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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Electric wires and appliances have become
a recognized source of fire danger In the
city Of Baltimore twenty-one fires during
the last year were clearly caused by cleo
tricity while others whose origin could not
be ascertained were supposed to be due
to the same cause. The local board of I'M
derwriters are threatening an increase of
rates unless measures are taken to reduce
the risks. Among other things they recon-
mend the appointment of skilled and COM
petent person as supervisor of electric
wires. wiring and appliances therefor. with
authority to compel all dead wires to be
promptly removed, to require such device
to be used as would prevent cross or paral-
lei wires from coming in contact, and to
detect and have remedied all imperfections
in the apparatus or mode of conveying the
current of electricity from the dynamos
to the point of service. They also urge the
importance of placing electric wires under
ground. They claim that the increased
voltage of electricity necessitated by the
increasing demand for its use for illumina-
tion or power and the delay and embarrass-
ment occasioned the fire department upon
reaching the fire ground, as we'll as the
natural hesitancy of the firemen in having
to contend with such a treacherous and
deadly foe furnish unanswerable reasons
for doing away with overhead wires
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
A Psalm of Art.

If you want to make fashionable poster
For to advertise novel or a pill
on can do IL, sir, and be smiling boaster
That the selling is matter of your skill.
Y on must draw a dame with awful angular
ity
In landscape that's geometry run mad:
Give her frock sweep with long particu-
larty,
And pattern that no raiment ever had.
N. B.
Oh, the sky it must be green, and the tree
it must be blue!
bubble;
And foreground must be found
That be far background
But fashionable posters worth the
trouble!
Pray be careful that you're never true to
nature!
Pray be wary lest you're ever true to
Art
Not touch of beauty given human feature
Of you dare do that. my boy. you'll break
my hearth
Make purple sun against salmon noun
Paint a torrent every wave Of which is
brown:
Spread a figure in the middle. wrestling
with tall horse-fddle
All the colors ranged in strata on her
gown.
Oh, your rocks must be triangular, your
clouds must all be squared
And a garden must be rank with crazy
lilies;
And raw red and blue and yellow must be
And you thus have art for Trade-and
Cash-and Stiles.
-Irenaeus Stevenson, in Harper's Maya
zine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

1t is not likely that so radical change
will be made in any State that has
adopted the elective system unless its
evils should become too great to be en-
dured. but all must admit that this sys-
tenn has its defects and that they are
aggravated by short terms and frequent
elections AS human nature is con-
stituted it is almost impossible for a
judge who is nominated and elected by
political party for a comparatively
short term to have the independence in
opinion and action and the complete re-
moval from the temptation of influences
affecting the prospects of his reelection
that he would have If appointed for life
or elected for a long term. Judge Smith
referred to other defects in the admin
istration of law, but it was evidently his
opinion that the greatest need of reform
was in judges and lawyers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

this protection from the rifles of Prempehs
men has been secured with the firecrackers
and skyrockets. A large quantity OF this
material has been carried In advance OF the
corps that was cutting a road through the
forest, and il has been sufficient TO scare on
the enemy.
Stores OF every kind had to be carried on
the heads of natives and thousands or
women, each to carry nifty pounds, were
engaged for work beyond the Prah. Bakers
were also sent across the river to bake
fresh bread at the defensive posts.
Altogether the expedition included 7o8
white soldiers, 400 men from the West India
Regiment and 500 Hussars. The artillery
consisted of a small mountain battery or
six seven-pounder field guns. Maxim gun
and a large number OF rocket tubes. The
King OF koranza. who is a neighboring
monarch jealous OF P-empeh's greatness,
volunteered to help the British In 'advanc-
ing civilization
The result OF the British expedition to
Coomassie in 1874 was summed up by Sir
when he said that all the English gained
by Ii was IAN old umbrella and treaty.
He was reminded that there had been no
treaty, and then remarked that ne was not
sorry as the treaty would have been worth
no more than the old umbrella
In this he was referring TO the umDreia
of state captured by Sir Garnet Wolseley
from King Koffee and brought TO London
This time they propose TO bring back the
old plug hat of Prempeh, which mas taken
the place of the umbrella of state as the
symbol OF supreme Ashantee power ana
greatness.
Incidentally the slaughter yard will be p0~
and end TO, while the mines Will be openeu
and possibly the golden stool OF Prempen
captured and retained for what IL il worth
per ounce. What the other European pow
ers think Of British designs on Asnantee
has not yet appeared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

uary 1896. it is very clear that a policy
Of free trade in wool Is mighty Improbable
TO the American wool growers.-Hunting-
burg Argus.
When Democracy was grooming under Re-
publican days about ''the enormous surplus
we were paying off bonds by the hundred
millions, not issuing new bonds. With a
sound protective tariff We would return 10
the old policy.-HuntiDgton Herald.
Missouri man has learned TO his
friends after an absence of seven years, his
mind being total blank as to the events
of that period. This is the only man in the
United States who has a tangible excuse
for being Democrat.-Peru Republican
The loan now pending is not supported
by the people as it should be, to be sure.
but it should be remembered that this is
the first time that bonds have been placed
anywhere within reach of the masses, ana
even now the details are so complicated
that the public has little information by
which to be guided.-Lafayette Courier.
After the disgraceful record of the last
Congress which was Overwhelmingly Demo-
cratic and a Democratic President, the
Democrat who even chrps about the pres
ent Congress, which is handicapped by a
Democratic President and Democrats and
Populists in the Senate. exhibits more gall
than brainS.-OrleanS Examiner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Senator Warren, of Wyoming, may be
in favor of free silver. but if he is it does
not prevent his seeing that there are
much more important issues-a fact
which is made very apparent in lis
speech last week on resolution direct
ing the Senate finance committee 20 re-
port what legislation is necessary to pre-
serve the fiocks and herds of the coun-
try. The hay crop of the United States,
Mr.. Warren remarks, is worth over $780,
100000, which is more than four times
as much as our annual gold AMI silver
product at it's coinage value. yet while
days have been devoted to consideration
of the precious metals. he has not heard
word about the hay crop. Going to
the statistics of the Agricultural Bureau,
Mr.. Warren shows that during the Cleve-
land regime the values of live stock in
this country had shrunken from s2.4s3.-
,6S1 to $1,S19, 446,3 06, or 1864 goo, 375.
Senator Warren goes through with the
details of this enormous shrink age of an
average of $1,100,0O0 during every work.
ing day the two years after Mr.. Cleve-
land returned to power with a complete
Democratic outfit. He comes to the
conclusion that this is a more important
subject than any which Congress has
been discussing, not excepting the Nom
roe doctrine. 1t is not the rise or fall
in the precious metals which has caused
this great disaster to fiocks and herds.
says the Wyoming Senator, but the
blight of Democratic legislation. Mr..
Warren then contrasts the price of wcols
in Wyoming and Utah under the Nc
Kinley law and now, showing that WOODS
which sold for 16 to IL cents in April,
1892, now sell for to cents, and that
the best grades Of medium, which sold
for 20 to II cents in 1892 now sell for
II to Is cents. with a large part of the
clip not yet sold. The Wyoming Senator
has intimated that, in his judgment this
shrinkage of values on herds and f1ocks
demands more of the attention of the
Senate than do the matters over which
that body is wasting its time. And he is
right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
THE COMING OF The WHEEL.

1t is perhaps rather early to look for
signs of spring as long as the traditional
backbone of winter continues unbroken.
1t will be some time yet before the first
robin or bluebird will make it's appear
ance, but these are not the only prognos-
tications of spring. Perhaps the earliest
is the bicycle. During the rough weather
and sloppy streets of midwinter the
wheel gets rest. but it comes out on
very slight provocation. Wheels and
their owners seem to have rested long
even half way favorable, they begin to
be in evidence. The first bluebird is not
a surer harbinger of spring than the first
young woman on her bicycle, nor a
blither or prettier one. On the first fair
day she appears suddenly, almost as If
springing out of the ground, alone at
first, but the forerunner of multitude.
There are indications that the coming
season will witness a great growth in
bicycling. Many thought "the craze -
as it was called, had eliminated last
year and that next season there would
be a reaction. On the contrary. it looks
as If there would be more bicycles sold
and used the coming season than ever
before. The recent bicycle exhibit at
Madison-square Garden, New York, drew
great crowds night after night, and one
in Chicago was attended by thousands
of people. All the old factories are in
creasing their capacity and new ones
are getting ready to enter the field. A
prominent dealer said recently: six
months ago / estimated this years
product at 100000 machines That num-
Der is ridiculously low. To-day more
than one thousand different bicycles arc
made in this country. and the number
continues to grow. Where 1t will stop is
an open question Not the least inter
esting feature of the case is the surpris-
ing number of new inventions in the
way of bicycular improvements and at
tachments Of a kind that are likely to
make wheeling more interesting withou,
making it more difficult. Altogether II
looks as if the bicycle would be more in
evidence next season than ever before
both for purposes of business and pleas
ure
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

in that quarter. Military instruction is
most conducive to discipline. not only in
regard to movements, but in conduct.
In the reform schools the experienced
superintendent hold that the military
movement and precision are most con-
ducive to discipline and manly bear
ing. Those who urge the introduction of
military instruction into the public
schools are mindful both of the physical
culture which comes from it and the Sc
curity which the existence of consider
able body of men who have been under
military discipline are sure to give to the
community i'm which such men reside.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
Great BritRin's National Debt.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield RepuDllcan.
The British national debt dates back to
the final expulsion OF the Stuarts In lsS
and the introduction of the commercial
classes as a power in the government OF the
realm. Prior TO that time Kings had lived
and waged wars largely on their own per
sonal incomes and on what they could per-
sonally borrow and steal. Public debts are
thus comparatively a recent creation. and
mark the change from government by and
for hereditary privilege 10 government in
which the unprivileged classes have part.
King William IT'S reign saw the public debt
OF England Increased from little or nothing
to fl2OoO. 900 (s60,00ao00) From 1702 10 the
outbreak of the American Revolution the
debt through various wars, onset by some
reductions during the various periods OF
peace' had grown to f136s 900. That war
added ZIG go 600 to the debt: the French and
Napoleonic wars added over f62l, 600. 900 C3,-
los 600 OO0 TO the British debt, and the total
debt stood at the peace OF Paris In 1876 at
fSS1, O39 0f9, involving an annual interest
charge etc, of f32 Ca, 900. or SIG, 225.cO- The
forty years of peace succeeding brought a
reduction OF f9l. s56. 600 In the debt. the
Crsmean war added f390o0. 600 TO IL. and the
reduction since then has reached fl4l 400
leaving debt at this time OF something like
f6ss, 100000. involving an annual charge Of
is called a perpetual debt having TO fixed
time of maturity, but being redeemAble at
par at the option of the government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
Susan Anthony's Joke.
Washington Post.


A man took a leading part in the ses-
sion OF the woman suffrage convention yes
terday morning. and in introducing him a
slip of the tongue on the part of Susan 3.
Anthony caused a few people to entertain
the idea that she had carried a joke 10 a
point which made IL somewhat embarrass-
ing for the man suffragist. This was not
the case. however, as the occurrence embar-
raised Miss Anthony more than anybody
else.
Mr.. George w. Gait, whose wife is the
national organizer of the association. was
TO present a paper on "Utah's Victory the
Result OF Organization: Its Lesson" In
a brief speech introducing Mr.. Gait. Miss
Anthony said: "A man once met my father
and asked him IL he was the father OF
Susan B. Anthony. which caused my father
to remark to ne that times had changed
considerably since the day when daughter
might shine by reflected light from her
father So now q man may be famous as
the husband OF a famous woman. 1t there
fore gives me pleasure to introduce Mr.
Carrie Chapman Gait" The laugh came be-
fore Miss Anthony had time TO correct her
self by adding: II mean Mr.. George w
Catt." -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

The Baltimore Sun, from time i'm
memorial the leading Democratic paper
Of Maryland. says of the new Repub-
lican Senator from that State that he
made an open fight, land he will enter
the national Senate handicapped by no
scandals, and let us hope prepared to
do his full duty TO his country. The
event marks, we trust, the beginning OF
the end OF the dictatorship over Mary
land from the Senate of the United
States" 1t may be added the Sun made
an open fight against Senator German
whose dictatorship" is evidently the
one referred to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

The increasing emigration to the South
from the Northwest has induced sort
Of return tide. 1t is said more than a
thousand land agents have gone from
Southern States to the Northwest since
Jan. 1 for the purpose of presenting the
advantages of different localities and
inducing homeseekers from the North
west to locate in the South. A large pro-
portion of those now going South are
Union veterans and pensioners, and
Southern people are congratulating
themselves that the latter fact will add
materially to the money in circulat ton in
that section.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

The Boston Transcript publishes a let
ter from a Bostonian now in Constan-
tinople giving horrible details Of the
Christian massacres in Turkey. The
writer says that only those Christians
who apostatize are spared. and, as the
number of these is very small, the
massacres are likely to continue for some
time. The letter concludes
The Sultan clearly means to make Asia
Minor purely Mohammedan land, and thus
as he thinks, to get rid OF European inter-
vention. He has still to kill or make to
apostatize at least three million Armenians,
Greeks and Catholics. But he has made
such progress the past three months. and
has been so completely free from European
or American intervention, that no doubt he
is greatly encouraged.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

when its mission was accomplished,
fought its way out again. The straits
now have the additional defense of tor
pedoes. but If a British fleet should I'M
dertake TO pass them the commander
would probably adopt Farragut's signal
at Mobile, Damn the torpedoes. Go
ahead" Soon or late Great Britain will
have to test the fact whether the strait
can be passed or not. for. If it cannot,
of what use is her powerful feet of IRON
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Dartmouth College is not a richly en-
dowed institution and is not much talked
about. yet from a New Hampshire viii
chusetts for more than a century many
OF their ablest men. Even the Boston
Journal says that this old-fashioned col
lege has contributed largely to the best
elements or our local life" That class
Of colleges has the longest lists of men
who do things.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

The House should always be excepted
from the application OF criticism upon
Congress for doing nothing. The House
ing time on bills which the Democratic
Populist Senate will not even consider.
but 1T is pushing ahead with the appro-
priasion bills more rapidly than any
previous Congress has done in many
years. It Is a first-class House. and
would do much but for the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

There Is no reason to believe that
Great Britain contemplates forclble inter-
ference with Turkey. yet it is fact that
her fleet in the eastern Mediterranean is
the most formidable she ever had there.
According to latest advices it consists
Of twenty-eight ships. carrying 224 guns
and with S,36S men. If the flying squad
ron should go there. as has been init
mated 1t may, this force would be greatly
AUGMENTED
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
Realised the Injustice Of IL.

DO you know" said Representative Al
drich of Chicago. injecting General Greedy
recently reminds mefof day at the worlds
fair. when We all stood with open-mouth
wonderment and interest. looking upon that
scene, SO graphically illustrated, OF Greedy
and his little band OF surviving explorers
struggling with death and worse. Al the
same time we were listening with sadness
to the eloquent recital which was given 70
groups OF visitors every few moments py
the attendant. when suddenly, DARING
mat was his appearance-broke out feeling
iy: Il allus thought IL was shane tnas
Greeley wasn't elected President; ana sag
90 to the Grant crowd 20 hum Al the san'e'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

A New York paper thinks that a salary
Of $1,000 year Is sufficient compensa-
cities which would be millions better of
now II they had paid $4,000 year for
aldermen devoted to the city's interest.
And this city could better afford to pay
its school commissioners a fair salary
II men could be secured who. as financial
agents. would not sell its loans to the
highest bidder.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

II will serve no good purpose for the
local Populists who believe In the re-
markable platform OF 1892 to protest
against being placed on platform two
thirds silver. IL they should constitute
two-thirds of the Populist national con-
vention a few OF the leaders like the
chairman OF their national committee
will make the transfer. They will do
that which they are paid to do. and the
silver organization. IL IL is insistent. will
absorb the Populist contingent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
The Wrong Tack.

at know what I'll do" said the young
candidate. I'll lay in big supply of plug
tobacco, and every time l meet one Of the
hayseeds I'll offer him chew"
'You will do nothing of the Sort" said
his manager. "You will go out without a
bit and borrow chew from every man
you meet Haven't you got sense enough
TO know that the man you are under obli-
cations to always feels warmer toward
you than the man you have done favorT'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

If the reported alliance or agreement
between Russia and Turkey should prove
true it would probably lead at no dis
tant day to a British naval demonstra.
ton in the bay of Constantinople, and
this would have to be preceded by the
passage of the Dardanelies. This might
be difficult feat. but, in the opinion Of
military and naval experts, by no means
impossible The entire length of the
straits is about forty-seven miles, and
their average width from three TO four
miles. Both sides are lined with Turkish
forts. but some of them are said not to
be supplied with modern guns. Besides.
some OF the strongest forts are so sit
uated that they could be attacked and
carried from the land side. In 1907 a
British fleet made its way past all the
fortresses into the Sea of Marmora. That
was in the day OF wooden ships, and,
while some of the vessels were roughly
handled. the fleet got through, and, later.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Senator Jones. OF Arkansas. the Demo-
crat who has charge of the free coinage
bill In tine Senate. has asked to have a
vote next Thursday. as on that day. the
dispatch says. the Utah Senators will be
I'm their seats to support the measure.
This Is probably the first time that a
Democratic Senator ever waited for the
votes of those who call themselves Re-
publicans.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
Impo..ibIe Trnn.formation.

Mr.. n. Peck came home rather elated. Gle
never leaves in that conditionD II guess
Watts thought he would make a monkey of
me in that horse trade" said he 'but he
got left"
"Of course" said his amiable wife. How
Nsould he make a monkey of a goose?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

A report comes from Alabama that
the PopuIists are going back to the
Democracy. There is no reason why
they should not, so far as opinions go.
Besides, their votes will be counted as
Democratic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

In the last election In Mississippi only
$3.50 votes were cast, yet there are 1885,
049 men of the voting age in the State.
OF these, 10000 have been disfranchised.
leaving $4,000 whites as voters, of whom
less than one-half voted. Two or three
other Southern States contemplate this
elimination of voters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Judge Caldwell, who is spoken of as
the silver candidate for President, has
put considerable of Populism into his
legal opinions during the past two years.
showing that the bee is in his judicial
hat But the man who becomes a candi-
date for President should resign as cir
cult Judge in the United States Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27
In the Cause Of Art.

Judge-The plaintiff accuses you of kick
ing him violently in the stomach.
Artist-Yep. He's my model. / was try
ing to get him into a proper attitude for
the poster I'm expected to design for the
Ladies' and Gents Home Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-27

Republicans and the people generally
will not sustain the Manufacturers As
sociation in it's recommendation to in
crease the duty on sugar. The sugar in
dustry is not sufficiently general and
promising to justify a greater tax than
the present 40 per cent.