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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
Ono WAY Ont.


After the goodbye kiss-which, by the way.
was at least eighty seconds shorter than usual
she got out her writing outfit and indited note
to "him," which ran after this fashion:
''Mr. Blippus-After mature consideration I
have thought il best that our engagement should
end. shall never forget the happiness / ex-
perienced during the first three months OF our
betrothal, but in that time you seem ito be plain
with youl TO have exhausted all your ideas.
Since then you have told and retold the Same
stories, sung the same songs ana joked the same
Jokes with such doubtless unconscious) re-
fterancy that am sure welded life with you
would be altogether too monotonous for one OF
my disposition. l shall always think kindly OF
you, and pray that when you meet some one
hereafter whose affection may heal the wound
am forced to infiict. your new-f0und happiness
may be perfect, complete and evei lasting"
And the next day young man might have
been seen gaily dancing around In his room.
waving tear-stained letter above his head, and
shouting:
at worked! I-jings. it worked like charm
Blippy, my boy. you're genius from away
hoc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07


THE naval board of inspection at New
York has been trying the speed and
otherwise testing the qualities of the
steamship Venezuela, with a view to
employing her in the navy if necessary.
The Venezuela was built by the Cramps
in Philadelphia a few years ago. The
trial proved most satisfactory, the ship
coming up TO the requirements of the
government. One of the plans which
the Democrats in Congress rejected, a
few years ago. was TO encourage the
construction of merchant ships which
could be used in time of war. Other
nations have such al auxiliary navy,
but the demagogic cry of subsidy" in
spired by foreign shipping interests,
caused it to be abandoned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

UNTIL Kansas ceases to have bloody
wars over the location of county seats
it must discontinue its self-praise as a
center of civilization. Such affairs as
that reported at AIkalon disgrace the
State and justify the belief of New
Englanders that the country west of the
Mississippi is home of savages, white
as well as red. This trouble seems, as
most others of the'kind. to have origi-
mated in the eagerness of each faction to
secure the courthouse at its town, in
the hope of increasing the value of real
estate thereby. In other words, it grew
out of avarice and love of speculation.
Kansas has had reputation for intelli-
gence and progressiveness-are reputation
marred somewhat by recent political
events, but if murderous vendettas are
Unnecessary accompaniment of the promi-
nence of the Simpsons and Peffcrs, this
reputation will wane even more rapidly
than it has during the past year, and
Kansas will rank with Kentucky.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

THE attempt to defeat Senator Sher-
man was unworthy and disreputaole
from the beginning, and all Republic
ans, except Foraker's infatuated follow
ers, will rejoice that it has failed. In
threatening to make war on the admin
crowd show themselves very vindictive,
as we'll as very unwise. 1t is to be hoped
they will think better of the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

JOHN RANDOLPH is reported to have
said: 1.-THE dome of the Capitol is o
great extinguisher to local fame" Sen
ator Hill may not be as great a man as
Governor Hill. He has never measured
swords with such politician as Cor
man, and there are other Democrats in
the Senate who are greatly superior to
Hill IN knowledge OF public affairs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
Dsnials from Colonel Ballou.

PROVIDENCE. r. l.. JAM. 6.-Colonel Bal
Ion did not 60 TO his office until noon to-
day. He soon after sent for the newspaper
men and made statement to them. assert
ing his disbelief that DR.. Graves made any
confession duplicating him. denying that
he left Denver last Saturday secretly or in
q hurried manner. declaring that his asso-
ciate counsel knew OF his intended depart
ure. and expressing his surprise at the YER
dict. He would say nothing about the
possible action of the grand jury against
himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

In 1886 the shipbuilding of the United
States was only 95,453 tons, but during
the last fiscal year It was 294. 122 tons.
The increase is due largely to the reci-
procity clauses Of the Mckinley law
and the postal subsidy, which make q
demand for American ships.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

GOVERNOR HILL has made a great
record as daring and INSCRIPTIONS
politician, but it Is not the kind of a
record that the American people will
indorse. No man ever became Presi-
dent of the United States by such meth
DDS, nor will Governor Hill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

IF 1892 proves as prosperous business
year as everybody now expects, it will
not be easy to induce the American peo-
pie to swap political horses while cross
ing the stream.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

THE only paper thus far that even ex-
cuses Senator Hills policy is the At.
lanta (Ga.) Constitution. The st. Louis
Republic says: Goodbye, David; you
have committed hara-kiri."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

SUGGESTION to the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette: "Brag 10 a good dog,
but Holdfast is q better" John Sher-
mans other name is Holdfast.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

In the senatorial fight just closed in
Ohio the Cincinnati Commercial-Ga Gazette
has shown bad judgment, bad leader
ship aaG bad Republicanism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

The hostilit, which the London Times
has exhibited against the Harrison adj
ministration is, to use the words of By
mum, q decoration of honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

Ex-GovERNoR FORAKER comes out of
the Ohio senatorial fight with his tail
feathers badly bedraggled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

The means by which the Hill mana
gers captured the New York Senate
stands out as the political outrage of
the decade. Such things were expected
in the South, where suffrage is farce,
but not in the North. where intelligence
is supposed to have influence. Two
Democratic Senators were seated. one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

The Republicans of Ohio are not
ready yet to turn down Senator John
Sherman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
BUBBLES In TIE AIR
In the nTeoacerie.

Checked your grip yeti" asked the giraffe.
'Didn't have to-" replied the elephant 81
have IL I'm my trunk"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

make wine and that France cannot that 10. the
ordinary kinds of wine which are most generally
ann
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07

Why Two FRIENDS forteo.
"Oh. say. know good thing I'd like to put
you on to-"
"What Is iti"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-07
TWO VIEWS OF FREE COINAGE
Senator Morrill, Points Ont Some Flaws
in the Arguments of the SilveriteS.

Already, He Says, Is the Treasury Burdened
with White Metal, and No Amount of Kick
ing or Coaxing Will Put Itin Circulation.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
ABOUT FUSION.

The fusion idea is not gaining any
strength by the lapse of time and the
more careful study and investigation Of
the matter by each of the parties to the
proposed compact. Speaking on that
question and of the demands of the
Democrats for an equal division of the
offices, the Haven Independent, repre-
sentative Alliance organ, makes this per-
tinent observation:
eff the Democratic party had given
any assurance of carrying out the wishes
and demands of the people there would
not have been any necessity of organic
ing the Peoples party, but their actions
in the past and their promises for the
future is not such as will recommend
them to the voters of this country. Now,
If they prefer to see the Republicans
continue in power than to see the PEG.
pies party succeed they ought to go into
the Republican organization; on the
other hand if they would rather see the
People succeed than Republicans then
they ought to come into the Peoples
organization"
That is Il very fair statement of the
case in question, and certainly a fair
proposition. The Democrats can, and
some of them do, use the very same ar
gument in defense of their party's de-
mands for an equal divide of tie spoils.
And, then, the Republican party puts the
same questions to both the other parties.
During all the years of the country's
greatest progress and prosperity the Re-
publican party had control of the gov
eminent, national and state, and it's wise
legislation and administration are very
largely responsible for these beneficent
results. III view of these facts, which
cannot be successfully refuted, it were
the part of wisdom and of self interest
for both those political divisions to lay
aside their prejudices and join with the
Republican party in giving the country
wholesome laws and faithfully enforcing
them.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

The amount paid out for the relief of
deserving comrades by the Grand Army
of the Republic during the last official
year was $24S. 1859 50, and it is estimated
that as much more was paid out by in
dividual comrades. The Woman's Re-
lief Corps paid out 1852, so for the
same purpose From the adjutant gem
erals report at the last encampment it
is ascertained that the total amount ex-
pended by the Grand Army for relief up
to date was S2,200,000 Herein is a prac-
teal exemplltication of the true spirit of
fraternity that characterizes the loyal
comrade. Not all of the deserving who
need assistance are borne upon the pen.
sion rolls, but where the government
fails the spirit of fraternity finds its op-
portunity to prove its sincerity.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
"GANDER WOMEN

The Lawrence Journal, printed at the
home of Mrs. Annie L. Diggs, who is
and has been in Washington saving an
ungrateful country, published an item to
this effect: IF Mrs. Annie L. Dlggs
would stay at home more and take better
care of her children, she would do more
real service to her country than she does
prancing over the state preaching calam-
ity." When Mrs. Dggs came to town
again, she went up TO young Mr.. Finch
in his den and said to him, with world
of reproach in her eyes: ''Mr. Finch, if
you knew how many sleepless nights I
have spent with those children, you
would not put such cruel things in the
Journal about me-" To which the cold
blooded Charley responded: Mrs. Dggs,
if you had stayed at home with your
children during the day, you would not
have SO much trouble with them at
night"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

shone cheerfullv upon the bed where the
empress was dying The vesper songs
of the birds which which filed the
groves of Malmaison foated sweetly
upon the ear, and the gentle spirit of Jo-
sephine. lulled to repose by these sweet
anthems, sank into its last sleep. GaZ-
ing upon the portrait of the emperor,
she exclaimed, "Llsle d'Elbe-NapOleon!'
and died.
Alexander, as he gazed upon her life
less remains, burst into tears, and ut
tered the following affecting yet just
tribute of respect 20 her memory: she
is no more; that woman whom France
named the beneficent, that angel of
goodness, Is no more Those who have
known Josephine can never forget her.
She dies regretted by her offspring, her
friends and her contemporaries.
For four days her body remained
shrouded in state for burial. Dur
ing this time more than 10000
of the people of France visited her be-
loved remains. On the 2nd of June, at
midday, the funeral procession moved
from Malmaison TO Ruel, where the body
was deposited in tomb of the village
church. The funeral services were con-
Quoted with the greatest magnliicence,
as the sovereigns of the allied armies
united with the French i'll doing honor
to her memory. When all had left the
church but Eugene aud HOrtense, they
knelt beside their mothers grave. and
for a long time mingled their PRAYERS
and their tears. A beautiful monument
of white marble. representing the en-
press kneeiing i'll her coronation robes,
is erected over her burial-plare, with
this simple but affecting inscription:
EUGENE AND HORTENSE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
Talleyrand and Napoleon.

Talleyrand was the only Bishop pos
sessing a benefice in France, who took
! the new oath required by the state.
| Mirabeau early described the talent of
this extraordinary man, who dressed
like a coxcomb, thought like a deist,
and preached like saint" Perceiving
the wide range of his abilities, he
distinguished shim as one of the most
powerful and versatile of the men of
genius. who then abounded in Europe.
Through everything, Talleyrand Pre-
served sangfroid which was inimitable.
It.was seen alike in small matters as III
great. One day, as he was mounting
the steps of his carriage, he spoke 10 an
individual whom he had hitherto pre-
tended not to recognize, but whom he
knew very well. This person he had
seen for days near his door. ''And who
are you, my frlend?" 81 am your coach
maker, my lord" "Ah, you are my
coachmaker, and you want to be paid;
you shall be paid, my coachmaker.
:'And when, my lord?" "You are very
inquisitive," said the bishop, as he settled
himself in the new carriage which he
had not paid for.
Many We're the scenes which took place
between him and Napoleon. On one &C.
casion, Napoleon having said that II he
thought his own. death likely, he would
take care that his vice-grand elector
should not survive him, Tallyrand quietly
replied that he did not desire that reason
for hoping that his majestys life might
be long preserved. Another scene has
been thus described by NJ. Mole: "At
the end OF the council of state, which
e. haf ba ctn cd
for the campaign OF 1914, he burst out
being surrounded by treachery
and traitors, and then, turn
ing to NJ. de Talleyrand, he abused
him for ten minutes in the most vlo-
lent and outrageous manner Taliey-
rand was standing by the fire all this
time. guarding himself from the heat of
the flames with his hat; he never moved
limb or feature; any one who had
seen him, would have thought he was
the last man in the room to whom the
emperor could be speaking; and finally,
when Napoleon, slamming the door vio-
lently, departed, Ta!leyrand quietly took
the arm of NJ Mollieu, and Jumped with
apparent Inconsistencies down stairs.
But on getting home he wrote a dignifed
leIleT 10 the emperor, say ing lIdt IL ne
retained his present dignity, he should
be by right one of the regency; and
that, as he could not think of holding
such a charge after the opinion, his
majesty had expressed of him, he beg
ged to resign his post, and to be allowed
to retire into The country. He was in
formed, however, that his resignation
would not be accepted, and that he
might stay where he was"
1t is reported that Fouche and Talley-
rand once actually came to blows in the
closet of the emperor, upon the subject
of the misapplcation of the secret funds,
of which they mutually accused each
other. After listening TO their accusa-
lions and justitications on both sides,
Napoleon turned them out of the room,
saying, Go along; you are both of you
rogues."
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
ellington Muddy Boots.

The duke of Wellington was very
stringent in respect 20 obeying orders.
The Iron Duke" as he was sometimes
called. was never disposed TO be lenient
towards the slightest disobedience. but
could reward and appreciate a strict ,ul-
tillmeut of directions
Lord Derby was entertaining the duke
at one Of his country mansions at = time
when certain repairs and Improvements
were going on. Some of tie walls were
to be decorated, AID the celiral hall floor
tessellated.
In order to prevent injury to the floor,
Lord Derby furnished several pairs Of
slippers, which were placed near the
door. and he directed a Young man who
was at work on one Of the walls @ order
any one that came IN 70 put on a pair
before Crossing the Passage
III any one falls 10 attend 10 yo1. be
added, you must put him out
Soon after psrty returned from
huailng. and Wellington WIKI kls
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
Napoleon's Littleness.

Napoleon ragged against the PariSians
because he knew that they bore him i'll
will: and more than two generations
after the Emperors death an author
named Berlin, in review of the letters
of Madame Remusat, in the Debats of
yesterday, cites this fact, and ridicules
Napoleon for his unsuccessful attempt
to make himself feared by the intellect
ual people # Paris. Who shall say after
this that the whirligig of time does not
bring around revenge? This-new series
of letters contains many recommends
tionS by Napoleon to his secret agents TO
spy upon prominent and influential men
and women; TO prevent Madame de Stael
from remaining long in cities where
ambassadors resided; to overlook her
correspondence with the writer Gents,
which can be productive of nothing but
mischief" and TO strike with SANDER and
scandal at various obnoxious people.
He tells Fouche, under date of May,
1906. to get some articles written about
Princess Dalgorouki, ''who allows her.
self TO gossip in a most improper man
ner in Roman society. You know
that she lived for long time with a
certain singer: that her diamonds, with
which she makes such a sensation.
came from Potemkin, are the price Of
her shame. 1t will be easy for you to
hear ali sors of stories about her, and
10 cover her with ridlcule." Napoleon
was angry with the princess because she
was intimate with tue queen of Naples
and with Madame de Stael.
The Count Beugnot, who served Ma
poleon long and faithfully, has given
us glimpses Of the talent of his imperial
master for minute detractiou, but never
showed the great captain in the light III
which he exhibited himself in this and
one or two other letters.
At the same time that Napoleon en-
ployed hundreds of spies in every polit-
icai and social circle, he had the utmost
contempt for them. He considered them
merely as his creatures, and if one OF
them dared to express an Independent
opinion, Napoleon was enraged. "What
is this | hear about D." he writes to his
minister of foreign affairs, land the lot
of wretched stuff that he sends you?
Rid me of tliis fellow! Do not allow
your secret agents to occupy themselves
with anything except their spying. How
long is it since they began to mingle in
politics? D. has no business to know
whether my army is we'll or badly placed
whether or no ] have to fear coalition
of the forces of all nations. 1t is abso-
lutely absurd that man who lives in a
corner of the world should pretend to
know what is going on"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

The death of Hon. John A. Anderson,
which occurred in Liverpool. Wednes-
day morning, while surprise TO the
public was not wholly unexpected by his
immediate friends. lie had been grad
ually declining in health and strength
for some time. and had grown so feeble
that he had started home from his post
at Cairo, Egypt, for three months res
pite. In some respects John a. Ander-
son was a remarkable man-kindlv In
his disposition. vet vigorous and aggres-
sive in his purposes. His death Viii be
lamented BY hosts of friends who knew
him 10 love and honor him.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
NAPOLEON.

Today is the seventy-first anniversary
of the death of Napoleon Bonaparte. In
the history of no man do commonplaces
sound SO hollow as in his; are platitudes
so platitudinous. In another place we
give some interesting data of this Won
derful man.
A Corsican adventurer in Paris one
year. A young soldier in Paris weiter-
ing in bloody revolution, the next; a
conquering general; an imperious con-
sui; self-appointed dictator and then a
self-crowned king.
In the space of twenty years he
arose from humble civilian to
the pinnacle. the conqueror of Europe
and master of the world. Spain,
Italy, Austria, Germany, Egypt
were ground beneath his tyranical heel
and England's commerce crushed. Am
bition led him to Russia, and he paid the
forfeit of madness. The northern
winter demolished his army and in hu
initiation and defeat, he cried in his old
epigrammatic spirit: February and
March are Russia's greatest generals"
Banished to Elba, the little island
belched him forth, back on Europe
again, where in the end he fell forever
at Waterloo.
Better for the world that it never see
his like again. Cruel, coldly cruel as a
man, he set no value on life, if it must
subserve his own ambitious greed.
Bending over the young dauphin one
night he unused with a tenderness that was
new to him" How long it takes to make
man." and then turning with the old
cruel look, again. he added-"And yet,
have seen twelve cut down with one
cannon shot"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21
Sol. Miller on Waterloo.

Saturday will be the seyenty-first an
niversary of the death of Napoleon
We print on our first page a
large amount of interesting historical Ma
poleon matter. 4 month hence it will
be Waterloo day, when we shall have
more. In the meantime, if any person
can resurrect from the dusty archives
any matter showing that napoleon was
victorious at Waterloo, and will forward
it TO Us, he shall have our thanks. Every
article we see relative to Waterloo we
eagerly read, in the hope that discov-
cry has been made showing that there Is
a mistake in history, that in reality Ma
poleon utterly routed the allied enemy.
Napoleon NAV have been a tyrant and a
butcher and all that; but it is the regret
of our life that he did not annihiiate
Wellington's army at Waterloo.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

Since the statement was first pub
lished announcing that the German vot-
ers Of Kansas are considering the expe-
diency of organizing with view to
independent political action. the subject
has been Investigated, and it is ascer-
tanned that there are not more than sew
enteen thousand OF voters of that ma
tionality in the state; that only about
qualified to vote, and that fully half of
these last on an average do not vote Ac-
cording to this analysis the number of
voters to be included in the proposed or
ganization will not exceed four thou
sand.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

Senat i Sherman is right in his posi-
ton that in the present condition Of the
revenues no appropriations ought to be
made except those required by law and
treaty and estimated for by the depart
ments, and Senator Cockrell was right in
saying that if many bills like the river
and harbor bill are sent in by the house
more revenue will be required. 1t must
be remembered that there was popular
demand for bill to reduce the revenues
and that the Mckinley bill reduced the
revenues, and met the demand fully, and
expenses must be regulated accordingly.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-05-21

Marion Times: The Minneapolis con-
vention will be memorable in the politi-
cal history of the country, for the guam
tity and quality of brains it will contain
as distinguished from all other preceding
national conventions not excepting the
many congresses from that of 1776 down
to the one now IN session. ingalls,, De
pew, HiScock, Plat, Hoar, Mckinley,
Foraker, and host of intellectual giants
will make up galaxy of statesmen that
has never been surpassed in mental
activities and patriotic motives.