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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

The charge that the capitalistic combi-
nations have in view the extortion from
employees of the greatest amount of work
for the least possible pay Is not sustained
by experience. The market reports Of the
past month show that all the products of
the United States Steel Corporation are
selling at an advance of about per cent.
over the corresponding month Of last year.
AS direct and declared result of this ad
vance in market prices the wages Of pud-
dlers in Pittsburg have been raised 12h
cents a ton and the pay of finishers in
creased per cent. These rates are higher
than previously paid in the history of the
trade. These higher rates, it should be
added, are not made because of the de-
mands Of the men, but because the man.
ayers concluded that the employees should
receive a part of the advantage due to an
advance of prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
Recent Army Orders.

WASHINGTON, Sept. n.-Major Daniel
A. Frederick, assistant adjutant general,
is detailed as a member of the examining
board at Washington, vice Lieutenant Col
onel Marion P Maus, Twenty-third Infant
~, aid-de-camp.
Captain William L. Buck, Thirteenth In
fantry will report to the examining board
at Washington to determine his fitness for
promotion.
The following transfers are made at the
request of the officers concerned: First
Lieutenant Bryan Conrad from the Eight
eenth Infantry to the Fifteenth Infantry,
Company H; First Lieutenant Charles H.
Morrow from the Fifteenth Infantry to the
Eighteenth Infantry, Company K. Lieuten-
ant Morrow will join the company to
which transferred.
Captain Henry G. Cole, commissary, will
proceed to Omaha for duty as assistant
during the army maneuvers.
The retirement of Brigadier General Will
liam II. Forwood, surgeon general by OPP
Grafton of law, is announced.
Second Lieutenant Robert II. Virgins,
Fourth Cavalry, is dropped from the rolls
OF the army for desertion.
First Lieutenant James b. Allison, Sew
enth Infantry, will proceed to Vancouver
barracks and report to the commanding
general, Department of the Columbia. fol-
appointment and duty as aid-de-camr
on his staff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
THE PENSIONERS.

The publication Of the statistics Of the
report of the commissioner of pensions for
the fiscal year which ended June 90 has
provoked a new outburst of criticism and
denunciation, implying fraud on the part
of pensioners and their friends. Thirty
seven years after the close of the war;"
several of them declare, land the pension
roll is larger than it ever has been before"
The exclamation betrays an impatience
that the old men who saved the Union per-
sist in numbering the ground and drawing
pensions, and implies that they are really
chargeable with an improperly in that
they either do not stop drawing pensions
or commit suicide. One of these papers,
the Boston Herald, seems not so much TO
grudge the expenditure of the money as to
fear that these old men will come to think
that the United States government is an
eleemosynary institution. 1t would be a
distinctly dreadful thing if these pension
ers, now ranging from sixty to seventy-five
years, should be led by a pension of a few
ment of the United States is a vast aims
house for the purpose of keeping them
alive
There are frauds and inequalities in
the granting and paying of pensions. The
frauds are few, but the inequalities are
many. The granting of special pensions by
Congress is increasing the inequalities.
Some draw pensions who should not have
them, but this injustice is due largely to
the dabbling of Congress. If the work
were to be done over pensions would doubt
less be put upon a different basis The law
which is most criticised now Is the dis
ability pension act of 1890. From it came
the greater number of pensioners. AS the
| years pass this disability act comes nearer
a service pension law. Why should there
not be a service pension law for veterans
of the Union army? Thirty-eight years
after the close of the Mexican war a serv-
| ice pension act was passed and approved
/ by President Cleveland. 1t is now more
| than thirty-seven years since the close OF
the war for the Union; why should not the
| Union veteran be treated as generously as
the Mexican? Was not his service as val
liable?
The Journal has always opposed all the
schemes involving the payment of large
| pensions. because IL has a definite idea
of the volume of the revenue, and II would
be unfair and unwise TO demand a pension
which would compel the devising OF some
plan to double the annual amount devoted
to pensioners. 1t believes that what the
National Encampment of the Grand Army
OF the Republic has asked during the last
six or seven years was warranted. TIL,
action OF the general organization is con.
sentative. whatever may be said OF dec
larations by local organizations.
The difficulty with editors and other.
who assail the veterans for getting pen
sions is that they do not appreciate IN.
value OF the work they performed years
ago. They do not bring themselves I,
realize that the Union which those mel
preserved is worth as much as 1t is. A
least they think II is not worth the $4,000.
600 a year which the government Is payin,
in pensions They would be liberal to tn,
widows Of distinguished officers. but the,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
MORO CHIEFS DECEIVED
THEY WERE TOLD UNCLE SAM AND
ABDUL HAND WERE FOES,
And Therefore Didn't Want to he
Friendly with the Enemy of the
Head OF Their Religion.

WASHINGTON, Sept. I1.-Manila papers
received at the War Department to-day
contain reports from Mindanao regarding
the Moro problem. showing what the va
rious Sultans and dattos are doing, to-
gether with correspondence that has passed
and conversations that have occurred be-
tween army officers commanding in that
island and the different chiefs
1t appears that the Moro chiefs were in
formed by Filipinos from Luzon that Rus
STA and Spain were at war with the United
States. One of the Sultans, when asked
why he would not be on friendly terms
with the United States said the Moros
were all under the direction of the Sultan
of Stamboul, and they had been informed
that there was enmity between the Sultan
of Stamboul and the United States gov
eminent. Captain Pershing, in command of
the cavalry, told him that this was en-
tirely mistake. Another datto made the
claim that the Moros always had been in
undisturbed possession of the Lake Lanao
country, and that even the Spaniards never
had attempted TO interfere with them and
that they did not want the Americans TO
do so.
There had been considerable friendly cor
respondence with the Sultan of Bacolod,
but finally a very unfriendly letter was
received from him, war-like in tone, which
greatly surprised the American officers.
were informed that the ugly letter was a
forgery, perpetrated by two of the dattos
under the Sultan of Bacolod. These dattos
were very anxious for war, one of them
claiming that he could hold his fort against
any force that might be sent against it
The war party was stronger than the peace
party and was haunting the Moros who
wanted to be on peaceful terms with the
Americans, by calling them towards. The
Filipino insurgent, Ruffino, was found to be
In that region making trouble for the
Americans
In another communication from the
Moro country 1t is stated that COL Bald
win tried to get all the Sultans and dattos
to meet him in friendly conference. The
Sultan of Bacolod professed friendship, but
asked for three months in which to COM
municate with the various tribes over
which he was chief. Moros in the camp of
Colonel Baldwin said that this was simply
ruse to gain further time and prepare
for war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

An exchange commenting on the PROPOSE
ton to annex Haiti to put an end to its
revolutions suggests that if the United
States is going to annex one revolution
breeding county it should take charge of
the whole list, which now includes Vene-
zuela, Colombia, Bolivia and possibly 9TH
ers. 1t would be a great undertaking, but,
considered from the point of what is best
for these little alleged republics, it would
be well to do all that can be done to put
an end to their revolutions. 1t was hoped
that the recent congress Of American re-
publics might devise some plan of arbitra-
ton, but it was impossible to do anything
of any consequence. The inhabitants, no
matter how intelligent the leaders, lack
the faculty which enables northern peo-
pies TO govern themselves. Elections be-
ing of no account changes of administra-
ton are secured by revolutions. While
there is no possibility that the United
States will extend a protectorate over them
at an early period. it may be compelled so
to do if no change for the better takes
place in the course of few years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

Those portions of the speech of Senator
Beveridge at Ogden, Utah, yesterday, on
the occasion of the Republican state con-
vention, which are given this morning, are
arguments which those who assail the Re-
publican position cannot refute. 1t is the
Republican position. since every Republican
convention thus far held has declared in
favor Of such supervision OF extensive cor
poratons as publicity can give 1t is the
plan presented by the President In his ad-
dresses. II there are those who object, it
is fair to suspect that they desire to or
ganize combinations or trusts which will be
ruined If compelled TO make statements
showing the quality of their capitalization.
That is a pertinent point which the sena-
tor makes in asserting that a repeal OF the
tariff resulting in all our markets being
opened TO the world. would change the ma
tionaI to the International trust. like Mr.
Morgan's ocean steamship trust and the
coal oil trust which IL has been stated that
the Standard Oil Company has formed with
Europeans controlling the coal oil interests
of Russia Senator Beveridges illustra-
ton of what large corporations may do so
much better than small ones. as In the con-
solidation of railroads. Is worthy Of atten-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
JOHN HAY WILL BE ORATOR.
Secretary Of State to Address the G..
A. II. Encampment.

WASHINGTON. Sept. n.-Hon. John
Hay, secretary of state, has accepted an
invitation to be present at the dedication
OF Camp Roosevelt, which is TO be a fea-
ture of the coming Grand Army encamp-
ment and to deliver the grafton. Camp
Roosevelt is TO be located on the White
Lot grounds. just south OF the White
House The tents which will be con-
structed there will be used for reunion
purposes. The dedication will occur Mon
day afternoon, Oct. 8.
The Board OF Commissioners OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia have notified the q. a.
r. encampment committee that the pro-
posed automobile race on one OF the prin-
cipal streets here Will not be permitted.
owing to the great danger IL would involve.
The commissioners. however, are in favor
of a floral parade feature of the en-
campment programme. Arrangements may
be made for automobile contests on the
Bennings race track during the encamp-
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

would have the broken down old men who
served in the ranks depend upon friends for
support or consign them to the poorhouse.
Fortunately. the broader type of Americans
of the generation succeeding the war ap-
preciates the work the rlen of 1s61-1s65 &C
complished, and holds them in highest es-
TEEN. So long as such men as Theodore
for the Union the first place they need
not be disturbed because a few editors and
others in large cities. who do not know
them, belittle them and impugn their In
tegrity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

Some of the demands of the Boer gen.
erals were remarkable coming from the
defeated party In war Of their own be-
ginning. This is notably true of the de-
mand for yearly pensions to all Boer wild
ows and orphans and to wounded burghers;
also the demand for reinstatement of the
officials of the late South African rePub-
lie or compensation for their loss of Of
flee. Speaking for the British government
Mr.. Chamberlain could not do less than
assure them that such demands would not
be entertained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
Attempted Church Loot.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 1.-At a spe-
cial session of the executive council of
the Catholic Truth Society it was unani-
mously resolved to send a dispatch to
President Roosevelt regarding the ecclesias-
teal property and the objects of Catholic
veneration discovered on the United States
army transport Buford. The dispatch
which was signed by Philip Organ, spirit
ual director of the society. requests an
immediate and thorough investigation as
to the original ownership and nature of
ii came into the possession of the United
States army officers. If investigation shows
that ii is church loot We ask that il be
Immediately returned to the true owners
and that the officers in whose possession
1t be found be summary dealt with ac-
cording TO army regulations"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

A prominent contractor and builder in
New York says that a building which
could have been erected in that city ten
years ago for $4,000 could not be duplicat-
ed now for less than 100000. One-half
of the increase, he says, is due to higher
wages and the other half to the higher
prices for building materials. The latter
also is largely due to the higher wages paid
in every branch of industry. Yet the DEM
ocratic campaign book says wages have
not increased proportionately with the cost
of living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
Lively Class Scrap.

SPRINGFIELD, o.. Sept. 1.-THE annual
class scrap between the freshmen and
sophomore classes of Wittenburg College
took place here tonight. The contest was
short but exceedingly hot The feminine
portion of the class also took an active
part. The "soph' girls locked a freshman
girl In her room i'm the second story and
tied her to a chair. She unfastened the
rope, tied Il TO a window sill and slid down
10 the ground. badly decorating her hands.
She helped I'm the scrap. Charles Bowers
and Arthur Ruthraun were carried from
the field i'm an unconscious condition but
recovered later. IL is feared that Frank
Serviss has received internal injuries from
a kirk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

An English Educator who Wants New
Methods Adopted.

BELFAST, Ireland, Sept. n.-At the Sec
tional meetings of the British Associa-
ton for the Advancement OF Science to-
day Prof H. +. Armstrong Of the edu-
cational section, made a strong plea for
the injection of some American life and
energy into the British educational sys-
tenn He contended that what British edu-
cation to-day needed was TO appreciate the
continued the speaker, follow the ex-
ample of the industrious American manu-
facturer. and agree to scrap our scholastic
and academic ideals. IL not our schools and
schoolmasters as well, and reft along
scientific lines?"
In support OF his contention that boys
ought to leave school at seventeen and then
go 10 college. Professor Armstrong said
that much of the success of the Americans
was due to the way in which republic doc
trines were applied In bringing up their
children, adding: I'VE should set our chill
dren free and encourage them to be free at
an early age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
SUICIDE IN A HOSPITAL.
Chaplain w. F. Morrison, OF the Cruis-
err Olympia, Kills Himself.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-THE secretary
of the navy received a telegram this morn
ing from Rear Admiral Johnson, COM
manding the Boston navy yard. saying that
Chaplain William f. Morrison committed
suicide by shooting himself at the Naval
Hospital at Chelsea Chaplain Morrison was
recently attached to the cruiser Olympia,
which participated in the combined army
and navy maneuvers and is now at Boston
undergoing repairs. He was a native Of
Maryland and was appointed chaplain in
the navy in May. 1881. He held the rank of
commander aud was assigned TO the Olym-
pia last March. He had been in poor health
for several weeks. and when the Olympia
arrived at the Charleston navy yard, early
this week. he was transferred to the hospi-
tai for treatment for melancholia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

The death OF ex-senator Roach, OF North
Dakota. reminds the Minneapolis Tribune
OF his election by a Legislature In which
the Republicans had a majority which
could not unite on a candidate for United
oped that enough Republicans voted with
the Democrats and Populists to elect
Roach. who was a Democrat He was In the
Senate In 1886 and gave the one vote which
secured the passage OF the Gorman-Wil-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
STUDENTS NOW AT WORK
ENROLMENT COMPLETED AT PUR-
DUE UNIVERSITY.
over 900 Men Entered I'm the scten"
tifc Department Alone-Footpah
Candidates i'm Training.
special 70 the 1ndianapolis journal.

Special 20 the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind. Sept. n--Purdue UNI
versity. the great technical institution o'
the West. formally opened to-day Ior '"e
fall term with an enrolment OF LOO stu
dents in the scientific and entering courses.
The total attendance will reach Loo stu
dents from India. Japan. Mexico. ror'o
Rico and the Philippines have entered tns
university President Stone says the year
will be the biggest in the history OF the
institution. Thirty new professors haNe
been added TO the faculty 10 meet the re-
quirement OF the augmented enrolment
Candidates for the football team nave
been at practice for several days, sixteen
men being provided for at the training Ia
BILE. Several boys from the Manual Tram.
ing High School champion team OF iass
year are working TO secure place on inc
football squad.
Basketball candidates also are practiclns,
and there is plenty OF good material 10 gre
Purdue team equal TO that OF last WINTER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
A. HI. Shepherd HI with Appendicitis

WASHINGTON, Sept. H.-Private tele-
grams received here to-day and late last
night announce that Alexander H. Shep-
herd, who was vice president Of the Board
of Public Works of the District of CO.
lumbia during the territorial government
of the District in 1871, and who was two
years later Governor of the District, is
very seriously i'll with appendicitis at his
home in Bato Pilas, Mexico. Mrs. Shepherd
and DR. and Mrs Merchant, the latter
daughter of the former Governor, left to-
day for Bato Pilas.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
ROVER BILL PASSED.
Measure That Is Intended to Correct
an Important Ohio Statute.

an Important Ohio Statute.
COLUMBUS, o., Sept. 1.-THE Senate
this morning passed the Roger bill, intro
duced at the beginning of the special ses-
sion. to correct the Roger act, passed last
winter at the regular session, the effect of
which was to deprive the Supreme Court of
jurisdiction over 95 per cent of the former
business while it was the authors intention
IN widen the scope of its jurisdiction by re-
moving the $500 property Limitation. The
hin passed in the Senate to-day corrective
Of the law enacted last winter does what
the alithor intended it should do, namely,
remove the property limitation. An amend
rnent TO restore the 500 limitation. or rath-
er restore the law Ii existed before the
mistake of last winter was made, was OF
fered by Senator Hosea, but was voted
down by a vote of 10 yeas to 10 nays, and
after one or two other unimportant amend
ments had been voted down, the bill was
PASSED by vote of Is yeas to j nay The
action taken by the Senate was con-
trary to the wishes of Governor Nash. who
wanted the $500 property limitation in the
old law retained. IL the House makes this
hin a law, all cases. without regard 10 the
amount involved can be taken 10 the Su-
preme Court on error
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12

A Kansas woman is urging the Wash
ington committee having the Grand Army
procession In charge to dispense with
bands. In order that the old men. as they
march. may unite in mighty chorus
that Will find its reverberation not only in
the halls Of Congress. but in the admin
fstratiye Offices OF the executive officers of
the government" Unfortunately for this
plan. IL is about much as the old men
can do to march without expending their
strength upon a mighty chorus.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
Richmond school Teachers.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept 1.-THE Ricn-
mond schools will open on next Monday.
Following is the list OF teachers, assign-
ment of which was announced to-day;
Caroline Price. drawing; Will Earhart.
music; w. S. Hiser. manual training; d. X
Ellebarger, principal of high school; Ber-
tina e Hawkins Elizabeth Comstock. Car
oline Stahl, Elma Nolte, NJ. A. Stubs, w.
A. Fiske, Katherine +. Schaefer. J. r.
Thompson, c. A. Mering, w. S. Davis, \.
c. Heironimus, Anna p. Hill. Emma Il
Craig, Emma Hough. Alice Test, Saran
Sanderspn. Carrie Lesh, Catherine v.
Reese. Louise Boyd. Mary r. Marsh. Il.
Annie Wilson. Mary r: Friendley; Agnes
r. Scherb, Margaret l.. Schoneld. Alice
Winder, Harriet Thompson. Carolyn SAL
ter, Clara b. Graves. Pearl Green, Flor
ence Myrick b. Grace Test, Elizabeth
Foulke. Julia z. Test, Sophia Marchant,
Emma c. Newman. Elizabeth Sands. Anna
X. Iredell Stella Kelsey, Sarah Harmed.
Nellie B. Lowe, Anna NJ. Lupten, F. r.
Stinson, Elizabeth Williams, Livona
Whitehead, Mary Lemon, Kate Morgan,
Minnie Hale, Elizabeth Close. Maud Toms.
Anna Schulz, Hettie Elliott, Emma Bond,
Martha Boyd. Josephine Bull, Carolyn
Heitbrink Elma Test, Kiturah Parsons.
Alvina Steen, Mary Greenleaf. Ada Wood
ard. Emma Lesson. Magdaiena Schulz.
Clara Newman, Ruby Hasecoster, Mary
Hill, Lulu Cans, Maggie Mooney. Martha
Whitacre, Nellie Fetta, Ida Meyer, Aida
Swain, Anna Kieaker, Martha Horney,
Jean NJ. Dunlop, Sarah j. Williams, Han
nah NJ Jones, Amanda Thomas. Grace
Simpson, Alice E. Unthank, Mabel c. Ellis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-12
CHOLERA ON A TRANSPORT.



MANILA, Sept. 1l.-There were four
cases of cholera and three deaths from
that disease on the United States trans
port Sherman between Manila, which she
left Sept. 1, bound for San Francisco, and
Nagasaki, Japan, where she arrived yes
terday. She has been quarantined at
Nagasaki.
Brig. Gen. s. S. Sumner, commanding the
department of Mindanao, left Zamboango
for Malaban on Monday He had planned
to take a force from there to strengthen
Camp Vickars. 1t is believed he reached
Camp Vickars to-day. The date OF the de-
parture of the main column is not known
The business men of this city are or
ganizing for the purpose of agitating for
limited Chinese immigration to the Philip
pines. They have planned to send memo
rial and possibly a delegation to Washing
ton. The Philippines Commission may in
dorse the proposal to permit limited immi-
grafton of Chinese, as labor here Is scare
and high wages have to be paid.
Senior Vincente Valdes, the editor of a
Spanish weekly paper, has been convicted
of libeling DR.. Pardo de Tavera, a native
member of the Philippine commission, and
has been sentenced TO six months i'm
prisonment and to pay fine of $1,000