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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1901
Page
1
A column asserts a judge will rely on his own analysis of a man's character and fitness without sway from others. The piece emphasizes independence, judgment, and steadfast adherence to personal standards in the judicial selection process.
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Francia E. Baker of Indiana to be judge of the United States Circuit Court for the Seventh district. He pledged to decide without influence and to consult lawmakers, but accept full responsibility for the selection. A long list of confirmations followed, including U S Marshals, Navy officers, and postmasters in Kentucky Virginia and other states.
Senate action approves appointments including Ridgely to the currency center and Pettit, Keal ing and Bonnell among others. Names span roles such as collectors of customs, internal revenue, postmasters and consuls with assignments in Milwaukee Richmond Chicago San Salvador and Cape Town among others.
A heated debate in the Mexican Congress ended with broad support for a law upholding free exercise of all assessments. Regular professionals such as physicians and lawyers largely opposed the measure, though some supported a liberal option. Deputies carried the measure amid triumphal reception in the city.
A crowd opposed to the Meias Ure gathered outside El Imparcial demanding death to an unnamed target as police dispersed the scene. The Senate faces a similar vote and is expected to approve it.
In Houston during carnival week Officers J C James and Herman Youngst attempted to arrest Sid Preacher, a known banco steerer. Preacher fired with a shotgun, mortally wounding James, then hit Youngst and was killed by James who fired three times. Both officers died at the scene. A deputy chief’s warrant charges Preacher with murder.
Lieut. Com. Lucien Young is relieved by Secretary Long from his post as captain of the port of Havana. No new assignment has been announced. Havana merchants protest the removal and defend Young's service, saying the action harms their interests. He, popular and well regarded, says he is pleased to be relieved. He has served in Cuba for three years.
In Omaha on December 11 Judge Fawcett appointed William K. Potter receiver for the Omaha Loan and Trust Company, bond set at 100000. The debtor, with 3500000 in guaranteed loans and 500000 capital, shows real estate assets of about 1100000 with 709000 as straw mortgages. Directors doubt stock recovery. most realty backed loans hold value near par, while Omaha suburban mortgages have dragged the firm down. The Savings Bank had no link to the trust company and remains sound.
A. J. Cassatt announced a project to connect Long Island and Pennsylvania lines via a through electric tunnel beneath New York City. The plan includes a commodious underground terminal, surface improvements after use, and statewide property acquisitions to begin immediately. The Pennsylvania-New York Extension Railroad Company is formed with $1,000,000 capital to operate the line through New Jersey and into New York.
A tract of land in Georgia is granted to the United States with concurrent state jurisdiction to allow county officers to make arrests in civil and criminal cases as justice requires.
Francis Iveagh, editor and columnist for a New York afternoon paper, was shot by Alexander Noor, a bookbinder and printer, in what police say followed a dispute over a room Iveagh rented from Noor. Iveagh, now in Bellevue Hospital in critical condition, identified Noor and described him as an anarchist and publisher of anarchistic literature.
Senator Bacon voices opposition to the canal treaty while pledging not to obstruct ratification. He argues that U.S. interests are not adequately safeguarded by the agreement but calls for careful consideration and measured steps toward approval.
A senator argues that U S sovereignty over a canal traversed nation must be preserved, noting war risk and potential closure. He cites President Roosevelt on not seeking new borders and asserts public contentment with current territory, leaving boundaries as they are.
A Managua dispatch outlines the canal lease details between the United States and Nicaragua. The protocol allows three miles of jurisdiction on each side of the canal with Nicaragua retaining sovereignty over the route while the U S controls security and can land troops if needed. The U S guarantees Nicaragua’s sovereignty and Zelaya backs the canal. Nicaragua grants land on Ometepe Island for a laborers sanitarium and the U S may appoint a surgeon to select its location.
Peking dispatch reports Yang Lu awarded the two-eyed peacock feather for protecting foreigners during the Boxer era. He commanded disciplined troops opposing allies and rose from a small command to power in four years, serving as viceroy, Generalissimo, and imperial treasurer.
In Havana on December 11, Salvador Cisneros, former Cuban republic president, denounces General Maximo Gomez as an assassin and claims evidence of Gomez causing deaths during the ten years war. He attacks Estrada Palma, warns Gomez to avoid Puerto Principe, and urges applying the Spotorno law to Gomez and Palma.
Senator Cul lom, the prospective chairman of the foreign relations committee, voiced strong support in the executive session for the Hay-Pauncefote treaty. He argued it supersedes the Clayton-Bulwer pact, allows the United States to own manage and defend the canal, and could suspend during wartime while reviving after conflict. He stressed neutralization applies to all nations but that the United States may close the canal to belligerents as needed.
The Omaha jury returned a verdict for Miss Agnes Frizzell against J.C. Root and others over a Tidings libel claim. Damages awarded were $14.00 after a dispute linked to placing a tomb stone for a tornado victim in Arkansas.
About fifty freight cars were derailed into the river at Walnut Bend on the Pennsylvania Railroad. Head Brakeman McCadden is missing and believed drowned after the collision near Oil City dated December 1.
Five to six burglars attempted a Felicity Ohio First National Bank safe robbery. An explosion woke Thomas O'Donnell who fired, driving the robbers away after a gunfight. They cut telephone lines, fled toward Cincinnati, then Kentucky. Separately in Shreve Ohio, robbers blew open Farmers Bank safe. townspeople captured two men nearby as they fled.
The Georgia Legislature approved a bill to authorize state sanction of land grants in northeast Georgia to the United States for a project named Appalachian National Park. The measure follows a related bill currently before Congress and grants jurisdiction over the designated lands.
E L Powell, manager of Murphy & Co brokerage in New York, vanished from Wilson claiming a $40,000 loss in Union Pacific stock and cotton deals. He reportedly left a note stating intent of self harm and mailed it from Rocky Mount, with authorities suspecting he is in New York. Powell says he lost the funds in trading.
Samuel Stevenson sues John Alexander Dowie seeking a receivership for Zion lace industries. The complaint alleges Dowie defrauded Stevenson of 185000 and coerced Stevenson from a lace business to join as a partner, with Dowie altering papers while Stevenson signed joint documents. Dowie denies the charges through counsel.
From relatives of Madame Nordica in Sioux City it is learned she has placed with ex Speaker Thomas B Reed and another attorney a claim for between three and four million dollars. She says this is owed as a direct descendant and heir of Ichabod Norton, a New England shipowner whose ships and cargoes were seized during the revolutionary war. She asserts the government secured indemnity but Norton or his heirs were never paid. A complete genealogy ties her to Norton.
The Louisville Board of Trade created a bureau to locate a 2000 acre site for a new army post after a Washington committee urged a location near Louisville. The panel proposed 609 acres, but Secretary Root insisted on a minimum of 2000 acres and a site will be sought for army inspection.
In a case linked to a customs collection scheme, Patrick F. Garrett was killed after an alleged dispute over a collection. The incident unfolds with ties to Gen. Lew Wallace, who backed Garrett in his role as sheriff when Wallace governed New Mexico.
Washington dispatch recalls the Lincoln County War and the capture of William McCarthy by Sheriff Pat Garrett. Garrett seeks El Paso customs post, with Gen. Lew Wallace pushing for the appointment. ongoing pension and federal office news follow, including a district badge dispute and tax proposal. A Kentucky marriage and local rail/telegraph notes close the column.
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