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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

A SUBCOMMITTEE OF the committee
On ways and mean which has been IN
v~estigating the pension question finds
that there are 5000 pensioners in New
York, 5000 in Ohio, So. 900 in Indiana
and $1,000 in Illinois. while in number
Of troops furnished the States ranked
New York, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. From
this the committee concludes that Indi-
ana and Ohio have more names on the
rolls than they are entitled to-, and that
soldiers from these States have been
specially favored because they were
doubtful States.
The number of pensioners paid within
any State is not necessarily in proper
ton to the number of soldiers it fur
nished, since great numbers of pension
ers nave removed from one State TO an
other. The suggestion that Ohio and
Indiana have been favored because
they were doubtful States does not ap-
ply to the former, which has never been
regarded as doubtful in presidential
years. One reason why the Western
70 may - u oOhiO AZ w
than others is that Tor nearly twenty
five years past the Commissioner Of
Pensions has been a Western nan Be-
ginning with 1871 the commissioners
have been James II. Baker. OF Ohio;
Henry NJ. Atkinson, of Nebraska; Charles
r. Gill, of Wisconsin,; John A. Bentley,
of Wisconsin,; w. w. Dudley, of Indi-
ana; John c. Black, of Illinois; Green B.
Raum, of Illinois. Indiana and Illinois
have had the commissioncrship for the
last twelve years, and while Black was
Commissioner an Indiana man, Colonel
Mclean. was first deputy. A Commits
sioner naturally has a kindly feeling
towards his own section and Ms own
State, and is very apt to favor them
without intending it. If Indiana has
more than her share of pensioners,
which is doubtful. it car be easily ac-
counted for in this way, without imput-
ing improper motives.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
The Border ,.roiied by Troops.

San ANTONIO. Tex, Jan. 3.-In ON inter.
view here to-day General Wheaton. COM
mande of the Department of Texas. said:
The bandits on the border will probably
prove troublesome, as they are fully so-
quainted with the country and can elude
pursuit by concealing themselves In the
dense chapparaL We have now in the field
the Third Cavalry and t1o troops OF the
Seventh Cavalry from Fort Riley. Kan.
There are camps established ct varions
points along the border. Captain Hardie
is located at the Comitas ranch and Capt.
Jackson. of the Seventh Cavalry. is at Car
riZo. Captains Chase and Hunter. of the
Third Cavalry. are patrolling on the rail-
road between Pena and Laredo. and Lieu
tenants vest and Langhorn are in COM
mand of two troops from Fort Ringgold
and a company of the Twenty-thIrd ln-
fantry at Rendado. There are smaller de.
tachments at san Ignacio and other points
along the border. The Rio Grande is eff
fectually guarded from Laredo to Fort
Ringgold and Hidalgo. Captain Dodd's
troop of the Third Cavalry Is at Fort Han
cock. These are constantly on the alert,
seeking information. and if hard work will
accomplish anything tie bandits will soon
he run down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

LEADING resident OF Alabama, in a
Pittsburg Dispatch. said:
One must expect some killing In an ex-
citing political campaign In the South.
The people are hot-headed. and you must
be prepared TO protect yourself at all times.
MY brother and j were armed constantly,
and were determined to give the opposition
the best we had at all hazards. Some peo-
PIE we're killed at the Inauguration of
Jones. recently. but that was expected also.
Ii is n way the Southern people have.
And yet Southern newspapers cannot
tell why people do not flock to the South
to make homes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
U-nrec.proea,ed Love Made Him a H.rml,

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Jan. 3.-Dr. Ralph
Butterield, the hermit who recently died
here. and left about 5000. 900 To Dartmouth
College. became a reeluse through a love
affair. In 1Sl9 he went from Boston 10
lazoo CITY, Miss. where he was stricken
with fever in 1850. tie was attended by
DIR. Ford. now of this city. who. IN the
mans eonvalescence. took hin To has plan
tstion home. 'Elysian Fields" not far
from Natchez. There he fell IN love with
Mise Victoria Ford. sister OF hts henefactor.
HIS love was not recipr0eated. This a.
tered DIR. Butterteld's course In life. and
he at once changed FrN~ p '~.~"nt voung
man 10 u rel'n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

The Republican members of the Mas
sachusetts legislatures. years ago re-
fused to go into caucuses to nominate
candidates for United States Senator.
and prolonged basiotings were the re-
suit. This year 100 of 100 Republicans
have signed a call for a caucus to nomi-
nate a party candidate. TN indications
are that Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge will
be named by a Republican legislative
caucus held this afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
,AL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
Exchange in Paris, SO Boulevard
de Capucines.
NEW YORK-Gflsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA. p. Kemble, 3735 Lancaster
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINEATI-J. r. Hawley& Co, 154 Vine street.
LOUISVILLE-C. 7. Deering, northwest corner Of
Third and jefferson streets.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

Men. SAToLLI, the papal legate, has
given Catholic Church circles another
surprise by reinstating the Rev. Thomas
O'Fiaherty, of Auburn, n. Y. who was
suspended from the priesthood by Bishop
McQuade nearly twenty-five years ago.
Mgr. Satolli seems to be representing
the Pope with considerable vigor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

GOVERNOR FLOWER, of New. York, is
at least a frank man.. Speaking of
Judge Maynard, whom he has reap
pointed to the highest COURT in the STATE,
he said that che never would nave been
thought of as a judge but for the serv-
ices be had rendered his party" The
service was the stealing of an official re-
turn addressed to the Auditor of State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

In his letter accepting the Democratic
nomination in 1888 Mr.. Cleveland said:
81 have carefully considered the plat
form adopted by the convention and
cordially approve the same.n In his
last letter of acceptance there was no
such Endorsement of the platform. He
evidently thought q man who was big
ger than his party did not need any
Dlatform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

not reduced the cost nearly so much.
The coal bill of the glass-works at New
Albany mounts TO 1925. 900 a year. all
of which and more is saved by the
works at Alexandria. where natural gas
Ia nsnd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
Rich Hind of Gold.

STOCKTON. Cal. Jan. 3.-Discovery has
been made in the Cnica mine. at Angeles,
Calaveras county. of a pocket so rich that
q twenty pound piece of rock yielded
sixteen pounds of gold. Another piece.
weighing five pounds. held three pounds of
gold. The miners say ii IL the most valu-
able find known In that rich section. The
mine Is q steady producer of the mineral.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
1t VIII.
IL Will.
philadelrhin Press.

People who pretend to know something
about il intimate that 1.-The new abine
will be full OF surprises"-and doubtless
il will. Ii will be chock full of surprises for
q large number of excellent and able
are not In it,.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

York Herald. which it says will move the
world. is the explanation of a new treat
ment for nervous diseases by injecting a SO
luton of phosphate of soda under the skin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

The hotel Hobbies would not swarm
with Democrats as they now do if they
knew that the Legislature would have
an y single to the best interests of In
diana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

The gerrymander by which thousands
of voters are deprived of representation
is as much a crime against popular gov
eminent as is the ballot-box manipula-
ton in Alabama.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

If the Prince of Wales comes to see
the worlds fair he should be welcomed
as President Carnot, of the republic of
France, would be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

BECAUSE o garbage %crematory is to be
built at the western Pennsylvania peni
Tertiary, the Pittsburg Dispatch is urging
the city authorities to do likewise and mot
let the penitentiary get ahead of them."
Yet il is nothing rare for the city fathers to
see the penitentiary ahead of them. Some
thing of the sort once happened right here
nj hOmo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
No Necessity for Lean Year,

Omaha Bee.
A man in New York has thirteen wives
and a man in Arkansas has forty-eigbt.
The feminine complaint that men do not
propose does not seem TO be we'll grounded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

New York Commercial Advertiser.
CHICAGO had a sacred COW. but she froZe
TO death tho other night. This must leave
the town about naked In the matter of
possessing anything of q sacred nature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
.soonsr.- May CAPTURE the str,p.

ST. Louis, Jan. ~3.-Jndge +. B. Green. OF
Mt. Carmel Ill. Chief-justice OF the Su-
preine Court of Oklahoma Territory. is here.
on route TO Guthrie 10 hold court. Speaking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

Omaha Bee.
1t Is reported that . Chicago alderman 10
going TO resign. He should be investigated
at once.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04
The Way Il Looks.

New York Commercial Advertiser.
Mr.. Cleveland appears at present to be
diligently engaged in thawing out O stick
Of dynamite.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

For years the city of Long Island has
been trying to get rid of q brutal bully of
q Mayor named Gleason. At the late cleo
ton they chose another man, a Mr.. San
ford. but Gleason had his own city clerk
canvass the votes, who counted in his mas
ter. Gleason has been sworn in despite the
fact that one of the courts declared against
him. Sanford has appealed to the courts.
but 1t is said that the two years, which
constitute the term. may be exhausted be-
fore a decision is gwen. Both are Demo-
Gratis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

A HEN at Adrian. Mich. laid three eggs
ut one time not long ago. She may have
been laying BY for a rainy day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

NJ. Albert Robin, whose prescription is five
grammes of phosphate OF soda in one hnn-
dred grammes of sterilized distilled water.
DR.. MCGLYNN delivered a lecture In New
York, q few nights ago. in which, with
great delIberstion and precision. he reiter-
sted the economic views which led to
his accommodation from the Catholic
of lands. he said:
1t il the unearned increment that in cities
gives 10 lands without any improvements SO
great q value. This value represents aud meas
ures the advantages of opportunities produced
by the community, and men. when not permit
ted to acquire the absolute dominion over such
lands, will willingly pay the value of this un-
earned Increment In the form OF rent, just as
men, when not permitted d to own other men, Will
willingly pay wages for desired services The
justice and the duty OF appropriating this fund
to public uses Is apparent in that II taxes moth
ing from the private property OF individuals ex-
cept what they Will pay willingly as an equlva-
lent for a value produced by the community, and
which they are permitted TO ENJOY. The fund thus
created Is clearly by the law OF justice q public
fund not merely because the value il a growth that
comes 10 the natural bounties which God gave
to the community I'm the beginning. but also and
much more because 1t Is q value produced by
the community itself; so that this rental value
belongs to the community by that best OF titles,
namely, producing, making or creating. To per-
nit any portion of this public property TO go
into private pockets without a perfect cquiva-
lent being paid into the public treasury would
be an injustice to the community. Therefore
the whole rental fund should be appropriated TO
common or public uses. The rental tax fund.
growing hy q natural law proportionately with
the growth Of civilization, will thus be sufficient
for public needs and capacities, and therefore
all taxes upon industry and upon the products
Of industry may and should be abolished.
This is the Henry George theOry-that
private ownership of lands should be abol-
ished, and that all lands shouid pay q tax
equal to their rental value. This reform,
If it is q reform, could only be introduced
by the abolition of oil and titles and the
practical confiscation of all lands by the
State. 1t is not exactly q movement in
favor of lands for the landless. but rather
a movement to enlist the landless IN q cru
SADIE against those who own lands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-04

1t is the discovery of q French physician,
NJ. Albert Robin, whose prescription is five
grammes of phosphate OF soda in one Hmm
dred grammes of sterilized distilled water.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
THE LATIN UNION.

There Is, says the New York World, a
good deal of popular misconception as
regards the Latin Union. That union
was formed in 1856 by agreement be-
tween France, Italy, Belgium and
Switzerland. Greece was added in
1867, and Spain in 1868. Roumania,
Servia and Finland have since made
themselves in effect members of the
union by accepting its coinage system.
The purpose of the union was 10 secure
uniformity and convertibilltv in the
coinage and currency of the several
countries concerned. Their coins varied
slightly IN weight and value. The dif-
ferences were annoying and perplexing
They also involved loss in exchange.
the union was formed to cor
rect this. By agreement slight
changes were made so that the coins
of all the countries concerned were made
to conform TO a single standard, that of
the French franc. of which they were
all muiIiples or factors.
Incidentally the effect of the Latin
Union in maintaining timetable coinage
over wide area has been very import
ant. and the frequency of references to
that effect IN discussions of tile silver
question have led many TO suppose that
The maintenance OF silver was the pri-
mary purpose of International agree
ment. Ia fact the agreement covered
gold and silver coins alike, and il was
made with primary reference only to
uniformity IN coinage and currency
values-identity in monetary units of
reckoning.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
SILVER AND THE PER CAPITA.

To the Editor of the Eagle
VIII you please briefly state the sub
stance of the following:
l. The decentralization. of silver act of
2. The Bland silver bill of 1878
j. The per capita of money circulation
in this country-gold, silver and paper
not including money held in reserve?
Touching this last, beg TO say that the
figures given by various writers and
speakers seem AS indefinite ana variable
as the mystic appearance of the shifting
scenes in a spiritual seauce. Our late,
lameuted, Senator Plnmb was quoted
shortly before his death as saying the per
capita circulation WAS IS. DR.. T. j. Miller
in the EAGLE Il few days since put it at
SEQ. Mr.. Jennings followed him and set
IL down at Sill The Chamber of Com
merce OF Denver, in memorial to congress
last week placed the per capita at So Mr..
COwperthwait, in his book on finance,
puts it at S24. Others give still other
figures. Does nobody know? Or must
this be regarded as an unknown and I'M
movable factor in oar government? |
hope you can give reliable figures.
G. ". H.
In answer to the first question above
will say: The demontizng act Of 1873.
as il is commonly known, was simply
an act disseminating the coinage of
standard silver dollars, and making the
gold dollar the standard or unit of value.
The Bland act, passed February %, 1878.
revived the coinage of silver dollars, re-
stored their legal tender quality. and
directed the purchase ard coinage of not
more than 1000, 600 ounces of silver a
month and not less than 1900, 600
ounces. This act continued in force
until July. 1890, when it was superseded
by the Sherman acl.
As 10 the last question, would refer
you 10 an article on that very point in
tbs issue of the EAGLE from the pen of
Or. E. F. Miller taken, as lie says, from
official statements of dates given. Still,
these figures cannot be taken a. alb
solutely correc;. The trouble in arriv-
iug At correct idea OF The matter is not
10 ascertain the amount of money that
mas been uttered by the government
tina, i matter # recori-bul TO know
now much has been taken ont of the
country. how much destroyed. how
much hoarded. amdsoforth, al Of which
last Icing out Of circulation and part
out OF existence, though az OF il charged
~ IL the total volume OF circulation.
In. EAGLE
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
KANSAS FAIRS.

Following is a list of district and
county agricultural societies and fair
associations in Kansas, with names and
postoffece addres ses of secretaries and
dates of fairs tor 1898. as far as re-
ported:
Kansas State Fair association-L H.
Pounds, Topeka, September 20 and SO, Oc-
tober l, =. 3, 4. s. & and {.
Allen County Agricultural society-C.
L. Whitaker, lola, September 81, %
and 3d.
Anderson County Fair association-M
/ L. White. GARRETT, August %, 80 and 81
and September l
Clay County Fair association-P p
kehoe, Clay Center, September II, 49, IA
and 15
Coffey County Fair observation-disclosures
brock morton, burlington, September II,
II, Is, II and -.
Cowley County Fair and Driving Park
association-J F. Snort. Winfield, Septem-
Der D. &, and g.
Herington Fair association, Dickinson
county-W. n Hawley, Herington. Sep
tember - 20. q and %
Finney county Agricultural society-D
A Sims Garden CITY, Ssptem Der 81, -
ana ..
Franklin County Agricultural society
c. II. kidgeway, Ottawa, September 26. %,
IS aud -.
The District Fair association. Franklin
county-D. II. Giore, Lane. September IS,
20 II aud y.
Greeley County Agricultural association
Thomas H. Orr, Horace, September -,
- and Is
The Anthony Fair association, Harper
couuty-A. Parke Jones, Aul hoy, Sep
TENDER u, =, = and -.
jackson County Agricultural and Fair
association-S b. McGEew, Hclton. sep
temt &c, q. IS and 20
Jefferson County Agricultural and Ne
chsDIcai Observation-Disclosures A patterson,
Oskaloosa. October 10. II. II and Is.
johnson County Co-Opers,ivs Fair as
soeiation--C. NJ Huiett, Edgerton, Sep
tember -, 20 81 anu -.
.lohuson Count= Pair association-W. 7.
Pugh, Olatne. August =, p. - and =.
Linn County Fair Edward
X. Smith, Mound CIty, September >. o,
and s
LaCvgoe District Fair association, Linn
counly-j. : Maeers, LaCygae, s=psen-
ber 20. q. = and -
Tue FFanktort hair association. Marshsll
county-Jam-s B EsnNilet. Frankfort,
September -. ?. = aad ~
Miami County Agricultural and Nechhn-
ict; ssss.ci4fiau-D. II. Fergusoa, Paola.
Octo Der 5 1, and 4.
Morris county Exposition company
j. D.I, CoUpcIl Grove, September -, =.
= aud -
Sal,-IAa District Fair association. Nerns-
la coanty-lra r Co.l.ns. SAoesAs, sep
sembsr :. 6. : sad ;.
Oszge County Fair zs-oeistinn-E x
flNey. Burgiug anne, Septen Der -. =, -.
- aud 81
o,Slorae County Far assoc.Atioa-M- e.
Smith, osboEue, SEPTEMBER -. ., =
assi -
Rasy Coansy Agricultural society -
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
KANSAS TIE BEST.

After thirty years Of personal exper-
ience in the trtumphs and vicissItudes of
life IN Kansas anu the widest of oppor-
tunites for making comparisons with
other sections and states Major Hudson
of the State Capital, sums up His con-
victions as to the desirableness of Kan
sas as permanent place of abode and
Tor the material betterment of the indi-
vidual citizens condition, in this terse
and comprehensive statement:
1--WE nave seen good people year after
year conclude that there were better
places, and after travelling from here to
Puget Sound or back to Vermont or
Pennsylvania, return and settle down
contented with the climate, the soil. and
the people. Kansas has SO much t.
commend il, there is such mine Of
wealth in her rich soil, such variety.
vigor and Intelligence in her people. and
go much sunshine, that after conl-,ari-
son NE return assured that While per
fec;lon is no, found in Kansas or any
where else, home can be made here
with 10 greater effort than eiseM here IN
the miio,e country.
'Ihe crisis OF today viii pass, and the
nightmare of calamity Viii soon be a
thing Of history, and happy Kansas vii.
come 10 The front stronger, tighter and
better for tic shaking up We are having
ri this time.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-08-13
TRUTH VS.. FALSEHOOD.
To the Editor OF the Eagle.

To the Editor OF the Eagle.
The article in your issue of Aug. 5.
written by J. S. Jennings, under the
heading, "a False Balance is an Abomi-
nation" was evidently written BIZ a
man who is SO eff his mental balance
that he is not . safe person 10 be run
ming at large. His brain Is undoubtedly
saturated with this fiat money craze.
He first copies from an article Of mine
the following statement: There never
was a larger volume of money in the
country, larger amount per CAPITA,
both in the country anu in circulation,
according to the most reliable official re-
ports. than there is at this time" To
this he makes the following comment:
The above statement IS false as he'll.
and the writer oE II kaows IL. because
can refer him 70 his published words
written in 1876 and prove has present
assertions false.
This statement of Mr. Jennings is
a luel. and anyone reading his
article can see that he Is reck-
less as TO what he saws.
lie informs your readers that he can
prove my assertion faisz. from my own
published werds. also from Treasurer +.
r Spinner's report, also by Presilsn.
I.,Anson's message, aud from the New
York Tribune and the Chicago later
Ocean Of 0cL. 1876. Now let Mr.. Jen-
nincs furnish the proofs he Claims lSe
can. III The exact language. and the