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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-27
EPISCOPALlANS ADJOURN.
Missionary Council Concludes It's La
b0rs mt st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Oct. 26.-The Missionary
Council of the Protestant Episcopal Church
completed all Of it's business at the morn
ing session to-day. In the afternoon the
delegates visited the Woman's Auxiliary
and heard missionary addresses from the
women, while the evening was given to the
closing addresses of the council and fare
well social meeting Of those who, in three
days time, had become Like old friends, al
though many of them were total strangers
at the beginning of the councils sessions
The report of the committee on the Amer
lean church building fund commission
awakened more enthusiasm in the council
than usual. Three recommendations were
made, and 1t was around these that the dis
cussion conferred. The first recommendation
was that the charter Of the commission be
so changed as TO permit assistance in the
building of rectories as well as churches.
Second, that the rate of interest charged on
loans be changed from &c per cent" to mot
to exceed per cent" Third, that every
parish be requested to take at least one
offering each year for this fund. The re-
port was adopted making per cent. the
highest limit
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Methodist Foreign Missions.

CLEVELAND. o., Oct. 26.-The thirtieth
annual meeting of the National Womans
Foreign Missionary Society of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church opened to-day in Ep-
worth Memorial Church and will continue
for week. There is an attendance of about
four hundred, including Bishop and Mrs.
j. M. Thoburn, Miss Isabella Thoburn, Miss
Knowles, Miss Sophia Blackmore, Miss
Haskell, Miss Young and Miss Lilivati
Singh, of India; Miss Rebecca Hammond
of South America; Miss Julia Wisner of
Rangoon, Burmah; Miss NJ. b. Grifiths, of
ahue. Miss Grace Todd and Miss Wilma
Rouse, of China; Miss Louise Rothweiler
Miss Lulu Frey, of Corea Miss Isabella
Thoburn is the first missionary ever sent
out by the society. A few reports were
read at the session this morning and in the
afternoon the literary work of the society
was discussed. In the evening a reception
was held. attended by the Methodist pas
tors of the city and their wives.
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Posing for q Heroine.
Philadelphia Press.

Miss Viola Allen Is i'm receipt of a cable
gram from F. Marion Crawford stating that
he will visit this country the first part of
November. The author comes direct from
Rome for the purpose of consulting with
the actress concerning the final scenes of
the play he is writing for her. Speaking of
the visit she and her mother paid Mr.. Craw-
ford, last summer, in Italy, Miss Allen re-
Gently said:
II really had quite an interesting and
amusing experience last summer in connec-
tion with the inception of the play which is
TO begin in a novel. That is to say, Mr..
Crawford is to write novel for the special
purpose of turning it into a play, which
latter duty will be performed by Lorimer
Stoddard. Original idea, isn't it, this writ
ing story specifically to be transformed
into play? But that is not the only nov
city OF the situation Mr.. Crawford insisted
that / should come to Italy and pose for
the new heroine and / had to do II. He is
such determined, earnest sort of man that
there is no such thing as refusing, but
really i felt little foolish sitting there to
be mentally photographed, and almost ex-
pected the operator TO say Now look pleas
ant 1 found Mr.. Crawford very alert and
interesting and thoroughly posted in many
arts and sciences. He pretended, perhaps
for his own entertainment, to be very
much absorbed in palmistry, and during one
of the 'sittings' looked AZ my palm. After a
careful scrutiny he exclaimed; That's no
woman's hand-tnat's a mans hand
Imagine my feelings"
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A NIGHT OF BOWLING.
Three Games Each Are Played on Sew
eraI Different Alleys.

There was plenty of amusement at the
different bowling alleys last night and all
of the games were we'll attended. On the
alleys of the Marion Club three games
were played as follows: First. Washingtons
IA, Marions 796; second game, Washing
tons $40. Marions $40; third game. Washing
tons SOS, Marions 724.
At the Lyra Casino alleys three games
were played by the Capital City team and
the I. b. C.'s, as follows: First game. Capt.
tai City 652, I. B. c. s22; second game, Capt.
tai City 74i, I. b. c. 757; third game, Capt.
tai City 791, /. p. G. 655.
Two sets of games were played at the In
dependent Turner alleys. During the earlier
part of the evening two teams in the In
dianapoiis Bowling League played three
games. These were the Independent Turner
and the Lyra Casino teams, the scores re-
sulting as follows: First game, Independent
Turner'S $40, Lyra Casino $50; second game.
Independent Turner's 621, Lyra Casino 746;
Casino 697.
Later in the evening the Lawton and
Dewey teams, Of the Independent Bowling
League, played two games, as follows: First
game. Lawtons 1.2S3, Deweys 1893; second
game, Lawtons 1859, Deweys 1,324.
AT the Washington alleys three games
were played by the Crescents and Pastime
teams, as follows: First game, Crescents
Cos, Pastime 17S; second game, CrescentS
662, Pastime 6SS: third game, Crescents 743,
Pastime 731.
Three games were played at the German
Volunteers, as follows: First game, North
side Club 631, Volunteers 6S4: second game.
North-side Club 753, Volunteers TO; third
game, North-side Club 627, Volunteers, 695.
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purse, but she owns pockets. Women in
other lines of businesS seem TO have no
difficulty In cultivating clear, concise.
business manner, and why the feminine
hook agent should feel IL necessary 10 cling
10 an affectation and general sloppiness OF
manner is a mystery She may consider
it winning, but If so that is just where
she makes a mistake. Once in a While
one finds thoroughly lkeable. because
sincere woman, who is following the career
of book agent, and who announces her in
tcntions at the door. She gets good wishes
in plenty, and orders, too. But as TO the
other type, Even If / wanted the book.
a woman says, II shouldn't feel like order
ing ii from a person who intrudes In the
guise of a caller, sends up word that an
old friend wants to see me and then brings
to light the volume from the depths of her
capacious pocket" The culprit ought 10
see the force of the argument.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

It is said the Indiana Bicycle Company
will soon manufacture nothing but motor
cycles.
W. w. Ross. editor of the Evansville
ScholZ.
Edgar Henderson, of Walkerton, yester-
day filed a petition in voluntary bankrupt
cy His liabilities amount to 81, 800 and his
assets are Sis.
Adjutant l.. NJ. Simonson. of the Saliva
ton Army. has come to the city to fill the
place of Adjutant Crawford, who has gone
TO Salt Lake City.
The Y. NJ. C. A. Bible lecture course will
begin tonight. with lecture by Rev. j.
Cumming Smith. on How We Got Our
English Bible" The course will continue
through the winter.
J. +. Shower. contractor. has been asked
to have definite answer ready when the
carpenters union committee calls on him
to-day for settlement of the strike at
both stockyards, where all the men are now
out.
The Y. P. s.. c. f. of the First Presby-
terian Church will give a social this even
ing at o'clock 10 the students of the col
leges comprising indianapolis University.
The social will be in the parlors of the
church.
The annual meeting of the Charlottesville
district Of the Women's Foreign Missionary
Society will be held at the king-avenue NJ.
+. Church tomorrow and Sunday. A long
programme of addresses and music has
been arranged.
John r. Alden, fifteen years old, an in
mate of the Deaf and Dumb Institution,
who, fell from second-story window
Wednesday and fractured his skull is not
expected TO live. His father, Thomas Alden,
of Clinton. has arrived.
The Ladies' Social Circle and the board
OF trustees Of the First Baptist Church an
nounce that they will give a general social
in the church this evening, at which re-
Treatments will be served, an interesting
programme rendered and the regular en-
nual new letting will take place. There will
be no charge for either admission or re-
freshments
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THE SALE OF HORSE MEAT.
Agricultural Department Experf-
ments to Detect Ii i'm Food Products.


The chemistry division of the Department
of Agriculture has undertaken an inyestiga-
tion OF horse meat, 10 ascertain wnether
there rs any way 70 tbey sre in tSe form
of sausages or canned goods. Since General
Miles stirred up the ''embalmed beef" ques-
ton there have been numberless reports
that horse meat was regularly sold in this
country as beef. Inquiry developed the tact
that several firms slaughter and dress
horses two or three now being under iees
in the far Western States, though there are
one or two in Chicago, which are not under
inspection. All the concerns assert that
they sell their entire product abroad.
when canned or made into sausage, Ii
is very difficult to tell horse meat from
the purpose of the ptesent experiments 10
decide whether there is any microscopic or
other test which will detect horse meat in
these forms When freshly killed 4 is not
hard to distinguish. We will make sausages
OF horse meat and of beef mixed with horse
meat. We will also can IL just as beef Is
canned; then the cans Will be opened. ana
all manner OF tests applied to see whether
any chemical changes have been produced
by the canning operations which effectually
disguise the product III IL Is found 10 be
possible to detect horse meat when mixed
with other meats, II will be a simple matter
tn compel the dealers TO label the product
in whatever market IL Is sold, should such
action be deemed desirable and the neccs-
sary legislation Forthcoming. Good horse
meat is not bad or unsayory dish. Vast
quantities are eaten in France. generally
under some other name / have no doubt
have eaten il myself in some of the cheaper
cafes In Paris. When they sell you dinner
with wine for fifteen cents. II IL evident
that cheap articles must be utilized.
Most of the horses slaughtered In this
country have come from California and
Washington. At least. the Strengthening es-
tablishments are there, and the horses are
drawn from the country around. During
the last year the industry has fallen
off considerably, or account Of the increased
value of horses caused by the war. When Il
was I'm California four years ago i saw a
herd of 1.500 horses sold at s. head They
were all good horses, three year-olds sound
and well bred. They came from the big
ranches and had been raised for domestic
use but there was no demand for them. The
coming of electricity as a motive power on
street railroads destroyed one OF the prin-
opal markets But the price is now getting
above the killing mark, except for inferior
stock"
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(ubdnOla
AMUSEM rs.
Tim Murphy at EnGIish's,

THE Carpetbagger," q polished romantic
comedy, with Tim Murphy as star, went
over the boards last night at English's be-
fore fairly good-sized house. The play
itself is 80 we'll known and worn that Ii is
of no use to go into its merits. Suffice 1T
TO say that 1t turned out to be a one mans
play and a successful one at that. Mr..
Murphy gave a splendid impersonation of
Melville Crane Governor OF Mississippi. The
character of this greedy. INSCRIPTIONS, and
vet not altogether bad man stood out in
high relief. This is the man who pretends
TO know no difference between a statesman
and politician and Is the same man whom
a good and true woman helps TO regain self
esteem and conscience Unfortunately, peo-
pie do not take much stock in reformers on
or off the stage and this serious proposition
stands In the way of a complete success.
part in a convincing manrer-convincing for
the time-and was the recipient or we'll
earned applause. A part of this loud APP
probation induced Mr.. Murphy TO step before
the curtain and say few words. /. e., to
tell story about checkroom where canes.
cloaks and babies could be checked. In
view of prevailing circumstances 1t would do
no harm 10 also check curtain speeches and
take them out i'm case of emergency only.
Mr.. Murphy's story, however, may be ac-
cepted. for Ii was a good one.
Dorothy Sherrod. the Governors daugh-
ter. has somewhat secondary part. In the
third act she drew much applause by her
pretty acting when surprised by her father.
In this connection her canine companion
must not be overlooked. who. carefully
watching his cues. scored point in his
favor by his well-timed ferocious barking.
Mrs Fairburn Miss Charlotte L.amberD
pleased the audience I'm her sympathetic
role while Miss Msthilde Weffing as the
little adventurous lobbyist won praise
through her enticing manners. The other
parts were sufficiently handled to back Mr..
Murphy.
An Improvement could be made in the
way OF better scenic arrangement IL does
not look well TO use the national flag as cur
tains and IL offends the eve to see modern
furniture i'm room of 1861. 1t would also
be q betterment to replace the red curtains
in the second and fourth acts by those more
In harmony with the green wall paper and
dangerously blue moonlight. IL would lend
the whole performance more harmony and
Mr.. Murphy's sincere and strong work sure
ly merits all assistance In that line
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PECK OF SILVER DOLLARS
MRS. KATE WILDER CROSS MADE
HAPPY By CATTLE BREEDERS.
Her Hereford Calf Purchased for ST.
shower of White Coin.

KANSAS CITY, No., Oct. &c. - Dollars
rained for three minutes in the sale ring
at the Hereford show to-day. 1t was the
elimination Of a scene that was entirely
foreign to a stock sale The money was
for Mrs. Kate Wilder Cross, widow OF the
late Charles s. Cross, founder of the Sunny
Slope (Kan.) stock farm, and one OF the
most noted breeders in the country. When
Cross last fall found that he could no longer
keep up under the weight of debt which
wrecked him and the Emporia National
Bank, of which he was president, he shot
himself. His widow promptly turned over
to his, creditors all that she possessed.
Finally one calf, Bonnie Prince. Hereford
OF fine lineage, reverted to Mrs Cross. She
to-day put the animal up for sale.
When Auctioneer Colonel Woods asked
for bids an offer of $500 was made. Imme-
diately a spirited contest began, the rep
| resentative Of Marshall Field, of Chicago,
finally bidding 5000. Then Colonel Slaugh-
ter, of Fort Worth, Tex, stepped into the
ring, throwing silver dollar in the sawdust
| near where Bonnie Prince stood, and called
| on those present to throw in dollar as a
little present for the brave little woman"
| Dollars fairly rained, and when they were
later gathered up they filled peck measure.
Then Mrs. Pauline Whitman. whose late
| husband, c. N Whitman, was one of the
great Hereford breeders of the country, Of
| fered to add 500 to the highest price bid
| for Bonnie Prince. II was announced that
Marshall Fields representative had offered
! 1910 for the calf which, with Mrs. Whit
mans $780, made 81, 110 Field was declared
| TO be the purchaser.
| Fancy prices were again the rule at to-
days sale, and many high-bred Hereford S
| were disposed Of Colonel Slaughter. of
| Fort Worth, Tex, paid the highest price of
| the day, giving 81, $50 for Aaron, a calf just
a year and day old. owned by W. S. Van
| Malta & Son, of Fowler Ind.
Babe of Alamo, handsome three-year-
| old COW, was knocked down TO Frank Rock
| efeller, of Cleveland. o., for $1,000 after
| spirited bidding. She was sold by John
| Sparks of Reno New, who yesterday paid
| 81, 500 for the blooded heifer Armour Rose.
Beau Donald, the eighth calf, was sold
| by w. H. Curtice, of Eminence, KY, TO p.
| c. Rohme, of Fort Worth, Tex, for 81 200.
| Colonel Slaughter dropped out after bidding
M125.
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BRUMBY ALSO GIVEN A SWORD
Dewey's Flag Lieutenant HOnored by
the People of Georgia.

ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 26.-Georgia to-day
paid tribute to her ranking hero of the
Spanish-American war. Flag Lieutenant
Thomas NJ. Brumby, of the Olympia, by the
presentation of handsome sword. in rec
ognition of his noteworthy services at Ma
Mia. At 1880 a. m. joint session of the
Georgia House of Representatives and Sen
ate was called and Lieutenant Brumby, es-
corted by the Governor and the senators
and congressman of Georgia. was presented
to the Assembly. Governor Gambler, in
short speech, then presented the sword to
the lieutenant. AT the conclusion of the
ceremonies a parade made up of troops
from Alabama, South Carolina, Nortn
Carolina and Georgia and G. A. r.. veterans
was reviewed by Governor Gambler and
Lieutenant Brumby.
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women to Give schley a Home.

WASHINGTON, Oct. Pa committee
representing the Women's National Indus
trial and Patriotic League and the Wash
ington Industrial League called upon Rear
Admiral Schley tonight and informed him
that the league had decided and was ready
to undertake the task Of procuring by pop
ular subscription a home for him here at
the national capital. The admiral thanked
the ladies of the committee and again In
formed them that he left the matter in their
hands. saying that anything that they might
do would be acceptable. The National
League has about twenty-five branches or
lotte Smith, as chairman of the national
committee, informed the admiral that all
plans preparatory to going on with the work
had been perfected and as he had accepted
the offer Of the industrial women, the plans
would be put into active operation.
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women Canva.scr..
Jew York Evening Sun,

The up-to-date woman canvasser Is to
be admired for her assurance, yet there are
several points that might be given TO her
by the women she fayors with her calls
that should tend toward her ultimate sue
cess. IL one were writing guide for wom-
en- canvassers she would begin with the
advice Don't gush-" 1t may please the
woman with a book TO sell to indulge in
sentimentality but the effect upon the other
woman is hardening. To be greeted by
an utter stranger with a series of my
dears" doesn't appeal to the woman OF
sense. She comes with nothing more rep
rehensble in her hand than her money
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Dewey Returns Thanks.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2s.-Frank A. Van
derlip, chairman of the Dewey home COM
mittee, has received the following letter
from the admiral:
Dear Sir-I acknowledge the receipt this
day Of the title deeds to the beautiful house
heart is full of gratitude to them for this
overwhelming expression of their regard
for me, and l request that you will also ac-
cept and convey to the committee my heart
felt thanks for your and their efforts
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The Iransvaal is a small republic and the
Beers are a pastoral people. but a. Is quite
possible that neither OF these facts ought
10 be regarded as proof that the Beers are
right in everything they do The Mormons
also were small community when they
were driven out OF New York State. They
also at that time were a pastoral people.
But the rest of the country was abundantly
justified in encroaching upon what the Nor
mons termed their rights.
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The song, Il Left Ny Happy Home for
fo.i. that the Eldredges are rendering.
with the Butterfly BurleSquers at the Em-
pire this week. is one OF the few coon songs
that contains genuine melody.
Mr.. Claude Brooke. the new stage man.
ager OF the Grand stock company Is very
enthusiastic over the artistic outlook of this
season. He praises the good material of mis-
company and feels sure of success Mr.
Brooke Is a sincere and hard worker and.
judging from his success in staging Lady
Windermere's Fan much may be expected
from him.
Three more performances OF Lady Win
dermere's Fan will conclude one of the
most successful weeks ever known at the
Grand since the beginning OF the stock
system. The production has been such as
10 warrant such large business and the
matinee Tomorrow will find the house even
more crowded than on Wednesday. Next
week the stock company will appear In
Sardou's play. "A Wffe-s Peril" the YER
sion used being that in which Mrs. Langtry
made such "A success years ago. MIR. Shell
don will appear Monday night next in "A
Cife's Peril
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Major" Taylor, the colored bicycle rider
is in the city to try TO break records on
Newly Oval With him is a corps Of train
ers and PAGERS. Duffee pulled down Tay-
lor's record recently and the colored rider
is to try TO make a better showing than
Duffee. He has a steam pacing machine
which is said 10 have run mile in one min
ute fiat Taylor claims that he has been
unable 10 collect 1900 in prizes which he
won this season.
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Ills all a myth that autumn grieves.
For watch the rain amid the leaves:
With silver fingers dimiy seen
1t makes each leaf tambourine,
Ard swings and leaps with eIfin mirth
To kiss the brow Of mother earth:
Or. laughing mid the trembling grass
il mods a greeting you pass.
oh, hear the rain amid the leaves
'Tis all myth that autumn grieves.
'Tis all myth that autumn grisves-
For Est the wind among the sheayes;
Far sweeter than the breath of May
Or storied scents of old Cathay,
II blends the perfumes rare and good
or spicy pine and hickory wood.
And with voice as gay as rhyme
IL prates CT rified mint and thyme.
oh, scent the wind among the sheaves-
IT'S all myth that autumn grieyest
IT'S all a myth that autumn grieves-
Behold the wondrous web she weaves.
I3v viewless hands her thread is spun
or evening vapors shyly won.
Across the grass from side to side
a myriad unseen shuttles glide
Throughout the night. Till on the height
Aurora leads the iaggard light.
Behold the wondrous web shse weaves-
tbs all a myth that autumn grieves.
samuel Mlnturn Peck
A good inycstment-Y. Il. ten-cent cigar
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Advertising Wisdom.

I would as soon think of doing business
without clerks as without advertising.-John
Wanamaker.
Nothing except the mint can make money
without Observation-Disclosures.
When you pay more for the rent of your
business house than for advertising your
business. you are pursuing false policy If
you can do business, let 1t be known.
Franklin.
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Mr.. Uys to be put on trial for such a
trifle as fiogging three Kafflr girls TO death.
Mr.. Kotze. ex-chief justice of the Trans
vaal, was retained for the defense The
AS IL is, the outbreak of war has saved
Mr.. Uys. No wonder Paulus Stephanus
Kruger is moved to tears when he thinks
of the trouble the outlanders have brought
on him and his gody flock. No wonder he
asserts that they have taken my coat ana
my trousers and now they want my inde-
pendence," although what part Of Mr..
Kruger's apparel represents his indepeno-
ence is not known. SO - 30 Hre-t.
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A Conference i'm Chicago.

Labor Commissioners Mccormack and
Schmid left yesterday for Chicago, where
they viii meet Factory Inspector McAbee
and General Manager Goldsmith. of the
American tin-plate Company. This COM
pany operates practically all the tin-plate
plants In the State. The employees of the
company have asked for the enforcement of
the weekly wage payment law.