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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25

your hand. and will be proud of the
honor of kissing YOU"
Mr. Bryan was seen to start. an
amazed look overspread his counte-
nance and he smiled In q manner
which betrayed embarrassment. Just
then an officer tapped the woman on
the shoulder and said.
Madam. excues me; you must stand
aside"
The woman. with some difficulty. was
pulled away from BRYAN.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
ROOSEVELT AT HOME.
ASKED MANY QUESTIONS HE DE-
CLINED TO ANSWER

CBy Telegraph to Virginian- Piot)
Rome. n. y, Oct, 24.-At Rome n
huge crowd gathered in the public
square and the Governor addressed
them from the balcony to which he was
driven from the train. Two crowds OF
small boys followed his carriage. those
on one side shouting "Hurrah for Bry-
an" while those on the other side tried
to drown their cheers with counter
cheers for Mckinley. While the Gov
ernor was speaking crowd of juven-
lilies. who had gathered Immediately de-
meath the Governor, kept trying to an
noy him by their boisterous conduct
The Governor finally referred to them
saying:
those who are afraid to hear the truth
should try TO drown it by noise. and
that those who are afraid to talk them
selves Should send children OF immature
age to yell for them"
The boys continued their cries of
"Hurrah for Bryau. What the mat
ter with Bryan? He's all right" and
again the Governor said:
"One thing. II Mr. Bryan should
come here again | ask that every Re
ing" which remark was loudly APP
piauded. Continuing. when the APP
plause ceased, he said:
Because the man or boy who takes
the opposite course shows himself
either 10 be or about to be a thorough
ly disreputable citizen"
DECLINED TO ANSWER.
The Governor said it was eminently
proper that the advocates of Mr.. Bryan
should seek by disorder to prevent free
speech, and called attention to the dis
order as being an object lesson of
greater value than he could preach.
Some men in the crowd tried to ask
the Governor d list of prepared ques
tions IN printed form. He never heard
them because The noise was too great
in the mems vicinity, but several of the
circulars We're flung into the carriage
which the Governor occupied on his
return from the platform. He said to
the Associated Press reporter that lie
would not discuss them, and that the
Majority OF them were fox the Attor
ney General to make answer to If he
desired. Here are the questions:
J. Why did you not prosecute the
canal thieves az you promised when
you were Il candidate for Governor?
g. Why did you not commence action
before the claims We're barred?
g. Why don't you have n summons
issued against the ice trust? The only
way to commence an action is by sum
mons. None has ever been served.
4. Why don't you remove the Mayor
of New York for his connection with
the ice trust?
.. You have been only Sc hours at
the capitol attending to business as
Governor since June 1st- Do you
think it honest to take full pay during
that time?
c. Don't you think candidate for
Vice President should find courteous
language TO express his thoughts and
not call his duestioners "hoodlums,"
''hoboes" and "drunks"; and, without
any knowledge on the subject. accuse
them of working their mouths"
standing against the flag" and lack
ing in patriotism
4 Why not give out for publication
Mayor Van Wycks answer. in which
IL is claimed members of your State
administration and Senator Platt are
charged with being particeps criminis
In the ice trust scandal2
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
a VIRGINIA FREsHEr.
GREAT DAMAGE BY NEW RIVER
LEAVING ITS BANKS.
(By telegraph to Ylrglnian-pllot.l

tBy telegraph to virginian- Pilot.)
Richmond. Va. Oct. 24.-At Radford
Tuesday night. as the result OF recent
rains. New river rose twenty-three feet
in eight hours.
Boats, cattle. lumber and other pro-
perty We're swept down the stream.
The damage is great. The freshet was
the worst in twenty-five years.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
A CASE IN POINT.
The Legal Status Of a Franchise Granted
and Accepted

Louisiana Decision That Bears Directly on the Present
Telephone Situation in Norfolk and Confirms the Posi-
ton Taken by the Virgnian PilotAn Elementary Legal
Principle That Has Received the Unqualified Sanction Of
the United States Supreme Court in Gases Too Numerous
to Mention.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
President Mitchell to Settle the
Matter in Few Days.
COMPANIES NOT HEARD FROM
The Forthcoming Statement of the Prcsl.
don't of the UnIted Mine workers OF
america VIII, Settle tho Mater
One Way or the other Three big Com
panics Have Not Posted Notices of In
crease in Wages Another Conference,
But no Conclusion Reached.
tBy Telegraph to virginlan-pIlot.)

tby Telegraph to Vrginian- Pllot.)
Ha2leton. Pa. Oct. 24-President
Mitchell tonight announced that he
would tomorrow, probably late in the
afternoon or evening, issue a state
ment defining the position of the
United Mine Workers in the present
situation of the strike He also said
that his statement would in all like
lihood Indicate whether the strike
would be Immediately declared off or
whether it would be continued This
announcement was made result of
to-day's conference between the Ma
United Mine Workers,
WHAT is EXPECTED.
The impression around headouarters
tonight is that the statement viii
contain practically a declaration that
the contest is ended. Coal companies
controlling about 20 per cent. OF the
anthracite coal product 1t is learned.
nave posted notices, but President
Mitchell viii, not say that all OF them
comply with the terms OF the Scranton
convention.
NOT HEARD FROM.
that have not posted the notices are
the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Com
pany. G.. b. Markle & Co, and Cox
Brothers & Co. The Markles have
granted no increase in wages of any
| kind.
three hours, and was adjourned until
Tomorrow morning.
NO DEFINITE CONCLUSION.
President Mitchell, at its conclusion.
announced that the situation was part
~ canvassed and that the review would
be completed tomorrow. The confer
ence discussed plans as to what should
De done In the event of one or more of
the coal companies declining to grant
the demand of the miners as set forth
IN the resolution adopted at the Soran-
ton convention. No definite conclu-
sion was however. arrived at.
ANOTHER NOTICE POSTED.
The notice posted by several OF the
larger companies in the Lackawanna
ana wyoming regions to-day, which
announced that the miners will be
given 2h cents on every car or ton in
order to make up 10 per cent, came in
for much consideration Mt the confer
ence When the conference adjourned
this evening the matter was still under
discussion.
CONFERENCE AT PHILADELPHIA.
scranton. Pa. Oct. 24.-In expecta-
ton of the strike being settled to-mor-
row, representatives of the coal car
rying companies and the independent
coal operators are to confer In Phila-
dclpha tomorrow to arrive at some
understanding in the matter of freight
rates. The independent operators for
years have been demanding IS per
cent. of the tidcwater price for their
product instead of 80 per cent, as al
lowed them. Now, when the action of
the big companies forces them to in
crease their expense OF mining about 4
per cent. they insist on their long
standing claim being acceded to.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-25
AMERICANS LEAVE pEK1N.

Based on General Chaffee's advice
the war Department officials are of the
opinion that all of the American troops
included in the order of evacuation
have not only left Pekin, but probably
are now at Tien Tsin or nearby. The
duartermaster's department has made
all arrangements for taking them
aboard ship. so there is no longer much
danger of the troops being prevented
by ice from leaving North China.
CONDUCT OF NEGOTIATIONS
1t Is now said that in all probability
General James II. Wilson, the second
In command in China will soon ba do
tached, and VIII not remain in Pel,ip
according to the original program. In
stead of having the negotiations for q
lnal settlement conducted through n
fully organized commission on bebalf
or the United States government. as OF
proposed II begins to appcr that they
VIII he conducted if there are to be any
formal negotiations. through the sim
ton at Pekin. proper credentials for the
purpose being dispatched to Minister
Conger.
THE REBELS
Canton. Oct. 24.-According to official
reports all the cities in the Hui Chow
prefecture are still holding out, the
rebels combining themselves to captur-
ing villages and Strengthening isolated
bodies of imperial troops. The rebels
are also actively recruiting and are es-
timated TO number 10000. There has
been no pitched battle. The Chinese
general commanding at Hui Chow is
afraid TO leave the city for fear of be-
ing cut off
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Shipping Page IL.
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| pendence. and now we are spending
hundreds and thousands: yes. millions,
of dollars ana wasting lives to take
the Declaration OF Independence away
from the brown man. Before the black
men OF this country vote the Repub-
lean ticket they had better look into
the matter and find out what the
chance of the black man is to be when
we draw race line and say that be-
cause man In the Philippine islands
is brown and not of our race we will
send q carpet-bag government over
there and hold the government OF
force over them by n standing army.
We believe in the Declaration OF In
dependence. and il we have race
problems To solve here we think 1t is
better to solve them than to go seven
thousand miles away from home to
get another race problem and enter
upon It's solution. not here at home.
but so far away from home us the
Philippine islands are"
AT EASroN.
Easton was the scene of n large
gathering. This is the county seat of
Talbot county. an important agricul-
tural center, and here Mr. Bryan adj
dressed himself especially to the farm
crs. Referring to the trusts. Mr.. Bry-
an told his hearers that they were espc-
cially dangerous to the farming com
munity.
THE FINANCIAL QUESTION.
Salisbury. Md, Oct. 2l.-In his speech
at Preston. Nd. Mr.. Bryan made ref
ercncc 10 the financial question in re-
Spouse To an inquiry. The question
was How about l6 to H. MIR. Bryan
said: IF YOU want To know about Is
TO /. | will tell you. Sixteen to 1 was
the paramount issue in 1896. but the Re
pubicans have done so many mean
things since then that we are kept
busy on the new things. But if a Re
publican disputes the l6 to / doctrine
you tell him that we have Republican
President. a Republican Senate and a
Republican House and they have never
attempted to change the l6 to l ratio
and Mir. Mckinley is alow coming sill
yer dollars at the ratio of l6 to l with
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
GREAT DRAINAGE SCHEME.
Kankskee River tn be shortened Forty
Three Miles.

Kankskee River To be shortened Forty
Three Miles.
The effort TO prevent a drainage
scheme from being carried out in the
upper ksnkakee valley will be taken
up in the Porter circuit court next
month, when il will be determined if
the plans are to be carried out. 1t is pro
posed to construct a ditch eight miles
long and forty feet wide. it also pro-
vides for an arm of the river, begin
ming at the Baltimore u Ohio railroad
bridge, across the Kankakee, and con
tinuing down the river thirty-five miles,
crossing the stream sixty-fve times.
The arm is to be from sixty to sixty
tive feet wide at the top, forty feet at
the bottom and from eight TO eleven
feet deep. The work will require the
removal of $4,000 cubic yards of
earth. 1t will cost Sl65,000, and will re-
claim $1,000 acres. 1t will reduce the
length o. the river from sixty-iive TO
twenty-five miles. 1t is claimed that
this is by far the greatest drainage
scheme ever undertaken in Indiana,
and, owing to the cost, it is meeting
with strohg opposition. There is wide
difference of opinion as TO the benefits
to be derived therefrom.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Obituary.

Mrs. Daniel 5. CRUDE died at her home
in the southwestern part of Green town
ship at o'clock Saturday evening. She
had been afflicted for some time with a
cancer of the liver and it was that
which brought about her death. She
was between fifty and sixty years of age
and was the mother of a large family
Her husband and seven children, four
boys and three girls, survive her and
mourn for the loss of wife and mother
of inestimable character and an ami
able disposition. She had host of
friends who grleve deeply for her loss.
The children are Howard, who is an
army physician now in the Philip
pines, Warren g., of Colorado, Harry,
the democratic nominee for surveyor,
Willard A., teacher of Green town
ship, Mrs. j Ohm Rhodes, of Argos, and
two other daughters who are at home.
Mrs. CRUDE was a cousin of Hon. b. F..
Shively.
The funeral was held Monday at
IL o'clock at the Poplar Grove church.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
OUR MISSION.

A few days ago Representative
Williams of Mississippi delivered a
speech in congress which ought to
be read by great many ministers
of the gospel in this country. He
said in part;
81 believe that very nearly all of
the arguments which have been
made by the imperialists of this
country in favor of the retention of
remote islands populated by alien
and inferior races have been dis
posed of except, perhaps, two. One
is the mission plea, and the other
is the manifest destiny plea. Peo-
Pile tell us that we have mission
to perform in the Philippine islands.
AS for myself, am somewhat dis
trustful of men with mission.
ain my limited experience l have
found that the man who has a mis-
SION or who pretends TO have a
mission has some greed, some ava
rice, some selfish purpose, or else
some fanatical notion in his head
and in order to recommend it to
other people strives to get the idea
into their minds that he is in part
nership with the Lord. | have
heard ministers of the gospel pre-
tendedly preaching, not the gospel
of Mohammed, who carried faith to
the unfaithful by fire and the sword,
but the doctrines of Jesus Christ, say
that we had "a mission to civilize
and Christianize the people in the
far Orient How? By means of
Krag yorgensen rifles and the sword
of the cavalry 1t is not the mission
of Christianity to make wounds, but
to assuage them-not to destroy
home and home life, but to teach
people to make and beautify homes.
cit would surprise nobody who
ever lived more than it would as
found the Fisherman of Galilee
himself and his disciples to hear that
the doctrine of peace, the doctrine
of freedom-and of democratic free
dom at that, for it is democracy of
the teachings of Jesus Christ that
prove his divinity-were destined
or had mission to be carried to
the peoples of the world by Krag-
orgensen rifles, men-of- war, and
proconsular viceroys."
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Charles A. Towne, regarding his
nomination, said: 81 can only say
what | have always said since my
name has been mentioned in this
connection, that have not sought
the office and have made no efforts
to secure the nomination, but if the
populists and the three other pan ties
think | am the most available man
for the position, | will accept" Mr..
Towne evidently means that his ac-
ceptance of the popullst nomination
depends upon the action of the dem
ocratic and silver republican parties.
Should either of these parties refuse
to nominate him, he will not accept
the populist nomination. Mr..
Towne is not distuber, if we are
to Judge by this statement.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

1t is the desire and intention Of
the republican leaders to adjourn
congress before the 10Th of June,
which is the date of the republican
national convention, and a program
of Legislation is being shaped with
that in view. The appropriation
bills are pretty well along and SO
far as they are concerned it would
be easy to close the session by the
Ist of June, but there are several
measures on which the republicans
desire to make a record before the
election. Those have not yet been
selected and are now under cansid-
Grafton by the steering committee.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Ex-Congressman Towne, who
was nominated by the populists for
vice president Thursday, is just the
man that will Withdraw from the
contest if the democratic convention
fails to sanction his nomination.
Towne is a silver man from the
ground up and ne will permit no
personal ambition to stand in the
way of Mr.. Bryan's success. The
democrats may sanction his nomina-
ton, though it is not likely to do so d.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

81 glory in the spunk of Paul
Kruger" said Mr.. Sulzer, of New
y DIRK, addressing the house of rep
resentatives. Gle is one of the
worlds greatest heroes. He knew
only too well how dangerous was
delay, and everything that has &C.
CURED since he issued his defiant
ultimatum to the British crown has
demonstrated his wisdom and his
foresight. He is a grand old man,
one of the worlds immortals, and
will always stand out in the pages
of history, as friend of man, a
lover of liberty, and champion of
freedom"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Being man of modest means, |
am able to assign but limited time
to politics and feel that the require
ments of my profession will not per
NIT the expenditure of time and
means necessary to that thorough
canvass of the state which the pres.
ent political situation requires. That
the prospects of democratic success
are as bright and even brighter than
at this time in 1892 is not only APP
parent, but the daily developments
in the political situation growing Out
of our Grown colony policy are con
stantly improving"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Parker-English Suptials.

The wedding of Meyer Parker and
Debbie a. English was celebrated at
the home of the brides parents east OF
town Thursday evening. None but
relatives and immediate friends of the
couple were present. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mckenzie as
sisted by Brother Whitaker.
After the two were united splendid
repast was spread.
Mr.. Parker is q brother of Samuel
Parker of this city, and is very esti-
mable young man having host of
friends who join in sounding his praises.
The bride also has wide circle of
acquaint ances and is regarded by all as
young lady of fine character.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
WHY SHIVELY WON'T RUN.

Hon. b. F. Shively gives the fol-
lowing statement to the South Bend
Times relative to his refusal to be a
candidate for governor:
"My reasons for not becoming a
candidate are entirely personal, of
solely a business and not political
character. After four elections to
congress | returned home to engage
in the practice of my profession,
and having gotten into politics be-
fore entering on the active practice
of law 1t was like beginning anew.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
SENSATIONAL DAMAGE SUIT.
Maurice LOwenstine Made Defendant In
Alienation Case.

Maurice LOwenstine Made Defendant In
Alienation Case.
Maurice Lowenstine, prominent
society and business man of Valpa-
raiso and we'll known by the young peo-
pie of Plymouth, is made defendant in
sensational damage suit at Valpa-
raise, for $4,000, by DIR. Claude IL.
Thompson, of Athens, o. DIR. Thomp-
son charges Lowenstine with alternating
the affections of his wife. In 1896 Dr.
and Mrs. Thompson were married in
New York city. They lived together
in Athens until Mrs. Thompson came
to Valparaiso two years ago, when she
met Lowenstine. She is now in Chi
cago musical conservatory. She is
about "a years of age, typical blond
and very attractive.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

The Chicago Chronicle, which
was and has remained an ardent
gold standard paper, supporting
Palmer and Buckner in 1896 now
predicts that Colonel Bryan will re-
tain every populist vote given him
in 1896, and besides secure a million
democratic votes which were not
given TO him then.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Cali for Democratic Convention.

The democracy of the several town.
ships of Marshall county will meet in
mass convention on Saturday, May 10,
1900, at the following places, viz:
Union TOwnship-At Culver;
Center-At Plymouth;
Green -WhippOorwill school house;
BOurbon-At Bourbon;
Tippecanoe Tippecanoe;
German-At Bremen;
NOrth-At LaPaZ;
Polk-At Tyner City;
West-At West school house;
Walnut-At Argos;
and then and there select delegates and
alternates to the State, Congressional,
Senatorial and Judicial conventions, to
be held as follows:
State-At Indianapolis, June 6.
COngressionsl-At Plymouth, J uly II.
SenatOrial-At Bourbon, July IL.
Judicial-At Rochester, May 26.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

Attorney General Taylor has held tn at
advantage of the forestry law, passed by
the last legislature, can be taken at any
time. There has been a question as to
whether the appraised valuation of
81 on On acre of new forest trees must
be put on only at the quadrennisl APP
praisement, or if it can be put on any
year. The attorney general holds that
the county auditor is required to put on
the valuation of 81 an acre at any time
the statement is filed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
THE OREGON ELECTION.

Seven states will hold elections
prior to the presidential election next
November, as follows. Oregon,
June 4; North Carolina, Aug. 2 3;
Alabama. Aug. g.; Arkansas, Sept.
8; Vermont, Sept. 4; Maine, Sept.
10, and Georgia, Oct. 8. The out
come in North Carolina, Alabama,
Arkansas, Vermont and Georgia
cannot be expected to have much
political significance. The elections
in Maine and Oregon are usually
watched with considerable interest,
however, for any bearing they may
have on the presidential contest. The
election in Oregon will be awaited
with more than usual interest this
year, because it comes before both
OF the great national conventions.
Oregon is normally republican
state. McKinley's plurality was
2,II7 in a vote of 97,337, the gold
democratic ticket receiving 977 votes
and the prohibition ticket GIG votes.
In 1898 the republicans carried the
state by Io,7S4 plurality. The total
vote cast was considerably reduced,
being only S4,5I3. There was no
gold democratic ticket. There was
"middle of the road" populist
ticket, which received 1850 votes.
The prohibition ticket polled 2,2I3
votes.
AT the Oregon election of June d
next the test will come on the vote
for congressman.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18

With the withdrawal of Hon. B.
F. Shively from the contest for the
gubernatorial nomination, it is not
at all unlikely that our own Senator
Drummond may be in the race for
encouragement. Drummond w ould
certainly get the emphatic endorse
ment of the Thirteenth district.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-05-18
Sunday-SchoOl Conventions.

The semi-annusl convention of Cen
ter township association will be held al
Inwood on Wednesday, May %. SEES
sion will begin at $50. Each of the
Sunday-schools of the township is re
quested to send large representation.
The Bourbon township Sunday -schoO
convention will be held in Bourbon OF
May 80 and 81, the convention proper
being on the latter date. A general in
vitation to all workers Is extended.