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the strangers who made complaint had to
leave town the same night, so the Offend
ers got off. All the guides in the Capitol.
and there are thirteen, are authorized by
law. They are regularly appointed, and
their charges are fixed by the officials of
the Senate and House. respectively. We
never hear any complaint from them. But
those who impose on the unsuspecting pub
lie are the ones we are after. They can
be found around the Peace monument at
the foot OF the Capitol. They wear badges
the regular Capitol guide.
When the guide who loiters at the
foot OF the hill. sees anyone who acts like
a stranger-you can always tell a stranger.
especially one on sightseeing bent-he
approaches and offers his services. which
are frequently declined. Then il is that
tee alleged guide gets in his revenge. AS
a general rule the strange will say:
No. l don't need a guide; i haven't
much time and / can see all | want of the
Capitol and the Congressional Library be-
fore train time
IF this occurs early in the morning the
guide says: 1t is too bad, you can't stay
over. You see. the Capitol is not open TO
the public except when Congress is in
session or the Supreme Court is sitting.
and the court has adjourned until next
week. The Congressional Library is only
open. from 6 o'clock until 10 o'clock in the
evening"
Frequently the stranger will turn back,
believing he has been told the truth,
Again it happens that a party of six or
t-eit viz ~ Z 4 " tit udN, Will III
into the clutches of these guides AS
these guides are not permitted to ply
their calling in the building, they tell the
party In hand that the Capltol is closed
to the public for that day. because of GER
tain improvements being made: and that
the Congressional Library is only open in
the evening.
This statement is generally accepted
and the guide will then pilot his party
to various places of interest around the
city, and for so doing will charge an ex.
tortionate fee. II it is refused he will
threaten to call the police. Rather thar
create a scene, especially when there are
ladies In the party. the one in charge will
submit, and pay the fee demanded.
Sometimes a lone stranger will be picked
up by the alleged guide who after
showing him around will lead him 10
some convenient spot In the monument
grounds and successfully work the shell
game. This used to be a common occur.
renee years ago. but IL is only once In a
while that fleeing OF this character comes
u our attention. The regularly appointed
Capitol guide is all right. He is a gentle.
man and a man OF integrity, and he mus,
live up 10 the rules prescribed or be dis.
missed. Only once In a great while is q
complaint lodged against a Capitol guide
and in investigation will generally SHOW
that the complainant was Vat fault
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Inc OfIlcl3lS AT the weather Dufedu ia0e
night said that to-day would possibly be
warmer and fair. They could see no pros
pect for any relief in thunderstorms or
rain.
At Washington last night the Weather
Bureau reported that the backbone OF the
hot wave had been broken. at least tempo
rarily. by showers and thunderstorms that
swept over the Atlanttc States and the up
per lake region Saturday afternoon. but
the Weather Bureau holds out no assurance
as to the permanency Of the break. Up in
Nova Scotia the barometric high pressure
was banked up last night. giving promise
of winds from the eastward. with cooler
weather in its train. 1t was very much
cooler last night through New England.
and storms in the afternoon and evening.
according to the forecast OF Official Frank
enfield. give promise that the next day. or
two at least will not be so abnormally hot
as the record-breaking days of the past
week. The mercury has FALLEN in greater or
less degree everywhere TO the east OF the
Mississippi. while west of the Mississippi,
except i'm the extreme Southwest. the tenn
p~erature is considerably warmer. Further
relief in the way of showers in the New
England ana the middle Atlantic States and
thunderstorms in the South, including part
of the West Gulf States. together with va
riabIe winds and clouds in the lake region,
is predicted for to-day.
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Cable Notes.

Evelyn b. Baldwin. leader OF the Bald
win-Zeigler arctic expedition. started from
Christiana yesterday for Tromso. Norway.
The khedive of Egypt. Abys Hilmi, ar
rived at Constantinople yesterday and pro-
ceeded to visit the Sultan at the Yildiz
Palace.
A late report from Beauthen. Upper
Silesia, where the Barnum & Bailey circus
train was wrecked, says that William
Smith and Charles FELTON, were killed. The
property loss was about 50.G0 marks.
Mrs. Ronalds, one of the American ladies
who raised the fund when the hospital
ship Maine was bought and equipped for
the use of the British in the Boer war,
has been gaZetted at London as an honor
airy lady of grace of the Order OF st. John
of Jerusalem.
The Car. in approving the recommends
tons of the commission of the reorganiza
ton in the Russian nigh schools. wrote or
the margin OF the report, Il hope earnest
consideration VIII also be given &c
strengthening the religious and moral edu-
cation or our youth
AS there appears to be some doubt wheth-
er the English combination of salt manu-
facturers. completed u IS. can be main
tanned. the officials of the salt union are
now said to be considering the practicable
salt trust. They talk OF sending an official
10 the United States to see what is feast
BILE.
Prince and Princess Henry of Prussia
arrived at CronsDerg on a VISIT TO the
Dowager Empress Frederick. The latter's
condition is not so satisfactory. During the
last few days she has suffered from severe
pains, which prevented her USUAL drives
The dowager Empress. however, spends
most of the day on the castle terrace oil
under a tent on the lawn.
AT the Mansion House Police Court. Lon
don, yesterday, Julian Field. an author
was committed for trial on the charge OF
forging an agreement whereby il was made
to appear that William Waldorf Astor haC
promised TO pay him FL. 400 for stories to bt
published In Mr. Astor's magazine. Field
denies that he was guilty OF the alleged
forgery. and averred that he had a com.
plete answer to the charge.
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IMPOST0RS AS I D
Complaint as to Persons Who Loiter
About the Capitol.

Washington Times.
a number of complaints nave reached the
Capitol police within the past two or three
days that strangers visiting the Capitol
have been imposed on by men calling them
selves Capitol guides. These alleged
guides, the police have been informed, are
stationed, or rather loiter, around the
Peace monument. and when a party of
strangers comes in sight the alleged guides
walk up to them and. in a polite manner.
say:
DO you want a Capitol guide?"
If the reply is in the negative, and the
time is in the morning. the sightseers are
informed that the Capitol building will not
be opened until a late hour In the after
noon. and if in the afternoon, the strang-
ers are told that the big building is closed
for the day.
A Capitol policeman, speaking of these
complaints. said this morning:
we have made en- Investigation and
find that the complaints are we'll founded.
We only have jurisdiction OF the Capitol
grounds. and we see TO 1t that these men
calling themselves Capitol guides are
kept OF The grounds. There would have
been several arrests the other day. but
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Officers and Trustees EIected-Dr. X.
v. Hunter Represents Indiana.

CINCINNATI. July 6.-The business of
the Endeavorers, as far as business APP
plies 10 that organization. was practically
completed at a session OF the corporation
members (the United Society at the Grand
Hotel this morning. The meeting was opened
by President Francis Clark. and special
devotional prayers for the late Rev. DR..
Maltbie Babcock, who committed suicide
III Italy, and for Rev. j. Wilbur Chap
man. who is Ill n Indiana. were led by
the Rev. Floyd Tompkins, of Philadelphia,
and w. III. Mcmillan, Of Pittsburg. A
resolution of coincidence was ordered sent
to the relatives of the late DR.. Babcock
and a message of good will and sympathy
was t~elegraphed 10 DIR. Chapman. The
report OF Treasurer William Shaw was
then submitted. 1t showed the total re-
oeIpts for the year ending June l to be
$l1. O2O. expenses. SlO.S64, leaving a balance
on hand of Sl56.
The following were then elected as gen.
eral trustees: Bishop B.. w. Arnett, Will
bcrforce, o.: Rev. w. ]. Darby. Evans
vile, Ind; Bishop Samuel Fallows. Chi
cago; Rev. Rufus w. Miller. Reading. Pa:
Rev. w. H.. Mcmillan. Allegheny, Pa;
Rev. L. S. Henson, Chicago; Bishop A.
Walters, Jersey City; Rev. !. II. Garrison,
81 I<OQiS, lIOltSSOI JdlliCS l.. ftOMc, Lex
lngton, Va: Rev. Ii. Il. Shupe, Dayton.
o.; Rev. j. NJ. Lowssen. Providence; Rev.
Canon J. Il. Richardson, London, Ont;
Rev. Cleland 3. McAfee, Chicago, and Hon.
5. Il. Capen, Boston; Pew. Ira Landrith,
Nashville. Tenn. and Prof. Russell, Earl
ham College. Richmond, Ind.
Treasurer Shaw rendered his ~resigna-
ton as trustee, and Hon. :. b. Capen, OF
Boston. was selected 10 succeed him. Rev.
Cleland Is. McAfee, of Chicago, was elect
tel to succeed the late DR.. Babcock. The
following officers were then reelected by
the conventions: Francis T.. Clark, Boston.
president; William Shaw, Boston, treasur-
er; John w. Baer. Boston. general secre-
tary. and +. II. Kidder. Boston, auditor.
y new position of field secretary was ere
atod ana Rev. Clarence Il. Eberman, OF
Lancaster. Pa. was elected.
Among the State presidents and trustees
elected was the Rev. Rice V. Hunter, of In
annapolis. for Indiana.
The board of trustees assembled Satur-
day afternoon to decide upon the city for
the next convention. which is TO be held i'm
1908. y big delegation presented the claims
OF st. Louis. laying especial stress upon the
exposition rates which will be in effect
there at that time. but. as the trustees ex-
pected To hear from other cities, notably
Denver. which Is after the 1908 convention.
they left the matter in the hands Of the
executive committee of the board to decide.
and no city Will be chosen during the pres
ent convention.
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MR.. HERBERT IN A FIX"


NEW YORK. July 6.-Hilary A. Herbert
of Alabama, secretary of the navy under
President Cleveland. did not sail for Eu-
rope to-day. All his baggage is well on
the way there on the steamship Staten
dam. but Mr.. Herbert is at the Hoffman
House in anything but a contented franc
OF mind.
Mr.. Herbert reached New York a few
days ago. having a European trip in view.
Having some business in Boston. he sent
his trunks and valises on board the Staat-
endam and started for Boston on Thurs
day night. He concluded his business in
Boston on Friday and boarded the Fall
River line boat Priscilla Dove. expecting
to reach this city in ample time to catch
his steamer to-day. TIL Priscilla. on ac-
count of the fog. anchored In the SOUND IN
the early morning, where she remained for
hours. Mr.. Herbert arrived here two hours
after the departure of the Staateudam.
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Dig Indianapolis Crowd.

The Indianapolis special train for the
Y. p. 5. C. T.. left Yesterday morning
over the Big -Four for the worlds convea-
ton. which began last night in Cincinnati.
Three hundred members of the local society
made the trip. With the Indianapolis par
ty. additional crowds from Kokomo, Leb-
anon ard other points celtering here
swelied the crowd TO about l.co members.
In the party which left We're Judge Kirk
patrick. of kokonO. worlds vice presi-
dent. and W. j. Devoid. OF Lebanon. State
treasurer OF the society. Another large
crowd OF EnGeavorers viii leave to-mos-
row for the convention city Rev. r. V.
Hunter. State president. and = number OF
pastors vii! leave with the latter crowd.
One OF the features or yesterdays party
was a clue OF young women wearing shirt
waists OF the same pattern and material.
on the headgear of each woman was a
little ribbon bearing the legend: we are
from Indianapolis" These young women
comprised the Dignity Club. mostly from
the Christian churches. The club has a
special pattern az Shirtwaist for each day
OF The convention.
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Test of Nnvnl Boilers.

LONDON, July 6.-The British cruisers
Minerva and Hyacinthe sailed from Devon
port for Gibraltar. his evening, for the
sole purpose Of putting the respective mer-
its Of the Belleville and Scotch boilers TO
a final. decisive test. The Minerva has
Scotch boilers and the Hyacinthe has Belle
Vile boilers. Both warsnips are of almost
the same coal capacity, as they are sister
ships. Members OF the government boiler
commission are on board each vessel. Spec
ui3tion and rivalry are keen regarding the
result. The Minerva and Hyacinthe are 70
steam az sixteen knots speed TO Gibraltar.
cruise around in those waters. clean their
boilers and then race home. The Hyacinthe
is the ~favorite In the betting.
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A FREAK OF THE HEAT
At SEVEN IN THE EVENING
THAN = TIME DURING THE DAY.
The Thermometer Reached 81 Degrees
at That Hour-Generai Weath-
er Conditions.

Local residents were treated yesterday
20 an ideal summer day. Although tine
sun shot down its rays in a direct way,
evidently attempting to continue the warm
spell. a stiff breeze during the entire day
cooled Old Soils work and made life bear
able. The pecuiiaTity OF yesterday
weather report was that during the middle
OF the day II was cooler than IL was near
evening. From > o'clock until ) the Their
mometer remained stationary. at SO de-
grees. At noon. and a few hours preceo-
ing. the mercury gradually worked its way
from 50 degrees up until II reached 81 at l.
O'Clock. The stiff breeze OF the afternoon
kept II nearly at a standstill for the rest
of the day. Z 6 o'clock a lull In the
wind made the mercury jump TO 81 degrees
the hottest hour Of the day. The hourly
record for Yesterday was as follows:
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Jones Organizing

CHICAGO. July 6.-The Record-Herald
says: Mother Jones. who did SO much
to encourage the coal miners in their strike
In Pennsylvania a year ago. holding meet
inGs and addressing them wherever a few
could be got together, and who since has
assisted the striking silk workers in New
Jersey and the carpet weavers in Phila-
delphia TO stand out for their demands, has
been in Chicago the past few weeks assist
ing the of the Women's Trade
Union Label League to organize the serv-
ant girls. AS a result of the work done
by the committee. with the aid of Mother
Jones. several hundred servant girls have
signified their intention of becoming char
ter members of the first servant girls union
of Chicago. which will be formed on Thurs
day night"
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WASHINGTON, July 6.-The maximum
temperature for the day in Washington was
reached at half past 2 this afternoon, when
the Weather Bureau thermometer recorded
95. which is . degrees less than the maxi
mum for the corresponding day last year.
But the storm that broke a little later
caused a drop of "A degrees within three and
a half hours. The night was cool, with a
refreshing breeze.
Fiv deaths and six prostrations from
the heat were reported to-day. all but one
of the deaths. however. being attributable
to the heat of yesterday.
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Nearly o Deaths I'm n week.

BALTIMORE, Nd, July 6.-The number
of deaths in this city for the week ending
to-day is 45S. the highest Of which the
health department has any record. OF
these 256 were children under five years Of
age. At least 30 per cent. of the mortality
is said by the health department officials
to be due. either directly or indirectly. TO
the intense heat which has prevailed dur
ing the period mentioned.
The hot spell was at least temporarily
ended this afternoon by a thunderstorm
which came up at about $3.50 y. m. and sent
the mercury down from 96 to 60 in less than
an hour.
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Did Not Fight n Duel.

PAEIS July e.-Carcful investigation OF
the report cabled 10 the United States
and published there that Albert Hopkins.
son of the president of the Woman's Col
lege. in Baltimore. and a relative of the
benefactor of Johns Hopkins University,
had fought a duel with Henri d'Estournel.
disabling his opponent by a wound In the
sword arm, has satisfied the inquirers that
the story is quite uDfounded. Nothing is
published regarding such an affair and
noti,ing Is known oil IL by the police or in
other competent quarters. Henri dEstour-
mel is not know. here. Albert Hopkins,
when seen this evening. declined to discuss
the story.
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FORT ERIE, Ont. July 6.-This place
was visited last night by the most severe
electrical storm ever known in Canada
At the race track the row of stables was
struck and a colored jockey, William Scott,
of Louisville, Ky, was killed. William
Benner, a farmer. whose stable is just out
side the track. was killed and his son rem
dered unconscious. Mrs. Wolver met death
i'm the same manner. The others injured
are William Nash. OF Chicago, and William
Mccormick. of Toronto. Several valuable
horses were injured.
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L~iGhtning's Work In Alabama.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, July 6.-During a
thunderstorm which prevailed over this
section of the State this afternoon three
persons were killed. A four-year-old child
was killed in Montgomery, a negro was
killed near Greenviile and a negress near
Wetumpka. a residence was destroyed at
iured.
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TO SUCCEED KYLE.
a. II. KittredGe May BE Appointed
yaited states Senator.

SIOUX FALLS. s. D.. July 6.-Hon. A.
Z. Kittredge. a prominent attorney OF this
city and an ex-Republican national com-
mitteeman from South Dakota, will be
appointed by Governor Herr:ed to fill the
vacancy caused by the death a few DAYS
ago OF United states Senator James Ii.
Kyle.
Mr.. kittredge Is a resident of what Is
considered Senator CANDLES district. and
his appointment. 1t Is said. will leave a
clear field In the north portion OF the
State for the various candidates for the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-07-07
Fourth of July in Brazil.

RIO DE JANEIRO. July 6.-The Bra
lillian Fourth of July manifestations aston
ished the Europeans here. The Brazilian
warships were decorated. the press was en-
thusiastic and the United states legation
was ~seronaded. 4 banquet and ball were
given i'm honor of the United States minis
ter, Charles z. Bryan. by State President
Bocayuva. The officers of the United States
cruisers Chicago and Atlanta and the diplo-
matte corps were present. The Chicago is
bound for Europe.
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Claimed by Illinois Republicans.

CHICAGO, July 6.-The following tele-
gram was received from United States Sem
city. to-day: THE resignation of Controller
Dawes will probably make a good place for
an Illinois Republican. as il was charged to
the State when the appointment was made.
Under the settled practice of the party. as
IL goes to the Senate for confirmation, the
two senator's will be consulted as to the APP
pointee. l have written Senator Cullom,
and have no doubt he can agree upon a
NAN to preSent.'
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CLEVELAND. O. July 6.-The delegation
from Cuyahoga county TO the Democratic
state convention in Columbus will seek 10
have introduced into the state platform the
adopted at the CuyanoGa county
IN relation TO a reformation IN
the matter Of state taxes. 1t bears espe-
cially on the amount Of railroad property
in the State that is now claimed 10 be un-
taxed. and places the sum az sJy0.OW,VW.
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NEW CAISSON SINKS.


NEW YORK, July 6.-The rev $4,000
caisson constructed iii Philadelphia for use
in the newly reconstructed dry dock, No. ?.
at the Brooklyn navy yard, lies completely
submerged in the dry dock, having sunk
this afternoon from what is alleged TO have
been the defective working of the auto
matte valves which We're being operated to
bring the caisson to It's proper leved of
adjustment at the mouth OF the dry dock.
An engineer and half n dozen assistants
who happened 20 be inside OF the caisson
attending 10 the work were forced TO
scramble hurriediy out OF the compartment
TO save themselves. Tomorrow divers will
be put 10 work or the caisson to ascertain
what will be necessary to raise IL.
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KILB0URNE HAS A CINCH.


COLUMBUS. O.. July 1.-THE committee
which has been managing the campaign
OF Colonel James Kiltourne for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor gave out
a statement tonight. In which they claim
792 votes for Kilbourne on the first bal
lot. The committee comedies the remain
ing los 20 Colonel Zimmerman, OF Spring
field. four hundred and seventy-six votes
will be necessary 20 a choice in the con-
ventior.
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RICHMOND. - Next Saturday Judge
Henry c. Fox. of the Circuit Court. viii
hand down his opinion as to the sufficiency
OF the charges preferred against William
a. Bond. prosecuting attorney. by Attorney
Samuel G. WEaIesell. asking that he be de-
barred from practice. The court first APP
pointed a committee to investigate the
charges, but later abolished IL and took the
matter into his " hands. A demurrer TO
the complaint setting forth the allegations
OF malfeasance was argued Saturday.
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Not at


st. Paul Pioneer Press.
When Mayor Carter Harrison saws ,ha.
he is mot a candidate and does not intanS
TO be a candidate FOR the presidency" ev-
eroody understands that he simply means
the Democratic nomination. or. If he conid
That he can see no chance Of being electad
He would be a candidate ouickIv o,oSseu:
he thought there was any show for h,re ~
he isn't in il. oeSduse
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A RecOrd-Brcnking Cabinet.

PARIS. July 6.-The Waldeck-Rousseau
Ministry is now practically certain TO
achieve the record length of life of any
Cabinet of the present republic. Parlia-
ment was prorogued to-day aud will not
meet again until November. The Ministry
Is safe until then, and at the end of Oc-
tober ii will have attained the twenty
eighth month of its existence. having
beaten the record OF the Meline Ministry by
two months.
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MERIDIAN, Tex, July 6.-After 1,137 ball
lots the Democratic congressional conven-
ton adjourned 10 meet at Dallas on Mon
Gay next. The last ballot showed no ma
terial alteration in the vote for the five
candidates before the convention. II is the
general opinion that If a nomination is not
secured early at Dallas new aspirants will
enter the race.
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UNCLOUDED SKIES.
Fair Weather Promised for To-day
and ENTHUSIASTICALLY Cooler.

WASHINGTON. July 6.-Forecast for
Sunday and Monday:
For Ohio-Partly cloudy on Sunday and
Monday; fresh westerly winds.
For Indiana-Fair on Sunday and Mon
day: fresh northerly winds.
For nlinois-Fai- on Sunday and Mon
day; not so warm On Sunday near the
lakes; fresh northerly winds.