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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13
REV. SHELDON OBJECTS.
Does Not Want Gin His Steps" PIayeI
by UngOdly Actors.

TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. R.-Rev. c. M. Shell
don says he has not been consulted about
the dramatization of his book, I'm His
Steps, which Francis Nelson is undertake
ing in England. 1.-The story could be acted
by Christian men and women of the purest
type, missionary work" he said, land 1
believe it would do good But If played by
people not interested 1T would be contrary
to the book itself. / have refused to allow
it to be dramatized in this country, for
fear it might fall into the hands of people
who would use ii for making money, in
stead of the means of making lesson for
the story. Several playwrights have asked
for permission to dramatic the story, but
i have so far refused to allow them to play
it on the stage. If 1T could be played every
time by Christian men and women there
would be no objection. If theaters were
owned and controlled by Christian men
and women, the same as the churches,
can see how it would do a great deal of
good"
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MESSAGE FROM A KING
OSCAR Of SWEDEN AND NORWAY
TO sCANDINAvIANs ABROAD.
Says He Is Glad to Hear His Former
Subjects Are Among the Best
Citizens of America.

STOCKHOLM, Jan. Fixing Oscar. in
the course of a private audience recently
dictated the following message to Scan
dinavians in the United States: Tell those
of my two peoples who have taken up their
abode in the United States, and their de-
scendants, that 1 follow their path with
love and interest, and that feel their joys
and their sorrows as If they were my own.
1 am glad to hear that the Swedes and
Norwegians are among the Most respected
citizens of your great country. May it
always be so with them
His Majesty, who talked in a charming
manner of events in the United States and
elsewhere, seemed greatly interested in
hearing of the evidences of prosperity in
America, showed himself well informed re-
garding the American problems in the Phil
ippines, and expressed a fervent wish that
the war there, as well as the war in South
Africa, might soon be over. He refrained
from expressing any opinion on the subject
of the troubles in Sweden and Norway.
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B0RDERED ON A RIOT
SENSATIONAL SCENES IN THE CITY
HALL OF ST. LOUIS.
Citizens Howl, HOOt and Hiss the Del
egates and Attempt to Break into
the Delegate Chamber.

ST. LOUIS. No.. Jan. 12.-The agitation
caused by the failure OF the st. Louis House of
Delegates TO contract for electric lighting for the
alleys. parks and city institutions eliminated to-
day in demonstration by citizens at the doors
leading to the delegate floor such as has never
been witnessed before in the City Hail. A crowd
numbering several hundred completely filled the
corridors leading to the delegates chamber.
They howled. hooted and Kissed and at times
threatened to break in the doors leading to the
delegates floor. Alfred Life. a page of the
House. was assaulted. At one time a revolver
drawn by the sergeant-at-arms of the
House, Henry L. Weeks. who guarded the door
leading to the delegate floor, and several times
before the arrival of the police. 1T looked as
though bloodshed could not be averted. The ar
rival of police sergeant and squad, together
with a speech to the crowds from Governor
Stannard, cautionng them to commit overt
act had the effect of quelling the disturbance.
Tonight the situation in the different city insti-
tutions practically unchanged from that
previously reported.
At meeting of the House of Delegates this
afternoon the three ordinances passed by the
City Council this week providing for temporary
relief in the city lighting situation had their
first reading and assurances were given by
leaders in the House that the measures would
receive prompt attention and final action at the
earliest possible moment under the law. The
House adjourned at O'Clock after of the
most extraordinary sessions in the history OF the
city. until IL o'clock tomorrow morning, at
which hour the bills are to be taken up sec
ond reading. During the session of the House
this afternoon the galleries for the accommoda-
ton of the public were crowded with citizens.
and the men who composed the citizens COM
mittee appointed by Governor Stannard after the
mass meeting of citizens Thursday at the
Real-estate Exchange were accorded the privi-
lege OF the floor of the House. After giving the
lighting bills first reading and disposing of
routine business the House resolved itself into
committee of the whole to give opportunity to
the citizens to address the delegates. James l..
Blair made the address to the House behalf
OF the committee
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Cable Notes.

The number of deaths at Bombay, largely
from bubonic plague, jumped up yesterday
from 2S2 to 376 The normal death rate is
seventy-fve.
A memorial describing the development
of German East Africa in 1899 has reached
the Reichstag. 1t shows that the census
revealed a population of six million.
An epidemic of influenza has broken out
in Berlin and scores of deaths are already
reported. United States Consul General
Mason is confined to his bed with seri-
Gus attack.
A widespread scandal has resulted from
the discovery that, owing to the conniv-
ance of officials in the Berlin stockyards
large quantities of condemned tuberculo-
sis beef have been smuggled through and
sold to a large restaurant and to several
big sausage makers. An official investiga-
ton has been ordered.
The German Fleet Society continues to
agitate vigorously in favor of the naval
bill Its latest pamphlet, details with
american naval regeneration" praising
the energy shown and admiring the man.
ner in which "this joyous. vigorous and
lively nation plants the star-spangled ban
ner in every nook Of the GLOBE
The German military maneuvers this year
will involve the shipping and transporta-
ton of a large force, composed of ipfan-
try, cavalry and artillery which will land
at some point and initiate a genuine in
vasion. The transports will be convoyed
by warships. This will be the first expert
ment of the kind in the history of German
tactics.
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PROTEST OF A SAMOAN
MALIETOA TANUs OBJECTS TO PAR
Triton OF HIS NATIVE ISLANDS.
He Scores Modern Civilization and
Accuses Missionaries of Being
Selfish and Mercenary.

LONDON, Jan. 12.-Malietoa Tanus, in
q letter to the London Times. published to-
day inclosing copies of the protests he
addressed to the United States, Great Brit
ain and Germany against the Samoan
treaties, characterizes the partition of Sa-
moa as gross violation of the treaties and
as crime against the law of nations only
equal to the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of Poland.
Denmark and France. He thinks that if
IL is for the great powers to promote wars
and annexations to distract the minds OF
the people, then the Hague conference was
the greatest farce of the century. The
writer also asserts that the civilization
introduced by the great powers in the an
nexations in the South seas, Africa and
elsewhere, is inferior to the primitive state
of the countries stolen, leading to war
through breach of faith on the part of
the government officials as to the decimat-
ing of the people by contagious diseases
and spirituous liquors. He continues:
1.-The missionaries who graced our coun-
try with their holy unholy presence in
troduced the same religious differences and
hatreds against each other as pertained
at the hour in civilized states. The mis-
sionarieS live in palatial concrete houses
with all the luxuries their countries can
afford and charge us for Bibles and prayer
books, which, we understand, are sent as
free offerings"
Maletoa Tanus further charges that mis-
sionaries were extracting all the money
possible from them, in return for which
they only received a Bible. a prayer book
or "PTigrims Progress" He instances
the Wesleyan missionaries with collecting
e27,000 sterling at Tonga, adding: 1.-The
missionaries aroused a great spirit of en-
uation, telling the natives that the largest
givers would be the most acceptable in the
the widows mite
The Samoan chief concludes: "These be
thy gods Israel"
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E. ]. LEHMANN'S WILL.
How the Department store Man Dis
posed OF His Millions.

CHICAGO. Jan. 12.-The will of the late
Z. j. Lehman, the originator of the de-
partment-store system in this country, was
filed for probate to-day. He left an estate
valued at s6,076.0O0 OF this 50, $4,000 is In
personal property and s2,550,OO0 in real
estate. The will was written Feb. o. 1885,
four years and three months before Mr..
Lehman was adjudged insane. The testa-
tor made the following requests: To his
brother, Frederick II. Lehman. of Chi
cago. $4,000; to his sister, Miss Elizabeth
Lehman. an annuity of $500 to be paid her
Jan. OF each year while she lives. To
Charles Pheasant, Bertha Pheasant, Ma
tilda Pheasant and Amanda Pheasant,
nephew and nieces, he left $4,000 each. II
was provided that in the event of the death
OF any one or more of these last-named
legatees the sum bequeathed TO such per-
son or persons should go to the survivor or
survivors. The three nieces are dead and
the $4,000 will go TO Charles Pheasant. To
his widow. Mrs. Augusta Lehman, the tes-
tator left all his personal property, valued
in the will when drawn at s., 900, and
one-third Of his real estate. To his six chill
dren was left two-thirls of his real estate.
The will was accepted for probate at the
value of the estate at the time of the draw
ing of the will. 1t is beneved the estate
has increased fully s4.0O0000 since that time
and is now worth sl0,000,000 at least
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13
ARMY OF WITNESSES.
Fully Five Thousand Summoned in
the Kentucky ImbrOgliO.

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 12.-The Goebel-
Taylor and Beckham- Marshall contest
committees will each hold meetings to-mor-
row at which they will arrange for the trial
of the contests. The hearing of evidence
begins Monday, and it is a foregone con-
clusion that the State Capitol will be over
run with visitors, at least during the early
part of the proceedings. Both sides are
subpoenaing large numbers of witnesses.
About 5000 witnesses are expected
The arrival of about fifty men from east
ern Kentucky tonight created big stir in
Goebel circles, where it was charged that
the new arrivals were militiamen in citi-
zens' clothes. In Republican circles this
was laughed at, and it was claimed they
are only few of the hundreds of Taylor
witnesses who have been summoned here
to give testimony in behalf of the contes-
tees. Both branches of the Legislature
had quiet sessions to-day, and The House
adjourned until Monday.
The contest committee in the contest for
vote overruled the objections filed by Gov
ernor Taylor yesterday to the Democratic
members of the committee sitting in the
case. Each Democratic member made a
short statement, denying the allegations
in the Governors affidavit.
The Republican leaders insist the
claim that the contestants for State offices
must receive a majority In each branch Of
| the Legislature, instead of a majority in
| the aggregate, as claimed by the Demo-
| Gratis, and this is another Of the questions
which may have to go to the courts. If
| the Republican contention is sustained, it
| is admitted Goebel would be in exceedingly
close lines in the Senate, with the chances
against him in that branch for the COVER
norshp. The latest poll of that body by
| the Republicans is that ii contains at least
| five anti-Goebel Democrats. and Senator
| Hill Dem) is III at home, with little pros
pect of getting here during the session.
| With Hill and Goebel not voting, the
Goebel senators, under these circum-
| stances, could not muster a majority.
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be reprinted without the argument at
tached I'm the present print. The House
then, at 1920 p. M, adjourned until Mon
day.
The industrial commission to-day heard
Joseph Bishop. secretary OF the Ohio State
Board of Arbitration. He gave the COM
mission the results of arbitration in Ohio
and the recommendation he had made to
the Ohio Legislature. He said that wher-
ever employers recognized committees rep
resenting labor a settlement without
strike was the result.
The House committee on census to-day
heard Prof Alexander Graham Bell on the
amendment to the census bill for the COM
piIation of complete statistics regarding
the deaf. dumb. blind and other afflicted
classes. In the past statistics of afflicted
classes have been taken only at institu-
tions. These, Prof. Bell said. hardly COW
cred per cent. OF the affiicted.
Representative Lloyd, of Missouri. to-day
introduced bill to change the oath of a
cadet of the Military Academy. so as TO
require him admission to the institution
10 subscribe to an oath that he will abstain
from the practice of any form of hazing
while in the academy.
Naval Constructor Gilmore, who is at
Newcastle-on-Tyne. inspecting the new
cruiser Albany, has informed the Navy De-
partment that the vessel will be ready to
receive her crew within two weeks. The
department will send out a complement of
about 200 men on the Prairie, when she
makes her next trip to Europe, to form the
crew of the Albany, and bring her TO the
United States. The reports indicate that
the cruiser is very similar in speed and
other qualities to her sister shipfthe New
Orleans. -
The State Department has been informed
by Mr.. Haywood, United States agent at
Honolulu. under date of Jan. l. that eight
deaths have occurred from the bubonic
plague at Honolulu since the last telegra PHI
&c report, Dec 26 last, which announced
three deaths from that cause. Mr.. Hey
wood also states that the entire city of
Honolulu is in quarantine.
A statement of the gross postal receipts
for December, 1899, as compared with the
receipts for the same month during the
preceding year shows net increase of $109,-
S35, or per cent. The total receipts for
last December were $4.162,03S. New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia. Boston. st. Louis.
Cincinnati, Brooklyn, Baltimore and Pitts
burg all showed increases. San Francisco s
receipts decreased rs per cent. The larg-
est percentage of increase shown was at
Albany, ZIG per cent. Decreases are shown
at Providence, r. l.; Lowell, Mass; New
Haven, Conn; Hartford, Conn; Peoria, ILL.,,
and st. Joseph, Mo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-13
ECCENTRIC wOMAN.s DEATH.
"Lady" Livingstone, a Wealthy Amer
lean, Dead I'm Paris.

PARIS, Jan. 12.-An eccentric old Ameri
can woman, known at the United States
legation and consulate for the last twen-
ty years under the name of Lady Living
stone. has died here under extraordinary
unknown heirs. Her eccentricities and tenn
per made constant trouble for her and
it was chiefly to make complaint of the
actions of her neighbors that she called
continually on the American officials. She
always dressed Enthusiastically, but lived the
life of a recluse. She had two rooms at
Neuilly, her only companion being a par
ret, and she always pleaded she in
reduced circumstances. Not being seen
from Friday last, her rooms were broken
into on Monday, when Lady Livingstone
was found lying in the middle of the floor
unconscious and was taken to a hospital
where she died without regainng the
power of conversation. There were indica-
tions that she had lain on the floor from
Friday until discovered. The room was in
the greatest disorder. Her papers and
books. coal. wood and scraps of food were
scattered about the place. Her remains
We're taken in charge by the officials of
the consulate and were searched without
avail. No will or anything designating her
heirs was discovered. The sum of 1,400
francs was found in the room and the
consulate officers also have in their pos
session deposit book on a prominent bank
for a very large sum, the exact amount
of which the officials prefer not to mention
The letters found indicate that the correct
name of the deceased was Martha l.. Liv-
ingstone and that she was eighty years
of age There were no evidences of foul
play. The body was embalmed and placed
in a mortuary chapel, and the consul gen.
eral Is making efforts to locate her heirs.
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COLUMBIA CLUB ANNUAL
A DINNER Is GIVEN TO THE RErIR.
ING DIRECTORS.
Nearly Fifty Thousand Dollars WIZ
BE Expended I'm Furnishings-Sev-
eraI Talks Are Made.

The board of directors of the Columbis
and concluded it with a dinner in honor
of the retiring board, the members OF
which are President d. NJ Ransdell, Vice
President H G. Adams, DR.. +. w. Hays
and John B. Cockrum. the latter of whom
presided at the dinner. The dinner, which
is a new function in the club will be fol-
lowed out every year hereafter. 1t was
decided last night under an authorization
from the stockholders, to expend $4,000
in furnishing the new clubhouse IL that
amount be necessary. and Architect An
drews. who was present as an invited guest,
said it was his opinion that the building
could be finished and opened by July 4.
barring accidents.
At the dinner President Ransdel spoke
with much feeling on the future meaning
and uses of the club. not only in Indian
apolis, but for the whole country.
Mr.. Adams referred to the pride of the
people of the city and State in the new
building and to the motives which have
made the club one OF the greatest fac
tors in the public welfare I'm Indiana
John S. Lazarus, of the house commit
tee, spoke on the Municipalities which
were able TO accomplish what the organ
ization and the building stand for.
John l.. Griffiths spokes OF the future
powers and usefulness OF the club and
drew a word picture OF the building-rival-
ing any like building in the country-a
monument not alone to the Republican
rarity but to indianapolis and Indiana as
well.
FW Morrison, secretary of the club
told of his experience in securing the loan
which made the erection of the building
possible. He said that when he applied to
the president of the Phoenix Life Insurance.
Company for the loan President Bruce
wrote TO him saying that IL gave the conn
pany pleasure 20 make the loan because it
was that IL was Republican club COM
posed Of the strongest Republicans Of the
State.
Architect Andrews. I'm his response to the
toast of THE Architecture of the Columbia
Club" said that IL was seldom that an
architect was able 10 express the ideal OF
his subject and TO be allowed TO idealize the
spirit OF the organization that employed
him. He said. however. that this had been
his experience with the Columbia Club. the
directors of which had supported and stirn-
ulated him TO his highest efforts
Before dinner the directors passed a reso-
luton appointing committee to take SUBJ
scriptions from among the members OF tho
club to the amount OF at least 81 900 for the
Lawton monument fund. A message was
plimenting the club on the architecture OF
the building and expressing the hope that
the same spirit would characterize other
buildings In Monument Place. He said the
Columbia Club building was complimentary
and contributory TO the monument.
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CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
our troops use 'dum-dum' bullets At first
we were nine officers prisoners and about
$50 men, but the other day our number
was increased by forty-five officers, almost
all from the Gloucester Regiment and
Royal Irish Fusilers, with Colonel Garlic
ton, so that are about ffty-four
officers and 1,4Oe men.
I'm front of the building there is We
randa on which we sit and watch the peo-
pie go by. The government gives us canned
beef bread. and water to drink, and from
time to time lime juice. Once a week we
get potatoes. Happily we are now allowed
to buy whatever we please, so we have
been able to organize a mess, and our
menu is reinforced by bacon, porridge, pre-
served vegetables, potted meats, pickles
and tobacco. Each day we send out our
orders and the things come later. OF course,
when taken prisoners We had only what
was on our persons. had to pur-
chase many necessities, such as sponges.
soap. tooth brushes, hair brushes and
combs. The Transvaal government, how
ever, has given to each of us an iron bed
stead with mattress and pillow, a pajama
suit. slippers, flannel shirt. pocket handker-
chief, towels, socks, etc We also received
ready made suits, as our khaki uniforms
were too much worn.
I'VE officers live in a large building that
was formerly used as a schoolhouse. The
men are still kept on the race course. We
are certainly far more comfortable than
We were on the race course, for this is a
nothing but zinc sheds. Ii is. however. not
warm as the race course prison. We
are not so much annoyed by flies. but at
night there are good many mosquitoes.
We are guarded night and day by a strong
police force. although none of us has any
intention of trying to escape. We are sur
rounded by iron palisades. Behind the
house there is a small grass plot, on which
a little zinc hut has been erected to serve
as a kitchen. Here tents have been put
up for servants. We were allowed TO bring
ten men from the race course TO act for
us. There are also tents for the guard and
a zinc hut which does duty as a bath
ROOM
1--WE rise at half-past o'clock and in
dulge in cold bath. When i am dressed
walk around the building eight times,
which makes a mile At half past S we
breakfast on porridge, bacon, sardines, but
ter, jams and tea or coffee. They give us
the tea and coffee and bread and the rest
we buy After breakfast generally read
and smoke until lunch time. at l o'clock
when We get beer. bread, butter. jam and
water. The afternoon seems very long.
At half past we have tea and at din
ner After dinner some OF us play whist or
chess, while others read. 1 generally 60
10 bed at half past . o'clock. Our checks
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FERRIS WHEEL AGAIN.
BOndhOlders Now Trying to Collect
100000 Paid by Them.

CHICAGO, Jan. 12.-Foreclosure proceed
ings were begun to-day against the famous
Ferris wheel to collect 100000 paid to the
Ferris Wheel Company by the holders Of
three hundred bonds of the value of 81 900
each. AT the time of the issuance of the
bonds trust deed was given on the wheel,
its income and patents. as a guarantee of
the payment of the bonds, and the interest
thereon until their maturity I'm Feb. 1898.
terest is unpaid, and the bonds were not
redeemed at their maturity. 1t is set forth
in the bill filed that the Ferris Wheel Com
pany is practically insolvent, and that a
could not be collected. 1t Is also stated that
judgments to the amount of nearly 500 900
are already entered against the company in
the courts, and that the Worlds Columbian
Exposition Company holds $4,000 worth of
these. The wheel is now standing in this
city.