Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 158, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 June 1904 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL. MONDAY, JUNE 6, 1904.

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wny should the Democrats worry eo muci about their platform? If they are going to nominate Judge Parker the aipropriate platform would consist of a shet of white paper with an interrogation point in the middle. When a candidate for Governor engages In an umbrella fight with a newspaper maji go early in the season as this it seems likely that tho coming campaign w4ll bo uncommonly warm. And Minneapolis is not In the corn belt, either. Our friend rrince Fu Lun was quite lion--Jzed in New York and has accepted an invitation to spend two days in Philadelphia For a typical city presenting all phases of American life he was wise in choosing Indianapolis for his longest stay. The dispatches say that Cardinal Mercy Del Val is quite optimistic over the lnjbrogllo between the Vatican and the French Covernment. Of course he is. I low could a man with so much gayety in his cognomen ever be pee.lml3tic about anything? J The archbishop of Canterbury Is to visit America this summer. As this Is the fln.it Anglican primate who has ever set foot in this country, and as he is the ninety-fifth occupant of his high office, his visit will fca something in the nature of an event.: Bölling the water used for household purposes is a precaution everyone should tak?, tut unless the practice is persevered in untfll the typhoid epidemic is past it will do little pood. To boil a supply of water one day will be a waste of energy if the task is neglected the next day. J It appears that there is a hitch in tl'e matter of the adoption of the gold standard for Panama. The lesson of sound finance seexx.3 to be a very difficult one for the Latin-American mind to grapple. Tl;e notion of making money by printing it his ery great fascination for them. The unit rule will have a larger application In the Democratic national convention this year than ever before. Heretofore there have always been many States that did not.apply it, but this year all the important Ctates wilL The object is to hold the delegations solid against Hearst and Bryan. I The Democratic convention of Tennessee declared that "We favor the prompt construction of the Panama canal," but denounced the Republicans for taking measures to bring that about. Perhaps the national convention .had better declare Jn favor of the canal, but against building t. It is folly for Britons to fear that in the coming meeting of their Majesties the German Emperor may outwit the English Klug and entangle him in some dangerous agreement in regard to foreign affairs. Edward 1 as astute a monarch as sits a throne today, and, if there is any fencing between hbn and the Kaiser on the programme for C.3 ntetbs, he will not be likely to get the V. TZt Of it I"7 that the subject of guarding against fever is under consideration it Is time for dairy inspection. It is easy

enough to discover whether milk Is adulterated with drugs or thinned with water, but it is another thing to discover whether pure water Is u?ed in the cleansing of milk cans and other utensil?. It Is to be remembered that the high water which washed surface Impurities Into wells affected country regions as well as the city. Tin: (;i:hmavs ami phesidkat ROOSEVELT. . An Interesting feature of the present political situation is the organization of a National Roosevelt League, at Washington, to be composed exclusively of American citizens of German birth or descent. The hyphenated phrase German-American was purposely avoided, the members voting it down by more than a two-thirds majority. That the organization is Intended to be more than a local affair is shown by the fact that it has Representative Bartholdt, of St. Louis, for president, while its other officers represent many States. Mr. Bartholdt is of German birth, though educated in this country, and is a man of recognized ability and decided popularity. It is Intended to extend the organization throughout the country. Its significance lies in the fact that it Is tho first spontaneous movement for many years on the part of American citizens of German birth or descent towards a return to the Republican party, with which a large majority of them formerly acted. The close of the civil war found the great bulk of American citizens of German birth in the Republican party. Thousands upon thousands of them served in the Union army, and the issues of that period, especially the slavery issue, made them ardent Republicans. During the years immediately following the civil war they furnished a large contingent of the Republican party and some of its most influential leaders. On national issues a majority of them would doubtless have continued to act with the Republicans, but they did not approve of its agitation of the temperance question, and vast numbers of them left the party on that ground. The honest-money issue found them again almost solidly in the Republican ranks, and. they contributed in no small degree to the election of McKinley in ISM and 19Ö0. On national issues the Germans are naturally Republicans, though the local cause above referred to has driven many of them out of the party. It is probable the present movement is largely due to President Roosevelt's personality. The Germans admire him for his courage, his honesty, his fearless discharge of duty, and his stalwart Americanism. They admire him for his democracy, which makes him rate every man according to his deserts and meet the workingman and the millionaire with equal frankness. Theso qualities of the President have made a strong Impression on all classes of reople, and on none more than upon our citizens of German birth and descent. They will contribute largely to President Roosevelt's re-election.

IXTEIlATIOXAL JUSTICE. Notwithstanding the fact that the Czar, who took the first active steps toward the international conference that established The Hague tribunal, is now at war, the Mohonk Conference is justified in congratulating humanity on this great step toward universal peace. Men continued to fight out their personal disputes long after the institution of courts, and they still continue to do so, but that does not signify that courts have not been a great factor in civilization. While some disputes are and always will be the cause of personal violence, courts have minimized this evil which keeps savage man in continuous turmoil. And so with nations. We are taking the first steps out of international barbarism toward International peace and order. . The advance In civilization among the nations has been reflected somewhat in their settlement of disputes through diplomacy, but we have now for the first time a regularly constituted, continuing tribunal for the 'adjudication of International differences, and, thus far, eleven nations have submitted to it their controversies. Certainly that is'a record worth while. There is no way of computing the treasure of blood and money that has thus far been saved to humanity, for there is no certainty that the controversies submitted would have finally led to war; but, on the other hand, it is easy to see what might have been gained had the differences between Japan and Russia been submitted and satisfactorily adjudicated. A good many thousands of bravo men have already gone to their "death, and the cost in money that must be wrung from the people of the two countries by increased taxation has already reached staggering proportions, without taking Into account the indirect loss by the interruption of industry and commerce. In the minds of possibly a majority of the people war is still a glorious thing, Just as it was among our savage forbears a glorious thing to beat the head of a personal enemy to pulp with a club. Nowadays, when a man among us resorts to the club, the duel or any other form of physical violence, he is set down as a crimyial, locked up by the authorities and cast out by society, which points the finger of scorn at him as both knave and fool. It will, of course, be a long, long time before the nation beginning a war is looked upon as an outcast by the family of nations, but it is not too much to hope that the time will eventually come. While nations here and there will continue to occasionally fight, they will suffer the same fate that the "bruiser" does In private life. OCR STATE AXD CITV SCHOOLS. The fifth of a. series of "First-hand Investigations of American Schools," by Adele Marie Shaw, Is devoted to the schools of Indiana. How thorough her investigation was does not appear, but her report, which consists chiefly of conclusions, covers the whole ground from country schools to university. Of the former shev says: "The average Indiana rural school is far above the visitor's expectation. These schools are better than those of many other States because the teachers are better." The l3tter fact is attributed partly to Intelligent supervision and coaching by the state superintendent and partly to the fact that Indiana teachers are better paid than they are In some other States. The country high schools are praised as an excellent feature and doing good work. "The deficiencies of the Indiana schools," says the writer, "exist in mqst other schools. Their excellencies are more peculiarly their own. Their strength shows best in the momentum acquired in the lower grades that sends pupils in remarkable numbers to upper schools." Of the latter the State

University, the Normal School and Turdue are specially meniioned for efficiency. "Examination of these higher institutions," says the writer, "deepened the Impression left by the study of the lower schools, that the most powerful Instrument in the hands of the State to-day Is the personality of the teaching force teachers and teachers of teachers and that Indiana recognizes this and acts on it." The only city schools particularly men tioned are those of this city, of which the writer says: "The Indianapolis schools have a wide reputation for excellence. This

j excellence they owe chiefly to the " teach ers and supervisors." The Benjamin Harrison school was visited while a clars was discussing the history of the civil war: "Ease and simplicity of utterance, genuine comprehension and sympathy and the power to think characterized in varying degrees every child in the room. Not one was groping. Every one was trained to independence." The vigilance, industry and fidelity of teachers and supervisors is characterized as "unmatched," but the teachers are overworked and underpaid. The neglect of physical training is severely censured. Superintendent Kendall is complimented, as also is Miss Nicholson, head of the training school, "who has given something of her own reserve power to the Indianapolis teacher." The graduates of the City Normal School are pronounced "the best trained teachers I have ever seen." Of another valued teacher the writer says: Miss Cropsey, the primary supervisor, whose control is the central unifying influence, gives to Indianapolis schools her whole soul, mind and strength. It was of Miss Cropsey that a famous college president once paid to me, "She is one of a half dozen great men I know." Week after week she gathers the teachers into meetings that tingle with her own personal force, and study and discussion go on in fields too often reserved for the high schools and the colleges. In the Indianapolis schools nothing Is criticised except the lack of physical training, while the country schools, although better than those of many other States, are still not as good as they ought to be. The ceaseless efforts of the state superintendent and the discussions at the annual meetings of the State Teachers' Association show that this fact is realized. . THE AMERICAN WAY. France and Great Britain are reported to be much concerned at the presence of a considerable squadron of American warships at Tangier, Great Britain because she fears it may lead to Moslem outbreaks that might cost the lives of the captive American and Englishman in the hands of the Moorish bandits, and France because she fears it may weaken her "paramount influence" in the affairs of Morocco. In the meantime Admiral Chadwick cables that the presence of the warships is having a very salutary effect in hastening the efforts of the Sultan to liberate the captives, and it is learned from an independent source that the Sultan has appealed to the tribal chieftains to break up the band of brigands to preserve the country from foreign invasion. The difference between the British and the American point of view accounts for the fears expressed in England. It Is a mooted question whether temporizing or a show of force is the better method of dealing with the 'Moors. As temporizers they are past grand masters, and they can figure out ways of delay that would never occur to the Anglo-saxon mind. We followed the English method in releasing Miss Stone, with the net result that we furnished most of the funds for the Macedonian uprising of last year. A century ago we were following the English method by paying tribute to the Barbary pirates, who harried the coasts of the Mediterranean and made it unsafe for foreign shipping in that whole region. We. finally undertook the American way and cleaned them up in short onier, since which time shipping in -the -Mediterranean has been safe. And before we are through with the present job it is probable that an American will be as safe on land in Morocco as he now Is on the water. As to the French whimper, which has not taken official form, about all that needs, be said is that if France really has any "paramount influence" in Morocco, she now has the opportunity to demonstrate it by obtaining the release of these captives and doing it quickly, without waiting through a long period of hide-and-seek play, in which the Oriental blood' of the Moor makes him such an adept. If she cannot handle the matter promptly we can and will. Our own position on the Monroe doctrine does, not in the least estop us here. We never have nor ever shall say to any European country that it must not maintain the rights of its citizens in Latin America, oV that it shall not collect debts all we declare is that it shall not acquire territory there.. We are not seeking territory in Morocco; would not know what to do with it if it were given to us. But we are seeking one of our citizens held in durance by brigands, we are seeking to maintain the rights of any and all Americans in Morocco, and we are determined that the American flag shall be respected there as it is elsewhere throughout ' the world. And in tho pursuit cnT these things we would rather use force than blood money. N In all these tests of submarine boats that are pronounced successful by the experts we hear of how far they can sink, how they can run under water and at what speed they can discharge torpedoes, and all that, but we hear nothing of any method of improving vision under water. There is no searchlight that will penetrate the water, and the vision at best can be but a few feet, and very imperfect at that. Of course, direction can be gauged with something like accuracy and distance with entire accuracy, but if, after the operators of the submarine have taken their observations at the surface and dived down, the object of attack should move, the whole proposition Is spoiled. Thus the only possible object of attack must be the stationary ship In a harbor. Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary occasionally has an inspiration. It was doubtless on such an occasion that he had a derelict street commissioner driven over a rough road and badly shaken up. There come times here when the residents of certain suburban streets would take the keenest delight in seeing the municipal authorities dragged through the mud In front of their homes. The season has arrived when the public dances in the pavilions provided in parks about the city will be resumed. Either these dances should be closely regulated or done away with altogether. The peculiar etiquette prevailing there requires no introduction precedent to an invitation to dance.

and it Is no uncommon thing to see an apparently innocent your.g girl led on to the floor by a notorious "rounder," while the number of street-walkers that there find victims among the young boys Is great. Why parents of young girls will permit them to attend such affairs is past understanding, but, since they succeed Insetting there in one way or another, the authorities should see to it that they are not thrown into avoidable temptations. MINOR TOPICS.

The Norwegian Adelsthlng has passed a law prohibiting the export of ancient national relics, such as old Norse arms, remains of Viking ships, coins. Runic inscriptions, etc. That doesn't hurt us it helps. Think of the' increased business in the Connecticut factories .where all these things are made. In his address to the students cf the Albany Law School Judgt Tarker studiously avoided any allusion to politics. Still, he advised his hearers not to take partners, and that may be construed as a crack at Hill. - The receivers for Daniel J. Sully are holding a deed to a church pew till they ascertain whether it may be considered a commercial asset. Well, some financiers consider a church pew purely In that light. Some don't. A Chicago woman is suing for divorce because her husband hasn't smiled in seven years. If she has any desire to remember how he looked before the smile came off, she should go and see him after she gets her papers. The Pike may be even more wicked than was the Chicago Midway, but people are not so much shocked at it. The American public has been hardened by going through a course of street fairs since 1S93. A Michigan farmer has been locked up on the charge of insanity because he thought he was going to be nominated at St. Louis. Have the constables caught Hearst yet? A New York woman claims that her husband sold her for $50. Still, she shouldn't get stuck up about It, even if she was worth every cent of the purchase price. Emperor William may be criticised for sending a letter of advice to Kuropatkin, but it cannot bo denied that Kuropatkin needs all the advice he can get. According to a French physician automobiling 'cures consumption. Just stand still when you hear the horn toot and "you'll never be troubled with it again. 1 Druggists in Kansas are forming an organization for the purpose of driving "bootleggers" out of the State. Is not that a competition-killing trust? A Georgia man married a North Dakota girl and disappeared the day after the weeding. It works with surprising swiftness in North Dakota. Hearst's sympathy for the Czar of Russia grows deeper as day by day he receives messages from his lieutenants beginning, "I regret to report." Perdicaris may have been bound in Morocco, as all the jokesmiths repeated, but it is really an American squadron that is now Morocco bound. "It does look," says the Atlanta Constitution, "as if Tom Johnson, politically speaking, is a square piano." Intimating that he is not upright? The best argument for. electing Bryan to the Senate is that newly-elected senators are not supposed to talk for at least a year. An English scientist says that the earth is kept hot by radium. Perhaps; still, the Japs and Colonel Bryan help some. A man in St. Louis boasts that he is living on 15 cents a day. -Those who have been to St. Louis this summer have to. London military experts now announce that the end of the war is in sighL Ah but which end? INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES. The notices of the late Senator Quay are divided under two heads that he was a very good man at home And o lly a political boss abroad. Terre Haute Trlbuiie. Incidentally, why hot supply a strange oversight on tne part of tho St. Louis exposition managers and hire the Democratic convention as a grandmothers' congress? Anderson Bulletin. Aguinaldo has become a hermit. "What a splendid thing it would be if Bryan, Tarker and Hearst would follow this worthy example. The trouble with some people Is they don't know when they are ripe for hermits. Lafayette CalL Joseph W. Folk has enough instructed delegates to insure his nomination as the Democratic candidate for Governor of Missouri agalnst any and all opposition. iThis is a great victory over the boodle element and the corrupt Missouri machine. South Bend Times (Dem.) The Prohibition leaders say they are willing to make General Miles their candidate for'President, but express apprehension that he will not run. Reserving the right to regard General Miles politically and personally as one pleases, It Is simple Justice to admit that he was never known to run. Lafayette Courier. Education is keeping up with the times.' It costs as much nowadays to graduate a boy or girl from the eighth grade of the public school as it does to turn them out of the high Bchool or university. This Is a serious reality to the parent who has six or eight children aspiring to an education. Lafayette Journal. Adams county rubstltutes Republicans for Democrats on the police force of Decatur and lets contracts for $63,000 worth of macadam roads, completing the county's 'road system, all in one day. The State will have to revise its rplnlon of Adams county pretty soon, although It still has the Tile Trust Tinda'd. Ft. Wayne News. Of course, the reorganizes pretend to represent the simon-pure Democracy, and, of course, they prate about the Democratic party being the party of the people and all that, nevertheless If they don't enforce the unit rule to prevent the expression of sentiment among their own people it will be simply because they lack the power to do no. Kokomo Tribune. It Is a nice condition in which the Indiana Democracy finds Itself, deprived by scheming bosses of the opportunity to exercise an influence !n the regulation of Its own affairs, and, being driven to the indorsement of a candidate for President whose views are foreshadowed in the pro-trust platform adopted by the New York Democracy at the dictation of Judge Parker's sponsor, the Hon. David B. Hill. Marion Chronicle. Commenting on the heradlc design of the twoheaded eagle, a London paper has explained that there is no especial significance to such a double animal. It Is simply the fusion of two figures placed back to back on the same shield. Some one suggests that the American eagle needs two heads, because he has to watch two oceans at once, and with continuous attention. Not at alU Any American knows that a true Yankee eagle can turn its head quickly enough to cover the home plate, and still prevent any one from stealing bases. Logansport Journal. Conld Come Direct. Mr. Barrett, who has been our minister In Argentina, has Just reachedNew York, and one of the newspapers says that "in order to get home he had to go about 6.000 miles out of his direct way;" that is. he came by way of Liverpool. But he himself explains that he did not have to do this. "We already have a number

of freight lines In operation," he said, "and there is a very good passenger service between New York and Rio Janeiro." Our merchandise exports go direct to Buenos Ayres. and our diplomatists and other travelers can go by way of Rio Janeiro unless they prefer to travel byway of Liverpool. Philadelphia Record. THE HUMORISTS.

Political. First Umbrella Are you for protection? Second Umbrella No; apparently I'm for free trade. New York Sun. Lenl Cost Considered. "So he married her to get rid of her?" , "Yes. He explained that divorce suits are cheaper than those for breach of promise." Brooklyn Life. So Press Ajcent. "I don't blame that soprano for getting a divorce," taid the prima donna. "He must be a terribly selfish and disagreeable man." "What did he do?" "He managed to keep every word about their misunderstandings out of the newspapers." Washington Star. A Greater Need. A Spiritualist called on the Czar yesterday and asked permission to materialize a departed Tort Arthur soldier, who had valuable information. "Never mind him," said the Cz'ar. "You Just materialize a few victories for us and I'll give you the popcorn privilege in Hoorayoffoglsky Park this summer." Cleveland Leader. AIsent-3Iluded. Mrs. Schorpen I want five pounds of sugar, please. Grocer Yes' m; anything else? Mrs. Schoppen No, that's all; I'll take it with me if it isn't too heavy a package. Grocer Oh! It'll only weigh three or four pounds, ma'am. Philadelphia Press. Side Ligjit on History. Romulus and Remus were having a pillow fight, when the wolf, who would not be kept from the door, happened in. "Don't fight," said the wolf, admonishingly. "It's naughty." "This is only a sham battle," said Romulus, as Remus hit him again. This cheap wit was too much for the wolf, who went out and made Rome howl. Chicago Jourual. The True Story. The Prodigal Son was eating of the husks. "Why do you do so?" Inquired his father, who had come all the way to look him up. "Eecause it's Just like breakfast food!" was the response. "And those crusts, why eat them?" "They're practically predigested!" Realizing that his favorite son was a hopeless scientific food maniac, he wired at once for them to release the fatted calf. New Orleans Times-Democrat. v Jane. "What so rare as a day in June!" I quoted, profoundly moved, as I was," by the radiant beauties of nature. "An 'r in June is consld'ble Bkurce!" pouted Madeline, in her earnestness, falling unconsciously into the rich, sonorous dialect of her Puritan fathers. And then, her. eyes cast shyly down and the delicate color suffusing her cheek, she confessed, with many a deep-drawn sigh, she did love oysters, whether raw or fried. Puck. CHURCH AFFAIRS. Floored by the Old Testament. A Luray man objected to doing the chores around the house and attempted to show by quoting the Scriptures that such duties belonged to the women. His wife replied by quoting Kings, xxi. 31: "I Will wipe out Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it and turning it upside 'down." The man has since done his share of the work. Baltimore Herald. Baptist Statistics. Total of churches. 43,727, a gain of S3S during the year; of ordained ministers, 31.S95, a gain of 1.0S7; of baptisms. 234, 321, or 1,223 more than last year; of membership, 4.506,747, as compared with 4.330, 42 of last year; meeting houses. 29,239, an increase of 1.5SL Total contributions for all purposes, $15,994, 341. There are nine theological seminaries, with 1,095 students; 07 colleges and universities, with 31,934 students; 106 academies and institutes, with 16,278 In attendance. Cards nr.d Wine Sappers. Assured, as we are, that It would be better for the church, all things considered, if Paragraph 24S were placed In the chapter of "advices" in the Discipline, we are nevertheless heartily in accord with the Christian Advocate, of Nashville, which says: "We read, with an Increasing sense of weariness, of dances and card parties and wine suppers given by Methodists. The thing Is shocking and indefensible. For the names that appear in our church papers in connection with stewards' meetings, missionary societies and the like, also to be bandied In the "society column" among those giving or receiving attentions such as are described above, is an offense and a scandal. The church has enough to carry without being loaded down by the careless infidelity of its own members. Zion's Herald. The Question of Chnrchgolnsr. The trouble is that those who are most agitated about the question do not realize that they are dealing with an evil peculiar to urban, life rather than as to the Nation as a whole. We know It Is true of the rural regions of the South that men attend church as much as they ever did. and probably more, and the same is true of the villages and small towns. Here in Texas, before the crops have been laid by, the summer revivals and protracted meetings have begun and thousands of men are attending religious services "every day," aa well as Sunday, when their material welfare would, no doubt, be enhanced by devoting their work-day time to their crops. . There can be no doubt that men in the larger cities are not so faithful to their religious obligations. If there is a problem presented by these conditions it is another city problem, for .we are sure it does not apply to the great agricultural areas of the country. FL Worth Record Do People Read the Bible? There is a well-founded complaint that In these days young people are not trained to read the Bible as formerly. In the first place, the practice of holding family prayers has been given up very largely, whereas It used to be the common custom among all church members. The children prew up hearing the Bible read daily, were usually required to read one or more chapters a day and to commit a certain number of verses to memory. Then the fact that in these days there is less belief that the Bible was handed down from heaven In its present shape, infallible in line and letter, and, more, that it Is the rocord of the human race, containing the whole Word of God. has taken away some of the sacredness from the estimate of the book, though even according to liberal scholars this should make It all the more esteemed. Even to those who hold the most critical view as to the origin of the Bible Its value Is Inestimable. Considered as literature, it stands above every other work. As history, with all allowance made for error, it is absolutely indispensable to an understanding of the human race. As a repository of the revelation of God to .man it occupies a place accorded to no other book in the world. The parent who allows his children to grow up in ignorance of its contents is doing them' a lasting injury. Every child should search the Scripturvs and . know them. Nowhere else will such labor be equally rewarded, not only intellectually, but moraly and spiritually. There is need for a great reform in this res-pct. Philadelphia Inquirer. IlellKlouH .Votes. General Booth, head of the Salvation Army, is seven'y-flve years old, and woiks as hard as ever. William II. Baldwin has finished his thirtyseventh year as president of the Young Men's Christian Association of Boston. According to a correspondent "of the Jewish Chronicle, 224,000 Jews were converted to Christianity in the nineteenth century. The large majority became Roman Catholics. The greatest Roman Catholic heiress in England is Lady Margaret Crichton Stuart, the only

THE DRIFT

Several interesting Republican legislative conventions will be htld this week, among them being the senatorial convention In the district composed of Benton. Warren and Fountain counties, which will be held today at Fowler, and the representative convention in which the "Shoestring" district, composed of Grant, Howard. Miami, Wabash and Huntington counties, which is set for Wednesday at Peru. The contest at Fowler will be between Senator Fremont Goodwine. of Williamsport, who has represented the district for two terms, and O. P. Lewis, of Covington, who has seen service in the House as the representative from Fountain. Senator Goodwine's rencminatlon is assured if he can command the support of the delegates from Warren and Benton, as his friends say he can do. County Chairman Malott, of Fountain county, registered a protest with the state committee against the convention being held to-day, but he was" informed that the committee could take no action. Inasmuch as the call had been regularly issued ani the date and place fixed by a majority of the district committee. The Peru convention will probably witrif?s a livelier light, as there may be a candidate from each of the counties interested. vii am ins une avoweu cauuiuuif, juini v,aamrxTiain, or rairmount, and two possible candidates. J. A. Gauntt and 1- A. Von Behren, of Marion. James E. Mcllenry, of Wabash, has made an active canvass for the nomination and is said to have the backing of the forces that controlled the congressional Convention and the convention to select the Eleventh district's delegates to the national convention. The senatorial convention in the district composed of Jasper, Newton and White counties is ateo set for to-day. Senator Eben H. Wolcott, of Wolcott. is a candidate for renomination, and his friends are prepared to put up a hard fight for him. Up to the present time twenty-six Republican candidates for state representative and six for state senator have been nominated throughout the State and the nominations reported to the state committee. They are as follows: For representative: C. C. Schreeder, Evansville; Vanderburg, Louis Legier, Evansville; Wayne, Dr. Martin W. Yencer, Boston; Madison, George Nichol, Anderson; Madison. Erastus C. Robinson, Alexandria; Lawrence, John H. Edwards, Mitchell; Delaware. Oliver Carmichael, Muncie; Delaware, Charles A. Mcsister of the Marquis of Bute. The father of the marquis was the original study for Disraeli in "Lothair." The biggest part of her property consists of ground rents In Jerusalem. Archbishop Messmer, of Milwaukee, has Just issued a letter to the clergy in his. archdiocese in which he forbids them taking an active part in party politics. Not only are they forbidden to attend political meetings, but they must abstain from expressing their preferences as to candidates, either publicly or privately. The Rev. Dr. James Boyd Brady, former pastor of Grace Methodist Episcopal Church, of Worcester, Mass., who has been commissioned by the New England Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church to raise a fund of $250,000 for the relief of superannuated preachers of the conference, wants permission to raise the fund to $4,000,000, the benefits to Include widows and orphans, i The polygamous featurer of Mormonlsm .are not likely to be Etamped out. In the opinion of the New York Independent, until a movement of protest is organized within the Mormon Church Itself. The "complex marriage system" of 'the Oneida Community was overthrown by the young members as they grew up. "It Is a hopeful statement," says the Independent, "which comes from Salt Lake City, that 500 young Mormons have banded together and threaten to quit the church unless President Smith and other leaders cease living in polygamy. It is from that source, from the young men and women inside, that the hope mustT be expected of the utter overthrow of polygamy." STORIES THAT ARE TOLD. Wanted None of Ufa Art. At a dinner in London Theodore Watts-Dunton said: "It 'isn't generally known that Turner, the painter, and Dr. Augustus Pritchard once lived together for a year in Cheyne Row. "The painter and the physician had a fine garden, and they took a good deal of pride in their flowers. But the garden gate did not work well, and one day Turner, because it wouldn't open, pettishly gave orders that it be nailed up. "It was thought that this odd act woull enrage Augustus Fritchard, but, on being told of it, all he said was: " 'Oh, well, I don't care what Turner does to the gate, so long as he doesn't paint it.' " The Offender. They were discussing political bnuls after a congressional chat, and Senator Charles Fairbanks said that the personal element in them reminded him of a church sociable he once attended. "As I sat down comfortably to enjoy the scene, a little boy opposite set up a shriek. " "What's the matter, child T I Inquired. " 'Boo hoo! Boo hoo!' he yelled. " "Who's worrying you?' I asked. " "You," he whimpered. " Me?' " "Yes.' " "How?" " 'Yer eettln on my plate of ice cream y Youth. A Traveled Mnn. E. W. Howe, editor of the Atchison (Kan.) Globe, went to Europe last summer. On the boat going over he encountered a New York man who wanted to patronize him. The New Yorker asked Mr. Howe If he had ever been in Europe before. "No," answered the editor, "this Is rny first trip." "Indeed?" sali the other. "Why, I go over twice a year." "Have you ever been to Kansas City?" asked Mr. Ilbwe. "No, never." "No! Why, I go there twice a month." remarked the Kansas man. New York Times. Taking: Down a. Ilaehelor. Joseph Jefferson believes in early marriages. At Yale recently he advised a group of juniors to marry Just as soon as they could afford it. Then he went on: "I abominate bachelors. The older they grow, the more conceited they grow. I took one down, a peg, though, the other day. "He was talking about thjs woman he had known and that woman he had known, and all these women, it seemed, had married. " "Why, you.' I said, 'are in danger of getting left. Why don't you, too, get married before It is too late? " "Oh. ald the bachelor, with a chuckle, "there are still plenty of good fish In the sea.' -' " 'But the bait.' said I isn't there danger of the bait becoming stale?' "New York Tribune. The Comrade Heart. With the comrade heart For a moment's p!ay. And the comrade heart For a heavier day And the comrade heart FortVer and aye. For the Jry of wine Is not for long; And the joy of song Is a dream of shine; But the comrade heart Shall outlast art, And a woman's love The fame thereof. Richard Hovey. The Pathetic Case of .Mr. Tyner, If the verdict In Mr. Tyner's case brought no surprise to the counsel on either side, certalnjy It came without offense to the general public. The spectacle of that afflicted old man, arraigned aftar half a century of faithful public service uin a charge Involving crime of which every

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Gonagle. Muncie; Hendricks, Horace L. Hanna, PlainfioM; Tippecano?. Thomas Andrews. West Lafayette; Spencer, Loren F. Gage. Grandview; Rush. Henry E. Guffln, Rushvillo; Howard. William Morton, Sycamore: Jefferson. Samuel Wallace, Madison; Daviess. Henry H. Crooke, Odon; Decatur, Weh Woodfill. Grensburg; Hamilton. J. F. Heals. Noblesvllle; Lake, John N. Heckman, Brunswick; Henry'. Ivi Ulrich. Greensboro; Grant. Gus Condo, Marion; Grant, John Minnick. Converse; Gibson. Hnry E. Agar. Princeton; Elkhart, E. A. Dausman, Goshen; Elkhart, 11. IL Mosier. Bristol. For senator: Delaware county. C. M. Klmbrough. Mundo; Vanderburg. Ed;rar Dille, Evansville: Wayne, ilnscoe E. Kirkman. Richmond; Madison. William A. Klttinger, Anderson; Ko-ciusko and Marshall. John W. Parks, Plymouth; Elkhart. A. R. Beardsley. Elkhart. t 4The Republican state committee has received the first batch of campaign literature from the Republican congressional committee. It consists of speeches delircred in the House and Senate and the documents will be distributed throughout Inuiana. at once. Included in the lot is an address by Senator Jacob H. Gallinger, of New Hampshire, on "The Fiscal Policy," and speeches by Representatives Hamilton of Michigan. Dalzell of Pennsylvania, Htpburn of Iowa and Grosvenor of Ohio and Senator J. P. Dolliver of Iowa. . Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks leave to- ? sorrow for Champaign, where on Wedne day the senator will deliver the commencement address at the University of Illinois. Tuesday evening Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks will be tendered a reception by th president and faculty of tho university. On Thursday the senator will deliver tha commencement address at Ohio Wesleyaa University at Delaware. 4- 4Alfred A. WInslow, former editor of a Republican paper at Hammond, who is th American consul at Guatemala City, Guatemala, is at his home to' undergo a surgical operation. He Is seeking a transfer to another post in Che consular service, as ha has found the climate of Guatemala too severe. Governor Durbin and the State Tax Board will go out to-day on a tour of Inspection of railroads. To-morrow the Governor will go to Oxford. O.. to attend the commencement exercises of the Western Seminary. i Senator Cyrus E. Davis, of Bloomfleld. one of the Democratic stalwarts of the Second district, was at the Grand last night. one believed hi in to be Incapable, appealed to human sympathy with an eloquence which would not be denied. In his day he was a force for good and usefulness. At all times he had been regarded as an upright man, an honorable and a patriotic citlten. The close of hi fifty years of official work found him poor In purse and wrecked in health. His very appearance tn the course decrepit, paralyzed, forlorn, though rich in symrathlzers was a thing to make the angels weep. Full understanding of the causes which had brought him there set free a ferment of pity and indignation In every wholesome mind. The special counsel for the rrosecutlon. Mr. Holmes Conrad a gentleman whose courtesy and chivalry do not desert him even in a criminal court refused to persecute Mr. Tyner with the usual savage inquisition. It was only too evident. In fact, that nobody believed Mr. Tyner guilty of deliberate or conscious evil-doing. Washington Post. What Royalty Costs. It is not generally realized what an' expensive thing It is for an important nation to support its royal family. England, for example, pays out almost 13.000,000 a year for the maintenance of Its King, Queen, princes, princesiw-s and other royal dignitaries. The King and Que-n alone receive $2.330.000 annually, the .Prince of Wales receives $10.000 and the Princess of Wales $50,000 (what the United States pays its President.) The Princesses Christian. Louise and Beatrice anf the Duchess of Albany, receive $30.000; the Duchess of Mecklenberg-Strellt receives $15,000; the Duke of Connaught $125.000, and the Duke of Cambridge $C0,000. Out of the income allotted to the King and Queen must be paid the cost of the royal household; this includes the salaries and incidental expenses of almost one thousand officers and functionaries. The King and the Prince of Wales receive, in addition to their incomes, large revenues from several sources. Harper's Weekly. Baptism for the Dead. Another device which holds the people to the Mormon Church is the curious doctrine of baptism for the dead. It is believed that the living may, by being baptized, save their relatives who have gone before. A man goes to the temple and is uolemnly immersed for his grandfather, who died out of the faith; the grandfather's name Is duly entered In the book of records; the grandson contribdtes a fee and comes the next day to be baptized for his rrandmother, and so on. As the result of this faith the Mormons have delved more deeply into their genealogy, perhaps, than any other class of Americans. I know of several caes an which Mormons have gone to England on purpose to trace our their genealogical tree, bringing back long Hats of their ancestors, in some cases going back to tha time of William the Conqueror. On thejr return to Utah they begin the process of baptlim, a dip for each ancestor. Ray Stannard Baker. In the Century. Russian Assurance. The effrontery of the Russian assumption that the land of the Czar has either "Interests" or any other claim which would Justify the conquest of China which It for years has planned is revealed In the figures of Chinese trade with foreign nations ia 1303. Reducing Htikwaa ttels to dollars, the whole trade of Russia. Including Russian Manchuria, with China compares with that of Great Britain, Japan and the United States as shown in the following table: Chinese Chinese , : Exports. Imports. Kusla $!,17.C80 $1.W,J09 Great Britain 6.415.364 S2.SM.aM Japan 19.473.120 2.150.7: United States 12.497.J20 18.W7.2W In a word. Russia buys much tea of China. For the rest her trade, in spite of direct communication along a vast frontier, is trifling la the extreme. It is easy to see la these figure the significance of the Japanene, British and American contention for the "open door." New York World. Scarcity of Opium. One cf the firms In this city which deais ta opium and essential oils haj sent out letters to rich men and those who are supposed to be Interested in anything that permits of a comer, explaining that the supply of opium is far below the normal. The price per pound to-day Is $2.70. duty iaid, while last year, when stocks were larger, the price vas $3.20 per pound. The firm does not believe that the demand has slackened sufficiently to warrant this drop In price, and expretses the belief that If any ona care to start to comer the market he would be successful. The Arm says that a million or so in cash would not only sufTlce to control all the Turkey; gum honey for two years, but would thereby, enable the purchaser to put the price aa high as the demand would iermlt. To any one who happens to have a Million lyisg Idle there is here offered a chance to get rich quick. Philadelphia Ledger. A Ilelated Monument. The building of a monument in Fort Green Park to the martyrs who died In British prison ships in the war of the revolution was assured to-day by the Board of Estimate voting $50.003 to the project. Oovernor Odell has blgned a bill authorising an appropriation by the State of JÄIKH). The United States government has already passed a bill setting alde llOO.Oi") for tho purio. and varljus citizens have raised $25.0vi, so that the clty.'s $00.000 v. um needed to complete the fu! amount. New York Letter. A Wee nit Longer. A Kansas paper, advises all women who go ta the world's fair to "wear a short skirt, just as short as the law will allow." The advice is cf doubtful propriety. Down on the Pike, presumably under the domination of the law, there are skirts so abbreviated that a wide hem couil obliterate t'-.tm. Kansas City Journal.