The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-10-24

Groups for the Monument
After paying q great deal of money out
for railroad fare, hotel bills apd postage
stamps. and after running on foot about
the worlds fair grounds. President Langs.
dale succeeded In getting three artists of
international distinction TO come to this
city Saturday for the purpose of deciding
the prize competitive contest f0r the SIDE
groups of War" and peace" for the
soldiers and sailors monument. These
artists names are Augustus st. Gandnis. of
New York, who is the superintendeut of
sculpture for the worlds fair; David L.
French. of Concord, Mass, whose work on
The Minute Men" has made him fame and
c. b. Atwood, who 10 chief designer for the
worlds fair. The gentlemen arrived yes
terday afternoon, and after viewing the
monument as it stands. proceeded to ex-
amino the fourteen sketch models on ex-
hibition in Mr.. Langsdale's office. This In
spectiOD lasted until y o'clock last night.
when q report was submitted to the COM
mission, settling the awarding of the
prizes. IL not the question of selection.
The prizes were 1000 for the first, on the
two. and $500 for the second best design, SO
that ii one artist had WAR" design
awarded frat he could receive but $500:
while be who was given first on Peace"
would get $500. The artists competing
Gsndez h'' PARIS s forado D' Tait CHI,
easo: Nicolaus Gsiser: Berlin; Her
man Lindenberg BriGhtwood, Ind;
Georg T. Brewster. Cleveland: Robert
I. Hrineh9rst.St: Louis and =: Hnndrieser,
lows: On War" first prize. L. Hundreiser,
of Berlin; first prize on Peace" Adrien
Gandez, Paris; second on War;" GaDdez;
second on 'Poace.n Nicolaus Geiger. The
report submitted by the artists was worded
as follows:
INDIANAPOLIS, Oct %.
To the Board of commissioners State Soldiers and
Sailors Monument OF Indiana:
Gentlemen--Having viewed the sketch models
submitted to US for the side groups OF War and
"Peace" for your monument. we lind that
number possess high order OF meriN being
strong In their composition and or exoeiisnt
sroap, 'l and "s marSs1 p' fasher Hse as
tue best and the one ,o, marked aa ihs
o ono in mps,ition e0n for 0' the PEACE
group, and marked "Indiapa," as the best, and
the one marked "In the Spirit Of Abraham Lin
con." the second hest and recommend that
the premiums be awarded accordingly.
But in view OF all the circumstances. we do
either of the competitors without further con-
sderati0n. To preserve the harmony of the
Sotn sh1sa be EXECUTED Ssre by
also other considerations, such as giving the
American expression to the groups throughout.
and making them conform in all respects TO ex-
listing conditions, which afford ample warrant
for your board 10 proceed with caution, and to
hayc all details satisfactorily met and settled be-
Messrs. French and Atwood started for
Chicago on late train last night, while
Augustus st. Gandais remained IN the city
until this morning. when he let for New
York. The trio of artists were decidedly
non-committal on monument matters In
general when applied to the one in this
city. Mr.. ST. Gandais fatty refused to ex-
pre- SIS any opinion on its appearance In gen.
eral or particular Neither would Mr.
French or Dir. Atwood. who insisted that
l.o a tx,o alx IN, of,n,,
it. renarking incidentally and in general
way. "Oh. It's very NICE"
Ex.speaker Reeds shafts of Sarcasm.
ALBANY. N. Y. Oct. 22.-Hon. Thomas B.
Reed. of Maine. addressed a Republican
meeting of over 5000 people here tonight.
Capt. John NJ. Palmer. ex-commander- in
chief of the q. A. r.. presided. The intro
auction OF MIR. Reed by CAPTAIN Palmer was
the signal for rouslng greeting Mr.. Reed
In good hnmor. His remarks were fire.
quently interrupted with applause. His
illustrations of the benefits of protection. of
which there were many, were we'll received.
He spoke for an hour. saying in substance:
''rhe Democratic party is always complain
ing. The reason is that thoy are belated.
and we will have to be kind and gentle
with them until they catch mp with US
and do something, and then have 10 spend
two years familiarizing the Democrats
with the results so rs TO keep them from
sbying We have TO lead them up 10 a su b.
ject gently before they will get onto il.
They are all the time saying something
cannot be DONE"
Lynched Because He became Rep ubIfcan
Las VEGAS. y. NJ, Oct "a Mexican,
named Pntricio Macs. who had renounced
the Peoples ticket IN this county and had
publicly announced that he would here.
after affiliate with the Republican party
vas found hanging lifeiess to the river
bridge at al early hour this morning. Ii il
unGon btediy n poll teal murder but no clew
has as yet been found TO the perpetrators
of. the deed. The man was in poor cir.
cumstances and leaves wife and two
children.
Boston VIII Fly the Pennsnt
BosToN, Oct. 22.-ln the second inning
! to-day after three men should have been
OUT. Garrison came TO bat There were
two ont and two on bases. Clarkson then
surprised The crowd by hitting the ball ont