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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-22
Garfield Park.

How many residents of Indianapolis have
been to Garfield Park? Not one of a dozen
to whom the writer put the question yes
terday had visited ii. They all knew that
the city owns a piece of territory on the
South Side by that name, that ii is
much spoken Of and is reported to be
a very superior site for a public park, but
they do not go there. Why? Simply be-
cause it is difficult of access. No street
railway is within at least a third OF a
mile. while the roadway from the street
railway to the gate of the park is a streak
Of dust now and a streak Of mud in the
wet season. People who own carriages can
go there, and, indeed, so can the masses
who travel or foot: but the latter viii not
go in any considerable numbers. There are
many beautiful flowers about the green
house. and about $500 a month is expended
to keep the grounds in order and care for the
plants. Three tramp-like men lying under
the trees and half a dozen children playing
near one of the roadways were all the
people to be seen yesterday afternoon on
the grounds that have cost the city 5000 0
If the city, which is expanding money reg
ularly for the identifying of the place,
would build a wide plank walk from the
street-railway terminus to the grounds
some people would go there, but neither
flowers, nor forest, nor pleasing and va
ried surface will induce people to walk a
third or a half a mile in the deep dust of
a road which is not so good as an ordinary
turnpike TO reach the gate. Until the
street railway can be induced to run a line
into Garfield Park the beautiful flowers
will have few admirers. Some time this
will be done; but until it is the city should
make improvements for the future, plant
trees, roll the roadways, enrich the soil
and the like. Now the roadways are paths
of gravel unpleasant to drive over and inn
paSSable for pedestrians. And the lake2
Would it not be prudent at the outset to
have an expert determine if the water
supply is sufficient to maintain a large
artificial pond and then to ascertain if the
soil Is such as to retain water without the
expenditure of a large sum OF money?
Again, is a shallow body of water without
outlet free from objections of a sanitary
nature? Every person who has the = real
interests of the city at heart desires TO see
Garfield Park improved and made attrac-
tive. In the development of the city
he knows no North Side or South Side.
But when il comes to the expenditure of
money why not use it in a manner which
will enable people, who must ride in the
street cars if they ride at all TO reach a
park, TO get there before identifying one
which comparatively few people will go
through dust or mud to visit. How many
MEMBERS of the City Council have visited
that really attractive spot? Before they
vote money would it not be well for the
members TO go there via the street railway
as far as possible and then on foot the
rest Of the way?
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BUSINESS METHODS IN CITY
AFFAIRS.

The estimates which the Mayor and con-
troller have submitted to the City Council
for the next fiscal year are complete an
swers TO the charges which have been made
in regard to expenditures. The estimate
for 1893 made by the last administration ag-
submitted to the City Council this year foot
up 1901 .Oo7. ga reduction of So, sS5.S. or ~
per cent. Included in these m are
the cost of new bridges, buildings and hose
aggregating $1, $50; the payment of $1,000 of
maturing bonds. the addition of eighteen
men to the fire and police force, amounting
to $14, s4o-totaI. sos. 400. Really. this amount
should be taken from this years estimates
in making comparison with those of last
year, so that the actual contrast is between
1858. $40 6 in 1893 and s737. COZ % in 1894. An
other feature in which there is improve
ment is in the details of the estimates The
amount recommended is for each item of
expenditure i'm the several departments, so
that those at the head of them can know
at any lll1t nOW "a biCS nave " :
for a given purpose and be able to cut their
garments to the cloth. Thus strict bust
ness methods have been brought to the ex-
penditure of the city's money. The control
Ter is confident that the expenditure will
be kept within the estimates if the Council
shall vote the money which the Mayor and
controller deem necessary. During the year
a great many needless expenditures which
may be called leaks have been stopped,
and during next year more of the same
sort will be discovered and cut off. There
is no reason why the city should expend
money for any purpose which sound bust
ness men would not approve in personal
matters. The city should pay no more
for service than careful and successful bust
ness men would approve. The tendency of
the present city government is in that di-
raotfnn
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WASHED 200 FEET.
Quaint Ceremony Performed at a Men,
MONTE Camp Meeting.

SPRING CITY, Pa, Aug. 21.-The quaint
feature at the Mennonite Brethren's camp
meeting in Egolf's woods Sunday. More
than one hundred men and women washed
each others feet. and this was supple
mented by the laying on of hands for The
healing of the sick. The announcement
that these unique services would be per-
formed drew to the camp meeting an i'm
mense throng. They came from twenty
five miles around in vehicles of every de-
scription. They hurried here by train or
foot, on bicycles or in carriages. There
were six hundred wagons in the grove. and
the attendance was estimated al five thou
sand people. This multitude
about the tabernacle or open auditorium,
where the religious meetings are held.
Presiding Elder W.. b. Musselman con-
Quoted the ceremonies and made an adj
dress. in which he told the worshipers and
the spectators why the Mennonites adhere
TO the ancient custom OF feet washing. He
quoted this paragraph from the Scriptures:
IF /, then, your Lord and Master, have
washed your feet. we also ought TO wash
one another's feet"
ON either side OF the altar had been
placed two large tubs of water. One was
for the women and the other for the men.
Hymns were sung and then when all was
hushed two men and two women in the
audience arose and ak 10 the altar.
down upon the altar ran and removed their
shoes and stockings. One woman remained
seated upon the rail and placed her right
foot in the tub OF water. TIL other woman
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O Dear! What Can the Matter Be.

o dearl what can the matter be-
Dearl dear! What can the matter be!
o dear! what can the matter be!
Why are our leaders so i'll?
They promised if only we'd vote for their
Grover,
That labor should wade to it's waistband i'm
clover,
With nothing to do but roll over and over,
While capital footed the bill.
o dear, what can the matter be-
Dear! dear! what can the matter be!
o dear, what can the matter be.
Why is our Bynum so slow?
He promised to doctor the markets de-
vices,
Till fortune should carve us the largest of
slices.
And all that we sold should bring highest
of prices,
And everything else should be low.
0 dearl what can the matter be!
Dear, dear, what can the matter be!
o dear! what can the matter be!
Where is our Voorhees, at now?
He promised to put the m~onopolies under,
And all the bad rings-he would rend them
asunder,
And blast every trust with the lightning
ana tnunCer
That play round his aureate brow.
O deari what can the matter be-
Deari dear! what can the matter be!
o dear, what can the matter be-
Where can our Turpie be found?
He promised to make us some speeches
sonorous,
In seven learned languages. all in a chorus,
Till everything hollow and everything por-
Gus
Should echo and ring with the sound.
o dear! what can the matter be!
Dear, dear! what can the matter te!
o dear. what can the matter be!
Everything seems to go wrong.
The rings and the trusts are let into the
clover,
The workmen are idle, the prices turned
over,
And Bynum, and Voorhees,. and Turpie
and Grover
Are singing their funeral song.
Memo.
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MIR. WARNER OBJECTED.
And Hills Bill for Deportation al
Anarchists Went Over.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-There was not
a quorum present when the House began
its session to-day, but members sought to
take up several measures by unanimous
consent.
Senate bill allowing an additional s54.O CO
for the public building at Little Rock,
Ark, was passed.
Senate bill for the exclusion and deporta-
ton of alien Anarchists was called up. Mr..
Warner objected to the consideration of
the bill. II regret" said he, that L must
always stand here and protest against put
ting in the hands of administrative officers
the enormous power conferred by this bill"
Does the gentleman know interposed
Mr.. McMillin that five hundred Anarchists,
whose descriptions are already in the
hands OF the police, are on their way TO
these shores"
The gentleman from New York" re-
piled Mr.. Warner, emphatically, cannot
be panic stricken. He objects to giving to
as they may deem guilty of a crime that
is not punishable by the statutes.'
Whenever a word is used in the stat
ute" suggested Mr.. Oates. sit is given. the
common law interpretation
There is no definition of anarchy in
common law" replied Mr.. Warner. land L
object to consideration of this bill"
The Senate bill authorizing the Secretary
of the Treasury to allot rooms in the gov
eminent building at Meridian, Miss. for
ton to print 10000 copies of the tariff bill:
also, on motion of Mr.. Haugen, a bill to
grant to the Duluth ~ Winnipeg Railroad
Company a right of way through the hip
pewa and White Earth Indian reserya-
tons. At lis o'clock the House adjourned
until l o'clock Thursday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-22
SHREDS AND PATCHES.

The woman question at present is: did
your jelly jell?'-Pittsburg Chronicle-Tele
graph.
He-Why do you think they are married?
She| heard her ask him for a kiss last
night.-Life.
The Prince of Wales seems determined to
keep the Gould millions in circulation.
Detroit Tribune.
German resembles Grant in one respect.
His terms are unconditional surrender.-St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
For every man who works there are
three or four men who bother him by
trying to sell him something.-Atchison
A political boss in a convention is like
people are there to do his bidding.-Phil-
adelphia Times.
She-They say that persons of opposite
qualities make the happiest marriages. He
money.-Tid Bits.
What is the matter with women, any
way? Women don't like to work for wom-
en-, and women don't like women boarders.
-Atchison Globe.
Why so many old maids? This is easily
told. There is no life in the male sex
here, and we don't want a dead man.
-Tornah (Wis.) Letter.
II suppose" unused the tragedian or his
way back from a s%ojourn at Dwight, II
am now what might be called a Kelly
cured ham."-Chicago Tribune.
1t may be Senator Germans early ex-
perience in baseball which enables him to
make more real base hits than any other
man in his party.-St. Louis Republic.
Queer. isn't it, how the Democrats al
ways take care of sugar and whisky, the
chief ingredients in the Democratic thirst
Observation-Disclosures North American.
An Indiana hermit is arranging for the
publication of a book of $4,000 words, enti-
tied The White Horse If he has any
luck at all the work should find ready sale
among the authenticated maidens.-Balti
more American.
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Y BLEE WR0rH.
He Wants an Investigation of Charges
Made by a Cleveland Councilman.

CLEVELAND. Aug. u.-An Investigation
of the affairs of the city, including the en-
tire workings of the police and fire depart
ments, has been demanded by Mayor Blee
as a result of charges against himself and
Cabinet at last nights meeting of the City
Council. He wants the directors tried by
a tribunal Of councilmen, and is himself
ready TO answer for his every official action
since the day he became Mayor of Cleve-
land. I'VE nave been charged with incom-
potency, extravaganza and downright dis
honesty by Councilman McKisson and his
neutrality-suspicious." said Blee. There. is
not one word of truth in the charges, but
it makes me mad to think that for the sake
of politics the administration should be
credited with wrong-doing. i demand an in
vestigation of the charges, from that OF
bribery down TO the other allegations OF
extravaganza and incompetency. L want
the investigating committee composed en-
tirely Of Republican members Of the Coun-
ell. and | want that man McKisson TO act
as chairman. The sooner the investigation
comes the better"
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ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Emperor William doesn't get a cent of
salary for acting as Emperor of Germany,
but as King of Prussia he draws az hand
some one.
A company of Philadelphia capitalists is
negotiating for the purchase of the vol
cano of Popocatepetl. The company pro-
poses to construct a railroad up the noun
tain. to mine the sulphur in the crater and
ship il 10 the United States for sale.
The Prince of Wales is a man who takes
strong likes and dislikes. but is extremely
diplomatic in the exhibition of his prefer
beer much pleased with George Gould and
really enjoys his society. They are both
of them enthusiasts regarding representa-
ton without taxation.
Vivian Burnett, the only son of DR.. and
Mrs. Burnett. and the original of Mrs. Bur
rett's Little Lord Fauntleroy." is lying
dangerously i'll at his parents home in
Washington with typhoid fever. DR.. and
MS burnett who haNe oeen traVelns IN
Europe. have been summoned home. Young
Burnett. who had this summer passed the
examination fo- Harvard, is an exception
ally bright and interesting boy and has
many friends.
NJ. Durnof, the aeronaut, who first
opened communication between the be-
sieged Parisians and the outside world i'm
1870. is dying in a Paris hospital. His bal
loon was ruined By the memorable trip.
but Cor twenty-five years he never re-
ceived = cent from the government; even
his claim 70" the value OF his balloon was
left unnoticed. Last year he received a
small allowance. which barely kept him
from starving.
ODD remnants Of the Chicago fair are
SIN scattered all over New York city and
striving to establish themselves as bust
ness concerns. The minor fragments of the
Mexican exhibit. along with parts of sew
eral Oriental exhibits. have been trans
fc~reG 20 a little basement shop in Broad
way. A feature of the Russian exhibit is
occupying the parlor of a high-stoop house
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-08-22
MR. CLEVELAND AND A THIRD TERM

Senator Teller expresses the opinion that
Mr.. Cleveland is setting his pins for a
third term. Incredible as this may appear
at first thought, it would be quite in accord
ance with Mr.. Cleveland's character and
antecedents. No man ever lived who had
greater faith in himself than he has. He
believes himself to be a man of destiny
and a chosen instrument of Providence to
cal career, which by the way has been a
remarkably lucky one. shows that he has
implicit faith in his star. Cleveland luck
has passed into a proverb. and the excep-
tional cases in which it has deserted him
do not seem to have shaken his faith in 1t.
Time and again he has sat still and seen
with an ease that seems to have confirmed
his views of his greatness. his merits and
his destiny. The fact that he has already
broken the presidential record in one re-
spect probably makes him anxious to do so
in another He stands alone among our
Presidents i'm this, that after serving one
was nominated a third time and elected.
Now if he could be nominated a fourth
time he would have the proud satisfaction
of feeling that he had broken the record
again, whether he should be reelected or
not, though no doubt he has implicit faith
in his ability to be elected a third time.
1t has been said that Mr.. Cleveland
takes Andrew Jackson for a model and Is
ambitious to stand in history beside "Old
Hickory This might account in some de-
gree for his arrogant and dictatorial meth
DDS, his attempts to coerce Congress and
shape legislation, his vindictive pursuit Of
those who cross his path, etc. He probably
thinks he is doing as Jackson would have
done in like circumstances. Now Jackson
was three times a candidate for President.
He ran in 1924 and was defeated. ran again
in 1923 and was elected, anu was reelected
in 1892. Mr.. Cleveland, like Jackson, has
run three times and been elected twice. If
he could be nominated once more he would
surpass even Jackson's record. His ego
tism and faith in his luck are such that no
doubt he believes he could be renominated
and reelected in 1896 if he would consent,
and there is nothing in his record to induce
a belief that he would refuse. 1t is highly
probable that he is. as Senator Teller says,
Setting his pins for a third term.
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knelt and carefully washed IL and then
dried il with a towel. The left foot was
treated in a similar manner. Meanwhile
the congregation remained in the most pro-
found silence. All looked eagerly. however,
toward the four who were In silence per-
forming the strange rite.
When the first woman's feet had been
washed she knelt and her companion sat
upon the altar rail and had her feet treated
In a like manner. When they had finished
they, without saying a word, again put on
their shoes and stockings. laid aside their
aprons and kissed each other and returned
10 their seats in the congregation While
this was in progress the two men had gone
through a ceremony exactly similar. to IL.
Ihey also ended Ii by embracing and kiss
ing each other. In this way pairs of men
and women patronized the tubs of water
until over one hundred persons had had
their feet washed. All enmities among the
members are washed away by this perform
ance. Then came an experience meeting.
The Mennonites are believers in faith
cures. AFFLICTED brethren and sisters are IN
vited to kneel at the altar while a minister
places his finger, which he has dipped in
olive oil, upon the sufferers forehead. a
prayer is said and the sick one Is supposed
TO be permanent healed. or at least ben
Gifted
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in a busy retail thoroughfare, and parts
OF the East Indian exhibit nave just been
removed from a large shop in Fifth ave-
nue.
Leo's tomb has been begun by the sculp-
tor Marasai. 1t will be of black marble,
surrounded by the. figure OF a lion. having
torch in one hand and the Bible. in the
other. and on the left the statue Truth.
scription consists of the letters III. /. c."
with the words Leo KILL" and below the
letters "P. NJ" and the words "Pulvis
est"
A Hungarian chemist. DR.. Johann An
tai. already honorably known for his re-
searches in toxicology. has reported to the
Hungarian Society of Physicians that he
has discovered a new chemical compound.
the nitrate of cobalt. which, he says, is
a most efficacious antidote TO poisoning by
cyanide of potassium or prussic acid. He
tried the antidote first on animals and
afterward on forty living persons VINO had
been accidentally poisoned with prussic
acid. In not a single case did the anti
dote prove a failure.
She does not heed the cable car
Which goes with speed intense;
She cares not for the trolley wire
Whose voltage is immense.
The old excursion steamer brings
No terror TO her brow,
But when she's in the country she will run
across acres of ground and climb
barb-wire fences to escape the affable
though inouisitive gaze
OF an aged, docile COW.
Washington Star.
THE BOSTONIENNE.
Once. prudish. prim and colder than an
Or Nova Zembla's SHOWS;
To-day she gets astride a safety bicycle
New York Press.
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MEXICO PAYS $40, 600.
Mrs. Baldwin Secures Indemnity for
the Assassination of Her Husband.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-A celebrated
case, which has occupied a good part of the
attention of the State Department for seven
years, and has figured in Congress in years
gone by. has just come to a successful
termination, and the Mexican government
has placed with the State Department to
the credit of Mrs. Mcleod Baldwin the
sum of $4,000, as indemnity for the assassi-
nation of her husband. Mr.. Baldwin was
superintendent or manager of the Valenci-
ana mines. In August, 1887, while making
a tour of a group of mines belonging TO a
party of American capitalists, he was fired
on by two men concealed behind rocks
close by the mines. They were wel-known
desperadoes - Carlos Martinez and Vicente
Becerra. Baldwin was badly wounded and
sought refuge in a tunnel. The desperadoes
cried: 1--WE intend 10 make away with the
whole Gringo company and called upon
the unarmed miners to surrender Mr.. Bald
win or they would fire on them. To save
the lives of the helpless miners, Mr.. Bald
win surrendered himself upon promise that
he would be allowed to pay a ransom and
go free. The bandits put him on a mule,
carried him down the road. and in a few
minutes shot him through the brain and
disappeared. a few days later a band Of
these robbers raided a Mexican village. and
the Inhabitants, who had failed 10 interfere
with them so long as they attacked only
Americans, pursued them and killed five of
the outlaws, including the two men who
had murdered Baldwin.
All of these facts were developed by pa
tient inquiry by United States Minister
Connery, and then began a correspondence
between the governments of the United
States and Mexico which has grown TO
most formidable proportions. Secretary
Bayard called attention 10 the fact that
such outrages upon Americans had been of
frequent occurrence, and he insisted that
the local Mexican authorities had siSnaliy
failed in their duty TO afford Americans the
protection guaranteed by the treaty. Con-
seGuently. he thoroughly Endorsed the claim
of 100000 indemnity preferred by Mrs.
Baldwin and directed Mr.. COnnery TO press
upon the Mexican government. The latter
denied responsibility for the assassination.
and IL has taken seven years 10 convince IL
that IL was liable. Meanwhile. the indsm-
nifty was scaled down TO $40. O00.
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perity will return again some time, and
when 1t does these Muncie men will be in
a position TO go to work without having
sacrificed their self-respect. More than that,
they will ave had a fine outing at very
little expense and will have demonstrated
how easy it would be for the surplus pop
ulation 1. the cities to make a living by GO
ing to the country and forming a partner
ship with nature.
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4 CANARD.

The remarkable report comes from Wash
Pension Commissioner Lochren and other
Democrats have been connecting a scheme
to spring upon the National Encampment
a resolution indorsing the Cleveland pen
sion policy through the assistance of sew
eral prominent Democrats who will have
seats in the e~ncampment. As there has
sion officials since the meeting Of the Ma
tionaI -Encampment in this city. last year.
and as II was driven TO give up its sus-
pension policy by Congress; as it has made
a new classification of disabilities which re-
duces pensions under the act OF 1850 ma
terially; as il rejects three applicants UNI
der the act of 1850 where it grants one
pension. and as it has invited postmasters
10 act as spies upon pensioners and has
sent special agents in disguise about the
country to report those whose pensions
should be stopped. with the understanding
that they must find cause or lose their oc-
cupation-such a resolution would create
a storm OF protest such as was never seen
in a National Encampment. Last Decem-
Der. In his annual message, the President
said:
Thousands of neighborhoods have their
weli-known fraudulent pensioners and re-
cent developments OF the bureau estab-
lish appalling conspiracies 10 accomplish
pension frauds.
While this sweeping accusation of per-
jury stands against every pen~sioner in the
land, 1t is not likely that the Grand Army,