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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-14
BIssELL WAS A FAILURE.
He Did Nothing to Benefit the Postai
service. and Really Injured 1t.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 13.-When POST
master-general Bissell leaves the Postoffice
Department on the list of April he will not
have identified his name with single I'M
provement in the postal service He has
never gotten ahead of the routine of the
department and never really became fully
acquainted with the possibilities and de-
mands of the great department of which
he was the head. He devoted all the time
he spent in the Office to making political
changes and left the postal matters of the
department to his assistants and the sub
ordinates. Inasmuch as he made num-
Der of changes in the subordinate positions
in the department formerly filled by men
perfectly acquainted with their duties, and
had supplied their places with men but
poorly qualified to do the work intrusted
to them. the postal service deteriorated.
and from the high, grade it had reached
under Mr.. Wanamaker it rapidly fell until
now it is in the worst condition known in
years.
Mr.. Wanamaker, while Postmaster-ge
eral, inaugurated number OF. changes the
beneficial effect Of which was beginning to
be felt long before he left the department,
but a Democratic Congress and a Demo-
cratic Postmaster-generai have caused a
falling off which has more than counteracted
the results of Mr. Wanamaker's efforts.
of slscoO,ooo Under Mr.. Wanamaker the
department was within a few millions of
being a self-supporting basis. few
more years of his administration would
have made ii self-supporting.
1t is perhaps too much to say that Mr..
BisselI has attempted no improvements in
the postal service He has made one at
tempt in that direction which is highly
ludierous. He has decided that the use Of
upper-case letters in the Postofsice Depart
ment printing office was being carried to
extremes and consequently ordered that
hereafter no new postoffice should be APP
pointed with a name consisting of more
than one word, and mat the names of all
such offices already in existence should
be run together in one word. The effect of
this petty senseless order has been to in
eur the wrath of the patrons of postoffices
all over the country Some of these
changes We're from Chesapeake Beach, a
place in Maryland, to Chesapeakebeach, a
horrible mouthful, almost equaling the
change of the name of West Palm Beach,
in Florida, to Westpalmbeach This is Mr..
Bisselrs one great Improvement in the
He has left much for ur. Wilson to dc.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
nNE NOPE ENELCOG NI/LU.

Mr.. John Pope Hodncrt. Of BROOKLYN j. mol
an important, parsonage. Probably "''""''""
ucoulc In the United States never hraIh "I MN.
# is quite possible that even in III" ciiy col
BROOKLYN. with It's ?57lG3 people, according I"
the last census there may be- found a' man!
as 800 900 who know not llodncit mat leaves
a margin beyond the 10000 persons Whose woes
he urofcsScs To influence. II l. not because
IIodnctt is himself Of any importance" hul De
cause he is 4 type of many 9TH rN who do not
reveal 80 1lainly all that Is in them, that he Is
worth studying.
IIoductt made speeches in the campaign
which resulted in the election Of Mayor Sch!"-
ron lie has brought suit against The campaign
manager 10 recover $500 in Payment for his
oratoricaI flights Perhaps he earned IT, May
he his services in promoting The fr"cr cirrula-
,iop of mir across the Bridge were worth 80
much. II So he should certainly be paid. That
i = simplc question for the courts 10 decide.
II * no, that which makes IIodncit Interesting.
but the fact thai he is on" of the men whom
MAYORS always break faith with. Those men
are a peculiar class. who 90 through life The
constant victims Of the falschood Of their fcl
lows who have offices 10 give away Mr.. liod-
nett. as becomes his character of cheated
man. IL convinced lIil n' Has '''' H"'''i'!
treated. and is going Ito show up the base in
gratitude" of the administration. lie was Il
clndidatc for Registrar Of Arrears, and had or
carnations behind him. They were Labor or
canizations for which. when not making
speeches as Il preliminary TO being candidate"
for office. he had been accustomed to "agitat".
The Rccsirarship went instead 10 Il member OF
a gang Of r,formcrs." He says: "it is largely
..owinc to nv work that Schicrcn WAS elected
and that the workingmcn's organizations east
"5OOOO votes for him. Without this vote he
"ncvcr could have been elected. The workingmcn
.have been entirely ignored by Mayor Schicrcn,
and they are now blaming me for asking them
.to vote for him" Just what service 10 the
ca,Isc Of Organized labor or individual working
mon Uodnctt could be as Registrar Of Arrears
* not apparcnt to The disntcrcstcd observer
Nor is it easy to understand why they should
be berating IIodnett for getting them To vote
for "A man who does not give llodnct an office
1t were altogether more natural that he should
hcratc them for being fooled into voting for Il
man who does not give him IN office.
But the chrOncally betrayed have peculiar
methods Of thought. which II Is useless to try
TO fathom. And II Is no more unnatural that
thousands Of wage-carncrs In Brooklyn who
would never know that there was such IN officer
in existence as n Registrar Of Arrears, except
for hearing about him, should find their dearest
rights assaulted because person who repre-
soncd' them was not placed in an office where
he could do them good than that other peo-
ple in this CITY aud State should breathe dire
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
Tile HELIWINE .SCINDII.

The deadlock over the Delaware ScnatorShp
continues. ana there is no immediate prospect
Of breaking it. With sixteen Republican votes
necessary for IN election. nine are for Mr.. lig-
Gins. six for NJ AddiciS and four for MIR
Massey If a caucus could be held In good
faith. with IN honest determination on all sides
10 abide hy the result. Anthony Higgins would
he rcnominaicd. fo. one If the Massey votes
would be Immediately transferred to him, and
with Ten ballots he would have Il majority.
IN, the six Aldcks men will not enter eau
Gus They have insisted that their candidate
must be nominated. or else that nobody shall
be senator. Their feeling against Mr.. Massey
* more bitter than their hostility against Mr.
Higgins. They charge Mr.. Massey with trcach-
cry and bad faith in allowing his supporters to
vote for him after having given assurances to
the Addicks managers last year that he would
not be Il candidate. They openly announce their
intention Of votn: for Il Democrat in preference
Ia Mr. Massey
There never was a worse exhibition of dog
in-thc Manager politics The nine Higgins men
are voting for the best candidate in the field
without having n reasonable prospect IF getting
more than one additional ballot for him The
four Massey men are blocking the game with
out having the rcmotcst chance Of concentrating
the votes Of the rival factions upon their own
man as Il compromise candidate The six Adj
dicks men can have no expectation Of securing
the nomination Of their favoritc but they are
bent upon preventing the election of any one
else, and are deliberately planning to throw the
Scnatorshp into the next State election with
the certainty Of having Il large campaign con
tribution from their leader There are at least
ten men In the Legislature who can be depend
cd upon 10 vote against Mr. Addicks in all cir
cumsianccS. There are six men with whom il
Is "Addicks or nobody" Meanwhile. the Re
publican Governor has been seriously ILL., and
the power Of appointment Of n United States
Senator may be transferred unexpectedly to a
Democratic successor, the present Speaker Of
the state Senate If recent preccdents are Of
any value The United States Senate will be
very reluctant to pass upon a clouded title to
a seat in that body. whether Republican or a
Democratic member be the claimant.
The situation is very dark and wcllnigh hope
less for Delaware Rcpublicanlsm. The best re-
suit that can now be forecast Is the withdrawal
Of all three candidates and the nomination In
caucus of fourth man acceptable To the Hig-
gins and Addicks contingent. We do not say
that this result Is probable. for 70 long as the
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
PERSONAL.

t,d,,ord . Noseley the secretary OF the inter-
state Commerce Commission Is one ol 'ne Oes'-
liked men in Washington. he IS 'aS'a, ,e.N
man. and was intimate irlend 10 90 exnlored the
Ioyle ORey, with "hom nc UNIV
Dismal Swamp. ~
Admiral Sir r. Vesey Hamilton Oh .iie '"s"
Navy Is arranging to bring out coiIec''o" -,
ters from naval officers of all ranks from i''lp
men to admirals containing someth'hs ' %
their daily life than can be learned from oHc@l
rnnorts II Is believed that the graphic stories o.
officers describing to their friends ana tgIa ,bai
scenes OF wnch they "ere rora Interesting than
the essays Of professional writers
"One OF the most interesting courses OF lectures
says The Philadelphia Record that mas eve.
been given in this city is now runpins at the De"e
Institute 1t is a course OF five lectures OH fiiii
tive Hand,craft and Arts by Frank Hamilton
Cushing of the United States Bureau OF Ethnoo9y'
Three OF these lectures have been already de-
livered and two are yet to come. Mr.. Cushlhs
illustrates his lectures by examples OF prihi'IEe
handcraft collected by him In the course OF MS
researches and further adds TO the n
OF his audience by fashioning arrow,heads ana
spear heads with the crude implements such as
wsTS @ies great xii m in the % Manipulation Of
rough tools. from long residence among the Euni
curious Of these tools in the possession of Mr.
Cushing is primitive anger .H made Of wood' with
tain bird
on the day OF the election OF Felix Faure to the
Presidency OF France he ordered a quarter OF a
hottie OF wine for each private soldier In active
service in the French Army, at cost OF nearly
s21 900 He has completely conquered the goodwill
Of the pryates who are in rotation guard az tho
Elysfe as each day when he Is going out he stcIs
into tho guardroom. and the soldiers s,ann AZ 80
tention He walks slowly past. stopping 70 say a
friendly word to each. and before he goes away
orders n quarter OF a bottle OF ordinary wine for
each soldier.
Il has been decided by the committee OF Harvard
graduates having charge Of the proposed memorial
to tine Rev. DR. Andrew p Peabody TO eNpehd d
small portion OF the money subscribed for an APP
proprate tablet to be placed In appleton Shapei'
and 10 invest the balance as fund Tor Needy STU
dents or for scholarships.
London March ls-W. Bourke Cochran. OF New
York is resting here after tour OF the Continent
He has had two interviews with MI Bayafn
London. March lS-Thomas +. Bayard. the tinted
States Ambassador has moved with his family INTO
a splendid new house in Eaton Square. J. Roose-
Welt Roosevelt Secretary OF the Embassy, has re-
covered from the influenza, and has resumed MS
official duties.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
Hmuscments.


ARREY'S THEATRE S:l5-Ma Cousihe'
ACADEMY OF MUSIC-s:l5-Rory OF the mn"
AMERICAN THEATRE-s-The Fatal caro-
Att ,xrrC, GARDEN 80 to 81 Bowery-E venins-Con-
cert and Vaudeville
RIJOtr THEATRE Sl5-Madeleine
BROADWAY THEATRE-S-Mme sans-Oehe'
CARNEGIE HALI-3-RecitaL
CASINOS :I5-Naudevile.
cHIC.KERING HALI--li-Lecure
,pIJ-NEt'S THEATRE-Sl5-The irish ARTIST
DAJ.y's THEATRE-S:l3- Nancy q Co.
EDEN Observation-Disclosures
EMPIRE THEATRES 5-John Al Dreams
FIFTH AVENUE TTEATRE-s:lO-Hs Nies ea'er'
CARMEN THEATRE-s:13 Christopher.
Grand CENTRAL. PALACE-2 TO II p. m-Exposuoh
OF Patents and Inventions
HARLEM OPERA HOUSE S:i3-Lady ClancarV'
HERALD SQUARE TIEATRE-s:l5-Roo Roy'
pOyT.s THEATRE-s30-The Founding
IRVING PLACE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Gelaeut
ROSTER & BIAI.s-S:3o- Vaudeville
IYCEIiM THEATRE-l1-Le cture-s:l5-An Ideal hus-
band.
pAI,MER'S THEATRE-s:l3-Gossip.
PASTOR S-2-S-Vaudevile.
PROCTORS-iO a. m TO 10 30 p. m-NaudeViHe
STANDARD THEATRES :3O-Too Much johnson.
STAR THEATRE :l5-The Old Homestead
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
FOURTEEN PAGES
The NEWS THIS MORNING.

Foreign-An was quiet in Madrid; Canovas will
probably be the next Spanish Premier. g. A
plot to make Antonio Ezeta President Of Salvador
was discovered last month: many arrests were
made and a large number Of executions ordered.
- The revolt in Colombia is reported TO have
been crushed; the rebel army has surrendered.
- The warship which fired the Alliance
has been identified as the Spanish cruiser Condo
de Venadido.
Domestic-President Cleveland upholds the ac-
ton Of Secretary Gresham in the Alliance affair.
- Further exposures Of corruption at the
State House under Barney" Ford were made be-
fore the New-Jersey Investigating Committee at
Trenton. == will of Senator Fair dated three
days later than the stolen one. was offered for
probate by counsel for the children --= The
bills Of the Committee OF Ten for a single-headed
Police Department were introduced in the Legs-
lature =-- The National Bank of Kansas City,
Mo. suspended.
City and Suburban.-The Extraordinary oyer
and Terminer Grand Jury brought in a large
number of indictments, but the names of the per
sons against whom they were found were not
given out; a strong presentment severely CRITICS
ing the police force and Superintendent Byrnes
accompanied the indictments. -= steamer
and a schC Oner struck on the Romer Shoal; the
steamer got off and went to sea, but the schooner
stuck fast. - Irshmen celebrated st. Pat
ricks Day by parade and a large number of
meetings. Mayor Strong appointed Jacob
w. Mack to succeed Randolph Guggenhemer in
the Board of Education - Tim" Campbell
made an attack on Judge McAdam in his testi-
mony in his contest for II. c. Miners seat In
Congress --= The stock market advanced, the
entire list showing improvement.
The Weather-Forecast for to-day: Cold and
westerly winds Temperature yesterday: Low
est, 81 degrees; highest Al: average, 361s.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

six Addicks men maintain their present a''i'uue
thcv can defeat the nomination OF compromise
candidate as readily as they have prevented tne
return Of Mr. Higgins to the Senate OF winch
no has been a most brilliant useful ana us
,ncushcd member. But the concentration vi
tho Higgins and Massey votes upon 1our'h
candidate would fasten upon the Addicks se
coolers from the caucus the responsibility OF oe
fcatinc the election of a Republican SENATOR
when the balance Of power in Congress hangs
unon a single vote They will be exposed to de-
structjyc criticism from all loyal Republicans IN
the country II they neglect to profit by an OPP
portunity for bringing the deadlock to an end.
The struggle in Delaware offers the strongest
posslblc warrant for a change in the system OF
clectlnC United States Senators This Ditter
faction fight and the spectacle of six men shou''
ing "Addicks or nobody" and acting for all the
world as though they were owned Dody anu
sou by the man for whom they nave Deeh
voting. are degrading incidents in American
notifies. An election Of Senator by popular vote
would be incomparably better than me scah'
dolous performance now going on in Dover
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

threats against public officers because they give
places 10 men for fitness. and not because they
have been able TO get Il collection OF voters ~
follow them in procession under a silk banner.
II does not seem particularly valuable gir'
10 a labor or political organization to allow some
person To trade on its name to the extent Oh
drawing salary from the public treasur! io'
his own enjoyment bur Just such ARRANGEMENTS
are understood to he extremely Important III
practical politics. Il haven't got an once. Inc
party is being ignored" That is the froqueht
cry Mayor Schicrcn has not been frightened
bv il a bit. In that he has shown good SENSE
and good citizenship. 1t will be happy d'y
for American politics when public officers III
general show the same courage.
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Of thc Nicaragua Canal. There is nothing IAN
tastc or impracticabe in these schemes WHICH
many people besides Senator Cullom DeheVe are
bound 10 come about in time. The true poiic!
should be 10 ala their coming in all proper
ways: not TO put obstacles in their pam ana
snccr at "Amcric:nism.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Members of the Legislature cannot plead X
norance of the state Of public feeling in this CITY
os an excuse for not acting on reform measures
This is especially the ease with reference to the
po,cn Magistrates bill regarding which poii-
,ions and appcals have been signed by many
influential citizens The importance OF the
ro.sacc of This measure to the wcll-bcing of
\cw-York cannot be ovcrcStimatcd. It's merits
have been repeatedly set forth in the press, hut
the Legislature has thus far done nothing We
do not see how II can refuse To listen 10 'hc
petitions which have been 50 nlmerousiy ana
influentially signed Ii looks. though rs II II
might be necessary for the people 20 speak again
through mass meetings in order 10 have thcir
wishes carried out at Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Mayor Strong is continuing the good WORK OF
replacing discrcditcd members of the Board "r
Education with men in whom the public can
rcpose full confidence. Yesterday Mr.. JACOB W.
Mack was appointed to succeed Mr.. "usSch
hcimer. resigned. The making over OF the
Board however. does not diminish the lmpor-
lance Of passing the reorganization Dill pre-
pared by the Committee Of Seventy. us enact
mcnt is demanded III the interest Of good school
administration. This is admitted by every one
familiar with our schools except the lew men
who have a personal interest i'll another Dill or
who think they may be directly affected by any
change made in the existing system The SEMI
mcnt in favor of the Committee of Seventy Dill
is so strong that the attempt to "hah% II up
at Albany cannot but awaken resentment ana
indignation On the part of all intelligent ana
openmnded citizens.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19
1norx 10 Advertisements.
Business Notices.

pou Ton Desks and Office Furniture.
Great Variety Of style and Price.
T. G. SELLEW.
No Ill FuItc-i- st. n. 7.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Secretary Gresham's demand upon Spain for an
apology for the AllIanca affair bears oiS'incs
traces of American grit and sand. IL Is reaiy
worthy Of the better days when Mr. Gresnam
was a Republican and American rights were
everywhere respected.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Il is agreed by all hands that the utterances
of the Spanish Minister in Washington with
reference To Secretary Grcsham's action In the
Alianca affair are. If possible even more reck-
lcssly ndiscrect than the action OF the spanish
skppcr who fired on the American ship.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

1t is not all dignitarics Of the English Church
that possess 50 keen "A sense OF humor as Dean
Hole Sidney Smith and that witty Bishop OF
Winchester. Wilberforce by name. who was popu-
larry known by the sobriquet Of Soapy sam. For.
at "A meeting Of the Society for the Propagation or
the Gospel, held in London the other day the
Lord Bishop OF Bath and Wells began his address
with the exclamation Where the whlte man
comes the black man goes" and then PROCEEDED
10 point out that as soon as CHRISTIAN cVii|a-
'tion is introduced among aborigines' disease ana
death follow" lie concluded his remarks by an
eloquent appeal for funds to carry on ana extend
missionary work among the heathen-apparenuy
blind 70 the fact that he was asking Tor money
TO insure those very results in the shape Oh the
determination Of the heather which he mad an
nounced as following the advent OF the lighter
skinned Christian.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Further strong evidence of loose and qucs-
tlonable methods in managing the States bust
ness at Trenton was brought out by the Senate
Investigating Committee AT yesterdays session.
The gang Of plunderers took pains TO cover up
their operations as far as possible. and hence
books. records etc. are missing: but the general
effect of the revelations leaves no room for
doubt as to what went on when the Democrats
were in control of New-Jersey. Yesterdays
testimony tended, too, TO show that the late Gov
ernor Albeit was not ignorant Of the operations
" the State House gang. 1t appears that in
the construction Of the new Assembly chamber
man was employed as architect whose prevl-
Gus experience had beep as a railroad con
tractor, and who was entirely ignorant of an
architects duties. He was in fact merely a
dummy, as his own testimony proves.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

There is something refreshing in the talk with
Senator Cullom, Of Illinois, which is reported
in our news columns this morning Mr.. Culom
Is a thoroughgong American and has no SYM
patty with the un-American policies which SO
many Democrats affect. 1t is easy to appreciate
the state Of mind which leads him to say that
he gets out of patience with the United States
for it's conservative. donothing policy. He be-
leves that Cuba properly belongs to us, and
homes TO see the day when Canada shall become
a part of the United States or course he favors
the annexation Of Hawaii and the construction
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-19

Spain has spent upwarl OF silo'oco,o" IN sup
pressing insurreoionary uprisings In cuba In the
last thirty-fve years. aud there Is apuhuant
evidence that she will have to make consider
able addition to her expenditures IN that line
during the present year. The cost OF maintain
ing her supremacy in Cuba is great enough 10
warrant Spain In seriously asking herset
whether she didn't make mistake IN declhihs
tho 500 900 900 which this Government onered
for the island during the administration OF fresi-
dfnt Polk