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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

Spain" says a musical contemporary,
has never given to the world Of music one
composer of any conceivable consequence.
No Spaniard has ever composed one noble
musical phrase that lives to-day; no Span
lard has ever given out musical idea The
nation is artistically dead. 1t has reached
the highest pinnacle of destructive desire,
and during the past ages, while this force
was increasing, the Spaniards could not
construct anything. Hence. no painter. no
poet. no musician. no inventor. no art, no
literature, no science. no hope"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

priation was made when ii was evident that
the effort to be made would be a failure.
He had contended, therefore, that the
money ought not to be expended at ALL Yet
now he was, he said, made the subject OF
the Colorado senator's sophomore phil
ippics He was not. he concluded. afraid OF
the senator (Mr. WolcotD in the Senate or
elsewhere
An effort was then made by Mr.. Allison
to effect an ARRANGEMENT whereby a vote
unsuccessful. The consensus Of opinion was
that an adjournment until tomorrow would
facilitate the final disposition of the meas
ure. After agreeing to meet at IL o'clock
tomorrow the Senate at O'Clock went into
executive session and soon afterwards adj
fourned
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

IF those people who express such impa-
thence for victories had two sons in Indiana
regiments. as / have" said citizen of In
dianapolis, "and know how imperfectly the
Indiana troops were equipped and armed
when they left the State they would not be
20 impatient" There is much in this. The
people who are so impatient are the dupes
of the New York World and like papers.
which viii not recognize the fact that
troops. TO be effective. must be well
equipped and drilled. The rifles which the
Indiana troops carried away from the State
were unfit for service. and the same is prob
ably true OF troops from other States Time
must be taken to obtain men and arms and
TO give instruction in their USE Cannot SEN
sibIc people have sufficient self-control to
learn this fact. or are they so impatient
that they are anxious TO have their neigh
bors' sons sacrificed in vain?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
IN BEHALF OF LEW WALLACE.
Indinnians Visit the White House
More Warriors than Needed.

Indinnians Visit the White House.
More Warriors than Needed.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. June 3.--Among the WIS.,
itors at the White House to-day was a deli
egation of distinguished Indianians headed
by Senator Fairbanks and Representative
Landis The delegation Included John Win
gate, D. NJ. Ransden, r. o. Hawkins. Judge
Eugene H. Bundy and James f.. Statesman.
The visit was in the interest of Gen. Lew
Wallace. The President was urged to APP
point him major general and he promised
to give the proposition his kindliest consid-
Grafton. Strong arguments were advanced
in General Wallace's behalf. If the APP
pointment should not be made it will be
solely on account of his age. His eminent
fitness for an exalted military command is
admitted.
Albert Baker, the pet of the Civil-service
Commissioners, who furnished Representa-
tive Lands the text for his famous civil
service speech last winter. and who was
dismissed from government employ upon
Mr. Landis's demand. Is again cursing the
Indiana representative When he was
dropped Baker said he would be on the
rolls again in ninety days. The boast
reached Mr. Landiss ears, and he set an
inquiry on foot with the result that he To-
Gated Baker In A,1Ov peFtn IN the war
Department. He promptly notified Secre-
tary Alger of Bakers record, and he was
once more ''let out" The crafty Baker will
learn after awhile that Lands is in earnest.
and will get after him every time he fastens
on a government job.
Indiana senator's and representatives con-
tinue to be overwhelmed with wailings and
complaints from men who have raised regi-
ments and companies In every branch of the
service but who cannot break into the
army A member of the Indiana delegation
who has lust returned from 4 trim home
saws that ne could raise regiment In ev-
ery county In his district IN a day. This
represents the feeling all through the State,
according to the tone of advlces received
here The patriotic fervor of the citizens
of Indiana does not cool with the advance
of tirle.
ner this evening to Colonel Barnett and his
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The editor of the Democratic South Bend
Times has the intelligence to see and the
fairness to say that the President and sec
xetafy Of war have granted the special priv
iisge to Nebraska to send full regiment
20 the field on the second call in order that
Mr.. Bryan may have a colonelcy. There are
other Bryan organs that have not the fair
clare that the Republican administration
has ignored Mr.. Bryan because he is recog-
nized by them as the leader of their party.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The Princeton Clarion, which is edited by
a veteran, takes the students of the State
University and of De Paw to task for
playing a match game of baseball on Mem
orial day. The Clarion looked for better
things from men who are being literally ed
ucated. There is no doubt that the Clarion
speaks the sentiments of many thousands
Of the most patriotic people in Indiana and
that their views regarding the ignoring of
Memorial day by young men, some or
whom are educated at the expense of the
State, are similar to those Of the Clarion.
A part of the article alluded to is quoted
In one institution the students are being
educated by the generous action or the state
of Indiana. This generosity IN large meas as
achievements of those in whose honor Mem
orial day was instituted. The deeds of In
diana soldiers in the war for the Union
the union of States-a position she never
had before These soldiers brought honor to
the State and they are worthy OF all honor
are enjoying privileges afforded by the state
institutions, which have resulted from their
valor and sacrifices. The Grand Army has
be consecrated to the memory of our pa
triotic dead and the loyal people of the land
join in this request. The day has been rec
ognized by the national and state author
tiles as sacred for this purpose. The Gov
ernor of our own State has specially called
attention to the sacred character of the
day, and, through a proclamation issued a
few days before, he enjoined all the citi-
zens of the State to properly observe the
day. But here we find a lot of students Of
an educational institution. supported by the
taxpayers of the State, and supposed to be
governed by laws of which the Governor is
the chief executive, utterly disregarding all
legal, moral or patriotic obligations, by en-
gaging in a match game of baseball. Their
action is nothing less than an insult to the
dead and living soldiers and is an outrage
upon all feelings of respect for those who
made sacrifices and endured privation for
the sake of home and country. 1t is a
disgrace to these two universities that such
action on the part of their students should
be permitted
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The Spaniards have figured that the at
tack on Santiago cost the United States
$4,000 without the slightest damage being
done to the forts or the Spanish ships. In
asmuch as they must eventually pay the
expenses of this bombardment they natural
~ regard the proceedings of the American
fleet as an extravagant waste of money and
material
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YoRK-Asior House.
cEICAGo-Palmer House. p O. News Co.. 21l
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co., 154 Vine
street.
LouIsVILLE--c. T. Deering, northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WARRINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbtt
House and WiIlard's Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

ST. CLOUD, Mimi, June "a terrific
Cloud and Hinckley. on the Great Northern
Railroad. A piece of track ninety feet long
was washed away bridge three miles east
of Hinckley and a smaller one mile west
were washed out and there is great damage
to the roadbed in numerous places. An
eastern Minnesota train is tied up between
two sections OF the roadbed. The storm was
In the nature Of q water spout.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
THE PARK MIDDLE.

BY their own confession in the mayors
special organ, the mayor and the Board of
Public Works have come to the conclusion
that all that has been done toward the park
system must be undone. All the plans and
plats must be erased and all the appraisals
OF land for the park must be set aside as
invalid Nearly all the property owners In
the limits Of the proposed park demand
more compensation for the lands which will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

There never has been a war in which the
finally victorious party did not have it's
reverses. The nearest to an unbroken series
of successes was in the Franco-German
war; and that was due to the fact that
France FASTENED its men to the field with
inferior arms or arms that the ammunition
did not fit
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The whatsoever Home and Farm for
White Children and the Wharton Industrial
Home for Colored Children of Baltimore,
Nd, both institutions under the manage
ment of DR.. H. M Wharton, have offered
to take charge of the children of soldiers
made destitute by the present war. DR..
Wharton asks for contributions to the
amount of S25 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

Unless Spain should decide to give some
sort of an entertainment worth attending in
the way of a church fair or something Of
the kind-she being intensely religious
there seems to be no legitimate means Of
raising money for the further conduct Of
the war. 1t is with the greatest reluctance
that this statement is made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

That special Partisan newspaper corre-
spondent who reported that the Spanish
admiral was not in Santiago, had not been
there at all, but was Fastening to attack
Dewey at Manila, may be grossly misun-
derstood. He may mean TO say that the
Spanish admiral and his vessels are on their
way to join the Spanish fleet that Dewey
converted into a submarine squadron at the
battle of Manila. That theory of interpre-
tation lends plausibility to the story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

OF the triplets recently born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Ramsey, of Kansas City. two, Baby
Dewey and his sister Manila, have died. and
little Philippine is not expected to live.
Parents who are about to select war souve-
mir names for their helpless offspring should
take warning by this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The Constitution of New York provides
that when citizens of that State are in the
field as soldiers the Legislature must make
provision for their voting. To make provi-
sion an extra session of the Legislature
will he called
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

Mr.. straus, the new minister to Turkey,
held that position during Mr.. Cleveland's
first term He made so good record that
General Harrison desired to retain him. The
President has asked him to return because
lie was so successful when he held the posi-
ton several years ago. He is gold Demo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

THAT was thrilling sight at that lodg-
ing house fire. said the shoe-clerk boarder.
81 got there just in time to see three men
jumping out of the Windows"
Nothing remarkable in that" said the
Cheerful idiot. THE air is always filled
with flying rumors in war times"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

the small and smooth-bore callbre of Sem
ator Butler is permitted to hold up the rev.
enue bill over three hours that he may adj
dress empty seats in the Senate chamber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

According to semi-official report the
reason Winona did not get the Presbyterian
General Assembly for next year was not
because 1t could not have had it, but that
II refrained from asking for 1t at the re-
quest of Minneapolis. Who can blame It? 1t
was a truly generous proceeding to give
poor old Minneapolis chance. Indiana, can
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The reduction of wages by the Singer
Company at South Bend has been a god
send to several Democratic papers in this
State. but they have never been able to
confess that the wages in several extensive
interests have been advanced. and that a
million people now have steady employ
ment who were idle or working half-time
aooc
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

In selling arms and ammunition to Spain
there is at least one admonition that the
practical American people would give to
the Frenchmen, and that is that they coll
lect their pay in advance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

RACINE, Wis, June 3.--Joe Anderson, the
elephant keeper with Wallace Brothers. cir
Gus. was killed here to-day by one OF the
elephants that became ugly. the animal
broke away and chased the whole ponce
and an excited crowdn0f citizens
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

SPANS war vessels as. a paper navy"
with a doomed paper navy and an ire
deemahle paper currency the poor old coun-
try is in a sad way
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

There are 2OS bones in the human
structure said the Cornfed Philosopher,
land the chief desire of maar seems to be
to live long enough to get rheumatism in
all of them" y4
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

An exchange speaks of Admiral Dewey
in connection with the Democratic nomina-
ton for the presidency. The Bryan party
could do worse than ozncminate man
with Republican antecedents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

A little too much is being said by the
papers of the country of the "rawness' of
the volunteer troops. While it is true that
there was some disappointment because the
militia of the States could not be mustered
into the government service as a body, but
that it's members were obliged to enlist as
individuals and many did not stand the ply
steal test, it must not be forgotten that so
great a majority of these volunteers are
from the militia that they give the charac-
ter to the troops. Whatever may be the
defects of this state soldiery it cannot be
called raw in the sense thai the early vol
unteer forces of the civil war were raw.
The militia regiments had no severe dis
cipline in the way of camp life or roughing
it, but they were well drilled according to
the regular army regulations, and will fall
into strict army routine in brief time.
In fact according to all accounts from the
various government camps, they have all
ready done so, Notwithstanding the filling
up of the ranks with green men. Whether
or not long experience in camp would put
them in better shape for active service is
uncertain At ali events, it is inaccurate
and unjust to class them as unframed
troops.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

The largest export Of wheat In any one
year previous to this was In 1892. when IT
was s25s65,sl2 bushels. The export for the
elsvsn znonkhs ef the present fiscal year
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

In Manila the standard silver dollar of the
United States will not purchase quite as
much as the heavier Mexican silver dollar
because both stand upon their value as
bullion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
MiscaIcuIated.

She-Perhaps you have forgotten that you
promised to love esforever.
Hell had no idea that forever could last
so long. es"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

A PrOverb with an Addition.
Watts-One-half the world does not know
how the other half lives.
Potts-Nor why.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

When it is remembered that but 125, 900
volunteer soldiers are now in the field and
that the population of the United States is
over seventy millions, the personal interest
in the troops felt by nearly every man,
woman and child of these millions is rath-
er remarkable. A general patriotic interest
in them as representatives of the United
States was to be expected, but that so small
a number, comparatively, was so con-
nected by ties of blood or friendship to the
multitudes left at home that each individual
among the latter has, in some sense, per-
sonal representative in the army was hardly
to have been predicted. Yet such seems to
be the case. 1t is hard to find one of the
home people who is not watching with spe-
cial anxiety the movements of some partic-
ular company, perhaps recruited near at
hand or, perhaps, in a distant State, because
of the membership in it of some one person.
Truly the Nation is but one large family
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

well afford to let convention go elsewhere
nNE and then, well knowing that with the
superior attractions here it clamors to come
hack
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.

The building of castles in Spain is not
popular pastime this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

Hasn't this been said before? BY Bartlett
or somebody?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

What is so rare as a day in June?
Then, If ever, come perfect days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

There is not a man in high command in
the Uaited States army who has not DEM
onstrated soldierly qualities.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04

be taken. If they are not given what they
can prove the land is worth they will go
into court, as the law provides, and secure
larger awards than the experienced real
estate men who made the estimates have al
lowed for their property. 1t is now def
nitely known that the S350,OOO which has
been obtained by sale of bonds is not suf-
ficient to purchase the lands on the White
river and Fall creek systems by 100000.
Should the Pogue's run lands be purchased,
as the mayor has promised. many thousands
more would be needed. In the face of such
conditions, it is not matter of surprise
that the mayor and his Board of Works
have come to the conclusion that they must
begin anew. That these officials should be
unable to determine where to begin the
work is not cause for surprise.
The decision of the mayor and his Board
Of Works not to put the law authorizing
the condemnation of land for the park sys-
tenn to the test is an admission that the
purchase of the lands, if made at all. must
be made directly of the owners, and at
price which will be satisfactory to them.
This, it seems, is fatal admission, because
it will lead many owners to demand fabu-
lous prices for land, some of which has
very little value. The carrying out of the
plans for a park system was based upon
the assumption that the owners of the prop
erty about to be condemned would accept
the appraisal of the board created by the
park law. AS might have been expected,
many of the property owners are not salts
fed with the appraisal, and some of the
larger ones have evidently combined to
overthrow the award by an appeal to the
courts. The mayor and Board of Works,
by resolving not to meet the property own
ers in the courts to affirm their appraisal,
seem to have made it necessary to pay them
whatever they may ask for their lands.
The whole matter has been dreadfully
bungled since the present regime assumed
direction. OF the many blunders the sale of
bonds before a price for the land had been
agreed upon by the owners was the great
est. The price of the land should have been
ascertained and an option taken before ne
gotiatng the bonds. Now that the city has
the money, the land owners are in a posi-
ton to demand their own price, knowing
that the money cannot easily be devoted ito
other purposes The course which the board
has pursued seems to have encouraged the
owners of land to stand out for big prices.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-06-04
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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1898-03-01
Lawfnl and Laudlblo LynchiDg

A man who lac been travelling on
business in an out of the way district
in Iowa gave n of the Chicago papers
recently a very interesting ccoun of
a "lynching" which he attended by spe-
cial invitation. We have mislaid the
printed story, unfortunately, but car
recall the substance of it, which is
enough for the present purpose.
Sometime after nightfall a party of
mounted men o d up to the house
where the stranger was stopping and
was Joined by his host. He, too, was
urged" to go along in a way that made
him deem it ~eXpedient to comply with
the invitation. The party proceeded a
few miles to a ~ramshackle house by
the roadside, which they surrounded
and entered withOu much ceremony.
Its inmates, a middle-aged man and
woman, were sharply questioned about
their condition of manifest poverty,
and their thriftless habits, as shown by
the appearance of their crops, etc.
and little by little a painful story OF
sickness and want and suffering was
ELECTED from them. AT the conclusion
of the trial the leader of the gang
handed the men a purse containing a
liberal sum of money with the eXplana-
ton that the gift was the object of the
visit and investigation. AS the mob
rode hOmeward he explained to the as
founded stranger that that was the
only kind of l%ynching they practiced
in that part of the country.
The narrative a a very practical
moral, and one which admits of every
general application. The special appli-
cation which might be made of it in
South Carolina just now is in the case
Of the unfortunate farmers who have
lost their dwelling houses, barns and
stored crops by reason of the forest
fires which have swept several counties
during the week. Many of the suffer-
ers, it is reported. are homeless and
dependent because of their losses.
There is a good e of the lynch
ing spirit in South Carolina, unfortu-
nately. 1t would be a great thing for
all concerned if it should find express
sion for once at least in the Iowa plan.
We commend the suggestion most ear
nestly to the consideration and adop-
ton of the neighbors Of the sufferers
from the forest fires.