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Evening journal., 1900-07-07
NEWSPAPER OPINION
The Result at Kansas City
m the Baltimore Sun:

For the second time in four years
William j. Bryan, of Nebraska, has
been chosen as the standard bearer OF
the national Democracy. The cOnven-
tion at Kansas City yesterday adopted
a platform and nominated him as the
candidate of the Democratic party for
the highest honor within the gift Of the
people. The platform is admirable in
its anti-imperial and antitrust declar-
ations but sadly, perhaps fatally, de-
fectiye in its advocacy OF free silver
coinage at 16 to 1. II Mr. Bryan is de-
feated in November he will be held re-
sponsible for the disaster to his party.
A few months ago the outlook for Dem
Ocratic success in the presidential con-
test this year was most encouraging
Candor compels the admission that the
overthrow OF McKinleyism and Hanna
ism is less probable now than II was
before the Kansas City platform was
adopted.
A few days ago the Sun pointed out
that the trainers of the platform adopt.
ed by the Republicans at Philadelphia
had denounced free silver coinage and
referred contemptuously to the Chicago
platform OF 1896 in order to evoke re-
/ iteration OF the most Objectionable fea
lures OF that platform. Mr.. Bryan, II
appears, bit eagerly at the bait and fel
into the trap which his enemies haC
laid for him. It required little politica
sagacity to comprehend the purpose o
the men who framed the Republican
j platform. but. despite repeated warn
u ings, Mr.. Bryan has walked deliberate
/ " into the trap, has diminished hi
1 prospects OF election and weakened hi
. party by the attitude which he assumes
in debating its platform.
, II Mr.. Bryan had paid due heed Z
the representations OF the conservativ
men in his party. the Chicago platform
would not have been reaffirmed and 81
yer would have been given no unneces
! sary prominence in this contest. TIL
= question Of free coinage would hav
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
INTENSE HEAT IN MILFORD
Thermometer Registered Over 700 Degrees
and Labor Was Suspended
snecIal 10 the Fveninr journal

Milford, July THE thermometer
here yesterday afternoon reached 1O11A
degrees. This is said to be the hot
Hotel. Elsewhere the mercury linger-
ed about the 9S degree mark for several
hours.
The minimum heat of the day was 90
degrees. This is said to be the hot
test 9Th of July registered here for
many years Very little outdoor work
was attempted. unless circumstances
forced the labor.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

With seventeen candidates for the
office OF superintendent OF public
schools in this city the Board Of Edu-
cation should experience little trouble
In making a wise selection especially
as several OF the applicants are men
favorably known in educational circles.
The position is one OF great RESPONSE
bili.y, and 1t becomes the board to act
with due deliberation.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

News Of the death of Former Register
OF Wills John X. Bradford came as a
shock to the people Of Wilmington yes
terday. Many did not know that he was
Ill, and even those who did know il
had no idea that his condition was crit
ical. Mr. Bradford was a well-knowr
member OF the New Castle county bar
and had many friends in this and Other
states. His wife and children have tn,
sympathy Of the entire community.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

Tammany quickly shows its resent
ment OF what It considers an unfriend-
ly act. J. Edward Swanstrom, of the
Brooklyn bar, was an active and excel
lent member of the School Board
When it was decided TO prosecute Con-
troller Coler, "A Tammany leader, Mr.
Swanstrom was retained by the com
plainants. His term as school com
missioner was about TO expire, and
Tammany fixed as a penalty for ac
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
His Death Was -Ac'cide1iaiI
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Smyrna. July 7.-Coroner Knots
held an inquest over the remains of
Charles Jorden this afternoon, and a
verdict was rendered that he came to
his death by accidental strangulation.
His remains will be inferred in Odd
Fellows Cemetery this afternoon.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

stitute majority of the stockholders,
and who are acting from sincere con-
viction that they are thereby promot-
ing the interests Of all concerned favor
a dissolution Of the corporation"
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

The evolution OF Mr.. Handy has been
especially amusing. From a Sound
Money man he became a straddler, un-
til he was defeated by the Sound Money
Democrats for Congress. and then he
went clear over until he became one OF
the redoubtable twenty-six members OF
the Kansas City Committee on Reso-
lutions who forced Free Silver on the
Democracy OF the East.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
One Dollar to Baltimore and Return
July 18th via Baltimore & Ohio R.R.

Sunday, July Is, the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad will run an excursion to
Baltimore. Special train will leave
Wilmington, Delaware avenue station.
at $40 a. M, arriving at Baltimore nj
II a. m. Returning, will leave Balti-
more at $50 p. m. Tickets will be sold,
good on special train and good for day
Of issue only, at the low rate Of 81 for
the round trip.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

lower MISSOURI
valley Maximum
temperatures were
reported last even
ing ranging from
95 degrees to 100
degrees in the Mid
die and South At
lantic states, and
also in Kansas
and portions OF
the southwest.
Forecast: Show
ers and thunder
storms this after
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

cepting that retainer his removal from
the School Board. He was the only
member not reappointed by Mayor
Van Wyck. Thus another crime against
public interest is charged up against
Tammany.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
THE EVENING JOURNAL sATURpAY. july 4. 1900.

one thing is certain-the second defeat
of Bryan and Free Silver will bring the
Democratic party to it's senses, regard
less Of the state of mind in which Mr..
Bryan finds himself.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

Under existing treaties it is the duty
Of the Chinese Government to protect
foreigners who reside within the limits
Of the empire. When it is shown that
the imperial government is unable to
carry out its duties, and when it is set
at defiance by mobs of murderous IA
natics it is the duty of the Powers to
step in and do what it apparently can
not do. This Is not making war on
China, but on the internal enemies OF
China. In other words, protecting her
against herself
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
To launch the peIawaro

Special to the Evening Journal
Milford, July 7.-Steamer Delaware,
which was burned several months ago,
and which has been rebuilt, will be
launched on July IA.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

ternoon and tomorrow; cooler tomor-
row: fresh southwesterly winds.
Sunrise, 4:S1; sunset. 1926; length Of
day 14h.. 55m.; moon rises. AIS p. M;
moon sets, 1853.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07
Catholic TO Go Into Retreat

Catholic clergymen Of this city will
not go into retreat this week, as was
enormously reported. The retreat will
be held later in the Summer.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

These are trying times for the self
respecting American citizen who would
like TO be a Democrat
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

the Democrats in control of the lower
branch Of Congress it will be possible
to check to a considerable extent the
rapid strides which the country is max
ing toward militarism and Imperialism.
II Mr.. Mckinley should be reelected he
would not be able to- carry out his i'm
perial program against the opposition
of a Democratic House. III the Repub-
lican party control both branches of
Congress, with Mr. Mckinley in the
White House for another term, it will
fasten its dangerous policies upon the
country for an indefinite period. What
ever may be Mr.. Bryan's fate, the DEM
ocratic party should make supreme
effort to elect majority Of the House
of Representatives, and thus curb the
perRicious influences which now domi-
nate the government.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

The record shows plainly enough the
disappointment and loss which results
after n year OF wholly unprecedented
expansion and hopefulness in all lines
Of industry and trade, when it is found
that a season of halting and delay has
come. To multitudes who have bought
too much, relying upon continued OF
even upon increase Of buying for con-
sumers. this inevitably involves losses
and when. out Of more than 100000
concerns in business, IL is found that
but one in two hundred has been thus
drawn into misfortune. the vi.
dence is quite as satisfactory as wheT
half year OF extraordinary prosperity
appears to have brought a small ratio
The number OF failures in Delawar,
IS set forth as follows: 1899. 9; liabili
ties, S26,604; 1900, 3; liabilities, $10
$40.
Evening journal., 1900-07-07

The weather and the Almanac.
The temperature continues high east
Of the Mississippi river and also in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30

The pupils of the Manual Training School
are complaining that the business and pro-
fessional men and those who should be in
terested I'm the series of lectures on munic-
ipal affairs by Professor Zueblin do not
show the interest which was expected when
the tickets for the course were given out
&c them for sale. The completion OF the
series has been guaranteed by ex-Presiden.
Benjamin Harrison. j. p. Frenzei. General
George +. McGinnis, II. II. Hanna and 9TH
ers. but the pupils are making an effort tc
secure such a sale of tickets as will moi
make II necessary for them 10 call upon the
guarantors. They say they are met with
much indifference on the part or those
asked TO buy. The work. however. will b.
lecture the others viii be better patronixeJ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
Cost Of state Institutions.

The Bulletin of Charities and Correction,
issued by the State Board of Charities yes
terday, contains the following data relative
to the state charitable and correctional in
stitutions
During the fiscal year ending Oct. 81,
1900, the State paid out 81, go, 100. SO for the
re gular maintenance expenses of the state
charitable and correctional institutions.
$685.. $40 S. of this being expended for the
care of the insane, $1S1,070.S4 for the Sol
ders' Home at Lafayette and the Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home at Knights
town, $l9S "a for the schools for the deaf
blind and feeble-minded, and 1922 $40 for the
four correctional institutions. A number
OF new buildings have been erected and
extraordinary repairs made during the
year and for these purposes $22S. 534 was
used by the charitable institutions and
S129, 131. 4g by the penal institutions, the ag-
gregate expenditure for maintenance new
buildings and extraordinary repairs being
s., GAS, 1852
There was turned into the state treasury
las receipts and earnings $780, 81, leaving
the net cost of the institutions 81, SIS. $50 So
Ii will be found that the nine charitable in
situations of the State had a populati ton
OF 5,S3l, and the correctional institutions
2,435 The oaily average number actually
present during the year in the former was
$3.50 16 and in the latter 2,434.25."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
VAUDEVILLE THEATERs.
Sixty-Seven of Them Requiring sew
en- Hundred Acts.
Richard Duffy, in Ainslee's Magazinn

AiShaiu Duiiy, IN AlnSlee'S Magazine
In the United States there are abou,
siXty-seven theaters devoted to vaudeville
Ihere are two in Canada; and two AFRO In
process of being in London. with H. sr Al
ception of few parks. where prefornna noes
are given only IN summer, almost all thace
theaters are open the year rourd
oi sucn theaters, twelve are in (,reatar
New FORK seven are IN Chicago: in the
eastern States there are thirty-fo,lr. Or. ths
middle West and South, twenty-fo,,r anS
on the Pacific coast there are two rrhara
IL none between Omaha and San Erancssoo
IN order To keep these houses s,,nnI,ad
with performers, from $50 to zoo acts = rs ~
eulreo. An act may be a sweet girl sing
ing tear1ui ballads OF love and nart;rr. :.
nay be pair of knockabout comadia,ss. :.
may De weil-known legitimate actor ana
iiiS company or three or four. ar In mo-, -
man with trained elephants. In ansu -
% TINS demand there is d supply nj sor
1ee'.l,s . nan OF this number is made up III
people that get along indifferentlv or ~. =.
all You may be sure thar tbs IL - -. uot d.
sIuer the vaudeville business to he i'm = Ill
bad way. " NC IN very
AS fact. several millions STAND ;nx.~..,
II, =, vaudeville to-day. OF the ms nagsv. s' :.
49, ose - miiiionaire. and he has this
eue vantage over many millionairee IN, - - ]
passes nearly all his time on his ya, ma, ne
wlas mas spent small fortune in colIsc,t - !.
E.Stu,es OF the Madonna and az fh- 4 II, :
fanny py Old masters At lea st te,, 30 80. aioIy
ne'g mace enough money to convincs shsIls
A. nsr taiiacy OF the Income f.~
zap OF cream to this pudein~ =, - ~, -
security OF fortune n,ad fsSeuIns Is the
ia-~n ,xsniinate manager has -, tel ny s
$500 sue cI ms capital freouenf1x, ' s. 9
apu sometimes three times In : ss Twice
6ssir... ~ weeks Once A va,,<fo,.,1 y.
much 'es oeen ouilt the enterprfse :, s ,r1s
store. 'iy OF department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
BASKET BALL RESULT.
The Y. NJ. G. A. Team Defeated Crnw-
louisville, 20 to ..

The local Y. M. c. A. basket ball team
defeated the Charlottesville Y. NJ. c. A
team in the V NJ. c. A. gymnasium last
night by a score of % to 9. The game was
exciting and well played. There was. how
ever, a small amount of rough play that
could we'll haye been eliminated The local
team was in the game from start TO finish
and played all around their opponents at
every stage. The team work of the Indian
apolis players was superior TO their oppo-
nents. Hester's playing from the foul line
was exceptionally fine. He threw seven
goals out or eleven trials. Fleming and
Pritchard also played in excellent form.
For Charlottesville Gill and McClamrock
did the best work. The lineup:
indianapolis Position. Cr'fdsville.
Pritchard...... Left forward ...e......... Gill
Fleming ....... Right forward .......Taylor
and Peterson
Bates.............. Center .......... Stafford
Harden. ......... Left guard ...... Maxwell
and Williams
Hester (capt) Right guard. McClam-
rock lcapt)
Fouls-Indianapolis, IA; Crawfordsville II
Goals from Foul Line-McClamrock, s.;
Hester Z; Fleming. 2.
Goals from Fieid-Stafford. 1; Gill. 2: Hes
ter. /; Pritchard, 4; Fleming, 5.
Score-Indianapolis. %: Charlottesville. o.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
THE ANNUAL MEETING
COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ASSOCIA-
TION OF INDIANA.
Reports of the Old Officers Submitted
and the New Ones Elected
Finances.

The twenty-sixth annual meeting of the
diana was held yesterday at the Board of
Trade assembly room. About one hundred
members were present and elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year:
President-W. III. Shireman.
Vice Presidents-Harry Halderman, In
dianapolis; William Schelhorn, Evansville;
M. w. Stark, Terre Haute; Charles G.
Yelm, Lafayette; Frank Stone. Fort
Wayne; w. II. Quigg, Richmond; r. D.
Wharton, Vincennes; James r. Crawford,
New Albany; H. T. Frick, Logansport; j.
w. Freeman, Frankfort; George w. Coons,
Charlottesville; Thomas Shannon, Ander-
son; D. w. Stewart. Muncie: M. l.. Lewis,
Marion, and II. w. Hargan, Madison.
Secretary and Treasurer-William F.
Henley.
Directors-Charles d. Pierson, James H.
Newman, Oscar Heider, NJ. p. Lynch and
j. L. JeWar.
The session was opened with prayer by
Rev. ]. Cumming Smith. who extended an
invitation TO the members to attend serv-
ices at Tabernacle Church on some occa-
sion to be arranged for. President White
who turned over the gavel yesterday to the
new president delivered his annual address,
in which he said that since the organization
of the association it has paid TO the heirs
of deceased members over $26000 The pres
ident suggested that an assessment of So a
month would not be burdensome. In his
recommendations President White sug-
gested that the constitution be changed so
that bookkeepers and others connected with
houses which employ commercial travellers
be allowed to join the association. He rec
commended, also, that the Legislature be
asked to enact a law providing for a uni
form 2-cent> mileage rate on all railroads.
President White, in his remarks, feelingly
referred to the death of George w. Geiger
and Col. James K. Ross.
The report of w. F. Henley, secretary
treasurer, showed that the total member
ship is 1850. The cash assets are: Barrett
law bonds, s15,S21.51; mortgages. real es-
tate, SIG. 400; cash balance, So. 365 03: member
ship fund, $3.50. IS. total, $35,67S27 Amount
paid out for death benefits during the year,
Is deaths, s., 200 each, $4,000.
George c. Webster made the memorial re-
port showing that three ex-presidents of
the association have died. They are George
w. Geiger, James r. Ross and Thomas b.
Swain. The mortality list was reported as
follows: A. T. Laduque. Jan. 49, Charles G..
Morris, Feb. IL; Douglass Field, Feb. IL;
George w. Geiger, Feb. %; ]. F. Burt,
March 10; Edward Grill, March S: Thomas
b. Swain. March rs; George S. Shires,
April Ii; w. G.. Cook, April 2S; l.. Z. Clark,
May 2; John Flahavin, May %: M. ID. Kelly,
June 6: John T. Greed, Aug 81 f. w.
Baugher, Aug. Is; j. r. Ross, Oct. q.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
Fremont Afford, Judge.
Found the Child Dead.

Bicycle Policemen Schroeder and HauseI
were called to sos Rhode Island street by
Minnie Krug yesterday who informed them
that baby was dead in bed at the home
of Mrs. Sigmund. 915 Rathbone street. Upon
investigation the police found dead baby
In bed. The mother, Mrs. Sigmund, was
taken to the City Hospital about ten days
ago. DR.. McGaughey, of the City Dis
pensary, waited upon the woman. He says
no child was found when he attended her
The woman could not speak English and
he talked to her through neighbor WON
an who had been called in as an interpreter
While he was there he says the woman's
husband came in, apparently under The in
tuence of liquor and acted in a manner
that he thought best to send the mother tc
the hospital for her welfare.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30

One of the sights of the Zoo yesterday
was the enjoyment of about 500 children,
the pupils OF the Girls Industrial School,
which had 10 regular session yesterday on
account of Tomlinson Hall being engaged.
The children were invited to the Zoo, and
their enjoyment of the performances and
the animals much appreciated by
those who paid admission, among whom
were Log of the schools teachers as the
attractions offered. All of the children of
the Eleanor Hospital who were able to be
out were there. and they had seats In the
balcony. Among the children was little
OnnIe Smith, who for seven years has been
all invalid and continuously confined TO a
reclining position on board. She is an
unusually bright child and found much
pleasure in the outing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
COLUMBIA CLUB BANQUET.
1t Will Be Followed by the Dedica-
cation To-Morrow Night.

Arrangements for the Columbia Club
banquet, tomorrow night, have been COM
pleted. Covers will be laid for about six
hundred people. John b. Cockrum. presi-
dent of the club, will be POSTMASTER. The
speechmaking will begin about 10 o'clock.
Following is the programme of toasts:
Hail. Columbia" General Harrison: ''The
House Founded on Rock" Franklin w.
Hays; 1.-THE Directory" John L. Griffiths
THE Future of the Republican Party,
Senator Fairbanks; THE Twentieth Gen.
tury," Senator Beveridge; Monument
Place" James Whitcomb Riley; Indiana"
Gen. Lew Wallace; .Our Congress-, Jesse
Overstreet. 1t is not positive that General
Wallace will speak. His attendance will de-
pend largely on the condition of his health.
j. Knox Taylor, supervising architect of
the treasury left for this city yesterday
afternoon TO attend the banquet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30

To the Editor:
Dear Sir-I have had my attention called to an
article which appeared in several newspapers Of
recent issue in which IL stated that Mr.
Louis ]. Beck had been associated with me In
the various geological enterprises under my con-
troll
such an assertion is fiagrant a perversion of
the truth that feel constrained to correct IL and
solicit your publication OF the following:
Mr. Beck was employed by me for about year
with one OF my shows press agent. II re-
ouires very little stretch OF the Imagination to
grasp the significance OF this appointment I
have yet to Learn. after many years irf the show
business. that the connection between proprietor
and empioye involves an association that brings
about the innuendo OF partnership. No doubt the
cooperation OF this gentleman. Mr. Beck, must
have built mp my interests deliberately while
STRENGTHENING the drawing power OF my attrac-
tons. vet am scarcely prepared to allow that
the life or death of my ventures has depended
altogether upon either HIS ability or his reputa-
ton.
sire TO prejudice Mr.. Beck's welfare. but would
like 10 say for the ediication OF ambitious ap-
piicants for subordinate positions with royalty
that employment does not. as rule. carry with
mortgage the crown Yours truly.
FRANK c. BOSTOCk-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-30
AN UNJUST ATTACK.
Statistician Conner Courts Thor
Ough investigation.

John =. Conner, state statistician, de-
clined yesterday to make any formal state
ment in reply to the article publised in
the Sentinel, charging him with having
carried on his pay roll two OF his daughters
and a nephew who have not been doing reg
ular work in the office. my conscience
is just as clear as my official record" said
Mr. Conner, land 1 decline to dignity the
vile and utterly untruthful attack that has
been made upon me by the Indianapolis
Sentinel with formal refutation."
Mr.. Conner said he had nothing to con-
ceal regarding the employment of the per-
sons mentioned in the article and he would
the Legislature make an investigation Of
his official record. Mr.. Conner said he was
willing TO admit that his two daughters and
his nephew had received pay from the
State, but that each of them had earned
every dollar received by them. Clarence
Conner, the nephew of Mr.. Conner, was en-
state statistician before Mr.. Conner took
charge of the office. Mr.. Conner said yes
terday that his work was of such high
order of merit that he had retained him as
a clerk under his administration, and that
he had proved very efficient up to the
time of his illness. He is now critically ill
at his home, but notwithstanding this fact,
the statistician says, he has continued, with
the help of his wife, to work at home, and
with good results. Mr.. Corners two daugh-
tiers were employed for short time in the
office to assist him in catching up with his
work before his term expired. Later, when
Clarence Conner became too i'll to carry on
his work at home, one of the statistician' s
daughters did his work for him.
Gurley Brewer. the colored deputy in the
statistician's office, referred TO in the ar
tice as having been seen talking to a
colored woman in one of the dark CORR
doris OF the Capitol was very indignant at
the attack made upon Mr.. Conner, and said
he denounced the statement in the Sentinel
as absolutely false. II wish TO state fur
Their" said Mr.. Brewer, that / reserve
the right TO speak to a colored lady wher-
ever / meet her, whether in the corridor of
the Statehouse or in the Capitol at Wash
ingtOn."