The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-25
THE STATE PRESS.

The Cuban Military Assembly is doing all
1t can, unintentionally. TO convince level
headed Cubans that the only safe thlng
for the island is permanent American rule
Richmond Palladium.
Democratic editors will be kept very busy
for some time to come in attempting 10 &C
count for the recent increase in the wages
of more than a hundred thousand working
people under the tariff and the Mckinney
Observation-Disclosures Clarion.
That annexation to the United States is
to be the ultimate good fortune OF Cuba we
doubt not: yet, in good faith TO both Cubans
and Spaniards. the United states shOuld DC
slow to urge annexation until the Cubans
have been given fair trial at sef-goVern-
ment.-New Castle Courier.
The war with Spain is over, the treaty
of peace has been approved at Madrid. and
we can now turn attention to giving our
possessions the best government possible.
In doing this there should be no partisan
ship. We are all Americans, all equally IN
terested in the prosperity peace and happi-
ness of our country and the best thought
and wisest counsel Of all parties should be
united for this purpoSe.-Ply1noutn RepuD-
lican.
A letter from the management Of the
Southern Indiana Railroad, at Chicago, says
that very very soon the company will make
definite announcement to the Richmond
people with regard to that company's plans
In which Richmond is deeply interested.
This city is on the direct line Of the road
and would be its temporary terminus if
the road were to be continued TO THIS city,
as it will be according to present indica-
tons and observation-disclosures Palla-
dunn. nH
Indiana is about TO get another slice of
Illinois through the agency of the Wabash
river A channel has been cutting for years
across the bend Immediately north of Hut
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by the present freshet II is believed that
when the waters subsde a sand bar
will be formed across the old channel at
the upper end of the cutoff. and If so the
transfer will be complete and that part or
Illinois across the river at the mouth of the
bayou will pass under the jurisdiction or
HoOsierdom. The land to be coded TO Indi-
ana will amount to about four hundred
acres.-Sulivan Union.
County Surveyor j. A. Mitchell COM
menced a survey of the route for the c. l.
Harry electric railroad Wednesday morning
1t is his intention TO come directly south
from Upton to Atlanta and thence through
Arcadia, Cicero and this city TO the county
line on the south Mr.. Harry has not yet Sc
cured the right of way through Marion
county but he expects the Marion County
Commissioners TO grant him this privilege
before Mr.. Mitchell completes the survey
in this county. The latter has the utmost
confidence in the men who are behind the
scheme and 1t is his opinion that the road
Will ne Dulll--NODieSNllle 1tQSeT.
Electric railways are all right and the
people may be willing to make some conces-
sions to get them, but the concessions made
should not he such as to cause one universal
regret for all time to come, which will be
the case when our gravel roads are turned
over for such purposes. The county COM
missioners have practically given away two
OF the most public routes across the county
on the gravel roads, for the operation Of
electric
these roads for driving and hauling will be
largely destroyed when these lines are put
in operation goes without question with
those who consider it. II must be conceded,
however, that If these gravel roads must be
used less, the electric lines may be used
more. for a consideration. It's an i'll wind
that blows nobody good.-Lebanon Patriot.
1t is reported that the majority of farm
ers are not only willing but anxious that
electric railway lines should be established.
They are also coming to the conclusion that
the telephone is good thing TO have, and
its use is coming into vogue. The farmers
of Indiana are keeping up with the process
sion, which they can easily do, being both
intelligent and prosperous. From the Statis-
teal Bureau we learn that, instead of going
deeper into debt under the new order of
Things, such as the above, the farmer of
this State is getting along famously. The
was the largest in the history of the State,
and the prospect is that the releases of
this year will be even larger than they
were last year. Bicycles trolley lines tele-
phones, rural delivery of mail, and by and
by automobile vehicles-Muncie News.