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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
MR.. GLEASON BOUNCED"
AtETIRED FROM THE NEW YORK
GOLD DEMOCRATIC COMMITTEE.
His Candidacy for Mayor of Greater
New York Not Acceptable-Seth
Low Not to Withdraw.

NEW YORK, Sept. 22.-The National
Democratic state committee met here to-
day. Thirty-five of the fifty members were
present. Robert A. Weidenman, of Rock
land county. presided. The candidacy of
Mayor Patrick j. Gleason, of Long Island
City for mayor of Greater New York, on
a ticket of his own, came up for considera-
ton. 1t was stated that it had been ex-
planned to Gleason at a conference of mems
bers representing the districts in the bor-
oughs of Greater New York that the Ma
tional Democratic party might not be in ac-
cord with his candidacy, and might nomi-
nate or indorse some other candidate.
Mayor Gleason was asked to resign. He
said: Il do not intend to resign from this
committee 1 have been nominated for
mayor of Greater New York by my fellow
citizens and 1 propose to stick to my col
ors. You might do well to adopt the en-
blem of the battle AK
The latter suggestion caused laughter
The committee had just decided to adopt
the ship emblem. After further discussion
Mr.. Gleason place on the committee was
declared vacant and his successor was APP
pointed. Mr.. Gleason did not appear vexed
and at once left the room.
The committee next nominated Hon. AL
ton u. Parker, OF Kingston, for chief judge
of the Court of Appeals This was an in
dorsement of the regular Democratic nomi-
nation. Before the committee nominated
Judge Parker there was some discussion of
the published statement that Judge Parker
had voted for Bryan. He was, however,
considered the most available candidate, on
account of his personal qualifications. A
declaration of principles was adopted. 1t re-
atfirms the platforms of the National DEM
ocIatIc convention at Indianapolis and the
state convention at Syracuse i'll 1896. 1t
favors the gold standard, retirement OF the
greenbacks and currency reform; charges
the Republican party with falling to put
the currency on a sound basis; condemns
the Dlngley tariff ana favors civil-service
reform and home rule for cities.
seth Low to-day issued declaration to
the pubic of his determination to remain
candidate for mayor until the end, I'M
less lie is withdrawn by the body which
nominated him. He said he had no idea
that that body contemplated any such ac-
ton,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

come the ally of Spain under existing con-
ditions. Suppose Germany should take up
the cause of Spain, what would France do.
or vice versa? Each of the larger powers
in Europe is so jealous of some other that
it dare not become the ally of Spain. A
European coalition against the United
States has been spoken of. Upon what
could it's necessity be based-the right of
Spain to carry on an endless strife in
Cuba? And what would the European
powers gain by it? What advantage would
it be to all Europe to save Cuba to Spain?
The United States has no designs upon Eu-
rope and no desire to interfere in European
affairs. Most European nations have
large trade in this country, and several of
them depend upon us for bread, cotton and
other materials.
The policy of the administration undoubt-
eddy looks to ending the long and wasteful
instruction in Cuba When it is able to
prove that Spain lacks the ability to sup
press the instruction no other power will
have any ground to object to such an inter-
ference as will put an end to war which,
in trade and in maintaining a state of nom
interference, is a serious burden to the
United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

loan more than $4,000 large amount Of
money is accommodating in the banks which
cannot be invested. The Populist commits
sioner says that this condition is general
throughout the State. lie also declares that
the mortgage debt which was between two
and three hundred millions in 1880, is now
not over $4O.0O00OO and this the farmers are
paying off as fast as they can collect on
their crops. Still, the old-fashioned infia.
zionist and fiat money advocate will con-
tinue to deplore a scarcity of circulating
Medium
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
Nebraska Gold Democrats.

OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 22.-Thirty- mine
counties were represented in the National
Democratic convention which met here this
evening. There was but one point for dis
pute and that was whether a ticket should
be put in the field. Chairman Mahoney Of
the state committee, offered a resolution
declaring it the sense of the convention that
as no national issue is involved no ticket
be named. After rather ANNA: ed debate
this was voted down and a full ticket
named. Hon. James Nj. Woolworth was
ramed for Judge, and Judge j. s. Crawford,
Of West Point, and Hon. j. Sterling Nor
ton, of Nebraska City, for regents
The platform adopted reaffirms the In
dianapolis declaration as the true EXPOSE
ton of Democratic teaching in respect to
finance" 1t goes on: we condemn the
hyprocisy and double-dealing of the Repub-
lican party in keeping a trinity of prosely-
ters abroad pretending to solicit foreign
governments to embark in the free coinage
OF silver when 1t is known that the entire
drift and tendency of all commercial nat
tionS is toward a universal gold standard
as measure of values with a limited coin
age of silver on a gold basis uEder suitable
safeguards of law-the only manner In
which both metals can be kept in concur
rent circulation among the people Tariff
for revenue only is Endorsed and the coun-
try is congratulated on the waning of the
eli
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

The minis are coming silver dollars to
meet the demand of the country for them
True, there are millions on millions of them
piled up in the vaults of the treasury but
against every one of them is an outstanding
order in the form of a silver certificate
There is said to be a growing demand for
silver dollars in the South, the colored peo-
pie preferring the silver coin to bills. To
secure these dollars the banks send GUAM
titles of the treasury notes issued for the
purchase of silver bullion and full legal
tenders, for which gold may be demanded
These notes, redeemed by the issue of sill
yer dollars, are destroyed. Later many of
these silver dollars return to the treasury
and silver certificates are issued for them.
The change is a good one for the govern
ment, since it reduces the volume of notes
redeemable in gold. At the close of 1894
$152, 1884, All of treasury notes were outstand-
ing Now the amount is SLIP, 04S $50. That
is, more than 100000 of notes for which
gold might have been demanded have been
replaced with silver dollars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
DIR. HAMILTON's ADDRESS.
Spoke of the Christian Duty Toward
the Negro.

DR.. j. W. Hamilton. corresponding secre-
tary of the Freedman's Aid and Southern
Education Society addressed the members
of the Indiana conference and others at
Roberts Park Church last night on the SUBJ
ject of the duty of the Christian toward
the negro. The church was crowded and
DR.. Hamiltons remarks We're frequently
appauded by handclapping and fervent
"amens.' He said that there had really
never been Christian era since Christ
was on earth until the present century. For
it was not until the beginning of this CEN
fury that the humanizing influence of the
Christian spirit became influential. In IL
Illustrating how this influence had worked
out the betternent Of the people he divided
the century into four periods. each of which
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
NOT AN ULTIMATUM, BUT A
WARNING.

1t is now very generally conceded that
Minister Woodford's "ultimatum" to the
Spanish government was the product of the
imagination of two or three correspond
ents. No one is yet able to say what the
minister's note did contain, but if it con-
tains a plain intmation that the war in
Cuba shall end by the last of next month
the world would have been aware of that
fact ere this time. 1t is altogether proba-
BILE that plain intimation is made that the
war in Cuba must be brought to a close
some time in the near future, for the rea-
son that American interests are suffering
and have suffered long enough. Even Mr..
Cleveland, in his last annual message, took
the ground that, should it become apparent
that Spain is unable to suppress the nsur-
rection, "our obligations to the sovereignty
of Spain will be superseded by higher obl-
cations, which we can hardly hesitate to
recognize and discharge" The adminstra-
ton is justified in coming to the conclusion
that Spain has not the power TO suppress
the insurrection. 1t may be acting under
that conviction, which it could do without
INDUCING in an ''ultimatum" at the outset
1t is generally understood that anything
like a notification to Spain that the Cuban
dissensions must be ended would result in
war. If it were only war with Spain the
country would apprehend little difficulty.
So long as Spain is unable to subdue Cuba
it is idle for anybody to talk of its making
war with the United States. Its navy is in
ferior TO ours, it is bankrupt and Cuba
would be lost at the outset in such war.
All that Spain could hope would be the in
reference of some European power or pow
ers. No one European nation would be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

If Mr. Taggart is not extravagant he is
unfortunate in having his name officially
Identified with extravaganza. During the
eight years that he was auditor of Marion
county, from 1856 to 1894, the county debt
was increased $1lS2S7. county expenditures
Increased n per cent. and taxation increased
over so per cent. Since he became mayor
the bonded debt of the city has been in
creased $4,000 and the expenses of the city
government last year We're $S24, 2SS, as
against $7SS,s79 during the year preceding
his election. Mr.. Taggart may be an econ
omist. but if so he has strange way of
making his influence felt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Lest the item published few days ago.
10 the effect that state bankers in Kansas
had asked the state bank commissioner If
they could refuse to accept deposits, might
bs, regarded as a joke. little explanation
may be regarded as necessary. Mr.. Breid-
enthal. the Populist state bank commission
er. actually writes that he is daily receiv-
ing letters from the officers OF small banks
asking II they have a legal right to refuse
deposits. The inquiry is made because no
bank is permitted to loan more than four
times its capital 1t appears that many
banks having a capital of but 5000 have
deposits aggrsgatiuE 10000. AS they cannot
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Secretary of Agriculture Wilson thinks
American farmers dispose of too much raw
material and not enough finished products.
s'we should not sell bushel of corn to any
other people under the SUM- he says. In
stead of sending it abroad and selling it as
COW feed to Danish farmers. who supply
the British market with butter, he would
have it fed to American cows and turned
into butter in this country for expectation.
Tie secretary is bringing his brain to bear
on some interesting questions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
A Two-FACED CAMPAIGN.

The average American despises insincerity
and two-facedness. The common saying
that everything is fair in politics applies
only to fair fighting in the open. 1t does
not include running with the hare and
barking with the hounds, nor trying to
carry water on both shoulders. There is
such a thing as OVERRIDING the policy of be-
ing all things to all men. 1t is much better
in the long run to be the same thing to
all men, man had better make some
enemies by being blunt and outspoken than
disgust his friends by playing double. Mr.
Facing-both-ways has never been regarded
as an admirable character. The man who
insists on playing hide-and-seek in politics
may consider himself lucky if a large num-
Der of his supposed friends do not get tired
and quit the game before it is finished.
Mr.. Taggart has brought to great perfec-
ton the art of carrying water on both
doing that and carrying a key of beer on
the top of his head besides--syndicate beer,
of course. He is an adept in the art of
being all things to all men. To Democrats
a partisan of partisans, to Republicans a
nonpartisan; to reformers a reformer; to
the boys a wide-opener; to moralists pur-
list; to sporting men a sport; to business
men economical; to contractors extrava-
giant; to silver men a Bryanite, and to gold
men a gold bug; lavish in promises and
slow in performances; oblivious to the
faults and failings of his subordinates, and
near-sghted, far-sighted, hind-sighted
color-blind, purblind or totally blind as the
emergency requires, he is the very in
carnation of insincerity The people are
fired of IT and want a CHANGE
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Under the title of True Democracy the
louisville Courier-Journal has a three-col-
umn editorial appealing to the Bryanites to
cease following after "the glow worm of
Populism. the fetish of free silverism." and
return to the "old homestead" and the true
faith. OF course, from Jeffersonian and
Jacksonian point of view the CD. is right.
but the Bryanites are on a very different
tack. Perhaps after they have wrecked
their party a time two more they will
come to their senses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

After quite a period of anxious consd-
Grafton and consultation with experts the
secretary of the treasury is said to have
decided upon reindeer transportation as the
best means of carrying relief to the miners
in the Klondike although it cannot be
adopted until after the close Of navigation
on the Yukon river. The disposition of the
question is creditable to the administration
and to the generosity of the American peo-
pie. The government is under no real OBJ
legation to relieve the Klondike miners at
all. They were not sent there by the gov
eminent, and most of them have gone in
spite of warning and under circumstances
that made their action almost foolhardy
Moreover, there is no relief fund for use in
any such case. and no department of the
government has any legal or constitutional
authority to act in the matter. For these
reasons the administration de arves the
more credit for having decided to send re-
lief, and it is creditable to the people that
no strict constructionist or constitutional
stickler has risen up to object The Ameri-
can people are not small
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

A Democratic exchange says the result of
the new law relating to the quantity of
tailor-made garments an American tourist
may bring back with him from abroad will
be that European tailors will establish
branch shops in this country. If they do
they win have to pay duty on the goods
they import and pay American wages to
their employees and, as they cannot cut or
fit garments as well as American tailors.
the latter will not fear their competition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegra

Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph
THE lady you allude to in your CONVEX
sation as the princess. remarked one trav
eler to another on board train, lis your
daughter, / presume?
Yes
"She is married to continental prince.
perhaps?"
old, and therefore not married. She is
princess in her own right. Her full title is
the Princess of Walls"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

WasIIIIIEIOH sui.
as he arose from the table, Il don't advise
you to go 20 Alaska. l doubt very much
whether fortunes are easily secured
there as we have been led to believe. At
the same time, l am convinced that the ex-
perience would be valuable TO most men,"
In what way"
1T would teach them not to find fault
with their breakfasts"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

GALENA. Kan, Sept. 22.-The notorious
Stafieback House was burned by mob at
midnight and every vestige of the old
structure where murders and crimes of the
most dfabolical nature were committed was
DESTROYED After firing the place the mob
withdrew and watched the old structure
burn No fire alarm was turned in until the
building was nearly destroyed. and then no
efforts were made by the fire department to
extinguish the flames. The search for the
remains of the Stahieback family victims
still goes on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

1t is probable that in no former appear
ance of the yellow fever in the South have
the conditions been as favorable to it's
early extinction they are this year. The
quarantine measures have been very eff
fectiye, and the change of weather. with
prospect of early FROST makes it certain
that the disease will soon be at an end.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Cincinnati papers announce the death of
Robert Harlan, a colored man of decided
ability, who was prominent in politics for
many years and who enjoyed the confidence
and friendship of Presidents Grant, Hayes,
Garfield. Arthur and Mckinley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Two months ago Mr.. Taggart's personal
friends declared that he is the best mayor
indianapolis ever had Now the most of
them would like to have him reelected as
enc of the best second-class mayors the
city ever had.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Hon. S. M. Stockslager, reconnaissance
of the General Land Office. has written alet-
ter stating that, in his opinion, Annette
island, in the Alaskan archipelago, is sub
of the United States. Annette is the island
where the Protestant Indian settlement
called Metlakahtla, under Rev. Mr.. Dun
can, is located. 1t is said to be enormously
rich in gold. and prospectors are impatient
to explore it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

When a syndicate offers to take the debt
of Missouri at a per cent. rate of interest
there can be no scarcity of money and no
need Of a broader monetary base.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

The Democratic managers who started
out SO jauntily in the campaign have sud-
denly fallen into troubles which they never
dreamed Of.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
Doubted Him.

''That new porter of ours says he used
to be a policeman"
81 don't believe it. He works too hard
for an ex-policeman''
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

"You say" said the city editor, that
he walked forth from the grim walls of
the prison free man.
Yes, sir" answered the reporter
well he didn't. His wife was with
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

The 1e-to-1 idea at the Ohio silver camp
meeting is said to have been Illustrated by
the fact that there were sixteen seats for
every attendant
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Leading sound-money Democrats in Ohio
have information from all parts of the
State that free silver is rapidly losing
ground and they predict a surprisingly
large vote for their state ticket. Last year
Palmer and Buckner received 1900 votes,
but in Ohio as elsewhere most of the so,.nd-
money Democrats voted for Mckinley, This
year they expect to poll at least 10000 votes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
Terrible Threat.

John, if you don't quit referring to me
as the old woman I'll make you sorry
for it,"
What will you do. dear?'
s'I'u be a new woman
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Silverism is having a hard time when 1t
is necessary to call Sam Small to draw a
crowd at silver camp meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

Less and less is being said of the "busi-
ness" element of the Taggart administra-
tion 1t has been overworkcd.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

I.EWISBURG. Pa. Sept 22-The Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania football team took
a game from the Bucknell University team
here to-day by score of II 10 0. The Penn
sylvanias got two touchdowns from which
goals We're kicked and scored one goal from
the field.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

The business" of the Taggart regime
finds an excellent illustration in the man
agement of the police.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

The police complications have seriously
impaired the beauty of the Taggart smile.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
Yet.

He-Honestly. now, have you never been
kissed by man?
She-Not yet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23

viding line passes above Indianapolis and
through Greencastle, leaving De PAW Uni
yerSity out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-23
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-13

MADE 81, 900 MINUTE.-Alexan
der Wormser is a young man of New
York who one day last week made
81, 900 minute for Is minutes. He
asked for IS, 900 shares of sugar stock.
There was rush to give him block
of 500 or 200. But MIR. Wormsei
wanted 5000 in bunch. He got it
II want 5000 more aud 5000 when
yet that. and 5000 more when | get
that" he shouted. "Then | want
5, 100 OF Tobacco and 5000 of Man at
,.tn" Inc exchange was whoo. in /,
up now aud young Wormser was grab
bing all he could get OF course the
demand for the stocks sent them up.
Wormser is on the bull side of the
market, but he's also believed 10 be on
the inside of Manhattan and Sugar,
and every time Wormser would grab
q block up would so prices. Ev7ry
time he opened his mouth it meant
800. If he had to pick $40 bills from
the floor of the exchange he could not
have picked up $4,000 so quickly.
When he counted up his earnings at
the end of quarter OF an hour Mr.
Wormser found that he was $l5, 600
richer than he had been before.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-07-13

DRAGGED HER TO DEATH.-A dis
patch from Las Vegas, n NJ. says: Near
Lacinia, woman eighty years OF sge,
named Teodora Salas, who was consid-
cred by the ignorant natives to be a
witch, and was supposed to have an
evil Influence on the health of u Miss
Tafoya, the belle of the neighborhoo },
was taken to the mountains Saturday
by the girls brother, Teodora Tafoya,
and his chum, Antonio Lucero. A las
so was attached to her head and her
heels, and fastened to their saddles,
and she was dragged to her death. Not
Il vestige of clothing was on the wo-
mans body when found. 1t is said the
girls mother advised the young fellows
to make away with the witch in this
manner, in order that Miss Tafoya
might Immediately recover her health.
Mrs. Tafoya is under arr, st. The boys
have escaped.