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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

RECENTLY distinguished party, COM
posed of survivors of the officers on both
sides. who were engag ed in the battle OF
Gettysburg visited that field as the guests
of John Russell Young. of Philadelphia.
Among distinguished Union officers who
were present were Geo. o. o. Howard and
Gen. ID. Z. Sickles, and of the oonfederates,
Generals Longstreet. Malone. Alexander,
who was chief of artillery. and Latrobe.
company went over the field and pointed
ont the positions of greatest interest
When the ground over which Pickett's
division charged TO terrible defeat. turning
the fate of the battle. was reached and the
history was given. several of the party
what would have been the effect If
General Meade had m ade q general adv an ce
and charged the coufederstes after Pick
etts repulsew General Alexander gave
the following answer:
He would have gone Elrough ia like sharp
knife through cheese. " ehad nothing whatever
for defense AS soon rs | saw that Picketts
charge had failed rode along and directed that
every gun that had more than twenty rounds OF
ammunition should be run out ahead of the line
Not more than dozen out OF the seventy re-
sponded. doubt whether we had on an average
more than fifteen rounds to the gun. The re-
serve artillery had been, TO all intents and pur-
poses, exhausted.
General Longstreet's opinion being asked.
he made the following significant res ponse:
We all expected To see the lines of blue emerge
from the distant ridge. and. frankly we were not
IN condition 70 make much OF fight. Had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

Now that the worlds fair is opened
the managers are being urged to cut
down expenses with view of meeting
the ultimate liabilities and enabling the
stockholders to realize something. The
exposition payroll is now S45, 900 day
for seven days in the week, with tend
ency to increase. The Chicago Times
reminds the managers that it will take
an enormous patronage to sustain this
expenditure. not to speak of meeting
other obligations, and suggests that re-
trenchment is the duty of the hour. The
Times adds:
This warning is made now In order that
the exposition authorities may be prepared
later to meet If they can the investigation
which Will be directed by the authorities
of this municipality. Were the city of
Chicago to be run in any such wide-Open
manner as the Columbia exposition it
would land in sbsolate bankruptcy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

IT has been known for several days
past that ex- President Harrison was con-
sidering an invitation toattend the meet
ing of the Republican National League,
TO be held in Louisville On the 10th inst,
and Indiana Republicans have been hop
ing he would accept the invitation. 1t
is now stated that while he would like
10 attend the convention he fears his ac-
tion in doing so would be misunderstood.
Every body will appreciate and approve
his desire not to do anything unbecom-
ing in his position, but we do not see
why he should hesitate to accept the
invitation. General Harrison is as ar
dent a Republican as he ever was. and
takes as much interest in the welfare
and success of the party. The meeting
at Louisville will be in the nature of q
Republican reunion. 1t will be a politi-
cal family gathering in which the past,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

INDIANAPOLIS is now enough of n city
to drop the wearisome custom of having
organizations which come here to hold
annual meetings welcomed in speeches
by the Mayor. and often by Governor
and Mayor. with responses made by
representatives of the visitors. This re-
mark is made in view of the ocean of
platitude which may be imposed upon
delegation after delegation of visitors
during the National Encampment who
come for other purposes, and who will
know that they ere welcome without
official speech of the official variety.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

AND now the President who sent "my"
commissioner to usurp the functions of
a constitutionally appointed minister to
Hawaii has announced that the act of
Congress requiring the Chinese to regis
ter and be photographed to insure Sc
cnrity ON or before q certain date has
been suspended! If the Chinese restric-
ton act can be suspended, why not the
sherman silver law?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
SHAMELESS SLANDERERH.

The Journ al has no othcr interest in
the Grand Army of the Republic than
ali should have who fully appreciate the
fact that the existence of the Nation, as
1t is to-day, is the result of the achieve
ments of the veterans who, in part, con-
stitute it's membership. When. as an
organization. it is misrerrescnted, and it
is given out that it exists to demand un-
just pension legislation. and that it is
hostile to such scrutiny of the pension
rolls as would eliminate the element of
fraud from them, it is the duty of all
who appreciate the services of the Union
soldier to expose such misrepresenta-
ton. Early in the winter post in New
York city, composed of men of means
and of men who are said to be pensioned
ment, issued series of resolutions de-
nouncing the pension system, assailing
the men and indirectly the party which
is responsible for the present pen
sion laws, and declaring that the
rolls contained thousands Of names
which should not be there. A
large number of posts protested against
the resolutions and the New York de-
partment officers called the att ention of
the post to the fact that such political
declaration was in violation of the laws
of the order and that tho charges which
it contained were unjust and insulting.
The violation of the rules was repeated,
and the post has been suspended. As
result the mugwump papers of the East
and few half-and-hal Democratic pa
pers, like the Philadelphia Record, have
raised the cry that the Grand Army is
opposed to an inspection of the pension
rolls with a view to erasing the names
of those drawing pensions who are not
entitled to them by law.
If these papers desired to be fair with
the Grand Army it would have been easy
for them to have ascertained that gen.
eral order No. of Commander in Chief
Weissert was devoted to the matter of
pensions and directed the officers and
members of the Grand Army to make
careful examination in each community
and report every case where there
should be a semblance of fraud.
Department commanders in many cases
reiterated this order, and In others
called attention to it in their annual adj
dresses. Furthermore, number of
State eneampments have passed resolu-
tions indorsing an honest scrutiny of
the pension roll with view of finding
names thereon which have no right to
be there. In other words, while mug
wump and Anglo-maniac newspapers,
and even New York clerRymen, have
been declaring that pension frauds
exist. and calling for a scrutiny of
names, the official head of the Grand
Army and his subordinates have been
the only parties that have made prac-
tical move toward ascertaining fraudu-
lent pensioners.
Years ago it was the practice of those
who were opposed to the war for the
! Union to denounce Lincoln and his
policy, but to praise the men who made
up the Union armies. To-day those who
have, for various causes, been led into
hostility to the veterans, SANDER their
leading organization and stigmatize
its members as the perpetrators of
fraud and of perjury. And this sort of
SANDER and falsehood is styled "pen-
sion reform"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

THE Army and Navy Journal says of
the late Captain Wiltse. who commanded
the United States steamer Boston at
Honolulu, that few days before his
death he expressed his qualification that
he had not been made the instrument of
hauling down the flag. Yet he had to
-itness the incident. and his friends in
the navy say it preyed upon him so as
TO cause his death. When he was ut
Honolulu a British naval officer said to
him: IF an English naval officer had
done what you did, sir. we would have
made an admiral OF him." This admin
istration recalled him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
GENERAL HARRIsON's LECTURES.
They Will Be Delivered in the Early Part Of
the Next Term of Stanford University.

SAN Francisco. May 3-Senator Stan
ford states that ex-President Harrison
will deliver his course of ten or more
lectures before the Leland Stanford, jr.,
University. at Palo Alto Cal. in the early
part of rhe next college term. The last
lecture will be an expression of Mr.. Har-
rison's views as 10 the best plan OF COM
pIiing an International code of law TO
govern all prominent nations of the world.
Senator Stanford will have this essay
printed and send il to Great Britain,
France, Germany. Austria. Russia and
Italy. The Senator states he will do this
In accordance with q belief that all war
can be obviated il these great count ries
concnr in the adoption of an international
code snoh rs Dir. Harrison will suggest.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
Methodist Bishops in Session.

EVANSTON. Ill, May 3.-The first meeting
of the Board of Bishops of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was held in the First
this afternoon. This 10 the semi-annual
spring meeting OF the board. which comes
together to arrange the work for the full
conferences. Meetings will be held daily
in Evanston until their work has been
completed. In the Methodist Episcopal
Church there are l25 conferences. including
those in Europe. Asia and South America
as we'll as those of the United StateA The
meeting to-day was private.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
General Nore..

WASHINGTON. May 3.-Edwin Dunn. Of
OHIO recently appointed minister Co Ja-
pan, called on Secretary Gresham st the
State Department. to-day and took the
oath of Office. He will sail for Japan In
about a month.
The danger of an uprising in Corea
against Christian missionaries in that
country has passed.
The President to-day settled the Phila-
deiphia controversy By appointing William
Carr postmaster, vice John Field, resigned.
Carr was strongly recommended by Chair
man Harrity. of the national Democratic
committee. His chief opponent was MIR.
John Huggard.
Secretaries Gresham. Lamont and Her
oert resumed their official duties to-day
and were overrun with Off ce seekers dur.
ing the entire forenoon.
Inc financial situation and the alleged
Suoan ,nsurreotlons were among the topics
SAID to have been considered at the Cabi-
net meeting to-day. No official in forma-
lion mas been received of the fitting out OF
the cuban flibustering ex petitions In this
couhtIy. pnt the revenue vessels in the
lance In the perseverance of the neutrality
laws
Inc PRESIDENT to-day made the following
appointments: Cornelius Watts. of West
Virginia. TO be attorney of the United
States for the district of West Virginia:
samuel >. Ninson. of West Virginia. to be
marshal of the United States for the die.
trict OF West Virginia.
The total number of fourtb-class mat
masters appointed to-day was al, of which
l3o were TO nil vacancies caused by res gna-
lions and death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

BILE length to the Governor of California
urging him to maintain order and pro-
tect the Chinese from assault, and that
the President earnestly hoped he would
employ all lawful means for that pur-
pose. Altogether. our relations with
China are quite critical, and liable, al
most any moment. to become strained.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY.
TnE INDIANAPoLIs JOURNAL

Car lie found at the following places
PAEIs-American Exchange in Paris, 80 Boulevard
NEW YORK-GiIsey House and Windsor Hotel
PHILADELPHIA. p. Kemble, 3735 Lancaster
avenue.
CHIcAGo-Palmer Hos So.
CINCINNATI-J. II. i avyIey & Co.. ia Vine street.
LoUIsvIILE-c,T t. Deering northwest corner of
Third and Jefferson streets.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Co., Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, d. c.-Riggs House and Ebbitt
House
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
A CHICAGO special TO the Louisville
Courier-Jourpal. describing the opening Of
the worlds fair SAYS

Mr.. Carlisle accompanied the presidential
party everywhere IL went, and was on hand at
the two magnificent luncheons served the party
on the grounds to-day. At each OF these he
turned down the glasses at his plate, much To
the wonder OF the onlookers. who had heard OF
the c0nvivial habits OF Kentuckians. Not only
this. but at the preliminary visit of the Presi-
dentto the Administration Building Saturday
afternoon, Drector-general Davis touted the
President OFF into little side room. All OF the
Cabinet officers were nudged and winkcd and
all went except Mr. Carlisle, who said the view
from where he stood was very good.
This Is very we'll so far az Mr.. Carlisle 10
concerned. but it looks little like en- at
tempt to advertise the only abstaining
member of the administration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

THE director general of the Column
bian exposition presented q catalogue to
President Cleveland with the inscrip-
ton ITO His Excellency," etc. The i'm
propriety of this title has been so often
pointed out that it is discouraging to
see it intruding itself in the opening
proceedings of the great fair.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

that charge been made then and there and with
spirit the rebellion would have ended on these
ridges.
One of the Union generals who was
present added his opinion as follows:
Had Grant. sheridan or Thomas been in COM
mand of the Union army the advantage which
Pickett's defeat presented would have been
grasped. general advance along the entire line
with the fresh Sixth corps In advance would
have followed, and the war would have ended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

A MAN out in Iowa is noising it about
the country that he has the largest AK in
the world, weighing $3.50 pounds. Great
Scott The Iowa mans implement is a
Ratchet compared with the ak which
Fourth Assistant Postmaster general
Maxwell yields.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

AND now President Gompers is the
object of bitter attack because he has
been drinking boycotted beer. This is
very bad. but if he will enlist with
Francis Murphy there can be no occa-
sion for being the victim of such abuse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

THE recent remarks of Carl Schurz
and Wayne MacVeagh are not entirely
laudatory of the Cleveland administra-
ton; but then these estimable refOrmers
were not invited TO be present when pie
was being distributed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
His Sensitive Nerves.
Braggs-Wnere are you goingl

Mrs. Braggs-Wnere are you goingl
Braggs-Down to the club These young ones
are making more noise than my nerves will
stand, after hard days work porting over q lot
OF accounts.
Bra9gs thalf an hour later Hello. Briggs. you
were just the man was looking for. want you
to go to the varieties with me. There is fellow
there who dances the '.Boom-deay" with wood
en- shoes on in a style that is simply out of sight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

If any one is laboring under the i'm
preston that the Indiana pension roll is
"honey combed" with fraud let him
spend an hour to-day at the pension
agency and see the people who are de-
frauding the government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

THE Republican meeting in Louisville
will be well worth attending, not be-
cause the party has any differences to
settle, but because it is well to meet
once in a while and restate the aims of
the progressive party of the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

THERE is reason TO believe that neither
of the street-railway corporations will
be enough of a hobby to enable any
small-sized politicians to ride into the
Office of Mayor next October.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

A NEPHEW of Senator Hill, of New
York, has been appointed postmaster In
a small Missouri town. but Demo-
cratic organ makes haste to explain.that
he has been tout" with his uncle for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

The most liberal law on the statute
books is that which confers pension
of IS per month on every person now
sixty-two years of age whose name was
on the rolls of the Mexican army sixty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
Tornado an south CAROLYN.

CHARLESTON. S. C.. May "A tornado
passed through "a portion of Lexington and
Nevbury counties to-day. uDFoofing houses
and mills and DESTROYING barns. stables
and outbouses. Much damage WAS done TO
orchards and woods. A white woman was
killed and number of persons INJURED
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
BUBBLES In THE AIR


More Easily Found.
Rastus-what am your favorite kind OBJ chick
en-. Mosesi
Moses-White ones.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
An Overrated Insect,

An Overrated Inf Get.
That wondrous bug. the busy bee.
Gets commentator ample,
And for his ways of industry
Is made the youths example.
Yet. though In his life we may find
There's something to commend,
It'sjust as well to bear in mind
He has an awful end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

Hell almost believe that you are merely fiirt-
ing with me. just to make George jealous.
she-Nothing of the sort II that had been my
intention should have picked out q better look
ing man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04
jews Not Wanted I'm Russia.

WAsHINGToN. May Sit IL learned at
the State Department that the refusal Of
the Russian consul in New York 10 Wise the
passport issued 10 Mrs Sadie Schwartz by
the State Department. on she ground that
she is Jewess. Is in accordance with tho
laws of Russia. IL Mrs. Schwartz should
make complaint To Secretary Gresham she
will of necessity be informed that he could
do nothing IN the matter. because the rules
governing Russian consular officers pro-
hibit them from countersigning any paper
intended for use In Russia by Jews
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-05-04

nearly all of the six hundred Chinese have
bogus certificates. Assistant Secretary
SpauIdIng at once telegraphed the collector
at Portland. Ore. to exercise tho greatest
canton in examining the papers OF this
batch of Celestials
The Portland daily press., 1893-07-03
DAYS ON THE ROOFS.
Terrible Sufferings Of People in
Flooded Louisiana.
ONLY ONE HOUSE IN MANY MILES
WITH A FLOOR ABOVE WATER.

1t VIII Be Fortunate if Aid Reaches the
Sufferers Before They Starve to Death
Two Fleets of Small Boats Engaged
in the Work of Rescue-Ten Lives
Already Reported To Have Been Lost
NEW ORLEANS, July 2.-The watars
are pouring through the Rescue crevasse
which is now 300 feet wide The food
swept down the New River basin last
Tuesday night, carrying destruction and
terror in its path, imprisoning the un-
fortunate people in their houses and
cabins, and driving them into garrets,
and in many instances to the roofs.
There many of them are yet huddled,
enduring hunger, for they have no means
OF cooking food. 1t will be fortunate if
all are aided before starvation and expo
sure find victims among them. So far
as reported ten lives have been lost.
The Now River country has frequently
suffered from overaows. but no previ-
ous flood can be compared with this in
depth, extent, or the suddenness of Its
coming. The places unaffected by pre-
vious crevasses are now several feet un-
der water. Captain Doyals house is the
only one along the entire extent of the
New River settlement, some 25 miles,
with the floor still above the surface of
the flood. Two fleets of skiffs have
been sent to rescue the people of the
flooded section.
The Portland daily press., 1893-07-03
ITS BACK BONE BROKEN.
Hopeful Feeling in New York Regarding
the Financial Situation.

New YORK, July 1.-Business men are
gratified over the announcement that
Congress is to meet next month and Crap
pie with the great economic questions re-
lated to the currency of the country and
of the whole world. 1t seems certain
that the Sherman silver purchasing bill
will be repealed, and, if so, coin brokers
think there will be gradual apprecia-
uon of silver. not alone due to the repeal
of the statute but also to the stoppage of
silver mining Favoring conditions from
various quarters served yesterday to
make the financial atmosphere clearer
than it has been for some time. The de-
termination of the banks to stand to-
gether as barrier to ruinous rates for
money was an important factor in this
improvement.
The banks which had organized Thurs
day to relieve the money market took up
the $4,000, 900 of Clearing House certifi-
Gates for which they had arranged after
the close of business Thursday, and issued
in addition 81, 725, 900 ./of certificates,
which were willingly absorbed by other
banks intent upon the same object, This
made an actual issue to date of Clearing
IIOttoC oillCdoCo ulaouuA0E w pit ,AOO,
600. The Loan Committee of the Clear
ing House Association determined to stop
at no halfway measures, immediately
authorized further issue of $1,500.00
of certificates, of which 800, 900 were at
once taken up, making total issue up to
the close of business yesterday of ST.
9S0,0O0.
This issue means that money to that
amount, which formerly would have
been needed to settle balances at the
clearing house, was available for the
purpose of making rates for loans easier
The purpose thereby intended was so
we'll served that the highest rate at any
time demanded for money on the Stock
Exchange yesterday was thirty per cent,
and the ruling rate was six per cent, at
which money on call closed. There was
also a further release of $225, ,626, which
was paid out by the sub-treasury in anti
cipation of interest due upon government
issues today. The entire amount of
money paid in anticipation of interest has
been 81, 254, 600.
The Portland daily press., 1893-07-03
THE SPECIAL AGENTS PROFIT.
His Deal in Real Estate Cost the Mutual
Life just S44,O7s

CHEYENNE, Wyo,, July IA real es-
tate swindle has just been developed here
in which the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany of New York was defrauded out of
$44,O7s. A. NJ. Whitney, acting special
agent, in 1891 purchased 546 acres of
land adjoining Cheyenne as an invest
ment for the company, representing that
he paid 800, 900 for the property. E. B.
Newton, special agent of the company in
Chicago, has just ascertained that Whit
ney actually paid $46, ,S22 for the land.