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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
ARREST OF j. j. GIRMONDI
FORMER UNITED STATES CONSUL
WHO NEGLECTED HIS DUTIES.
Fled to Italy, Pretended to he Gem
eral Inspector of COnsulates and
Posed as a Priest.

GENOA. Italy, Sept e-John j. Cir
lied an American citizen, and was formerly
United States consular agent at Santos,
Brazil, but who is said to have been dis
missed on account of an alleged deficiency
in the revenues of his office, has been ar
rested at Oneglia. Girmondi, when he re-
turned to Italy from Brazil, pretended to
have been appointed United States consul
to Persia and asserted that he also was
commissioned to inspect the whole United
States consular service in Asia. Later he
acted as a priest and had been daily cele
brating mass. When arrested he was about
to leave, accompanied by two Italian girls
Among Girmondi's effects is a package of
State department stationery. The Italian
authorities are awaiting advices from the
United States before deciding on Girmon-
dis prosecution.
1t was announced from Washington
April %, 1900, that on March 20 President
Mckinley had sent the nomination to the
Senate for consul at Santos, Brazil, of
John j. Girmondi of California He was
confirmed March 80, and had then just ar
rived in Washington, on the way to his
post. In the Washington Post that morn
ing april 2S) there appeared a statement
that the Rev. Father Girmondi, who had
been a priest in Archbishop Ireland's arch
diocese, had stopped at the capital for in
structions, prior to departing for Brazil.
1t was ascertained later that while Cir
mondi formerly was priest and connected
with the archdiocese of Archbishop Ireland,
he had been ''silenced" several years be-
fore and no longer called himself priest.
No senator could be found who remem-
bered the circumstances of his appoint
ment, or who could explain how he came
to be credited to California instead of Min
neSota.
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General Miles's Plans.

WASHINGTON, Sept 9.-Lieutenant
General Miles to-day presided over a meet
ing of the army board of ordnance and
Notifications, which is giving final con-
sideration to its annual report to Congress
He will leave this city on Thursday for
the Philippines, but will stop at Chicago,
and possibly at other important points on
the way to Portland, Ore, from which city
he will proceed leisurely down the coast
of California in order to inspect the recent
extensive improvements in the coast de-
Tense system on the Pacific. His move
mentS will be timed as to enable him
to take passage for Manila on the trans
port Thomas, scheduled to leave San Fran
cisco about the Goth inst. Mrs. Miles, Col.
M. p. Maus, aid-de-camp, and Mrs. Maus,
and stenographer and a messenger from
the army headquarters will accompany
him. Col. II. III. Whitney probably will join
the party later on, and return with 1t to
the United States. General Miles expects to
forward his annual report to the secretary
of war before his departure from San Fran
cisco.
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A BOER HEROINE.
Gen. De La Rey's Wife Gin the Field"
for Eighteen Months.
London Daily News.

The party of Beers who have come to
England with the generals include many
who have had exciting experiences during
the war. In talking to them you realize
that it has been quite as much a woman's
war mems on the side of the Beers.
Perhaps, indeed, the most permanent fact
that will survive in history will be the part
that has been played by the women. Take
the case of Mrs. De La Rey. She has been
actually lin the field" for eighteen months.
She does not look like It, She just looks
kindly middle-aged mother OF family who
has lived quiet all her life.
1t all arose in this way. liz the course OF
guerrilla" war General De Ia Rey would
occasionally come and visit his wife in a
manner that perplexed and annoyed Gen
eral Methuen perhaps more than anything
else happening in the war. 1t certainly
must have been annoying. but perhaps the
best plan would have been to have grinned
and borne ii. Unhappily, this was not the
rule with the British general when he
found himself crossed by Boer women. II
was intimated to Mrs. De La Rey that she
must pledge herself not to give lodgings to
her husband. Now. Mrs. De La Rey is a
plucky woman. and a devoted wife. She
refused. "As long as / live" she replied
II shall give lodging to my husband when
he comes to me-" Very well. then" Lord
Methuen intimated. you must go into
camp" But Mrs. De La Rey refused to
go into the camp. Give me a wagon"
she said. and l will go and shift for my
they asked her where she was going. 'In-
to the wide world" she said. and she went
That was at the end OF the year 1900. and
from that time until the end OF the war
Mrs. De La Rey wandered about the veldt
now sleeping in one place. now In another.
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always on the eve OF being captured some
times escaping by the barest interval OF
time from the pursuing columns. She car
ried her children with her In her wagon.
and cooking utensils sufficient to live a toll
cradle life. The plucky lady occasionally
found house where she could spend
night or two; but for the most part she
was perpetually on the move; ana per-
petually keeping her weather eve open for
the pursuing columns. Every now and then
Gen. De La Ray would visit her. and on
one occasion he came TO her sick. and she
nursed him. But while he was lying sick
in the farmhouse the columns came upon
them. Gen. De La Rey leaped out OF bed.
and, with the help OF a small command or
men with him. fought of the attack and
succeeded I'm escaping. On another occa-
sion Mrs. De La Rey proved more clever
than her husband. He was proposing TO
not like the look of 1t. Her military eye
seemed to see danger. So she persuaded
her husband to move. IL was fortunate
that she did so, as the enemy came 10 that
farmhouse Immediately when they had LEFT.
Mrs De La Rey was wandering In this
manner when she heard that her husband
had captured Lord Methuen. At first she
would not believe it. but when she II, found i
bands lager. She said she wanted 10 see
Lord Methuen. and have a talk with him.
She took with her fowl and some pro-
visions as a present Lord Methuen con-
scented to see her. and was obliged TO tell
her that he had destroyed her house Mrs.
De La Rey must have got some Christian
consolation after presenting him with the
fowl and helping to nurse him.
Then came the question what De La Rey
should do with his prisoner. The young
Beers were all against giving him up. be-
cause he had treated Mrs. De La Rey in a
manner they did not approve OF. But Gen.
eral De La Rey and his wife took a larger
view. what can we do with him." they
asked, IF we keep him? IL he goes with US
he probably will die on one OF our tricks,
and then his blood will be put to our
charge. Better be generous and hand him
back The general had some difficulty
with his men. but at last persuaded them.
And so General and Mrs. De La Rey per-
formed an act OF high generosity which
probably was the strongest influence In
bringing the war to an end. But IL seems to
us that the generosity of Mrs. De la Rey
was even greater than that OF the general.
Certainly in her eighteen months campaign
she showed quite as much strategy as any
of the Boer generals In escaping What a
pity IL is that this tale Of woman's heroism
cannot be fully told, and that We cannot
place IL In history as a pendant TO the
wanderings of De Wet.
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COMPULSORY ARBITRATION.
Difficulties that Stand in the Way of
Such Legislation.
Elkhart Qnd.) Review

Elkhart Und.) REVIEW.
The questions between labor and capital
are generally purely private questions, in
the settlement of which the public has only
remote interest, and law which should
attempt To regulate these controversies
would find complication of incidents which
would give rise TO exceeding difficulties. A
law which should attempt to force these
controversies into court would necessarily
be arbitrary, and sometimes exceedingly
unjust. Certain things would necessarily
have to be taken into consideration first.
In labor troubles the first thing to be con-
sdered would be whether under the opera
ton OF common law any mutual relation
ship exists between the parties after the
strike begins. Second. does the public have
so direct an interest as TO be concerned up
to the point of interference? In other
words. is the interest so close as TO make
the question one OF public policy? Next, are
the issued involved such as can be settled
by third party without mutual agree
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
Rose Scores LafolIette.

FOND DU LAC, Wis, Sept. 9-Mayor
David B. Rose, of Milwaukee, nominee for
Governor by the Democratic State conven-
ton, opened the campaign to-day, travel
ing In a special train. Mayor Rose made
short speeches during the day when his
train made stops at Jackson, West Bend.
Kewauskaun. Campbellsport and Eden. His
speech here tonight I'm the main was a Sc
we're criticism of the Lafollette admins
tration. He charged that public office has
become a recruiting station for fractional
forces, popular rights have been forgotten
in the contest for fractional supremacy and
public duty has been neglected for the ac-
complishment of factional ends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10

FORT WORTH, Tex, Sept. "a strong
fight is on between the Hawley and Lyons
factions for control of the next state COM
mittee. The Republican convention, which
was scheduled to meet here at high noon
to-day, had not assembled at a late hour
tonight. The delay is due to spirited con-
tests from nearly every district in Texas,
and committee work along this line has &C.
cupied the entire afternoon and several
hours tonight. National Committeeman
X. b. Hawley and his supporters claim
that he will have enough votes to elect him
state chairman, while the friends of Cecil
Lyons, who is making an active fight for
the craftsmanship, assert that the national
administration would be pleased to see
their man win the prize.
One of the features of the day was the
avowed candidacy of f. HI. r. Green for
understood that Green was using his best
efforts in the interest of Hawley.
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The POrte's Promises.

WASHINGTON, Sept. s.-Minister Leish-
man, at Constantinople, has informed the
State Department that he will depart from
his post at once on leave of absence, plac-
ing Mr.. Spencer Eddy, secretary of the
legation. in charge of American interests.
1t is understood that Mr.. Leishman has
secured satisfactory assurance from the
Porte that there should be no further de-
lay in the adjustment of the various Ques-
tons which have been the subject of ne
gotiation between the American minister
and the Turkish government for many
months past. This does not include the
Stone case, for it is stated that in the alb
sence of knowledge of the exact facts con-
nected with this famous kidnapping case,
the State Department has not submitted
any formal claim for reimbursement of the
ransom, being unable yet to determine
with which country the responsibility lies
Turkey or Bulgaria-and so, saving its
rights by a mere notice that the matter
would be taken up later
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LOCOMOTIVE FIREMEN.
Grand Master Sargent Tenders His
RESIGNATION to the brotherhood.

Resignation to the brotherhood.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Sept s.-The
convention of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Firemen was called to order this
morning at 9 o'clock Two hours later
Grand Master F. p. Sargent came to the
convention hall and was received with en-
thusiastic applause as he walked on the
platform. His resignation as grand master
was read from the platform by Grand Sec
rotary and Treasurer Arnold and it was ac-
cepted. The resignation, which is dated
Sept. 6, is as follows
''Sirs and Brothers. tender my resigna-
ton as grand master, to take effect i'm
me6iately on its acceptance by this con-
vention. Having, on July 2, 1902. entered
upon the discharge of the duties of the Of
flee of commissioner general of immigra-
ton of the United States ii is absolutely
required of me that return TO my official
station at Washington, ID. c., as soon as
possible. / will, therefore, appreciate early
action by the grand body. l express my
sincere and earnest hope that prosperity
may always be in close cOmpanionship
with the order, and as a last request. my
brothers, stand fast in defense of the prin-
cipes and teachings of your brotherhood.
Uphold and encourage those of your Of
ficers with whom IL has been my pleasure
to work. Experience is a valuable teacher
and best fits one for responsibility and
trust"
The Lanes society OF the Is. l.. r. con-
vened to-day and Grand President Mrs.
George NJ. Sargent submitted her biennial
report, which was being read when the
noon adjournment was announced.
At the afternoon session of the conven-
ton letters of regret were read from Gov,
ernor Nash, of Ohio; J. b. Hutchins, third
vice president of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, and others. The convention was adj
dressed by l.. V. Powderly, formerly at the
head of the Knights of Labor; Hon. l.. 8.
Coffin, of Iowa; p. III. Morrissey. grand
master of the Brotherhood of Railroad
Trainmen; f. r. Clark, grand chief of the
Order of Railway Conductors, and w. G.
Edens chief of the department of rural
postal delivery of the United States.
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Boer. object to Allegiance Oath.

LONDON, Sept. 9.-The Boer generals,
Botha, De Wet and Deiarey, started for
Holland to-day. They were given the same
hearty cheers by the crowds as have
marked all the appearances of the generals
In public.
1t is understood that one of the requests
the visitors made to the colonial secretary,
Joseph Chamberlain, was for permission
for the Boer refugees in Europe to return
TO their respective districts in South
Africa without taking the oath OF allegi-
ance. Mr.. Chamberlain. however, did not
see any way In which he could agree to
either this or the suggestion that certain
holders OF Office under the late South
African government should be reappointed
to their old positions.
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ment Of the contestants? Next. is there
really anything to arbitrate between the
employers and those who have voluntarily
severed their relationship to the Industry
Again, is there such individual responsi-
bility i'm either or both the parties that Will
enable any court Of arbitration TO enforce
its decree either criminally or by fine?
Again, is the act of the employer or en-
ploye. either as an individual or a corporate
body, of such nature in its relation TO So
ciety as to make his act a criminal one?
Again, IL IL is a criminal act per Sc do not
the authorities constituted by society
already find devolving upon themselves the
necessity of Furnishing that act?
The only court of compulsory arbitration
is one which can inquire into all the in
tricacies of relationship and take cogni-
zance of all questions of the rights of in
dividual and of property. This court now
exists, and when the final appeal has been
made it's decisions are just and equitable.
1t is a reproach to citizenship to charge
our higher courts with corruption, and
trusts and combinations are no more
effective IN restraining the operation OF
justice than is the poorest helper in the
mines of Pennsylvania or in the works OF
the great steel company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
He Would Dress Corporation Mag
mite. in stripes and Put Them
Behind Prison Walls.
PARALYTIC TO MAKE THE RACE
DURAND TO REMAIN ON MICHIGAN
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
Candidate for Governor Who Was
Recently Stricken - Results in
Maine and south Carolina.

JOPLIN, Mo-, Sept. e.-The Democratic
campaign in Missouri was opened here to-
night at meeting attended by 5000 people.
William ]. Bryan was the principal speaker.
He talked at length on the tariff, saying
among other things that it was time to
take the tariff off at least all kinds Of
trust-made goods. The country, he said,
could not look to the Republicans for re-
forms in tariff matters. adding: There
were more righteous men in Sodom and
Gomorrah than there are tariff reformers
in the Republican party" He declared that
President Roosevelt had no remedy for the
trust evil and that some of his utterances
on the subject were absurd. Continuing,
he said: IL tell you one trust magnate in
stripes behind the prison walls would do
more to break up trusts than all the speech
es the President can made.
The constitutional amendment the Re-
publicans are talking about is not meant
for the regulation of trusts, but to take
the power to control trusts away from the
States and so protect the trusts"
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-Leaves of alb
sence have been granted as follows: First
Lieut.. William n. H. Hughes, jr., Thir-
teenth Infantry. one months extension;
First Lieut.. H. S. Hathaway, signal corps,
two months; Capt. A. E. Williams, Third
Cavalry, two months.
Capt. HI. A. Sievert, Ninth Cavalry, has
been ordered to temporary duty at Fort
Leavenworth, Kan, pending the arrival of
his regiment.
First Lieut.. Frederick j. Herman, Ninth
Cavalry. has been ordered to duty at Fort
Robinson, Neb.
Cadet Francis b. Upham, third class of
the Military Academy of last year, has
been turned back to join the present third
class at once. This action was taken upon
the recommendation of the academic board.
Leave for four months has been granted
Chaplain James w. Hillman; leave for two
months to Capt. Joseph T. Crabbs
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Defects I'm Field Guns.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-The Board of
Ordnance and Fertilization to-day consid-
cred the reports on the field guns which
have been tested with a view Of selecting
a gun for the field artillery Of the army.
The board did not accept any type, as all
submitted developed certain defects which
it was decided the designers should have
will have the reports of these defects made
by the experts who tested the various
guns. 1t was found that the rapid-fire sys-
tenn of field gun was practicable; also that
the fixed ammunition for field guns was
superior to loose ammunition. The board
found three guns presenting meritorious
the ordnance gun which has been perfecte
by the Ordnance Bureau and the Bethlehem
No. q modelled on the French gun plan
All the guns were of the long pattern.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
A True Incident.
New York Sun.

There was a strike on among the machin-
lists, and one Of them thought IL would be a
good time TO paint his house. so he held a
consultation with a local painter which
resulted in the appearance OF the painter
with his kit at the home of the machinist
He put up his ladder and proceeded to go
to work At this juncture the machinist
appeared. and he too mounted the ladder
and, taking up a brush, began 10 paint.
He was stopped by the painter. who de-
manded If he were a member Of the Paint
ers Union. "Of course not" said the ma
chinist: 'why?" Because IL you are not
you cannot paint with me-" said the paint
er. Get out OF here" yelled the angry
machinist; "Ill be damned IL I'll stand
any man telling me what / can and what
l cannot do around my own house."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
MAINE ELECTION RETURNS.
Republican Plurality Probably Will
He Fully 10000.

PORTLAND, Me-, Sept. 9.-Since noon
reports have been received from sixty-two
towns At 10 o'clock tonight $50 of the 81
towns give Gov. J. F. Hill. Republican. a
plurality of 23,617 votes. The indications
are that the 16O towns yet to report will
increase the Republican plurality to $1,000.
With only one senatorial and half a
dozen representative district returns miss
ing, the Republicans have elected all but
two senators and twenty-three representa-
tves In Lincoln county Luther Maddocks,
the Republican candidate for senator,
claims a safe plurality. If he is elected the
Senate will stand thirty Republicans and
one Democrat, as two years ago.
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Woman's Throat Cut.

YOUNGSTOWN, o., Sept. 9.-Mrs. James
McGinn, aged twenty-one. of New Castle.
Pa, was found with her throat cut from
ear to ear in a pasture field at Hubbard.
five miles from here. at 5 o'clock this morn
ing. She, with her husband. had been visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Coyne, an uncle
and aunt. A carousal occurred at the house
and Mr.. and Mrs. McGinn disappeared
about midnight McGinn was at the house
this morning, but could not be found later
This afternoon he was arrested at Eben-
burg Pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
Travelling Engineers Meet.

CHICAGO. Sept. 9.-Three hundred MEM
bers OF the Travelling Engineers Associa-
ton began their tenth annual meeting here
to-day. They were welcomed to the city on
behalf of Mayor Harrison by Howard s
Taylor. President w. G. Wallace. of elm
ton. la. presided Addresses at the morn
ing session were by Robert Quayle super
intendent OF motive power of the Chicago
eral superintendent OF the Chicago. Mil
waukee & st. Paul Railway. and John Pol
yer. general manager Of the Grant tool
works, Franklin. Pa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10

COLUMBUS. o.. Sept. cit develops to-
day that Senators Hanna and Foraker will
seek to have the franchise clause in the
Nash code entirely eliminated, leaving the
present laws stand they are. but that
they will endeavor TO have a curative clause
inserted which will protect the interests of
the Cincinnati Traction Company. which
are involved in the recent decision OF the
Superior Court of Cincinnati holding the
Rogers law. under which IL had a fifty
TO be unconstitutional. The Nash code pro-
vides for twenty-five-year grants, giving
councils the right to revise the fares every
ten wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10
South Carolina Prim,r,e.

COLUMBIA, s. c., Sept. 9.-Partial returns
from to-day's second State Democratic pri-
mary give the following figures for the
nomination of Governor and other State
house officials: For United States senator.
John Gary Evans, 1884; A. C. Latimer.
31,i5l. Governor, ID. c. Hayward SO 1893; w
j. Talbert, H,42l. Lieutenant Governor
Gary, 1884; Sloan, 31.0S2. Secretary of
state. CAN'T. 3O,379; Wilson. 3O,O2S. Results
from Charleston county show the election
of George p. Won Kelnitz over his onno.
nent John L. Grace, conceded to have been
backed by United States Senator BENJAMIN
X. Tillman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-10

WASHINGTON, Sept. "a net increase
of per cent. occurred in the receipts at
the fifty largest postoffices in the United
States in the last month, as compared with
August, 1901. The total receipts at these
fifty offices aggregated s4321 ,444 a net in
crease of $357S10. The largest increases
were 26.6 per cent. at Des Moines, Ia, and
1852 per cent. at Toledo, o. Five of the Of
fees showed decreased receipts, the larg-
est decrease being almost 10 per cent. at
Buffalo. New York's receipts Increased al
most II per cent. and Chicago's per cent
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Team Drivers Union.

TOLEDO, o., Sept. 9.-The Team Drivers
International Union to-day passed a resolu-
ton eliminating from membership in the
organization all owners of teams. Hereto
fore all owning five teams or less were ELI
gible to membership. The following officers
were elected President, H w. Evans
Bloomington. ILL.,; vice president, b. j.
O'Toole. Boston: secretary treasurer, Geo.
InniS. Detroit