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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

Mr.. Manning is the gentleman who laboriously
perfected such complex exhibit Of the con
dition Of the national treasury that not one in
ten was able to understand it. If he ever did
anything else since he was appointed to the
Cabinet it has not been made public. In our
opinion, Postmaster-general Villas deserves
the highest praise, for that secret circular OF
instructions to Democratic congressman. The
President, too has not been idle. He has
vetoed the pension bill in favor Of the widow
of Union soldier who died in Andersonville
prison, and has soothed the grief of the widow
by saying he vetoed it because he was de-
serterl The President is hard worker, too.
In fact, the whole Cabinet is very much over
worked
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

.'THERE is no reason for Professor Taylor
or anybody else to hang their heads in shame
for the people of Vincennes 1t is as good
and intelligent community as can be found
anywhere in Indiana "-Vincennes Sun.
There is none, indeed. Professor Taylor
acted the man, and the people Of Vincennes
crowding the hall and applauding Grace Brew
err, as she graduated" solitary and alone,
while little white girls threw flowers at her
feet, shows that there is no occasion for any
body to hang their heads in shame, except the
few who could not rise above con-
temptible race prejudice. The community of
Vincennes grandly indicated themselves from
the shame that was sought to be put upon
them, and the Journal honors them for it.
The Grace Brewer incident will be the glory
of Vincennes in all aftertime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

The Chicago dealers another name for
Misunderstanding run up the quotations for
wheat until they adheeced all the lambs they
could in that direction, turned around yester-
day and feeced another lot by running down
the price. Millions of dollars of money are
said to have changed hands; many per-
sons have been ruined; many spectators
have poured into margins money that
has probably come from defalcations and out
right stealing, and many ''greenies" have
been bitten by the experienced sharpers. Of
course, the Chicago quotations give no idea
Of the value or the market price of wheat.
They merely record the fluctuations in the
temper of the gamblers who "deal on the
Board of Trade-the most gigantic gambling
house on the American continent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

PEOPLE who desire to spend the heated
term in improving their minds by study have
increased opportunity for doing SO this sea-
son. In addition to the Concord School of
Philosophy, where things are taught that no
man knows anything about, and the Chautau-
qua University, where no branch of moral
or intellectual instruction is neglected, Evan
gelst Moody has opened summer school for
the study of the Scriptures. And yet, it is
to be feared that, in spite of these many and
alluring paths of learning the great majority
of summer tourists will prefer to take to the
woods
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

tunity. II Is said, will be utilized for meeting
Of the two Emperors on Russian ground Preyl-
Gus to this meeting. Emperor Francis Joseph
win greet the Emperor William Of Germany at
Gastein.
KING GEORGE Of Greece, has nearly finished
a splendid palace at Copenhagen, and has saved
enough money to give him life income Of 1925.
600 year Independently Of any public position
And now he is only waiting for good excuse to
abdicate and retire permanently from the king
business.
QUEEN VICTORIA is going to make the speech
es of her son. the Duke Of Albany. a jubilee
book; that is, it will help celebrate the compile
ton Of the fftieth year Of her reign, 1887 It
will be dreary stuff, whenever issued The
Queen might put her autograph in each volume
as a sort of chrome to make it go off.
SINCE DIR. Kinloch Nelson has declined to be
Bishop tP. e. of Easton, Md. it has been decid.
ed not to fill the position until after the general
convention at Chicago. in October Eext can.
didate who has been much spoken of is the Rev.
Dr. Barber, who for more than thirty-ssven
years has been rector OK Christ Church, Cam.
bridge. Nd
Mrs. FRANCES HoDGsoN BURNETT's, Little
Lord Fauntleroy," of whom the St Nicholas
readers all know, is in a sense Photographic, the
real boy being Herbert Hodgson, son Of Mrs.
lives in Norfolk. The Fauntleroy of the story
is a charming creature, bat as priggish as was
ever fond mothers son.
Louis FREcHETTE. the "poet-laureater Of Can
ada, has brought suit for $4,000 damages for
SANDER against his former law partner. j. e.
Robidotx. He accuses Robidoux of sending
letter to his wife. charging him with inhdelity,
and of sending him letter charging him with
selling his political principles. Both men are
Liberal members of Parliament
THE venerable Archbishop Kenrick. OF st.
Louis, who is in Philadelphia visiting Archbishop
Ryan, was rector OF St. Mary's Church. on Fourth
street, Philadelphia, in 1885. On Sunday Id
called upon Hon. James Campbell. having walked
all the way from the archiepiscopal residence,
and on the Judges Offering him carriage de-
clined, stating that he was going to walk back,
and that his daily average was from two to four
miles.
My greatest weakness has proved a tower Of
strength to me-" a Blue-ribbonite said to a Lon.
don newspaper man. ct is this way; / used to
drink like fish. People said that I couldn't
Quit; that was ruined. That made me angry.
possessed colossal vanity, and cultivated It,
worked myself up TO a point where imagined
myself the greatest man in town, struggling with
a crowd of malignant rivals. who were praying
for my downfall through my drinking. / began
to feel pleasure in disappointing my imaginary
enemies This voluntary delusion grew into a
reality. 1t dominates me yet. It has made me
an offensive egotst but it saved me from drink,
and that is something"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

SUNSET Cox, who it is said, has grown
weary with trying to explain his jokes to the
Sultan of Turkey, is expected to resign, and
Mr.. Gayare, of Louisiana, a gentleman Of
thigh literary attainments, " is spoken of as
his successor. The questions which will nat
urally occur to the thoughtful mind are,
wherein is Southern poetry an improve
ment upon New York humorY" and HAS the
President grudge against the Eastern po-
tentateY' Too much sympathy, however is
uncaled for, since it must be remembered
that the oriental victim has the Bosphorus at
hand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE Saloon-keepers Association, of Cincin-
natl, has met and resolved that three cent
beer is injurious to the system. Those saloon
men that persist in selling beer for cents in
stead of care degrading the trade be-
cause they encourage loafers and bummers. .
This is too bad, and it is to be hoped that the
saloon keepers CT Cincinnati will conclude to
sell beer at figure that will not encourage
loafers ana bummers. 1t is difficult to under
stand what the price of the article has to do
with its effect upon the humn system, but
these gentleman have discovered somehow
that beer sold for cents is baneful drink,
while, if it is handed over the bar at nickel.
it is an altogether harmless fluid. BY another
strange process of ratiocination the association
asks the Knights of Labor to help them in
their campaign against the men who sell beer
for 8 instead of cents. 1t is not claimed that
the beer sold for the cheaper price is unwhole-
some, but somehow 1t does result in dire
things to the men who imbibe the same. One
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE Prohibitionists of Alabama have formed
third party and put a State ticket in the
field They will have a hard time to build up
their party to the strength required to carry
their point The Prohibitionists of Georgia
were wiser in their generation, and did not
run into the folly of third party and now
are in the enjoyment of practical prohibition
throughout the State. 1t must be that the
saloon men of Alabama have furnished the
funds for the prohibition campaign. The
policy has never become success in any
State where it was made distinct issue from
all other considerations
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

Gov JOHN A. MARTIN, OF Kansas, was
yesterday renominated by reclamation, amidst
great enthusiasm. Governor Martin was one
of the Governors who dared to execute the
law and protect the public peace during the
late railroad strike. He did not hesitate to
use the power of the state at Parsons and
elsewhere when it was necessary. The action
of the convention yesterday is another glori
ously hopeful sign that imbecility and dema-
gogy are not essential in order to be nominal
ed and elected to office That is lesson very
many public men need to have instilled into
them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

SAM JONES and Sam Small preached at
Lake Walden, near Boston, on Monday, TO an
audience of seven thousand Owing, perhaps,
to the festive nature of the day, the exercises
were varied with songs and character sketches
by Sol Smith Russell, thus combining what a
Minnesota paper calls the Jones serio-comic
religion with unadulterated comedy in most
pleasing manner. The Jones Small Russell
combination would doubtless prove an i'm
nense attraction ION the road"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09
WE believe the Christian people of Indian

WE believe the Christian people of Indian
apolis to be in earnest in their determine
ton that new Y. M. G. A. building shah be
erected in this city. There are a number of
initial subscription to the fund was one
dollar bill from little infantcla girl in the
Fourth Presbyterian Church Sunday school
Then again, large number of the best sub
scrptions, and large number of all sub
scriptions already made are from
Christian people. Then again, when
the enterprise seemed to be about
to fail, one of the ministers of the city, Rev.
g. L. McNutt, voluntarily proposed to give at
least three weeks of his time experimenting a
personal canvass. Others of our ministers
heartily entered into the plan, and some of them
have been doing door to-door work in solicita-
ton. In obedience to the call scores Of Chris
tan women responded, and have taken dis
tricts of the city, from which they have al
ready raised about SO, 000 Then it has been
proposed that there be grand rally of all the
Sabbath schools of the city at an early day, in
Tomlinson Hall probably, whereat the bal
ance of the fund.- whatever the amount
may be- shall be raised by the con-
tributions of the Sunday school scholars
and their friends Many Of the business men
of Indianapolis many men who do not pro
fess to be Christians and are not identified
with any of the churches, have contributed
generously and nobly to this important enter
prise, but it is also true that the Christian
people Of Indianapolis do not propose to allow
the movement to fail, and it is under the i'm
petus of their faith and work that the present
canvass is being made. 1t ought to be carried
to perfect success before the present mouth
closes, and we believe it will be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THERE is no one thing of more importance
to the people Of indianapolis and of Center
township than fair, honest appraisement of
property for taxation. It is very evident that
present appraisements are not that and have
not been made upon the proper basis, In
stead Of the assessors starting out to assess the
real taxable value of property, they seem to
have been placed under moral pressure, at
least, to return an appraisement that would
give so much money for the use of
the Commissioners under the existing
tax limitation. When the present ap-
praisement was about to be commenced,
it was charged, distinctly that the then as
SCISSOR and Commissioner Sahm, on behalf of
the board, gave instructions that the total APP
praisement must not only not be reduced, but
increased if possible, as the county needed
more money. Upon the issue these instruc-
tions raised the township election was largely
predicated, and the voters and taxpayers ex-
pressed their opinion very decisively, by de-
feating the Democratic ticket and electing
the Republican officers. We believe Mr.. Quill
to be actuated by the best motives and desires
to make perfectly fair and proper assessment,
but under the impressions and precedents that
have prevailed, to do so has been next to an
impossibility. The assessment should be
made without any respect to the amount of
revenue it will put into the county treasury.
Assessors have no business to consider such
question for a moment. Their duty is to as
sess the property fairly for taxation. They
have nothing to do with the matter of provid-
ing the amount of money for expenses nor in
determining what the expenditures shall be.
1t is notorious that in the city of Indianapolis
great deal Of property has been, and is yet,
assessed for taxation at higher value
than it is possible to sell it for
in the market, or that it does
sell for in ordinary transactions between man
and man. In Center township farming land
is assessed at 1925 an acre. while land imme-
diately adjoining, but over the township line,
is assessed at $S5 an acre. From injustice of
this kind the city of Indianapolis and the town
ship of Center have suffered for years. We
have paid hundreds of thousands of dollars of
taxation on inflated values for the benefit of
other counties of the State, and it is time this
injustice was remedied and the burden lifted
from our property. The present assess
ment stands good for six years, and
it is Of the last Importance to our people-it
is vital to the prosperity of the city, that the
assessment should be made upon a legal,
proper and equitable basis. If no other means
will accomplish it, the Board of Equalization
should not hesitate to order new appraise
ment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE authorities of the city of New York
issued ., 100 permits to sell fireworks on the
Fourth of July, and the fire department re-
iponded to 113 fire alarms between noon Sat
hrdaY and Tuesday morning the losses rang
ing as high as 5000, 000 one fire alone, di-
iectly traceable to fireworks having caused a
loss Of that amount. Patriotism comes high,
but the people will not be satisfied without
The old-time hurrah on that anniversary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE workingmen who held meeting in
the city of New York to condemn the action
of the court that sentenced the boy
cotters that have been sent to prison
might have put in their time to better ad-
vantage Public sentiment in this country
has decided against the boycott and it is use
less to attempt to bulldoze the courts by res
buttons. 1t is an infamous thing and will
not be tolerated, and it is useless to try to
keep it alive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE City of Evansville has succeeded in
cutting itself out of all telephone service, so
that now the business men Of that enterprising
and courageous place are relegated to the old
errapd boy system, or to the primitive method
of Shanks's mare. Great heads have the
Evansville authorities. There are some of equal
brains and backbone in indianapolis, but they
have not yet succeeded in throwing the city
entirely back into village life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE Atlanta Constitution, in an outburst
Of indignation over the outrage perpetrated
by the Chicago Anarchists in firing at the
American flag, declares that ''men who hate
the old flag as these outlaws do are public
enemies, and should be treated as such" The
Constitution knows from experience how ben
those who rebel against the 'sold flag"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

A MODEL has been submitted for the Grant
monument in the city of New York. No esti-
mate of cost is made public. However, that
would be superhaous, as there seems to be no
attempt to raise the money necessary to build
even the cheapest kind Of monument. 1t was
bit OF criminal recklessness for the people of
that city to allow the fact to get out that a
monument was still contemplated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

IcE-cREAM jokes have ceased to be funny by
reason Of age, and no one will perpetrate one
who has the slightest veneratoni for the antique;
but, seriously ice-cream and lemonade, the two
most highly-cherished luxuries of summer pic
nickers, can no longer be consumed with that
abandon which adds so largely TO the enjoyment
of the warm and thirsty citizen. 1t is not here
and there victim whose fate produces misgiv-
ings, but the moving down of entire Sunday
schools which creates doubt that is fatal to the
thorough relish Of these festive dainties. With
ice-cream and lemonade placed under ban.
what is left to make life endurable to the pic
nicker?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

SECRETARY MANNING is welcomed back to
New York as s'the. one man in the present adj
tninistration who has gained new and broader
rsnown in the exercise of official power, and
has imperiled his lie in the laborious and I'M
iiinching discharge of difficult public duty
This 10 poor praise for the other members of
the Presidents household and for Mr. Cleve.
land himself. It win now be recalled that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

A LADY at Reading, Mich, is lying in what is
thought to be comatose condition, and many
think she realizes what is going on about her,
as her mother once passed through similar ex-
perience, and was Mortified with the thought that
they would conclude to bury her. All efforts to
resuscitate the lady have proved unavailing thus
far. They might try the experiment of CRITICS
ing the remains" audibly. That would bring
her to if anything would.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

would think, without being further advised,
that the workingmen, or such Of them as
drink beer, would prefer to get their favorite
beverage as cheaply as possible, and would
not lend their assistance to those men who
want to make more by selling it to them. If
human nature is the same in Ohio it is else
where, the association will have trouble per.
suading the workingmen to take up their
cause
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE President vetoed bill for govern
ment building at Duluth, Mimi, which is 2
port Of entry, but approved Of bills for public
buildings at Fort Smith, Ark, and San An
tonic, Tex. Minnesota is a Republican State,
but Arkansas and Texas are ..'solid" for the
party of retrenchment and reform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

SENATOR STANFORD says that he has had to
feed tramps upon his ranch the past year at the
rate of about 5000 month, and all that time
he was in need of good work-hands An esti-
mate has recently been made that one million
workingmen are now out of employment in our
cities and large towns, while Western farmers
are complaining of lack of help All of which
goes to show that for some occult reason men
will suffer rather than till the SOIL New York
World.
1t is hard to understand how it came about
that the World happened to let such good
chance TO get whack at the tariff slip by unim-
proved. Everything wrong in this country is
conveniently blamed on the tariff.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

In San Francisco there is lawsuit in progress,
with court expenses already of $3.50, over the
question of shutting door. II it costs mill
ion. and finally settles what shall be done with
the man who will not shut the door in winter, it
will be cheap and the American people will re-
gard the investment good one. The dispos-
ton has been to say that murder is iustifable in
certain aggravated cases, but perhaps this is a
little too severe The outcome of the contest at
San Francisco will be watched with consuming
interest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

ONE boycotter has been convicted in New
York and sent to the penitentiary. That served
him right for he boycotted a saloon. The gang
that boycotted the widow who kept a bakery.
and broke her up. went scot free There is a
difference. you see. between a saloon and a
bakery.-Indana Advocate
Even religious paper ought to attempt to
tell the truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

OPINIONS may differ as to whether it is bet
ter to have loved and lost than never to have
loved at all; but Indianapolis freeholders will
unanimously declare that it is better never tc
have owned any real estate than to lose il
through the rapacious demands of the tax
eollactora
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE city of Dayton, o., with a population
Of 100000 has laid the cornerstone Of new
Y NJ C. A. building to cost $4,000. Indian
apolig is disgracefully slow in providing tho
funds necessary to build a structure here to
cost $35, OOO and this city is fully twice as
populous as Dayton. There should be no
further delay in this commendable enterprise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE attorneys for Maxwell (Brooks), the
st. Louis assassin, have been disappointed in
not getting new trial. When he has been
formally sentenced, they will appeal to the
Supreme Court, and then to the United States
Supreme Court. A desperate effort will be
made to defeat justice by the interposition of
Bone senseless technicality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

BLESSED be he who has nothing. It is the
other fellow, the real estate owner, who is
walking the floor now in Center Township and
in indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE divinity that doth hedge king, even a
crazy one transfers itself in some degree to his
proteges- Composer Wagner basked in the light
of throne, but with the passing of Ludwig his
glory speedily departs Il is very unfortunate
for Herr Wagner, and is likewise very sad for
those persons who have professed comprehen-
sion of the music Of the future
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

Hon SAMUEL III. TREAT, judge of the
Southern Illinois District Court, intends to
retire from the bench shortly. He is one of
the Oldest judges in the service, and enjoys a
high reputation as jurist.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

AT the rate at which Indiana's elderly citi-
lens and pioneers are dying off, as indicated
by the Journals State news for the past few
days, it looks as if the old settlers would soon
hold their annual reunion on the ''other side. "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE last number of the Waterman gives
an illustration and the plans of the proposed
Young Mems Christian Association building
to be erected at st. Joseph. Mo. 1t viii be
constructed Of pressed brick, with stone and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

THE finders of precious stones, over in
Illinois, will find it much more profitable to
give their undivided attention to the corn
crop. The Brown county discoveries of iron
pyrites will tell them this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-09

terra-cotta trimmings, and will be four stories
high. The cost Of the building and lot will
be about $780, 900. indianapolis wants $50, 600
only to erect q Y. M. c. A. building in this.