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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
MIR. LOHMANN's ADVERTISEMENT.
Young Man Who Has Rebuilt Calves
toms Water Front.
New York Letter

An office boy has rebuilt fallen Gal
weston. Or one may put it that man
who had a few years before been an Of
flee boy has performed the task in which
the regenerated city owes much of the COM
mercial prestige IL has regained. The man
is II. w. Lohmann, thirty-three years old,
of St. Louis, the Western manager Of the
firm of James Stewart & Co. This firm In
trusted to Lohmann the immense task Of
reconstructing the entire wharf front and
warehouse system of the fated island city
of the gulf. He rehabilitated Galveston as
shipping point.
Mr.. Lohmann, who received only a high
school education, is now recognized as COM
petent in all matters pertaining TO building.
Whatever he has attained he owes to his
own efforts, his perseverance, his tenacious
mastery of details, his careful work as a
beginner, his natural abilities, with per-
haps an allowance for his association with
and the training received under James Stew
art, whose featS of construction are matters
of national comment.
Mr.. Lohmanns success is fiat rebuttal
of the idea that a man at the present, TO
make a success Of a profession, must have
a preparation in institutions of learning
This young mans university has been a
fifteen-year course with the Stewards, and
his returns are more than by far the ma
jority of the university-made engineers can
count AS the work of his hands he can
view through the South and West enormous
grain elevators, cotton mills towering Of
flee buildings-many structures of many
kinds-and then, the new Galveston.
Young Lohmann graduated from the St
Louis high schools when he was seventeen
and entered an architects office fresh from
school. He worked for a year over the
architects blue prints, studying architec-
ture ION his own hook at night. At the
age of eighteen he entered the employ OF
the Stewards. making himself generally USE
full around the office. Soon he was promoted
to craftsman, and in time became chief
craftsman. From this on he was advanced
rapidly, until the time came when the senior
officer began his invasion of Europe, wher
Lohmann, but thirty-three years of age. was
intrusted with the enormous work of the
country in the West.
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ligion of the twin republics. The Roman
Catholic religion maintains feeble exist
ence by its side.
THE latter is named IL the constitution OF
the two republics as the state religion ana
those whom you meet In the islands would
be insulted IL you were TO consider them
anything other than good Christians ana
Catholics, but beneath the surface lies the
paganlsm of old Africa. with its human sac
rifices, cannibalism, obscene rites and. cere-
MONIES every bit as strong. If not stronger,
than it is or ever was in the depths OF the
African forest.
Sometimes a live snake is worshiped,
but on other occasions a wooden image Is
substituted, and such evidently was the
practice in this case. The snake was beau
tifully carved really a very artistic crea-
ton, but when 1 came to ask the keeper OF
this singular bit of furniture where he got
IL and what he was doing with il, he mere
ly shook his head and put his fingers to
his lips. fearful lest the very walls might
betray the awful fact that he had exposed
the god of the papalois to the profane gaze
of white man..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
ROOsEvELTs PORTRAIT.
The One by Chartrain a Subject of
Comment I'm Paris.
Paris Letter in Chicago Post.

Paris Letter in Chicago Post
NJ. Loubet naturally spent some time be-
fore the portrait by Chartrain of his broth
er President, Roosevelt. Chartrain I am
shines Not so many years ago Carolus
Duran was the fashionable portrait paint
er. Chartrain has elbowed him out, and a
few years hence, / have no doubt, he will
be dethroned in his turn, for fashion is
tickle.
L fear the excellent Nine. Loubet cannot
have an eye for a likeness. She asked her
husband and the great personages round
her whether certain fixed, determined
stare did not remind them of King Ed
wards eyes. They did not attempt to con-
tradict her. But one could see they did
not see the likeness.
President Roosevelt, observed NJ Bou-
guereau, Is rather the preacher or teach
er or man of action than the eloquent ora
tor. The mouth almost precludes the idea
of oratory. One seldom sees eloquence in
combination with firmly closed lips and a
massive chin.
''Mrabeau?" somebody suggested Mir
abeau looked the man of passionate i'm
pulse, and Roosevelt is a man of cool de-
termination. And Mirabeau's facial mas
siveness lay rather in the Uranium the
vanced in a point from the pair OF heavy
cheeks which proclaimed the sovereignty
of sensual appetite over the mind"
King Edward has strange pair of eyes.
They are set like the eyes OF a bird are
prominent, seem loosely held in the sock
cts and often take the kind of fixed stare
for which Queen Victoria was remark
able Her eyes. when zen she hest; stared; looked
a meet symbol Of all the penal laws which
guided the decisions of her judges and
of the magistrate who beareth the sword
not In vain. The ixity OF ROOSEVELT
eyes expresses not insensiblity but pur-
pose. and this Is conveyed in chartrain S
portrait.
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SOUVENIR GOLD DOLLARS.
Coins for the Worlds Fair VIII BE
Gold, Not Silver.
Fair Bulletin.

Fair Bulletin.
A report, quoting numismatic authority,
that the Louisiana Purchase dollars are of
silver has gained considerable circulation.
1t emanated, rather strange to say, from
Washington. 1t is coupled with the criti-
cism that the price Of So in currency for a
souvenir dollar in silver is excessive, and
the prediction is made by the numismatist
! quoted that the silver dollars, although of
distinctive coinage, cannot command this
premium. The Louisiana Purchase centen-
NAL dollars of gold. No gold dollars had
/ been coined In this country since 1890 until
Congress authorized the Louisiana Purchase
centennial dollars. The coinage of gold
dollars began in 1S49. Between that date
and 1890 there were coined Is, 1877 gold
dollars. In 1890 Congress repealed the act
authorizing dollar coinage from gold. so
that it was necessary to have a specific act
of Congress for this Louisiana Purchase GEN.
| tennial issue.
1t is the testimony of the leading nums-
matists of the country that the standard
/ price for any one of the ordinary gold dol
! lars, in good condition, issued before 1890,
is 81 as minimum. There are gold dollars
of years when the coinage was small which
| command much higher premiums. Some Of
those gold dollars sell from s25 to $50 each.
The issue of exposition gold dollars is
| limited by act OF Congress to 100000 one
| half of which bear the head of Thomas JEFF
ferson and the other half of William Nc
| Kinley. The first of these dollars were re-
| ceived from the mint Just before the holi-
| days last winter. The experience of the
exposition management in the disposition of
them has afforded interesting information
| i'm regard to coin collection There was
considerable local curiosity and demand for
these coins when they were received, and
some thousands of them were taken i'm
mediately. Since the supply of the first
| demand there has been steady call for
| the coins nearly every mail bringing appli-
cations for them. The call is not confined to
! this country. 1t shows no decrease. Most
| of the collectors wish the coins in pairs, so
| that practically 1250O0 purchasers will ex-
| haust the supply The heads of Mckinley
| and jefferson from which the Mckinley and
Jefferson gold dollars were made were taken
| from two of the best medals in the posses
| sion Of the director of the mint The JEFF
ferson medal used. according to the medallic
history of the United States, was engraved
by John Reich, who was for a time con-
nected with the mint at Philadelphia. He
| died in 1888. The Mckinley medal, which is
| considered by the late Presidents friends
| to be the best portraiture of Mr.. Mckinley,
was engraved by the present engraver of
the mint, Charles E. Barber, who had sit
tings for the purpose given him by the late
President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
THE SCHWAB WAY.
Strikes, His House
building Goes On.
New York Commercial.

New York Commercial.
Assemblyman Butler, former Chief Dew
erys friend and admirer, says that If you
only know the trick it's dead easy thing
to get job done in this town, even when
all the workmen are on strike.
Il hear a heap" he says, about it be-
schoolhouses now being built in this town
- but. / don't take much stock in It,.
Charlie Schwab, president of the Steel
Trust, isn't so easily feazed as the Board
of Education He is building a three-mil-
lion-dollar house at Riverside drive and Sew
enty-third street, Notwithstanding the lock-
out by employers and the strikes of the
workmen.
How does Schwab manage to do it?"
was asked by Pittsburg newspaper man
to whom Butler was talking.
"Why, ii was dead easy He just goes
to the contractor and he says: Why don
you hustle up the work on my new homer
The contractor says: L can't get any brick.
All the yards in the city are closed: and
Then Schwab says to the contractor:
I'll get the brick for you. He goes up
the Hudson and buys a backyard. Then
brick TO this city. When the brick arrives
he sends for Mr.. Contractor and says: All
the brick you want is down at the dock
there The contractor says: i can't truck
| the brick; the team drivers are on strike
Did that stump Schwab? Not for a
minute. Well, If you can't get carts to
then then he started off and found a boss truck
| man who had signed the agreement. with
| the drivers union.
He gets the trucks and hauls the brick
| to his new house. The contractor then tells
| Schwab: L can't get the bricklayers to
| lay the brick; they've made new demands
| and will strike if we don't grant Them
'Schwab was not beaten. He goes to
| the bricklayers' union and says: What's
| the matter with you fellows; why don't
you go TO work on my new houses?
1.-The men say: Why don't your contractor
put us to work?'
| "A big crowd was there the next morning
and Schwab, pointing to the brick and the
men, says: Now get to work -
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NATION GIVEN UP TO vOODOO.
What q Professor Learned on a Jour-
ney I'm Santo Domingo.
Washington Post.

II spent considerable time in the negro
republic of Santo Domingo said Prof.
Jesse Walter FewkeS, of the Bureau of
Ethnology, who recently brought back from
the West Indies a remarkable collection
of objects indicating the old Indian civiliZa-
ton of the islands. "Santo Domingo, as
you doubtless know, occupies the eastern
end OF the Island OF Hayt and is the Span
ish-speaking negro republic, while Hayti,
on the western end, is the French-Spea king.
/ made the old city of Santo Domingo my
headquarters for the time / remained on
this island and frequently visited the tomb
of Christopher Columbus, which is situated
in the magnificent cathedral at that point.
Santo Domingo was a very rich, city in
the old days of Spanish domination, and
one encounters the evidences of former opu-
Ience on every side in the form of fine
houses, beautiful churches, fountains, gar
denS and statuary, all in more or less ad-
vanced stages of decay.
''Voodooism is rampant throughout Santo
Domingo, as ii is in the neighboring negro
republic of Hayti, and once during the
period of my stay on the island 1 ran count
er to one of it's manifestations in a most
peculiar and unexpected manner. When /
first landed in Santo Domingo / was anxious
TO get into this subject as much as possible.
Notwithstanding il was incidental to the
main purpose of my trip, for II seemed 10
me that those who had written OF Hayu
and Santo Domingo had neglected this inn
portant and peculiar phase of West Indian
life. 1t was not long, however, before
discovered that which other travellers have
voodoo priests and priestesses, the 'papaloi
and 'mamaloi.' is so extensive and all-per-
vading that the people, both high and low,
are simply afraid to talk about it. 1t is
the one thing which they will not discuss
with outsiders.
"They stand in deadly fear of the voodoo
practitioners. whose power extends over all
classes, from the President of the republic
down TO the lowest field hand. However,
there was one man with whom / had con-
siderable dealings and 10 whom | frequent
ly preached the subject of voodooism, who
one day took me into his confidence and.
escortng me to an outbuilding near his
home showed me a large carved. wooden
snake, which he assured me was the main
and central object of veneration in the WOO
doc ceremonies.
''Voodooism. you know, Is the serpent
worship OF Old Callahan, Whydah and Da-
honey, on the west coast of Africa, trans
planted TO West Indian soil. Under the
rule of their French and Spanish masters.
the negroes were obliged to be Catholics in
outward appearance. IL not in heart and
were obliged to practice their heather rites
secretly in the depths of the forest at mid
night, but, after the revolution. when they
drove the whites from the island voodoo-
ism took new lease of life and is to-day
The one all-powerful and ali-pervading re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
FOREDOOMED HEPPNER.
Fate Was Tempted When the Town
Was Founded.
Philadelphia Record.

Philadelphia Record
The town of Heppner, Ore, situated in a
gulch of the Blue Mountains, has been
foredoomed TO destruction by flood since
the day of its foundation. All that was
needed 20 turn the mountain creek, by
which it was built, into an irresistible tor
ditions. For many days past the warm air
of the Pacific has been drifting steadily
landward, without counter-currents or any
varying of its course. and it has been
checked and forced upward into a colder
atmosphere by the mountain-walls OF the
coast and Blue Ranges. An enormous
amount of moist air thus drawn from
the adjacent ocean, and the excessive pre-
cloud-burst that destroyed Heppner.
Rain is caused, as mist and fog are
caused, by the meeting of two currents OF
air, one warm, one cold. The moisture of
the warm air is condensed into cloud
and In many cases rain at once follows.
Rain is also caused by the rushing of
Some of the heaviest rains known In any
part of the world are on mountains, es-
pecially mountains which are not re-
mote from the sea.
soaked with vapor, which while warm
1t can well carry. Then suddenly it comes
against mountain range and has to pour
upward, losing heat as 1t does so. Becom-
ing fast colder it can no longer contain Its
supplies of hidden moisture. Then clouds
Of floating mist are formed and torrents
of rain are poured down.
Air, hurrying up a mountain-siGe, loses
heat in two ways. First, the GOODNESS OF
the mountain air takes effect, chilling and
lowering the temperature of the warm air
Secondly, in rising TO higher level 1t ex-
pands, becomes more thin, or rare,
spreading out its particles over a larger
space because of lessened pressure. This
expansion of air, or of any gas, always
| means increase of coldness, heat being
| given out in the act Of expansion. In
| crease of GOODNESS means lessened power
| to carry moisture, which means nearer ap-
proach to saturation, and therefore in
| creased dampness. Hence, too, 1t means
unusually heavy downfalls of rain, or what
| are popularity known as cloudbursts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
ELECTRIC RAILWAY EQUIPMENT.
A Recent Invention which Promises
Great Economy of Power.
Electricity.


system of operating locomotives by
electricity instead of steam, invented by
Bion j. Arnold was recently given a trial
at Lansing. Mich. Mr.. Arnold claims that
his new motive power will eliminate steam
on the small railroads first, and that it can
be speedily adapted to the transcontinental
lines. The new motive power is called the
electro-pneumatic system OF electrical rail-
way construction. Mr.. Arnold maintains
that there will be a decrease OF from % TO
40 per cent. in the cost of electrical equip
ment. and that the power will be utilized to
In brief. the system eliminates the pres
emit rotary converter substation system
and operates by means of high tension
working conductor, carrying the current to
a single-phase alternating current motor.
by means of which the car is driven directly
by the motor. without the use OF the direct
current" Much of the energy which is
now dssipated through the stopping and
starting of cars will be conserved under the
new system. IL is said. because the speed is
TO be controlled by compressed air. and the
energy otherwise lost is stored and may be
used later II the car were equipped with
a storage battery.
This storage OF energy makes il possible
TO detach the cars from the main line dis
connect the conductor, and with the stored
power do necessary switching without the
use of energy from the power house. Cars
may be run also through towns and cities
on tracks not electrically equipped, the
working conductor being taken up again
when the outskirts are reached.
In explaining one phase of his system.
Mr.. Arnold said: by virtue OF the speed
of the motor and its constant load. either
when the car Is I'm motion when IL is
standing still. and the motor is compressing
air. the variable load now customary in
electric railway power plants is eliminated
and the power station works at practically
a constant load, thereby eliminating large
part OF the investment at present requisite
In power station and line construction.
Furthermore, by virtue OF the air StOr-
age feature, each car, in the particular APP
paratus I have designed. is capable at any
time. when the current Is on the working
conductor, Of delivering 10 the car wheel a
much greater torque in proportion TO the
capacity of the motor than is possible with
any electrical system known to-day"
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PERILS OF CUTTING M
Rebufs Always in Store for the Fell
low Looking for Trouble.
Chicago Tribune.

OHICdBU IIIUuIIt.
He butted in" said the policeman of
the man who interfered in behalf of a
prisoner land / had TO arrest him.
He butted in said the husband who
was having a somewhat spirited domestic
debate with his wife. and / threw him out
of che window.
He butted in said the Nineteenth ward
society gent who was out at Ogdens grove
with his steady company. land / had to
knock the block off him.
1t will thus be seen that the individual
who butts in stands excellent chance to
be boosted out with more celebrity than con-
sideration. He is a persona non grata every
where. He is the successor of the person
who used TO stick his nose into other peo-
pies busness"-the man who was too
fresh" the individual who talked too
much with his mouth" He now butts In.
Unfortunately the rebuffs which he re-
ceives do not in the least discourage him.
He escapes the foolkiller with a facility
which almost justifies the belief that he Is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-06-25
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The resignation Of Second Lieutenant
Charles III. Dunlop. of Battery A. has been
accepted by the adJutant general and the
place has been ordered filled by an election.
The st. Joseph's Training School Club will
meet tomorrow afternoon in the training
school hall TO transact business OF special
present.
Miss Anna Doan will address the young
women at the Claysonia to-day at o'clock
Miss Lottie Caldwell will render a solo, and
Master Raymond Hofbauer will give a Sc
lection.
The Indo-American Restoration League
viii have a meeting tomorrow morning at 8
o'clock at the Young WOmen's Christian
Association An invitation to be present is
extended TO all who are interested in the
work OF the league.
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under the protection of a special provi-
dence. He continues to butt in every
where, giving unsought advice, admins
tering impertinent reproof. obtruding his
opinions and his wishes where they are not
wanted. making nuisance Of himself from
early morn to dewy eve.
He has a black eye most of the time.
his nose is sore from continued hammer
ing, and his trousers are torn and dirty as
the result of his being thrown downstairs
several times q day. Still he butts in,
and will continue to butt in until the
end of time, for God hath made him SO.
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Arrested mt shelbyviIle.

The sheriff of Shelby county yesterday ar
rested Charles Gates, who claims Indian
apolis as his home. and locked him up in
the jail az Shelbyville on a charge OF grand
lGrceny. Gates. IL is said, looted several
ltwyers' offices In Shelbyville and secured
several watches and other valuables as his
booty.
The police of this city were notified OF
the arrest yesterday afternoon and were
a sked IL they knew anything about the
nan, but there are no records at the police
STATION which show Gates to be a man
wanted in this city for any offense.
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John w. Linck. a special agent Of the
Treasury Department. whose home is at
Madison, Ind. has been dismissed from the
service He has asked the tadiana senator's
70 intsrcede for him. stating ttxt 5is dis
uissal was due 20 q mIsapprehension an&
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was ordered without according him hear
ing. Linck has been stationed in Washing
ton State, and has been in the federal serv-
ice for the past ten or twelve years
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-18
T. TIT. Sorority Celebrate.

A very pleasant mountain party in the
form of a marshmellow bake was given
by the Misses Williamson in honor of
their cousin, Miss Jennie Bradley of St.
Louis, and the girls of the T. T. T. T.
Sorority on Tuesday evening last. The
climb to the top of Filtration Mountain
was made and an immense fire built, over
which the marshmellows were baked.
The descent was made about ? O'Clock
the jolly guests departed for their respect
i've homes having thoroughly enjoyed
the open air party. Those present were
the Misses Jennie Bradley, Florence Bond,
Mayme Freestone, Bella Weinberger.
Bess Mallalieu, Florence and Margaret
Williamson and Messers Herman Wein-
berger, Arthur Jaffa, Allie Weinberger,
Kenneth Moscript, Henry McClelland,
Chris King and Bernie Weinberger.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-07-18
ALAReE PLANT OF MACHINERY.

G. P. Goodier, manager of the Orc
Verde company returned from the east
this week with his family, and have
taken up their residence at the mine.
While in the east Mr. Goodier was suc-
cessful in raising the 81 SO, 900 desired to
push the Orc Verde tunnel to completion.
He has selected a plant of machinery
that will cost in the neighborhood of S3o.-
900, which will be placed at the portal
of the Orc Verde tunnel within the A1ext
two months, and the work of driving the
tunnel ahead be resumed with a large
force of men. The plant will consist of a
II drill compressor and two large boilers,
exhaust fan and dynamo for electric
lighting throughout the mine. Several
large and substantial buildings will be
erected at the mine for the accommoda-
tions of his mine. A large mill and re-
duction work will be added next summer
which will give to this property place
of Importance in the mining industry of
Colorado.
The Orc Verde tunnel is now in some
thing over 1000 feet with considerable
drifting OH different veins, and they have
a great amount of ore blocked out ready
for treatment. The property is a big one
and one that will now be developed as it
should be.