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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-03

Lansing. Mich, Oct. Pa life-sze
OIL portrait of former Governor John T..
Rich was presented to the state Tues
day. The portrait was painted by Percy
Ives. OF Detroit. and is gift from a
number OF the personal friends OF the
EX-GOVERNOR
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1897-11-03

on the railroad. was run over last sum-
mer and died an hour later. Both legs
had been amputated at the hospital by
DR.. Lupenski The legs were badly
mangled and were cremated instead OF
being delivered with the remains. The
suit is based on this cremation act and
not on the loss OF the husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

miraIty side of the United States Court
and under sections of the law applicable
only to the case of sailors deserving after
having signed contract to render certain
service. Admiralty law embodies some prin-
ciples which do not enter into civil or COM
mon law. 1t is largely system by itself
In deciding this case the Supreme Court
said:
From the earliest historical period the
contract of the sailor has been treated as
an exceptional one and involving, TO a GER
tain extent, the surrender of his personal
liberty during the life of the contract. In
deed. the business of navigation could
scarcely be carried on without some guar
anty beyond the ordinary civil remedies
upon contract that the sailor will not de-
sert the ship at a critical moment or leave
her at some place where seamen are i'm
possible TO be obtained-aS Molloy forcibly
expresses it, ITO rot in her neglected brine.
Such desertion might involve a long delay
of the vessel while the master is seeking
another crew, an abandonment of the VOy-
age, and in some cases the safety of the
ship itself. Hence the laws of nearly all
maritime nations have made provisions for
securing the personal attendance of the
crew on board and for their criminal punish
ment for desertion or absence without leave
during the life of the shipping articles.
Following this the court gave learned
summary of the laws of different maritime
nations on this subject, from the earliest
times. 1t also showed conclusively that the
enforcement of a shipping contract under
maritime law was not such involuntary
servitude" as is forbidden by the thirteenth
amendment to the Constitution. 1T is
clear" said the court, that the amendment
was not intended to introduce any novel
doctrine with respect to certain descriptions
of service which have always been treated
as exceptional, such as military and naval
enlistments, or to disturb the right Of
parents and guardians to the custody of
their minor children or wards" The court
concluded on this point as follows:
In the face of legislation regarding the
desertion of seamen which was in force In
this country for more than sixty years be-
fore the thirteenth amendment was adopted,
and similar legislation abroad from time inn
memorial it cannot be open to doubt that
the provision against involuntary servitude
was never intended to apply to seamens
contracts.
Enough has been said to show that the
case before the court arose from peculiar
conditions, and that the decision was based
on principles of law applicable to excep-
tional cases and to only one class of per-
sons. Yet conference of labor leaders
mind you leaders" and therefore presum-
ably of more than ordinary intelligence-ex-
citedly declares that this decision was one
under which the old fugitive slave laws
may be revived and striking laborers be
seized and returned to the service of their
masters" Evidently the Supreme Court
did not know what it was about.
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SWINDLER AND BIGAMIST.
Sir Henry WestwOOd Cooper Also
Wanted by Canadian Authorities.

TORONTO, Ont, Sept. 2.-The Toronto
police would like to lay their hands on Sir
Henry Cooper, now under arrest in San
Francisco. The alleged swindler appeared
in Mulmur township last February as the
escort of Miss Nellie Atkinson, who was
returning to recuperate after a long ILL
ness in Toronto. He was known to her
and at William Halls boarding house at
81 Simcoe street, Toronto, as DIR. Henry
Westwood Cooper where he had lived with
his wife and her young brother since their
arrival from Australia last December.
Cooper said he had practiced medicine in
Australia for about year and q half and
held papers which purported to be diplomas
from one of the London, England, medical
colleges His wife went TO the village OF
Stanton in April and is there at present.
She says she was Miss Bertha Young, or
Brisbane, Australia. where Cooper married
her a couple of years ago. Cooper followed
his wife 10 Stanton and boarded at the
home of Thomas Campaign. where he be-
came a great faVOrite. He paid especial
court to Miss Campaign, eighteen years OF
age. whom he persuaded TO marry him,
saying that the woman who passed as Mrs.
the girls parents that she was suffering
from a dangerous throat disease and offered
TO take her to Toronto for treatment. This
was assanted 10. On the 18th day OF May
Campaign family, Cooper vert to Shell
bourne and procured a license and bor-
roWed a sum Of money from a friend OF tho
family. He then took the girl to Toronto,
satisfying her with the marriage license
and her parents with his reputation as
throat specialist. They remained together
in Toronto for a time and then disappeared
and have not been heard of here since.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
TO MEET AT FORT WORTH.
Next farmers Congress to BE Held in
Texas-COnstitutiOn Changed.

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Sept 2.-To-day's ses-
sion of the Farmers Convention was given
over to choice of place for the next meet
ing election of first vice president and
action on more resolutions. Fort Worth,
Tex, was chosen almost without oppose
ton for the next place of meeting. l.. II.
Maxwell, of Louisiana, was chosen for
vice president. An amendment of the con-
sttution was adopted intending to broaden
the scope of the organization. All institu-
tions and organizations interested in agri-
culture may hereafter be represented by
delegates in the Farmers National Con-
gress. A resolution favoring the govern
ment ownership of railroads was over
whelmingly defeated, receiving only five or
six affirmative votes. A resolution urging
Congress to hurry work on the harbors of
refuge on the great lakes went through
without opposition. Another resolution was
adopted favoring a discriminating duty in
favor of goods imported in American YES
sells which can be registered If the owner
gives satisfactory bond to build other ves-
sells of equal tonnage within a reasonable
time. Arrangements have been made to
take the delegates on a trip to the Red
river valley wheat fields, and they will
start on the Great Northern Railway to-
morrow morning.
The afternoon session of the National
Farmers Congress was held at the State
Farm at ST. Anthony Park. A warm dis
cussion arose over the consideration of the
silver question forced on the part of the
white metal advocates by H. L. Loucks, Of
South Dakota A resolution favoring silver
vas finally rejected. Papers read were:
Industrial Activity" by Mrs Ada M.
Ewing, of Iowa; agriculture as a Civil
izer Among the American Indians" by Mrs.
Juliet A. Jordan, of Indian Territory.
Further discussion was precipitated at
the evening session by attempts of H. l..
Loucke and J.. III. Weller, of NASHUA, Ia.
to secure Endorsement of various ideas fa-
vored by them. The committee on resolu-
ton had reported adversely upon resolu-
tons offered by the gentlemen, and Mrs.
Loucks g. member of the committee, in
each instance returned "A minority report.
The majority report was adopted in each
instance. Among the matters disposed OF
were government ownership of railroads,
the initiative and referendum, income tax
and one declaring against corporate owner
ship of land for speculative purposes. Pa
pers read at the evening session were:
''Horse Breeding for Profit n. NJ Coad.
Fremont, Neb.; State Aid for Road Inn
provement Otto Dorner milwaukee,,
chairman of the L. A. w. committee on
highway Improvement Soil Culture" Pro-
fessor p. II. W. Campbell, Sioux City. Ia:
Farmers Institute Work. O. c. Gregg,
director of the Minnesota Farmers Instt-
tuta.
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Boston Transcript.

Boston transcript.
The docking of the Indiana at Halifax
has occa stoned so many expoSittonS OF the
character of our facilities for repairing the
new navy that it is surprising that the mo
tive of the Navy Department IN sendlng
her there should still be misunderstood. TO
Judge by inquiries we have received many
persons are laboring under the impression
that we have no docks capable of taking
in so large a vessel as the Indiana This
is an error. The United States govern
ment owns eleven drydOcks of varying ca
pacities. OF these one at the Brooklyn
ward is capable of taking in the Indiana,
it being go feet long ard 105 feet wide. 1t
is being repaired, and inasmuch as the In
diana could not wait she was sent to Hail
fax AT Port Royal there is another dry
dock also capable of containing hrst-
class battle ship, but the approaches are
not of the best, and vessels of large dlmen-
sions must be lightened before they can be
admitted within it's gates These docks are
of wood as is that at Norfolk, which Will
hold "a vessel of 5000 tons displacement
and isNnow being repaired. At Mare island
on the Pacific, is magnificent granite dock
513 feet long which will take in battle
ships. Battle ships on the Pacific station
sound, which is $50 feet long, built of wood,
with q granite entrance. 1t was only be-
cause there was no dock on the Atlantic
Immediately available that the Indiana
went to Halifax. We have not docks
enough as yet for the requirements of the
navy, but we are not dockless.
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their employees to attend the fair. There has
been complaint for many years, with some
reason. that indianapolis did not do its
share towards patronizing and supporting
the fair. Every year it brings a great many
people and considerable trade here, and the
people of the city ought to feel kindly to-
wards ii. The suggestion for an 'Indianap-
oils day is good one. and if rightly car
ried out may result profitably for the fair
and pleasantly for all concerned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

Congress to decide upon a Cuban policy is
no more in the line of American precedents
than that of an extra session to legis-
late regarding labor strikes A special ses-
sion OF Congress should only be called to
meet some emergency. political, commercial
or otherwise. Constitutional remedies of
that sort should not he too freely resorted
to. At present there is no apparent neces-
sity for the convocation of Congress to
consider either the labor or the Cuban
question, and both can await ordinary
methods of action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
The Fading Bryan.
Denver Letter

Mrs Lease and other evangels of distress
and calamity are at a discount now Nobody
pays any attention TO them. Even William
Jennings Bryan was not the drawing card
he expected to be during his trip through
the mountains. l saw a man who had heard
Bryan make a speech week or two ago in
Idaho. The boy orator spoke to good
people who were violently for Bryan last
fall stayed away Il asked a friend of
mine" said my informant, why he had
not gone to hear Bryan's speech. L hadn't
time he said Then, continued the gentle
man from Idaho, Il thought that if ar
dent Bryanite could not find time to go two
blocks to see and hear the great apostle of
free coinage. sentiment must be undergo
ing a great change.
Sentiment is undergoing great change.
The people of the mountain and prairie
States are too busy with their own affairs,
with their harveStings and their INNINGS
and their buildings and developments, to be
disturbed over conditions of distress which
no longer exist except in the imagination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

The statement that Japan is scheming to
obtain concessions that will enable her to
construct and control the Nicaragua canal.
and that the Nicaraguan government is
connlving at the scheme is rather on the
sensational order No doubt Japan. under
the new regime, is very ambitious, but it IS
not likely che would attempt any
thing so certain to challenge the deter
mined opposition OF the United States as
the alleged Nicaraguan scheme. 1t is not
unlikely the story may have been started
for the purpose Of accelerating measures
for the construction of the canal by the
United States
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
GROUND FOR SUSPICION.

Three weeks since the Journal expressed
the hope that the TRANSACTIONS of the city
government in connection with the Game
we'll police signal system would not be
closed until the Safety Board and the
Council had disposed of a number of very
serious charges regarding the negotiation.
At that time Councilman Dewar asserted
that the Board of Safety had paid very
large price for a defective system and pre-
sented a number of statements in connec-
ton with the negotiation which tended to
show favoritism to the negotiators for the
Gamewell system. The only reply made in
response to the Dewar charges was to the
effect that he is an alien and that his par
ticipation in the business of the Council
may have vitiated all its proceedings. This
was doubtless thought to dispose of Mr..
Dewar and his charges. At any rate,
nothing else was said regarding the affair
beyond a reminding of the public by a
councilman that the whole matter, with the
papers, had been referred to the grand
jury while the trade for the Gamewell sys-
tenn was perfected.
Since that date other facts have come to
light tending to show that the city of In
dianapolis has agreed to pay more than
other cities have paid for these appliances.
One of these statements was to the effect
that the city of Chicago had paid a third
less per box for its Gamewell system than
did our Board of Safety for the one In
dianapolis is to have, while another state
ment made it appear that city somewhat
smaller than Indianapolis obtained a SUI
perior system for about half the price
which we are to pay. True, these facts or
statements may not have been officially
brought to the attention of the Taggart
administration who are responsible for the
transaction.
Why have these charges and statements
been ignored? Why did not the committee
of the Council investigate the transaction
as directed instead of turning the entire
matter over to the grand jury? When the
recent charges affecting the acts of sew
eral officials of the Denny administration
were made, the Council instituted vigor-
Gus investigation. 1t was literally a search
light investigation. But this administration
when charged with favoritism and with
paying much more for an imperfect signal
system than it is worth. sits dumb while
these charges are told and retold on the
street corners. What does it mean? Does
it think that it is matter of no interest
that it has paid too much for an imperfect
system, or is it afraid to lift the cover
from the transaction that the public may
see for themselves? It is impossible to tell
what the Taggart board may think, but it
should know that the people are, by the
conduct of the administration. led to think
that the transaction is tainted-that pos
sbly some official or some person near the
Taggart throne has obtained some of the
peoples money because about 80 1-3 per
cent. more has been paid for the system
than it has cost other cities? This sus-
picion is due to the squelching of any in
vestigation by the Council and board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

1t is very evident that the leadership of
the Democracy in Pennsylvania has been
seized by a second-class lot of politicians
whose numbers have enabled them to de-
feat the men of brains There, as elsewhere,
the rise of Bryan and Organism has pushed
upon the party as leaders lot of men who
have hitherto been content to follow, but
the spectacle of such a man as Bryan at
the head of the Democratic party has
brought to the front a whole horde of Fall
STATS
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OF all the queer persons who have been
masqueradiug these years as labor leaders
Sovereign may easily take the prize for
chief harlequin. Mr.. Debs. even when the
seductive but treachercus cucumber has
done its work, cannot attain the buffoonery
of Soverei 1 when he talks of issuing
''edicts" which will move the country. The
edict is the method of the Car.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

A correspondent of New York paper
says that before he left Havana "a promi-
nent Spanish banker assured me that since
Weyler's arrival in Cuba as captain gem
eral the latter had RENTED the sum of
$7O93, S56 to London and Paris for his pri-
vate account" The amount is too exact
for belief. but no doubt Weyler has feath-
cred his nest If he has not made a for
tune in Cuba what has he been doing? Ger
tainlv not making war
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

The evening after the adjournment of the
conference of labor leaders in st. Louis
Anarchist Debs addressed a separate meet
ing. ut was a red-hot revolutionary talk
says the ST. Louis Republic, "in which the
newspapers corporations, capitalists,
courts and the whole system of government
was arraigned, condemned and ridiculed."
Here is a sample:
The Supreme Court consists of nine SUBJ
sidiZed putocrats. There is not one of them
that would not betray his mother if pressed
to it by the capitalists. Not one member of
that gang respects the Constitution or the
Declaration of Independence.
With Debs for chief justice and eight as
sociate justices of his way of thinking this
would be the best country in the world to
enigrate from.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

The principal speakers at Labor day
celebration in st. Louis on Monday next
will be Eugene V. Debs and William Jen-
nings Bryan. Both are labor leaders. One
is trying to lead workingmen into armed
opposition to law and the other into de-
based CURRENCY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

The so-called silver Republicans in Ne
braska were so scarce in a state conven-
ton that General Weaver who has not
been Republican since 1872, was drafted
to do duty under that name. 1t was well
silver Republican is something like a
white hlackhird
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

At the meeting of silver men in this city
within two years wheat would be selling
at 40 cents. Suppose it is, what good will
that do silver. and what kind of a party
is it that bases its hopes on fall in the
nrice of farm nroducts2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

One of the advantages of being on gold
basis is that if there should happen to be
a shortage of circulation we can always
draw upon that of other commercial coun-
tries on equal terms. Honest money finds
its level the same as dishonest money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

The assertions of the silverites regarding
the insufficiency of money to do the bust
ness of the country are being as conspicu-
ously disproved as all their other asser-
lions. Business is increasing every day and
the crops are moving as never before, yet
there is an abundance of money for all
legitimate purposes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
Dire Threat.

Eyes. met her father last night" said
the sad young man.
And did he threaten you with bodily
harm?" asked the friend.
Worse than that. He is going to get out
an injunction against my coming near the
house"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

1t looks little as if the municipal cam
palgn on the Democratic side might de-
velop new battle of the kegs" If so it
is to be hoped some new poet will arise to
celebrate the theme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

"Divine Healer" Schrader has dropped
down into this State. He wears "a long
flowing robe of fine material" with ordi-
nary garments underneath in convenient
parts of which he carries rolls of money
collected from credulous fools of both sexes.
The divine healer is likely to become well
heeled
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
A Business barometer.

The advertising columns of legitimate
intelligent and thrifty portion of the public
as an unerring barometer of the character.
energy and success of business men, and
those who fail to appreciate the now uni
versaIly accepted method of reaching the
people must fall behind in the race for
business profits.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

1t is hoped that a majority of the School
Board will squelch the scheme of adding
$1150OO to the burden of the taxpayers of
this county by carrying into effect the COM
pulsory education act as construed by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

free-trade contemporary complains
that the whole Dingley tariff was con-
structed on the discriminating principle"
Yes of discriminating in favor of American
interests against foreign.
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WILL SAVE $4,000 a YEAR.
Dispensary Law COnstabIes With
drawn by south CaroIina's Governor.

COLUMBUS, s. c.. Sept. 2.-Governor Eli
Ierbee announced to-day that he had given
orders withdrawing the state constabslary
force from every village town and city in
the State. Only few constables will be
retained In the country districts, where
there are no local officials 10 enforce the
dispensary laws This action removes the
chief cause OF friction in the enforcement
OF the state liquor law and will save the
commonwealth $50.e00 a year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

Brown University and DIR. Andrews have
both had good deal of free advertising
out of the free-silver incident and perhaps
they might as well compromise and quit.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03

HE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,
indianapolis, Ind.
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

can be found at the following places:
NEW 1ORK-Windscr Hotel and Aston House.
CAsillCAGo-Palner House and P. o. News Co..
street
LOCISVILLE-C. 7. Deering, northwest corner
81 inlrd and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House, Wizards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange, Fourteenth street, between
Penn. avenue and + street
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Kansas City Journal
Billy Bryan probably realizes that he is
dead but Billy is not the man TO usurp the
functions of the undertaken at his own
funeral. He will look natural as long as
pOssible.
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The Reaourceful Plat.
Detroit Tribune.

Don't be too sure that Uncle Thomas COL
lier Platt has reached the end of his rope.
In such an emergency Mr.. Plat is just the
kind OF a man who would get a new rope.
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There is always money enough in the
country to move the crops provided the
crops are big enough to call II out
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It is to be hoped that our business men
and employers will respond favorably to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-03
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
which

Watts-I understand the p d. & @. is
about to make another extension.
Potts-Of It's line or it's mortgage?