The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-04-22

pressions having been exhibited there. More
than hundred plates have been added to the
list and 9 number of names TO the catalogue. so
that thirty-ive artists now represented by
upward of five hundred etchings. The display
is said to be . very interesting one as being
illustration of failure as well as success, the
women being allowed to contribute all the speci
mems they chose. Some are, of course. feeble
and poor in effect, but the most striking,
and rival the work of the best known etchers-
Some of the exhibitors. indeed, themselves
of high reputation already, as. for instance.
Mrs. NJ. Nimmo Moran, who has ifty-aix con-
trbutions. Mrs. Edith Getchell furnishes a
similar display. The work Of Miss Gabrielle
Clements is highly spoken of by the critics.
is also that of Mrs Anna Lee Merritt. Miss
Mary Cassett and several others. Women
artists in Europe curiously enough, seem to
have attempted little with the etchers needle,
and this exhibit is the more not able on that ac-
count.
CLEVELAND o., has been ruthieesly deprived
of its Board of Aldermen all at one fell swoop,
and left with only half a City Council The
board was created year ago by the same act
OF Legislature that created Boards of Aldermen
in Cincinnati Toledo and Dayton. About
month ago the the law was amended. changing
old section was repealed. The intention was to
make the amendment.apply only to Cincinnati,
but through some blunder exception was
made for Cleveland, and the repeal of the Sec
ton wiped out the Cleveland aldermen, and
the new law provided for the election of new
board on the first Monday in April. This fact
escaped notice, and the first Monday OF April
passed and no Board of Aldermen was elected.
In the meantime the Legislature adjourned. It
is now discovered that the old board has been
abolished No provision for electiug . new
board exists, the Legislature has adjourned. the
aldermen are bobbing around with their heads
of and the people wondering what to do
next
THE friends of actor Miln formerly the popu-
lar pastor of Chicago church and now defend
ant in divorce suit, ascribing his downfall
to the stage and it's associations. They
probably wrong Mr.. Min is a brilliant aud in
tellectual man, but he felt himself out of his
sphere in the pulpit. Piety not his strong
anchor at any time and had ne remained in the
church against his inclination, and feeling him.
self in false position, it is more than likely
that the tendencies to which he has given fres
sway in his theatrical career would have be-
trayed themselves, and that the scandal which
is now regarded as q natural development Of
stage lie WOuIO nave cou@ AOOUb Wn6E0VeE ne
might have been. AS in the case of the owner
of the slow, Fat land, at was more in the man
than it was in the land" so with actor Minis
wrong-doing-it is more in the man than in the
profession to which he might have been at
tached.
The New York building and loan associa
tions are to hold State convention at Roches-
ter on May II. There about $50 associations
in the State, each Of which will send one dele
gate. The object is to discuss matters OF com.
mon interest, to correct such errors of manage
ment may be found 80 exist, and to devise adj
ditional safeguards for ali concerned. The idea
seems worthy of imitation in other States.
There is q large number Of thess organizations
in Indiana. They have done an excellent work
and are deservedly popular, but perhaps the
management might be still further improved
and their usefulness increased by general con-
sultation and comparison of notes.
ARRANGEMENTS are on foot in New York for
the presentation of an ideal performance Of
"Hamlet" 1t will be made the occasion of
testimonial to the veteran manager. DIR. Lester
Wallack The cast. far as ARRANGED. en-
braces Edwin Booth Hamlet, Lawrence Bar
rett as Laertes Madam Modjeska as Ophelia
Mrs. d. p Bowers the Queen, G. W. Coul
oock as the GnOSks Jc0oEbou DIS CiFSb drdF6-
digger, W. j. Florence as Second Grave-dig-
ger, Frank Mayo as King Rose Coghlan as
Player Queen. and the other parts in equally
competent hands. With such cast the public
may indeed look for an ideal performance It
will take place on the night OF May 81
THE fact that Mr. Elliott Shepard, the new
proprietor of the New York Mail and Express
has engaged the editor of religious Journal to
take charge of his paper leads number of ex-
changes to wonder if the Now York daily is to
be religious organ. Not necessarily. Relig-
ious editors are not uncommon on the daily
press. but the existence of entire staff of pious
men does not imply that the paper they get ont
il. religious the term is generally understood.
after acquaintance with the religious press
Far from it A man may bs truly good
and yet print news both secular and of interest
to denominations other than than his own.
STuDENTs of both sexes are admitted to Me-
Gill College, Toronto, on equal terms but they
are instructed in separate classes. This does
not please the young women. and they have
petitioned the authorities for absolute co-educa-
ton. Under the circumstances. and consider
ing that the society of the young men is all thas
will be gained in addition to the privileges al
ready enjoyed, il might look better if the Pc
tition had come from the other side of the house.
For some reason. however. IL is never the young
men who appear anxious for educational ad-
vantages OF the sort mentioned
THE deceased wifs's sisters bill has passed the
House of Commons but has apparently little
chance as ever of getting through the House of
Lords The British peer seems to regard him
self as being so fascinating that with no legal
| barrier between himself and his wife's sisters