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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.
TO LIVE HAPPY AND DIE BEATIFIED.

TO LIVE HAPPY AND DIE BEATiFIED
Vincennes News iDem.)
We don't like the indianapolis Journal, and
yet do like it. for it is one OF the meanest,
and yet one of the best, papers in the West.
Politically, it is damnable: mechanically it is
artistic in general literary style and ability it is
admirable. We have always marveled that
paper that could approach SO near the sublime in
Il literary sense should be so shockingly ridicu-
lous politically. But it is what the average loil
Republican wants and must have if he would
live happy and die beatifed. 1t does the eye
good to rest on the clean, artistic pages of the
Journal, and there is always feast Of good
things for the mind in its columns till you get
over to the editorial page and then we get
we'll, not mad but Disguised, it is so partisan
so utterly inartistic in its political lunacy. We
believe that the extension of the Journals cir
culaton will prove beneficial to the tastes ard
morals of the people while adding nothing to
the strength of the economic heresy and sec
tiona stupidity it so industriously, if not insin-
cerely breaches.
ABUNDANT SUCCESS.
Rockport Democrat.
The Journal is not only the leading organ of
the Republican party of Indiana but it is one of
the brightest, newsiest and most complete daily
and weekly newspapers to be found in all the
country. It is in every sense of the term first.
class newspaper. Financially. we wish the
Journal abundant success.
THE BEST FAMILY PAPER.
Vernon Banner.
The Indiana State Journal is the largest
cheapest and best family newspaper published
in the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

Of course, was refused. 1t is said to be COM
mon thing for the guard to be tempted in this
way by offers of money. If roses will sell at
$40 each there, why not carry up a few hun
dred every day1 1t would have the appear
ance Of changing the temple into market
place, but so long as it brought in the money
it is thought that New York would not be un-
J,,1v oh
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

We have not yet heard of any Democratic
statesman who is spending the holiday recess
in preparing defense of the Democratic adj
ninistration from the savage attack made
upon it by Senator Beck and to which there
was no one to lift his voice in reply at the
time. Mr. Beck should be answered by some
body; leastwise the attempt should be made,
by some one of the truly "loil."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

THE enforcement Of payment on an insur-
ance policy held by the late Emory Storrs,
of Chicago, bears the impress of black mail.
This is harsh term to use, but milder one
would hardly be adequate. 1t appears that
friends Of his, wiser than he, a year or more
ago urged upon himl the advisability of in
suring his life, so that his wife might
be provided for in event of his
death. Mr.. Storrs was proverbially
careless of the future, and made
no provision against the ''rainy day" that so
many fear. Under the pressure thus brought
he allowed policy for $4,000 to be drawn
up, but he did not pay a cent on it. The pol
icy was in the usual form; Gin consideration
of s., the receipt of which is hereby acknowl-
edged" it read, the amount not being filed
in because no money had been paid, and
it is more than probable that Mr..
Storrs, in his usual careless wav
about such matters, would have paid
no further attention to the matter. But some
of his legal friends took the question in hand
and insisted that the policy had the character
of contract and was in itself receipt for
the first years premium, whether paid or not.
On this slender ground wholly technical, a
demand was made for the money, though, as
has been shown, Mr.. Storrs had done abso-
lutely nothing toward performing his part of
the contract. The company at first offered
$1,000 in settlement of the claim but finally
came to the conclusion that defense of the
suit which the lawyers said they would bring,
would involve a good deal of expense and
trouble, and compromised it by paying $1O,-
600. IF it can be shown that Mr.. Storrs
talked about taking out policy in some other
company, these lawyers may conclude to
make it "whack up" The injustice of it is
in the fact that friendless person could not
possibly have enforced such claim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

A PREMIUM will be paid to any upholder of
the present administration who will name one
single appointment by which the civil service
of the government has been strengthened and
improved. No limit is placed upon the offer.
Let the Democratic or mugwump admirer of
President Cleveland-those who confound
him with the government and hold it TO be
opposition to the government to oppose him
give one single appointment in which poor
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28
The Sim Coy Genus of Bosses.

knightstown Banner.
Indianapolis seems to be prolific in Council
brbers and political prostitutes What is needed
there is for decent, upright citizens to take the
party caucuses in hand. When both parties Sc
lect good men for the Offices and cease to cater to-
the bummers and riff-raff or 80 obey the behests
of the Sim Coy genus of bosses, there will come
an end to the corruption that disgraces The capt.
tai city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

THE State debt has been increased during
the last year by temporary loans authorized
by the Legislature, 81, 100, 0O0 which, with
the foreign and domestic debt, increases the
total to $G008, Cos 81 The total amount Of
interest paid annually on this Indebtedness is
$3l3, 89199. This is Democratic financering
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

EvARTs must consider the Senate a. very I'M
appreciative lot when he reflects that his maiden
two-hour speech was supported by just two
votes. The name of the other man who was
awake is not given.-St Paul Globe.
This is probably very funny; but the facts are
that Mr. Evarts was carefully listened to by an
unusually full Senate and galleries, and at the
end of his speech, followed, it was, by caustic
rejoinder from Mr.. Edmunds, the position he as
sumed was sustained by a vote of 81 to 81
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

A WASHINGTON letter, rebuking the State
Department for its repeated blunders, says
the minister to China is "boor and is dis
grazing his people with his conduct" Col.
DENLY, of Evansville, is the minister to
China, and the people of Indiana will be in
terested in the specifications Of his alleged
misconduct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

FRANK LEsL1E's Weekly says there is
less dissipation at the Capitol than there was
twenty or thirty years ago. and the enactment
of prohiLitory rule shows that the improve
ment in public sentiment on this question has
an effect upon our law makers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

Hon. SAMUEL J. TILDEN declines the office
him in the person Of Hon. John Bigelow.
The attempt on the part Of Mr.. Cleveland to
hitch the sage of Greystone to his chariot
wheel is lanentable failure. Your Uncle
Samuel is slick citizen, and is not afflicted
with senile gangrene.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

and inefficient man has been displaced by a
better one. 1t would be cruel to suggest to
them list Of the scandalously corrupt nomi-
nations that have been made whereby the
tone of the public service has been lowered
and its efficiency impaired.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28
A Monument to Sarah j. Smith.

Liberty News.
While monuments are being erected to illus
trious dead men, are in favor OF similarly
concentrating phiianthropic dead women.
among whom 'Auntie" Sallie J. Smith, as she
was familiarly known, the founder of the Home
for Friendless Women, Female Reformatorv
and separate State prison for women. She died
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

IT is said that the head men of Yellow
Bears tribe propose investigating the cause
of his death, not being able to understand
cow an invisible gas could kill so brave war
-rior. The red men of the plains are no better
off than the white man. There are many
things that the latter can't understand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

THE New York Evening Post, the admins
sration organ, says: 1.-THE speech of Senator
Beck on the silver question can be likened to
nothing but a prolonged and deafening bray"
Democratic senator who dared utter word
in defense of the President and Secretary
Mannincr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

49, ONLY four more days in 1885 in which
Democracy can get in its work for civil-service
reform. The sneaks, bribers and informers
must hurry up.
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So?
Washin rton Post.

WASHINGTON POST
The same duties rest upon both houses, and
the idea that the present House OF Representa-
tiyes will be extravagant beyond its Democratic
predecessors simply because there is Democrat
at the other end OF the avenue is too preposter-
Gus for argument
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

II is said that another street-car employe
wants a place in the Indianapolis postofice.
Will Reform School Ash be used again?
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THE post-nortem decision in the suit be-
tween William Fl. Sharon, deceased, and
Sarah Althea Hill, is or is not vindcation
of the dead millionaire, according to the way
it may be looked at Sharon admitted that
the woman had. sustained intimate relations
with him, but he was anxious, '.for his own
honor and the honor Of his children" that it
should he established that she was
not his wife. It is nice ques-
ton in social ethics whether it is more
honorable to live with woman as mistress,
to all outward appearances married, or to
make her in truth wife. The children of
Sharon would have been scandaized, he i'm
agined, if it be not established that the Hill
woman was not his wife. Yet for months he
practically recognized ner as SUCH and lived
with her as such, apparently unmindful Of
the fact that in the eyes of many
he had more deeply sinned against
his children than if he had
honorably married her. She was not what
she should have been. That may be granted
Neither was he. In truth, 10 all outward APP
pearances they appeared we'll matched. But
when she made attempt to prove herself as
good as he the rich mans ''honor' was at
stake, and, after fighting to the death, in his
will he left orders to fight her as long as a
dollar of his millions remained The poor
satisfaction of having proved that this woman
was the mistress and not the wife of their
father is left the children and heirs-a legacy
that few would care to inherit even though
linked to millions The majority may con-
tinue to stone the woman, but there be many
who recall how One wrote in the sand on
similar occasion, and will hold each equally
guilty, equally respectable"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

THE capitalists who imported Polish labor
ers because they were cheap might be po
titely asked to quiet the frequent disturbances
they raise. A 'cheap" man is never cheap.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

WILL the civil-service reformer turn his
eyes to Indiana and tell us wherein the adj
ministration of President Cleveland has i'm
proved the service?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

There Are Council, Bribcrs TO Come.
Lcgansport Pharos.
1t is claimed that indianapolis has furnished
one-third of the criminals now at the Michigan
City penitentiary 1t is evident that the Hoosier
capital has not yet received its just deserts.
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Old Word.


Now 1ork gun.
We find the word Importantly" in the Presi-
dents message. There is such word in the
dictionary. For the welfare of unofficial writer's.
we cordially advise them to let it stay there \.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-12-28

PARTISAN highwaymen are still lying in
wait for Republicans.
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, 1885-04-11

The irritation, real or simulated, OF
Prince Bismarck with England found
expression on Monday in a long
speech delivered by the Chancellor
to the Rcichstag. In this speech he
accused Great Rritnin of u%nfrlendIi-
ness, shown in the publication of con-
versations with the BriIishAmbaSsador
of the "most confidential character
which were never meant 10 b" report
ed, and statements thai he had ad>is-
ell Great Britain to take Egyp'. He
had given no such advice. He had
volunteered nothing; but when press
ed by the British ambassador to give
him a hint of his opinion, he had
stated that were he Minister Of Crest
Britain he should not mex Egypt,
and thus produce a tension among
the Powers, but should obtain a
''lease' of Egypt from the Sultan.
This would avoid excitement III the
Mussulman world, and would conci-
late the French t%inanciers, viii e it
would leave all treaties intact, and
would give England the security
needful to her IN a connecting link
between her European ard her
Asiatic possessions. The Chancellor,
however, added, that, 'ff England
should prefer to me Egypr, we
should not regard it as part Of our
duty to prevent her. Friendship
with England is more important for as
than the future fate of Egypt"
, 1885-04-11

The most important news from
E4ypt is Thar the Sunkim Expedition
has now all arrived, and that Gene
raj Graham. who has been crippled
by IN abscpss in the foot, has reached
that port. Action is, therefore,
expected TO ommenc at once, all
The more brcause O>man | lgna,
who's" force has been sweIled 10
$4,000 men, has grown audacious,
and now kills scattered British SEN
tries every night. lie has recovered
his confilrnce with the tall of Khar-
toum. and Will. it is believed and
hoped, risk II decisive engagement.
Pending this, Lord W"ls'ley is sta
rionlng his troops along The N'le
from Oh Dongola TO Merawi aud in
a General Order warmly thanking
them for their courage and devotion
10 duty, has warned them that there
may BIZ a time of comparative rest till
autumn. The time will be utilised in
''preparntian>," including the extern
sion of the Soulm Railway some
thirty miles further up the Nile, the
despatch OF fresh steamers, and the
collection of a multitude OF canels.
We again warn Lord Hartington-if
he wishes to avoid the massacre OF
these animals, reported to him by
Lord Wolsrley-io engage Beln ochee
camel drivers. This beasts are obvious.
ly badly managed.
, 1885-04-11

NV South Wales is enthusiastic
over the departure of its regiment for
the Soudan. The day March 3rd)
was observed rs a public holiday,
and The Governor made All address,
in which he declared that they had
volunteered "to suppress il system of
unspeakable cruelty, and for the
establishment of order and justice
in a misgoverned country" Many
among them were rich men, who had
seized the chance of service in Il
bloody war 'in order to show to the
world the unity of the mighty and
ilvincible Empire Of which they are
MEMBERS" "Our earnest wish is that
YOU may come back crowned with
EngIand'5 gratitude as you are now
"ncompas>ed by her symp 'thie~."
Lord A LOTUS speaks in II slightly
rhetorical tone; bnt the enthusiasm
is evidently N ,st fer,rut. The Col ny
votes The wIne expenses, and Will
provide for the families of those who
fall while the ranks are tell of men
of fortune and standing in The Colony.
II is said that no fewer than eight
officers have enlisted as privates ~
share in the Expedition.
, 1885-04-11

Kingdom, rs a wi ole, is prepared to
support the Government Il seems
incredible that the Russian Govern
ment, under such unfavourable cir
c~umstances, with its finances in con
fusion, and with the chance at least
Of an insurrection in Turkestan,
should desire a war, which will not,
as matters stand, help il to Constan-
tinople. At the same time, the cxis
tence Of a Wnr.party in ST. Petersburg
cannot be denied, or the prevalence
of d feeling that the internal situa-
ton is too bad to bear. and that IN
unsuccessful war would end it as well
as a successful one.
, 1885-04-11

The German Chancellor, however,
while making these declarations, AK
iouSly diScIaim"d all unfriendlineSS 20
the English nation, He even went
the absurd length OF stating that che
attached great Importance to the
continuance Of good relations between
England and France'-whom he is
trying to set by the ears-and wound
up his speech by saying hat she
should do all in his power, in the
most conciliatory manner, sine Wd ct
studio, to restore our relations to ,hat
footing of calm and friendly inter
course which has always existed
between US and England, and which
is natural TO both countries, neither
having vital interests hat conflict
with those of the other Tie hardly
believed that the British Governm M
would continue to oppose his Colo
NAL policy, "as it has done in the
Oameroons, as we'll as in Australia,
New Guinea, FIJI, and other places"
1t is noticed that since this speech
Count Herbert Bismarck, acknow-
lodged to be his fathers most conf.
dential agent, has been in England,
nominally on visit to Lord Rnseber-
nv, and has been closeted with Lord
Granville, and it is supposed, there
fore, that some final proposals have
been made. To outsiders, who see
quite we'll hat the Chancellor is, as
usual, employing his fatal frankness
to conceal something, the only %reiec-
ton which occurs is the instructive
one,-"What the devil is the man at 2"
He is driving at something which is
very heal to his heart, but what is it ?
, 1885-04-11

Certainly not to give stout young
Germans, who might make food for
cannon, an opportunity of dying of
fever IN New Guinea and the Came
rooms.
, 1885-04-11

away, Lord Granville having read in
the House of Lords ON Monday night
paper = nomirally a speech lin
which he regretted that he had not
used "a better phrase" in describing
Prince Bismnrck's advice to take
Egypt, and explained that he had not
quoted the confidential conversation
bptwecn the Prince and the British
Ambassador, but subsequent and
public declarations. Lord Granville
utterly rcpudiated any idea OF
attacking "lhe great German states
man." and expressed his deep sense
of the high position which Germany
has attained among the nations. The
(~hnnceIIor has in return expressed
himself perfectly content.
, 1885-04-11

The French operations in Indo-
China succeed without succeeding.
All details are concealed but it APP
pears that while General Brlere de
I'I>!c was taking Langson, a second
Chinese army entered Tonquin from
Yunnan aud brSirged Tuyen Qnen.
The garrison defended themselves
gaIIanlIy for eighteen days; but Gene
rnl Bri6re de isle was compelled 10
make a forced march backwards, and
fight Il battle to rails the siege. Ia
that engagement, which lasted two
day, he loSt, by his own account, 453
Ulcers aud men killed and wounded.
Tne Chinese loss is not given ; and,
indeed, /. w uIj be useless to give it,
as thar Power could lose 10000 men
"a month, and not know that they have
been lost. As fast rs General BrIere
de PlsIc advances, another army will
be behind hun aud he does not men
ion his LOSSES from invalid &. Adj
miral C0urbet, again having stopped
the rrintorcements for Tonqnln, has
again attacked DeIung, in Formosa,
and, after five days fighting has cur
ried the bill positions, losing, how
ever, 200 men 10 iIIed and wounded.
In carrying the positions, however,
he Will get little, us The hlllmen he is
fighting will not submit ; and he con-
trolls onIy the ground he stands on,
The Chinese Government, it is cleHr;
are accepting General Gordon's ad-
vlce,-avoiding strategy, ~dlsregnrding
defeat, and relying on their abilit, TO
cxprnd 100 men in the slaughter ot
one invader.
, 1885-04-11
spectator, March 14th.l

England anI Russia sIili wait. All
kind Oi .umUlrs are, OF course, clrCu-
lated; and on Wednesday thrre WIS
something like Il pane IN the Cry.
he Berlin dealers had begun 10 sell
Russian stock it was imagined thai
Count Herbert Bismarck had taken
home from inolanh u conviction that
there would be n war !; and all Rus
sian securities dropped in !.ondon
3 per crnt. II was added hat Rus
STA was marching troops in the dlrrc-
ton of lleraI from three qn %rtrrs,
aud that The RnS>ilm frontier posts
had been again advanced. On til"
other hand, reports have ben spread
hat th- German Emperor is most ad-
verse to The comm ncemrnt of any
war, and has strongly 1IvISrd HE
Car 10 make concessions. There is
little dependence 10 be placed on
these stories, some of which are not
free from stock johbing ta'mt !; the OBJ"
Wous fact being that The Russian Go
vermont has not aS yri arrived III
the fnal de, I,ion, WHEN it ha4, II
will be quite strong rnnugn To com
pei obpGi nee on lis frontiers. Yes.
lrrday in reply to Mr.. Richard, VIZ.
Gladstone said that an The Snhj CT ot
tn" frontier negotiations were still pro-
ceeding, butthnt il hadb5"n agreed be
tween England ard Russia that ,panI-
ing h"nrg"lia'ions, no iur'heraIvancp
shou d be IN .Ic ON either side. The
strain cannot now last long, as not
only til" Pntsian ~f!ancrs, but the
Russian paper currency, are feeling
it's Elects. We my still hope for
peace.
, 1885-04-11

Count Herbert Bismarck has gone
back content, and there is again
n"uy between Germany ard Eng
land. 1t is unders'ooI that the dis
putes about boundaries in West AT
ricn and New Guinra, which Prince
Bismarck SAYS are the origin of his
annoyance. have been settled by mu-
tual concessions ; AMI the adoption
of dividing lines, in fixing which we
shall, if We may ia ge from . him
dropped by Mr.. Gladstone ON Thurs
day, lose snmething in Africa aud
gain something in New Guinea. The
personal grievance alleged by the
Chancellor has also been smoothed