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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

civilians who. In war and In peace. build
and suTtain the civic structure. liz g 4
pleasure 70 speak. IN this environment. or
almost the ideal OF good citizenship who
was for years identified with this college
who against ODDS which il q aur-iinariaS
scw to Icok back upon. fought for free
s,rools In Indiana. Let Us rot deny the
tribute OF grateful memory 10 him who
80 - 10 CO j" ny u~fh VI az, hi ~
Sis voice H. the wilderness, begging for
enlightenment. and ceasinS not his appeal
Through encouragement and defeat until nc
had gained his end. Every schoolhouse on
Mis-. .iIsts' -" l. monument 20 '-1'''
Referring to the late Maurice Thompson.
Mr.. Nicholson said: AS the sweet June
weather possessed this year the Indiana
hills and meadows, and the migrant wild
birds came back 10 the lovely woodlands
OF this beautiful valley, one who was your
friend and my fliend did not meet the
glowing skies and the Frightening land
scape with his old-tine welcome Nc must
now content ourselves with his old songs
and old tales. for others he cannot call
back TO US: nor can he give Us again his
keen, hopeful and inspiring words on lit
erature on politics, on life. | should not
with full heart. remembering how much
MS example has been TO us; or what good
report were the things he stood for, ana the
devotion he gave, in these braZen. COM
thought and done in the world.
Mere eccentricity should never delude
- iiiec tie DtlItL ECpECScItS ppNSA .
and this is as true OF politics as OF itera-
ture. In recent years we have had far TOO
many contributions 10 our literature which
have been merely curious and whimsical.
II IL far better TO keep close 20 literary ira
Gitions and attempt nothing new than 10
do violence TO all laws OF form in the nope
of being different at any cost
I'VE know well the lifting power of it,
erSture; let us find also the lifting power
OF science. There are boundaries that must
be set in democracy. and science must de-
termine them; and in social and political
economy we are pOwerleSs without sci
ence Science has. then, offices that are
of immense Importance in democracy.
not only 10 live, but TO live n0by. science
less. and wasteful and ineXact. tIscn sci
ence must teach us heedfulness, fragality,
precision
The Phi Beta Kappa election resulted as
follows: President. Benjamin Crane; vice
president r. \. King; secretary and treas
urcr. Don aldson Bodine. Mr. Nicholson. the
orator this year, was elected TO an honor
airy membership. Prof. Tuttle was elected
delegate TO the national convention, and
Judge a. ID. Thomas was appointed COM
mittee 10 draft suitable resolutions on the
death of ex-PreSident Joseph +. Tuttie.
who had been president OF the local chap
The four honor seniors. Messrs. Stoner.
Duncan, Nave and Hoobler We're initiated
into the fraternity at the morning session.
Twenty members of tho class OF 1880 will
banquet at the Crawford House tomorrow,
and with the presidents leVee at Yandes
Library Hail. in the evening, will conclude
the commencement exercises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
NO AGREEMENT REACHED.


The executive committee appointed by
Governor Durbin to have charge of ar
rangements for the dedication of the mon
ument held meeting in the Governor
parlor yesterday between IL a. m. and 4
p. m. The principal question before the
committee. after il organized and elected
officers. was the selection of a date for the
dedication ceremonies. After discussing
this question until nearly 1 o'clock the
seven members of the committee decided
that adjournment for luncheon might
assist them in reaching a conclusion. After
lunch the discussion was resumed, and al
though none of the committee would di-
vulge what was said. il was understood
that spirited talks were made by support
ers OF the various dates for the dedication.
AT CLOCK the attempt TO come to a
settlement of the question was abandoned
tor the day. and the committee adjourned
TO meet again in the same place Friday
morning. June Is. ar IL O'Clock at which
time they hope TO determine the matter.
When the date of the ceremonies is fixed
the committee will at once proceed 10 de-
wise ways and means for raising funds suf-
fcient TO defray the expenses of the event.
which are likely 10 be very large since the
dedication will be made national in its inn
pCrtance.
The committee. as organized. is made up
as follows:
Chairman-Covernor w. T. Durbin
Vice Chairman-Harry G. Adams. Indian
apols.
secretary-W. = Heron. Crawfordsvire.
Treasurer-Capt. William r. English, In
dianapolis.
other MISUNDERSTOOD. David " Foster
Fort Wayne; Judge \. O. Marsh. Winches-
ter ). l.. Gillette. Evansville: John Il.
Frenzel indianapolis.
Neither Captain English nor Colonel Eos
ter was present at yesterdays meeting.
The Governor has not yet received official
information that Colonel Foster will not be
able TO serve on the committee. hence has
taken no steps 10 select a successor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
RUSSELL SAGE SUED.
Asked to Pay $4,000 Damages for
Neglect I'm a "Putsv Case.

NEW YORK. June 1S-In the Supreme
just been brought against Russell Sage.
who introduced the business OF trading in
puts" and calls by Robert ID. Nroom.
who for years has been accustomed TO puy
these privileges from him. The action is
the outgrowth of a difficulty which
CURED on May 3, the day OF the panic. Mr..
Vroom came into Mr.. Sage's Office on the
morning of that day holding puts sold
by the latter on 500 shares OF Chicago. Rock
Island * Pacific The stocks in which Mr..
Vroom had the privileges were then so low,
according to the tape. that IL he could buy
them about those figures he could deliver
them TO Mr.. Sage at the figures named In
his puts" and make a net profit OF many
thousands. He handed his privileges over
10 Mr.. Sage-who has them yet-and asked
the financier TO buy I'm the stock for him
a a broker. whereupon he would sell them
to Mr.. Sage at the put prices.
From this point the stories diverge. sir.
Sage said recently I'm discussing the meet
ing: Rock Island was selling at $50 when
Mr.. Vroom, who held my puts on 800
shares at prices ranging from lao TO los
] turned the order i'm 10 my brokers' But
the tape was twenty-five minutes behind
time, and the price they had TO pay was
l55. OF course this showed no pront TO Mr..
Nroom, but | could not help IL"
J. II. Miller, the plaintiffs attorney SAID
in the course of an interview explaining MS
clients side OF the case: Mr.. Nroom ce-
n.anded back the privileges. but could not
worth more than the actual profit that
could have been made on them In the
transactions he authorized MI. sage 10
make. We think we have a good case.
Mr.. Sage. through mis- counsel. has OIL
tanned an extension OF time till June 30 IN
which 10 file his answer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

II the Democratic local organ were as
gifted in recognizing actual facts as it is
in evolving counterfeit ones it would be
more reliable and less miserable. Just now
it is making itself unhappy over an mag
mary scheme to postpone the dedication of
the soldiers and sailors monument until
next year. and having evolved the scheme
IL proceeds to denounce 1t as being ''in the
interest of peanut politics" There is SO
much politics in Indiana of a large growth
that a disposition to regard everything
from a peanut politics point of view argues
rather a morbid taste. In the present case
II argues a microscopic vision. for optics
sharp IL takes, 1 ween, TO what is not
to be seen" There is no peanut politics
in the alleged scheme to postpone the ded-
ication of the monument for the very good
reason that there is no such scheme. The
organs criticism of the Governor in this
matter is about as reasonable as IL 1t
should accuse him of peanut politics in pro-
posing to open negotiations with EXPIRES
ident Kruger or doing some other thing
that he never dreamed of doing. All the
Governor has done is to comply with the
request OF a representative meeting of vet
Grams and citizens in appointing a COM
mittee to make arrangements for the ded-
ication. The whole matter was turned over
TO this committee without instructions or
suggestions, with full assurance that its
action would be right and proper. No per-
son has questioned the motives of the COM
mittee or attempted TO forestal or dictate
its action except the paper in question. If
II had been thought advisable 10 instruct
the committee the citizens meeting which
provided for IFS appointment would have
done so. Whatever its conclusion there
will be no politics in it. peanut or other
wise. The hysterical organ should give
itself and its readers rest by dealing
with the facts OF the case instead of with
phantasms.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
THE NEW AMERICAN DIPLOMACY

The foreign diplomatic appointments an
nounced in yesterdays Journal are indiea-
tive of change that is going on in the
character of that branch OF the public serv-
ice. The appointments alluded to included
the transfer of one minister from Venezu-
ella TO Portugal, Of another from Persia TO
Venezuela, of the promotion of first sec
rotary Of legation 10 be minister. of a Sec
ond secretary of legation TO be first and Of
a third secretary to be second. All of these
appointments were apparently made upon
merit rather than for political influence or
party service. They indicate a change in
our diplomatic service in the nature of
gradual evolution toward n perma-
nent service and an established corps Of
trained diploma lists. 1t may not be desir
able that this change should proceed TO the
extent of rivaling the diplomatic establish
ments of Europe, where diplomacy is a life
career. but there be doubt that the
country has sometimes suffered by the un-
fitness or inexperience of its foreign repre-
sentatives. and that its foreign relations
would be benefited by having trained and
positions Not that diplomacy is mysteri-
Gus occult art beyond the reach of aver
age intelligent Americans to master. but
in its practical application there are
tormalities and details which only be
learned by experience, and which. insig-
nficant in themselves. are made important
by custom and tradition. If we are TO
maintain our position a world power
. with foreign relations of constantly grow
ing Importance these conventional features
some extent cultivated. This is kind of
knowledge that can only be acquired by
experience, and the lack of which cannot
be compensated by natural ability, which
most OF our foreign representatives I'M
doubtedly possess. The weakness of our
foreign service in this regard has often
been commented on, and the change which
is gradually taking place toward higher
standard Of technical training should inure
to the benefit of the country. The trans
fers and promotions just announced were
probably made on the recommendation of
Secretary of State Hay, who is himself
product of the new school of American
diplomacy, having served successfully as
secretary of legation al Paris, acting min
lister at Vienna, secretary of legation ar
The eminent service he is rendering as
secretary of state illustrates the value of
diplomatic training.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
SPEECH BY }. ID. RocKEFELLER.
Chicago Univcrsity's Great Benefactor
Talks TO Students.

CHICAGO. June lS-This day OF
much activity At the University Of Chicago.
At noon the thirty-eighth university con-
vocation was held in the big convocation
tent and the chief feature of the pro-
gramme was an address by John ID. Rookie
Teller. founder of the institution. which is
now celebrating its decennial anniversary.
number OF addresses were made by men,
bers of the university. At the close Of
Mr.. Rockefeller's address President w. r.
Harper rendered his decennial statement
and then conferred the degrees.
Wild cheering greeted MIR. Rockefeller
when he arose TO speak at the university
convocation to-day. lie said: II not
here to discuss theological questions. such
as whether Jonah's relation TO the whale
was that of tenant or as landlord, nor yet
the question OF whether Stephen a. Douglas
all honor 10 his memory-or President
Harper was the founder OF the University
OF Chicago. But OF this l am satisfied
the University of Chicago would not he
in existence to-day had il not been for
our honored president, William A. Harper.
Then Mr.. Rockefeller went on 10 say
that friends and contributors 10 the uni
versity could be relied on TO continue their
support. Great applause followed this
statement. After IL had become quiet again
the speaker said he knew several members
OF the board OF trustees VINO were ABOUT
To make large AGAIN
there was much cheering.
Following this Mr.. Rockefeller began 10
talk 10 the students. He said: students
of the University of Chicago. what can L
say to YOU that will enable you to make
the best OF your opportunities? Whatever
your station may be hereafter do not fail
TO turn gratefully TO your families and
friends who have stood by you in your
struggle for an education. L entreat you
forget them and not TO fail the
years so by frequently 10 express 10 them
ff,rr md I'd 4nI ROTH tn
them proof of the sincerity OF your unfah-
ing appreciation We shall continue IN the
future in the past to need great men
and women in the commercial and profess
sional world. but we shall also need just
as many men and women who can and will
fill the humblest positions accompanying
ly and aCceDtably."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
PARK LAND PURCHASE.
Superintendent Power Says Board is
HeIpIess-Municipal Affairs.

Since the action of the City Council in
killing the ordinance for a transfer of the
funds with which to purchase land which
it was proposed 10 add to Riverside Park
the Park Board will proceed with the i'm
provements planned for the year Superin-
tendent Power said yesterday that the
board was utterly helpless with regard to
the purchase of the land at Riverside I'M
less the controller would reconsider his
former decision and recommend to the
Council appropriation of the amount of
money necessary The controller refused TO
make such a recommendation before. but
ii is thought he may reconsider. If the
request should be made of the Council.
however. it is very probable that it would
be denied
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
wnnt the Council to Act.

The matter of using voting machines in
the special election in the Fifteenth ward
is up to the City Council. City Clerk
Geckler and w. w. Spencer. members of
the Board of Election Commissioners, are
in favor of using the machines, but want
the Council to take the responsibility Mr..
Spencer thinks that in special city cleo
ton Il is the place of the City Council to
decide the matter. 1t is probable that the
matter Will come up before the Council at
it's next meeting. City Controller Johnson
has eXerted himselfero have the machines
tried in the coming election, and as they
will be furnished TO the city without cost,
il is thought the Council viii take some
action at its next meeting TO provide for
their use.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

An odd mingling of commercialism with
religion is the proposed tablishment of a
beet sugar refinery in Colorado by the Sal
walton Army. The latter already have a
fiourishing colony at Amity. in that State,
and they have contracted with a sugar re-
inning company to supply the beets for an
extensive refinery. Geographically. Colo
RADIO is in the sugar-beet belt, and with
worldly capital one side and religious
zeal on the other the undertaking will
probably prove a success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

1t should be understood that County
Treasurer kOehne has been sued because
he refuses 10 permit number of persons TO
search the books 10 find the names of those
who are delinquent in small sums OF money
under the Barrett law The Journal will not
apply any nape 10 the profession OF the
persons who have hailed Treasurer Koehne
into court IL will tell the purpose OF their
search: IL is 10 find the names and the
amounts due by hundreds OF people OF lin
tied means who are struggling 10 pay FOR
homes, the cost OF which has been in
creased by street Improvements which have
not made their little properties more valu-
able to them. Some of these small bills are
for sewer assessments. Many OF these peo-
pie are delinquent through ignorance OF the
law. and more because they have not quite
enough money 10 pay these taxes. IL these
persons. who are denied admission TO the
books. can get the names OF these delin-
auents. they can go forth and compel them
10 pay. with the addition OF an extortion-
ate demand for fees. II is known that in the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
THE LATEST RAILROAD COMBINA-
TION.

Ten or fifteen years ago the announce
troll of limited competing lines would have
caused widespread and earnest discussion
and provoked marked indications of hos
tiity, for the reason that people thought
they foresaw a purpose to advance the
rates of transportation. When the Wander
bilt interests secured the Nickel-plate line
because it was a competitor to the New
York Central many predicted that this con-
troll of competing lines by the same men
would advance of rates. This
prediction is shown to be erroneous by the
statistics of traffic. Either the people have
lost their fear of such combinations or else
they have found that opposition is useless,
since no unusual protest is heard because
of the announcement that $1,000 miles
of railroads west of Chicago and the Mis-
sissippi river have come under the direction
of syndicates whose community of interest.
as they put it. has led them to adopt this
method of consolidation to avoid those rate
wars which are called destructive COMPETE
ton.
Nevertheless 1T must not be inferred that
the millions of people interested i'm the OPP
eratin of these roads are Indifferent spec
tators because they are far from being
such The public is waiting to see what the
managers of these tens of thousands of
miles of railroad propose to do. If the
managers adopt a liberal policy, treating
all shippers alike. the public will be friend
ly. If the larger management ceases TO ia
vor large shippers at the expense of small
er. which is said by railroad officials to be
due to competition. and will give the man
with one carload of freight the same rates
they give the man with one hundred or five
hundred cars, the mass of people will re-
gard the consultations with favor IT, on
the other hand. these men who command
millions should abuse their power by dis
eliminating in rates to any shippers, they
will make the people their enemies and the
people are vastly more numerous. and. in a
conflict i'm which right and justice is i'm
voIved they will win. 1t would take time
but the power OF numbers in great cause
would prevail. Experience should teach
such railroad magnates that the good will
| of the millions OF people from whom their
revenues are derived cannot be measured
| by dollars. and that a policy characterized
| by liberallty and justice will be better for
marked with illi6erality and favoritism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
Mckinley May Not Get Degree.

NEW YORK. June 1S.-According TO a
Boston dispatch TO the Herald President
Mckinley will not be present at the COM
mencement of Harvard University TO re-
ceive the degree OF LII. D., and the uni
versity will not confer the degree in his
absence.
Mr.. Mckinley would not be present he
said: ,If Mr.. Mckinley is not present at
the commencement the degree will not be
conferred upon him. as there would be no
opportunity to do Formerly a degree
was conferred occasionally, bat the custom
of the college for several years has been
to present the degree 10 those only Who
present themselves in person on commence
ment day. l presume that the custom will
be adhered to this year"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

The Democrats are Directing to Council
man Negley's Tuxedo annexation ordi-
nance introduced in the Council Monday
night. presumably because it annexes only
to the middle of Washington street and
would therefore make the Improvement of
the street impossible, but their real OBJ
lection lies in the fact that il would bring
into the city few Republican votes. Mr..
Negley says he is willing that the ordi-
nance should be amended to include strip
of ground south of Washington street, but
even in that event it is thought by the
Republicans that Mayor Taggart would
veto the ordinance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

An order issued by the secretary Of war
says that hereafter no malt, vinous or
spirituous liquors of any kind will be pur-
chased by the subsistence department of
the army, but that supplies thereof needed
in medical or hospital practice for use in
the diet OF soldiers too sick TO use the
army ration will be provided by the medi-
cal department. The order seems TO be
that while no kind of intoxicating liquor,
not even wine or beer. possesses food quail
tiles they are. under certain conditions,
useful for medicinal purposes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
Caught Again.

Chicago Record Herald.
John" she said. severely. do you know what
day this is?''
The anniversary of our wedding" he replied,
pretending that ne remembered it all the time.
NO" she said after he had finished. this is
the day you said you going to nail up tina t
shelf in the Kitchen
Then he commenced going around in a circle
and foolishly trying TO make her believe that he
had been joking about the anniversary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
SUMMER NIGHT CONCERTS.
They VIII Regin at the German House
ON Friday Night.

The summer concerts of the Deutsche
Klub and Musikverein will begin on Friday.
June 81 at y. m, and will be continued
throughout the season on every Friday.
without fail either in the garden or Ia the
house. as condition of weather may permit
Entrance 10 the garden Is on New Jersey
street. Members are requested 10 always
show house card to the do0rkeeper.
The When Band has been engaged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19
Optiniist.
Detroit Journal.

Detroit JOuTnaI
To-day he has put the Lighted End OF his
cigar in his mouth. To say nothing OF his Wife 5
Mother having come for visit of Indefinite
Duration.
still the Opt:mist sees only the Bright Side.
Il have no doubt it will at least prove Vau-
able and Lasting Lesson to me- he exclaims,
hopefully.
His neighbors earnestly solicit him to come
off the Gridde. but quite Intellectually.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-19

The doctors are now pronouncing the
game OF chess dangerous TO health because
OF the mental strain on the players, but
they neglect to say anything about the
nervous strain involved i'm progressive
euchre and bridge whist with prize and
other pecuniary attachments.