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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
TO RUN WITH BRYAN.


BOSTON, April 12-George Fred Will
liams, Of Massachusetts. formally
named as a vice presidential possibility by
the Bryan Club of Massachusetts, at a ban
quet in the Quincy House tonight. His
sponsor was George f. washburn. member
Of the Populist national committee. The
plan, outlined by the Populists, is TO
have the party convention nominate Bryan
for President and not name at that time a
vice presidential candidate, in lieu thereof
to send to the Democratic national conven-
ton the names of four men who are ac-
ceptable to the Populists. the selection
from these names by the Democrats to be
the Populist nominee for second place.
In his letter expressing regret at enforced
absence from the banquet. Senator Petit
grew, of South Dakota, said: 1T is very
gratifying to me that the inspiration for
greater efforts in the restoration of the
fundamental principles on which this gov
ernment is founded come from Boston, the
cradle in which they were rocked during
the infancy of the Republic"
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, in his letter
said: 1.-THE manifest determination of the
Republican party to maintain a large
standing army; to abandon the time
honored Monroe doctrine and enter upon a
career Of conquest; TO support and sustain
trusts. with the end in view that the fat
may be fried out of them for campaign
purposes in return for favors shown; the
establishment of the gold standard and
giving the national banks absolute control
of the government money; to surrender
millions of the peoples money in subsidies
to steamship companies which are not
needed; the abandonment of the principles
of the Declaration of Independence and
their contempt for the Constitution of the
United States will certainly call down upon
their heads the condemnation of the Amer
lean people i'm November next If the spirit
of 1776 still survives. as / firmly and de-
voutly believe it does"
Mr.. williams said: IF we are true to
ourselves we shall no longer permit tories
to masquerade as Democrats. 1t is such
alleged Democrats who, through their
press, are daily declaring free coinage TO
be a dead issue. 1 desire to say a word
with reference to this eagerness for the
abandonment of the issue. This effort to
drive US from our platform of 1896 is not
only cowardly but hypocritical. To aban-
don the free coinage issue would prove
that this new Democracy can and will
change its faith to get votes. that like the
old party it will take any party for sue
cess. Are we regarded as fools or knaves
by those who now ask us to admit that all
this was in vain? Shall We attract the
opponents OF Imperialism and the trusts
by proving how false we can be to the
principles we justly espouse?" Mr. VIII
liams reviewed the silver question: eulo-
gized Thomas Jefferson's policies and dis
cussed the trust question and militarism
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YOUNG WOMAN SHOT.
Was Trying to whip Another Woman
for Circulating Slander.

CHARLESTON. W. Va. April 12.-At
Hendley. Kanawha county. last night,
Miss Maud King was fatally shot by Mrs.
John Johnston. Miss King stated that the
two small sons OF Mrs. Johnston had
talked about her. Miss King held their
mother responsible and entered Mrs. John
stons home for the avowed purpose of
whipping the mother. Mrs. Johnston was
very Ill and secured a revolver when Miss
King threatened her.
When II was seen that Mrs. Johnston
had weapon. Miss King left and soon
returned with several other women. AS
the party approached Mrs. Johnston
opened her door and warned them TO come
no nearer. Miss King rushed at her. Mrs.
Johnston fired three shots in the air but
Miss King would not stop. The fourth
shot hit Miss King I'm the head. Mrs.
Johnston is the wife of miner. She is in
custody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
IN BAsUTOLAND.
Boers Said to Have Invaded the Black
Mans Country.


LONDON, April ia dispatch TO the
Daily Mail from Lourenzo Marques, dated
Thursday, says: 'It is reported from Pre-
toria that a Boer commando is moving
through Basutoland. This is said to be
clever ruse to draw the British away from
Wepener.
About two thousand foreigners consti-
tute the new foreign legion In Pretoria, in
Guiding some cossacks in uniform. Several
fresh recruits left here for Pretoria, to-
day. including a French captain. brother
OF the late General De Villebois- Mareuil."
The Bloemfontein correspondent of the
Daily Telegraph, telegraphing Wednesday,
says: Lord Roberts wisely declines to ex-
haust his men and horses in hunting the
elusive Beers until his preparations are
complete. He will leave to the enemy the
barren comfort of the occupation of few
farms for short time"
The Bloemfontein correspondent OF the
Cape Argus says: "Olivier's commando Is
moving in the direction of Smithfield. Five
different laagers are located between
Bethany and the kaffir river. lying paral
lei TO the railway, twelve miles eastward"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
No Responses to Calls.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 12.-The
strike OF telegraph operators on the Ala
bama Great Southern and Memphis divi-
sions of the Southern Railway is complete
tonight. No response could be obtained to
calls for any station along the line and the
Order Of Railway Telegraphers' officers
state that all the men. with one or two ex-
ceptions, are out The seven Chattanooga
operators went out Officials of the South
ern here tonight state that they will be
able to supply the places of the strikers in
a few days. Meantime passenger trains
will run on schedule time, with here and
there an operator from among the officials.
Freight traffic is already beginning to con-
gest here. as no trains have been sent out
this afternoon. On the Georgia division
and on the main Knoxville line of the road
very few operators remain.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn, April 12.-General
Superintendent J. II. Barrett. of the South
ern Railway, whosis in this city tonight,
says there tonight only fifty-two
telegraphers on strike on the entire
Southern system. the number out on each
division being as follows: Knoxville, IA;
Charlotte. 6; Asheville. 6; Atlanta. or 10;
Richmond, 1; Memphis, /; Birmingham, s;
Macon 5. Other divisions have none out.
He says that the trains all running
on time without Interference. and that he
has 225 telegraph operators in reserve to
fill vacancies that might occur. The
Southern officials at Macon say that only
three operators are out on the division be-
tween Atlanta and Macon. The telegra-
pliers however claim that majority on the
division have gone out.
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BOer Gums Disabled.

ALIWAL NORTH, April 12.-News from
Boer source at Wepener, officially COM
municated. says that four Boer guns have
been disabled and four commandants killed
or wounded. On Tuesday night the British
made a sortie. capturing a Boer gun and
taking some prisoners.
LONDON. April 13.-The Bloemfontein
correspondent of the Times, telegraphing
Thursday, says; 1.-THE latest news is that
Colonel Dalgetti's force occupies a posi-
ton. outside Wepener. while the RouxviIIe
commando occupies the town itself. The
pressure there should be partially relieved
within the next twentyfour hours
Lieutenant Nix, the Dutch military at
tache who was wounded at Koorn Spruit,
died to-day under operation.
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PORTLAND, Ore, April 12.-The Repub-
lican state convention to-day indorsed the
gold-standard legislation of the present
Congress and President McKinley's admin
istration in the Philippines The following
ticket was nominated: Justice of the Su-
preme Court, C. L. Wolverton, renomi-
mated; food and dairy commissioner, ]. w.
Bailey, renominated presidential electors.
o. +. Paxton, j. c. Fullerton. w. j. Fur
Miss and Tilman Ford; delegates to the ma
tional convention. III. Z. Ankeny. j. d.
Daily, Wallace McCammant and III. p.
Kuck. The delegates to the national con-
vention were not instructed.
The platform commends the Republican
Congress for its recent legislation making
the gold standard part of the statutory
laws of the land and says: so long as
either Of our great political parties advo-
Gates the free coinage of silver the
maintenance of the gold standard is the
most important political issue. affecting
it does the value of the farmers crops
and the laborer's wages"
On the question of expansion the plat
form says: I'VE indorse the policy of the
administration in securing the Philippine
islands, suppressing the insurrection there
and demand that they shall be retained
as American territory We regard trade
with the Orient as one of the great sources
of our national wealth in the future and an
open door in China as an important aid
to the growth of our trade in the Orient.
We recommend the successful efforts of the
present administration, especially of the
secretary of state, TO secure by treaty with
the several European powers the right to
the free introduction Of American goods
into this great empire"
The resolutions favor the immediate con
struction of the Nicaraguan canal under
governmental control.
A resolution was adopted favoring the
election of United States senator's by a
direct vote Of the people and instructing
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nent across their territory Of French or
German troops. and he expresses the opin-
ion that II the war should result in the in
dependence OF two republics. European ma
tions would demand in the peace treaty
better guarantees of the neutrality of Por-
tuguese territory.
The action OF Lord Roberts Is pronounced
by Professor Won Bar as decidedly con-
trary TO international law" and the opin-
ion IS expressed that President Kruger
has rightly declared the oaths to be with
out binding obligation" In the course OF
the article Professor Won Bar complains
that Mr. Chamberlain's leadership has
caused England to do various things in
the present war which are painful to Eng
lands old friends in Germany"
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welcomed Home by the queen.

LONDON. April 12-The Queen has tele-
graphed to Captain Lambton. of the British
first-class cruiser Powerful, which arrived
at Portsmouth yesterday afternoon. as fol-
lows: 81 sincerely welcome you all on your
return home and heartily congratulate you
on the gallant and valuable services you
have rendered in South Africa. l hope to
you all shortly after my return to
England"
The Duke of York also tclegraphed his
congratulations to Captain Lambton, his
officers and the ships company of the Pow
erful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. April 12-Infor-
nation was given out tonight by railroad
officials and partially confirmed by repre-
sentatives of Order of Telegraphers that
the operators on the Cincinnati Southern
Queen & CrescenO will be ordered out on
strike tomorrow. The Queen & Cres-
cent occupies the same relative position to
the Southern Railway as does the Alabama
Great Southern. Samuel Spencer being its
president and in control Of the road. In
Chattanooga several offices were jointly
manned by the Queen &c Crescent and
Southern operators who have already gone
ont
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13

NEW YORK, April 12-More than 5000
tons of stuff for the English army in South
Africa and a large number of mules started
for Cape Town yesterday in the British
steamer Clan Robertson. In the consign-
ment are 1900 bales of hay to be landed
at Cape Town. So far as can be ascer-
tanned no powder guns went in the
vessel. One of the customs officials at
tached to the Atlantic dock said to-day
that the Clan Robertson has been watched
by men supposed to be private detectives
since she first went on the berth to load
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
Propositions from Mine Operators.

PITTSBURG, Pa, April 12.-The district
coal miners convention, called to consider
the strike. met here at 10 o'clock. with
over one hundred delegates present. The
operators made these propositions:
The river combine" agrees to pay Is cents
more per day for drivers than even the
scale calls for; the rail combine agrees
to take up all the differences at the various
mines on the outside day wage proposition
and make an adjustment The officials Of
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Drew q rtstol ON a Mob.

CHARLOTTE. N. c., April 12.-At Selma
a Southern Railway wire was cut or
grounded to-day. A mob gathered at the
Southern's depot there and attempted to
take telegrapher who is not striker
from an engine. The telegrapher drew a
pistol and drove them of, Then the sta
tion was locked and IL is charged that this
was done by the symps thizers of the
strikers. The Southern is carrying one op-
orator on the engine of every moving train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
MIR. DOVE "PULLs oUT.v


NEW YORK, April 12.-P. Z. Dove, a
member Of the executive committee OF the
American Antitrust League, has resigned
as vice president OF the Commercial Trav-
eiers' and Hotel Mems Antitrust League
In letter to the secretary OF that organ
ization he says:
II pull out, as the peculiar partisan ef-
forts of yourself and Judge Wiliet have
placed me before the commercial travellers
especially and the people generally in a
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-13
COLONIALs DOING WELL.
still Holding Out Against BOer BE-
siegers at Wepener.

ALIWAL NORTH, April 12-The colonial
troops are still holding their own splendidly
at Wepener. Cannenading recommended
this morning. The Boer attack yesterday
was not very serious. The British are
carefully outstanding their ammunition and
their guns are making excellent practice
The Beers are short of ammunition. A pa
troll returning from Smithfield reports that
small groups of Beers are visible.
General Brabant himself is here. only a
portion of his column being at Wepener.
PRETORIA, April 11-Advices from
Wepener, where a British force is sur
rounded say the battle continues favorable
to the federals. About 1,500 British troops
are said to be there.
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FIGHTING NORTH OF BRANDFoRT.
Heavy Cannonade Near BultfOntein in
the Orange Free Sfafe

PRETORIA, Wednesday, April IA
heavy cannonade was heard this morn
ing in the direction of Bultfontein, situ-
ated midway between Winburg and Boshof,
in the Orange Free State, and north of
Brandfort.
Advices from the Boer headquarters in
Natal say that after heavy lombard
ment the British retiring i'm the direc-
tion of Ladysmith and the federals are 60
ing to their old positions.
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the Oregon delegation to make every effort
to secure such an amendment TO the Con-
stitution.
On the subject of trusts the platform
says: I'VE recognize the vital necessity
of control of the organization and curtail-
ment OF the powers of trusts and combina-
tions of capital by the State and pledge
its support in the approaching Legisla-
ture of laws defining and carrying out
these Objects
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LONDON. April 12.-The Copenhagen
correspondent of the Daily Mail says:
Lord Roberts. in a telegram to the Prince
of Wales rendering congratulations on be-
half of troops in South Africa upon the
escape of the Prince at Brussels, spoke
very hopefully OF the situation at the
front"
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strike, gave orders several days ago that in
case of a walkout all freight trains
be held up and that the engineers run their
trains by the card schedules. This bears
out Mr.. Powelrs assertion that freight
traffic is completely tied up and explains
the delay to passenger trains.
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MERIDIAN. Miss, April 12.-The tele-
graph operators OF the Southern Railway
seAdssAlabama tssaat Southern Railway
walked out to-day. They are backed up by
all other railroad telegraphers in the city,
who refuse to handle Southern and Ala
bama Great Southern business, and all
trains are tied up except on time-card
schedules
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LABOR RIOT AT CHICAGO.
Serious Trouble Averted by Prompt
Action of Police.

CHICAGO, April IA riot between
union and nonunion men in front of the
Merchants Loan and Trust building, Ad-
ans and Clark streets, this evening, would
have assumed grave proportions and prob
ably resulted seriously but for the timely
arrival of three patrol wagons filled with
police officers, who had been summoned to
the scene by riot calls. The trouble was in
cited by strikers who attacked number
of nonunion men, as the latter were leav-
ing the building shortly after o'clock, for
their homes. Superintendent Il. r. Tinsley,
who had charge of the architectural work
in the building, was assaulted by two of
the strikers. and sustained slight injuries
about the head. John Keely, a laborer, was
taken into custody and later taken to the
Harrison-street police station, where
charges of disorderly conduct were pre-
ferred against him.
Trouble had been brewing at the new
structure all day and for this reason six
extra police officers were sent to guard the
nonunion men as they left work for their
homes The officers had arrived at the
structure and were on patrol. They had not
been made aware of the fact that the men
had quit work and the first intimation they
IL
ers surrounded a number of nonunion men,
who had left the building, and several
fights had begun. The officers rushed up to
the throng, but the strikers had increased
in numbers to nearly a hundred strong,
and fearing more serious trouble, riot calls
were sent in to the Harrison, Central and
Desplaines-street police stations. The ar
rival of these officers dispersed the crowds.
Gompers Urges Eisht-Hour Work Day
WASHINGTON, April 12-President
Gompers, of the Federation of Labor, made
an extended argument before the House
committee on labor to-day In support of
the proposed eight-hour law. Mr. Gompers
said the movement had secured some
measure of success in the States and
municipalities and II was desired to have
the government recognize 1t by the enact
ment of the present measure. Through
some mysterious means, he said, the words
upon public works were put into the fed
eral eight-hour law of 1885, thus confining
il to narrow limits and robbing 1t of the
value that its advocates expected The
present bill is, he said, the result of five
years of thorough study and effort. He
urged that the reduction of the hours of
labor was demanded by every interest of
the government. which should be as much
concerned in the physical and mental
strength OF the workmen as in the tensile
strength of the steel and armor furnished
TO it. Mr.. Gompers also presented num-
Der of letters and statements showing the
widespread interest in labor circles on the
subject
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-05
what President wa. Thiss

One day a president Of the United
States sent for me. He had been elect
ed to that high Office. but had not yet
been installed.
II hear" he said, that you have just
come back from Washington"
Eyes"
"Did you go to the White House?
You did? Well, please sit down and
tell me all about it. What sort of a
house is It? How is it managed? How
many rooms are in it? Whereabouts
does the president do his work? And
how did you get in there-how do WIS.,
itors manage to see the house while a
president and his family are living in
itY
"Why," exclaimed, "you have often
been to Washington! Have you never
visited the White House?
mo" said he, 81 have only seen the
outside of it. l have never even seen
a president or, in fact, any great man.
am so peculiarly constituted that If
knew the greatest man in the world
could be seen by walking to the corner
I would not walk there. But now
that am about to make the White
House my home, l should very much
like to hear all that you can tell me
about it."-Julian Ralph in Saturday
Evening Post.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-05
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

L. r. Brookfield of Sterling, Ills,
Is dead at Pasadena, Cal. He was
one of Steling's prominent men.
The municipal. council of Paris has
chosen n site in the midst of the
American quarter for the equestrian
statue of Washington. The statue
will be unveiled July 3 next.
James Nj. Crafts has resigned the
presidency of the Massachusetts Insti-
tute of Technology to take effect at
the close of the current academic year.
The United States transport Logan,
en- route to Manila, has arrived at
Singapore.
Representative James J. Myers of
Cambridge was nominated for speaker
of the Massachusetts house by the Re-
publican caucus in Boston. The nom
ination is equivalent to election.
Major General Zenas r. Bliss, u. s.
A.. retired, is dead at Washington.
Richard Croker, who broke his leg
near Vantage, Eng, while mounting
horse on New Years day, is reported
progressing favorably toward recov.
cry.
The gold yield for 1899 in New South
Wales was 509.41S ounces, an increase
of 16S,925 ounces over 1898.
The French senate, sitting as high
court, rendered judgment in several
of the conspiracy cases. M. Buffet
was found guilty, with eXtenuating
circumstances and NM. Godfrey, DE
VeauX, Sabran and De Ramel were &c.
quilted,
Fire Quilted the upper stories Of the
ChpsaDcakc and Ohio station at Rich.
mond. Va. Loss, $4,000, covered by
insurance.
James Baxter. Unknown money
broker of Montreal. is under arrest
charged with aiding and abettins
James Herbert. the ,defaulting teller
Of the defunct Banque Vile Marie, tC
escape.
John Albert. widely known as c
maker of violins. is dead in Philadel
phia, aged 81 years.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1900-01-05
Dinner In n seragliO.

We seated ourselves on cushions, and
each took possession of the fiat piece
of scone which supplied the place Of a
plate during the meal, those articles
not being considered a necessary lux
ury. In the center of the table stood q
large bowl full of white soup, from
which everybody ate, taking as many
spoonfuls as they chose from the COM
mon tureen with the long handled
wooden ladies provided for each guest.
When this was removed, a large piece
of meat boiled to rags took its place
and was speedily diminished under the
violent treatment it received from us
all, each one pulling a lump Of meat
from the joint with the fingers and
eating it off with her own fiat scone.
We then had a curry Of vegetables, fol-
lowed by the Zagazig pudding, fruit
and rice, called so from a native Of that
village having brought the recipe to the
harem.
Our meal was concluded by coffee,
made in a corner of the room over red
hot charcoal in a copper pot and pour
ed thick into small glasses. fitted in
gold filigree cups. The lady who made
this rather disagreeable beverage was
the same who had removed the center
dishes during dinner. She was black
as q coal and bore the delightfully."- de-
scriptive name, translated to us, of
Lily in the Desert.-Good Words.