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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
creased over $4,000 ooo. while our loans have

creased over Sc. 600 900, while our loans have
increased over 100000. showing a very
healthy financial condition I'm the State.
Il desire, at this time, to call your atten-
ton 10 the necessity for legislation 10 har-
monize the laws relating to negotiable IN
strumentS. Although the bill introduced IN
our last General Assembly was treated
with scant courtesy. and. as told US at
our last annual meeting by the Hon. John
r. Wilson, provoked language concerning
us bankers which he. as lawyer. neSl-
tated TO repeat in our presence. IL being
denounced as bankers trust and one or
the most vicious measures that nad come
before the Legislature during the session
May we not hope that the coming Legisla-
ture Will take very much more nDerai
view OF the matter, and as the time Tor
the meeting of our lawmakers is so near
at hand: it behooves US all TO thoroughly
familiarize ourselves with the law, as
passed by quite a number of the States, so
that we can give an intelligent explana-
ton OF Its provisions and meaning TO our
senator's and representatives. This move
ment is one OF the most important under
taken in this country for years. and should
not be allowed to fail on account of lack
OF interest. This body of men, representing
the great financial interest of the State,
should be able TO accomplish anything that
Is of such vital Importance TO the COM
mercial interests of the country.
REVENUE LAW.
Our present revenue law needs our con-
sderation. At least that portion of il i'm
posing a tax on the capital and surplus OF
banks, this being in the nature Of a special
franchise tax, and is particularly burden
some and is certainly an unjust discrimina-
ton against capital employed in this way.
There is certainly no class of people more
willing to bear their full share of the bur-
dens of taxation than the bankers. But
the necessity for this feature of the war
revenue has passed and this section of the
law should be repealed at the earliest time
possible.
I'm closing, it affords me great pleasure
to thank all the officers and members OF
this association for their uniform kindness
and courtesy and for your loyal and hearty
support. / am glad to be able TO report the
increasing interest and membership in our
organization, our membership having in
creased about fifty during the past year.
and L feel L am doing an injustice TO no
one when / say our increase is very largely
due TO the untiring and intelligent work OF
our secretary.
The work for preparing for our enter
tainment and securing speakers on the
various subjects to be discussed during our
meeting, necessarily falls to the lot of our
indianapolis banker friends, and that they
have provided us with the very best in the
after you have heard the gentlemen who
have so kindly consented to meet with us
and discuss the subjects assigned to them.
Let us continue to cherish our associa-
ton and with united effort seek to advance
those principles of financial and COM
mercial practice. justice. integrity and
fidelity"
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The Journals Reduction in Price
H. PERMANENT

A wrong impression seems to pre-
will 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.
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THE PROPOSED SUBSIDY.

Attention is called to the communication
of Mr.. J. HI. Claypool, in which he gives
cogent reasons why the proposition to tax
the people of Center township in aid of the
Indianapolis Southern Railroad Company
should not prevail. His statements and
statistics are worthy of consideration The
Journal most emphatically indorses every
word Mr.. Claypool has written. The bur-
dening of counties, townships and cities
for the construction of railroads is a policy
of the past, when capital was scarce and
connection with the outside world could
not be secured by any other means. At
the present time capital is abundant so
abundant that if Indianapolis should adj
vertise a per cent. loan it could be sold
above par. If the Southern Railroad can
be shown to be an enterprise that will pay
4 or per cent. on the investment the stock
and bonds will be taken in short time
If it cannot be shown to be such an invest
ment why should the already heavily
taxed property owners of Center township
be assessed for $40 of each $1,000 of taxable
property they own or hold to build the
road? Why should men be compelled to
build a road for which they will receive no
return?
If the Southern Railroad will not be a
good investment when capital is so cheap,
1T is not worth while to build it, The
Journal believes that it will be a good
property for those who hold the bonds and
the preferred stock, but it will be giving
81, 300 900 TO the promoters of the enterprise
for Center township to vote the proposed
subsidy, since not one of the taxpayers
will get dollar in return, particularly not
one of the hundreds of men who are strug-
Cling to pay for homes worth from 81. 900 to
$780, whose property is valued to it's
limit. These home-makers nave been
struggling with Improvement assessments
and many have been forced to sacrifice
the comforts of life TO meet those assess
ments. Why should these people be forced
TO pay $40. $50 or $50 for an enterprise that
will not be of cents advantage TO them ?
II this proposition could be left to the de-
cision of the home owners of the township
30 per cent of them would be against it.
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The success of Maurice Thompson's story

The success of Maurice Thompson's story
of early Indiana life, alice of Old Vim
cennes," as shown by publishers an
nouncement is a matter of local interest
as we'll as cause for congratulation to the
author. The book Is said to be selling at
the rate OF $500 copies a day. From Canada
recently came an order for 10000 copies, a
very unusual one from the Dominion,
where the sale of books is necessarily linn
tied. fortnight after publication 10000
copies of the book had been sold. Now, a
month after publication, the book is enter
ing upon it's 10000 and from present indi-
cations it seems destined to be one OF the
big sellers of the season.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The publication of an official call for bids
to raise the wreck of the Maine revives in
terest in one of the most mysterious events
in our naval history. The call for bids is
made by order of the military governor of
Cuba. and stipulates that the use of ex-
plosives will be prohibited" evidently i'm
plying that the wreck shall be raised as
nearly intact possible. If accomplished
ii may throw some light on the cause of the
ships destruction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The proposed investigation by state Off
GERS to whether natural gas is piped out
side of the State at pressure exceeding
600 pounds to the square inch seems TO have
been started in the interest of manufac-
turers i'm the gas belt. The law in regard
TO pressure applies TO all pipe lines. in
Guiding those to this city as we'll as those
to Chicago. The law also says that natural
gas shall not be transported through pipes
to any point otherwise than by the natural
pressure OF the gas flowing from the wells"
and forbids the use of any device for pump
ing or any other artificial process or APP
pliance that shall have the effect OF in
creasing or maintaining the flow of gas
through the pipes y strict enforcement OF
the law in this regard may cut off this city
as well as cities outside of the State and
give local consumers in the gas belt a
monopoly of ii during the remainder of its
existence. An investigation may prove too
much
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

Do you note that Wisconsin lumber mills
ut Wincna are shut down. The men up
there voted for flour years more OF the
full dinner pailv Now they can take the
dinner pail down TO the lake and til Il
with rain water--Lafayette Morning
Journal
In the first place, winona is I'm Mime
sofa. not Wisconsin In the second place.
ell sawnills On the northern rivers and
lakes shut down when the contiguous water
Is frozen over. and most OF their crews
go to>fhe lumber camps. where wages are
good and the companies provide an ex-
fraordinary fuIlness Of the dinner pail
and supper and breakfast. too-both as to
quantity and quality
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regarding them. Bankers are subjected to
a good deal of ignorant and unjust criti-
cism. but there is no more conservative and
patriotic class of citizens, nor any that
stands more uniformly for the general well
fare. The bankers OF Indiana deserve well
of it's people. The programme of the meet
ing Of the association now being held in
this city embraces some interesting fea-
prove pleasant and profitable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The fact that the native Hawaiians elected
as delegate to Congress a haIf-breed royal
fist who is thoroughly anti-Amcrican may
lead to an amendment of the law regulating
the elective franchise in the islands. It
age and develop Americanism in our new
rossessfons
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The Louisville Commercial declares that
the desperate Goebelites in Kentucky are
determined TO count out Hon. Edward c.
Rear. Republican. who was elected judge
5ority. If Mr.. ORear should be declared
elected a majority of the Court OF Appeals
would be Republicans. who would. in all
probability. undo the infamous work OF
the Cantrin court which tried and con-
,icted Powers and others.
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Many persons have commented on the
accepted defeat. That was probably be-
cause large proportion of them felt it was
the best thing that could have happened.
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Denial from Miss wilkins.

RANDOLPH. Mass, Nov. 21.-Miss Mary
T.. wilkins, the author, was seen by a re-
porter relative 10 the story published in
New York announcing the breaking of her
engagement of marriage. She said there is
no truth in the story and that she will
marry DIR. Charles Manning Freeman, OF
Metuchen, as announced previously. Miss
Wilkins feels she is being unjustly used by
the publication of fake stories She has
not the slightest idea where the story could
haI , had an origin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The life insurance agents of Chicago held
Tuesday night at which, according to the
Tribune. EVERY reference to the reelection
of President Mckinley was applauded, and
the speakers declared it to be the greatest
reason why the American people should
be thankful" Yet we had the assurance
of certain stump speaker during the cam
pa;gn that God is a Democrat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
MIR. HAYEs's PAPER.
express Company Competition ond
Taxation Discussed.

President Coulter then introduced Mr.
#. W. Hayes. president OF the Preston Ma
tional Bank Detroit. Mich. who addressed
the convention on the subject OF Express
Company Competition and Taxation" as
follows
MIR. President and Gentlemen: The re-
ports OF your several vice presidents have
been most interesting and entertaining and
are evidence OF the great prosperity OF
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

1t is said the President has under con-
temptation the withdrawal of three general
officers now in the Philippines who wish to
return home and substituting in their
places bureau officers now in Washington
who have not seen any hard service re-
Gently. The officers who il is said would
like to return home are Generals MacAr-
thur. Bates and Grant.
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ministration for the punishment of the
Chinese leaders responsible for the out
RACES is undoubtedly the wiser If not the
only practicable method of dealing with
the method of the heather Chinese. For
that reason the fierce demand for life made
now and then by a missionary is deplor-
able
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

In a spirit of revolt from the average
trashy modern novel bookish coterie in
New Albany meets once a week to enjoy
and laud the immortal writings of Charles
Dickens. The title given the organization
is the Gentle Readers
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YoRK-Astor House and Fifth-avenue
Hotel.
CHIcAGO-Palmer House, p. o. News Co., III
Dearborn street.
CINCINNATI-J. r. Hawley &c Co.. 154 Vine
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book Co, ESQ Fourth avenue.
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON, d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and Wizards Hotel.
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The figures of the Pittsburg Dispatch not
only show that ex-senator Quay has a
iarge majority Of the Republicans in the
next Legislature of Pennsylvania, but that
he has an apparent lead Of four votes over
the combined anti-Quay and Democratic
x.,ornf,arShfp
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 2L-The following
casualty list has been received from Gen
eral Wood. at Havana: "At Manzanilio.
Nov. IL, Corporal William Blankinship,
Troop c, Tenth Cavalry. drowned: at Ma
tanzas Nov. is. Private Edward j. Sullivan.
Troop C.. Second Cavalry, yellow fever"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

1t is hard to construct a market report
nowadays without an appearance of parti-
sarship. The evidences of Mckinley pros
perity are so numerous and all-pervading
that they cannot be ignored.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The Memphis Commercial-Appeal makes
the statement that more children are going
TO school In Tennessee, with its smaller
population, than are attending the public
schools of Massachusetts. The Appeal
should give the figures.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
Detrimental Muscle.

Employer-See here. young man. you've been
iu this Office only week. and you've broken
three chairs.
New Boy-well. you advertised for strong
boy didn't you?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

There is much talk of Democratic prin-
ciples OF late. How would it do for Mr..
Cleveland and Mr.. Bryan TO get together
and issue a lot Endorsed with their initials?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The Indiana Bankers Association was or
ganized only few years ago. but IL has
fully demonstrated its right to exist by its
discussions OF practical business questions
and its contributions to public knowledge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

The story that Major Rockefeller. of the
Ninth Infantry. killed his own son in the
Philippines is disfgured by the fact that
he was never married and has no son.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22
The Mission of the Platform.

you seem fond OF lectures Miss Swagg."
"Oh. / am. indeed. professor; lecturer, vol
know, keeps Us posted subjects we are to,
lazy to read about ourselves"
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Two years ago the family of superintend-
ent Charlton urged him TO resign his posi-
ton at the head OF the Reform School be-
cause It's cares were too great for man In
his physical condition. He has come to see
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

If the House should be increased by
twenty-nine members, States which hold
elections and in which voting is yet an in
stitution will get twenty of them.
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A Discreet Revelation.

Have you any cause for gratitude this Year,
Yes indeed; I'm glad that things are
so; and that other things not so
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-22

Under the present police regime in Chi
cago only 1.4sS men of the $3.50 on the police
pay roll walk beats. No wonder footpads
are numerous
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Mckinley Reelected.

perpeiuated palm in sight brings TO many
persons much delight; so the country views with
great content perpetusted President.
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BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
A Signal of Facetious joy.

IT'S well I'm not Mckinley. for If were, 1
think that, should l meet. b. Bryan. 1 SHOULD
really have TO wink.
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Novenlber's Bird.

The Belgian hare uppermost throughout
this bustling land,
Eut turkey stays in business at the same Gid
thriving stand
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Replying to an inquiry: The total popu-
lation of the United States. including the
territories. is 76, 2S5, 30.
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Telephone Calls (OId and New)
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ably by the commissioners ruling.
viz: There appears to be no reason
able ground for doubling that the
American Express Company has been en-
gagged In the business of buying ard selling
foreign exchange, and that It is accordingly
required to pay special tax as a broker for
each and every district and separate place
of business at which such purchases ana
sales have been made.
ION another page will be found the fol-
lowing: Collection of accounts, bills. notes,
drafts etc, made I'm any part OF the COM
mercial world by American Express Com
pany.
Certainly the collection Of notes. drafts,
etc is the business OF a banker, and one
which occupies the greater part OF banks
clerical force, and TO which they devote
the utmost thought and plan the most COM
plete arrangements. The banks. for the
privilege OF doing business as "A Dank, pay
s. year on each $1,000 OF capital The ex-
press companies enjoy the same privilege
and pay no revenue tax therefor on their
many millions OF advertised capital The
committee informed that IN Minneapo-
lis and st. Paul the express companies have
gene into the market and offered TO sell
drafts New York 10 the Joooing people
at lower rate than that maintained IN
those cities by the banks under clearing
house rules and regulations
Now as TO the express money orders.
The contention OF the committee Is that
they are QnuculdDie BfolnlSSoI9 AttcS
read This company will Tor agrees TOD
transmit and pay 10 the order OF speci-
fed sum. This clearly is not order. but
a promise TO pay, and therefore in the
judgment or any reasonable person comes
within the list of things the negotiating
sales or purchases of which constitutes a
broker. The committee closed its report
in these words: The question remains TO be
answered: What are you going 10 do
about it?'
THE SAME TAXES.
'I cannot answer this question satisfac-
torily TO myself nor 10 you. but l can re-
peat these companies should be required
TO pay the same taxes that banks pay
local. State and national Let each State
Bankers Association appoint committee
10 see that the real and personal property
of express companies is taxed eSuaiiy-no
more and no iess-.Aan bank property 10
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FEMALE.

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LEGAL NOTICES.

IN THE ORPHANS COURT OF MONTGOMERY
County, Pennsylvania.-In the matter Of the parti
ton or valuation Of the real estate Of Robert
Paugh, late of the township of Whtemarsh, Mont
gomery county. Pa, deceased.-To Charles Gun
nnsham. over fourteen years Of age. son Of Mar
garet Cunningham. deceased and Harry Frederick
SON. OF full age. son of Isabella Frederickson, de-
ceased. both Of the city of Washington, D. c.
Take notice. That you and each Of you hereby
commanded to lay aside all business and excuses
whatsoever. and be and appear in your proper per-
son before the honorable the judges of said court
at court to be holden at Norristown Saturday
June o. 1900 at 10 o'clock m. and accept or re-
fuse at the valuation made thereof, ut higher
price, the real estate of said decedent, and also
show cause. II there be any why the same should
not be sold by order Of the court further abide
the order Of the court in the premises Hereof fail
not JOHN X. LIGHT. Sheriff. Sherin's Once
Eorristown, Pa, May Is, 1900. myl6-law3t