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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12
AN UNHAPPY FAMILY
RUDYARD KIPLING AT OUTS WITH
HIS BROTHER-IN-LAW.
The Novelist Causes the Arrest Of
Of Threatening an Assault.

CHICAGO, May 1.-THE Times-H Herald s
Brattleboro. VT, correspondent says: The
additional facts that have developed touch
ing the quarrel between the famous novelist,
Rudyard Kipling, and his brother-in-law,
Beatty S. Balestier, are extremely interest
ing 1t appears that Saturday afternoon
Kipling drove down to town from his $4,000
country seat known as The Naulahka, "
about three miles from this village, and be-
fore the States attorney swore to COM
plant against his brother-in-law. Balestier
is Mrs. Kipling's only brother, but Kipling
charges that he used exceedingly hard and
indecent words and threatened an assault
AS result a warrant was issued for the
arrest of the brothsr-in-law, and Sheriff
Starkey made the arrest. The warrant was
returnable before Justice William S. New
ton, and that official made only a prelim-
mary hearing Saturday. Kipling was pres
emit. A plea of not guilty was entered and
the defendant was held under a three-hun-
dred-dollar bond for examination on Tues
day next. No one present was willing to
sign the bond for bail, and then Kipling
stepped forward and offered to become sure
ty for his brother-in-law's appearance wnen
wanted.
Balestier was not willing to accept assist
ance from Kipling, and then it was ar
ranged that he should go on his own recig-
nizance. One Tuesday there will likely
come up a scandal that will startle people.
There are various reports of bad blood be-
tween the two men and its cause. One is
that Balestier alleges that Kipling has CIR
culated unpleasant stories about him 1t Is
alleged that Balestier has been drinking
heavily, and in consequence Is not only in
debt, but stands poorly with the Balestier
family, which is worth about $1.000,000
Some Of his creditors have asked that he
be declared bankrupt, but Balestier APP
pealed from the petition, and the case has
not yet been decided. Balestier now al
leges that Kipling has been telling people
that he has helped Balestier financially
and for a year, until las. week, the men
had not spoken to each other.
When Balestier met Kipling last Wednes-
day, on the road they had hot words and
threatened to lick him if he did not retract
his alleged statements. Opinions differ as to
Kiplng's idea. in appealing to the courts.
Some say he was AFRAID Of an assault upon
his life, or at least rough-and-tumble
fight, and others think he wants to give
Balestier severe lesson.
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The conviction and sentencing TO death
OF the four men captured on or near the
schooner Competitor by what is known
tracts much attention. The Competitor
was no doubt schooner belonging TO
the insurgents. or at least carrying men
who were going TO their assistance. This
Is evident from the nature of the papers
found after her capture and the arms
and ammunition which she carried The
insurgent flag also showed in whose in
terest the vessel was in Cuban waters.
The first objection is to the method of
trial. The treaty of 1873 between the
United States and Spain provides as fol-
lows:
No citizen of the United States residing
in Spain, her adjacent islands or her ultra
marine possessions, charged with acts OF
sedition. treason or conspiracy against the
institutions. the public security, the integ-
rfty or the territory or any other crime
whatsoever, shall be subject 10 trial by any
exceptional tribunal. but exclusively by the
ordinary jurisdiction, except in the case OF
being captured with arms in their hands.
A court-martial is not such a tribunal
as is intended by the treaty, conse-
quently If any of these men did not have
arms in their hands when captured it
would be violation of the treaty to try
them by a military court. 1t appears
that at least one of the men captured,
Milton, was not filibuster. He was a
correspondent whose zeal to get news led
him to visit the vessel, which carried
him away. While the other men captured
were filibusters, it does not appear that
they were captured with arms in their
hands. If they were not they have a
right to trial by civil tribunal. where
they can be defended by counsel of their
own choice.
In regard to such cases the Spanish
authorities are in a most difficult posi-
ton, because of the excitement and the
lawlessness of the Spanish people, who
in their frenzy are greater menace to
gents. Reports from Madrid lead to the
conclusion that the Ministry is greatly
embarrassed by the mobs at home. But
between the mobs at home and the
breaking Of treaty which would be
cause for the armed interference of the
United States the Spanish Ministry has.
according to the latest reports, con-
scented to a postponement of the sentence
Of the convicted men.
The President has made special efforts
to prevent filibusters from leaving this
country to help the Cubans. In several
instances there have been grounds for
criticism that his subordinates have been
more Jealous than wise in arresting per-
sons suspected of designs against Cuba.
If, in view of this fact, the Spanish au-
thorities should refuse to be influenced
by the protests of the President against
the summary execution of American citi-
zens in violation of existing treaties, Mr..
Cleveland would not be doing his duty
If he failed to use every means at his
command to compel the Spanish author
tiles to respect our rights, even to the
bombardment of Havana.
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SOUTHERN BAprIsrs.
Rev. Diax, Recently Expelled from
Cuba, Addresses the Convention.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. May 1o.-Ths
principal matter of interest at to-days ses-
sion of the Southern Baptist Convention was
in reference to the Southern Baptist Theo-
logical Seminary, at Louisville. Addresses
were made by President Whitsitt and Prof.
Dargan. The Woman's Missionary Union fia-
ished its session to-day and reelected Miss
Fannie Heck of North Carolina, as presi-
dent. and Miss Alice Armstrong. OF Balu-
more, as secretary. Tomorrow the conven-
ton will adjourn. The officers and delegates
say it is the most enthusiastic convention
held in years and are lavish in their praise
of the hospitality extended TO them by the
city. Wilmington, N. c., VIII % selected a.
the place for the next convention.
The report of the committee on foreign
population was presented by Rev. W. II.
Felix II pointed out the ,s fsst t that a yer. very
ing Southern territory. These immigrants
were not found in colonies. but were ming
ling with the population generally A lew
The delegates from the Indian and Cuban
missions were heard. Rev. A. j: Diaz, IN an
Cuba, where he had just been released from
prison, and said that IL was the intention
of Spain to send the soldiers first and the
fy divisions of the White Cross to care for
the sick and wounded. In Cuba the priests
Sad ai vtl 5000 10 aid the spanish govern
ment He then told the story OF his inn
prisonment, which has already been given
10 the press.
Rev. DR.. Coleman then presented the re-
port on the relations between the Southern
Baptist Convention and the Southern Tneo-
logical Seminary.
At the afternoon session ]. b. Cranfell.
of Texas, presented the report on Woman's
work, and said women should be sent as
delegates to the convention The woman's
board had been in existence for eight years
and had collected 1857 SIG. The first year
they collected $4,000 and last year nearly
twice that amount. Rev. Mr.. Smith. OF Bal
timore delivered a stirring address In the
interests OF the Baltimore mission rooms
Rev N G. Goforth. of Tennessee, and Rev.
DR.. Loftin spoke of the excellent work done
by the woman's board. Rev. DR.. Frank Il.
wilkins, of Chicago, spoke on the advis-
ability of a Baptist Young Peoples Union.
which should be international.
Rev. s. M. Provence presented the report
of the treasurer of the home board. which
showed that the board was s.. $50 in debt, but
of that amount S. 100 had been expended In
the purchase Of property al New Orleans
and FL Paso Rev. j. n. <. Breake, OF Mis-
sissippi presented the report on work
among the colored people.
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THE REGULATION OF PRIMARIES BY
LAW.

Since the last primaries in this city
there has been a very general expression
Of opinion that the time has come when
there should be law regulating the
holding of such meetings In cities. Sew
eral States already have such laws. So
long as there is an opportunity for fraud
1t will be perpetrated here and there.
If the primaries should be held under a
State law and the polls were open sew
eral hours, and polling lists used to
identify those who have right to vote.
there could be no possible opportunity
for fraud, and there would be a much
larger and fairer representation Of vot-
ers at the primaries. One of the reasons
given by Republicans for not attending
primaries is that there is no real oppor-
tunity for fair vote.
Under the present system as much de-
ponds upon the primaries of the two
leading parties as upon the election
iself. One of the tickets for which the
primaries are responsible will be elected
in nearly ninety-nine cases in hum
dred. Such being the case. there are
quite as many arguments in favor of
surrounding the primary with legislative
prevent fraud as there is in devoting
pages of statutes to the protection Of
the ballot box on election day. So evil
has the Democratic primary become In
this city that the managers have as
sumed the prerogative of selecting the
ward and precinct committees. If the
primaries should be held at proper hours
impossible to stuff ballot boxes or pack
primaries with the worst element the
Democratic city committee could trust
Democrats, except in a few localities, to
elect their local committees.
So important a factor is the primary
in our political system that provision
should be made to insure a fair vote
and an honest count. To that end two
or three things are necessary. The last
canvass Of voters at the prior election
showing who are Republicans or Demo-
Gratis, as the case may be. should be used
as a list of voters, and no man should
be permitted to vote in a Republican pri-
mary whose name is not on the Repub-
lican polling book as having voted the
Republican ticket the last time he voted.
This would. in this city. bar out the
Democrats who are anxious to make
trouble. The polls for the election of
delegates should be opened at 4 o'clock
and closed at z. This would give every
voter in an ordinary ward ample time to
go to the polls TO vote for delegates.
Under such regulation many more vot-
ers would attend every primary than
now go. because the methods are un-
satisfactory. Primaries thus conducted
would give to nominations higher con-
| sideration with the voters. and would
| insure better candidates. The vocation
of primary packers would be gone. In
| fact, no one thing could better promote
| the potency OF party organization or
more certainly insure its permanence.
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SOUTHERN SAVAGERY
FOUR MEN KILLED AND THREE
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED IN FLORIDA.
Kentucky Negro Shot Through the
Lungs and later Taken from the
Sheriff by a Mob and Lynched.

PENSACOLA, Fla, May Flour men are
corpses, two are dying and one is severely
wounded as the result of tragedies in the
western section of Florida Three of the vic
tins were killed in duel about "a woman,
another was stabbed to the heart by boy
whose father had been attacked, and the two
who are dying were fiogged and shot by regu-
lators. The duel over the woman was fought
in Calhoun county, near Blountstown. In
that county is the home of Mrs. Johnson, a
young widow. Thomas House and Henry
Smith have been rivals for the favors of Mrs.
Johnson Several weeks ago the men fought
about the woman and Smith was badly
beaten. Smith vowed to get even and Friday
he went to Mrs. Johnson's home accompa-
MED by his brother Thomas and friend.
George Harrison. The three men found
House and the widow together. House was
ordered to leave. He rose as If TO go, but
quickly drew his two pistols and opened fire.
The Smiths and Harrison were not slow in
getting out their weapons. Then fearful
duel followed in the little room. House shot
fast and straight and in few moments the
Smith brothers were dead House fired his
last cartridge at Harrison, the bullet break
ing his arm. Then House drew a knife and
tried to close with his foe, but his loot
slipped in the blood and before he could re-
cover Harrison shot him dead. There was a
price on houses nedu, ne having previously
killed two men in South Florida and one in
Alabama.
The second tragedy occurred in Madison
county Friday night. A band Of Whitecap-
pers took Harry Wilson to the woods and
bound him to a tree. Wilson was then shot
and the body left bound to the tree. Tue VIC
tim was found Saturday morning still alive,
but mortally wounded. After leaving, the
Whitecappers went to the house of Lucy
Murray. took her sixteen-year-old son 10 the
woods and fiogged him so that death will re-
suit The bows skin was literally cut 10
strips and he was unconscious when found.
The last of this bloody series occurred at
Greenwood, in Jackson county. Thomas
James made a brutal assault on Samuel
VIM, an aged man. VIM was knocked
down. James was preparing 10 shoe; him.
Before James could pull the trigger he Was
stabbed TO the heart by Frank Winn. the
sixteen-year-old son of the old man, who
slipped up from the rear.
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In its last circular letter the banking
house of Hambleton & Co., of Baltimore,
devotes a paragraph to the money ques-
ton, which may be quoted as showing
the sentiment of conservative business
men who are Democrats:
We can adjust ourselves and our business
to any tariff system, but we cannot afford
to have any question as to the maintenance
of our currency and exchanges upon gold
basis. Therefore, ii is of supreme import
ance that the party which utterly repudi-
ates the doctrine of free silver and comes
out honestly and squarely for a gold
standard shall be successful. And, If
we are not greatly mistaken. the bust
ness men OF this country will lay aside al.
party preferences and support that candi-
date and party which pronounces for gold
standard. Mr.. Mckinley is supposed to be
not altogether sound on the currency, but
the party that he will represent, II selected,
will, 1t is expected, adopt a sound-money
Platform and declare for gold as a measure
OF value. If so. that party will be success
full. especially should the Democratic party
temporize on the currency question. On the
contrary, should the Republican party
nominate man. like Mr.. Russell. of
Massachusetts, upon straight-out gold
platform, neither Mr.. Mckinley nor any
contest. In other words. the States which
represent the wealth, population, commerce.
industries and business of this country viii
support gold standard candidate, be he
Republican or Democrat.
There is no indication that the Re-
publican national convention will strad-
die on the money question, and there is
not even shadow of possibility that
the Democratic national convention will
nominate the boy candidate of Massa-
chusetts, with his State bank-note plat
form. If the Democrats make but one
nomination for President the platform is
likely to be straddle.
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mailed the first day of payment before
noon. Two or three cases are quoted
where vouchers were put into the post
Office here before 10 o'clock Monday
week. for which returns were not re-
ceived until Saturday. This delay would
indicate that there has been some de-
lay or that the work of the Office has
not been dispatched this quarter as
promptly as in the past. 1t is well
known that when Captain Ensley was
agent the mass of payments by check
and otherwise were made by the close
Of the third day, which, in this case.
would be on Wednesday night. Further
more. the work of paying the seven or
eight thousand pensioners who have
heretofore been paid at the agency can
not require so much time as ii did when
they We're paid over the counter, which
required the vouchers to be filled out
at the agency. The change is so gener-
ally approved that any attempt to make
political capital out of 1T by Democrats
in this city to the injury of Mr.. Over
street will fail. If the vouchers in this
district have been held back the books
should show it, and, If they should. the
delay Will be charged to the Democratic
intriguers. eirtss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12

The department OF sanitary science of
Purdue University has issued the first two
monographs of a series relating to public
health. No. l treats of the nature of sani-
tary science and its value to the State. No.
considers some sanitary aspects of milk
supplies and dairying. Its purpose is to
place before the citizens of Indiana the facts
in regard TO the present conditions of the
dairying industry. with special emphasis on
the dangers that exist from infected milk
in connection with lnfantile and infectious
diseases Although written from a some
what scientific standpoint. It is not intended
for the scientist or physician merely. but
for all those, in city or country. who in any
way handle milk as business or use milk
as a food Quarterly bulletins containing
information for farmers. fruit growers and
livestock breeders have been issued by the
university for some years. but this new
class Of publications Will doubtless be equally
useful. The department OF sanitary science
was recently established. and II under the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12
$4,000 FOR LOSS OF A LEG.
Massachusetts Street-Raflway Com
pany Mulcted Heavily for Damages.

BOSTON, May 1.-THE largest verdict
rendered in this State in ten years In an
action brought to recover damages for per-
soma, injuries was found by jury in the
first session of the Suffolk County Superior
Court to-day, when Francis A. DAILY, Of
Lynn, was awarded $4,000 for the loss of
a leg. Days suit was against the Lynn &
inflicted Aug. 5, 1894, when the complainant
alleges he was pushed from the footboard
of one of the company's cars by the con-
ductor and fell so that one leg was cut off
by the car wheels. The other was so badly
crushed that it has been practically use
less ever since. DAILY was fifteen years of
age at the time of the accident
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12

The more estimates are made con-
in the Democratic party the more one
is in doubt regarding the outcome. The
gold standard Democrats claim all the
votes in sixteen States, namely. Con-
necticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland.
Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,
New Hampshire, New Jersey. New York,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island. Vermont,
West Virginia and Wisconsin, with a to-
tai of 1913 delegates. The anti-silver men
are confident of carrying Ohio and Ken
lucky, which will make 40 votes in the
convention. But both these States are
now in doubt in the minds of those who
take an unbiased view of the field. Sup
pose. however. that the two States are
carried by the sound-money men; they
will not then have a majority. All the
other delegates, leaving Illinois, Texas
and Nebraska out of the count, are 400.
OF these the anti-silverites hope to get
Indiana, but the chances are not flatter-
delegations. If these should have no
voice in the temporary organization the
goldites might gain an advantage. Still,
by the figuring of the sound money men
themselves, it is possible that a silver
delegation from Illinois might give the
silverites control of the convention. 1t
is very even thing, as was the division
between the two wings of the Democracy
in the Charleston, convention in 1860,
when the party had two candidates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12

The Seventh-day Adventists are to be
congratulated on the victory they have
won over their prosecutors in Georgia,
for their treatment in that State and
Tennessee has amounted to nothing less
than persecution. Whatever may be the
custom and the prevailing sentiment in
regard to working on Sunday, the Ad-
ventists are conscientious in their OBJ
servance Of Saturday as holy day, and
they engage in their usual vocations on
the day following with an equal sense
of propriety. Their beliefs are respected
in most communities and they are not
interfered with, but in certain parts of
the South, notably in Georgia and Ten
nessee. a great effort has been made to
compel them to conform to the common
usages. They have been watched and
arrested at every opportunity, and have
suffered much insult and injury. Re-
peatediy individuals have served terms
in Jail rather than deny their faith by
following the customs of their neighbors
which were sought to be enforced, They
finally appealed to the courts, and the
question has finally been decided in their
favor, the Supreme Court of Georgia rul-
ing in case against q municipality that
a city has no right to enact an ordinance
against labor on Sunday. 1t is a de-
than those affecting this particular class
of people, but it is right, at least, that
they should have the liberty they seek.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12
NAY LABOR ON SUNDAY.
Decision in Favor OF Adventists by the
Supreme Court of Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ca. May 1.-THE question Of
the right of the municipality to forbid
working on Sunday was decided by the Su-
preme Court of Georgia to-day. f. c. Keck
and W. A. McCutcheon, Seventh-day Ad-
ventists mere arrested In Gainesville for
working on some benches in their church
They were fined by the Mayor of Gaines
vile. but appealed TO the Superior Court.
which sustained the Mayor. They then APP
pealed to the state Supreme Court, which
to-day reversed the decision OF the court
below. ruling that the city has no right
to enact an ordinance against labor on the
Sabbath day.
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For weeks before the date of pension

For weeks before the date of pension
payment it was limited that the close
connection between the Democratic
State committee and the pension agency
would cause the sending out of checks to
pensioners in Indianapolis to be delayed
in order to turn them against Repre-
sentative Overstreet. who was most In
fiuential in securing the change of
method from partial TO entire payment
by checks through the mail. During the
past two or three days there have been
many complaints that checks have not
been received on vouchers which were
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immense amount of personal estate, even at
tending to much Of ais packing with her own
hands
You love me not; you know 1 do not love
you,
Yet sometimes in the night
/ smile a little softly thinking of you.
Ere yet the dawn Is bright.
/ love you not; you love me not; 1 know IL:
Yet when the day Is hong,
You haunt me like the sweet line of poet
You charm me, like a song.
Mary F. Robinson.
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The lively rows which 1t was prophe-
sied would take place in the Methodist
General Conference have not yet oc-
CURED. On the contrary. troublesome
questions are being disposed of with
great smoothness. The experienced
Methodist bishop may not preach very
powerful sermons. but he is an adept in
Diplomacy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-05-12

FULTON, KY. May 10-One OF the three
negroes implicated in the cutting OF City
Marshal Walker here Saturday, was ar
rested by the telegraph operator at Airing
ton, KY, few miles north OF Fulton. this
morning. In attempting TO arrest the negro
the operator SHOT him just above the left
ton and taken in charge by Sheriff Purdue.
but the mob which hao gathered at the depot
rushed madly on the negro and swung him
up. The negro confessed his guilt while
under arrest at Arlington. The other two
negroes implicated are still at large