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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

ton are inefficient and inattentive 10 their
idea that they are in Office for life. From
time TO time there have been reports that
something like INSTRUMENTATION prevails in
some bureaus. For instance. an assistant
secretary of the treasury had time clocks,
intended to correct the evil of hardness,
put into several bureaus. The clerks raised
such an agitation about the matter even
going TO members of Congress, that there
is reason to believe the time clocks have
been sold 10 dealers in secondhand goods.
The reliable Washington correspondent Of
the St. Louis Globe Democrat made the
statement several weeks since that in some
bureaus the clerks. from the head down,
were in a conspiracy to conduct the bust
ness as they pleased and that it is beyond
the power of the heads of divisions to get
work forwarded. 1t would be well if such
reports could be investigated.
What the Journal objects to in the sys-
tenn is that there seems TO be no positive
way of getting rid of an inefficient. mat
tentive or otherwise worthless employee in
the departments in Washington. Mr..
Foulke's committee suggests a plan of
daily records of efficiency for promotions,
reductions or dismissals to be made by the
appointing officers or the heads of divisions.
such record of efficiency TO be based on a
good system of ascertaining the amount
and quality of work done. This plan has
been tried in the Navy Department with
excellent results. If rules or law should
make certain the dismissal of an employee
who for a given period fails to attain a
given standard in his work, il seems that it
would be a good thing. The trouble has
been that the most worthless employees
often have the strongest pull" SO that if
turned out they can bring influence to OBJ
tain reinstatement. AS the Journal now
looks at the whole matter, ii is not so i'm
portant TO get more employees of the gov
eminent under the civil-seryice blanket as
it is to make those faithful and efficient
who now covered by it. What seems TO
be very much more needed now is positive
tests of efficiency and fast and strong rules
to insure the dismissal of the inefficient and
the drones.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

Naval Omcers Want Coalfng stations
mt the Azores and Elsewhere.

WASHINGTON. May THE attention OF
the leading American naval officials has
been directed recently 10 the advantages
possessed by some Of the islands OF the
Azores group. in the Atlantic. and OF the
Galapagos group. in the Pacific, as sites for
coaIinR stations and naval rendezvous. and
they are urging that steps be taken by this
government 10 acquire rights from Portugal
for a station in the Azores and from Ecua-
dor for a like station in the Galapagos
group. The latter group IL only a short
distance from the western terminus OF an
fsthmian canal. while the Azores mid
way station In the Atlantic. something Ike
the British station In Bermuda. The Dutch
Island of Curacao. of the coast OF Nene-
guela also Is regarded by American naval
officials as specially well adapted for our
naval uses. There are limitations that
these views may lead 10 overtures 10 the
several governments interested. There Is
said TO be added reason for learning what
can be done in the Azores, as Information
has reached naval officials that Germany
has shown "A desire TO secure lodgment
there
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now prevailing. The officers say the rcduc-
ton will be based entirely on the prices
for bessemer iron at that time.
The reported sale of the Richmond (Val
locomotive works to Joseph Letter il de-
MED However. Joseph Bryan. president of
the works said last night: There is some
truth in the report that negotiations have
been commenced looking TO the sale Of the
Richmond locomotive works The deal TO
consolidate all the locomotive plants in the
country has been pending for some time.
Further than this | cannot talk"
The Cincinnati Gas. Light and Coke Com
pany yesterday increased its capital stock
from So $4,000 TO s2S.2 600. and then
changed the name OF the company TO that
of the Cincinnati Gas and Electric Com
pany. The States fee for the increased
capitalizatio was $4,000. This step marks
the end Of the fight between the great
lighting companies of Cincinnati. the cleo
trio companies being absorbed under an
agreement which was reached at Cincinnati
or Monday.
The New York Evening Post said last
night: IAN officer Of the National Park
Bank admitted to-day that the directors
OF the institution had secured controlnng
interest in the National Park Bank of New
Orleans. The New Orleans bank mas a
capital of 100000 and deposits OF Sl,oOO.Vo.
100000 and that representatives OF the Ma
tional Park will hereafter direct the man
agement of the New Orleans bank The
National Park Bank is also said 10 have
gained control of a large block OF stock In
the Boston Trust Company.
The formal absorption by the Mononga-
hela River Consolidated Coal and Coke
Company. the first of the four big Walker
County. Alabama, coal companies. was
contaminated at Pittsburg yesterday u
3. Tate, of Birmingham, Ala, president OF
the Virginia and Alabama Coal Company.
received draft through the Union Trust
Company, of Pittsburg, representing the
Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and
Coke COMPANY for $500 900 in payment for
II f- fNfo
TO be paid for the Alabama properties is in
the neighborhood of $3OO0,OO0. and the deals
have all been closed with the exception of a
few legal details. The amount OF coal
lands involved is ZOO acres
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08
FORT WAYNE ELECTION
RESULTS IN ABOUT THE USUAL DEM
OCRATIC MAJoRITIEs.
Berghon Elected Observation-Disclosures
Gain One or Two CouncfImen-
Late Town Election Reports.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
FORT WAYNE. Ind. May The DEM
ocrats carried this city to-day by their reg
ular majority OF about 100 Henry c.
berghon was elected mayor over Charles
T. Reese. William +. Urbahns. Republican
candidate for city clerk. was defeated by
90. running ahead OF the ticket in almost
every precinct. The vote was about 20 per
cent. of the vote OF 1900. but. compared with
that, shows Democratic gain. Republic
ans were aware of defeat from the first, and
this caused many TO neglect to vote. The
Council will show a Republican gain OF one
or two. The Social Democratic vote was
over 900. The charter amendments cut but
little If any figure in the result. as shown
by the fact that Berghof's plurality is not
much above that of Scherer. Democrat, in
the preceding city election.
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STILL ANOTHER.

CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.)
december. Inc STOCK sold the curb
at New York yesterday morning at SS42 the
highest on record.
Representativ es of the Pennsylvania Oil
Company yesterday secured options on 800
acres of oil land near Wellsville, Mo. They
will commence boring for oil in thirty days.
According TO the London Daily Mail II is
asserted in Holland that Germany is try
ing to persuade the mid-European states
n form a tariff union against American
competition.
AdoIph S. Ochs. of the Chattanooga
purchased the Philadelphia Times. His
brother. George w. Ochs, will take the
mana cement of the paper.
Fletcher s. Heath. vice president Of the
Seventh National Bank Of New York, an
nounced yesterday that his bank had Sc
cured control of the Equitable National
Bank of Cincinnati, and will at once re-
organize the same.
The Baltimore and Washington Electric
Railway Company, which intends to build
a trolley road between Baltimore and the
national capital. with a branch to Annapo-
lis. has been organized and has acquired
the charter for the road to Annapolis.
The Associated Manufacturers of Press
and Blown Glassware held their annual
meeting in Pittsburg yesterday and re-
elected James Grillander. Of Philadelphia,
president, and w \. r. Dalzell of Mound
VILE w. Va. secretary. No other business
was transacted.
The privilege to develop the Miami and
Erie Canal trolley line. from CINCINNATI to
Toledo. O.. recently secured by w. II. Lam
precht and a syndicate of Cleveland capi-
talists from the Ohio Legislature, has. IL
is said, been turned over TO the Everitt-
Moore syndicate by means OF secret nego-
tiations.
w S. Dimmick. who for eight years has
been connected with the Omaha & Council
Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company has
resigned his position general manager,
eoing 10 Richmond Va, 10 accept a SINH
lar position with the street railway of that
city w Il. Harrington. former master me-
chanic. succeeds Mr. Dimmick-
Probably the first action taken by the
New American Ingot Mold Company. after
taking control of the various individual
plants, July l. will be TO issue a new price
list. which will be reduction from prices
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

The exemption of the German House Of
this city from taxation on the ground that
it is an educational institution is somewhat
of a departure from the popular idea as
to the meaning of that term, but perhaps
it is correct. The law exempts from taxa
ton every building used and set apart for
educational literary, scientific or charitable
purposes by any institution or by any in
dividual or individuals, association or IN
corporation" together with the land on
which such building is situated Every
body knows that the German House has a
distinctly social side. but it is claimed that
IL is mainly educational because it has
classes in music gymnastics and ethics.
These certainly are legitimate branches of
education, but il can hardly be claimed
that the German House is. in the language
OF the law, "set apart for these purposes.
On the other hand. it may be claimed that
they determine the character of the in
stitution as an educational one. But is not
a newspaper equally an educational in
stitution? Everybody knows that news
papers are published mainly for educational
purposes and that making money is side
issue. Why not exempt newspapers from
taxation? If the German House is exempt
ed from taxation as a religious institution,
why not exempt newspapers which publish
Sunday editions? Where are we lat" any
how?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08
NATIONAL CAPITAL NOTES.
Demand for Currency-Schley to Stay
Ten Days in England.

The secretary of the treasury has pur-
chased $4,000 short tours bonds at 1876 392.
and $412, $50 short-term bonds at 1884
Yesterdays statement Of the treasury
balances, in the general fund, exclusive Of
the S150o00,0O0 gold reserve. in the divis-
ion of redemption, shows: Available cash
balance, $157,594, 337. Gold, s97, 1872, $50.
New Orleans has asked the Treasury
Roberts has given New. York permission
to take deposits up to $4,000 a day. pay
able in New Orleans on telegraphic orders.
The Treasury Department has awarded
the contract for the Oakland, Cal, public
building to A. h. Barrett, OF San Francisco.
The material is 10 be Utah gray sandstone
and the building to be completed in eight
cen months is to cost S159.9o0.
Rear Admiral Schley, who arrived yes
terday at Southampton, on his way home
from the South Atlantic station, has
cabled the Navy Department a request that
he be allowed TO stop ten days in England.
and this request has been granted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

The editor of the North American Re-
view, who has just returned from a visit
10 England. reports the market for books
and magazine literature very dull there.
He says England is not producing nearly
as many talented new writer's as this coun-
try is. and that the demand and mark ct
for books are not nearly as great. The
best American books have a much larger
sale in England than the best English
books. and the latter have larger sale in
this country than they have in England.
Is there anything in which the United
States is not outstripping England?
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why Venezuela Is Aiming.

WASHINGTON, May Tin well-informed
official quarters il is said that reports from
Germany concerning Venezuelas appica-
ton TO Herr Krupp for the purchase of
large supplies of arms and ammunition has
no sinister significance as applying to the
United States or 10 the recent friction be-
tween this country and Venezuela. Ii is
explained that Venezuela is chiefly appre-
hensve of her neighbors. particularly CO.
lombia. Recently Colombia purchased an
armed yacht, and if Venezuela is now look
ing for cruisers and ornaments in Germany
1t is the view of those well-informed on the
situation that IL is a move toward prepar-
ing for any emergency arising from out the
revolutionary conditions south of the 18TH
mus
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

The secretary of the interior has ad-
dressed letter TO the Governor of each
State asking for detailed reports as TO the
safeguards thrown about thermal and
medical waters within the borders of the
State. The Information is desired for the
International Commission OF Medical Ivy
drology. which will meet in Berlin shortly.
AS far as this State Is concerned the re-
port must be that there has been no Ieeis-
lation on the subject. and whatever safe
guards have been adopted are of a private
character. Some Of the springs in this
State are already noted for the medicinal
qualities OF their waters and will become
more so as time passes and several CT the
deep wells are producing waters OF equal
value. but as they are all private property
the State has nothing to Go with protecting
or managing them. This will probably
strike foreigners strange way OF deal
Ing with such properties. but it is the
American way and. perhaps. as good as
any. IL is somewhat strange. by the way
that no state geologist has yet made a
satisfactory report regarding the medici-
nal springs and wells of Indiana. The sub
jet possesses geological as we'll as n.y.
gienic interest, and should be Thoroughly
treated
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OF Interest to Indianians.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, May THE postoffice
at Myoma, Washington county, Indiana.
will be discontinued May 10. Mail will
thereafter go to Waskom, Jackson county.
The bonds of George Mosmier. as post
master at Ashton, Ripley county; William
r.. Edens, at Dabney, Ripley county, and
Harrison I. Barrett, at Kilroy, Posey
county, were approved to-day and their
commissions issued.
Fred r. Duchnell, of Noblesville, and
Marshall G.. Mitchell, of New Albany, were
to-day appointed railway mail clerks. There
is no change in Judge Hayden's condition.
John X. Dinner, Of Lafayette, is regis
tered at the Ebbtt.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

There will be a conclave of Catholic
prelates in Baltimore to-day. at which it
is expected the question of the disposition
of the friars in the Philippines will be fully
discussed. The occasion of the assemblage
is the comforting of the beretta on Cardinal
Martinelli. and there will be many promi-
nent priests present. Cardinal Gibbons, who
will start for Rome in a few days to con-
fer with the Pope on the friar question,
is said to be in favor of their entire re-
moval from the Philippines and replacing
them with American priests. If that view
is Endorsed by the conclave in Baltimore,
as it is likely TO be- Cardinal Gibbons will
present it to the Pope the policy of the
administration and OF the Catholic Church
in America. Cardinal Gibbonss answering
loyalty to American institutions has been
proved many times. and no more suitable
person could have been selected to confer
with the Pope on the subject.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, May s--Congress-
man Henry r. Gibson. who returned from
Washington to-day, stated for the Journal
and Tribune. in regard to the congressional
redist ricting Of Tennessee by the last Leg
jslature. that he would appeal 70 Congress
AT its next session for the application OF
the federal law TO the State OF Tennessee.
which he claims has been grossly gerry
Wondered by the recent Legislature. He
claims that the portion Of the federal law
forbidding other than compact and con-
tiguous districts with equal number OF IN
hahitants has been violated, and especially
win reference TO Republican districts OF
Fast Tennessee. His own district was
changed by the Legislature at Its recent
nnaafinR
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PHYSIOLOGICAL DOCTORS.
The Thirty-Ninth Annual Meeting of
the Association.

The Physio- Medical Association of Indi-
ana began, yesterday, at the college, at
Alabama and North streets. three days
convention, which is the thirty-ninth an
nual session. The meetings will be con-
tinued to-day and tomorrow. The work
yesterday was wholly OF a routine char
acter. This afternoon the election of Off
GERS will take place and several papers will
be read. The officers of the association are:
President, +. II. Brubaker; vice president,
w. s. Charming; secretary-treasurer, A. w.
Fisher
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

A movement for the suppression of the
opium trade With China has resulted in the
preparation Of a memorial which has al
ready been numerously signed FOR presenta-
ton TO the President asking that in the
negotiations with China the United States
take the initiative IN proposing an interna-
tionaI. agreement by which the Chinese
government shall have the power to pro-
hibit the trade. As far as the United States
Is concerned Il already prohibits Americans
from taking opium into China. and that is
as far as X can go. Engiand's treaty with
China prevents the latter from levying a
prohioitory tariff on opium or forbiddine
its importation. as Minister WI Tngfang
says she would do II the treaties permitted
Russia prohibits the opium trade in Man
sharia. as Japan does In her territory. The
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

Agricultural experts say the resources of
Porto Rico will never be fully known until
the planters learn the value of rotating
crops. Under the system pursued there
from time immemOrial fields planted
I'm sugar cane year after year until they
are worn out. when the planter says they
cans will probably make fortunes by buy
ing those tired lands for a song and re-
storing them by fertilizers and rational
treatment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08
Volunteer Officers Discharged.

WASHINGTON, May An order issued
by the War Department honorably dis
charges a number OF volunteer officers.
Among them Major Generals Shafter
and Wood and Brigadier Generals Barry
and Barber, to take effect on June So Brig
adler Generals Whiteside, Bell, Bird Hare
Long, Balance and Bliss, to take effect
June 20. Volunteer Brigadier General
James +. Smith also is discharged to take
effect June 20, but he will continue as col
lector of the port of Manila
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

President McKinley's allusion in his
speech at FL Paso TO the irnpossibility of
Imperialism a feature of American pol
Icy was calculated to allay any fear on that
score that might exist across the Mexican
border. His remarks were quite to the
point, and when he said I'VE know no i'm
perialism in the United States except the
Imperialism of a sovereign people" he
stated truth which all other nations
should bear In mind
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

The fact that the export coal tax of %
cents a ton passed the House of Commons
by a majority OF loo. shows that the pres
ent government is strongly intrenched and
has its supporters well in hand. The tax is
very unpopular among the people at large,
and no doubt many of the members who
voted for IL were personally opposed to it,
but they subordinated their private opin-
Ions TO party fealty and duty to the gov
eminent. II remains to be seen what eff
feet the tax will have on British interests.
but 1t is almost sure TO inure to the ad-
vantage of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

The rise OF twenty-three points in North
srn Pacific Railroad stock on Monday is
said to have been without a precedent on
the New York Stock Exchange. though it
afterwards fell off several points. The
extraordinary rise in this particular stock
had the effect of advancing the entire mar
ket, and the sales for the day were 1880. $50
shares. 1t will be strange if somebody
does not get badly hurt
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treatment.

The enthusiastic reception of the repre-
sentatives of the British royal family in
PARKWAY Australia is striking evidence of
the vitality of a government that can not
only hold colonies all over the world. but
Inspire its most distant subjects with the
deepest loyalty. a royal progress of Ed
ward VII. in England. would not cause
more enthusiasm than did the arrival of
his son. the Duke OF Cornwall and York,
in Melbourne
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The New Comet.
Chicago Tribune.


If you want TO see the new comet with
three tails, set your alarm clock at $3.50
a. m. and waste no time in getting out OF
bed when the bell rings. Allowing ten min
utes for a hasty toilet you will have nearly
an hour TO devote 10 an inspection OF the
eastern horizon before the sun rises II the
weather conditions are favorable. the celes-
tial wanderer ought TO be visible through
an opera glass. or even with the naked eye,
a little 10 the north of the point on the
horizon where the sun rises. Its brilliancy
is such, according TO the astronomers who
have seen the comet, that ii can be seen
even after the sun is above the horizon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08

Catholic STANDARD
Il have called said tile man who was seek
ing testimonial. hearing that you had used
our water and"
Yes replied the plain citizen. well.
had little faith in the curative properties OF
your water
But it cured you?"
Yes; of even the little faith 1 had"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-05-08
BALTIMORE REDEEMED.
Republicans Elect Twenty-0ne OF
Twcpty-seyen Council Candidates.

BALTIMORE. Md, May THE munich
pal election in this city to-day. the first
one of Importance under the new paios
law. resulted in sweeping victory for the
Republicans They carried eighteen out
of the twenty-four wards, elected eighteen
members to the first branch OF the Clty
Council and all three candidates for the
second branch. Only about 90 per cent OK
the entire registered vote was polled ana
TIE colored vote was very light.
Democrats attribute their defeatl 10 rae
tional differences the friends OF mayor
HAYES who met defeat In the primaries,
being arrayed against the followers OF l.
Freeman Rasin. The ma1orities were
greatly reduced in the five wards carried
by the Democrats.
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A CAMPAIGN OF FIRE.


Fire which was discovered in the vacant
house at 405 Nebraska street. yesterday
morning. was said to have been clearly of
incendiary origin. The same is claimed for
the fires at Nos 4O7 and 400, Sunday morn
ing. The houses are used by cOlored folks
and several previous attempts have been
made 10 get them from the neighborhood
and whenever house becomes vacant the
fire department is invariably called to it
within q daV or so
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establishment and maintenance of the trade
by Great Britain is much to her discredit,
but the use Of opium has now become so
much part of Chinese life that ii is doubt
hibit its importation, even if it were at lib
erty under the treaty with Great Britain