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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.

u The National Council of Women is to
meet in Omaha in October and talk things
over. There is reason to believe that not
every one who reads this announcement I'M
derstands the character and functions Of
the national council, confusing it with other
feminine organizations such as the National
Federation of Clubs. Especially is this true
of the male part of the population, which
by no means keeps pace with the enter
prise of women. To ask the average man
to define the difference between a fedora
ton and council Of women is to expose the
densest ignorance. His bewilderment it is
true, is not accompanied by embarrassment
He not only does not know the difference,
but easily betrays the fact that he does not
care in the least what it is. He has had it
impressed upon him that the women have
organized and will organize for all sorts of
purposes. that he could not prevent it if he
wanted to. and that it is no concern of his.
anyway, so long as his comfort and con-
venience are not inte1efered with This
seems philosophical, but not wise Merely
matter of information he ought to
know what women are doing. especially
since he is directly concerned; for if he will
investigate closely he will discover that the
object of a good many of these societies is
to promote undertakings that affect his own
plans and institutions-all for his own good,
the promoters will tell him. The Journal is
not quite sure that it can give him the in
formation with entire accuracy the various
organizations and their connecting links
making very complicated network. The
National Federation of Clubs. to begin, is
composed of state declarations; a state fed
GRAFTON is made UP of those clubs and So
cieties throughout the commonwealth. the
united and individual purpose of whose
members is to improve their minds. Dele
gates from these federated aggregations of
feminine intellect meet in convention, as at
Denver last June, and discuss topics of pro-
found Importance, but such convention Is
not council. A council represents all or
ganized feminine activities. The federation
may send delegates, but so may the Rath-
bone Sisters. the Ladies of the Maccabees,
the Association of Female Stenographers.
the ADVERTISEMENTS the Social Purity
Societies. the Organized Mothers, the Equal
Suffragists. the Temperance Union. and so
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The nearest approach to confirmation of
the rumors regarding the unfriendly atti-
tude of Germany in the Philippines is found
in a statement of Senior Agoncilo, the rep
resentative of the revolutionary govern
ment, who is now in this country. In a
statement otherwise temperate and appar-
emily truthful he denies that the F'ilipinos
are secretly conniving with the Germans,
and adds:
1t is true that a few days after the de-
struction of the Spanish fleet in Manila bay
representatives, of the German empire made
proposals 10 the insurgents to aid them in
forming an independent government. This
offer was refused. the reply made to the
Germans being that under an agreement
entered into between Aguinaldp and Ad-
miral Dewey the insurgents were in honor
bound to refuse the honor.
From this it appears that the Germans
did make overtures to the insurgents at a
time and of a character that made such
action on their part unfriendly to the
United States. Germany must have known.
as did the rest of tie world, that Spanish
sovereignty in the Philippines practically
ended with the destruction of the Spanish
fleet and capture of Manila bay, and that
the United States was so far master of the
situation that interference with the DISPOSE
ton of the islands by any European power
would be resented as an unfriendly act.
Under these circumstances an offer to aid
the insurgents in establishing an indie
pendent government was practically an Of
fer to aid in preventing the United
States from gathering the fruits of Deweys
victory. Senior Agoncillo says the offer was
declined because of an agreement between
the insurgent leader and Admiral Dewey,
which they were in honor bound to observe.
1t is quite likely also, that the admirals
firmness in dealing with the Germans and
his evident readiness to assume response
bility in asserting the rights of the United
States prevented the Germans from pushing
the matter, but the action of the latter was
none the less tricky and unfriendly to the
United States.
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STATE PRESS OPINION.

The Arena. the only free-silver magazine
in the country, has suspended John Clark
Ridpath. it's editor, ought to suspend with
IT. vale. Arena Vale Ridpath! Vale, free
silver!-Vincennes Commercial.
The campaign in Indiana will soon open
up with full list of speakers of both par
ties in the field. The Republican party will
be expected to run on its record. The DEM
ocratic party viii run on lodging its record
-Shebyville Republican.
1t is the policy of the Republican party to
look forward. not backward: to- grapple
with the problems of the future. not to cling
TO the dead isuses of the past to preach
the doctrine of hope, not to wallow in the
mire of observation-disclosures Palladium
AS yet 1t has been impossible to blame the
horrors of the Klondike" on the war adj
ministration. Things will work around that
way however, and it only remains a ques-
ZION of time until the miner who returns
with nothing but his experience will blame
II all on Alger and Mark Hanna.-Ander-
son BuAetin.
The Democratic party, in alf-hearted
manner has opened campaign, but it is a
campaign in which there is confusion. The
party leaders are not SO emphatic on six
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A RESIDENT OF NEW YORK.
Statement from EIibu Root in Re-
gard to ROOseveIt's Eligibility.

Statement from EIibu Root in Re-
gard to ROOsevelt's Eligibility.
Elihu Root who had not been substituted
as delegate in the convention, was called
to the platform by the chairman, and made
a statement as to the eligibility of Mr.
Roosevelt to hold Office He said Mr.. Roose-
welt had always voted in Oyster Bay and
had merely removed personal property to
Washington. He had always paid taxes in
Oyster Bay, and had merely refused to pay
taxes on property he was using in Washing
ton, and by his affidavit he merely said that
he was not a resident Of New York. When
Mr.. Root read a letter from Mr.. Roosevelt
to his lawyer, asking for some money and
saying that he had expended so much money
that he was beyond his income, Mr.. Root
said: MIR. Roosevelt had expended that
money to raise the Rough Riders" There
vas great burst of applause, and then Mr..
Root closed by saying that the documentary
proof not only showed that he never had
lost his residence but rather had paid
money that he was not Obliged to pay to
retain it.
Edward Lauterbach made personal ex-
PLANTATION of his connection with the recent
attack on Colonel Roosevets ineligibilty.
At 7:15 D. m. Secretary of State Palmer
moved a roll call. and the motion was
adopted. Before 1t got through the New
York delegation IL was evident that Mr..
Roosevelt had a practical wakover and at
7:36 enough votes had been cast to nominate
him. At TAI the roll call was completed and
the vote was announced as follows: Roose-
welt, 1853; Black. 2lS. Then the auditors and
delegates rose in great mass and cheered.
Judge Cady got the floor and moved to
make the nomination unanimous While the
question was pending. Senator Krum, who
had supported Governor Black said: ION
behalf of Governor Black and his friends. 1
say that they will stand by Theodore Roose-
welt as ne stood by the country" The nomi-
nation was made unanimous, and, at 7:46.
the convention stood in recess until
o'clock
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EASTERN STAR ORDER.
Ninth ,:rienninl Session of the Gem
eraI Grand Chapter.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The ninth tri-
eDnial session Of the General Grand Chapter
of the Order of the Eastern Star was opened
at Masonic Temple in this city to-day.
Every Grand Chapter of the order except
Indian Territory and West Virginia was
represented and a delegation from Indian
Territory is on the way. Delegations from
Connecticut, New York and New Jersey,
which States are not yet affiliated with the
General Grand Chapter. also were present,
and committee consisting of Messrs. Mer-
rift and Williamson and Mesdames Mat
thews. Rainsford and Pitkin was appointed
to confer with them with a view to affilia-
ton. Addresses We're made by Worthy
Grand Matron Caroline A Handy, Most
Worshipful Grand Master of Masons Sam
rel G.. Palmer and District of Columbia
Commissioner John w. Ross The PFesi-
dent this afternoon received the members
of the order in the East room at the White
House, about three hundred attending. To-
right reception was given at the National
Rifles armory to the members of the chap
ter and Of the order. The Grand Chapter OF
the District of Columbia were the hosts.
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on and so forth to the end of the list.
When the delegates get together they dis
cuss the questions suggested by the separ-
ate purposes of the several bodies and set
on foot combined reforms that include the
revision of everything from the Constitu-
ton of the United States to the manners
and morals of their husbands and brothers.
1t is an age of organization, and if organi-
cations really accomplish anything, this
enc Of endless ramifcations ought to do so.
At all events, it is we'll to keep an eye on
it. if only by way of observing the progress
Of events. Even if the convention talks to
no practical purpose but merely for the
sake of hearing Itself. some things will
doubtless be said that are worth listening
to. A national council of women is too for
midabie body to be ignored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

PITrSBURG, Sept. 27.-General j. p. s.
Goblin, grand marshal for the Knights
Templars parade in Pittsburg, Tuesday, Oct.
H. has partially completed the formation OF
his staff as follows: Brigadier General
Henry c. Corbin, adjutant general of United
States army; Brigadier General Carl A.
Woodruff. Fort Warren. Boston; Senator
George l.. Shoup. Boise. Ida. Senator ].
G. Burroughs Kalamazoo. Mich: Hon.
Henry Clay Evans. commissioner of PEN
siOns, Washington. ID. c.; Naval Command
er Simon p. Gillette. Evansville, Ind;
Brigadier General William X. Mckee Camp
Poland, Knoxville. Tenn. General Samuel
c. Lawrence Medford Mass: General Rob-
ert H. Chamberlain. Worcester. Mass;
General William r. Walker, Pawtucket
Mass: Surgeon General @. II. Kenyon,
Boston Mass. Colonel G. Fl. KEENAN,. Nor
walk, o.; Colonel b. ID. Spellman, Camp
Poland, knoxville. Tenn: General A. e.
Booth. Baltimore Nd: Colonel Willard
Howard Fourth Regiment. Baltimore: Col.
William z. Lane. First United States Vol
unteers, Fort Monroe. Va; Colonel Thad
M. Chapman. Middlebury. VT; General
John b. Clapp. Hartford, Conn; Colonel
Charles l.. Burdette. Tampa Fla: Hon.
John r.. Baird. judge advocate general. of
Cheyenne. Wyo. General Goblin has a large
number of conditional acceptances from
prominent army and navy officers of the
war with Spain whose names he viii an
nOunce later
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

A Baltimore preacher is an earnest advo-
cate of matrimony. In a recent sermon he
admitted that some men made awful mis-
takes Socrates and John Wesley, for ex-
ample, but declared that to be unhappily
married brought out the best in a man. He
then advised every man who desired to
achieve the highest results to ask God to
help him. and to go out and look for help
meet. The obvious conclusion from this is
that man who is truly anxious to develop
his character to the utmost should pray
that he may espouse termagant Most
men, however, will probably prefer some
other form of discipline.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

The Louisville Courier-Journal refers to
the army investigating commission as the
Presidents packed jury" Such an attack
from this quarter might have been pre-
vented by appointing Editor Watterson on
the commission, and it would not have been
a bad appointment, either, but because the
President could only appoint nine good
men out of hundreds those who were not
appointed should not insult him and the
commission by calling it packed jury. 1t
seems impossible for a Democratic paper
to be fair and patriotic more than few
days at time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

General Greene, who has just arrived in
the United States from the Philippines, pays
a glowing tribute to the valor of the volun-
teer soldiers there and says they are in
good condition, with no danger of a fever
epidemic or serious illness. Yet the same
government is feeding and caring for the
soldiers in the Philippines which the yellow
papers say starved and neglected those in
our own camns
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Lost on the stickeen Trail.

SEATTLE. Wash, Sept. 27.-Out of a
party of twenty-siN men that left San Fran
cisco early in the year TO go to Dawson
via the Stikeen trail. Herman Long. of this
city. is the only one that pushed through.
Two out of the number were drowned, two
are insane and the others are far in the
interior regaining their health at trading
points. In the swift Chelsey river in
the north. seven of their boats were
dashed to pieces on the ROCKS and their OUT
hts were lost. In two of the wrecks DR..
Blake and man named Morgan, both from.
California, were drowned Long says that
many Of the men went temporarily insane
after their provisions began to give out.
They had to be watched continually. as
several attempts at suicide were made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

The first call for information issued by
the commission appointed to investigate the
conduct Of the war is addressed to the Sec
rotary OF war and. through him. to the
heads of bureaus in his department 1t calls
for detailed information from the latter re-
garding certain specified matters and also
addresses six special queries to the secre-
tary for reply. The questions are so framed
as 10 embrace wide scope of information,
ard the answers to them will lay a broad
foundation for more detailed inquiries. The
commission also requests any person who
may have complaints to make, or who may
possess any information bearing on the
subject to communicate the same to the
commission. either through the chairman.
Gen. Granville NJ. Dodge. or its secretary.
Richard Weightman. Washington. d. c.
From the nature OF the case the commits
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
Arrest Of n Postomce ThIef.

CHATTANOOGA. Tenn. Sept. 27-Chief
Postoftice Inspector Baird. in charge of the
Southern division, to-day received a tee-
gram from Inspector Ross. stating that he
had made an important arrest. which viii
put an end TO the stealing which has been
going on IN the Jacksonville, Fla. postofflce
for several years The man arrested is
Thomas Miller, mailing CLERK who has
been employed in the Jacksonville office
found In Millers possession and consider
able money was recovered Miller made a
full confession soon after being arrested
For two yers the inspectors have been try
ing to trace the thief In the Office and they
are naturally highly pleased over the cap
ture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
Many Klondikers "Broke.,

VANCOUVER, b. c.. Sept. 27.-Sixty-five
klondikcrs have arrived here on the steam
er Horsa. A majority were broke. Two
men, one named William Sundstrom, from
Chicago, came out. having been travelling
all the time since year ago last August
on the E.dgemont route They were lost in
the Rocky mountains for week. Several
few could reach Dawson, they say. j. W.
Sheppard, of Illinois. brought down S., SEQ
two claims. Several accidents have recently
occurred on the Skaguay Railroad. Two
men, 1T is said, were buried under a slide
cred
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sion will be largely dependent on volunteer
witnesses for clews to or information con-
corning alleged abuses and it is. therefore,
the duty of every person who may possess
such information to communicate it to the
commission This is fine opportunity for
fake correspondents. yellow editors and
sensational chaplains to put their Informal
ton, If they have any, where it will do
some good
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
GOLD SEEKERS DROWNED
SEVENTEEN LOST IN SMALL RIVERS
AND OTHERS MISSING.
Doieful Stories Told by Returning
kon and selling al $25 Ton.

PORT TOWNSEND Wash. Sept 25.-The
steam schooner Fulton has arrived, four
teen days from St. Mchaels, having en-
coumered severe gales during the voyage.
she brought fifty-nine miners from nearly
every mining district in Alaska. and among
the crowd, according to the statement Of
the purser. there is between $4,000 and $780,
900 in gold dust Among the passengers were
John Emerson. of Minnesota, and Charles
Daniels, of Honolulu who left Kotsebue
sound Aug. 20. They have prospected near
~ every stream emptying into the sound,
but found nothing beyond small colors.
Ihey mad heard nothing of the reported
strike on the Kowak river. About 1850
men were on the beach awaiting an oppor-
tunty to return south. All the business
houses, which had opened there to catch
the trade of the miners had their goods
packed ready for shipment to some other
point. Seventeen prospectors are known to
have been drowned during the season at
Bottom inlet. Many others are missing
They are supposed to have lost their lives
In attempting to ascend the small rivers
Favorable reports from Minook district
are brought out Captain Robert J. Dun
ham, of the river steamer Rideout says
tnat number of new strikes along the
creeks I'm that district are reported and
prospects are most favorable. He also re-
ports the discovery of two veins of coal on
the Yukon river, about 500 miles from it's
mouth. The coal is being mined and sold
to the steamers at $25 per ton. 1t will render
navigation on the river much cheaper. as
wood is scarce and expensive. During the
"trip up the river the steamer paid "a. 700 for
wood. The coal is easily mined, one man
being able to take out from five to seven
tons day.
State Senator ]. W. Pange, of Seattle,
who is among the returning Dawsonites,
said just before leaving Dawson that Col.
Davis, president of the relief committee of
the combined secret orders. told him that
the average death rate was five per day
during the past two months. The highest
IN one day was eighteen. All arrivals from
Dawson during the past month have re-
ported the health conditions in Dawson as
something deplorable and a death rate
ranging from five TO seventeen per day.
II IS estimated that about 1900 people
joined the rush to Stewart river. Nearly
every foot Of available ground has been
prospected, but no gold was found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

It is said that before closing its work the
army investigating con mission will sum-
mon before it the commanding officers of
tho various divisions and brigades, and
probably colonies of regiments from which
complaints have emanated. In that event,
perhaps, Col. William ]. Bryan may be
able to explain why there was a much
larger percentage of sickness in his regi-
ment than in one encamped next to it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

BUFFALO, N. Y. Sept. "a special to
the News from Vancouver. says: Return
ing Klondikers report that Sir Arthur
Curtis, the English basonet. who myster-
iously disappeared last spring while en- route
to the Yukon via Ashcroft committed sui
eide. Sir Arthur, the story runs, worn
with hunger and the hardships of the trail,
and much piqued and annoyed over a per-
sonal encounter with one of the party, went
into the mountains and drowned himself in
mountain stream. His coat and hat were
found in the stream"
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willing to ObIige.

The Rev. Mr. Wilgus-lIy young friend,
should be delighted to have you hear me
preach next Sabbath. / am going to de-
liver a special sermon to members of the
theatrical profession.
McFidden. Knockabout Artist guess I'll
go you. What time do you come on?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28
LAURA JEAN LIBBEY WEEDS.
Writer of Sensational stories WEEDS a
Brooklyn Lawyer.

NEW YORK. Sept. Pit is announced
that Laura Jean Libbey, the Brooklyn writ
err of stories. was married on Sept. p by
the Rev. J. G. Bacchus to Van Mater Still
well. a lawyer of Brooklyn. They are
spending the honeymoon at White Plains.
1t is said that Mrs. Stillwell will not give
up her work as an autnoress, TO which for
so long time she has been devoted.
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DastardIy plot.

'Ha, ha!'' said the villain. HE shall not
escape mel" Having by these phrases, es-
tablished his identity he continued:
II have bribed his valet to set his watch
ahead half an hour. He will put OH his
evening dress at half-past s. And then he
will be ruined! Ruined,''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

The raising of the Maria Theresa is a
good deal of a triumph for Hobson, and if
he can recover the Colon it will be a still
greater one. He has encountered consider
able opposition to his undertaking in Off
cial quarters, and there is room for sus-
picion that it was animated by jealousy of
the enterprising lieutenant. The public will
hope for his success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

regarding a whisky ring were laid before
President Grant, he Endorsed on one of the
papers, Let no guilty man escape" That
is the spirit Of President McKinley's in
structions to the army investigating COM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

The present attitude of the Democratic
party is consistent with it's entire record
in that it is menace to the credit. honor,
progress and welfare of the country. 1t
has been the same in every crisis of the
Nations history for the last forty years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

The Spaniards proposed to evacuate Cuba
from east to west, while the American COM
missioners insist that it shall be evacuated
propositions appear in the fact that as
Havana lies near the western end of the
island it would be one of the last points to
be evacuated in one case and one of the
first in the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

One of the important questions to be de-
cided in the elections this year is whether
the era of prosperity now fully opened shall
be continued or not. The election of a Demo-
cratic Congress would mean an entire revo-
luton in present business conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

Philadelphia, already a good city for
cyclers, promises something still better in
an asphalted highway sixteen miles long
Improvements now in progress on Broad
street will, it is said soon make it without
an equal in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

called 10 order until GAS o'clock. The chair
man announced that the platform was
ready and General Woodford took the plat
form and read the resolution. The reading
was frequently interspersed with applause
and when the reading was finished the plat.
form was adopted unanimously
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-28

Any one who is looking for material for
a 10-cent sentimental novel. what the
English call shilling shocker'' can find
it in the case on trial in the Criminal Court.
Love, jealousy and r-r-evenge there in
all the lvid intensity that the most exact
ing fiction reader could require.