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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

IT is quite evident that the Hill boom is
on the point of being resurrected. The New
York Sun is lending its columns to a gentle
imitation of the somewhat belated boom for
the New York Governor. There are indica-
tions, also, that the Ind lana Democracy is
liable to be split up the back anent it. Gov
ernor Gray has had the call on the vice-presi-
Dental nomination until lately, when it APP
pears that some wicked persons have started
out the Tall Sycamore as an opponent, with
the evident approval of Mr.. Cleveland. Gov.
Hill has been invited to the Gray rally, next
week, and whether he comes or sends his SEN
timents in letter to 'the boys in the trench
es" there is no certainty that the camp of the
faithful may not be divided into Cleveland
and Voorhees,, and Hill and Gray factions.
The Indiana .bovs" would prefer the latter
combination, and if there is chance to
''boonn" it, you may count on the Scott Rays
of the Hoosier State for their part of the
wind work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

WHEN the Board of Aldermen was consti-
tuted, the idea was to have a second and
revisory body of elderly, conservative and safe
citizens to act as check, if need be, upon the
Council, which it was deemed likely would be
made up of more impetuous and possibly less
thoughtful men. The present councils are
not unlikely to prove the very reverse of this
idea The Council seems to have the age, ex-
perience and presumed conservatism on its
side, while the aldermen are, for the most
part, young, inexperienced and possibly rash.
This is no criticism upon the body, but merely
statement of the peculiar shifting of rela-
tions between the two bodies within the few
years since the Board of Aldermen became a
feature of our city government. 1t may turn
out before the year is over, that the aldermen
will prove the better body of the two; but
however that may be, there is plenty of young
blood in the two councils, and in the popular
body enough age and experience to warrant
the indulgence of good hope for a prosper Gus
and economic year for the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
THE PUBLIC DEBT.

Reduction of About $I5,OOO,OOO During
observation-disclosures Treasury Operations.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan 3-The reduction in the
public debt during December amounted to $l4,-
5S4, ESQ., During the first ak months of the
year just closed the reduction of the debt
amounted to s62. 555, 758. and for the last six
months of 1887, or the first half of the current
fiscal year. the reduction aggregated $53 $50 3S5,
making the total reduction during the past
twelve months $116 1856, 093. On Jan. 1. 1887,
the total debt, less cash in the treasury, was
$1,341. 984, 495, and on Jan. /, 1883. it was
81, 225, sos, 402 On Jan. /. 1887, there
500. 800, 900 three-per-cent bonds out
standing. These have all been redeemed
during the year, and of the $4,000 600 four-
and-a-half per cents. outstanding one year ago,
about 500, O00, 900 have been redeemed during
the wear or the four per cents there are now
1892 442 100 outstanding, about So. 000, 900 hav-
ing been redeemed during the year. The total
amount of interest bearing debt outstanding
the lst instant aggregated 81 041 761. 742 against
81 100, 494. 462 one year ago. This includes, be-
sides the four and four-apd-a-half per cents.
already mentioned, $14. 600 three per cent.
navy pension fund.- and $64 623 512 Pacific rail-
road bonds. and shows reduction of $sS, 1884,
720 in bonded indebtedness alone during
the year. On Jan. ], 1885, the net cash in the
treasury amounted to $780, 642 S79 or $4I. 962, 628
more than on Jan. / one year ago. Deposits In
national bank repositories to-day aggregate
$50. 1875. GIT. or about 10000, 900 more than a
month ago. During December there was net
decrease of 49, 600, 900 in the Treasury gold fund
balance. The Treasury now holds 1906. $40. ls7
in gold coin and bullion, with 500. 734, 057 gold
certificates outstanding. leaving godfund
balance of S20S, COS, 1870, a decrease of
about $3o0o0oO during the past
month The silver fund - $21S, Gil, $50
standard dollars and So. c23, GIG silver bullion,
aggregates 1922. $50, 175 Against this there are
$l76 S55 423 silver certificates outstanding, leav
ing silver fund balance of $45, 294. 752. de-
crease of about So 500 600 during the past month.
In addrlon TO this silver fund. the Treasury
| holds 500. 600 silver bullion. There IS, 00o,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

THE LAMAR RESOLUTION.

When the New York Herald denied the
passed by the recent Republican conference
in this State we were charitable enough to re-
fer to the writer of the ill-mannered article as
"a blunderer." It now seems that he is
willful falsifer He parades a resolution
introduced by Mr.. Morgan as amendment
to the ones offered by Mr.. Edmunds, IN which
the validity Of the amendments recog-
nized, but coupled with denial of the sover-
eighty of the United States principle sup
posed to be settled by the late war. For Mr..
Morgans resolution Mr.. Lamar voted and Mr..
Edmunds did not; whereupon the Herald says
that Mr.. Lamar is more loyal man than Mr..
Edmunds, according to the logic of the Re-
publican resolution. The News, of this city,
in an effort to bolster up the nomination of
Mr.. Lamar, which has been made solely for
the reason that he is representative of the
unreconstructed South, that denies the sover-
eighty of the Nation now just as it did before
the war; echoes the Herald's false and pitiable
subterfuge. Mr.. Morgan attempted to spread
a trap for the men in the Senate who believe
that the war settled the question of the SOW
ereignty of the Nation against the States,
and introduced his amendment embodying the
extreme Southern fallacy. OF course Mr..
Lamar voted for it, but even Mr.. Garland did
not. The fact remains uncontradictable, pre-
cisely as the Republican conference resolution
declares, that Mr. Lamar voted against reso-
luton declaring the thirteenth. fourteenth
and fifteenth amendments to be valid and
binding parts of the Constitution, fourteen
years after the war closed, and five years after
he made the speech in the House which is
now paraded by the solid South lickspittles
as an evidence of his emotional and eloquent
patriotism. What the Herald quotes, and
what the ickspittles echo, simply subter-
fuges that aggravate the fact that Mr.. Lamar
is disloyal to the idea of nationality, which
would be the very question to come before
him, if on the Supreme Bench, for adjudica-
ton and construction. Mr. Lamar may do
very well for an executive or administrative
Office, and he is holding one now by the grace
of Republican Senate; the objection is to
the particular Office to which he has been
nominated, and because the nomination is
made, and advocated, and Extensively pushed
simply for the reason that he is representa-
tive of what the war intended to settle
adversely to his views. The South de-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

DENVER people make regular practice of
sending thousands of copies of Denver papers
to relatives, friends and acquaintance all
over the East. If Denver does not grow like
Nebraska corn it will not be the fault of its
wide-awake thorough-going population. Lo-
cation does not make town half so much as
the sort of people who get into it.-Omaha
World.
Some time there may be public spirit
enough in Indianapolis to try and advertise
the city, which has. twenty fold, hundred
fold more advantages than Denver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

THE Massachusetts Free-trade League held
a meeting some days ago at which many
prominent men made speeches. Congressman
Breckenridge, of Kentucky, among other
things, said:
Protection is never healthy, nor, in the
long run, profitable, any ore than the fever
ish strength and restlessness produced by slim
ulants is evidence of health"
We should like to see Congressman Brock
inridge apply this theory to the practical af
fairs of life on the farm. He would not have
a fence to ''protect" his crops from the rowing
cattle in the highway, for the corn would
grow too thick if cattle were not let in to thin
it out occasionally. According to his over
whelming wisdom it is all wrong to .'stimu-
late" the growth of corn with pillow. His
advice would be to let the corn and weeds
start together and 1.-the devil take the hind
most" If the corn, of its own force, cannot
smother out the weeds, why, then, let the
weeds smother out the corn. And this is the
craftsmanship that now comes from the old
Ashland district, once represented by Henry
Ntnrv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Ann ct;11 the star.evad ooddass of ref

AND still the star-eyed goddess of reform,
in the Office of the Louisville Courier-J Journal,
declines to answer our query whether steel
rails could be bought for SIS ton in the
American market if the tariff duty were
removed, and. if they could be so bought,
whether it would favor the manufacture Of
such rails in American mills at that price.
The s. e. e. should answer this question
frankly and not monkey" about it, as she
or two ago, but which carefully avoided the
point of the inquiry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
THE Paris edition Of the New York Herald
prints an editorial respecting Mr.. Gladstone's
visit to italy, in which it saws:


''But to express ourselves in plain English
on present politics, we might say party stu
alton, we find on side great party leader,
great philanthropist, great, good man.
man whom the farmer worships, whom the
peasant believes in, and who, to a certain
extent, has been able for the last ten or fifteen
years to move an excited. silly and senseless
crowd; the man, in fact, who has governed by
popular fancy the ignorant classes of England
by sensational speeches and by sensational
flattering of their hobbies. That man today
is en- route to warmer climate. and English
posterity fifty years hence will wish he had
betaken himself to a still warmer climate
outside of this globe"
paper that gives place to brutal ex
preston that man like William Ewart Glad
stone may or should go to hell, is very
proper one to advocate English free trade for
America and also to garble and lie in order
to aid in the confirmation of Lucius Quintus
Curtius Lamar to place on the bench of the
Supreme Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
THE faculty of Vanderbilt Universit

THE faculty of Vanderbilt University lately
adopted a series of resolutions requesting the
Tennessee congressional delegation to take
steps towards securing the removal of the duty
on books printed in foreign languages. This is
very well so far as it goes, out while it
about it why did not the university urge the
Congressman to vote for an international copy
right lava Cheap books not what the
country needs so much as honest books, and the
educational institutions of the country should
use their influence in bringing this about.
Congressman when questioned this subject
are accustomed to say that they hear nothing of
the matter from their constituents, and are not
aware that there is demand for the law. Who
is there in better position to inform them of the
intelligent opinion of the public than educators
and students of the country?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

ALDERMAN WRIaHT's advocacy of the plan
10 utilize the city poll-taxes park fund,
and good plan it is, too, ought to make that
gentleman an easy convert to equal suffrage
theories. If ST., 900 can be collected from the
voting male citizens female poll-tax would
add az equal amount to the fund, you know,
and if Alderman Wright is really in earnest
about the park, he will succumb to this telling
financial argument.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

THE suggestions in regard to street improve
ments made by President Wright, in his
address to the Board of Aldermen, deserve
the careful consideration of taxpayers. The
which unquestionably adds to the attractive
ness of the city, but the great expense of
keeping such thorouGhfares in repair is an
objection which, to the minds of many cit;-
gems, offsets their beauty, and renders narrow
streets more desirable, and it must certainly
be admitted by all that narrow but WELL
paved roadway is preferable to one in bad
condition, whatever its width. By the adop-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

Mr.. CLEVELAND is coquetting with several
candidates for second place on the ticket he
expects to head. His relations with Messrs.
Villas and Voorhees, seem to justify him in
saying "How happy could be with either,
were t'other dear charmer away" Meanwhile
Gov. Gray is scheming on his own account,
and will try and get on the ticket whether
Cleveland wants him or not. But Isaac's first
choice is for David Bennett Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

maLds his appointment because he does
not believe in the nationality and
sovereignty of the United States. and the
demand is echoed in the North by those who
think It craftsmanship to apologize for hav-
ing defeated the rebellion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

THE Woman's Journal points out that Mr.
Daniel Manning grew to be believer in
woman suffrage after he went to Washington.
Yes, and Daniel Manning died after he went
10 Washington. Could it have been case Of
.ause and effect7
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
LAMAR'S CASE.
There VIII BE an Adverse Report, but His
Rejection Is Not Certain.

There Will Be an Adverse Report, but His
Rejection Is Not Certain.
Washi ngton Special
Until to-day it has not been thought there was
any likelihood of the Lamar nomination failing
of confirmation. Sawyer of Wisconsin. Stewart
of Nevada, and Sabin of Minnesota have been
counted on by the Democrats to vote with them.
Spooner, of Wisconsin, has been considered
doubtful. and nobody knows what Riddleberger's
intentions are. AS every Republican vote but
Riddleberger's is necessary to defeat the nomi-
dation, it is apparent that all the indications
have pointed to confirmation, but to-day pri-
vate telegram received from Senator Saw
yer, who is in Wisconsin spending the holidays.
He replies to an inquiry that he expects to go
into the Republican caucus, if one is held on the
Lamar nomination, and will abide by it. This
is interpreted establishing Spooner's status,
for he has been besitating only because he felt
the propriety of standing by his colleague.
Senator Stewart has given his colleague (Sen-
ator Jones) to understand that the reports OF
his intention to support Mr. Lamar are all with
out foundation, and. finally, Mr.. Sabin tele-
graphs denying the interview attributed to him
in which he was quoted saying he intended to
vote for confirmation. He says he has said
nothing of the kind. If these assurances are
taken, Mr.. Lamar will be rejected, even if Mr..
Riddleberger does vote for confirmation. The
Virginian. if the Republicans vote soidly,
only tie the Senate at best and q tie defeats
"Shall the nomination be confirmed2" and a tie
vote in the affirmative is no more effective than
a minority A week more will eapse before
the Senate will take action. Mr.. Edmunds 10
away, and there is probability of q meeting
of his committee before next Monday. Then
the majority report of the committee will be
adverse.
The friends OF Mr. Lamar felt tina. they lost
ground when they failed to get the nomination
back into the Senate before the holidays. One
of them a member of the judiciary committee.
before which the matter Is pending. offered at
the last meeting to consent to an adverse report
If only the committee would consent to report
back to the nomination before the adjournment.
This proposition Mr.. Edmunds and his Repub-
Ecan associates refused to accept A Senator
is authority for the statement that party lines
were not drawn so closely on this objectionable
nomina alton at least two Democratic Senators
would vote for the rejection of MIR. Lamar on
the grounds of his unftness for the place. DEM
ocratic Senators have received private letters
from some of tho most eminent lawyers OF Lou
isiana, Mississippi and Alabama expressing the
opinion that the selection is very unwise one
from the professional standpoint.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
The Columbus Postoffice Crooked.


Something is radically wrong with the Column
bus postofice. There is mismanagement. in
efficiency, and, perhaps, dishonesty somewhere.
There have been many complaints and constant
gr1m bling about looseness in handling the
mails. Though the Governors message was
mailed Saturday night to newspapers in Ohio it
had not been received in Cincinnati at o'clock
this morning Mr. Kurtz says the message was
Enclosed in the usual way. and special delivery
stamps used If the Governors Office tells the
truth. then either the Columbus or Cincinnati
postoffice must explain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

AT the White House reception on New
Years day Mr.. Lowells highest type of
Americanism since Lincoln" wore Prince
Albert coat, buttoned, high-cut waistcoat
and a black tie. A Washington paper says
''his expression was one of serenity" We
place these important facts on record for the
future historian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

Mr.. GLADSTONE, in a letter to friend in
Columbus o., says he has no idea of making
visit to the United States. Such journey
% not to be thought of at his time of life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

THE recent wedding of Florence Boughton.
daughter of George H. Boughton. the artist in
the new church of st. Mary Abbots, in London,
was a wonderfully pretty affair. The bride was
picture in robe of white brocade and silver,
while her trademarks wore gray and silver
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

CONGRESS will re-assemble to-day after the
usual idle adjournment for the holidays. The
Speaker will announce the committees, after
which the machine will begin to grind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
And Gov. Hill, Too.

ST. Louis Republican (Dem.)
Mr. Samuel j. Randall and the New York Sun
seem to be full of noble purpose to go off by
themselves and form Democratic party of
their own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
The TaIIy-sheet Forgers.


PhiIade lphia Press
There ought to be. and undoubtedly is. enough
honesty and intelligence in Indiana to give
these forgers as severe rebuke as those like
them have received in other States, even
though they are defended by United States
Senator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
The Confederate March.
Washington Sp

Wasaington Special
The ladies' to-day at receptions all wore demi-
toilets The old Southern style is being rapidly
superseded by Northern notions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Republican Senators Can Be Trusted.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. 3.-The Evening Jour-
mai prints part of letter from Senator Evarts
to ex-senator James Arkell, of Canajoharie, in
which, speaking of Secretary Lamar's nomina-
tion to the Supreme Bench. he says "The Re-
publican Senators can be safely trusted with
this matter All that has been said in the news
papers about the foolish thing laid to my charge
is wholly upon their own responsibility, and not
upon mine"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

gowns. with chrysanthemum bouquets. Among
the guests We're Browning. Mary Anderson, Mrs.
Alma Tadema and Minister Phelps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

sacredness of slavery and the right of seces-
sion, until driven out of it by another tidal
wave Of public sentiment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
WHITNEY TIRES OF OFFICE
Hints Indicating that the Secretary of
the Navy Is Weary of His Position,

Aud Will Before Long Tender His Resignation
and Return to New York-How His Ambi-
ton Has Been Hampered and Repressed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Telephone Calls.
Business Office. .238 Editorial Rooms 242
The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-08-04
HELEN MARIA WILLIAMS.

A volume of poems by Helen Maria
Williams, lady of liberal views in re-
ligion, was published in England at
the close of the last century. Among
these there is but one hymn, but this
will long outlive her more pretentious
poems. Sung almost invariably to the
tune of Brattle Street, melody well
suited to the words, the hymn, while
Thee l seek, Protecting Power,'' is
one of the most familiar in our reli-
gious service.
Miss Williams was also the authoress
of several prose works. In 1880. while
residing in Paris, she published her
Letters from France" in which she
favored the doctrines of the Girondists.
In consequence Of this she was impris-
oned by Robespierre, but finally es.
capped under an assumed name.
Miss Williams long residence in
France was the result Of an accident.
The family became interested in a
Monsieur du Fosse and his wife, who
had been exiled because Monsieur du
Fosse had written several tracts
against the doctrine of the Trinity.
When at last he was allowed to return
home he insisted upon Mrs. Williams
and her three daughters visiting him.
This resulted in the marriage of
Cecilia Williams to Achanase Coquerel,
nephew of Madame du Fosse. The
young wife did not live long, but died
leaving two infant boys to the care of
her sisters and mother, who returned
to France to devote themselves to this
labor of love.
Miss Williams enjoyed the friend
ship and regard of the most eminent
literary men of her time. A great
admirer of Humboldt, she translated
his works, fourteen volumes, into
English.
She sympathized with the French
Revolution, though deploring its ex-
cesses, and wrote many political letters
aud essays. In the Reign Of Terror,
most of the fortune of this family was
lost, and they were obliged to support
themselves. Their nephew, Athanase
Coquerel, consecrated himself to the
ministry of the liberal church and was
called to a pastorate in Amsterdam.
He shared his new home with the be.
loved aunts, to whom he owed so
much. Some of us remember the son
of this gifted man who visited this
country some seventeen years ago, and
has since died.-Our Best Words.