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The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
srLvER IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Another Object Lesson I'm the Use of
the Cheap Metal.
Money (Chicago.

Oohilu Roney iInlcaSO.1
Another element has been added to our
mixed currency by the purchase of Mexican
dollars for army use in the Philippines
This dollar is well known in the Orient
where 1t has served for years as currency
In buying silk tea and manila fiber Mex
leo pays her foreign debts in great measure
by the sale of these dollars which were
formerly sent to London and thence to the
East, but are now shipped in large quanti-
Ties to san Francisco. In old times the
Mexican dollar was an honest dollar. 1t
was worth more than an American gold
dollar. An export duty was imposed on it
In Mexico, but that tax has been abolished
The coin is falling into disfavor abroad owr
ing TO the unstable price of silver and the
growing preference for gold.
The trade dollar was designed by the sill
yer nteIes to supersede the Mexican coin
in the East, but ii failed to do so. At least
1t was not allowed time to become known
inasmuch as the act creating it was soon
repealed at the instance of the silver in
terests of Nevada and elsewhere, which
found more profit in compelling the United
States treasury to buy monthly 1900 600
ounces of the white metal. The American
trade dollar is about two grains heavier
than the Mexican coin.
Before long the Manila merchants will
discern the superiority of our gold coin and
II viii get into general use. 1t appears that
the United States soldiers are to receive
two Mexican dollars for each American
dollar due them In order to be quite Just
the paymaster should have something like
the coin charts that were used TO determine
formerly the value of foreign coins in New
York and elsewhere.
Spanish silver. dollars will doubtless con-
tinue to be sent TO Manila from this coun-
plays quantity of these dollars, which
were taken from one of the captured ships
Amid all her revolutions Mexico has
maintained intact the weight and fineness
of her dollar. Hence the Chinese and jap
anese have still great respect for the Mex
lean peso.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

DIR. Webb, president of the Wagner Palace
Car Company says II Will take per cent.
cars to pay the war revenue tax imposed on
the sleeping car companies still, he ap-
proves Of the tax and will pay it willingly
As now divided, the Baltimore & Ohio
Wheeling division) are under General Super
intendent William Gibson. and the main
stem and branches and the Philadelphia di-
vision are under General Superintendent
Fitzgerald.
The superintendents of the railway mail
service have inaugurated a movement to
have enough additional appropriation made
to enable every postal clerk TO take nj
teen days vacation each year on full pay.
as do employees in nearly every other branch
of the postal service.
The fact that the Panhandle. with its
forty miles longer route, can attract more
business from Chicago on Train 70 than
either the Lake Shore or the Pittsburg,
Fort Wayne & Chicago can get for their
fine limited trains shows that differentials
cut an important figure in railway opera
tions.
President Thomson and the directors of
the Pennsylvania presented the railroad
citation at Philadelphia with a large Amer
Jean flag. The pole is surmounted with
large gilded weather vane. W. j. Latta.
general agent of the Pennsylvania, was the
orator of the occasion.
o. G. Burrows now travelling passenger
agent of the St. Joseph & Grand Island, Will
4
of the company, with headquarters at Kan
sas City. On Aug. / the company will be-
gin TO run trains through between Kansas
City and Grand Island via st. Joseph. Two
trains will be run daily each way.
Benjamin Sipp, superintendent of the
Whitewater division of the Big Four system,
states that its track is now in the best
condition since the road was opened for
business. During the last high water four
teen miles was under water and badly
washed out. This was rebuilt and the re-
mainder of the line generally improved
Within the past month the first iron bridge
erected in the State of Ohio has been re-
moved. This bridge was over Salt creek,
on the Central Ohio division of the Balti-
more & Ohio, in Muskingum county, and
was built in 1851. 1t was a single span, sew
enty-one feet in length, and was known as a
"Bollman deck truss bridge with plate gir-
ders." Bollman was at that time chief en-
gineer of construction of the Baltimore &
Ohio.
On Friday morning Train &c. on the Gin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton was hauled
from Indianapolis to Liberty, 72 miles, in 1928
minutes, and made sixteen stops. The train
left the Union Station seventeen minutes
late, lost five minutes at Irvington, three
minutes at Morristown, and reached Liberty
on time making it the fastest run ever
made between the two points when time
taken for stops is deducted. Several miles
were covered in 54 to Sc seconds.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
A MODEL FOR THE WORLD.
War Has Given This Nation the Op-
nnrtunifY tn ShOxY IfaeIf.

War Has Given This Nation the OPP
portunity to Show Itself.
Rev. ]. M. Garfield, pastor of North Park
Christian Church, called the attention of his
congregation to the Presidents thanksgiv-
ing proclamation. Said he in part in his
sermon
I'm obedience to the expressed wish of our
President we meet to-day in q service of
thanks giving and praise to give thanks to
the vic orieS so recently won under our star
Spangle1 banner. Two months have passed
since the dark cloud of war settled down
over our country. Destruction has been
threatened by land and by sea; mighty war
ships have crossed the ocean; alarming
threats have been made yet our victors are
still marching ON. Our people have been
patient and kind, slow to resent the great
wrong, but when patience ceased to be a
virtue our Nation arose in all her strength
and rebuked the wrong. Dewey steamed
into the harbor at Manila, and with steady
nerve, a certain aim without the loss of
single life, destroyed the Spanish fleet. Last
Sunday Sampson did for the Atlantic fleet
what Dewey had done for the Pacific. Now
Spains ironcIad fleets, fiotillas and torpedo
boats are largely things Of the past. How
fitting for our President to ask that a gen.
eral thanksgiving be observed on the fol-
tories so singularly and easily won our
whole Nation is rejoicing, and, while we
feel thankful for these, we are certain that
others are near and that peace will soon
dawn upon our country. Though we still
resent the great wrong, and though our
hearts are still bleeding for those so brave
ly fallen in the conflict, we realize that
blessings grow out of the war. First, our
people are united The great gulf that has
so long existed between the North and the
South has been bridged over by the ties of
love and brotherhood. Second, the Anglo
Saxon nations are being drawn closer to-
gether than ever before. Third, the world
at large sees us as a free people, slow to
anger, yet terrible in conflict-a nation en-
joying a free government whose principles
originated in heaven. were revealed IN the
own beloved land, model for the world"
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

Rev. Andrew j. Graham's Sermon at
Christ Church.

Rev. Andrew j. Graham's Sermon at
Christ Church.
Among the thoughts expressed by Rev.
Andrew j. Graham, of Christ Church, in his
sermon yesterday morning were the follow
ing:
president Mckinley, the civil head of
this Nation, has risen to the height of
overleaped its private channel and touched
the whole Republic. He has asked a SYM
pathetic people to unite on this day in re-
turning thanks to the Lord God Omnipotent,
who teacheth our hands to war and our
fingers to fight. The Americans will be
tempted to say Our hands and our might
have wrought these marvelS at Manila and
Santiago de Cuba In saying this, they
would probably be mistaken; most likely
Jehovah is using this willing people to ac-
complish his own purposes, and to Him the
honor is due. The wealth of noble history
which has been made by the American
army and navy since the 18th day of last
any other five months of our national ex-
istence. The calm dignity and wonderful
patience of our President and his advisers
are pretty sure tokens of divine guidance,
and the pregnant events OF the war are big
with the promise of mercy and justice.
Looking back to the 18th day of last Feb
ruary, some of us are disposed to believe
that when the SpaniardS destroyed the
Maine and murdered its crew, G9d did turn
the fiercenesS of men to His glory. The
Almighty knew that our administration
needed that volcanic incident to move it
along the pain Whlcn makes Ior human
freedom.
Il am of those who believe that this Ma
tion did not go to war for conquest, but
what war may lead to no man is wise
enough to say Already the divine hand
seems to have thrown into our lap three
groups of islands, and to these his wisdom
may add yet others. We may neither covet
nor desire them, but if the fortunes of this
holy war decree that they shall be ours, we
should be thankful for the opportunity of
widening Christian civilization, even though
1t entails upon us expense and labor. He
who has thus far blessed us on land and
sea and caused our armies to triumph glo-
riously, is deserving of the best devotion
that can be rendered by our hands, our
hearts and brains. We do bless His holy
name, not that our enemies are wounded or
slain, but that he has protected us to so
remarkable a degree that 1t has become
the marvel of the nations. The strength OF
our Nation is in our God, and SO long as
our army and navy are led by men who are
not ashamed after a victory to kneel down
and give God the praise, we are not apt to
be lost in that sin of ingratitude which
marks the degeneration of any people. In
the face of sweeping victory which seems
certain to come to our land, we shall need,
no doubt, to safeguard ourselves against the
danger of being lifted UP with pride, and to
call to mind the words of the Psalmist,
Man being in honor hath no understanding.
but is compared unto the beasts that per-
iSh' -
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
PATRIOTISM IN PULPlTS.



Y. NJ. c. A. city missions, college settle
ments sanitary Improvements, Bible So
cieties, ETC.. we are reducing the proportion
of vicious to pious.
1--WE have tried a free press, and with all
the evils of yellow journalism, yet we have
enough weight of moral sentiment and COM
mon sense to still be safe We have
strangled polygamy on the plains. We have
attacked the liquor traffic, that center of
vices, and whatever our varied hopes, there
is a rising tide of righteous sentiment that
will sweep it away. Sanitary science is
publicly proclaiming it's sympathy with the
opponents of intemperance in the army.
Tell it among the nations that God reigns.
Let Him reign more fully in us and shine
through us Look to God in the central
page of history the incarnation. Read en-
the manger, Though He were rich yet for
your sakes He became poor, etc. Read in
Gethsemane and the cross, On Him was
laid the iniquity of us ALL Read on the
pages of history, He loveth righteousness
and hateth iniquity,' and read before all
peoples, before the school children in our
schools, and in our families, and before for
eigners who come to our shores, and in our
public assemblages, our churches. halls and
political gatherings, Blessed is the nation
whose God is the Lord "
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
Personal. Local and General Notes.

In the week ending July s. 1894. the Debs
strike was at its climax, and there were
handled at Indianapolis but 9,3z cars.
The seriousness of the troubles in the Ohio
coal combination is denied AS soon as the
Pennsylvania restores rates the trouble is
expected to disappear.
The vandalia. in the week ending July .,
handled at Indianapolis 1854 cars, 1928 being
loaded The road delivered at the stock
yards 120 carloads of live stock.
The four Pennsylvania lines handled at
Indianapolis last week 5,S25 cars, 40l0 being
loaded. The empty car movement was un-
usually large for the Pennsylvania lines.
The Big Four lines proper handled at In
dianapolis last week 29S6 fewer cars than
in the week ending July 2 but ISIS more
than in the corresponding week or 1897.
Citizens of North Manchester. Ind, have
abandoned all hope OF securing the change
in the lire of the Chicago 4 Erie. which
would bring the road through that place
F.. H. Hicks. of Jersey City. and C. E.
Strong, of Cleveland, special agents for tnS
transportation department of the Erie lines,
who are on a Western trip, spent Saturday
in this city.
Trains 20 and o. on the Panhandle. are
much of the time run in two sections, as
travel has been so heavy that between Co
lumbus and Pittsburg there are twenty to
twenty-three cars
Despite the large sum of money expended
on the Pennsylvania system the first half
of this year the Panhandle earned u per
cent. more for the stock than in the first
six months of 1897.
All Indiana, Decatur & Westrn cars, both
new and those rebuilt. have the name of
the Cincinnati, Hamilton * Dayton, well
as that of the Indiana, Decatur q Western,
painted on the sides.
The railways doing business between the
lakes and Pittsburg are taxed TO their full
capacity TO handle the ore and coal traffic,
especially ore south bound. The business is
divided between four roads.
C. II. Haskell. of New York, first vice
president of the Detroit & Lima Northern,
on Saturday came West TO inspect the road.
Work on the extension. from Bellefontane
TO Columbus. o., is being pushed with vigor.
Investigation has developed the fact that
the large number of tickets in the hands of
the Kansas City ticket brokers calling for
transportation over the Wabash are not for
geries, but were stolen and sold to the brok-
ers.
Tho Pennsylvania has so improved its
train service between Philadelphia and At
lantic City that il IS. troubling its rival. the
Philadelphia & Reading, 10 keep pace with
II. Last year the latter had the fastest
trains
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
Name of roa'
viii Restore Rates July 25.

The decentralization in live stock and pack
ing house products in the Western trunk
line territory. which has been the greatest
over known for some weeks past, will end
with the close of business July "a, when all
reduced rates on cattle. hogs. packing house
products and fresh meats from the Missouri
river to Chicago and the Mississippi
river are to be withdrawn under agreement
of all the Western lines reached at their
Chicago meeting. 1t has also been agreed
that all other cut rates, secret or open, on
any class or commodity, are to end in West
ern Trunk-line Committee territory with the
close of business July a. The agreement
reached by the roads is patterned after that
of the Southwestern Freight Bureau and is
to govern pending further attempts to form
Western lines pool. This action on the
part of the Western trunk line roads will
benefit Indianapolis lines, as to protect their
business, they have been obliged to meet the
rate via Chicago.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

Out from the winding landocked bay
The Spanish war ships steamed away;
Cnder the walls of the Moro they bore
Stalking like phantoms along the shore
TILL at length, there came rumble and roar
The battle was on. with Schley at the FORE
And Sampson seven miles away.
Angrier stan those bilows OF war
Thundered along the horizons bar,
And louder yet those echoes rolled,
While every shot from the Yankees told
Knocking the trembling Spaniards cod
And filling their admiral with dismay-
Though Sampson seven miles awayf
The first the commander OF the fray
Was the good ship Gloucester blazing awayt
What was done-what to do-he knew all at
glance;
gchley had bsen there. and had taken his chance,
The fighting was over the Spanlards were done
All buz deeing and shot-riddied one.
50 he steamed on ahead TIL he caught up with
Echley.
And when II was ended he said to him: II
Could have done Il myself but iust want 20 say
It's mighty good thing you were present to-day
When chanced 20 b seven miles away"
Cleveland Leader.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
In the Catholic Churches.

No special attention was given to the
proclamation of President Mckinley in the
Catholic churches of this city yesterday.
Bishop Chatard was absent attending the
dedication of new church at Sullivan. Ind.
and at st. Johns Church the usual pro-
gramrne was followed Father Gavisk
stated that though nothing had been done
in direct accordance with the Presidents
message. that each service of his church.
part for the soldiers at the front, and that
a prayer for peace had never failed 10 form
a part His sermon yesterday was upon the
divince providence of God, and incidentally
he referred to His guidance of nations, but
said nothing directly relating to the pre- sent
attitude of the United States and Spain.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENT
~~~~~-~-~~~>-~~>->-~U
PROPOSALS For SUPPLIES.
National military Home Indiana. Treasurer

National Military Home, Indiana, Treasurer's
Office, July 2, 1898.
Sealed proposals will be received at this Of
nee, for subsistence supplies, until noon, July 49,
1888; for medical supplies until noon, July 49,
1898. and for quartermasters supplies until noon
July 10, 1885, for furnishing and delivery of sup
plies at Marion Branch, National Home y. V! S.
quantities to be increased 10 per cent il required
during the execution OF the contract.
Standards can be examined and printed instruc-
tions and specifications, and blank proposals will
be supplied upon application to this office Sam
pies presented by bidders will not be considered
unless same are called for In specifications The
right is reserved to reject any or all proposals;
or to waive any informalitits therein
Envelopes containing proposals should be In
dorsed; Proposals for supplies. n. H. D. V. S.
and addressed 20 the undersigned.
Bids aggregating over $500 must be accompanied
py a certified check, payable to the undersigned
treasurer for at least per cent. of the amount
thereof. which check Will be forfeited to the Ma
tlJnal Home for d. V. S. in case the successful
bidder refuses or fails to enter into contract as
required; otherwise to be returned to the bidder
II. O. HEICHERT, Treasurer.
Approved. JUSTIN H. CHAPMAN, Governor
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
Has More Trouble.
Suseex (England) Daily News.

Mr. Rudyard Kipling preferred COM
plaint yesterday by letter to the. Newhaven
Rural Council. The distinguished writer
lives at rockingham, and in his grounds are
trees which, it seems, overhang the public
road, though at height which would seem
to be out of the way Of most people that
pass that way. The occupants, however, OF
an omnibus plying between Brighton and
Rockingham apparently did not think so the
other day, for the bus stopped under the
offending trees and the occupants tore down
some of the branches. On being remon-
strated with by Mr.. Kipling the offenders
said they were carrying out the wishes of
the driver of the bus. The Rural Council.
however, decided that they had nothing TO
do with private property The councils
surveyor said there was no public obstruc-
tion, and Mr.. Kipling is, therefore. left to
his own remedy.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
NOTICE TO BTDDERs.

Sealed proposals win be received by the Board
OF School Commissioners of the city of Indian
apolis until u O'Clock noon July IA, 1898. at the
secretary . office, in the library building. for
school supplies, viz:
Writing paper pens, ink, brocms coal. crayon.
etc
Call at the office of the superintendent of build
ings, grounds and supplies in the library build
Ing for further information and blank proposals.
successful bidders required to give bond.
Mark envelopes Proposals for Supplies
The board reserves the right to reject any or
0ll bids any part thereof
BY order Of the Board Of School Commissioners
ALLISON MAXWELL,
President.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
..Babeso Scare EIwood.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
ELWOOD, Ind, July 1o.-Chauncey Fish
ers st. Joseph Babes defeated Elwood to-
day, stage fright causing Elwood to lose
the game in the fourth inning. Score:
r. H. e.
Elwood 80 % 0 1 o 0 2 % 9 Q
st. Joseph III 10 0 o "-12 8 3
Bases on balls-Off Patterson, 8; off
Fisher, 2. Struck out-By Fisher 4; by Pat
terson, 4. Batteries--Elwood. Patterson and
Jessup st. Joseph, Fisher, Fleming and
McCauley.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
Always to the "Bitter" End.
Springfield (Mass.) Republican.

I'VE will fight to the bitter end" General
Iinares is reported to have said Friday be-
fore the battle. Once more this singular
preference for the wrong end which was
shown by Admiral Montejo before the Ma
Mia disaster. 1t is not the spirit that wins
battles. President Lincoln once complained
the army who were ready to die for their
country What was really needed, he said,
From a military point of view. soldiers are
better than martyrs. And while we are
speaking of the bitter end. 1t is the height
of foolishness for the general government
of Spain TO insist on having 1t. 1t is cruel
to waste lives by keeping up a hopeless
struggle.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
Exceeded s14.ooo.O .OOo.

In July, 1857. President Ingalls, said he ex-
pected that the Big Four in its fiscal year
ending June 30. 1898. would earn $14,o00o00 un-
less some unforeseen troubles overlook the
country which might be damaging to rail-
way interests. His hopes have been more
than realized, as the treasurer of the COM
pany says the earnings for the year ending
June 30 approximate $4275.00O. against
$13 III go in the year ending June 80, 1898
an increase this year of over one million
dollars
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

At Toledo e r. H. E.
Batteries-Keenan and Arthur; Guese and
Zinram.
At Fort WAYNE. Ind RH E.
Youngstown o 10 0 o Q % 10 2
Batteries-Norcom and Campbell; Knep-
per and Schenckongost.
At Grand Rapids r. Fl. e.
Grand Rapids.5 0 0 0 9 0-7 6 2
Dayton mo 0 / o o 0 0-4 Z 2
Batteries-Harper and Cote; Strot and
Latimer.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

In the week ending July 8 there were
transferred over the Belt road 1855 cars,
the lightest movement in any week of the
last twelve months. Belt road engines han
died at the stock yards 1103 carloads of
live stock the largest business in a week
of July ever known, and Belt road engines
handled for industries on it's line 760 cars.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
National League
SAINTS DROPPED TWO GAMES,
And Also Dropped to Second Place in
the Championship Race.

MILWAUKEE,, Wis, July 10-The Saints
dropped two games to the Brewers to-day
In the first game the Brewers batted Phyle
at will and won with ease. The second
game was pitchers battle between Terry
and Fricken, in which the former came out
ahead Lees playing was the feature of
both games. Scores:
First game R. H. E.
ST. Paul ......1 90 90 o o O-3 9 i
Milwaukee, 80 o s Q Q S-9 3
Batteries-Taylor and speer; Phyle and
Spies.
Second game: r. H e.
ST. Paul 30 o 90 % % o 0 O-2 10 8
Milwaukee o Is
Batteries-Terry and Spear; Fricken and
Spies. a.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
One-sided Contest.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND. Ind. July 1O.-Winchester
was defeated by the Entire Nous Ball Club,
of this city, to-day, by a score Of % to 2
The batteries were: For Richmond Mer-
Ger and Mitchell; for Winchester, Alexan-
der and Naureth. The pitching of Mercer
was feature. Attendance 1000.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11
cnInmhnn shnt Ont.

COLUMBUS, o., July 10-F'riend's Wild
ness gave Kansas City it's three runs to-
day, but they were plenty. Score:
r. H. e.
Columbus 80 % o o O O. o 90 o
Kansas City...O q y o "-3
Batteries-Friend and Sullivan; Pardee
and Wilson.
The Indianapolis journal., 1898-07-11

NEW York; July 1o.-T1m Hurst's
Browns did notshave the easy time they an
ticipated with the West New York Field
Club at Weehawlxen. Foster pitched fine
game for the Jerseymen, holding the St.
Louis players down to four hits. Score:
r. H. e.
st. Louis. 20 b O O o 20 1
Batteries-Foster and Lamar; Carsey and
Sugden.