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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
PORTRAIT OF MICHAEL
ANGELO FOUND IN Paris
Is One or Three Painted by the
Great Artist Himself and
Valued at 100000.

PARIS, Jan. 30.-There has recently been
unearthed in Paris. says the Weekly Crit
zeal Review, a portrait of Michael Angelo
painted by the master himself. 1t turns out
TO have been brought into France at the
time of the First Empire by Lieutenant
General Dupont de rEtang.
Researches made at the National Library
OF Paris led to the discovery of some Flor
entine engravings after the pictures, and
these engravings have been the means of
proving the authenticity Of the portrait and
OF demonstrating that ii was taken from
Prince StrOZZis collection in 1902.
There are only three portraits extant Of
Michael Angelo painted by himself. One is
In the possession of Baron Alguier, an
other belongs to Count Chalk d Est-Ange
and the third is the picture which has just
been brought TO light
An offer of e60,0o0 for this portrait is
said to have been refused.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
CONTEST OYER RICH
AMERICANS LEGACIES
Cousins of Late Francis r. Bryan
Want Estate Taken from
Foreigners.

PARIS Jan. 30-The tribunal of the
Seine to-day heard argument in the contest
of the will OF Francis r. Bryan, a wealthy
American, who died here in November,
1902. leaving $4,000 to the Philadelphia His
toricaI Society and the remainder of his
large fortune 10 the South Kensington Mu-
scum, London. Two cousins. Mrs. Hand,
of New York, and Mrs. Devices of Missis-
sippi. contested the legacies Their coun-
sell M. Hollander, maintained that the
testator was not of sound mind when he
made his will, as he was under the delu-
sion that the archbishop of Paris and the
project of police had conspired TO poison
him The Philadelphia Historical Society
and the Kensington Museum were not rep
resented. The court will give its decision
by default after eight days from date.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
SOME OF CARS FAMILY
TROUBLES ARE TOLD
Little Princess damned Her Finger
in Car Door While Czarina's
Ear Troubles Her.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. GA report has
been spread that one of the Cars children
hurt finger so severely during the journey
from Skierniewice to Tsarskoe-Selo that am
putation was necessary. The truth of this
report is that Princess Marie managed to
get her index finger caught in the door of
the railway carriage. A piece OF skin about
half inch i'm length was torn and was
cut off with scissors by the doctor.
Although the CZarina has now almost
completely recovered, her Majesty has been
enjOtned to take every precaution and
especially to guard against catching cold, as
this would again cause infiamma ton in the
ear. In the palace the Czarina carries a
pad of cottonwood i'm the affected ear, and
when driving, further protection, wears
q silk covering.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

eclipse and gathered clouds that at any
moment might break into q storm.
Ii also was remarkable for the author $
fine manipulation, but. Ike most of his
paintings hard, if clever. and entirely de-
void of poetry. GerOme rarely saw below
the surface. He wanted Imagination. felt
the deficiency and was constantly travelling
in search of new and striking impressions to
make up for IT, His first great success was
his painting, exhibited in 1S61. OF the recep-
ton by the Emperor and Empress of the
French of "A Siamese embassy in Oriental
garments at the Palace Of Fontainebleau.
The Emperor was in the uniform of a gen.
eral OF division the Empress in a white robe
with lace fiOUnces, and her ladies stood on a
haut pas. and the ambassadors. guided by
grand chamberiains, crawled on all tours
across the Henri III hall toward the imperial
pair. This painting, exhibited ia the fine art
section of the universal exposition OF 1913, is
In my opinion the best Of any OF Gerome S
works that / have seen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
POET HANGED HIMSELF
TO STATUE OF VENUS
Prior to Committing Suicide Had
Transformed Studio Into
Death Chamber.

PARIS, Jan. 3O.-An account of one OF the
most dramatic suicides ever recorded in the
French press is given in the Matin to-day.
young poet named Hullet. who was in
great financial straits, was taken home by a
friend, sculptor, and generously given
board and lodging until his affairs inn
proved. What was the surprise Of the
sculptor on returning home to find his stu
dio transformed into mortuary chamber.
The walls were hung with black cloth and
flaming torches, stuck at intervals upon the
walls, spread lurid light throughout the
room. The dead body of the poet hung
suspended in the arms of a large statue Of
Venus. He had hanged himself by means
of rope thrown around the neck Of the
statue.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
NEW ARMY PENSIONS
Wives and Children of British Sol
dierS Provided For.

LONDON, Jan. SO-A Royal Warrant has
recently been approved by the King, which
authorizes the issue of new pensions for
soldiers widows and compassionate allow
ance for their children. The wives of any
warrant officers who die within two years
of receiving wounds or injuries on military
duty will be granted f30 a year pension
and their children will receive compass
sionate allowance at the rate of Sc IS per
year. Similarly, the wives and children of
non-commissioned officers and men will re-
ceive from five to ten shillings week pen
sion, and from one shilling and sixpence to
two shillings per week compassionate allow
ance The Secretary of State for War has
directed that the pensions shall also apply
to the widows and children of Imperial
yeomen, militia and volunteers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
Worked BAPTISM FOR
MONEY-M4KING SCHEME
Ingenious Criminal Received Con
siderable Money From
Swiss Priests.

BERNIE, Jan. Boa Swiss named Schur
has just been condemned TO four months
Imprisonment at Berne for fraud under very
novel circumstances. With his three chill
dren he had been travelling in the north of
Switzerland, having them baptized alter
nately by Roman Catholic and Protestant
pastors.
In that country there is still much rivalry
between the two churches, and the advent
of a convert is "A matter of much interest.
Schur, it appears, had received considerable
sums of money from priests on the strength
of his supposed conversions. Two similar
articles appearing in rival pa pers led to the
DOWNFALL of this ingenious criminal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
SOCIETIES
HONOR KINGS MEMORY
Statue of Charles | in Trafal-
gar Square, London, Is
Decorated.

LONDON, JAN 30.-Wreaths and other
floral tributes to-day bedecked the statue of
Charles 1 in Trafalgar square in COM
memoration of the northumberland
tieth anniversary of his execution. The
Royal Oak Club of Edinburg and the
White Cockade Club and other Jacobite So
eieties sent their usual wreaths The
statue was visited by large crowds during
the day.
BOSTON, Jan. 3O.-The anniversary OF
the execution of King Charles l., Jan. 80
1919, was observed to-day by several Episco-
pal churches in Boston and vicinity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
SHARKS so FEET LONG.
Living Animals on the Whole Not
Growing Smaller.


LONDON, Jan. 30.-Prof. Ray Lancaster,
in his concluding lecture on extinct ami
mails at the Royal Institution demonstrated
how erroneous it is to suppose that living
animals are, the whole, smaller in size
than their extinct predecessors were
In the miocene strata remains had been
unearthed which proved that at one time
there existed elephants small as Shet-
land pony or a Newfoundland dog The
horses of the present day, too, especially
the great Flemish dray horses, We're of far
greater size than any fossil horses of
which we had information.
In former ages sharks attained immense
proportions. Some teeth of one of these
monsters were exhibited in contrast with
the teeth or a shark known to measure
thirty feet long and whose mouth is two
feet across. The fossil teeth were four or
five times as large, and Judging from this
comparison and other circumstances natu-
ralists are of the opinion that the extinct
shark must have measured eighty feet
long and have been capable of taking three
or four persons into it's mouth at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
AMUSING CONTROVERSY
OYER GERMAN EXHIBIT
Works of Impressionist Artists
Cannot Be Shown at the St.
Louis Fair.

BERLIN, Jan. 30.-A local art paper says:
THE controversy about the German art
exhibit at the st. Louis exposition is be-
ginning to grow amusing. After the refusal
of the impressionists to participate under
the auspices of the old school, the general
jury of the German Art Association under
took to procure works of the leading i'm
pressionists from various public galleries,
against the will of the painters, but some
body who has studied the regulations of the
exposition finds that the paintings cannot
be exhibited without the consent of the
painters"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
RAND OUTPUT INCREASING
Transvaal Gold Mines Worked
Hard to Make Up Losses

JOHANNESBURG, Jan. 30-The Deem
Der gold output for the Transvaal was 2S6.-
06l ounces, the highest recorded since the
war. This is particularly satisfactory con-
sidering the holidays and shortage OF pro-
duction in the outside districts such as
Barberton OF 1850 ounces. The years pro-
duction exceeds twelve and a half millions
sterling. The Rand mines group shows an
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
STUDENT IS EXILED
TO SIBERIA FOR LIFE
He Called a Russian General a
Scamp and Struck Him on
the Back.

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 3O.-Two years.
imprisonment and perpetual exile TO ST.
IBERIA is the sentence imposed on Mos
COW student named AIdrieff, for assauiting
a Russian general in the stareets OF Ko-
zan.
There goes the cockaded scamp; those
generals are all rascals," shouted An
drieff. who accompanied his insults with
blows on the officers back.
The sentence Of Imprisonment and exile
was passed by what Is known as an I'D
ministrative order" used in cases of spe-
cial emergency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
TRADESMEN BID FOR
STUDENT SONS-IN-LAW
Plan by Which Needy Young Men
Are Able to Finish Their
College Education.

MOSCOW, Jan. 30.-A new custom has
arisen among needy college students in the
Caucasus. According to a Baku newspaper
they sell themselves In the matrimonial
market Local tradesmen. proud OF receiv-
ing a scholar into the family. compete for
the honor OF having a student sOn-in-law
The bids average 500. With this money the
prospective bridegroom is able 10 complete
9ointme.t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

THE HAGUE, Jan. 30.-The new tariff
law, in course of preparation will shortly
be presented TO the second chamber of The
Netherlands Parliament. 1t will place duties
on a number of articles which now are
free and the duties on luXuries, such as
foreign cigars and cigarettes, will be con-
siderably increased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
Funeral of Whitaker Wright.

LONDON, Jan. So.-The body of Whit
taker Wright was buried in Whitley parish
churchyard to-day after a brief special
service at the graveside by the vicar of
Whitley. Besides the relatives, a number of
friends from London, the bulk of the popu-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

lation of the village which Is in mourn
ing, turned out in a drenching rain To see
the last of the remains OF their late squire
The deceased'S son and two daughters
were the principal mourners. The widow
was too i'll TO attend. Her wreath was in
scribed. 'From his broken-hearted widow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31

aggregate profit for December of oyer Gl00-
coo. The group has nearly doubled its prof
its in a year, and the total stamps now
crushing is 1850.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
The University of North Carolins

The University of North Carolina
starts the new session under very
fattering conditions. The total num-
Der of students registered to date is
about five hundred and twenty-five.
1t is believed that the attendance will
reach seven hundred within the next
few weeks. At this time last year
the registration was about four hun
dred and twenty.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

very few of the peanuts being sold
to be roasted and eaten as in Ameri-
ca. The quality of the nuts, raised
In the South shows they are equal in
valuable properties to the Asian or
African nuts, the variety in Tennes-
see and Georgia containing as much
oil to the pound, and oil of as good
a quality, while it is believed that
they can be grown at a much lower
price. As yet, the total crop of the
United States is less than 100000
pounds."-Kinston Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20

ment is the peanut industry. The
area devoted to peanut culture is
small compared to the vast number
of acres that are available. The nut
will grow, say authorities, in various
kinds of soil if fairly fertilized. But
the best varieties are raised in the
sandy loan found so largely in Vir-
ginia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Ten
nessee, Southern Georgia and North
ern Florida. At present scarcely
more than ] per cent of the available
surface is under cultivation. AS
many as one hundred bushels have
been raised from a single acre in
North Carolina. The average though,
is probably much lower than fifty
bushels per acre.
The peanut plant Is exceedingly
valuable, every part being capable
of utilization with the possible X
ception of the root. The ebay" is
valuable for horses, and mules esne-
cially. 1t is said to be somewhat
too coarse for horses, but mules
thrive on it.
The following from The Trades
man is interesting as showing the
value of this crop:
GAS already intimated. the nut is
adapted to such a variety of purposes
hat its value in its original form is
small compared with some of the 9th
Ell products which can be obtained
from it. The average American
crop In recent years has been'nearly
100000 bushels, representing a to-
tai value of $10,000,0O0 annually. In
addition to the nuts which are eaten.
a large quantity are bought by Eu-
ropean manufacturers, who extract
the kernels by machinery and press
oil from them. The oil is quite SINH
lar in quality to cotton-seed oil, as
well as olive oil. 1t is sweet, palata-
BILE and clear, making it available for
table use, for lighting as well as lu-
brication. Much of it is sold in Eu-
rope to be used in machine shops. al
so as one of the compounds in manu-
featuring fine soaps The fact that
it will sell for 81 a gallon abroad
shows it's value. The cake left after
extracting the oil is made into bis
cults. which are recommended as food
for invalids on account of the nutri-
ton which they contain. In fact.
peanut cake is one of the manufac-
lures of Germany and sells for 1913
a ton, in. its raw state, being fed
to sheep and cattle in addition to
being baked and used as human food.
"As yet, little or nothing has been
done in America to manufacture the
cake and oil, although some expert
mental compounds have been made
in a small wav. such as peanut but
ter, which constitutes an article of
diet. 1t is the meat of the kernel
formed into a paste by mixing with
the peanut oil and is spread on bread
- FL -lAA@ e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-09-20
Censorship of Advertisements.


Information is given out in Wash
ington that the Postofice Depart
ment will begin in the near future a
censorship of advertisements. The
method adopted will be as follows:
Postmasters will be instructed to for
ward to the department without de-
lay any advertisement which is even
The department will then pass on the
advertisement and notify the Asso-
citation of American Publishers, and
through it the newspapers, hat the
advertisement can not appear after
a given date. and that any
disregarding the Postoffice Depart
ment's injunction will be held up in
the postoffice where it is mailed, and
that each paper will be dealt with in
dividually.
We are very glad TO learn that a
movement of this kind is on foot.
While the daily papers are the worst
offenders. there are advertisements
in the weeklies and even in the agri-
cultural papers, which are so destruc-
tive to public morals. and especially
to the morals of the young. that they
ought not to be permitted to enter
into any farm home. Every farmer
has the right to guard the sacred
precincts of his home not only from
the intrusion of the improper per-
son, but from the intrusion of i'm
proper literature.
The work of the department will
be very greatly helped if subscribers
would take the matter in their own
hands and notify every. offending pa
per to discontinue his paper at once.
giving a good and sufficient reason
by cutting out and returning the of
fensive advertisement.
This movement could be carried
still farther. and with great benefit
to the public. f~orbidding the inser-
ton of all kinds of lottery and "get-
rich-quick" advertisements. Compe-
tition between newspapers has now
become so great and the price of
subscriptions so unreasonably low,
that many publishers accept about
everything that is offered, thus build
ing up their business at the expense
of morals and decency, and pandering
to the "get-rich-quick" spirit, which
is one of the worst evils that af1ict
modern society. Let the good work
go on.-Des Moines Qowa) Farmer.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30
THREW A BOTTLE
OF ACID ON nun.
Sister Alma Receives Contents
Of Bottle OF Carbolic Acid
Thrown BY Tramp,
tBy Associated Press.)

WHEELING, w. VA, April 2s'-slster
Nlury Alma Of the Community OF ST.
Joseph who was assaulted by three ne
groes at the Catholic Orphnnnge IN Elm
Grove, last September, received me con-
tents Of Il large bottle of earbollc aela,
thrown by tramp, fhIs afternoon and
is In serious condition at ST, Joseplls 8
Convent. The tramp raped at tho door
of tho convent and asked for money
Sister Alma said she could not glvn
money, but IL le wanted anything to eat
1t would be given him. lie returned y
little later, and when the sister opened
the door lie dashed the bottle In her
face. The attending physician thinks her
sight will be saved, but her prostraton
may result fatally.
threatening letters We're sent to local
newspaper publishers recently, stating
that anarchists would avenge the pun
ishment of the negroes convicted Of the
Elm Grove outrage. unless they We're
given another trial, and letters Of warn
Ing. written in a friendly manner were
Sreceived by the superior OF the convent
and the chief of police. The acid -lhrower
was a white man, and from the meagre
description Sister Alma was able TO FUR
ntsh, the police have arrested several sus-
poets,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30
OPENING SESSION.
Forty Members of Committee
Answer Roll-Call.

Tho Democratic State Central Commit
tee assembled at noon in the banquet
hall of Murphy's Hotel. with thirty-five
members present. and this number WAS
increased to forty as the day advanced
Chairman ]. Taylor Ellyson presided.
The roll call showed the presence of
tho following members, and others came
in later: i..
First Distrct--Lloyd T. Smith, G. 3.
Jones, ]. Boyd Sears, r. L, Ailsworth.
second-W. w. Dey. George w. Jones,
j. NJ curtis. George w Butts.
Third-John S. lIarwood, DR.. b. l..
Winston, John j. Lynch.
Fourth--,r Freeman Epes. T. u. Clarke
], Winston Fowlkes, Robert Gillian. ii Il
Fifth-R A. James. n. G.. Burch. George
NJ. Helms. j, Ar. Hooker.
Slxth--D. O. Egg lesion. W. T. Barks-
dale, Sidney Sheltman. =
Seventn--John 8, Patton. w. b. Rich
ards. 70. d. Newman, r. w. Carpenter
lIghth--Gnrdner- l. Boothe u, 8, =.
Triplctt. Grenvillc Gaines, II. !" Cor
don.
Nint--T A. Lynch.
TeiV,-Joscph Button, W. r. Allen, Ed
ward lIchols.
2.
semblng had been read by Clerk Joseph
Button, 1t WAS determined TO take up
and dispose Of first, the arrangements
preliminary to calling n state conpen-
tion. Chairman IIllyson suggested ana
the committee agreed to take up firsl
tho matter OF the basis of representa-
tion In the conventions,
After several motions BY Major CHen-
| vile Gaines, Senator w, T. Barksdalo
1 .nI al hars tha motion MI. SSbftl,
| Chat representation in The convention pe
| bused on one delegate for every huhuFtu
| and fraction oyer fifty votes cast lpr
| William j. BRYAN in 1909, was agreed
to, on this basis the convention VIII
| consist of 1.iO0 or 1000 delegates
| With this ;ettled, the question OF the
| place for holding tho convention was
! the next business in order, and this Was
| tho interesting feature of the commit
tees first session, IL was Determined s'at
the cities desiring the convention be
called in alphabetical order and that thNir
representatives be given ten minutes ",
which To present their several claims and
Inducements. Norfolk. Richmond amt
Roanoke were the cities bidding for the
conventions and Norfolk was, there
fore the first to be heard
Norfolk's Eloquent Plea,
Mr.. w, II. Anderson. Il prominent Nor
folk Democrat, and eN-postmaster oil mat
city was tho first speaker. I'm an eNz
ceedingly happy vein MI Anderson
painted the glories OF The seasiofe aep-
lion In june. the number, accessibility
and location of the hotels tie splendor
of the convention hall and the aeeessr
bility of the city. eve are not asking
you to 20 into tho county 10 hold my
convention, as Richmond Is doing sait
Mr.. Anderson We offer you the best
convention hall In. the state, IN me heafs
az the CITY. and In stones throw %
four large hotels, II the convention ha
held In Richmond II will take you an
hour to get to the hall from your hotet
and an hour and lalt 90 set 6aeAst,5
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-30
FOUR LIVES ARE
LOST in BIG FIRE
BRYAN House, at Lansing, Mich,
Burned and -Four Persons
Lose Their Lives.
tBy Associated Press.1

(Sy ASSQcltllco fSVSsJ .sH
= ANSINC;, MtC'it., April 29--Four ls3's
wcre lost last al; lit In the burning OF
1.ry,n House, /. tllee,story brick struc-
,urc on East Ml.t,sun Avenue, the t.,st
moor oil which Was used as a machine
shop. The dead
JEROME C. STILES, Grand Rapids,
JoaN HOLLAND, Lansing,
RANSOM DINGMAN, Lansing.
LANES RAY, Lansing,
gtilcs fell from an upper WINDOW soon
,f,,r ,hc fire broke out and died from
,nl,,,,,es at the hospital. Tho other three
victims were burned TO DEATH 'he'r
ch,,,red bodies not being found until day
,ir,,r nermitted II search OF tho runs
s.v.rai other boarders and Two ftremcn
u.,o cut and burned during the progress
of the fire, but their INJURIES are not
serious. A large tank Of gasoline An the
ms pmcnt Of the building exploded after
ma rirc broke out scattering flames all
oycr Inc building and making u impos-
sibr ts render assistance TO the inmates
rhc iiuunclu! loss is about s3.W.