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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-05
Illinois Democrats for Bryan.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-The Demo-
cratic state central committee tonight de-
clared itself for the Chicago platform and
for William j. Bryan. Mr.. Bryan was pres
ent and made an address, thanking the
committeeman for the personal compliment
and congratulating the organization on its
declaration in favor of free and unlimited
coinage. The adoption of the resolutions in
dorsing silver and Mr.. Bryan by unanimous
vote was something of a surprise, for it was
expected that several of the members of the
committee. with leanings to the gold stand
ard, would oppose any declaration in favor
of the platform of 1896. G.. X. Ladd, proxy
for Ben T. Gable, who is generally regarded
as strong anti-silver man, voted with the
majority and stated that he did so at the
request of Mr.. Gable. Aside from the decla-
ration of party policy the meeting of the
committee was of interest because of the
contest concerning its organization between
Mayor Harrison and Ex-Governor Altgeld
factions. The Harrison men elected their
candidates, DIR. Walter Watson. of Mount
Vernon. being chosen state chairman, and
Fred Eldred of Chicago, secretary.
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THE ADAMS-CORNlSH CASE.
Three Suspects Under Surveillance
Prof. Witthaus's Report.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.-The police have
three men under surveillance in connection
with the Adams-Cornish poisoning, AMI
would have arrested one or all of them had
it not been for the fact that none of the
suspects has light beard. Miss Miller, the
saleswoman who sold the match holder in
Newark is positive that the purchaser had
a light beard. 1t is said that should the
police discover that any of the suspects
purchased a false beard an arrest would i'm
mediately follow, and that the police would
then believe they had good chance to Sc
cure the conviction of Mrs. Adams's muir
derer. Professor Witthaus. who has been
which Mrs. Adams drank, to-day made ms
report. Professor Witthaus says positively
that the poison in the bottle sent to Cornish
was cyanide of mercury, and that he be-
lieVes the sender of the stuff must have been
either a chemist or one with good knowl-
edge of chemicals. Professor Witthaus also
saws that the bottle containing the poison
was not in a bromo-seltZer bottle though
label taken from a regular bromo-seItzer
bottle had been pasted over this bottle. All
the suspects are said to be men who had
grudges against Cornish
Detective McClusky has given out a state
ment made by DR.. Henry Beaman Doug
lass, relative to his treatment of II. c. Bar
nett, a member of the knickerbocker Attn
letic Club. who died in November, 1898, ten
days after having partaken of a powder
which he had received from some unknown
person through the mails. Mr.. Barnett was
treated by DR. Douglass. who declared that
he was suffering from diphtheria. Interest
in the case has revived on account Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-05
MRS. KENT'S DEATH.
Alleged Case of Murder Instead of
FOIding-Bed Accident.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 4.-Develop-
ments since the finding of the body of Mrs.
Lucretia Kent at her home Sunday night
have led TO the suspicion that the woman
was murdered, and John Fuchs, said to
have been her paramour, is locked up in
jail, pending an investigation by the Off
GERS. Mrs. Kent's body was found last Sat-
urday night al her home, in the fashionable
residence district of Springfield. The wom-
ans right hand had been caught beneath
the springs of a folding bed, and there she
had been held a prisoner until she starved
to death. An examination of the body re-
suited in the finding Of marks on the throat
to indicate Mrs Kent had been choked.
Other bruises were also found. 1t is the
theory of tie police that Fuchs and the
woman quarreled; that the man struck her;
that the folding bed was pulled down in the
scuffling and pinioned the woman's arms:
that in rage Fuchs left the house without
releasing her. and that she slowly died from
hunger Fuchs and Mrs. Kent are said to
have Quarreled frequently.
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are concerned, for the present, is not diff
cult. II is TO confine them to their own
Islands. and not permit them to prey
upon the inhabitants OF the other islands.
They are fighters. and consider that ev-
cry Christian killed is a service and duty
performed TO Allah. The Spaniards have
found that 1t was necessary to patrol the
coasts of their islands. and prevent them
from communicating with the people of
the other islands This is the only man
ner IN which they can be handled, and there
are still some who need protection
from them, and to whom aid should be
extended. In the island of Sulu, for in
stance, II IS estimated that there are 10000
lighting men, IT is necessary 10 cOnfine
them to the territory until they can be
brought to obey law. The Moros were en-
gagged in taking possession Of the Islands
at the time of the Spanish conquest, and
Spain has never been able to subdue or
exterminate them.
"Of the civilized tribes there are the
Iagalogs, the IoConas. who inhabit the
northern and central and southern part
OF the island of Luzon. and the Visayans,
who also inhabit the central portions 1t
IS the members of the latter tribe who
are now holding Iloilo."
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DAVIS RENOMINATED.
Received the Unanimous Vote of Min
nesOta Republicans.

ST. PAUL, Mimi. Jan. 4.-The Republican
members of the House met in caucus to-
night to nominate a successor to United
States Senator Cushman K. Davis. chair
man of the Senate foreign relations commit
tee and American peace commissioner at
Paris. The caucus was entirely a formal
affair, there being no opposition, and the
Republicans having a majority of ninety
on joint ballot in the Legislature. Ex-
Governor A r. McGin, now a state sena-
tor. presided over the caucus, and Hon.
Gilbert Cutterson officiated as secretary.
Senator G. c. Mccarthy, of Grand Rapids,
nominated Cushman Kellogg Davis in long
speech, eulOgiZing the senator and review
ing his entire career. The roll call was
called to allow all to be recorded, resulting
IL 127 votes for Senator Davis, that being
the number present at the caucus. The
chairman was instructed 10 notify Senator
Davis by telegraph of the action of the
caucus.
The Legislature met to-day to hear the
MESA ges of retiring Governor ClOugh and
Of incoming Governor John Lind. Governor
Clough devoted considerable space to the
war and the part taken in it by Minnesota
He denounced the anti-expansion assertion
that Americans Were not of high enough
intelligence to govern any new possessions.
Referring to the Leech Lake Indian trouble
he sharply criticised the national govern
ment as having invited the outbreak by long
continued abuses. Chief Justice Start adj
ministered the oath to the new Governor,
John Lind. who then read his inaugural
message. 1t was devoted to State matters
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NOTED FRENCHMAN DEAD
n. HERVE, JOURNALIST, PUBLICIST
AND MEMBER OF THE ACADEMY.
Long Editor of the Journal De Paris,
the SoIieI and Other Newspapers
Once Fought a Duel.

PARIS, Jan. 4-Aimee Duard Herve, edi-
tor of the Soliel, died to-day in his sixty
fourth year.
NJ. Herve journalist, publicist. and mem
Der of the French Academy, was born May
g. 1885, at St. Denis, in the Island of Re
Union formerly Bourbon.) He was the son
of a professor of mathematics in the college
of that town, where he began his studies,
terminated eight years afterward in par
ticularly brilliant manner in Paris at the
College Napoleon. lie was connected first
with the Revue de L'Instruction Publique
and the Revue Contemporine, to which he
contributed the political summary. Then
he became editor Of the Courier de Diman-
che, of the Temps and of the Epoque The
hostility of the government rendering it
almost impossible for him to continue his
connection with a French newspaper. he
transferred his services to the Journal de
Geneve, Of which he became one OF the
principal correspondents. After the publi-
cation Of the imperial letter If Jan. IL, 1867,
establishing a new system for the French
press, NJ Herve founded connection with
Jan ]. Weiss, the Journal de Paris, Which
soon became noted for it's persistent attacks
on the imperial regime. At the general
election of May, 1869, NJ. Herve came for
s.tion under patronage of Nj. Theirs, but ne
was defeated by the official candidate. Nj.
Weiss, having retired from the strife or po-
litical journalism on being nominated gen
eraI secretary of the ministry of fine arts,
NJ. Herve remained sole editor of the Jour
nal de Paris. In the early part OF 1913 he
started the So1eil, large political, one-cent
newspaper which, at the outset, was mere
ly an offshoot of the Journal de Paris, and
was conducted by the same literary stan.
After the visit of the Comte de Paris TO
Frohsdorff, which preceded the attempt to
res-establish the ancient monarchy, M
Herve proclaimed loudly The reconclla-
ton of the house of France" and engaged
with reference to this subject in an ami
mated controversy with NJ. About, editor OF
the Dix Neuveme Steele. the dispute ending
in a duel, in which M. About was slightly
wounded After the proclamation OF the
Septennate NJ. Herve supported the poEcy
of the Brogiew. Cissy and Buffet cabinets.
On April % 1876, he announced his discon-
tinuance with the Journal de Paris, after
nine years of a strong existence. Since
that time he has edited the Soleil. In Feb
ruary, 1886 he was elected a member OF the
French Academy, succeeding the Due de
Noalles. Under the title of "Une Page
D'TIistoire Contemporine," he published in
1869 a series of brilliant articles on the Eng
lish elections and the leading English states
men OF that day.
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interests which we have grown TO group to-
gether as the interests Of labor we must
always keep in mind the fact that ultimate
Isl each mans salvation rests mainly with
himself. and that no amount Of legislation
or of combination can supply the lack of IN
dividual nitiative-the lack OF individual
energy. thrift and industry. Yet this ca
pacity for individual self-help can and
should be generally supplemented by that
form Of self-help that follows on orgamZa-
ton and association, as has been Shown Dy
the career Of many Of the trades unions and
labor declarations, and sometimes II can be
supplemented by the direct action Of the
State itself. This legislation IS not neceS-
sarily against the interests Of capital; on
the contrary. If wisely devised Il is for the
benefit Of both laborers and employers
In discussing the National Guard Gov.
Roosevelt says among other things: 1T is
much 10 he hoped that some weil-thought-
out plan may be adopted by the national
government for the use Of the guard in any
future war. The guard should be used as it
was I'm the civil war, and should not be
called ont for foreign service The work
which the national guardsmen ought nor
maily TO perform differs entirely from that
expected from regulars Many Of the troops
who volunteered gladly for the emergency.
20 return That hey are not all of them
able 20 return Is due 70 TIE utterly made
guate size OF our regular army. II our regu-
lar army IS as IL should be. increased to
lt1W9 meE the hard necessity Of retaining
lin The service the volunteer ORGANIZATIONS.
y llch ouE not De retained, Will disappear
II ttr laIFif.ftttiElt result or keeping the guard
armed with archaic weapons. utterly unfit
fDr modern warfar-. was shown very con-
eusiEely lu the late contest with Spain. 1t
Q an under statement of the case TO say
that n single frst-class regiment. armed
with the krag-JoTgensen, is worth three
regiments armed with a l0w-pOwer, single
shot ck-powder piece like the Spring
field"
Reaching the question Of civil service
Governor Roosevelt says Of the existing
state Jaw on the subject. that 1t works
badly from every standpoint and the half
mark given upon the so-caled fitness test
represents not a competitive examination at
aH. but the Individual preference of the
appointing officer. or. rather. of the outsid-
or. who has requested the appointment. It
would be much better to have it stated
outright that this was the case and that the
examination was merely pass or noncom-
petitive examination. instead of going
through the farce OF a nomiually competi
tive examination which is not such In
After mention of subjects that are of ex-
clusivcly state interest Governor Roosevelt
says: Tn New York city. even more than
in the State. there IS need of cutting down
the salaries of certain officials, of forcing
others TO do more work and of altogether
getting rid Of yet others. The evils
OF the police system in New York have be-
come very serious; I may lind il necessary
10 communicate with you again on this
matter
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TRANSPORT SCANDAL.
Discharge of a Steward Results i'm an
InvestigatiOn-Bars on the Ships.

SAVANNAH, Ca. Jan. 1.-Two weeks go
Hugh McClair. steward on the transport
Roumanian, was discharged by ships
quartermaster. AIcC1air said it wa ause
he demanded of the quartermaster share
of profits made from the ships stol Groom.
Since McCIairs story became public Depot
Quartermaster Bellinger and Depot Com
missary Ruthers have been making an in
yestigation. What they found has been en-
bodied in an official report, which was sent
to Washington last night. 1t is stated that
and the quartermasters in charge of the
Manitoba, have been recommended to be dis
charged from the service. The sale of
liquors at one time must have come close to
the verge of a scandal Nearly every one of
the transports was running a bar and selling
considerable liquor to the soldiers. The
charge was made that eXorbitant prices were
charged on some of the transports and big
profits for the stewards or somebody.
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A young married woman, whose presence
enlivens most of the swell society gathers
ings of West Philadelphia, Is at present
compelled to endure no little amount OF
teasing from the members of her set. 1t all
comes from a Christmas present she re-
ceived. 1t seems that she is an ardent lover
of flowers, and her conservatory is full OF
many rare and unique floral species. She
prices herself, moreover, on her knowledge
of botany, especially concerning all mem
berS of the cacti family. While IN Mexico u
few wears ago she collected many odd spe-
cies of cacti, and she takes great delight
in exhibiting them to her visitors and eX-
planning their peculiar characteristics. The
day before Christmas she received pres
ent in the shape of a cactus. The card that
accompanied the gift gave no intimation Of
the donor, being simply signed "A dear
friend" The cactus was unlike any she
had in her collection, and of a variety she
had never seen before. She took the best
OF care of her new flower, meantime ran
sacking every botany she could find, hoping
to determine its species. The flower did not
appear to be thriving very well, and she be
gan to fear it was not going to live. one
morning while caring for it she detected an
unpleasant Odor, and concluded she would
place some new soil about it's roots. Very
carefully she dug about it, but what was
her amazement when she lifted it from the
pot to find, instead of branching tendris.
the butt of a rats tail through which small
pieces of wire had been run. The coloring
Of the tail had been so perfect as to escape
detection
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DISAPPEARED IN THE NIGHT.
The Steamer Mesaba VainIy stood by
the Catania Twenty-Five Hours.

LONDON, Jan. 4.-The Atlantic trans
port steamer Mesaba, from New York, has
arrived here with details of the meeting with
the American steamer Catania. Captain
Layland says he met the Catania on Dec.
%. Her funnel had been washed away and
her decks had been swept. She asked to
be taken in tow and the Mesaba agreed
to do so if possible, but failed on account
of the heavy seas which were running The
Catania then signaled, Don't abandon
me-" and the Mesaba answered that she
would not. Then the Mesaba asked the
Catania' s people if they would not abandon
their ship, but they refused to do So The
Mesaba stood by the Catania all night long,
and the latter did not fire any signals of dis
tress But. at daylight she was invisible.
After searching for the missing vessel until
o'clock in the morning of Dec. 80 the Me-
saba proceeded for London, having stood by
for twenty-five hours
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How Rag Time Originated.

Baltimore Sun.
What is rag timer the enthusiastic artist
was asked.
We'll, the extensive literature on this sub
ject will explain it best. Now, here's a raS-
time primer" AT this juncture he produced
a big piece of sheet music with the picture
of young man looking very unhappy in a
dress suit. This young fellow" pointing TO
the picture and reading, claims to be the
original instructor to the stage of the now
popular rag time in Ethiopian song The
author guarantees to teach anybody who
can play the piano d bit how to play in rag
time. The preface says rag time Tor negro
dance time) originally takes its imitation
steps from Spanish music or. rather, from
Mexican, where 1t is known under the head
and names of Habanara SeguidilIa, etc, be
ing nothing but consecutive music either in
treble of bass, followed by regular time in
one hand. In common and two-four time
the quarter note of the bass precedes the
melody In others words, it is what the
musicians call syncopation, and this change
OF accent in the accompaniment is kept UP
continually in the same way as the beat Of d
snare drum
This method shows the pupil how to play a
rag-ume accompaniment to any piece. Here
IS even an arrangement of Old Hundred
Annie Laurie, and the hymn Come Thou
Fount of Every Blessing Wonderful, isn't
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HALE RENOMINATED.
The Senator Had No Opposition
sneech ON Current Issues.

AUGUSTA, Me. Jan. 4.-The general Re
publican caucus of the Legislature was held
in the han of the House tonight to nomi-
nate state officials seven councillors andea
United States senator. 1t was fully attended
and most harmonious and enthusiastic. 1t
was "a foregone conclusion that Senator
Hale would be named to succeed himself,
all idea of opposition having vanished The
nomination was made by a grand chorus of
ayes" not a no" being heard Mr. Hale
appeared before the convention and was
greeted by a whirlwind of applause. He
made a strong speech of thanks, clearly ex-
planning his attitude on the issues of the
day. He was interrupted by applause sew
eral times and received an ovation at the
close.
Senator Hale referred i'm eloquent terms
TO his brother members of the Maine dele
cation, especially Speaker Reed. OF Mr..
DinSley he said; There is no man in Con-
Gress who, if he shall be taken by calamity
from Us, viii be so much missed by the in
Ierests OF the State, and the party, and the
Nation as Nelson Dingley. [Applausel
90 not mean TO enter into the great dis
cusslons that are before the country The
Republican party has its record The Presi-
dent or the Republic has his record. The
republican party has gone through the
upon great questions that affect the every
DAY welfare OF people. not only of Maine
hut OF the country Il has settled the great
question OF protection; IL has determined
lnat the legislation of the country shall be
~ the interests OF our own labor in compe-
ution with foreign labor. Ii has settled and
settied, nope, forever. the great question
81 the currency Of the people.
Upon the question which perhaps to-day
is occupying mems minds more than anv
other, the question Of what is called expan-
sion, there are two sides l am not an ex-
pansionlst l dread the annexation of terri-
tory thousands OF miles away of a foreign
people, with no habits and no life ike ours
dread the results of il. / dread the effects
am honest in that ! cannot with nv
views, vote for any measure or law or
Whatever 1t may be, that involves US in that
bnt II 1 am oYerruled and overbOrne hy the
majority. i is my business and my duty as
a party man 10 make the best OF it, The
Republican party can be trusted. II il has
got 10 learn il will learn. If il has got to
so forward IL VIII go forward unitedy II
n has got 10 take any backward steps il is
not ashamed 10 take them and no man can
tell nov, in the present circumstances what
great subjects that are coming before US
what Will be best. That we have got TO set
tle In the future
Senator Hale next spoke OF the Canadian
nigh commission and of the force of the
coming blood and common ancestry with
England, and, continuing said: 1T is evil
IDENTIFY true that when England is engaged in
negotiations that affect her material inter-
fsts, blood counts for very little with an
lanSlish commission. The Canadian commits
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TROY, n. Y, Jan. 4-Fire broke out to-
day in the furniture house of j.. r. & T.
Myers and spread to the building on the
north, occupied by Cluett, Peabody & Co.
as a stOrehouse for collars, cuffs and shirts
and the one on the south occupied by Cor
man Bros. as a meat market and Henry
Schultz as a decorator and sign painter. The
loss is estimated at 100000
CINCINNATI, O., Jan. A special from
W. II. c. Goode, at that city, was greatly
damaged by fire. 1t cost $4,000 The loss
OH building and furniture was $4,000
BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. A special to
& Co., and FerTin Bros, at Geneseo, We're
burned early to-day. Loss between $780, 900
and $50 600
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BISMARCK, N. D., Jan. 4.-The Repub-
lican steering committee of the House and
the Senate, chosen this afternoon, met to-
night, aud after consultation with the sew
eral candidates and their supporters called
a senatorial caucus for tomorrow night.
Congressman johnson appeared before the
committee and acquiesced in the call, as did
the other candidates From the anti-John-
son composition of the steering committee
the call indicates the belief of the opposi-
ton that Johnson cannot control the eau
Gus. No one believes the caucus will result
in a choice but it will develop the strength
of the various candidates.
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Street-RaiIWay Franchise Fight
Governor Tanners Message.


Governor Tanners Message.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Jan. 4-The two
houses of the Illinois Legislature were or
ganized to-day, Senator James Warder, Re-
publican, being chosen president pro TEN.
of the Senate, and Lawrence Y. Sherman
Republican, speaker of the lower house. The
street-railway franchise fight began at the
first session, three bills on the subject be-
ing introduced to-day. Governor Tanner de-
voted the greater part Of his message to
discussion of state issues. He referred at
length to the much discussed Allen street.
railway franchise law. and said that more
legislation on the subject is needed. Inc
street railways he said, should pay their
full share of the taxes according to value,
and there should be a reasonable and equit-
able reduction in street car fares Refer
ring to the coal mine riots at Pana and Vir-
den, the Governor said that the overpro-
duction of the mines of the State was re-
sponsible for the trouble. He recommended
an amendment to the present arbitration
law making it obligatory on the part of the
contending forces to submit their grievances
to an arbitration board.