The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-01-17


subjected to startling and vital changes.
the effect OF which, as months passed,
broadened out until every section felt
the new conditions. and all classes of
trade were influenced to a greater or less
extent. The year will pass into history
as most memorable in All that relates
TO business interests. and the sad chron-
icle of peril is engraved i'm ineffaceable
characters upon the memories Of the
participants.
Notwithstanding this fact, however,
the old year had some rcdecming feat
ures and gave to the world many val
liable remembranees. 1t must not be
too severely condemned.
First Of all. the year gave forth the
worlds fair, the grandest production 81
human genius and American enterprise
The total receipts were S2S.15l ,16S.75 and
the total expenditures were S25540,-
65Is5. The total paid admissions mum
bered 21.47966l, and with the passes
made grand total Of 27,5390u.
In national shipping circles tho year
has been most gratifying. as the iron
tonnage built in the United states ex-
ceeded that of any previous year with
but one exception. Ocean records were
town and New York reduced To days,
L hours and AZ minutes. T-r,,u th, Same
line may be mentioned tbe great naval
a'V. q il'6'i'''' .il' Speo'a,la, '"e Ike
of which the world never before saw
and i'm aH probability VIII never see.
again. In the yachting world the year
v-as D,ada 7,,,,,,.,-,t.t-. ~, ,4. 49, go
~ '
V'i0a sup IA "theh the III
SCI az usual were Sadly Woisted-
The war department of the govern
ment has proved several things 10 it's
satisfaction during the ves.r ana adoDted
several improvements I'm its defensive
and offensive forces. the most iuport-
ant of which is the power IN shoot
simultaneously sixteen 10V-pouud shells
OF emmensite from tWeive-inch mortar
a a fye-milc range with practical ac-
CurdcE.
Ia engineering one Of The most import
ant improvements was "a new and sue
cessfUl method OF coaiiug ships ON the
high seas by means OF taut transmits
sion cable.
The storage battery motor which is to
solve so many Of The problems Of cIec.
tricity appears from the progress made
In that science i'm 1888 10 be "a practical
certainty in fhe near future. Hitherto
the storage battery has been not only
expensive. but almost failure. The
seslt ulllleIl,liS IN me way Of building
been now overcome With tbe nov, Ia
tery car can be run ct a third less
Spst man under the trolley system and
. S o.ols ,HG9 5diheu ms beeh so
1oncede tbat ,he 80 -, i,i.;il9 low
been attained
In chemistry a new elements was dis
covered. IT was found in some speci-
bss -, ''d aliIi ollslt rom EgyPt and
Is,.,-11i,,,, - - &C. I'm ~ IeseiiloieS
IL, ~ sIiiiS oL ~ properties ana
also made ~ h 49, a. orice Wa
,.botoe,,..,r,b, VI NO''' 1N
T,5,,P &c,
oral facfs ,,-tilt, 49, Ia ~ lisl STN-
fore one 81 rra r,,s,t I,,,,,,, ~" p
recommended l,-.i-St 80 ~ a.
of the sTT,li1. - az va Je result
fliscova1-ly IF ri,,o,. t'ii' - 'iiS
The wear vas nor 1,a,l-ad t, an.
Erraat 6iscO,-e,,- =, ~ elf-,,-
zinc P-o1i,,j -,,.-- - -, - VI IleuI-
anencad for tbo y,,, ls ~ III.
,oortsIi+,, 60, t+tlll 49, ~ ISu'0IiIs 1ile
mar MAJ Vii 10 ~ d ulSsds
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lit 49,, '---1 4'oiiii-1' ''i- mus DiH-
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sno 1So9 er5 - 49,. ~ e'ilpSS ulii-
1oc1,ol5 -; 81 1i,-''i'iol.9 arr HoW
No1-tb rrt - Nelu Oiice OF lue frozen
- Poe,,t -, e-,<-etle exploring parties
anu Ndilseh-
The Year in Politics.
For its ro1itics tho ,-..r 7..
a,in51,, -, e,,e--., a
0P'''PI' '4usSiSH elements, long
dormant, We're dashed into healthy ac-
tivity and cyclones of no mean propor-
tions came To sweap away diseases that
had tbei, ,.as+iro. -, :.
49,. PC III stag 'iOIl'
INNS - 81 "HOlesoiile ana so bracing
IN poAucs as a genuine tornado. even
though it should somewhat startIe timid
Statesmen and disturb ingenious calcuIa
tons mixed with abortive uroDhecies
The first mutterings Of the storm we're
heard when the autocratic repubIicans
called their convention. ar a Time and
under circumstances that showed exces-
slve initiation of shirt and indiffaranca
openly manifested. to popular feelings
and preferences The peoDle we're
awakened. however and nlainI,- e,ircad
this fact al the DoUs yvar ta1-s.iC,, -,
voted TO its eternal feafb .,5 ~ ,,.l,rII
was told that American manufacturo
after a century Of de,,eIonnoer,r us a.
last prepared to stand on ifs feet sn6
enter into competition with tho vvor1S
Art has not had a verv brilliant wear
True. there are more arr students in H.
country and their Wort, has doubtless
been much improved but there have
been very few noted sales. PAINTINGS nv
artists OF repute. whose works usuaIIv
find ready purchasers, are still hanging
upon the walls of the studios in. which
they were painted. The financial panic
q = Sotryca TO a