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American sugar.



Certainly so long as Spain controls Cuba
it would not be good policy Tor us 10 pro-
mote the prosperity of Cuban sugar plant
ers at the expense of American farmers, Tor
the simple reason-if for no other-that con-
ditions beyond our control might at any
time as in the past two years, smut OH d
principal source of supply of one of our
prime necessities 1t happens that other
parts of the world have been able to ex-
pand their sugar production enormously on
short notice to fill that part of the Amer1-
can demand which Cuba has been unable
to supply But it would be more natural
ard stable arrangement if sugar produc-
ton were domesticated in this country
Then we should not have to draw our sup
plies from distant countries, subject TO the
vicissitudes of war. The American farmer
has come to the conclusion that, as re-
spects sugar. he wants neither the so-ca!led
free breakfast able nor any scheme OF
West Indian reciprocity; but rather pro-
tective tariff. so arranged that While tor
a time giving the government large reVe-
nue. on the great quantities or sugar we
would still have to import, we should grad
uallv in the course of a few years, add the
beet-suear industry as one of our greatest
agricultural and manufacturing interests
This view naturally has the sympathy of
the gulf States for there is still a large
amount of land available for the extension
of cane-sugar growing; and a stiff tariff
would benefit them beyond Il peradventure
whether or not the sugar-beet experiment
should prove as successful as the Northern
and Western farmers expect.
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OUR SENATOR'S.
A CreditabIe Class Whom We Could
Hardly Do Without.

Washington Letter in Philadelphia Tele
graph.
There is no form of being more interest
ing to observe and to study than a senator.
The public can form but superficial idea
of a senator. A correspondent at the ma
tional capital is afforded an opportunity
that is denied to most people. He may
see senators every day and close by. He
has the enViable opportunity to study them
closely and to mark their resemblances to
and their differences 7from other sorts of
men. 1t is remarka BILE how few are the
differences and how many are the resem-
blances. Another thing discovered after
careful study is that all senators are not
alike. They differ from each other almost
as much as 90 other men differ from each
other There appears to be no common
characteristics, though there are some hab-
it's which are common to senators. THESE
habits, however, are usually those of form
and do not greatly influence character.
One similarity discovered between senators
and the common sort of men is that
though not always discreet in their action,
they are inspired by a strong sense of self
preservation. and if one OF them happens
to have the weakness of unreliability, 1t
is more apt to show itself when some dan
ger is threatened. GENERALLY speaking,
Senator's are d creditable class of beings
and are well worth closer acquaintance
with. They are not as fapld IN thelr no
tions as are some other bpeds, and they
have a cumbersome way of reasoning, but
the general tendency OF their minds is Iotty
and their purposes are usually better than
their acts. 1t would be safer to trust them
with your reputation or your honor than
with the management of your business.
The possession of senator's adds greatly 70
the honor and dignity of the country. We
would be but a puny rattle-brained PEG
pie without them. They, should be an OBJ
the example of dignity and decorum which
they set for ordinary men An n intimate r,II1ab
knowledge of their many points of similar,
itv TO other men is desirable, however and
is calculated to bring the two. closer to-
gether and to promote better UNDER
standing of the strength or the weaknesses
of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-08
EARLHAM ANNIVERSARY
SEMI-CENTENNIAL CELEBRATED By
THE QUAKER STUDENTS.
Interesting Exercises at De PAW
While the Trustees Are Figuring
on Il Deficit of $4,000.
peciaI to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind, June This after
noon at Lindley Hall. Earlham College, oc-
Cured the exercises of the semi-centen-
NAL anniversary. The attendance was
large and out of the 1850 students who at
tended the old Friends boarding school.
sixty-six were present. Rev. Allen Jay,
of this city presided, and talks were made
by Thomas Charles of Chicago Thomas
Hubbard of Raysville, Ind, who was the
first boy on the grounds; Mordecai NJ.
White of Cincinnati, DR.. Zaccheus Nest of
this city. Sarah B. Woodland of this city,
Prof William b. Morgan of this city, Mary
A Evans of Maine. Prof. Joseph Moore
and Mrs Walter Carpenter of this city. At
the beginning of the exercises Rev. Jay
read the forty-sixth Psalm, which was
read at the beginning of the boarding
school fifty years ago. song composed
for the occasion by Prof. w. n. Trueblood
was sung and a poem was read by Newton
Trueblood, of knightstown. Timothy
Nicholson, on behalf of Marcus Mote, the
OLD Quaker artist of this city, presented
to the college an oil portrait OF Elijah
Coffin, who was one of the founders OF the
institution.
Letters were read from the following:
Joseph G.. Cannon of Washington, d. G.,
Judge Vinson Carter of Indianapolis Levi
Jessup of Lynn, one of the members of the
boarG who founded the boarding school
and who is the. only surviving member;
Z. b. Mendenhail OF Marshaltown, Iowa,
and one from the Earlham colony of nine
members Of the old boarding school, now
at Whittier, Cal. Addison Clark, who was
the first graduate of Earlham College, was
present to-day. AT the close of the eX-
ercises President Mills announced that Mrs
Mary A. Evans, OF this city, had donated
81, coo to the endowment fund.
This evening was held the annual enter
tainment of the Ionian and Phoenix liter
airy societies. including nearly all the stu
dents OF the college. The following took
part: Miss Lillian Kaminsky. Murray Had
ley, Miss Edith Furnas, Miss Bertha john
son, Miss Florence Henley and Charles
Marley Tomorrow will be class day.
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PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Helen Armstrong will go to chicago
this week to make a WISH.
Mrs. F. NJ Talbot. of North Illinois
street. has returned from Peru.
Miss Nancy Elstun, of Charlottesville, Will
come this week to visit frlendS
Mrs. Theresa Smith and daughter Gail
have returned home from Glendale, y.
Mr.. Robert Ramsey, of st: Paul, Mimi,
is visiting his mother, on North limos
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Gavin have taken
the residence (old) No. 432 North Pennsyl-
vania street
Mrs r. H. Lowe has returned from Pc
oria. where she was called by the illness of
Der brother
Miss samuels will give a card party
Thursday afternoon for her guest, MISS
Allen, of Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. Constantine Reigger have
gone to housekeeping at new NO. IOV9
North Capitol avenue
Rev. and Mrs. AMI Freeman, of St.
Joseph, Mo- are guests OF Mr.. ana MRS. NJ
Jillson, on North Delaware street
Mrs. Cool, of New York, who has been
visiting her brother, Mr.. W. H. Coleman,
and family, will return home to-day.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Talbot and children
will go to Wisconsin in a snort time to
spend the summer with MIS-. ii. %. oher-
man,
Mrs. Henry Knippenberg and daughter
will leave for Glendale Mont, Saturday to
spend several months with Mr. knippen-
berg.
Mrs. Young of Terre Haute. will sail for
Europe tomorrow with Mr.. and Mrs. A
b. Gates and Mr.. and Mrs. Francis L. Hord
and daughter.
Mrs Thomas B. Peery and Miss Clara
Peery, who have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
T. j. Heeb for two weeks, have returned
to Greensburg.
Miss Mary Kurtz will, return this week
from Everett Mass, where she has been
at school, and will be with her aunt, Mrs.
w. H. Hubbard.
Miss Bright Armstrong, who has been
engaged in kindergarten work during the
school year. Will return TO her nome, IN
Camden. next week.
Miss Gertrude Mayhem, or Fort Wayne,
is the guest of Miss Vivian Greene, She Is
to be one of the guests at the Ryker-Wa rne
wedding this evening.
The postponed lawn fete of the Young
WOman'S Missionary Society of the Second
Presbyterian Church will be given this
evening on the lawn north of the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony Wiegand left Sat
urday for New York, and Will sail for Eu-
rope tomorrow to spend several months.
They will visit Holland and other famous
floral countries.
Mrs. n. F. Dalton and family are spend
ing a few weeks with her sister Mrs. John
Coburn. before going TO Milwaukee for the
summer. Miss Elizabeth Dalton is the
guest of Miss Ruth Wilson.
of the Girls Classical School, left yester-
day for Winona 10 spend a few weeks, and
then they Will go to Chicago and later East
10 remain until school opens in the fall.
Mrs. Thomas Dean gave a small tea yes
terday afternoon from TO for Miss Bessie
! Taylor, of Brooklyn, n. Y. Mrs. Dean was
assisted by Mrs Ward Dean Mrs. Henry
L. Wallace, Mrs. John G.. Dean, Mrs. John
Somerville, Miss Mary Noble Miss Kahlo
Misses Mary Edith and Annie Dean. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-08
MONTANA'S MINES.
Increased Production of Gold and De-
crease in silver.
Correspondence Baltimore Sun.


1t is hard TO realize as one treads the
streets of this little mountain town that
the very dust which he stirs in walking
may be loaded with the precious metal,
but such is the case. over fifteen mil
lions of dollars worth of gold have in
the past been taken out of the main
street. and / was informed by one of the
leading assayists that whenever a founda-
ton is dug the virgin soil removed it
is carted down the river and flushed, and
very often the amount of gold found more
than pays for the cost of the foundation.
Montana is fast becoming the leading
mining state in the Union. In a conVersa-
ton with Mr.. Eugene r. Braden. as
sayer in charge of the United States as
say office, he said during the past year
that there was mined in the State 211,-
gl4 fine ounces of gold. valued at $3.50 gu ,
Is 100 022.44 fine ounces of silver, valued at
$50 324 ST. 40; 232, 096 4S3 fine pounds of copper
valued at $25. 800, $40 II; 2. 52l340 fine pounds
of lead valued al 500. 009S7-total mineral
production of the State being $50 1872. 099 13
or an average of 81, 0l445 per capita of the
male population over twenty-one years
OF age 1t will be seen from this state
mcnt that copper was the largest product
OF the State in value. while silver was sec
ond and gold third. In comparison with the
previous year. gold increased 2,o49 fine
ounces. valued at S53630.6S. while silver de-
creased about 100000 ounces.
The silver mining industry, as stated by
Mr. Braden, is steadily decreasing in inn
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SILVER REPUBLICANS.
Supporters of w. j. Bryan to Hold IA
Conference To-day.

CHICAGO, June IA new political or
ganization already christened The Silver
Republican party of the United States" is
about to be formed in this city. It's pro-
moters are Henry NJ. Teller, Fred j. Du-
bois. John p. Jones, F. J. Cannon, Richard
F. Pettigrew, Senator Mantle, Charles A.
Townc, Charles S. Hartman, John f. Shat
ROTH Charles H. Allen. These men bolted
the St. Louis convention and supported w.
j. Bryan. They and their followers now are
congregating here to attend caucus to-
morrow at which it is proposed to create a
national committee and start the campaign
for congressional elections next year. Tx
Congressman Charles A. Towne of Duluth,
acted as provisional chairman, and instruc-
lions were issued by him to-day to a corps
of lieutenants, and information was dis
seminated as to the objects and aims of
the gathering. As explained by Mr.. Towne,
the initiatory step was taken on Feb. %
when the statesmen and men named issued
an address calling upon silver Republicans
in every State and Territory to select ma
tional committeeman and have them attend
g" co~'-"ence in Chicago on June to start
the fight
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Many Bills vetoed by CuIberson.

AUSTIN, Tex. June 7.-Governor Culber-
son to-day did something unprecedented in
Texas legislative circles by vetoing at once
four bills passed al the regular session of
the Legislature recently closed During
this session he vetoed sixteen bills more
than any previous Governor has ever neg
atived, and to-day he added four more TO
the list The most important bill vetoed
to-day is a general occupation tax bill
which sought 10 tax everybody and every
industry in the State to increase the rev.
enues The Governor says that while the
object of the bill is commendable, he must
veto IL because it would authorize the cir
culation OF obscene literature, sanction
gambling by pool selling and legalize the
fire insurance companies now operating in
the State and which have lately been pros
ecuted.
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DID THEIR DUTY.
Governor Bushnell Says the Urbana
MiIitinmen Upheld the Law.

CINCINNATI, June 7.-Governor Bush
NELL in a letter to the Commercial Tribune,
says: 1.-The members of the National
Guard at Urbana, o.. did their duty and
are entitled to the support of the State.
Lamentable as the results were, their ef-
forts were to maintain the majesty of
the law and they should be upheld by all
the people"
Adjutant General Axline says: "a care
full examination at Urbana fails to show
the conduct of the National Guards
anything but that of courage and obedient
soldiers, and when the public is in full pos
session of all the facts and complications
that surrounded that service, the unwar-
ranted criticisms that have gone out to the
world will be speedily corrected"
A dispatch from Urbana, O., says: Gen
eral Axline spent Saturday in Urbana, and
while here called on Mrs Leonard and
assured her that Captain Leonard would
the members of Company d. the people
generally believing that they only obeyed
orders, but Captain Leonard has been Sc
verely censured for giving the orders TO
fire on the mob, and 1t was we'll for MIN
that he was out of town while the lndig-
nation against him was at its height.
Leonard has always been an efficient and
popular officer until this unfortunate af-
fair occurred. The declaration of General
AXlne that he would be protected Is dp-
proved by the majority of the best people
who desire that things shall return to their
normal condition as quickly as possible,
and further blodshed be avoided.
There is Indignation over the report that
Urbana is to be placed under martial law
There is no necessity for anything OF the
kind. 1t is supposed that the report orig
mated with Colonel Anthony, at Spring,
field to whose regiment the officers and
men were attached who went to protect the
Jail and that he is disposed to this course
as a means of protecting them There is
but little. if any disposition here to say
Sheriff McLain returned to Urbana to-
day. He was met at the station by Dep
uty Sheriff Kirby. They drove to the McLain
residences. on Scioto street. instead of the
sheriff's residence at the jail The return
was without incident.
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Field Day Mt FRANKLIN To-Day.

Spccil to the Indianapolis Journal.
FRANKLIN, Ind, June THE COM
mencement exercises of Franklin College
have fairly begun and visitors are arriving
in large numbers. The annual missionary
sermon was preached yesterday morning by
Rev. Joseph Clevenger. of Seymour. DR.
w r. Stott preached the baccalaureate be-
fore a large audience last night. Tonight
the inter society entertainment was held at
The Pantist Church In the oratorical con-
test Miss Lulu Calvert represented the
Webster Society and Miss Bertha Miller the
Periclesfans Messrs. p. ". Monroe and
q v Andrews represented the Periclesans
in the debate and Messrs. Alpha Childs and
]. w Bailey the Websters. Field day eX-
ercises will be held tomorrow.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
FORT WAYNE, Ind. June 7.-Private
advices were received here to-day from
Secretary of War Alger that the President
had decided to make no change whatever
in the personnel of the Mississippi river
commission. This insures the retention on
the commission of Judge Robert S. Taylor
of this city. When there was a movement
for a change on the board perfect storm
of protests against Taylor's removal was
showered on the President from the South
ern boards of trade. cotton exchanges ship
pers, boat owners and citizens generally
along the Mississippi river that the Presi-
dent decided to make no change.
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Leonard at Columbus.

COLUMBUS, o., June 7.-Captain Leon
ard. of the Urbana military company is
here as the guest of the Neil House until
he can return home. Citizens of Urbana
have telephoned him to come home, assur-
ing him safety He left the jail in buggy
and was recognized when somebody shout
ed: Hang HIM" The horse was put to full
speed. r,.-...
cognito Saturday and Sunday. He said to
Colonel Hunt, his Cincinnati host. My
business is ruined and my family broken up.
I do not think | shall ever go back to
Irrhana. | dream of terrible occurrences
and awake with a start at night with the
din of that bowling mob in my ears l
hear that the father of Bell, who was killed,
has threatened to shoot me on sight. am
going to leave the city, but my whereabouts
will be kept secret.
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ORGAN COMPANY FAILS.
The wilcox q white Concern Forced
to Make an Assignment.

MERIDEN, Conn. June 1.-THE Wilcox
& White organ Company, one Of the largest
manufacturers of organs in the United
States, to-day made an assignment. Some
months ago it was known that the con-
Germ was in financial difficulties but at that
time the stockholders and number of
Meriden business men got together and 1T
was understood that matters had been
satisfactorily adjusted. The company was
organized in 1876 and established many
branch houses throughout the country. j.
H. White of the company. was unable to
give a statement of the assets and liabilities
to-day. The direct liabilities, he said, out
side of the contingent liabilities, would not
exceed 81 l0n
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portance. The mines throughout the State
that have produced silver exclusively in
the past with two exceptions, are closed
down. The year 1897 win show even a
greater increase in the production of gold,
as a new plant of 400 tons, under the direc-
ton of Mr. C. w. Merrill of California, IS
to be erected, the first in Montana for the
extraction of gold by modification of the
cyanide process. This process is success
fully used in the extraction of the precious
metals from the low grades of ore. Wher-
ever l have been in the West l have been
SURPRISED at the few men seen on the
streets out of employment. and it does
look as if the dawn of a more prosperous
daV has risen.
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WARNER AND FAIR.
Predictions and Observations of the
Local weather Bureau.

Forecasts for Indianapolis and vicinity
for the twenty-four hours ending II p. M,
June S: Warmer; fair weather on Tuesday.
General Conditions esterday--Moderately
high barometric pressure prevails over the
country east of the Rocky mountains The
temperature fell from the lower lakes
southwark east of the Mississippi and it
rose most everywhere west of the Missis-
sppi. Local rains fell and a few thunder
storms prevailed in Kansas. Nebraska wy
oming. Mississippi. Tennessee North Caro-
Ira in the ohio valley and near the lower
lakes.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON. June g. - For Ohio
Showers in the early morning followed by
rain; fresh variable winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair; variable
"
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the fight.
.ew york win Control.

NEW YORK, June IA conference of
the Republican committees of New York,
Kings, Queens and Richmond counties,
comprised in Greater New York, was held
tonight. A resolution was adopted in
spite of the protest of Jacob Worth, the
Brooklyn leader. the practical effect of
which is to give New York county 191 votes
in the Greater New York convention.
Kings 132. Queens IS and Richmond seven
thus permitting New York to control the
COpVaOtiOn
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Money Instcad of Grain for Hindoos.
ono of the "Cznr,sn Jokes.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June IA fresh men,
Der from Georgia. who called on Speaker
Reed to-day to urge Mr.. Bartlett of that
State for the ways and means vacancy oc-
casioned by McLaurens's transfer to the
Senate, asked the Gear" if he was gong
to appoint those standing committees this
afternoon"
Il was just thinking about appointing a
committee on elections. drawled the
speaker Sin order to eliminate some of
the unruy members of the minority.
The inquisitor, whose seat by the way
is contested faded from the Gear 81
presence in sorrow The speaker will have
his little Jokes
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Landes chosen superintendent.

BY vote of six to three the township
trustees of Marion county yesterday elect
ed William F. Landes, a Republican to sue
coed County superintendent Flick The
three Democratic votes were cast for Mr.
Flick. After the election Mr.. Landes in
vited the trustees and several of the coun-
ty officials out to dinner. The trustees
presented the retiring superintendent with
an arm chair.
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Mrs. MilIinm Hedges,s sndhen nenth.

Mrs. Hedges. wife of William Hedges,
shoemaker living on Edwards street, West
Indianapolis, died suddenly last night,
while lying in bed She had just retired
for the night when she was seized. and died
before medical aid could be summoned.
She was in good spirits all day and had
not been ill., Heart failure is supposed TO
be the cause of her death
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Powers defeated Washburn at the Deni-
son House billiard parlors last night in the
room keepers balk-line tournament. Powers
played the best game of the series thus far.
Score
washburn-o. 4, o. Q. Q, 4, o. 2. IS, A. 5, u,
8. O. 3, 0. 4, II, o, 0, o. 2. Is o. ., ., !. 4. 4.
Total, lO6 High runs, Is and Is. Average,
Powers. 4. 0. 0. s, Is, l. !. Q 2. 6. l. u, Il,
o. IL & 0. O. s. II, l. 0. r. O. O. %. l. g. Total,
$50. High runs % and Is. Average 5-29.
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Contirmed by the seunte

Speclal 10 the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON June THE Senate in
executive session this afternoon confirmed
the appointment of Judge w. l.. Penfield
of Ausurn, as solicitor of the State Depart
menteand w. w. Canada, of Winchester.
as consul at Vera Cruz. Both gentlemen
are in the city Judge Penfield is prepared
To enter upon the discharge of his duties
at once. Mr.. Canada has been similarly
will be remembered, was chairman of the
Randolph-county Republican central COM
mittee during the last campaign.
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Boy BurgIa rs.

Yesterday afternoon an old colored man
named Pickett, living near the bank of
Fall creek and east of the l.. E. & w.
track went home from his work and saw
four boys running away from his house.
He found that they had stolen his silver
watch two chickens and some other valu-
ables He says he recognized the boys and
later identified George Brown as one of
them when Detective Richards arrested
him