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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
SLIGHTLY DELIRIOUS.
Senator Davis Is Suffering Much, and
the Worst Is Feared.

ST. PAUL. Mimi, Nov. 15.-The new fea-
ture i'm the case of United States Senator
Davis is the slight delirium on first awak-
ening. This indicates the mental well
as the physical strain under which the pa
ssSBls sql 10 quo 81 pue '5uILsUns 81 lusTl
of the kidney trouble. which is now the
most serious difficulty with which the sem
ator has to contend. The family IL pre-
pared for the worst outcome. although
hopeful OF the possible turn for the better
which seems to appear in any favorable
symptoms Thus far this week has been
full of anxiety and they appreciate to
the full the hard struggle for existence
now being made Mrs Davis scarcely
leaves her husbands bedside. save for
a few hours of necessary sleep. always
within cali His sisters. Mrs. Trip and
Mrs Morford. remain constantly in the
house. and I'm addition TO taking the cares
OF the house from Mrs. Davis and helping
the nurses do all in their power TO cheer
the aged parents Of the senator Among
the messages received Il the following
from Senator NJ. \. Hanna:
MY Dear Mrs. Davis-i certainly APP
preciate very highly Senator Davis's kind
message of congratulations. forwarded
through you, and wish Ia express my sin
cere thanks. I assume from reports that
the senator Is improving. and sincerely
trust that his recovery may be complete
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A reader of the Journal who received
one of the papers advertising circulars
with request TO subscribe anew for the
coming year responds promptly with APP
preciative and complimentary remarks
concerning the quality of the reading mat
ter furnished to subscribers and then goes
on to say:
But you are quite behind In the way Of
illustrating current events. Why don't
you give us the pictures of the latest sui
cides, the baseballists rushing and tum-
bling over one another to the great risk of
life and limb and the couples who have
been married fifty years and raised 'steen
children" Then, too, one likes occasion
ally to see how poor old Paul Kruger
looks (again), and whether the Empress
dowager has changed much in the last few
days. Oh, you will have to illustrate your
paper or you can't keep up with the pro-
cesSion.
Inasmuch the correspondent, in con-
clusion, avows the determination to con-
tinue to read the Journal in spite of its
'deficiencies,'' there is reason to suspect
that the criticism quoted was offered in a
Pickwickian sense. and, thus believing, it
will still decline TO take on an art de-
partment.
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TO BETTER NAVIGATION.
recommendations of the Ohio River
Improvement Association.

CINCINNATI Nov. 15.-The Ohio River
Improvement Association to-day recon-
mended that the government survey be con-
tinued from the mouth OF the Bis Miami
to the mouth of the Ohio. Another recon-
mendation referred 20 the order in which
government dams be built, making the first
one just west of Cincinnati. the second
below the mouth of the Big Kanawha and
the next three below the mouths OF the
Little Kanawha. the Big Sandy and the
Scioto rivers. Congress is asked 10 have
the wing dam at the Louisville falls height
ened so as TO afford six feet Of water: also
TO Increase the stage of water at the head
of the river By combining Pittsburg pools
Nos. | and .. dredging the channel and
lowering the Davis island dam sill. a dam
IS asked for near Evansville and one below
Salt river mouth TO make that river naviga-
Bile.
The present officers were re-elected-J. l..
Vance president: l.. II. Wilson, secretary.
and J. ID. Parker. treasurer. Vice presi-
dents-H. c. Yeiser Cincinnati; Hullian
Quarter. Wheeling; ". w. Hite, Louis
Vile: G j. Murphy. Evansville; Marion
Wright Cairo. III. The executive commit
tee was authorized TO employ an organizer.
The next convention will be held at Pa
ducah. XIV
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VOTING MACHINES.
Indiana Papers Are Vigorously Urg-
ing Their speedy Adoption.

With the press unanimous for the adop-
ton of voting machines. and with the peo-
pie everywhere expressing preference for
such a plan Of voting, there should not be
too great hesitancy in equipping this coun-
ty for conducting elections on the latest
and most approved plan.-Lafayette Cour-
Ter.
The blunders and mistakes In voting at
the recent election is strong argument
for voting machines, which absolutely
correct and with which errors cannot take
place IL looks as IL the voting machine
is inevitable and will come sooner or later.
The great cost of the machine is perhaps
the greatest objection.-Goshen Times.
Voting machines will yet come into gen.
eral use. An election officer may be a
scoundrel and ready to sell out his precinct
TO the highest bidder. But the voting ma
chine is not only honest, but it makes a
record of every vote cast, does its own
counting and relegates election thefts To
the bad Hasten the day when the voting
machine will be I'm service i'm every voting
precinct in the land.-New Albany Ledger.
There is a strong movement In favor of
the adoption OF voting machines over the
State The delay in obtaining accurate re-
turns I'm the late election has given the
sentiment IN favor OF machine voting an
impulse that IL has lacked heretofore
County Councils everywhere are being Pc
titioned To make appropriations for testing
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fact that above the best living that any
people enjoy the people of the United
States are accommodating savings. Many
are getting rich, but millions are accumu-
lating property.
This increase of wealth is due TO The
much greater capacity to produce. Years
ago men labored more hours than now and
received less compensation. but the Won
derful increase of the country's wealth did
not appear until the era of labor-saving
machinery. II is said that labor produces
all the wealth of the world, but 1t is not
true, for the reason that the machinery
which capital and brains have produced
has enabled labor to multiply its produc-
ton This is true in every branch of pro-
ductive industry. Fifty years ago men
worked harder than now. but they did not
produce any part of the surplus wealth
they now produce because they were not
assisted by steam and like power and the
machine
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machines. and 1t is expected that before
the next general election. in 1902. many.
II not most of the ninety-two counties, will
be provided with the machines. Tests will
be made at the local elections in the spring
of 1902--Wabash Plain Dealer.
Were machine voting the more expensive
it should be adopted. because ii places the
whole and sole control in the hands of the
voter He votes and counts his vote as he
touches the button. The count cannot be
altered. The whole process is one of abso-
lutte accuracy and of the greatest CELEBRITY.
To think that a people of the intelligence
or our citizens should long be prevented
from taking this great step forward is i'm
possible. This is why il is safe to say vot-
ing by machine is inevitable, and the SOON
er the politicians recognize Ii the better.
be adopted at once-not just before the
next election, but now.-Logansport Jour
nal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Public sentiment in favor of machine vot-
ing has grown rapidly since the last cleo
ton. and the concurrence of the chairmen
of the Republican and Democratic state
committees in favor of the measure indi-
Gates that a bill providing for it will be
supported by both parties There should be
ure calculated to facilitate fair elections,
reduce the chances of fraud or mistakes
and promote the convenience of voters. and
1t is believed machine voting will do all
these. The first expense would be consid-
cradle. but it would be more than offset by
the reduced cost of elections and preventing
the loss of thousands of votes in every cleo
ton by errors.
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INCREASE OF wEALrH. IFS CAUSE.

Mr. l.. G. Powers. who is connected with
the Census Bureau. has made some state
ments regarding the wealth of the United
States which are entitled to special atten-
ton because of his work as a statistician
as the head of the Minnesota labor bureau
In the service referred TO he proved by a
comparison of absolute facts that the agri-
cultural people of Minnesota were not OBJ
jects for commiseration. as demagogues
made them, but that those of the present
time are in much better financial position
than their predecessors. So much being said
regarding Mr.. Powers's ability as a statis-
tician. let US turn TO his estimate of the
wealth of the United States. which he puts
at s90OOc. 100000. against 500 600 100000 in 1890
When the figures Of the census are given
they may not agree with this estimate, but
mate is near the fact the wealth of the
United States has increased over IS per
cent. during the past decade, or nearly
twice the ratio of increase i'm population.
Mr.. Powers says the savings of the Ameri-
can people the past decade represent more
than the inhabitants of the new world had
been able TO accumulate from its discovery
by Columbus to the American civil war.
Further, il represents more than the people
of the whole world had been able To ac-
cumulate from the time OF Adam until the
discovery of America. These are startling
assertions.
This wonderful accumulation means more
than so many billions of dollars in prop
erty. since IL means that the people of this
country have more OF everything they want
than they have ever had before, or than
any people in the world ever had before.
AT no period In the countrys history has
a days labor represented so much In the
comforts OF life. This is proved by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
wOMAN'S NATIONAL COUNCIL.


MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Nov 15.-The
National Council of Women to-day decided
to investigate the conditions of social and
domestic life in the new island possessions
of the United States, and If its commits
sioners deem ii wise and so recommend
to establish permanent commissions i'm the
islands. The following investigating COM
missions were appointed: Hawaii, Mrs
M. W. r. Wallace; Cuba and Porto Rico
Mrs. S. w. Fisk, Minneapolis: Philippine
islands. Mrs. Emmeline b. Wells. Utah
Their instructions are TO secure co-opera-
ton in the islands for themselves If pos
sible so as to lessen the expense of carry
ing out the plans.
The National Association of Colored
Women was organized. and its president
Mrs. Mary Church Tervil of Washington
D. c., welcomed member of the coun-
ell. The National Association of Nurses
was also admitted.
The financial report OH the publication
OF the triennial report of the international
council was audited. Mrs. j. Ellen Foster
of Iowa. was commissioned to arrange
for the incorporation of the national body.
The plan of Rev. Anna Garlin Spencer.
Mrs. May Wright Sewall of indianapolis
and Mrs. Mary Lord Carr of Denver, for
systematizing and co-ordinating the coun-
ellis work was finally adopted The cab
met officers are to be those planning and
supervising the work under the following
divisions: Home life. education, church
and missions. general culture, phlan-
throphy, moral reform, science and art of
government. social economics, foreign rela-
tons, press and council propaganda or
ganization. Each member of the council
will designate the department ins which
ii desires to work, and will be under the
cabinet officer of that department Mrs
Mary Lowe Dickinson was commissioned
to compile list of outside organizations
working along parallel lines, information
reference and possible cooperation, and
it was resolved not to allow the work of
the council to duplicate the work done by
experts, organizations or the government
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Not majority of the votes cast at the
recent election for any state officer were
given in favor of the constitutional amend
ments. Consequently, if the opinion OF the
Supreme Court of 1880 is sustained, both
propositions have been lost. The majority
of the vote given for the amendments is
so large that it leaves no doubt as to what
the voters who took an interest in both
propositions desire. If a considerable num-
Der of voters did not have sufficient interest
in the amendments to vote for them their
lack of interest should not defeat the de-
sire of large majority who did vote.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

weak and demagogue Democratic leader
ship gave them the choice Of an impossible
alternative The Herald says that Demo-
cratic apathy was so great in the South
that i'm New Orleans but little over half Of
vote was polIed. and in the whole State
of Mississippi where the New Orleans pa
pers have circulated most with their alb
surd and degrading chatter about the
perils and omnipotence of trusts and mill
tarism, the proportion was less" OF course,
Democratic apathy in the South meant
willing ess to see Mckinley elected and
Bryan inundated by a small vote.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
Daughters of the Confcderacy.

MONTGOMERY. Ala, Nov. 15.--The con-
vention of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy held in the basement of
the Court-street Methodist Church, be-
ginning at 10 o'clock this morning.
A motion of Mrs. O'Brien, of Virginia.
that the reporters be requested not to
speak of the organization as national
but to mention Ii in their reports merely
as United Daughters of the Confeder-
acy'' was adopted. In announcing the
motion as carried Mrs. Weed said the word
national was offensive to the daughters.
Mrs Weed then delivered the president 5
annual address. The president brought
out much applause when she called upon
those present 20 educate their children as
true Southerners in the full knowledge of
the war and the causes that led to il. They
should be taught why their fathers gave
up everything. even life itself for the
principles involved.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.
Mouse wrecked md Three Per~ons
Seriously Injured. One Fatally.

PITTSBURG, Pa, Nov. IA natural
gas explosion at No. 1910 Carson street.
South Side. al $50 o'clock to-day. wrecked
the building and seriously injured three
persons. one fatally. The explosion was
Immediately followed by IRE. which almost
destroyed the building. The injured are
JOSEPH DoBSON. frigt.fullv burned.
will die.
MRS. ANNIE DOBSO<. his wife: pair
fully burned about the head and face: will
recover
AUGUST BURCHERT face and han.is
badly burned; not dangerous.
IL is believed the gas accumulated in the
house from leak during the night. The
less on the house was $1,000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

There is trouble among the Democratic
who controlled the expenditure of the Bry-
an campaign fund in Cook county, says he
received only $34 go, while those who are
in position to know say he received at
least $4,000, most of which was collected
from the police, city contractors, saloons,
gambling houses, brothels and City Hall
employees. 1t is strongly limited that the
bulk of the fund collected has been "salted
Mayor Harrison next spring.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
The Journals Reduction in Price
H. PERM

A wrong impression seems to pre-
vsil among certain of the subscribers
to THE JOURNAL, namely, that the
recent reduction in the subscription
price of the paper was only temporary,
and that return to former rates would
take effect when the campaign closed.
This is an error. The present pub
Iished price of the paper will be per-
manentIy maintained and its high
standard will in no way be impaired.
Send In your subscriptions to US at the
published rates or have the paper de-
Iivered to you by our agent in your
locality.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16
GUITEAU's WIDOW TO WED.
License Issued for Marriage of Mrs.
Dunmire and Enoch Allen.

CHICAGO, Nov. ia license was issued
to-day for the marriage OF Mrs. Anna
Dunmire and Enoch Allen. Mrs. Dunmire
was the wife of Charles j. Guiteau when
the latter was hanged for the assassina-
ton Of President Garfield in iSs2 Mrs.
Dunmire is now forty-seven years Of age.
MY former husband was far from being
an insane man when he shot President
Garfield. said Mrs. Dunmire. He was a
political assassin, but he was in his right
mind I"
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Catherine Loonie'. Latest statement

ELMIRA. " y. Nov. 15.-Catherine
Ioonie convicted OF forging deeds TO GER
tain property has made another retractioa
OF the statement put out yesterday i'm her
name in which she asserted that Mayor
rtooa initiated and directed the forgerie.s
Mrs Loonie alleges that Mayor
Floods attorney induced her 10 sign ths.
statement by representing that IL she did
not do so Flood would be driven to sui
eide and that. morally, she would be his
murderer. The prisoner. In her latest state
ment says she Is willing 10 go before the
grand jury and give testimony as 10 the
guilt of Mayor Flood
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

II tho General Conference of the Protes-
tant Episcopal Church adopts the canons
regarding divorce already adopted by the
conference committee it will place that
church far In advance of all others, ex-
cept the Catholic. la opposition 10 divorces.
similar action by other churches and to
strengthen public sentiment on the sub
fecf
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and speedy. Please convey TO him my
kindest regards. Truly yours
Secretary OF State Hay sent the follow
ing: I'VE are all anxiously awaiting great
news OF Senator Davis. and all send our
best regards
At 800 tonight the following bulletin was
issued by Senator Davis's physicians: The
senator has had a comfortable day, and to-
night is resting easily ana Is free from
pain. His temperature is loo. and his pulse
ITO. An examination made tonight shows
a slight improvement in the Inflammation
OF the Kidneys
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

One OF the best features about the pro-
posed indianapolis Southern Railroad is
that il Il OF loca; origin and will be under
dianapolis road, traversing some OF the
most interesting portions of the State and
assured by it's connections Of paying
business from the beginning. The enter
prise is eninently deserving of success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

GRAND RAPIDS. Mich. Nov. I5.-Hon.
Edwin F. Uhl. United States ambassador
to Germany under Cleveland's second ad-
ministration. who has been ill at his home
here for the past ten days. suffered re-
lapse to-day, and IL is feared his condition
Is serious. He has lung trouble
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

The Atlanta Journal wants TO know If
there is trouble ahead in Cuba" Ii fears
that ''the clearly imperialstic tendency
of the administration makes the Cubans
apprehensive- The Atlanta paper seems
not TO understand that the bugaboo of i'm
perialism was buried for good after the
event of Nov. c.
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1t is said William ]. Bryan has received
an offer OF large fee TO come to New
York and defend certain police officials
charged with violation of the election laws.
Mr.. Bryan will never put himself in a po-
sition that will test his knowledge OF law
or bring him up against a skilled practi
toner In such circumstances his cratory.
would count for very little
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

IL is announced that Judge Cantrill, who
presided I'm the recent and scandalous trials
in Kentucky, will be candidate for United
States senator. and will have the support
OF the Goebel-Beckham crowd. If he and
Joe Blackburn should get seats in the
Senate. Kentucky would be represented in
that body just about as it deserves.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Whatever may be said of the township
and county laws of the last Legislature,
the Republicans in the next are pledged
to keep them in force. The mass of tax
payers believe in the laws. In a govern
ment for the people that fact should set
tie the matter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

An exchange says that the disfran-
chisement of the negro may be discussed
in Congress" Ii certainly should be, and
disfranchised negroe populations should
apportion.nent
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

On account of the smashing of Organism
Missouri Is to get new town and a great
Influx of sll.0oo.0o0 of foreign capital to de =.
veIop an extensive deposit of baryta-a
mineral earth. Thus does Republican pros
perity bless all alike, even the mossbacts
OF Missouri
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An unpopuIar Theme.

II have one excellent reason for being an
optimist.''
''wha. is it?'
People won't listen to pessmistic talk more
than two minutes and half"
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BENEFIT of the Doubt.

Sisters New Beau (to Freddy staring)-well
Freddy how do you like my looks?
Freddy-Oh. yer long hair makes y look awful
silly-but mebbe y amt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

make any decision limiting the sovereignty
OF the United States or putting any restric-
tons on the power of Congress TO enact
whatever laws 1t may deem best for the
government of new territory. At all events,
the decision will settle an interesting ques-
ton of constitutional construction.
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House and Fifth-avenue
Hotel
CHICAGO-PaImer House. p. o. News Co., PIT
Dearborn street.
CINCINNATI. r. Hawley & Co.. ia Vine
street
LOUISvILLE-C- T Deerfng. northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co., 25s Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIS-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House, Ebbitt
House and Wilard's Hotel.
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A Frontier Relic Passed

How about Indian summer
"Oh. the weathernan says the Indians are
getting civilized fast that won't have it
any more"
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The vicksburg Miss Herald an anti
Bryan Democratic paper. thinks the plain
lesson Of the recent election is that the
American people pronounced in favor OF
Mckinley and McKinleyism because q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Later ON we may hear OF the Anti-imper-
ialist League OF Boston and its bumptious
secretary, but since the event of Nov. 6
both have maintained most BETTING ST.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Ex-Speaker Reed must now realize that
the Republican party can get along with
out his services or those of any other dis
tinguished person who quits voting the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

Now that the ST. Louis worlds fair is in
danger of falling into the hands of the men
who have suppressed free suffrage in that
city, Congress should revoke its action.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-16

1.-The precipitation has been remarkably light
this autumn.
Yes; but the political precipitation has been
greater than usual