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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
AN OVERTURE For PEACE.

In view of the recent events in the Phil
ippines and the practical failure Of the in
surrection the letter from Senior Mabini is
of some Importance. A dispatch from Ma
Mia speaks of the writer as 1.-The strongest
counselor of Aguinaldo in his Congress"
and Colonel DENLY, of the Philippines COM
mission, says Senior Mabini is one of the
be addressed to the government and people
of the United States through the press.
Like all Filipino communications, it is lack
ing in frankness, and fails to come directly
to the point. Senior Mabinfs assurances
that the Filipinos do not hate the Amer
leans and his vague statements regarding
their motives in fighting. ETC., are of no
consequence. The gist of the communica-
ton is in the following:
The present state of war does not permit
the people to give frank expression to a
manifestation of their aspirations For
this reason, Filipfnos wish ardently that
the Congress of the United States shall
hear them before deciding upon their fu-
ture.
To this end the Filipinos ask Congress
either TO nominate civil commission
hich may put itself in contact with Fill
pinos who have influence in pacific villages
as well as among the people under arms or
permit a commission of such FiliDinos to
go to America in order to express the de-
sires of the people.
This savors somewhat of the old Filipino
trick of trying a tack and opening
negotiations for delay. but in the present
desperate state Of the insurrection they
would hardly be guilty of such folly. 1t
is more probable that Senior Mabini, speak
ing for the Filipino leaders and perhaps
for Aguinaldo himself, wants to open COM
munication with the government looking to
upon terms of peace. If the proposition is
made in good faith it only shows how hard
1t is for a Filipino TO be frank and straight
forward. Senior Mabini ought to know
that the first step towards peace is for the
Filipinos to stop fighting and dsband all
their forces That done the rest can be
easily arranged. If he had said in few
words, I'VE have had enough and are ready
to quit on such terms as the United States
will grant," it would have been much more
to the point than his wordy proposition.
Nevertheless. it should receive consdera-
ton. and if Senior Mabini and other repre-
sentative Filipinos wish to come to the
United States on peace mission it might
be worth while to encourage them to do so.
The United States should not repel any
honest overture for peace coming from the
Filipinos
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
FIRE AND BURGLARS.
Jesse ID. Hamrick's Home Visited by
Both.

Besides suffering considerable loss by
fire, Jesse D. Hamrick, 3012 North Merid-
ian street, returned home yesterday from
North Carolina to learn that he had suf-
fered a further loss by burglars. On the
night of Mr.. Hamricks departure his wife
was awakened by noise. She made no
outcry and the burglar coolly entered the
room, picked a handkerchief from the
dresser drawer, saturated it with chloro-
form and placed it over her face. after
which he ransacked the room. A S. gold
piece, a gold watch, a hat and a lot of
valuable furS were taken, as we'll as a dia-
mond ring from Mrs. Hamricks finger.
The man was evidently we'll acquainted
with the house, and when he retired from
Mrs. Hamrick's sleeping room locked the
door after him. The servant girl had been
awakened by the noise and the fellow was
frightened and ran down the stairs and
escaped over the back fence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

The battle in South Africa, the fighting
of which the civilized world awaits with
intense interest. may involve change in
the character of warfare on land. If Cen
eral Butler assaults and loses large part
of his army in the attack II may be dem
onstrated that with the life-destroying ma
chinery, the long-range rapid-flre rifles and
cannon, 1t is not possible for any army
to carry fairly defended and we'll forti-
fled position by assault, no matter how
much more numerous than its defenders
the attacking force may be- Military men
doubtless realize the great change in cam
paign methods the revolution in arms has
caused, but it is not probable that ma
jority of people understand its full signifi-
canoe.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
THE VERBAL MEMORY.

Miss Ingham. the actress. who died sud
denly In New York the other day as a
result of overwork. is said to have memoir
lied nearly 100000 words in one year. To
most people in other callings the memoriz-
ing of one-twentieth of that number of
words would be impossible task. Unless
the habit of committing passages of litera-
life and continued thereafter it becomes an
extremely difficult matter for persons of
mature years to repeat even a few lines
with verbal accuracy. and, though Miss
sessed youthful facility in this direction,
II might easily have been that she found
the effort of remembering the lines of her
numerous parts severe one. If she lacked
this facility, and at the same time under
took to keep up to the demands of a stock
company, no wonder the strain was too
great The public has but little understand
ing OF the drudgery involved in the actors
profession.
A good memory. especially a verbal MEM
ti1, 10 HUI tic lHOot NdluQbiC VI
possessions. but is important one and
is constantly becoming more rare. This is
due TO more than one cause. the chief of
which is probably the crowding of facts
and events upon the attention. The pressure
of modern life does not give opportunity
for reflection and concentration. The mind
is so constantly and swiftly drawn from
one subject to another that but vague i'm
pressions are retained So much reading
of what is not necessary or desirable To
remember is done that when an attempt Is
made TO recall with accuracy any given
lines or passage. the faculty of doing SC
seems to have vanished.
In schools there is far less verbal memoir
izing than formerly. The pupil is required
10 get the idea, the language of the book
being a secondary matter. This method
which makes the child think, is better
than learning by rote. but IL has Its dis
advantages as WELL In youth. when I'm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
FOR THE FAIRBANK SITE.
subscriptions Amounting to s3,775
Reported mt q Meeting Last Night.

Residents of the northern portion of the
city, particularly those living near the
Fairbank-Kissel property, together with
other advocates of that property for the
site of the proposed Art Museum, met last
night at Mick's Hall to discuss plans for
securing the location of the museum there.
Little was done aside from the distribu-
ton of subscription blanks and the appoint
ment of committee to solicit contributions
from business men. The committee was
composed of A. NJ. Glossbrenner, j. III.
Clark. Bert Parrot, Linton A. Cox, Theo.
McCune and e. l.. Mick
According to the reports the number of
advocates for the Fairbank-Kissel site are
increasing each day. and at the time of
the next meeting, Saturday, it is thought
their number will be sufficiently large and
the subscriptions large enough to influence
the museum directors TO change their
choice OF location. The subscription blanks
were not ready until last night, but sixty
subscribers had made up s.. 775. A number
OF those present who had pledged them
selves for large amounts agreed under
certain conditions, to double their sub
scriptl0ns. Ten thousand dollars Is looked
for.
The advocates of the Fairbank sites are
using letter from John Thorpe, 4, r.
Columbian Exposition, TO cultivate favor
able sentiment. Mr. Thorpe said In part:
My first impression OF Fairbank was that
Fairbank had great possibilities TO make
Ii beauty spot but 1 must say that I
thought IL would take two or three years
TO develop IL. What you have accom-
plished in n short time OF four months Is
really marvellous, and to say what pleasure
/ had in carefully looking over the grounds
recently family expresses my admiration
for the beauty of the place.
1.-The magnificent trees. OF which there
are no less than twenty-seven distinct spe-
cies all of which are natives and TO the
manor born. could not be matched In any
place Of double the size In this country.
Very rarely does one see such specimens
of elms. beeches. oaks. basswoods, horn
beam. ash, buckeye and walnut. This col
lection of trees Is priceless and impossible
TO duplicate One of the most interesting
features is the disposition OF two-hun-
dred-year-old elm and a observation-disclosures
old sycamore The sycamore leans into the
head of the elm. where have no doubt II
has been fifty years. II day. Two main
branches are so interlaced as to appear as
II grated growing nearly over each other.
Their heads are so uniformly balanced as
70 give the appearance OF one gigantic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

After Electing Officers and Turning
Down Gen. Bends Bill.

The meeting of the National Guard AS
ISOLATION came to a close yesterday at
noon. Washington, d. c., was chosen as
the place of the next meeting and the fol-
lowing officers were elected for the ensu-
ing year: President, Gen. j. N. Reece, OF
Illinois; vice presidents. Gen. p. H. Barry
of Nebraska; Gen. William Henery, OF
Mississippi; Gen. ]. w. NJ. Appleton, OF
West Virginia; Gen. James K. Gore. of In
diana; secretary and treasurer, Col. c. T.
Bleyer. of Illinois: assistant secretary.
Capt. E. j. Dimmick. of Illinois; executive
committee. Gen. w. B. Bend, of Mime
sofa; Gem A. d. Andrews. of New York;
Gen. III. b. Kinglesby of Ohio; Gen. j. T.
Richards, of Maine, and Capt. James B.
Curtis, of Indiana.
The committee on bills rejected all the
bills that were referred to it and proposed
the following resolution, which was unan-
imously adopted: Resolved, That this as
ISOLATION, representing the National Guard
of the various States, urgently, but re-
spectfully, requests the Congress of the
United States, at this present session, to
increase the annual appropriation to pro-
vide arms and equipment for the militia
from $780, 900 to $1,000, 000''
The committee stated that the reason for
nesota, was because it was afraid that
some of its clauses might cause the re-
lection of the whole measure, and the ap-
preparation of 81, 900 might be lost Gen.
Bend was very much disappointed. the
bill was looked upon with great favor by
many of the delegates. He said he was
still of opinion that Congress would not
do any thing for the National Guard un-
less a regular bill was presented to ii,
and was sorry to see the resolution adopted
A resolution was adopted empowering
the secretary to correspond with the Gov
ernors of the several States represented I'm
the convention. asking them to appoint del
egates to go to Washington when the reso-
luton adopted at this melting is laid before
Congress. 1t is understood that number
of the delegates in attendance at this meet
ing will go to Washington at once with
the resolution and will do all in their power
to get it through.
Before adjournment the association
passed a resolution expressing its thanks
to Governor Mount, Mayor Taggart, the
Commercial Club and the newspapers OF
the city, for courtesies shown the members
while in the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
LAwTON FUNERAL TRAIN.
Arrangements Made by Quarter mas
ter Long at San Francisco.

WASHINGTON. Jan. Heterogeneous
have been practically completed for the
transportation of the remains of General
Lawton, which are expected to arrive at
San Francisco on the transport Thomas. In
few days, to this city where the inter-
ment Is TO be made at the Arlington Gene
terry. The remains of Major John A. Logan
which are on the same vessel are to be
taken to Youngstown. o.. for interment.
The details of the journey across the con-
tinent are given In a telegram received
by Quartermaster General Ludington to-
Gay from Colonel Long. the quartermaster
in charge at San Francisco. This telegram
follows:
'Stubbs has placed at the disposal Of
Mrs. Lawton and General Shafter
double and drawing room car and for Mrs.
Logan another similar car without cost.
Will also furnish the government one COM
posite car for remains, 10 be paid for at
rate of SIS for each day absent from San
Francisco. The route will be as follows:
Central. Union Pacific and Northwestern to
Chicago, thence Baltimore & Ohio. via
Youngstown. TO Washington. These ar
rangements perfectly satisfactory TO Gen.
eral Shafter and Major Tucker represent
ing Mrs. Logan. Cars leave here on No.
6. night train, il is thought special sec
tion and win continue over each route the
same to Chicago, thence by special train TO
Washington. VIII notify you later date
of arrival of transport and departure OF
funeral party and final details OF ar
rangements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

Mr.. Bryan is declaring that he has not
found man who was for 16 to in 1896
who is not now a silver man. Evidently
he has not heard of Representative Sibley,
who was emphatic silver advocate in
1896. OF course, ne cannot be expected to
note the changes announced in States.
To the Journal has come the names of
quite prominent local Democrats who have
renounced 16 to 1. Not long since a Demo-
crat who has been honored by his party
and whose name is known up and down
the State said to friend that he wished
the party leaders would drop the silver
issue and their opposition to the old
Democratic doctrine of expansion" He
voted for, Bryan i'm 1896 and will probably
vote for him in 1900. but he sees nothing
but defeat in the advocacy of Is to 1.
There are others-many others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
SMALLPOX SITUATION.


DIR. J. n. Hurry. secretary OF the State
Board of Health. received word yesterday
morning OF three deaths which have oc-
CURED from smallpox. Two Of the deaths
occurred in Washington county and one
in Posey county. Another patient. smitten
with the disease. is reported dying in Owen
county.
DR.. Hurry said yesterday he had received
a report of a new case OF smallpox In
Worthington. Owen county. and he was
inclined 10 believe that an investigation
would show that il was not the only case
there.
The health officer OF Clay City reported
yesterday that all the cases which had
been Guaranteed were doing well, and
that the quarantine regulations were being
generally observed
DR.. Ridpath. secretary of the County
Board of Health. was sent TO Alliance,
small town six miles northwest of this
city, yesterday to investigate supposed
case of smallpox. but on his return last
night reported that the patient was at
tackled with a case of blood poisoning.
A telegram received by the State Board
of Health yesterday from Bloomington
stated that there were five cases of SMALL
pox among the students of the Indiana
University. DIR. Hurry will make eff
fort to get official returns from that city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
A Leading Case.

A jury at Kokomo has decided, and the
court by it's rulings sustained the decis-
ion that where a man offers sum of
money for the rescue of his wife from
perilous position and another person
effects the rescue, the husband is liable
in the full amount of the sum offered. and
that he cannot p.ead temporary excitement
or that the wife was not worth as much
as he offered. The case as stated in a
special to the Journal was this: Last
spring when the streams were full a
wealthy Howard county farmer and his
wife were crossing a bridge when the
structure gave way and let them fall into
the water. The man got ashore. but the
woman was carried down stream by the
strong current until her garments caught
on the overhanging branch of tree. The
husband, naturally excited, as majority
OF husbands would be In such circum-
stances. ran aiong the shore in great dis
tress, crying for help and offered $1,000
to anyone who would rescue his wife. The
mistake he made seems to have been in
not going to the rescue himself, for a
neighboring farmer, rushing to the scene,
waded in and brought the woman ashore.
Subsequently, when he called on the hus-
band and demanded the promised reward
of $1,000 the latter refused to pay it. The
rescuer brought suit and the jury gave
him verdict for the full amount. On
the witness stand the husband admitted
the offer, but said he did not mean it, and
the sum was too-eredt, anyhow. This was
equivalent to saying that his wife was
not worth $1,000. 1t Is not known If any
evidence was offered the point, but If
a court may take judicial notice of some
facts a jury may be permitted to assess
the value of wife without any evidence
on the point. The husband evidently ex-
pected the jury would give him the benefit
of his excited state of mind and abnormal
ly active affections in offering a reward for
the rescue of his wife much larger than he
would have been willing to pay for her
had she not been in a perilous predica-
ment. But the jury seems to have stuck
close to the facts. Perhaps the fact that
the man was wealthy had some influence
with the jury. A poor man who in an
unguarded moment should offer for the
recue of his wife sum which he did not
possess, and was obviously unable to pay,
might be allowed the benefit of the plea
that he did not mean 1t, but rich man in
such circumstances should be held to his
liable to Indiana justice and is likely to
become a leading case as to the money
value of rescuing imperied wives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
BOARDS WILL ADVERTISE.
Suitable Property Desired to He Used
as Penthouse.

The members of the Board of Health and
the Board of Public Works met yesterday
and decided to advertise in the daily papers
for offers of suitable property to be used
for a pesthouse site. The question of locat-
ing the pavilion for contagious diseases at
the City Hospital grounds was not dis
cussed thoroughly. The Board of Health
will submit rough plans and the probable
cost to the Board of Works for construct
ing the kind of building desired at the
CITY Hospital The members of the two
boards will visit a few sites under con-
sideration this morning.
The Board of Works rturned the recon-
mendations for water mains in Northwest
ern avenue, Gent avenue and Vermont
street to the city engineer for al explana-
ton to the number of feet of mains re-
CURED. The board ordered mains placed
In New York street from Agnes to Walter
streets. Conrad Hoover, 2l5 North Liberty
street, asked the board for permission to
run a call bell across the street, but this
was refused because it would open the
way for thousands more.
rhe board ordered papers prepared for
the improvement with asphalt of Bird
street from Ohio to New York street, and
also for many other minor improvements.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
AN ABUSE OF POWER.

During the past twenty years ST. Louis
which is Republican city, has had both
Democratic and Republican adminstra-
lions. While they have not been models
of municipal efficiency and economy they
have caused less scandal than most large
cities. During the past ten years ST. Louis
stood forth in every general election as a
decided Republican city. Missouri how
ever. is a Democratic State, and, under
mossback rule, generally has an empty
treasury. The Democratic leaders cannot
endure the stanch Republicanism of st.
deprived the people of that city Of the
control of it's local affairs That Legisla-
ture took the control Of the police and of
the election machinery out Of the hands
of the people and vested the management
of them in police commission appointed
by the Democratic Governor. Further,
that law takes from the city council the
authority to fix the number of officers in
the police force and the amount of money
to be expended for support of that branch
VI TIC Nity SciNiCc. lHt idW ludhlUS THESE
changes calls tor 100000 more than the
department cost last year. This increase
for the support of the police is more than
one-sixth of the entire revenue of the city.
When. the condition of the city's finances
was presented to the police commissioners,
one of the members retorted that the board
did not care where the money came from
it was going TO have 1t. To meet the
demand, funds set apart for an INDECENT
hospital and other purposes have been
turned over to the police fund, and yet
there is a large deficit. The city was tax
ed to the charter limit before that $500, 900
was added for the police. II will be neces-
sary 10 increase the valuation Of the tax
able property of the city to meet that de-
mand for money to build up a party ma
chine in st. Louis to break down a Repub-
lican majority. In the history of the coun-
try there has been no such outrage per-
petrated upon city by a Legislature as
the case of st. Louis presents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25

Henry Russell. Wilbur Carter. Julius
Moore and George Cowherd, who were
charged with stealing gas fixtures from
the residence OF John s. Lazarus, 2ll4 North
Pennsylvania street, were bound over to
the grand jury yesterday in Police Court.
The boys testified they had sold the fix
lures to a colored man, Hanover Williams,
$40 Douglass street. Williams denied know
ing anything of the property but was ar
rested and charged with receiving stolen
goods.
Grant Watkins and Edward Monroe, who
were arrested at ingalls,, Ind, Tor stealing
plumbing and other fixtures from a vacant
house were also bound over to the grand
Jury Sherman Watkins was discharged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-25
FEDERAL GRAND JURY.


The federal grand jury, which was re-
called for a special investigation. made its
report yesterday morning and five indict-
ments were the result of their delibera-
tons.
Melvin Kyle. a railway postal clerk. was
indicted on a number of counts. The fed
eral officer claims he has stolen a number
of letters from the malls, most of them
being registered. Kyle denies the charges
Frank r. Beaming now i'm jail here was
indicted for alleged participation in the
robbery of the pOstofilce at Treaty. Adolpf
Baker is indicted for having broken open
a lock box in the Elwood postoffice. DR.
+. Abendorth is charged with sending OBJ.
jectionable literature through the mails
Oscar Welty, of Kokomo. is charged with
impersonation of a revenue officer, by which
means he is said to have secured $40 from
u. S. Simpson.