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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
MRS. PHOEBE w. DAGGETT.
Her Death Occurred at the Deaconess
Hospital, Following an Operation.

Mrs. Phoebe Webster Daggett. widow of
the late William II. Daggett, died yesterday
afternoon at the Deaconess Hospital after
an illness of three days. Her illness fol-
lowed an operation which she under
went a few days ago. She was the
daughter of c. Webster, who died some
years ago and who was formerly in bust
ness in this city.
Mrs. Daggett was siXty-three years old
and had lived in this city forty-three years.
She was a member of Plymouth Congrega-
tiOnal Church for forty years. During her
connection with the church she was active
ly Identified with all the charitable and So
clal work of the organization. She was also
a member of the Ladies' Social Union Of
the First Baptist Church, although not a
member of the church. Three children sur
Vive-William H., Cora G. and Mrs. w. c.
Allen, all of this city. The two former re-
side at the family residence. sic North New
Jersey street The funeral arrangements
have not been completed, but it is said il
will be held Wednesday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

has visited seventy-two or three counties
I'm the interests OF his candidacy, and hes
no reason 10 be discouraged.
Candidates have engaged the greater part
Of the parlOr floor at the Denison for con-
ventiOn week. and a great many or the
apartments on the next floor have been
taken for the accommodation of their
friends who will be here in large numbers
hustling for the different men. There are
so many candidates and so much interest Is
being shown in the contests that there
promises TO be some unusually lively times
a the convention and during the two or
three days preceding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

Anna Hayes, who was severely burned at
the home OF John r. Welch, on North IlH-
nois street, Feb. 1S. died yesterday after
noon at st. Vincent's Hospital. Her brother
will be here from Lafayette to-day TO ar
range for the funeral. The body is at
Adams & Krieger's morgue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

George Allen, an aged colored man. with
three women and four male companions
was arrested last night on the charge of
keeping a house OF fl fame. The remainder
OF the party was charged with visiting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
CANDIDATES HUsTLING.
Capt. James II. Henry Has Visited
Great Many Counties.

Captain James r. Henry. OF Gosport
Republican candidate for auditor OF state.
announced last night that from now on un-
I'll the convention his headquarters will be
at the Denison Hotel. The captain says he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
first vacant lots on North De

The first vacant lots on North Delaware
and Alabama streets are those between
Twenty third and Twenty-ifth streets.
away this side or Fall creek now offered
for sale by the INDIANA TRUST COM
PANY on payments OF $40 per month with
only per cent interest per annum- This
IS certainly a great chance 20 secure your
own home These lots will sell First
come first served" Call for plats and pa
pers on Robert Martindale at the Office of
the INDIANA TRUST COMPANY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24
TRANSACTION IN A SALOON.
1t Resulted in the Arrest Of Bartende r
and Customer.

Bicycle Policemen STREET. and Losh were
called yesterday afternoon to Mike Trau-
gott's saloon, corner Delaware and Court
streets. where. it reported, there was
a disturbance. When the police arrived
they found the bartender. Siegfried Loe-
wenthal quarreling with a drunken man
named William Buschman. IT was said
by Buschman that he walked into the
loon and ordered four bottles OF beer. and
after they had been handed over by Loe-
wenthal he asked the latter to give him the
beverage on credit, as hes said he had no
money. Loewenthal refused and came
from behind the bar and told Buschman
that if he did not pay for the beer ne
would have TO leave his overcoat. Busch
man evidently thought more of the beer
than of his overcOat and allowed Loewen-
thai to take the garment. Buschman called
the bicycle officers and told them what had
occurred. The three again went into the sa-
loon and Loewenthal again made his re-
quest for the money. He told the officers
that he had the Overcoat, but would rather
have the money. Buschman then paid
Loewenthal. The transaction took place in
the presence of the officers. and the latter
arrested Loewenthal for selling liquor on
Sunday Buschman was also arrested on
charges of drunkenness and lettering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats
Leo Lando, Manufacturing OptIclnn,
Permanent location at l42 n. Pennsylvania ST.
l., ID. & w. Sleeping and Chair Cars
Between Indianapolis and Springfield. III.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-24

Anew Pianos us6 and I'D at wulschnera
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
THE VIRGINIA CONSTITUTION.

The effort to invalidate the new constitu-
ton Of Virginia, which has failed on the
first hearing before Chief Justice Fuller. is
and especially to Southern States that have
lately put limitations upon the suffrage fran,
chse.
The Virginia action was brought by certain
negro citizens who were disqualified under
the new constitution, They filed petition
in the United States circuit court at Rich.
mond, Chief Justice Fuller sitting with the
circuit Judge, to prohibit the State canvass.
ing board from certifying tho election OF
the ten congressman returned in Novem.
Der.
The plaintiff set up the irregularity and
lnvalidity of tho constitutional convention
and consequently the nullity of the new con.
stitution, The effect of the contention. II
sustained, would be TO set aside the new
instrument and revive the old one under
which there were no limitations upon the
suffrage franchise.
The initial proceeding did not involve the
merits OF the franchise clause II was only
a method of temporary stay of action which
men from taking their seats
Mr.. John Wise, attorney for the plain
uHs sought 10 show that upon rc.cnterine
The Union Tie Stata OF Virginia had pledged
heislf not directly or indirectly TO evadC
the provisions Of the fourteenth amendment
to the Federal constitution. This ples
seemed to be lost upon the chief justice who
required counsel to conhne himself to th(
point involved in the particular case, which
was the denial of the right to vote Of plain
tits who were disqualified under the new
constitution.
The chief justice held that the constitu
tIonal convention was a de facto body anC
that the remedies sought lie in the Stat,
courts OF Virginia consequently the Fedora
circuit court was without jurisdiction anC
the petition was denied.
The action OF the chief justice is not final
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03

THE eitv Of Glasgow Scotland. affords the most
con.niouous example of municipal socialism ana
that CITY has long been cited as a vindicauon OF
The socialistic theory. The experiment mas peen
more successful in Glasgow, perhaps than IN any
other city in which it has ever been tried Dut
il seems that time is proving that 1t Is NOT tiie
success which has been claimed for it. Social
istic government has not been carried IN Oias-
COW TO the extent it was in ancient Sparta when
The State was everything and even wives be-
came common property, but some idea oil us eN-
tent NAV be gathered from article IN the Lon
don Times, from which we quote
The corporation Of Glasgow supplies its citi-
zens with water, sas. electric light tram"ays anu
telephoncs; il controls eleven public parks and
Galleries. thirteen baths and wash rooms truit
and vegetable market. two foreign cattle markets
a cheese market bird and dog market, and an
old clothes market four slaughter houses and OF
6ces four hospitals and ono burying ground 1t
Is the owner OF .ASS municipal houses seventy
eight lodging houses OF which it manages seven
itselN. family home (also managed by the cor
uoraionD, 37s shops forty-nine stores forty-three
warehouses, forty-three work shops twelve mans
two churches two hotels, one theater one studio
one pawn Office one nursing home, one powder
mill one panorama (site), one laundry, one bake
house, one golf course and one gospel tent 1t
farms over 1000 acres OF land, where large crops
are grown. including all the hay used IN the sta
bies Of the cleansing department, as well as large
crops of oats wheat turnps. etc. it converts the
city sewerage into solid matter which It sells to
the farmers for manure it carries on business as
market gardener; it possesses stone quarries and
has 600 railway wagons; it builds tramcars, re-
claims boys conducts a civic granary; raises
4 1000 a year on the olinker from the refuse
crcmating furnaces collects and sells waste pa
per and is not above melting and disposins OF the
solder from the old tin cans it finds in the dust
heaps-all these things being done or supervised
in their leisure time, by the miscellaneous GROUP
of persons who constitute the Glasgow corpora
ton
It was claimed in the beginning by the advo
Gates Of this scheme Of municipal government thai
the burden OF taxation would be steadily reduced
until the city's various industrial enterprises
would eventually relieve the individual taxpayer
entirely Instead Of this ideal condition being
achieved taxes have increased from Si.so pet
$500 to $l.62 and are steadily increasing. Capita
expenditure of the city has grown from $96s,ooc
IN 1875 to $8S9sooo IN Iooo-G9o1, while thu
annual revenue has little more than doubled with
in that time While the assessable rental has in
creased from $I6,8zz,sIo to Sz4,764 $50 the deb
has increased from $26,ooo,ooo to $4,000 900
While the city's IL per cent bonds were sell
ing at 139 Ia a few years ago they nov
selling at IIS While profits on various mum
cipa enterprises are shown i'll official reports
these alleged profits reduced to deficits wher
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03

as the case is to be appealed to the supreme
court Nor will the decision OF that tribunal
be conclusive of the validity of state fran
chise provisions in relation to the four
teenth amendment to the Federal constitu-
ton, for the present proceeding is based
upon allegations OF technical irregularities.
But the differences drawn from the ques-
tons, remarks and rulings Of Chief Justice
Fuller are that the court will hold adversely
to the plaintiffs, and that generally speaking
the opponents of franchise limitations will
find little to encourage further resistance to
State constitutions which do not expressly
violate the fourteenth amendment The
franchise limitations recently adopted by
several Southern States do not so antagonize
the amendment They apply 10 all persons
of whatever race, color or previous condi.
tion who fail TO measure up TO certain reason
able requirements and the States are wholly
within their right to fix the political status
of their citizens.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
SOME POSTSCRIPT

Public gambling is likely to be abolished in
Switzerland at an early date
Two thousand Irish donkeys have been adver-
tsed for by dealer at Cork
There is pigeon at Binfeld, Berks, England,
which is averred TO be ~ years old
An eight-hour working day has been instituted
in all Russian State workshops
It is proposed TO erect a memorial cross to
the venerable Bede on the Durham coast
The total capital invested in RAILWAYS and
canals in the Dominion of Canada is $i,roo .ooo,-
600,
British coal mining industries show increased
employment OF IS per cent over that of year
ago.
The largest armor plate ever roued--Io6 tons
made by Krupp in Dusseldorf, Germany. last
year.
Yarmouth England corporation has ordered
10000 pictorial posters to be used in advertising
the town.
At Festiniog, North Wales, the guardians
have subscribed to provide piano Tor their work
house (almshouse)
Puerto Rico is 10 have a revenue cutter "a
coast around the island and care for her harbors
as is done in this country
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
THAT CONTEMPT CASE.

Cl7rom the Calvert Chroncle)
Houston is having press fight that should he
oi interest to every thoughtful in the State.
In recent murder trial in that city before the
criminal court the judge called the four news.
paper reporters that were in the room into his
private office and requested them to refrain from
printing the evidence until after a verdict could
be had in the case The papers that had reporters
there were the Galveston News, Houston Post
Houston Chronicle and Houston Tribune. Three
Of the papers complied With Judge Gillaspe's re-
guest for they saw the wisdom Of such a course
So Tar as published testimony during the
progrcss Of a trial has several times caused q mi.
trial, and is in direct opposition TO the universal
attempt 10 keep witnesses and jurors unbiased
But of the papers. the Houston Chronicle.
made a great TODD about II published the court
proceedings claiming that the order was an at
tempt to ruzzc the press and q blow at free
speech etc. and waNcd wrathy over the failure
Of the other three papers to show disregard
Of court order It's wrath fell especially upon
The Post. and it has launched successive vtu-
perative editorials against its chief contom-
porary, only 10 be replied to with dignihed re-
serve and a statement OF facts. We have long
held that publication Of all the revolving details
OF murder cases. and others, was only food for a
few sensation lovers and unhealthy minds, lend
/ ing an atmosphere of notoriety that is in many
/ cases enticiug TO an ignorant mind, and in no
/ way being benefit TO public enlightenment or
/ public morals. AMI again, the publication Of
testimony during the course Of the trial can not
I be otherwise than damaging to the cause Of JUS
[ tiCc.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Charles y. BouTcart Swiss minister to Great
Britain, declines to accept a transfer to the
United States. He has been thrice offered the
change
King Victor Emmanuel has siguaizcd the
birth OF the Princess Mafalda, who was born No
vember 10, by giving $4,000 to the founding
hospital at Rome and $4,000 to the free hos
pitfalls
President Schuruan contemplates tho cree
ton Of new hall Of the liberal arts at Cornell
and suggests that it he named after Goodwin
Smith, whom he calls the most illustrious cx-
ponent OF liberal culture who ever sat in the
Cornell faculty.
4 bust OF the late Chief Justice jeremiah
Sullivan Black OF Pennsylvania has been added
TO the collection in the law building OF the Uni
vcrSity OF Pennsylvania. 1t is the work OF Mary
Kimuel Plough and was, presented TO the coec-
ton by Justice Blacks daughter, DR., Mary Black
Clayton.
A double-headed eonundrum has been going
the rounds OF New York apropos of the marriage
OF Bishop Potter. 1t is thus; why did Bishop
Potter marry Mrs. Clarke" "On account OF the
widows mite why did Mrs Clarke marry
Bishop Poter5' "On account OF the bishop
uitrc"
Prior to the present German emperor no other
/ imperial guest from Germany had been cutter
taned in England for some centuries Charles
/ V, who was elected as emperor in 1919 landed
! az Dover IN the following year and, proceeding
to London in considerable state resided at the
court for short time.
/ The mother OF King Alhnonso OF Spain is said
! 20 he one OF the most expert billiard players In
the world. Before her marriage She was th,
/ champion OF the court of Austria. Those who re
member the proceedings just before the Spanish
American war can testify that the little woman i.
quick enough with her cue in game OF diplomacy
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
Houston, Tex, Wednesday, December 3, 900
HAIL AND FAREWELL TO MAsoNs.

Houston extends the same hearty welcome
TO the Grand Lodge Of Masons that It has
manifested annually for the last sixty.seven
years, and says farewell upon this occasion
Of its final session here with the most cor
dial good feeling
The growth of the great order made it
seem wise to the membership to remove their
official home, and as soon as the physical
arrangements can be made the transfer to
Waco will be effected. This implies nothing
whatever to Houstons detriment as a city
OF comfort or a community Of social amenl.
ties. It is merely the incident Of location.
Houston is the metropolis Of South Texas
and the chief city Of all Texas, but it is not
near the geographical center. and that is the
requirement which the Masons impose.
They have been coming here so long that
they are like home folk
Great movements for the good Of the order
have been originated in the annual sessions
in this city. Men whose names are high II
Masonic and in civil history have Dartici
pated in the councils. and thousands OF tn,
States best citizens have made their an
nual pilgrimages hither We know them an,
esteem them, and it is perhaps not too mucl
to say that they esteem us, We have er
joyed their visits and have given materia
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
stlll a Doubtful STATE
indianapolis News.

Indianapolis News.
There is a disposition abroad to consider T.
diana reliable republican State Is /, ,u,t;s.I
OF course, the fact that the republicans bsya ~.
ried the State by decisive pluralites in NV, co..
eessve general elections is one thar can not \.
ignored But large as It's pluralities are. /, mus,
be remembered that in not one Of those .lect;o,,s
did the republican party poll 81 ncr CO... ~
total vote. In all the recent elections - ',e
OF Indiana democrats voted with the ren,,bI;,-
These men are almost without exception ,.;.S1
tariff reformers, Those who think tbs, IsI
is soidly aud safely republican make ~ .''-alla
mistake OF counting these men as republic. S'"'e
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
S:o:noI Socialism Disappointments Of II,
muIlICIpdl CUNIoAiOih' gov Experiment y

interest, salaries, reserve and ,,., }'
good business methods must incI,,a. >1@
cred. a gross balance of Sr.o.e ~. <'7I<
Grafton OF the street railway Il ei.; "a
year, but examination on a so,,a u " ~
shows that there was a loss Of e., h1I
makes no allowance for deprec;a,;o..' 1000 % W
on the municipal telephone svs,... ,as <<
Srooo,o 900, is reported as Szooo ia
allowance is made for depreoia,;,s
only $4,000 allowed as a sinking f,ns
evidently loss here. The citv's e.. re,
plant cost $4,SGo,ooo and serves g., nsitc
An annual surplus of several tho,,',.SJ O'crer
reported by making no allowance e.. ySlrl
ton. 'Oi oers:<
Reports OF other municipal ente-nr;,,
on the same false basis. Of the ho,.Msss
by the municipality large per cen, ~. 's;si
pied. The rents are regarded az To- >, ,. T''
over $4,000 of the poorer population Nv. ", u
seek new homes in the suburbs tn % VI
which the city is governed provides ,. $50
and petty places for those in char,. 'HtaH
are increasing complaints of wsst,fnln... W. es,
gaucc, incompetence and growing loss.. S'u''
brief outline, are the evidences Of ire 60. y.
fects of municipal socialism as NOR, s,,.'' us =
tried in Glasgow than anywhere els. ''''Asl
Another illustration of the ev;,s -,
greater or less degree, must inev;t,b.
public ownership, is the situation i ry 'us
where experiments in public ownership b, '.a'
tried. The New York Journal of Conm,,,, /.
takes note OF it: Victoria il l,,rr;s
and teaching the rest of the world mu{ 4
the beauties of public ownership. The S,,,.
its railroads and the labor vote increa,,d y
and shortened hours till something 4. :
done TO check the growing deficit. and 4.
stry proposed to cut wages. The raar,. II
ployeS struck, and the pauic-stricken l,,;d,s
defeated the ministry, which appealed ia 4. u
ers TO stand by a policy of retrenchmept ,rd N
I be governed, TO their great pecuniary .,, II
! their own employees. In order to max, a. N
| ernment Independent of the public servant, II
ministry has prepared bill deprivn, ~
servants of votes in the ordinary constt,r.N
but allowing them to elect two special r,prsN
tatves in the legislative assembly, and N,
/ the council. Naturally this aroused ind,naF
among the public servants, but on SATURDAY n
| Victorian premier declared that the mimic
would not remain in office If this bill VI. n
( feated, 1t was imperative he said. ha E
States natural resources should be relieved d 4
constant pressure of the increase Of the civil III
ants salaries
The sentiment in favor of public owneshS a
| other forms of socialistic government is roES
among those to whom dreamful theories az, q \
attractive than practical ideas; but it will inis
run its course, as populism and other iszs vi Il
| flourished briefly have done before it. Thta
which appear most beautiful on the surface
least liable to stand the test of practical app q
ton.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03
Point the Way They Do N'' "
Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer TSs Il
What ails the Chicago professors Il prssa'
it is not the ever-diverting Irisss comss %
Harpers interesting collection wa0 t sS oas n
contributor to the Nations gaysT, ~, e
J. S. Clark of Northwestern h s:T,5 40
on yearly pittance of $500 an un'x a,r.is 3
fort and save money. This nc u'N A. /, 81
plain duty of every workingman' p,o,s:sr 2
the case, It is not known tha 81. y .
has seen fit to prove this partiSalss., ooo rsa :,
works. As is also the rule, IT IS . ,dyasg
thus discourses on the sweet uses
his $500 brethren.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03


The Houston Chronicle and The Houston Post
have had an acrimonious controversy over the act
Of the Harris county criminal court imposing a
SIoo fine and a ten-day Jail sentence the man
aging editor and ono Of the reporters OF the first
named paper for publishing abstract OF the
evidence in a murder trial 10 direct violation Of
the courts order not 70 do so until verdict
had been rendered All the papers represented
by reporters in the court except the Chronicle
obeyed the judges order That paper did not
openly and fagranty offend, it got its report
second handed from statements made by persons
who heard the testimony but ii adjudgcd in
contempt and the punishment noted imposed, al.
though judgment was suspended until December.
Both papers have appealed to the bar Of public
J opinion and both have been commended and con
dcmued as fancy or prejudice dictated So far
as the Sun is concerned it thinks the Chronicle
should have respected the judges wish en-
/ bodied in the order, but it does not think 1t was
4 n contempt for dsregarding it, aud it doe not
believe the higher courts will so hold on appeal.
If it goes that far. What takes place in open
court is public property and privileged matter.
but decent regard Tor the prophecies should
govern its publications and any reasonable re
quest OF the judge should be respected.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-03

disposed to be governed by kitchen cshne. =
sided over by that colossus of finance, be VI
have a republican senate at least to corif
against, and could probably not control the II
ocratic house that might be elected in 1901
Furthermore, the assumption is erroneous
cause the Wall street crowd could not csrHl
the nominating convention and could not KEEP I
rank and file of the party in line at the rtgfl
elections, though they should succeed ianatt
the ex-president as the standard-beafsf Of :
party. The wounds of fractional strife enssnda'
in the last two National campaigns durH
which Cleveland fought the regular NOMINEE .
too deep and angry.
II is not necessary 10 go into the motives
such discussion. We arc too sincerely dtst'i
of promoting harmony TO tear open old vaHaa
but it ought to be manifest to anyone with 2
sense whatever of the eternal fitness OF nH'
how utterly preposterous it would be % ~
regulars to line up for battle upon the nan y
led the boilers that defeated them IN sA'
two campaigns.