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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-11-03

everything he got, for other men were
striving with the same ambition. He knew
every inch of the road to political leader
ship from It's first beginnings. Not a situa-
ton could arise in the district in which he
did not know the inside and the outside
from practical experience. He had been as
poor as any Of those for whom has aid was
invoked. He could sympathize with every
man and every woman in the district. His
knowledge, his experience. his ability to put
them into practical effectiveness and his
willingness to do so made him the leader Of
the district In return for all this unceas-
ing and unstinted effort to please his con-
stituents this leader received his reward in
many and devious ways. His vanity was
tickled by the homage that was paid him in
his district. His pocketbook was fattened
by the fees that political friendship and OBJ
legation put into it, and the hope Of higher
place and greater power kept his ambition
awake.
THEY SHOW GRATITUDE.
In return for all that he did for each
OF his constituents there was an obligation
on their part 1t was that they should
assist him in the organization. On regis
tration days certain Of them must be on
hand to help get out the voters. Look near
any place of registration and you will see
from one to a dozen workers standing prob
ably under the awning Of the nearest sa-
LOOM ready at the word of the district cap
tain to run on any errand that might be
necessary. They would go further-at the
word of any captain they would hinder the
registration Of any man opposed 10 their
organization. Sometimes at a polling place
il becomes necessary in the interests Of the
organization that the enrolment on the list
Of the opposition party shall be discour-
aged Nothing brings this encouragement
about more effectively than a riot. and
when the riot is over the well-trained Tam
many workers stand in innocent groups as
bystanders on the sidewalk, while the
policeman who has arrived just too late
to be of any service to the opposition party
swings his club negligently in the doorway.
1t may be necessary for the purposes of the
organization to increase it's vote in an as
sembly district. Then the gratitude of
those who have been favored is shown by
their moving, probably from one lodging
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One Day I'm the Life OF n District Lead
err Tells the whole stOry-stands
by His Constituents.
KEEPS FAITH WITH THE PEOPLE
ALWAYS READY TO HELP HIS FOL-
LOWERS IN ANY EMERGENCY.
They ReciprOcate by Willingness to
Serve Him in RiOtIns, COlOniz-
ing or Other RascaIity.
Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal

Correspondence OF the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW YORK, Nov. Upon one i'm
portant point both friends and foes Of Tam
many are agreed. In most questions their
views are Numerically opposed, but all Of
them acknowledge. the friends exultingly'
the foes regretfully. that Tammany Hall is
the most remarkable political organization
in existence Il IS remarkable first for its
hold upon the people who make up its vot-
ing strength and for the solid vote that 1t
casts each year, no matter what the
issues. Why thousands and tens of thou
sands OF citizens who cannot I'm the nature
Of things. receive a public job or draw a
salary from the city should remain loyal to
Tammany is a puzzle 10 the average person
not in the organization. How can Tam
many help these? Where does the common
man come IN? Why does the vast mass Of
New York's population support It's candi-
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house to another, so that the vote can be
duly recorded.
Thus on the great East Side of New York
the Tammany politician wins his power
and holds it. The leader has done things
for his constituents, and they, unmindful
of the high words of civic duty that are
preached at them for three weeks before
election with an intonatiOn that they scott
at, follow the dictates of grateful hearts
and do things for him; and on election
evening certain generous contributors to
great philanthropies and worthy gentlemen
whose theories of government have been
outraged by the success of Tammany, COM
plain bitterly of the ignorance and migrate
fulness of the great mass of their fellow
citizens, and wonder honestly where Tam
many gets it's strength.
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a multitude of sins. Would the leader get
him out? He would try.
LOOKED AFTER FRIENDS.
Work was waiting for him at his office,
but instead of going there he went to the
Police Court. There his constituents un-
fortunate brother and the shopkeeper were
awaiting him. In the line Of prisoners were
two or three other members OF the district
organization. or friends of members, and
each Of them had TO be attended to. The
magistrate knew the leader and the leader
knew the magistrate, and after little con-
versation the leader paid a fine or so, the
magistrate delivered a reprimand or so,
and the shopkeeper and the unfortunate
brother were discharged. While this had
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Successful NuptiaIs.

Harper's Magazine.
Verbena. the colored cook, asked permss-
sion to bake a cake for the wedding break
fast OF one of her friends. The next day
her mistress said 10 her.
We'll, 'Bena, how did the wedding go
OFF,
Law. Mrs l." Verbena replied. at
war mos pow-ful fine weddin' De brock
fus war mos appetizin', specially de cake
you done glib me; an wild all de guests
weerin' der bes' clos, an behavin' mos
impressive. An de bride sutainly did look
beautiful in her white satin goWnd wild
de long white veil an de orange blossoms &"
ana now ABOUT the DrlGesroom BeanF'
flashing, "de low-dOwn, no-'count niggah
nevah come a-nighi'
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Requiem,

The tall trees whisper and bend.
The birches fiutter and stir;
There's gossip abroad in the forest ways
And all the leaves confer.
"Deadg question the listening trees.
Aye. dead" says the wind 70 them
And softly the steadfRst pines have begun
The summers requiem.
Arthur Stringer in Ainslee's Magazir
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Indiana. General offices % South Delaware
street Fire tornado and EXPLOSION
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
Henry CIews. Advice.

NEW YORK, March 16,-The follow
Ing extract is taken from the. current
letter OF Henry Clews:
THERE'S a class of operators (rath-
err numerous), who seem almost I'M
conscious OF the extent to which Wall
street, conditions have recently become
Rbnormai. 1t hardly strikes them as
. somewhat startling fact that. with
IN the first ten weeks OF the current
year, the sales of stocks at the EX-
change nav amounted to 58. 500. 600
shares compared with %, 400, 900 shares
for the same weeks CT 1900; while the
transactions in bonds have reached
1892 zoe, 900 against $106, 300, GOO a year
ago, This enormous expansion of
transactions has occurred on a scale of
prices 80 to 80 points above the pre-
yious normal of value. SO steady has
the market become on this immensely
advanced scale of prices, that many
unlimited operators take all this as a
matter of course, assume that the in
nation has come to stay, cling to their
holdings and employ their profits for
additional purchases at still rising
prices. ] do not say that this gorging
process may not be carried to still
greater lengths without preoipitating
immediate disaster: for there is no
saying into what excuses the present
sanguine spirit among unframed spec
ulators many not run. and the amount
OF profits to the credit of this class OF
operators must afford them a consider
able fund for their protection. Also.
1t Is to be conceded, as far as respects
railroad investments, that for some
years past the finances of those cor
porations have been improving to an
extent which had not been fully re-
fected in the average scale of market
values; so that we may reasonably cal
culate upon a portion of the late great
rlse-ln prices being permanently retain
ed. Blu it should never be forgotten
by the novitiates that the profession
al operator has a keen and true eye
for the danger-line and usually locates
1t at the point where the outsider is
most sanguine. 1t may be taken for
granted that, from this time forward.
every further advance brings the sit
uation so much nearer the culminat-
Ing point. and that bo@h reckless and
pyramid buying will sooner or later
preaipitate reaction"
t
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March 16.-Wheat ruled
active and strong to-day. Under the
Influence of Liveppool's failure to re-
spond to the bulge here yesterday and
the ~liberality of northwest receipts
May opened asc lower, at 76A to 76Bc,
rose to 1880, reacted to 76B @%c, and
then rose sharply to 77Ac, shorts COW
ering heavily. The close was strong
at THO sellers, a net gain of sc. LO-
cal receipts were SO cars. none of con
tract grade. Minneapolis and Duluth
reported 426 cars against 1913 last week
and 544 a year ago.
There was a fair trade in corn. May
opened a shade to A@Ac lower, at
41A to 41%c, sold to 41A@%c on
disappointing cables, the good weather
and the large proportion of good corn
received, and then rallied to 41Hc
where the market closed, a shade over
yesterday. Receipts 329 cars, "a of
contract grade.
May oats opened a shade lower, at
25Bc, and sold to 25A @Ac with
wheat and corn. Receipts were 1870
cars.
Provisions were active and strong on
light hog receipts. May pork opened
10 to 15c higher, at SIS 70 to SIS 70.
sold to SIS 80 and reacted to SIS TN.
May lard opened unchanged, at 81 rs
TO 81 TN. May lard opened unchang-
ed, at 81 rs to 81 77R, advanced to
81 80, while May ribs having opened a
shade down, at 81 47R@ sold to
81 55.
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High Low. Close
Stocks.
THE PRODUCE MARKET.
White & White, Wheeling

V@htC "Aitc, NHcCiif&rr y
CHICAGO, Ills, March 16.-Wheat-
The action of the market to-day in adj
yarcing in the face of Indifferent cables
would appear to suggest that it is get
ting out OF the rut it has been in and
that the tendency is upward. Local
shorts have had something to do with
the advance, but the selling which has
been in evidence for some time on the
strong spots has been notably absent.
Should this advance be maintained, we
think investment orders will come in
from the outside to buy wheat. New
York reports a fair export business done
before the advance. Northwestern re-
ceipts 426 against 544. Exports for the
week 4,694, 600 against apps, 900 last
week and 2.727. 900 last year. Primary
receipts for the week 3,230.000, last
year for the same time 1888, 900. Ship
ments last week 1868. 900 against 1.110.-
00o. BroomhalI cables worlds ship
ments will be about 5000, 900.
Co1n-Strong. There was a large
casa business closed yesterday. The
buH interest in the pit remain in con-
troll and are made of ,siaill higher values.
Oats-Firmer with corn.
ProvisioLsWere higher fore part
session. but on good realizing by hold
ers, prices closed a shade lower than
yesterday. r. G. LOGAN.
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live stock Quotations.

EAST LIBERTY, Pa, March 16.-
Cattle, steady: extra $5.50@5.65; COM
mon s3.25@4.00.
Hogs, active; heavy workers and fine
mediums s6.10@6.15; heavy hogs $685.
@6.00; pigs $5.S0@5.90.
Sheep, steady; choice wethers $4,000
500; choice lambs S.. SO@5.S5.
Veal calves $6.5007.25.
CHICAGO, March 16.-Cattle, re-
ceipts, 300 head; market generally
steady to strong; good to prime steers
$4.90@6.00; cows $2.65@4.35; heifers
$2.65@4.65; bulls $2.60@4.25; calves
$4.50@6.O0
Hogs, receipts to-day, 5000 head:
Monday, $4,000 head; estimated left
over, $500 head; the market opened
strong to shade higher, closing weak;
top S5.S5; mixed and butchers S5.57kD
$50: bulk of sales $5.70@5.77h.
Sheep. receipts, 1000 head; sheep
and lambs strong to 10c higher; good
to choice wethers $4.4064.80; native
lambs $475@5.50.
Receipts this week: Cattle, 49, 200
head; hogs, 140, 500 head; sheep, so, 900
head.
Receipts last week: Cattle, 46, 900
head; hogs, 126, 500 head; sheep. 1920
head.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.

NEW. YORK, March 16.-The depres-
sion IN the London market On account
of the strained relations between the
Russians and British at Tien Tsin Vas
reflected in some of the International
stocks at the opening here. There
We're many FRACTIONAL gains to offset
this weakness. There was large buy
ing of Manhattan at an advance of
about a point and Great Northern pfd.
also rose nearly a point. Otherwise
the changes were tsestricted to small
fractions. II
Burlington resumed it's recent prom
inence in the market and on large
buying advanced y3ss to 1885. Its
strength was reflected but little in
other leading stocks and some issues
We're reactionary. Substantial gains
continued to be made in the less prom
inent stocks. Chicago and Eastern Il
linois common and pfd. rising 3R and
3 respectively and Canada Southern,
Chicago Terminal pfd., Mexican Ma
tional, Illinois Central and National
Steel pfd. 1@-k. All the New York
utility stocks were lifted under the
leadership of Manhattan, which re-
NAMED 29s. Free offerings of Wabash
pfd., st. Louis Southwestern, Great
Northern pfd., and Amalgamated Cop
per depressed them a point and Wis
consin Central lost 2 points.
Prices went off slightly before the
appearance Of the bank statement. The
return was considered favorable owing
ing to the small change in the surplus
and the strong stocks became exceed
ingly buoyant. Burlington rose 61a
to 1914 on enormous dealings. North
west advanced Az and Rock Island
rs in sympathy. Illinois Central
mounted strongly 3h over last night.
Manhattan extended it's gain to 4 and
Consolidated Gas was lifted 33s. One
or two railroad stocks were lifted a
point or over, some of the steel stocks
advanced as much and Amalgamated
Copper recovered III. Notwithstand-
ing this special strength the general
list responded only moderately. The
high prices brought heavy realizing
and Burlington fell back 27s and then
rallied. The closing was very active
and irregular OF account of the real
izing, but the undertone of the mar
ket was strong.
-. Close: Money On call nominal. Prime
mercantile paper 3k@4h per cent.
Sterling exchange nominal with actual
business in bankers bills at 81 Sly for
demand and at 81 S4A@ss for so
days; posted rates 81 S5@k and 4 SS1a,
commercial bills 81 S3h@4; silver Ger
tifieates sly @to; bar silver CO.'S; Mex
lean dollars 49c; State bonds inactive;
railroad bonas firm; government bonds
firm. R~efunding Is reg. 1858; coup.
106k; IS reg. Ill; coup. Ill; new As
1873; coup. 1873; old As reg. 113; coup.
ia; IS reg. 1I1h; coup. lily.
OuotationS closed hid.
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Baltimore & Ohio.

Wall Street Journal.
"Our present arrangements with the
Baltimore & Ohio" said Vice President
Green, of Pennsylvania, "are very sat
~isfactory. We are not seeking control
of the company and do not want it.
There will be no increase in our repre-
s~entation in the board. which is now
confined to Mr.. Provost and myself,
and We do not want any more. Some
of our suggestions made to the man
ayers of the company have not been
carried out, but on~the whole our re-
lations are very amicable. AS to Mr..
Solomon retiring from the chairman
ship of the eXecutice committee, We
have heard nothing and therefore
await further advices.
1T would not be surprising should
he resign at the end of the present year.
He assumed the position with the I'M
derstanding that it would be temper
airy. | think he desires to return to
the banking business
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17
HOURS OF LABOR.

New York Press:
Some of these ~long-haired philan-
thropists are fearfully in earnest about
shortening the hours OF factory hands.
Possibly il is a way to gain votes Tor
something. But | never hear Of them
regulating the daily period OF toll OF a
women clerk In a store. Let me tell
you what a pretty maiden OF nineteen
does in a bakers shop: In order 10
open the doors at 6 a. nj. She rises
at ) every morning. cooks her WI
breakfast and spends a nickel for car
fare. Besides selling all sorts OF bread
and cake. she manages the candy and
soda counter. and conducts a coffee,
tea and roll department. making the
beverages herself and washing all the
u saucers, glasses and spoons. She
is held personally responsible for all
deliveries. she attends to all re-
ceipts and shipments. She keeps the
books and balances the cash. They
do not allow her one second for lunch
con. so she never eats in the middle
of the day. They do not let her go
home till after Z o'clock. so she lis al
ways late for the family dinner. VI is
her duty to close the store. and on Sat
urday nights she seldom gets away be-
fore IL. She has enc Sunday of every
two weeks. Her salary Is 81. And
there are lots and cords OF us who
imagine We have "a hard umei
The girl in question ONE Of ex-
cellent family and is bright and in
teresting as well as pretty. II is the
first time she eyer worked cut" II
che had The uhxsiraf c4nacftv IN xzgh
even. she could make $50 a week.
with Sundays on. and work only ten
hours a day. For her Daitry 81 she
labors never less than ninety hours a
week. and often 100. Why. bless you.
men. this Is only 5 1-3 cents an hour.
She could make five times as much
selling newspapers. She could earn
nearly as much at stenography and
typewrising. and as cashier in a res
tauranf could not do worse. There is
no hope for this girl except In natrE-
mony-aHd the right mar doesn't
know where to find her.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-03-17

White d White.
NEW YORK. March 16.-The market
showed strength at the opening, not
withstanding lower prices for Ameri-
cans in the London market. Aggressive
buying C. B. O., which was attributed
to some powerful interest led to a gen.
eral movement in all the grangers, {. B.
@. scoring an advance of six points on
reports that the company would be leas-
ed on a Z per cent. basis to some ether
system not yet named. The advance in
C. B. @. has been about II points for the
week, it is evident that some good news
known only to insiders, for the present
will be announced very shortly. Hi
nois Central also had a sharp advance
OF five points, and shows nine points
advance for the week ON buying by har-
riman interests. Investors who have
studied the values of inexperienced stocks,
claim that Illinois Central is selling en-
tirely too low as compared with c.. B @.
and st. Paul, and we concur in that opin-
ION and look for higher prices in Hi
nOis Central. Manhattan and Brooklyn
were also well bought, but there was no
published giving any special rea-
son for the movement. After bank
statement was announced there was re-
newed buying in general list. The mar
ket became buoyant and the transac-
tions We're in very large volume. Mon
day morning will witness a very strong
opening on the buying orders which
will no doubt be received by commits
SIGN houses over Sunday. We expect to
see as sharp bulge and would advise
profit taking.
7. 6 RACINE g 90
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Manhattan.

NEW YORK. March 1.-THE Wall
Street Journal says:
1t is not regarded as probable that
the Manhattan Elevated lines will he
in full operations by electricity within
the next year. The facts appear to Ge
as follows: One of the new engines
should be in place and in working or
der by about the end of August. Should
the Westinghouse Company be able to
provide equipment a start will then be.
made with one electric train and other.
trains will be added from time to time
as equipped. The greatest delay. how
ever. will be in connection with the
power house, for it is believed that the
best that can be hoped for its that an
other engine may be placed and ready
for operation three months later. There
will be five engines in all and about
three months must elapse between the
firing up of each. 1t will thus take
about a year from August next to get
all in operation without making any
provision for unforeseen delays. Che
results are. however. expected to be
very satisfactory to stockholders.
Russell Sage is said to have sold a
number of calls on Manhattan stock
some ten or more points below the a
ket price and is. in fact, practically
short of the stock.
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United States steel.

The movement to establish friendly
relations between the Amafgamated
Association of Iron, Steel and Gin
Workers and the United States Steel
Corporation. may have very important
results upon the value OF the securities
of the company. The executive board
of the workers desires to have q joint
board of co~nciliators and arbitration
appointed, through which strikes IN
future may be avoided.
Under the existing agreement be-
tween the manufacturers and the Amal-
gamated Association, a wage scale is
to be adopted in June of each year 70
apply to the ensuing twelve months,
and if no agreement Is .eached by July
1st, the works are to shut down n
remain closed until the wage scale q
been settled. This is no a strike, u
it checks production. Last year some
of the mills remained closed for sew
eral months pending settlement OF the
scale. y-g
Informal negotiations have been go
ing on for some time looking ITO a
change in the rule SO that, pending de-
cision upon the annual wage scale, the
men shall continue to work and the
reimbursement of wages shall be retro
active -G~
The present movement is believed to
be inspired by a desire upon the part
of all concerned to change the rule IN
this way. If agreed to, the market
value of the stocks will escape the fuc-
tuations that have always been caused
by a shutdown in July.
PHILADELPHIA. Pa, March TO-
Drexel & Co. announce that they ares
prepared to receive stocks of the steel
companies of which deposits nave been
asked fol; the United States Steel Or
poration. and win give their temper
airy receipts for same.
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nusrxEss Opportunities.
NOTICE TO INVESTORS.

The J.. siorn johnson Mfntag q
Investment Co.. Of Alaska. Will nay
" dividend of not less than 20 per
cent per usnum on it's tapitaIixa-
tion. 4 limited number OF shares
of stock for sale until the hrst of
April. 1901. We have one hundred
acres of placer mines fully devioped.
Are selling stack to put in "a store mt
.otOxtn. Alaska. Thfe fs no ga
bat "a safe Investment After the
first of APRIL. 1901. no stock viii hc
void for less thnp Five Dollars 1871
per share. Mines pay from Forty
Dollars ,Ss0b ~ Fifty Dollars fR50b
per day 10 the man. VIII work from
iin, to one hundred men daily. Our
manager has made n fortune Ina the
north in the last three years. and
knows what he ~ kfn about.
For fuller i-nformstion call on On ad-
dress
THE g.. SLOAN JOHNSON MINING a
INVESTMENT Co,
No. ~ Williamson %Buiidins, lev
land. Ohio.
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ONLY LIEUTENANT-GENERAL
OF the Philippine I~nsurgent Army,
Uns Surrendered With His Men.

WASHINGTON, March 1G.-The War
Department has received the following
cablegram from Gen. Macarthur. at
Manila, announcing the surrender OF
Lieut.. Gen. Trias.
''Adjutant General, Washington:
Mariana Trias, only lieutenant gem
eral in~surgent army, surrendered March
Is, San Francisco de Malabon, with
nine officers, 1893 well armed men. Trias
Immediately took oath of allegiance,
presence several natives. Most auspi-
cious event indicates final stage armed
Instruction. Prestige Trias Southern
Luzon equal to A~guinaldo. General
Bates and Col Frank D.. Baldwin en-
titled great credit for persistent work
bring this about.
(Signed) MAC ARTHUR