tire block of buildings would be destroyed. The building In which the fire started Is owned by W. J. Richards and was -at one time occupied by the mechanical and edi torial departments of the Indianapolis Press. It is believed all losses will be fully covered by insurance. FIRE LOSS OF OVER $5,000 AT WATERLOO Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WATERLOO. Ind.. March 15. Fire start ed early this morning in Becker & Co.'s grocery, destroying it and spreading to the furniture store of Crooks & Son, entailing a lose of over $3.000. Just before the Are broke out an explo sion occurred in the United States Express office in the rear of Becker's grocery. The fronts of both stores were blown' out. The cause of the explosion is unknown, but it is believed unknown persons placed dynamite in the express office. While the fire department was working on this fire an incendiary, set fire to a three-story, brick business block in another part of town, but this was discovered in time to be extinguished. The loss to the Becker stock Is $lv, with insurance in the Firemen's Fund of $. Loss on Crook's furniture stock was $1,20;". with insuransee In the North British of $s)0. Peter Fisher, tailor, was damaged to the amount of $2T0 with no insurance. II. K. Leas, owner of the grocery build ing, lost $1.300; insurance in the Conti nental. JCno. J. M. Waterman, furniture store buiidinK. loss $1.5X; insurance In the North British, $300. Receiver for a Conl Company. CHICAGO, March 15. Upon petition of creditors a receiver was to-day appointed for the Inland Coal and Coke Company. The company has large coal yard aod docks oa the Chicago river, f: ' ) v 'Apr I ' yy V-" .... r - f W .... i I ' vV . " -: FLAMES CENTS. ON I:ATMVAY TRAINS n i: cents. IBS UY TOOLS ASIDE TOVOTEON REFERENDUM AND PEAGEiS ASSURED Efforts of Officials Tell, and Out come Is Forecasted as Victory for Compromise. OVER 150,000 VOTES CAST Pennsylvania, Where Result Was Feared, Swings Into Arbi-. tration Column. INDIANA DOWNS STRIKE Results, as Forecasted in Terre Haute, Indicate Small Plurality for Wage Reduction. One hundred and fifty thousand miners of the soft-coal districts of Indiana, lliinois, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Iowa. Michi gan. West Virginia and western Kentucky laid aside their picks' yesterday and de cided by a referendum vote whether they will strike on April 1 or accept the ulti matum and reduction of 5.55 per cent, in wages offered by the operators. The lolls were opened at the various mining centers lrom 1 until 6 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Although the final result of the vote will not be known for several days, reports from Journal correspondents. Associated Press dispatches and other sources Indicate that the strike has been voted down by an over whelming majority. Many. - reports were receivW last night from mining points throughout the voting region; and. with the exception of Illinois, the vote favoring a strike was in an insignificant minority. It is confidently believed that the total vote has swept away. all danger of an industrial conflict with the miners by a two-thirds majority. At Brazil. Ind.. a heavy vote was polled, nearly all the miners voting. Every local gave the big majorities in favog of the compromise. The Brazil local voted 174 against and 22 for the strike. . At Sullivan. Ind., the vote of the miners was. decidedly against a strike. ! Dispatches from Terre Haute late last night said that about lO.OOo miners of the total of 14.0X) voted against a strike. The Hvmera local voted 734 against to 150 for a strike. At Bicknell and New Port it was stated that two-thirds of the miners cast their votes in favor of accepting the reduc tion. PENNSYLVANIA FOR rUACK. Reports from the Pennsylvania field stated that the strike was voted down by an almost unanimous vote. It Is estimated that 21.000 out of the 22,0o0 of the Pittsburg district voted against a strike. In West' Virginia the votes polled favored the acceptance of the reduction by an over whelming tide. Within a radius of twenty five miles of Wheeling it was stated that every vote was for the reduction. Illinois, alone, showed in several mining centers a majority in favor of the strike. At Westvllle the vote was 1,197 for and 351 against the strike. The other districts of the State did not show up so strongly for the strike. Fairmont showed a majority of three votes against the strike. It is believed that in that district It will be an- even break. At Altoonk.- however, tbo tide flowed the other way and fcO per cent, of the miners voted against going out. 01 strike. An estimate of the vote at Car bondale placed a two-thirds majority , in favor of accepting the reduction. , From Ohio leports it would seem that the miners of that State voted almost unani mously against the strike. At Coshocton, the home of the State president. W. II. Haskins, and Vice President D. If. Sullivan, the vote was unanimous, being 230 in favor of the compromise. " The polls closed at 6 o'clock last night, but It will be several days before the result of the vote Is known. Returns are ex pected to arrive at headquarters, in the State Life building, this morning, where the canvass begins to-morrow by the three tellers appointed by the convention when assembled here two weeks quo. They are Nat Charlton, of Illinois, William Fitzsim mons, of Pennsylvania, and James Pritch ard, of Ohfo. Several local unions will tend watchers to be present at the counting. CANVASS ON THURSDAY. The work of canvassing the returns will begin to-morrow morning, when it is ex pected all or at least a greater part of the returns will be received. Although the definite figures of the vote will hardly Le known to-night, it is thought that the re sult can be well foretold after a day's work. Approximately l$0,0o0 miners were entitled to vote on the proposition yesterday, but it is said that not more than 150.0) have been counted on to vote. The miners voted In dividually .with their local unions. Whtn the polls closed last night the votes wer counted by tellers selected by the locals. The secretaries of the locals were supplied with blanks on which they transcribed the result of the ballot. These blanks wire then mailed to the headquarters of the or ganization here, where the total number of votes will be counted. A majority of the Individual votes will decide the issu. Since the convention adjourned here sin die two weeks ago there has been a great change in sentiment among the miners and there is now much confidence felt that the strike has. been, voted down. Telegraphic reports from , all parts of the districts in volved point . to an overwhelming vote in favor of accepting the reduction.. However, the reports cannot be taken as evidence, for they are not direct from the miners themselves. The miners are somewhat re ticent about discussing the result of the vote. The national officers of the United Mine Workers have made efforts to secure tha acceptance of the compromise. Circular letters, recommending that the compro mise be accepted for the preservation of th organization were ent to more than H.OO locals. Both Vice President Lewis and Secretary Wilson have been among .the miners, speaking publicly in favor of th reduction. Although the officers are not exprcsfing themselves on the result of the vote, it U known that they fel relieved by the evi dent change of sentiment within the paf-t two weeks, and do not believe there will be a strike in the soft coal districts. The result of the referendum vote will probably not be fully known until Friday or Saturday. INDIANA MINERS ARE FOR PEACE Over Nine Thousand" Votes Cast and Majority Is for Reduction. j Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE. Ind.. March 15. So far as results have been reported.-It Is a fair estimate that the ll0 Indiana miners have cast between 9.or) and 10, votes against a strike, with posslblly 2.000 not voting. Hyrnera, for instance, voted 754 to 17) against a strike. One of the Coal Bluff Company's camps, with fro men. give 121 majority against a strike. Another of the company's camps, with 130 men. gave a small majority for a strike. . BLOCK MIXERS VOTE TO ACCEPT THE REDUCTION Special to the Indianapolis Jrurnal. BRAZIL. Ind.. March 15-AU the mine of this district were idle to-day, thu al lowing every miner who desires to do so an opportunity to vote on the question of accepting or rejecting the operators" ultlmatam, The leading miners . of th t