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TUE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1902. T 1 1 E D A I EY J OUUXAL SATURDAY. AUGUST 10. 102. Telephone C ull (Ohl and New), Business O.T.ce....:- I E lltorial Rooms. ... TERM OF M IIM KHTIOX. HY CAUr.IEr.-INDI'NA.rOLIF' anJ SIT.I'RDS. Iviliv. .ur-day included. V) nnts per mnth. lJ.i:iy. wiihout Sunriny. rents IT month. in iay. without .;ail. J-.6- I tr ar. tir.Kle C4es: Daily. 2 cent. Sunday, o cents. i:Y AGENTS K V I 1 1 Y W H E 1 1 E. Ia;:v. j-r week. 10 cer.t. Pal! v. .un.lay incluJe-i. lr wvtk, L cens. Eur..r. 1 r 1J i". - cent. liV MAIL. rUKI'AlD. Daily edition, nr.? year ... :.:" Daily snd Suniay. ;er year bund-iy only. tr.e year REDUCED KATES TO CLUBS. Weekly i:dltln. ... tw Cn copy, cne yar. 60 cents Five rents per month for rr' less m' ' year. No subscription tauen ror i- - months. T.T)t, REDUCED RATES TO CLL US. Fjb-crthe -with any cf our rumwou agents or en J subscription to the JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Indianapolis Ind. 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It Is a clever itudy of politics and of character. The author treats his subject from a different point of view from that taken Ly mot writers who deal with politics in Ac tion. He does not undertake to portray a model character in Shacklett, the leading personage of the tale, but, on the other hand, he does not condemn hl.s failings and lapses a3 unpardon able, but points out the forces that govern his actions In short, he stands in a sympathetic attitude toward hlj thoroughly human hero. The Incidents take place, for the most tart, in southern Illinois, with which region the author is evidently entirely familiar. Some interest attaches to the fact that Mr. Parr, whose home Is now in Iowa, was at cne time a resident of this State and cc-nnt-cted with some Of its news papers, anion? them George Harding's famous Mirror, to which he was a contributor. The Journal anticipates that its readers will derive much enjoyment from this tale, since it presents jhase of life with which they are so thoroughly familiar. A pretty love story forms an impor tant part cf th narrative. "Shacklett" will appear only in week-day issues of the Journal. When the time came to close the inter urban franchise deal it took only the stroke of a pen to make Indianapolis the center of the most extensive electric railway sys tem in the world. The atory that President Roosevelt had ordered the suppression of the Republican campaign book because it did not suit him would have been too absurd for denial were It not that there are readers of Democratic papers credulous enough to believe any thing. A dispatch from the anthracite region In Pennsylvania says that a committee of Lithuanians called on General Gobln and denied that there were any Anarchists among- the foreign miners In that vicinity These Lithuanians are described as a law less class and they are always found among those resisting officers of the law. They do not seem to understand that lawlessness Is anarchy. The discovery that Lewis Nixon, late chief of Tammany and present treasurer of the Democratic congressional committee, Is prominent In the movement to form a shipping combination with a capital of hAs caused something like a panic among the Democratic managers. If they choose to inform themselves they will f.nd as many Democrats as Republicans in trusts and combinations. It is said the Washington authorities have decided not to interfere with the JX.C'OOAX) loan which Cuba proposes to make. The making of the loan will be a plain violation of that portion of the Cuban Constitution known as the Piatt amend ment, but it Is held that If Cuba wants to violate her own Constitution that b? her affair. It Is by such acts, however, that a people demonstrate their incapacity for self-government. The Urlted States treasurer ridicules the idea th;tt contagious diseases are propa gated by the circulation of soiled currency, but Kit the same time says the tre asury au thorities are always ready to redeem old notes with new ones without charge. As the only expense attending the ixchunRe is the express charges to and from Wash ington, which are trirllng. banks would better turn old notes in for redemption than ray them out egain. The peach-growers of Delaware are pre paring to wage war to the bitter end against the arch-enemies of the peach tree the San Jose scale and the "yellows." With these pests conquered they say the or chards of the State wiil furnish for mar ket six million Instead of three million loskets. As a first step they have requested all fruit-growers to examine th ripened peaches, upon which the San Jose fcale can t-aslly be detected by the appearance on the surface of red specks. An official in rpector will also xamlne fruit at ship ping stations and then visit the orchards Iron which the Infected specimens c&me. where the disease will be fought. In these modern days the agriculturist comes through great tribulation before reaching the market with his crop. tiii: iti:hlhha Fii.wniisns. The city is to be congratulated cn the final settlement of the interurban railroad franchise question upon so satisfactory a basi.. No single evpr.t in the history of the city has Involved moro important and practically beneficial results than this one. It has been somewhat protracted, but not more so than the Interests Involved re quired. As the franchises were to be for a long term of years it was important that every point on both sides should be plainly stated and duly safeguarded. It is matter for public congratulation that this has now been done In a manner satisfactory to all Interests, thus, it is hopd. Insuring hearty co-operation in a Joint enterprise of ereat magnitude and involving results be- yond the limits of computation at the present time. The immediate effect Is to secure for the city a new system of trans portation second only In importance to that which has already made it one of the great est railroad centers of the country. What the steam railroad system has done for the el ly in the past In the way of contributing to Its prosperity, the new electric system will do In the future to an extent probably not yet conceived of by any person. Start ing with eight lines. It will soon have sev eral more, every one of which will be a new and independent factor to the city. These lines traverse portions of the State already populous and constantly becoming more so, and pass through manj towns and cities whose residents will be glad to be broueht Into closer connection with the ... - I capital, untenng tne city on a plane or equal rights and under a common terminal management, they will each be actuated by a common motive of building up their own business and rontrlhutln? tn th i.ro . , . ... of the Terminal Company. In doing this they will contribute to the prosperity of the city with cumulative effect from year to year. From the very start they will bring hundreds of thousands of people and millions of dollars to the city every year. and this In a constantly Increasing vol ume. Nor Avill this city alone be the gainer. The Interurban roads will add to the value of every acre of farm land through or near which they pass, and will contribute in many ways to the comfort and convenience of the residents In the cities and towns they reach. From a moral point of view they all tend to promote better acquaintance among the people of the sections they traverse and produce a sort of social solidarity that only comes from personal contact. The great inter urban terminal station In this city, the first of the kind to be erected In the world. will be a sort of social clearing-house for a largo extent of country and a vast pop- ulation. Before the franchises now granted will end the population of this city and of all the area traversed by these roads will have more than doubled and their busi ness will have increased in a still greater ratio. Ruslness makes business, and there need be no fear that there will not bo enough for both the steam and the electric roads. If the former lose something in local traffic they will gain In through traffic, and people who make short trips will wish to make longer ones. If the electric system causes some disturbance in existing relations it will be only tem- porary, and as soon as conditions have adjusted themselves to the new order of things there will be business enough for both and for all. The negotiation that has resulted in bringing about this settlement Is the most important that has ever been conducted by a municipal administration, and its successful conclusion opens up a new era of prosperity for the city and country. AN INTERESTING QUESTION. The tragic death of Mr. and Mrs. Fair by an automobile accident in France may- raise an interesting question and perhaps give rise to litigation regarding- the dls position of the gTeat wealth of which they were possessed. The point Is as to which died first. If the husband can be shown to have expired bfore the wife, even if only a. minute before, the title to his es täte, provided he had made no will, would vest Instantly in her and go through her lJ "er couawui neirs. vii ine omer nana, if the wife died before the husband his estate would go to his collateral heirs, to the exclusion of hers, It is a general rule of law that where husband and wife die by the same acci dent, as by shipwreck, the man, being reasonably the stronger of the two, shall be held to have outlived the woman. though this presumption may be rebutted by direct testimony to the contrary. The question has arisen and been decided more than once in the English courts. The same rule exists under the civil code, which prevails in Latin countries, and in Louisiana, where It is provided as fol lows: "If several persons respectively entitled to inherit from one another, hap pen to perish in the same event, such as a wreck, a battle or a conflagration, with out any possibility of ascertaining who died first, the presumption of survivorship is determined by the circumstances of the fact. In defect of the circumstances of the fact, the determination must be guided by the probabilities resulting: from the strength, age and difference of sex. If those who have perished together were under the age of fifteen years, the eldest should be presumed to have survived. If both were of the age of sixty years, the youngest shall be presumed to have sur vived. If some were under fifteen yeara and some above sixty, the firt shall be presumed to have survived. If those who perished together were above the age of fifteen years and under sixty, the male must be presumed to have survived, where there was an equality of age, or a differ ence of less than one year. If they were of the same sex, the presumption of sur vivorship must be admitted in favor of the younger." The common-law principle of survivor ship is re-enacted by statute in Califor nia, where the Fairs lived, which provides that "when a couple are victims of a com mon calamity and both are between six teen and seventy years of age, and there Is no evidence as to which died first, the man is presumed to have lived the longer." In the present case, although Mr. and Mrs. Fair both expired almost immediately, one may have outlived the other by a few minutes. The dispatch describing the ac cident says that when assistance reached them "both were in the last throes of death," and both died while they were beinff removed from the wreck. The only persons present wert the driver of tha automobile, who is said to have been ren dered Insane by the shock, and the wife of the gatekeeper of a near-by chateau. Unless the r;ucstion of survivorship can bo settled by the testimony of these wit nesses the law will presume that Mr. Fair outlived his wife, and his entire estate. estimated at jr.,(o,roo, will go to his col lateral relatives. There Is, however, a possibility of a great lawsuit. Ol It PAC IFIC ISLAM)S. Hon. O. P. Au tin, chief of the Bureau o: Statistics, writing in the National Geographic Magazine of the "Problems of the Pacific," calls attention to the direct benefit our island possessions are affording by serving as stations for the submarine cable now projected. The Pacific ts the only great body of water not crossed and recrossed by cables, and the lack of this direct western connection with Asia and Australia has been a grept commercial in- convenience and drawback. The cause for the delay in building a Pacific cable is not entirely the distance. It has been proved that 3,500 miles is about the limit at which cables can be satisfactorily operated with out way stations, at which the messages are transmitted from section to section of the llne- As the route across the Pacific is more than double this distance, it Is necessary' In laying a caDle to have the use of the scattered Lsland3 along the course. The islands have always been there, It is true, but they have been so divided in national control that no country or group of capitalists cared to undertake the risks. Now conditions are changed. Within three years the United States has come into control of a line of islands stretching at convenient intervals from the n iM?An . . . i I vi. uhü .- ri- ern coast of AfIa- As Ir- Austin puts it, "the Hawaiian islands, AVake island, Guam aml the Philippines form a continuous line of great natural telegraphic poles upon n-hiMi tx-o tv, ,. ..,!. . nlc ma string a wire or series of j "'a) tumriay acIu tnis great body of water, stretching half way around the globe, making every one of its Intermediate landings and relav stations on our own territory and pro tected by the American flag." A look at the map accompanying the article shows the force of the situation, and proves anew the fortune that chanced our way when the Philippines fell so unexpectedly into our possession. Mr. Austin quotes the dis tinguished Dritish writer, Archibald R. Colquhoun. as saying: "The presence of America in the Philippines and the con- sequent shifting of the center of activity considerably to the east of Hong-Kong open a grave possibility, for It is obvious that Hong-Kong will in the future be out of the direct trade routes between Australasia. the Malay archipelago and the great mar kets of America." That this center of trade will be Manila is what he evidently be- heves. Naturally, the building of the Mac- kay cable will expedite this readjustment. commercial Some descendants of Benjamin Franklin will, it is said, bring suit against the cities of Boston and Philadelphia to recover certain bequests he made to those cities for a specific purpose, which, it is claimed T,nt t,n Mrrui Th .v.. v" ""'um. Ui. n:e bequest was 10?, or about to each city, and after accumulating for a certain length of time it was to be used for the assistance of "such young married artificers under the age of twenty-five years, as had served an apprenticeship in the towns of Boston and Philadelphia." It has been tin- derstcod for manv vears that the fnnri ...... were lent out in certain sums upon security by trustees in the two cities, and ihr t. . . , . . , . i""MU" lor ine ciaim mat tney have not been pronerlv administered It is evident the fools are not all dead yet when a Democratic convention declares .. ... A ' as the Ninth district convention at Lebanon did. that "we refer with Just pride to the brilliant record of our leader, William J. Bryan, in the two last presidential cam paigns, and believe that even in defeat we have achieved a victory for the people and a demonstration of the truthfulness of the declarations in our national platform of tonn a- , leader" contributed materially to the re election of McKinley in 1900 it certainlv was a victory for the people. It turns out that the two chif r.rnmo. ters of the new Farmers' National Co operative Exchange Company are a specu lator and a lawyer of Chicago. One of them says the company "is designed to help the farmers," and that "we intend to sell the full amount of the stock to farmers throughout the country." They may not find the farmers as gullible as they think. Bartholin, the suspected Chicago mur derer not yet apprehended had a friend who had a horse, and both are suspected of figuring In the crime. The manner In which the police endeavored to trap the horse into a betrayal of his complicity in the affair was related in yesterday's dis patches and formed one of the most im pressive features of the morning's news. It Was easy to imagine the breathless in- tentness of the detectives as they followed the movements of the unsuspecting beast and saw him amble along and stop "within 2S) feet" of the spot where Minnie Mitch- fu s oouy was lounu, ana niODie at a bunch of grass. This was almost proof enough, but when he had nibbled the grass he then moved on and stood about fifty five feet north of where the body had lain. This settled it; his guilt was fixed! Not withstanding all these details readers of the remarkable tale must have felt that something Important had been omitted. This omission is supplied by the "Line-o- type" man of the Chicago Tribune, who relates the story of the test, with this ad dition by a "special commissioner:" As the horse approached this corner it betrayed uneasiness and glanced over Its shoulder several times. After some hesi tation It walked slowly east to State street and stopped opposite the grewsome bunch of weeds that recently yielded up its dead. Here it broke down and wept hysterically. I Immediately arrested the animal and locked It up in a stall in the Harrison- Street police station. A confession Is ex pected to-day, as th horse is a physical and mental wreck. It remembers nothing that happened on the night in question, and I have a theory that it was doped that day with a peck of oats. If the Line-o-type man Is not careful the indignant Chicago detectives will "dope" him. The adoption by the tithers national con vention of several of George Ade's fables as church literature will probably surprise no one more than Mr. Ade himself. For even when he wrote the fable telling of the church aid society that spent 5C0 on a fes tival that netted 55 It is likely that nothing was further from his thoughts than that it would he used as n tract for pious pur poses. It seems evident that the unfortunate "writer for the magazines" who commit ted suicide in New York was not a writer In the magazines. The two terms are not necessarily synonymous. THE HUMORISTS. Tit Fits. '"If I catch your dog cat'r.K any cf my chickens I'll Phoot him." pr.il th? old Kentlrmaii who keers a henhouse, argrlly, to h'.s n'-'.ght'or. 'I don't care." sali the neighbor. "If n" eats one of your chickens it won't be necessary for ou to shoot him." Normal Stnte. Philadelphia Press. Aicuiu i;ick frm Venezuela, eh? What's the condition of thir.s: there row? Travt 11.- Normal. Af cum What? Why, there's a revolution In progress thre. Traclls ell? An Awful Jolt. Chicago News. Mis Cutting 1 think you will become quite a di.tlnKuij hed man If you live Ions enough. Softleigh Thanks, awfully, doncher you know. F.y the way. what do you aw think I will be distinguished foh? Miss Cutting-Longevity. ('nil AkhIii. Philadelphia Record. 'Rehold! ' whispered the Angel of Death in the ear of Mr. Slopny, who lay breathing feebly. ..thfrd Is a dfcbt that an nature raU5;t riay x 'Ah!" the sick man interrupted, "call again on the l.'th, won't you?" Changed Her Mind. Chicago Tribune. "Miss Klddlccomb," salt the well-prerved bachelor, "if I may be so bold as to ask the question, 'Why have you never married?' " "Pecause you never as-kvd me," she replied. "Well, you can't have that excuse any longer," he eagerly rejoined. "Will you marry me. Jane?' No, Mr ellon, .he paid, with a yawn. "You're too late. I am out of the notion now." 111m llevenge. Chicago Tost The children in the next flat annoyed him, and their parents refused to make any effort to v. v&va in 4- w k. j v v W lull. "They are used to the noi?e." he commented. "tut thero can be noise suHlcient to worry even them." The day he moved he chuckled, softly. "I'll get even." he said. Then he gave each child a trumpet and drum and left. Two days later an item in the newspapers caught his eye. His old neighbor had been ar retted for cruelty to children. "I knew I'd do it." he said. AT COST OF $30 A NAME LIST OF SOLDIERS WHO DIE IN THE; PHILIPPINES TO UK CA II LED. Corliin Instructed by the President to Notify Chaffee to Cable CuhuhI tle Every Two Weeks. OYSTER BAY". Aug. 15. The President to-day gave orders that hereafter the names of the enlisted men of the army who die in the Philippines be cabled to this country once in every two weeks When the volunteer army was in the archipelago 11 was the custom to cable the casualties, but on the withdrawal of that armv the ""a u,u"l,"u' -1 ,J-'-L discussed while the President was enter taining a number of visitor at luncheon to-dhy. Among those who sat at his table were Major Generals H. C Corbin and S. B. M. Yourg, Henry Loomls Nelson, the author; Jacob A. Riis. Robert A. Morris, chairman of the New York county Repub- Heart committee, former Governor David R. c rancis. oi Misvoun. nenry ax. w arren or Philadelphia, son of Bishop Warren, and Congressman Mercer of Nebraska. ine suDjecx or caDiing in names or aeaa soldiers was broached by Mr. Riis. He made the poünt that under the present sys tem tne relatives or enlisted men who Ule I Y- Vä X Vi IHrrnr.a r L- t In lenornMiA - e this fact for eight or ten weeks, while the families of officers who succumb there are informed at once. The President was great- iv interested in the matter as soon no It was explained to him. and ordered General vui uiii iv in-iiuii vjrrjicicw v,aiirr, t i. .ia- nlla, to cable his full casualty list twice a month. While It costs an average of $1.50 to cable news to this country of the death of an officer in the Philippines It costs about & for each enlisted man. This dif ference is due to the fact that the War De partment has code numbers for all its offi- cers- while the names of the enlisted men, together with their company, regiment, etc., must be sent In full. Former Governor Francis discussed the St. Louis exposition with the President. He informed him that the dedicatory cere monies would take place April 3'), next, this being the one hundredth anniversary of the transfer of the ceded territory from the French government to the United State3. President Roosevelt promised to attend these ceremonies, and further stated that he would have our representatives abroad Instructed to use their best en deavors to induce foreign governments to have exhibits at the exposition. He In structed Generals Corbln and Young, who sail to-morrow on the Fatherland for Ger many, to become the guests of Emperor A Illlam during the maneuvers of the Ger man army, to do all they could to further the interests in Germany of the exposi- tlcn. The two army officers came to-day to pay their respects to the President before sail- Ing. Mr. Mercer discussed the political situation In the Northwest, and he informed the President that his reception in Omaha next month would not be confined to one political party, but would be participated in by all the citizens, irrespective of political affiliations. Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was the President's guest at dinner to-day. He Is en route to his summer home at Thomp son's Point, Charlotte, A't. NEW LAW NEEDED FOR GUAM. No Method of Appealing? from Deci sions) of. the Inland Conrt. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. An anomalous situation obtains on the Island of Guam in reference to the administration of jus tice and Commauder Schroeder, the Gov ernor of the island, has been driven to ap peal to the Navy Department here for in structions as to the limit of his powers. Congress has not legislated for the island and the will of the naval Governor has been practically supreme. When the island was turned over to the Navy Department and Captain Leary was appointed Governor he decided to continue In operation the eld Spanish laws, except such as should be modified by his directions or that cf the Navy Department. Under the old system of laws thus put in force there existed practically but a single court on the lland, the Court of First Instance, which cor responds to the lowest Judicial tribunal in this country. Under the Spanish law an appeal was allowed from the deeimor. of this court to the Court of Cessation in the Philippines, with provision for a final ap peal in certain class of case? to the gov ernment at Madrid. Rut with the advent of American control in the Philippines this power of appeal was cut off nd thi deci sions of the Court of First Instance prac tically stand as the decision of the court of last resort. Some time ago a native wa convicted In this court of murder and was sentanced to be executed. The evidence seemed to lemve some question of his guilt and Governor Schroeder was appealed to. Being at a loss as to what action he could take, he advised the secretary of the navy of the situation and asked for Instructions. There are said to be other cases, which InvoHe the rights of American citizens, who have been, tried in Guam under the Spanish law, whim, among other things, does not provile fcr trial by Jury to which Americans art en titled under the Constitution. The whole subject is being carefully considered by the Navy Department. The Judge advocate, it i understood, will shortly render an opin ion under which acting Secretary Darling will acL TWO CHINESE EDICTS crmors i)omn:xTs showing some results or Tim latc avail Official Accused of rilling Their Pocket with Money AA'miig; front the Tnipujers. 'OLD TRICKS FORBIDDEN IXDF.Il ITAALTY OF IMITACNMCM AM) PI'MSIIMKaT. People Ordered to Stop tarrying AVeioiiK and Guard Ajxnlnwt Re new til of IJoxer Trouble. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. The State De partrnf.nt has received two interesting Chinese proclamations on an imperial edict jssuoj from tne throne concerning the rais ing of the war indemnity, and the other, by Governor Yuan, viceroy of Chl-Li. ordering the people to stop carrying weapons and to guard against a repetition of tne boxer trouble. The documents are not only curious, but they are important as showing some of the results of the war. The im perial edict discloses that China Is seeking to devife a plan for meeting the war in demnity, and is fearful that the heavy tax on the people will oppress them to further disorder. The edict also accuses the Chinese officials of "filling their own pockets" with the sums taken from the people. The edict follows: "Concerning the various new plans for raising the new indemnity there is not a dngle good one among them. Edicts have repeatedly been issued on the subject, in structlng the viceroys and governors to de liberate on the state of affairs, and to de vise satisfactory ilans of action. Ihere must be no oppression or irrita tion of the people. The throne has pity for the people and does not forget them, awake or asleep; and as a special reminder we command the viceroys and governors to tlo away with whatever may cause too much lriction in their plans for raising the in demnity. 'There should not be the least needless severity which might lead to trouble. The people should be made to understand (the circumstances) so that they may be willing to do their duty gladly 'Concerning the ofiiclals, In their dis tricts, connected with the liken who col lect taxes, it is the more necessary that a stop be put to filling their own pockets, and that they be strictly prohibited from practicing extortion. If anybodj' is found out at their old tricks, seeking only to make profit for themselves, we command that they be justly impeached, so that they may be se- verely dealt with. There will be no len- lency shown. The viceroys and governors have received great favors from the throne and they should, from time to time, make investigations, with the special object of affording relief in these hard times, and so ease the burdens or the people. Obey tnese special instructions Respect this." Governor Yuan, who Issues the procla mation against carrying weapons, is re membered as the efficient military gover nor who sought to cope with the Boxer uprising. His present proclamation against carrying firearms sounds much like those he issued warning the Boxers to remain quiet. The present purpose of disarming the people, including the train bands and other organizers, is significant of the pur Ps lo prevent tne natives irom naving I tho moons fnr Mrrv nc rn an vfrffi I -o nr. rising. The proclamation follows "Yuan, ' Junior guardian of the heir ap parent, president of the board of war, pres ident of the eensorate and viceroy of Chl Li, issues this proclamation for the in formation of the people: "The private possession of weapons has hitherto been forbidden by law. In H"X, during the time of the trouble, a good many weapons were left among the people, to the injury of various localities. Some time ago I laid down clear rules for giving up such arms. In case any train bnds are still in possession of weapons and have not complied with the law they must at once do so and give them up to prevent trouble. As to native Christians in possession of munitions of war, they must also deliver them up. No private individual will be per mitted to carry weapons about his person in order to elisarm suspicion and avoid trouble. Year before last the Boxers caused dis turbances, killing, plundering; but these are now old scores which should not be raked up. Aside from instructing all under my jurisdiction to cornplj' with the above or ders, I put out this prejclamation. hoping that the gentry and people will take note of this and comply. "Hereafter the people and the Christians must not seek to retaliate against each other or accuse each other and bring on further trouble, but be forever at peace with each other. Tremble and obey: British Treaty Opposed. PEKING, Aug. 15. Opposition to the British commercial treaty will evidently necessitate lengthy negotiations before the interests of the various powers concerned can bo harmonized and the Chinese system of taxation reformed. The United States and Japan oppose an Increase in the cus- toms dues, and, particularly, in the export duties. Russia objects to that feature of the treaty which increases the powers of the imperial customs establishment, in view of the British understanding that the chiefs of the Chinese customs be English- men as long as there exists a preponder- ance of British trade. Portugal is contend- lr.g that her goods should be admitted to China at the former rates, inasmuch as she has not signed the protocol. Architect to lie Sent to China. WASHINGTON'. Aug. 15.Complying with the reeiuest of the secretary of state, the Treasury Department will detail an expert architect from the office of the supervising architect of the treasury to go to Peking China, to complete the plans and specifi cations for the new Unitetl States legation there and superintend its construction. ine Irenen arcnuect. wno periormed a like service for his government and who was engaged to plan and construct the buildings for the United States, has gone to France and will not return. As his plans were not altogether satisfactory Minister Conger has asked that a competent archi tect be sent from the I'nited States. The selection of a man will be made very soon. Tien-Tsln Turned Over to Chinese. TEIN-TSIN, China. Aug. 13. The turning over of the government of the city of Tien-Tsin to the Chinese authorities was completed to-day with considerable cere mony. Y'uan Shi Kai, viceroy of Pe-Chi-Li, arrived to-day and was received by a guard of honcr of Chinese troops. After meeting the foreign commanders in the city, the viceroy was given a luncheon as the guest of the City Council and the employes of the Council formally handed over the city government. The day's proceedings closed with a banquet to Yuan Shi Kai. a it 3i v onnKRS. Officer AnlKcd to Special Duties Lenvei of Absence. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Contract Sur geon Joseph Pinquard has been relieved from duty In the Philippines and ordered to Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. Lieutenant Colonel A. AV. Vodges, re cently promoted, assigned to coast artillery. Major George L. Anderson, recently pro moted, assigned to coast artillery at San tiago, Cuba, and to command the artillery troops there. Major H. L. Harris. Artillery Corps; Captain Charles H. Riehe. Corps of En gineers: Captain G. G. Gatley. Artillery Corps, nave been appointed a board to meet at Galveston. Texas, Aug. 25, to revise the projected fire control system at that city. Captain Halstead Doray, Fifth Infantry, has been ordered to Join his regiment in the Philippines. Captain John M. Carson. Jr.. quarter master, has been ordered to visit posts in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and New Jersey, under special instructions from the quartermaster general. First Lieutenant L. F. Foster. Artiliery Corps. has been ordered to Fort Monroe. Va., for n special course of instruction at the arilll'Ty chool. First Lieutenant Samuel Hof. ordnance department, ordered to I-ort. Adams ana Wetherill. R. I., to test the proor-nnng 01 the twelve-inch rif.es mounted at llvo posts. . Laves of f bence have been gramen as follow?: Captain F. V. Lewis. Twenty-r.lntli Inrantrv. two months; l-irst i.ienit n.un Robert F. Carter. Sixteenth Infantry, three months: First Lieutenant Jonney kos. Third Infantrv. one month's extension; Captain J. A. Gaston. Llghth Cavalry, two months' exttnsion on account or sicmkss. Captain Ernest Hines. Artillery Corps, throe months. Kid for Pneunintle Tnhe Servlee. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. Rids were opened to-day by the acting postmaster general for the renting of pneumatic tube service in Boston, New York. Prooklyn. Philadelphia, Washington. Chicago and St. Louis, several of the builders or their rep resentatives being present. The bids great ly exceeel the appropriation of fCr.O.ooO granted by Congress to be used for this purpose for the tiscal year 1903. It was an nounced after the opening that no awards would be made at present, as it will be necessary to make some adjustment among the difftrent cities in order to come within the appropriation. CenUM Patent Statistics. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. The Census Office to-day issued a bulletin on the re lation of patents to manufacturers. It states that New York, though third In population and patent rank for the first decade, has since been first in both, as well as In manufactures. As the great middle and Western States were settled they developed manufactures and also took rank as patent States. To Return Aero the Paelfie. WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Orders have been issued at the Navy Department for the fitting out of the battleship Oregon at San Francisco for duty on the Asiatic sta tion, to which she will be assigned. G A. R. PROGRAMME. Grand Review liy the President to Take Plnee on Oct. 8. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15. At a confer ence to-day at encampment headquarters, presided over by General Ell Torrance, commander-in-chief of the G. A. R., the following programme of exercises for the Pre encampment was adopted: Sunday, Oct. 5. Patriotic services In vari ous local churches, particularly In New lorK-avenue Presbyterian Churcn, wnere Rev. Wallace Radcl'.ffe. D. I)., will pre side, and in St. Patrick's Catholic Church, where Rev. D. J. Stafford, D. D.t will pro side Monday. Oct. 6 Camn fire In convention hall at 7:30 o'clock in the evening, at which the members of the veteran associations will be addressed by speakers of national reputation. S. E. Faunce, chairman of t he- local committee on camp fires, to preside. Tuesday. Oct. 7. Naval day; parade of special veterans' associations, detachments of regular troops, district militia and various civilian organizations to be par- ticularlv invited: excursion to Mount Act- non for the delegates to the encampment; public evening meeting of welcome at con- vention h.nll. at which Chairman Warner, of the local citizens' committee, wiil ex tend the freedom of the city to General Torrance and his associates. Wednesday. Oct. 8. Grand review of G. A. R. by the commander-in-chief and the President of the United States with an elaborate reception in the evening at con vention hall. Thursday, Oct. 9. and Friday, Oct. 10. Sessions of National Encampment. Meet ings of auxiliary convention and corps at regimental reunions may be scheduled for any time during the encampment. IMPRESSIONS OF EUROPE 31 HS. R. S. ROBERTSON SPEAKS EN TERTAININGLY OF m:it TRIP. Napoleon and the Campanile A Re viving: Italy -The Pope and n Polish Pilgrimage. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FORT WAYNE, Ind.. Aug. 13.-Mrs. R. S. Robertson, the art critic, lecturer and traveler, lias just arrived home from a three months trip in Europe, whither she escorted a party of eight ladles through Italy, France, Switzerland and England. The ladles were Mrs. Edward AA'hite and Miss Florence B. Barrett, of Fort Wayne; Miss Grace Johnson, of Muncle; the Mises Alice and Anna Roberts, of Danville, 111.; Mrs. Herman Hulman, jr., of Terre Haute, and Miss AVinifred Knight and Miss Louise Harrison, of St. Louis. Mrs. Robertson said to-day that her party visited Venice and viewed the Campanile of St. Mark's only a few days before It fell. "We saw no evidence of danger and no one seemed to have any warning at all. sne sad to the Journal. "AVe did not learn an explanation of the cause of the collapse while we were abroad, and 1 know of no better explanation than that given by an architect friend of Colonel Robertson. It is a matter of history that Napoleon I rode his horse up the stairway of the Campanile and thjt in order to do so he had aoveral timbers in the upper construction removed. This architect says it Is altogether probable that the slow weakening of a centuiy has at last done its work. Gravitation tugged at the weakened point until the tower toppled over. The foundation was discovered to be uninjured in any way and perhaps there is no better explanation of the ac cident than the Napoleon incident that im- perlal carouse." The ladies witnessed the benediction of a Polish pilgrimage by Pope Leo. "If any one believes the Pope is dying," sai l Mrs. Robertson, "he would change his mind had he seen the Pope on that day. Owing to Airs. Hulman's having- influen tial letters of introduction we? obtained seats In the chail where the benediction was given. The approach of the Pope was made known first to us by the distant murmur of the vast crowd. The sound swelled as the bearers of the papal chair drew nearer, and when the procession came in view the noi.se was like the roir of the eicean. The people were in a wild state of enthusiasm, crying "Vive il Papa' and ive II pap Be,' the last In recog nition of his former temioral power. The service lasted for several hours, and the Pope at its conclusion seemed as strong as at the beginning. He is almcjst trans. parently pale, but his eye was as bris; lit as It ever was. His magnetic presence made the service more like a political con vention than an occasion of worship." Mrs. Robertson said it was a reviving Italy that she encountered on this trip. Having made seven trips prior to this she bad alwavs been able to secure a large Kemiuni in the exchange of American for Italian rnonev. but thl time the situa Hon was changed. "Italy," she said, "has gained so much in credit by the reduction of her national debt that exchange at thi.5 time was very bmall. A banker at Pis; told me that 'grear improvement in busi ness was being felt all over the kingdom. Think of It! From my window in a hotel at PIm, a city that has been industrially dead for centuries, I counted nine new smoke stacks." While walking in Hyde Park, London, cne morning Mrs. Robertson and her patty saw two Kntlemen of distinguished ap pearance passing them. Meeting a police man, they asked who the men were: "They are Lord Kitchener and Ixrd Rosebery." was the reply. "They walk in the park, every mornig about this time." "I wanted to see Lord Kitchener more than any other man in Europe." said Mrs. Robertson. Torrence in WanhitiKton. WASHINGTON. Aug. H General Ell Torrence, commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic, accompanied by General Silas H. Towler. his adjutant gen eral, arrived in AVashlngton to-day and from now on will maintain quarters here until the close of the annual encampment of the Grand Army In October. General Torrence's present visit will continue lor a week. THE SUNDAY JOURNAL. Some Speelal Feature That Will Ap pear In Todlorr' Iaane. Tin: coox will li:af When coal takes the place of r.nturjil gas In the kitchen ranges of Indianap olis strvar.t girls will bo at a higher premium than ever. PERILS OF POULTRY RAISING Numbers of people rngace In poultry rai.-ing for profit only to "suffer loss and disappointment. IIAIK TURNED WIIITE- Thrillir.g story of nn engineer who en countered a "wild" engine. FOR KILLING INDIANS Story of two white men who were barged in early Indiana days for murder of Indians. Only case on record. RASERALL CRANKS HELP Loyalty of enthusiasts manifested dur ing game aids local players. CHINESE MUSICAL COMEDIES Their peculiar characteristics as ob served in San Francisco theaters. PIONEER STORIES Reminiscences related by a man who was familiar in childhood with incidents of battle of Tippecanoe. FEDERAL PENITENTIARIE Two government prisons with all mod ern improved features now being built. TRAVEL IN ITALY Guides are ready to impose on all inex perienced tourists. SYLVIA'S FOOL Original Story by Katherine S. quedd. Mac- GEORGE ADE'S SOCIAL STUDY The Modern Fable of the Fellow Who Had a Friend Who Knew a Girl Who Had a Friend. Local stories, a chapter of theater talk, review of sports, labor interests, the social record and other regular departments are well cared for as usual. RISE OF F. A. VANDERLIP PHOTEC.i: OF L Y.MAX J. CAGE WHO has AuvAxcini i tiii: ayoiild. From n SlrngRlIng Xeuspaper Re porter He Ha Heeoine One of the Country's Prominent Financiers. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Aug. 15. Former Secre tarj' of the Treasury Lyman J. Gage and former Assistant Secretary of the Treas ury Frank A. A'andcrllp are now living to gether In a handsome apartment house in Sixty-fifth street. New York. The former chief is the president of the United States Trust Company, and his coworker is a vice president of the National City Bank, the largest Institution of its kind in the coun try. The elder of the two is a widower of sixty-five and the younger Is a bachelor of thirty-eight. They are very congenial and are happily situated. Mr. Gage says he has an "easy job," which will give him all he wants to do until it is necessary to retire on account of age. He Is now In Bowlder county, Colorado, where he Is looking over some mining property In which he is in terested with his brother-in-law. The younger man has a very hard Job. but there is a vast future In sight for him in the way of material success. He is now In Europe looking things over for his concern. The companionship of these two men is very Interesting to those who like to take a second look at the stronger workers in the world of affairs. Mr. Gage has had an eminently successful life as a banker and business man, and he now settles down to the honorable task of taking care of the savings of retired capitalists and of the funds of estates and trusts. The other, who has been a protege of his venerable friend for a decade, is just beginning to feel his full strength In the great world of finance, and is making a progress which is amazing to those who knew bim a few years ago as the nsslstant secretary of the treasury who was looking after the routine of a great de partnient of the government. It was even hinted that when his powerful chief retired from the treasury that the New York finan cial Institutions would have no more to do with him. Exactly the contrary has proven true. He is constantly growing stronger and more useful and is intrusted with more and more important work as the days go by. Twenty years ago he was struggling out of the little town of Aurora. III., where he was born, to get an uncertain place on a Chicago newspaper. His progress has ben most ditficult. but now he is looking after important phases of the European business of one of the largest financial institutions in America. Then he did not know where his next week's board money was coming from, now he is a welcome guest In th homs of the financial prince-s of the old world. When he retired from the treasury to become vice president of the "City Bank" he was told by President Stlllman to go to Europe and look things over. He came back with a very definite proposition. He was sent back to perfect It. Success rewarded hi first important effort. While in England he noted the fart that one of the most important of the British securities was not owned in this country at nil. English consols were not traded In In this country because of the difficulty in buying them. These consols are mainly held for investment by Englishman, and It Is the policy of the Bank of England that they are to be kept at home. To se cure this the ownership is maintained in a very peculiar manner. One who cares to Invest in English consols ros to the Rank rif England and pays cash for them. The amount purchased is set down In a big book and the purchner on a line below signs his name, signifying acceptnce. At stated intervals lie is credited with interest, which is paid when called for and the big hook is signed again. The purchaser is given no bond or script to Indicate ownership. There are wnys of securing payment cf Interest through designated financial In stitutions recognized by the Rank of Enk land. and the consols themselves can be sold through these agents, but at no tinrs is thp holder given anything by the bank which shows ownership of these standard government securities. The ncent can If-sue to the owner a receipt whlrh shows thit they have been given power of attorney over this Investment, and they can certify that the holder of the receipt Is the owner of conol. shown on the pages of the big book of the bank. Mr. A'anderlij) arranged so that his bank could buy theso consols in V and .V lots and the receipts Indicating ownership re ceive certification from a large American trust company, with a branch in Fngland. The New York bank then resold those re ceipts to Its own customers who were seek ing gilt-edged investments. They could not be listed rn the stock exchanges ef this country, but they were In such a shape that they formed attractive Investments for the capitalist. At the beginning of the Roer war th value of English consols was over 110. To. wards the last they sank as low as '.'Z. Many Americans had confidence that Eng land would pull through her South African troubles and that the prire would rise gradually to approximate the old figure. To these the feat of Mr. Va-ierlip was very useful and probably profitable. The old frW-nds of Mr. A'anderlip In the treasury are Inclined to regard it as highly Impor tant. It Is Intimated that the object of his visit to Europe now is to secure high-class government surltles of foreign countries for investment and trading In this coun try. The announcement Is J:ist made tint the Russian government h.s derided to lljt Its bonds on the New A'ork Stork Ex ehanee. Those who are familiar w!th what Mr. A'anderlip has attempted to aceomplih In the oast are disioped to think that this Is another of hin successes. Whether he hat Induced the Russian minister of finance, M. AVltte. to send his bonds to America to fell does not Interfere with the fact that Frank A'anderlip. six years ago a reporter on a Chicago newspaper. Is now doing pretty well. OTTO CARMICIIAEL.