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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
Miscellaneous Notes.

Special to the indianapolis Journai.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Voorhees,
offered an amendment, to-day, to the river and
harbor bil appropriating $25, 900 for improving
the Wabash river between Vircennes and Terre
Haute.
Major Burt Kelley, chief of the assignment di
vision of the Patent Office will 90 to his home at
days
Hughes East and family left here to-day for
Yankton, d. T. They will stop in Indiana for
a day or two their way. Mr. East will as
sumo the duties of register of the United States
land Office az Yankton July !.
The funeral services of Hon. Thomas Simors,
partner of ex-senator Mcdonald and Col. Rich
ard j. Bright, occurred hero this afternoon.
For ten years Mr. Simons was Assistant Attor-
ner general of the United States, and was an
eminent lawyer. Ex-senator Mcdonald and
Colonel Bright were among the pall-bearers.
III. FL. Fulton, of Indianapolis, is here.
Gen. George B. Williams and wife, of Lafay-
cite, spent Sunday at Fortress Monroe with a
party of friends.
Indiana members introduced bills in the House
to-day as follows: Mr.. Lowry, pensioning Fred
erick B. Wood; Mr.. Matson, pensioning Thomas
G. Conaty; Mr.. Howard, pensioning Joseph Will
bur.
Mr.. Curtin got together his special labor in
yestigating committee to-day and reviewed a
portion of Mr. Gould'5 testimony. Mr.. Hoxie's
physical condition is such that he cannot appear
before the committee, and it is very doubtful If
a report will be forthcoming from the committee
during this session of Congress.
The President signed about fifty private pen
sion bills to-day
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Major Mckinley Predicts that To-Day's Effort
to Secure Consideration for the Nor
rison Bill Will Meet with Failure.
How Civil-Service Reform Is Carried Out
n Two Bureaus of the Treasury.
The Services of Ku-Klux Convcts Needed in
Georgia. Case of Misplaced Praise-The
President Oh Private Pension Bills.
THE TARIFF QUESTION.
Why Randall Will Not Bring in Bill-Th,
Vote To Be Taken To-Day.

Why Randall VIII hot Bring in Bill-The
Vote To Be Taken To-Day.
Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 21.-"I don't think there
il anything in the report that Mr.. Randall in
tends introducing tariff bill in this Congress-. !"
said Major Mckinley, of Ohio to the Journal
correspondent, this afternoon. Mckinley is a
member Of the committee on ways and MEANS
and was authorized to represent the Republicans
on the floor of the House on last Thursday
when Mr. Randall led the anti-tariff reform
Democrats with the Republicans, to the
slaughter Of the Morrison BILL and he and Mr..
Randall occupy the same position on the question
of tariff, are almost daily in consultation, and he
undoubtedly knows the intentions of the Penn
sylvanian on the subject
II should think Mr.. Randall would consider
the introduction of bill by him,
just at this time, manifestly improper"
continued Major Mckinley, "and besides any
bill on the subject would be referred to the COM
mittee on ways and means. of which Mr.. Morri-
son is chairman, and it is not likely that that
gentleman would be anxious to have it reported
"Do you think there will be any change in the
vote tomorrow on the Morrison bill9'
No; there will be no material change. Every
man who voted on last Thursday did so after
mature deliberation, knowing full we'll the grav-
ty of his action, and don't believe there can be
any material change. There will be no discus
sion of tariff this session."
when do you think Congress will adjourn2"
I asked. What date do you think your COM
mttee will recommend"
II should think we can do all that will be done
by July 10. We surely ought to adjourn not
later than July l5." replied Major Mckinley.
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A Case in Which Mugwump Commendation
Was Misplaced.

A Case in Which Mugwump Commentator
Was Misplaced.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 2l.--It will be remem.
berered that less than year ago great deal of
comment was INDUCED in by the press of the
country upon President Clevelands order clear
ing the Indian Territory of cattle men who had
made bargains with the Indians for the privilege
of grazing their herds upon the Indian reserva-
tions. The Democratic and mugwump press
praised Mr.. Cleveland to the skies for his action
in this respect, and Arthur and Teller were con-
demned proportionately for having allowed the
Indian Territory to be entered by cattle msn.
Recently charges were made against General
Williamson. who. some time ago, was appointed
agent to the Crow Indians in Montana. The
charges set forth that Williamson had made
contracts with cattle men whereby they were
permitted to Craze their stock within the Crow
reservation at the rate of SO cents a
head per year. 1t was iptimated by those
making the charges that General Williamson
was making very good thing out of this for
himself. The Indian Department here has in
vestigated the charges and has found that there
are thousands of cattle belonging to white men
at present grazing upon the Crow reservation,
which embraces about 4, 500. 900 acres of the fin
est land in the Territory. These cattle are pas
tured at the rate of 80 cents per head per year,
and the Indian Department claims that the
transaction is perfectly legitimate and proper;
that the Crows had the right under their treaty
to make such dealings with the herders, and that
General Williamson has been perfectly straight
forward and honest in the matter. This may
all be, but it is fact. nevertheless, that General
Williamson is blood relative of the two prnci-
pal men in the Indian Office, and it is quite prop
er to ask whether the Commissioners of Indian
Affairs and the present Secretary of the Interior
would have allowed leases to be made if the
agent who transacted the business between the
Indians and the .ranchmen had been Republic
an instead Of a Democrat, and a Democrat, too,
closely related to the powers that be-
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se,,sational Case of suicide.

PiTTsBuRG, June 2l-A special from Beaver
Falls to tha Commercial Gazette says: Mrs.
Rachel Rhodes, of Chippewa township. commit
ted suicide by hanging with strap
In an Clubhouse, this morning. The de-
ceased was forty-four years of age.
A letter found on her person. addressed to her
husband, stated that she had taken her life be-
cause of criminal intimacy with a neghbor. The
letter further stated that the neignbor forced
her to the crime by threatening to divulge a
crime committed by her twenty years ago, the
penalty of which is death, and of which he alone
4s cognisant The letter has created intense ex.
has heretofofe borne en- irrsproachable reputa.
zion, and was the wife Of highly respected
fnrmsr The nature Of the crime she refers to
lp heg iattag caRnQi bs learned.
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A Proposed Income Tax.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The House commit.
tee on invalid pensions to-day agreed to ANAL
gamate the substitute for the Blair bill, pension
ing disabled soldiers, with the bill to increase
the rate of pension of soldiers who have lost a
leg or arm, and attach to the combined bills a
clause imposing an income tax to meet the ex-
penditnre involved. The clause is patterned
laftes5Ke income tax bill introduced in the Forty
seventh Congress by General Ewing. Statistics
collected at the time the bill was introduced in
dicate that a revenue of 1858, 900, 900 per annum
could be raised in this way If the bill can be
passed it is expected by the committee that it
will prepare the way for favorable action on the
bill to extend the date within which claims for
arrears of pension can be filed. as the necessary
revenue to pay the claims will be available.
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Bonds Called for Redemption.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The following is 9
description of the bonds called to-day: Three
per cent bonds issued under the act of Congress,
approved July u. 1882 and numbered as fol
lows
$3.50. original No. 1876 to original No. lat, both
ipclusive $l00, original No. 1913 to original No.
1888, both inclusive, and original No. 9922 to
original No. 1926 both inclusive; $500, original
No s25 to original No. $40. both inclusive. and
original No. 1926 to original No. 4228 both in
elusive; 81, 900. original No 1868 to original No.
6194, both inclusive. and original No. 23730 to
original No. 23737 both inclusive; $40. O00, orig
inal No 1906 to original No 1894. both inclusive,
and original No 2S209; total, 81, 100000. The
call natures Aug. l.
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Nominations Confirmed.

WASHINGTON, June 21.-The Senate has con
frmed the following nominations:
Receivers of Public Moneys-E. w. Miller.
Huron. d. t.; A. A. Carnahan, Concordia, Kan;
Abraham Howe, Miles City, NJ. T.
B. 4. Lebetter, surveyor general of Louisiana:
j. c. Straughan, surveyor general of Idaho.
G. w. Monroe, register of the land Office,
Bozeman M. T.
]. v. Summers, Indiana agent at Quapawas,
1T
Postmasters-W. Furlong, Freeport, Pa; D.
Mccarthy, Braddocks, Pa; A. E. Tower. Ionia,
Fletcher, Battle Greek, Mich; w. Adams, Jack
son, Mich; j. A. Collins Washington. Mo-; T..
W. Locke, Louisiana, Mo-; E. P Matthews,
Bowling Green, Mo-: q. J. Love, Huron. d. IT,;
L. D. Palmer, Yankton, D. t.; M. H. West
brook, Lyons, Ia; George T. Shencer, Kinks
Vile Mo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
WHEN INDICATIONS.
TUEsDAY-Locdl rains, followed
By fair aveather, stationary tenn
peYdture.
GETTING RELIGION

The Revs Sam Jones and Sam Small have clothed
themselves in seasonable summer ralment at the
When Store and now the fifty clerks of that clothing
house indulge in less evty in their daily duties and
can be seen each night getting nearer and nearer to
the mourners' bench at Tomlinson Hall.-Saturday
Independent.
A little colored boy and girl in this city
recently returned a weekly washing. The
little girl, who giggled loud and frequently,
was as frequently admonished by the boy to
"shet upp The lady of the house asked why
the girl couldn't laugh.
s"Cause she's monah, replied the boy.
"a mourner2"
''Yessum, a monah. A monah's got no right
to laff. / can laff cause rs got 'ligun; but
she's monah and dassent laff till she gets
1gnn; den she kin laff."
The little negro boy preached a better SER
Reys. Jones and Small have been enforcing
that truth on hundreds here We have aided
them all we could.
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THE NIGHT MEETING.
The Evangelists Both Speak at the Last Of
Their Evening Meetings In Indianapolis.

The Evangelists Eoth Speak at the Last Of
Their Evening Meetings In indianapolis.
Another great audience filed the City Hall
last night. As on the night before every seat
was taken and every available foot of standing
room. The services opened with singing the
hymn II Want to be Worker for the Lord,n
which was followed by prayer by Rev. Doddr
ridge.
Rev. I. Fl. Mcconnell announced that the col.
lections had not been anything near what they
should have been and that it would be necessary
to raise about $500 Voluntary subscriptions be-
ing called FOR the following persons gave SCI
each: John Spann Colonel johnson. j. T.
Elliott, George B. Walton, c. b. Paul, George j.
Hamme Mrs. E. g. Cornelius, D. Born, Mrs.
D. Born, Mrs. Charles Fisher, Mrs Daniels, J.
B Knapp, Robert n. Lamb, and w. Ell. Roll.
The Womans Christian Temperance Union and
A. L. Mason each gave $40. A basket collection
was taken up. which probably produced the re-
quired amount
Captain Ritter then stepped to the front of the
platform and said:
| have been delegated to perform most DELI
cate and important duty. The men who have
| turned things upside down in other places have
come hither slso. They have been placed upon
| liel before the Jewish counsel, when Peter and
other apostles were on trial, 'If these works be
! of men they will come to naught, but IL they be
| of God you cannot overcome them" Following
| in the wfke of these two men in their work else
where have been some Of the most marked and
marvellous results of these last days We under
| stand Christian civilization not to be work in
| the church nor O church work within an organi-
zation, but we understand Christian civilization
| 10 be the work of churchmen and Christian peo-
| pie in the state and in society. Taking that as
| definition of Christian civilization, these mon
| have thrown into these last days an influence
and power beyond their predecessors There are
| two ideas leading in the conflict Of these days.
One is the Christian idea and the other is tho,
anti Christian idea Under the light of these
two ideas all measures tried, and all center<1
pieces must be- adjudged The demands upon
| Christian men everywhere in tho avenues uf
business, In the common affairs of life, in the a
| fairs of state, must be weighed determined a;.s
passed upon under the light OF one Of these
| ideas 1t is hard for men to DO on both sides. Il
will be extremely difficult for Christian m a
to try any question under the light of the Chr =
tian idea and at the same time under the lighs 81
the anti Christian idea. These men teach tho
doctrine that man mpst be either Christian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
MINOR MATTERS.

Salaries of Old and Experienced Clerks Cut
Down to Make Places for Democrats.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 21.--John j. Hawkins, of
Portland, for twenty years clerk in the Treas
ury Department, has been reduced from 1900
to ST. 200 year, to take effect after this month.
great many of these old clerks have had their
salaries cut down that inexperienced Democrats
might be given places at higher pay. For in
stance. DR.. Woolen, of Switzerland county. was
recently appointed to a $1,000 position, and he
knew nothing of the duties before his induction.
This is pretty tough, when the fact is considered
that all these old employees have secured their
promotions through examinations, and by reason
of their efficiency
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
PRIVATE PENSIONS.
| The President Hints that Congress Is Not
Doing It's Duty in the Premises.

The President Hints that Congress Is Not
Doing It's Duty in the Premises.
WASHINGTON, June 21.-In vetoing pension
BILL to-day, the President said: ~ am so thor
oughly tired of disapproving gifts Of public
money to individuals who in my view, have nc
right or claim to the same, Notwithstanding ap
parent Congressional sanction. that / interpose
with feeling of relief in case where find il
unnecessary to determine the merits of the ap
plication. In speaking of the promiscuous and
ill-advsed grants of pensions which have lately
been presented to me for approval, I have spoken
Of their apparent Congressional sanction in
recognition of the fact that a large proportion of
these bills have never been submitted to a ma
iority of either branch OF Congress, but are the
result of nominal sessions held for the express
purpose Of their consideration, and attended by
small minority of the rnembers of the respect
i've houses of the legislative branch of govern
ment Thus, in considering these bills, l have
not felt that l was aided by the deliberate
Judgment of the Congress, and when l have
bills presented, have hardly regarded my ac-
ton as dissent from the conclusions of the peo-
pies representatives. have not been insensible
to the suggestion which should influence every
citizen. either in private station or official place,
to exhibit not only just but generous apprecia
In reviewing the pension legislation presented to
me, many bill have been approved upon the
theory that every doubt should be resolved in
favor Of the proposed beneficiary. have not.
however, been able to entirely di7est myself Of
the idea that the public money appropriated for
pensions is the soldiers fund. which should be
devoted to the indemnifcation of those who in
the defense of the Union and in the Nation 8
service, have worthily deserved, and who, in the
day of their dependence resulting from such suf-
fering, are entitled to the benefactions Of
their government. This reflection lends
to the bestowal of pensions a kind
of sacrednass which invites the adoption
of such principles and regulations as will exclude
peryersion, as we'll as insure liberal and gener-
Gus application of grateful and benevolent de-
signs Heedlessness and disregard of the prin
ciple which underlies the granting of pensions is
unfair to the wounded crippled soldier who is
honored in the just recognition OF his govern
ment Such man should never find himself
side by side on the pension roll with those who
have been tempted to attribute their natural ills,
to which humanity is heir. to service in the
army. Every relaxation of principle in the
granting of pensions invites application without
merit, and encourages those who, for gain, urge
honest men to become dishonest Thus is the
demoralzing lesson taught the people that as
against the treasury the most questionable ex-
pedients allowable"
The President suggests the significance of the
startling increase in pension legislation and the
consequences involved in its continuance.
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A Boycott by Temperance Poop lie.

PITTsBURG, Juns 21-Two months ago the
temperance people of New Castle, Pa, inaueu-
rated boycott against all merchants who at
tachad their signatures to petitions for liquor
licenses. A telegram received today states that
several merchants interviewed state that it is do
Ing them great damage. They also complain
that the liquor-dealers have even deserted them.
One Of the latter recently had occasion to make
some large purchases OF iewelry, and, to the
surprise Of everybody, he patronized radical
temperance maps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-06-22
River and Harbor Bill To Be Vetoed.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 2l.-lt is asserted here
with great deal of positiveness by those who
claim to have an insight into the Presidents in
tentions that he will veto the river and barbor
bill as soon as the two houses agree upon it, It
is rather early in the day to predict the course
of the President upon measure which has not
yet been perfected, and it is doubtful If there Is
any authority whatever tor the statement of his
inianticn.
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GEORGIA KU-KLUx CoNvIoTs.

paign Pending i'm That State.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, June 81 The red-hot political
compagn in Georgia. and the 5loseness of the
race between Gordon and Bacon, has led the De-
mocracy of the State to desire that all good Dem
ocrats who are residents Of Georgia should be on
hand for the coming elections. Even those who
are in jail are to be released. if possible. in time
TO cast thSif votes for one or the other candi-
date. With this object Ia view, an investiga-
ton into the Kpklux optrasea ofa fen years
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THE w HEN

p. S.-The Seersucker sale and the fan pre-
sentation still go on.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1886-07-31
ANNOUNCING PROHIBlTIONIsTs.

| The remarks called forth from the re
publican press of the country by the In
creasing growth of the prohibition party
are even more bitter than those made upor
the treachery, as they style 1t, of the mug
wumps to the grand old party. There
seems to be no appellation too vile to apply
TO the men who are leaving republican
ranks to enter upon the crusade against the
liquor interests inaugurated. by the third
party, and no condemnation too severe tc
pass upon their acts.
1t is not necessary at the present time 10
enter upon discussion of the right or the
wrong of the position assumed by the pro
hibition element. AS far as observable the
republican elements that condemn them do
not attempt to argue the merits OF the
cause, but content themselves with mere
denunciation. The one thing deserving of
attention is, that the republican press as
sumo that members Of their party have no
right to vote any ticket that is not labelled
republican" and that to do so Is TO com
nit 'the objectionable sin" In view of
the fact that that party, which now Is so We
heminently denouncing the prohlbitionists
as fools, traitors and fanatics" found Its
origin In independence OF action on the
part Of the individual, it should be very
slow In ostracising those who simply ask
the same privilege that early republicans
claimed and availed themselves Of.
The legitimate result of the doctrine be-
ing taught by republicans in their treat
ment of the prohibitiOnists is that once
republican an individual must always re-
main such; and that having entered the
party, the citizen must ever after surrender
all right to assert his individual opinion
and TO act upon his own judgment. This
In itself Is doctrine that is not only wrong
In itself, but which Is productive of the
most pernicious effects. The ballot of the
citizen Is his own exclusive property,
granted to him by the government when
he becomes citizen. The use of II rests
entirely with himself 1t ought not to be
subject to the dictate of his fellows, and
the party that enters upon acoercive move
ment TO make any of Its members exercise
his right of franchise In manner contrary
to the demands of his conscience and
against his better judgment must inevita-
bly, fail In Its attempt.
As long as the voters ballot expresses
his honest sentiments free from passion,
fear, prejudice and corruption, it is his
right to cast 1t as he sees fit. Any attempt
to abridge this right is an attempt to make
valueless his citizenship Why prohibit
tionists who honestly believe that they are
right in the course they are pursuing can
not vote as they see fit without being sub
ject to abuse is beyond comprehension. 1t
would be just as reasonable to deny the
right of the citizen who believes in demo
cratic principles to vote the democratic
ticket, or the republican who pins his faith
to the tenets of republicanism to vote the
republican ticket