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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
SPEECH BY BOUTWELL,
THE EX-GOVERNOR AGAIN CRITI-
CIsEs M'KINLEY's POLICY.
He Says the Opinion Is Prevalent that
Any One Who Differs with the Pres
fdent Is a Traitor.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, Sept. 5.-The first
public demonstration of the anti-imperial-
lists of this city tonight was attended by
1,5o0 people. The supporters of the admin
istration made but little attempt to show
their feelings of dissent when the speakers
made their strongest statements, and, save
for few cries, there was nothing to mark
the audience as being any other than all on
the side of the speakers. The principal
speaker was Ex-Governor George S. Bout
we'll At the close of his address a COM
mittee was appointed to further the organi-
zation of local society of anti-imperial-
lists. to be called THE Connecticut Valley
Patriots"
In his address Governor Boutwell, said, In
part: 1.-The war against Spain and the war
In the Philippines have given rise to an
opinion, now much cultivated by the advo-
Gates and organs of Imperialism. that the
supreme power of the United States is vest
ed in the President, and consequently that
any criticism of his doings is akin to the
crime known in monarchies as lese majesty,
meaning thereby high treason or a purpose
to commit high treason.
Wherever we have touched the islands
of the Philippine group We have found CIV
tl1ZatiOn, domestic comfort ana 10TH VI
government that was popular in its nature
and agreeable to the people. In all the
principal islands there are local and munic-
iLal governments, on which the framework
of a general government can rest and be
maintained il stability and vigor. Such a
government, based on a declaration of indie
pendence, has been set up, with Aguinaldo
at It's head and with the authorized con-
currence of the representative men of 19l
provinces and cities and towns. The an
swer to all this is that the government Is a
government on paper only and that Aguin-
aldo is not recognized beyond the military
limits of his command"
Mr.. Boutwell, gave emphasis to these two
propOsitionS-frst, I'VE are engaged in war
with an organized, civilized body Of men,
who number eight or ten millions, or even
twelve million possibly in all, and who can
command a fighting force of two millions,
all our enemies and united In opinion and
pie of the United States in any war that
we have carried on; second, as between the
policy of the President and the demand for
the Filipinos there can be no compromise,
no arrangements. We are to subjugate the
Filipinos, or they are to achieve their in
dependence. AT the end of the year of &C.
cupation we have gained nothing that is of
value to US. The FilipinoS have lost moth
ing that impairs their resources for the
conduct Of another campaign"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
DEAL In MEXICAN LANDS.
ChicagOans and New Workers Pur.
chase 100000 Acres.

81 CHICAGO, Sept. 5.-A deal involving the
transfer of 100000 acres Of land in the
states of Nevo Leon and Tamaulipas, Mex,
was concluded in Chicago to-day by l.. L.
Summerlir, Of San Antonio. Tex. with
Chicago and New York capitalists. Mr..
Summerlin. speaking Of the deal. said:
This property is one of the richest on the
continent. There is a heavy deposit or
asphalt. probably the largest in America.
with petroleum and many valuable timbers.
such as mahogany, rosewood, black ebony
and cedar. Ii IS situated in the northern
part OF Mexico and borders on the gulf.
1t Is the intention to build up commercial
and Industrial center at some point on II.
Seventy-five thousand head of cattle and
20. 600 head of horses and mules go with the
land. Much of this property Is already
under cultivation, raising excellent crops or
sugar-cane, corn, cotton and a little coffee.
Refrigerated meats will be shipped TO Cuba
and Porto Rico, extensive slaughter pens
will be erected and we will control our own
steamship lines. In addition TO this large
tanneries will be built. We can obtain large
supplies OF fustic dye woods which Is also
used for tanning, from this property" For
a few days, he said, he would not be at
liberty to give the names of the persons
making the purchase. Several million dol
lars will change hands in the transaction.
the first million being deposited to-day. Mr..
Summerlin will leave for his home in Texas
Tomorrow
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GRAND ARMY POLITICS.
The Fight for the Omces-ChicagO to
He Next Meeting Place.

PHILADELPHIA, Sept 5.-The fight for
commander-in-chief continues. and each
candidate still feels sure that he will land
winner. Colonel Albert d. Shaw, Of
WATERFOWL, N. Y, seems to lead. with
Comrade Leo Rassieur, of st. Louis good
second. There is not much talk about the
office Of senior vice commander-in-chief to-
night, the canvass for that Office being
rather quiet. and it Is not known who will
get the place. NJ. Minton, of Kentucky,
will probably be named for junior vice COM
.nander, while William III. Baker, of Mas
sachusetts, seems to have the call for sur
geon general-in-chief.
The contest among the cities for the hold
ing of next years encampment has mar
rowed down to Chicago and Salt Lake City.
1t is practically conceded that Chicago will
be the winner.
The actual business of the encampment
will begin tomorrow at the Grand Opera
House. About l. $50 delegates will have seats
In the encampment, which will last two
days
The committee on pensions of the National
Encampment met to-day and completed the
report around which the debate of the ses-
sions Is likely to center. 1t is said that
while the committee will suggest certain
changes in laws that now seem to be equiv
ocal, and will cite instances of hardship
that have come as result of the interpre-
tation of the law, 1t will not join I'm the de-
nunciation of the pension commissioner, H.
Clay Evans.
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ADJUSTMENTS.


PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 5.-Mrs. Sarah A.
Baker who has just died at Forrest Home.
was the oldest American actress. Her last
appearances were made with Thomas w.
Keene during the season preceding his
death. After that she retired from the
stage, and a place was found for her at the
Forrest Home. Mrs. Baker was born in
Philadelphia in 1878, and made her debut
nineteen years later at the Walnut-street
Theater, OF which her father, Charles s.
Porter, was at that time manager. She was
acting in Buffalo in 1853, when she married
J. s. Baker. a well-knovn actor Of his
time Mrs. Baker belonged to various stock
companies in the larger cities, and later
joined one of the travelling companies. She
had made a reputation before this as an
actress of talent, and had acted all the plays
of the repertory standard In the days or
her earlier career. She played with all the
famous actors the American stage had
known during the sixty years Of her pro.
fessional life. With the three Booths, Ed.
win Forrest, Charlotte Cushman and +. l.
Davenport she had been associated Mrs.
Bakers death leaves Joseph A. Smith, aged
eighty-six, the oldest inmate Of the Forrest
Home.
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secretary Of war Is here, the secretary OF
agriculture Is here and the president OF
Cornell University. who was the president
of the Philippine commission, recently
back from Manila, Is here. And Admiral
Sampson IL here. and now, gentlemen OF
three great posts, you have your choice.
The POSTMASTER took the Presidents cue
and called on the gentleman named by
him. Secretary Root and Professor Schur-
mann made brief addresses. in which they
referred 10 the war In the Philippines Both
Of them took the stand that the war should
be carried on vigorously until peace all
over the Islands Is had.
The presidential party retired from the
hall and drove directly TO the Pennsylvania
Railroad station. where the party boarded
a special train and left for Washington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
TWENTY-FIVE CONVICTED.
Alleged Rioters mt Darien Sent TO the
Chain Gang for . Year.

DARIEN, Ga, Sept. 5.-The riot trials
were concluded to-day with the convictions
of four and the acquittal of four of the ac-
cused. The total convictions aggregate
twenty-five, and the acquittals about half
as many. Sentence was passed on those
convicted. Six received the maximum pen
atty of 81 900 fine each, or one year In the
chain gang, and sixteen were fined $50 or
a year In the chain gang.
Henry Delegal will be put on trial for rape
tomorrow. This is the case out of which
grew the riots. Delegal was brought from
Savannah this afternoon under a strong mil
ftary guard. John Delegal, who secured a
change of venue TO bingham county, and
will be put on trial next week, was taken
to Savannah for safe keeping. By order OF
the Governor. the troops which have been
stationed here for nearly two weeks Were
sent home this evening.
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Report Of 8. b. Case, a Member of the
IuyestfgatiuU Committee.


CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept. 5-The re-
port of s. 3. Case. a member Of the G. A.
r. investigating committee in the matter
of the methods of Pension Commissioner
H. Clay Evans, has been sent by him to
the chairman of the investigating commit
tee. Accompanying the report he sent a
request that if the committee did not adopt
his views his reports should be presented
to the National Encampment as a minority
report. Committeeman Case expresses the
opinion, from ali the evidence adduced in
the investigation, that the commissioner of
pensions is conducting the department in
accordance with the law, which he Is OBJ
serving strictly to the letter. He takes
the position that the present pension laws
are too rigid in some respects, but makes
the suggestion that the commissioner is not
responsible for the laws. He suggests as
a remedy for the many specified evils the
enactment Of a service pension law, based
on an age limit of sixty years, in order
that the pension budget shall not be sud-
denly enlarged to unreasonable proportions.
The report recommends an amendment to
the existing law in reference TO public
lands, such to give the right to pre-
empt homestead of leo acres TO all hon.
orably discharged soldiers of the war of the
rebellion In any Of the public lands owned
by the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
ADDRESS BY WILHELM
GERMAN EMPEROR PRAISES HIS SUB.
JECTS OF THE REICHsLAND,
And Conveys the Greetings Of the
Empress, Who IL Detained at Home
by Illness-The BubOnic Plague.

STRASSBURG, Sept. ga gala banquet
was given this evening at the imperial
palace and Emperor William delivered the
following address:
Before drinking to the welfare of the
Reischland feel constrained to express to
you the sorrow of the Empress at her ina
bility to accompany me here. Her Majesty
asks me to convey to you her hearty greet
ings and her sincere regrets that she is
unable to fulfill her duty in visiting the local
charitable institutions and adding to the
comfort and happiness of their inmates.
II had opportunity in years past, even
during the lifetime of my grandfather, to
study the Reichsland and to participate in
the receptions and festivals which then oc-
Cured. In the last ten years of my reign
1 have learned more from my own observa-
tions and 1 am now able with a deep emo
tional thankfulness to assert chat the ever
growing warmth of welcome extended to me
here is proof that the Reichsland realizes
the benefits derived from Incorporation in
the German empire. In whichever direction
one looks one sees happy intercourse. active
and diligent work and advancing develop
ment.
We'll, gentlemen, I express to you my
congratulatlons on the conditions 1 have
found here in the Reichsland. 1 honor the
feeling Of the elder generation, which found
it hard to conform to the new order of
things, and L am grateful for and touched
by the enthusiasm of the younger genera
ton, the generation which has sprung up
under the flag of the empire.
Before ali, however, L would impress on
the church dignitarjes who exert powerful
influence over our people, the duty OF striv-
ing in their work and of using their per-
sonal influence SO that regard for the crown
and confidence in the government may be-
come ever and ever stronger. For, in
these agitated times, when the spirit of un-
belief is rampant, the church's only hold
is temporal hand.
eff read the hearts Of the Strassburgers
Alright, the enthusiastic reception accorded
me to-day, as well as that of yesterday, at
the opening Of the parade, was in some
measure due to the Impression made upon
the inhabitants of this beautiful old city,
by the splendid appearance Of the armed
sons of this country, renewing their conf
dence that under the shadow Of the wings
Of the German eagle the Reichsland Is Sc
cured against all dangers. Therefore
raise my glass and drink to the welfare of
the Reichsland, in the hope that it may
long continue to enjoy unalloyed peace for
quiet and rapid development
What lies in my power to maintain and
rule my country in peace, that will do.
and you may trust me that you shall reap
some of the benefits. Long live Alsace-Lor-
raine. Hoch! Hoch! Hoch!'
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Local Stage Notes.

Frank Byron, of the Bon Ton Burlesquers.
now at the Empire. is a versatile genius
Within the limitations of the characters as
signed him his renditions of the chappie,
the Irishman and the farmer are all close
to the real article, the Reub' character
being a work OF art.
Miss Eliza Ryan, formerly of this city, Is
now playing the part Of Madge In 'Old
Kentucky" opening at South Bend In q
short time she will go TO California.
pany, who Is known in private life as Mrs.
Ollie Mack, fell down stairs the other day
and is just getting over the effects. She
and Jimmie Dooling have a pretty little
song and dance In ''Finnigans Ball. called
THE Boy Without a Sweetheart and the
been doing this clever little speciality. but
now that Miss Beck has about recovered
from her fall they will introduce It. Muir
for trey manage TO draw big audiences TO
the Park I'm spite OF the atmosphere. IL il
Just the sort of diverting nonsense for this
kind Of weather.
THE Purple Lady, one of last seasons
farcical successes. will be the attraction
at Eng.ish's Friday and Saturday. Its
author Sydney Resented, who wrote The
Senator for W. II. Crane. is too well
known as one OF the foremost members OF
his profession TO need any extended intro
duction here. His new play has thus far
I'm each OF the cities in which IL was pre-
scented since the New York run, IL was
ceived with great favor by theater-goers.
The beautiful Theresa Maxwell will enact
the part of the Purple Lady. and the play il
said 10 be the best farce-comedy that Mr..
Resented has written for some time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
CHANNEL BLOCKED,
Largest Ship on the Lakes Sunk I'm
ST. Mary's River.

SAULTE STE. MARIE. Mich. Sept s.
The steel steamer Douglass H. Houghton,
the largest ship on the lakes, lies sunk
across the channel of st. Marys river at
Sailors Encampment. and effectuaily blocks
the passage of all Lake Superior commerce.
All down-bound boats are being advised to
wait here until something has been done
with the wreck, and it is said it will take
several days to raise the steamer. The
Houghton, which belongs to the Bessemer
Steamship Company, John u. Rockefeller
fleet, was bound down from Lake Superior
towing the big steel schooner Fritz Both
were deeply loaded with iron ore.
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FIGHTING SHIPS INSPECTED.
President Visits the New York, Indi-
ann and Other Vessels.

PHILADELPHIA. Sept. 5.-A visit to the
fleet was decided on this morning when
Admiral Sampson called upon the President
at the Hotel Walton. 1t was the intention
to have the chief executive remain here un-
til Friday TO review the naval parade and
visit the squadron, but the Presidents de-
sire TO return to Washington tonight
caused a Encouragement in the programme.
The visit of the President to the squadron
proved the greatest marine spectacle ever
seen here. 1t was the intention to have Mr..
Mckinley to visit only the New York, but
he grew so enthusiastic over the great
fighters that he suddenly made up his mind
TO inspect all OF them. Accordingly he WIS.,
tied the flagship New York, cruiser Brook
lyn and the battleships Indiana, Massachu-
sets and Texas II was his intention to also
visit the cruiser Detroit, but. much to his
regret, he was unable to do so on account
of lack of time. There was also a continu-
Gus roar of guns during the one and three
quarters hours that IL took to inspect the
vessels In all 462 guns were fired by the
squadron In presidential salutes. Notwith-
standing the fact that Ii was not generally
known that Mr.. Mckinley would visit the
squadron there was a great crowd at the
Chestnut-street wharf when he boarded
the admirars pulling barge, manned by
twelve bronzed sailors from the New York.
II was nearly noon when official informa-
ton came 10 the fleet that the President of
the United States would visit the squadron.
Signals were soon run up on the flagship TO
s'ciear ship for action" prepare for ac-
ton" and prepare TO receive the Presi-
deEt-" Rear Admiral Sampson. Captains
Chadwick. Taylor. Sigsbee. Jewell. Train
and Hemphill, and their representative
stafrs who had viewed the Grand Army
parade. returned to their ships shortly after
o'clock. Everything was hustle on the six
big vessels aud the decks OF all Of them
were soon stripped OF every movable article
At Ais the President boarded the barge
He was accompanied by Secretary OF War
Root. Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson.
Lieutenant Commander winslow. Mayor
Ashbridge. United States Senator Sewell
Director OF Public Works Haddock and Di-
rector OF Public Safety English. Every YES
eel IN the harbor propelled by steam let its
whistle 60 and this. with the cheers Of the
crowds on shore. made deafening noise.
%hs Prasidsnf vaa ths frst 10 step on board
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Plague and Famine.

BOMBAY, Sept. 5.-Lord Sandhurst, Gov
ernor of Bombay, i'm the course of a speech
at Poona, said the plague was spreading,
and that owing TO the failure Of the mon
soon, not only the plague was in the midst
of the people. but grim famine was staring
at them. He expressed the hope that the
September rains would come to their relief,
and stated that in the meantime arrange
ments would be made to open relief routes.
OPORTO, Sept. 5.-The Pasteur Institute
commission, which recently arrived here to
study the epidemic, asserts that 1t is the
genuine Indian plague. The commissioners
have begun treating patients with the Pas
efficacy of the sanitary Gordon.
ST. PETERSBURG, Sept. 5.-The plague
commission reports officially that there have
been twenty-fOur cases Of sthe plague in
Astrakhan since July Z, and that the deaths
numbered twenty-three. There is only one
case now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
Arrival. from Alaska.

PORT TOWNSEND Wash. Sept. S.
Among the passengers on the steamer City
of Topeka, which arrived tonight. from
Alaska, were a number of miners from
Copper river. w. III. Hendricks, of Hart
ford Cal, after eighteen months prospect
ing, returns with nothing but the clothes
on his back. Il. c. b. Nadeau. of Psyche
Wash. IL the only one of a party Of three
who returned TO tell the tale OF misfortune
and death. The United states revenue cut.
left The object OF her visit was TO bring
forty destitute miners II Ii thought she
viii bring out eighty or one hundred
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Over % Knots an Hour.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-THE North German
Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
arrived this morning from Bremen, South
anlpton and Cherbourg after a record pas
sage Of five days. eighteen hours and fifteen
minutes, beating her best previous west
ward Cherbourg passage by two hours and
fifty-three minutes. The Kaiser covered a
distance of 3,oi9 knots at an average speed
of 220S knots an hour. This is over the
northerly, or, IL is called, the short
course, and she has made less average speed
than on the record broken, which was q 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-06
Alfred Henderson.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5.-Alfre6 Henderson,
head Of the seed firm of Peter Henderson
& Co., died to-day at Spring Lake, n. j.,
aged fifty years.
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ARRIVALS FROM ABROAD.
Prince Cantacuxene, Fiance of Miss
Grant, and other Prominent People.

NEW YORK. Sept. 5.-Among the passen-
gers who arrived this morning on the steam
err Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse. from
Bremen, Southampton and Cherbourg, were
Congressman Richard Bartholdt. OF Mis-
souri,; Prince Cantacuzene. Henry Clay
Frick. Congressman Geo. Foss, OF Illinois;
Princess Hatfield. +. W. Hollis OF the dele
gates OF the United States TO the interna-
tional peace conference; Sir III. Jerningh~ m,
X. c. NJ. c.. governor of Trinidad.
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OBITUARY..
Rev. DR.. Pierce, Protestant Episcopal
Bishop of Arkansas.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. Sept. 5.-Bishop Pierce,
Episcopal bishop of Arkansas. died to-day
at Fayetteville, Ark. Bishop Pierce was one
of the Oldest members of the Episcopal
Church in this country. He has for more
than quarter of a century been bishop
of Arkansas and was the first to hold this
position
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b. w. smoote Dead.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Sept. 5.-B. w.
Smoote, who was buried here yesterday.
turns out to have been .one OF the best
known theatrical managers in the country
in his day. and was recognizes as one OF
the best critics in New York on matters
theatrical. He was one of the founders OF
the New York Clipper and for many years
managed the editorial department of that
paper In the hope of regaining his health
he came TO the springs several weeks ago.
He was fifty-eight years old.
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HARRISBURG, Pa, Sept. 5.-Charles l..
Bailey. aged seventy-seven, proprietor Of
the Central iron works and one Of the most
prominent iron masters in central Pennsyl-
vania, died to-day at his home here of
stomach trouble. He was large owner of
property in Seattle. His son, William L.
Bailey, formerly proprietor of the Seattle
Press. married daughter Of ex-Secretary
Alger.
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Steamers In Collision.

CADIZ. Sept. 5. - The Danish steamer
Cathay bound from Antwerp for Port Ar
thur, has put into this port with her stem
smashed and plates injured. She reports
having been in collision yesterday morning
off Cape st. Vincent, On the southwest ex-
treplity OF Portugal, with the British
steamer Clan McGregor. which sailed from
Madris Aug. and from Colombo Aug for
London. The Cathay added that the Clan
safely landed
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Annie Vansant.

NEW YORK, Sept. 5. - Annie Vansant.
aged twenty-seven. of Salt Lake City, who
had been missionary In the Levant for
three years, died Sept. of consumption,
on board the steamer State of Nebraska,
which arrived here to-day.
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MADRID, Sept. 5.-The trial Of Captain
Diaz Moreu, who commanded the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon at the battle of San
tiago de Cuba, and General Pardee who
was on board the Colon on charges arising
from the destruction Of the Spanish feet,
concluded yesterday. both the accused Off
GERS being acquitted.