The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-05-09


it Two Acres is not much of start, but then.
The people of the entire country should feel
the deepest gratitude toward the intrepid police
of the city of Chicago. through whose heroism
the infamous and desperate Anarchists were
given to understand that they could not conquer
even the ordinary officers of law But for the
marvellous bravery of these men the bomb
throwers would have been embol6ened to con-
tinue their desperate and bloody work. A mon
ument should be reared to the memory Of the
dead, and a sum raised for their families. and
substantial aid be given the families Of such as
We're wounded in that awful explosion
THE Journal is in receipt of poetical contri
button, entitled "a Souls Commune" There is
nothing really incendiary about the verses, nor
anything calculated 60 fire man with wild de-
sire to go out and destroy his sweethearts hard
hearted parent with dynamite Nevertheless, in
view of the fact that it is not engaged at this
critical juncture in disseminating communistic
literature. the Journal is constrained to decline
the poem. By any other and less dangerous
name 1t would have been just as good, If not
good enough.
MADAME GREvILLE, the French novelist had
hard lines while in this country. She made no
money as a lecturer. and had no literary success
greater than that of arranging with Phla-
delphia dry goods merchant for the publication
of story in his advertising quarterly. If she
had only been shrewd enough TO get up quar-
rel with somebody the leading magazines would
have solicited her for series of war papers
The Saturday Herald, under its new manage
ment, is certainly much improved. The num-
Der issued yesterday had several good cartoons.
and its comments upon current topics OF local
interest was bright pertinent and entertaining.
Its tribute to the memory of the late George @.
Harding, the founder of the paper, was well coa-
ceived and tastefully carried out
ANOTHER outrage 90 liberty. Visitors to Bed
loes Island are trying to make themselves known
to fame by scratching their names on the copper
statue of Liberty enlightening the World"
What liberty seems to need just at present ON
Bedloes Island and elsewhere in her effort OF
enlightenment is the aid of policeman with a
club
A MONUMENT is to be reared to the memory OF
Tilie Smith, of Hackettstown, N. j., girl who
was brought into notice by her being cruelty
murdered by some villain as yet unknown to the
authorities. The moral of the shaft will be that If
you wish to have your memory perpetuated, 1t Is
necessary only that you get yourself murdered.
HAPPY thought! Adopt Senator Fairs plan of
colonizing the Apaches on the island in the Pa
cifc ocean, and then send the Chicago and Mil
waukee Anarchists after them. There is reason
to believe that these eminent ''laborers' could
there settle the problems which now agitate
them in manner satisfactory to all outsiders.
MISS CLEVELAND is said to have retired into
rural solitude for the purpose Of writing the
''great American novel;" with Washington So
ciety for the theme If she writes of Washing
ton life as she finds it, the elderly guardian who
marries his young and beautiful ward will figure
largely in the pages of the work.
THREE prominent citizens Of Louisville are
unaccountably missing. But this is not SO re-
markable as the fact that more Of them are not
gone. 1t is terrible strain on the gallantry OK
the average Kentuckian tohave to receive his
mail from the hands Of a woman, and this
Democratic administration, too.
NEW YORK policemen are liable to fine OF
cents for every button lost off their uniforms.
If like penalty could be enforced in private life
the women of the community might enjoy a
comfortable revenue from what is now unre
warded labor of replacing missing buttons.
Ir is now thought that the bill taxing oeomar-
garine will become law. If Congress Will then
make it penal offense for dairymen and farm
er's wives to make and palm off poor butter on a
suffering community that body of statesmen
will not have been electedin vein.
IT is said the French are delighted with Minis
ter McLane who speaks the language like a ma
tive. He did not acquire it from tho bills of
fare in American hotels. When a man attempts
that kind Of French in Paris be is at once hustled
off to Rue de la Roquette.
NATHANIEL F. BATES, the Hagerstown wife
murderer, has been sentenced TO be hanged.
He expressed desire for verdict to that effect
1t is gratifying that all parties interested are
thus pleased Let the hanging proceed accord
ing to the schedule
PATHS marriage has been fixed for June Z
Mr. Cleveand's wedding day will be a little late
in that delectable month. One Of these dis
tingushed persons has been married once TOO
often, the other has not been married often
enough.
WATERS Union. No. 3, New York city, have
passed resolution denouncing rioting Some
capitalist has been tipping them. With these
bloodthirsty creatures pacated there is no longer
danger to the country at large.
THE Courier Journal suggests that jeff Da-
WIS., it is thought, can prove alibi as to that
anarchist rebellion in the Northwest" We be.
lieve he also established an abb when Richmond
capituiated.
Nor less than 100, 900 in this distracted coun-
try will be in attendance at baseball games to-