Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 40, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 February 1904 — Page 4

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Ebbitt About four years ago people were wondering what the- twentieth century would bring forth. Now they are beginning to lea rn. A majority of Indiana Democrats seem to be more in favor of reformation than of reaffirmation. They are wise, it may be harder fcr them to reform than to reaffirm, but they will fee better after it. The anti-Panama senators are one by one receiving interesting letter? from home, and one b or..- ;h- a' r.sir g over to the other side of the room. Correspondence from the country is doing a grat deal for the treaty. Did a nation ever deliberately provoke a fight for the purpose of giving her soldiers a little necessary target practice? And yet that is what some neu sapors are saying about Germany In connection with her trouble in South Afri w. R. Hearst s d grading and disgusting chase after the Democratic- nomination for President slums th difference iMW-m the pirties. No person would think of trying to capture the Republican nomination by such means as he is using. Senator Pyron has introduced into the Kentucky Legislature a bill to substitute the electric ( hair for the gallows. It really doesn't make much differ nee which is on the statute books in Kentucky, where a bullet or a tree generally docs the business before the law gets a chance. It will be extremely gratifying to educators and citizens to see President Eliot, of Harvard, backing the public schools against the private ones us furnishing the most thoroughly prepared college students. America's education depends on her public schools; they must make the best showing of all in order to prove the success of the system. In the Southland men are remembering to-day as the ar.nivcrsaiy of the formation of the Confederate government and the meeting of the Confederate Congress in HA, And there are few who, in spite of their sentiment for "the lost cause,-are not thankful for the stable government we now posst ss in oommoa,' and tor IBs miKhty changes for the welfare of the South during the last forty-three years. A local judge lays the burden of the divorce evil and scajkte on the Legislature. "The evil." he says, "will never grow less or diminish in hideousness until the lawmaking body places upon the statute books a law regulating the issuance of marriage licenses." That should be done, but the responsibility tor the evil is nt altogether with the law-making power. The law says, "Divorces may be d. creed for the following causes," an.i enumerates them. It docs not say divorces shall be decreed, but may be. The courts have large discretion in the matter, and could do much toward restricting the evil if they chose to do so. Immediately after the great Chicago fire a local relief and aid society was organised to ieceive and . tribute the supplies and funds and money contributions which began to pour in from all parts of the country and from other countries. Food, clothing, supplies of every kind, money, messages of sympathy, etc., came in a stream that appeared endless and bottomless. A report of the aid society published on the 7th of November, about one month after the fire, stated that 12.060.000 had been received at that time out of $3.500.000 subscribed. In the aggregate the amount contributed was over $7.000.600. Baltimore Is a wealthy city, and it is doubtful if she will accopt outsi.b aid. Several Episcopal rectors of Boston the other day obs. rv 1 in th.ir churches the anniversary of the execution of King Charles I as a day of mourning. Their motives art not plain, but to an outsider this appears about as incongruous and silly a thing as an American clergyman could do. The practice of considering Charte Stuart a martyr is one fostered for political purposes by the British government and Establishment. It is a recognition of the doctrine of the divine right of kings and t.. i: Inviolability though they be libertines, Wtatü-xiLuUeü Jbuppcta and national menaces.

Charles was legally executed by the same people who laid the foundations of this free government; for American preachers to mourn the act as a calamity is the silliest form of Anglomania and. what is worse, monarehophillsm ever seen In this country. And this In Boston, Massachusetts, the city and the commonwealth built and dedicated, by the same Puritans who deposed a dan- - rons tyrant, to freedom and equality. The act was disgusting, and it was one of which the Protestant Episcopal Church at large will strongly disapprove.

I Hi: II I TIMOR! : I IHF. Such a fire as that in Ealtimore sweeps away like chaff before the wind all theories r garding fireproof buildings and the comparative indestructibility of building materials. In such a conflagration they are all destructible perhaps not equally combustible, but all alike destructible nnd their interiors equally exposed to ruin. Great conflagrations of this kind se m to take on a kind of vindictive malignity, and when the air becomes superheated nothing can withstand their attack. Fire-fighting apparatus becomes almost powerless and streams of water seem to evaporate in mid air. Great buildings which have been called fireproof collapse like cardboard structures and material that will not burn is otherwise dest roved by the intense heat. Happily, such great contlagratior s do not occur often, but it seems impossible wholly to prevent them. Baltimore is or was one of the best built cities in the United States, a city of slow growth, large wealth and conservative methods. It containec a great many fine business blocks and massive buildings of modern construction, and with every supposed protection against sweeping conflagrations, yet the business portion of the city is nearly wiped out. The losses in this fire will exceed those in the great Chicago fire. Baltimore is a much wealthier city than Chicago was in 1871, and the wholesale houses destroyed doubtless carried larger stocks of goods than those of Chicago did thirty years ago. The burned area In this fire will not equal that in Chi:io, which was three and a half square mile, but no doubt the property loss Will be much greater. The question of insurance Is one of importance. The business men of Baltimore are a conservative class and doubtless carried pretty full insurance probably more in proportion to losses than those of Chicago did in 1871. If the insurance in this fire is 50 per cent, of the losses, and it may be more, it will be a heavy blow to the Insurance companies and may affect the money market. In the Chicago fire nearly one-half of the total losses was covered by insurance, but under the tremendous losses many of the insurance companies were forced to the wall and went into liquidation, nnd the victims of the fire recovered only about one-fifth of their aggregate losses. No less than fiftysix insurance companies were rendered insolvent by that fire. Of these sixteen were in New York city, five in Hartford, five in Providence, R. I.: four in Boston, three in Buffalo, three in San Francisco, three in Cleveland, eleven in Chicago, two in Albany, and a few in other cities. In the presi nt case it is to be hoped the insurance is widely distributed and among foreign as well as American companies. inn hi:pi Ill.IC v i:ditors vi V VMIIXGTOB. The receut convention of the National Republican Editorial Association in Washington was attended by delegates from twenty! wo State associations. It is a pretty good sign of earnestness when so many men from distant parts of the country travel at their own expense to the national I -opital to discuss Republican principles and devise ways and means of promoting them. It was a compliment to the editors that the convention was addressed by Senator Depew and Governor Taft. The opening address was, of course, by the President of the association, Mr. Bleicher, of New York, who praised the work the party press had done at different times in keeping the people from running off after financial and economic heresies the rag money, the granger and anti-monopoly parties, flat money, Populism and free silver and congratulated the editors on their loyalty to principle. Senator Depew made a humorous portrayal of the Democracy's hunt after an issue and advised the editors to "stand pat " on the principles which had made the country great and prosperous. He concluded with: "Wo stand pat in our purpose to recognize and defend the Bepublic of Panama, to build the isthmian canal, which has been the anxiety and demanft of the world for 400 years, and we mean that that reat artery of commerce shall be energetically opened by the master hand, the strenuous spirit and indomitable will of him who has done so much to make it possible President Theodore Roosevelt." This was received with great applause. But the speech that sounded the keynote and best expressed the spirit of the meeting was that of former Governor Black, of New York. After remarking that the American people are coming more and more each year to look to the Bepublican party for the intelligent solution of problems which involve the welfare of the whole country, and that this expectation was based on the party's history and achievements, he said: Confidence is a plant of slow growth. It docs not arise from the desire to possess it. It will not take root or flourish where the blight of broken faith has settled. Regret and anguish at departed opportunities may atone, but they never resurrect. Confidence is inspired only by int lligence. integrity, and sense. It Is matured only by the supreme test of experience. And that Is why. on all the bleak expanse of Democrats territory, there is not to-day a single plant in bloom. The people once alarmed and hurt, are slow to again bestow their confidence. I nder the leaves they discover the old trap will be set. So far there has been only a change of bait. The feeling of uneasiness is not relieved by flndiug near the trap chain a scrap of soiled paper ins. ribed. "I am a Democrat." With the old performers on the stage, the old performance will be given, no matter what the handbills say. Human nature is a slave to its limitations. Those limitations, once fixed, remain, no matter how loud Ihe spirit groana. How idle, then, would bo the hope that from habits Ion settled, from conietions long maintained, and from associations which have come to be a second nature, should rise an inspiration that would belie Its origin. In this epigrammatic way Governor Black reminded the editors that the Democratic party, which is now making a tremendous effort to reorganize itself on some trana Stent issue, is the same old unregenerate and unrepentant party which can no more change its nature than the leopard can its spots. When he told them that "the cause of Republicanism is a living, growing issue, because the conscience and Intelligence of the country are its recruiting grounds," he simply related the experience of all who have helped to make the party what it Is. The spirit of the convention showed that

In the coming campaign the Republican tditors will be found at their accustomed post, on the fighting line.

JAPW sTtJSTiriED IN rfGBTtftG. If Japan should choose to make a public appeal in Justification of her action in deciding to take up arms against Bussia she might say. like the framers of the Declaration of Independence: "Let facts be submitted to a candid world." The cases are not parallel, out there is enough resemblance to Justify Jasan in appealing to the high court of collective civilization in justification of her motives. If. as the fram IS of the Declaration said. "The history of the present King of Great Britain is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations, all having in direct object the establishment of an absolute tyranny over these States," it is equally true that the history of Russia for some years past has beep a history of steady aggression, broken promises and violated treaties, all having in direct object the establishment of a perpetual menace and intolerable tyranny over Japan. The reasons for Japan's tardy decision to fiBht for self-preservation are not to be found alone in the diplomatic correspondence of the last few months, in which sh" has tried in vain to get a satisfactory guarantee from Russia for the protection of Korea. They are to be found in the treacherous policy of Russia for years past, in which, while constantly protesting that she had no designs on Manchuria, she has continued, step by step, to absorb the whole of that territory and establish herself at the doors of Korea and almost within a stone's throw of Japan. After several years of double-dealing with China and other powers, last Oct. 8 was the date agreed upon by Russia for the final evacuation of Manchuria. When the time came she fullilli d her promise by strengthening her position at every point, and now she makes no concealment of her purpose to hold Manchuria. It is possible that Russia docs not entertain ulterior designs against Japan, but the latter is fully justified in believing she does. On the shores of the sea of Japan and in Korea she waDuld be a far more dangerous neighbor to Japan than Germany would be to the United States in Mexico, and does anybody think the Uuited States would not light to keep Germany out of Mexico? If war comes the sympathy of the civilized world should be with Japan. As Korea is the main bone of contention and may be the battle ground in the event of war between Russia and Japan, it may be mentioned that the first treaty formed by the Korean government with any other nation was with the United States in 1SS2. The treaty is still in force and it contains a provision that "if other powers deal unjustly or oppressively with either government, the other will exert its good offices, on being informed of the case, to bring about an amicable arrangement, thus showing their friendly feeling." MINOR TOPICS. The Monday morning pajor8 are generally short of important news, and many dailies for this reason issue a smaller number of pages on Monday morning. But the rule does not always hold, as yesterday proved, when there Was enough good, lively news to make three newspapers. The terrible Baltimore fire; the severing of diplomatic relations between Japan and Bussia; the Mississippi negro tragedy; the demolition of Indianapolis bridges by the high water; new light on the Schaler rrrtirder-those were the leading happenings chronicled, with other events interesting if not so extraordinary. In the words of Josh Billinus. "More things happen every day than what happened the day before, an' I don't kno' what we're a-comin' to nohow!" Prince Cupid, delegate from Hawaii, complains in letters home that he is not receiving proper consideration in Washington. If that is true, it is too bad; end yet it is almost impossible to treat a man i'ke that, and with a name like that, as anything els than a joke. And then, again, if Prince Cupid expects continuous consideration, would it not be well to conduct himself as a gentleman instead of getting arrested for drunkenness and disorderly conduct? It appears that J. Pierpont Morgan Is making a regular business of buying gold bricks in the shape of alleged original manuscripts of great books. The latest successful bunco man has sold the great financier an original manuscspt of Byron's "Corsair" which Is not original. Meanwhile, let us hope that the genuine literary treasures will remain with those who deserve them and will not go to those who are merely able to buy them. - Another hysterical fanatic has broken into Leslie's Weekly with a screed about what a crime and an outrage it was to produce "Parsifal" in New York. This sort of thing has Hocome extremely tiresome, and Richard agner is probably glad he is dead and doesn t have to hear the trouble. If he did not want "Parsifal" produced, why on earth did he write it? The chair in the Cabinet chamber formerly occupied by Elihu Root Is undergoing repairs. A strong bottom is being put in, the legs are being braced with cross-pieces, and cleats are being nailed across the back. The President is bound that Secretary Taft shall carry his 300 pounds through the next Cabinet meeting without accident. Modesty is a rare quality in newspaper reporters, but it seldom goes to such an extreme as that noted by the Denver Post, which boasts of a writer so delicate as to write of a fire thus: "After the fire d 1 had done his work, and the h 1 of flame had died away, it was discovered that the building had been completely g tted." A New York clergyman comes out with the assertion that while walking down Broadway, near City Hall, he can hear heavenly voices. Tammany has evidently hired an ecclesiastical press agent who can meet and defeat Dr. Parkhurst on his own ground. Mr. Hoch, candidate for the office of Governor of Kansas, has been a lifelong temperance worker and Prohibitionist. His name certainly belies his character; it wouW be a terrible handicap In St. Louis, Milwaukee or Berlin. J. rierpont Morgan will hereafter make his home in England, according to his son, J. P.. Jr. How Important this announcement would have been a year or so ago and how unimportant it Is now! The New York Commercial Advertiser has changed its name and will hereafter be known as the New York Globe. The old name was too great a strain on the newsboys' throats, and thvre were probably other re:isons for the change. Certainly the new till" is more comprehensive. Postage on manuscripts sent to foreign countries costs less than when sent to places v. ithln the United States. This proves that the government is a beneficent institution

and desrres that all cheap literature shall be exported. The Postofflce Department earns the tha'nks of both readers and publishers.

A society has been formed in New England to do away with the ringing of church bells, which is alluded to as "a weekly nuisance, a producer of headaches, and a useless relic of barbarism." The name of the society is not given, but it might safely be alluded to as the anti-tocsin trust. It is now announced that the great New York subway will not be opened until June 15. And yet there are peopi" tumbling into it every day who will look upon this announcement as a deliberate falsehood. St LI In hnvincr nnrntvrtntoH tn OtVk fVV f nf a - a uj'pi iut,u wv - l the purpose of building a new navy, will Ii'-. i . . . ... M 1. - l - t . -. I nix ij u- more careiut oi it man eiic v. h of the last one she had. THE HUMORISTS. W em i ii 's Wft . Mr. Thompson Jones t"i1 m a secret to-day. Mrs. Thompson (anxiously) What was It? Mr. Thompson The one I told you last week. Mrs. Thompson O dear me! that Mrs. Junes Is such a tattler I'll never tell her anything again. Judge. LttSSC C v pin n:i t ion. "Jane Robinson has ben talking about you." "Did you believe her?" "Well, I didn't want to, but Jane, you know, gave up gossiping the first of the year and I hate to think sbo ha f,'"ne back to her old tricks." Cleveland Plain Dealer. mi Together. The soman was doing her shopping. The counterjumper handed her a package and she slowly turned away. "Do I need anything else?" the absent-mindedly asked. "You have Just bought some lawn," ventured the clerk. "Don't you think you will need some hose?" Princeton Tiger. How He Lost xi Cnatoiner. "Have you got a lung cur you can recommend?" said the man with the rasping cough. "What is your idea," asked the drug store puri.-t, "in wanting to be cured of your lungs?" With a hapty apology to the effect that ho didn't know he was breaking into a niyht school the man Hipped out and went to the drug store on the opposite corner. Chicago Tribune. I he Hem Frost. Quite a frost we had last night; Gracious m ! Did you see How the ground was robed in white? Many viewed it with delight And with glee; Said It showed old "Pop" Time's flight; UoodncFs rr.e! But they didn't guess aright; 'Twas my fault. The way looked bright. So, quite free. Merrily, I proposed to Phyllis Whytc Quite a frost we had last night!! Pity me! New York Times. FOUR BRIDGES, REQUIRING M 1 LUG X -DOLLAR BUDGET, PLANNED BY THE COUNTY (CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) hicie traffic, and even this will he on a doubtful footing on some ot them. In addition, the wooden billige at West Washington street, which had been repaired for wagon traffic, is now In a worse condition tliau it wa; after the January flood, and it will probably be several mouths before the new steel bridge is ready for vebieles. Tills condition, the mayor concluded, puts the city in u serious plight, and heasked the County Commissioners, iu behalt of the city, what they couid do to relieve the situation. David Wallace, of the Board of Works, followed the mayor. "Indianapolis," said Mr. Wallace, "is up against a very serious proposition. Its brides are condemned and cannot be used, traffic Is impeded and business is paralysed. Our business before this board, as representatives uf the city and its interests, is to find out what relief we can get from the county. As India uaiolis pays at least no per cent, of the taxes of the' coünty. I do not feel that we are asking any particular favor of the county when we ask for relief in this situation. e must have bridges, and we must have them right away. "This city cannot build them and the county can. It is up to the County Commissioners to give us relief in the emergency that confronts us." COUNTY COl NC IL HAS POWER. The question was then raised by Mayor Holtzman as to how much money the county has and how much it can borrow for the building of bridges. In answering this question Martin Hugg, county attorney, explained that before the Commissioners can spend money for any purpose they must have an appropriation from the County Council for that specific purpose. The Council makes the appropriation for all the county's expenses at its annual meeting in September. As to borrowing money, the law provides that the county can borrow for any corporate purpose such as the building of courthouses, jails, etc. and for no other purpose, with the single exception that it can borrow for temporary purposes In cases .where the annual appropriation has proven inadequate, provided that such loans are covered by the tax levy for the following year. Bridges are included In the list of running or current expenses, and the law makes absolutely no provision for an emergency, nor does it provide for the IflSV f bonds for bridge building. A great part of the time of the conference was consumed in a discussion as to whether or not expenditure of funds for bridges should be included in the list of current or permanent expenses. Mr. Hugg held that the law placed expenditures tor bridges in the list of current expenses, but anally admitted that if the county undertook to build three or four bridges at a time it could not be considered as a running expense, but as an extraordinary one, and that on this basis the law might be' interpreted to mean that the county could borrow for such purpose. The question ns to the county's legal right to borrow for bridge building will have to be fully settled, however, before any bonds can be placed on the market. BALK AT LEGALITIES. The members of the Board of Commissioners say they are in favor of building the bridges if all legal difficulties could be surmounted and the County Council will make the appropriation. They will meet for a discussion of the question to-day, and will then probably decide to call for a special meeting of the County Council, when they will ask for funds and present an estimate of the cost of the bridges. They will probably also decide to-day how many bridges they will ask for and what kind. The city wants four bridges, but the commissioners may decide that one or two of the present bridges can be repaired to last for a few years. If they follow the request of the mayor and the Board of Public Works, and what-has been, in the opinion of these officials, public demand, thev will ask lor all four of the bridges now in disuse. Commissioner John McGregor explained that if the commissioners decide that they should expend a sum sufficient to build bridges for all time they will probably ask for stone bridges, and that will mean an expenditure of nearly $1,000,000. If, ou the other hand, the commissioners deobio tbthe county cannot now expend that much money, they will ask for st.-e bridges similar to the one now building at W .t W ashington street, and in that event the cost will not be more than $500.0o) or S6OU.O00. Mayor Holtzman expressed himself in favor of concrete bridges of the Melan arch type. He urned that the commissioners provide that the Emerichsville bridge, because it bads into Riverside Park, shall be of a more urtistic and ornamental type than the other structures. FOOD EXHIBITS IN CHARGE OF MR. PIERCE ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8 -Paul Pierce, of Chicago, son of the late United States Senator Pierce, of North Dakota, has been appointed superintendent of the food exhibits at the St. Louis exposition in connection with the Department of Agriculture. Mr. Pierce has taken a prominent part in the movement to secure pure food legislation and his appointment is regarded as recognition uf his ettoru ia this direction, .

POSTMASTER IT OOLITIC lEMOVEDJOM OFFICE Senator Fairbanks Called on to Xanic Successor West Terre Haute Case.

XOTES ABOÜT HOOSIERS eial t th- In !'anapolls Journal. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8.-James M. McDowell, postmaster at Oolitic. Lawrence county, has been removed on recommendations made by a postal inspector. Senator Fairbanks has been called on to name his successor. The patrons of Oolitic postofflce have petitioned for the retaining of the postmaster. Senator Fairbanks has been notified of lii election as an honorary member of the Indiana Society in Ohio, having headquarters at Cleveland. A bill was introduced by Senator Beverldge t i-day Increasing from $80,000 to $130.000 the appropriation for the Anderson public building. - John Harper, formerly of Indianapolis, is iu Washington. He holds a position as general suieriiitendent of irrigation at Durnngo. Col. On his way west Mr. Harper w ill visit Lafayette and Indianapolis. John Merchant has been appointed regular carrier and Samuel Merchant substitute in the rural free delivery service at Brook, lud: also Charles F. Grin and John Benton at PoseyvHle. 4 Postmaster McElroy, of West Terre Haute, will not be disturbed for the present. His answer to the charges recently filed against him has been presented to the department by Representative Holliday. Wf S. Hunter has been recommended for reappointmentas postmaster at Jasper. The Merchants' National Bank of Cincinnati has been approved as a reserve agent for the Third National Bank, of Gre'ensburg", Ind. Indiana postmasters appointed: N. A. Harris, at Howesville. Clay county, vice John W. Eversole, resigned, and Charles G. Hale, at Toronto. Vermillion county, vice John P. Greenwood, resigned. J. E. Bt REASONS OF MR, CUT FOR SMUG TREATY Democratic Senator Says the President's Explanation of Situation Is Sufficient for Him. DEBATE IN THE HOUSE WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. After listening to speeches by Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Clay in support of the Panama canal treaty the Senate to-day passed the bill granting assistance to the proposed Lewis and Clark exposition at Portland, Ore. The bill was amended so as to close the exposition on Sundays, and the provision for a permanent memorial to Lewis and Clark was eliminated. Mr. Hopkins eulogized Mr. Roosevelt as one of the ablest of this country's Presidents. The reasons for criticisms of the President, he said, were political. Mr. Clay followed, announcing his intention to vote for the canal treaty, but at the same time sharply criticising the conduct of the administration in dealing wiih the situation in Panama. He announced his conviction that there had been a flagrant violation of international law, but said that in the face of the President's disclaimer he could not bring himself to believe the United States h td promoted the eecession of Panama. On the showing made by the diplomatic correspondence he would have been compelled to east his vote against the treaty, but the President's explanation, coupled with his great desire to have a canal built and the deep concern felt throughout the South for the consummation of that enterprise, had overcome his objections. A large numbed of minor bills then passed, including the 1.. wis and Clark exposition bill, as amended. The House to-day debated at length the proposed loan of $4.600.000 to the Louisiana Purchase Exposition at St. Iouis, as provided for in the Senate amendment to the urgent deficiency bill, and it was still pending when the House adjourned. The House nonconcurred in all other amendments except that providing for coal tests at the St. Louis lair. The bill was reported byMr. Hemenway and was taken up in committee of the whole. Mr. Williams moved concurrence In the Senate amendment as regards coal tests, and Mr. Robiuson (Ind.) opposed the motion of the minority leader, but the motion to concur prevailed. BRAZIL SAYS THERE IS' NO CUNAXI REPUBLIC Declares Territory City Is Located in Belongs to Brazil Brezo Author of Story. PARTS, Feb. 8. The Brazilian legation here has Issued a statement that there Is no such republic as the "Free State of Cunani." and that the territory of Aricary, in which is situated the city of Cunanl, belongs by laW and fact, to Brazil, which exercises over it complete jurisdiction. It was cabled from Paris, Feb. 3 that a man named Adolphe Brezo. claiming to be President of what he termed "The Republic of Cunani" in South America, had arrived there and was seeking to obtain the recognition of his government by France. He said that Cunanl comprised the territory which was in dispute between France and Brazil, and which was finally awarded to Brazil by a President of Switzerland, to whom the matter was submittal for arbitiation. Brezo alleges further that the people of Cunanl refused to accept the decision of the arbiter and org-anized a new republic, the recognition of which was now sought. CONFERENCE WITH HAY Cuban Minister Anxious to Have Treaties Ratified. WASHINGTON. Feb. 8. Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, had a talk with Secretary Hay to-day respecting the possibility of early action by the United States Senate on the pending Cuban treaties, one the general treaty enunciating the Plait amendment and the other the Isle of Pines treaty. The situation as to these conventions is becoming very uncomfortable to both governments and an effort wil be made to induce the Senate to approve these treaties without amendment Just as soon as the pending Panama treaty is approved. Bribery Case Postponed. ST. LOUIS. Feb. 8. Owing to the sickness of Charles F. Kelly, the case docketed for to-day in the Criminal Court before Judge McDonald, against Kelly, Charles J. Denny, Charles A. Gutke and Edmund Bersoh. Jointly indicted for brib- . i v in connection with the case in which Edward Butler was acquitted on Saturday at Fulton, was postponed until some time in April. . Mauitobxi't Worst Storm. WINNIPEG. Man., Feb. S. The worst storm that has been experienced in Manitoba in years is sweeping over the province to-day. The railways are blocked with snow and large gangs of shovelers and extra motive pow- r seem unable, to relieve the feiluauon. The cold is intense.

THE DRIFT

Warren G. Sayre, of Wabash, will in all I probability be a candidate for the Republican nomination for Governor, and his forma! entrance into the race n. '. s -P eted any time after to-day. This announcement is not authorized by Mr Sayi himself, but his close friends In his home county have notified Indianapolis Republicans that Mr. Sayre Is to be reckoned j within the gubernatorial contest. "His an- j noun?emcnt may be expected any time aft. r to-day, because to-day he will be renom--inated for State representative at the 1 Wabash county Republican convention and will thereafter be free to enter the more important contest. Mr. Sayre has made no secret of his ambition to be Governor of Indiana and his friends will not be surprised if h enters the race this year. It Is understood that he would have announced his candidacy some months ago but for the fact that CI. A H Rhiehbr. of Marion, was regarded as a prospective candidate and he rejogniz d that but one candidate could be considered from the Eleventh iistri t Now that Mr. Shidekr has definitely deCiared his intention of remaining out of the race this vear Mr. Sayre has a char field in the district, although there has been some mention of Major Steele's name in that connection, and the report that he has decided to become a candidate is ajtogether credible. An incipient gubernatorial boom was started for Mr. Sayre last spring along about the close of the session of the General Assembly. As chairman of the committee on appropriations in the House the Wabash stnt sman took a consistent stand as the "watch-dog of the treasury ' thst won him much prominence. He opposed salary-increasing measures, fought special appropriations and it was )ven said that It required some little persuasion to induce him to 8U" port the general appropriation bill, which, as chairman of the appropriation committee, he was forced to father. However that mav be he made a record as a conservator of the public funds th.it was commented on by the papers throughout the State and some of the papers even grew so enthusiastic as to suggest that Mr. Sayre was th sort of a man to put at the head of the State administration. At that time the gentleman from Wabssh did not take his gubernatorial boom seriously, but the suggestion was infectious and the more he thought about it the more he liked the idea, until now it is said he has all but pi the formal announcement of his candidacy. If Mr. Sayre becomes a candidate it may be taken as a foregone conclusion that Maj. Gecrge W. Steele, of Marlon, will not enter the race, but until the Wabash man has launched his candidacy it will be by no means certain that the Marion man is not to be considered as a gubernatorial possibilitv, hence the former's friends are urging him to come to a decision immediately after to-day's convention at Wabash. Major Steele's friends insist that he would make a strong candidate for Governor, and hint that he might be drawn into the fight within five or six weeks of the state convention provided that at that time there was no other candidate from the Eleventh district. Mr. Sayre, by the way, was chairman of the late district convention at Peru, in which the Steele forces triumpedd by the election of Elam II. Zissl as district chairman. He was in a trying position, holding, in a measure, the balance of power between the opposing forces, but it was generally conceded that he acquitted himself well, being uniformly fair in his rulings. If Mr. Sayre should become a candidate for Governor W. H. Freeman, of Wabash, the State forester, will be subjected to another round of merciless quizzing by the "Statehouse gang." Mr. Freeman, as is generally known, Is a warm friend of J. Frank Hanly, of Lafayette, and within the last few weeks he has proceeded on the assumption that the Eleventh district would not have a candidate for Governor, and has done some little work for Mr. Hanly. When it was reported that Major Steele was to be considered as a gubernatorial possibilitv the "Statehouse gang," wnich is a cold-biooded, torture-loviug aggregation, decided to have some fun at Mr. Freeman's expense, and accordingly a plot was hatched whereby each one of the "gang" was to go to the forester in turn and ask him in all seriousness what he expected to do if Major Steele should become a candidate. "You're committed to Hanly now, but as a resident of the Eleventh district you can't go back on an Eleventh district candidate, so what on earth are you going to do?" Such was the line of talk put up to Mr. Freeman, and by the time he had listened to it from half a doten different people he began to wear a hunted, harassed expression that was a source of unalloyed Joy to the "gang." Finally, one afternoon Mr. Freeman was surrounded by three or four of the conspirators and subjected to a last catechism. "You're for Frank Hanly for Governor, aren't you?" he was asked. "Well-er well, yes; that is " "What'll you do if Major Steele becomes a candidate.'" "Weil, in stand by my district." "What it an Eleventh district man should become a candidate for state forester?" "I ll be for him!" Mr. Freeman hastened to declare before he realized to what he had committed himself, and then "the worm turned.'' "Look here," announced the forester, "there are a few offices that haven't been spoken for by Eleventh district men yet, and I'm going up home to-night to see if I can't bring out candidates against every one of you fellows, and you may be dead sure that I'll support every one of 'em and get a lot of satisfaction in putting all of you out of business!" Has J. Frank Hanly moved from the Tenth to the Fifth district? This was a question asked by a number of people who looked over the Clay pool Hotel register last evening .and saw the signature, "J. Frank Hanly. Terre Haute." It was apparent that the Lafayette gubernatorial candidate has a double, in name at least, and as the name is by no means a common one, the coincidence is all the more strange. Ten days or two weeks ago Washington correspondents of Indianapolis papers unearthed a mystery Representative Fred Landis, of Logansport, had written brief letters to all his colleagues from Indiana, asking them for their autographs. The correspondents did not attempt to explain the mysterx, but they considered that Mr. Landis must have something of unusual importance in view. They were right, as is shown by the following explanation from the Logansport Journal: "A quilt, worked by skillful hands, containing the autographs of President Roosevelt. Senators Beveridge and Fairbanks Congressmen Watson. Overstreet. Cromer' Miers. Crumpacker, Griffith. Zenor. C B Landis. Robinson, Holliday. Brick and Frederick Landis. together with other men of note, is a curio whic h the women of the new Hoover's Methodist Church hopo to sell at a handsome price to assist in paying off the debt on that church, which was erected mainly through the efforts of the Ladies Aid Society of that church "Autographs for this quilt were secured by the aid of Congressman Frederick Landis, and In the center block of the quilt the women have worked the autograph of President Roosevelt. By the side of this in the same center block are the names of Congressman Frederick Landis and 'eiCongressman George W. Steele." 4V. S. Reiter, city attorney of Hammond, was at the Clajpool last night. Democratic State Chairman W. H. O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, is in the city for the meeting of the Indiana world's fair commission to-day and to spend some little time at Democratic headquarters. Joseph Morgan, of this city, probably will be a candidate for b ir. .,,v ; nomination for state senator from Marion cointy. according to statements made by him . yesterday. He Said he had not made up his mind definitely, but there there was lltle doubt that he would be a candidate Mi. Morgan has been one of the rresres nt i tives from this county in the last two General Assemblies, and came into especial I prominence during the last session through his opposition to the track elevation measure. f , Joseph M. Cravens, of Madison, was at the Grand yesterday. - D. J. Terhune. of Linton. ote of the numbers of the board of manuaers of the In- i diana Reformatory, is in the city to attend 1

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n. euug of 're .:ii.t rs of a coal pany in whb-h he is Interested. Evans Woollen is being mentioned as a possible candidate for the Democratic con. .' "ssional nomination in this dlstrl t It n said that the Keach-Holtzman f;- : n would have insisted on making Mr. ) its candidate had it been able to ga trol of the district -ind county organ in its recent clashes with the Tags; chine. a ndona ::.4The Democratic county precinct committeemen of the 8ixth ward will hold a nv ting to-morrow night to agree upon a man to recommend to County Chairman Cha B. Clarke for the appointment as ward committeeman. Charles Polster, the present ward committeeman. Is slated for tlrement. along with the rest of the city administration machine, and It is und. rstood that the friends of Joe Gates, the saloon keeper, are urging him as the mas to sueceed Polster. 4- 4"Tnere was some little controversy ovtf the date for the congressional eSBSSfttkSI in the Fifth district." said .Jacob Kerr, city attorney of Brazil, who was at the English yesterday, "but I beii. ve the data finally agreed upon, May IT. Is generally satisfactory. Under existing clrcumsta s it is doubtful if an early convention would have been expedient. I do not think the people can see any reason why the congressional nomination should be made before breakfast in the campaign." Mr. Kerr is an optimist of pronounced type, as he demonstrated when he spoke of general political tendencies. "There is one thing obvious. he said, "and that is that the people are growing more and more to appreciate the power and purpose of the ballot. The moralist may talk as much as he pleases about the degeneracy of politics, but all observation proves that the motive that almost univ. ally inspires the political course of men is the desire to right what is wrong, to make good better and to improve conditions generally. There is nothlug detrimental in the frequent recurrence of elections. The system keeps the public mind bright and active and prevents conditions becoming fixed, so that Improvement is Impossible even if it should be thought of. Public affairs require constant agitation to k them pure and healthy. If a condition ol things exists that the people do not approve they can content themselves with a sort uf grim satisfaction that the day of retribution is not far distant with the pleasur turning dowB and out the party that has transgressed. "The tendency, too, In politics to work out correct results is something truly sssaiing. You may take any great question that has been before the country', and, no matt r how long and how fierce has been the c tention, it has invariably been settled rlttht. Above the storm of conflicting int prejudices, passions and ambitions that are always in evidence In every political contest there is heard the voice of right dutv, which in the end moderates and trols them all. Because this is so it is useless for men to bring their personal whims and animosities into politics. Political issues cannot be made on the personal likes or dislikes of any man. and if a man expects any recognition he must brin to the stock of political issues a more valuable contribution than a sore head. "I believe the Republican party Staads higher to-day in the confidence and äff. i -tion of the people than It has ever sr In its history. We do not hear the hi' denunciations now that have assailed the party in the past. True, there are a gr manV men who will vote the Democrat ie ticket, but they will do it simply becaus. they are Democrats, and because they know It will do no harm. If there was any danger of changing the administration a great many of them would vote with us." Russell C. King, a member of Senator Fairbanks's office force, returned to Washington yesterday after spending a few days at his home here. His friends in Washington will find him Just- a trifle chesty for a few weeks, at least it's a boy. i 4 Julian D. Hogato. of Danville, the Fifth district member of the Republican State committee, has recommended T. J. Hudgins, of Martinsville, for the appointment as member of the State advisory committee from that district. T Judge W. L. Penfield, of Auburn, is expected In the city to-day to confer with hla local political friends. He has been spend - ing several days at home lining up t). forces of his district, and now expects to get into the gubernatorial light in earnest. Secretary of State Daniel E. Storms will go to Pittsburg Feb. 80 to deliver an address before a meeting of the alumni of the Kappa Sigma fraternity. R. M. C. Hosford, of Danville, III., an Inspector for the Postofflce Department, was in the city yesterday. 4 Some little interest is being taken In the personnel of the new executive committee which Republican State Chairman Goodrich will appoint in the near future. There are five members of the committee, and whilo Mr. Goodrich has authorised no official announcement it is known that three of tho five members of the new committee will bo H. C. Starr, of Richmond, who is a member of the present executive commiti Adam L. Beck, of Huntington, former member of the State committee from th i enth district, and William Geake, of y Wayne, who was a candidate for committeeman from the Twelfth district. Mr. Goodrich will announce his appointments at tho next meeting of the State commit which will probably be held within a w or ten days. SAMUEL GOMPERS HEARD. Favors Passage of Anti-Injunction Bill by Congress. WASHINGTON. Feb. .Samuel Gompers, president of American Federatiou i f Labor, was heard by the House Judiciary committee to-day in favor of the anti-in-junction bill. He explained how this bill would obviate grievances of which complaint is now made. The injunctions do not r -a h the rioters, he said, and, as a rule, by the time the injunctions are returnable, the strike is either won or lost. He said the in of the federal power should n t . labor unions; that the government she neutral. nee Inst Failure of a Texas Hank. WASHINGTON. Feb. S.-The controller of the currency has been advised of the closing of the Citizens' National Bank, of McGruder. Tex. Its assets and liabilities are $134.603. It had a capital of 25.10. The cause of the failure is said to be on account of the drop in cotton. Like all of its predecessors, the annual report of Col. Jacob L. Greene. 1 . ..lent f the Connecticut Mutual Life lnsuranCompany, is "mighty interestln readin The virility that always marks what he has to say of insurance is evident, though there is more of a tone of regret at what he considers errors of methods that hi crept into the business than the like thrusts at methods that hae sometimes characterised them. He has seen all the great insurance companies of the country come to his method of computing reserves and surplus, though for nearly a quarter of a century they sneered at what they were pleased to term his "ultra-con-m i vative methods.'' The Connecticut Mutual is managed in no high and mihtv manner, for he tells the members frankJy of the depreciation of some of their securities, the causes that led to It. and then, with the frankness that carries the con. tion of truth with it. tells them how thorougniy safe their investments are: that the income of the company both from t has increased In the strenuous methods ness away from the He shows how he has premiums and lnl year. In snite of tu ke n to xn.iteh t Connecticut Mutual not only been able to return to the insure 1 or r oene tve pai a . . es 90 9 per cert, of all i premiums, but has acp protection very nearly hat are of the t -ry nearly ,eOMv more, nil be pleasant reading holders, who are show u t 1 fie for t whv 'lr nt h on thai SI abat

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