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The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
DENMARK's DESERTED FARMS
They Are Being Reclaimed ln e Man ner That Is Interesting In New England.

The Howard association has pub
 nshed an interesting leafet, entitled:
 Back to the Land-Denmark's Ex-
 ample" In that country, says Lon-
 don Truth, there is an exodus of the
 population of the towns back to the
 land. Partly by state aid, and partly
 by private enterprise, 2,CCO square
 miles of waste land have been re-
 claimed, and fve-eighths of the na-
 tional territory is possessed by small
 freeholders and peasants. Above a
 hundred peoples high schools have
 been established, where peasantry and
 working classes of ages from IS to 25 get board and education for 1Cs- per week. The Danish farmers have formed cooperative societies for the collection, sale and export of their produce. Danish university and col lege students have instituted through out the rural districts free lectures. evening lessons and committees for promoting popular amusements- In almost every village a public hall has been erected for recreation. and social gatherings. In villages where the high school has obtained infu- ence, neither drinking. gambling. nor gross breaches of morals are to be met with; yet the villagers are fond of games, dancing, sports and other recreations.
 And what is the result? Denmark has become the second country in the world in regard to average wealth per head, although there are few very rich men. She annually supplies the British market with more than 100000 hundredweight of butter and the same amount of bacon, about 2OO, 100000 eggs, and scores of thou sands of pigs. cattle and horses.
 Surely we might take example by this. This produce might equally we'll be brought into existence in Eng land. But it never will be. so long as our wretched system of education prevails in villages, so long as vlL- lagers are divorced from all property in land, and SO long as village life re- mains the dull, dreary thing 1t is. Let anyone only consider what might have been done for the rural popu- lation at home with the e1OO,OCo.OOo that have been spent in relieving the oppressed millionaires in the Trans yaal.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09

buried the records of his people. writ ten on brass plate. in the hill "Cumorah," in the state of New York. and the angel Maroni revealed these plates to Joseph Smith. The transla- ton of these constitute the Book of Mormon.
 The Provo expedition hopes to find in the ruins of Central and Southern American cities evidence that they were built by the descendants of Lehi and thus give to the world proof that the Book of Mormon is what the Lat ter Day Saints assert it to be-a true history of the people who inhabited this continent years ago.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
Remn,n. of Ancient Man.

In some grottoes in Algeria French explorers recently discovered stone implements mingled with the remains of extinct animals belonging to quater- nary times. Further explorations indi- cate that during the age when the grottoes were inhabited the coast of Algeria had configuration different from that of to-day. Among the ami mals associated with the ancient hu- man inhabitants of Algeria were the rhinoceros, the hippopotamus and va- rious species of ruminants.-N. I. Sun.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
wEDDED AFTER SIXTY YEARS.
LoveRs Who ouaPBeIsd and Separated In Isz0 Married in Old
 Age.

Sixty years ago Fisher ". Griswold, then 25 years of age, was engaged to marry pretty Matilda Brown, aged 23. both of whom resided in Naples, N. Y. A lovers quarrel separated the two and Griswold went west, where he acquired considerable wealth as a stock man. John Whitman and after his death struggled many years to support her. self and family.
 Last August Griswoid returned to Naples to spend the remainder of his life. There he met Mrs. Whitman, a woman of s3, and last Saturday they were married at the home of F. A. Monahan, at Rochester, N. Y.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09

expeditions after fresh water. The last entry says:
 Monday, June 1e.-Now I must go for water again. am more afraid this time than before But with Gods help I may come back again. would not like to die outside. But Gods will be done."
 He had his wish. for he returned and died in his bunk.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
A New CmP0.

In the vicinity of Odessa are what are called 'limans"-vast sheets of wa ter, which were originally connected with the sea. but through gradual sitting up of sand have been isolated and are now extensive saltwater lakes. By means of evaporation the waters in these lakes have become concentrat- ed, and have been proved to be of 90 much medicinal value that the ''hman cure," as it is called, is rapidly growing into popular favor.-Little Chronicle.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
Invention. of an Ingenious Ear,.

The earl of Wemyss and March has invented an implement which has been adopted by the war office, and which can be used as spade, pickax or saw, and also as bullet shield. The in- genious instrument, says the British Weekly, will become part of every sol dder's kit,
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
spain,s Great Pal...

The magnitude of the escurial. the great Spanish palace. may be inferred from the fact that it would take fonr days to go through all the rooms and apartments, the length of the way be- ing reekoned at g Spanish leagues which is about English miles.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
rakinx the Gold curs.

Another high-class Chinese villain has committed suicide by swallowing gold leaf, says the Chicago Tribune. Rolled again!
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09

lures with me"
 Whatthe captain feelings were when he found that he had been en camar- derie with the admiral, Prince Henry of Prussia, can be better imagined than described.
The St. Johns herald., 1901-02-09
The Settee's Story
ifDR-R-R-RUGHl" shivered the wick
By Katherine Birdsan.

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28

An act passed by the last Legislature
to amend the law regulating insanity in
quests was a step in the right direction,
but an unsatisfactory one. For many years
past the law on the subject has been in
adequate and its administration liable to
abuse. Sentence to Imprisonment for crime
is not a more severe punishment than be-
ing pronounced insane and sent TO a hospi-
tai. yet the safeguards for citizen against
the former are far more effective than
those against the latter. person charged
with crime is entitled to an open trial by
jury of his peers. with every opportunity
of defense, but one charged with insanity
may be convicted by a one-sided and al
most a star-chamber proceeding Under the
law as it existed in this State for many
years any so-called respectable citizen
could bring a charge of insanity against a
person before a justice of the peace who
with another justice and an examining
physician called in by himself consti-
tuted a board of examiners upon whose
finding the accused person might be COM
mtted to an insane hospital. The law made
gave each member specified fees, thus hold
ing out a pecuniary inducement for the
multiplication of inquests and for inconsid-
crate findings. AS the law empowered the
justice of the peace before whom the pro-
ceeding was brought TO call in whatever
other justice and whatever physician he
pleased. it opened a door to a species Of
pretty sure be awaited of. That it has
been largely utilized in this county the
records show beyond a doubt. The number
of insanity inquests has increased in recent
years far beyond the ratio OF the increase
OF population. The records show that GER
tain justices of the peace have lent them
selves to the abuse OF the law and that
they have had certain favorites in the med
ical profession who have been willing, IL
not TO lend themselves to. at least 10 wink
at the prostitution OF beneficent law for
mercenary purposes. 1t is startling TO find
that some of the justices who seem to have
been most active in this business are not
noted for their judicial wisdom and that
their favorite medical examiners are. to
say the least. not in the front ranks of the
medical profession. Ii is said the records
show that OF 552 insanity commission
cases held in this county in the last two
years, 3OS were held by eleven physicians.
selected by three justices. We do not want
a trust In sanity any more than a monopoly
in insanity. The subject is one for the
thorough investigation Of the medical pro-
| fession. with view of bringing 1t before
the next Legislature. The act Of the last
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
Order Issued by Commander Schroed-
er I'm Which He Speaks of ''Ter-
rOrism at the Fort"
COURT OF INQUIRY PROBABLE
INTEGRITY OF MARINES AND THEIR
OFFICERS AT STAKE.
Justice BradIey's Decision in the Ma
Mia Bay and Santiago Ma
val Prize Cases.

WASHINGTON, June 27.-The attention
of the Navy Department has been formally
called to what appears 10 be an unsatisfac-
tory condition of affairs in Guam. The in
coming mail has brought a copy of an or
der issued by the naval commandant of the
island. Commandant Seaton Schroeder, de-
nouncing "hoodlumsm and lawlessness,
which, he says. are rampant at the station.
The order refers to terrorism at the fort,
gambling and drunkenness which have
brought the United States force into disre-
pute.' The order closes with imposition of
restrictions on the liberties of the marines.
1t is believed the Navy Department will
be obliged to look into the denunciation of
the marines. General Haywood command
ant of marines, already has been called on
to furnish such information as he has, and
1t may be that court of inquiry will be
appointed. The mail brought no report
from Maj. H. X. White, the ranking mar
inc officer on the island. nor from any other
source concerning the reported troubles. He
is very much surprised at the extraordi-
nary scope of Commander Schroeders or
der. rejecting. it does, upon the integ-
rity of every officer and man of the marine
corps on duty in the island.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
Germany's Latest Financial Scandal
Growing Worse as the Inves-
tigatiOn Proceeds.
ARREST OF DIRECTOR EXNER
MAY BE FOLLOWED BY THE ARREST
OF OTHER BANK OFFICIALS.
All but $4,000 900 of the Institutions
Assets Loaned to Defunct
Corporation.

BERLIN, June 27.-Herr Exner director
of the Leipziger Bank. of Leipsic. which
suspended payment last Tuesday, has been
arrested. The public prosecutor is investi-
eating the affairs of the bank. 1t turns out
that the report published yesterday was
misleading. Reliable information shows that
the sum of ILL., 900 600 marks, which forms
the bulk of the assets. includes 81, 600
marks loaned to the Cassel Treber-Trock-
nung Company, of which only small part
can be realized. The Tageblatt to-day
says the Lepziger Bank quite recently ad-
vanced another 100000 marks to the Cas-
sci Treber-Trocknung Company after 1t
was known that the latter was insolvent.
Representatives of the leading banks Of
Berlin say there is doubt all the stock
of the Leipziger Bank and it's reserve,
amounting to 6S0oO,O0O marks. are lost. The
Dresden and Leipsic bourse refuse to ham
die the LeipZiger Bank stock. The policy OF
the Leipziger Banks board of directors has
Tor years been such as 10 lead TO the belief
that other arrests on the charge of culp-
able negligence will follow the taking into
custody or Herr Exner The members Of
the board of directors include some of
Leipsic's wealthiest citizens
The Berlin Leipsic and Dresden morning
papers express the highest Indignation at
the conduct OF the LeipZiger Bank direc-
tors and demand a searching investiga-
ton. The Vossische Zeitung editorially
says: In view of the whole series of re-
cent failures, it is evident that the present
German system of aufrightsrath (namely,
board of directors or trustees) urgently
requires reforming or abolishing, the latter
preferred.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
FINISH The NOVELETTE,
INDIANA WRITER'S HEAR THE LAST
OF A LITERARY MOSAIC.
Meeting of Photographers Elects OFF,
cers-Music Teachers Continue Dis
cussiOn of Church Music.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WINONA LAKE, Ind, June 27.-The third
day of the meeting of the Western Asso-
citation of Writers saw no marked change
from the days which preceded it. Literary
exercises were held in the morning and
evening. The afternoon, which for the last
two days has been taken up by memorial
meetings, was left free for amusement and
recreation. short programme was given
at this mornings meeting. Mrs. Butler,
of Valparaiso. gave a recitation, and she
was followed by DIR. Orpheus Everts. of
College Hill, Cincinnati, who read a poem.
DR.. Everts was formerly an Indiana man.
He is one of the oldest members of the as
ISOLATION and rarely fails to attend the
annual meetings. Mr.. Butler. of Valpa-
raise, sang, and he was followed by George
S. Cottman, of Irvington, who read a
humorous sketch entitled "Corkscrew
Creek" recess OF five minutes was taken
TO permit the members to say goodbye to
Dr. EvertS, who was compelled to leave
on the noon train. Z. A. Whitman, of
Abingdon, ILL.,, a new member of the aSSO-
ciation recited one of his poems. a dis
cuSSlon or yesterdays work followed, in
which Mark l.. De Motto of Valparaiso,
Miss Minetta Taylor of Greencastle and
others participated. recitation by Mrs.
Butler and a piano selection by Miss Ber-
dice Blye completed the programme.
To-nights meeting was given up to the
completion of the novelette,, the reading
of which was begun last night. The fourth.
fifth and sixth chapters, which were read
tonight, were written and read, respective
ly, by Coates Kinney of Cincinnati John
w. Carr of Anderson and Mark l.. De Motto
of VALPARAISO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
RUSSIA DROPS THE MASK.
Open Enmity Since Failure to Embrofl
America with Britain

London Dispatch to New York Sun
The pending tariff war between the
United States and Russia commands the
earnest attention of Europe. The chief
feeling in diplomatic circles however. is
over the broader significance of the atti-
tude of Russia which her action discloses
The whole policy of the Cars government
for many years until the present moment
has been to cultivate special friendliness
with the American people and government
in the hope of receiving a substantial re
ward when the great crisis comes between
Great Britain and Russia.
1t is not reasonable TO believe that diplo-
matists of the astuteress of the Russian
are blind to the fatality of the present
action If they still have the traditional
policy of their country at heart. There is
a tendency, therefore. to credit Russia
with definite abandonment of her time
honored aims. not, to be sure, as decision
of choice. but as a result of enforced con-
viction.
The Interpretation of Russias actions
if correct signifies diplomatic event of
the first magnitude. The direct issues of
the tariff dispute between Russia and the
United States utterly insignificant as
compared with the radical change of inter-
national relationships which are fore
Swallowed. For this reason there is the
greatest concern throughout the old world
over the developments of the controversy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
WORK OF BLACKMAILERS
WEALTHY FARMERS HOME BURNED
BECAUSE HE DID NOT GIVE $4,000.
Wife Was I'm the Place Alone and She
Was So Badly Injured She
Died the Next Day.

TOPEKA. Kan, June 27.-Horribly
burned and dying in intense agony was
the fate of Mrs. w. c. Carson. wife of an
lola county farmer, because her husband
refused to deposit 5000 in a place named
by unknown blackmailers. The tragedy
happened Saturday night in an obscure set
Element away from postoffices and tele-
graph stations. Three weeks ago Carson.
who is wealthy, received an anonymous
note demanding that he bury 5000 at the
foot of a telephone pole by the roadside un-
der penalty of having his house burned.
The suggestion was ignored. One week
later another anonymous letter was re-
ceiv.d. stating if 5000 not deposited
within a week his house would be burned
and he killed. No attention was paid to the
second communication. and Saturday
night while Carson was absent from home.
the house fired. Mr.. Dunn. a neighbor.
attracted by the flames hurried over. and
found Mrs. Carson horribly burned and
insensible about ten feet from the ruins.
She taken home by Mr.. Dunn, where
she rallied enough TO talk before dying,
Sunday. She said when she discovered the
fire she rushed outside, but remembered
some valuable papers and a treasured old
violin. and tried TO save them From that
moment her mind was a blank until she
awoke in the Dunn home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
Photographers Elect Officers.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WINONA LAKE, Ind, June 27-The In
diana Association OF Photographers held
a business meeting this morning for the
election OF officers the selection of a place
for next years meeting and other busi-
ness. The following officers were elected
by reclamation: President, NJ. c. Harley,
Logansport; first vice president j. Bourg-
holtzer, Washington; second vice president,
George E. Houser, Warsaw secretary,
George j. PARROT, Fort Wayne; treasurer,
f. Nj. Lacey, Indianapolis. This is the
fourth term for Mr.. Lacey as treasurer
and the second for Mr.. PARROT as secre-
tary. The others are new officials. Winona
was chosen as the place for holding next
years meeting. The committee which hao
the matter in charge reported favorably on
Winona, but in the convention Indianapolis
was also mentioned. The vote resulted:
Winona, 80; Indianapolis, s, and the vote
was made unanimous for Winona Ad-
dresses were made by several members,
who made suggestions of things which
could be done TO improve the association
and its individual members. Demonstra-
lions on retouching and etching and on
printing and toning occupied the afternoon.
An entertainment was given tonight by
the H. Lieber Company, of Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
INDIANA MUSIC TEACHERS.
Two Good RecitaIs Follow a Session
with Papers and Discussions.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 27.-At the
meeting Of the Indiana Music Teachers
Association this morning the Rev. Worth
Tippy, of the Centenary Church, read a
paper on Church Choirs as Seen and
Heard from the Pulpit" and he agreed
with what was said yesterday against much
of the popular music used in Protestant
churches and Sunday schools, and which
President Pierce characterized as Moody
and Sankey rot Mr.. Tippy also said that
the minister must have the absolute right
to select the hymns and that choirs should
not omit any verses without consulting the
minister, for the reason that the latter
often mad a particular reason in connection
with his sermon and the plan of the serv-
ices for thev a choir might omit. Clar-
ence Forsyth, of Indianapolis read a pa
per on Plano Study. karlton Hackett. of
Chicago, who was on the programme for to-
morrow with a paper on THE Basis of Ar
tistic Singing" read his paper to-day, ow-
ing TO the inability OF Johannes Wolfram
of Cleveland, to be present to fill his en-
gagement before tomorrow.
This afternoon there was a recital by
Edward Ebert Buchheim pianist, Danvile:
Thaddeus Rich. violin. Leipsic; Gabriel pa-
Wis. baritone. Terre Haute. Following this
recital was another by Miss Beatrice Fisch-
err soprano, Chicago; Albert Windust.
tenor, Chicago, and Emmett Lennon.
basso, Chicago. The concert tonight was
given by Herr Hans Won Schiller. pianist.
Chicago; Madam Corinne MooTe-Lawson.
soprano, Cincinnati.
letter was received from Mrs. r. p.
Pollard. of Delphi. the oldest member OF
the association, and who could not be pres
ent owing 10 her advanced age, and greet
ing was sent to her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28

Indianapolis is to be congratulated upon
the offer of a valuable piece of real estate
by DIR. j. Ewing Mears, of Philadelphia,
TO the Marion County Medical Society for
the establishment of a memorial to his
father, DIR. George w. Mears. Such a gift
should be priced under any circumstances,
but in this case IL combines sentiment with
progress. DIR. George W. Mears was one
of the most cultured OF the pioneer physi-
clans of indianapolis, and his former resi-
dence. now one of the city landmarks. was
the home of an elegant hospitality well re-
membered by older citizens. For many
years his son has worthily maintained in
distant city the professional reputation
established by his father in the early days
of Indianapolis. His donation of ground
for the establishment of memorial medi-
cal library to his father is fine evidence of
the beneficent influences in the early his
tory of the city coming back to bless 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28
NAVAL PRIZE CASES.


WASHINGTON. June 27.-Justice Brad
ley, in the Court of Equity, to-day decided
the Manila bay and Santiago bay prize
cases. The decision is in favor of the
claimants as to vessels captured and as to
property taken from vessels captured, but
against them as to property captured
ashore. The decision holds that vessels
sunk and afterwards raised were captured
and not destroyed; that property captured
ashore is not subject to prize; that prop
erty taken from vessels sunk and not
claimed as prize, and for which bounty
was given, is prize; that the cascoes or
cargo boats and all floating derricks that
were captured at Manila are not prize.
According to counsel the claimants in
the Manila case received a total of $685. 900.
divided among about 2,Oc0 persons, and the
claimants in the Santiago case will get
in the neighborhood of S500, 900, distributed
among about 5000 persons. These figures,
however, are not final. These amounts are
liz addition to the bounties already allowed
by the Court of Claims.
The bounties are for property destroyed
and the prize money for what the claim
ants saved. The bounty given the Manila
merchants is now being paid off, while the
$4,000 awarded the Santiago claimants will
be paid off, ii is stated. during next au-
tumn. The decision disposes of both the
Manila and Santiago claims, the principles
involved being similar. Counsel for the
claimants may conclude to appeal to the
Court OF Appeals in an effort to gain the
points on which they lost. All persons who
served with Admiral Dewey who are en-
titled to share in the bounty decided by the
Court of Claims should send their ad-
dresses TO the auditor of the Navy Depart
ment TO secure prompt payment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-28

Heistand In May but as he was not In this
country, the members of the committee
scattered. and IL is not considered proba-
bic they could be got together now. The
charges allege that Major Heistand organ
lied combination TO control the supply OF
Manila hemp.
The Chinese minister, Mr.. WI Tingfang.
has received Information that a second re-
mittance of $4,000 has been cabled by the
Christian Herald 10 the relief committee at
Tien-Tsin for famine sufferers in Shan-Si
and other provinces.
cablegram has been received at the
State Department from Mr.. Rockhill, say
ing that he will leave Picking for home IN
August, by which time it is hoped Mr.. Con-
ger Will have nearly reached his destina-
ton.
Mr.. Vanquez. the San DOMINICAN charge.
acting for his government, and Acting
Secretary Hill for the United States gov
eminent. have signed a procotol extending
for one year from date the pending reel
rrocity treaty between the United States
and the Dominican Republic.