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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
AN INITIATION SCHEME
MIR. BRYAN'S PLAN FOR BUILDING
THE NICARAGUA CANAL.
He Wants the Government to Issue
OO,0o0,OO I'm Greenbacks-De-
bate on the Agricultural Bill.

WASHINGTON, May ia plan for the
completion of the Nicaragua canal by this
government by a new system OF financier-
ing was introduced in tie House to-day by
the author, Representa- We Bryan. OF Ne
Draska. While some of The features of Sen
ator Morgan's project are repeated. a great
innovation is brought forward by pro-
visions intended to increase the circulating
medium of the country by paying for the
stock of the canal company by an issue of
legal-tender notes, modelled after the green
backs OF 1862. The plan is designed so as
TO meet with favor from the anti-bond men.
According to the bill the stock of the canal
company is TO consist of one million shares
of 800 each. for which legal-tender United
States notes. identical in character with
those issued under the act OF Feb. %. 1862.
are to be issued, redeemable to the same
extent and in the same manner as the
notes of 1862. The Secretary of the Treas
ury is to purchase 100000 of the stock
Of the company and pay for it at par by
the issue of the notes described. which are
to be kept in circulation as a part of the
currency of the country. Six million of the
capital stock is TO be issued to the govern
ment of Nicaragua, 5000 10 to Costa Rica,
and the remaining S23. $780, 600 is to be held in
the treasury until the government decides
whether TO purchase ii or permit Ii to be
sold by subscription, except an amount not
TO exceed $~.000,e0, to be used by the COM
pany in taking up its outstanding stock
Provision is made for an immediate issue
of 100000 as a working capital, and the
Issue of the remainder in quarterly INSTALL
ments as may be necessary TO carry on
the work of construction.
Ex-Representative BUTTE has determined
to ask a full investigation at the hands OF
the Senate of the charges made against
him. Major Buttz called on Senator Hans
broJrgh late this evening and asked advice
as to what he had better do. He made a
general denial of the charges against him,
and stated that he wanted a rigid investi-
cation of them. He was not willing to rest
on the possibility Of the passage Of the
Lodge resolution calling for an investiga-
ton of the bribery alleged and of the in
huence of the Sugar Trust on the makeup
of the tariff bill. He told the Senator that
he wanted a personal investigation as
speedily as possible. He said that he had
both reputation and interests which were
suffering, and that he wished 10 have a
chance to clear himself. In his interview
with the Senator the details of the bribery
BUTTS denial was emphatic and absolute.
Senator Hansbrough finally advised the ex-
Congressman to write him a letter asking
for a personal investigation and. agreed TO
place Ii before the Senate. This Major
Buttz agreed to do. Senator Hansbrough
expects to receive the letter and present
~ al Ine senate Tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
AN OBJECT LESSON FOR LABOR Or
CARNATIONS.

There are a great many men in labor
can maintain the prices for labor which
they fix in spite of protective tariffs and
of the lower wages in Europe in compel
ing industries. All experience is against
such an assumption, and common sense
condemns it. In this connection it may be
well to cite a single fact as an ~illustra-
ton. found in a New York dispatch of
yesterday. 1t is in part as follows:
There have been $1,000 tons of English
and Nova Scotia coal sold, to arrive in
ready been shipped from Cardiff, Liverpool
and Glasgow, and from Sidney. n. S. The
cost is within 40 to so cents per ton of the
livered at New York. The bulk of this
has been taken by the companies supply
ing steamers to fill their contracts. There
of 100000 tons more. to be delivered here
between the 1st and 10th of June. The
present low rates of ocean freight make
the operation possible to- bring coal from
England in unlimited quantities and at
competing prices. even by steam, as very
little freight is now coming this way.
This coal is paying a duty of Is cents
a ton. and with that duty and the low
rates of transportation British coal can
be sold in New York. Take off that duty
of 70 cents a ton. as is proposed by the
tariff bill passed by the House, or reduce
1t to 40 cents as is proposed by the voor-
bees bill. and during seasons of the year
when the coal business is the slackest the
coast cities can be supplied with British
coal, and it will make the price for all
coal. If there should be no duty on coal
the coast city markets would be of cheaper
access to Great Britain and Canada than
the coal of Pennsylvania, West Virginia
and Maryland. To compete under free
trade conditions coal must be produced
cheaper than it has been in the past.
Estimating the cost of transportation for
the East to be the same from England as
from home mines, on a free-trade basis.
the cost of mining must be as low in this
country as in England and Nova Scotia.
That is. the wages in the two countries
must be nearly the same. The wages of
miners in the United States are at least
4 cent. above those in Great Britain.
IT,. recently, after a three months strike
for higher wages, the miners went back at
the same rate in England.
With equal competition for the coast
market between the coal producers of
Pennsylvania, Maryland and the Virginias
and the producers of Great Britain no man
with a p,rticle of horse sense will hold
that 40 per cent. higher wages can be paid
right along in this country. Even if labor
organization could prevent men taking the
price paid abroad. the only result would
be that the mines would be closed for the
good reason that no men could or would,
year after year, operate them at a loss.
The leaders of labor organizations ought to
bring themselves to comprehend this
natural condition, and. comprehending 1t,
they should stand for protection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
THE COMMONwEALERs AND THE
FLAG.

The Goshen News, discussing the COM
monweal armies encamped in the vicinity
of that place. says. There is one point
about them which covers a multitude OF
sins-they march under the American flag"
There are two sides to that question. In
so far as the American flag represents a
surviving respect for law among the COM
monwealers one would rather see them
marching under that than under the red
flag of anarchy or the black flag of piracy.
but the national emblem is put to a very
bad use when it is made TO cover such acts
as several OF these so-called armies have
been guilty of. The stealing Of railway
trains. the obstruction of mails, the def
ance Of United States marshals and the
dictation of terms to local authorities con-
corning food and lodging are not acts that
can be justified by throwing the American
flag over them In fact. there is nothing
in common between the flag and the COM
monwea movement. All that the flag rep
resents and all that 1t involves is opposed
to the idea of men banding together and
marching from place TO place, holding up
one municipality after another for food.
with the avowed purpose of beating their
way to Washington. there to assist in fore
ing Congress to enact vicious and uncon-
stitutional measures. The flag stands for
representative government and for the idea
thai when representatives are elected by
the people they are not to be threatened
and coereed into passing certain measures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The most absorbing questions connected
with the approaching ordination of Miss
Rachel Frank, a young California woman,
as a Hebrew rabbi, concern what she is to
be called and what robe she will wear Off
cialiy. As she is the first woman rabbi.
there are no precedents by which to set
tie these matters.
A man named Winks recently denounced
the bishop of Manchester, England. for ac-
cepting a princely income while so many
better men were starving. The bishop has
just made the following answer to him:
You taunt me with the amount of my in
made acquainted with the following facts:
/ live as plainly as any w~orkingman, and
/ believe that 1 work harder and more
hours than nine out of ten workingmen,
and yet l am compelled, by the expenses
incident TO my office, to spend fIe00 a year
more than my official income"
Robert Bonner, owner of Maud S. and
Sunol, never races his horses. because he
is opposed to turf gambling. He never
made a bet but once in his life. He thus
relates the incident: II came to New York,
a compositor. in 1916, and never met any
man but one who could set type as fast
as / could. His name was John Hand.
and he was until his death, about a year
ago, one of the proprietors of the Gal
weston Daily News. / was badgered into
betting $40 THAI l could beat him in setting
up the Presidents message. In twenty
hours and twenty-eight minutes / set up
$500 ems and won the money, which I de-
clined to accept, as L did not believe in
betting"
Count Tolstoi is thus described by his
latest visitor, who found him at home:
after passing down long corridors, which
are like so many intrenchments around
ToIstois study, 1 at last stood before this
remarkable man. L saw him just as the
celebrated picture shows HMM his full
PEASANTS smock. a belt round his waist,
With the u-hifn han ri the malo nohnlxy
deep-set eyes, the coarse gray hair, the
thoughtful. wrinkled brows. the strong
hands accustomed TO work, which during
his conversation he keeps passing through
his belt, and The whole touching earnestness
which surrounds the man. Count Leo Toll
stoi make the impression of a figure out
nf tho pinlas
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The first fruits Of Secretary Gresham's
shilly-shally samoan policy appear in the
man government will send five war ships
to Samoa at an early date and probably a
regiment of German infantry. AS there are
already two German war ships there. this
increase of force means that if the United
States wfthdraws from the tripartite treaty.
as Secretary Gresham says she ought to do,
Germany will Immediately establish a pro-
tectorate over the islands The foreign pol
icy of this administration consists in max
ing concessions and ~surrenders to foreign
Cnx-arn NJ anfG
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

When a recent foreign dispatch stated
that a large French loan offered to the peo-
pie had been covered by popular subscrip-
lions ninety times over, one was led to
think that the patriotism as well as the
wealth of the French people was unlimited.
But not all of the story was told in the
press dispatch. The London Financial
Chronicle says that there was a lottery feat
ure attached to the loan by which every per-
son who subscribed for a bond had a chance
of drawing a prize. The capital prize was
$4,000, and there was a second prize of
$4,000. two of 5000 each and thirty of $500
each. 1t was this direct appeal by the gov
eminent to the gambling spirit of the people
that drew out such an enormous subscrip-
tiOO
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
ENGLISH FAST TRAINS.
What Was Accomplished I'm the Days
of the Great Brunei.

Railway Review.
The Great Western Railway Of England
was the first road in the universe to initi-
ate high speeds. The great Brunei held
that a speed of one hundred miles an hour
was feasible with the broad gauge. and
during the experiments made by him a
half a century ago. between London and
Bath. this tremendous velocity was all but
accomplished. For an instance Of the nota-
bic runs made In those early days OF rail-
reading the reader can refer TO the London
papers Of August, 1874. The English func-
tionaries who are supposed 20 be near at
hand when a babe is born among the set
over there known as royalty" had been
hastily advised 10 proceed from London 10
Windsor 10 be present at the birth OF one
OF the numerous Vi~ctoria-Guelph line.
From P~addington metropolitan terminus)
TO Slough. the nearest station in those
days to Windsor, the ministerial train COW
cred the eighteen and a half miles in seven
teen and th~ree-Quarter minutes; the journey
back solely occupied fifteen minutes ten
seconds, That gives a speed of seventy
four miles (abouD nearly fifty years ago,
and allowing for starting and slowing at
terminals, and considering the limited brake
facilities half a century ago, the running
for at least q dozen miles of the journey
must have been close to ninety miles an
hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

Chinese merchants doing business IN the
United States on Nov. 81 iSa3 whefher nm
der their own names or not. do not come
within the provisions OF the third para
graph OF Section ? OF the act OF the date
above given. An such merchants. Il is held.
as were here when the statute took effect
may return 10 the country should they
leave IL.
President Cleveland and his party are ex-
Pected TO return TO Washington next Mon
DAY. evening or Tuesday morning from their
fishing trip.
Hon, John G. Shanklin. editor Of the Ev-
ansville Courier, arrived here to-day on his
way TO New York.
Postmaster w. w. Rockhfu. Of Forf
Wayne. is here on official business.
Editor Wolf, of the New Harmony Times.
Is IN the city, en- route To New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

1t represents industry. not idleness. 1t rep
resents law and order. and not popular
clamor. 1t represents respect for the rights
OF property, and not communism. If the
commonwealers wish to show true respect
and go to work or take their chances
with the rest of the American people of
getting work. The flag was never put TO a
baser use than when it is made TO repre-
sent the claims of idleness against indus
try. Of poverty against property. and of
the people to governmental charity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The demonstration which the Odd Fellows
made yesterday was OF a character TO i'm
extent and influence Of the order in Indi-
n Its best Recommendation is that it
holds its own with the other secret socle-
ties OF the State increasing its member
ship and influence and It's charities as the
years pass II is safe to say that yester-
days demonstration was one of the largest
ever made by the order In this State. All
OF these secret orders based upon fellow
ship and charity ave indicated them
selves against the persecution and preju-
dice OF seyenty-hve years ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The plan for public highways urged by
Mr.. Dodge, president of the Ohio Road
Commission. is TO have steel tracks laid
which can be used by wagons as well as
cars. In pursuance of this proposition two
bills have been passed, one permitting
Geauga county to borrow $4,000 o for the
construction of such tracks and the other
authorizing the town of Garfield to issue
bonds for $4,000 to construct such a road to
YOUNGSTOWN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

II Gilbert and Sullivan should conclude
To write a political opera bouffe they can
find all the materials at hand in Washing
ton. There should be a Wilson tariff cho-
rus. a Senate tariff trio. a German tariff
quartet. with solos for Voorhees,, Harris,
Vest and other Democratic statesmen.
Grover Cleveland should be King of the
Tariff Reformers. with a pinchbeck crown
OF vast possibilities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

OF the seventy millions OF American peo-
pie. the three men who to-day are think
and lack OF employment are Grover Cleve-
land. Walter Q. Gresham and John CT. Car
Isle. With the well-stocked larder of a gov
eminent vessel at their and a
long stretch OF salt water between them
and Washington, they do not care whether
school keeps or not.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The Populists OF the Massillon (O) dis
trict have nominated Coxey for Congress.
There is no possibility of his election. but
the nomination gives him a standing In pol
tiles and Will help to advertise him. If he
enters politics the probability is he will
soon run through with his property and
settle down into a harmless. noisy. chronic
crank
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The New York Times, Cleveland organ,
On linseed oil lis a gift to the Linseed Oil
Trust" Very well; but what does the Cleve-
land organ say Of the administration sugar
schedule. which makes the people pay a
cent q pound more for sugar to put millions
into the treasury Of the Sugar Trust?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

law during the session which ended March
4. 1893. and 1t was referred TO the finance
committee and reported back. He told the
Democrats that he would call IT up when
ever enough Democratic votes were pledged
to insure its passage. Subsequently Senator
Hill called Ii up and IL was voted down.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
has not been published.

Few, if any, cities in the land have such
facilities for thousands of people to view
a parade or procession as Monument
place and the approaches to the monu-
ment afford. Those who saw yesterdays
demonstration of Odd Fellows failed to
take in one of the best features that the
display called forth if they did not see the
thousands of people who occupied the steps
and other approaches to the monuments
pyramid of humanity. The monument and
its approaches belong to the State of In
diana, and as the years pass it will more
and more come to be regarded as the most
famous as well as the most historic spot in
the State. 1t is unique, because no other
State has anything which can be compared
to il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The attempt Of the Democratic managers
in the Senate to secure Republican aid to
pass their bin by putting a protective duty
or some article produced in their States
has failed. Republicans will nave no part
in the bill of SALE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

San Francisco Chronicle.
The Samoan natives. who were recently
engaged In pumping lead into one another
and hacking off the heads Of those who
were shot, have returned 10 their homes.
and peace once more broods over the ISL
ands. One good trait OF the Samoans. as
of ALI South Sea islanders, IS that they
require long intervals Of rest and eppOr-
tunity for talk between their fighting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The large mass meeting held in Lexing-
ton of persons opposed to the reelection
of Congressman Breckenridge shows that
the moral sense of the district is thor
oughly aroused. The ~outspoken declara-
lions of this meeting and other indica-
tons of Breckenridge sentiment give
reason to hope that the country may be
spared the disgrace of his reelection. No
doubt there are many bad men in public
life, but the question involved in this case
is whether any American constituency will
deliberately indorse and place in high po-
sition a nan who has been judicially
proven to be morally rotten. BY the way,
it comes to the Journal through a pri-
vate source that Breckenridge has been
expelled from the Masonic Lodge at Lex
ington, though for some reason the fact
has not been published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

the demand that keep prices low. The
available supply in this country was nine
ty-six millions Of bushels last week. But
the worst feature in the situation is that
the home consumption has fallen off fifty
million bushels because the people cannot
raise money enough to purchase all the
good wheat bread they would eat.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

A London cablegram says the British
Admiralty have finally concluded a con-
tract for the manufacture OF a patent COM
pensating steering gear. That's what Sem
ator German needs to get his tariff bill
through
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
His Chance,

Judge. your Honor, 1 didn't steal this
mans cornet, indeed. 1 didn't" pleaded
the prisoner. IT bought 1t from him. You
know me better than that. Judge; l live
in the same block with you"
"Oh, you do?' said the Judge. Five
years. Call the next case"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

In Alabama the contest for the Demo-
cratic nomination for Governor is between
Congressman Oates, representing the Cleve-
land administration. and Joseph +. John
ston. INSTRUMENTATION Johnston, 1t is
claimed. has enough delegates pledged to
insure his nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The Presbyterian Assembly is going To
inquire into Rev. DR.. Briggs's conduct
since his suspension, and Will consider a
motion TO depose him from the ministry.
Mercy, What dreadful thing has Briggs
been doing ~now-telling some fresh truth
sacred Presbyterian doctrine?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
A New Word.
philadelphia Record.

Rev. DIR. Parkhurs.. of New York. In
man This is a word Of his
own coming. probably with the intention
of insinuating that a woman who desires
TO help make the laws 10 which she must
submit herself is a monster. There was
reason TO fear some dreadful thing OF this
kim when the parsons should break loose.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The New York Tribune reports DR.. Tai
mage as saying that he considers his pas
toral work as ended, though, of course,
he expects TO continue preaching. He es-
Inmates that it would take $3.50 600 to build
a new church. and says not the first step
towards it's erection must be taken until
the necessary funds are all secured. He
does not want any more to do with church
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The people can n viii accommodate
themselves to any tariff law that Congress
may enact. The process of acommoda-
tion may be very severe and trying. but
they can DO it. Only let Congress act
sometime and somehow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

There is said to be SO little call for al
coholic liquors In Burlington. VT. that the
drug stores do not find it necessary to keep
more than a quart OF whisky In stock.
That quantity usually lasts about six
months.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17

The Detroit Free Press, in speaking of
Congressman Breckinridge's candidacy,
says:
1t has come to be that politics and good
morals are divorced. The standard OF true
craftsmanship has been dragged in the
mire. and there is fitting opportunity to
survey the ruin that has been wrought.
There should be maintained a tone in our
public affairs and among our public men
which will offend against no code of action
based upon the underlying principles of our
civilization. If Colonel Breckenridge be re-
elected IL will be q terrible rebuke TO the
tolerance of a people who should at least
demand common decency.
These are excellent sentiments, and show
an advance in the moral standard of the
Free Press, on which 1t is to be congratu-
lated. 1t did not talk that way along in
"a, when it helped to elect a certain cele-
brated candidate who was also known to
nave dragged the standar of true states
manship in the mire." The underlying
principles of our civilization were not SO
clear to it's vision as now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-17
Progressing

DO you still burn negroes at the stake
down here" asked the guileless tourist.
mo. suh.' said the Arkansaw gentle
man. eve are not so wasteful any mo-.
We use them for fertilizer"