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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
OUR DISTURBED RELATIONS WITH CHINA.

We are not done with China yet. The
legislative monstrosity known as the
Geary act became imperative through
its own clumsiDess and thus saved us
from coming into direct collision with
the Chinese government, but the law
still stands an insult and a menace to
China. The Chinese are q slow and pa
tent people. but they are not devoid
of spirit. and they are not fools. Their
statesmen are highly educated, well
equipped in the schools of diplomacy
and keenly alive to the honor and inter-
ests of China. 1t would be great mis-
take to suppose that Chinese statesmen
are incompetent or stupid.
The North China Herald of May 10.
received at San Francisco by the last
steamer from China. contains transa-
ton of the reply OF the Chinese minis
ter to the dispatch of United States
Minister DENLY with reference to the
passage of the Geary act. 1t shows a
perfect acquaintance on the part of the
Chinese minister with American leRisla-
ton and with treaty stipulations in re-
gard to Chinese immigration. The pa
per opens as follows:
Referring to our records we find that
Chinese immigration into the United States
was first interdicted on Nov. IL. 1880, hut
that it was not until 1882 that the United
States government took any decided
steps In the matter by pro-
the number of Chinese laborers enter
ing into the United States. These steps
wereexceedingly harsh and unjust. How
ever, in 1854 these unjust measures were
revised and adjusted. and showed on ap-
precisb BILE intention to do what was night,
as they did not openly abrogate the treaty.
But 1t was the act of Oct. |. 1888. that en-
tirely broke the friendship and harmony
that had hitherto existed between our re-
spective countries for so many years. We
made repeated protests against this VIOLA
tion of treaty obligations. but neither your
Excellency nor the Foreign Secretary at
Washington deigned TO make any reply to
our dispatch. Norwegian we hear of a new
act with nine articles being passed on May
5. this year. as well as the extension by
another ten years of the act of 1884. which
is about to expire. all OF which. upon pc
rusal compel US again to make the follow
ing representations TO Your Excellency:
Then follows review of the Geary
act, in which our disregard of treaty
stipulations is shown up, very little to
our credit. Thus, quoting from the
Geary act that Chinese are not allowed
by law either TO enter or to remain
within the limits of the United States"
the Chinese Minister says: eve should
like to know whether by law is meant
tho law that has been agreed upon be-
tween our respective countries" Again,
quoting from the Geary act that "in the
event of any Chinese stopping in the
| United States he should have some sub
stantial proof of his right TO do So" the
Minister says:
We find that Chinese Iaborers went to
America on the strength Of the Burlingame
treaty OF 1867. Ii the government of the
| United States desires. therefore. substan-
| tial proofs. we would refer it TO that treaty,
| which Is the most substantial OF proofs.
! The governments of the United States. at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE Charleston News and Courier of
the Goth inst. publishes partial review
of the cottOn-manufacturlng industry in
South Carolina, which makes very in
teresting showing. In addition to the
mills now in operation, nearly twenty
new ones are being erected. The News
and Courier says complete statistics will
show that the total amount of capital
invested in cotton manufacturing in the
State is not less than $12.000,0 600. and
that about one-third of all the cotton
raised in the State is consumed by it's
mills. 1t predicts that the day is not
far distant when every bale of cotton
grown in South Carolina will be manu-
featured within the State.
Tt is needless TO say that this industry.
like many others in different parts of
the country. owes it's existence entirely
to Republican protection, and will cease
to exist if the Democratic party carries.
out the Chicago platform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
ALDlNE HOTEL AFFAIRS.
The Executive Committee of the Contributors
Holds Another Meeting-Lamphere,s Action.

The executive committee appointed by
che contributors to the Aldine Hotel for
entertainment st the worlds fair, held q
meeting yesterday afternoon to hear re-
ports The committee is satisfied from it's
Investigations that Edwin o. Lamphere is
liable for damages in failing to keep the
contracts of the company. Lamphere.
over his own signature. told the committee
that he would honor the contracts and
agreements at so per cent. OF the amount
called for on the face of the contracts. He
said he w ould allo w the con tri butors to take
entertainment either on the European OF
American plan. and to the extent of this 80
per cent he would require cash pay
ment. Several Indianapolis people have
tried has hotel. hut have not been able to
settle their claims without the payment of
an equal amount OF money except where
they could produce Lampbere's origin al
agreement over his own signature. The
committee does not believe that fair deal
ing can be expected from him. IL is re-
ouested that contributors leave their
names with A. Ii. By field at Paul Kranss's.
firm Of Chicago attorneys are ready to
prosecute the claims. but IL will be necess-
sry TO know the nance OF the contributors
before furthsr proceeding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

the present day. by its desire not to abide
by treaty obligations. and by endeavoring
by the use of arbitrary force to effect its
purposes. has all the appearances of violat-
ing the spirit of it's own Constitution.
This is plain talk for Giplomatist to
use, but it is true. There is not a par
ticle of doubt but our recent laws
against Chinese immigration are IN
direct contravention of treaty stipula-
tons with that country. This govern
ment has an undoubted right to regu-
late Chinese immigration or even to
prohibit it altogether, but there was a
better way to go about it than by vio-
lating a treaty. The Chinese Minister
continues his analysis of the Geary act
In detail, and shows up its inconsistent
cies in way by no means flattering to
American pride. In conclusion, he re-
grets that such legislation "has the eff
feet of injuring the fair name of the
United States and the friendship be-
tween our respective countries" ard
protests against the enforcement of the
law.
Pending the administrative failure of
the law, further efforts will doubtless be
made to have it set aside, and probably
by the negotiation of a new treaty. A
new Chinese minister has just started
from Hong Kong, and, in the ordinary
course of travel. will reach Washington
by the last of July. He has had ex-
tended experience as diplomatic. and is
said to be an accomplished man of af-
fairs. There is reason to believe that
he will endeavor to negotiate a new
treaty with this government covering
the whole subject of our relations with
China, and especially the immigration
question. Such treaty, entered into by
the President and ratified by the Sem
ate. would supersede the Geary act and
all other existing legislation on the sub
ject and become the law of the land-at
least until such time as this government
might see fit to violate it.
Latest advices from China show that
the Chinese government came very near
breaking off diplomatic relations with
the United States on account of the
Geary act, and that it was only decided
after much hesitation to send now min
lister to Washington. If he succeeds ir
negotiating a satisfactory new treaty
friendly relations between the two coun.
tries will continue; otherwise we may
have some very disagreeable experiences
with China.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

ACCORDING to Secretary Morton, the
Granite County Mining Company pro-
duced in one year recently nearly three
million ounces of refined silver at cost
of IL cents an ounce, the whole yield of
the mine for the year costing the COM
pany $S6s. 1000. Commenting on this, the
Charleston Is. c. News and Courier says:
At 10 cents pound for cotton the CON-
pany could have bought with that sum
the cost of It's silver crop"-7.360 bales of
cotton. The same silver crop, coined at
412l3 grains to the dollar. would make
S5.000.000 of legsi-tender money, which
would buy 10000 bales of cotton.
Anyone who chooses to do so can make
q similar calculation in regard to wheat.
The figures show plainly enough why
every silver-mine owner should want
free coinage, but they increase the mys-
terry why any farmer should.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THERE is no reason why the bonds of
any city in Indiana should not find
ready sale at low rate of interest if
issued in denominations of 800 to $500.
When lawfully issued no kind of prop
erty can be more safe, and ordinarily no
kind can so readily be turned into cash.
Still, prominent business man told the
officers of thriving city that he could
not tell them where to go to negotiate a
limited sale of bonds. The fright about
money which extends to the bonds of
Indiana cities is senseless. They are
not going 10 the "demnition bow-wows
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE real reason why Mr.. Cleveland
does not convene Congress at once is
said to be the fact that the Democrats
are not fully prepared to repeal the
Sherman silver law at the present time.
The Southern members, to use the
phrase of one of them, are passing
through formative period" regarding
that measure. Each batch of appoint
ments marks clearer vision of the OBJ
jections to the silver purchase law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

GOVERNOR ALTGELD probably regrets
that he has not the power to sentence to
the penitentiary the judge, the prosecu-
tor and the jury who convicted the An
hrchists whom he has just pardoned.
His pardon screed was mainly devoted
TO proving their guilt. while it con-
tanned no word of condemnation for the
murderous teachings and bloody in
structions of the Anarchists. The near
est approach to patriotic sentiment in
the entire paper was the statement that
"while our institutions are not free from
injustice. they are still the best that
have yet been devised, and, therefore,
must be maintained" This apologize
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

WHEN Mr.. j. c. Landrum, of North Car
DINA. received q commission from the
President az chairman of board to make
titles TO town sites in the Cherokee Strip
be was very happy Democrat. but when
be reached Oklahoma and found that the
board had only about thirteen days work
before it. and at the end OF that time would
pass out of existence. he was q very mad
Democrat. He refused to be sworn in, and
started back to Washington with the
avowed purpose of making things warm
for Secretary Hoke Smith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE present commander-inch chief of
the Grand Army, who will be in this
city more or less during the next two
months, is not General now, and never
was. If he were, the Grand Army could
not officially give him that title. His
actual rank when mustered out for
wounds which have not yet healed was
Sergeant Major, and he was a good
one. So drop the "Generaln when
speaking of Commander-in-chief Weiss
aart
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

If the sheriff of Lake county cannot
get among his neighbors the bail which
may be demanded in the damage suit by
the Roby magnates the State should in
tercede to prevent his imprisonment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

WHILE Congress has never given the
country such vigorous immigrant law
as public sentiment demands, it will be
no satisfaction to see q revenue tariff
put the country in condition that will
cause those who now desire to immi-
CRATE to stay at home from choice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

IT is Q mighty small occasion that does
not give some good American Q chance to
make dollar or two. PIainsmen predict
that the cowboy race from Chadron to
Chicago will cause q demand for Western
horses for cavalry purposes by every nation
of the civilized world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

july l is the regular day for paying
semi-annual interest and dividends, and
a large amount of money will be put
into circulation on that day. This and
the pay ment of pensions ought to re-
lieve the present monetary stringency
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

If the matter of the time of holding q
city convention were left to the mass of
Republicans, it would not be held until
the week after the National Encamp-
ment. Just now Republicans are asking
each other, "Who is the manW With SO
many good men, time is necessary to
settle upon one of the good ones who
can beat the tax-eatlng combine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
PARIS-American Exchange in Paris. SO Boulevard
de CapuciDes
NEW YoRK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel.
PHILADELPHIA-A p. Kemble 3735 Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co, 154 Vine street.
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner OF
Third and Jefferson streets.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

AFTER July 1 the Governor of South
Carolina will be able TO say to the Gov
ernor of North Carolina: lit is q long way
between saloons" From and after that
date there will not be a liquor dispenssry
IN Sonth Carolina. except official ones,
owned and controlled by the State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

If Mr.. Cleveland would exchange
places with one of the thousands of
manufacturers and business men who
are walking the floor awaiting q dec
laratjon of the administration financial
policy. he would soon get rid of his
superfuous fat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

defense of American institutions is
about what might be expected from a
chief executive who goes out of his way
to attack the judiciary in the interests
of anarchy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

RECENTLY several business men have
spoken of the Importance of having several
much Travelled streets paved before the en-
campment. South Meridian is one of these
streets. The question of paving having
been settled. why cannot South Meridian
be paved 10 the Union Statloni
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

YESTERDAY silver dropped 8 cents
more. to 6S cents an ounce in New York,
and one penny In London; that is. more
here than abroad. Thus the silver in a
legal-tender silver dollar could have
been purchased yesterday for little
less than % cents in money based upon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE executive committee of the encamp-
ment are making nc mistake in having the
barracks located as near the center of the
city as possible. At one or two previous
encampments the barracks were nearly
useless because located four or five miles
from the heart of the city. to which
locations transportation was limited and
uncom Portable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

1T is to be regretted that Mr.. Akin
son, author of the administration free
trade bill, did not append thereto his
series Of recipes showing how wage
earners can live upon fourteen cents a
day. as such cheap living would be the
result of his tariff measure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

An exchange says that Lizzie Borden will
continue to be reminded of the crime with
which abe was charged by the narrow and
intolerant spirit of New England. As Miss
Borden is more than "well fixed" no one
need fear that she Will DO seriously ostra-
cised. In New England. as elsw here.
money overcomes many prejudices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

If Governor Altgeld reads the best
papers in the country he must come to
the conclusion that it is their unanimous
opinion that he is very small and con-
acienc eless demapopue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE supremacy of science over poetry
In these days was again demonstrated
when Napier's bones proved too much for
Bobby Burns. at Roby. Monday night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THERE is this to be said in favor OF the
income tax: the man who pays 1t has q
better right to brag than does the man who
pays taxes on property. The property tax
goes right on after the man is dead. while
the income tax does not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

1T has not been proven yet that the gen.
tleman who is reported to be drawing 9
pension for badness WAS not profession
al pianist before acquiring his disability.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

WHEN IN doubt. play q trump" Is good
advice. and would be followed by Mr..
Cleveland and his Cabinet If they only
knew what were trumps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

the constable was fatally wounded, and
the world loses the chance of gazing on q
constable who was able to hit the man he
was trying to shoot at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

HYPNOSIS Is not confined to the bicycle
fiends. The Thomas cat and tho mugwump
are both afflicted that way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

GOVERNOR ALTGELD ought to have
that oongratulatory telegram from
Anarchist Johann Most framed and
hung up as family heirloom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

THE question that paralyzes: "WIll
the Democratic Congress attempt to
carry out it's pledge to revolutionize the
fariffw
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
uncomforta

The president of the NIedringhaus roll
ing mills. of ST. Louis. positively refuses
to sign a scale OF wages with his employees.
Tariff legislation. he Gays. threatens to
cheaper the product of his mills during
the ensuing year, and, as the wages of his
men would have to he reduced according
ly. he will not sign the scale they have
presented
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29
mi

Persons sending the Journal through the mails in
The United States should put an eightpage paper
q CEE-CENT postage stamp; on a twelve or sixteen
page paper a Two-cENT postage stamp Foreign post
age is usually double these rates.
All communications intended for publication in
ls paper must IN order TO receice attention. be
eoBspanIed on the name and address Of the s1riter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-06-29

AcoNsTABLE and Q hotel keeper INDUCED
in shooting ARRAY In Omaha. in which
The morning call., 1893-08-24
ON THE RIGHT SCENT.
Iodoform as a Detector of Crime-A
Burglar Arrested.

James Johnson, alias james McMullen,
is in the tanks at the City Prison, pending
an investigation which may result in a
charge of burglary being entered against
him. johnson had been living for some
time in the clearinghouse kept by Mrs.
MOlloy. GIT Bryant street. Mrs. Mortee.
one of the reomers. has been absent in the
country for a few days. and her room was
kept locked. On Tuesday morning Mrs
MoilOy found the door ajar, and on enter
ing discovered that her rOOmer's trunks had
been opened, bureau drawers Tansacked
and articles of wearing apparel and
ornaments scattered over the floor. Two
other articles had been stolen.
Mrs. MOlloy detected a strong smell of
iodoform in the room, and as johnson had
his hand crushed recently and had 1t
dressed with the drug her sus spiciOns fell
upon him. She reported the matter to the
police and a search was made for the
stolen clothing in the pawnshopS. but
without success. twas learned, however.
that young man with one of his hands in
a sling had been endeavoring 10 dispose Of
the articles described. When johnson
was arrested none of the stolen articles
were found upon him.
1t is believed that Johnson had a con-
federate, as it would have been impossib BILE
for him with his injured hand 10 have
forced tho door open. The police are
searching for the other man, and when
they find him they expect to tiud the stolen
goods also.
The morning call., 1893-08-24
FLAGS TO WAVE.
All Ships Will Display
the Bunting.
The Wreck of the BOwden Still In
tact-Prominent People Arrive
From the Orient.

Obedient to the request from the Mid
winter Fair Commission, Chief Wharfinger
BoObar yesterday notified all wharfngers
to request the shipping at the various
wharves TO fly their colors to-day In honor
of breaking ground for the great exhibit
tion. Every skipper who was seen
promised to decorate his ship. In the
afternoon A ssistant Putnam took the tug
Governor Perkins and visited all the
vessels in the stream with the same re-
quest, and in each case received favorable
RESPONSE.
Occasion seldom arises when foreign
and American shipping display their bunt-
Ing at the same time, and as there are
a number of English merchantmen in port
the harbor to-day will present fine ap-
pearance.
Captain Logic of the British ship Queen
Victoria has written to this city that he
sighted the wrecked ship BOwden, May 4.
on a reef on Oneo Islands, near Pit
cairn Island. He lowered a boat and
boarded her, and found, to all eppear-
ances, that she was entirely sound; no
water in her hold and not strained. Her
standing rigging aud sails were gone and
the cabin fittings aud provisions had been
removed.
AS the distance to the wreck is only 5000
miles, ana as part of her cargo of $4,000
centals of wheat can be saved, perhaps
some enterprisDg steamship Or tug owner
will attempt the specu alton of towing her
10 the nearest port.
Among the passengers by the Pacific
Mail steamship City of Peking, which ar
rived from HOng-KOng via Honolulu, were {:
Z. w. Roper, wealthy New Zealand mer-
chant of literary prOclivites, who is max
ing q tour of the world Major A. +. A.
Lyle. L. S. A, the inventor of he Lyle
fifQ-Savipo Pow i Nj MpKip WIN
has served for fifteen years as a mission
ary in North China, and returns broken in
health TO seek restoration among the
mountains of Colorado; Colonel w. h.
Hallett of the British army; Lieutenant
Won der Austen of the German navy; Lieu
tenant Campbell Coffin Of the Royal Brit
ish engineers; Lieutenant Elm seidel, Lieu
tenant Zonroff and DIR. GOuDOr. from the
wrecked Russian man-of-w8T V ltlaZ, and
Mrs. A. N. brennan, Japanese mission
airy, who brings as maid cne of the natives
from whom Gilbert must have takeh his
model for Pitt Sing.
II. A. White, who has been serving as a
spoiter for the Southern Pacific on the
Dayle ferries, was arrested yesterday for
carrying weapon concealed, but released
on his own recogniZance.
Captain Lowry succeeds Captain Roberts
in command of the San JacintO.
The steam schooner Scotia is on Mer-
chants drydock receiving a new rudder
stock and general repairs.
The United States steamer Alert left
Honolulu on the 18th FOR San Francisco.
with a number of invalids and term sailors,
1t is reported that several deserters from
the Second Artillery. n G. c., in camp at
Eureka. Humboldt County, have returned
on lumber schooners. complaining that the
weather WAS too cold.
Captain LaZZarevich has been appointed
master of the schooner Del Norte, vice
Captain Wagner. who was killed by fall
at Nehalem River four weeks ago.
Captain II. j. Bartels was registered