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INDIANAPOLIS JOtJRKAL, SUNDAY, SEPTEIIBEIt 2, 1CC0. FOR SENATOR FAIRBANKS nxTnxMVK rnnPAnATios making C ACCOUNT OF THE MEETING To He llld at nnRlliih'N Opera Hoaie on Wednesday Night 3Ir. Fairbanks at Home Senator Fairbanks will open the cam paign at Fnglish's Opera House Wednes day eight. A unique form of entertainment g-i one which promises to be highly en joyable has been arranged by the men In charge of tiie meeting. This is the ap pearance, for the first time in Indianapolis, of tfcs Elwood Tin-plate Glee Club, a mus ical organization of high grade composed cf Welshmen who earn their living by working in the big tin-plate factory at Elwood. There are thirty-two members In the club, and those who have heard the cen sins say It is a treat. The latest "catchy" campaign songs will be rendered. Tt9 Indianapolis Military Band will also tc cn hand to furnish delightful instru cental music. Senator Fairbanks will be escorted to the cpra house by the Marion Marching Cub, the members of which will for the rst time makd their appearance on the streets of the city wearing their handsome new uniforms. Th "boys" are equipped with a peculiar style of cane, which, when preisur is applied at a certain point, send Xwrth reports as loud as those made by re volvers. Altogether, it is expected that Wednesday evening will b notable in the annuls of Republican campaigns. Senator Fairbanks has returned from an extended speech-making tour of the New England States. He reports that the warm weither of the past few weeks extended into the State of Maine. The senator's tour included the cities of Burlington and Rut land. Vt.; Bangor, Rockland, Win terpcrt and Segabo Lake, Me., ar.J Salem, Mass. An election for Governor and State offices will be held in Vermont on Sept. 4, and in Maine on fcpt. 10. The senator anticipates that there will be a reduced vote in both States, but believes the Democrats will sustain greater losses by the reduced votes than the Re publicans. "The indications are." he said, that the Republican ratio will be fully maintained." TRAVELING MEX SATISFIED. J. M. Deck lias Only Seen Ttto Demo cratic "Drummers. "I fometimes hear of Democratic travel ing men." said J. M. Deck at the Bates House last night, "but in all my travels and I cover a great deal of territory I have only run across two. I met one of them in the Teton Hotel at Sioux Falls, S. D. He was Eitting in the hotel lobby, blowing off about how the Republican party has ruined the traveling men, when a gentleman who seemed to know him very suddenly said to him 'Sam, what are you talking that way for? You know very well the reason you are out of a Job is that you got on a drunk three or four weeks ago and your firm fired you.' " Mr. Deck travels for an Ohio suspender manufactory, which is one of the largest of its kind In the country. He said that the last time he visited the factory he dis- covered that sixty new sewing machines had been added to the number already in cperation. making 170 machines altogether, which are running "full time." "And I want to tell you." he said, "that when you Lave 170 sewing machines at work steadily jou have got to get lots of orders for good3 to do it. The head of my firm 13 a Demo trat, but he said to me 'Deck, while I am a strong Democrat, I dont want to see any change in the national administration, for cur business is in better shape now than it ha;i ever been before.' " Mr. Deck said the house for which he travels has twenty-six salesmen on the road constantly. He himself has been a traveling salesman for twenty-five years continuously and he declares it to be a fact that thus far in the rresent year he has oll more good3 than he did all of last ye&r, and business was very good then. He has also sold more goods this year than any previous year since he began' to travel. I tell you I don't want to see better times than we are having now." he said, "and I an't see how any sensible man can bring himself to vote the Democratic ticket when we are having such prosperity." Mr. Deck recently made a trip to South Jakota and had some interesting exper iences in that State. "I transacted some business with Governor Lee," he said. "The Governor is a Populist, and at the fame time is estimated to be worth j:.vvo. He is a member of the firm of J.ee fc Prentiss, which does a general mer chandise business at Vermillion. S. D. The Governor does all of the buying for the firm in person. A traveling salesman must Vatch him at the store on Monday or Tuesday of any given week, for on other Cays he is at the executive department in the capital city. Pierre. The firm of Lee & Prentiss carries on a business of at least $150Cn1 a year. In addition to his connec tion with the firraihe Governor is engaged in stock raiding on a large scale on his private account. lie has been a stockman for many years. He now has 15.0U0 head of s fine cattle us j-ou ever laid eyes on. He l as been shipping from two to three train 1 .ads of cattle every week from Vermillion. Nearly all of his cattle are sent direct to Chicago, to be used as export beef. He told me that not long ago he sold one steer that weighed pounds 'net when it landed in Chicago, it brought him a pre rr.iurn on accounuof its extra size, and he mad SMS in cold cash from the single ani mal. 1 saw 2T.1 head of the Governor's t ittle loaded on a train the other night, und they averaged 1.7W pounds weight ßpice. The Governor was offered 5U cnt a pound for the animals on the track at Vermillion, but refused the offer. Inferring to ship them to Chicago and see whnt he could realize in the market of that tity. The Governor was at the depot on horseback, busily engaged in 'punching' tattle that Is. driving them Into the cars. 1 said to the Governor, in a laughing way: 'It wasn't Democracy or Populism that made thoe cattle worth 5U cents a pound here, Governor, was it? He never an-frw-ered me. but kept on 'punching cattle. Frora Vermillion 1 went over to Gayville. a town of perhaps less than two hundred Inhabitants. Despite the small number of r-opje in the place, a general merchan t:iing store conducted by the Bagstadt & Aa'-th Company does a business of more than SI 00, tea) every year, nearly as big as that done by Lee Prentiss in a much t?ger town. The Gayville concern draws trade from points seventy-five miles dis tant, and a great deal of wheat Is hauled t' it trom that distance. Both members o: the firm are Ted-hot' Republicans. I as telling Mr. Bagstadt about the remark I made to Governor Lee, and he said: 'I'll tll you. Deck, the drought and failure of crops were what made all the Populists in this country, but we are going to land thrm on our side of the fence this year "Talk about .prosperity," continued Mr. Deck. "I never saw anything like the good ttmt-s ther are having in South Dakota. The reople timply have 'money to burn.' The wheat crop in North Dakota. I under hand, is not very good, but in South Da-V-ta they have never had such crops as this feayon. I haven't any doubt but that e will carry that State at the November faction, and it will be a great 'feather in our caps.' " FLOIIIIMUN CLin FOR 31 ED. . Emploje of Xordyke t Mnrraon Com lnn Organise. At a meeting held yesterday afternoon In the factory of the Xordyke & Marmon Company. In West Indianapolis, a Repub lican club was formed. The club starts cut with a membership of 223, of which COT re employes of the Xordyke & Marmon Company. The organization and election of cn".crs was attended with much spirit and cnthuflasm. Charles A. Bookwalter, who as ir.viud to be present at the organiza tion of the club, made a brief speech ap fcroprlate to the occasion, after which the election of officers took place, Lyman Gold presiding. The oftlcers elected are as fol lows: A. X. Dwyer, president; W. C. Marmon. f rst vice president: Charles Houck. second vice president: II. H. Rice, secretary; Har ry Jdy. assistant secretary; A. II. Nor y'e. treasurer; Amos Kepple. sergeant: Charles Westover, captain. The club will be known us the Xordyke Sr Marmon Com pany McKinley Club. A large hall, .cen trally located in West Indianapolis, will be obtained for the use of the club. It will be suitably equipped for the convenience of tne organization, and used as headquarters ?XJ?eVduct,n5-a vlorous campaign In the Twelfth ward. Marching Uniform Adopted. The Commercial Travelers' Republican Club held a meeting last night in their new clubrooms In the Ticrson block. About 160 members were present. It is asserted that the membership will number 500 before the campaign is over. At last night's meeting f,flub apte(1 a badge and a marching nl hlch wln consist of a dark coat, ?, trouseri1 and soft hat. r,Z ? commercial travelers are preparing Ho b demonstration the latter part of 1 Lm?' Possibly the night of the 29th. n,E2 U 1 meelinS will be held at English's y0"0 under the auspices of the and an orator of Prominence will de an ? d,dress- t Saturday night the ? TiSJf rcIal travelers will have a love feast la their clubrooms. Brovrn'a Xctt Song Book. Mr., J. Burgees Brown, the well-known campaign singer of this city and leader of the famous Bald-headed Glee Club, has published a Republican campaign song book called "The Rough Rider." It con tains familiar ringing, rollicking tunes that everybody knows, with new and catchy songs especially adapted to the present campaign. The book sells for 10 cents a copy and orders sent to Mr. Brown, at 01 North Illinois street, will receive prompt attention. 3IcKinley Camp Xb. 1. McKinley Camp, No. 1, of veterans and their sons, will hold a meeting in the Cir cuit courtroom next Friday evening, at 7:30 o'clock. Political Notes. J. Frank Hanley is "booked" for a polit ical address at Mitchell, Ind., Wednesday night. Attorney General Taylor will address a meeting in the city of Fort Wayne Friday night of this week. Governor W. S. Taylor will speak 'at Farmland to-morrow night. During the day a soldiers' reunion will be held In the town. Fred Landis's speaking engagements for this week are: Albany, Ind., to-morrow night. New Castle Thursday and Washing ton. Daviess county, Friday. Union B. Hunt, secretary of state, is en raged for political speeches at Martins ville Thursday, Poplar Grove Friday and Frankfort on Saturday of this week. NEW CONCERNS FORMED INCORPORATIONS FILE ARTICLES WITH SECRETARY OF STATE. Indiana Lead Glass Company to Have lleadquartei in This City Athletic Clnb Organized. The Indiana Lead Glass Company was added to the list of new corporations with Indianapolis headquarters yesterday after noon. Walter E. Mayo, of this city, recent ly took out a patent on an improved form of lamp chimney and has interested In his project Messrs. J. F. T. Sargent and Chris topher S. Sargent, of this city, and Messrs. D. W. Rigrish and Austin Ready, of Con nersvllle. The five gentlemen named filed articles of incorporation in the office of the Secretary of State yesterday and will open an office in Indianapolis in a short time. The factory will be located at Matthews, which is one of the towns situated In the Indiana "gas belt." The company will not only manufacture glass lamp chimneys un der Mr. Mayo's patent, but will also turn out lamp globes, lanterns and lantern globes, pressed glassware, glassware used in combination with crockery or metal fit tings, glass novelties, window and plate glass, fruit jars, bottles and dishes, patent packings for packing wares and boxes for shipping same. The new concern also has the right to buy and sell patents and to give out or sell patent rights; to pur chase real estate or sell or receive real es tate by gift or devise. It is also allowed to acquire leases on gas territory for fuel purposes and to lay pipe lines therefrom to convey fuel to its factory. In addition to all the other rights enumerated, the new corporation is given permission to build switches or tracks to facilitate the sale and transportation of Its manufactured prod ucts. The capital of the Indiana Lead Glass Company Is fixed at 530.000, divided into C00 shares of $100 each. Its term of existence is fifty years. "The Homing Club Garden" is the name of another association which filed articles of incorporation with the secretary'of state yesterday afternoon. The articles are very brief and. besides giving a list of incorpora tors, who are presumably members of the "club," states merely the objects and pur poses of the organization are "the forma tion of a social and athletic club" at Mishawaka. Ind. The gentlemen named as Incorporators are all reputed residents of Mishawaka which is in St. Joseph coun ty. The document created no little interest, In view of the expiration of the Horton boxing law in New York Friday night. The Crescent Fuel and Feed Company, of South Bend. Ind.. was also incorporated yesterday. The new company purposes to deal In all kinds of fuel, building materials, feeds, straws and other like articles, at both wholesale and retail. The capital stock is $10.000, divided into 100 shares of $100 each. The Incorporators are William C. Hlldebrand, Charles D. Ilildebrand and Isaac Farneman, all of South Bend. The term of existence Is limited to twenty-five years. PROPOSITION ACCEPTED. Work Doard to Contract with HoAe Heating: and LiKhtiiif? Company. The members of the Board of Works, who have been considering the giving of a franchise for a hot water heating plant, yesterday decided that the proposition of the Home Heating and Lighting Com pany, whose petition was filed by Julius A. Hanson and S. E. Rauh, was the best for the city and for prospective patrons. A conference was held yesterday with the promoters, and the city attorney was or dered to draw up a contract. The fran chise will be granted if the conditions are acceptable to the company. It is proposed to begin work at once so that heat may be furnished this winter. The city, according to the proposition of the Home Heating and Lighting Company, will receive 5 per cent, of the gross rev enue. Heat will be furnished at 17 cents per foot of radiation, and electric llsht will be. supplied at the maximum rate of 10 cents per 1.000 watts. The matter will be finally settled by the board at its meet ing Monday morning. Mangled Arm Amputated. William F. Griffin, an employe at the Dean Dump Company, yesterday rooming attempted to adjust a belt in the factory and while so doing was caught in the shafting and badly injured. His left arm was mashed and almost torn from the body. He also received a deep cut on the face from' which he lost much blood. He was taken to the City Hospital, where the mangled arm was amputated. Canoe Clnb Opening. The Indianapolis Canoe Club, which has built a new clnb house near Thirtieth street opposite Riverside Park, has set Friday. Sept. '2$. as the date for Its open ing. Eight, thousand dollars has already been expended and the building Is now be ing wiied for electric lights. Advantages In Coming Xovr. Fall season's photo Improvements Just In stalled. New. rich backgrounds, mounts, etc Sitters coming now have more time riven them than In the busier season. More negatives made, never fewer than six. rarbonettea from tf.CO per dozen. l$ X. Fenn. st. MITCHELL STUDIO. TAX LEVY FOR NEXT YEAR 3IAYOR T AGG A KT AND COMnOLI.En JOHNSON "FIGURING IT OUT . Will Dcnhtless Be 7.1 Cent Amount of Appropriation Aftked for the Different Departments M.-ryor Taggart and Controller Johnson were figuring all of yesterday on the esti mates of city expenses for 1'jOI, and their completed figures for the several depart ments of city affairs indicated a tax levy for city purposes of 7!H cents. To this will be added 1 cent each for the police and fire pension funds, making a probably total tax levy of 72i cents. The recommendation of of the mayor and controller, which will be made to the Council Monday night, will no doubt be for a levy of 73 cents. The recommendation will be based upon expenditures estimated at $1,1SS,235.3S, di vided as follows: Department of finance $172,874.58 Department of Public Works .... 4S0.500.00 Department of Public Safety .... 371,997.5 Department of Public Parks .... 98,425.00 Department of Public Health .... 53,208.55 Department of Law 11,140.00 Total $1,1SS,2"5.3S The several departments, in their esti mates submitted to the controller, asked for $1,601,033.97. It is estimated that the in come from miscellaneous sources will be $313,000, leaving, of the probable expenses, $$73,235.38 to be raised by levy. The taxable property for city purposes was reported by the auditor to be $123,777,493. The recommendation for appropriations and tax levy for the year 1900 was for ap propriations aggregating $1,131,150.03, the tax levy being placed at 59 cents, which In cluded 1 cent for the benefit of the police pension fund and 1 cent for the firemen's pension fund. Last year the department of finance was allowed $165,830.4S. This year there were a few deductions, and the increase of about $7,000 is due to the item of $10.000 included to cover, the expenses of the fall city, elec tion. The increase of $25,000 in the Board of Works provides for additional electric light, $5,000; street sweeping. $5,000; street sprinkling. $3,000; water, $5,000, and two bridges, one at Tenth street and the canal, and one at North street over Pogue's run, the combined cost of which is estimated at $5,500. For 1900 the the Board of Safety asked for $368,021. Some deductions were made and new items provided for, and the Increase over this year provides for ten additional men in the police and fire de partments. The Increase in the park allow ance is for needed improvements. The Park Board asked for 1901 $237,405, having in view many Improvements and additions. The cut in this estimate was the largest made by the controller, it being allowed for 19Ci only $93,425. This amount will allow of a number of contemplated improvements. The Board of Health was allowed $53.208.55 on its estimate of $o4,000. This is an in crease of about $3,000 over the appropria tion for 1900. The proposed improvement of the fire department, the addition of police substa tions and men and equipment is not in cluded in the appropriations which will be recommended. These improvements, it Is said, will be left for a special bond issue for the purpose, which. It is thought, will be soon accomplished by the compromise between the party members of the Council which is now in prospect. What action the Council may take upon the recommendation of the mayor and Con troller Johnson regarding appropriations and tax levy Is not known, but it is said the recommendations are made in the con fidence that they will pass the Council. and the differences relative to the fire and police departments and others matters will be adjusted. MTEAK SHOT TWICE. He Had Tronble vrlth "Red' Finley Over the Latter' Sister. Dave McPeak and "Red" Finley, two men well known to the police as thieves and members of the Bungaloo gang, had some trouble last night at Finley's home, No. 151 South Blackford street, and Finley was ar rested on a charge of assault and battery. McPeak got away. Finley objected toMc Peak calling on his sister and the fight started. It was continued outside the hou;e and McPeak shot twice at Finley. Neither of the bullets took effect. CITY NEWS NOTES. Rev. D. R. Lucas will preach at the Central Christian Church to-morrow morn ing and at the Sixth Christian Church In the evening. The Central Association of Baptist Churches will meet Tuesday and Wednes day in the River-avenue Baptist Church, West Indianapolis. The regular monthly meeting of the Per simon Brigade Club will be held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. I. J. Bolton, 2226 Central avenue. Tuesday, Sept. 4, 1900. The second annual reunion of the Beck family will be held Tuesday at the Leander Beck grove, three miles northwest of Leba non. Dinner will be served on the grounds. The Indiana delegation to the National Encampment of the G. A. R. unanimously re-elected Captain William H. Armstrong the Indiana member of the council of ad ministration. George Vorhees was arrested last night by Detectives Splan and Fort and charged with grand larceny. It is claimed he sto'e a horse from a farmer near Cumberland and sold It to William Floyd, 224 Indiana avenue. Members of the Improved Order of Red Men are talking over a plan to build a wigwam in this city. If It should be built it would contain clubrooms. and there would be a home for superannuated mem bers in connection. M. A. Hollabaugh, office secretary of the Young Men's Christian Association, with headquarters in this city, has resigned to take charge or tne Pennsylvania Railroad Young Men's Christian Association, with his otilce at Philadelphia, Pa. The annual meeting of the Central Ger-. man Methodist Church will be held, begin ning Tuesday, at the First German Church, at New Jersey and New York streets. The early sessions will be devoted to the exam inations of students and deacons. David Hart, of 714 Dorman street, was struck at Pratt street and the Big Four Railway by the Big Four Knickerbocker train. His elbow was badly injured and he received numerous other bruises. He was taken home in the City Dispensary ambulance. Matthew Hanson, a feeble-minded man living at 1043 Davis street, wandered away from home last night and was found at midnight at Capitol avenue and Morris street and sent to police headquarters. He was at first unable to tell his- name or where he lived. a. MotesemDacner, conductor on a Brightwood car, was Injured yesterday morning at Market and Delaware streets. A team ran away and while he was on the footboard he was struck by the wagon. He was badly bruised and unable to con tinue on duty. Fred G. Fort, a son of Detective Fort, who has been in the army for three years, reached San Francisco a few days ago and as soon as released from quarantine will start for Indianapolis. Fort has seen serv ice against the Indians, the Spaniards and the Filipinos. The Broad Ripple Rapid Transit Com pany has announced that it will, the be ginning of next season. Improve its car sendee In order to forestall the probable construction of another electric line from this city through Broad Ripple to Tipton, Noblesville and Kokomo. The Connectlonal Council of the African Methodist Episcopal ZIon Church will meet to-morrow at Jones Tabernacle, at North and Blackford streets. The council is com peted of nine bishops, nine general officers and the several boards who manage the work of the church. Bishop J. W. Hood, of North Carolina, is senior bishop and will preside at the council. The Indianapolls & Greenfield Rapid Transit Company has made a change in the fares charged between this city and Greenfield. Hereafter no round trip tickets will be sold and the fare will be 30 cents ach way, there being no charge for the ride from Irvington down town on the line of the Indianapolis Street-railway Com pany. The same fare Is charged frora Ir vlngton to Greenfield. The cars now run every hour and it is announced as the in tention of the company to soon put into effect a half-hour schedule. WILLIAM PRATS DEATH. He Was 'Well-Knorrn In Indianapolis Other Deaths. The funeral of William Praj', who died at his home, "Sunnybanks," one mile cast of Knightstown. Friday afternoon, will take place to-morrow morning at 10 o'clock. The services will be held at the home, and burial will occur at Knightstown. Services will be conducted by Rev. Alfred Brown, of thi3 city, and Rev. J. O. Binford, of Knightstown. For thirty-three years Mr. Pray was a resident of Indianapolis. He was sixty four years old. His wife and four children survive him. The children are Mrs. Van Burton Willits. of this city; Will H. Pray, of the Indianapolis Gas Company, and Misses Clara and Bessie Pray, of Knights town. For almost thirty years he was in the horse business on Alabama street, almost opposite the courthouse. He- was a member of the Friends' Church.- Those who desire to attend the funeral can leave here to-morrow morning at 7 o'clock, and returning, leave Knightstown at 2:30 in the afternoon. Henry W. Mnlr. Henry W. Muir, secretary and treasurer of the Muir Millinery Company, died yes terday morning at his home, 30 North Bel mont street, from a complication of dis eases. Mr. Muir was fifty-one years of age, and had lived in this city since he was eighteen years old. Since coming, to Indianapolis he had been engaged in var ious millinery enterprises, and was for four years president of the Indianapolis Millin ery Company. He was prominently iden tified with the Knights of Pythias, and was a member of the Second Presbyterian Church. His wife, seven half brothers and half sisters survive him. Jamci D. Wllaon. James D. Wilson, a traveling agent of the Haven & Geddes Company, and for many years in the same capacity with the old firm of D. P. Erwin & Company, died Friday night at Marion. He is well-known In this city. He was fifty-one years old and leaves a widow and two daughters. The funeral will be held to-day at Lebanon, and possibly a special train will be run irom Marion to accommodate those who de sire to attend. Mr. Wilson lived at 163S Park avenue. Chnrlen Gnrr. Charle Garr, who had for several months been an Inmate at the countj' poor farm, died yesterday evening from senile debility. He was sixty years of age. His relatives are unknown to the farm authorities. Frederick Metsner. Fredericka Metzner, aunt of Freda Metz- ner, a teacher In the Indianapolis public schools, is dead. Her death occurred Fri day night, at the home of her brother, Emil Metzner, 1218 Central avenue. Airs. Ii. J. Hadley. Mrs. L. J. Hadley, of Denver, a niece of Arthur TImberlake and Mrs. IL F. Fletcher, of this city, died Friday night at 10 o'clock. Mrs. Hadley had manj friends and acquaintances here. ROW AFTER A DANCE. Sensational Story Related to the Po lice by II. Rahke. A few minutes after midnight II. Rahke, a young man living at 1318 South Laurel street, rushed into the police station with blood streaming from cuts on his face, neck and hands. He said three men in a surrey had assaulted him at East street and the Union tracks. He first claimed he did not know why. he .was assaulted, but later it was found that he and Eddie Mor gan, living on Cottage avenue, had been at Okey's dance hall, at East and Georgia streets. There they made the acquaintance of two women, Ollie Baker and Emma Jes sup, who live at 1134 Malott avenue. About an hour before the dance closed two men- tried to persuade the women to leave Rahke and Morgan, but they de clined, and when the dance was closed by the police they started away together. At East street and the Union tracks a man jumped from a buggy and told Rahke: "I'll teach you to take a girl away from me," and began slashing him with a knife. Rahke was stabbed once in the back of the head, cut one across the temple, once Just under the jaw, on the right side of the neck, and twice on the hand. All of the cuts were deep, and he lost a great quantity of blood before reaching the police sta tion. His wounds were sewed up in the City Dispensary by Drs. Thompson and McGaughey. The man who used the knife, before get ting into the surrey again, called for one of the other occupants to take care of Morgan, who ran. The surrey was last seen going north on East street. The wom en hung about the place, and were found by the police, who locked them up on charges of loitering. They claimed not to know the men In the surrey. Rahke was locked up and slated for assault and bat tery. Indiana Stone for Xevr Postofllce. A vigorous effort Is making to Induce government officials to substitute Indiana stone In the place of marble for use in the construction of the new Indianapolis fed eral building. W. S. Blatchey, state geolo gist, Is deeply interested In Indiana building stone, and returned 3Testerday from Bloom ington, where he went to have a consulta tion with Representative Miers with a view to setting . on foot Influences which will bring about the result to be so much de sired. Mr. Blatchley's trip resulted in let ters being written to Senators Fairbanks and Beveridge and Representative Over street, requesting them to appoint a time when a conference may be held In this city with reference to the kind of material to be used in the building. Attempted to Abduct the Dnns;hter. Bicycle Police Schroeder and Häuser were sent late last night to Blackford and negro giving the name of David Hager. A Washington streets, where they arrested a Mrs. Murphy and her daughter were re turning from market, and' at Blackford street the daughter who is sixteen years of age, was grabbed by the negro, who at tempted ta drag her away. The act was witnessed by a number of men, who not too kindly used the negro after catching him. Schroeder and Häuser recognized him as the man whom they arrested about a year ago for offending persons on the. street. Troops Xot Needed nt Bedford. Judge Martin, of Bedford, was in consul tation with Governor Mount yesterday con cerning the transfer of John Gaines and Oliver Thomason, accused of the murder of Frank Lentz. from the Reformatory at Jeffersonvllle to Bedford for trial. The sheriff of Lawrence county also accom panied Judge Martin, and both men said it would not be necessary to send troops to Bedford when, the men are transferred. Did the Daby Reason T James Champlin Fernald, in September At lantic. The kindergartens say It is a growing opinion that it Is near the age of eight that the child begins to see the end to be gained in contradistinction to something to be done. ' The assumption is not true of real children. The present writer knew, for instance, a little cherub of two years' terrestrial experience who found the cat in his high chair after he had left it and went to eject her. The cat objected and scratched his hand, whereupon he withdrew to think it over. That high chair was of the dislo cating kind that can become a low easy chair by pulling a handle. Two-year-old 'walked round the table, came up behind pussy's strategic, position, pulled that han dle and brought the whole fortification down like thunder. That cat made a leap such as could only nave been inspired by a conviction of the approaching end of all things, and young humanity had estab lished forever the "dominion" given him in Genesis over the "beast of ths field." TO HOODWINK UNCLE SAM THAT IS WHAT RUSSIANS ARE SUS TECTED OF WISHING TO DO. They Prefer n Rnsso-Amcrlcnn to a British-American Alliance Scheme Xot Mcetlns vrlth Success Julian Ralph, in London Mail. At Aix-les-Balns I heard news of a new Russian plan, which is intended, if it can be brought off successfully, to hoodwink America and to do Great Britain indefinite damage. My authority is a diplomat of high standing, who is friendly to both the peoples in question. It is at once impossible to imagine that a man in his high and favored position would speak lightly of matters of such gravity or to argue that he dees not know positively the matters of which he spoke, His position ensures his intimacy with the statecraft of Europe, and his tact, his magnetic manners, and the importance of his position, all exert a strong Influence in bringing to his ken whatever it Is his busi ness or his desire to know. We were old friends, and he knew that, while I might use what he said, I never would betray his identity. He began by asking me, as -an American, whether I knew that Russia is making an earnest effort to come to a good understanding with America. I said I had observed that a singularly pro-Russian newspaper In New York was making the project of a Russo-American alliance conspicuous in both its editorial and its news columns. This Interested the diplomat. The fact was so new that it had not fallen within his observation. RELIGIOUS ASPIRATIONS. He asked on what possible grounds such an alliance was broached to the public, and I amused him by replying, "On reli gious and moral grounds. It is urged that as Russia and the United States ask for nothing from China except peace do not seek land and revenue and have no enmity toward the Chinese, they should act In concert , not only In China, but everywhere and always hereafter." "And," said he, "what is America to re ceive In return for such a mighty gift as her partnership and assistance?" "According to Russia's organ," I replied, "she is to get the moral consciousness of serving Christian ends, and the moral benefit of an alliance with a great, pious and Christian power, which has just taken a larger slice out of China than any one else has dared to appropriate, and promises not to take any more Just at present, while seeing to it that America shall take none at all. America is furthermore told that Russia needs to be supported, in order that she may assume the place of a buffer be tween civilization and 'the Yellow Peril.' This is put first In the pro-Russian news paper; but I mention It last because I am acquainted with China, and know that there is no such thing as a 'Yellow Peril,' so far as China is concerned. The wildest Imaginings may clothe the Japanese with the poxver to become a 'Yellow Peril,' but I have seen nothing about the Japanese which lead3 me to take them very seri ously." OPPOSED TO ENGLAND. "Very good," the diplomat replied; "at least, what ypu have stated agrees with the arguments which Russia's agents are putting forth here in Europe. But Russia has another and more pressing point to make, which Is not explained by her press, though I think it is well understood in all the diplomatic circles of the continent. She has passed the word all over her cir cuit of Influence that 'America is growing too English,' and that every effort which can be put forth must be exerted to break the harmony of feeling between the two nations. This new attitude is adopted part ly in the interests of France and more largely on the general continent behalf. The policy was arranged a few months ago, when the Boers, having plotted, declared and begun a war on Great Britain, began to wish that they had not done so and to toment in Europe what hostility they could against Great Britain. Having argued that - the Boers were worthy of sympathy as the 'under dog in the struggle, these coun tries have now effected so great a moral combination against England that it is she who is now the 'under dog.'. , "She has no first-class power, except America, which offers her the slightest ground for hope of friendly bearing towards her, in case the bitter feeling of to-day generates a war against her to-morrow. Russia's plan, encouraged by Austria, France and Germany, is to strip Great Britain naked of support before such a war begins. It was thought a few months ago that France might make the attack. I believe that danger is over. It has been dissipated by the trouble in China, which gives to the French people the distraction their government desired. Had not this Chinese affair taken place a war with Eng land might have been arranged to turn the minds of the French from their own troubles at home. It was in view of the possibility of war between France and Great Britain that this project of a Russo American alliance was set in motion Were such an alliance effected England would be deprived net only of her sole hope of as sistance, but of her first and greatest source of food. When all other ocean lanes were blockaded against her the American ships could still bring foodstuffs to her by north erly routes too far removed from the busiest ocean channels to be policed by any navy or combination of any two navies now existing. It is true that the financial loss to America, were she to enter into such an agreement, would be incalculable. It would lose for that country her greatest chance to enrich herself; but Russia fan cies that this point will be overlooked, or will be regarded as of subordinate interest In an alliance so grandly . moral and so purely pious." THE GREAT OBSTACLE. "How is the project progressing?" I asked. "Not satisfactorily to Russia thus far, I think," was the diplomat's reply. "What opposition does it meet with?" "The tremendous weight of American sagacity," was the reply. "The Russians vacated the best position which any coun try enjoyed in the competition for Ameri can regard. During more than a century every American cherished bitterness against Great Britain for the part she played against them in 1776, 1812, and, to an irritating degree, in 1861. And at the same time those. people regarded Russia with more than ordinary good will, be cause of her valuable offer of assistance during the war between the North and the South, as well as because of an earlier proof of kindly interest which Russia gave to the new country when, as was each time the case, she did not foresee America's coming greatness, ambition and activity, But Russia threw away American friend ship when America went to war with Spain. "If the people of America do not know this, it is none the less Well known to their government. When that war was declared Muravieff and the Russian Cabinet felt like that German statesman who declared that 'the United States was a huge and shapeless monster, which was as like as not to wrest, the mastery of the world from the European powers, if it be not throttled there and then.' It was Russia which con ceived and tried to ripen the plan of a European combination against the United States at that time only a litttle more than. two years ago. All the powers of Eu rope were sounded, and all those powers welcomed the idea, except England. Some countries, like Austria, grew hot and ex cited for its fruition. It pleased Germany. France had at last found a papa in Russia, and played a more eager part than might be expected, even of an obedient child. But England broke up the plot. She acknowledged her friendship for America, and the government at Washington knows what valuable and practical assistance it got from England from that time until the two Spanish fleets weVe blbwn off the face of the water. Checked and plainly beaten as she was, Russia still hoped on. still worked ahead for ths crippling of Ameri ca. It was her fantastic belief and this gained ground In Vienna and Berlin that the Southern States In America would seize that chance to reopen their rebellion and break the republican confederation. Dangling this hope before the European powers. Russia persisted.- by baci-dsor means, ts rtll as frcnt-ecr cnes. La fcer Taffeta Dress - Received a large shipment Saturday. Ther are the swell, new effects, direct from Paris and Berlin. Exclusive styles, too. Prices range from $15.00 to $75.00. Don't you want to get first pick? Come in and see them anyway. Taffeta and Flanrael Waists The new fall styles, nobby effects, tucked and hemstitched, all the new shades and black. They're different from those you've seen before. New Tailored Rich and elegantly tailored. tight-fitting effects, also Etons with -flare and flounce skirts. At Paris Exposition! AHERICA LEADS THE WORLD. Many people, after reaching a certain degree of perfection, deem it safe to rest on their laurels and continue to offer from year to year their product, relying upon seniority alone to carry them through. Taking advantage of this situatyn, and by in defatigable work, the BALDWIN PIANO has been justly "suc cessful in taking the prominent position as the most improved, up-to-date and the best Upright and Grand Piano made in the world. In competition with the leading' manufacturers of the &orld at the Paris Exposition the BALDWIN PIANO has been awarded the Grand Gold Medal, which confers the very highest award given. Outside of a personal feeling of pleasure at this achievement, we take a broader view of pride in the fact that America leads the world in the industry of piano building. We have duplicate Art Pianos of those exhibited at Paris. Call and see them. D. H. Baldwin 65 Co 145 North Pennsylvania Street. Indianapolis. extraordinary activity against the great Republic. I assure you that this must be as well known to the government at Wash ington as it is in all the courts of Eu rope." ELDER JOSEPH SMITH. Son of Founder of MormonUm Aluay Opposed to rolyirniuy. Detroit News. "We are known as Josephltes, while the people of Utah are called Brighamites," Elder Joseph Smith, president of the re organized Church of Latter-day Saints, told the News, lie is In Detroit to proselyte for his church, and says the Latter-day Saints are the descendants of the original church. "We differ from the Mormons in that we do not believe in polygamy," he explained to a News reporter. "In th3 doctrine of covenants it states: We de clare that we believe that one man should have one wife, and one woman but one husband.' This was the original Mormon belief, and was accepted by all until Aug. 23, 1852, when Brigham Young declared for polygamy. The first sermon was preached in its favor the same day by Orson Pratt. None of my family accepted this teach ing, and I soon began to work as a mis sionary against the spread of the obnoxious creed. "I was born at Kirkland, O., Nov. 6, 1SC2. My family moved to Illinois in 1S09. I was educated in the public schools. In 1S44 my father, the originator of the Mormon faith, was killed. A press was destroyed at Nau voo, and father, with sixteen others, was arrested for riot. They obtained bail, but were Soon after arrested for treason. They were confined in the Carthage Jail. Be fore being tried, a mob assembled, and both Joseph Smith and his brother were shot. When I came of age, I took up the crusade against polygamy. My followers then num bered 3U0. Now there are 50,000 baptized believers. I live at Lamoni, la., where 1 have been editor of the Saints' Herald for thirty years. I have been in Utah four times as a missionary against polygamy. "Politically, I am a Republican, though 1 take no active part in such things. My only public offices have been Justice of the peace and trustee in my own town. 1 and all my followers were opposed to Congress man Roberts. Personally he was not a bad man, but the idea of polygamy is con trary to the principles of this country, and of our belief." m t ' In speaking of history of the Mormon Church, Mr. Smith says: "My father was the originator of the faith. He received the visitation of an angel, who revealed to him where the plates of Mormon were con cealed. Mormon was a Jewish prophet liv ing COO years before Christ. Fourteen hun dred years ago there were two migrations to South America. The people wandered northward and settled In New York State, where they finally became extinct. The place where the plates of Mormon were hidden was in the hill of Cumunah, near Palmyra, N. Y. Their whereabouts was re vealed by the angel. Those plates were de posited there by Moroni, a leader of the tribe. They were written in reformed Egyp tian, and were translated by Joseph Smith. The book which is known as the Mormon Bible was published in 1S23. .This book is directly opposed to polygamy. It was pub lished until 1876 in the original form. Then the Mormon branch in Utah left out the section on marriage which expressly for bids polygamy." The church has missionaries In England, Australia, Hawaii and Canada. There are 400 congregations. The sect in Detroit is composed of 150 baptized member. They meet every Sunday at 344 Grand River ave nue. Joseph Smith will preach there twice on Sunday. He will discuss the differences between the church of the Latter-day Saints and the Mormon belief She Can Pronounce Haltch. Youth's Companion. To encounter the English "H" on Its own soil affords annually much innocent amusement to traveling Americans; but, if anything, the letter is even funnier when it emigrates to the "Appy Land." There Is a household in a small Massa chusetts town, of which the most honored member Is an aged grandmother, who was born In England. She has two grand daughters, twins, namedalthough their mother now admits that she ought to have known better Hannah and Anna. The old lady Is extremely attached to them, but there Is seldom a day in which her bright old eyes do not snap, and her pretty white curls quiver with wrajh. at what she calls. wi:h spirit, the "'opeless hassravation" of trying to make them understand which she is talking to. "I didn't call 'Anna: I called Hanna," she will protest Indignantly, when the wronj cr.? rcrpcr.3 ta a summons. "Why C;n't Skirts Suits New double and single-breasted and the new style Russian blouse, o9 TAKES Quality in Wall Paper FirstClass Workmanship To make your rooms beau tiful. We will be pleased to show you through our stock and make a design for your rooms, subject to your approval. We make an ex clusive business of interior decorating-, and our work is a guarantee in itself. COPPOCK BROS. Pembroke Arcade. Lap Dusters and Fly nets We furo out tfce most stylish HARNESS for the least money. See that yours Is made by Techentin & Freiberg, 123 E. Washington St. Hanna come 'erself instead of sending 'Anna, when ?he wasn't harked for?" Nothing makes her angrier than to sug gest, no matter how carefully and deli cately, that any confusion of Il's might be responsible for the difficulty. "I'm Hengllsh. I hown." she says, with frigid dignity, "but I 'ope I know 'ow to pronounces my haitchesl It's only the hignorant Hengllsh who say 'ouse for 'ouse and orre for 'orse. Hanna! 'Anna! What are you laughing at? I didn't say 'ouse. I said ouse 'ouse and 'orse hex actly as you do. 'Ark now and 'ear me." Then very slowly and with deep imprs siveness. " 'Orse! 'orse! 'orse! 'oue! 'ouse! 'ouse! And I 'ope you're satisfled!" They are! They would not exchange for the choicest American grandmother procurable in "the States" the dear little Englishwoman with her high ppirit, her soft voice and the unaccountable, uncon finable, vagarious gypsy H that has ac companied her from the "hold 'orae." The "Dad Land" Mlinnmrd. Ernest Seton Thompson, In Scribner. The lovely HIawathan tpring was touch ing all things in the fairy Badlands. Oh, why are they called Badlands? If nature pat down deliberately on the eighth day of creation and said, "Now work Is done, let's play. Let's make a place that shall com bine everything that is finished, and won derful, and beauUful. A paradise for man, and bird, and beast." it was purely then that she made these wild, fantastic hills, teeming with life, radiant with gayest flowers, varied with sylvan groves, bright with prairie sweeps, and brimming lakes and streams. In foreground, odng, and distant hills, that change at every step, we find some proof that nature squandered here the riches that in othr lands she u?ed as sparingly as gold. With colorful ky above, and colorful land below, and the distance blocked by sculptured buttes that are built, of precious stones and ores, and tinged as by a lasting and unspeakable sunset. And yet for all thi3 ten times gor geous wonderland enchanted blind man has found no better name than one which ay "the road to it is hard." Trustworthy Guaranty. ' Chicago Tribune. "Are you the editor : "Yes. sir. What can I do for your "I wish that you would say in the paper to-morrow morning that Mr. Ralph Bungo. the popular young society leader, has re turned from his summer trip to the moun tains " "I presume this is correct, but Items of this kind, you know, must be guaranteed by somebody." "I can assure you it's aU rlsht "I have no doubt of It. but wcuM T-'-l mind tellinj roe your narasT" "I'm er Mr. IJunro."