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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
Restriction OF IMMIGRATION.

The bill which an association inter-
ested in the restriction Of immigration
has before the House committee on i'm
migration should become a law. The
country would be much better off now
If it had been a law for twenty years.
To paupers and criminals now rejected
this bill proposes to add the illiterate
males. Illiteracy is not a crime. Many
worthy people have grown up in this
country who have not been able to read,
but they have been educated to the in
situations and conditions of the country
by contact. The illiteracy which is an
evil and danger is that of the foreigner
who comes to us ignorant of our insti-
tutions. and whose inability to read
keeps him foreigner in spite of natural
ization. By the constitutions of half the
States such illiterates can vote after be-
ing in this country a year. They are the
natural dupes of constituencies dema-
gogues who control them by appealing to
their prejudices. In a recent strike a
class of these ignorant foreigners were
worked up to the proposition of driving
Not the least of the objections which
the Journal raises to the pouring into
the country of hundreds of thousands of
illiterates is that it creates an oversup-
ply of what is termed common labor, de-
grading that already here both by de-
pressing wages and by contact. Nor will
it do to charge that this is the reason of
~ Il oh cra6 ms
those in the East who twenty years ago
opposed Chinese immigration. The OBJ
lection to the illiterate immigrant is
based upon economic considerations.
There is now more unskilled labor in
the country than there is adequate en-
ployment for. Consequently, thousands
are pushed to pauperism or condition
little above it. Safety to society. and.
above all, Justice TO the mass of men
who are natives of the country or who
have been here for years. demands that
our ports be closed to the importation
OF hundreds of thousands Of people who.
in equal competition. would deprive them
of a portion of their employment, and
who. because of the wretched food and
luty HaNt bSth oNSuotOAlcQ ",
can underbid them in the labor market
and force wages below the level of de-
cent existence.
The sad experience Of the country with
Clevelandism has prepared the people to
demand philosophical system of protec-
ton which will begin by protecting the
common labor so useful to the country
agafcsx H. ,,,ac,,ol oovapefiffop wbioh
the immigration OF hundreds OF thou
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
HOW DEsERTERs ARE IDENTIFIED.
A Card Record Kept OF Soldiers Scars,
Tattooing, Etc.


The War Department has a very Interests
ing way of capturing deserters from the
army. When q man comes 10 enlist the
surgeon strips him and subjects him TO
scrutiny for scars, moles, tattooings. and
other permanent marks on his body He in-
dicates the nature of any marks he may
find on one of these cards with ink. and in
three years from the time the scheme was
put into operation there was card on Ole
for every enlisted man in the service. The
file has since been kept up to date, ara
when a man is honorably discharged his
card is destroyed. When a man deserts or
commits any other military onense. the
commander Of the post at which he Is sta
toned forwards his name 10 the Depart
ment, and his card is removed from the
alphabetical files.
The mans name is then lost sight OF en-
tirely and his card is CLASSIFIED In GRIM
inal file by the section I'm which his mos
prominent scar is. If 1t be on
his right foot his s card is he plaSSs ss
several large scars In different sections,
duplicate cards are made out, and a-caro IN
filed In the proper file for each scar. man
with prominent scars on his right foot his
left cheek and his left arm would have
card filed in each section. These hles are
known as undesirable men,
When a man deserts all the attention the
bureau gives to him is 10 file his card, after
his name has been forwarded by the COM
mander Of his post, with the unoesif@p.e
men. according to his most prominent scar
No matter how much he is wanted, ne y
seldom captured IL he does not re-enlisf
When he ~e-enl.Sfs ne naturally pieseIss
himself in a strange recruiting office under
an alias He is enlisted and examined as
are all new recruits. and his identincation
card is forwarded TO the department; rs
the cards of the current recruits reach the
office. sometimes at the rate OF twenty per
day, they are examined by score OF clerks
for their most prominent scar. The scar is
marked with circle of red ink, and the
card is compared with the cards on file or
the criminals with scars in any identcai 20
cation II the card does not show Identical
scars with any of the criminals cards. II
is filed alphabetically, but If II shows one
Identical scar with the card OF criminal.
all the other scars are compared with the
criminals card, and IL a sufficient similarity
between the two cards can be traced, the
new recruit will find himself under arrest
by order of the surgeon-general in less than
twenty-four hours.
The clerks doing this work under Dr.
Charles Smart, United States army. are IN
fact the military detectives. They never
leave their desks i'm the hottest pursuit OF
suspected military criminals, but the system
has never failed in any case.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

A recent issue of the Leeds England)
Mercury, published in a manufacturing
center, contains an editorial on the Ding
ley revenue bill. Supposing that the
bill. having passed the House, would be-
come law. the Mercury admits that
it would hurt British wooden manu-
facturers. 1t says:
This district is, of course. more particu-
larly concerned about the advance on
wooden and worsted fabrics. Elsewhere, in
to-day's issue of the Mercury il will be
seen that during the last few months i'm
mense quantities of these goods have,
through the more lenient operation of the
Wilson tariff, been sent hence to the United
States, and it is plain that al addition equal
to so per cent. of the Mckinley tariff must
tend to materially limit such exports.
The Mercury thought there would be
some compensation if the duty on wool
were increased, as it hoped that would
cripple American manufacturers and
thus weaken their competition. But"
it concluded, whatever compensation
may be thus derived, the restricted
American demand caused by the raising
of the tariff will be blow to our manu-
facturers"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

The large gathering of Republicans
who are interested in the organization
of the State committee furnishes evil
dence that the party is full of zeal and
confidence. Nothing has transpired the
past year to cause the voters to have
any more faith in Democratic control
than they had that November day in
1894 when they went to the polls and
buried the party ticket in Indiana by a
plurality Of $4,000 The Democrats may
pull themselves together a little better
than III 1894, but with another year OF
Clevelandism, with it's tariff of deficits
and it's bungling of every matter which
it touches. the Republicans will be sure
to retain ascendency in Indiana. What
ever may be the result of the present
contest. it should not and will not affect
the unity of purpose and the zeal of the
Republican party in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
SOME PHASES OF THE OYSTER
QUESTION.

All good Americans are interested in
the oyster question, but not all are in
terested alike. The interest Of most per-
on the table, but in Maryland and Vir-
ginia it is quite different. There oysters
are a crop. source of revenue, a SUBJ
ject Of warfare and a topic of legisla-
ton. There have been numerous con-
fiicts and some bloodshed between the
rival fishermen of these two States over
the oyster beds in their border waters.
The latest phase of the question. and
one that interests everybody is the dimin-
ishing supply and possible extinction Of
oysters by reckless dredging and destruc-
ton of their beds. As a means of avert
ing this calamity it is proposed that the
State take the natural oyster beds I'M
der it's protection, preserving them for
public use, and that water bottoms now
barren be leased by the fifty or hundred
acres to persons who shall have the ex-
elusive right Of using them for oyster
planting. In this way it is claimed that
the natural beds already formed would
be saved from destruction and that many
new private or leased beds would be
formed. The Baltimore Sun. discussing
the matter editorially, says:
There could be no more opportune time
than the present for such legislation. With
a Democratic Senate and a Republican
House both parties would share equally
whatever of unpopularity there may be in
oyster planting in Sinepuxent bay, in
Worcester county, in Virginia waters and in
other places dissipate all doubt as to the
outcome of such an enlightened policy 1t
is not unlikely that a new assessment in
this State will reduce the basis to such an
extent that, unless some additional sources
of revenue can be discovered, tax rates may
be greatly advanced. Here is a source OF
revenue which may be so rich as in a few
years to support the entire State govern
ment and do away with all direct taxation
for State purposes.
The Journal does not wish to NEEDLE
officiously in the affairs of another State,
but whatever concerns the fate of the
oyster concerns the people Of Indiana.
The suggestion that its protection should
be made a nonpartisan question seems
to be a wise one. The oyster itself is
strictly nonpartisan and entitled to lib
eral treatment from all parties. Just
now the Republican party is enjoying
notable victory in Maryland by the cleo
ton of it's first United States Senator
from that State. If it could at the same
time do something in a large and hand
some way for the protection and promo
ton Of oyster culture it would win golden
opinions from all sorts of people. The
Suns suggestion in regard to advancing
the tax rates is somewhat vague. but
it is to be hoped Maryland Republicans
will do nothing to increase the burdens
of the oyster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
WHEN THE BOERS MOBILIZE
They Can Put I'm the Field 24,QO
White Men and 5000 kaRirs.


The military forces OF the South African
republic are composed Of all the able-bod-
led men in the country between the ages of
ali of tb a' e SoS sye aHr: ,s
are under the juris iiction Of the republic.
This would bring out almost $4,000 white
men; since there are 1880 able men. of the
ages from eighteen to thirty-four, $500
from thirty-four to fifty. and about 1000
under eighteen and over fifty.
A mobilization is ordered by the Pres-
dent and executed by the 'Kommandant
General, p. j. Joubert, VINO gives his or
ders to the commanders Of the seventeen
districts into which the country is divided,
who In turn issue their orders to the sixty
four field comets and forty-two assistant
field comets Of the 160 sections and SUBJ
sections Immediately after the receipt OF
the order of mobilization the field comets.
with all the men at their disposal. move
10 the point mentioned in the order of
their commander, and leave a substitute or
assistant to follow with those that have
not arrived at the point designated for the
meeting twelve hours after the first call.
Thus 1t IS possible for the Beers to put
practically within less than twenty-four
hours. All these fores named above are
not trained soldiers. but similar to militia
organizations; the only regulars in Trans
vaal are small corps of artillery under
Commander p. n. Pretorius. This corps
consists of seven officers, thirteen noncom-
Yates. and dispose of six light Krupp field
guns, six heavy Krupp rapid-firing guns,
four light and two heavy Maxim-Norden-
feldt guns. one rife breech-loader. and one
French mitrailleuse.
The Beers wear no uniform, but their
ordinary dress Is so universally alike that
a troop of them riding in regular files
would be considered uniformed by one not
acquainted with the people. A BATTLE
a short Jacket of English cloth. trousers
OF the same goods, gray. wide-brmmed
soft felt hat, and boots form their dress.
The gun which is furnished them by the
government rests in the right stirrup with
the gunstock when riding. How quickly
mobilization can be effected in the Trans
vaal may be gathered from the incident of
1890, when the Uitlanders tore down the
flag of the Transvaal republic in Johannes
burg. At O'Clock in the evening the order
of mobilization was given TO three districts,
and the next morning at o'clock 100
Beers. under their field comets, entered
the city from three sides.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

presented in the House at the suggestion
of the Winter Wheat Millers League.
authorizes the President. whenever it
shall appear to him that the governments
of other countries are levying discrimi-
mating duties upon the grain, flour and
other agricultural products of the United
States. to suspend the present tariff
schedules far they apply to the
imports from those countries and impose
duties which will be practically pro-
hibitory to those imports. AS nearly all
Europe discriminates against our bread
stuffs and meats since the Democratic
Congress revoked the reciprocal treaties.
q measure OF that drastic character. II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
HEIR TO TURKEYS THRONE.
Gossip About the Sultan's Younger
Brother and Household.

Richard Daney, in Westminster Gazette.
Sultan Abdul-Hamid ii has four living
brothers. These Princes are the deposed
and insane Sultan Murad v, who is his
Majesty's senior by four years; Rechad Eff
fenii, the heir-apparent, and two much
younger brothers. War-ed-din Effendi and
suleinan Enendi. Prince Selim-or. as the
Turks say Selim Sultan-is the present Sui
tan's eldest son, but he stands no chance of
succeeding to the throne until all his uncles
and the three sons OF his eldest uncle Mu-
rad V, are dead. because the succession in
the Ottoman imperial family passes to the
eldest survivor. and not from father to son,
as with other European and eastern dynas-
ties.
In former times matters were consider
ably simplified by a general massacre, on
the accession Of a Sultan, Of all the males
who stood in the way of his direct issue.
When you visit the Tubeh. ton1bs of the
imperial family, which surround the seven
imperial mosques, you may observe that
certain of the coffins-some of them are
mere infants-have the turbans affixed to
their heads slightly inclined TO the left.
This means that the body beneath is that
OF a prince who died a violent death-was
murdered.
The following description Of Prince Re-
chad Qhe actual heir apparently was given
me by DR.. -. his physician: He Is about
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
DESPONDENT VICTORIA.
She Is Infirm In Body and Bereft by
Death of Her Old Friends.

Cable Special TO New York Times.
Queen Victoria will in May be entering
her seventy-eighth year, infirm in bodily
health unutterably sad in mind. bereft al
most wholly Of old friends and servants,
and living In gloomy reverie on the past
among memorials of her dead. This
thought of the aged sovereign, so pitiful In
her increasing isolation. comes uppermost
now in Englshmen's minds whenever roy
atty is mentioned. and ii rose swiftly. over
poweringly, everywhere when the news of
the death of Prince Henry or Battenberg
was spread on Wednesday.
This amiabe gentleman who had been
living here for ten years In somewhat
anomalous position, had been made a sort
OF national butt for jokes, not always
good natured. directed at the whole insti-
tuition OF German pauper Princes eating of
the English taxes. The poor fellow must
have WINGED terribly sometimes under the
ceaseless battery Of banter and cheap mu-
sic hall chaff, which he bore silently for mis-
kinsmen and caste. He very happy
when he could get away from England
for a time: but even abroad his comfort
was limited, because there was Uniform
boycott arranged among the continental
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

One of the results of a silver party
presidential ticket, says the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, will be to make the Re-
publican candidate sure Of the electoral
vote of Missouri So long have the Vests
and the Blands been preaching the free
coinage of silver that thousands Of DEM
ocrats will vote the silver mine owners
ticket If the Democratic candidate is on
a sound-money platform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
Harrison and Blaine.
Major Handy, in New York Mail and Ex-


Mr.. Glenn Studebaker a prominent Indiana
Republican, remarked the other day that
great injustice was done ex-President Ha.-
rison in the supposition that he was not a
devoted friend and admirer of James c.
Blaine. or that General Harrison was wholly
at fault when the breach came in their
friendship. just before the Minneapolis con-
vention.
II was a delegate at large TO the Chicago
convention of 1882 said Mr.. Studebaker,
land was known 10 be personally anxious
for the nomination OF General Grant. who
was a friend Of mine and Of my family. the
friendship dating back to the war. Besides
! believed that he deserved reelection. and
was even better fitted for the presidency
General Harrison labored with me night and
day in Blaine's behalf; in fact, whenever
We met he gave me no rest on the sub
ject. No man could have had a more loyal
and strenuous advocate. This relation OF
loyalty continued TO my knowledge until
Blaine his Secretary of State. There
were differences of opinion from time 70
time. but nothing serious. until Mr. Blaine,
at the suggestion OF Mrs. Blaine, insisted
upon the promotion OF their son-in-law
Colonel Conpinger. General Harrison would
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

Despite the denials which have been
made, the opinion seems to prevail in
London that Russia and Turkey have
made an alliance, or, rather, Russia has
extended protectorate over Turkey. 1t
is predicted that one of the results of
the protectorate will be the ending Of
the Armenian atrocities. If that should
come true Russia will have accomplished
more than the allied powers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

Every two hundred of the illiterates
who came TO this country between March
and November. 1892. was composed of sc
Italians. 56 Polanders, % Hungarians, 20
Russians, 10 English, Irish, 6 Welsh,
Germans, and less than one each from
the scandinavian countries and Den
mark. OF the 44O,796 foreigners who
came to this country in the year which
ended June 80. 1893, 6l,0SS over sixteen
years of age were unable either to read
or write
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

Those who take an interest in the
wider politics OF to-day must await the
meeting of the British Parliament within
three weeks with unusual interest Since
that body was prorogued many things
have transpired affecting Great Britain
in its relations with the rest OF the world
which those on the opposition benches
will make inquiries about which must be
auswe-eS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
A Comprehensive Description.
/" in Philadelphia Times.

'Bab, N PhlladeIplia IlENcs-
The cleverest thing that very clever man.
Benjamin Harrison, ever said was In praise
of a certain lady. OF her he Is credited with
saying: ''Sne knows how TO talk when YOU
want TO talk. and she knows how 10 keep
quiet when you want 10 think" There have
been books written on How 10 be Happy.
Though Married" on How 10 Keep Hus-
band" on How 10 Get Home and How
TO Keep It." on THE Art OF Living" In
deed there have been books with all sorts
OF titles. TO tell women how TO keep their
husbands at home and In love with them.
but there has never been book that
summed up the whole situation as well as
that sentence does.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

It is now said that the professor OF
Jurisprudence in Oxford University, Eng
land. Is preparing sta nent Of Great
Britain's position and claim in the Vene-
zuelan matter for Lord Salisbury. which
will be made part OF an official publica-
ton. As this will go into Mr.. Bayard' s
hands. IT will reach the Venezuelan COM
mission through official channels with
out formal recognition OF the commits
sion by Great Britain T would never.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

have liked TO oblige them In this matter,
too. but really felt that IL would De an in
defensible mistake from a personal well
as from a political point OF view. Mr..
Blaine. spurred at home. Insisted, and
General Harrison became more confirmed
IN his own opinion. and finally had 10 make
a fiat refusal in order 10 dismiss the sub
Ject. Nothing ever panied General Harrison
so much. but he acted from his Presby-
terrain sense OF duty. and would, no doubt,
do the same IL the question came up again"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

The denial by the Grand vizier of
Turkey that a new treaty or agreement
has been made between Turkey and Rus
STA increases the probability that there
has been. The first principle of Turkish
diplomacy is lying, and the Grand Vizier
Is an accomplished Turkish diplomatic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
Cave Canem.

81 see you have cave canem' over your
gate, professor. Is there really any saw
age dog about the placer"
''Of course"
''Then why don't you put the sign in En-
glish?"
I'm English. sir? A man who cannot read
Latin understandingly deserves to be bit
ten''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

The probable crime Of schoolteacher
that no young men who are not of gen.
eral good repute should be employed as
teachers. The young man who is known
as ''masher" should be stricken from
the list of teachers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

1t would. perhaps. be unfortunate IL
one of these criminal trials so unneces-
sarily extended should be brought to an
end by the death Of a juror. To avoid
such an ending 1t would be well to re-
ject all men for jurors who have passed
the military age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

That third-term letter which Mr.. Cleve-
land, according to his friend Benedict,
was going to write In two or three days
has not appeared, although two or three
consequence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28
Room for Argument.

There is no room for argument" began
the excited citizen.
Wouldn't Tomlinson Hall do?" asked the
fippant man. and the Monroe doctrine re-
mains nebulous
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

A nation that is strangled by it's law
makers so that it cannot even pay its
own expenses. and which has a cumu-
lative deficit of more than $4,000, 600 a
month is not in a good position to be
f1cuting other nations. AS long as the
Senate refuses TO do anything to relieve
the financial necessities of the govern
ment it should stop its buster.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

There are those who now say that
Senator Dubois was not in earnest when
he predicted that the silverites in the
Senate would attach free silver coin
age bill to the Ten Commandments If they
were offered as a separate bill. 1t is
hoped that the report is true.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-28

However the great powers in Europe
may stand In regard TO each other. it is
now very certain that Great Britain can
not count upon the support or even the
good will of any of them. but rather the
reverse. AS for Germany. which has
been regarded as a natural ally. it will
take some time for her people to forget
Iondon's abuse of the Dutch"