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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

viii come before them will probably be
the most important in the history OF LABOR
conventions. The afternoon session lasted
two hours. and an early adjournment was
taken so as 10 allow the credentials COM
mittee 10 complete its work. TOMORROW
mornings session will begin at 3 o'clock
and, according to Mr.. Mitchell, a final ad-
JOurnment will be had in the afternoon
Quiet reigned everywhere in the region
to-day, and not a pound Of coal was mined
anywhere. A great crowd OF mine workers
came into the town from the surrounding
villages and coal patches. They crowded
around the convention hall waiting Tor IN
formation from the inside. They were
greatly disappointed when the convention
adjourned this afternoon without taking
dahnifa acfinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
A TRUST.


LOUISvII LE. KY, May lion account
OF the increase in the cost of living the
Continental Tobacco Company, through its
vice president, c. z. Hallewill, of New
York. to-day ordered an increase of 10 per
cent. in the wages of all its Louisville en-
ployes under the rank of foreman. who will
number more than 5000. The increase will
add 1850 to the weekly pay roll of the
company in this city. 1t is said the order
Of the company is general, and the 10000 to
5000 employees throughout the United
States will be benefited equally. The fol-
lowing was posted at each of the local
plants of the Continental Tobacco company
in LOuisville:
ION and after May Q, 10 per cent. will be
added at the end Of each week to the
employe under the grade of foreman, on
account Of the increase in the cost of liv-
ing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
~FOUNDLINGs IN DEMAND.
interesting and Curious Inquiries for
CASTOR Babies.

r. K. MacAlarney. in Ainslee's Magazine
1t is surprising to discover what a rush.
ing mail-order business for babies could be
transacted INQUIRIES Tor babies come TO
Guild from all over the country. Recently
the mayor of a flourishing Massachusetts,
city wrote for a baby, inclosing plans and
specifications for the same, which included
blue eyes, light hair, girl, anywhere from
fifteen months to two years old"
From a colored family in Pittsburg was
received a request for "a boy anywhere un-
der two years, not black. Must be light
colored."
From as far west as Denver and as far
south as Alabama come the requests, and IL
investigation proves the parties to be really
responsible the founding does his first
travelling. Unless the child is legally adopt
ed it is always under the supervision of the
organization that indentured II. Rarely
does 1T happen, however, that the child is
taken away, even If ii is not legally adopt
ed. Legal adoption is an expensive affair
for parents &C moderate means-the class
that usually obtain the children-and the
Formally of drawing up the necessary pa
pers is often omitted. But the founding is
to the satisfaction of it's foster parents
regularly adopted and treated as such.
only one instance is on record where a
child was returned as unsatisfactory. That
was when q woman, angered by the visit Of
the state Charities agents, who called to
make inquiries as TO the care that was be-
ing taken Of the child. resented the investi-
cation and sent back the infant.
That the founding never quite gives up
the hope OF discovering who his real parents
were is shown in many a pathetic Incl
dent in the office of Mrs. Dunphy, the
superintendent on RandalIs island, where
the records of New York foundlings for the
past twenty years have been kept by her.
often a man, sometimes prosperous
looking, oftener with the stamp of the
toiler upon him. will ask to see the books of
the infant hospital for a certain year. Rum
ming his finger down the page Of entries he
will pause at a name and ask if there is
any record of parental inquiry after the
infants admission TO the hospital.
1T is the Founding come back, with the
haunting hope that he may, after all, find
out who he really Is"
But the founding never does find out.
And so. even If he rise to be governor or
manufacturing magnate, he is, beyond ev-
erything else. pathetic from the beginning
TO the end"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Headquarters in Washington.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-the Democratic
congressional campaign committee tonight
decided to make its headquarters in Wash
ington and to increase the executive COM
mittee from eleven to fourteen members,
of whom eight shall be members of the
congressional campaign committee and six
from the outside. 1t is understood Ben Il.
Gable, of Illinois. will accept the chairman
ship of the executive committee. The head
quarters of the executive committee will
be in Chicago, and this committee will have
charge of the congressional campaign in
the West, while the main committee will
look after the East from washington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Deadly Boiler Explosions.

POTTSVILLE, Pa, May IA. - Patrick
Kelly and John Baritch. OF Colorado. this
county, and John McMichael. of Girard-
vile, were killed to-day by an explosion
of a boiler at the Lehigh Valley Com
VILE. They were blown to pieces. Kelly
was a fireman and the other men were
helpers.
PERRY STATION, Ont. May 1.-THE
boiler Of a sawmill belonging TO Walter
Stayzer. one mile east of here, blew up
to-day, killing CT. Devoe and ID. ]. Everett
and badly injuring w. Gillian. The cause
of the explosion is unknown. Everett's
mead was completely blown of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Cause of His Troubles.
New York Times.

A youth with an open ingenious coun-
tenance rose in a Christian Endeavor con-
vention the other evening and made the
following speech:
Dear friends-Large ships that look
southland Observation-Disclosures
sometimes found to be almost ruined
almost, overwhelmingly, by ship
worms. l They honeycomb the heavy tim
bers-and-and although the ship looks as
it-cannot. It-it-has shipworms.
Dear friends, 1t Is just so with some
Christians. Outwardly a Christian may
look like a fair ship. Dear friends. / feel
that often I am like the ship. and that l.
that L too. have ship worms"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

The fondness OF navy officers for telling
Jokes at each others expense is well
known, and their yarns. like the traditions
of the Indians. are handed down from one
generation 10 the next. Years ago there
was a brusque old admiral upon whom
many stories were told-in most cases true
ones. AT one time when the warship OF
which the admiral was In command was of
the coast OF Portugal the King OF that
country expressed a desire TO visit an
American man-of-war.
The admiral received the party with great
cordiality, but instead of addressing the
royal visitor as Your Majesty" or Your
Highness." he invariably called him
king
IL was. "step this way. King" look out
for your head, King" when showing him
about the vessel, and before his Majesty
departed the admiral convulsed all within
hearing by saying, Hospitality, King. come
down In the cabin and have a drink"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Soft Coal May Be Shipped East.

SCRANTON, Pa, May 14-Word reached
here to-day tina a vast amount Of soft coal
on the road for Western markets has
halted with a view Of turning it into the
East If the strike is continued. Much OF
this coal is that which goes over the lakes
TO be stored at Chicago for winter con-
sumption. All the companies here have
stopped selling coal to domestic consumers.
Retailers are disposing Of their supply at
regular rates. Five washeries continue to
operate without molestation. The Della
ware & Hudson Company reports one OF
it's washeries manned by fits force, all OF
Who are union men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
President Is m Vice President

NEW YORK. May 1I-At the annual
citation tonight the following officers were
elected: President, Carl Schurz: vice presi-
dents, James c. Carter, ID. Willis James,
William C. Lowe. l.. p. Morton. Alexander
T.. ord, Theodore Roosevelt, Elihu Root.
F.. NJ. Shepard. Oscar S. Straus. A. IT
White; secretary, Elliott II. Goodwin: as
sistant secretary, Henry G.. Chapman:
treasurer, a. s. Frissell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Locomotive Engineers.

NORFOLK. Va, May 14-The fifth bien-
NAL convention of the Brotherhood of Lo-
connective Engineers began here this after
noon. Grand Chief p. NJ. Arthur presided.
Mayor Nathaniel Beaman formally well
coined the delegates, and was followed by
Governor Montague. who. in a lengthy
speech, extended the greetings of the State.
Grand Chief Engineer Arthur and State
Treasurer Lacey addressed the convention.
At the close of to-day's session the organi-
cation adjourned until Saturday, when the
first secret business session will be held.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Toledo to Cincinnati by Trolley Car.

CINCINNATI. May H-It was announced
late this afternoon that the Southern Ohio
Traction Company, controlled by the Man
delbaum syndicate Of Cleveland. had closed
a deal with the Cincinnati Traction Com
pany so that the cars OF the former would.
by June Is. run into the center OF Cincin-
natl. These cars have heretofore run no
further than College Hill. This is the clos
ing deal in the electric system between
Cincinnati and Toledo with many inter
mediate connecting electric lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
HIGH PRICE FOR CATTLE.
Chicago Packers Paid $3.50 for ChOice
Stock Yesterday.

CHICAGO, May A.-Cattle prices were
higher at the Union Stockyards in Chicago
to-day than for almost twenty years. The
top price for the day. $3.50. was 10 cents in
advance of the high mark last week. AL
the offerings were snapped up. The prices
of hogs and sheep also made record marks
for thu wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

PITTSBURG, Nay 1.-THE Official list OF
deaths from the Sheraden explosion. as re-
ported to the coroner tonight, shows but
official list Lnd the one PUBLISHED yestrr-
day is partly explained ly the fact that
some of the victims OF the explosion were
wrongly identified by o~veranxious friends
of missing persons. and in this way two
and three names were given for one body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

BREST, France, May 14.-President Lou
bet. who left Paris yesterday on his way
10 St. Petersburg, arrived here to-day and
was welcomed by cheering crowds. He pro-
ceeded 10 the prefecture and subsequently
was entertained at luncheon by 1,0O civil
officials OF the Department Of Finistierre.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
The Cat Comes Back.
Baltimore American.

Baltimore American.
Mr.. Croker will return TO America next
fall. Croker, Paderewski, Kubelik and other
foreigners with a magic touch find IL neces-
sary TO visit Us every few months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

II you buy one of kruse & Dewenter's
Furnaces you will have no trouble TO heat
your house next winter. 42s East WASH
ington street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
WEATHER FORECAST.
Possibly Showers To-Day and To-
"A ~MnrrOw-F-esh East Winds.

East winds.
WASHINGTON, May 14.-Forecast for
Thursday and Friday:
For Illinois and Indiana-Showers on
Thursday and Friday; fresh east winds.
For O~hio-Partly cloudy on Thursday;
showers at night on Friday; fresh north
east 10 east winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
r.. w. GROVE.

This name must appear on every box Of
the genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tab
lets. the celebrated Cold and Grip Cure. 15c.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15
Better than Golf.

Atchison Globe.
Saving wood is better exercise than golf.
and you can get a dollar a cord for saving
wood. Still, golf, which you work al for
nothing. is the more popular.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-05-15

Bar. Their. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
z a. m.-30-16 SO % N'east. Clear. 600
Up. m. 1910 20 56 N'east. PIT cldy. 900
Maximum temperature. &c; minimum tenn
perature, 80.
Comparative statement Of the mean tenn
perature and total precipitation May IA:
Temp. Pre-.
Normal 81 0.13
Mean IS 600
Departure from normal-........ Il -0.1S
Departure since May 1........... I'll -l.52
Departure since Jan. 1..........-173 -9.43
sPlus. w L. BLYTHE,
Section Director.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
GROIT DROPS HIS CHARGES.
So the Institution for Deaf Mutes VIII Get
Its Usual City Appropriation.

The adverse report made by Comptroller
Grout against the Institution for the I'M
proved Instruction of Deaf Mutes has
been Withdrawn and the institution will
get its usual appropriation for the coming
year. The Comptroller a few weeks ago
accused the authorities Of the home OF
spending for building purposes money
granted by the city for the maintenance
Of the inmates. Yesterday he withdrew
all ob ject ions To the grant ing OF the Gust ON
airy appropriation for the institution.
In Withdrawing his charges the Comp
troller made this statement.
As the result of a conference with President
Stewart Of the State Board OF Charities
Deputy Superintendent Of Public instruction
Ainsworth and trustees of the instit itlon.
Withdraw the TeCOmme ndations that no
Appropriation for tho year 1903 be made 10y
the Board Of Estimate and ApporttOnnent
for the Institution Tor thr'lmproyed Instruc-
ton Of Dear Muies aud that the Institution be
closed
The trustees at the above conference agreed
to withdraw their present answer and inter-
pose another within ten days. They have
also agreed to comply with the recomme nda-
tions of the state Board OF Charities as agreed
and That no moneys from the city shall be
applied TO the payment of principle or in
terest of the building certificates. although
they maintain their right 10 do SO
EX-Judge Cohen. who appeared for the
trustees said that the action taken by the
Comptroller was perfectly satisfactory TO
the trustees. The MAYOR remarked:
Il wish to add that / believe this will be
satisfactory TO all concerned "
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
QUALIFICATIONS or CONSULS.
t,n service Commission Urges the Appli.
cation OF the Merit system.

WASHINGTON, Nov. The Civil Service
Commission, in a chapter Of its annual re-
port devoted TO the application Of the
merit system To the Consular Service
urges upon the President the paramount
importance Of earnestly recommending TO
Congress the enactment of a law furnishing
facilities for determining the comparative
qualifications of applicants for the Consular
Service by means of open non-part isan
examinations. The commission says:
To be an efficient Consul man must have
n wide range of knowledge. an Inquiring
mind. an cHcerncsS for information per-
tanning to his calling The man who has
procured this Information here at home
viii be the man most likely TO get II FOR IA
abroad The best way of testing n mans
ability TO get nfOI mat ion l. TO find out whether
he has got II, that iS To examine him. From
the repeated failure OF past examinations
II l. evident that examinations for this pur-
pose ought TO be competitive and open to
all, 20 that political and personal influence
may be eliminated. If political influence
can once be- removed and the temptation
to make % clean sweep" Mt the beginning
Of n new Administration can be eliminated.
II i evident that the Con-uls who do their
duty will have some security Of tenure and
the opportunity To rise by promotion from
the lower grades 10 the higher, rs elsewhere
in the competitive classified service.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
A Million Dollars In New churches.

From he Church Economist.
OF now churches in this city the aggregate
cost i fully million dollars. so that 1t il
obvious that some of our prosperity" i
being invested In temples OF worship. The
range OF faith represented by the group Is
also an Interesting feature.
The West Farms Presbyterian Church.
70 be built as memorial to Mrs. Jeannette
Beck by baquest OF her son. Charles B.
Beck l. 10 be the finest church edifce in the
borough of 7 . Bronx. New York.
81 Nicholas $ Russian Church Is of a different
arc' itcCturaliypc from any other In New York
Itl plans were drawn by John Bcrgesen.
who has provided "a design purely Eastern.
with lots of color ard characterization. Tie
auditorium Is very hgh. the large central
dome giving a feeling Of loiines-.
The First Church Of Christ. Scientist, Is
building from plans by Messrs. Carrere 4
Hastings II also differs from any other
New York church. The material Il vhto
marble, and the interior l. to L" fnishcd on
a finer scale. 80 /, l. said, than any church in
the country,
- .Irnatius's Church Is one Of tn" Mtu-
and the architect, e. g llalCht appropriately
chose tho early English Gothic a. the arcii-
tcctural style, IN" buildinri which has Iu;t
been completed. l. very beautiful both outside
and IN. tie interior csn"ciplly. with It's ehho-
rat" affairs. being impressive and Churchly.
4 small parish house adjoin- -" church. and
Tho Belmont Chapel Of the Episcopal
Cathedral OF -. John III" Divine j. the first
part OF that great structur" to show, in stone,
the architectural style of the cathedral
II Is ore of seven chapcls which will ultimately
surround the choir, and viii very soon b"
completed. So that ~prN ices may b" held In II.
The cat lrdral arc' it"otS are Mcssrs. Helms
and IaFargc When the walls of the chapel
hognn TO rise II was possible to So" for the
first time t'c exterior stou" Of the cat "dral.
II Is n granite of q warm, almost yellowish
tone which Is sHid 20 u" very hard At the
left OF tic Chauel Is seen part OF one OF the
great arcr.s Tor ~" tnCdrni c' or, -.
Advent Lutheran Church. of which W. 4.
Potter wns the architect. l. ono Of the most
recent examples Of a comparat vey mex
pensive city church. built on a corner site. of
brick and stone The pure Gothic style
lends itself admirably to location and size
Of building and although there IT, no spire.
tho suggest ION OF corner towers adds to the
churchline-s OF the structure. One excellent
feature Of the plan OF this building Is that IL
harmoni2cs with surrounding structures.
st Edwards Roman Catholic Church.
Brooklyn, t. the most recent structure for
that religious body that has been completed in
Greater New York. IL l. situated on small
square AT the junction OF three streets, so
that there is an excellent approach to its
front.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
THE WAY TO WASH ASPHALT.
Commissioner woodbury. submits New
street Sprinkling Plan.

Tn. Inv Committee Of the Board OK
Aldermen had a hearing yesterday on stress
sprinkliug. regulation Of traffic and licenses
for automobile drivers. The Aldermen
adjourned before the third subject had
been discussed.
J. b. Thompson urged the adoption OF
the proposed ordinance against the renewal
o. the city's ten-year contract with the
Street Sprinklng Association, which eA-
pires next March. Street Cleaning Com
missioner Woodbury. submitted plan Tor
sprinkliug the streets. he explained thst
a gum composed of crushed refuse forms
on the surface Of asphalt. When the surface
is wetted this gum is loosened, leaving the
asphalt slippery. But when the asphalt
Is washed, Mr.. Woodbury. explained, and
afterward dried by the Use OF rubber sQuee-
gees, AZ is done In Paris. II affords fine
foot hold for horses.
Mr.. Woodbury. said he was In favor OF
the city doing its own street sprinklinR
He submitted report showing that Il would
cost sl8l $50 20 equip plant and SlS7,<So
a year to conduct It,
There were number OF automobile
owners on hand to protest against the
adoption OF the proposed ordinance re-
curing automobile drivers to take out
licenses. The automobile men said that
there was no more danger IN running an
automobile than in driving truck. Those
who were against the proposed ordinance
outnumbered the automobilists.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1902-11-08
Why Was Not the Danger Averted?

On Saturday last Nov /, the Fire
Commissioner wrote to the Mayor of this
city. calling his attention to the ex-
cessive risk of life and property which
arises as the result Of the action of the
municipal authorities in permitting the
use on public occasiOns--more especially
at night-of large quantities OF fireworks
and other explosives.
In the same letter he said that on
the evening of Oct 81 two fires were
caused by the use Of very large guam
tity of fireworks permitted in Madison
Square and In and about the Madison
Square Garden, and he concluded by
stating that he considered the rockets
and bombs used on the occasion Of these
demonstrations as exceptionally danger
Gus on account OF their ride range, not
only to property, but to life and limb as
,peil'
This letter Of Nov. shows that the
Fire Commissioner was then fully cog
infant Of the danger TO the public which
might, at any time, be caused by the
careless explosion of rockets and bombs
and yet, on the following Tuesday, the
night Of election day. no steps whatever
had been taken. either by the Fire Com
missioner or by the Mayor, to prevent
or avert the terrible accident which oc-
Cured in Madison Square.
1t is true that the Mayor has sent to
the Aldermen veto message OF pro-
posed ordinance in reference to the dis
charge of fireworks by permit Of the
Fire Commissioner. and that Mr.. Low
has appended 10 his message the Fro
Commissioner letter, but this tardy
action is no answer TO the question:
why was not something done by the
municipal authorities to prevent the
disaster Of election night; in view OF
the fact Of their then admitted under
standing Of the impending danger?
On Nov. /, or on the morning Of Nov.
=, that is 70 say. a. soon as possible after
the receipt of the letter Of the Fire Com
missioner, an order should have been
issued to the Fire Department and TO the
Police Department 10 take every possible
precaution TO guard against the careless
discharge of metallic bombs and other
dangerous explosives in the neighbor-
hood of massed thousands Of people. The
inherent police pow er of the municipality
would have authorized and would have
justified such an edct. We all know
that tonight no one would be allowed
to ct OF bombs in any of our parks or
public streets Ii is familiar proverb
that 1t is too late to close the stable door
after the horse has been stolen.