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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
HE HAS BEEN THERE.

The Journal yesterday published brief
summary of an address delivered in Brook
lyn by John Hays Hammond. on the
Transvaal government. He thinks the
Beers are very thrifty, and he has some
reason to think so, for, after sentencing
him to death for treason and then commut-
ing his sentence TO Imprisonment for fif-
teen years, they finally let him off on pay
ment of a fine of sl25,OOO AS two other
Americans under the same sentence paid
each the same amount the government was
$4,000 to the good. Mr.. Hammond is an
American and successful mining engi-
neer. During the agitation of 1896 he was
at johannesburg and a member of the re-
form committee of Englishmen and Amer
leans. He was one of the four or five
signers of letter published Dec. Is. las,
in which the signers stated that:
Not satisfied with making the uitlandcr
population pay virtually the whole or the
revenue of the county, while denying
them representation, the policy OF the gov
eminent has been steadily 10 encroach
upon the liberty of the subject, and to un-
dermine the security for property to such
an extent as TO cause very deep-Seated
sense of discomfort and danger.
The one desire of the people here is for
fair play, the maintenance of their indie
pendence and the preservation of those
public liberties without which life is not
worth living.
The signers of this letter were arrested,
along with about fifty other members of
the reform committee and thrown into
Jail. AS there was no American consul at
Pretoria the British government extended
the same protection to Mr.. Hammond as
it did to Englishmen arrested at the same
time. About fifty of them pleaded guilty
to lese majesty against President Kruger.
Hammond and four others, acting on bad
advice pleaded guilty to treason and were
sentenced to death. The fifty who were
convicted of lese majesty, including four
Americans, were sentenced to pay heavy
fines, to be imprisoned for two years and
then to be banished from the South
African Republic. AS stated above. the
death sentence of Hammond and his four
companions was finally commuted to a
fine of s125.OOO each. Mr.. Hammond closed
his address at Brooklyn by saying:
1t is nothing less than disingenuous to
affect a sympathy for a republic which, as
you must admit is one in name only and
il is little short of criminal for an Amer
lean statesman, through ignorance of
such an important subject, to attempt to
justify the position of the Boer govern
ment in the controversy
Mr.. Hammond knows what he is talking
about better than some of the Boer sym
pathizers do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Religion That Sells.

The Critic.
We are inclined to think that novels
have a larger sale than any other class of
literature. This is great mistake. Re-
ligion sells to a much greater extent. No
novel ever written has reached the sale OF
1.-The Imitation of Christ" or in later days
of DR.. Sheldons "In His Steps," 1t is said
that of Mr.. Surgeons sermons one hun
dred million copies have been sold. Quite
double that number have been circulated
in newspapers and other ways writer
in the London Puritan says: 1T may seem
incredible but l believe ii is quite true,
that the number of Mr.. Surgeons sermons
sold since 1855 exceeds the number of
Bibles circulated since the beginning of
the century" When ii is borne in mind
that the British Foreign Bible Society
prints five tons of Bibles every day, II
will be understood what this means.
Messrs. Passmore & Alabaster publish
nothing else. They sell twenty thousand
copies of Mr.. Surgeons books and SER
mons every week. Over half million
volumes of these have been sold in the
United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Too little is known yet Of the reported
change of Emperors in China to judge
intelligently of it's meaning or effect. IT,
as is quite likely, it is an anti-foreign
movement it concerns European powers
much more than it does the United States,
for this government has never attempted
to obtain any territory or establish
sphere of influence" in China, its efforts
being confined exclusively to friendly
trade. AS the chinese understand this
perfectly well it is not likely the change
of Emperors has any particular relation to
American interests. The statement In one
dispatch that there is talk in diplomatic
circles of the necessity Of an Anglo
American naval demonstration in China"
is absurd. The United States will attend
to it's own business and not engage in any
Anglo-American nonsense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

A Democratic senator quotes Mr.. Car
negie as saying that he would rather have
Mr.. Bryan in the White House to undo
the work of currency reform than to have
Mckinley there with power to hold the ter
ritory conquered from Spain, and that Mr..
Carnegie will give Mr.. Bryan liberal
contribution. Mr.. Carnegie will neither af
firm nor deny this statement, but a Car
negie newspaper, the Pittsburg Dispatch,
makes haste to declare that the story is
preposterous. To the Republicans it can
make little difference. There was a time
when he could have helped the Republican
party by a word which would have ended
the Carnegie fight upon organized labor.
Mr.. Carnegie, from his castle in Scotland,
would not say that word. and General
Harrison was defeated. Me-. Carnegie may
give money to the Bryan cause, but. as he
cannot give it votes, this rumor, If it were
verified, would give Republicans no con-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

LeSlieS weekly.
Occasional reports come from Manila re-
garding the alleged corrupt practices Of
American officers in the purchase of army
supplies, and evidence is sometimes pre-
scented which seems to Justify in a meas
ure. these allegations. But we are not
among those who believe that corruption
prevails TO any alarming extent in the
army or the navy of the United States
While there are undoubtedly a few men
in the service of the country who are weak
enough to yield to temptation of this char
acter, there is far less corruption in the
army and the navy than in any other
branches of the government. The great
majority of American officers are, in their
garrison life. devoted 10 their families
and, in military life, fighters and marti-
nets. doing their full duty according to
their best lights. well educated. demo-
cratic, honest and honorable. Many of the
charges preferred against them come from
private soldiers who seek thus to get
even" for the hardships OF the severe dis
cipline which army life always imposes
The fact that so few complaints OF this
character are heard and that far less prove
TO be based on substantial evidence. re-
fleets great credit on this effective branch
of our national government.
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extended TO all natives in other islands
than Luzon who have asked for 1t, and
that time and again the Filipinos have
been notified that upon ceasing TO be dis
turbers and showing a disposition TO main
tain peaceful relations. they will be recog-
nized in local affairs. The government
cannot offer more to men who occupy
a hostile attitude than 1t has extended to
C,1hans
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a glance to anyone, but there is a further
consideration in such an establishment
even than the ministering to our own. 1t
will be a powerful aid TO the government
in its process of assimilation and in its
political influence. Any of the Red Cross
societies will receive and classify all dona-
lions of books and 70 ward them by coIr-
tesy Of the government on the army trans
ports TO Manila. All donations in money
for the purchase of books may be sent to
p. n. Lilienthal, treasurer. care of the
Anglo-Californian Bana, San Francisco, as
that is the library commissions depository
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The proposition of the pension commit
hoe 70 have a court of appeals to which
claims rejected by the Pension Bureau can
be appealed seems to be fair one. Such
a court would relieve the bureau Of much
criticism, but il would not lead limited
number of men who insist that a senator
or representative can secure a pension
upon any sort OF an application to give
mr. such an absurd opinion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Oficers of the Wisconsin National Guard.
I'm session at Milwaukee. adopted a resc.d-
ton declaring Improvement In marksman-
shin of the greatest importance. They are
right. The matter is one or national IN
terest. and should enlist the attention of
the national and state governments. The
child is born who will live to see the
United States engaged in another war. and
when 1t comes we shall want sharpshoot-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The Manila correspondent OF the Chicago
Record announces that the war in the Phil
lppines is over and the present danger is
that a bloody feud may arise between our
army and the Filipinos IL Congress does not
announce its policy. which should. he
thinks. assure the Filipinos that they will
be consulted concerning the government
znder which they will be Obliged TO live.
The correspondent seems TO have forgot
ten that local seIf-government has been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The address or remonstrance adopted by
the Kentucky mountaineers at Frankfort
was In good form and a really strong state
ment of personal and political rights. If
they had gone to the capital without arms
and adopted such an address there would
have been nothing to criticise in their
action. but they spoiled 1t all by the Of
fensiye display and use OF guns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Several papers assume that the advance
In the price of print paper is the work
90 a trust which is sustained by the duty
on pulp and other materials. II the price
of paper is much the same in Great Brit
ain and Germany as here it is fair to as
sumo that the tariff does not help the
trust. II would be well to obtain few
facts OF that character rather than to pro-
ceed upon assumptions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Emperor William has reason to thank
the British for the seizure of two or three
German steamers. since the Bundesrath
promptly passed his naval bin doubling
the number of battleships and adding thir-
<aa, crr,isarS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Mr.. Roberts, of Utah, is evidently
bright and resourceful man, but 1t was de-
cidedly weak in him TO talk of having
risen from obscure birth and Of his pur-
pose to face the future undiscouraged by
this Incident" The country is not inter-
ested I'm Mr.. Roberts's personal fortunes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

DIR. Leyds. the Kruger representative In
Europe, declares that the Beers do not
desire mediation. but this authoritative
statement will not deter those who i'm
agine there is politics in it from declaring
that it is the duty Of the President to Of
fer his services as mediator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The close Of the best years trade in
many years Is followed by the announce
ment that manufacturers and merchants
I'm all lines are looking for an early and
large spring trade. Even the professional
ealamityite has almost quit denying that
prosperity has come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Will Need His Equipment.

What do you think Of the ostrich as
a Democratic campaign bird?'
Just the thing! The ostrich, you know.
has a more powerful kick than a horse"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

BY selecting Indianapolis for their next
convention the miners showed their ability
to appreciate good thing. 1t should be
added they have made a good impression.
and Indianapolis will always welcome
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Baltimore American.
The old story about the policeman al
ways staying around the corner during a
fight is recalled by the remark attributed
to the chief of police Of Louisville, KY,
concerning the Colson shooting: II was
standing behind a post and saw the whole
fight"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The latest charge against Senator Hanna
Is that he sat in the marble room or the
Senate all the time Mr.. Bryan was holding
a reception there and did not 60 forward
s.fo nav his respects"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

New York Mail and Express.
Senator Hoar's position on the Philippine
question is warmly Endorsed by Lentz, Pet
tigrew, Aguinaldo and Altgeld. With such
backing the Massachusetts, statesman evil
IDENTIFY feels that he can obstruct the path
way Of American progress with perfect i'm
punity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Boston Transcript.
The establishment Of a library at Manila.
where there are now stationed $1,000 officers
and men of the United States army. is an
object that cannot be made too fleet Of foot.
The good Of the object commends itself ht
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
A Backnumber.

Bryan claims that he makes harmony
speeches"
''Yes; that settles him. When political
leader gets SO he quits stirring up strife
he's wreck"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

ktchison Globe.
II is given as a reason why none OF the
girls in a certain Atchison family are mar
ried that the mother tried TO save the soul
of every young man who called upon them.
No young man wanted his soul saved bad
enough to call a second time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Those Americans who are attempting to
revive and infame the almost obsolete
American prejudice against Great Britain
are harming their country and the cause
az civilization.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

There is reason to believe that the an
nouncement OF General Butler that the
only order given by British officers would
be to advance may have been modified.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Mr. Bryan is saying as little as possible
about 16 to 1 In the East, but he found
time to declare in New Jersey that no
one man could drop the silver question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

In former times common scolds were
placed in the ducl<ing stool; now, as In
the case of Senator Pettigrew, they are
sometimes sent to the United States Sen
ate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.

Faster Than the Snapshot.
Jones-Say! Aguinaldo has a great gait.
hasn't he?
Brownies; they can't even catch him
with kinetescope
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Disturbing.
Washington Post.

Washington Post.
About the time we become convinced
that there is no such thing as hydrophobia
we come In contact with the first page of
Mr. Wanamaker's newspaper, and the
problem Immediately reopens itself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

Nothing would induce me to be a can
didate for the Fifty-eighth Congress"
What reason?"
''Why, and are 49,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
An Overdose.

Dick-Did you celebrate Burns's birth
day? 3-i
Jock-Did I? It's my birthday. too: and
1 received seven lS-cent copies of Beside
the Bonnie Briar-brushr'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The 1s-to-1 Democracy are as anxious to
secure William ]. Bryan for candidate
as IL he were In general demand. They
are more than welcome to him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27
Three Consolation Cooks.

Three Consolation Cooks.
Now, Roberts will go back to Utah and
die.
"Of chagrin?"
mo; of dyspepsia. Women always try
to comfort man by giving him some
thing extra good to eat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

The dowager Empress seems to have
pretty large sphere OF influence in China.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-27

FRANKFORT. KY. Jan 2s.-Governor
Taylor to-day pardoned John ID. Young.
convicted In Mount Sterling fifteen month";
ago OF manslaughter and sentenced TO two
years. Young Is the son OF ex-congressman
John ID. Young.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-26

GOVERNOR ATKINSON has addressed
letters to all of the prosecuting at
torneys of the State, urging them to
collect all the fines imposed by the
courts and claims that the practice
of compromising on the number OF
indictments to be paid is in direct
violation of the statutory law.
THE only place in town to buy
groceries, fresh meats, oysters and
everything you want to eat, is at
the City Market.
WANT ads in the New DOMINION
always bring their results. Satur-
day afternoon an ad was placed in it
asking for girls for the New Method
Laundry. Within an hour of the
time that the paper was out three
girls had been secured out of the
number of applicants that presented
themselves. More are wanted how
ever.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-26


BEST oysters for the least money at
st. Clair's restaurant.
MAKE your date for the entertain
ment on Tuesday evening. Prepa-
rations are being made to give the
finest entertainment ever given in
the town.
SEE the New Spring line of How
ard Hats at Waters
80 per cent saved to you on any pair
of mems, woman's and children's
winter shoes in stock. Hirsehman's.
THE weather man will be given a
vote of thanks if he will carry out
his promises and make it somewhat
warmer to day or to morrow. We
are tired of this kind of thing.
THE line of cakes made every day
at the New England Bakery cannot
be excelled in quality anywhere. Or
der your supplies early on Saturday.
The survey being made of the
University grounds has been com
pleted and very fine map is the re-
suit of the work. The value of the
survey will be very great to the in
stitution and those who have seen it
state that it is a very fine piece of
the engineers skill.
MRS. CAPEHART's little daughter,
No. 4 Brick Row, Peasants street,
has been given the exclusive agency
by Holiday & Co. for their Marvel
shoe polish. Polish your shoes once a
week and they will always be polished
and absolutely water proof. Cali upon
Jessie or Buna Capehart or drop them
card.
BoTH the parties in this state are
to hold early conventions. The
Democrats will come on June 9th
and the Republicans on July 18th.
Both of them will get the machinery
of the campaign in full running or
der before the summer is very old
The fight along the lines of state is
sues will be sharply defined.
DELLsLow has right to feel good
over the delivery of the first lot OF
goods that has reached there. From
this time on the deliveries will be
regular and frequent The saving
in freight charges will be very great
to the merchants of that place. The
goods will also get there much more
expeditiously than under the old
plan.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-26
wAIr for the walkover which is

WAIT for the Walkover which is
coming town.
MosT of the seats for the enter
tainment to morrow night have been
sold but the rush continues. The
attendance will he very large and
the entertainment will be very fine.
FINE fresh eggs at the New Eng
land Bakery.
ST.. CHAIRS bakery is the only place
in town that makes the genuine
French bread give it trial.
THE New England Bakery is hand
ling the product of the Pittsburg
Creamery.
The death of Mrs. Florence Ankle
ney Mckusirk the announcement OF
which appeared in this paper on
Saturday will be learned with regret
by those who remember her as Joy
Gus school girl here years ago,
One of the most stylish shoes in
the city, and one that viii wear a
year without breaking is the Soro-
sis. At the Up-to Date Shoe Store.
II isn't so hard on people to have
cold weather but it is hard on them
when the drop is fifty or sixty de.
grees in few hours. On Saturday
morning it was comparatively warm
and on Sunday it felt like Green
lands lev mountains
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-02-26

LENT begins on February % next
| Wednesday.
EPISCOPAL ladies ought to have a
good crowd and no doubt they will
have at their entertainment to-mor-
row night.
FAIRMoNr and Grafton are both
having municipal campaigns on
hands and they are having mighty
interesting time OF it.
PEOPLE are having hard time to
walk about town to-day. The ice
with slight covering of snow on it
makes very treacherous footing and
down comes the walker If he is not
exceedingly careful.
| FREER's friends are making lots Of
fuss but White captured the first lot
of delegates named to the convention.
They will do the voting. The friends
of the Richie man do not seem to be
dismayed by this but are going to
fight to the last.
THE quarantine established against
several of the towns along the M. r..
r. r. is such that no mail is allowed
to come out Of them. The trains do
not stop and nothing comes out of
them. Mails go in as well as freight
and other articles. Passengers are
carried however on the inbound trains.
THE high wind, high current and ice
forming in the river have delayed the
boats great deal The Jacobs came
in eight hours late on Sunday All
of the boats are doing large business
nowadays. There is great deal Of
travel and freight passing. Much of
this is<Aestined for the new develop
ment in Fayette county.
VERY few people were in town on
Saturday on account of the terrible
state of the roads The merchants
and other business men report bust
ness as being very dull for Saturday
but they are very jubilant over the
showing for the winter so far They
have little to complain of for some
time. Morgantown is going along
and every body is getting a whack
at the good things that are going.
IT was several days after the cele-
bration that the last Morgantown
man came back from the Wheeling
celebration. They report outside of the
weather the affair was great sue
cess The feeling against Dewey in
Wheeling is said TO be deep. He re-
fused many of the courtesies that
were extended him and acted con
tinually in manner that rufiied his
hosts and showed that he did not
appreciate what they were trying to
do. Wheeling held her hand to him
when the rest of the country was
down on him aud he should have
shown them more politeness.