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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21

fighting forced them to retreat. At Al
buquerque sibley buried eight bronze field
pieces for which he had nqafurther use be-
cause his Ammunition tram had been en-
tirely destroyed. The place of burial of the
guns was unknown for thirty years. when
one of Sibley's soldiers came to Albuquerque
and pointed out the spot. They were dug up
and turned over to. the United States COM
missioner at Albuquerque, and through the
efforts of Representative Shafroth four of
them have been presented to Colorado and
now adorn the war relic room of the Capitol
at Denver
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individuality. to make the soldier man
instead of machine. Brass buttons and
stripes are not an essential part of a man.
A blouse is a far more comfortable gar
ment in which to march or fight than a
buttoned coat which makes man stand
and walk as if he wore corset A SOM
brero or soft hat is better protection for
the eyes and head, as well as more COM
Portable than helmet or cap with mar
row rim In short, while the American uni
form may not be as snowy as the European
and conducive to uniform nifty, it fits the
American and bespeaks individuality. With
us the uniform is considered of less inn
portance than the man inside of it.
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THE VISITING KNIGHTS.

|, Great advantages impose great obliga-
tons, and the fact that Indianapolis is one
of the most popular convention cities in the
country requires that it should meet the
obligations of hospitality imposed by the
numerous assemblages that honor it with
their presence That it does so in a cheer
full, liberal and whole-hearted way those
who enjoy it's hospitality can testify. Its
visitors during this week will be entitled to
special welcome because they represent an
organization which is American in its
origin, national in it's scope and admirable
in it's principles and purposes. The order
of the Knights of Pythias which originated
at a meeting of a few congenial friends
in Washington city in February, 1864 now
has lodges in every State and Territory in
the Union, with membership of half a
million. besides about 800 subordinate lodges
in Hawaii, Mexico and Canada. Probably
it will soon become a civilizing influence
in Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philippines.
The purposes of the order are most praise
worthy and it's benefits unquestionable. The
latter do not fall to it's members alone, in
the cherishing of social and neighborly vir-
tues. but to their families and society at
large in the promotion of the qualities of
good citizenship. According to the last re-
port at hand the life insurance branch of
! the order numbered upwards of $1,000 mem
bers, representing an endowment of $685.
295, COO, and there had been paid out to
beneficiaries $11 $4,000 These are some of
the reasons why Indianapolis honors and
welcomes the knights of Pythias.
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India the light was slowly shut off as
totality approached, but rapidly returned
after totality had passed--a suggested ex-
PLANTATION being that the fall of temperature
caused a condensation Of moisture, with en-
largement of the vapor particles ana con-
sequent greater power of transmitting light.
Another probable influence upon the light
reaching us from the sky may be found in
self-luminous or phosphorescent clouds, fogs
and organic dust.
Intense heat and sudden condensation by
great pressure are supposed to have been
the natural conditions under which carbon
has been crystallized into diamonds, and
this has suggested to an italian chemist
named Majorana the idea of heating carbon
to the highest temperature of the electric
arc and jamming it, while it is being thus
of target. The projectile was fired at short
range from a mortar. The heat of impact
was added to that of the electric arc. and
on afterwards examining fragments OF the
carbon, minute crystals of diamond were
found. Peace having come, our gunnerS may
advance the cause of science. while keeping
up target practice, by experiments in dia-
matchmaking.
The wind may be seen to blow, according
to the New England Druggist, and this is
the way to accomplish the feat: Take a
polished metallic surface of two feet or
more, with straight edge. a large handsaw
will answer the purpose. Select windy
day. whether hot or cold. clear or cloudy,
only let it not rain the air be murky-n
other words let the air be dry. Hold the
metallic surface at right angles to the wind
that is. if the wind Is north, hold your
surface east and west-and incline it at an
angle of 40 degrees so that the wind strik-
ing, glances and flows over the edge. Now
sight carefully over the edge at some small
but clearly defined object and you will see
the air flow over as water flows over dam.
A singular discovery reported in 1875 by
Hourton and Thompson seems to be enti-
tied now to rank as lost art" 1t was
stated that on boiling ordinary phosphorus
for five minutes with a strong solution of
potash. then pouring off the alkaline solu-
ton and washing the phosphorus, the latter
was obtained in a liquid form, which was
retained for months at all temperatures
above 90 degrees +. This substance did
not oxidize in the air and gave off no light
in the dark. Two American chemists, +: P.
Venable and A. W. Belden, finding no fur
Their mention of liquid phosphorus, nave
tried to make it, but in all experiments. al
though the strength of the potash solution
and the time of boiling were varied, the
phosphorus has solidified after the second
or third washing. While the liquid form is
retained a long time under the alkali, these
investigators are quite at a loss to under
stand how the liquid phosphorus could
prove unalterable in the air.
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Columbia, in the State of Missouri, fur
nishes something new in the way of matri-
monial complications. Mr.. Downing Buck
ner. who seems to have been very en-
gaging young man, was to have married
Miss Fannie Reid several weeks ago, but
for some reason, not fully explained, the
lady left for st. Louis on the day set for
the wedding, and when the bridegroom and
invited company gathered she failed to APP
pear. According to precedent set by num-
erous unhappy SWANS similarly treated, Mr..
Buckner did not drown himself in drink,
nor did he take himself out of Columbia
and the world. On the contrary, he trans
ferred his affections to Miss Lucille john
son, and speedy announcement of their APP
preaching marriage was made. This brought
Miss Reid back to town in short order. She
had not wanted Buckner on her own ac-
count, but would marry him rather than
let Miss Johnson have him. Buckner was
willing, and, in token of his readiness, pro-
cured marriage license and delivered it to
the preacher. Miss Johnson heard of this
and sent a note in Buckner's name asking
for the document, which was turned over
to the messenger. When Buckner and Miss
Reid appeared before the minister there
was no license until Miss Johnson arrived,
and, producing it, struck a bargain with
the groom. She said she would give up the
paper and allow the wedding to go on on
the understanding that in case of the death
or divorce of his wife, Buckner would mar
ry her. Under the peculiar circumstances
this seemed a fair proposition and Buck
ner cheerfully agreed to it, after which the
ceremony proceeded. With his career thus
fixed he is. naturally, a happy and con-
tented man, and is probably fated to live
many years with his present wife, for that
lady, If she remains animated by the spirit
that brought her back from st. Louis will
not die and leave her husband to Miss john
son as long as she help it. The latter
young woman's course may have been an
unselfish method of securing permanent fe-
licity for the tickle Mr. Buclxner with his
first choice but since 1T encourages the
wife to live long it promises ill for her own
prospects. However, if she is satisfied and
the interesting married pair are happy, no
outsider need concern himself. The case
furnishes an example worth consideration
by other young men and maidens into
whose lives comes a seeming superfuity of
sweethearts and lovers. 1t is much better
for the beleaguered one to engage to marry
all the sweethearts seriatim than to en-
courage suicide or to cause pain by rude
rejection of the temporarily unavailable
candidates.
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UNIFORMS AND THE MEN IN THEM.

An officer of the German army now in
this country, who has been studying the
American soldier, says the first time he saw
a body of them the uniform struck him as
almost ridiculous. I'VE are used to fancy
trimmings in our country" he says. land
everything fits snug and neat, especially
with the officers" The lack of brass but
tons and trimmings puzzled him. Then he
began thinking and argued it out in this
way:
1 soon discovered the real cause of this.
You Americans simply sacrifice everything
what has driven off the old-time gold lace
and tinsel. The Indians and the long-range
rife have done it, The shining brass but
tons and the white trimming on the dark
blue of your uniform gave the keen-eyed
redskins a clear sight at a long distance,
so it did not take the officers long to tear
off these useless trimmings. AS your whole
army was then on the plains, the govern
ment soon adapted their regulations to the
requirements of the occasion. The white
stripes came off the trousers, the brass but
tons were no longer prescribed for their
blouses blue shirts and legGins were or
dered. and in place of the forage cap came
the civilian sombrero.
That is ingenious. 1t does credit to Ger
man intelligence, and there may be some
thing in 1t, but 1t does not offer the most
probable reason for the lack of brass but
tons and fancy trimmings on the uniform
of the American soldier. The uniform as
well as the man is largely the product of a
system. a sort of objective result of moral
evolution. The object of the European mil
itary system is to make the soldier a ma
chine, or rather, an unthinking part OF a
machine Individuality in a recruit is the
first thing to be eliminated. Convention
atty and uniformity are the basis of the
whole system, and the less variation there
is in the appearance and movements OF the
soldiers who constitute an army the more
efficient it is supposed 10 be. individuality
is the last thing to be desired, as well as the
first thing to be eliminated. The uniform
as well as the system is made to contribute
to this, and buttons. stripes and conven-
tional marks are an important feature.
The American system Is entirely different.
Our idea Is to develop rather than repress
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QUEER OLD SAN JUAN.
The Fine Specimen of a Walled Town
That the United States Will Have.
R0Sfon TrauSoripf

San Juan Is perfect specimen of a
walled town, with porIcullis, moat, gates
1t is still in good condition and repair The
walls are picturesque and represent
StupendouS work and cost in themselves
inside the walls the city is laid off in reg1-
lar squares, six parallel streets running in
the direction of the length of the island and
seven at right angles. The houses are close
ly ana compactly built of brick, usually Of
two stories, succeed on the outside and
painted in a variety of colors The upper
floors are occupied by the more respectable
people, while the ground floors almost with
out exception are given up to negroes and
the poorer classes, who crowd one upon an
other in the most appalling manner. The
population within the walls is estimated at
1O00, and most Of it lives on the ground
floors. In one small room with a himsy
partition a whole family Will reside.
The ground floors Of the whole town reek
with filth, and conditions are most unsani-
tary. In "a tropical country where disease
readily prevails, the consequences of such
running water in the town. The entire pop
ulation depends on rain water caught on the
lat roofs of tho buildings and conducted to
the cistern, which occupies the greater part
of the courtyard that is essential part
OF Spanish houses the world over, but that
here, on account OF the crowded conditions,
is small. There is no sewerage except the
surface water and sinks. while vaults are
in every house and occupy what remain
taken up by the cisterns The risk of con-
Eliminating the water Is great. and in dry
seasons the supply is entirely exhausted.
Epidemics frequent and the town is
alive with vermin, mosquitoes and dogs.
The streets are wider than in the older
part OF Havana and Will admit two car
riages abreast The sidewalks are narrow,
ana in places will accommodate only one
person The pavements are OF composition
ant and even and durable when no heavy
strain IS brought TO bear upon them, bit
s Easily broken and unfit for heavy traffic.
ana strange - say, are kept very clean.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21
RUMBLINGs IN INDIA.
Signs of Coming Disturbance and
Measures Against 1t.
New York Sun.

New York Sun.
The last mail from India brings news of
great activity in the arSenalS and at the
military centers in evident preparation for
an expected campaign. The feeling in the
Upper Punjab is said to be that storm is
brewing on the frontier the bazaars are
full of rumors and the government is TAX
ing measures to face any emergency, wheth-
err in Bajaur and the Swat valley toward
Chitral in the north, or in the Tochi valley
on the west, toward central Afghanistan.
The theft of arms from the frontier posts
has begun again as before the Tirah cam
palgn, and at one station a sentry has been
murdered for his rifle and ammunition with
out any cleW to the perpetrators being dis
covered. The political unrest among the
natives consequent these rumorS and
happenings was increasing and causing
much anxiety to the government officials
and administration.
From Cabul it was reported that the arse
nal there was busy turning out field guns,
rifles and cartridges for the Afghan army.
which is being brought to fair state of
efficiency. The greatest confidence is said
to be entertained at Simla in the loyalty of
the Ameer Abdurrahman Khan to the Brit
iSh government, and his cooperation with
the British army in case of a war beyond
the Indian frontier is regarded as assured.
Acting under pressure from the British gov
eminent, the Shah of Persia has prohibited
all traffic in arms along the coast of the
Persian gulf and the Indian ocean, the OBJ
Ject being to prevent the modern rifles, that
have been exported of late in considera Bile
quantities from Birmingham. in England,
to that part of Asia finding their way
across Persia and through Afghan territory
into the hands of the Indian frontier tribes.
The most important event connected with
the internal affairs of India is the announce
ment of the sentence on the British soldiers
concerned in the murder of DR.. Suresh
Chunder. at Barrackpore, Calcutta. They
were found guilty of inflicting grievous
bodily injury, and sentenced to seven years
Imprisonment
The British military authorities have also
taken steps to prevent the indiscriminate
issue issue of shooting passes to private soldiers,
the privilege having been considerably
abused: and in some instances conflicts hav-
layers in which some of the latter lost
their lives. In future. officers issuing shoot
ing passes will be held responsible for their
abuse. While these measures have given a
certain degree of satisfaction, the question
OF increased taxation required to meet the
eVer-growing debt and expenditure of India
is causing much agitation in native circles
as it has become apparent that the borrow
Ing OF money to meet current expenditure
cannot go on indefinitely
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From its typographical situation the toun
should be healthy, but it Is not The soil ,.nl
der the city Is cray mixed with lime so hsra
as to be almost like rock. 1t Is. cons
quently, impervious TO water. and furnish
a good natural drainage. The trade wind
blows strong and fresh. and through ~
Earbor runs a stream of sea water at
speed of not less than three miles an hour
With these conditions no contagious de
eases, If properly taken care of. could ev
list: without them the place would be a YER
liable plague spot.
Besides the town within the walls thera
are small portions just outside, called tia
Marina and Puerta de TERRA. containing
1900 or 3000 inha bitants each. There ara
also two suburbs one, San Turce. an
preached by the only road leading out ~
the city. and the other Catano across tha
bay, reached by ferry. The Marina and ths
two suburbs are situated on sandy points or
pits. and the latter are surrounded BY man.
grove swamps. The entire population of the
city and suburbs. according 10 the census
of 1897. was q 600. IL is now Cis9S) estimated
at $4,000. One-half of the population con-
sistS of negroes and mixed races.
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In letter written to the Women's Vet
eran Relief Union. of Binghamton, n. Y.
in response to congratulations General
Shafter says: II have seen something of
hard service. but never during the civil war
was there thirty days that tried me as the
thirty days beginning from the time we
landed on the Island of Cuba until the sur
render of Santiago; and it is to the gallant
soldiers, who, uncomplainingly, bore every
privation, that the country is Indebted for
its victory" 1t seems TO have been forgot
ten by the stay-at-home critics of the con-
duct of the war. who are disposed to blame
Shafter for the unusual hardships of the
Santiago campaign that he himself was also
Obliged to endure them. 1t seems that he
not only shared the privations. but sympa-
thized with the men in the ranks-a feeling
that he has not been willingly credited with.
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POWER AND LIABILITY OF TAX
ASSESSORS.

The recent decision of Judge Barnard, of
New York. setting aside an assessment of
property for taxation on the ground that
it was exorbitant and oppressive, has raised
a question whether an assessor is personal
ly liable in civil suit for such an assess
ment Judge Cooley, in his work on taxa
tion cites dictum from New York deci-
sion to the effect that 1.-The law will not al
low malice and corruption tc be charged in
civil suit against such an officer for what
he does in the performance of a judicial
duty" Judge Cooley adds: There is some
apparent dissent from this doctrine, but it
can hardly be said there is opposing au-
thority.' The decision above quoted has
not been recognized as a binding decision,
and there is no decision holding an assessor
exempt from liability ON account of a mali
cious assessment of property. The only
ground on which such decision could be
based would be that assessor is a judicial
officer TO this there are two answers.
First, even judge may be impeached or
otherwise punished for a malicious deci-
sion, and, second the duties of an assessor
are ministerial as we'll as judicial, and it is
a settled rule of law that ministerial officers
are civilly liable for their acts. The Su-
preme Court of Missouri held that this rule
was applicable to election registration Off
GERS, whose duties are both judicial and
ministerial, and in Vermont it has been held
applicable to assessors. In the latter case
the court said:
The exemption of the judges of superior
courts of record, and all judges and justices
of courts of record, rests upon peculiar
grounds of policy perhaps. These will not
allow their judgments to be reviewed in
this collateral manner by jury. But a
public inferior officer. whose duties are of a
subordinate and chiefly of a ministerial
character, cannot be allowed the same i'm
munity without altogether overriding the
present well-estabshed law upon the SUBJ
ject, both in this country and in England.
In the absence of any decisions to the
contrary, these establish the principle that
an assessor is personally liable for a mali
cious assessment of property for taxation.
How far the courts W uld go in ascribing a
malicious motive to an assessment exorbi-
tant on it's face is another question. In the
case recently decided by Judge Barnard the
question of the assessors personal liability
was not raised, and the court did not go
further tnan setting aside the asses snent
on the ground of personal malice and ex-
cesSiVeness
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the hoops, very similar to one which re-
Gently adorned the person of Mrs Mckln-
ley. The two wartimes also make the CO.
incidence the more interesting
Col. John Hay win be the third graduate
of Brown University who has held the posi-
tion Of secretary of state. William L. Mar
cy, secretary of state in President Pierce's
Cabinet was graduated from Brown in 1888,
and Richard Olney, President Cleveland $
secretary of state, was graduated in 1886.
Colonel Hay was graduated in 1858.
One Mary Ellen Rogers. of Ravenna, o.,
recently sued her husband. Volney Rogers,
for divorce on the ground that he never
took her anywhere. At the hearing Of the
case. l40 witnesses appeared TO testify that
during the forty years he had never once
taken her anywhere-not even to church
Patience had ceased to De virtue with her,
1t seems.
Some of the Sunday schools in this coun-
try are afflicted with pretty poor stuff in
the way of songs, but the worst is of Mil
tonic Sublimity compared with this gem
from an English source. which the Baptist
Standard has unearthed:
Yes, yes, yes, oh yes;
Jesus died for little ones like me.
You say how do / know it?
John 3:16 will show it.
That big word whatsoever just means me.
Walter Besant has been taking up the
cycling question lately-the light and airy
side of cycling-since he dilates in full. upon
the love-making opportunities that the pas
time holds out to it's advocates. He says:
Il have lately become aware of a new de-
parture in courtShip-all things change-and
the accent methods which young men who
are now old fogies found so charming must
be modified to suit modern views" He
gives some romantic illustrations of bicycle
courtship, and ends up by remarking that
it is "a pretty method of making love to
WOO openly in the high road before the eyes
of the world"
That editors OF magazines
Prove fallibleS to be expected
What wonder If they sometimes print
Things good enough to be rejected?
Detroit Journal.
The elephant now has stopped his round,
The band has ceased to play,
And proud old Spain is passing the hat;
The piper wants his pay.
Chicago Tribune.
If I were hanged on the highest hill,
L know whose love would follow me still
o mother O. mine! o mother o. mine!
If were drowned in the deepest sea,
L know whose tears would come down
to me
mother O. mine! o mother o. mine!
If were damned of body and soul,
l know whose prayers would make me
whole
mother o. mine! o mother O. mine!
-Kipling.
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of each student produces financial profit
of which he reaps the benefit. The work
shops of Tuskegee are on a commercial
basis and the products go into the markets
in competition with other manufactures.
Philanthropic citizens who contemplate the
establishment of training and industrial
schools for young men and women without
regard to their color will do well to take
counsel with Professor Washington.
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He will be a wise magazine editor who
when the war is over, declines to fill up
his periodical with war articles. The news
papers have covered the field, and anything
the magazine writers may say will be re-
hash of what has been said, and probably
better said, before. A considerable per-
spective of time will be needed for dis
passionate consideration of some things
connected with the war. but the newspapers
may be depended on TO have this. too.