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The Weiser signal. [volume] (Weiser, Idaho) 1890-1904, 1900-08-16

can do whatever it desires to do, but It
must accept responsibility for what 1t
does. II the constitution stands In the
way, the people can amend the cOnsti-
tuition. l repeat, the nation can do
whatever it desires to do, but it can
not avoid the natural and legitimate
results of its own conduct.
1t is Of age, and it can do what it
pieaSes, 1t can spurn the traditions Of
the past; 1t can repudiate the princi-
pies upon which the nation rests; it
can employ force instead of reason;
1t can substitute might of right; it can
conquer weaker people; it can exploit
their lands, appropriate their property
and kill their people; but it cannot res
peal the moral law or escape the pun
|. ishment decreed for the violation of
human rights.
Would we tread in the paths of ty-
ranny,
Nor reckon the tyrant's cost?
Who taketh another's liberty
His freedom is also lost.
Would we win as the strong have ever
won
Make ready to pay the debt,
For the God who reigned over Babylon
Is the God who is reigning yet"
ooHe argue lnaC American RUE Ill
the Philippine islands will result in the
better education of the Filipinos. Be
rot deceived. If we expect to main
tain a colonial policy, we shall not find
1t to our advantage to educate the peo-
pie. The educated Filipinos are now
in revolt against us, and the most ig-
norant ones have made the least re-
sistanee to our domination. If we are
to govern them without their consent
and give them no voice in determining
the taxes which they must pay, we
dare not educate them, lest they learn
to read the Declaration Of IIuepend-
ence and the constitution of the United
States AMI mock us fur our inconsist-
| ency.
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BRYAN'S SPEECH.
Continued from first page.
them without their consent?
THE ARGUMENT OF OBLIGATION

Also the Contention That Filipinos Cauuot
Govern Themselves.
II it Is said that we have assumed
before the world obligations which
make it necessary for us to perma-
nently maintain a government in the
Philippine islands. l reply, first. that
the highest obligation Of this nation
is to be true to itself. No obligation to
any particular nation, or to all nations
combined, can require the abandon
ment of our theory of government and
the substitution of doctrines against
which our whole national Me has been
protest. And, second, that our obll-
cations to the Filipinos who inhabit
the islands are greater than any obli
CATION which we can owe to foreigners
who have temporary residence in the
Philippines or desire to trade there.
1t is argued by some that the Fill
pinos are incapable of self-government
and that therefore we owe 1t TO the
world to take control of them I'D
miral Dewey, in an official report to
the navy department, declared the Fill
pinos more capable of self government
than the Cubans, and said that he based
his opinion upon knowledge of both
races. But will not rest the case upon
the relative advancement of the Fill
pinos. Henry Clay, in defending the
rights of the people Of South America
to self-government, said: ut is the
doctrine of thrones that man is too ig-
norant to govern himself" II
contend that it is to arraign the dispo-
sition of Providence Himself to sun
pose that He has created beings inca
pable of governing themselves, and to
be trampled on by kings. Self-govern-
ment is the natural government Of
men,"
NIT that some people are capable of
self-government and that others are
not, and that the capable people have
right to seize upon and govern the
incapable, and you make force-brute
force-the only foundation of govern
ment and invite the reign of the despot.
Republicans ask: "Shall we haul
down the flag that floats over our dead
in the Philippines?' The same cues
ton might have been asked when the
American flag fioated over Chapulte-
pee and waved over the dead who fell
there; but tie tourist who visits the
City of Mexico finds there a national
cemetery owned by the United States
and cared for by an American citizen.
Our flag still floats over our dead, but
when the treaty with Mexico was
signed American authority withdrew
to the Rio Grande. "Can
we not govern colonies?" we are asked.
The question is not what we can do,
but what we ought to do. This nation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05
MACRUM AT NEW YORK
HE PRESERVES SILENCE REGARD
ING SOUTH AFRICAN AFFAIRS.
VIII Report to the Department at
Washington Before Speaking-Hfs
Career at Pretoria.

NEW YORK, Feb. 4.-Charles E. Mac
rum, the former United States consul at
Pretoria, who asked to be recalled at
time when affairs in the republic were at
a crisis and when his presence at the
Transvaal Republic was urgently required
by the State Department, arrived here to-
day on the American steamship st. Paul.
With him were his wife and little daugh-
ter. Mr.. Macrum has maintained silence
as to his reasons for wishing to leave his
station, and though repeatedly asked to
make public his reasons for doing. he
has refused His silence is still unbroken.
though Mr.. Macrum says that tomorrow,
after his arrival in Washington and visit
to the State Department, he will issue
statement over his signature telling why
he left his post at such critical time.
When seen on the steamship ST. Paul he
was very reticent TO talk about even the
situation in Africa when he left. There
is nothing that / care to say at present"
he said. at have been asked time and time
again as to my reasons for leaving South
Africa, and 1 must answer now. as 1 have
done in the past, that do not care to say
anything l shall go to Washington as
SoOn pOsSlDie-lo-udy, III Cdli ildhc
connections, and report to the State De-
partment. Then 1 will make a statement.
and not before then. / know that many
things have been said about my leaving,
but L have nothing TO say at present
Mr.. Macrum refused either to confirm or
deny the story that while in Paris he held
a conference with DR.. Leyds. President
Kruger's diplomatic representative in Eu-
rope. 1t was pointed out TO the former
consul that the State Department had CIV
en- out that he was no longer connected
with that branch of the service, and that
for that reason he was free TO talk. To
this he replied: II cannot help that; L
consider that l am connected with the de-
partment until / have reported In Wash
ington." All sorts Of questions were asked
Mr.. Macrum relative to his leaving his
post, but to all he answered that he would
rot talk until he had visited the depart
ment
Mr. Macrum was appointed consul at
stance of Representative Tayler. of Ohio.
He was at Pretoria eighteen months. At
the beginning of hostilities between the
British and Beers he empowered by
the government TO look after the British
interests during the war. He agreed. but
soon informed the department that Presi-
dent Kruger would not permit him TO act
as a representative OF the British govern
ment. This followed by his cables
asking to be relieved. and even naming a
man who could act as his successor. he
was refused permission to leave his sta
tion,, but persisted, and at last the State
Department cabled him 10 come home He
was succeeded BY a son of Secretary Hay.
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SUCCESS AT PURDUE.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Feb 4.-The largest
winter course class in agriculture in the
history of the institution is attending Pur-
due this winter. The total enrolment is
ninety-two, twenty being women. Twenty
four members of the class are here for the
second time. which is a very strong in
dorsement of the course. The work begins
promptly at S:15 a. m. each school day and
continues without interruption, except fif-
teen minutes in the middle of the forenoon
and an hour for dinner, until to 4:30 in
the afternoon. The forenoon is given up
to classroom and shop work. The subjects
treated are live stock, husbandry, veteri-
nary hygiene, farm dairying, horticulture,
Horticulture, soils, crops and manures, agri-
cultural chemistry, vegetable parasites.
farm sanitation, rural law, household
chemistry, house sanitation, bacteriology
of yeasts, bread making and domestic
economy. The instruction given by the
members of the faculty is supplemented
by lectures from practical men on cattle
horses, sheep. swine, poultry, farm and
business management.
The afternoons are devoted to stock
judging. butter making and milk testing
and exercises in the agricultural and horti-
cultural laboratories.
The class Is not only large one, but IL
has many very bright members in 1T, quite
a number being high school graduates or
those who have had considerable high
school training. The winter school of agri-
culture during the last two years has
made more rapid growth than any other
department of the university. the increase
in attendance i'm this course being In 1899
Il per cent. and in 1900 SO per cent.
Visitors are cordially invited to come and
see Purdue at any time, and they will be
especially interested to come during the
winter term, when they can observe the
work of the winter course class.
Alexander Galbraith. of Wisconsin. will
deliver four lectures on horses Feb. 10 and
20, and Mr.. ]. E. Wing, of Ohio, will be
here the week beginning March II to lee
ture on sheep. Those who are especially
interested in these subjects or would like
to meet these gentlemen are cordially in
vited to visit Purdue at the time named.
The Tippecanoe County Farmers Insti-
tute, which met Jan. % and 80. adopted
resolutions recognizing the practical value
of the institutes TO farmers; declaring II to
be the most effective means to broadly
and rapidly educate the farmers and to
inculcate q fraternal spirit; favoring a
broader course of agricultural training in
institutions of learning, and Especially in
dorsing the work of the agricultural school
at Purdue.
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KOKOMO. Ind, Feb 4.-James NJ Troy
er, a well-known implement salesman OF
this city, died Saturday noon while sitting
at the dinner table with his wife and two
daughters. He had been Ill for several
weeks, but had that day resumed his place
in the store. thinking himself fully re-
covered. On returning at noon he made no
complaint of illness and took his place
at the table. While Mr.. Troyer was ask
ing a blessing, with the family bowed In
prayer, he suddenly gasped and fell from
his chair to the floor. Death was almost
instantaneous, caused by hemorrhage OF
the lungs. Deceased was a leading worker
in the Methodist Church and Sunday
school.
MARTINSvILLE, Ind, Feb. 4.-George
this morning at his home here as conse-
uuence of having fallen and broken his hip
a month ago. Mr.. Chopper was in robust
health for one of his years up to that time.
for more than fifty years, and was identi-
fed with the city's growth and prosperity
in many ways. He left a widow and five
daughters. The daughters are Mrs. j. c.
Morley, of Bloomington; Mrs Louise
Walker. Mrs. c. G. II. Goss and Mrs.
w. A. Shireman, of Indianapolis. All were
at the bedside when he died.
WABASH, Ind, Feb. AIRS. Mary Her
ring, widow of the late Paul Herring, ST.
perintendent of the Wabash paper mill.
died suddenly at 1:30 last night ct her
home on East Main street of heart failure.
The funeral will take place Tuesday after
noon at O'Clock. Mrs. Herring husband
died suddenly of heart failure a little ever
a year ago.
CLINTON. Ind, Feb. Al. w. Lake. a
merchant of Lyford. aged fifty-six years,
died of pneumonia this afternoon. He has
long been prominent in Parke county af-
fairs.
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ELECTION DAY RIOT.
Puerto Rfcans Rapidly Taking to
Kentucky Political Methods.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
SAN JUAN DE PUERTO RICO, JAN So
On the oath inst. the Federals were cele-
brating their victory at Fajardo when they
met a Republican parade. The collision
suited in a riot, the result of which was
that one man was killed and six seriously
wounded. Fourteen of the towns best citi-
zens are in Jail charged with murder. The
Federals had secured permission TO parade
in order to celebrate their victory. The
Republicans had requested permission to
parade also, but were refused by the mill
tary officer in command on the ground that
q permit had already been granted the
other party; and, according to the general
orders governing elections, only one party
can parade on the same day. The Repub-
licans decided to disobey the orders and,
forming outside their club rooms, marched
to meet the Federals.
When the victorious party saw the Re-
publicans coming they became enraged and
charged their opponents. A fierce fight en-
sued; revolvers and knives were drawn,
blades flashed and shots rang out. The city
police were not on hand, but a squad of
insular police charged the mob and soon
Quelled the riot.
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TO MEET IN CHARLESTON.


CHICAGO, Feb. 4.-The executive COM
mittee OF the National Educational Asso-
citation has unanimously confirmed the in
formal vote of preference OF the board of
directors at the Los Angeles meeting in
the selection OF Charleston. s. c., as the
place OF meeting OF the association In an
nual convention July to Is. 1900. This &C
ton is based largely on the conviction OF
the management that national meeting
IN the South at the present time would
recognize and aid the growing educational
revival in that section and would contribute
In a large measure to national educational
interests.
Unusually favorable railroad rates stop
over privileges and divers arrangements
have been secured by which the most in
teresting points OF the interior OF the south
Atlantic coast from Charleston to Wash
ington may be visited without extra cost
An attendance OF 5000 from the South Is
assured and IL is believed that an equal
number will attend from the North.
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sistant attorney general of the Postoffice
Department, Postmaster Powell is now
Withholding all mail matter 10 Sylvanus
3. Nickum. the perpetual light man. Some
time ago Nickum was asked TO show cause
why a fraud order should not be issued
against him. and hearing Of his case was
set for Jan. IS. Nickum protested that his
attorneys could not prepare his defense by
that date. and the time was extended until
Jan. q. The department heard nothing
from Nickum on that date and on Jan.
- the department notified him that final
hearing of the matter would come up on
Feb. 3, and the case be decided whether his
defense was in or not. On the same date
the department notified the postmaster at
this point TO withhold the delivery OF
Nickum's mail until further orders, but
for the present not to mark IL fraudulent
Nickum claims that he has forwarded az
fidavits to the department in justification
of his right to use the mails in connection
with his perpetual light business
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05
GOODNESS OF THE BOERs.
Fight at Wagon Hill Described by a
Captured Gordon officer.

Correspondence of the Associated Press
LONDON, Jan. IA Ladysmith CORE
spondent, describing the assault on the
camp Jan. 6, gives some interesting Incl
dents.
'McNaughton of the Gordons,'' he
writes, was taken prisoner on Wagon hill
charge of an old Boer to a place of safety.
half way down the hill The enemy were
on all sides of him, blazing away at our
fellows on the top. They evidently took
everything very coolly. They would
crawl about among the rocks until they
found a suitable place for cover and then
fire away for about hour, after which
they would crawl back for smoke and a
chat. Some of them would even go to
sleep for thirty minutes. They were per-
fectly confident of victory and had their
tents ready to pitch Immediately they had
captured the ridge. which they said would
be before night. On Sunday they declared
they intended to take the town. At 5
o'clock. however, in the middle of a ter
rifle storm of hail which swept over the
ridge when the Devons were making their
gallant charge across the open plateau, an
OLD Boer rushed down the hill, shouting
something in Dutch. upon which every one
retired. leaving their prisoner to attend to
himself, which he promptly did, success
fully rejoining our troops.
"McNaughton supposed that the old
Dutchman called out that the soldiers were
on them with the bayonet, and as they can
not face cold steel, they quickly evacuated
the position which they had held all day
The enemy are supposed to have been
about 1000 strong, although many of them
I'm fact, the majority, were acting as sup
porters. The latter. however, maintained
a heavy fire from hill $500 yards away.
a rifle found old fellow had evil
IDENTIFY been captured at Majuba hill, it
was marked Majuba and bore the name
of the Fifty-eighth Regiment. The owner
doubtless, expected to repeat the victory
of that terrible day, as the enemys tactics
turned out to be identical with those OBJ
served on that memorable OCCASION
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Il IN the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. Feb. 4.-On March
the Republicans of the Sixth district will
nominate candidate for representative In
Congress, and after that convention has
completed its work two delegates will be
selected to attend the Republican presi-
Dental convention at Philadelphia. Henry
C. Starr, of Wayne county is candidate
for the honor. and Charles r Jones. OF
Franklin county, DIR. Thomas c. Kennedy
and Sid Conger, of Shelby county, aspire
to be delegates.
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Ing the litigation, striking proofs Of its
spirit of fair play and desire to reach an
amicable solution of the dispute Through
an excessive sentiment OF patriotism
the lawyers of Santo Domingo City were
unwilling to act for the French consul in
the debates, but one of them Senior
America Lugo, was requested. ex officio
by the Dominican minister of foreign af-
fairs to place himself at the disposition of
the consul The latter, however, refused the
services Of Senior Lugo, under the pre-
text that the affair was no longer a case
TO be debated in the courts, but that it had
become a diplomatic question with an in
ternational character.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal
HARTFORD CITY, Ind, Feb. 4-Yester-
day on the Jason Higgins farm, adjoining
the corporate limits on the south, the
American Window Glass Company COM
pleted one of the most gigantic gas wells
that has been drilled since the early period
of the field. The gas bearing rock was
reached at a depth of 94S feet, and forty
feet In most tremendous flow of gas was
encountered. Silver dollars and medium
stones were pitched into the well and were
sent high into the air. The result of the
well is most pleasing to the gas men and
manufacturers, who were feeling pretty
blue over the Crescent Gas and OIL Com
pany's recent failure in drilling for gas.
The glass trust estimates the output of
the we'll az 100000 cubic feet of gas a
day and the rock pressure at 240 pounds
The company also completed big gasser
on the Zadok Williams farm, southwest of
town, yesterday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-05
Delaware County Ticket.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
MI'NCIE, Ind, Feb. 4.-The official count
in the Delaware county Republican pri-
mary election, held Friday. shows unani-
nous Endorsement of Representative Gro
mer for reelection, and names the follow
ing ticket: For state senator. Walter L.
Ball; representatives. o. Carmichael and
n. l.. Hopping: prosecuting attorney,
Clarence Dearth; treasurer. Charles F.
Koontz; sheriff, William n. Swain; sur
veyor. Charles Cough; coroner, DR.. L. G.
Poland; commissioners. John s. Huffer and
Nathan Shrover; assessor. William Stew
art The official count was necessary in
the case of several of the offices. the candi-
dates running very close.
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A GIFT FROM CARNEGIE
WORKINGMEN'S LIBRARY, OF Nun
Gle, RECEIVES $500.
Postal Authorities Debar Nickum
from the Mails-Purdue's AgricuI-
tural Course Is "a Success.
.eclal to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE. Ind, Feb 4.-President Besack.
of the workingmens public library, being
established by members of the several la
Dor unions in Muncie. yesterday received a
donation in the form of $500 from Andrew
Carnegie. the millionaire philanthropist and
iron king of Pittsburg. 1t is the first IL
brary of the kind in the country and Mr.
Carnegie expressed delight to assist such
a cause for the workingmen. Two thousand
dollars and great amount of books have
been donated and the library will be opened
when the subscription reaches $1,000. That
will be in a short time
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BIG OIL PROPERTY SOLD.
Biacl<fOrd Leases Disposed of mt n
Very Large Profit.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER, Ind, Feb. 4.-Another
large oil deal was made last week when the
Midway Oil Company, composed of Bluff
ton parties, sold its property in Blackford
county to James Harvey, of Warren, and
two Cleveland men, for s67,5O0. The prop
erty consisted of $50 acres in Washington
township, this county, six miles west of
Montpelier. There are twenty-one produc-
ing wells with a daily average of from
175 to 1S5 barrels. The deal has been under
way for several weeks, but was not closed
until the present week. The company re-
ceived $780, 500 over its cost price of the
property, paid last June, when there were
fourteen wells on the place. and the net
profit is over $50. 000
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Woman Routed the Robbers.
,ecial to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
UNION CITY. Ind. Feb. AIRS. Joseph
Detamore, of this city, was summoned to
her door last night and on opening 1t was
confronted by three men wearing masks.
who demanded her money. I'll give you
bullets" was her reply, whereupon she
opened fire with a revolver. The robbers
beat a precipitate retreat and escaped
Burglaries become almost nightly occur
rences in this city and 1t is thought that
an organized gang is operating in this To-
cality.
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TO BECOME A BAPTIST.
DIR. Madison G. Peters Resigns Pas
torate I'm a Reformed Church.

NEW YORK. Feb. 4-Rev. DR.. Madison
C. Peters. who to-day resigned the pastor
ate of the Bloomingdale Reformed Church.
did so because he had come to the conclu-
sion that the Bible teaches baptism for be-
levers only and because he could not in
good conscience continue the practice of in
FAINT baptism or baptism by sprinkling Dr.
Peters said that soon his term of
service ends on March he will enter the
Baptist ministry He says he will un-
doubtedly leave New York.
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New Church Dedicated.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Feb. 4.-To-day Muncie
Methodists dedicated their sixth church
building in Muncie. 1t is the Madison
street Church, a handsome structure with
a seating capacity of GOO, and cost 5000.
The trustees are DR.. Shoemaker, John
Mock Charles Wood. Hal c. Kimbrough
and w. j. Crawford. The Rev. n. III.
Phillips Is the pastor, and the dedicatory
services were in charge of the Rev. Lewis
Curtis of Cincinnati.