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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The Governor Of Wisconsin has called
special session Of the Legislature to
enact a new apportionment law based
upon recent census. There is great
dissatisfaction with the present appor-
tionment which was charged with De-
ing gerrymander when made, and the
inequalities Of which have been increased
by the changes in population which have
occurred in the past five years. The
Milwaukee Sentinel notifies the Legis-
lature in advance that the people de-
mand an equitable and constitutional
apportionment, and that it will make
grave mistake If it does not respond to
that demand. A perfectly fair bill was
prepared to be submitted to the Legis-
lature, but committee in charge Of the
matter has changed il for the worse,
having yielded to the pressure of per-
sonal appeals inspired by no regard for
public interests, but by purely selfish
motives. The Sentinel says:
The incongruous districts that have been
proposed in response to these appeals should
be remodeied and brought into harmony
with a sensible and honest apportionment.
The Legislature will disgrace itself and
dishonor the Republican party, to which a
majority of it's members belong, If it does
not eliminate every feature of the bill tina
can be justly charged with partaking Of the
nature of gerrymander and If it does not
the Governor will be derelict in the per-
Torrance of his duty should he fail to
promptly veto it.
Enlightened public sentiment every
where is demanding fair appointments
as an essential feature of republican
government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

Tennessee has started in for a centen-
NAL celebration of the admission of that
State to the Union. and it asks for a
United States exhibit, to which certain
Republicans object because those who
ask seated the defeated candidate for
Governor. This leads Nashville paper
to say that such a little thing as that
should not arouse Republican opposi-
ffou
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

If war should occur between England
and Germany, American foreign tourists
would find their summer voyages inter-
rupted. The British Cunard, White
Star and Anchor lines of steamers and
the North German Lloyd and Hamburg
American lines would be broken up at
once, many of the steamers being
equipped by their respective govern
ments for fast cruisers. The New York
agent Of the North German Lloyd says
its fleet is composed of fifty or more YES
sells, and of these sixteen would be avail
able as cruisers or transports. There
are $50 captains. officers and engineers
in the employ of the company. and Of
these more than so per cent. belong to
the naval reserve of Germany. Then,
$500 men are employed in making up
the crews Of the company's big fleet, and
a large part Of these could be called upon
for service in war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The first poem Of the new British Poet
Laureate, published In the London Times OF
Saturday, entitled "Jameson's Ride"
The last stanza is as follows:
/ suppose we were wrong-were mad men.
Still think at the Judgment day,
When God Sits the good from the bad men,
There will be something more to say.
We were wrong, but we are not half-sorry,
And as one of the baffled hand
/ would rather have had that foray
Than the crushings of all the Rand.
The idea that British raid into friend
ly country for the purpose of overthrowing
the ruling government will be approved at
the judgment day. is very Briti5h. The
poet laureate has begun to earn his salary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The story is out that when in Wash
ington in conference with the Presidents
friends Mr.. Morgan. Of syndicate fame.
told them that IF the President kept up
his nerve the government would get its
gold at only little above per cent"
On this general understanding Morgan
returned to New York and began to
form his syndicate, but to the astonish-
ment and wrath of the President he
formed it upon the stipulation that
the bonds were to be had on about
the same terms as the last-that is, a
ga per cent. basis. The correspondent
who gives this information says that
Mr.. Cleveland has denounced Mr.. Nor
gan in uNmeasured terms for his con-
bonds. Mr.. Morgan has felt this treat
ment, and has been melted by resent
ment as well as greed in his recent con-
duct He suggested price a little over
3 per cent. to the Presidents friends,
then went home, cornered gold and
thought himself master of the situation
Until he had done this he did not show
his hand. Then it was too late for the
President to checkmate him. Secretary
Olney visited New York, it is said, to
get better terms of Morgan, but failed.
Thereupon the public advertisement for
competitive bids was decided on. If this
is the truth, and 1t comes from a ia
vored correspondent, there Is good rea-
son why the President and Secretary
Carlisle refused to say anything until
a week ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

SOS, ZOO worth lying on the floor. Car
llsie will ship IL freight free. He don't want
1t. The vaults are loaded down with it."
What commentary on the demented
howlings of Voorhees,. Vest. Blackburn and
the free silverites is the quiet statement OF
the United States Treasurer when ne sayg:
S52,0oo.ooo.
The people take the gold and leave the
silver to corrode. 1t is positive nuisance
1 was in the treasury under Mr.. Chase and
McCulioch, and know personally that the
great unsued bins of silver in the treasury
VIII one day cause the treasury clerks TO
lose their places in the Y. VI. c. A.
w. b. Mitchell, author OF the able volume
entitled SIS or ?" SAYS:
In November last fsee mage a. report
Bureau OF the Mint there was $500 ss1 go
gold coin in the hands OF the American peo-
PIE and only $lS0.oo0.000 in the banks. On
the same date there was only SIS 1850 In
silver dollars in the hands of the people,"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The American people have at different
times sent relief to famine stricken
sufferers in Ireland and in Russia. From
all accounts the condition of the house
less and homeless people in Armenia is
fully as distressing. What is to hinder
the freighting Of an American ship with
American crops for the relief of these
people? We have the ships and the food,
and the Sultan has said that American
relief may be distributed by American
hands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

Concerning the rumor that the syndi-
cate organized to purchase the new issue
OF 500. 1000. 900 OF government bonds had
urday says IL is known positively that
the syndicate was formed for the purpose
OF taking the entire amount OF the bonds.
and that IL would not take what was
left after the so-called popular subscrip-
ton. On the other hand. If the syndi-
cate is dissolved. as probably II has been,
some of the members OF IL will put in
separate bids. There are many corpora
tons as well as banks which have large
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13
THE HOUSES READING CLERK.
How John A. Reeve Won I'm a Mem.
Orabie Contest.
New York Sun.

One of the interesting incidents at the
opening session of a new Congress is the
selection OF the reading clerk OF the House.
of the House. but candidates for the place
must take part In a. competitive speaking
contest" before. the House: John A. Reeve.
who was reading clerk during Harr'Son's
administration, was a politician from Cairo
ILL.,, and one OF the best-known characters
In Washington at the time. Reeve tells
II didn't suppose had any show for the
place when IL came to the test" said re.
"for most OF the candidates were college
men, and some were elocutionists, while me
only elocution had ever practised was call
ing hogs in southern Illinois. though / had
and make the fellows in the back seat I hear
me; so i thought / would go into this con-
test anyhow. and do my best in my own
way. But you ought 10 have heard those
elocution.sts: the way they rolled their
RS and Missed their SIS and said 'ah' and l-r
was a caution: Some OF them didn't talk
like human beings, and others had voices
so rich and melodious you couldn't hear
them forty feet away.
BY the time my turn came had sizef
up the hall and knew Tust about where to
throw my voice. and I determined TO make
myself heard If did nothing else Esch
candidate bad received a eo2y OF House
lows started out this way: 'Uh bin ana so
on. Now 'uh is a sound that won't carry.
House yO by srunne when srte
! sang out in loud. clear voice that took
them off their feet. A-a-a-a-ar-long "a
They weren't used to that. and wondered
what had broken loose. but IL seemed 10
catch them. saw was on the right track
SO I went on singing her out. clear as a bell,
and when i got warned up felt as good
as I ever did In the hottest speech OF
campaign.
"The thing they gave me 10 read was
terror II had words IN 4 rs long as
dictionary. but hurried 10 and sill through
them. and was doing pretty well. when
looked down the page and Saw lot cf
Spanish proper names. Now 1 didn'. know
Spanish from Apache. but was going
about a hundred words n minute. with
out stopping I gave them two verses of
little German poeh naa a.arnsa wen -, =
seemed to know the difference. eScepr Con-
gresham Niedringhaus, OF ct Louis. You
ought to have seen him laugh when he
heard his native tongue worlxes on on tie
House of Representatives for Srensh.
Eyes. got the place. and II was the long
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The silver Senators may think they
are advocating a wise national policy,
but IL they represented sound money
States and constituencies they would see
things very differently. or course, this
does not apply to Senators Voorhees, and
Turpie. who are silver maniacs from a
sound money State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

Mr.. ]. Pierpont Morgan. of the broken
triot as are those Senators who threaten
TO stop all revenue legislation If they are
not bribed by measure which will arti-
ficially double the values of silver bull
Hon and silver mines
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The ways and means committee is con-
sidering the evil of differentiation of
become an alarming one under the pres
ent ad valorem tariff. The remedy is a
specific or compound duty, but unfortu-
nately 1t cannot now be applied
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

The Republican Senators are wise in
not attempting to further reorganize the
Senate. Even il they were a majority,
including the Senators who are simply
silverites and will not stand by their as
sociates, the holding of the offices would
not give them such control as a party
ehould have in a legislative body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

Some Of Blackburns adherents have
given out that there shall be no vote for
United States Senator by the Kentucky
Legislature until the successor of the
dead Democrat shall have been seated.
As the day fixed for such voting by the
laws of the United States will precede
that of the election to fill the vacancy.
this declaration is notice of a purpose
TO ignore that law
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

participation of the whole people was really
intended. the government should have fixed
the price for which the bonds were 90 be
issued anG should have designated one bank
at least In each State where payments for
the same could have been made.-Lafayette
Observation-Disclosures
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

When Kentucky is represented by a
the gallant Republicans OF that State
will begin to feel as if they were getting
out OF the woods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

an attack upon the rules which permit
members to talk continuously about
nothing. If such a change could be
made as would stop talk which seems
to have no other object than to waste
time or fill the Congressional Record it
would be genuine reform and at the
same time rescue the Senate from popu-
lar CONTEMPT
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13
Plensnnt for Him,

Small sister-You don't eat noodle soup
do you, Mr.. Chapp?
Mr. Chapp-Er-sometimes. Why?
"'Cause sister said IL you did, you must
feel like cannibal when you done it."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

THE Democratic party is not dead" is
the exclamation Of a Jackson day orator.
No one has so stated. but ii seems to be
suffering from fearful attack of the
grin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

GOSSIP.

She-It Is all wrong for you to accuse us
women Of spending our time in idle gossip.
He-I never said anything OF the kind.
1t is when you are gossiping that you are
hrfc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

proposition to the revenue bill or take
other steps to defeat it no more States
should be admitted to make war on the
general welfare
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13
Anord. Some sntisfncfio

Don't you know said the casual
traveller, that the way you fellows re-
pair the roads makes them worse instead of
betterg'
docs some good, anyhow" said the
farmer 1T makes you city bicycle fellers
walk"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

There is not a little consolation in the
belief that Senator Blackburn cannot be
reelected by the present Kentucky
Legislature.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13
His Little Fling.

80 Miss Himined is going as a mission
airy. Dear me! 1 do hope those cannsbals
won't take notion TO eat her."
1T Is very likely they may" gloomily re-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

marked the young man she had refused.
"She would make a most delicious ice. !
fancy"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

his expedition, and will fully justify the
traditional suspicion with which the
Beers regard the British in South Afri-
ca President Kruger has given the
British government a chance to punish
one Of its officials who, without orders,
invaded a friendly country in time of
peace and came near precipitating
European war. If he is not punished as
the offense deserves President Kruger
can say to the civilized world: II had
this man in my power, prisoner Of war,
and would have been justified in shoot
ing him; gave him up to the British
government with the distinct under
standing and stipulation that he should
be dealt with according to the enormity
of his offense. Behold what they have
done. This is British justice and British
honor" London dispatch in the Sun
day Journal said the opinion prevailed
there that all of Dr. Jameson's force will
be brought to England to be dealt with
by the Queen, and that arrangements
had been made to bring them to Eng
land under arrest by a troop ship. The
manner and extent of their punishment
will constitute one of the most interest
ing features OF the Transvaal incident.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-13

PhiIadelph1a Inquirer.
Once there was a william the Silent. Nov
there II . william the sudden
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-02
NEW INSPECTION
The Wisconsin System has Been
Inaugurated at West
Superior.
There Is Considerable Conjec-
ture as TO the Final Out
come of the Move.
Claimed J. J. Hills Order Regard.
ing Cars Was Not Aimed
at Superior.

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis, Sept. THE
new wisconsin" wheat inspection has
supplanted the Minnesota" system of
weighing and grading, and the agets of
the Minnesota railroad and warehouse
commission have stepped out. Their
places viii! be taken by representatives
OF the Superior board of trade operat.
ing By authority and under the direc.
ton of the Wisconsin warehouse bill.
Just what the immediate effect
will be among the grain and
mil! men 10 a matter of con.
lecture The management of the
board claims that within a very short
space Of time the new system will be in
full operation and will entirely take
the place to both buyer and shipper
the former we'll known inspection
which is authority upon the principal
markets of the world. The only differ.
ence in the grades viii! be In the name.
and after Sept. /, No. l hard coming to
this city will be graded Superior Dakota
hard. The intention Is to found a sys.
tenn Of wheat inspection which will be
recognized as a standard all over the
world. Chief Weighmaster Atkinson
and Chief Inspector Herman have ap.
pointed their deputies.
Didn't Mean Superior.
1t is claimed that President Hill Of
the Great Northern had not the inten.
tion when he issued his order q. couple
of days ago that Great Northern cars
were not to quit their own tracks to in.
jure Superior and its board of trade. or
to work a bluff" upon them. The of.
6cials of the line explain that 1t is nee.
essary to their business at this time to
see that all their cars are kept 'at
home" so that they do not get into the
clutches of another road, and be i'm.
pressed into service at a time when the
scarcity Of cars makes it all the more
imperative that the entire rolling stock
Of q road be at that roads command.
Al! interests are awaiting the new in.
spection with considerable concern,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-02
THANKS TO EARL LII,
The American Missionary Society Pre-
SCENTS an Address.

The American Missionary Society Pre-
sents an Address.
NEW YORK, Sept. 2.-The American
Missionary society, represented by 80
ministers, headed by Rev. Dr.. +. f.
Ellingwood, called upon Lii Hung
Chang and presented him with an ad-
dress, thanking him for his interest in
the missionaries in China.
The address, which is quite long,
says that for so years the missionaries
cf the American board havs been ia
vored with the protection of the Chi
nese government, and that in no nation
of the world have American mission
aries received more just and ven gen.
erous treatment than in China.
The address, after thanking Earl Lii
for a proclamation in behalf of the mis-.
sionaries issued by him in 1891, says
that it is extremely gratifying to OBJ.
serve that at the present time the dis
interested spirit Of the missionaries
seems to be better understood and more
appreciated in China than ever before.
The address refers to work in behalf
Of Chinese in this country, and says
that were Earl Ii to visit the Pacific
coast he would see the homes and
refugees which with the cooperation of
the Chinese consul-general, the Chris.
tan women of that coast have pro.
vided for unfortunate Chinese girls
sold into the most debasing slavery"
The address closes with an expression
of satisfaction that the missionaries
have had IN opportunity to thank his
excellency in person and hopes that he
may long be spared to life.
Lii Hug Chang responded by thank
| ing the ministers for their kindly ex-
pr~essions adding that the government
had only done its duty in protecting the
missionaries. In conclusion he thanked
| the missionaries for their efforts to stop
| opium smoking, which he characterized
as a curse, and expressed his gratitude
for their prayers for his recovery from
the wound inflicted by his Japanese
assailant.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-02

with the states OF Florida, Alabama,
Kentucky and Texas to be captured by
the new Sound money" democratic can
didate for the presidency, and Louisiana
going for Mckinley, the latter's pros.
pect for an overwhelming majority OF
the electoral college is now practically
assured. 1t is not often that the battle
is won this early in the campaign but it
is very fortunate as 1t will have q ten.
dency to restore confidence among the
capitalists end relieve the stringency OF
the money market. Gold should come
out of its hiding, speculation and enter
prise resume, and a condition Of affairs,
not worse at least than three years We
have just passed through, be inaugural
ed. With a silver majority in the sen
ate, it is unfortunate that there is not
a better prospect for a change Of the ex.
listing tariff law, but as the balance OF
trade has now turned in our favor We
can perhaps get along with that for an
other four years.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-02
LOTS
GreatDCOuntry.

Another great wave Of emigration is a.
bout to flow over the country. The
northwest will receive the GREATEST bens-
fit from it and every state in that region
is prepared for it. From the Great
Lakes to the Pacific Ocean Boards Of
Immigration have been formed, full Of
energy and enthusiasm and glad to give
the and enquirer all the
assistance possible.
In Minnesota the renowned Red River
Valley and the newly opened lands Of
the Red Lake Reservation attract the
homeseeker.
In North Dakota there are rolling
hills and rich prairie lands. In Montana
the great Yellowstone Valley, with it's
new irrigation enterprise, the noted
Gallatin Valley and the Bitter Root
Valley extend arms of welcome. In
Idaho and Washington the Nez Perez
Reservation lands recently coded, and
the Palouse. Potlach and Yakima Val
legs east of the Cascades, are bound TO
be rapidly settled. West OF the moun
tains are the fertile valleys OF Puget
Sound in Washington, and the Colum.
bia and Willamette Valleys in Oregon.
Homes for millions Of people are found
here. Come and take possession; others
are coming, you come too;-write to
Chas. s. Fee, General Passenger Agent
Northern Pacific Railroad, St, Paul
MINI.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1896-09-02

Dun's Review of the 29th ult. speak
ing of business for the past week says
that: Clearing house certificates have
not been issued, but instead gold is conl-
ing hither largely on the swiftest steam
ers, about 100000 being already on
the way. Higher leading rates bring it,
notwithstanding foreign events which
disturb London markets, and growing
confidence in the monetary future OF the
country helps. The shrinkage Of mer-
chnndlse imports aud the increase Of q
ports also help, for comparing with last
year exports have increased 9.6 per cent.
IN August, while imports have decreased
30.4 per cent. and for last week 40 per
cent. These tendencies all help to
lessen the strain, but the closing OF
works and failures OF important concerns
show how much disturbance a proposal
OF radical monetary change has already
caused. Liabilities in failures for three
weeks ending August Doth were s2O,932,-
295 against $6,5l9,3G6 last year, and
$8,2l4,i7O in 1894; manufacturing were
Gil, l99,93S against $3,5l7,3T last year
and s~2,S45,33S in 1894; trading were
s4,9O4, 1862 against S~2,S52,9s9 last year
and s3,S94,4l4 in 1894, while brokers snd
other commercial concerns added g.,
sa7,9S5 against $4,000 last year, ant
Sl,SS4,7l8 In 1894. The stoppage Of
Hilton, Hughes 4 Co., this week, is o
course not included in these figures. 1
such are the fruits OF partial impair
ment OF confidence, it, may without de
parture from non-partisan attitude b.
asked, what would follow the chang
which is only feared?