Indianapolis Journal, Volume 53, Number 331, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 November 1903 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 1903.

THE DAILY JOURNAL, FRIDAY. NOVEMBER 27. 1903.

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DENVER Col Louthaln A Jackson. Fifteenth and Lawrence streets, and A. Smith. 1857 Champa street. DAYTON. O.-J. V. Wllkle. 29 South Jefferson street COLUMBUS, O. -Viaduct New Stand. 380 High In spite of a vindictive fire in the iear. General Wood keeps steadily at his work grf converting the Moros of Sulu. For every thirteen children born In France, 147 are born in Germany. Deliberate race suicide Is putting France Into tile list of dying nations. Colombia tells Panama that the next Colombian Congress will certainly pass the Canal bilL This looks like a case of locklug the stable door after the horse is gone. It is generally conceded that the President's pacification of the factions in New Tork has assured that State for the Republicans next year. It Is probably the first time that a big State was removed from the doubtful list by one man at a ingle stroke. English newspapers are much surprised to find that .Mr. Bryan refuses to talk for publication; yet it is not at all surprising. Xf W. J. Bryan has anything for the newspapers he is not going to iet English dailies scoop the Commoner. There are no votes to be gained in England, anyhow. Chicago physician who refused to ?d an injured motorman because the latter did not wear a union button is a cUogvace to his profession, and should be eeverely censured by his colleagues. An Action like this cannot be interpreted otherwise than a a bid for the applause of the 'mutable many." J oat why ho strenuous a game as footbail should have become identified with Thanksgiving day is not quite clear, unless because of the generally suitable weather for an outdoor game. Coming between the Fourth of July and Christmas, Thanksgiving Is usual' v cold enough and not too cold tor a game that belongs exclusively to young athletes and their friends. To-day's Journal contains accounts of many games. chants of Buffalo. N. Y., are considthe advisability of patterning after the Indianapolis scheme of giving carre bate 8 to out-of-town purchasers, call if "the Indiana idea." In the Eastern citKs the "trading-stamp" system of attracting trade is in vogue, but it has not proved altogether satisfactory either to merchant or customer. The Buffalo papers are advocating the adoption of the Indianapolis method. Fl usu California comes the news of the most astourding- case of rebate. During the bankruptcy proceedings of the firm of Potter Brothers it was discovered that since ISM the Fruit Growers' Express has paid back 118,000,000 as freight rebates, which was received by the president of the company. The latter claimed that he had made the arrangement and was entitled to the profit.! thereof. The Interstate Commission will probably investigate the matter. Senator Newlands's proposition for the aanexation of Cuba is untimely and almost Indecent. Uur relations to Cuba are those of a sort of guardian in her efforts to place her free government and independence on a stable basis. It will be time enough for the United States to discuss a proposition for annexalon when Cuba herself shall make it. The making of the proposition at this time by a senator of the United States Is calculated to injure Cuba and place the United States In a false position before the world. Senator Newlands's resolution is not deserving o respectful consideration. A dispatch from Mexico City says that President I iaz will retire about Jan. 1. to be succeeded by Jose Limantour, present minister of finance. The retirement of President Diss lias been foreshadowed for some time and may be accelerated by advancing age. He has served as President ominously for over twenty-five years and is nearly seventy-tour years old. Senor Limantour, who will succeed him, Is a very able man, particularly strong In finance, but it romains to be seen if he cau rule Mexico with as much w'.sdom and tact as Oeneral Diaz has shown during his long presidency. A dispatch from Philadelphia announces the death of an old engineer who is said to have saved Abraham Lincoln's life by ruualng a special train which conveyed him from Harrisburg to Washington by a circuttous rot te. In the night, thus eluding alleged corspirators who were said to bv plotting hi j life m Baltimore. This was when Mr. Lincoln was going to Washington to be i iuugu rated. There Is this much foundation for the story: That at Harrisburg. Inst ad of taking a morning train for Washington, stopping at noon in Haiti-

more, as had been given out that he would, Mr. Lincoln took a night train and passed through that city in the night. This was done on the advice of friends based on dispatches from Washington representing that his presence there was desirable at the earliest possible moment, and that it might serve to prevent disturbance at Baltimore. But there is no reason to believe that there was any plot there to kill or injure Mr. Lincoln. Sensational rumors of that kind had prevailed for some time, and as early as Jan. 16, in 1861, the marshal of Baltimore wrote a letter stating that the rumors were without any foundation whatever. There was a very turbulent element in Baltimore at that time, and there might have been some rowdyism if Mr. Lincoln had passed through the city in the daytime, but to say that his life was in danger is putting it much too strongly. JOHN MITCHELL'S ERRONEOUS VIEW. At a club dinner in New York, Tuesday night. John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, was asked if he considered the boycott fair, and he answered, "I believe that a thousand men have a right to do what one man has a right to do." This was equivalent to saying that if one man has a right to withdraw his patronage from a certain person or firm and urge his friends to do so, a thousand men have the same right to combine and act in concert to the same end. The Journal has had occasion more than once to commend Mr. Mitchell's good sense, but in this case he is wrong. Not being a lawyer, it is not surprising that he should take an erroneous view of a question involving legal rights, but he is not the first labor leader to imagine that organized labor has rights distinct from and superior to those of other people. His mistake in this case is in thinking that members of a trade union in their organized capacity have a right to do what the law forbids any body of men from doing, namely, combining and acting together to break down or injure any person's business. The law regards such a combination as a criminal conspiracy. The legal definition of a conspiracy is "a combination of two or more persons, by concerted action, to accomplish a criminal

or unlawful purpose, or some purpose not itself criminal or unlawful, by criminal or unlawful means." The destruction or crippling of a, man's lawful business is an unlawful purpose, and a combination? to that end is a conspiracy. Mr. Mitchell's opinion that a thousand men have a right to do what one man may do sounds plausible enough, but it will not stand the test of law. An act entirely lawful, if done by a single individual, may be unlawful by reason of being done in pur suance of a combination of Individuals to do the same act. Following are some of the expressions of the courts on this point: A man may encounter the acts of a single person, yet not be fairly matched against several. The combination is material in giving the act a different character from a similar act of an individual by reason of its greater, more dangerous and oppressive effect. Any one man or any of several men act ing independently, is powerless; but when several combine and direct their united energies to the accomplishment of a bad pur pose, the combination ia formidable. Its power for evil increases as its numbers increase. In these expressions the courts recognize the difference between Individual and combined action, and they apply the principle of conspiracy. A boycott is defined as "a conspiracy formed and intended, directly or Indirectly, to prevent the carrying on of any lawful business, or to injure the business of anyone by wrongfully preventing those who would be customers from buying anything from the representatives of said business by 'threats, intimidation or other forcible means." The fact that a boycott may be Intended to gain some advantage for or ganised labor does not change its character in the eye of the law. Boycotts, though unaccompanied by violence or intimidation, have been pronounced unlawful in every State of the Union where the question has arisen, and "intimidation" in the legal sense may exist without violence or force. It only takes two persons to constitute a conspiracy, and when that number or more combine to destroy, break up or Interrupt the business of any person, prevent the sale of such person's goods or prejudice the public against the Individual, they are guilty of criminal conspiracy and the courts will so hold without regard to the ethics of labor unions. The courts cannot compel members of labor unions to trade with a particular person, but they will en join them from trying to enforce a boycott against the person and will punish them if they persist in doing so. If Mr. Mitchell should attempt to put his views in practice through labor unions he would soon find .himself in opposition to the law. THE COLORADO PERIL. The strike situation in Colorado and Utah Is reaching a point where the display of military force becomes absolutely neces sary. Governor Peabody, of Colorado, is threatened with assassination, there are threats to dynamite the Capitol building at Denver, and the rioters are in arms. Regardless of the merits of the case either of the strikers or of the employers. It Is the duty of the State to preserve order at any cost. The Governor of Colorado fully realizes this, and the State militia has been called out. The United States government has honored the Governor's requisi tion for 1,000 Krag-Jorgensen rifles and equipment for 1,000 men. A peaceful settle ment of the difficulty is hoped for, but such an outcome is not expected. That Governor Peabody has taken a determined stand In the matter is proved by his state ment to the newspapers. He says: We will fight it out in Colorado if it takes every able-bodied man in the State and some who are disabled, to the end that order is maintained and socialism and anarchy are wiped off the earth, and there is not a grease spot left to assassinate, dynamite, molest, disturb or in any manner interfere with the commercial condi tions and the peace of illustrious Colorado. Continued lawlessness on the part of the striking miners will bring on a terrible tragedy. Personal restraint and mutual forbearance may go far to avert such a disaster, but the strikers have been wrought up to an extreme pitch of excitement by professional agitators from other States. As a matter of fact. Utah was one of the pioneers in the eight-hour movement. The miners are better paid and have shorter hours in Utah and Colorado than in most other States. The present strike seems to have come as a result of the work of walking delegates. At the center of the trouble in Utah there are 2,000 miners, twothirds of whom are Italians and other foreigners not speaking English. Of the lat ter, not 15 per cent, have been naturalised. It is on the ignorance and cupidity of these poor aliens that the agitators have

worked. Nonunion men who take the places of strikers are assaulted and beaten, property is destroyed and officials are threatened. It is difficult to see how these acts of intimidation and outlawry can end otherwise than in bloodshed. Labor troubles

have been rife in Colorado for nearly a year, and they are bound to culminate in disaster. It may be possible to avert a tragedy, but, it it comes, not the least part of the blame will rest upon the heads of professional agitators. REVOLUTIONARY STATES AND Ml l HOW Central and South American republics have given the rest of the world a lot of trouble for many years and are likely to continue to. The crop of revolutions is about as steady as any that their fertile soils produce. There is not much danger of a shortage in international questions or of the Geneva arbitration tribunal falling into innocuous desuetude as long as the Latin-American republics continue to do business on a revolutionary basis. The Russian government has been wittily characterized as a despotism tempered by as sassination; those of South and Central America are republics modified by revolu tions. There is no end to the questions which these revolutions raise for adjustment. either by force or diplomacy. Some of them grow out of the prevalent idea with those governments that aliens and resident for eigners have no rights of person or prop erty which they are bound to respect, and others grow out of their favorite practice of borrowing money and isuing bonds without any intention of ever redeeming them. Another favorite practice is that of making concessions and contracts for a consider ation, and then, when the notion takes them, abrogating the concessions by revolution. From the Latin-American point of view this seems to be regarded as quite the proper thing, but it is apt to lead to un pleasant complications with governments which think that contracts are made to be kept. Just now Great Britain Is pressing a claim against Panama growing out of an old Colombian loan, and the United States is likely to have one against San Domingo on account of the avowed purpose of the new revolutionary government to repudiate all engagements and concessions made by the old one. The British claim against Panama dates back to 1822, when Colombia issued a foreign loan of 110,000,000 to prosecute her war for independence, following It in 1824 by a further loan of $24,000,000 for the -ame purpose. British capi talists should have known better than to take these bonds, but they did it, and the sacred obligations have become still more sacred by age, being still unpaid after nearly eighty years. Now that Panama has seceded and is likely to become financially independent Great Britain claims that she shall assume part of the old debt. Panama denies the equity of the claim, and there is likely to be a long contro versy over it. It is doubtful if the British claim will hold good. The general rule of International law is that when a seceding or revolting province gains its independence it is free from all liability on account of the Indebtedness of the government against which it has revolted. At the end of the revolutionary war no attempt was made to saddle any part of the British debt on the States, and the matter was not even mentioned. The treaty of peace provided that "creditors on either side shall meet with no lawful impediment to the securing of the full value, in sterling money, of all bona fide debts heretofore contracted." Notwithstanding this many debts owed by Americans to British creditors were repu diated on the ground that independence wiped them out. It was not an honorable nor an honest proposition. The case of Colombia and Panama is different, and there Is no Just ground for saddling part of the Colombian debt on Panama. At the close of our war with Spain the latter tried very hard to make Cuba assume the bonded indebtedness claimed to have been created on her account, but the United States would not have it so. Not a dollar of the debt was fastened on Cuba. The case of San Domingo is still different. That is not a cflse of secession or independence, but of one government succeeding another by revo lution. In that case the new government Is clearly responsible ror the debts and contracts of the old one. It is probable the Latin-American states will continue to furnish international ques tions of this kind for settlement as long as they exist. Their fondness for revolutions will give diplomatists and international lawyers perpetual employmenL Doomsday Postponed. There were thousands and thpusands of astonished and disappointed negroes In the South on Wednesday. Early in the morning the colored population of several States was up, casting anxious glances at the rising sun. They were firmly convinced that they were looking on its rays for the last time, and that at midday it would set forever. For many weeks the colored churches had been holding "watch and pray" meet ings. The preachers exhorted their con gregations to prepare for the end of the world, which was sure to come on Nov. 25. Special meetings in churches and school houses were attended by frightened people from miles around. The excitement was so Intense as to remind old inhabitants of the Mlllerite prophecy of seventy years ago All this commotion was caused by a typo graphical error in Grler's Almanac. The publication in question is the Southern negro's authority on all questions meteor ological, astronomical and agricultural. Its infallibility is second only to that of the Bible. In this instance the authority of both books as cited as absolute proof of the impending day of doom. The almanac for 1903 showed thac the sun would set on Nov. 25 at a little after noon. This was a printer s error, but the credulous could net be convinced. They pointed to the eighth chapter of Amos, ninth verse: "And it shall come to pass in that day, saith the Lord God, that I will cause the sun to go down at noon." At last the astronomer who made the calculation was obliged to issue an official statement to the effect that there had been a typographical error. But this did not allay the fears of the negroes: on the contrary. It increased them. For, as one preacher said, if the man who made the book was not responsible for the fig ures, then the Lord himself must have in serted them. The error was not an error. but a divine warning. When Wednesday's sun rose clear and unclouded the negroes of Georgia pre pared for th final Judgment. As the noon hour approached the terror and suspense became a panic. The churches were crowd ed. and the preachers exhorted in the open air. The hour struck. There was a breathless pause. Nothing happened. Another hour and another went by, and the sun drew to its setting In the same deliberate way it bad always employed. The after-

noon waned; twilight approached, and the sun went down Just as it had for thousands of ages, and just as it will no doubt do for many a millennium to come. The negroes were surprised and not a little grieved. But yesterday was Thanksgiving tlay indeed for the poor unlettered thousands who had expected the day of doom instead.

Tliis is the day of the press agent. The services of this functionary, formerly confined to theatrical syndicates and corporations, are now in demand in every enterprise. The latest field for the press agent is found in the advertising of cities. Philadelphia Is about to spend $100,000 In calling the attention of the country to herself, and Atlanta, Ga., has already spent Immense amounts for space In well-known publications. No matter what you have to sell a dog, a canal or a city It pays to advertise. After the cry about the scarcity of turkeys it was a distinct surprise yesterday to find the local market glutted with them. At the last minute farmers who had been holding back for high prices brought their birds to town. For several days the dealers had been asking 22 cents for turkeys, but It was possible to purchase them yesterday for 17 cents. The Department of Agriculture sent a package of seeds to an Iowa farmer. The envelope in which the seeds were sent was marked, "Penalty for private use, $300." The farmer sent the seeds back with the remark that he knew of no public use to which he could put them. A Cleveland minister says that nambypamby songs are what drive men away from church. That cannot be so It does not drive them from the vaudeville houses; and for one silly church song ten sillier music hall ditties can be found. The preacher should guess again. The football player doffs his guards and lays his pads away the season of his stren uous strife was ended yesterday. But the small boy doesn't worry he is happier than before: Thanksgiving's gone, but Christ mas will be here in four weeks more. An Iowa farmer has been buncoed out of $5.200 In cash; and, however sorry one may feel for the victim, the incident cannot be looked upon otherwise than as an evidence of prosperity. The frost was in its natural place on the pumpkin yesterday, but there was none on the pumpkin pie. THE DRIFT OF POLITICS. Senator Albert J. Beverldge arrived in the city from Washington at noon yesterday and last evening he had the pleasure of taking Thanksgiving dinner with his mother, Mrs. Frances E. Beveridge, of Champaign, 111., who is making a short visit here. The senator will be here for several days, as he Is scheduled to deliver the principal address at the Inauguration of President Hughes, the new executive of De Pauw University, on Dec. 9, and will not return to Washington until after that event, unless he should be recalled by some matter of special importance. "The special session is virtually ad journed," said the senator last night, "and little or no business will be transacted until after the opening of th; regular session. Dec. 7. Nearly all the senators and representatives have gone to their homes for Thanksgiving and l am inclined to Delleve that comparatively few of them will be back in Washington before the regular session opens. "The special session has already disposed, of everything for which It was called. The Cuban bill has been passed by the House and the Senate has agreed upon a day early in the regular session to vote on the measure. The bill will probably be ready for the President several days before the adjournment for the holidays. Aside from handling the Cuban bill the special session has saved practically three weeks of the regular session, for the organization of both houses has been effected and other preliminaries disposed of that always consume considerable time at the opening. Had it not been for the special session no real business could have been transacted by Congress, except under unusual pressure, before the holiday recess. As It Is we shall be ready for business at the opening of the regular session." XXX In the organization of the Senate the Indiana senators retain their old committee assignments. Senator Fairbanks continues as chairman of the committee on public buildings and grounds and as a member of the committees on coast and insular survey, foreign relations, geological survey, immigration, judiciary and relations with Canada. Senator Beverldge remains at the head of the committee on territories and continues as a member of the committees on Indian depredations, executive departments, Philippines, postofflces and postroads, privileges and elections and the select committee to Investigate the condition of the Potomac river front at Washington. xxx "I do not believe that the regular session will be a long one," continued the Junior senator, speaking of the approaching session. "I am inclined to think that final adjournment will be taken not later than May. Usually the long session continues until July, but this year there is no legislation of especial Importance to prolong the session and on the eve of a national election it is not probable that anything out of the ordinary will be stirred up. Both Democrats and Republicans are Inclined to rest on their oars, so to speak." As a member of the committee on privileges and elections Senator Beveridge will be in close touch with the Smoot case, but for the reason that he is a member of the committee he declines to discuss the matter. "The committee has been flooded with petitions bearing on the case, but has taken no evidence as yet, and I really know little about It one way or the other," he said. The senator also declined to talk of the fight that Is being made against the confirmation of General Wood, saying that the committee on military affairs is hearing the case behind closed doors and that until the committee makes its report the other members of the Senate will have nothing upon which to base opinions. The senator was asked his opinion concerning the recent vice presidential gossip that has emanated from Washington with the central Idea that President Roosevelt is taking a hand in the movement for the selection of a man for his running mate next year. At that question, however, he took to cover. xxx Senator Beverldge has been busy much of his time since he left for Washington with his new book, "The Russian Advance," which will appear from the presses of Harper Brothers next week. xxx Democrats in the Third district will see lively times during the next few months, as there Is not only a hard fight for the congressional nomination in prospect, but a contest for the district chairmanship has been started. James R. Duffln, the present chairman, is now practicing law in Louisville, although he retains his residence in New Albany, and many Democrats of the district have come to the conclusion that it Is high time he should step down and out of the party organization. A special to the Journal from New Albany says: "Prof. Levi Scott, superintendent of the Floyd county schools and chairman of the Kloyd county Democratic county central committee, has announced himself as a candidate for the chairmanship of the Third congressional district, to succeed J. R. Duffln. The name of County Auditor Thomas Hanlon has also been mentioned in connection with the chairmanship, but his candidacy has not been announced." xxx A report comes from New Castle that It is now generally understood throughout Henrycounty that Charles 8. Hernly, former Re publican State chairman, will be a candidate for St itc representative to succeed Otho H. Williams. V,llifims is now an aspirant for the Sixth district congressional nomination. No avowed candidates have appeared so far for Williams's legislative seat, but there is much Hernly talk, it is said. A few months ago rumor had it that Her Lily would be a candidate for State

senator, to succeed A. D. Ogborn. but the former State chairman promptly discredited that report. xxx "A. W. Walker, president of the Marion Club, one of the most prominent Republican organisations in th State, was at the Spencer last night." says the Marlon NewsTribune. "Mr. Walker Is suggested as a good man to succeed R. Harry Miller as president of the Indiana Lincoln League. It Is understood that Mr. Walker will not enter the race, however, if Willard McGuire. another Indianapolis man. decides to go after the office. Mr. Walker is a frequest visitor to Marion and has many friends In Grant county." XXX William J. Keller, who has been holding down the desk of bond clerk in the office of the treasurer of Marion county, will move over into the auditor s office the first of the year. Cy Clark, auditor-elect, who will take his office Jan. 1, has selected Mr. Keller for his chief deputy. Fred Shepard. who is now chief deputy auditor, was a candidate against Clark for the nomination last year. xxx Conrad Keller, one of the active Republican workers on the South Side, who was chairman of the Board of Public Safety during Mr. BookwaP.er's administration, is enjoying an Incipient boom for the nomination for county commissioner. Dr. Reginald Garstang is also being mentioned as one of the possible nominees on the Republican county ticket next year and it is understood that he will announce his candidacy for coroner is the early future. xxx Candidates for nominations for county offices have made their formal announcements at this early date In very few counties In the State, but over In Wayne county they are launching their candidacies rapidly and a long campaign is in prospect. The Richmond Palladium, the Republican organ of Wayne county, publishes a list of a dozen formal announcements of aspirants for county, township and city nominations. XXX The recent statement in thJs column that prominent State officials and several leading Republican workers in Indiana had received copies of a circular letter from Yonkers, N. T., attacking President Roosevelt, has attracted much attention, and apparently stirred things up in New Tork city. Local correspondents of New York newspapers that are not altogether friendly to the President have received "rush orders" to wire complete copies of the circulars, together with "stories" as to the effect of the receipt of the circulars in Indiana and interviews with men who received them. The circulars purported to come from the "McKinley Republican Union." and, as intimated heretofore, bore

the earmarks of a 4 fake. xxx Ohioans are interested in the passing of a historic and political landmark in Cincinnati. Manager T. J. Cullen, of the Burnet House in that city, who was for several years identified with the Denison Hotel here, is having changes made in the Burnet that involve the remodeling of the noted "parlor A," a room In which many important political and war campaigns have been originated and developed. A Cincinnati paper, in referring to the matter, says: "This room, which for so many years has been preserved as it was when the notables of the country, and world In fact, stood upon Its floors, has been entirely changed in the remodeling and renovating which the Burnet House is now undergoing. The somber colored walls have given way to bright-hued bunap of different shades of pink and white. The heavy furniture has been replaced with more modern and comfortable types. "Even the figures and marks on the wall made by General Sherman when planning his march to the sea, as he spoke 'There's a curve here and a curve there,' have been covered up unconsciously by the wall paper men. For it was here that Generals Grant, Sheridan, Sherman and Logan made their headquarters durinr the civil war, and in the clouds of cigar smoke which floated up around the massive chandeliers the plans for many campaigns were born. The historic chair which General Grant used will remain, however. "It was in this room, too, that the best of the city and the whole country gathered to receive the notable guests who stopped in Cincinnati. In this parlor receptions were given to Prince Edward of Wales, now King Edward VII of England, the late President McKinley, President Harrison, President Hayes, Jenny Llnd, Mme. Pattl and others of the world's notables, among them the modern Elijah, John Alexander Do wie. "But the memories of all these events and people will not be effaced with the new atmosphere of the room, for Manager Cullen, of the Burnet House, intends to have a memorial tablet erected on one of the walls of the parlor with the names of the famous people and dates of the notable events which have happened In the room. The Historical Society Is Interested In the room, too, and will see that some proper course is taken to perpetuate the memory of these events." THE HUMORISTS. A Wide Difference. Little Willie Bay, pa. Isn't labor and work the same thing? p Not on your first reader, my son. A politician dearly loves to labor, but he positively will not work. New York World. Hot Entirely Self-Made. "I understand that politician is a self-made man." "He is, entirely except for a couple of coats of whitewash which he has received from investigating committees. "Syracuse Herald, Was a Philanthropist. Tve no doubt." paid the thrifty contractor, "that I have saved more lives in South America than any other living man." "How did you do it?" queried a bystander. "By sellins the revolutionists down there a lot of guns that wouldn't shoot." Minneapolis Tribune. Financial Flurry. The goddess of liberty on the American coin uttered a hasty exclamation. "My land'" she squeaked, in a shrill voice. "They'll be calling me a Panamamma next!" Whereat the George Washington on the 2-cent stamp continued to smile inanely. Chicago Tribune. Not Appreciated. Nero stood watching the conflagration. "I fear," he murmured sadly, "that my talents are not appreciated. Here I am trying to introduce the art of pyrography, and the people call me a 'monster!' " Turning to his violin for consolation, he played a few simpie arias. New York Sun. Unwarranted Enthusiasm. "Yes, sir. I have a fine business here a business that's growing rapidly. It ia I be lieve, the nucleus oi what is to be one of the world's great Industries. I have " "Oh. pshaw! You're too enthusiastic. It can't amount to much. There's no indication that Rockefeller thinks of taking it over." Chicago Record-Herald. To Be Sore. "What is the difference," asked the Inveterate maker of conundrums, "between a woman and a phonograph factory?" "Well," hazarded the obliging listener, "the output of the phenograph factory is meant to be listened to. but the output of a woman has to be listened to." "No," was the gleeful reply of the conundrum fiend. "You can't shut up the woman, but you can shut dt-wn the factory." Judge. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. Mrs. Cortelyou vill make her first appearance as the wife of a Cabinet minister at the public reception on New Year's day. i-.mpilera of ancient calendars declare that Nov. 5 was the day on which it began to rain when Noah's flood resulted from the steady downpour. Kins Alfonao of Spain, ha decided that he will not include Rome in his visits to the several European courts, shortly to be made, to avoid unnecessary e-mbaraasment for the Vatican authorities. President Diaz is quoted as saying: "A strong personal government ia necessary for a Latin race." Another saving attributed to the Mexican President is: "The srtongeat alliance I know of is s commercial alliance." Mrs. S. C. Blnehart, Who is distinguished as

WKat Have You to Be ThanKful For?

"What have you to be thankful for? ' Now that you have come down to warmedove:- turkey and the leavings of the feast -with the glow and warmth of Thanksgiving day a little dissipated, what have you to be really thankful for? Some of the best-known men in Indianapolis answer this interesting question in an interesting way. By far the most of them take an optimistic view cf things, looking at men and events through rosecolored glasses: a few bluntly say they haven't much to be thankful for. Mayor Holtxman says he Is thankful for the votes of a majority of the citlsens In the recent municipal battle. He is thankful for health and happiness and more especially for the earnest support of those who are assisting him In his efforts to give the city a clean administration. City Controller Dunn says he is thankful that he is alive and able to count money. Further than that he was disinclined to go. Chief Clerk William R. Williams, of the Board of Works, declared he war thankful because of the turkey he did not get from one Jacob P. Dunn. Officials at the Statehouse yesterday gave an expression in regard to some of the things they have to be thankful for. All said they had something to be thankful for, and the most of them said there were so many things that they scarcely knew what to enumerate. Governor Durbin in his proclamation set out many things that the people of the State have to be thankful for, and he is thankful with the rest. "The diffused prosperity of the people; the fact that the State has been remarkably free from great disasters; bountiful crops, and the prosperity that has attended the State's business enterprises" are some of the things the Governor thought everybody in Indiana should be thankful for. State Statistician Johnson is thankful for many things, and is especially glad because of the good corn crops and the fine weather of the fall and early winter. 'The fact that the country Is reasonably prosperous," he said, "and that people are happy and contented are causes far great rejoicing," he thought. Daniel E. Storms, secretary of state, was like a good many other State officers un able to give a list of the things he is thankful for. Like Nat U. Hill, treasurer of state, he declared his thankfulness for the many bountiful blessings he has had. State Geologist Blatchley said he was thankful lie is living, ana he t nought he naa cause to be thankful over the fact that he finally got his report printed. John C. Bilheimer, deputy auditor of state: "I am thankful for many things. I am glad the treasurers are settling with us properly, and I am especially glad I have got rid of a stubborn case of rheuma tism. I wish I had the power to cure every sufferer in the same way.' Secretary Downing, state Hoard or Agri culture: "There are many, many things to be thankful for. I'm thankful for good health and prosperity, and I can say the Board of Agriculture is thankful for a snug bank account of $3,500 as the earnings from the last state fair. R. A. Brown, clerk of the Supreme and AnnollatA Courts: " AnnreciatlnK the neace. plenty and prosperity with which Providence has sc abundantly blessed the home, the State, the Nation, and seeing in present conditions eloquent promise for the continuance of this benign favor, I am sure I can, with grateful heart, join in the sentiment that pervades and which should overwhelm on this Thanksgiving day." The officials at the courthouse express various reasons why they should be thankful. A few of them, however, say they have nothing to be thankful for. William E. Davis, clerk of Marion county, said: "I have good health and I am feeling pretty good." Leonard Quill, record clerk: "I am thankful for two little boys." Ed Sourbier, marriage license clerk: "Because I had a banner day. I issued fifty-four licenses." - . Miss Koehne, stenographer in the clerk s office: "I am thankful because I am working for Mr. Davis." Robert Comer, file clerk: "Because I have a big turkey." John McGregor, county commissioner: I the only woman to enter Thibet In 188, is in Denver on her way to 8an Francisco, from which point she expects to start to that country for the purpose of doing mlssonary work. Emperor William has taken to smoking a most elaborate pipe, which was especially prepared in Havana He inherits the smoking habit from his father, who was a great smoker of the well-known student pipe, such as Bismarck substituted for cigars toward the end of his life. The old Kmperor neither smoked nor snuffed, although the latter habit was adopted by Frederick the Great. Morris Williams, of Wllkesbarre, Pa, who has just been made president of the Pennsylvania Coal Company, started to work In the mines as a breaker boy, and has risen through all grades until he now has charge of 10,000 men. A great deal has been heard of centenaries of late the centenary of Emerson, of Lytton. of Managan. and so on. Yet another centenary Is to be celebrated at the end of the year that of the first appearance in England of Mme. Tussaud. The oldest woman college graduate in Massachusetts, if not In New Engalnd. i believed to be Dr. Sophronia Fletcher, of Cambridge, who recently celebrated her ninety-fifth birthday. For thirty years she was the attending physician of Mrs. Wendell Phillips. Colorado. Wyoming and Utah have many women officeholders, three recent elections giving the office of city treasurer to women, two re-celvln-the city clerkship and one town elected a woman clerk and recorder. Both Idaho and Colorado have women state superintendents of public instruction, the one in the latter State now serving her third term. The national superintendent of Indian schools Is a Wyoming woman. Mistleoe was sacred because its berries grow in clusters of three emblematic of the Trinity. They used to hang bits around their necks as a safeguard from witches, but In modern times It leads us toward witches of a more attractive kind. The maid that was not caught and kissed under the mistleoe at Christmas would not be married within the year, so the tradition goes. According to the old rules, says Country Life in America, th ceremony is not properly performed unless a berry was pulled off after each kiss and presented to the maiden. When all the berries were gone th privilege ceased. A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES. Knew from Experience. Automoblllsts should be careful how thy run over police Justices. Magistrat Crane, of New York, a day or two ago, lcturd an unfortunate chauffeur for half an hour and fined him the limit for running his machine at illegal speed. Then, losing his temper, the magistrate delivered an eloquent diatribe on the Insolence of th wealthy and the futility of punishing with a little fin a man able to keep and pay repairs on an automobile. But he gave himself away in his peroration: "Why. not a week ago." he said. "I myself had to run for my life to dodge an on-rushlng automobile." Men and women alike shouted with laughter. Washington Time. One Woman's Way. "You'll have to step inside the car, madam. You are not allowed to ride on the front platform,'' announced a conductor to a passenger In a Broadway ear. "I'm not going far," she replied. Indifferently. "But." he insisted, "it's against the rules to ride on the platform; so just step melde, please." "Oh. I much prefer to atay out here, and I'm going to. rules or no rule. I've paid my fare and I shall do as I like." ahe retorted. And she did. To the amusement and evident delight of those who had heard the conversation, she stood on the front platform until she reached her destination, while the conductor, in helpless rage, spluttered away In the rear. New York Tim. A Christmas Gift That Shrunk. "It was a wonderful Christmas last year." said a Wall-street clerk. "I received a whole year's salary, and I had been with the firm

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am thankful that the Citlsens T oagiir Is investigating the Washington-street bridge. I earnestly hope that it will look after the contracts so that good results will follow." Fred Shepard. deputy auditor: "I am thankful that I am alive '' Judge Leathers: "What have I to be thankful for? 1 may say in the language of Shakspeare, 'I count myself In not hing else so happy as In a soul remembering my good friends. " Charles Hurst, clerk of Room 2: "I am thankful for my little home, my two little daughters and my wile." Jiuimie Cleary, page of Room 2: "Not a thing." Mr. Phipps. bailiff of Room 3: I am glad that 1 have the earn health that I had at the battle of Vlckshurg. I am fur ther thankful that wat we boys did at the battle was a success.'' Robert Scott, clerk of Room t: "Glad to be alive, bocause when dead I'll be a long time dead." Bailiff John Mendenhall, of the Criminal Court: "I am thankfu; that we don't have to have cases like the Bo glen case every day. I woke up every thirty minutes Tuesday night and heard that little girl cry. lng ." John Mitchell, president of tht United Mine Workers, said: X think the laboring; classes have many things to be thankful for this year. The year Just ended has been a reasonably prosperous one for the wags earners. I myself am especially thankful for the steady growth of organised labor during the past year. ' Mr. Mitchell arrived late yesterday afternoon from Boston, where he has been attending the convention of the American Federation of Labor. William Huber. president of the United Brotherhood of Car;.ei lers and Joiners: "I am thankful that we 'iave the grandest organization in the world and I am thankful that it is growing and that the laboring classes are educating themselves to the fact that labor organisations are doing something in their behalf." E. L Turley, genera secretary and treasurer of the Teamsters' International Union: "I am thankful for the results that have been accomplished by the teamsters during the past year. They are phenomenal and I don't believe that any other organisation in the country has equaled them. I am also thankful that the prospects for the future are bright and point to another vast increase In membership." Samuel Sexton, edito- of the United Mino Workers' Journal: "I am thankful for the universal peace that prevails, with few exceptions, throughout the mining circles, and the kindly feeling which exists and which is rapidly extending between the miners and operators. I am further thankful for the prospects that point to a steady winter's work all round. And I am especially thankful for the 600,000 men who have been added to tLe ranks of organised labor during the past year." Edward P. Barry, president of the Central Labor Union: "I think we are all thankful for the progress that organised labor has made in Indianapolis In the past year. And I am especially thankful that the attitude of the unions of this city is one o conservatism. We should all be thankful. I think, that Indianapolis is practically free of labor disputes and that the relations of the employe and the employer are so amicable." Thad S. Gurley, delegate of the Central Labor Union to the American Federation of Labor and member of the Carpenters' District Council: "I am thankful and proud to say that Indianapolis is the most conservative city in the country in the settling of all labor controversies and that the wage earners are advancing more and mors along the educational lines than ever before in the history of the country. I am thankful that the past year has proven to be a banner year, not only in this city but throughout the State, almost every organisation having more than doubled their membership. The carpenters may especially feel proud of the grand success that has been attained In every branch of the craft." Edward Gould, editor of the Union: "In view of the fact that there have bean fle-ce contentious of factions within our ranks, I am thankful that the leaders of these factions have been wise enough to prevent clashes. Further. I am thankful that as a result of these contentions much Intellectual advancement has been accomplished. I am also thankful that indications point to a clearer conception of the labor movement in the future than in the past and that D. M. Parry is telling some truthful things snd that trade unions are actually being benefited by his accidental podcy." only one year, and I was so happy when I home that I did not be ther to crltlclM th that the salary was In .Steel stock at th rate. My wife and I were beside oars. res planning a country cottage, th dream of our Uvea, and, of course, when Steel hsgss to 'slump' we held on and hoped for an upward turn and are still holdlnc on My Christmas present has shrunk and our dream is smashed, and all I ask of Kris Kringle this year la that he will rector my la it year present to Its original site. "-World's Work. Ho Swell's Clever Auw.. George 8. Boutwell, of tary of the treasury under General Orant. a most efficient executive officer, and won th sood will of the employ by hi g-e treatment of his subordinates. He was a enthusiast on baseball, and on almost any fine afternoon, after his work at th treasury was over, could bo found at the ball grounds applauding th good worl of the home team. He encouraged the employes of th department to take plenty of outdoor exercise. He pointed out that it would bo beneficial to their health and tended to fit the moo for bettor discharge of the mere important duties of life During his term of office some of the loos efficient men wore removed to giro place to new blood. One clerk who was dropped averred that he had lost his position because he was a Democrat. He appealed to Secretary Boutwell for restoration. "Mr. Secretary," he said. "I am afraid that I have been removed because of my politics." "What make you think so?" asked the secretary. "I think I was dropped because tt is believed that I was a Democrat." "Indeed, and what are you?" "I am not a Democrat at least not now." "Not now!" waa the amused comment, with a shake of the head. "Not now, oh?" "Well. Mr. Secretary." was the rejoinder, with a little show of courage, "I know the time that you were a Democrat." res. was th emphatic reply, "but I was there never was any doubt about it. there seems to bo some doubt la your Pittsburg Dispatch. Williams a Humorist. The now Democratic leader Is the House, Representative John S. Williams, of Mississippi, made a vry favorable impression by the war he conducted the Democratic end of the Cubes reciprocity debate. Th following is as from his speech of Thursday last: "Now, Mr. Chairman, this assets seem have proceeded with the idea that sugar the only thing in the world, sad the only thing in this reciprocity treaty or ia this MIL Gentlemen soom to have torgotton that th doty en all articles of whatever nature, and refined sugar oven, Is reduced by this bill 70 per sent. Gentlemen seem to har forgotten that w are making a market in Cuba for Western farm produce and for Southern cot tests aad ojpttonseed oil. Gentlemen oeem to have forgot ton everything but sugar. Sonn of my friends on this side have caused me to rooall a thing that I had not heard for years, but which oa to my mind while they were talking Is early days of the Republic of Texas some English noblemen wore traveling through that country. They wer entertained by on of the local magnates who had settled ther, aad bo took the English noblemen down to the only 'gentlemen's club' existing at that time wtthsa the confine of the Republlo the public barroom, and while down there h concluded he would Impress the bartender with the magnitude of his social standing. So he turned to one of them and said: " 'My lord, I believe you ar a marquis la your own country? " 'Ye.' " 'And, my lord. I believe you are an earl at homer " 'Y. "Then he said: 'Jim. these are marquises aad earln. What do you tblak of thatT "Jim said: 'Oh. well, don't care much about that. There ain't but two classes of men in this place. One is them that takes sugar la tbotrn. and the other is them as ain't so domed particular.' "-Pittsburg Gasette.