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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
CECIL RHODES AT CLOSE RANGE
Miss Amelia Kussner, the Miniature
Painter, Talks About Him.

New York Tribune.
Among the passengers who arrived here
from Liverpool yesterday on the White
Star liner Teutonic was Miss Amelia Kuss-
ner, the artist who recently painted
miniature of Cecil Rhodes in Kimberley,
South Africa. Miss Kussner was in Kim
berley for about three months. but left
there before the war broke out, having fin
ished her commission, which was the only
object Of her visit to Kimberley. She has
come to this country for a short visit and
will soon return to London.
When seen at the pier yesterday Miss
kussner said that of all the people for
whom she has painted miniatures, and
among these are included many Of the
crowned heads of Europe, the personality
sion upon her. 1.-The sittings were daily"
she said, land / had an excellent oppor-
forcibly was the tremendous nervous ener-
gy OF the man; the superabundance of vi
tally. 1t was SO great as to be almost op-
pressive The contrast between Mr.. Rhodes
and the Car of Russia is striking. The
Car is typical man of peace, but Mr..
Rhodes is man of war He was a good
subject as painters say, but his charac-
teristic mannerism was nervous pacing
up and down Of the studio The two artists
who started to paint miniatures of him be-
fore 1 tried had disagreements with him.
The first unwisely showed him the minia-
ture while 1t was I'm it's first stage, and
they disagreed. The second allowed him
to criticise the work as it went on, and he
soon made such exactions that it was i'm
possible to continue. i did not let him see
my miniature until 1t was almost COM
pleted. His one comment was, Can't you
make me look kinder? / insisted that the
expression of severity which had brought
cut was true to him, and he then approved
my work do not think he had any idea
the troubles in South Africa would lead to
such a result as this war. He believed al
ways that the outcome would be peaceful.
Cecil Rhodes did not impress me as a
schemer or an intriguer. / know that my
opinion differs from the common estimate
of him, but I did not see any of the traits
commonly ascribed to him. He deals with
his problems rather by strength and stub
born steadfastness of purpose. Hi - tthods
with the Beers were not underhahded. but
were those of man who would push on to
success by straightforward means, no mat
ter what might intervene"
Miss Kussner declared that the Beers
were behind in civilization, but were peo-
, pie of wonderfully rugged strength. She
said that she had visited some of the Boer
| villages and that one of them was. she
thoug..., the most beautiful place she had
ever
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
CRONJE At BAY.

And the Modocs, too, made a brave stand
in their lava beds.-New York Press.
Cronje to Roberts: Take a kopje with
me"-Memphis Commercial Appeal.
Cronje may or may not be a great strate-
gist, but he seems to have developed to
its highest perfection the art Of keeping
his enemies guessing.-St. Louis Republic.
Kitchener's mot a minute" is hardly as
dramatic as Grants IT propose to move I'M
mediateIy on your works." but the words
mean exactly the same thing. Chicago
News.
a Boer newspaper says General Cronje's
retreat will be beneficial" A man who is
being pursued by a mad bull generally
finds that retreat is the mos. beneficial
policy for him.-Pittsburg News.
Another Thermopyiae for the inspiration
Of freemen is being blazed in history on
the Modder river. Can England afford to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

cent levy. last August. that 75-cent levy
was needed to meet the rapidly increasing
expenditure of the city under his admins
loan to meet current expenditures with a
s0-cent levy. the mayor must ask for very
large temporary loan before the present
fiscal year ends. These bonds must be
paid. consequently it will be necessary to
make an sO-cent levy next year to make
good deficits of the mayors 59-cent levy.
which everybody now knows was an mex
cusable sacrifice OF the public interests to
promote his reelection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Last year first-class passenger fares In
the United States averaged 1 $500 cents a
mile. while In England the first-class fare
is cents mile, and the third-class,
a vastly inferior service. is cents a
mile In Prussia the first-class fare is
cents a mile; in Austria 3 5-lOO cents
France the majority Of the roads are
operated under state ownership, which
many advocate for this country. expecting
lower rates. While the passenger rates
are higher On all the roads owned by gov
eminent, the employees are paid much less
wages. Such being the situation, it is diff
ficult to see how the people are benefited
by public ownership.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

pay the staggering price the Beers are
demanding for the triumph of greed in
South Africa?-St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
II this epic six-day battle had occurred
fifteen hundred years ago the fame OF 1t
would have Illuminated the fogs of ms
o.aeval tradition, and glowed mistily red
through Morse and German hero sagas
down TO our own day.-New York Journal.
The President believes that Porto Rico
should be treated as a part of this country.
not as a subject colony or a vassal state.
and that our tariff laws and their exempt
lions and privileges should be extended to
that island. In standing by the President
Mr.. Littlefield certainly was on firm
ground.-Detroit Journal. Rep).
While the defeat and capture OF the re-n-
nant Of Cronje's force will not necessarily
mean a quick conclusion of the war. it's
moral effect cannot fail of being great,
especially upon the Free State people who
Eave not been actuated in the contest 10y
an earnestness so complete rs that OF the
hurghers of the Transvaal Buffalo Com
mercial.
An instance Of the acumen Of the orator
is furnished by Mr.. Littlefield's exposure
Of the apology that the Porto Rico bill is
a revenue measure. If revenue is what is
required, why not tax coffee, he asked, as
we'll as tobacco and sugar, since the
islands production of coffee is far greater
than its production of sugar and tobacco
combined? So much for the philanthropic
professions Of a lobby.-Chicago Times
Herald (Rep)
Even II the position taken by the advo-
Gates Of this horizontal affair, that Porto
Rico is outside Of the Constitution. be COR
rect. the measure is the embodiment of bad
policy as well as gross injustice. We have
robbed the POrtoriquenos of their old mar
ket. and so far have barred them out of a
their industries with destruction and them.
selves with privations to the verge of starva-
uon.-Philadelphia Telegraph. (Repl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

IL is evident that 1t is hostility to Quay
the man. rather than opposition TO inter-
probation Of the Constitution upon which
his claim TO a seat is based. which moves
a class OF papers to assail his supporters
as being unmindful OF the honor OF the
Senate. IL some citizen whom they ap-
proved were I'm Mr.. Quay's place the
chances are that these papers would be
assailing the senators who are suspected
OF a purpose TO vote against him. The con-
troversy Is one involving an Interpretation
Of the Constitution. and different Senates
have given adverse decisions. The embar-
RAISING thing for Mr.. Quay himself is that
when the last decision was made he voted
to refuse admission to man who was in
the same position that he now occupies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

There are some who think the passage of
the currency bill and establishment of the
gold standard will cause sound money
Democrats to return to the old party. on
the ground that. the money question being
now settled. there is no reason why they
should not. They ought TO think several
times before returning to a party that
forced them to act with the Republicans
on one OF the most important questions OF
recent years. and which is as unsound on
some other questions as 1t was and is on
the money question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
Result of Roberts Case.

washington Post
Zone general piece of transformation has
resulted from the notoriety of the Roberts
case" said Governor Wells. Of Utah, yes
terday. THAT is that the Mormon church
as an organization first nominated and
afterward elected Mr.. Roberts. The Dem
Ocratic party was responsible for him.
The leaders Of the church appreciated that
a mistake had been made as soon as he
had been nominated but could not go out
to defeat him, for the simple reason that
the church really does not do political
work as an organization A polygamist
will never be sent to Congress again. The
excitement growing out Of his trial and
expulsion has died out An election will
be held to select his successor, and hope
that Republican will be chosen"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

The woman suffragists of Massachusetts,,
who have appeared before the Legislature
with a bill and been given hearing every
year for forty years. asked the lawmaking
body this year for the right to vote in mu-
nicfpal elections. Instead OF being given
the favor they asked. they have been given
leave TO withdraw by an emphatic vote
OF IA to S2-the smallest vote in favor of
woman suffragists for years. Several times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

This is the first of a practical series OF
three volumes under the above title. The
author Of the volumes is Elisha Gray. a
distinguished scientist and master OF the
subjects of which he treats The plan OF
the series is to describe in plain language.
free from technicalities, and In the style
Of familiar talks. some OF the wonderful
world of nature under the rule of natural
law Some may claim that IL is unscien-
tific to speak Of the operations OF nature
as miracles" but the point OF the title
lies In the paradox of finding so many won
derful things subservient to the rule or
law This volume treats OF the operations
of earth air and water. Beginning with
world building and the law OF creation
itself. the author explains in popular phrase
the formation OF the underground founda-
tions of the earth. with hints as TO the
and the making of its soils above, and
many curiously interesting facts about
such component parts as limestone coal.
slate, salt, etc. Passing on 10 the air. he
gives lucid explanations OF the amos
phere temperatures, clouds, winds, wealth
er predictions. dew. snow and Ice. meteors.
the sky liquid. air, etc. And under the
subject OF water he treats OF rivers and
floods tides. water and Ice and the energy
stored therein, glaciers and the ice age.
the glacial period and its widespread ef-
fects on surface. soils and climates. Alto
gether IL IS an interesting and instructive
book, and written in a style that makes II
volume of the series will treat OF force.
heat, light, sound and explosives. and the
third volume OF electricity and magnetism.
New York: Fords, Howard a Hubert.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

One of the papers that is cracking its whip
at senator's asks what the Republicans of
Indiana think of their senator's voting TO
seat Mr.. Quay. A fair answer is that the
Republicans of Indiana will trust their
senator's to act intelligently upon a mat
ter involving an Interpretation of the Con-
stitution regarding a matter of which they
are the sole Judges
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

The New York Tribune prints a letter
from John Bellows, a noted English Qua
ker and man of learning. on the British
Boer war. The letter was addressed to
Senator Hoar, with a request that he send
it to some American newspaper for pub
lication, and he sent 1t to the Tribune 1t
is exceedingly courteous and temperate in
tone. The writer deplores war on general
principles, but maintains that the respon-
sibility for this one is upon the Boer gov
eminent in it's violation of pledges and it's
outrageous treatment of outlanders In
this connection he quotes from the treaty
of 1884 as follows:
Article XVI. All persons other than ma
tives, conforming themselves to the laws
OF the South African republic will not be
subjected in respect to their persons or
property or in respect of their commerce
and industry to any taxes, whether gen.
eral or local, other than those which are or
may be imposed upon citizens OF the said
republic.
Mr.. Bellows then proceeds to show by
undisputed facts regarding taxation, suf-
frage. ETC., that this pledge has been utter
ly disregarded and openly violated by the
Boer government He concludes that the
war on the part of Great Britain is one for
equal rights and the enforcement Of treaty
obligations. 1.-THE only alternative left to
England to refuse fighting" he says.
would have been the ground that all war
is wrong; but as neither England nor any
other nation has ever taken this Christian
ground. there was in reality no alterna-
s;x
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
President of the Carnegie Company.


Twenty years ago Charles NJ Schwab
went to work in the Carnegie iron works at
Pittsburg as stake driver at salary OF
81 day. Now he is president Of the Car
negie Steel Company, limited, and draws
salary larger than that OF the President of
the United States. And he is only thirty
seven years old. AS the executive head of
the great Carnegie interests, Mr.. Schwab
is just now prominent In the public eye.
He was born in Pennsylvania, and had only
q common school education. AT fifteen
years Of age he went to work. and he does
not believe in a college education for
business man. For year or two he drove
mail wagon and clerked in grocery store.
In his seventeenth year he got a job with
the Carnegie company. His first work was
to drive stakes for the foundation of new
building. His rise so rapid as to be
phenomenal He became chief engineer in
1887, general manager little later, and in
1896 a partner in the company Years ago
he was offered a salary of more than $780,
900 year to go to England and take charge
OF some English iron and steel works This
offer he declined at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

No doubt the superior mobility of the
Boer troops to the British is due not mere
iy to the fact that they have more mounted
men. but also better mounts for that hiIly
and rocky country. Their native horses.
trained to hard riding and used to the
peculiarities OF the country. are doubtless
much surer-footed among the hills and
more serviceable in action that those OF the
British. Some OF the war photographs
show mounted Beers in positions that an
ordinary horse could not be got into
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

There can be nothing gained in leaving
1e to out OF the call of the Democratic
national convention, says the independent
Democratic New York Times, $50 long
and carries the bannef of the party is W.
]. Bryan, the man who has made six hun
dred speeches ION silver and is making
more, the man of the Socialistic Chicago
platform" Still Democratic managers will
always try to fool the people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
The Human Interest.

A sub title to this story by Violet Hunt
designates II as a Study In Incompau-
bilities." and that is suggestive OF its gen.
eral character. Perhaps IL might also be
termed a story OF elective affinities. The
plot turns on love affair between q
woman unhappily married and an artist
who accidentally thrown in her company
for a month. falls desperately In love with
ried. and she as desperately In love with
him while carefully concealing the impor-
tant fact that che had a husband The man
behaves In the most honorable manner.
and when he learns that she Is married
sends her home, expecting never 70 see
her again. Although not guilty OF any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Following close upon the vigorous ex-
ploitation of the wonders and possibilities
of liquid air comes the announcement that
a Swiss scientist has discovered pro-
cess of separating it into its component
parts in such way as to produce pure
oxygen on a large scale and at little cost
This would be an ideal solution of the fuel
question. 1t looks a little as If these won
derful statements might be part of a
scheme to boom a LIQUID air speculation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

There is no law which requires the mayor
to notice the communication of Mr.. Book
walter. but II he does not his silence must
be regarded as admitting that the current
levy have been met In part by divertlng
money obtained by a sale OF bonds for a
specific and permanent Improvement. and
that he knew when he recommended So
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

In the war OF 1872 2ss.sl6 soldiers served
sixty days or more. OF that number, 80 1000
were pensioned. but of their widows 5000
drew pensions. AT the present time the
one survivor of the war OF 1872 is drawing
500 year. while the widows are receiving
$29s.os7. The widows of Mexican veterans
are receiving sS1S.Os7 year and the sur
yfyfnc veterans Il fO7 594
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

So long as we sell in other markets sz1,-
100000 more than We purchase In them,
rs We did in January. there can be no drain
upon cash or securities to pay balances.
export OF agricultural products last Janu-
airy was s1O.5co,Ooo less than during Janu-
airy. 1893. the increase of our exports of
the products of our manufactures last JAN
uary about made good the falling off in
farm products
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

IT wouldn't give dime TO insure the
electoral vote of Wyoming for the Repub-
ncan candidate for President" said Cover
nor Richards. of that State. to the Wash
fngton Post. He added that, although Mr.
Bryan carried Wyoming in 1885, "he has
not the ghost Of chance In 1900" General
prosperity has caused the change. and it
"a operating everywhere.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

The fact that measure of Emperor Will
liam's has just peen defeated in the Ger
man Reichstag shows that while the EN-
peror Is more potential than any other ruler
In Europe. there is much more political in
dependence in Germany than the outside
world has supposed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

A correspondent at Kimberley during the
siege recorded in his diary that THE
mules slaughtered are pronounced su-
perior to horsefiesh." Whether this is
really true or stated on the principle Of
saying nothing but good concerning the
dead it is about the first generous word
ever spoken for the mule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Mr.. Bourke Cochran is very hostile to
what he is pleased to call Imperialism, but
what he characterizes as Organism is Sc
much wcrse that he cannot support him.
For the present. then, Bryanites cannot APP
plaud Mr.. Cochran.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Hartford Courant.
This Dutch is a more practical than
poetic language. The British have been
.fooling around Spytfontein. Now they
have reached Koffyfontein, and we look
with reasonable confidence for their safe
arrival at Sodyfontein in due course of
time. They move toward better things.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

Tribune.

Minneapolis Tribune.
The Louisville Courier-Journal. which de-
Eounced the Goebel law as infamous and
revolutionary. takes up two columns of its
valuable editorial space to eulogize Goebel
as a gentleman and a scholar How is It
that the man was so much better than his
law? If Goebel was a type Of the Kentucky
gentleman. then somebody ought to pray
for Kentucky
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

While the action of the Republican
caucus on the Porto Rican tariff bill was
not conclusive 1t indicates a probable
agreement on the proposition to pass the
bill after fixing two years as the limit of
its operation. The caucus developed a de-
cided difference of opinion as TO the mer-
its of the measure. without much prospect
Of the opposing sides getting together, al
though the discussion seems to have been
conducted in perfectly good temper. The
fact that the caucus was in session until
midnight without reaching any conclusion
shows that the divergence of views regard
ing the bill was very sharp. and but for
further consider the matter and report to
another caucus tonight that of Saturday
night would have had no result whatever
The dispatch says that when the caucus
adjourned ''the feeling prevailed that the
two-year limitation would be agreed on as
basis Of compromise and that with this
change the bill would receive pretty gen.
eral, although not unanimous, support"
This is not satisfactory mode of set
ting fundamental differences of opinion,
and it will be disappointing to the coun-
try and difficult to defend before the peo-
pie. 1t savors too much of a makeshift
policy. The enactment Of tariff between
the United States and Porto Rico is either
just, right, wise and expedient or IT is the
reverse If the former it should be made
permanent, and If the latter it should not
be passed at all. If it is a good measure
two years is too short time TO develop
its merits. and IL it is bad one that is
too long a time to impose its evils on a
people already suffering for lack of mar
kets and trade facilities. If the friends
of the measure agree that 1t shall only re-
main in force two years they confess to a
doubt of its justice or wisdom, and if it's
opponents agree to the proposition they
virtually admit that their opposition is not
| well grounded.
The proposed basis Of compromise is un-
satisfactory from another point of view.
The present Congress really has no con-
| troll over the question beyond the power
1 VI piCsCEt lWO years uenCe
| there will be another Congress, and it can
confirm or undo present action as it sees
| fit. 1t can continue or repeal the law re-
| CARELESS of what the Republicans of this
Congress may agree upon or promise
Therefore, there is no necessity of a two
years agreement. 1t is superfiuous and of
no binding effect as far as the future is
concerned.
The Journal has already stated the rea-
| sons why. in its opinion, the bill should
not be passed. Those reasons relate to the
constitutionality. the justice, the fairness,
the wisdom and the expediency Of the
measure All the arguments in favor of IL
are based on sordid and mercenary con-
| siderations which should have no place In
the policy of a great nation towards the
| people of a newly acquired territory. The
bill should not be passed at all. and the
| two-years proposition does not help 1t any
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26

1t is dampening to the ardor of those
who have been counting upon making hos
tility to the trusts the chief feature in
their campaign harangues next season to
ind so many labor leaders regarding them
with more or less favor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-26
Athletics and Intellect.

'T accept one view in politics one day
and the opposite view the next day.
''why do you do that. Cousin Amelia?"
''Oh, it keeps the mind young and elas-
tic to change its convictions often"