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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1902
Page
5
The Indianapolis Journal notes Indiana has 12 percent fewer clerks and other civil service staff than its proportionate share under Civil Service Commission rules. The observation highlights staffing gaps believed to affect efficiency and merit-based hiring across state offices.
Hogan of Southern Illinois declines the collector post unless kept out of the senatorial contest. A German Reichstag member warns Germans in America not to form a separate state. A Southern House member opposes the rural mail contract sugar duty argument. The sugar bounty abolition is debated with Cuban concessions in mind.
A Minnesota lawmaker presses to raise sugar tariffs to aid Cuba while arguing the effect on world prices is negligible. The piece also criticizes Senator Tilman over alleged suppression of voters in South Carolina and claims about disenfranchisement in the name of law.
The passage notes Prince Henry's growing skill as a speaker and references an allusion in Chicago about a link between the city and a useful animal shaped to serve humanity. It also reports on the Kansas Indians in Oklahoma seeking land per capita shares, tribal fund access, tax exemptions for 25 years, a public school fund, and payment for adopting civilized habits.
The Turkish government denies legal responsibility for the act, contending that United States demands for punishment or indemnity are hard to prove and collect. Doubt lingers over captors' nationality and Turkish jurisdiction, making a strong press for action appear weak.
A Senate subcommittee decided the United States should not accept the Panama Canal Company’s latest offer due to Colombia’s stance on transferring concessions. The legal complications prompt possible future arrangements by the company if feasible.
With Colombia for removing this cloud from its title, but there is little probability now of any definite action on the subject at this session of Congress. As there is to be further delay, Congress might employ the interval to investigate two or three other routes for which strong claims are made.
A fragment from U S Senate debates recounts a clash between Henry Clay and Thomas Benton in the Twenty second Congress. Benton accuses Clay of indecorous language toward the President and a dirk and pistol refrain. Both men apologize, deny further insult, and narrowly avoid a duel as spectators steady the chamber.
A long criticized baggage examination practice at the New York customs house drew renewed complaint from a ladies group and other critics who demanded end of the inspections. Secretary Shaw pressed for concrete instances of injury, but the protesters refused to name specific cases, implying a larger return to old smuggling-friendly methods.
A bill before the committee on insular affairs, sponsored by Representative Coop er of Wisconsin, authorizes the Philippine government to acquire by eminent domain lands held by religious orders, associations, or individuals. Funds would come from bonds bearing 5 percent interest, repayable over five to thirty years, with proceeds used solely for land purchase. Once acquired, lands would be sold to natives who would become owners rather than tenants.
The Indiana delegation in Congress opposes moving rural free delivery to a contract system. The system owes much to Perry S. Heath, former first assistant postmaster general, whose efforts helped establish its success. A Indiana congressman backing change would ignore local sentiment and public interests.
A Philadelphia Record reader who has traveled abroad offers a contrast to German views of Prince Henry of Prussia. He recalls being in Berlin when the crown prince came of age and notes the three-year advantage a prince holds over others.
A gala marking a coming of age yields scant regard for Henry. Observers note he attracts no more enthusiasm than ordinary passersby in Berlin. The speaker jokes that a prince or prophet earns honor mainly in his homeland, fearing a future home here.
A collection of brief humorous vignettes from various papers. It contrasts realism in drama with a playful notion of Macbeth at a real banquet. A revival meeting yields a hungry joke about religious fervor and poetry turns up a punchline about a writer’s verses.
In a San Francisco Chronicle sketch, Senator Jiggs vows to gain fame this session. Critics scoff as he contends he will champion unpopular causes, while pro Filipino guerrilla ties spark debate among lawmakers and commentators.
The New York Legislature held memorial services for President William McKinley in Albany. Governor Odell presided as Rev Doane gave the opening prayer and Charles Emory Smith delivered a tribute praising McKinleys leadership through prosperity and war. Smith lauded his China policy and described his death as sublime. The service ended with benediction by Bishop T M A Burke.
In Lansing Michigan on March 4 the hearing on the request to lower Frank Andrews bail of 875000, tied to the City Savings Bank of Detroit case, ended as prosecutors argued the defense had not exhausted Police Court remedy. The defense may appeal to Detroit police justice for bail reduction.
A new comprehensive History of the World is announced with eight imperial volumes planned. Dr H F Heimolt chairs thirty-two collaborators to cover universal history from infancy to civilization, emphasizing oceans and global links. Volume I covers America and the Pacific, with maps and an introduction by James Bryce. Dodd, Mead & Co. publish in the United States.
A descriptive sketch of the novel Kate Bonnet detailing Major Bonnet the Barbados landowner turned pirate, his daughter Kate, and the loyal Ben Greenway. It notes Stockton’s humorous yet perilous adventure style, the Jamaica voyage, and Dickory’s faithful devotion as the tale unfolds with moral contrasts and dramatic hazards.
Rodolfo Lanciani adds New Tales of Old Rome to his Rome history works based on recent discoveries. He corrects errors, dispels myths, and notes content from lectures not in prior volumes. The book includes twenty three full page illustrations and explains Pasquino the satire figure and its lampoons.
Howard Hensman presents a thorough portrait of Cecil Rhodes from his English clerical upbringing to his South African entrance in 1870 and his later gold and diamond ventures. The book covers Rhodes role in British imperial expansion, the Jamison raid, and related events shaping prewar Africa. New York Harper & Brothers published a compelling biography.
The Wreck of the Sea Lion by W. O. Stoddard is a clean, pleasant tale for about twelve to fifteen year olds. It features Sf Moore and Tom Clark on the Sea Lion, rescues, fishing, an inventor, and an old sea captain who plans a sea voyage, praised as one of the best recent boys books.
A modern narrative portrait of Christ portraying His earthly career from birth to death. The book emphasizes Jesus as a man while acknowledging His divinity. It follows scriptural facts, but uses amplified incidents and a vivid, contemporary language. Published by L. C. Page & Co. Boston.
A Philadelphia volume guiding courtships and amatory correspondence. It covers introductions, engagements, and writing love letters with guidance on compatibility in position, age, and religion. The model letters aim to interest youth and amuse elders.
A Penn Publishing Company guide explains fortune telling by cards palmistry phrenology and other methods with chapters on astrology birthstones birthdays and love charms aimed at intriguing curious readers in Philadelphia
Riley M Pletcher Berry Buffalo contributes to Leslie's Monthly for March a study of American types. A colored portrait of Mrs Fiske by J Clay appears in Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. Norman Hapgood critiques Mrs Fiske's art. Country Life in America offers cash prizes for photographs to illustrate a country home series starting in April. Pilgrim for March features Men and Matters of Moment by the editor and Rubee An Rees Sculptor.
A survey of March issues from Ainslee's, Pearson's, Country Life, McClure's, Century, and Lippincott's covers diverse topics. It highlights Prohibition poetry and essays, travel notes, bird and garden articles, fiction, and artful photography, with feature pieces on Psychic Research, Hunting Big Game, and soul of American humor. It notes notable authors such as Minot Savage, Ida Tarbell, Clara Morris, Conan Doyle, and George Ade, plus illustrations and country life features.
Publishers announce spring releases and continuing demand for titles by Howells Harms and others. Mary Johnston Andrey advances 125000 copies. Dodd Mead and Co McVickar Lays of a Lawyer. Morgan League of the Loguins. McClure Das kam Madness of Philip. Next to the Ground by Martha McCulloch Williams. four new American Men of Letters volumes. Hawthorne Whittier Motley Longfellow set delayed by writer duties.
A survey of upcoming titles from Appletons, Century, Dodd Mead, and Scribners highlights revised Presidents biographies, new fiction by Flynt, Corelli, and Watson, and innovations in astronomy and property law. Notes on authors Frances Charles, Willis Emerson, LeRoy Armstrong, and Allen French, plus reprint of American Novel Series list.
In Chicago Tribune, analysis notes how money drives modern authors to switch publishers, seek serial rights, and pursue higher terms. It cites Kipling, Mrs. Ward, Stockton, Cable, and others, highlighting serial rights values from $1.50 to $5.60 and the risk publishers face in financing nontransferable serials.
A New York letter notes publishers fuse literary and stage methods with book releases. Authors are offered big deals to become a publisher’s star, with exuberant marketing that elevates one author while others receive standard promotion. The practice highlights the industry’s evolving boom tactics.
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