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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The POpulist CuriO Lately Made Gov.
ernor Of Washington.
New York Evening Post.


The most expressive way of describing
John X Rogers, who has just been elected
Governor OF Washington by the Populists.
do,a, say % ma ne hseu III nausas ioI "a a
coast and was universally recognized as one
Of the greatest cranks ever bred in that
State. In fact, there is the testimony of a
nan who was elected 10 Congress from
Kansas by the Populists i'm 1890 that the re-
suit was due largely to his bold and manly
stand and unceasing work. The platform
on which Rogers ran is found i'm The Irre-
pressible Conflict" book which cmbodies
his ideas Of finance. government and soce-
ent time the people of the United States
confront a worldwide and world-long evil.
of far greater magnitude than chattel
slavery. was-the private monopoly of
money" that 1.-The bar, the bench. and
pulpit have become. with some notable and
soul-rejoicing exceptions. mere minions reg
istering King Mammon'S decrees;' that
good Christian gentlemen--as the world
goes-are reaping enormous gains by Great
ing in this fair land an earthly hell that
gold is of no real value TO humanity. and
is only used a means of extortion. being
dependent upon ignorance and prejudice for
its power, and that the average banker
has ruined more homes and blasted more
lives, hundred TO one, than the traffic in
alcohol" One would say that the writer or
such stuff must be either a fanatic or a
fool. But Rogers himself says that he is
neither. Since his election he virtually ad-
mits that he wrote this sort OF thing purely
in a Pickwickian sense-'I did ii TO arouse
the people," in other words. that he Is an
INSCRIPTIONS demagogue. ready to adopt
any means to obtain office
How did a State which has small ratio
of illiteracy and is credited with a high
average of intelligence come to elect such
demagogue as Governor? One reason
undoubtedly is that Washington Is suffer-
ing terrible reaction from the overdone
boom period of a few years ago. and that
many voters were ready to try anything
for a change. But the underlying cause
was the fact that the Republican party in
Washington. as in Kansas. for many years
fh.Nl DniV
icy was right. that the Republican State
convention only two years ago Endorsed the
principle, that Republican Legislature
passed a free-coinage memorial. and that
Republican Senators and Representatives
in Congress from the State voted for free
coinage. This year The party managers
had to accept The gold-standard platform
of the national convention but they could
not undo in a few months the wSrk which
they had wrought during many years. They
had sown the wind, and they could not es-
cape reaping the whirlwind.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
The Business Man and the LabOrer.
E. L. -Godkin in the Atlantic.

There are few occupations whose nature
prevents those who pursue them from be-
ing agreeable company to people who are
simply richer. A very 'arge proportion OF
what called 1.-The business men, know
no more. read no more. and have no more
to say than the bricklayer or the plumber,
but they are apt 20 have better tastes and
better surroundings and to pay more at
tention TO dress and personal cleanliness.
Oher people similarly situated. for these
reasons. prefer their company. There is no
doubt that in these respects there Is room
for great Improvement in the habits OF the
working classes but this Improvement
must come from themselves. Nobody can
impose il on them TX must be the out
come of personal desire or ambition. Any
agency which helps TO mplant this desire
or nurse this ambition is a good one. I'M
provement in dwellings undoubtedly does
this: better education does IL; increased
opportunities for harmless or intellectual
amusement. and the use ofthem- do IL too;
slowly perhaps, but surely In this field
the more fortunate classes cannot labor
without result
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
WHITES FoRTY-FOUR CENTS.
A Postage-Stamp Investment Thaf
Yielded 100000.
Washington Post

w dSnlnStOn POST
Il had always been n believer in the old
saying that Fortune knocks once at every
mans door" said Mr.. Abraham White. OF
Boston. and perhaps that may have IN
stamps out of which Mrs. White and 1
profit"
IL was at Chamberlain's that Mr. White
was being interrogated about what Is 10 him
an old story now. the bidding OF himself
and wife on $l50O.O00 of government bonds
at the time Uncle Sam invited subScrip-
tons from the Nation at large i'm order TO
replenish the gold reserve. It is story.
though, that will never lose It's Interest, S :,
my life" said Mr.. White. but IL occurred
10 me that here was a chance 10 make
few dollars with but little risk. Mrs. White
knew of my plans ana she had been doing
a little figuring on her own account. putting
in a bid for 100000 allotment. No other
tent. Well, our bids went through all right,
though Mr.. j. F. Morgan and his associates
thought they had blocked my path by get
ting treasury ruling that the allotments
were nontransferrable and that the pay
ments for the bonds must come from the
original bidder. AS they had cost me on
an average of lllS and were worth i'm
mediately after 1l9. L had no difilC llty in
financing such remunerative securities. l
went into Russell Sage's office, explained
my mission. and came out with check
for 900 with which L got all the gold
needed for securing the bonds That's about
all there Is TO II, and l am AFRAID IL mas
given notoriety disprcportionate to
the size OF the transaction.
Mr.. White is man of about thirty
years. with energetic and sparkling
manner. and full of good humor. He was
born and reared in Texas. and when but
sixteen years of age astonished veteran
cotton buyers by his dashing methods OF
operating in the aeety staple. Ten years
ago he went TO Boston. and here wooed
and won charming little Yankee maiden.
whose pluck and wit a par with
his own. Since her good luck on the bond
transaction Mrs. White has made for her.
self not less than S40vvJ by judicious in
vestments. Her husband was not the
penniless adverturer that some OF the
sensational statements that got into print
made him. On the contrary. he had been
earning a salary of $5.00c year as the
Eastern representative of the Armour
Packing Company, though at the time OF
the bond deal he had gone into business
for himself.
Just a few days ago Mr.. White executed
another exploit i'm the same line that
caused goodly amount of talk in the
New York papers. II was bid on Brook
lyn bonds. to the extent of sl,7S9.000. in
payment Of which he gave check for ST.
S95. .000 the biggest check that ever passed
through the hands of the city controller.
On this he pocketed the neat sum Of
$50 0O0 ..
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

thousand dollars, the present provision re-
quiring the companies TO pay for the pub
lication Of statements OF their condition in
two papers in the State, certified by the
State Auditor puts all the information be-
fore the people much more generally than
it could be done by reprint in book form
The present management of insurance. so
far as it relates to the State and the peo-
pie, is careful and economical. Indiana has
no thirty or forty thousand dollars 10 spend
upon an insurance bureau.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
Mechanic of Yesterday snd To-Day.

T. L. Godkin, In the AtIaplc-
am old enough TO remember when the
New England mechanic was very good
company. was intelligent and shrewd and
often well readf-and when his plainness OF
dress and the smaliness OF his house need
not have been any social disadvantage. But
last winter / &eht one day. in New York.
into a new ho68e. while the plasterers were
al work, and when the men. all skilled
Iaborers were at dinner In lower room.
/ overheard them without their seeing me.
Their conversation was profane. indecent
and slangy. and trivial There was not i'm II
the sign of any desire 10 rise In the scale
OF intelligence or refinement IL Is, too,
within everybodys observation that that
sure sign that a man has,rfen in the world
or is rising. politepess of demeanor. is not
cultivated blythe working classes. On the
contrary. they seem To eschew II as a sign
OF stibSerVicnce.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

f. l.. Godkin, in the Atlantic.

F. L. Godkin in the Atlantic.
There is no reason. In the present state
of things. why Socialists should not try
their experiment on a small scale. All the
virtues. and the restraints, all the spirit OF
sef-sacrifice and mutual help which are
necessary for its success are within their
reach now, and could anywhere be brought
into play without the help of the State.
Any hundred men can work together. pro-
duce together. and divide the products ac-
upon II successful such associations
would multiply. and we should be famil-
iarized with the idea. and be gradually
prepared for the transformation OF modern
society AS a matter of fact. such expert
ments have several times been tried. and
have always failed. except In the case Of
religious societies with other objects than
production. like monasteries. and they have
failed among men devoted TO the scheme
and full OF faith I'm IL.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The national farmers convention. the
congress of religions. the university ex-
tension conference. all crowding together
i'm this city. have attracted the attention
OF the country to the Indiana capital TO an
unusual degree. and this interest has been
great increased by the action OF our
Boar Trade in urging the formation of
a gov eminent monetary commission. Indi-
annapolis. in consequence, Is being very
much talked about. in complimentary
way. for the most part: but people here
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

A correspondent seems inclined TO think
that something more Is needed for the man
agement OF insurance companies In this
State. noting. among other things which
may be needed. the inability OF the officer
who has charge Of insurance under the
State Auditor TO grant permits to COM
panies. and the failure of the State TO pub
lssh an insurance report showing at length
the standing Of the companies doing busi-
ness in the State. In regard to the power
OF the Insurance officer under the Auditor.
II can make no difference whether IL lies
with him to issue permits or with the Au-
ditor. since the latter will act upon the ad-
vice OF his subordinate. In regard to
printed reports, costing the State several
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

We have been provided for in abundance
from Gods storehouses, and our only cause
for murmur complaint is to be found in
such things as the misguided action of our
fellow citizens in other sections have i'm
posed upon With us every prospect
pleases and only man is vile"
The foregoing is from the Thanksgiving
proclamation of Governor Clarke. of Ar
kansas who seems to be bidding against
Chairman Jones for the honor of being
freak-in-chief by in some way turning
Thanksgiving day into season for Popo-
cratic bowling over defeat. Arkansas is
vet quite distance from the United States.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

gether with his neighbors. foregoing his
personal preferences. in order that the SO
cial whole may be unbroken. His interests
are so set in the best things that he can
not unbend to the mean or the low. and
the high sense of qualification coming from
the realization within himself OF high
grade of manhood compensstes for Ia
borious effort and frequent disappointments
in external plans and purposes
The end and aim of modern education re-
Quires that one become able TO think clear
ly. to aspire nobly. to drudge cheerfully. to
sympathze broadly. TO decide righteously
and to perform ably; in short. to be good
citizen
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

II Is reported that Consui-general Lees
report regarding Cuba TO the President IA
vors Intervention on the ground that Spain
cannot put down the revolution and the
Cubans cannot win a battle. Out of these
conditions comes interminable warfare.
which should be ended on humane as well
as upon commercial grounds. 1t Is further
stated that the President does not propose
TO act upon the advice of his consul-gen-
eraI. but will leave the matter to his sue
cessor
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The London Chronicle hears of a great
coal trust and of a powerful syndicate
which is TO acquire and work a consider
able number of butcher shops in London.
1t says there is almost a monopoly of
bicycle tires. and that another company
controls AL of the motor patents it can
get hold of. And yet We are given to un-
derstand that there are no trusts in the
free-trade country
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
4 several particulars

The Chicago Tribune is sc old fogyish
as to predict that it will not be long until
parents will send their sons to institutions
Of learning where football ioes not seem
to be the chief occupation for two months,
and where there is certainty that their
boys will not be brought home dead or
crippled The Tribune Is so bold as to say
that college presidents dare not raise their
fingers against the dangerous sport. The
Tribune will get itself disliked.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

IT has been given out that the executive
committee OF the Republican National
League has decided to fight Mr.. Bryan by
sending il advance to the places where he
IS announced to speak a supply of sound
money literature. That is the way to do
It: still. Bryan's oratory is quite fatal to
Bryan's money heresies
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The management of all building and loan
cases of apparent or real injustice which
get into the newspapers. The most of
them sound. carefully managed and
worthy of confidence. The fact that at
least 9s per cent. of those in this State
passed through the years 1898. 1894. 1895 and
1896 without embarrassment proves their
stability. But the law needs to be amended
in saxyara1 uartfcrIars
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

1t Is known that Senator Lindsay. of Ken
tucky, is in the confidence of the President,
consequently those who know that fact
will be gratified to learn that Mr.. Cleve-
Cuban question
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

AT a time when there seems no possible
pretext for telling improbable stories. it
seems unnecessary for any one to have
started the story that the President-elect
will continue Secretary Carlisle in office.
The next Secretary of the Treasury will
know a deficit before il has run him down.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The proposition of the Russian minister.
to the effect that the United States. Great
Britain. the Argentine Republic and Aus
tralia should join Russia in an agreement
to make uniform price for wheat. which
should continue through several seasons. is
in the nature of a trust. and would fail if
attemDtcd
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

takes the tide at it's flood but he will
have TO be quick about IL. Twelve months
from now he will be a back number. free
coinage will be defunct issue. like green
backism. and William j. Bryan will find
there's none so idle and foolish as TO do
him reverence.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The new federation OF labor in Chicago
has shown its good sense by refusing to in
dorse free coinage of silver or the fiat
money proposition of the Populists. Its
members seem willing that the knights of
Labor should monopolize that sort of thing.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

The total presidential vote this year is
13.579.63S; in 1892 the total vote was H.
o60.539; in 1sSs the vote was 11.377 $40. That
is. the increase of 1896 over 1892 was more
than double the increase OF 1892 over 1883.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
The Rigor of the Game.

why didn't you fellows play football in
the summer?" asked the thin -blooded man.
November is no time for outdoor games
Rats said the young i'm the
stuffed suit. When else would you find
such beautiful mud CteS ram the other fell
lows head intOY,, - p2-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

are not likely TO have their heads turned
in the least. They enjoy and appreciate
the various conferences and congresses.
and conventions. as they come along. but
have so long been accustomed to living in
the center of things and TO having their
citizens come to the front at the proper
time. that they accept such incidents of
their local life as a matter of course. and
refuse to become excited thereby.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
Agifated.
New York Mail and Express.

New York Mail and Express.
one day the free silver organs are all
afraid that General Hanna will accept
place In the new Cabinet and the next
day they are afraid he wont Between
times they sit up with their intellects. Won
iering why General Hanna doesn't declare
himself and thus enable them 10 obtain
brief interval OF much-ueeded reposs-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL.

Can be found at the following places:
NEW fORK-WindsOr Hotel and Astor House.
CHIcAGO-Palmer House and =. o. News Co..
217 Dearborn street.
CINcINNATI-J. r. HswIey- &. Co., ia Vine
street.
LOUISEII Lee. T. Deering. northwest corner
of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book CO.. 356 Fourth
WASHINGTON, II. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House, Willard's Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange. Fourteenth street. between
Penn. avenue and + street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

There are many families which would ap-
preciate a present of a Thanksgiving tur-
key; there many men who have suffi-
cient cause to be thankful WHO could fur
uish them
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
More Room.

Young Mrs Fits, The Trolleybys have
such jewel of, q thired, girl. Their floor
Is actually clean enough to eat off.
Young Mr.. Fitts-By George that ought
to be right handy when he has to carve
duck
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
He Lost His job.

Have you steam heat? asked the pros
pective tenant.
And the janitor who had been through
revival could only answer, I'VE have
steam pipes DIV
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

There can be no doubt that General
Sickles would be made Governor of Cuba If
the President-efect should have the ap-
pointment at his disposal.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
UAu.I.y the CaSe.

L never saw man with more veneration
for woman than Jipson."
Yes; 1 have noticed that he does not
seem to get along we'll in women's society"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

During the first sixteen days after the
election S92 closed manufacturing estab-
lishments were opened and 299 others added
10 their force of men.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

Business Improvement has rarely or never
begun to be apparent with the coming of
winter and the close of the year. This year
IS an exception.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-11-24

1t is not probable that Major Mckinley
will make up his Cabinet from such states
men as have petitions circulated in their
hehaIf
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-10
WOLVES IN NORWAY.
Esvenou. Animals That Make Raids Upon
the Outlying settlements.

O'rom the Pail Mail Gazettc)
During the last two or three years
wolves have without doubt increased
considerably IN Norway Not only
have they committed o. good deal Of
damage among domestic animals, but
IN tome cases the elk have been 30 per
secuted by them as TO be- Obliged TO
take refuge among the haunts OF men.
Last winter. In the selbo district. near
Trondhlem. the remains OF several olks
were found IN the forest with the tracks
Of the bloodthlrsty brutes showing plen-
tifully In the snow all around. while
many more OF the Blk deer must I'M
doubtedly have fallen victims to their
ravcnoua appetitos. Two men driving
sleigh with sloepers for the railwat
came across a big elk In sore plight.
three OF the pack which had attacked
him lay around dead or dying. pierced
with his great antlers. while he him
self could barely stand Needless to
say. the worthy peasants made the most
Of the occasion: they killed the unhappy
bull and they claimed and received the
government reward for each OF the
wolves.
Only. however. when they are In
droyes will wolves attack the larger
animals. Al FIRST they try TO stalk
their intended victim. and then. spring
Ing upon II with long bounds, they en-
deayor to pull II down: failing In this.
they proceed TO hunt II In the most me-
thodical manner. two or three following
the quarry closely. the others endeayor-
ing to cut on It's retreat by lying In walt
and bounding NJ It's throat. In spring
and summer wolves are rarely seen. as
they keep for the most part at the soli-
tude OF the woodlands. but In severe
cold and stormy weather they collect
together In packs and descend TO tho
mora open and inhabited tracks OF the
country.
While hordlng his reindeer during
the long winter In the far north the
Laplandor must be on his guard against
maraudlng wolves. Frequently for
weeks together there Is no sight Of the
common enemy: then. without warning
the cry OF the watcher rings out over
the snow, THE wolves are afoot" And
however binding the snow. however
dark the night all the inhabitants OF
the little camp rush forth TO defend the
animals which to them represent
wealth. clothing. food. existence itself
In such melee the small. wiry dogs
Of which the Laps always keep n num-
Der, perform an important part. bark
Ing and swapping at their big opponents
In the most plucky way. distractlng
their attention generally until the ar.
rival OF their owners upon the scene.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1896-04-10

rlssupakfaRss- AT a .Asasl...sr.
From the kdnnaa city Journal. The
pension ONCE 90 Washington IL inter
eatod Just now In trying to ascertain
where owen Wilson lives. II he 10 alive.
or when aud where he died. n he ~
dead. The investigation has been car
rlcd ON for some time ami the papers
In the case are In the hands OF Inspect
or spanglor. who Ia doyollng much at
tcntlon 10 the hunt. and hopes to be
able yet to unrayol the mystery
Owen Wilson was a member Of Com.
many G. Thirteenth iowa Infantry. aud
since iSe1 he has been drawing a pen
sion OF s2i por month for n gunshot
wound. On June 10, 1890, he left the
home OF hlH hrothcr-ln-iaw. William
Collins. four miles north OF Drccken-
ridge. No. ana went TO Lock Springs.
where he bought ticket over the Wa
bash road for Omaha aud went to that
city. lie had with him his trunk and
about 500. lie " known To have
reached Omaha and remained nj
clearinghouse there until the morning
Of July 6. when he left and has never
been heard ~ slnoc. The next morning
his hat and coat and his cane were
found lying on the banks OF the river
and identlncd by tho people with whom
he had been boarding, Ills trunk was
found In the house, and In II were his
dccdh and pension papers. but the
whereabouts of owen wllron have
mover teen discovered,
There has been careful search alons
the river down TO this city for remains
that would answer his description. but
there are no records at any place OF any
aisnlncant ind liln pension since his
disappearance hln accumulated and IN
awaiting payment to him II alive or TO
his heirs n hls death can be established,
His wife " mourning him rs dead and
has applied for a pension aa his widow
and her application has started the IN
ycstigatlon, II ~ one OF the peculiar
eases OF which there are many In the
pension department,