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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

to superintend this work. and he went
about it with zeal that does not suffer
by comparison with that of Headsman
Maxwell. The result is that many
faithful and efficient consuls have been
removed. and their places filed by in
experienced and unfit men who have no
other claim to recognition except that
they are party workers. The Washing
ton correspondent of the New York
Tribune turns the light on Mr.. Quincy's
consular appointments as follows:
Among them are men who not only do not
possess the least of the qualifications which
were to be insisted upon. but who are no.
toriously unfit TO hold any place whatever
or aptitude. In more than one case have
such men been appointed to consulates OF
high rank and great responsibility. andthe
facts are notorious in Washington general
ly. If not in the State Department md
White House. Broken-down party hacks.
crossroads lawyers without practice. oven
men without BILE nreans of support. have
found their way into the consular service
nnder policy which was to place that
service 'on q business footing and pro-
OF Mr.. Cleveland's consular appointments
eight years ago were open TO severe criti-
clsm. but the worst of them was not 80 bad
by many degrees as some that he has made
this year upon Mr.. Quincy's recommends
tion. backed by the solicitations of Demo.
cratic Senators and representatives, and
the average Is even lower than IL was eight
years ago. when no consular reform
proclamation was issued.
And SO the work goes on, to the in
finite disgust of all who stop to COM
pare Mr.. Cleveland's promises with his
performances.
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FRESH AIR MISSION.
Committees, Physicians and Nurses Appoint
ed by the Directors Yesterday.

There was a meeting of the directors OF
the Fresh Air Mission yesterday afternoon
at Plymouth Church. and q large attend.
ance Mr.. Rondth presided. The resig-
nation of Mrs. w. J. Mckee. first vice
president. Was accepted with regret. and
Miss julia G. Sharpe was appointed TO the
position. Mr.. Christensen reported that
Sister Helen. of the Episcopal diocese,
would give two afternoons each week to
the service of the district duty and as
much more time as called for.
Several committees were appointed, In.
cludipg the following:
Executive-Rev. J. A. Rondthaler, Mrs Julia
Goodhart. Rev. G.. A. Christensen, Dr. j. H. Tay.
lor Miss julia @. Sharpe and Mr. James Smith,
Finance-Rev. j. A. Milburn. i. T.. Haughey
A. A. Barres, Louis Hollweg. +. l. Mayer. q. 4,
schnull, John III. Holiday and Frank Helwig
Physiciaiis-Drs. ]. III. Taylor. u. Bedford Sol
lis Runnels, Charles Albeit, G. ~. Vernon C. r.,
Galloway, q. L. Cook. 4. f. Morrison and Allison
Maxwell
Trained Nurses-Mrs W. j. Holiday. Mrs.
William J.. Elder, Charles +. sayles, T. c. Barry
and Miss sharpe.
1t was left to a subcommittee t6 select
matron, as there were several first-class
applications. Mr.. John D. Head, present
Waterman at the Ststehouse, was appoint
ed constable ana caretaker OF the fresh
mir camp at Fairview.
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A SUCCESSOR TO Mr.. MGILL
Henry F. Habeaey, Prominentin Philan-
thropic Work, Chosen by the Council.
Location Of the Garbage Psnt-BOnds
Of the Asphalt Companies
HABENEY SUCCEEDS m,GrrL.

Special Session of the Council Last Might
The Ballots In the Caucus.
1t took two ballots IN the caucus Of DEM
ocratic councilmen last night to name a
man to succeed the late Robert McGill as
councilman at large. and Henry It. Habeney
was declared the caucus nominee He was
elected at the special meeting of the Coun-
Gil held q few minutes later. The other
names before the caucus were those of
Messrs. Riley and Dan Sweeney. of the
Eleventh ward. and Olaf Olsen. On tho
first ballot Habeney received 2 votes. Olsen
6. Sweeney 9. Some little talk followed
this ballot and when another vote was
taken il showed . marked change. 10
stood as follows: Haoeney. s; Riley, 2. and
Olsen. 4. This is the balloting as one OF
the councilmen gave it out The other
members Of the caucus refused to divulge
the result Of each ballot
When the Council was called to order the
election was held in short order. Council-
man Golfer nominated Henry F. Habeney
and Councilman Cooper named Thomas Il.
Thompson. Of the Third ward. Mr.
Thompson is PRECEDENT of the Central Chsir
Manufacturing Company. Councilman
Casper and Reineoke were appointed tel
lers The vote resulted Habeney IL
Thompson T. Two councilmen were absent
Some membe moved TO adjourn, but the
president was on his feet with o call for
another special meeting. signed by Messrs.
RassmanD, Frosohauer and others. This
meeting is to consider an ordinance en-
ablinG the controller to issue four-and-a-
half-per-cent refunding bonds. and will DO
held this afternoon, at $50 o'clock.
My. Habeney. the ne WHY elected council-
man at large. is q member OF the firm OF
Brinker * Habeney. box manufacturers.
at los South New jersey street. He is an
ex-president of the German Orphan Asy-
lum, and 10 now trustee of that institu-
ton. His name was before q Dem ocratic
convention year ago as candid ate for
State Senator. HIS candidacy was warmly
espoused on the floor of the convention by
John Il. FrenzeL
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ance. The object is rest and recupera-
tion-its purpose health. not piety.r The
State can prescribe cessation of BUSH
ness and of ordinary pursuits one day in
seven, but neither the State nor the
church can prescribe how the day shall
be spent. What constitutes rest and
recreation must be left to each individ-
ual to decide for himself or herself, pro-
vided only that the rights and the COM
fort of others be not interfered with.
The argument for the compulsory OBJ
servance of Sunday as day of religious
exercises finds no more support In the
Constitution than it does in the Bible.
Mr.. Allen raises the question of mo-
tives. The Journal has not imputed
wrong motives to those who oppose Sun
day opening of the fair. We think their
motives good. but their methods un wise.
Assuming. without any authority what
ever, that their views of Sabbath OBJ
servance are correct, and that any de-
parture therefrom is sinful. they would
deprive all who disagree with them, and
who constitute a large majority of the
people, of an innocent enjoyment on
Sunday, which would violate no law,
human or divine. and which would be
full of rest, recreation and instruction
for thousands upon thousands who could
not have it on any other day.
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pass in Texas. In another place he says
that if the sovereign State of Texas
should accept this bounty on sugar, "for
spoils. she would open the way for the
invasion and final destruction of her
independent autonomy. For mess of
pottage, seasoned with the sacrifice of
principle, boiled in sin. she would sur
render her birthright." There is good
deal more of this sort of writing in the
message, which leaves no doubt that
Governor Hogg is State rights, free
trade Democrat of the most approved
school. 1t remains to be seen whether
tho Legislature will pass the bill over
his veto.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

ONE of the gentle papers in Utah
complains that federal officials in both
parties have of late been very lax in en-
forcing the anti-polygamy law known
as the Edmunds- Tucker act. which, if
vigorously enforced. would have put an
end to the particular evil Of Mormon-
ism. The paper does not deal in mere
charges, but gives name after name of
Mormons who continue to keep two or
more wives. These men are potent
leaders in the church, and. if the re-
ports of the paper are true, they are
living in defiance of the law through
the connivance of federal marshals,
commissioners and other officers. 1t is
charged that Republicans have failed
to enforce the law because they have
hoped to win the support of the Nor
mons not only in Utah. but in the ad-
joining States in which parts of their
families live. just now Mormons are
making pretense of complying with
the law, to the end that Congress may
be induced to admit Utah to the Union,
when it could make it's own laws and
practice polygamy. IL Republicans
have been permitting the violation of
the law to gain political favors from the
Mormons they will learn their folly
later on. The Mormons have memories,
and, therefore. know that while Repub-
licans have been hostile to their policy
for years. Democratic leaders have been
more favorable. As a State Utah would
be always Democratic.
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THE five colonies of Australia have
only three millions of population. yet
they have eontrived to get credit in
Great Britain in one way and another
for nearly $3.50, 100000. while the Aus
tralian banks got from British deposit
tors on certificates of deposit bearing in
terest $500. 100000 more. The annual
interest on this British money could
not have been less than $4,000, 900.
which is larger sum than three mil
lions of people can pay. But Australia
has railroads, public buildings. tele-
graphs, etc.. to show for the British
money, while the British investor has
nothing but finely printed certificates
of indebtedness.
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ASPHALT COMPANIES BONDS.

Vice President Millinery. Of the Warren.
schsrf Company. Has n Complaint
Vice President WINERY. of the Warren.
Sharf Asphalt Paving Company. will ap-
pear before the Board of Public Works this
morning. TO protest against the form OF
bond now required By the city from street
paving COMPANIES. Since the amendments
to the charter which do away with any of
the cost of the paving to the city have
gone into effect. rendering it i'm
possible for the city to withhold
per oent OF this payment 10 guarantee
the keeping of tile paw emcDts In repair for
o term OF five years. the hoard has adopted
new bond which requir the security
offered by the company be good for the
period OF five years after the completion OF
the pavement. instead of until Just TO It's
completion, as before Ii has been done TO
guarantee tue keeping OF the pavement IN
repair. and IL 10 this against which hr.
Whipery IL objeoting. Ho will make an
argument before the board.
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EVIDENCE continues TO accumulate
that the appointments to office which
are being made by this administration
are of a recklessly partisan character.
With all his professions of civil service
reform, no President in recent years has
allowed his subordinates and advisers
to peddle out official patronage in pay
ment of political debts to the extent
that Mr.. Cleveland has done. Every
body will remember with what -four
ish of trumpets il was announced few
weeks ago that the consular service
was to be reorganized. made more eff
cient and placed on a business footing.
Josiah Quincy. of Massachusetts,. was
made First Assistant Secretary of State
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MONUMENT COMMISSIONERS.
Proposition for the Side Groups-To Place the
Growing Figure-Business Transacted.

The monument commissioners were again
in session yesterday and transacted q great
deal of business. An offer was received
from Frederick McMonnies. author of the
great fountain at the worlds far. stating
that he would make the War and Peace
groups for the monument for $l00. 900. The
groups are to be from sixteen to eighteen
feet in size; are to be completed in from
three to four years. McMonnies is one of
the two artists from whom the board
asked for q proposition to undertake the
work under it's direction. The other was
French, who has also made himself famous
at Chicago. but he declined on the score
that having been one of the judges in tho
first and formal competition. he would be
subject to criticism if he should accept o
contract from those for whom he had
passed adversely upon the models of other
artists The board took the proposition of
McMonnies under advisement
Under resolution by Mr.. English the
board agreed to meet the next time ct the
Indiana Building of the worlds fair in
order to consult with artists aud sculptors
in reference to the ornamental of the
monument, and to inspect there the works
the board recelv ed word from Chicago that
1t had been shi ,ped on the nth of the
month and could be expected day after to-
morrow. The artist has notified the board
that man named Baker, W no had taken the
contract to erect the figure in its place.
would be here when it arrives. He lives in
Terre Hsute. but has not yet made his ap-
pearance. The figure Is to be put together
after its elevation to the summit of the
column by the American Bronze Company.
n trH fc vhnn N vfaf 1.u
in place In months time.
A motion was made by Commissioner
English that the GROWING figure be placed
30 as to face the west. This is departure
of the accepted purpose of the ommission.
which has been understood as favoring the
south as the direction in W hich the figure
should face. 1t would be- seen by more
people in that direction to better advant-
age. The president of the commission fa-
xored the south front.
The board approved the letters written
by President Langsdale to Colonel Lilly. as
executive head of the citizens committee
In charge of the Grand Army encam pment
Bids were received for the copper work
tsom shs o@ WshMsnpWs
from Samuel Lsing. but no award was
made. The contracts entered into by the
president during the recess of the commits
sion were approved. 1t was ordered that
there should be q "trip of granolithic curb
three feet wide between the street and the
grass plats. Ii was also decided to employ
q watchman, at wages not exceeding 81 q
day, to protect the monument from the
vandal hand. II is said that more damage
was done to 1t during the time Of the re-
cent street workers strike than in ali the
time the monument has been standing. IL is
thought some old soldier can be secured for
the work. The damage is done largely by
boys who throw stones at the column. 1t
is the intention of the board to push the
prosecution of all offenders who are caught
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

THE Cleveland Leader lectures q
Populist organ because 1t published the
farm mortgage figures which the Demo-
cratic managers gave out in 1890, and
which the census reports disprove. In
are put at SEQ. 0O0. 900; as collected by
the census agents, the Indiana farm
mortgages in 1890 amounted to S74, $685.
217. or about one-eighth of the Populist
statement. 1t is not often that the Pop
nlist editor gets within seven-eightbs of
the truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

GOVERNOR HoGG, of Texas. has vetoed
a bill authorizing the State to receive
bounty from the general government
for the sugar raised on the penitentiary
plantations. The State of Texas has a
plantation of 2.000 acres, worked last
year by 165 convicts. which produced
about one million pounds of sugar. The
yield this year will be at least as much.
with the prospect of heavy annual in
crease. so that under the existing law
the State might draw a bounty of about
SEQ. 900 each year till 1905. l. = ques-
ton whether State should put itself
in the position of receiving from the
general government a bounty for the
product of convict labor, especially
when such bounty was only offered to
stimulate individual enterprise. Per-
haps there is something TO be said
on both sides of that question,
and Governor Hogg, In his veto mes
sage, says q good deal on the negative
side. The message is free trade,
State rights paper of quito lurid style.
The argument is not so bad, but the
style is very funny, at least in spots.
The Governor says he thinks "the State
would debase her dignity, prostitute
her honor. and appear before ciyiliza-
ton as Inundated sucking holding on
to the breast of the federal government
IL she accepts the bounty" That is
somewhat fieurative language to appear
in o state paper. but probably it will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

ATTENTION has already been drawn to
the efforts of two members of the
Cleveland Cabinet to become Mr.. Cleve-
lands successor. Secretary Gresham is
putting newspaper writer's under obliga-
tions to him, while Mr.. Carlisle is APP
pealing to the whole Democracy by
turning out of the Treasury Department
officials of long standing, to make room
for full blooded Democrats. The Car
Isle method will win.
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THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL AND THE FEE
AND SALARY Law,

The backwardness of the Attorney
general in joining issue with the Demo-
cratic conspirators to set aside the fee
and salary law of 1891. on the ground of
unconstitutionality.s should not surprise
any one. If that official was not in the
conspiracy, he consented to it, and his
influence. which was potent in the Legis-
lature, was on the side of the majority,
which refused to amend that law in a
manner to carry out the will of the peo-
pie. For three months the Attorney
general has known that the grasping
county officials would undertake to have
the law declared invalid. Several weeks
since an action was brought for that
purpose. Nevertheless. with this ex-
tended notice. the Attorney general de-
clared on Monday, when the case was
up. that he was not prepared to argue
the constitutionality of the act for which
his party, in the Legislature, became re-
sponsible in 1891. Indeed, his attitude
regarding the suit was such as to lead
those who saw him in court to suspect
that he believes that the fee and salary
law cannot be sustained. In short, the
conduct of the Attorney general has
been such that fair minded men are
warranted in believing that he is hand
finland with the Democratic bosses
who advised the county officers who
repeal of the law that the more judicious
plan was to assail it before the courts,
which would declare it unconstitutional.
He was stupid looker-on at the State
house who did not understand that the
law was not amended or repealed be-
cause it was to be got rid of by the
courts. Two or three Democratic MEM
bers who desired to meet the demands
of the people in regard to the abuses
which the fee and salary law of 1891 was
intended to correct, declared in debate
that the law should be amended so that
its unconstitutionality could not be sus-
tanned in the courts, but their words fell
upon deaf ears because the Democratic
tax-eating officeholders to restore the
abuses which the State conventions of
both parties have denounced and
pledged themselves to destroy.
If there were q constitutional legis-
lative apportionment in this State such
outrages upon the people as this con-
spiracy to force upon taxpayers the
fee and salary abuse could not exist,
for the reason that the INSCRIPTIONS
leaders could not secure majority sufii-
GENTLY large to warrant them in defy
ing the taxpayers as they do in this
State. The Attorney-general, who,
more than any man in the controlling
element of the party, is responsible for
the gerrymander, would not dare to as
sumo the friendliness he does to the
overthrow of the law SO generally de-
mande by the people if he did not be-
lieve that minority legislatures will be
able to nuliify government for the peo-
pie and by the people.
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None Has Yet Been seiected-May Have TO
Boy Ground for IL.

None Has Yet Been seiected-Msy Have TO
Buy Ground for IL.
The garbage contract is now in the hands
of the Indianapolis Dissicsting Company.
and will be signed by its officers and by
the board In the morning. President Con-
duitt said yesterday that no site for il had
yet been selected. that the board had sew
eral in contemplation. but had been una
bic to decide on any particular one. 10
was Thoughts il would be placed on the
vacant ground owned by the city on Ala
bama street near the Union tracks but tho
board has given the q. A. X. encampment
committee the privilege OF erecting bnr-
racks there that it cannot be utilized
for that purpose. Sellers farm is so far
from the CITY that the increased expense of
hauling the garbage would be so great that
the chcapDess of the location would be
more than neutralized by IL. 1t is probable
that the city will he com PEELED TO buy land
somewhere near the city for the purpose.
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REYNOLDS'S BILL OF SALE.
All HisPrOperiy Covered by II Five Days Be-
fore lie Made His Assignment

Yesterday afternoon there was filed in
the recorders Office bill of sale by Miles
NJ. Rey nolds to Christian Wells of all the
stock of lumber. ETC.. horses. wagons and
office fixtures OF the former situated at or
used in The Reynolds lumber yard on Macs
achusetts avenue. The bill OF sale was
dated May Is. and FIVE days later REYNOLDS
made an ASST gnment for the benefit of his
creditors. including in the ssignment the
property covered by tho bill. of sale which
had not yet been put on reofrd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

II was never contemplated that the
Chinese would refuse to register. az re-
quired by the Geary act, and for that
reason no adequate sum was appropri-
ated for their deportation. The deporta-
ton against which SO many excellent
people rail was simply penalty to en-
force registration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

If ex-Secretary Tracy had followed
the Whitney method of getting models
for cruisers in England. the New York,
built upon home devised plans, would
not have been the fastest ship of that
class afiOat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

side by side with this. q column account Of
the concert written in plain United States
language which all may comprehend. This
is wise. because such rhapsodies as tho one
quoted from are q little rich for Indianap-
oils at it's present stage of musical cultiva-
ton, and it needs an accompanying anti
dote. Unfortunately. there is but little
musical opportunity here for display Of
this particular form of genius. but writer
of such gifted imagination. such flow Of
words, may easily attain fame and fortune
by devoting himself to the construction of
baking powder or patent medicine ads"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-24

IT seems to be a Cleveland year: The
baseball club of that name is distancing
its competitors, while the President of
that name seems to have run away with
the Democratic party
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TnE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

IhE INDlANAfOLAs JOURNAL
Can be found at the following places
PARIs-American Exchange in Paris SO Boulevard
de Capucines.
NEW IoRK-Gilsey House and Windsor Hotel
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINcINNATI-J. H. Hawley & Co. 154 Vine street.
LOUISvIILE-C. 4. Deering, northwest corner Of
Third and Jefferson streets
ST. LOUIS-Union News Co., Union Depot
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House.
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If the Council authorizes Controller
WOollen to negotiate ur-and-a- half
percent. thirty-year bonds at par for
1921, 900 the annual interest will be
$4,000. If the Council had authorized
tine Controller last August to accept the
offer made to take the S621, 900 ut a
premium of 3l2 PER cent. bearing per
cent. interest. an even 100000 would
have purchased the bonds, and the city
would practically have paid per cent.
on that amount, which would have
called for $4,000 year as interest
$500 year less than must be paid
now. In thirty years the four and-a-
half per- cents. at this rate, will cost the
taxpayers S11S,3j more than the four
percent. offer of August, 1892. The
chairman of the finance ,mmittee,
rather than the Council. is responsible,
since he refused to present the Con-
troiler's proposition To that body.