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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07

from classification and Others not
classified may properly be included.
The President says he shall not hest
tate TO correct these faults in the &In-
terest of public service. The system
has the approval of the people and It
will be his ocdeayor to uphold and ex-
tend 1T. 5S &.
The message concludes with an adj
monition from the President to Conf
gress to carefully scrutinize the esti.
mates OF the expenses OF the Govern
meht and not to encourage their in
crease. as 1t is the commanding duty
to keep the appropriations within the
receipts of the Government and thus
avoid q deficit.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
CIVIL SERVICE.

The last topic treated IN the MOS
sage Is the civil service. OF which the
President says. has of late years re-
ceived Increased legislative and cxecu-
tive approval. During the past few
months the service has been placed
upcn a still hrmcr basis OF personal
merit. The right Of veteran soldiers to
Reinstatement has been asserted, dis
m!ssals FOR political reasons have been
carefully guarded against. the cyaml-
nations improved and made more prac-
teal. and a distinct advance has been
made by giving n hearing before dis
misaal upcn charges of incompetcncy
This last has in no way impaired tho
power o: removal, which Is ono of the
vital safeguards CT the hiv!l service
system. Much remains to be accom-
pl!shcd 70 make this system rcasona.
bly, perfect, There are places now in
the service which ought to be exempted
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
YOUNG FOLKS CLUB.

The st. Dennis club, which is situated
in THE West End. Is now undergoing n
thorough overhauling. Its hail will pre-
sent very attractive and home-lke
appearance In few days. Its 'diligent
young members have shown great In
terest In It's welfare. The formal open.
ing of the club will be had on Saturday
evening next ut o'clock
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
ELECTED OFFICERS.

The italian Beneficial society Of Nor.
folk Sunday elected the following off,
GERS: c.. Demaio. president; A. Aibano,
Vice president; A. Briglia. treasurer; NJ.
Lascara. financial secretary; D. Cen
trella, corresponding secretary; NJ
Bausso master at arms, Directors
G. Montagna, G. CaprioI ", Lascara and
It. R!ccard. The society decided to go
In a body ITO the orphanagc bazaar.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
EMANCIPATION DAY PROGRAMME

The Emancipation Day January 1sO
programme, arranged by the Sons of
Freedmen. Is as follows: Reading Of
proclamation, Carrie Walker: poem,
Mary Tillett; grafton, the Rev. A. l..
Gaines. Music by Norfolk talent. A
collection will be raised for the Old
Folks Home for Aged and Infirm Col
ored Women,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-07
AUCTION sALEs-rIIIs Day

AUCTION SALES-TIIIs DAY.
BY tho Morris Auction House, 81 and 6S
New Market Place. 81 rs
ARGD AND ATTRACTIVE SALE AT
l. our Auction House THIS CTuesday)
Carpets. Rugs, Pictures, Stoves. Crockery,
Glassware, Pianos, Organs, etc Ladies
especially invited. IN .,!isB IS "
de7-1t r, r. NORRIS, Manager.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

The Journals Washington correspondent
says that Immediately after the holidays
delegations from several States will get to-
gether for the purpose of organizing, if pos
sble, for the passage of an omnibus public
building bill. Bills for public buildings are
now pending to the amount of about $50 600 !.
600. OF course, these bills represent various
degrees of merit, some of the buildings be-
ing very much needed and others very little.
1t is proposed, it is said, to have the various
state delegations decide what buildings they
can best dispense with, and then frame a
bill appropriating about $25, 100000 for those
most needed these to be distributed in such
way as to command the most votes 1t is
presumed the Indianapolis building, which is
probably as much needed as any other in
the entire list, would be included in the bill.
The proposition is Objectionable on two
grounds. First, an omnibus bill of that
kind, framed for the purpose of catching
as many votes possible by geographical
distribution Of public buildings, savors too
strongly of log-rolling methods. 1t is the
same principle that has made the river and
harbor bill almost a national scandal-the
You scratch my back and will
scratch-your-back'' principle. 1t is a cow
ardly and vicious principle in legislation
Second, the proposed measure takes no ac-
count of the present condition of the ma
tional finances and of the fact that the re-
ceipts of the government are less than its
expenditures. Until that condition changes
there should be no appropriations for new
public buildings. The situation demands re-
trenchment and economy man whose ex-
penditures have exceeded his income for
four years, with no absolute certainty when
the condition will change, does not engage in
extensive building operations. Much as
public buildings may be needed, public
economy is more needed. Until the reve-
nues of the government exceed it's eXpend-
lures it should get along with the build
ings 1t has. A new public building is great
ly needed in this city, but, with all the
rest, it should be postponed until the ma
tional balance sheet is in better shape The
city, the State and the Nation will be more
honored and more deserving of honor if the
erection of the building is postponed till the
revenues of the government shall exceed it's
expenditures indianapolis wants a new
report shows a monthly deficit. Just now
everything should be subordinated to bring
ing public expenditures within the revenue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Rev. DR.. Lyman Abbott, pastor of Plym-
outh Church, Brooklyn, answers questions
propounded by persons in his Sunday night
audiences. Last Sunday night he was
asked Can an agnostic enter the kingdom
of heaven?" To this question Dr. Abbott
answered:
There are two definitions of an agnostic,
both by Professor Huxley. One is a refu-
tation Of the other. The most common and
accepted definition is one who believes only
what is clearly manifested to him by the
senses-one who believes only in what he
can touch, taste, see, smell or feel 1 do
not see why an agnostic cannot enter the
kingdom of heaven. j am sorry for an ag-
nostic, and 1 have great admiration for
some of them. 1t is hard enough for be-
lever i'll Christ to continue in Well-doing,
but man who by mere strength of pur-
pose continues to lead a righteous life--I do
because he has failed to know God.
This is broad and liberal enough to suit
agnostics themselves, but how will it suit
question on a somewhat different line was
what would become of the Mahometan,
Buddhist or Jew who is religious from his
point of view and loyal to the faith of his
fathers. DR.. Abbott answered:
/ think that question has been answered
by the Bible. If Mahometan continues a
life of well-doing, l think salvation will be
his. If an orthodox Christian depends on
creeds and outward forms of worship. and
neglects to aspire to a higher life, / do not
know of any promise of eternal life for
him.
The Plymouth pastor evidently thinks a
good Mahometan is better than a bad Chris
tian.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
PRESIDENT ANDREWS AGAIN.

President Andrews. of Brown University,
who has managed to keep himself before
the public very much the past two years
has been in the South delivering a lecture
in which ne eulogizes General Lee and de-
scribes him as the greatest general of the
late war, his only equals being Wellington,
Napoleon and Won Moltke veteran of
the war. Col. f. X. Parker, takes issue with
President Andrews in an article in the Prov
idence Journal in his estimate of General
Lee. He tells the president that he either
misunderstands or misrepresents history
when he confers upon Lee such pre-eminent
distinction. He tells him that his seven
days before Richmond, while it compelled
Mcclellan to change his base, was not a
Confederate success, because il terminated
at Malvern Hill in one of the bloodiest re-
pulses of the whole war. In those battles
Lee did not attack with forces inferior in
numbers or discipline. Colonel Parker de-
clares that even against Pope, with SUPERIOR
numbers. Lee did not make a decisive cam
paign, 1t being for Lee a drawn fight Aided
by the plumbers Of Union generals in 1862.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

The London Statist, an English financial
paper stated in a recent issue that there
did not then appear to be much prospect
for any considerable outflow of gold to the
United States, lowing to the distrust still
felt regarding the position in America and
to American capitalists preferring to leave
cash in Europe, where it is safe, rather
than to place it in the United States under
existing conditions regarding the currency"
This illustrates in a way the condescension
of foreigners. British self-complacency
alone could see in present conditions any
evidence that American capital is distrust-
full of home investment. Hambleton e. Co.,
of Baltimore, in their latest weekly finan-
cial letter, notice this matter as follows:
We do not suppose that it has entered into
the head of any man, capitalist or other
wise, in America that his money is safer
in England than at home. The fact is we
are suffering from an OVerSupply of capital
and from inability to find investment for
the same 1t is for this reason, and this
lars now owing us by Europe is permitted
to remain abroad. If opportunities to use
1T were offered it would be brought home
soon enough. Far too quickly, indeed, for
the comfort of our European debtors. Let
the rate for money improve and the old
lady of Threadneedle street would quickly
have to unbutton her pockets and deliver
don only because we have no for it at
home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

A Madrid special says that the Havana
correspondent OF FL Imperial writes that
the sentiment of Spanish loyalty is entirely
dead III Havana, and so far as he can
learn, in Cuba. He adds:
OF the two hundred thousand or more
soldiers who came to Cuba only ia 961
passed the November review. Of these 35,-
6S2 are doing garrison service and 26 949 are
in the hospital, and there remain only 3d.
030 available for active operations, but even
from these a number must be deducted
hospitals unfit for service and many
who have been detailed to other duties.
This coming from the correspondent of
Madrid paper, can hardly be called en-
couraging to the Spanish cause.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Ship-builder Cramps charge of American
subservience to British influence is too
sweeping. English ideas and doctrines -
he says, penetrate every walk of life and
every branch of activity in the United
States" Where, how, and in what way?
Mr.. Cramp should specify. Certainly our
protective tariff is not framed on British
lines. In our monetary system we recog-
nize the gold standard, but that is no more
following England than it is Germany,
France and other commercial countries. In
fact, it would be difficult to cite any i'm
portant feature in public or private affairs
in which we are under English influence.
Mr.. Cramp probably had a fit of indiges-
finn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
THE THREATENED PARTITION OF
CHINA.

The era of peace on earth and good will
towards men has become an era of wars
and rumors of wars. The rumors of COM
bned aggression and the possible partition
of China by the European powers do not in
dictate that the millennium is close at hand
Instead of beating their swords into plough
shares and their spears into pruning hooks
the nations seem to be preparing to sharpen
both and give new lessons in the art of
war. However the rumor may turn out,
there seems to be present ground for it in
the simultaneous encroachments upon
Chinese territory of Russia, Germany and
France, and the fact that these movements
have been made without consulting Great
Britain or giving her chance to extend
her Chinese possessions seems to confirm
recent rumor of an alliance by the con-
tinental powers to exclude Great Britain
from the position of a leading factor in
European affairs.
The United States can afford to regard
the matter with only such interest as at
taches to any great movement in the evolu-
ton of civilization. If the European pow
ers want to partition and absorb China
there is no reason why the United States
should interfere or protest. 1t would, of
course, be a high-handed outrage, one of
the monumental wrongs of history, but it
would not rest with us to attempt to pre-
vent it, Nations are not expected to play
the role of Don Quixote. We have no ter
ritorial interests in that part of the world
and do not want any. Our only interest
there is our trade with China, and while
that might be temporarily interrupted or
broken up by the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the
empire, it would revive again. We have no
interests in the East, as England has, that
require us to keep a jealous eye on the
movements of other powers in that direc-
ton, and we are under no such necessity
of territorial extension as the other Euro
pean powers are. We have continental do
main already, lacking only the possession
Of Hawaii and Cuba as outposts, and these
will come in due time by the logic of
events. If the proposed ACKNOWLEDGMENT
and partition of China should take place
it is hardly possible to conceive of any sit
uation arising that would threaten Amer
lean interests or call for any sort of action
on our part. From a broad point of view,
the situation would be very interesting as
involving a contest between Eastern and
Western civilizations, between the Orient
and the Occidental contest, by the way,
which some have thought would ultimately
come between the United States and Japan.
If the European powers should partition
China it would go far towards solving the
question of the two civilizations in favor
of the Western and might save us the
trouble of settling it with Japan. Perhaps,
also, the process of digesting China after
swallowing it would keep the European
powers so busy that they would not cast
any longing eyes towards this hemisphere
for a long time to come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Under a former law in this State 'incom-
patiblity of temper was legal cause of
divorce, and it covered multitude of faults
In Germany divorces are granted on the
ground, even more absurd, of political in
compatibility" A Berlin correspondent re-
lates that, few months ago, wealthy
manufacturer of that city married the
daughter of Admiral Koester, and at first
the union was quite a happy one. Then the
husband, who is politically follower of
Richter, discovered that his young wife is
an enthusiastic supporter of the Emperor S
naval plans, and she in turn discovered that
he was a violent opponent to those plans
She, besides, was member of something
like a German Primrose League, and he
forbade her TO attend those meetings. Hence
marital dsharmony; hence, also, a divorce
suit. tried in Berlin court. They both got
their decree on the score of political in
compatibility"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

l. Congress should pass an extravagant
river-and-harbor appropriation bill Presi-
dent Mckinley should announce in the
exact words of General Grant twenty years
ago that: Without enumerating many APP
preparations are made for works of purely
private or local interest, in no sense ma
tional. cannot give my sanction to these,
and will take care that during my term of
office no public money shall be expended
upon them. Under no circum-
stances will allow expenditures upon
works not clearly NATIONAL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

The press dispatch which stated that the
Americ n Federation of Labor at Nashville
adopted d resolution condemning Secretary
Cages financial plan failed to state that
the resolution was a substitute for one in
dorsing free silver at 16 to i. In other
words, while the federation denounces the
single gold standard, it is no longer pledged
to the support of the free-silver fallacy,
and it has abandoned the position taken
last year and the year before in favor of
the free coinage of silver at a fixed ratio.
This is. another indication that the silver
question has had its day as a paramount
issue in politics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

this great captain" did more in his in
vasIon of Maryland and Pennsylvania than
10 cross the Potomac forage and plumber
for few days. fight battles on his own
ground, and finally retire at night to his
own side of the river. Colonel Parker makes
bold to say that Wellington and Won Moltke
would have done much better, and Bragg
could scarcely have done worse.
In 1863 Lee gained nothing decisive out of
the blunders of Burnside and Hooker. There
was nothing in his generalship at Gettys-
burg to warrant the fulsome eulogy of
President Andrews Badly as was the Union
army handled at Gettysburg, Lee, with his
high reputation. did worse, as his retreat
proves. If he had been the foremost cap
tain OF the age, Lee must have seen that
after Vicksburg and Gettysburg his cause
was lost and recommended submission.
Colonel Parker calls attention to the fact
that after General Lee became general-in-
chief he never submitted plan for the
movement of the Confederate armies like
the marvellous plan conceived by General
Grant in 1864, which caused the Union
armies to march as a unit from the Rapidan
to Appomattox and from Chattanooga to
Goldsboro and Savannah. When General
Grant crossed the Rapidan in May, 1864, he
crossed it never to go back At that time
Grant foresaw the result, as Lee must have
done if he had been the greatest military
genius of the age
General Lee gained much reputation the
first three years of the war because he was
pitted against Union generals in supreme
command who were of the second and third
class. No one desires to deprive General
Lee of all the credit to which he is enti-
tied as a military leader, but whenever
man from the North goes South to rank
Lee above Grant, Sherman, Thomas and
Sheridan, there will be men like Colonel
Parker, who know of campaigns and the
comparative merits of leaders, who will
quickly show from history that such
eulogist is mistaken or unworthily attempt
ing to curry favor at the expense of such
men as General Grant. Lee possessed quail
tiles which won the admiration of his
friends and challenged the respect of his
make a man the greatest military genius of
modern times. Northern veterans in their
desire to be generous, were silent while such
persons as President Andrews taught the
the greatest captain of the age without
proving it. Hereafter they may expect the
refutation of history.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Next to an accurate enumeration, city
directory furnishes the best basis of esti-
mating population. On this basis the In
dianapolis directory for 1898 will give the
city population of 10000. which, consider
ing its enlarged area, is probably not exag-
gerated. Although the city limits have been
considerably extended of late, the additions
were only of suburbs contiguous to the city
and part of it in every essential respect.
This enumeration shows that the census of
1900 will place indianapolis among the fore
most of the strictly inland cities of the coun-
try in point of population, as it is already in
other resnects.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

when good people withdraw themselves
from the Objectionable and encourage the
really merttorious, they are coming TO
do more and more every year, theater-go-
ing will not be tabooed in bulk as It is now.
1t is serious question whether good peo-
pie ought not encourage good playing even
at a sacrifice rather than condemn the
whole lot because many are VIGOROUSLY bad,
just as they should encourage select dan
cling schools or other select schools when the
common schools are so inferior in quality
as to be Improbable if not dangerous. Iii
these days, when We must sterilize pencils
and disinfect scho0lrooms to avoid con-
tag1ous diseases we cannot afford to be
Indifferent to the moral microbes which do
Infinitely more mischief. As people will
dance and will go TO theaters. and as nei-
ther is intnlnscally wrong or harmful, the
problem of the hour is how to disinfect
them. And / know of no better way. as
far as they go, than to encourage select
dancing schools and to attend only select
dancings, and to encourage good playing
by our patronage and TO attend no other
kind. y. L. SEE.
INDIANAPOLIS Dec 2f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Republicans who are talking about stab
hing the party to death" by demanding
the retirement of the greenbacks, ETC.. for
get that the first act of Congress signed
by President Grant solemnly pledged the
faith of the government ito make provision
at the earliest practicable period for the
coin" When this pledge was made it was
understood TO mean the redemption of the
greenbacks in gold and their permanent re-
tirement from circulation. The Republican
who protests against that policy now prac-
tically asserts that the party is not as wise,
as honest or as true 30 the public welfare
as it was thirty years ago. The Journal
takes no stock in any such doctrine
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

approximately how much grain the young
man has taken in. Then the question wiz
arise as to what he intends to do with it,
whether he intends to send 1t abroad, and
If so, when and how, or whether he expects
to unload it in this country. The general
opinion in Chicago seems to be that the
young man knows what he is about and
win come out of the big deal with flying
color9
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22
WOInen's Honesty.
Washington Post.

washington 1OSl.
'"n>a theory about women being mor3
honest than men gets a black eye about
Christmas time" said Mr. p. w. Woods, of
Chicago along about this time detectives
in the big department stores catch five
women who are trying to get away with
purloined articles to every male thief. No
tice the daily papers and see the long string
of arrests Of women shoplifters Women,
too, far more than men. engage in pilferlng
where there IS really no necessity for them
to steal. Innumerable cases are continually
happening where ladies of good circum-
stances and the most respectable connec-
lions are caught red-handed. and all their
friends can say is that they are klepto-
maniacs. AS a matter of fact, l take no
stock in the idea that women are generally
imbued with higher notions of integrity
than men. If women do not on the whole
commit so much crookedness, it is because
of lack of temptation and likewise of OPP
portunity. 1t is said that women do not
inappropriate trust funds. but reflect how
few Of them are in a position to misappro-
pirate other peoples money. There are not
many women treasurers or cashiers in COM
parison with men, and IL the numbers were
equal I'd gamble on it. that the record of
rascality would be about the same for both
sexes"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

The inquisitiveness of Ii Hung Chang is
said to have been decreased to the extent
Of two or three of his routine questions.
When he meets stranger with the German
uniform on, he never asks him how he came
into possession of his real estate. Ii knows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-22

Advices from Rome state that Germany
Is putting forth great efforts to induce the
Pope to use his influence in favor of En-
peror Williams naval bill, and that France
and Russia are both working strongly the
other way With three great powers pulling
at him the Holy Father must begin to think
he has got into politics again, even though
he is deprived of temporal power.