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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-18

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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-18
SALEM

Born to Mr.. and Mrs. John Kin
nicutt, Sunday, Sept. 7, daughter
Maud Halliday, aged twelve years,
a daughter Of Mr. James Halliday,
of Brighton, died last Wednesday
and was buried Friday. The family
have the sympathy of their many
friends
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-18
To Dispel Colds,

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sluggish, to permanently cure habitual con
stipation, to awaken the kidneys and liver
to a healthy activity, without irritating or
weakening th.m, use Syrup of Figs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-09-18
WILMOT.

Rev. e. H. Lugg will close his
work at the M. E. church next Sun
day afternoon. Service at 2:15.
He will leave the following week for
work in Illinois.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
DISOUIETING RUMORS.

The intimations from Washington that
Congress will not pass federal election
law this session find no favor with Re-
publican voters. Should they prove
true, Republicans generally will be
greatly disappointed. They were never
more in earnest about this matter than
now, for the reason that never before
have they SO clearly beheld the evils and
the growing dangers from a system of
election frauds which does not hesitate
at the greatest outrages upon suffrage.
The evidence in the cases which have
been considered by the House proves
conclusively' that ballot-box frauds
which turn honest majorities of thou
sands into minorities are sy scientifically
practiced. If these crimes could be con-
fined to the State elections, no great OBJ
lection would be made, but they are not.
They affect the political status of
Congress and give minority OF voters
the control Of the s0-called popular
branch. To permit this outrage and
wrong to continue is to undermine the
foundation of popular government.
Now the Republicans have it in their
power to check, if not to overthrow,
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

emy Band at Annapolis. By permission
of the academy authorities the band
sometimes plays in other cities, and was
allowed to do so on this occasion. The
event is of no special significance be-
yond indicating the dull sense of honor
and low moral perceptions possessed by
some government officials. The authori-
ties of the Naval Academy must have
strange ideas of the fitness of things if
they could see no impropriety in permit
ting government band to assist in glo-
rifying the late commander of the con-
federate army. 1t is further stated that
during the recent visit of the Board of
Visitors to the Naval Academy the same
band regaled them with frequent per-
formances of "Dixie," Maryland, my
Maryland" etc., but did not once play
the "Star- spangled Banner" "Hail Co.
lumbia," nor any other national air.
Perhaps that band had better be given a
long furlough to enable it to learn some
national airs.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
MOB VIOLENCE AND THE Law.

The acquittal of tho assailants of
David Hosea, in Daviess county, the re-
cent outrages at Corydon, and the second
merciless fogging of Strouther give Pc
culiar emphasis to the well-known fact
that of the many prosecutions in Harri-
son, Crawford, Orange and other of the
sparsely settled "back" counties of the
southern tier none has ever resulted in
the punishment of a single White Cap.
1t seems nearly time to confess that the
criminal laws are unable, in their pres
ent shape, to cope with the evil. The
law very properly insures fair trial to
the accused by permitting him to ask for
and obtain a change of venue, thereby
recognizing the fact that under certain
circumstances the sense of justice of q
whole county may become so perverted
that it is impossible to find in
it a jury that will decide a case
without prejudice. This is one of
the rules in criminal law that does
not work both ways. Yet expert
ence has amply proven the fact that not
only in Indiana, but all over the cOun-
try, mob violence is almost unexception-
ally a safe crime in rural district, par
ticularly if any of the participants in it
happen to be men of local prominence
and influence. Possibly it would still
be dangerous to admit the principle that
the prosecution also has a right to de-
mand change of venue in order to pro-
cure fair trial, but it would seem en-
tirely possible to frame such law that
would cover cases of mob violence
without endangering the chances of the
accused for a fair trial. Certain it is
thai if few of these White Cap cases
we're tried in the more enlightened coun-
ties of Indiana there would be an early
end to the disgraceful business.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
PREACHING AND PRACTICE.

Members of the International Copy
right League, and newspaper advocates
of the measure in Congress, have injured
their cause by their own inconsistent
course. They have argued and pleaded
for the rights of the author, and have
abused and insulted Congress because
it has failed to pass the copyright bill,
but have been, at the same time, serene
ly publishing pirated works. The New
York Times and Evening Post, which
have both been extremely vituperative
toward the House since the defeat of the
bill, have long made regular practice
of printing stories taken from copy
righted British magazines. They
are short stories, it is true, but
it can hardly be claimed that there is
any difference in principle between ap-
propriating short story and long one
without leave or license. The Post
worked ITSELF into fury of rage toward
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10


a Philadelphia house which is offering
for sale a reprint of the Encyclopedia
Britannica. This house is special OBJ
ject of hatred to the Post, because its
owner is connected with the admins
traticn at Washington, and that venom,
rather than righteous wrath, governs
the mugwump organ is manifested by
the fact that it has no denunciation to
spare for New York publishing con-
Germ which has been conspicuous for its
zeal in pushing the copyright bill, but
which is putting this same pirated en-
cyclopedia upon the market. Unless
the members of the league can live up
to their professions in this matter they
are not likely to WELD a very powerful
influence over Congress.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
EFFECTS OF AN INCREASE OF CURRENCY.

1t is very general impression that
any decided expansion of the currency,
such as will result from the enactment
of the House silver bill or the free COIN
age of that metal will be followed, at
once, by better times, and that the first
to feel its quickening influence will be
the farmers. Men who think closely
about such matters are not 80 sure.
They cannot see how, in a direct way,
the money which is paid out for silver
bullion to the owners of silver mines, or
the dealers in silver bullion, can reach
and the government were wanting sup
plies of all kinds, the transfer from the
government to producers of all descrip-
tions would be natural, but the govern
ment is not purchasing to any extent,
nor is it likely to-. The silver bills may
reach the owners of the mines in the form
of increased dividends and lead them to
larger expenditure for labor and the
products of labor, SO that, in time, part
of such money would reach the farmer,
because the fuller employment of labor is
sure to be followed by larger consump-
ton of the necessarieS of life, and larger
consumption is very certain to cause an
advance of prices, unless supply is very
an indirect road to the farmer and other
producers, and, consequently, any i'm
provement will be gradual. Indirectly,
the expansion of currency can reach the
producer by another route. Any consid-
erable addition to the volume of money
in circulation will make it so plentiful
that lower rates of interest will prevail
where would-be borrowers can give
ample security. Furthermore, abundant
money is quite sure to stimulate specula-
ton In staples and stocks, causing rise
in prices, because speculatOrs.can borrow
money at a low rate of discount and
without danger of immediate call.
This is sure to encourage general buy
ing, and general buying, if only upon
margins, is sure to advance actual
prices, sometimes without any consid-
GRAFTON of supply or demand for con-
sumption. By this mears prices might
be advanced, production stimulated and
all productive interests benefited, for a
season, at least. Such are likely to be
the effects of that larger use of silver
which the House bill contemplates.
But there is no possible ground and nc
half reason for the assumption of many
people that anything like the free coin
age of silver will at once double the
price Of farm products or of the prod
ucts of skilled labor generally, and
spread prosperity and contentment over
the whole country in a month.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

MIR. MILLS, of Texas, who is permit
ted by one of our magazines to write of
the effect of the Mckinley bill upon
New England, speaks of the develop
ment of a "large shoddy industry that
could never have come into existence if
there had been no restriction upon the
Importation of wool.n To this assertion
the Boston Journal of Commerce replies
that English woolen manufacturers use
125,0OO,OO0 pounds Of this material every
year, which is equivalent to 60 per cent.
of the clean wool used in the United
States. Shoddy is one of the devices to
cheaper production, and England has
always taken the lead in applying it to
manufactures.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE mugwump press is raising pro-
longed howl over the appointment of a
Republican postmaster for Brooklyn, to
succeed an appointee of Mr.. Cleveland
who had served four years. If the or
gans are to be believed. such an outrage
as the failure to continue the Demo-
cratic incumbent in Office was never be-
fore perpetrated, but somehow they
seem to forget that his predecessor,
whom they admit to have been a good
postmaster. was removed by that emf
nent reformer, Grover Cleveland, and
also that they refrained from bowling in
that instance for the same reason they
are now so vociferous. namely, that they
are bitter and offensive partisans.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE officers of the British ocean
steamers who have been arrested at New
York for violation of our revenue laws
believe in free trade, and were trying to
practice it. In order to give dishonest
importers and middlemen the bene-
fit of goods imported free of duty
they have been carrying on an extensive
scheme of smuggling. 1t was cruel fol
the customs officers to interfere with this
profitable industry. Perhaps the Sen
ate committee should give the arrested
smugglers hearing to let them demon
strate how severely our tariff laws op.
crate against importers.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

IT is painfully evident that the Demo-
cratic newspapers of the South have a
great deal to fear from the statistics to
be presented in the census, from their
persistent efforts to discredit the enum-
Grafton beforehand and to place all sorts
of obstacles in the way of the enumera-
tors. What the figures will show in re-
gard to the population of various dis
tricts now represented in Congress by
Southern Democrats, there is no accu-
rate means of knowing at this distance,
but the conduct of the Southern press is
suspicious, to say the least.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

this great evil and danger. Will they
neglect to do their duty? The law need
not be a radical measure, but one, like
the Rowell bill, which will extend the
present federal election law to every
district or part of district where GER
tain number of voters petition for such
supervision as it affords-a measure
which will take the manipulation of bal
lot-boxes and returns out of the hands
of the element which have been proved
to be guilty of the perpetration of the
grossest frauds. The Republicans, we
repeat, look for such legislation, and
will be very generally dissatisfied if it is
not enacted by the present Congress.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

A WHITE man and a colored woman
living in Georgia, being prevented by
the laws of that State from marrying,
went to Washington, where the laws
permit such marriages, to be married,
and afterwards returned to Georgia,
where they were indicted. Judge Spear,
of the United States Circuit Court, be-
fore whom the matter came, decided
that if State chooses to prohibit the
intermarriage of whites and blacks
within its own borders, or to treat as
unlawful such marriages contracted by
it's own citizens in another State. it has
the right and power to do so.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
TIE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION.

An election for members of the School
Board will take place on Saturday, 14th
inst. in the Third, Fifth, Sixth and
Ninth districts. These elections have
always been kept free from partisan
politics, and should continue to be, but
in the present instance they involve the
question of sustaining the board in it's
action regarding German instruction in
the schools. The question as presented
is financial as well as educational one,
and the issue is one of economy as we'll
as common sense. Owing to the increase
of expenses, the erection of two new
school-houses and the necessity of fur
nishing tuition for an increased number
of pupils, the board found it necessary
to economic, and decided to do 80 by
cutting off German in the schools below
the sixth grade. This will effect saw
ing Of $4,000 year, and still leave Ger
man in the grades above the sixth and
in the High-school. For this the board
has been sharply attacked, and an at
tempt will be made on Saturday to elect
members who will reverse this action of
the board and reinstate German in all
the grades.
The Journal is of the opinion that for
business reasons, if no other, the action
of the board should be sustained. We
think it clear that under the law the
board has discretionary power to say in
what years or grades of the public
schools German shall be taught. 1t has
that power in regard to other branches,
and German should be no exception.
In the present case the action of the
board is justified by business and finan-
cial reasons which commend themselves
to the common sense of che community.
We believe decided majority of the
people would vote to abolish German
instruction in the schools entirely, but
that question is not raised at present.
If the people believe that it is the first
duty of the board to provide school ac-
commodations and instruction in En-
glish, and that for this purpose it was
right to economize by cutting off Ger
man in certain grades, they should so
declare at the polls. AS an effort is to
be made to overrule the board and to
reverse its action on this subject, it be-
hooves the people to understand the
issue.
In the Third district DIR. Carver, pres
ent member of the board, sustains it's
action, and is a candidate for re-elec-
ton. In the Fifth district Mr.. Calvin,
present member and supporter of the
action of the board, is also candidate
for reelection. In the Sixth district
Mr.. Loeper, present member, and op-
ponent of the action of the board, is a
candidate for election, and is opposed
by Colonel Fesler, who sustains the ac-
.tion OF the board. In the Ninth district
Mr.. Clemens Vonnegut, present mem
Der, and opponent of the action of the
board, is a candidate for reelection,
and is opposed by Mr.. Joseph Grennen,
who sustains the action of the board.
These are all good men, the only issue
being as above stated.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE indignation expressed by Demo-
cratic Congressman because the govern
ment declined to permit the Marine
Band, at Washington, to play at the re-
cent confederate demonstration In Rich
mond served to call attention to the
monumental gall of those who made the
request. 1t appears, however, that one
government band did attend that cele-
bration and helped to make music for
the occasion. This was the Naval Acad-
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

Gen. JASPER Packard, in New Albany Tribune
man may advocate just cause ano
injure it by talking too much. Gen. Tom
Bennett talks too much. He made speech
at indianapolis few nights ago on the sub
ject of service pensions. He spoke OF some
persons in the South who are receiving
pensions under the Mexican war service
pension law. and added: And vet they
have nothing now for us fellows somehow
that does not sound quite right in face OF
the fact that the governments will pay IN
pensions this year more than hunoreu
million dollars, and is granting pensions
now more rapidly than ever before
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
POPULATION OF THE CITY.

The enumeration for the new census
has now been going on week, and it is
said some of the enumerators have ex-
pressed doubt if the population of the
city proper will exceed 100000. The
enumerators arr prohibited from giving
any information or expressing any opin-
ions on the subject, and it may be they
have not done so. If the present
enumeration does not show more than
100000 population in the city proper the
Journal is of the opinion it will fall
about 10000 below the truth. In other
words, we think the population Of the
city is not less than 10000. Estimates
based on the vote cast in various elec-
tions show population, exclusive of
suburbs, of this number, and so do those
based on the City Directory. The
former is good basis, but the latter is
probably better. The City Directory
has been compiled and published for
many years past by the same firm. The
work of enumeration is done very thor
oughly every year by persons trained in
the business, and is carefully revised to
insure accuracy. The directory for 1889
contained, including the suburbs, 46, $50
names. On the basis of three persons
to name, the publishers estimated the
population of the city and suburbs that
year at 13S,45O, and that of the city
proper at 24,450. The directory for
1890, including the suburbs of Haugh-
vile, Brightwood, Irvington, West and
North Indianapolis, contained 4S,2S2
names, which, on the basis of three per-
sons to name, would give population
for the city and suburbs of 144,S46. The
publishers adopted this basis and de-
Quoted 1850 for the suburbs, leaving
129, 346 as the population of the city
proper. This estimate is too large,
growing out of the fact, probably. that
three persons to a name is too liberal an
estimate. Some directories adopt the
basis of two and one-half persons to a
name. This would give population
under the last directory for the city and
suburbs of 120, 7O5, and, deducting 1850
for suburbs, would leave 8,205 for the
city proper. But if the basis of three
persons to name is too high, that of
two and one-half is certainly low. A
fair average between the two would
place the population of the city proper
at not less than 10000, and it is more
likely to be above than below this fig
ure. Without questioning in advance
the accuracy of the enumeration now In
progress, we do not hesitate to say that
if it falls materially below 10000 there
will be reason to doubt its thoroughness.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE city of Lafayette Is likely to
furnish a notable instance of Demo-
cratic "cussedness" on the saloon ques-
ton. The last municipal election re-
suited in a Democratic victory. The
previous Council, with Republican
majority. passed an ordinance increas-
ing the saloon license from S25 a year to
$3.50. There are eighty saloons in the
city, Ind this increase added $4,000 to
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

IT turns out that the compulsory
school law of Illinois, which is now un-
der attack by demagogues and bigo is as
a sectarian measure, was drawn by a
committee which consisted of Judge
Prendergast, Catholic; A. w. Green, a
Catholic; Adolph Kraus, Hebrew; F..
w. Foch, jr., Lutheran; John w.
Herrick and Judge Tuthill, American
Protestapts.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

the city's revenue. That is, it would
have done so if permitted to stand, but
the Democratic majority of the new
Council have held caucus and decided
to repeal the $3.50 ordinance and restore
the license to $25 year. If the people
of Lafayette can stand that sort of
business we should think they could
stand almost anything in the way of
bad government.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THAT will not be the most prosperous
people which produces the cheapest
goods, but that one which, in employing
a reasonable number of hours all its
people, affords them the means of enjoy
ing the comforts of civilized life.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10
THE INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
Strand
PARIS-American Exchange In Paris. a6 boulevard
des Capucines.
NEW YORK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA-A. P. Kemble. SS Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-J p. Hawley & Co., lA Vine street.
LoUIsvILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
Third and Jefferson streets.
eT. LOUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
and Southern Hotel
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House and EbDitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

1T is good Indication when such pa
triotic organizations as the Loyal Le-
gion of the District of Columbia adopt
resolutions condemning such displays of
confederate enthusiasm as that in Rich
mond. That association expressed the
opinion that there should be an end of
such displays of the flag which stood for
hostility to the government.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

SENATOR VEST has gwen notice that
he will want several days to discuss his
dressed beef report and bill. There is a
suspicion that he is too much Bourbon
to find remedy for an alleged evil.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

NoTING the conviction of Lee F. Will
son here by the United States Court and
the recommendation of the jury for
mercy, an Eastern paper heads its tele-
graph announcement of the fact with
the question: ,"Why should he have
mercyW Thus far, no one appears to
answer the question.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE free-sugar clause of the McKin-
ley bill is popular in every part of the
country, for the reason that the duty on
sugar is tax upon the consumer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

If he had been Western man who had
taken of his coat in the House while max
ing Q speech. the New England press would
have been discoursing upon the rudeness
of the wild and woolly,n but when the
offender proved to be Massachusetts,
man, Eastern culture is simply too shocked
IN sneak
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

SENATOR VOORHEES, was in town yes
terday. This is the second time within
a few weeks. Is he nervous about the
condition of his fences?
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

The Illinois Democrats now prefer in
ternal taxes TO a tariff, except on luxu-
ries. 1t would tax manufacturers rather
than protect them.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE trust stocks have suffered SO bad
ly of late that trusts will soon be as un-
popular with stockholders as with the
people generally.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

LESLEY MARTIN. South Whitley, Ind:
The lines you quote do not appear in any
book of quotations. and we do not know
the author.
The Indianapolis journal., 1890-06-10

THE general Improvement in the
prices of agricultural products is sore
affliction to the purveyors of misery.