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The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

ANOTHER Democratic State is falling into
line, and West Virginia threatens to Ego dry"
as the phrase is when State decides in favor
of prohibition. Charleston, the largest city
in that State, and the county it is in, have de-
cided to try prohibition for year. The COM
missioners have announced that they will not
license any more dealers, and the war has
fairly begun. The dealers have probably
been defying the law, just as they do in this
State, and the authorities and the people are
tired of seeing the law brought into contempt
by the persistent enemies of the most reason
able enactments The same sentiment is
forming in Indiana by reason Of the fact that
the traffic has no respect for law and order.
1t is committing suicide
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

Mr.. GARLAND says he regarded his owner
ship of the Pan-electric stock precisely as he
regards the interests other members of Con-
gress have in banks, but, in the next breath
he says that had any matter connected with
the company come before Congress he would
not have voted upon it. 1t is very evident
that Mr.. Garland is trying to be too conscien-
tious. There are men in Congress of certainly
equal scrupulousness with himself who do not
feel that their interest in a bank forces them
to abstain from voting upon all measures that
might possibly affect them Mr.. Garlands
statement shows on its face that he regarded
his ownership of that stock as liable to inter
fere with his duty as Senator, and that con-
fesses the whole case.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

WHEN thousands Of. men are thrown out
work by natural and unavoidable causes, as
the feod at Montreal, laborsrs elsewhere are
slow to come to the relief Of their brethren,
and the needy families are forced to tempor-
arily depend for their subsistence upon the
charitable contributions of the general public.
When these same men are s'called OUT by the
arbitrary order Of restless "master work
man" there is no end to the money that pours
in from the pockets of other workingmen to
support the strikers in idleness So long as
this agreeable state Of affairs continues
strikes will not cease to be popular among q
certain class of laborers, who are willing to
enjoy picnic at the expense of some one else.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

A PERSON who lived two years among the
Creek Indians, in Indian Territory. says he
never knew of an Indian man kissing an Indian
woman.
A CONGRESS of skat players ("skat" is game
Of cards which has supplanted all other scion
tific card games in Germany will be hsld at
Altenburg. from Aug Ia to Aug. 18. next
AN Oregon newspaper has no patience with
those who lament the disappearance of the buff
falo. 1t says it will be we'll when be is gone and
he wouldn't have lasted so long except that he
was so tough.
WALT WHITMAN will visit England next au.
tumn as the guest of Swim 5urne. The British
admirers of the venerable American poet con-
template a banquet in his honor, which will also
be made the occasion OF presenting to him q
handsome subscription.
IT is said that the only times when the "Con-
gressional express train stops at the little sta
tion of Elkton, Nd. are on Friday afternoons,
when Mr.. w. NJ Singerly, of the Philadelphia
Record, who has been visiting his paper mills
there, wants to board it on his return to Phila
delphia
THE Paris Morning News of April 6 says that
the many friends of Miss Marie Van Zandi
will be shocked to hear that the favorite young
singer is very i'll at Cannes, and it is even
stated that her life Is despaired Of She was
taken i'll in Russia and was moved by easy
stages to Cannes, whore she is now under the
best ply ysiciana
BAYARD TAYLOR always insisted that animals
recognize and remember the speech of their ma
tive land, ara it is related OF him that, noticing
q hippopotasnus in Barnum's museum that
looked detected. Taylor spoke TO it in English,
but the beast did not move its head. Then. GO
ing to another corner OF the cage he said In
Arabic, II know you; come here to me-" The
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

thrift several houses and lots in this city. "
This, by a day-laborer, 10 not bad; but it is
reasonably certain that he did not get those
houses and lots by going out on strikes, nor
by boycotting, nor by allying himself with
the Liberal League. He probably paid atten-
tion to his own business, saved his money and
gained competency in the only country in
the world in which such thing is possible to
a day-laborer forty years of age. This is a
good land to live in, II we but try to fit it and
to make the best of it's advantages.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

Louisville. But it is morally certain that he has
done fair and free elections an i'll turn in that
city, just at time when every influence
should have been on the side of honest cleo
tions The bummers have succeeded in bully
ing him into recognizing their demands, but
they will despise him in the end, for the rea-
son that they despise themselves. They are
the kind Of citizens who are greedy enough to
ask everything, and who at the same time
know that the man with the courage to deny
them is the kind Of man to insure good gov
ernment. In Cincinnati he yielded to the
mob rather than face its billingsgate. In
Louisville he failed to listen to it, and is now
represented as abcnt to relent and let il have
it's way. Even were he to do so it would not
save him now. And if he does so it will be
only confession that he is a very poor politi-
clan to get himself into such tangle. The
reappointment Of Mrs. Thompson was or was
not good move. If 1t was, there is no good
reason for recalling it. If it was not, it only
goes to prove that the President is q man of
marvellous stupidity in not being able to dis
cover it after rejecting over it for more than
a year
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

If there is disgusting demagogue on earth
it is Representative Murphy, of Iowa, who
told the workingmen, the other night, that
he was prouder when he was q jani4or than
he is now as member Of Congress. There is
nothing dishonorable in the duty of janitor,
but every one who listened to Mr. Murphy
knew that he was lying, and he himself knew
that he was lying. Workingmen worthy Of
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

REV HENRY WARD BEEcHER has been ex-
pressing himself very freely concerning Joseph
Cook, saying, among other things. that the Bos-
ton lecturer is very conceited and ambitious and
''like all conceited men, when they feel their
popularity and their hold on the public slipping
away, he has become embittered and damns the
pnblc instead Of looking 70 himself to find the
cause" 1t may also be remarked in this con-
nection that it is a symptom of popular
mans decline when he INDUCES in abuse of a
rival candidate for public favor but Mr. Beecher
didn't think to mention this
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

Mr. BEECHER repeats his remark that the
Democratic party is double-eared ass, and
then goes on to say that he approves Of GER
tain individual members, and would not have
moments hesitation about voting for Bay
ard, or Manning or Whitney If any one Of
them were nominated for President to-mor-
row. The intelligent public made up its
mind as to what sort of an ass Mr.. Beecher
was when he voted for Cleveland, on the
principle that the man was greater than his
party, and, as he seems to have learned no
better by experience, the opinion of the pub
lie has no reason to change.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21
No man in any part of the country who has

No man in any part of the country who has
ever been suspected of having confidential re
lat;ons with Mr.. Blaine can so much as stir
away from home or entertain strange visitors
from out of town without being an object Of
suspicion to watchful Democratic eyes. The
terror which the very thought of Mr.. Blaine in
spires in the Democratic and mugwump breach
is painful to contemplate. It is to be feared
that an announcement that the ex- Republican
candidate was about to retire to a monastery
for the remaining years of his life would not
reassure the timcrous brethren.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

The people of Indianapolis should be duly
proud of Councilmen Edenharter and Coy
man who can say in the Council that Jesus
would tell a man to go to hell, and another
member who can tell q colleague that he has
put bread and butter in his mouth, are jewels
Of which an enlightened city cannot be too
careful and proud. If the Council had a
proper sense Of what is due to its own dig
nifty, as we'll as what is due to common de-
cency, these men would at least have been
promptly censured for their disgraceful ex-
nressiona.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THE Democrats of Dubois county, this
State, are represented as very indignant over
the appointment of Mrs. Thompson as post
mistress at Louisville. The Democrats in
that benighted region hardly know that there
is such place as Louisville. AS for post
Office, they probably think it the duty Of the
postmistress to sell posts. The special CORE
spondent at that place fatters the Democrats
of Jasner
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

The strike at st. Louis is generally conced-
ed to be failure It could not we'll be any
thing else. 1t was not justified, and deserved
TO fail. The Knights should remember that
1t Is not enough to convince themselves that
they are right. That is easy enough. It is
necessary to make good showing before the
world at large. When public sentiment can
not back them they are sure to fail.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
What is the total amount of tax levied in In
diana for State purposes; also the rate per hun
dred dollarss ENQUIRER.
The levy in 1885 was made on 763 millions and
the rate is 30a cents on the hundred, OF which IL
cents is for State purposes, 16 for schools 2 for
new State-house, for permanent endowment
fund of the Indiana University
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THE Louisville Courier-J Journal, now IN the
throes of anguish over the appointment Of a
woman as postmaster at that place, speaks of
the indignation meeting as an earthquake,
and, referring to its effect on the President,
says, ''the shock of indignation strikes home. y
This kind of fine writing is equal to George
Francis Train at his best
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21
Current Magazines.

Current Magazines.
Tie Magazine of Art for May contains an in.
teresting illustrated sketch of Benjamin Dis.
raeli. the late British Premier.
The Ladies' Floral Cabinet, devoted to the sub.
ject Of Horticulture and the domestic arts is inval.
liable at this season of the year, its April num-
Der being filed with hints OF value just now.
The Brooklyn Magazine for May contains tho
sermons delivered by the Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher and the Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage. They
form a valuable addition to the customary con-
tents of that publication.
John B. Alden's Library Magazine, while max.
ing no boast of its worth. is one Of the best pub
locations of it's kind in the world The May num-
ber contains articles by w. Il. Gladstone, r. H.
Huxley Edmund Yates. William Sharp and N.
5. Shaler.
The Culver, one Of the best moderate priced
magazines published anywhere maintains its
reputation for literary excellence The contents
for May embrace much of interest to every mem
ber of the household, to which it is ever q very
welcome visitor
The present number of Macmillan's Magazine
completes its ffty-third volume Among lite
contents are, "A Legend of Another World" by
the author of IA Strange Temptation:n 1.-THE
Musical and the Picturesque Elements n Poet
ry.' by Thomas Whitaker; "Present-day Ideal
lStH n COSSack FO0ty Dy w. H. Mornll, ana
''Fyvie Castle, and It's Lairds," by Mrs. Ross
Among the papers Of the April number of the
Presbyterian Review are: "The Silence Of
Scripture Proof of It's Divine Origin by Prof
Herrick johnson, d. D., LII. D.; 'sThe Salvation
Army by Rev. Donald Fraser, D. D.; Tho
REORGANIZATION of Christian Giving" by the
Rev Alfred Yeomans. ID. D.. and "Of the Uni
ties of Meditation by Prof. Edward d. Morris.
ID. D. The Presbyterian Review is published by
Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Methodist Pulpit aud Pew April-May
number, confirms the good impression it has
made in the past. There is very much in II that
will commend it to the class OF readers to whick
it appeals and for whose delectaton it is pub
Iished. The ministry of the Methodist dsnom-
ination will find init help in many directions
The general reader win be benefited by perusing
its pages and altogether it Is publication that
should receive the support and announcements
of the Methodist church 1t is published by the
Methodist Centennial Company, Fort Wayne, at
81 so year.
Considered artistically Harper's Magazine FOR
May Is not mp to It's usual high standard This
is not saying that it Ia not good and very good;
but this popular magazine has established such
high order of merit that Its friends and admir-
ers are inclined to be hypercritical The frontis-
piece. Faith" from painting by Il. Armitaga.
r. A.. is n beautiful engraving, but the remAir-
ing illustrations are not so good as they usually
are. The literary matter, however. Is excellent
An illustrated article on ssThe London Season
gives fane view Of fashionable lifo in the great
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THE way in which Greek troops have been
s'pushed to the 'front.'" according to cable dis
patches for the past six weeks, naturally sug-
Cssts that the best course for the somewhat
mythical enemy to pursue is to go in at the
Greek back door.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THE editor of the Louisville Courier Jour
nails funny column has unaccountably disap-
peared, and we do not know how to account
for it except that nothing humorous can find
auditors in that city until the calamity of
having woman for postmaster is ayerted.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THERE are millions of capital i'll this coun-
try locked up in fear of being boycotted in
case any business enterprise be embarked in.
1t will go into the channels of trade when
some assurance is given that right shall pre-
vail, and that one man shall have as much
right as another
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

THE widow Landgraff, of New York city,
has been successfully boycotted for the pres
ent, and her little bakery is closed. No
woman has the right to interfere with the
privileges of able bodied men, and if she at
tempts to she must be boycotted to the death
It Is noble business, in which towards and
scoundrels engage
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

LAST week the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher
called the Democratic party "double-eared
asa" What he thinks of it this week, after
the exhibition it has made at Louisville, does
not appear. But then Henry's religious pro-
fessions forbid the use of real forcible lam
guage, such as the case would call for.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

MEN have left the best countries in the
world to find homes in America. Generally
speaking, not one of them cares to 60 back.
Il is very good country to live in for every
one disposed to obey the laws, lead sober,
industrious life and try to save little.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

the name are not complimented by such stun
as that, and the man who INDUCES in 1t only
advertises his unftness for either janitor-
ship or a membership in Congress. The coun-
try is suffering from such demagogy as Mr..
Murphy seems to think will make him solid
with the workingmen.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

LET few more trees be planted in Circle
Park and there will not a blade Of grass grow
On the entire plot. They help obstruct the
view of the new State-house, as well, from the
only point of vantage commanding the new
dome, now in process of erection.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

WHEN the arbitration bill Is all fixed up to
enit everybody. who will guarantee that it
will be effectivef If the Knights will not re-
spect the rights of others now, what reason is
there for thinking that they will obey the law
after this bill becomes law?
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

How would it do for the newspapers to treat
Mr.. Cleveland with the same delicate considera-
ton extended to other members Of Society"
and say nothing about his marriage engagement
until the issuing of the cards warrants mention
Of the matter. The suggestion comes little
late, but we offer it for what 1t is worth
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

ATTORNEY GENERAL GARLAND testified un-
der oath, Monday, before the congressional
committee investigating the Pan-electric tele-
phone scandal He said he had never un-
dertaken to make money except by law and
poker" The administration has its hands
full with him in the Cabinet.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

MANNrNG's crest pales before Garland's seal
His seal is an electro plated Pan, with the
motto, Patience, and shuttle the cards, en-
blazoned on it in raised letters. The design
= unique. and the combination is suggestive.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

REV. ARTHUR GRAY HOWE, an slish clergy
man who died recently, left 100000 600 to his
two sons. If this laborer was worthy of his hire
he must have been by far the best preacher Of
his day and generation.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

AN account in yesterday's Journal of the
suicide or accidental drowning Of man in
this city concludes with the following: HE
was forty years old, was born in Germany, and
vas day-laborer, but had acquired by
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

CONTRIBUTIONS for the stricken city Of
louisville are in order. Never were people
10 east down and humiliated. Business will
nss be resumed until the President weakens,
and meanwhile the people must live.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

A CHICAGO paper undertakes to tell aspiring
young men how Mary Anderson may be won.
AS the directions fail to take account of DR..
Hamilton Griffin as one of the snags in the path
of true love, the Chicago recipe can hardly be
considered good one
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

GARLAND abominates visiting cards, but con
fesses to weakness for full deck, and he pre-
fers five of kind to dress suit.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21

Two Louisville undertakers are fighting fol
the body of a suicide named Louis Helm. Eacl
wants to hold the helm.
The Indianapolis journal., 1886-04-21
m seems that the Department of Justice
b run according to Hoyle.

'THE Complete Poker player is book,
sust out, by Counsellor -at-law, according
to the title page The author probably has
his eyes fixed on the Attorney generals Of
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-11-27
FaribnuIt.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARIBAULT, Nov. 26.-The Faribault ANA
teur Dramatic club will present 1.-The Serious
Family" at the opera house Wednesday even
ing, the proceeds of which are to be devoted
10 charitable purposes. Nothing has been
heard from Miss Lena Olson, who left the
residence of Mayor Cracker on the morning
OF Oct. 2S, as was supposed, to visit her
mother. living about a mile from the city.
She was about 16 years of age and wore a
black dress, gray shawl and black hat Her
relatives are much distressed at her disap-
pearance. Deputy head consul of the
order OF Modern Woodmen of America, w.
ii. Won Dusko, or eanized a camp of that
order in this city Wednesday evening, with
the following officers: F. w. Winter, consul;
DR.. A. J. Schmidt, advisor. Dr. T. W. Rob-
erts. banker; F. A. Davis. clerk; t. B. Alcrk
escort; 6. K. Wtnton, watchman. The camp
opens with good membership. The high
school students gave an old-fashioned spelling
school at the high school room Wednesday
night which was well attended and very in
teresting
Mrs. Villas, mother of Postmaster General
Villas, was in the city during the week visit
ing granddaughter at St. Mary's hall. .. The
reception at st. Mary's hall last evening was
well attended. The musical programme was
fine and all the parts well rendered. 1t was
one of the most enjoyable receptions ever
given. .Douald Grant, Esq, the railroad
builder, is putting up large barn on the
lots recently purchased of Bishop and Jor-
don on Font street, west of Prairie avenue.
The barn is to be 60xlO6 feet and capable Of
housing 200 horses. Mr.. Grant has nearly
$50 horses now mere. Judge L. Emmett,
formerly of Ortonville, is spending few days
in Faribault before returning to his home in
New Mexico.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-11-27
Postponed Again.

The general managers of the Northwest
ern roads have held another meeting and
have concluded to continue the truce under
which the roads are doing passenger bust
ness until December Is, fifteen days longer
than was fixed at the last meeting. and all
order was issued to that effect yesterday.
This is thought to be for the purpose of
fixing up some scheme for establishing a
pool or sustaining rates. All the roads
seemed happy yesterday. Representatives
of the Minnesota Il Northwestern said that
the company was not in the agreement, but
it should stand by the truce just as long as
the other roads did. In regard to the mat
ter of cutting tirst-clasS fare, by selling linn
tied round-trp tickets to Chicago, Mr. Ham
ley said that he had no knowledge of scalp
ers handling any such tickets over the Min
nesOta & Northwestern road, but explained
that several days ago the offices here ran
out of blank passes, and in their stead
some old return-trip tickets were used, and
possibly some of them fell into
the hands of the scalpers. 1t was
certainly not with the knowledge of
the officials of the road. The Burlington
people, who were inclined to make some
disturbance over the matter at first, insti
tuted an investigation. and were satisfied
that the Minnesota & N )rthwestern people
were not Intentionally cutting the Chicago
rate, and no rumpus came out OF it.
St. Paul daily globe., 1886-11-27
STIELwATER NEWS.
Continuation OF the Kerr TriaIS--
Only One lore of Them to be Tried
iu StilIWafer.

Continuation OF the Kerr Trials
iu saltwater.
In the district court yesterday the case of
Sarah L. Kerr VS.. the knights Templar and
Masonic Indemnity association, which was
partially tried Wednesday, was so far finished
that the evidence was all put in and one plea
made. The plaintiff yesterday produced
Alexander Kerr, an uncle of r. w. Kerr,
who was on the train at the time of the
tragedy, and who testified that he overheard
Detectives Walsh and KehOe have a sus-
picious conversation at ST. Charles. Walsh
said: "Wel, you've done it, kehoe re-
piled: mo. | didn't, he shot himself. -
Then Walsh said; "Well, it's better for him
to 90 it than sor you to-" The witness said
that some one picked up revolver from
among the things taken from the body of R.
w. Kerr, and from KehOe, Dy Skeffington, who
broke it and exhibited two chambers with
empty cartridges. Kehoe remarked that
that was his revolver. This evidence was all
f1atlv contradicted by Skeffington, Walsh and
Kehoe. They all denied that any such con-
versation was held on the platform. Walsh
said, however, that he did remark TO
Kehoe al st. Charles that sit was better he
shot himself than to have shot you Sket-
fington said. in reference to the revolver busi-
ness, that when some one broke the revolver
mentioned Dy AleX Kerr. hehoe, who was
some distance away, asked if that was his re-
volver, Skeffington said that it was not, that
it was the one taken from Kerr's body and
that he had Kehoes revolver in his pocket.
There is but one more of these cases to be
tried at Saltwater, one of the other cases
being transferred to the United States circuit
court and another being about to be dis
missed.
Gabriel Kundert and Miss Rosie Kundert,
both of 3Oakdale. were married by Judge
Lehmieke yesterday.
Col. 7. B. Demarse, of Kentucky, will
speak upon temperance at the NJ. E. church
this evening.