The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-09-29
CANNOT COME TO INDIANA.

Mrs. Harrison's Condition Is Such that the
President win Not Leave Her.
specialt the Indianapolis Journal.
.WAsHINGToS, Sept. 2s.-The Hon. r.. b.
F. PIERCE. of Indianapolis, Is In New York
tonight. He arrived here last night.
spent the morning at the White House.
part of the day with Treasurer Nebeker
and other prominent IndianIans and Iert
for the metropolis this afternoon.
lit will be a great disappoin tment to his
friends in Indiana to learn that President
Harrison does not hope to be able
to appear In the State during the
campaign" said Mr.. PIERCE to the
Journal correspondent just before leaving
the cIty. while the President has more
hope of the recovery Of Mrs. Harrison now
than he had week ago." continued Mr..
Peirce, che stated to ME this morning
that it was altogether out of probability
that he could leave here within the time
intervening before the election. There is
nothing that / can think of which would
give more genuine enthusiasm to the Re-
publicans than the appearance of the Presi-
dent at any point IN the State before cleo
ton day. He would lend a new zest to the
workers, give them inspiration and arouse
the voters as nothing or nobody else could.
But, undcr the circumstances, visit from
him can hardly be expected"
After an exchange of views with the
II
in Washington. Mt. Peirce expressed tbs
greatest confidence in the outlook. Il was
never more confident" said he, than now
that the Republicans will carry Indiana.
We have decidedly the best of the issues,
and Mr.. Cleveland's letter has added to the
embarrassment of the Democrats. Our
party is united in Indiana now. as it is in
New York. The Republican tickets will be
elected IN both of these States. Hills fol-
lowers will not give Cleveland their sup
port. although they may profess TO do So"
Besides Representative PIERCE Senator
Higgins was the only visitor received by
the President In his Office to-day, and the
fact that Mrs. Harrison rested comfortably
most of the time enabled the President to
dispose of considerable routine business
during the day: Mrs. Charlotte Smith:
League. called at the White House this
morning with eight young women, repre-
senting arious industrial organizations of
New York. They had a pleasant interview
with Private Secretary HalfOrd. and left
with him memorial to the President urg-
ing his prompt recognition of the working
wOmep's cause with a view TO securing
their cooperation with the Republican
managers In the present political campaign
AT O'Clock the President went down stairs
to the East Room and shook hands with
nearly three hundred people. including q
number OF Grand Army men. These trl-
weekly afternoon receptions TO the public
will be continued for the present. They
are held Mondays, Wednesdays and Satur-
days. at o'clock.
Will Throw "a Shell Twelve Miles.
WASHINGTON, Sept 2s.-The last of the
Jackets was yesterday slipped over the
breecb of the great thirteen-inch gun at
the Washington navy-yard and the i'm
mense piece of ordnance is now nearing COM
pletion. The work is one of more that
usual interest and every step is being care
fully watched by Captain Sampson, the in
spector in charge at the yards. The gun
will be the largest ever made In this coun-
try by the built-up process. This modern
steel rifle is made of thirteen separate pieces
of metal exclusive of the complex carriage.
Its total length is forty feet. It's diameter
at the breech is an inch more than four
feet and 1t tapers to q thickness of TWEEN
ty-one inches at tn muZzle. When finished
the gun Will weigh nearly 15S, 900 pounds.
1t requires more than quarter of a ton of
powder to load 1t for one discharge. but
that quantity Is expected to hurl a shell
weighing 200 pounds distance of twelve
or thirteen miles at the extraordinary vel
ocity of 2.l00 hundred feet per second.
When finished it's construction will have
occupied six months, but better time can
| be made with other guns of this calibre
that may be built.
New Stamps with Columbus's Portrait
| SPECIAL to the Indianapolis Journal
WAsHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-From and after
the LIST of January next. the familiar face
of George Washington will in all prob
ability disappear from the 2-cent stamps
and some picture of Columbus and his dis
covery of America may take Its place.
| Postmaster-general Wanamaker has con-
| tracted with the American Bank-note Com
pany of New York for the manufacture of
| Columbian postage. In size the new stamps
will be the same length as those now In
| nee, but much broader probably twice as
wide. The stamps will be of the denomina-
| tions now in use and possibly some others.
| One OF the denominations will present CO.
lumbus's picture. but which picture of the
many conflicting ones is a matter yet to be
settled. The department expects to have
| the whole series ready for sale after Jan. l
next. Ii Is anticipated that there will be
| q great demand for them from stamp col
lectors. The chief object of the change
| Is. of course. to stimulate interest in the
worlds fair at home and abroad.
| Indians Making Progress In Civilization.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2s.-The annual re-
port of Thomas j. Morgan, Commissioners
| of Indian Affairs, notes continuance of
the policy of alloting lands to the Indians
as individuals and of the treating them as
future citizens of the United States.
] Eventually, the Commissioners thinks, the
| agency system will be destroyed and also
the Indian Bureau. He disapproves of the
| detail of army officers to take charge of
| Indian agencIes- He says that IN the edu-
| cation of the Indians and the allotment Of
| lands to them considerable progress has
been made during the year. Special men-
ton 10 made of the various measures taken
| during the year TO make the lndi ans self
| supporting. and q gradual reduction of the
Issue of ratlons TO them Is recommended.
The Tfn-Makine Industry.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S.-EmiRrant Com
missioner Judson n. Cross recently spent