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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
THE CONTROLLER AND THE CHARTER

Controller WoOllen says he has never
admitted that he had violated the city
charter, and charges the Journal with
putting words into his mouth which he
never spoke. 1t wac not the Journals
intention to take any liberty with the
controllers mouth. A city paper pub
ished an interview with him in which
he was reported as saying:
/ will admit that do not follow the char
ter closely in relation TO the collection of
dog licenses. When / first came into this
Office did follow il, but for convenience
sake adopted plan of my own. with the
consent and knowledge of Mayor Sullivan,
or rather continued the old plan. l am
aware that We should only issue a receipt
for the dog Ii cense fee. and that the money
for it should be accepted at the treasurers
office, but. after experimenting. / decided
to accept the money here and pay 1t In to
the city treasurer daily.
The Journal thought, and still thinks.
this an admission that the charter had
been violated in the matter of collect
ing dog licenses. We do not see how it
can bear any other construction. The
charter requires all license fees to be
paid to the treasurer, who is to give a
IcCCipe ohOlCIoAs upou piOcCheotioh duu
surrender of which the controller is to
issue license. The controller adopted
an entirely different plan. Admit that
his plan was more convenient, it was
nevertheless entirely different from the
charter plan. 1t was in reference to this
that he used the language quoted above.
which, we must insist, is virtually an
admission that the charter had not been
followed, or in other words that it had
been violated.
In regard to the employment of extra
clerks. the controller says: Suppose /
have asked the Council for money to pay
this clerk and the money has been given
me. would that put face upon the mat
ter different from the one you give the
public?" Yes, but it would not justify
the practice of employing clerks with
out authority of the Council previously
granted or in advance of an apprOpria-
ton made for their payment.
The controller makes no claim to hav-
ing complied with Section As of the char.
ter, which provides that clerks shall be
appointed only after an examination as
to fitness and without regard to politi-
cal opinions or services" We take it
for granted there has been no pretense
of complying with this provision. For
that, however. the Mayor is, perhaps,
more to blame than the controller.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE action of the Ohio Democratic
convention insures a large sized split in
the party in that State. which will prob
ably be fought out at the polls. This
may detract somewhat from the moral
significance of Major McKinley's victory
by giving the Democrats chance to say
they were beaten by dissensions in their
own party. The people, however, will
rate that kind of talk at it's proper worth.
Mckinley will be elected all the same.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

PhiIs deiphia Record
Statistics of the work Of Pasteur in PARIS
during the last year show a total Of l.546
horrors of rabies. This 10 q smaller num-
Der than In any previous wear since the An
nouncement of Pasteur's discovery. in 1854.
yet it was most notable for the diminished
percentage of deaths. only four patients
having died. or percentage of 80. The
steady decline IN the mortality rate. which
is inst one-tifth OF what j: was -four years
ago. may possibly have been due 20 in
creased care in the admission OF patients;
but on it's face il looks like the most sig-
nificant testimony vet afforded TO the cor
rectness of the Pas,eur theory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

honorable which afford those who en-
gage in them the surest means Of sup
port and the greatest independence.
that public schools should give element
airy instruction that will fit men and
women to earn their bread, and that
intelligent public opinion should set
itself TO correct some existing false and
harmful notions regarding the nature of
emplOyments. The skill which enables
a man to earn So day in a machine
shop should be as desirable "a that
which enables another man to earn
half that amount az salesman or a
clerk
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

SPEAKING of ex-Speaker Reed having
a portrait made in Paris by an Ameri-
can artist, the New York Sun remarks:
Unlike another celebrated son of Maine
and Bowdoin. Mr.. Reed does not give NJ to
his upper lip what was meant for his
brains. He does not wantonly waste nerv.
GUS tissue in the nutrition of mustache
several sizes too large for aim.
This peculiarly Sun-like dig is made
at Chief-justice Fuller. of the United
States Supreme Court. who is SO unfort-
innate as to have been Mr.. Cleveland's
choice
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

The Financier, journal devoted en-
tirely to financial matters and high au-
thority thereon, approves the new form
of the public debt statement, and adds:
The explanation of Secretary Foster.
which accompanies it, is so lucid that any
one at all familiar with figures can readily
understand wherein the important differ.
ences from former statements exist. Bank
ers who talked on the subjectexpressed the
opinion that the balance sheet Is clear cut
and honest in detail. and that the items are
arranged as to admit of their study
without confusion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

The daily deposits in the banks of the
United States are about three hundred
milliors of dollars. The daily deposits
exceed this sum oftener than they fall
below it. IL they were all made in cur
rency il would require an enormous ex-
pansion of the currency. but nine-tenths
of them are in checks and drafts.
The business of the country is done
chiefly by these. and would be. no mat
ter hnsv great the volume of currency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

A RIPPLE of excitement was created
in banking circles in New York by ru-
NOR that the first importation of gold,
amounting to $3.50. 900, had arrived in
port. The rumor was traced to a prac-
teal joker who founded the story on the
fact that steamer which left New York
with 81, 500, 900 of gold on board had re-
turned to port on account of broken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

pearl-button factory has been estab-
lished at Muscatine, Ia. which uses the
clam shells gathered from the Iowa rivers
and creeks. The Des Moines Register says
the buttons turned out are superior In
quality and appearance to those usually
sold In the State. and that cards of the
buttons Of the size heretofore retailed at
% cents are now retailed at 10 cents. So it
may be concluded that after all we are not
going to be ruined By the high price of
pearl buttons The enterprise was started
maker in his native land. and who con-
cluded. after the enactment of the new
tariff. that the business would pay III Iowa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

DIR DEpoLrH, a staff surgeon of the
German aiisV. who is now in this coun-
Try by order OF his government to in
yestigate the pork question, says the
lax IA reference To microscopic exami-
nation. as now enforced here, is very
satisfactory, and if il continues to be
enforced he thinks the time is not dis
tant when all European restrictions on
.ks importation OF American pork will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

A CASE now pending in the United
States Supreme Court regarding the con-
stitutionality of female suffrage in the
new State of Washington also involves
ulterior consequences of considerable
Importance. In 1883 the Territorial
Legislature of Washington passed a law
comforting the right of suffrage upon
women. The measure was popular and
worked well enough, but the Territorial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
about.

EVEN the independent paper of Indi-
ana is moved to sarcastic remark at the
special kilograms sent from this city to
New York declaring that the tax act will
add to the strength of the Democratic
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

KANSAS City Ntar.
Isaac p. Gray pretends TO disbelieve the
interview which is reported 10 have taken
place between Governor Hill and Scott
Ray OF Indiana. He says: Governor Hill
would be assuming great deal to claim
the head of the ticket on the gratuitous as
sumption that 7 would take the second
place" He speaks of the second place"
with a certain tone of contempt which in-
dictates that he is INSPIRED with n Ioftier
ambition than to become the tail of the
ticket. The biggest thing about Gray. by
all Odds il his gall
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

A COLD business fact is sometimes q
very effective political argument. Mr..
G. W. Seamans, one of the proprietors
of a popular typewriter, was asked for
his views concerning the Mckinley
tariff. Instead of going into an argu-
ment. he replied: I'VE use good deal
of tin-plate for the portable covers that
are required for small portion of our
type-writers. The last invoice of 42,7S8
pounds received at our factory was of
opal, No. 26 gauge, and we bought it
just one-eighth cent less per pound than
We paid the same importers for the same
quality one year ago. That is all have
to say on the Mckinley bill at present"
That will do. Call the next witness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
What the optimist Does.

kHnstb Ftkf-
Every county and every community have
their seasons of depression. but they are al
ways succeeded by periods of prosperity.
But il 10 not the croaker who prepares the
way for the revival of commerce. liz 10 the
optlmist who keeps a stiff upper LIP. who 10
buo, ant and sanguine IN the face of tenn
pornry discourag-ment, who talks for the
town and believes In IL. and who knows
how much more can be done in the way OF
making the world 90 round 10y keeping the
bright side ont than by finding fault aud
always looking ON the gloomy side of the
pieture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
INDIANAPOLIS. IND.
THE ISpIAsaPoLIs JOURNAL

Can be found a tile following places
PARIs-Americsn Exchange In Paria % Boulevard
dfs Cspucines-
NEW YUHK-Gilsey House and windsor Hotel
PHII.ADELPHIA-A p Kemble. 63 Lancaster
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CfNCINNATI-J.R r. Hawley q Co, iz 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 Ebbitt
HCuse
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE Courier-JOurDal having declared
that it would no longer oppose the pend
ing Constitution in Kentucky. the indi-
cations are that it will be adopted by a
vote of the people, more than half the
Democrats and nearly all the Republic
ans being in favor of il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Now that the price of tin-plates does
not advance under the increased duty,
the New York Herald explains that it is
due to the fact that the present supply
exceeds the demand. Well. by the time
the supply is worked off the American
makers will be getting into the market.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

- EITHER the farmers or Governor
Boies, of Iowa. must be at fault. He
declared in New York, last winter, that
Iowa farmers lose So an acre raising
corn; nevertheless the Iowa farmers
planted 900 acres last spring, and it
Looks we'll
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

AND low the excellent Russell Sage.
who gave $1,000 to the Union Theolog-
zeal Seminary, threatens to sue to re-
cover his money if the Briggs heresy is
tolerated. The orthodoxy of some men
IN matters of belief is exacting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
Putting on Airs.

''The lues that fat woman puts on makes me
tired" said the homeless wonder.
"Me. too.' asserted the Clrcassian girl whats
her joblots up to Dow!"
"says the main guy has to put her on the bills
as the 'eshy lady or else she will jump her job.
lever hear the likef"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
party

A FEW Democrats are demanding an
unalterable Democratic creed for 1892.
1t is vain wish unless the party can
fall back upon the old habit of denounc-
ing and disappearing the Republican
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

ACCORDING to an Eastern alleged in
dependent paper. one of the functions
of the independent editor sis to use his
own judgment as to whetheS he shall
print the truth or not" The Eastern
alias is slow. In the West the indie
pendent editor long sipce substituted
his opinions for facts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

be removed. This" adds the Doctor.
with a good harvest in America, and
the very highest price demanded for
any kind of meat in Europe, will result
beneticially to both countries; the Amer
lean farmer getting good prices for his
stock aud the German laborer obtaining
cheaper meat of good quality"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE list of the casualties at the Ohio
Democratic convention is longer than
usual, but the names of all the killed or
mortally wounded will not be in until
the votes are counted next November.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
dyspeptlc,

The Ohio and other farmers coming
in competition with the farmers of Can
ada will not be delighted with that por-
tion of the Democratic platform in that
state which proposes to do away with
the duties which keep the Canadian out
of the valuable markets of the cities
along the border.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

That well-educated and accomplished young
woman of Petoskey. Mich, who split twenty
cords of wood with her own hands is deserving
of mention as being below the average. The
average young woman has enough attraction to
induce some young man to do all such work.
The trained hailstone correspondent always
notes the circumference OF the frozen missiles
instead OF their diameter. The casual and care
less reader is more impressed by nine and half
inches circumference. for instance. than he
would be by three inches diameter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
We Don't DO This Often.

'Tve seen a good many ups and DOWNS"
musingly remarked the parasol.
THAT is usually the case with individuals of
yorc shady character" replied the umbrella
"shauy character, chr said the parasol. ANY.
how, know enough TO stay in when it rains"
And then they both shut up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE announcement that Mrs. Har-
rison will order none but American-ma
goods for the White House seems not to
please the free-trade editor IN the East.
Indeed, in view of the excellent results
coming from the present tariff act, the
free-trade editor has become rather
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

THE attempt to start presidential
boom for Chief-justice Fuller only shows
the poverty of the Democratic party in
presidential timber. He is great many
sizes too small to beeven seriously talked
81 nuf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

How very stupid things about the
Democratic party might become if the
brilliant and fearless Watterson did not
cause the whir of his unequaled snick-
ersnee TO be heard in the land.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Mr.. WATTERsoN says that Governor
Hill seems not to be moved by the in
SEPARATION of his party. He draws the
line at straight lemonade.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

Philadelphia Times
Ella Wheeler Wilcox has invented new
sty of summer house. through the windows
of whIo h the sweet South wind can sough
in Spencerian stanZas. and the droriug bre
can humble soft lullabys with vanilla-fi Ia
vored poetic trimmings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
pemocrarie EI,r.y.r.ncs.

MILWAUKEE, ctntLhcL
Governor Pattison. of Pennsylvania, has
had a a. 500 bathroom fitted up IN The ex-
ecntive mansion at Harrisburg. lie means
to have q clean administrationif IL does co.,
money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16

DIR. CIuen, an undoubted authority,
charges that the Australian cannIbais eat
their victims without pepper or salt This
is q case in which public opinion will insist
upon the missionary societies sending out
cooks a. well az missionaries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-07-16
BUBBLES In THE AIR.
Mr.. n. Peck Explains.

'T want you to understand. madam, that 1
alone am the head of this house."
"Sir!"
"Imean, my dear. that I am the head Of the
house when am alone. When you are not here
YOU tnow"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-30
MARKETS BY TELEGRAPH.
FINANCIAL


NEW YORK. May 30, noon.-stocks opened
active but weak. Money easy at 3l1614 per cent.
Exchange-lonR. 81 84140p4 $40; short, 81 $50
$50. Government bonds neglected STATE bonds
dull put steady.
The following we're the ~. m. stock quota
tons: t..-.
Erie. ............,. 2O14 Richm'd & w. PIT.
Chicago & North. = Terminal. ..... 1884
LakeSnore. .......1Os1s Western Union. sO5s
NEW YoRK. MAY 20, 500 p. mastering ex
change closed quiet but firm atsS4 S56D4 80;
commercial bills, $ta55E@ ss7s.sfoney Easy
cent Government bonds closed duh bat steady:
four per cents 49, four and half per cents
l0l State bonds closed dull ami featureless
Sub-rreasury Balances-Coin, S1os,664 900;
In the stock market to-day professionals
still had the making of prices in their hands,
the public and larger operators holding aloof
with no immediate prospect of resuming their
interest in the market for some time to come.
There was only one feature of special import
ance in trading of the day, and that was selling
of Louisville and Nashville, which was attribu-
ted to orders from London. This theory, how
ever. does not meet with general acceptance.
The drive at Louisville and Nashville resulted
in a loss OF over 2 per cent, but while the en-
tire list sympathized with the decline, in no
case was the movement for moro than a small
fraction, even in St. Paul, which resumed its
old position as leader in point Of activity Out
side OF the two stocks mentioned, however,
there was no animation In the market for more
than few minutes at time. Yearly $1,000 900
in gold was taken to go out on tomorrow S
steamer, which was help to the bearish opera
tions of the trading element, but the improssio on
lat this week marks the elimination of the
movement in gold sustains the confidence Of
the holders and prevent liquidation from aiding
in the downward movement in stocks The
opening was weak at only small fractions lower
than the closing figures OF last evening, but the
downward movement inaugurated at the open
ing was continued with but slight interruption
for the greater portion of the day. Specialties
suffered, and Pacific Mall and Missouri Pacific
were weak all the way out. Iudustrias, repre-.
scented by Sugar, were also specially weak but
fluctuations in the rest of the list we're confined
to the smallest fractions; while dealings were
devoid of feature OF any kind. Covering OF
shorts. put out earlier in the week, caused u
fractional rally, after the lowest prices of the
week had been touched in most of the active
stocks. Market finally closed dull but steady
to firm at improvements, leaving most of the
stocks at fractions below last evening. The
sales were $4,000 shares Of listed and IA. 900
shares Of unlisted.
The following we're the closing quotations of
the New YORK Stock Exchange:
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-30

New York, May 27-Cleared, steamship In
flexible [Brl, Taylor, Beaufort, O.: schrs Nor
mandy, Rivers, Fernandins; r ID Spear. Farr
Mayport, Fla.
Sailed, steamers Yoxford bril- Coosaw, s O.
In1exible [Brl Beaufort, s G.
Chartered, schr Noeman, lumber, Savannah
10 Aspinwall, $40 50W11 90.
Bremen, May 25-Arrived steamship Cydonia
Brl. Winspear, Savannah
Cronstadt, May 21-Arriyed, bark Enela Re
vello [Itall. Schiaffino. Savannah.
Copenhagen, May 24-Arrived, bark Nebc
lNor, Olsen, Mobile
Isle Of Wight to May 27-Passed, bark Lines
Brothers [Norl Svendsen, Pensacola for Brest.
London. May 26-Arrived, steamship Amaryl-
lis Brl, Moult, Pensacola
Oporto, May 22--Arrived, bark Ciementins
lItall, Porzio Savannah
Bruins wick May 27-Sailed, bark Aurora fNorI
Borge, Rotterdam, schr Joe Kelly. Columhia
Falls.
Charleston. May 27-sailed, schr Gensvieve
So SimoBs.
Darien. May 27-Cleared. bark EphiaItes INorl
Petersen, sutton Bridge, schr John X Halliday
Moore. Philadelphia.
Pensacola. May N-Cleared. steamships Ar
royo LSpl, Savacondegui, Liverpool; San Juar
lSpl, Ozamiz, do.
Philadelphia, May 27-Arriyed, schr John q
Schmidt, korDury, Savannah.
Cleared, schr Howard W Middleton, Smith,
Charleston.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-05-30

NAVAL SToREs.-The receipts for this week
were 7,543 barrels spirits turpentine and 1888
barrels rosin- The exports were, 5.636 bar
res spirits turpentine and Il. s54 barrels rosin.
moving as follows: To New York, S44 barrels
spirits turpentine and 2,470 barrels rosin; to
the interior $40 barrels resin and 1855 barrels
rosiL and 255 barrels spirits turpentlne; to Bos-
ton 305 barrels spirits turpentine and 374 bar
rels rosin; to Philadelphia, 342 barrels spirits
turpentine and 106 barrels rosln; to Lon on
3,O65 barrels spirits turpentine; to Pootee-
loft Harbor, $3.50 barrels rosin. The fol
lowing are the Board of Trade quota.
tions: Rosin-A, B. Q and D 81 IS, E 81 IS.
F 81 IS, G 81 55, H So 05, 1 So 20, X 81 45
white So 80. Spirits turpentine, S534c.
RECEIPTS, SHIPMENTS AND STOCKS FROM APRIL 1.
1891, TO DATE, AND TO THE CORRESPONDING
DATE LAST YEAR: