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RESTRICTIONS ON EXPORT OF
CATTLE.

When the Harrison administration ended
1t was able to claim as one of its achieve
ments the opening of the chief markets of
Europe to our farm products. Even France
was made to see that it was at least I'M
wise to prevent the importation of our pork
products while the President had ample
power to retaliate. 1t took a long time
to bring Germany to trade treaty which
gave the products of the American farmer
an advantage in that market, but it was
accomplished. When the Democrats re-
pealed the Mckinley law they could not be
induced to preserve its reciprocity fea-
lures. To those who urged that this should
be done. the Democrats of the House and
Senate said that it was proposed to make
the duties in the new tariff bill so low that
in their good will therefor the other ma
tons would give US every advantage in
their markets. "Freer trade" these wise
men declared. lis the Democratic way to
open the worlds markets to American
products" Without the courtesy of notice
the trade treaties were repealed by the pas
sage of the present tariff law. This sum-
mary method was resented our special
privileges in Germany were thrown away,
and in all countries measures were adopted
which have placed our agricultural prod
ucts, particularly our meats, at disadvsn-
tage. The Cleveland administration under
took to retaliate with Germany and France,
so that all that was accomplished by "freer
trade was a series of fresh determinations
and i'll will.
1t has been given out that at an early
day the Mckinley administration will make
a joint protest through its diplomatic rep
resentatives to Great Britain, Germany,
France and Belgium against the further
exclusion of American cattle from those
countries. Now that the ambassadors to
those countries have been appointed there
is no reason why these joint negotiations
should not be opened at once. The pretext
of exclusion is based upon the claim that
diseased animals are exported 1t is a
pretext only because it has been proved not
only by our own Department of Agricul-
ture, but by expert chemists in the countries
to which dressed meats and cattle are
shipped that both are free from disease.
Under export regulations no diseased meat
or cattle can be shipped. That these pre-
cautions will be continued with the utmost
vigilance the representatives of our govern
ment will pledge to the governments in
question. With the further assurances of
precaution, it seems impossible that Great
Britain, Germany, France and Belgium
should continue their present discrimna-
tons. If they do. the administration has
IF q ia
measures which will bring them to terms,
since all of them desire equal advantages
in the best. market in the world The mat
ter is a very important one to the cattle
interests of the United States.
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A CURRENCY COMMISSION.

A Washington special to New York
paper quotes Mr. Dingley as saying that
after the tariff bill is disposed of the House
will lose no time in doing it's part towards
authorizing the appointment of a monetary
commission by the President The dispatch
continues
Mr. Dingley did not say what the exact
method of procedure will be- but the neces-
sary authority probably. will be conferred
on the President by means OF JOINT reso-
luton of the two houses. The plan out
lined by the indianapolis monetary conven-
ton is to be adopted Mr.; Dingley SAID,
which provides for commission OF edeD eg,
thorized to report to the regular session OF
Congress next December
This harmonizes with information re-
ceived by the Journal through other chan
nes, as heretofore stated that at an OPP
perfume time the President will send a
special message to Congress recommending
the appointment of such a commission In
addition to the fact that he spoke APPROX
ingly of the measure in his inaugural adj
dress, and said he would be glad to CO.
operate with Congress on that line, the
Journal is able to state that since Congress
convened he has expressed warm sympathy
with the movement and has said enough
to justify belief that he intends sending
in a special message on the subject If he
does the House will lose no time in passing
a resolution authorizing the commission.
This is a Republican House, and it pro-
poses to support Mr.. Mckinley and aid him
in carrying out Republican policies. 1t is
possible that, as Mr.. Dingley intimates, the
House might pass such a resolution of its
own motion, but with recommendation
from the President there can be no doubt
of it's action. The action of the Senate
would be more doubtful The line of cleav-
age on the money question would be some
what different from that on the tariff ques
ton, and might not carry as many votes
but as the silver men have got their inter-
national bimetaIlic commission they ought
not to oppose the appointment of a do
nestle currency commission. One thing is
certain: The business men of the country
are watching the course of the administra-
tion and of Congress- on the money ques-
ton very closely, and if nothing is done
towards reforming our currency system
they will place the responsibility where it
belongs
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try. Another very important consideration
is the location of the islands. They are in
the track of Pacific commerce. They are
the stopping place. In the event of war
those islands would be the key to the situa-
ton. Whoever held them could easily dom
mate the ocean in the vicinity. In the event
of war the nation holding those islands
holds the great trade passing through our
Pacific ports. For these and other reasons
it is very important that the United States
should own, or at least control, the Ha-
waiian islands. In the interest of peace it
is well for the United States to control the
islands, since if some other power held them
the advantage might be temptation to
adopt a policy which would lead to war
All of the Chinese who are in Hawaii are
there temporarily, and the same is largely
true of the Japanese.
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malicious and misleading editorial in
the News Of yesterday afternoon gave an
instance of yellow journalism seldom seen
in Indianapolis, for that matter, in any
city of the country. Wholesale accusations
were made against members of the Indian
apolis Council in connection with the fact
that the Citizens Street-railroad Company
voluntarily sent books of passes to them
recently. One of the councilmen returned
the passbook after taking pains to see that
a copy of his letter refusing to accept it
got into the hands of a News reporter The
letter was published in, full in the local
columns of that paper. Since that time the
News has not published an interview on
the subject with any of the councilmen in
dicating that the passes had been either
returned or retained for use. 1t is known
that absolutely no efforts were made by the
paper to ascertain the truth regarding the
disposition of the passes. Nevertheless one
of the learned professors" of the uni
versity in Irons alley as the paper came
to be known not long ago after making
a ridiculous exhibition of its self-conceit,
wrote an article charging that every mem
Der of the Council, with the one exception
mentioned above, had retained the passes.
The names of the twenty-one councilmen
before that of John G. Ohleyer, and note
below indicated that the star went to show
pass returned"
only one of these men, the editorial
runs, las far as we are able to learn, has
done the star act, John G. Ohleyer, as noted
above. He returned the pass. All the others,
we are very sorry to say, have retained
them We call the attention of the people
of Indianapolis to this fact"
'.An the others did not retain them, as
the writer could easily have ascertained.
Continuing in vituperative tone, the edi-
torial alluded TO the fact that the company
would have to deal with the Council in get
ting a new franchise, and said:
This company is attempting the quasi
bribery of passes to the members OF The
Council. What shall be thought of a com
pany that does this, and what shall be
thought of councilmen that accept such
treatment? No one of them, apparently,
except Mr. Ohleyer, has the sense or sensi-
bility TO see that under the circumstances
the tender of such a pass is an insult; its
acceptance reproach.
The remainder of the editorial was, If
anything, even more contemptibly and
abominably false, when the fact is taken
into consideration that no effort was made
by the managers of the paper to ascertain
whether the charges were true. When coun-
cilmen who had quietly returned the passes,
which had been sent to them unsolicited by
the street car superintendent without run
ming to the papers to parade their virtuous
actions read the editorial, their minds
were filed with Indignation at the wrong
and injustice that had been done them.
Several at once sought legal advice TO
what redress there might be for them in
the courts. Each realized that any person
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
LUTHERAN SYNOD ADJouRNs.
VIII Meet at York, Pa, Next Year
The Standing Committees.


MANSFIELD, o.. June 1.-THE General
Lutheran Synod completed its work in the
afternoon session and formally adjourned
in the evening. The ministers began leav-
ing the city Immediately after the after
noon session. and comparatively few were
present at the final adjournment. Rev. M.
S. Gresham, Lewisburg, Pa, offered the
following, which was adopted:
Whereas The General Synod has pro-
te sted against American ACCOMMODATIONS
using money raised by them tor Iorelsn
missions in the Lutheran lands or europe,
for the apparent purpose or winning Luz
theran ueople from their allegiance to the
Christian faith as confessed by the Luz
theran Church to personal connection with
other denominations; and
ssNbereas This General Synod was told
directly by an official delegate from one
of the other denominations that they were
spending missionary money IN lhdla, emma
Resolved. That we decline further ex-
change of delegates with the church body
he represented
Rev. Gresham explained that the church
body referred to was the United Brethren.
The report of the committee on ecclesias-
teal correspondence, read by Rev. j. r.
Dimrn. showed that close fraternal rela-
items exist between the General Synod and
nearly all other Christian denominations.
President HANNA appointed Rev DIS. q.
M Grau Trio, o.; j. A. clutz, Atchison,
Kan, and G. M. Chou, harrisburg, Pa, as
a committee from the General Synod 10
iCin similar committees from the General
Council and United Synod of the South,
constituting a board of arbitration, to
which all matters of doctrinal discussion
By unanimous vote, York Pa. was Sc
lected as the place of meeting for the next
The following committees of the synod
were appointed: Statistical secretary Rev.
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w. s. Hinmani visitor to woman's Home
and Foreign Missionary Conver ton, Rev.
Or. w. 5. Freas; transportation, Rev. DIR.
5. b. Barnitz and Henry S. Boner; Sunday
schools. Revs. L. W. Simon S. &. Dorm
blazer, Charles E. Keller, Henry w Har-
ter and c. f. Stiffel committee on service,
Wolf, S. A. ort, c. S. Albert ]. A. Sing
master and ID. $. Bauslin; hymn book pub
Miller, Theo. II. Smith, w. w. Stoever, 4.
r. Dewey and j. NJ. Kessler; trustees of
Pastors Fund Society. Revs, L, F. Albert:
William M Baum. NJ. II. Valentine and
Messrs William j. Miller and John It. Mon
rec; German hymn books. Revs j. j.
Young, William Rosenstengel, f. j. Rich
ter, u. r. Behringer and r. @. Tinker: to
secure press reports of General Synod, Rev.
Albert II. Studebaker; fraternal conference
With other Lutheran bodies, Revs. NJ. w.
hausen, s. w. Owen and d. s. Bauslin; ex-
ecutlVe committee OF parent education 500
Giety; Reys. = j. Willie, NJ VALENTINO, II.
w. Mcknight, H. l.. Baughe, p. NJ Bike,
T.. 5. Breidenbaugh and A. r.. Steck; joint
committee for revision of the book of wor-
L. Baugher, B. NJ Gilbert. H. B. Vile and
z; n. Delk; OF tunes, Revs. II. X. Fenner.
William S. Freas. William f.. Fisher, Il:
". simon and w. E. Stahler literary and
theological Institutions, Revs. DIR. Grau. J.
M. Rutterauf, S. F. Breckenridge. j. NJ.
Cromer, w. A.; shipman J. A.. Metzger.
and E. II. Sharrett1 foreign correspond
ence, Revs.. E. ]. Wolf ]. D. Severinghaus,
7. 7. Everett, t. d. Altman and W. II.
Dunbar; on state of the church. Revs. w.
E. Parsons, E. X. Bell. T. T. Everett, s.
S. Waits, John A. Writ, Luther kaufman,
Arthur King, G. G.. Burnett and d. K.
Ramey.
Anniversary services of the deaconess
board were held in the evening, Rev q. Y.
Wennock president presiding. Addresses
were delivered by Sister Lugarda Wilhelm
on Ancient and Modern Deaconess
Work" Sister Jennie Christ, on our Dea s
Rev. Frank p. Manhart, pastor of the
home, on t'Our General Synod Mother
house." After the services the synod for
mally adjourned sine die.
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LEAGUERs AT sHELBYVILLE.
Seventh Annual Conference of East
indianapolis District.


Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind. June 1.-THE sew
enth annual conference of the Epworth
opened its two days sessions at the First
NJ E. Church this morning, with dele
cations representing all the chapters in the
district. Over one hundred and fifty of the
active young church workers were in at
tendance. The church was decorated in the
colors of the league. The first and fourth
divisions occupied the programme. The
spiritual department was in charge of j.
S. Brown of Indianapolis. Miss Grace Hay
mond gave 1.-The Leaguers' Welcome" and
Dr. o. l.. Adams extended greeting for the
by Miss Blanche Scales In the afternoon
Miss Alice Young read a paper ON What
Would Jesus Have Me to Dor and Miss
Hettie Bosley on viii This AnsWer oe
spoke on America for Christ and How?'
Rev: H. G. Moore. on The Young Chris
tian's. Attitude to the Church and to So
ciety." The social department was con-
Quoted by Miss Bessie Burton, of Green
wood, THE Responsibility Of the Fourth
Vice President and the Social Department
Floy CarneS, of Greenwood, sang soprano
solo. True Social Life was the subject of
the paper of Mrs. Nellie M. Proctor, of
Timid was handled by Miss LISA West
hafer of Greenwood Rev. Fenwick Reed,
of Terre Haute, led the conservation serV-
ice.
This evening chorus of sixty voices sang
the "Hallelujah Chorus, THE Heavens
Are Telling and other selections. Rev.
William Tinsley of Rushville, made an adj
dress on the BENEFITS of the League to the
Church" The social department of the
local league gave a reception to delegates
and visitors.
literary and junior departments.
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reading the editorial would be led to believe
by such expressions as "as far as we are
able to learn" and elf our information is
correct to say nothing of the direct as
sertion, "All the others, we are sorry to
say, have retained them Ghe passes), that
a careful investigation of the subject had
been made, and that the paper had learned
that every single man in the Council, with
the one exception noted had complacently
received and used the passes, knowing that
some favor would be demanded against the
best interests of the city The councilmen
believed that the courts would hold the ex-
pressions and the differences and innuen-
does drawn from them to be criminaly
libelous and give damages to the outraged
puhlic officials
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18

Some question having been raised about
the ages of the clerks and other employees
in the departments at Washington, the cor
respondent of the Chicago Record gives
some interesting figures on that subject, as
follows: Number of employees under TWEEN
ty-five years Of age, 1902; between twenty
five and thirty, ISIS; between thirty and
thirty-five, 2,3i5; between, -thirty-fve and
forty, 2,093; between forty and forty-tve
1,76); between fifty and fifty-five, 1872; be-
tween ffty-five and sixty ,1,26S; between
sixty and sixty-five, 1872 Only six persons
have been in the public service forty years.
These figures do not indicate, as is often
given out, that the departments are crowd
ed with old men who can do no work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18

There has been good deal of comment
regarding the thirty-cent raise in wheat
since last fall without a change from the
gold standard, but another important COM
modify of Southern production shows
much greater advance. The Louisville
Courier-Journal calls attention to the fact
that from the low point in February to
the second week in June the advance has
been as much as 100 to 200 per cent. on
some grades of hurley tobacco, and on
none, probably, has it been less than 90 per
cent" This advance in the price of to-
bacco, like that of wheat, is attributed to
natural causes connected with supply and
demand, and shows there is no connection
between the price of farm products and
that of silver
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18

MINNEAPOLIS. Mimi. June 1.-THE
twenty-seventh annual convention or the
which has been in session at Lake Mime
tonka the past two days, closed this even,
ing with a banquet, at which two hundred
n,iests were present. The election OF Off
Gers for the ensuing year resulted: Presi-
dent. F. j. Farnum, Chicago;. first vice
president David Williams, Columbus, ",
Second vice president, T. j. McClanahan,
ST, Louis; third vice president. w. Il.
Marks, Albion. Mich; corresponding secre-
tary. p. +. House, Boston; recording secre-
tary, W. f. Kenneth, Chicago; treasurer, w.
T. Demmill Forest, o.
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Original Package Agency Seized.

CHARLESTON, S. c., June 1.-THE dis
pensary law of South Carolina is to be
brought before the courts again. This aft
age" agency was seized by the state au-
thorities, the proprietor taken before a
magistrate and his store closed up. This
action is taken under Section % of the dis
pensary law, which declares that any
place other than a state dispensary in
which liquors are sold shall be considered a
public nuisance. 1t Is probable that the
case is made to test the validity of the
''original package decision recently issued
in the United States Courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
Wants LeweIIing Removed.

TOPEKA Kan, June 17.-State Superin-
tendent Striker declares, at the next meet
ing of the Executive Council, June 80. he
will introduce a resolution to remove ex-
Governor Leweling from the State Board
of Railroad Commissioners, unless he
should choose to resign. Superintendent
Striker saws the testimony of Harry Lam
dis and of State Senator Titus at the re-
cent legislative investigation warrants his
removal, and that he has made up his mind
TO force the council to a vote on the sub
iect. Secretary of State Bush says that
Should the question of removal come up
he will vote yea.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
WILL VISIT CHICAGO.
President Mckinley to Assist in I'm
yelling the Logan Statue.

CHICAGO. June 17.-President Mckinley
and his Cabinet will come to Chicago to
take part in unwilling the John A. Lo-
gan statue, in the Lake Front Park. The
President will review procession of vet
Grams on the day that promises to be one of
the biggest in recent years, the longest line
of regiments from the regular army that has
marched since the Wharf.-The entire Illinois
militia of 1000 men and the Governors and
their stats from many other States. Judge
Richard Tuthill brought the promise from
mony. He went to Nashville and caught
Mr. Mckinley in the very act of finding
time to get away from Washington ana
presidential duties. President Mckinley
promised to come. He made it with the
single reservation that the day, July ".
should be the day of the adjournment OF
Congress or the day very close to the last
day of the session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18

A correspondent asks the Journal If the
population of Hawaii is chiefly native Japa-
nese and Chinese. why it is desirable that
it should be annexed to the United States
There are several reasons. One is that the
islands have been commercially connected
with the country for many years. The
American colony in Hawaii has con-
trolled the business and trade. Even when 1t
had kings and queens. the government was
composed of men either born in the United
States or the sons of natives Of this coun-
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Cen !. II. Gordon III.

Gordon has been suffering from the effects
of overwork, but is better tonight. The
physicians say he will be in a condition
a few days, provided he takes proper care
of himself and does not attempt to go to
The general realizes that his physical con-
dition is not of the best, and this has led
him to decline to stand for reelection to the
II is probable that General Joe Wheeler and
Stephen D. Lee will be candidates for this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
Knnsas RepubIican League,

TOPEKA, KAN June 17-When President
Ed Madison addressed the Republican State
League at it's opening session at Hamilton
nan mere Lo,uay, ne Iace4 e an auoience OF
their shirt sleeves and perspiring from the
excessive heat. Mr.. Madison praised the
Populst State administration with incom-
potency. He said there were $50 Republic
an leagues in Kansas with a membership
of $4,000. Pending the appointment Of COM
mittees, Ellsworth Ingalls,, son of ex-Sena-
tor Ingalls, and vice president of the league,
was called to the chair.
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sharpshooters Sail for Germany.

NEW YORK, June 17.-More than one
thousand members of the SchuetZen corps
from all over the United States sailed to-
day for Europe on board the steamship Au-
gusta Victoria. Among the number were were
many of Americas crack shots VINO VIII
take part in the international sharpshoot-
ers' match. which begins at Nuremburg,
Germany, on July A.. The Independent
Schuetzen Association, of New YORK, sent
Champion Gus Zimmerman. There was an
immense crowd on the dock to see them
off The shoot at Nuremburg will last
eigbt DAVIS The sharpshooters will enter
Contests in other German cities
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LOST In A POOL.
Bank Cashier and Two Girls Drowned
While Bathing.

GREENVILLE, Tex, June 17-Last
night, while bathing in a pool six miles
from this city Cashier King, of the First
National Bank, and Miss Austin, of this
place, and Ida Schenck, Of Sherman, Tex,
were drowned. Mr.. King and Miss Austin
were together and suddenly getting pc
yond their depth Mr.. King called for help.
and Mr.. Fred Noteworthy, with Miss
Schenck, went to the rescue, but both were
drowned before help reached them. Miss
Schenck, becoming frightened, followed Mr.
Noteworthy, and, jumping on his back,
rearly drowned him also. All parties were
nrOminent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18

A Wyoming citizen who was in China a
year ago writes the first assistant post
master general to ask what became of the
half S. sent to him to that country in pos
tai order He was paid in silver and thereby
lost half OF the amount sent him. AT least
one Wyoming man has learned the beauty
of a deprecated silver or a silver not tied
BIZ law TO gold