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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

is the atmosphere composed Off" After
much hesitation the man replied. zinc
Thank you" said Gordon, that will do.
Good morning"
The return from abroad of Mrs. Howard
Gould is the occasion of the commencement
of a suit against her by Clifford Leigh. an
actor, for 81, 400 alleged 10 be due him as
salary when she was on the stage and he
was a member of her company in 1.-THE
Lady OF Venice" Mr. Leigh says he was
forty-two weeks and was never paid any
thing.
American cattle will soon meet active
Russian competition in the English beef
market. Russian cattle and hogs have for
a long tine been excluded from the British
market, but as a first step toward the re-
moval or this prejudice the Russian gov
eminent has secured the appointment of a
committee of expert English veterinarians
who. are TO be taken all over the Russian
cattle country at government expense to as
certain the exact condition of the ranges.
Bishop Huntington, Episcopal, of Central
New York, says he once went TO a Con-
necticut town to perform a marriage GER
emony. arrived the day before the wedding,
and left the same time the bridal pair did,
although driven to a different station. In
the car he found that he was the object
of amused attention. The porter snickered
as he passed his seat, and finally as the
train drew out he came up and assisted the
churchman to remove his overcoat. What
is the matter with you, my MANI" asked the
bishop. The porter's smoker broadened, into
a sab ls~s Re- c hAiRt you ..H sS9s s is5s tine la tSe
bishop in surprise. Then his eye fell on
the side of his travelling bag. There, glued
10 IL, was a wide strip of white satin rib
bon. on which was painted in large let
ters: Married this morning" The face
tious minded best man had mistaken the
bishops travelling bag for that of the BRIDE
groom's.
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DOM PAUL At THE RAAD.
The Aged President still n Greatest
of BOer Orators.
Toronto Globe

Toronto GLOBE.
The chief aim Of the visitor TO Pretoria
Is to obtain q glimpse of President Kruger.
and daily between the presidency and the
Rad numerous spectators await the coming
of the gaudy looking state coach in which
his Honor is conveyed about the city 1t
was my good fortune not only 10 see Presi-
dent Kruger seated in his favorite chair on
the 'stoep' of the presidency, but also 10
see him and hear him speak in the nrst
chamber OF his beloved yolksraad., Short
ly before the opening OF the Rad the state
coach, conveying the President and well
guarded by outriders of Boer cavalry, drove
smartly up TO the eatrance Of the building.
The soldiers on duty about the place stood
at attention and Paul Kruger descended
heavily from the carriage and entered the
in his duty. he is now showing very plainly
the weight of his great years and Is a sal
lOw-complexioned, white-haired and un-
handsome looking old man.
The Rad opened without any visible cere-
mony and the order of the day was pro-
ceeded with. The amended franchise law
was the subject under consideration, and IL
was not difficult TO see there was a great
deal Of very strong feeling on the matter.
knowledge of the Dutch language was not
necessary to. follow the increasing excite
ment and passion of each succeeding speak,
er as the debate proceeded. Stonet Tosen,
the most compromising of the retrogres-
sives, had spoken in a violent and defiant
strain, and Interruptions were numerous
and not particularly courteous, when Presi-
dent Kruger thumped his mighty hand on
the desk in front of him, and, rising. COM
menced TO speak.
Immediately there was silence. The APP
pearance of the President when speaking Is
most animated, and he is certainly the disci-
pie of gesture. There are vigor and au-
thority and the certainty of acceptance of
his arguments shown in every word uttered
by him in the Volksraad. Increasing age
has taken from kim much of the old-time
energy of his style of speaking, but he Is
still the strong, masterful and domineering
orator of the Beers In a ten-minute speech,
which the reporters must have had diff
Guilty in following. he silenced or swept
away all position, and the next clause of
the fran, law was proceeded with. He
then san lck, apparently exhausted, In
his great air. 1t was in a sense a pa
thetic sigh. that of the old President sit
ting in a crouching attitude In his chair. his
hearing falling, his sight almost gone, heav--
lily specialized, with hands to ears, following
with difficulty but with great attention the
nr1ceedings in the chamber.
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ucational interests. He IS a practical states
which he has to deal. and makes the most
of 1t. Conditions and people are unlike
those OF the United States, and the republic
of which he is the head differs widely from
ours, yet, doubtless. we might learn Of him,
az he from us. At all events. a visit from
him is an event to be desired. and with the
sympathy extended to him because of the
illness of Nine. Diaz will go the hope that
which will permit him TO renew his plans
and make a tour of the United States.
Meanwhile the welcome extended to the
other members of his party. who will make
the trip as contemplated. will be none the
less hearty.
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OVERCROWDED STEAMSHIPS.
Foreign Lines That Overload with
immigrants.
Philadelphia Press.

The overcrowding of steamships bringing
immigrants to the United States has recent
ly brought out an important fact or inter-
made to Mr.. j. A. Dumont, supervising in
spector general of the Treasury Depart
ment., by an American who recently re,
turned from Amsterdam that the Holland
line steamship on which he returned was
greatly overcrowded. According to the
posted in 0s a prominent place on the vessel
she was allowed TO carry liz cabin and rs
steerage passengers, a total of 240. But she
had on board on this trip eighty-six. cabin
than two and a half times the number al
lowed by the United States laws and twice
as many passengers as there were life belts.
In writing on this subject the complainant
said:
a dereiict or another vessel, and the crew
and passengers had been forced to take to
the boats, the horror of the situation may
be imagined. Allowing that liz life belts
were in the rooms of the cabin passengers.
and, therefore. inaccessible to the steerage.
and that some of the remaining belts were
aspepr8priated by the crew, there would y.o be
age passengers, and it is not possible that
the lifeboats and RATS were anywhere near
and crew, numbering over zoo in all"
In reply to this just complaint the super
vising inspector said that the United
States certificate only covers the voyage
from the United States to a foreign port,
the United States inspection laws having
no force on steamers bringing passengers
to this country" That Is a fact American
travellers will do well to bear in mind
There are few emigrants carried on these
vessels when going to foreign ports. Our
laws control on such voyages, when the
danger is the least. But on the return
voyage to the United States, when the
steerage is packed with immigrants from
Russia and southern Europe. our laws offer
no protection to passengers.
Some persons might say that the remedy
would be found In travelling on American
ships, which are at all times subject to our
laws. But, unfortunately, there are few
American ships to travel on, largely for the
foreign vessels, that are allowed to carry
more passengers and to employ smaller
crews, and the owners of which pay less
wages and feed the men about as they
please. United States laws not only place
a proper limit on the number of passengers
carried, but they require ample crews and
specify as to the kind and quantity of food
to be furnished, and impose other r%estric-
tions which make it more costly to run
an American ship than a foreign one,
though the safety of all on board the Amer
lean vessel is better assured.
There ought to be heavy fines imposed on
vessels arriving at American ports in an
overcrowded condition. 1t is to the credit
of Great Britain that she has good laws
on this particular point. But the worst
class of immigrants, who for the good of
this country should have the full benefit
of our laws on this subject, do not as a rule
come from British ports. II there Is any
way for Congress to meet this evil 1t ought
to legislate on the subject.
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RING RULE AND BOsSIsM.

The two most odious things in American
politics are rings and bossism. 1t may be
said that corruption is as bad or worse,
but corruption is the ally of rings and bos-
sism-at once the cause and the effect. Cor
-uption is generally resorted to to estab-
Hsh rings and bossism. and these in turn
resort to corruption to maintain and per-
petuate themselves.
1t has been demonstrated innumerable
times that the long continuance OF the
same party In power tends to develop rings
and beget corruption. This has been dem
onstrated IN national. state, municipal.
county and township affairs. 1t Is the I'M
dent shall serve q third term n nan per-
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sea and Baltic ship canal. will connect her
naval port OF Nicolaief. in the south. with
the arsenal OF Libau, I'm the north. and this
canal VIII also, no doubt, be Of consider
able commercial utility. .
The Belgians, DESTROYS. perhaps. OF emu
lating our Manchester ship canal. are max
ing both Brussels and Bruges ports de
mer. while the French have a big project
In the shape OF a ship canal right across
France wide and deep enough for the larg-
est hattleships TO pass from the Mediter-
ranean into the channel without running the
risk OF becoming targets for our monster
hundred-ton guns at Gibraltar.
already has a waterway from the Elbe to
klel bay, by which she can withdraw 10
reinforce her North sea or Baltic fleets
without rounding the Skaw. Canada is now
completing her magnificent canal system so
that vessels may pass from end 10 end OF
the great lakes through British waters. Chi
cago Is making a huge drainage canal at a
cost OF 100000.
Canals. and particularly ship canals. are
costly undertakings. The Suez canal cost
800, the Manchester ship canal $0.-
c00,o0o. the North sea canal &7,500.0O0 the
north Holland and the Corinth canals S15.-
0o.o0 each, while the partly completed
Panama canal has swallowed up over $50
100000.
Still. some canals are financial successes
Off one may say so-the first water. The
khedive's shares in the Suez canal, pur-
chased by the British government in 1876 for
S2o.O0O,eO. are now worth over $40, oo0, 000,
and their value is increasing.
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having secured it's new president by unani-
nous choice of the trustees. thus giving a
reasonably convincing proof that the selec-
ton is a wise one. and also leaving no OPP
portunity for friction hat might have fol-
a disagreement as to the eligibility
of candidates. Wabash has had its little in
ternal difficulties. but they were not of a
kin to seriously impair the usefulness of
the institution, and are now in a fair way
to be lone away with. The college has a
prospect of entering upon a career of re-
newed prosperity and activity under the
management of DIR. Kane, and of taking a
more prominent and influential position
among Indiana schools than ever before.
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Philadelphia Press.
Mr.. Edward Atkinson, of Boston, must
chuckle greatly 10 himself over his success
In getting the Associated Press 10 circulate
at its own expense his vagaries on the
Philippine question. There Is probably not
a man in the country more fond of news
paper notoriety than is Mr.. Atkinson. He
is by no means the traitor at heart that
HIS %utterances on the Philippine question
would Indicate. While he publicly expresses
sentiments that indicate a hope that Aguin-
aldo will kill off the American soldiers I'm
the Philippines, and says things more
traitorous than anything ever uttered by
Benedict Arnold, yet he Is not really so
anxious to see so many more widows and
orphans in the United States and so much
suffering as his writings indicate. In fact.
he Is a very harmless old man. who was
never more happy than when the news
papers were talking about his invention OF
the Aladdin cooker and his efforts TO
show 1.-THE reckless extravaganza OF Amer
lean workmen. who. he declared, could live
well on 10 cents a day. providing they would
purchase and use the Aladdin cooker.
The great misfortune In regard TO his trea-
sonable utterances Is that the Associated
Press gives them so much publicity. and
that so few persons know the old gentle
mans characteristics. II the Associated
Press were to drop him. Atkinson's vanity
would suffer such a blow as 10 endanger
his health.
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study. II is one OF his ideals TO see an in
ternational money-order system established
on an even footing for all participating
nations. so that we can send a money order
to any part of the civilized world for the
same price that we pay for a domestic one.
Canada and Mexico are naturally the points
at which TO make a beginning with such a
system. Mexico will probably nave an even
exchange with us by next year, and money
orders will be, like letters, carried at the
same rate from the United States TO Mexico
as from Boston TO New York. With Canada
there may be more difficulty, growing out OF
the system prevailing there of paying post
masters for the transaction of money-order
amount of each order issued, instead of by
an arbitrary and uniform fee, as in this
country. If Canada shall at any time
change this system, we may be able TO ne
gotiate a convention with her similar TO
that concluded with Mexico.
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They Don't Like 1t.
Philadelphia Telegraph.

OF course, the wedding presents are pour
Newport is a scene of gayety, pending the
notable function of Monday next. But we
believe that If a vote could be taken ii
would be found that the people do not like
the idea of this marriage. 1t may be said
it is none of their business. Possibly
but still they have a right to say what they
like or do not like. And they do not like
the notion of women of the house of Ulys-
ses >. Grant marrying foreigners. They did
not like the first instance and they do not
like the second. If any family in the coun-
try should be kept wholly American 1t is
the family of U. S. Grant. But what's the
use of Ia 1kinp
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

At a "faith-cure" church celebration in
Jersey City one man testified that he be-
came insane shortly after his graduation
from Princeton University and was pro-
nounced incurable, but was restored to his
right mind by the exercise of faith. 1t may
be held by some that this gentleman. could
never have become insane after having
been graduated from Princeton. whereas,
on the other hand, skeptical persons may
demand proof that he has really recovered
his mind. And right along in the line of
this controversy comes a magazine article
by a regular" physician asserting that no
disease can be cured by faith which could
not also be cured by ordinary methods.
Meanwhile the p-atent-medicine man, taking
neither part nor interest in quarrels of the
schools, sells more nostrums than ever and
wakes fat and prosperous.
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sons believe a second term should be pro-
hibited. They think the temptations for
prostituting the office to secure a re-elec-
ton are too great. The Governor of In
diana cannot serve two terms consecutive
ly. The reasons against the mayor of a
city serving a second term are of the same
nature and quite as strong.
Mayor Taggart has served a second term
and is now calling for a third. When first
elected he was better known as a ring poll
tician and boss, and the chief aim of his
first administration was to strengthen him.
self in that line. That he ignored and vio-
lated the city charter and used the power
and influence of his office to secure his re-
election is a notorious fact. He has done
the same during his second term. establish
ing a system of ring rule and bossism such
as the city never knew in the worst days Of
councilmanic government. Such an admin
istration cannot fail to be corrupt. Both of
the administrations of Mayor Taggart have
been corrupt, the first one bad and the
hands. mere tools for the accomplishment
of personal and partisan ends He is the
head of the ring. boss of the boards and
dictator of the Council His board of pub
lie safety connives at his violations of the
charter and the law, his board of public
works connives at his squandering Of pub
lie money for political purposes. and his
party majority in the Council does his bid
ding as obsequiously as if they had no re-
sponsibility to the people.
Is 1t not about time that this era of ring
rule, bossism and political corruption should
md?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

There win be regret in many quarters
over the inability Of President Diaz. of
Mexico. to visit this country. The disap-
poIntment OF Chicago will be because his
absence deprives It's cornerstone celebra-
ton Of one element Of distinction Of which
It was preparing 10 boast. and therefore
does not matter greatly. But the American
public feels very kindly toward the Presi-
dent Of its neighbor republic, and would be
glad Of a visit which could only result in
furthering the friendship already existing,
but capable OF being strengthened TO the
benefit Of both sides President Diaz has
done a great work I'm developing the natural
resources and the OF Mexico and
"A promoting internal improvements and ed
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Never before in the history of the coun-
try has there been so much subsidiary sill
yer coin or small change in circulation as at
present. and never before a greater demand
for or scarcity of 1t in business circles and
among the people. The demand for small
bills is equally great, while that for silver
dollars is slight. Indeed, the latter are a
drug on the market, as of 406, 900, 900 coined
only 100000 are in circulation. the balance
being represented by the paper certificates
issued against them. In view of the general
and growing demand for small silver cur
rency n the impossibility of getting the
silver dollars into circulation treasury off,
Gals wonder why Congress authorized the
coinage of 100000 silver dollars every
month and made no provision for increas-
ing the stock of fractional silver coin. The
action of Congress was probably governed
more by sentiment than by financial sense.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

When the President issues another roll of
honor order he will have to include the Off
GERS and men of the Tennessee regiment
who left the steamer that was about to
bring them home to engage in a battle.
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Men of Letters.

There was a noted LII D.,
Belonging to the +. F. V,
A member of the G. q. p,
Whose son was in the U. S. ".
I'd sold the son things Z. o. b.
! wouldn't ship 'em c. o. d.,
But sent a letter, viz:
A bill. a note, r.. S. ". p"
He hadn't paid a single SOU
I then decided what to do;
/ wrote: II hold your L. o. u;
Will see your father p. d. O."
Full quickly then this u. S. v.
For fear the irate III. d.
Might dock his monthly NJ. o. B.,
Inclosed his check for twenty-three.
Atlanta Journal.
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The Veterans and Dewey.

The sensitiveness of the Grand Army
posts of New York relative to their place in
the Dewey parade is justified in at least
one particular. The civil war veterans are
along in years and it was too much to ask
them to march five hours, from Grants
tomb to Washington square, as would have
rear of the last column. The thoughtless-
ness of the committee on arrangements is
somewhat surprising. The civil war veter-
ans deserve TO be placed near the head of
the parade-or any parade, for that matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

There has been no more remarkable ev-
fdence of the general prosperity now pre-
vailing than the large increase voluntarily
made I'm the wages of all the men employed
on lake vessels The engineers. who de-
manded an advance of 12l1s per cent, were
given an advance of 20 per cent. and all
others were raised 20 per cent. without any
request on their part. The total number
affected is about 15.00O.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

When Prof. Booker t. Washington says
education OF the negroes will solve the race
problem 1t is not enough to reply that edu-
cation of the whites has not solved all even
of those problems in which only white races
are involved. Education has not yet done
its perfect work In any race. Anglo-Saxons
have mnch to learn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

Mr.. Goebel. of Kentucky. said. when he
vas nominated for Governor, that he had
never got anything worth having except by
working for 1t. He probably never did any
harder work than the electioneering he is
doing Just now. and the prospect is that 1t
will prove to be work wasted. The Repub-
lican candidate. who only has to look on
while the Democratic factions fight each
other, Is likely TO walk OF with the prize.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
MY dear. I thought they had abolished
corporal punishment in the navy
They have"
Does that apply to yachts. too?"
II suppose il does. What are you driving
at?'
why, / noticed that In a recent race off
Newport one of the yachts was steered so
badly that her spanker struck a buoy"
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Art VS.. ..Pull.v

INtW 1UTk I1tTdIU.
stands for the Dewey parade the National
Sculpture Society, members of which have
for two months given their time and talents
to the Dewey arch, will receive 36S tickets.
To the fifty-eight members of the Municipal
Assembly. most of whom have done MOTH
ing but hinder the celebration. 100 tickets
each. or $500 in all. will be given. What is
art in comparison with political "pull?"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

According to the British postmaster gen.
erals report, s.500,O00 letters in the United
Kingdom were undelivered last year. Either
the population of England changes its post
office address with suspicious frequency or
that country has an undue proportion OF
careless letter writer's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

The continued success of our troops in
every aggressive movement made In the
Philippines ~justifies a belief that they will
make short work OF the Instruction when
the rainy season ends.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-09-27

1t would be strange If volunteers, whose
terms have expired after being a year in
the Philippines. were not anxious to come
home. but this did not deter a Tennessee
regiment from disembarking from a trans
port on which they were about to sail, 10
take part In a fight. The American volun-
seer dearly loves q scrap.
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II there was any doubt as to Admiral
Dewey's politics it has been removed by his
brother, who says: He is a Republican.
and always has BEEN" This settles that
question. but II is to be hoped he will not
allow himself to be dragged into politics.