The Indianapolis journal., 1899-11-27

they are credited by arranging for peace
prior TO Christmas eve.-Terre Haute Ex-
press.
1t begins to look as If Americas demand
for the open-door policy in China would
be seconded by every one of the nations
interested. in which event IL will be a little
difficult to see who Is TO respond TO the
demand. Your Uncle Samuel has come to
town and begins to be an important per-
sonage in the eyes of the world.-Vincennes
Commercial.
The verdict in the Tyler case is a prece-
dent that will go a lorg way toward stop
| ping the lynching bees in the southern part
! of the State. but ii establishes very small
| valuation on a human life, even though the
man was accounted a fit subject for lynch
ing. 1t is hardly getting TO the root of the
| trouble TO make the sheriffs know they are
responsible for their prisoners but it is as
near an approach as could thus far be
| made.-ADderson Herald.
There is no use to waste time on the prop
osition as TO what Congress should do with
statute declaring gold to be the standard
! of value. Pass it. That is the Republic
an doctrine. and Congress is Republican.
| The people have said repeatedly that this
is what they want. and representatives and
| senators are but servants Of the people. If
there are any Republicans who think there
| Is excuse for dallying with this question
| II is time they change their minds.-La-
| fayette Courier.
The disposition of some phases of organ
lied labor toward present industrial condi-
tions is not reassuring. The general ten
dency toward exorbitant demands on the
| announced principle that If they do not X
much they will get nothing, is all wrong.
and is subversive of the best interests of
labor as we'll as of business. The facts are
that most business men in charge of indus
| trial establishments are as quick TO respond
10 the upward tendency of prices of prod
| ucts by increase of wages conditions
| will allow.-Elkhart Review.
The German RantiSf COllepe Nnrth
Manchester has just had experience in
the race question. couple of colored stu
| dents, brother and sister. recently enrolled,
| whereat couple of white male students
from Alabama protested against their ad-
| mission. They We're advised by President
"A baugh that this question had been set
tied some years ago, and that If the coiored
people complied with the rules and require
ments they would be admitted. Both Of the
| Alabama students thereupon withdrew
from the colege.-Huntineton Herald
The truant officer of this county is dem
onstrating what an officer can do in the
matter of enforcing the laws when he cares
to. When you find officer who says the
laws cannot be enforced it is largely be-
Reports from the district schools are that
the attendance was never more regular
than II Is this year. Under the present law
SenteeS every week to the township trustee
and he IN turn reports them TO the truant
| OIncer. Inc law Is one OF the very best the
State ever had.-Shelbyville Republican
The mari beds owned by the Indiana Port
land Cement Company cover an area of
from 1C00 to 1,40o acres. and the depth OF
the mari, the thickness of the strata,
rather, ranges from twenty-five to thirty
five feet. careful analysis has shown
that the mari is free from foreign sub
as TO these beds being the largest and most
valuable of any east of the MISSISSIPPI
river. Careful estimates have shown that II
, would require about two hundred years tC
exhaust these mari beds with factory
turning out 2,5oo barrels per day.-Milforo
Mail. ,5-e
All the world is looking on the campaign
in Luzon, and the record the American sol
dler is making is amazing even to the grin
fighters of Europe-men whose business il
wer. The American soldier in his bravery
endurance and love of adventure, we'll a
his fealty to country and flag. leads tn
world: There are no decorations for tn
American heroes beyond the plauditS of tn
? people and honorable mention in the report
of the War Department. But the American
soldier Graves no baoge of honor save tn
scars he carries as mementO of some hard
fought battle. He is\ a soldier for his fai
} and his country. and that is honor enougl
, fer him. God bless him-Evansville Jour
nal.
The verdict in the Tyler case is a merel!
nominal one and it is evident that the jur.
= did not believe that the sheriff was a part,
TO the lynchfng was cognizant of tn
: , fact that Tyler was TO be lynched, and II
| perhaps, serves the purpose about as wei
v as If IL had been for large amount. Tn
4 | principle has been established both by tn
/ ruling of the judge on the law question
9 and the verdict of the jury that a sheriff
is liable on his bond for any negligence Il
the care and custody of prisoners in hi
| charge where they suffer injury deaf
: by reason of such negligence. This is tn
: application of familiar principle of lay
to the sheriff, but one that has not bee
y SO applied heretofore. 1t established pre-
q cedent that will have very salutary ef
feet in the future.-Shelbyville Republican