The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-07-30
United states Has Tackled a New
Field of Politics Never Before Dealt
with by Former Presidents.
LAVISH AMERICAN SHOPPERS
LONDON MERCHANTS SELLING RAR-
EST AND COsTLIEST CURIOs.
Riley Grammar Returns for Another
Bout with the Bookies-The
Athletic Contests.
Copyright. 1899. by the Associated Press.l


! former speaker of the House Of Representa-
| tives. has returned here and greatly enjoyed
| his run on the continent. Mr.. Reed said to
| the correspondent of the Associated Press:
| II spent three weeks In Brussels and was
| there during the recent acute crisis. Bel
GUM has yet other crises to meet, but her
| tremendous resources will enable her to
| come out on top. In Berlin / met many
| leading statesmen. One learns much from
such men and obtains point of view totally
different from that of America I found
| everywhere on the continent evidence OF a
continued and growing good will in the best
circles and among those whose opinion every
American values. 1 spent a month in Paris
| and watched the French and the French
| Constitution with wonderment The infinite
wit OF the French, with the casual view
they take of things which We Anglo-Saxons
hang to with serious tenacity, make them
| q most fascinating study.
Naturally, cannot give opinions Of home
politics. The United States and the admin
istration are now tackling a field Of foreign
| politics never presented to or dealt with by
any former administration. Time will
straighten out this tremendous problem pre-
sented to US All 1 can say is that we will
solve it well and honorably.'
Mr. Reed went on to say that he had
noticed many changes in England. There
had been. he said, great revolution in insti-
tutions and the international education of
the people. They know Americans better.
On every side. Mr.. Reed said, he saw, signs
that Great Britain was on the crest OF
wave Of prosperity. America was enjoying a
similar experience Everything" MIR. Reed
concluded, points to the continuance of this
prosperity. We only want to get foreign diff
ficulties ended quickly and internal pros
perity will continue for a long period"
The simultaneous presence in London of
Congressman c. II. Grosvenor and T. E.
Burton and H. A. Garfield. coupled with the
announcement that United States Senator
NJ. A. Hanna will soon arrive here. is be-
| lieved to indicate the possibility of an i'm
portant Ohio political conference here next
week
Horace L. Chapman, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor of Ohio in
| 1897 and who is just closing a European
| tour. tells the correspondent that despite
| the action Of his friends he will not be a
candidate before the Ohio Democratic con-
vention in the autumn. Mr.. Chapman thinks
John r. Mclean. of Cincinnati. will be the
| nominee. Mr.. Chapman says that with the
riots in Cleveland and the dissatisfaction re-
garding the war in the Philippines this looks
| like Democratic year.
The thrush of Americans is undated and
| they are to be seen everywhere. They are
| lavish purchasers of everything that strikes
| their fancy. Shopkeepers say this is the
| best American season since the financial
panic of 1898, and declare that the new
customs regulations seem not to affect pur-
chasers and the sign, conspicuous in many
| shop windows, prices made to meet the
American tariff is apparently superfiuous.
| This is particularly true as regards art and
| curio dealers, who say that Americans no
| longer ask the price of an article but pur-
chase the most expensive objects they dis
| play.
There was an interesting event on Friday
when President Martindale, Of the British
Pharmaceutical Association, gave banquet
at the Royal Botanic Garden Club In honor
Of William Warren, of Detroit. Leading
| members of the pharmaceutical profession
| were present. Mr.. Martindale in the course
of his speech, said this was the first occa-
| sion that an American pharmacist had been
invited to a banquet by his British breth-
| rem, who now recognized that America had
| bestowed some of the greatest discoveries
Il.
Martindale will be remembered as among
the leaders of the pharmacists at the
worlds fair in Chicago.
The return of plunger Riley Grammar TO
! London is believed to foreshadow a vigor-
Gus turf campaign by the American con-
| tingent and the fact that no one has been
able 10 ride Lord William Beresford's horses
| TO victory since the suspension Of Tod Sloan
| has done much to renew faith in him and
| TO create the belief that he will repeat his
brilliant successes when he returns.
| The poignancy OF American disappoint-
| ment over the loss of the international
university athletic games at first too
great to permit Of a realization Of the true
value of the contests and how much the
achievements OF the Harvard-Yale team
| have done for international athletics, but
before starting for Paris to-day a leading
member OF the team said: II am convinced
that as far as substantial benefits are con-
cerned our defeat has done more for us than
victory could have done. 1t has spurred our
English friends TO strive TO know us better.
One OF the great successes of the meeting
is the fact that English amateurs have
learned that we can stand defeat without
attempts to excuse and without clubbing and
while the closeness OF the contests demon
strated that We were foes worthy of their
steel, the way we have borne the defeat
has proved to them that Americans are true
sportsmen. Undoubtedly both sides have
learned much. especially in the matter OF
training"
1t is quite pathetic TO see how Burke. the