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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

What is said to be the largest profess
sional fee ever received by an engineer
s12O, OO0-was recently paid to Prof. Z. A.
Puertes, of CorDal, for devising sanitary
system for the city of Santos. Brazil.
Women will henceforth be permitted to
become regular students at the Hungarian
universities. and special facilities will be
granted to those who wish TO become doc
tors or pharmacists.
One of the maids of honor to the young
Empress Of Russia was married few
months ago. On bidding her Goodbye
the Empress congratulated her warmly,
adding: 81 shall indeed be sorry TO lose
you. but 1 am so happy myself that 1 wish
every one to be married, too.
M. Hanotaux. the late Foreign Minister
of France, is one of the greatest living au-
thorities on Balzac, as well as an histor-
ical student of the life and times of Richie
lieu. He has in contemplation a book on
BalZac's experiences as printer, founded
a large collection of documents in his
own possession
Ex-senator Edmunds is said to have
taken up his residence in Philadelphia in
order to escape the onerous taxation i'm
posed upon him by the laws of Vermont
Mr.. Edmunds has been very thrifty man
and is counted as worth considerably over
half-million, the profits OF a fine law
practice and of judicious investments in
Washington real estate.
Frank r. Stockton is one of the most
modest men in the realm of liter
AZURE. His great success in fic-
ton has not given him the slight
est touch of what Is vulgarly called 1.-The
big head" He Is short, slender man,
with brilliant eyes and an engaging smile
He has learned recently that the canal
boat that inspired the 'Rudder Grange"
stories is still in in existence and occu-
pies its former moorings in the Harlem.
The London Globe tells an interesting
story illustrating the happy way in which
the late Sir Henry Ponsonby parried indis-
Greet questions. rs 1t true" asked Ger
man journalist. who was being shown over
the Indian room at Osborne, that Princess
Henry eyed the correspondent curiously.
and. with a quiet smile, replied, II have
net seen the engagement announced
But" urged the Teuton. II have heard II
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on excellent authority" I'm that case"
replied Sir Henry. with crushing civility.
you have no need OF further information
on the subject
Most people. II suddenly asked the ques-
ton how to address the Prince of Wales
in conversation. would reply, why, your
Royal Highness,' of course" In that they
would be wrong. AS matter of fact, the
Prince is called Sir by his friends, and
he prefers 1t.
The Rev. John Jasper is as firmly con-
WINGED as ever that the sun moves round
the earth, and that the earth doesn't move
at all. He preached his famous "sun-do-
move" sermon to an audience of two hun
dren white folk in Mount Zion Church,
Richmond. Va, last Sunday, and was
more than ever scornful toward the scien-
lists and emphatic in his arguments for
the literal acceptance of biblical texts
bearing on the point. when you rises and
when you sots down, don't you move? Den
how could the sun rise and go down 'thout
movin'?" he argues.
flown!
The wild rose leaves lie dank and dead!
My cheeks are damp! My tears I own.
But Gods blue sky is overhead!
-Anson Evans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

In order to keep himself in evidence
and save some of the fragments of his
free-silver boom. Professor Coin" is or
ganizing secret political order. to be
known as the Patriots of America" to
compel both parties to adopt bimetallism
AS the Professor puts 1t, I'VE are get
ting ready to have the people in a proper
and legal manner take charge of this
government, that belongs to them
Some persons are under the impression
that the people have had charge of the
government all along
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nine months was 81. 1880 pounds. which
is nearly double the highest importa-
ton in any entire preceding year. Here
tofore the American manufactures. says
the Bulletin of the Wool Manufactures.
made the cloths in general use. but now.
under the reduced tariff and the ad
valorem duties, the British cheap cloths.
far inferior to the goods made at home,
have been put upon our markets in
large quantities. 1.-THE importers" that
publication asserts, have inaugurated
the cheap and nasty regime without
bringing the consumer the compensating
advantage of any appreciate reduction
in the retail price"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
TRAIN ROBBERS PLUMBER.
Over 100000 Said to BE Hidden In the
Mountains OF Washington.

SPOKANE, Wash. Dec. 10.-'T can tell
you where there is from $4,000 to $4,000 In
money that was stolen from your COM
pany and hidden away in the mountains
near Hope" Such was the startling in
formation impaired to F. w. Gilbert, d.
vision superintendent Of the Northern Pa
cific, by a stranger who visited at his
office. The stranger bore the appearance
of responsibility and seemed to be perfect
ly sane. Mr.. Gilbert invited him to sit down
and unfold the story of the hidden wealth
man gave his name as James B. Boyd, and
said that he gained the confidence Of W.
B. Witerow, prisoner in the county JAIL
vealed to him the secret of where ne had
$4,000 or more in cash hidden away, which
he represented as being the proceeds Of
two train robberies, one on the Southern
Pacific near Sacramento, CAL, and the other
on the Northern Pacific in Montana.
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able to organize In this country move
ment somewhat similar to that in Ger
many. where the prescription and perse-
cution OF the Jews have been as dis
graceful, II not as cruel. as in Russia
Instead Of this. the mere suggestion of
such movement has. elected from the
American press and people universal
protest. No event in recent years has
emphasized more conspicuously the
genuine liberality Of the American peo-
pie and their hostility to race or re-
ligious prescription than this i'll advised
visit of German agitator. In this way
the effect has been distinctly good and
highly creditable to the country and
people
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

There are indications that the local
Christmas trade has begun earlier than
usual, and our merchants are responding
to the movement with full displays and
liberal advertising of holiday goods. In
tending purchasers will be wise if they
avail themselves of the opportunity to
select from full lines. before stocks have
become reduced and before the rush has
reached its height A survey of the adj
vertising columns of the Journal will
show who our enterprising merchants
are and what they have to sell. Now is
the time to buy. and. by the same token,
now Is the time to advertise.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

That grabbing division Of spells ap-
portioned TO the Indiana Representatives
in Congress, described yesterday, is not
an edifying spectacle. Since a certain
number of appointments were assigned
to the delegation for distribution, some
agreement concerning them had to be
reached. doubtless. but the members
would have preserved their dignity bet
ter had they chosen some other method
of settling the matter Mr.. Johnson was
the only one who had courage enough to
refuse to engage in the drawing Of lots,
and without question ii took courage,
for, like the kitten which lost it's nit
ten, Mr.. Johnson will get no pie, and he
has constituents just as hungry for pie
as are those of any other member. For
1t must be remembered in behalf of the
COngressmen from this and every other
State that, while they would perhaps be
glad to be freed from the burden Of dis
tributing spoils, the pressure upon them
from those who wish to share in the
award is what drives them to grab-bag
tactics and other unseemly proceedings
1t is the public that is really responsible
for spoils scandals, and when the public
sees fit to express its displeasure they
will cease.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

In view of the fact that the Constitu-
ton fixes the minimum age of a Repre-
sentative in Congress at twenty-five
years, it is somewhat remarkable that
IL rarely happens that person is elected
to the position under thirty years Of age.
In the present House there is only one
old. and this is an uncommon occurrence.
There are only twenty-eight members of
the present House who are less than
thirty-six years of age. while the aver
age OF the entire body is forty-eight and
half. The inference seems to be that
the trainers of the Constitution placed
the age of usefulness in Congress lower
than the people do nowadays.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

1t is to be regretted that the self-con-
stituted champions and guardians of la
Dor in the United States are often so ex-
treme in their views and sensational in
their utterances as to injure rather than
benefit the cause they have at heart
The convention of the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, now sitting in New
York. has already furnished some ex-
amples Of this. and will doubtless fur
nish more. Thus President Mcbride, in
his annual address at the opening Of the
convention. said: 1.-The greatest crime
of the nineteenth century and the most
remarkable ever perpetrated upon our
people was that committed by the pres
ent national administration in adding to
the bonded indebtedness of our country
during a time of peace" This sounds
very much like the hackneyed talk
which orators of the Mcbride school
have INDUCED in about the great crime
of 1872 meaning the so-called demone-
tization OF silver. Neither of these acts
was crime. They may have been un-
wise and i'll conceived. an error of states
manship or a financial blunder, but to
call either of them crime is a misappli-
cation of language which can only be
intended to create prejudice and do
harm.
The Journal has criticised the details
Of the syndicate bond transaction Sc
verely. but 1t could not stultify itself by
saying that the transaction was a crime
The government had to have gold. and
the only way to get 1t in time to meet
the emergency was by borrowing. No
doubt the requisite amount could have
been obtained in some other way or on
better terms. but 1t was far better to
obtain II In the way and on the terms
adopted than not at all. In charac-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The statement of the London Times
that the Monroe doctrine could not apply
to Englands demand on Venezuela for
money indemnity on account of the
arrest Of British officials ignores the fact
that the place where the arrest took
place Is part of the disputed territory.
In other words, the demand for in
demnity involves the boundary question.
which is really the subject matter in
dispute When IL comes to a definite
formulation and application of the Mon
roe doctrine the American people will
expect 1t from some other source than
the London Times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

AT the regular weekly meeting Of the
Methodist preachers of Indianapolis and
vicinity on Monday, Rev. DR.. Collins, Of
Trinity Church, West Indianapolis. read
well prepared paper on the relation of the
church to the State. The purport Of the
paper was that, as an organized body. the
church could have no proper relation to
any purely State matter, though every
Christian should be alive, In his capacity
as citizen, to every question which comes
before the people for solution. and should
in all cases consider the moral bearings
Of the question or questions at issue and
cast his influence on the side Of morality
and right; not by isolating himself from
the body Of citizens In favor of some one
idea, but by so keeping in touch with his
fellow-citizens as to make his influence
felt; but the church, as such, should as
much look after the circulation Of religious
literature it should provide for the
preaching Of the gospel: for the newspaper,
the magazine and the book are all preach
ers, and the church should provide for
their publication and circulation. not to
make money for any benevolent purposes,
but for the moral and educational results.
The church, as such, he thought. should
also provide for the education of her chill
dren; while 1t is the duty Of the State to
provide for the common school education
of all the children, the church, as such,
should provide for the higher and the pro-
fessional education of all her children. In
the discussion which followed the attitude
of DR.. Collins on the relation of the church
as such to political affairs was generally
approved, and so much as related to the
duty of the State to provide educational
facilities for all her children. The only
question was as to the extent to which the
State should go. The sentiment seemed al
most If not quite unanimous that If the
State undertakes to at all provide for high
er and professional education 1t should
make ample provision for every child of
the State as 1t does in the public schools,
or it should abandon the field entirely, leav-
ing 1t exclusively to the churches or other
voluntary associations to make provision
for them; that 1t was unjust to tax the
people to educate only small part of the
children in the higher and professional de-
partments, while they had to tax them
selves to educate the remainder; that, after
making such ample provisions for all, it
would be no hardship or injustice If those
who preferred parochiai or private schools
Of any grade should maintain them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The London Times. commenting on the
Venezuelan dispute, says: 1T is no
more possible for England to submit the
territory within the Schomberg line 20
arbitration than 1t would be for the
United States to submit to arbitration
should Spain set UP claim to a part of
Florida" II this foreshadows the posi-
ton OF the British government. Lord
Salisbury's dispatch, now in the hands
of Secretary .Olney. will be very unsatis-
factory. The Schomberg line has never
been recognized by Venezuela 1t is the
very matter in dispute. and refusal to
submit the legality or validity OF that
line to arbitration begs the whole ques-
ton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
MURDERED BY INDIANS.
German Family OF Five Killed by
Renegade Apache Indians.

DEMING, N. NJ, Dec. 10-Another muir
der of family is reported from the San
Simeon valley. in Arizona, by the renegade
band Of Indians from the San Carlo reser-
walton. German family-father, mother
and three children-were slain near Fort
Bonner, on Thursday following the killing
of Mr.. Merrill and daughter. The Indians
were seen by some cowboys about the time
OF the Merrill murder and their number Is
estimated at thirty-five. Nothing can be
learned of the movements of the soldiers
and cowboys posses. detachment of the
First Cavalry from Fort Bayard is sta
toned at STEMS pass TO prevent the es-
cape of the band into Old Mexico over the
old Geronimo trail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The resolution for the impeachment
Of ambassador Bayard on account of his
recent speeches in England and Scot
land seems to go too far. Impeachment
proceedings against any public official
are only justified in extreme cases. 1t
would be enough for Congress to adopt
. resolution declaring that Mr.. Bayard's
speeches were unpatriotic and opposed
to American interests. A vote Of CEN
sure would be sufficient
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The nonappearance of the treasury re-
port SO long after the opening of Con-
gress suggests that the Secretary may
with those expressed in the Presidents
message In view Of his reports show
Ing invariabie monthly deficits. the Sec
rotary may find 1t somewhat difficult to
show that the lack of revenues has moth.
ing to do with the governments financial
embarrassment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

It was Mr.. T. c. Steele. the artist, who
introduced a large number Of Indianians
to the Muscatatuck river and taught them
that tie stream belonged to their own
State and not to Maine, as they ignorantly
supposed. His latest studies, now on exhi-
bition, will probably make an equal number
acquainted for the first time with the Mis-
sissinewa and its whereabouts. Apart from
it's debt to Mr.. Steele for his delineations of
picturesque Indiana scenery, the public
owes him something fos his lessons in
geography. jf@ 7I-ii'Nt- -
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The thing the country expects the Re-
publican House to do, and that at the
earliest possible moment. is to provide
Tor revenue sufficient to meet the gov
ernment's expenses. Buncombe speeches
about impeaching Bayard will not rem
edy the treasury deficit.
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Noon and Midnight.

When the baby takes his nap,
Every one on 'tiptoe walks,
browning looks are cast at him
Who above a whisper talks.
If door slams mamma starts
With look OF keen distress,
And In hoarsest whispers chides
Bridget for her carelessness.
But when i would sleep at night,
Does that babe reciprocate?
No. All. no, That's just the time
He selects to ululate.
Small regard he has fer me
Such noisy little chap.
All the same i hold my breath
When the baby takes his nap
-Somerville Journal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

A brief dispatch from Monte Carlo says:
THE Duke of Marlborough and his bride,
formerly Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt. of New
York. have arrived here" If the Duke is
disposed to try he can lose his wife's
money as fast In Monte Carlo as the Count
Castellane did on the French bourse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The visit of DR.. Ahlwardt to the
United States is having result very
different from that which he intended.
Of his anti-Jewish sentiments would
meet with a favorable response from the
American people and that he would be
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The Republicans OF Indiana send
cordial greetings to their brethren in
Kentucky on the suspicious Inauguration
Of the first Republican Governor of that
State. and their earnest hope that the
new administration may be such as to
strengthen the party and prolong it's
continuance In power
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

The fect that Lord salisbury's reply
10 Secretary Olney on the Venezuelan
question Is kept securely locked up in
the most inaccessible room of the State
Department does not prevent Washing
ton correspondents from outlining its
contents as ascertained by clairyoyance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

Newspapers go outside their legitimate
field when they pry into the personal
affairs Of private citizen not suspected
formation secured. The fact that man
has once held high official position does
not give the public the right to super
vision of his life after his retirement.
Even the circumstance that he remains
a highly distinguished parsonage ana
one in whom the community retains a
deep interest does not excuse meddling
If there is one subject more than an
other upon which the average man pre-
fers to keep his own counsel 1t Is his
matrimonial intentions; the right to do
so Is conceded to the humblest citizen.
At the proper time he is usually ready
enough to announce them, but until then
the decree Of courtesy and propriety is
that he be left in peace. The truth is
recognized that the matter Is nobody's
business but his own, and notwithstand-
ing the contrary impression given by
the sensational press, the prevailing
American tendency is to leave each man
to mind his own business. If the sem
sational press sees fit to pursue any in
dividual, however, 1t shows no mercy. If
1t hears that one In whom 1t takes an
interest means to marry, 1t asks him;
worse than this, it hunts out and inter-
views the woman with whom his name
Is associated and demands that she shall
tell what she knows. 1t writes her up,
and, though all it's remarks may be COM
plimentary, it shames her with the un-
sought publicity-a publicity all the
harder to bear in case the rumor be un-
founded.
Private citizens have rights which the
newspapers ought to respect and which
papers having the proper understanding
Of their own scope and functions, to say
nothing of a sense of decency, do re-
spect. 1t is the other class, unfortunate
ly too numerous, which brings disrepute
upon the daily press as whole.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

DR.. Ahlwardt cannot be excluded from
this country under the contract labor
law nor sent back to Germany as
pauper, but he has probably discovered
by this time that he is persona non
grata
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

ambassador TO England without expressing
IN some form or other its disapproval OF
MS utterance and its condemnation OF the
motives which led him TO utter them
tAppiause on the Republican side.)
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FOrcatalled.

Eyes," said Mr.. Cash Byrnes to his boon
companion, 81 went to see Uncle Bill. and
as soon as I stepped in he said, 4 can see
by the looks Of you what you want. You
want to borrow couple Of dollars Then
he pulled them out Of his pocket and hand
ed them to me-
Liberal old chappie," remarked the
friend, enviously.
Liberal? / was just about to touch him
for twenty, and he as good as knew it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

During the first nine months OF the
present year the value Of the manu-
features Of wool imported into this coun-
try was $45,sS2. so5. which is $4,000. 900
more than the value of the entire import
Tor the whole OF the prosperous year OF
Ia The import Of cloths during those
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
She slept soundly.

Chollie Gotlox-Er-did you enjoy your
serenade, Miss Phillips?
Maud Ethel-Serenade?
"Yaas. Party of US passed the house
didn't you hear us?-and gave the college
yell about 1 o'clock. don't you know"
81 believe / did hear something of the
sort; but didn't get more than half awake,
and thought it was Bruno barking at the
policeman"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Busy Man.

OF all the jobs. the toughest Il
That of the Grand yizier;
With massacres. firmans and the like
He's buster and buster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-11

England is fond of collecting lump
sums" She got one from Nicaragua, is
demanding one from Venezuela. and
thought she had secured one from Sec
rotary Gresham until Congress vetoed
the ARRANGEMENT.
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Deduction.

find too late that my idol has feet Of
clay.
He-To that extent, may deduce. my
name is mud? f.