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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
DEFENSE OF JUDGE RASCH.
O. r.. Luhring, of Evansville, Says He
Is Absolutely Honest.


o. r. Luhring. of Evansville. one of the
new members of the Legislature. has ar
rived in the city to remain until after the
session. With Mrs. Luhring he has taken
apartments at the English.
Last evening Mr.. Luhring was asked con-
corning the sensation at Evansville which
followed the admission by Judge Louis o.
Rasch that he had accepted money from
men to whom he gave appointments.
'Well," said Mr.. Luhring, ''it is to say
the least an exceedingly unfortunate af-
fair. / don't know just what will be the
outcome. There is thing about it,
though, and that is, Louis Rasch never had
the least idea that he was doing anything
wrong when he accepted that money. He
is absolutely honest. am satisfied of that;
he has merely made a terrible mistake
through ignorance.
His own actions prove that he did not
think he was doing anything criminal He
was perfectly open and above board in the
whole affair. He made his appointments
them that he had been put to very heavy
expense in the campaign and thought that
as they were beneficiaries of his election 1t
was no more than right that they should
share his expense. They agreed. but one
of them told him that he would have to
What shall l tell them?' he asked Tell
them the whole situation was Rasch's
answer. Now If he had been conscious of
wrong doing he would never have given
that answer He did not attempt to con-
ceal ii at any time. When the first sensa-
ton was raised he did not for one instant
deny that he had accepted money from
his appointees.
Remember that Rasch did not approach
these men until after the appointments had
been made and accepted. He did not at
tempt to blackmail them. He looked on 1t
as a wholly legitimate transaction Of
course ii has been terrible blow to him
and to his friends. He has been active in
all the affairs of Evansville for years.
comes of an excellent family and no man in
Evansville has stood higher as a reliable
honest citizen.
There is some politics in the way the
affair has been stirred w. / understand
that local Democratic paper learned of
the matter some weeks ago, but did not
have the nerve to publish it and sent for
correspondent from Cincinnati paper
to come and make an investigation and
let Ii get into print in that way. / believe
that the matter has been left to a COM
mittee of ten from our bar association and
that Rasch has said that he would abide
by its decision as TO the course he should
pursue"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
RETROSPECT OF 1902.
s. NJ. Sexton Predicts Better Condf-
ffous for the Future.

tions for the Future.
s. NJ. Sexton, editor of the Mine Workers
Journal. in an editorial on the retrospect
of 1902 says Of the great anthracite strike;
1.-THE year Just closed has been a mo-
mentous one for the United Mine workers.
The figures of 1902 will always be those 10
conjure by. Many fctions were exploded,
many truths established, some precedents
were overturned and new ones erected.
Many regulations were destroyed because
they were founded upon wrong, while
others were made as bright and lasting as
the stars The cause of mankind has been
strengthened and uplifted by John Mitch
ellis efforts. The terrific struggle he con-
Quoted marked an epoch in the affairs or
mankind. That struggle proved TO doubt
ing an Indifferent public that the men
who lead the hosts of labor are actuated
solely by humanitarian motives, and that
there is a solid basis for the complaints of
the toilers. That the unrest of labor Is
due to conditions which chafe. That this
struggle took place is not ehargeable to
realized what was before him and the or
ganization. No point was left unexamined
and unprovded for. The resources of the
operators, their influences upon public af-
fairs, the character of the people whom
he was TO lead, his financial standing, were
all carefully calculated and each factor
given its proper value. He began his cam
paign in a cautious and conservative let
ter of Jan. II, addressed TO the anthracite
operators asking for conference. He used
doubt in the justice of his cause lack
of confidence of his power to compel
hearing, but from an innate desire to settle
peaceably and honorably all or any ques-
ton IN dispute"
After reciting the conditions in the Penn
sylvania mining districts and enumerating
the obstacles in the way of the success of
the strike the editorial continues in a
prophecy for the future 1t says:
"A change will take place there
in this year of grace. But 1902 will always
be noted with pleasure by the friends of
mankind. No brighter page in it's history
will be written than that which tells of the
keeping of the plighted faith with the BIZ
luminous operators, contrary to the plead
ingS OF unwiSe friends and crafty foes.
That gave a character and an honorable
| standing to organized labor which can
never be taken from it. No less notable
and honorable was the brotherly love which
went down deep in its pockets and nobly
| sylvania and West Virginia. Such an al
| truistic attitude, rare as it was rich
"At the threshold of the new year or
| ganiZed labor stands erect, facing the east
! sure-footed, confident and hopeful IL has
/ no misgivings for the future, no apologies
for the past. 1t looks unawed upon the in
| dustrial king and would salute him as a
coadjutor in its effort to uplift man. Neither
/ does ii regard him with hostile gaze 1t
making Industrial wars unnecessary. Firm
in its convictions of right conscious of the
| rectitude of its intentions, organized labor
clear-eyed and calm-browed, salutes the
new year and enters upon new duties with
| high hopes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
ADDISON C. HARRIS SPOKE.
He Addressed Marion County Agricul-
turaI and horticultural society.

Addison c. Harris, former minister to
Austria, spoke to the Marion County Agri-
cultural and Horticultural Society yester-
day on Farming in Austria Mr.. Harris
owns one Of the best farms in Hamilton
county. In speaking of the method of the
Austrian farmer Mr.. Harris said.
THE mode of agriculture is generally SIM
liar to what 1T was centuries ago. What is
taken from the fields is returned as nearly
as may be, every year in the way of man
ure. There is little machine farming The
land is divided into very small tracts and
there are no fences, so that all live stock is
grown In barns. which usually adjoin the
houses BY the side of these barns are large
manure pits and waste o. all kinds is
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en-. 1t has been demonstrated time and
time again that the average iaDorlng man
trade loses confidence in his fellows when
politics is INDUCED in No matter now
much he thought of him previously, ne VIII
not widen the gulf between them when the
associate tries for office by electing him
Instead he wants his entire sympathy and
help. and he cannot get this when politics
y.afa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
RELATIVES IN ILLINOIS.
The Late James w. Duncan Had N
Brother at RockbridRe

The management OF the Denison Hotel
last evening received a telegrans from c. +.
Duncan. OF Rockbridge. H.. requesting that
the body OF Night Clerk J. ". Duncan. his
brother. be held until his arrival In this
city At go O'Clock this afternoon.
The brother In Illinois was located I'm n
ron 1dabout manner. The Denson, wired
Friday night TO niece Of Clerk Duncan,
who lives In Bedford, this State. and she
ncti6ed Miss Betty Duncan, a maiden sis
ter OF the dead man. who lives in Mitchell
vile. Tenn Miss Duncan wired I'm turn
70 her brother IN Roclibridge. and also no.
tilted the Denison 10 hold the body pending
Instructions from her brother.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
Militia omcer. in CITY.

Capt. F. ]. Glasscock. Lieut.. j. c. Doyle.
Lieut.. L. r. McBroom and Lieut. A. J.
Norris, of Lafayette. were in the city yes
terday to appear for an examination for
transfers from the artillery service. These
officers are identified with Battery C., OF
LAFAYETTE, at present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Detectives Holtz and Wallace yesterday
arrested William Wilson, white, and
charged him with lettering. The detectives
said they Will place the charge Of playing
policy against him tomorrow morning.
When they arrested Wilson he was in the
act OF conducting sale with another man.
they say, and have since secured sufficient
evidence against Wilson to place a greater
charge against him. They said that Will
son is in the employ of one of the local
policy games and has always acted as an
agent. Detectives Bray and Holtz have
been detailed by Captain Gerber to watch
for all policy playing since it has become
known TO the department that such is be-
ing done.
Insure with German Fire Insurance OF
Indiana. General offices 2S South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
Langenskamp Bros, Bra.s Works.
Founders and hnishers Brass railing work.
ss-l2 z. Georgia st. Phones III.
Long French PIumes
Made Of short feathers hss; and tips CHARLES
Columbian Relief Fund, Stevenson building.
Indiana polls: issues the only policy guaranteeing
NESS eros Ia, Storm M.rss
Meyer & Newcomb. Fire Insurance Real Es-
tate and Rentals. Us E. Market st. Both phones
e63
DR.. w. b. Craig Veterinary Surgeon. Office
Woods Stable. Phone 1897. Residence. I93
These crispy mornings don't forget Mrs Aus
tins Pancakes: always good. AT all grocers'.
WARM STABLE BLANKETS. 81 and I'D
Techentin & Freiherg, 136 E. Washington st.
happy thought. Mrs. Austin's Pancakes
taste delicious. Your grocer waits to supply YOU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

DR.. w B. Craig. Veterinary Surgeon Offc
Woods Stable. Phone 1897. Residence, 1ss
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Meyer & Newcomb. Fire Insurance Real Es
tate and Rentals. Us E. Market Both phones
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF
Indiana. General offices 2s South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

These crispy mornings don't forget Mrs Al
tins Pancakes: always good. At all grocers'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Langenskamp Bros, Brass Works.
Founders and hnishers. Brass railing work
lss-142 E. Georgia st. Phones III
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

WARM STABLE BLANKETS, 81 and u,
Teehentin g. Freiherg, 136 E. Washington St
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Jew nianos at siss and up at wulchner.s.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

HARNESS Robes. Blankets. Storm Covers
Prices right HARRINGTON. 13o E. Market
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

A happy thought. Mrs Austins Pancake
taste delicious. Your grocer waits to supply yol
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

usSs. go 80: S.Isse; hemlock SOLE 276szc. 49,.
' skistins. ss9s0c; single strsp. n 1,G
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04

Columbian Relief Fund. Stevenson building.
Indiana polls. issues the only policy guaranteeing
certain insurance Investigate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-04
Long French Plumes

Made of short feathers and tips. CHARI
FABLES, 30 South Illinois st.
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: will leave at 10 o'cicc, tfter
The . a. m car leaving 1fooresville rss,h. :.
Union station at indianapolis In time - the
villa sunday morning excursions an - : ~ So'8z<ce
foeos~ doQxQ 9oxytca q RSooklxn - ~ S11s
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The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
ALEXANDER
HOME AGAIN
lie Was Given High
Honor While
at Yale.

Professor w. d. Alexander, survey
or general in Hawaii for many years
and now in charge of the island branch
Of the United States coast survey, re-
turned yesterday from ten weeks
visit in the States. While away the
degree of Doctor of Laws was con-
ferred upon him by his alma mater
Yale. for conspicuous services IN the
field of science and literature and ed
ucation in the Hawaiian ISLANDS.
Professor Alexander spent CONSIDER
able a portion of his time while away
with Gorham ID. Gilman OF Boston
who was consul from Hawaii In that
city during the years from 1893 until
annexation.
81 have been away Just two months
and n half" said Mr.. Alexander yes
terday. II left on May 9TH and visited
in Washington, Boston and New Hav-
en- and other places during my ap-
.sence.
"I spent considerable time with Cor
ham D. Gilman. He had always been
known as a strong friend of Hawaii. Mr..
Gilman is eighty-one years of age but
he walks to his place of business eV-
cry day. He is more active than many
a younger man. Mr.. Gilman has
wonderful memory. He is at present
engaged in writing "reminiscences OIL
old Honolulu of the year 1871. thinK
Mr.. Thrum is to publish them. Mr..
Gilman has probably the best prl-
yate collection works on the ISLANDS
on the mainland. He Is in the pest
of health. l also met DR.. TwompieV
in Boston or. rather in newton "here
Mr.. Gilman also lives.
Eyes, I had the degree of doctor ot
laws conferred upon me at Yale. ],
was n rather interesting ceremony.
.snent two weeks in New Haven-al! OF
commencement week. Inc degrees
were conferred in the magnificent new
building Just completed. rms II
woolsley Hall and it was the FIRST
nublic ceremony hell in the hall. 1t
is 3 beautiful building. with art room
and three galleries, and has a seating
,canacity of 1000"
aI also spent some time in Washing
ton where called at the coast survey
oftice and also upon John w. Foster
washington is deserted now as far as
official life Is concerned. Mr.. Foster
10 hard at work upon the Alaskan
boundary settlement matter In his
new book he devotes two pages to ma
wall"
zone of the longitude tests for Ho
-rolulu was completed while was
there, and the work was very salts
factory. The first observations were
made by Mr.. Smith in Honolulu ant
Mr.. Morse Mt San Francisco. The re
suit showed not seconds difference
from what we had always CONSIDERED
the longitude of Honolulu. MT. Mors'
is now in Guam and further tests ar
to be made. Then Mr. Morst goes u
Manila"
1.-THE work here? There Is notn'n'
of particular importance excep.iht WA
I shall soon commence work 10 "e'e'
mine the correct position of Nlihau o'
the map"
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
CARDINAL oReGuA WHO MAY BE The NEXT POPE.

of 100000 year. The puzzle is to
find the missing half a million dollars.
This, work as they WILL they have not
been able to do so far. 1t comes from
somewhere-but where?
When Rome became the capital of
Italy the new government did not in
terfere with the benefices of the Sc
cular clergy, and though friars and
monasteries were suppressed their in
mates We're provided for by special
government fund Since then other
congregations have cropped up under
foreign auspices to such an extent that
the religious orders of Rome including
the wealthy Jesuits, are said to own
property to the extent of S6O,0OO,00O So
ing a drain on the papal treasury, help
materially to it's replenishment. The
majority of the cardinals are archbish-
ops and draw their revenues from their
sees. Only about twenty-five live In
Rome as associates with the pope In
the government of the church and draw
salaries from the papal exchequer.
These "Curia Cardinals" each receive
salary Of $1,000 a year, which can;
not be considered large for such an
exalted office and considering the state
which they are expected to maintain.
The pope never renowned his SOW
ereignty over his lost Italian states and
maintained at foreign courts nuncios
and legates, whose duties In countries
where the state church is the Catholic
church are not confined entirely to &C.
clesiastical affairs. These ambassa-
d6rs of the Holy See are of course.
paid out of the ,xchequer of the Vati-
can. Then the 1ope had numerous
household Of prelates and chamber
lains, a small army of servants and a
miniature army, of guards, which par
ades on state occasions and furnishes
guards for the great palaces of the
Vatican and Lateran. The chamber
lains and the officers of the guard re-
ceived only nominal salaries. but the
common soldiers, the court prelates
and the great staff of subordinate en-
ployes cost ready money. and It is stat
ed that the entire cost of the pope s
diplomatic service and OF his court a
mounted to the sum named-s1. 500, 900
1t is fairly easy to get at the papal
expenditures. but when it comes To the
question Of papal income We are in tho
dark at once and have to grope around
finding pieces Of information here and
there and trying to arrive al reason
able whole by putting them together
When Plus TX was deprived OF his
temporal sovereignty the Italian gov
eminent voted him an annual subsidy
of s645,OOo. But the pope Indignantly
refused to accept money from those
who had seized "the patrimony OF
Peter" and neither he nor his success.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
w. W. BRUNER BACK
FROM WEST INDIES

w. W. Bruner, the pineapple and cof-
fee man of Kona, has returned from a
visit 10 the West Indies. He went to
look into tropical agriculture and found
q great 6eal to interest him. While
away he boaght pineapples of the Red
Spanish variety and will try them on
his Kona ranch.
Mr.. Bruner has hopes that Hawaiian
coffee will take a high and profitable
place in the market. He does not have
any illusions about a bounty which
one Congress may put on and the next
one repeal, but suggests that If Congress
would legislate against the importation
of .ow-grade coffee as 1t does against
low-erade tea, a national market for
fine coffee would be established In
which khe Hawaiian product would find
a steady and remunerative sale. A
great deal of trash coffee now comes in,
stuff below the minimum standard of
No. Z Brazilian, which should be ruled
out.
Pineapple culture would be useless
here but sor the tariff. That saves II
from the competition of Singapore. Mr.
Bruner says that the industry must
rely on canning as green fruit has toe
many ups and downs to pay the grower
one shipment of pines from Cuba, the
first, brought four cents a fruit: the
next, one cent a fruit. the losses on
the last shipment going far to counter
balance the gains on the first. The
canned pineapple is not perishable and
can be sold at standard price.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24

sor ever have touched a lire OF the
mount to about s19,O00,00o. At the time
Pope Plus TX refused this subsidy he
was known to have investments in the
foreign fund amounting to $500O,OOO.
This amount has been increased since
and Is now believed to yield an annual
income of not less than $25O,OOO. The
revival of Peters pence yielded in the
first years of the papal seclusion a
large amount, but now Is believed to
yield only about 100000 a year. Jubi-
lees, Qualifications of saints, Pilgrim
ages and other religious gatherings in
Rome, at all of which offerings are
made to the Holy See, yield In ordin-
airy years some 100000. The great
papal jubilee is known to have
brought in round numbers $780,
900 to the papal Golfers, but that
was an extraordinary occasion; usual
ly the annual revenue from religious
gatherings, ETC., is only -one-fourth Of
that.
Another source Of revenue Is in the
offerings of the faithful who are ad-
mitted to special audiences with the
supreme tontiff. A wealthy Catholic
who is admitted to an audience with
the pope generally leaves something in
the shape of cash with the prelate on
duty in the ante-chamber. AS these
special audiences are frequent and the
offerings sometimes large, It Is thought
that the pope could not derive less than
another $250,O00 a year from them. The
Duke of Norfolk, for instance, when
he visited the holy father. generally
left behind him little present of $5,-
900.
So far an income of approximately
100000 has been accounted for; but
where the balance is scraped together
to meet the annual outgo OF $1,500,000
is beyond the ken Of ordinary mortals.
1t is thought that the Queen of Spain
and the Emperor of Austria. who are
most devout children OF the church.
contribute literally to the treasury of
the pontiff. but their aid can not pos
sibly amount to enough to cover the
missing 100000.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24

Cardinal Oreglia, the present ad in
term head of the Roman Catholic
church, and a probable successor of
Pope Leo, today fills very unique
position and for the next ten days the
Catholic world will watch closely his
utterances regarding the condition of
the church.
It has been rumored that Cardinal
Oreglia, who has frequently expressed
his dissatisfaction with the methods OF
the financial administration at the
vatican, will take advantage Of his
brief tenure of power to call to a very
strict account those officials and digni-
with the control and management of
the papal treasury. In fact, the demise
Of Leo XIII, is likely to be followed
by some very drastic measures at the
vatican on the part of Cardinal Greg
liza, and this eventuality IN, according
to the well-known divine at Rome, who
writes for the Independence Beige, a
matter of grave concern and of much
discussion in pontihcal circles in the
Eternal City. While Leo XIII prac-
ticed far greater amount of economy
than his predecessor on the papal
throne and abolished all sorts of use
less extravagances and sinecures it is
doubtful whether he was as we'll serv-
ed in the management and administra-
ton of the pontifical treasury as was
Plus TX, and until Cardinal Oreglia
takes the customary inventory of the
contents of the treasury and Of the
funds in the possession of the late pom
tiff no one will know with any degree
of gertrude whether the finances OF
the Holy See are in excellent order OF
whether the apprehensions which are
expressed in some quarters regarding
them have any foundation.
Ever since the pope lost his tenn
poral power in 1870 the financial affairs
of the Holy See have been the subject
of a large and unqualified curiosity.
Many outsiders have grappled with the
proposition, but none Of them success
fully. The pope personally was not
rich at all. but his official income and
expenditures were large. There are
no estimates discussed In council at
the Vatican and no annual statements
of the condition of the papal treasury
are made. The pope is his own treas
ury department. and money matters are
settled by him with his accountants
under triple seal of secrecy.
The financial affairs OF the pope be-
ms one of those things not particular
ly the business Of outsiders, many out
siders have taken an absorbing inter-
terest in them and the volunteer ex-
perts have been able to account for a
papal expenditure of sl,5OO.OO0 a year
They also can account for an income
The Hawaiian gazette., 1903-07-24
TANBARA HAS FEW
WEEKS TO LIVE

Official notice of the Tanbara elsa
bura case was received in the mail
by Governor Dole and United states
Attorney Breckons yesterday. The
Governors reprieve is extended until
August 18th.
Almost Identical letters were receiv-
ed by the Governor and district at
torney. Tanbara will be resentenced
The Governors communication was
as follows:
Washington, July 4, 1908.
Hon. Sanford b. Dole, Governor OF
Hawaii, Honolulu, II. 1.
Sir: You are informed that the pa.
pers in the above entitled case have
eral and by him to the President, ans
denied the application.
The case is therefore disposed OF ant
the papers have been placed on tn,
files OF the Department.
BY direction of the Attorney General
Respectfully Yours,
j. S. EASLEY SMITH,
Pardon Attorney
p. S.-The President denied the ap
plication for clemency, and continue,
the reprieve granted by you to nool
of Friday, August 14th. at which tim
1t shall terminate. The formal orde
and necessary instructions will be sen
to the United States Attorney an,
Marshal.