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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOUKNAL. HI WEEKLY ESTABLISHED VHk DAILY ESTABLISHED 1S50. ON RAILWAY TRAINS FIVE CENTS. PRICE 2 CENTS. VOL. LIII. NO. 169. INDIANAPOLIS, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 18, 1903 TWELVE PAGES. TALBOT NOW HEAD CONSUL J. G. Johnson, of Kansas, Gets Out of the Way of Bryan's Former Law Partner. JAMES T. METCALF REMOVED Head of the Money-Order System of the Postoffice Department Dismissed from Office. A REPUBLIC WITH A KING AT ITS HEAD. There seems to be something: incongruously superfluous in the make-up of the new Servian gpvernment. MR. PAYNE'S STATEMENT SUPERINTENDENT METCALF CHARGED WITH INDISCRETION. Favored Awarding a Contract to a firm of Which His Son Is an Employe. OFFENSE NOT CRIMINAL OF SUCH A NATURE, HOWEVER, IT COULD NOT BE OVERLOOKED. Reply of Mr. Bristow to the Charges Made by Ex-Cashier S. W. Tulloch. WASHINGTON, June 17.-As a result of alleged Indiscretion in matters pertain ing to Uie award of contracts for printing the money order forms of the government, James T. Metcalf, for many years superin tendent of the money-order system of the Foatofflce Department, to-day was removed from office by the postmaster general. A full investigation of the case will be made later. The dismissal is the result of acts of Mr. Metcalf In opposition to the bid of Paul Herman, of Rutherford, N. J., the lowest bidder by 146,000, and in favor of the next highest bidder, the Wynkoop, Hal lenbeck, Crawford Company, of New York, of which Mr. Metcalf's son is an employe. The story is briefly told in the following letter of dismissal signed by Postmaster General Payne at 5 o'clock this afternoon: "Mr. James T. Metcalf, Superintendent of Money-order System, Postoffice Depart ment. "Sir: You are hereby removed from the position of superintendent of the money order system. "The charges upon which your removal is based relate to your actions in the mat ter of the letting of the contract for money orisr forms. These charges were made krown to you this morning by Fourth As el tant Postmaster General Bristow and Assistant Attorney General Robb, of the postofnee Department, and a transcript of your answer thereto is inclosed herewith. "It appears from your answer that when the proposals of the different competitors for the contract of supplying money order forms wer opened Paul Herman, of Ruth ford, N. J., formerly employed as fore by the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company of New York, by which company, It seems, your son is also employed, was found to be the lowest bidder, his proposal being 146.000 below that of the next high est bidder, namely, the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company; that the bid of Herman as submitted was regular in form and that he had deposited a certified check for J6.U00 as a forfeit. It further appears that within s day or two the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company filed a pro test against awarding the contract to Herman, alleging that he was not financial ly respouslble; that a short time thereafter Mr. Herman called at your office and you advised him to withdraw his bid and re enter the employment of the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawtorl Company. under standing at the time that such withdrawal would result in the contracts being awarded to said company, and consequently in a loss to the government; that you offered to write, and did write a letter to said company, apprising it of your Interview with Herman and using your good offices in his behalf; that you advised Herman that his five-thousand-dollar de deposit would probably be returned to him If he adopted your suggestion. It further appears that you regarded Mr. Herman as possessing the mechanical qualifications requisite to th performance of the contract, and that it was not any part of your duty to pass on the question of his responsibility, financially or otherwise. It also appears that you did not acquaint your superior. First Assistant Postmaster General Wynne, with the fact that you had endeavored to have Mr. Herman withdraw his bid. It further appears that a hearing has been had before Mr. Wynne on the question of the financial responsibility of Mr. Herman, although it has developed since the submis sion of your answer this morning that you discouraged the granting of such a hearing and manifested a desire that the contract be awarded to the Wynkoop-Hallenbeck-Crawford Company." MR. PAYNE'S ANNOUNCEMENT. Postmaster General Payne, in announc ing his action, said that there was no charge that Mr. Metcalf had done any thing that was amenable to the law, but said his conduct was serious Indiscretion that could not be overlooked. Mr. Metcalf, he said, always had been considered a faithful, efficient, painstaking and honest employe. The postmaster general, on his arrival at the department to-day, sent for Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow and Assistant Attorney General Robb, and after detailing the information that had reached him regarding the money order printing bids. Instructed them to send for Mr. Metcalf and immediately to Investi gate the case. Bristow and Robb, with In spector Fosner. examined Metcalf closely for two hours and he. It Is said, corrobor ated the facts given In the letter of dis missal. Messrs. Bristow and Robb immedi ately afterward had a long conference with the postmaster general, who also sent for Assistant Postmaster General Wynne, who had immediate supervision of the money order system and who has in sisted on the lowest bidder being- given a hearing and an opportunity to demonstrate his ability to fulfill the contract. The post master general later conferred with Presi dent Roosevelt regarding the case and the order of disndsal followed. Mr. Payne's voice trembled with emotion as he announced the dismissal to the news paper men late this afternoon. He said it had become his duty to make the removal and was a step which he could not avoid in the proper discharge of his duties. In re ny to questions he said that no consider ation had been given as yet to the ap pointment of a successor, but that the duties of superintendent for the present would devolve on Mr. Metcalf's assistant. He is Edward F. Kimball, of Massachu setts, who has been in the service seven teen years. METCALF AN IOWAN. Mr. Metcalf originally was appointed from Iowa and has been In the postal serv ice since 1182. During his administration af the office the money order service has ONTTnIJID ON PAGE t, COL. 3.) THREE KILLED, OTHERS HXTKT. Collision Between a Passenger Train and si Gravel Train. CEDAR RAPIDS, la., June 17. Three men were killed and four Injured as the re sult of a collision of a Rock Island passen- ger train and a gravel train at Elmlra, twenty miles south of here, early this morn ing. The accident wa t caused by the 'allure of the gravel train to clear the main track before the passenger arrived. The dead are Eldon J. Herring, Lisbon; Earl Herring, Lisbon, and Fred Risler. Davenport. The injured are T. A. Meyers, passenger engi neer, Cedar Rapids, internally, serious; James Barnes, baggageman, legs, arms and thigh broken, serious; Barnes, fireman grav el train, jaw broken; Theodore Hecht, of Traer. passenger, ribs broken. A number of passengers sustained minor hurts. DELVING IN THE DEBRIS HUNDREDS OF MEM SEARCHING FOR BODIES AT HEPPNER. Corpses of Victims of the Clondbnrst Found Thirty Miles Away Death List Cnt to Two Hundred. HEPPNER, Ore., June 17. The work of clearing the streets of the great piles of wreckage which were lodged by Sunday's flood was commenced in earnest to-day. Bodies are recovered almost every hour, and to-night the most accurate estimate of the number of dead is 200. The exact num ber of victims probably will never be known, as many have been washed miles down the creek and covered with sand. Probably 500 men have come to assist in the work of cleaning the town.- Gangs of men are at work piling and burning the wreck age, while housemovers have begun to put in shape buildings which were moved from their foundations but not destroyed. Provisions are plentiful, large quantities having been received by team to-day from various places. Supplies shipped by rail from distant points are stopped at Lexing ton, nine miles away, and from there brought in by wagons. Scores of men are searching the creek bottoms for bodies of relatives and friends who are missing, but the undertaking is difficult, as bodies have been found more than thirty miles from Heppner. The courthouse and public school build ings have been thrown open for the home less, and each night the rooms are tilled with cots or blankets thrown on the bare floor. Money for Sufferers. PORTLAND, re., June 17. The commit tee that has charge of the Heppner fund has collected $10,000. and supplies of all kinds were sent to Heppner to-day. In cluded in the shipment was a carload of lime, which will be spread over the decay ing vegetation. RUSSIANS WANT THIBET ENGINEERS SURVEYING THE EAST. ERS PORTIO! OF THE COUNTRY. Fonr Thousund Bandits. Clothed nnd Armed by Russian. Droesed Like Chinese. Stopped Near the Ynln. VICTORIA. B. C. June 17. Advices re ceived by mall from the Orient tell of Rus sian aggression in Thibet, as well as in Manchuria, Mongolia and Korea. A dispatch to the Tokio Asah says the Chinese resi dent minister in Thibet telegraphed to Peking early In May that 143 men, appar ently Russian engineer troops, had entered the eastern part of Thibet. They are, he says, making preparations to settle them selves permanently and are surveying the adjacent places. The inhabitants are said to be much alarmed. The far Eastern press comments at length on Russian activity on the Yalu. The North China Dally News ays settlements of Russians are establishing on both sides of the river south. The Korean government has plucked up courage to order the Rus sians away, but has no forces to execute the orders. The North China Dairy News says in regard to the Manchuria entente that the Peking government has received a tele gram from the Tartar general at Moukden that over 2,000 cossacks passed Tlehling on May 11, on their way to New-Chwang. The same day a regiment of artillery with six teen field pieces passed through Liao-Yang for Tien-Tchuaug-Tal. Word has also been received from Youan Tahua, the taotal of Feng-Huang-Chang, near the Yalu, to the effect that four thousand mounted ban dits clothed and armed by the Russians, with many Russian officers turbaned and dressed like Chinese efflcers, attempted to pass Feng-Huang-Cheug and to make for Chiu-Leng-Chong, but their passage was stopped by Yonan Tahua and his disciplined contingent, who, by a display of force and after shooting four or five of the bandits, made them retreat to the north bank of the Yalu. Rescued from Chinese Plrntes. WASHINGTON, June 17.-Consul Gen eral McWade at Canton cables the State department that the American (name not given) recently kidnaped by Chinese pirates has been rescued and returned to Canton. BANK MERGER DETAILS. Two New York Institutions to Be Con. solldated with fXO,000,000 Cnpltnl. NEW YORK. June 17.-Details of the deal by which it is proposed to merge the West ern National Bank of the United States, in New York, into the National Bank of Com merce, were made public to-day. Under the consolidation the capital stock of the Bank of Commerce will be increased from 110,000, 000 to $25.000.000 by the issuing of 150.000 ad ditional shares, 125.000 of which will be used to acquire the Western National, after that bank has Increased its capital to J12.500.0Ou Following this acquisition a dividend of at least 60 per ceuL will be paid to holders of Bank of Commerce stock. Twenty-flve thousand shares of the new stock will be offered to the Bank of Commerce snare holders to the extent of 25 per cent, of their holdings on the date named, at $140 per share. The directory of the consolidated bank will be increased, so as to embrace the dl rsetmi now on the boards of both limit u ttons. it Is understood that Valentine P. Snyder, president of the Western National Hank, will be selected for the presidency of the consolidated bank. ANXIETY AT JACKSON APPREHENSION INCREASES AS END OF THE TRIAL APPROACHES. Argnmenti Are Not Yet Finished and the Coses of Jett and White Will Not Go to the Jury Before Noon. MAECUM'S BESSIVE PLEA BROTHER OF THE MURDERED LAW YER MAKES A STRONG SPEECH. Mrs. Ewen'i Life Said to Be In Danger Jadae Tar in's l'nnnj Speech to the Kentucky Elks. JACKSON. Fy., June 17. The arguments in the cases of Curtis Jett and Thomas White, on trial for the murder of J. B. Marcum, were not concluded when court adjourned late to-night and the case will not get to the jury until to-morrow noon. It is Impossible to describe the anxiety here as to how Jong the Jury will continue its deliberations and as to its finding. The preponderance of opinion still seems to be that the death penalty will not be given and that the jury is likely to hang between life Imprisonment and acquittal. There was more expression of opinion to-day than on previous days, as the people were attracted much more by the eloquence of the attorneys than by the statements of witnesses. The day for the pleadings or arguments is the one that attracts the people from the surrounding country to town here when court is In session. It was like a circus day. One of the curiosities forall to see was the dark spot on the courthouse floor where the stain of Marcum's blood is still visible. The spot In front of the court house where Town Marshall Cockrill was shot dead and the places where other feudists were killed were pointed out to the throngs of visitors. In the audience in the courtroom and as they entered and emerged from It, were pointed out the mothers and other relatives of the prisoners and also of the leading feudist. Many gratified their curiosity by gazing at Mrs. Marcum, Mrs. Cox and the widows of many other vic tims of the feud who were present to hear the final pleadings. It was stated by resi dents who are well acquainted with the people here that there were at least a score of widows present to-day of feud victims, and that they represented only a small part of the bereavement of the coun ty from such causes. One of the first things on the programme was the giving of the lie in court while Judge French was making the opening argument for the defense. Two lawyers were kept from getting to blows by officers of the court rushing between them. No one was allowed in the courtroom with weapons. MARCUM WAS IMPRESSIVE. After Judge Redwine threatened to send one of the attorneys to jail for contempt and reprimanded another for using unbe coming language, the proceedings continued during the day without any disturbance while Attorneys O'Neal and Golden, for the defense, and Hurst and Marcum. for the prosecution, made their arguments. The argument of Thomas Marcum. a broth er of the victim, surrounded by the widow and the orphans of his brother and by the widows and orphans of other victims of the feud, was dellevred under the most im pressive circumstances. Tears were fre quent and the most touching scenes were of common occurrence during the day. While the defense had the opening argu ment, the case will be closed to-morrow by Commonwealth's Attorney Byrd. who is more familiar with the local conditions than the five speakers who occupied all the time to-day. His argument is awaited with un usual interest. During the arguments to-day the pris oners were intensely interested. Jett was apparently unmoved either by the touching words of Thomas Marcum or the earliest appeal of Captain Hurst, the venerable father-Jn-laW of the presiding judge. White seemed more deeply concerned about what was said than Jett and was apparently more affected by the surroundings. Two courts were in session here again to day. That of City Judge Cardwell succeed ed the arson Inquisitions. One faction has controlled the county and the other the town offices. Owing to assassinations and intimidations the latter had become almost defunct. Judge Cardwell, one of the sur vivors of his side, had not held city court for eighteen months until martial law was recently declared. Like others In his de pleted faction he had been a prisoner in his own home and unable to get to his office. Meantime Town Marshal Cockrill had been killed and his place never filled. The troops now make arrests, and it was to hear the cases of such arrests that the local court was resumed. The men who as saulted witnesses yesterday after they had appeared beiore tne grand jury in the arson cases were brought before Judge Cardwell by the guards of the provost marshal and convicted. The fines and imprisonments in flicted are said to be the first penalties for the violation of law here against feudists for years. The principal witness, B. J. Ewen. to-day I sscaped with moat of his family to Lex ington, ninety-three miles from Jackson. As he has nothing to leave behind him, he is now considered out of the reckoning, but there are other witnesses for the prosecu tion who are also considered in danger. MRS. EWBN IN DANGER. Maj. Embry Allen, who is in command of the troops hare during the absence of Col. Roger Williams, to-day earnestly advised Mrs. B. J. Ewen to leave Jackson. She has taken an active part in accumulating evi dence against the men who burned her hus band's hotel and who are directly connected with the powerful faction In Breathitt county. Major Allen expressed the belief that her life was In danger, notwithstand ing the fact that women and children have heretofore been spared by assassins in Jackson. Mrs. Ewen's fortitude and cour age have been shown frequently, especially during the recent trials through which she has passed, and It was but the expected when she replied: "I will stay here until our interests are properly protected and our contracts fulfilled. If they want to kill me they will find me here for at least a month. No woman has yet been ordered killed by the feudists of Breathitt county. If such an order is issued in this instance it is the unanimous opinion that there will be an up rising against the men who would at once be suspected and that it would demand many lives for the killing or the jeopardy of any woman. A hung Jury is expected because of the al leged attitude of two of the members. As the esse draws to a close alarm among citizens because of the probability of troops being withdrawn is manifest. The assas sination of every person who has become exposed as antagonistic to the ring is feared. Arson may substitute assassination where the latter is for any reason not ex- (CONTINUED ON PAGE 5, COL. 2.) R. A. AMMON CONVICTED LAWYER WHO ADVISED "520 PER CENT." MILLER TO FLEE, And Who la Alleged to Hare Felon iously Received Stolen Money, tne Franklin Syndicate Fand. NEW YORK, June 17. Robert A.Ammon was convicted to-day of feloniously receiv ing stolen money, the proceeds of the 530 per cent. Franklin syndicate. The amount specifically stated in the indictment was $30,500. The jury was out Just fifty-one minutes. Ammon took the verdict non chalantly. Just before he was taken to his cell he said: "Weir I've got as much nerve with me as Miller had." Amnion's counsel made the usual mo tions for a reversal of Judgment and a new trial. Judge Newburger promptly denied them and announced that sentence would be pronounced on June 29. The penalty may be imprisonment in the penitentiary for not less than one year or more than five, or a fine of 1250 and imprisonment in the county jail for six months, at the dis cretion of the court. The case has been on trial for the last two weeks, the feature of Interest being Miller's appearance on the stand against his former legal adviser and his start ling testimony regarding the Franklin syndlct te, Amnion's advice to flee when the crash cams, and the transfer to Am mon of the remaining funds on hand. Mill er is serving a term In Sing Sing, but is in ill health and the prevalent belief is that he will be pardoned or receive a commuta tion of sentence. Judgment for $9,575 has been entered against Winifred Ammon, wife of Ammon, in the suit brought by Alfred Hayes, jr., assignee for the benefit of creditors of Sey mour, Johnson A Co., stock brokers. DIRECTORS NOT LIABLE. No More Money for Creditors of the National Bank of Chicago. CHICAGO. June 17. Jude Kohlsaat, in an opinion delivered to-day in the United States Circuit Court, decides that the di rectors of the defunct National Bank of Illinois cannot be held liable by creditors for the balances of money due from the bank. The idebtedness of the defunat bank Is still about $3.500.000 and the court, by the decision rendered to-day. has de prived the creditors of further opportuni ty for the recovery of claims except through appeal. The time for beginning suits anew has expired, and unless Judge Kohlsaat's decision Is reversed, the credi tors must wait until the remaining assets of the bank are converted Into cash. The complainants are about eighty in number and were depositors of the bank or in dividuals and corporations who bought up the claims. COMMITTED FOR TRIAL Dewey nnd His Cowboys Mnat Answer the Charte of Mnrder. ST. FRANCIS. Kan.. June 17. Chauncey Dewey, Clyde Wilson and W. J. McBride, charged with the murder of the Berry fam ily two weeks ago, were this evening bound over to the next session of the District Court without bail. They will be taken early to-morrow morning to Goodland, where they wiU await trial. They will be escorted across the country to Goodland by the Osborne militia company, which has been guarding them since their arrest. Sheriff McCullough thinks he can pro:, t his prisoners if the militia helpa him take them to the jail at Goodland, la spite of the threats made by the settlers. RESIDENTS BUY LEASE THERE WILL BE NO AUTO STATION ON EAST VERMONT STREET. John C. Wrtarht, F- Claypool nnd Others Will Purchase Holding of Indinnn Automobile Company. HANDSOME PRICE TO BE PAID DEAL WILL BE CONCLUDED TO-DAY BY PARTIES INTERESTED. Automobile Company Will Seek An other Site for Proposed Station Status of Ordinance. There will be no automobile station erect ed on East Vermont street, opposite Univer sity Park. John C. Wright, E. F. Claypool and others, who declared that the value of their properties in the neighborhood would be Injured by the erection of a repair and supply station for autos, have decided to buy the lot and the lease of the Indiana Automobile Company. The price to be paid is a handsome one. John B. Cockrum. who is one of the big stockholders in the Indiana Automobile Company, was seen last night and refused to either deny or confirm the report that a deal had been consummated between the wealthy property owners and the company. It is known, however, that the deal will be concluded to-day, and that the Indiana Au tomobile Company will seek other Quarters for the auto station. The fight that developed between the property owners on the one side and the company on the other resulted last Monday night in the introduction of an ordinance in Council forbidding the erection of a station for the repair or care of automobiles on any street where the majority of the property owners were unwilling. A district bounded by New York street on the north, Alabama street on the east. Georgia street on the south and Senate avenue on the west was exempted from its provisions. The ordi nance may be suffered to die in committee, since the agreement between the property owners and the automobile company has made it unnecessary. The company has secured a building per mit for the erection of the station on East Vermont street. The permit will be can celed and the company will make arrange ments to build on another street. Mr. Cock rum refused last night to discuss the plan of the company as regards a new site. BIG TRACTION COMPANY. Louisville A Southern Indinnn Haa a Capital of 93,000,000. The Louisville A Southern Indiana Trac tion Company is the latest extensive cor poration to file articles with the secretary of State. The capital stock is 13,000,000, of which $2,000,000 is to be common stock. The business of the company is to be lo cated in the cities of Jeffersonville and New Albany, and it is the intention to construct a line between these two cities, and, if desired and the plan is found to be expedient, to build lines into and through the counties of Scott, Jefferson, Jackson, Jennings, Harrison. Washington, Craw ford ar.i Orange. The central office of the company will be in New Albany. The di rectors are Samuel Insull, James W. Du nar. R. W. Walte, J. F. Stratton and J. O. English The Monroevllle Home Telephone Com pany has increased its capital stock from S10.0U0 to fcS.UOO and has filed notice of the increase with the secretary of state. ENGINEER BADLY SCALDED. Thomas Duffecey Injured in Freight Wreck nt Romonn. Local freight No. 75, on the Indianapolis A Vincennes road, had an accident about 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon near Ro- mona. in Owen county, when the engine was turned over into a ditch and Thomas Duf fecey, 414 Wolcott street, the engineer, was badly scalded about the arms and limbs. He was taken to St. Vincent's Hospital and was resting well at a late hour last night. It Is not thought he Is seriously burned. Dr. Crockett, of the City Dispensary, at tended the man. Th cause of the dreck was on account of new rails, which were not safe. The engine was overturned. Trains were delayed about two hours, but there were no serious re sults besides the injury of Duffecey. Ro mona is about forty-eight miles from In dianapolis. It will take until this after noon to get the engine back on the track, ' Kansas Legislature to Meet. TOPEKA, Kan.. June 17. Governor Bailey to-day issued a proclamation calling to gether the Legislature In special session at the Capitol in the city of Topeka on Wednesday. June -4. for the purpose of en abling counties and other municipalities to build necessary bridges and for other relief for the flood devastated district. To-Dar's Programme. 9:30 a. m. Convention session Head Camp at Tomlinson Hall. Afternoon Biennial parade V ood men Foresters of America, with this line of march: From Camp Reeoe the column will move west on touth side of Washington street to a point west of the Capitol, then counter march on the north eio of Wash ington street to Meridian street, n-Tth on Meridian (around the west side of the monument) to Vermont, cast to Pennsylvania, south to Ohio, west Is Meridian, south (around the east side of the monument) to Washington, east on the north side of Washington street past the reviewing stand at the courthouse. Evening Military ball at Tomlinson Hall. MICHAEL C. STALEY DEAD FOR THIRTY YEARS A WHMNWI Mil i ll SIDE DRIGG1ST. He Wna In One Store, at Virginia Avenue and McCarty Street, for Twenty Yenra. Michael C. Staley. for thirty years a well known druggist of the South Side, died at 10:30 o'clock last night at his home. No. 722 East McCarty street. He was about fifty one years of age. His death was the result of an attack of apoplexy which came upon him last Sunday evening while he was vis iting friends on East street. For twenty years Mr. Staley was In the drug business in one location, Virginia ave nue and McCarty street. He retired from business about a year ago. He was a mem ber of the Order of Odd Fellows and of the Knights of Pythias. His widow and a daughter survive him. The arrangements for the funeral will be announced later. James M. Brennen Dead. James M. Brennan, a well-known plumb er, died last night at 8:30 o'clock at the family residence, 2026 Norxh Capitol ave nue. The arrangements for the funeral will be anounced later. BLOOD RAN IN RIVULETS YOUNG POLISH JEWS BEATEN MER CILESSLY BY COSSACKS. Ten Killed nnd One Hundred Se rioualy Wounded Because They Paraded the Streets. BERLIN, June 17. The Tageblatt to-day, in mail advices from Lodz, Russian Poland, gives an account of disturbances there on Monday last. About 5,000 young workiugraen, Jews, paraded the streets in an orderly manner, but as a Socialist demonstration. The police, in view of the number of those engaged, called on the Cossacks for assist ance and then the police and Cossacks charged the workingmen, beating them with the flat of their swords and with their fists and mercilessly continuing the beatings after a number of the men had been arrest ed and were helpless, and further beating them when the prisoners were taken into the police station, where, according to the mail advices, "blood ran in rivulets." It is reported that ten young men were beaten to death, and that of the 100 who were arrested, all were seriously wounded. Surgeons worked for five hours sewing up rounds after the fury of the police had been spent. Notorious Jewbalter Attacked. ST. PETERSBURG, June 17. Kroushe van, a notorious Jew baiter and editor of the anti-Semitic organ in Klshineff, the Bessarabetz, articles in which are believed to have been largely responsible for the massacre of the Jews in Kishineff. was at tacked by a party of Jws in the streets of St. Petersburg to-day. He was stabbed in the neck by one of the Jews. The wound Is not believed to be fatal. His assailant was captured and .proved to be a former student of the polytechnic school at Kit ft. CITY DADS UNDER ARREST LOGANSPORT COLNCILMEN INDICTED, BUT RELEASED ON BOND. One la Accused of Accepting n Bribe in a Traction Franchise Fight nnd the Others of Breaking a Quorum. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LOGANSPORT, ind., June 17. Daniel A. Gillespie and Stephen B. Boycr, members of the Logansport Common Council, were arrested on grand Jury indictments this afternoon, the former charged with accept ing a bribe and the latter with breaking the quorum of the Common Conucil. Bond was fixed in Gillespie's case at $5.000 and in Boyer's at $500. Both secured bail, signed by prominent citizens, and immediately after leaving the sheriff's office Boyer Joined a picnic party that was waiting for him. The arrest Is the culmination of the sen sational traction fight of last summer, when the McCulloch interests defeated the so-called Universal Transfer ordinance. which was to give tne Boyd interests a monopoly of Logansport streets. The Council meeting at which the franchise was defeated broke up in a riot. In which Boyer was a leader. Gillespie had origi nally voted for the franchise, but later changed to the McCulloch side and voted for the McCulloch franchise. The indict ment charges that he received large sums of money and railway passes to Influence his vote, but does not state the bribe giver. Gillespie is a grain and stock dealer and Boyer a manufacturer of chemical en gines. They are members of the same church and have always borne good repu tations. Bishop v?.artsell Sails. NEW YORK. June 17 Bishop J. c. Hartxell. of the Methodist Episcopal Church, sailed to-day on the Germans his seventeenth tour of inspection of thr African mission field. He was accompanied by the Rev. 8. W. Naylor. of the Wiscon sin Conference. The bishop has begun a tour of over 90,000 miles, which will take until next April to complete. ADMINISTRATION SLATE IT SLIPS THROUGH WOODMEN CON VENTION AS IF OILED. Head Clerk Hawes Unanimously Re-Elected and All the Other Selections Made. BIG CITIES ARE ADMITTED ACTION WILL ADD LARGELY TO WOODMEN MEMBERSHIP. Delegates and Visiting Woodmen Witness Degree Work at Tom linson Hall in Evening. J. G. Johnson, the leader of the party in opposition to the administration faction in the Head Camp. Modern Woodmen of America, saved himself further humiliation and defeat yesterday In the convention by withdrawing from the race for head consul. With the retirement of Johnson all the Johnson anti-administration party lay down, and the administration ticket, led by A. R. Talbot, candidate for head consul, was unanimously elected. Following are th officers elected: Head Consul A. R. Talbot. Lincoln. Neb. Head Adviser Dan B. Home, Davenport, la. Head Clerk Charles W. Hawes. Rock Island. 111. Head Banker-A. N. Bort, Beloit, Wis. Iliad rhanjatn Rev. W. H. Gardner, Providence, K. I. Head Escort C. D. Elliott. Seattle. Wash. Head Watchman W. E. Beachley, Hag erstown, Ind. Head S'-ntry George W. Bowman, Okla homa City, O. T. Directors George W. Reilly, Danville, 111.; Col. C. G. Saunders. Council Bluffs. la., R. R. Smith. Missouri; E. E. Murphy. Leaven worth. Kan.; Charles J. Byrnes, Michigan. Board of Auditors Louis W. Otto. Craw fordsville, Ind.; F. W. Parrott. Clay Cen ter, Kan.; John Denison, Clarion, la.: M it. Carrier, Lansing, Mich., and E. B. The as a. Columbus. O. The standing committees will be appointed be the new head consul withih a month. SLATE GOES THROrOH. The election was a cut-and-dried slate af fair from start to finish. There was opposl tlon to Head Consul Talbot before the election, and other candidates on the North cott, or administration, slate, it is true, bul their race was a hopeless one, and It was practically certain two days before the elec tion that none but the administration can didates would be elected. Although Lieutenant Governor Northcott, of Illinois, stepped out from his office aa head consul and did not seek re-election, the election yesterday shows conclusively that he is just as much master of the cen tral organisation of the Modern Woodmen of America aa he has ever been. Mr. Northcott has been the real "boss" of the Head Camp for a long time, and the election of Head Consul Talbot and th other administration candidates shows that he will continue to manage the Head Camp Just as much as though he was re-elected head consul. In carrying out their plan of opposing ev erything the administration faction pro posed the Johnson faction received further humiliation yesterday by supporting th movement to have the rate readjustment question considered before officers wer elected. A. vote by States on the proposi tion to have consideration of rate readjust ment precede the election showed 107 votes for and 359 votes against it. All the votes cast In favor of the rate readjustment ques tion being considered first were those ot the Johnson faction. The rate readjustment question will come up to-morrow. TALBOT FOR HEAD CONSUL. When Mr. Northcott. chairman of the session, announced yesterday morning that nominations were In order Delegate Pratt, of Nebraska, placed in nomination A. R. Talbot, of Lincoln, Neb., for head consul. Mr. Pratt said: "It has been said here that the most im portant business before this convention Is the question of readjustment. I grant you that, but I also claim that one of the Im portant matters of business of this Hesd Camp is the election of a head consul who will perform the duties devolving upon him In the ensuing two years, and we come to you with no apologies, because we present a distinguished citizen of our State and also a Woodman who Is known In every quarter of the Jurisdiction. I have the honor of presenting to you the future head consul, A. R. Talbot, of Lincoln. NVb." Mr. Johnson then took occasion to with draw from the race for head consul and save himself from certain defeat. In a speech which was an attempt to cover up the fact that he was "hedging" he said: "I tnink that the majority favors the election of a certain line of officers for the principal offices of this Head Camp, and I think it would be in the interests of the expedition of business here if there be no nominations made against tr.se selections, but that they all be elected by acclamation, and in the interests of that I want to move v..u that the selection of Neighbor Talbot for head consul of this order be made unan imous and that the head clerk be authorised to cast a vote. "I want to say further, so far as I am concerned, that I have had no better or closer friend in this order in the thirteen years that I have served it officially than Neighbor Talbot. There is no man In the Institution for whom I ha,ve a higher re gard and for whose success there Is a warmer place In my heart than for Neigh' bor Talbot, and that there may be no sore spots on me and I am satisfied there will be no store spots on any other member of the order I move you that tie head clerk be authorised to cart the unanimous vote of this Head Camp for Neighbor Talbot for head consul." Clerk Hawes cast the unanimous vote far Mr. Talbot. In a brief speech of accepts nee Mr. Talbot said: "To be elected In this manner is Indeed aa honor greater than kindness." OTHER OFFICERS Head Adviser Daniel B. Home, of Iowa was then placed in nomination for re-eleo tlon. and was elected unanimously on the motion of Delegate Korn, of Iowa. Having no opposition. Head Clerk Hswea, of Illinois, was unanimously re-elected. Mr. Hawes fa id. in part: "I thank you. neighbors, for the honor which you have ajala conferred upon tn. CONTINUED ON PAtfJC a, COL. 2j I