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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

tween France and Russia, next between
Germany and Russia, and again general
combination against Great Britain have not
seemed at this distance to contain any of
the ingredients which should cause nations
to put immense armies to destroying each
~ther. The future of China and the control
of the Orient is real issue. Great Britain
does not propose to have its trade in China
curtailed by the appropriation of Chinese
ports by Russia and Germany. Japan,
which has suddenly become a power in the
East, assumes a part in the dispute be-
cause it has once conquered China and is
still elated with it's triumph and is intent
on being up-todate people Great
Britain and Japan appear to understand
each other The former will oppose any
policy that will interfere with it's free trade
in China. while Japan is ready for war if
Corea, which it covets. should be taken by
Russia. The policy of Russia and Germany
is not so openly declared, but each contents
itself with Selling and occupying ports. AT
the present time Great Britain and Japan
have the advantage of a larger number of
ships-a deficiency which it will take the
others long time to make up, if. indeed, it
is possible. Armies cannot be used very
much in such a war unless effort should
be made to wrest India from Great Britain
by stirring up the Mohammedans One
hundred years ago war would be certain
under existing conditions; but the change of
sentiment in the world has been so great
regarding war that a peaceful solution of
the difficulty is much more probable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
oUTcRY AGAINST PENSIONS.
Produce the Proof or Cease Bringing
Charges of Fraud.
Louisville Commercial.

LOUISVILLE commercial.
A great outcry goes on among those who
know and care nothing of the scars of war
against the pension rolls Allegations are
made of gigantic frauds. and yet no proof
appears to subs ant tie he charges. A New
York newspaper recently printed a list OF
the names of all who receive from the gov
eminent $50 a month or over as pensions
In this list of more than 1900 names not one
fraud has yet been found IN spite of all
efforts to discover irregularities. SiXty-one
of these are on the Louisville roll, and not
one is fraudulent.
Until those who lodge charges of mis-
placed pensions are able to cite a ease of
wrong it is well to cease this wholesale de-
nunciation of the honest and patriotic class
of men and women who are worthy bene-
ticiaries of the pension system.
By the latest report of the commissioner
of pensions ii is shown that the total num-
Der of pensioners on the roll June 30. 1897
was 9760l4 and the total number of claims
filed from 1861 to June 3d. 1897 was $685.
626. In the year closing June 80, 1897. only
fifty-two persons in all the United States
were arrested for alleged offenses in con-
nection with the pension laws--less than one
person in every 1886 who are pensioners
on the rolls or applicants for pensions. OF
these fifty-two arrests but nineteen were of
persons drawing pensions or applying there
for The others were persons charged with
having committed forgeries of Witnesses
names or of official signatures. This small
per cent. of alleged frauds has never been
heard of or found i'm any class OF people of
equal numbers either In business or society
wherein money was concerned And all this
Is shown after q search and the work of an
army of special examiners paid SitS.3o5.lS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

for the year hunting up frauds. These
special examiners cost this great sum for
the year. and the result of their work in
the matter of frauds was the arrest of fifty
two persons. of which only nineteen per-
sons were pensioners or claimants for PEN
sions, and the recovery of IS, 49, all told,
OF money Illegally or improperly paid out
by the government in a total payment for
pensions of S139. 949, 717.35-a per cent so in
hnitesimally small that it would require an
expert clerk to cipher it out.
These facts indicate misplaced zeal to
invent fraud instead of preventing it. Com
missioner of Pensions II. Clay Evans has
had his extraordinary siege of oveIdone pen
sion reform with the others by his action
in Withholding, without apparent good
cause. for many months 1861 pension GER
tificates, amounting to 81 $50 4S0. awarded to
needy persons. His order that in all claims
where additional evidence to complete
same is now needed such claims and evil
dence will not be considered until twelve
months have expired after it is filed" also
appears to pensioners to be arbitrary, and
certainly needs further attention.
1t is a great thing to prevent fraudulent
pensions, but it is a greater thing to pay
them~when they are just
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

has also sharply criticised JEFF Davis and
his line Of action during the rebellion. The
Vests do not believe that secession was a
mistake or was wrong. and they yet hold
that it was an act of treason to declare
that Davis was not the greatest man of the
period. In no respect have the Vests
changed since the war. They hold all the
heresies that led to secession. Very nat
urally they voted not to confirm General
Longstreet. But no Republican refused to
vote to confirm such ex-Confederates as
Generals Johnston and Hampton when NOM
mated for the same office by President
Cleveland Most Republicans are gratihed
that Gen. Fitzhhgh Lee has proved so
useful in Cuba that President Mckinley
has refused to accept his resignation. With
the Republicans in Congress the war is
over, but it never will be over so long as
the Vests live
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

few days ago said: 'In the West people
sometimes show with pride how we'll their
books are kept. They say. Our children
never touch them " Whereabout lin the
West do people say this? 1t is quite as
likely to be said in New York, where George
William Curtis many years ago located one
that he was literary, had his bookcases
tilled with imitation books made of wood.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

A meeting of the citizens of Marion is
called for tonight 10 consider the question
OF bidding for the location of the armor-
plate works which the government contem-
plates establishing. A notice sent out by
the Navy Department says that the site
must contain from 40 to 100 acres of land
have good foundations, drainage. water and
railroad facilities. The Marion people think
they can offer all these and free natural
gas besides. In fact, two citizens have Of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

She mounted her chainless wheel.
Did the beautiful skirtless maid.
And she traversed the paveless streets
At the rear of the horseless cab.
She rode to a creedless church
And there heard churchless priest
Deliver an endless talk
Regarding the deathless life.
Then 1 with my hrainless head
Did think Of this funny joke.
It's the ninety eight model code.
The wonderful rhymeless poem.
New York Truth.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

IN 1896 the silverites told us on the stump
that prosperity could not come to the coun-
try unless there should be a rise in prices.
Bradstreet shows that higher level has
been reached in the price of ninety-eight
chief staples in the United States than has
been known. with single exception, since
1898. The cotton industry is the only one
in which there is depression. and the shut
ting down Of New England mills will soon
reduce the excessive stocks of goods.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The New York Tribune of Saturday says:
president King, of the Merchants Assoc
citation. yesterday appointed as delegates TO
the indianapolis monetary convention Alvah
Trowbridge. vice president of the National
Bank of North America, chairman; Richard
J. Cross, OF Morton. Bliss & Co.; James Nc
Creery, OF James McCreery & Co.; Ulysses
d. Eddy, of Flint. Eddy & Co., and James
b. Dill, of Dill, Seymour & Kellogg" These
are not the kind Of men who go to Popu-
list caucuses or .Bryanite conventions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

1t will take a great deal of bluffing on the
part of Russia and Germany to blind the
eyes of China to the advantages of the loan
offered by England. The offer is $50, 100000 for
fifty years, to be issued at par and to bear
interest at 4 per cent. China has had sew
eral European loans in recent years, but
this is so much better than any of them
and the conditions attached are so reason
able that she will be strongly disposed to
give it favorable consideration.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

It is announced that the Sultan of Turkey
viii present Emperor William with a piece
of holy ground at Jerusalem, and that the
Emperor will in turn present it to the Ger
man Catholic Missionary Society The
whirligig of time works queer changes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

the other conventions that have met here in
the last ten years have not given the city
as wide and frequent mention as the none
karv convention
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
In 81 Womnn's club.

Baltimore American.
a womans club IN Washington Is going
TO establish a precedent by admitting i
man 10 membership, and this man is the
Chinese minister who asked TO be permitted
to join, saying he considered 1t a privilege
10 be a fellow member with SO many bright
and Intelligent women. VIII American gall
lantry be equal To this Oriental challenge?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The Journal thinks highly of Consul Gen
eral Lee and does not wish him any harm,
but it cannot forbear saying that if the
Havana mob would attack the consulate,
tear down the American flag and put a few
indignities on the consul general without
seriously hurting him, it might lead to in
tereSting results
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24


The State of New Jersey may be little
slow in some respects, but in the matter
of good roads she is at the head of the
procession. She has the best road law of
any State in the Union and State Road
Improvement Association that pushes the
work right along. The annual report of
the road commissioner for 1897 shows that
during the year there We're built sixty-sx
miles of improved roads, for which the
State will contribute 100000 and the coun-
ties and property owners about $2OO,OOO
During the last three years about 23S miles
of macadamized or gravel roads have been
built, for which the State spent $466595
and the counties and property owners along
the lines or roads more than 81, 000 600. The
report says that opposition to the law has
changed to enthusiasm in its favor, and the
commissioner cannot keep up with the APP
plications for road improvements. The
farmers have found by experience that the
taxes for their part of the Improvement
sit lightly upon them and are small ex-
pense compared with the saving made by
the more easy transportation Of their prod
uce to markets and the inducement offered
to settle in the country. The report says:
1t costs 91a cents per bushel to ship wheat
from Chicago to New York, a distance of
JU0 miles; II costs cents a DuShel to haul
wheat on level road a distance of five
miles. and on sandy road it would cost.
8 cents per mile to haulit. The saving on
buShel of wheat with good roads for a
distance of five miles would be equivalent
to that of $50 miles of transportation by
steamer or canal boat, or 375 miles by rail
road. One mile of good roads would make
a saving equal to 70 miles of railroad trans
portation. Thus every mile of good roads
places the producer IS miles by rail nearer
to the markets. It is estimated that the
cost of hauling 500 Coz, Geo tons of farm prod
uce to market is 81 per ton, or just about
81 goo, 0C9.000; 1t is also estimated that about
60 per cent. of this last3 amount or $780,
GOO O00 would be saved each year if farmers
were able to do this hauling over good
roads.
These statements are startling, and show
the value of good roads as no amount of
theorizing could. In this important ele-
ment of progress no other State in the
Union is keeping up with New Jersey.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

A few days ago an opposition paper COM
planned that the President had sent war
ships to Havana to defend Blanco. If it
should turn out that such ships were need
ed to protect American citizens and our
consul general such papers would howl be-
cause more ships were not near Havana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

1t seems that the field for labor organiza-
tions to do missionary work in are those
States OF the South where employees in cot
ION mills work eleven hours day and
small children are employed to cheaper pro-
liilcfinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

It is noted that Boss Croker has already
prevented the proposal of Mr.. Bryan for
membership in his new political club; at
the same time many prominent nonresident
l.l....
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

If Governor Pingree undertakes to advo-
cate silverism, as he seems tempted to do,
he will find that he was, indeed. prophet
when he declared that the voters of the
Republican party are true to Republican
PRINCIPLES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The Nebraska state fair has been so I'M
successful that the Board of Agriculture
contemplates going out of business. This
is because the people do not appreciate
such exhibitions. This being the case, the
man who can devise such a fair as will
please crowds will have fortune in plain
sight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

It is asserted that the American Fedora
ton of Labor win ask Congress to pass a
law making the hours of labor uniform in
every State. If Congress has this power
much could be said in favor of such a law
With such a law the long days and low
wages Of the Southern cotton mills would
not force New England competitors to re-
tuce wages az they have
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The next Legislature in this State, which
will be Republican, should instruct Senator
Turpie how to vote on the money question.
He might not obey the instructions, but
there would be some satisfaction in show
ing that he is a back number
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

fered to donate. jointly, 14o acres Of contig-
uous land and twelve gas-well sites so
located that it would have ore hundred
acres to draw from. Marion seems TO mean
husInaSs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

1t is a shame that Indiana, which gave
$4,000 plurality for sound money in the last
election, should be misrepresented in the
United States Senate by a free-silver
anachronism like David Turpie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

If Senator Stewart, of Nevada did not
make silver speeches upon all measures the
cutting off of the Teller resolution on
Thursday would be regarded as a scheme
to shut him off.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

If Representative Champ Clark, of Mis-
souri,, could be divided into detachments
there is enough of him in mighty words to
arm an entire fleet of ships, including the
marine corps
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Because the japanese war ships built in
this country launched under o liberated
dove it must not be supposed that they are
10 be used exclusively for pleasure excur-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Judge-The officer says you were drunk
and disorderly. What have you to say for
yourself?
The Culprit-Drunk, perhaps, your Honor,
but not disorderly. A drunk is always in
order with me.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Our net imports of gold during 1897
amounted to $44,OcO.OOO. During 1886 exports
exceeded imports by $7SOOO,OOO But there
are those whom this fact will not please.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Very naturally, such men as Vest in the
Senate are hostile TO General Longstreet,
who was Lees right-hand man in the Army
of Northern Virginia during the rebellion.
Longstreet did all that he could for the
Confederacy until he surrendered at APP
pomattox. After surrender he pursued the
course which he deemed best for the whole
country. With General Grant. he said. let
US ave peace" Without being active he
has allied himself with the Republicans
since the war; Doubtless he would frankly
declare that the war was a mistake. He
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

"A man nowadays" said the young. cyni-
cal boarder, who is upright, is a peach"
II should suggest" said the Cheerful
Idiot, that he was plumb
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
Love Is blind.

"summerbee's marriage was love match,
was it not?'
1T must have been. His wife is the
homeliest critter ever saw"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
A Younc Auarcbist.

Teacher-Why is it wrong to plot against
ones native country?
Tommy-Because it is the biggest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

Anti-annexation papers continue to talk
with an air of superior justice about the
monarchy in Hawaii having been over
thrown by force and Queen Liliuokalani
cruelty deprived of her hereditary rights.
Admitting for the sake of argument that
this is true, what would they do about il?
Would they re-establish the monarchy and
give the deposed Queen another trial? If
not that, how would they deal with a gov
eminent which has been recognized by
every civilized government in the world?
Finally, will they kindly mention any case
in history in which a monarchy has been
overthrown and republic established ex-
cept by force? 1t is too late to be shedding
tears over ex-Queen Lii. She is as much
a back number as the late Emperor of Bra
I'll or the late Emperor of France, both of
whom yielded TO revolution and republic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The weekly reports of the experts of the
commercial papers are such as to make the
lives Of the professional calamityites bur
dens to them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

The people of Michigan City are rejoic
ing III the prospect Of that place being
made one of the leading summer resorts
for the ''Whaleback'' steamers. The pres
ent movement to that end was brought
about by the discovery that the harbor at
Michigan City is one of very few on Lake
Michigan that will admit the famous
Christopher Columbus, and the owners of
the huge boat are SO impressed by this
fact and by the attractiye surroundings of
the city that they are likely to make it a
terminal excursion point. The time will
come when the people of Indiana will APP
preciate the value of the fine harbor at
Michigan City more highly than they ever
have yet.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
Advice Cor the CIuys.
New York Press.

New y DIRK Press.
If General Clay and bis wife will quit
fcoling and do either one thing or the other
the public viii lie grateful.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.

If L. b. c. will repeat his query taking
care to state it clearly, it will be answered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-24

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL
!. ~ az bs foand At the foIlowing pIaces:

an Be found at the following places:
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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-29
The Right View.
share.

h words used by Henry Waiter
son, last Friday. in his address to
the soldiers assembled at Licking
ton. the Standard finds a terse express
sion of a sentiment which, since the
Spanish troubles began, this page has
frequently sought TO emphasize. Said
Mr.. watterson: Il scarcely like the
seems to mn to be too r%evengeful. to
be quite worthy"
Mr.. Watterson Is right. Americans
certainly are not forgetting the trag-
edy in Havana harbor: they are not
unmindful OF those who went down to
death without an instant of warning
and who were the victims of Spanish
perfdy. But the citizens of this coun-
try ave a broader vision. Their view
gets graphic description in the elo-
quent words which the gifted Ken
tuckian used day before yesterday
when he said: But I also see the
myriads of starving men, women and
children ruthlessly sacrificed to feed
the lust and to fill the pockets OF pro-
fessional ~plunderers masquerading in
Cuba as Spanish officers and gentle
men. Behind them / see three centur-
les Of wanton pillage. OF frlghtful cor
ruption. of cruelty unsurpassed In hui
man annals II was time for some
great power TO stretch forth Its hand
to interpose its authority and say to
the world This barbarism shall pro-
coed no further"
IL was this sentiment that prompted
the people of the United States to go
to war. The Names lead viii surely
be avenged, but ever higher than the
obligation we owe to them was our
duty toward the hundreds of thous-
ands OF human Beings living eighty
miles beyond our own sh~ores-dying.
rather. by tens OF thousands under a
policy which had its confessed prompt
ing in a purpose to starve them into
submission.