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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-07-25

1t is not at all surprising to learn that
of Missouri, were in answer to his insisteat
demands. When Mark Twain wrote his
humorous story about the man that COR
rupted a whole town he touched upon a
point in human nature, one that has been
noted by every campaign manager and by
fected by legislation. When the Indianapo-
lis monetary executive committee conduct
ed its letter-writing campaigns in 1898 and
1900. appealing by letter to hundreds OF
thousands of people throughout the coun-
try to support sound money candidates.
very considerable percentage of the replies
Ii received consisted of demands for money.
1t had no money for such purposes, or even
for distribution among campaign managers,
but, whether it was the word monetary"
in its letterhead or the fact that it was
pleading in behalf of sound money that
excited the cupidity of people addressed,
the fact remains that, from some locali-
ties. the response was of a character to
make one lose faith in humanity.
But 1t is no secret with insurance COM
panies. railroad corporations and others
whose interests are more less frequently
attacked by adverse legislation. that the
bribe-seeker is a very numerous and very
insistent class. With every session of the
Legislature come numerous lobbyists not
in the employ of anybody but seeking COM
missions and very frequently originating
Matchmaking bills with no other purpose
| affected; and the pity of it is that these
scavengers can always find members of the
Legislature to Willingly or unwittingly help
them in their work. Indeed, there have
been in the past not few instances IN
which 1t was pretty conclusively shown
that this game was regularly worked by
members with confederates in the lobby,
and there have been rare occasions when
members endeavored to get themselves
corrupted without taking in an interme-
diary for a division of the spoi!s. Every
candidate for Office finds it convenient
toward the end of his campaign to keep
away from his Office to escape '1eg-pull-
ers.'' as the bride seekers are colloquially
known.
All this does not mean that all humanity
is corruptibfe. nor even that a majority
| of the people are corruptible. The Journal
believes that the vast majority of the peo-
pie are honest and want to remain honest
But the inevitable conclusion is that the
man that is corruptible generally wants to
be corrupted and does everything within
his power to get himself bribed. The
briber. be he man or corporation, usually
does not have to approach people in the
effort TO bride them. All that is necessary
seems to be for him to be there with his
/ reputation a bride giver. and if there are
any victims to be found they will hunt
| him I'D.
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E.. p. Randall and family moved into their
cottage to-day.
w. r. Moore and family, OF Indianapolis,
are at Lakeview cottage.
The Rev. Wiley Ackman and wife are oc-
cupying the Hodges cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. George c. Stellhorn and
daughter Ethel have taken rooms at the
Annex this year.
Miss Mary McConaha, of New Castle. has
charge of the c. w. B. NJ. cottage, this
being her tenth year at this building.
DIR. Frank Stewart and family and DR..
Will r. Stewart and family. OF Indianapo-
lis, are staying at the Frazier cottage.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Darnell, Miss Nora
Darnell, Lloyd Darnell and Miss Ida Cald-
well, of Lebanon, are staying at the East
cottage
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Hin, of Union City
and Mrs. P. R. Gibson. of st. Louis, No.,
are at the New Castle.
Mrs williams, Miss Minnie Williams.
Miss Vesta Evans and Miss Rose Montgom-
cry, of Noblesville, are with Mrs. N. z.
Atkinson at the Atkinson cottage.
E. B. Scofield, of the firm of Scofield &
Pierson, publishing house, Indianapolis. has
opened the Christian publishing cottage. and
has full stock Of their publications in the
cottage.
Endeavor cottage. A number of improve
ments have been made about the cottage,
and a fresh coat of paint adds to the APP
pearance Of the place.
The Standard cottage is in the care of W.
H. Salyer, of Cincinnati. Mr.. Salyer is
showing a full line of books and Sunday
school supplies that are brought out by the
Standard Publishing Company.
Among the guests at the Sanitarium are
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bacon, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
NJ Wood. Raymond Wood. from Indianapo-
lis, Mrs. George Hoke and daughter Mary.
from Oxford, o., Mrs. Stephen Smith, OF
Bedford, and Mrs. o. l.. Goldthwaite. OF
Marion.
E. r. Kirkman, wife and daughter Hildah
arrived to-day, and are at the New Castle
Attorney Kirkman was chairman of the
railroad committee in the last Legislature
and was prominent in the ripper bill and
in the defeat of the Luhring bill in the last
session of the Legislature.
Mrs. Margaret Carver and daughters
Glenn and Margaret, Mrs. Finch and daugh-
ter Helen Miss Mary Ludlow, of Alexan-
dria, and Miss Cough, of Roachdale are
staying at the Scott cottage with Mrs. d
NJ. Scott. large party of Alexandria peo-
pie will come next week to stay at the Scott
cottage.
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ridge element he may be forced into the
other camp. Trip is not identined with
any particular element. He Is at present
at the head OF the Jennings county organ
ization and has record for hard and sue
cessful work for the party.
XXX
Hugh Dougherty, of Button, one OF the
leading Democrats of the State, believes
that neither w. ]. Bryan nor Grover
Cleveland will be candidates for the DEM
ocratic presidential nomination next year.
II cannot believe that Bryan or Cleve-
land will cut any figure in the fight next
year. he said in speaking of the national
situation, except as each may use his in
fiuence for some one candidate. Both are
unquestionably men of influence in the
party. each with a different element. but
neither will be the nominee and 1 do not
believe the name of either will be presented
10 the convention"
Who will be the nominee?'
I'm not attempting to prophesy that,
replied Mr.. Dougherty. but l believe
Judge Parker, of New York, will be a
prominent factor in the convention"
What will be the issues in the cam
paign?"
1.-THE tariff, the trust question and the
foreign policy will be the main points at
issue, in my opinion, and, Of course. the
scandals in departmental affairs at Wash
ington will be made something of.
The Democratic party in Indiana, con-
tinued Mr. Dougherty, will go into con-
vention untrammeled by any ism or any
personality, nor will it be dominated by
any such influence The sentiment of the
majority of the party on live issues will
be formulated into a platform ana live
candidates will be nominated.
Mr.. Dougherty emphasized the word
Tive" as he used it each time. and While
the name of Bryan was not mentioned it
was apparent that he regards the Nebras-
kan and his isms dead
There is little doubt that Mayor John L.
Forkner, of Anderson, is in the running for
the Democratic gubernatorial nomination,
as has been indicated in the Journal here
tofore. He smiles benignly when his friends
salute him as Governor and admits that
his Republican friends in Anderson have
promised to do all they can to help him
secure the nomination and then to let him
down as easily as possible.
Mayor FORMERS successor will be elected
in April next, and the mayor has given nc
sign that he will be a candidate for re-
election. AS Anderson is nominally Repub-
lican by a good majority, there is likely tc
be scarcity of mayoralty timber In the
Democratic woods. While the Republicans
have every reason to believe that they viii
carry the city, it is not likely that there
will be more than one serious candidate fol
| the head of the ticket, though 1T is probable
a number of "feelers" will be put out by
men having ambitions. But at present only
one name is heard-that of Councilman
Atherton, of the lumber firm of NJ. Ather.
ton & Sons. He has made good record ir
| the Council and is known as good politica
organizer and fighter, He Is. moreover.
| ing, though the position OF Mayor Forknel
| leaves nothing to be desired in that regard
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METHODS OF UNIONISTS
ALLEGED ExTORTION OF MONEY
FROM EMPLOYERS.
Testimony at the Hearing of the Case
Against Lawrence Murphy, Ac-
cused of Appropriating Funds.

NEW YORK, July 24.-Counsel for Law
renee Murphy. the former treasurer of the
Stonecutters' Union now on trial charged
with appropriating the organize tons funds.
continued his line OF defense before Judge
Newburger to-day by dragging from each
witness admissions as TO methods used by
the journeymen stonecutters' union in ex-
torting money from employers. There was a
crowd of labor men in court.
John Boyle, treasurer of the Stonecrtters'
Union, was recalled. BY him the prosecutor
identified a contract between the six MEM
bers OF the Stonecutters Union and the
Lawyers Surety Company which was in
troduced to disprove the testimony Of yes
terday that these same members divided
the s., 900 among themselves. The document
was a contract by which the members OF
the secret" committee could not draw the
money from the Lawyers Surety Company
unless they filed every other day a state
ment of services rendered BOYLE testified
that he had turned over TO Murphy the
81, 500 he had received for services 10 be
rendered" as his share OF the $500 trust
fund and that this fund had been deposited
with the surety company before the Brook
Ign Stone Dealers Association had paid to
the union $4,000.
several OlHtI NllItSStS teSulleQ lidt the
trust fund was created By fines against
members Of the union during a strike in
1895, These fines were paid by the employees
under an agreement with the union 10 end
the strike.
Donald Call, formerly president OF the
union, testified that the secret" committee
had demanded $500 from the Brooklyn
stone dealers to settle the strike OF 1892. and
that 100000 might have been demanded. AS
corhpromise the committee agreed 10 ac-
cept $4,000. which was paid.
William A. Norrie. treasurer in 1902. and
now president of the Stonecuters' Associa-
ton. told OF the secret committee turning
over the checks TO Murphy. the treasurer:
how the six other members OF the commit
tee began TO get uneasy about the where
abouts of the checks and how they went 10
Murphy and told him that he must put the
money through the proper channels of the
association. Norrie said that Murphy told
them that they would have Ito dig deeper
than him. TO get the money. but that he
finally agreed TO meet them the next morn
ing. Then, although they all gathered as
| agreed. Murphy did not appear. 1t was after
| that Murphy went 10 Europe.
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The Countess of Warwick. one of Eng
lands most energetic women. has added
the management of a licensed public
house to her other activities in the inter-
ests OF the working people about her Es-
sex country house. The Countess will sell
only soft drinks.
Lady Henry Somerset. who has retired
from the presidency of the National Brit
ish woman's Temperance Association, be-
came especially well known in this coun-
try about nine years ago by carrying on a
crusade against the living picture" craze.
At that time she made an extensive tour OF
the United States. speaking much on dress
reform for women.
Mrs. Mary Anderson de Navarro is said
to be longing for another glimpse of her
native land. which she has not seen for
five years. Somewhat wearied of her quiet
lie in England she wants TO live for a
time I'm the buster cis-Atlantc existence
and may run over for short time in Z
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month or so. Her son, Jose de Navarro. is
now sturdy chap of seven and his moth
ers unending joy.
II is doubtful If there is a public man in
the United States who has better memory
than Senator Cockrell. He never forgets
face and he can go into any neighborhood
of Missouri to-day and call by name dozens
OF men whom he has not seen in many
years and recall little incidents in their
own lives or those OF their communities
which they themselves but dimly recolect
or have entirely forgotten.
A story has reached the State Department
at Washington of novel use to which
life insurance policy was recently put by
an American travelling in Russia. The citi-
zen in question had neglected TO provide
himself with a passport and when he ar
rived at the borders Of the Cars domains
he was held up by official with demand
Tor his passport. For an instant the Amer
lean was stumped. but he quickly rose 10
the emergency. Diving into his inside pock-
ct he pulled out his life insurance policy
and handed it to the Russian. The latter
sravely looked the paper over. carefully
scrutinizing the imposing looking seal and
the array of signatures. With a satisfied
air he handed back the paper and the
American passed on.
a bit of inside history concerning Bis
marck appears in Harper's Magazine for
August, written by Henri de Blowitz. the
late world-famous correspondent of the
London Times. NJ. de Blowitz has told the
real facts regarding Bismarck's wrath
when he found that his resignation was
actually accepted by the young Emperor
William. The feelings OF Princess Bis
marck were also so irritated that when a
portrait of the Kaiser arrived as souvenir
of the Emperor to Bismarck she said, Let
Ii be taken to Friedrichsruh and placed In
the stable" NJ de Blowitz recounts how
he came into possession of these and other
notable facts relative to the Iron Chancel-
Tor, and how a journalist of position fire.
quently finds himself between the upper
and neither milestone in diplomatic affairs.
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An odd illustration of how erroneous
names sometimes get into history occurs in
a recent work entitled "A Political History
of Slavery" by William Henry Smith. In a
chapter on the spirit of soldiers in the field
during the civil war the author quotes a
stirring war song of the period entitled
Z" The Old Union Wagon, by Nj. 1. Ster-
lozier." No person of that name ever lived.
The author of the verses was John H.
Lozier, chaplain of the Thirty-seventh Reg
iment OF Indiana Volunteers. Lozier was a
bright man, had quite a gift of versify-
ing and was a good deal of wag. The
name NJ. /. Sterlozier spells Mister Lozier
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A dispatch says that King Edwards court
1T Dublin Castle attracted the most rep
resentative body of Irish nobility seen for
many years. The public is accustomed to
hearing so much OF Irish tenants and agi-
tators that it forgets Ireland has nobility
According to the terms of the union with
Ireland In $500 the peers OF Ireland elect
twenty-eight OF their number TO sit In the
House Of Lords for life. At present there
are eishty-nine' Irish peers who have no
seat In the House OF Lords. These do not
figure in politics. but they constitute a
proud and exclusive class. and their attend
ance at the Kings reception was doubtless
Intended as a special mark of honor.
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WHY NOT IN INDIANA, Toos

The movement for the celebration of the
fiftieth anniversary of the organization of
the Republican party in Michigan has taken
definite shape and the state central COM
mittee and the League of Republican Clubs
will cooperate in the matter. The Detroit
Free Press expresses the hope that Presi-
dent Roosevelt will consent to be the orator
CASTOR he will sound the keynote of the
campaign of 1904" The celebration will
commemorate a political event of great i'm
portance and will be so exceptional in char
acter that invitation to the President to
speak would doubtless appeal to him very
strongly.
Why should not Indiana Republicans cele-
brate the semi-centennial anniversary of
the organization of the party. as we'll as
those of Michigan? The great movement
which resulted in the formation of the party
was as early and pronounced in this State
as 1t was in any other. the only difference
being that the state convention held at De-
trot in 1854 adopted the name Republican
while in this State it was called the Peo-
pies party. But the new party carried this
State in 1854 by over 1900 plurality, while
in Michigan it won by only twenty-five ma
jority. The New York Tribune almanac of
1855 recorded the election of 1854 in this State
as a Republican victory. The Detroit Free
Press says:
While IL Is not true that Michigan save
the country new party, as one careless
~ edited local newspaper asserted yester-
Freesoil Democrats were the first to nomi-
nate a successful Republican ticket. The
new movement did not originate in Mich
isan. Even the name did not originate in
Michigan. The new party was in process of
organization in more than a dozen different
States. and Michigan's claim as the birth
place rests solely on the fact that her OPP
ponents of the extension of slavery held a
state convention few days in advance of
their fellow-workers In any other State
The state convention in Michigan was held
July g. 1854. and in this State July Is. The
difference of a week is immaterial. and the
election showed that the new party was
better organized in this State than il was in
Michigan. Those who were engaged In the
new movement were not troubling them
selves much about names at that time They
were concerned with principles, and there
can be no doubt that the sweeping victory
gained by the new party in this State in
1854 gave il great impetus. The name came
in due time. but as far as this State is con-
cerned the child was born at the state con-
vention held in this city July Is. 1854. Next
year II will be fifty years since Oliver p.
Morton made his first Republican speech.
better than celebrate the semi-centennial
OF the party he helped to found and of
which he was one of the greatest leaders.
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Japan seems to be spelling for a fight
with Russia. and is probably only restrained
BY the unwillingness of Great Britain to
be drawn into trouble. as she would be by
her alliance with japan in case OF war
with Russia All accounts indicate that
the war spirit is running very high in
Japan. and unless Russia withdraws from
Manehuria, as she is not likely to. il will
be very difficult for Great Britain 10 re-
strain her eastern ally The attempt in
some quarters 10 represent American in
terests as identical with those OF Grea,
Britain and Japan. should meet with no en-
ccurasement in this country. Our inter
ests In the East are purely commercial. and
they can be best promoted through friendly
relations with all powers and entangline
alliances with none. Nothing should induce
the United States TO take sides In any
controversy over boundary lines or terri
toriai possessions In the East
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somewhat. and will probably decline further.
In anticipation OF the general easing up of
high prices the stock market has continued
TO decline until all the water has been
squeeze5 out OF most securities in the gen.
eral list. and a few look very cheap from
an investment standpoint This decline In
stocks and a falling market for iron have
accentuated the hardening of the money
market, which always comes with the be-
ginning of the crop-moving season, placing
heavier burdens on the credit and conf
dence on which our whole structure of COM
merce and industry is built. Thus far the
business situation has very much the COM
plexion of the slump of 1901. when stocks
tumbled and there was a very sharp decline
in all forms of iron and many other COM
modities. The decline in iron is not nearly
so sharp this year. a fact largely due TO the
policy OF the Steel Corporation in holding
the price list level during the high tension
Of the past two years. Independent iron
companies and brokers went above the
basic price by accepting premiums for
prompter deliveries than could be made by
the corporation mills, and most of the pres
ent decline has been in the gradual lifting
of these premiums. The general volume of
business of the country is very much larger
than at this time last year. The easing
off in prices is directly due to increased
manufacturing and transportation facilities
in every direction. The whole tendency is
toward reduction to normal prices
and to more comfortable and more nat
ural business situation.
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The scandal regarding money extortions
by labor leaders in New York continues to
grow. A prominent member of the Building
Trades Employers Association says he can
produce list of cases showing the payment
by employers during the last year of more
than 100000 under threats to prevent
threatened strikes Unless labor unions re-
pudiate such practices by their authorized
leaders they will have to share the odium.
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There is. of course. much misrepresenta-
ton about the Presidents attitude in
favor Of an elastic currency. 1t may be
said with authority that the big specula-
tors OF Wall street and the specializing
banking clique of New York have never
helped the elastic currency movement one
tota. but they have, during the past five
dent gave his promise two years ago to
take this matter up and push it before the
end OF his term
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street
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Patriclk's Tool I'm the Rice Murder
Cannot Be Found.

Cannot BE Found.
NEW YORK, July A-Detectives who
have been searching for Charles +. Jones,
who confessed having caused the death of
the Texas millionaire, William Marsh Pice,
whose valet he was, have been searching
the South in vain for the man.
Jones received immunity for becoming a
state witness against Albert I. Patrick,
who was charged with killing Rice through
the fundamentally of Jones, for the pur-
pose of securing the Rice millions. In June
1902. Jones was given his freedom on the
nominal bail of 1000. Before Jones was
permitted to leave prison he was made to
agree that he would keep in constant COM
munication with the district attorneys Of
flee and with this understanding he was
permitted to return to his old home in Tex
as. He kept in touch with the New York
authorities for a time, but complained Bit
terly of the treatment accorded him by his
former friends. He was last heard OF in
New Orleans.
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PugiIist Acquitted of Murder

CHICAGO, July 24.-Walter r. Nolan. q
pugilist, who three years ago was a prom
inent aspirant for the welter-weight cham
pionship was tonight acquitted or the
murder OF Robert Warkee a one-armed
switchman. The killing OF Warkee fol-
lowed the acquittal OF one OF Nolan's
friends who had been on trial for murder.
Nolan and Others. while celebrating. en-
countered Warkee, whom they commanded
TO cheer Warkee refused and Nolan. 70
was charged. shot the swttchman oeS&>
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When Murat Halstead wrote a hurry-up
biography OK Dewey after the battle of
Manila for one of the big publishing houses
the publishers had one copy very hand
somely bound in leather and imprinted in
gilt as a gift book, which was sent to
Dewey with the compliments of the author.
The volume has turned up in a second
hand book store in st. Louis, and now the
admiral and the editor do not meet, if
either sees the other first