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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
CUPID WINGS DECEMBER.
General LOngstreet, 76 Years Old, to
We'd Miss Ellen DOrtch, 30.

ATLANTA, Ga, Aug. E-Reputable in
dications point to the seeming fact that
General James G. Longstreet, the veteran
of Indian Mexican and civil wars. has at
last fallen captive to the gances of a
beautiful Georgia maiden, and has laid his
heart at her feet in entire and complete
submission. The fortunate one. SO dame
rumor has it, is Miss Ellen Dortch. Miss
DOrtch in the early part of the summer
took Bay Cottage at Lithia Springs very
prominent and popular resort about TWEEN
ty miles from this place. Very shortly
afterward General Longstreet put in an
appearance and from that time until the
present the couple have been inseparable.
The general is seventy-six years of age,
but hale and hearty. He looks twenty-five
years younger and carries himself with d
splendid military bearing. Miss Dartch is
twenty-five, intellectual and very pretty.
She is now assistant state librarian. Her
influence with the public men ana poll
ticians of the State may be imagined when
ii is stated that at her instigation a law
was framed giving to women the right to
hold the office of state librarian and with
out a dissenting voice passed both houses
of the Legislature Miss Dortch is now
candidate for the situation of Colonel John
Miledge state librarian under this new
measure, and all points seem to be IN her
favor.
General Longstreet is a familiar figure to
in 1872 taking part in the Mexican war.
and obtaining the title Of brevet major for
his valiant deeds. From lS47 to 1852 he served
on Texas frontier posts and in June, 1861,
resigned to join the Confederacy. He was
promoted to the rank of major general in
1862. He was favorite member of Lees
staff and was at the head of several fierce
~ fought battles around Virginia. In Ten
nessee he was selected to oppose Burnside,
and later was dispatched to New Orleans.
He is the most prominent ex-Confederate
officer in the world to-day His love affair
seems to have renewed his youth and when
questioned this evening concerning its sue
cess a duh blush mounted into his swarthy
cheeks and with twinkle in his eye and
an embarrassed stammer in his voice he
denied the rumor Miss Dortch followed
suit but it is the general belief at the
springs that d betrothal had been arranged,
and that it is only a matter of few
months before the general will lead Miss
Dortch to the altar. He is frequently seen
in the company of young men discussing
the merits OF moonlight promenades or
tandem bicycle riding. Miss Dortch is
favorite all over the State and it is sim
cerely hoped and really believed in every
quarter that the rumored engagement is
based on fact.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
STEVE BRODIE'S GALL"
Offers Prince Henri $4,000 If He VIII
Fight Before the Kaleidoscope.

NEW YORK, Aug 1S-"Steve" Brodie
wishes 10 have a part in the excitement in
case Prince Henri has to fight again when
he RECEIVERS from the wound inflicted by the
Count of Turin. Steve" says that yester-
day he sent the following cabegram and in
this he is Endorsed by the manager of the
Western Union office in Grand street west
of the Bowery:
ITO his Royal Highness Prince Henri of
Orleans, care of Due de Charities, Rue
Jean COUPON, Paris, France:
VIII give you and Prince Albertone $780,
600 apiece If you will fight your coming duel
before the kaleidoscope, giving me exclusive
rights to use of films. Will give YOU 5000
apiece additional if you Will make the duel
last Tor at least ten rounds
STEVE BRODIE."
This is on the deceased level" said
Steve in explaining the matter last night.
L can raise 100000 in Italy without turn
ing around ten blocks, and if / can get the
prince and the general to stand up before
Dan Stuarts picture machine IN make me
to-day. He took them views of that other
duel out in Carson City. you remember.
Now We paid Sl7 on that cable and de-
for the answer, and m waiting for it now"
Do you really expect an answer?
sure; OF course, do. Why them fellows
is both poor-haYen't got II dollar between
EN-, hardly. OF course, they'll reply
want the tight to come off in the woods
near Chantilly, because it's got a fine view
there, and beng sort of a forest like, they
where sullivan and Mitchell scrapped. You
know, | met the prince once when 1 was in
Paris, France. some six years ago
And how did he impress you?
d nice Teller" Mr. Brode exclaimed,
enthusiastically. but broke, like all the
rest of EN-, he concluded, in tones filled
with sympathy.
Steve" still was waiting at midnight for
the reply to his cablegram.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

are going to have thunder storm The
congregation will please follow me TO
brother SoandsoS field and help MIN stack
his wheat"
Miss Susan B. Anthony father was Sc
riously warned against marrying his wife,
who was Lucy Reed. His family considered
her too worldly to be a suitable wife for
Quaker, because she sang and danced and
wore pretty clothes. The night before the
wedding the young couple went to neigh
Dor 5, and the young girl danced until 4
clock IN the morning 1t IS said that
after her marriage next day she never
danced again.
Few people refer to Charles Francis
Adams as general but, the Boston Globe
says, he saw not only a great deal of ac-
tive military service during the civil war,
but commanded regiment of Massachusetts
soldiers, among whom there were scores of
distinguished heroes. At the head of the
Fifth Massachusetts Cavalry. Col. Adams
led his men through several active engage
ments and his conduct at the battles OF Sc
cesslonville, South Mountain and Antietam
was characterized in the general order that
DreVetted him brigadier general of United
states volunteers as distinguished gallant
ry and efhclency. In the same order his
record Is referred to as one OF merltorious
services during the war. This report was
dated 1867, the title OF general TO date from
1865.
Lord Wolseley, commandment of the
British army, has publicly announced that
Viz AAAClOOA nag VI IlSIdlIN Will never
again be carried into battle, in land fights
at least. In presenting new colors to a
regiment recently he said: I'm future it
would be madness and d crime TO order
any man to carry colors into action. You
might quite as well order him to be assas-
slnated The Germans carry the poles on
which the cOlors used to be, so that they
attract no notice in action. We have had
most reluctantly to abandon practice to
which we attached great Importance, and
Whlch, under past and gone conditions of
nShtlng, was invaluable in keeping alive
the regimental spirit upon which our Brit
lSh troops depended much"
L never ran to hear a band
Whose dulcet strains were drawing near
But that the music always stopped
Just when l got where L could hear.
Cleveland Leader.
Il love the scent of new-mown hay"
He murmured to a girl one day;
But she, without a thought OF jest,
SAID, Russian violet suits me best"
Detroit Free Press.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.


Mr.. Bates is the name of the Chicago
man who solved the problem of how to keep
five wives on a salary of $50 per month. He
had them write home to their relatives for
assistance.
Mr.. Chauncey Depew is obliged TO sign
his name to 0000 separate bonds which
have just been issued Allowing 500 as the
average for a day, it will take him about
eight months TO get through the whole lot.
DR.. Magnus MacLean, one of the British
scientists now in Toronto has been much
interested for some time in investigating
the discovery that fresh water falling
through air electrities 1t negatively, and
that salt water electrifies it positively. and
considers the discovery of the greatest i'm
portance.
There is a certain minister in Kansas who
has an eye to the physical as well the
spiritual welfare of his congregation. He
brought one of his recent Sunday sermons
to sudden close with the following words {:
Brethren, viii now close, for / see we
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

One of the most significant indications of
actual Improvement in the industrial con-
dition is that one hundred thousand more
men are employed the railroads of this
country at the present time than were en-
ployed a year ago. There can be no more
delicate measure of the business of the
country than the railroad system. There
can be no improvement in business which
the railroads do not at once feel. When
business falls off the railroad responds by
dropping expenses. 1t ceases TO keep up
current repairs, and, TO reduce expenses
discharges every man 1t can. The addition
of one hundred thousand men TO the pay
rolls Of the railroads of the United States
means that $4,000 600 of money go into the
channels of trade TO purchase the products
of other producers Such distribution calls
fer more bread and meat, and to that ex-
tent improves the home markets of the
farmer. 1t calls for more cotton and WOODEN
goods, shoes and all the common necessities
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
A VASSAR SENSATION.
Girl with Negro Blood I'm Her Veins
Graduates from the Institution.

BOSTON. Aug. 1S-A New York newspa-
per attempts to make a sensation out of
the fact that a girl with negro blood in
her veins was graduated from Vassar Col
lege the exclusive institution for girls at
Poughkeepsie n. Y. Her race was not sus-
pected at school for her fellow-students
called her 1.-The beautiful brunette" Her
manners were those Of a person of gentle
birth. and her intelligence and ability were
recognized alike by her classmates and pro-
fessors. Her skin was dark, but not
swarthy. Her hair was black. but straight
as an Indians, and she usually gathered it
in a knot at the back of her head. Her
eyes were coal black. and of piercing bril-
nancy. Her appearance was such that in
other environments she might have been
taken for an Indian. indeed. not a few of
the students whispered that Indian blood
flowed in her veins.
The girls name is Annita Hemming and
her home is I'm this city Ii seems that when
her school term was drawing to close
the father of her roommate learned that
Annita was "off color Annita got an ink
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

ling that her secret was out and confessed
70 one OF the teachers, who pleaded with
the faculty that the girl he allowed TO
graduate, commencement was but few
Gays on and the girl would soon be gone
ana forgotten. So ii was decided TO conceal
tEe iacts and TO allow her TO be grad
uateG with her classmates. On class day
ana commencement the young woman
TOOK a prominent part In the exercises. ana
OF az the hundred or more girls in the class
OF ~ none looked more attractive or acted
more becomingly than this girl of negro
MISS Hemming is now an assistant in the
Boston public library. When she was seen
AT the nome or Lawyer Henry Lewis, who
was an old-time Harvard center rush. she
said she deprecated the attention. She de-
clined TO talk. simply saying that she was
proud TO have been graduated. She was
only about year old when her father.
Robert j. Hemming, and her mother
brought her TO this city from the South.
They settled In the West End Annita was
graduated from the English high school.
after a full course. Then wealthy woman
of the Back Bay who is a member of
Trinity Church, became interested by her
beauty and Intelligence. and sent her to
Dwight l.. Moody's Mortified School At
Mortified Annita prepared for Vassar and
there she was the roommate of Miss Bessie
Baker, who is now the wife of LAWYER
Lewis. Her father and mother are now at
Marthas Vineyard, and while their home
is closed she is the guest of her former
roommate. Mrs. Lewis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

The Journal feels a bit like the average
citizen, who hates to interfere in a street
braWl, but in the name of common decency
and modern civilization, there should be
an end to the controversy now raging be-
tween it's neighbors in the field of journal
ism. What will the world think of Indian
apolis when it finds two of it's daily news
papers indulging in billingsgate that would
do credit to a London fishwife? First the
News calls the Sentinel a falsifer. Then
the Sentinel calls the News liar. Both
were correct, and they should have let 1t
go at that. But the News retorts that the
Sentinel is indecent" The Sentinel proves
the assertion by calling the News a thug. -
"despicable sheet" and speaking of it as
Jasmine as well as dirty and disrepu-
table And what does the News do but
show the correctness of this estimate by
printing such things as this:
We suggest to the LeVee BLACKBOARD that
it endeaVor to keep silent and swallow its
filth while the religious convention is in
session. Next week it can return to its
VOmit.
The Journal would suggest that this is en-
tirely unworthy of the official organ" of
the religious convention, or even of the
faculty of an alley university. 1t is GER
tainly unworthy of such an educated and
civilized community Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
TAGGART AND CLEVELAND.

some persons might reverse the order of
the names, but it must be remembered that
Mr.. Taggart is still in office, while Mr.
Cleveland is out, and the old adage saws "a
living ass is better than dead lion" II is
not intended to imply that Mr.. Taggart is
an ass or Mr.. Cleveland d lion but merely
that mayor in office is d live issue, while
an eX-President is dead one. Therefore.
we write Taggart and Cleveland instead of
Cleveland and Taggart. In further defense
OF the juXtaposition it may be recalled
that early in his political career Mr.. Cleve-
land served as mayor of Buffalo, while Mr.
Taggart is now aspiring to a second term
as mayor of indianapolis. Mr.. Cleveland S
next step in political promotion was to the
governorship of New York and it is no Sc
cret that Mr.. Taggart smiles when his
friends mention him for Governor of In
diana. Whether he is trying to make Mr..
Cleveland's political career a model Tor his
own is not certainly known, but in some
important features his first administration
as mayor resembles Mr.. Cleveland's second
administration President. Mr.. Taggart
went into office under a pledge to reduce
the expenses of the municipal government.
as Mr.. Cleveland did of the national gov
eminent. Instead of that they both in
creased them. Mr.. Taggart promised to
give the city "a business administration, -
as Mr. Cleveland did the country. Instead
of that they both made a botch of it. Mr..
Cleveland issued bonds to raise money for
current expenses; so has Mr.. Taggart. Mr..
Cleveland added largely to the national
debt. and Mr.. Taggart has added largely to
the city debt Mr. Cleveland added to the
Nations annual interest account. and Mr..
Taggart has added to the citys interest ac-
count Mr.. Cleveland undermined the
civil service by appointing his personal
friends and retainers to office, and Mr.. Tag
CART has done the same in the city govern
ment. In short, Mr.. TaGgart seems to have
made Mr.. Cleveland's administrative meth
DDS model for his own. He forgets one
thing, however. When the people got a
chance to vote on Mr.. Clevelands admins
tratlon they sent him whirling out of office
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

NJ. l.. Muhleman. deputy assistant treas
urer of the United States at New York
and an authority in financial matters. esti-
mates that the banks of New York will be
drawn upon this year to the extent of
about $15o.0000o0 for money to move the
crops. This demand comes every year
though seldom as large as it will be this
year. and after the crop movement is over
the money gradually flows back to New
York again
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
willing to ObIige.

81 want to know where you have been
all this time" said Mrs. Lushforth as he
wabbled into the house. Il want to know
where you have been, and l will know
right away"
.'Orri'," said Mr.. Lushforth, jamming in
his hat and starting more or less for the
door.
Where are you going now?"
Coin out to find the boys, soze 1 kin
find out where 1 been"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can BE- found at the following places:
NEW HORk-Windsor Hotel and Astor House.
CHHAGO.-Palmer House and p. O. News Co.,
al Dearborn street
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine
street.
LOUISYILLE-C 7. Deering northwest corner
o. Ihlrd and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, go Fourth avenue.
ST. I.oUIs-Unon News Company Union Depot.
WASHINGTON ID. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House, Wizards Hotel and the Washington
News Exchange, Fourteenth street, between
Penn. avenue and e street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

of life Such use of labor provides the
means for sustaining home market Not
the least of the pleasant considerations in
connection with the employment of one
hundred thousand men is that at least three
hundred thousand people thereby obtain the
means for comfortable living
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

A year ago the reports of the wool mar
kets showed that as much or more imported
wool was sold as there was of the home
clip. The Boston reports show that nearly
three times as much native as foreign was
sold last week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Persons sending the Journal through the mails
IN the nlted States should put on an eight page
Taper a ONE-CENT postage stamp on twelve
or siXteen-page paper TWO-CENT postage
rates.
All communications intended for publication in
this paper must, in order to receive attention, be
accompanied by the name and address of the
writer If it is desired that rejected manuscripts
be returned postage must in all cases be Enclosed
for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Nebraskas wheat crop this year is esti-
mated at 100000 bushels which will give
it third rank as a wheat growing State.
1t is estimated that from the proceeds of
this crop 20 per cent. of the mortgages on
Nebraska farms will be paid off,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

An Indiana woman who has made herself
notorious by her Incorporate advocacy of
various movements informs a Kansas Citv
reporter that the present price of wheat
Is 10 cents lower than it ought to be with
the famine in the East staring us in the
face, and if it were not for the gold stand
ard prices the farmer would have received
N50 per bushel for his wheat this year,
The woman draws her financial wisdom
from Prof. Coin" Under free-siver COIN
age, if the farmer got 81 a bushel for his
wheat, he would only receive 81 cents in
value, at the present price of silver bull
lion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
Instances i'm Plenty.

What a silly expression! No more sense
than the law allows Did you ever know
a man who had more sense than the law
allowed?"
Certainly. The jails are full of fellows
who got there by being too smart"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Three months ago the Bryanites in Ne
braska discovered a conspiracy to start the
cry of good times" in order to defeat the
silverites. The conspiracy seems to have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

A calamityite organ in a large city says
that there are yet men in that city who
seek food in garbage barrels. Yes, and
there always were such. No good times can
sweep them into better conditions, because
they are Of no use in the industrial world
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

September wheat closed in Chicago yes
terday at SS12 cents, the highest point it has
reached in six years. The rapid advance of
the last few days begets a suspicion of
speculative operations, and yet it seems to
be justified by the foreign demand.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Good crops are a factor in returning
prosperity, but there are others. We had
good crops in 1893, but that year was the
beginning Of the Cleveland panic and con-
sequent hard times from which we are just
emerging.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19
His Days Are Numbered

Chicago News.
In another month it is expected that the
hum of the wheels of industry Will be loud
enough to drown completely the yawp of
the ala invites.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Under the Wilson tariff some American
manufacturing plants were moved to Can
ada in order to get the benefit of cheap
labor Under the Dingley law British
manufacturers talk of moving their plants
to this country to escape the duties 1t is
better to have capital coming into the
country than going out of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Any cause that professed Anarchists es-
pouse in this country will be ruined. We
may not agree as to policies and methods
but we are pretty solid against the as
sassin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Timan's dispensary liquor law in South
Carolina is impotent, because the United
States Court has decided that the law can
not interfere with the Importation and sale
of liquors in original packages. Original
package houses are springing up all over
The State
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

St. Louis Post Dispatch.
Speaking of men of destiny, what about
William Mckinley? Was there ever
statesman so favored by fortune?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

Cotton is no longer king, but this years
estimated crop of 10000 600 bales will add
very largely to prosperity in the South
and the effect will be felt indirectly
throughout the country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-19

While the present rush to the Klondike
will be attended by much suffering and con-
siderable loss of life the net result will be
q large gain to Alaska OF a hardy and
enterprising population and a great adj
vance in the development of the Territory.