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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
WOODRUFF PLACE WILL PAY.
School Board Accepts Its Contract for
School Privileges.

At the School Board meeting, last night
Superintendent Jones submitted his report
for the last month. which showed the total
enrolment TO be 1880 against l4T77 for
March 1898. The percentage is "a 40, as
against 81 40 last March, and the increase
in enrolment Is s44
The finance committee submitted n resolu-
ton accepting the recent proposition OF the
school trustees OF Woodruff Place and
recommended that the president be author
lied to sign the contract contained therein.
Under this contract the Woodruff Place
trustees agree to pay the entire proceeds
OF 24i5 cents on each 500 OF the taxable val
ne Of Woodruff Place property. and also
TO turn over the share OF that district in
the State school fund in return for the same
school privileges and advantages for the
children Of that corporation as are given
the children Of the city. An amount suffi-
cient to pay for Woodruff Place school
enumeration is. however. TO be held out OF
the State school fund. The resolution and
recommendation were adopted
The high school committee recommended
that the library room In High School No. 1
be papered and the wood work painted. and
that an appropriation Of SO be made for
this work. There was some discussion over
the matter, one or two OF the committee
DelleVing IL would be better TO wait until
vacation, when all the improvements would
be made at the same time The recom-
mendation was referred TO the committee
on buildings and grounds. DelOss Byfield
was appointed tanitor Of school No. 81 in
place OF j. J. Ninson- deceased. Bills
amounting to $644-S were ordered paid.
A resolution that the board petition the
Board OF Public Works 10 grade and pave
the roadway OF Meridian street between
South and McCarty streets with Trinidad
lake asphalt, with two-and-one-half-inch
wearing surface and a six-inch concrete
foundation. was, after some talk. referred
TO the committee on manual training, with
power TO act. II was explained that the
residents along there We're getting up such
a petition. and wanted the boards support
The old school furniture belonging TO the
board, and secured IN the Easements OF
several schools. was ordered sold
Superintendent Jones was authorized 10
visit, at the boards expense. several cities
to examine the system in music and the
text books used in that branch. with a view
10 securing the best results in the Indian
apolis schools The board is contemplating
a change in the text books in music. and
numerous agents have been here urging the
good qualities OF their respective publica-
lions, and the board desires TO have as
much light upon the subject as il is possible
to get
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ion with the spirits of departed relatives or
friends and receiving supposed messages d.
rect from the next world. After a few
months had passed, in which the Professor
took in from 500 10 $50 week. whispered
doubts began to circulate as 10 the gen.
uineness OF his materiaizations. At first
he Indignantly repealed the base insinua-
ton, as what materializing medium would
not? They all do II. But the whispered
doubts grew louder, and finally material
lied into such open charges that the Pro-
fessor saw he had got TO the end OF his
rope, and one fine morning a few days ago
II discovered that he was gone In
human parlance, he had jumped the town.
He had hardly disappeared before several
young men materialized who confessed that
they had acted as his confederates and de-
clared that he had left without paying
them. As partial amends on their part
and punishment for the Professor they
agreed 10 expose his methods. Accordingly,
at an appointed time the president and
Several members of the Illinois Spritualist
Association went to the apartments re-
Gently occupied by the Professor, and his
ex-confederates then and there disclosed a
secret opening in the wall and showed how
they had made their entrances and exits
to and from the cabinet, while the lights
were lowered and the audience were singing
80 as to create harmony" as the Profess
said. The exposure was so convincing
that the most credulous believers in the
Professors Undertaking. gifts had to adj
nit that he was a fraud. The wonder is
that apparently sensible people be
found to patronize and believe in such
frauds
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
VOORHEES, AND THE SENTINEL.

That Senator Voorhees, should be enraged
has assailed his tariff bill as 1.-The defiled
bin;" it has accused him Of a purpose to
give the Whisky Trust a great advantage
in extending the bonded period. declaring
that Mr.. Fairbanks. OF the Whisky Trust.
has had more influence with Mr.. Voorhees,
than the masses Of the Democratic party;
ate bill was that of defender of and apollo
gist for the favors shown the Sugar and
Whisky trusts, and that his attempt TO
defend his tariff bill is ''shel game" In
view Of these charges and whole columns of
editorial matter impugning his motives and
intimating that he is the obseQuious defend
er OF trusts, it is no wonder that the word
Sentinel has become like red flag TO a
bull and sets him to pouring out upon the
State organ that highly seasoned epithet for
which the senior Senator is chiefly famous. In
the Senator's opinion it is simply infamous
that the paper which he had paid for print
ing his speeches should be the first TO init
mate that he is the Whisky Trusts attor-
ney in the Senate rather than the Senator
of the Indiana Democracy. Mr.. Voorhees,. al
though "a hurler of epithet,'' has a very
thin cuticle; but an armor-plate defense
Sentinel has been pouring into the Senator
the past six weeks No doubt the Senator
would like revenge. and probably he will
seek IL bur when he boasts OF being able
TO havd Consul-general Morss recalled from
Paris Il ia probable that the Senator $
wrath has obscured his judgment. When
Mr.. Voorhees, was plotting to set Mr.. Cleve-
land aside as a candidate in 1891 and earlv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
WHEN THEY REACH WASHINGTON.

No doubt many persons are wondering
what sort OF a reception the commonweal-
ers and so-called industrial army recruits
will have in Washington and how far they
will be permitted to carry out their pro-
gramme there. That depends largely on
what their programme is. Washington is
an orderly, law-abiding city, and while it's
police are not accustomed to dealing with
turbulent assemblages they are CAPABLE
of doing 50. II thsy need help in preserv-
ing order there is a good local militia and
reserve force of United States troops.
There is plenty of law for the preservation
of peace and order at the national capital
and plenty of power to enforce il, and,
will arise for putting this power to a test,
it will undoubtedly be exercised if neces-
sary, as it ought to be. The commonweal-
ers VIII not be permitted to hold a mass
meeting on the steps of the Capitol, as they
have threatened to do, nor TO march into
the Capitol grounds in a body nor do any
thing else contrary to the peace and dignity
of the United States government. They
will not be admitted to the floor of the
House or Senate, nor be permitted to block
up the corridors. AS citizens they will be
allowed to enter the galleries, as all citi-
zens are. subject to the rules of Congress
in regard to the preservation of order, and
If they violate these rules they will be put
out If they behave themselves they will
probably be permitted to remain in Wash
ington as long as they desire. provided
they can pay their way, but If they go
to stealing they will be arrested as thieves.
and If they go begging they will be ar
rested as Migrants Congress will not pay
any attention to their foolish demands for
foolish legislation, and still less will it
appropriate money for their relief. If the
citizens Of Washington contribute any
thing to their support it will be on the ex-
press condition that they leave the city as
soon as possible. In short, the common
wealers will get the cold shoulder. If not
the hot end of the poker, from the moment
they reach Washington, and the probabil-
ity is that they will have been there but a
very few days before they will be trying
to beg beat their way out of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21

Day after day the New York Times. the
declared organ of the President, attacks
the pension system In a recent issue
three columns were devoted to an attempt
TO show that there are now more pensions
than soldiers who were mustered out
OF the army at the close of the war. In
Cts black letter head line the Times says:
more Pensions than Soldiers" The Rec
ord and Pension Bureau Of the War Depart
ment, OF which Colonel Ainsworth is the
chief. estimates, from the best sources OF
information. that in the military and naval
service during the rebellion 22lS.sG5 differ
ent individuals were enrolled. and that
1853 OF these were alive at the close of
the war, deserters excluded. During the
war there were So. 1l6 deaths I'm army and
navy, a large part OF whom had heirs to be
pensioned sooner or later. The estimate Of
the record bureau is that. on June So 1898.
there were l,9O9,96s survivors OF the war.
which indicates that more than 10000 died
between the close OF the war and that
date, a large part OF whom were not only
pensioners. but left widows and children 10
be pensioned. June 30. 1888 the number OF
pensioners was 966.0l2 OF these. ia
were widows. minors and nurses. and 3d.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
CRIMES AGAINST THE NATIONAL
BANK LAW.

One of the best features of the national
embraced in it is under the control Of ma
tional authority The Controller of the
Currency, as his official title indicates, ex-
ercises supervising control over every
one Of the 800 banks composing the sys-
tern. He has his finger, so to speak, on the
pulse of every national bank in the United
States, and through the reports of his ex-
aminers and those of the bank officers he
may, and as a general rule does, know how
they are being managed and how they
stand. The only exception to this is in the
GERS, and no system can wholly provide
against this. But even dishonest bank Off
Gals pay tribute to the excellence of the
system by the extreme care they take to
maintain an appearance of complying with
the law. They know that the Controller of
the Currency Is absolutely fearless and is
backed by the authority and resources of
the government. They know that as rule
the examiners are honest and competent,
and will not wink at any violation of the
law. Accordingly, if they undertake any
crooLedness they know their salvation de-
ponds on covering their tracks. This has
been done in some cases, but the number
is comparatively few. Considering the num-
Der of banks and the length of time they
have been wrecked by their officers or
looted through connivance with rascals out
side is surprisingly few. The number of
such cases that have occurred during the
last twenty-five years could almost be
counted on the fingers of one hand. The
case now being investigated in this city is
one of the worst on record, being equaled
only by the Fidelity National, Of Cincin-
natl, and the Maverick, of Boston The
extreme infrequency of such cases is strong
proof of the general excellence of the sys-
tenn of State banks could be established
that would show as small percentage of
wrecked or looted banks.
Another valuable feature of the system,
following, of course from the fact that it
is national, is that all violations of the law
come within the jurisdiction of the federal
courts There have been bad bank fall
ures in this city before that of the Indian
apoIis National, but TO person was ever in
dicted in connection with them. 1t is a
good thing for those who have dealings
with national banks that the government Is
inexorable. 1t never condones or compro-
misses a violation Of law and never stops
till it has brought offenders to justice. The
federal courts are beyond the reach of 10
CAL personal or social influence, and those
who come before them charged with viola
J ton of law are reasonably sure of getting
their deserts The justice there dispensed
is sometimes tempered with mercy. but IL
is never adulterated with the baser quail
ties that too often find admission to State
, courts.
1t follows that very few violations of the
national bank law go UNPUBLISHED. Natural
| ~. the offenders are generally persons of
| previous high standing in business and so
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Lolita Crabtree will shortly proceed to her
summer home at Mount Arlington, N j.
She calls the place AttoI Tryst the first
part of which is her own name spelled
backward.
Jean Ingelow lives with her brother at
Kensington, England In the summer she
spends much of her time in a beautiful con-
servatory. She only writes when the spirit
moves her.
A Machias, Me-, cat saved a baby from
a serious fall by catching the childs dress
with her teeth The owner of the cat, who
Is also mother of the child, is authority
for the story.
A Missouri judge sentenced two men to
prison, one being illiterate, till he learned
TO read, and the other till he taught the
uneducated offender. Their Imprisonment
lasted three weeks.
Russia pays no salary to the Car. but
as he has about a million square miles
Of farms. mines and other property, with
an income OF 100000 month, he struggles
along uncomplainingly.
Ben Tillman, the dispensary law Govern
or of South Carolina, is little man, weigh
ing not more than 40 pounds, but in his
one good eye the very lightning of heaven
arouse his rustic audiences to a higher
pitch Of enthusiasm than any other man In
his State.
Unity Church. Cleveland, O., is probably
the only church in the world that has as
pastors two women. They are the Rev.
Marion Murdoch and the Rev. Florence
Buck. They are highly educated women
having finished their education at oxford
University, England They are co-pastors
of the church, and have been remarkably
successful.
A man once sent his son to an Irish
schoolmaster who advertised that he taught
navigation. During the Christmas HOLIDAYS
he discovered that the boy was ot re-
cefving instruction In that branch of study,
and went to see the schoolmaster about it,
why don't you teach my son navigation ?''
he asked. How OF goin' to tache nav
igation, SORT, whin the navigation is all
closed up?' was the answer.
Prince Bismarck has been permitted by
his doctor to resume his pipe and his bowl,
of which by medical orders he was deprived
some months ago. Consequently, the Prince
smokes his long pipe every day now,
drinks wine in moderation, and takes regu-
larly with luncheon the glass of whisky
time time" of 'd day am in Germany He has almost
entirely recovered from the illness that
Frustrated him last autumn, and with the
return of better bodily health has come
mental improvement
Professor HuXley's views on Bible read
ing, called out through discussion in the
London School Board, are these: Greatly
TO the surprise of many of my friends, 1
have always advocated the reading of the
Bible and the diffusion of the study of
that most remarkable collection OF
ings are Infinitely superior to those
of the sects, and the Bible contains
within itself the refutation of nine-tenths
of the mixture of sophistical metaphysics
and old-world superstition which has been
piled round 1t by the so-called Christians
of later times
The melancholy days are come
The saddeSt of the year;
When husbands stay away from home,
And lunch on cheese and beer.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21

911 were Mexican and similar pensioners.
leaving 1921 as the number of invalid
pensioners, which Mr.. Cleveland's organ in
eists is greater than the number OF SOL
diers mustered out at the close of the
war. AS the number of men in the service
surviving the war, exclusive OF deserters.
was 1.727.3 1853, IT will be seen that the pur-
pose of Mr.. Cleveland's organ is to de-
cefye.
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cial circles. but this has not sufficed to save
them from the penalties attaching to a vio-
lation of the law 1t is believed there is
no case on record where any person,
whether bank officer or outside rascal and
bank looter, who has been adjudged guilty
by popular opinion. has escaped conviction
and punishment Let us hope it may con-
tinue so. While no person wants an limo
cent man TO be punished. the public has a
right TO demand and it does demand. that
no guilty man shall escape. The Journal
believes that the trial now going on In this
city is being conducted on these lines. and
that the result will confirm the popular es-
innate as to the quality of justice admins
tered in the federal courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
THE CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Charles l.. Henry VIII Probably BE
Inv


The Seventh district congressional con-
vention will be held on Tuesday in the
Criminal Court room. The convention was
originally called for the Council Chamber.
but it was found that this would be too
small to accommodate the number of dele
gates TO be chosen for the convention.
There will be but one candidate before
the convention seeking the nomination.
This will be Charles L. Henry, who made the
race against Grass-burner Bynum two
years ago. That campaign was a bitter
one and materially did Mr. Henry re-
duce the plurality of the grass-burner that
the Republicans of the district are unani-
nous in calling upon him to again cross
swords with BYnum at this time, when
success is assured. Mr.. Henry is an at
torney at Anderson. and became thoroughly
acquainted with nearly every Republican
in the district in his aggressive campaign
of two years ago. He is middle-aged
man OF unusual ability in forensic discus
sion and by his forcible arraignment OF
the Democracy has won the admiration OF
his constituency 10 be.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
WOman's Ignorance.

Mrs. Wickwire - One blackball is suffi-
cient to keep man out of your club, isn't
it?
Mr. Wickwire-Yes.
"And nobody knows who cast ito
mo one but the member himself
And do you expel man on information
given in an anonymous letter."
''Of course not"
Il don't see why you say of course If
you can keep man out anonymously, why
can't you put him out in the same way?'
''Oh, you women don't understand these
things, anyway"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
reeb,e-Minded Bow Runs Awny.

Daniel T. Craig. aged seventeen years, is
missing from his home No 100 East Mar
ket street. Craig is partially blind in one
eye and has pin holes In his ears. lie IS
somewhat feeble-minded. Several weeks
ago he ran away TO Anderson and was
found In a destitute condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
STATISTICS AGAINST ASSUMPTIONS.

In this issue will be found letter from
Professor Commons in reply to the criti-
csm of the Journal upon his statement to
the effect that the condition of labor in
this country is worse now than in 1860. The
Professor admits that skilled and organized
1860 Wherein the Journal and the Pro-
fessor differ is in regard to the value of
statistics. Professor Commons tells us
with the assurance OF one whose word is
a dictum that the statistics of the Senate
report are of no value, and that Edward
Atkinson is a juggler. The statistics of
the Senate report were collected by the
experts of the National Bureau of Labor
under the direction of Colonel Wright who
is one of the most intelligent and consci-
entious statisticians in the world, and
recognized authority among statisticians in
Europe. If the work of such men is to be
dlscredited by the mere say-so of a man
who cannot remember as far back as 1860
then all statistical boards and the census
bureaus should be abolished. Professor
Commons belongs TO a school Of economists
who have given out that their conclusions
would be the results of investigation. and
yet, without giving a fact to sustain his
statement. he declares that labor was en-
ployed a larger part Of the year in 1860
than in 1890. The census reports show that
in the statistics collected received $37S, $751;
$685. or an average of $3.50 a year, and that
In 1890. 4,59O.63S men and women received
81. 2s2, s26, 265 as wages, or an average OF $497
a year. OF course, Professor Commons
will declare that the census Is entirely un-
reliable, but he will not prove that this is
an incident where employee alleged
to have been discharged from the service
Of a street-railway company because he
had not paid the foreman a bonus of so
and given promise Of a percentage of his
wages, and thus lead his readers to as
sumo that such an outrage is the unwritten
law in all corporations having foremen
who employ men. Thus while he denies the
congratulations of statisticianS who have
as extensive and accurate data can be
obtained, he generalizes upon a single in
cident and makes sweeping assumptions
without giving any sort, Of data. This be-
ing the case. the Johns Hopkins school OF
economists are not much Of an improve
ment upon the Sumner school, which de-
clares that facts and experience have no
place in economic discussion because it is
a science based upon assumptions.''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21

general Williams, of Oregon. who was a
member OF General Grants Cabinet. causes
the Chicago Herald to revive the gossip
regarding a landaulet which was used by
him and by his wife. concerning which the
Democratic House made great howl. Now
that the Herald has called attention to the
incident, il may be we'll 10 add that Secre-
horses for which the government has paid.
and keeps three men TO attend to them
whom the government also pays. That is,
Mr.. Carlisle does by wholesale, without
rebuke. what Mr.. Williams was scandalized
for doing retail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21

Although the aggregate vote of Chicago
was 10 per cent. greater in December than
in April, there were Democratic strongholds
One precinct which cast $40 votes in Deem
Der counted SO in April. the Democratic
candidate receiving 159 more votes than both
parties gave for Mayor. This is but one
OF many instances of gross frauds. In one
precinct. in which only three Republican
votes were returned. fifty-nine voters have
made affidavit that they voted that ticket
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
This GIOrious Country.

Watts-There is one good thing about this
country. The demagogue can't last long. no
r""ttsr how big a following he has for
time
i'otts-That's Some other demagogue
who is a little wilder generally comes along
and takes his followers away.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21

The Republicans in the New York Senate
have been prevented from passing a bill
giving the sheriff Of New York county
OF four Of their number who were induced
20 vote with Tammany Hall. The presence
OF the small and purchasable man in legis-
Iative matters can, however, be prevented
by selecting only the best
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
Misguided Boys.

Detroit IllDuIe-
The three little Indiana boys VINO used a
cave and horse pistols TO assist them in
deDredating the community will outgrow
those crude methods If let alone and their
parents don't emigrate. Nothing short OF
a big bank and front pew i'm church is
permanently successful in Indiana now In
the line Of endeavor which the lads seem 10
have chosen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-21
Very Near 1t.

Chollis-Who is that beastly fat man that
the doosid Germans have pictures of so
much-the fellaw astwide of the beah keg,
don't you know?
Yabsley-I thought everybody knew who
that was. 1t is a representation of King
JambOreenuS