The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-19

past as in q failing condition. Pope Leo XIII
is taking pretty lively part in re0rganiz-
ing the Catholic Church.
THE Catholic Church does not pay it's
prelates large salaries. Archbishop Satolli.
receives $4,000 lire, or So TOO There are
many Protestant preachers who receive
more.
The ice In the Ohio river is now almost
solid between Evansville and fifty miles
above Cincinnati. and nothing short of a
general thaw and consequent rise In the
river Will move it. When that comes there
Will probably be great destruction of prop
erty.
THE women's branch of the Baltimore
Yearly Meeting of Friends has undertaken
the work of purifying the press. and TO
that end has sent out a report of it's efforts
the past year. The Journal is one of the
papers that can fairly claim to be in full
sympathy with tho movement and by
practical example pledges itself to help the
important work OF these Christian women
along. The evil they have assaulted is a
real one.
IT is not often that q public man pays
higher compliment to the integrity of
political opponent than Senator Morgan, of
Alabama, did few days ago when he said
of Senator Hoar, Il should be willing to
trust every dollar that will over be in the
treasury of the United States for eXpendi-
ture into the hands OF a man like the Sena-
tor from Massachusetts without bond or
without securlty-Just upon his record. bis
history. and what | know tn be the prin-
ciples which have controlled his actions"
THE reports of the condition of trade IN
Great Britain show average falling OFT
in the value of exports during the year
1892 compared with 1891, OF Sla per cent.
When it is remem bered that Great Britain
depends so largely upon foreign markets
for its trade and that exports are so large
part of it's business, this IS a large failing
Oft The same reports show an increase of
8 per cent. in failures over 1891. and that the
retail trade is cramped. which Is proved by
the closing of small shops In the suburbs
of cities, which did a hOurishlHg business
olearings of the banks in 1892 is II per cent.
compared with 1850. This is q contrast
with the condition presen ted In this coun-
try.
THE recent discussion of national mill
tia bill in the House Of Representatives
showed that some congressman have very
vague ideas of the powers of the national
government and of existing legislation.
Mr.. Bland. of Missouri. Directing to one
provision in the bill. wanted to know
what power Congress has to dictate to a
State that it shall have an adjutant-gen-
eral,D and was surprised when informed
that the provision had been the law since
17g5 Then Mr.. DeArmOnd. u State rights
Democrat from Missouri. denounced pro-
vision which required that the Adj
jutant. general OF state shall make
report of the militia thereof to
the Secretary of War as "a gross
violation of the rights of the States"
He too. was surprised to learn that this
provision was IN the law of 1875. which Is
still In force. Mr.. Watson. of Georgia. was
fr,chtened by the spectre of ''centraliza-
ton which he discovered III the bllE and
was only quieted when he discovered that
il was in strict accordance with the COnsti-
tuition and with the militia bill passed by
Com ress during Washington's administra-
ton. There are too many statesmen of
THE caliber in Congress
STATISTICS in the Army Register for 1893
refute the common opinion that most of the
older regular army Officers are graduates of
West Point. On the contrary, it appears
that in the upper grades. particularly. the
graduates of West Point form less than
one-third of the commissioned officers in
the line. Most of the senior officers Of the
line were appointed either from civil life or
from the ranks of the army. OF the total
number of field officers of the line sixty
seven served as volunteers III the war Of
the rebellion and sixty-two. making 40 per
cent. were enlisted men In either the vol
unteer or the regular army. The current
number of the Army and Navy Journal
contains the following table showing the
number and distribution of West Pointers
and those who are not, now holding COM
missions In the army:
n. .sfy.