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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
JOB For MOSES p. HANDY.
Appointed Special Commissions to
the Paris Exposition of 1900.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-The President
has appointed Major Moses 2. Handy, of
Illinois, special commissioner of the United
States to the Paris international exposition
of 1900. The House of Representatives
failed to pass the Senate bill providing for
five commissioners zone of their number TO
be commissioner generaD and an appropri
alton of $500,0O0. The deficiency bill, how
ever, which passed. both houses, accepted
Frances invitation and authorized the
President to appoint a special commission
er to Paris, secure space and make general
arrangements for the American exhibit.
An appropriation of $4,000 was made to
defray the expenses of this commissioner
ship, The appointment does not require
confirmation by the Senate. 1t is purely
temporary and preliminary step and does
not in any way affect the appointment of
a permanent commissioner general, for
which a bill will undoubtedly pass early
in the next session of Congress.
Major Handy is we'll known for his con-
nection. with the bureau of publicity of the
Worlds Columbian exposition. He is
native of Missouri and served in the Con-
federate army. In 1867 he became a news
paper reporter in Richmond, Va, and later
was editor on the Dispatch of that city.
Soon he was sent to Cuba by the New
York Tribune and his treatment of the
Virginius affair was such to cause
Whitelaw Reid to make him an editor on
the Tribune. The year of 1876 found him
in Richmond again. and as a commissioner
from Virginia he went TO the Philadelphia
Centennial in 1876. Since that time he has
been connected with several newspapers.
He founded the Philadelphia News.
Besides announcing Mr.. Handy's name,
the President to-day made the following
recess appointments: L. V. PowderIy,
commissioner general of immigration; K.
]. Tracewell, controller of the treasury;
Hugh Rodman, lieutenant in the navy;
Alexander L. Morrison, collector of inter-
nal revenue for the district of New Mex
leo; Joseph N. Stripping, attorney of the
United States for the southern district of
Florida; NJ. A. Montgomery, district at
torney for the northern district of Missis-
sippi. All of these except POwderly's, Nor
risons and Rodmans are new. Morrison
had been confirmed for the colleetorship
of New Mexico, but by a mistake in max
ing out the papers his name was stated as
Andrew, instead of Alexander.
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All Berths Engaged Ahead.

SEATTLE, Wash, July N.-The steam
ship City of Topeka will sail tomorrow
from Seattle with two hundred and ten
passengers. She goes only as far as
Juneau, whence a majority of the pas
sengers will branch out for the mines. The
steamer Islander will sail tomorrow from
Victoria for Juneau with over 200 passen-
gers Nearly all those going on the ISL
ander are from Seattle. The next vessel
sailing from Seattle for Dyea will be the
steamer Rosaie, chartered last Saturday
for two trips. Already the $50 passengers
allowed by the inspectors have been booked
for the Rosaie and twenty more are hang
ing anxiously about the Office awaiting the
chance of some one dropping out at the
last moment The steamer Edith chartered
sail July 81. Will take north sixty horses at
S22 50 head.
In an interview tonight with the ksso-
ciated Press correspondent, l.. NJ. Turner,
who spent eleven years in Alaska and the
Arctic regions in the employ OF the govern
ment he said: 1T is about time TO call a
halt on this mad rush TO the Klondike gold
fields. Hundreds of men ara going as far
as they can, relying on others to help then
That help will be meager enough, and
scores win endure hardships that death
alone will relieve. The transportation COM
panies cannot possibly accommodate the
number going by way of st. Mlchaels. The
small river steamers Will not AFFORD room
for one-third the number going by that
route. The provisions viii have 10 be fur
nished by the transportation companies,
and two-thrds Of the passengers will board
al St Michaels or along the Yukon, and
they will not see Dawson CITY until next
spring, Many of those who 50 BY way Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28

NEW YORK, July 27.-Crockery is 10 be
advanced in selling price because of the
new tariff law. This was decided upon by
a resolution passed to-day at meeting Of
the importers of earthenware of New York,
held at the crockery board of trade. There
have been general reports of late to the
effect that importers have brought out
enormous stocks in anticipation of the
days meeting and the figures from the
freight and shipping circular issued by
John Edwards ~ Co, Of Liverpool, Eng
land, were produced to show that neither
importers nor dealers had anticipated their
needs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
Not Protected by the Law.

LOUISVILLE, KY, July 27-Judge John
w. Barr of the United States District
Court, this morning handed down an opin-
ion in the injunction suit brought by Dep
uty United States Marshal Lee Dudley to
prevent DR.. A. d. James. the newly ap-
pointed Republican United States Marshal
from discharging him. Dudley claimed, as
civil service. Judge Barr held that there
was no difference between an office dep
uty," as Dudley claimed to be, and field
deputy, and that the civil-service law did
not apply in either case, their appointment
expiring at the expiration of the term of
their superior. The case will be heard be-
fore the four judges of the United States
Circuit Court in October. Judge Barr is
q Republican.
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CHOPPED THEIR HEADS.
Horse Trader Charged with Murder
ing a Mother and Baby.

SPRINGFIELD. Ill.,, July "a double
murder occurred here to-day. James Min
gle, horse trader, is accused of the crime
The victims are Mary Briscoe and her in
FAINT child, and they were killed by chop
ping their heads with a hatchet. The worn-
an did not die until some hours after the
deed was committed. The baby was dead
when found. Mingle had been living with
the woman for some time. il Is said the
cause of the trouble was her refusal to live
with him longer Mingle has been arrested
Blood was found on his clothes, and he
was goins out of the city when captured
He denies the charge. The woman was but
nineteen years old
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WORTH ONLY 40 I-2 CENTS.
Bullion Value of the Silver Dollar
Lower than Ever Before.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Silver has
reached tho lowest bullion value it has
touched since March, 1894. when it was
quoted in London at q pence per ounce. 1t
is quoted to-day in New York at 80 cents
per ounce, which makes the actual value
of the silver in an American dollar 45h
cents In March. 1894. although the Lon
don quotation was below what it is to-day,
the actual value of an American dollar was
45 clio cents the apparent discrepancy being
accounted for in the difference in exchange.
The Treasury Department has been noticing
the weakening tendency of silver for some
time, there having been a sharp falling off
in the demand from China and India.
Stocks of bullion have, therefore, been ac-
cumulating, and as bullion dealers are in
disposed to allow stocks to grow on their
hands. the commodity is pressed for sale.
A still further important decline in silver
would not be occasion for surprise.
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starvation wages Pa,a

NEW YORK, July 27.-Local Union No I
OF the United Brotherhood of Cloakmak-
ers met tonight to complete ARRANGEMENTS
for the big strike Of the organization sched-
ulcd for Aug. IS next All present were in
favor Of the ordering out of the twelve
thousand cloakmakers I'm this city. AS an
Instance of the starvation wages now being
paid by the manufacturers Jacob Silver
man stated that for sixty-three hours in
the employ OF a leading firm he was re-
munerated with $l.35, a weeks wages. 1t
is claimed that the operators who were
formerly paid 65 cents for jackets now get
IS cents and operators on eapes are paid Z
cents, while they formerly got 80 cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28

NEW YORK, July 27-Silver was lower
to-day than ever before. Until the decline
of recent date the lowest prices were those
of March and 5, 1894, at the time of the
closing of the Indian mints. The opening
quotations to-day were, bar silver, 5Sj2
cents; Mexican dollars, 457s cents, and the
closing was 5S14 and 4594 cents, respectively.
The local dealers can assign no other cause
than lack of demand There being no spe-
cial orders of silver for any European
country for mintage and India not being
in the market. the fan is regarded as nat
ural.
The Evening Posts London financial ca
blegram has the following: The fall in
silver is exciting much interest. The i'm
pulse seems to come mainly from American
selling, but the fatness of Chinese ex-
change exceeds the extent warranted by
the fall in silver. 1t is believed heavy in
terest payments by China abroad partly ac-
counts for il. / understand that negotia-
tions arc proceeding for a further issue OF
the Chinese loan of E16.0000 000 but appar-
entity nothing definite has been done vet"
VIII Affect Mexico.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 27.-The drop In
silver announced to-day created much COM
ment here in financial and business circles.
Continued ON Second PageJ
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ened war Will damage American commerce.
The shoe is on the other foot Those Euro
pean and Asiatic nations are merely pro-
testing and menacing because the new tariff
diminishes their profits. Their dispatches
to fight the bill shows clearly enough that
the measure Is going 10 be Of incalculable
benefit to the American people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-28
Few Errors in the Tariff Law.

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Assistant Sec
retary Howell. of the Treasury Depart
ment who is in charge of customs matters,
said to-day: '"The new tariff law is par
ticulary free from antiquities which, de-
spite the most careful Efforts, are liable to
creep into such measures. 1t is a revenue
producer, and in my opinion, will produce
at least $1S5, 900 COO during the present fiscal
year and L look for at least 1920, 000, 900 dur
ing the fiscal year 1899"
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The ROpu1ar
MONON ROUTE
I;Ds + the to 'e'tCHICAGOTTh,%nsss e 4s HOURS
FOUR DAILY TRAINS

leave lndianapolis-7:Oo a. M. u:6o L. m. s:s5
o. M, 2:55 night.
Trains Arrive Indianapols-sSo a. IN. 7:45 a.
N, 2;35 q. M, 4:27 D. m.
Local sleeper in indianapolis ready at $3.50 p.
m. Ley.vas Chi cago. returning, at 2;45 a. Can
be taken any time after $3.50 y. IN.
Ticket offices. West Washington street. Union
Station and Massa 2husetts-avenue Depot
GEO. " HAYI.ER ID. p A
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16

lowing to a broken nose sustained by
the captain of the Vassar team and a
succession of broken fingers suffered by
the substitutes, the names of the players
cannot be accurately stated at present"
You need not be al all astonished to read
a notice like this in your favorite news
paper any day soon, for there has recently
been a great stride forward in the wo-
mans athletic world, and one that Of
fers untold possibilities.
Hitherto the co-educational colleges
and there are $50 of them in this country
have barred the girl students from the
college campus. The Columbia College
students do not allow the Barnard Col
lege annex to play on the Columbia cam
pus. Harvard does not invite its girl stu
dents to romp on the boys foot ball prac-
t.ce grounds. Yale would scorn a woman
on its big kicking acres; and even the least
conservative of the broad-minded western
colleges draws the line at boomers on the
college grounds. The bloomer girls have
a secluded spot for kicking and running
and jumping, but even its location is as
carefully guarded as the mine Of Col
gotha. In most mixed universities the
girls practice in a gymnasium.
Things were going on this way when
basket ball struck the University of Utah.
In six months this game has revolution
lied athletics.
Basket ball is unfortunate only in name.
If II were called by a more vigorous tide
1t would win its way quicker to general
approval in athletic circles. 1t requires all
the skill and muscle needed In football.
and In many respects greater athletic
pnowess. The jumps are higher the run
ming faster and the body movements
quicker. There Is less wrestling as the
players are not allowed 20 touch one an
other, but where the wrestling is debarr-
ed the gencralship comes IN.
The boys colleges have discovered this
and are taking up the game vigorously;
and the girls come IN with them.
Football is fine game and an old one.
In 1871 collegiate fottball association was
formed, and for 100 years previous to that
football was played.
But II Is not suitable for women. The
question is rapidly arising " Il Is suitable
for men either. for, with "a record OF from
two to ten highly educated victims every
year. football rs becoming as much a ter
ror as "A sport. You read Paragraphs Xix.
ening the game in brutality 90 prize
fight.
Basket ball on the contrary. Is only i've
years old. Rules were made for Il three
years ago. but the game is yet 80 young
that these rules have to be amended YEAR
~ TO meet requirements.
In the Smith College games. for instance.
the players cannot snatch the bah from
one another But In the University OF
Chicago games there &c the utmost ap-
pearance Of roughnoss. this arising from
the scramble TO snatch the bail. though
there Is really very little personal contact,
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the teams alone gives the impressio' y. y.
"tackling." While the player is eatti1 VI
ready to toss the ball the opposing tears
stand opposite, jumping up and 6o4'n
like marionettes, ready to leap into tba
air and hit the ball the minute it IL
thrown. ID
Basket ball, as played at Vassar. ana
substantially everywhere else, consists OF
hight of ten feet, there is a basket srS
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16

Salt Lake City, May 1.-THE vassar-
Utah basket ball game will take place
Decoration day, May 80 The teams are
as follows:
Utah-Lucille Hewitt. captain and left
guard; Nellie Ross, right guard; Clara Ell
lerbeck, center; Lenore Samson, right for
ward; Grace Nelson, left forward The
substitutes are Angie Holbrook, Bessie
Boyce and Mabel Harker.
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AN EsOPUs SNAKE NINE.
Thirty-FOur Big Fellows Blown out
by WOrkmen in "A Quarry.
From the New York Times.

IOIu inc NOV lOIh IlInes.
Kingston, N. Y.-The town Of Esopus.
especially the northern slope of Snake
Hill, has long been known as one of the
most heavily loaded snake dens in the
Hudson river counties. Many snake sto-
ries have come out of this locality, but
none richer in the quantity of snakes than
that told by two quarrymen, Josh Freer
and Garry" Halsey. They were getting
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
THE MORNING NEWS: SUNDAY, MAY 1e. 1897.

Then her eyes fell before his, and she hid
her blushing face upon his breast.
True to his word. Sir Herbert Anstruther
soon rescued Nab from the dingy London
lodging, and early in November, Mr.. Att
wood having cabled his full consent from
New Zealand, she became his wife.
Ii was, every one said, a pretty we'd
ding. Lelgarde and the twins made a
charming trio of bridesmaids to the young
and lovely little bride.
(The End)
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pended from hoop two feet in diameter
The opposing teams-in some colleges
there are eleven to a team-line up be-
meath the baskets, facing each other at
opposite ends of the court. In the middle
stands the referee. The game begins
when she losses up the ball in the air be-
tween the opposing teams. Each side
makes a run to get it. The object Of the
game is to throw the ball into the baskets
Each time it is lodged there counts one
for the team who succeeds in throwing 10
successfully.
1t is not an easy thing to do-to throw
ball into a net ten feet high, with tys
pairs of hands trying to prevent you from
doing il. The best playing comes In when
the ball first leaves the players hands.
As it passes into the air hand suddenly
stops it, or, hitting it with the finger tips
turns IL aside, diVerting il from its course
The ball must be struck with the open
hand, a clenched hand denoting a foul.
With well-matched teams a long game
is certain, for basket ball requires mora
skill and finesse than any other ned
sport.
There is in the game nothing to Of
fend. There is no high kicking, no roll
ing over, no pummelling on the ground.
1t is exercise, simple and pure, vigorous
and real.
The young woman who has succeeded
in opening the campus to girls atheuo
exercises has done more. She took nef
associates into the athletic associauol
of the college. and did 1t so successfully
that woman was nominated for pres
dent of the athletic association. sns
made a good run. though she was DE-
feated. The games played by the ghs
I'm the top of the gymnasium were 20
skilful that the question Of an open hei'
came up OF its own accord.
Although the campus has not pes1
offered to women In the co-eduoauonh
colleges, there have been several eA,
cellent games played In public, one o.
the wost noteworthy of these being ta'
game between the University OF Mlchr
gan and the University Of Chicago Inn
game was public I'm the sense that nv
friends OF all parties were freely admF
ted, regardless Of sex.
IL As not feared that the college cam,
pus will unfit women for the sphere
which is still admitted 20 be theirs Iney
have stood the other tests well, the D''2.
Gle and the gymnasium, and II is 20 y
hoped that Miss Hewett and her atheuo
girl associates will not find the campI
games too much for them. I'VE did IT,
said Miss Hewett, "by simply hniioF
holing the executive committee OF the ~
ISOLATION and then petitloning the pit''
dent Of the university"
Frank Harris
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WOMEN ON THE COLLEGE CAMPUS,
CO-EducatiOnaI Institutions Have Begun to
Admit Women Students to PLAY.


of the University lei Team- May
Play COlumbi and arva GrOun
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"A Trying situation.-"How IS IL ,'a'
you are always in debt? You should %
ashamed OF yourself"
Come. now don't be too hard on a fel.
low; you would perhaps be in debt TOO y
YOU were in my place.
What placer
cable 20 get credit"-Tt-Bite. -.
More Reiiable.-"Bridget has had ni'aA,
fast late every day this week. Can ~
do something TO get her NJ on time
well there's the alarm clock. -.
THAT doesn't always 10 off. Leho ~
the baby."-Chicago Record
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-16
A BRILLIANT IDEA.
BY Clara MulhOlland.
Copyright, 1897, b.

Striking Contrast; Merry Faces"
etc.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-18
LaIelt from inc Rnttie.

LONDON, May 1.-THE latest news
from the seat of hostllltIes by way OF
Athens, shows that the battle yesterday
ceased about o o'clock in the evening,
but will probably be resumed this
morning. Thus far no account OF the
fighting has been received from the
Turkish side. 1t IS evident from the
Greek account that the Greeks have
suffered n serious defeat, and II the left
wing has given way, as appears proba-
BILE, Edhem Pashn may be able to cut
OF the Greek retreat and separate Gen.
Smolensll, from the main army.
This Is Edhem Pasha's reply to the
foolish attempt Of Col. Manos TO snatch
a victory in Eplrus. II Greece had pre-
vented Manos from playing this last
card OF n gambler, Turkey might per-
haps have ceased hostilltles. As II Is
now, she is in full possession OF Thes-
sally and the powers will find the task
OF protecting Greece more difficult than
ever
The dispatches from Athens represent
the popuiace as astounded when the
news OF the fighting ceased. They hop
ed to the last that the powers would
prevent Turkey from going further,
one report represents the Greek gov
ernment as threatening to take extreme
and drastic measures with the officials.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-18
A WASHINGTON MAN

Drowned Last Night at the Pablie Lani =
inE-FSIl From the Ben Hur'S GHnEWay
and was Carried UndsF the Boat.
Last night about 11l5 o'clock. John
W. Riddle, of Washington, Pa, was ae-
cidentally drowned in the river near the
wharf landing. He was crossing the
gang plank from the wharfboat to the
Ben Hur, and happening to step to one
side, dropped into the water
There were good many persons near
at hand, but the current was 80 swift
that before help could be secured he was
carried down stream and was last seen
about opposite Twelfth street, and close
TO the shore. The deceased was hfty-
two years OF age, yet was a fair swim
mer, Some men on the Ben Hur yelled
to him TO swim towards the Lexington,
which was near shore, and he nearly
made It, so close In fact that WRtchmAn
Larlmer was able to touch him with
the tip Of his fingers. He threw . line
out into the stream, but Riddle was 90
exhausted he could not catch hold OF
the line, and sank a short distance be-
low the boat. All was done in few
minutes, but cool head ana q handy
skin could have rescued the drowning
man.
The deceased was an oil drlller, and
with his son, Harry, q young man, was
bound for Marietta on the Ben Hur.
While waiting In the wharfboat he fen
asleep, and he was partly asleep when
he started across the plank, which 0o-
counts for his losing his footing.
His son has offered a reward OF t20 for
the recovery OF the body.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-18
B. Z .. ENANCES
ThO Experts ConpIoto Thsir work-Tho
Amount OGtho Fioaiing Debt.

ThO Experts Complots Their WoFk-Tho
Amount Of the Fioaiing Debt.
BALTIMORE, Nd. May 17.-A 0yn-
opsis OF the report Of Patterson & Corr
win, the New York expert Accountants.
VINO have been examining the book oe
the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad compa-
ny, was given out to-day BY the Balti-
more reorganization committee, Tor
whom the investigation was mAda
The experts roVleW the report Of Nj
Stephen Little. and IN connection, use
the annual report Of the company nom
1888 to 1895, inclusive, the special report
OF Mr.. II. D. BullSley. Of February, 1859,
and the company's trial balance Of No
vember 80. 1896. II - explained that
this review was undertaken with the OBJ
1ect OF ascertaining. II possible, tho
financial condition Of the property on
November 30, 1895, and to show what
disposition had been made Of the ap-
parently large increase OF fandod and
unfunded debts since September 1888,
After endeaYoFlng to show that tho
report OF Mr.. Little does not show den-
nltely the financial condition OF the pro-
perty, and that the causes there present
Cd were largely ineffective, Patterson q
Corwin say that for further important
causes OF the embarrassment OF the
company, Il vii be necessary to 90 deep
er into the facts than Mr.. Little ap-
pears TO have penetrated. They present
q statement to show that the company
was financially embarrassed on septem-
ber 30, 1888, the commencement Of the
period under discussion. in that that Il
had a floating debt at that time Of over
"a Oh0 non