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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
/ beg space to reply to Manufacturer CT
Seymour, in your issue of this date. AS to
the boiler inspection bill of two years ago 1
know nothing, but, being the author of the
one which is now before the General AS
sembly. l believe 1 understand it's provisions
as well as why it was presented. 1t applies
to all boilers in the State, except boilers
under the jurisdiction Of the United States;
boilers that are under the periodically guar
anteed inspection of companies that have
complied with all laws of this State; boilers
used exclusively for agricultural, horticul-
tural and creamery purposes, or boilers of
less than ten horse power" 1t does not
mention five thousand inhabitants or any
other number. At least twO-thirds of the
factories inspected in 1898 had their boilers
insured, which gave them a good inspection
every quarter, or two internal and four eX-
ternal inspections q year. by TINS means
the employees were comparatively safe from
boiler explosions. This class the intended
law does not affect. 1t is only that class of
employers who do not take these or scarcely
any other precautions which the law expects
to look after. ] frequently asked d you
carry boiler insurance." The answer would
be, No; we carry liability insurance" Liza
bility insurance covers loss of life and limb,
while boiler insurance only replaces the boil
er in case of an explosion. And then when
suit is brought the complainant has the i'm
mense capital Of the liability, as well as the
corporation lawyer, to fight. These are some
of the reasons for presenting the bill under
discussion. The fee 10 be charged under the
bill is so small $50 that it will be willingly
paid for the given, and II is only
justice to the careful and humane manufac-
turer who takes every precautiOn for the
safety of his men. that his competitor across
the street should be compelled by law to
do that which justice and humanity de-
mands. | have told some manufacturers Of
my intention to introduce such a measure
and have been assured by them that it ought
to be done, as the cheapest insurance they
could carry was to take every precaution
against accidents of all kinds. Should the
boiler inspection and licensing engineers bill
pass and become laws, it would not add the
fraction of a mill to the present 9 cents
which is levied for general purposes, as the
fees collected from them would pay all eX-
penses of the boiler inspection. Neither of
these bills is championed by the boiler max
ers or engineers, but were introduced as
preventives. of which we ara told that an
ounce is worth a pound Of cure.
D.. w. MABEE, Factory Inspector.
Indianapolis, Feb. Z.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
THE VOTE on RATIFICATION.

The ratification of the peace treaty is not
so much a victory for the administration or
the Republican party as it is for the coun-
try. 1t is to be regretted that circumstances
gave the treaty anything of the aspect of a
party measure. 1t should not have been
regarded in that light at all, and would not
have been but for the partisan and I'M
patriotic course of the Democratic leaders
in the Senate. They succeeded in drawing
party lines to such an extent that the treaty
narrowly escaped defeat. They did their
best to make the vote on the treaty a strict
party one, and succeeded so far-that of the
81 votes for ratification only 8 were Demo-
Gratis, and of the % votes against it all but
3, two Republicans and two Populists and
one silver Republican, were Democrats, be-
sides two more Democrats who were paired,
but would ave voted against ratification.
Senators German and Jones, the two recog-
nized Democratic leaders in the Senate, one
a prospective candidate for President and
the other chairman of the Democratic ma
tional committee, did all in their power to
secure a solid Democratic vote against rati-
~hcation, and from the beginning to the end
of the contest it was evident that both were
actuated by purely partisan considerations
Probably no other government ever had as
narrow an escape from being slain in the
house of its friends and betrayed in a great
crisis by those whose duty it was to up
hold it.
Regarding the vote from another point of
view. it is a strong Endorsement of the treaty
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constitutional provision requiring a two
thirds vote of the Senate to ratify a treaty
makes an excess of only one vote more
than the requisite number seem small, but
in reality this is a large majority. The to-
tai number of votes cast was 81, of which
4S would have-9een a majority, while the
treaty received 81 votes. 1t is a curious pro-
vision of the Constitution that requires a
much larger vote in the Senate to ratify a
treaty than to pass a law. "A majority Of
one in the Senate, acting in conjunction with
the House, is sufficient to declare war or
enact a law of the greatest Importance, but
the ratification of a treaty requires at least
two-thirds of the members present and vot-
ing. Considering the political composition
of the Senate as now organized and the
great efforts made by the Democratic party
to defeat the treaty on party lines, there is
reason for congratulation on the outcome.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

much freedom from smoke as if anthracite
coal or coke We're used. 1t is all a matter.
Of firing. the writer declares. and he ex-
plains how it is done. AS the description
is technical it is not reproduced here, atten-
ton being called to the book for the benefit
of those owners Of offensive smokestacks
and ehimneys who assert that no practical
consumers exist. and are in ignorance of the
fact that the fire which makes the smoke
Will also consume it. Mr.. Sinclair, who is a
practical engineer, points out that what can
be accomplished in a locomotive engine is
even more practicable in one that is sta
tionary, and also that in consuming the
smoke a great saving of fuel is effected. 1t
is very plain that when a determined effort
is made to abate the smoke nuisance it can
be abated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
BUILDING RESTRICTIONS.

Bills are before the Massachusetts Legisla-
ture having the purpose of limiting the
height of buildings in the city of Boston,
one Of them with special reference to
structures in the vicinity Of the statehouse
Vicinity" being specified as 1000 feet.
The intent of the latter measure is to pre-
serve architectural harmonies and to pre-
vent the hiding or dwarfing of a building
in which the State as well as the city has
an interest and a pride. The Indiana Legis-
lature may some day, and that before long,
be asked TO take action in regard to similar
conditions affecting not only the Statehouse
but the soldiers monument in its own capt.
tai city. The fashion Of erecting tall build
ings is already upon us, and while it is not
likely that the sky-scrapers that help to
make Chicago and New York hideous will
be rivaled here. the height Of some already
up is sufficient to belittle all the neighbor-
ing blocks. None of these has yet arisen
in the vicinity of the Statehouse, but that
is a part of town in which nearly all the
buildings are old and in which changes and
improvements will undoubtedly be made be
fore a great length of time. These changes
are as likely as not 10 take the form of
o~vertall. unsightly blocks unless measures
are taken to regulate the height. The In
diana Capitol being on the street level or
nearly so, needs such protection more than
that of Massachusetts, which is set upon a
hill. 1t is itself really a high building as
measurements have been considered in the
past. but its extended ground space lessons
its apparent height, and anything that would
still further lower 1t should be prevented.
Such protection is even more important for
the soldiers monument. The erection of a
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
VIEW THINGS IN THE WAY OF SPORT.

Sport, to the average mar of civilization,
means going out and killing something. and,
as a rule, the bigger the game The better the
sport is considered. But as the remote
places of the world are explored and the
wilderness become cultivated the oppor-
tunities for big game become more and
more limited, and to some minds it has been
something of a problem what the hunting
man would do for recreation. The problem,
however, seems to be solved by a party of
adventurers-young Englishmen, who are
about to start for Africa to visit the hin
terland' of the Gold Coast and Ashantee.
Their purpose is to hunt big game if there
is any there, but as they regard this pros
pect as somewhat doubtful they are pre-
pared to devote themselves to a search for
lesser forms of life, namely, malarial para
sites. They take a medical man along, a
specialist on malaria, who will classify the
microbes that are captured. One of the
hunters will collect mosquitoes in order to
ascertain whether these insects really do
carry with them the germs Of disease, other
wise known as parasites aforesaid. Speci-
mems of blood from fever patients of the
region is an interesting collection that will
be made by a member of the party, who
will put them under microscopic examlna-
ton. Now, elephants, lions, tigers, bears
and the like are sure, sooner or later, to be
exterminated from the face of the earth and
are even now hard to find, but if all the
stories of germ propagation are true the
man does not live who will see the last Of
the evil-disposed and ferocious microbe.
There will always be places where he will
abound and from which he will issue forth
to seek whom he may devour. Tt turn from
the elephant to the microbe is merely a
matter of adaptation. 1t may take time for
the man who feels the thirst for sport burn
within him to accustom himself to captur-
ing mosquitoes instead of tigers in order
that he may destroy the parasites upon
them, but he will doubtless discover that
this pursuit is not less exciting than the
other, and will presently develop a taste for
it. The time may even come when instead of
inviting a friend to bring his dog and gun
and go for a days hunting of duck or SOUR
rel or quail. that this comparatively tame
pastime will be unknown and the invitation
will be to go out and explore a newly dis
covered den of microbes. Queer things are
happening in this queer world every day,
and it is well to be prepared for what may
come.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

tall building, one over five stories, on Circle
street or in any one Of the four blocks of
which Monument place is the center, would
be nothing less than an artistic calamity,
and a matter for regret to all VINO admire
that great memorial and wish it to remain
forever effective. Many plausible reasons
are given for the erection of tall blocks in
this as in other cities, but there is less need
of them here than in many other places.
For one thing, it is not necessary that the
shopping and retail district should remain
within the present narrow limits. Indianap-
oils does not lack for space, and there is
abundant room for the business quarter to
expand in a horizontal rather than a per-
pendiculaF way. Ground is valuable in the
neighborhood Of the monument, but this fact
should not be allowed TO overshadow all
other considerations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08
FOLIAGE PENSION BILL.
Committee on Affairs of indianapolis
Tnkes II Up-Other CommIttees

AOHN VII Az VI ~ NoAAN
Takes 1t Up-Other Committees.
The committee on the affairs of the city
of indianapolis last evening heard Superin-
tendent Quigley, Captain Dawson and
George ]. Marott on the police pension bill.
Captain Dawson explained the measure in
detail and the committee unanimously de-
cided to report it favorably. Mr.. Strong's
bill, to provide that only the assessment for
the first sewer put in shall be paid by the
property owner, will also be favorably re-
ported. Mr.. Whitcomb's bill to pay a%pprais-
ers of real estate higher wages will be ia
vorably recommended.
The committee on rights and privileges
so amended Mr.. C~araway's bill to regulate
stockyards that the only change from the
present law is that they will be permitted
to charge 80 per cent. more than the
market price for feed and in this form the
bill will be reported for passage. There
will be two reports on the bill by Mr.. Baker,
of Whitley, aimed against loan sharks,
which was introduced yesterday. The ma
jority favors the passage of the bill, but
Mr.. Lawrence will report against ii. Mr..
Leif's antitrust bill will be recommended
for passage. On Mr.. Kirkpatrick's bin to
prevent judges and members OF the General
Assembly from accepting railroad rlasses
there will be a recommendation to recon-
nit to the judiciary committee.
The committee on mines and mining will
favorably report Mr.. Cutty's bill to prevent
the shooting of mines during working hours.
A few unimportant amendments were made
to it.
The judiciary committee will favorably
report Senator Hogate's bill, which pro-
vides that when a person makes a tender OF
money and takes that tender into court, an
opposing party can only recover the amount
of the Judgment secured. The present law
entities the opposing party to recover the
full amount rendered, no matter for what
sum Judgment may be rendered.
MI. O'Bannon's bill. amending the law
regarding the prosecution of criminal cases.
will also be f~avorably reported. Under the
impossible to secure the attendance of ma-
terial witnesses. a continuance must be
granted unless the prosecutor permits the
defense to make a statement as to what the
evidence Of these witnesses would be and
further admits that they would give this
evidence and that it would be a true state
ment. This amendment provides that he
may admit that such evidence would be
given, but be shall have the right 10 dis
prove IL.
The ways and means committee heard
many applications for funds. Those who ap-
peared were Professor Geeting. for the
State Board of Education; Secretary But
Ter, for the State Board of Charities; Com
missioner Sweeny. for the fisheries com-
mission: Col. l. N. Walker. for the tax
commission; c., n. Hobbs and sylvester
Johnson for the State Horticultural Society;
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

A very large man entered a street car in
New York city the other day, and, after
seating himself. deposited several bundles
on the seat at his side. The car filled rap
idly with passengers, as New York cars
are apt to do. and a lady stood before the
place occupied by bundles. but their owner,
who, it turned out later, was a German
hotel cook, declined to move them, though
another man politely asked him to do so.
Then the other man, who was not very
large, but had the courage of his convic-
lions. told the big man what he thought of
him and was about to remove the bundles
forcibly when the cook rose and struck him
in the face with his fist. Then the smaller
man drew a pistol and shot the cook in the
head. The latter is in the hospital likely to
die, and the other, who is a reputable
physician, is under arrest and awaiting the
result. Popular sympathy is with the doc
tor, though there is regret that for his own
sake he did not defend himself by other
means. Commenting on the incident, the
New York Times very frankly says:
In respect to the treatment of women in
public places and in public conveyances
New York is the most u~nmannerly town in
the Union. 1t is far behind even Chicago.
In general this degeneration is without
doubt due to the influx of foreigners, though
the foreign-born population Of Chicago is
larger than that of New York. But in New
York the hoggishness of the foreigner, or of
some particular breeds of foreigner, has
rubbed off upon the native much more than
in Chicago. Male creatures apparently of
native birth not only occupy seats when
women are standing in front of them. but
actually contend with women for seats,
while the conductor looks on complacently.
Whoever undertakes to make these men
ashamed of themselves is a public bene-
factor.
To acknowledge that it is behind Chicago
is a confession indeed. A realization Of the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

The Queens speech, delivered at the open
ing of the British Parliament yesterday,
corresponds to the Presidents annual
message to Congress, but is conspicuously
different in that it is always very brief and
deals only with very general outlines, while
the Presidents messages are very volumi-
nous and full of details, discussion and repe-
tition of department reports. The national
and international interests of Great Britain
are at least as varied and extensive as those
of the United States, but they are disposed
of in the Queens speech in fewer para
graphs than a Presidents message takes
columns. Publicity in government affairs is
a good feature, but the English people seem
to be satisfied with a great deal less of
p~rolixity and detail than we Americans re-
quire, or at least are accustomed to.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Several township trustees who are excel
lent and faithful officers seem not to nave
read the township trustee bill pending in
the Legislature, judging from their objec-
tions to it. One of them says that he cannot
do his business because he would be COM
PEELED to consult the board of advisers in
every little matter. There is no such pro-
vision in the bill. The township trustee is
limited no more in the discharge of his
duties by the township council than is the
mayor by the city council.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

The first thing for the United States to do
with the Philippines is to enforce its author
ity with a strong hand, and afterward make
such final disposition Of them as experience
shall show to be most wise. Each phase of
the situation must be dealt with as 1t arises
and bridges must not be crossed till we
come to them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Mr.. Agoncillo, now in Canada. will pres
emily fade out of sight and knowledge of
Americans just as the more or less illus
trious Senior Polo y Bernabe did last sum-
mer. Does any one know or care where the
senior is now2
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Our government has been so conciliatory
and yielding that Aguinaldo and his asso-
ciates have mistaken those qualities for hest
fancy and fear. He knows better now, and
he has witnessed a quality of fighting which
his Spanish foes never displayed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

General Eagan is paying pretty lear for
the bad language ne used. but he may be
thankful. that the President is kind to him
martial sentence OF dismissal from the
army. His outbreak, besides being a breach
OF discipline. was a shock to the country.
and there would have been much d~issatis-
faction had he escaped punishment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Several papers are opposing the county re-
form bill because they assume that it con-
tains a section which viii give to printers
in Indianapolis the business of furnishing
blanks and blank books. The section does
not warrant hat construction, but it will
doubts or stricken out.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

The Jor-nal has received a small book,
written r ngus Sinclair and published by
the Locomotive Engineering Press, of IS
Liberty street. New York. in which is de-
Bcribed the method of burning soft coal
without smoke. To show that 1t is not mere
theory the Burlington. Cedar Rapids &
Northern Railway is used as an illustration.
soft coal, it is said. being burned in the
locomotive engines on that road with as
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Instead of grumbling over having been
ignored by our government, Agoncillo
should be congratulating himself that he has
not been hanged as a spy. Some people do
not appreciate their blessings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

BY attacking the Americans and baptizing
Manila with Yankee blood the Filipinos
have increased the probability that the
islands will remain permanently under the
American flag.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

If the United States Senate had ratified
the treaty on Jan. G, instead of Feb. 6, the
brave American soldiers who were killed
and wounded at Manila would be alive and
unhurt to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

With Bismarck and Caprivi out of it, the
German empire is somewhat short on
great men, though the modest Wilhelm
would perhaps fail to see why, so long as
himself is living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

The township trustee bill was considered
ton. and some of its minor features amend-
ed. The legislative feature of the bill, the
advisory council, stands. AS amended. the
bill was passed to be engrosseG without di-
vision
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Springfield Republican.
The Methodists, says lions Herald, are
imperialists. That is TO say, the Metho-
dists are in politics. Fancy the howl that
would arise in the offices of the Protestant
religious editors If Cardinal Gibbons should
announce that Roman Catholics are impe-
rialists or ant-imoerialists, Republicans or
Democrats.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

Now that the committee of the whole has
reported favorably upon the appropriation
for a new public building in indianapolis, it
is quite sure to pass the House to-day. 1t
will be one of the first appropriations to
begin buildings which have passed since 1890.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

evil, however. is one step toward mending
i, and the lesson in good manners admin
istered by the doctor may, though severe.
be productive of good results. The occur
renee is mentioned merely by way of show
ing what may happen in the great metrop-
oils. 1t has no lesson for Indianapolis.
where women passengers on street cars are
uniformly treated with the greatest
courtesy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

1t Is claimed that while Tom Johnson will
preach the single tax, most of his associates
in New York who are millionaires already
practice it by forcing real estate to pay
nearly all the taxes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

1t is evident already that the recent
lighting at Manila will add to the prestige
of the Americans. The of Euro
pean papers show that they have a fairly
intelligent appreciation of the facts and of
the folly of the Filipinos' attack and the
completeness of their whipping. The valor
OF United States soldiers is as distinctly
recognized as it was after the battle Of
Sanfaqo-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

OF the twenty-seven senators who voted
against the treaty eight will leave the SEN
ate on March 4, and most of the rest as soon
as their constituents can take up their
eases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-08

should not be considered in this connection,
the per capita expenditure at present in In
diana University is $102.
AS a matter of fact, the per capita ex-
penditures in the neighboring States of Till
nois, Ohio, Michigan, Missouri and Mime
sofa are all higher than Indiana. DR.. Coul-
ter says:
Il am glad to say now, as / have always
said, that Indiana University does more
with the money she has than any institution
I know of"
However economically schools in Indiana
may be conducted, no citizen of the State
should be proud of the fact that less money
is devoted to higher education in Indiana
than In neighboring States.
Joseph SWAIN.
Bloomington, Ind, Feb. Z.