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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-01
Dinner at Which the Workingmen of
New York Gave a Greeting TO the
Twentieth Century.
EDWIN MARKHAM At IT AGAIN
"A CENTURY POEM, BY THE AUTHOR
OF "THE MAN WITH THE HOE"
Quiet Evening by President Mckinley
Much Noise at Chicago.

NEW YORK, Dec. S1.-The birth of the
new year and the twentieth century was
celebrated here with noise and pyrotechnic
displays. church services and banquets.
dancing and singing. AS the last minute Of
the old century passed forty bombs were
exploded in City Hall Park. and as the
clock pointed to midnight there was an
illumination in scarlet and emerald. This
was followed by a variety of bombshells.
producing novel effects, and then gigantic
portrait of Mayor Van Wyck was shown in
fire.
Famous Trinity Church and its chimes
were magnates for the hosts of people in
this city who fiocked into Broadway. All
the avenues lead to the historic spot. From
over the bridges came thousands. The fer
ries from Long island and Jersey were
crowded with those who were intent on
hearing the chimes. No services took place
in the church, sas it would have been en-
tirely inadequate to hold part Of the
tbrong in the streets near by.
At 11:30 the first peals of the grand old
bells were heard. The concerto in "Rondo"
was the opening selection. Fourteen num-
bers. in all, were given at brief intervals.
iHSre Was al interesting ceieDrdtiOn dt
the City Hail. earlier in the evening, in the
Council chamber President Guggenheimer
and Vice President Oakley made brief
speeches, but the noise of horns and other
instruments in the streets became so great
that the meeting was adjourned.
1t Is estimated that there were 1oe eoo peo-
pie massed in the City Hall square to hear
the bands play, the choruses sing, a dis
play of fireworks. and watch the crowds
go by in their efforts to get to Trinity
Church and hear the chimes.
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Probably Simple Order Directing
Suspension OF Count Won walder-
sees Punitive Expeditions.
MILITARY RAIDS ANNOYING
MERELY RESULTED IN EMBITTER-
ING NATIVES OF CHINA.
Cablegram from Minister COnger Con-
frming the Report that Joint
Note Had Been Accepted.

LONDON, Jam l. 1901. (Twentieth GEN.
the Chinese Emperor had decided to ac-
cept the terms OF the joint note presented
by the representatives of the powers,
comes the report from Peking that an
armistice has been proclaimed. If this be
true there will be an end of Count Won
Waldersee's arranging punitive expedi-
tions, which have done much intensity
the anti-foreign sentiment throughout
China. The last report from Waldersee
was received at Berlin yesterday in a dis
patch dated Peking, Dec. %. Waldersee
says:
1.-THE Chinese who fed south were pur-
sued by Iriost's squadron TO So-Kien, 160
kilometers southwest of Peking where
the Chinese scattered. Gruebers column
seized great quantities of munitions. quick
firing and krupp guns, ETC., at Si-Nan-
Chen, twenty-one kilometers east of Pao-
Tin-Hsle7l, which had been abandoned by
the fleeing Chinese
The Havas agency, at Paris, has re-
ceived the following dispatch from Pc
king: "A mastering Of regulars and Box
ers is reported i'm the suburbs and along
the railway between Peking and Pao-Ting-
F.. The French and German posts have
been doubled to avoid surprise. Colonel
Outlet and 1.5OO men are threatened near
Tcheng-Ting-Fu by several thousand reg
uars. and General Bailloud has gone to
the rescue"
According to a special dispatch from
Peking General Sir Alfred Gaselee, COM
mander of the British forces in China, is
seriously ILL
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GOSPEL CAMPAIGN.
Preachers and Laymen Urge a War I'm
the Interest of Christ.

NEW YORK. Dec. 3i.--Over two hundred
ministers and prominent faymen attended
the meeting to-day held In the Twenty
tbird-street branch OF the Y. NJ C. A.. in re-
sponse to the call issued by A. William
Philips Hall. of this city. In order that the
plans for the holding OF the national gos-
pei campaign might be discussed and OUT
lined. Mr.. Hall presided William r.
Moody, OF East Northheld. Mass son OF
the late evangelist. said that the twenti-
eth century needed the gospel to heal the
broken hearts. of which there were mil
lions All appreciated that need At the
present time all eyes were turned toward
religion and there was greater need OF IT'S
teaching than ever before. The most sue
cessful works OF fiction OF the present day.
he said, were those discussing the works OF
Christ People read thenr because they are
interested. Mr.. Moody appiauded the idea
OF holding revival services ina this city
and advised that consecutive sessions be
held. Every minister should be an evangel-
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AT WASHINGTON.
Quiet Evening ut the White House
Hugh Mass I'm Catholic Churches.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-In accordance
closing of the nineteenth and the beginning
of the twentieth century was observed with
solemn high mass lin all the Catholic
churches of the city, the services beginning
at midnight. At st. Patriclxs Church.
Monsignor Martinelh, the papal delegate.
celebrated high mass. Rev. DR.. Rocker,
the secretary of the papal legation, de-
livered the sermon. At ST. Paurs Catholic
Church, Monsignor Conaty, the rector of
the Catholic University, preached the SER
mon. his topic being Christ, the Salvation
OF the New Century,
Baron Hengelmuller, the Austrian minis
ter, gave large dinner party at his house
tonight, at which a number CT the diplo-
matte corps of continental Europe were
guests. At other legations and embassies
there were festivities appropriate to the
occasion.
President Mckinley witnessed the arrival
of the New Year in quiet way. He fin
ished the usual evening business which
Secretary Cortelyou had prepared for his
consideration some time before Y o'clock.
Then with Mr.. Cortelyou and Mr.. Abner
Mckinley. the President awaited the hour
of midnight in the Cabinet room and when
that time arrived exchanged the felicita-
tions of the occasion with his companions.
Mr.. and Mrs. Abner Mckinley arrived this
evening and are staying at the White
House as the guests OF the President. They
came to attend the New Years reception.
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OFFICIALS PUZZLED.
Cannot Account for the Proclamation
of an Arrfstice at Pelxing

WASHINGTON. Dec. 31.--The officials
here are puzzled to account for the an
nouncement of the armistice before the
Chinese answer which asked for 1t, had
been received by the ministers at Peking,
for they assume that the answer was
not received until last night However,
it is suggested that the rather vigorous
expressions of dissatisfaction by some OF
the powers at the prosecution of these
military raids on Chinese who are show
ing no disposition to attack foreigners may
have had some effect at last. The State
Department has sent a strong instruc-
tion to Minister Conger directly in line
with the Chinese request for a suspension
of military excursions. 1t is not an ''arm-
istice" technically speaking, that is
looked for now. but merely a suspension
of military activity. Were the powers
formally TO consent to an "'armistice' they
thereby would commit themselves to
recognition of the existence of actual war
with China, and there are strong reasons
why such a committal should be avoided
Ii possible.
The State Department has received a
dispatch from Minister Conger. dated Dec
%, announcing that the Chinese plentpo-
tentiaries have notified the representatives
Of the powers that the Emperor DEGREES
the acceptance of their demands as a
whole. and Prince Ching requests further
conference. They also desire that mill
tary excursions TO the interior should
cease. 1t is we'll known that this last
request is in accordance with the views
of the President. In diplomatic quarters
the acceptance given by the Chinese ENJOYS
is regarded as a most ingenious stroke
OF diplomacy. Among diplomatic officials
IL is said this is not an unconditional ac-
ceptance, although it is such concurrence
In the general principle of the note that
ne powers cannot well set it aside II
appears 10 be directed toward reopenlng
the word 'frrevocable, and securing more
definite and. IL possible. more moderate
conditions on some of the points involved
1t is not clear whether the ENJOYS win
sign the note first. and then ask for ne
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Boston High Churchman Angry He
cause n Unitarian Conducted the
Funeral of Ex-Gov. WoIcott.
EVIL IN MIDNIGHT SERVICES
CAUSE MUCH SENSUAL EXCITEMENT,
THE REV. OSBORNE SAYS.
Ministers and Laymen Preparing for
a Gospel Campaign-Twentiet
Century Exercises.

BOSTON, Dec. 31.-Rev. Father Osborne,
the Evangelist, who represents the high
church wing of the Episcopal body. has
declared himself strongly against the act
of rector OF Trinity Church in permitting
the pastor of Kings Chapel, a Unitarian
Church. to conduct the funeral of ex-Gov-
ernor Wolcott in Trinity. last Monday. The
words of Father Osborne. uttered before his
congregation yesterday. have caused much
discussion. Father Osborne said:
'The church has fallen upon evil times
in Massachusetts. To some IL may seem
as If history were repeating itself and the
days of Arius might come back, if, indeed.
they have not come already. Ii was with
shame and sorrow that Catholic Christians
heard that on last Monday, in the largest
church I'm Boston, dedicated TO the Wor-
ship of the Lord Jesus Christ, one who
denies the Lord was permitted TO hold a
religious service in that church. because
the priest who was In charge of 1t was not
faithful TO his trust. However great the
occasion of those present might be- IL was
an act of proclamation. 1t is of no use
shutting our eyes to 1t. With sorrow, in
dignation and righteous anger and with
shame that such thing should be possible.
we have 10 admit 1t. There is little use IN
going TO the public papers ABOUT IT, but as
Christians We may pray And the one
tllDR nGtOeu IHOSl 1loN IL lfdt many OF the
clergy may be converted TO the faith and
that those who hold the faith may not fall
away.
People should pray for the church in
Massachusetts. and pray with hope. IT is
Gods church, and even If all Massachu-
setts, or all the Eastern States, lost the
faith, the church would not be lost; those
are not the whole church, I'm the South
and West IL would still live and proclaim
the faith of Jesus Christ as Cod
Father Osborne. in announcing the ar
rangements for New Years service, said
that there would be no midnight service
on New Years eve, as he and his brother
clergy considered such services as an un-
mixed evil. They were founded on mere
sentiment. so 1t was declared aud were a
cause OF much sensual excitement "It
is not good for young people TO be out on
the street in the middle of the night" he
stated.
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AUDITOR LAwsHE's REPORT.
1t May BE Withheld from the Public
Until NeeIy Is Tried.

WASHINGTON, Dec. S1-There Is likely
utive in complying with the terms of a
resolution introduced by Senator Bacon.
and adopted on the 19th inst, direct
ing the secretary of war TO transmit TO
the Senate the report of Abraham l..
Lawshe. auditor of Cuba, giving in detail
the result of his Investigations, made un-
Ger direction of the War Department.. into
the receipts and expenditures of the Gu
ban funds. Secretary Root has transmitted
the report to President Mckinley with
statement OF his opinion that its publi-
cation at this time would be incompatible
with the public interests" Several crimi-
nal prosecutions are under way as result
of the discoveries made by Auditor Lawshe
in connection with the administration Of
Cuban affairs, and the secretary of war
regards II as inadvisable to publish 10 the
world the data upon which proceedings
are based. pending their judicial deter
mination.
esting question, which is left for the de-
cision of the President The Senate, in
unqualified terms, directs" the secretary
of war TO transmit the Lawshe report 70
that body. and the secretary has referred
the matter to the President with a state
ment that he does not think the resolution
should be complied with at the present
time, on the ground that such action would
be prejudicial TO the public interests.
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To Be Given Rope Until They Grow
Weary and Consent to n Vote
on the Measures.
BOND REFUNDING OPERATIONS
ABOUT $1O,7OO,OOO SAVED IN ANNUAL
INTEREST ACCOUNT.
Secretary Vanderlip's State.
ment-Lawshe's Report on Cuban
Frauds May he Withheld.
speclnl TO the 1ndianapolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3l.-Although many
OF the leading senators are spending the
holidays at home, there has been consid-
erable exchange of opinion as to methods
to be pursued during the rest of the ses-
sion of Congress to prevent filibustering
by small coterie of senators who have
been threatening to block certain bills the
Republicans are desirous of passing. Three
senator's, especially. Pettigrew of South
Dakota, Allen of Nebraska, and But
ler of North Carolina, have announced
their intention to filibuster against the
shipping bill, the army bill and, perhaps,
one or two others, and only allow the
regular appropriation bills to became law.
These senator's have been relying on
the support of the Democratic side OF the
Senate. They have proposed to obstruct
the shipping bill by prolonging the fight
over the army reorganization bill so that
appropriation bills which always have the
right of way, would fill out the rest of
the session. But within the last two or
three days change has come over the
Democratic senator's, and the three OBJ
structionists may find they will not have
their support.
The Republicans, depending on the neu-
trality of the Democrats, have been en-
deayoring TO arrange TO tire out the fill
busters and reach vote on the threat
ened measures. The plan is for the Re-
publican steering committee to meet Thurs
day or Friday and arrange for double ses-
sions of the Senate. that is, TO meet early
In the morning, continue in session until
or o'clock, and then take
q recess and reasserible for night
sessions, and TO continue these until the
three obstructionists are worn out and
consent to a vote on the bill under con-
sideration. If the Democrats refuse to
join in the filibuster, it will devolve on the
three senators named TO be ever ready
to talk, and if they not, then a time
can be set for vote. The Senate has al
ways heretofore found the night sessions
successful in breaking down a filibuster,
and if only four or five senators try to
prevent a vote on either the army or SUBJ
sidy bill they will soon become physically
unable to keep UP the contest.
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British Surprised by the Enemy at
Hundred Prisoners Captured.
SHARP ENGAGEMENT LATER
WHEN THE BOERs USED PRISONERS
AS A SHIELD FOR THE GUN.
British Casualties, as Reported by
Officers and - Men wounded.

LONDON. Jan. /. 1901 CTwentieth Gen.
tury.) = General Kitcheners New Years
greeting is not what was desired by the
British public. 1t was hoped he would an
nounce the capture of General De Wet, but
he has nothing to say regarding thai
elusive Boer. Instead, he sends further de-
tails of the disaster at Helvetia, reporting
the loss of 4.7-centimeter gun, in addition
to the go members of the Liverpool Regi-
ment, killed, wounded or captured, which
he reported on Sunday. Lord Kitchener's
message. dated Pretoria. Dec. so, reads:
''The post at Helvetia was surprised at
2:30 a. m, the enemy first rushing Al gun.
AT dawn the officer commanding the post
at Swartzkopje sent out a patrol and
shelled the enemy out of Helvetia, maxi
ing them abandon the gun temporarily
The Beers, however, formed our prisoners
around the gun and got away eventually
No ammunition belonging to the gun was
captured. The casualties were four Of
ficers wounded and eleven men killed and
twenty-five wounded. A column was sent
out from Machadodorp, but owing to bad
roads it failed TO arrive in time"
Lord Kitchener, in another dispatch to
the War Office, dated Pretoria, Dec. 81.
9:35 a. m, says:
"A small portion OF the enemy's force
which entered the colony to the east broke
away In a southwesterly direction and
crossed the railway at a point between
Bangor and Sherborne. They did some
damage to the railway The column un-
der Williams will be in touch with this
body to-day.
THE force which entered the Colony to
the west passed the road from Carnavon
TO Victoria West at Z o'clock yesterday
morning. They were going south. and were
closely followed by Thorneycroft and De
Lisle. Very few recruits from the colony
Joined the enemy. Hertzogs's men are al
ready dropping their worn horses
1t is now ascertained that the Beers who
trekked westward from vryburg and who
were supposed 10 be going 10 Damara-
land. are making for the Prieska district of
Cape Colony.
a dispatch from Craddock says: ''The
Beers burned an empty goods train near
Rosmead Junction. The authorities at
Rosmead have sent the women and chill
dren away TO Craddock. II Is reported
that a commando has crossed the line and
Is making toward Middelburg'
The Cape government has called on the
loyalists III twenty-seven districts, in
eluding Cape Town. TO assist the military
10 repel invasion by the formation OF a
paid defense force.
The Beers have now reached point half
way between the Orange river and Cape
Town: and. in spite OF optimism OF the
London press. the government announce
ment at Cape Town shows how seriously
the invasion is regarded there. The only
thing that really touches The British pub
lie Is the loss of big naval gun. The
Times to-day. however. draws attention 10
what might prove a serioJts danger. name
~. the possibility OF another outbreak OF
enteric fever among the soldiers. worn
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WASHINGTON. Dec. Sl--The War De-
partment has referred to the attorney gem
eral the application of Governor Pingree.
of Michigan, for the extradition Of Charles
j Thompson, now in Cuba, who is wanted
in Detroit to answer to the charge or
forgery There is no case analogous to
this in the history of the War Depart
ment's control OF Cuba. 1t is deemed well,
therefore, to have it determined by high
authority before establishing a precedent.
The officials of the War Department have
no doubt that the attorney general will sus-
tain Governor Pingree's demand. 1t is re-
called that on one occasion, when the
Mexican government honored the request
of the American military Governor of Cuba
for the extradition of fugitives from the
island who had escaped to Mexico. the
Mexican government surrendered them on
a promise by the United States government
that IL would reciprocate I'm case fugitive
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COUNTY ASKED TO PAY $4,000.
Damages Demanded for the killing of
Child by Rioters.

AKRON, o., Dec. 31.-The first suit for
damages growing out of the riot of Aug.
% last, was filed in the courts here to-day.
John McDavidson, whose three-year-old
daughter was killed in her mothers arms
while the family were driving in a carriage
through the crowd around the city build
ing. sued the city for 5000 damages.
Andrew Halter, a prominent politician,
who pleaded guilty to participating in the
riot was to-day fined $50 and costs.
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BUFFALO. Dec. 31.--The advent of the
twentieth century, the celebration of the
one-hundredth year Of the existence Of
Buffalo and demonstration of enthus-
iasm for the coming Pan-Amerioan ex-
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BY wondrous tolls the men without the
dream,
Led onward by a something unawares,
Are laying the foundations of the dream,
The kingdom OF fraternity foretold.'
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L'orsry. o. ,r
with ~ 10 Jss Is Tor emperor
William. the inpers1.. " Bes and the cour-
tiers. The gifts consist of sausages of
peculiar shape, eggs and the like. The
members of the deputation will remain here
for ten days and viii be entertained at the
Kaiser's expense at Berlin Castle. His
Majesty will give them tickets TO the royal
theaters.
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Southwestern States, sections which here
tofore were unable TO accept the benefits
of the national bank system owing to its
illiberal provisions"
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kaiser.
ktion from the
q In Berlin
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

ton. The population, therefore, for the United Kingdom is about 41,0oO,- 900. Ten years ago it was something over 3S,000,000. There has been gain of 12.15 per cent. Our gain in the last ten years was 21 per cent. London is credited with 4,536,034 population, as against 4,22S,317 in 1891, but districts outside of the municipality, but con- tiguous in life and business, would probably add half as much again to to the population of the great city. It is pointed out that the growth of Eng land and Wales is confined to narrow urban districts, amounting in all to about 100000 acres, as against the 37,000,000 acres still truly rural, and showing a population to the square mile only by little greater than that of 1901. By reason of this flow of the population to the cities, the face of the country is little changed in England and Wales. In 1901 the total popula- ton was S,S92, ,536, and in the century it increased almost exactly four times this, yet in 1901 the rural population was 4,721, ,252, while in 1891 it had only increased to 5,534 ,000, all of Athe re- maining tremendous increase being in cities
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-05-22

Notwithstanding the failure of the experiment of placing the federal patronage of the state of South Car olina at the disposal of Senator Nc Laurin, with the hope of building up a white administration party in that, state, there are reasons for the belief that the experiment is to be extended to other southern states. In fact it is known that men who have formerly been active in the democratic party in several other southern states have been sounded to ascertain whether they would be willing to assume the role that McLaurin is playing in South Carolina in their respective states The responses have not ,4-so far been satisfactory, but the sounding is still going on, and men will doubtless be found ]; but outside of administration circles nobody really expects any ser ious inroads to be made upon south ern democracy by these experiments, but they will result in one thing that will be satisfactory to the white peo- pie of the south, and that will be the abolition of the '.nigger" federal offi- cials.