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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

to every friend Of China in America. 1t in
cludes among its possible consequences the
division of China, the fall of the Mancnu
dynasty, the Introduction of European
quarrels into an Asiatic state always friend
ly to us.
During the past three years the great
powers have had an opportunity for the
exercise of a beneficent and civilizing IN
fiuence in China. which they have thrown
away BY joining together and inducing
the imperial government, which was favor
able to foreign ideas after the japanese
war, to reform its fiscal system and its IN
ternal tariff and TO throw open the develop
ment of its resources 10 the enterprise ana
capital of the West, they could have Gre
ated great market and vast field OF IN
dustry impartially open to all.
They could have raised up ana reformed
an ancient government and led a great peo-
pie undivided into the path of progress.
The American merchant and the American
missionary would have asked no more than
this.
"Selfshness, however. has carried the
day. A field which could not be monopo-
lized by commercial methods is being seized
by force of arms, and, instead of the spec
tacle of China being lifted up. civilized and
developed by the wholesome process OF
peaceful competition, we are to see her
ports turned into mutually hostile fortresses
and her provinces become the camping
ground of alien soldiery.
CHARLES DENNY, JR."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
A "SCALPING" MARKET.
Features of the Speculation I'm Wheat
at Chicago Last Week.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-The wheat market
during the past week, considering the near
ness of the holiday season and the narrow
ing influence it usually has on trading, was
fairly active and in the main steady May
showed an advance of 25s cents, while De-
cember, Notwithstanding the enormous re-
ceipts of contract grade wheat and the
amount delivered to the bull clique, has
fairly well maintained its position, closing
but u cent lower. Taken all in all, it was
a scalping market throughout. Both the
strength and activity were marked during
the first part of the week. The Letter in
terests were especially active in the buy
ing on Monday, when the greatest advance
was scored. Persistent rumors that the i'm
mense stock of wheat accumulated by them
was to be moved away and that contracts
for shipment by rail to the seaboard had
been let strengthened the belief that the
December deal was to be extended into
May. A peculiar feature of the weeks
trading was the business done in July and
September contracts, indicating a tendency
on the part of traders to keep out of May
was some reaction from the advance on
Tuesday and Wednesday, due partly to
for the rest of the week the market was
strong. The firmness of outside markets
and the strength of coarse grains were both
sustaining influences.
Deliveries of December contracts of wheat
during the week were enormous. They were
principally from Armour, and nearly all
were taken by the Letter interests. 1t is
believed however, there is still a large
short interest, and the final day of settle
ment is looked forward to with interest.
The stock of contract wheat here now
amounts to about 100000 bushels. The
range of prices in May was between s4B
cents and 91a4@917s cents, the close yester-
day being at 94H@94ss cents December,
which was almost nominal, ranged from
$102 to 9712 cents, and closed the week at
SO cents.
A question as to the quality of about
5000 bushels of wheat in hold of the steam
ship Iron King, belonging to the Seaverns
Company, and which they rendered to the
Letter clique as contract grade, has devel-
oped the fact that the bull crowd is insist
ing on the strictest inspection of all wheat
rendered for December deliveries. When
this wheat was first rendered it was refused
by Letter, who claimed that ii was not of
contract, quality. In this he. was backed up
by the board of appeals of the Board of
Trade. Later, however, the board reversed
it's decision. The Letter people refused fiat
ly to bow to the new decision of the appeals
board, and now, it is said, the case will be
taken to the Board of Trade Directory or
to the courts.
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DURRANT CASE AGAIN.
Father of the Murderer Makes
Charges Against Juror Smyth.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 25.-The long
promised sensation in the Durrant case
developed when w. A. Durrant, father of
the murderer, presented an affidavit to
Superior Judge Sewell, charging Juror
Smith with having knowingly used certain
information not presented at the trial of
Theodore Durrant in deciding the merits
of the case in his (Smith's) mind. Mr..
Durrant, sr., says that Smyth talked of the
case to reputable persons before the trial
was concluded; that Smyth told the persons
that Theodore Durrant had been on terms
of criminal intimacy with near relatives
and that he was abnormaily developed
sexually; that Juror Smyth had intimated
that Durrant sr., knew of these relations
and that Snyth had made up his mind as
to the defendants guilt before the trial was
half concluded. Durrant's attorneys have
formulated papers on a motion for writ
and probable cause and presented them to
Judge Bahrs, but he denied the motion and
gave notice that an application for a writ
OF probable cause should be made before
the Supreme Court. This will be done in
a few days, the attorneys for Durrant say.
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Copyright 1897 by the Associated Press)
BERLIN, Dec 25-China has occupied
public opinion to the exclusion of every
thing throughout the week. The govern
ment and the Foreign Office continue retic-
ent, even the occupation of Port Arthur
having failed to elicit any oftlcia state
ments, with the exception of a denial of the
extraTagant utterances of the Cologne Ga
zette and other Usually inspired papers. The
reason for this exceptional tacituraity lies
in the simple fact that Germany herself does
not know where she stands or how far the
other powers will permit her to go. Ger
many, Russia and France are still negotia-
ting. and while there is strong pressure to
bring about another joint action of these
powers in the far East, equally potent in
iuences are working to Illustrate such plans.
1t depends largely on the outcome of these
negotiations as to what instructions Prince
Henry of Prussia will find awaiting him
when he arrives at Hong Kong early in Feb
ruary. In the meanwhile, the mission of
Prince Henry may be characterized as main
ly a display of spread eagleism.
A prominent diplomat in an interview
with the correspondent here Of the Asso-
ciated Press said "Russia's occupation of
Port Arthur is permanent She thereby Sc
cures a much desired terminus for the ST.
berian Railroad, which will forthwith be ex-
tended from Vedivostock to Port Arthur,
making Russia the undisputed mistress of
Manchuria and the whole of North China.
Her interests in China in no way collide
with those of France, whose sphere of ac-
ton is in South China Between them is an
immense territory that may eventually be
disputed between Germany, Great Britain
and Japan A movement is now on foot be-
tween Japan and Germany to arrive at an
understanding as Japan sees clearly that
this course is the wisest. Russia will not
tolerate Japan in Corea, it would upset
all the schemes she has been preparing for
the past two years. Therefore Germany is
the only friend and ally Japan can look for
in the coming events. That is, if she knows
how to play her cards and establish basis
of mutual interest, for which 1 hear there
is considerable prospect"
From missionary the correspondent here
of the Associated Press learns that the
bay of Kiaochau is by no means so valua-
BILE as at first believed Part of the harbor
freezes during three months of winter and
ice breakers are required to keep it open.
The Hinterland is barren and treeless and
the nature of the ground necessitates the
erection of costly large fortihcations in
order to hold the bay and adjoining ter
ritory against attacks. If Germany con-
cIudes to retain it she will have to spend
large sums of money.
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PREDICTS CHINA's END.
Ex-Secretary of Legation DENLY Sees
No Hope for the Empire.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-Charles DENLY, jr.,
who was secretary of legation at Peking
under his father, the present minister,
writes to the Herald as follows concerning
the Chinese situation:
'At the termination of the war in 1895 it
was apprehended that the seizure of Chi
neSe territory by Japan was the prelude to
the dsmemberment of China This appre-
hension became certainty to all observers
of China s supine acceptance of her humll-
1ation, for no statesman rose to grapple
with the difficulties of his country; no pop
ular Outcry denounced the corruption and
inefficiency which had led to her downfall.
The action of Germany, however, has
brought things to a crisis sooner than was
foreseen. There is no uncertainty now
ready in Russian hands, and Port Arthur
and the Liao Tung, peninsula fall to her
only q little sooner than expected.
England will probably seize Chusan, an
island near Shanghai, suitably located to
control the trade of that great market, an
almost English city, while France may
take Hainan and territory on the mainland
adjoining Tonquin. The now inevitable
failure to pay the war indemnity will leave
Japan in possession of Wei-Hai-Wei:
TO the well informed in Peking it was
known in 1895 that Russia had promised the
reigning family in China to maintain them
on the throne and preserve their empire.
The most omnous feature of the present
crisis for China is that this engagement
seems to have been repudiated, and Ger
consent of Russia and France.
England will not interfere in the pro-
gramme of these three powers. In China
she has receded before French and Russian
aggression from every stand that the Eng
Hsh press has asserted that she would take.
1t has always been China never the ag-
gressor, that has been called TO indemnify
when some fresh encrOachment has seemed
to menace British interests, and in every
case Great Britain has been content to ac-
cept some grant to herself to balance the
grants to others.
THE effect of the movement on China is
not difficult to state Her autonomy is
gravely menaced, perhaps lost forever. 1t
is not too late, however, to do something
for the United States. whose trade interests
there are second to those of England only.
China is our natural market. The Chinese
tariff treats ali alike. and China is the only
great field where the American manufac-
THE treaties of the United States with
China provide that American goods shall
not be Disseminated against, and that no
monopoly shall be granted to any one. With
the seizure of territory these treaties fall
to the ground, and spheres of influence hos
tile to American commerce spring into ex-
issence before the European aggressors
have time to raise the cry OF vested inter-
ests.
Let the American government demand
that, whoever may become the master of
the SOIL equality of tariff shall be main
tanned and the American manufacturer
shall not bear the burden of a tax imposed
by his competitors.
Looked at from a broader view, the ac-
ton Of the powers cannot but cause regret
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BISHOP WARREN'S TOUR.
Noted Methodist Preparing to Visit
South American Republics.

DENVER, Col, Dec. 25.-Bishop Warren,
of the M. E. Church, who is TO make a
missionary tour of several South American
countries, has just received final instruc-
tions from New York city, concerning the
work which he is to do. Besides holding
conference he will take formal possession
OF 100000 worth of property, which has
just been donated to his church. Bishop
Warren will leave Denver Jan. IA, 1898. Mrs
Warren and Miss Iliff will accompany him.
The party will go from Denver to New York
city They will there take the steamship
Advance. OF the Panama Railroad and
Steamship Company, going by it to Colon,
on the Isthmus of Panama. At Panama
they will embark for Valparaiso on the
steamship Imperial, of the Chile Steam
Navigation Company
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DISPUTE SETTLED BY A DOG.
Son of an Actress Recognized by the
Animal in n Police Station.

CHICAGO, Dec. 25.-Mrs. Laureant
actress, walking down North Clark street
at o'clock Thursday night espied a large
and beautiful Irish setter being meekly led
along by a chain in the hands of a man.
Mrs. Laureant recently lost her Irish set
ter from her home, 145 North Clark street
She recognized the meek dog as hers. An
actress can draw a crowd as quickly off
the stage as on it, and this was what Mrs.
Laureant proceeded to do at once. She
claimed the dog and the man claimed it,
There were loud words. Mrs. Laureant
called the brute by name. Here Dash!
Come here!" The dog obeyed 1t evidently
was glad to see Mrs. Laureant.
Come, Puck!" said the man. The dog
went. 1t was clear that it liked the man,
too
The assembled multitudes were enjoying
the proceedings very much when a lawyer
effectipg compromise. Mrs. Laureant ac-
cepted, but rhe man wouldn't. Affairs
waxed warm, and pretty soon Policeman
Randolph strolled along and took all con-
cerned to the Chicago-ayenue station.
Sergeant Snyder ''Take the dog over in the
corner there. Each of you stand in op-
posite corner and call the beast by name"
The plan was carried out.
Mrs. Laureart called in her sweetest
The man called: Here Puckv'
The dog made a great bound toward Mrs
Laureant, stopped, looked puzzled and then
started on wide circuit, taking in both
Mrs. Laureant and the man.
This is rather. queer" said Sergeant
Snyder 1--WE can't divide the dog"
Send for my boy said Mrs. Laureant
in tears. IF Dash doesn't go to him the
man can take the dog. Dash and my boy
are chums.''
The boy came. He is twelve years DID,
When he entered the outer door the dog
peared the animal underwent a emarkable
transformation. 1t jumped six feet into the
air, turned a handspring, rolled over the
floor. meanwhile engaging in what appeared
to be a pugilistic encounter with the boy
and barking furiously all the time.
Its very clear" said Sergeant Snyder
the modern Daniel and Solomon-when
the racket had subsided somewhat, ito
whom the dog belongs Go hOme.p
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
NATURES HUES REPRODUCED.
Prof. j. s. Gibson's Experiments In
Color Photography.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25.-After working for
years a way has been discovered by which
the hues of nature can be reproduced with
only the need of a camera Prof. j. 5. Glib
son is the man who has made this possible,
and the finished pictures which he has on
exhibition here show that he can do every
thing he claims. 1t is the simplicity of the
means used to reproduce colors that causes
Professor Gibson to fell such pride in his
work All that is needed beyond what is
now used by all photographers are two
screens, so-called, or glass plates, similar
I'm appearance to those used for taking
negatives. But in these screens lies the
whole secret of the color process, for each
is covered with minutely hne lines OF tne ne
fundamental colors, so closely drawn as to
be almost imperceptible to the naked eye:
THE first of these | call the taking
screen, " said Professor Gibson. ~ IS
placed in the camera directly in front of
and in contact with the ortho-chromatic.
This taking screen is OF greenish or yell
of the plate for taking the photograph is
made slightly longer than usual with the
same quality of plate. ana & screen ttr tpr
Spectrum is used. The negative is de-
veoped as usual, and from II the positlyes
are printed upon IN t gsss ornary OF 1Iner
When the positive or printed picture is
ready the photographer places upon 1t the
called This screen is provided with lines
transmitting red, green and violet, that is,
such light as will excite the fundamental
color sensations. This screen is placed
upon the printed picture In such a way that
the lines OF the screen correspond TO those
OF the printed picture. Then upon nolaing
the two to the light the picture is seen IN
all its natural colors. These Two plates are
to be fastened together: and wssii TINS is
done they may be used Tor stereoPaacoah y
Views. for hanging In windows, or for al
hums."
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1t Nearly Equals the Forces of RUS
STA, Germany and France.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-If Great Britain
has any intention of making an offensive
move in the far East she has ample force
in Asiatic waters to support her action.
Her fleet on the China station exceeds in
numbers the combined fleets of Russia and
Germany, Russia and France or France and
Germany, and is only a few ships short of
the combined forces of Russia, Germany
and France. Should the suggestion ad-
vanced to-day that Great Britain and Japan
are taking steps looking to the formation
of an entente prove true, then the prepon-
derance of the British and Japanese would
be such as to completely overwhelm the
naval representations of other European
powers in those waters, even with the adj
ditions which Germany France and Italy
Orient According to a list prepared by Com
mander Richardson Glover, chief of the Of
has attached TO the China station one
battle ship, the Centurion, five armored
cruisers, three protected cruisers, ten cruis-
erS, one gunboat, one dispatch vessel, and
the store ship Humber and receiving ship
Lamar, total effective force Of twenty-one
vessels
All of Russia's battle ships are in the
Black sea, and they could only get out of
these waters by forcing the Bosphorus
straits, the Sea of Marmora and the Dar-
The five German ships which appeared at
Kiaochau and landed the party which
seized the territory surrounding the bay
are the battle ship Kaiser and four pro-
tected cruisers, The battle ships Deutsch-
land and Gefion are now in en- voyage to
the China station. The only other nation
besides the United States having war ships
in Asiatic waters is France, with the
battle ship Bayard, the protected cruiser
Descartes, cruiser Eclaireur and two gum
boats. With Germanys and Frances nine
ships now at the China station and Rus
sias sixteen, making a total of twenty-five
it will be seen that Great Britain is in a
position to take care of her interests.
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A. the White Honse.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 25.-Christmas day,
A. D., 1897, was the most quiet and peaceful
ON record at the White House. Owing to
the recent bereavement of the President all
official functions were suspended, and
throughout the day the front doors Of the
Executive Mansion rarely swung on their
hinges. President and Mrs. Mckinley early
in the day went for short drive about the
city The weather was perfect-clear cloud
loss and crisp. Early in the morning mes
senger arrived with great basket of pink
roses, orchids and lilies of the valley, marked
simply For the President" little later
fhe Presidents carriage pulled up at the
door and Mrs Mckinley came downstairs,
leaning on the Presidents arm. Mrs. Nc
IIinIev seemed as we'll as at any time since
her arrival at the White House. while the
president was the picture of health. The
only guests in the house were Miss Duncan
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wbere Kris KringIe Reigns.

BERLIN, Dec. 25.-The imperial family
passed Christmas at the new palace in the
usual way. The two eldest princes arrived
there on Tuesday from Bloen. The Christ
mas trees and the distribution Of gifts were
more lavish than ever. This part of the
celebration took place in the shell hall.
Most of the gifts were purchased by the
Empress personally at various Berlin stores.
They included hundreds OF presents for the
servants and court officials. The Emperor
presented the Empress with beautiful
bracelet consisting of miniatures OF him
self and their seven children set in dia-
monds. In the center is the portrait OF
Princess of Luischen, and below 1T is the
EmDeror's portrait in a heart-shaped set
ting. ,., - 1,,,-...
mas by the American colony at Berlin.
Several American ladies had Christmas
trees and distributed gifts to the poor chill
dren of their neighborhoods. Mr.. Clifton K.
B~eckenridge, former United States minis
ter at st. Petersburg, arrived here on
1Thursday to spend the holidays with his
family at Dresden
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SECOND GIFT FROM BARBOUR.
Detroit Man Donates $4,000 to the
University OF Michigan.

ANN AEBOR, Mich. Dec 25.-Regent
Levi Barbour, of Detroit, whose term will
expire Jan. l, has again come to Michigan
Universlty's aid financially. The regents
were in session all this week, and during
the meeting Regent Barbour donated s15.OOO
toward an art building. providing a 100000
building shall be erected on the campus
within six years 1t was he who donated in
a like manner $4,000 toward the womens
gymnasium, and in his honor the regents
decided yesterday to call ii "the Barbour
gymnasium" President Hutchins showed
in the presidents annual message that 80
per cent. of the foreign students in attend
ance at the university are from Illinois.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26

YOUNGSTOWN, O, Dec. 25.-At least a
thousand singers took part in the national
annual Eisteddfod here this afternoon. The
first prize for a tenor solo was won by
William Stevens. of Pittsburg. in singing
1.-The Maester's Daughter Stephen Griffith
of Cleveland, won first prize for the best
The first prize for contralto solo was taken
by Miss Gwendolin Thomas. The prize for
the best poem was awarded to Evan Jones,
of Johnstown, Pa In the tenor and bass
duet William Lewis and Llewellyn Jones.
of New Castle, took first honors. The For
est City Glee Club. OF Cleveland, captured
first prize over four competitors in singing
the The Cambria Song of Freedom" ("
Youngstowns Choral Union took the big
prize OF 500 for the best rendition OF When
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SEVERAL BAD "SPILLS" FOR BOTH
OF THE CONTESTANTS.
The Englishman Leaves the Track at
the Twenty-Sixth Mile After q
Smash-Up-Other Events.

NEW YORK, Dec. 25-Jimmy Michael of
Wales the recognized middle-distance BIZ
cycle champion of this country, met Arthur
A. Chase, the middle-distance champion of
England, tonight at Madison-square Gar
den in a thirty-mile race over ten-lap
board track, and won SO easily, despite d
bad spill, that the bike" experts are guess
ing just how good the little ''rarebit'' is.
Pluck, endurance, stamina and every other
quality that goes to establish the possession
Of grit seem to be embodied in every inch
of the Welshman. Nothing seems to tire
him. Here is his record in the race to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-26
STAR CHAMBER INQUIRY.
Secret Investigation of the Recent
Six-Day Bicycle Race.

NEW YORK. Dec. 25.-The /. A. w. rae
ing board was in session all day in this city.
having under consideration the shortness OF
the track on which the recent big six-day
race was held at Madison-square Garden.
Those present were Albert Mott. of Balti-
more, chairman; A. d. Waite. of Troy. and
]. F. Foltz Of Indianapolis. Isaac B. Pot
ter. chief consul of the New York division.
and C. w. Sands. chief consul OF the Mary
land division. were also present. The man
ayers OF the race. p. T. Powers. William
Brady and James Kennedy. were exam
ined. as were also Charles Ashinger. who