Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 211, Indianapolis, Marion County, 30 July 1901 — Page 4

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TIIE IXDIAXAPOLTS JOURXAL, TUESDAY. JULY 30, 1901.

THE DAILY JOURNAL

TVI-SDAV. JULY 1!M-1. Toli)l'onr CmII jOlti nml .Ne-T. THUMS Ii' MI'M Illi'TIOV. Er C.r.!l!T:r.-INIIANAl'OMS and sui'.ciuts. I)ov. iMxt.-iv tir!i!o. r.O rent I r month. Dally, with-ait Hun'.ty. -i c-nts ; er month. Funday. lmout .'ally. r-r Jfir. Kir. gl rrp.: l-..!y. 2 cent : Sunday. 5 cents. HY ac; lints eyj:i:yv. m:i;::: T ally. Mr fk. D rent.. Diiiy. Panda j inr;u'!c,. n-r wet lc. 1- cents. bun fay. j -r ...-i:e. ä rents. in MAIL PIlKPAlD: Daily eUUl- i. me ye.-tr Daily ant S un lay. jr yar BuLuajr only, one year $VV 7 00 RCLd'CELi HATES TO CIXLS. UffUly Edition. Or rr?y. ai year rer.t Klv r-rif rr nio-th for rio. than a 7ar. No eut crlrtlon taken for I.-:- tr.an tnree months. I; EDUCED I-.ATES TO CETTUS. Fut-erite with ry of our numerous acents ov fnJ tubicrliaion to tht JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Indianapolis. Intl. Perron r.TuV.r.c the Jf-r-'-nl t!-ru"h the rnalt In the Urlted s"ii.'" rV';ld put on an eiht-pas; paper a oNK-CKNT jositg ftarnr-. e-n a twelve or slxt-n-rf i ar-r T -'ENT re--tnmp. Fuitrln j-o-tase 1 usually double thes-r fate. All (f.mm'irl-.tlorj :pfi.!- l f r r-ubt !rat '"n 'n tnls pir""r run-;. In or. It t r--iv- attention, te no or:i; ar.lcd Ly the nane and address of the rlfT. 1 -t"T rrnnü'Tlrt vrül net returned unle rTtr.t-p t. Inclnre.J f-.r thit purpose. Fnt rcl ?: coij-ci-i.-s nuttr at Inl.ar.ajo!l. In!.. i et f.r. TIIH I.M)IAAl'OI.IS .lOlIlNAL Can r- fo'iml at th fll .wlr.s places: Ni;V YOKK -A.-tur II'.u. CIIICACO Palmer II .ise. P. O wr Co., 217 Uearhcrn strtt. AuÜPrSur.i Anutx Jloifl. CINCINNATI J. I:. Ifawley & Co.. 13 VSn rtrt. L'CJ :'lT.I.T-:-C T. r.--r:n-.-. nc.rtt:wst rcrniof T!itra iml .T"ror-.)i !trrt. and Iouisviile X'.kmj'k. Co.. .'j Four ;li avenc-?. 6T. I.OtriS ln!on Mw.i O rrpnr.y. T'r.Inn Depot. Wasiünc.ton. n. c -nt-s House, r.obitt 11 .1 ii:.jr.l II: J. l'uriici i; iisi:ss l'oi: sali:. The Jcurnal for sn'.c. at a rcat barrnin. one of lt. tv. o IIo- pit-ss, vh!'h have ho n fa 'j.-e for a number of years in Jrirtlns the Journnl. It is now Ix-inc: rej'aced by a larg-? modern, double-suppl-r.i-'ia Hoc pre-s of a capacity co'riniensurat. with th Krowi'i:: nfds of the piper. 1'h; prcr.s that is for a--.lv car. be b.iuht at a very reasonable ti'ire and is ready lor shipment at once. It Is In excellent condition and will rjive yrars of pood service to sorr.t iievspai'cr dc3:rins to use a perfecting iJte-. The purchase price will Include u Jenney motor, direct conuecd. ith which it has been run for the pas' three yturs. ThU is a ;r at improvement over the oil system of running a press by Lelts and is a pood saver of power. Correspondence is invited on this subject Iroin any interested publi.-hera. otlee to TourihU. Subecrltrs 'eavirg the city for perlotl during tt summer can have the lal!y ni Sunday Jcun.al inallrj to ar.y address in the UniteEtates cr Canada Tltho.it extra chars. 1h address will b3 changed as olten as desire J. toth telj.hone? 23S. Kverybody In interest seems to be satisfied with the make-up of the Schley court Of inquiry except Senator Wellington, of Maryland. Hut there is no help for his hurt. Thediond in Munch who threw carbolicacid into a woman's face should have prompt trial and conviction for rnurdr. I'.oth conviction und punishment should be prompt. A score of democrats in this city watch the papers closely for a declaration of Thomas Tarirt that he will not accept a nomination under any irtumstances. They are watching in vain. Laws passed by the last Republican Legislature enabled the Tax Commission to add nearly $1S.OOO.00 of taxables to the list. Fomo of the.-e are new, like the streetrailway companies, but the tax of the pipeline companies cutn. s very late. Now York papers say that all th steamers leaving that cily for l'orto Klean ports are loaded with poods ordered in advance and held for shipment till after th-2 proclamation of free trade with the United Ftatos. Porto Kicans are likely to j?et a I radical and phasing acquaintance witn the läigliHl WurJ "boom." Th Chieapo Chr.'nPIo dtciares that Senator Tiiman. wh had Senator McLaurin read out of the lenv icratio party in South Carolina. Is a l'opriist. If Senator Tilman Fh(i:ld have hi:; attention called to the Chronhl-.. he would denounce it us a goldbu or'ian. S it go. each faction would r;.d so many men out of the party that the ej.-cf d wenld be more numerous than the Simon pure. TlH'se persons and pap rs thai have b-en declaring that Covcrnor lur'nin is determined to h.iv- the dedication of the d'Ts' monument nut over to ruxt season Jcem not to have r.oted that he urged the members of th National Guard to participate without pay. It would be a most popular thing for the guard to do. Thereafter, nothing that the .ll veterans have would be too good for them. Perhaps tlioo people nre rlp;ht who attribute the drought to the destruction of forests, hut In th :?tat- where It has tu-eii r-o-t grb vo is-Kansas. Nebraska ami Iowa thore o. v r was much timherlan !. Indiana was "pvihd out of the deep ferets ar..l t!e : v.mp.;." hut there is a great cioal of wt.'d!aad in this Slate now, and would be more if v.;-.te lands were planted with trees tnat wouM grow. According to the Weath. r Kurt an the drought was d.ue to a p.-r.d.-tent 1-o.v barometer near the Ilocky mouatain region. This Is not tl;e only country that has h;Ivor tr.nibl..s. An elaborate report, just p::)-ll--hr,! Ly th.e Stailstieal l;m;iu of Pr.meo. hows tili: durln.g !' there wt re :'2 strikes in that country, in wh.i-h 2.2.71 i workers to. k r-art. at a loss of C.TI- 377 days w;i2 Tiie report ai-o .-ho as that 1.11."., 524 days' wa.';es w. re f.n rir'.ced by 7" t empl iyt - who v..';t .i to work, t ut w. re Comp 11 d by th -so v. hr o:gtnizd the strikes to r-main idle. rp. ;.!!, the report fhiiw that. In .-pile , f the.- great sacrifice?! and losses, only 22 er cent, of all the strikes r-ui:el In victory for the .-trikers. Th Krrncl; stati.-tics are nr-re ctr?p!tte than any puhd-he-i In this country, and they d-vnon.-trate very clearly tli- lolly of strikes, as a rule. In the census of V:- th .'.ivl.ilr.g line between urban and rural population Is placed fit 4,f,'i Inhabitants. In previous e.-nsust the town, to reianied as urban, was required to hae S.'Ao inhabitants. It appears that under this clarsirteutlon Indian:-. Is th h.tat urb..n of the States of the Northwest, it urban population being C.; pr cent, of the whole. Minnesota's urban population is CI per cent, of the whole; Tlücousin's, 21.5 pr cent.; Miaaourl'a, 31.0

per cent.; Stat of Washington's. .IS. 4 per cen.; Michigan's, 37.2 per cent.; Colorado's, 11.2 per cent.; Ohio's. 11. S per cent.: 1 1 1 1r.ois's, ."1 per cent. In Indiana there I a considerable numl.fr of citb s with a population beta en 2..V') and 4.') inhabitants which have must of the alvantnprs r,f the larger towns and none of their disadvant.'i"" f. Tin- h'althy growth of such towns scattered over the Slat- is more imP rtanc-o to the- ge-mral welfare than th" rapid growth of t'.o r three large cities. It is reasonable t cxp et that the Int rurbun railway will tend to d.-v.-!op the smaller towns in a he-althv mr; rmcr.

Mcii.:x.u as a H)i,rn( .h tactoi: If the Journal correctly understands th object of the Socialist convention which met in this city yesterday, it is to harinonIzo :nd nrinir together on a common platform of action the different foci il organizations of the country and, if possible, to absorb the labor unions. If this were done It would result in a formidable class movement. In a free country, where universal suurage prevails and where all shades ot political opinion find expression by organization, socialism must be reckoned with amnn? others. The word has a had odor impeirted froin Kuropo, where it Is closely allied to anarchism. It remains to be seen whether the movement in thi.i country can be h?M to honest and legitimate purposes, or whether from being, as it is now, a class movement, it will finally heroine one against government and society in general. Socialism is defined as 'Any theory or system ef social organization which would abolish entirely or in great part the individual effort and competition on which modern society rests, and substitute for it co-operative action, would introduce a more perfect and e-qual distribution of the products of labor, and would make land and capital, as the instruments and means of production, the joint possession of the members of the community." Th3 obvious objection to all such theories is that they are purely visionaiy. They are thinkable but impossible. The Socialist movement In this country seems to be aiming at the abolition of private ownership of land and at government ownership of public utilities. Ist year the Socialist Labor party adopted a platform which called upon the wage earners of the country to unite "for the abolition of classes, the restoration of the land and of all the means of production, transportation and distribution to the people as a collective body, and the substitution of the co-operative commonwealth for the present state of planless production, industrial war and social disorder." The platform of the Social I.'emocratic party contained, among others, the following declarations: The present system of social production and private ownership is rapidly converting society into two antagonistic classes the capitalist class anil the proierty!esj cl.isfi. The middle class, once tin :no.-t powerful of this great Nation, is disappearing in the race of competition. Independent political action and the trade union movement are the chief emancipating factors of the working class, the one representing its political anil the other its economic wing. The platform further declared in favor of the abolition of the wage system. In favor of the common ownership of the means of production and distribution; in favor of the public ownership of all railroads, telegraphs and telephones, all means of transportation and communication, all water works, egas and electric plants, and other public utilities. It also declared in favor of the public ownership of all gold, silver, copper, lead, iron, coal and other mines, and all oil and gas wells. It Is well enough to recall such declarations as these to show what kind of ideas are taking root in the country. The delegates who have just assembled here from various parts of the country are earnest, and .some of them are able men. They think they know what they want, and they are getting together. Men do not travel a long distance in such weather as this and in an oft year in politics for fun. If they sueceed in forming a political alliance with the labor unions they will become at once a power in politics. MItlMlISi: HY A Til L' ST. If there Is one industry in the country more than another that has through all the years depended more than any other upon a protective tariff, it has been the woolen industry. It has depended upon protection in the raw material as well as in the finished product. To-day the iron industry, until the manufacture of tine goods is reached, can defy competition on a revenue tariff basis. Not so with the woolen industry. It depends upon a carefully adjusted protective tariff to secure to it moderate prosperity. The reduction of the duties under the Democratic tariff of 1S0I. with free wool, gave our markets to Kngland. France and Germany, even in the cheaper lines. The Dingley tariff gave bick the American market to the American producer. The fact is recognized by the opponents of the protective policy, so that when the effort was mac, In l.VN. to form a combination of woolen factories, or a trust, as It Is called, a howl was raised against the Amtrican Woolen Company ax the legitimate outcome of the protective tariff. Whether or not the combination i t as large p.s the promoter;; designed to n ake it Is not known. " It controls thirty or more of the larger plants, most of them in Now Kngland, with Com looms and 20.000 operator?. When the American Woolen Company was organized the promoters announced that it was their purpose to achieve such Mlciency in production and economy in distribution that it would be able to undersell the lesser concerns and at the same time earn handsome dividends for its : h m hold rs. This announcement was erected with derision on the pirt of the enemies of the protective tariff. The rafrlan Woolen Company, they declared. i i a tartff-protc et d trust and monopoly, which will rob the people by making woolt a t,oods hleher. Whether the necessity f the combination or an opportunity to I roatlen its markets Ins led its managers to cut prices from 7 to 2C per cent, cannot oe stated; It H ennuuh to know that the wool, a trust has done tills. It might h tve .'one differently if it had anything like i monopoly of the busha ss, and it may iuivc taken this course to crip.e or embarrass Its competitors; but. be this as it may, it has thrown upon the market within the last few days I1'(v0 pit res of good, enoash to make two million suits of clothlug for nun. at a reduction in price ranging from 7 to 20 ; r cent. The conditions have been favorable for woolcn mills to do better tin- past tew months, had prices been maintained, because of the guntrnl decline In raw material. If the combination has taken advantage of this decline in raw materia!, and can show that by making immense c.uantlties of fabric and handling them I by one central management, such econo

mies are possible jis enable it to make a profit while reducing prices, the American Woolen Company will set an example

which other combinations can afford to i follow. At any rate, wnatever the reasons are which have led the American Woolen Company to take the- bad in cutting prices, it has, by so doing, greatly disgusted thosf prophetio persons who have been declaring that the combination would make woolen doming higher. The Kansas City Journal in an impatient tone declare that the reports sent out from Topeka relative to the Conference of a f w 1U public. i ns over the disposition of a few federal orlices do not interest the mass of H publican voters, w ho simply tic sire that the men s b ct.-d for the positions shall be capable and honorable. Nevertheless, th-" columns of stuiT sent regarding conferences would give the impression that the mass of voting Republicans were forgetting the threFhing svason so intent are they as to the disposition of the oflice of United States marshal. It may bo added thai what is true of Kansas Is true of Indiana. The number of Republican voters who are intere sted more than an hour about an appointment is small. Such things are made too much of by a few. Those who have considered the copies of the signatures to the Declaration of Independence must have noted that of Robert Treat Paine, who represented Massachusetts. Since the signing turned out so well one of the main purposes in life of that family of Pnines has been to have a Itobert Treat Paine in each family, the eldest sons bearing the honor until it has something of sanctity to them In it. No possessor of it would ever think of signing himself Robert T. or It. T. Paine, even in the smallest transaction. In the generations since the original the Paines have held their own very well in society and with property, but they have not been able to get further In public life than the Great and General Court of Massachusetts, which in the understanding of the ordinary man is the Legislature. A few years ago one of the-m tried for Congress and was beaten in the convention of one party. Soon after, as the candidate of the other party, he was beaten at the polls. Some years ago an everyday family of Paines living in New York named a son Robert Treat, utterly unaware of the act being one of sacrilege. As a business man the unauthorized brand of Robert Treat has been fortunate, and some of the legitimate brand's letters, when visiting New York, got into his mall. These he returned as soon as he could learn the other man's residence, with an explanation. Thereat the Robert Treat Paine of Roston, the descendant of the signer, was wroth and wrote Mr. Paine of New York a letter in which he was told that "if the name was given him in honor to the signer I think the practice should not receive the sanction of thoughtful persons." The breezy response of the New York Paine must have further lacerated the feelings of the legitimate inheritor, while the episode as a whole may convince the much abused Democratic party that even in its humiliation it cannot permit young Ro&ert Treat Paine, of Poston, to play the harlequin again as its hopeless candidate for Governor. In 1SG7 Dexter won a national name by trotting a mile in 2:17U- In lS7t St. Julian cut the time to 2:12s;. and in lSsj Maud S. further reduced it to 2:0S"4. The next wonderful time was made in lVJt by Alix 2:14. In l'JOO The Abbot reduced the time half a second. Last week Cresceus reduced il another half second. Having taken seven j-ears to knock off a second, it seems that a long time may be required to train a horse to trot a mile in two minutes. PROItl HITHER AND YON. A 31 ere Formality Haddon Erve I want to marry your daughter, sir. Mr. GoMrox H'm! What are your prospects? Haddon i:rve Fine. She's willing, so it doesn't much matter what any one else says. Something; in a An me. Chicago Keeord-IIerald. "What makes Stirling look so worried?" "He's afraid his wife is going to publish their love letters." "What object could Fhe have in doing that?" "Her name is Elizabeth." A 1.. i n k r I il KImm. Philadelphia bulletin. "What a comparison! I don't see why you say Sallif's and her beau's lips make you think of a kind of religious service." "You rion't? Well maybe you never heard of 'a protracted meeting. " HealiHtle. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "That canvas of mine that I call 'Sunset on the Jersey Meadows' is the most realistic thing I ever did." "Is it?" "Yen. You ?ee thnt stagnant pool in the foreground? Well, sir, I had to sprinkle crude petroleum all over it to kep the mosquitoes off." Ills View of It. Cleveland Plain Dealer. "See here. Thomas, here Is a St. Incuts bo who wnt to the races and lost his money and then beeause his fr.ther scolded hlni he committed suicide. You fee the moral in this story, don't you?" "Yes. fir." "Wtdl. what is It?" "Don't bet at the races unless you're an orphan, sir." I'r.rt of tli I.ettr, Anynny, Palthr.ore American. "Thorn women make me tired." said the First Telegraph Operator, as he opened his switch. "What's the matter now?" asked the Second Teberaph Cperator. "One cf 'em was ju?t In here and wanted to know why we wouldn't let her put a postscript to a ten-vord mec-ae. without charging extra. Said It wasn't part of the message, anyway." A Correction. To the Editor of the In lianapolis Journal: In my "Soul and Spirit are Distinct" article of Sunday an omission occurred in the paragraph headed "Purgatory." The sent. nee "This c hurch has formally prohibited so beneficent a procedure as cremation as 'hostile to Christian faith and the spirituality and immortality of the soul as though au.whing done to the body after death could affect that" hnd th words "as cremation" '.eft out. Tlv -.jnter.ee beginning "As pic vine; this du titty" of soul and spirit had "qtptlity" for "duality." and the er.e on the ' he:" which lead to suicide, that "slays th 'i.-ni..:s in this country ev r3' '. .:r." bad "stays" for ".-lavs." an oppo-siu-niti-.r.ing. W. K. CLARIvR. M. D. Indianapolis. July 2t. itnte Tux Hutrr Work. The State Hoard of Tax Commissioners entered, y sterday. upon its ften days" se-lan devot I to hearing apjuals from county boards of ievir-w. Xothlng was on the deckt t. however, and the board held only a brief session In the morning. It 1 expect 1 that one or more heatings will be had to-dy. Whn the resent session ends tiie board will begin at, other of ten days, in whb'h it will hv:r sio h corpora tlor.s as feel tloir assessments wert made too high dating the first &. bshui. Letter from Judge Tuft. According to a letter received by Merrill Moore, assistant attorney general, from William II. Taft. Governor General of the Philippine islands, insurrections now exist in only four provinces of the Islards. Jude Taft seys that the insurrection in these provinces probably will die out very fsouii.

SOCIALISTS ABE LIVELY

TWO FACTIONS IIHOTIILHLY AM) I.MMll'AL II V Tl ll.XS. AKreeil on MethotI of I'roeetl nre In Convention After a Threatening Storm. XIILLIONAIEE WILTSHIRE HERE CAMK XKAIt LOSIXi HOI.L. OF CiltlKV. BACKS IN LAUNDRY lit .NULL. A Movement to Strike the Word Democrnt" from Party' Title Convention Doing. The smooth sailing that encouraged the Socialist Democrats in favor of uniting the two main factions of that party in the opening of the national Socialist unity convention, in Masonic Hail, yesterday, was seriously disturbed by a sudden squall In thu proceedings late in the afternoon, and it looked for a while as if the reorganization of the Socialist Democratic party would not materialize. After almost cn hour of discussion and peace offerings the warring factions finally agreed on a modo of procedure and the threatened break was bridged over, with no serious results. The convention was called to order at 10 o'clock by J. "YV. Kelly, of Marion, Ind. He spoke briefly in favor of unification and said Socialism reflected the only ray of hope for the workingman. After his address he asked for a nominee for temporary chairman, and a dozen men jumped up to suggest George D. Ilerron as the most suitable man to fill the chair. He was chosen by acclamation. He made a short address, in which he eulogized the Socialistic movement. He was formerly a Congregational minister and a professor in an Iowa college. He declared to the convention that, no matter what his personal views as to organization or method were, the decision of the convention was final with him. HOW THK TROUBLE ROSK. There was no trouble In the morning session, and after the appointment of committees the convention adjourned until 3 o'clock. Some time before that hour the delegates filed into the room, each wearing a red badge and small button on which was inscribed "Social Unity Convention." There seemed to be a warm feeling between the members of the Springfield and Chicago factions, ancl when the delegates were seated the members of the factions were not separated. The proceedings were not interrupted to any great extent until the committee on rules offered its report. This report did not meet with the approval of the members of the two factions, and if by common consent war was declared and a truce was not agreed upon until there had ben two amendments to the report. The original report of the committee provided that the factions should vote on Important questions as factions and the majority vote would rule. This caused a storm of protest, and at times it was necessary for Chairman Herron to wield his gavel vigorously to maintain order. Delegates from the two main factions and also from the Independent factions struggled for recognition from the chair anei there were Insinuations hurled broadcast by those who hail the floor. A motion was made by a member of the Chicago faction to amend the report of the rules committee, and he said that as the Springfield faction had the greatest number of votes the Chicago faction feared it would have no voice in questions of importance. CONVENTION UNIFIED. This motion caused more stormy discussion. In which men and women rose and beckoned to the chair for recognition. At least fifty speakers gained tho floor during the stormy hour and those who spoke against the report of the rules committee were bitter in their denunciation of the report. Many alleged that the Springfield faction, which is in the majority, was trying to coerce the Chicago faction, and this charge brought forth more protest's. Job Harriman said it is not coercion to count the votes ot men and yvomen seated as delegates -in tho convention, and men who have come here at great expense should have a voice In the questions that come before the convention. "Comrade" Seidel, of Wisconsin, said there was too much suspicion existing between the members of the two factions and this must bo dispelled to secure a complete unity. He shook his fi.st at delegates who upheld the repoit of the rules committee and this act caused another delegate to appeal to the chair to stop the liberties taken by Seidel. The Chicago faction finally gained its point and the report of the rules committee was amended so that all matters of importance, where a roll call is taken, the vote of each party (faction) represented shall be taken separately. The yea and nay votes of respective parties shall be added and the majority vote of the convention as a whole shall direct the convention. ALL ARE "COMRADES." Members of the Chicago faction In explaining their position in insisting on the report of the rules committee being amended, said they desired to have their constituents know the position they maintained on questions of importance that came before the convention and they could not have done this under the original report made by the rules committee, which provided that votes should be taken by factions. After the important matter of the afternoon was decided the delegates again emphasized "comrade" in addressing brother .K b gates. All delegates and. In fact, all followers of socialism are known as comrades. The rules of the convention provide that a chairnmn shall be elected for each day and as Mr. Ilerron was only selected L m-po.-ary chairman it was necessary for the convention to go through the formality ef electing him chairman for the remainder of the first day's session. William Maiily. of New York, was elected permanent secretary and Frederick G. Strickland, of Chicago, assistant secretary. The question of holding a night session to consider the reports of the committees was discussed and It wa decided to meet iast evening. After the matter had b---en settled one of the delegate.' secured recognition during a discussion on another subject and informed the Convention that there would be an extra cost of Jl for rental of the hall for holding a niaht session. This information cans d the convention to rescind action and no night session w:s held. A motion to appoint a press committee to prepare lata of each day's proceedings for the newspapers of the country in order th;it the iass.. of people coiilil be informed of the proceeding o; th. convention caused a lively discussion. It was finally lost after a s pet eh by Max Hays, of Cleveland, who said the meetings were open and the newspaper rt presc ntatives would pnbdrh what they plenstd. He said th" oeopie of the country would be well enough informell concerning the convention and the "scraps" tlvtt had occurred during th afternoon without the nid of t press com mltte:-. COM M l TT C ES Al'POl NT ED. The rules and credentials committees were appointed at the morning session. The rules committee I corn;.".'-! of the following de legate o: SprinRflt hi party. IPirtiman and Ryan; Chicago pr.rty, Stedman. o Chicago. ar-J S i.Iel. of Milwaukee; Independent. I'C.bbs. of Lovdsulle. Credentials Springfield pat tv Richter, of Milwaukee; Hileuith. of New York; Hays. of Clevdi'ud. and ( Jree r.badin. of St. LnuK C hie.ti-'o p-trtv. Wt stphal. of Chictgo; Winche f-ki. of .New Yeuk: E'.iiabeiU Thomas, oi .Milwaukee, and iJe-nnesl, of Kalamazoo. Mich. 1 adept r.aent. Robin::oii. of Louisville, and Jncehs of lov.a. Hecai:- ot a motion being adopted ltw In the afternoon that permits of a delegate acting on but one committee, Hilqidth. Wtstphai and Robinfot: Wt re t reused as memb-Ta of th credentials committee and Ileydr.'ck, of Pennsylvania; Seidel, of Wisconsin, ami Work, of Iowa, were appointed as their substitutes. The credential committee reported early In the afternoon as Xollows; Total dele

gates, 127; total votes, including proxies. v..l; States represented, 2 ; Territorb-t, I. The Chicago faction has forty-seven delegatts. representing 1.1"2 votes and twelve States. The Springfield faction has seventy dclturat ?. reprvsenti.tg 4.7 votes iroin fifteen states. :nd one Territory. The independent faction has eight delegates, representing 3Ö2 votes and three States, l ater in the day Prariz Shilling, of N. w Jersey, was senioi as h eseb-sate by tho credentials) committ'.e. He represents ninety Votes. The other committees appointed were as follows: Resolutions Sprirgfield pirty, Hoehn, of Missouri; Chicago party. Kelly, of Indiana; Independent. Seeds, of Kentucky. Constitution Chicago party. Stedman. of Chicago; MacCartnty. ot Massachusetts; ec bei. of New Jersey. Springfield party. Harriman. of New York: Morgan and Mills, ot" Illinois, independent, Robinson, or Kentucky. Platform Springfield party, Hilquith. Care y and Simons. Chicago party. J'.erger, H ile and Westph.il. Independent", Dobbs. Lcl'orc the convention adjourut-d last evening the time of holding the. meetings was changed to t te 12 a. m. und H m J p. in. This-; am ndment caused a discussion, and Westphal. of Chicago, said the delegates were sent to this convention as re prcst ntativtb of the workingmen, and they should go b work at 7 o'clock in the morning. Others objected to this suggestion bv saying it was too hot lor such long sessions of the convention, and by holding a ten-hour session there will be no time for the deliberations of the various committees. One delegate objected to a ten-hour session, as he belongs to a union that is on a strike for a nine-hour day, and he did not think it would be the proper thir.g for him to come to Indianapolis and agree to sitting v a convention for ten hours when he advocates nine hours as a day's work. It was decided to hold the convention three hours In the morning and three hours in the afternoon. TO LEAVE OUT "DEMOCRATS." The committees on resolutions and platform met last night at the Grand Hotel and discussed the reports to be submitted to the convention to-day. One of the principal subjects the platform committee will have to contend with will be the propsod amendment of the platform dispensing with "immediate demands." This question Is such an important one that It will probably be left for the convention to decide. Another Important que'stion to come before the convention and with which the committee on resolutions will probably deal is the changing of the name of the party from Socialist Democrats to Socialist party. The committee on resolutions also will repcrt on the question of conducting the Socialist party on the state autonomy plan or maintaining a national headquarters of the party all the time. Numerous telegrams were received by re prt sentative delegate s yesterday from sympathizers of the party throughout the country, among them being oil? from Eugene V. Debs, the leader of the Socialists, and "Mother'.' Jones, the stanch supporter of organized labor. A furore was caused in the convention yesterday afternoon when H. Gaylor Wilshire, the "millionaire Socialist." of Eos Angeles. Cal.. arrived clad in a light shirt and linen trousers. An effort was made later to nominate him as secretary of the convention, but he declined to act. saving he was incompetent to fill such an oflice. Mr. Wilf.hire does not resemble a millionaire In appearance, and he could easily be taTvcn for a $'j per week office man. He is very modest' in his dress and unassuming in manners, but he is a devout Socialist. When he came down into the lobby of the Grand Hotel last evening after having discarded his traveling attire he hastened to secure a package of linen prepared for the laundry, and after un .vrappin g the package he produced a small sized bundle of greenbacks of large denominations from the pocket of a pair of linen trousers he had wrapped In the package to go to the laundry. He did not seem worried at the narrow escape his "roll" had of going through the laundering process. HIS CHALLENGE TO RRYAN. Mr. Wilchire is the man who offered William Jennings Rryan $10,iX0 to meet him in joint debate on the Socialist question during the last national campaign. Speaking of the matter last night Mr. Wilshire said: "I posted a certified check for $1.000 in the hands of William R. Hearst as a guarantee of my offer of $lo.ooo to Mr. Rryan to meet me in a joint debate at any place that would be suitable to him. I desired to point out to him the Socialist questions and demonstrate to the people before whom the debate was to be held that Mr. Rryan knew but little of the worklngman's tide of life or the questions of socialism. I also wanted to convince him that trusts are something he could not prevent as the industries of this country under the government of the Republican or Democratic party are bound to be controlled mor or less by trusts. Mr. Rryan refused to meet me in this debate, or rather he eild not accept my offer and the certified check was returned to me by Mr. Hearst. "Socialism in this country is growing in popularity and with a unification of the two main factions of the party it will be stronger than ever and will figure very prominently In the next national campaign." Mr. Wilsh're is a banker. Socialist paper publisher and controls numerous other business Interests in California that class him as a millionaire. Last night a number of the visiting Socialists spoke on the street corners to large crowds of men. who gathered to hear the leaders of the party expound their views. SHELBYVILLE SPRINGS.

Sniiittirinni Company Incorporated Other New Concern. The discovery of an excellent quality of lithla water on the ground In Shelby vllle owned by Mrs. Emma Hamilton, resulted yesterday in the filing of articles of Incorporation of the Shelbyville Llthia Water Company in the secretary of state's office. Mrs. Emma Hamilton is prominently mentioned as a director, the others being John D. Push and Thomas W. Fleming. The company is capitalized at Jl.oOJ. Tne intention is to build a sanitarium on Mrs. Hamilton's place. The Slack Gate and Cistern- Company, of Fort Wayne, incorporated yesterday for the purpose of maim 1 at turing and celling "The Parmer's Handy Gate" and "Slacks Improved Cistern Overflow Fixture." The capital is fixed at ?2o.u.J and the directors are William J. Slack. Alexander Johnson and Roilin Ellison. Mr. Johnson is superintendent of the School for Feeble-minded Youth. The St. Joe Athletic Club, also of Fort Wayne, filed articles of incorporation yesterday. The club expects to maintain a gymnasium and also a place for boating and btithing. The incorporators are Lorenz Halber. Ibmjamin Noll and Albert Strodel. Under the foreign invorooration law the Hammond Typewriter Company, of New York, filed articles and designated as its Indiana agent Frank D. Siiera. of U12 Law building, this city. AUTOMOBILE STREET CARS. They "Will Soon He H tinning; on the Street of Chicago. Chicago Tribune. Street cars without tracks, cable, trolley or horses, and. most of all, without franchises, soon will bv running regularly on the streets of Chicago. The first one of the omnibus automobiles has arrived in the ity, and next week will stirt on its regular route, between Jackson boulevard and Lincoln Park. It. v.-.'ll ! the firs automobile in Chicago to carry forty or more pcop'e. wyw fare will be five cent;;. The passenger on the "Imperial" may take hi- choice between two decks. No matter where- he goes, the promoters of the omnibus line declare, he will be provided with a sett. The s. nnde omnibus is thirty feet l..ng. It is equipped wuh tour driving wh is. with motor hubs, the tires Icing i f solid rubber. From a beginning with one vehicle and ore route, th. company premises to extend Its service to to t irry pa -.- -rigors on a number of route;! into the h.u.rt of tne city. Firm the moment every .-"at in an omnlbc is taken the vehicle will become an "express cir," say the promoters, and v.iil make' no slop on the ioi.t. until the t.r-t pt.-senger re-.ches Iiis destination. Fares will be pi tc-1 in -lots frotn titiir deck. The guard will staid on the stairway baling t th" upper tit ek. where he t ;.!: in. ike- change tor passengers on eitln-r h-i el. Pas.-cr.yers will be allow d to talk to tiie motorm tri if they choose-, inasmuch as the moiorm m In his glas-.-inclo: -d spac at the front of the vehicle will le unable to hear ihtin. The cats are to l e lighted and heated by electricity, and electric push buttons are provided at every seat. The strength ot the driving whls Is expected to enable each omnibus to carry a trailer. E.ch wheel 1-: a driving unit, the two front wheels being steering wheels as well. The storage battery pysteni will be used, and the vehicles will be charged at the end ot each run. which will not average mor than four or tlve milts.

DILEMMA REFORMERS DEAR STIGMA OF IIAV iii hi:k dim.dvai,. Tlii OItriict Their Effort to En. tablisli Tlicmnrh r um Lender of "New Party." BRYANITE HOST RESENTFUL TiKMsAXDs k::i:p theih admikatio for i:;e m:iiraska. Tho in a- TnuKiirt'N Future of eireat Importance Situation in Indiana Analyzed. A prominent state official made some Interesting observations yesterday on the unrettled condition of the Democratic party. "There Is a distinctively peculiar situation In the-Democratic politics of Indiana." hesaid, "at the present time. The Sentinel, duplicating its, policy of several ye ars aso, is calling for a new leader and insisting that the party shed its chameleon skin of free silver. It will be observe.! that in a homeopathic way the Sentinel's editorials before the Kansas City convention inti--matcd that Mr. Rran had served his usefulness and that his particular issue was lagging superfluous as a political platform. Encouraged by the action of the Ohio convention in discarding Rryauism and Populism the central organ of the party becomes more aggressive and stalwart, and while it neglects to furnish the leader in the able writer who penned the editorial, it still calls for some Napoleonic Democrat, insisting that he shall have the attributes of the late Samuel Jones Tilden. "The action of the Ohio Democratic convention and the editorials of the Sentinel were such a broadside that the party in Indiana, so far as expressions can be gathered, is not ready to accept unanimously the conclusions of these oracles. It is manifest that there is still a Rryan following and that there are plenty of adherents to Bryan's spectacular principles. "Last week, when the drought was the most severe, there were names mentioned in connection with places on the Democratic state ticket, but since the rains have come and it is apparent that disaster is not to overtake the farming interests, the list of anxious candidates has been abridged, and, unless something intervenes that is to destroy or curtail the wonderful prosperity, the 'draft' will have to be enforced to secure a representative ticket. The only section of Democratic politics that seems to have a "live wire' attached to it is the tocialictlc offshoot that is now in convention in Indianapolis. These people claim to be actuated by principle and, while they almost universally come from the Democratic party, they claim to be only the advance, guard of a revolt from the ranks of the old organization that has so steadily followed to defeat the Democracy of Uryjnlsm and Populism for the last three or four elections. LOOKING TO TAGGART. "It is only in strong Democratic counties or in Democratic congressional districts where there is an assured majority that there is any vitality left among the rank and file of the old Democratic party. There is hope that Mayor Taggart may succeed to the chairmanship of the national committee and with this hope is faith that in an off year, with the Tuggart methods and the money he could get from the national purse. Indiana could be made tet appear in such a situation that the party would rally around another effort for supremacy. "Universally over the State, so far as my observation goes, there Is a disposition to await the rcsjlt in Indianapolis. It is known that Mr. Taggart is going to make his last stand and his greatest effort to succeed himself as mayor of Indianapolis, believing that with such a demonstration of popular approval the result would commend Itself to the Democracy of the Nation and he land as the chairman of Its national organization. "The difficulty the Sentinel's editorials are having is that the new issues and the new leader that are clamored for are to be? under the sponsorship of men who were openly against the success of the party in the last two national elections, and this is not palatable to the thousands of Democrats who voted for Rryan and who followed the cause of free silver because they believed in the honesty of their candidate and the justice of their cause as an enduring principle of orthodox Democracy. The protest of the Democratic paper In Rockville, while it will not be quoted as generally as will be the editorials of the Sentinel, is still the consensus of opinion among the Democratic newspapers and among the Democratic legions. They are against making the betrayers of the last two presidential elections tho leaders In elections that are to come, no matter whether the monetary and imperialistic issues are to be shelved or not. TOO WORN FOR REPAIR. "Down in the Second district the Democratic effort Is not so much to rally the party again for a state .campaign, but it has degenerated Into a bushwhacking contest as to who, from a dozen different county leaders, shall contest with Representative Mlers for the next congressional nomination, and this is practically the situation in the Twelfth and Fourth districts. The coterie of leaders who inspired the new departure as announced by the Sentinel has been expecting to select some returned Philippine soldier of Pemocratic standing who tan bad the ticket in a campaign against modified imperialism, under the impression that, having worn the uniform of Uncle Sam, his personal services in the campaign and upon the hustings will reinforce the protest f Democracy that the policy of this government In the Philippines is only a progressive step toward an ultimate empire. "Take it all in all. the situation from a Democratic standpoint Is much as it was in IS', when voters who had followctl the fortunes of Democracy from their voting age and from the times or Jackson were convinced that the principles of the party1 were eternally wrong, and that as an organization it had outlived its capacity for the successful government of a ct-untrv requiring the genius and patriotism required by this government, he-nee thev abandoned the old organization and united with what lias since developed into the geatest politic tl agency for the perpetuation of free institutions and successful business management since governments were founded among men. Unh'ss we; are to have a panic, a famine eir a protracted drought, the long-headed Democrats and those whose courseis have th c.ndor of cool deliberation s.re quietly of opinion that the time h;.s not yet com" winn another r..-w rehabilitation of the I 1 party prim iplrs or new party management ni Demo'-raey can succeed either In State or Nation." TEAR LACK OF WATER. Fire Would l!ne flood Clnt;ee Now at State IntItiitiou. The State Roar 1 cf Chariti.-s yesterday received regular reports of vi.-it made to stale institutions by Its members and by Se cretary lluth r. It was given out that the coneiitlon of these institutions la gtntr.ti has bttn found greatly Improve.!. The most noticeable improve ment is in business methods. In account keeping an.T storeroom administration. The board has received reports indicating that considerable anxiety is felt at several state institution?' n;i account of the effcet of the lect nt dre ught 011 their water supply. The Institut! ns that have b.- n aN fected In this respect more than others e.re the Soldiers' an i Sailor.' Orphans' Home, at Krdflhtstow n. the School for Feebleminded Youth, at Fort Wayne, the Northern Indiana Insane Asylum, at Igainport, and the Southern Indiana Aylum for the Insane, at Evanavllle. It Is feared that If fire thould break out In one of these Inatl-

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tutlons the result would be disastrous on account of the .lecrv.is.ti water s..pply. The drought has also impaired the gardens of a rni.h r of state institutions, and this is an imp. .riant item, in-i-inicn as a great deal of the food f. r both summer ati-I winter cusurnpti. n I- r..,s--d m gardens t a the grounds of tne institutions. The b-.;ird hotel the ext t lb-nt work pe rforme.l by county boards of cJnnti'-s mil stated that the c o-o; .erat in of th.-se 0..n..a with the Stute Roard hat r.-ultcd iu improved cunditicr s In a number of local charitable ani emotional int it utlcr.s.

RUM'S ENEMIES AT BUFFALO. Party of IndiaiiapolitniiM to Attend I'roh I ll t Ion Con fere nee. A large number of Prohlbitioni-t-. including F. T. McWhirter and wife. e E. Newhn and wife and il. J. Hall and wife, of Frr.Tiklin. will leave this morning at 8 o'clock or the Dig Four for Ruffalo. to attend the national conference, of the- Prohibition p;rty. The Indianapolis people will ga to Cleveland by railroad and will take th- boat from there to Huffalo. State Chairman Hall will submit bis report of the wik elone in Indiana. It is claimed by active workers in the party that Indiana has tho strongest Prohibition organlza' ion in the country. Other state chairmen wilt al.-o submit thei- reports, after which informal talks for the betterment of the work will be made. Friday night a national colb giute oratorical contest will be held. Twelve States will be represented at the contest. Indiana's representative at this meeting will be S. H. McCoy, ,f Upland. BOY SOLDIER WOUNDED - (dllllb.i: PAR KI1H LOST A Till: AT 1IETIIAXY l'Alfli N IIMHIIIIAV. Illunk: Cartridge DUehnrge Tore Through Hin Shoe New of More Placid Proceeding,. The State convention of the Christian Endeavor societies of the Christian churches began yesterday morning at R- thany Park and will continue until to-morrow. A large representation of the various societies was in attendant e at the opening session yesterday. The day's proceedinga consisted largely ot the society's routine work, which included reading of officii;' reports and a few suggestions from Intermediate f-upe rintendants. on "How to Make the Work Attractive." The Rev. R. V. Hunter, one of th Stac officers, was on the pre gramme to make the cqHnli.g address, but he will not arrie until to-day, when he will talk on "The Record and Outlook for Christian Endeavor." In place of Mr. Hunter's address, the Rev. R. L. Allen, of Rrooklyn, formally opened the convention. In the afternoon Miss Katherlne Whistle r ai ranged a programme for the Junior Encieavorers which occupied the greater part cf an hour anei which the little folk enjoyed. Last nlht Miss Eva Sehor.tz. a noted temperance e vangelist, gave a lecture on "Our Nation in Slawry." For a time yesterday .luring the Christian Endeavor meeting the serer.it e.f tin? religious meeting was disturbed by the report becoming current that one of th members of t lie Roys' Rrlgade was wounded by the accidental dist huige of his rifle. Corporal George Parker suffered tlu wounding of a toe, which was later amputated. The companies were in one eortuT of the park practicing volby tiring. Parker's gun was accidentally discharged. The blank cartridge was of suc h calib r that the top of Parker's shoe was torn cuf and the toe badly lacerated. The sight of several of the young soldiers running over the grounds with a stretcher ?fttr tne itport of the gun was heard caue-.l quite .i stir in the pavilion. Parker was taken to the tent of Dr. McNabh, who. with Di. Rreedlove. amputated the toe. The patient was -esting well last night. Parker s parents live at 722 North West street, in thl city. To-morrow the visitors to the park will be treated to a sham battle by the members ot the Roys' Rrigade. At night a naval battle will take place on Lake jewel. CHILDREN'S DAY AT ACTON. Many Member of Junior Leng lie Soeietled Entertained. Acton Park was Invaded yesterday by a great number of me-mbers of the Junior League Society. The little fellows and girls, many of whom remained over from Sunday for the meeting yesterday, realized fully that it was their day in camp and made merry during the entire day. At ll.-l) o'clock about 12.1 youngsters assembled l:i the large pavilion for the mottling service. Tho programme had In en arranged by Mrs. Ida Steeg and it was ce.rrie.l out with a great amount of percision and pleasure. The service began with an otchestr.i number by the New Palestine band of twenty-five pieces, under the tlire-ction ef James Evers m. Following this eatiu a number of recititif.n3 and songs by tho members of the various Junior Leaguesocieties. 'I he meeting continued for un hour. In the afternoon Dr. Lwis. presi-Unt of Moore's 1 1 111 College was to have addressed the young people, but be was detained at home, owing to the meeing to-day of the quarterly conference-. In the at.-e-nce of Dr. Lewis the regular piogramme for the afternoon was dispensed with and Mrs. Ida Steeg te.ok the little folks over to th. hot l where the management loaned the use of the large .lining hall for the afternoon, and a luncheon, consisting of ice .-renin, cake and lemonade, was se rve el. During the serving of reti eshmehts the orchestra gave several number. Last night a concert by the Indi anapoll Mandolin Club, consisiii g ..f forty members, and the New Palestine Rami, was given on the lawn near the entrance. During the evening Mfss Alice Walton sang seve ral solos. Last evening as the 6 o'clock train pulbd up at the park rain began falling. It was the .irst tim since the opening e,f camp this ear that lain Hppeaf.l. and it wa hnlleU with Joy. Th" slewe-r coole. I the camp and the eejttagers had a delightl ul night's sle t p. To-day promise to be one of the big .'.ays in the present series. The rii.-rmi.-r of the Woman's Home Missionary Societies will have their annual meeting. Mrs. D- lia I. Williams, ef Delaware, t;.. arrived eUrday and will address the netting. Cnnii Aeton Notes. Mrs. Meek Is occupying her cottape on Franklin avenue. Mrs. Re hi.-m.-r, of Indianapolis. Is visiting at the W. II. M. S. cottage, on RailluaJ a enue. The Rev. Mr. Dashh 1. president of tha as-oc i itlon. b ft Ir.st night f-r Moore's Hill, where be wlil attend to.- pi irte-ny confert an t- of the Methodist Church to-day. He will return to camp t'-::.'rr.;-.v. The members of the W. c. T. U. luve oje-ned their eettti'g- .1 Railroa.l avenue. n;;r th- :itr.aute. Th- . . ttagc h is I- tl ar;arn-ed for the ru t ot..,:i .datlou of the isitli.g rnemb rs of the Sof i. ty wno will come labr in the week to attend th ;o,i.ty rn-e tings. 1 1111 ra nee nB Rentier. Cyrus F. Neal. Insurance commi-shmt r In State Auditor Hart's filce. is busy just now tabulating th" ptcmh.in vtat :r :.t .- iff Indiana insurance companies and ex. mailing repor's of the same c .:np.ii.le-s show ing how many atnis !.!: tfny will i . -quire for the -i.-: nmnths n.I:.g w.tli.lhe Kt .f Jauuur n.-xt "So far as i am ab'e to tell from R... reports thus far tt ci . cel." s.i.l Mr. t ni, 'the- torn. an. e s i aie doio ni -t.- basm than u.-uii duriiu- ;h- six :: r.t h ticlir g July 1. P.mI. but tle lr 1 "' hai I . eu heavier than they w . re in th" pi. iou-. six inoiith. Tue c ..an a r.i-- arc etde-M; t.io'p agent.-' license - lor th- i.i xi s. m P than they ei:d slv months .ik"." .Mr. ., .d said. lioweer. that the lo-?.s ate n. larpe as fie had exj.tte.l t to.d them. m m m m M , . . . . . .ti- ei... .....I ait. .. , IIOI III i or iiuti iilltteii. DoDCE CITY. Km. July 2a - E Kit by, proprietor of th Park Rett!, to d-y shot ard kille 1 bis w ife and th-n shot himself, both dP:g instantly. The wife w;. sheet in the le.rehe td. Kirby in the throat. 1 he cause asslgne-d is a disagreement over pioperty. Kirby was aged forty und hl wife thirty-six yart.