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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
A Roaring Farce.

To the Editor of tho indianapolis Journal:
farce that it is not a roarer is no farce
at all. but the significance of the affair
depends upon who does the roaring. The
greatest farce on the boards of late is that
in which Albert Lieber, the brewer. rushes
into court to seek protection against Albert
Lieber the park commissioner, who, with
wicked interest is threatening to lay vio-
lent hands upon some real estate belonging
to the aforementioned Albert Lieber, divert
ing it from brewing purposes to park pur-
poses at Il price more than double any
body would give for it for any other pur-
pose on the earth or under the earth. not
even for brewery purposes. The roar in
creases when the plot reveals a law firm
whose first interest, of course, is in rea-
sonable fee from Albert Lleber, the brewer,
and who may be depended upon to get out
of the case all there is in ii for their eli
ent, Albert Leber, the plaintiff, though
their personal sympath ies are manifestly
with Albert Lieber the defendant; and the
plot thicker S, or at least the roar increases,
when these laughable proceedings bring the
case before Judge Allen, the author of the
bill, and solemnly ask him 10 pronounce
his own offspring illegitimate. OF course,
he would do nothing of the kind. Sensi-
tive men do not often do that way, and
Judge Allen is both sensible and sensitive.
Then comes another act: The Journal said
the case was railroaded into the Supreme
Court. Railroad, nothing II was light
ming, giving it such a shove tEat 1t is more
imam nan way through lne Supreme COuIL
already, and nobody doubts what the deci-
sion will be. There is nothing in the ale
cation of unconstitutionalty unless II be
in the unequal assessment of so-called ben
fits; but the poor men who writhe under
this have nothing left to hire lawyers with
or pay court expenses; but none should
mistake their subdued groans for a roar of
laughter. They know the mayor, Council
and controller can suspend proceedings If
they want TO, and that which is a roaring
farce down near the brewery and among
the owners of fine horses Is only the echo
of the denunciation of the poor people who
are robbed as they say, We will see you
later''-meaning in October. Z. l.. SEE
annapolis, June 10.
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Mile in Less than Two Minutes Made
by the Porter.

NEW YORK, June 10.-The United States
torpedo boat Porter on Sunday made the
marvellous record of mile less than
two minutes with scarcely an effort. To-
day she made the circuit of Long island in
faster time than it has ever been made
before and successfully passed the most Sc
we're test that has ever been given a boat
in her class. The vessel was put under all
conditions OF boiler power and run at var
ious speeds but was not let out at any time,
the highest speed of any one hour being
twenty-seven knots. There was quite
breeze blowing as the little black flyer
passed up through the sound, but the water
was calm and fast time was made al Mon
tauk Point. Then came strong eaSterly
swell with a sharp sea from the fresh
Northwestern then blowing was encountered
and the run from the point to Sandy Hook
a stiff one. The Porter cut through
the whitecaps like knife and despite her
high speed scarcely any water was taken on
deck. The inspection board was landed at
$40 p. m, exactly twelve hours and thirty
five minutes from the time they started,
having made the circuit of the island, a
distance of nearly three hundred miles In
time never Appropriated before.
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journalism ON Trial.

In the trial of the newspaper CORE
spondents in Washington on indictments
for having refused to answer certain queS-
lions asked them by the Senate Sugar Trust
Investigating committee, the question to be
determined Is as to the right of the repre-
sentative OF a newspaper TO refuse to dis
close the sources from which he has OBJ
tanned information for publication. This is
the only offense charged against these cor
respondents, who will maintain, under in
structions from their employers, that it is
to the interest OF newspaper readers that
the principle of communications to news
paper men, being privileged, should be up
held. If a newspaper publishes statements
which are false or unjust to any person it
does so at its peril, but under no cir
cumStances should the employees be COM
PEELED to disclose the sources of the in
formation they furnish. That is an estab
lshed and indispensable rule of journalism,
and newspaper readers would be the chief
sufferers by the upsetting of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
President Eliot ON co-Education.

Boston Correspondence New York Post
President Eliot. of Harvard when asked
to give his opinion as to the action Of
Cambridge University, England, in deciding
not TO allow women 10 take its degrees
said:
''Of course / do not intend to crticise the
action of Cambridge. There be no
doubt that 1t has been entirely consistent
with English educational ideas and also
those of the continent American ideas in
the West are far more advanced. and there
we find men and women studying together
and taking degrees without distinction as
to sex. This is the case at the University
of Michigan and most of the Western state
universities
'Co-education, however, is not confined
to the West as the system at Cornell
shows. But in the East the co-education
plan is not so popular. and ] have no fault
TO find with the Eastern idea Harvard
grants no degrees to- women. Radcliffe Col
lege, which is the Harvard annex for wom-
en- is a distinct corporation, run under
separate management All the professors
however, are also Harvard professors, so
that we consider the value of the degrees
at Harvard and Radcliffe as equal,
THE distinction is between co-education
and separate education for the sexes. What
/ have said refers TO ordinary degrees as
10 honorary degrees. the custom in the
East has not been so stringent
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OBITUARY.
James Hughes Taylor. Veteran TRACE
dim and Yheater Manager.

PHILADELPHIA, June 10 - James
Hughes Taylor veteran tragedian OF wide
victim of dropsy.
Mr.. Taylor, who was a native of Phila-
delphia, was seventy-three years of age.
He first mace his appearance at Portland,
Me- in 1850, as Lucius in ''Virginius. In
1852 he became manager of the Richmond,
Va, theater. In 1861 be went to Cincinnati
and was leading man at Pixies Theater for
two yearsA He then went to the Pacific
coast and came East in 1865 with Edwin
Booth. He was leading man for Nine
Januscheck for seventeen years. Later in
life be became part owner OF the Empire
Theater in Philadelphia. Mr. Taylor had
collected a fine theatrical library. He gave
many rare volumes and mementoes of the
stage to the Players Club. OF New York,
of which club he member. lie was
also a member of the Lambs Club
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INDIANA OBITUARY.
Prof. Thomas WaIdrOn, COrnetist and
WeII-knOvn Performer.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, June 10.-The death is
announced of Prof. Thomas Waldron of
this city, at Denver, Col, where he had
gone several weeks ago to regain his health.
Mr. Waldron from childhood had been
cornet player and at the time of his death
had gained quite a reputation as sooist.
He was widely known, not only in this
State but all over the central West. lie
had played with numerous bands through
out Indiana. Several years ago he was
with the When band of indianapolis, and
ing with Webers band, of Cincinnati, as
soloist and was a general faVorite. Just
before his departure for Colorado he played
three solos for his mother, the last of the
selections being Home, Sweet Home" The
body will arrive tomorrow afternoon and
will be buried Saturday afternoon. The
When band of indianapolis and Weber'S
band of Cincinnati, will attend and play
the funeral dirge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
DIR. KiIpatrick Acquitted.

ATLANTA. Ga. June 9-Dr j. J. Kilpat-
rick a prominent physician of Midwife, ar
rested Monday charged with the murder of
Joseph SprinZ, several weeks ago, was
given a preliminary hearing at Midwife to-
day and discharged fitzpatrick was
SPRINGS family physician and friend, and
the theory of the detectives was that he
killed Sprinz In order 70 marry Mrs. Sprinz,
with whom he was said to be infatuated.
The evidence failed to substantiate the
charge and Fitzpatrick was given an ova-
ton. Thomas r. Watson, late PopuliSt
candidate for Vice President, was Kilpat-
rick'S attorney.
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Limited congratulations.


Our congratulations are herewith respect
fully proffered to the Chicago girl who has
become a happy wife at the comparatively
youthful age of fourteen. 1t cannot be said
elaboration for she has been engaged since
she was ten years old, and has looked for
ward for four years to this most blissful
and desirable state of advanced woman
hood AS a general proposition, we regard
fourteen trifie too young for matrimonial
responsibilities, particularly in this climate,
in June but in such matters the patient
must minister to herself. The matrimonial
possibilities of a busy life for the Chicago
girl who marries at fourteen cannot be
overestimated and we trust that she looks
upon them with the caution and respect
that come with the age of discretion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11

DENVER, COL June 10.-The Denver GUS
toms officers acting on information re-
ceived from the inspector at Sault Ste
Marie, on the Canadian border, have seized
Canadian mink skins and three beaver
skins, which had been consigned by express
to Miss L. Hart, care Of the Deanery,
Denver" and on which no duty had been
paid. Miss Hart is the daughter of Rev
H. NJ. Hart, canon of the Episcopal Cathe-
dral one of the wealthiest congregations
west of Chicago Dean Hart explains that
the furs sent by a friend in Canada
without his knowledge. He says he does
not think the sender realized that he was
violating the law.
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PRINTERS, copy"
Editors and Typesetters Prefer that
Which Is Typevritten.
Northwestern Advocate.


A friend asks: rs it true that editors and
printers prefer copy made by typewriting?
Yes. That kind of copy is best Tor edl-
tors. printers and authors. whether Tor
book, pamphlet or newspaper uses. II Is
stated that some magazine editors VIII not
now consider copy sent in pen manuscript.
Others prefer, though they do not eXclu-
sively prescribe the former. We nave
heard it stated that many editors OF lead
ing daily papers do not finally accept or
decline manuscripts from some writer's UNI
til they see them in print. We have heard
it said that some editors cause the articles
and do not modify or abbreviate or in
any way change the article until after ii is
in proof. The theory is that II costs IN
money less to set up an article before
modifying it than it costs in eyesight TO
read and weigh pen manuscript. one often
hears it said that an article sounds in
type otherwise than 1t does in manuscript.
While the average church paper does not
insist that contributions shall be type
written, there is no doubt that the article
written has a better standing than does
one in semi-illegible handwriting. Some err
rOrS are unavoidable when copy is made
Geographic characters much sooner than
he can learn to read them when made by
others. The fact that a writer can read
his own writing does not prove that other
people are at fault if they are unable TO
read it. We have known instances in
which words have been printed improperly.
jointly by three editors, five printers and
two proofreaders. The author himself re-
Versed that joint judgment This writer
once sent telegraphic dispatch of 200
was printed in The Northwestern exactly
as written, not a letter or a punctuation
mark being wrong. The same writer has
sent copy for printing to a city 1000 miles
from Chicago, and 1t appeared exactly as
written. In both instances the copy was
autographs, but written with typewriter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
Movements of steamers.

NEW YORK, June 10-,Arrived: saale,
from Bremen; Michigan, from London;
Persia, from Hamburg.
QUEENSTOWN, June 1O.-Sailed In
diana, for Philadelphia; Britannia for New
York
LIVERPOOL. June 10-Arrived: Majes-
tic, from New York; California, from Mont
real
BREMEN June 10.-Arrived: Lahn
from New York, via Plymouth.
CHERBOURG. June 1O.-Arrived: Nor
MAMMA from rev York.
HAMBURG, June 10.-Arriyed: Pennsyl-
vania, from New York.
PHILADELPHIA, June 10.-Sailed: Meth
eriand for Antwerp.
SWINEMUNDE. June 5.-Arrived: ISL
and, from New York.
COPENHAGEN June TO- Arrived
HelSla, from New York.
BOULOGNE, June 1O.-Sailed: Amster-
dam, for New York.
LONDON, June 1o.-Arrived: Manitoba,
from New York.
NAPLES. June 1O.-Arrived: Fulda, from
New York
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Ladies' in the House of Commons.
7 london DaiIV Mail


Yesterdays proceedings were rather
spoilt by the rain and wind By this / re-
fer, of course, to the proceedings on the
terrace, where there was fair attendance
of about two hundred ladies. In the cham
Der itself million or SO was voted, and
Mr.. Redmond ingeniously tried to whip up
Some interest in what was going on by
getting himself suspended for percisting in
talking of financial relations instead of
harborS. But this was tritie, and mem
bers of all parties came out to escort their
fair visitors over the precincts of the House
and the terrace. On the best day last sea-
sen the attendance was as high as five
hundred but the authorities are confident
that this House of Commons season Will
given fine weather, still eclipse all preced-
ing ones. A feature yesterday was the
early Victorian headgear resorted TO by
several ladies. White straw bonnets tied
under the chin with a nice black velvet
ribbon, and the whole ornamented with
pink roses and Prince of Wales feathers.
reminded one of the old pictures of the
Queen in the thirties. / never thought to
write on dress, but one must be abreast
of the times. l foresee the day when no
reputable newspaper will be without its
parliamentary representative for the fash
ion department.. Hats were worn large yes
terday and | noticed one lovely chinchllla.
Lady wore a charming muslin gown,
and her sunshade to match was much adj
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
LEAGUE of RepubIican Clubs.

DETROIT, Mich, June 10-The secretary
of the National League of Republican Clubs
to-day mailed circulars to all republican
the national convention July -. Each State
and Territorial league is entitled to four
delegates from each congressional district
are ex-officio delegates: President secre-
tary and treasurer of the National League;
one vice president and one member of the
national executive committee from each
State and Territory, and the president and
secretary of each State and Territorial
League, making four ex-ofticio delegates
from each. The American Republican COL
lege League is entitled to one delegate from
each club.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11

Special "a the Indiana polls Journal.
JEFFERSONVILLE, Ind, June 10
When the removal of prisoners from Michi-
gan City TO this place was made among
the number was Edward Ranberger serv-
ing three years for the murder of a COM
panion while in a drunken row. Mrs. Lula
Ranberger. his wife, who had been living
at Michigan City so that she could be near
him and visit him often, came here as soon
him TO comfort him until his release What
makes her devotion the more touching is the
fact that her parents are prominent and
wel-to-do residents of a city in the north
ern part of the State and insisted on her
coming home and securing divorce from
her husband but this she refused to do
Several of those who heard her story be-
came interested, and secured her position
as cashier in restaurant.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
DOM tic ROWS.
Bicycle COppers Had Another Busy
Night with Them.

Bicycle Patrolmen Wallace and Holtz
were kept busy last night call came in
that a man was beating his wife at the
corner Of Pine and Noble streets. fhe pa
trolmen found upon riding to the place that
Walter Byrd had attempted to compel his
wife to go home with him. Husband and
wife had been visiting the latter's mother,
who was i'll. She desired to remain with
her mother, but Byrd objected She de-
clined TO accompany him and he attempted
to throw her into his spring wagon. The
couple live in the country. Byrd was ar
rested for assault and battery.
A call from the south part of town took
the officers to 1049 High street (old numbeD,
where they found that Frank Many.
young man twenty-one years old, was ter
rorizng his mother and younger sister,
Many was drunk. He drove his mother
from the house with drawn knife in his
hand and pursued her around the yard.
She kept out Of his way, but had difficulty
in avoiding sticks of wood and other missiles
which the undutiful son threw at her. His
sister May was struck and rushed scream
ing from the home to ask one of the neigh
bors to send for the police. Young Many
was very nsoent when the officers arrived
He was charged with assault and battery
and disturbing the peace.
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Found Guilty of Forgery.

CLEVELAND, O., June 10.-Charles N.
Cunningham was found guilty in the Grim
inal Court to-day of forging the name of
Strenuous efforts were made to prove that
he was insane at the time he committed
the crime. The claim made was that years
by fall from a horse. His attorneys sent
him to a hospital and had part of the skull
removed during the tendency of the pres
ent case but it availe1 nothing with the
jury Cunningham was sent to the peni-
Tertiary q number of years ago for d swim
die perpetrated at Yonkers, N. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
Tramps Becominc ..sassy.~

WHITING, Ind, June 10-A fight took
place early to-day between eight tramps,
who had taken possession of a Lake Shore
81 Michigan Southern freight house, and
two police officers, during which two of the
tramps were wounded. The tramps had re-
fused to Vacate the building when re-
quested to do so by the yard Waterman and
when the town officers arrived a fight en-
sued. The officers were finally forced to
use their revolvers and succeeded in cap
turing all of the tramps. The presence of
a Lake Shore train gave rise to rumors
that hold-up had been attempted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
Assaulted by "a Crazy Brother.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, June 10.-Simon
Stamm made a murderous attack on his
sister, Mrs. John Funk this morning, and
inflicted painful but probably not fatal in
juries. Stamm is a bachelor sixty years
old. He has accumulated a good sized for
tune and through the advice of real estate
man he was induced to invest a portion
of his savings in lots in Muncie. This
speculation resulted unfaVorably and
brooding over the loss drove him crazy
nearly year ago He made his home with
his sister, Mrs. John Funk, the wife of a
prominent farmer. He became enraged this
morning when Mrs. Funk requested him to
perform some tr1tling service, and knocked
her down with his fist. She escaped into
an adjoining room and locked the door. but
the insane man beat the lock off with
hammer and renewed his assault on the
woman. When help arrived Mrs. Funk was
lying in the yard. where she had gone in
her struggles to free herself from her in
sane brother. Stamm was bound and
placed in confinement. An inquest this aft
trnoon pronounced him violently insane and
he will be taken TO an asylum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11

MILWAUKEE, June lO,-The Supreme
Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen occupied almost its entire session
to-day ia discussing a question raised by
the grand jurisdiction Of Kansas, propos-
ing TO change a medical rule and have APP
plicants for membership undergo an exam
nation before they are balioted for in the
lodge After lengthy debate il was decided
TO allow the present law to stand \ candi-
date will be balloted for first. and then. if
he Is faVorably passed on, he viii be re-
quired TO take a medical examination as the
final test. Ii was also decided that a grand
jurisdiction cannot be subdivided on ac-
count of unusual mortality in certain parts
OF "A State
Election Of Officers was the order OF the
day at the afternoon session of the Supreme
Lodge Of the y. O. T. w Following the
custom Of the order the old officers We're
generally advanced ON the ladder of pro-
motion, and the election was i'm the nature
of a general move upward all along the
line.
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officers Elected by Brewers.

BUFFALO, n. y. June l0.-The conven-
ton of brewers % the United States con-
cluded It's work this afternoon with the
election of the following officers: President
&. William Berguer Phiadelphia: vice
presidents, Rudolph Brand. Chicago: Isaac
Banenburk. New York; treasurer, William
ltingier New York; secretary, Richard
katZenmyer New York trustees. Joseph
Iheurer, Chicago; Henry Nicoaus ST.
Louis; Charles Class, Philadelphia j. w
Brown, Ereckiyn The report of the vigil
lance committee which was presented re-
ferred 20 the steadily progressing decline
OF what in certain states might at one
time have been styled the popularity of
prohibition The defeat Of prohibition at
the polls III thirteen States was reported
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-11
GIadstone Raps the sultan Again.

LONDON, June 10.-All the newspapers
published editorials welcoming the colonial
premiers and delegates to the jubilee, es-
pecially Mr.. Laurier. One OF the Irish
newspapers publishes letter from Mr..
Gladstone, in which he refers to the ''inso-
lence and audacity of the Sultans impe-
rious request to be permitted to send en-
yoys to the jubilee Mr. Gladstone eX-
presses the hope that prudence and decency
win induce the government to stitie the
request, adding: THE ENJOYS of the great
assassin would meet with a disagreeable
reception in England"
To-day Whitelaw Reid, special embassa-
COR from the United States to the jubilee
festivities, visited ambassador Hay and
settled some of the arrangements for
American participation in the tetes. 1t was
decided to illuminate brilliantly the en-
basSy and Mr.. Reds residence.
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$1,000 worth of Hogs Died.

Special % the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, June 10.-The compile
ton of the work of Township Assessor
Watkins reveals some interesting statistics
relative to farming in Madison county.
Mr. Watkins finds ,905 acres of wheat 1857
OF corn of oats. 706; Of rye, Z19; of potatoes,
There have been 1928 hogs died during the
past year in Anderson township and il is
estimated that the loss to farmers would
be fully so 900. ard in the county of more
than 100000. The sheep industry is now al
most wiped out, and III sheep were re-
ported and the total clip but 565 pounds.
The city tax duplicate this year will be
little more than 81 600 000