The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-10
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.
FOREIGNER cannot own land in Japan.

foreigner cannot own land in Japan
John Hazsltipe known throughout Central New
York as a phlanthropist, has announced plans
to take q colony OF loo Syracuse people to Mon
tana for the purpose Of establishing a town.
One of the oficiais OF thu Hungarian state
railways a lawyer, has startled his colleagues
by resigning his appointment and becoming q
shoemaker's apprentice. He IL n follower OF
Tolstoi.
NJ Thopiteau French deputy. proposes TO tax
all games of hazard the extent OF per cent
OF the sums at stake. NJ. Thopitsau estimates
that the tax would bring In annual revenue
Of s2,oOo.ooO.
Mrs. Josep Drexel of Philadelphia. a collector
of fans has received from Rome two papal fans
given her by the late Pope Leo His Holiness
did not yield them until after much inportuning
on her part.
William Jennings Bryan has purchased the old
homestead in which he born at Salem. Ill.
II IS a plain two-story house. and its heavier
timbers we're hewn by Colonel Bryan's father q
half-century ago Colonel Bryan's purchase Is
prompted altogether by sentiment as he has
told his friends that he never considered chang
ing his residence from Nebraska
Pope Plus KS old soutane. which he wore
when patriarch OF Venice. has arrived in Paris,
and is used ss a garment wherewith to clothe a
wax figure of his Holiness shown in the
Grevin Museum.
Mabel Mckinley Baer. niece OF the late Presi-
dent Mckinley, has offered $4,000 toward es-
tablishing a free conservatory OF music in New
York city and will give her own services entirely
free Of charge one Of the instructors.
A curious phenomenon has been noticed in
the tropics that never be seen az higher
ATTITUDES A mining shaft at Sombrerete Mex
ico is almost exactly on the Tropic OF Cancer,
and at noon June q the sun shines 70 the
bottom. lighting up the well for a vertical depth
Of l. 100 feet or more.
An engineer on the railroad which runs along
the Penobscot river. in Maine. stopped his ex-
press train the other day because he saw two
boys struggling In the water. who had fallen
through the Ice while skating The engineer
gave the alarm to the passengers on his train.
many got out and tho boys were rescued
The Anglican bishop of Gibraltar who died
recently. was once the victim OF the late Pope
gentle but peculiarly penetrating gift OF carcasrn.
He was admitted to an audience at the Vatican
and according TO those present. seemed rather
disposed TO stand his dignity. But Leo XIII
effectively nonplused him with the subtle open
ing: at believe. my lord. that 1 have the honor
to live in your lordship's diocese"
At the sale OF the effects OF Samuel A Mar
steller at Manassas. Va. recently. New York
dealer paid $500 for a pair OF silver mounted
dueling pistols formerly owned by George Wash
ington- Washington gave the weapons to his
secretary. Bartholomew cambridge. on the
death OF cambridge they passed into the hands
of Col p. C. Aarsteller, who OF Wash
ington's palIbearers and descended 70 his son.
Samuel A Marsteller. who died thirty years
ago
Herbert Spencer. In disdaining all titles. hap
pened to follow a lead set for him by others OF
his name. Charles Spencer, second Lord Sunder-
land would not when he sat In Parliament FOR
Tiverton. allow himself TO be called my lord and
expressed the hope that he would live 10 the
day when not peer would be left in England.