The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-26
RARE OLD PUBLICATION
ONE THAT CONTAINS AN ACCOUNT OF
FUNERAL OF WASHINGTON.
An Ulster County Gazette Bearing
Date of Jan. 4, 1900, i'm Possess
sion OF VI. Alderson<

neral services of George Washington, is the
interesting and valuable relic in possession
of NJ. Anderson, proprietor of the Moan
Ark Shoe Shop" and general store at s5i
West Washington street, few doors west
Of the White river bridge. Mr.. Alderson's
storeroom is scarcely larger than the aver
age living room of dwelling house. and
yet within its restricted confines one can
find exposed for sale many kinds OF mer-
chandise. including jewelry, suspenders.
handkerchiefs. alarm clocks, shoes, rib
bons and articles of wearing apparel. IL
the visitor betrays more than passing In
terest in curios. after having seen the in
teresting old newspaper, the proprietor
will reach down beneath the counter, in the
rear of which he has his cobbler's bench.
and pull out small but interesting col
lection of relics. He has fine specimen or
head of a warclub such as was used by
the Mound Builders. "A fellow actually
had the nerve to offer me twenty-five
cents for this not long ago." he said. with
an indignant sniff.
The newspaper in the possession of Mr..
Anderson is copy of the Ulster County
Gazette. published at Kingston, N. Y.
bearing date of Saturday, Jan. 4, 1900. 1t
was issued weekly, and consisted of two
sheets and four pages The publishers were
Samuel Freer & Son. The type used gave
much the same impression that is observed
in papers published at the present day in
the back districts" The advertisements
differ very slightly in typographical APP
pearance from the reading matter, making
the paper look dull and monotonous, ex-
cept on the inner side. which is surrounded
h., oil hnrrR in
mourning for the death of the great leader.
Several years ago some one printed and
circulated number of bogus copies OF the
ulster County Gazette. Mr.. Anderson,
however, believes that his is a genuine
copy.
me paper follows the custom in vogue
nowadays, of exploiting the Washington
and foreign news on the first page. In the
first column is printed President John
Adams's address to the House of Repre-
sentatives, under date of Tuesday, Dec. 10,
1879, from which the following extract Is
taken:
las long as we can retain with harmony
and affection the honor of our country con-
sistently with it's peace, external and in
ternal, while that is attainabe, or in war,
when that becomes necessary, assert its
real independence and sovereignty, and
support the constitutional energies and dig
nifty of its government-we may be per-
fectly sure under the smiles of divine
Providence that we shall effectually pro-
mote and extend our national interests and
happiness
NATIONAL SENATE'S ADDRESS.
The national Senate, in its address to the
President, touches interestingly upon the
historic uprising in Pennsylvania in those
times. 1t says while we devoutly join
you in offering our thanks to Almighty God
for the return of wealth to our cities and
for the general prosperity of our country.
arts and calumnies of factions and de-
signing men have opened rebellion second
time in Pennsylvania and thereby COM
PEELED the employment of a military force
to aid the civil authority in the execution
of the laws. We rejoice that your vigil
ance and well-timed exertions have crushed
so daring an opposition and prevented the
spreading of such reasonable combina-
tons. The promptitude and zeal displayed
by the troops called to suppress TINS in
surrection deserve our highest commenda-
ton and praise and afford pleasing proof
of the spirit and alacrity with which our
fellow-citizens are ready to maintain the
authority of our excellent government.
knowing, as we do, that the United
and liberal execution of the treaty of
amity, commerce and navigation entered
into with Great Britain, We learn with re-
greet that the progress of adjustment has
been interrupted by difference of opinion
among the commissioners. We hope how
ever, that the justice, the moderation and
the obvious interest of both parties will
lead to satisfactory explanations and that
the business will then go forward to an
amicable close of all the differences and
demands between the two countries. We
are fully persuaded that the legislature of
the United States will cheerfully enable
you to realize your insurance of performing
on our part all engagements with punctual-
ity and the most scruphlous good faith.
han " Iaf
tainty of the results of the late mission to
France, and upon the uncommon nature.
extent and aspect of the war now raging
in Europe, which affects materially our re-
lations with the powers at war and which
has changed the condition of these colonies
our neighborhood, we are of opinion with
you that it would be neither wise nor safe
to relax our measures of defense or to less
en- any OF our preparations TO repel ag-
erosion"
The last paragraph of this senatorial ad-
dress is of extraordinary interest just at
this time, in view of the tendency of the
bill to still further increase the magnificent
martial equipment of the United States.
agone would look pitiably small and weak
Foreign news was not received every day
in the week and Sunday, too, in those
the overland telegraph or the submarine
cable known. Information of events trans
piring across the Atlantic ocean was
brought by mail in ships, and as these
were not or the style now known as ocean
greyhounds, the news was often several
months old when received in this country
For instance, a paragraph at the head of
the foreign department of the Ulster
County Gazette announces that through
the arrival of the Factor, from Falmouth
we put in possession of London papers
TO the Goth of October Q79S), inclusive
from which we make the following selec-
tons" The first bulletin tells of a re-
markable engagement between the British
under Prince William of Gloucester
against Dutch troops under General Daen-
dals, near the town of Wrinkle, in which the
prince with only LOO men and two cannon
put to complete rout General Daendals
with 5000 men and six cannon. The ac-
count states that the prince had his horse
shot under him, but himself received no
injury, although exposed to the greatest
personal danger under a heavy fire, being
frequently in front OF the line. animating
upon which, on this and every other occa-
sion where the British arms are brought
into attack, IL is impossible TO bestow too
much praise.
BULLETIN FROM PARIS.
The paper also contains an English ac-
count of the battle of Zurich, taken from
the London Gazette of Oct. 20. 1893. There
is an interesting Paris bulletin, dated Oct.
H. of the same year, which says: "Buono-
parte and Berthier are in France; at the
very moment when the fame of their tri-
umphs reached Paris they disembarked at
Frejus. 1t appears that he was afraid of
being taken by the English had he attempt
ed 10 land at Toulon and in consequence
preferred landing at Frejus. Buonoparte
and Berthier have not arrived alone from