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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
UNION PACIFIC AFFAIRS
GENERAL OyERTURNING SAID To BE
IN PROGRESS ON THESE LINES.
Cargo Gains in Passenger Traffic of
the Big Four-VandaIia Makes a
Remarkable Run to ST. Louis.

The I-ong-expected assault upon the old
officers of the Union Pacific has broken out.
superintendent of Motive Power McConal.
who has been with the company twenty
one years. has been removed. Samuel
Hutchinson. assistant general passenger
agent, after fifteen years service. has been
asked TO resign and rendered his resigna-
ton taking effect July /. and it is said other
old officers will go soon, especially General
Manager Edward Dickinson. Dickinson has
grown up with the Union Pacific. having
first been with the road in the capacity OF
section man, later as telegraph operator.
etc. These changes have come about as a
result OF the orders of President Burt
New blood is being substituted in head Of
fees as rapidly as possible. In many re-
spects office forces have been materially
cut down under the direction of Mr.. Burt.
The successors OF the old officers are, with
few exceptions, old Northwestern employees,
from which road Mr.. Burt was taken.
A significant feature is that in some in
stances old Illinois Central agents are be-
ing employed. Especially Is this true Of
some OF the joint agents. notably at Sioux
City. The Western railroad world sees in
this the general managing hand of the
syndicate behind the Union Pacific-N North
western-Illinois Central allied interests.
This Is provoking a great deal of Comment
The Illinois Central, for instance, has ex-
pended $4,000 in building an approach by
which IL could enter the Union Pacific depot
here where the original plan contemplated
entering an entirely different depot. The
through trains of the two roads have iden-
teal schedules and the alliance between
the Northwestern, Union Pacific and ILL.,
nois Central appears TO be exceedingly
close.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
A

Harry Miller, superintendent of the Van
.dalia, is proud Of the speed record made on
Monday by the special which carried the
Tammany Hall party from Indianapolis to
st. Louis. the train. which consisted of one
combination, two lining and six sleeping
cars. leaving indianapolis at 7:45 a. M, and
arriving at st. Louis at 1:03 d. m, covering
the 20 miles in five hours and IS minutes.
excelling all records with a train of its
length. Engine 80. p. Daily. engineer.
hauled the train from indianapolis to Terre
Haute. and Engine III, C. Booth, engineer.
from Terre Haute TO St. Louis. The run
from bingham 10 ST. Louis was made i'm
lO6 minutes. At several places a speed of
ninety miles an hour was attained, and the
nine and one-fourth miles from Greenville
10 Pocahontas was covered in eight min
utes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
RUSSIA AND THE s.BOxERs.v
Another story as to the Origin of the
Chinese Society.
Leslie's Weekly.

Leslie's Weekly.
This secret society. if it may be so called.
has existed for about a hundred years. and
is composed of tradesmen who have been
ruined by the extortion of local magistrates.
There is nothing whatever in the original
society which indicates any ill-feeling to-
ward Christians or foreigners, as. indeed,
there could not be, since both were ex-
Ceedingly rare in north China a century
ago. 1t is quite true that, since the build
ing of railways commenced, the people in
the interior were more or less aEitated on
account of the Feng Shut or air and water
superstition, which dominates all classes,
especially that Of the l~itterati. who col
l~ectively form the administration. Still,
railway building had proceeded will lit
tie or no disturbance, when suddenly, and
without any apparent cause, this Boxer
society appeared on the scene.
1t spread with an unprecedented rapid
~, and from the apathy. IL not favorable
consideration which it received from the
authorities the conclusion was derived that
the movement was connived at by the
dowager Empress. But. since the Russian
minister, NJ. de Giers, possessed great in
fuence with the Chinese government. ugly
whispers circulated at Picking that these
disturbances. If condolences, were strange
~ fortunate for Russia's plans. 1T any rate.
they ruined all of Japan's prospects Of be-
ing intrusted with the reorganization OF
army and navy. and of advising the En-
press upon the remodeling of the govern
ment.
Once assured of the connivance Of the
government. IL is but natural that the
movement should exceed the control OF its
instigators. Hence a merry carnival of
arson and murder was i~naugurated. whe
the native Christians were among the first
sufferers. These men had. TO some extent.
enjoyed immunity from magisterial extor-
ton. owing TO the watchfulness and pro-
lection afforded by the missionaries. and
had thus incurred the jealousy and iIl-wiI
OF those whom that same rapacity had
ruined. IL is not probable that the move
ment was intended to go beyond this. al
though the purpose was 10 bring such
pressure TO bear upon the dowager Empress
that she. openly declaring the offensive
defensive alliance with Russia. should in
woke the aid OF that power 70 suppress the
disturbance. For that purpose 1900 men
were held I'm readiness at Port Arthur. II
these troops could be landed without over
wheIming opposition Russia had beaten
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
Why Roosevelt Changed His Mind.
Philadelphia Times.

The question now on every side is in rela-
ton to the mighty force. exoteric or ESQ
teric. which led TO this revolution i'm the
mind of Roosevelt and decided him TO ac-
cept an Office which had been spurned with
the ~abruptness OF the ranchman rather
than with the courtly air of the politician.
Roosevelt himself laughs at the intimation
that he changed his mind because of the
desires or threats of any boss or any ele-
ment. A moment previous to his departure
for home after the convention adjourned
he said 10 one OF his closest friends. a sena-
tor OF the United States:
Il did IL partly on account of the bows
from the West. VINO demai ded that l ac-
cept. and partly because nave evolved
some new ideas about the province of the
Vice President. Wait till I get there. I'll
convince you that l can make even the vice
presidency a pretty thing TO look at and
something thrilling TO touch"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
New York Tribune.

Superstition exists among dogs, I am
convinced" says a woman who Is partic-
ularly fond of animals. for we once owned
a dog that was a cross between a retriever
and a Gordon setter, and he always ran
away IL he saw n box of matches. He
simply could not endure 10 see the match
ignited against the box. He seemed to think
il uncanny In the same way this dog al
ways sneezed when he saw tobacco smoke.
] have seen him with his nose up against
the closed window, and If my brother,
who was smoking inside. came near the
glass and blew out the smoke from his
mouth 10 tease the dog, Bounder would
sneeZe at once several times. Ii must have
been an hystericai affection. as the smoke
could not reach him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
The First Rubaiynt sale.
Irish Times.

The story OF the first edition OF Fiuger-
AIDS celebrated translation OF Omar Khay
yam is interesting. The book was issued
anonymously, n found TO buyers. Ac-
cordingly the author went TO Bernard
Quaritch's shop. dropped a heavy parcel OF
200 copies OF the "Rubaiyat." and said:
"Quaritch. l make you a present OF these
books" The famous bookseller offered
them first at half a crown. then at a shil-
ling. and. again descending. at sixpence.
but no buyers came. In despair. ne reduced
the book 10 one penny. and put copies into
these at one penny each"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

Protest Against New Classic cation.
A meeting of representatives of CONNER
cial organizations and members of the
Southern classification committee was held
in Chicago yesterday. Arguments protest
ing in detail against the action of the
cl classification In again advanc-
ing numerous items in the merchandise
classes Of freight were presented and filed.
The Merchants Association, of New York,
opposed the dvanc in Southern freight
rates. Its representative. James NJ. Lang
ley, said that it was not believed that the
transportation conditions in Southern ter
ritory justified the exaction of higher
rates Mr.. Langley quoted the rates in ef-
feet from New York to Chicago and the
rates from New York TO Atlanta, the
mileage I'm the latter case being less than
in the former, while the rates in the lat
ter case are much higher than for the long
er distance.
In support Of the shippers contention.
Mr.. Langley filed with Chairman Il. J. Nc
Govern. of the Southern classification Com
mittee, a lengthy detailed statement of
articles classified by the former and pres
ent Southern classifications as compared
with the trunk line classification, which
is known as the official. and said he had
found that thirty-two articles had been adj
vanced from second to first class, thirty
eight from third 10 second, sixty-nine from
fourth 10 third. thirty-six from fifth to
fourth. one hundred from sixth to fourth.
and forty-six from sixth TO fifth, and many
others which had been raised two or more
classes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

ica)-wiliam Mckinley, President; b. IS
March. 1897: acceded 4 Mar. 1897" Over
here we would say -'inaugurated," as we
have grown up to use 'accede" in the sense
of elevation TO a throne, though the word
has a broader significance. The Atkinson
anti-imperialists ought 10 ring the changes
on this Mckinley accession They are
frightfully hard up for campaign material.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
Chance for the Antis.

Tip" I'm New York Press.
The British have peculiar ways of ex-
pressing things. Notwithstanding the fact
that their colloquialisms are more TO the
point than the slang OF any other people.
In a standard reference work under the
heading Rulers of Civilized Countries" |
md this paragraph: United States lAmer-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

The Big Four lines handled On the sys-
tenn in June Cos, 745 passengers. against $780,
736 in June. 1899. and against 90. 112 in June.
1898; increase this year over 1899, 45, 009; over
June, 1898, 95, 633.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

Z. NJ. time j. in BLACK dgures-Trains marked
thus. -Daily. S-Sleeper. P-Parlor Car. e.
Chair Car. D-Dining Car. f-kxcept Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04
GIN, HAN. a DAYTON RI.
c;fv Ticket 0ffice d "a Wash 81
ERIE a WEsTFRN II. II.

Toledo. Chicago and Michigan ex....+7.O0 soe5
Toledo. Detroit and Chicago. lim..s12.20 tab
Muncie, Lafay'te and LapOrte spec.ts.2O t1o.25
INDIANA, DECATUR a. WESTERN R'Y
Decatur and ST. Louis mail aud ex....teB t440
Chicago express. p TAO
Tuscola accommodation. ........f3.4 fl0.<o
Decatur & ST. Louis fast ex. : c....s11.IO *405
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-04

gushing punishment for thieving and he
paid him back.
In another case a missionary spoke Chi
nese so we'll and looked so like a Chinaman
that lie misled the mob when they came 10
the very junk on which he was trying 10
escape. They actually asked him 10 dis
close his own wherea bouts and he was able
to misdirect them. AS a matter of history
not a single life was lost in the many riots
that were got up in SEe-Chuan in 1886. Prov
idence is not always so kind. Last year
not forty miles from Ichang a Jesuit priest
called Pere Victorin was the victim of a
horrible murder. He had escaped from his
house and was hiding in a cave in the hills
close by, but the conspirators seized his
boy" who was trying to furnish him with
food, and tortured him until he revealed
the priests hiding place. Thereupon they
smoked him out and kept him three days
dying under the most frightful torments.
l saw the photograph OF the corpse in its
coffin and heard the account from the En-
glish naval officer who had to view the
body. There was not a single limb that
was not cruelty mutilated. On a hill not
far from Poyang lake there is a cross to
commemorate the crucifixion of a Catholic
priest within the last few years, and the
riots at Tien-Tsin in 1870 resulted in out
RACES which ever now have not been for
gotten.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1900-12-14
GOVERNOR |. N. SHAW IN THE WHITE HOUSE.

was very aorably Impressed with the remarks Shaw
IOWA. The banner republican state seems ALWAYS
to select its best for its best positions highest onor
Mckinley 80
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
LA WIN TENNIS.
SPIRITED PLAY AT PROSPECT PARK.
FINAL STRUGGLE FOR THE HoNoRs IN THE HAN
DIcAP TOURNAMENT TO COME

DIcAP TOURNAMENT TO COME.
Park handicap lawn tennis tournament yesterday
afternoon was spirited and brilliant More than
half of the matches in he mems singles
were finished, and in the mixed doubles the only
contest remaining the schedule is the final
struggle for the honors. F. c. Fenning one Of the
local experts. decisive victories over Henry
Giese and Chauncey McGOveru. He gained the
place in the seri-hnal bracket and is the only
player who has won his position in that round.
The interscholasttc player OF the Brooklyn Boys
High School. James Bum. came through the day
with flying colors. Bum plays fast and aggres-
slve game the net, volleyng skilfuIly and accu-
rately. ". P Eberhard former Polytechnic Insti-
tute crack, and John Brooks the Onteora veteran
their initial matches in the singles. Brooks
had an easy mark but Eberhard drew a danger
Gus opponent in Howard Butler Had the latter
teen able TO sustain the pace at which he set out
ELerhard would have been the victim, Butler
oUtplayed him at the in the irst set.
The mixed doubles provided better sport than
was anticipated the women the teams playing
with dash and vim. coupled with more than the
usual accuracy. The final match tomorrow after
neon will bring together Miss Marie Schwartje
and " ? Eberhard against Miss Christine
Schwartz and Henry Giese IN the mems dou-
Win The IaureIs They defeated the Goode broth
eTs, their most dangerous ANTAGONISTS AFTER three
ether opposing teams easy to handle The re-
naming matches in all contests viii be played OF
tomorrow. the final contests for the honors
being reserved until late in the afternoon. The
scores:
Riede pIa li1 hsF so' defeated wss5f4l scratch
10 defeated Raymond Lopez
eniHs 15t Sc 81 Matthew Brennan plUs half Isl
defeated Robert Cochrane plus 15} s., O.; Charles
Code 1pias Il, defeated " H Hodgehns plus sW by
default ~
Mckinney 1pus 49, "a io|S F c Fenniug plus
John Brooks ,mnGs 10 defeated Dixon plus IS,
81 90. c NJ McGoveru (plus 80 defeated T III.
VVisor fnI,s IA 6-1; Joseph Couess half
l5 defeatef Robert Plat plus half 30) 81. - W
p Fberhard tscratcf0 defeated Howard plus haf
I53 4-8 81 e. James Bum plus l5l defeated II
T. Riedeu plus half 3N, 81 IS Is; Matthew Bren-
nan luluE haif Charles Goode tpius $50 a.
unfinished
McGovern plus i5l. 60 d-3; J. c. Brown plus l5l
agt Toseph tpius haf 49,. -. unfinished
Noes handicap doubles tprelrniuary rouual-John
Brooks W. r. Eberhard minus Ia defeated Charlie.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
THE RECORDS

The Brooklyn players jumped back into their old
form in the game at Washington Park yestar-
day, and playing baseball Of the best sort defeated
their Philadelphia rivals in the rubber" game
Of the series OF five. The champions kept the three
thousand spectators applauding right through the
contest Their work Of the brilliant
sort and IL Hanlons played the kind OF
baseball all Of the time team in the country
would be licensed win than oc. sional
game. McGinnity the Iron Man pitched with
telling effect right through muffed fly by Jones
caused by collision with DahIen, gave the
Cuakers their first run. Lajoie's three-bagger was
responsible for the other in the ninth inning.
Dahlen stopped pitched ball with his hand, and
was declared out by Umpire Hurst. The spectators
considered IL peculiar decision. The home players
took the lead in the third inning, and never felt
IN any danger OF being overtaken- The scora:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
AMERICANS WIN AT QUEBEC.
THE CANADIAN TEAM BEATEN BY FIVE
HOLES.

Quebec, Sept The annual international golf
match between the United States and Canada
decided here to-day the Quebec links result
Ing in victory for the players from the United
States by five holes The match most interest
ing, and was followed by a large number OF spec
tators, including a number Of American visitors
who had several opportunities Of appauding the
fine shots made by their countrymen When
eighteen holes had been played. 1:15, Canada
leading by one hole and this sufficient to draw
an extra crowd at the afternoon game Strange
TO say. the four Canadian favorites-vere Brown,
the present champion; Lyon, ex-champion; Kerr
and Smith met with defeat Reid appeared to be
the favorite this morning and succeeded in beating
his adversary by up.
The result OF the match, morning and afternoon,
was as follows, eighteen holes being played IN the
morning and eighteen in the afternoon:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
THE LARcHMoNT REGATTA

The races at the Larchmont Yacht Club did not
bring large list Of starters. there being only ten
TO cross the mark. The wind was everything that
could be desired but Of the best contests were
spoiled by the breaking down of the competing
yachts. OF these the Cherokee, a new boat de-
signed and built by Hanley. of City Point. and
owned in Philadelphia, carried away her port
spreader and had TO give up the race. She was
however, a good deal behind Oswald Sanderson's
Countess when the accident occurred in the second
round, and could not. probably, have in any
In the 51-foot class the Hussar II owned by
James Baird carried away her bobstay in the sea-
way. and so her with the Herreshor
Altar for nothing. The Affair seemed to
have things too easy. and IL doubted whether
the recent changes in the Hussar II have improved
her speed
The Katonah, owned by D. Williams raced with
the yawl Albicore, owned by Seymour J. Hyde and
got beaten.
The racing Of the Isolde and the Astrild came to
a finish with a result that was somewhat expected
IN weather Ike Yesterdays. the Isolde winning
actual time by ffty-One seconds and corrected
time by minute and forty-hve seconds. The As
trid had the better Of IL through the first round,
but later on did not seem TO manage her gybing
very well and had to shift over, giving the Isolde
better chances. The table shows the results of the
racing
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
CALDWELL WINS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Sea Cliff n Y. Sept 1 (speciaD.-The first an
nual tournament OF the Sea CHI Tennis Club was
played to-day. In the first round the results were
Everett Caldwell defeated F. D. Potter 6-1 T-5
9. W. Berner defeated Kenneth Reed, 6-1 SIS;
F. c. Hicks defeated E. r. Leaycraft 81 60
and Louis Moss defeated A ". StarmOUx, Sc.
6-1
In the second round Caldwell defeated Berner
Go SO; Hicks defeated Moss after three fast
The finals were. exciting. and the result was IN
doubt until the close Of the game. Caldwell beat
Hicks, 81, 81 g.. making Caldwell local cham
pion On Monday a challenge match IN doubles will
De played on the Sea Cliff grounds between Glen
Cove and Sea Cliff Hicks and Smith and Coles
and Craft viii represent Glen Cove Caldwell and
Cliff players.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
KEAHoN DENIES A REPORT.
NOT INVOLVED N QUARREL BErwEEs
CROKER AND CARROLL RE SAYS

? H Keahou who defeated James " Boy5s II
a contest for the leadership or the With Assembly
District az the primaries. angry yssce@-
DAY over published report that he had been a.
tangled in alleged quarrel between Richar1
Croker and John F Carroll The report ha6 kZsz-
hon. Commissioner Magic Maurice Fsatherson za6
others comforting 70 overthrow Mr. Croker "
Keahon telegraphed lengthy denial rom Nyaex
TO Alderman CuIkin. deputy leader OF the district
Mr.. CuIkin said last night that Mr. Keahcu ha5
denied seeing NagIe or Featherson, and that ha
had gone al once TO his sumner home. IN Nyacks
and had not had time 20 confer with any ps-so1-
Mr. Culkin said;
Mr.. keahon Is an organization man, nrsc ESsc
and al the time We believe this malicious report
has been started BY friends OF Boyle 70 hurt Mr.
keahon with the organization The report vas
manufactured from start TO finish. 50 far as 4r-
Keahon IS concerned He knew nothing about Lhs
Enthusiastically nothing about IL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02

good talk for me 70 make all over the State"
In my opinion there is no significance IN the
fact that the Syracuse delegates are committed
to Mcclure. do I think that the Coler
in the convention can BE- switched 70 MCGUIRE
said Mr.. Mack. answering a question.
Wilson s. Bissell. Of Buffalo. POstmaster-
General under the last Cleveland Administra-
ton. at the Hoffman House last night. On
his way home from Bar HArOOr. He refused 20
talk pOlitic-.
The Democratic State Headquarters were
almost deserted yesterday afternoon and last
night. Messrs Campbell and MCGUIRE viii not
return from their country homes Till Tuesday OF
Wednesday
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-02
COLER SEES MLAUGHLN.
DISTRICT LEADERS AND OTHERS CALL
TwILLOUGHBY-sT AUCTION ROOM


Hugh Mclaughlin, looking brown and well. re-
sumed mis- sittlngs at the old WIIloughby-st-
auction room, Brooklyn. after long sumner
outing at JamespOrt. where he caught many fine
fish. he says but talked little politics 20 any one
save those who can keep a still tongue. One OF
McLaughIin's earliest callers yesterday was Con-
troller Coer. who saw the old man at his house
in Remsen-st-. before he started for the auction
room Mr. COIer stayed an hour with Mr. Nc
Laughlin After reaching the auction room Mr.
Mclaughlin received number u the district
leaders and OffiCehOlders- Among those VINO
called were Police Commissioner York Bridge
Commissioner Shea. ex-COngressnnan Clancy and
Sheriff Walton
The Democratic Assembly District CONVEX
tions will be held on Thursday night. TIA
Brooklyn delegates and their friends viii go %
Saratoga on a special train over the Central On
Monday OF nstx week There VIII D. fully three
hundred and fifty persons on the train, and rhe
headquarters at Saratoga viii be AZ the Grand
Union Bridge Commissioner Shea and Polic4
Commissioner York viii head the delegation
Mr. Mclaughlin has not yet made up his mini
about going James Shevlin is ar Saratoga now