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T7T IM inb WKEKLY ESTAHLISHED DAILY CSTAUI.ISHED M I VOL. UV. NO. 110. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MORNING, MAY 10, 1901 TWELVE PAGES. PRICE 2 CENTS, i ON I AII.VAY TUAIN3 FIVE CENTS. P WE OF ROYAL BLOOD REPUBLICANS HABE THEIR COUNTY TICKET IN LIVELY CONVENTION WELCOMED BY FACE OF MS WHILE HE IS OF PRESIDENT'S SALUTE Chinese Visitor Is Greeted by Crowds on Arrival at Union Station. 4& Venerable Indianian Sits in Invalid Chair, Faces the Jury and Resents Charges. PATHETIC AND DRAMATIC Interest and Enthusiasm at IliMi Pitch, but Harmony and Good Feeling Prevail. OVERSTREET CHAIRMAN tl - if ';: v 'X TZ.&w- AX ESCORT OF SOLDIERS r lANAPOLIS JOTJENA TEARS STREAM DOWN THE N. TftlER TESTIFYING i I II ? ' -'X "V i x vii .'': -. , ?5C?'-i??i2r.-- .- --&.--s::-,:-y:w..- Four Companies of Militia and Batter- A Precede Prince's Car riage Through Streets. STATEIIOUSE RECEPTION Congressman Wields the Gavel and Sounds Kevnote in Address that Pleased Lanre Crowd. JUDGESHIP RACE CLOSE Mayor, Attorney General and , Prince Pu Lun Exchange i Greetings. Ills royal Highness, Prince Pu Lun, next In line of accession to the throne of the oldest and in some respects the greatest empire the world has ever known, was wel comed to Indianapolis yesterday afternoon In a manner befitting his high rank. Be sides members of the executive and the general committee for the prince's enter tainment. Mayor Iloltzman. representing the city, and Attorney General Miller, repre senting Governor Durbin, were at the train to receive the royal guest. As the special car bearing the Prince and his retinue came to a standstill, a salute of twenty-one'guns was tired by the battery which awaited his coming In front of the station. John W. Kern, president of the Commer cial Club. Mayor Iloltzman and Attorney General Miller boarded the train and were the first to greet the Prince and his secre taries. His Highness wa3 then escorted to the station platform by Wong Kal-Kah, of the'prince's retinue and his interpreter, and Attorney General Miller. He was then pre sented to the other members of the recep tion committee. PRINCE'S KINDLY GREETING. Prince Pu Lun was distinguishable from the rest of his party by his Jacket of yellow Bilk. He also wore a red silk sash and the Insignia of the Second Order of the Rising Sun, which was presented to him by the Mikado of Japan, whom he visited on his way to America. In person the prince Is slightly below the average height of Amer icans, and the loose-fitting jacket gives him the appearance of being a little stooped. Undoubtedly the citizens of Indianapolis never greeted a more dignified and pre possessing personage than is his Royal Highness. In greeting the members of the committee he extended to each of them a kindly smile and a cordial grasp of the hand. ' When the members of the committee were all presented to his Highness he was es corted through the train sheds to the car riage which awaited the party at the east end of the station. He walked to the car riage In, company with Attorney .General Miller,, and - they were followed by Wong Kal-Kah and Mayor Iloltzman. who rode with the prince to the Statehotfse. . -Dttiective .Timothy Splann rode on the driver's seat of the royal carriage and De tectives Holtz and Bray beside it. ,;- . The march to the Statehouse was then begun. On every side the streets were crowded by people, who were in many cases getting their first glimpse of royalty. The procession was led by a body of f icked patrolmen, in command of Captain lyland and Sergeants Hagerman, Weaver and Sandman. These were followed by the Indianapolis Military Band, Major Conde and staff, the Lebanon company of the In diana National Guard, preceding the In dianapolis battalion, composed of Com panies A. C, D and R and Battery A, In command of Captain Walter Heiskell. Fol lowing these came the carriage of his High ness, and immediately after the carriages containing the prince's secretaries, all members of the Chinese nobility. Their names are H. S. Fong. Chlng Ta Chen, P'eng Ku-Sun and Cheng Chang. Their relation to his Highness is not unlike that of the squires in the days of heraldry, only of vastly more importance and distinction. On entering the Statehouse the prince was escorted to the seat of honor on the raised platform, upon which the members of the different committees were already seated. Attorney General Miller, Mayor Holtzman and William Fortune occupied feats next to his Highness, while Wong Kai-Kah sat next to them. The secretaries occupied chairs to the extreme end of the front row opposite that where the prince eat. After the crowd had greeted the prince with prolonged handclapping the military companies marched before the stand, each saluting, while the band played a medley of patriotic airs. The prince graciously re turned each salute. During the music Moy Kee. the well known Chinaman, of this city, made his way to the platform, bearing two beautiful bouquets of lilies, carnations and roses. Moy was elaborately attired in the costume of his countrymen and when he presented the flowers to the prince, through Wong Kai-Kah. was roundly applauded by the crowd. Moy occupied a seat next to that of one of the secretaries all through the speechmaking which followed. ADDRESS OF WELCOME. Attorney General Miller was introduced by William Fortune and addressed the N prince In behalf of the, people of the State and for the Governor. Mr. Miller's speech was impressive, and his welcome to the royal visitor was heartily indorsed by the great crowd, which filled the first-floor cor ridor and the balconies above. At the completion of his address the at torney general presented his Highness with Governor Durbln's personal welcome, which was engraved on parchment. Mr. . Fortune then introduced Mayor Iloltzman. who welcomed his Highness to Indianapolis. His words of welcome were most cordial, and he assured the prince and his companions that he was only voic ing the sentiment of the whole people. C. M. Klmbrough. of Muncie, represent ing the State Board of Commerce, followed Mayor Holtzman, and expressed the hope that the visitors would be able to see our Institutions and to study them thoroughly. He said that, he was sure the people of Indiana appreciated the honor done them; that the organization he represented was always glad to welcome good men with Ideas, i , John W. Kern, president of the Commer cial Club, gref-ted the prince in behalf of the club and the people of the city and State. He explained the purpose of the club, and assured the prince that its mem bers were at his service and anxious to as sist him in hU worthy aim of studying our Industrial conditions and methods of com merce. At the close of each address the speaker presented his manuscript to his Highness. These fpeeches will later be translated by Mr. Wong and presented to the Emperor of China when Prince Pu Lun returns home. At the conclusion of the welcoming fpeeches. Prince Pu Lun. on beinj? presented by Mr. Fortun?, made his reply through Wong Kal Kah. who translated his re marks. The prince spoke in a low voice, but showed absolutely no sign of embarass ment. His speech was not a long one, but it plainly showed that he appreciated the treatment that is being accorded him, and was heartily applauded. "Ttll the people." he said, "that this is the proudest time of my life; that I have often heard of this America, the greatest country in the world, but that now I ap preciate and understand why It is called pn-at. Tell them that I am thankful for their welcome to me and will ever remem tcr it as one of the greatest pleasures of Dir life." Mr. Fortune having announced that his Highness would be glad to meet all of the citizens assembled, in the American fash Ion, the prince stood behind a small tem- CONTINÜKb ON lUGBTcOiTsöT" MKS. KIC1IAHD YATES. Who Is Aiding Her Husband in Every Way in His Fight for the Republican Nomination for Governor of Illinois. OF IN TNESTATE CONVENTION Three Sessions -Held, with Little ' Change in Strength of Lead ing Candidates. DELEGATES ARE SLEEPY And the Bands Play Melancholy Tunes Speech by Yates to His Supporters. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SPRINGFIELD. 111.. May lS.-The Re publican convention on its sixth day of session presented a remarkable appearance for a political gathering. Hundreds of seats were vacant, the , delegates having gone. home tired out with repeated ballot ing. During a part of the day session a number of delegates were seen sleeping peacefully amid the din of parliamentary business. The restlessness . communicated itself to the galleries, and the continual noise of the. convention grew so loud that Speaker Cannon turned to the women sit ting in the small "grand stand" and de livered a fatherly lecture, which was re ceived .with composure and without ap plause. The language could not be heard by others, but evidently it was a friendly effort. Then turning to the press tables he said: "The same thing applies to the power that controls the world." "What does?" he was asked. ' "There must be absolute quiet during the roll calls or the secretary cannot get the vote correctly," he said. "Conversa tion must cease durng the balloting." The command was given to the dele gates on the floor and the spectators in the galleries. By these lectures the speak er got a fairly quiet convention. As the best indicator of the emotions and events in the convention the following pro gramme of "music by the band" may be given. It was rendered between roll calls: "Home, Sweet Home,'1 "There's a Land that is fairer than This," "We Shall Gath er on the Shore," "Nearer, mv God, to .Thee," "Shall We Meet Beyond the River?" "Almost Persuaded," '.'Tenting. To-night." AN INSPIRATION. ' The inspiration which came to the leader of the Lowden band started the plaintive season of melancholy "when the convention 'reassembled in the afternoon. He had seen the sorrowful looking delegates sitting for lornly through the tedious ballots. There fore he started a cornet solo on "Home, Sweet Home." It had a most painful effect on the emotions of the convention. Men who had forgotten they had a home tarted to their feet with streams of briny rolling down their cheeks and with hands clasped and intense feeling written on their features. listened to the cornet, reinforced by the slide trombone and the bass drum. The Yates bandmaster proved to be a man with wit and understanding. As the Low den band stopped, and while the delegates were still In a trance, he started im with "In the Sweet By and By" as a delicate hint that there would not be anything doing In the home line yet for awhile. Before tho two bands were through their programme they had the convention so hysterical that delegates cheered the rendering of "Nearer, my God, to Thee." f . . Three sessions of the convention were held to-day morning, afternoon and night and while the Interest was intense, there were no dramatic scenes. Numerous conferences were held, but there appeared to be no weakening on the part of the lead ing candidates. Yates was willing to re lease his delegates if Cullom would release the so-called administration, delegates, but nothing come out of the proposition. Late this afternoon the Yates delegates marched to the executive mansion and were addressed by the Governor from the front porch. The group was then photographed. Governor Yates, in his address, thanked the delegates for their loyal support, and urged them to continue to stand firm. He referred to some reported combination between Hamlin and "some other gentle man." nnrl warned the delegates not to be ICOiVlliNUeJU U.N PA GL 5, COL. 1.) MAI GET BIG HOSPITAL Physio-Medical Physicians and Surgeons May Found the Institution. WILL MEET IN THIS CITY COLUMBUS, O., May lS.-The American Association of Physio-Medical Physicians and Surgeons decided to meet next year at Indianapolis and elected the following officers: A. E. Gammage. Chicago, presi dent; John W. Shockey, of Columbus, vice president and historian; J. A. Stafford, Mill ville, Ind.. treasurer; J. C. Morrison, Ander sonvllle. Ind., secretary. The recommendations that a fund be raised to erect a Physio-Medical Hospital either at Chicago or Indianapolis and to assist in the publication of medical books and other Thyslo-Medical literature, were approved. It was decided to assess each member of the association $i each year for ten years to secure a nucleus for these funds. A portion of the' fund so raised will go. to endow and improve the three colleges of this school of medicine, the College of Med icine and Surgery at Chicago, the Physio Medical College nt Indianapolis, and the Physio-Medical College at Dallas, Tex. IVnniHii Inherit. $1123,00. DES MOINES. Ia.. May IS. Mrs. Flor ence Dunkelberg, of Waterloo. Ia., is one of three heirs to the estate of her uncle. Dr. G. E. Robinson, of Boston. Mass. Her hhare In the Inheritance will lie S1.125M). Among the properties coming to Mrs. Dun kelberg is Ocean Ray, a fashionable sum mer resort on the Maine coast, ... DAY DEADLOCK I S S ID AfJAPOLIS ANOTHER Scenes at the Tri?l af the Former Postmaster General and His Nephew. DEFENDS PI. J. BARRETT And Says There Was No Collu sion in the Bond Investment Company Cases. Special to the 1 inanolis Journal. WASHINGTON, May IS. James N. Ty ner was a witness in his own behalf to day in the Tyner-Barrett conspiracy trial. As the aged defender held the Bible In his trembling hand and faintly answered to the oath, it was painfully forced on the consciousness of the spectators that soon hewould be answering to a higher court, not only to the charge upon which he Is now being tried before a jury of Iiis peers, but for all the acts of his long life on earth. It was almost as if the dead were come back to defend himself. Unable to stand or sit erect, Mr. Tyner was placed before the jurymen in his invalid chair, where he could recline with some degree of case. At tin es during his testimony he would try to point a trembling hand toward the jury men to emphasize his statements. His an swers were given in tones so faint that the court stenographer was compelled to lean 'down close to catch the words and then re peat them in louder voice to the court and jury. Frequently Mr. Tyner cried; sometimes in silent tears, sometimes in weak sobs, and once he broke down entirely, upon being asked if the intentions and purposes of himself and Barrett were honest. Mr., Worthington, his attorney, stood close be side the aged defendant, with a reassuring hand upon his shoulder, and the examina tion was made as considerate to Mr. Ty ner's feelings as was possible in the de velopment ofthcline of defense. The pros ecution was especially courteous, and Mr. Conrad did not cross-examine him at all. MADE A SWEEPING DENIAL. In general, Mr. Tyner's testimony was a sweeping denial of any dishonest act or moUve individually or in association with Mr. Barrett. Specifically he explained the practice of the law department of the Post office Department, told how the Barrett opinion came to be prepared at his insti gation and With the knowledge of the post master general, and related the circum stances attending the enforcement of the requirements of that opinion. He made a good witness for himself, Just as he said he had hoptdto live long enough to do. Earlier in the day Gen. John W. Foster, of Indiana, former secretary, of state, dip lomat and International lawyer, who has been Mr. Tyner's friend for forty years, testified . to the latter's good reputation and clean character. General Foster was a character witness, as was R. Ross Perry, a well-known lawyer of this city, who said he "considered it an honor to have known Mr. Tyner." Then came one of the most dramatic scenes ever witnessed in the dingy old courtroom. The aged and trembling de-, fendant's invalid chair was pushed close in front of the jvry box. and shining black eyes peered out of Mr. Tyner's wasted face to. rest on one after another of the jurymen, as if searching for compassion as well as justice. Judge Pritchard moved to The end of the raised dais to bring his chair as close as possible to the witness. Jurymen inclined thtir heads and attorneys gathered closer. The silence was profound. nunging at ence into an explanation of the matter3 most material to the charge of conspiracy, Mr. Worthington's inquiries led the . witness, in an all but inaudible voice, to explain that he had asked Barrett to write the bond Investment opinion, which forms the bais of the prosecution, because he believed Barrett was especially equipped to deal with the question. "Mr. Tyner." said Mr. Worthlngton. "it is charged that Barrett prepared the opin- j ion and you approved it, in order to force the bono investment companies to employ him as their attorney, after he entered pri vate practice. Is that true?" It was here the pathos of the scene reached its height. "That is absurd absurd," the witness an swered in whispered tones, trembling with mingled anger and emcfion. "I never" Here Mr. Tyner broke down altogether. His wasted form shook with sobs. Tears welled from Ms eyes and drenched his shrunken cheeks. His voice struggled along through an Inarticulate syllable or two and stopped. Mr. WoFthington stooped over to reassure and soothe him, and Holmes Con rad, the government's special counsel, reached out to hand the sobbing man a glass of water. Mrs. Tyner, who had re mained in her accustomed seat when Mr. Tyner was moved closer to the jury, hast ened forward to aid her husband If the emergency requiring her immediate pres ence came, and the glad smile of welcome which dispersed his tearswhen he saw her (CÖNTINUEDÖN"PÄl3ElCOL3T) POLICE SEEK TO SAVE AH AGED MAN FROM SUICIDE Officers Make Fruitless Search for . Spencer, Who Declared In tention to Die. WIFE MAKES AN APPEAL Mrs. Mary Spercer, 336 West Henry street, fearlug that her husband would keep his word and take his own life, asked the police to aid her last night in finding him. Mr. Spencer is sixty-five years old, and after a difficulty at his home -esterday after noon he hurriedly left the house, declaring that he would commit suicide. He started toward the river at half past 2 o'clock, and all efforts to locate him have been unavlliug. Patrolmen searched all afternoon, and officers were sent out during the night, but could discover no trace of him. The officers regard his complete disappearance as very strauge and fear that he has kept his rash vow. SUSPECTED OF KILLING HIS FATHER-IN-LAW CINCINNATI, O., May lS.-John Gerber, a farmer living near Cheviot. In this county, was arrested to-day after a postmortem had shown that Rudolph Berlemann, Ger ber's father-in-law, had died from Injuries indicating murder. Gerber had reported having found Berlemann dead in the barn and said ho had tied him for about four hours yesterday to prevent him from hurt ing himself In a whisky fit which Gerber thouKht was imminent. The coroner is con ducting an examination. Berlemann and Gerber had been living together with no ether occupants of the house, UNCLE SAM We are not to press, or suggesting futile limitations conditions. Tl E tl Battleship Shikishima and Ar mored Cruiser Asama.Said to... Have Been Lost! STORY TOLD BY REFUGEES Japanese Were Shelling Port Ar thur Russians Insist the Runior Is. True. CHE-FOO, May lJ-Noon. Russian ref ugees who arrived here to-day on a Junk from Tort Dalny say. that the Japanese bombarded Port Arthur last Monday. Rus sian officers who.wer on Golden Hill de clared, according to the refugees, that dur ing the bombardment the battleship Shiki shima and the armored cruiser Asajruvwere sunk by Russian mines. The story is not believed here, but the Russians -who brought the news Insist that it is true. The Shikishima is a first-class battleshln of 14,850 tons displacements She is 400 feeti in lengtn, seventy-five feet beam and has a draught of .twenty-seven feet and an in dicated horse power of 14.500. Her armor belt Is nine and four-tenths inches thick and her turret armor is fourteen and six tenth inches thick. Her deck armor is of three and live-tenths inches. She carries four twelve-inch guns, fourteen six-Inch guns and twenty quick firers. She has live torpedo tubes. Her speed is reckoned at eighteen and five-tenths knots and she car ried a complement of 741 men. The Shiki shima was built on the Thames in ISPS. Ac cording to recent lists of Jaoanese navy officers I. Tcragski was In command of the Shikishima. According to the same list S. Yatsushiro was in command of the armored cruiser Asama. This vessel Is of 9.750 tons dis placement. Her length is 403 feet, beam sixty-seven feet and her draught twenty four feet. Her indicated horse power Is D.OOO nnd her speed is twenty-two knots. Her armor belt is seven and three-tenths inches thick. She carries four eight-inch guns, fourteen six-inch guns and ten small er ones. She was built in 1S9S. WOMAN MADE DESPERATE EFFORT THILL HERSELF Brother Sentenced to Prison, She Took Poison and Fought Phy sician and Policeman. SUICIDE OF SISTER Special to the Indianapolis Journal.- MARION. Ind., May 18. Mrs. Ella George, nineteen years old, took morphine to-night and fought a policeman and a physician who sought to prevent the suicide. She was overpowered and the drug was taken from her system after a severe struggle and against her earnest protest aud stub born resistance. The cause for the act is said to be the disgrace incurred through the sentence put on her brother. Charles Hess, In the Circuit Court yesterday. Hess, charged with petit larceny, was given a prison term. His sister was greatly affected by the action of the judge and. jury and at the time was the center of a dramatic scene in the courtroom, there making the declara tion that she would destroy herself in the presence of the court. She was quieted and removed to her home by friends and rela tives. The attempt to-night was desperate, and Mrs. George's condition was discovered Just In time to save her. A sister com mitted suicide two years ago. Enftllnlitmin Robbed in Chicago. CHICAGO. May IS. George Newbatt. a manufacturer from London, England, stop ping at the Auditorium Hotel, en route to the world's fair at St. Louis, reported to the hotel management to-day that he had been robbed of Jo.OuO in bank of England notes while he was asleep in his room. He attributed the robbery to his compan ion, an American with .whom he came on the same steamer, - - AS msm REPORTED N MINES A A " - Md - Ävvi? i " be understood as depreciating the vital importance of freedom of speech and of the on the spirit of liberty, in itself inconquerable, but THIS does not involve those SIRS. BELLE SEWARD HUGH EXCITED WHEN THE FATAL MM HEARD Witness in Gillespie Trial Testifies ..that She Was Much Worried Oyer Whereabouts of "Jim" STATE - RESTS ITS CASE Defense to Examine About Fifty Witnesses Indianapolis Woman Is Said to Be Interested. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RISING SU, Ind., May 18. At 3 o'clock this afternoon the state closed its direct testimony in the Gillespie case and court adjourned until to-morrow morning to give the defense time in which to arrange mat ters for the introduction of its evidence. Attorney Spaan to-day received a postal card signed "A" friend." The writer said that an important witness in the case is Mrs. Mary Clark, who works at George H. Darmody's candy factory in Indianapolis. Mr. Spaan will investigate at once. Interest in the case to-day centered large ly on the testimony of Mrs. Jane Doyle, a reputable widow and. a relative of the GI1 Iesples, who lives in adjoining premises to Mrs. Belle Seward. This witness was on the stand nearly all morning and a part of the afternoon, and although subjected to a rigid cross-examination by Captain Coles, for the defense, maintained her position at every point. Her testimony was clear ami convincing and throws much light on the hidden crime. She testified positively that Belie Seward was at the home of wit ness at the time the shot was fired; that Mrs. Seward was much alarmed and ex claimed, "My God. 'I am afraid some one has been hurt." She threw up her arms as Jf In great distress, and at once started for her home, a few steps away; witness said that she and her sister, Mrs. Campbell, who is now sick at her home in Illinois, tried to calm Mrs. Seward and to assure her that nothing unusual had happened, but Mrs. Seward insisted on going home, and as she went out cried: "Where is Jim? Oh. where is Jim?" Witness said she put on her wraps and (CO NTI N U E D ON PAG E 3,COL. 2.) BARD OF ALAMO MOBBED If STREETS OF JACKVILLE . James B. Elmore Driven from the Town His Latest Book Made Famous. EGGED BY MASKED MEN Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WAYNETOWN. Ind . May IS. Pelted by eggs, thrown by a mob of masked boys, James B. Elmore, the bard of Alamo, was driven from the town of Jackville early this week. Elmore beat a retreat so hastily when the fusillade of eggs began, that he escaped bodily injury, the principal dam age being done to his horse and puggy and wearing apparel. The bard with a supply of his" latest publication. "Twenty Years in Jackville," Monday, for the first tirr -s since he wrote the book, visited tne scene where the plot is laid. A. crowd of young rowaies learned that the author was on the streets of the town for the purpose of selling his books, and preparations were soon under way to give. him material for another production, entitled. "Twenty Minutes in Jackville." About fifteen or twenty boys and young men donned masks, and with a plentiful supply of eggs, they made an assault on the bard as soon as they caught sight of him. For an instant. Elmore regarded the attack as a joke, but the continued bom bardment soon undeceived him. and he hastily seated himself in his buggy and drove out of town with his assailants In close pursuit. Missiles were hurled at the fleeing man until he was a considerable distance in the country. Elmore's latest literary effort did not re flect any great credit on Jackville. The opening paragraph of the effusion of the bard of Alamo follows: "In the beginning tha Lord said let there be light, and there was light except ia JackvUle."- WA PROSECUTION PUTS THE ' FATHER OF MISS SARAH "SCHAFERON THE STAND Details Circumstances of Last Visit Home; Has No Opinion as to McDonald's Guilt. SINGING ON THE STREET Victim Was in a Happy Mood When Met by Capt. Alexander, Just Before tjie Murder. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BEDFORD, Ind., May 18. At 1 o'clock this afternoon the crowd that had assem bled in the courtroom to hear the dVldence for the State in the Schäfer murder trial was as large or larger than that cf Tues day, with the gallery crowded almost to suffocation. Nearly one-half of the -spectators were women, many of whon wero young women and girls, ranging ln age from sixteen to twenty years. Ev?n wkh the large attendance yeserday and ;to-day, there Is not the least parLcle of excitement over the case, so far as Bedford people are concerned. All interest in the case seems to be centered in what the State wil; prove. The State's outline of he case by Prose cutor Miller indicated but little iew or startling, although a leading attorney of the city stated that "if the State proves all it says it will, it will have made its case against McDonald." John Schäfer and G. M. Schäfer, of Elk hart, father and brother of the reordered girl, and Jacob Schäfer, an uncle,of De catur, were in court -to-day. The father was called to the stand. His testimony covered only the visit of his daughter home during the holidays, the last time tne was absent from Bedford before her murder. When asked by Attorney Lowe if she was of a light-hearted, jovial disposition, he replied: "Indeed she was." G. M. F?hafer, brother of Miss Scnafer, testified that his sister had never shown evidence of sorrow or trouble of any kind. Captain J. D. Alexander told of hs leav ing the boarding house on that fat.if right, of being passed a few minutes iJliter by the happy school teacher, who was tinging, and of speaking to her as he entefed the gate to the ' Winstandly residence,! where he roomed. Mrs. Addie V. Smith, at whos home Miss Schäfer roomed, testified tlfit she was away from home on the evening of the murder, after Miss Schäfer had jfone to her supper, and of finding the flatter's room unoccupied on her return. She said Miss Schäfer had very little company while staying at her home. Arthur McCain and his wife bot' testi fied to being at the Johnson boarding house on the night of the murder, and Jf hav ing passed the mouth of the alley eading to the cabshed. between 6:15 and 6i, and of having neither seen nor heard anything to attract their attention. t John Schäfer, father of the dead teacher, when asked as to the opinion of thefamily regarding McDonald s guilt, said tly had none. All they know s what they hai e read in the papers and heard from frl'nds in Bedford, and they are prepared tolbelieve iiim guilty or innocent, according fas the evidence shows. t The principal evidence of the State look ing towards a conviction is still . to be heard, the witnesses who are expf ted to testify with damaging effect to the defense probably will be called to the sUnd to morrow, t MR. HAY AND PARTY , ESCAPED THE 'CROWD Saw the Worlds Fair Without Be ing Recognized and Had .in ST. LOUIS. May IS. A tour of She ex- .position grounds, unescorted and uifittend ed, was made to-day by Secretary jf State and Mrs. Hay and Mr. and Miss AcVms, of Washington. An automobile was Jitlllzed for part of the trip, and points of nterest were traversed on foot. As it vas not known that the trip would be mde the members of the party were not recognized. After the trip Secretary Hay e-ressed himself as having thoroughly Enjoyed rambling around, and had received f. pleas ant impression ot the exposition, Stubbs Wins by Narrow Margin Other Contests Arc Speedily Disposed Of. ItEPl IlLICAX COIXTV TICKET. Treimurer Oliver I. Kimley. Prosecutor Clinrlr 1. Benedict. Surveyor Henry AV. Ivlaunniniin. Sheriff Edvrnrd G. Sonrlilcr. County CümtnlMloner, FI rt Dis trict John I'jIctInuKhey. County ComnilftMlnner, Second lila trlct John 3IcfireKor. Coroner Harry I). Tutevrller. Judge of the Juvenile Court Georue W. Stubba. Marion county Republicans j'csterday named their county ticket in a convention that was characterized by an unusual amount of enthusiasm. A large crowd was in attendance in addition to the TOO delegates, and interest in the contests was at a high pitch, although the rivalries were friendly and the utmost good nature prevailed. Three of the nominations were made by acclamation Oliver P. tEnsley, for treas urer; Charles P. Benedict, for prosecutor, and Henry W. Klausmann, for surveyor, and but one contest was sufficiently close to make it necessary to complete a roll call. George W. Stubbs, the incumbent, and James A. Trltchard ran a neck and neck race for the nomination for Judge of the Juvenile Court, and it was not until Wayne township, the last on the li.ct. cat Its vote solid for Stubbs that his victory was won. In the race for sheriff it was found that Edward G. Sourbier had more than a ma jority of the votes after the third precinct of the Twelfth ward had been called, and his nomination was made unanimous on the motion of L. A. Fulmer, seconded bjj James R. Munro. Joseph L. Gasper was sprung as a dark horse candidate for the shrievalty, but Sourbicr's organization was too perfect for the movement to make any headway and Gasper received but a few scattering votes. John E. McGaughey won the nomina tion for commissioner for the First dis trict over Fred Wieze when the roll had been called down to and including the sec- ond precinct of tho Sixth ward. Tho contest for commissioner for tho Second district was the most interesting one In the convention, aside from that of Judge of the Juvenile Court. Three candi dates were placed In nomination John McGregor, the incumbent, A. A. Womacl: and Albert B. Carter. It was apparent from the outset that McGregor was a 5trong favorite and that he had the best organization. However,' it was necessary to call the roll down to the tenth pre cinct of Wayne township before it was ap parent that the victory was his and his opponents gracefully yielded to the will of the majority. Henry D. Tutewiler made a runaway raca of the contest for coroner aud when tho roll of twelve wards had been completed it was seen that the nomination was his. Dr. R. W. Garstang accordingly made the motion that the nomination of his opponent be made unanimous. MR. OVERSTREETS ADDRESS. A feature of the convention was the ad dress of Congressman Jesse , Overstrfet. who was made permanent chairman. Mr. Overstreet was in good form and held tha close attention of the large crowd during the three-quarters of an hour he spoke. His speech dwelt primarily and almost ex clusively with national issues. At the out set he said that the nominees of the con vention would be the next officers of Marion county because this Is a Republican . year and the convention was a Republican convention. Then he showed why this is a Republican year by pointing out the achievements of the party, the national and local' prosperity that had attended Re publican administration of public affairs for the last eight years, the signal failure of the Democratic administrations that had taught the people of the country to loolc to the Republican party and the harmony and unity that prevail In the Republican party to-day as it stands on its record a the issue of the coming campaign, while the Democratic party is disorganized, rent by factional dissensions, without an Issue and without a leader. Mr. Overstreet closed with a glowing tribute to the Republican leaders, Stata and national, and hinted at the probabil ity of Senator Fairbanks' nomination for the vice presidency by declaring that In diana would "probably make a contribu tion of one to the larger field of the Nation's work." The address was fre quently punctuated by applause and as h concluded Mr. Overstreet was given n ovation. THE CONVENTION IN DETAIL. ' The convention was calledto order a few minutes before 11 o'clock by County Chair man Harry B. Smith. A delay of an hour had been occasioned by the work of the board of primary election commissioners In disposing of the contests brought from several wards. The report of the board was presented by Secretary Johnson, of the county committee, and was approved by the unanimous vote of the convention. The board had decided to declare a va cancy in the delegation from the third pre cinct of the Sixth ward, because the evi dence showed that more votts were cast In the primary than there were Republican voters In the precinct. However, a com promise was effected by which J. C. As bury and Alexander Nichols, of one fac tion, and Incidel Stones, of the other, were seated. The board recommended further that the following delegates be seated: Sixth Ward Eighth precinct. Henry Jackson, James Jeffries. William Waldon and A. R- Morris; tenth precinct. Elmer Stoddard. J. W. Woods and Ed. Talbert. Eleventh Ward First precinct. Nick Brown. W. M. Johns and Phil Corriden; ninth precinct. Wolf Susamau and Isadora Wulfson. Twelfth Ward Fourth precinct. AUort Pettigrew, Morton Mathews and M. V. Ove- baugh. Thirteenth Ward First precinct. Dennis Golden. Andrew Underwood and Charks H. Mueller; second precinct. Peter Travel, Harry Hamilton and John McGroarty. Fifteenth Ward-Fourth prcim t, Joe Foppiano, Walter Sourbier and Ikn Hem merman. Chairman Smith named Martin M. Huge, Charle U Hutchinson. Paul Gall. C. S. Denny and Horace Smith as the committee on rules and permanent organization, and while the committee retired Secretary Johasoa called the roll of prtclncU. TL u