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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The Chicago Times tells a story which
raises a serious and unpleasant doubt as to
the right of the artist, Frederick Macmon-
MES, TO claim as his own original design the
remarkable fountain known by his name
and admired by all the millions who visited
the worlds fair. Ernst Fuchs, a sculptor
well known in Germany, and of high per-
sonal and artistic standing, asserts that
when it was first decided to hold a Column
bian exposition in Chicago he began to
make drawings for a fountain with the in
tention of submitting them TO the fair man
ayers. These drawings he exhibited in Mu-
Mich, where they attracted considerable at
tention, and afterwards in London. In the
latter city he began negotiations with some
Americans, whose names he gives. and who
represented themselves as special agents OF
the exposition. These gentlemen declared
that they could make no definite arrange
ments with him. but agreed TO take the
models TO Chicago and submit them TO the
directory. They were also TO cable him the
decision of that body. From that day TO
this he has not seen his models, nor has he
been able TO learn what was done with
them, though he made a visit to Chicago
last year TO trace them. What he did find
was what he claims TO be his fountain N
process of construction under the direction
OF M~acmonnies. The design, he says. is
practically the same, the changes being in
minor details. His friends who had seen
his models recognized them in the fountain,
and congratulated him on their sup
posed acceptance by the directory.
Some months ago he addressed a
courteous letter TO Mr.. Macmonnies
stating his case and his belief that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
THE EFFECT OF FREE LUMBER.

The Pittsburg Post quotes a prominent
lawyer of that city as saying that 1.-THE
lumber trade will not be affected at all by
the placing Of lumber on the free list"
This is a matter OF opinion, and 1t is pos
sible that men engaged In the lumber busi-
ness are more competent to Judge of the
effects Of free lumber than is the Pittsburg
lawyer. Some Of the lumbermen Of Mich
igan and Wisconsin have been interviewed
ON the subject. One says: "It would be a
bad thing to put lumber on the free list"
Another thinks if the Wilson bill should
pass "there would be a big falling off in
the price Of stumpage Immediately, and the
tendency would be to we'll nigh put a stop
TO logging and all that pertains to the lum-
Der business on the Menominee, while the
Canadian stumpage would get q big boost,
and I venture to say that many Of the
American mills would find a site on Cana,
dian SOIL" a leading lumberman at Wau-
sau, Wis, says that as the cost of cutting
logs and manufacturing them into lumber
consists mostly of the money paid to labor,
"any reduction of the tariff on lumber must
tend to lower prices, reduce the log crop
and result in lowering wages to employees"
Representatives OF the Rib River Lumber
Company of Wisconsin say 80 per cent. less
logs will be cut. Wages will be reduced
from SIG and $50 to SIC and s26 per month.
TUO thousand mon will he ont of emDlOv-
ment, and one-half of these have families"
The Alexander Stewart Lumber Company
says: ''The consequence of free lumber
would be that manufacturers would be
obliged to produce cheaper, and labor win
be affected in proportion 10 reduction" a
special from West Superior, Wis, says:
Lumbermen of Wisconsin and Minnesota
with headquarters in this city and in Du-
luth are much exercised because of the
threatened placing of lumber on the free
list by Congress-, and discuss its probable
effect very freely. The general opinion is
that the effect of the passage of the Wilson
bill will be not only to keep thousands OF
woodsmen idle this winter, but TO bring
down the wages of the few employed, and
eventually drive the mill-owners to aban-
don their American plants and locate in
Canada
OAS ooJ hHS oAtA
mate effect of free lumber will be to drive
the Michigan manufacturers to Canada
while another thinks the effect will be to
cause all lumbermen to go SLOW" They
are practically unanimous in the opinion
that free lumber means a large reduction
in wages in that branch of business. These
opinions of practical lumbermen carry more
weight than that Of any free trade lawyer.
There can be no doubt that putting lumber
on the free list will revolutionize the lum-
Der business in this country. If the ulti-
mate effect should be to materially re-
duce the price of lumber to the consumer,
that would be a compensating advantage
for the ~crippling of an American industry,
but it cannot be predicted with certainty
that such a result would follow, and pre-
vious experiments in the direction Of free
TODD Il 80 ,z.;f IL 49, -.,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

orem system levied upon home value but
there are constitutional impediments in the
way OF sucn a system which would appear
10 be insuperable. But under ar ad valorem
system the facts to which the ad valorem
rate is TO be applied must be gathered in
places many thousand miles away, ana un-
der circumstances most u~nfavorable to the
administration of justice. One hears il
often said that If our ad valorem rates did
not exceed D or 30 per cent. differentiation
and temptation to differentiation would
disappear, but the records of this depart
ment for the years 1917, 1910 and 1851 do not
uphold that conclusion.
The tariff act of 1885, in force when the
above was written, imposed 73 ad valorem
duties. 500 specific, and SIS mixed rates. The
Mckinley act reversed these proportions,
making most OF the duties specific. The
Wilson act swells the number of I'D valorem
rates beyond anything proposed for thirty
wears
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

farms and buildings devoted to the busi-
ness. The number of people engaged. d.
rectly and indirectly. in the industry is
estimated at $780, 900. The transportation
of the annual wool clip is worth 100000
to the railroads. to say nothing of the loss
that will fall on country merchants and
others who handle wool. Free wool means
the practical extinction Of all these in
t~erests. not Immediately. but ultimately.
Finding that he could only produce wool
at a loss the American farmer would get
out of the business as soon as possible.
Sheep would be fattened for the sha n
bles. and in a few years. five or six at
furthest. there would be no sheep raised in
the United States except for the table.
In return for the destruction of this in
dustry the Wilson bill advocates claim
that free wool would result in reducing
the price of clothing. The United States
consume GOO, 10000 pounds of raw wool an
nually, which is one-quarter of the worlds
supply. We produce over 100000, 900, or
one-eighth of the worlds supply. Free
wool may possibly reduce the cost
of an all-wool suit 20 cents-probably
less. certainly not more. But by tho
time our wool-growing industry is de-
stroyed, cutting off one-eighth Of the
worlds supply, and giving foreign pro-
ducers the entire control of this market,
the price of wool will have advanced so
that a suit of wooden clothes will cost
more han it does now. The American
wool industry will have been destroyed,
the imaginary benefits Of free wool will
have disappeared and the workingman will
be paying more for a suit Of clothes than
he does to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
WHAT DOES FREE WOOL MEAN.

Free wool has been the cornerstone OF
the "tarif-reform" movement for sumo
years. The Democratic party has seemed
10 have a special spite at this industry,
and now that they are in a position 10
carry it out they are determined to 90 SO.
The Wilson bill places wool on the free
stand if everything else Is changed. What
does IL involve?
The wool clip Of the United States on
the lst OF January. 1898. represented $780,
900 sheep. worth $50. 100000. producing an
annual clip of over s66. 900 of wool. This
takes no account OF the value OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Will American girls with money ever
learn that in bestowing themselves and
their fortunes or European "noblemen'
they are probably throwing both away? No
international marriage of recent years has
been more exploited than that of the
daughter of Mrs. John w. Mackay. who. a
few years ago. was married to a Roman
prince of the house of Colonna- II was
given out that he represented the bluest
blood in Italy, was a sure enough prince,
and all that sort of thing, but it turns out
that he was a gambler, a libertine. and,
beneath his superficial polish, a coarse,
brutal fellow. After a few years OF
wretched married life the poor woman has
been forced to ask a divorce. She will
still have her title and her children, and as
her parents are abundantly able to take
care of her it is to be hoped she may yet
find the happiness she did not find in mar
rying a nobleman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

case it is the probable supply as related to
demand which usually makes the price.
There is but one remedy for the low price
Of cotton, and that is to raise less Of It.
To attribute low prices to the currency or
speculative dealing is childish. There has
been a surplus Of raw cotton for three
years, showing that more is raised than Is
really needed for consumption. Curtail cot
ton acreage. so that more thousands OF
bales will be needed than are produced,
and the price will go up. There does not
seem to be the least necessity for the House
committee on agriculture to travel about
the country to investigate causes which are
SaIf-eyidaut
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
A STAGE l. LINE.
San Francisco White actors" Will Not
Play with COlOred Persons.

SAL FRANCISCO, Nov. 30.-The white
performances on the variety stage in San
Francisco have drawn the line on people
of their own profession who are not of their
own color. over two hundred performers,
mostly stars of the vaudeville stage, and
some few of the legitimate. met yesterday
for the purpose of forming a union. the
principal object of which will be to bar
the genuine black-faced artist from the
stage as the white man. The trouble which
led Up to the organization of the union of
white performers was a three-cornered row
between the managers of a local theater
and Charles HUM, colored comedian, and
Junie McCrae. Irish comedian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
NEW BISHOP OF DALLAS.
Rev. Edward j. Dunno COnsecrated to a
High Catholic Office.

CHICAGO, Nov. 30.-Rev Edward ].
Dunne became Bishop of Dallas, with the
imposing ceremony of episcopal consecra-
ton, at All Saints Church to-day. The
service was observed in full. and was wit
messed by ar immense audience. Among
those officiating were the consecrator, Most
Rev. p. A. Feehan, Bishop Ryan, of Alton;
Bishop Foley, of Detroit, and many priests
and chaplains. Those taking part in the
service marched in procession through the
church TO the sanctuary, the co~nsecrator
accompanied by the various officers of the
mass and the assistant bishops, with their
chaplains, conducting the bishop-elect. The
ceremony lasted about two hours, and at its
conclusion an elaborate banquet, the gift OF
the priests of the diocese, was rendered to
Bishop Dunno, Archbishop Feehan and the
other prelates and clergy, in the school hall.
Bishop Dunno will not leave for his new
charge until about the middle of January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
Burden of Congregational Business.

ID vi. q. ID : II III y EIT
In the early days of the republic a Con-
gress that placed fifty acts on the statute
books did a great business. Washington
during his first term signed but J96. To-
day no Congress ends its term but the
House has on it's calendar at least 10000
or 1900 bills and the Senate upward OF A.
600. That serious attention should be given
ali these is not possible nor even desirable.
Hundreds. nay thousands. OF them are the
work OF "cranks." OF enthusiasts. OF men
or women gone daft on some subject OF
merely temporary interest. and were they
passed would be most pernicious. But
there always are on the calendars drag
ging along from year TO year, from session
to session. bills which ought TO receive
prompt and careful attention. but are
crowded out because for lack OF time they
cannot be reached in the session. That
action on such matters should be delayed
by the flibustering of the minority against
some other bill is wholly wrong and no
majority ought TO pesnit il. With the ut
most diligence not ; per cent. Of the bills
are reached in Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
Weeping over His Fallen Idol.

wm. Dudley Foulke in the Forum.
In the Van Allen case we are CONFRONTED
with corruption in the most naked form.
The President mas told US mat dollars
alone. when given to the right person. at
the right time. are sufficient TO secure az
htgh a place as that OF Minister 10 Italy.
We are Informed that the mission To Rome
Is for sale. and the President ought not
to wonder il we resent the insult. IL will
not do to lay this at the door or any one
else We cannot relieve the President upon
the plea Of ordinary Information. He made
the appointment with his eyes wide open
and against the protests of his friends; and
fine people, whose Offices are thus given
over to the methods OF the auction mart,
must hang their heads in shame.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

his ideas had been made use Of by the
gentleman addressed. ct shall hold this
view" he says 80 long as you do not show
and prove to me that your idea did origi-
nate before mine" To this letter Macmon-
MES has made no reply. though 1t would be
easy for him to repel suspicion If the
charges are without foundation. AS 1t now
stands. the charge throws too serious a
shadow on his professional reputation. and
he should lose no time in clearing it away
if he can do so. He is now in Paris, where
he has a studio in company with st. Gau-
dens. Fuchs is at present in Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Now that SO much has been said about
IT. il would be very unfortunate for the
holders OF the fifty million gallons OF
whisky upon which a tax OF 80 cents Will
be paid not TO increase the tax and thus
enhance its price. As for revenue. none OF
any consequence would be derived by an
Increase OF the tax on spirits. but that is
a small matter in comparison with the
millions the owners OF the now shaky whis-
ky trust stock would realize.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

81 am surprised that a man of your in
tclligence and old family could find no bet
ter name for your boy than Andrew jack
son.
You don't understand my motive. He
will never succeed in being a dude with
such a name as that"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

i. What is the meaning of the words
SPECIFIC and lad valorem'' as applied TO
tariff duties? .. Is there any difference in
the words per cent" and per centum?
Y.
1. Specific duties are duties upon the ar
ticle, as 81 per ton on hay. An ad valorem
duty is one based upon the value; that is,
a duty of % per cent. on hay would be
upon its price per ton. If the price was s.
the duty would be 81, or if $40 it would be
$3.50. 2. Per cent. is simply an abbreviation
for per centun, meaning upon one hundred
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

During Mr.. Cleveland's first administra-
ton. when Secretary Manning was prepar-
Ing an argument in favor OF spe-
cihc as against ad valorem duties.
he addressed a letter OF inquiry 10 a large
number OF customs officials. consuls and
manufacturers asking their views on the
subject. out of Ie2 replies no less than les.
or about - per cent. were in favor OF spe-
cihc as opposed 10 ad valorem duties. The
Secretary said In his annual report:
One advantage. and perhaps the chief ad-
vantage. OF a specific over an al ValOrem
system ~ IN the fact that. under thefOrIner
duties are levied by a positive test which
can be applied by our officers while the
merchandise Is tn the possession OF the
government and according To- a standard
which - altogether national and domestic.
That would be partially true OF an ad val
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
A Warrior Rnll.

NOW / happen to know that old General
Bloar never was in a battle in his life. So
you see there is no excuse for calling him
a dashing warrior"
II haven't, Ell? Why, if his converse
ton were put in print there would be al
most nothing else but dashes."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
WANTS A BAD ADVERTISEMENT.
An Oklahoma Town Anxious to Secure
the COrbett-M Mitchell Fight.

PERRY, Okla, Nov. Gothic Perry Ath-
letic Club has telegraphed Richard X. Fox.
of New York, that a purse of $4,000 would
be given to Corbett and Mitchell If the
fight could be brought here. The club is
composed of bankers. merchants and many
men of means. The law OF Oklahoma
makes prize fighting a misdemeanor, pun
ishable by a fine of 500 and a few days
Jail sentence. a Milwaukee brewing COM
pany offers to build an ampitheater with a
seating capacity of 10000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

So long as jurieS attach penalties of two
years in the penitentiary for murder and
because the punishment is too great, as was
the case in a county in this State a few
days since. property in horses is more sa-
cred than human life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
The Woes Of This World.

The professional pessimist came into the
office looking absolutely cheerful.
"Well,'' they asked him, what is the
new cause of complaint this morning."
81 was thinking how unjustly things were
arranged for a man who has a corn. 1t
gets it's worst MASKING from the man who
is too heavy to knock down."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
where Powderiy Was strong.

Philadelphia North American.
No doubt Mr.. Powderly is now being pun
ished for his refusal to support the Demo-
cratic ticket last fall. and also for holding
his order aloof from party politics as an
order. But there Is where Powderiy was
strong. He had uniformly refused TO
swing the order into line with any politi-
cal party Had he sucSumbed TO pressure
Of that sort his Knights would have been
dsorganized years ago. Perhaps Mr.. Sove-
reign will prove more plastic in the hands
of Democratic committees. We shall SEA
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The difference between a real Postmaster
general and one who is merely occupying
ports can be realized by comparing the re-
ports of the late Postmaster-general Wan
amaker and that just issued by the Presi-
dents law partner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The business-like method Of the Board
of Safety in proceeding to purchase hose is
in marked contrast with that under the
Hawkins and Hicklin regime. The best
goods at the most favorable price is the
present policy. The goods of the man who
has the strongest pull was the other.
Hence, weak and worthless hose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

When one thousand Democrats Of iniu-
ence agree to act on general committees to-
build up an -anti-Tammany Democracy in
will wisely moderate his autocratic preten-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The Wilson. committee has put balm of
gilead upon the free list, but it will not
avail. There is no soothing lotion for the
g~rievous wounds with which that commit
tee has scarifed the Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The person who inspired the Populist
party at Cincinnati in 1890 is now c~onspir-
ing to form another out of it. Here seems
to be a glimmer of hope for the Hon. Wal
ter Q. Gresham.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The Wilson bill reduces the duty on pig
iron to 2212 per cent. ad valorem- English
pig is selling at s. per ton; % per cent. is
s1.6S; total, 9.63; freight, from nothing to
81. This means death to Southern furnaces,
which find their only market on the At
lantic seaboard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Salt is cheaper in this country than ever
it was, yet it is said that 100, 900 men in New
York State who derive their support from
the manufacture will suffer loss If the
Wilson free-salt proposition carries.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

By removing a Democratic civil-service
commissioner in order to retain a Repub-
lican advocate, the President has dis
played a degree of excellent judgment
to his great advantage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
No saint Joan.
New York Independent.

-NtW IUIh IIIuEptiIUtII.
The report is published that the project
for beatifying and canonizing Joan of Arc
is likely TO come to an abrupt termination,
as no evidence is forthcoming of extraor-
binary virtue or of miracles wrought by
her. IL that is the difficulty we might as
well give up the hope OF having any more
canonIzed saints. The evidence for their
miracles will become less and less.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Might Begin mt Home,

Aspiring Poet-In set the world ablaze
yet.
His Wife, do hope you will, dear. Would
you mind making a fire in the kitchen
s~tove-just as a matter of practice, you
EpOw2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Men engaged in speculative enterprises
should put their wealth into hard cash
during the flush periods in which they are
reputed to be wealthy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Until the Journal hears further testimony,
It VIII not believe the stories which DEM
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The fairest income tax that can possibly
be levied is a protective tariff. 1t is large
ly a tariff on the incomes of foreign man.
ufacturers and exporters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

The ecstasy of the maritime provinces of
Canada over the Wilson tariff bill leads
to the fear. that they imagine they have
annexed the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

1t looks very much as If the only indus
try stimulated by the Wilson bill will be
the soup houses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01

Representative Morse. OF Massachusetts,
has written a letter to the pensioners in
his district warning them against making
applications at the present time for in
crease of pensions. as he knows instances
where denominations have been ordered
on applications. and as a result the pen
sions have been cut down instead of in
creased.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-12-01
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