Indiana State Sentinel, Indianapolis, Marion County, 25 October 1893 — Page 4

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 25, 1893-T WELTE PAGES

IXDIAXA STATE SENTINEL. BY THE INDIANAPOLIS SENTINEL CO. B. E. MOPS?, BEN A. EATON, President, Vic President. b. McCarthy. - Secretary and Treuurer.

(Entered at the Postofllce at Indian apoli as ari'ond class matter.) TERMS PER YEAR t Single copr 11 AtlTncf) fl OO We auk democrats ti bear In mind and select their own state paper when they come to take subscriptions und make tip clubs. A Kent making? up clubs send for any Information desired. Address THE IXDIAXAPOLU SEXTIXEL, Indianapolls, Ind. TWELVE PAGES. ' WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1903. Health boards throughout the state should watch the emall-pox carefully and stamp It outbefore winter seta In. It flourishes luxuriantly during cold weather wherever it gets a foothold. Watch it. The general health of Indiana seems to be excellent from all advices. Fever and ague, typhoid and malarial allmenta tf all kinds reveled In this, state In the fall of every year. Their absence Indicates a refreshing ad vane In sanitary conditions. There are entirely too many railway accidents in this country. We have an epidemic of them now that is probably due to overworking employes. If the foolish limit of damages for Injury or fieath in railway accidents were removed Vve would not have so many accidents. It is understood that the electric system of the intramural road at the world's fair Is soon to be applied to the cars On the New York and Brooklyn bridge. The cable system Is now In use there.-but the cables have an unfortunate style rf failing to work In bad weather and when crowds are large, and the residents of the metropolis and Its Island adjunct would gladly see some improved system In use. Mr. Van Alen has been confirmed as embassador to Italy and the United Etates will be represented at the court of the quirinal by as suave and courtly a gentleman as ever our own Albert G. Porter dared to be. The social duties and those are about the only ones attached to the office will be performed to the queen's taste. And when the iueen of Italy's taste Is satisfied that Settles it. The New York papers are already beginning to complain about fraudulent registration. This periodical complaint Is a significant commentary on general registration laws. They always cause more fraud than they prevent. The best registration law ever devised was the one passed by a democratic legislature cf Indiana and overthrown by a republican supreme court? We can-have that law under a new constitution. The plea of having been overworked will not be available as an excuse for the horrible butchery and burning at Uatle Creek. It Is evident that the enfdneer, conductor and trainmen had had a long rest and were just starting out on their run when the dreadful affair occurred. We do not wish to be uncharitable toward our fellowmenf who are perhaps wading in deep waters of trouble, but certainly it Is Imperative that an example should be made of some of those whose inexcusable carelessness and neglect have led to such fearful calamities as have recently occurred upon many of the railways of the country. Representative Houk objects to the plan of giving free raw materials to rnanufacturers. He says: I do not see why the laborer in the United States who toils painfully in an Iron or coal mine, or does the heavy and dar.gorous work of felling trees or running: logs; or hoes, picks, grins and bales cotton in the hot sun of our southern Balds; or mines, breaks, loads and hauls coal to the place where It only requires being shoved into a furnace to make steam, or by its warmth keep alive some Yankee during a bleak New England winter; or the farmer out West who Taises and sends to him wheat and corn and pork and beef are not as worthy of consideration at the hands of your committee as are the New Englander or New .Yorker or the Bermuda onion men. That Is all right, but all these, people have free raw materials unless you call their tools, their food, and their clotting raw materials. We agree that It la a mistake. If not a crime, to put a tax on raw materials, tools, and necessary, food. Give a man every chance to work. Do not handicap him in his effort to provide for himself. A tax on bread, meat and potatoes is an outrage, but fortunately a tariff on these articles In America, Is no , tax because It amounts to nothing. lA tax on tea, coffee, sugar, tobacco, liquor and other luxuries is different. No one uses them except from choice. Give the relief where It Is needed. Wheat sold in parts of Indiana as low OS 54 cents per bushel last week. The Sentinel has on one or two occasions ad vised farmers to hold on to their wheat for better prices. The shipment of wheat from the United States during the nine months of the present year, ending Sept. 30, amounted to 144.519,270 bushels. Dur ing the corresponding period of 1892 the amount exported was 146,807,707 bushel, and 123,693,437 in 1891. The crop of 1802 was enormous, and that the exports from the comparatively small crop of 1893 should so nearly approach the exports of 1S92 would ordinarily greatly advance the price of wheat, but in point o fact wheat is lower now than it- was a year ago. A correspondent of the Baltimore Sun advises farmers to husband their wheat, as he Is Impressed with the belief that the present crop and the surplus of last year will not be sufficient to supply the demand. lie says: "The crop of 1893 is estimated in, round figures at 400,000,000 bushels. The normal consumption in the United State la 373,000.000 bushels a year.

but at present low prices will be much larger, as it Is being fed and otherwise consumed on the farm. The liberal exports have already taken the larger part of the available surplus in the United States, and before the end of the year will take it all."

FOR IXTERXATIOXAL BIMETALLISM. Commenting on The Sentinel's proposition for a bimetallic league, the Brooklyn, N. Y., Times says: The plan proposed by The Sentinel would probably have the effect of reopening the mints of France and other countries of the Latin union to the free coinage of silver, and it could hardly fail to secure the assent of most of the leading nations of South and Central America, although it may be doubted if China and some other commercial nations that are largely dependent on English trade could be easily induced to consent to Impose an export duty of 100 or even 50 per cent, on the goods they sell to England. It is an aggressive plan aggressive to the verge of Jingoism and therefore the public are likely to be predisposed In its favor, but we hardly think It is likely to be adopted. The adoption of such a resolution would very seriously complicate that tariff legislation upon which our democratic rulers seem to have- set their hearts, for the discriminating duties on exports and imports would have to be levied on the nations with which the bulk of our trade Is done. And It would thereby Injure our trade for the benefit of our rivals to an extent far exceeding" the advantage we might gain from the Increased use and the enhanced value of silver. If wheat can now be deliv ered in Liverpool at 70 cents a bushel the exnort duty would at once Increase the price to $1.40. a price which would assuredly give Canada and Russia a monopoly of the English market. I ft an export duty raised the price of pork rrom lis to J3S a barrel and of flour from $2.50 to $5, how much of our trade with Germany could we hope to retain? And with a sudden rise in the price of raw cotton from 9 to 18 cents a pound. how long would it be before Egypt, Queensland and India were called upon to furnish all the cotton needed for the English mills? - We like the bold suggestion of The Sentinel, but we are afraid It is hardly practicable. As a matter of necessity, the adoption of The ( Sentinel's proposition would force countries that declined to join the league to trade among themselves. That is the object of the proposition. If England declined to join she would have to get her cotton from her provinces and colonies, but what would England do with her cotton goods after she had them manufactured? Take away half the world from her market, and what would become of her manufacturing industry? England cannot manufacture cotton goods, or any other kind of goods, unless she can sell them. Neither can Germany. The effect of a bimetallic league in which England and Germany did not Join would be to cause all needed manufacturing to be done within the league. This would give the United States the greatest opportunity for extending foreign commerce that could be Imagined. The effect on England and Germany would necessarily be ruinous. Cut them off from our cotton and the price of cotton in England would at once rise. Cut them off from half thir markets and the price of manufactured goods would at once falL What could be more disastrous? As . to food products, we believe Russia would be one of the first countries to Join In such a league. Russia hates England. Russia is on the verge of war with England over Asiatic possessions. Russia is now allied with France, in fact and in spirit. Russia has long desired alliance with the United States. Of course, if Russia, China and other important commercial countries will not join in the project there is an end of it. It will do no harm to try them. We will never know until we ask them. England imports about one hundred and five million bushels of wheat annually. Of this about sixty-two million bushels are from the United States and Russia. England could not get enough wheat and corn from other sources to supply the deficiency. She would have to import from us. We do not believe that England and Germany could stand a single year of such commercial warfare. It may be urged that the prices of some of our staple products might fall, ' but they could not fall nearly so much as they have fallen on account of gold monometallism. A restoration of bimetallic currency would far more than compensate any possible loss from restricted markets, and the countries within the league would therefore not have to contend against falling prices. -Their trade would turn from old channels, but new channels would at once be 'opened for It by shutting out the commerce of England and Germany. As to Interfering with proposed tariff legislation, we would again call attention to the fact that this proposition is not national, but International, and that It can take effect only on the agreement of a safe number of -nations. We can make our tariff. what we like.. So can every other nation in the league. Whe"n the time for action comes there is added to existing tariffs . a fixed ad valorem tax on all commerce with nonleague countries. This applies not only, to the United States, but to all countries in the league. They shut out commerce with non-league countries. We have had some success with a barrier enacted against all the world. It has been claimed that we could do much better if we had "Latin America inclosed in our Chinese tariff wall. Can anyone doubt that if to the United States and all Central and South America "were added half of Europe and Asia we should lack fr a market for our prod ucts? : We believe the league countries would lose nothing of Importance by It, and further than that we believe they would never be put to the test of It As soon as such a union seemed cer tain England would back down, and we would 6peedily have what the whole world Is suffering for the lack of a 'unl form, bimetallic, international money system. AMERICA EXTRA VAAXCE. It is held by a great many persons that the cause of financial troubles In this country is to be found in the fact that we ''live too high." There certainly Is a tendency In this country to live well, and very I frequently it results .In ' people living beyond their means. There

are a great many people who run Into debt, and not a few of that class who neglect to pay their debts after contracting them. A very large proportion of our business is done on credit over 90 per cent-, it is estimated and this promotes the spirit of risk and peculation! As a people we are fond of display. We like to dress well. We like to go out "in style." We spend a great deal of money for things of no permanent or material value. What other nations would call thrift or prudence we call meanness or stinginess. To what extent this easy use of money and credit is responsible for our financial troubles is of course largely a matter of conjecture, but It may safely be said that is has contributed to a considerable extent. ' An interesting illustration of our tendency in this direction is to be seen In the report of the exports of France to this country in the last fiscal year, ending June 30, 1893. In the course of the year we increased our imports from that country over the preceding year by te large sum of $7,494,713. The following are the classes of Imports that amounted to more than $1,000,000 each during the year: Works of art .'..$ 1.817,354 Brandy and liquors I,fl74.?75

Buttons and trimmings 1,212.320 Fancy goods 1,333,931 Feathers, artificial flowers and mil- ' llnerv - 3,w2.ss Glass, porcelain and pottery 1,62,975 Gloves 3.126,526 Hatters' goods and furs 2.106,9.a Jewelry and precious stones 4.674.8T.0 Laces, tulles and crapes 4,302,733 Merinos and dress roods 7,64,6 'rsrrvea irults and vegetables.... l.i.u.a:: Preserved meats and sardines 1.121.30s Prunes, raisins, nuts, etc 1,021.5X3 Silk. raw. waste, etc 1.992.3.S3 Silk goods 11.01.V24S Skins, hides and leather 2,5io.ow Toilet articles and perfumery 1,293.71') Upholstery goods and wall paper.. 1.240.fii6 Wines 7,079.994 These amount to over $60,000,000 out of a total Import of $76,645,924. and what an enormous proportion of them are purely luxuries. Less than $10,000.000 of them could have any possible use but the gratifying of extravagant tastes. Of course France furnishes a comparatively small part of all the luxuries consumed In'thts country, and when one reflects on the probable total of them he can easily believe that this country might profitably learn something more of frugality and economy. THE A. I. A. COXDEMXED. . In our statement Saturday that "one Protestant minister had been found to speak out boldly and plainly what ninetenths of the Protestant ministers of this country really think about the A. P. A. organization" we did an unintentional injustice to the Protestant ministers of Columbus, O., who have united in a condamnation of this society. We . print .elsewhere the published statement of these gentlemen, which Is a credit to tht-ir intelligence and their patriotism. Not only have they made this statement, but others besides Mr. Gladden have condemned the organization from the pulpit. The Rev. Alexander Milne, one of the signers, recently preached a very strong pennon against it. It was principally directed to the oath of the A. P. A. order, and we extract from It the following passa ges : Each member of the order takes a solemn oath, placing Iiis' right hand upon his heart, and among othvr things swears, "that I will use my Influence to promote the interests of all protestants everywhere in the world; that I will not employ a Roman catholic in any capacity If I can procure the services of a Protestant," at the close of which he says. "To all of which I do most solemnly promise and swear, so help me God. Amen." The first clause about promoting the Interests of protestants everywhere is harmless. No Protestant ought to require an oath to lead him to do that. The gist of the oath is in the second clause I quoted: "That I will not employ a Roman catholic in any capacity if I can procure the services of a Protestant." That 1 maintain is un-Christlan, and I ask you to follow me candidly while I show my reasons for the faith that Is In me. It is no escape from this to say that they do not mean to do any hurt to Roman catholics. They do not intend to shoot, or poison" or hang them, not even to throw stones at them. No, they take a far more effective means than any of these. They will deprive them of .the means of earning their bread and thus they will put them to death by the slow process of starvation. It is but stating the naked fact in the case when we say that the meaning is: "I will do all in my power to hurt Roman catholics except when it will Involve hurting myself." That Is. selfishness is added to sectarian prejudice and hatred and men Imagine that the injection of this selfish consideration makes It harmless and unobjectionable. Understood then in the logical outcome of its principles are we not Justified in denouncing it as un-Chrlstlan? Sometimes human language Is Inadequate to express our thoughts. And I find a difficulty In properly characterizing this oath. It Is not only un-Christlan, it i.i absolutely selfish, inhuman and despicable. It seems harmless at first, but it is like a nest of devils hidden among fair and Innocent looking flowers. It Is an' engagement prepared by the spirit of evil to ensnare and to lead astray human souls. It smells of the brimstone of the pit. - Believe me, this movement, although started In the name of our Protestant Christianity is a reproach to it. Our American protestantism has been disgraced by it. The literature it has sent forth is a reproach to our public school system, an insult to our intelligence, and a damage to our churches. Who are the men who are members of it? No one will deny that great numbers of them are not only not members of- our churches, but they are very rarely seen inside of them. How much can we value a man's enthusiasm for the bible when he never reads it? And how much is a man's religion worth who never worships? That man whose sole religious characteristic Is a hatred of Roman catholics has not a very clear title to a place In glory and a crown of righteousness. Shall we seek for the champions of protestantism among the men who are outside of our chnrches and not among those who are the leaders of our churches? Protestantism does not wjj.nt and utterly repudiates help of that kind. If these men want to build up the cause of Protestant Christianity let them be found as faithful members of our churches: loving one another as Christ gave commandment, doing unto others as they would that others should do unto them. We 1 feel that these condemnations should .be given the widest publicity because It Is apparant that' the poisonous falsehoods circulated by this order have had an effect much greater than Is commonly supposed. In Columbus they have already created an excitement that has forced their evil effects on the attention of the public generally, and It ought to be a matter of pride to all Americans that the Protestant ministers and pro

fessors of that 'city have taken such manly action for counteracting them. We trust that Indiana will not fall behind Ohio in this regard. RELIGIOUS IXTOLERAXCE. One Protestant minister has been found to speak out boldly and plainly' what nine-tenths of the Protestant ministers of this country really think about the A. P. A. organization. The Rev. Washington Gladden .of Columbus, O., a man of national note, said a few days ago: I have never in all my existence seen a more malicious or more cowardly organization than this A. . P. A. . It is amazing that men who have any respect for manhood will, for a few paltry political loaves and fishes, lend themselves to the furthering of its Infernal purposes. I surposo I am as near to being a catholic as McKinley is to being a free trader. There is probably no minister in Columbus who has so little In common with catholics, doctrinally or ecclesiastically, as I have, but I do not believe in forgery, fraud or boycotting as weapons of Protestant warfare. It is at this point that the A. P. A. and I disagree. The simple truth Is that the men who form such organizations have no religion at all that, can' truthfully be called Christian, and they, have no regard for, the Institutions of, their country that can be called patriotic; It Is a revival of the old spirit of prejudice and Ignorant bigotry that has cursed the world more than any other quality of the , human mind. There-is nothing . more hateful to a true American than .,1 religious- persecution. About a week ago,. In the national house of representatives, when speaking of the persecutions of the Seventh Day Adventists In Arkansas and Tennessee, Congressman Bowers said: Mr. Speaker. I think that you and every right-minded man will pardon me, if not approve of my sentiments, when I say that I have, the utmost contempt for that kind of piety which would produce such results,' which depends upon the sheriff's club and the prison cell to propagate, sustain, and to enforce It. Such piety never emanated from a just God or from the Son of Man. I think when you fome to put your Christian charity at vork you had better look at home. You look too far off. You had better call your missionaries home from China and send them to the bordering states to teach the religion of the meek and holy Jesus by your own people, (daughter.) What have the Chinamen to gain by giving up their religion for a religion that produces such results as I have described? Anything? But I must hasten on. Cant, hypocrisy. cruelty, these three masquerade under the mantle of Christianity today, as those three did under the cloak of the Pharisee when the Son of Man walked on the arth. We believe there are comparatively few Americans of any religion or no religion who do not heartily indorse these sentiments. It is not .religion that Inspires religious persecution. - It is not patriotism that inspires race persecution. It Is an outrage on protestantism that these narrow-minded bigots should presume to sjKak in its name, and we trust that Protestant will not hesitate to repudiate the organization on all proper occasions.

The senate obstructionists have teen given all the rope. that could be asked In behair of any minority. They no longer make any pretense of desiring time for rational consideration of the repeal measure. Their avowed object is obstruction. They say plainly that their Intention is to prevent the majority from ruling. That ought to put an end to "senatorial courtesy" if there Is any end to that interesting institution. It is high time to sit down on the obstructionists. Adlal can do it if he has the nerve. It would be the most popular thing he ever did in his life. Will he sharpen his ax and do a little chopping for the American principle" of majority rule? PROF. SMITH'S CASE. He Will Appeal tu the General As. sembly What He Says. CINCINNATI, Oct. 18. Prof. Henry Preserved Smith, whose appeal to the Ohio synod from the Judgment of the Cincinnati presbytery suspending him from the ministry for ' heretical teaching on biblo inspiration, in an Interview says he will give notice of appeal to the general assembly this week. But whether he will make another argument of his case or not depends on conditions when the assembly meets. He says he dislikes the notoriety which a trial before the assembly will bring and he is not hopeful that the decision would be in his favor even if Ohio was disfranchised and New York should vote for him. as Pennsylvania Is. strongly conservative. He says whatever is done will be rather in the interest of the next culprit than for himself. He contends that he is still a presbyterlan, notwithstanding the declaration of the general asembly. He denies the right of that body to interpret the constitution of the church and make that interpretation binding. If the conservative view of inspiration is Just in the constitution he would leave the church. He proposes to lecture this winter upon . higher criticism in, the line of his profession as a teacher; which calling he expects to follow, whether he remains in the presbyterlan church or not. AMEIUCAS POULTRY. BREEDERS. Sidney Conger of Indiana Elected President at Chicago. CHICAGO, . Oct. . 19. The first annual meeting of the American poultry breeders association was begun last night in Agriculture assembly hall. H. B. Bridge of. Columbus, b., was fleeted president pro tern, and G: E. Spaer of Rochester secretary. Beyond the election of officers for the ensuing, year no business was transacted. Officers elected: Sidney Conger, Flat Rock, Ind., president; George O. Brown, Baltimore, secretary-treasurer. Vice-presidents representing nearly every state in the union were elected. About seventy delegates were present. The association will continue in session, several days. . y DHOWXED' IX A BATH TIB. Fate of E. R. Wallace in a Chicago Hotel. CHICAGO, Oct. 18. E. R. Wallace, assistant ticket agent of the Pond-st. Philadelphia station of the Pennsylvania line, drowned himself in a bath tub at the Pennsylvania hotel, Monroe-ave. and Flfty-sixth-st., ;. this morning. About three months ago Wallace arranged for quarters at the hotel for himself and bride. Yesterday he appeared at the hotel without the bride and has since been acting queeriy. California. New and Interesting books about California, its climate and productions, and general information, sent free. Address A. Phillirs & Co., 104 S. Clarkst. Chicago, III.

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AXD THE nt'SSIAXS DRIVE ABOUT THE CITY. And vwHh Difficulty the Vehicles Made Their Way Through the Surging and Excited Mass of Humanity The Scene One Almost UnprecedentedParis Illuminated for the Occasion. PARIS, Oct. 17. The Russians drove to the Palais de L'Elysee this afternoon and on their way there the same enthusiastic scenes witnessed during the previous movements of the rtsitlng sailors at Toulon were repeated. The Boulevarde des Capuclnes and the Boulevarde de la Madeleine, as well as the Rue Royale, the Fauborg St. Honore and the neighborhood of the Palais de L'Elysee, were so dfcnsely packed with people that all movement was utterly impossible until the Russians had gone to -the palace and had left there after the reception. Some foolish people In the crowd raised hisses before the British embassy, but this weak-minded demonstration was soon suppressed. While the Russians were on their way to the palace the crowd sang the Marseillaise, and cheered for Russia, for the czar and for France and the French army. All the vehicles along the line followed by the czar's sailors were bedecked " with little flags and a cable message can't begin to picture the scenes of enthu-, siasm witnessed on all sides. "; 'Admiral Avellan, during the course of the day, was officially advised of the death of Marshal MacMahon, upon which the Russian admiral expressed regret at the loss which France has suffered by the demise of the veteran soldier and statesman. Upon arriving at the Palais D'Elysee, the Russian admiral and his staff were received with military honors and were presented to President Carnot by Baron Von Mohrenheim, the Russian ambassador, in the Grand Salon on the first floor of the palace. In the chamber of deputies the Russians were welcomed by Vice-President Casimir Perier, who, addressing Admiral Avellan, declared that the deputies fully appreciated the honor paid them by Admiral Avellan and his officers in visiting the chamber and expressed his happiness at having been associated with sentiments which caused the hearts of Russians and Frenchmen to beat in unison on this occasion never to be forjÄtten. The vice-president of the chamber s.ld: "We address with the entire nation our respectful homage to the czar and our sympathy to the Russian nation, army and navy." President Carnot received the Russians surrounded by the officers of his military household and after having greeted them he turned to the Russian ambassador and said: "I thank you, M. L'Ambassadour, for presenting to me the ofllcersof the Russian squadron. I intrusted to the minister of marine, Admiral Rieunler. the mission of conveying to them my greetings on their arrival in French waters and upon landing on French soil. I am happy to be able today to renew those greetings In person." President Cnrnot's Welcome. President Carnot then turned to the Russian visitors and said: "You have already recelved.messieurs. at Toulon the expression of the good will of the French government and also that of the people of the districts through which you passed and, while with our nation you will everywhere meet with the same sincere, cordial welcome, the ties of friendship which have been drawn closer by the touching demonstrations of which our fleet was the object at Cronstadt are growing stronger every day. May the loyal interchange of our feelings and friendship be an inspiration 'to all who have at heart the benefit of peace, confidence and security. The great ruler who sent you, messieurs, and whom I greet from this place, intrusted you with an exalted mission which you have worthily carried out. I bid you, therefore, welcome." Admiral Avellan replied to President Carnot's words of welcome In a few remarks, during which he thanked the French president for the courtesies extended to himself and his officers while on French soil. -The Russians then left the Palais de L'Elysee and visited the ministry of the Interior, the ministry of war, the ministry of marine and other Important buildings of a similar nature, including In their tour the senate and the chamber of deputies. It was with difficulty that the police managed to force a narrow lane through the vast concourse of people assembled around the public buildings which immediately closed behind the carriages occupied by the Russian officers until the crush was so great that the vehicles were carried forward by the throng amid deafening cheering, men, women and children running bes'de the carriages and grasping the hands of the Russian officers, who often rose from their seats, waved their hats and shouted: "Vive Nos Bons Amis Les Francais." To these Russian cheers the crowds replied by cries of "Vive Nos Bons Amis Les Russ." An Unprecedented Scene. Altogether the scene was unprecedented In the history of the world unless an exception be made in favor of the extraordinary scene witnessed whens hundreds of crowded row boats pressed around the Russian flagship Nicholas at Toulon recently and French army and naw officers Joined with men. women and children of all classes In kissing the hands of the Russian sailors, which were extended to them through the port holes. This evening all the prominent buildings of this dty, including the Louvre, the Palais Royal, the Palais de L'lndustrie. tke Hotel Devllle, the opera, the Palais tie Justice. Notre Dame and many other similar buildings were illuminated, while large and small buildings all over the City made & plentiful display of electric, gas, oil or candle illumination. During the portions of the day which the Russians spent at the military club they were repeatedly compelled to appear upon the balcony by the thunderingly incessant cheering of the superexclted masses. President Humbert of the Paris municipal council has received telegrams of congratulation from the mayors of St. Petersburg. Moscow, Riga, Belgrade and other cities, thanking him for the cordial manner in which the Russian sailors have been received in Paris. President Humbert replied to all these telegrams In a few graceful words, dwelling upon the peaceful character of the visit of the Russian squadron. The llnnquet at Xlght. At the banquet at the Palais de L'Elysee this evening President Carnot presided and all the cabinet ministers were present. The Russian officers wore theit new legion of honor decorations, which greatly pleased the Frenchmen who attended the banquet. : President Carnot, in toasting the Russians, said: "I raise my glass to drink to the health of his majesty. Emperor Alexander, and permit myself respectfully to couple with that toast the name of the empress. I drink to the brave Russian navy, whose representatives are so welcome here, and to the land forces of Russia and to the entire Russian nation." Baron Mohrenheim, the Russian ambassador, responded to President Carnot's

toasts. 'He said: "M. Le President, before proposing a toast which is destined not only to vibrate in the innermost depths of the heart of everyone assembled, but to send a thrill through all

those from near and far, at all points In France -and Russia whose hearts beat In - unison with our own, permit me to convey to you the expression of our profound gratitude for the words of welcome which .you have addressed this morning to the valiant commander of our squadron, charged by the emperor to return the visit paid to Cronstadt. These words, coming from ope of your posi tion. Indicate the true .character of this splendid fete of peace, celebrated as It is with such remarkable loyal ty"and. per fect sincerity.. "In what more str.king manifestation could we take part as a reply to this welcome than by exclaiming with equal equanimity, loyalty and sincerity: 'Vive le, president de la republlque Francaise!" At this remark of the Russian ambassador there was a tremendous outburst of cheering, during which the band of the guarde republtraine played the Russian hymn and immediately afterward the Marseillaise, the whole company standing up, cheering and toasting each other until the excitement was so intense that the banquet hall presented a scene which was truly remarkable. A ball followed the banquet and throughout the evening the Russians were the center of attraction. The dancing will continue far into the early morning. PARIS, Oct. 21. The outrageous conduct of a supposed maniac has disturbed the peaceful program of the Russian, visit and has cast a damper over the festivitles. Early this morning as the Russians - were returning to the military club; after a whole day of enjoyment,a man who was in the ciowd watching the Russian officers enter the club suddenly drew a revolver and fired it Into the thickest of the people assembled on the Place de l'Opera. The shot caused a panic, for it was believed that one of the Russians had been shot; In fact, the report spread that an attempt had been made upon the life of Admiral Avellan by a German fanatic. This report, however. Is without foundation. The man who fired the shot into the crowd was promptly seized by citizens and handed over to the police, who made a rush in force to the. scene of the disturbance. The prisoner, a man about fifty years of age, was taken into the military club, where he gave the name of Willis, and when questioned as to his motive in shooting said that he suffered the utmost misery and become sick at seeing the huge sums squandered upon foreigners while. many thousands of Frenchmen in Paris alone were suffering from the want of a loaf of bread to give to their starving families. Continuing, Willis said that he wished to protest against such an outrage, and that he thought the best way to do so was to attract attention to this willful waste of money. tirent Ilrltnia'a t'uaitrr Move. TARANTO, Oct. 17. Admiral Sir Michael Culme Seymour, in command of the British Mediterranean fleet, accompanied by all of his captains, returned the visit today of Admirals Corsi and Turi of the Italian navy amid much ceremony and the burnjng of a large amount of powder in salutes. The British officers remained over half an hour on board the Italian flagship Italia and the admirals and other officers partook of a most sumptuous entertainment on board the Italian ship, which was highly appreciated by all present. The Italian, admirals in toasts referred in the most flattering trms to the great influence which the friendship existing between Italy and Great Britain should have upon the peace of Europe. Admiral Seymour, in reply; referred in complimentary praises to the warships of Italy and was also of the opinion that both navies could not be better employed than in the maintenance of peace. The: city of Taranto continues to wear the highly animated appearance which it assumes in order to do honor to the visiting British . fleet, which is one of the most powerful ever gathered in a foreign port This already magnificent display of warships was increased in number and strength today by the arrival of H. M. 9. Surprise, four guns, twin screws, I. P30 tons and 2,000 indicated horse power. The Surprise is commanded by Capt. Archibald T. Carter.. This addition to the British fleet makes a very fine showing for Great Britain in these waters, where the Sans Pareil, Dread naught. Inflexible and Nile, all first-class battleships, and the Hawkey and Edgar, highclass cruisers, were already at anchor before H. M. S. Surprise lowered her mud hook into the waters of the Mare Tiecollo. The whole of the press of Italy today Joins In warm editorial greetings of the British fleet and the significant fact that this visit occurs at a time when several war vessels of Russia are gathered in French waters is not lost sight of, and whether Great Britain intended" to - or not the presence of the British squadron at Taranto is looked upon on all sides as a counter move to the presence of the Russian squadron at Toulon. IXSURAXCE AGENT'S GRIEF. Sold the Wagner Property While the Owners Were Abroad. NEW YORK, Oct. 21. William Freudenthal, an insurance agent, was held in bail to the sum of $15,000 in the Yorkvllle po'ice court on a charge of larceny to the amount of JS7.000, made by Albert and Kate Wagner. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner are every wealthy and sailed for Europe on May 7, leaving their property in charge of Freudenthal. They gave him a power of attorney, and, on coming back on Oct. 5, found that he had sold two of their houses for $87,000 and had taken mortgages on their property, sold them, speculated In stocks and lost nearly all the money. LEAPED FROM THE TRAIV. Strange Fright of a. Man Who Thought He Savr Robbers. -' OMAHA, Oct. 19. Stephen Forppaiti, traveling with his family from San Francisco' to New York, leaped from the Union Pacific overland flyer when several blocks ' from the depot last night. hen picked up by the police he claimed men had been trying to rob him. He had-on his person over a thousand dol!rrs in money and Jewelry and asserted t'.iat a thousand dollars in cash had been taken from him. TllE CAMPAMA'S RECORD. She Beats the Lo can la's Westward Run. by Six Minutes. NEW YORK, Oct 20. The steamer Campania of the Cunard line has broken the record of her sister ship, the Lucania. She has made her westward run on this trip in five days, thirteen hours and thirty-nine minutes. 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He Had an Attendant to Load, nil Gun and Afford a Rest. BERLIN, Oct. 21. There will be a notable gathering at Dresden tomorrow at the opening celebration of the Jubilee service of King Albert of Saxony in the army. King Albert was born at Dresden on April 23, 12S, and is chief of the First regiment of the Saxon grenadiers, com-, mands a regiment cf cavalry of the guard, a regiment of hussars, a regiment of camp artillery, a regiment of Prussian dragoons, another regiment of Bavarian infantry. The fetes will extend for f-v-eral day3 and Emperor William will be among those present at the festivities. Emperor William arrives at Dresden at 6 o'clock tomorrow evening and Archduke AI brecht of Austria left Vienna today . in order to represent the emperor of Austria at the king of Saxony's military Jubilee. The emperor has been greatly benefitted by his stay at the secluded hunting lodge at Hubertstock, and has been favored with excellent weather. The em. peror, as usual, was up early in the morning and went out shooting before breakfast He was always accompanied by' an attendant who loads and hands him his gun in a vertical position so that the emperor w when firing and using his right hand lowers the gun gradually until he has sighted the object and then fires. When deer-ehootlng an attendant makes a kind of a rest with' his staff stuck In the ground which he holds at arm's length; the emperor then rests his gun upon the attendant's arm, takes aim and fires.. He got twenty-seven stags and much' smaller game. The fact that Gen. Hchellendorf has succeeded Gen. Kaltenberg-Stachau as minister of war does not excite any surprise, as the resignation of Gen. Stachau, was taken as being among the possibilities eighteen months ago. The fore'gn office In Berlin is closely watching the outcome of an interchange of notes which recently took place between the Bulgarian and Greek governments regarding the possible hasty action of the sergeant of Bulgarian river police, who fired on the crew of a Greek vessel in the Danube. The irridpnt j trivial In itself shows how a European ('disturbance might possibly be caused by j a comparatively insignificant happening. I Prince Bismarck continues to make pi egress toward a complete recovery of ; his health, but. contrary to reports, he does not Intend to go to arsin. TOUXti FAIR'S ESCAPADE. The Millionaire Marries and Transfern Ills Wettlth Doubtless Insane. SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17. Charles N. Fair, the young millionaire who married a woman known as Maud Nelson. a few days ago, left here with his bride on an overland train last night for an European tour. Previous to starting Fair transferred all his property to his wife and made a will leaving her everything he possessed. When the train upon which Fair and his bride took passage reached Port Costa a deputy sheriff entered the train and took forcible possession of Fair and removed him from the train. His bride, who was not disturbed, left the train on her own '.ccord. The charge on which the young man was arrested Is said to be insanity. He was brought to San Francisco. Young Fair is the only son of ex-Senator James G. Fair of Nevada. The young man has taken the Keeley cure twice, but it had no apparent effect on him. Charles inherited $500.00) from his mother and on the death of hi brother $500,000 more reverted to him. Under the conditions of his mother's will. Fair receives only an Income from the money left him and will not secure the principal until he Is thirty-five years old. Recently, it is said, he threatened to raise money by pledging his share of Senator Fair's estate, which he would receive when his father died. Senator Fair is worth many millions of dollars, being one of the richest men on the Pacific coist, and Charles is his only son. Senator Fair, when asked about the proposed marriage, saJd he knew nothing about the woman and said his son was entirely beyond his control. SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 18. It Is now known that Charles Fair was not arrested at the Instance of his father, and instead of being confined in a mad house he is now speeding eastward with his wife on a Santa Fe train. It Is not known how the story originated, but it was the general rumor all over the city. All day atterneys and officers were scouring the city to rescue young Fair from his creditors, and it was not discovered until late last night that he had not been captured. a POTTER AX IMPOSTOR. Marriage of the Man Who Victimised the Public. DENVER, Col., Oct. 21. O. B. Potter, whose sensational wedding at Springfield, O., was reported yesterday, was well known in Denver, although not a resident of the city. He is an impostor who for five years has been traveling in the East, claiming to own a half interest in the Rocky Mountain News. Ke has victimized press manufacturers in New York. Chicago, Cincinnati and St Louis by means of loans obtained on bogus drafts. For nearly a year the News was flooded with drafts drawn by Potter, and he was thoroughly exposed at the time in the principal daily papers of the country. After that Potter posed as a conductor of the Santa Fe. Having Imposed upon the credulous In his operations he frequently changed his name and always convinced his victims of the truthfulness of his story. ' EXPRESS COMPANY OCT K.10,000, The Packaae Lost Between St. Loa Is and !" Orleans. ST. LOUIS. Oct 17. The American express company has lost $50.000 Intrusted by "a New York bank for transmission to New Orleans via St Louis. The money was placed in a strong box in New York with Special Guard Koresudo-fer in. charge Just where it flew the track not even -the detectives at work upon the case seem able to learn. After a searching interview here today with Koresudorfer and Messengt-r Crowley, whose run was the last one upon which the package was traced, the detectives left for New Orleans, having apparently reached the opinion that the loss took; place between this city and the Cresent I Cur r to !- and Constipation. Dr. Shoop's Restorative Nerve Pill sent free with Medical Book to prove merit for 2c stamp. Druggists, 25c, Dr. Shoop, Box X, Racine, Wis.