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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22

commodation offered, while both are influenced
and controlled by climatic influences and by nat
ural habits and traditions"
The relative cost of manufacture in the differ
ent countries is thus treated.
There are certain natural and artificial con-
dltlons which so largely affect and have direct
connection upon wages as to be entitled to con-
slderation in any analytical examination of the
great questions of labor, but from their abstruse
ness, they are less evident to the general mind,
and more debatable than the simple relations
shown IN the reports of the consuls. 1t would
be legitimate field of inquiry to ascertain what
are the conditions which enable England to
manufacture machinery and other products at
less than similar goods can be manufactured in
France, and at prices equal to those in Germany,
While the rates of wages paid to workmen en-
gagged In those manufactures in England are. on
the whole, higher than those paid for similar
labor in France, and more than double those
paid in Germany"
Secretary Frelinghuysen concludes thus:
THE social and moral conditions of independ-
ent peoples are legitimate subjects of investiga-
ton by another government when they directly
aItect It's national policy, but only as they may
throw hight on the precise point under discussion.
In collecting information for comparison of
wages and the state of labor at home and abroad,
While the consuls were expected to furnish only
such details as might tend to establish con-
nectlons between individual habits and labor,
if any existed, a review of many of their reports
leads to the conclusion that, far as moral con
ditions affect production, and so far as wages
are affected by them the relations, if any, are
indirect, obscure, and often contradictory. I'm
providence, intemperance, and immortality may
often be found prevalent in communities side by
side with successful conditions of labor. From
elements like these, not reducible to statistics,
effective general conclusions can be drawn.
The physical and moral traits of communities
are most often due to natural causes of climate;
race, tradition, and to virtuous and religious ad
vantages and training. This subject, however,
belongs rather to the domains of higher political
economy, and philosophy and morals than to
practical questions of labor and the purchasing
power of labor to which this present examina-
ton was mainly confined.
''This review of consular reports has, of
course, omitted much interesting and valuable
information furnished by different officers, and
has been necessarily confined to the simple con
ditions of labor which admitted of comparison
with those here existing The facts have been
presented as they were reported, without regard
to any political or economical argument which
may be drawn from them"
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THE REPUBLICAN, QUARREL.
Bad Feeling Engendered by Recent STRIFE
lures on the President.
rnac;aI 70 tho TndiananoIis Jonrna7

Bad Feeling Engendered by Recent STRIFE
lures on the President.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-A good deal of feel
ing has been worked up here by the structures
passed upon the President and his Cabinet by
the New York Tribune and Chairman Jones, of
the national committee, and the curt reply that
Secretary Chandler directed to them. II has al
ways been understood in Washington that the
President and his Cabinet desired, all during the
campaign, the success of the Republican ticket
Several times between tho 1st of Au-
gust and November the President and
members of the Cabinet went to New York to
consult and be consulted concerning the can
vass, but there were those who constantly main
tanned that the counselors at the White House
were back-capping the Republican candidate
and it was with difficulty that the war of words
that seems now imminent was smothered
Men who claim to have got their informa-
ton from headquarters in New York, are charg-
ing that the thoughtless expressions of Chair
man Jones are chargeable to Mr.. Rlaine, but
that gentleman told man to-day that he had
never complained of any one during the cam
paign and did not propose to at this or any other
time. He said the words of Mr. Jones and those
of Mr.. Whitelaw Reid we're of their own eoncep-
ton. Whatever may be said in the controversy
it is safe to assume that Mr. Blaine will not be
drawn into it
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POsTOFFICE LOSSES.
Adjudication of Claims Presented by Indiana
POstmasters.

Adjudication of Claims Presented by Indiana
POstmasters.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2O.-The Postmaster-gen.
eral has transmitted to Congress lists of claims
allowed and disallowed during the last fiscal
year for losses by postmasters from fire,
burglary, and other casualties The following
are those allowed for Indiana postmasters:
Brownsville loss by burglary, $40; Brooklyn,
burglary, $5940 Butlerville, burglary, $l15;
Bernard fire, 1882 Clinton, burglary $l79 IL;
Caborn, fire, $58; Cypars, flood, $40; Catlin fire,
$50; Clear Creek burglary $2033; Dunkirk,
$2l 62; Franklin, burglary, 1888 20; Hadey,
burglary, $40 50; Kendallville, two burglaries,
$39l. 33 and $226.59 Kingston, burglary. 500 81;
Letters Ford, burglary, $27; Lynn, burglary,
larry, $3.50; Markland, burglary, $3S 81; Meta
mora, burglary, $43 90; Mitchell, burglary, $15 10;
Milford, burglary $780, Middiebury, burglary,
$92 %; New Richmond, fire, $793 New Cory
don, burglary $49.4 Patriot, burglary, $12O.29;
Petersburg fire, 500; Russelrs Mills, burglary,
S. 70; Richards, burglary, 81 %; Rigdon, burg
larry, $45. 49, Sylvania, fire. $40. .67; Sugar Grove,
fire, $11. co. Stanton, burglary, $39 o.; Thorn
town, burglary; $l5; Upland, burglary, $2743
Woodland, burglary, SIG. l6; Windsor, fire, $3.4
The following claims were dsallowed, on ac-
count of proper care not being exercised, or the
loss not filed within the time prescribed by law:
Carpenterville, burglary, 81; Delphi, stamps
lost in transit $l00; Denmark burglary, amount
not given Delhi, do. do. Francesvie, burglary,
stamps recovered; Hudson, burglary, postal
funds Haughville, burglary, $ll2; Jerome,
burglary, $685. Jamestown, fire. $36 90; Owens
vile burglary, S. 60; Owen, fire, $17 Plainville,
burglary, $S; Prescott, burglary, $23 Pennvile,
two losses by burglary $2S and So; Swayzee,
fire, $780, Transi6vile, burglary $25. g. Vernon,
lost in transit, $IO3; Vincennes, burglary, So.
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Washington Letter
'What about the stories floating about the
country to the effect that you are personal
friend of President-elect Cleveland, and so bitter
Democrat that you refused to mention
Lincoln's name in your pulpit"
There is not word of truth in either" Mr..
Bartlett said, "and l am glad to have the oppor-
tunity to deny the last mentioned at least
have no recollection OF Grover Cleveland, though
I knew his family we'll and was boy with his
elder brother Of course did see him often,
but cannot remember him at all, as there was
considerable difference in our ages. AS to the
other story, it is absurdly untrue, and grows out
of communication written by some anonymous
correspondent to one of the city papers COM
planning because in sermon upon Washington
/ did not chance to mention the name of Lincoln.
Instead of being bitter Democrat, as the story
alleges, 1 am, and always have been, Republic
an in sentiment, and should have voted for
Blaine at the last election if had had the opportu
nifty. Though don't suppose that fact will at all
disturb the relations which are to exist between
Mr.. Cleveland and myself"
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THE DAKOTA COUNTY-SEAT WAR.
Women and Children Ordered to Leave Ira
yerse-BlOOdshed Said TO Be Imminent.

TRAVERSE, Oak, Dec 2l-A spy who has
Just arrived from Wilmot says con ference of $50
men was held in Mann's Office at Wilmot The
chairman, standing on top of the stolen safe.
said the combination had been telegrapned for,
and if it was not received by Sunday morning
the safe would be blown open. He then asked
the question: "What shall we do if the books
are not in the safel"
A motion was made and carried, amid cheers
and howls, to go to Traverse, sack and burn
every building, and hang every man found
Every man at the meeting was armed with
Winchester or a shotgun.
On receipt of this news the Traverse officials
ordered the women and children to leave town.
and they are rapidly departing. The
mob is not expected to arrive here much
before dark Buildings are being barricaded and
men are out over the county hunting for arms
and men. The force in Traverse, at present, is
rather small for such an emergency, but the
make a desperate fight. All the weak -kneed
have been asked to leave town, but none
have left Men from the northeastern
part of the county are coming to the res
cue, but may net get here in time.
Governor Pierce will have troops here by to-
morrow evening, but they, also, may be too late.
The officers here are cool, and will make the
most of the circumstances Governor Pierce
has telegraphed the sheriff to call every man in
the county to his assistance, and note every one
who refuses. Excitement runs high. The
county records have been secreted, no one ex-
cepting the register of deeds knows where
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
A Popular Feeling that May Result in the
Senate Ratifying the Treaty by an
Almost Unanimous Vote.
A Bold Measure Which Is Handicapped
by a Previous Policy Of Timidity.
History of the MenOcal Project-Inconsist-
ency Of the State Department-The
Doctrine of George Washington.
THE TREATY AND THE PEOPLE.
The Feeling that Is Being Aroused by the
Opposition in Europe.

The Feeling that Is Being Aroused by the
Opposition in Europe.
Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 20-'Itis is difficult to un-
derstand," said Western senator today why
the old-fogy idea of secret discussion of treaties
of commerce should have such foot-hold among
us. l don't desire to appear disrespectful to the
President of the Senate, but l think Mr.. Ed
munds is good deal of old grandmother in
this matter. There is no reason on earth why
the mantle of secrecy should be thrown over
the discussions of the Spanish American treaty,
any more than there is reason for making talk
on ordinary tariff bill secret matter. I
think there would be far less opposition to the
ratification of these commercial conventions re-
Gently signed, if the people were allowed to
know exactly what they mean before the Presi-
dent issues the protoctol.
"Of course treaties like the Nicaragua affair,
which are in the nature of offensive and defen-
sive alliances are better discussed in secret ses-
sion, because we do not care to show our hand
to ali the foreign legations"
"Have you gauged the feeling of the Senate
upon the Nicaragua treaty."
mo, not definitely; but there is one thing
very apparent The open hostility of the French
and English governments to it's ratification has
aroused an American feeling which is likely to
grow through the holidays and to make itself
felt in January. 1t would not surprise me to see
nine-tenths of the senators record their votes
in favor of the treaty before the close of the
session, though do not think majority favored
it last Monday"
'What are the chief grounds of the opposi-
toni"
LAS near as l can make out, the the opposition
is based upon the facts, first that Republican ad-
ministration negotiated the convention, and sec
ondly, that it will be necessary to spend some
money to build the proposed canal 1t is a fact,
however which cannot be successfully contra
verted, that there must be connecting link be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific, and it is equally
true that the United States must control the
link 1t seems to be a foregone conclusion that
the Panama scheme is too great an undertaking
ever to be brought to a successful ending. The
Nicaragua route seems more than feasible 1t is
practicable Therefore, if the the United States
fails to see its opportunity, you may rest assured
that England will take hold of the matter-and
with a vim The English are slow, but they are
earnest when they do wake up"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
A CHANGE FOR THE BETTER.
A Slight Improvement in Some Lines O
Business

A Slight Improvement in Some Lines of
Business.
New YORK, Dec, 2O.-Bradstreet's JOURNAL in
its commercial summary today, says; Special
kilograms from leading business centers point
to slight improvement in sales of heavier
fabrics and clothing At few points the holi-
day purchases form a noticeable contrast with
the diminished volume a month ago, yet there
are no adviceS where such are equal t. the total
of sales at like period last year The move
ment of general merchandise continues in re-
stricted volume, which is likely to be the case so
long as at New York city and at other money
centers the surplus bank reserves remain so
large. The only favorable features in this di-
rection are the increased demands for funds at
Boston from cotton buyers, and the shipment of
currency from Cincinnati to pay for hogs. There
has been some improvement in the boot and shoe
trade of the East but no specia, activity in cot
ton goods there
In at few lines at Chicago there is a reported
slightly increased movement in part due to the
holiday trade, but mainly to the settlement of
old debts by farmers which puts little life into
trade.
The wheat acreage of Dakota is said to have
been decreased 20 per cent, but 10 per cent of
Dakota and Minnesota wheat along the line of
Northern Pacific railway remains in the farmers
hands Farmers in the southern part of the
region specified are holding their grain for better
prices
Iron is fiat, and anthracite coalis quiet
The cotton markets have been quieter but
prices have again advanced.
Dry goods agents at New York regard both the
volume of the weeks business and the further
stiffening of prices as tending to improve the
outlook for the new year.
The consumptive demand for wool has been
fair, and prices as general thing have been
well maintained
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
Ohio Will Not Secure Place, and the In
diana Man Will Represent Both the
HoOsiers and the Buckeyes.
The Structures of Mr.. Jones and White
law Reid on President Arthur.
Congressman Kellogg Will Not Contest Gays
Election, Though the Former Was
Beaten by Host Outrageous Fraud.
EX-SENATOR MCDONALD.
Cabinet Maker Predicts that He VIII Be
One of Cleveland's Advisers.

A Cabinet-Maker Predicts that He VIII BE
One of Cleveland's Advisers.
Special to tho indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2L-''It is my belief that
ex-senator Mcdonald, of Indiana, will be called
into the Cabinet to represent that section of
country" observed gentleman to-day, who had
been in recent consultation with Cabinet-makers
at New York "In that event Ohio will be left
out" continued he "and that will be the natural
result of a fight of the kind Ohio has hand.
Until the Paynes joined in for son-in-law Whit
ney, of New York, it looked like Senator Pendle-
ton would be called by Cleveland But the Paynes
are demanding place for Whitney and in the
event he is given place he will be intended to
do for both New York and Ohio. If he is not
given portfolio, then it will not do to give one
to a resident of Ohio, for that will offend the
Paynes; SO that it must be Whitney for New
York and Ohio, or no one for the Buckeye State"
''Are the Paynes and Whitneys as strong as
the Pendleton peoplel" I asked.
Stronger, much stronger" was the prompt
reply. Besides those families there is the
Mclean faction and whole mob in New York
They are all down on PendleUon. Thurman2
He's entirely out of the question. The good old
man is not talked of except for a foreign mission
He may get that, but think not He is done
for"
How does ex-senator Mcdonald come in for
Ohio as well as Indianal"
''Why, if he is put into the Cabinet an excuse
may be afforded for going round Ohio. He will
do for that section; then, there will be better
satisfaction if it is that way than if an Ohio
man is given place. Where there are SO many
factions Governor Clevelands most influential
advisers believe it is better to keep out of the
State Mark my prediction; Ohio will get no
place in the Cabinet, but Indiana will, and so
will Arkansas, by Senator Garland. Senator
Bayard. of Delaware, will not be given a Cabinet
position because the South will sit down upon
him. 1t has already done so. One place for
the extreme South and one place for the South's
head, located in Delaware, won't do"
''Do you think Paynes son-in-law, Whitney,
the New York lawyer will get placer
II rather think so; much more likely than
that an Ohioan will"
''Would that exclude McDonaldp
mot by any means, but rather help him.
Should Ohio get place, however, Indiana would
not
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
A Nemesis in Black.

DUBUQUE, Ia Dec. 21.-For some time past
Dubuque has been the abode of a very mystcri
Gus person, of whom nobody seemed to know
anything. The person is a very handsome
woman dressed in black. For certain reasons
her name would not be given to your correspond
ent. She halls from Nova Scotia, where her
parents reside, and her mission here is to watch
a man doing business in the city, whom she
claims as her husband, although he is living
with another woman, who is supposed to be his
wife. The lady in black denies this, and says
that if he is married to her, he is a bigamist if
not he is an adulterer. She AYERS that he left
her in New York to go West, but received but
one letter from him in the past three years. She
then went to her parents III Nova Scotia, who
are, by the way, immensely rich, and of high
social standing, where she saw newspaper con
tanning the name of her husband. She came
here about six weeks ago, and has been watch
ing her faithless husband ever since She will
commence proceedings in court in a short time
for divorce. when sensational item may be
expected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
TENNEsSEE's VOTE.
The Very Old Democratic Messenger Did Not
Understand Things.

Understand Things.
Washington Special,
Colonel Chester, ninety-one years of age, a
resident of jackson, Tenn, by reason of his
many years faithful service to the Democratic
cause was intrusted with the delivery of the
electoral vote of the State at Washington. The
Colonel enthusiastic over the election of Dem
ocrat,and proud of the honor conferred upon him,
bore with care the package containing the votes
to this city. He was presented to President Ed
munds, of the Senate by Senator jackson and
Colonel Upshaw of Tennessee, as the messenger
from that State bearing the electoral vote He
presented an envelope to Senator Edmunds, who
asked before accepting it,
where are your credentialsW
'"rhey are incosed with the votes in the en-
velope,n replied the Colonel
Senator Edmumds remarked that it was a
very bad way of doing business, and that he
could not receipt to him as the electoral messen.
ger from the State of Tennessee, but would re-
ceive them from Mr.. Chester, ''purporting to be
the messenger" Senator jackson and his friend
endeavored to convince the President that all
was straight so far as Colonel Chesters author
ity was concerned, but the Senator refused to
accept the vote as coming from the delegated
messenger The package cannot be broken I'M
til February when the vote is counted and Col.
Chester will be deprived of his pay as messen-
ger until an authority is received, signed by the
several electors of the State of Tennessee.
While this unpleasant hitch embarrassed the old
gentleman, he will leave tomorrow to visit
Governor Cleveland, to congratulate him upon
his election and tell him that he has travelled
over twelve hundred miles to meet him. and
that he claims to be the only man who has trav
eled that far who did not want an Office.
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HOW KELLOGG WAS BEATEN.
He Will Not Contest, Though Beaten by the
Most Shameless Fraud,

He Will Not Contest, Though Beaten by the
Most Shameless Fraud.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.-'I shall not contest
the seat of the gentleman who is reputed to have
defeated me at the last election; he may take his
seat said Congressman Kellogg, of Louisiana
to your correspondent this afternoon. "But his
election was the greatest fraud that was ever
perpetrated at the polls" continued the distin-
guished politician. There was often the gravest
and most brutal intimidation, and the slaughter
of several men literally, three or four ballot
boxes stolen, and others stuffed and robbed, and
every conceivable irregularity perpetrated"
"And yet you will not contestp
mo, he replied, ''it is no use. Why, despite
all these Irregularities, l was ahead when the
ballots were counted, and would have been
issued certificate of election with 700 or 800 ma
jority had it not been for what is known as the
'pigeon-box steal Several days after the re-
turns were made, little swiveled Frenchman
rode into New Iberia with ballot-box under his
arm. He stated that he came from precinct
manning It'll away off in remote portion of the
district; that the vote there had not been count
ed, and he disred to have the count made
There are not over eighteen or twenty votes
cast in that precinct-that is the outside limit
yet they opened that box and counted 1,3OO
votes for my opponent Other places where not
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A ScoundreI's Library.


New York Special.
Ferdinand Wards library was sold at auction
to-day, by order of the receiver There was
spirited bidding and very high prices were OBJ
tanned. Audubons 'Birds of America" in nine
volumes, was sold for $3.50 a volume, number
of editions de luxe brought prices ranging from
$25 to $75 Among the books was an album con-
tanning photographs of forty seven actresses and
actors This went for S. 75 volume from the
Lehigh University called Artistic Houses, one
of 500 copies published, brought $3.50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
MINOR MENTION.
Chief-Justice Waite in Improved Health and
Out of Danger.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2l-Chief- justice Waite
who has been seriously i'll for a week past, and
whose condition yesterday and Friday was
such as to cause his family and friends much un-
easiness, is much better tonight The Chief
justice has been suffering from the effects of
overwork lately and week ago contracted Sc
we're cod which was the immediate cause of his
prostration. Early last week. eryspelas set in
in his face, and he suffered much from neuralgia
pains. The erysipelas was dangerous symp-
tom but to-day this entirely disappeared, and
to night his condition was improved so much
that his son, who was summoned here from
Ohio early in the week. left for home
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-12-22
Georgia's Rich Gold Fields.

CHATTANOOGA, Dec. 90 "A most fabulous find
has been made in an abandoned gold mine in
north Georgia. The trace was bought some
months ago by capitalists in this city, and they
had specimens taken from vein sixty five feet
from the surface of the ground and sent them to
some of the leading chemists of the United
States. One assay shows the ore to be worth
$400 per ton, and another places it at $780, The
veins are said to be eXhaustless, and an
experienced mining chemist says the mine will
be equal in value to the bonanza mines of Col
orado. Other rich finds are reported from that
region