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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
BURNED BY FILIPINOS
VILLAGE IN THE ISLAND OF PANAY
ALMOST DESTROYED.
No casualties Among TrOOps-FOrma-
Ognizes American Sovereignty.

MANILA, Dec. T.-Advices just received
from Iloilo. Island of Panay, says that the
Insurgents, Saturday night, burned a large
part of the village of Cabatuan. Assistant
Surgeon Frederick A. W~ashburn, jr., of the
T~wenty-sixth Volunteer Infantry, will
eighteen men, held the principal buildings.
A strong wind was blowing at the time.
The Americans suffered no casualties.
Later advices from Iloilo announce that
detachments of the Twenty-sixth Infan-
try this morning surprised the headquar-
tiers of Quintin Salas, capturing consider
able quantities of stores and some valuable
papers. Several natives were killed. The
Americans, who nave no losses, were still
in pursuit of the fleeing insurgents when
the dispatch left Iloilo. !.
The first political party under the Amer
lean regime is in process of formation.
Its principles have been embodied in a
platform which will shortly be made public.
1t is understood the declarations of the
platform give the fullest recognition to
American sovereignty and also favor a
considerable degree of native autonomy
concerning internal and local affairs. Sew
eral of the most intelligent Filipino lead
ers, who have been trum in bring
ing toe matter to a head, have been In
conference with those interested; and
this evening the platform will
be outlined to the Philippine
commission by Senior Buencamino,
former premier in the so-called govern
ment of Aguinaldo, Colonel Aquiles and
DIR. Frank S. Bourne, an American, form
erly chief surgeon with the rank OF major,
and health officer of Manila. DR.. Bourne
was with Prof. Dean c. Worcester prior
To the American occupation and has con-
fidential relations with the Filipino lead
ers.
The commissioners are not likely 10
give public expression to their views re-
garding the formation of political parties:
but the principles of the new organization
SO far as made known seem to be favored
by intelligent Filipinos.
Thirty rebels were captured this morning
in a suburb of San Pedro Macaiti, four
miles from Manila, by twenty-five men OF
the Twentieth United States Infantry and
twenty members of the native Manila po-
lice, all under Captain Gaines, assistant
chief of police. The force landed from
small boats and surrounded the suburb.
Seventy persons were captured, but only
thirty were identified as insurgents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
ANNUAL MEETING.
The Programme for the State Hor-
ticulturaI Society.

The annual meeting of the Indiana Horti-
cultural Society will be held at the State
house on Dec. IS to 20. The programme is
as follows:
Tuesday,
The forenoon will be devoted to the
arrangement of exhibits.
:30-President's annual address, c. NJ.
Hobbs, Bridgeport; reports of secretary
and treasurer; report of superintendent OF
the experimental orchard, Joe A Burton,
Orleans; Our Needs for the Future" gen.
eral discussion. led by Gen. John Coburn,
ers; place of the Orchard Fruits in the
Economy of the Farm II. H. Swain,
South Bend; appointment of committees.
7:30-An address by President w. +.
the Apple" DIR. II. j. Burrill. University OF
Illinois; discussion; Crossing and Hybrid
izing," Fred Dorner, Lafayette; discus
sion.
Wednesday,
9-:O0-"Conditions Affecting Apple Grow
ing in the Gas Belt" Mrs. w. L. Berry
man, Upton; discussion led by Amos Gar
retson. Pendleton; Indiana Fruits at the
Exposition in 1901" gen.
eral discussion led by Prof. III. T.. Van De-
man, Especial agent Parksley. Va; site,
Soil, Selection of Varieties, Planting and
Care of an Apple Orchard for the First
pertinent Station; Its Care from Ten TO
Fifty Years" Joe A. Burton, Orleans;
discussion.
1:30-"Pruning and Thinning a Bearing Or
chard. When. How. Whyg" w. r. Flick.
Iawrence: discussion; Harvesting and
Marketing" j. c. Grossman. Wolcottville:
discussion of miscellaneous topics; report
of committee on awards.
7:30-Report of committee on revision OF
rules and premium list. Joe A Burton.
chairman; ''The Philosophy of Spraying, =
Prof. l.. r. Taft. Michigan Agricultural
College; general discussion, in which the
subject OF spraying will be treated both
practically and scientifically.
Thursday
9:m-Election of officers; place of the
Small Fruits in the Economy of the
Farm John Tilson. Franklin; general dis
cussion of small fruit question led by w.
l.. Anderson, Ladoga; miscellaneous bust
ness; adjournment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
HELEN KELLER TALKS.
Deaf, Blind and Former Dumb Girl
Astonishes FeIIow-students.

BOSTON. Mass, Dec. E.-Helen Keller.
the deaf. blind and hitherto dumb student
at Radcliffe College. recently a%stonished
and delighted the freshman class, of which
she is a vice president. by making a short
address. 1t was at a class luncheon IN
Fay Hall, and Helen, who has recently be-
come able to make sounds which can be
understood by those familiar with her.
responded when called on by the chairman.
She spoke only a few words In "A low. UNI
modulated voice, which did not lack in
strength and was even musical Up TO this
point she had mastered but comparatively
few words, but Miss Sullivan, her constant
companion and guardian. can now under
stand her quite readily. as can others who
have become accustomed TO her.
Miss Keller, who is now nineteen years
old, shows "A steady Improvement in her
new and wonderful accomplishment Even
those who know her and her remarkable
mental capacity express establishment az
the Roadway she Is making. Her first pub
lie utterancc before her felow-sr1ocnts at
Fay Hall was ~applauded rapturousiy. Ev-
cry Gay she has long conversations I'm her
own way with Miss Sullivan. who some
time ago could understand her only from
the movement Of the lips. Now she takes
up words and sentences and repeats them
until she improves in tone and meditation.
Miss Keller is an eager student an Rad
cliffe. All OF her time Is taken up with
her studies, which include French. English
and history. Last week she spent several
days in New York and her friends say
she was delighted with the trip.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Appropriations Agreed Upon mt the
Special Session.

The County Council met in special ses-
sion yesterday TO make appropriations tc
meet deficiencies in former allowances. APP
preparations asked for are: Insurance on
workhouse, $50; insurance on poor farm,
$1,000 water treating plant TO take the
lime out of water used at the power
house, $3.50; fees for justices Of the peace
for insanity commissions, $4,000; Door OF
Hope, $500; for the purchase of lots in
J~ulietta, to be used by the County Asylum
for the Incurable Insane, $1,050; fees for
architects for plans for the Julietta Hos
pital. SIS; jail supplies, $500: physicians
salary at Julietta insane Hospital 80;
completion of Emerson avenue bridge, $50;
salary of truancy officer. $500; salary OF
grand jury bailiff. 81; completion of repairs
on free gravel roads, S2,500. These allow
ances were all made with slight changes.
The request for $500 for completing the
Springmill road TO Crows Nest, and $1,40
for completing the grade at Carriers hill.
Will be acted upon to-day.
Two firms have voting machines on ex-
hibition in the county commissioners room,
but the Council will take no action. There
is a question concerning the legality OF
their use and the Council thinks it wise
to await the action of the Legislature.
Voting machines for Marion county will
cost about $4,000. If the Legislature makes
provision for them the Council will have
ample time to call a special session and
purchase them before the next election,
should it so decide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
TRUSTEES OF DE PAW.
Semi-AnnuaI Meeting to BE Held nj
the Bates To-Day.

The semi-annual meeting of the board
of trustees of De Paw University will be
held to-day at the Bates House. Sew
eral member of the board had arrived
yesterday evening, and an informal con-
ference was held at the Bates. Those
present last night were really the bust
ness men of the board. Among them were
Glenn S~tUdebaker. of South Bend; D. G..
Hamilton, of Chicago; William Newkirk,
of Connersville; Judge ~Iglehart, of Evans
Vile; Judge Elliott, of Kokomo; Martin
Beiger. of Mishawaka: w. II. Hickman,
chancellor of De Pauw, and a. l.. Mason,
of this city.
AT 10 o'clock this morning the different
committees will meet at the Bates, and at
2 O'Clock this afternoon the board will meet
in regular session. There are twenty-five
members of the board. Chancellor Hick-
man said last night that the board would
discuss plans for more aggressive work.
He said the trustees feel much encouraged
over the interest the friends of De Pauw
are displaying in the institution in max
ing comfortable endowments. He intimat-
ed that further offers TO endow the insti-
tuition might be reported at the meeting of
the board to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18


play In Philadelphia Other productions
have had more performances. but all rec
ords in the United States for the receipts
at the same prices during ten consecutive
weeks Will have been broken on SATURDAY
night AT the very outset, in face OF a
discouraging opening, / confidently pre-
dicted the popular and financial success
of this amazing production, which has been
fully realized. Whatever; may have been
true of New York. the success in Philadei-
phia has been along the lines on which
! insisted with most emphasis, namely.
that il WAS the dramatic impressiveness
and vital strength of the play, coupled
with its strong appeal TO those who are
usually the nontheatergoing portion OF the
community that would bring a constantly
increasing stream of patronage. more than
the spectacular and mechanical effects,
marvellous as they are, which gratified
only the eye. So IL has turned out, and
the proprietors of "Ben-Hur" understand
the cause of their success here. The re-
ceipts for ten weeks will probably exceed
$4,000. For slow 90 Philadelphia this Is
not so bad. 'Ben-Hur" could ~undoubted-
ly run at the opera house through the sea-
son. but the removal of the production TO
New York to open the season there is I'M
DeratiVe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
HAZING OF o. L. BOOB.
CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PACED
WAS at a loss to understand why they had
treated his son in such a severe manner.
Oscar spent all of last year at home In an
endeavor TO build up his health. In June
of this year he accepted a position with a
law firm at Philadelphia. but was COM
PEELED to leave this occupation owing 40
his throat rouble. In conclusion Mr.. Booz
said that Oscar would never mention any
names. When he felt very badly he would
talk of the brutal treatment he had been
subjected to, but never would reveal the
identity of his prosecutors.
MOTHER AND SISTER TESTIFY.
Mrs. Booz, Oscars mother. said that
Oscar never told a lie or acted one. Oscar
wrote to her that he liked the surround
ings at West Point. but complained OF the
eat he lar received at the hands
of the upper class men. Her son told her
in letters that the place was unfit for a
young man who wanted 10 do right, and
that parents should not send their sons
there. The upper class men, Oscar
wrote. "are 'brutes' and DULLES" AT this
point Mrs. Booz. trembling p~erceptibly, said
that superintendent Mills should be made
10 apologize for calling her son a, liar. Shs
said the upper class men. according to
her son, were not fit TO be soldiers.
Nellie Booz, a sister of the deceased
young man. was next called. Her testi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

prevents the United States from building
and protecting the canal in it's own way
and exercising all the sovereignty over the
territory through which il passes that shall
ever be necessary. Sixty-six senator's are
to submit this proposition in
some form that will not be offensive to
Great Britain. and. at the same time. in
some way, make IL known to that govern
ment that the Monroe doctrine is a vital
principle of international law and that no
European government shall interfere with
the affairs of this continent. They believe
these views can be put into language that
VIII not be offensive and I'm which Great
Britain will concur This is a very pleasing
programme. but. at the same time. it seems
a difficult one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
THE RoCkPoRT LyNcHING.

The Journal has nothing but censure for
the mob which took the lives Of two men
at Rockport on Sunday. Their crime IS
as much a crime against human life as was
that of the two men who murdered Simons.
Yet, with this censure, IT is proper TO in
quire into the causes which led up to the
crime which has ~disgraced the State.
"Rockport has been subjected to the most
reckless lawlessness for two weeks" said
the correspondent of the Journal: attempt
ed holdups and house robberies have oc-
CURED almost every night, until the peo-
occur" This means that the shocking
crime was the elimination Of a series Of
offenses against persons and property
which the authorities had not been able
to check. Failure to inforce the laws en-
courages criminals. If any of the previous
offenses had been discovered and punished,
it is not probable that this crime would
have occurred. The murderers assumed
that they could take life with impunity.
IL is probable that the local authorities
uAu lhc ptSt tHey COulu, out when there
are such sudden outbreaks of .lawlessness
they may not be able to cope with them.
This being the case, why should not the
State authorities be authorized to assist
by special detectives?
Another point: Ask those who partici-
pated in the l~ynching, the most Intelligent
OF them, what excuse they have for their
o~ffeGse, and they would answer that 'ff
the law were allowed to take its course
1t would be months before the offenders
would be tried; and when tried the chances
are even that they would go free upon
some trivial technicality after the people
of the county had been taxed heavily to
pay for the defense of the murderers, and
If convicted the sentence would not be
adequate to the crime Who will say
that there is not much of truth in such ex-
cuse? And here it should be said that,
whether right or wrong. the mass of the
average people of the country believe that
the gallows or some other ~life-taking agen-
cy is the one penalty for such atrocious
murders. There is good cause to believe
that the prompt trial, conviction and exc
cution of those committing some of the
most revolving murders in this State would
the cause for resorting to lynching.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
WAGES AND RAW MATERIAL.
They Are So High manufacturers Are
Not Prospecting Greatly.

PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 1.-THE indus-
trial commission began a special session
at the Manufacturers Club to-day, and
representatives of all the important in
dustries in Pennsylvania have been in
vited to appear. The first witness was j.
Gordon Grey, secretary of the Manufacture
ers' Club. Chairman Clarke asked Mr..
Grey to state the object and status of the
Manufacturer Club. He said that every
industry in Philadelphia is represented in
the club, and many industries throughout
the country and abroad are disc represent
ed. In answer TO a question as to the
condition OF business as represented by
members of the club, Mr.. Grey said that
during the past four years the business
conditions had improved. In many cases
factories were worked overtime and wages
had been largely increased. MIR. Grey as
serted that, despite the prosperity of the
country, the manufacturers had not par
ticipated in ii to any extent. He gave
as the reason for this the increased price
for raw material, which, he said, pre-
vented a proportionate increase in profit
with the increase in business. Raw mate
rial costs more and wages are higher, he
said, but the manufacturers are unable to
secure relatively higher prices for the fin
ished article.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Rich Young Man Did Shooting,

The man who, with a Winchester rifle or
revolver, came so near causing death or
serious injury to Stuart Robson, Will S.
Wiekard, of 1917 Ashland avenue, of this
city, and a number of other passengers
on the Queen & Crescent train out of
Danville, Ky, Saturday night is said to
be James Stout, who is under arrest at
Danvil and charged with the malicious
shooting. He is one of the richest and
most prominent young men in that part of
the country and ii is said for several days
he has been acting queerly. His arrest,
1T is said, was due to the fact that several
trains were fired upon in about the same
manner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Are Not Similar.

Mr.. L. b. Lockard, supreme protector OF
the Knights and Ladies of Honor, saws
that there is no relation whatever in the
methods of business pursued by the Chosen
Friends and the knights and Ladies of
Honor. They are as dissimilar as the
methods of the Chosen Friends and any
old line company.
The knights and Ladies of Honor pay
nothing but death claims, he says. and its
table of rates is on the same lines, and
founded on the same mortuary laws as
old line insurance companies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Injuries May Prove Fatal.

Thomas Kennedy, sixty-eight years OF
age. OF 14lS MartindaIe avenue, was
knocked down and injured yesterday after
noon at Massachusetts avenue and Liberty
street by a street car running in the OPP
posite direction from one from which he
had lighted His scalp was cut i'm several
places, his shoulder was dislocated, and
one rib was broken. DIR. Marlatt who at
tended him Immediately after the accident
said the injuries. on account of his age,
might prove fatal. He was taken to his
home by City Dispensary doctors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Anniversary CeIebration.

The Members of Capitol City Lodge, No.
81, Knights of Pythias. celebrated the
nineteenth anniversary of the lodge last
night in Castle Hall in grand style. Over
one thousand invitations had been issued,
and the large auditorium was packed when
the time came for the commencement of
the literary and musical programme. AS
the crowd filed into the large room from
the antechamber, each person was given q
very pretty medallion suspended from a
silk ribbon as a souvenir. The programme
given was pleasing, especially the cineo-
graph pictures. DR.. s. e. carp gave a
short address, touching on the work of the
order.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

Governor Pingree. now nearing the close
Of his official life. is scarcely heard of and
never quoted Four years ago his views
were sought and he was pointed out as
q great reformer whom the people some
talked too much. got mixed up with a
scheme for the purchase OF the Detroit
street railways by the city. at an enormous
valuation. and latterIy he pardoned two
Of his subordinates sent to prison for con-
spiracy TO defraud the State. Governor
Pingree seems TO have passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

There is a wide difference OF opinion in
pending treaty modifying the Clayton-Bul-
wer treaty. There are these who declare
that 10 treaty can be made by the Senate
which will EIeet the approval OF Great
britain. on the other hand, Mr.. Curtis, OF
the Chicago Record. says. confidently. that
the committee on foreign relations has been
able to put the Hay-Pauncefote treaty into
such shape that it viii receive the ratihca-
ton Of the British government. He says
IT has been demonstrated beyond doubt that
. large majority Of the Senate is deter
mined to clear away every obstacle that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

Washington Star.
ITO make money requires genius said the
magnate to a Chicago literary friend.
"It does"
II have made many millions. Therefore ]
must be as great a genius as Shakespeare"
Perhaps you belittle yourself. 1t has been
limited that Shakespeare did not actually write
all his plays"
'Oh, that merely heightens the similarity.
1t has been limited that l did not actually earn
all my money!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

The matter of the army canteen was dis
cussed yesterday at the meeting of the
Methodist Ministerial Association, and the
Rev. w. A. Quayle was appointed to draft
c~ommendatory resolutions 10 be forwarded
to Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge. The
following officers for the coming year were
elected by a~ccIamation: President, j. Il.
Jones: secretary-treasurer, ]. w. Baker;
executive board, w. w. Reynolds, ". A.
Chamberlain, c. +. Bacon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

CLEVELAND. o.. Dec. I7.-Negotiations
are on foot and declared 10 be certain Of
successful conclusion, for the formation OF
a pool by fourteen of the largest steel plate
manufacturing establishments In the United
States. Among the concerns included ara
named the Carnegie Steel Company. the
Illinois Steel Company. the Federal Steel
Company. the Lenkens Steel Company the
National Steel Company and the American
Steel and Wire Company IL is said that
the Carnegie Company heads the list with
10 per cent. of the total business OF al the
mills
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
Bethlehem.

o Bethlehem. starred Bethlehem,
Bright with the Coronation gem
Upon thy brow through history,
Whose eyes have seen the mystery,
Hail brow and eyes ard diadem-
Hail, Bethlehem,
o Bethlehem, Queen Bethlehem.
OF hallowed lap and disdem.
Thy kohinoor. it is a star:
Thy hands are white as lilies are;
Thy song is sorrows requiem.
Queen Bethlehem
McEnery Stuart, in Harper's Magazine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

The Indianapolis Christian Endeavor
Union held its monthly meeting last night
at M-eridian-street NJ. Z. Church. The fol-
lowing officers were elected: President.
Charles ]. Orbison; vice presidents, north
east section. Z. c. Weir: northwest, Chas.
l.. Schmidt: southeast. Carey o. Lee. south
west. Harry Lang: treasurer, Louis NJ.
Wilcox: promoter of junior work. Miss
Lillian Trees; promoter OF intermediate
work, Miss Daisy Anuck.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

TIL Lieutenant Governor-elect is right.
An honest and intelligent legislator will
not be tempted by the lobby-a fact which
the expert obbyist understands. He knows
his kind mainly because the purchasable
and perjured member hunts him out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

The testimony regarding the usefulness
OF the army canteen before the Senate
military committee. so far as given by men
who have army experience. is all in favor
CT the Institution. Secretary Root has
gene so far as to express the opinion that
1t viii be much more difficult to enlist
men If the canteen shall be abolished.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18
In Vain.

Chicago Tribune.
'You didn't submit quietly to their gagging
you. Gid you?' asked the officers who had
hurried to the scene as soon as the robbery
was over.
'.Nor' gasped the victim. II chewed the rag.
Of course, but what good did that do?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-18

II is expected a strong effort viii be
made TO get the bill making 1t an offerse
10 imprison native song birds through the
Legislature this winter. IL is also under
stood tina a lively effort will be made
by the enemies of cigarettes TO nave legis-
lation enacted which will prevent their
sale in the State.