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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, MAY 17, 1896.
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HIIEEY ALL RIGHT
Z1C 19 VOUCHED FOIl II V THE ADVI
SORY BOAIID OF TUG A. P. A.
It Sara the Ohio Candidate Indorsed
the Principles of the Order In
a Recent Interview.
NO ONE ON THE BLACKLIST
ALL REPUBLICAN FAVORITC SO.S
ACCEPTABLE TO THE SOCIETY.
Senator Dabota'a Coarse In Congress
Indorsed by the Idaho Republic
an State Convention.
"WASHINGTON", May 16. To-day's session'
of the American Protective Association's Su
preme Council waa the most Interesting of
the convention, because the action of the
executive committee of the advisory board
In blacklisting Mr. McKInley as a presiden
tial candidate was to be reviewed. The
report of the advLsory board on the action
of Its committee was made to the council
late. in the session. It was technically an
Indorsement of the executive committee. It
asserted. In substance, that the executive
committee was warranted, in view of the
evidence presented to k, In. placing a ban
Upon Mr. McKInley. But, in addition, It
state that a further examination of this
testimony by the full board has convinced
the members that the witnesses were unre
. liable and that their statements were Incor
rect. Therefore, the board concluded, Mr.
McKInley should be placed on the same foot
ing, so far as members of the A. P. A. are
concerned, . with the other candidates for
presidential nominations and should not be
discriminated against. Appended to the re
port was a statement In writing by delegate
liaddlesony of California, who asserts that
a committee, of which he was chairman, in
terviewed Mr. McKInley at his home In Can
ton. O.. ch the Hth Inst, and that the In
terview was satisfactory. The other mem
bers of the committee are stated to have
been delegates Van Fossen, of Washington,
and.C. H Sept, State chairman of Kentucky.
The morning session was devoted to con-'
slder&L'on of amendments to the constitu
tion in the committee of the whole. One;
was adopted to establish the permanent'
headquarters In Wasiiington, and to make
it obligatory on the supreme president and
supreme secretary -to reside here. A second
C-sndment takes away the privilege of seats
in thi Supreme Council from presidents and
pa .presidents of State councils, except
those regularly elected a3 delegates. The
recommendation of Supreme President Tray
r that he right be vested in the supreme
nsident to arbitrarily remove State officers
be :ken away was carried into effect by
auoNer amendment.
s,'Thvi afternoon session was consumed In
the- adaption of amendments to the consti
tution. Several resolutions were adopted.
The most Interesting of them provides, for
the appointment of a committee of Ave to
Uke steps toward tna estaDiisnment-. in
Washington of a bureau of Inquiry into the
facta regarding the alleged activity of the
Roman Catholic Church In politics. The
preamble to these resolutions says:
"The unified organization of the Roman
Catholic Church is politically centralized at
the national capital in its papal lega
tion, and on Oct. the ; American
Catholic hierarchy made a significant reor-
-Ban;aiionoi me uureau or Aamoiic .inaian
uli33ions, making the controlling board of
Eastern men located In the pivotal centers
of population rather than Western men lo
cated near the Indians. Priest Stephen, who
is continued as director, says: 'We have kept
quiet too long; we have been badly treated:
, we propose now to stand by those who stand
by us
The preamble also charges that one
branch of the.War Department Is dominated
by the Catholic Church; that under this ad
ministration the per cent, of Catholic em-
?loyes was Increased from 23 to 47 per cent.;
hat the Pension Bureau is controlled by
the church, and that a member of the Cab
inet has said two-thirds of the clerks cer
tified to his department by the Civil-service
Commission were members of that church.
Resolutions were also adopted denouncing
the action of the Senate In confirming the
nomination of Colonel Ccppinger to be briga
dled general, on the ground that he owes his
allegiance to another power than the United
. States.
At half-past 7 to-night the council met
grain. expre?slng a determination to com-
flete its imslness before adjourning, even if
t was necessary to sit all night. The Mc
KInley question was the first on the pro
gramme. Following is the full report of the
advisory board, which was adopted at to
day's session of the council, practically with
out opposition or discussion:
xWe, your national advisory board, beg
leave to most respectfully make the follow
ing report: Your board finds, after investiga
tion, that there Is no reason why any of the
following candidates for the Republican
nomination for the presidency of the United
States In the campaign of 1SD6 may not be
supported : The Hon. Wm. B. Allison, of
Iowa; the Hon. Thomas B. Reed, of Maine;
the. Hon. Martftew Quay, of Pennsylvania;
the Hon. Shelby M. Cullom. of Illinois; Gov
ernor Bradley, of Kentucky; the Hon. Benja
min Harrison, of Indiana; the Hon. Levi-P.
Morton, of New York; the Hon. William
McKInley, of Ohio. Regarding the matter
heretofore appearing In the public press rela
tive to Governor McKInley, we And that It
was sustained by the evidence in the posses
sion cf the legislative committee of this
board at the time of publication, but subse
quently statements received by this board
from the special committee sent by author
ity of this beard to Interview Governor Mc
KInley show that he denies and explains the
grf?ter part of the rnr-er contained in said
evidence ami which statements are accepted
by-th! board. Sail' committee also report
tnat In said Interview with McKInley, he
ful.y and unequivocally indorsed the princi
ples of this order and in order that no In
justice may be done him, we recommend
that so much of this action as may be
deemed wise may b given to the press for
.publication. We also find that the action
of the legislative committee of this board
relative to same was taken in good
faith by the committee and this board. In
believing that under the action of the su-
fireme council, session of Mav, 1S3G, as shown
n page 106 of tho proceedings, conferred
upon them full power to do as they did.
Jso candidates of any other political party
have been investigated for the reason that
rone have yet come before the public suffi
ciently prominent to demand an investiga
tion by this order. We also rvcommend
that provision he made to ascertain the at
titude toward the principles of thi3 order
of any and ail candidates for place on na
tional tickets to the end that the members
of this order may be able to act and vote
Intelligently."
Officers for the coming year were elected
as follows: President. J. W. Echols, of At
lanta. Ga.: vice preMient, Henry S. Wil
liams, of QSston; secretary of state, H. H.
J. Swave. of California; chaplain. W. H.
Got wo: J. of Washington. D. C. At 12:13 a.
rru the council adjourned until Monlav for
the transaction of unfinished business.
DUBOIS'S COIUSK ll'HCLD.
Position of the Senator on Silver
Backed by Idnho TleituliIIcnnK.
POCATELLO, Ida., May 16. The Repub
lican State convention met here to-day and
proved a harmonious gathering. The Dubois
men were In control by about ISO to 70. The
financial plank U very emphatic anl com
prehensive. It begins:
"Whereas. The Republican convention of
1SSS declared in favor cf gold ami filver as
the standard money cf the United States
and condemned the action of the Democratic
party for its efforts In attempting to de
monetize silver, and.
"Whereas, The Republican national con
vention of 1S02 substantially rfiterated the
declaration of 1?S3. and
"Wheresj, The question of crystallizing into
the law the utterances the last two conven
tions named anl of every utterance hereto
fore made by the Republican party of this
fitate recently arose in the United States
Bnafe. and
"Whereas, Senators Harry M. Teller. Fred
T. Dubois. Thomas II. Carter, Lee Mantle
nd Frank Cannon demanded the enforce
ment of eall platform and utterance. unler
ccniitlcr.s known to all, therefore b it
"Resolvtd. That we heartily indorse th
cctlon of Senator Dulo's In Joining with his
Ciisciatea named la tho UzrU&s position
named In behalf of the free coinage of silver
and protection to American inaustry ana
reciprocity, one and Inseparable,"
The resolutions then state that free coin-,
age of silver would open to the United States
the Immense trade of China and Japan, and
Instructs lb .delegates frcm this State to
work for a silver man In the St; Louis con
vention. The delegates are Senator Dubois,
fx-Congreesman Saeet, A. B. Campbell of
Shoshone, Lytleton Price of Blaine, M. B.
Gwynne of Canyon and Benjamin Erichs of
Fremont.
Xortk Carolina Republican Ticket.
RALEIGH. N. C. May 16. The Republican
convention adjourned about 4 o'clock this
morning. The complete ticket nominated
Is: For Senator, J. C. Prltchard; Governor,
Daniel L. Russell; attorney-general, Z. U.
Walser; auditor, Ruff Henderson; Justice
of the Supreme Court, R. M. Douglass.
The-othr, places were left open In thehope
that the Populists will continue fusion.
II. A. Guoger and I. J. Spears were nomi
nated for electors at large. The delegates
to the national convention are Instructed
for McKInley. They are: Senator Prltchard.
James E. Boyd, George H. White and
Claude M. Bernard. The financial plank
reads: "We favor the use of gold and silver
a3 standard money and the restrlctlonsh
as standard money and the restoration of
silver to it3 functions and dignity as a
money metal. We are opposed to the retir
ing of the greenbacks, the money of the
people, the money favored by Lincoln. We
are opposed to the issue of interest-bearing
bonds la, the time of peace." and the Pres
ident and Secretary are criticised for Issu
ing bonds.
The Money Question In Georgia.
. . ATLANTA, Ga., May 16. The currency
campaign in Georgia, preliminary to the
State convention on the 6th of June, has
broken oat with remarkable vehemence In
.this. (Fulton) county, which promises to be
the storm center of the agitation 'for the
next few weeks. An organization of young
men opposing the free and unlimited coinage
of silver at a ratio of 18 to 1, styling Itself
the. Youns Glen's SounJ Currency Club, has
been formed and has enrolled 1,247 names
during the TTrst week of its existence. This
has aroused the advocates of free coinage,
and they have Invited Congressman Bailey,
of Texa3, to come to Atlanta and preside
Wednesday evening at the formationof a
free-silver league. To meet this the louhg
Men's Sound Currency Club has - engaged
Congressman Patterson, of Tennessee, to an
swer Mr. Bailey on Thursday evening. The
free-silver side so far has no organization,
while the Sound Currency Club has a week's
start and Is pushing the campaign with
visor.
AltKeld Talk for Silver.
CHICAGO, May 16. Despite a severe rain
storm, the Auditorium was filled this even
ing when Governor Altgeld delivered his ad
dress on ' the silver question. He prefaced
his remarks with the assertion that the hard
times which lately have afflicted the country
were due entirely to the great reduction In
the volume of money in the -world Incident
to the destroying of silver as a money metal.
He declared himself heartily in favor of an
International agreement on the silver ques-.
tion, if It could be reached, but said that he
thought this -country large enough to stand
alone. The address was confined entirely
to the silver-question and was greeted with
much applause by the audience. -
i. v.-
.New York Republican Committee.
NEW YORK. May 16. The Republican
State committee held a forty-five minute
session to-day and passed resolutions com
mending the work of the last Legislature,
reaffirming the gold standard plank of the
last State convention and appointing a com
mittee consisting of Edward Lauterbach,
William Goodrich, Wm. Barnes, Jr., John T.
Mott and Charles W. Alexander to revise
the report of the committee on the work
of the lat Legislature and prepare It in the
form of a statement. There was no action
taken on the subject of presidential candi
dates. .
Two More Votes for McKInley.
CHICAGO, May 16. D. W. Mills was
nominated by the Republicans for Congress
man in the Fourth district to-day. Joseph
Bidwell and Thomas Shaughnessy were
named as delegates to the national conven
tion. A resolution instructing the delegates
for McKInley was adopted by acclamation.
The name of Congressman Woodman, who
now represents the district, was not pre
sented to the convention.
IS TII13 WEDDING RING GOIXGt
Slgna Are Xot Wanting that Its Star
U on the Wane.
Pearson's Weekly; -
For two thousand years, ever since the
Romans plighted their troth with a tiny Iron
band, the magic circlet has kept its hold
upon the world, but will that hold be as
firm In the future?. It must be remembered
that, after all, the ring is nothing more
than a symbol that the putting on of a
ring Is not necessary to complete the legal
contract of marriage.
Xor are signs wanting thai its star is al
ready on the wane. The engagement ring
may be regarded as doomed, since Princess
May substituted an. engagement bracelet for
the conventional ring of betrothal. She has
not. Indeed, declined the "mystic symbol of
the union cf hearts" presented by the Welsh
people to the Duke of York, but the refusal
of the engagement ring might quite fairly
be regarded as the first step in the path
toward the abolition of lta more. Important
successor.
There Is yet another argument against
the wedding ring. The ring was adopted as
the outward and visible sign cf power and
authority. In the olden days, when mes
sages were sent by word of mouth, it was
the custom. In order to prove the authen
ticity of the bearer, to Intrust him with
the signet ring: of the sender.
Thuj, when a man took unto .himself a
wife, whom he placed at the head of his
household, that delegated authority was
made visible to the world by conferring
upon her the all-potent ring, the only dis
tinction being that the woman wore her ring
on the left hand as being the inferior hand
of the two whilst, the man, as lord and
master, carried his upon the right or su
perior hand.
In a day, thereto, when the woman
claims the authority In her own right, and
scornfully repudiates the Idea of being "dele
gated." it would be only consistent for them
to refuse the symbol. If, Indeed, there should
be a-conferrlng of rings at all. it would be
more In keeping with the man to receive It,
since the spirit of the ae is all in favor
of his being the delegated authority. It is
not generally known thai in ail there are
about twenty-fodr different makes of rings
and three qualities cf gold. The cheap quali
ty Is In favor with the Scotch and Irish,
whilst In the north of England heavy rings
are in demand. Of the two styles of rinr
the round and the broad sort the popular
taste most approves the latter as being most
nhovry. The wants of the United Kingdom
In this respect are supplied, for the most
parM'br Birmingham, where the trade Is so
brisk that It Is no uncommon thing for one
establishment to turn .out batches, of from
sfxty 6 seventy dcten a week. and. so far as
we can see at present, there sems no pros
pect of any decay in their thriving trade, i ;
' TIIR niCYCLC AND TEJIPEI-ANCE.
nefirnr.led an nn Ajrency In the Prac
tical Work of Reform.
Washington Post.
, .The bicycle Is now proudly posing as a
promoter of temperance. It long since won
recognition In brslnes circles as the foe
of various Industries. It reduced the price
of horses, seriously damaged the carriage
builders, cut Into the earnings of street rail
ways, diminished the box receipts of thea
ters, subtracted from the attendance at
churches, and, more recently, forced Itself
as freo bagcrage on ail the railroads in New
York and Ohio. Now it 13 winning distinc
tion as the enemy of another branch of bus
iness that cf the saloon keeper. And as the
distiller" and brewer stand behind the re
tall denier in stimulants, their Interests are
also threatened.
The St. Louis Republic enthusiastically
shouts the praises of the bicycle as an
agency in the practical work cf temper
ance. It places It far ahead of the ro!d
cure, but we do not see how they can oper
ate on the same line or on competing lines.
The gold cure U for habitual drunkards,
and they do not. for obvious reasons, great
ly affect the wheel. But the Republic cheer
fully notes that the newspaper and maga
zine writers have already begun to comment
on the change in the habits of young men
who are given to bicycling. Instead of wart
Li ? their idle hours In saloons or lounging
about the boarding houses, we are assured
that the wheelmen have taken to the coun
try roads, and that they "eschew Intoxi
cants of all kinds."
This may be somewhat optimistic. We
can imagine a tired wheelman far out on
the road locking with toleration, at least,
at a sign on a country store bearing the le
gend. "Lager beer on Ice." We can even
hnaglne that weary traveler riding up to
that store, dismounting, investing a dime
in a bottle of that beverage and irrigating
his oesophagus therewith. But we have no
doubt that in a general and natural way,
bicycling is promotive of temprance. It
takes the .wheelman away from the saloons
in the first P-ace, and that Is a long step
toward temperance. And the fact that hard
drinking disqualifies one for riding tho
wheel is another factor in the alleged re
form. All tvhirtescme amusements are helps
toward temperate Hiring.
Isatlor P. Smith, leng a member of the Chi
cago fire department, was last night instant
ly killed bv coming la contact with a live
electric wire.
BLOW TO LIBERALS
IRISH 31. IVS have: deserted tub
ADVOCATES OP HOME RULE.
Slove That Caused a Sensation in Po
litical Circles, nnd May Lead to Re
arrangement of Party Lines.
NEW BICYCLE INVENTION
EASY RIDIXG MACHINE THAT DOES
XOT NEED P.EU3IATIC TIRES.
Progress of the Anglo-Egyptian Ex
pedition lp the Mlc Moscow Fill
Ins I'P irltli Sight-Seers.
(Copyrighted, 1806, by the Associated Press.)
LONDON, May 16. The split between the
Liberals and the Irish members of Parlia
ment over the education bill, which gave the
government a major'.ty of 267, has been the
leading feature of hDir.e politics during the
week. The matter .s warmly discussed in
all the newspapers. The Liberals are very
bitter against the Irish for supporting the
government, especially as the Irish are ap
parently prepared to suiort ithe agricultural
rating bill If Its prc.v:i)ns are extended to
Ireland. The LlberaLf. in their wrath, say
that the action of the Irish mem--bers
is a severe blow to home
rule, as it has al'.enated .from them
the sympathy of tho Nonconformists, who.
It 13 alleged, are ni convinced that the
Irish vote Is controlled by the priests. Thus
the cry that "homj rule means Rome rule"
is again raised in sojie quarters. The two
home rule organs the Dally; News and the
Daily Chronicle claim to regard the situa
tion as very serious. The paper first named
publishes letters on the subject from leading
Nonconformists, such .as the Rev. Gulness
Rogers, the Rev. Ilug.i Price Hughes and
Dr. Berry. Mr. Rcgerj declares that the
action of the Irish members of Parliament
amounted to "flouting home rule," and that
it has postponed home rule sine die. The
Rev. Hughe3 writes that the vote shows that
the Irish home rule party is the Rome rule
party, adding: "And that, when the time
comes to the point, they will sacrifice home
rule, political gratitude and every other con
sideration to the wishes of the priests."
Though the Liberals and Nonconformists
undoubtedly exaggerate the gravity of the
situation, there is no doubt that importance
must be attached to the statements, as the
Nonconformists have been the backbone of
the home rule" campaign in England.
The Speaker to-day, referring to the split,
says: "We do not wish to use hard words to
the Irish home-rulers who deliberately broke
the . alliance with their political friends in
England, but it canot be denied that the
vote proves that they are under the domina
tion of the priests, ar.d by the vote have
placed themselves in an entirely different
position in regard to the English parties.
The step may lead to very momentous con
sequences." '
On the other hand, it Is believed in some
circles that the Irish have become convinced
that they nave nothing but promises to ex
pect from the Liberals under any considera
tion, and that therefore they are placing
their hopes on the Conservatives, whose pro
posed land legislation for Ireland 13 undoubt
edly well Intended and has been well re
ceived. According to the statement pub
lished a committee representing the so-called
Radical party will shortly Issue a manifesto
significantly omitting all reference to home
rule. Its energies will be directed to advo
cating the abolition of the Hojse of Lords.
The remarkable activity in the bicycle
trade during pie past six months is causing
an industrial revolution at Birmingham and
other centers. Thousands of skilled mechan
ics have deserted the gun-making ani other
industries for the bicycle factories, where
they are working double time and are earn
ing big wages. Incidentally, American bi
cycles are making headway here. At first
they were strongly condemned. The Chron
icle observe-, in this connection, that "Brit
ish makers must reduce the weight and sim
plify the adjustments of bicycles or suffer
greatly from comparison with the American
wheels, which are five to seven pounds
lighter." Land and Water learns that a
new bicycle invention, which Is looked on as
likely to supersede pneumatic tires, is short
ly to be presented to the public. It is vague
ly described as a frame bicycle, pneumat
ically slung, while the wheels are are solld
tlred. Thus, it is claimed, there is no danger
of puncture, the resistance is perfect, there
is an entire absence of vibrations and the
machines can be produced at half the cost
of the present machines.?
The Anglo-Egyptian expedition up the Nile
Is proceeding without the slightest hitch.
The Dervishes appear to bo temporarily de
moralized, though they may be simply bid
ing their time and preparing to strike a
powerful blow when the right moment ar
rives. The dispatch of Indian troops to gar
rison ' Suakim has given great satisfaction
and confidence to the inhabitants. The
Egyptian troops from Suakim will be sent
to the Nile expedition. The operations will
be commenced in earnest after the great
beat of summer passes away. When the ad
vance begins everything that Is possible to
do towards insuring the success of the ex
pedition will have been done. Spies report
that the Emperor of Dongola has appealed
to the Khalltta for reinforcements, declaring
he Is unable to oppose the Egyptian troops
with the present force at his disposal. The
Khallffa, it is added, has sent reinforce
ments to Dongola from Berber, but he Is
said to be afraid to dispatch troops- from
Omdurman and to be anxiously awaiting the
Bairam festival. On that occasion he ex
pects crowds of Arabs to pour into Omdur
man and he proposes to take advantage of
the move to reinforce frontier posts from
their ranks. Finally, It Is rumored that the
Khallffa is prepared on the first serious re
verse to bolt from the central Soudan. It
was rumored at Suakim to-day that the
Khallffa was dead, but the report was not
conlirmcd.
Commenting on the Cuban question, the
Saturday Review expresses the opinion that
it Is inevitable that American aid and sym
pathy for the insurgents will increase and
become more general and Important, and
that It is equally Inevitable that popular
feeling in Spain against American interfer
ence will ere long reach an intensity which
the Sencr Canovas del Castillo can only ig
nore at the risk of destroying himself and
probably the dynasty as well. Continuing,
the Saturda' Review says: "No diplomacy
can be of any lasting use where deep, natur
al grudges like this sway the peoples."
The Globe expresses' the opinion that if
the Laurada succeeds in aiding the Cubans
the United States will hardly be able to re
sist a Spanish claim for damages, adding
that the case of the Laurada is stronger
than that of the Alabama, and that by
International law the United States is un
questionably responsible . for the very in
Jury the Laurada does to Spain.
SCENES AT MOSCOW.
The Old Town Ready for the Corona
tion of the Ccar and Cznrlnn.
MOSCOW, May 16. This old town Is rap
idly filling up with visitors from all parts of
the world, who have come to witness the
ceremonies attending the coronation of the
Czar and Czarina, which will extend over a
period of three weeks, beginning, according
to programme, with the arrival of their
Majesties at the Petrovskl Palace, outside
this city, on Monday, and concluding with
their departure for St. Petersburg on June 7.
The streets are filled with people of all na
tions and with delegations from all parts
of Russia. The weather up to the present
has been a Utile too cold to be pleasant,
but a change Is expected before the fetes
begin. A question regarding the precedence
of Prince Hepry of Prussia, 'representing
Emperor William of Germany, and the Duke
of Connaught. representing Queen Victoria.
ha3 been settled in favor of the latter.
The American legation Is the center: of
attraction for the Americans here. The lat
ter are headed by Gen. A. McD. McCook.
representing President Cleveland, and the
legation has b?en his headquarters. The
building 1 well situated and affords a fine
view of the boulevards. It is very hand
somely decorated Inside.
The decorations of the Kremlin are about
completed, the domes have been freshly
glided, arid the ""richly tinted towers . are
mrmt picturesque. The public is freely ad
mitted, . and there is a constant procession
of pilgrims to theUspenski Cathedral.
A decree has been promulgated prohibit
ing during the fetes riding on horseback or
on bicycles in the streets or boating on the
river. This step was taken in view of the
immense crowds of the people expected here.
Cable Xotes.
An expert employed by the British Home
Office has examined Mrs. Annie Dyer, the
alleged wholesale murderer of babies in
trusted to her care, and haa declared her to
be insane.
A dl?patch to the London Daily News
from Constantinople says that the hin
drances to the movement of American mis
sionaries in the interior of Turkey have
been removed.
THE IXCnKASE OP HOMICIDE.
Appalling' Statistics--False Sentiment
Asnlnst Capital Punishment.
The Outlook.
The clergymen of Charlotte. N. C, and the
surrounding country took a step on a recent
Sunday that may well serve as an example
to clergymen in other districts where lynch-
Ings occur. As a result of the local discus
sion of the appalling extent of this form of
lawlessness, they devoted their sermons to
a denunciation of it. It would doubtless be
well to give pulpit attention to the still more
appalling prevalence of homicide in general
throughout the whole country. The statis
tics cf crime published by the Chicago Trib
une every year, and the recent lecture of
Dr. Andrew D. White, ex-minister to Berlin
and St. Petersburg, on the increase of mur
der, make it imperative that public sentiment
should place the number of murders in the
United States in 1S95 at 10.G00. The increase
during the past even years has been so
great a3 to be almost incredible, the number
In 1S89 being 3.567. The total number during
this period Is 47,469, which is an Increase
from 5S to 135 in the million of population.
Taking these figures as a basis of a
prophecy, Dr. White thus pictures the fate
that awaits thousands of Americans the
coming year: "To-day, this. lOlh day of
April, 1S0G, I announce to you that there
are doomed to death In the United States
in the year which begins this day over ten
thousand persons; who will be x executed
murderously, cruelly, without opportunity
to take leave of those they love, without
opportunity to make provision for those
depending upon them; and all of this mul
titude of persons, who have committed no
crime, will be put to death without the
slightest regard for the fearful distress and
sorrow, and, in many cases, beggary of
their families. Fully two-thirds of these
murders will be due to this eaay going,
maudlin sentiment In thr community at
large, miscalled mercy, but really most
fearful cruelty."
But, shocking as this presentation Is and
adequate as it should be to evoke the most
powerful sentiment against this prevalence
of the spirit of murder, there are other
figures that show with the same impress
iveness the need of such sentiment. They
relate to the inadequate punishment of
homicides and the abnormal exercise of
"executive clemency." While murders have
shockingly Increased, the number of legal
executions has steadily diminished. In 1890
one murderer in forty-five was legally ex
ecuted; in 1893 only one in seventy-four.
At the same time there has been an In
crease of illegal executions, that is to .say,
lynchlngs, which numbered 171 in 18D5,
against 132 legal ones. The aversion to
capital punishment does not explain the
Immunity of homicides from all punish
ment. Of the 42,000 homicides that have es
caped legal and illegal execution during the
past six years only 7,231 are in prison. The
rest are at large ready to repeat their
crimes. Is it any wonder that some cyn
ical judge once exclaimed that "the taking
of life for the highest crime after due pro
cess of law seems to be the only way of
taking life to which the average American
has any objection."
Even when murderers escape from the gal
lows to Imprisonment for terms ranging
frcm life to a few years, society has no. as
surance that they will be called upon to suf
fer the milder penalty pronounoed against
them. Owing t the lack of a powerful
public opinion against the practice. Gov
ernors are too prone to accede to the re
quest of the multitude of petitioners that
any criminal, however odious, appears to
be able to get presented In his behalf. Dr.
White mentions the case of Governor Tay
lor, of Tennessee, who went out of office in
One of his last acts was to pardon
eighteen men, several of whom had com
mitted willful andtbrutal murders. During
the four years that he served as Governor
he pardoned SOL men, .the list of whose of
fenses "Includes every crime in the calen
dar." But Southern Governors are not the
only offenders. Dr. White cites acts of Gov
ernors of Illinois, Michigan and New York.
During the last month of Governor. Hill's
term cf office he pardoned fifteen men from
prison, and during, the last day of hl3 term,
six, two of whom weje murderers serving
life sentences.
The creation of a proper public sentiment,
a "deep, determined, fruitful indignation to
ward wrong and crime," such as President
Woolsey sought to arouse in his sermon on
"Righteous Anger," would produce the most
beneficent results. In the first place. It would
bring to an end that repulsive sympathy for
murderers that takes the form of floral con
tributions to them and notes of maudlin sym-
Fiathy. In the second place, it would make
mposs"lble the getting up of monster peti
tions like that In behalf of "Bit" Shea,
which is paid to have been signed by 23,000
persons. In the third place, the executive
power would feel It Incumbent upon it to ex
ercise clemency very sparingly. In the
fourth jlace. there, would be a reform of
Judicial procedure that would make it impos
sible for men guilty of murder to escape
upon technicalities. In the fifth place, the
creation of a proper public sentiment would
effect a general curbing of the homocidal in-t
stinct. And, finally, it would furnish a nec
essary baeis for those preventive and re
formatory measures which, to be effective,
must always be founded on a righteous but
not revengeful Justice.
SPECIALISTS OF LARGS INCOMES.
Physicians Who Sometimes Earn
Their Fees, Easily.
New York Sun. .
A visit in the morning to the office of any
of the specialists who have succeeded in es
tablishing themselves In business in this
city will make it clear why so many young
medical students are possessed of the philan
thropic intention of devoting their careers
Uo alleviating a single human ill. The
usual office hours are from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m.
During that time from two to twenty pa
tients will generally be found waiting their
turn in the reception room. The fee com
monly charged by specialists of the first
class is 10 for the first consultation and $5
for each subsequent interview. The physi
cians who are at the very top In their spe
cial branches of the medical profession have
a higher scale of fees. From these figures
one may calculate Incomes Of specialists,
ranging upward from ten, twenty and thirty
thousand dollars a year. That Is from their
office practice in the morning. In addition
they have the afternoon in which to visit
patients and to . perform operations. The
fees charged for performing operations are
exceedingly' high in . special cases, so that
altogether the specialist Is very well re
warded for whatever peculiar skill and
knowledge he may have acquired.
The proceeding at one of the interviews
between specialist and patient are some
times of a simplicity surprising to a lay
man, ar.d th physician seems to earn his
fee easily. Not long ago, when it came a
man's turn to be admitted .into the consul
tation room of an oculist of high standing in
this city, the physician .requested him to
wait a moment while he attended to another
patient. The other patient was then ad
mitted Into the room. It was a young girl,
who was accompanied by her mother. The
oculist merely raised the girl's eyelid, looked
at the eye, and told the mother to bring her
daughter back In three days. For this per
formance he accepted the usual fee of $3.
The proceeding lasted about one minute.
Often people who are being fitted with
glasses are told to return again and again
to the oculist while he goes over the meas
urements, until the patients are profoundly
impressed witn the conviction that while it
Is well to be careful, it must also be ex
ceedingly profitable.
Oculists are not alone among specialists
as regards earning their fees with apparent
ease. For instance, some physicians who
make a specialty of skin complaints eeem
to be equally fortunate. The man who saw
the oculist charge $3 for a minute's work
toid some friends about it. When he got
through his experience was capped by a
man who went for treatment to a skin
specialist of the same standing as the ocu
list. 1
"I had a light attack of eczema." he said.
"I went to him, was assured that my case
was curable, got a prescription and paid
S10. I never had any trouble since. Bnit
the doctor had told me to come back to
him in a week, and 1 went. Then he told
mo to come back In another we?k,
and I did'so. Each visit cost me $3. Finallv
I asked him how much longer he thought
I'd have to go there. lie said about a year.
Then I stopped of .short and saved about
ty) in fees, and haven't regretted it since.
The trouble with him was that he cured
me too quick."
This physician, like the others referred to,
is of the highest standing In his profession,
does not advertise and hates quacks. Many
of his patients are women who show less
strength of mind than the man who told
the story.
The Yonncr Man Lied.
New York Mail and Express.
At the electrical Phow last evening a
young woman was enthusing over the ap-
fillcation of the sy.tem to household cook
ng and bewailing the fact that it could not
be at onw utllitod in her own domestic es
tablishment, which, I gleaned, from what
she said, Is a modest flat on. the upper West
i Bel-Rock
! Pric6S,.,i.i
j gojj.
Dollars ": Doubled!
rvo-n -n
Money Made and Saved Without Labor.
Another phenomenal Saturday has come and gone. More people came than ever.
More people bought than' ever. With each succeeding week the values continue to grow
greater. As the lots grow small they are sujected' to still greater reductions. There are
in stock, left from styles that were complete last week, about 150 frock suits, possibly 35
different patterns, which are offered Monday and Tuesday at a price that will close them out'
Frock Suits that were $20 and 818, and had been reduced to 12.50,
Frock Suits that were
'
Hundreds yes, thousands
to 50 percent.
I wish to close out all the House Coats and Bath Eobes at once. Tho following prices
should move them out in a few days :
50 House Coats that sold from $4.50 to $6.50. Q2.9
40 House Coats that sold from $6.50 to $3.00. .C3.S
25 Bath Eobes Worth $6.00, $8.00 and $10.00 .
50 Fine Tricot Jackets, blue, brown and wine colors $5.98 '
Buy your Summer Clothing for the boy while you can save so much money on your purchase.
- Buy your Straw Hats now ! Buy your Furnishings now!
LEW WALLACE, Jr., Trastee0
Side, Into which the electric wires have not
been Introduced. The man with her was
evidently her husband, and he, too. ex
pressed deej regTet tbat the family could
not at once possess an electrical cooking
outflt, especially as the warm weather la at
liand.
"But never mind, dear," he said, "perhaps
next .summer we'll be able to afford one
and I'll have a carving ray attachment
added for your special benefit."
"What's that, Diclc?" she Inquired.
"It's a new application of thi3 Roentgen
ray discovery. We've got one at the club
and It's a great success. It Is a thick mat
which you put under the plate that has a
duck or any other object that is difficult to
carve, on it, turn a little button, and the
rays reveal every bone ami joint, and the
duck Is as easy to carve as a bowl of oat
meal." "O Dick, won't that be perfectly lovely,"
she answered as she gave his arm a squeeze.
"Just to think of me being able to carve a
duck without botching: it" And I passed
on deeply Impressed with the truth of the
saying that men are deceivers ever.
TUB HE3I OP THIS GAR3IEXT.
The Greatest Influence of Any Hainan
Life la Unconscious.
The Outlook.
Very few readers of the New Testament
Srobably ever stop to think how brief the
lography of Christ is, and how much must
have been omitted from the narrative. There
must have beeri another history of the di
vine tacher, written, not by the hands of
his disciples, but in the hearts of those
whom he had cheered and helped and healed
by the way. There must have been a beau
tiful unwritten gospel passed from mouth to
mouth for many generations, the light of
which faded very slowly as the night of
barbarism and wandering came on. For a
personality like Christ's, filled with divine
compassion and love, must have poured it
self out in a thousand unseen rivulets as
well as In the great channels so definitely
marked In the New Testament story. There
must have been thousands to whom he spoke
words which were no' recorded; there must
have been multitudes whose lives were re
newed by his power of whom no mention
Is made. As this was true of the divines!
personality known to men, so it is also true
of every human personality. The most
searching and influential power that issues
from any human life Is that of which the
person himself Is largely unconscious. It
flows from him In every form of. occupa
tion, in every relationship, in rest, or in
work. In silence or In speech, at home or
abroad. There are hosts of men and women
who are healers and teachers and helpers
almost without consciousness of the fact.
Light shines from them and help flows from
them at times when they are utterly un
conscious that the hem of the garment is
being touched. The real, test of the posses
sion of the highest power of character and
the most perfect devotion to tho noblest
things in life is not the quality of the direct
touch; It Is the presence of the virtue even
in the hem of the garment.
A
CENT
Bottle cf CUTICURA RESOL
VENT, greatest of humor cures,
is often sufficient to complete
a permanent cure of the most
torturing and disfiguring of
skin, scalp, and blcod humors.
Srsr.nT Cc Treathsht ron ill 8kiw and
Bloou IltmoRs. Warm batks with Croccm
Soap, genii application of Ccticcra (oint
ment), the Treat ekin cure, and mild dopes of
Ccncuiu Lzsultext. greatc-t of humor cares.
-oia inrooenoui in voria. met, crrtrrtA. finti
KT Uow la Cum Lf U!wr," ir. ailed frsc
WM M DIED, r. ft CO, 29 East Market Street
so
$15.00 and $12.00, and had
ALL SIZES
of good selections to be had
The
Finest
Handmade
Tan and all
the New Red
Shades $5. A new
Full Dress Patent
Calf, something new .
for stylish dressers, will
be ready for sale Monday
morning. K25S? Wash.
hor buitry weatuer mere is
. m . mm Mm m . m
Promoter
. . . THAN
kolotorn out
J Come and see the man' fabrics
4 tnis wear, we soiu man last
this summer.
KAHN TAILORING CO.
22 and 24 East Washington St-
Bed-Roci
: Prices......
Dollars Trebled I
(P.
been reduced to $9.00,
FROM 35 TO 4:3
in regular stock at a saving of
1
The Finest Exclusive Men's
Shoe Store in the State.
More different styles
than all Indianapo
lis combined. A
genuine Rus
i an
& Penn.
m . . . v
ino Better
of Comfort
OUR . . .
we have that are available for
summer; we expect to sell more
haw
Decorating
Co.
38 SOUTH ILLINOIS ST,
rX : W e 1 1