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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
NORMAL SCHOOLS.
President Fisher, of Hanover College,
Offers a Suggestion.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal
1nasmuch as the question of another nor
mai school is sure to be before the Legis-
lature in its approaching session. ask the
privilege of suggesting for consideration of
all concerned what may be a better way.
L am noe prepared to say that in any case
there should not be another normal. This
is matter on which every one should be
open to the fullest light. But If the sugges-
ton which l now proceed to make is ac-
copied then there be no urgent need
for another normal.
My suggestion is the passing of a law
somewhat similar, to that which is on the
statute books of the State of Kansas 1
quote it from the official school Laws of
Kansas" of 1899, PIP. 64-65:
Section III. Approval of Courses of
Study.-Upon the application Of any college,
university or educational institution of like
standing IN ncorporated under the general
laws OF the State or Kansas, the State
Board or Education shall have the power to
examine the course of study prescribed and
the character of the work done by it, and
If in the judgment OF said board it shall
prove TO have as efficient course as the
four-year courses in the State Normal
School, the said State board shall nave
power to accept grade given on academic
subjects completed in course and passed in
regular examination to persons who are
graduates of. or may hereafter graduate
from, such institution, in lieu of the exam
nations on the same subjects required for
the State certificate, which said board is
empowered TO give by Sections / and of
this act and Section OF Article 6, Chapter
10 laws of 1876.
Section l12. Examination upon Profess
sional Subjects. claws 1893. Oh. 1872. Section
4)-The board shall examine all persons
whose grades are thus accepted upon the
professional subjects included in the course
OF study at the State Normal School, viz :
Philosophy of education. history of edu-
cation, school laws, method of teaching
school management. and upon such other
subjects the regulations of the board
require, upon which they are unable TO
present grades as required In Section of
this act"
1t seems to me with present light that a
law in the main like the above would be
NAL School as now or to increase the num-
Der as is proposed. 1t would lead the COL
leges TO establish normal departments and
so to provide the very best sort of men
ana women for teachers. Ii would omen the
way for the non-State normals to be recog-
nized on an equality with the State Nor
NAL just so soon as they incorporate under
ton as to work. IL would remove all feel
ing on the part OF the other institutions
that an unfair discrimination exists against
them TO certificates for teachers. Ii
would do no harm TO the State Normal IL
would save all outlay OF money for a new
normal IL the Legislature has any money
to spare beyond what IL is now giving 10 the
state Normal let II distribute il eouifabiy
10 the other colleges for the normal work
which they would do under this sort Of
laws. ID. w. FISHER.
hanover College. Dec. Il.
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AN UNwIsE PROPOSITION.

The joint resolution offered in the House
on Thursday by Mr.. Shafroth, of Colorado,
authorizing the President to propose to
claims against Venezuela to arbitration
and to guarantee the payment of any
awards which may be found is a PROPOSE
ton of exceedingly doubtful expediency,
since it makes a precedent of this govern
ment being ready to assume responsibility
trail American republics may incur with
European nations. This is, in effect, the
proposition which Mr.. Bryan urged as the
policy to be pursued in the Philippines.
Under that policy we should guarantee the
Islands against the interference of Euro
such governments for the adjustment of
damages which the Filipino government
might infiict upon Europeans dwelling in
the Philippines. Without any control over
those turbulent people any authority to
compel them to conform to the laws of
nations Mr.. Shafroth would have us set the
precedent of protecting them when they
violate international obligations and resort
to violence.
If the Venezuelans were a reasonable
people striving to maintain a free gov
eminent. and. to their utmost. to keep their
obligations TO other nations. IL would be
moral duty Of the United States TO takSits
part in such cases. But the venezuelans
not a people seeking to establish
stable and free government. or even max
ing effort to meet their obligations TO
other nations. They have made no prog
ress in years. Half of them are ready, un-
der some revolutionary leader, to make
war upon the existing government regard
less OF its character. Revolution follows
revolution. and the development of the
rich country is impossible. Such a people
cannot make material gains as long as the
present conditions exist.
II would be a blessing TO all these So
called republics IL the United States could
control them as II controls the Philippines
Such control would result i'm Improvement
but now there is no hope OF any better con-
ditions. Sometime in the future the gov
ernments which lead In the civilization of
the world may see the necessity OF placing
all semi civilized. turbulent peoples In
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RAILWAY ACCIDENTS.
Wrecks i'm Which Employees Were
Killed and Injured

FORT WORTH, Tex, Dec. ia Rock
Island north-bound passenger train ran
into a broken rail near Terrall. l. T.. early
this morning and was badly wrecked. En-
gineer George Clark and Fireman George
Wells. of Fort Worth, were killed. None
of the passengers was seriously hurt.
CHARLOTTE, N. c.. Dec. 1.-THE At
lanta express No. 80, south-bound on the
Southern Railway, ran into an open switch
near High Point, n. c., colliding with a
freight train on the side track. Both en-
gines and a baggage car were demolished.
The two engineers suffered broken limbs
and several passengers are reported to
have been slightly injured.
HELENA, Mont, Dec. 1.-TWO more rail-
way wrecks have been reported, with heavy
loss and serious injury to several employees.
One wreck on the Great Northern oc-
CURED near Neihard. The engine and twen-
ty-fve cars were wrecked and Engineer
Gorham and Conductor Stroup injured.
Three engines were demolished on the
Northern Pacific in a wreck near
Hope. The wreck was due to confusing
orders. Three work trains came together,
but the crews had time to escape.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

NEW YORK, Dec. PA banking consol-
idation was announced to-day which will
bring into harmony the large financial and
insurance interests OF the Mutual Life In
surance Company. the Equitable Life AS
surance Association and the Morton Trust
Company. This was brought about at the
meetings of the directors of the National
Bank of the United States, which was ac-
uuired some months ago by the interest
which controls the trust company ard OF
the Western National Bank The directors
of the Bank of the United States voted 10
amalgamate with the Western and to raise
the combined capital OF the two banks 20
$40, 900 900. The directors OF the Western
National. in which the Equitable is largely
interested, voted to fuse with the National
Bank OF the United States on a basis inutEss
ally agreed on by the interests in control
The new bank will continue under the man
agement OF V. p. Snyder. the president OK
ent the offices of the Western Bank. The
new institution will be known as the West
ern Bank Of the United States. The vice
presidents will be Richard a MoCardy,
president Of the Mutual; James Z. Hyde.
vice president Of the Equitable Life;
Thomas +. Ryan, president Of the Morton
president OF the Western National Bank.
The Mercantile Trust Company, the Pru-
Dental Life Insurance Company and Geo.
]. Gould are interested In the consolidation.
Although stated positively by one OF the
concerns in the consolidation that the
Prudential Life Insurance Company and
the Mercantile Trust Company are inter-
ested in the new bank. representative of
another concern said these companies had
no direct interest. except in so far as they
were connected with the concerns which
are directly interested. IL was reported.
however that the Prudential and Mercan-
tile Trust Company will have representa-
tives In the directorate of the new bank.
Regarding the purchase OF the stocks OF
the Western National Bank IL was stated
to-day that the stockholders OF this concern
are to get either $3.50 In cash per share for
their holdings or so per share in cash and
stock In the new bank 10 the amount OF
f4O per cent. of their Western National
Bank holdings.
II is understood the Equitable Life As
surance Society. the Morton Trust Com
pany and the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany have each nearly one-third interest in
the new bank. with some stock held by mis-
cellaneous interests and parties.
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charge of some outside and competent
power to keep peace among them and es-
tablish primary grades OF civilization. Such
a proposition may initiate against the
Monroe doctrine, but 1t does not seem
right to permit such peoples to occupy a
rich country as the arena of revolutions
and misrule. When we are ready to take
that ground Mr.. Shafroth's proposition
can be considered. but to adopt it before
we shall have authority to enforce policy
that will insure good government is very
much like putting the cart before the horse.
To make a precedent which would lead
these revolutionary republics TO assume
that the United States would pay the ex-
pense of their lawlessness is entirely out of
the question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
THE PHILIPPINES AND THE MONROE
DOCTRINE.

The new discussion of the Monroe doc
trine started by the Venezuelan affair has
given rise to the suggestion that the ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines by the United
States has weakened it's position on that
question. The arugment is that the Mon
roe doctrine committed the United States
to the policy of not interfering in old world
affairs or acquiring any old world posses
sions, and thereby enabled 1t consistently
to protest against any old world power ac-
quiring territory in this hemisphere. The
argument fails in assuming main point.
1t Is not true that the Monroe doctrine
pledged the United States not to extend its
territorial possessions in the old world.
The acquisition of territory has always
been regarded as one of the natural conse-
quences of war, and it would have been alb
surd for the United States to have pledged
itself against such a consequence of a for
eign war. The extent Of the pledge con-
tanned in the original assertion of the Mon
roe doctrine was that 1t was the policy of
the United States not to interfere in wars
between European powers. I'm the wars of
the European powers in matters relating to
themselves" said Monroe's message of 1923,
I'VE have never taken any part, and 1t is
not our purpose so to do. Our policy
in regard to Europe. which was adopted at
an early stage of the wars which have so
long agitated that quarter of the globe re-
mains the same. which is not to interfere in
the internal concerns of any of its powers"
This is the extent of the Monroe declara-
ton, viz, pledge on the part of the United
States to adhere to the policy of noninter-
ference in wars between European powers
in matters relating to themselves. The
rest of the Monroe doctrine was a notice
to European powers that we should con-
slider any attempt on their part to extend
their system to any portion of this hemi-
sphere as dangerous to our peace and
safety" Nowhere in Monroe's message
was there any allusion to the acquisition
by the United States of possessions in the
eastern hemisphere, nor did it ever receive
that Interpretation until after we had ac-
quired the Philippines, and then only as an
argument against expansion. Our war with
Spain was not an interference in war
between European powers relative to Eu-
ropean affairs. 1t interference to
end war going on at our very doors and
which was endangering the peace and well
fare of the United States. There is nothing
in the Monroe doctrine to prevent the in
| reference of the United States in such a
| war, and still less is there anything TO pre-
vent the United States from acquiring terri
| torial possessions in the eastern hemisphere
as the result of such a war. No European
| power has attempted to construe our ac-
QUESTION of the Philippines as a weakening
] of our position on the Monroe doctrine.
Only Americans have done that, and for
marty PURPOSES only.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

was put upon poultry and eggs Indiana
fnds'a good market far away as New
York Under the Wilson-Gorman law
Canada glutted the markets at times. and
IL any of the products of Indiana reached
the Eastern cities the price was SO low as
TO make the business proftless. In In
diana the poultry industry has been in
creasing rapidly during the last few years.
largely because the American markets are
secured to the American producers If
protection is to be maintained IL should
cover the thousands of small farmers whose
success depends largely upon retention OF
the markets for which Canada clamors.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

The rather small meeting of the advo-
Gates OF reciprocity at Detroit declared
with much emphasis for a removal of
the duties on the natural products" OF
both the United States and Canada. That
was the action to be expected of men who
desire free trade for all the world except
themselves few merchants in the
bordsr cities, who imagine they can do
more trading II they have the farm and
forest products OF all Canada, and a few
free-trade politicians like Ex-Governor
Lind controlled the meeting. There was
not farmer from Indiana, Illinois or
Michigan In the meeting. else free trade
IN the natural products OF the two countries
would not have been indorsed. Why not de-
clare free trade In manufactured goods? Be
cause Canada and some of the delegates
are manufacturers. and desire protection
for their own. Canada desires free trade
In natural products because nearly all
Of the subjects OF Great Britain residing
In Canada are farmers and have no market
Tor hay. apples. potatoes poultry. eggs
and farm products generally. All the cities
along the northern border and on the At
Iantic coast are desirable markets for such
products Of the small farmer The owners
OF small farms IN the East as well as in
the central Northeast are now supplying
those markets and receiving fair prices
Tor their products. Since the higher duty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

Some Of the Special Features That
VIII Appear Tomorrow.


BOOK LOVERS HAUNTS-
People Who Like 10 Delve Among Old
Literature Are TO Be Found.
EMPIRE GALLERY GODS
An Afternoons Observations OF the
Obstreperous Youngsters.
INDIANA sTATEHoUsE-
An illustrated Article Showing the
-Four buildings Wherein Indiana Laws
Have Been Made.
DELIVERING PACKAGES
The System in Vogue in Indianapolis
for Carrying Home the Purchases or
Shoppers
TALKS ON LIVE TOPICS
Stories of Local Interest Picked Up
Here and There.
AFFAIRS IN WALL STREET
Financial News and Gossip from the
Journals Special Correspondent.
GEORGE AIDES SOCIAL STUDY
The Modern Fable OF the Samaritan
Who, Got Paralysis of the Helping
STRANGE STORIES FROM FRENCH
COURTS
Narratives of Unusual Crimes Com
mitted by Men and Women.
A FOOD EXPERIMENT.
DR.. wfey's Curious Test of Food
Adulterants.
4
WOMAN IN JAPAN
Her Position is One OF Contented Sub
lection TO Man.
DOMESTICATING ZEBRAS-
African Traveller is Trying an Experi-
ment with the Animals on His Russian
Farm.
POPE LEO'S NATIVE VILLAGE
He Has Taken Ii Under His Care and
is Showing Great Munihcence To-
ward 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13
DEWEY'S GREAT FLEET.
Forty Men-Of-War Participating in
the Naval Maneuyers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Admral Dewey
in cablegram received at the Navy De-
partment to-day, dated San Juan, Dec IL,
announces the progress of the fleet maneu-
vers by the combined squadrons under his
command. The cablegram follows:
THE combined squadrons are now assem-
bled off Culebra engaged in maneuvers
The search problem is completed, the
squadrons under Rear Admiral Sumner
having been successful"
Forty men-of-war are participating in
the exercises. The operations are being
watched by official representatives from
the Navy and War Department and will
continue until some time in January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

The report of the committee appointed
to appraise the arsenal grounds estimates
the value of the property at s154.O9O, which
in the opinion OF the committee lis the
fair market value therefor" This con-
clusion was reached after examining many
witnesses. and the report is signed by three
OF the four members constituting the COM
mittee. Their valuation is based on the
supposition that the property will be sold
as an entirety and that the buildings can
not be utilized for any special purpose.
The committee were evidently of the opin-
ion that the government would not engage
in the business of a real-estate dealer or
in hawking the property about to realize
the largest possible price for it. but would
dispose of IT as a whole and close the
transaction. Their estimate is based upon
this idea. and they offer some good sugges-
lions as TO the mode Of conducting the sale.
The three members of the committee who
join i'm this report are Messrs. Byron +.
Elliott. Henry Eitel and Charles Z. Coffin.
General Coburn makes a minority report.
placing the value of the grounds and build
'ngs at s25o,Oc0. His reasons for differing
with the majority are clearly stated. but
the government will hardly be attracted
by the plan OF subdividing the land and
selling it in job lots to suit purchasers. The
government is more interested in realizing
the fair value of the property speedily so
as to convert 1t into an army post than 1t is
I'm getting the last dollar out of 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

in DR.. Mudd's case and he was ironed and
placed within one of the cells attached to
the guardhouse, and compelled during the
day to perform the most mental labor on
the island. In fact, they could not hunt
up hard enough work with which TO vent
their spleen upon him. Ii was legitimately
his place to escape from his Imprisonment
If he could, and il was the place Of his jail
ers to prevent it if possible. without RESORT
ing to such cruelties as were afterwards
imposed upon us. Soon the seed of perse-
cution became engrafted. from which each
was TO bear like part. 1t could be read
upon the countenance OF every officer. and
rumors gradually ripened into facts.
Major General Foster. commanding the
Department of Florida, arrived upon the
island. verbally left instructions with the
commanding officer. and L was removed
from the office of the provost marshal,
where I had been employed soon after
landed at the fort. under the plea that these
their own army or service capable Of full
filling the required duties thereof
PLACE LEADERS IN IRONS.
In a very short time thereafter the fol.
lowing communication was received at the
post
Headquarters of Middle Florida,
Second Separate Brigade ID. T.
Tallahassee, Sept 3. 1865
ITO the Commanding Officer, Sub. District
'.Sir-OficiaI information has been re-
ceived at these headquarters from Wasns
ington that plot exists to release the prts-
oners at Fort jefferson. You will take the
proper precautions to prevent any uprising
of the prisoners, and, in case you ind this
information TO be correct, take measures to
ferret out the leaders and place them in
irons.
by command of Brigader General New
ton.
First Lieutenant and A. A. A. General.
Copy furnished.
Commanding Officer Dry Tortugas."
BY referring to the previous communica.
ton it will be seen that in the first instance
L. c. Baker obtained the facts from
liable source that a conspiracy was organ
ICED in New Orleans TO release the stase
prisoners confined at Fort Jefferson. Fla.
This information was gained by him on
Aug. IL, 1865, and Immediately telegraphed
to the War Department at Washington. In
less than a month, commands and tele-
grams having been forwarded here and
there. finally eliminated in establishing the
conspiracy. as seen by communication from
General Newton. as existing at Dry Tortu-
gas Itself. he ordering, IL IL be found cor
rect. that the leaders be placed in irons.
Therefore, no such conspiracy as detailed
by General Baker ever existed, excepting
in his own inventive mind. We were made
the leaders that further persecution and
fortunes could be heaped upon US. The
finding of the court was insufficient. tor
lures already inflicted were not enough to
satisfy the pent-up hatred Of those In high
positions against us. their DETAINED and
traduced victims of military injustice.
ITO Be Continued To-morrow.l
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

Former President Clevelands address at
Philadelphia in favor OF providing better
educational facilities for the negro race
did him much credit. Altogether apart
from the question of color or politics 1t is
a matter Of public duty and national con-
Germ that the colored people in all our,
cities be given the best opportunities pos
sible for becoming good citizens. Mr.
Cleveland treated the matter as an i'm
portant social problem and he made
strong presentation of it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

No one thing can be so beneficial to the
National Guard as meetings of the officers
to familiarize themselves with their duties.
There cannot be effective troops without
well-informed and disciplined officers, no
matter how excellent the personnel of the
rank and file. General Hancock is reported
as saying. after noting the reports of the
losses In new regiments in an action: There
is a first-class regiment" pointing to the
report of one of them; look at the number
of officers killed and wounded; they were
all there. and that means a soldierly lot of
officers, and good officers mean a good regi-
ment." In the past the greatest drawback
of the National Guard has been that the
officers did not know the duties that de-
volved upon them. This was particularly
the case before the Spanish war. Fortu-
nately. most of the regiments had a num-
Der of officers who had seen service in the
Union army. The Spanish experience gave
the National Guard corps of efficient off,
GERS, but, with ali the practical knowledge
they obtained on the field, it is most i'm
portant that they shall meet for instruction
in the many details that make a good off,
Ger. The National Guard has long since
passed the stage of the militia company
which turns out in civic parades. 1t is an
organization recognized by the general gov
eminent, and it stands behind the regular
army. 1t is hoped that there will never
again be occasion to call the guard into the
field. but few regiments of weli-instructed
National Guardsmen are useful to the state
and sometimes to the Nation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-12-13

Whatever may be the result of the hear
ing which Governor Durbin has been giving
TO charges made against the sheriff of
Sullivan county. the fact that the conduct
Of the sheriff has been inquired into will
have an excellent effect The fact of the
hearing viii lead thousands of people to see
that to participate in lynching may in
voive them In danger of being sent to the
State Prison. while sheriffs generally will
learn that they must do all in their power
to protect men whom they have arrested.