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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-19

I'VE have in the treasury and it's branches
$22IOOO,OO0 In gold and $23, 900 in paper.
We are giving out what paper we can and
distributing as we'll as we can among our
nine SubtreaSuries. We have received lately
similar appeals from New York, Cincinnati.
Chicago ana Kansas City, asking for paper
in return for deposits of gold III the sub
treasury at New York. We have informed
applicants that they would have to pay
bankers rates for transportation in such ex-
changes, and, while the difference between
bankers and government rates are slight.
It seems to be enough to prevent calls for
the money. The cause for these demands
seems to be that the people have not yet
become accustomed to using gold coin, and
particularly to the fact that business Is so
active that paper money is being kept out
among individuals instead of being in the
banks. If gold does not become popular as
a means of commercial interchange the
banks viii have to give relief by increasing
the issues of their own notes. That's where
the relief must come from"
The House committee on ventilation ana
acoustics to-day ordered the preparation OF
a favorable report on a plan for the rear
Iangement of the Hall of Representatives.
The report will be made on Monday. The
plan decided on involves the elimination OF
the desks which at present spread out like
fan from the speakers rostrum, the con-
traction of the size of the hall and the sub
stitution therein of benches arranged like
those in the House of Commons. The size
of the hall proper would be reduced from
93x139 feet to 60x73 feet The outer gallery
walls would be S0X93. The space so cut Off
would be converted into reading, writing,
smoking, retiring rooms and Hobbies.
Complying with resolution Of inquiry,
the President to-day sent to the Senate
report from the secretary of agriculturs
giving the information in his possession
concerning the use of storage reservoirs for
irrigation. The secretary transmits a state
ment from A. c. True, director of the ex-
pertinent stations, saying that the depart
ment is now undertaking a series of investi-
cations, which, it is hoped, will throw much
light on this and other problems connected
with the successful practice of irrigated ag-
riculture. Mr.. True dwells on the need or
more definite information and the necessity
for experiments and incloses a statement
made by Elmwood Meade, of Wyoming,
showing the practical benefits of irrigation
in agriculture.
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AFTER MORE DOLLARS.
Ian BIacLaren VIII Lecture in he
Great West, "That Land of Promise"

NEW YORK, Feb. 1S.-The Rev John
Watson Clan Maclaren) arrived here from
England on the Teutonic to begin an
other lecturing tour in this coun-
try, principally in the West. In an
interview he said: 1T is with much pleas
urable anticipation that 1 am going to the
great West 1 had long desired to see that
land of promise My tour, which will last
nearly four months, will extend as far as
New York from there to sail for England"
Questioned concerning the religious struggle
which is threatened in England as the re-
suit of Mr.. Arthur Balfour's proposal for
the establishment of a Roman Catholic uni
veTsity for Ireland and Sir William Vernon
Harcourts letters against ritualism in the
Church of England, DR.. Watson said he
had not gone into the details of the con-
troversy and therefore did not wish to ex-
press any opinion. Abiding to Mr.. Bal
tours plans he said: at is merely a pro-
posal and no party action had yet been
taken upon it. The large majority of Con-
servatives dislike the idea of creating and
endowing a Catholic university in Ireland.
1t. The NoncOnformists, who form a large
section of the Liberal party, would oppose
the plan tooth and nail. A large number
of Liberals however. probably would sup
port II out of sympathy for the Irish and
the Irish party, of course, would further
it by all possible means and the question is,
who would come out on top. 1t is a very
confusing question. In a general way, how
the benefits of a university education to ali
parts of the United Kingdom"
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THIRTY CENTS.
Phrase Which New York Uses to De-
scribe InferiOrity.



Colloduial phrases of popular use are, like
poets, born, not made, and any inquiry into
their origin results invariably in the dis
covery that like Topsy, they just growed
UP. So soon as one expression has become
trite in New York 1t Is replaced by another
which seems to arise almost automatically
to fill a want long felt. Just now the most
popular phrase in colloquial use as desig-
nation of inferiority is thirty cents" There
are variations of it--several. man looks
like thirty cents; a detected and disconso-
late individual feels like thirty cents; a
promising venture amounts to no more than
thirty cents, and the idle talk of an unin-
portant person sounds like thirty cents. In
each case the essential fact is just the same,
for the distinguishing mark or the express
sion is the thirty cents.
Some efforts have been made TO explain
the Specification of this expression, but so
far unnecessarily Thirty cents, IL is true,
is not a large amount when compared with
the standard OF value, 81, In the United
States but it is more than the standard OF
Germany which is the mark, "a cents; the
franc of France or Italy, which is 20 cents.
or nearly 20; the crown Of Austria, the rupee
OF India, the drachma of Greece or the
peseta of Spain, worth about 20 cents each.
Thirty cents reduced to its practical pur-
chasing power and with the existing system
of transfers in transportation in New York
will take the traveller a considerable dis
lance, if1it will not keep him on the move
all day. 1t will more than buy quarter
lunch" and will allow for scent trip as
we'll, and by some persons 1t is believed that
the genealogy of the expression is to be
traced to this, 30-cent meal patroniZed by
those who had previously been able to pay
more Whatever it's origin, thirty cents
is now frequently heard.
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HARDSHIPS IN ALASKA.
Unsuccessful Effort to succOr Party
of Starving PrOSpectOrs.

SEVENTY MILE CREEK, Alaska, Dec.
20, via Seattle, Wash, Feb. Lee Pate,
julius Sterbury and J. A Ritchie, Of Mon
treal, have returned here from an unsuc-
cessful effort to relieve a party of prospec-
tors at the head Of Porcupine river, They
were gone over six weeks and suffered semi
starvation, as they took provisions for thirty
days only. For six days they were prac-
tically without food. All their snowshoe lac
ings and spare skins were fed to their dogs.
Rtchie, who led the relief party, was
member of the party that was to be rescued.
1t consisted of Richie, d. A. McPhee of
Winnipeg; Ray Moffett, of Pembroke, Ont;
Philip Billneau, of Duluth, and Alec Polmes,
Of Fresno, Cal. They went in over the Ed
monitor route and last fall found themselves
at the headwaters of the. Porcupine river,
too late to descend in boats. without a
guide they started across the country to the
Yukon, two hundred miles away. Holmes
froze both feet at the outset Believing him
self unable to continue the journey, he de-
cided to go into camp 'in fish branch" on
the upper Porcupine and trust to getting
enough salmon through a hole in the ice to
keep off starvation until help should come.
Motfat and Billneau remained with Holmes.
Ritchie and McPhee, with four dogs, pushed
on for relief. Five days later their food
gave out and they were reduced to the neces-
sity Of toasting five beaver hides and eating
them one after another. With the end of
ten days they reached a cabin at the mouth
of Big Sheep creek, where they found Pate
and Sternberg. Pate, Sternberg and Richie
started in a few days to relieve Holmes and
his companions, with the result above
stated. They found the camp of Fish
branch" where Moffatt had lett note say
ing that they had been unable to replenish
their supply of game or fish and fearing
that assistance might be delayed in reach
ing them had decided to attempt the return
miles down the Porcupine. Richie thinks
they were able to make the trip, though
they started with so little food that they
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characteristics of Washington.



Washington was certainly Intended for
great things. Nature began by giving him
as ne declared. ''one of the best of consti-
tuuOns. lie was a man OF fine figure stood
six feet and three inches tall. weighed 30
pounds, and is described as having about
him "a remarkable air of dignity" We are
told that his eyes were blue, his hair brown
ana MS face bore some of the marks of
the smallpox with which he had been strick-
en- IN the Bahamas, whittier he went in 1751
TO look after his brother Lawrence who
had gone there in the vain hope that in q
milder climate he might escape diving from
consumption. IT seems 10 be agreed that
Washington was a man of high temper
which he usually was able to keen under
good control John Marshall tells lis that
there was a quickness in his sensibiIity
to anything apparently offensive which ex-
perience had taught him TO watch and 10
correct" There was a certain reserve about
him that made familiarity with him impos-
sible, even on the part OF those who were
on terms of intimacy with him. He had re-
markabie personal courage, and, in the opfn-
ion Of JEFFERSON, was a man incapable of
fear. The men who fought under him in
battle complained because his fearlessness
of danger led him TO take little care of him
self in action. He was distinguished more
for the solldity OF his Judgment and his
practical good sense than for the brilliancy
OF his genius. 1t is generally agreed that
Washington's strong traits of character
were derived from his mother.
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THE 1eoTH REGIMENT.
Report Current at MatanzaS that 1t
VIII Soon Be Mustered Out.


Correspondence of the Journal.
MATANZAS, Cuba, Feb. 13, with the
Observation-Disclosures Indiana Regi-
ment-There is a great deal in the news
papers concerning the dissatisfaction on the
part of a large Cuban faction with refer
ence to the agreement entered into by Gen.
Gomez to accepts s., coo from our govern
ment as a condition of the disarmament Of
the insurgent army. 1t may be that there
is some dissatisfaction, but it is not ap-
parent at this post. The Cubans are, how
ever, quite outspoken as to the uselessness
of, and as they believe, expense to them,
of keeping the American troops here.
1t is evident that England is carrying on
an immense trade with the Cubans There
are now three of her transport steamers in
the bay. There was one here when we
came, and there has scarcely been day
since that the British colors were not Wis
1bge. The absence of Spanish vessels is con-
spicuous They are letting the island Sc
Verely alone, and giving old friends the
go by.
Pleasure seekers from our own and other
countries do not overlook MatanZas. There
are now two yachts anchored in the bay,
one from New York. They seem to be COM
bining business with pleasure, as a number
of their passengers are spying out the land
no doubt with an eye to profitable invest
e.
so crude that any one must be convinced of
the immense advantages Of the near future.
1t is not an unusual thing to see a yoke of
oxen toiling at j one-handled wooden mold
beard pillow. The natives implements of ag-
riculture, and indeed, everything else be-
long to a bygone age. Their tobacco is not
half cultivated, and it's a marvel how il
has gained such prominence Their oranges
are seedlings. / have not seen a single ma
vel orange here. The bananas are not to
exceed three inches in length and while all
are fine Favored they are only suggestion
Of what might be. Some people started
things two or three hundred years ago and
their descendants have followed in their
footsteps.
1t is not. I think, generally known that
near this place. on the south side of the
bay, is one OF the most remarkable caves.
perhaps, in the world. 1t starts on level
extends. through devious passages and
chambers, richly adorned with the most
beautiful stalactiteS, q distance of about
ten miles At one place a subterranean
stream thunders along its serpentine course.
There once stood a building over its mouth
and legend has il that 1t was once the home
OF pirates and brigands, who years ago in
tested sea and land.
The railroad from Havana to this place
ard points east is quite an enterpriSing af-
fair. 1t passes In full view of our camp. |
sat yesterday morning in my tent and saw
FIVE trains so east and west in thirty min
utes. The road is fairly well equipped for
both passengers and freight
We are now approaching the rainy season
1t usually begins about April i, and In
creases in wetness as the season advances.
The health OF the regiment Is fairly good.
though quite number are answering sick
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can history, and American interests. The
sooner the declaration IS made the sooner
viii come the rewards assured to individuals
and nations who strive to do good.
The colonel received warm welcome during
his reception preceding the evening address.
Colonel Bryan went on TO Detroit after the
lecture and will spend Sunday at St. Clair,
the guest of eX-Congressman Justin r.
Whiting, the late Democratic candidate for
Governor Of Michigan.
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A telegram was received at the treasury
to-day from New Orleans, stating that there
was a surplus of gold there and an insult
ficient supply Of paper currency, and ask
ing that an exchange be made. Treasurer
Roberts, in speaking Of the situation, said:
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-23
twenty THOUSAND ARE IDLE
The Early Effect Of the SmeIters
Strike in Colorado,
BUSINESS PARALYSIS FEARED.
Grant of the Trust Refuses to Meet
Union Men In Conference Miners
Parading to While Away the Time
Troops Delay Going to Philippines.

DENVER, Col, June 1.-Two days
ago there were about s, O0n men out of
work in Colorado on ccoun of dis
putes with employers over the eight
hour law and the wage scale. This
morning there are probably 20. 900
idle from the same causes Metaltifer-
Gus mines are closing down all over
the state, and the coal miners in
Southern Colorado are walking out by
thousands. Denver is the headquar-
tiers of the strike. for it is here the
politicians, "spellbinders," the organ
izers, the agitators and the managers
of the big plants are to be found.
The feature Of the situation yester-
day was a communication from the
Grant, the principal representative of
the trust, the American Smelling and
Refining company. The letter asked
for a conference. The answer stated
that while the smelter managers
would always talk to their employees.
they could not treat with officers of
the union who are strangers to the
smelling business"
The Argo mill in Denver is still
running t~wo-thirds capacity. The
union says it will be let alone. but
crowds of strikers loaf in the vicinity
to argue with and ridicule the men at
work. The Guggenheimer smelter at
Pueblo Is still operating in a small
way pending negotiations between
workmen and employers None are
hopeful of a settlement.
If the present situation in Colorado
continues, there is no escape from
complete paralysis, locally and every
where else where the industry is de-
pendent on the output OF the Colorado
mines. The business men of Colorado
are awakening to the danger Of the
situation. With one voice an appeal
is made to contending parties to effect
a settlement and prevent the indus
trial disaster which is inevitable if 4
general suspension of work ensues.
Hopefulness inspires peace talk, but
privately a deep gloom ~pervades
offices of railroad and mining COM
panies and the minds Of all men de-
pendent upon mines and railroads for
their earnings.
To occupy the time the strikers are
%parading and holding public meetings,
notably at Pueblo and Leadvillc. The
idle plants are closely guarded,
though as yet there are no evidences
of intended violence.
The government troops at Fort To-
gan were ordered to the Philippines
some time ago. An officer from the
post said this morning II guess We'll
wait q while now" 3D.
When asked if any definite orders
had been received, he said: mo;
have not had no definite date of de-
parture fixed, and l understand we
will just be quietly delayed in getting
off until things size up"
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-23
WERE HARD HIT BY LAYTON
Insu gents Have Abandoned Some of
Their Strongest Dcfenses.

Their strongest Defenses.
LAS P1SAs, via Manila, June IT,
Spanish prisoners who fed into the
American lines from linus report that
the enemy have retreated into the
mountains. They brought into linus
the bodies of 100 killed and 800 wound
ed as the result of the recent fighting
between Las Pinas and Bacoor. The
S%paniards further say that the Fill
Pine forces are demoralized and with
out ammunition, and that many rifles
nave been thrown into the river.
The mayor of linus delivered the
town up to General Lawton, saying
that the people desire peace and
wanted to be friendly with the Amer
cans. He declared that peace would
now exist if it were not for Aguinal-
dos cut-throat band. Cavite Vieio is
reported to have been deserted by the
enemy. Thousands of non-combatants
are entering the American lines.
The official report shows that le1
bodies If insurgents have been buried
since the recent engagements. The
American soldiers are still finding
bodies.
A contemplated reception to the
Americans at linus was spoiled by the
advent of an insurgent colonel, who is
said to have threatened to have the
populace killed if they did not leave.
Few stayed in the town. The Four
teenth infantry and one battery of
artillery are now garrisoning the
place. The people are regaining con-
fdcnce and returning in spite of the
insurgent threats.
Tons Of concealed salt petre and
thousands of pounds of Anticipated ar
tillcry ammunition and bro wn pow
der were discovered in the powder
house. Large quantities have been
thrown in the river.
The panic-stricken insurgents have
given up several of their best defen-
sive positions in their wild flight
southwark. Cavite Viejo, Aguinaldo's
home, Novcleta and the entire region
where the Filipinos once thrashed the
Spaniards, have been deserted after
the one battle at the Zapote river.
Cascoes are landing supplies easily
in Las Pinas and Bacoor and on tho
river near linus.
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Artificial India RnhhA..

Some recent attempts in France and
Germany to prepare artificial india
rubber have met with partial success.
While the French product is remark
able for its complex composition. the
German preparation consists main
ly of oxidized linseed oil and jute
refuse. The first of these two artificial
rubbers has for its foundation a sub
stance called "resinoline," which itself
is made up of oil treated with three or
four times its bulk of metallic car
Donates. and then with nitric acid.
After undergoing numerous chemical
processes, this compound is mixed with
oxide of manganese, zinc and methy-
lated spirit, the whole mass-when
kneaded and compressed-being found
to possess some Of the properties OF
pure india-rubber. The inventor is
pleased to call this production TEX
tiloid;" if the "Flamp" had been a
great purveyor Of rubber, he would
have probably called 1t "smush."
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-23
HEALTH CONDITIONS.
Otis Disease Loss Compared With That
OF the Cuban Ca mpaiyn.

~-"se
of the Cuban Campaign.
WASHINGTON, June l7.-Thc state
ments to the effect that men around
Manila are dying like flies and that
the War department has been com
PEELED to suppress the regulation
health reports which it was formerly
customary to make public, turn out to
be false, but serve the purpose Of
bringing out the fact that the health
conditions in the American army I'M
der General Otis are lot only astonish-
ingly excellent, but have probably
never been equalled in any army in
tropical countries. Compared with
that of last summer in Cuba, the com
parative immunity from death or Sc
rious illness of the American troops
fighting outside OF Manila seems little
short Of miraculous. From the land
ing of General Anderson's first mill
tary expedition near Cavite, June 80,
last year, up to the last weekly report
from General Otis, dated June 6, there
have been only 1854 deaths from dis
ease, although his total force has been
40, Ooo men. In the same period sixty.
nine men have died from wounds.
In view of the notorious insalubrity
of Manila and its cnvirons these are
almost incredible. They challenge
contrast with the best English exper-
fence in Egypt or in India, and they
surpass even the excellent conditions
that exist in Cuba, where there is no
fighting and the men are not exposed
to the elements, but have comfortable
garrisons. Men drowned or who have
died from injuries received other wise
than in battle are counted in the
total Of 36+. This total is interest
ing compared with that of the men
killed outright in action with the
Filipinos from February 4 10 June
6, covering the period of active hos.
Utilities. In those four months, with
an average of 1000 men engaged, the
killed were 226. This great disparity
demonstrates what Improvement has
resulted from the experience of the
Santiago campaign, when 1000 men
died from disease and only 26o were
killed. In fact, the health question in
the Philippines has apparently lost its
novelty. and no question having been
raised about it from this side of the
ocean, no recent cable reports from
General Otis contain any allusion to it.
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1899-06-23
VETERAN VOLUNTEER BRIGADE
One-Sixth of the Citizen Soldiers Are
Willing to Stay.

One-Sixth Of tho Clifton Soldle-s Are
Willing to Stay.
WASHINGTON, June 17.-At the re-
quest of the government General Otis
caused a canvass of the regiments to
be made in order TO ascertain how
many of the volunteers were willing
to re-enlist for two years, instead of
returning home. Ac cording to Otis
report nearly $500 of the volunteers
declared their acceptance of the invi-
tation to re-enlist. The number is
much larger than was expected. 1t
shows that about one-siXth of the en-
tire volunteer force will remain in the
Philippines.
The plan of the War department is
to divide these volunteers into three
skeleton regiments, a brigade, which
shall be filled to full strength by re-
cruits from this country. The officers
are to be taken largely from the VOL
unteer regiments which have served
in the Philippines. This brigade will
be in addition to the regular army of
5000. It will be charged as part Of
the provisional 5000 which the Pres
ident is authorized to raise, but which
he will not recruit in full unless the
need is made more-clearly manifest in
the Philippines.
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A Cheerful Woman.

There are emergencies in every
household which call for the display
Of. a statesman's skill. The cheerful
woman is pre-eminent on such occa-
sions. She conquers the grim uncle or
the d%yspeptic cousin with her infec-
tious cheerfulness, and her servants
recognize her as their ally and friend
in all matters hat are essential to
their welfare. The length of time
she keeps her servants is a source Of
wonderment to Ter less fortunate
friends, but the secret of it is in her
W winsome disposition. She soothes
the tired worker with a word of kind
commentator where another might
make a %querulous complaint.