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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-18
MUNCIE SMALLPOX.
An Official Statement of the Extent of
the Disease There.

To the Editor OF the indianapolis Journal:
To this date our healtii officials have re-
ported. in all. 102 cases of smallpox. with
four deaths. thirty-five now under treat
ment. All cases are in quarantine or at the
hospital. Five cases developed north of
the railroad and In the central part of the
city. They were promptly discovered,
takon to the hospital and the houses pla-
csrded. tagged aud painstakingly disInfect-
ed. No new cases have been noted during
the past seven days. vet. because of the
considerable crowd here on Labor day, we
anticipate that several will he reported
some time between the 18th and 22d of Sep
TENDER. Inland quarantine is difficult, but
the people of Indiana may be assured that
the city Board of Health will STRICTLY con-
fine all probable. actual and convalescent
cases until all reasonable hazard of carry
ing the conta gion is past.
f. g. JACKSON,
Health Officer. City of Muncie.
MUNCIE Ind. Sept. 16. 1898.
have been personally on the ground all
of the past week and find the above to be
n true statement of the smallpox situation
in Muncie. c. n. METCALF.
Secretary State Board of Health.
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AT ROBEKTS PARK.

DR.. Van Anda's Farewell Ser~mon-Services
In The Evening.
At Roberts Park DR.. Van Anda preached
his farewell sermon yesterday morning.
The theme of his sermon was the priceless
Value of q Soul" His text was Mark viii,
&c and 81. For what shall 1T profit a man,
if he shall gain the wbole world. and lose
his own soul' Or what shall a man give
in exchange for his soul!'
The sermon was substantially as folio VS.:
The value of IN article is determined by
answering the question. how much real
good can 1t dof But in answering the
question there must be O careful discrim-
ination between appearances and realities.
Give to the term world its widest meaning.
all the goods an irreligious person can get
in this lie. and this Is what he
secures as the price of his soul. Then
consider the value OF the soul Ind contrast
these, and thus seek an answer To the text.
Consider property IN oil its manifold forms:
give it the ad advantage of cultivation and
development by all the means known TO
man. Grant the qualification of tastes
that property brings. Possess the power
OF wealth which 10 the only claim many
persons hav To social and political power.
Add the good of business activity. The in
fidel may be as capable OF even moro so
tDAu uib CuIistibu DclRn UOT. Inc p~TOuuct6
or his activity lave q value. The produce
tions OF our own hands and abilities AVE
an especial value TO Us. There Is large
value In literary and scientific pursuits.
The pleasure of giving information and
discovering truths Is of value TO us. We
value the worlds friendship and love. 1t
serves az o stimulus and prompts industry.
sobrIety. economy and herolsm. There 10
value In all. and they bring u measure of
comfort.
DIR. Van Andat then spoke of the peculiar
ownership and value of the soul. Our
soul IS ourselves. he said; we may lose
our property, houses may burn, crops may
fail. business enterprises may prove dis
astrous. but we etIll have HE and ability
10 do AGAIN. But to lose ones soul is TO
lose ones self. All worldly possessions are
inevitably perisha0Ie. All these things
shall dissolve. The sun itself will cease TO
shine. The soul shall live forever. and
nm til We can measure immortality we
must remain ignorant of the full value of
the soul. Wise men declare il 10 be above
nil material things in value Angels in
their wisdom rejoice over one sipner that
has repented. The priceless value of the
soul is shown by the fact that God
made our soul In his own image and gave
bis only begotten Son for Its redemption.
The Son gave himself for the salvation of
our souls. Multitudes make greater of.
forts TO secure the world thar to save
their souls; they have nothing too good for
the w~orld-toil. money. health. home.
friendship, life itself. all given for the
All that is good in the world may be ac-
Quired ana the soul saved also. Suoh Is the
promise of the Bible. Seek We first the
kingdom of heaven. and NIL these things
shall be added" There is great probability
that some OF US Will lose our souls; that
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"a WIDE OPEN TOWN.
Rev. Aliens Characterization of the Prsse
State of A fairs.

Rev. Aliens Characteriz alton OF the Present.
State of fairs.
Rev. E. A. Allen, pastor Of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, preached yesterday
morning on THE Essential of /. Peace"
which be declared to be righteousness. The
text was chosen from Hebrew ]. vii.2 First
being by Interpretation king of righteous.
ness. and after that also king of Salem.
which is king of peace.n
After briefly explaining the meaning Of
the text. the minister proceeded to show
that it is one of the fundamental teachings
of the Scriptures. The Old Testament goy.
erned man by law. but the New Testament
depends more on principle than on law,
The great purpose of the New Testament
was to get righteousness within the heart.
Then would we have perfect peace. "But
not only does the Bible teach that we muss
have righteousness in order to have peace"
said the minister. but all nature teaches
the same. The dioe of God are always
loaded. We cannot do wrong
without suffering wrong. IL Is
This law existed before the Bible was
written. end would exist if the Bible had
never been given to man. The Bible creates
nothing. lt changes nothing. 1t merely
records facts. If You could destroy all the
Bibles tomorrow you would not change o
oi1ktO i1St IASAt. " ~ TIC COGoo-
qnenoes of sin would exist just the same"
Row. Allen then proceeded TO apply this
law to the home. TO the church. TO city
and to the country. In referring TO the
city he said: What Indianapolis needs,
and what she must have before she oan
have peace and prosperity. Is righteous
ness. We have a wlde-open town; every
thing goes. Drunkenness. gambling.
licentiousaoss hold high carnival.
Every citizen knows this. with the
possible exception of our Mayor.
But the Christian. law-abiding citizens are
powerless. What can bs donef you ask.
l answer: Elect better officers. This will
do something. but it will not bring com.
plete prosperity. Before we can have abid.
ing peace and prosperity We must have
more righteousness IN the hearts OF our
citizens. i care not who we may have for
Mayor. We will have lawlessness until we
have moro of the Golden Rule aud Sermon
On the Mount In the lives of our people.
What our city needs above all things is
more Christ and less politics. Let us have
righteousness; then will We have peace.
and not till then.
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Died of Ills Iniuries

Thomas Riley, the Indianapolis man who
was struck by o seaboard air line train
near Washing ton. about q week ego, and
who has been lowering between life and
death ever since, died ut the Providence
Hospital there at half past l o clock yester-
day afternoon. He was unconscious for
forty-eight hours. His injuries were most
serious. He suffered n broken hip and
ankle. while his skul was fractured. and
he was internally strained in II terrible
manner. The train caught him on n trestle
work and threw him O distance OF thirty or
forty feet. Th. poor fellow had been In
Washington seeking empiOymen and fall
Ing. he was walking to q brother in Nir.
Rinia. The authorities at the Providence
Hospital photographed the dead mans broth
ers and 9th CT relatives ut Indianapolis and
in Virginia of the death.
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flung himself with all his might into the
carrying for of some great cause that
blesses his fellow-men. who knows the true
aud Increasing JOY of the manly life. The
neppleet woman In the world is tie mother
who Is living for her child. IL Is in work.
iug out the salvation of other people that
We ind the true JOY of our own. Ii Is this
joy that carries the martyr through his
merry tasks with Q song and q shout. To be
able at the end of our days TO look up TO
God and say. IL have finished the work
which Thou gavcst me TO DO" Is to have
the best wine at the last of our feast.
We must have joy; IL Is indispensable. Ii
makes rs healthy and strong and enables
rs to be of some use In the world. 1t is SO
necessary to our best becoming and doing
that we must put away everything that
lessons it and seek everything that in
creasesi t. We must have the Joy of truth
and virtue. of duty and sacrifice. of hope
sndlove, which Is the joy OF the eternal life.
Christ thus holds out TO US a JOY that salts
fies forever.
/ wish you joy. 1t is nv parting word.
The ideas and ways of life that mako
against JOY are wrong ideas n ways:
abandon them. Adopt Ckrist's views of
God. OF nature. Of life. of humanity. of the
fnture; Chrlstianize your opinions. your
character and your conduct and you will
have manly joy. deep and evermore: Live
as Christ did, in fellowship with the
heavenly Father and with nature. and you
shall have Joy even in the midst of sor.
row. Christ lived much In communion
with God. He lived much out of
doors. in the fields and among
trees, the birds and the flowers.
We must come back to nature. Happy the
man who owns q piece of ground in the
countrv and lives upon 1t betimes. where
he can hear the robinssinRinR their hymns
and the winds chanting their litanIes;
where he can see the sun rise and feel the
hush of the hills; where the spirit that is
In the beautiful world can touch and bless
HIM as il did the Christ.
| wish you great joy. Live in the
constant sense of the Heavenly Fathers
loving presence. and of natures We
rscity and friendly intentions. Distrust
all doctrines. all opinions and all ways of
ltyino that doafrnu ,nanlu inrnnanaaa IL "a
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STEALING FROM 1.-THE People,
How the Sentinel Came to Accuse Dem
ny OF a Speech He Never Uttered.

1t would be well. perhaps. for the Sentinel
to employ James Wilson. of the People. as
its editorial writer. as it has the happy
way of stealing tho articles that he prints
IN his weekly bodily and using them with
out giving Wilson credit. In the Satur-
days issue of the People Wilson
grew facetIous in attacking Mr.. Dennv's
administration and produced q speech that
Mr.. Denny never uttered. The article did
not even claim that Mr.. Denny made the
speech. but the Sentinel reproduced the ar
tIola as an original one y esterday. and cred
tied Mr.. Denny with making the speech.
Hardly a word was nnngen but the Peo-
pie was not gwen credit. The Sentinel. in
Its paucity of arguments and facts IN this
campaign. also fakes other articles from the
weekly.
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they are already lost, not through great
sins. but neglect. Unless Jesus has So we'd
US we are lost now. To remain here IS to
be forever undone. and the soul fully lost
can never be regained.
The sun OF grace once set,
Shall rise no more.
The sacrament of the Lords supper was
administered at the evening services. ami
at the conclusion of the sacrament David
departure OF the pastor after four years OF
faithful and earnest work. Roberts Park
has always had good pastors" he said.
IAN each one has been the best. / have
been connected with this church for nine
teen years. and In that time | have seen
pastors come and 90. but i never saw one
depart with such feeling of deep regret as
that with which | view the going OF Dr.
Van Anda. He has been a good pastor, .
true friend and an earnest worker. His
WORK has been fruitful. and he has en-
desred himself to every mem Der of his con-
gre cation. We have learned to love him
and would only consent to give him up now
when We think that he must leave in one
more year. and by leaving now can accept
a position with another charge where We
know that he Will have the honor and love
of a congregation that will appreciate his
noble character as we have done"
A report of the finances of the ohurch
showed a total collection during the four
years of Dr. Van Anda's ministry OF S37. 372.
The disbursements were as follows
General expenses, including pastors
salary .-.----.------ ll0.lS
Liquidntion Of church Indebtedness. 4.475.OO
Repairs OF church 3,256.OO
Benevolences 5,453.0O
BY Sunday l,62l.OO
BY Epworth League ....-. 5OO,0 90
Tote. ece no 10
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bOuo9to e a q oupOh OLiCs LOOh8 UOuG
you and You will see the evidences of the
operation OF our text, that He that keep
eth the law, happy Is he" and only he.
Look at the suffering, the unrest, the dis.
order. the sorrow. the iniquity and the sin
that prevail In almost every city of our
land. Here are the negative evidences of
the operation of the law of God; here are
the penalties written in human flesh: writ
ten upon the suffering. quivering human
heart: written upon the body polite; writ
ten In the annals of almOst everv home.
and written not only in the wretchedness
OF the slums. but written in the archives
OF the best families that live IN the finest
mansions In our city. Every where Code
find thee out" And what n warning there
Is for the city OF INDIANAPOLIS. what q
warning there is for the politioins of the
city OF Indianapolis. what a warning there
Is for the administrative officers of the city
OF Indianapolis. In this law that every Gin
must pay it's penalty. that every wrong
must pay a quid pro quo To the uncrring
aud exacting law of right. Think of
this. and then think of our city.
You have read the papers. aud they
toll you what the saloon is doing IN
our midst. They are telling you hard. me-
tallic facts; they are telling you truths
that L have affirmed again and again from
this pulpit; that there 10 an organized de-
nance OF law IN our city; that vice here is
rampant: that it is fiaRrantand braZen in IT'S
a~rrogaDce: that it does not care a snap of
Its hngers Tor the cOnscience OF the better
citizens of this community. 1t is con-
scious OF it's W supremacy; it Is con-
scious OF the fact that rum is powerful In
politics. and that a gamblers money goes
at the polls a great deal further than a
deaeon's prayer; and so they 60 on deiying
tho law, setting aside the statutes written
by our Legislators defiling and debauohing
yonn2 men. knowing that nothing will be-
done; knowing that the great public Will
DO nothing ont submit.
Oh. my friends. l could tell You facts. /
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Fled of Heart Dis .a.e.

Coroner Beck hela an inquest yesterday
on the body Of James Tads. a young negro.
who dropped dead in his yard at 96 Harlan
street yesterday. Death was evidently due
To heart disease.
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SITS of the q. A. X. edition of The Jour.
nal. Sent. ? TO s. inclusive. will be sent %
any address for - centA
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SITS of the o.. A. X. edition of Tho Jour-
nal. Sept. 2 TO 8. inclusive. will DO sent to
any address for - cents.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-02-08
Westward the Star Of Empire.

The star of empire has made its way
TO the Pacific and the waters of the
great ocean long ago arrested its fur
Their progress. Just now it is eagerly
pluming its wings-if stars of empire
may be metaphorically equipped with
such appendages--for flight over
some two thousand miles of the west
ern ocean to alight upon the Sandwich
Islands. In politics the liveliest ques.
ton of the hour is the annexation of
the historic group to the United States.
The revolution that has recently oc-
Cured at Honolulu undoubtedly marks
the end of specially imbecile mon
archy and what has long been probab y
the poorest apology for government
on the face of the earth. 1t has existed
for years solely by sufferance. 1t was
recently plotting to lay its impotent
hands upon the rights aud liberties of
the people who constitute the real body
polite of the islands when its existence
was summarilv snuffed out. The COM
mercial connections of this island COM
munity have been for the most part
with the United S ates. 1t has been
for years commercial dependency of
the United States, and when the in
telligent and dominating class OF its
people, reinforced by large body of
the natives, are seeking for a political
status that shall give them secure
civil government, that shall protect
their personal and property rights, that
shall promote the development of the
resources of the island, that shall con-
tribute to the social and moral eleva-
ton of all the people, they turn intu-
itively to the United States. Apron
sional government has been established.
commissioners have been o sent 70
iWashingtoniandla arranging 10 pre-
sent TO The United STATES government
their scheme ff9ri annexation and the
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At the Nations Capital.

Both houses of congress evinced dispo-
sition TO labor last week, and a creditable
amount OF business was transacted.
THE anticipation bill, which passed the
house last June, has finally passed the SEN
ate and has gone to the house for its con-
curreuce in the senate's amendments. A
resolution was introduced in the senate
last Wednesday by Mr.. Chandler, request
ing the president to enter into negotiations
with the representatives OF the provisional
government of Hawaii. Mr. Chandler spoke
at length on the resolution, explaining why,
in his opinion, congress ought to take initia-
tive action in this matter.
A FIGHT was preciptated in the house on
Wednesday between the friends and oppo-
nents OF the civl-service laws by an amend
ment offered by Mr.. Dearmond of Missouri
to suspend the laws for a year. Mr.. Dear
mond bitterly opposed the civil service laws
as they now stand, aud, after an acrimoni-
GUS debate, the house adjourned without
taking any definite action.
The fertilization appropriation bill came
up in the senate on Thursday. SO many
amendments were proposed reducing the
appropriations named that the fate of the
bill was imperiled, but the measure was
finally passed.
THE sundry civil appropriation bill was
considered by the house in committee of
the whole and after a heated discussion
participated in ty Messrs. Cogswell, Fitch,
Rockwell, Beutele, Davenport and Others
was finally passed
THE president sent message to congress
on Thursday relating TO the Canadian bond
transit question, in which he renewed at
length the treaty obligations and previous
legislation on the subject. The message
recommended that the statutes relating to
the TRANSFORMATION of merchandise between
the United States and British Possessions
be amended and revised in several important
particulars
No business of Importance was transacted
in the senate oa Friday. After eulogies on
the late Senator Barbour OF Virginia by Mr..
Gallinger and others, the usual resolutions
were adopted and the senate adjourned rs q
further mark OF respect TO the memory of
Mr. Barbour.
In the house on Friday the anti-option
bill, with the senate amendments, was re-
erred to the committee on agriculture.
Public business was suspended to permit
| the house to pay tribute to the memory of
the late Alexander r. Craig of Pennsylva-
mia. After remarks by several members, the
house adjourned.
In the senate, last Monday, Mr.. Hill pre-
scented a petition in favor of the repeal of
| the Sherman act. He made an exhaustive
argument to prove the folly of the act, aud
said that the den rats are pledged to re.
peal 1t. After much parliamentary wrang
ling the question was brought to a direct
vote on Mr. Hills motion TO take up the
bill TO repeal the Sherman act, and the mo-
ton was defeated-yeas twenty-three, nays
| forty-two.
In the house, filibusterer Kilgore, the fes
tive Texan, prevented the members from
transacting any business by raising the
point that there was no quorum present
when the anti-Option bill came up. The
time of the house was largely consumed in
calling the roll,
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Mr.. Blaine's Statesmanship.

Those who seek TO depreciate Blaine
by this comparison overlook the ener-
getic, wise and singularly efficient part
which, though young in congress, he
took in the mOmentous measures of re-
construction; they forget, for instance,
that to him we are Indebted for a
change OF capacious import in the
-Four teenth amendment-the change to
the effect that representatives shall be
apportioned among the several states
not according 10 the numbers of their
voters, but according to the numbers of
their respective populations. Under
rated, too, because the time as yet not ripe
for the ultilluent of his ultimate design,
is the significance of the precedent estab
lished by the congress of American re-
publcs, which he convoked at Washing
ion-a congress which took long step
toward the prayed-ior supplanting of
war by arbitration on the American
continent. But if Blaine had done
nothing else to engrave his name indel.
IDLY upon American annals, his title TO
gratitude and honor at his country's
hands would be made secure by his
connection with the programme OF reel
procity between all the independent
commonwealth upon this hemisphere
programme which he Invented, inter-
preted, commended to his fellow cili-
2 ms, and which he lived to see adopted
over large part of the New
World.-New York Sun.
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arguments by which they will support
their proposals.
Respecting these Islands Minister
Stevens, United States representative
at Honolulu, wrote in November:
"The entire area OF the islands is about
5000 square miles. In addition to sugar,
which is now much the largest product, the
soil and climate are admirably adapted to
raising rice, bananas, oranges, coffee, grapes
and other crops. Well governed and prop
erly developed, they are capable OF sustain
ing population OF 300 900 to 400, 900. There
are extensive ranches for the raising of
sheep and cattle, so as to be capable OF
supplying steamers and other vessels, both
in peace and war. The two harbors of
Honolulu and Pearl City, about six miles
apart, are entered by narrow channels, are
closely backed by mountains, so as to be
made mpregnably defensible at not large
expense. Their ultimate possession by the
United States il of the utmost importance
to American commerce In the Pacific, which
promises vast development IL wisely cared
for and without too much delay"
A strong sentiment favoring the pro.
posals it is unofIlcally announced the
commissioners will make has been man
ifested. II is entirely national. 1t is
not bounded by party limits. The com
missioners in conversation say that they
do not ask that the islands be annexed as
"A state. They prefer territorial form
of government, or government SINH
lar to that of the District of Columbia.
But they desire annexation or nothing.
What will be the attitude of England
and other foreign powersp They make
no sign. England has seized island
after island in every sea and encoun.
tered no protest from the United
States. If this nation comes delber.
ately to the conclusion that it will hear
aud answer the prayers Of Hawaii, the
pending proposition will become an &C.
complished fact-and the United States,
In the execution of its purpose, will not
be likely TO encounter from England or
any other power serious opposition.
The interests of the United States on
the Pacific coast, lis developing com.
merce with Asia, the proximity of the
islands to the national shores and their
situation in the track of American com.
merce with the lands of the great east.
ern continent, give the United States a
natural and prior right to their posses
sion, and would justify this government
before all the world in granting the
prayer of the islands for annexation.