Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 272, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 September 1899 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1899.

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Rejected manuscripts will not be returned unlets postage la Inclosed for that purpose. THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL Can be found at the following places: NEW YORK Astor House. CHICAGO Palmer House. P. O. News Co., 217 Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and Grand TadAc Hotel. CINCINNATI J. It. Ilawley & Co., VA Vine treet. LOUJSVILLE-C. T. Deerlng. northwest comer of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Book Co., ZM Fourth avenue. ET. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot. WASHINGTON. P. C Rlgjs House, Ebbltt House and WUIard'a Hotel. i .MS The Taggart walk-over of August has become a furious sprint, with Bookwalter in the lead. It cannot bo expected that the Sentinel "villi make it unanimous by coming over to the winning Bookwalter ticket. aSSSSSSSBSSBSBBSBSSaSSSSBaSSSSSBJBSSSBSSSSSBSBSBSBSBSBSBSB The flag-furlers now regard Admiral Dewey as their most effective foe, and they have already begun a movement to belittle his achievements. If Admiral Dewey succeeds la looking like all the alleged portraits of him published In the "picture papers" he is a wonderfully versatile man. An Agulnaldo organ remarks that "Senator Foraker's Hand with the administration on the Philippines is lukewarm but complete." How complete if lukewarm? The Taggart ticket for councllmen at large is, taken as a whole, the worst ever presented to the voters of Indianapolis. This is a strong statement, but the facts bear it out. General Ludlow's announcement to the labor agitators of Havana that tbe right to work will be maintained and enforced by the United States is not a very dangerous form of militarism. Again It is stated that Generals Lawton and Mac Arthur will have full charge of the operations In the field when the next campaign opens, leaving General Otis to perform the arduous duties of administration. It seems odd to hear of the hotels in New York feeing crowded to overflowing and thrifty Gothamites figuring on the amount of money that will be left in the city. Such conditions occur In Podunjc, but not often In the great metropolis. The little movements which our troops are making In the Philippines at present are probably intended to limber them up and enable them to get their "hand in before the beginning of the fall and winter campaign which is to end the war. The Taggartltes who are telling that many Republicans will vote the Taggart ticket, Oct. 10, are deceiving themselves. The Republicans are going to vote for Charles A. Bookwalter, and they are thor oughly In earnest to secure his election. Those gosslpers In Washington who are trying to make the people believe that the President Is jealous of Admiral Dewey will not succeed, because there Is not the least ground for such false-hoods, except that those who Invent them can sell them as news. Admiral Dewey has received Invitations tc visit so many cities and towns that he has decided to decline all and go directly from Washington to his home. In Vermont. Ills physician says he needs rest, and that even the excitement of the last few days has eet him back. Washington dispatches Indicate that the President Indorses Admiral Dewey's opinion that General Otis is conscientiously trying to do too much and that arrangements will be made which will relieve the general of part of his present duties. Including respon sibillty for field operations, without any im plied censure. Mr. Wayne MacVeagh seems to take peculiar delight In comparing his client, Capt. Carter, with Dreyfus, and Carter's courtmartial with the affair at Rennes. It follows, of course, that Mr. MacVeagh is the American counterpart of the brilliant French advocate, M. Labori. Mr. MacVeagh makes the American people tired. There being no Republican party In New Orleans there are two Democratic parties fighting each other in the municipal campaign. Taking the estimate which one places upon the other, and vice versa, both are very disreputable. One Democratic or Taggart party U rather more than the more intelligent portion of Indianapolis can Hand. Every Republican and every voter who does not want a third term of Mayor Taggart should constitute himself a canvassing agent. If those who are now actively fighting the Taggart ticket will make a small list of those whom they regard as lukewarm or doubtful, and see each of them, they can easily add a thousand votes to the Bookwalter column. Local papers throughout the State report a much larger attendance at county fairs than usual, with better financial results. This la on a line with the experience of the Ctate fair, Indicating general prosperity. Another feature which has become quite popular this year la street fairs, which have been held In a number of towns and smaller cities with very satisfactory results. They attract large crowds of people from the country, give an Impetus to local trade and furnish pleasant holidays at a season of the year w jen people have time to enjoy them. The deciilon of both of the natural-gas cz:panles of this city to furnish no gas to " cterirs, hotels, "blocks or large business ML'z? r'r ti r.th izzX. rmi to be i

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and consumers. The experience of last win

ter should not be repeated, and as the fall ing supply of gas requires that some consumers should be cut off, the preference should be given to residences and families. The announcement of . the companies is somewhat sudden, but It is probable most of the factories, hotels and large downtown buildings have already made arrangements1 to U3e other fuel. At all events, the action of the companies is commendable. THE BRITISH POLICY IN AFIUCA. If war comes between Great Britain and the Transvaal Republican may prove to be a much greater war and involve more im portant, results than any one now imagines. This is measurably true of all wars, the extent and ending of which can never be fore seen from the beginning. The idea was well expressed by President McKInley in his speech at a banquet, in Boston, last Feb. H. when he said: "What nation' waa ever able to write an accurate programme of the war upon which it was entering, much less decree in advance the scope of its results? Congress can declare war, but a higher power decrees Its bounds and fixes its rela tions and responsibilities." Our war with Spain Involved results not dreamed of at the beginning, and the same Is true of most wars. To understand the real scope and possible consequences of war between Great Britain and the Transvaal it must be remembered that England's traditional policy is one of Imperialism and territorial expansion, and that Africa is now the most inviting field on the face of the globe for the exercise of that policy. There is no chance for British extension in the western hemisphere, where England already has large possessions. There Is no room for further extension towards the south pole, as she owns all of Australia, Tasmania, New Zealand and the adjacent Islands. The sick man of Europe has so far recovered as to be beyond the possibility of partition. British extension In Asia is disputed by Russia', and in China by the same and other powers. Africa alone is left. The great, rich, dark continent is the coming battlefield of the European powers for territorial extension. Nearly all of them, including Great Britain, France, Ger many, Italy and Portugal, have acquired territory there and would gladly acquire more. The natives do not stand in the way and are not to be considered. So far as they are concerned it is virgin soil. The only question with each power is how far it can extend its present possessions without coming in conflict with some other. Great Britain already owns or controls the extensive Cape Colony, Natal, Zululand, Rhodesia and other provinces embracing a large part of south and central Africa, but not Including the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic. The latter lies directly in the way of Great Britain's natural line of ex tension, and its conquest or subjection to British influence is almost a. sine qua non to the extension of British empire in Africa. Great Britain is not deeply concerned about the political status of the outlanders In the Transvaal, nor Is she overanxious to possess the gold mines there, though they would not be regarded as an incumbrance. What she wants is to remove a barrier to the extension of British sovereignty in Africa, and to see the British flag wave over all the territory northward from Cape Colony to Central Africa, Including the Orange Free State and the Transvaal Republic. If war comes that will be its real object, and Great Britain will not let it stop short of that if she can control the result. But such a war might prove very costly to Great Britain, and would Involve the pos sibility of grave consequences. The Transvaal Republic would have the assistance of the Orange Free State from the beginning. and together they would put up a very ugly fight. Sir Walter Peace, agent general for Natal In London, is reported as saying: The attitude of the Orange Free State means Its inevitable acquisition by Great Britain. Peace in South Africa can only be accomplished by war. In my opinion a war would not last more than two months. In order to make pacification effective Great Britain must assume absolute control over the whole of South Africa. Two months from the day General Sir Redvera Duller lands the fighting will be over. If the Free State had been loyal, fighting would not have lasted fourteen days. It is the luckiest thing in the world, however, that the Free State has been foolish enough to take a hostile attitude, for that means her addition to British possessions. In other words, Sir Walter Peace thinks the war would be a picnic. He Is probably greatly mistaken. If Great Britain enters on such a war she cannot afford to fall, for failure would be a death blow to British prestige in South Africa, but she would not succeed in two months, nor in several months, nor without putting forth more military energy than she has shown for more than a generation past. Moreover, she will be In danger of native uprisings and of complications with Germany, France and Portugal, each of which powers has territorial claims adjoining those of Great Brit, ain. It is hardly conceivable that the latter would enter upon war without counting and estimating all these possibilities, and. perhaps, she has already decided that the Importance of extending British empire In Afrlce outweighs them all. If that is so she will probably exert her whole power at the outset, or at least enough to make the result certain, but In no event can she expect to have a picnic or a walkover, and there Is a possibility or complications that may bring some of the European powers into the fray. If war comes the optimistic gentleman who predicts that it will not last more than sixty days will probably live to see 'his pre diction falsified, though Great Britain will doubtless succeed in the end, because she cannot afford to fail. DCWEV AMD TUB PRESIDEXCY. Admiral Dewey's name has been mentioned in connection with the presidency by a number of Democratic papers which are either not in accord with Mr. Bryan or have sufficient judgment to know that Mr. Bryan cannot be elected upon the silver, the antiexpansion and the anti-trust issues. They desire a man whose popularity will make a platform unnecessary. Most of these papers cannot be ignorant that the admiral's political leanings are naturally Republican. He comes from a Republican State, a Republican congressman appointed him to the Naval Academy and his family is Republican. The man who made our occupation of Luzon almost Imperative, and who believes that we should hold the Philippines, la not a natural candidate for a party that la getting ready to denounce the holding of those Islands. It now appears that quite a large number of gold Democrats and probably such Democrats as ex-Senator mil, of New York. ex-Senator Gorman, of Maryland, and a large number of conservatives who do not like Mr. Bryan and see the folly of his renominatlon would be In favor of the admiral. The New York Herald has discovered some interesting facts regarding the efforts of gold Democrats to obtain the consent of Admiral Dewey to be a candidate in the hope that his nomination would urita the party. It appears that Juda

Brawley, of South Carolina, was selected to 1

sound Admiral Dewey upon the matter be cause they were personal friends. It was proposed to have him go to the Philippines, but, as that was not practicable, Judge Brawley wrote the admiral. Several letters passed between them, in the hope that the resolution of the admiral not to be a candi date could be shaken. The result is that Judge Brawley does not believe there is a possibility that Dewey can become the Democratic candidate for President. "Neither by Inclination nor by training am I fitted to hold the office of President; I have lived a sailor and shall die one," are the words of Admiral Dewey. A friend of Judge Brawley reports him as saying: Should President McKInley not be renominated for any reason, and should Admiral Dewev become convinced that It was his duty to be a candidate, he might yield and take the nomination. But he does not tnmic that any such state of affairs exists, and I have no idea that he will be nominated. That Is, should the Republicans decide not to renominate President McKInley, Admiral Dewey might be convinced that it would be his duty to be a candidate a Republican candidate. THE MAYOR'S IXSIXCEUITY. Mayor Taggart, in the addresses which he in making, betrays his leading characteristicInsincerity. In his remarks of Wednesday night he declared that he "has not tried to please the Journal, but the poor people." This is the insincerity of the demagogue who seeks to win votes by arousing jealousies where they should not exist. Instead of meeting the Issues of the campaign he appeals to prejudice. Instead of questioning the ability of his competitor to fill the office of mayor, his organ devotes itself to the manufacture of falsehoods affecting the relations of Mr. Bookwalter to organized labor, which have nothing whatever to do with the office of mayor. These attacks have been so false and unjust that one of the most intelligent and faithful of the representatives of organized labor, a Democrat, felt called upon to expose them. The Journal Is no more a factor In the campaign than is any other firm doing business in Indianapolis. It has exposed the Taggart trick of a 59-cent levy as evidence of the mayor's characteristic insincerity and his belief that those whom he Is pleased to call poor men are such fools that they cannot see that it Is a trick, and one which does him no credit. Last year, in his report to the Council, Mayor Taggart showed that a levy of 70 cents was absolutely necessary to meet the requirements of a growing city. He estimated that 11,114.000 would be necessary to pay city expenses for the year 1899, and to raise that a levy of 70 cents on each $100 was absolutely necessary. This year he estimates the city's expenditures at $1.131,000 $17,000 more than last year, and declares that a 59-cent levy Is sufficient. Either his levy of 70 cents last year was an unnecessary burden upon the poor man, or else, with a 59-cent levy, the poor man will pay a large deficit in 1901. Either he did not know that a 70cent levy w-as unnecessary a year ago or he Is fooling or trying to fool the people this year. In the address of that evening Mayor Taggart insulted his audience by repeating his stale story that he was getting $50,000 a year for franchises which the Republicans never tried to get. He assumed that his listeners did not know that he gets $30,000 a year from the street-railway company by virtue of an act of the Republican Legislature which made it possible for the present company to buy up and surrender to the city all outstanding franchises, and which fixed the minimum which the new company should pay annually Into the city treasury for a franchise. The mayor did not get from the company much over the minimum stipulated by the Legislature, while many people believe he should have obtained a larger amount. A new telephone company, which was not in existence during the last Republican administration, has obtained a franchise, for which It pays $6,000 annually. This lis $35,000, instead of $50,000. which Mr. Taggart tells his audiences the Republicans never tried to get. This is another sample of the mnyor's characteristic insincerity.' There are questions affecting Mr. Tag' gart's administration which he does not dls cuss. He does not tell the poor man why he paid $100,000 more for the Riverside Park lands than the owners could have sold them for to any other purchaser. Under the statutes of the State embodied In the city ordinances the mayor could have condemned those lands and compelled the owners to take a fair price for them, but he preferred to put $100,000 into the pockets of the own ers and take from the "poor man" $187,500 In principal and Interest before the transac tion shall be closed. The mayor is now promising economy, but .while he is promising he is breaking that promise by a weekly expenditure for the street gang which, if continued during the year, would call for $00,000. All of this expenditure above $S0O a week, or $40,000 a year. Is being used to purchase votes. me taxpayers or Indianapolis, poor as well as rich, and they are chiefly poor, are weary of the methods of the insincere mayor. He has forfeited their confidence. A FRENCH COMPLIMENT. The Temps, the leading newspaper of Paris and of France, commenting on the enthusiastic reception of Admiral Dewey on his return to the United States, says: It is a happy country that can welcome a hero without fear of Caesarism, militarism or socialism. It is a fortunate land where men of the Dewey type, straightforward, simple and honest, indulge in no ambitious dreams to overturn the government. Americans have ceased to be sensitive to foreign criticism of the national character and institutions, which are generally based on ignorance or prejudice, but they are not insensible to just appreciation. Seldom, if ever, have they received a higher compliment or one that shows truer appreciation of the national character and institutions than that above quoted. The Spanish war, with its rapid succession of crushing victories and surprising demonstration of naval power, brought us a great many compliments on our military resources and aptitude for war without reference to moral considerations. The compliment of the Paris paper looks above and beyond military and naval exploits to the moral qualities that make them possible and that give them significance. Iherc is no danger of the world forgetting Admiral Dewey's exploit In Manila bay, but it is apt to overlook the qualities that make a government and people superior even to such exploits. In view of recent events and of the somewhat uncertain foundations of the French republic there is almost a touch of pathos in the Temps's allusion to the "happy country that can welcome a hero without fear of Caesarism, militarism or socialism," and to "men of the Dewey type" who can receive the enthusiastic plaudits of the nation and yet "indulge in no ambiticus dreams to overturn the government." It U not so with popular favorites and heroes in France. In that country no Grant or Sherman has ever reviewed immease armies of victorious vtt-

erans one day only to see them lay down their arms and become peaceful citizens the next. From Napoleon .1 to General Boulanger almost every popular favorite In the army has conspired against the government and sought to make favor either with the aristocracy or the rabble. The shadow of Caesarism, militarism or socialism is never far away. If a French admiral had returned from the destruction of a foreign fleet during the Dreyfus trial he would almost certainly have put himseJf,at the head of the Orleanists or the Imperialists and Joined in a conspiracy to overthrow the government. Happy the nation and people that can produce men of the Grant type and the Dewey type, officers and privates, admirals and sailors, who can do great deeds without having their heads turned and receive a nation's welcome without indulging in ambitious dreams of revolution. The vote of the municipal election in 1897 presents soma interesting facts. The total vote for mayor wa3 36,916, divided as follows: Taggart, 20,003; Harding, 16,191; Smith, 464; White, 256 Taggart over all 2,094. The average vote was for city clerk A f

as follows: Stuckmeyer, jjemocrauc. 18,937; Hayes, Republican, 16,715; total, 35,652. That is, the average vote was 1,264 less than the vote for mayor. Taggart's vote was 20,003, while the average Democratic vote was 1S.937. which means that LOGS men voted for Taggart who did r.ot vote the remain der of the Democratic ticket. The vote for the Republican candidate for mayor was f.19 less than the average Republican vote. These figures would indicate that 1,063 Re publicans voted for Mayor Taggart and that rift PamiMlrana vnferl fnr the ReDUblican (lltf A v. a- a a v a w ar candidate for clerk who did not vote for that candidate for mayor. In other words, Mr. Taggart received the direct or indirect assistance of 1,587 Republican voters. Again, Stuckmeyer's plurality was 2.222. Assuming that few Republicans will vote for Taggart, Oct. 10, the Stuckmeyer plurality of 2,223 is what the Republican ticket has to overccme. Thera are 195 rrecincts in the city, so that a change of ten votes In a precinct in favor of Republicans will wipe out Mr. Taggart's plurality of 3,814 In 1897. That change can be made. No doubt the statue of Oliver P. Morton, soon to be placed In the Capitol at Wash ington, is open to criticism, but probably it averages up fairly well with other stat ues in the same gallery. , Most of the statues In Washington have been done by contract or under conditions unfavorable to the production ' of works of high art. To use a familiar phrase, "It will all be the same a hundred years hence." Probably the worthies of the revolutionary period would not recognize themselves If they could see the statues which their countrymen now regard with admiring reverence. awaasBssssaasaaMSHssaassaaaaaaBaBBaBSBBaasjBiaSBaBaaaBaa The Friends' Yearly Meeting at Richmond Is furnishing the most accurate criterion of the onward march of progress In religious ideas. From time immemorial the women Friends and the men Friends have been sep arate Institutions in these annual gather ings, and their business meetings have al ways been separate. Yesterday afternoon the men's meeting, which is the dominant body, corxidered the matter of uniting the two bodies, thus placing the women on an equal basis in business ability and church authority with the male contingent. The vote on this question showed that a decided majority of the members present favored the combination, and a decision was de ferred merely because a few Influential Friends ctill held to the old idea of female ostracism in the business matters of the society. A characteristic of the Friend of to day that has always been distinctively his (and hets) is the utter freedom and frank ness with which convictions along any line are expressed and discussed and acted upon. They are a people not bound by tradition, but by conscience. Another popular hero has spoken. Gen. Fred Funston, as brave a man as ever led a command into battle, says cf the war with the Filipinos: "I have never for a min ute had any qualms as . to the Justice of this war. We are right and they are wrong." If this sounds like the talk of an enthusiastic patriot, what does the talk of Edward Atkinson and the other Agulnaldlsts sound like? The British government wants five thou sand big horses for artillery. Colts are used exclusively for side arms. t Contagious. The man with Dewey hat and Dewey tie Looked with two misty eyes upon the page Which bore the smeareo'-up half-tone of the guy Who whipped the daring youth at tender age; He saw the house where Dewey went to school. The bridge whence ne went swimming when a lad, The orchard where the Juicy fruit he stole. The field where many a rabbit-hunt he had. And as he looked he heaved a labored sigh And dragged a tear from out each dewy eye. BUBBLES IN THE AIR. He Slight. "Would you marry a redheaded woman?" "I wouldn't If I could get away." Foolish Girl. "I hear Mabel Is about to marry a rich old man fifty years of age." , "How foolish! He Is twenty-five years too old and twenty-five years too young." State Pride. It was a haughty Hoosler man. Who said with arrogance of manner. I know that Dewey's from Vermont, But Kid McCoy's from Indlanner. He AVas Lonesome. "So you are the only surviving participant in ho feud?" asked the Northerner. "Do you not feel lonely?" "Lonelay ain't no name fer it. Mister." said the Kentuckian. "I allow to marry Into another feud as quick as I can. INDIANA EDITORIAL OPINION. If Democracy shall succeed .In forgetting "the crime of 73" it will only have shown how nonsensical itwas when it tried so hard to remember It. Lafayette Courier. Our Democratic friends are still progress ing. For months they have denied that there was any prosperity In this county. Now they admit that there is "apparent prosperity." verily, the woria ao move. Winchester Journal. All over the State of Indiana the county councils have lopped off the bridge appronrljitinna. The bridee contractors have fat tened at tho expense of the people. In cidentally there have been a good many lingers in the pie. union city .agie. In denouncing trusts the Democratic con ventions should not forget to condemn the Democratic Congress that repealed the Republican anti-trust law-the McKInley tariff measure and substituted for It the Wilson law. In which all reference to trusts waa omitted. Huntington. Herald. It is very evident that Indiana is close to the administration and that her able sen ators have been Instrumental in helping to uphold the hands of the President and to further the cause of good government. Both Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge have been freely consulted, and the former has been intrusted with the most important misslons. Senator Beveridge has already at tracted great attention and is sure to prove

a valuable advocate and counsel. Indiana

can be proud of her national representatives. Vernon Journal. In view of the definition of the crime of treason, and of anti-talk about "legitimate opposition" to the war in the Philippines, we beg to ask if there can be such a thing as "legitimate" onnosition to a war reg ularly conducted by a government of which me opponent Is a citizen? In our opinion treason can never be leeltlmate. Goshen Times. The work of the County Council has been pretty thoroughly gone over by taxpayers generally throughout the county and from remarks heard on the streets, uttered by farmers and others, it would aDnear that the action of the council has been generally approved. Some of these people express the Deuei mat an era or better times in county management Is at hand, and sav that if the lines of economy now laid down are followed for some years the result will be found most beneficial. Richmond Item. 'The laborer is worthy of his hire" when It Is done. The weekly pay law of Indiana works no grievous hardship on any company, no matter what the length of its pay roll. Let it be enforced. It was framed wisely and its operation makes for the better conduct of all business, esneclallv that of the retail storekeeper, the butcher, the Daner, tne candlestick maker, or as t should read nowadays, the gas Jet mantle maker. The people want weekly payment. That is enough, and it were the part of wisdom for the pyament makers to gratify their desire with as cheerful an assumption of voluntary equanimity as they can muster. Muncie Times. AIDED YOUNG SWEETHEARTS Gotham Magistrates Collected Money for Elopers. NEW YORK. Sent. 28. Charles Boehm. twenty-three years old, a barber, and Minnie Daubt, seventeen, appeared In the Essex Market Police Court yesterday and asked Magistrate Crane to marry them. They said they had run away from Bethlehem, Pa., to get married. Boehm said he had been boarding with the girl's parents, but that on Sun day her father had turned him out and had eaid he was going to send the girl to an In stitution. Magistrate Crane said he sym pathized with them, but as the girl was not yet eighteen he could not marry them. He advised them to go to Jersey City. "But, Judge," said Boehm. "we were so excited when we went away that we forgot taking along any money. All we had was $o, which we used for fare, and we haven't got a penny now." well, that Is hard, but I did not have much more than that mvsolf married," said the magistrate; "but If you pcupio come io some understanding as to what you propose to do I will try to assist you." 'It will cost us $4.fO to get home." said UOehm. and if W m.lM hnrrftw tVi o f rnmo. where and also the fare to Jersey City we j.ne nai was passea, into which Magistrate w-- r vmiw uiacea ii. in a iew minutes more limn was raisea. wnicn was turned over to the mil nip Tfron thav tttft- tViA mil-. go to Jersey City. LEFT HIS WIFE IN PRISON. A New Yorker's Rather Peculiar Port In a Robbery Case. NEW YORK, Sept. 2S. There are peculiar features in a case now going through the Court of General Sessions, in which Kate Schoum. a servant, and her husband, Henry, a tailor, of No. 270 East One-hundred-and-seventh street, have been charged with grand larceny. Mrs. Schoum was employed, as a servant In the home of Frederick Schmitberger, at No. 183 West Tenth street. On Sept. 10 she stole a watch valued at $150 and $40 in money. When arrested she said she had given the watch to her husband and he was arrested. Both were Indicted, the man on a charge of receiving stolen goods. He plead' ed not guilty and was released on bail. The woman pleaded guilty and was remanded to the Tombs for sentence. Schoum has been free and has allowed his wife to remain in prison. It is said by hia lawyer that he holds property In New York. it is considered singular that he allowed his wife to work out as a servant. He is well dressed and appears prosperous. His trial comes up next week and his wife will be a witness. INSANE MOTHER'S DEED. Killed Tvro of Her Children, Gave Pol. ion to a Third and Cut Herself. DETROIT, Sept. 28. Mrs. Clara Rhelner, aged thirty-four, of 109 Catherine street. last night attempted to murder her three children and commit suicide. She gave the children morphine, slit her own wrists and then turned on the gas in the room the.' , were in. When discovered two of thehtW uicii iiaiuiu, agtru mice, aim me uauy, Jt XT .14 . 1. 1L. 1 1, I aged fourteen months were dead. By hard work the eldest child, Elier, who was seven years of age, and Mrs. Rhelner were re suscitated. Mrs. Rhelner failed to cut the arteries in her wrists and the physicians at St. Mary's Hospital say she will recover. Mrs. Rhelner made a statement to the offi cers admitting killing the children and said she wished she was with them. She confessed to having had domestic troubles, but stated that they were not entirely respon sible for her deed. It Is believed that Mrs. Rhelner is Insane. Her husband has not been found since the crime was discovered and she says that he has not been at home for three days. TO SUCCEED HIS FATHER Alfred Gwynne Vandebllt, the Second Son, Instead of Cornelius. NEW YORK, Sept. 28. Alfred Gwynne Vanderbllt, who sailed from Yokohama Sept. 19, homeward bound. Is expected to arrive at San Francisco about the middle of next week. He will cross this continent in a private car as rapidly as possible and very soon after he reaches New York the contents of Cornelius Vanderbllt's will are to be made public. The fact that the members of the family determined to keep the contents of the will secret until the testator's second son could be brought home from his uncompleted trip around the world is regarded by persons interested in New York Central matters as indicating that young Cornelius, the oldest living son. is not to succeed his father as the head of that branch of the family. Within the nast few days young Cornelius Vanderbiir has ouietly returned to his desk in the Grand Central station. He maintains the same quiet dignity. as of yore, but keeps his own counsel. FIVE MEN. WERE KILLED. Result of a Wreck on the Mexican Central Railroad. TAMPICO, Mexico, Sept. 28. The steep mountain grade on the Tamplco branch of the Mexican Central Railroad below Car denas was the scene of another accident. In which five men lost their lives. A big freight engine left the track while going down the grade and the long train of cars followed it over the precipice, me Amer ican engineer and conductor, two Mexican wood passers and a brakeman are reported killed. The Sea Klnga. Since the Golden Hind went 'round the Horn and circled a world unknown. Wherever the tides of God have beat and the winds of God have blown. From the sunrise seas to the sundown seas, by lh storm and the amndrtrt whirled. The eons of the men who sailed with Drake have ruled the water world. And whether they sailed from Plymouth Hoe or out of the Golden Gate, They are brothers in blood linked heart to heart and to a rasiauess rate; For the quenchless ardor to rule the teas which time can never siaice. Makes the same blood race through Dewey's veins that throbbed from the heart of Drake. - And all the way out of Trafalgar, down into Manila bay. The Anglo-Saxon has aalled and fought and tru cried and won his way; And wherever tbe tide of God may beat end the winds of God may blow. It will be to-morrow as it is to-day and it waa In the long a-o: ' J acts yj-'-y Ccrisa, fc X'ew Ycri t-n.

VICTORY FOR THE BISHOP

ANTI-BRIGGS FACTION OF EPISCOPA LIANS SUFFERS DEFEVT. Diocese of Nev York Sustains Potter by Ile-Electlns; Standing CommitteeOther Religious Bodies. NEW YORK, Sept. 23. The second day's session of the annual conference of the Protestant Episcopal Church of the diocese of New York was called to order in the Church of Incarnation by Bishop Potter today. There was a contest over the elec tion of the diocesan standing committee, the so-called high church party opposing the re-elction of last year's committee be. cause it presented Rev. Dr. Briggs for ordination to the priesthood. The opposition ticket was composed of Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, Rev. Dr. Brown, Rev. Dr. Richey, Rev. Dr. Ferguson, ChieX Justice A. B Parker, Prof. Howard Van Amrlnge, William Bispham and Capt. A. T. Mahan. The old committee, consisting of Rev. Dr. Dix, Rev. Dr. Applegate, Rev. Dr. Harris, Rev. Dr. Shlpman, George MacCulloch, D. Miller, William Zane, H. C. Von Post and George Seabrlskle, was also renominated. Dr. Townsend, of All Angels Ch::ch, with drew the name of Capt. A. T. Mahan. It was believed that the vote of the opposi tion would be cast in favor of George M. Miller, in place of Captain Mahan. While tellers were at work on the vote Col. Wil liam Jay was elected a trustee of the Epis copal fund, to succeed Cornelius Vanderbllt. . Rev. Dr. Morgan Dix, chairman of the committee of nine to whom that part of Bishop Potter's address which related to marriage, divorce and the observance of Sunday was referred, read the committee's report. The committee approved Bishop Potter's views and expressed Itself as "glad and thankful that the bishop had laid his nanas upon two or the greatest evils of the home. Sunday is given up to bicycle riding. goir ana tennis, and Sunday evening to light, frivolous entertainments, with music and other delights." The committee con cluded Its report as follows: "Your committee, profoundly Impressed by the dancer signals of these times, and grateful to the Disnop ior an his strong words and valuable suggestions, offers for adoption the following resolutions: Resolved. That the thanks of the clere and laity of this diocese be given to their bishop for his utterances on the subject of Lord s day and the ordinance of holy matri mony. ' 'Resolved. That it is the cense of the committee that the attention of all our people ehould be called to the portion of the address which was referred to us. Resolved. That we view with sorrow and fear the wide decay in the observance of the Lord's day and other sacred times and seasons of the Christian year. " 'Resolved. That It be repeatedly sug gested to the clergy of this diocese that they call the attention of their congregations, at such times as may be suitable, to the ie cent counsels of the bishops in these parts or his address relating to Lord s day and holy matrimony, adding thereto their own counsel and advice on these important sub jects.' " The resolutions were unanimously adopt ed. Speeches were made by Rev. IV. Thomas Richey and Rev. Dr. Greer. Neither opposed the report. The vote on the standing committee re sulted In the re-election of the old commit tee, thus sustaining Bishop Potter. Dr. Dix was on both tickets. The high-church fac tion mustered about a third of the mem bers. There was no exctiement. The convention adjourned sine die. PRESBYTERIAN ALLIANCE. History of Its Work for Twenty-Five Years Read by the Secretary. WASHINGTON, Sept. 28. Interest at the first session to-day of the Pan-Presbyterian Alliance was centered In a statistical report presented by the Rev. Dr. G. D. Mat thews, general secretary, and in a paper on "The history , of the work of the alli ance for the first quarter century," prepared and read by Secretary Matthews. The report showed that the alliance represents about 5,000,000 actual communicants throughout the world and attending congre gations aggregating nearly 23.000.000 people. Dr. Matthews pointed out that of the communicants 1,000,000 speak the continental languages of Europe, Asia and Africa, while about 4,000,000 speak the English language. To this fact Dr. Matthews directed particular attention, as he felt it Indicated that the church was either bound up with the Enellsh language or the language with the church, imposing, in either event, serious responsibility upon the church. In addition tothe paper on the work of the alliance referred to the Rev. Dr. George B. StrlckIer. of Richmond. Va.. presented a scholar ly paper on "The Scriptural Authority of the freebyterian system." Mr. Samuel Smith, of London. tngiana, presented a paper on "The gradual growth of sacerdotalism In doctrine and in teaching In England." Mr. Smith Is a member or tne British Parliament. His paper was accorded the closest attention by the conference and at its conclusion he was warmly applauded. He proposed a resolution that the alliance deplore the spread of sacerdotalism and sacrarr.entarlsm in England, which waa referred to the business committee. In response to the fraternal greeting which the alliance sent yesterday to the Congregational Ui'ion Council, in session In Boston, a reply was received stating that the Rev. Dr. Richards had been sent to bear in per son the greetings of the Congregatlonalista to the Presbyterians. The afternoon session was devoted to a discussion of "The duties of office-bearers in the Presbyterian and Reformed Churches." At to-night's session C. J. Guthrie. Q. C. of Edinburgh, presided. The session was devoted to a discussion of "Calvinlstlc Fcrces In the Formation of National Life." The speakers were Rev. Principal S. D. F. Salmond, D. IX, of Aberdeen, Scotland, and Rev. Dr. W. H. Roberts, of Philadelphia. The former credited Calvinism with chang ing the whole current of British history. Dr. Roberts asserted that Calvinism was clearly apprehended as a great political force In the development of the national life of the United States. Cona-refratlonnl Council. BOSTON, Mass., Sept. 2S. The Interna tional Congregational Council received greetings to-day from the Pan-Presbyterian Council in Washington, to which President Angell sent a telegraphic response. Some closing business was taken up. Standing committees and secretaries were appointed to make the arrangements for future councils. Invitations were received to hold the next council in Montreal and Sydney, Aus tralia. The decision was referred to the Htandin? committee. The Rev. Dr. A. J. Lyman, of Brooklyn, addressed the council on "Congregational Independence and fel lowship from the American point of view." Rev. Dr. John Brown, of Beaford. England. spoke on "Congregational Independence and fellowship from the British point of view. At the afternoon session an address on the "Living Christ" was delivered by Principal Alfred Caven, of London. The concluding address or tne aiternoon session was deliv ered by Rev. WardLaw Thompson, secretary of the London Missionary Society, on "The adaptation or methods to new conditions in foreign missions. The sessions of the council came to an end to-night.. The final Address to-nieht waa made by Rev. Dr. Richard S. Storrs. of urooKiyn. Missionaries from foreign field were upon the platform, and manv sDoke briefly. Before the final service the com mittee on next international council was announced, it being headed by Rev. Dr, Mackennal. of London. Resolutions were adopted extending the thanks of the council -a a i - . . io me citizens or uoston for their hospi tallty. Lutheran General Council. CHICAGO. Sept. 2S. The first formal session cf the twenty-seventh biennial conference of the Lutheran General Council was held here to-day, 193 delegates, representing 400,000 communicants In every part of the continent, being preaent. The session opened with the celebration of the Lord's sunner. after which the work of the meet lng was taken up. Addresses were delivered by Dr. George Haas, president of the New York Ministerial Association, and Dr. A. L- Yount, president of the Pittsburg Synod. The afternoon session was devoted princi Dallv to the business of organizing the con vention. listening to reports and electing oncers for the General Council. The Rev. E. Moldenke. nf New, York, president of tfca council, delivered tu tisanUi aiirers.

which. laden with facts and figures showing the progress of the council, received close attention.

Chrlatlan Church Golden Jnhllee. CINCINNATI. O., Sept. 2S. The golden Jubilee of the Christian Church will be celebrated at the international convention of that denomination here Oct. 13 to 20. In anticipation of this event, the Foreign Christian Missionary Society, whose headquarters are here, one year ago resolved to trr to raise SirrfMW this year. That goal Wis reached to-day. The Home Missionary Society of the ChrKian Church, whose headquarters are also heie, resolved to try to raise 10,000 thl year. Its subscriptions to-night exceed $i(M) and its orticcrs are now sure of reaching thir limit before Oct. 12. The headquarters of the Women's Misionary Society is at Indianapolis and or tne Church Extension Society at Kansas City. It is announced that the reports of these four societies at the Jubilee convention here next month will ahow that they have raised J1.VMX0 more for the year ending next month than during the preceding year. Schell's Resignation Requested. ELM IRA. N. Y., Sept. 2S. At the session of the Central New York M. E. Conference to-day here resolutions were offered by Rev. D. M. Youn?s,. of Trumansburg, requesting the resignation of the general secretary of the Epworth League, Rev. E. A- Schell, of Chicago, because he is alleged io have accepted $1,000 from a book publishing firm for giving to it the contract for printing an Epworth League hymn book. The resolution was referred to the Epworth League committee. Bishop Merrill, of Chicago, arrived to-day and will preside at the conference to-morrow. THE FRIENDS' MEETING RICHMOND GATHERING DISCI SSES 3IANY PHASES OF WORK. Condition of the White Institute and Its Needa Women's Sleeting and Indian Missions. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Sept. 28. At 8 o'clock this morning at the Indiana Yearly. Meeting of Friends there wa an adjourned' session of ministers and elders. At S:30 the devotional service took place, the principal speaker being John Henry Douglass, of Oregon. The call of the roll of delegates showed but five absentees. The business session was opened with prayers by William P. Angell, of Muncie. and Robert W. Douglass, of Ohio. Clerk Ellis called for the report on nomination of officers for the ensuing year. The following report was concurred in: Clerk, El wood O. Ellis, of Richmond; assistant clerks, Charles A. Francisco, of this city, and Ira C. Johnson, of Lynn; messenger, Clarkson H. Parker, of Carthage; announcing clerk. Mllo P. Elliott; committee on new business, Stephen A. Bogue, Allen Jay and Ellas Phelps. The annual report of White's Manual Labor Institute was read. It gave a minute detail of the new building at the institute which replaces the one destroyed by fire recently. The building is 65 by 68 feet with twenty-seven large rooms. This home has a manual training school and is conducted on the moat modern and approved plans. The report of the euperintendent, Levi Blnford, shows that the management has been most satisfactory. The financial statement shows that the receipts aggregated 517.7C2.72; ex penditures, $16,593.77; cash in hand, fl.lSl.93. The assets, farm implements, products, etc., are placed at I3,8u2. and the liabilities are 13,410. Oliver Bogue spoke of the work at the institute. There are seventy-nine in mates, white, black and red. When the fire destroyed the building everything else was destroyed, but part of these things have been replaced. Many essentials are lacking, however. Elwood Scott also spoke of the usefulness of the institute. He advocated taking a subscription to supply some" of its wants. He spoke at the request of the board of trustees.' M. M. White, of Cincin nati, suggested that each quarterly meeting undertake to furnish one room each of the twenty-seven roooms, each room to ' no named after the meeting furnishing the means. A committee consisting of Allen Jay, John H. Johnson. H. T. Baldwin, W. J. Hatt. Elwood Scott and Llndlev H. Johnson was appointed to fill vacancies on the board of trustees of White s institute. REPORT ON INDIAN AFFAIRS. The report on Indian affairs was read and also the report of the associated executive committee on Indian affairs. The latter stated that the number of meetings held was 1.5C; number of conversions, 102; num ber added to the church, 54; number of Bible schools, 14. The epistles from New York and Baltimore Tearly Meetings were read. There was a iolnt session this afternoon. It opened with prayer by Minerva Hubbard, of Westfield, Ind. The work in hand was the consideration of the home mission and temperance reports. These are. oy many Friends, considered of first importance. Clerk Ellis introduced Willis R. Hotchkiss. a returned missionary from Africa, who is one of the visiting ministers. Spiceland quar terly meeting bent up a request to henceforth hold sessions of the meeting Jointly. separate sessions now being held in the mornings. The matter was fully discussed. On a standing vote tne members were not sufficiently united to declare the proposition carried, although It seemed that a majority voted for it. The home mission report showed the following: Cottage prayer meet ings held, 578; children's meetings, 44; gospel meetings, 168; visits to families. 330: visits to the sick. 4.S44: number of Sabbath schools, 11; pages of literature distributed. 59.583; flowers sent to sick. 526; amount of money given to the poor. $347.43: value of clothing, etc., given to the poor, C37.40. The twenty-ninth annual report of the ex ecutive committee on' temperance was read and was ordered printed In the minutes. Clerk Ellis made a brier report or the National Anti-saloonLeague meeting, held at Cleveland, last December. Rev. F. O. Ballard, of Indianapolis, a Presbyterian clergyman, spoke on the subject of temperance. calling attention to the unity of iTotestant and Catholic churches in this work. He spoke at some length and his remarks were well received. The report on temperance showed the following: Number of members using intoxicants, 150; number of members who sold intoxicants. 5: number raising tobacco. 41; number selling tobacco, 58; number using tobacco. 1,109; pages of literature distributed. 30.614; amount of money used In temperance work. 1333.95. Samuel C. Mills and Emma Hedges were chosen delegates to the next National Anti-saloon League meeting, at Chicago. In December. Clarkson H. Parker and Esther Pugh were named as alternates. THE WOMEN'S MEETING. The second session of the women's meeting was held this morning. Caroline Hunnlcutt. of California, led in prayer. Elizabeth J. Hill, Lizzie Ralston and I .aura. Parker also prayed. Susan Ratlin gave the Scripture reading and commented upon it. Esther Cook led the singing. The report from the delegates with regard to new officers was as follows: Clerk, Hannah Lewis Smith, of Selma, O.; assistant clerks-, Mary Goddard. of Muncie, and Annie p. Woodard. of this city; mesrenger. Flora Mills; assisting the cl?rk In bringing now business before the meeting, Hannah Francisco. Elizabeth J. Hill and Sarah Marshall: auditing the books. Alice Peacock, Fannie Ilckett and Susan Small. The meeting concurred in the choice of officers. The following were appointed ushers during the Yearly Meeting: Adah Hadley. Irene Dickinson, Anna.Htatt and Ella Applegate. Tne Indian reports were read, giving a long account of the work of the Yearly Meeting the past year among the Indians. The work has been extended among some new tribes. The report was concurred in and encouragement given that the work should go on and be given financial aid. Rachel Maddock spoke of the work of Amos Outland and wife among the Indians, saying they have found their right place in that work and are doing mucn good, and that the report shows the Indiana can be Christianized. Elvira Woodard stated that the Indians among whom the Outlands are laborln are devoted to them and the are thus better able o accomplish good. Irena Beard. Lydla Miles and Anna Johnson all spoke or this good work. Lydla Test suggested that a greeting be pent to George and Ella Hartley and Amos and Rhoda Outland, encouraging them In their work. The clerk was directed to nend greetings to them oh behalf of the meeting. A collection of nearly ?J) was taken for the Indian cause. Tho forty-seventh annual report oi White's Institute was read in full, after whl"h Oliver Bogue gave a ehort t?Ali rela tive to this institution, pre: cn U:s mcttir.