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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

CHICAGO. May 1.-THE Civic Federation
OF Chicago to-day selected June 2S TO ., in
elusive. as the dates for a nationaI confer
ence in Chicago 70 discuss trusts The call
for the gathering states that its purpose
Is Ito consider the subject OF trusts in
their relation 10 economic conditions gen.
orally. The discussion will embrace the sub
1ects of Industrial. commercial, labor and
transportation combinations. their uses and
abuses. These are the problems
before the public to-day, upon the right
solution OF which depends the welfare, Of
all classes. The time IS ripe for a calm and
thorough Investigation of the entire field,
without which legislation must fail and tend
To increase rather than minimize the dan
gers OF the situation. A fun discussion Of
the various phases of each subject will be
invited" The big industrial combinations of
the country will be invited 10 send repre-
sentstives to discuss the problems under
consideration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
Cable Notes.

The Order of the Garter has been con-
ferred ON the Duke of Northumberland in
succession to the late Duke of Beaufort.
Rev. Jos. c. Hartzel, of Cincinnati. Amei-
lean Nj. E. bishop of Africa. has returned
to London from Liberia on his way to the
United States.
An insane customs official murdered his
five sleeping children at Odessa last night
and then attacked his wife, who is dying
of her wounds.
Ascension day yesterday was the ami
versary OF the death Of Mr.. Gladstone, and
a private memorial service YVES held in
Hawarden Parish Church.. Miss Helen
Gladstone. daughter of the deceased states
man, represented her mother. who was I'M
able TO attend.
In a riot that broke out at the Harrow
race course yesterday over the decisions of
the starter the English pugilist ]. w. Smith
was attacked by the mob and carried of
the course unconscious. Many other per-
sons were injured and the races were
stopped by the police.
Although the composition OF the recon-
structed Italian Cabinet has not yet been
officially announced. IL Is considered that
the ministerial crisis is practically over.
Last evening Marquis Visconti venosta noti-
fed General Pelioux OF his acceptance Of
the Foreign Office portfolio.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

SOUTHAMPTON, May 11.-Arrived:
Fuerst Bismarck. from New York, via Cher
bourg, for Hamburg.
CHERBOURG, May ARRIVED: Fuerst
Bismarck. from New York, for Southamp-
ton and Hamburg.
ROTTERDAM, May 11.-Arrived: Spaarn-
dam, from New York. Sailed: Maasdam, for
New York.
NEW YORK, May u.-Arrived: Brazilia,
from Hamburg. Sailed: H. H. Mier, for Bre-
men.
GIBRALTAR, May 11.-Arrived: Kaiser
Wilhelm III, from New York, for Naples
and Genoa.
LIVERPOOL. May u.-Arrived: Majestic,
from New York; Waesland. from Philadel-
phia.
HAMBURG, May 11.-Arrived: Pennsyl-
vania. from New York.
QUEENSTOWN, May 11.-Arrived: New
England. from Boston.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

LOUISVILLE, KY, May 1.-THE Clark
stakes. at rs miles, was the feature of to-
days card at Churchill Downs, and 1t proved
only a ganop for Corsine. the winner OF the
California Derby and second to Manuel in
the Kentucky Derby a week ago. Hapsburg
and Corsine. coupled in the betting AS Pat
Dunn's entry, were 1 to S. while His Lord
ship was s to ! and False Lead 20 to /.
Hapsburg made the pace and sailed out in
the lead until the stretch was reached. Here
Corsine came up to him and passed him
easily, the other two tired and were beaten.
struggling In the rear. Corsine won in q romp
and Hapsburg just as easily got the place
from His Lordship. The track was heavy
and the racing was poor from a time stand
point, but some good finishes were drawn.
As four favorftes were bowled over Ii was
a good day for the books, though three WE'LL
played second choices won.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
BACK IN TOw-PATH TIMES.
Albert Pawling the First Navigator of
the Old and Erie Canal.

Wabash Plain Dealer.
Mr.. Albert Paving, the oldest continuous
resident of Wabash. grew reminiscent the
other day and when asked What do you
known" replied:
II know that / was the first man to navf-
gate the Wabash and Erie canal. You see
the canal was completed as far east as Fort
Wayne, in the fall of 1893. but the Ohio peo-
pie were a little tardy In fulfilling their part
Of the contract, and II was not until 1s43
that boats were run through from Toledo
TO the Ohio river.
my first trip was not on a boat, but on
a raft Of logs. A man had a lot of logs here
which he wished to get down to Peru and
offered me SIS 20 get them there ! accepted
the offer and prepared for the trip by LASH
ing the logs together, making a raft, made
myself a paddle or oar, and then hired John
Cooley to assist me.
John procured a b~edcord-that was a time
before spring mattresses were in vogue
tied one end to the raft and making a loop
in the other end. fastened a good-sized round
stick in 1T, and throwing the rope over his
shoulder. started down the tow path. / sta
toned myself In the rear end Of the raft
and steered ii to its destination.
w made the trip in one day and when
we returned / was paid the SIS and gave
$50 of 1t to John. who took the place Of a
mule at the end Of the line
I'm those days We paid S14 for a barrel Of
-four and l often paid as high as s cents per
pound for salt and 121z cents for side meat"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
BEST SOLDIERS PHYSICALLY.
Cfty-Raised Men, of Medium Height
and Weight, stand War Best.

SsuhO 0CSts
Washington Star.
Spanish war, when 1T is fully written" OBJ
served an army surgeon, will again demon
strate the experience Of other wars. that
that is, the soldier who is best suited for
the hardshipS of a campaign. The tall,
long-jointed man proved to be the worst
the short, slim man.. The medium-sized
man. by this / mean in height and weight
ter. taking all things into consideration,
than all others. What are known as big
men. he~avyweights. as we'll as extremely
in the civil war. the poorest soldiers. They
were the men who first needed the atten-
ton of the surgeons and began to fall with
diseases almost before they got fairly into
Another thing was pretty well proven, I
think, and that was that city-raised men
made better soldiers than country-raised
men, though the latter were better workers,
as far as hard work., manual labor, was
concerned. Contrary to my previously
men proved to be less susceptible to camp
diseases. Heavy meat eaters did not stand
1t as well as those who ate Of meat sparing-
ly, leaving out of consideration all questions
as to whether the meat served to the SOL
diers was good or bad. There is no doubt
in my opinion that pork meat is not proper
food for soldiers in a campaign, it matters
not in what form IL Is furnished or in what
manner il Is cooked.
Inc soldiers VINO slckened themselves In
the early part of the war, when the men
we're congregated about in large camps,
by indiscriminate eating Of pies, cakes, ice
cream and the like. WERE, as a rule, coun-
try-raised men. who seemed ready to eat
at all times and who displayed no sense
or discretion whatever as to what or how
often they ate. The city-raised men Of
Tended in this respect much less than their
country-raised associates. In previous cam
paigns it was proven that black-haired men
were the stronger, but In the Spanish war
the scales timed in favor of blondes. red
haired men standing the warm climates ex-
ceedingly we'll"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
Collapse of q Walker.

NEW YORK, May u.-When the seven
t~y-two-hour foot race started again for to-
days plugging only eleven men came to
the scratch. Just before 10 O'Clock this
evening Hanson withdrew. The spectators
did not take kindly to this move, but SUBJ
sequently news was brought from his dress
Ing room that he had collapsed entirely. So
grave was his condition that his trainers
grew alarmed and every method to revive
him was without success. Hansen was taken
to Flower Hospital. The physician said that
Hanson was in a serious condition. Between
9 and 10 o'clock Geary started in to cut
down the lead which Noremac had over
him. He succeeded in doing this at 10 o'clock
ahead.
AT / o'clock this (Friday) morning the
score stood: Hegelman. Isl. 10; Click. 2ss.4:
Cox, POI. IL; Tracey, 25S.6: Guerrero, 241.1:
Igo, 239: Barnes, 233.1; Day, 226.1l; Craig,
1901: Geary. 1901; Noremac. 15l.2.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
LOSSes nv Fire.

COLUMBUS. o., May 11.-Ffre Quilted the
fve-story brick building on East Spring
street occupied by the Williams & Erdman
Company. wholesale grocers. this afternoon.
the building. owned bv r Ewing Miller. AT
$4,000. all losses being fully covered by in
surance.
READING, CAL. May 1.-THE machine
shops and foundry of the Mountain Cooper
Company at Kerwick together with the ma
ohinery, two locomotives and a number OF
box cars. were destroyed by fire tonight.
Loss, $1,000.
VIENNA, May lin a great fire to-day in
the town of Guara Humora, province of
200 buildings. including the prin-
cipal church, town hall and other public Of
fees and the schoolhouse, were destroyed.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y. May 12.-The Ma
tional Baking Company's three-story build
ing on West avenue caught fire at l o'clock
this morning and at las was in ruins. Loss
about 500, 600.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
DRUNKENNESS IN FRANCE.
In Normandy the Women Drink Even
More than Do the Men.


The progress of drunkenness in France Is
provoking something like dismay among all
persons Interested in the welfare of the
population. Until comparatively recently
the French lower classes drank nothing but
wine: or, in the northern provinces. beer
and cider. OF late years, however. the con-
sumption Of cheap and bad alcohol has in
creased to such an extent as TO become a
very serious danger TO the health OF the
community. Intemperancc Is particularly
rampant in Norway and Brittany. A Rouen
physician, DIR. Brunon. has Just published a
pamphlet on the subject, which shows the
evil 10 be even worse than supposed.
The special object of DR.. Brunon's investi-
cation has been drunkenness among wom-
en-. In Normandy things have come TO such
a pass that the women drink even more
than the men. although the latter are the
most inveterate topers In France. This
state of things. in the opinion Of DIR. Bru-
non. is due In large measure TO the excep-
tional facilities the women nave for obtain
ing drink. They have no need TO go to the
cafes or m~archands de vin-the temptation
awaits them al every turn and corner. for.
as there are no licensing laws in France.
the grocers, green grocers. coal merchants
and other shopkeepers have adopted the
practice of selling intoxicating drink.
The servants and other women who make
their purchases In their esta blfshments
make their visits the excuse for a glass.
which IS often given them by the shopkeep-
er with = view to securing their custom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

the whole. / believe the industry to be upon
more solid foundations than ever before.
Upon one point i am well assured-that the
increased demands OF the world for iron and
steel are chiefly to be met by the United
States Great Britain and Germany are now
running up TO their fullest capacity, al
though Great Britain shows. this year, even
a slight decline in product The demand
which Is to come beyond the present pro-
duction is TO be the prize of the American
manufacturer and unless the present activ-
ity creates capacity far beyond any possible
local demand, as is TO be feared, manufac-
turers shoGld obtain profitable prices for
some time TO come. The country has never
entered on a period of activity under condi-
tons so favorable. Many years OF inactivity
and saving: splendid crops for two years.
sold at high prices to the foreigner: great
advance in methods of production; an enor-
nous trade balance In our favor-al these
elements combined justify the optimistic
views which prevail. Our iron and steel
manufacturers deserve prosperity for a time
for they have had a hard struggle for
years."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

Yesterdays Temperatures.

c. +. r. wAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast Oficial.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

A Mild Defense, Based ON the rou
that They Are Inevitable.

New York Journal.
The trust. as it seems to me" said viii
liam Dean Howells yesterday, is the uiu-
The man who wrote the Visitor from
Altruria" professed ignorance of the fnan-
cial aspects of the trust question, and un-
willingness TO approach its purely political
bearings. AS a social fact he Thought
aloud" about 1t in the presence of a reporter:
Can a trust do more then an individual
with equal resources" he unused. 1t seems
not. 1t is always the law of commerce for
the big fish to swallow the small ones. The
great merchant destroys many smaller
right. But 1 see no greater peril to the
public in the one than in the other.
Power in human hands is subject to
abuse. That is universal. The trust IS
likely. in time, to abuse its power. When 1t
can Cypress. 1t Is reasonable to expect that
Il was surprised to learn the other day
that there was an envelope trust. l wanted
some envelopes Of a certain kind. n
dealer told me that he could not get them
from the trust sooner than two weeks. Now,
II there were several individual manufac-
turers. one of them would have filled that
dealers order In six days. perhaps. 1t shows
in a small way the tendency Of the trust to
be superior to the consumers influence -.
Some of the social reform groups. said
the reporter. believe that the trust is a
ownership of the means of production which
they advocate"
THAT has been a dream of the c~ollecti-
do you remember that Socialist in Zola's
'Ventre de Paris?' He was an enthusiast In
that opinion But 1 see very little hope in
this direction. The idea is evolutionary
rather than evolutionary. The transfer from
the one condition to the other is not likely
to come naturally: And rev~olution-the for
chile change-is always reaction"
Mr.. Howells was reminded that Abram
Hewitt's theory is hat the trust opens the
way TO cooperation. through the ownership
by the workingman himself of the shares
OF these great corporations. and was asked
II he thought that would be the solution.
Il have a high regard for Mr.. Hewitt's
opinions" said he, but i do not agree with
that.
Il do not see how laws are to prevent the
trusts from multiplying he continued.
The popular enmity to them is aroused,
perhaps. by the known lawless act of some
OF them In their earlier history. But il is
true. too. that all great business runs coun-
ter TO the law. or sails as close to 1t as 1t
can. / think that the trust is the logical
outcome of the system of competition. 1t is
forced into icing by the desire of men to
live"
Mr.. Howells, according to his literary as
sociates. has been almost a Socialist" but
has thought better of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

LONDON, May 1L-Thomas Nickalls.
father of the famous scullers. Guy and
Vivian Nickalls, died to-day at Pattison
Court. Red Hill. aged seventy-two years.
When a boy Mr.. Nickalls accompanied his
bought some land. Thomas Nickalls re-
turned to England in 1916 and started in
business as a stock jobber. in which he
won the nickname Of King of the Ameri-
can railroad market" Mr.. Nickalls was an
ardent sportsman and for the last twenty
one years held the position OF master of
the Surrey staghounds. His sons carry or
the business founded by their father.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
HOUSE S%PEAKERSHIP.
General Henderson Thinks q Western
Candidate Will Win.

B. Henderson, Iowa's candidate for the
speakership. passed through Chicago to-
day on his way home from Atlantic City,
n. J. In an interview he said: At have an
nounced that i am a candidate for Speaker
Reeds place and while ii is yet an uncer-
tain fight 1 am encouraged by my prospects
of success. / am not making a brass band
campaign, but rather working out matters
modestly. The situation may be summed
up as the South and West against the East.
A Western man will be chosen for speaker
unless all signs fail"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

LONDON, May 1.-THE Court of Appeals
to-day dismissed the appeal of the Com
pagnie Generate Transatlantique against
the decision of the lower court holding that
the steamer La Bourgone alone was blam-
able for the collision with the British ship
Cromartyshire OF Halifax. N. S.. on July 4,
1S9S, by which 562 lives were lost.
The board of inquiry into the cause of the
loss of the steamer Stella. which was
wrecked or the Casquet Rocks. near the
Island If Alderny. on March 4. has reached
a judgment that the ship was not KEEP to
tie course set and was not navigated with
seamanlike care. going at an excessive rate
of speed in a fog.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

PARIS, May lin the Petit Journal,
Maurice Barras accused the government Of
having originally sent Major Marchand to
Fashoda only to nav the appearance Of
acting and of having hoped that he would
not succeed. He says: When Capt. Bara-
tier brought Major Marchand's dispatches
to Paris; NJ. Delcasse doreign minister)
In the presence of a superior force. you
should have withdrawn Captain Baratier
replied, Monsieur. military honor NJ. Del
Baratier rose. bowed and retired. The next
day the foreign minister invited Captain
Baratier to luncheon, but the latter de-
cIined."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
TORNADO In MEXICO.
Mine superintendent Killed and Ten
Men Severely Injured.

EAGLE PASS, Tex. May ia tornado
struck the mining town of Hondo. in the
Sabinas valley, Mexico. last night. Law
renee Mckinney, son Of the mine superin-
tendent. was killed and ten men were Sc
verely injured. A large boarding house,
railroad station. store and buildings connect
ed with the mines were almost demolished.
Hondo is about seventy-five miles southwest
of Eagle Pass. 1t is the center of c. p.
Huntington's Mexican coal and coke in
dustries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE rain brought
but a fair attendance at Morris Park to-
day and the track was sloppy Five favorites
were beaten. The feature Of the day was
the Croton lightweight Handicap at six fur
longs. Octagon, though carrying top weight,
was made a warm favorite, with Trillo and
Kingdom and Boney Boy made the running,
but Kingdom soon showed signs Of quitting
and Boney Boy went or alone. When he
passed the one-sixteenth pole Trillo came on
with a rush and won on the post by a head.
Boney Boy was second, six lengths ahead
of Kingdom. CormoraDt, the only favorite
to win. took the first race easily.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

New York Commercial Advertiser.

The attempt 10 raise $1,000 with which 10
uurchase Robert Louis Setvensons last resi-
,,ra Tor q wealthy German has purchased
r. II was asking a good deal OF admirers
of the novelist 10 make a public park OF a
&c, one in ten thousand of the admirers
would ever see. To turn a pretty residence
with associations into a memossa PARK N
indeed a vastly more sensible memorial 20 a
orea, man than a senseiess mass OF granite.
marble and metal. But IL associations arc
TO be preserved they must. TO serve their
purpose. be where they can be seen Ihe
substantial. copyrighted editions OF ms
works. 80 that his family may have tneir
irst income from his labors- Next 10 thus
would come the study OF the works and the
extension of the field OF their influence
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Orders for. Locomotives

PHILADELPHIA. May 1.-THE Baldwin
locomotive works has received an order
from the Reading Railway Company for
twenty consolidated freight locomotives.
Other recent orders received by the firm
are three passenger locomotives of the At
lantic type for the st. Paul 4 Duluth and
a sixteen-ton saddle tank locomotive and
one forty-ton (ten wheeled) engine Tor the
Hilo Railroad In Hawaii.
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Henry Louis Raphael.

LONDON. May u.-Mr. Henry Louis
Raphael. banker and race-horse owner. died
suddenly. to-day. at Newmarket. Mr..
Raphael was a generous philanthropist and
frequently gave 92D.O00 to Guys Hospital.
He owned a large stud of horses and was
worth between e3,e0o.0 900 and f4.0W.00. All
the American dealers on the Stock Elk
change Were mourning on account OF his
death. Mr.. Raphael died of heart affection.
Mr.. Inskip. secretary Of the Boot and Shoe
Operatives Union. who recently visited the
United States, is dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

BERLIN, May 11.-Incessant rains have
prevailed since April 80. producing dis
astrous floods. especially in the eastern
Oder district. At Oderouin, Austrian ST.
lesia, an immense district has been mum
dated. AT Dresden the River Elbe is high
er than it has been at any previous period
for twenty years. The tributaries of the
Elbe and Oder have overfiowed, inundating
the Roesa district. At Bitterheld eleven
persons were drowned in attempting to
cross the River Nude. The rains continue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
OBITUARY.
Col. ID. +. Hit, an Uncle Of Repre-
sentative Robert H. Hit.

May W was received
here to-day, from Ottawa, Of the death Of
Col. Daniel F. Hit, one of the pioneers OF
La Sale county. and father Of Andrew j.
Hit, general superintendent of the Chicago.
Rock Island & Pacific Railway. Deceased
was eighty-nine years old and served with
distinction during the civil war. He was an
uncle OF Congressman Robert R Hit, and
came from a family prominent in the revo-
lutionary DAYS.
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Prices

CHICAGO. May 11.-Representatives of
firms that control the manufacture of hay
press machinery In the Western States met
at a meeting here to-day. decided to adj
vance prices from Is to 20 per cent. The
recent advance in raw material and higher
wages are given as the reasons Tor the
change.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12
American McAu A..ocinticn.

BUFFALO, May 1.-THE sixteenth an
nual meeting OF the American McAll Asso-
Church In this city to-day. Delegates to the
OF one hundred were present from
Cincinnati, Rochester. Philadelphia. Boston,
Cleveland, Detroit. New York. Toronto,
Montreal and many New England towns.
Mrs. Chas. H.. Parkhurst. of New York.
president OF the association. was in the
chair. The morning and afternoon sessions
were taken up listening 10 the reports OF
the different officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

LONDON, May n.-Lieut. Col. Alfred E.
Bates. the retiring military attache of the
United States embassy, who will sail for
the United States on Saturday. entertained
a number of American and English officers
at dinner this evening at the Naval and
Military Club. The Daily Chronicle will say
tomorrow that during his service in Europe
Lieutenant Colonel Bates has won hosts of
friends, not only in England. but in France
and Italy as we'll.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-12

NEW YORK, May lit is learned that
twenty-one mills are already included in the
combination Of manufacturers of fine writ
ing paper, and that arrangements are wei!
advanced for the organization OF the new
company. Its proposed capital is $l2,5co,00
preferred stock. sl2,5o,00 common stock
and 7.o00.0 900 bonds. and there will be So
100000 working capital and merchandise on
hand.