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money; and the sub-treasury plan
itself is merely proposed as method
by which to put that money in circu-
latlon and insure a certain fexibility
which business experience has dem
onstrated to be necessary to secure
uniformity Of values. Whenever any
better method is proposed to secure
these results the sub.treasury plan
does not stand in the way of it's adop-
tion; and we fail to see that, with a
correct understanding of the queS
tion, it stands in the way of party
success.
The demand for government own
ership of railroads is an entirely diff
ferent proposition. 1t is basic and
fundamental, and can never be sur
rendered. Every effort at control
either by state or national authority
has been a dismal failure, and will
continue to be, so long as these great
highways are owned by corporations.
The transportation question IS one Of
transcendent Importance to the peo-
pie, and experience has demonstrated
that the government must either own
the railroads or the railroad corpora
tions will own the government In
fact they do practically own it at the
present time.
Only few days ago In converse
tion with a United States senator, he
related a circumstance to the writer
which shows the truth of this state
ment. He stated that few railroad
msgnates got together and drafted an
amendment which they desired made
to the inter state commerce law, and
sent it up to the senate committee, al
the same time naming a day when
they would meet the committee and
submit their arguments (D in behalf
of the change. A meeting of the
committee was promptly arranged for
the time appointed, and Mr.. DepeW
and a few other msgnates were given
a hearing without delay, and, on the
following day, the proposed amend
ment was introduced in the senate
with favorable recommendation of
the committee. The senator remarked
that had this been measure relating
to some agricultural interest, and had
a delegation of farmers asked a SINH
lar audience with a senate committee,
they might have waited six months
before a meeting of the committee
could have been arranged to give
them a hearing.
But there are other reasons why
we should adhere to this proposition
of government ownership of railroads
The republican party itself is in a
measure committed to ownership Of
the telegraph and telephone as nat
urally belonging to the postal depart
ment; and the same arguments which
are used in behalf of government
ownership of the means of communi-
cation, apply with equal or greater
fnrca in hahRlf of the nwnArshin of
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-03-29

The republican party, like the
cholera, still has an existence in the
strongholds of corruption. In To
The advocate and Topeka tribune., 1893-03-29
THAT RAILROAD LEGISLATION.

any legislation regulating freight
rates that the facts should be gener-
ally known by the people. 1t is un-
necessary for this purpose to enter
into any discussion of the compare
tive merits or demerits of the maxi
mum rate bill passed by the senate
and the Dunsmore house, and the
Greenlee bill concerning which re-
publicsns are endesvoring to manu-
facture political capital. A plain
statement of facts concerning the
Greenlee bill itself will show who is
responsible for the failure to enact
any legislation upon this subject.
Republicans now claim that the
joint committee of the two houses
agreed to every section of this bill ex-
cept the one providing for the election
of commissioners by the people; and
that the failure to come to any agree
ment was because of the refusal of
Populist members to accede to this
proposition. This claim is false and
misleading, and is made for the sole
purpose to deceive.
True there is a section of the bill
providing for the election of the COM
missioners by the people, but the
point of difference concerning it Is
not correctly stated. Republican
members of the committee desired
the old George T. Anthony and w.
M. Mitchell board to hold over until
the next general election; and this
was the point to which Populist mem
bers objected, not to the election
itself. Any railroad law not in the
interest of the roads would be a dead
letter upon the statute books with
that board to enforce it, and this was
the republican hope. 1t was thought
with that board continued, any bill
that might be passed would be SO
interpreted as to affect railroad inter-
ests very little, and republicans and
their corporation hackers based their
hopes for the future on the possibility
of being able to elect majority Of
the next Legislature as we'll as the new
commissioners, and thereby defeat
any interference with the existing
rates of the companies. This propo-
sition Popullst members refused to
assent to, and republicans refused to
assent to the proposition for the pres
ent executive council to appoint COM
missioners to hold over until the
election. Here, then, are the points
of disagreement, and not the simple
proposition for election of commits
sioners by the people, as republicans
fraudulently represent.
Now few other thoughts in re-
lation to this failure to effect railroad
legislation. If it be a fact that repub-
licans we're so solicitious for the pass
age of the Greenlee bill, as they say
they were, and if it were a fact as
they state that the only point of diff
ference concerning it was in relation
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between his and the Romish church; nor
need Mr.. Christensen BE- afraid of being &C
cused of bigotry, for, as / have before said.
the a. p. "A. attacks the religious phase of
the question only so far as Ii conflicts with
the political phase.
We believe that all institutions wherein
future voters are educated, wherein future
mothers of future voters are educated,
should be open to governmental inspection
We believe that the expenditure OF all gov
eminent moneys should be under the inn
mediate inspection and charge OF a govern
ment official or officials. That there is OPP
position to all this, and that this opposition
is found solely in the Romish church is
a notorious fact. The disposition Of the y.
2. A. is 10 deal with present issues; but
as Mr.. Christensen has gone into the past
in his reference to ST Catherine. St Eiz-
abeth and st. Margaret, / might go there
also and cite St. Bartholomew day, the
In QUESTION and the condition of France pre-
vious to 1893. Surely, If he wishes TO de-
fend the Romish church he should let the
past alone.
our great fight is for politics devoid Of
church control, (and, by the way, this is a
point Mr.. Christensen has not touched be-
yond one short sentence), the preservation
of the integrity OF our public schools and
the restriction of undesirable foreign immi-
grafton If Mr.. Christensen will attack the
A. Z. A. upon these heads he will be in our
territory, but when he places us in the at
titude of waging a war for professionalism
against catholicism we can little more than
tell him he is mistaken, and ask him to
represent us as we are. NAVARRO.
Indianapolis. Dec. l.
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the funds from their hands. The organiza-
ton by Somerby and his followers of the
Order of the Iron Hall, of Baltimore City,
and assignment TO them OF claims against
the old order is mentioned and the organi-
Zation of the Mcintosh and Libbey Iron
Halls at Philadelphia and Indianapolis on
the same date referred TO, each of these or
ganizations are now claiming to be the
legal one. 1t is also shown that Receiver
Failey received from Supreme Cashier Da-
Wis 500. 1882 and that there is now in his
hands the sun of Sis, 1858 which, together
with the building owned by the order in
this city, valued at $4,000. is all of it's as
sets. The following conclusion is suggested
by the attorneys:
'The defendant Is now %insolvent, and the
court finds that the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
wrongful and fraudulent conduct of the Off
GERS of the defendant, hereinbefore set
forth, and the consequent litigation in this
court of the various other States. as above
stated, and the failure of the MEMBERS OF
the local branches throughout the country
to continue their organization, as herein APP
pears, and the general abandonment OF the
order by the members thereof and the tying
I'D and distribution of the funds of the o.
PENDANT in the various States and courts,
together with the discussions existing be-
tween the rival, so-called organizations,
and the entire failure to do business since
the commencement of this suit, and being
also insolvent at the present time, that II
would be impossible and impracticable for
the defendant to resume and carry on its
business
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New Suits Filed.
AN A. Z. A. PROTEST.
A Member of the Order Criticises the
Sermon of Rev. Christensen.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
AS an earnest, interested and thoroughly
posted member Of the A. 2. A, 1 am con-
strained TO protest against the false posi-
ton the organization might occupy in the
minds of some of our citizens after reading
the sermon of Rev. Mr.. Christensen, pub
lished in your issue of the 9th inst. 1 sup
pose Mr.. Christensen considers his sermon
an attack upon the A. p. A, but through
his evident lack of information or preju-
diced reasoning on the subject he has failed
to grasp the true purport of the movement
in all its meaning. lie is evidently under
the impression tina the A. p. A. is organ
lied to secure the supremacy of one relig-
ious faction over another. This is most en-
phatically an error. The a. p. A. would
as vigorously attack Mr.. Carstensen's
church or any other If they had the same
political aspirations and intentions as the
Romish church. Mr.. Christensen, in de-
Tending the Romish church, follows the sem
timent of by their works We shall know
them" The a. Il. A. uses the same senti-
ment in their attack, but their conception
and Mr.. Carstensen's conception of the
works widely differ. In our Judgment OF
works" we look upon the completed struc-
ture, the object. the intention. not upon
the method. as l am afraid Mr.. Carsten-
sensdoes. In passing upon an artisan 1t is
customary TO Judge his finished work rather
than his muscular arms. his mighty blows,
his perspiration or his ~fatigue-so that to
US there is no argument in Rome's charities.
- sOSpttdls neT S,peru sthocIacy' we
this we do not consider ourselves attacked.
nor in his long explanation OF the difference
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
ELECTION INSPECTORS PAY.
Case of Van Stann Argued Before the
Superior Court.

Case or van St0nn Argued BeIOre the
Superior Court.
The suit Of Van Siam against the city
for pay as an election inspector was ar
gued before all the judges of the Superior
Court yesterday afternoon. Van Siam is
one Of the Democratic election inspectors
who claims that he is entitled to 81 per day
of eight hours for his service. This exor-
bitant allowance made by the canvassing
board was refused by Controller Trusler,
and Van Stann sued to recover the amount
named. James NJ. Cropsey appeared for the
plaintiff and City Attorney Scott for the
city. Mr.. Cropsey argued that an election
inspector was a laborer and not an officer,
and that the statute making eight hours
a legal day applied to them. On this con-
struction he argued that the inspectors were
allowed or should be paid 81 for each eight
the ballots and other material were placed
in their hands, which at the last Q ction
was two days before the election
City Attorney Scott argued that the cleo
ton inspector was an officer. and hence
only entitled to the compensation named
in the statute, which was 81 per day with
out any specifications as to what consti-
tuted a day, and that therefore the inspector
was only entitled to 81 for election day, re-
gardless OF the number of hours at work, and
the same amount for the day spent before
the canvassing board. The case was before
Judge Bartholomew in special term, but
the other judges sat in the case upon in
vitation from him. No decision was reached
Yesterday.
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The Number of Pensioners.

To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
In your issue of Nov. 90 appeared a clip
ping from the New York World, in which
it is stated that there are now 900. 600 Union
soldiers and their heirs upon the pension
rolls-a greater number than was borne
upon the muster rolls or engaged on the
confederate side. Nothing can be further
from the truth, and the writer of the
article well knew the statement TO be
false. From the most accurate statistics
over 500. 200 soldiers were enlisted in the
confederate army, many Of whom are now
drawing pensions for thirty days service
in the Mexican farce-it cannot be called
a war. In round numbers there has been
issued from the beginning of the original
law. July IA, 1862, S62, 767 certificates for
original pensions, which comprises all
pensions under such law and the act June
q, 1890; 1856 500 certificates have been issued
In the same length OF time TO widows.
minor children, dependent mothers and
Iathers OF oecedsea soluiers, 5o'vvV anu over
soldiers and their heirs in the short space
of time that the Mexican law has been
upon the statute books, or about 1900
more certificates than the entire force en-
gagged in the great struggle with the
greasers. When the pension law OF 1862
was passed the certificates commenced at
lively, and, as IT has been thirty-three
years since the law first came In force,
Il 10 SOL " plSS0tl NildN O. CO ~ -
ty to fifty per cent. of the certificates is
sued nave lapsed from death, remarriage
of widows and minors passing the age of
sixteen years; counting, then, the total
number of certificates issued, 1,2lS,6l6, and
deducting. say 40 per cent. for certificates
that have by death of the soldier and other
causes been Cancelled. we would find that
there are now of all classes of pensions
dependent upon the war of the rebellion,
749. 25 soldiers, widows and orphan chill
dren. upon the rolls. This estimate is high,
taking into consideration that under the
law of which provides for pensions for the
soldier who served. ninety days there
would be near 100000 persons entitled.
The number of Union soldiers and their
beneficiaries now on the rolls is startling
in comparison with that of the Mexican
war. Sixty per cent. of those entitled
under the laws granting pensions to Union
soldiers and their heirs have received PEN
sions. while 20 per cent. more persons have
received benefits under the Mexican PEN
sion law than were engaged In the Mexican
war. Let the gentleman in the future ex-
anime his statistics more closely, and he
may not make such an outrageous and
false statement as to show his utter ignor-
ance of the matter about which he writes,
and may save himself from being taken for
an offspring of the long-eared animal that
Baalam rode in ancient times.
j. t. KNOWLAND.
Anderson. Ind, Dec. /.
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No New Thing.

Detroit Free Press.
He loved the girl.
That was plain TO the most casual OBJ
server.
He sent her flowers.
He wanted her TO go with him wherever
he went
Every spare moment was devoted to her.
When he was beside her he was the will
ing slave of her every wish.
Did she drop her fan, ne vas first to pick
1t up.
Did she want a glass of nectar. he few
to fetch 1T.
Did she want an easy chair, he moved
all the furniture in the room in order TO
crafty her.
Did she ask this or that, he was only
too glad to be of service.
Theater tickets and drives and candy
and books and all manner of pretty little
souvenirs were for her alone.
Where she was, there was his treasure
also.
His voice was a flute note for her always;
and his days were spent in thoughts of her.
But that was years ago.
How different now.
He ma FRIED her.
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Personal, Local and General n

80 ~ oCAhCEa
The new east-bound tariff becomes effect
i've tomorrow.
Charles Willard yesterday took charge as
general agent of the Indiana car and foun-
dry works
". A Garrett has been appointed SUPER
at St Louis and East st. Loui
III. j. Rhein. district passenger agent of
the ~Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, is ex-
pected home from his bridal trip to-day.
j. J.. Fletcher. general freight agent Of
the Kansas City, For- Scott q Memphis,
Is in the city for a couple of days visiting
friends.
j. Fitzpatrick. formerly commercial agent
OF the Terre Ha1te * Peoria, has been
appointed acting freight agent of the Van
dalia at Peoria
J. A Canoe, once with the Big Four. has
been appointed contracting freight agent OF
the Missouri Pacific and the Iron Mountain
at New Orleans
w. Z. Mitten has been appointed agent
of the Chicago < Indiana coal road at
GOodland. Bert Morris succeeds him as
agent at kingman. Ind.
The Illinois Central and the Louisville &
Nashville are said to have entered into an
arrangement for division Of territory and
strict maintenance OF rates.
J.. Q. VanWinkle, general superintendent,
and the several division superintendent
on the Big Four system will hold a con-
ference to-day at Cincinnati.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago's
new preferred stock, which was offered to
stockholders at A., has been taken by New
York capitalists. il is stated, at 80.
Roswell Miller, general manager OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul. was in
the city yesterday enroute from the South
to his headquarters, ST Paul, Mimi.
The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago
Railway Company has given notice that the
1900 shares OF new preferred stock offered
to the stockholders have all been sold.
The Baltimore & Ohio will
expend S.000.OO0 in improving the roadbed
and increasing the equipment of the late
Ohio a Mississippi, which il recently abb
sOrbed.
Captain Grammar, late president Of the
Evansville * Terre Haute, is back from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
STREET-RAILROAD LITIGATION.
City Compnny's Answer to the Citf-
zens' Complaint.

n
In the pending suit in the United States
court Of the Citizens Street-railroal Compa-
ny against the City railway the defendant
yesterday filed answer to the amended
bill of complaint recently filed by the plant
If. The document is lengthy and enters a
general denial of the facts alleged by the
Citizens. In reference to the ordinance
granted the Citizens company by the Coun-
Gil in 1864 the answer AYERS that so far as
it conferred upon the Citizens street rail-
way the sole and exclusive right to oper-
ate and maintain a street railroad system
in and upon the streets of Indianapolis
was and Is illegal and void; for that, by
the laws of Indiana, the Common Council
of Indianapolis had no power TO give any
company a monopolistic right of occupancy
of the streets of indianapolis. Neither had
il the power to prevent any subsequent
Council to granting rights TO another COM
pany. In substance, the attorneys for the
City Railway Company deny all manner of
unlawful combination and conspiracy which
is charged by the amended bill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
NEIGHBORHoOD QUARREL.
Brinkman-Krnuss Case Dragging It's
Length Along.

Several days ago Mrs. Minnie nkm
instituted surety of the peace proceedings
against Mrs. Catherine Krauss in Justice
Daniels's court, and the case has had a
long and tedious course. having been tried
twice. and being now set down for a third
trial. Mrs. Brinkman alleges that Mrs.
Krauss had been given to annoying her
(Mrs. ~Brinkman's) children by throwing
water upon them, throwing stones at them
and setting q dog upon them.
Both the women reside on East Ohio,
neighborhood has become involved in the
broil on one side or the other. Ten days
ago the case came up for trial before a
jury, and after consuming three days in the
trial the jury disagreed. Last Tuesday it
was again called for trial before a jury,
and yesterday morning the jury brought in
a verdict against the defendant. Yesterday
afternoon Justice Daniels sustained a mo-
ton for a new trial by the defendants at
torney, and set the case down for trial a
third time.
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Ladies' List.

list:
Ladies' List.
A-AuItman, Miss Mary.
BaBrown, Mrs; c. NJ. CD; Blake. Mrs.
Ellen; Beinke, Mrs. Elizabeth; Bates, Anna;
Bray, Miss Nellie; Black, Miss Maud.
Anna; curren. Miss Ett:'' Cunahan' Mrs.
Mary; Cold, Miss Laura; Clark, Mrs. Chas. /;
Davis Miss Maggie; Davis. Miss Anna;
Denison, Mrs. Elvira; Davis. Mrs. David.
E-Eulon, Miss Alice.
G-Gibbs-Miss Adela; Gillen, Mrs. Lou;
Gallagher. Miss Ella; Grimes, Miss Clara.
da; hopkins, Miss Louise; Handley, Miss
Annie: Harris, Miss NJ. G.; Hunt, Miss Ida
JJ- I9ameEl MISS Mss Sails sailIe; Johnson, Miss sa-
die; Johnson, Miss Violet.
liking, Miss Emma
M-Miller, Miss Mollie; Miller, Miss Alice;
May, Miss NJ. D.; Moore. Miss Irene.
PECK. Mrs. Kettle; Perry, Mrs: Jennie;
Mary.
Krone. Miss Mollie; Russell, Lille; Rob-
S~Starck, Miss Elwine; Smith. Mrs. Eta;
Schultz, Mrs Eliza, A; Smothers. Carrie;
Schmidt, Mrs. C. F.; Smith, Nancy; San
ssGhIIaiI1ep, Mrs Mrs. M II lie: 'ieh'fi' MIS- a. ~
W-Wiiso;n, Miss; Wright, Miss NJ. E.;
White. Miss Dollie; Wilcox. Mrs: Berry;
Waters, Miss Annie; Williams, Miss May;
Waters. Miss Maud; Watkins. Mrs. Katie;
WEIGH, Miss Lizzie; Williams. Miss Alice.
Y-Young, Miss Pearl.
GentIemen's List.
A-Anderson. Albert A
B-Brown, Earn; Berry, Marion; Bum,
Chas.; Boswell, VIM; Bailey, Lew.
C-Campbell. H. W.: Coll. Ed; Conley.
D-Doyel. Arthur %; Davis. Ben; Davis.
E-East, Thomas p; Elsasser, w. c.
F-Foster, w. Bert; Ford, Byron; For
roster. w. L.; Fiscus. a. L.; Fowler,
G..Gauley. Jas; A; Gimse, Eft; Gaudy,
H-Holler, r. A; Heihemann, Rev. F.;
Hudson, G. A.
J-Jennings, e. j.
K-Kimbark, u. E.; King, j. c.; Keller.
]. W.; Krohn, Jim.
L-Lund, Otto; LANCE: Lone, DIR. Fred NJ;
Lenehan, o. NJ; Lefett. Mr.; Love. Law
renee.
Mc-McGill, James B.; Mention. James;
M-Munson, Geo. D.; Malott, Frank;
Moore Mr.; Matherson; r.; Morris. Sig;
Moon, L. j.; Moon. T: F.; Murphy, John;
Morris, l.. V; Mills, William; Meyer, VIM.
N-Newton, Eugene NJ; Newton, Harry.
P-Parker. VIM; Piercy, VIM. H
R-Rabus. Ed: Rogers. j. c.; Rains. NJ.
D.; Rayley, Henry; Railsback, j. A; Rob
refson. J. s.; Rogers, a. p.
Sol; Spaulding. Chas.; Schroeder, Joe;
Sedgwick, John r.; Smith, John T.; Shuts,
Warren; Silvers, VIM; Stewart, ID. r
T-Taylor, John w; Tatmon, Frank
Taylor, sam.
U-Ullman, Harry.
V-Vincent, DIR. 5. T.; Vivian, r. II.
W-Wear, F. A; Winter, DIR. +. H.; Win
ter, A. b; Welty, Lesley; Williams. c. H.
White, j. M; Watkins, j. p; Watson,
Jchn S. f. p. THOMPSON. p. NJ.
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THE COURT RECORD.
Circuit Court.

r. r. Stevenson. Judge Pro Tenn.
Francis McClane ct al. VS.. Ithamar w.
Tucker ct al; to quiet title. On trial by
court.
z. J. German VS.. Edward G.. Cornelius ct
al; street assessment lien. Dismissed by
plaintiff.
New Suits Filed.
German Mutual Insurance Co. OF Indiana
VS.. Hamilton Currens. ct al; foreclose mort
gage. Superior Court, Room l..
Laura Bergner VS.. Aramantha Buckner ct
al; foreclosure mortgage. Superior Court,
Room 2.
John II. McKeiver VS.. Caroline ]. Booth
ct al. in judgment. Circuit Court.
The Pomona Oolitic Stone Co. VS.. Enos
Hege ct al; supplemental TO execution. Su-
perior Court, Room 8.
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Receivers report.

F. Rand, receiver of the Indiana Banking
Company, yesterday filed his report on the
Intervening petition for an allowance filed
in Room l last Wednesday. The receiver
reported that he had assigned to the at
lorneys the Sturm and Heath notes and
Sturm contract with the bank, and the re-
port was approved by Judge Bartholomew,
who sat as special Judge.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-02
ChatteI Mortgage Filed.

William H. Robson yesterday filed a chat
tel mortgage on his printing establishment
and office furniture in the Cyclorama Build
ing In favor of Mary Z. Paddock. The mort
gage is to secure the payment of nine notes
of the aggregate value of .100.