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Col -Louthain A- Jackson. Fifteenth and Lawrence streets, and A. Smith. 1CÖ7 Champa street. DAT TON. O.-J. V. Wlikls, 39 South Jefferson street. COLUMBUS, O.-Vtaduct News Stand, 380 High street. The Keach-Holtzman combination might nave time and money by still further postponing their "grand opening" until after the election. The average American likes an aggressive fight, and ha is certainly getting a fine example of it in the campaign Mr. Bookw alter la making for re-election. Charge up another death to the grade crossing. When we get to the point of regarding lives as more valuable than dollars this destructive device may be removed. Tom Johnson is now "mentioned" as the nominee tor vice president on the Democratic ticket. Ohio voters will see to it that gubernatorial duties will not compel him to decline the honor. An attendance of 50,000 in one day means a whole lot of people. The Indiana State fair is becoming as celebrated in its powers of attraction as was the great St. Louis agricultural fair in its palmy days. The speech of Mr;. Moore Murdock before the Mexican veterans, iu whi.-h she bemoaned the fact that the South had not won In the civil war, and, after talking in this strain during her whole speech, declared that she did not believe in digging up this old family quarrel, afforded one of the finest examples of unconscious feminine humor we have had in these parts for a long time. , John Mitchell has pronounced very flatly against the proposition of a combination of miners and operators at the expense of the consuming public, and thereby shows a very level bead. Yet that la the almost inevitable tendency of organizations of workmen and employers. When a few men controlling such organizations get together to bargain on the subject of wages, it Is the most natural thing in the world for them to forego expensive nghting and fix the matter up to their own profit at the expense of the third party not represented in the conference the consumer. The picturesque suggest. on that the veterans of the Mexican war hold their 1905 reunion in the City of Mexico will doubtIsss be submitted to the Mexican government before It is adopted. It is not impossible that the Mexicans do not forget and forgive quite so easily as we do, partieularly in this case, wherein they were the sufferers by the only thoroughly unjust sad unjustifiable war in which the American people ever engaged. To us it has been sanctified by the splendid valor and success of the American troops, who were In no wise responsible for its origin, but the Mexicans probably do not look at it that way. The attack ob the Chinese residents of Tonopah. Not., resulting in the murder of an inoffensive old man, was one of the moat unprovoked outrages of the kind in recent years, and will doubtless become a subject of International discussion. The Chinese minister at Washington is a wideawake person, and will lose no time in bringing the matter to the attention of this government. He will, of course, be intormsd tLtt the federal government has no authority to act In the premises, but that ths local authorities wi!l be urged to do their duty, it i- shameful that at a time when this government is trying to establish friendly relations with China, and especially closer trade relations. It should be embarrassed by the lawlessness of a gang of desperadoes no mors civilised than the Chinese Boxers. "Fierce fights between Jews and Christians" continue to be reported from provincial towns in Russ a. Mere racial hostility would hardly accojnt for these continued outbreaks unless the local authorities encouraged or permitted them with the knowledge that they were hi harmony with the policy of the imperial government. That policy is not to exterminate the Jews so much as to drive them out of Russia. The Russian government Is willing the Jews shall live, provided they live somewhere else than in Russia. Since the systematic parse cut ion of the Jews began there has txeen a flood of immigration ha the t'nit .1 States of Russian Jews. In the twelve months ending with last April these immigrants numbered 47.0UO out of a tot il of 128.000. and in the year before they numbered 17.000 in a total of lU7.uO&-about 37 per cent, of the whole in one year and 34 per cent, in the other. When it la remembered that many thousands of Russian Jews have emigrated vo Africa. Australia

and other countries open to them, it is evident Russia Is getting rid of them at a pretty rapid rate.

THi: IIIWTISII TARIFF STRl titil.K. The correspondence between Messrs. Bal four and Chamberlain throws light on the i

rather mystifying situation brought about j 0f Austria and Hungary. The economic lnby the latter's resignation from the British teres ts of the two countries are decidedly Cabinet Just at the time the Balfour gov- j opposed, Austria being an Industrial counernment was making public declaration of I try and favoring free trade, while Hunits belief in the protective principle advo- j gary is distinctly agricultural and demands cated by Chamberlain. In brief. Chamber- i high tariffs on farm products. The Archlain explains that public opinion is not yet i duke Franz Ferdinand, nephew of Francis ready to go the full length of his pro- Joseph and heir presumptive to the thrones gramme of a general tariff, with prefer- ; of Austria and Hungary, is unpopular, and ential duties for imports from the colonies, the death of the present Emperor will prob-

but he believes it will go far enough to sustain the government in a policy of retaliatory tariffs. Furthermore, he believes

that he can do more to advance the cause j giving orders in that language will doubtof the commercial unity of the empire in j less aggravate exit-ting race troubles. The independent position than he can accom- Magyars are a high-fplritod, independent

plish while working under the limitations of the official proprieties. In his formal reply Mr. Balfour takes especial care to announce his entire agreement with the plan advocated by Mr. Chamberlain. He writes: Agreeing, as I do. with you that the time has come when a change should be made in the fiscal canons by which we bound ourselves in our commercial dealings with other governments, it seems paradoxical. Indeed, that you should leave the Cabinet at the same time that others of my cols' igues are leaving It who disagree on the vtry point with us both. Yet 1 cannot but admit that there is some force in your arguments In support of that course, based, as they are, upon your special and personal relation with th.it portion of the controversy which deals with colonial preference. You have done more than any man living or dead to bring home to the citizens of the empire the consciousness of imperi.il obligation and interdependence between the various fragments into which the empire is geographically divided. I believe you to be right in holding that this interdependence should find expression In our commercial as well as in our political and military relations. I believe with you that a closer fiscal union between the mother country and the colonies would bssMsM the trade of both, and that if such closer union could be established on fitting terms its .i Ivantage to both parties would iucrease with years and as the colonies grew in wealth and population. But he further agrees with Mr. Chamberlain that the time is not yet ripe for the introduction of this whole programme; that it is more practical to take half a loaf by dissociating the plan of an imperial Zollverein from that other branch of the proposed change of policy "to which we both attach Importance and which we believe the country is prepared to consider without prejudice." Thus we have a fairly clear statement of the lines upon which English parties are likely to divide, the protectionists making their first battle on the demand for retaliatory tariffs and their opponents standing for the free-trade policy which has been the settled policy of the United Kingdom since 1846. Necessarily it means a very considerable realignment of parties and a parliamentary election in the near future, in which the Liberal party, if it can patch up its internal differences on the subject of leadership, will have more than an equal chance of success. The one man that can pull the party together, Rosebery, has not yet spoken. But a free-trade vic tory would not settle the matter. The logic of the present commercial situation is driving England inevitably to a protective policy. DEMAND FOR CLASS DISCRIMINATION The Central Labor Union of Washington is asking similar bodies throughout the country to indorse a petition to the President to modify his order of no discrimina tion in the government departments. It may be doubted whether many of the labor bodies to which this request may come will appreciate fully what it means. A good many centuries ago all governments were operated along class lines, even those that wece known as republics. In Europe and Asia and Africa there are to-day a good many governments founded on class distinctions, and the history of such governments from the beginning has been for the most part a story of tyranny and oppression. It was for the purpose of doing away with government operated in the interest of one class that our forefathers fought and starved and suffered, that they might found a government to be conducted in the interest of the whole people. Later their grandchildren fought aud died by the thousands that they might perfect this theory of equal rights to all, and the civil war wiped slavery off the books in America. Classes will always seek privileges, and our government is not free from such things as preferences for ex-soldiers, exemptions for religious bodies and a few minor modifications of the equal-rights theory, founded upon sentiments that appeal to the popular sense of right, but can scarcely be regarded as important or permanent invasions of the doctrine. Certainly they are not proscriptive. But the present demand on the, President is that the government proscribe independent labor and employ nothing but organized labor in such lines of work as are available to organized labor. This is as bad. in its way. as the rules against which free men have fought from the earliest times, that government should be conducted only by men of a certain rank of nobility, or by members of certain famines, etc. Unless our whole doctrine of government Is to be revolutionized the demand cannot be entertained. AS ITJfWm ORDER. A dispatch from Vienna in yesterday's Journal indicates that considerable Importance is attached there to a very empli alts declaration by Emperor Francis Joseph that he will never consent to Hungarian army officers giving commands in their own language. As the Hungarian officers command only Hungarian troops, who probably do not understand any other language than Hungarian, there would seem to be good reason for giving the orders in that lan guage. The significance of the Emperor's declaration is in its probable effect in intensifying the Hungarian racial feeling. which is already strong enough to threaten disruption of the empire. This feeling on UM part of the Hungarians is intensified by the pan-German propaganda. The Idea of a union with the German empire of all the German-sp a king peoples of Europe has ac quired t otisiderable strength in Austria and among the Germans in Hungary. Although these constitute only a small part of the inhabitants of Hungary, the Magyars feel that the Germans have behind them not only a large German element In Austria but even the German empire Itself. Em peror William is known to approve of the Pan-German movement, the central doc trine of which la that Germany is co-ex tensive with the territory In which the Ger man language is spoken, which would in elude a large part of Austria and some can

tons of Switzerland. It seems like a visionary idea, but it has taken strong hold of the German imagination. There is no reason to believe that Emperor Francis Joseph favors the idea, but he Is seventy-three years old. and when he dies there is likely

to be a strong movement for the reparation ably be followed by an outbreak of elements that are now slumbering. His order prohibiting Hungarian army officers from race, and will not submit tamely to having their language tabooed. As the Emperor's order will furnish a new and unnecessary cause of friction, it is unwise. Notwithstanding the crowds at the State fair, this year having been a record breaker, the street railway service has been excellent throughout. It is so far ahead of anything the local company has given in the past that it has excited general comment. The frost Is said to have destroyed the celebrated Rockyford melons, but that will not in the least interfere with our paying high prices for "genuine Rocky lord melons" for a month to come at the restaurants. Some of the more up-to-date newspapers are establishing a regular department of news devoted to automobile accidents, like the market reports, sporting news, and other regular features. Some Eastern scientist have figured out that all life began at the north pole. A good deal of it has ended in that vicinity lately. Wolves are said to be becoming abundant in the northwestern part of the State. Probably an overtlow from Chicago. Miss Ellen Stone is not making any frantic efforts to return to Macedonia. Fortunately the trouble in the Balkans has not been dramatized as yet. Prof. Langley might try the experiment of inverting his airship. JOURNAL ENTRIES. Irrigation Note. "How did the company float the bonds?" "There was plenty of water In the stock." And Take the Elevator t "Do you think, Mr. Gethum." asked the young man, "that there is plenty of room at the top?" "There may be," answered the eminent financier, "but it la better to get in on the ground floor." Pity 'Tis, 'Tin True. A number of newspaper folks Vvrite dally their budget of jolks. But those who're inclined To be critical find That tne fun SI quite often a hoiks. Tommy, Ta, Tn. Now, Tommy, go home with your yacht; On your fame as a siort there's no blacht. Blow gently, ye galea That fill her bread sails Ta, ta; let the past be forj,acht. Sacrifice Hits. "You baseball men are always talking about Bitz." said the ardent Prohibitionist. "I'm lad you think well of our candidate." 'Aw, gwan." responded the fan. "He's only bunt, and Bookwalter will use him to put Holtzman out." No Mean City. Cassidy I see, Hogan, be Misther Holtzman's pa-a-per, thot th' mayor's goin to make us pay twinty-two thousand more taxes this year than lasht. Hogan Thrue fr ye, me b'y; an there's slveral thousand more av us this year than lasht to pay tin in. A Modern Convenience. There was an old woman who lived in a shoe, Who had so many children she didn't know what to do. So runs the ancient Jingle, but we are certain that It never would have happened if she had lived In a flat. INDIANA PRODUCTS. The Biggest Ever. Plymouth Tribune. The big woman with the carnival is Mrs. Deeter, one of the largest women in the world. She was born in Laporte county. Queer Combination. Rochester Republican. Mr. John S. Abbott, who resides near Lake Manitou, brought a natural curiosity to the Republican office this morning in the way of a well-formed potato grown on a sugar-cane stalk. The stalk is small but has a head of seed at the top end and a regulation tuber at the bottom. The Onion Crop. Plymouth Tribune. The onion crop in northern Indiana is r ported to be exceptionally large this year, especially in Whitley and Noble counties. Carloads of this farm product are to be shipped to Eastern marked. The shipments from one station iu Noble county alone are estimated at over 100,000 bushels. Grapes Worth Having-. Winchester Herald. Robert Kennedy brought several bunches of Niagara grapes into this office Monday that were "out of sight." The Niagara is a large, highly flavored whi to grape, of which there are but few raised in this SCtion of the country. But, judging from those Mr. Kennedy brought In, he is on to the way they should be cultivated and cared for. Good Picker Record. North Manchester Journal. Mr. Sayre, who lives a short distance east of Liberty Mills, bears the pickle-picking record In that section, so far as reported. The other day he picked fifty bushels and twenty pounds from a two days' growth on two and three-quarter acres. We are told the pickle-raising industry is proving very satisfactory iu that vicinity. Ambitions Pear Tree. Fairroount New Bsaty Davis has a pear tree on his lot, corner First and Mill street, which has developed a freak of nature. The regular fruit, which ripens the first of August, was killed by the spring frosts, but about the time the pears usually mature several bunches of bloom appeared, which developed into fruit. At the present time this fruit is one-third grown, and would probably ripen at Christmas if no frosts interfered. Corn anil Onta. North Vernon Republican. I.'zr i Cnderwood, of SandcreSÄ town.1 . . was In town Friday and informs us that he has u rlund corn that will produce forty bushels per acre, which is very good for this season, though Mr. Underwood thinks more favorably of winter oats, which crop he has raised successfully for several yeais. This season he produced 252 bushels of winter oata on Ave acres, and they weighed thirty-eight pounds per bushel.

This crop sold at 30 cents per bushel at the machine and it will be seen that it is a profitable crop to raise. INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES. Aguinaldo has promulgated a pronunciamento advising Filipinos to support American rule. Now 1ft insurrector Bryan do as handsome as he can. Macy Monitor. Please speak softly about the possibility of failure of the Panama canal. In the bright lexicon of the new world there is no such word as failure; we'll dig the ditch. Delphi Journal. From New Castle Ind., come? buizing over the wires a dispatch that a young man has severed his three-dollar-a-week newspaper connection there and gone West to fit himself for a "journalistic career." His brethn n down this way earnestly hope the fits may not prove serious. Princeton Clarion-News. The European powers are unable to agrc upon any plan by which to prevent Uulgaria going in and getting licked by Turkey, and the thing will probably have to he

done. Turkey naturally f.-els some misgiving , in the matter. When the Ottomans thrash .1 I 1 .1- . . nni'thlnur fillt ' ur ir enemies uicy never gvi io """6 the decision. Fort Wayne Sentinel. Whenever any individual makes a hostile demonstration, pointing to the assassination of the President, he should not only be promptly arrested, but dealt with in a manner that will convince persons of murderous intent that we have laws to punish such attempts and the disposition to enforce, the same. South Bend limea. William Waldorf Astor has contributed $100.000 to a fund to aid the research for a cure for cancer. What a foolish man to throw away his money like that. If he will pick up any of the newspapers of the day he will find from seven to fifteen advertisements of S sure cure, and he can get a trial bottle without costing hira a cent. Lafayette Journal. Editor Bryan still babbles about the Declaration of Independence. Colonel Bryan keeps yawping about imperialism. Candidate Bryan continues yearning for the tidal wave of calamity that may yet heave him Into the presidency. Citizen Bryan still weeps over the woes of the proletariat. Meanwhile Bryanism keeps waning at the rate of a. wane per second. Shelby ville Republican. "Playin hookey" is to be broken up in Indianapolis. AO the boys under probation of the Juvenile Court arc reported to Judge Stubbs each week. If these reports are unsatisfactory, the delinquent boys must come before the court and answer tor their shortcomings. This is good. May it spread from the capital city. Richmond Palladium. There is no need to despair just because the Chautauqua is over. We have the golf tournament this week, and there is the closing days of the Indianapolis municipal campaign and the fight in Ohio between Tom Johnson and Marcus Hanna, and then polo all winter, and next year is campaign year gracious! There is not the slightest excuse for a dull day for years. Richmond Item. The Review has now far less respect than ever for the plans and even the purposes of Hull House in Chicago. It has added Eugene V. Debs to its faculty of lecturers, the man who says Carl Marx is mote to be respected than Thomas Jefferson. Among the disturbing social factors in Chicago not the least is Hull House. The Review said several years ago that it was one of the insidious forces that by pretending good inconsiderably worked evil to society. So it does. Elkhart Review. Mayor Bookwalter made his first speech in the municipal campaign in Indianapolis Thursday night. The mayor is quite an able man and makes a good speech, and his arraignment of the Indianapolis News was exceedingly severe. The News has certainly lost prestige as a fair and independent newspaper by its course during the last few months, and its fight upon Bookwaiter is not greatly to its credit. Mr. Book waiter certainly makes a gocd showing for his administration and from all indications he will be re-elected by a good round majority. Columbus Republican. THE DRIFT OF POLITICS. James F. Stutesman, of Peru, concerning whose political intentions there has been much speculation since the adjournment of the Legislature, turned up In Indianapolis yesterday, his first appearance at the capital in two months. The urbane gentleman from Miami has been enjoying a variety of booms and it is understood that he has a number of strings to the political kite. He has been spoken of as a probable candidate for the nomination for Lieutenant Governor, for secretary of state, for renomination as a member of the lower branch of the Legislature and for the vacancy in the Senate from the district composed of Howard and Miami counties. Mr. Stutesman was found at the Columbia Club yesterday afternoon and asked which, if any. of these places he would seek. With his usual adroitness he avoided the issue and insisted on reciting the latest version of "Mary's Little Lamb." to the effect that the pet, with its fieece as white as snow, had followed Its mistress to Pittsburg one day "and now look at the darned thing." However, he was brought back to the subject in hand and the admission was finally wrung from him that he is seriously thinking of entering the race for Lieutenant Governor. "I shall not be a candidate for secretary of state," he said, "but I think I shall be a candidate for Lieutenant Governor. I am not making any announcement at present and shall not for some time, but it is my intention to enter the race." If Mr. Stutesman becomes a candidate for Lieutenant Governor the Eleventh district will have two candidates for Important State offices as G. A. H. Shideler, of Marlon, is in the running for first place on the ticket. There will be no clash between Mr. Stutesman and Mr. Shideler, however. Their friends point out that if one city in the Tenth district. Lafayette, can ask for the nominations of Governor and secretary of state there can be no hue and cry raised that the Eleventh is attempting to hog Curing by asking for the governorship and lieutenant governorship. XXX L. P. Newby, of Knightstown, who Is the only avowed candidate for Lieutenant Gov ernor, was also here yesterday, and was interested in learning that Mr. Stutesman is thinking of entering the race. "I expect, of course, that I shall have opposition," he said, "and if it is to come I don't know of any man I would rather line up against than Stutesman not that I regard him as an easy man to defeat, but because I know we could have a nice, friendly contest." As a member of the board of managers of the Indiana Reformatory Mr. Newby was gratified to read the high compliment paid by Senator James W. Fortune, of Jeffersoriville, to the management oi the institution under Superintendent Whittaker. "Coming from a good Democratic source the compliment is all the more gratifying," said Mr. Newby. "Democrats are prone to be extremely critical of Republican administrations and Republican officials, and I take it that the new management of the SV Conns tory must be a decided improvement over the old, or Senator Fortune would not commend it. As a member f the board I know that Mr. Whittaker is B king great improvements in the Institution, and from other Jeffersonville nan besides Senator Fortune, wiio are in close touch with the institution, I know that his work is appreciated." X X r Representative Sidney W. Cantwell, of Hartford City, who was at the Denison last evening, expressed the opinion that the friends of Senator Beveridge will not attempt to defeat James P. Goodrich for rei U i tion as chairman of the Republican state committee. "I am a Bewrtdf man," he said, "but I : am a,8 a Goodrich man. and I cannot see lhat my position is inconsistent. I believe I that Senator Heveridge should be re-elected because his record m tne senate has been one to reflect honor and credit on himself and the State he represents. My reasons for the re-election of Senator Goodrich are almost identical. He has proved that he is lbs right man in the right place, has SSffftd the party faithfully and ably, and is entitled CO the Indorstment of re-election. "1 have been up north all summer, and have not been back home long enough to get In touch with affairs in the Eleventh district. I don't know whether or n i there will be opposition to Adam Beck if he wants to be district chairman again, but 1 feel sure that there will be no fight against ChalraMUl Goodrich by the Beveridge people." Mr. Cantwell says he has not decided whether he will be a candidate for rcnomi-

nation. "Mrs. Cantwell says that I shall -. . m m a a SB

not be. he said. "and. pernaps, sue mws. i XXX Judge John M. Morris, of New Castle, was at the Claypool last evening. "I just mado the trip over with Mrs. Morris to try our new interurban line." he said. "We found it a very enjoyable ride and I believe that the traction line will prove popular and of benefit to New Castle as weil." Juuge Morris enjoys the distinction of being a man who has been equally successful at money-maaing, law and politics. He has accumulated a goodly fortune, built up a large law practice and recently was elected to the circuit bench of Henry county. His friends arc now ic-okin, forward a little and say that a:ur he leaves the bench he will make excellent congressional timber. XXX Judge Moffett, of Vincennes, will not be a candidate for the Democratic congressional nomination in the Second dist. ict, according to J. W. Emison, ol that city, who was at the Claypool last night. Mr. Emison ought to know, as he and Judge Moffett are partners. "I understand that there will be a number of candidates against ilk-rs." he uuid, "but Judge Moffett trill :ui u.' one of them. W. C. Cullop, of our city, has also been mentioned as a prospective candidate, but 1 doubt if be gets in the race. The sentimeut of Republicans in our part of the district seems to be practically uuauimous that Judge Chancy, ol Sullivan, shall be the Republican candidate asjain next year." Mr. Krai son says the people of Vincennes are more Interested In the question of improvements in the Wabash river than in politics at present, lie was one of a large delegation from his city that attended tne recent convention at Terre Haute. XXX Will H. Craig, of Noblesville, was one of the fair visitors yoterday. He says the Republicans of Hamilton county are waiting with interest for the definite announcement that Judge Mount, of Tipton, will be a candidate for the congressional nomination against Representative Laudis, although they take it for granted that he will make the race. '1 saw V. H. btaley, of Tipton, who is supposed to bo Mount's manager, to-day, and he told me that Mount will certainly be a candidate," said Mr. Craig. XXX J. A. Gauntt and S. F. Jones, of Marion, were here yesterday to attend the fair and mingle with the politicians. XXX Judg-e John C. Chaney, of Sullivan, is in the city to look after some business matters, and, incidentally, get a glimpse of fas State fair. It is conceded that the judge can have the Republican congressional nomination in the Second next year again if he will accept it, and he indicates that he is willing to head the fight if he is assured of the united and earnest support of the Republicans of the district. Under such conditions he believes that he can defeat Representative Miers or whoever the Democratic candidate may be. xxx Representative S. R. Bell, of Union City, who has been a prominent member of the House, on the majority side, for the past two sessions of the Legislature, indicated w hile here yesterday that he will be a candidate for renomination. "I would net stand in the way of any other man who wanted the nomination," he said, "but it seems that no one elso wants it, so I believe it is settled that I'll be a candidate." xxx Lon Mull, a prominent business man and banker of Manila, Rush county, is being mentioned as a probable candidate for the Democratic nomination for State treasurer, and he said yesterday that he may determine to make the race. Mr. Mull has served one term as a member of the lower branch of the General Assembly. XXX James H. Jones, postmaster of New Castle, made two predictions last evening at the Denison. First, that E. P. Thayer, of Greenfield, will succeed himself as member of the Republican State committee from the Sixth district; and, second, that Senator A. D. Ogborn will be renominated. "There has been some little stir as to opposition to Thayer," he said, "but I think he will be elected almost without a struggle when the time comes. I have heard the Beveridge forces are fighting- him, but I do not understand it that way. I do not understand that Thayer is opposed to Senator Beveridge, besides the State committee does not have the selection of the successor to the senator. The Republicans of Henry county are for Senator Beveridge, by a large majority, but that does not keep them from believing that Mr. Thayer has made an efficient chairman and is entitled to their indorsement." The talk of opposition to Senator Ogborn has died away, says Mr. Jones. C. S. Hernly will not be p. candidate; "Joe" Elliott, of Middletown, has stated positively that he will not be a candidate; "Dick" Wisehart has no serious intention of getting into the race, so Senator Ogborn is left -a clear field unless unexpected opposition bobs up. "BL1ISD TIGER" WRECKED DYNAMITE l.'f ED TO DESTROY "JOIXT" AT NASHVILLE. Xo Person Injured, but Much Damage Done No (lew to Perpetrator Similar Attempt at Porter. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. COLUMBUS, Ind., Sept. 18. Dick Collins's "blind tiger" at Nashville. Brown county, was dynamited last night at 10:30 o'clock, the building wrecked and the contents practically destroyed. The noise from the explosion aroused the entire population and the concussion broke all glass windows and doors within a radius of two blocks. Including those in the county courthouse, hotel, drug store, postofilce, Democrat office, Taggert's dry goods store, Mobley's barber shop and a number of residences. The rear end of the general store of M. L. Polling, which abuts the "blind tiger" on the rear, was badly damaged. This room also contains the postoffice, but no especial damage is reported to the postoffice fixtures. For many years the commissioners of Brown county have refused to grast license for the sale of liquor and the result is that "blind tigers," or place s where liquor is dispensed without the license, have flourished. Collins, who went from this place a few years ago to Nashville and began the unlawful sale of intoxicants, was away from home nt the time of the dynamiting, being at Indianapolis attending the State fair. It was because of the stand taken by the Evening Republican, of this city, agninst lawlessness reported from Brown county in general and the apparent immunity which Collins enjoyed in the operation of his joint in particular which resulted in the entire force editorial and mechanical of that paper, being subpoenaed before tho Brown county grand jury yesterday. The Republican's party was before that body yesterday and left for home about 3:30 in the afternoon, arriving here at 7;JJ last night. So far as reported it is not known who placed the explosive. Tried to Wrerk st Saloon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind.. Sept. IS. Last evening, soon after dark, unknown persons threw a dynamite cartridge three inches long into the saloon of Fred Slever. of Porter, this county. A fu?e was attached to the misfdle which, if exploded, would j have blown the building to atoms. Several i persons In the saloon .t the time saw the cartridge in time to prevent an explosion. No cause is known ior the Suicide of a Hanker. HARLAN. Ia.. 8ept. 1$.-Edward W. Davis, president of the Shelby County Bank, committed suicide last night by shooting His body was found early today in the furnace room of the bank building. Davis was once a member of the Iowa Legislature from Pottawatomie couuty and was a prominent eitiavn. He disposed of most Of his bank stock Wednesday, but his financial affairs are said to be in good condition. Ho was flxty years obi and left a widow aud two daughters. Ill health is thought to havo prompted the deed.

PROSPECTS FOR TRADE

BRADSTREET'S AHB R. G. Dl S CO.'S WEEKLY REVIEW. Ontlook Xot So Favorable, Ovring- to Cold Weathrr and Destructive W ind and Rainstorms. CROP AVERAGE IS GOOD DESPITE REPORTS OF SERIOl S DAMAGE BY EARLY FROSTS. Car Shortage Cegrinning to Be Felt I neasiness Over Labor Disturbances Injuring; Steel Industry. NEW YORK, Sept. 18. Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Conditions still display irregularity, but except where crop and weather developments have been distinctively unfavorable the tendency is still to take a favorable view of the general outlook for fall and winter trade. Heavy rains and killing frosts Northwest and in pOftJOM of the West, with drought followed by unseasonably cool weather and destructive wind and rainstorms along the Atlantic coast, have tended to retard expansion in fail trade in wide sections of country. All sections, however, have not been affected alike, the Northwest returning relatively the poorest reports as to currt nt distributive trade, while the South1 est and Pacific coast and some sections of the South give excellent reports of business already booked or in prospect. "The outlook for average crops is still a good one. Nothing in the nature of actual Fhortgaes, such as occurred in l&d, is indicated, and while trade opinion probably inclines to the view that the boom is over in several industries, uoue the less the belief is maintained that a good average fall and winter trade is in prospect. "A feature of the week in New England has been the resumption of a large number of cotton mills. Complaint of unsatisfactory conditions as regards prices, however, still comes from that section. Shoe manufacturing in New England 16 active, and a large sale of leather is reported at Boston. Trade in lumber at the East shows little, if any, improvement. "New buying of pig iron has been of fair value, but prices have failed to harden. Pittsburg reports a better tone in Iron, with orders for finished products coming in more freely. Steel billets have not been cut in price. Coke shippers complain of a scarcity of cars. Tin-plate mills are crowded with orders. The endiug of strikes is helping structural material. Lumber is quiet in the East, though resumption of building helps trade somewhat at New York. "Demand for sugar is experiencing the usual autumn reduction, and the textile works are still unsettled, either, as in Philadelphia, as the result of past strikes, or, as in New England, because of high prices of raw cotton. Signs of improvement in the cotton goods trade are, however, noted. "Wheat, including flour, exports for the week ending Sept. 17 aggregate 1,902,03 bu, against 3,045.040 last week, 5,435,323 this week last year, 3,840.574 iu Idol and 3,535,857 in 1900. For eleven weeks of the cereal year they aggregate 33.164.251 bu, against 53.932.067 in IMS, nMES,1B in 1901 and 35.500,858 in 1900. Corn exports for the week aggregated 167 bu, against 844.818 last week, 49,508 a year ago, 611.258 in 1901 and 2,030.100 in 1900. For eleven weeks of the present cereal year thev aggregate 10,826.021 bu. against 916.875 in 1902. 10,636,986 in 1901 and 36,175,094 in 1900. "Business failures in the United States for the week ending with Sept. 17 number 170, against 165 last week, 1S2 In the like week of 1902, 158 in 1901, 183 in 1900 and 147 in 1899." DIN & CO'S REVIEW. Business Making Moderate Progress Despite Opposition of Elements. NEW YORK, Sept. 18. R. G. Dun & Co.'s "Weekly Review of Trade to-morrow will say: "Business has made moderate progress during tho past week despite unusual opposition from the elements. When all other industries are to a considerable degree dependent upon agricultural conditions, reports of serious injury to crops by cold and wet weatlier are not calculated to stimulate confidence. Subsequent corrections indicating that the amount of damage had been exaggerated as usual, prospects brightened. "The car ahortage is beginning to be felt, especially in the Pittsburg district, where sufficient labor cannot be secured for handling freight. Manufacturing plants are well occupied as a rule, even the textile mills reporting less idle machinery and at Chicago there is a notable demand for implements and hardware. Lumber is In better demand as structural activity revives. Payments are seasonably prompt, except where late crops delay settlements, and the outlook for fall and winter business contains much that is encouraging. R;iilway earnings thus far reported for September show an average gain of 10.86 over last year. "In the iron and steel Industry' quotations have been declining for some months and a large tonnage of business is held back in the expectation that still better terms m.iy be offered. Unensiness over the labor situation aggravates the difficulty, although latest developments in the building trades are most encouraging In this reaped. Prices have heW fairly steady during the past week, although there were numerous rumors regarding prospective reductions. S;iles of plglron are small, but it Is somewhat significant that purchasers are usually urgent for quick delivery. Agricultural and structural steel shapes are moving freely, with several new contracts about to be placed." SJ WESTERN COAL TRADE. Roth Hard and Soft Coal More Active, Influenced by Weather. CHICAGO, Sept. 18. The Black Diamond, official organ of the coal trade, reviewing the Western coal trade this week, will say: "Cooler weather the middle of the werk has resulted in a somewhat more active market on all descriptions of coal, including both anthracite and bituminous. Dealers who are likely to run short as soon as there is a brisk demand from consumers are making more active inquiries and are taking a little more coal than they did, although in the aggregate the increased movement is not proportionate to the increased inquiries. "Throughout the West and Northwest the heavy rains which have been experienced almost since the first of the month have held back the demand for coal from consunurs. Country roads through Illinois, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska and the Dakotas have been in bad shape since last Sunday and are reported a practically impassable in many localities at the present time. In Iowa they are especially bad, and trade is at a standstill and will probably remain very quiet until the weather Clean and farmers are enabled to thresh their grains and haul them to market. wh;n they will buy coal for the return haul. Until these conditions occur It is probable that retail business iu the country districts will remain more or less dull, out by the first of Use coming month t!. rs should be some Improvement. "In the anthracite trade there has been some improvement in the demand over a week ago. Every day shows a slight Improvement with the approach of colder weather, but :t the best the trade still remains dull and will probably show only slight improvement up to the end of next we k. By the early port of October it will have rtgalncd some of its old-time activity and a close survey of the situation Indicates without any question that there is a fiiriy large proportion of consumers in Western States who are yet to buy t lit ir coal and who will place orders with dealers a soon as there Is any indication of fro.t in the air. These coal buyers include a large number of the poorer classes who buy from

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"In the bituminous trade the market has not shown much change during the week. Some increased demand Is occasionally re ported and Western mines are operating asj about full time, and their production Is being taken care of In most instances without the accompaniment of cut prices. While the circular is not always observed, prices roach it than they have at any previous time the past year." THIS WEEK'S BA5K CLEARINGS. Indlamapolis'a Total aI.4T2,lNO. au la crease of 21.3 Per (cut NF.w DOW, Sep. II. The foUowlng table, compiled by Bradstreet, shows ths bank clsar lmrs at the principal cities for ths wsek aniei Spt. 17. with the percentage of Increase a ad decrease, as compared with the correspondiat week last year: New York .... Chicago , lionton Philadelphia . St. Louis Pittsburg San Francisco Baltimore .... Cincinnati U,UZ.0tt.8s7 Dec.tTJ 1T1.SL7S Inc.. TJ U0.741, Dec II rt. Twl.itfl Dec. 11 5J.WL inc.. 4i m m Deo 35.rro.sn in.- u.a XI. 1.18 Dec. lM SO Tsfi.350 Dec.. M Kansas City .... S3.ftSS.tt? Inc. SJ Cleveland Minneapolis .. New Orleans . Detroit IouisvlUe 14.f53.77 Inc .3.1 Ii.t23.u74 Dec.. 4,1 ll.4.7l 10.44. 104 Inc. . -74.573 Inc. 7.387.571 Inc. :3 Omaha Milwaukee Providence Buffalo ant. Paul Indianapolis Los Anaeles a Toledo Peoria , Dayton KvansN-ille t-irinjrfleld. 111 Springfield, O ..... Bloonangton, 111 iimniii i t Decatur. IU 1.576.321 Incal 1.404. j0 Dec. Li .7ec.tt7 Ino lw.a I. tU, SM 1 174.330 Inc.. 13 0 774.113 Inc.. Id 34.021 Inc.. 3. 4t.37S Inc.. 3M 393.0C3 Inc.. J Totals. United States $1,821, 08. 5 Dtc.,274 Outside New York tu3.02S.lll Inc.. tJ Balances paid in cash. FRIENDS AT PLAINFIELD FORMAL OPENING OF THE WESTERJI YEARLY MEETING. Dar Filled with Routine of OrganizationMany Committees Appointed Good Delegate Attendance. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PLAINFIELD, Ind., Sept 18. This morning at 10 o'clock the forty-fifth annual assembly of the Western Yearly Meeting of Friends opened with a time of earnest devotion. At the roll call of delegates from the sixteen quarterly meetings ninety-eight responded to their names. The majority of the caretakers were present Lewis E. Stout then gave instructions to the delegates and caretakers for the sessions of this yearly meeting. The following ministers from other yearly meetings were present with credentials: Nathan Frame and Esther G. Frame, of Wilmington Yearly Meeting; William P. Plnkham, Cleveland; James R. Jones and Carrie I Jones, North Carolina Yearly Meeting; Alfred H. Hanson. Richard R. Newby, Martha J. Hanson, Iowa; Achsa C. Kenyon, Parker Moon, Kansas; Lindon L. Hobbs, North Carolina, president of Guilford College, Daisy Barr, Ida E. Parker, F. H. Tarmohlon, Clarkson M. Shaw, Joslah R. Hawkins, Walter W. Brown, Mellie M. Brown, Indiana Yearly Meeting; EU Mendenhall and Mary J. Mendenhall, elders from Iowa, In a few words the presiding clerk welcomed all visiting ministers. Response was made by Esther G. Frame. The following committees were appointed: On returning minutes Olma Reave, Richard Haworth, William H. Matchett, Lenora N. Hobbs, Mary I. Hollowell, Alice Armstrong, Morton C. Pearson, George K. Hobson. On devotional meetings David Hadley, Sarah J. King, Morton C. Pearson, Charlotte E. Vlckers, Joslah Morris, John Thomas, Enos Kendall, Anna Mills, John T. Hadley. Sylvester Newlin. Albert L. Copeland, Sarah N. Hadley. The committee on printing reported ths total expense for the year past as $196.y5. The contract for printing the minute8 ths coming year has been awarded the Publishing Association of Friends, at Plainfleld. A nominating committee to bring names for a new printing committee was appointed as follows: William Trueblood, Seth Hinshaw, Josiah Morris, Williatn B. Wlckersham, Milton Hanson, Amos Carson, John M. Cox, Mary White, Tacy Reece, Lydia Carson. The London Epistle was read. It is the first time representatives from Australia were united with English Friends in London Yearly Meeting. A touching reference was made to the death of Harriet Greens last spring in North Carolina. The following committee to mike additions to the Discipline was appointed: 8. B. Woodard. Charles Llndley, Thomas G. Brown, Adeline L Hill. Zeno Doan, Horace Reeve. Murray Kenworthy, Jehu Reagan, Lewis E. ötout. Cyrus Moon, Ruth W. Newsom, Enos Kendall. Richard Haworth, Mary Folk. Milton Hauson, David Hadley. Just before adjourning at noon the death of Aaron CoBand, Carmel, Ind., was announced. This brother was a leadiug minister for many years in this Yearly Meeting. The afternoon session opened with a half hour's devotional service. The names of several delegates Just arrived were announced. The presiding clerk introduced Benjamin J. Mills, a minister of New Castle. Ind. The following persons were appointed clerks for the year: Lewis E. Stout, principal clerk; Lydia Taylor Tainter, recording clerk; Melissa Emory and Martha L. Newlin, reading clerks; Murray Kenworthy, announcing clerk; Geo. D. Griffin, railroad secretary. The names of Emily Ellis, W. P. Wlckersham, Geo. H. Moore and Jane D. Moore were added to the epistle committee. A committee to nominate a superintendent of evangelistic work and an executive committee of five was appointed as follows: John H. Newiln, Flora Trueblood, Mary Kemp, W. R. Brown, Amos Carson. Cyrus Moon. A. K. Tomllnson. Mary Jenkins. Joanna Phillips, Ruth W. Newsom, Reason Regan, John Ellis, Mary Regan, Laura Mattern. Nominating committees on the followlnc subjects were appointed: Order of business. P. W. Raldabaugh. chairman; social purity. Dinah T. Henderson, chairman; temperance, Geo. H. Moore, chairman, yearly meeiing trustees. A. L. Simons, chairman; Karlham Bible Institute work. Morris E. Cox, chairman; permanent buard. Kxum Newlin. chairman; vacancies in repre?. ution to five years meeting. John J. Baldwin. chairman. Sanih M. Woodard, superintendent of social parity, gave a very Interesting report of work in that department. To-night Cyrus W. Hodgin, professor of H tory in Karlham College, made an sddress on "Peace." last evening the closing session of the meeting on ministry and ht was addressed tv Thoma C Brown on the subject of "What Methods Can be Employed to Make the Pastoral System Mere tacient in our Smaller Meetings?" ( hrlstlsa C onference at Eden. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MCNClK. I lid , Sept. 18. The Eastern Indiana Christian Conference closed its sessions to-day at Eden Church, near Shideler. The most important action of the closing session waa the establishment of a fund for Fiiperinuuated ministers. This was recommended by a committee which had thoroughly considered the matter. A collectioa to start the fund at once was taken, and ttts Man of S4au is now in the treasury. Dr. T. M. McWhinney, chancellor or Patm.-r Cnlversity, made the principal address to-day. The conference next year will be held at Portland. ( hu rede of Christ Convention. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ELWOOD. Ind.. Sept lt. The annual convention of the Cliuinu .- of !rist of the Seventh Indiana district will be held in Atlanta on next Monday and Tuesday, and an elaborate programme has been arranged. The ll v v.. ,'is !i. w. .iinl Wilson, of this iit, vill participate, and B. L. Alien. Stats jw!iutendat of the C B., will deliver two addressee Other weii-knosyn natatsMfn on the programme are T. W. Grafton, st AuUcrsou. Charles L NcWBUUk und A. 1

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