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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
MISS willard,a Kindness.
Washington Post.


When the great temperance leader lay
dead in Chicago, among the flowers near her
was a bunch of violets from Washington
newspaper woman.
II never saw Miss Willard but once" said
the newspaper woman to me the day she
seat the flowers. 1T was in Western city.
/ was reporter on a local paper, discour-
aged, overworl<ed, blue, homesick and alto
gether miserable, for i was only-well,
wasn't out of my teens, and / had been
away from home only a few months. Miss
Willard came to the city to organize w.
c. T. u. chapter. was sent to her hotel to
ask her something impairment. Miss Will
lard was i'll, but sent word that ! might
come up. l found her sitting in an easy
chair, very pale, but very sweet had only
begun to tell my errand when she rose and
came toward me. She put her hands on my
shoulders.
why, dearie.' she said, how tired you
look Take my chair, child
And I-well. nobody had called me 'deariet
for so Ions nobody had called me child
that I-well, / put my head on Frances VIII.
lard's shoulder and cried 1t all out. l had
never seen her before; 1 have never seen
her since but for the memory of these few
kind words / say-'God bless Frances VIII
lard Z"
And somehow 1 feel sure He has blessed
Frances Willard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15

derson, made the statement that he was not
a candidate for State Treasurer cor for any
other Office" This statement was made
with sufficient energy to be conclusive.
The new director of the Bureau of Ameri-
can Republics, Mr.. Frederic Emory, has
abrogated the contract which the bureau
has had with Mr.. Charles f. Locke, of New
York for obtaining advertisements for the
The bureau will continue to accept adver-
tisements for the bulletin, but no soliciting
by agents on commission hereafter will be
allowed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
The Peru-Chile nisnute.

LIMA, Peru, March 14-Private informa-
ton has been received to the effect that
the minister of foreign affairs received on
Saturday last a cable dispatch from Senior
G. Ebillinghurst, the vice president of Peru,
dated from Chile, the tenor Of which is
that an arrangement of the disputes as to
the disposition of the provinces of Tacna
and africa, now held by Chile under the
terms of the treaty of Ancon, has not been
arrived at, but is almost certain to be con-
cuded. The Peruvians of Santiago de
Chile have been under the belief that the
arrangement was an accomplished fact.
The government has ordered a general mus
ter of the national guard for April L, which
will include all citizens from eighteen to
fifty-nine years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Public Land Commission.

WASHINGTON, March IA. - Representa-
tive Nawlands, of Nevada, introduced q
bill to-day creating a public-land commits
SIGN, to consist of the commissioner of the
General Land Office, the director of the
geological survey and three other persons,
whose appointment are made subject to
confirmation by the Senate. Its duties are
to construct a contoured topographic map
of public land areas find the water supply
of each basin and incidental data, control
the cutting of timber in each basin, regu-
late the occupation and utilization of public
lands and in general protect the forests,
woodlands, grazing lands and waters. The
hill appropriates 100000 for the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
what Editor Morss Would Like.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 14.-The purpose
of the recent visit of Editor Samuel E..
Morss to Washington has been discovered.
Mr.. Morss wants to be appointed COM
missioner to represent this government at
the Paris exposition, and has made his APP
peal. He is in the field early No provision
has yet been made by Congress for the
American exhibit or for commissioners but
that fact does not embarrass Mr.. Morss, as
he feels confident that Congress will take
the necessary action. The President is not
unaware of the fact that Candidate Morss
publishes a radical free-silver and free
trade paper which is violently hostile. to the
administration, a circumstance which may
operate somewhat to the gentlemans dis
advantage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Cable Notes.

The failure of H. M. Lindsay & Co., stock
brokers. of London, is announced
The French Chamber of Deputies has
adopted the postal arrangements signed at
Washington in June last.
The American steamer Alameda sailed
from Sydney, N. s. W., yesterday, having
on board 100000 in gold
The Japanese parliamentary elections are
proceeding quietly, and it is expected that
the government will have a majority.
Senior Domingo Cana, the Chilean minis
ter at Washington, has been appointed min
James.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Ingram Fletcher's Desire.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. March Traditional in
dorsements have been received on the APP
plication of Ingram Fletcher, formerly of
Indianapolis, for appointment as postmaster
at Orlando, Fla, place that pays about
81 800 a year. The postmaster general is adj
vised that the appointment will be highly
appreciated by ex-PreSident Harrison. Sena-
tor Fairbanks is also lending his influence
to secure the place for Mr.. Fletcher, and it
is not impossible that way will be found
TO appoint him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
PRINCE ENTERTAINED.
by Vice President Hobart
to Albert of Belgium.

WASHINGTON, March IA series of
entertainments in honor of Prince Albert
Of Belgium came to an end this evening
with the reception by the Vice President
and Mrs Hobart, when between two and
three hundred guests were presented to the
prince The reception was preceded by a
dinner. During the dinner the Hungarian
band, brought from New York for the even
ing, was stationed in an alcove of the
library, and played the national hymn of
Belgium, following with America" and the
national airs of Great Britain, Germany
and France, in compliment to the ambassa-
doris from those nations, who were present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
WILL LIE IN STATE.
Remains of Gen. ROsecrans to BE
Placed in a Los Angeles Hall.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 14-At 10
o'clock tomorrow morning the body of the
late General w. S. RosecranS will be con-
veyed under military escort from the I'M
dertaking parlors, where they have been
since his death, to the Council Chamber of
Commerce Hall, there to lie in state until
the funeral Wednesday morning. The pail
bearers tomorrow will be chosen from
city and county officials and member of
the Chamber of Commerce and Free Hs.rbor
League. The military escort will be fur
nished by General Last of the National
Guard. On Wednesday morning the funeral
march will be held at the Cathedral the
bishop of the diocese officiating, after which
the body will be conveyed to Rosedale, there
to remain in a vault until they can be con-
Veyed to Arlington Cemetery, Washington,
D. c., TO be finally inferred. Many tele-
grams and letters Of coincidence have been
received by the children of General Rose
Grams. One from President Mckinley speaks
in very feeling terms of his old commander.
The list of pallbearers for Wednesdays
ceremonies has not yet been announced.
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erty as an excuse not to organize relief for
the hundreds of thousands of people dying
of want in consequence of the direct acts
OF that government, and whose only fault
is that they happen to be Spanish subjects.
The government in Madrid and the colonial
government in Havana are equally culp-
able in this matter, and deserving of the
most severe censure for their conduct.
There Is also another question involved
in this unfortunate state of affairs. It is
this: Private charity will soon be exhausted
IN Cuba as a means of providing aid to
these poor people, and the sole channel OF
States in response to the appeal made by
Mr.. Secretary Sherman. 1t is hardly pos
sible to expect sufficient resources from
indefinite length of time And yet if assist
ance from the United States fails them
the great majority of these 600 destitute
human beings must die of starvation IN the
course of the next six or eight months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
ouarantine Against Fever.

AUSTIN, Tex. March 14-Governor Gull
berson issued a general quarantine procla-
ing to all coast points and along the Rio
Grande. The quarantine is against yellow
fever. smallpox and cholera. The Governor
takes occasion to urge upon all cities and
towns in the State to exercise the greatest
diligence in cleaning up and avoiding any
introduction of yellow fever into their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Revolt in Battambong.

LONDON March 15-According to dis
patch to the Times from Singapore, rebel
lion has broken out at Battambong, where
the people have refused to pay taxes. A ST.
amese expedition has defeated the rebels,
but fighting continues.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Russians Invade Corea.

YOKOHAMA, March ia Russian vol
unteer steamer has arrived at Chemulpo,
from Port Arthur, and has landed a guam
tity of stores and flfty-seven sailors, who
proceeded to Seoul.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15
Revolt in Hungary Spreading.

LONDON, March Is. - A dispatch from
Vienna to the Daily Mail says the agrarian
revolt in Hungary is spreading. In a con-
fiict between the peasants and gendarmerie
on Sunday at Duna Foldvar two peasants
were killed and forty wounded
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15

WASHINGTON, March 14.--Blanche X.
Bruce register of the treasury and eX-sena-
tor is again very low to-day and is not
holding the Improvement which gave a lit
lie hope last Saturday afternoon to his
family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-15

ENGLISH,S

years If Cuba remains a Spanish colony
government is estimated at some SIS, OOO, 900
yearly, and no doubt can be carried on for
that sum If conducted on prudent lines. To
meet all this heavy disbursement there is
only colonial revenue of $40, 00O, O0O or
Whereabouts. Previous to the outbreak of
the instruction the revenue was a little
less than So, COO 000 but Cuba was then ex-
porting five times as much produce as is
now the case, and some years must neces-
Sarily eiapse before the trade of the island
RECEIVERS from its present state OF chaos To
sum up the matter briefly, the financial con-
dition for the next three years under the
new constitution is this:
Annual charge for service of debt. ST., 500 600
Maintenance of the rights of the
Spanish crown Observation-Disclosures. 100 900 O00
Cost of colonial administration. -. 5000 900
Total annual expenditure. .$132, 500 600
Total annual revenue. 10000 900
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Annual deficit !.

At the end of three years the accumulated
amount of these deficits will reach 1897, 500, :
000-clearly an impossible position to main
tain for the colonial exchequer.
If Spain remains with Cuba this sum of
$337, 500 900 is what she will be called upon to
pay between now and 1901 in order to hold
her colony. Of course the service of the
debt may be allowed to go into default, and
the army stationed in Cuba for the mainte-
nance of the rights of the Spanish crown
but if such a course be taken, it only
makes the position of Spain more difficult
in the end.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
TRAMPS WELCOME TO-DAY.
GOOD NEW YEARS DINNER.
81 COME IN.

The Weary Waggles', the Dusty Rhodes
and the Ragged Ruggles' all Toasted that day.
Along in the middle of the forenoon there
might have been seen a man in front of
the house reading, in some wonder, the invi-
tat;on. He quickly walked away, but soon
after another tramp applied for admittance.
Miss Benson not only fed her strange guest,
but she entertained him with conversation.
She asked him about his life as a tramp.
Il am not tramp naturally" the man
said: Il was gentleman once, years ago,
and was in love with girl, but"
'Well!'' exclaimed Miss Benson. "wbat
CT herr" Something about the guest moved
her strangely.
"Oh, nothing; we quarreled; was stub
born fool and went away to South America.
l received blow on the head and wandered
about all over the world, until, few months
ago. recovered"
Have you found that girl, or don't you
care for her any more?' asked Miss Benson,
in strange voice.
? II am looking for her now" was the re-
ply, and when find her will show her
this," and the tramp pulled from his pocket
"a golden medallion. -
Is ''Dick!" cried Miss Benson.
Margaret cried the tramp, and, throw
ing of his false whiskers, Dick Somers and
Margaret were clasped in each others arms
They decided to give Fate no chance to
NEEDLE again with their affairs; they must
be married on New Years day; year was
too long to wait, 90 the New Years feast
for tramps was turned into a wedding sup
per for two loving hearts, separated already
too long. 81 :'s# 4 +.
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
il Cramps Kew Years Feast

! IN EW YEARS day was great event
I'M with Margaret Benson. In the
Il Il first place, it was her birthday, and
on that day, too. she and Dick Som
ers had met and had fallen in love with
each other. A year of happy companionship
followed, and on the next New Years day
they became formally engaged. Little tokens
passed from one to the other, Margaret re-
ceiving handsome ring, giving Dick in re-
turn little golden medallion on which was
an appropriate inscription.
New Years day having played SO impor-
tant part in their lives, the wedding day
was set for that date the following year.
But the death of Margaret's father caused a
postponement, and instead of a wedding
there was lovers quarrel over some trifing,
silly matter. Dick left the house in ang' :.
Zach thought the other at fault and that a
reconciliation would take place in a few
days. But Dick was stubborn and Margaret
reluctant to take the initiative Thus it
happened that Dick, more incensed than
ever, went away. He told no one where he
was going.
Mr.. Benson had left his daughter rich.
For time she brooded over Dicks absence,
but finally settled down into the quiet life
OF an old maid. AS time passed she grew
eccentric, and, though always benevolent
and charitable, she took the oldest ways of
doing her good work. She made New y ears
great day and had the strangest assortment
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21

and while resting with his command at 4
picturesque wayside inn, Lieut.. John, Jr.,
was agreeably astonished when addressed.
in somewhat mixed United States, by the
1otund matron of the establishment. She
celled him "Offisair Saxtone." She had asked
one Of the soldiers the name of their COM
mander, and he had simply replied: Sax.
ton"
Quickly it all came out. She was the
whilom Samantha Marley, the war-waif of
Tennessee, and she had lovely daughter
whose name was Lucia. Samantha's moth.
er's name was Lucy and Jose's mothers
name was Lusette, so Lucia was compro-
mise.
Taking up again the conversation between
John, ST., and Sam Nelson, John said:
"Well, this is the how of it, Sam. That
John Of mine has run acrost a pooty gyrl
down there in Porty Reeka, and her name
is Lucy-what was that blame dago's name
that run away with Samantha ?-er-er-''
"Why, Rody-gay-ands he was gay, too.
Warn't he, John?' =. =. !. e.
Never mind about that. My John has
captured Sapantha'e daughter down there,
and he says that country good enough for
him wano,' whatever that is. But hess
comm home long about Christmas for a
visit, and he wants US to dig up the best
dinner we can for New Years day, the day
he expects to strike vi" zs.=i s:. 81
Sort Of q nine-strike, won't it be, joint
We'll, sorter, Sam. But want to tell
you that there amt nothin' too good for
them boys that's comm back from that
nasty war-mine among the rest and John
and his Lucy will get dinner worth eatin'
ii this farm and Chicago can furnish the
tuck. : s.. 5ss Sa ..z sss=
And me, John Z? T.. .::=
. oh, you and the. others win be there, it
you promise not to fetch any thair-fi xin's!,'
WILLIAM LIGI1TFOOTs
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
Accident Or Strategy?

1TT WAS their first New Years
II dinner, and naturally very
II II important affair. When they
first spoke of it she asked his
opinion as to the menu and then vetoed all
his suggestions.
And neither OF us have relative within
hundred miles, so we can just invite people
we really like" she said, finally
"Good! l should like
''The Swellstyles? So should /; Then, as,
you say, the Hauttons."
"Did l mention the Swelstyles and the
Hauttons?"
'You were just about to, dear, when in
terrupted you. Isn't it nice that we always
think alike, Rodney?"
"Do we? Now. in the matter of the hall
carpet We"
"Oh, well, dearie, even you are wrong,
sometimes. So, then, our little dinner is
arranged"
"You forget the Smiths, dear. l was at
the first New Years dinner they ever gave.
Let me see-that was in &c."
"Humph! the same year in viii Mrs.
Smlth got her last new dress, wasn't it? Yes,
as you say, We will have them some other
time"
Il didn't say some other time; l said on
New Years day. l promised them that
they should dine with me on the first New
Years day after was married. Why, what
are you crying about, Ophela?"
"B-because that ISM the reason you w-want
them; you want thep because that horrid
johnson girl you used to go to see when We
quarreled lives near them, and y-you want
to ask after her and find out if-if she took
our marriage to heart; that's why!''
Il had forgotten that the Smiths lived,
near her; honest, had, Pheelie. Look here,
you write and ask them to dinner on New.
Years day, and I'll not mention Miss John
son to them, and Pm get you that cut
glass salad bowl you want so much"
Twill you, Rodney? Then I'll try to for.
give you. and I'll write the invitation. But:
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21

the new year. That very progressive. an
cient people, the Romans, found it in March,
this explaining why the last four months of
the year are named, respectively, seventh,
eighth, ninth and tenth. When the present
division of time was reached the iconoclasts
did not deem it a matter of any Importance
to fit the names to the changed condition,
but preserved the order and nomenclature
fixed by Caesar. The Hebrews hold fast to
an entirely different date, the Chinese to an
other, the Persians to another and the Rus
SLAMS to another, because of their refusal to
adopt the Gregorian calendar.
But custom honors any observance and in
time makes a saint of it. Many centuries
have elapsed since the leading countries of
Europe accepted January as the initial day
OF the year, and the rule was brought over
to America by our Pilgrim fathers and the
jamestown settlers. In the absence OF any
Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1898-12-21
THE twilight Of
the century shines
the New Year like
n CT a.

Ing herald with
their music near and far;
can hear their tuneful echoes in the heart
of glade and glen,
For the gentle chimes are ringing: "Peace
on earth, good will to menu
Dawns the New Year with beauty that no
earthly tongue can tell,
Let a great and happy nation evermore
the chorus swell;
Over mountain, plain and prairie, DER the
ever restless sea
Floats meath the bells so musical the ban
ner of the free.
From the Orient old In story. with Its
legends fond and sweet,
Blessed by many an eager watcher, come
the New Years baby feet;
And lose the bells moment as turn
aside to know
That. with smile. our newest guest is
coming with the snow.
On the islands Of the oceans, on the peopled
lands afar
Shines with majesty transcendent hoary
earth's immortal star;
And the New Year greets the nations with
the music of it's chimes
AS they echo. echo. echo In thousand dis
tant climes.
It greets the sunny southland where the
1t smiles upon the northland in its garni-
ture Of snow,
1t bids the west GOOD morning" from its
highest mountain peak,
And stops to greet the busy east with ever
glowing cheek.
Methinks that in it's coming can read
wondrous tale,
Unlike the advent of those years that made
the bravest quail
For around it seems to linger, like zephyr
from the sea,
The beauty and the fervor Of the Man Of
. Galilee.
The glorious crown Of victory we proudly
wear again,
Columbia stands erect where fell the gon-
falonS Of Spain;
I listen to the New Years bells and hear In
each sweet peal
The echoes of the guns that broke the
power of CASTLE.
o speed the guest departed into years that
are no more,
And greet the New Years coming from re-
hottest shore to shore;
Like sunburst on mountain dawns the
morning of it's time,
And the New Year in it's glory crowns with
promises our cline.
Rich and poor can hail its coming to the
palace and the cot;
1t brings the day of better things, the old
year Is forgot;
We weave for that a 'shroud Of snow, and
in the morning clear
With anthems which no sorrow know we
greet the glad New Year.
Child of Time! thy dawning let the ma
tions hail with joy,
Bring US that happiness and peace that
never knows alloy;
Aye, mid the music of the bells melodious
and sweet
May every person hear with JOY the patter
of thy feet!
The balances of God doth weigh the future
vast and great,
But let US to the New Year turn with mind
and heart elate;
With the old. old year behind US. in the
morning bright and clear,
Let all the world take hope and greet the
Heaven-sent New Year.
T. C. HARBAUGH.