The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-12

is satisfied with her relations with the col
on1es; but she is not satisfied that such
relations can stand the strain when the
! colonies become of age and FESTIVE in their
| strength. Laurier put our views straight
| to Chamberlain when he said in the con-
ference:
Canada is satisfied now with her rela-
! tons with the motherland: but we are rap
! idly approaching the parting OF the ways.
! When Canada has ten million of people she
! Will have attained her strength, and unless
| she has then direct voice in the govern
: ment governing her she must seriously con-
I slider whether or not she would be better
| Off as an Independent naton.'
This is the same thought and conclusion
reached by Australia. To put us in the
| House of Lords is a simple negative and
TO put US in the House of Commons is inn
| possible. In the present temper of the Eng
| fish people. To be shut up in a room as
! an ornamental lot of councillors, to whom
nobody listens, Is what we won't have at
any price. You may have noticed that
ZIMMERMAN schene was JUS toucheq on
IN his speech on Thursday last at the ban
! quet of the Cordwainers Company at the
Hotel Cecil. in responding TO, the toast of
The British Empire. when he referred to
| the desire to witness the federation of the
British empire, and the immediate reply of
Sir Wilfried Laurier that the colonies
the empire or should separate adding that
when Canada has her strength nothing else
will satisfy her but imperial representation.
"One thing: | am sorry to say. also de-
Veloped out of the conference and that Is
Australian federation seems as far off as
ever Every Australian premier thinks only
of himself and that every other colony
save his is good for nothing. Every inn
perial question he answers by asking HIM
self: Well, if that comes off, what becomes
of me and us?
Deaths from Heat.
CHICAGO July 10.-The fierce heat UNI
der which the greater portion of the coun-
try has sweltered since the LIST of July
moderated in many localities to-day and
I;nffA h. t11o,. Tlatrp ar
Washington indicate that lower tempera-
ture will bring general relief within twenty
four hours. The records OF prostratlon ms
and deaths resulting from the long-heated
term approaches in magnitude that OF d
general epidemic Reports from a sections
of the country received tonight show pros
trations numbering in the neighborhood of
two thousand, with fatalities close 10 800:
In addition to this there We're scores or
deaths resulting indirectly from the lnt0l-
cradle heat, the death rate in many OF the
large cities showing a large increase over
previous years. The central States SUFFERED
more severely than other sections In num-
Der of fatalities this city holds the record
with eighty-seven deaths. Cincinnati and
Louis forty-two. Throughout the South the
heat was intense but the death rate was
much lower than in the North.
In this city six have drowned Whlle
bathing to escape the sizzling rays OF the
sun, six have been driven insane ana hke
number have committed suicide While
347 prOStratiOnS, more or less serious nave
occurred. The health department reports
show a great increase in the mortality
among children and sufferers from CHROME
diseases, the average number of deaths TOR
the past three or four days have almost
doubled.
The health office reports that as result
of the long continued hot spell the death
rate has increased tremendously, especially
among children and sufferers from chronic
diseases.
Nearly Five Inches of Rain.
JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind, July ia
D, s1cfN
very much cyclone, visited TINS localty
at 1890 o'clock to-day and did nluch dam
age. The city was flooded most Oh f tne
principal streets being two or three Ieet
under water, rendering locomot1on lmpos,
sible. The storm lasted over an hour. ana
record here Several buildings were struck
by lightning, but none damaged 10 any
great extent. The most serious Damage
was caused by hail and water HaiIstoneS
fell in showers, ana were as laIse d. ma .
bleS many of them being as large as
ordinary peaches The Irult r anG croPs
were beaten down, and the felds present
a sad appearance Many houses were
flooded, and the cellar of j. f. Spleth new
S35 900 building in which is located the
boilers of his bakery and his electric hght
plant, was filled with water. The water en-
tered dozens of houses, running carpets,
furniture, etc. In little over an hour ana
a half the rainfall was Ala inches, Whlch
is unprecendented in this vicinity. Many
groceries were flooded and at each nun
dreds of dollars worth of groceries We're
ruined In the United States government
depot thrty-eight out of the forty rooms
were flooded to depth of two or three
feet and great damage was done TO the
thousands of dollars worth of government
supplies on hand.
waller Won and Lost 1OO-MiIe Race.
NEW YORK July 1O.-Frank Waller, Of
Chicago finished first in the one-hunured-
mile professional bicycle race at Manhattan
Beach to-day, but he had to relinqulsh the
prize, for by decision of Referee W: X.
Pitman, Thomas A. Barnia9y OF +h boS Seoa
The decision was based on the Iact tnat
Waller was paced during the last lap by
w +. Becker, which was contrary 10 the
conditions Becker carried Waller around
into the space and half way down before
dropping out, scarcely fifty yards from the
the pacemaker had dropped out. About
three thousand spectators attended the
special one-half mile race between ex-
Champion Pugilist James J. Corbett and
Charley Murphy, in which Corbett was sec
i0Omiie professionals: competition record
race; prizes for first man at the end of the
following distances:
Ten miles: H. II. Maddox 21:01
Twenty miles: w. F. Becker, $500:
Thirty miles: w; F. Becker :26:S0.
Forty miles: ]. w. Conklin, 1892:
Fifty miles: Barnaby 2:20:20
Seventy-five miles-Barnaby, S:S5 33
one hundred miles,-Frank Waller; OF chi
cago; second. Barnaby, of New YORK; thlrd,
w. f. Becker, Boston. Time 5l4:4l.
Y. =. $. c. u. Convention.
DETROIT, Mich. July 10.-The morning
session of the Universalist Young Peoples
national convention began with devotional
meeting. The committee on recommended
tions then took charge of the proceedings.
The work of Southern Missionary McGouf-
lin who has declared that negroes and
whites can never be brought together in
one church, was approved. 1t was deter
mined to devote the excess in the southern
missionary fund to the building of a church
at Atlanta Ga. DR.. Sweetzer, of Phila-
delphia the delegate from the General Con-
ference of the church, wanted the excess
applied to the education of theological stu
dents but after a somewhat heated dis
cusson ii was decided to build the church
A long parliamentary tangle and several
sharp speeches ensued over recommended
ton of the committee that steps be taken
to hold next years conventions of the Uni
versalist Y p. S. C. L. and the Young
Peoples Religious Union of the Unitarian
Church at the same time and place.
good many of the conservatives thought
this unwise, and it was finally amended
and adopted in such a manner that fra
ternal delegates should be interchanged be-
tween the two conventions. 1t was also de-
clared that the fullest possible local fellow
ship should exist between these unions. The
convention unanimously asked the exec
utive committee to select Chicago as the