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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
MARRIAGE IN RUSSIA.
Women Absolutely Under the Sway OF
Parents.

Condensed from Westminster Review by
Public Opinion.
AS a daughter the Russian woman is I'M
der the absolute sway of her parents. The
coming of age makes no alteration in her
position. Until the day of her death, IL she
remains unmarried, the place she occupies
In the family life is a place of dependence
upon the will Of her parents. When
women marries she changes the authority
OF parents for the no less unqualified au-
thority Of husband. AS the Russian statute
SUCCESSFULLY puts it, lone person cannot
reasonably be expected to fully satisfy two
such unlimited powers as that of husband
and parent" The unlimited" power of
the parent, therefore, is withdrawn and
that of the husband substituted. She can
not leave him even to visit a neighboring
town without a "pass" from him.
He names the time she is to
stay, and at the expiration of the
term she is bound to return or get Ii
renewed. A husband may appear In court
OF law as a witness against his wife but a
WIFE Is not permitted to appear against her
husband A woman's evidence is regarded
also as OF less weight than that of q man.
when two witnesses do not agree" the
code runs, the testimony of an adult out
weighs that of a child, and the testimony
OF man that of woman"
According to the tenets of the Russian
church, marriage Is sacrament and Is
theoretically indissoluble There is no such
thing as a civil marriage, and divorce, ex-
cept In one case, is practically unobtain-
able by woman. The exception Is the dep.
rivation of civil rights and Punishment of
the husband. IL the wife choose she can
follow her husband into exile. and Russian
literature is full Of pathetic stories of wom-
en-, tenderly nurtured, Drawing the terrors
or the long Siberian march. All children,
however, born in exile are regarded as be-
longing to the lowest class OF society. IL,
on the other hand, the wife seeks, on the
plea of her husbands Punishment, divorce,
the church in this case relaxes her disci-
pline and grants the plea Although the
statute recognizes adultery and desertion
on the part OF the husband as grounds for
divorce. the law is beset with such difficult
the wealthy, who can always make the
tardy wheels revolve more swiftly.
While divorce is difficult to obtain. there
are other means resorted TO which reach
the same destination, only by different
route. Laws I'm Russia are made not to be
broken, but to be evaded. and both the
civil and ecclesiastical authorities have
learned the art of evasion TO perfection.
Marriages may be annulled IL any infor-
are willing. the rest is only a question of
money. In some parts OF the empire the
marriage service Is enacted with this con-
tingency I'm view. The certificate NAV be
left undated. OF the age of the contracting
parties omitted. In some parts Of Little
Russia a relative during the ceremony,
gives the bride slap, to prove i'm case of
need that she has married under compul-
sion. Women who succeed In obtaining
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
Literary Notes.

James Lane Aliens new novel Is to be
called "Crypts of the Heart
Clara Morris's health has improved, chief
ly as a result of the benefit, which lifted
a crushing load of anxiety from her mind.
In the rebound toward strength she Is be-
ginning a new book. which will differ wide
ly from anything she has hitherto written
and concerning which her publishers are
distinctly optimistic.
A New York literary column recently
printed the following interesting fiction:
Comparatively few persons know that
there Is in the British Museum a phono-
graphic cylinder recording the voice of
Robert Browning shortly before his
death Browning spoke into the record.
The director of the British Museum says
that there is no Photographic cylinder there
recording Browning S voice.
The memory of three famous French
writer's is about to be honored in Paris by
means OF statues Alexandra Dumas, the
younger. will have monument in the
Place Malesherbes. 1t is nearly finished,
and shows the author of Camille seated,
while at his feet lies the mask of tragedy.
A fund Is now complete, which was start
ed some time ago, TO erect statue TO
Alfred de MusSet, and the memorial will
stand in the Bots de Boulogne. Alfred de
Vigny Is to be honored in the same way. NJ.
Jose de Charmoy having just finished a
statue Oh tne poet, WHICH Will DC given d
place in the Luxembourg Gardens.
One of the characters in Stewart Edward
Whites novel. "Conjuror's House." is
named Graehme Stewart. The author used
the name in the hope of identifying the
traveller who preceded him in the trackless
forest wilderness. Mr.. White found the
name carved upon tree near an unmapped
river. about one hundred miles from the
nearest human habitatiOn, when he pitched
his camp on his way from Lake Superior
10 Hudson bay. 1t is thought that dis
tant relatives of Robert Louis Stevenson
probably had in his party Graehme Stew
art when he went on a hunting trip in the
Hudson Bay territory some years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
Fresh Eggs Guaranteed.
New York Press.

when aigs is aigs." That's the uues-
ton. when is they aigs?" If they'll poach
right. For sound food give me the thrifty
German. In the dominions of the Kaiser
merchants send agents among the farmers
each day to purchase eggs, the farmers
guaranteeing that these have been laid
within the previous twenty-four hours.
Each farmer has a registered number
which is stamped on the egg. When a con-
sumner finds a stale egg he returns ii to the
dealer. who in turn reports il TO the central
organization, which charges IL to the farm
cerned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
Assertion That May BE Questioned.
w. r. Hotchkin, in May Booklovers' Maya

The little shops that raised such hula
baloo when the new store came were con-
tent to sit and wait until the public
thought out the things wanted and came
for them. The great stores came and ex-
plotted their wares in such manner that
people who hadn't thought of wanting the
things before came and bought them in
ever increasing quantities. People were
educated out of their old frugal ways of
living. The big stores advertising did not
steal away the little stores business-it
stimulated new business, a hundred fold
more than 1t brought to itself.
To-day the little stores live and thrive
more than ever before, despite the vast
number of large stores.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
Mr.. Hardy and Hi. Books.

London Mall.
The story Of the discovery of Mr.. Hardy
Is interesting He had published three
books-"Desperate Remedies" Under the
Greenwood Tree" and a Pair of Blue
Eyes"-when one day upon a railway book
stall Mr.. Frederick Greenwood picked up
the second Of these. probably. as he ex-
plains. attracted by the word Green
wood" He read this In the train and was
greatly struck by IL. AS he was editing the
Cornhil at the time, IL resulted in MIR.
Aardys being commissioned 10 write a
novel for that magazine.
The novel was Far from the Madding
Crowd" and made Mr.. Hardy's reputation.
70 is interesting to note that Mr.. Green
wood had a Tight befors he was authorized
~ the proprietors 10 commission the story.
end be always declared that he was thank
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10

A face wherein is read a great reward
or suffering and patience purified.
Unto whose sight our trodden ways accord
a glimpse OF heavenly vistas arching wide
And looking there lay my care aside
AS one who sees. with sudden peace restored
The star above low hills at eventide.
Or lilies on the altar OF the Lord.
-R. X CrandaiL in May Century.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10
A Prayer.

For all the verdant trees. dear Lord,
Along the dusty highway set;
For every roadside rivulet.
And for Thy sun, whose gold is poured
largess for the common horde
The poor. the low. who crowd and sweat
Ny thanks dear Lord. are Thine. . let
No special gifts for me be stored:
May joys that ragged millions share
Enrich my life. do not crave
Immunity from toll and care.
Give me. o God, no blessing save
Companionship with those who fare
Beside me 10 the waiting grave
An nauoorn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-10

separation from their husbands on the
ground of informality are received into So
c1ety. are allowed TO marry again and may
position. There is. however a more healthy
public spirit arising whicf tends strongly
In favor OF an adjustment. OF the present
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
To ston Kentucky Feuds,

LEXINGTON, Ky, May 25.-General O. o. Howard of Bell county, who has undertaken to put a stop to feuds in Kentucky and is riding on horseback through the feud counties, accompanied by Frederick c. Chamberlain of Bos- ton, ridicules the idea of being shot by mistake while on his tour of investiga- ton. He says the feudist seldom makes a mistake; that wher he sights down the barrel of his rifle he usually knows who the gun is pointed at. "There is no danger of any mountain man pointing a gun at Uncle Oliver" he said. s"My solution of the feud problem. eliminat- ing all else, is education Of course this is impossible in many sections of the state except with time and the ad- vancement of civilization
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
THE NIGHT OF TIE RIOT. l
Police Officer Tells an Incident
 of That Evening.

We'll Known Labor Man Raised His
 Voice for Law and Order-Registrar
 of Voters Flanagan Is the Man and
 the Story Has Just Leaked Out.
 A>Democrat reporter and one of the superior officers of the police depart ment were discussing on Saturday the trolley strikes in Waterbury and Bridgeport and the riots which occur
 red in both places also various incl dents of both strikes. During the course of the conversation the police
 officer who was in the thickest of the memorable Saturday riot in this city said that he was surprised that no
 mention had ever been made of a praiseWorthy action upon the part of one of the most prominent union men and labor leaders in this city on that night when certain portion of the pop ulation appeared to have gone mad for the time being. The scribe /aIso ex- pressed himself as being much sur- prised that any incident worth record ing had taken place on that night and had escaped the vigilant eye of the many scribes who worked so hard and earnestly during the hours of the riot.
 'The incident refer to- continued the police officer occurred on West Main street near North Willow street
 As everybody knows half dozen or
 more cars received terrible lombard
 ment near that point The last car
 was stalled there. Though the motor l man made several bold attempts to run the car through to the barns yet there was such a fusilade of stones that he
 had to abandon his post Finally two of the strikers, Messrs Keaveney and Kelly, took charge of the car and sue ceeded in running it to the barns. A police escort was afforded about this time to two strike breakers They
 were being escorted to a place of safe l ty. A mob was surrounding them and l threatening to take them away from the police officers. The mob was in- creasing and growing bolder and more
 threatening when a sharp and clear voice rang out: 1T know some of you
 and I'll report you if you don't stop. y The police had little trouble thereafter.
 The person whose voice dispersed that crowd, so understand from one of the
 patrolman was John Flanagan, regis
 trar of voters, formerly president of
 the Central Labor union and secretary of the Buffers and Polishers' union. l My reason for telling the story at this time is to disabuses the minds of a few persons of the impression that labor leaders, if they do not lead the mob in lawless acts are in full sympathy with l them. Furthermore it was an act
 which was worthy of public notice.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
Refuse to Work for Company as
 it is Considered Unfair.
CARS TO RUN UNTIL g TONIGHT

New York Now Has Thousands and
 Thousands of Idle Men-The Loss in
 Wages is Nearly $4,000,oo0 a Week
 The Strikers Daily Statement Has q
 Word About Recent Statements of
 Burpee and Sewell.
 Bridgeport, May 25.-Conditions re- mained entirely quiet to-day so far as the striking trolleymen are concerned. Night cars on all the lines will ge kept running until 9 o'clock, an hour later than hitherto. A meeting of the busi- ness mems association directors will be held this afternoon to act on some features of the strike situation.
 Twenty linemen quit work to-day, in accordance with their intentions not to work for company which, because of its refusal to recognize the trolleymen's S union, is regarded in union circles as unfair. The linemen say that their fellow workmen in Waterbury, New Britain and other places will quit work for the same reason. They do not call their action strike, but refusal to work for the company under the pres ont conditions.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
MYSTERIOUS SHOOTING.
Man Dead From Bullet Wound in
 Dobbs Ferry Hospital.

Man Dead From Bullet Wound ln
 Dobbs Ferry Hospital.
 Tarrytown, N. Y., May 25.-There was a mysterious affair involving the probable mortal shooting of man near the Ardsley club at Ardsley last night. The wounded man is ill the Dobbs Ferry hospital in precarious condition. A girl is being held pend ing the investigation of the authorities.
 c. H, Hale, superintendent of the club was standing at the railroad sta ton between 9 and 10 o'clock when he heard q shot fred up the road and not far from the clubhouse. While he stood wondering what had taken place girl came running out of the darkness from the direction of the shot and tried to board train as 1t started to move away, MT Hale restrained her.
 The girls story which is partly cor roborated, is that she went to meet John Henernan. Heffernan met her at the Ardsley station and they start ed to make call in Ardsley but chang ed their minds and went and sat on q stone wall near the railroad tracks. While they were seated there, the girl says, stranger came up suddenly and speaking to Heffernan said:
 Throw up your hands,"
 What forw asked Heffernan. The reply was shot, followed quick ly by a second one. One bullet took eff feet in Heffernan's breast and the oth- CT in his stomach. The girl goes on to say that she, frightened, ran to the station without knowing really what she did. She says the man who shot Heffernan ran up the railroad tracks One man, guest or member of the club, whose name is refused at the club asserted there was some sort of a struggle between the men before the shooting.
 John Heffernan who was mysterious ly shot last night near the Ardsley club at Ardsley, died from the effects of bis wounds in the Dobbs Ferry hospital early this morning. No arrests have been made to-day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
MRS BEDFORD WAS FINED $50.
FLANDERS CAUSED DEATH.
Colored Stableman of New York Died
 from Peculiar Disease.

rom Pecul1ar Disease.
 New York. May 25.-GIanders has caused the death of Simon Wilson, a colored stableman in this city. This is the second case recorded here in which this disease, peculiar to horses, has attacked human being. The other case Is that of Alfred Meyer, who Is In the last stages of the disease. The doctor who attended Wilson says the man became i'll last January with an affection which at the time was be- lfeved to be cancer of the nose. The a1lment did not respond to the usual treatment. Within the last few days the disease spread rapidly through the tissues of the system, particularly those of the nose and throat, and the physician caused the patient to be sent to the hospital. Four hours after his admission to the hospital Wilson died. 1t then was learned that the case was one of glanders.
 Wilson was employed as hostler and general utility man in q stable in this city when an epidemic of glanders ore. vailed.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
Woman Charged With Making
 a False Declaration
BABY HAS BEEN GIVEN TO HEX

Big Array of Counsel for Both Sides
 Argued the Case-Ths Woman Ad-
 mitted Her Guilt-She Made Scene
 in Court When Her Pistol Was Not
 Returned
 London, May 26.-Mrs Cunning $. Bedford (who was arrested at Queens town May 16 on the arrival there from New York of the Cunard line steamer Umbria, charged with making a false declaration of her child's birth) was brought up on remand at the Bow street police court here to-day and pleaded guilty. She admitted the child was not her own and said she had adopted it. Mrs Bedford was fined $50.
 Mrs Bedford when she appeared in the dock, was pale and agitated. A for-s midable array of counsel appeared on both sides. The prosecution showed Mrs Bedford came to England from Paris in December and that she had advertised as Madame B., desirious Of adopting a female child" with the re- suit that the illegitimate baby of q working girl in Islesworth was trans ferred to her keeping, under the name
  registered the child as her own and took it to Paris and thence to America.
 Counsel for the prosecution added that as the above facts had been es- tablished and the child could no longer be claimed as the heiress of the Bcd- ford estate they were not desirous cf severe measures and asked the m trate to deal with the case as a tas cal offense and not send it to the higls..- courts, where penalty of seven years Imprisonment could have been inflicted. After consultation with counsel Mrs Bedford admitted her guilt
 Marshall Hall, K. C., in behalf of the prisoner, maintained that Mrs Bed ford acted only in accordance with the desire of her deceased who wished to adopt the child and make it their Ieeit- innate offspring, as permitted in the case of married couples, under the French law. There was no intention to defraud, or to illegally secure a leg acy.
 The magistrate inflicted the heaviest fine the law allowed
 Mrs Bedford applied for her property held by the police and everything was returned to her except a loaded re- yolver. This she excitedly demanded. saying:
 Certainly want it. I have always carried one ever since my husband aud myself were attacked"
 The lawyers duieted her. but Mrs Bedford said: Tt does not matter. I'll get another.''
 Mrs Bedford retains the baby as her adopted daughter.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
STRIKE AT EDISON WORKS.
Absence of Forty Maehinists
 Crippled Entire Plant.

Five Hundred Girl Employees are AL
 ready Knocked Out of Work-If the
 Strike Spreads to the Other Factories
 of the Concern More Than 10000
 Hands Will Be Idle.
 Newark, N. J., May 25.-A strike which is likely to affect thousands of employees in the plants of the Edison General Electric Go throughout the country is on at the Harrison factory of that concern. About 2,400 hands are employed there. There are only forty Of the strikers, but they are ma chinists, and their absence from their posts has crippled the work of the fac tory. Because of the strike about 500 girl employees have become idle and others may be forced to quit because they have nothing to do.
 It is thought the strike may extend to the company's Fort Wayne factory, where there are about 300 employees; the Lynn plant, which employs 5000 hands, and the main works at Schenec- tady, where the total number Of em- ployes is about 12,00O, and the ma chinists number 2,00O.
 The machinists of the Edison fac tories recently affiliated themselves with the International Association of Machfnists. Previous to the strike the Harrison employees were receiving $2.6O day for ten hours. They now demand the union wages of $2.75 for a day of nine hours. This request the employers say they cannot grant.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
SHOT FATHER-IN-UAW.

Portland, Ore, May 25.-Crazed by the fact that his wife had obtained a divorce from him, NJ v. Leasia has shot and killed his fatherin-law, F. H. Drews. Leasia's former wife wit messed the shooting and later was com pelled to accompany Leasfa to parts unknown. Before disappearing Leasia and his former wife appeared at the residence of neighbor, whom Leasia asked to care for his babies for an hour or two. Leasia alleges that Drews was instrumental in starting the divorce proceedings, and for this reason he shot him.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
DEATH OF MAiMMY BATES.
Former Slave Who Worked for Family
 of President Adams.

New York, May 25.-''Mammy Bates" former slave and servant in the families of Presidents John Adams and James Monroe, was buRied yester- day from the Lincoln hospital and home in this city. Had she lived un- til September 1 she would have been 104 years old.
 On Friday afternon, after sewing some patchwork, she went to the dor mitory. where she lay down for a nap 'I'll take little sleep" she said to one of the other inmates. 'Be sure and wake me up when the supper bell rings.''
 When the bell sounded an attempt was made to arouse her, but she was dead
 Her full name was Eva Bates. She was born in Flushing, l.. l., as a slave of slave parents. When young wo- man she went into the employ of the family of John Adams. and after he died, she wasa servant with the family of James Monroe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
STARVING AND DYING.
Selling Themselves as Slaves to Get
 Enough Food.

LllOuSn HOOQ.
 Victoria. B. O., May 25.-The steam. CT Indrayelh brought news from the Orient last night of continued war pre- parations. Japanese correspondents at Picking tell of large guns arriving over the Trans-Siberian railway for New ChWang. The war feeling in Japan continues and war preparations are still going on.
 Heartrending details of the suffering and death of families as result of the famine in Kwangsi were given in Hong Kong papers received by the steamer. MT Hess, 8 missionary at Wu Chow. who has been Investigating on behalf of the Hong Kong authorities, says that owing to three successive failures of crops, people are starving and dying by hundreds. During March and April it is computed that 8O,OO0 people were sold, men selling themselves for em- ploylnent in the straits settlement and the women and children being sold into slavery on the coast.
 Story after story of distress was told by the missionary. He told of fam~ fshed people dying in the act of eating when food was brought to them; of people reduced to skeletons being aban- QOneQ ana or mOLnerS SGA1uS udu2s1teEs into lives of slavery for mere bottle of rice. Tt was said by the mission ary's report that thousands would per- ish unless speedy relief is given.
 Hong Kong papers tell of the piracy of a fishing junk by armed Chinese just outside of Hong Kong harbor. The crew was overpowered and the vessel footed.
 Manila papers publish details of the wreck of the Norwegian bark Prince George. which was. on the overdue list some time ago. She went ashore on the south coast of Bailah April (. Her crew of three were picked up by tlle United States coast guard cutter Tab las and landed at Zamboanga.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-05-25
LINEMEN ARE OUT AT BRIDGEPORT.

ready and very willing to do every thing within reason to bring about settle ment of. this unpleasant condition of affairs. How we are going to do it alone, however, is & problem. When the company sees fit to give us grain of consideration, which we claim is due to each and every workman in this free country, the strike will be settled in a jiffy.
 Another of our striking trolleymen has switched off into a new field. This time it is Brother George Began, who starts in 'on his own hook in the hack business tomorrow"