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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-26
THEIR FREEDOM
CHIEFS OF ACRE CRYING "TNDE-
PENDENCE OR DEATH"
Brazilians of the "Free State" De-
termined Not to Submit Il Bo-
Iivian RuIe-A Celebration.
correspondence of the Associated Press.

Correspondence Of the Associated Press.
RIO DE JANEIRO, March 4.-The chiefs
of the revolutionary government at Acre
nave requested the withdrawal of all the
Brazilian forces, naval and military, af-
frming that free Brazilians viii never be-
come Bolivian. The request. or protest.
ends thus: Independence or death. Long
live the free state of Acre" 1t is signed
by twelve chiefs. There is serious danger
of complications between the state gov
eminent of Amazonas and the general gov
eminent at Rio de Janeiro. owing to the
fact that the people of the Amazon valley,
as well as the state government, are In
favor of aiding the Brazilians of Acre, es-
timated at 5000. against the Bolivian gov
eminent and the Insignificant Bolivian
population of Acre, estimated at fewer than
1000.
The people of the State of Para are bit
terly opposed to the itervention of the
central government in favor of the Boliv-
ian authorities in Acre, and the deputies
of Para and Amazonas, headed by DR.. In
nocencio Serzodello, a former Cabinet min
lister. will firmly oppose all interference by
the Brazilian military forces.
Letters received from persons who have
recently returnd from the Acre territory
say hat it has an area of 5000 square
leagues and that the Brazilians have hun
dreds of valuable establishments, while
there are only two important Bolivian es-
Establishments throughout the entire dis
trict. Letters received from the city of
Acre, formerly Puerot AlonZo, say that
the independent state of Acre has sent
diplomatic notes to the governments OF
Austria-Hungary, Germany, Italy Great
britain, France, Spain, Switzerland and
Portugal, requesting them to recognize the
independence of the new state.
The minister of marine, Admiral Pinto
da Luz, has given orders to the entire
fleet to be ready TO participate In the COM
memoration from May 3 to May 8 inclu-
sive, of the discovery of Brazil in 800, and
ali private vessels and boats of all des-
oriptions will be invited to assist in the
naval review and the regattas.
A bronze statue of Pedro Alvarez de Cab
raj, who was driven upon the Brazilian
coast by a tempest in April, 1900. and who
called it the Land of the Holy Cross, will
be unveiled at Bah on May 3. 1t Is of
heroic size. One of the faces of the pedes-
tai is reserved for his name and the date
of his landing. The others bear representa-
tions of the first mass in Brazil, the eleva-
ton of the cross and the ships of the dis
coverer. A special jury has been selected TO
pass upon musical compositions submitted
for the commemoration ceremonies. The
award is expected on March 30. A new
series of postage stamps will be issued,
with a design descriptive of the landing OF
Cabral.
The announcement that the proposal of
the Lisbon Geographical Society to raise a
monument to Cabral will not be carried
out for want of funds has caused consid-
cradle disappointment here.
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FOR TURNING SAINT.
Judas Slain After Leading Thousands
of Sheep to Slaughter.

CHICAGO, March 25.-Judas Iscariot, for
three years a traitor to his fellow-sheep,
turned saint last week and paid the pen
atty of death for it. He was slain because
his awakened conscience would not permit
him to continue his old game of leading
innocents to slaughter. Judas was a big
wether. He came from Wyoming. AT his
debut in the Armour sheep pens at the
stockyards he attracted no. attention, but
when the time came to drive one thousand
sheep to the slaughter he placed himself in
the lead and walked bravely to the slaugh-
ter pen, but at the door he turned to one
side and walked back to his old quarters.
told off, Judas among them. Again he
marshaled the host and led II to the thresh-
old of the and stood to one side
while the one thousand went to their
death.
Judas instantly became a favorite. He
was petted, fed on the best and given cozy
quarters. He saved the men hours of work
chasing sheep. If the woolly victims were
to be transferred from pen to pen Judas
would be sent among them, and they fol-
lowed his lead. During eight years he led
uncounted thousands of his kind to slaugh-
ter. They never lost faith in him until too
late. He knew all the intricacies of the
pens. In and out. across and beyond, up
to the slaughter he marched at the head of
ne SncGps dnu dl ne 0OOT InNdTldDly
turned about face and watched the 9TH
ers go to their doom.
He waxed big and fat and grew in knowl-
edge. Last month he began to show symp-
toms of dependency. 1t was observed that
a suspicious moisture was in his eye when
he did his daily stint" Once, instead of
leading the sheep to slaughter, he baked
and refused to take his place at the head
of the procession. The butcher petted and
fed him., but an ugly temper developed.
Finally he refused absolutely to play the
traitor. When placed in the sheep pen he
started a rebellion and the butchers aver
that he told the sheep what their fate was
to be, so that it was almost impossible to
drive them. He was placed in solitary con-
finement for several days and then put
back to work. He was worse than ever.
Then sentence of death was pronounced.
He was led up to the slaughter house. re-
sisting at every step. Two of the butchers
pleaded for a reprieve, but in vain, and
there, on the spot he had sent so many to
be sacrificed. his own life was taken.
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A wORKINGMAN,S TICKET.
Candidates for Council Nominated by
Muucie TOilers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, March 25.-The first ticket
for city councilmen for the fall election
was nominated last night, and will be
known as the ~workingmen's ticket, COM
posed of members of both parties. More
than leo delegates were elected to the con-
vention from the labor unions in the city,
and the u~norganized w~orkingmen of each
ward were represented by three delegates.
The meeting was presided over by O. S.
Tuttle, George Hayworth being secretary.
The following ticket was nominated: Coun-
Gilman. First ward, Cassius Canning, glass
worker; Second ward, Noah Stainbrook,
conductor; Third ward. ]. T.
Burton. carpenters union: Fourth ward,
Frank Williams. clerks union: Fifth ward,
Edward Heron. iron worker: Sixth ward,
Frank j. Laferty, g~lassworker. All but
one are Republicans. The platform advo-
Gates municipal ownership of all public
utilities, such as street railways, tele-
phones, gas and electric lighting plants,
water works and others for the distribution
of power, heat, light. transportation, water,
etc, all municipal franchises to be owned
and operated by the municipality in the
interest of the people.
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WUueht-lrcn Pipe for Gas,
Steam and Watsf.
III TO IL
8. PENNSYLVANIA ST.

ed. Yet 1 have heard men urge these
propositions. The preliminary report of the
commission falls but little short of them
and indicates a lack of business Judgment
on the part of those who prepared IL.
Sound business develops normally along
normal lines. The Philippines are new ter
ritory TO Americans. but they are not new
territory TO nations which have known
them and traded with and on them for de-
cades. England. Spain, France, Germany,
and even little Portugal and Holland. have
been in business In the Orient for a number
of years. 1t is my opinion that the Philip
come to them through foreign rather than
through American capital. The investors
of England and the continent must go
abroad for their investments. They, and
not the Americans. have developed Aus
tralia and Borneo, India and Ceylon, Java,
Sumatra, and all else here.
There are signs OF quiet work being done
here by foreign capital which seeks In
vestment away from home because IL must,
and is content with some risks and moder-
ate returns. / hear very little OF activity
In American circles. The disruption OF the
Filipino form of government has made
hut little OF political change here. Until
the attitude of the people themselves shall
be more cordial, until their ~conquerors
shall be more acceptable to them, political
conditions will be disturbed; military rule
must be continued. and the basis for COM
mercial and industrial operations will be
uncertain.
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n holding up '.slimness'' (Which is abil-
ity TO take an unfair advantage of a neigh
bor) as the highest, proudest aim OF man.
1 will not describe to you how they are
housed, how they eat, dress and sleep, for
unless you have heard something of the
facts you could not believe the whole ac-
count to be true. You will find somewhat
similar conditions only in the Balkans and
In turkey, and yet IL is untustt to those peo-
pies to even seem to compare them with
the Beers.
l am not permitted to describe the atmos-
phere of treason, spying, false information
and underhand dealing with the enemy by
which the disloyal Boer subjects of the
Queen environ the British armies on their
own British ground. Nor I'm L permitted
to tell you of the barbarities and despicable
tricks with which the Beers are fouling
their record in war. / am under military
law, and these things are forbidden. This
much / will say-that the course of this
war. which thus far appears to reflect ex-
traordinary credit upon the Boer as a sol
der, is due to British laundering far more
than to Boer prowess. No European army
of these lays has encountered the condi-
tons which prevail here, and the British
are learning TO suit their methods to the
novel requirements. We are now about TO
open the chapter which will record the re-
suits of this revolutionary training in mod
ern warfare.
But the point I wish to emphasize is thai
this war is of the Beers own begetting,
and they should be allowed to take their
fill Of 1t, whether they like the medicine or
not. AS for England's part in 1t, consider
how 1t has already cemented her and her
colonies, and reflect how surely this means
that there is to be a multiplied Great Brit
ain, stronger than ever we dreamed she
might be. A new Great Britain with a large
army-the only experienced, practical, mod
ern force in Europe-and with another
standing army in each of her colonies.
JULIAN RALPH.
Nodder River, Griqualand, West, Feb. 10,
1Qna
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GERMAN INDUSTRIES.
Coal Famine Has Caused Heavy Loss
New Combinations.

BERLIN, March |-The quarterly set
Element is making unusual demands upon
the German money market, the high rates
for a ~prolongation of money having been
the most striking feature last week. A
partial cause was the fact that the banks
were accommodating for the payment of the
yearly dividends. The end Of the week
saw a slight Improvement in the situation.
Warnings to speculative industry to go
slow have multiplied of late. Herr Koch,
president of the Reichbank, announced in
the Reichstags that the high rates for
money would continue, owing to the heavy
trade demands. rf
The coal famine continues very acute.
The factories have lost millions of marks,
and many are now operating on short time
or without profit. The chambers of com-
merce have discussed the situation. The
Solingen chamber declares that a .continu-
ance of the famine will mean the complete
shutting down of many factories and the
discharge of thousands of ~workingmen.
The Barmen chamber has addressed a COM
munication to the coal syndicate, threaten
ing to ask the government to prohibit coal
exports. The syndicate has replied that 1T
has reduced the exports to a minimum, but
cannot dispense with them altogether. in
aSmuch as the German market is unable to
absorb the entire output, now amounting to
1000, coo tons annually. The February trade
statistics show a large increase in coal ex-
ports and a decrease in imports In conse-
quence of the Bohemian strike. but the lat
ter is now broken, and this will tend to i'm
prove the situation.
The capital for the German Atlantic cable
was heavily oversubscribed, and the books
were prematurely closed.
A meeting just held at Stuttgart inaugu-
rated a combination of all German cotton
weavers. chiefly for the purpose of fight
ing the yarn duty.
The dyers in the Elberfeld district are
striking for higher wages, and their num-
bers are increasing daily.
A combination Of sugar factories Is still
talked of. Only 4 per cent. of the manufac-
turers are now lacking TO complete the syn
dictate.
The Berlin fruit dealers have submitted
a memorial to the government against a
fresh fruit duty, which they contend would
ruin the trade. The memorial points out
that Berlin receives so per cent. of its sup
ply from abroad.
The West German, French. Belgian and
Dutch hollow glass manufacturers have adj
vanced export prices, including pressed
goods, 10 per cent.
The Belgian state railways have ordered
twelve locomotives of Philadelphia for Sep
TENDER delivery.
A combination of all the German zinc
rolling mills has been formed here, and,
under the rrangeme all goods are to be
sold through a common agency.
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1T WAS NOT A NEWSPAPER,
But Merely a Continuous Sermon That
Sheldon Ran.
Chicago Post.

chicago POST.
Rev. Charles NJ. Sheldon's clerical critics
are in error in one important particular. All
their arguments and criticisms are based
Upon the presumption that the reverend
gentleman ran a newspaper for a week,
but every observing mar knows that that
is not the case. The publication ceased TO
be a newspaper the day that he took hold
OF it. Hence the folly of criticising IT from
that standpoint.
The Topeka Daily Capital contained some
interesting articles during the past week;
It's tone was highly moral; its sermons
were quite as effective as many of those
delivered from pulpits; but 1t was not a
newspaper. 1t was an enlarged edition OF
Rev. DR.. Sheldon. AS such 1t may be open
to criticism in some ways. 1t may be, as
has been alleged, that his announcement
that he would run the paper 'as Jesus
would was sensational and showed him
TO have a miSconception of the methods of
the Savior, and was too much of an under
taking, anyway, but that is another mat
ter.
The great newspaper of the present day
is impersonal. 1t gives the news and COM
ments on ii, but the individuality of a sim
gle man does not bulge out from every
page. The reader does not feel that he is
having a personal conversation with the
editor in every item that he peruses. That
is where 1t differs from the Topeka Capital
under Sheldon. The Capital was Sheldon
and Sheldon was the Capital. He was
preaching in a new way; that was all.
The views were the views of a man and not
OF a newspaper, and there is a distinction
there that will be recognized by every
newspaper reader. Every line seemed to
bear the imprint, This is what Sheldon
thinks" 1t was an exposition of one
mans ideas to the exclusion of everything
else, but it was not a newspaper, and il is
absurd to look at 1t from a newspaper
point of view.
Now comes the statement that Editor
Sheldon of a week will lecture on How I
Ran a Newspaper" Some good news
paper men who have been engaged in this
work twenty years might hesitate before
making such announcement
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CHIN POM We TO LEAVE US.
Korean Minister Transferred to Three
European Capitals.

WASHINGTON, March 25.-Chin Pom
Ye, envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of Korea to this govern
ment, will sail from New York next Satur-
day for Paris to begin his new duties
abroad. He has been transferred to Paris,
Vienna and st. Petersburg, at which capt.
tails he will represent his government in
the future. He will call on the President
early this week to take final leave and to
present Mr.. Tam E We. secretary of the
legation, as charge d'affaires for Korea in
the interim between the minister's depart
ure and the arrival Of a successor, not yet
definitely known. Mr.. Ye has been here
since October, 1896, and was the first
Korean delegate to a universal postal con-
gress, executing a treaty by which since
last January Korean stamps are recognized
for transmission of mail throughout the
world for the first time in their history.
Accredited to three European governments
he will divide his time between the capt.
tails, going first to Paris, thence to Vienna,
after a couple of months. and later to st.
Petersburg. where he will remain a similar
length of time before returning to Paris.
The minister expresses regret at leaving
this country. to which he says he has be-
come attached as much as to his home
country.
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NO SUCCOR YET.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
the Catholics, Jews or any other denomina-
ton in the Transvaal or Free State. The
Roman Catholic Church is one of the most
prosperous religious denominations in
South Africa, and as for the Jew, the plum
that he has picked out of that country does
not appear that he has been prosecuted.
Mr.. Dauman. a Jew. is our chief surveyor
of the Orange Free State, and another Jew
Is master of transportation OF the federal
army. A fine Jewish synagogue was recent
ly erected in Bloemfontein. and President
Steyn presided at the exercises held, when
Carroll, who was manager of my store for
years, is an Irish Catholic. and now holds
a high position in the government service.
In Bloemfontein we have a home, which is
run by Catholic sisters; a school. and other
Catholic institutions. which receive state
aid. Under the shadow of Kruger's church,
in Pretoria, Is a great convent of Catholic
nuns. who have a college which Is aided
by the state"
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BOrneo Chief Who Kept the British
in Hot Water.

TACOMA, Wash, March 25.-To-day's
Oriental mail contains the news that the
British forces in north Borneo have final
ly killed Matt Selleh, the arch rebel, VINO
has three times melted the natives to rebel
against British rule. He was killed In Feb
ruary, in a fight which followed that In
which the British land and naval forces,
under Captain Harrington, destroyed three
stockade forts. where Selleh and his fol-
lowers made their strongest stand. In this
fight a naval gun from the British gunboat
L.abuan was used very effectively, sending
solid shots through Selleh's forts.
The British exhausted their ammunition
during the fight. AS soon as more could
be secured they started after Selleh and
killed him In a fight farther back In the
mountains. His followers were dispersed.
The. news was cabled to Singapore and
Hong-Kong by Captain Harrington. The
British Chartered Company of North
Borneo hired Selleh to end his rebellion
two years ago, but he started another war
when his money was gone.
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Shelby County May BE Redeemed.

Specia, to the indianapolis Journal.
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. March %. - The
Republican county central committee, with
Charles H. Campbell chairman and James
Fl. Phillippi secretary. had a rousing meet
ing in the rooms Saturday after
noon. Never before in the history of the
been shown in political organization and
as early i'm the campaign as at present.
The factional fight among the Democrats
of the county between the Pay and Hord
forces has served to bring about harmony
among the Republicans. May 26 has been
selected for the county nominations at a
mass meeting to be held in Blessings
Opera House, in this city.
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MUNCIE, Ind, March 25.-The funerals
of the four men killed in the Nickum saw
mill explosion last Friday evening took
place to-day and attracted thousands Of
people. More than a half hundred carriages
followed the remains of Squire Marion
Carey from the family residence near the
scene of the explosion seven miles to Mum
Gle for burial. The body OF Thomas Suili-
van was buried at Eaton, while the Van
Buskirk brothers remains were Inferred In
a graveyard near home. James McCreery,
who was thrown a distance of seventy feet,
is improving to-day, and there Is now no
danger about the recover of the other
four men injured.
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POET TURNS SOCIALIST
GABRIELLE D'ANNUNZIO LEAVES
THE MODERATE PARTY.
Probably n New Fad of the Famous
French Writer-Notes About
German Industries.

ROME, March S.-Gabrielle D'Annunzio,
the novelist and poet, who was elected a
deputy about a year ago. has left the Mod
crates and Joined the ranks of the Social
lists. During the most heated part OF the
debate at the last sitting of the chamber
he left his seat and stood near the So
~cialists. watching the struggle in an atti-
tude of reflection.
At the close of the sitting he attended
a gathering Of the Socialist group. where
he was received with cheers. ~'I|congratu-
late you." he said. upon the fervor and
tenacity with which you defend an idea.
During to-day's spectacle / saw on the
one hand many dead, and on the other a
handful of living. eloquent men. AS ar
intellectual man 1 proceed toward life"
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON, Ind. March 25.-The Repub-
licans of Harrison county are making
preparations for their convention, to be
held on April Z. The occasion is the nomi-
nation of county candidates by a mass con-
v~ention, which will be largely attended.
Although Harrison has hitherto been DEM
~ocratic, the Republicans have great hopes
of carrying IL this fall. as is evidenced by
the large number of Republicans seeking
nominations. Four candidates for Gov
ernor j. l.. Griffith. L. G.. Hogate, Frank
Posey and Col. James s. Dodge, and other
candidates have informed the county
chairman that they will attend the con-
vention.
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FORT PLAIN. N. Y, March 25.-Fire to-
day destroyed the Clinton Liberal Institute
building. entailing a loss of $685. 600. The in
stitute was a college preparatory school
and military academy, owned and con-
Quoted by the Universalists OF the State.
and occupied a large five-story building.
The building was not occupied. the Easter
vacation having begun, and the fire broke
out during the fumigation of the school.
The armory was saved. Most of the faculty
and students lost their personal effects.
STOUGHTON. Wis, March 25.-The
%Stoughton Academy was destroyed by fire
to-day. The Institution was run under the
auspices of the Norwegian Lutheran Synod.
Th pecuniary loss is not heavy.
KNOXVILLE, Ia. March &.-Culver e.
Co.'S department store burned to-day. The
less on the stock Is $780, 600. Insurance SIG, 600.
On building, 5000; insurance, $4,000.
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DEATH OF A POOL SELLER.


Mich, March 25.-Ira f.
Bride, one of the oldest and best-known
auction pool sellers and bookmakers in the
died at his residence here to-day,
aged about sixty-five. Paralysis caused his
death. Mr.. Bride was of the firm of Bride
& Fitch, that has handled big pool-selling
privileges on the principal Western tracks
for years. At one time Mr.. Bride was secre-
tary of the New Orleans race track, and for
the past ten years he has handled the priv
ileges of the Lexington trotting meet. He
leaves a widow and one son, Daniel T..
Bride, of this city.