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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
GENERAL STRIKE NO REMEDY.

There is one very important admission
which runs through the entire appeal of
President Mcbride and his associate to the
members of the Mine Workers Union
which it is worth while considering. Two
months ago these officials were entirely
confident that a general strike could be
made successful. After a seven weeks at
tempt at making a general coal strike sue
cessful, he declares that 1t cannot be. He
has been led to change his opinion in the
matter. His attempt was a failure, and
the plain inference Is that such general
strikes cannot be made successful, particu-
for any length of time. would involve the
industries and the business of the country
by stopping the working of factories and
the traffic of State with State. Public opin-
ion, which would naturally be with the
strikers with a fair cause, would turn
against them, as in this case, when it came
to a conspiracy to paralyze the entire bust
ness of the country, making living expen-
sive for those having money and almost
impossible for those who have 1t not. 1t
was the unreasonable attempt of the min
ers to refuse cities coal with which to run
water works and put them in great peril
in the event of fire, and the violence land
lawlessness displayed in the stopping of
trains and the derailing of cars which
changed popular sympathy to popular dis
approval and indignation. Then, when the
mass of people come to think seriously
strike which makes living expensive bust
ness hazardous, and depends upon a gen.
eral violation of State laws for success.
There are many tens of thousands more
people in this country who are jealous
champions of law than there were a month
ago. They have had experience.
The Sovereigns and others who are going
up and down the country talking about a
general strike should study the coal strike
and note the change of opinion which Pres
ident Mcbride and associates have expert
enced. Anything like a general strike can
not succeed. Only hare-brained agitators
will think Of such a thing. Sensible leaders
of labor associations and employers must
see that the strike, and particularly the
general strike, is not a remedy, but that
arbitration at the outset by an independent
tribunal is the remeoy, and that the inter-
ests of both and of good government
should lead to the establishment of such
tribunals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

Mr.. Havemyer was under no obligation to
answer and the Senate investigating
committee had no right to ask any
questions concerning contributions Of
the Sugar Trust to the campaign
funds of political parties. This has
no connection whatever with the matter
which the committee was appointed to in
vestigate. viz, the alleged speculations of
Senators in Sugar stocks and the manipula-
ton of the stock by the trust in their in
terest. The committee shows an irrepressi-
BILE desire to switch off on every side issue
that comes up whereby it may divert the
public mind from the main one. They are
anxious to catch a correspondent, a stock
broker or almost anybody except a SEN
ator. The courtesy Of the Senate must be
preserved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
SHOULD DE PASSED AT ONCE.

There will be just ground for complaint
in this city. which is soon to be reported
to the House, is not passed at this session
of Congress. Not only is there no reason
why it should not be promptly acted upon,
be. That a new building is necessary and
should be constructed as soon as possible
Is conceded by all. That being the case,
why should not the building be authorized
at once and the contracts let during the
present season? There never was a better
time to contract for public buildings than
the present. Contractors and workingmen
want work as never before. The bids which
were opened in Washington a few days
ago for the iron work on the new post
Office building in that city were a surprise
to the engineer in charge. They showed
that the large iron and steel firms of the
country are prepared to contract for gov
eminent work at Is per cent. below the
usual rates in order to keep their mills
open. Under existing conditions and prob
ably for some months to come the govern
ment can save Is per cent. on the ordinary
cost of all iron and steel work for govern
ment buildings. Other building materials
are equally cheap. compared with usual
prices, and the country is full of unem-
ployed workingmen. Every consideration
OF economy. good business sense and phi
lanthropy dictates that all public buildings
which are conceded to be necessary should
be authorized and undertaken as soon as
possible.
1t is said that the chairman OF the APP
preparations committee and of the public
buildings committee do not intend that
there shall be any appropriations made for
public buildings before the fall elections.
The object is to be able to make a showing
of economy, but in doing so they will sacri-
flee the public interests and throw away
an opportunity to benefit unemployed la
Dor. The Journal repeats, the bill for the
new public building in this city should be
passed at once and the contracts let this
summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
THE GOVERNMENT AND THE STAY
FORD ESTATE.

The filing of the government claim against
the estate of the late Senator Stanford
raises some interesting questions in equity
and law, and may lead to very. important
litigation. The claim is for SIS, Co., 0, that
being the proportionate share which the
Encouragement estimates that the STAN
ford estate yves the government on account
of his relation as a stakeholder in the old
Central Pacific. now Southern Pacific, rail-
road. The road was built under a govern
ment charter and by aid OF government
land grants. but its entire stock was either
issued directly to or was somehow absorbed
by four persons. viz. c. p. Huntington,
c. f. Croker, Mr.. Hopkins and Senator
all these parties became enormously wealthy
through the construction of the road. and
after its completion it's rich dividends went
into their pockets. year after year. Whether
they defrauded the government or what
claim. IL any. it has against them or their
estates the Journal does not undertake
TO say. In fact, that is the very question
involved in the present proceeding. OF the
four persons above named. only one. Hunt
ington. is now living. Croker and Hopkins
died some years ago, both leaving estates
valued at from $50. coO.c 600 to $50. ooo,OoO. and
Stanford died in 1893. leaving an estate adj
mittedly worth ST.. 900. O0O. while H~untington's
wealth is estimated at about the sarae fig
ure.
Under the terms Of the charter the Gen.
trail Pacific owes or will owe the govern
ment s0O,Ooo.O 600, which will mature at diff
ferent dates between jan 16. 1895. and Jan.
/. 1899. The present claim of the govern
ment is that the stockholders are individ-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
A CHANGE IN THE SITUATION.

The threatened refusal OF Indiana miners
to abide by the Columbus agreement gives
the whole situation an entirely new aspect
in this State. Thus far during the present
strike there has been no controversy be-
tween the Indiana operators and miners.
The latter were striking in sympathy with
those of other States for a restoration of
the old scale OF wages. The operators in
this State do not care particularly what
rate of wages they have to pay as long
as the scale gives them a protective differ
entiation against those in other States.
This secured they would as lieve pay rs
they can hold their market they can fix
the price of coal according to the wages
they have to pay. The scale agreed upon
at Columbus gives them this protection,
and is therefore satisfactory so far as
they are concerned. But it is not satisfac-
tory to the miners because it does not
give them living wages. The operators
would willingly give them the wages they
want II the scale in other States would
permit, but under the scale agreed upon
at Columbus they cannot go above the
rate fixed for Indiana. Therefore, while
the miners repudiate the Columbus scale
the operators will doubtless insist on its
acceptance, and if the men who are now
out refuse to return to work under that
scale the operators may say. 'Well. that
is the scale we must work by, and If you
will not accept those wages we must get
men who WILL" and they will set about
bringing in new men. This will raise a
new situation and precipitate a fight be-
tween the miners and operators.
This is the situation as it is foreshadowed
to-day. 1t may be changed by the action
of the miners convention to be held at
Terre Haute Tomorrow, but 1t is more
likely to be confirmed. The Indications are
very strong that the miners in this State
will not abide by the Columbus agreement,
put it in operation there is a probability
that the strike will be continued on that
likely the Governor may not recall the
troops now in the field until the situation
shall have cleared up somewhat and all
danger of further trouble have passed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
Street-Car Nuisances.

The way the street cars are run upon
some Of the streets of this city Is simply
an outrage upon the residents of those
streets. Take, for instance, North Penn
sylvania street: other streets may be as
bad, but it is not possible for them to be
worse. The bodies Of the cars used on that
street are mounted upon the most ingeni-
Gus contrivances that unskilled labor can
devise to raise dust and make noise; the
wheels are worn out and flatted by long
use; the trucks are wobbly, and the brakes
so loosely and seemingly SO designedly hung
as to constantly strike the wheel at every
revolution; added to this a speed of from
twenty-five to thirty-five miles an hour,
with the ever sounding gong, completes a
system to raise every inconvenience to the
people Of that street that cannot be ex-
celled. That this nuisance is not a neces-
sity is evidenced by the fact that 1t does
not exist on all the streetsSCollege avenue,
for instance. Yesterday a gentleman stand
ing at the corner of Vermont street heard
distinctly the noise of a car beyond st.
Clair. This nuisance starts at 6 o'clock in
the morning and is kept up until IL o'clock
at night. The rate Of speed adds greatly
to the noise, and for such speed there is
no excuse. The residents along this street
lave complained over and again about this
vexation to the officers of the company
without avail. The car company says, prac-
tically, with Tweed, What are you going
to do about it?' The nuisance ought to be
abated legally and peacefully If il can, but
it ought TO be abated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
MILLIONS FOR PROTECTION.
Startling Results of the Investigation
of New York's Police Department.

NEW YORK, June 14.-The Lexow COM
mittee to-day netted an ex-assemblyman,
Wissig by name. Like many of his illus
trious associates in police infamy, Mr.. Wis
sig had been the 'ishearer' for protection
TO the keeper Of a ~disreputable house. and
the friend at court who could
secure the release of incarcerated persons
for a consideration. Thus far the list Of
men accused embraces one police commits
sioner, min police captains, three police
sergeants, eleven ward detectives, twelve
patrolmen, one civil justice and one alder
man.. Henry Hoffman, an Allen-street pro-
prietor, was the means Of placing in the
category of infamy the name of a man who
last year, while he was lending himself to
corrupt practices, was the legislative rep
resentative of a city district. Mr.. Hoffman
had been sent to Philip Wissig, the assem-
blyman, who in turn directed Hoffman to
wardnran Glennon, who forthwith proceed
ed TO bleed the witness to the tune of
$3.50 for initiation and $50 regular monthly
fee. Meantime his house was raided and
WisSig got S. apiece for bail bonds for the
inmates of the house and s5 apiece for Sc
curing their discharge. This finished the
days testimony.
The extent and the value of this police
protection business in New York, brief
glimpSes of which are afforded from day
TO day by the evidence secured from wit
HcSscS, Is SlTikiIS. 1nere are seven eQOu-
sand saloons in the city. The price of pro-
lection varies for location and the business
done. The average figure is $40 a week. II
only one-half pay at this rate protection
would cost 81, S20,0 900. There are nine thou
sand disorderly houses here that pay an
average of $500 each in 'initia,rion'' fees.
The annual initiation for these houses
would total $~3,6O0,0O for opening them
alone. To this add the monthly payment,
which runs the total up s4,5O0.oo0 additional.
When gambling houses hourished in che
Tenderloin district they brought in $40, 0O
a year, and policy shops So, 900, making for
gambling $165. 600. When pool rooms were
in operation here, two hundred of them,
they cost an average of $500 a month each,
or $4,000 a year. paid to the commission
ers, 1t is alleged. Then merchants and
peddlers are squeezed at least $4,000 "a year
for privileges. This gives a total put up
by New Workers for police protection and
as toll for securing appointments on the
force of nearly ST, 100000 In addition to
this it cost this year s.. 1885, LAT to maintain
the police force. The LeXow committee ap-
pears to be finding out where some of the
money goes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
OLD LIBERTY BELL Gagged.
Philadelphia's Famous Relic Placed in
al Oak and Glass Case.

PHILADELPHIA, June 1.-THE old LIB
erty bell has been taken down from the
place where it has been suspended in Inde-
pendence Hall and placed in a handsome
square pavilion made of quartered oak and
glass. 1t is situated now in the middle Of
the east room, occupying seventy-two
square feet of floor space, and is the most
striking of all the relics, by reason of it's
magnificent house. The case is made of Sc
lected quartered white oak. 1t is 5 feet 10
inches square and 10 feet high. with a
front of u feet in height. On each of the
four sides is a large plate glass over 4 feet
wide and z feet high In the center. At
each corner is a bronze pillar surmounted
by neat carved work, while over each Of
the glass sides is an arch with the names
OF the thirteen original States carved, that
of Pennsylvania being on a keystone. The
bell and its columns rest on a truck which
fits snugly inside the case, and appears to
be simply a floor. The top of the truck is
of polished quartered oak and is four feet
square. Beneath are four rubber-tired
wheels. The supports are on the north and
south Sides, so as to give a clear view OF
the bell from the entrance. On the north
side the whole side of the case is made TO
swing open and a key TO IL Is held by the
man in charge of the room. The rail on
that side is left unfastened so that in case
of fire il can be thrown out quickly, the
door opened and the truck with the bell
pulled out OF the building.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

ually liable for their pro rata shares OF
Hopkins have been settled they are prob
ably beyond the reach of the government.
and the claim against the Stanford estate
was filed just in time to save the point
for future prosecution The amount claimed
by the government, $15.O00.Oc0. is the STAN
ford estates pro rata share of the entire
amount of Indebtedness to the government
which will fall due as above stated. The
attorneys for the estate seem to admit that
the government can. If it choose. foreclose
it's mortgage on the road and take pos
session of the property. but they deny and
will resist the individual liability feature.
The feeling in California is very strong
against the road. which, it is alleged, has
corrupted judges. juries and Legislators and
oppressed the people of that State to an in
tolerable degree. Public opinion seems to
be divided whether the government should
fcreclose its mortgage and take possession
of the road or enforce its claim against the
individual stockholders. All tnat CaIl1or-
mans care for is to see the monopoly broken
UP. They are not so much concerned about
the enforcement Of government rights as
they are about being emancipated from
slavery to the Southern Pacific.
The question involved in the claim against
the Stanford estate is purely one of law
and justice. There is no room for SYM
pathy in the matter. If the government has
a legal claim against the estate. it should
be enforced and collected. The late Sen
ator Stanford's benefactions or his arniable
and phllanthropic character have nothing
to do with it. 1T is a question of dollars.
of justice and of law. If the hundredth
part of what has been alleged against the
Central Pacific railroad syndicate in its deal
ings with the government is true. no mem
Der of it is entitled to any consideration at
the hands of the government. The Journal
does not assume to decide upon the truth
of these charges or the justice of the gov
ernment's claim.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
A PATRIOTIC REMINDER.


Blue and Gray. a successful magazine
and to discussion of current topics from
the American point of view, and which
will not be accused of any special leaning
toward Republicanism, gives the Cleveland
Gresham combination the following re-
minder:
We respectfully suggest to Mr.. Gresham
that Blue and Gray Americans do not de-
sire to yield an inch to Germany or any
other power in the Samoan matter. They
further desire an early settlement of the
question whether the United States or
Great Britain shall be the real power re-
spected by the Central American repub-
lies; and they beg TO assure him that,
while they are not saying much about 1t
just now, their attitude regarding Hawaii
has not been altered in the slightest degree
since he last heard from them en- masse.
They appreciate the slow and labored dig
nifty of ponderous diplomatic emptiness,
but are not inclined to quietly allow their
foreign relations to degenerate into a condi-
ton of innocuous desuetude. or words to
that effect. Even in the midst OF univer-
sal commercial depression. while earnestly
struggling for bread, saying nothing of
butter, we aim to retain our national self
respect.
1t is proper to add that during the Har-
rison administration no such pointed sus-
picion of a disposition to neglect an Ameri-
can policy was ever entertained; but as
it is the purpose of Secretary Gresham
to pursue a policy opposite to that of Gen.
Harrison's administration, it is but nat
ural that it's vigorous foreign policy should
be followed by a lack of vigor. Great
Britain has waited until the present time
to ignore the much-declared Monroe doc
trine. when the administration is not gen.
timely American.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
A PESSIMIST REBUKED.
Governor CrOunse Does Not Think the
Country Has 'GOne to the Dogs"

LINCOLN, Neb., June 1.-TWO incidents
more of the sensational than the ordinary
marked the commencement exercises Of the
University OF Nebraska The first was the
marked socialistic Grafton delivered by
Prof. George Heron, of Iowa College. Grim
nell, and the second came in the wholly UNI
expected bitter reply of Governor Crounse.
After the preliminary exercises Professor
Heron was introduced, and gave as his
subject a New Political Vision" The
speaker branched of at the outset in a dis
course as Populistic as it was socialistic.
He said:
''The aim of the law is the education Of
men In those questions which unite them in
the right. At no time since the age OF the
Roman state has law received SO much at
tention as to-day. Yet all know there is no
lion in the State would be perfection while
Anarchy would be its destruction. God
sent this American nation TO be an example
to other nations OF the earth. We have
failed. We lave forsaken our trust. We
are a fallen nation. Except the nation re-
pent IL ann survive. We must prepare
the way for the Christian state and for the
Governor Crounse improved the oppor-
tunity offered him in presenting diplomas
to the graduates TO make a bitter reply
He denounced the sentiment as inappropri-
ate, misleading and un-called for. He closed
as follows:
reasons, | take a more cheerful or opti-
mistic view Of things than the gentleman
who has addressed you at length. and I
feel called upon 10 repudiate what he has
said as unwarranted in fact and damaging
and discouraging TO the youth just entering
upon the battle OF life. ! do not believe
that this country is wholly bad and %totter-
ing on the verge OF destruction i do not
agree with him that our courts are bad;
that they are cesspools OF corruption and
the founts OF anarchy. Neither do / be-
lieve that Coxey and his followers are the
highest types of American citizenship. / be-
lieve our Institutions are the grandest and
best system OF govenment-the best ever
known or devised"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

The administrator is beginning to hear
from the countries with which reciprocity
treaties were negotiated under the Nc
Kinley act, in regard to their proposed re-
peal. The State Department has received
a protest from the republic of Guatemala
treaty with that government, and it is
believed that other South and central
American governments will take similar
every one of the reciprocity treaties nego-
tiated during the Harrison administration
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15
Retail Butcher. Elect Officers.

WHEELING. w. Va, June 14.-The Ma
tion2l Retail Butchers of the United States
elected the following officers here to-day:
President, D.. J. Shaw, Fort Wayne, Ind.
first vice president, Conrad Klinglower,
Evansville: second vice president. Fred c..
Lob. Buffalo, y. y; secretary, Christie
pher Brokat, is. Louis; treasurer, Charles
Noll. St. Louis; inside guard. John L.
Hogan, Kansas City: outside guard, Adolph
Gardner, Dallas, Tex. The Butchers and
Packers Magazine, of ST. Louis. was, by
resolution. named the official organ. Buff
falo. ". Y, was selected for the next meet
ing on the second Tuesday OF October.
1895. to which time convention adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

This administration is strong on inspec-
tons. Last summer Secretary Hoke Smith
inspected Yellowstone Park with a family
party in a special car with a well-stocked
larder. Secretary Lamont has inspected the
forts in the Southwest, Secretary Herbert
has inspected Yosemite. valley, and now
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Hamlin
tom houses from New York to San Francis
CO and Alaska.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

t list OF appointments. removals and
designations which Secretary Carlisle has
reported as taking place in the Treasury
Department during his term of office shows
that he has made 7S9 appointments and "
reappointments. while he has received III
designations and made 56 removals. The
designations were such. for the most part.
In name only. Indiana has received q APP
p~ointments and there I'VE been IL remov-
ais and 1s designations. or a total Of %. The
% Indianians who have gone out received
salaries aggregating 81. $50. and the Il who
have been appointed receive s2s.ss2 as an
thirsty Democrats see these facts they VIII
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-15

The Democrats in the Senate voted solid
In favor of reducing the duties on horses,
rye, and other products Of the Northern
States. and with equal unanimity voted
against reducing the duties on sugar, rice,
AS the bill now stands the duty on rice is
IS per cent, on oranges 81 per cent. and on
sugar from 40 to 80 per cent. while the
uct is 20 per cent, and many of them are on
the free list.