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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04
THE COURTHOUSE YARD.

The proposition to cut down the court
house yard is one that should meet the
prompt refusal of the Commissioners. A
few years since. when the house was being
built and in accordance with the design
of the then Commissioners. there was ex-
pended a good many thousands of dollars
TO grade the yard to its present condition
and to build the fence around and the ap-
proacheS to il. The foundation walls and
the sewer and drainage systems were
adapted to the present grade; it would be
waste of money to reduce the grade to
the street level, and would not only not
improve but would detract from the ap-
peacance of the building. The entire base
ment of the building will in the future be
needed for the storage of the records of the
county and the courts. for which it was de-
signed, and for that. the legitimate use
for which it was intended, it is better
as it is than it would be after the change.
The city should build a Police Court
room near the station house and Jail. and
thus keep the filthy, dirty and ill-smelling
crowd of beats and brmlners that voun-
the Police Court away from the county Of
fees. If the basement of the courthouse
were used as a police court it would be-
come a pestilence-breeding nuisance, filled
with a reeking, dirty. splitting, vermin-in-
tested crowd. 1t would be wrong and an
outrage upon the men and women taxpay-
ers who are compelled by business to have
to run the gauntlet of that sort of bum
mers and lazy lawbreakers to get to the
courts and county offices. where they are
compelled TO go to pay taxes and attend
to their legitimate business affairs. The
Commissioners would do well to allow the
city to build on Market street, north of the
courthouse a building for the use of the
mayors office. Council chamber. city en-
gineer. clerk, etc, and let that building
be connected with the courthouse by u COW
cred fire-proof gallery or passage, so that
people having business might so from one
building to the other without exposure in
bad weather. But by all means keep the
Police Court and its patrons away from
the courthouse.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

to 81 day; OF conductors from % cents to
s1.3S; of switchmen from 81 cents to s1.29: of
baggagemen and freight handlers. from 80
cents 10 $1.20 a day. Here, il is not neces-
sary to say, the same class of men get
double the lowest figures here named. and
most of them a rate of compensation much
above the highest figure named. Yet the
cost of living is quite as cheap in this coun-
try as in Great Britain. Men here could
not live on the British railway wages be-
cause they are accustomed to live much
better. The London carpenter thinks him
self fortunate if he gets $40 month. while
in fair times $50 a month is considered very
low wages in the smaller American cities
The farm laborer in the United States does
not receive high wages, because he gets his
board. He would think SIC a month not the
best pay with board. The British farm Ia
borer gets SO a month and boards himself.
The London policeman receives but s35
month. or not more than the street laborer
gets in indianapolis. and has to keep him
self in a good uniform. In all the larger
cities of this country the policeman gets
800 a month. and in tho smaller ones not
less than $50
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04
The New Year.

The old year is ended. The new is begun
With day. dark and dreary, with sky. dull and
gray
Fell omen portentous of ills that will come
To many, and who shall escape say.
The year that is past brought to greatest joy.
And brought to another the bitterest grief;
The year that is come may be bringing sad hearts
The comfort so needed and blessed relief.
And those that the year may be bringing grief,
So great that their sorely tried spirits will bend
Meath blow SO o oerwhelming-may God give TO
them
All pity and strength to endure to the end.
'fis better for us not to know what will come.
There's time for our weeping when sorrows are
here;
Wen drive dark despair far away, while may.
And let gladstone hope fill hearts with its
cheer.
So welcome, New Year. We glad to have
lived
To greet thee-and now there's tear and a
sigh,
For life is so sweet and so dear 10 us all
We may not be here to bid thee goodbye
lrvington, Jan. /, 1897. M. NJ. r.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

For such banks and for building and loan
associations the laws of the States protect
them against runs by giving them time in
which they may dispose of property and
thus obtain money with which to pay off
depositors. The bank for current business
should be prohibited from making loans a
large part of which cannot be called i'm or
are so infrequently coming due that the
banks money is not quickly available. The
past few weeks is that they have violated
the law in regard to loans. chiefly by MAX
ing large loans upon property from which
money could not be realized when it was
needed.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The controller of the currency deserves
credit for his efforts to stimulate the
growth of confidence and for emphasizing
the fact that the recent bank failures have
been due to local or personal causes. In
his latest statement he deprecates the dis
turbance of business by ''rumors of war
and says 1.-THE opportunity presented to
Americans to become rich. prosperous and
happy by confining themselves strictly to
the immediate needs of their own country
was never so great at this present mo-
nent." If the United States Senate would
heed this and give more attention to Amer
lean affairs and less TO Cuban, the country
would be the gamer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04
Another Glimpse Of Debs.

Kansas City Journal.
Eugene V. Debs has given public notice
that he has left the Popuist party and
united with the Socialists. there 10 sink
or swim, survive perish, as the case
may be. Both the Populist party and
Debs are to be congratulated on this
change. and possibly the Socialists will be
no worse by reason of the new accession
to their ranks. But Mr.. Debs assumes en-
tirely too much when he says he will he
severely criticised and berated by the
press on account of his little flop. The
press is very little concerned about Mr..
Debs Just now. VI is not going beyond the
bounds of reason and sober declaration to
say that the press doesn't care a snap of
it's finger what Mr.. Debs does or where
he goes. He is not a factor in public az
fairs at the present time. and the an
nouncement of his conversion TO socialism
is hardly of sufficient Importance to bring
him momentarily from the otscurity into
which he has fallen Debs came tempor-
arily into public view owing 10 his con-
nection with the great railroad strike of
three years ago, which resulted in the de-
struction of millions of dollars worth of
property and the loss of many lives. He
was the ruling spirit of that great business
distur bance and menace to- law and order
and even conviction and imprisonment for
his connection with the strike could not
make martyr of him. Like all such men,
when the wave of violence which bore him
into prominence receded he sank with IL
and WAS lost 10 view. Debs will make a
good Socialist. as Socialists 60
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

President Cleveland. in the part of his
message relating to pensions. said that
1.-The abuses which have been allowed to
creep into our pension system have done
incalcuable harm i'm demoralizing our peo-
pie and undermining good citizenship"
That there should not be cases of fraud
in a pension roii containing 97O.67S names
would be impossible; but Mr.. Cleveland's
insinuation finds no support in the figures
relative to prosecutions for frauds in get
ting pensions which are also found in his
message. During the fiscal year only 339
indictments were reported for violation of
the pension laws. and under these indct-
ments only i6i were convicted. Either the
Presidents prosecuting officers and pension
inspectors are Tot faithful in the discharge
of their duties or the President is making
false charges
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The managers of Crown Hill Cemetery
have issued a publication which all who
are interested in that beautiful city of the
dead will like to see. a similar book was
issued in 1885, and this one shows the
progress of the cemetery since that time.
1t contains list of the original officers
and those of successive years. list of the
corporators. the articles of association, the
rules and regulations as now in force, and
an alphabetical list of lot holders. The
book is illustrated and makes a handsome
and attractive volume.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The national monetary convention soon
TO be held i'm this city has reached a point
i'm its development where little remains to
be done except to make local arrangements
for its proper reception, housing and en-
tertainment. The admirable manner in
which all the other preliminaries have been
handled leaves no doubt that these will be
equally so. and there is as little doubt that
the convention itself will be entirely sue
cessful. 1t has already attracted a great
deal of attention throughout the country
and will attract much more when the char
acter of those attending it and the object
they have in view shall become known. 1t
will without doubt, bring together the
largest assemblage of prominent and rep
resentative business men ever convened.
Nothing but matter of supreme impor-
tance could induce such men to leave their
homes and business at an inclement season
of the year and travel long distances. and
there is reason TO believe the proceedings
of the convention will be in keeping with
the object that brings it together. The peo-
pie of this city should not omit anything
that is necessary 10 show their apprecia-
ton of the honor conferred on the city by
the assembling of such "A body.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04
"What Maixie Knew"


Our decorous young friend and contem-
porary. the Chap Book announces that in
another week ii will begin the publication
of Il novelette, by Henry James. entitled. If
our memory is not at fault, What Maizie
Knew. There is a suggestion of virility
in this title that excites our warmeSt eX-
pectationS and we are confident that there
is nobody i'm the world better qualified
than Mr.. James to tell us what MaiZe
knew unless like Daisy Miller she was too
idiotic to know anything. We have "a sls-
picion that the Daisy-Maize series will be
seriously and faithfully carried out by Mr..
James somewhat after the style of the
himself drinking tea BalZac shortened
his life by deep potations of coffee What
Maizie Knew will be followed by What
Birdie Did" and other psychcal feminine
explorations. and we are authorized to say
that there will be nothing in this series
that will give offense to the most prudish
feminine reader. Maize we under
stand her. is not at all the sort of girl
typified by Artie's Min out is withal d
Young woman of high society who first at
tracted Mr.. James's attention at pinkish
purple tea. 1t has not been our privilege
TO admire and study the feminine character
at a tea of any color whatsoever, and we
have cherished the belief that woman
who knows anything at all never goes to
teas This impression Mr.. James will re-
move and in telling us what Maizie knew
we presume he will tell us great many
things we ought 10 know, not only about
Maizie but the sex in general. We there
fore await the first installments with pleas
urable curiosity
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The Engineering and Mining Journal has
published estimate of the mineral pro-
ductions OF the United States for the past
five years. There is no feature of this
industry significant as the increase in
the volume OF gold. as the following figures
show: 1882 $50. .oOO 900; 1895. SIS. .s55 900; 1894
50 500.oo0; 1895. s46,61O.OO0; 1896. estimated
So, ,OOo. .O00 AS the estimate of 1896 is based
uron the product of the months preceding
November il Is fair 10 assume that the
figures are practically correct. The in
erase in the output of gold in this country
since 1892 is $4,000. .O00-an Improvement of
72 per cent. Such facts should put an end
to the assertion that there is not gold
enough for the money of the world. If the
money of the United States were Increased
IN proportion to the increase of the gold
output. we should have si.72 in circulation
now where we had 81 in 1892.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The Republican leaders in Kentucky owe
1t to the party to drop their pickering and
unite. as they can. to elect "a Republican
to the Senate to succeed Blackburn. Such
action on their part would insure them
the respect and gratitude of the party.
while failure to do SO will cause the party
TO believe that they have sacrificed the
higher and general interests of the party
tC selfish ambitions and factional jeal-
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The question is raised whether the Coun-
Gil can borrow money and issue bonds for
park purposes without the previous APP
proval and recommendation of the city con-
troller. If the Council cannot issue bonds
for park purposes without the recommen-
dation of the controller, it cannot do so for
any other purpose. The question. therefore
is whether the controller is superior to the
Council i'm the matter of borrowing money
or issuing bonds. The Journal thinks not.
The city charter gives the Council entire
control of the matter of borrowing money,
subject to the limitation that the entire
amount shall not at any time exceed per
holds the purse strings. The controller may
recommend a loan if he chooses, but the
Council is not obliged TO authorize it. and it
can undoubtedly order a loan without the
recommendation or approval of the con-
troller. The only duty of the controller i'm
the premises is, after the loan is author
lied to look after the preparation, adver-
tisement, negotiation and sale of the bonds.
in all of which, a ministerial officer he
simply carries out the order of the Council.
This statement is not intended to commit
the Journal TO bond issue for park pur-
poses. but to draw the line between the au-
thority of the controller and the Council.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

5 The large increase of the export trade
through Southern ports during the past ten
months. compared with the corresponding
period of 1895. is attracting the attention of
commercial papers. Baltimore exported
$6i.245.O6 during the ten months of 1896
against $47.74O,Ss9 during the corresponding
period of 1895. The relative increase of ex-
ports from Norfolk Newport News Mobile.
and particularly New Orleans and Calves
ton is much larger
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

One OF the charges made against nation
al banks has been that they are not permit
ted to loan money on real estate. That
banks receiving the deposits of business
men End OF the mass of people who deposit
spare funds for safety should not lend
money longtime obligations like mort
cages must have been apparent in some of
The recent bank troubles. The two or three
savings banks which have suspended have
done 80 because their money was invested
IA longtime MORTGAGES. as it should be-
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04
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The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

to be political football. and the sooner
the assurance can come concerning what
1t shall be. the better il will be for busi-
ness. The Republican party has pledged it
self that the system shall be maintained
on an honest basis. and that pledge viii
undoubtedly be kept: and all Republca rs
should welcome a speedy and satisfactory
arrangement of the matter, whereby its
promises may be kept to the best interests
of the country.-I.afayette Courier
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

4 London correspondent of manufacture
ing periodical In this country has been col
lecting some information regarding the
earnings of a large class OF British me-
chanics and working people which must be
interesting TO men in the same callings in
this country. The English street-railway
conductors and drivers receive from s. to
$3.50 a week and are glad TO get it. What
would the men who work on the street rail
wages We're offered them? The pay of en-
gineers and firemen on the three principal
railroads in England ranges from - cents
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

Fhe alleged threat of the Sugar Trust that
1t can prevent the passage OF the Republic
an tariff bin should it interfere with the
advantage il has under the present law
by dead locking it in the Senate. causes a
suspicion that the senator's whose aid was
secured in 1894 were secured for all time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The failure OF the banks makes the Popu-
lists so happy that they have no tine to
take i'm the impor. of Orator Bryan's lee
ture tour" The banks which have failed
tor has none.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

having now few members and no mission,
the Alliance is about TO die. Yet it has had.
in connection with the silver heresy. a most
remarkable influence upon the politics and
policies OF the country
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

The inaugural address of Governor Black
of New York, was a model i'm respect of
brevity. good taste and good English. The
inaugural address of an incoming execu-
tive. whether President or Governor has
inevitable limitations. He cannot review
the past nor safely predict much regarding
the future yet he is expected to say some
thing weighty and TO say it in good FORM
Governor Blacks inaugural was very short
about one-third of it being embraced in the
following: "h'
voyager leaving the first shore may de-
part. followed by the hopes and loud ac-
claim of those who fitted out his ship, but
If you listen intently to the tumult and the
music you may ind the note of confidence
left out. You must wait for that until he
has returned. Perhaps you may never hear
it. but If it is lacking at the beginning of
the voyage let US hope to find ii at the
close. However meagre may be the signs
of promise now there is this which is not
without hope: No executive will this year
take the oath of Office under deeper sense
of responsibility than he who now assumes
with diffidence the great and unaccustomed
burdens which the people of this State
have imposed. Your counsel in all matters
always be received by those who realize
that the first duty of a public servant IS
to guard the public interest. l shall strive
uuiliiS my career dS pONtrilor 10 pe 1dlth-
full in the performance of that trust upon
which / now enter. To be watchful of the
peoples welfare and to execute their will
will be my earnest purpose, for in them
abides the supreme command, and from
them the last order must always come
And with this intention TO serve you
shall associate. as far as / am able, the
right of judgment and the sense of per-
sonal accountability which must always
accompany the executive station.
AS an example of saying noncommittal
things in the best Of English and of de-
precating criticism of an untried admins
tration this is adnira ble.i
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

Word comes from Missouri that Governor
Stone. il he desires. can prevent the re-
election of Senator Vest. Governor Stone
is a narrow-chested statesman, but he can
not in one term learn to be such violent
sectionalist as is Vest.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

For few days there will be much talk
about places. but when they are filled the
Legislature will be in a position To attend
to the interests of the whole people. which
are more important.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

revenues were in excess of the disburse-
ments of the treasury: still. the deficit dur
ing the past half of the present fiscal year
was Ss1 .O00NlG
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

II is well that those eager friends of can
didates are mistaken when they predict
that tho party will so to smash if their
particular favorites are not selected.
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

Singular TO relate. 1t is the boss that
clothe these grim citadels with tenderness.
They are not swampy and barren of fauna
and fora. They have their own charm.
Mountains have had hard names hurled at
them by people who do not climb; prairie
and moor are desolations TO others. and the
bog has grace only for the few. II YOU
The Indianapolis journal., 1897-01-04

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Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-14
CLOTHING.

For Men, Boys and Children. This de-
partment has grown very fast since our
last holiday announcement, and we
give all the opportunity to take adyan-
tage of the wonderful Bargains we are
in a position to offer this month. New
Stylish and Pretty is praise we'll
merited here-Checks. Plaids and
Diagonals. IS OF. Clay Worsted Suits
all wool, finely finished worth s1a.5O
for this sale only $3.50, Fine Cashmere
Suits regular price s7.0O now going at
81 AS. Goods we'll made nicely finished.
Beaver Oyercoats at $500, we'll worth
$3.50. Extra Fine Overcoats, very nice
patterns, our boss, $1,000 Coats now
going at s7.ss Never such wonderful
values offered in Clothing. Children's
Suits, Sailor Collars and Braided Work
worth sa SO to $500. this sale only s1.9s
suit. Youths Full Suits, Coat, Pants
and Vest, Is to 10 years, all Wool,
Nobby styles, regular $3.50 goods, now
only s4T5 suit. A large stock to
select from at the lowest prices made
anywhere.
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-14
Executors Sale of Real
Estate.

In pursuance of an ordeIa OF the Probate
Court OF Washington Count y1OhiCi, will offer
for sale. at public aucuon<on
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2iTH 1897.
az ore o'clock p. m; lat sthe'Puinam'street door
1htn 0I me court House, insthe tity OF Marletta,
situate Ml IN the City OF Marietta, County OF
washington, and State OF Ohio, .to-wit: Begin.
ming on che line OF Front streetSkorty-ive (l5l
feet southerly from the nOrthwests corner of
Ivy Lot No. sixty three 49, in Square No.
four 4l. thence Southerly along thelline OF said
street forty.tve (4b) feet thence Easterly at
right angles with said street one hundred and
eighty UsU) feet 10 the lGa line OF Lot No.
slxty-two li2 thence Northerly along the iue
said lot forty-iiYe ti5, feet, thence Westerly
10 the place of beginning. and being the :. e
~ the n. u OF said Lot 63. and the :. x OF the
N. Il 'f said L ot 90 in said Square No. 4.
Appraised at xl4nO.
Terms OF SALE One-third cash on day OF sale,
one third IN six ,ii months. and one.third In
twelve ~ nom hs; deferred pa, ments 10 bear
interestand 6e secured by mortgage ON the
HENRY LEoNHARD, Executor OF the estate
OF jacob M rfeinsr. deceased
Cutter. Atty for Executor
NOV. &C. ls9I-iw. -
Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1897-12-14
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