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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-06-10
Gregory's. Mother thought you'd paid

Gregory's. Mother thought you'd paid
at least 10 shiuings for them.'
wherever you got the flowers" hur-
riedly broke in Mrs wilkins. they are
very beautiful, and thank you again
most cordially"
But you really must not thank me"
protested Johnston. Il haven't admit
ted that | did send the flowers. And,
in any case, to attempt to thank the
donor is to disregard his wish to be
anonymous"
IF you really wished not to be found
out" said Mrs. wilkins, you would
not have chosen my fayorile flowers
yellow hrysanthemTns."
Besides. you looked so conscious as
you came in," said Mrs. wilkins.
("That's the worst of being late"
though Johnston.)
And / saw you recognized the flow
ers directly you entered the ROOM
Yes" added Gertie. 'and the way
you tried to look as if you didn't nm
derstand was awfully weak. Anyone
could see you were pretending. Why.
you're still blushing, declare. Look at
him. Gwen"
Johnston could not help laughing. the
evidence against him was so strong:
and this behavior of his was regarded
as certain confirmation of his guilt. As
well as he could for laughter. he tried
to get out, But this is all mistake"
His protestations We're received with
polite smiles of incredulity and the eta
ton Of further incontestable proofs Of
his guilt. After some minutes of his
vain contest, Gertie broke in:
"Of course, it was good fun to make
us guess. but now that we have guess
ed, what's the use of pretending any
longer?"
"4es, Dick, is was very sweet of you,
but you must have known that we
could not be long in the dark" anl
Miss wilkins pressed his hand under
the table again.
And there is no reason why YOU
should not take the thanks which YOU
deserve" said Mrs. wilkins, as though
closing the subject.
Johnston roared aloud. There he
was, surrounded by people who insist.
ed, in spite of all protestations, in
thrusting gratitude upon lin for some.
thing he had not done. The situation
was too comic. The ladies. however
were rather annoyed. They, naturally
thought that the thanks which they
had expressed so graciously were
worthy of being received with more
respect.
Il must say, l should appreciate Tho
joke better if you did not carry it quite
so far" said Miss wilkins.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
A RANK GERRYMANDER
OF VOTERS DIsFRAN-
CHIsED IN NORTH SIDE WARDS.
One Republican Ward, the Third, Has
teenth, Democratic, Combined.

The more attention that is given to the
city gerrymander prepared by the Demo-
cratic members of the Council the more
unfair and unlawful it is seen to be. The
charter requires that the Council shall di-
vide the city into wards containing as near
ly the same number of qualified voters as
is practicable. There is no court in the
land but that would declare the spirit of
the law as we'll as the letter has been vio-
lated in the ordinance that is pending in
the Council Based on the vote cast at the
last election, there ought to be an average
of ESQ votes in each ward. In only one
of the South Side Democratic wards has
there been an approximation to this-in the
Ninth-which has 2919 voters. The Twelfth
has but 1873 The Third ward has over a
hundred more votes than the Twelfth and
Thirteenth wards (Democratic) combined
All the others run from 800 to 800 votes
short of the unit of representation. In
northern Republican wards there are sew
eral instances where the Republican plural
ity will exceed the entire vote of some of
the southern wards. In several cases al
most enough voters have been crowded
into one ward to make two if the territory
had been divided up as the law requires.
Below is given a table based on the vote
at the last election, showing the voting
population of the new wards. The figures
were prepared by County Chairman A. A.
Young, and are taken from the official re-
turns. In considering the political COM
plexion. as shown by the table, it should be
borne in mind that the Republican plurality
was very large, and to duplicate it the Re-
publicans would have to carry the city by
6744 votes. The purpose of the table is to
show the number of voters IN eacn ward
as constituted in the gerrymander:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
MR.. FLICK TO RETIRE.
Republican Township Trustees Select
New County superintendent.

On the first Monday in June William b.
Flick, who has for twelve years been SUI
perintendent of the schools of Marion coun-
ty, is to step out of office. He will be sue
ceeded by w. F. Lands supervising prin-
cipal of the Center township schools out
side the city of Indianapolis. Mr.. Lands
was selected yesterday afternoon at
caucus of the Republican trustees. The Re-
publicans are in the majority and conse-
quently Superintendent Flick had no hope
of being retained. The other candidates
were j. S. Prewitt of the Southport high
schools and Edward S. Mills, of West
Newton. Mr.. Lands was selected after the
caucus had taken nineteen ballots OF the
nine trustees in the county six are Repub-
leans
Superintendent Flick has completed the
school enumeration of the county as fol-
lowing: Center township, 500; Decatur
township. 475 Franklin township, 724; Law
renee township. $50; Perry township, 752 ;
Pike township 3d. Warren township, 1879 ,
Washington township, $780, Wayne town
ship 1893: total, $50. Woodruff Place has
ninety-eight children of school age while
Iryington has 345. In the city there are
80 S04. The total number of school children
in the county is A.llS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
THE MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Last season, when the ACCESSIBILITY of fol-
lowing the Cincinnati example and holding
the May music festival on alternate years
was discussed by the directors of the In
dianapolis festival it was decided to con-
tinue it as an annual affair 1t was be-
lieved that the taste for and appreciation
of high-class music in the community was
such that support might be expected for
the enterprise each year if all requirements
were met. This meant not maintaining the
standard already set by the earlier fes-
tivals, but advancing it in accordance with
the constantly improving musical taste of
the public. Admirable as each successive
festival had been, this was not an easy
matter to do, but the directors spared no
effort and believe that they have succeeded
in securing for the people of Indiana an
artistic: treat superior to any yet offered
them. Certainly the programme and the
list OF artists who will participate seem to
justify their confidence. There is 40 greater
singer in the world than Calve, and other
solosts are hardly less famous. The or
chestra is of admitted excellence, and, like
the chorus, has been trained by one of the
best conductors in the country. The chill
drens chorus is a feature never before
made part of our festivals, and promises
to be great attraction. The five concerts
are of such ever merit that it is difficult
for discriminating music lovers TO choose
among them when they must make a
choice There is a general desire to hear
the famous Calve, but the attractions of
the other concerts are so great that the
purchase of a season ticket is the only
satisfactory solution of the matter. The
Indianapolis public owes it to itself to at
tend these concerts-all of them if it can.
The May festivals are an institution of
which the people may well be proud, and
which they should do their part in sustain
ing. Public spirit as well as musical spirit
demands it. The purchase of tickets has
been liberal, but there are seats left and
all should be taken The entertainments
will be worth the outlay.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
GROCERS SELLING LIQUOR.
Reports to the Christian EndeaVOr
Committeeman Creek Resorts.

The executive committee OF the Indian
apolis Christian Endeavor Union held
meeting at the Second Presbyterian Church
last night and heard the reports of the sub
committees The committee on good citi-
zenship submitted the chief report. InVes-
tigation, the report said, had disclosed the
fact that a number of grocers are selling
LIQUOR under the quart" law. The COM
mittee had investigated the question OF
closing the barber shops on Sunday and
found a good many BARRIERS who would
be willing to keep their places closed. Spe-
cial attention was called to the Iron and
Kissel resorts which are 20 be opened on
North Illinois street. The report intimated
that these places would be watched and all
Violators of the law prosecuted.
Dr. f. o. Heath addressed the meeting
on the question of transportation to San
Francisco in August when the national
Christian EndeavOr convention will be held.
The official Indiana train will leave the
city June 30 A special rate of twenty-five
dollars each way has been made with the
traffic associations. A days stop is to be
made at Salt Lake, Utah, where the ex-
cursionists will be entertained by the West
ern endeavorers. 1t is understood grand
rally is to be held in the Mormon Temple.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
TURKEYS DEMANDS.

Turkey was Kissed on by the powers to
lick Greece, and now Turkey thinks she is
a great country. Perhaps she will have to
be whipped before the affairs of Europe
get Strengthened out Acknowledgement En-
quirer.
1t is plain that Turkey is preparing to
confront a far more formidable foe than
Greece, or to place herself in such strong
position that she will be able to ignore the
demands of the powers if she desires to do
so.-Cincinnat Commercial Tribune.
Now that Greece has been beaten she has
been induced to put herself in the hands of
the powers unreservedly. But now it is
Turkey which takes airs of independence
and diScloSeS an intention of using her vic
tory TO suit herself.-New York Times.
Every true friend of humanity will hope
that the Turk may prove as exasperating
as possible in his demands with the pow
ers and drive them near enough despera-
ton to insure their active combination to
punish him, not merely to help Greece,
but TO assert their own dignity.-Detroit
Free Press.
Russia and Germany are using Turkey as
the instrument of darkness and despotism
and England is blindly helping on the work
of these two nations will become manifest
when they are brought face to face with
despotism in the tinal struggle for mastery
in Asia and Africa.-St. Louis Republic.
Now the powers perceive that they must
deal with an aroused bloodthirsty ISLAM
N ore difficult to control and infinitely more
dangerous than Greece could be. Having
waited two days without securing the help
of the disconnected concert Greece appar-
emily seeks suicide rather than suffer inger-
ing death at the hands of an unappeaseable
enemy.-Chicago Times-Herald.
Turkeys demands strike the powers as
being a shade unreasonable, if not inso-
lent. but it will not be forgotten that the
powers have done all they could to en-
courage the insolence of the Turk, and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

calls the attention of the civilized world
to the fact that the Spanish authorities
have forced the people of Cuba from the
country, where they could have subsisted,
into the towns. where they are starving.
The President asserts that between six hun
dred and eight hundred American citizens
are starving in Cuban towns held by the
Spaniards. When the time comes to deal
with Spain, as it may one of the grounds
of action will be that Spain has systemat-
ically starved noncombatants. which must
be regarded as a violation of the laws of
modern warfare. 1t is possible that the
minority in the House can make political
capital by refusing 10 pass a resolution APP
propriating money to give aid to starving
American citizens unless it shall be coupled
with a resolution recognizing the Cubans
as belligerents, but the Journal does not
believe it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
THE SENATE LIMOGES.

The intimation that those who are called
the jingoes in the Senate are disposed to be
moderate seems to be groundless. They
will push their resolution to recognize the
belligerency of the Republic of Cuba to the
exclusion of everything else. 1t is even de-
clared that they will antagonize the tariff
bill with their unnecessary proposition if
need be- just now it seems that Senator
Chandler, of New Hampshire, is vying with
Senator Morgan and Senator Allen in reck-
lessness of views. He seems to ignore the
fact that the United States has no more
right to Interfere in behalf of Cuba than
had Great Britain land France to interfere
in behalf of the late Confederaey. The
recognition of the Republic of Cuba is one
thing but the interference to which Mr..
Chandler refers in his letter is quite an
other. The recognition is the right of this
government, but the vague interference of
which Senator Chandler speaks is no more
nor less than a declaration of war with
Spain. The Journal begs to suggest in all
candor that it is not the duty of the United
States to become involved in war with
Spain and possibly with other governments
simply that million and a half of people
in Cuba s. per cent of whom cannot read
or write, may have opportunity to see what
they can do at popular government. A
large part of the people in Cuba are of the
same race as those in the South which such
ingoes as Senators Morgan of Alabama,
George of Mississippi and Tfllman of South
Carolina have deprived of the right of suf-
frage in their respective States. and to
which the local governments do not secure
impartial trials in the courts And for the
murder of those belonging to that race
white men are not punished. Nearly one
half of the population of Cuba is of African
deseent-the race which the Morgans the
Georges and the Tilmans have deprived of
suffrage and very largely of the ordinary
protection of the laws. Would it not be
better for these jingoes TO first restore to
hundreds of thousands of people of African
descent in the South the franchise before
they trouble about the African and other
mixed races in Cuba? AS for the Republic
an jingoes like Senator Chandler, they are
entitled to little patience, since many of
them. like him. were of the military age
"Heh INC t"9S wal was Oh anu NitSH iiiSlA
were needed, but whose names cannot be
found on any muster roll.
There is reason to think that the
thoughtful and intelligent people of the
United States do not believe that it is
patriotic duty to become involved in war
with Spain to secure to the people of Cuba
independence; that is. it is not worth while
to waste the lives of any considerable num-
Der of American citizens and increase the
public debt many millions of dollars to
give to 100000 OF ignorant people and adj
venturers a chance to make an experiment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

In trying to excuse the gross inequalities
of the proposed ordinance. and the fact
that about 50 per cent. of the voters are
totally disfranchised in northern wards,
Democrats make the plea that it is no
worse than the present ordinance. This is
a fabrication. The table below is based on
an actual poll of the wards as they now ex-
list, taken last October. 1t will be OBJ
served that the vote is of surprising uni
formity In one case the Eighth, the vote
is 200 votes more than in some of the other
wards. This is due to the fact that addi-
tional territory that was annexed to the
city after the ordinance was passed was in
cluded in the Eighth The appended table
completely refutes the charge that the
present ordinance is a gerrymander. It's
most glaring inequalities are insignificant
when compared with the new ordinance.
The table of the vote in the old wards is as
follows:
First ward, 2,7S6; Second ward 25O9; Third
ward, 2,Sl4; Fourth ward, 2,413; Fifth ward,
2,7S5 Sixth ward, 2,56i; Seventh ward. 2744:
Eighth ward. 3,052; Ninth ward 2,743; Tenth
ward, 2,S73; Eleventh ward, 2,795 Twelfth
ward, 1888; Thirteenth ward. 2,214; Four
teenth ward, 2,GSs: Fifteenth ward 2,626.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
u. OF |. FIELD DAY.
Team of Four Selected for the State
Records Made.

The annual field day of the University of
Indianapolis took place yesterday afternoon
on the Butler College campus. From the
work of the men yesterday the athletic
committee selected four men who they
think will hold their own at the State field
day at Lafayette Friday. The men We're:
Lister Roberts, Hester and Ludlow. San
dow Lister easily defeated his opponents
in throwing both the hammer and shot.
Roberts and Hester are both fast men on
their feet and will give the men at Lafay-
cite some excitement. Ludlow is another
fast man and will go down for the one
hundred-yard dash. When in condition he
can make the distance in ten seconds flat.
The bicycle races were declared off, as
the track was not in condition for the
riders The result of the other matches was
as follows:
Northumberland Dash-Roberts, 80,
first; Ludlow, 01, second; Moore, 0l' tnlfd.
Time, 101A seconds. 80
Throwing Hammer-Lister, 81, first;
LOOP go second. Distance, SO feet inches.
Putting the Shot-Lister, first; Loop, Sec
ond: King. third. Distance "a feet inches.
Running Broad Jump-Loop, nrst; RoD-
erts, second; Dyson, third. Distance, IL feet
8 inches
son. 'Ol, Second; Bail, 81, third. Distance,
High Jump-Roberts, first; Graham, SO,
second; Dyson, third. Height, feet z
inches.
Fifty-yard Dash--Roberts, first Blount,
second: Ludlow, third. Time, seconds.
Mile Walk-Dyson and Moor tied; Bar
rows, third. r- 1000.
DYSON. third. Time, minutes and 81 sec
Tennis-won by Gown.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
WOMEN In CONGRESS.
Musical Convention at Nash VILE.
Government Building Opened.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May 1.-THE gov
eminent building at the Tennessee centen-
NAL exposition, for which an appropriation
Oh SlSO'OOO was made by Congress, was
formally opened to-day This is one of the
largest and finest of the structures on the
grounds and the displays are very attrac-
tive. Speeches We're made by President j.
w, Thomas, of the exposition and Mr.
Cox representing the United States gov
ernment salute of forty Live guns was
fired in honor of the occasion
me woman's musical congress began it's
TWO days session in the womans building
THIS afternoon. the programme including
selection by Miss Heineberg, of New York;
Miss Yandell, of Louisville Ky Miss Es-
Their Wilson, Of the indianapolis Metropol-
itan School of Music; Miss Wilcox Mrs
Thurston, Mrs. Blonder Miss Robertson
and the girls Glee Club, of Nashville To-
morrow will be United Order of Golden
Cross day at the exposition, and all the
officers and members of the Supreme Com,
mandery will be present. May "a has been
set apart on the woman's convocatlon pro-
granlme as Victoria day, in honor of Queen
Victoria.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18
cattle. still. there is a difference.

A report comes from New York of
plan to form gigantic financial institution
1.-The greatest in the world-which shall
be q combination of the best features of
the famous Credit Foncier of France,
the building and loan associations and the
national banking system. The plan is to
form a national loan association to reduce
the interest rates. principally on farm mort
cages, and to pay the profits of the credit
lOans' back to tens of thousands of share
holders in the vast concern. There is a
vastness and an indefniteness about the
proposition, as far stated. which gives
it a visionary air, but there is no reason
why vast accumulation of credit could
not be made for the purpose of loaning
in this country if the great financiers should
take hold of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

The Presidents special message to Con-
gress Is a disappointment to those who
desire to pursue some line of action which
will place the United States in antagonism
with Spain And yet such persons must
know that any action of that sort will de-
feat the real object of the Presidents mes
sage-the saving of American citizens who
are penned up IN the Cuban towns from
starvation. To connect the appropriation
Of money for the relief of American citizens
with resolution recognizing the insurgents
as belligerents will in all probability cause
the Spanish authorities to recall their prom
Use to permit the extension of relief Can
not the Democrats and Populists in the
House see that, or has it come to the pass
that the starving OF several hundred Amer
lean citizens is a matter of no consequence
compared with the passage of a resolution
which cannot do the Cubans particle OF
good and cannot harm Spain, except to
indicate our III will? The Presidents mes
sage goes far enough for the present. 1t
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

will have only themselves to blame if he
defies their power and plunges Europe into
that war they have all been pretending
such anxiety to avoid-Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Turk himself may bring about the
combination of European powers against
him. He may be misled by half promises of
support by rumors set afloat to deceive
him, and take the step that will precipitate
a blow in comparison with which the Greek
war will seem a mere incident. Then will
Greece be avenged and possibly come into
her inheritance. 1t is an easy matter to
press a weak nation like Greece to extrem-
ity, but for Turkey the experience is a dan
gerouS one-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

Mr. PETER has not ceased to give prescrip-
tons as a statesman. The latest panacea is
that freight charges shall be the same re-
CARELESS of distances. The ex-senator has
evolved this proposition from the fact that
the 2-cent stamp does the business just as
well in carrying a letter five thousand as
fifty miles. The ex-senator does not seeem
rage of half-ounce letter and carload
of cattle Still there is a difference
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

Mr.. Walter Wellman, Washington CORE
spondent of the Chicago Times-Herald, has
made a tremendous discovery namely,
that Cuba is to be dependency of the
United States; it is to be acquired peace
fully, if possible; if not peacefully, then
but Mr.. Wellman has no language to de-
scribe the awful things the United States
will do if Spain doesn't let go of the island
when ordered to do so. Mr. Welman has
discovered this secret. through reading Mr..
McKnley's message The message says
not word about annexation, it is true.
being a mild statement of the restitution
of American citizens in Cuba, and a recon-
mendation for their relief, but you can't
deceive your Times Herald man. He reads
between the lines just as easily as the or
binary person can see through a picket
fence, and he knows that Mr. Mckinley
means much more than he says in this
apparently innocuous message, If you
don't believe it, wait six months and see.
If nothing happens Mr. Wellman will never
mention it; if it is War, whew! but won't
the headlines rank him as a prophet!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-05-18

NASHVILLE, Tenn, May l7.-To-mor-
row in the Gospel Tabernacle the National
Good Citizens Association will meet in
convention lasting three days. the purpose
being TO organize an international good
citizens league Indications are that the
convention will be largely attended. Mayor
Mccarthy. of Nashville. viii deliver an adj
dress of welcome and at the first session
officers will be elected. The movement is
nonpartisan and is intended to promote
good government, liberty and prosperity.
S. T. Nicholson, of Washington City, the