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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
TWO VESSELS on THE WAY.
The Machias and the Range En-
Route to Waters.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE Navy De-
partment. which is directing all it's ener-
gies to hurrying ships to the scene of the
disturbance, in order TO enforce our treaty
guarantees. expects TO have three ships on
the way within twenty-fOur hours. The
Machias, which had been detained at
Hampton Roads by the threatening weather
south OF Cape Hatteras. was able TO start
on her journey to-day, assurances having
been given by the Weather Bureau that all
dangers from the gulf storm along the
southern Atlantic has now passed. This
information was telegraphed to the COM
mandant of the Norfolk navy yard. Word
was received at the Navy Department to-
day that the battleship Iowa had arrived
at San Francisco. and she was instructed
by telegraph to proceed as soon as possible
to Panama. on the west coast. 1t is prob
able she will have 10 take some coal
aboard. but the department believes she
will be able to sail on her 5.4o0 miles jour
ney by tomorrow morning.
The Ranger, ordered to Panama, did not
finish taking on supplies until this after
noon, when she started southwark from
1t is understood the Navy Department
has been looking over the situation as re-
cards other ships available on the Atlantic
side in case future events should necessi-
tate enforcement on the eastern side of
the isthmus. and IL has been found THAI a
ship could easily be detached from the
North Atlantic squadron at short notice.
There are indications that there will be a
considerable gathering of foreign warships
at the isthmus and that the American ships
will be brought into company with those of
the British. German and French navy. Al
ready the French cruiser Suchet is at Colon.
According to German reports, a German
cruiser IS moving north from Brazil and
the cruiser NiObe is likely to be assigned
TO service along the isthmus. The German
cruiser Geier, which was in American wa
terS for some dime is also expected to return.
English reports nave referred TO the prob
able presence of some of the ships of the
British West Indian fleet. This will make a
rather unusual gathering from the foreign
navieS and the authorities here doubtless
Will be DESTROYS Of having American inter-
ests represented by ships worthy OF COM
parison with those from other countries. On
the Pacific side the Iowa Will be the larg-
est ship among those present.
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TO AID STEEL STRIKERS
GARMENT WORKERS CONVENTION
PROMISES FINANCIAL SUPPORT.
Election of Omcers-C1ose of the Ty-
biographical Union Convention
Other Labor News.

BALTIMORE, Aug. T.-After deciding to
hold their next convention at Cleveland,
o., the convention OF the armen Workers
of American adjourned to-day. Officers were
elected as follows: President. b. a. Larger,
Of Cincinnati; secretary, Henry White, or
New York; treasurer. A. j. Bromley, OF
Utica, y. Y; auditor, Thomas ]. Crouchter,
OF Brooklyn. These officers, together with
Messrs. John A. McKenna, of Boston,; Au-
gust Hertfelder. Bejamin Schweitzer, j..
Goldberg, OF New York; b. Applestein, OF
Baltimore; William Block, of St. Louis, and
Charles Kemmerer. of Philadelphia, COM
prise the general executive board. Messrs.
John T. Lawrence, Of New York, and Vic
tor Altman, of Buffalo, were elected dele
gates TO the American Federation of Labor,
TO be held at Scranton, Pa, in December.
Resolutions were passed expressing SYM
pathy for the steel workers and Offering
them the moral and financial support of
the organization. 1t was decided TO make
an aggressive fight against the a. Steuber
Manufacturing Company, of StreatOr, ILL.,,
whose hands are now out on strike be-
cause OF the refusal of the firm to grant a
D per cent. increase in wage and make
semi-mOnthly payments. The firm has re-
fused by telegraph to consider the ma
tional body's request and has threatened
to move its factory to Clinton, Ia, unless
the strike is declared off.
By a unanimous vote the convention up
held the action of the executive board in
refusing to allow the use of the union label
on clothing manufactured in sweat shops.
The case of Delegate Hebron, of Buffalo,
who is charged with betraying the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor during its con-
vention at Louisville last December, where
he served as a delegate. is being considered
by the executive board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
not hold good with the United States steel

not hold good with the United States Steel
Corporation"
The foregoing statement was made to a
journal man in the ~Statehouse yesterday
Dy a former prominent member OF the
A~malgamated Association OF Iron, Steel
and Tin Workers, who has pronounced
views on the strike, but who does not de-
sire 10 see mis- name in print.
II the South Chicago men can be made
10 see that their contract is binding only
with their former employers he contin-
ued, and not with the steel trust, the trust
Is badly 'winded it seems. TO me. There
are loo positions awaiting skilled Workmen
IN the South, and the strikers have not
taken advantage of this as yet because or
It's being a bad time of the year 10 make a
change. Some few of the skilled men have
already gone down there and secured posi-
tions-in union mills, Of course. These po-
sltlons are mentioned in a recent issue or
the iron Workers Journal.
The present dal ger TO the Amalgamated
Association IS from a decision that might
be made by the Tin Workers Protective
Association to refuse its assistance and
conclude TO use Welsh black plate that
might be furnished them by the trust. 1t
plate could be secured in any great guam
tty from the Welsh manufacturers The
lin Plate Protective Association and the
Analgamated Association have been a ittle
at outs because the latter association did
not furnish the former aid a year ago,
when IL should have Done so. A tin plate
worker dips or tins the plate after 1t is
made. and the Welsh plate is union made,
so the men can work on II conscientiously.
but l doubt very much whether they will
take that stand, even though they might
be justified in doing So"
ID you think the strikers will VIM"
this man was asked.
1T looks more favorable for them now"
he replied with a pleased smile. Il don't
know. of course, how many tricks Shaffer
may have up his sleeve which he will play
with the aid of Gompers. The inability of
the trust 10 get men TO operate its plants
Will certainly give the victory to the strik-
ers. They simply can't operate their mills.
IL is out of the question. The men were
not in the country when the mills were in
operation, and it is absurd TO say that
they can furnish men 10 run any number
Of mills. OF course they are making a
bluff at it; smoke is coming out of their
stacks, but the product is not there. the
output is not there. And they are giving
the cream OF the orders to the independent
mills. which are union. That simply fur
nishes the sinews of war TO the strikers.
IF the building trades and then all
members of the Federation of Labor
would refuse to use structural iron from
these plants of the trust it would paralyze
that part of their business, and the build
ing trades are pretty well organized in all
large cities where they use structural iron.
Don't you recall how long they held up
that pOstoffice in Chicago. Why. they held
it up four or five years, during which time
not a lick Of work was done on it. | tell
you this strike is going 10 be a pretty
serious matter for the steel trust"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
THE ARAB IN THE DESERT.
Alongside of Him the European Looks
Ridiculous.

The Arab of to-day is one OF the most
fascinating figures to be met with. espe-
cially If you meet him at home This is
the opinion Of Mr.. Percy l.. Parker, eN-
pressed in an article on Arab Life In the
Desert" in the H~armsworth Magazine:
The GASES are little islands of beauty set
IN a sea Of sand, consisting of a multitude
of palm trees, growing where there Is SUI
ficient water. for the Arabs say that the
and its head in the fires of heaven" With
out the palm the desert, indeed, would be
"uninhabited and uninhabitable.'
There are some 800 GASES IN the Saraha
of various sizes. One of the chief is Biskra,
which has not less than 1900 palms, and
from which we get large quantities of our
dates. To see after hours Of weary travel
ing so many palms in such a setting Is a
sight as impressive as it is beautiful.
The French Sahara covers l2S, 500 square
miles. and $4,000 Arabs live in it. In the
GASES they build their houses beneath the
palms, which afford much needed shade
from the hot sun. Sun-dried mud bricks
are the chief things used in making these
houses. Palm trees provide any timber
necessary. The houses are two stories
high; But for the low doorways one YOU'D tnhldd
internal light is obtained by opening on
the courtyard, round which the house is
built. The Arab home is somewhat of a
prison Tor the women, who are rarely seen
abroad. They take their walks upon the
fiat roofs. which are common to all East
ern lands. But few Arabs live In houses.
They are great wanderers. Wherever you
travel in Algeria you are always meeting
large caravans on the move. These Be.
douins live in tents, which are simply
camel-cloths stretched over boughs. For
the most part they are very poor. and live
on the produce Of a few sheep and goats.
But although poor, the Arab is always
picturesque. The European, beside the
Arab, looks ridiculous. Let his top hat be
ever so shiny, his clothes ever so We. fit
ting, his form ever so straight. he looks
at a disadvantage beside the spare figure
and the flowing draperies of the wandering
Bedouin whom he despises- The Arab is
poor without being abased. He is sordid
without being mercenary. Even his rag
gedness has a grandeur about it,"
The chief item in the Arab costume is a
white cloak called the burnous, which
covers the whole figure. 1t has a hood,
which protects the head from the sun. Be
meath this there are all sorts Of gorgeous
vests and Jackets. The legs are bare, but
the feet are covered with rich red leather
shoes, dyed with the juice of the pome-
granate. A group of Arabs is always strik-
ing, but few more remarkable gatherings
will be seen than in the market place of
Biskra, where hundreds of Arabs assemble
each day to buy and sell cattle, dates and
other wares.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
FOR KNIGHTS TEMPLARS
LOUISVILLE ALREADY DECORATING
STREETS M BUILDINGS.
Getting Ready to Entertain 1OO or
More Observation-Disclosures tn start
for the ConcIave To-Day.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. I.-One week
from to-day will see the arrival of the ad-
vance guard of pilgrims TO the twenty
eighth t~riennial conclave Of the Knights
Templars. to be held in this city Aug q to
so, inclusive. California Commandery, No.
l, with $50 sir knights and fifty ladies, will
start from San Francisco tomorrow. stop
ping at Denver and Chicago en- route and
arriving here next Saturday noon. This
will be the first outside Templar organiza-
ton on the ground. The Californians have
arranged for a reception to all Knights
Templars in the city at the Calf House on
the night of their arrival.
Local Templars claim that never before
in advance of a conclave have such elabo-
rate arrangements been completed. Quar-
tiers have been engaged for 5000 Templars
and ladies for the week of the conclave.
Chairman J. T. Gathright, of the hotels
committee, announced tonight that Louis
vile would be able to more than care for
all visitors. The books of the committee
show that board and lodging for the &C
commodation of at least 100000 additional
strangers is at command.
The decoration of the city in honor OF It's
coming guests is progressing rapidly Inc
quadruple electric arch at the intersection
of Fourth avenue and Broadway is nearing
completion and the 5000 lights with Whlch
it will be Illuminated will be turned on next
Saturday night. BY the middle OF next
week the court of honor on Jefferson street.
between Fifth and Sixth streets. VIII be
finished. This is one of the most elaborate
decorative features ever arranged, several
thousand palms and cut owe being used
in it's adornment.
Already the Templar colors are floating
from a number of office buildings and bust
ness blocks. Electric designs are going up
in a score of places, and before the end OF
next week the city will be CARRIED in the
most brilliant holiday attire it has ever
worn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18

Couldn't Play Cards, Yet Got Into =
Progressive Euchre Game.
Chicago Post.

1nlcaSO GOSt-
We have had a progressive euchre party.
and / shall not soon forget IL. In a thoughts
less moment 1 said YES" when impor-
tuned to put down my name as one OF the
players. Now, i am not a brilliant card
player. having TO confess a chronic inabil-
ity TO distinguish between spades and
clubs without a little thought. still 1 had
played an~d-well-"Fools step In where
angels fear to tread"I said Yes" and
being very busy with golf gave little heed
TO the evening ahead OF me. The evil hour
arrived. We were summoned TO the tables
and / was assigned to No. ,. When the bell
rang ] found myself face 20 face with three
card players who waited with rl-conceaied
Impotence the signal TO begin. All too late
l awoke TO a realization OF WHAT Was pe,
sounded, the pack OF cards was pushed
toward me with some remark about the
visiting lady," a term with which j was
not familiar.
My brain began to swim. but I OWNED
that / was expected TO shuttle and distrib-
ute the cards. For the life OF me / could not
remember how many cards 10 distribute to
each player. besides / knew that my shuf-
fling was a matter OF elaboration and time.
/ can shuffie, but cannot hurry. Tor the
cards have a. way OF sticking together.
Several seconds flew by, and in euchre-
| progressive euchre-time Is measured by
| seconds. 1 turned cold. At last. in despera-
ton, / that 1 had not been play
ing recently, and would be glad IL my part
n nern would Id deal sata for me; Three sad pairs ihse OK eaIies s
gusted individuals doubtless thought certain
things, but there was outward calm buoyed
up by the inward hope of shortly going up
higher.
The game began. And now fortune IA.
vored me in a most extraordinary manner.
We had played but a hand or two when 10
was discovered that our pack OF cards was
imperfect, there were either too many or
too few cards. This fortunate circum-
stance TAT least from my point Of view)
caused a break in the play, consumed some
OF the precious moments, and IN a measure
covered my defects. For j could not be
held altogether responsible for the vagaries
of a game in which five jacks disported
themselves instead OF four. Soon, TO my in
finite relief. the bell sounded, ana two OF
my friends departed. / regretted that they
could not all go but the rules OF the game
forbade.
BY and by. hanging on 20 the skirts OF a
skillful player, / went 20 the frs table, but
not for any length OF time did / remain
there. IL was gratifying. however, 10 hear
the whispers about the good players at the
head table. To be brief, i gravitated
shortly TO the lowest table. n worried
through the evening with an occasional
lucky pay and several occasional gross
plumbers. But i know that the three play
ers who confronted my unblushlrg ignor-
ance when the game began VIII never for
give my temerity IN TO play, and
will doubtless hold me responsible for their
not winning the prize.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
TO BE TRIED AGAIN.
Automobile Gun Carriage Will BE
Given Another Road Test.

CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-Maj. r. p. David
son next Tuesday Will make a second at
tempt to go from here to Washington in
an gun carriage. The expert
ment failed last year owing to the break
ing of the machines. Major Davidson on
this trip will use two elegantly equipped
steam automobile gun carriages carrying
Colts automatic rapid-iring guns. He will
carry a message from General Otis to
General Miles and will travel chiefly at
night to avoid interference from other We
hicles. Seven cadets from the Northwest
ern Military Academy will
Major Davidson. They expect to travel at
q high rate of speed and TO do their cook
ing without d~ismounting. The trip will be
in the nature of a test Of the feasibility
OF such tours In times of necessity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
GERMANS MAY INTERFERE.
VIII Protect Their Interests, Despite
the Monroe Doctrine.

BERLIN. Aug. 17.-various papers dis
cuss the South American trouble. The
Post this morning. referring to the steps
contemplated by Germany. says: THE
imperial government OF course has no in
tention OF mixing itself up in American
quarrels, for Germany has no political in
terests there TO defend. On the other
hand, the important financial and business
interests of German subjects demand ade-
S1ate protection, which the government
will give" The Post does not believe that
tho newspapers OF the United States will
see i'm this a violation OF the Monroe doc
trine. since Germany's action is wholly
nonpolitical and merely protective of bust
ness interests. The paper also believes
that Washington will find nothing objec-
tionable in Germany'S action.
Official circles here admitted to the
correspondent OF the Associated Press to-
day that the Posts utteranceS on the SUBJ
tect OF Germany's South American policy
were inspired. emphasizing the fact that
the authorities at Washington were fully
as to Germany's intentions and
were satisfied Herewith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
The Piano as a Nuisance.
Chicago Tribune.

Piano playing as a business is one Of
those evils which must be endured until
public sentiment has been educated up TO
the point of a proper appreciation of what
Is disagreeable to others. The evil has been
much aggravated of late by the invention
of numerous appliances which can be- at
tached to the piano and played by the
heels, so that large numbers of persons are
now adding TO the discomforts of their
~neighbors and helping 10 destroy property
values. 1t is not impossible appliances of a
similar nature will yet be attached TO cor
nets. trombones, tubas and bassoons. When
that happens perhaps an Infatuated people
will rise and STAY those who use them.
So far as the plano is concerned, how
ever, there does not seem To be any relief
for the victims of pianos at 10 IN the fore
noon, 2 In the afternoon, 8 in the evening,
and 4 the next morning, except to curse the
player. 1t is impossible to fix any hour OF
the day or night in which he or she is not
a nuisance. In the meantime, truly consid-
crate persons will refrain, as the Times
says, from making music at a time Of
night when their ~neighbors are likely to be
asleep, unless there is some special reason
for it." But II they were really good peo-
pie and had a kindly feeling towards their
~neighbors 1T is not likely they could find a
special reason for playing at any time, day
or night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
WAR ON FALLEN WOMEN.
Effort to Drive Them Out of New
York Tenements.

NEW YORK, Aug. II. Deputy Police
COMMISSIONS Devery's charge that disor-
derby women are being driven out of the
tenements for political purposes was an
swered to-day by Robert Grier Monroe,
counsel to the committee of fifteen. Mr..
Monroe said: There is no doubt that we
will be able eventually to drive this class
out of the tenements. That is the line on
which the committe is working, and with
the aid of the new tenement-house law
expect to be successful. OF course, these
unfortunates must go somewhere. When
Devery was chief he understood all we
demanded was that these women should
keep to themselves, should avoid the tene-
ments and remain in houses used for no
other purpose and in neighborhoods where
their presence was not Objectionable"
Commissioner of Police Murphy said that
the whole thing originated in politics and
was aimed at Tammany Hall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18

vasion Of Venezuelan territory was made
by a Colombian army. In reply 70 these
6enials the significant fact can be pointed
out that Senior Herran, ColOmbia's
charge d'afaires at Washington. has not
yet contradictcd the report OF his govern
ments participation in the invasion, nor
the presence on the Venezuelan frontier of
General Gonzales Nelencia. former minister
OF war of Colombia. But there are more
convincing proofs than this mere circum-
stantial evidence. The Caracas government
been officially informed by the com
mander OF our army IN san Cristobai that
among the troops who invaded Venezuela
were the Colombian regiments known as
Sucre. BOmbCna, GiraldOt. Nencedores.
Tenerife and seventeen more, commanded
BY lombi army officers. Some of the
latter were Generals Gasparini. Pedro Leon
Canal and Riascos. Ny advices say that
the killed, wounded and captured Of the
other side wore the uniform of the COlom-
bisn army. Two of the prisoners wore the
insignia OF the .GTenadiers of Cucuta- The
Venezuelan officials OF the frontier have or
dered an Investigation which is expected ID
yield further evidence Of COlOmDia's COM
plicity in the two unsuccessful raids on our
frontier
Senior Tomas Herran, charge d'affaires Of
the Colombian legation at Washington, is
IN this city awaiting the arrival of his
family from Colombia. lie said yesterday:
There is no doubt that Venezuela has
given help 70 the rebels In Colombia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18
Fleet of Ships Tied Up.

SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug. 17.-Twen-
ty-nine deep-water ships, all chartered to
carry grain out Of this port for European
markets. are tied up in the harbor, unable
to take on their cargoes because OF the
strike. These vessels aggregate 81, TAG reg
istered tons displacement, and they have a
carrying capacity of about 100000 tons OF
grain. Besides this fleet of chartered grain
ships there are four other grain-carrying
vessels in the harbor, with al aggregate
tonnage Of S.429 tons. which have not ac-
cepted charters. -Four other vessels are
MIA products, but they cannot get away for
want of men TO load them. In addition to
the grain fleet there are fifteen vessels un-
der charter TO sail for Hawaiian island
ports and return with sugar cargoes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-08-18

novelist suggested that the obstinacy OF
his race forced il upon America; another
that the Scotch and Americans both draw
English. 1t is agreed that a writer can be
either enriched or ruined by a taste for
slang. IL he selects words of which the
vitality depends on epheneral conditions.
he sets a limit to his own literary life.
IL he chooses the slang words which are
proper Corollaries of permanent terms ne
may in a hundred years have the reputa-
ton Of using the language, not with disre-
spect. but with the variety and freedom OK
genius.
ness. L was lying on the grass In a meadow
belonging TO Magdalen College. oxford. \
passing don protested. / replied that I
supposed that L have a right to lie on the
grass. 1T is not a question OF right" said
he. There is no right involved. Ia GER
tain places you are permitted 10 lie on the
grass" Such a distinction would be made
in a law school in Amcrica-hardly in a
somewhat ill-natured exchange of words.