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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
THE ATTORNEY-GENER VIC
TORY.

The Supreme Court must have passed
over some cases on it's docket to have been
able to take up the case which more than
anyone person interests the Attorney-gen-
eral. The readers of the Journal are famil-
lar with the facts in connection with the
sly points attached to the act providing for
the distribution OF the State school funds
by which all balances received from the
State and not expended July / each year
shall be turned back into the treasury-a
process by which the Attorney-general. un-
thereof for collecting. 1t was simply an
underhanded scheme to put into the already
fee-stuffed pockets of the Encouragement
a portion of the money paid by the people
as school funds.
AS was announced In yesterdays Journal,
the Supreme Court has rendered a decision
which sustains the right Of the State to the
unexpended funds and the Encouragement
to large percentage Of such moneys as
are turned in as fees. These unexpended
balances were scattered throughout the hun
no one knows how much. except the Attor-
ney-general and his assistants OF these
small unexpended balances the Attorney
general will receive, under the general
statute regulating his fees, 20 per cent. if
$1,000 or less. 10 per cent. If $1,000 or
less. and per cent. if less than 5000. AS it
is probable that these balances in town
ships in most cases are less than $1,000. 1t is
fair to assume that Alonzo Green Smith
will get one-ffth Of them for himself. If
the aggregate is $4,000. the Attorney general
will pocket $4,000.
The Journal does not question the decis-
ion of the Supreme Court, though the indica-
tions Of overargument which appear to
those not learned in the law will lead them
to suspect that the court has felt that its
decision needs all the courts skill as ad-
vocates to nullify the decision of Judge
| Brown. which 1t has upset. The Supreme
Court has approved a law which really had
no other purpose than to put the money Of
the children of Indiana into the capacious
| pockets of the Attorney-general. and to
that extent strengthened the demoralizing
| fee system of the State.
If township trustees are retaining school
moneys in their hands for their own gain,
! as has been charged, there could be a much
better plan devised by the Legislature than
| that of Encouragement Smith For in
| stance, the State could withhold a per-
| centage OF the school fund due townships
until near the end of the school year, and
| not pay it over If, upon the estimates of
the current expenditure. 1t should be evil
| dent that all the money would not be ex-
| pended. Indeed, half dozen methods could
| be devised by which township trustees could
| be prevented from holding school funds for
their own use. 1t was not to check any
such irregularity that the Legislature put
| the proviso to the act distributing the school
| money; it was to construct double track
roadway to the public money for greedy
| Alonzo Green Smith.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The City Council of Chicago recently
passed an electric street-railway ordinance
for North Chicago which took so little care
of the public interests that the Mayor
vetoed and sent 1t back with his objections
and certain proposed amendments. His
reasons for this action were so strongly
stated that the veto was sustained and all
the proposed amendments were adopted ex-
cept one. In his veto message, after stat
ing specifically his objections to the original
bill. the Mayor said:
The true object of municipal legislation Is
the furtherance OF the interests of the peo-
pie and not the enrichment of private cor
porationS at the expense of the people I'm
corporations are necessary to procure for
our citizens the transportation facilities
which are so urgently demanded, but in
the granting Of privileges enabling cor
porationS to furnish these facilities the in
terests of the people must never be lost
sight of.
This states very clearly the principle that
should control all municipal legislation rel
alive to corporation franchises. The prin-
ciple is SO obviously correct that it seems
range it should have taken so long for
city councils to have recognized 1t, and
those of many cities have not done so even
vet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
) GREENSBORO EXHIBITS.
Moore Baker Sells Everything Connect
ed with His Tragedy 10 a Museum.

NEW BRUNSWICK. y. j.. March T.
Representatives OF New York museum
visited Franklin Park yesterday 10 secure
the bedroom effects in the home OF Moore
Baker. where his wife and children were
murdered by Willard Thompson and Henry
Baker who were I'm turn killed by the
frenzied husband. Mr.. Baker, without any
show Of feeling. took down the crib and
bed rolled up the bed-clothes and his wife )
night dress and turned over all the arti-
cles together with the az and shotgun, 20
the museum representatives. he was paid
a round sum for the effects. Baker had in
tended burning the things. but was pre-
vailed on not TO do 50. The scene of the
tragedy viii be represented with hgurea
in wax
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

No one has or will put the pension ex-
penditures as we'll as did General Hep
burn, of Iowa, in the House on Monday,
when he showed the Southerners, who are
always telling how much they are being
taxed for pensions for Union soldiers, how
much they really pay. You pay $9.0OO.OO0
of the internal revenue tax. 100000 of
customs duties, and less than 100000 as
miscellaneous revenues, or s15,O00,000 in
all. Against that you get 100000 as SUI
gar bounties, S5,OOo,OOO in pensions and
100000 as deficit in postal receipts. There
fore, you receive back $S.0o0,OOO more than
you pay" He might have added at least
s6.OOO,OOO more as river and harbor appro-
priations. The Iowan may not convince the
South that it is not paying millions of pen
sions, but, after his statement. Northern
people can feel that pensions are not a
burden to the section which made pensions
necessary
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
Democratic Aspiration.

I want TO be O Senator and In the Senate
SIT,
And when a sugar ring is formed I want to
be in 1t;
want to be statesman and help the laws
to mend,
So 1 win applause galore and exc a
dividend
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
Explained.

Wickwtre-Well, there is one woman who
is not afraid to speak well of another.
Mrs Wickwire-Who can she be?
Wickwire-Mrs. Potts. / said that Mrs
Briggs must be about thirty-six, and Mrs
Potts declared that to her knowledge Mrs
Il. was not more than twenty-eight.
Mrs Wickwire-Yes, she had to say that
She knows that everybody else knows that
she and Mrs. Briggs were born in the same
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
One of the Repentants.

Holland, In Philadelphia Press.
On the evening of March {, 1893, a year
ago to-day member of the New York
Chamber OF Commerce. a man who had
never voted other than the Republican
ticket until he cast his ballot for Cleveland,
said: Now we are entering upon a new
era. and 1 can justify my act in supporting
Mr.. Cleveland by those things which will
be for the best good of the country and
which through his inspiration will now be
begun" And L heard this same man saw
yesterday: Il am not a rich man; / have
seen what possess depreciate In the past
year very greatly, yet / would give $40 OOf
out OF what have left If L could undo my
share OF the responsibilities for the awful
mistakes which have been made during the
mast wear"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Rev. Madison C. Peters. of New York,
delivered a sermon last Sunday night in
the course of which he made certain state
ments on the authority of IAN old resident
Ing about" Among the alleged facts" thus
stated were that nuns and Sisters OF Char
fly are permitted to solicit charity in the de-
partments during business hours, and If the
clerks do not pay money over TO the nuns
they lose their Positions" that "Romanists
can get In advance the civil-service exami-
nation questions;' that ION pay days in the
Pension Bureau, as the clerks receive their
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Washington correspondent of the
Chicago Herald says Senators German,
Brice, Vest and Mills visited Sugar Trust
Havemyer at his room in a hotel. The cor
respondent OF the New York Tribune names
Senators VOORHEES,. Jones and Vest as the
visitors, and says 'the conference lasted
until after midnight and is understood to
have resulted in the backdown of the COM
mittee and the acceptance, under pressure.
manufacturers and the Sugar Trust" OF
such stuff are Democratic reformers made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Lake for succor in this controversy" The
court further finds that Joseph Smith. jr.,
the present head of the Iowa. or Josephite
branch of the church. was properly the
successor of the first Joseph Smith as the
head OF the Mormon Church 1t says this
branch Of the church is the only one that
has accepted all the teachings of the foun-
der of the church as given in the revela-
tons of Joseph Smith and lived up to by
them. some OF the other branches accept
ing only part of these revelations and others
adding to them.
All this savors somewhat Of ancient his
tory. yet it possesses contemporaneous in
terest 1t is gratifying to have al judicial
decision TO the effect that Brigham Young
was "a bold and bald usurper" Perhaps he
was no more of a fraud than Joseph Smith,
the founder of the church. but he had no
right to steal Joseph's thunder. AS the lat
ter invented the Mormon faith and founded
the church he had right to fix the line of
succession. and his son fell heir to his
leadership. 1t will now be in order for the
Josephites TO move for the appointment OF a
receiver for the Salt Lake branch Of the
church and an accounting for all the wealth
there accumulated to the true and only Nor
mon Church. The decision is a great vic
tory for the Josephites, and, so far as
legal decision can, makes them masters of
the Mormon situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

OF the seventy-five persons indicted in
New York city for ballot-box frauds eleven
were tried and convicted. twenty-five plead
ed guilty and five forfeited bail, while the
others were discharged by the district at
torney. The result is highly gratifying to
the friends OF honest elections. The deser-
ton of the little rascals by the bosses will
be a warning to the creatures who have
committed these ballot-box crimes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

trust at such a time or In such connection.
Cincinnati Tribune Rep)
This is the Democratic idea OF tariff re-
form. 1t is said that an investigation has
been talked of. 1t should not end in talk.
If the Democrats are tinkering with the
tariff for stock jobbing purposes everybody
has a right to know all about il. Turn on
the light and then throw the rascals out.
Cleveland Leader.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Sugar Trust" says the Philadelphia
Press. lis the only industry in the country
which is able to command the respectful
attention Of the Democrats in the Senate
finance committee" And IL should be add
ed that while other interests have been de-
MED hearing. Democratic Senators sought
the head of the Sugar Trust at his MOTEL
20 give him one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Mr.. Gladstone is undoubtedly an able,
learned and versatile man, but he is not in
all respects wise one. A wise man of his
age does not take such risks as walking
home on a chilly night after a late dinner
in the heated rooms of a clubhouse Many
a younger man than he has contracted
fatal illness by such indscretion, and it will
not be surprising If his present attack
prove serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Senate cannot very we'll permit the
Sugar Trust scandal to go without investi-
cation. If there are Democratic Senators.
or. indeed, other Senators, who have been
money. the Senate owes 1t to itself to find
out who they are that the country may
Lrrovy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The fact that Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and the New England States purchase
products of other States of an aggregate
value greater than the total amount ex-
ported to foreign countries by the whole
is worth preserving anu home industries
worth protecting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The report of the landing Of British
troops at Bluehelds, near the mouth of the
Nicaragua canal, is confirmed by official
dispatches from the United states minister
In Nicaragua. The reason for the action is
not given and will probably become the
subject of diplomatic correspondence. II
the troops were landed to protect British
interests during a period OF revolution
there will be no occasion for protest on the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Democrat in Congress who stands up
for the industries OF the people whom he
represents against the tariff bill of the con-
federate brigadiers is a traitor Voor-
hees and Bynum are not traitors by an
overwhelming majority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

AhE ANDiANaIOLiS oOOhNhH
Can be found at the following places:
PARIS-Amercan Exchange in Paris. SO Boulevard
de Capucines-
NEW NORk-Gisey House and Windsor Hotel
avenue.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. Auditorium Hotel
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co. 154 Vine street
lOUIsvILLE-C. 7. Deering northwest corner OF
Third and jefferson streets
Ct. LoUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot
WASHINGTON, D. C-Riegs House and EbbItt
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

While the local fish protective association
is prosecuting the violators of the fish and
game laws, where is the State Fish COM
missioner and what is he doing? Who is
the Fish Commissioner anYWaY2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

""he leaders Of the Democratic party are
congratulating themselves that of the pen
sion claims now on file about 1850 are
annually being settled by death. They are
happy in the thought that death is work
ing for the Democracy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Sugar in politics will have new sig
nifcance since the manipulation of the ex-
confederate committee by which those in
side made thousands gambling in the
stocks of the Sugar Trust
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Senator Mcpherson, Democrat, OF New
asserts that the report that the figures of
the sugar schedule had been fixed was
given out for a purpose" Undoubtedly. but
who are the Senators who made over $780,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Democrats are divided on every other
financial proposition, but they are enthusi-
astio in support Of the scheme to save $685.
100000 out OF the appropriation for pensions
this year BY Withholding Just claims.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

landed to aid or protect either party to the
controversy this government will doubt
less assert the tIme-honored Monroe
Ctrip
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Sad Case.

II hear that young Gribbetts has re-
formed and is studying for the ministry"
ITS fact, and his people are nearly
heartbroken over it They have taken such
pride in the fact that their family has not
been without a black sheep for three hun
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

1t was the reform New York Evening
mony of reformer Josiah Quincy before the
Senate committee. that he might have re-
fused TO testify on the ground that per-
son IS not required to testify to his own
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The Journal has believed in the very bad
ness Of the Democrats in power, but 1t
never dreamed that they could make such
an all-round disreputable spectacle as they
are now giving the American people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

While counties and cities were wheeling
into line in New York Tuesday with I'M
precedented Republican majorities there
CLEANS out of the sky a lone star. the
Democratic triumph in the town OF Albion
The population Of the town of Albion was
PET in 1890 But, being the only Demo
cratic triumph Of the day. the Associated
pr.,ss gives ita five lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Now that the Supreme Court has saved
Green Smith his coveted fees those county
officers whom it turned down. will feel
that they have been Disseminated against.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

If the professional civil-service reformer
should not SANDER, biz usefulness would
come to an end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The tariff bill of the Voorhees, subcom-
mittee is a carefully protected industry for
Democratic revenue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Senator Stewart says, Eat last the friends
of silver have a chance of a hearing be-
fore this great legislative body" Can it be
possible he means the United States Sen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

Is there a man in the land. except he is
holding down federal office, who rejoices
that there are three years more Of Cleve-
land?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

The position of the Democratic party on
the pension question varies by one syllable
Before election they favored pensions; aft
er election suspensions
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
She WAS Interested.

Pittsburg Chronicle-Teegraph
Beatrice" said Queen Victoria TO her
favorite daughter. yesterday afternoon. "let
me- see the evening papers. I've a curiosity
to know what said in my speech to Parlia-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08
Unpleasant Fortunately.
Philadelphia Press.

I|IIIIdutIIIIIi IItoS
The number of Democratic newspapers
that are clamoring TO be shown Just what
their party has done In the past year grows
with the rising OF every sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

There is reason to suspect that the Voor-
hees tariff bill is several degrees worse
than the Wilson article. 1t is the instinct
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-08

General Siclxles has given public evidence
on several recent occasions that there is
nothing Of the cuckoo" in his makeup. He
took issue with the supporters of the adj
ministration's Hawaiian policy and made
a strong speech in favor of the acquisition
of Hawaii He refused to be whipped into
line on the silver seigniorage bill, although
1t was said to have the approval of the
administration, and on Thursday he made
a ringing speech against the pension policy
Of the administration. These expressions
were made in the hall of the House, but
some of a less public nature go to show
that General Sickles does not think much
more of Mr.. Cleveland than he does Of Mr..
Cleveland's policy. At the recent reception
given in Washington to Commander-in-
chief Adams by the Grand Army veterans
General Sickles was put down to respond
to the toast of 1.-The President of the United
States" His appearance in the hall was
and what followed is related by a CORE
spondent of the New York Sun:
When called upon for his response to the
toast General Sickles began by referring
to the fatigue incident to a journey from
the city of New York. which he had left
that afternoon: then he branched off into
discussion of the work of Congress and
legislation affecting eX-soldiers and sailors
He said, in substance, that the friends of
the soldier were not in control of legisla-
ton, though a few gallant spirits had not
forgotten the debt the Nation owed to those
who had offered their lives that the Union
might be preserved, and those same gallant
spirits would continue TO defend in the
halls of Congress the cause of the men
who wore the blue He continued in this
strain for some time, when he suddenly
paused and said:
But l reminded that / was called
upon TO respond to the toast The President
OF the United States"
AS he said this the General raised his
hand, rested his chin in the palm thereof,
and cast aloft TO the ceiling glance that
was all sufficient. The veterans did not
of the gesture. the peculiar twinkle of the
eye, and the slight elevation of the nasal
organ. The roarS of laughter and applause
lasted for some time after General Sickles
had taken his seat, which he did without
adding another word to his remarks.
General Sickles might have magnifed the
office and ignored the incumbent, or he
might have disposed of the present incum-
bent by da1nning him with faint praise.
The course he adopted was more express
sive than either, and leaves no doubt as
to his opinion of Mr.. Cleveland
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