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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-17
OF GOOD TIMBER
PURDUE IN FINE SHAPE FOR THE
FOOTBALL SEASON.
Notre Dame Has an Excellent Pros
pect-OutloOk at College
t News of the
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Sept.
football practice is now well under way
and Coach Best is hard at work with the
men. Yesterday forty-ive men were out
on Stuart Field. The regular team was
composed of Old men, but Coach Best put
several new men in different positions in
order to get a line on their work. Best
himself acted as quarter back and put the
men through interference. passing the ball,
line plunging and team formations. Rus
sell. last years half back. who is no longer
eligible to play, coached the scrubs, and
during the last fifteen minutes of practice
the two teams lined-up. Several members
of the scrubs showed up strongly, Kaylor.
of Indianapolis M. T. H.. s.. playing in
the position of half back, doing remarkably
good work. Osborne, the other scrub half
back, did some clever line plunging. Coach
Best has great confidence in Captain Leslie
and his men, and already the energetic
work of the coach is telling on the team
play.
F. b. Smith, Purdue's crack guard, is at
the Elizabeth Hospital critically i'll of APP
pendicitis. An operation is to be performed.
Smith has been ailing for several days
and his illness became serious yesterday.
Should he recover he will not be able to
play football again and this removes from
the squad one Of the strongest candidates
for football honors.
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wINONA TECHNICAL SCHOOL.
1t Opens Under Favorable Auspices
with Eighty-Five Students.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WARSAW, Ind. Sept. 16.-The Winona
Agricultural and Technical Institute was
formally opened to-day. Eighty-five stu
dents have registered, and many applicants
have been refused admission, on account
of the limited accommodations. The open
ing exercises were held in the chapel in
Minnewawan Inn at 2:30 o'clock this after
noon, when addresses were made by Presi-
dent Sol. C. Dickey, Chancellor j. Wilbur
Chapman and Principal II. z. Dubois.
Glasses will be organized tomorrow and
work begun. Most of the students are from
Indiana, but Ohio and Illinois are largely
represented. The others are from various
other States as far distant as Rhode Island,
South Carolina, Indian Territory and Ia
kota.
The department of technology will not
receive much attention this year. the work
being confined TO preliminary work In man.
ual training. This fact has increased the
fears of the citizens of Warsaw that the
management will not establish a technical
school In accordance with the contract by
which 81. 200 was subscribed for the school
by business men of Warsaw. III Is thought
that IL the management succeeds In secur-
ing enough money to purchase the Arsenal
grounds at Indianapolis, no technical de-
partment will be established at Winona, or
IL IL is established IL will amount to little
in comparison to the school which the same
management will establish at Indianapolis.
The men who subscribed TO the school here
assert that il would be impracticable to
maintain two similar schools at two points
such a thing will be attempted by the man.
agement. They think, therefore, that IL Ia
simply a question of whether Indianapolis
or Winona will secure the technical school
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sets was second in 1880. but now 1t is the
ninth State On the list, though its per-
centage is higher han in 1880. In 1890 In
diana was twelfth on the list. with a per-
centage of IS; in 1900 it had risen to ss.45.
standing sixth In the list. Illinois has
fallen from the sixth place in 1890, with
9S.75 per cent. to the fifteenth place In 1900
and S9.1s per cent. Kentucky, while down
the line in both decades, had 91.56 per cent.
in 1900. against s5.17 in 1880. South Carolina
and Louisiana are at the bottom of both
lists. The greatest nliteracy is in Louisi-
ana, 67.12 per cent. Of the children being
able to read and write. which is almost 10
per cent. better than in 1890.
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PARIS, Sept. 16.-The needlessly offensive
illusions to Italy, Germany and Great Brit
ain made by NJ. Pelletan.. the marine min
lister, in a speech at Ajaccio, Corsica, and
yesterday In a speech at Bizerta, have
caused considerable surprise here and are
generally deprecated. The only explanation
offered by Frenchmen is that M. Pelletan
has forgotten that he is now a minister
and that he has been speaking as a journal
list. TIL foreign minister. NJ. Delcasse, is
said to have been extremely vexed at NJ.
Pelletan's utterances at Ajaccio, which are
calculated to considerably irritate Italy at
a moment when tthe French government
had succeeded in dissipating the ~ill-feel-
ing which existed between thte two coun-
tries. and had established an era of friend
ly relations. NJ. Pelletan chose a very I'M
fortunate moment for his Ajaccio remarks.
as it conceded with the telegram from the
Count or Turin. to the French ambassador
at Rome. paying homage to the French
soldiers who fell at the battle of Solferino
in the Italian cause.
M. Pelletan's further blunder Yesterday
at Bizerta in using insulting language re-
garding erman and Great Britain has In
creased the annoyance felt against him
and the French Foreign Office is visibly
embarrassed to explain it away. An Off
cial there this afternoon said: m. Pelletan's
remarks must be taken as strictly personal
anu ds III nO way TSlecllnS the SeDerdl
spirit of the French government towards
the powers mentioned. He spoke in his
capacity of minister of marine and as treat
ing of the defense of the coasts, and not
as the mouthpiece of Frances foreign
policy"
The newspapers here nave not yet COM
mented on NJ. Pelletan's speech of yester-
day. but 1t has been limited that NJ. Del
casse has already protested to the premier.
NJ. Combes, against M. Pelletan's Ajaccio
speech. 1t is reported that the French
ambassador at Rome will be instructed to
explain away NJ. Pelletan's Ajaccio utter
ances. The Liberte observes hat M. Pei
letan is thoroughly deserving of the nick
name Admiral Bombardos."
The Courier Du Soir, referring to M.
Pelletan's speech at Bizerta, says: 1t is
an open secret that NJ. Delcasse, minister
of foreign affairs, processes quite a con-
trary opinion and one too much in con-
formity with the real situation and the
true interest of France to be changed,
The majority of the government will GER
tainly adopt NJ. Delcasse's opinion. NJ.
Pelletan knows this; was 1t worth while
to let the universe know his views?
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An Aftcr-Dinner Indi.cretion.

BERLIN, Sept. 16.-The German Foreign
Office treats NJ. Pelletan's Bizerta speech
lightly and is disposed to attach no more
importance to ii than to the after-dinner
indiscretions of the French minister of war,
General Andre, a few weeks ago. of which
notice. The correspondent of the Associ-
ated Press was informed at the Foreign
Office that as Germany has no political in
terests in the basin of the Mediterranean,
and as she never will have, what France
is doing there does not specially affect her.
M. PelletaD's utterances. according to
other official opinion, draws attention di-
rectly to French designs i'm the Mediter-
ranean. France, while Great Britain was
engaged in South Africa, made Bizerta as
strong as Malta, and France is now re-
garded as the strongest Mediterranean
power. Great Britain has become aware
of her relatively lower position there and
of Frances activity during the war, and,
according to diplomatic intelligence here,
Great Britain is again looking for closer
relations with Italy.
NJ. Pelletan's reference to the ''barbarism
of old Germany" is treated by the news
papers here with ridicule rather than with
indignation. They adopt a ocular tone in
characterizing the French minister's utter
ances, which are attributed to a careless
sense of his responsibility, and II is as
sumed that they are highly embarrassing
TO M. Delcasse and the other members of
the French Cabinet. The Deutsohe Tages
Zeitung calls il a champagne speech .
while others point out that NJ. Pelletan was
ormerly a journalist with a reputation az
a great phrase-maker.
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MIR. OvERsTREET AND HIS DISTRICT.

The remark of two or three Democrats
to the effect that Representative Over
street seems to be running his district
from New York as Boss Croker runs Tam
many from England, not only shows how
small such men can be, but that men Of
that caliber have no better charge against
a representative who has served a district
with conspicuous ability and faithfulness,
judged by results. 1t is well known that
Mr.. Overstreet's home is in this city and
that he spends all of his time here when
not called away by important duties. By
the voice of his party in the House Mr..
Overstreet was selected as secretary of the
Republican congressional committee for a
third time. His friends know that it is not a
position he desired, but he reluctantly ac-
cepted it as a duty to his party. The taking
of it does not interfere with any duty he
owes to his constituents. since all matters
to which any of them call his attention re-
ceive prompt and careful consideration.
In the fall of 1898, to a visitor, ex-Speaker
Reed said, "the best thing which the voters
of the indianapolis district can do is to
keep on electing Jesse Overstreet. He is
one of the most effective men in the
House." Such is the judgment of his associ-
ates in the House. II can be added that his
influence on the Republican side of the
House IS largely due to his service as secre-
tary of the Republican congressional COM
mittee because it has been his duty to as
sist them. And 1t can be further added
that his serving on the congressional cam
paign committee in 1898 was of immense adj
vantage to him in carrying the postofice
construction bill through the House, for
the reason hat he appealed to men for as
sistance whom he had assisted in the cam
paign before. The influence which Mr..
Overstreet has acquired among the Repub-
leans of the House by his service on the
committee is useful every time a measure
of Importance to the State and city is be-
fore that body.
The opponents of Mr.. Overstreet will
have enough of him and his campaigning
before the day of election. He will, through
his influence on the congressional commit
tee, bring able speakers to the district, and
will have ample time to push the fighting.
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A dispatch to a london news agency
from Picking says: Catholics here under
stand that from 300 TO 1000 converts have
been killed by Boxers in the province Of
Sze-Chuen."
The challenge Of Sir Thomas Upton for
another series of races for the Americas
cup will be forwarded within a few days,
so as to reach the New York Yacht Club
before Oct. 1.
A dispatch from Belgrade, Servia, an
nOunces that M. Sarafof, the former
president of the Macedonian committee.
who was arrested there on Monday after
being in hiding for some time past, was
released yesterday after a magistral ex-
animation.
A firm of South African merchants In
Liverpool is said to lave received "a cable
dispatch from Cape Town dated Sept. Is.
as follows: 1T is semi-oficially stated
that the transfer Of Delagoa bay, Portu-
guese East Africa, to British control is
imminent"
The British Admiralty has ordered nine
additional torpedo boat d~estroyers from
private firms. Only one of these will have
turbine engine, and all of them will be
more substantially built than are the boats
of the existing types. Their speed will
be 25h. against the present 80 knots.
Pressure for the appointment of another
American cardinal continues to reach the
Vatican from American churchmen. 1t is
positively stated, however, that whatever
the future may bring forth. there will be
no American cardinal nominated at the
consistory, which will mark the close OF
the papal jubilee.
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AN ALLEGED OUTRAGE.


NEW YORK, Sept. 16.-A petition signed
by nine American citizens has been adj
dressed TO President Roosevelt asking that
the complaint of the Rev. John H. Cush-
ing, who was arrested Nov. 10 while calling
on Bishop n. c. Matz. of Denver. In Rome.
Italy, be not ignored. The petition says:
The arrest and confinement in an in
sane asylum are notorious. A story was
invented that Father Gushing was intoxi-
Gated at the time of his arrest, but of the
four persons present at the interview be-
tween Bishop Matz and Father Gushing
three testified that he was sober. we of
the three persons were intimate friends and
ntimat companions of Bishop Matz.
Father Gushing himself gave similar testi-
mony. There were also several in Rome
Of various nationalities who saw Father
Cushing daily and were willing TO testify
TO his constant sobriety, IL they suspected
that such an issue would be raised. Even
II intoxicated, were the brutal indignities
heaped upon him tustiiable?
I'VE saw Father Gushing within an hour
and a half before his arrest. We insist
that he went to the temporary abode of
Bishop Matz sober and p~eaceably, that he
was peaceably received. and. while a guest
therein. that he was violently assaulted
and deprived of his liberty, as well as sub
jected 10 brutal outrages."
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class work. as he is registered for the com
mercial course. He played guard on the
Division High School. OF Chicago. last
DESMOND and sheehan are two good
youngsters, with good weight and muscle
and lots of speed. Both have had expert
ence in high school football at tackle, ana
m has also played full back. silver.
candidate for end. is somewhat light Tor
that position. and he probably VIII De
coached for quarter back. to substitute
McGlew in case Of accident.
OF last years team those i'm school are:
Captain Salmon. quarter back; McGiew,
half back: O'Malley, sub-tackle; Culiinan.
half back: Kirby, end; Nyere. end The
rest of the men are expected to report be-
fore the middle of the week. a OCon-
nor. a member Of the varsity baseball
team last year, joined the squad to-day,
and will try for end or half back.
The new directors of athletic affairs OF
Notre Dame University Will assume con-
troll Tomorrow. President Morrissey has
issued a call for the first meeting OF the
faculty board Of control at 3 O'Clock The
following men have been selected Tor this
board: President A. Morrissey, Rev. J. j.
French. Rev. NJ. j. Regain. Rev. L. A
Crumley. Prof. ID. A. Murphy, Prof. VIII
liam A. Kegler. Manager Byrne M. Day:
Fathers Morrissey. French. Regan ana
Crumley served on THIS BOARD last year
the three secular members are new. Prof.
Murphy. who will very likely be chosen 10
fill DIR. O'Malley's place as chairman OF the
board. was manager OF the athletic teams
curing the ldSl TWO years "a hs SOe. ~
Notre Dame. Prof. kegler. the second new
member, is one OF Notre Danes greatest
full backs. He played on the championship
team of 'S5. The third member OF the board
is the student manager for this year. Byrne
NJ. DAILY. OF Toledo, o., a freshman In the
classical course. The new manager Is
twenty-one years old and has had some
experience I'm running athletic teams. both
at Notre Dame and at La Sahe Institute
in Toledo. from which place he graduated
in '99. He is well liked generally and Is es-
pecially popular with the athletes. Daily
will be assisted by Henry ]. McGiew. from
Dublin. Ireland, a sophomore in the law de-
partment. McGlew is the champion
wrestler Of the university.
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NOTRE DAME UNIVERSITY.
Students from the Phtlippines-Sev'
RAJ New Instructors on Duty.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
. SOUTH BEND. Ind. Sept. 16.-Classes
have been resumed for the ffty-ninth scho-
lastic year at the University Of Notre
Dame. with an attendance Of over 900. OF
this number 200 are new students. Presi-
dent Morrissey expressed himself as conf
dent that the arrival of the old students
who have signihed their intention OF re-
turning will raise the number TO the COW
eted 1000 mark. Among the new pupils
are two sons of Julio Battle. of Manila,
These are the first students Notre Dame
has had from the Philippine islands. and
they have made a very favorable impress
sion. There is also an increase in the num-
Der Of students from Mexico and Porto
Rico. Cuba is well represented. and South
America contributes four. One student Is
registered from France. and several OF the
new ones claim Ireland as their home.
From around on the other side OF the world
comes A. Arresino Miykojiyama kitagata.
from Yokohama, Japan. with his brother
Canada sends four representatives. The
State best represented is Illinois: Indiana
is a close second. Pennsylvania is sending
an unusually large delegation. Paducah.
KY, has a small colony here.
Four important changes have been made
in the teaching stan OF the university; Inc
elocution and oratory department will be
in charge of Prof. Henry Dickson. OF the
Chicago Auditorium Conservatory. The
dean of the pharmacy department VIII be
Prof. T. p. Greene, a graduate OF Ohio Uni
versity and for many years a practicing
pharmacist. Mr.. Greene is a brother OF
Jerome j. Greene, the wireless telegraphy
expert. i. j. Mahoney, a graduate of La
vale University, Montreal, Canada. viii
take charge OF mathematics in the AGA
demic course. Sherman Steele, Lift, Il.
80, Ii. b. '99, will teach preparatory Eng
lish and assist In the economic department.
At the head OF the English department
will be the Rev. John w. Cavanaugh. asso-
ciate editor of the Ave Maria. He will be
assisted by Fathers Crumley and McNa
NEE.
The Rev. Michael ]. Oswald is the new
instructor in Greek. succeeding the late
Father Stoffel. Father Oswald was grad
uated from the University of Notre Dame,
making a splendid record. The Rev. r.. j.
O'Reilly is the new teacher of Spanish
and other modern languages. He spent
seven years in Spain, and is a graduate OF
the Catholic University in Washington
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Largest Enrolment of New Students
Ever Known-FacuIty Changes.

Ever Known-Faculty Changes
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. 1.-THE regis
tration at Earlham College yesterday was
a record-breaker for the opening day.
Ninety-six registered before the Office
closed. making a greater number entering
on the first day than ever before in the his
tory of the college. The presidents Office
was again crowded to-day, and the heaviest
enrolment. for years is being made. This
is largely attributed to the efforts of Pres
ident j. j. Mills. who spent much time the
past year In visiting points in Ohio and
indiana in the interest of the institution.
Mr.. Mills is now unable for duty. More
than two-thirds of the students registering
yesterday were new ones.
Prof. Cleveland *. Chase, A. M, who sue
ceeded Professor Barrett as instructor In
Latin Language and literature. has entered
on his duties. He has had much expert
ence, teaching at the Indiana State Nor
NAL School. Oberlin College and the State
University of Iowa.
Prof. Adolph Gerber. who has been max
ing a trip around the world, is expected
back tomorrow. His lessons are being as
signed by his assistant, Prof. Allen ID.
Hole.
Superintendent William Furnas, who sue
ceeds Charles f. Chapman. is relieved or
the duties of treasurer and Finley Newlin,
OF this city, becomes treasurer.
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Remarkable Speech by NJ. Pelletan,
Minister of Marine, on Conditions
in the Mediterranean.
HOLY WAR A POSSIBILITY
IF AN ATTEMPT BE MADE TO CLOSE
THE GATES OF THE SEA.
address That May BE DfHHcult to Ex-
plain-Parliament Opened by
Queen wiIhelmfna.

BIZERTA, Tunis, Sept. 16.-M. Pelletan,
French minister of marine. made a remark
able speech at an entertainment Of the mu-
nicipality yesterday evening. which. 1t is
expected, will cause the French foreign
minister, NJ. Delcasse. some trouble TO
explain. After pointing out the Importance
of Bizerta as a bulwark Of France, M. Pei
letan proceeded: we do not say we want
to make the Mediterranean a French lake.
We have been cured of the dreams Of the
great man who wished us to dominate the
world But part of the Mediterranean is
French and will remain French. With this
powerful rampant so well situated for de-
Tense and also for attack, and with Corsica
and Toulon we can hold the open door
between the two halves of the Mediter-
ranean in spite of Malta and Gibraltar.
Certainly / do not desire a conflict of peo-
Piles against England any more than
against Italy, but as we do not know what
others are doing. it is part of our duty TO
prepare for the holy war; for the French
fatherland against its enemies whoever
they may be. l am convinced. thanks to
the fellow-workers with whom 1 am sur
rounded, that we can face every eventual
ity. Security hardly exists any more for
the civilized world. AT the end Of the nine
teenth century, after the defeat of France
by the barbarism of old Germany, we saw
an offensive return of the law Of brute
force. The whole world seemed to be
dominated by the maxim: Might before
right We must then devote all our ef-
forts to keeping intact that focus Of justice
and light: French genius"
NJ. Pelletan concluded with remarking
that he would not say more at present.
He had not yet become accustomed to
being a minister, and feared he might be
carried away into expressing his opinions
of matters which exclusively concerned
the foreign minister.
France has at Bizerta a powerful mill
tary and naval stronghold, which. with
Toulon on the north of the Mediterranean
French military and naval men assert that
Frances naval power in the west of the
Mediterranean is unassailable and all that
is required TO consolidate the position OF
France is the construction of the so-calleo
canal of the two seas, which is to unite
the Mediterranean with the Bay of Biscay
and thus render her independent Of the
Straits of Gibraltar.
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Prospects Excellent for a Good Team
Much New Timber.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
SOUTH BEND. Ind, Sept 16.-Football
affairs at Notre Dame are moving steadily
on under the direction of Captain Salmon.
The squad Of candidates is increasing
daily. and yesterday enough men reported
for practice TO enable the captain to choose
two elevens and put the men through a
light scrimmage. Most of the time so far
has been devoted to catching punts and
falling on the ball.
OF the new candidates three or four are
showing great promise. o'Connor. a candi-
date for the central position in the line. is
a well man weighing In the ~neighbor-
hood of 20 pounds. Coughlin Is another
promising candidate for the center OF the
line, but may be kept out on account OF
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There are several reasons why the sala-
ries OF fremen should not be increased.
Ore OF these reasons seems sufficient to
cause a reconsideration OF the action al
ready taken, and that is that the tax levy
In the city has now reached the constitu-
tional limit. which Is 90 cents on each 800.
The proposed levy for current expenditures
Is Sc cents. for fremen's and police pension
FUND 2 cents. and for the sinking fund 2
cents. The estimates which the mayor and
controller nave made do not include an esti-
mate for the proposed increase of the fire.
mems compensation IL 1t is voted. it seems
that 1t will be necessary TO revise and cut
down the estimates. or the appropriations
based upon the mayors and controllers
estimates. with the increased compensation
Of the fremen. will exceed the revenues
raised by a levy which has reached the con-
stitutional limit. In view OF this obstacle
10 the increase IL seems that Mr.. Negley's
motion 10 reconsider should prevail.