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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

The Chicago Record-HeraId tells the COM
pliers of the Democratic campaign book
that they have made a mistake in assailing
protection, as lit is idle 10 suppose that
there will be a general and sweeping change
In the present tarifr. so firmly is protection
established" But the Democratic party
could scarcely admit the soundness OF pro-
lection even IL 1t faces backward and for
ward on other issues
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Guilty Of killing a Boy.

OLATHE, Kan. Sept. 4.-Bessie Hick-
land, who killed Allen Bailey, a twelve
year-oid boy. last July. has been found
guilty OF murder in the second degree in
the District Court of this county. This
gives her a sentence OF from ten years to
life imprisonment. Her plea was transit
tory mania.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

William Jennings Bryan must be feeling
quite happy over the result of three Demo-
cratic State conventions held this week.
Wisconsin made no allusion to his leader
ship; Iowa showed half the party in his
favor. but Ohio, after turning its back on
him last year. gave his platform and his
leadership full Endorsement
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Boxer Proclamation Posted.

HONG-KONG, Sept. A Boxer procla-
nation has been posted at Canton. incit-
ing the slaughter of foreigners. 1t was
ascribed to the commencement Of work
on the Canton-H anchow Railroad, and TO
the collection of funds for the payment
of the foreign indemnity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

1t must now be apparent that no political
influence can bring the mine operators in
Pennsylvania to take any step to settle
the strike by the offer of a compromise.
II any one man can influence the operators
that man Is Mr.. Morgan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

The fact that the Republican candidates
for Congress in Vermont received the usual
majorities shows that no change has taken
OF native population more than a third of
the Republicans and more than half of
the Democrats voted for local option as
against prohibitory law which has been on
the statute books more than a generation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

AS President Roosevelt is himself Span
ish war veteran 1t is appropriate that the
arrangements for his reception when he
visits this city should be in the hands Of
that organization, but other organizations
and all classes of citizens should cooperate
to make &c general and nonpartisan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

Such an absolute autocrat never appeared
!, in politics as was Mayor Johnson in the
Ohio Democratic convention. Even the elder
Cameron In the day of his power. or Quay,
or any party boss never exercised such
absolute control.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

A communication In city paper by some
person who says he is not Southerner and
Is a Republican advocates not only the
political ostracism OF the negro. but, appar-
emily. his elimination from the earth. me
writer says he hopes this topic will be
kept constantly before the American people
until IL has been thoroughly accomplished -
This is a beautiful sentiment to adorn the
twentieth century
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

Hon James s. Harlan. attorney general
of Porto Rico. who is visiting his former
home In Chicago. says the island is enjoy
ing degree OF prosperity never known
under Spanish rule. and that the people
are rapidly adopting American ideas and
methods. AS for the judiciary. with which
he Is In close contact. he says IL is In fine
condition When We went there" says
Mr. Harlan. 1T was apparent that there
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05
sixteen Miners Killed.

LONDON, Sept. Am explosion oc-
Cured to-day at the Tredegar Iron Com
pany's colliery, near Rhymley, Monmouth
shire, while 1l2 were under ground. Six
teen were killed and seventeen seriously
injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

Tomorrow. Sept. 6. will be the first an
niversary Of the day that President Nc
Kinley became the victim OF an assassin.
The hairbreadth escape of his successor
brings the tragedy Of a year ago to mind.
emphasizing the fact that there are other
peri,s which endanger the lives OF Presi-
daufs
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was lack of confidence among litigants.
due to Spanish traditions. But now the
bench has the highest respect of the peo-
pie and litigation is attended TO promptly
Property and liberties are secure"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

No Republican senator or representative
Is going about the country Wanting his
opposition to the proposition to help Cuba
by the enactment Of a reciprocity act. but
some OF them are spending time IN ex-
betrays their unhappiness over their mis-
20 "a
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Amenities.

Washington Star.
Miss Cabins says she loves the truth above
all things
Yes" answered Miss Cayenne. "she realizes
that, as rule, the truth is the most disagree
able thing you can say about anybody"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

The gist of Commissioner of Labor
Wright's report on the anthracite coal
strike is that there is need of more COM
mon sense. fair dealing and sweet rea-
sonableness on both sides.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

PHILADELPHIA Press.

Philadelphia Press.
Pop" said Farmer Korntop's boy, insinu-
atngly, he leaned his hoe, Tommy
Perkins says the fish are bitin' right lively up
the creek to-day"
WELL replied the old man, you tell him IL
hell come over here an help you with yer
hoein-''
Yes sir"
They won't git chanst to bite him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-05

PEKING, Sept. 4-The Empress dow
ager has ordered that decorations of the
Order of the Precious Star. which is limit
ed to foreigners, be bestowed the rlin-
listers and secretaries who were concerned
in the tariff protocol negotiations.
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Would Never BE There, Then.

New York Weekly.
Mr.. Gumpss-That boy will never be good for
anything until he marries.
Mrs. Gumpss-I suppose not.
Mr. Gumpss-No. He's got to get over the
habit OF hanging around the house.
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THE HUMORISTS.
Slightly DiscourteOus.
platform

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Yes. L always do my thinking when 1 walk"
Its pity you gave 1t up
Gave up what?''
''WaIking."
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Obituary..

MANSFIELD. o., Sept. 4.-Dr. Herman l.
Wiles a prominent clergyman and pastor
of the First Lutheran Church I'm this city
and for many years trustee of wittenburg
College of Springfield. o., died here to-day
Of heart failure.
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Since Mayor Johnson's convention the
stock OF the recognizing Democracy has
fallen fifty points.
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Secretary Root Starts for Home.

VIENNA, Sept. 4.-Elihu Root, United
States secretary of war left here for home
to-day. He had been here one month
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The Bamed Poet.

won't git a chanst to bite him."
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The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
A ABird,s Rnmp of Locality.

On shore the penguin is an awkward
creature, says Professor G. r. Borch.
grevink, the Antarctic explorer, in Les
lies Monthly. Water is its element
When hunted on the ice foes the birds
generally try to run away in an upright
position, but just as the hunter thinks
he has got one the bird lies down on
its white belly and paddles along over
the snow very quickly, the hard smooth
quilts slipping over the snow crystals
almost without friction. A remarkable
characteristic Of the penguin is his
bump of locality. Both on shore and
in the water he never loses his way
To human eyes one ice foe is precisely
like another, but under that roof Of
similar ice foes | have seen a penguin
of the larger species find its mate on a
foe after diving and swimming for a
full mile under water.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
The Pacific Coasts Exposition.

There Will be he'd in the city Of
Portland, Oregon, in 1905, a great fair.
to last several months, to commem-
crate the centennial of the arrival OF
Lewis and Clark on the Pacific Coast,
after their journey from the mouth Of
the Missouri on the first and the great
est of the American Governments ex-
petitions Of exploration. The histor.
ical and political consequences of that
expedition were mOmentOus. 1t fur
nishes the United States with one Of
the earliest and one of the strongest
Of the claims by which it gained undis-
puted possession, in the treaty with
England in 1876 Of the vast empire on
the western side Of the Rocky Noun.
tains, comprising the present States Of
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, and
palls of the States OF Montana
Wyoming.-Leslle's Weekly.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
She Raised the Rents.

The two women had wedged them.
selves into the space between the seats
Of an open car, and the occupants of
these had no choice but to listen to
their conversation. Yes" said the fat
one with the greedy eye, II have raised
my rents to $40 month. | used to get
only 50, but then the tenants used to
move away and pay me nothing. Now
they pay me So and owe me the other
So, so | really get the full amount Of
rent out Of them; and, once in while.
l get the other $5 too. OF course the
rent is low, but then the houses are a
lot Of old shanties on the edge of a
meadow. My father left them to me.
Awful unhealthy hole, some of their
children are always dying Off" The
car by this time had reached point
Of transfer.--New York sun.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Salaries of College Professors.

Professor Hugo Muensterberg, the
seismic essayist, urged that in the inter.
ests of scholarship the present dem.
Ocratlc custom of paying the professors
of given college nearly equal salaries
should be given, up, and great prizes
be offered to eminent men as an incen.
tive to research. He suggested So.
600, even S20,000 as suitable salaries
for teachers of distinction. 1t will
probably be long before such prizes as
these are offered in the American aca.
demic world, yet there seems to be a
tendency to grade the salaries of pro.
fessors, and it is now reported that the
Randolph-Macon wOman's college, of
Lynchburg, Va, has adopted this plan,
being the first Southern college to do
so. The scale however, Is moderate,
ranging only from $1,000 to $780,
Springfield Republican.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30

between her desire that her friends
should have a jolly time and her fear
lest they should be espled by Aunt
James sharp eyes. Then she laughed
in relief as she caught sight of the
hired man driving out Of the barn with
a great hay rick. She jumped up and
swung her sunbonnet, Joel" she
called, 1--WE want to go! Come along.
girls" she added to her companions,
"the party's going to begin"
Joel good-naturedly waited for the
children and tossed them into the big
wagon as though they had been so
many bundles Of feathers He climbed
In last Of all and cracked the whip, and
away they went, the ''rick" humping
and humping over "hummocks' and
stray stones, while the little folks
laughed and shouted with delight.
Such fun they had when the hay field
was reached, rolling in the hay, Jump
ing into haycocks and once in a while
making believe work by raklng a win.
row.
ITS Just a lovely party" the village
children declared, when. warm and
tired, they sat down 10 rest in the
shadow Of the stone wall.
"Ispose there'll be 'freshments when
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
Chapters Of Life's Oddities.

fish Is reported by the crew Of the
schooner William Il. Keene, which ar
rived at Gloucester, Mass.
The Keene was fishing on the south
east part of Georges when an enor
nous swordish was sighted. A har-
poon was driven into the big fellow,
estimated to weigh about 500 pounds,
Isadoro Bouche was despatched in a
dory TO pick up the fish. He had gone
about quarter Of n mile from the
vessel when he observed the buoy
floating.
Just as he sat out to pick up the
fish he was cautioned by the master
against getting his leg entangled in the
rod line. There was seventy-three
fathoms Of rod line connected with the
harpoon. Bouche had hauled up all
but eight fathoms when his left leg
became entangled in the line aud he
was hauled overheard
The fish ran down TO the limit Of the
line and held the man there. The ac-
cldent was observed from the vessel
and a dory was despatched to the
rescue. The men found the buoy and
hauled it in.
Eight fathoms from the dead sword
fish was found the body of Bouche,
entangled In the line. Life was ex-
tlnct.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
ITRANcs STORES cA7NEREp FROM
DIVERSE SOURCES.
Hawk and Crows Battle TO Death


Druid Hill Park. near Superintend-
mt Casselrs residence, was the scene
IN Sunday Of one Of the iercest battles
,ver fought between crows on the one
side and large chicken hawk on the
)ther and, perhaps the only battle of
Is kind in which the hawk Suffered
iefeat. says the Baltimore sun.
It is n well-known fact that the
.elations between hawks and crows
lave been strained perhaps since crea'
ion. hawks neglectng no opportunity
@ destroy young crows before they
cave the nests. Representatives Of
he two species of birds rarely meet
without battle. They usually fight
n midair This is no doubt the reason
Why the hawk has won so many vic
ories.
Bully twelve or fifteen crows took
part in Sundays battle. The hawk
was attacked in midair while lowering
)ver a crows nest. The onslaught
made him furious, and he retallated
" swooping down on the tree in which
he nest was built. The crows We're
determined to drive off the enemy and
made systematic and concerted on
slaught on the intruder. First one
and then another would drive at him,
and in a short time the ground under
:he tree was strewn with feathers.
The hawk fought with bill and claws,
while the crows used only their bills.
The fight became so hot that the hawk
was compelled to leave the trpe. and,
being too exhausted to fly. sank TO the
ground. There he made a final stand,
and the battle was an interesting one,
passengers on the Empire Grove cars
being among the spectators, First
one crow and then another would give
the hawl; n dig with it's bill and then
Jump back to escape the savage
2lunges of the hawk.
The hawk fought as long as he could
stand on his feet Even while lying
on his side or back he kept up the
struggle. The crows, however, were
relentless and kept on peciing away
until their adversary fell dead. They
then few of a considerable distance
and patched up their cuts and bruises
rs best they could. Not a single one
Of their number was killed.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
An Oklahoma Giant.

Lewis wilkins, whose home was in
Enid. Okla, died in Chicago, where he
had gone for medical treatment. Will
kins was twenty-nine years old, eight
feet and two inches tall, weighed 36j
pounds, wore 015 hat, "a shoe and IA
glove. He measured fifty-elght inches
around the chest and fifty-two inches
around the waist, He had been on ex-
hibition since 1888 and made several
trips around the world. His death
was caused from swelling in the head
which began six months ago while on
exhibition in Europe. He came to the
home of his parents here for rest.
thinking that he would recover.-Kan-
sas City Star.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30
A NcN NInrnnnnfh.

Professor Herr. who has been search
Ing for mammoth remains in Siberia,
was fortunate enough to meet with
success and lately Talbot Clifton saw
the specimen at Irkutsk. This, Of
course, is not the first occasion on
which the entire body of one of these
extinct elephants has been procured.
At the commencement of the last
century large specimen was found
lmbedded in the ice at the mouth Of
the River Lena. The animal was so
perfectly preserved that sections of its
eyes could be made. It's skeleton was
set up in the st. Petersburg Museum.
Professor Herz's find also appears to
be in very excellent state of preserv-
alton. In the stomach undigested food
was found The hairy covering of
the body which protects the mammoth
from the rgors Of the northern climate
was also in part intact. The wool is
Of reddlsh-brown color, and a huge
name appears to have existed. In
these elephants the tusks were long
and much curved.
The interest which attaches to find
of this description consists in our being
brought face to face with an animal
still sin the desh,' which has long
since been extinct. That it was a CON-
panion of primitive man is evident, be-
cause of the association with NAM
moth fossils Of human handiwork in
the shape of implements, while on one
tusk some aspiring artist of these early
days scratched rough outline Of the
great hanst
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30

Recent speculation regarding the ori.
gin of the human race has led to more
careful study of soma OF the earliest
known remains, including the so-called
man Of spy" the Neauderthal skele.
ton and the creature-human or semi.
human-some of whose bones were dis.
covered several years ago in Java.
Two German anatomlsts, who have
given much attention to the subject,
are confident, says Success, that the
aforementioned skeletons must be
ascribed to a distinct species of man.
which they have named Homo Neau.
derthallensls. The Javanese skeleton
which its discoverer calls ,pithecan.
thropus (monkey-man), is lower down
in the evolutionary scale and the direct
ancestor of BOTH who may be regarded
as the earliest man. must have lived,
they think, as far back as the Pllocene
period of geological time.
The suburban citizen., 1902-08-30

we get back to the house?" said Kars
Foster.
IL spose So" stammered Huldy
Ann. But I've got some luncheon
here" she hastened to say, producing a
tin pail which she had managed to
smuggle into the wagon from some Sc
cret hiding place. 1T amt much" she
apologi2ed, raising the lid and display.
Ing half a dozen cookies with nicked
edges, a few pieces Of cake and ginger
bread and a sorry-lOoking quarter of a
pie. AS Hubby Ann had been saving
up this spread from her lunches of the
past week It could not be expected to
have a very fresh appearance. But the
party" was too hungry to be over
particular, and soon there wasn't
crumb left.
'The next thing on the po-gram," an
nounced Huldy Ann, sis to go up Chap
man Lane an pick blackberries. l
know where they're thicker'n spatters."
The visitors seemed to be a little
doubtful about this expedition. "Thero
might be snakes objected Hattie.
"Why, go up there most every day,
an never saw a snake there In all my
life" declared Huldy Ann, who wasn't
one Of the timid kind.
The promise of feast of berries was
tempting, so finally the little company
climbed over the wall, and crossing the
main road wandered into the shady
lane. 1t must be owned that they
didn't have a very good time here,
Perhaps 1t was because they were
tlred-or, possibly, they We're the least
bit hungry in spite of the luncheon be-
sides, the blackberries were not az
plentiful as the brambles. Kate tore
her dress on blackberry bush. and a
bad-tempered bee stung Huldy Ann
But what troubled the latter most was