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desired to take up that or any other reso-
luton 1t could do so. This was shown when
the resolution came UP appropriating $780,
900 10 aid suffering American citizens in
Cuba Mr.. Bailey made the Morgan resolu-
ton an amendment and the amendment
was voted down by the members of the
House on roll call. On Thursday a Mr..
Lewis, of the State of Washington, offered
a resolution to the effect that the question
of the recognition of the independence of
Cuba might be discussed as a privileged
question. The speaker ruled otherwise, and
then the House, by two successive votes,
sustained Mr.. Reed. The truth is the Re-
publican House, pending the investigation
of the situation in Cuba by the President
does not propose to do anything which will
interfere with his purposes. 1t is the Re
publican members of the House and not the
speaker who refuse to embarrass the Presi-
dents efforts to bring the disturbances in
Cuba to an end by a discussion of a PROPOSE
ton that will neither help the Cubans nor
hasten the settlement of the Cuban trou-
beS.
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when work itself has been taken from them
TO be given to foreigners.--Goshen Times.
Mr.. Bryan is still preaching bmetallisin
over the country at so much preach. He
will speak at Indianapolis next Tuesday
night. If the country cannot have COM
plete silence and rest on that subject the
next best thing is TO have Bryan keep on
taking bimetallism. for the more he talks
the more the people will think, and the
more they think the more they will con-
crude ne doesn't know what he is talking
about.-Richmond Item.
The fact that for four years the country
has been depressed. and that it is more
or less in that condition at present, is no
reason why anybody should let up on his
stubborn determination to keep his outgo
Wllhn his income and consequence be
able 10 mock the straitened times on the
contrary, the demand is peculiarly urgent at
TINS time that everybody should exhaust ev-
cry resource in him not only TO succeed him
sell but 10 encourage those about him to
succeed. The calamity bowler at this time
is public enemy.-Terre Haute Express.
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against the principle of taxing such policies
las that it is a tax on thrift, tax on
prospective values, a tax generally on
widows and orphans, double taxation, etc.
but the question is as stated above. Judge
Allen holds distinctly that life insurance
policies are not made taxable by any exist
ing law Of the State and that In the absence
of authority to that effect the State Board
has no right to make them so. In the alb
sence of any authorities bearing directly on
the case the court had to base it's decision
on fundamental principles, and this was
done in way that seems conclusive. The
fact that no State has ever taxed life insur-
ance policies and that the Legislature of
this State declined to do so when the mat
ter was brought before it is pretty good evil
dence that such tax is not regarded with
favor by lawmakng bodies.
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A CUBAN PLANTERS VIEWS.

The correspondent of the Chicago Trib-
une, Charles NJ Pepper, who is in Cuba
with Mr.. Calhoun, the Presidents special
commissioner, gives an interesting state
ment regarding the views of planter on
that island. This planters plantation has
never been disturbed, although he is but
thirty miles from Havana. He is not
revolutionist and has no sympathy with the
insurgents. To the Presidents commits
sioner he said that the discomfort has not
extended to the men who are developing
the island, but that it prevails among the
men who are without occupation. The rev.
olutionists. he says, ARE men who were
never under their own roofs if they had
roofs, never helped to develop the island,
never satisfied except in turmoil" In re-
Spouse to a question of Mr.. Calhoun the
planter announced that while it would be
for his interest to have Cuba annexed to
because of race differences. Because of the
climate the stock must be renewed every
third generation, and it must come from
kindred people in race, language and hab-
its. If Cuba should attain independence
the experience of Hayti and San Domingo
would be repeated. The government which
the planter favors is the home rule which
Canada has under Great Britain. The re-
suit would be nominal political allegiance
to Spain, but commercial annexation to the
United States.
If the foregoing views are very generally
held by the land owners in Cuba their in
fluence may be important in bringing the
disturbances of more than two years to
close-disturbances which have reduced the
sugar crop of the island from 100000 tons
three years ago to $50, 900 this season. Here
tofore the views of the insurgents only
have been given to the American people.
For time all Of us believed that such
representations were true, and that
the men who made them consu-
tuted the much larger part of the
inhabitants of the island. The brutal pol
icy of Weyler has done much to make
people believe that all that the revolution
lists have represented is true. President
Mckinley has undertaken to ascertain all
the facts about the condition of Cuba, to
the end that q remedy may be applied Be
fore taking part in the settlement of the
troubles it will be well to know what may
be expected as results. 1t certainly would
be well to know how far the Cuban Junta
is identified with the material interests of
the island, or if their rule, in the event of
independence, would be as foreign to the
land as is that of SPAIN and would be but
an exchange of a coterie of greedy Span
iards in the control of the affairs of the
island for a class of adventures.
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WAR POSSIBILITIES.
We Should Have to Spend $40O,OO0,OOO
as a Starter.

as Starter.
Washington Special to st. Louis Globe
Democrat.
ut would cost us $500, 900 900 before we
fired the first gun" said high official to-
day in speaking of the possibilities OF War
with Spain.
This official is in a position to speak
knowingly of the Presidents position. He
declared that it was the intention to pro-
coed slowly. Those who have conVerSed
with the president about Cuba during the
past three days have been much impressed
with his desire to bring about peaceful
settlement. They agree that the admin
istration is most earnestly opposed to war
and to the expense of getting ready Tor
war. The remark about the cost of prepa-
ration has been used so frequently in ad-
ministration circles that it seems to indi-
cate some official consideration of that
phase of the question.
There is another serious feature of this
Cuban situation The highest medical Off
GERS of the army and navy view the posi-
bility of actual operations in Cuba with
apprehension. Some of them believe that Ii
an American force were landed there this
summer one man in three would die of yell
low fever The reports TO the United states
marine hospital service show that the
Spanish troops are already suffering Sc
Verely, although the epidemic season mas
not fully opened. Secretary of War Alger
and Secretary of the Navy Long are most
pronounced among members of the Cabinet
against a policy which will precipltate
armed Intervention by this country. They
are doing what they can to offset the ire
mendouS popular pressure upon the PreSl-
dent to move quickly. Heretofore when
any war talk has arisen the army and the
navy officers have manifested readiness. AT
the present time, from The heads OF the
departments down, there IS no apparent
about. Nobody wants to go to Cuba in the
rainy season.
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"FOur score and seven years ago
our fathers brought forth upon this
continent "a new Nation, conceived in
liberty and dedicated to the PROPOSE
ton that all men are created equal.
Now we are engaged in "a great civil
war, testing whether this Nation or
any nation so conceived aud so detfi-
Gated can long endure. We are met
on great battlefield OF that war. We
are met to dedicate "a portion of 1T as
the final resting place OF those who
here gave their lives that that Nation
might live. 1t is altogether. fitting
and proper that we should do this.
t'But, in a. large sense, we cannot
dedicate-we cannot cOnsecrate-we
cannot hnlIOw this ground. The brave
! men, living and dead, who struggled
here, have cOnsecrated lit far above
our power to add or detract. The
world will little note nor long re-
member what we say here, but it can
neV er forget what they did here. 1t is
for us, the living, rather to be dedi-
Gated here to the unfinished work
that they have thus far so nObly car
Tied on. 1t is rather for us to be here
dedicated to the great task remain
ing before us; that from these hon
Ored dead we take increased devO-
tiOn TO the cause for which they here
gave the last full measure of devO-
tiOn; that we here highly resolve that
the dead shall not have died i'm vain;
that the Nation shall, under God, have
a new birth of freedom, and that gov
eminent of the people, by the people,
for the people, shall not perish from
the earth.---Lincolns Gettysburg Speech
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METHODS LAYMEN.
Nobody Ventures to Defend the Pres
ent System of Church Government.

Nobody Ventures to Defend the Pres
emit System of Church Government.
To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
Some weeks ago a call for a convention
of laymen of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this State was published. 1t was
signed by fifty laymembers of the church,
all of them well known in Indiana, and
many of them have national reputation.
1t is we'll known that all of them are de-
voted members of the church, and generous
contributors to its support. They modestly
ask for an equal voice in the control of the
affairs of the church-now managed by an
autocracy self-created and sef-perpetua-
ting They assert that the growth and de-
velopment of this great church is retarded
by the present management. So far, not
single bishop, presiding elder. preacher, or
church paper, has come to the defense Of
the present system of Methodist Church
policy 1t cannot be said the statements OF
fifty such men are not worthy of reply or
notice To my mind it is clear that while
some of the preachers in the annual con-
ference may be willing to vote viva Voce,
where no record is made, for the present
indefensible system they are not willing to
come to the front and also vote policy
that virtually declares that such men as
have signed this call have not sense enough
or virtue enough to have any coptroillng
voice in managing the secular or spiritual
concerns of the church. 1t is historical
fact that when the question of equal repre-
sentation comes before the General Confer
ence and yea and nay vote is taken, and
a record is made that may be seen. ana
read of all men, that the laymen's rights
are recognized by q large majority uhls il
the only tribunal having aauoright
to, deal with the question, except
a vote of the whole church is taken.
But in the Annual Conference---as place
where what is called the restrictive rule
sends it. a place where there are no laymen
to advocate it or call the yeas and nays
and make a record of the action taken-tne
lust demand Of the laymen is denied. In
the first place the Annual Conference mas
no business to deal with the question. One
General Conference has no right, in the alb
sence of a constitution of the church, to I'M
pose a restriction on a subsequent meeting
of the same body. But in this illegal ana
unwarranted method of restriction a gov
eminent without the consent of the gov
erned'' is perpetuated. The laymen would
like to know when they are paying their
money for the support of bishops, presiding
elders or prea cheers, whether they are Will
ing to accord the same rights to them In the
church as they claim for themselves
WILL CUMBACk.
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Ex-senator Brice's NeedIework.
WASHINGTON Special in GlObe-Democrat.

washington 0peCIdl III IiOOC-A|ClAiOSAe1I
Mrs. Mary w Paxton fine art needle
worker. has filed a suit before the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia against
ex-senator Calvin S. Brice, of Ohio, for
S428 so the amount which she claims is due
her from Mrs. Brice for fancy work which
she did Mrs. Brice refused to pay the bill.
on the ground that she was being imposed
upon Mrs. Paxton claims in her petition
that she was obliged to put out $31S for ma
terial and that she gave nearly two months
of her own industry to the work which
Mrs Brice ordered. She submits an item
lied statement of the goods furnished. Most
of the work was done for the Brice tables,
and as the Brces were among the most
noted of the entertainers of Washington,
the members of the fashionable set at the
capital who have seen the articles over
which there is now a dispute at law have a
choice bit of gossip. When the case comes
up for trial the city hall will no doubt re-
semble fete occasion, on account of the
society DANES and damsels who will be
called on to hand in their opinions regard
ing the fineness Of the damasks and the
delicacy of the stitches.
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The South Bend Tribune complains that
the last report of the State Board Of Hellch
did injustice by showing st. Joseph to be
the most unhealthy county in the State
Specifying it says:
The report shows that in the county there
were SiXty-three cases of diphtheria and
membraneous Group and fifty-four deaths
from these diseases during that quarter, to-
gether with thirty-four cases. of scarlet
fever and seven cases of typhoid fever. The
diphtheria and Group cases led every county
in the State by more than one-halr, ana the
scarlet fever cases are considerably more
than 2uy other county, while there are
twenty or more counties reporting tWice s
many typhoid cases as st. Joseph. The sta
tiSticS are glaringly incorrect and to pub
board has done without being sure Of their
correctness is manifestly unjust ana worse
than farcical While DR.. Lyon, as the ST
Joseph county health secretary, ana Dr.
StoItz. as city health officer OF South Bend,
endeavor to comply with the law and gather
as complete statistics as possible, most or
the other counties of the State send in in
complete reports, while many do not report
at all. Anybody acquainted with the 1actS
knows that st. Joseph county is as healtny
a region as can be found in the state ana,
although it is one of the most thlckIy set
tied counties, there are great many oth-
ers not as large that would show up many
more figures in the state board TABLE or
contagious diseases We're they correctly re
ported.
The Journal has no further information
on the subject at hand. but if the facts are
as stated injustice has been done to st.
Joseph county Inaccurate or incomplete
statistics are apt to be very misleading.
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tween the crowned heads Of royalty and the
l'ed-hagged hosts of revolution.
THE SENATORIAL CAMPAIGN.
Objection Raised to Agitation of the
Question at This Time.

To the Editor Of The indianapolis Journal
The managers of Gen. Lew Wallace's sem
atorial campaign have announced that an
effort will be made TO have the state con-
vention indorse his candidacy. This method
of procedure would not only be a radical
departure from an established custom in
Indiana of permitting the Legislature to
choose United States senator's, which has
always worked Well but from a party
standpoint offers no inducements for it's
adoption and many reasons why ii should
not be accepted. Internal dissensions in
political parties which can be held in check
until after elections seldom do much dam
age. So long as the selection of senator
is a thing TO come after the battle of the
ballots all will work in harmony 10 the
common end, each aspirant for senatorial
honors striving to Guido his rivals in party
service. on, the contrary, precipitate
great contest within the party lines at the
state convention by attempting to forestan
action on the choice of a senator and our
party would enter the campaign in Grip
pied condition, with little prospect OF VIC
tory The more candidates for senator be-
fore the state election the better. Don't
let us go to Strengthening senatorial candi-
dates in the very hour of their usefulness,
Tor we need their services. Men are prone
to be much more enthusiastic party work.
erS before than after defeat No harm and
much advantage can come OF having an
abundance of senatorial candidates scat
tered over the State iaboring for the cleo
ton of a Republican Legislature in 1898.
To the credit of Indiana be it said, there
has never yet been scandal connected with
the election of United States senator's and
the action of our legislatures has in the
main reflected party sentiment in the
choice of senator's, and therefore there is
no general demand within the party for a
change in method of nominating a sena-
toral candidate to present to the Legis-
lature to be elected in 1898, In a state SO
politically close as Indiana it would be al
most suicidal 10 attempt to settle the choice
of a senator in the state convention. After
we have elected a Republican Legislature
will be ample time to settle upon candi-
date for senator Let's not cross that
bridge until we come to it.
JEFFERSON H. CLAYPOOL.
Indianapolis, May rs.
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ton, issued near its close, abolishing one
half of the pension agencies, does not seem
to be the measure of economy that it was
at that time made to appear as the change
itself will cost 100000. The commissioner
says a time will come when all the agencies
can be proftably consolidated in Washing
ton, but that change must be postponed I'M
til there are fewer pensioners than now.
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rr,,o Fart yVavne Gazette publishes a letter
cont nv the Bimetallic Union of that city to
nomocratic members of the Council urging
the aopointment of one DR.. A. j. Boswell
as member of the School Board The letter
opens as follows:
At meeting of the Fort Wayne Blme 1aI+
lie Union. held at the courthouse OF ias I
Monday evening, a resolution was Iuopte3ui
jn5orsi1e the candidacy of DR.. A. }. Boswell
as n member of the Board OF Scho0l l vs.
tees of this city, ana f Sri ili9
election b. the Common NoullCll' VI
YOU are a member.
The member of the Council is then ad-
,,;sad that this organization advocates the
principle of bimetallism, the success OF
which will. we believe, restore prosperity
RI This country" He is informed that the
Timetable Union believes that the ofilces
in the gift of the party should be hlled
NV Democrats who, during the last cam
naign. were true, faithful and loyal to the
nrinciples of our party as declared In the
cbicago platform and to our standard bear
ar William ]. Bryan" The sound-money
democrats in the last campaign are re-
ferred to as secret foes of the Democratic
marty. still pretending to be Democrats.
DIR. Boswell is vouched for as an ardeht
odvocate of bimetallism," and his election
is strongly urged. 1t is not quite clear from
the letter whether it is an attempt to pro-
mote the cause of free silver by the election
of a school trustee, or an attempt TO pro-
mote the cause of education by the election
of a bimetallist, but the Fort Wayne BIZ
metallic Union is evidently very much in
earnest
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Crowding the Professions.


The drift of young men toward what are
called ''the professions" keeps on. though
there is no question that we have too many
doctors and lawyers There also seems to
be an overproductiOn OF preachers. Many
are ordained and few called 1t is open to
question whether great many of the
preachers who undertake the care and cure
of souls would not serve their fellows to
better purpose in some other vocation 1t
is said that the refusal of Cambridge Uni
titles of degrees which they had earned in
examinations was largely the work of
country clergymen. The London Daily
cIares that 1.-The clergy still have. as they
had i'm Clarendons time the worst judg-
ment OF human affairs among all those who
can write and read" Evidently the demand
of the time is not more lawyers, doctors
and preachers, but doctors and lawyers and
preachers of better quality and larger
minds
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The decision of Judge Allen, of the Marion
Circuit Court, settles, for the present at
least. that paid-up life insurance policies
and nonforfeitable. partly paid-up policies
are not taxable The Journal believes that
as the law stands the decision is right
There may be a difference of opinion as to
whether such policies ought 10 be taxed
but the present question is whether they
have been made taxable by the Legislature,
or whether, in the absence of legislation,
the State Board of Tax Commissioners has
a right to make them so. Much can be said
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When Mr. Cleveland said that the Amer
ican refiners should have a duty of one
fourth of a cent a pound upon refined SUI
gar and that one-eighth would not protect
them against European competition he gave
the reasons of a practical protectionist. But
one-eighth of a cent is enough-probably
too much for a trust.
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Mem Thing.

"a dinner such as we have had to-day
said the elderly boarder, makes me feel
like young man.
Indeed" was all Mrs. Hasncroit deigned
to reply.
Indeed When I think of that lamb we
had for dinner I feel that if that was lamb
[ must be still boy.
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His Honor the Mayor misapprehends the
desire of the residents of the northeastern
portion of the city They are not asking
for his advice regarding the appraisement
Of the Pogue's run land, but that he rec
ommend the Council to repeal the ordinance
diverting $50,000 of the original appropria
ton as a labor fund. An ample labor fund
viii be available from other sources by
the time 1t viii be needed. and the whole
emount of the original appropriation should
go to the purchase of land.
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There are but two posts of the G. A. r.
outside of the United States. viz, one in
Mexico City and the other in Hawaii. The
one in Mexico observed Saturday as me-
mortal day, decorating the graves in the
American cemetery OF Union and Confeder-
ate soldiers alike. A patriotic address was
delivered by General Powell Clayton,
limited states minister
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Now that Senator Tillman has charged
other people with corruption, his predeces-
sor in the Senate from South Carolina Cen
while the whisky ring has always paid large
rebates on the purchases of large dealers,
Governor TilImans administration, which
purchased tens of millions of dollars worth
of spirits for the State, never accounted 10
the State for any rebates received. The
senator should see to this
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It is said that recent reports from United
States consuls in Cuba show that the hor-
rors of the corralling and concentrating pol
icy are multiplying rapidly and the belief
prevails in Washington that the President
will soon make an urgent request TO Spain
TO put stop to Weylers methods.
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No charge has been mace mus far that
the rates put down in the sugar schedule;
nevertheless the Dingley schedule should
take the place of that of the Senate COM
Inittee because, if for no other reason. it is
simpler