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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04
Lii Hung Chang at Home.

NEW YORK, Oct. A dispatch to TIL,
World from Tien Tsin, China, says: I'm
perial Secretary Lii Hung Chang arrived
here this morning. All the members o.
his party are well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04

BALLATER, Scotland, Oct. 3.-The Car
and Czarina left here at 11:1O this even
ing on the Queens special train for Ports
mouth. where they will arrive early Sun
dow onrpino
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04

are circulating 1t know that they are cir
c~gaiating something which ! never wrote.
which | was not responsible for and WAS
in no manner connected with, and yet. my
friends. so desperate has become the Re-
publican campaign that those who claim to
want an honest dollar are not willing 10
deal honestly with a political opponent.
Upon the pension question. as upon All
ether questions. my record can be found by
any one who will read the reports of the
congressional proceedings or the PLATFORM
Witch 7 have Y1rn -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-04

At yiacennes Mir. Bryan was conveyed
through the crowd without suffering any OF
the usual inconvenience incident to a
speech in a town of that size. He said, IN
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

within the Enclosure are to- be free ut
all times. when not occupied by others.
To any who may wish to use them. and
that the dressing rooms and lockers will
br equally ut the disposition of the pub
lie. Those who oppose the plan point
OF, that while the public may w free
To use the gymnasium. it will not. as n
matter of fact. Ito so: that the Turnge-
mcindc Hall Ii So convenient to the
park that the gymnasium will he con-
stantly occupied by Glasses from this
institution. and that there will he few
times when the apparatus will I've free
for the use of any but the persons from
the turugcmcindc. 1t is asserted tina,
the willingness of the turner's to spend
5000 In fitting up the place with np.
paratus. dressing. rooms. walking or
running track AMI other appliances il
due to the belief On the part Of the
turner's that they will l~ able to mo.
uopOlizc the gymnasium.
The next ,ning the Lincoln Park
board will do. will he to let out portion,
of the remaining pleasure ground for
hotel purposes.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
AN INTERESTING MAGAZINE.

r Some excellent contributions to maya
zine llteraturr-nt least one of which
Is likely to attract public attention
are To be found In the Monthly Illus
traitor and Home and Country. for
January. Under the title civilian Col
Inns whitney: u Character Study" by
Rufus Il. Wilson. we are brOught-in
the text AMI also by illustratlon-lntO
most intimate contact with persons AMI
Incidents In the life history Of one of
the great men of our day ana genera
ton. 1t Is not adulatiOn to say of MIR.
Whitney that he II II great man. Even
those who differ from him In u political
sense. concede this. For they recall
with strong American pride, the great
ability shown by him while Secretary
of the Navy. During his term In that
office. the American navy again became
II fact. rather than II memory. 1t was
one of several epochs In his brilliant
career. when some of the executive
ability he Is known to possess was
brought forth and shown to great AL.
vantage. The American people have
not forgotten the circumstance. This,
however. was but one of many In the
events of Mr.. Whitney's life which
stamp him as u remarkable man. And
| u great American. Very tine portraits
of eX-Secretary Whitney and his wife
uhe latter now decease,D. as also ot
President Grover Cleveland. Senator
David II. lin. Ex-Governor of New
York Roswell u. Flower, eX.lostmas
ter General Wilson =. Rissell. Herr!
Il. Payne airs. Whitney's father, AMI
the late Allen q. Thurman, add to The
attractiveness of deserved tribute Il
Mr. Whitney. lie Is well worthy to b,
recognized and known rs one of THU
nations "fuvOrite SONS"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The entire editorial stan of the Even
Ing Post assigned itself to report the
advent of the New Year. and for the
purpose assembled In u lining-rOOm AZ
the Wellington Hotel. As preliminary
to the ceremonial of swapping 1S!,3 for
lS!ni n banquet was spread AMI dis
c,ssed at length by those present.
When the walters passed cigars and
rclinuuished the feast to the mercies
of the toastmasttr. 1t developed that
this character was assumed by sam
T.. Glover the Evening Posts managing
editor. lie dealt ont two-iminutc as
signlncnts to the members of the stan,
who covered" them In the same able
and graceful manner with which
they handle news IN the col
umns of the Evening Post. Present as
invited guests and called upon
also for toasts were .Iustic"
William T. Hall. &. McAulif, Montgom-
cry u. Gibbs. +. l.. Dunno, former mem
lrrs of the STAFF. and II. II. Kohlsaat,
proprietor Of the newspaper NJ mid
night the newest reporters were max.
ing responses to the tOastmaster's calls.
AMI II was agreed that the patriarch
with the scythc had been traded. ana
luckily. too. for the growing infant
with the sickle.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
FIREMEN ARE PROMOTED.

The last act of the Civil Service Com
missioner for 1875 was to distribute u
few New Years gifts to the fire depart
mcnt. AS u result of the examina lions
recently held Patrick J. Donohue and
Michael Il. Driscoll hereafter serve as
chief of battalion In the department.
where both have for years been doing
duty as captains. DOnOhuc is now cap
tain of hook and ladder No. -. sta
toned on the lake front. DriscOll II
captain of engine company No. =. Ar
cher avenue and state street. The, fol.
lowing men were also certified for pro-
motion Us either second or frat class
captains:
Alex. &. Capeto. Martin Lacy. Fred \.
Finnlabcr. l.. +. \. Pundt. Il. l.. O'Con-
nor. James T.. Foley.
The following are named IA liruten-
ants or sccond-class captains.
George T.. Foley. Charles y. uicaney.
Edward j. Burkly. Charles Bucrgcr.
George Bowmann. Timothy Callahan.
John +. UAlallcy. James Ward. Ell
ward I.amblcy. Albert Nelson. John &.
Wcindhcim. Peter W. Wcrgcr. Michael
Ehcrct. Charles Il. Pottlof.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
The rimOr from Colorado that British,

The r,imOr from Colorado that British
spectators have invaded the Cripple
Creek gold district II confirmed by ad.
Vices from the other side of the Allan
tic. The London Financial Times says
IL Mines Exploitation Syndicate" has
been formed there to acquire properties
In the Cripple Greek district. land pro-
mote the same." The syndicate has
secured the services of the State Geol-
Ogist of Colorado ana other experts to
advise Us to the selection of prospects.
and to report upon the same when
ready for company promotion. 1t Is
the vender and promoter Of the Grin.
pie Creek Exploitation Syndicate. AMI
twill have the entire and exclusive
management thereof" receiving 2OOQO
fully paid shares In the latter concern
ana 20 per cent. OF the net profits ms
remuneration for managing the bust.
ness. 1t IL not to be wondered ut that
the Cripple Creek agent Of the syndi.
cate IL reported to have written "most
favorably" In regard to several Of I'll.
claims held In the district by his en-.
pi0yers. The +. r. does not state that
the intention IL to offer most II not all
OF the shares on the London market.
but this may be inferred for the outset
of the enterprise. Doubtless the ''prol,-
critics. will be duly offered to Ameri.
can Investors" after the prices have
been sufficiently boosted abroad.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
NOW, Mr.. fOACH.

Mr.. John NJ Roach. the courteous and
pnins,aking superintendent of the
North Chicago street Railroad. will
earn the thanks of thousands Of pat
rons of the road 10y granting one re-.
quest. That Is. to order the removal OF
the guard gate from the rear platform
of all ears while running on single
track streets. Take the Fullerton and
Webster avenues AMI Garfield avenue
and Center street lines. for instance.
II the rear gates are left OF from til"
time the cars leave Lincoln avenue IN
Ill they circle the single track loop. m
immense number Of people will be nc.
cunmO,latcd. AZ II IN now. ladies' ar'
often Obliged to wade all around II car
IN the mud when the Inconvenience
could lW easily avoided.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The new woman IL getting dangerous.
II we may believe II paragraph In Il
New York paper. Young Mr.. DreXel
was visiting recently. ana was walking
home In New York City about eleven
O'Clock. Mr.. DreXel IL extremely good.
looking. hut he Is so modest In his de.
pertinent that he thought he would not
he mOlested. But four girls stood on a
corner, aud as he passed, one Of them
said: "Ain't he pretty" Mr.. DreXel
turned and ran. hut the four girls fol-
lowed him. embraced him, and deliber-
ately kissed him. He screamed for as.
sistance. and PatrOlman Farley came
to his aid ana arrested the four girls.
The next day In court. when the judge
interrOga ted the officer as to their Of
Tense, PatrOlman Farley described 1t.
and added: "rhey're what are called
new women, your honor" The judge
fined the new women two dollars
apiece, Mr.. DreXel doubtless will not
be molested by the same women. but
with his fatal gift of beauty he is liable
to be In danger all the time. As to
new women generally, we think they
will be inclined to resent Policeman
Farley's classification.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

A New York paper asks: us the Sui.
tan suffering from mOnOmania. lunacy.
arrangement. alienation. alteration,
delirium. mania. frenzy or dementia -
1t does not appear to be the Sultan
that IL Suffering" When It was men.
toned that Great Britain and Russia
each had more Mohammedan subjects
than the Sultan who would be liable to
rise In instruction at the Sultan's or.
der he held what card players would
call q winning hand. There are 200.
OOO.OOO MOhanmedans in Asia. the
most Of whom are In the Asiatic posses.
siOns of Great Britain and of Russia.
The Sultan In q holy war could call
2.WO.OOO soldiers to the field. All India
would be In rebellion against Great
Britain and all Tartary against Russia
IL the sultan. the head of the NOLAN.
medan Church. should raise the banner
of Islam. so the Sultan does not appear
to be drunk nor crazy In his con lecture
that neither Great Britain nor Russia
can afford to make open war against
the vast body of his followers for the
sake Of few thousand Armenians
The Sultan Is a much ADLER and crafticr
man than the Christian world has sup.
posed.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

oh, for the pen OF Theodore Winthrop.
who wrote Of horseback riding Oh the
wild plains of the West as no other
man has ever written, to describe the
wonderful journey Of Father Begley to
carry the consultations OF religion to u
dying woman on a lonely ranch In the
Panhandle OF Texas. one hundred ana
seventy miles from the railroad! by
night and day he rOde-through the
wilds Of the Cherokee Strip, across the
great salt plains, over the CimarrOn
ana down into the ghostly reaches OF
No Mans Land; through narrow passes
where outlaws Turk. and over hills
where hostile Indians range; now get
ting a relay as his piOus errand was
eXplained; now stumbling forward on
meek little Indian pony In the dense
darkness. The piOus priest rode the
great journey In seventeen hours and
a half. and arrived In time at the bed.
side Of the dying one. He Is OF the
stun of which the early missionaries
were made, and the wild herders of the
plains take Off their broad rimmed hats
when they hear the name of Father
Begley.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
RECORDER'S AND school BOARD
FIGURES.

Recorder Samuel II. Chase AMI his
clerks and deputies have handled dur
ing the past year l73.7S2 documents
ms against IFS. 455 In 1894. The receipts
of the office were SlSGiI:i.IO. while In
1884 they were SlSI,22l,33. ami the
expenditures for 1895 were SITS. Il2.""'
as compared with S195.2l7M the pre-
yious year.
Clerk of the Board of Education Ora
ham In n condensed report Of the most
important school happenings during til"
year. says Sl3'l275 was expended on
school sites: S!,:E!!. l5l 81 on new build
ings. and $3,64o, lm1l for teachers
salaries. The school fund property
which was appraised during the year
was placed at n valuation of ST.2SS,
.3...I:,. There IL considerable land
which will not be appraised this year,
but that appraised last year represents
the bulk Of the school boards realty
holdings, exclusive of actual property.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

When the lOng-eXpected American
novelist comes to write the comedy Of
life In the latter part of the nineteenth
century he will have to make some cs-
pecial researches with reference TO the
speech of Its people. 1t II u fact that
slang. always IN high favor IN America
for Its terseness and Its rough hu,hOr.
Is becoming more popular. Not only
Ii the amount OF slang increasing. Int
It Is charging Its scope among people
who use II, not from ignorance. Lut
with an Intentional purpose to give col.
loluial force to their speech. The
source of most of this Increment to the
English vocabulary IL, Of course. not
the highest. Some Of this slang IL
pithy and sensible; some of It merely
idiOtic. And again there Is some which.
without any particular meaning. has
acquired popularity simply from n
sense of righteousness In the sound.
Words Of this sort, for all their popu-
larlty. have not yet made their way
into literature. but there IL discerni.
bic tendency among the writer's Of
the most vital contemporary English
to adopt racy slang expressions Just az
soon as their usage has become wide.
spread enough to make them generally
understood. The use of slang. of course,
Ii neither elegant nor cOmmendablc.
But unless all signs fail much of the
raciness of the English Of tomorrow
will be owing to the Legitimate and
slangy vocabulary of to-day.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The death of George Augustus Salu
removes from the ranks of British Jour.
nalism one of Its foremost writer's.
Versatile. brilliant and prolific. his
work was essentially of the ephemeral
Kind which his position required. As
war correspondent and rs n writer of
editorials and of the fugitive and inter.
cstiig sklts and sketches of the Jour.
nal employing his services. he had made
a success by reason of industry as well
as OF natural talent. Partly because
OF his personality and partly because
of his work he had won unique posi-.
tiOn In London. where he came to be
regarded as the leading representative
OF one phase of journalism. lie had
also published some rather Indifferent
novels and special matter. and al.
though these have rapidly found their
way to oblivion they did their part In
increasing his reputation. The mere
variety of his production gave him the
air of brilliant versatility. In some re-.
CARDS his life work was typical of that
of many Of his fellows In the profcs.
sion. Taken altogether the bulk of his
output must have been something enor.
nous. II Is doubtful If few Of the pro.
life modern novclists could show a pile
of published matter half so great us his.
But In Its very nature most Of his work
continent on current events--was
cplcncrul. The thoughts lie put upon
paper died with the conditions or the
occurrences which occasioncd them.
Ills is thus one of the curious instances
wherein mans name is likely to on.
durc longer than his work. lie will
he remembered simply as one of the
forces In modem ournallsm--as one OF
the milestones In the progress of that
prOfe sslOn.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

Miss Clara Barton. the organizer of
the Red Cross Society. though now
over 20 years old, proposes to go to
COnstantinople and thence into Ar.
menla with trained corps of assist.
ants rs soon az she is guaranteed sum
sufficient to begin her noble work
among the suffering victims of the Tur.
kish butchers. At present the society
has 100000 Of surplus funds with
which to prosecute It's work. but this
Ii a bagatelle IN comparison with the
money which will be needed to relieve
the wants Of half a million people. As
this country cannot actively interpOsc
to stop the inhumnn butchery now go
Ing on with the sufferance of the great
powers. owing to their mutual Jealous.
les. the least II can do II to supply the
funds to enable this noble and coura-
gcous Christian woman to relieve the
suffcrings of the Armenian martyrs.
She ought tn go full-liandcd.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

A well-known detective. reading a pa-
per Oh crimlnOlogy before body Of
ministers, asserted, to the surprise Of
most OF them: II maintain there il In
the heart Of every son and daughter Of
Adam a germ OF murder, u latent dis.
position to take human life." There IL
no doubt that every man ana woman IL
potentially a murderer. The human
family Is but emerging from barbarism
Its coat Of civilization Is thin. Barbar-
ians do not regard human life as
sacred. With them might Is the one
test of the right to live. Civilizatio
has SO far progressed as to discourage
murder by private individuals, but bar
barism Is yet so strong that 1t IL held
the right of States to do murder. Sure
~ u band OF ministers who thunder In
the pulpit In behalf OF wars, not of
defense alone, but of aggression also,
wars that would involve their country
with other countries upon the pretext
of extending protecting hand to al.
legged victims OF tyranny, ought not to
look upon the statement Of a detective
that every man Is potentially a muir.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

An investigation Of cattle tulerculO-
sis has been made at the Iowa Agrl.
cultural College experiment station.
The following results IRE announced.
most. II not all, from work previously
undertaken but now confirmed: Tulcr-
culOsis of the lower animals IL itcnti-
cal with human consumption. 1t In
nm infectious disease, and may he trans.
mitted from man to the lower animals
ana from the lower animals to man.
Tuberculosis causes more deaths in
the human family than any other dis.
easc. cows are especially susceptible to
II. and IRE extensively affected by II.
MIX from cows affected with It may
convey disease to the consumer. even
though the animals may have nOn-nf.
fected udlers. The flesh Of tuberc,I.
lOus animals may convey the disease
A large proportion of the cases cannot
bc recognized by clinical cxaminati ton.
The tuberculin test IN practically In
fnllible and no other test yet discOv-
cred can detect any considerable pro.
portion of disease In the living subject.
Injections of tubcrculin cannot produce
tuberculosis. nor IRE the results harm
full. The published report states TINT
autOpsies were held recently on tire"
diseased animals that had received at
intervals ten injections of tuburculln.
Two Of them were fat. apparently IN
the best Of health. and showed only
very slight LESSONS. ut seems very
probable TINT In these animals the tn
berculin exertctl. to q certain extent. ut
least. n curative effect"
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The recent death of Redfern. the
lndy's tailor. nccentuatcs the fact that
the two most prominent names In the
gownIng Of women are mems names
Rcdfern and Worth. 1t IL the cOntcn.
ton of the modern woman that the rca.
son women have not cJualcd men In
the various avocntions of life II bc.
cause they have not been given II fair
field. Men have replied that In tho
domain of cookery women have had
control for centuries. but that all great
cooks have been men. To this may be
added the still more convincing fact
that the field of devising fashions and
costumes for women should belong OK.
clusivcly to women, II any calling does.
Yet In the last quarter Of century II
Il admitted that no two names have
reached such u pitch of prr-emincnce In
the cOnfection of wOman's costumes ~
the names Of Ilcdfern ana Worth.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

The sale of AtchisOn, Topeka ana
Santa Fe Railroad cannot be regarded
us mortgage foreclosure. strictly
speaking. 1t Is In reality the substitu-
tlOn OF new securities for old ones,
without any change of ownership. The
par value OF the old securities Is $i3i.-
O0O. 900 ana the market value $685. OO.-
900. and they are to be exchanged for
Il larger amount OF new stocks and
bonds which are expected to he worth
more on account of the improved cOndi-
ton of the property under the reOrgan-
iZntiOn
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04
HON. JARVIS BLUME.


In a recent number of the New York
outlook Rev. Washington GLADDEN.
takes up the discussion of q subject
which has been somewhat ficrcely de-
bntcd In Chicago. rs II true" he asks.
that one mans money II worth as
much us another's to q church or col.
lcgc! II II not rather true that there
Ii great deal of money with which
the hands that are seeking to do the
will of God must never dciilc them
selves? For much of this money, un.
der all sound ethical standards. must he
considered rs stolen money. Aud do
our churches ana colleges need to bc
told that the partaker II rs bad as the
thief!" 1t II we'll that this point. nl-
ready stOutly urged by secular spOkcs-
men. should be thus frankly put by a
clergyman. The issue raised II one
that will not down. No conspiracy Of
silence can conceal from the people the
'dcplornble fact that the Christian
church Of whatever denomination
stands ready to condOne for pay the
most hcinOus moral ofYcnscs. That
general knowledge Of this fact has con.
tributed greatly to the les.
SEEMING of the influence of the pulpit II
undcniablc. The church and the col
lcge have come to the parting Of the
ways. They must choose between God
aud mnnmon. between virtue and
bascness. The lad educated In u col
lcgc founded upon and maintained by
money gained by deceit. corruption.
rnpncity and lnwlessiiess suffers ALSO
lutte loss of ethical standards. ON cv-
cry side within the college walls lie
hears culOgy of Its munihcent patron
AMI secs memorials displayed recount.
ing the virtues of u man whom the
world knows to he an extOrtionist AMI
an enemy Of justice. With his Greek
aud Latin. with all the moral prcccpts
of the nncicnts. there II thus instilled
into his mind the belief that riches TX.
cuse all things. that n life spent In
preylng on ones fellow men may bc
expintcd ana even justified by tnr.
| Oily turning over u share Of the plum.
der to some religious organization for
church or educn tiOnnl purposes. Church
ana school alike IRE eager for gold.
though II be tainted with the methods
of II rascal In It's accumulation. Mel.
thcr from the pulpit nor the study can
there proceed under such conditions
any real good for society. The pro-
test OF DR.. Gladden-whOse cminenct
In religious and educational affairs
gives It especial signiticnnce-concs
none too soon. Indeed II II IN indica
ton Of the evil power of what DIR
GLADDEN. calls tainted gold" that TIC
pulpit should have been silent no long
upon Il question OF ethics which had
long ago aroused the interest OF oh
servant citizens.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1896-01-04

From some English papers ana from
some timId souls In the East the pub.
lie hcnrs hOrrlfylng rumOrs OF Eli
glands ability In case Of war to sail
down the st. Lawrence and the chain
of lakes and LAY waste the city Of
Chicago" GunbOnts and ships of war.
Il IL said. could assemble OF the Van
Buren, street pier ana shell the town.
Cruisers would enter the Chicago har-
Dor and hammer the city hall aud the
pOstOffice with bombs and shot. For
some mysterious reason the British
press and the timid persons fail to spec.
ulate rs to what the United States
would he doing all this time. What
would he happening on the American
side while British keels We're blowing
the waters OF the st. Lawrence ana the
straits OF Macklnaw!