The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-09-07
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man, Ill.
The Car is the guest of Emperor William
at Breslau.
A CarIist outbreak is considered not i'm
possible in Spain.
The outbreak in the Philippine islands is
growing more serious.
Preparations are being made for a strike
of all the dock 1aborers of the world.
Mr. Bryan made two speeches in Milwau-
kee and three en- route there from Chicago
Saturday.
Archbishop Ireland has abolished tuition
charges in parochial schools IN his arch
diocese.
Rev J. H. Yarmouth was killed instant
ly by lightning While in a mouse near Ia
ducah, KY.
Whitehead. the Irish dynamiter. who dis
been found in Cork.
Lee is prsdSsn 81 G G6areI
Gown, a newspaper correspondent.
indianapolis.
City officials are contemplating a suit to
prevent the water company from using
river water.
The grand jury makes it's August report.
Three workmen fell from a scaffold at
school house No. and We're badly hurt.
Mrs. Mary Johnson of Cleveland. o., who
has been away from her children in this
city for twenty years, will come to visit her
dying son.
Mrs Mary A. Robertson died at her home
Employees of the c.. H. e D. organize
big sound-money Democratic club.
War on American Bicycles.
BERLIN, Sept. 5-The bike manufac-
turers of Germany are greatly alai med a
the progress which American wheels have
made in this country during the past few
months. and they have adopted novel
methods in meeting the American cOmpeti-
ton. Early this year one of the most
prominent American manufacturers estab-
| IShed agency Berlin, and at once
found large field for their bikes which
were a revelation to the people here Uho
have been accus toned the ponderous
German machines. Princess Ht henlohe
and all the smart court set in Berlin
gan to be seen on all ,IdeS in Germany.
The Americans, who were heavy stdvertis-
ers in all the German papers, were this
week astonished to receive notice that
henceforth their ads could not be received.
The fact finally developed that all the Ger
man manufacturers had entered into an
agreement that they would withdraw their
ads from any paper accepting ads from
American bicycle firms
the matter UP in the interest of their
countrymen. The Radwelt, the most i'm
portant cycling paper in Germany. has been
particularly bitter and appeals to Germans,
as a matter of patriotism, not to buy
American wheels. The paper referred to
pointed out that the German machines
worth 300 marks sent to America have to
pay duty of 105 marks, while American
machines of the, same value have to pay
a duty of marks in Germany. 1t adds
that the Reichstag will. at its coming ses-
sion, be presented With an Irresistible
petition to raise the Duty as high as Ameri-
cas- and continues: But, in the mean
time, the public must face the invasion of
American and foreign manufacturers by
sheer patriotism. Out of what material
these cycles are made every sensible man
will easily imagine. The German industry
need not fear, on account of price and good
quality of their materials. any competition
on the contrary, they are above any other
people as regards solidity of their fabric
and cheapness." Thus the matter stands
at present, but, the American firm has
contracts with some Of the papers which
now refuse their ads legal developments
are possible @oi4t