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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

In the price. OF dressed beef. The only
is sufficient to account for II altogether, or
whether the few big men who control the
anticipated the effects Of this scarcity. We
are anxious to know whether the price or
cattle mas gone up In proportion to the price
ana our agents are meeting with some diff
Guilty In getting at the facts In the matter,
For me pss n Dr. SAL
mon, cattle have been getting scarcer and
scarcer in the West, and especially in the
been so poor that cattle have well nigh
disappeared entirely. In southeastern Texas.
herds. there is practically none to-day
There has been great improvement in the
grass this year in Texas and other western
states, but the cattle are not there to take
advantage of Il. That Is one reason that
influenced the department in its decision to
Mexican cattle have been looked upon with
disfavor. for the reason that Texas fever Is
known to exist on the other side OF tho
border, and quarantine has been kept up
in the summer. The action of the packers
In raising the price Of beef to such an ex-
embargo. The department has Increased its
force of inspectors, and all incoming cattle
Will be rig1dly examined. Furthermore. tho
Mexican cattle seem to be in an unusually
good condition this year
Referring to the letter addressed to him
by Secretary Morton. under date of April
II, directing an investigation into the causes
of the rise in the price OF beef, DR.. Salmon
has presented to the Secretary a brief state
ment as to the prices in the Chicago mar
ket of dressed beef and shipping steers
since Jan. /. 1895. This statement shows the
extremes of prices for this class Of cattle
to have been for January, "a to $525; for
February, $40 to $3.50: for March. $3.50 to
$500; for April Qirst halD, s475 to IS. Com
menting on these figures, DIR. Salmon says:
These prices show that cattle on foot are
approaching paying figures for growers and
feeders. But they do not warrant any such
sensational rise in the price of dressed beef
to butchers by the great slaughtering estab-
lishments, nor an advance such as has been
reported on the. part of the retail dealers
in meat, to consumers. A normal rise In
the wholesale price of dressed beef, and in
the retail prices should be only in proper
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
THE INDIANA PRESS.

The free-silver theory. as it is now held,
Is only another form of the fiat money
craze. and would be just as DISASTROUS to
prosperity as any of the forms of fiat
money.-Elkhart Review.
The indianapolis Journal is carrying, in
black type, at the head of it's editorial coll
umn. the declaration of the Minneapolis
convention on the money question. This is
we'll; now let the Journal stand right by that
declaration in. as well as out of season.
from the platform, on the contrary, all Of
News.
The silver dollar, at the present legal
ratio, is worth as much as the gold dollar
only because the government redeems it
in gold upon demand. Unlimited coinage
of silver would make it impossible to do
this and the cheaper dollar would then
drive the dearer out of circulation. We
should have but one standard of value, the
silver dollar worth so much less than the
gold dollar, that violent fuctuation and
rise of prices would result. This is as GER
tain and as disastrous as past experience
can make any future event.-Anderson
Herald.
Professor Coin lays stress upon the fact
that it takes more bushels of wheat to pay
the Presidents salary than it did some
years ago. He might have added that it
will also require more boots, more calico,
flannel, printing paper, iron and tin. We
can turn the proposition around and say
that Grover Cleveland and John Smith.
printer, painter carpenter, can buy more
flour. shoes, calico and flannel with their
wages to-day than at any time in thirty
five years. Professor Coin is anxious to cut
down the purchasing power of Cleveland's
salary but it cannot be done without cut
In gold-payng countries have increased,
while those in silver-using countries have
remained quite steady. One of the first eff
fects of reducing the United States to the
plane of Mexico and India will be to reduce
wages, either in their currency value or
purchasing power. No one has more reason
to dread a silver standard than the wage
earner.-Terre Haute Express.
vast volume of money is loaned in this
country on mortgages on houses lots and
farms. Five years is the extreme limit Of
time for which 1t is loaned. Probably the
time has been shortened of late years. If
this agitation for cheaper money is con-
tinued 1t will be shortened still further.
Men who have money would be fools to
loan it out and run great risk of receiving
on the maturing of the loan, money of so
much less purchasing power than they
loaned that they would be better off If they
had not loaned it at all or had taken il
out Of the country for use elsewhere. Men
matters. These mortgage loans are nlatur-
ing every day. Some are being paid Off
Others are being partly paid and a new
loan for a smaller amount effected. Others
larger sum. Let this agitation continue
and give signs of succeeding, and it is idle
to deny that 1t looks now very much as il
1t might, and renewal of these loans will
specific payment in gold.-Terre Haute Ga
Zette.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
IMPORTANT RULING.
No Pensions for Children Who Did Not
Amply Before They Were sixteen.

WASHINGTON, April ia decision has
been rendered by the Secretary of the In
terror involving the right to pension in
claims filed by persons after attaining their
sixteenth year. for on account of whom
no claim had been made during the period
of their reasonable minority as children
of soldier who had died from causes
originating in the service and line of duty.
This decision is of the greatest Importance.
involving the determination of a large num-
Der of pending rejected claims, and is
based on a construction given TO the pro-
yiso to the limitation act of March 8. 1873.
in which il is, in substance provided that
pensions shall commence from the date VI
application, unless the application be filed
prior to the first Cay of July. 1880 but that
this limitation shall not apply TO claims
by or in behalf OF insane persons and chill
dren under sixteen years OF age. The Sec
rotary in his decision, holds that the
clause children under sixteen years of
age is descriptive of class of claims,
the title to which accrues TO the claimant
by reason of being under the age of sixteen
at the death of the father from causes orig
mating in the service and line of duty; and
the claims of that class are excepted from
the limitation act of March g. 1873, and are
not forfeited by neglect TO file application
during the period of penslonable minority.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

A Philadelphia minister took the deadly
trolley as the subject of his Easter SER
mon, and this is the way he talked about it:
The murderous trolley is writing its his
tory in characters of blood. AS a ruthless
destroyer of the innocent it out-Herods
Herod AS in ancient days, SO in our age
in Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia--there is
fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremiah.
the prophet, saying, In Rama was there
a voice heard, lamentation. and weeping.
and great mourning, Rachel weeping for
her children. and would not be comtorted
because they are not" Everywhere in the
great cities of the United States homes
have been made desolate by the horrible
mutilation OF multitude of children under
the crushing wheels of this modern jugger-
naut In order to Increase the dividends
of their watered stock and to save the
money necessary for the protection of hui
man life and limb its managers send it
rushing through our crowded streets grind
ind its helpless victims beneath it's cruel
wheels.
And all this and much more because Phil
adelphians have not learned that rapid
transit means rapid transit and involves
degree of haste on the part of pedestrians
besides making 1t essential for them to find
another play ground than the car tracks
for their children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
PEACE IN THE EAST.

Above all IL leaves Japan as the recog-
nized and indisputable leader of the desti-
MES of the rejuvenated East. No nation
ever won such an immense advantage from
so short and vigorous a war as Japan has
done from the conflict begun eight months
ago.-Pittsburg Dispatch.
Japan has covered herself with glory dur
ing this campaign. She conducted the war
with courage and discretion, and, in spite
of the Vaccinations of foreign diplomacy.
gard to the wishes or the interests of out
side nations.-Brooklyn Times.
The indemnity demanded is not large but
China makes huge territorial concessions,
which by the way, she will never miss. The
most important part of the whole transac-
ton is the offensive and defensive alliance.
equivalent to a notice to civilized nations to
keep hands off.-Cincinnati Tribune.
Japan. in the ardor of strength, in the
consciousness of greatness, gathering from
the West the richest fruits OF Occidental
civilization, and true to her own genius,
can forsesee. She is now the natural lead
er of a half the population Of the globe.
all Silver-uSing people.-Cincinnat Com
mercial Gazette.
The triumph of Japan bids fair to be the
emancipation of China. The far Orient has
a very different civilization from that of
Europe and America, but under proper con-
ditions 1t is capable of great things. The
CliliQlcil u the fshSl are ficl bdl DdIOuS Dy
any manner of means. They are two great
people, and the time seems to be near at
hand for them to join and keep up with the
procession of modern ideas.-Chicago Inter
Ocean.
Now we are going to send the machinery
of civilization into China and teach the
Tartar hordes the use of our engines OF
peace and war With their gifts OF
mimicry they win not be long In learning,
once the walls OF conservatism are broken
down. So many blades OF grass will grow
where one has grown. and the Light OF
Asia will glitter upon million new bay
onets. and all viii be peace and plenty. as
1t is in civilized Europe. and there will be
no more need of missionaries to China. 1t
may even chance before the end OF the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
THE JOURNALS SILVER VIEWS.

The American people, from tradi-
tion and interest, favor bimctnIIism,
and the Republican party demands
the use or both gold and silver ms
standard money, with snch restric-
Hons and under such provisions, TO be
determined by legislation, AS will
secure maintenance of the parity
Of values OF the two metals, 80 that
the purchasing and the dcbt-paying
power of the dollar, whether of sill
Yer, gold or paper, shall be mt all
times equal. The interests OF the pro-
aucers of the country, its farmers and
N1ts workingmen, demand thnt every
dollar, paper coin, Issued by the
government shall be ms good as any
0thcr. We commend the wise and pa
trfosic steps already taken by our
government tn secure nm internation-
~ conference to adopt such measures
~ Will Insure n parity OF value be-
tween gold and silver for use as
money throughout the world.
Republican National Platform, 1892
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

Among the recently elected reform alder
men in Chicago is Mr.. Noble B. Judah,
prominent ana successful corporation law
yer OF that city. He Is a native of Knox
county, Indiana, and son Of the late Sam
uel Judah, one Of the abiest of the early
lawyers In this State. Judah senior. like
his son, was man of fine literary attain
ments and as shrewd as he was able. 1t
is related that on one occasion he delayed
a decision of the Supreme Court by rails
ing a question OF photography. The case
was in the hands of Judge Blackboard,
very learned judge, but a remarkable stick
Ter in spelling and punctuation. On the
occasion referred to he was engaged in
preparing an opinion which. for some rea-
son or other. Mr. Judah wanted to have de-
layed Knowing Judge Blackford's hobby
in regard to orthography. and being himself
an accurate man in such matters, he asked
the Judge the correct spelling of a word
which he knew would be in the opinion.
The Judge answered, giving the usual or
biography. Mr.. Judah took issue with him
and argued that the spelling was not cor
rect. The Judge at once commenced an ex-
animation of the word, dug out it's root,
as he was amply able to do, and carefully
weighed all the authority he could find. He
spent two days at this work, and before he
got through the court had adjourned and
Mr.. Judah's case went over. Mr.. n. b.
Judah has never been politician, much
less an office seeker, but he has advocated
the duty of all good citizens to accept any
responsibility put upon them in the cause
Of good government or municipal reform.
Knowing that, although one of the busiest
lawyers in Chicago, he would not decline
the nomination or shirk the duty if it was
put upon him, the people of his ward nom-
mated and elected him alderman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Only five different Speakers have presided
over the House of Commons during the long
reign of Queen Victoria
The memory of the late Frederick Doug
lass will be perpetuated in New York city
by the formation of a Douglass Club
Thomas A. Edison is very fond of children
He delights to show them through his work
shops and to mystify them with his magic
To them he is the real wizard he is often
called.
Speaking of Queen Victoria, London
Truth says: lowing to the Queen being
unable to stand unless supported her tire
women find it hard to dress her. She was
long ago threatened with the loss OF the
use of her limbs. but II was not until last
Her health. however, is good considering all
things
The land of fire, Terra del Fuego, is
about to be visited by a Swedish expedition
under Professor Nordenskijold, and the ex-
ploration of the country is to be thorough.
Perhaps it will hereafter yield interesting
reading. as not much attention has been
paid to- that part of the world, and. there
cot rtered by those who stray away from
their protecting vessels.
II WISH" said General Booth to an In
terviewer, that more of the people OF
England would have walked through Pic
cadilly Q.ondon) the other night with us
when we had our midnight march, and
nave seen WIFI THEIR OWL eyes what VICE
could afford in London, and have come with
me to Exeter Hall, in the Strand, a little
later. We had that great building half full
of Young men and women--Such women-Of
whom there was scarcely one not under the
influence of drink.
According to the Universal Portrait
Gallery" Mrs. Beerbohm Tree is the most
learned woman on the stage. She early de-
veloped a taste for mathematics and the clas-s
sizes and after brilliant education became
a member of the teaching staff of Queens
College. Her favorite subject was Greek
fciency and one of her recollections of life
at the college is of having taken part in
Greek play before Mr.. Gladstone.
A bill has been introduced in the Pennsyl-
vana Legislature permitting building asso-
Citations to insure the lives of their stock
holders. Under the bill the directors of an
association may take out policy of life in
sursnce upon any of the members in any
company carrying on the business of life in
surance under the laws Of the State by app
prcpr.ating each month from the payment of
the shareholders an amount of not more
than one-fifth of per cent. of the par value
OF the shares as premium payments for the
said Insurance. Upon the death OF the
me nlher so insured the amount of the insur-
ancc shall be paid to the building associa-
ton and Immediately applied to the pay
ment of maturity values OF the shares held
By the deceased member.
There seems no reason why every one
Should not be wealthy when
They can sell for one hundred dollars
A bicycle built for ten.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

The Charleston News and Courier says
that Mr.. t. L. Wilson. of Spray, N. c..
has discovered a cheap method of manu-
featuring illuminating gas. which has been
tested and approved by practical experts
and scientists. The material used is called
by the discoverer calcium carbide, and the
gas is generated by the decomposition of
this material in. water. The discoverer says
1t can be produced in unlimited quantities
for S. a ton and sold with profit at price
that will make it possible to sell illuminat-
ing gas at cents a thousand cubic feet. The
composition of calcium carbide is not stat
ed, but the discoverer is now manufacture
ing it for the market and the tests of the
gas process and the gas itself are said to
have been conclusive as to the value of the
discovery
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

twentieth century that we shall have Chi
nese missionaries landing ON our shores
(armed, of course), If only to teach us how
well their fathers were taught when civiIi-
zation landed on their shores.-Chicago
Times-H Herald.
In the end the war will be an advantage
to China by awakening its government to
a realizing sense of its relations to the out
side world, of the defects of its own meth
DDS and of the wants of its people. 1t has
been war between progress and conserva-
tisn. and not the least of the results OF the
victory OF the former brilliant and unex-
pected as it has been. will be the future de-
veiopment of the conquered power under
the influence of Western civilizatfon.-Chi-
cago Tribune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

The break of the oil market in Pitts
burg yesterday afternoon indicates that
the boom OF the past ten days is sure to
collapse. The boom was evidently start
cd by the Standard monopoly to over
throw Its competitors, who have been
gaining strength OF late. What this
great monopoly has accomplished cam
not yet be even conjectured: but II will
pro badly turn out that the Standard has
S1ined BY It's artificial imitation OF prices.
one thing, however. IL not . subject Or
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

Has 1t not occurred to most people
that the United States free silver coin
age idea has its inspiration in such men
as Senators Stewart and Jones, OF Ne
vada, and like owners Of silver mines,
who would become multi-millionaires
when they can have 81 cents worth of
silver made s1.29 by free coinage? Can
such men be accepted as disinterested
faaphers2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

would pursue, unless they are able to
other public expression. Mr.. Cleveland's
friends are divided on the question OF
what shall be done. and he gives no
word to unite them. General Harrison
expressed the opinion held to-day by the
mass of Republicans who have made the
question the subject of intelligent study.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

After having urged the passage of a
bill which would have filled many States
with wildcat State bank issues, Presi-
dent Cleveland may have concluded not
to announce policy for the administers
ton on the silver question. In his letter
OF acceptance. however. he Endorsed the
International bimetallic platform of his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
DIR. SALMON TALKS.
He Says There Is -.cnrcity Of Cattle
In the West

He Says There Is a -<cnrcity OF cattle
In the West
WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE officials OF
the Department of Agriculture are actively
pursuing their investigation in the recent
big rise of the price of beef. and 1t is more
than likely that they will have something
definite to say within the week with ref
erence to the cause of the matter and the
probable outcome. The action of the de-
partment In raising the embargo on Mex
lean cattle is expected to have the effect OF
keeping the price of beef from going up
higher. even II It Goes not cause decline.
DR.. salmon. chief OF the Bureau OF AMI
NAL Industry said to-siay there was an un-
doubted scarcity OF cattle in the West. sef-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

The President has it in his power
greatly to advance the prospects
OF an International monetary con-
ference If he win but do so. There
is no reason why he should wait for
France or Germany to take the initia-
tive. He should issue the call himself.
and from recent indications those coun-
tries would respond favorably. An in
ternational conference at this time
would almost certainly result favorably
to silver.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can he found az the following places
PARis-American Exchange Ia Paris, % boulevard de
Capueines
NEf yORK-Gisey House. Windsor Hotel and Astor
House.
and Barring 81.
CHICAGO-Palmer House, Auditorium Hotel and p.
q. News Co.. VI Adams street.
CINcINNATI-J. r. HawIey a Co.. 154 Vine street.
IOUISyILLE-C. r. Deering. northwest OF
Third and Jefferson sts and Louisville Book Co.. $50
Fourth ave.
81. L0UIs-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. ID. C.-Riggs House, Ebbt House,
Wizards Hotel and the Washington News Exchange,
18th street, bet Penn ave. and + street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
War.

''You say you are from st. Louis?' said
the weak-eyed passenger
yep" answered the red-haired passen-
ger.
East or Westg
What! West. of course. And I UNDER
stood you. I think. TO confess that you
lived in Kansas CITY,
Jesse"
Think you fellers ever will re-elect PEI
fer?'
1t took the conductor and three brake
men to quiet matters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

The contention that Senator Ransom
was not appointed minister to Mexico
during his term Of office as Senator be-
cause his commission was not signed till
after the expiration of his term is tech
nical and frivolous His appointment
was a plain violation of the spirit If not
the letter of the Constitution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18
niHerfnr Vfcyyn.

There goes man with a great head"
said the customer as well-known fnan-
cier passed by.
'.Him?" said the barber. Hes got a
great head, don't, think. Why, with them
fourteen hairs on his head. he wouldn't
need a haircut once a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

Who would lament IL the wild steers
of Texas and the herded cattle of the ag-
ricultural States were .enslaved like sill
yer bullion to shameful and degrading
price?" Alas. the beef critters have es-
capped the pens OF the money power.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

In the case of a passenger on an cleo
trio railway In Maine who used profane
and indecent language and refused to
cease, and in consequence was put off.
the Supreme Court of that State de-
cides that the conductor did right and
reversed the Judgment of the lower court.
which awarded the cast-off plaintiff
damages. This is good sense and proba-
blv good law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

1t looks very much as if Nicaragua
were playing a game of diplomacy for
the distinct purpose of drawing this
country into her controversy with Great
Britain. The proposed surrender of Corn
island. in lieu of the indemnity demand
ed by Great Britain, seems to be on that
line. The location of that island with
reference to the proposed Nicaraguan
canal is such that the United States
could not consent to its becoming a
British possession.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-18

Colonel Ii Hung Chang has shown a
good deal OF vitality. Not every man Of
his age would have recovered from a
serious wound as rapidly and resumed
the peace negotiations with ais much
promptness as he did.