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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
A TRIBUTE TO REPSBLICAN ADMIN
ISTRATION.

PostmaSter-general Wilson informed
a reporter in st. Louis that no important
changes were contemplated in the de-
partment. THE Postoff1ce Department"
he added. lis too we'll organized and in
too good a condition to need any radical
change in policy" This is a frank con-
fession for Democratic official to make,
and, IL we do not mistake. IL is the first
public admission of the kind. When Mr..
Villas assumed the duties of Postmaster
general in Mr.. Cleveland's first admin
istration he gave out that he was going
to inaugurate new era. He would re-
trench expenditures, reform abuses, re-
form corruption, improve the service. and
in many ways demonstrate the vast
superiority of a Democratic administra-
ton over a Republican. He floundered
around variously. issued numerous proc
lamations and Numbered loudly in the
index. but made no improvements or
reforms. He found nothing to reform.
and the service was already good be-
yond his ability TO improve it. The only
improvements that have been made in
the postal service for some years past
were made by Postmaster-general Wanna
maker, who had first rate executive
ability and did make some valuable
improvements in the service. Post
master-general Bissell was simply a
figurehead, and now Postmaster-general
Wilson admits that the department lis
too we'll organized and in too good a
condition to need any radical change in
policy" The present postal service was
created by successive Republican admin
istrations. All it's great features were
conceived. organized and developed I'M
der successive Republican Postmasters-
general and by the cooperation of able
assistants and subordinates. its present
efficiency represents an amount of or
ganizing and executive ability and an
aggregate of faithful service entirely be-
yond the power of language TO describe.
1t is TO all intents and purposes a Re-
publican creation. and when Postmaster
general Wilson says it is too we'll or
ganized to need any radical change in
policy he pays a high tribute to the
Republican party. The same is true of
every other department of the govern
ment. There has been no improvement
made in any of them Dy the Democratic
party. and when they have meddled
they have invariably married.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
ORPHANS HOME FESTIVAL.
German Institution to Celebrate Its
Eighth Anniversary.

Next Sunday the German Evangelical
Lutheran Orphans Home, which is one
block east of the Belt railroad. on East
Washington street, will celebrate it's eighth
anniversary. The society which has charge
of the home was organized in 1883, under
the name of THE Evangelical Lutheran
Waisenhaus Gesellschaft." 1t purchased
the present site of six and a half acres in
1856 for $500, and the old frame building on
the place was opened an orphans home
a year later, the first child to be received
being William Green, of Fort Wayne. Soon
the society found the need of erecting a
larger building. The present beautiful home
has all the modern Improvements and is
we'll adapted to the purposes for which 1t
was designed 1t was completed in 1893. and,
with the value of the site, cost about SIS, 600.
the society now bearing debt OF S.Uo
State or county, contributions coming from
far and near in the State. even the children
of the parochial schools sending in their
phans, under the care of William Jaeger
and wife. who furnish to the little ones a
Christian education. German and English
branches are taught.
There will be number of excursions to
the syne net erS Snc ctem and other
diana towns. Revs. G. Gotch and r. Zoll-
man will officiate at the services to be held
of ST. Paurs and Trinity churches and the
brass band organized among Rev. Mr. Hen
kle's congreg alton will participate: Rev. r.
Seuel president of the society. Will read the
annual report. The ladies will serve dinner
and refreshments. The street cars running
to the, home on Sunday will be properly
William F. fiel, SRI, Charles Nuerge: I.
Msisenhprger a. Meyer Rsy cRSales saes
and Rev. p. Seuel.
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gan. so per cent. while Maryland Is the
than 20. the condition there being g. OF the
States Of secondary commercial Importance,
namely-North Carolina, Florida, Missis-
sippi, Texas, Arkansas, Tennessee, Ken
lucky, Indiana and Illinois. three-Ken-
lucky, Indiana and Illinois-have the lowest
figures. 80, y and 90. respectively, While IN
the others percentages range some q In
Missouri 10 100 In Arizona. In 1894 thirteen
out of the twenty-one States in the above
classes had percentages below TO-
With reference TO apples the report Will
say: The general condition OF apples June
is higher than on the same date 1894. The
New England States, New York, Pennsyl-
vania, Michigan. Wisconsin. Minnesota,
Iowa important exceptions to this gen.
eraliZation, and OF these New Hampshire,
New York. Pennsylvania. Michigan. WIS
consin Minnesota and Iowa have percent
ages disapppointingly low. The frosts OF
May have done much damage, although. as
is usually the result, the orchards IN raw
ored situations, even in districts suffering
most. have apparently escaped injury. II is
too early to determine how great the DAM
age from the cold weather has been, Often
the full effects of such spells are only real
lied after the excessive dropping OF frult In
June has left orchards nearly bare AS the
conditions stated June !, however they IN
dictate. except in States above cited, crop
running from good to excellent
The report will show that the acreage
condition Of spring pasturage June was
SS.1. and of clover SIS, the latter as against
92.5 last year.
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The Mortgagcd Ladies' Omitted.

A number of the young ladies i'm the
Statehouse yesterday concluded that they
would enjoy little picnic all by them
selves. II was somewhat OF a puzzle TO
know where to draw the line on invitations.
and IL was finally decided to invite only
such as were not engaged or enjoyed the
pleasures of ''stiddy company" On this
division quite a number OF the ladies were
warm afternoon, while the others. who.
by drawing the line on invitations. pro-
nounced themselves less fortunate, were
reveling in the delights OF shady nook
in the woods a visitor to the Statehouse
Yesterday afternoon. by rubbing up his
memory a little, can readily pick out the
and may be susceptible to Cupid's infiu-
ence. According TO the line OF invitations
IL would be useless 10 attempt 10 storm the
the afternoon.
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sketch of the Woman Who Has Mndc
Our I<indergartens Famous.

a writer in the Kindergarten News. pub
lished at Springfield. Mass. has an ap-
preciative sketch of Mrs. Baker, the eff
cent head of the kindergarten system in
indianapolis, and of her work here. As this
work has been conducted so quietly and I'M
ostentatiously IL is not unlikely that many
residents OF this city are unaware of it's
extent and Importance. and for their infor-
nation the sketch is acre reproduced in
part:
Fifteen years ago Mrs. Baker was an
earnest and successful teacher in the gram
mar schools and also in the artisans
night school OF Philadelphia. She had been
n hard student and of her school life Miss
Leila T.. Partridge. formerly teacher of elo-
cution and physical culture at the Girls
Normal School of Philadelphia, says: Mrs
E A. Cooper Blakcr was pupil of mine
for three years. and j remember well the
impression she made upon me as a school
girl Possessed of indomifa able energy. great
Independence OF character, good common
sense and mind OF no ordinary caiibre,
into a woman OF sterling qualities. and the
successful teacher that she has since be-
come
Her teaching i'm the public schools was
but a preparation for her life work. She
felt the childrens need OF a better founda-
tion for the school. and her attention was
called TO the kindergarten by the practical
work of Miss Burritt AT the Centennial
exposition. After some investigation aud
study she decided that this was the needed
help. She went 10 see and talk with Miss
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AN AGNOSTIC'S DEED
SIGNUND SCHNEIDER SHOOTS HIS
WIFE AND KILLS HIMSELF.
He Leaves a Note Lauding Ingersoll
and DenOuncing Laws. Churches
and Priests as Fakes.

NEW YORK, June 12.-Sigmund Schneid-
Ter. thirty-six years of age. OF No. 30 East
E.ghty-fourth street, shot his wife in the
forehead to-day. probably infiicting fatal in
juries He then turned the revolver on
himself and blew out his brains.
Schneider was the son Of a wealthy flour
manufacturer of Kattowitz. Prussian ST.
lesia, but he and his wife lived in poverty.
His wife's maiden name was Steinmetz.
Schneider had latterly been employed as
collector for the United Garment Work.
ers o. America. Before committing the
terrible acts he had written the following
note. which was found on table in his
apartment:
ITO the Coroner-Being unable TO bear
life's miseries any longer l determine to end
my life, taking my dearly beloved COM
panion with me-
Colonel Ingersoll is right in his views
and lectures and, in my opinion. is the
most sensible man of the century. Our
laws. churches and priests are fakes. They
all serve but one God and his name Is
Mammon. sIGMUND SCHNEIDER.
'P. 5. Please give my parrot, pictures,
clothes. rugs. bedding and everything, ex-
cept furniture, to NJ. Taubman, No. 2l East
Seventy sixth street. S. Schneider.
Schneider graduated with high honors at
Heidelburg, after which he married. He
then took up the study or mining and De-
came a director of mines in Prussian ST.
lesia. He saved money, and with that and
what was given to him by his father he in
vested in a mine. He failed, however. and
lost about 1900 marks. This was about
eleven years ago. After his failure Schneid-
Ter came to America and went to Sault Ste.
Marie, Mich. where he was employed as a
mining expert until the company he was
with failed. Then he drifted to New York.
where he has been working at anything
t,t oil horn Iarur
but became an agnostic. He appeared to
be devotedly attached to his wife.
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eminent and a people" If this view II
to prevail the argument might be pushed
further. For instance. the law OF gravi-
tation, discovered and formulated by
an Englishman. has been received with
unquestioning faith in every part of tho
United States since the formation Of
the government. What was the Declar-
alton of Independence for, what did the
revolutionary war mean. If we are to
continue forever subject to a law dis
covered by an Englishman and never
ratified by vote of the American peo-
Pile? This country is too great and too
powerful to: be dictated to in that way.
We should rise in our majesty, throw
off ,he law of gravitation. and establish
a free and independent system of our
own.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
GOVERNOR EVANS Is PLEASED,
And TiIIman Says South Carolina Can
.DOwn- the Federal Courts Again.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, June 12.-Gov. John
Gary Evans of South Carolina, who is here
to attend the silver convention. was in
terviewed to-day concerning the decision
OF the United States Court o: Appeals in
the South Carolina registration law case,
in which the court reversed the decision OF
federal Judge Goff. The Governor ex-
pressed qualification at the result, but said
IL was no more than he expected. The
decision and injunction of Judge Golf. he
added. were merely part of conspiracy in
which Gen. Wade Hampton, Senator But
Ter and other leaders of the conservative
Democrats are parties. and by which IL is
intended 10 defeat the proposed constitu-
tional convention. Hampton and Butler.
he said owed their election to the Senate
TO the very registration laws which they
would now destroy through the negro vote
and the coercive agency of the federal
court.
senator-elect Tillman. who was present
at the interview, interjected the remark
that the people OF South Carolina had
downed the federal courts in 1879. when
the State was under military rule, and
they could do Ii again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
FEW SALOONS MAKING CHANGES.
Apparent Intent to Resist the New
Nicholson Law.

The Nicholson saloon bill VIII become a
law before many more days. BY its terms
the saloon keepers will have to make many
changes in their places Of business and but
few of them are doing anything. The police
department interpret this seeming indifer-
ence to the new law to mean but one thing,
and that is. there is to be a united resist
ance to it. There are number of places
which have stained glass windows, through
which il is impossible to obtain view of
the interior at illegal hours. Only one or
two of such places have removed these
windows made any arrangements Tor a
clear view. There are very few saloons
but what have some partitions and these
will stand. 1t is generally understood that
the breweries going to fight the law
and 1t is thought by the police that all
saloons have vowed TO oppose the law and
fight it, one old-time police officer said,
last night, that, judging from what he had
heard, sixteen cases would have to be car
ried through the Supreme Court before all
the questions regarding the law are settled.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
BANK ROBBER FOlLED.


BUTTE, Mont, June IA man who re-
fused to give his name entered the Silver
Bow National Bank here at noon yesterday
and demanded money from W. o. Thomas.
who was in charge. The demand was
backed by gun which was thrust through
the paying teiler's window Thomas jumped
behind the counter. grabbed a gun and
fired six shots into the ceiling to attract
the people in the street The robber ran
out of the building and. with his gun. or
dered the people out of the way. police
men heard the shooting and met the man
running away. a fight took place between
the two and was kept up for block. both
emptying their guns at each other. a part
of the officers coat was carried away by
bullets but otherwise no damage was done
The robber was captured by the deputy
sheriff. .He is a stranger here. having ar
rived ten days ago along with a gang of
safe blowers. lie secured money. The
officers of the bank gave the policeman
and deputy sheriff 800 for their work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
GOLD IN THE SEA.


Los ANGELES, Cal. June 12.-Gold is
said to have been found in paying quanti-
ties at the bottom of the ocean. near the
western end of San Clements island. The
discovery was made in a peculiar manner
While Archibald Read was cruising about
in his yacht it became necessary to heave
the lead in order TO ascertain the char
acter of the bottom. with a view to casting
anchor. The lead had a small cavity in
the bottom filed with tallow that was
used to indicate what kind of a scaled it
touched. II rocky the indentation on the
waxy substance would clearly show it, and
If muddy it would be unaffected. In this
tallow the gold was found imbedde1. IL
is supposed there is a rich placer concealed
by the waves, and company proposes TO
strip il of its treasures. An expedition
is 10 be fitted out in the near future, and
q diver will be taken to San Clements. The
gold is Of fine quality and entirely free
from quartz
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13
PATTON COMPANY TO BIZ SUED.
The state Will Seek an Attachme mt
on COmpnny's Property.

Under instructions from Warden Patten,
of the Prison South. Attorney-general
Ketcham will bring suit In attachment
against the Patton Manufacturing Com
pany. which has contract for the use Of
prison labor, for $4,000. it being claimed
that the company is in debt 10 the State
to that amount. The company claims an
offset. but the warden says the claim is
without foundation.
Warden Patten came to see Governor
Matthews in regard to having some insane
prisoners transferred to the insane asy-
lums but the Governor was at Notre Dame
The warden is now building seventy-sx
cells to accommodate the prisoners.
From conversation yesterday IL would
seem that Mr.. Patten as decided TO recon-
slider his determination to retire as soon
as the Supreme Court decides the case in
stituted against Warden French. IL is DOS
sible that he may continue I'm the position
If the court should decide that he may do
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PREPARATION BY HONDURAS.
About 100000 Paid I'm settlement OF
the Claim of Mrs. RentOu.

SAN JUAN DEL NORTE. Nicaragua.
June 1.-THE Honduras government has
paid to the United States somewhere aDout
$4,000 in gold in settlement of the claim or
band.
The foregoing dispatch is the first inti-
nation that the Renton case had already
been made subject of formal negotiation,
although it had been known for some time
that the State Department had investigated
the case and was prepared TO ask satisfac-
ton for Mrs. Renton. Charles w. Renton,
his wife, Emma Renton, and their niece
went to Brewers lagoon. Honduras. eight
under the laws of Honduras. which pro-
vides that land cultivated for five years
shall become the property OF those who
have settled on il. In 1893 the property
was valued at $4,000. Renton had no trou-
BILE with the government or the natives
until a planters concern, called the Brew
ers' Wood and Produce Company, began
operating in the territory near the Renton
plantation. The officers and employees OF
this concern looked on Renton's plantation
with greedy eyes, and soon squatted on
a part of it. In March, 1893. the Rentons
and produce company, and Mr.. Renton and
Charles johnson, an American. visiting the
RentonS, were murdered Mrs. RentOn ana
her niece were allowed to leave the place.
After almost incredible hardships they
reached Bluefields. Nicaragua. They ar
rived in New York May 9. 1894. Mrs. Rem
ton appealed to Secretary Of State Gresham
for restitution by Honduras and for the
punishment of her husbands murderers.
Mr.. Young, United States minister to Hon.
duras. was instructed to report on the
case, with the result as announced in the
ahoya hlepram
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The Marion Chronicle and the Koko-
mo Tribune both say that the drought
has crippled the wheat crop to such an
extent as TO cause prospective straw
famine. with probability that the straw
board factories in those places may have
to suspend operations. Who knows bur
the consumption of straw for that pur-
pose may be causing gradual ex-
haustion OF the soil that will lead 10 a
permanent shortage of the wheat crop?
Nature has her own way OF resenting
violation of her laws. and il soil is con-
tinually depleted without being restored
In some way IL must result in a dimi-
mutton OF crops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13

1--WE are opposed to the free and un-
limited coinage of silver, believing that
1T would involve the country in financial
ruin.'' are the words of the Republican
platform in Kentucky. Yet the Cleveland
press criticises because it is not up to
the Cleveland theory of a single gold
standard and free State banking. The
outlook of the Democracy would be
much more promising if il could unite
on the Kentucky doctrine. instead Of
being for gold standard and free bank
ing in the East and for the free and I'M
limited coinage of silver by the United
States in the West.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-06-13

The Merchants Bar Iron Association adj
journed yesterday after a two days ses-
sion. and the representatives went home
without any of them springing leak largo
enough for any of their doings TO escape.
Prices and means CT increasing profits were
the topics under discussion, but what ac-
ton was taken could not be learned with
any certainty. a diffcrential rate was dis
cussed--a scale OF prices that would allow
the purchaser the benefit of the difference
of freight rates from the different mills.
so that he would be free TO buy where he
pleased. regardless OF which was the near
est mill
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PEACHES AND APPLES.
Damage by Frost In May Much Less
than Anticipated.

WASHINGTON, June 12-The question OF
how much injury was caused by the Sc
we're weather in May TO peaches and apples
will be dealt with in a special article in the
June crop report, which will be issued by
the Agricultural Department next week.
The damage was much less than was antici-
pated. The report will say: 1.-The first re-
port of the season relative to the condition
OF peaches is decidedly more favorable than
that received in June. 1894 Only two States
of primary importance have low condi-
ton. namely-ohio. . per cent. and Michi-
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TROUBLE MAY ENSUE.
Britain Has Failed to Renew Her Al
legiancc To Rerimg Sen RegulntiOns.

WASHINGTON. June 12.-Great Britain
has failed TO renew her adherence to the
joint regulations for the government of the
seal fisheries in Boring sea, and on the
United States has devolved the patrol of
this vast area single-handed and under con-
ditions that might at any time give rise
TO trouble. Beginning early in the year. the
State Department sought to induce the
British government to renew these resula-
tons, but up TO this date the effort has
been unsuccessful, and now that Sir Julian
Pauncefote, the British ambassador, has
gone home TO England on leave Of absence,
it is certain that nothing in that direction
can be accomplished before next fall, too
late to be of any avail during the present
season. This declination Of the British off,
Gals TO enter again into the joint regula-
tons Is ascribed entirely TO Canadian pres
sure, and it is felt that IL left to follow
their own impulses they would not hesitate
to join the United States in the execution
of the recommendations of the Paris arb
tration in spirit as we'll as in letter. The
situation is one calculated 10 breed trouble
and is the cause of some anxiety TO the
froo Sfry-ty off
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The middle-of-the-road Populists con-
troll the organization in Iowa in spite of
General Weaver, who advocated fusion
with the free-silyer Democrats, and have
nominated a full State ticket. The con-
vention was valorous in verbal hostility
to the money power, but could not raise
s192 to discharge the debt of the State
committee.
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A favorite argument of the advocates
Of free silver coinage by the independ-
emit action OF the United States is that
this country is great and powerful
enough to establish financial laws of its
own, and that II should not allow itself
to be dictated to by foreign countries
If the internal policy of the United
States Is To be dictated elsewhere than
ct home." says one OF these advocates.
~then We concede our infirmity as gov
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