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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
silver Must Walt.
Philadelphia Record.

Let the silverites do their worst. Let them
take their handful of States into free
coinage movement If they will, but so long
honest money there will be no free coinage
until the civilized nations agree TO H. NO
party can afford to. go into theoreucai
ttinksring with silver. Just so long as gold
il the standard among all the great nations
il would be simple suicide TO set up IN OPP
hhut II will come through international agree
ment. 1t is the only safe path. We are not
ready vet to build great Chinese wall
about This country. There viii be silver
talk. and the campaign of education So SO.
called, on the part Of the mne-own na VIII
20 on. But no country 80 greai anu pfo 4.
the face of the opposition OF the commercial
world In unity alone is there strength.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
AN ILLEGAL APPOINTMENT.

A discovery has been made which
will probably cause a vacancy in the
Mexican mission. The Constitution of
the United States contains the following
provision:
No Senator or Representative shall, during
the time for which he was elected, be ap-
pointed to any civil office under the author
ity OF the United States which shall have
been created or the emOlumentS whereof
shall have been increased during such time.
The act increasing the salary of the
minister to Mexico from $4,000 year to
SIT, 500 was passed while Mr.. Ransom,
the present minister. was member of
the Senate, and as he was appointed be-
fore the expiration of his term 1t seems
quite clear that his appointment is in
valid. It is surprising that the provi-
sion of the Constitution above quoted
should have been overlooked, especially
in view of its peculiar applicability to
this case. The provision was undoubt-
eddy inserted in the Constitution to pre-
vent the very sort of prostitution of ex-
ecutive patronage which the appoint
ment Of Mr.. Ransom illustrates. The
trainers of the Constitution knew that
the practice Of purchasing support for
the crown by appointing members Of
Parliament to offices created during
their terms of service had become no
torious abuse in Great Britain. and they
determined that it should not exist in
this country. Singularly enough, this
case illustrates that very abuse. Under
the circumstances Senator Ransom's
appointment would be invalid anyhow,
but it is notorious that it was reward
for his support of the Presidents policy.
If Mr.. Ransom was ineligible at the
time of his appointment he cannot le-
gally draw any salary for the time he
has held the office, and If he has been
paid any portion of his salary he will
have to refund it. Moreover, if the
President should reappoint him now he
he could not receive any salary until
confirmed by the Senate. Section 1861
of the Revised Statutes of the United
States says:
No money shall be paid from the treas
ury a. salary to persons appointed during
ths recess Of the Senate to fill a vacancy in
any existing office if the vacancy existed
by law to be filled by and with the advice
and consent of the Senate, until such APP
pointee has been confirmed by the Senate
If Mr.. Ransom's appointment was void
from the beginning a vacancy in the
Office existed while the Senate was i'm
session, and if he is reappointed during
going provision. 1t is a hard case on
Mr.. Ransom, and humilating both to
him and the President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

is something of surprise to the officials,
OF the Supreme Court on the constitution
atty Of the tax a whole would have
the effect of discreiiting II with a largo
number OF taxpayers who would take the
risk OF paying 50 per cent. penalty rather
than make their returns. This assumption
has been proven to have been correct and
the result must. necessarily, be an assess
ment OF the penalty in large number. of
cases as the officials no doubt. will strict
~ enforce the act long as Ii remains
the law of the laad. No figures of any
value as to returns can be had before to-
morrow.
In New York there is said to be at least
one thousand returns received by mail yet
unopened, and about the same condition
exists at Chicago and in less degree IN
other large cities Speaking generally the
Commissioners is well satisfied with the
showing made. The rent exemption, as was
expected undoubtedly has caused loss
Of at least so per cent. In the receipts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

the price OF cattle has advanced from
80 to 40 per cent. The advance Is due to
short supply and increasing demand.
The same conditions would cause an adj
vance In the price Of wheat The trouble
with wheat l. that tie worlds produc-
ton has increased ou;: Of all proportion
with consumption. The yearly surplus
Of wheat throughout the world il far
greater now than it was a few years
aon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Diplomatic circles In washington are
laughing i'm their sleeves over the man
ner in which Minister Thurston out
witted Secretary Gresham. Learning
that the letter demanding his recall had
not heen sent at the time named by
State Department gossip, the minister
hastened to San Francisco, took the next
steamer for Honolulu. and reached there
In time to offer his resignation before
the letter demanding his recall could be
presented. So the letter died in the
shell.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
The Methodist denomination is generally

The Methodist denomination is generally
regarded as rather broad-minded in
its handling Of certain social ques-
tons, and the action Of the st.
Louis ministers in drawing the color
line against the negro branches of
the Epworth League is, therefore, the more
surprising To admit them, they said,
would destroy the plans of the League.
What these plans are is not stated. but it
is barely possible that with the color line
drawn they may come into conflict with
the plans of the Almighty in regard to adj
mission to His select circles.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

The Buffalo Express, which, by the way,
is one Of the best newspapers in the coun-
try in its everyday form, has just issued
its sixth annual industrial number, which
is a marvel OF completeness in every re-
spect. One OF the chief features of the edi-
ton is four-page map of the city of
Buffalo, which surpasses anything of the
kind SO far undertaken by newspaper.
The thirty-six pages are filled with excel
lent features and special matter, halftone
illustrations and cuts. and the entire edi-
ton is highly ereditable TO the publishers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

China comedies to Japan the independ-
ence of corea: permits Japan to retain
the places she has conquered, and also
the territory east of the Lao river;
makes permanent transfer OF the island
OF Formosa; pays an indemnity Of $780,
900 and makes an offensive and de-
fensive alliance. What the terms might
have been had Hon. John w. Foster not
interviewed In behalf Of China can only
he f.1r ieptl1rpd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
How beef Prices Arc Controlled.

HaTtfOrd lOuTAnI-
Al ysell-known Hartford man was visiting
a relative over on a I.itchfield county farm,
and. noticing the scarcity Of cattle, offered
TO buy and present 10 his relative there
grown TO be beef cattle could be killed and
realized upon. The resident farmer 70
whom the offer was made declined ~. be
said the local meat dealer was forbidden TO
buv domestic beef: If ne did 80 the Western
people would start house there themselves
loss to them being trivial tn their extended
business Under these conditions the steers
would hardly be marketable and the grit
necticut, where we are wondering what ais
agriculture.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

1t is a gratuitous insult to the CTS
delegates attending the Indiana encamp-
ment of the Grand Army for the Langs-
dale organ to intimate that its action in
regard to the ex-commissioner was in
fiuenced by any one man or half dozen
men. There was practically but one
opinion among the delegates, and that
was expressed by the protest which the
encampment unanimously adopted. and
adopted with the emphasis of hearty ap-
plause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

III, as alleged, Secretary Gresham has
really informed Great Britain that this
country will not permit the landing of
English troops on Nicaraguan soil with
out earnest protest. he seems likely to
have a chance to make earnest protest
But probably he said nothing of the
kind; or. IL he did. he will doubtless
apologize for it,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

1t is said the friends of ex-Speaker
Reed favor holding the next Republican
national convention in Washington be-
cause they think the local influence
would be in his favor. Mr.. Reed is an
able man and a good Republican, but he
and his friends should have learned by
this time that presidential candidates
are not nominated by local influence
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. April 16--Among the
marriage licenses issued here is one to Ar
thur Merrill Hood, of Indianapolis, and Alice
Burgess Johnson, of Washington.
c. J. Mccoy was appointed postmaster to-
day az Shanghai. Howard county, vice
Alonzo Mccoy resigned.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance,
$1S4, 074, 764; gold reserve, $50, 239, 1856.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

1t is not often that a more palpable
hit il made in diplomacy than that
scored by Nicaragua when to Great
Britain's demand that the question of
damages to the property Of British SUBJ
jects be submitted to arbitration she re-
piled. Certainly, and the question of
money indemnity too,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Mamma. will you come here, please?"
asked the athletic girl.
s.What is it, dear?" asked the anxious
mother.
II have got my bicycle suit and my bath
ing suit mixed up and 7 can't tell which is
which don't see why that foolish tailor
didn't label them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places
PARIS-American Exchange Ii Paris, ~ Boulevard de
Capucines
NEW YORK-Gnsey House. windsor Hotel and Aston
House.
CHICAGO-faimer House, Auditorium Hotel and r.
o. News Co, 81 Adams street.
CINCINNATI-J.R II. Hawley Co., 154 Vine street.
LOUISvILLE-C. 4. Dsering northwest corner of
Third and Jefferson sts and Louisville Book Co.. 800
Fourth ave.
ST. LOUIs-Union News Company, Union Depot
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt House.
Wizards Hotel and the Washington News Exchange,
18th street, bet Penn and street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Washington gossip says that Secre-
tary Gresham does not concur with the
President in his views on the money
question. but leans strongly to free sill
Yer. Trimming sail for the Populist
breeze, perhaps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
information wanted.

Dismal Dawson-Kin you tell me where is
a first-class hotel?
Pedestrian-I am something of a stranger
here, but / think there IL one on-on--it is
queer / can't remember the name of the
street.
Dismal Dawson-Oh. never mind the
street, friend What alley is it on?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

The present rise in the price Of beef
cattle refutes the theory that the recent
low price of farm products was caused
by the so-caIled decentralization OF sill
yer. IL that were true. the longer the
condition continued the lower prices
should have gone. but instead OF that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.


Jinlm-Timmy Grogan is talkin' of git
tin him a bysicEie
Mickey-Hm? He amt got de price fer de
wind wot goes In de tires.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Three times as many standard silver
dollars were coined in any one year dur
ing the life Of the act of February, 1878,
as during the entire period from 1892 to
1879
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
Vel. Yes.
washington Post

washington Post.
The aggressive foreign policy of Secretary
Gresham will be taken i'm a somewhat mod
flied sense since Ii In learned that he al
lowed shree or four weeks to intervene be-
tween the date Of his letter demanding MINI
lister Thurston's recall and the date OF mail
ing IL to Hawaii
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

The Supreme Court would probably be
greatly obliged If people would not
bother 1t any more with that very an
noying and disagreeable income tax puz-
xle. People are so inconsiderate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Mr.. w. I'll. Harvey, author Of Coins
Financial School,, delivered a lecture in
Milwaukee few nights ago In which he
commended that this country could, with
entire safety. undertake the free coinage
Of silver at the ratio Of 16 tn 4. and that
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
WIN Contert tIIe Law.

NEW YORK, April 1s.-s. c. T. Dodd.
general solicitor of the Standard Oil Com
pany, is quoted as saving in regard TO the
income tax: THE Standard company will
make it's return under the income tax law,
but it will probably contest the law. 1t will
hold that as oil is a direct product of the
land. it comes in the same category as
rent,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Ex-Congressman Bynum is a man of
robust constitution, and could probably
stand the Mexican climate as well as
any one. He should request his friends
to see that he is .smentioned."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

If the Mexican mission is to become
vacant through the failure Of Mr.. Ran
SONS appointment. perhaps editor
Shanklin may succeed in getting the
Presidents ear again.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
had MEN BARRED.
How Uncle Sam Is Keeping Evil Char
ncters Out of the Army.


WASHINGTON, April 16.--About four
years ago the War Department began the
practice of a system of personal records
of soldiers, with the purpose of providing
an absolute means OF identification. The
medical officers, by the use of figure cards,
took careful note of every indelible or per-
manent mark on the persons of recruits
and these were filed away in the Office of
the surgeon-general Last August Con-
gress passed an act to prohibit the re-en-
lstment of men whose army service had
not been honest and faithful, and i'm
mediately the data which had been preyi-
in preventing eniistments of bad char.
acters AT the beginning of the present
calendar year some me statistics were ere
system, and 1t was found that in the first
three months of every thousand men en-
fled through the outline figure card records
as conyicts, deserters or otherwise unde-
sirable characters. The officials of the de-
partment are now thoroughly satisfied MS
to the merits of the system, and as for the
privates, they willingly pay the price of
in consideration of being saved from ust-
mate association with notorious scoundrels-
Chance for WouId-Be Omce-Holdcrs.
WASHINGTON, April l6.--The Civil-serv-
ice Commission is anxious to obtain add-
tional applicants for tire positions of meat
inspectors in the Agricultural Department.
and for fish eulturists. car messengers and
statistical field agents for the fish commits
sion In All these gpstion;s son ns nin
hardly TO be obtained except In government
or State service and the demand for per-
sons capable OF dfscharging the duties is
always Ia excess OF supply. The meat In
spectorsnips pay $l,400; the fish cnlturiSt
from $500 to $40; the car messengers 100,
and the field agents from $500 70 81 200. Ex-
aminations for these positions may he taken
before any Of the travelling examination
boards now In the country. but application
must first be made to the commission office
in this city and permission to compete OBJ
tained An examination for there and other
positions will be held in indianapolis.
April "A.
Patents Granted Indiana Inventors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, April 16.-patents have
been issued TO the following persons in In
diana Melvill b. Boudinot. yincennes,
wagon; Philip G. Decker, Anderson, means
for separating gas and water or gas al
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

The alleged vacancy in the Mexican mis-
sion offers another fine opportunity for the
indianapolis correspondents of metropoli-
tan papers to appoint John Gilbert Shank
lin to that desirable position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

The usual result follows President
Clevelands latest letter on a public
question-he pleases neither faction of
his party.
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Professional Jealousy.

Mrs. Hammand--Mrs Hashcroft was
Dragging again to-day about keeping her
boarders so long.
Mrs. Foraweek-She doesn't really keep
them long. She keeps them 50 thin that they
look longer than they actually are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

If DIR. hansen has really discovered the
north pole it was quite according to the
fitness of things that he should place flag
on it. A pole without flag is incomplete.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

WASHINGTON, April DECENTRALIZATION
day was celebrated by the negroes OF the
District to-day. The chief feature of the
day was quite a creditable parade, in which
the negro militia and various societies took
part. President Cleveland reviewed the pro-
cession from the portico of the White
House. He raised his hat to the marshalss
of the parade and also saluted the Ameri-
can flag whenever ii passed by
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Kansas City Journal.
If ex-senator Fair really t1ek those
thousand kisses from Miss Fncete Cousins
his death can hardly be tesarued as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
washington Tsost

WashinetOn T'Ost.
The fact that the East Is going out West
to cyangriize for silver VIII probably be
regarded III Kansas and Colorado an "a
direful plot of Wall street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

Kansas City

kansas City Journal.
Added 10 hts other troubles Secretary
Gresham has a son who has begun TO talk
for publication On what father" Is going
to do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

1t was a cold day for the CHILEAN lega-
ton when it was robbed of all its diamonds
and pearls.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

WASHINGTON, April 16.-Offcials take
no stock in a published statement that ex-
Senator Ransom's appointment as minister
to Mexico was Illegal under the Constitu-
ton, because the compensation of the Of
ator Although Senator Ransom was
nominated" and confirmed during his term
of service 1t will be held that he was not
appointed until he had received his COM
mission, which was on March 5. when he
had ceased to be a Senator.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17
National Academy Of sciences.

WASHINGTON, April l6.--The National
Academy of Sciences met here to-day for
its thirty-second annual session. The morn
ing session. which was behind closed doors.
dealt with various matter OF routine bus
mess connected with the finances of ths
society and the regular programme for
subsequent sessions. The first paper pre-
scented was by. Mr.. M. p. Ravenel, profess
sor Of bacterioiogy IN the Scott Laboratory
sor Agassiz read paper on "Faunas OF
fish along the Florida reef" The academy
xloxr
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-17

oil; Winfield Hunckel. Terre Haute fitting
hoist Asa II. Hoy and II. p. Harris said
hoy asssgncr to v. II. Lockwood Indian
apoiis. valve lock: Walker a. Scott Evans
cIe,. railway velocpede Martin Manner.
yorktown. process and apparatus for re-
frigeration: Dwight w Williamson, r. j.
Ailnolland and G.. "A. kessles. assignofs 10
-: Nv Williamson * Co and Adams a.
Williamson. indianapolis. pressure plate for
veneer cutting machines James ]. Wood
Fort Wayne, electric switch.
Trade Naturalization Milling Company,
indianapolis, wheat flour
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-21
NUGGETS OF NEWS.

The japanese fleet has blocked Tamsui
a treaty port of China on the northwest
coast of the Island Of Formosa.
Joseph H. Hogden, who killed his brother
William in Philadelphia on March T. was
arrested in Chicago yesterday
Mrs. Mary E. Lease has declined the
candidacy for mayor of Wichita, Kan,
rendered her by the Citizens convention.
George Timony, mail carrier between
Niles, Mich, and Bertrand, has disap,
peared, and it is believed he has been muir
nered
Three children of Charles Ross, of
Springfield, Mo-, all under years old,
were locked in the house while the par
Snts went visiting The house took fire
and all were eremated.
Thirteen diamond cutters who were sec
ond class passengers on the Red Star
steamship Westernland, from Antwerp,
are in the custody of the United States
immigration officials at New York, and
will undoubtedly be returned to Belgium
Gs contract laborers.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1895-03-21

tions as to the best way of handling the
coal from the pit car to the railroad car
with view TO the least breakage, with
only room for the proper screening (say
16 TT. screens) of the same
The coal is very soft, and will run from
35 to 40% slack, even with careful handl-
ing.
1t is desirable to get the tip not more
than 20 TT. vertically above the railroad
grade. On the map the proposed location
of the chute is shown. On one side of the
ravine the coal outcrop is 80 ft. vertically
above the railroad, and on the other side
it is 80 it. vertically above the railroad.
The outcrop line is shown on the map as
heavy broken line. The outcrop is com.
paratively level, that is the bottom slate
on each side of the ravine is compare.
lively level only with a slight rise toward
the head of the rayine. As will be seen,
on examining the map and section,
gravity plane is impracticable. Further
the drop" from the level of the drift
mouths on one side to point 20 ft. above
the railroad grade is 9 it,, and 30 IT. on
the other. There is now in operation a
chute with stop blocks, on an elevation
of so #. above the railroad grade, but it
breaks the coal very badly. The main
point desired is to get the coal in the mine
car as close to the railroad car as possible
or as close as possible to properly screen
1t, making only two classes of coal, slack,
and what is termed run of mine" over a
one inch screen.
1t will be noticed that there will be an
average outside haul from drift mouths
to tipple of 1900 ft. The life of the mines
at capacity of l, 400 tons per day will be
about seven years. These figures are given
so that an idea of the amount of expendi-
ture that would be justifiable in handling
the available coal may be formed.
Any reader of The Colliery Engineer
and Metal Miner offering a suggestion as
to the cheapest haulage arrangement of
tracks. and best method of getting the
coal to the railro I'd cars with least break !