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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1889

would. in a short time, probably be enacted
by every legislature in Amerlca.-New
York Press.
WE don't believe the country cares to
have the controversy between Tanners and
Noble ct al. carried on indefinitely. Pretty
soon somebody will advise them to hire a
hall. and it will not be out of order to do
so.-Detroit Tribune.
IT would be a mark of patriotism, if not
OF party zeal, for the newspapers of this
country TO leave to foreign journals the
task OF detracting from the international
congress. and seek to encourage, by every
means in their power, the success of the out
come to which We hope it Ieads.-Boston
Journal.
ONE year of really earnest and intelli-
gent work toward the education of the
c0lored race, one year of abstinence from
organized violence or organized fraud, will
take the negro question out of politics in
any State. The position of the negro in
politics is strong because it is the position
of q man who cries aloud for Justice.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Pension Bureau has doubled it's
outgo in the past ten years. and increased
the number of cases demanding attention
IN the same proportion without alteration
III its methods or Improvement in its ma
chinery. Mr.. Raum's experience and abil-
ity ought to enable him to prepare and ex-
present system which will do justice to the
soldier without despoiling the Treasury.
Philadelphia Press.
Ii society decides that it will only do
work enough to raise eight bushels of
wheat where it now raises ten, there can
not be ten bushels divided in wages or dis
tributed to consumers. So of every other
product. When labor decides to work
fewer hours. in most emplOyments 1t de-
cides to produce fewer things. And when
it produces fewer things there must neces-
orfix- la fnxror fo Isxvf6o - fba mo
ducers in the form of wages.-New York
Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

Rev. DIR. JAMES MCLEOD. whose pastoral
relations with the Second Presbyterian
Church of this city were formally severed
by yesterdays action of the Presbytery,
will be greatly missed in this community.
During his residence here he has made
many friends in and out of the denomina-
ton to which he belongs. Sectarianism,
indeed, is not a word that suggests itself in
speaking of him. He has manifested q
liberality of thought and spirit, and an
active interest in all movements for public
welfare that stamped him as a man'at once
progressive and earnest. OF strong char
acter and firm and outspoken convictions,
he cannot fail to be q force among
the people with whom he associates,
and his influence here has extended
far beyond the limits of his congregation.
Clear and vigorous in expression. his pulpit
utterances left no doubt in the minds of his
hearers as to his exact opinions upon the
subjects discussed, and, as expressed by
the Presbytery. his work for the church in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
AN WI WORD.

Perhaps there is danger of oyer-work-
ing the word "Pan-American." It's
classic origin and aesthetic sound seem to
indicate a high degree of cult, but it has
its drawbacks. In the first place, it is
not very good English, and plain En-
glish-speaking people do not under
stand it readily. The number of persons
who, during the last few weeks, have
asked what Pan-American means is only
equaled, by the number who have felt
like asking, but have retrained. The
dictionaries do not throw any light on
the subject, for the only pans they treat
of are the generic ones, including dish
pans, and Pan, the Hydrologic
god of shepherds, who was a
very nondescript being, and not at all
like any inhabitant of North or South
America. If the inquisitive parent, de-
termined to get at the root of the mat
ter, directs his child to ask the princi-
pal of the high school what Pan-Amer-
lean means, he will probably be told
that pan is Greek for "all," and that
Pan-American is classic and cultured
English for all-American. Then his
first expression will probably be one of
disgust that the newspapers should not
say all-American instead of pan-Ameri-
can, and his second will probably be
the very obvious criticism that the word
does not fit in either form, since the
forthcoming congress is neither pan nor
all American. To be this it should in
clude British America, which it does
not. Further, to make the term strictly
appropriate, it should include the West
India islands, which are as much a part
of America as are the United States. So
neither pan-American nor all-American
can properly be applied to the forth
coming congress, much less to the South
American delegates now travelling across
the country. But, Notwithstanding
these objections, the word will probably
continue to do duty until the Pan-Amer-
lean Congress is ended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

at hand.o Several lawsuits resulted and
one of them dragged through the courts for
several years before adjudication was
made.
One of the most interesting incidents of
the time. and one not generally known to
New Workers. Is the following. which is
taken from the current issue of w. O.. Nc
Laughlin's Metropolis:
This faith brought to New York the
founder Of the great firm of III. B. Clafiin 81
CO.. He lived in Connecticut. where he
kept a dry-coods store. When he became
a Millerite he threw open his doors and in
vited the public 10 cofne IN and help them
selves to everything upon his shelves and
counters. They accepted the invitation
and cleaned out the store. while Claim. in
his night-gown, climbed upon a high fence
so as TO have a clear course TO the skies.
and listened for the last trump. The next
day he was a poorer and wiser man. and
his n~eighbors made such fun of him that he
pulled up stakes and removed TO New FORK.
whenever this story is told before j. Nc
Arthur, he shakes his head doubtfnlly aud
tries to raise objections. but il is one of the
truths of history all the same.n
While Miller was disappointed. he was
not disheartened, and he Immediately set
about discovering. the cause for his error.
he found 1t, as he claimed. the anach-
ronism. and inafew weeks made his second
announcement for the year 1874.
The faith OF a number of believers had
Weakened by that time, but they were In
the minority. q almost the same scenes
were re-enacted that year that had caused
such a sensation in 1913. The world in gen.
erai took less interest. in the movement:
and the chroniclers of the day devoted
themselves principally to broad burlesque.
In 1857 there was a still further falling OFF.
although the financial panic of that period
was looked upon as ono of the principal
omens, Ten years later, after the war of
the rebellion bad closed, there was another
prophecy which was not fulfilled. and then
caIQt %. anu With II the great financial
crash. Again this was looked upon as an
omen, and many of the faithful gave up
their property aud abandoned their pur-
suits. The anachronism was blamed a fifth
time, and the c~alculators applied them
selves diligently to hunting for the causes.
A great many years were spentin this work.
and at the last it was found that 1889 was
the Hateful year. and that the seventh day
of the tenth month" fell between Oct. Is
land %. according to the present method of
time computation. On thist the Adventists
take their stand. and ask the unregenerate
to take heed and prepare for the dies ir@.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
FOREIGN CAPITAL IN INDIANA.

Indiana has profited more by the in
flux and investment of foreign capital
during the last two years than in any
previous ten years of her existence. By
foreign capital is meant hat from other
parts of this country, as well as that
from abroad. 1t needs no argument to
prove that such acquisitions are desira-
BILE. Increased capital means increased
commercial activity and enterprise,
more avenues of employment for work.
ingmen, a steadier demand for labor,
better markets for farm products, bet
ter prices for real estate, better i'm
~provements and better times. No per-
son of the slightest business sagacity
or sense but will admit that the acquisi-
ton and increase of actual capital is al
ways desirable.
The influx of foreign capital into this
State during the last two years has been
nearly, if not quite, S5,OOO,OOO. Most
Of this has been due, directly or
indirectly, to the discovery of natural
gas. The development of this interest
Has DcCu NCiJ idpiu, H Az DCuCutS re-
sulting from it are already felt in many
venue OF trade. Many large manu-
featuring establishments have been To-
Gated in the gas belt, notably at Muncie,
Kokomo, Marion, Anderson, Mobiles
vile, and several other cities and towns.
Heavy investments in real estate have
been made at most of these Places. The
capital already invested or awaiting in
vestment would amount to several mill
ions, while the productive forces en-
ployed in the new factories will be con-
stantly adding to the wealth of the
State. In this city some large invest
ments of foreign capitalhave been made,
notably in the recent sale of brewery
stock by which something like $4,000, 900
English money comes here for perma-
nent investment. The fact is, our ma
terial resources, agricultural advant-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The evening organ of the Democracy
thinks it would not have been difficult
at any time to find a capable man for
Commissioner of Pensions, and we infer
that Tanners place would have been
filed weeks ago if the News had been
consulted. 1t graciously admits that the
appointment of General Raum is a good
one, and even goes so far as to say that
the General may prove to be the proper
man for the place. The News, however,
has not done its whole duty in this mat
ter. If it had, when Tanner resigned,
promptly nominated it's capable and
proper man, much time and trouble
would have been saved. It's failure to
do this can only be explained on the
ground of diffidence and mOdesty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

INDIANAPOLIS leads all other cities in
the country in percentage of increase in
clearinghouse business last week, the
gain being So. 9percent. The total amount
of business transacted through the clear
ing-house was S4,371,392. indianapolis
is not advertising itself as the only suit
able city in the West for the worlds
fair, but is quietly raking in the shekels
in a way hat must be discOmfiting to
its more windy sisters. Now is the time
for the outside manufacturer to secure a
fOothold in the most lively natural-ga s
city in the world, whose railroads lead
to all points of the compass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

THE death of the King of Portugal
hardly causes a ripple in European poll
tics, and gives rise to no excitement or
fear of political complications in his
own country. The same would be true
in case of the death of almost any of the
rulers of Europe. The time has gone by
when a change of royal administration
involves endless intrigues, and when
revolutions and wars arise out of the
claims of opposing claimants to a
throne. The people have more inlu-
ence in these matters now, even if it is
indirect, and governments are conse-
quently more stable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

CORPORAL TANNER continues to DEM
Onstrate his constitutional unfitness for
the Office from which he has been re-
moved. A subordinate official who at
tempts to prove that the head of the
department to which he belongs has no
right to override his decisions or control
his official acts is a very impracticable
person, to say the least. The Commits
sioner of Pensions is a subordinate off,
cial of the Interior Department, and
when he attempts to prove himself a big
ger man than the Secretary he simply
demonstrates his unfitness for public
office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The decision of the courts on the new
school book law, whatever it may be,
will simply 60 to the form and not to
the substance of the law. No decision
for or against can change the fact that
it is radically wrong in conception,
vicious in principle, and a source of per-
manent and deadly injury to the schools.
The fact that it takes away from the
people and from the school boards the
right to buy such school books as they
please, and OF the best terms possible;
the fact that it creates and establishes a
private monopoly far more odious and
arbitrary than the old one; the fact that
it largely increases the expenses of
county superintendent and township
trustees, thereby increasing the taxes of
the people under the false pretense of
reducing them-all these are insignifi-
cant compared with the fact that it
greatly lowers the educational standard
in Indiana, demoralizes the school sys-
TEN, and teaches every school boy and
girl in the State a daily object lesson IN
lying and fraud by putting into their
hands books which have been discred-
tied and discarded in other States, and
whose counterfeit character is attempt
ed to be concealed by false covers
and fraudulent copyrights. The whole
scheme is a disgrace to the State and a
fragrant departure from the educational
spirit of the age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The opposition organs can hardly ex-
press the horror they feel over the fact
that the new Pension Commissioner is a
Republican without any ifs and excep-
tons; or, as they put it, a dreadful parti-
san. 1t can hardly be that they have seen
anything in President Harrison's course
to warrant the expectation that he would
appoint a political hermaphrodite, other
wise known as a mugwump, to that or
any other office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

THE New York Press, whose editor,
Mr.. Robert p. Porter, is superintendent
of the next census, makes an estimate of
the probable population of the country
by States and Territories. Most estimates
nave been based roughly on a fixed per-
centage of increase for all the States
over the census of 1880. That is rather
q rough basis of calculation, as it is OBJ
vious some States will show a very much
larger increase than others. The Press
estimate takes this into account, and at
tempts to give each State its probable
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

increase without reference to the others.
Thus, Maine is given no increase at all;
Massachusetts,, 10 per cent; New York,
%; Indiana, 90; Kansas, 6S; Dakota, $50;
Montana, 10; Washington, 200, and so
on. The result is an average increase of
% 1-2 per cent, making the total esti-
mated population of the country. ac-
cording to this forecast, GA, 452, 907.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

OF course Mr.. Bayard, of Delaware,
would like to be Senator again. He
would like to be President, too, but his
failure as Secretary of State to add a
new idea to Grover Cleveland's COM
monplace administration disenchanted
even his old-time adherents among
Democratic leaders, and his position as
perpe tual "dark horse" is forever gone.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
Al AND OPINION.

1T is far more desirable that the national
bank circulation should be retained at its
present volume than that the silver COIN
age should be increased.-Aibany Journal.
MARRIAGE and divorce regulation belong
to the police poweriof the States. and uni
the plan suggested several years ago by the
Methodist convention, namely. that of hav-
ing O general convention of State commis-
sloners to draft a welt-digested bill which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

SOME ladies in Philadelphia have endeav-
ored to solve the servant-girl problem by
establishing a school where cooks and
housemaids can be thoroughly trained. a
diploma being given on graduation. This
will be no solution. No ordinary family
car expect to hire a professor to go into
the kitchen and do general homework for
$40 a month, and every one of those grad
yates will insist upon taking rank as a pro-
lessor of her especial art.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

IT ought not to be a matter for sur
prise or regret hat so few veterans of
the civil wal are left among the first
l~ieutenants of the regular army. The
fact that any are left after the lapse of
so many years simply shows the slow
ness of promotions in that organization,
and indicates many ambitions disap-
pointed among men who most undoubt-
edly hope to reach a higher rank before
thew die.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
One Hundred Miles on a Bicycle.

Miss WEIGH, of Germantown. who is a
member of the Wissahickon Whcelmen, is
the best lady rider IN that district. She
was the only lady who rode through from
New York to Philadelphia on the occasion
of the great Century run last summen and
she felt the effects of the ride SO little that.
finding the actual distance covered during
the day was but some ninety-six miles, she
went out on the asphalt with her brother
and rolled oft the even hundred miles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

Secretary WindoIr wanted to recognize
as far as he could ylendid services of
three l~ife-saving who saved twenty
two vessels and q 200 lives in the great
raise the pay of the captains to $500 a year.
the highest compensation allowed by law;
the men could only get thanks. These
crews did their splendid work at the risk
of their lives, yet even their chiefs are
is a shame.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
Society Note.
Socfe
Waehiagton Special.

Washington Special.
The Misses Bray. one of whom was house.
keeper for Mrs. Cleveland and the other
nurse to the children of Mrs. Lamont. re-
manned here after their employers went ont
of power, being comfortably fixed in the
Agricultural Department. They have taken
q modest house on Twelfth street, near G..
Mrs. Cleveland gave a watch as a parting
token to the one who had served at the
White House, and Mrs Folsom gave her q
handsome brooch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
Unwelcome Additions.
Cleveland Leader.

Nearly $50 Mormons arrived in New York.
from Europe, yesterday. This is a species
of Importation that seems to demand the
attention of the United States authorities.
People of this class should not be allowed
to land in this country. What is the use
of trying I'd remedy the Mormon evil
while additions are allowed to como
from foreign landsg Close the gates against
them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

ANDREW CARNEGIE expects to spend
$75O,OoO on his public library at Pitts
burg. When Senator Voorhees, hears of
this fell purpose to educate Democrats
and thereby make Republicans of them,
he will be filed with a more ferocious
desire than ever to take his rope and go
out hanging C~arnegies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The Pan-American delegates, after
viewing Harvard University, with its
army of students; Ann Arbor, with its
1850 full lunged young men; the Chi
cago kindergarten of 1.5OO infants, and
the big public school-houses in every
city, must certainly be of the opinion
education in this country is con
Quoted on a wholesale plan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The divorce law passed in France in 1881
seems to be operating with terrible effect.
In 1888 there were 1861 divorces; in 1885,
4. l23; in 1856. 4.U07: in 1887, 5.797. But thu
most astonishing statement made is that in
the Department of the Seine, i. Q. Paris
and its neighborhood. there are no fewer
than CPS divorces to every 1000 marriages,
or that considerably more than one in
twenty marriages, say one in sixteen, ends
in a divorce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
Harvest at the Capital.

1nn1cS-
Washington is richer by a million dollars.
flowed like. water, and everything was
G. o. ID. The regalla of the Knights of the
California communicates cost $500 apiece.
The embroidery was hand-wrought in gold
thread, ana the gold 2 silver used IN their
who was seen on the street one afternoon
this week seemed as out of place as q pea.
cock in a barnyard of domestic fowls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

ages and commercial facilities are just
beginning to be fairly appreciated, and
there is reason to believe that the next
few years will be marked by great
activity and unusual progress in In
diana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

FROM the way the Democratic newspa-
pers of the country are criticising Governor
Hills Atlanta speech he seems to have
cause to regret that he did not leave his
mouth at home with his encyclopedia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The way of the slugger is the same
whether he be a champion like Sullivan
or merely a low-down boxer for beer in a
dive. His way is to squander everything
that he makes In drink and debauehery,
and then to hang around saloons for the
axe of q free treat from his admirers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

THE Iowa man who refused to purchase
AYtell at one time for $50 and the WASH
ington lawyer who refused to lend an In
dian 500, and thereby lost a $4,000 fee,
might simplify matters by forming a mutu-
al kicking society to take it out upon
each other
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
Foolish Policy.
Foo
Nebraska .JOurnal.

NeDraSka journal.
The Omaha newspaper men are protest.
ing against the reluctance with which the
news of the Gibson accident was given ont
from the railroad Offices. Why railroad off,
Gals will endeavor to hold back news Of
this kind, when they know perfectly we'll
that the reporters will get it all, and with
some interest. is one of the things that no
fellow can find out But they have always
done it, and probably always will.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

BISHOP NEWMAN is undoubtedly right
in saying hat the solution of the negro
question lies in the education of both
whites and blacks; but this is not saying
that a little compulsory education in the
way of teaching the whites to give the
negroes their legal rights will not expe-
dite the solution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

In the Boston public schools children
of the primary grades are supplied dur
ing the year with ten different readers,
in addition to the regular textbook,
these to serve for supplementary read
ing. If Boston were afflicted with the
Becktold series the pupils would have
some RELIEF.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22
No Fun in the King Business.

(lICHNUJ UuTI
While the Car is travelling TO st. Peters
burg on a railroad guarded its whole
length by soldiers. Prince Ferdinand is in
Paris. so fearful of his life as 10 forbid any
one speaking to him except by an assumed
name. Verify it is not nuts TO wear =
crown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

The lie started by a Democratic editor
of this city, to the effect that the DemOc-
racy carried President HarrisOn's ward,
with a gain of 248 votes, at the last cleo
ton, is still going the rounds. A lie
once under way in the Democratic press
never dies except from old age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-10-22

Mr.. RAUM says, very truly, that it is
the business of the Pension Commits
sioner to execute, not to make the laws.
Here was where Tanner made his blum
der; he forgot that he was simply and
solely an executive officer, with all his
rights and duties strictly defined and
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