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Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1898-02-04

James Eaton has been matched to
race Charles Kaiser, of Switzerland, at
st. Louis, early in February, for q
purse and $1,000 side bet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
ARCHITECTS RESPONSIBLE.
COrOner's Verdict an the Wonderland
Theater Collapse Case.

DETROIT Mich. Dee. 9.-The architects
who planned and erected the Wonderland
Theater building We're this afternoon
charged with being responsible for the fall
ing in of that structures roof. The verdict
of the coroner's jury, arrived at after de-
liberation of an hour and a half declares
that the death of the twelve victims of the
disaster was caused by reason of the coli
lapse of the trusses and roof OF said build
ing, caused by the trusses and steel-roof
construction not being of sufficient strength
for the weight they were carrying We find
the responsibility for said collapse rests
upon the firm OF John Scott & Co. archi-
tects of said building.
The investigation. which has been in
progress for the past four weeks developed
some very sensational testimony Architect
John Scott endeavored To show that not his
firm, but Col. j. NJ Wood the well-knoNn
Chicago theatrical architect designed the
steel roof work. Colonel Wood denied this
throughout and Architect Scott has been
unable to prove his assertions. Prosecuting
Attorney Frazer questioned this after-
noon as TO his next step and whether and
how he would begin prosecution OF those
declared responsible for the disaster He de-
clined to outline his plans. he said or take
any step until he had taken day or so for
consideration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
THE "HAD-ENouGHv HEREsY.

There is no more fallacious theory in po-
litical affairs than that after a man has
been in Congress a few years and has made
an able and influential member he should
be dropped because he has had enough"
There are men who should be dropped after
trial because they are not capable, but to
drop man who has shown a decided Ca
pacity for public affairs is to rob a con-
stituency of the best services which it can
command.
There can be 10 more dangerous heresy
than that man who has shown a capacity
for public service has had enough" for
the reason that the logical and inevitable
inference of such an assumption is that
government is not established and main
tanned for the benefit of the people, but to
offer rewards in the way of offices for
those who may be so fortunate as to have
claims upon them Incidentally, the mass
of the people may derive some indefinite re-
turn in the way of a privilege to live and
to vote i'm return for being taxed, but the
one grand purpose of government, accord
ing to this heresy is to provide offices 20
be awarded to a few men who have made
others thinR that they have clear right
to hold the positions for a short time
whether they capable or mis1ts When
one set of men have had the positions two
or four years, they must give them up 10
the end that another set may have a
chance.
If the "had-enough' heresy prevailed in
all the States there would now be no ALI
sons, Hawleys, Morrills, Culloms and Da-
vises in the Senate, and no Reeds. Hits,
Cannons, Dingleys, Hendersons, Hepburns
and Grows in the House to give the lead
ership of experience and judgment. Under
the "had-enough' heresy. some eager aspir-
ants in Mr.. McKinleys and Mr.. Reeds dis
tricts would have jumped up and de-
manded, at the close of a second term, that
both these useful men be rejected in order
that they might have their turn There were
such men in the districts of both these
statesmen, but, fortunately for the country,
an intelligent constituency thought differ
emily and continued the services of the
men who promised great usefulness.
If it is admitted, for the sake of argu-
ment, that the ''had-enough' fallacy is
correct theory, then every voter who wished
it should be accorded his share of the
privilege of serving in Congress. In any
district, on this theory, thousand men
would demand their share of the right of
every citizen for single term of two
years, or $50 days. This would give every
aspirant less than a days service as his
share. If he sought for a longer period than
his fWO-thirdS daV he would be
dropped because he had had enough" that
is his per capita share. This is absurd, all
will say, yet it is the absurdity Of the had
enough heresy carried to it's logical con-
clusion. When the people come to the con-
clusion that senators and representatives
lack the ability to represent them or hold
to political theories which are at war with
the welfare of the country, such congress
men have chad enough"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

FILIPINOS SHOWING A BETTER SPIR-
1T TOWARDS AMERICANS.
Gratifying Dispatches from Dewey
and Otss-Spanish Clerical and
Military Prisoners.

WASHINGTON, Dec 9--The Navy De-
partment has received a cablegram from
Admiral Dewey summarizing the existing
conditions at Manila and such points in the
Philippines as have been visited by his Off
GERS. Advices also have been received from
General Otis, the commandant of the United
States military forces in the island, and
they both go to show a notable improve
ment in conditions and the growth of a bet
ter spirit among those factions of the
natives which promised to give trouble. This
fact is particularly gratifying, the United
States government is already giving con-
sideration to the best means at hand to re-
deem the pledge it will be placed under by
the treaty of Paris to secure the release of
the Spanish prisoners held by the Philippine
natives. There are about five hundred
clerical prisoners, and the government is
confident that their captors will deliver
them proper representations from Gen.
Otis and Admiral Dewey made, possibly,
through Consul Wildman. 1t may be neces-
sary to call the navy into service in this
matter for the reason that some of the pris-
oners are held in captivity on other islands
than Luzon, which can be reached best and
most effectively by Admiral Dewey's ships.
Besides these clerical prisoners the Ameri-
cans themselves nOlu nearly I0,VOO spanish
soldiers as prisoners, men captured at the
fall of Manila. These are actually on parole
about the city, and the question is how are
they to be returned to Spain. This must be
settled by the peace commissioners in Paris.
The brothers Cortez, wealthy Filipinos,
who have just arrived in Washington from
Manila, called at the State Department to-
day and were received by Secretary Hay,
who listened with interest to their state
ments of events and conditions in the Phillip
pines. The callers brought with them let
tiers from Generals Merritt and Otis, Consul
Wildman and other American officers at
Manila speaking in terms of high praise of
the valuable services rendered the United
States troops and navy by these men and
telling of the heavy sacrifices made by them
to assist our forces. They seek as meas
ure of recognition the gift of American citi-
zenship by special act in advance of other
F'ilipinos.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
CASHIER STEELE'S CHARGES.
Says Government officials Were
Aware of SingerIy's DOings.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 9-The govern
ment rested its case at noon to-day in the
trial of William Steele, the cashier of the
wrecked Chestnut-street National Bank
charged with conspiracy with President
William NJ. Singerly in the misapplication
of the funds of the institution and making
false reports of the banks condition to the
controller of the currency. Before closing
the case to-day the prosecution examined
several witnesses, among them three of the
banks directors, Messrs. Zeigler, Porter and
Upper. These directors admitted that they
had never made personal examination of
the banks affairs They had at times been
informed that President Singerly had over
drawn his accounts. but they had every con-
fdence in the presidents financial ability to
settle in full.
Cashier Steele took the stand and his
testimony in general was an admission that
he knew all the time of the condition of the
bank and excessive loans being made to
dition was known by the directors and also
by the officials in Washington. His testi-
mOny with regard to the officials at Wash
ington was ruled out. Mr.. Steele laid par
ticular stress upon the fact that he never
benefited i'm any way whatever by the
manipulations of the banks funds by Mr..
Singarly and he never at any time attempted
or intended to withhold the true condition
of the bank from the directors and the off,
cials at Washington. Under crosS-examina-
tion he admitted that he knew it was Illegal
TO make such excessive loans as were made
to the late president of the bank.
The defense closed its case and District
Attorney Beck made his first address to the
jury. in which he withdrew one of the
counts in the Indictment that OF personal
misapplication of funds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The new diplomacy is the phrase which
Sir E. j. Morson, the British ambassador,
applied to the course pursued by the Ameri-
can members of the Paris peace commission.
He went on to say that it owed its origin
in part to 1.-The originality of the American
mind which, ever restlessly on the watch
for improving everything will perhaps end
in improving diplomatsts of the old school
off the face of the earth" The British am
bassador probably alluded 20 the directness
and frankness of the negotiations of our
representatives. They have been assajled in
Paris because they would not be diverted
into a discussion of the many propositions
presented by the representatives of Spain.
To all the propositions and arguments pre-
scented by Spain for the assumption of the
payment of the Cuban bonds our commits
sioners made no response that could be
called an argument. 1t was a proposition
concerning which there could be no negotia-
ton. Yet the representatives of Spain were
listened to with patience, but after they
had wasted days in pursuing the wordy
methods of the old-time diplomacy they
were obliged to yield. When the commits
sion came to the one subject which it was
created to considerable disposition of the
Philippnes-the Americans presented their
case, but the Spaniards wanted time be-
cause they were obliged so to conduct their
case as to protect the Madrid government
from the popular clamor which would have
caused it's overthrow if the Americans had
forced prompt compliance with the terms
of the President Our commissioners real
lied the situation and allowed ample time
for the Spanish leaders of all factions to
understand the situation. AT no time, how
ever, were the American commissioners
drawn into wordy contention. On the con-
trary, they quietly but persistently urged
been yielded.
1t is said that our commissioners, under
the direction of our government, pursued
this policy because we were dealing with a
weaker nation in our power. This is not
the case; it was what Sir AIonson calls the
new diplomacy, which was adopted by Gen.
Grant and Secretary Fish over the conten-
ton regarding the Alabama claims, and
later in the controversy over Venezuela
with Great Britain. In both these cases the
same direct methods were pursued with
powerful Great Britain as with weak Spain.
1t was not diplomacy to get as much as
effort what was believed to be right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

Increased Activity In Nearly All Lines
of Retail Trade.


NEW YORK, Dec 9.-Bradstreet's to-
morrow will say: Business conditions con-
tinue of most encouraging character. A
very satisfactory feature, and one full of
encouragement to all wholesale lines of
trade is the activity shown in retail trade
in nearly all markets. Reports received as
to the holiday trade proper, too, point to the
present year constituting record maker in
this respect. The Impotence of the early ar
rival of real winter weather to the retail dis
tribution of heavy clothing and similar sea-
sonable goods can hardly be overestimated.
In the wider domain of general trade and
industry, perhaps the most notable feature
has been the continued activity at advance
ing prices shown for most classes of iron
and steel, but particularly pig iron and
steel billets. So pronounced has this de-
mand become since the placing of the first
large raw orders that what is ordinarily re-
garded a duh period in this industry has
given place to exceptional activity, and the
stimulating effect already impaired to val
ues seems likely to be added to rather than
diminished, so far as the outlook for the
coming year can at present be foreshad-
owed. Features of the week have been i'm
mense sales of Bessemer pig iron, large
sales of steel billets and heavy orders for
ship plates, the latter at Western points
Car builders, too have placed large orders.
impelled thereto by the enlarged demand
from railroads, which find their present ia
cilities for handling goods overtaxed
Export trade continues encouraging and
of favorable nature in this respect is the
weakening in freights reported toward the
close of the week. Increased supplies con-
sequent on the heaviest movement from
farmers hands ever known, have consti-
tuted bearish movement in wheat prices
this week, Notwithstanding continued heavy
shipments abroad and the coarser grains
have sympathized with this important ce-
real. Activity in the lumber trade has been
a feature calling for comment in many mar
kets, the placing of large government or
ders for yellow pine lurnber most of which
plenty of work for a number of Southern
mills until far in the new year.
From other branches of trade reports
are of sustained demand of proportions suf-
ficient to take care of seasonably small re-
ceipts, and prices retain firmness. Cotton is
mates becoming fashionable, this feeling be-
ing reflected in improved spot demand at
leading markets. Cotton goods, too, are
firmer. This is in part due to sympathy
with the raw product. while the advance in
print cloths is attributed to the successful
disposal of the large surplus which a few
weeks ago hung over the market Rather
more Is doing in raw wool at slightly lower
quotations. but reports from the goods
trade show little Improvement.
Wheat, including -four, shipments for the
week aggregate 6.75S,952 bushels. against
74S3.95S bushels last week, 6,266 l3 bushels
In the corresponding week of 1897, A. DID, ia
bushels in 1896. 2,45s,s23 bushels in 1895, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The newspapers in Lafayette approve Of
the method pursued by the legislative COM
mittee composed of Senator Goodwine and
Representatives Roots and Herod in getting
information to be placed before the Legis-
lature as a basis of appropriations. The
purpose of the last Legislature in creating
such a committee was to avoid the waste
OF time which the visiting of state institu-
tons by legislative committees always in
wolves. The information which the commit
tee is collecting will enable the Legislature
e. legislate in reference to the institutions
much more intelligently than they could
upon such reports as the larger committees
make. after hurried visits during the ses-
sion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

1855 ESQ bushels in 1894. Since July this
year the exports of wheat aggregate 102,-
s6IO94 bushels, against 114.204 SOS bushels last
year. Corn exports for the week aggregate
T. 3SS, $50 bushels against 4,623 9SS bushels last
week. 3.125,554 bushels in this week year
ago, 354l ,2SS bushels in 1896, 1891 S4 bushels
in 1895, and 292. 792 in 1892 Since July this
year corn exports aggregate 50 ,S2S bush
els. against 67,251.565 bushels during the
same period a year ago
SteadiEesS of prices has been a notable
feature of business this fall, though the nat
ural drift of values has been toward a
higher level or 107 staples, forty-nine, or
little less than one-half, are unchanged
thirty-two staples advanced and only TWEEN
ty-six declined while as compared with Dec.
more than one-half, are higher. forty-two
are lower and eleven are unchanged
Business failures in the United States this
week number 237 as against 212 last week,
292 in this week a year ago, 3S1 in 1885, 513
in 1895 and 3S3 in 1894
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
Democrats and the Philippines.
Washington Special to ST. Louis Globe-Dem-

ocrat
The Democratic policy is reaction That
is absolutely all the opening of Congress
develops. The Democracy is the opposition.
Arriving senator's and representatives of
that party have no clearly defined ideas or
convictions. They are "agin" the admins-
tration Democratic comments on the mes
sage are amusing. They are unfavorable of
course. They have to be to be Democratic
according to the theory of the statesmen
who utter them. Fault naturally, Is found
with the President because he doesn't I'M
fold a Philippines policy. How can the
Democrats attack that policy until they
know what it is? To be sure Mr. Dockery
of Missouri, has come in charging reckless
ly, like his Democratic colleagues generally
He doesn't know exactly what the Repub-
lican policy is, but he is against it, what
ever it is.
81 tell YOU" said Mr. Dockery, "the sober
thinking. people of this country are against
taking the Philippines"
Would you have turned them back to
Spain?" was asked.
''Oh. Lord. no. We couldn't have done
that; of course not" replied Mr. Dockery.
Would you have the American troops
withdrawn entirely and leave the people to
their fate?''
No said Mr.. Dockery. 1--WE must keep
d naval base there"
What will YOU do with the rest?"
Get rid of EN-
How"
"Oh, don't know. Find some way. Coll
dern EN-, we don't want EN-
And that is a fair sample of the Demo
cratic craftsmanship as it has applied itself
to the Philippines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The death of Judge Robertson, of New
York. has revived the incident of the resig-
nation OF Senators Conkling and Piatt be-
cause OF the nomination of the Judge to be
collector of the port of New York by Presi-
dent Garfield. 1t has generally been sup
posed that Mr.. Conkling was the leader in
the matter of resigning, so much so that
Mr. Platt was called me, too" The Brook
iyn Eagle. however. gives different version
of IT, When Mr.. Platt was nominated for
senator By the legislative caucus he was
obliged. the Eagle says. to secure the votes
of Judge Robertson and his friends to help
him out They did so upon his promise that
he would not oppose the nominations of
President Garfield in New York. One of the
first Of these nominations was Judge
Robertson, who was the foe of Mr.. Conk-
ling. Mr.. conkling demanded that his col
league vote with him against confirmation.
Senator Plat called attention to hig prom
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

One of the usual charges against the men
who have held the office of secretary of the
treasury is that they are allied to what is
called the money power, or Wall street. To
listen to such people one would come to the
conclusion that all of those who have held
that office have been Eastern men. AS a
matter of fact, the most of the men who
have held that Office came from States west
of the Alleghenes. Abraham Lincoln began
with Salmon p. Chase, of Ohio. Mr.. Lin
coins next longtime appointee for that
office was Hugh McCulloch, of Indiana who
remained during the Johnson administration.
Three of General Grants secretaries were
from the East and one was from the West.
President Hayes made John Sherman sec
rotary of the treasury President Garfields
secretary of the treasury was William Win
dom, of Minnesota. When Mr.. Arthur re-
constructed his Cabinet Judge Folger, OF
New York, was called to the treasury. He
was succee ded by Gen. Walter O. Gresham
and he by Mr. McCulloch. of this
State. President Harrison called Mr. Win
dom TO the treasury. and on his death Mr..
Foster. of Ohio. was made secretary. Presi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10
A Baby on Our Doorstep.

a reception was given to Rear Admiral
Schey last night at TIE New York Club,
admiral retold the story of the Santiago
fight. On the subject of expansion he said ::
We find ourselves in a somewhat peculiar
predicament We find that somebody has
left baby on our doorstep. / have the con-
fidence in the American people to believe
that they will know how 10 deal with the
subject" Admiral Schley ended by referring
to the recent affection that has grown up
between the United States and the great
mother country" The reference was cleo
trcal in result. Men jumped to their feet
and waved napkins in the air. When the
applause subsidized the speaker declared i'm
pressively that the union of the two great
Anglo-Saxon nations would bring peace to
the world for fifty years to come and would
be for the welfare of the world, for civiliza-
ton and for humanity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The great falling off of the Importation
port of such goods contribute very much
to the trade balance in our favor. In 1888
we imported $9,OOOOOO worth of iron and
iron goods; in 1898. less than $ls.OOO,OOO. In
1883 we exported S17OOO,OOO worth of iron and
iron goods and in 1898 S7O,OOO,OOO That is, in
1883 we purchased abroad $S2OOO,OO0 worth
of iron goods more than we sold. while in
1898 we sold $57 100000 more than we pur-
chased This means a change of $50 10000
in our favor in ten years in the two ar
ticles of iron and steel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

MANILA, Dec. 9.-The United States
transport Pennsylvania has arrived from
San Francisco. Private Fred Bancll, of the
Twentieth Kansas, died of typhoid fever on
board the transport Indiana, and was buried
ashore.
The Army and Navy Club has been organ
lied here, with Colonel Smith. of California.
as president.
The French transport Cachmire has ar
rived here for the purpose of repatriating
Spaniards.
The kansas volunteers landed to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

Mr.. Carnegie finds great consolation in the
declaration of the President in his message
that Cuba shall have a free and independent
government as soon as the conditions are
favorable. This is what Mr.. Carnegie would
Of the President in regard to Cuba affords
him hope that the President will extend
that policy to the Philippines There is no
reason why he should not, and there is no
reason to believe that he or any other friend
of the treaty proposes to annex the islands
to the United States as a part of 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The fact that there is talk in Paris about
holding the United States responsible for
the payment of the Cuban bonds proves how
little the French know of the American
people. There is no court into which France
can summon the United States; moreover.
without looking for more
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

dent Mckinley made Mr.. Gage. of Illinois,
secretary Of the treasury. Thus it appears
that the men who have held the office of
secretary of the treasury most the time
under Republican Presidents were from the
middle West. All of the secretaries who
have been conspicuous in the office under
Republican rule were from Western States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-12-10

The street-railway ring in Chicago being
able to pay the forty-six aldermen neces-
Sary to carry the fifty years franchise. the
mayor and his friends are having a hard
time to get the one-third necessary to sus-
tain his veto. 1t is now given out that sew
eral aldermen have been playing boodler to
find out who have been bribed, and that, as
the result of this spying, the mayor has evil
dence upon which to send several members
of the board to the penitentiary. Chicago
has never had such an exciting local fight.