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

He Devotes It Entirely TO . Defense OF the
Mexican Monument Dates.
The report Of the monument COMMITTEES
of the Grand Army of this State was COM
pleted yesterday. 1t was written by the
president of the commission. George J..
Lsngsdale. IL announoes that the mechan.
ical work upon the monument and the SUR
rounding GROUNDS will be completed this
year. 1t will be unveiled Sept z. The
treasurer's report shows 1896 "a received
during the year. and &c is stated that there
are no moro sources of revenue, and that
this report closes the work of the commit
tee. The report recitee that some of the
posts in the State have positively refused
To assist In any way in the erection of the
monument The total expenses or
the monument thus far are S23S ,5l4.42
The report refers feelingly TO the death
of Gen. Thomas W.. Bennett. q mem Der OF
the commission. and it welcomes William
III. English. who Was appointed TO succeed
the deceased member. The report con-
cludes with u defeDse of the Mexican dates
on the monument, the substance OF which
has In the past appeared in the journal.
Grand Army men are commenting upon
what 10 regarded as the discourtesy of Mr..
Langsdale In giving his report as chairman
OF a department committee TO the press. in
stead of sending 1t to the commander. as
has been his course in the past and as 10
the custom In regard TO such matters. Last
year his report was circulated in the en-
campment meeting after being presented
in due form.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

G.. w. SMALLEY, London correspond
ent of the New York Tribune, says that
Mr.. Bayard, the new ambassador to the
court of st. James, is chiefly known to
the British public as the Secretary of
State who sent Lord Sackville his pass
ports, and that he shares with Mr..
Cleveland the responsibility for an act
which the English have always persist
ed in thinking was an act of rudeness.
In this connection it Is mentioned that
Mr.. Cleveland delayed appointing an
ambassador so long that much of the
good effect of the reciprocation was lost.
1t was three weeks after the President
was notified of the intention of the
British government TO make it's minister
to Washington an ambassador. and ten
days after the promotion had actually
been made, before Mr.. Cleveland ap-
pointed an ambassador. This was very
slow reciprOcation. If Mr.. Cleveland
had been capable of a graceful and gen.
erOus act he would have made Minister
Lincoln ambassador until Mr.. Bayard
could arrive. The result was that the
United States was represented by a min
lister at London for several weeks while
England had an ambassador at WASH
ington.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
BOARD OF TRADE GOVERNORS.
New Members Taken In-State q. A. r. En-
campment Invited 10 the City.

At the regular meeting of the governing
committee of the Board of Trade. last
night. the membership committee re-
ported the following members elected:
William Foor. Hiram w. Miller and James
r. Henry. The committee also recon-
mended the levying of the usual assess.
menr as a mortuary benefit on account of
the recent death of Bruce Carr. The
committee on communications and resolu.
tioDs reported that they were IN
receipt of d communication from the
New York Chamber of Commerce stating
that the committee had been appointed by
that body TO receive and entertain any
distinguished persons, delegates from for
eign chambers of commerce., or other cor
pOrate bodies. visiting the worlds fair.
The recommended and the
president was authorized To appoint q
similar committee here for the reception
of such delegates as may visit this city,
and the secretary WAS ordered TO notify the
New York Chamber of Commerce OF the ap-
pointnient of the committee.
The following resolution was presented
by Mr.. A. Il. Prather:
whereas, The Department -Encampmento OF the
Grand Arm Of the Republic, which assemblies
at Evansville this week, 10 composed of the sur
viyors and representatives OF the Grand Army OF
American Volunteers, who placed all upon the
altar OF their country when the problem OF self-
government tremhled in the balance, and.
Whereas. the citizens of this city have always
had q warm place in their hearts for the brave
defenders OF the Union: therefore. be it
Resolved. That this Board or TraSe extends a
cordial invitation TO the Department OF Indiana
G.. A. X. TO hold It's next annual en~campnent in
the city OF indianapolis in the spring OF 1894.
and promises in behalf OF the loyal citizens OF
this city n = arIn-hearted reception. The score
tary OF this board Is hereby instructed To forward
a copy of this resolution 10 the encampInent.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

not modified by tho fact that they may have
paid their assessments In advance instead OF
from week 10 week or month to month. Share
holders are not entitled to interest, hut only TO
such accommodations and profits as they receive
at the end OF the term for which the association
Ia organized they bear an entirely different at
titude toward the association than those who
hold certificates payable in thirty days, or at
any time. at n stipulated rate OF interest OF
course. all advanced payments by bona fide
shareholders made prior Ia the first day or April
in any year should be counted I'm. and the same
returned for taxes. loss the amount loaned upon
mortgage security.
The stock of an individual shareholder resi-
dent of one county and OF a building and loan
association in another county within the State
OF Indiana Is not accessible against him as an
individual. but is taxed against the association
III the county wherein the principal ONCE OF
such association Is located.
Replying To your eighth and last question, the
stock OF n building and loan association doing
business in a State other than Indiana. but held
by "A resident of this State. should he listed and
assessed against srch person at his place or resi-
dence precisely the same rs other personal prop
erty owned by him is listed and assessed. The
fact that such stock may be taxed To the associa-
tan In the State wherein the principal office is
located does not change the rule or relieve 9
resident owner from the payment OF taxes ID
above stated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THE opinion of the Attorney-general
declaring the paid-up stock of building
associations taxable will cause q large
amount of comment. In his opinion Mr..
Smith gives some good reasons. though
somewhat demngogically expressed. why
this should be the law, but the Journal
does not believe they are sufficient
to make it the law without enactment
by the Legislature, particularly since
the Legislature has, by special enact
mcnt. declared that the stock of build
ing associations is nontaxable. The
Journal is not authority upon questions
Of law off-hand, but it can hardly be-
lieve the Attorney-generars dictum that
holders of paid-up stool IRE not stock
holders, upon which assertion he bases
his opinion that theiI>stock is taxable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THE greatest menace TO this town IL its
control by q newspaper llgarchy. Banded
for power and plumber. q press com bine
will grasp the su distance while leaving the
people the form of popular government.
Puffery of slaves. slander of opponents is
the weapon of this am bitious and remorse-
loss combination. The reputation of no
citizen il safe at its hands unless he ac-
cepts its mastery.
Smash the press oligarchy!
This hystrrical announcement was re-
peated in a number of places or every
page of the Chicago Times of Sunday.
It's object was to arouse the people to
the supreme duty of preserving their
liberties by electing Carter Harrison
Mayor. 1t happens that the entire press
of the city, except the Times and one
other paper. is supporting Allerton;
hence the Times's cutlery against the
newspaper oligarchy." 1t will puzzle
most people to understand why a COM
biuation of a dozen papers in favor of
one candidate should be any more of q
n OF q newspaper oligarchy than
a combination of two papers in favor of
another candidate. But Carter Harri-
sons strength does not lie in his news-
paper support. 1t lies in the fact that
he represents the slums of Chicago and
the combined elements Of m~isgovern-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

CHAIRMAN LANGSDALE, of the Sol
diers' Monument Commission, continues
to ~stultify himself and falsify history by
cOntending that the monument was
originally intended to commemorate In
dlana's soldiers in all wars. In his re-
port to the department commander he
says: "It may be said, in addition, that
the character Of the memorial is fully
shown in the inscriptions above its pOr-
tals-'To Indiana's Silent VictOrs.' This
means ALL" The chairman of the board
himself devised that inscription and in
sisted on its adoption; now he cites it in
support of his present contention. 1t is,
at best. II foolish and inappropriate in
scription. Indiana has other "silent
victOrs" besides her soldiers and she
has n good many thousands of soldier
victors who are not yet silent. The in
scription, like some other things about
the monument. is a botch.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
EPISCOPAL ELECTIONS.
Officers Chosen by the Members of st. Paurs
and Christ Churches.

Last night the membership of st. PauPs
Church held their annual Easter election.
electing the following officers:
Senior Warden-D. L. Snyder.
Junior Werden-A. q. Jones.
Nestrymen-Hon. Thomas q. Sullivan. W.. j.
Holiday. j. ". Murphy. l.. A. Coffin, Charles
Mcclure, Il. q. Miller and George q. Tanner.
Christ Church members elected the fol-
lowing:
Senior Warden-I. II. Kiersted.
Junior Warden-R. l.. Talbot.
Vestrymen-Dr. Or. W. Sloan, w. A. Taylor, w.
II. Armstrong. c. E. Merritield. DR.. o. q. Pfaff;
n. F.. Dalton. Charles T. Brooks.
Treasurer-R. L. Talbot.
e-cretary-Charl 4. Brooks.
At tho animal meeting of the parish of
Holy Innocents Church, last evening, the
following were elected for the ensu-
Ing year:
Senior Warden-Charles b. Stilz.
Junior Warden-Milton III. Daniels.
Vestrymen-TimOthy 4. Bassett, George Ban
non. Fred A. LorenZ, Charles III. Schad. Frank
Goheen, Otto Pennicke. Walter ". BozeiL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

SECRETARY MORTON. of the Agricul-
tural Department. is claiming great
credit as a reformcr because he has dis
charged a number of persons employed
in the seed room. He calls them clerks.
but they are really day laborers, en-
ployed to sort, pack and address garden
seeds. Their work is practically ended
early in April each year. when most of
them are discharged. Within "a month
after Uncle Jerry Rusk became Secre-
tary of Agriculture he discharged about
seventy-fve employees in the seed room
and about one hundred from the Bureau
of Animal Industry. He did it as a mat
ter of business. and without any horn
blowing as to economy or reform. He
also recommended to Congress that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THE New York World characterizes
the city government of Brooklyn as
"the most corrupt and inefficient in the
country" The Brooklyn Eagle con-
fesses that Brooklyn is bad enough.
but its government. judged by it's cost
per capita. is a long ways from being as
profligate as that of New York city. it
being S11.45 to 5000 under Tammany.
Both these papers are Democratic, and
are deploring the ineficiency and cor
Iuption in the management OF two Cit
les but for whose enormous majorities
New York State would DO as surely
Republican ms is Vermont.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

III General Harrison were President
and James G.. Blaine or John w. Foster
were Secretary of State it would not be
necessary for either to send out a proc
lamation denying reports that they were
not sustaining the government in it's
trial of a case in which Great Britain or
any other nation is the opponent. The
present administration, by the denial of
Secretary Gresham, cOnfesses that there
Is ground for such misrepresentation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
STRIKE AT TIE CAR WORKS.
Laborers Go Ont Against a Reduction OF
Wages Already Very Low.

About twenty-five men. employed ct tho
Indiana oar and foundry works, near the
s~tockyards. struck yesterday upon a reduc.
tion of wages from sl.25 TO sl.19 per day.
For some tim past the com pany. on sc-
count OF the small wages paid. have found
il difficult TO keep men for the reason that
they soon found other places that paia bet
ter wages. The men who struck were
those employed ct rough work around tho
esta adjustment. and most of them. &c 10 said.
arc imported men. who came TO this city
under promise of better wages. Other car
works and railroad shops pay $3.50 Der day
for tha same kind of work done py tho men
who struck yesterday. The painters and
carpenters employed at tho works recently
struck for higher pay OF day work, and
thay were given day work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THE Minneapolis Tribune notes the
fact that. during 1892, 72.727.O 900 bushels
of wheat were marketed in Minneapolis
asks with a tinge of asperity in it's
voice why the former should be subject
to the latter in the matter of wheat.
The Tribune of Minneapolis seems to
forget that Chicago is the greatest
wind wheat market in the world and
that sort of trade affects prices, ms. for
instance. when May wheat was s cents
a bushel higher than the current price
In New York city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

appropriation for the pleuro-pneumonia
force be reduced or wiped out, as the
disease had been eradicated. and there
was no further need for the force. Ex-
Secretary Rusk saysit was his intention
to discharge the entire force if he had
remained in office. The new Secretary
is taking great credit to himself for or
dering these discharges. asst he had I'M
earthed O mine of %rottenness. He is
simply carrying out the suggestion of
his predecessor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
Nav Ger No Brinrs At An.

The bridge question. which has dropped
out OF sight before the County Commits
sioners for several weeks past. wasrevived
yesterday by the appearance before the
commissioners of O delegation from the
property owners fsvoring the Kentucky
avenue site, who urged upon the commits.
sionsrs the claims of that class. The Ray
street people Will DO heard Thureday. No
action will be taken by the commissioners
before both sides are heard. and possibly
not then. as 1t has not yet been definitely
decided TO build the bridge at either place.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

Executive Commissioner Havens yester-
day received q chair for exhibition at thu
worlds fair which has q history. IL was
loaned by Julius {. Burkhart. of No. d
South Pine street. INT 10 labeled. Taken
from the house of Ok president Tyler in
Virginia. during the late war. by William
Ii. Truce. One-hundred- and-sixty- third
Ohio Reguiars." LIZ Is still just as il was
when found thirty years ago. 1t - q small
parlor chair. upholstered with dark purple
velvet. The back 10 broken. but oIher wise
it 10 in good condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

IT now transpires that Michael Cowan,
one of the new Democratic policemen Of
Losansport. besides not being a citizen of
the United States. having been in the
country only one year. resides outside of
the city limits of Logsnsport AND is SO
near-sighted that he cannot tell one man
from another across the street in the day
time. He seems to possess every qusliicn-
tion for a policeman in that Democratic
stronghold.
THEY do say that when Unole Adiai
comes around and leans over the fence and
watches Brother Maxwell swing the ak the
hunger in his eyes is pathetic to see.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

Thus far the Cleveland administra-
ton has shown no interest in anything
but Office peddling. The silver question
does not concern them, the robber tar
iff has ceased to rob, the campaign talk
about a treasury deficit has died out-in
short, nothing interests them but the
distribution of Offices. And. we may
add. that is all that interests the rank
and file of the party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

ment. As the issues are presented his
election will be a distinct triumph for
everything that is bad in city life, and
will be equivalent to q verdict that
municipal reform through popular cleo
tions is impossible in Chicago. The
election takes place to-day, and there
is a fair though by no means sure pros
pect of Harrison's defeat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THE criticisms which are being
directed at the President because he is
charged with the purpose of controlling
the chairmanships of the House COM
mittees are i'll considered. Mr.. Cleve-
land knows what a wretched failure the
last House was, and he proposes to do
al in his power to prevent a similar
failure on the part of the next.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
as q space "

DURING the last weeks Of the Harri-
son administration Democratic papers
were demanding that the Attorney-gen-
eral begin war on the trusts, but since
Mr.. Olney has been in charge of the
Department of Justice not a word has
been heard about "throttling the vam-
pires who are taking the life blood of
the ~neonle.n
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

The chief object of this ~administra-
tion, aside from office peddling. is to
cast discredit on the Harrison admins
t~ration. This will be found the ruling
motive in the administration Of the
State DEPARTMENT..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

"THE subscriptions are coming in all
right" said Colonel Lilly yesterday to a
number of Grand Army men living out
side the city; 'the people of %Indianapo-
lis are not only patriotic but they are
proud of the fame of their prosperous
city" Colonel Lilly would be q failure
as a space writer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

By this time Senator Turpie knows
that it is far better for an Office broker
to speak n language with the vivid
ness of Daniel w. Voorhees, than seven
tongues with grammatical e~xactness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

The directors of the May Music Festival
held q meeting. yesterday afternoon. ut
which the prospects of the years festival
were discussed. and a couple of matters in
regard To Mr.. STEMS connection with the
board came up. but as both were OF a conf
Dental nature the members OF the board
decline TO give them out for publication.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

In New York Minister Risley is an
nouncing that he will bring criminal
libel suits against those who have
charged him with being connected with
the Golden Circle. If he keeps his
word the criminal dockets will be
crowded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

THOSE Democratic editors who are
not getting Offices can comfort them
selves with the assumption that the
President is sending those out of the
country who can best be spared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
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Mr. Duke. chief of the State insurance
bureau of the Auditors office. yesterday
announced that two New York insurance
com panles had been placed on the black
Hat for noncompliance with the State law.
Jhey arc the Guarantee and Accident
Lloyds and Standard Fire Insurance Com
panies.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
OURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY,
TIE INpIANAPoLIs JOUkNAL

III 1-FLIIANdE DOOFkNlAL
Can be found ut the following places:
PARIs-American Exchange in Paris, SO Boulevard
lie Capucines.
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avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co, 154 Vine street.
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ST. L~OUIs-Union News Co., Union Depot.
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House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04
Invited To Inds.nHpciia.

The COMMITTEES On assemblsges of the
Commercial Club met yesterday and ex-
tended n pressing invitation 10 the Indiana
Encampment q. A. r.. which meets at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-04-04

The Monument Commission has contract
ed for Q brick conduit. TO be bnilt from the
south side 60 the base of the shaft. for APP
proach OF electric wires. water and Gas
mains. A number of applications for Gus
todian have been received. but none will
be appointed for several months.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-12-26
THE CANADIAN sEIGNIoRIEs.
A Curios Survival of Customs of the
Old FeudaI Times.

The other day happened to be at the
house of a French-Canadian landed
proprietor, between here and Three
Rivers, when one of his tenants came
TO pay the rent. Rents are usually
paid in French Canada at Martinmas-
the St. Martin, as people call (which
is the 18th of November; but the ten
ant in question had business elsewhere
about that time and being in the vii
lage, where he had sold some hemlock
bark to an American, he brought the
rent in advance. 1t amounted to $3.50
for a years tenancy for 1872 arpents
(acres) of land. Having signed the re-
ceipt, the landlord, according to Gus
tom, ordered in brandy and he and the
tenant drank each others health with
much bowling and handshaking. The
smallness of the rent was not the only
curious feature of the affair. The rent
was rent fixed in theory by the GUS
toms of Paris and imposed when the
feudal tenure was transplanted in a
modified form to this colony. 1t was
strange to find in America at this time
of day a landlord and tenant transact
ing business upon principles laid down
in France as long ago as 1905 and re-
pealed as long ago as the French revo-
luton.
Z
about the mild feudal system which
prevailed in French Canada down to
1854. The seignior received a grant Of
wild land from the king on condition
that he should put settlers upon it.
He had to preserve the oak timber for
ship-building. and the red pine for the
manufacture of tar, and to notify the
kings agents if he found minerals on
the seigniory.
In 1854. the parliament of Canada
bought out the seigniors. There were
100 of them. in possession of 120 fiefs,
embracing 100000 acres of cultivated
land The censitaire was given his
choice ofstwo things-the Gems ct rentes
were capitalized, and he could either
pay the capital sum to the seignior. in
which case. of course, he got a clear
title to his holding, or continue on as a
tenant at rental equal to s per cent.
of the capitalization. The tenant
came across, or his father before him,
had, like many more, chosen the latter
course The other seigniorial rights
were settled for by the government at
a cost of about S5.OO0.0OO The system
would have been abolished before 1854
only the Roman Catholic church was
afraid that in the debacle. as tinid
souls called it. the tithes and fabrique
taxes which she collected by authority
of law might be abolished too-New
York Evening Post.