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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

Europe knows and cares, precious little about
the United States. That has been the case
heretofore; but it is different now. The
splendid genius, great requirements, broad
craftsmanship and brilliant achievements o.
the -e-satile and accomplished man who now
occupies the presidency have made him
known in distant lands. The eyes Of Europe,
which formerly were not turned in this direc-
ton, are now riveted in undisguised admira-
ton on the great man who has rescued his
country from obscurity and is lifting It to the
high plane of his own great personality.
Minister Anderson says so. Furthermore,
Mr.. Cleveland has not only captured Europe
and turned foreign indifference into admira-
tion, "but his policy has the approval of all"
Mark the words-not the approval of some,
but of all. It win be very comforting to the
overworked statesman In the White House to
know that while majority Of his country
men despise him for his false professions and
broken promises or laugh at him for his
blundering school-boy efforts at statesman
chip "his policy has the approval of alp in
Europe. 1t must be SO, because the minister
has said IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

The Chicago Tribune of lyestsrday fur
nished an amusing contrast between its head
lines announcing the action of the Indiana
district conventions and the dispatches them
selves. The latter. coming from local CORE
spondents, were fairly truthful, and showed
solid Harrison delegations in every district.
But the able telegraph editor tried to edit the
facts away. The result was that the head
lines fitted the dispatches like skull and
cross bones would q wedding notice. People
who depend on the Chicago papers nowadays
for information concerning Indiana politics
are in hard lines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE charge made by Mr.. Conkling's enc
mics that he was a spokesman and place-
hunter is very far from the truth. No man
in public life was less so. He was seldom
seen in the departments at Washington, and
it was a matter of common remark among the
dispensers of Republican patronage that no.
body made as few requests or signed as few
recommendations as Mr.. Conkling. On this
point Mr.. Thomas C. Acton, New York
bank president and long time friend of Mr..
Conkling says:
II have been in public Office for forty
years-as surrogate, county clerk. register,
president of the old Metropolitan Police
Board, United States assayer. and in charge
of the sub-treasury, aud in all that time do
not remember that Mr.. Conklicg ever asked
me for single place for constituent or
friend. This repugnance to seeking Offices
for others was one of the most remarkable
characteristics of the man. and have never
known politician TO at all resemble him in
that regard. We had numberless consulta-
tons upon political matters. but he never re-
ferred to the spoils of Office"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

RAsMUs B. ANDERSON, of Wisconsin,
United States minister to Denmark, has just
arrived in New York, on visit to the United
States. During his homeward voyage he had
time to arrange his thoughts for an interview,
and after landing he lost no time in saying he
thought and hoped that Cleveland would be
the Democratic candidate. In Europe. said
Mr.. Anderson. Mr.. Cleveland has many ad-
mirers. and his policy las the approval of ALL
From this we gather that Nh. Anderson would
like to be continued as minister to Denmark
in the doubtful event of his partys success
When a minister comes all the way from
Europe to lay his little stone on the monu-
ment of adulation and fattery which office
holders and ofIice-seekers are rearing to the
dispenser of patronage in the White House,
no one can doubt his willingness TO continue
in his country's service at the old rates. But
we gather another interesting fact, namely,
that "Mr. Cleveland has many admirers in
Europe, and his policy has the approval Of
all" The opinion has prevailed pretty gen.
orally among wellinformed persons that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21
PROHIBITION PROSPECTS.
The Decline of the Third Party Vote Regard.
ed a Hopeful Outlook
Indiana Christian Advocate

ed Hopeful Outlook
Indiana Christian Advocate.
Having long believed that the greatest present
hinGrAuce to an early triumph of prohibition is
we hail with great delight tue Indication of the
return of those who had strayed from the army
of good and trne men who are battling for the
right We called attention &C the time to tho
showed n decline of 90. 905 from she latest pre-
ceding votes Ia the States that held elections in
1887, decline Of % per cent. The spring
elections show substantially the same results so
far as beard from. In this city, where super
human effort was made TO swell the vote IN view
of the approaching national convention, thers
were 146 as against 206 in 1885, loss of % per
cent. And in Iryington. the home of their an
didate for Governor. and under the shadow Of
she university that has been claimed as STRONGLY
81 per cent: while in Hendricks county the vote
was 50 az against 26J of 1885, loss Of 81 Ger
cent This 10 the more worthy of note, be-
canse Hendricks county is one of the strongest
s sass 'ns spsess and special eor
.-.s MAIDS TO swell the vote Dy of the lnost
enthusiastic rallies Of the season, addressed by
two of the ablest men in the cause. There Nay
be local exceptions to this general trend or
events, but they ars exceptions only. No won
der the New Era, the organ of the party in Ohio.
said after the elections last fall: I'VE are get
to seos travel little faster. or we viii be
gray-headad and toothless before climb the
stony stars at Columbus" The Voice. OF last
week. is authority for saying that in Rhode
Island, at the State election. the Prohibition
vote was 1900, as against 2.5S5 IN 1856. aud
]. 900 in 1887, showing steady decline, being 10
per cent the vote OF 1856. One town.
Woonsocket, that gave 256 votes gave tnis
spring only three. We hail this uniting of the
forces against the great foe as q most hopeful
oI1tl
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

NEW YORK papers often provincial.
just now they are talking mp Mr.. James Car
ter, of that city, for Chief-justice. His fit
and the appointment would give ''unbounded
satisfaction" OF course, they mean in New
York. Mr.. James Carter has never been
heard of in this part of the country, and,
while he may be all the New York papers
claim, it is a mistake TO say his fitness is uni
vsrsally recognized. A large part of the
United States lies outside of New York city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE House of Representatives has passed a
bill to establish Department of Labor It
provides for the appointment of a commits
sioner at So 600 per annum, an assistant COM
missioner at SIS, 600, chief clerk at So, 500,
forty clerks copyists, ETC., at aggregate
yearly compensation of 47.44O, two char
women at $240 each, twenty special agents at
an aggregate compensation of $24, 900, and
'fsuch temporary experts, assistants and other
employees as Congress may from time to time
provide with compensation The object of
the new department and the scope of its
labors as defined by the bill are t'to acquire
and diffuse among the people of the United
States useful information on subjects con-
nected with labor, in the most general and
comprehensive sense of that word, and espe-
of labor, the earnings Of laboring men and
women, and the means of promoting their
material, social, intellectual and moral pros
perity." In the "most general and compre-
hensiye sense of the word labor everybody
who works for wages, for salary, for COM
mission or for livelihood is laborer. This
embraces large majority of the adult people
of the United States. in fact nearly all of
them. It will keep a commissioner and his
assistant and forty clerks pretty busy looking
after all these people and devising measures
to promote their material, social, intellectual
and moral prosperity" In addition to the
foregoing the commissioner is charged with
a variety of other important duties relating
to the tariff to strikes, etc. The bill smacks
strongly of paternal and meddlesome 1egisla-
ton. 1t passed the House without division,
showing that neither party wished to openly
antagonize it. This was probably from cow
ardice. When the bill goes to the Senate its
passage should be challenged and its merits
and dement's be analyzed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21
p1sARm1NG SCHOOLGIRLS.
Result of . Search by Policemen in the SCHOOL,
Houses of Baltimore.

Houses of Baltimore
Baltimore American.
Precisely at 9:30 o'clock yesterday morning
the pupils in all the male public schools In the
A bue-coated and braes-buttoned policeman On
tered the school. The entrance of an officer in
to a school-room ALWAYS causes ripple OF Elk
element The astonlshment would have besn
far greater had il been known in each echo oil
that as the same moment an officer of the law
was just opening the door OF every other public
school. Of course. each boy wondering
what other boy was the special object or the or
fcers coming, and there WAS a general surprise
when il eventually discovered that every
boy in the school was TO be suhjected-as TO ME-
pockets and desk-to official inspection. by
q preconcerted arrangement between the scnooi
authorities the police department.
40 officer was detailed to visit every puonc
school &c the Same hour The oolscs OF sne
move was to make search Tor piseols, sISSS'
missiles aud such other weapons as are Ioroio-
den in the schools. There have oeea quite
large mum her of cases 10 which trouble has Deem
caused by such weapons IN tho possession OF
school boys and the authorities have been tuily
;rnnresaed with the constant danger In which
large numbers of scholars are dairy placed oy
the nract,ee Teachers have been very watch
Ell IN the matter, and boys carrying pistols
have beeu severely punished whenever dhscov-
cod Tnera was some uncertainty IS TO the ex-
,.nr 70 which the practice prevailed among the
schools Some were under the impression that
the practice OF carrying pistols and siunRshots
nrevailed very largely, especially In the south
western part of the city. Tns investigation,
however, did not pan Gut very much. Very
few pistols we're found. although the search was
very thoroughly made. Only two or three p@-
tolls go far as known. were conhscated. One 9f
the colored schools contributed razor-blade. 40
sling and slungshot-
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ling. of whom just now the Democratic or
gans can not say enough in praise. there
would have been, if any effort Of his could
have brought it about, free vote and fair
count. but there are other Republicans who
would labor quite az earnestly to the Same
end. Leading the list, as indicated BY their
speeches on the subject are Senator Sherman
and General Harrison.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

SHERIFF KING may yet learn to his disgust
that the United States Court has jurisdiction
over him as custodian of federal prisoners.
When Sim Coy was sent to Jail it was with
the understanding that he was to be. kept in
Jail and not allowed to wander about town at
his own sweet will and without guard. The
officer who permits him to do this is certainly
guilty of an infraction of the law as well as
contempt Of court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

POLITICAL NOTES.

PlTTsBuRG Chronicle: Georgia has declared
for Sherman. General Sherman captured the
State years ago, and it seems to be still il the
family.
CHAIRMAN B. f. Jones thinks Pennsylvania
may 90 solidly fer Senator Cameron. although
the Senator says he has inclinations in the
direction of the presidency.
BOSTON Journal: In view of the effusive
promises of quick dispatch OF public business
with which the Democrats were won't to enter
tain the country it is pertinent to note that mp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

HoN. GEORGE Fl. PENDLEToN, United
States minister to Berlin, has suffered an at
tack Of apoplexy, which. if not dangerous, is
at least alarming. Mr.. Pendleton is a person
of full habit and good liver, conditions
which are apt to invite such attacks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

gates represeutine them from taking such actfoa
in the nation al convention as Will insure good
and popular ticket Now that the contest
IS over lot ali remember that The interests
of the grand old party superior TO those OF
individuals All ought to join hands and help
the great causesby dominating worthy men and
then electinR them The national State. dis
triet and local tickets, when nominated, de-
serve our warm and united support
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

A wELL-KNowN druggist says that Sim
Coy has visited his store on two different
alone. Each time he bought cigars and ap-
peared bright and clipper" The way of a
Democratic transgressor is not SO very hard
under Democratic iailer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

SOME of the Journals EXCHANGES are inclined
TO grumble at Roscoe Conkling's doctors for
keeping the knowledge of his condition TO them.
selves although, as the papers think. they must
have known for days that he could not recover
oh, perhaps they did not know Fortunately
for the self-esteem of the rest of mankind, de-
tors are NOT half as wise as they look
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21
RFley'a Way.

Nebraska State Journal.
James Nhtcomb Riley, the Indiana poet, Is q
very wise man. He aosenL write too much.
He doesn't make writing crudRegy by grind
ing at il regularly. but works only when the
impulse 10 on him. and IN that way he writes but
little that is not good He produces poem
every TWO or three weeks. and keeps FURNISH
ing his reputation right along Should he hire
himself to a syndicate and agree 10 furnish so
much every week or so. his reputation wonld
soon be in such condition that coal OIL wouldn't
take the rust from IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE talk about the Republican machine"
in Indiana and thesensless twaddle concern
ing what is called "the Slick Six" are evidence
that the silly season has opened early.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND, it is said, thinks
Senator Gray. who is eyed fortyeight is not
old enough for the important position of
Chief Justice Mr.. Cleveland. who was not
yet forty-nine when he was elected to the
presidency, knows what it is to have such
heavy responsibilities placed upon young
thine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE more the Indiana Republicans think of
the progress of the favOrite sons boom, as in
Dictated by the election of solid Harrison
delegation on Thursday, the better they are
nleasAd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

1'OLD BILL HENDERSON seems to have
influence in his party yet, notwithstanding
the fact that he was Tread OUT by the Senti-
mel and the Coy gang several months ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21
THE pIsTRloa CONVENTIONS.
They Have Practically but One Voice, and
That Is for General Harrison.

That Is for Cetlorai Harrison.
indianapolis News
The Republican district conventions held yes
terday showed very plat oily what the opinion of
the people is the pr ssIdential nomination.
There was practically but one voice, and that
was for General Harrisor. In some localities
there opposition to him. For instance, in
Evansville, where some people have wnrLSd
themselves up to a white hoas over what they
conceive to havs been IN effort 10 manipulate
them Possibly there was such an effort
But when the Evansville = apers go so far as TO
repeat the silly gable that the machine 10
for Harrison, that the 1Siick Six" are run
ming his affairs. they speak either in haste
or without knowledee-pt'ssibly both. II any
State has ever been free from machine domn-
alton, it has been Indiana. No peoplo are more
FESTIVE under the imputaton of being controlled,
than the people of Indiana. This very Evans
vile protest is evidences of this For this reason
the .'machi ne" has never b cen brought to per-
lection here aud on the fely occasions when an
effort has been made to use what there was, the
manipulatore speedily discovered that the Poo
pie had minds of their own and were not slow
In letting it be known. AS for the ''Slick Six"
that comb ination which achieved great notorie
ty Ia this county, has been pretty well disposed
OF and its influence a political factor is not
observable. It is noticeable that the strong
Republican counties were ali for General Har-
rson. The people have been BACK
of the politicians in all this. and 1t IS
their sentiment which ID being expressed.
not that of fxed-up caucuses
comes mostly from localities where he can not
expect a majority. Allen county, which gives
1000 Democratic majority sohoiy Opposed
resolution in the Twelfth district convention,
instructinc the delegates to vote for General
Harrison. 1t seems TO us. therefore that no
fair-minded man can doubt that the overwhelm-
ing majority of Indiana Republicans for
General Harrison. aud are for him earnestly
and enthusiastically. They believe he is a ft
man for the presidency, and the most
available one. and they offer him
to the Nation in solemn earnestness and
sound, good faith. not a man to be traded on
or to bid for second place. IF the delegation
expresses the will of the people, they will show
a solid front that will silence all such deroga-
tory reports at
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A Defea, GracefnlIy Accepted.

Evansville Journal, April 20.
Yesterday the Republican convention for
this fthe First district of Indiana assembled in
this city There was more than full attend
ance-that is, there wesre many more persons
present as participants and spectators than were
authorized 70 cast votes The room filed
with enthusiastic Republicans, with . sprink-
ling of persons who wei . not 10 sympathy with
them The cause Of the large attendance was
the prevailing boom IN he party. and the ex-
peetarion that the Harrison Gresham con-
troversy would result in row. This expecta-
ton, however, non realized. There were
some lively passages between the contending
hosts but, like cats a-fGllting, the warfare
not dangerous AS frequ entity happens between
friends. there were points of difference, and
they urged wi-h considerable spirit but
after the temporary commsotion OF the elements
was over. the political sky cleared mp and all
serene.
The Harrison men were largely ia the major
Try. GreFham's strength in this county.
but even here Harriro hal as firm friends as
he had outside. In TACT the personal friends OF
Judge Gresham. mbraeing some or the most
intellectual and influential msn in the county,
were not hostile to Gen. hrrison On the con-
trary, they. as sound and devoted Repupileans,
were and are, first and fore most. for the success
of the party in preference 80 the interests OF any
man whomsoever. AS plartical pontieians:
however. they oppose any movement that VIII
30 tia them to any man "a to- prevent the dele
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

If Leon Bailey could manage to switch
Governor Gray off the track he might run for
vice-president.. People get in Bailey's way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

EXPRESSIONS Of opinion from every quarter
of the State indicate that the voters are well
pleased with the work of Thursdays conven-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE Democratic party in Indiana sees po-
litical ghosts at every crossing, and dark
horses in the air. They are badly scared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-21

THE obituary editor of the daily newspaper is
very busy these times when many of the
great men Of the generation passing away.
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Telephone Calls.
Business Office. Editorial Rooms. -..224
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WASHINGTON, D. o.-Riggs House and Ebbis
House.
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ST. LOUIS-Union News Company, Union Depot
and Southern Hotel.
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CINCINNATI. P Hawlev & CO., 154 Vine street.
LoUISvHLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
LoNDoN--Americsn Exchange in Europe, 449
Strand.
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NEW YoRK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel.
CHIcAGo-Palmer House.
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PARIs-American Exchange in Paris 35 Boulevard
des Capucines.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-03-14
Ellis has been found in a snow drift frozen
to death. Several persons are missing.
WESTERN UNION wORSTED

Ellis has been found in a snow drift frozen
to death. Several persons are missing.
WESTERN UNION woRsTED.
CHICAGO, March lS.-The wires of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, which
were completely demolished between Chi
cago and Eastern points by yesterdays
storm. are still in very bad shape The
local offices have, as yet, no means of know
ing the extent of the trouble. There is but
one duplex wire to New York thai can be
used
BLoCKADED AT PORT JERVIs.
PoRT JERvIs, March 1S.-Railroad travel
is entirely suspended on the Erie railroad
The St Louis limited express, which
reached here yesterday, is still here. Other
trains from the West are held at Susque
hanna and Lackawaxen. About 100 passen-
gers, some bound for European steamers of
to-day, are detained here.
STILL RAGING AT ALBANY.
ALBANY, N. Y, March 13.--The storm
is still raging. Its equal has never been
seen in this vicinity. The streets are COM
pletely blocked. Only % of the 100 mem
bers of the Legislature were present, and 1t
will probably be Thursday before a session
Is called. No trains are running
DAKoTA's GHoULIsH GLEE.
HURON, OAK, March 13.--The severe
weather in New York and the East now
complained of is in marked contrast to that
here. In this region it is as calm and clear
as in May. The sun is starting buds on the
naples and tiIts of green can be seen in the
fields.
COUNTRY ROADS IMPAsSABLE.
PoUGHKEEPsIE, N. Y, March 13.--Re-
ports from the interior of the Hudson river
counties show that the country roads are
terribly blockaded In some instances the
drifts are p feet deep. Stock of every de-
scription is suffering.
DRIFTS FIFTEEN FEET HIGH.
AMSTERDAM, N. Y, March 13-In this
city the snow is nearly four feet deep In
some places the drifts are twelve to fifteen
feet high. Snow is still falling and the
wind is blowing hard.
FLAKES FOR FORTY HOURS.
TROY, N. Y, March 13.-It has been
showing here forty hours, and the ground
is covered to a depth of feet.
1t is showing harder than ever this
evening.
STILL KNOWING AT MONTREAL.
MONTREAL, March 13.-The snowstorm
here shows no signs of abatement