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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

of Indiana Illinois wisconsin. Minnesota,
Iowa, Missouri and Michigan. and VINO has
lived here for the last fourteen years, left.
with his family to-day. for Phiiom It f ore
The church has granted him a year in
which to rest, as his healt has failed in
the past year. He is one Of the oest CS
dignitaries of the United Bretnren Sn al ch,
having been a bishop for tWSnty -tnree
years, the first eight years OF which were
spent On the Pacific cOast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Big Deal In Leather TRUST Stock.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Interest in the late
heavy transactions In United States Leather
stock was increased to-day when the an
nouncement was made in Wall street that a
block of 200 600 shares of common stock had
been transferred on the books Of the COM
pany last night to John d. Rockefeller jr
The Mail and Express says: The transfer
OF this big block Of stock makes it certain
that the Leather common stock is now in
the control of the Rockefellers. The out
standing capital OF the leather trust is
and the remainder common. The voting
privileges Of the company are vested in the
common stock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Serious Class Fight nj franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind, Oct 25.-Three boys
Of the junior class remained in the high
school building all night and hoisted a class
flag. When the other classes found 1t float
ing over the house this morning a general
fight occurred G. c. Webb, a senior,
suffered broken leg and Clarence Minor,
junior, broken arm and a knife wound
In the body. The fight was stopped by the
city police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Probably Fatal Shooting.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE, Ind, Oct 25.-At a chari-
vari north of the city tonight George Gil
lie, aged twenty years, the son Of a prom
inent farmer, was shot in the abdomen by
the accidental discharge of comrade' 8
musket. He probably will die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
MORGAN COUNTY SHORTAGE.
Committee at Martinsvflle Unearths q
Discrepancy of Over $4,000.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MARTINSVILLE, Ind, Oct. 25.-The
County Commissioners met to receive the
report from the county attorney, w. r.
Harrison, who has been examining receipts
and disbursements of ex-Treasurer Perry
Landlord, during his term of office, from
1892 to 1896. The amount of discrepancy al
legged by the board of investigation to ex-
list Is NS,36S.95. If Mr. Landlord should be
allowed, all errors for which he claims
credit, the committee says there would still
be a balance, shown by the tax duplicates,
due from him to the county of Sc, 366. go.
The County Commissioners have ordered
Attorney Harrison to bring suit against Mr.
Landlord and similar suit against Louis
s. Kelly, the present treasurer, for money
that he is said to be Withholding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Cooperative Glass Factory.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY. Ind, Oct. ga CO.
operative window-glass factory. with a cap
ital stock of $1,000. is being organized in
this city. The stockholders will be workers
from Dankirk, Eaton. Gas City and Hart
ford City and the plant will be located
here. a patent tank process, invented by
Polidore Henri. OF this city. is TO be adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Prices Adyanced 10 Per Cent

CHICAGO. Oct. ga uniform advance of
10 per cent. in the price list was decided
upon at a meeting here to-day of the Ma
tionai Association of Chamber Suite and
Casework Manufacturers. The association
claims TO have representation of 90 per
cent OF the large manufacturers of the
United States and the decision will affect the
entire country. A general advance in the
cost of all raw materials during the last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

the doors with eager listeners. Governor
Roosevelt spoke to them at considerable
length covering practically the same
grounds as were touched upon in his other
speeches. A two-hours stop was made IN
HagerstOwn and then the train moved on
to Frederick, stopping at Keedysville and
Brunswick on the way. Governor Roose-
welt spoke briefly at both places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
DRAGGED BY A HORSE.
A Missouri Boy Killed While on a
Visit at GreensburG.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
GREENSBURG, Ind, Oct. 25.-Vernon E.
Brentz. ten years old, of Lebanon, Mo-, who
was visiting his grandfather, Perry Hilland,
in this city, died to-day from conclusion of
the brain, The boy led horse out to Craze
yesterday morning and fastened the halter
about his waist. The animal became fright
ened and ran away, dragging young Brentz
behind hiic. Before the animal could be
stopped the boy received the injury from
which he died. The body will be sent home
for burial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Myers's Innocence Established.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
PORTLAND, Ind, Oct 25-A verdict of
not guilty was returned this afternoon in
the case of Rev. Clement Myers, who has
been on trial for several days charged with
cruelty to the inmates Of the Jay county
infirmary, in not furnishing sufficient food
and clothing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Movement. of steamers,

SOUTHAMPTON, Oct 2.--Arrived: ST.
Paul from New York. Sailed: Barbarossa,
for Bremen.
NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Arrived: Teutonic,
from Liverpool: Darmstadt, from Bremen.
LONDON. Oct. 25.-Arrived: Manitou
from New York.
LIVERPOOL Oct. 25.-Arrived: Oceanic,
from New York
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
The Farce of a Richmond Girl.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Oct. 5.-W. NJ. Rus
SELL who committed suicide yesterday by
jumping from a steamer into Lake Michi-
gan, was well known in this city, having
visited here frequently. He was the fiance
of Miss Grace Robe, daughter of Col. Will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Sister Of KIT Car.ou.

WARRENSBURG. Mo- Oct. 25-Mrs.
Mary Ruby. a sister OIL Kit Carson, the
famous scout. died here to-day of apoplexy
She was born in an Indian fort, near
Boonesboro, Howard county, and during the
elghty-seven years Of her life was never
out of the State of Missouri. Mrs Ruby
was the last member of Kit Carson's fam
ily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Ex-Mayor John Black.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, Oct. 25.-Ex-Mayor
John Black one of the most prominent
and wealthy men of Milwaukee, died to-
night at his home. in this city, of Bright 8
disease. He was seventy-one years of age
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Mgr. Joseph Je..ing Dying.

COLUMBUS, o., Oct 25.-Rt. Rev. Mgr.
Joseph Jessing, the founder and head OF
the Josephinum in this city: is at the point
the night. He has been informed of his
condition and, still conscious, he awaits
death calmly. Monsignor Jessing has been
in I'll health for some time. and recently
suffered complete nervous prostration. the
result of overwork- He is sIxty-thIee years
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Frank l.. Henry.

NEW YORK, Oct. 25.-Frank L. Henry,
well-known banker. died suddenly at the
Racquet Club tonight of apoplexy, aged
forty. Mr.. Henry was apparently in the
very best of health when he went to the
club early in the evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
A New Factory mt Plymouth.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
PLYMOUTH, Ind, Oct. 25.-The Clizbe
Manufacturing Company. of Chicago. has
bought the Simmons bicycle plant and
grounds, in this city. and soon will remove
its factory 10 Plymouth. The company has
begun the erection of an additional building
sixty feet square, and will employ seventy
five men in the manufacture OF emery
wheels and other tool-sharpening instru-
ments corn shelters and other implements
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

tional Hereford Association show at the
stockyards here to-day John Sparks of
Reno, New, paid $3.50 for Armour Rose
a blooded Hereford heifer; sire. Beau Brum-
mel. jr.: dam. Armour Naiad: bred and
owned by X. Il. Armour. OF this city This
Is said 10 be the highest price ever paid
for Hereford heifer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Receiver for Insurance Company

DIsTatCh.
CHICAGO, Oct. 25.-The Fort Wayne Fire
Insurance Company. of Fort Wayne, was
placed in the hands of receiver at Ham
mond, Ind, to-day by joint action Of a ma
Jority of the stockholders. Judge Ibach, of
Hammond, Is named to wind up the COM
pany: The excessive losses of the last six
months and the heavy item of S43, 900 out
standing agents balances induced the stock
holders to take this stem
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Judge Davis w. Small.

oCoNoMOWOC, Wis, Oct. 25.-Judge
Davis w. Small died to-day of consumption
aged seventy-two years. He was judge of
the Second judicial circuit of Wisconsin for
two terms and held many other offices Of
trust.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
Peter Mitchell.
MONTREAL

MONTREAL. Quebec, Oct. 25.-Hon Peter
Mitchell, the last of the fathers of the Cana
dian federation and a former minister of
marine and fisheries, died to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

Cape Colony Dutch May Join the
Boer.-The Defense of Kimberley.
LONDON. Oct 25.-The situation IN the
western part of South Africa is becoming
complicated. The Boer prociamations of an
nexation and the claims Of victory Ut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
D.pnrture of Bi.hop ca.t,e.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART. Ind. Oct. 25.--Bishop N. Cas-
tie. of the United Brethren Church. for the
Central district which includes the States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

Eere. going in opposite directions, his friends
insist. II Is doubtful If they viii ever stand
trial II Is said Mr.. Lawrence lives i'm New
York city. He entered Yale late in the term
and his name does not appear in the uni
yerSlty catalogue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
THE GRIP Guns THAT DOES CURE.

Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets removes the
cause that produces La Grippe. L. w. Groves
signature Is on each box. &C.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26
NATIONAL
Tube Works
Wrought.Iron Pipe for Gas
Steam and Water,

Boiler Tubes. car ana
Malleable Iron Fittings
(black and galvanized.
Valves. Stop Cocks. En-
CINE Trimming. Steam
Gauges, Pipe longs. Pipe
Cutters. Vises. Screw
Plates and Dies wrenches.
Steam Traps. Pumpa
Kitchen Sinks. Hose. Belt
ing. Rabbit Metal, Solder.
White and Colored Wipino
Waste. and all other Sup
plies used In confiectioD
with Gas. Steam ana
Water. Natural Gas Sup
plies a speciality. Steam
Heating Apparatus for
Public Buildings. Store
rooms. Mills. Shcps. Fac
tories. Laundries. Lumber
Dry Houses. ETC. Cut and
Thread to order any sire
wrought-iron Pipe. from
n inch to II inches diam
eter.
KNIGHT { NLLS0N,
III 20 II
a PENNSYLVA 0xs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-26

Had Compile fOns Need
Champlin's Liquid Pearl. soc. A lovely.
harmless beaufifier. No equal
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

eraI idea Of fair play toward the ma
tive which is associated with English
domination.
-Four wears ago, when France seemed
to ID, mcnacing the country Of the
kaIifa. 70 was declared in the British
parliament that any attempt on the part
or France 10 establish herself on the
Nile would be regarded as IAN un-
friendly act" The French sudan rs de-
fined as that country included IN the
basins of the Niger and the Senegal
west OF Togoland together with mat
embraced I'm the northern bend OF the
river. Like the Niger region. this ter
ritorv is densely populated and capable
of great commercial development. But
France. as has already been said, is not
satisfied. She declares that the agree
ments reached between England, Ger
many and Italy relative TO the de-
limitations uf the Egyptian Sudan are
not binding upon her and declines 20
accent what Great Britain has pointed
ont as the limit OF the French claim
ou The Sudan's western border. This
eapsrnass on the part OF France TO find
"a footing ON the upper Nile is inti-
matrlv assoc~red with the presence
and the recent activities of the Eng
lish iu that district. As all the world
knows. this Anglican activity Is bitter
ly resented by France, who realizes
that. while EEypt is nominally under
thp suzerainty OF Turkey IL ~ really an
English dependency. And since the de
feat Of the kalifa at Omdurman once
more gave England control of the lost
Egyptian Sudan, r'rsurv--- tiiies slns3s
has been in no way allayed IL - for
this reason thst England in her War
with the south African Republic mas
no sympathizers on the European CON
tinent "Shc has lived by the sword
say tho continental powers. $50 l't hsr
suffer by tho sword.
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isolated explorers carried on operations
within her borders. Up 10 1851, wnen
the heroic Livingstone first appeared on
the scene. African exploration had been
mainly confined 10 the Niger basin. But
when Livingstone had once opened the
way. Baker, Stanley Speke, Grant ana
Burton were not slow Go follow. Re
tween 1879 and 1883 Stanley had found
ed what eventually became the Kongo
Free State. and in so doing awakened
the interest and the latent animosity
OF both France and Portugal. Europe
woke up with n start. and from that
day IL was destined that Africa should
know no longer what was meant by
the word peace.
In 1SS4-5 the Berlin congress came to-
gether and practically laid down what
might be called the rules Of the game.
And "A merry game 10 was-that OF slic-
ing up continent The spheres Of
England, France and Germany were
nonchalantly decided upon and the
whole continent was roughly blocked
out. IL was all come by SO easily. 90
was So tremendous ina extent and it's
possession was So intoxicatingly novel
that tho different powers said among
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

ish, and with Africa, it must be re-
membered, the farther you get away
from the equator the more valuable
the possession. This immense British
sphere Is bordered on the west by GER
man Southwest Africa. Portuguese
Guinea and the Kongo Free state while
the two Boer republics are shut into
the British spheres as Enclosures and
will, IL now seems apparent, be finally
absorbed by the greater power, against
whom they have seen nt TO take up the
sword. The only disputed boundary IN
this part OF Africa is that between the
possessions OF Great Britain and Portu-
gal But since the former has recently
purchased Delagoa BAY and the latter
seems 90 be in a most yieldIng mood In
all transactions with Queen Nictoria's
government. Il Is only natural TO expect
that the difference Will finally be set
tied In favor OF the stronger power In
this, IL seems, the Briton was born
lucky.
All this immense south African Brit
Ish area, covering about 1000 600 square
miles of territory. s in varying degrees
~ Incorporation and assimilation by
that ever oNnsuding empire whose cen
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

ON the south and west OF Lake Ny
ahza extends the British South African
protectorate, and 120 miles north OF
Lake Tanganyika. after crossing the
narrow neck OF the Kongo Free state
the traveller again finds himself in BRIT
ish territory. This is Uganda. with It's
-'oVV'VVo blacks and its many undeNel-
oped gold mines awaiting exploitation.
lhen comes British East Africa, Whlch
mas coast line on the Indian ocean
OF 400 miles to the south Of Juba river
sweeping westward 10 take iu the two
Nyanzas ana stretching out across the
Nile into Bahr-el-Ghazal and parfur.
Here again Britain has almost 100000
square miles. This. OF course does not
include Egypt which IL. nevertheless.
as English. really. az Canada or Ja-
maice.
The limits Of British East Affiga were
arranged BY agreement with Germsny
and Italy the two contiguous powers
But IL is here that France steps in.
France has shown a Galllc impetuosity
u her anneXations. or England she
has always been Jealous ln Africa, ana
thereby hangs q tale.
Tho territory claimed b. France IN
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agreement slipped i'm and occupied
Busa. and also dispatched Major Mar
chand and his expedition to pick up
any territorial waits that might be left
lying about beyond Fashoda. The one
aim ~ France has been and still Is to
have direct access TO the lower Niger, a
privilege she Is at present denied In
this matter Great Britain seems 10
have cleVerly oheckmated her rival and
appears 90 have made up her mind on
no account 10 yield any part of the
west bank of the lower Niger TO
France Notwithstanding the Iatter's
claim. though q disputed one. TO Ger
tain spots in that vicinity by right of
previous occupation. So there the two
nations stand. neither willing 10 draw
back and neither ready 90 70 forward.
svrance. however has seized on her
share elsewhere. She has Madagascar.
III cost her deDr. and she IL still paw
ing for il. but she has it. From a little
10 the north OF Cape Blanco round 10
the British Gold Coast Colony she pos
sesges a long line Of coast. though the
same is somewhat interrupted by such
foreign patches as British Gambia.
Liberia, Portuguese Guinea and sierra
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nap of that unhappy land shall have
10 be remade.
The scramble for Africa might well
be called a modern movement. IL was
not indeed. until 1884 that Europe
turned anything like covetous eyes to-
ward the Dark Continent. Up TO that
time the only two powers in Africa
were England and France. and even
these two great colonizers pursued their
anneNations i'm a most leisurely fash
ION. Portugal. 10 is true. possessed some
500 600 square miles I'm east and west
Africa but her corrupt and feeble ad-
ninlstrdtive policy I'M all colonial af-
fairs made her practically "A dead let
t-r. year previously, too, the Ger
man flag had been raised by German
private trader on the coast OF Mama
qualand, i'm southwest Africa. II was
small aud apparently unpretentious in
Cident at first sight but u was the
thin edge 90 the wedge IL was the be
ginning OF the scramble
To go back to the beginning Africa.
when the Roman empire fell into de-
cay. suffered corresponding relapse.
Her fringe Of littorsl civilization melt
cd away like snow, snd the Roman
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

the Dark continent COVERS something
Ike s.oO0, 200 square miles or perhaps
"a iittle more. By the Anglo French arr
rangement of 1890 England very mag
unanimously ceded tC hor European
rival ali the Sahara dessert Now. the
sahara desert a. Lord Salisbury rather
wittily termed it. Is very light soil"
The eXtreme "lightness" of this soil
did not dnwn ON the French mind until
after the agreement had been drawn
up and settled. Then France saw she
had been gold-briclscd. Algeria ana
1uns, OF course. she held by right OF
conquest. but on the northwest she
found herself shut of from the coast
by Morocco and also those Spanish pos
sessions known as Rio d'Oro. Deserts
under Esth circumstances are not such
desirable possessions. so France rcaliz-
ed that while she was apparently the
largest land owner in all Africa, she
was actually pOssessor OF the biggest
territorial white elephant ever palmed
of on an unsuspecting power. 1t was
10 make amends for this error that
France. misinterprcting The Berlin
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

Leone. The whele % the upper Nlger
above Say is French and nearly an the
country that nestles in tho great bend
OF that river rs claimed by her The
most threatening bone of contention IN
this quarter is patch OF land behind
The British Gold Coast ana German
Togoland. made up chiefly of the king
dom of Mossi over II today hutter
bSh the tricolor and the union lack.
though one must soon give way Be
hind Ashanti Great Britain also claims
certain territory and even at the pres
ent time II doing her best 10 strengthen
that claim by as effective an occupation
as possible
Belgium occupies gOodly strip OF
the basin Of the Kongo. by "A conven-
tion win Great Britain in 1894 a slice
of the west Albert Nyanza shore and a
portion of the upper Nile was leased 10
the Belgians. Since that time. however
pressure from France has cut down the
Original Belgian claim II might not
be out Of place here TO ada that the
rule OF both France and Belgium has
shown none of that libcIalty and gem
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

* ERICA is a territorial orphan.
~ She Is the obstreperous ward
y ~ OF Christcndom, and as such
has had TO endure many re-
proving blows from those who would
redeem her from her moral degrada-
(ion.
Kindly indeed has been the interest
Which Europe has always taken i'm the
Dark Continent. IL has been a case OF
giving the African an inch OF mission
ary and taking an acre OF territory.
England and Italy France and Ger
many. Spain and Portugal, all have
been most generous and energetic IN
heir solicitude for the welfare of the
and of the caliph and Kafiir. So anx-
Gus have these nations been i'm their
passion To Christianize the unsophisti-
,ated African native from the Cape TO
Cairo that they even have fought
among themselves 10 be first I'm the
ield. In fact. they are at IL today. The
5oers and the British are facing one
mother, and all simply because the one
'lams that the other is "A stumbling
block 20 the progress OF civilization.
)nce more the land OF the rhinoceros
5 the land OF blood, and once more the
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

was followed by the Islamic occupa-
ton. which by the twelfth century had
firmly established itself In the very
heart OF northern Africa. Then came
the maritime rise Of Portugal and the
first visits of her adventurous seamen
TO the shores OF the mysterious Dark
Continent. At the end of the eighteenth
century Turkey had invaded the north
the Dutch had landed quietly al the
Cape. the French claimed Senegal and
the English owned Gambia and the
Guinea coast. Early I'm the nineteenth
century. however. Europe found her
self SO busy al home that Africa was
for the time being forgotten, and only
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-11-02

THE witticisms OF Mark Twain In pri-
vote life would fill. good sized volume
Zen nashes Of humor and CLEANS of
,,.it mat are treasured by his friends
and neighbors. Some years ago ms
home i'm Hartford was invaded by scar
LET fever. all Of his children being SICK
with the pestilenee. Mark Twain de-
scribed the disinfection that followed
nv saying. We had a fumigator 50
afrCng that II took ali the brass on the
door knob and all the tune cut or IA
piano
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themselves with a great deal OF mag
nanimity that there was plenty OF cl-
bow room and no need for crowding
ana 50 Il was not hard 20 arrive at an
understanding. But later, when the ac-
tual partition Of the continent took
place and the various spheres were de-
limited and looked into, dissatisfaction
began 10 manifest itself.
There was some reason for dissatis-
faction. A glance at the map OF AZ
rica as il stands today will show this
British South Africa. in the first place.
now extends from the Cape tosLake
Tanganyika distance of $500 miles.
I'm fact, the whole south coast Is Brit