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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
THE GOVERNORS VETOES.

Governor Mount called a halt on the mat
ter of providing for additional courts by
yetoing two bills, and we are glad to note
that his vetoes were sustained by a big
vote: Governor Mount is on the right
track.-ConnerSville News.
Governor Mounts veto message calling a
halt on the increase of the number of
judicial circuits in the State will meet with
the approval of the people at large, al
though 1t may be dispensing to the coun-
ties interested. This is not a good time TO
needlessly add to the burden Of the peo-
ple-Crawfordsville Journal.
Governor Mounts first veto message OBJ
jects to a Superior Court III Grant county
and separate judicial circuit in Howard and
Upton counties. The executive objects TO
the tendency to create such a large number
OF courts, the purposes or many or Whlch
being merely to find new positions for am
bilious lawyers.-South Bend Reporter.
Thanks, Governor Mount. In vetoing the
bills creating two new courts you have
honored in the breach heretofore uni
versal rule of State executive to accept
the action OF the LEGISLATURE in creating
expense of the taxpayers of the State. The
people will recognize the desire to serve
them and will hold the act in grateful re-
membrance.-MuncieT Times.
The House sustained both vetoes. In the
course of his message the Governor says:
The judiciary of the State is sadly in need
of revision. The judicial circuits might be
so reformed as to give all needed relief,
with reduction of the present number of
courts. More than $20O000 was paid to
judges last year. This is an inopportune
time to multiply courts needlessly.' Gov
ernor Mount is making practical some of
the theories he advanced in his inaugural
address. He is showing that he possesses
a large degree of independence as well as
intelligent atesmanShip.-Elkhart Review.
Governor Mount. in his message vetoing
two bills for the creation of Superior
Court and the division of circuit in two.
suggests that the judiciary of the State is
sadly in need OF revision, and that he be-
lieves that the judicial circuits might be so
reformed to give all needed relief with
a reduction of the present number of cir
cults. The Governors position seems cor
rect. An Illustration of the inequality of
the circuits we have right here. By the
census of 1890 Elkhart county had popu-
lation of SO. pol, and Lagrange county of
15,615-total 54Sl6. Kosciusko county had a
population of 2S.6i5, or but a little over half
much the other two counties, yet
KosciuskO is a circuit by itself, while the
other two counties are united in one cir
cult. At present Elkhart and Lagrange
doubtless have more than double the popu-
lation of KOsciuskO. and the population of
Elkhart county is without doubt more than
one-half more than that of koSciuSkO
county.-GoShen Times.
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mentary TO the professional man who sells
his opinions as an expert in trials. Marion
l.. Dawson answers the question. Shall
the South be Solid Again. in the mega
tive, which is consoling. A foreign naval
officer tells US why We cannot afford TO
fight Spain. He does not think that We
can afford 10 do so because Spain could in
fiict greater damage upon us than we could
upon Spain. The North American Is pub
lished at No PSI Fifth avenue, New York.
at 50 year
In his Rose of Yesterday" in the Gen.
fury Marion Crawford puts his heroine TO
the severest possible tests. but she resists
to the last every temptation to secure a
divorce from her worthless husband After
she has put aside every argument and de-
termined fully and finally 20 live her life out
with the man to whom she was legally
bound the author rewards her for her virtue
by permitting the man TO die and 80 setting
her free. The moral effect of the tale is
not likely 10 be all that could be wished,
since in real life il cannot always be ex-
pected that the offending marital partner
will meet with so timely a death.
The Forum for February contains an un-
usually attractive list of articles upon cur
rent topics. Senator Hill gets the first
pages for an article about the future of
Democracy. which has been noticed at
length. The currency question is discussed
from different standpoints. Even Senator
PETER is permitted 10 state his vagaries
which as vague and impossible as those
of any man. One of the best articles Is en-
titled THE Criminal i'm the Open" which
demolishes all the weak theories of hered-
1ty The Forum shows evidence OF increas-
ing prosperity in its field. Twenty-Five
years ago such a periodical would have
suspended after struggle of few years.
1t is published by the Forum Company, In
New York, at So a year.
The curious venture of the weekly Out
look in making one issue each month a
magazine number is entirely successful, so
far as the character of the contents is con-
cerned, this monthly number rivalng the
old-established magazines in the variety
and character of its contributions. Ii has
also some valuable features which those
periodicals lack. Its STORY of Gladstone s
Life" by Justin Mccarthy which is run
ming a serial. is an elaborate and impor-
tant work. The current number contains
several special contributions Of unusual in
terest, among them an interview with Ed
ward Eggleston. based on the historical
work in which he is now engaged; q "Mu-
nicipal Study. by Mayor Pingree, of De-
troit. and a dramatic account of an episode
in the life of Russian Jew, by Zangwill
Rev. Lyman Abbott sets forth his purpose
in discussing the doctrine of evolution in
connection with the Bible: Mrs. Ellen NJ
Benrotin describes the Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs, and Hamilton W. Mabie dis
courses pleasantly of TheOcritus. The vari-
Gus editorial departments of the regular
weekly edition found in this fourth and
larger issue also.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

Whatever may be the outcome of the
present appeal by the city of indianapolis
for legislative permission to assert it's
ownership of the streets of the city against
the Citizens Street-railroad Company it
has had one gratifying result. For the first
time in more than twenty-five years the
Citizens Company is on the defensive and
begging for quarter. For a good part of
that time the city and it's citizens have
been walking the floor so far as un-
availing efforts to induce the company to
do its duty were concerned; now for little
while at least the company is walking the
floor. During most of the period named, or
as often some phase of the con-
troversy appeared. the company assumed a
polite and defiant ''public-be-damned'' at
titude and maintained it to the end. Now
it is appealing to the public to rally in it's
defense against legislation which it solemn
ly AYERS will be very bad for the company
and no good for the public. The circulars
which hang in great numbers in every car
in the city are a signal of distress which
can be contemplated with real satisfaction
by persons who have been paying fares
and hanging to straps for twenty years
past, or who, during the same period, have
been enduring their share of the damage
and discomfort caused by the company's
refusal to lower its tracks or pave between
them. The management probably thought
the people would tumble over another
in their anxiety to obtain and devour these
circulars setting forth the company'S dis
interested service to the public and what
a great injustice it would be to allow the
city to reclaim it's own, but at last accounts
the supply of circulars was largely in
excess of the demand. 1t is to be hoped
they will hold out and be kept hanging in
the cars for some time to come. AS a
signal of distress and evidence that the
company is walking the floor now they are
pleasant to behold.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
DECEPTIVE DODGER.

Only a portion of those unfortunate citi-
zens who depend upon the street cars to
get TO their homes between and o'clock
were able TO avail themselves of the mis-
information which was contained in the
large punches of dodgers hanging from
the strap-rail of most of the cars Saturday
evening.
This circular starts out by giving what
purports TO be the provisions of the bill now
before the Legislature. The statement is
so false that it is matter of surprise that
il should be put before intelligent people.
But one of the five provisions which the
street railway company declares in its
circular TO be in the pending bill is there
that terminating the right of the company
in the streets in the year 1901. 1t does not
confirm the contract OF the rival company,
but makes IL depend upon the purchase of
the property of the Citizens Company at
an appraisal made by the courts. If the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

city company any other successor
company declines or fails 10 pay the
sum adjudged to be the value of the prop
erty its franchise must be revoked and the
contract made with company which will
pay that price. Commenting upon his
falsehood concerning the provisions of the
bill. the Citizens Company's romancer
says:
If upheld by the courts. such a law would
wreck the Citizens Street-railroad Com
pany and entail enormous, ii not total. loss
on the hundreds of owners of the COM
panyS securities. who bought OH the faith
or falr treatment by Indianapolis and by
Indiana. 1t is said that the bill provides
for an appraisement of the property by the
courts, but the bill nowhere provides for
the purchase of the property at its ao-
praised value, unless the successor COM
pany sees fit, in its generosity, to be salts
fed with the price. What property ever
brings its fair value at forced sale by the
courts? Sherins sales and receivers sales
are VIGOROUSLY sacrifice sales and bring loss
and ruin to those who are forced to submit
to them.
Such misstatements as the foregoing are
an insult to the intelligence Of the citizens
of indianapolis. the larger part of whom
read the newspapers. all of which have pub
lshed the amended bill and consequently
pany is trying to deceive them. Intelligent
citizens know that this talk about forced
sale by the courts is idle, since the bill
contemplates nothing of the kind. This
statement is repeated because it is the chief
argument of the Citizens Company. If
true, 1t would be an effective one because ii
appeals to the popular sense of justice.
of ha
pany, who have filled their cars with this
deceptive circular. could have heard the
observations of the citizens who crowded
one of their cars Saturday evening they
would not have spoken of the enormous
loss to hundreds of owners of the COM
pany's securities since to every man who
has given the subject any attention it is
well known that fully half of these securi-
ties constitute the basis of an inflated capt.
talization. the receipts from the sales of
which have gone into the pockets of few
reckless promoters. Before these promo
tiers issued bonds to double the value of the
property, they should have thought of the
hundreds of investors who sooner or later
will be losers. This really fraudulent capt.
talization of the Citizens Company is one
of the things which has given greatest Of
Tense to the people of indianapolis. because
they know that if the property is made to
pay dividends and interest upon two or
three times the real value of the plant
fares cannot be reduced or any return made
for a franchise which should yield a rev.
enue to the city or make it possible to re-
duce the fares. Managers who are respon-
sible for this enormously excessive capital
zation should not be surprised if the people
of indianapolis have no confidence in their
professions and promises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

The New York Times is not Republican
paper. consequently its judgment regarding
the charges which have been revived
against General Alger cannot be attributed
TO party favoritism. Speaking Of the state
ment made by General Alger and the in
dorsements he received for soldierly con-
duct the Times says:
In connection with his statement General
Alger produces Endorsements and recon-
mendations, made in the regular course of
service, by General Custer and Major Gen.
eral Sheridan, who speak of his gallant
ry, his gallant conduct and his i'm
portant services to the government" mis-
is testimony that cannot be dsregarded.
There may have been some fault III disci-
pine that has made a flaw in General AL
gers record. though he distinctly denies
that; but that he was a gallant. distin-
guished and useful officer is the judgment
of his, superior officers, who had every
means of knowing and whose evidence can
not be questioned. AS We have heretofore
referred to published statements to the dis
credit of General Alger. we take pleasure in
rendering justice to him.
The Journal believes that all those who
will give the statements of General Alger
and his recommendations as candid consid-
Grafton as the Times will come to the same
conclusion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

culture Morton. just issued, gives the name
of every individual TO whom the 1900 900
pounds of garden and flower seeds dis
tributed during the year were sent. This IS
very unnecessary information and looks
like an attempt to pad the report. This
enormous amount of seed, the secretary
says. would require seventy-five mail cars
to carry it, and it has cost the Postofice
Department no less than $lO0.COO 10 trans
port il TO the thousands OF citizens to
whom 1t was sent. That is a large sum.
but If one could know the ultimate results
the showing might be in favor of the dis
tribution.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

The Constitution of the United States
prohibits any but a native-bOrn American
citizen from being President. but foreign
born citizens may hold any other Office.
Some have been in the Cabinet at different
times, as Alexander Hamilton. the first
secretary of the treasury, who was born
in the West Indies; Albert Gallatin. an
other distinguished secretary of the treas
ury. born in, Switzerland; Carl Schurz
a native Of Germany. once secretary OF the
interior. Hon. James Wilson. of Iowa. who
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

We take il for granted that there Is
enough good sense and patriotism of the
rcnpartisan sort in Congress summarily to
put down any attempt TO interfere with the
regular and orderly counting of the cleo
toral votes for President and Vice Presi-
with that business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
home to make a canvass.

The St. Louis platform says with en-
phasis: THE civil-service law was placed
on the statute book by the Republican par
ty. which has always sustained il. and we
renew our repeated declarations that it
shall be- thoroughly and honestly enforced
and extended wherever practicable" Tn
der this declaration Mr.. Mckinley will
probably make all foreign appointments
with sole reference TO the good of the civil
service and the promotion OF public inter-
ests
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

New York paper says it is current gos-
SIP that shortly after March a new law
firm will be established in that city with
President Cleveland as the head and Secre-
tary Carlisle and Postmaster General Will
son as the other members. Cleveland, Car
Isle and Wilson would sound WELL and two
thirds of the firm would be good lawyers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
How II Came tn PISS

"Old Shilark says he is the man who
started you on the road to fortune"
THE old villain tells the truth. All had
when L was young man was fifty-acre
farm and ne cheated me out of that. Then
l had TO come to town to get something to
do. and got into business and got rich,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

for India and the other for the colonies.
should be Incorporated into the royal
arms" The able member thinks this would
tend to draw outlying portions of the en-
pire closer together" Probably so far us
India is concerned the distribution of few
shiploads of wheat would have a better
effect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

Mr.. Cleveland might have come out of
his second administration with as good a
reputation as he had when he left the Of
flee in 1879 if there had been a Republican
during the first.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

Secretary Olney has under consideration
an invitation TO become professor of inter-
national law at Harvard University. He is
well equipped for the position. but at his
time of life and with his capacity for hard
work. he would probably find the practice
OF law more congenial of course it
would be more profitable.
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remainder

Considerable comment has been pro-
voked because a Mr.. Ryan. who held a po-
sition in one of the departments and be-
came a silver Democrat candidate Tor Con-
Eress in a New York district. has been dis
missed. 1t may not have beer just the
thing to dismiss him after he had made his
canvass and been deeply showed under but
lie should have been dismissed when he
became a candidate for Congress and went
home TO make a canvass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

No good reason appe@rs why the United
States should use it's influence to cause the
Cubans to accept the terms proposed by
the Spanish government unless it shall
guarantee that Spain shall carry out its
pledges in good faith
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

Mr.. Bryan has written Tammany that
"our cause will yet triumph" meantime
the senatorial clique of Democrats and sill
verites in Washington has inscribed the
name of William jennings Bryan in its
hack number
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
An OId-scbooI Gentleman.

Colonel Barf1eigh is an old beat. but
somehow L enjoy listening to the old fellow
talk"
so do l. His sentences are as ford as
his nose and as polished as his Clothes
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

In several legislatures bills have been pre-
scented prohibiting certain sports on Me
mortal day. Such laws would prove dead
letters for the reason that patriotism can
not ne IegisIated into men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

The American hog seems to have been
indicated in Germany. and it looks as if
our hos products would soon enjoy again
full admission TO that country. With an
able minister TO France and an Indiana
consul general at Paris TO second his eff
forts, the removal of the French interdict
ought TO follow soon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

AS United States consul general at Paris
during the worlds fair of 1900 Mr.. Gowdy
will have an opportunity of rendering val
liable service TO Americans and American
interests in the French capital.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

1t is worthy of remark that the two great
monopolies in this country are the Sugar
Trust. which is not materially affected by
tariff duties. and the Standard Oil monop-
DIV which is not protected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

For the six days of February ending Sat-
urday night the excess of government ex-
penditures over receipts was s., SIS, 4Sl. The
deficit since last July 1 is si66 S3. 2S3. Yet
Congress continues to discuss foreign af-
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

When the Republicans of a State permit
a man like Addicks to be 4 leader it is just
as well that any sort of Democrat should
be elected senator, as has been done in Del
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

An exchange in the East finds in the
fact that the number of mortgages We're
Increased in Ohio last year. an indication
that agriculture has downward tendency.
This may be tho fact. but mortgages show
that men who have property TO sell have
found purchasers who could make but par
tiaI payments and gave mortgages for the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

IL Senator Sherman should finally con-
clude not to become secretary of state, a
number CT Republicans can be found who
are competent TO discharge the duties of
tha office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

IL all the recommendations of the heads
of institutions are needed by the Legisla-
ture more than three-quarters of a million
Of dollars will be added to the State tax.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

Among the various suggestions current
In England as To how 10 celebrate the
lament that "a double-headed lion. PEASANT
guardant. the heads severely crowned. one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

AS the result of conference 1t is said
the Nicaragua canal bill pending in the
United States Senate will be abandoned
to-day and the bankruptcy bill brought for
Mnrd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
Both Wearied.

Hogan-Lasht ST. Patrick's I walked so
far thot | cud do nahthffI' the next day but
sit around. sfT WrT8 lf
Grogan-Thot is just fwhat Oh could not
do Oi rode
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08

is to be Mr.. McKinley's secretary Of agri-
culture. is native of Scotland. and from
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-02-08
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Effect OF am Oat Diet

You never can tell where these dialect
writer's are going to break out next
Especially the Scotch ones"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-10-19
TELEGkAPHIC BREvITIEs.

The government party and the opposi-
ton have nominated full tickets in every
district in Newfoundland. and every seat
will be contested.
Count Lyof Tolstoi, the Russian au-
thor and social reformer Is suffering
from an illness which will necessitate
the performance of a serious operation.
He was born In 1928
The following appointments OF presi-
Dental postmasters were announced
last night: Charles w. Buckley of
Montgomery, Ala. William T.. Dunbar
OF Taunton. Mass, ]. j. Inman Of Sala-
manca, N. Y.
The Colombian authorities have seized
at David's bay, near Panama, 1000 rifles
and 100000 cartridges. on board the
schooner Colombia. bound for Mica
ragua. They appeared on the manifest
Of the schooner aS"driving machinery"
The forest fires at Nelson run. near
Austin. Pa. are under control. Twenty
million feet of hemlock and 25, 600 cords
of bark have been consumed. result
ing in a loss to G. w. q F. f. Goodyear
of 5000, 600. over 1000 men were engaged
I'm the fight.