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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
AN INcALcULABLE BENEFIT.

Now that the government is quite sure
to get back the money which it has invest
ed in the Union Pacific Railroad, it may be
well to note the conditions which justified
Congress in loaning it's credit to the enter
prise at the time it did During the war
for the Union the isolation of the Pacific
coast States from the rest of the country
was made peculiarly apparent. A Pacific
republic was advocated. 1t is prob
able that an attempt in that direc-
ton would have been made if quick
and cheaper means of communica-
ton with the East had not been secured
in the railways. At that time the journey
from San Francisco to New York was by
the isthmus, long, expensive. most disagree
able, and, at seasons, very risky. When the
scheme of building railroad to the Pa
cific coast was first preached conservatism
regarded it as an impossibility which en-
gineering could not overcome. Finally a
company was organized upon the basis of
the offer of land made by Congress, but il
did not proceed far with the construction.
After time, when failure without further
aid seemed probable, Congress guaranteed
the bonds of the company at given
amount per mile. Subsequently Congress
made the governments claim a second lien.
1t can be said that the capitalists who
constituted the Pacific Company worked
the government to the utmost 1t is now
evident that they might have built the road
for the land grant, but at that time it
seemed impossible even if the crossing of
no oil Inf uUh
promoters, as it turned out, made millions
out of the enterprise, it is due them to say
that they risked all they had at the outset.
and would have been bankrupt if the
scheme had proved impracticable. That
they let the contract of building the road
to themselves and made millions of dollars
is a fact, but if those bold projectors had
not assumed the first risk, when would a
Pacific railroad have been built? 1t is
deemed the proper thing by many people to
denounce these men, nearly all of whom are
now dead, as plunderers or what not, but
to them belongs the credit of undertaking
a doubtful enterprise involving millions of
dollars. Taking the risk, they secured all
the advantages which success made posi-
BILE.
1t should be said as truth that if the
United States had not received a dollar
of the amount expended upon the road it
would have been the most profitable invest
ment ever made. To bring the Atlantic and
the Pacific within a week of each other,
to reduce, the cost of transportation it
has, togopen the far West and the Pacific
coast to settlement are achievements the
value of which to all the people cannot be
measured in dollars. The government
while paying in part for its transportation.
has saved in that one item a large part
of the millions it would have lost if the
road could not have been sold for any price
If there were no Pacific railroad to-day, as
there was not until late in 1867, the United
States could well afford to give 500, 900
outright to secure one.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

When one remembers that but little more
than a generation ago South Carolina was
not only without a factory of any kind. but
made a speciality Of opposing the manufac-
turing interests of the North, it seems
strange to hear that she now leads all the
Southern States in cotton manufacturing.
She has ffty-four mills running at present,
operating in all nearly i, 100000 spindles and
consuming yearly las, 1892 pounds of cot
ton. Her cotton crop this year will be in
round numbers 100000 bales, of which the
per cent. of the entire crop. This is much
better than multiplying tariff laws or seced-
ing from the Union on account of slavery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
TWO INDIAN OUTBREAKS
REDSKINS AND GAME WARDENS
KILLED IN TWO STATES.
Report of General Otis on the Col
OradO "Uprising"-A Tragedy
in Northern Minnesota.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-General Otis,
commanding the department of Colorado,
has telegraphed Adjutant General Beck,
from Denver. the following touching the
Indian outbreak in Colorado:
Telegram of last night to Governor Of
Colorado reports an engagement between
the state game wardens and the Ute In
dams at Thompson's, near Lilly
Park, on Snake river, sixty miles
east from Duchesne, in which
five Indians were killed but no
whites. Telegram of this afternoon from
Lieutenant Kirkman, commanding Camp
Pilot Butte, Wyo, reports that a scout has
just arrived and says there was an engage
ment at Thompsons last evening at .
clock between Utes and game wardens,
in which two bucks, one squaw, one
papoose and two wardens were killed.
Duchesne was notified this morning and in
formation asked. This afternoon l directed
Wrghts troop of cavalry to the scene of
the reported disturbance. The cavalry
squadron at Logan is directed to be held
in readiness to proceed to Duchesne. A
heavy snowstorm is prevailing and the tel
egraph lines are working badly.
From information thus far received l
am unable to have the dispatches above
mentioned confirmed, but a. number of Utes
are hunting in the vicinity of the reported
trouble. Should Logan'S squadron be di-
rected to move it will proceed by rail with
expedition to Price, Utah. where wagon
transportation and forage will be in read
mess. If affairs look serious will draw on
Fort Douglass"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

The alleged discovery OF a cure for con-
sumption by Dr. G. o. Hirschfelder, of San
Francisco, as related in the news columns
of the Journal yesterday, is matter of
transcendent irnportAnte. 1t is estimated
that about 100000 persons die annually in
the United States of consumption. In two
years the disease carries off many more per-
sons than were killed or died in the Union
army during the four years of civil war.
The discovery of cure for so terrible a
scourge would be a blessing to mankind.
Tests already made with the new cure in
dicate that it possesses great efficacy and
if the faculty of the medical college which
is investigating the matter shall report
favorably the world will have to add the
name of Hirschfelder ito it's list of great
discoveries and benefactors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
DEFIANT STORMY" JORDAN.
VIII Again Sell "NOse PAINT sn an
iowa "Road 10 HE'LL"

OTTUAIWA Ia, Oct. H.-After Nov.
the traveller to Ottumwa will find the no.
torious stormy Jordan again in the sa
loon business. Jordan became famous fight
ing the prohibitory law. He ran a place
that was known the world over as The
Road to He'll" Above the place. in flaming
red letters, was printed this sign, Road to
He'll" Inside were numerous other signs,
such as Nose Paint for Sale Here and
the eccentric proprietor dealt out from be-
hind the bar such sentiments as those en-
bodied in the signs. When customer
asked for the best in the house be always
set a. glass of water before him. When the
prohibitory law was passed Jordan refused
to abide by 1t, and spent a fortune hgnting
it in the courts. At last when the court
OF last resort decided against him ne had
twenty-five years in the penitentiary ana
$4,000 fine hanging over him. The cxecu-
ton of these were suspended by Governor
Larrabee on condition that he leave the
State. He went to Missouri, but when the
orieinal package decision was made he re-
turned and reopened his saloon, declaring
there was no prohbitory law in Iowa. me
sentence which Governor LarFabee RENTED
was brought to bear upon him and he was
forced to close his saloon again. A few
days ago he bought the fixtures and stock
back again, leased the building and will
omen 1t Nov. l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
..FORMALDEHYDE.v
A New Gaseous Disinfectant Discussed
hx Henlth Officers.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. PA number of
pertinent papers were read at to-day's ses-
sion of the American Public Health Asso-
citation convention. Before taking up the
programme of the day resolution was
adopted directing the appointment, in ac-
cordance with the recommendations OF
President Hornbeck, In his annual address,
of a committee of five to investigate the
origin of yellow fever. Formaldehyde the
gaseous disinfectant was discussed at
length, and the conclusion generally
reached was that formaldehyde had not yet
accomplished what had been claimed for it,
Among the papers read and discussed
were: The City of Mexico after the Drain
age of the Valley and Sanitation Work." by
DR.. Rogue MacouZet, delegate of the fed
eral district of Mexico; "Fumigation Ex-
periments with Formaldehyde," Prof. Sew
erance Burrage, of Purdue University, La
fayette. Ind; THE Determination of the
Amount of Formaldehyde Yielded by the
Formaldenyde Lamp" by f. A. De Schwein-
tural Department, Washington; THE Bar
Health" by DR.. A Walter Suffer, of Herk-
liner n. Y: THE Relation of Women's
Health Protective Associations to the Pub
lie HEALTH" by Mrs. John Scribers, presi-
dent of the Womans Health Protective AS
ISOLATION of Philadelphia
At the afternoon session number or pa
pers and committee reports were read, each
of which was followed by an interesting
discussion
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
A SUGGESTION no THE push,

The Journal has suggestion to make
to the silver push" in this city and
elsewhere in Indiana. The suspicion is gain
ing ground that the 16-to-1 fad is a trust of
the silver mine owners. Besides, the 16-to-1
idea is illogical. If it is desired to have
more money. free coinage will give us less,
since the gold will go elsewhere. If cheap
money is desired. why is it not better to
adopt a system under which dollars will
for free coinage, which will insure
dollars of varying intrinsic value?
Some of those who shouted them
selves hoarse for Bryan last year have
come to see the folly of the 16-to-l
claim and are now intent form
ing new party, to which the plain and
honest name Paper Money party has been
given. 1t is claimed that the promoters of
this new party already have large follow
ing Here is what they say about it:
We also know that no other reform can
be brought about to be of any permanent
benefit to the people until we first, by law
of Congress, agree to stop making any more
gold, silver or bank paper money, and
then, by law of Congress, provide only ma
tional paper money for the use of the peo-
pie.
This is the movement with which Tom
L. Johnson, Henry George and a number
of other men who were enthusiastic Bryan
ties a year ago are reported to be con-
nected. The theory will be very attractive
to all those In whose minds there are traces
of the heresy of fiatism in money. The rea-
soning to which they have resorted in the
past will lead them to abandon the 50-cent
or the 40-cent dollar Chicago platform for
a dollar which has no other value than a
| little paper and ink. The 50-cent dollars will
be limited to the capacity of the minis, while
| the no-cent dollars could be as limitless
as the capacity of the paper mills. Possibly
| the adherents to the 16-to-1 fad will declare
| that the paper dollar will have no purchas-
ing power in time To them the leaders of
| the Paper Money party can retort: ''If a so
cent dollar is more desirable than a 100-cent
| dollar of gold, then a paper dollar of no
intrinsic value and of limitless issue is
more desirable than any other dollar"
| The Journal believes that a full dol
lar which will purchase dollars worth Of
| merchandise in any country in the world
is none too good for the American people;
still, if any partisan of the divided Democ-
racy still languishes for cheap dollars and
enough of them let them rally under the
gonfalon of the Paper Money party
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
ANOTHER TRAGEDY.
Two Indians, squaw and a Game
Warden Killed.

"
ST. PAUL, Oct. "a dispatch from the
Leech Lake reservation in northern Min
nesota says Information by special mes
senger has just reached the reservation
that fight occurred yesterday between two
Indians and a game warden, in which all
three were killed, also an Indian woman.
A deputy game warden. whose name can
not be ascertained, arrived at an Indian
camp on an island between Midi and the
Cass = AXE reservation and seized two guns
and a trapping outfit which belonged to
Kah Kah Quash and ELECTROMAGNETIC,
two Indians. He also made an attempt to
seize some furs which they had. but they
resisted, whereupon the warden dubbed
the older Indian with gun until he became
unconscious and then shot him. He next
shot the other Indian and his wife, NOR
tally wounding both. In the meantime the
older Indian, having recovered conscious
ness, shot and killed the warden. DR.. IL. >.
Hart overseer in charge of this subagency,
sent Martin Branchaud and detail OF In
dian police to the scene to investigate the
matter thoroughly. No detailed account OF
ton received was brought by an Indian boy
twelve or fourteen Years of age, who wit
messed the shooting. Considerable excite
ment exists here among the Indians and.
DIR. Hart is unwilling to express any opin-l
ion regarding the effect Ii may have upon
them. The Indians naturally consider the
interference with their hunting privileges
by game wardens as a violation of their
treaty rightsH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
VICTIMS OF THE FEVER
ELEVEN DEATHS AND FEFTY-TwO
NEW CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.
Fatalities Increased by Warm Wealth
er-Three New Cases and Two
Deaths at Memphis.

NEW ORLEANS, oct. 27.-The warm
weather which prevailed here to-day had
an appreciable effect on the yellow fever
situation. there being high death rate, but
despite this fact the situation as compared
to that of yesterday, which was not re-
assuring, is about the same. The Board of
Health officials are not at all alarmed and
are untiring in their efforts TO confne the
disease. although it is admitted the num-
Der of cases will fall off when colder
weather sets in. DR. George L. Lawrason,
who was coroner under the last administra-
ton, is among the new cases. Edwin Haag.
son Of ex-Counciman Haag, is also down
with the fever. Among the deaths is Cath
crime L. Butterworth, the ten-year-old
daughter of DR. w w Butterworth, who
was taken i'll on the 18th inst
The increased daily death rate is con-
vincing the unbelievers that the prevailing
fever is genuine yellow jack. The fumigat-
ing corps is being worked as hard as it can
go. being sent from one end of the city to
the other. Following is the record of deaths
and new cases to-day:
New Cases-Charles Matthews, Mrs. Mat
thews, Miss Beuah Krans, Miss Sybil
Mary Roach, J.. w. Wharton, M. Fritcha,
LaIraiff, Michael Gondiloff Mrs. Schultz.
JOS Nautazia Mrs p. Launmann, Beulah
Launmann Miss Rosa Dickman, Joseph
Krumm Marie Moliere, Herman Vanos,
William Hubert, Gertrude Blake. Agnes
Blake. Mike Chipella, John Wild, Charles
Wild, Miss Mary Ayres Jacob Born. DR.,
George B. Lawrason, Rosie West, Raymond
s. Broadway Sylvanin Balise. Augustus
Brown, Master w. E. Schuppert, Johanna
Dotel, George Fleming, w. l.. Bratson,
- Bratson William Mccarthy Nellie
Henerson, P. A. Magee jr., Mrs. Rebecca
Burgess. John S. Mallet Mae Bolin James
Henderson, Albert Henderson.
Deaths-J annie Murdeau, Mary E. Cornell,
Gabriel Jais, Louis A Petit. Jacob Man
guno, Felipe Vivinni, Catherine l.. Butter
worth, William Hart
The Board of Health's report is as fol-
lows: Cases of yellow fever to-day 81;
deaths to-day, II; total cases of yellow
fever to date, 1921; total deaths from yell
low fever to date 1876: total cases absolutely
recovered, 654; total cases under treatment,
511
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

When a man has a one-cent piece in his
pocket he is far more likely to buy penny
paper than when he has to change nickel
or more. If slot machine is in reach, the
man is apt to drop his penny in the slot be-
fore the newsboy gets round These inter
dependent propositions have nothing to do
with the gallant fight one-cent local pa
per is making to protect our innocent chill
chine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

The persistent attacks on Senator Hanna
as an enemy of labor have led some of his
employees to make voluntary statement
denying the charges. No less than $50 en-
ployes in the shops of the Cleveland Street.
railroad Company signed and published the
following:
We, the undersigned as employees of the
Cleveland City Railway Company, at Lo-
rain-street shops. wish to go on record as
emphatically denying the statements made
by MIR Hannas enemies that he is crush
er of labor. Many of us have been in the
employ of Mr. Hanna many years, and can
say from personal knowledge that such
stories are absolutely false, having no
foundation whatever. We consider him our
friend. Notwithstanding some of our num-
Der may not agree with him politically.
Six hundred coal miners employed by him
Joined in a similar statement, knowing as
we do that the charges made are false
The Ohio senator enjoys the distinction
of being the best abused and most lied
about man in the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

1t is greatly to be regretted that the grand
jury failed to find any Indictment as the
result of its investigation of the Holt-Ful-
mer-Seibert, scandal 1t is rumored that
testimony was given to the effect that the
5000 which passed between the parties was
regarded as Commission for securing a
loan from the Union Trust Company for
the Fulmer-Seibert Company, but it is high
ly improbable that any one can be found
in Indianapolis sufficiently predetermined to
believe any such stuff. What has the Union
Trust Company to say of it? And, by the
way, what business had Mr.. Holt before
the grand jury ANYWAY?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

The New York municipal campaign is
properly characterized as "a vast bedlam."
The most discouraging feature in it is the
vigor with which the supporters of Tracy
and Low are fighting each other These two
factions or parties represent much of the
intelligence and most of the true culture
of New York, and decided majority of the
friends of honest municipal government
and yet they seem to have forgotten the
common enemy in their eagerness to beat
each other. The Republicans seem to be
carrying on the campaign against Low
rather than against Tammany, while. on
the other hand. the Citizens Union is APP
parently aiming its guns at the Republican
organization rather than at the ticket NOM
mated by Croker Both are playing into
the hands of Tammany
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

In the practical removal of DIR. Ferguson
from the superintendency of the City Hos
pital Mayor Taggart has done exactly what
every one familiar with the character of
his ante-election promises knew he would
do. Dr. Morrison, the Democratic president
of the Health Board, put the case precisely
when he said that the authorities had
yielded to the demands of a mob which
yesterday clan-ored for the head of DR..
Ferguson and to-day might clamor for
those of the members of the board itself
The protests of Leading physicians without
reference to schools or political belief, the
acknowledged efficiency by the entire public
Republican, Democratic and mugwump-
with which DR.. Fergusons management has
been characterized, awaited nothing against
the clamor of "the push" The City Hos
pital, with it's patients and attendants, has
been made the object of the most con-
temptible kind of partisan attack. DR.. Fer
guson is set aside because he did not sub
scribe to the wild and incendiary dogrnas
of the Chicago platform in the face of the
universally admitted fact that his manage
nent of the most sacred kind of a trust has
been Of the most commendable character
The Journal is not surprised at the result
but it refers the action of the mayor and
his board to the prayerful consideration of
those Republicans, gold Democrats and
mugwumps. and particularly to the organ of
sweetness and light, who by their votes and
counsel contributed to the reelection of
''the best mayor the city ever had"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

In noticing the declaration of Hon. c. l..
Henry to be a candidate tor reelection, the
Springfield Republican says: TT is thought
to be the first case on record where a
Hoosier politician of his free will has given
up a public Office" Probably Hooser poll
ticians are not very different from Massa-
chusetts politicians in that respect, but has
the Republican heard that the consulship
at Nagasah was offered to and declined by
three Hoosiers before it was accepted by a
fO1rth2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

Senator German stirred up a hornets nest
when he tried to bluff the editor of the Bal
timore Sun by resigning the leadership of
the Democratic party in his favor. In addi-
ton to the editors caustic reply the Sun
publishes two pages Of newspaper COM
ment on Gorman's letter, from all parts
they are not complimentary to the Mary
land boss 1
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

The statement of Admiral Brown, in
conversation, to the effect that it is of the
utmost Importance that the United States
should own Hawaii will be the strongest
argument in favor of annexation for. many
people. 1T has practically been ours for
years. was his remark, "and now it
should become ours by annexation, because
the government which holds it has the adj
vantage on the Pacific ocean" That is a
better reason than the Sugar Trust can give
against annexation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28
national COUNCIL Of Women.

NASHVILLE. Tenn. Oct. 2.-At to-day's
session of the National Council OF Women
at the Tennessee centennial exposition, MRS.
Relief Society and the WoInans Relief
Corps of Utah Mrs. May Wright Sewall
pr esented reports from the Womans Relief
Corps and the Mutual Improvement So
ciety. Mrs. Avery spoke on the subject of
homes Mrs. Sallie f. Cotton, of North
Carolina made an address relative 10 the
work of the National Council of Mothers.
Mrs Sewall, secretary of the foreign cor
respondence.s reported as TO the work being
done abroad. Countess hi Brazza. of Italy.
was introduced and spoke OF peace. Miss
Susan b. Anthony also addressed the coun-
ell
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

The shake-up in the detective force, as an
nounced last night, was what might have
been expected. 1t was necessary for the
mayor to provide a place for ex-Superin-
tendent Colbert, and he had not the moral
courage to do what he undoubtedly would
have preferred to do-restore him to his
former place-so Chief of Detectives Splann
was reduced to the ranks in order that Mr.
Colbert might have his place. Splann has
been a member Of the police force since
1873, with the exception of six years, when
a Democratic administration replaced a Re-
publican administration under the old sys-
tenn of government. He has served as pa
trolman, captain, detective and chief of de-
tectives, and under boards of both political
compilations, has never been reprimanded
or even criticised, and no charge was ever
lodged against him in all that time. The
change is purely political-and Mayor Tag
CARTS kind of politics at that.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-28

one hundred cities and towns in New Jersey
within radius of twenty-five miles of New
York. The population of the territory in
volved is more than a million, and it is
largely tributary to the business of New
York city or dependent upon it. There
must be supposed advantages in such con-
solidations, but they are not apparent. Mu-
nicipal government in the United States is
not so eminentiy successful as to justify
extending it over the continent