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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
PRINTING HOUSE DESTROYED.
Fire I'm Philadelphia Causes "a Loss Of
More Than soc, 600.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 1.-The large
plant of the Anvil Printing Company, in
West Philadelphia. was destroyed by fire
tonight, and much surrounding property
was damaged. The Avil building fronted
on Market street and extended back to
F!lbert street. The entire place was de-
stroyed. entaiiing a loss estimated at $780,
oao. on which there is an insurance of
Slo. 900.
There were in the building at the time
many valuable manuscripts on medical and
other subjects belonging to professors of
the University of Pennsylvania, Bryn
Mawr College and Drexel Institute. Be
sides these there was a large amount of
finished work In the building ready for
delivery.
Surrounding property was damaged to
the extent OF upwards OF 500. 900. This
property includes two dwellings,, entirely
burned. six houses on the south side OF
Market street. scorched and damaged by
water. three houses on the south side OF
Filbert street, crushed by falling walls:
seven houses on the north side OF Fflbert
street. scorched and damaged by water
~apd falling brick. The rear portion of n
IL dozen dwellings on the east side of
Prtieth street were damaged by a fall
wall.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
POETIC USTICE
1t Takes August w. Machcn as 1t Did
Hannah of Old.
Washington Times.

Washington Times.
Then the King Ahasuerus answered. and
said unto Esther the queen:
who is he, and where is he. that burst
presume in his heart to do SOP"
And Esther said: The adversary and
enemy is this wicked Hannah
History often repeats itself in the higher
though in this busy world Of ours the in
cident or event may pass unobserved.
In the winter of 1885 three humble clerks
in the free delivery division of the Post
office Department. over which August w.
Machen then presided. were summarily dis
missed upon his recommendation. The
charge upon which they were removed, pub
lished broadcast over the country, was
conspiracy to belittle the department and
bring the officials in d~isrepute."
This incident is recalled with interest. I'm
view OF the fact that August w. Machen
is facing a much more serious charge i'm the
United States Court of the District of CO.
three clerks was a mere subterfuge, of
course. The adversary and enemy 10Th
erwise August w. Machen), naturally
enough, wished to get rid of three Mordecais
because he was then engaged in one of his
unsavory schemes, as the congressional de-
bate on the postofhce appropriation bill in
March, 1896. disclosed.
The sacred book informs us that In
Haman's house there stood a gallows fifty
cubits high, upon which Mordecai was TO
be hanged. The cubit varies I'm length in
diferens countries. The Roman cubit meas
ures 17.f7 inches, the Greek 1870, the He
brew somewhat longer, and the English
eighteen inches.
: According TO the English measurement
seyenty-fve feet Is a very high gallows,
$50 they hanged Hannah on the gallows
he had prepared for Mordecai."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
mitted to exhaustive trials by she corpora

mitted to exhaustive trials by The corpora
ton electrical experts.
Then the trouble began. The whole al
fair was made the subject OF the most
heated discussions. Several members oL
the municipality resigned. AT last II was
decided by the majority to take over the
lines and TO pay the Lorain COMPANY
about $4,000. This was agreed upon some
weeks ago.
Commenting on the matter the Tramway
and Railway World OF London. one OF the
leading electric traction periodicals In Eu-
rope, says in part: The Wolverhampton
Town Council has had a bad time OF IL
over the system OF electric traction for the
borough. Shilly-shally rs n common weak
ness with municipalities and If the Coun,
ell had throughout been more determined
In carrying out a policy to which they mao
practically committed themselves there
would have been less trouble and less room
congratulated on having settled the ques-
ton OF taking over the lines winch nave
been built on the Lorain surface contact
systems There appears to us no adequate
reason why they should not have com 10
that determination months ago when they
refused to take the system over.
The report of the borough electrical
engineer submitted at hat time was on
the whole favorable and the terms now
accepted do not differ materially from those
originally considered The Lorain Steel
Company built the lines and the corpora
ton was to take them over after a year
IL the system proved unsatisfactory. AS
far as we have been able to learn the sys-
TEN has all along done we'll and been all
practically that was claimed for ii.
Private advices just TO hand state that
ii has now been decided to extend on the
Lorain system Notwithstanding the initial
cost and maintenance has been consider
ably more than of the additional lines
which were built on the overhead system.
The extensions will cost on the overhead
system some $50, COO more and nearly $3.50
more for maintenance. The extensions on
the Lorain method will mean an expendi-
ture OF some $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
NO MIDDLE GROUND.
'LiberaIity" of Law Enforcement Is a
Mistaken Policy.

"AAOCTdlIty VI INV GhiOECCAiCht Is u
Mistaken Policy.
Fort Wayne Qnd.) Sentinel.
Two years ago, when Mayor Low en-
tered upon his administration as mayor of
New York 1t was his frankly avowed pol
icy TO pursue a liberal course with respect
to enforcement of the laws having to do
with sumptuary matters. He at that time
declared his belief that a strict admins
tration of such laws was in large cities i'm
possible and he set out to construe things
literally, granting indulgence beyond the
letter and the spirit of the laws, hoping
and doubtless confidently expecting to find
it possible to keep the situation we'll in
hand. Mayor Low i'm his speeches in the
present mayoralty campaign now frankly
admits that two years ago he was mis-
taken, and that in so far as thai phase
of his administrator is concerned 1t has
failed of what he intended 1t should be.
He is now convinced that no middle course
is possible between unrestricted indulgence
and rigorous enforcement OF the laws. The
things Mayor Low has had experience of
are quite like those mayors in other cities
have experienced In pursuit OF similar pol
icies. The moment enforcement of the laws
is relaxed there begins the seizure of in
dulgences far beyond the liberal scope
the executive has intended. And worse be-
gets worse, until finally the wide OPEN
oeS-but-murder order of things
ensues and a positive condition of lawless-
ness is bred out of what was intended to be
but the granting of a definite measure of
extra-legal privilege. 1t is a policy that
will not work out, as all experience will
prove. When the power charged with the
enforcement of the laws surrenders a part
of his authority by suspending certain dis
tinct prescriptions of the laws he has shorn
himself of a portion of his strength and
tied his own hands. No mayor of any city
has ever tried such a policy that 1T did not
plague him sorely before he was done
with If
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
DRAGGED DOWN BY DRINK.
Leading Young Attorney of New York
I'm FelOn's Cell.
Akron (O.) Special to New York Herald.

Akron (O.) Special to New York Herald.
Friendless N alone. John F.. McLaugh-
lin. who declares he was formerly assistant
corporation counsel of New York city,
made a plea for mercy before a jury in
Common Pleas Court. where he was on
trial this afternoon on the charge of rob-
berry.
think well. gentlemen" said Mr.. Nc
Laughlin to the jurors, before you decide
to make a convict OF ME. Don't brand me
and blight the rest of my life. If you will
give me another chance 1 will go out into
the world and try as man never tried be-
fore to make a man of himself and regain
the position which L once held"
The members of the jury, although the
plea touched their hearts, were compelled
to return a verdict of guilty. The evidence
against the prisoner was so convincing that
1t admitted Of only one verdict. and unless
Mr.. Mclaughlin is successful in obtaining
a new trial he will be sentenced to the
penitentiary for from one to fifteen years.
He will file a motion In a few days for a
new trial.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was a prominent young
attorney a few years ago In New York.
but drink got the better of him. 1t was
not long before he lost his place, and he
hnaily drlfted West, doing odd jobs for
money with which to satisfy his craving
for drink.
Mclaughlin came to this city on a freight
train four months ago. In outward APP
pearance he was a tramp, but a few min
utes' conversation witt him was enough
TO convince one that he was a polished
gentleman when sober. He fell into bad
company here and was arrested several
times for intoxication. Finally he was ar
rested with Red Winger and Bert
Macklin for the robbery of Robert Spin
ner. The three men met Spinner in the
street and took from him about $40.
Within a half hour after the robbery the
men were arrested in a saloon and identi-
fled by their victim. Winger was tried and
sentenced to the penitentiary for three
years. McLaughlin's trial came next and
then the story of his life was told.
Mclaughlin says he has brothers and
sisters, but he was to proud to appeal to
any of them for assistance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
Hair-splitting Difference.
Philadelphia Inquirer.

u
II is not ar assault and battery IL a
person runs into another persons fist OF
his own v~olition. This is what a Jury In
the Criminal Court decided yesterday In
acquitting Thomas F. Geegan OF the charge
of assault and battery on Rhoads Shee. a
brick manufacturer. II appeared from the
testimony that about a month ago the de-
PENDANT visited Shee IN his Office in the Real
Estate building. to consult him about a con-
tract for the furnishing OF bricks. AT tbs
conclusion of the business discussion tina,
ensued, Shee is alleged to have told Geegau
that he was morally, mentally and physical
ly no good.
II am not any good morally, eh?' asked
Geegan.
You are not declared Shee
mot mentally. nor physically?"
mo, sir
Now Shee said that as a result of this
colloquy the defendant struck him in the
face. But Geegan said that at the concIu.
sion of the dialogue he simply raised his
fist and Shee's face moved towards il and
bumped into IL.
The spectators In the courtroom laughed
and tie jury, after scarcely a moments con.
sideration, acquitted the prisoner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
YANKEE CONCERNS WIN.
American Invasion of England Con-
tfnues to Advan Rapidly.


The most stubborn and prolonged fight
probably that has ever been put I'D by
Britishers against the so-called American
invasion has terminated in favor of the
Lorain Steel Company. branch OF the
United States Steel Corporation. which has
just been awarded a contract for the con-
structlon OF the extension of the municipal
electric traction system at wolverhampton,
one OF the most prosperous cities in the
west OF England. on the Lorain system OF
surface contact. Yankee equipment in ire
mendous quantities have been shipped for
use on the other side. large lots going from
Pittsburg. but the Wolverhampton con-
tract Is the first one calling for an Amer
lean system OF surface contact.
Some two years ago the Lorain Steel
Company offered 70 construct ten miles OF
lines at Wolverhampton on It's system,
which was invented by NJ. Brown, of
Johnstown. Pa, the chief engineer OF the
company. The lines were to be built on
the understanding that II found satisfac-
tory the corporation was 20 take them
oveE. b lines were duly built and sub
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

Minneapolis Tribune.

The Duchess of Marlborough Is very sup
crstitious, one of her irmest beliefs being
the very common one that black cats bring
when he sailed for the Cape with the Yeo-
many during the war was a tiny ebony
charm in the shape of a black cat, with
ruby eyes. Two prophecies were made anent
her future when she was a tiny child of
four; the first was that she would wear
leaves and sit with princes: the
second that she would become the mother OF
a lire of kings. The first prediction has
come TO pass and who knows but England
may choose a new line OF kings some day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

the dog that had strayed away. His ap-
peal attracted no public attention, but q
young reporter heard the plant.
His editor offered n reward the next
morning for the return of the missing
friends were reunited. Their meeting was
pathos in action. These comrades in adj
versity embraced each other. Gladiators
in the arena of finance, commonly called
the Stock Exchange. who had overlooked
the picture OF misery daily presented TO
them, had their hearts opened and their
mental visions quickened.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

the use of motors is rapidly increasing and
there is no doubt that in the near future
this form of transportation will by virtue
of necessity enter into all bodybuilding cal
culations. The authorities of England and
France devote a great deal of attention to
the care of good roads, with results familiar
TO every American traveller who has envied
the French and English people their ex-
cellent highways. American representatives
abroad are now watching the numerous ex-
periments being made in road making and
are keeping the Department of m
and Labor well informed as to the progress
made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
deal principally with theatrical subjects.
Hero iS ono of his hast.

Here Is one or his best:
while starring through Indiana several
years ago" he said at 2 dinner the other
night, my manager was approached by a
man who had the local reputation of being
a pass-'worker,' or dead-beat. He told the
usual yarn about being an ex-actor and
ended by asking for professional courtesies.
II would be glad to oblige YOU said the
manager, but, unfortunately, 1 haven't a
card with me- Just then a happy thought
struck him, and he added: I'll tell you
it will be easy for you to show it. 4,
Leaning over, with a pencil he wrote
Pass the bearer on the fellows white
shirt front, and signed his name. The
beat thanked him and FASTENED to the gate.
The ticket taker gravely examined the
writing and let him take q few steps in
side, then he called him back and said,
in a loud voice:
Hold on, my friend; / forgot. 1t will
be necessary for you to leave that pass
with me!"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

Topeka Kan.) Special to Providence Journal.
The farmers Of Rush county. which har-
vested 100000 bushels OF wheat. must be
content To see 10000 bushels rot on the
ground. Representative Hale said that il
Is impossible TO get cars to ship the wheat.
Farmers nave hauled the grain 10 the rail-
road station. and finding the elevators fun
were compelled to dump 1t on the ground.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02

Julius Chambers. in The Reader.

julius Chambers, in The Reader.
A blind man and a small white dog were
familiar figures for many years on Broad
street. The man was a beggar and the
dog was without a tail or a pedigree
but they were companions. shared ghel.
poverty and were partners in their griefs
One morning the beggar was led to hi.
post by a young girl. He asked no aim.
that day. but stood hopefully calling FOL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
warming TO Quail Hunters.

| Orleans 0ndD Progress-Examiner.
There are said TO be lots OF quail this
! year. but the fellow who is fond of the
sport OF hunting must make friends with
his rural acquaintances 20 get much ont
of ~. 1t Is a dangerous thing TO butt in
where you are not welcome.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
Kansas Marriage Epidemic.

Providence Journal
Marriages have 20 increased in Kansas OF
late that there are now said 10 be pract-
caily no women left there for domestic
service. This Il what comes or making q
fad OF efforts to prevent race suicide.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-02
Harper's Weekly.

Among after-dinner speakers Joseph JEFF
ferson ranks as one who can tell a good
story In a dry. delightful way. His stories
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-11
TO FOUND MODERN ETHIOPIA.
New York Broker Starts to Make Abyssinia
a Nation for Negroes.

New York Especially William Henry
Ellis sailed from this city on board the
steamship Lucania, bound on a remark
able mission to Abyssinia. 1t is the pur-
pose of Mr.. Ellis, who is a millionaire
several times over, to commercialize
Abyssinia and make it the great country
of Philippians prophesied in the Bible
Mr.. Ellis was accompanied by his
bride, formerly Miss Maude Sheymond,
to whom he was married few days ago,
and an emssary of King Menelik ii,
who came to New York recently to con-
suit with the broker toward the fulfill
ment of his remarkable plans.
Among other things Mr. Ellis intends
to establish an Abyssinian bank, bring
about friendly commercial relations be-
tween all countries of the world, train
the natives to the highest standard of
modern warfare and systematic the
laws and government. In this he expects
to have the full cooperation Of King
Menelik.
With these preliminaries completed
Mr.. Ellis will proclaim Abyssinia as the
modern Ethiopia, where all negroes of
the world will find refuge among their
own. In this way he believes that he can
solve the great race problem once and
for all, drawing the worlds color line
about the boundaries of Abyssinia.
Mr.. Ellis will move on the Abyssinia
capital with impressive pomp. He will
engage a great caravan and force OF
several hundred servants.
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-11
OUTCOME NEVER WAS IN f(UBT
Reliance Wins Her Third and the De-,
ing Victory.

New York (SpeciaD THE Reliance,
the American cup defender, Thursday
won the third and final race and the
series for that famous sea trophy, the
Americas Cup. In dense fog, which
prevented vision beyond 200 yards, she
finished the race at $1,000 amid the &C.
Carnations OF the assembled feet.
Shamrock ILL., after running for more
than an hour in the fog, missed the
finish line, passed by it and then re
turned to it from the opposite direction
AS the Reliance was then being tow
ed through the feet, yacht ensigns fut'
tering from her truck and spreaders IL
celebration OF her victory, the Sham
rock Ill. did not cross the finish line
AS often said Of the historic race when
the America won the cup, there was nc
second.
This successful result was achieved
only after four futile attempts to sail
off the final race and after the out
come had been admitted by even SlT
Thomas Upton to be foregone con-
clusion. Thursdays was the eighth at
tempt to sail race.
After one fuke the Reliance won the
two following races, one by seven
minutes and three seconds and the
other by one minute and nineteen sec
onds. A week ago the first attempt to
sail the third race failed, and attempts
have been made every day since.
On two occasions the Reliance led
the Shamrock to the finish line by about
two miles, but failed to reach it before
the expiration of the time limit OF five
and half hours. Thursdays victory
means that the cup is destined to re-
main in America until England is able
to produce a genius equal to HERES
hoff in yacht designing.
Rarely il ever has there been mors
spectacular finish than the Reliance
Thursday. After racing for more than
an hour at terrific speed through
binding fog, the Reliance burst through
the wall of mist upon the visions OF the
spectators on the fleet assembled at the
finish line and, heeling under a great
bellying balloon lib topsail until her lee
rail- was dWdSn, Ieu dClOSo lh0 MN,
line almost before the spectators could
determine for a certainty that 1t was
she. =,
Once more the Yankee boat had add
ed to the long string of victories in con
tests for the honored old silver trophy
that carried with it the blue ribbon OF
the sea.
A fleet of less than thirty vessels
went down to the familiar waters Of
the international course to witness this
fifth effort OF the Reliance to cover
the course of thirty miles within the
time limit. 1t had become a race of the
American boat against time instead OF
a contest OF two wel-matched craft
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-11
BIG YIELD OF WHEAT.
Farmers Daughters Went Into the Fields to
Save the Crop.

Topeka, Kan. Especially The farm
ers of Rush county, Kan, this year
raised $3.50 bushels Of wheat for every
man, woman and child in the cuntry
The State Board Of Agriculture believes
that is the largest per capita in the
world
The population Of Rush county is
$500. The wheat yield was 4,ooo,o55
bushels. At 20 cents a bushe the present
Rush county crop is worth $2,4oo,o33, or
$36o23 per capita.
The yield came from 10000 acres.
This fall the farmers will SOW 100000
acres. Six years ago Rush county had
only $4,000 acres of wheat. Ten years
ago it had only 5000 acres.
Rush county is in Western Kansas. in
what was termed the semi-arid region.
Now the wheat belt includes Rush
county, which has raised wheat crop
of such Importance that the State Board
of Agriculture is issuing bulletin about
n
Highland recorder. (Monterey, Highland County, Va.) 1877-1972, 1903-09-11
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
No Change In Treaty.

Secretary of State Hay has sent a
long telegram to United States Minister
Beaupre at Bogota, directing him to
reiterate to the Government OF Colon
bia the statement made previously by
him that the United States will not &C
cent anv modification or amendment
OF the Panama canal treaty. MIR. Beat
pre- was told to make it clear that Pres
idcnt Roosevelt, by whose authority
the instructions were sent, was obliged
to be guided by the limitations OF the
law authorizing the construction OF the
canal, and that he regarded the terms
given by the United States as the most
liberal that could be obtained by Co.
lombia within the scope OF the law.
The spirit of the. instructions is that
Colombia can accept the rejected treaty
as it stands or lose the opportunity OF
having the United States build the ca
nal il its territory.
Dr. Thomas Herran, the Charge
d'Affaires of Colombia, is to be asked
by the State Department ii he was cor
rectly quoted in the assertion attrib-
uted to him in a newspaper interview
that if he had attempted to make such
representations to the United States
Government in regard to a matter
pending before the United States SEN
ate as were made to the Colombian
Government by Mr.. Beaupre, the
American Minister at Bogota, con-
corning the Panama canal treaty, his
passports would have been given to
him by the State Department.
Should Dr. Herran admit that he
was correctly quoted, he will be politely
but emphatically admonished that the
sentiment expressed by him is offensive
to the United States and its repetition
will not be tolerated