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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

In defending Mr.. Bryan for levying
tribute on the towns in which he spoke
during the late campaign. his friends said
the candidate was a very poor man and
that the forced assessments were necessary
10 pay the expenses of his special train.
Now comes a dispatch from Burlington, Ia,
printed in one of the Boy Orators or
gans. saying:
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. l.. Masdin named their
baby boy William Jennings Bryan Masdin.
Yesterday they received a letter from Mr..
Bryan inclosing a 800 silver certificate.
Mr.. Bryan has done a very rash thing.
even if he has an ample bank account, as
his gift indicates. Admiring Popocrats
won't do a thing TO him" when the news of
his liberality becomes generally known.
Within n year there will be more William
Jennings organs than Grover Clevelands if
the h~undred-dollar silver certificates hold
out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
CANADA AND RECIPROCITY.

Tory or Liberal Canadian statesmen are
always anxious TO secure the markets of
the United States because they nave few
OF their own. Consequently. its statesmen
are in Washington as often as a new tariff
is under discussion to impress upon the
committees OF Congress the Importance of
what they are pleased to regard as re-
ciprocity. Doubtless they imagine that Civ
ing our markets to Canada for nothing is
change of products in a manner which
will prove mutually beneficial. Canada has
wheat. barley. hay. cattle. sheep. lumber,
poultry. building stone and other articles
which its people desire to sell in the United
States. because it is most of the time a
good market. But the people of the United
States have every product in abundance
which Canada desires to sell to us. Canada
has no market for farm products. lumber.
etc. No American drives cattle into Can
ada for a market. There is no market there
for any American lumber or cereals. We
have a large market for all these products.
Nevertheless Canada's statesmen are now
demanding an exchange of markets for
these roducts. calling il reciprocity.
Such an arrangement is not reciprocity.
since any trade under that name must be
an exchange of the products of one coun-
try for those of another which it cannot
produce. If Canada would admit free of
duty or with lower rates of duty than are
imposed upon other nations. our manufac-
tured products i'm return for the privi-
lege OF selling her farm products and lum-
Der in this country free of duty. a recip-
rocal arrangement might be made. Even
If our farmers should suffer thereby.
1t might be reciprocal. But Canada Will
not listen 10 such a proposition. Ameri-
can manufactures must pay the same du-
ties as the same products from other coun-
tries because Canada must have revenues
and its competing manufactures in certain
lines must have protection. Besides. Can
ada has no independent control over trade
regulations. 1t Is not a sovereignty. If II
should make an arrangement by which
American glass. agricultural implements,
iron goods. ~cottons. etc, could be admitted
TO Canada at a lower duty than those OF
Great Britain that government would moi
ratify it because 1t would be n dlscrimina-
lion against the English manufacturer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

The negotiations which have been car
ried on between the attorney general and
the reorganization m of the Union
Pacific and Kansas Pacific roads have re-
suited in an arrangement by which the
government will get back the larger part
of the money due. The net Indebtedness
of these roads. principal and unpaid inter-
est, is $55. $50. 600. The guaranty bid which
the attorney general has secured Is a prom
Use to pay 81. $50, 600. As the has
put up 10 per cent of the amount, il is
fair to assume that the bargain will be kept
by the representatives Of the two roads.
Thus the government will lose about $780,
coo. The Central Pacific, which owes a like
amount, remains TO be dealt with. The
road begins at Ogden and runs TO Sacra-
mento. The owners do not want to pay
anything, and will not if they can get out
of it. The road has earned enough money
to pay the government what it owes, but
these earnings were used in the construc-
ton OF the Southern Pacific, upon which
the government has no len.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

During the past few years portions of In
diana. like the gas belt. have increased their
population largely, while the increase in
other portions has been small. This is a
simple fact, yet it is one which it will be
difficult for some members of the Legisla-
ture to appreciate when the ap-portionment
bill is under consideration. since local inter-
est may lead them to oppose a bill which
will give their respective counties less rep
resentation. Doubtless they will admit that
the counties in which the number of voters
is % and even 80 per cent. larger than it
was when the present apportionment was
made shall have n proportionally increased
representation. When that is admitted, and
the number of senators and representatives
is limited. Republicans representing coun-
ties which must of necessity lose a fraction
of their power in the Legislature, if they
are fair-minded men. must submit to that
loss and sustain a constitutional apportion-
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
The Rfn Passed.

The report was received and the bill SUBJ
mitted along with ii was introduced by Mr..
Spooner and passed under suspension of the
rules without opposition. 1t is as follows:
Whereas, BY Section % of an act of the
General Assembly of the State of Indiana.
entitled ar Act to incorporate the Terre
Haute & Rich mond Railroad Company"
approved Jan. IS. 1917, Ii is provided among
other things that the surplus profits of said
road in certain contingencies shall be paid
over to the treasurer of state for the use
of common schools. and that il shall be the
duty of said corporation to furnish the Leg
i~slature, if required. with a correct state
ment of the amount of expenditures and the
amount of profits after deducting all ex-
penSes; which statement shall be made un-
der the oath of the officer whose duty it
shall be to make the same; and
Whereas. 1t has been made known to this
General Assembly that a large amount of
money is due to the State of Indiana for the
use of the common schools under said sec
tiCn, but the particular amount thereof is
not known. and it is necessary that such
statement shall be made in order that this
General Assembly may be advised OF what
legislation is needed in order to enforce the
rights of the State; and
Whereas. The books and papers of said
the Terre Haute & indianapolis Railroad
Company: now, therefore.
BE IL enacted by the General Assembly of
the State of Indiana,
Section THAT the Terre Haute & Rich
nond Railroad Company and the Terre
Ildult q IOl'r al company Ice
and they are hereby required TO make and
fle with the attorney general of the State
for the use of the General Assembly on OF
before the 9Th day of February, 1897, a
statement under the oath OF the president
and secretary of said roads showing
F1rst-The amount Of expenditures i'm the
construction and operation OF said roads
from the 18th day OF January. 1S47, to the
18th day OF January. 1873. inclusive.
/ SecOnd-The total amount or receipts dur
ing the corresponding period.
Thlrd-The total amount OF profits in said
road during said period.
Fourth-The detail of the expenditures.
a. In the construction of said road.
b. In the operation thereof during the cor
responding period.
Flfth-What disposition has been made OF
the profits.
a. by way OF dividends declared and paid
from time TO time.
b. BY way OF reinvestmsnts or other dis.
position.
See. ?. The attorney general OF the Stat,
do Immediately upon the passage of thi:
bill cause notice thereof 10 be served upor
the president and secretary or some mem
Der OF the board of directors OF the sale
Terre Haute * Richmond Railroad Com
pany and the Terre Haute & IndlanaDolia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

For this reason there can be no real reci-
procity in trade between Canada and the
United States.
For years Canada has assumed an atti-
tude toward the United States which
seems to be based upon the assumption
that the United States is under some spe-
cial obligation TO the Dominion. 1t is un-
necessary 10 say that this assumption is
a delusion. We owe Canada nothing, and
the House ways and means in
making a tariff bill which gives hat peo-
pie no favors shows that it does not rec
ognize any obligation to sacrifice any part
of the markets belonging to American
farmers to Canadians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Confederacy as a copperhead during the
war for the Union. To increase a pension
from s. to $50 a month simply because he
is helpless is to set a precedent which would
bankrupt the government, while to grant
such a pension 10 one man as a special IA
vor to a senator and refuse IT to scores of
men who are just as deserving, is an in
justice. 1t is not expected hat 50 or SO
a month will be sufficient to enable a man
who is broken down to live comfortably.
but such special cases can go to federal
and state homes. where they will receive
the best of care. Among veterans of the
late war. this last performance of ma
Turpie in behalf OF a man who commended
himself TO the senator because he was n
copperhead during the war has caused
great Indignation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

After the Senator Stewart display of plu-
tocracy in Washington the Bryanites can
not well become indignant over the pro-
posed Bradley-Martin display in New York.
There is a great deal OF suffering in New
York and other cities. and ii is not wise
for those who have so much wealth TO
f1aunt 1t in the face of so much poverty
and suffering. There is N element in the
country which could make use of such a
display as has been set forth by the New
York papers TO stir up the evil passions of
the ignorant. and even those who are more
intelligent. should they be needy. as many
are this year and have been since 1893. Mr..
Bryan is not a worker, and Mr.. Altgeld is
u man OK wealth, yet both will use such
lavish displays OF wealth as that TO which
DR.. Raihsford has called attention to
strengthen the prejudi,es TO which both
appealed during the late campaign.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Evidently MIR. PETER is of too mild a
variety OF Populist to suit the taste of
the Kansas repudiator, and Mr.. Harris has
been selected because he is an extremist
and will stir up things All that Mr.. Pef-
fer has done has been To offer and advocate
impossible paper money measures. and to
advocate them in long and stupid speeches.
lie has been c~onciliatory rather than a
ranter. The Kansas Populists want a
ranter. But he will not carry home as
many shekels at the close of his term as
will Mr.. PETER.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Much OF the odium which has come to
the present pension system is due TO the
granting OF pensions by special acts of
Congress The person who cannot make a
case under the present laws, as a rule. has
a questionable right to a pension. CD late
many special pensions have been granted
by Congress on the ground that the appIi-
cant cannot be cared for under the pres
eat laws. II such reason for increased
pensions become "a precedent. Congress viii
do little else during the next few years
than attend 10 the claims OF those 10 whom
the regular pension does not furnish a COM
Portable support. Quite a number OF such
eases have got through Congress. Senator
TurDie has just got such a bill through the
Senate In behalf OF oAe who served his
sountry during the Mexican war and the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

The caucus of the Republican members
of the Legislature this evening should be
fully attended Fortunately there are no
factions in the party in the Legislature.
The senatorial contest. from which the
Democrats expected and predicted so much
discord in Republican ranks. has not left a
ripple If the caucus tonight and those
which will probably follow it are conducted
in the same spirit, they will result in bene-
fetal legislation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Die you know that all of Queen Vic
toria's children were compelled to learn
some useful occupation? Wales. for in
stance. was taught the shoemaking trade
And still he cannot foot a BILL" said
the cheerful idiot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
In Timc Of Sorrow.

I cannot think you dead: it must be only
That YOU have travelled far;
And while / md my path on earth more lonely,
My sky has gained a star;
a star whose place In heaven | see more plainly
Because. with me. tbs night.
Yer through my tears 1 sometimes seek it vainly.
And cannot find its light.
katharine l. Ferris. In Harper's Magazine.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
rhe May restival nehenr.nI.

The weekly rehearsal Of the Nay festival Chorus
was held last night At High School Hall and
the severity u the weather diminished the usual
big attendance but little. Mr.. Ernestinor con-
Quoted the rehearsal. which accomplished ex-
cellen; results. Mr.. Ernestinof himself sings and
his voice was excellent guidance on many occa-
sioas during the cveniuG. The accompaniment
on tic piano was quite racEed at times. Air.
Ernestinon ccmpllnented the chorus during the
evening on the excellence q the tone color which
il is developing. AR. Nan der Stacken viii con-
duct the rehearsal lsxt Aonlas exenins-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

1t was not an uncommon sight yesterday
TO see unblanketed horses standing hitched
on the street for hours while their drivers
found relief from the bitter weather in
comfortable quarters near at hand. The
man who so treats an animal in his charge
is a fit subject for arrest by the officers of
the Humane Society.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Governor Pingree may be all that his
admirers claim for him, but the fact that
he insists on being mayor of Detroit while
holding the office of Governor does not
commend him to the confidence of people
outside Of Michigan.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

The deserving poor is a phrase used
frequently in pulpit ard press and in pri-
waite conversation within the past three
days-as if the giving of ai6 depended on
the moral character of the sufferer. With
the mercury 10 degrees below zero the fact
that a man is hungry and cold is all that
need be known as to his deserts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

The secretary OF the Bureau of Associated
Charities in Chicago denies that 5000 fami-
lies in that city are starving. He says that
that number of families is in need of aid.
OF these many need but temporary as
sistance The calamityites, however. will
make use of the falsehood which the head
of the charities denies,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

An admiring friend explains that the new
senator of Illinois is lat his best in domes-
tic life" This is interesting. hut what the
Senate really seems 10 need most at this
time is men who are at their best, and the
best pretty good. i'm public life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
Hardly Flesh and Blood.

Vow said the fat lady. How you
startled me. L thought you were a
ghost"
oh, no." said the living skeleton. whose
silent entrance had started ali the trouble.
NO ghost, 1 assure you. Real skin and
bopap
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

The bill which is before Congress provid-
ing that the penalty o. train robbery shall
be death has merit. in view OF the fact that
during the past six years there have been
1s3 stoppings of trains for criminal purposes.
as the result of which seventy-fve persons
were killed and fifty-eight wounded by
shotS-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

How do you write all those funny
things?" asked the Sweet Young Thing.
with a typewriter" said the humorist-
by-the-day.
"Oh. l didn't know but that you might
use some sort of copying process
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
IN THE AIR.
EXaHiXR-

Shelf you were to find that / had lost
all my fortune-every penny of it-would
you hesitate TO carry out our engage
ment?
He-I would hesitate at nothing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
..Giobe Trotting- In Zero weather.

G.. NJ. Schilling. a one-armed 'globe-trotter.
is in the city on his way TO Pittsburg. by way OF
Cincinnati and Columbus. He left Plttsburg
April 20 last and claims ne Is 90 walk from Pitts
burg 10 san Francisco and back in ten months.
earning leo on the way. He now has about
SEQ Of this amount and has until Feb - 20 finish
his walk. his dos king H." has walked the
entire distance with Settling. IN spite 81 the
cold weather the pedestrian walked from Green
castle yesterday. lie viii remain IN this city
untl tomorrow morning. when nc VIII start to
Cincinnati. He expects 20 cover that distance
in three days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

Any man who goes up and down the
State of Indiana will learn that the most
Of the people are feeling very poor and
express the hope that the Legislature will
not forget the fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26

II the government is paying s cents a
pound for hauling every pound of its mail
matter 40 miles. it is paying about twice
as much as a private corporation would
pay for the same service.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
poyltry and Pigeon Show.

CHICAGO. Jan. 25.-The poultry and
pigeon exhibition given by the National
Fanciers' Association opeued tonight with
entries OF 2,0oe poultry and Leo pigeons. The
various classes OF pigeons and poultry are
well represented
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-26
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pany that there would be no necessity for
been made in order to prevent the posi-
bility of a lawsuit, and while l have and
can have no personal knowi edge whatever
on the subject. | have always believed that
the interest of the State required il that
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From the Denver Evening Post.
The Aztec IHder is eight years old,
and yet happens once a week with
clock like regularity.
The Las Vegas OPTic has a revolu-
tionary musket loaded with plea m.
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or sober, who refers to it as ssBirthing.
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The people Of the Pinos Altos pre-
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and By unanimous consent of local
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j. +. Sheridan, editor of the Silver
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James Lickan, of Springer, has taken
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knee to Grandma Victim across the
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Timothy Murray, a respected citizen
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The Hurt house at Santa Fe has been
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The proprietor has been advised to set
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Editor Collier, of the Ration Rance,
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The editor OF the Las Vegas Optic
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due subscriptions from the "members
of the legislature and other less dis
tinguished people," He knew they
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