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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
NIBBLING AT CHINA.

Following close upon Germanys occupa-
ton of Kiaochau bay in southern China
comes an announcement that Great Britain
has obtained a cession of a sizable strip
of territory near Hong-Kong, including
some islands off the coast. 1t is also an
nounced that Germany has her eye on
Shan-Tung, n large coast province OF emma
which iuts out into the sea, making a long
coast line. When she has acquired that
England will probably see another strip
that suits her fancy. Germany's alleged
reason for occupying Kiaoctau was to af-
ford protection for German missionaries in
China. Everybody knows what propa-
gandist of Christianity the German gov
eminent is, and how thoroughly the present
Emperor is imbued with the missionary
spirit He has not yet announced a crusade
by the German army for the purpose of
carving the gospel into heather lands, but
who knows what plans he may be revolv-
ing in his mind? At all events, German
missionaries in China must be protected,
and that is the reason why Germany occu-
pied Kiaochau bay. At least, that is the
official statement, and 20 doubt 1t would
be lese majesty. The reason given for Eng
lands acquisition of strip of Chinese ter
ritory near Hong-Kong is that she may
fortify it and increase the garrison. There
are no missionaries in her case, at least
no pretense of protecting them. When
Germany has been in the land-grabbing
and territorial ACKNOWLEDGEMENT business as
long as England has she will be more
frank and will not think it necessary to
find a pious pretext for a military occupa-
ton.
These operations of Germany and Eng
land in the East illustrate the latest and
most approved style of territorial extern
sion. 1t may be called nibbling In former
times when the world was larger and there
was more land lying around loose, whole
continents or islands as big as continents
waiting to be appropriated, the process was
different. In those days a European power.
especially England, would appropriate hsii
a continent or a whole archipelago at once
and by simple ediet make vast addition
10 the national domain. But those good old
days are passed. Pretty much all the
world is pre-empted now. and the acouisi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

At the close of the last session of Con-
gress the Journal published an interview
with one of the most prominent members
of the Indiana delegation in the House, in
which he spoke in positive language of the
growing evil of special pension bills. Not
long ago there were only scores of these:
now there are literally thousands Few of
them become laws, but they would be a
menace if a strong lobby should be organ
lied to push them.
Many of these special pension bills pro-
vide for increase of pensions under existing
laws. OF course there is no lack of pre-
texts, such as the insufficiency of existing
pensions to relieve the needs of those now
enjoying them, the assumption being that
| the purpose of pension is to place the re-
cipient above need. 1t scarcely need be said
that such an assumption is baseless. Pen
sion laws are not based upon such theory,
but, on the contrary, on the assumption that
the recipients have rendered the Nation a
| service in which they received injury, and
the pension is based upon the nature of
the disability. If pension laws were based
upon the theory that government is under
obligation to maintain pensioners in COM
fort, it could not raise sufficient revenue to
do it, since some would regard comfort as
involving cost Of $1,000 year.
| Another class of special pension bills are
| those for men who cannot obtain pensions
under existing laws. They were not SOL
diers, or some sort of disability attaches to
them, like deserton. They should have no
consideration whatever. In fact, no man
should be allowed to prosecute a claim who
cannot bring evidence of an honorable dis
charge. During ten years a commission
was in existence to consider every case of
charge of desertion and to remove those
charges when there was evidence to justify
il. 1t is fair to assume that all those who
could present such evidence had their rec
ords set right.
The pension laws of the United States are
liberal in the extreme, and nearly all the
rulings have been to broaden their applica-
ton. The pension ranges from Sc to over
SEQ a month Such being the case, no spe-
cial pension bills should be passed, because
general laws are sufficiently liberal. Fur
thermore, to pass few thousand such bills
is not only an injustice to other pensioners,
hut the fact will cause most of those who
have lust as good claims to beset congress-
men who already have all the work and
worry in connection with pensions that they
have time for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
LOVERS DEAD LINE.
Young WOman's sutton Beaten by Her
Father for Passing "a TrOchn.

CHAMBERLAIN, s. D., Dec. IA case
tried at the last term OF the Circuit Court
in Grant county which excited considerable
attention was that of Robert J. Ewing,
nineteen years of age, against Matthias ).
Druecker, a prominent merchant, for $1,000
damages for assault and battery COM
mftted upon him on the night of Sunday,
July 4. On the night in question Ewing ac-
companied the eldest daughter of Druecker
home from church. While the old man has
been married twice, and in his younger days
undoubtedly enjoyed the pleasure of walk
ing home with young women, he insists
that none of the young men snail keep
company with his daughters.
The boys who nave lived hear the family
for some time understand the old mans
temper and peculiarties, and when escort
ing the daughters home take the precauLon
of bidding them good nfght at an adjacent
street corner. Young Ewing, however, VINO
was comparative stranger AID not aware
of the existence of the old mans trocha,
walked boldly up TO the garden gate with
the young woman Just as ne lifted ms
hat TO make Dow preparatory TO walking
away he was rudey ana Violently accosted
by tho lreGte father, who informed him mat
he wanted him To go into the house, where
he couId get a look al him. Having the
young man at a serious disadvantage, the
old man was able to force him into the
Druecker's two sons were on hand and as
sisted and Ewing testified that all three
pounded him unmerclfully. HIS testimony
was corroburated by witnesses who CHANGED
to be passing the house at the time. Finally
Ewing succeeded in escaping from their
grasp. He rushed from the house, his three
ASSISTANTS following MN some distal-ce. So
severe were his injuries chat II was month
before he was able 10 be about. he then
consulted an attorney and the 81, 600 damage
suit was the result. Druecker engaged three
good attorneys and the case was bitterly
contested. 1t occupied the time of the court
and jury for more than day, and the
jury was out about ten hours. Eleven jurors
were practically agreed upon verdict OF
$780, but the twelfth would not consent.
They finally compromised upon reasona-
BILE amount. The affair cost Druecker near
ly $500 Nevertheless, in future the dead
line for his daughters escorts will remain
at the adjacent corner instead of at the
garden gate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
HYPNOTISM in SCHOOLS.
Effect of the Craze Started by IA Teach
err, Who Was Forced to Resign.

SHEBOYGAN, Wis, Dec. 1.-The school
authorities have made astonishing discov-
cries in their investigation into the results
Iof Prof. George W. Fergusons hypnotic ex-
periments in the public schools. Demon
strations have been made in all ward
schools the High School alone escaping.
Pupils of all ages from the tiny tot in the
kindergarten to the youths bordering on
manhood, have been used as subjects. OF
the hundreds of children Professor Fergu-
son has hypnotized none has suffered in
jury in any way. but the effects are shown
in the hundreds of young Svengalis that are
found in the various grades of the school
Boys of ten, twelve and fourteen years have
become experts in control, and they find
their subjects among their little play-fel-
lows. Girls in short dresses have taken up
the mysteries of the science and have ex-
perimented on their younger brothers and
sisters. Little groups of boys and girls that
assembled in the halls and playrooms or on
the grounds of the school buildings and
who before the exposure OF Professor Fer
guson's classes In hypnotism were supposed
to be discussing verbs and percentage. are
now known TO have been deep in the mys-
teries OF hypnotic suggestion and control
one OF the most sensational facts brought
out at the meeting last evening of the
School Board, when Professor Ferguson
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The popular protest against the waste of
natural gasis beginning to take practical
form. The Madison county case in which
the local judge refused to grant an injunc-
ton will be appealed to the Supreme Court,
and the attorney general will appear for the
people. Thus we shall soon know whether
that remedy is available. If not, some
other must be found. Meanwhile, cannot
the City Council do something towards re-
straining the waste of gas through the
recklessness and dishonesty of consumers
in this city? The gas company which is
held down by stringent ordinance on the
one hand ought not to be held up by dis
honest consumers on the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

was dismissed because Of his hypnotic ex-
periments. related TO a demonstration OF
hypnosis In the Fourth ward school a week
ago. Ii was charged by a commissioner
that recently Professor Ferguson visited
the Fourth district school, and after the
close of the study hours invited the older
pupils to remain. Then the windows were
covered with curtains and the transom
darkened and a dozen or more OF the pu-
pills were placed in hypnosis. The experi-
ments continued for an hour. Another case
was that OF q SIX year-Old girl named Alker,
O pupil of the Second ward school. She
was called into Professor Ferguson's resi-
dence and hypnotized. She was then told
that dogs were pursuing her, and the fright
and nervous shock seriously affected her.
A few days later the little one was in school
and Professor Ferguson attempted, in the
presence of the teacher, &C place her in
hypnosis. but the experiment failed. AT
the next meeting of the City Council an or
dinance will probably be introduced prohib-
iting the practice of hypnotism in the city
and furnishing offenders by a heavy fine.
The feeling Inspired by Professor Fergu-
sons experiments is intense
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The current issue of the Capital, published
at Washington, contains an excellent por-
trait of Hon. Perry S. Heath, first assistant
postmaster general and an article over his
signature on "Civility in the Civil Service
concluding as follows:
The people are at least entitled to civlity
ard prOmptitude of service from every en-
ploye of the Postoffice Department. They
might even ask mere and expect a dispo-
sition to step outside the mere routine of
office duty for the purpose of giving them
information or facilities connected with the
service When they receive less than proper
courtesy it is, in my opinion. time for the
department to step in. So long as remain
first assistant postmaster general l am de-
termined that in all the branches of the
service over which l exercise any control
there shall be civility in the civil service
Politeness, civility, courtesy, patience. kind
ness-ali of these qualities should be melted
out to the public by all persons in the pub
lie service, and without respect to class
The matter of civility in the civil service
is one OF equal Importance to the govern
ment and the public. 1t is important to
the government to be represented 10y civil
and obliging officials. and certainly the peo-
pie have right to expect prompt and polite
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The prospective transfer of Mr.. Bicknell
to charity work in Chicago has called out a
number of applicants for the position of
secretary to the Board of State Charities.
The secretary of the board is its executive
officer and right arm. and it's success de-
ponds largely on his fitness and ability. 1t
is important, also, that our recent reform
legislation should be intelligently and con-
scientiously administered. For these rea-
sons it is to be hoped the board will be
careful in its selection of new secretary.
If there is any favoritism or yielding to
pulls" the board may work injustice upon
itself and upon the State as well.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

TO be making money in spite of the fall in
wholesale prices, because they pay their la
borers in deprecated silver and sell their
coffee for gold That was the scheme of
the silverites like Senator Stewart to enable
the United States to compete with Japan.
To pay on silver instead of a gold basis
would cut wages so per cent. Unfortunately
for the silverites. Japan has adopted the
gold standard, doubling the purchase power
OF wages
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

A Republican and Democratic ex-mayor
of Boston who gave that city acceptable adj
ministrations hold that it is better to con-
duct municipal elections under party names
than otherwise The Democratic ex-mayor
says if the issues were not on party lines
they would turn on religion or some local
question which would work greater harm
than partyism. The Republican ex-mayor
finds party discipline and party responsible
ifv wholesome
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
CLAY'S CHILD WIFE ILL.
The General Says She VIII Return
Home If She Lives.

WHITEHALL. KY, Dec. 1.-The follow
ing letter has just been received from Gen.
Clay:
Dear friend: Dora sends by messengers
loving letters and denies all said to her in
Jury. She was thrown from vicious horse
and dragged by the foot in the stirrup TO
possible death. The intent of our enemies.
She will return if she lives. God help us.
Your friend. {. M CLAY
The general is not we'll enough to go to
the bedside of his seriously sick wife. and
he is bowed with grief. There is no doubt
that Dora wishes to go home. especially
since the terrible quarrel by her sick bed
last night between her brother Clell and her
relatives are quarreling over her because Of
the money General Clay gives her. Her
condition is very serious.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The Golden Club of London will at least
have chance to s9ddle its assured and
speedy disntegration upon that unlucky
number thirteen. That was the number in
attendance at the last meeting of the club.
The cause of free trade is deader than
ever, and the world will be charitable
enough to the club not to say, 81 told you
so,' and to let it go as another instance of
the deadly thirteen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

On MASSACHUSETTS avenue, near New
Jersey street, somebody is tearing a house
to pieces, and as it is convenient and aids
in the work, he has for two days COM
pletely barricaded the entire sidewalk COM
Delling thousands of people to turn aside
ard walk in the street A city with
model charter and government should be
able to put a stop to this sort of imposition
on the rights of the public
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
The LeHow Inquiry RecalIed.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1.1ScorpoFation Soun5
of police commissioners The reinstatement
of John L. Stephenson as captain CT police.
Captain Stephenson was dismissed from
the force in 1894 on his conviction or ac-
cepting a basket Of peaches as a bride Tor
reimbursement of the ordinance against
in the downtown district. The conviction
was recently reviewed and reversed by a
higher court. The captains reinstatement
will carry with 1t the payment OF Slo,VOo OK
hack salary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Whatever concerns Indianapolis concerns
all it's citizens. The question whether the
1898 meeting of American wheelmen shall
be held here is one of considerable import
ance. The effect of such assemblages is
cumulative and each one aids in advertising
Indianapolis as the ideal convention city.
For this reason all should unite in push
ing along the movement to land the wheel
mems meet here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

thing is that these two new elements have
never before been found in minerals in a
pure state, but only in chemical combina-
ton with other elements.
The man who lies is mean
And so is the man who steals:
The man who cheats is sinner, and
Should be hung up by the heels.
But the meanest and lowest of ali the
rogues
That flourish under the sun
Is the fellow that takes the credit for
Good work some other has done.
Taa1ar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The Board of Public Works was guilty
of a gross improperly, to say the least,
in charging and allowing against the city
for q carriage used by it's members at the
funeral of deceased official The con-
trollcr was right in refusing to allow the
bill of $40 for flowers, and he should dis
allow the carriage bill also. Such business
should be nipped in the bud
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
Unkind Comment.

mo- sab, I haven't seen the old State TO-
twenty yeahs, but once Kaintuckian, al
ways a Kaintuckian, sah."
Il wouldn't feel that way about it. You
are just as respectable in the community as
ANYBODY"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

John Chinaman has had a thought and
wants his head rubbed. He has found that
he can get Great Britain to defend all his
coasts. All he has to do is to give Great
Britain the aforesaid coasts, and she will
defend them to the bitter end. 1t is as SIM
pie and practical as the Irishman's plan
for selling his frying pan to get>something
to cook in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

If the armed young woman who is creep
ing surreptitously across the continent with
an arsenal on her person and a corps of
correspondents to help her keep secret the
object of her visit gets hold of Lucky
Baldwin she may amputate that pseu-
DOWN at anv rate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

II it should turn out that Germany has
designs upon Haiti it would have been bet
ter that General Grants effort to annex it
had succeeded in 1870. That no other gov
eminent may have designs upon Hawaii
it would be better for US to take it now.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The savage excoriation of DR.. Parkhurst
by Richard Croker. the Tammany chief, re-
calls a recent local incident, differing some
what in details Preachers who devote
themselves chiefly to Incorporate assaults
upon those who do not go their way need
not be surprised if the latter sometimes
strike hack
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

r If Germany. should assume that a man
born in this country, whose father was a
German and his mother a native of the
United States, is u subject of that empire,
1t would make glaring mistake 1t is just
the same when it makes a similar claim
regarding a resident of Haiti
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Those people who are deploring that Con-
gress will soon be in session seem to forget
that it is a Republican House and an even
~ divided Senate, which makes all the diff
ference in the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

It is reported that the President does not
indorse the postmaster generals scheme
for a postal savings bank. He doubtless
knows that the government has all the
legitimate business it can attend to-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Whatever do you suppose possessed
Mark Twain to get into the Austrian mob
and yell for the Germans"
Maybe he didn't know how to yell in the
Czech language"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co. 21l
Dearborn street, and Great Northern Hotel.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. ia Vine
street.
LOUIsyILLE-C. IA Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and JeffeAson streets, and Louisville
Book Co.. 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. D. C.--Riggs House Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Martin Thorn, par6er-iike, cannot stop
talking. First he says he didn't kill Gulden-
suppe then he says he did. then he says he
didn't say he did. He appears to be some
thing of q liar himself.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

The fact that the gross earnings of the
Pennsylvania Railroad last October were
SS90. 900 in excess of those of October, 1896.
is one of the proofs of improved times
which Bryanites cannot gainsay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Charlottesville, Ind, who made $4,000 by
holding 100000 pounds of wool for an an
ticipated rise under the Dingley tariff, be-
lieves that protection protects.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

There seem to be more congressman in
terested in Cuba than in passing a bill to
cut off the abuses of the second-class pos
tai matter, which is responsible for half Of
the deficit of ZIG 600 O00
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Not an American citizen is confined in a
Cuban prison at the present time-a fact
which will take all the vim out of the Gu
ban orator in Congress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
The Mean Man.

Shelf takes more skill to ride a wheel
than it does to drive a. horsesl
He-The idea. Anyawpiilsin can ride q.
rrLon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
BIessings of HomeIiness.

Fine feathers" said the crow, as he
watched the women on their way to Chris.
tian worship, fine feathers make short
lived birds" 2ae4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02
IArrett Lert 300. ooo.

ST. LOUIS. Dec. Letters OF admins
trat!on on the estate OF the late John T..
Liggett. the millionaire tohacconist were
to-cay taken out by his widow. who was
made executrix. The estate was valued at
$500 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Persons should not for one minute under
stand that 1.-THE North American Wrecking
Company is another name for the Bryanite
party. 48.t V
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-02

Total ....+.......,..........''. .@olo,oS4Sol
Every dollar of gold certificates has a
dollar of gold in the treasury to redeem
it, so that disposes OF the first item. The
same is true of the silver certificates. For
every dollar of treasury notes outstanding
there is silver bullion in the treasury to
coin into dollars for its redemption. Here
is total of $500 919 1888 of the $S1S G94 9S1 dis
posed of without any provision for redenp-
ton, because it already exists. This leaves
$317. 7S1, 1898 Of outstanding paper money. The
latest treasury statement shows that the
government holds s15S. All, 1872 of gold coin
and 967S,O95 in silver dollars against
which there is no charge-a total of $179,-
$685. which. deducted from the outstand-
ing paper money unaccounted for above
($917, 7S1 $3.50. leaves $1446S6,169 as the APP
proximate amount of outstanding paper
which is not covered by coin.