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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Those persons who are contrasting what
Massachusetts has done for her volunteers
with what Indiana has done to the disad-
vantage of the latter, innocently or other
wise do this State a great Injustice. They
have been saying that Massachusetts has
paid it's volunteers a bounty of ST. The same
might have been said of New Jersey and
New York How was it done? When the
volunteers were called for the legislatures
of these States were in session and they
voted the state bounty as aid. Had the
Legislature of Indiana been in session it
probably would have done the same thing
1t will not be in session until next January,
when it will probably treat the volunteers
of Indiana as generously as have the leg
islatures of other States. The assumption
of those who make such comparisons is that
the Governor has the right to pay bounties
and that he refuses to- do so. The Gov
ernor of State has no right to pay out
dollar of public money without the au-
thority of the Legislature. Money must be
specially appropriated to that purpose to
enable the executive to pay money to vol
unteers. Now. as during the war with the
Union, the United States assumes the re-
sponsibility of the volunteer from the date
OF MS enlistment. Consequently, if the
State has advanced money to those who
enlist, the United States refunds and de-
ducts 1t from the final, payment If it is
more per month than, the compensation
which Congress has established by law. No
mastering officer or paymaster can change
the law. Reasonable men with a fair
amount of intelligence will see such mat
ters IN their true light One thing can be
depended on; Indiana will deal generously
with its volunteers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Detroit is soon to have fountain costing
$4,000 on its Campus Martius.' 1t is the
gift of Mrs. t. w. Palmer.
Columbia sophomores have made a new
departure in hazing They compelled fresh
men to don white duck and sweep the
streets.
Probably the most expensive set of false
teeth known is that of the Nizam of Hyder-
abad, for which he has paid 1000 rupees
($3,JO0 in theory, but 81 $50 in fact), to a
Madras dentist.
Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Is said to be
an enthusiastic collector of thimbles once
the property of famous women She owns
one which once protected the finger of
Eliza beth.
Queen Louise, OF Denmark, vas very
particular as to what her daughters read.
and it is said that the only novel the Prin-
cess of Wales perused before her marriage
was THE Heir of Redclyffe.''
Rabbit fur is now an important CONNER
cial article. 1t is known to the trade as
electric seal, and, when dyed, so closely re-
sembles the genuine article as to defy de-
lection except among experts. 1t is said
that $4,000 is invested in rabbit culture in
England.
The fact is noted that the collar of the
Golden Fleece, which has just been con-
ferred upon NJ Felix Faure. was the one
which had belonged to Bismarck. 1t is also
said that the one now worn by King Hum
bert once adorned the shoulders of Chris
TOPPER Columbus.
Although the Mahdis body was de-
stroyed, some enthusiast has secured his
head, and is sending it to London to the
large and well formed The Mahdi was
buried in his jibbeh and a small sum of
money was found in the tomb.
There was an extraordinary finale to the
funeral of a London salesman last week.
The funeral car was drawn by four hand
some gray horses. decorated with black and
White rosettes. On the return from the
cemetery, the horses. said to have been
favorite animals of the deceased were un-
narnessed and shot, in accordance with his
express directions
The statue of the painter MilIet was un-
yelled the other day. not at Barbizon, where
he spent so many years. and where there IS
already medallion of him, but at GreviIle
the Norman town near which he was born
It IS the work of NJ. Marcel Jacques
Cherbourg sculptor. and represents MiIIef
seated meditating on a rock in homeiy cos
tune. his palette by his side.
George j. Gould has purchased the farm
of about forty acres belonging to tine Laurel
House Company. Lakewood, N. J., and a
tract of woodland adjoining the property
already owned by him there The farm was
occupied until last July by the golf club of
Lakewood. when the club sought larger
grounds. Mr.. Gould will improve the prom
erty, extensively. and he has said that he
would use a portion of it for polo grounds
Mr. Gladstone had such a good memory
himself that he was inclined to be irY,pa-
tienE with those who had not. At a dinner
in London few years ago he was sketch
ing, to the delight of the company. a stu
ring scene in the House of Commons in the
early forties. Lord Granville was q guest
the time Of the events 10 which GlaSsioas s.
referred. did you take part In the .7fl1l-
sions' asked M Gladstone Of LORD Gran ran
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Governor Mount has written Assistant
Postmaster General Heath that the expert
ment of rural distribution In Montgomery
county is giving the farmers great satisfac-
ton. There, is every reason why it should
and there is no reason why it should not
be extended to all but the very sparsely
populated sections of the country. That is
proper function of the Postoffice Depart
ment, and when rural mail distribution is
made general the city and country will be
in close communication. The next step
will be system of electric railways such as
are being built in several Eastern States
and in portions of Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

The Oldest prison association in the United
States and one of the oldest in the world is
the Pennsylvania Prison Society. organized
IN 1857 as The Philadelphia Society for AL
leviatlng the Misecies of Public Prisons"
John Howard, the celebrated English phi
lanthropist and prison reformer. was alive
at that time, and the Philadelphia society
was an outgrowth of his labors. Howard S
efforts We're confined mainly to reforming
the horrible conditions of prisons and jails,
which at that time were worse than hell
on EARTH and he had no time to give TO the
subject Of the reformation of criminals or
the repression of crime, which are the main
features of prison reform OF to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

MT. h1plings latest production is a poem
with purpose, and the purpose is to show
ms skepticism as to the good faith of the
Gar OF Russia In making overtures for in
ternational peace. 1t is called THE Truce
OF the Bear" and is in the form of a tale
told by hideously disfgured old blind
beggar- He is fond of relating the cause of
his injuries received fifty years before in
an encounter with "Adam-Zad," the bear
He was hunter, we'll armed but unac-
quainted with the treacherous Characters
tics of the animal he pursued. He caught
Adam-Zad at a disadvantage and was about
to fre, but was so impressed by the plead
ing, pathetic attitude of the beast that he
forebore to kill. This is the way the tale
goes
Horrible, hairy human, with paw-like
hands in prayer,
Making his supplication rose Adam-Zad the
1 looked at the swaying shoulders, at the
paunch'S swag and swing
And my heart was touched with pity for the
monstrouS, pleading thing.
Touched with pity and wonder, did not
fire then
have looked no more on women, l have
walked no more with men.
Nearer he tottered and nearer, with paws
like hands that pray
From brow to jaw, the steel-shod paw it
ripped my face away!
Toward the close of the poem is this:
80 this is the time to fear
When he stands up like a tired man, totter-
ing near and near.
When he rears up as pleading, in monstrous
man-brute guise
When he wells the hate and cunning of the
little swinish eyes.
when he shows as seeking quarter, with
paws like hands in prayer
time nQril-fhQ iTno nf he
truce of the Bearr'
The lesson of the verses is made very
plain and is summed up in the lne-'Make
We no truce with Adam-Zad, the bear that
walks like a man. If Mr.. Kipling goes
travelling in the Cars dominions he should
have a care lest his tour be extended into
Siberia against his Will
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

1--WE stated" says the Plunkville Bugle,
'that the gent now playing Othello at the
opera house let his hands hang around like
a couple of miniature hams. He called on
us yesterday in regard thereto With assist
ance Of the pressman and the shoemaker
who occupies the room adjoining the Bugle
Office, we elected him, but not until he had
landed on us with a hand that showed the
use of the word miniature to have been
a serious mistake"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

The advantages of the confessional in
churches other than the Roman Catholic
are being discussed in various quarters.
Canon Gore writes to the London Times
that he thinks certain religious reaction
noticeable in the Church of England might
have been prevented in large measure had
not the prayer book ideal of confession been
ignored. He believes that to vast number
of men and women confession either is. or
would be, of extraordinary value at crises
Of their lives-before confirmation, before
marriage, before ordination, when they
have awakened up out of a life of careless
ness and sin. II believe further" he says
that 1t is of very great value to a great
number of persons. lay and clerical, as a
more or less regular discipline. to keep them
free from morbidness and undue introspec-
ton. as we'll as for other purposes. great
number Of spiritual lives suffer for want of
opening out" He admits that confession
is Liable to abuse, but thinks the benefits
far greater than the evils. The Christian
Register, Unitarian paper of Boston, ex-
presses much the same views. 1t admits
the benefits in fact. the need, of confession,
but would have It optional with the in
dividual, not a thing TO be exacted by the
church. The prejudice against the formal
recognition of the practice because Of its
SAVIOR of 'sPopery'' will probably prevent
its establishment in any Protestant organ
ization, gave the advanced Episcopalian
Church, for a long time to come. but
whether this recognition would make any
great difference in the pastoral duties OF the
average minister whatever his denomina-
ton is question. II he IS Al All what he
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Those papers which are fretting because
those who have made charges are not called
TO testify before the Presidents commits
sion to investigate the conduct of the war
cannot be delighted with the performance
OF DR.. Seaman before that body on Friday.
He refused to be sworn and would not stand
10 make affirmation He took back much
he had said and proved by his own admis-
sions that the shortcomings which he de-
nounced in the yellow papers were caused
nv his own neglect
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

should be-sympathetic, tender. serene. dis
passionate, troubled members Of his flock
come to him with their sorrows and tempta-
tons almost as freely as IL it were part of
HIS official duty to advise and guide in per-
sonal as we'll as spiritual matters. 1t would
perhaps. make a difference to some If he
were formally bound to respect their Sc
crets, but as they would only approach him
voluntarily in any case and would not do
so if they had not confidence in him out
side of the official pledge, this could matter
little. Probably few ministers would favor
an extension of their offices in this line,
for, to the conscientious and sensitive man,
this giving of advice and counsel is a heavy
responsibility and the carrying of other
peoples sorrows so freely unloaded upon
them a burden they cannot wish to in
crease
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

VILE I'm sure / don't know,I can't rem N
Der whether ] did or not" Not renern-
ber's fairly shouted Gladstone. why. II
was only forty-eight years ago"
When, with grandpa's hard-earned coin.
Our girls get in the peerage
They forget while crossing over in state
That grandpa crossed in the steerage.
Chicago News.
He held her glove and wondered
When he should touch her hand.
The operas music Numbered:
He held her glove and wondered.
But did no more-fe blundered?-
He never did have sand
He held her glove and wondered
When he should touch her hand
PHILADELPHIA Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

It is explained that the advance of the
rate of discount in London was intended to
check the further loan of money to Ger
man houses, which have been borrowing
heavily against collaterals. Berlin investors
are not only loaded with Argentine and
South African securities, but they have
lately been large buyers of Pacific railroad
stocks which London money lenders may
compel them to put upon the market by adj
vancing the rate of discount
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

The painful conflict at virden. ILL.,. is in no
way war between races. but of union
against nonunion. The clash would have
taken place just the same if the men whom
the operators brought into the State had
been white.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Just now General Shafter seems to be
having his innings, and, despite all the
charges which have been made against him,
he seems popular with the people, who
seem not to mind what Richard Harding
Davis has said against him. The people
see in him the commander at Santiago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

The officers of our army and navy are
making as fine a record for administrative
ability as they did during the war for fight
ing qualities. Admiral Dewey and General
Merritt at Manila. General Lawton and Col.
Wood in Santiago, have shown remarkable
executive ability and tact under difficult
circumstances.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Remembering the decision of the Supreme
Court a few weeks ago relative to the
official terms Of township trustees, those
not skilled in interpreting laws have the i'm
preston that that honorable body has re-
x,oread ffsa1f
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Paymaster Tucker. of the regular army,
was struck by a hotel keeper in the city
where he was on duty. He did not return
the assault because ladies were present. and
no has not challenged the offender. 1t is
said that his fellow-officers take a different
view OF the affair. Would they have
Major Tucker engage in a rough-and-tumbIe
fight with his assailant. or would they have
him challenge the man Ito fight a duel
TO wipe out the insult to the army? To
have sent a challenge would have been a
violation of the laws relating to the army.
To have assaulted the hotel keeper later
with weapon would not have wiped out an
insult TO the army II one had been given.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

In Americanizing our new possessions 1t
should be the policy of the United States
10 recognize the natives to the fullest ex-
tent possible and teach them self-govern-
ment by having them participate in it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
The Cheerfnf Idint.

MANY man." said the senile boarder,
'has been aided in a business way by his
funny stories"
Yes" said the Cheerful Idiot. rich rela-
lions are help to any man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Hall Gaines Christian" dramatized by
himself. is now being played to crowded
houses in. New York, but the critics find
little merit in it-even less than they found
IN the novel. Mr.. William Winter. of the
Tribune, gives it a column and half, not
because he considers 1t worth attention for
itself, evidently. but because of the inter-
est felt in IT by the large class Of people
who believe that book or a play dealing
with religious or moral theme must be an
admirable production. AS play Mr.. VIM
GER hnds It far from attractive. but what
ne says on this subject is less interesting
than his comments on fiction. Che province
Of fiction. according to Mr. Cairo. is to pre-
sent thought in the form Of : story.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

JOURNAL. NEWSPAPER COMPANY.
INDIANAPOLIS. Ind.


Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-Palmer House, p. o. News Co., 21l
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
cTNcINNATi-J. r. Hawiey & Co.. 154 Vine
street.
LOUISvILLE-C. r. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets. and Louisville
Book Co., 156 Fourth avenue.
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and WIZARDS Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

mo, sir. we Billigers cannot help being
gentlemen
mo matter how hard you resist it, eh?'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
RCSettinE.

The Minister-Yes, sister, we all have our
besetting sins.
The Sister-Yass. My old mans seems fer
to be settin' around.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

To put mea at work few days before an
election and drop them soon after they have
voted is bribery at the expense Of tax
ravers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16

Hall Gaines novel. THE Drunkard." is
being issued in England in monthly parts
Sort of periodical "drunks,'' as 1t were.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-10-16
Il Nay.

washington Tu8L-
The announcement that Lillian Russell y
going into the continuous performance field
may simply mean that she is going TO sci
married some more.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28
THE CITY OF WRANGEL.

1t is we'll to stop and reflect amid all
this noise. confusion. and hustle of the
vast army of gold-seekers, who are
throngng our gates, and passing
through to the interior, and inquire
'AVhat is the end?'
In time the rich gold fields of the
Yukon basin will be worked out, just as
were the gold fields of California and
Australia. Or, if not worked out, they
will be in the hands of trusts, and there
will be no more poor mans diggings. =
1t is true. that. with the early COM
pletion of the Lake Tcslin railroad,
stantial basis. but that is not enough.
Do we want to be merely shipping
station? where ships and ears can meet,
for it is undoubtedly true that rail-
road will be built between Stikcen city
on Cottonwood island and Shakesville,
$50 miles up the Stikecn river.
Let us stop and look moment ut
the future First. has Wrangel II
foundation? This question can be UNI
hesitatingly answered in the atlrna-
tive. She has IL future, and Il grand
one. Her supplies of fish and lumber
are inexhaustible. The promises for
coal. petroleum. gold, silver copper,
tin. lead. and even certain lines of ag-
riculture are far greater than the
superficial observer would first ilr-
agine.
We would suggest to our chamber of
commerce that special committees be
appointed to investigate along all these
lines. and that the reports of these in
vestiyations. with appropriate illus
trations. be published in convenient
pamphlet form for ready reference. and
that these pamphlets he jndiciously
distributed abroad in order to induce
the proper kind of immigration. Then
with our country settled with Il right
kind of people. and not IL lot of crazy
gold hunters. the 10000 square miles
of inhahitable area of Southeastern
Alaska will be entitled to respect
full consideration at the hands of the
United States.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28
NOTICE TO MARINERS
Dominion of Canada. British Columbia.
Rules for the Navigation of
Stikeen River.
United States.

The Department of Marine and Fisheries Of
Canada has made arrangements for system
of signalling at Little Canyon, on the Stikecn
river to prevent collisions therein. Immedi-
ately after the opening OF navigation u station
will be established AT each end of the canyon, at
which signals will be displayed for the guidance
of vessels.
A white ball or disc. hoiSted to the top OF u
mast will denote that the channel is clear. and
that Il vessel may enter the canyon from the
end at which the ball is displayed.
A black drum or square will denote that the
channel is not clear. and Il vessel must not
enter the CANYON on any consideration when the
drum Is displayed.
The drum and ball shown together will be Il
signal between the two stations for inforina-
ton OF the sgnalmrn. and no vessel may enter
| the canyon when this signal is shown
In the event OF vessels approaching the can
von from both ends simultaneously. the up
ward bound vessel will be held below the cam
von until the descending vessel has run the
canyon.
One prolonged blast of II steamers whistle
will be Il request to the signaimcn to show the
all clear signal.
In any other part of the river within Can
downward bound vessel must keep clear of her
and her warping lines stopping and tying up if
necessary to prevent collision
In the event of two vessels simultaneously
approaching place where Wrapping is required.
the upward bound vessel must allow the down
bound vessel to pass before running out her
warping line. Two long blasts followed by two
short blasts OF steamers whistle will be IL
signal that She is actually engaged in warpine.
These rules will he established by Order in
Revised Statutes OF Canada and amending
orders. and will have the force Of law They
are not intended to superScdc, but are to be
an addition to the ordinary rule Of the road,
WM p. ANDERSON.
Chief Engineer.
| Wrangel 18Th April 1898
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

The event Of the week was the Joint
Amercan-Brtish celebration last
Tuesday. a full account of which is
given in the local columns. 1t was "A
success from start to finish. and was
thoroughly enjoyed by everybody. The
promoters are to be congratulated on
their triumph. Even the clements
favored them. The sporting program
was especially excellent. and the dance
was the finest ever given in this city.
Our British cousins We're conspicuous
BY their presence. Now we want a
grand old fashioned Fourth OF July
celebration.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

The Seattle Post igenccr breaks
out again 'ferninst" Wrangel. In its
issue of the 22d. it has libcllous arti-
Gle against our worthy Collector of
Customs, John ". 1vcy. The article
was evidently inspired by a certa n
gang here. as it bears all their ear
marks. There is not word of truth
in the article. The p.-I. does not
lvey will never be removed from office
Us long a. William Mckinley is presi-
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

OF roHast, Yea have read the old story
OF tie cat, the monkey. and the cheese:
Ii is not hard to guess who is getting
the cheese in Wrangel. But, There
will come time.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

1t is lumorcd that 1.-Two calls five
is the ruling passion in Wrangel at
p resent. Well. how much more does a
he will be able to make IA living when
he is out of Il job:
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

Wrangcl is Il busy place these days.
The constant arrivals: and departures
of ocean and river steamers. with their
continual blowing of whistles. makes
this place resemble Il railroad town in
the amount of noise that is made.
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

Reliable news just received from
Dawson is to the effect that the most
pn,ervative estimates place the spring
export ut $50. 600. 900 gold. Just think
OF FORTY TONS of gold being added
to the per capita wealth of the world
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

The good news comes from Sitka
that Judi C. S. johnson has siyniticd
lis intention to hold the November
term of the district court of Alaska in
Wrangcl Tho JOURNAL was the first
to agitate this question. in which it was
ably seconded by the chamber of com
Stikeen River journal., 1898-05-28

The erection If II stamp mill near
this place is announced by Il gentleman
from Texas. who will draw all his sup
.lits from our merchants.