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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
PIPING LIQUEPIED COAL.

A dispatch published in the Sunday
Journal stated that the New York Steam
Company is perfectinR arrangements for
piping pulverized coal from western
PENNSYLVANIA to New York city. The
plan is to grind the coal at or near the
mines to q fine powder and mix it suf-
fciently with water so as to make sort
of mush and force it through pipes to
New York city, where it will be allowed
to settle in watts and large proportion
of the water drained out. 1t will then
be pressed into bricks and used for fuel.
1t is said the pulverized and liquefied
coal can be forced through the pipe at the
rate of five miles an hour, and if this is
so it can be delivered in considerable
quantities.
The undertaking seems feasible,
though there may be engineering or
other difficulties in the case that do not
appear on the surface. The mere ques-
ton of distance does not present any
great difficulties, as the successful pip
ing of oil has shown that this can be
overcome. A more serious difficulty,
we should think, would be to make the
coal so fine that any considerable guam
tity of it could be held in solution by
water, but we take it for granted that
the projectors of the scheme have
demonstrated that this can be done.
The undertaking has further interest
in that it shows an increasing DISPOSE
ton TO utilize and economic all the
product of our coal fields. While these
fields are of vast extent, they are not
inexhaustible, and even if they were
their product should not be wasted.
Hitherto there has been a great amount
of waste in slack and screenings. Every
person who has visited or travelled
through a coal region must have noticed
the enormous piles and great accumula-
tions of slack in the vicinity of the
mines. This is mostly good coal. but so
fine that it has not been thought worth
while to market it. This waste has
gone on in the anthracite as we'll as the
bituminous coal regions. 1t was
formerly estimated that of the
anthracite coal taken ont of the
Pennsylvania mines, nearly 90 per
cent. was wasted in the process of
breaking and screening. IN late years
this waste has been reduced by utilizing
the smaller sizes of coal. Ten years
ago most OF the anthracite coal was
thrown away that was smaller than an
ordinary sized chestnut, while now all
sizes are marketed down to mo. 2
buckwheat," which is about the size of
grains of Indian corn. This saving over
the wastage of ten years ago represents
a very important economy and large
amount of money.
The efforts to utilize slack have been
directed to two points. first, to devising
improved appliances for burning fine
coal, and second. to compress the slack
into blocks after mixing it with some
adhesive substance. These efforts have
been partially successful. and yet an i'm
mense amount of fine coal is still wasted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
THE PROSPERITY OF INDIANA.

He must either be blind or without
interest In the public welfare who can
pass through any considerable portion
of Indiana and not be impressed with
the fact of the general prosperity of the
State. All of the larger cities are en-
joying a substantial prosperity and
steady but marked growth. This is due
to the increase of their diversified in
dustries, affording general and varied
employ ment. In the suburbs of all the
larger cities one cannot fail to note the
large number of cottages which are be-
ing built or which have been built
within the past three or four years.
Everybody knows that these are mainly
the outcome of building associations,
and that thousands of men de-
pending upon wages and small
salaries are building and paying
for homes of their own. The
process swells the total of mortgages
and thus enables the calamityite and
the demagogue to raise the cry that the
people are being overwhelmed with
debt; but all sensible people. and par
ticularly the thousands who have given
the mortgages, which they are paying
off by weekly or monthly installments,
know that this assumption is false and
that the mortgages which they are pay
ing mean an unincumbered home in the
course of few years. There is no moro
conclusive evidence of the general pros
perity than the growth of the loan and
building associations. Riding through
the agricultural section of the State,
which. for the most part, is unsurpassed
in fertility, one notices the same indica-
tons of prosperity in general improve
ments. and particularly in the long
lines of red drainage tiles, which
are so frequent as to cause COM
ment on the part of Observ-
ing travellers. Never were so many
miles of drainage pipes being laid in the
State as during the past year and at the
present time. 1t means an appreciation
of the value of farm lands which in dol
lars is enormous, and a reclamation of
fertile lands which adds thousands and
thousands of acres to the productive
area of Indiana. These improvements,
on 80 wide scale, will doubtless add to
the aggregate of mortgages recorded,
because large expenditure is necessary
to carry them out, but it is an expendi-
ture which will pay better interest than
banks get for money. Otherindications
might be named, but these are sufficient
to prove that the industrial people of
Indiana are enjoying an unusual season
of prosperity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

denomination of the President. and as Cali
viii be called upon to name Its cholee In
the Minneapolis convention. 1t VIII be
something for California to lead OIL with a
bumper for Harrison. 1t says that Fresi-
dent Harrison is the first President In some
time who has shown q clear conception or
tho wants OF the Pacific slope.
WE understand that the Republicans OF
the northern counties are DESTROYS of pre-
senting to the coming Republican conven-
tion the name of Joseph d. Ferrall. of La
grange county. as a candidate for Attor-
ney-generaL We 90 not know that MI
Ferrall Will consent TO such use OF MS
name. but we do know that n better name
for the place could hardly be found In the
State. Mr. Ferrall Is man OF superior
ability. an able lawyer. n forcible and
and courteous in manner. and in every
way admirably qualified for the Office
Fort Wayne Gazette.
COMPLIMENTS TO MIR. G. CLEVELAND.
I'm not too bashfui, not too bold,
Not TOO young nor yet too old.
Not too warm towards coin OF gold,
Towards free silver not too cold;
I'm not too fat nor yet too lean,
Not corrupt nor yet too clean.
Fact is I'm the happy mean
just hear the hum Of my machine
Ta-ra-ra- boom-de-ay.
Eight times, etc.
Minneapolis Tribune.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

REPRESENTATIVE COOPER says that If
an improper use has been made of his
name by his private secretary in order
to obtain information from the Pension
Office to be disposed of for money, he,
Cooper, was not privy to it, and that he
is not responsible for the acts of his pri-
vate secretary. There is evidence going
to show that Cooper did know what
kind of business his secretary was car
rying on, and that if he was not party
to it he did Mt least wink at it.
But, if what Cooper says is true, and
if it constitutes good defense. Commits
sioner Raum is entitled to the same de-
Tense. Most of the charges against
Raum are based on what is alleged to
have been done in his Office by his son
or by other clerks. II Cooper is not re-
sponsible for the acts of his private Sec
rotary the Commissioner is no more re.
sponsible for the acts of his son or
clerks. In case of this kind it is a
poor rule that will not work both ways.
Mr.. Cooper is finding out that it makes
q difference whose OK is gored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE Woman's Directory, Purchasing and
Chaperonipg Society is the title of a COM
pany which has just been incorporated un-
der the laws of Illinois. and which an
nounces that it will open an Office in CHI.
cago May /. The incorporates are
three women. two of whom are married
and one single. The object of the society
seems to be TO ameliorate the condition of
women who are In search of information
and other things they cannot find. Among
other things it proposes to chaperon women
who. visiting Chicago as strangers. are in
need of such attention and to furnish such
eliable information in regard TO various in
situations in the city as omen living out of
town may desire 1t will recommend teach
ers of music and art. answer inquiries in re-
gard to schools and colleges. and direct
the initiated to the most desirable shops
ana warehouses. Although IL is not so
stated, we presume the plan of operations
embraces the supplying Of information In
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
amounts to several hundred dollars a

amounts to several hundred dollars a
year. In these days of railroads, when
q man can travel in luxurious style at
not to exceed three cents a mile, there is
no propriety in giving Congressman
mileage at the rate of twenty cents. 1t
ought TO be abolished entirely, but il
continued at all it shout be reduced.
Army officers, when travelling on duty,
are only allowed four cents per mile.
while Congress allows its own members
twenty cents. The proper thing would
be to allow actual travelling expenses.
Probably every Congressman travels on
a pass, and the government ought to
have the benefit of that. 1t is to be hoped
the Ohio member will introduce his bill
to cut off or at least cut down the mile
age steal and give Democratic Congress-
men who are bowling for retrenchment
and reform chance to make record.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE Sentinel says that Joel A. Bak-
er, Democratic county assessor, who has
been renominated for a second term,
"has discharged the duties of the Office
with great intelligence and perfect up
rightness.r One evidence of his intelli-
gence and uprightness is that he in
creased his own taxes for 1892, over 1891,
one third of 1 per cent. while he in
creased those of his Republican neigh
bors from 90 to ESQ per cent. Another
evidence is that he managed to cOnstrue
the law so as to increase the taxes of
Republicans in very much larger pro-
portion than those of Democrats. Mr..
Bakers intelligence and uprightness are
very discriminating.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
Tax Reform VS.. Tariff Reform.

hfcnmonC fAuaClum
Tariff reform 10 an indefinite term; it
deals in ''Glittering Generaliti-s." and ex-
presses nothing fixed or certain. Tariff re-
formers are as wide apart as the poles in
their understanding of what is meant by
tariff reform. The "reformers" would go
oil TO pieces if my attempt were made to
embOdy this reform into an enactment. On
the other hand, tax reform Is one of the
clearest and plaDest of principles. Every
farmer can sit down by his own firesde
and figure ont just what tax reform means.
His tax receipts explain the whole matter.
When he sees that this year he hsd to pay Is
or 80 per cent more taxes than he paid last
year on the same property, he doesn't have
TO apply to any one to tell him his taxes
need reforming Tax reform is really the
important issue in this State: it is a reform
that can he effected only by intrusting
State management to honest and COM
retent men. Democratic legislatures are
the real cause of increased taxation in
this State, and to reform taxes the Legis-
lature must first be reformed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

The Democratic county convention
was turbulent and unruly to the last de.
gree, and the managers had great diffi-
Guilty in holding it to anything like an
order of business. During most of the
session it was bowling mob, varied at
intervals by a fist-fight between drunk
en- delegates, and prolonged yelling
matches between the chairman and it's
members. In personnel and proceedings
it was typical Democratic convention.
The ticket has no particular merit,
but it lie better than might have been ex-
pected under the circumstances. The
appearance and conduct of the conven-
ton indicated that it would probably
nominate the worst ticket possible, yet
it really did about the best possible
with the material before it.. The
trouble was that the material was all of
an inferior quality. The ticket is prob
ably good enough to satisfy Democrats
who are disposed to be little particu-
lar, and bad enough to please the
toughs, who constitute majority of the
party.
1t was plain from the beginning that
Cleveland men controlled the conven-
ton, and that the Gray men would have
to take the medicine prepared for them.
1t was administered in the shape of a
sugar-coated dose indorsing Grover for
first place and Isaac for second. Unless
Mr.. Gray comes into Marion county with
strong support from outside, he will
have no showing in the State cow en-
tiOu
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THREE months ago the Western Pack
ing and Canning Association, in session
at Chicago. declared that it is for the
best interests of the industry to stand
by the law which Will soon enable the
people of the United States To use
American tin-plate; but one BENJAMIN
Franklin Sbively. who is serving the
British tin-plate monopoly as repre-
sentative of the Thirteenth district. has
made very stupid report from the
ways and means committee in favor of
putting the American consumers of tin
plate into the hands of the British tin
plate trust. AS Benjamin Franklin was
a philosopher and a protectionist. Mr..
Shively should drop that part of his
name and substitute Richard Golden or
Grover Cleveland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
A PLEA FOR PUBLIC SPIRIT.

A good many years ago residents OF
Indianapolis. in the depression incident
to a collapsed real-estate boom. fell into
1t was dead town. poor town. it had
no enterprise, no prospects, and life in
it could with difficulty be endured by
those forced by circumstances to stay.
Those who stayed have prospered very
well, but even yet have not outgrown
the habit of belittling the city. New
enterprises that force themselves on
their attention are greeted with fore
boding signs; outside capital that pro-
poses to find place for investment
here is not welcomed, but dis
cOuraged. The effect that this
course has had in retarding the growth
of the place cannot be measured, but is
undoubtedly great. Nevertheless, in
spite of the inertia and even actual op-
position of many residents, the city has
grown by sheer force of its natural ad-
vantages of location and its Importance
rs a railroad center. Manufacturers
have not been slow to discover these adj
vantages, and have established their
plants here with serene disregard of the
sentiments and prajudices of non-pro-
gressive citizens. 1t is with shock of
surprise that the slow moving citizen
learns every now and then of the exist
ence of factory of one sort or another
that is doing an immense busi-
ness. and of which he had never
heard. Nothing is moro common
than to hear it said: "Why, did not
know such goods were made here" or,
81 had no idea that so and so were such
extensive shippers" 1t is time the peo-
pie of Indianapolis knew more about the
business of the town. They should not
only keep themselves informed concern
ing all the important industries that are
prosecuted here, bat they should talk
for their town as they have so long di-
rectly or indirectly talked against it.
The efforts of the Commercial Club to
push the interests of the city may be
hindered by the Indifference of the peo-
pie. and may be equally helped by their
cooperation. If the city is to be doomed
the people must boom it. They should
have enough local pride to urge them
to this, but should also be well fortified
with facts. If they will study the Jour
nails industrial notes, printed each Mon
day morning, they will have basis on
which to make their talk effective. In
dianapolis has many attractions and ad-
vantages as place for business and a
place of residence, but it's citizens are
deficient in that useful thing known as
public spirit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE Washington correspondent o

THE Washington correspondent of
the New York Post hears that some of
the anti free coinage men have scheme,
If the Bland bill should come up again,
to propose as O substitute bill which
will abolish the free coinage of gold
bullion, so that the government would
be compelled to pay for the gold bullion
it may need for coinage, as it does of
silver, thus putting them on an equal
ity. If the free-silverites should fight
such measure 1t would show that they
have no faith in their assumption that
the refusal to coin silver on the same
terms as gold has caused the deprecia
ton of silver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
Costly County Governments.

The demand for a wise fee and salary
bill, which the Indiana Legislature has re-
peatcdly refused TO pass is not based upon
misconceptiOn of facts. For the benefits
derived county expenditures are enor-
nous. Cass county, for instance. 10 run ut
an annual expense of about S72. 900,
not counting expenditures fer new build
ings and new bridges. Besides this almost
every officer gets fees These belong to the
officers. and it is impossible to state how
much more the county government costs
the public over and above the So. coo. One
official who retired not long ago il quoted
as saying that he received $4,000 for his
eight years service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE case in Maine of a debtor in Jail,
over which so much indignation has been
expressed. is one where the prisoner is
standing out for principle in which Si.25
worth of seed potatoes is involved. The
creditor is compelled to pay the debtors
board, and on several occasions has ten
dered him the money with which to pay
the debt and 60 free, but he prefers to live
In the jail
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

If this can be utilized by pulverizing
and piping it to market in the manner
above indicated there will be large
saving. and, if the experiment proves
successful, it may reduce the price of
coal in some localities by cheapeninR
the cost of transportation. At oil
events, the result of the experiment will
be awaited with interest. Piping ljque-
fed coal is something new under the sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE using of CODgressman's name
to get information about the status of o
pension claim and extOrting So there
for from poor widow, as appears by
letters from Columbus printed in the
Sunday Journal, is simply Infamous.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE comments of the two Indianapo-
Lis Cleveland organs upon the collapse of
the Cleveland boom in Rhode Island are
SO nearly identical that they must have
been the result of a conference. They
are as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

SENATOR ALLIsoN's plan for the use
of uniform automatic cOuplers for
freight cars provides that companies
shall choose by letter ballot the coupler
to be universally used, Q zach voting ac-
cording to the number of its freight
cars. This would be fair, and Congress
should adopt the plan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

AN advertiser in the Sunday Journal
said that never before in the history
of the world has there been such stylish
and excellent neckwear at such low
prices; it's American" 1t is the same in
about everything, but it makes the An
glomaniac free-trader very unhappy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
Prominent Paliners.

The Palmers appear to be doing reason
ably well. There is our own Farmer Tom.
president of the worlds fair comm So on;
Mrs. Potter Palmer, president OF the lady
managers: John NJ Palmer. Senator from
the State of Illinois. and now Professor
Palmer and wife. of Harvard. have been So
cured al Joint salary of $4,000 by the Chit
cago University. Who says there 10 moth
ing in a namef
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

REPRESENTATIVE DoANE. of Ohio. pro-
poses to give the Democratic reformers
a chance to make record on the mile
age question. Many years ago, when
tho country had few railroads and trav-
cling was difficult and expensive, law
was enacted giving each member of
Congress twenty cents mileage each way,
from his home to Washington and re-
turn. In many cases this mileage
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

regard to prevailing fashions, what consti.
tutes good form in dress. what colors and
what kind of gowns may be worn by
blondes and brunettes. by short women and
tall women, and by young and old. There
will also be \ waiting-room attached to the
office, where patrons of the society can
have o Above mended. rent in the gown
mended. dragging skirt binding cut of.
and other little accidents of that kind rem
edied. In short. the object of the society
seems to be to ill a long felt want. Chicago
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE Democratic resolutions adopted
on Saturday did not contain any declar-
alton in favor of personal rights" or
denouncipg "sumptuary laws" This is
the first time they have failed to trot
out "Old Sumptuary" for long time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THOSE who would like an illustra-
ton of the adage, "ho1st by his own
petard," are invited to examine the shat
tered remains of the late George William
Cooper, of the Fifth congressional dis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

THE county cash-box is much less
sacred than q box which contains the
ballots of a number OF American citi-
gems. Having used his Ratchet upon the
latter. as county treasurer Mr.. Holt can
break in the county safe with sledge if
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
THE AdinstabIe Bnae- BnIl Rennrt.

AS the true baseball reporter is sure either to
boil over with enthusiasm, or completely evapo-
rate in despair. this form is offered i.r his con-
venience. TO be filled in according to the score:
Our - aggregation Of - filed the hearts
of all true admirers of the national game with
intense - by their - work yesterday aft
ernoon, II such term be not too mild to be ap-
piled to the - playing witnessed yesterday
bya- concOurse Of spectators to their keen
- and -. We hardly expect to see again
during the entire season another such exhibition
of -, even though the who are
covering the name OF Plurkville with -
should do their very
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
Friendly Rivalry.

HOgan-Whlch wayl
Grogan-Im goin TO HarriGan's to take him
back his ear We had a bit av adiscussion at the
prim'ry an I'm takin' it back TO um To show that
it was only a little ginerous rivalry tween
friends, after all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11
BUBBLES In THE AIR.
Tales of Two.

Oldsport-I suppose you know that pulling out
a peacock's tail takes all the pride out of hint
Hicarde No; didn't know that though
have noticed it works that way with the tiger.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-04-11

1HE TaII Mali UaZctte, OF LOnuOn, nO'
ticing the return of Paderewski from his
American tour, says:
The one remarkable thing about NJ Paderewski
since his return from America is the great
progress he has made in the English tongue. He
now speaks English with comparative t1uency
and prides himself not little upon this accom-
plishment Fortunately, however. he has not
caught the peculiar information and accent that
disfgures the mother tongue when spoken by
Americans.
This illustrates British arrogance and
Ignorance. Many Americans speak the
mother tongue better than many English
men do. and. take both countries through.
it Is spoken in greater purity in this coun-
try than 1t is in England.