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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BEDFORD, Ind, Dec. 9.-The jury, after
being out twenty hours in the case of Mer-
rill Smith against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for 1899 damages for de-
lay in delivering a message, disagreed to-
night Smith sent telegram from Orleans,
Ind, in September 1894, bidding on some
The telegram was delayed until the Council
had met and awarded the contract. The
matter has been before the Federal Court
twice and sent here for trial.
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Old Soldier Fatally Hurt.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MITCHELL, Ind, Dec 9.-Peter Smith.
an old soldier and pensioner near here, was
run down by a train last night and fatally
injured. He is about sixty years cid and has
been badly crippled since the war;
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Dec. 9.-Hog cholera
is prevailing in several communities in this
county and the farmers think they have
discovered the source of the spread and
how it is being transmitted. For several
weeks droyers from an adjoining county
have been driving over the county, picking
up the. dead hogs, which they haul away to
be converted into soap or something of the
kind. 1t is alleged that the germs of the dis
ease are thus scattered broadcast.
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Cycler Found Dead Near His wheel.

DAYTON Dec. 9.-Charles Middlestetter,
aged nineteen. was either murdered or COM
mitted suicide last night. His dead body
was found on the roadside near his wheel.
A bullet hole was in his head and revolver
was lying nearby. He had started at
o'clock TO visit his sister at Bell Brook
and was found near his journeys end
There is no cause known for the suicide.
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BALTIMORE. Dec. 9.-The Very Rev. ].
3. Rene, OF tie order of the Jesuits, project
apostolic of Alaska, was in this city to-day,
where he lectured before body OF students.
Dr. Rene's mission here Is 10 establish
monastery in the interior of Alaska, and
10 develop the cattle raising and farming
possibilities of the country, in which he has
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
Robbed by a Desperate Man.

BOSTON, Dec. 9--Newall Paine pro-
prietor Of drug store in fremont street,
was assaulted last night and robbed of
81, 300 by an unknown man who entered his
store about IL o'clock. The robber drew a
revolver with the remark. 4 am a desper-
ste man and want your money" Mr.. Paine
resisted and was felled senseless. He will
waeQyap
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COLUMBUS, O., Dec. ga committee of
five of the Ohio Federation Of Labor to
to whom was referred for early report the
subject of the influx of foreign labor, re-
ported a recommendation to have Congress
ask to exclude foreign labor for ten years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
Scarlet Fever Quarantine.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Dec. 9.-Scarlet
fever appeared here several weeks ago in
mild form, but recent developments are very
severe and dangerous Strict quarantine is
established.
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Warea nf Niners Incrensed.

CREEDE, Col, Dec. 9.-After Dec. Is
wages for miners will be 50 a day instead
of $3.50. The increase was made voluntarily
by the mine owners.
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SLOT MACHINE FOR GAS METER.
Experiment with Meter which De.
mands Payment in Advance.
Springf1eld Republican

A novel gas meter has been in use In this
city for about a week, being on the prin-
deposit your twenty-five-cent piece and the
meter reels off that amount OF gas. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

PEORIA, ILL.,. Dec. 9.-The vote of the
brotherhoods of Locomotive Firemen and
Railroad Trainmen on the question of fed
GRAFTON of the railroad orders is coming In.
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Stevenson claimed relationship with ex-vice
President Adlai L. Stevenson. Coroner
Wooden will hold an inquest tomorrow.
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Kansas City Journal.
Governor BradIeys daughter says she
would rather break a bottle of champagne
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TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Rromo Quinnc Tablets. All drug
gists refund money II II fails to cure. E5c. The
genuine has L. y. G. on each tablet.
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than bottle of whisky over the bow of
the battle ship Kentucky. So would most
any other Kentuckian. When the bottle is
broken its contents are wasted.
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and it is practically unanimous in favor Of
it. Other orders, except engineers, have al
ready decided for it.
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Such as this with all the best there is in litera
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for adults in Standard Classics, Popular Fic-
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ableness is so pronounced as to excite the
widest comment by it's effectiveness in separat-
ing the dear public from its money.
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THE MOST IMPORTANT INDIANA BOOK OF THE YEAR.
Daniel W. Voorhees, Great Work
Forty Years of Oratory
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

described TO the State Department bJ ap're
ciative observers. On. account comes 'rohl I'D ,
sionalies They hal been gathering clothes TOT
sufferers in the interior. The garments ere
thrown into boxes ana % record vas mace "
them immediate shipment being Imperative ne
Turkish officers at the wharf refused 10 Pd'S
the charity boxes. In distress at the SITUATION
the missionaries hunted up Madden. lie caife
down. listened to the stories Of the MISSIONARIES
got into a towering rage sWore out of all pro
portion to the occasion. the religious ioiKs
thought and directed the Turks To put the boxes
aboard the steamer This was done. To inc
amazement of the bystanders without remon.
strance from the ottoman officials. VINO couio
not have made Madden understand II theN had
talked to him.
The other incident is even more exciting. An
American citizen had been incarcerated In the
SMYRNA iail for some petty offence. lie claimed
the rrotection Of the United states consul. and
got it, Madden marched 70 the local ofhclais
and demanded the release Of the American. me
request was parried after the polite manner or
experts in international transactions. Mddheh
demanded a trial Of the prisoner or MS release
He stormed a little in the language none OF thern
understood and got his natice Vlce-cohsui'
Ezra Davee who has been attached 10 the con-
sulate since 1883. to notify the town authoriues
that the American Consul gave them TWO Gays
to do something and then. ii the American clt-
zen was still in Jail the Consul would come
down and take him out The Turkish officials
dallied for two days and did nothing In the case.
and then to the everlasting glory OF the MAIDEN
name in those parts. the Consul fulfllled MS
promise Accompanied by stawart person
armed with sledgehammer he visited the
nrison broke down the door OF the American
cell and let hin. go free. Madden talked some
more and the incident passed into history.
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

him Brahms urged that her husband would
benefit greatly II he were to remove his residence
to Vienna Yes" sighed the woman. ''if living
were not 50 expensive in Vienna for a large
family" IF that is all" replied Brahms. make
no ado. but take as much Of my property as you
need: my wants are very few" The woman
broke down weeping and could not answer
Or. Hansck tells another anecdote 70 Illus
trate the strong sense of justice which charac
terized Brahms on one of visits to the com
poser he found in his home a lady OF about
forty years the divorced wife Of a pensioned
officer Of the Bavanan Army She was a pale
herself alive 10y passionate devotion 20 music.
She was an enthusiastic dcvotee Of Brahms's
compositions. and incidentally Of their composer.
Brahms. more ou' f pity than personal sym
pathy. visited her occasionally at her home
which was not far from his. About twenty-five
years ago Brahms told Hanslick that the Lady
was dead and had left him 10y will number #
handsomely bound rolumeS Of his early piano
forte compositions These ne gave 70 IIanslick
who still has them. Thereafter Brahms never
spoke II his dcvotrc. Three days before his
death however hr told his friend Sinrock that
the lady had made him the sol her 20 very
consderal lr fortune. H. thought her act un-
Just tovaid her divorced husband hurried 10 a
notary and ronohntol an claim To- the pru, c.ty
in favor of the r"n ioned o'iccr The latter
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

words My dear Wagner: Your literature is
good for nothing: better stick to music Pity
that 50 ingenious "A story should be palpably un-
true. hut all tho facts arc against II. When
"Rienzi" appeared Ofenbach was an unknown
'cellist Of twenty-five years. He did not come
into notice till ten years aftorward. when Wag-
ner had already written "Tannhauser" and
"Lohcngrin." Judaism in Music was published
eight years after the production Of "Iienz, in
1870: it was published anonymously. and long
before Onorbach had done anything to attract
attention 10 himself
The announcement which came from Rome
few weeks ago to the effect that the Vatican
had called upon the French bishops To supply in
formation as to the different kinds II ecclesiasti-
cal music used IN Their dloceses with a view to
the institution Of reforms belongs To kind OF
publications which can be counted on period-
cally II true. ii Is pnly another illustration OF
the fact that the old spirit which led to the de-
crees Of the famous Council pf Trent. which have
been woven mao such a delightful fairy tale in
the histories If music ~ connection with Pales-
trina and hi Naroclnc mass. is not yet dead
in the Roman Caiholic Church This is not sur
prising for that = iri is likely 10 endure as long
IS the Churcn tsrf and there are quite as
many manifesto ions of 10 TO- PrHtesiantsm as in
the Catholic organ izatou. II would be inter-
.sfir. and valuable in the oXtro me- if Pope Leo
should undertake. tn rush reform of the
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

'athollc Chu'ch service. for nothing would con-
duce npt" 10 - r"ctii alton II the history Of
what IL SIrrr -"t g. hIV. been thu Palestrinan
reform than -" invest isations into musical his
tory which would follow such an effort II is
said thai th" PoIc contcmplates the abolition
of femalr voices in liturgical services but will
tolerate Instrumental mGsic. provided the violin
be discarded ana greater use be- made Of the
harp and the soft-vOiced wind instruments. Also
that he dsapproves of the music Of Haydn and
Mozart. In all this there is No hint If high
appreciation of the churchly style cNemplifed
in the capclla music of the Palestrina period,
but rather ~ what soue II his critics are likely
TO call musical stntim"ptl'lsm. T. call the
violin sensu" and pI,idh, sounds ike a
version 10 the spirit Of the carly centuries Of the
Church, when musical Instruments were con-
denned because they had been used in pagan
ceremonies. an o.c OF the Fathers proclaimed
that a Christian maiden should not know even
what mu. ical pipe looked like.
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came to Vienna and accepted the gift with

came to Vienna and accepted the gift with
gratitude.
In the case of Brahns'- own estate II has bccr
adjudicated that it n'usi be administered 10y th'
municipality Of Vienna and not that pf Hamburg
The Senate OF Han,hu . had put in a claim thar
Brahms was still a citizen Of that city. but tn"
proceedil IS were friendly and the court having
charge Of such matters I'm Hamburg on th" ap-
plication If an Austrian court. dccid i that ia '
latter had jurisdiction in the premises. The
Austrian court has now determined that Brahms
had ceased 10 he a subject Of Germany. though
he never became a citzcr # Austria 1t VIII
now decide whether or no, thu document which
Brahms drew up to indicate the disposition
which he wished It, max" Of his property. but
which was not properl, signed and attesied. Is
TO be accepted a legal will
Occasionally stories of great men are met with
which are good enough to ~etell notwithstanding
that II IS easy TO a moments reflection
that they are not true. Such a one is going the
rounds OF the newspapers in Germany now.
Here It is in effect Soon after the publication
Of "Rienzi' Wagne sent a copy Of the piano
forte score TO Onenbach. with request FOR his
judgment upon it. Three weeks later Onehbach
then at the zenith Of his fame. sent the book
back to Wagner with a note which read as
follows: My dear Wagner Your music isn't
worth much better stick 10 literature OBJ
viously Offenbach han read some OF Wagner's
essays and been pleased by them Wagner was
enraged at The treatment given to his opera. and
a short time later. when his brochure, Judaism
in Music" appeared. he sent copy Of it to the
Jew Onenbacn. who two days later returned 1t
as he had returned the opera. but with tho
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29

From The Springleld Republican.

There - one United states Consul who has
become a terror 10 the Turkish heart Ameri-
can citizens travelling abroad and naval officers
in foreign ports say IL IL Il novelty 10 encounter
a United States Consul with backbone ana nde
pcndcncc-orc who H. not saddi a with depart
mental regulate us ana " ho does not live ia
OF the Minister rr TIA, local 4uthurlti - Consul
James II. AaGutL an Illinois man. II is, who
has come TO h, known among Americans abroad
as q model If his calling. He IS located at
Smyrna. Just III poJ for u determined man. He
has uo knowledge - the Turkish language, but
is abundaItlv supplied with energetic English.
He gets usually what hc asks for. and the Turk
ish officers regard him As something to be let
alone.
Two Of his latest Diplomatic acts have been
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
MUSICAL COMMENT.

ANECDOTES OF BRAHMS-AN APOC-
RYPHAL TALE ABOUT WAGNER
THE POPE AND \ REFORM
OF CHURCH MUSIC
The chief representative Of the Scotch spirit
IN the artistic music Of to-day is Alexander
Campbell Mackenzie, who was knIghted in 1895
and has been principal Of the Royal Academy OF
Music since 1SSS 1t is chiefly due to the inter
est which Theodore Thomas took in Mr.. or Dr.
or Sir AcXander's music during the last few
years II his activity in the metropolis that New
York has heard more of ii than that Of any con-
temporary British composer. except Sir Arthur
Sullivan. His nationalism is not so pronounced
as is that Of his colleague Dr. Stanford. The
latter is an enthusiastic Irishman. while Dr
Mackenzie is wOre a cosmopolite. VINO. we can
rlieve. took up the music Of his native land in
-,mething like cold blood rather than from
l~dent Impulse. Tho cause of this difference
nay lay as much in the difference between the
,rtistic training of the two men as in their
natures Dr. Stanford has received consider
able attention in Germany since he hecame
mature composer but DR. Mackenzie grew up in
Germany. and is German musician 10 all ir
tents and purposes. He was born In Edinburgh
in 1871 the son Of professional musician, and
was sent to Germany to study music when he
was only ten years old At fourteen he was
,ionist in a German theatrical orchestra, and
L was only after he had thoroughly imbibed
German methods and ideals that he came back
20 Great Britain. This in 1SG2, when he
was elected Kings Scholar Of the Royal Acade-
my of which he - now principal His rise was
not rapid but steady. and his influence on
British music has heen hcalthfu' in every re-
spect He has composed two operas. Columbia
and The Troubadour" for both Of which Dr.
Francis Hueffcr. for many years an eminent
chanpion OF Wagner and the music critic OF
The London Times" wrote the hhrettoS ho'h
we're performed 10y the Carl Rosa company. oi
his Longer con, sitiOns which have Deen hedih
in NoW-Yurk We recall an Oratorio. the l'oSe
Of sharon" a symphonic poem for orchesua
La belle Dame sans Mcrci"; an overture
"Tw,lflh Nishi". a "Benedictus for orcnestra
and the Scotch Rhapsody ii urns all under
the direction of Theodore Thomas. Seh'r
Sarasate played his concert piece for Vlolln ana
orchestra entitled "PihrJch" on his last VISIT TO
this country The last two compositions ana a
concerto for pianoforte played 10y Mr. Paderew-
ski about three months ago. are his most nota-
bic contribution. to national musical literature
SIR Alexander received the n hIn'rail deg ee oi
doctor # music fro the University 81 - An
d.eNs in -;
New-York tribune., 1897-08-29
OF CHURCH MUSIC

Several extremely interesting anecdotes mus
tratrg the character Of brahms are i"'d "| III
Hanslick in connection with the letters re- emu!
published by the latter in the "Ncue frelc Zel-
iung" of Vienna one Of them relates - the
origin Of The composers last published '"inpo-
sltion the -Four Serious Songs the melancholy
significance of when in connection WIN the
death Of Brahms Was commented on IA THIS
journals review Of Brahmss creative activity
Dr. Hansick writes:
These -,l.a-. which are not only seri 'us. but
hopcles~ PSI - ol death and dlS~oluilD without
orrruouil d. 10 Brahms pr"luc,d his dealh. AS
a sort 10. i>lu.c,n Tor t." master Herr sister
mann has suI~ M series i'm nearly all the Ger
man cities Whith included memorial numbers IN
IN, n Con-. rts. DDuitloss ,hey are always felt
- hc a q Stinct rIcnonitOn Of his death. al
though Biahns composed them Wheh ne was
still in Ic.lc' health ! associated them a.
recllv with the death Uf Clara Schumann, which
affected him 50 deeply. but am compelled 10 d.
clare this conjecture also TO be without founda-
ton. IirahnSs intimate friend. Herr Alvin
Won Reckcra,l. one Of the most arusucally
minded promoters Of music in the Rhine coun-
try writes TO me on the subject from Crefcld as
follows in May 1896, Brahms came straight
wav from. Bonn fror the funeral Of Mu,e. Schu-
ma o.. the country seat Of my brother-n law.
Weycrnann, at Honef. where we were holding
private little music festival with Ruth. OF
hamburg and few musicians from Menngen
The first day Brahms was greatly eNcii'd but
the tranquil scenes Of nature and the q 'mestc
comforts soon worked benefcially upon him. and
instead Of remaining one day. as he had offended.
he stayed five. On the second day he told Barth |
that he had something new which he would like |
70 show Us privately With beating hearts we
went TO somewhat isolated room whore there
was an upright panOforte and he let us hear the |
-Four Serious Songs from manuscript. He was
far more profoundly moved by the performance
than 7 had been wont to observe. wrote
those for my birthday he said. You Will see
from this that the songs have no connection with |
Clara Schumann's death Besides the songs he |
brought with him some new and glorious organ !
preludes We were all deeply affected and sad |
premonition filed my heart They were, alas! |
confirmed"
Dr. Hanslick in his concluding observations
lays great stress upon Brahms's generosity and
Despite the fact that he had a
dread OF acting adjudicator on the many
sent him. and seldom gave an opin-
ION when asked. he was indefatigable helper
Of young artists struggling for recognition. His
OF Dvorak and the many prize
competitions which he instigated as honorary
president OF the Vienna Tonkunstlervereins are
OF that spirit. but he also had an
,pen purse for needy young musicians. to whom
he loaned money to be returned whenever they
'elt like IT, Shortly before his death the wife OF
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1897-05-27
HXpnotist Arrested.

Prof. Mesmer, the hypnotist, who
was billed to give a show at the opera
hall Tuesday, was arrested in the
afternoon on the charge Of procuring
Maggie Crowley's minor son Eddie
and placing him under mesmeric in
fiuence, thereby endangering his life
and health.
Mesmer was formerly advance agent
for Tyndall. the we'll known hypnotist
now giving series Of exhibitions in
st. Paul and Minneapolis. He came
here under representation that he
was the advance agent for still
greater expert in the mysterious art.
When he showed up on the day of the
exhibition, Mesmer assumed the role
Of the bright particular star.-Hudson
Star and Times.