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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-03-27
A GREAT

II will be interesting to note the COM
ments of foreign papers on the coming
evacuation of Cuba by the United States.
There have been excavations by military
forces before. but never one like this.
Others ave been under %compulsion. Bos-
ton and New York celebrate their evacua-
ton days to commemorate the withdrawal
of British troops, and Cuba will probably
celebrate the evacuation of the island by
Spain. 1t was a great day for Cuba when.
at noon on Jan. /. 1899, the evacuation of
the island by Spain was officially completed
by the lowering of the Spanish flag every
where and the raising OF the stars and
stripes amid salutes from SPANS and
American batteries. But these and other
military excavations were made under COM
pulsion. while that of Cuba. soon 10 be
made by the United States. will be volun
tary. The foreign press may not realize the
full significance OF the event until the final
act in the movement shall take place on
May 20. bat the order issued by the secre-
tary OF war marks the beginning OF the
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1t is cause for profound sorrow that the
Hon. A. G.. Smith finds his soul burdened
because of the hopeless failure of all re-
forms. including the Australian ballot law.
That such a champion of reform and of
purity in public affairs should give up the
battle for righteousness is discouraging.
Still, one may venture to remark humbly
that a little progress has been made in In
diana in fifteen years. To-day no member
of an Indiana Senate would dare to thrust
out of the duties of his office the man whom
a Democratic Supreme Court had declared
constitutionally elected Lieutenant Govern
or. Few will believe that the next Legis-
lature would so manipulate a law regulat-
ing the distribution of school funds as did
a Legislature about a dozen years ago so
that the attorney general would get a good
ly per cent. of the money not expended for
the collection. Since 1894 Legislatures have
made it impossible for an official to collect
thousands of dollars of fees, and, when
asked by the Governor for a report that
would show the tens of thousands such
fees amounted to, inform that Governor
that it was none Of his business or that
of anybody else. Having got by such days.
is it not possible for the Hon. A. G. Smith
to see that the cause of reform is slowly
crawling on?
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fects. Mr.. Rhodes lounged on deck. crack
ing jokes. airing his political opinions ana
taking a drink when he liked. lie COM
planned about how lazy he was. The reason
l don't make speeches. he said. is because
il is too aborious-cOsts too much eNertion.
l consider the Prime of Wales an energetic
man; he goes around s~peechmaking
Mr.. Rhodes. learning that We were IN
search OF a site for our mission, gave Us the
promise OF 5000 acres of land. which we now
occupy and which has been increased BY
grant from the South Africa Company 10
$4,000.
L brought out a map and Mr.. Rhodes
leaning over, made a cross upon II, saSlns.
That's the place for your station We dld
not realize how well he knew his AFRICA
and did not take this off-hand remark serl-
ously, but after W. had gone over the coun-
try and had located our mission we dlscoV,
cred that we have chosen the site Indicated
The natives hold him I'm awe. He has
never shown fear of them. During the late
uprising he used TO ride unarmec. except
for the little knobkerrie which he always
carries, among them in the fastness OF the
Matopo hills, calling upOn them 10 surreh-
der. MIR. Rhodes, riding around IN shlit
sleeves. belt. trousers and SLOUGH nat a Ia
cowboy, was a common sight then in veldt
and bush.
"During one Of his absences in the late
Zulu uprising his beautiful country mouse,
Grooteschurr, with its collection OF curlos,
was burned. liz has since been rebuilt.
Somebody went 10 break the news gently
and said:
Mr.. Rhodes. 1 have bad news for you
What is it?' said the colossus, INK
iously.
'Grooteschurr is burned up
oh said Mr.. Rhodes, is that all! l
thought you were going 10 tell me that
Jameson was worse jameson was In prison
and sick"
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WANTS AMERICAN TRADE.
Japan, However, Would Prefer Reel
prOcity i'm Commerce.

SEATTLE, Wash, r'arch
Matsukata. ex-premier Of Japan. and at
present senior member of the advisory
board TO the Emperor, who arrived here
with a distinguished japanese party on the
steamer Kaga Maru, says they are on an
eight months trip around the world TO
study economic conditions. In speaking or
Count Matsukata said: The japanese fully
realize that it is to their best interests TO
foster the amicable relations existing with
the United States. This viii not be &-hard
task for the United States and Immense
but i'm the regions where the friendship or
Japan will be Of great value. Ehe increase
in trade between the two countries has been
remarkable. The prospects are that the
trade will continue to grow very fast. Nat
urally, l hope that these relations viii be
marked by reciprocity"
Mr.. Megata, chief OF the bureau of taxa
ton of the japanese government, said to-
day: I'VE feel that the United States IS
with us in spirit If not in fact in our alli-
ance with England. Why should IL not be
so? We do not expect the United states
TO declare openly that they have espoused
the cause of Japan in the Oriental entdn-
clement Of the future, for possibly this
might interfere with the Monroe doctrine.
for which / understand you Americans have
the greatest respect and love. However,
the interests of the United States are sim
liar and ~coextensive with those OF Japan
in all the perplexing problems that n " be
question. We hope in this visit 10 do some
thing 10 pave the way for a more dennite
and satisfactory understanding OF these
matters between the two countries
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IN Chicago. He said tho package was
Xarked, but il would tax any mans in
senulty 10 find the mark. He then handed
the package to Mr.. Tillman and challenged
MIN 10 lind the mark required by law to be
on the wrapper. Mr.. Tillman failed 10 dis
cover the imprint. Mr.. Dolliver pointed il
out printed in fine type in a corner of the
wrapper. The incident excited lively inter
est and amusement.
Mr.. Dolliver referred to a ~well-known
o~leomargarine and butter dealer in Chicago
who spent more than half his time in the
courts for violation of the oleomargarine
bill. And he never gets into the courts"
said he, but he finds there side by side
with him the attorneys for the oleomargar-
that the only way ito break up a nest like
thls was TO reduce 10 a minimum the
profits of the rascality." He said there
must be something fatally wrong with a
business that spends more of its time dodg-
Ing the police and the courts than the
other branches of business. If this business
were looking for a fight to a finish with the
American farm it would be accommodated
by the allied agricultural interests. He
insisted that the proposed law would not
interfere with legitimate industries which
supplied raw materials TO the oleomargarine
manufacturers, and that the Oleomargartne
industry itself would be injured seriously.
Even II the oleomargarine industry should
be wiped out, however, IL must be borne
In mind that the American dairy interests
represented far more than all the interests
which contribute a raw material 10 the
oleOmargarine industry.
Mr.. Dolliver sharply a~rraigned Mr.. Stew
art for a statement that much butter was
made in conditions of sQualor and disease.
Illustrating the interest of the greatest
of our people in the farm. he described an
incident which occurred on the late Presi-
dent Mckinley'S last Western tour. As the
train was passing through Iowa early one
morning the President was observed to be
laughing to himself, and he watched the
antics OF two boys warming their feet on
the spot where a COW had been lying during
the night. Gentleman" said President Nc
kinley, lone of the pleasantest and most
delightful recollections of my boyhOod is
the solid comfort which those boys are
now having-warming frostbitten feet in
the place where COWS have been lying. L
wonder how many of you have had a sim
liar experience" One after another of the
members of the Cabinet, governors, sena-
tors and representatives, who were of the
party, bore witness to the same experience,
beginning with John Hay, who did his feet
warming partly in Ohio and partly in Him
OILS, and ending with Secretary of Agricul-
ture Wilson, who warmed his feet in the
heather of Scotland.
Mr.. DOlliver concluded with a glowing
eulogy of American farm life.
Mr.. HOar and Mr.. Lodge, Of Massachu-
sets, explained that their reason for sup
porting the bill was that IL was a tax on
an evideS fraud.
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oLEOMARGARINE BILL DEBATE.


WASHINGTON, March 26.-Throughout
to-day's session of the Senate the oleomar-
garine bill was under discussion. The de-
bate was at all times interesting. Some
phases of ii were amusing. Mr.. Hans
brough. of North Dakota, concluded his
speech begun yesterday in support of the
measure, maintaining the oleomargarine in
dustry had been outlawed ~ the legisla-
lures OF many States and that it ought to
be compelled by Congress to take off it's
mask and place its product on the market
for what it really was.
Mr.. Stewart. of Nevada, declared that the
proposed legislation was unnecessary and
that there was no more reason for taxing
cOlored Oleomargarine than for taxing col
ored butter.
The principal speech of the day was deliv-
livered by Mr.. Dolliver, of Iowa. He spoke
forcefully and throughout commanded the
interested attention of his colleagues and of
many members OF the House who had come
TO the senate 10 hear him. He %scathingly
denounced the oleOmargarine industry, de-
claring that II had put itself in partnership
with laWleSsnesS and false pretenseS. Mr..
Dolliver said he had been much impressed
by the cheertul way in which the senator
from Mississippi had stated that the pend
ing bill would be left with only a bare dozen
of votes If a secret ballot upon 1t could be
taken in the Senate.
Since l made that statement" said Mr..
Money, 4 have had assurances from that
side of the chamber the Republican side)
that il is a fact"
In the course Of his speech Mr.. Deliver
declared That the o-leOmargarine manufac-
turers and some or the dealers i'm the ar
ticle were evading constantly the law of
1855, which provided that every package Of
o~leomargarine should be stamped plainly.
In proof of his statement ne exhibited a
package or oleomargarine which he had
purchased from a famous butter dealer
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Hon. Cecil Rhodes, who died yesterday
after a somewhat lingering illness. was
only forty-eight years old, and it is prob
able the heart trouble that caused his death
was induced or aggravated by the high
pressure life he had lived. 1t is not meant
by this that he was a dissipated man or a
particularly high liver, for if he had been
he could hardly have held successfully the
many important offices or have achieved
the great results he did. But he was an
intense thinker and worker, and lived a re-
markedly strenuous life. Among the offices
he held in South Africa were member of
the Legislative Assembly of Cape Colony
for twenty years, member of the Executive
Council ten years, treasurer general of
Cape Colony several years, premier of the
colony six years, commissioner of crown
lands, minister of native affairs, and all
the time president or director in several
great corporations. 1t is more than likely
these great labors and responsibilities
shortened his life. His chief ambition was
TO extend and establish British empire in
South Africa. and to this end he labored
untiringly. He never married. and his large
fortune will go to collateral relatives.
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end. The opening sentence of the order.
addressed TO General Wood. is as follows:
You are authorized 10 provide for the in
auguration. on the 20th OF May next. of the
government elected by the people of Cuba,
and on the establishment of said govern
ment 70 leave. the government and controI
OF the Island of Cuba to its people, pur-
suant 20 the provisions OF the act or Con-
gress, entitled. AN act making approprla-
tons for the army for the fiscal year ending
June 30, 1902 approved March ? 1901
This tells the whole story and should for
ever close the mouths of those unpatriotic
Americans who nave questioned the good
faith of their government in dealing with
Cuba. Never before in the history of the
world has any government. after success
fully prosecuting a war for the liberation
Of a people and protecting the liberated
country during a period of tutelage and
preparation for seIf-government. voluntar-
lily surrendered its conquest. withdrawn its
victorious troops and turned the country
ever to the control of it's own people.
A statement made by Mr.. Palma. Pres
ident-elect of the new Cuban republic.
shows how the conduct of the United States
is regarded by intelligent Cubans. Before
leaving Washington for New York Mr..
Palma said:
The government OF the United States has
shown a most beautiful example Of good
faith in dealing with a weak government
which IL undertook TO rescue from its OPP
pressors. IL has demonstrated its generosity
and patriotism. and by the shedding of its
own blood has helped Cuba to break the
chain which united it with Spain. Some
countries would have sought some preteXt
Tor selfish gain in undertaking a work of
this character and taken advantage of some
technicality for their own ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
but the contrary spirit has been manifested
the world an evidence of good will seldom
found. The people of the United States
have remembered their own Declaration of
Independence and have fulfilled a duty TO
mankind.
Such a statement as this from the fore
most patriot Of Cuba. and the peoples
choice for their first President, will con-
vince the world that there is no ground for
the defamatory charges of some Americans
against their own government. When for
eign papers realize the full scope of the
great change soon to take place in Cuba,
the magnitude of the work this government
has done and the magnanimity Of the
GROWING act in its policy, they will unite In
p%ronouncing it one of the brightest pages
in American history.
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CECIL RHODES is DEAD.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
ing to utilize the powerful fnancial-po-
htical machine which Mr.. Rhodes undOubt-
eddy manipulated over the whole of South
Africa. With increasing Feasibility. which
he did not hesitate TO vent on duke or
plebeian who crossed his path, he grew more
and more restless as the end of his life
drew near. He was never contented TO stay
long in one place. His closing days de-
Volved into an unceasing, purposeless quest
for change OF scene. During his recent trip
TO Egypt this was particularly noticeable.
He rushed from place TO place as if with
the only object of upsetting his own plans.
Then he suddenly returned to England.
Mr.. Rhodes lost money over the war, but
what inroads that made must have been
trifiing compared with the many millions
he possessed. He never lost his open
handed but somewhat reckless, methods
of handling money. Not long ago he walked
into the office of one of his confidential
subOrdinates and threw down a bundle of
notes, bonds, ETC., saying: Invest these
for me- and went out without waiting to
have them looked at. Inspection revealed
the fact that they amounted to more than
a million pounds sterling. How they were
invested Mr.. Rhodes never knew or cared
for months later. as that night he went off
on one OF his wandering tours and refused
to allow himself TO be bothered with the
details of the investment of his millions
until he returned to England.
Considerable curiosity is eVinced as to
the probable disposal of his property and
interests. General notion is that the bulk
or his property VIII De Dequeathed not TO
an individual. but to public interest in
South Africa, and DR.. Jameson will be des-
ignated to succeed, so far as any one can
succeed, to the charge of his Rhodesian
interests.
Matoppo hills. where Mr.. Rhodes wished
to be buried, is the scene of his historic
conference with the Matabele chiefs.
A dispatch from Cape Town says DIR.
Jameson is authority for theN statement
that Cecil Rhodes left GrOoteschuur, his
residence near Cape Town, to the people of
eIn4 q &c nrnn &c nrUn GrrrD1 Of nnnnnrr
10 charities.
In an editorial on Cecif Rhodes the Lon
don Times says: With all his undeniable
faults and the errors which marked his
noblest work Cecil Rhodes stands an heroic
figure around which the traditions of i'm
perial history will cling"
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STEEL CORPORATION BILL.
1t Is Amended by the New jersey
Senate to Meet views of Promoters.

Senate "a Meet Views Of Promoters
TRENTON, y. j., March 26-Al of the
morning session of the Senate and practi-
caIly all of the afternoon session of that
body was taken up with a discussion OF the
so-called steel trust bill and resulted in the
bill being recalled from the House and ma
terially amended by the Senate. The amend
ments are practically those that the promo
tiers of the bill had agreed should be insert
ed in the bill by the house committee on
corporations.
One of the amendments provides that the
change OF preferred stock of cOrporatiol<
into bonds should only be done with
consent of two-thirds in interest OF ell
class Of stockholders. both common aTy
preferred. who should be present In person
or by proxy at a properly called meeting.
The bill, as originally drawn, provided Tor
the consent Of twO-thirds Of the INDIVIDUAL
stockholders present in person or by proxy.
The second amendment provides that the
change from preferred stock 10 bonds can
only be made in cases where the preferred
stock has paid dividends for at least one
year.
The third amendment provides that the
change could be made only In those cases
where the company's assets equal the
amount Of preferred stock issued and out
standing.
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Chicago and Kansas City. 1t has been
agreed that argument in the cases shall
be heard on Tune @. until which date the
order enjoining equality of rates for all
shippers, small or large. will continue in
force. The orders were issued on the mo-
ton Of Judge Day. counsel for the Inter-
state-commerce Commission. and are the
result of a determination by the admins
tration to test the efficacy of the law
against rate-cutting.
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While the glory and fame incident to the
construction OF the soldiers and sailors
monument extend to the entire State and
all the people OF Indiana. the immediate
pecuniary and artistic values pertain to In
dianapolis. 50 that the city as a corpora
ucs might justly bear the expense OF dedi-
cation Unfortunately, the city is in such
financial condition that it cannot borrow
money to meet the expenses Of the dedica-
ton by loan. The cost of dedication must
be met By the donations Of citizens. As
every citizen derives an advantage from
the monument as a structure Of nation
wide fame. every public-spirited citizen
should make a small contribution to help
meet fhe expenses.
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United States Judge Grosscup. of Chicago.
threw out a fine idea the other day when, in
issuing a temporary order against rate
cutting, he said: Personally, 1 believe
that the railroad rates ought to be as stable
as postage rates, SO that every shipper
would know, as certainly as the sender OF
a letter. how much the shipment will cost.
and the fact that no one else could send
fl for less" That would be an ideal state
OF things. but il can never exist without
government control of railroads.
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AL Quiet at Bogofn.

PANAMA. Colombia. March 26.-Governor
SalaZar received a cable message yester-
day from the minister of war. General
Ferdinandez. who reported everything quiet
at Bogota.
The public schools there are closed ON
account OF the revolution, but the Ma
tional College and the university have been
reopend. At Medellin the school teachers
refused TO continue their duties because
OF the depreciation in the value OF paper
money. IL is believed that Governor Nelez
will increase their salaries.
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The injunction suits brought by the Inter
state-commerce Commission against the
railroads entering Chicago to put an end
TO rate cutting. and the decision of the
roads not to attempt resistance tend to sus-
tain the charge made by Vice President
Hines. of the L. & N. Railroad, to the effect
that the commission could enforce the law
If 1t went at it in earnest. The Indictment
of Mr.. Hines should satisfy him hat the
commission is now in earnest.
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cannot he Notified by Wire.

CHEYENNE. wyo.. March 26.-Notice OF
the STAY Of execution granted by the Su-
preme Court 10 Charles Woodward. who
was sentenced 10 be hanged at Casper on
Friday next. has not oeeh communicated 10
the officials at Casper. The wires went
down Yesterday. and fearing that they
might not be repaired in time 60 prevent
the hanging. one OF the attorneys set out
last night for Casper. going by way OF
Grand Island and thence west over the
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Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co, 27
Dearborn street. Auditorium Annex Hotel
Dearborn Station News stand.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. 1a Vine
street.
LOUISNILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co., 24 Fourth avenue.
ST. Lo~UIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON u. C.-Rigg House, Ebbitt
House. Fairfax Hotel, Willard Hotel
DENVER, CoL.-Louthan & Jackson, Fifteenth
and Lawrence streets.
street.
street.
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Former Representative Lewis, of Wash
ington, who Is now at the national capital.
says he is not coming back to Congress
again because there is no chance for a
Democrat to be elected in his district. "Al
the immigrants who land out West" he
says. ARE Republicans. As they quickly
become naturalized, you can see how the
Republican votes increase. The immigrants
are Republicans because they believe in the
retention OF the Philippines" This is some
thing for anti-expansionist TO think of
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II should not be forgotten that the ma
tionsI organization of manufacturers will
meet in this city April 10. and that it will
be a very important occasion. The asso-
citation may not have as large a number of
orators in proportion TO its membership as
some other associations. but it embraces a
large number of able men who have views
regarding the great industries which sus-
tain the business of the country.
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A C IN A MUSEUM
Assassin CzoIgocz's Revolver, Cart
ridges and Handkerchief.

BUFFALO. y. Y, March 26.-The revolt
yer from which was fired the bullet that
killed President Mckinley. the handker-
chief with which the assassin covered the
hand which held the revolver as he thrust
it toward the President and the cartridges
that were in the revolver have all been
turned over 10 the Buffalo Historical So
ciety and will be placed in the museum OF
the society