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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
Mrs. StetsOn's ent.

Roswell Field. in Chicago Post.
Mrs. Charlotte Perkins Stetson has come
back TO town and Sabbath Journalism was
vastly enriched yesterday by her presence.
Mrs. Perkins tells us great many interest
ing things about dear old London: how the
English ladies smoke at their clubs and stay
all night, and how important it is that this
charming feature of advanced civilization
should be speedily introduced into Cook
county. But more important than smoking
or staying all night a the club is Mrs Stet-
sons opinion of feminine athletics 1t seems
that our accomplished cheyenne is some
what of an athlete herself, and after she
mad expressed. the most favorable senti-
ments concerning the prospects and scope
OF the Woman's Athletic Club she said TO
the reporter:
DO you know that with my toes can
iips?'' up % ~ '''''' 'ie noor 10 my
AS we make it rule of life never to con-
tradict lady. we shall not even give vent
to a whistle of surprise. At the same time
We fancy that there is not one of our very
best women of this very best club capable
us healthful and useful exercise, and we
nope that 1t will be perfected and employed
on the first husbands day." What could
De more inspiring. more expressive of the
perfection of physical womanhood than the
spectacle of a band of first family athletes
passing tea and coffee with their toes and
never spilling a drop? We are told that our
| very best people. following the continental
example. take their morning coffee in their
beds, and here is the opportunity for daily
practice. When Fanehon or Alicia places
the tray on the floor near the bed my lady,
gracefully protruding her dainty foot with
arching instep, clutches the handle of the
coffee cup. between the second and third
tootsy-phalanges and raises the morning
nectar to her ruby lips, thereby combining
physical exercise with bodily refreshment.
Really, we can never be too grateful to Mrs.
Stetson Tor this suggestion of feminine
grace, which appears to combine all the
beautiful curves and snuous movements of
Delsarte, and we are awaiting with impa-
thence the first triumphant inquiry from a
fair friend: Shall L toe you a cup of cof-
fee?" Mrs. Stetson neglected to say wheth-
er at such public times she wears boomers
or knickerbockers. but we presume that
| some such costume is demanded by the ext
gencies of the occasion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
POLICE CAVALRY DRILL.
The Feature Of the New York Horse
show Last Night.

NEW YORK, Nov. 16-To-night was a
record breaker at the horse show as far as
attendance went. Madison-square Garden
was crowded from the entrances TO the roof
Thursday night is always a heavy night
and popular. for the police horses are
shown, with parade Of all the horses that
have won prizes up 10 that time and an in
teresting class in hunters and high jump
ers with which 10 end the night show. At
o'clock, half an hour before the bugle
called for opening the events. the entrance
at Madison avenue was so crowded that IL
was difficult TO get through. The arena
seats. the balcony and even the gallery next
the roof were crowded with people, and
hundreds were standing up behind the seats
In the balcony. More than one hundred
beauties crowded the ring in the parade
OF the prize winners.
The first class TO come for Judgment dur
ing the evening was that of the light har-
ness horses. All Of them were shown i'm
gigs. One of the horses becoming excited
after reaching the tanbark, reared and fell
over sldewise. In order 10 keep the ring
from being overcrowded the gigs were
brought In few at time and the horses
having no chance 10 win were weeded out,
others being called in to take their places
1t was 10 o'clock when the municipal po-
lice gave their exhibit. The blue coats were
the single file in which they came through
the doors was Sergeant Eagan, the COM
mander and drillmaster, followed by pa
trolman carrying the scarlet and white
guidon OF the police department. The
maneuvers of the squad were gone through
without hitch. The policemen first gall
!oped around the ring in single file, fol-
lowing the guidon. Then they wheeled and
circled into straight front, facing the
JUDGES stand, which had been carried from
the center of the ring to the side for the
occasion. Then there were additional move
ments and evolutions until the eyes of the
assembled thousands almost tired OF watch
Ing the brilliant scenes. Thus the evening
programme was fairly wound up with a
blaze of glory.
The crowd early this morning was large
professionally. The social side of the horse
show was not developed till later than
usual to-day Even the early afternoon ses-
sion was largely devoted TO the children.
During the lightweight hunters there was
one stumble and rider was thrown. fright
ening the little ones at the performance,
but no one was injured. The two conclud-
ing classes OF the afternoon show were the
ponies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

AcSic w tckly.
There are indications that the prosperity
of the country is now at high-water mark.
l mean by this that prices Of the leading
commodities have reached pretty nearly
their highest figures There may be fiuc-
tuations that will carry them higher, but
the commodities, and especially metals, on
which prosperous conditions so largely de-
pend, have seen, in my judgment, their high
est prices for the present. Statistics show
that prices always decline much more rap
idly than they advance, and this unvary-
ing law Of trade carries with ii its own
vital suggestion. The iron market, which is
generally accepted, as the barometer of
trade, is very strong, but many iron and
steel manufacturers have so nearly caught
up with their orders that they are already
preparing to shade prices. All the old blast
furnaces that could be brought into use are
either running being prepared to run,
and nineteen modern furnaces. with an ag-
gregate capacity of not less than two and a
half million tons of iron per annum, have
been or are being erected at this time In
all lines of trade orders are more easily
filled as each week rolls by.
The sudden and sensational deficit in the
clearinghouse surplus reserve carries with
1t an Impressive lesson, for this Is the first
deficit of the kind that we have had since
the panic year of 1893. / do not regard the
situation now however as approximatng,
in its possibilities of danger that of 1893
1t is rather like that of 1880, when there
was also deficit in the bank reserve. For
In 1880, as in 1899, prosperous conditions pre-
vailed Money ruled high then as it does
now, but this did not prevent a holiday rise
in the market much like that which many
bulls still confidently predict as the happy
come is not improbable unless money
tightenS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

The May music festival is an affair in
which many people are interested There
is no doubt of the general desire that one
shall be held next spring. Merchants wish
it for purely business reasons, music low
ers, of course, favor it, while others would
be glad merely as a matter of local pride
TO see it established as a regular yearly
event. The time for all these persons to
manifest their sentiments on the subject is
now. The festival cannot be held unless
a sufficient guarantee fund is raised to Sc
cure it against failure Six thousand dol
lars is the amount fixed upon, and canvass
ers are out now to raise that sum through
subscription TO season tickets. Heretofore
a few men have been the guarantors and
have made up the deficit, when any oc-
Cured. 1t Is too much to ask the directors
to take this risk every year, and this other
and much better method has been devised
as a substitute. By it no one can suffer
loss; every man gets his moneys worth
and at the same time lends practical sup
port to an enterprise which is at once
benefit TO the public and a credit to the
city. The canvassers should meet with
prompt and liberal response. Not much is
asked of any individual, and it should be
an easy matter to make up the necessary
sum. 1t will not be possible to call upon
every one who may desire a season ticket,
but these should not therefore refrain from
subscribing at once. The May festival is
now in the hands of the public.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
ROBBERS THWARTED.
Surprised While Attempting to Loot
an Express Car.

ERIE. Pa. Nov. ia daring attempt
was made by gang Of masked men TO rob
Lake Shore traip No. between Erie and
Conneaut at 1 o'clock this morning. The
robbers boarded the train at Ashtabula,
where 1t stopped to take water. At a point
called Dock Junction, two miles east OF
Conneaut, the express messenger stepped
from one car to the other for the purpose
Of checking up some express bills, when one
Of the gang sprang into the car and broke
into several packages. Before he could get
to where the money envelopes were the mes
senger returned, and seeing the robber at
work, gave the alarm. The other members
Of the gang. who were standing guard on
the platform Of the west end OF the car.
then pulled the bell rope and when the
train stopped jumped off aud made their
escape in the darkness. A sheriff's posse Is
the robbery occurred but as they have little
or no description of the robbers there is but
small chance of effecting their capture. No.
carries several thousand collars worth Of
money packages every trip. So far as
known the robbers did not secure any booty.
The men all wore dark masks and were well
armed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
A WELL-MANAGED ARMY.
No Score Run Up i'm the Philippines
by Bad Generalship.
st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

st. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Army and Navy Journal makes some
good points in regard to the care with which
our army in Luzon has been handled, con-
trasting the caution exhibited with the
blunder that cost the British at Ladysmith
two Of their best regiments, and in a posi-
ton but few miles distant from the in
trenched main body. A column of 1000
British, the Journal says, was bagged as a
poacher snares his game, and General White
hours after Its surrender. In view of such
a disaster, IL adds: "One cannot speak too
highly of the ability of general who can
conduct operations with few hundred SOL
oiers miles away from intrenchments, in
sWamps and morasses, and get his men back
10 their base without break in communica-
tlon 1t is timely Acknowledgements. In
our operations in the Philippines since last
February the official list of captured and
missing up to Oct. % was only thirty-one,
about equally divided between army and
navy.
1t will be urged that the Beers are better
fighters than the Tagals But the insur-
gents have rifles equally good. and it would
go hard to be surrounded by them The
nearest they came to destroying an isolated
column was when battalion advanced
from linus toward DeS Marinas on the
strength of a treacherous invitation from
the mayor of the latter place. Our troops
were enveloped on all sides for hours but
got word back to linus and the relief COL
umn came up in time. Innumerable plots
surgents. but have been foiled in every case.
Repeated schemes for uprisings in Manila
and to burn the town have been detected
and prevented. The vigilance and prudence
malntalned in Luzon have been of the high
est order, and yet the tactics since the first
Iagal attack have been aggressive. There
Is no score run up in the Philippines by bad
withheld.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
ONLY TWO JURORS so FAR.
Slow Progress I'm Securing Twelve
Men to Try Roland II. Molineux.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-two of the twelve
men who are to try Roland b. Molineux.
accused of causing the death by poison OF
Katherine ]. Adams, have been obtained.
1t took nearly the entire third day of the
trial to accomplish this result The men are
Matthias l.. B. Martin, a retired stock
broker formerly a member of the Stock Elk
change and still member OF the Consoli-
dated Exchange He is about sixty-five
years of age and married. The other is
William G. Post. recently retired from the
confectionery business. He is married. Mr..
Martin took his seat in the jury box at fif-
teen minutes after. IL o'clock to-day. He
was the fifty-fifth talesman examined since
the beginning of the trial.
OF the dozen candidates for positions on
the jury in the Molineux case to-day IL is
interesting TO note that seven were excused
because they had conscientious scruples on
the subject of capital punishment, three
were disqualified because of lack of gen.
eral information or inability to speak Eng
fish perfectly, one because he had compunc-
tons of conscience concerning the subject
of circumstantial evidence and one because
his duties as a policeman entitled him to be
excused. The trial will be resumed to-
morrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

glaciers which abound in that territory are
average weather there is growing warmer:
II IL were growing colder the glaciers would
De advancing; while If il were about the
maintain the same general position. neither
creeping nearer 70 the sea nor melting away
from their terminal moraines. The rate OF
fur overcoats and warm sleeping bags are
nkely to remain as a part of the necessary
equipment of Alaskan travel for some years
10 come. Nothing, it may be added. is slower
tnan the movement of a glacier except the
settlement of the Alaskan boundary dis
pute. The controversy over that question is
see for some time II certain Canadian
statesmen will go up there and talk as hot
ly as they did recently at Ottawa the china
tic change will be ''on'' at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

Prosperity makes some men ntigious. The
Greensburg Qnd) Review tells of a local
lawsuit in which one farmer sued another
for damages for killing his dog. The de-
PENDANT proved that the dog was row.
ing. sheep-killing animal, and being on his
farm as a trespasser. two miles from home,
he killed him. The squire before whom the
suit was brought found for the defendant
Then the plaintiff brought replevin suit for
the body of his dog. This case was tried
by jury. Defendants attorneys claimed
that replevin would not lie because the OBJ
ject sought to be replevined was dead, but
the jury, under instructions from the court,
thought differently and found for the plain
tiff, assessing his damages at 1 cent. They
probably thought as the dog was dead and
buried cent would be enough. The plaintiff
did not get his dog, but he established a
great principle. whatever it was.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
TEE SCOTS GREYS.
Famous English Regiment Now on the
Way to the Cape.
LONDON Leader.

London Leader.
The Scots Greys (now ordered to the
'front.' are said to have seen no fighting
since Waterloo. But the Russians could
tell different tale; the Greys were in evil
dence-very much in evidence at Bala-
clava.
The regiment, which is the second in sem
iority in our army, the Royal Dragons be-
ing first, was formed partly in 1878. partly
in 1851, and bore originally the name of
the Royal Scots Dragons.
For some years 1t devoted its energies
to Covenanter-suppressin and Noncon-
formist worrying in Scotland till 1894 1t
was moved to Flanders and did good work
in several minor actions. Then from 1902
to I'LL It shared in Marborough's great
campaigns, and did splendid work at Blen-
helm, Oudenarde, Families and Malpla-
quet. AT Families the Greys earned the
grenadier cap, which they still wear, by
capturing the French regiment du Roi.
II is uncertain where they were first
Marlborough they were known as the Royal
Grey Dragons and the Scots Regiment of
White Horses Everyone however. knows
when, some years ago, it was proposed to
give up the gray horses owing to expense,
the all most mutinous discomfort among the
men knocked the project on the head at
once.
In 174s they fought at Dettingen and a
few years later went through the seven
years war. Then came long spell of home
service, relieved by trip to Flanders in
1898, with the battle Of Tourney in 1874, till
We come to 1915.
No one need be reminded Of the terrible
onslaught of the Greys in the famous
Union brigade at Waterloo. In that great
fight they lost. killed and wounded, fifteen
officers. 1S6 men and PA horses. 1t is said
that Napoleon marked out the Greys from
all the rest, and exclaimed, "CeS terribeS
chevaux girls! CONNIE lis travaillent."
In 1854 the Greys added to their laurels
at Balaclava. Let us hope they will add
another wreath in the Transvaal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
Prices Paid for Novels.

"Lounger," in the Critic.
1t is stated ION the authority of a gentle
man connected with McClures Magazine"
says the Publishers Circular, that Messrs.
Harper & Brothers paid Gen. Lew Wallace
10000 for THE Prince of India" and lost
$4,000. This goes to prove that author
may write one successful book and not
necessarily another. THE Prince of India"
would have been a great success if it had
not been handicapped with such price. 1t
probably sold a larger number than an ordi-
narily successful novel. Notwithstanding
this experience. Messrs. Harper & Brothers
paid Du Maurier. on the strength of the
success of 'Trilby," $4,000 for THE Mar
tian," which, while not failure, had none
of the success of ''Trilby." Whether they
were out of pocket on the venture l do not
know, but if they counted on the 'Trilby''
SIZE they were. And yet authors of reputa-
ton will continue to demand large prices
and publishers will pay them. Air. Heine-
man paid Mr.. Hall Game a price between
that paid for The Prince OF India and
The Marian" and he will pay more / am
told, for Mr.. Gaines new novel. Notwith-
standing the large price he paid for The
Christian" he made plenty of money out
of IL. He may do even better with the new
volume and he may not do well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
MAY BE UNITED.
Representatives of the w. G. II. 4. and
the Nonpa rtisan Society Confer.

CLEVELAND, o., Nov. ia conference
was held in this city to-day by commit
tees representing the Ohio w. c. T. u. ana
the Ohio Nonpartisan w. c. T. u. Mrs.
l.. NJ. n. Stevens, of Chicago president OF
the National w. c. T. T., was present
and presided by courtesy. Miss Anna Cor
don, of Chicago vice president at large OF
the National w. c. T. T., and Mrs. Howard
NJ Ingram, the national president Of the
nonpartisan organization, were also in at
tendance. resolution was adopted strong
ly recommending to the executive commit
tee of two unions that the w. G. Il. u. and
the Nonpartisan W. c. Il. L. be united IL
possible The national executive committee
of the nonpartisan union will meet i'm Pitts
burg Nov. 2l-23 and a special meeting OF
the w. c. T. L. national executive board
will probably be called by Mrs Stevens. I
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
ANNUAL CONVENTIONS.
Topics Discussed by National Munfc-
ipal League Delegates.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 1.-the sessions
OF the National Municipal League continued
to-day. Hon. Birds Coler. controller of
Greater New York, discussed 1.-The City's
Power to Incur Indebtedness Under tho
Proposed Municipal Programme" Follow
ing Mr.. Coler s address there was a gen.
eral discussion of the subject in which the
following participated: Hon. William Dud-
ley Fouke, of Richmond, Ind; Charles j.
Bonaparte, Baltimore; E. NJ. Johnson, In
dianapolis; Samuel G. Mcclure. Columbus;
William A. Giles, Chicago.
AT the afternoon session DR.. Frank J..
Goodnow read a paper on Political Parties
and City Government Under the Proposed
Municipal Programme" This was discussed
by John A. Butler, of Milwaukee. Public
Opinion and City Government Under tha
Proposed Municipal Programme was dis
cussed by Horace f. Deming. of New York
Tonight the delegates were banqueted at
the Chittenden Hotel by the Columbus
Board of Trade
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

There has been lot OF gossip, you
know, and may have done my share" So
said yesterday a man who was summoned
to testify before the grand jury in the
street railroad investigation, and who de-
clared before he went into the jury room
that he did not know thing about the mat
ter. Yet he presumed he had done his share
I'm the way of spreading gossip. There are
a great many people of that kind. Their
industry in spreading gossip is only equaled
by their ignorance when they are tapped
for facts The grand jury does not seem to
have struck anything but gossip yet, but
it should continue probing and find the bot
tom facts. if there are any.
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ton Of Independence, but finally came out
strong against Imperialism, and particularly
against militarism
In the late elections, except Nebraska, the
country declared for the Presidents policy
where it had been made an issue. Most of
those who encouraged Mr.. Bryan to assail
the Presidents policy now admit that any
phase Of the question of expansion will not
some blunder. Nor do they stop there;
they turn upon Mr.. Bryan and say that he
will be sure to be defeated in 1900 with his
Is TO 1 and his additional blunder of mill
tarism. This sort of desertion is simply
contemplate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17
Oldest Book in the World.

Pail Mall Gazette.
Tardy justice is at length to be done to
another of the many martyrs of science
in the person of Prisse d'Avennes, the dis
coverer of the famous maxims of Ptah
Hotep, which has been claimed as the Cd
est book in the world. Prisse d'Avennes
was munificent donor In his time to the
museums of Paris, and most periodically
refused all offers from other nations to
work for them as an archaeologist when
the trade of exploring was more Mighty
paid and less crowded than it is to-day.
He died In poverty at the age % seventy
two, and his grateful country mas now
named a street in Paris after him, ana rro-
poses to place his bust in the Egyptian
Museum of the Louvre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

Italian government, through its representa-
tive at Washington. has begun to press for
q settlement of the incident growing out of
the lynching OF five Italians at Tahlulah,
La. a few weeks ago. The affair will prob
ably have to be settled as a former like in
cident was by the payment of indemnity by
the United States. though if the Italian gov
eminent insists on the punishment of the
iynchers II may be hard to make it under
stand that the United States government
has jurisdiction in the matter and no
control over the State OF Louisiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-11-17

The commissioners OF Boone county have
made certain of the enviable distinction of
being the first to adopt the voting machine.
There can be no doubt that it Is a wise
action on the part of the Boone officials
wise because it insures the people against
mistakes in voting which the present sys-
tenn involves. and in a short time will prove
an economical investment. When the law
can be changed. the precincts can be made
to include larger number OF voters. and
the expense OF ballots. blanks and part of
the expense OF election officers can be saved.
Best OF all. disputes and frauds over mutt
lated ballots and in counting will be avoided,
When the polls are closed the vote Is count
ed and the count cannot be changed. In one
hour after the closing OF the polls the vote
OF Boone county will be known