The Indianapolis journal., 1889-12-02


line that touches New Orleans southwark.
Kansas City westward and Minneapolis
northward. The pace was warm. for IL was
Saturday night, and sundays papers
would 90 early TO press. Suddenly Chand-
Ter paused, shut his key. and looked up
with an expression OH his face that chal-
lenged inquiry from his colleagues as 10
what was the trouble on the wire. The
Associated Press operator lgoe. at Mime
apolis. had broken" and all the men on
the line had paused, like Chandler, to
listen.
There's fire on the third floor of this
Tribune building" said lgoe, on the wire,
"and Pm on the seventh floor" Tnen,
after moments pause. he added: 10
ahead. Chandler And New York began
again, and, after a brief space: yielded to
Cleveland, who had a rush" dispatch;
Just here Igoe "br0ke." Boys" he ticked
pause, and all the men on the eircult were
listening with interest, for they had noted
In the transmission by Igoe of the word
Boys" a tremulousness of touch, Just as
layman could detect a tremOr In a human
voice. Boys. I've got to stand you on,
came from Igoe. Pm the only one left on
this floor. Everybody is gone, and can't
stay any longer"
Click shut went his key, and some OPP
orator on the line quickly opened and
shouted after Igoe, as IL were: Take the
machine along-save the machine" refer.
ring to the typewriter, the Associated
Press reports being executed on type
writer at all points. But there was no re-
spOnse. The clicking instrument had tlcked
its half jocular message in an empty room.
Near by sat the machine, and the last item
taken, which had been Clevelands item
about violent death.
Then the work went on again, and no one
of his colleagues thought seriously OF igOe's
goodbye until there came bulletins of loss
of life. and among them a bulletin stating
the fact that poor IgOe had stayed too long:
Those two hundred last words he remained
to take were fatal. They cost him his lie,
and the men at their keys were grave as
they worked on to 'Good-night." One, who
had started III at "Good-evening." had re-
ceived his ''30' before the report was closed.
The Civil War as Viewed by Gen. Gordon.
CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-Three thousand peo-
pie attended meeting here tonight in the
interest of a monument to the confederate
dead at Chicago. Gov. Gordon. of Georgia,
was the speaker. He was warmly greeted as
he arose TO speak. He said: Il thank you
with all the sincerity of my nature for this
generous reception. What more appropri-
ate moment than now could there be to
analyZe some of the effects of the late civil
war, and how 1t has bound our hearts.
From the incidents of the past let us come
as one now and consider the welfare of
this peerless Republic"
WAR; declared Governor Gordon.
though often calamitous, is not always
evil. Justifable war, however grievOus
for the present may work for the people
glory. Even war waged against re-
bellious subjects may be such. The revO-
luton of 1776 Is a living example. The re-
sistance by our fathers was a just reward,
rebellion true, concerted, deliberate re-
bellion. but it was paradox of history
rebellion for defense--defense against the
demands against personal liberty. Our
war of 1861 was the only war where it
might safely be claimed on both sides to he
a war for defense-for the North defense
of the integrity of the Republic-to the
South a defense of the rights of the States,
of home, property, guaranteed rights. and.
therefore, of guaranteed freedom. 1t Is i'm
material to inquire which was right. The
war and all the actors In it will yet be tried
before the impartial Judge of all, in the i'm
partial forum of all. When the final ver-
diet is given. no more consecrated purposes.
no more exalted ideas can be shown, than
those on both sides in the great contest.
"The awful joining of those two great
clouds. the dark blue of the North and the
sombre gray of the South" was phrase
indicating the way the speaker elOquently
sketched the struggle, which" be said,
transformed the colOred race from useless
barbarism to the best clad, best fed, most
contented class in the civilized world"
The speaker paid fervent tribute to the
fidelity of the negroes, during the war, to
the protection of life and property, and
claimed that 1T proved cOnclusively the
kindly treatment the negro had been re-
ceiving. He said that since the war
In some instances misguided philanthropy
and political Influences have in some way
antagOniZed the two races. but In the end
Christendom will applaud the treatment of
the negro by the whites since the war; The
negro problem, he cOntended, should be left
to the two people most interested, and the
negro problem, IL there were such prob
lem, would be settled to the benefit of both.
aknf9 Halo han.
prehension turns to distrust. and dstrust
to alienation. the forerunner of strife"
"The effect on the future character of
this republic" said Governor Gordon,
would depend on the use made of the his
tory of the conflict. To build the self-Ie-
spect of our youth. we must teach the boy
that In his veins flow the blood of heroes
To destroy the boys manhood, write no
history of the war. build no monuments to
dead heroes. In the not remote future the
North may need whatever of patriotism
there is in the South, just as the South
would need the North. Already the coun-
try was graphing with the socialistc
spirit that has doomed other nations, and
even threatened this fair city. Could they
avert evil by building walls of prejudiceg
Perish such thoughts, perish all doubt and
distrust.
"Long live American manho0dw cried
General Gordon; 'lOng live American self
respect, the spirit of justice, the union of
these co-equal States defended by the man
hood of the entire American people. Long
float this banner" said he, impulsively
grasplng national flag. "the prOudest en-
blem of law and honor and freedom ever IN
the world. emblematic of complete har-
mony as that of the spheres. guiding our
sister republics of France and Brazil and
all the peoples of the earth in learning how
to be free"
The effect of the earnest words were
electrical. 1t was several minutes before
the cheering subsidized, and the audience
dispersed singing America" Governor
Gordon was then escorted TO reception at
the IroquOis Club. The hospitalities there
were continuation of series that began
early in the morning when General Gordon
was met twenty miles out by company,
headed by Gen. George Crook, United States
army.
Reeds Nomination for Speaker.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Nov. 30.-ThOmas B. Reed
of Maine. will be Speaker of the Fifty-iirst
Congress. He was nominated by the Re-
publican caucus this afternoon on the
second ballot. The contest was short and
good natured. There will be no heart
burns from any direction. 1T is true that u
solid East for Mr.. Reed confronted an al
there was i'm reality not the least particle
of sectionalism In the contest. When Mr..
Reed was reminded this morning that
he had worked ND a solid East.
and that. therefore, there was a
smack of one section against the
other he replied in that apt way. which can
be applied by no other man so well. that if
did not 60 into the caucus with a solid
East 1t would be said in opposition to him.