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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25
REV. SOTLE'S TRIBULATIONS.
Preacher Fleeced in wicked
Chicago and Wickeder Gotham.

NEW YORK, Oct. 24-Rev. James Sotie.
a full-blooded Indian. who ministers TO MS
race in Manitoba, started from his North
ern home a week ago to visit Archdeacon
Kirkley. of Rye, n. V, whom he met when
the archdeacon was missionary In CHINA.
Mr.. Sotle is seventy-four years old. On the
way to Chicago he met a stranger VINO
relieved him of his cash and left him penni-
less in that wicked city. The Indian preach
err ran across the Rev. Mr.. Rawson. whom
money enough to get to this city. When
he reached New York he did not know how
to get to the Grand Central depot. he
asked a policeman and was directed TO the
station house. where he says he was
promptly locked up until morning. me
next day a man accompanied the guileless
preacher to the depot, bought him a ticket
and gave him so cents, taking his watch as
security. The nan promised to return the
watch to the Rye rectory, but has not done
so yet.
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The Richmond Telegram sympathizes with
candidate Myers, who is suffering from the
effects of a railway wreck, but predicts
that 'he will suffer a much bigger wreck
in November
The Anderson Herald reviews the unsuc-
cessful attempt to injure Mr.. Henry with
the workingmen. and says: at would be
hard to imagine a more utter collapse Of
an 1nlqult0uS scheme"
S~helbyville Republican,: IF corporations
do pay more taxes than formerly in Indi-
ana. everybody else does. 1t is just a ques-
tion OF raising more revenue for the Demo-
cratic party TO squander-"
The Seymour Republican reports a large
Republican meeting at Surprise, jackson
county and says .The Republicans at
this point are alert and the changes in the
Democratic ranks will be great There
are likely to be many such surprises in
November. Nf4Nf t
Rushville Republican: ."rhe Democratic
party, which has Increased the cost of the
State government from $.5O0.O0 in 1882 to
nearly $1,000. 900 in 1893. doubled the debt, and
increased taxes, is not fit to trust with pow
er in hard times like these, when the best
management and strictest economy are de-
manded to tighten the burdens of the peo-
ple.' r
Muncie correspondence of the Glass
Worker: Ibid you see the account of the
glass workers turnout in Anderson last
week? The window>workers carried a ban
ner on which was inscribed .22Ia per cent.
reduction which brought forth the sneering
remark from the chairman of the Demo-
cratic county committee that 1t ought to
have been 10. This means that William
Dennis Bynum will have plenty of time
in the future to mediate upon the which,
ness o. the wherefore"
Evansville Journal: There is consider
able speculation as to the reason why SEN
ator Voorhees,, Senator Turpie. Governor
Matthews, nor any of the other big Demo-
cratic speakers refuse to come here 10
crate. The former has spoken at Mount
Vernon and Boonville. and in doing so
passed Evansville by. and declined to speak.
go to places where they can more easily
pull the wool over the peoples eyes. or.
1t may be, they consider Vanderburg coun-
ty so far given up to Republicanism that
1t is time wasted to talk modern Democ-
racy to the people here"
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Sarah Grand says she received only 1884
for the manuscript of THE Heavenly
Twins"
Russia's cross of st. George has been
given to one woman. The ex-Queen of
Naples won it by her gallant defense OF
Gaeta; the last stronghold of the Bourbons
in Italy.
1t is reported that Professor Metschnikoff.
of Paris. a pupil of Pasteur. has discovered
a cure for mucous fever, a dangerous form
OF gastric fever. The cure is accomplished
by the Koch method of incubation.
Numerous correspondents are correcting
DIR. E. E. Hale's statement that the five
distinctively American poets. Whittier,
Longfellow, Bryant, Lowell and Holmes.
we're Unitarians. Whittier was a Friend.
Mrs. Maria Vanderbilt, widow of William
II. Vanderbilt. is a quiet, retiring woman
who allows her son to attend to her fnan-
cial affairs. Her married daughters, who
are said eacn TO be worth at least SIS. 0O0,-
900. manage their own affairs.
At a review OF troops held recently at
York. by the Duke of Cambridge, the Arch
bishop OF York attended on horseback The
Archbishop was formerly in the army. OBJ
tanning his commission in 1S47, and retiring
with tie rank OF lieutenant in 1852.
Purnell Fisher is a negro giant of Bridge
vile. Del. He is 6 feet ia inches tall, and,
although spare, he weighs 26l pounds. He
SlOututIS a Nttkul VI -J iOQnQS WITH ease,
and has carried 400 pounds nearly 100 yards.
He was married the other day TO a very
large wom1n OF his own race.
a native officer. who attended the wed
ding OF the Duke of York. has been giving
his favorite newspaper. upon his return to
India, a graphic account of the festivities.
Here is an illustrative gem: "Afterwari
the chaplain came and performed the eccle-
s~iastical prejudiceS in accordance with the
laws of Christianity. and prayed some
breaches out OF the Bible"
Potato proud is the phrase used In
Accomack county. Virginia. to describe the
condition OF land that has been treated year
after year with artificial fertilizers to In.
sure good crops OF sweet potatoes. The
land at length reaches the point where II
potatoes. though IL is abundantly rich fol-
other crops. II is simply too proud TO grow
the root that flourishes In seemingly barrier
sand.
Labouchere, in London Truth. says: "Fo,
a piece of impertinence. pu'
forward with unblushing effrontery. / have
never come across so fine a specimen as tho
reproof administered by the 'Anti-lynchins
Committee Of London TO the Governor o.
Alabama State. Little Peddlington chas
Using the American eagle is so irresistibl,
comic that there is some difficulty In treat
ing the subject from a serious point o
view
The latest hyglenic craze In Paris Is tn,
use OF porous glass for windows. This Is de
clared 10 possess all the advantages OF TIT
ordinary window framing. and. while ligh
is as freely admitted as through the medl
um OF common glass. the porous turtle
admits air. too. the minute holes with which
it - intersected being too nne to permi
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chasing power of the gold dollar. as is the
case with the silver money Of France. In
Mexico there is free coinage for silver; that
is. the owners of silver bullion can take it
to the minis and have ii coined into Next
Fan legal-tender dollars. just as they can
gold bullion here. AS the result, nothing
but silver is coined in Mexico. Its gold dol
lar. worth nearly twice as much as the
silver in intrinsic value. has left the coun-
try, while the purchasing power of the
silver dollar. which is unlimited in quantity,
is only a little more than half as great as
that of gold in Mexico. That is because
silver has practically become the money OF
the country, and is worth no more. when
unsustained by gold or unlimited in the
amount Of coinage. than Ii is worth as
bullion in the market. The coin certificates
with which silver bullion was purchased
under the Sherman law was kept at par
because the government redeems them with
pnld
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CABLE TO A
Further Regarding the Work Of Brit.
aims commissioners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. "a. News has
been received Of Great Britain's attempt to
lay n cable to Hawaii The British COM
missioners now in Honoluiu-Sanford Flem-
ing, Of Canada, and j. Mercker. from the
Colonial O~ffice-have submitted their propo-
sition to the government of the Republic
of Hawaii asking for a lease OF Necker
island and a subsidy of SJ0,0O0 per year
for fifteen years. In return for these grants
they promise a cable and to make the
charge for messages one shilling a word,
with n reduction for messages sent by the
government and for press dispatches. The
commissioners ask also a condition from
the government that Neckar island shall
be coded to Great Britain in the event OF
the annexation of Hawaii to the United
States. The government OF Hawaii Is anx-
ious for cable connection. but Is not salts
fled with the conditions offered by the COM
m~issioners. The proposition for the condi-
tional cession of Neckar island to Great
Britain will not be considered. This condi-
ton must be omitted altogether. The subsl-
dy asked Is also deemed too large. The
Hawaiian government would not consider
the proposition at all IL any prospect for
q cable to the United States was I'm sight.
AS the government Of this country seems
to be taking no action, the offers of the
British commissioners, II amended TO suit
the ideas OF the Hawaiian government.
NAV be accepted.
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BisselI To Po~tmnster~.

WASHINGTON. Oct. A-Postmaster-gen-
eral Bissell has addressed a circular letter
to all free delivery postofflces in the coun-
try relative to forced campaign contribu-
tons. He cites two sections OF the civil
service law which provide that no federal
employ shall solicit or receive money for
political purposes. also that no officer shall
discharge. promote. or degrade, or In any
manner change the official rank or compen-
sation of officer or employee, or promise or
threaten so 10 do. for giving or Withholding
or neglecting TO make any contribution Of
money or other valuable thing for any polit-
ical purpose. Mr.. Bissell then adds: 1.-The
foregoing provisions apply TO your office.
II being a free delivery postoffce, and must
be strictly complied with. Ii also must be
clearly understood that no clerk, carrier or
other employe of your ONCE VIII be jeopar-
died I'm his position for a refusal TO comply
with a request for a political contribution.
pare a number of copies thereof and post
the same conspicuously in each division
OF your Office
The Postmaster-general. speakine OF this
order. said that IL was In compliance with
the law and he intended TO have IL enforced
I'm all offices in the department. The Post
Office Department" he said, "is a business,
not a political institution. 1t has been my
endeavor to conduct IL on business prin-
ciples so as TO give the people the best pos
sible mail facilities. We do not want the
service crippled or interrupted for political
advantages
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

Prof.. Pickering Doubts the Arequfpa
O~bservatory Lootfng story

BOSTON. Oct. 2I-Prof. Pickering. OF
the Harvard Observatory. was asked 10
give his opinion OF the report that the Har-
ward Astronomical station at Arequipa.
Peru. had been sacked. He said that he
could not verify any reports. The author
tiles In Cambridge seldom have any tele-
graphic communication with the station ow-
ing 10 the fact that IL costs some s. for
each word. Il have hopes. however" he
said. that the report as published Is dis
torted by being handled about from one
country 10 another. l thank That the station
that has been sacked u thai ON FL MIST
and not THAI az Arequipa. Ihis station h
extremely important, Tor II IL the Highest
meteorological station IN the world. INK
observations made from there have already
been very yaiuablc. The loss OF What IN
there are there will not amount
to any thing so far as actual money goes Tor
the Instruments stolen. because IL Is with
the greatest difficulty that anything can be
carried there. The atmosphere Is SO rare on
the summit that nobody can pretend TO
live there. so three times a month some
body goes there from Arequipa and takes
a record OF the work the instru-
ments nave been doing Ia the previous ten
days. You can readily understand that the
sacking OF that station would be = serious
event.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

J. T.. N, Harrodsburg: /. The Republican
Congress of 1SS9-9l passed the bill refund
ing 10 the States the direct tax paid by
them during the war, and Benjamin Harri-
son approved the bill March 2. 1891. 2 The
money was obtained by the State author
tiles a few months later, turned into the
general funds of the treasury, and resulted
in a decrease OF the State debt TO the
amount of the refund (s7ls.144.03) that fiscal
year. But for it, The debt Of Indiana would
be that amount greater than it is. 3. Chea-
die and Owen. Republicans, and Jason
Brown. Cooper. Holman, Martin, Mcclellan,
ONeall and Parrett. Democrats. voted for
it. while Bynum, Brookshire and Shively,
Democrats, voted against it. General
Browne, now dead. was paired in favor Of
the bill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25
BuTLER's EXPOSE OF TAGGARTIsM.

that portion of Hon. John NJ. Buffers
speech last night devoted to the finan-
ces of Marion county should he care
fully read by every taxpayer within its
borders. The high character of Mr..
Butler entities his statements to the
fullest c~redence, while the clear and
candid manner in which they are made
must carry conviction. The financial
condition Of Marion county is not as
bad as it could be, but it viii be as bad
as can be in a few years IL the present
courthouse ring is permitted to con-
tinue its career of w~astefulness and cor
ruption. In five years expenditure has
increased 45 per cent: and, while eX-
penditure has, thus increased, the debt
has kept pace with increased output.
Expenditure and debt-incurring are rum
ming a rae under the Taggart-Wilson
regime. And while the debt is rapidly
increasing, taxation has also increased.
In 1890 the tax assessed on the property
of the county was $257, SSS.73 while in
1893 it was 1887, O4S. Tan increase of
over 30 per cent.
1t is time there should be a change.
The army of tax-eaters is being too
rapidly increased, and public interests
are sacrificed to fill the pockets of as
disreputable a band as, for the same
number, the Tammany of Tweed and
Croker can muster. If the affairs Of
Marion county should be investigated
by a committee such as is investigating
T~ammany's infamies now. it would re-
veal very little but w~astefulness, favor
itism and r~ottenness to the core.
Mr.. Butler makes the first clear state
ment of what appears from the records
OF the Marion Tammany. 1t is a
startling one. Read it and ask your
neighbor who is a taxpayer to read it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25
WANT ARTISTIC COINS.
Changes I'm Our Money Favored by
Numismutists and Archaeologfsts.

NEW YORK, Oct. eI--The joint commit
tee for the Improvement of the United
States coinage met last evening at the
rooms OF the American Numlsmatic and
Archaeological Society. The committee has
for its object the periodical adoption OF
artistic designs for the coins of the coun-
try, symbolic OF historical events. Daniel
Parish, of the American Numismatic and
Archaeological Society. presided at the
meeting in the absence OF Russell Sturgis.
George F.. Kunse, of the same society.
secretary. stated that he had called upon
Mr.. Preston, superintendent Of the mint
at Philadelphia. who said he was OF the
opinion that an open competition would
secure the best results Mr.. Kunse advo-
Gated that the committee use its influence
to have 5000 appropriated Tor equal d.
cessful design TO be chosen from among the
ten. The suggestions made last April by
the comm were approved with some
The plan OF the committee is 10 make a
selection OF ancient ana current coins for
tween them and the government coins and
70 submit the result TO a United states
Senator. After the necessary cnactments
and appropriations a jury, composed OF ten
sculptors. two numismatists and a govern
ment official. Is TO be selected 10 pass judg-
ment upon the designs submitted. The COM
peuuOn VIII De open 70 every dINst IN tns
world. The committee recommended that
changes in the designs be made at eacn
change In the administration or every ten
years. Mr.. kunse believes that the cost
OF producing artistic designs upon the coins
would not amount 10 more than $4,000 for
every change. The following societies and
institutions are represented in the work:
The American Numismatic and Arcnaeolog-
ical Society, the Architectural League. OF
New York, College OF the City OF New
York, the National Academy OF Design, the
National Sculpture Society. the Cincinnati
Museum Association and the Pennsylvania
Academy OF Fine Arts. OF Philadelphia
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A SUGAR TRUST CASE.
Argument ON the Governments APP

peal from an Adverse Decision
WASHINGTON, Oct. A~-Argument was
begun in the United States Supreme Court
to-day on the appeal OF the government
from the decision OF the United States Cir
cult Court for the eastern Pennsylvania
district in favor Of the American Sugar Re
filming Company, L. c. knight and the
Spreckels and Franklin refneries. against
which the government brought suit under
the Sherman anti-trust law. Ex-Solicitor-
general Phillips opened for the government
and John Johnson for the reiners.
The present suit was brought originally
with the intention of having the sale OF
property and business OF tho knight. the
Spreckels. the Franklin and the Delaware
sugar house companies 10 the American
Sugar Refining Company declared void and
illegal under the Sherman antitrust law
The attorneys for the government IN their
argument sought TO show that the four
Pniladelpnia sompan,ss. pilot 10 In.
American Sugar Company IS l-S per cent. OF
the total sugar manufactured IN the United
States, competing with the American COM
pany. and that by obtaining control Of the
stock OF these Companies the American Re-
timing Company obtained a. virtual monop-
oily Of the sugar renning business OF the
limit the production ana Increase the price
OF refined sugar. The consolidation was
slal%sa 70 To 6a stfee se am i 4 sSn o61sss ana
Ii was represented on behalf OF the de-
fendents that there was no joint scheme
for consolidation On the part OF the de-
PENDANT companies. the owners OF the shares
of the different companies selling entirely
independently OF each other ana without
any concert OF action. Ii was also repre-
scented that the Transaction did not involve
any contract except that TO buy and sell
shares, and no effort 10 prevent the vendors
from engaging In the Independent manu-
faCturS OF sugar nor InaI Otner PERSONS
should be restrained from engaging upon
this business. or that production should be
restrained or prices enhanced They also
claimed that none OF the manufactures had
been dismantled, and asserted that more
sugar had been manufactured i'm Philadel-
phia since the sale than before. Further
more they declared that each corporation
continued 10 run under it's own organiza-
II fiOn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

One of the reasons Why the candi-
dates for county clerk have been put
at the head of the ticket is that Ma
guire counts on two or three hundred
Republican votes on personal grounds.
and that some Republicans. or so-called
Republicans, who vote for him may on
clude TO vote the whole ticket. Some
time since, IL may be remarked. a man
claiming to represent Mr.. Mcguire APP
preached a Republican candidate for
another office with a proposition TO
swap Democratic votes for Republican
votes for Mcguire.
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that the Indians were protected In al their
property rights. but he would have the
United States control sufficiently 10 rid
the Territory OF the outlaws. II a t~erritor-
lei government were established judges
would be sent there 10 administer the laws
and the Governor who was appointed could
see that they were enforced -
The report OF Governor Renfrow, Of Okla
homa. advises the consolid ation OF the two
Territories. saying that the whites would
then predominate. This being called 10 the
Secretary's attention he said that the white
people in the Indian Territory now largely
predOminated. but they had no voice in
the affairs Of the government. IL was true
that in this white population there were
many persons who were now causing
trouble. but II the United States had COM
plete territorial Jurisdiction over the coun-
try they could be driven out and the bet
ter element would prevail. The Secretary
said that the inrruders now in the Cherokee
country should be driven out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

A. F. w: The demand notes, OF which
only 5000 600 were issued. were author
lied before the suspension OF specie pay
ments, and while not legal tender. were re-
ceivable for customs. which was the case
with no other issues OF United States
paper money. For this reason they were
destroyed as fast as the treasury could get
hold OF them after the issue OF the green
backs. AT the close OF the war, July ],
1866. only si72. 6C5 of demand notes were out
standing. In other words, they were as
good as coin because. whenever presented
20 the treasury they were redeemed with
gold and Cancelled. Much useless and
brain,ess chatter has been made for years
about the demand notes. ?. The silver GER
tifcates represent an equal amount; of silver
dollars which are legal tender at their face.
The number OF these dollars Is limited be-
cause coinage Is now restricted TO a limit
ed quantity OF silver. With the present
volume of gold and With the using OF silver
dollars the same as gold the silver dollar.
not because OF its legal tender power. but
because gold bears At uD. has the DUR
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

1t is plain from Encouragement
Olney's letter TO J.. Adam Bede that the
administration objects only to that va
riety OF pernicious political activity on
the part of government officials that
may leave blood stains on its lily white
robes. Mr.. Olney intimates his belief
that j. Adams activity was OF the sort
likely to lead to gore. ard as young Mr..
Eckels and other administration at
faches who go about making Demo-
cratic speeches of a less ferocious brand
are not interfered with. gore must DE
accepted as the measure of pernicious-
ness.
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days next week on "A special train to
speaking. The advantage of this kind Of
campaigning is that a speaker can cover
so much ground and address so many
audiences in a comparatively short time;
but. on the other hand, as 1t gives no
opportunity for h~andshaking or min
Cling with the people. IL is not likely to
become generally popular, at least with
candidates. Besides, special trains cost
money. and somebody must foot the bill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

The Journal is informed that one Gull
lop, who cut quite a figure in the last
Legislature. is saying in his speeches
that the sugar schedule of the present
tariff law was adopted by the votes of
"a Republicans and 4 renegade Demo-
Gratis. The vote on the present
schedule. known as the Jones amend
ment, stood 80 To 2S. The 80 votes in
favor of the bill were those of 81 Demo-
Gratis. 2 Populists and 1 Republican.
The % votes against the bill were those
of &c Republicans, ! Democrat and l
Populist. In other words, Cullop was
as far from the truth as he could be.
But he is in accord with most of his
party in that respect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-10-25

Special to the indianapolis Journal

Special 70 the IndIdndpOll5 JouThdL
WASHINGTON. Oct 2L-The following
government clerks in the Interior Depart
ment. appointed from Indiana, were to-day
promoted: Geo. r.. Fleming. from 500 TO
1900; Martin l.. Bundy, jr., from 500 TO
$1,000.
II. l.. Foulke has been appointed post
master At Cedarville. Allen county. vice
f. l.. Stapleton, resigned, and a. Il. Cos
sett. at Jonesyille, Bartholomew county,
vice D.. w. Eckleman, resigned.
The cash balance in the treasury to-day
was Sill, 407, 35l; gold reserve, S05.O22.02- To-
days increase in the gold reserve of over
$4,000 was caused in part by the receipts
at the New York subtreasury of $3OO.0V0
in gold 10 retire national bank circulation,
and 100000 at Philadelphia in exchange for
notes