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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
DIAMONDS
Dazzling Display Made by a soutn
African Magnate's Wife.

London Letter in Philadelphia Telegraph.
What a thing it is to be a South African
millionaire, Last night from a humble
position in the stalls OF the Garrick Inea-
ter l gazed upon a box that seemed TO be
absolutely scintiilating and flashing with
such a display of diamonds as may Dc
rarely seen even in London. The wearer
of the jewels was none other than MIS-.
"Solly" Joel. the wife OF the johannesburg
magnate. whose fame ] am sure mas
reached your ears. and the sister-in-law
of the late Wolfe Joel, who. it will be re-
membered, was murdered in JOHANNESBURG
last year. The Joels were partners with
Barnato, and at the time OF the jameson
raid all these Afrikanders were much be-
fore the public. both in a political ano
Mrs. Solly Joel is a rather good-looking
woman, fair. blue-eyed and plump. She
was wearing a black net gown embroid,
cred with irrideScent paillettes, but one dlo
not notice her costume much for wonder
ing at the gems that were spread with Such
complete prodigality over her person. The
front of her bodice was completely covered
by a marvellous ornament of diamonds, set
in a curious fioriated design and hanging
from shoulder to shoulder. This fastened in
the middle of the decolletage with a huge
sunburst of diamonds. from behind which
literally dripped Il can use no other word
for IT'D what appeared to be fringes of great
diamonds that reached to her waist.
Around her throat was a very deep collar
of p~earlsSeven or eight rows OF them, l
should think-with slides of diamonds set
this was also worn two great ropes OF pearls
alternating with pierced diamonds, and a
long diamond chain as well. In her hair
was a very high trefoil comb with a center
piece consisting of a square-cut emerald,
from which rose three leaf-like prongs OF
great diamonds clustering about pear
shaped pearls. Bracelets flashing with dia-
monds, emeralds and rubies formed gor-
geous shackles on her wrists, while l noticed
that the sticks of the small, black, silver
spangled empire fan she carried We're liter
ally incrusted with gems.
With Mrs. Joel was a fair, rather pleas
ant looking girl, who was evidently her
daughter. She was simply dressed In white,
but she, too. had rows and rows of pearls
about her throat and hanging low on her
bodice. Mr.. Solly Joel appeared occasional
ly at the back of the box, and with him was
tina other well-known African diamond
king. Mr.. Joe Lewis, whose fame. think,
in New York and Philadelphia is equal to
that which illumines his career here. Mr..
Joe Lewis, it may be known. is much in
terested in the dramatic career of that we'll
known American damsel. Miss Fanny Ward,
who is at present pla aging the chief par. IN
THE Cuckoo" with MIR. Charles Hawtrey,
at the Avenue Theater.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
AGUINALDO'S
The Mystery as to Who Has Furnished
Arms and RatiOns.

washington Special.
The. War Department has become con-
WINGED that A~guinaldo has recently secured
a new adviser, who is cleverly instructiEg
the F1lipinos to lay a trap for General Otis,
TO compel the latter to recognize the bell
ligerency of the Fflipinos. 1t is evident that
this adviser is connected with the person
interested In supplying ammunition and
ratons to the Filipino army. so that 1t will
be easier to send necessary supplies TO
Agunialdo'S army. The latest move Of
Aguinaldo IN saying that he would order the
citizens of all nations outside of his lines
and not recognize them as combatan is
but a step to carry out this scheme. Ger
tainly, A~guinaldo or his Filipino advisers
never devised this plan themselves, but
there is some civilized guiding hand behind
the move.
1t has been a mystery to the War Depart
ment here to know exactly how .Aguinaldo
has secured the large amount of ammuni-
ton and supplies he has had to carry on the
instruction so far. The rebellion began on
sands of rounds of ammunition have been
fired by the Filipinos, and the army has
been blige TO have an immense amount of
srations. Where all this has come from is a
question unanswered at the War Depart
ment. But it is evident that supplies Of all
kinds are running short in Aguinaldo's
ranks, and he is trying to find a new way
to replenish them.
1t is a w%ell-known fact that Hong-Kong
has been the headquarters OF various firms
ammunition and other stores to the Fill
pinos, but now that the insurgents are be-
ing driven away from the coast line to
some extent II is not so easy for flibusters
to communicate with them.
Another question has been as TO the re-
sources Of Aguinaldo's army. Where the
money is coming from to pay for this insur-
rection has not been satisfactorily an
swered. The Island of Luzon must be much
more fertile and productive than hitherto
supposed If it can supply, unaided, the in
surgent forces, as it seems to nave done
during all these months of war. When
General Lawton captured a great store of
rice not many days ago it was thought this
would be a serious blow to Aguinaldo, but
while no doubt 1t hampered him to a great
extent. his army still seems to have rations.
and they are firing as many guns as ever.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
ANCESTORS To ORDER.
An Experience I'm IreIand Related by
Gilbert Stuart.

In introducing an account Of Gilbert
Stuart's portrait of Mrs. Griffith. an engrav-
ing or which forms the frontispiece OF the
May Century. MIR. Charles Henry Hart
gives this account of the famous painter:
Gilbert Stuart was five feet ten inches in
height, with fine physique, brown hair. a
ruddy complexion. and strongly marked
features. he dressed with elegance. which
was possible al the period of which / write.
and. notwithstanding his biting sarca-m.
keen Wit, and searching eye. was a great
fayorite with the fair sex. In his thirty
first year he chose for his partner through
life Miss Charlotte Coats. a lady Of much
personal beauty. and With a fine contralto
voice, the daughter OF a Berkshire physi-
clan, and they were married May 10. 1856.
notwithstanding the new responsibilities
this changed condition entailed. Stuart con-
tinued his old manner OF living, and soon
good old times the supposed remedy for
failure to pay ones debts was the debtors
prison, our enlightened forefathers not pos
sessing the appreciation of the situation be-
longing 10 the untutored child of the forest.
who, when confronted with a like condition.
iaconically said. "Ugh. In prison no catch
himself where he mo catch beaver" until.
to escape the walls OF the old Fleet. he re-
moved, two years after his marriage. to
Dublin. and took up his residence az Stillor-
gan Park. a few miles distant from the
city, hattering inducements having been
offered him by his irish friends, who were
so taken with his free manner and OPEN
handedness that they adopted him. and
spoke Of him as "our Irish Stuart"
Stuart had many amusing experiences
while in Ireland, although his stories must
be taken with much salt. as he was a vain
rodomontadist, and counted the relation OF
imaginary experiences among his best prac-
teal jokes. One story that he was particu-
larly fond of telling was Of an invitation to
visit a gentleman who desired 10 have some
portraits painted. He found an old castle
with a new tenant, a tailor. who had ac-
CURED a large fortune by army contracts.
The portraits that he desired Stuart 10
paint were Of his ancestors: and as he knew
not who they were, or what they were like.
his commission TO Stuart was TO paint them
as they ought to have been. This Stuart did
so satisfactorily TO his patron that the
painter was paid double the agreed price:
and those portraits. with their century OF
age, to-day doubtless do duty for authentic
likenesses of some ancient Celtic worthless.
Such a story as this has its moral as an
impressive warning 10 students of historical
portraiture, and is an important ~footnote to
the history of such false impersonations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

"Aunty" Atkinson's substitute for what
he calls the criminal aggression" OF the
tralization of the islands by joint agree
ment of the European powers. He says:
Let the great nava and commercial pow
ers of the world neutralize the islands and
aid them in establishing an orderly govern
ment." That is to say. while the suppress
sion of the Instruction and the establish
ment of orderly government by the United
States alone is criminal aggression" in the
eyes of Mr.. Atkinson, the same thing done
by joint action with the European powers
would be a grand and noble thing. If there
is any glory in it the rightful owner Of the
islands might as well have it all as divide 1t
with other nations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

The Albion New Era mentions the ar
rival at that place of twenty-four tanks,
each containing 5000 young pike perch.
which are to be placed in the lakes of that
county-Noble. The fish. numbering three
million, are from the United States hatch
cry at Putin Bay. ard are furnished by
the United States fish commissioner free Of
charge. In appearance they resemble the
native perch in the lakes of northern Indi-
ana. and are said to be a very hardy fish,
great fighters, growing at the rate of one
half pound a year and weighing ten pounds
when fully grown. When the national gov
eminent is taking such pains to stock our
lakes and streams with game fish our own
people should desist from capturing or kill
ing them by barbarous methods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
CRAWFoRD's "MR. IsAACs."
How tina interesting Tale Came to
BE Written.
Robert Bridges.

ROBERT Bridges.
".And now tell me- / said, the true
story of how you came to write NJ
Isaacs?' / have read different versions
of it
ly,' said Mr.. Crawford. and this is exactly
how it happened: On May 5, 1882. Uncle
Sam Samuel Wardl asked me to dine with
him at the New York Club. which was
then in the building on Madison square,
now called the Madison Square Bank Build
ing. 1t goes without saying that We had a
good dinner, If il was ordered by Uncle
Sam. We had dined rather early. and were
sitting in the smoking room, overlooking
Madison square, while II was still light.
As was perfectly natural, we began to
exchange stories while smoking. and i told
him. with a great deal of detail, my recol-
l~ections of an interesting man whom had
TO me, THAT is a good two-pdrt magazine
story. and you must write 1t out lmme-
diately." He took me around to his apart
ments. and that night | began to write the
story of Mr.. Isaacs." Part of the first
chapter was written afterward, but the
rest of that chapter and several succeed
ing chapters are the story that I told to
Uncle Sam. / kept at it from day to day,
getting more interested in the work as l
proceeded. and from time to time would
read a chapter TO Uncle Sam. When / gol
through the original story l was so amused
with the writing of it that II occurred to
m fall mat in love ! W WITH a an E Eng mas girl A and then
] kept on writing to see what would nap
pen. BY and by 1 remembered a mysterious
buddhist WnOm L mao once met III inuid'
and so / introduced him. to still further
complicate matters. I went to Newport to
visit my aunt, Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.
while i was in the midst of the story. and
continued 1t there. 1t was on June Is.
1882, while in her home. that l finished the
last chapter of Mr.. Isaacs:;" and, Uncle
Sam appearing in Newport at that time, l
read him the part of the story which he
had not heard. You will give Ii to me, =
he said; II shall try and find a publisher"
He had for many years frequented the
book store of Macmillan, and was well
acquainted with the elder George Brett.
He took the manuscript to Mr.. Brett. who
forwarded il to the English house, and In
q short time il was accepted"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
DIR. Briggs Work.
New York Letter.


There never was any doubt on the part Of
the strong influences in the Episcopal
Church here that Bishop Potter would carry
out his purpose of ordaining DR.. Briggs to
the priesthood on the day set apart for that
ceremony. And this belief was maintained,
although few knew how completely and
overwhelmingly the protests of a few high
churchmen had been met by correspondence
coming from the strongest influences in the
Episcopal Church in this country. If that
correspondence is any indication, then a
trial of DR.. Briggs for heresy will result in
his acquittal.
What viii astonisi1 many persons who
earnestly supported the bishop was his an
nouncement of the intent OF DR.. Briggs 10
serve as a priest in the tenement district
among the humble and lowly as a sort of
mission priest. He chose hat vocation, and
it was for that reason that he was ordained
in the pro-cathedTal. which is situated in
the heart of that district. Incidentally. the
ordination there has caused thousands to
ask what pro-cathedral means, not knowing
that it is the temporary cathedral or bish-
ops church, and will be until the Cathedral
Of ST John the Divine is completed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
How Lincoln Played Waterman.
Wa shjnofon Snecial

James Etter, a doorkeeper I'm the War De-
partment. frequently occupies a chair from
which he could not be induced 10 part, be-
cause 1t was once occupied by Abraham
Lincoln when he was President of the
United States. although at the time he
acted as Waterman with a badge pinned on
the lapel of his coat. Mr.. Etter explains
the incident by saying: One DAY during
the war / was sitting here. when a tall,
angular gentleman entered the main door
him that ii was too early for the secretary
to be in his office.
A what hour can / depend on finding
him here?' he asked i told him. and with
a pleasant Thank you he walked away.
Promptly on the hour the tall gentleman
ascended the steps, walked in the door. and
] was almost struck dumb when he asked
me If i would not go into the secretary's
room and tell him to step out in The hall. I
could not leave my post OF duty. and even
IL / could i did not think the secretary
would come out to see him.
He replied: o. i guess he VIII, and as
for leaving your post, / will be personally
responsible for that. / am Mr.. Lincoln, and
/ will simply take your badge and keep door
while you step in for me-
We'll. / couldn't doubt him, and he pulled
off my bacge, pinned IL on his coat. and
took ny chair, just like an old-time watch
man.
"A smile played over his face as / left
him, and you can rest assured IL was not
long before he and the secretary were hold
ing a quiet talk in an out OF the way corner
in the hail."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
1.-THE CRIME OF "a
Nevada Stewart Voted for and John
Sherman Against Ii.
Washington Letter in Louisville Courier

Washington Letter in Louisville Courier
journal.
Except old Ben Butler. John Sherman Is
since the war. Millions OF voters South and
West charge him as the author of the
crime of 3D." Not only was ne not the
author OF the bill, but he voleG against IL
the only time il was brought to a vote in
the Senate. and Stewart, or Nevada, voted
for it. Thomas G. McCreery, or kentucky.
also voted for 1t. SO did Garrett DAVIS.
Tins vote was taken Jan ~, ISL, but II was
the "crime-of-13" bill. In alluding 70 his
vote Mr.. sherman said this in the Senate
Aug. g. lSso:
taken upon this floor the senator from Ne
vada (AIr. StewarD voted tor il, and l, the
devil fish, voted against it 1t was not on
account of Accommodating the silver dollar
/ did not do IL because Of that, but L dld
II because gold Was then only coined for
the benefit of private depositors; We were
not using gold except for limited purposes
Gold was the standard in California, and
we thought they ought To continue to pay
the old and reasonable rate for coinage OF
one-fifth of one cent to the dollar. Because
We were beaten upon the proposition the
majority of the committee on finance voted
against the bill which was reported, not
because II left out the silver dollar. but be-
cause ii left out the charge for the mlntage
of gold"
In that same speech Sherman quoted the
following from a speech delivered by Mr..
Stewart. of Nevada, in the Forty-third
Congress-: Il want the standard gold and
no paper money not redeemable in gold; no
paper money the value of which is not
aScertained, no paper money that Will or
ganize a gold board TO speculate on H."
1 heard Sherman make that speech Aug.
SO, 1899. No fair-minded man can read IL
and not acknowledge that the crime OF
49, was committed in open day. And IL
the price of silver had not fallen nobody
would have ever heard of the crime OK
49," Until heard that speech j believed
that silver was demonetized in the dark. I
now know IL was not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

new 1Ork special.
Former President Harrison sailed for Eu-
rope Wednesday on the st. Paul.:
about Admiral Dewey and the work which
made him famous, saying: 1.-THE things
which Admiral Dewey has done and the
things which he left undone since that
memorable May day have made him as
great a diplomat as he is a fighter. He is
the great hero of the Spanish-American
war and deserves all the praise which the
people of the American Nation can give
him. He not only destroyed Spain's power
but kept would-be meddlers from making it
a triangular fight"
Former President Harrison believes the
people cannot do too much for Dewey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

A Muncie Qnd.) boy. who Is a member of
the Twenty-third United States Infantry.
which has been in the thick of the fight in
the Philippines, says, in a letter to his
father: IF anyone cares to know what the
boys from old Delaware are doing tell them
that We are doing our duty in a way to
make the residents of that county proud
OF her soldier boys in the far-away Philip
pine islands," The talk of the men on the
firing line is very different from that Of the
cowardly and reasonable "aupties."
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come to the consumer and better results
would accrue to the producer.
THE TAX on FRANCHISES.

TIL bill which Governor Roosevelt win
offer the Legislature of New York next
Monday as a substitute for the franchise
tax bill. which he Will approve If the SUBJ
stitute is not passed. describes a franchise
as follows:
A local franchise is a right or privilege
lawfully granted by the local authorities Of
a county, city, town or village TO a person,
copartnership. association or corporation or
possessed by such person, copartnerS1ip, as
sociatlon or corporation under a general or
special law, 10 use. occupy and enjoy pubic
streets, highways or other public places or
public waters, or any part thereof or any
interest therein and whether on, above or
below the surface thereof. A local franchise
is deemed real estate for the purpose Of tax
alton.
If a franchise has value. why should It
not be taxed as other property? None Of
the papers in New York which have become
very much excited have answered that ques-
ton or even undertaken to do so. 1t is
easier to try to alarm people about the
heresy of Populism and the shirt of social
ism which Turk in the proposition to which
Governor Roosevelt Is SO strongly commit
ted. The reason for such taxation Is af-
forded in the action OF Mr.. Tom l.. Johnson
@ AAo a IA 1SNAOA <AA- oOLhA
son named a price for the street railways
which he represents. Some of them have
charters which do not expire for about sew
enteen years. For the plants, including the
franchises. Mr.. Johnson asked ST., 10000 Of
the city of Detroit. The plant could be du-
plicated for less than half that money. The
property is bonded for something like s12,
100000. Really the difference between the
price asked. 81. $4,000, and s12. Oo0. 900. is the
value Of the franchise for seventeen years.
That is. the franchise. which cost the COM
panies nothing, is worth S,5O0,OOO in the
judgment of Mr.. Johnson 1t is property be-
cause 1t stands for value, and furnishes
the means for earning the money which
makes Mr.. Johnson and his associates
wealthy men. 1t may be said that the
street-railway service which Mr.. Johnson's
companies afford is full compensation for
the franchise. If this were so, 1t could have
no prospective value or value to the COM
Detroit. In that city street railways pay
neither tax nor any sum Of money for the
franchise. The franchise is the property,
and the profit-earning property of the
street-railway companies. Why should they
not pay a tax on it. as do other property
owners on real estate and improvements?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

In the temporary dearth Of news at
Washington some of the correspondents are
drawing on their i~maginstions for reasons
why the President has gone to Hot Springs.
Va. One says it was to get rid of the nico-
tine in his system. acquired by excessive
smoking. and another says it was to escape
the domestic confusion at the White House
incident to spring alterations and house
cleaning. No doubt both of these sugges-
tons are purely f~anciful. 1t is unnecessary
to look for any other reason for the trip
than the Presidents desire. for a little rest
and TO get where he would not hear any
politics or be importuned for official favors.
The President is the only American citizen
who cannot have any privacy in his own
house and who has to go away from home
for a little rest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19
War Relics.
Washington Special.

Cities expecting relics Of the Spanish war
from the Philippines as souvenirs are
doomed to disappointment. A number of
cities requested the War Department to
send them cannon or guns used in the bat
ties in which their volunteers were engaged
various cities TO the law which prevented
the government giving away anything but
the obsolete arms or guns. He consented,
however. TO present the various cities max
ing requests with old guns captured during
the war. Word was sent to General Otis TO
send the old IN TO this country, but Gen
eral Otis has just informed the War De-
partment that. according to the terms OF
surrender Of the Spanish at Manila, the
Spaniards were allowed to retain all Of the
obsolete guns and cannon in the Philippines
and hence the War Department will have
none to give away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

In spite OF the brave threats OF Aguinal-
dos junto. the reports from Manila are to
the effect that the Presidents commission
OF Filipinos who have been under the sway
Of that would-be leader that they are
anxious to have the United States extend
TO them the protection which is promised.
The riembers OF the commission lave been
able to reach the intelligent and well-to-do
NATIVES. TO whom the plans Of the President
are fully explained Little has been heard
OF thu work OF the commission. but 1t Is
busy consulting delegations and recognizing
local governments. Aguinaldo has not sur
rendered. and ne may not. but his power
Is broken and the larger part OF his army
scattered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-19

Philadelphia Record.

The Boston crusade against the English
sparrow came TO a futile ending not because
OF a sentimental regard for this belligerent
feathered rascal, but because the efforts 10
exterminate HIM were about on a par with
the labor OF the legendary old lady VINO en-
deavored 10 sweep back the ocean TIDE WIN
a byoom. Nevertheless, If II be true tas
learned ornithologists claim that at TINS
bright season Of the year the warbling
bobolink. robin, thrush and other favorite
American ~songsters would be much more IN
evidence IL the sparrow should be less plen-
tiful the importation TO our shores OF this
pugnacious bird may be reasonably re-
GREETED. Evidently. however. the sparrow
has come TO stay.