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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

THE iails in fifty of the counties OF Iowa are
empty.
GENERAL LEW WALLACE is said to have
ceived $37, 900 in royalties the sale of nearly
200 900 copies of Ben -Hur."
BRITISH Minister West and Miss West alw ways
speak Spanish when alone together. Spanish
was the native tongue of the late Mrs. West.
GENERAL SHERIDAN is still able to speak in
the Indian tougus that he learned as lieuten-
ant among the Umphills of Oregon thirty years
ago.
New ORLEANS Picayune: The man who is not
straightforward and honest-who tries to be all
things to all men-generally ends by being moth
ing to anybody.
SENATOR PALMER. of Michigan, has the repu-
tation of being the finest lnguist in the upper
house of Congress. He can make speech in
English, French or Spanish.
NEW YORK Sun: Magistrate Ito witnessl-
Do you know the nature of an oath, Uncle Ras-
,us? Uncle Rastus-I reckon does, yo Honah.
Ise owned balky mule for foahteen va.
MAX O'RELL once wittily said, apropos OF the
discussion in the English and American period
icals Books which have Helped Me-" that
the book which had helped him the most was
''John Bull and His Island"
HARPERs' Bazaar: Minister'S Wife ito hus-
band)-Wiil you put up the parlor stove to day,
dear? Minister (vexatinusly)-I suppose I will
have to- Wife-And don't forget, John, that
you minister of the gospel.
Mrs MARGARET E. SANGsTER, as one of the
principal readers" for the Harpers, probably
reads something like ton of literature during
8 single year, and MANY of the best works of
fiction published by the house have been of her
selection.
THE young Crown Prince of Bavaria, Prince
Regent Luitpold's son, has lately made his first
speech in Parliament. and has tinguished
himself orator, parliamentarian and polit-
ical economist of uncommon ability. Among
the most attentive of his auditors was the ven-
cradle DR.. Doliinger.
a compositor in Casselrs London printing es
tablishment committed suicide recently after
leaving the following note for his foreman:
Dear Mr.. Shinner-Please excuse my leaving
without giving the usual fortnight notice. but have
received e. perenptory summons to go to heaven to
set the title-page of the Book of Life. Yours.
II. g. S. AGHEw. "
THE Rev. B. Fay Mills has been engaged to
share with the Rev. DR. George r. Pentecost
the editorial responsibilities of the new religious
magazine WORDS and Weapons. Both gentle
men are widely known evangelsts and the ra-
suit of their literary work will be enlarge tho
scone of the magazine and make it Christian
public alton of pronounced aggressive charac-
ter
SENATOR BLACKBURN. who but recently re-
turned from trip to California. has this to say:
II was robbed going there, while there, ard re-
turning home. The trunks of my family were
unstranped, unlocked. and every thing valuable
IN the way of iewelTy and trnkets taken
out and the trunks locked and restrapped.
These robberies must have occurred the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

on one side and labor orga'zations on the
other, there should be common organization
of both. Strikes are the result of defective
system and a false relation between capital
and labor There has been no more con-
spicuous proof of this than the present strike,
in which the real claims OF both sides are so
reasonable that it is evident the exercise Of
proper spirit would have found a basis of set
Element entirely honorable and satisfactory to
both. But the negotiations were begun
blunderingly, the engineers asking for more
than they wanted or expected, and it has been
continued on the line of mistake. Boom the
IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THE Sen tinel of yesterday had a special
from Washington to the effect that Hon. W.
Fl. Calkins had been there lately, and charg
ing him with seeking to defeat the nomina-
ton of General Harrison for President. AS a
matter of fact Mr. Calkins has not been in
Washington since he was there to argue the
case of Captain White before the committee
on elections, and he will not be there again
until some time next month, when he has a
case in the Supreme Court. The unceasing
effort Of the Democratic newspapers to make
it appear that General Harrison has opposition
as presidential possibility in his own State
is significant of the recognized strength his
candidacy would have, not only in Indiana
but throughout the country. Boom the city.
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at the rate of 800 per minute. The machine
is run by power, and will do the work of eight
men. With machines like this to rely on,
even less attention than is now given may be
paid to the qualification of postal employees.
crank of machine, and the invention will,
therefore. prove great boon to the gentle
men who have been hampered In their desire
to reward the party workers by the frequent
inability of the latter to read writing. Post
master Jones should order machine without
delay. Boom the city.
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cars. In addition to this had to pay four or
five prices Cor everything l was compelled to
purchase. 1t seemed TO be complete system
of organized extortion, and robbery every
hand"
THE use of gasoline fuel for small motors
is taken advantage of in a recent invention of
small engine to be attached to bicycles and tricy
cles With this, It is claimed maximum speed
of ten miles hour be attained upon level
ground. Sufficient fuel and water can be car
ried for tour of twenty-five miles, and the
weight of the whole plant with tanks filed is but
185 pounds.
THE Free Press publishes this letter. dated
Cambridge, Dec. D. 1884, and written to
young lady who is teacher IN the High-school
in Detroit:
my return have prevented from answering
your letter. Even now | only thank you for il.
This the shortest day of the year. aud this is the
shortest letter you ever received Yours truly,
HENRY ". LoNGFELLow.
A CORRESPONDENT of the Pail Mall Gazette re-
ports this case of highly developed servant-eal-
ism In a well-regulated household of the
hnusemaids has given notice TO leave. because
she cannot eat cold meat without pickles. She
had previously stated that she preferred cold to
hot meat Her mistress however. had omitted
to inquire for what kind of pickles she had
preferences; hence the necessity for change.
A STORY is told of a Catholic priest in Aus
tralia whose bishop gave him horse To COM
memorate the event the priest named the horse
1.-THE Bishop" Soon after the bishop dined
with the priest, and during the course of the
dinner the priests of all work came in and
said in an audible whispers Its hot day Your
reverence, an was thinkin' it would be good
thing to throw bucket of water on The
BIshop." The bishop somewhat startled
until matters were explained TO him.
CARROLL D. WRIGHT, Chief of United States
Bureau of Labor Statistics. says that railroad
president and several conservative business men
recently gave it as their deliberate opinion that
8. 900 men were out of employ me MT in Lawrence,
Mass, city of 80. 600 Inhabitants Careful
search by the Board of Labor could find only
300 men who wanted work He also calls atteD-
tion to the fact that the State Board of Chari-
ties of Massachusetts, officially announced that
there were 60. 600 tramps the State. An
curate census discovered only ], 100. Facts
are stubborn things"
THE old authors a poverty stricken
crowd. None of them got $40, 900 year as does
our Howells, S.. 900 for story, as did Mr.
Burnett the other day. There was a recent
auction sale of autograph letters in London that
included letter from Swift. in wnich he de-
clares that so dire is his poverty that IF come
to More Park it must be foot" Sterne writes
imploring loan of ESQ, and there a letter
from Goldsmith giving ''doleful accounts" of his
Italian travels. from DeFoe, Complaining
of his treatment and one from Fielding, ''com-
planning of his money disappoin tments."
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THE Chicago, Burlington 6 Quincy strik 9
presents the old case of controversy between
employers and employees. with something of
right and justice on both sides. The case
OF either side is good till the other one is
heard. Evidently. therefore, it was case for
compromise for reasonable discussion and fair
adjustment on some middle ground acceptable
to both sides. Such mode of settlement
would have been far more rational and manly
than q stubborn locking of horns, with
refusal on both sides to give an inch, result
ing in untold damage to business and incon-
venience to the public. The trouble III this
case, as in many Others is that employers and
employees. or, if you please, capital and labor,
have stood too stiffiy on their supposed rights
and shown too little disposition to deal fairly
and justly with tho other side. 1t is the
vicious idea of hostility netweeL capital and
labor that is at the bottom OF the trouble
the idea that they are natural enemies On
the contrary, they are natural friends, and
their relations ought to be the most amicable.
Instead Of exclusive combinations of capital
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06
A UNIQUE CELEBRATION.

Was there ever a more impressive incident
in all the world-long struggle of men for lib
erty than that related by George KEENAN, of
the efforts of Russian political prisoners to
celebrate the American Fourth of July GEN.
tennial, in 1876! Three hundred men and
women, feeble and suffering from long con-
fnement, awaiting death or exile, with no
hope for themselves or. their country. with
little knowledge of the events transporting
around them, yet somehow aware of the cele-
bration in the land of freedom across the seas.
they slowly and painfully prepared to show
their sympathy with the rejoicings OF a hap
pier people and their own undying devotion
to liberty. For weeks in advance they
worked to this end, using every artifice to
secure articles of clothing of red,
and white, and blue, the American
colors, and saving candles of which they
had but scant supply. When the day came
each was supplied with stars and stripes.
fashioned by the women s hands, or with mere
streamers of color, and at preconcerted sig
nal these were waved from cell windows and
futtered about the bars while the prisoners
within cheered and sang patriotic songs.
These demonstrations were promptly checked
by the guard, but at intervals during that
July day when Philadelphia was in an uproar
of enthusiasm and rejoicing, the red, white
and blue banners were waved defantly from
the gratings, and at night the windows were
family illuminated by inch bits of candle.
The display of itself was nothing, but, under
the circumstances was not less remarkable
than the wonderful demonstrations made by
the American people themselves. The story
is a theme for great poem, but where is the
poet who is equal to it9 Boom the city,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

A BUFFALO man has invented a machine
which will Gil great want so long as the pos
tai service remains in charge of Democratic
administration. According to accounts, a
bushel Of letters can be dumped into hopper,
all kinds mixed together postal cards, legal
envelopes square society envelopes. oblong
business envelopes, envelopes containing thick
circulars, with stamps on the right-hand
corner, on the left-hand corner and in the
middle. and they will come out all faced one
way, right side up pOst-marked and cancelled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06
for Genera. Harrlson.s Nomination.

Liberty Herald.
Next to Mr. Blaine, General Harrison has
been choice for years His high character
as q statesman and patriot is such that the peo-
pie from Maine to Dakota. and from the lakes
to the sea look to him with confidence as a leader
of the Republican hosts and one worthy OF the
great Office of President of the American Re-
public. His valor and devotion to country has
been tested by years of honorable and valiant
service in behalf of the preservation of the
Unon-the maintenance of an indissoluole
Union of States with one flag aud one destiny.
As member of the United States Senate his
record IS in keeping with his character as a cti-
zen and patriotic soldier-clean, courageous and
devoted to the right His ability popular
leader was signally illustrated in the last cam
paen in Indiana, when the Democracy we're
routed and driven from the State Offices and
their majority of seventy in the Legislature
reduced TO one, and that held by fraud. With
General Harrison as the standard-bearer, lndl-
anas electoral vote is certain To Ape ar in the
Republican column and secure the triumph or
our party principles and consequent blessings 70
the whole country.
There is every reason, now that MI bislne
has placed himself in the position ne has, why
Indiana Repu blicans should harneniously unite
upon General Harrison and thereby secure the
candidate and the presidency, and IL IS TO that
end that the Herald espouses his candidacy, as
we'll as from the personal considerations stated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THE gas charter of the city of Louisville is
now under discussion in the Kentucky Legis-
lature A committee of the House has re-
ported amendments to the present charter
providing that neither the profits nor diyi-
dends shall exceed s per cent per annum;
also, that the price of gas shall be fixed every
ten years by board of arbitration, composed
of three civil engineers, one to be selected by
the Council of the city of Louisville one by
the directors of the gas company and the
third by the two SO chosen; or, in the
event of their disagreement, by Chancery
Court. No one of said arbitrator shall be a
stakeholder in said company, and the third
arbitrator shall not be resident or taxpayer
of Louisville" The board is to have the
right to examine the books of the company,
and to fix the price as nearly as possible so as
to yield profit of s per cent on the par value
of the capital stock These amendments are
said to be satisfactory to the company, and
will probably be adopted. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

The City Council last night, by a vote of
IL to z, adopted the report of the majority of
the committee public lighting, recon-
mending contract for period of two years
with the Gaslight and Coke Company, for
both public and private consumption, at the
rate of $1.25, and $1s.75 per post a. year
The present rate is $3.50 per thousand and
$25 year per post. The reduction is % per
cent. on the public lamps, and little
over so per cent. on the rate per thousand
feet. Without special knowledge on which
to make calculation, we should estimate the
reduction in the cost to the city to be between
$40. 900 and $25, 600 a year. while to private
consumers the saving will be one-third In
Cincinnati the price of gas is $1.15 in New
York, ST.. %; in Chicago the Councils have
agreed upon ST., which the companies ahaEe
not accepted, and in Louisville they
have talked of 81, but will, doubtless, agree
upon an arbitration plan to fix the rate. I'm
der all the circumstances considering that
the company has yet left several years of a
ST.. 80 contract for private consumption and
that the agreement is but for two years and
reserves the right to the city to experiment
with natural gas, the bargain may be as good
q one as can be made. Certainly it effects a
large and important saving to the public and
private exchequer. Boom the city. #
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

Mr.. KELLY must look out. A man has
come all the way from New Zealand with a
his representations are fulfilled it will be
adopted by street-car companies now using
horses as motive power. This motor con-
sumes its own smoke, is cheaper than an cleo
trical machine, and presents the further ad-
vantage over the Kelly invention that there
is no mystery about it. and that whatever may
be its other defects it does 90. Boom the
CITY
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OPPOSED TO a THIRD PARTY.
why Mrs. Foster Thinks Ii Is Dangerous to
the Cause of temperance.

why Mrs. Foster Thinks II Is Dangerous to
the Cause of temperance.
There was large audience at 7. NJ. c. A.
Hall in the evening to hear Mrs. j. Ellen Foster.
the distinguished worker from Iowa Rev. DIR.
j. E. Gilbert presided. and IN introducing Mrs.
Foster stated that the object of the association
under whose auspices she speaking-tha
Indiana Temperance Union-was to achieve
tho absolute prohibition of the liquor trafhc
without alliance with political parties.
Mrs. Fosters subject was Temperance and
the State. and in clean address she rehsarsed
the peril there was TO tins cause of temperance
in the formation of a third politics party. aud
also the injury which would be done prohibition
il it were made distinct issue by of the
principal political parties Beginning with the
statement that she was for absolute legal pro-
hibiuon she graphically described the history
of the temperance cause In Iowa. As early a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THE death of Mr.. Cort Holiday, secretary
of the Board of Trade, is an unusually sad
one. In the midst of years and of usefulness,
man of high character and pure life. de-
voted son and brother, citizen without re-
proach, he leaves memory that will be long
cherished. 1t is no small consolation to know
that he died at peace with God and his fellow
men, and that in his last hours he gave to his
friends who surrounded his deathbed evil
dences of the value of Christian integrity that
they will ever remember.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

TIE New York Post thinks the most re-
markable feature of the pension debate which
has been running in the Senate for the past
week is the readiness shown by Republican
Senators to do the bidding Of the Grand Army
of the Republic, whatever that bidding might
be-" The Post could hardly have expected
the Grand Army to ask Democratic Senators
to do anything for it with the hope of getting
it DONE Such spectacle would have been
far more remarkable. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THE efforts of certain city papers to create
che impression that there is only one natural
gas company in the field are misleading and
injurious. The Broad Ripple company is ex-
tending its lines very rapidly, the Indianapolis
company is making contracts and preparing
to push things as soon as the frost is out of
With three competing companies the people
are assured of cheap fuel. Boom the city.
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mite action was taken other than the appoint
ment of committee of three, with the chief
engineer as chairman, which has power to
act. So far as the Burlington road proper is
concerned trains are moving more promptly
and freight business is opening in various
localities. It is evidently the intention of
the Burlington officials to try the interstate
law in case any road declines to receive or
forward freight off their lines Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

MASSACHUSETTS women have grumbled for a
long time because they did not enjoy all the
legal rights and privileges of men, but things
are gradually coming their way. The Supreme
Court of that State has decided that the estate
of married woman who dies leaving property
is primarily liable for her funeral expenses just
the same as the husbands property would be in
his case Whether the women regard this as a
great triumph or not, they can rest assured that
the hndertaSers will. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THIRTEEN Boston churches are without
pastors. Does this mean that the Andover
the Chinese that they all hurry off to foreign
lands and leave the Boston heather to take
their chances on the second probation theory
Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THERE are three natural-gas companies
with which every man ufacturer make
contracts for an ample supply of natural gas
at the rate of ST per ton for steam coal, or on
special terms. as may be agreed on, as low
as 4, or cents per thousand feet. All
companies are on level, and they have plenty
Of gas. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

THE Democratic-fr whisky prohibition
Meadow combination did not work in Port
land, Me-, yesterday. The Republicans swept
not only that city, but all the towns and cit
les of the State making their answer to
Chamberlain Bayard fishery surrender. Boom
the city,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06
a Modern soIomor,.

New York Graphic.
Detroit has the greatest solomon the
bench. He has decided that dwelling-house IS
not dwelling house unless some one lives in il!
Ii follows tnen. that u church Is only church
on Sundays and that judge is only
when he is on the bench.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

POSTAL reform of the Villas Dickinson brand
prevails about Boston, too. 1t takes three
days down there for letter to go seven miles.
Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

SOME of the witnesses for the defense in the
Columbus tally-sheet cases are developing a
remarkable talent for strong swearing. There
is such thing as OVERRIDING the perjury bust
ness. That's the way Joe Mackin got into the
penitentiary. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

No other city in the United States possess
Ing the other advantages of Indianapolis has
as cheap fuel as natural gas at cents per
thousand feet. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

SPEAKING of the Mills tariff bill, which it
doesn't like, the Atlanta Constitution says:
Sugar is to bear the greatest burden, and
sugar is no doubt an important elementvin all
this work" Now, really, does the Georgia
paper mean to insinuate that the Texas states
man is susceptible to sugar. If not, what
does it meant Boom the CITY.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

IT was the Atlanta Constitution that re-
ferred to Roger Q. Mills, of Texas, chairman
Of the ways and means committee, as ''the
most glittering ass in the country" Boom
kba
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

FRED DOUGLASS had a fair reception in
Charleston, S. c., but it was from colored
people alone. There is no white man in South
Carolina who would command so much atten-
ton abroad as he. Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

REVOLUTIONS do not go backward. The
indianapolis company having fixed cents
per thousand feet as the price of natural gas
to manufacturers, other companies will have
to do as well or better. This is the result of
competition. Boom the city.
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the city.

If it be true, as the News says, that the
Trust company is contracting with manu-
facturers for natural gas at 1-3 cents per
thousand feet and if it adheres to that rate
the indianapolis company will have to do
the same. Competition is what we want.
Boom the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-03-06

MANUFACTURERS who are looking for new
location in the natural-gas field need not wait
longer. Indianapolis with its unrivaled
shipping facilities and other advantages, now
offers natural gas at cents per thousand feet
with prospect of future reduction. Boom
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