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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

are number of Democrats. the nomination
or any one of whom, IL 1t were sincerely
Endorsed by the Republicans, would give
the best OF announcement to those VINO
nope for the overthrow OF Croker and or
Tammany Hall"
Then a very distinguished Republican
said: IF a Democrat of intelligence and
experience sufficient 10 justify his nomi-
nation for mayor be named from among
those Gold Democrats who voted for Nc
kinley, then. IL he could vote for Nc
kinley, l could vote for him for mayor
And IL is in that spirit that the names
OF two distinguished Democrats have al
ready been suggested as men Mt TO lead
an independent canvass for the mayor
atty next fall, who would be also pretty
sure to receive a majority of The Repub-
ican vote.
These two are Charles S. Fairchild, sec
rotary OF the treasury under Cleveland,
and John D.. Crimmins. Both General Fair
child and Mr.. Crimmins announced before
election that they We're compelled as DEM
ocrats not only to support by their influence
In the campaign President Mckinley, but
to vote for him on election day.
Probably of the two men Mr.. Crimmlns
would make the stronger candidate, at least
at the polls. General Fairchild has been
elected attorney general of New YORK py
the Democracy, and he is a man of wide
and stanch friendship among Republicans
and Democrats in this city. But he has
had less experience in local administration
than Mr.. Crimmins has had. Mr.. Grim
political aspects just as well as Croker
does, and in it's commercial and financial
associations and influence far better than
Mr.. Croker ever will know it.
He is a man of remarkable executive
ability, of almost unmatched popularity
among the citizens who are members of
the Church of Rome. and he has recently
revealed constructive financial ability
through the management of banking
house established through his efforts.
There is probably no Democrat In New
York better equipped through experience,
through his knowledge of the uttermost
details of the management of Tammany
Hall and through perfect information
about Crokers public and private char
acter for leading a campaign that has The
overthrow of Croker in view than has
John d. Crimmins, and it would not be
surprising if public opinion were strong
ly to crystalline in favor of naming MI.
Crimmins as the leader of an independent
movement that has for its object the hurl-
ing of Croker and his methods out OF the
city administration.
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MAD CARLOTTA'S JEWELS
DIAMONDS ONCE WORN by AN EN-
PRESS SEIZED AT NEW YORK.
Two Men Arrested on the Charge of
Smuggling Them Into This Coun-
try-AIleged Bill of Sale.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1.-Two Mexicans.
who gave their names as Velino NJ. Preza
and Alexjandro A. Maroucci, were arrested
here to-day charged with smuggling into
this country part of the famous jewels at
one time worn by Carlotta, the widow OF
Emperor Macmillan. OF Mexico The
Jewels in the mems possession are said
to be worth $4,000. The men were
Swallowed Special Treasury Agent Theo-
bald saw them with another man meet at
the corner of Broadway and Seventeenth
street. He approached them and told one
OF them that he was prisoner The man
protested, and as he did so handed two
packages to one Of the other men. A po-
liceman was called and the two were ar
rested. The third man was not arrested.
but went to the West Thirtieth-street sta
ton in a closed carriage. At the station
the men protested aginst their arrest, but
were held
The packages were opened In was
found two diamond rings. The stones were
single diamonds set in plain gold. and are
said to be worth about $4,000 apiece. The
other package contained a diamond PEN
dant which is said TO have been worn
formerly by Queen Charlotte suspended
from a jeweled necklace. The pendant con-
sists of a large diamond set around with
eighteen smaller stones, and two large
stones hang beneath. The stone in the
center is said to be a famous diamond. Ii
IL 80 karat and hawless. The pendant Is
said to be worth $4,000 The jewels were
turned over to General Theob3ld.
The men We're arraigned before Commits
sioner Shields and were held in bail, Preza
in 5000 end Maroucci in $3.50, and their
examination was set for Nov. IL.
1t was learned that among the papers
which Preza had oil him when he was ar
rested was a bill of sale for the diamonds
for $4,000 IL is said that one OF the men
told the officials that the stones were given
to them TO sell by woman. This woman
Is said to be PreZas fiancee. The jewels
were in a red leather case and in the case
was piece Of paper on which was written
ia English:
Diamond necklace is from Maximilian's
crown, 1850
The center stone is 80 40 karats and
none of the eighteen surrounding stones Is
less than ] karat The stone is one OF the
diamonds taken from Maximilians rings
at the time he was shot.
Collector Bidwell refused TO talk OF the
seizure, but IL was learned that the custom
house received a tip from an informant
that the gems were In this country. The
case is now I'm the hands of the United
States district attorney. The gems viii be
appraised, and on the amount OF valuation
the charge will be based. The informer
will receive certain amount up 10 so per
cent. of the net revenue 10 the govern
ment as may be decided upon by the secre-
tary OF the treasury.
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Vernon VI Davis Accepts the Presi-
dcncy OF the =. p. c. q.

NEW YORK. Nov 12-vernon NJ Davis
to-day accepted the presidency OF the So
ciety for the prevention OF cruelty 10 chill
dren. 10 succeed Eldridse T. Gerry. Mr..
Gerry has rendered his resignation TO take
effect Jan. /. when Mr.. Davis viii take the
Office The retiring president Instituted the
society twenty-three years ago and has
since been actively and aggressively lts
controller aud dictator. The action OF the
State Board OF Charities, which for years
past has endeavored 20 bring the society
under its Jurisdiction. Is said 20 have been
one reason why Mr.. Gerry withdrew from
the leadership. Mr.. Davis viii receive =
salary. Mr.. Garry did not.
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only two names selected from the New
for some reason or other perhaps because
OF the Hartford convention I'm 1914, which
had left bad odor. All of the other orig
inal thirteen States gave their names TO a
street or avenue, except those which had
Unwieldy names. Most of the streets ana
both of the avenues north of Washington
street received the names of Northen States
and of those south of that street the names
OF Southern States. Thus on the north side
we have Ohio, New York, Vermont and
Michigan streets and Indiana and Massa-
chusetts avenues, and on the south side
Maryland, Georgia and Louisiana streets
and Kentucky and Virginia avenues. The
names of streets running north and south
were nearly equally divided between North
ern and Southern States-Pennsylvania
New Jersey and Illinois. and Delaware.
Alabama. Tennessee. Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Missouri had been admitted to the
Union only the year before the town was
laid out. Florida had but recently been
acquired from Spain, and was not admitted
as State till 1915. The names of the four
avenues seem to have been conferred as
a special distinction-on the north side In
diana, the home State, and Massachusetts,
the leading State of New England, and on
the south side Virginia, the mother of
Presidents, and Kentucky, from whose ribs
1t might almost be said Indiana sprung.
o. - l. 4 Al.
the historical symmetry of the original plan
of nomenclature-a plan that represented
a truly national sentiment-was destroyed
by changing the names of Tennessee and
Mississippi States, respectively. to Capitol
avenue and Senate avenue. The original
plan OF the city embraced only four ave-
nues, and these were not of them.
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Democrats who shouted for Mr.. Bryan a
week ago this morning are now declaring
that he was beaten because he is Popu-
list and is not a Democrat. Others
declare that he defeated himself by
the course he pursued. Indeed, there
is quite a general disposition to make
Mr.. Bryan a scapegoat This is unfair. If
Mr.. Bryan is Populist, which is not here
denied. why did the Democrats of the
country nominate him as a Democrat? The
majority of the members of the Democratic
national convention were not Populists, yet
they nominated Mr.. Bryan and adopted his
platform. They did it because they be-
lieved he could get more votes upon Pop
ulist platform than upon one that was
Democratic. Mr.. Bryan gave the conven-
ton it's choice when he said he would not
be the candidate unless his plank on the
silver question could be inserted. Thereat
the convention unanimously declared that
16 to was the immediate issue of the DEM
ocratic party. The Populism in the reitera-
ton of the menace to the Supreme Court
and the attack upon the power of the
courts to enjoin was inserted in the Kansas
City platform without protest. Thus it was
a Populist platform upon which Mr.. Bryan
was placed by the Democratic convention.
There is no doubt that he believes in the
theories or heresies with which the Kansas
City platform abounds, but, now that the
election is over, it will not avail those who
voted for him and declared him to be a
Democrat prior to the election TO say that
Mr.. Bryan was defeated because he is a
Populist Whatever distinction there can
be between those Democrats who adopted a
Populist platform without believing in 1t
and Mr.. Bryan, who does believe in ii yet,
is decidedly in favor of Mr.. Bryan. Mr..
Bryan may have favored the making of the
Altgelds. the Sovereigns. the Townes and
other men whose radical ideas make them
a menace. prominent in the campaign. but
when did conservative Democrats support
ing Mr.. Bryan protest against such men
being in the campaign?
One other point: Anti-imperialism was
made the paramount issue of the Demo-
against the judgment of Mr.. Bryan. When
the decree of the convention was made Mr..
Bryan Loyalty acquiesced and devoted his
speech of acceptance entirely to that fea-
ture Of the platform. He was one of the
first to discover that. as in 1861 and 1864,
the Democratic leaders mistook the senti-
ment of the American people and that other
issues must be tried. Thus the first mis-
take of the campaign was made by the
Kansas City convention and not by Mr..
Bryan. Indeed, in all his speeches Mr..
Bryan, Populist or Democrat, did not go
outside of the platform upon which the
Democratic national convention placed him.
Such being the case, Democrats will not be
able to make him a scapegoat in the popu-
lar Judgment
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TO OVERTHROW CROKER.
Democratic Candidates for New York
Mayornlty Considered.

Letter in Philadelphia Press.
1t is safe to say that the majority OF the
Democracy that either supported Mckin-
ley or did not vote is ready to unite with
any element in Greater New York in
movement that is sincere and in good faith
and is not begun to develop any mans
political ambitions, but has for its purpose
the overthrow of the Tammany regime and
Croker's rule in New York city.
Even on the day of election there were
some powerful influences in this city that
declared in favor of Seth Low the noni-
nee, not or the Republicans alone, but OF all
the elements opposed to Tammany Hall in
the mayoralty campaign OF next fall. But an
analysis OF the vote given by the DemOc-
racy upon election day in this city makes
il almost certain that il would be hopeless
&c nominate an out-and-out Republican as
President Low now declares himself 10 be
IL this anti-Croker-anti-Tamm move
ment is 10 succeed the candidate must be
a Democrat and Democrat who supported
Mckinley.
evening group OF influential Republicans
were discussing this subject. One of the
most prominent of the fnaneiers of New
York. strong Republican, expressed the
opinion that the Union League Club should
Immediately take steps I'm the direction OF
the nomination of Gold Democrat for
mayor next fall. for. he said. mo straight
Republican candidate can win. but there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13
ILLEGAL AND VOID.
Leases and Sales OF Public Lands I'm
Hawaii Since Sept. -, 1890.

HONOLULU, Nov. G. via San Francisco.
Nov. 1.-THE Honolulu Republican will
say tomorrow: Every lease and sale OF
public land in Hawaii since the 18th day OF
September. 1899. is Illegal and void. That
is the position taken by Attorney General
Griggs, of the United States. ans suits will
be instituted at once in the United States
District Court for the District Of Hawaii
to set aside every such lease and sale
made by the local government OF the Ha-
waiian islands. Congress expressly ruti-
fed and confirmed all sales. grants. leases
and other dispositions of the public do
main granted by the Hawaiian govern
ment, in conformity with the laws OF Ha-
wall. between July Z, 1885, and Sept. -.
1889. But any sales. leases or grants since
the last named date, the attorney general
holds, are illegal and void and he has IN
structed United States Attorney Baird 10
institute suits at once in the United States
Court TO set aside all these grants, sales.
franchises and leases. Attorney General
Griggs believes the granting OF lands and
franchises I'm Hawaii by the territory OIL
Gals previous TO the organization OF the
territory is illegal He demands that the
territorial government be Instructed 10 at
once furnish complete list OF every piece
of land sold leased or granted and every
water franchise or lease sold or given
away TO the United States attorney, in or
der that suit may at once be Instituted 10
ser aside each and every one OF such
transfers"
A majority OF the insurance companies
interested will not have TO pay damages
for the fire of last January. In which
Chinatown was practically wiped out
result of a fire started by the Board OF
Health TO destroy a plague infected build
ing. according to a decision just rendered
by the Supreme Court Some policies con-
tanned a provision that the company should
not be liable in cases where the loss was
caused by civil commOtion." The court
held that this would not exonerate the
companies Others contained clause that
no damages should be paid for any loss
caused directly or indirectly by order OF
any civil authority" The court holds that
this provision releases the companies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13
A SURPRISE OF THE CENSUS

Admonished by the cold facts of the GEN.
sus, just announced, ii must be admitted
that the course of empire is not westward
as much as it has been in previous decades.
OF the States which show the largest in
crease in population during the last decade,
Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania
and New Jersey more than offset Illinois.
Minnesota and Texas in the West. While
some of the new States have made consid
cradle gains, Kansas shows only about 3d.
600 more inhabitants in 1900 than it had in
1880, and Nebraska only 10000 more. No
State of the middle West. which has made
such progress in manufactures and increase
in wealth, has made the growth in popula-
ton that old and thickly-settled New Jer-
sey has-30 per cent. For years have
been regarding Massachusetts as at a
standstill in regard to it's manufacturing
industries-its cotton manufacture being
menaced by the South and it's manufac-
lures of iron by competitors nearer the
iron producing centers Nevertheless,
Massachusetts, has beaten most the States
of the central West in growth of popula-
ton. Consequently, political power will not
pass entirely from the Atlantic coast Of
east of the Alleghenies, as some sectional
papers have predicted.
The center of population has not changed
materially the past ten years. In 1890 it
was twenty miles east of Columbus, in this
State; in 1900 it is seven miles north of that
city. The movement westward since 1850
has been marked. In that year the center
of population was twenty-three miles
southeast of Parkersburg, w. Va. During
that decade it moved to a point twenty
miles south of Chillicothe, a distance of
eighty-one miles. During the decade which
ended in 1870 the center of population
reached point forty-eight miles east by
north of Cincinnati-a distance of forty-two
miles. During the decade which ended with
1850 the central point was eight miles west
by south of Cincinnati-a westward move
ment of fifty-eight miles. During the decade
of 1850 ii reached point twenty miles east
of Columbus. Ind.-a distance of forty
eight miles. Now the center is seven miles
north of Columbus-a westward movement
of twenty miles. Thus it will be seen that
the westward movement of the center of
population is only two-fifths as much as
during the preceding decade and only one
third as much as in the decades 1s7o-1sso
At this rate the center Of population is
likely to remain some years In Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13
The Journals Reduction in Price
- PERMANENT

A wrong impression seems TO pre-
vail among certain of the subscribers
TO THE JOURNAL, namely, that the
recent reduction in the subscription
price of the paper was only temporary,
and that a return to former rates would
take effect when the campaign closed.
This is an error. The present pub
Hshed price OF the paper will be per-
manentIy maintained and its high
standard will in no way be impaired
Send In your subscriptions to US at the
published rates or have the paper de-
Iivered to you by our agent in your
locality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

The report that an American globe
trotting'' party on the road to Picking was
excitement among the globetrotters' fellow
citizens at home. Abundant sympathy was
felt for the legations, for missionaries and
others whose calling involved them in
danger in China. but If travellers, with no
purpose but to crafty curiosity, risk their
lives in dangerous territory it is their own
affair and the public will not mourn If
their lives are lost.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

The Pennsylvania Chapter of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution manifests
now engaged In raising money with which
to erect a clubhouse in Manila for the use
of American soldiers. The building will
cost $751; 900 and will contain dormitories,
cafe. entertainment hall. library, gymnasi-
comfort of the soldier boys. This is better
than spending its time in absorbed con-
temptation of the countrys glorious past
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13
OUR ORIGINAL STREET NOMEN..
CLATURE.

An article in the Sunday Journal brought
out some interesting facts relative TO the
street nomenclature in the original city
plat of Indianapolis. but omitted some
points The naming of the streets seems
TO have been done as systemati cally as the
plating of the town. AS the original dona-
ton was a mile square with the Cover
nor's Circle in the center there were five
streets to be named from the Circle north
to North street, south to South east TO
East and west TO West street. Market
street so named because of The
reservation for a market house. Washing
ton street was probably named after Wash
ington city rather than George Washing
ton. As laid out IL was wider taan any
other street I'm the United States, except
Pennsylvania avenue, in Washington city
" the name of Washington. the individual,
had been selected for one street those of
Jefferson and other statesmen of the revo-
lutionary period would probably have been
selected for others. as we'll as that of the
hero of New Orleans. who was famous at
that time. AS the city was laid out after
the plan of Washington ii was natural
that what was expected to be its main
thoroughfare should be named for the ma
tional capital. The other streets and ave-
| nues were named for States. the original
thirteen coming first. States with unwieldy
names were omitted. This barred Rhode
Island. New Hampshire. North Carolina
and South Carolina. four of the original
thirteen. Maine was not one OF the original
thirteen. having been separated from Mass
achusetts and admitted TO the Union IN
! $780, Massachusetts, and Vermont were the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

OF the West is much greater. This is due
TO the fact that the old center Is not any
where near the geographical center. and
an increase OF 297.000 IN California counts
Tor almost as much as an increase OF
l-z10.OO In New York. due TO the much
greater distance OF California from the old
pivotal point. The value majority I'm favor
OF the West Is 1.379.0o0 I'm thousands. and
census experts estimate that this Il equal
10 a westward movement of the popula-
uon center of about twenty miles.
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Total

Obviously an increase of 274,000 in the pop
ulation of North Carolina could not have as
much effect upon the movement of the piv-
otal point as an increase of a like number,
81, 000 In California. for the average dis
lance of the North Carolina growth from
the old center is only 325 miles, while the
growth in California Is six times as far to
the westward.
BY multiplying the increased population
of the various States and Territories by the
distance of that increase from the old GEN.
ter the true value of the growth as affect
ing the movement OF the pivotal point is
ascertained. These values in thousands are
as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House and Fifth-avenue
Hotel.
CHICAGO-Falmer House. p o. News Co.. 2i7
Dearborn street.
(lNcINNATI-J. r. HawIey & Co.. 154 Vino
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deerfng, northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. u. C-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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The New Orleans Times-Democrat says
"It is well enough known that Republicans
had an immense corruption fund at their
lit would be doing undeserved discredit to
Hanna to doubt that he placed that i'm
mense corruption fund where it would do
the most good for his cause. whether in
buying votes directly or in establishing
were needed" Let's sea popular major
ity of something like $4,000 votes. wasn't
it? Those colonies must have filed a
good many long excursion trains.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

The patron of an exchange. who wrote
the publisher an impatient letter request
ing him not TO print the name OF William
Jennings Bryan for months. is probably
very weary OF Mr.. Bryan since the election
The request is absurd: for. little as some
Democrats desire IL. Mr.. Bryan will con-
tinue before the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

The Sentinel continues to demand the
elevation OF the railroad tracks, utterly
oblivious Of the fact that the matter is in
the courts, which will be called upon to
consider the validity of the Taggart ordi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

The local Democratic candidates in Chi
cago complain that the machine. which
represents Mayor Harrison. after collect
Ing $4,000 from various sources. expend-
ed but a small portion OF IL In the local
campaign Those who make that complaint
extorted $1,000 from the saloons. $4,000
from gambling houses and $4,000 from
what they call "dives''-sI4O.OOo in all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-13

1t is cause for congratulation that neither
of the great parties descended TO personal
detraction of candidates during the cam
paign just closed In this State there was
no occasion 10 assail the character of the
leading candidates. But II the two great
parties did not attack the characters OF
candidates the attacks of the Prohibition
lists upon the President were vicious
enough