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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-26
rae Reformatory Management

New Albany IrlDune.
The Tribune has. had occasion to com
mend the good work done by Warden Hert
at the penal institution of which he has
charge, formerly the State Prison South
now the Indiana Reformatory. We have
also had occasion to commend the zeal
and earnestness in their work of the former
board of directors and the present board
of control. But when the latter made the
service at forty years this paper con-
demned the action as having the effect to
supplant every man who served in the war
for the Union.
One mistake, however, does not blind
us to the good work done and proposed
to be done by the present excellent board
sympathy with recent attacks made upon
them arising from. the. financial manage
ment. We believe they have been criticised
unjustly, Governor Mount has been re-
ported as saying some things which sound
ed harsh as printed and we think it like
ly the expressions were exaggerated in the
published reports. If correctly reported.
we believe the Governor will wish to
modify tho statements made when he is in
1t Is true that the house occupied by
Warden Hert was repaired and partly re-
built at the expense of the State, but
the State owns the building and ought to
provide a suitable residence for the war
den. AS to the manner of paying the
salaries, it was distinctly understood at
the time the Legislature was in session
that salaries would be paid out of the
earnings. AS reported the appropriation
Dill PROVIDED $SU,UO0 Tor maintenance or the
Reformatory. Upon motion of the writer
of this article that sum was cut down to
$50 600, the amendment being promptly ac-
copied by the chairman Of the committee
and adopted by the House and Senate
This was because the salaries were to be
paid out of the earnings and it was so
understood on all hands. The amendment
was agreed TO by the Reformatory authori-
ties
The board of control of the Roformatory
consists of two Republicans and two Dem
ocrats, and they are all eminent and honor
able citizens, predetermined and philan-
thropic. They receive no compensation for
their services and we do not believe a
single one of them would wrong the State
out of a penny. They are entitled to some
thing more than carping criticism, and we
believe that when their case is fully I'M
derstood they will receive general COM
mendation; even that of Governor Mount
himself. 1t is reported that the warden
and members of the board of control do
not feel like submitting further to these
harsh criticisms and may resign. We hope
there will be a better understanding and
that the present management will be per-
mitted to place their work on an enduring
foundation.
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Cable Notes.

A set of works of Aristotle. the Greek
philosopher, printed on velum, and of the
date 1883. brought $500 at the Ashburnham
sale in London yesterday.
The conference of the Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel met in London
yesterday Papers on the work of their
respective churches were read by the Arch
bishop of Rupertsland and the bishops of
Missouri and Kentucky.
The Berlin correspondent of the London
Standard says: Russia will not join in
Japan's protest against the annexation of
Hawaii by the United States, but she re-
CARDS the measure as a dangerous pre-
cedent."
A detective who was detailed to investi-
gate the fatal shooting of Lieutenant
Ayerst. commissariat officer and the seri-
Gus wounding of Plague Commissioner
Rand, who We're fired on by a native while
they were leaving the Governors reception
at Ganeshlrnd, India, on Tuesday evening
last, has been found insensible at the bot
tom Of quarry hole. near the scene of the
outrage. He was suffering from several
wounds in the head and is in critical
condition.
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TROUBLE AMONG cHERoKEEs.
Washington Authorities Asked for
Aid to- Axcrt Disturbnnces.


WASHINGTON, June 25.-Trouble has
broken out afresh at Fort Gibson, 1. T.,
where the Cherokee freedmen payment has
just been resumed and the Washington
thoritics have been appealed TO for assist
ance in averting further disorders. News
OF the disturbance came officially in tele
grams received to-day by Secretary Bliss,
supplemented by similar advices received
by the attorney general and the secretary
of war. General Frank c. Armstrong, of
the Dawes commission, which was just
leaving Fort Gibson when the trouble oc-
CURED, joined with Indian Inspector Nc
Laughlin, who is supervising the payment,
IN wiring the following to Secretary Bliss:
Considerable excitement exists among
the negroes on account of arrests made by
the United States marshals. Negroes are
armed and threatening to attack the
marshals. Troops here are able to cope
the commander has not authority TO patrol
the town and to exercise control over the
excited negroes serious trouble may occur.
The presence and action of the military this
evening alone prevented bloodshed- The
payment has progressed quietly, but those
between the negroes and deputy marshals.
Prompt and decided action Is recommended
with authority to remove diSorderly per-
sons and diSarm all except United States
officials. The United States district at
torney and United States marshal have
wired the attorney general.
The following telegram, dated at Fort
Gibson. late last night, also was received
from Inspector Mclaughlin:
Agent Wisdom disbursed $14,211 of the
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r mep ifn ,,aa Of the Cherokee freed
l arsn Iund to-day. The payment pro-
slL -. regularly. Some trouble occurred
lilS afternoon outside of the pay ground
ninIlS between the freedmen and deputy
nlarsnalsr through the latter executing pro-
cesses or the United States District Court
aSeinsl certain beneficiaries requiring them
- pay the Indebtedness to certain creditors
a anr RECEIVING check and leaving the pay
sIouhd. Two shots were fired by some per-
gyms sVns IN Inc crowd, thought to have been
directed at deputy marshals. No person in.
gurtu, except one freedman who was struck
IN the Jaw with rife by a deputy mar
sHai. considerable excitement prevailed for
q time, put soon subsidized and no further
erounle Is apprehended. Mclaughlin, In
Secretary Bliss forwarded the advices to
the secretary of war for his action and
wired the inspector that he had done so
ana reminding him that the troops were
on the ground, stated that order must be
maintained All all hazards. The individual
beneaciaries of the payment are making
positive protests and a telegram was re-
celVed here to-day from woman at Fort
scott, Kan, follows: Am Cherokee
freedman, guardian for my children. Money
qeposlted in bank at Fort Scott B. F.
ware attached it through fraud. How can
l get possession" This was signed by Bet
tie Cash. She is only one of a number in
similar straits. The department is en-
deavoring to see that the negroes rights
dad
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A PLEA FOR THE NATIONAL AIRS.
Stirring Tunes That Are Not Heard as
often as They Should he.
Detroit Free Press.


What has become of our national airs"
asks a justly indignant correspondent. and
our inspiring war music? Why is IL that
on day observed by military parales in
the city of Detroit the soldier no longer
keeps step to the music of the union, but
tramps along to the latest air of the day,
preferring Ell Captain or some popular
two step to the soul7stirring Star Span
gled Banner Yankee Doodle, or 'Michi-
gan, My Michigan The only drawback to
an otherwise fine Memorial day parade was
the class of music played along the line of
march. Why should not the celebrations
which ought to appeal 10 the young as Wen
as to the old soldier resound with patriot
ism and awaken every citizens heart to the
spirit of the OCCASION"
The Free Press cordially indorses the
sentiment expressed. From the critical
standpoint, perhaps, the airs referred to
and others of like character belong to a
lower grade of music than the operaric Sc
the bands on Memorial day. Yet there Is
more power to stir the blood and arouse
the spirit of patriotic ferVor IN the breast
Of old and young in one Of the old war
Songs than in score of the more class
ical compositions by which the military and
other organizations which participate in
celebrating Memorial day are asked to
time their marching.
1t is to be hoped the drum majors and
bandmasters or whoever has the selection
of music for such occasions Will in future
celebrations take heed to the suggestion
and give us more of the old patIlouc
pieces with which all are familiar ard less
Of the new music which has no especial
meaning on such an occasion.
One word more: 1t is customary IN. most
of the churches on the Sunday preceding
the decoration Of the soldiers graves to
drape the pulpit with the American flag
and have the Congregation join in singing
"America" This is well as far as 1t goes;
but it does not go far enough. America"
is an appropriate song for such an oc-
casion patriotic, inspiring. reverent But
there are others Why should the patriot
ism which surges up in the heart or such
occasions be limited in its expression to
single hymn? Why may not "Columbia"
and THE Star Spansled Banner and even
'Rally Round the Flag" be sung also?
VIII it be claimed that these hymns or
anthems-or whatever they are--are not
decorous or reverent enough for the sane
tuary? Let 1t be born in mind then that
the church like the Sabbath Is made for
man and not man for the church, and so
long as patriotism is recognized, as II is
even in the churches. as one of the cardinal
virtues nothing which excites and inspires
il can be wholly out of place in the sane
tuary An anecdote is told of a celebrated
divine who was demonstrated with because
his organist played operate airs while the
choir sang in unison. why should let
the devil have all the good muster" asked
the good man. The moral of the story is
a broad one. and seems to cover the point
under consideration.
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the Harvard eight were nearly to a man IN
difficulties, while several CT the Yale men
were flying signals of Distress Then the
Cornell crew, as If In mockery at the dis
comfiture of their rivals, increased their
stroke 10 thirty-four and shot past the
judges boat every man as fresh apparent
" as when he started. and as II not salts
fed with their wonderful exhibition roWed
for a quarter of a mile down the river first
giving three rousing cheers to the man who
had coached them to victory, Charles Z.
Courtney.
Ten seconds after Cornell. Yale crossed
the line and Immediately stopped rowing
with No. whitney and No (CampbeID
in state of collapse. Then came Harvard.
sixteen seconds behind, her entire crew used
up and three of the men utterly helpless.
Hardly had the nose OF her shell reached
the finish when Boardman, stroke fell back
OFF of his seat WrightlngtCn, at No. 8, and
j. T. Perkins, at No ., also lost their oars
and their companions commenced to splash
water over them. In the meantime Good
rich captain was trying TO raise Board
man, but was too weak, and the coxswain
was throwing water over the two. After
long wait for their launch which could not
get through the crowd OF various craft that
! seemed to come from everywhere at once,
the men were reached and taken to their
quarters.
After the race the Cornell crew were
taken on board their launch, which steamed
proudly across TO the boathouse where
| assembled and were waving flags handker-
chiefs and pieces of bunting The oarsmen
had TO fairly fight their way through the
mob into the boathouse. Once inside they
were surrounded by undergraduates, and
the enthusiasm knew no bounds. Courtney
and his men were overwhelmed by tele-
grams of congratulation from all parts of
the country this evening. There could be
no relaxation in the training of the crew, as
their superb condition must be maintained
for the race with Pennsylvania and Column
bia, so the men sat down to the training
table at $50 D. m. as though they had just
come in from an ordinary practice row.
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WASHINGTON, June 25+ourth-cIass
Indiana postmasters were appointed to-day
as follows: Decamp, Jefferson county,
Mary Thompson, vice Valentine Reul, dead !;
Fairfield Franklin county, R. W. Tyner,
vice Thomas Irwin removed Marshfied,
Warren county, w D. Talbert, vice H P.
Layton, resigned; Miami Miami county,
Beecher Herrell, vice Il. w. Humrickhouse,
removed; Mier, Grant county, J. A. Roby,
vice j. NJ. Barnes, resigned; New Palestine
Hancock county, w. H. Carver, vice
Sophia Mitchell, removed; Oakford, How
dolph. removed; st. Ann. Jennings county
M. A. Singer, vice Peter Singer. dead; Scot
land, Greene county, e. l. lngles, sr., vice
county. Edward Schlemmer, vice B. F. APP
plegate, resigned. Joseph W. Dale has been
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Prizes for knights Of st. John.

ERIE, Pa. June 25.-The absorbing. event
to-day of the international convention of
tive drill. The drill was witnessed by six
thousand people and lasted all afternoon.
No. IS. St Georges Commandery, of Co
lumbus. O., first: No. %. Rochester. n. Y.
second: No. 8, Buffalo, n. Y, third; No.
262 of Cleveland O.. fourth, and Cadet
Commandery, No. Is. of Columbus, O., was
awarded the $50 silver water set. Carroll
Commandery, of Oil City, received the 500
money prize for the largest commandery in
the procession. The Knights of st. John
number 14S Communicates, gain of nine
in the year. The membership is 1850; the
total receipts for the year were S17,015 The
next meeting will be held in Detroit.
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DIR. DEPEw TALKS PLAINLY.
Tells Britishers why There Is an An
fi-EnElish Sentiment In American


LONDON, June 25.--Echo this afternoon
publishes an interview with DR.. Chauncey
N. Depew in which he is quoted as express
Ing the belief that the arbitration treaty
between the United States and Great
Britain will become law before the end
of President McKinleys term of office. Re
garding the anti-British feeling in the
United States he remarked: Americans
have q deep distrust OF the methods of the
British government and regard the British
as land-grabbers. / admit that when the
British grab they give the people better
government but Americans fear they will
not be content with grabbing the land of
the old world, but are going TO try to grab
In the new world. Anything of that kind
done in our hemisphere we want to do our
selves. This suspicion of the foreign policy
is the reason for the failure of the arbitra-
ton treaty, though Irish opinion may have
helped, for America has deep sympathy for
Ireland and home RUE. as 1t seems TO be
the natural development OF the federal s1-S.
A permanent tribunal for Great Britain and
America must come. President Mckinley
and thoughtful Americans are in favor
Of
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Thirty People seriously Burnea.

LONDON, juno z5.-Further details re
ceived cf<the burning of the Russian steam
er Onni or Noni early in the weak while
near Skenaes show that she had scarcely
left the landing stage when smoke was
seen issuing from the portfolios. A panic
ensued on the crowded deck, and tha fire
spread rapidly. The captain and crew be-
haved nobly. The sailors of the Russian
steamer Slawjanka coura gecusly came to
the rescue and assisted the people into the
boats.
The wife of an artist who rushed from a
first-class cabin with her clothing in
flames, and carrying her child, slipped and
fell upon the deck. She was rescued alive,
but died in terrible agony soon after she
landed. Thirty passengers were seriously
h,1rnad
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Schooner COlonia Won.

HELIGOLAND June 25.--Of the thir-
teen yachts which started from Dover Eng
land, on Wednesday last in a race fer the
cup presented by Emperor William of Ger
many in commemoration of the sixtieth
year of the reign of Queen Victoria, to
be raced for by yachts belonging. to a royal
or recognized British yacht club, the Co
lonia schooner, 203 tons, owned by Lord
Iveagh, arrived first, at 7:34 this morning.
The Ariadne schooner, $50 tons, the prop
erty of the Hon. Mrs. Moynel-Ingram,
The race was for yachts of forty tons and
upwards owned by British subjects and
built in the United Kingdom or Ireland.
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SULLIVAN TO MEET FITZ.
The Big "Ex" VIII Spar with the
Champion ON July 5.

NEW YORK. June 25.-To-night Martin
Julian, manager of Bob Fitzsimmons,
made a proposition to Frank Dunn, of
Boston, manager of John l.. Sullivan,
which was accepted The proposition is
that John l.. Sullivan and Fitzsimmons
meet at Ambrose Park, Brooklyn, on the
afternoon Of July 5, rain or shine, for four
or six rounds. If Sullivans sparring shall
be deemed by the public and sporting
writer's creditable and indicative of his
ability to enter the ring for a finish con-
test, the terms and conditions for such
match may be arranged Immediately there
after. Sullivan will get a share of the gate
receipts. In accepting the proposition Mr..
Dunn simply said that, though the time
was short, Julian had the call in acting for
the holder of the championship, and Suli-
van would be in the ring at the appointed
hnl
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Guilty of Embezzlement

LUDINGTON, Mich, June "a verdict
of guilty was reached late tonight in the
Chester W. Comstock embezzlement case
which was transferred from Big Rapids
here. This case is the first of three against
the manager and president of the defunct
Mecosta County Savings Bank. Constocl1
was accused of violating the state banking
law by borrowing himself large amount
of the funds belonging to the bank and
also loaning money unfortunately to the
directors and stockholders. He is a we'll
known lumberman.
COLUMBUS, O., June 25.-Ex- Cashier
John A. Knight, of the defunct Fifth-ave-
nue. Savings Bank in which a shortage of
victed of embezzlement, the specific charge
being the embezzlement of 500 deposited
by D. Il French
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General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 25.-Following are
the changes affecting Indiana persons in
the Pension Office to-day: Theodore Lev
ing, Vevay from special examiner, at 81. 300,
to clerk at ST. 400 VIM. L. Chamberlin, Lo-
gansport, from 1000 TO 81, 900
A report that will be a valuable contri-
button to the efforts now being made to
expand the American export trade has been
submitted to the State Department by
United States Consul Stephan, at Anna
berg, Germany; 1t is close but sufficient
summary of the requirements of foreign
commercial travellers IN the various Euro
pean states giving 10 the drummer much
Information in respect to Identification, Ii
cenSes fees, customs duties on samples, etc.
The annual excursion of the Pennsylvania
road left Washington for Cape May at $3.50
this morning. The party consisting of
about SeVenty-fiVe correspondents, was in
the care of Passenger Agent Stubs. Stops
were made at Baltimore and Philadelphia.
where local newspaper men joined the
party, and Cape May was reached in time
for dinner. The outing will last four days.
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FORTUNE DE CoNTE DEAD.
Member of a Famous French Family
Dies Probably OF Starvation.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Fortune De
Conte an artist, we'll educated. once
patronized by New York society, erstwhile
dean of the art department of the Univer-
sity of Southern California and for the past
six months an earnest worker here, is dead.
Paralysis is given as the cause of death,
but it is believed he was victim OF StarVa-
ton.
Professor De Conte was member of the
Eudiante des Beaux Arts de Franchise;
Hopkins Institute of Art; San Francisco
Society of Chicago Artists; Kit-Kat and
Palette clubs, New York Papers found
among his effects indicate that he was a
member of the famous Orleans family and
that his name was Sainte Salm De Conte.
His father was Carlos De Conte, at one
time ambassador to- England and who died
about thirty wears ago.
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Jubilee Day in Ithaca.

ITHACA, N Y, June 25.-This was Jubi
lee day in Ithaca. The Cornell crews have
had many victories, but none so popular
as to-day's triumph over Yale and Harvard.
When the news came that Cornell had
signaly defeated both Yale and Harvard,
the scene in the streets was almost beyond
description. Students embraced each other
and professors forgot dignity they
cheered and flung their hats in the air. In
an incredibly short time the business houses
on the principal streets of the city were
decorated with the red and white of Cor
news all over the city, private residences
were hastily decorated with American flags
ard the Cornell colors. The students and
Ithaca citizens secured a band tonight and
paraded the streets of the city. Soon after
the result Of the race was known cannon
began to boom in various parts of the city,
aid the stock of cannon crackers laid in
by the dealers for Fourth of July use was
practically exhausted.
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Hot work ON a Torpedo Boat.

ANNAPOLIS, Nd, June 25.--The torpedo
boat Foote to-day made the required time
of 241a miles an hour over the measured
course on the Chesapeake. The crew was
badly used up by the heat and the bursting
Of a pipe of the after boiler. Assistant En-
gineer Windship was overcome and one Of
the oilers supposed to be John Waddel
Of New York, died from the effects of the
heat and escaping steam
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Corbett DON'T want Mitchell.

BOSTON, June 25-ExC Champion j. Cor
bett was seen tonight regarding the state
ment that he and Cearley Mitchell would
be matched to a finish fight for a purse of
SIS 600, offered by Dan Stuart. Corbett said:
Il rather think that the experience of this
concluSively that he mas his best day
as a pugilIst and should remain in retire
ment. | will meet no man unless it is for
the championship OF the world, and the
only man from whom I can recover that
title will be either Fitzsmmons or the
man who conquers him, ii such a thing
should come to pass
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"senator" .Corbett Must Wait.

WASHINGTON, June 25.-The Senate
committee on privileges and elections to-
day considered briefly a report prepared
by Senator Hoar in the case of Hon. H. w.
Corbett recommending that Mr.. Corbett be
seated as a senator from Dragon. The com
mittee declined to act on the report beyond
ordering that it be printed for the use of
the committee together with any views
which might be submitted by members OPP
posing Mr.. Corbett. The result of this pro
ceeding will be to postpone further consid-
GRAFTON of Mr.. Corbett's claims until the
next session. There was no formal express
sion of the committee to this effect, but
there is a general understanding that such
is the case.
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buried by Caxing sewer.

ST. LOUIS, June 25.-Patrick Rattigan
and Edward Weigenberger were fatally,
and John Jameson seriously injured to-
day by the caving in of sewer. Despite
their prOtestations OF threatened danger.
into twenty-foot excavation and wall it
up, with the result that three OF them were
buried beneath an immense pile of dirt
and stone They were hastily rescued by
their comrades and taken to d hospital.