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DENIED BY ROOSEVELT
SENSATIONAL STORIES ABOUT HIS
ADVENTURES ARE ALL FAKES.
Written by Persons Who Were Not
Within Hundreds of Miles of Him
Saw No bears or Wolves.

COLORADO SPRINGS. Col, Feb. H.
Governor Roosevelt was in Colorado
Springs to-day. the guest of p. b. Stewart,
who was one of the members of the hunt
ing party in Rio Banco county during the
first three weeks of the hunting. Gov
ernor Roosevelt is in the most excellent
health and spirits, and will return to the
East in perfect condition for the arduous
cuties upon which he is to enter so soon.
His time until the Inauguration will be
taken up with attending to his vast CORE
spondence, the accumulation of six weeks
A public reception will be rendered him in
this city tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
He expressed the desire that nothing III
the nature of banquet be held, and the
reception will be simply public informal
handwriting occasion, granted to the peo-
PIE of Colorado Springs by the Vice Presi-
dent-elect because of the extremely friend
iy feeling that has sprung up between
them. Governor Roosevelt is much an
noyed over the hair-raising stories that
have been circulated concerning his huns-
Ig experiences. TO representative of
the Associated Press he gave the following
statement to-day:
mo correspondent of any newspaper, no
to any newspaper, was Within forty miles
| OF where l was hunting at any time dur
ing the five weeks / was out. The sensa-
uonai stories, such as those ueScripinS &C
| ventures with bears and wolves, were de-
| liberate and willfui fabrications. and. l un-
Gerstand. were written by men who Were
rot within hundreds of miles of where i
vas We did not see a bear or wolf on
| the entire trip Aside from lynx and
| smaller game our hunting was confined TO
hunting the so-called mountain lions or
| panthers- / got twelve of them. L never
| enjoyed holiday more. l have never been
| cut with better hunter than John Golf.
| His hounds are, without exception, the best
| have ever seen for the work.
"As | am obliged to go East In view Of
| the nearness of the inauguration, / am,
much TO my regret, unable 70 address the
| State Legislature. / cannot sufficiently ex-
press my appreciation of the generous cour-
| tesy and hospitality with which L have
| been treated in Colorado, and / shall
eagerly hail the first chance to again come
i to
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The Russian tariff edict relative to Amer
lean products does not necessarily fore
shadow i'll feeling between the two coun-
tries. but it may mark the beginning of a
tariff war and perhaps of strained trade
relations. The edict is evidently intended
as retaliation for the decision of the secre-
tary of the treasury imposing double duty
on sugar imported from Russia under the
provision of the tariff law which requires
that to be done sugar imported from
any country that pays bounty for its ex-
portation. There seems to be involved a
question of fact whether Russia really
does pay an export bounty on sugar. How
ever, the imposition of the extra duty on
our part is promptly followed by in
crease of so per cent. in the duties on a
large line of American manufactures i'm
ported into Russia, including steam pumps,
machine tools. steam engines, bicycles,
dynamos, sewing machines, etc. Our ex-
ports to Russia in these lines have in
creased very rapidly during the last few
years and now constitute large item in
our foreign trade. The matter is of suffi-
cient Importance to justify prompt investi-
cation, with view, if possible, to early
adjustment.
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good reason why it should assume the
responsibility for the support of the Mum
Gle normal The bill should be killed by
the Legislature.-Loganspo Journal
Logansport is the latest city to take
up the fight against the use of trading
N.ne-tenths of the concerns in the stamp
business are irresponsible, and do not re-
deem their pledges.-Goshen Times.
IN Iowa 1S7 new banks were organized
last year, and yet Iowa is not the stamp
ing ground of the bloated capitalist 1t
is a state of small cities and a great ag-
ricultural industry, where the farmers
tEInk IL is better to use the banks than
to abuse them.-Terre Haute Express.
Kansas people may select enc Of three
courses. They may enforce the prohibit
ton law; they may repeal it, or, they may
continue their public confession that they
are ana nave been since 1880 the most I'M
truthful and hypocritical gang that ever
claimed relationship WITH the American
people.-Lafayette journal.
President Mckinley is right in his con-
tention that to Congress belongs the duty
Of deciding when our authority shall be
withdrawn from Cuba. L, was Congress
that ordered the war with Spain, TO end
the deplorable conditions in Cuba, and IL
should be the same authority that passes
on the Cuban constitutio1.-Vincenn
Commercial.
Indiana to-day mourns by the earthly
tabernacle of one who, by the develop
ment Of the rare genius with which he
was endowed, won for himself fame in the
world of letters and added lustre TO the
fame of the State of his choice. Maurice
Thompson is dead in the flesh, but in his
Alice of Old Vincennes." and his other
works, which have delighted thousands,
he will live forever.-Anderson Bulletin
There's law-abiding saloon keeper over
in Greencastle. band OF carrie-Nation-
esque good women invaded his place of
business and began to sing hymns. He
courteously called their attention to the
fact that they were violating the Nichol-
soE law and politely informed them that
re was compelled to prohibit their vocal
demonstration. Naturally the ladies were
much astonished at this reproof, but they
graciously obeyed the saloon keeper and
the laW.-Muncie News
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A WARNING TO CONGRESS.

Senators hale and Lodge deserve credit
for the strong and earnest protests they
made on Thursday against the steady in
crease in appropriations by Congress. A
Republican Congress need not pay much
attention to such protests by Democratic
members. for they are actuated by insin-
cere and unfriendly motives, but when
they come from honored leaders of the
party and from the party press it is time
to heed the warming Congress should not
deceive itself The people are not indiffer-
ent to their own interests nor to the acts
Of their representatives. They know this
Is great country and they Iavor liberal
provision for the support of the govern
ment and all necessary expenditures, but
they are getting alarmed at the steady and
progressive increase of appropriations and
are demanding that Congress call a halt.
1t has gone too far already and should go
backward instead of forward the same
Line. The increase in public expenditures
durinT the last quarter of a century has
been out of all proportion TO the legitimate
needs of the government. The amounts
carried by the appropriation bills have in
creased by leaps anu bounds until the to-
tai has reached really alarming figure
What are we going TO do about it? The
thing for Congress TO do is TO call a halt
and substitute policy of retrenchment for
the prevailing one of extravaganza. eve
are rushing along,'' said Senator Lodge,
ito the billion dollar mark In our appro-
priations. and we have got to draw the
line" Senator Hale warned Congress
against piling up extravagant appropTia-
tions and said ''When the people once
realize the situation, those who are re-
spcnsible for these expenditures will call
upon the rocks and mountains to hide them
from the wrath of tae people" These are
rot the vaporings of Democratic politi-
clans; they are the honest warnings Of
trusted Republican leaders. The Journal
repeats and emphasizes them. 1t is time
for Congress not only to call a halt, but
to inaugurate a policy Of severe retrench-
ment
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THE PRIMARY ELECTION BILL.

| Representative Bishop. OF Morgan county,
| is reported as saying that the House has
made a mistake in regard to the primary
election bin by limiting it's operation to
Marion county. When state and county
conventions, boards of trade and CONNER
cial clubs. and when eight of every ten
| intelligent citizens who are party men with
out personal interest in manipulating pri-
| maries for revenue are in favor of the
measure as presented to the House, it Is
evident that Mr.. Bishop is right in his
| Judgment. Unfortunately, the mass of cit
liens who desire such legislation have
affairs OF their own to which they must
attend. They have no time in which to
persuade legislators that such law is
needed. On the other hand, those who
| have a personal interest in manipulating
| primaries are often men who have time
TO impress their views upon members of the
Legislature either personally or by letter.
They are in position to speak of such
| matters as a primary election bill, and
very naturally they assume to speak for
the party and the public generally.
There is growing sentiment that the in
telIigent voters in party are better quail
flied to select candidates by voting di-
| rectly for them in lawfully conducted pri-
maries than are delegates elected. when
! there is contest, by men who are coaxed
or hired to vote in precinct after precinct.
and who often represent their own inter-
TIL -
tie about the election OF precinct commit
tees in legal primary elections. as is pro-
posed by the bill of Senator Joss. but they
do desire TO have the privilege OF going
to a primary election held under. the forms
of law and voting for the men whom they
would have for candidates for mayor, coun-
ciimen, county officers and even congress-
men. In this city and la other cities in
Indiana such party voters have no voice
| and could have no voice in the selection of
candidates under the present vicious pri-
mary system.
| 1t has been stated as an objection to
| the Minturn bill that it Will involve the
county or Marion in an expense equal to
that of holding an election. 1t need not;
in fact. the candidates must pay part
| of the expense. But if the cost should
be equal to that of a regular election, the
result would be worth it to those who
desire reforms in local government Nor
| is it true that a Democratic mayor will
appoint the primary election officers in this
| city. since the bill distinctly provides that
these officers shall be elected by the City
| Council
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NEED A STRONG NAVY.
Views Of Gen. Fftxhugh Lee, Who May
Be Soon Retired.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-. Feb. T.-Colonel
F'itzhugh Lee. talking to the Kansas City
Military Order of the Loyal Legion, at a
dinner at the Coates House. held in MEN,
CRY of the anniversary of the destruction
OF the battleship Maine, said: ''The Amer
lean navy is pride to the Nation. and
It should be looked after, for it will be of
Importance If ever there should be a war
with foreign nation in the future. No
nation could send an army to this country
and be successful. And we want navy
that will be defense as sure and strong"
Anent his appointment brigadier gem
eral In the regular army and the report
that he would be retired in the near fu-
ture. General Lee said "How long do |
expect 20 remain in the active service
IL may be for year and 1t may be for
ever" and then he added, seriously, that
next summer probably would be a little
more definite. Mrs. Lee and her daughter
accompanied the general here, and left TO-
day for Huachuca, A T.. where Mrs Lee
goes for her health General Lee returned
to Omaha
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tankrupting its people and probably In
voiving Ii in war. 1t must stand in the
same relation to the United States thaS
Pelgium, a minor nation, holds to the Euro
pean powers. Belgium is sovereign and
Independent, but its neutrality and pro-
lection are guaranteed by Great Britain.
The United States cannot consent to sec
Cuba involved in war with European
power. because it would end in the island
passing under foreign control in violation
OF the Monroe doctrine and in disregard of
cur interests. For the peace Of America
and in recognition Of the independence
which is the gift of this people. as we'll
as for the well-being of the Cubans. the
United States should insist upon a recog-
rition of rights which we cannot waive ard
of common interests which Cuba cannot
ignore
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18

A bill which ought not to have passed the
Senate, and which should be killed in the
House, is Senate bill No. 81, providing that
a person who has been convicted and sem
fenced under criminal charge may be re-
leased on bail pending an appeal to the SUI
preme Court. The effect of the passage of
this bill would be TO multiply the delays
and uncertainties of the law and to in
crease the chances, already too numerous,
for criminals to escape justice. AS the law
now stands an appeal to the Supreme
Court does not stay the execution of the
sentence in a criminal case, except where
the punishment is to be death. The Wood
bill would practically stay execution of
sentence in all cases where the punishment
is imprisonment by admitting the defend
ant to give bail The effect would be to en-
courage crime by adding to the avenues of
escape and to promote appeals to the SUI
preme Court for the sole purpose of hinder
ing and defeating justice. The administra-
ton of criminal law is lax enough already
without still further weakening it by legis-
lation in the interest of criminals.
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AS a rule very little reliance is placed
upon the complaints of persons who have
been dismissed from positions made against
those vino have dispensed with their serv-
ices. Now and then there Is an exception,
but it is as rare as any exception to a
general rule. When not made for political
considerations it is fair to assume that
subordinates are removed because of their
inefIiciency, since under nonpartisan adj
ministration it is not probable that the
official responsible for administration would
discharge a subordinate who had proved
himself to be competent and faithful. Out
of position. such men naturally nurse their
removal as grievance and often seek re-
venge Even If truthful. little matters are
magnihed and. IL untruthful. as unfaithful
men usually are. they make stories to the
injury OF the official with whom they de-
sire to get even
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INDIANA EDITORIAL NOTES.

In one respect this will be better year
than 1900 Bryan will not be nominated at
Kansas City this year--Rockport Jour
nal.
Mrs Carrie Chapman Gait, who is talk
irg so loudly about women being under the
iron heel of man. should be told that most
men wear rubber heels nowadays.-Plain-
field Progress.
The conviction of George Ray. of Shelby
willie, fer fraud and general boodling. IS
only an example Of what might be done
in several communities wnere political sem
timent is Observation-Disclosures Item.
If the Muncie normal school Is such a
fine thing it wondered why the people
Of that enterprising city do not try to keep
II instead of showing IT or on the State
TO maintain. The state already has enough
Of such State institutions, and there Is no
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18

A subtitle of this story by John Strange
Winter designates 1t as 1.-THE Story of
Social Revolution" 1t depicts also So
cial revolution. The Binks family is a typi-
cal English one of the middle class. the
head of the family being a sort of
hustler who begins as a milkman, then
becomes dairyman and owner OF cows.
finally property owner and quite a we'll
TODD person. He is. withal, a good
hearted manly sort of man, and his wife
is true helpmeet and good woman. Their
daughters are good girls and pretty. though
reared in an atmosphere of milk cows.
The story, which purports TO be related
by one of the daughters, tells in an In
nocent, artless way how the family grad
ually rose in the social scale through
various degrees of honest vulgarity until
they reached point where they were
able to live in a handsome country place.
where they supported the local charities.
subscribed to the hunt. etc. Finally, the
girls are married off well. one of them
to rich banker. and the story ends hap
PLY. As a social study and picture OF
English middle life it is interesting. New
York: G. w. Dillingham; Company.
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of taxes. to reduce the cost OF school sup
plies by a state board. to create county
boards Of education and like measures Of
public Importance must wait. Two-thirds
OF the session is over, and yet few meas
ures of general Importance have received
final action in both branches. Such being
the case, neither branch can afford to
waste time over local and doubtful
schemes the general purpose of which is
to loot the treasury
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-18
The Fourth Generation.

In the preface of this book Sir Walter
Besant says in regard to the text on which
this story is founded: Visiting the iniquity
of the fathers unto the third and fourth
generation"-that here is a question which
has never been fully answered. Every
man must find his own answer, or must
acknowledge sorrowfully that he can find
none. l venture to offer in these pages an
answer that satisfies myself. 1t substitutes
consequence for punishment, and puts Ell
feet that follows cause in place of penal
ties" The hero of this story, Leonard Can
paigne, already an M. p. has been brought
up in entire ignorance of the various mis-
fortunes and crimes which have occurred
in his family for the last three generations.
This knowledge comes to him in perfect
avalanche after one of his dutiful visits
to his enigmatical great-grandfather. who
has lived for over seventy years without
speaking to a living soul. The story is in
genious, and 1t is not necessary TO add
that it is well told; ii has also brevity
In argument and detail the lack OF which
In some of his earlier stories make the
authors books somewhat wearisome. Pub
lished by the Frederick A. Stokes Company,
New York.
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The Human Hair.

This is believed to be the only book
devoted exclusively to the subject indicat-
ed in the title which treats it at all COM
pletely. The object of the work is to pre-
sent to the public, in easily Ineligible
form. all the facts of any Importance con-
corning the human hair, and particularly
those which pertain to the cause, proven
ton and cure of the conditions and dis
eases which result in injury to and often
total loss of it. With this idea the author
gives in nontechnical language a large
amount of practical information on the
lines indicated. The book possesses interest
for every person concerned in the cure
of hair diseases, or in the care and preser-
walton of the hair, and the chapters re-
lating to the arrangement and care OF
ladies' hair and to hair dyeing and bleach
ing are of special interest to women. The
author, j. r. Stitson, is evidently an ex-
pert In every phase of the subject. New
York: The Maple Publishing Company.
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Il Is cause OF frequent complaint that the
limited sessions OF the Legislature are too
much devoted to consideration of bills which
are not OF great public Importance. to the
aegiect OF matters which affect the general
welfare IL was stated by official. few
days since. that several measures deemed
important by the Board OF Tax Commits
FIoners could not be brought TO the colt
sideration OF the Legislature because so
many members were interested In special
measures For Instance. combination In
the Senate. as nine-tenths OF the intcli-
gent people OF the State believe. has
pushed through that body the bill Great
Ing the Columbus eplleptic village. the
moral obligation. bin in favor OF VIM
cennes University and the scheme to Gre
go normal school which Is not needed.
Mo- measures designed to facilitate the
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The position of the President in regard
TO an extra session of Congress is said to
be that IL the constitutional convention OF
Cuba concludes its work and submits ii 10
this government within the next two or
three weeks he will call an extra session to
consider the situation The President is
right In this position. The question Of the
present and future relations of the United
States to Cuba Is one Of great Importance
The President, under the general war
powers Of the Constitution. has carried the
responsibility alone quite as long as he
could be expected to. He has performed
fis duty well. and accomplished a great
an6 good work in Cuba. Now. the time
having come when the people are about to
adept constitution and define their rela-
TORS to the United States. it is the duty of
Congress to divide the responsibility of tnc
situation with the President The interests
Involved are far too importan. to be sub
ordinate TO any question Of expense, of
rcrsonal Inconvenience or anything of that
kind. Congress has a duty ID perform as
well as the President. and he should exer-
else his constitutional power Of calling IL
together TO divide with him a responsibility
r,ich he has borne alone fully long
enough.
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novel by new writer VIII be s~rhs
Heritage of Unrest" by Gwendolen Over
ton. which the Macmillan Company viii
publish in a few weeks. II IL novel OF
froriier and army life. the scene of which
Is laid in the Southwest at the time Of the
serious Indian troubles under Geronimo,
in the late seventies and early eighties.
Henry Bourland- the Passing OF the Cav
aIier." is the title of novel from the
same house by Albert Elmer Hancock.
another new writer. 1t is a story of The
civil war.
Five Months In Madhouse'' is the title
of a little paper-covered volume issued by
the Press Exchange Company. worlc
building. New York. II gives what pur.
ports TO be the experiences OF patient in
an insane asylum near Baltimore. He does
not deny having been insane FOR a time.
but asserts that he suffered from the
ants. and that the physician N charge did
net listen 70 his complaints. He recognizes
the fact that the statements OF one who
sane are not considered trustworthy. and
protests against the injustice.
Laird & Lee are issuing a new entirely
revised edition OF their famous .sEdison's
Handy Cyclopedia and Universal Atlas. .
The figures from the OF 1900 are
given IN full, together with all details con-
corning the presidential election. exhaus-
tive notices or Hawaii Porto Rico and the
Philippines. with latest statistics are also
Included The reapporti0nment bin for ths
United States House OF Representatives Is
given a page. and the articles concerning
every State and Territory have been care.
FULLY corrected up 20 date These are on,v
a few OF the hundreds OF subjects fha,
render this hook. with It's fifty mans IN
cclcrs. a useful reference work irseSibis
cloth. - cents.
Maurice Thompsons works Of fiction IN
the order OF their DublIcation are ..f4oo<I.,
Mosaicz," 1879; "WiteheFy Of Archery, =
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Gwynett of Thornhaugh.

This novel, by Frederick w. Hayes, is
q sort of sequel to "A Kent Squire" by
the same author. in that it begins where
the other left off and details succession
of dramatic events that grew out OF a
certain alleged royal intrigue. The scene
Of the story is laid In the early part of
the eighteenth century, shifting from Eng
land to the continent, and Ii introduces
some historic characters Of the period. The
to excite the interest Of the reader. and
the story is full of romantic and stirring
adventure. New York: The +. NJ. LuptoIl
Publishing Company.