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The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

The renewed agitation of the Indian question
growing out of the recent outbreak in the
Northwest will no doubt lead to some sort of
an attempt at recasting our Indian policy. All
sorts of schemes will be suggested and advo-
Gated for more effectually and rapidly civilizing
the Indian and bringing him into entire har-
mony with the spirit of our institutions. But
no scheme, however fair, and humane and elab
crate, will succeed in solving the problem any
more than has our present bungling policy if it
does not start out with thorough recognition
of the fact that the Indian is an Indian, and not
a lazy, degraded and vicious Caucasian. 1t is
worse than idle to expect to eradicate from his
blood in the course of few years the charac-
teristics and tendencies transmitted to him by
generations of savage ancestors. 1t is foolish
to look for in him even the germs of the moral
excellences or the capacity for industrial appli
cation which the white race acquired only after
centuries of drill and discipline under hard
task-masters Morally and industrially, the
Indian must be developed almost from the
ground up. The fatal mistake which seems
always to have been made in dealing with him
in the past has been to start with the assump-
tion that he was either an uneducated or n
criminal Caucasian. He is nothing of the kind.
He is savage, or but few removes from q
savage. He can not be transformed into a
peaceable, industrious American citizen, en-
dowed with even fair share of the moral ex-
cellence and the civic and domestic virtues of
the ordinary civilized white man in a single
generation. He is mentally and physically in
capable of enduring the strain of development
at such tremendously high pressure. The
bacilli of savagery that lurll in every cell and
tissue of his anatomy must be killed off slowly
by homeopathic injections of the lymph of civ
| ilization. He must be treated with kindness,
| patience, intelligence, and undertaking flrmness
through long series of years, and the younger
the treatment begins the more rapid will be the
results. Moreover, the mistake must not be
made of giving it up just as soon as the symp'
toms of savagery begin to abate. Savagery is q
vice of blood that persists with great stubborn
ness, and again and again it has been demon
strated that it will break out even unto the
seventh generation when the conditions favor.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Personal.

Treasurer Huston has gone to Columbus, Ohio,
with his wife, who is seriously i'll.
TIP. vaile, passenger agent of the Chicago
and Northwestern Railroad, is in the city.
Gen. Harry G. worthingtonis is recovering from
an obstinate and severe attack Of la grippe.
Lieut.. G. Edwin Sawyer, of the Potomac Ath-
letics, has gone to Massachusetts, for six weeks
trip.
Mr.. George W. Knox, senior member of the
express firm bearing his name, has gone to Cuba
for the benefit of his health.
Gen. w. w. AvereH, the distinguished cavalry
man, has returned from an extended tour Of in
spection of the national and State homes for
soldiers, and is spending few days at the Nor
maudie.
Mr. Max L. Ihmsen, formerly correspondent
here of the Pittsburg Post, now successfully en-
gagged IN delivering 1.-THE U. S. Mail' to large
and admiring theatre-going constituencies in all
parts of the country, made a brief visit to Wash
ington Friday night. He is in high spirits over
the success of his theatrical venture. 1.-The U.
s. Mail" will be at Ford's Opera House, Balti-
more, this week. and party or correspondents
will go over to see it Monday night.
| Mr.. George H. Harries, who went to the North
| west few weeks ago to write up the Indian
trouble for the Evening Star, has returned to the
| city with his scalp intact aud not at all deterio-
rated, morally, physically or intellectually, by
ncwng his acquaintance with the bad lands and
bad men of the Wild West. His dispatches and
letters TO the Star were equal to any that have
appeared in the newspapers of the country, and
they let in flood of new light on the Indian
| question.
Messrs. George o. Wood and William G. Mertz
| two of our leading merchant tailors, left last
IA dalaUataS n WASHINGTON
chant Tailors' Exchange, for st. Louis, to attend
the sixth annual convention of the Merchant
Tailors' National Exchange. 1t is the purpose
of these gentlemen to urge the adoption of ar
authoritative fashion plate for the benefit OF the
merchant taiors, and the formation of a com
mittee of leading tailors from various cities il
the United States to design the garments to b'
placed on the plate. This, together with the es
tablishment Of tallors' trade school at th
Worlds Fair, will be one Of Messrs. Mertz AM
Woods duties behalf of the Washington
Merchant Tailors Exchange at the convention
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
A Charming Entertainment.

The "Quaker meeting" of the primary de-
partment of st. Paul's English Lutheran Sun
day School, held on Thursday evening at the
Sunday school room, was complete success.
A fine programme, embracing rectations, solos,
duets, and choruses, occupied the early part of
the evening, followed by the "Quaker meeting''
for fifteen minutes. Silence reigned during this
time, or was supposed to, but 'people will
pay fine of q nickel every time the little
watchers detected them breaking the rule.
Their little money bags held quite sum at the
end of the "meeting" which was most enjoya-
BILE one All were invited to partake of re-
freshments provided they paid for them. Such
little old folks and such old little folks surely
were never seen before. Miss Ada Kemp and
Miss Fox deserve commendation for the ad
mirable wayin which they conducted the affair.
The proceeds went to the Sunday school i'm
provement fund.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
THE BEANS IN THE JAR.
Miss Louise Knoop Wins the Handsome
Prize offered by Mr.. III. King, Jr.

Miss Louise Knoop Wins the Handsome
Prize offered by Mr.. H. King, Jr.
There were just is, ,053 beans in the jar and
Miss Louise Knoop, of No. 610 Q street north
west, came within five of guessing the exact
number She guessed 1S,05S. and thereby won
the elegant 5000 bedroom set offered by Mr.. H.
King, Jr., of Kings Palace, to the person who
made the closest guess at the number of beans
in a jar. The contest closed last night and the
award was made by the three judges, Mr.. Du-
vail, of the Post; Mr. Heron, of the Star, and
Mr.. A. T. Hensey, Of THE HERALD. Miss
Knoop's prize is a handsome one, and consists of
ten pieces of solid oak furniture of the finest
and most substantial make, finished in the rich
style of the sixteenth century. Over 10000
guesses were made, the one next nearest to the
right number being that of Dr. G. w. Grinder,
$4,000. The absurd guesses made ranged all
the way from up to 9,593, 16S, 1884 ,596. The
contest has been very popular and successful
one, and Mr.. Kings enterprise and liberality
are fully appreciated by his host of friends and
patrons.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Alter Nineteen Years Service.

Rush R, shippen, II. A. Willard, and f. H.
Smith, on behalf of the Board of Directors of
Columbia Hospital, in letter to Mrs. A. L. s
Thombs, accepting her resignation as matron of
Columbia Hospital, express their cordial per-
sonal regard ana esteem TOT ner, ana thelr nge .,
which, during nineteen years, she has served
the best interests of the hospital, and the letter
also assures her of their best wishes for her
health and happiness In addition to the joint
letter Mr.. f. II. Smith adds, in friendly per-
sonal note, that, as chairman of the committee
on expenditures, he has had occasion during
many years TO know more of Mrs. Thombs's
services as matron of Columbia Hospital than
any other director, and, Mr.. Smith says, Sin
everything except the actual medical and sur
gieal care of the patients the hospital is about
what you have made it. No one could write q
truthful history Of the institution for the last
twenty years without making the care and eff
cheney with which you have conducted its adj
ministratiYe affairs appear on every page"
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Omcers Wholly Exonerated.

Superintendent Weber, Assistant Superin-
tendent O'Beirne, and the other officers and
employees of the immigrant depot at New York
are wholly exonerated from assertions that i'm
migrants detained at the Barge Office were not
properly treated, and, in addition, the report
made to the House yesterday by the chairman
of the committee which investigated these as
sertions contains a disclaimer from Rev. Dr.
Drum, whose published letter was instrumental
in causing the investigation.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Meeting of Indianians.

There was very large attendance of the
members of the Indiana Republican Club and
their ladies at Grand Army Hall last night to
listen to Judge Sailer, of Huntington, Ind, in
fessor William Hoynes, of South Bend, Ind.
The resignation of e. f. Kitson as secretary
was accepted, and William M. Bass elected to
fill the vacancy. A new constitution and by
laws were adopted. A political committee was
appointed, consisting of A. Dietz, j. T. Ballou,
j. It. Bryer j. N. Smith, and Augustus Shaw.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Death of Representative PheIan.

Both Houses adjourned last evening as a mark
of respect to the memory of the late Represen-
tative James Phelan, of Tennessee, whose death
at Nassau (whither he had gone in search of
health) occurred on the Both of January. Res
olutions Of regret and coincidence were adopted
and committees were appointed to attend the
funeral The House committee consists of
Messrs. Washington, McRae, Wickham, Enloe,
Stockbridge, Montgomery, and Coleman; and
the Senate committee consists of Senators Harris,
Jones, of Arkansas; Faulkner, Stockbridge,
and Pierce
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
THE GR1D1RoN's ANNUAL DINNER.
a Number of Distinguished Statesmen En-
tertafned by the Club,

tertained by the Club.
The special festivity of the Gridiron Club
known as its 'sannual'' dinner took place last
night at the Arlington, and passed off with
even more eclat and brilliancy than usual.
Witty, informal speech-making by the guests
and vocaiization by the members (who had pro-
vided a number of new topical songs for the
occasion) and the initiation of sew
era ''infant'' members were the fea-
lures of the evening, aside from the material
entertainment, which was sumptuous Among
Senator German, Senator Faulkner, Russell B.
Harrison, Representatives Cannon, Crisp, w.
L. Wilson, Butterworth, w. q. P. Breckinridge,
Doliver, Allen, of Michigan; Boatner, Gibson,
Boutelle, Caruth, and Adams, Solicitor General
Taft, Mr.. George Alfred Townsend Mr..
Charles g. B. Cowardin Gen. Greeley, MIR.
George w. Boyd, and Mr.. W. III. Rapley.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
$50 REWA ARD.

AS it has become apparent that we cannot do
Justice to our illustrated edition if it is issued
next Sunday the date of issue has been post
poned one week. 1t will be published Feb
Washington, but of the birthday of its founder
as well. We believe the public will appreciate
onr efforts to make this edition representative,
as we do the cordial cooperation of the mer-
chants and other public-spirited citizens in its
PREPARATION.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
suear Investigation.

Reporting to the Treasury Department the
results of his expert examinations at New York,
Boston, and Philadelphia, with reference to dis
crepancies existing in the polarization of sugars
at those ports, Mr. 1ittman, of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey, concludes that the discrep-
ancies are due TO differences in the standards
and disregard of the temperature conditions
He submits suggestions, by the adoption of
which uniform and correct results can be OBJ
tainad
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Verdict in the Heizer Case.

Coroner Patterson held an inquest yesterday
afternoon on the remains of Mr.. John ii. Heizer,
the man who was thrown from the cars of the
Metropolitan Branch Road by robbers on Janu-
airy II, and who died at his home on Friday.
Afrer hearing the evidence the jury returned a
verdict that Mr.. Heizer came to his death from
wounds inflicted on that occasion by parties
unknown The police have failed to get the
slightest clew to the perpetrators of the outrage
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

spirit of popular government, and whether such
men obtained their high honors by honest
means or not, the people were bound sooner
or later to resent it. The movement for
change seems to be taking form and gathering
force, and it probably will not be long before
one or the other of the great parties will make
il part of its platform
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
$50 REWARD.

"THE SUNDAY HERALD'i is convin sed
that there is an organized gang of paper
thieves in this city, who follow its carriers
around and take the papers from the door
steps. We will pay a reward of $50 for the
arrest and conviction of any one of these
thieves.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
silver Pool investigation.

The silver pool investigating committee met
yesterday afternoon, but no witnesses were
present. 1t was decided not to 90 to New
York, but to summon to Washington any per-
sons whose testimony may be desired.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

Secretary NOBLE told the big chiefs who took
part in the Interior Department pow-wow yes
terday that the Indian should not be discour-
aged. The Indian who comes to Washington
does not have time to- be discouraged, what
with theatre parties, afternoon teas, eveningre-
ceptions, and the other festivities that are
forced on him for various reasons.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
our Bows Can,t Have Tobacco.

prohibit the sale of tobacco to minors under
sixteen years of age in the District of Columbia.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

That model trade paper, the Dry Goods
Economist, of New York, sends its "Year Book"
for 1891, well-made volume of over one
hundred and fifty pages. 1t contains large
amount of conveniently arranged information of
use to merchants and business men generally,
including the new laws passed by Congress
affecting business interests Treasury decisions,
and compilation of the tariffs of foreign coun-
tries
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

According to the latest returns from Brazil
and Canada by way of the State Department.
reciprocity seems to be getting there with a
great big r.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08
Pension for Gen. Franz sigeI.

The President has approved the act granting
pension to Maj. Gen. Franz Sgel.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

A gratifying evidence of the steady and
healthful growth of the eastern portion of the
city is afforded by the remarkable success
which has come to the pioneer banking institu-
tion of that section, the National Capital Bank.
This institution, organized on modest basis,
and established in modest quarters, not much
over year ago, rapidly built up business
which soon made necessary the erection of a
handsome and commodious home of its cwn.
The new building is now complete, and the
bank will take formal possession of it tomor-
row, amid the congratulations Of its friends.
The success of the enterprise is due to the in
telligence and untiring labors of its officers and
directors, who are men of experience who com
mand the confidence of all who know them.
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

The gold men of the East regard themselves
as the keepers of the financial conscience of the
country and they don't mean to let go their
grip uEless they are forced to do it. The West
and South are doing great deal of talking,
but they don't seem to come up to the scratch
when hard fighting is on hand Meanwhile the
days of the session are numbered in very plain
figures and the chances of passing free coin
age bin grow painfully less every hour
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

Tke idea that it would be a good thing to
have United States Senators elected by direct
vote of the people has gradually, here and there
among the States, become SO strong and well
defined that it is being converted into action OF
one sort or another Senator TURPE, of
Indiana, during the week introduced into the
Senate a joint resolution providing for a con-
stitutional amendment permitting the election of
Senators by popular vote. Both the Indiana
Senators favor the change, and no doubt their
attitude is warranted and supported by the
public opinion of their constituents. This
shows that the scandals which have frequently
of late attended the choice of Senators by State
Legislatures have made a deep impression on
the public mind. The Senate has come to be re-
garded as out of touch with the great mass of
the people and an anomaly in our institu-
tions. in many instances that all will readily
recall men have been elected United States
Senators of whom the great majority of the
people of their States knew nothing at all eX-
eept that they were rich. These men had dis
tinguished themselves in no way in the public
service and were thrust into high representative
Office without ever having acquired the slightest
claim to the confidence of their fellow-eitizens
except such as might be founded on their
manifest ability to accumulate vast fortunes
for themselves. This is contrary to the whole
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

There ought not to be much dificultyin get
ting Mr.. HEMPHILL's bill providing for a free
public library in Washington through Congress
this session, if the House can be prevailed on
to give few hours of its valuable time to Dis
trict business before the 4th of March. There
does not seem to be any possible objection to
the bill, though there is no telling what dangers
Mr.. HOLMAN or Mr.. ROGERS may discover in it,
The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-02-08

If Senator Kenna ever gets out Of job in
politics he will have no difficulty in making
his living. Outside of the law he is a master
of another profession, or maybe art it should be
called, and of trade Senator Kenna is one
of the most skillful and successful amateur
photographers in this country. That would be
the verdict of any unbiased person who faw
examples of his work, judging them on their alb
solute merits, without knowing anything of
what other amateur photographers have done
The pictures taken by the West Virginia Sena-
tor seem fully as good as any that can be had Of
the best photographers in town. He takes
great pleasure In the art, and pursues it in CON
neetion with his hunting and fishing and the
outdoor life generally of which he is so
fond. He has taken some instantaneous
pictures of his baby that would sell like hot
cakes if placed on the market. They show the
baby In a life-like and entirely unconstrained
posture, with one arm thrown out and an eX-
preston of lively interest on his face. The
picture is what the girls would call ''just too
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-01
Interesting Mementoes.

The Jewett house on Pleasant street con-
tains many valuable memorials OF by-gone
time. There is large round mahogany table
over 112 years old, and high back mahog-
any chair, deliberately carved. bearing the
Scotch thistle that the late DIR. Carruthers
asserted was ancient Scotch. In the hall is
a Queen Anne chair, handsomely carved,
once the property of England's queen,
brought to Maine by an Englishman who set
tied in Topsham on farm. Miss Sally jew
EFT bought it for So, the farmer agreeing to
bring it to town. He never brought it In
however, until the next autumn, and then
made her present of bushel of sweet ap-
Piles for his negligence. There is an eight
legged, mahogany table once Governor Win.
throp's property, made without nails or
glue, the parts being mortised together.
Winthrop brought 1t to Massachusetts In 1880
and ex.Collector Luther Jewett married
Winthrop Jones's sister, lineal descendant
of the governor. There is linen towel that
belonged to Empress Josephine; an old
Dutch shaving dish to 90 with string about
the neck; General Dearborn's sword and
silk sash, worn at Bunker Hill; a tortoise
she'll snuff-box. relic of Waterloo; old sill
yer, weapons and Continental money, of the
latter part of the last century There Is also
the Jewett coat-of-Arms, brought by Joseph
and Macmillan Jewett, from Rowley, Eng,
70 howley, Mass, in 1859, they naming the
massachusetts, town after its English prede-
cessor
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-01
Fishing Notes.

The steamer Walrus has arrived from the
seal fishery with $500 seals, 1890 young. an
1900 old. The Walrus reports the Neptune
with 900 seals and the Eagle with $500 seals.
She reports all the northern schooners as
having been spoken without seals. At
Horse Island % seals per boat have been
taken. At Gray Island few seals were taken
In nets during the winter. This is also the
case on the French shore. There is no ice
on the coast.
Capt. George Thompson of the schooner
f. d. Hodgkins of Lamoine, has sailed for
the Magdalene Islands, hoping to obtain a
load of herring. This was once prosper
GUS business in Lamoine.
A crew of seven Bucksport fishermen have
chartered the 27-ton schooner Forest Oak of
Winterp0rt and are fitting up gear for trip
TRAVELLING in the Bay Of Fundy. They will
have three boats with two men and 5000
hooks to each boat or a trawl with 1900 hooks
to each man.
The bankers HannahCo0mer and MattieF.
arrived at Bucksport from Boston recently,
and will take in gear, water and the balance
OF their stores ready for the summers work
upon the Grand Banks. The scarcity and
consequent high price of fish this spring
give good outlook for the season and 1t is
proDaDle that the fleet from that port will be
ia'Rer IMAM Tor the past few years.
The Portland daily press., 1891-05-01
MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD.
Spring change Of the Time Table

The Spring change of time on the Maine
central Railroad goes into effect Monday
next. The most important changes are those
on the White Mountain division and in con-
nection with the opening of the new extern
sion to Jefferson and Lancaster. The morn
ing and evening trains will remain the same'
leaving Portland at S.45 a. m. and Is p. M,
respectively, although the evening train will,
connect for Bridgton. which was not former
ly done. The noon train, however, instead
OF leaving at Las p. m. as heretofore and
running to Bartlett only will leave Portland
at LOS p. m. and run, through to Lancaster
without change, arriving there at $50 p. im.,
and returning will leave Lancaster at 7.45 a.
m, arriving at Portland at IL 2Op.m m.
The short Sebago Lake train will leave in
the afternoon instead of the forenoon, name
ly at $50 p. M, and returning will arrive at
4.45 p. m.
The morning train east leaving at As a.
m, will connect for Ellsworth and Mount
Desert Ferry. and the night Pullman leaving
at 11.20 p. M, will run through to Mount
Desert Ferry and Bar Harbor every night
with through Pullman cars between Boston
and the Ferry.