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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
The Proposed water works Purchase


To the Editor of the indianapolis Journal:
1 see in the Sunday Journal a report of
the meeting at the Commercial Club Satur-
day night. In the discussion of the water
works purchase Mr.. Martindale said he be-
leved the people were unanimous for the
purchase of the water works Where did
Mr.. Martindale get his authority for that
remark? I think that proposition ought to
be submitted to the voters, yes or no. My
opinion is that if the city should purchase
the present water works it would have an
elephant on it's hands. What the city needs
is another water works company-competi-
tion-give US pure water and compel every
householder to take water at reasonable
rates. Speaking of competition, the Central
Telephone Company charged me $4S per
annum for a private residence two years
ago; now l get it for SIS. We are all aware
of the competition of our natural gas COM
panies. Now If the city wants to purchase
an elephant / would advise 1T not TO pc
gUlled into purchasing an old one; 1t might
take lots of capital to feed 1t. Most or the
old main pipes have been in use number
by new ones, or the old ones will be con-
tinually under repair. Then, look at the
enormous interest and the expense of run
ming the works. that is, if it would cost the
same in comparison with other pubic lnstl-
buttons and public works. The city had bet
ter let it alone. All we need is competition
and good city laws to govern them. we are
heavily taxed now for public institutions
sewers and street improvements, and II we
are not able to pay cash within thirty days
terest of the Barrett law. [ hope the next
administration will take an interest in the
welfare of citizens "A CITIZEN
Indianapolis, Nov. Il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

There is reason to believe that the larger
part of the gold Democrats in Indiana voted
for Republican candidates for Congress in
this State. In Cass county Judge Nelson.
ex-senator Magee and others who led in the
gold Democratic movement in 1896 issued an
address just before election to the $50 gold
Democrats urging them to vote the Repub-
Hcap. ticket. The support of such men was
= happy exchange for the few Republicans
Ike Cheadle and Van Voris who became
rampant Bryanites.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

help to pass park bill. II not. either no
bill will be passed, or it win be provided
that it shall not go into effect until after
the next municipal election. Furthermore,
there can be no more improperly in the
judges appointing the park board than there
was in vesting the appointment of the three
appraisers of the land for the park in the
judge of the Circuit Court.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Paris Letter of G. w. Stevens.

Paris Letter OF q. w. SletFtIIs.
Yes" said the deputy editor, hitherto one
of the most pious worshipers of the statue
Of Strasburg. Yes; we have given up
Fashoda but remember this. Henceforth it
is not Germany which is the enemy; it is
England"
The irrepresslble reflection was that it does
not seem to have done Germany very much
harm to be the enemy for twenty-Seven
years: and that, please God, we also may
get off without vital damage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

The new fusion Governor in Minnesota
was elected because he ran 10000 ahead of
his ticket, the Swedish voters having gem
orally supported him, while the Republican
Governor was in open revolt against the
Republfcan candidate
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

The effort of many newspapers to make
1t appear that only Few men are opposed
to the annexation of the Philippines should
net mislead. AS matter Of fact. large
number of conservative people are in great
doubt about the wisdom of positive annex
atfon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

The silver Democrats in the Legislatures
OF Utah and Montana will kick Cannon and
Mantle out of the United States Senate be-
cause they call themselves silver Repub-
leans, and the Democrats serve them right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Evidently the Keely motor humbug is not
to come to an end with the death of Mr..
Keely. The late inventors legal adviser
says that before his client was taken i'll
arrangements had been made for taking
out patents on the motor. All the necessary
information is available, he says, and the
patents will probably be applied for within
a short time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

While the middle-of-the-road Populist
party has presidential ticket, the late cleo
ton made it very certain that there is no
Populist party in existence at present. This
Is because Organism is a good substitute
and affords a little better chance for office
eseatiag
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Now comes Johnny Bull and shows some
cause for the friendship he has been shower
ing upon us. John should be reminded,
kindly but firmly, that that Anglo-Saxon
alliance is as yet only in prospect and that
the more he makes such advances the fur
Their off even in prospect the alliance will be-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

There are those who do not believe that
annexation of the Philippines is the only
alternative to leaving them under the con-
troll OF Spain Such men see in a protec-
torate over the islands a solution of the
.,r,natinr,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

The joint committee of the Senate and
House inquiry into the causes of the post
Office deficit will find that a considerable
portion Of it comes from the granting Of
special newspaper trains for publishers in
the larger cities. The commission gives out
that it will ascertain if the department is
not paying too much money for transporta-
tinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

According to the London Mail there is
great scarcity of curates all over Eng
land, the supply not keeping up with the
demand. If this is the case, what will the
writer's of English novels do, poor things?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Cincinnati Enquirer
When the Enquirer spoke approvingly OF
the idea of making q United States senator
of ex-President Harrison, there was one
thing 1t did not think of. II might en-
courage Grover Cleveland, of New Jersey.
to look forward to such a thing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

IF old man NIethusaleh had any prop
erty," said the Cornfed Philosopher what
a lot of fun he must have had after he got
to be about FIVE or six hundred years old
and his younger relations began to be kind
~ him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Any reciprocal arrangement with Canada
should begin with a revocation of the order
by which British goods are admitted at Is
per cent. lower duties than those Of any
other country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Let it be remembered two years hence
when the betting of Tammany's leaders is
given as a reason for following their ex-
ample, that they know no more about the
result of coming election than any others
who base their certainty of success upon
the fact that all the vicious. ignorant and
corrupt elements are united for a ticket.
Those elements do not control the country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

She-And you suffered untold privations
in the army?
He-Yesmi but there were so many told
that we never did suffer that the thing
about balances
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Senator Foraker will build a new house
in Columbus, o. 1t is safe to predict that,
being somewhat given to the hurting of
stones, he will not use glass exclusively in
his new building
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
Unpleasant Notoriety.

London Daily Mail.
Miss Kate Lyon, now prominent in con-
nection with the death of Harold Frederic,
was formerly a teacher at VaSsar College,
the Girton Of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.


A She Mark TapIcy.
The Visitor-What a pity it is he doesn't
grow any faster.
The Mother-Oh. we'll, it is great saving
in car fares.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

The members of the state Woman's Tenn
perance Union have put petitions in circu-
lation asking that the word male be
stricken from the Constitution, so that
women can vote While there is little
chance of success, the agitation will afford
intellectual occupation for the time being.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
The CheerfuI idiot.

'Who is your favorite composer" asked
the typewriter boarder
Handel" said the Cheerful Idiot. ''He is
so uplifting"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

1T 2 IUunu at tne following pIacesi
NEW YoRK-Astor House.
CHICAGo-Palmer House, p o. News Co., 217
Dearborn street, Great Northern Hotel and
Grand Pacific Hotel.
cINcINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co.. l54 Vine
street.
LOUISYILLE-C. 7. Deering, northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST LoUIs-Union News Company Union Depot
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and WillarFs Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

New York Financier
rrhe bankers Of indianapolis made a great
record for the attention and cosrtesies ex-
tended to visitors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

Philadelphia Times.

Why shouldn't a horse show attract big
crowds? one of the horses most important
missions for centuries has been to draw
people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

For Spain to refuse to yield to the terms
Of the United States is equivalent to giving
up the contention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-11-22

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20

for the lad. Lady B~lesslnEton. losing patience.
said. oh, let the. boy alone q he does fall Into
said his lordshlp. In injured tones. that's all
my death ,,of cold driving home in the carriage
The pleasant coffee room Of the old star
and Garter at Ric~hmond-.whioh was burned
politicians and writer's. On Saturday even
inRs it was regularly visited by a middle-uged
S Sshes snd a Ia large Tas" shirt fr Collar (Which Which formed a
conspicuous feature IN his. attire. He would
dine always alone at a PARTICULAR corner table.
before him a, pyramid Of tumblers and Wine
glasses. which he toppled with a decanter.
over and litter the table with it's ruins. Then
bin, including The charge for broker, glass. and
Thomas Darlington, Lord Macaulayf
sheridan, Knowles. the .dramatist. was also
gpiid I'd doW W1S the Strand one day with a frlsSnd
ever: J%F; .S,6 "a y hin R,o ySEy G!q}lSaIyy. Won ",P o2vo y TS
the dramatist: For not keeping that dinner
I had a number Of people TO meet yQu. and YOU
ncyer ,S came or S6SsSn1 Ssn 40 I sor sIpaIs s1olms d
another "a dYInnsF.s. / WAS then arTanEsd tbRs.hs
Ing Wednesday. and in order to secure aRainet
the engagement being again forgotten be
EoiolninF his friend he t Sn /. n, the st9Ty Of h a
efksa the friend end ..YeEbl;. v I'm ,d best" cried led
name." That's funny" said the friend. but
you can easily find It out BY. referring to the
directory. You know his address, OF COURSE
mo, not even that, roared the unhappy dr.m-
atist The late Mr.. Justice KeoRh was n the
latest years Of his .eyentful career afflicted
the OCCASION Of a "bar dinner at his house he
went upstairs 70 dress, but. did not reappear,
The company sat patiently for some time. till
at 1ength-just as their hunger was getting
the better OF their manner and an emissary
vas being despatched to hunt up the missing
with many apologies that, imagining he was
retiring for, the night. he had pndressed and
when it suddenly struck him that no had not
yet dined, on which he hurried down to his
guests. He. once attended q representation Of
will be remembered that the witches. in reply
to the Thames INQUIRY what they were doing.
name" Catching the sound Of the words.
and no doubt imagining he was. on the bench
in the ,FoHr Courts. Keogh exclaimed, to the
astonishment OF tho audience. "A. decd with
out a namel Why. it's not worth sixpenoe"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
RATS IN IN ELEVATED CAR.
They Were tho Property of n Naturalist, and
wero Intended as Food for Snakes.

They Were tho Property of n Naturalist, and
wero Intended az Food for Snakes
"Ono Of my ~liveliest experiences in connec-
ton with snakes" said Mr.. R. L. Dittmars,
formerly OF the Natural History Museum, who
was one Of the chief exhibitors at the snake ex-
position. and who is a well-known expert.
took place In an elevated railroad car. keep
a large collection Of snakes at my home In Har-
lem. and I was bringing home a box OF live rats
to feed them on. 1t was about u o'clock in the
evening, and the car contained many girls.
typewriters. shopRirls and the like. had put
my box Of rats under the seat and was alb
sorbed in my newspaper when I heard a faint
patterinR sound beneath me. I looked down
and saw q largo rat slowly emerging from I'M
der the seat. What had happened was obvious.
The box had got open somehow or other and
the rats were at liberty.
1.-THE situation was one that demanded
prompt action. The rat l had seen was the
pioneer. There were q dozen in the box. As
yet none Of the girls had become conscious OF
the presence Of their novel travelling COM
panions. but their period OF ignorance must be
brief. and when it expired I knew that l had
little mercy to expect at the hands OF the en-
ragged women. The course I chose was rather
the opposite side Of the car. and proceeded with
The the P psysntp 9d W H}t paper Prem ; SIiDr bss ffe upSh0t OF
AS ! expected the first rat was followed by
ar mother and another until there were a dozen
OF them strollinR up the aisle. The scene that
ensued begRars description. shrieks and
screams and whirling skirts. women scram-
extremity OF. terror. This excited the rats.
and seeking asylnms. As for myself l Joined
course. attracted the attention Of the conduc-
tor. who rushed in to see what had
ha DnaDnd In n few hnrriaH gantnnraa
/ explained that some base-hearted villain
had secretly introduced q box of live rats into
the car doubtless as q cruel practical joke.
The language of the conductor was vigorous.
and ! indorsed It all. He never suspected the
full truth. and at the next station tho car was
cleared OF its human occupants and left to the
exclusive occupation. of the rodents, concern
ing whose ultimate fate l am ignorant to this
day .
ever way you take them. They are the favorite
food OF many OF the larger snakes. but great
care has to be taken In administering them.
A rat Is always game and will not hesitate to
attack q rAttlesnake. 1t will Jump on the rep
tiles back and attack It's spine. On one occa-
sion I put in q rat with a big water snake and
left It there. The snake was not hungry, but
the rat was. and whom | happened TO examine
the cage a few days later / found that the order
OF events I had contemplated had been re-
versed. The rat had eaten of several inches
OF the snakes tail. Now | Away take care to
cut off the sharp points Of the rats teeth be-
fore introducing them into the snakes cages"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
hlisfortune After penth.
From he COunctl mag, DafIv NonpGrtil.

FROM ne obHrft buUs DatV NoHpdTut.
OsKALoosA. Ia. Nov. 1.-THE corpse OF a
woman who died here Tuesday is proving to be
a great bone OF contention. Mrs. Bailey was
a stranger here and without means. The
county contracted with a Mr.. Dunn to do the
undertaking. Before Mr.. Dunn reached the
house the Democratic Coroner. Mr.. Cheesman.
arrived. aud was at work upon the body. Mr..
Dunn told MIR. Cheesman that he had been
hired TO prepare the body end bury it. Mr.;
that he would bury the body AND run his
chances, on getting the, pay. Mr.. Dunn re-
ported the situation o Mr., Johnson. and the
Trustee ventured that Mr., Cheesmanco could look
for his pay from whoever hired him.
The woman died OF pneumonia; and was at
tended by several physicians. so that her case.
In the ~oplnion Of Trustee Johnson, was not one
that demanded the attention Of Mr.. Cheesman
In his official capacity "a Coroner. Mr.. Chess
man holds the corpse, and says he will sell II II
be is not paid lor his work, The question
thereon arises, Can, he, do soE some say yes
faken the matter in hand and deciare The
woman shall have a decent burial. Mr.. Chees-
man says the woman has relatives who are able
70 pay for the burial, and ne has notified them
b, will sell the corpse II they do not foot the
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
THE CABMAN AUDITOR.
A Figure Sometimes Seen Among the Listen
ers at the Street Preaching.

Among the auditors at the street preaching
occasionally heard at night at two or three
points along Broadway may now and then be
seen a cabman. 1t may be that the cabman
stops to listen: but that would be unusual.
More often he is waiting nearby with his cab.
and he simply listens. II he has stopped ON
his way somewhere. he makes up his mind
very quickly as to whether the discourse is
worth listening to. aud II 1t doesn't interest
him he drives on. II. however. he Is standing
there with his cab. then the preaching. what
ever it's character, may be Of more or less in
terest To him in passing the time.
With the greatly increased number Of han
som cabs that have come into use in this city
In recent years the cahman auditor at the
preaching is likely TO be perched in a high seat.
There are two things that strike the observer
resulting from this; one Is the added feature
OF picturesdueness that the gathering gets
from the cabman and his turnout. aud the
other IL the advantage that the cabman gets
rom his elevation. II the crowd IL great and
he nausrs by the side Of il In driving past he
anu look down easily into the centre of the ring.
If NAV be that the cabman auditor Is not i'm
nresgpd by any great sense Of solemnity on the
pprcSsion he is indeed more likely to maintain
strictly his ordinarily i'm passive bearing, but
he Is certain not 10 disulay any undue leyity.
In this he is like every other auditor present.
ali keep order; all 90 in for giving the preacher
a fair snow,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
; 'IFTHE LORD KEEPETH NoTTHE T THE
WATERMAN WAKE1H IN VAIN

And on the mirror was another sign. sug-
gested. at the request OF Dave. by Charley
Thorne Of the old Union Square company. which
played In chicago every SEASON. Dave was n
theatregoer. and one day when he and Charley
Thorne were, coming from mass Dave told
ror and wanted a Shakespearean quotation ON
the mirror. Charley Thprne. always quick. re.
piled: Thou shalt not bulge till 1 set thee IN
stop. and there in the shadow OF the spire az
the cathedral the actor wrote the quotation on
a card which for years caused 80 much com-
when Dave handed the card to a printer,
who knows q little Shakespeare himself. he
sio6.' to Dave Dave r a ditdn'! !G Gh5yG ySn T 81 tns quota y %1
friend: He gave mo all that's necessary. II
there had been any more Charley wouldhavo
SAID So, And the printer said no more. but did
man who is now on the bench in, Chicago
used to go 70 Dawes place for luncheon. for
barrels he spread a table at noon for his partic-
ular friends in politics. This Judge was a local
politician then: and his first success II politics
was due to Dawes. manipulatlons There is q
man In public life in this country who learned
t hls hr nnd Lessons IS ms i9 H politics !; from Daye Thorn.
which this man holds is not very far removed
from one OF the highest in the country.
Dave rarely came to his place after dark,
night. He passed his evenings at home. and
rarely was he seen at a political meeting. His
influence was a silent force; never quite un:
business a. night was totally different in the
character OF its patrons from that of the day.
rounders. hacfmen. and often Of n orooRs. 81
course others. were there in the early part Of
the evening. but after the midnight dosing
trance was crowded with as mixed a lot as ever
turned out. Dave died ten years ago. He left
plenty for his family. 1t was well for them. for
got him: and Dave himself quit politics two
years before his death"
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From he SOR,rriu, journal

From he SoBtrriUs Journal
DO you know. Paul" said Ethel trembling
ly. 4" | som tlme s fear that you don't love me
Right yoH are" said Paul. embracing her.
And Ethel hsavsd a sigh and settled down
c~ontentedly.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
THE HOUSE OF DAyID.n
Biblical Name of n Political GinmiI wi
Scriptural and Shakesperean Quotation,

Biblical Name of n Political GinmilI with
Scriptural and Shakesperean Quotations.
Talking about elections" said the Chicago
man to his friend in New York who had SPOKEN
about his winnings. " you should have lived in
Chicago about twenty-three years ago. when
the mon who did the fine work were in the
Rinmill business. There was a fellow named
Dave Thornton who helped to select Aldermen.
and who took a hand occasionally in putting a
man on the bench.
Dave had a place in Clark street. in a block
filed with gambling houses. The front door
was closed promptly Mt midnight. and the side
door-well. that was always open. 1t opened
into the arcade. and the arcade led to the Y. NJ.
@. A. building. There was a sign over the
CLARK street entrance Of the arcade which In
formed the man who read 1t Of the Y. M. G. AS
place. And I have always thought that sign
prompted Dave Thornton to have the sign he
had over his doorway-'The House Of David
You see 1t had a sort of biblical Specification,
and as it was contiguous to the Y. NJ. @. A. sign
1t was calculated to catch the eye Of the way
faring man. who was very numerous out there
In those days.
Thornton was a religious man. That is, he
was regular in his attendance on the stated
services. and. rain or shine. he was In his place
In the sanctuary. Over the big mirror on the
bar side OF the place. in artistic lettering, was
the text:
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-29
Official Count Of State Funds
State ,.I NeNala. }
County of Nrrusby. j

County of NrusUv.I
r. SadIer, Eugene HOWELL
being duly sworn, scverally sa= that
aminers of the state Of Nevada; that O"
the 26th day OF November l7'>' '"FF
tatter having ascertaIned if"th the MOONS
...,-,.,, .,,o1,}3 49,, tho Tre.,.nrzl
.,,3s,., ot,4.,;,1 ,,-,,,,;,,ot4,,,, .,,,a count
Of the money in the State Treasury "I
Nevada and t"nnd the same correct A.
follows; .
Com --- ------'--------
fad tom N"h'herN ""-
returned !" C"ntroIlnr l-'NE"''
,ro.,l %l2qQ1-.22
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1898-11-29

,lace on sale 100 doZ Ladies' Fine Swiss and
erchiefs that are worth from 4Or t, 75c each
lrchased at a big sacrifice but so as tn rehuce
We shall place them on sale at the above price
ley will be marked at their old value.