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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Earl NJ Shaw twenty years old. son or Leslie
NJ. Shaw. secretary of the treasury, has been
appointed a clerk in the insolvent division Of
the currency department.
With the recent death of the Duke of Rich
mond passed away the last Of Wellington
aid-de-camps. He had the unique distinction
of being four times a duke.
Germany's pavilion at the worlds fair is
under roof. The building is replica Of the
castle at Charlottenburg. and the plans were
revised by Emperor William.
reproduction of the cottage in which the
grandfather Of the late President Mckinley was
born in Ireland will be one of the features Of
the Irish exhibition at the worlds fair.
Just as the cold weather is coming on Russell
Sage is sued for $4,000. This comes at doubly
unfortunate time. as Uncle Russell has recently
gone to the expense of fitting up a new house
woman is seeking damages for the amount
named. because her husband killed in a fall
downstairs in house owned by Mr. Sage.
On her wedding day the Of Roumania
gave the crown princess a sum OF money with
which she was to buy present. That was ten
years ago. and now the money thus received
amounts to $4,000. With this sum the princess
has just bought an estate at Jassy. where will
be opened a school of household economy.
Inere nave Deen tnlrty-tnree bpedkefS VI tuo
national House of Representatives. Eleven Of
them became United States senators and one Of
them. James X Polk. of Tennessee. President
of the United States. The position has been
filled by only one merchant. one physician, one
preacher. three editors. while twenty-four OF
them have been lawyers.
Albert Negahnquet. a full-blooded Pottawato-
ME Indian. is the first man Of his race to be
consecrated a priest of the Roman Catholic
Church. The ceremony was performed in Rome
some time ago and Father Negahnquet is now
doing missionary work among his people in
Indian Territory. being assistant pastor Of a
church In Muskogee- He was born on Potta-
watomie reservation in Kansas twenty-nine
years ago.
There is trouble ahead for the young Duchess
of Roxburghe formerly Miss Goelet. 1t is I'M
derstood that she will endeavor to assume her
position as premiere of the Scottish duchesses,
and should she do so she will arouse the an
tipathy of the powerful Duchess of Buccleugh.
whose dislike to all Americans is well known.
1t is thought in England that the new duchess
will affiliate with the Kings set, which is re-
garded as inferior by the Buccleugh faction.
heads These are white. feathery forms of
fine fibrous texture which we see against the
blue sky a day. Although apparently
motioness, they travel from seventy-hve to
ninety miles hour They highest in mid
summer and lowest in midwinter. when they
sometimes descend to within three miles and a
half of us. The lowest clouds within half
a mile of commonly. These are the horizon
tai sheets OF lifted fog which we see In misty
weather. and their normal speed is twenty
three miles an hour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
senator Germans start.

Senator Arthur Pue German. Of Maryland. a
little while before the adjournment OF the
United States Senate last March. heard Senator
Nelson w. Aldrich. of Rhode Island. scolding
a page for carelessness in delivering cards.
IT will have you dismissed said Senator
Aldrieh to the boy. This card given you
TO deliver more than two hours ago, and /
have been here in my seat ali the time. What
is your name?"
Gently. gently. Aldrich. Senator German
interrupted. laying his hand on the angry Rhode
islanders shoulder give the boy show. /
often made the mistake myself. Let Ii
pass this time"
You often made the same mistake' echoed
Senator Aldrich
Often" Senator German replied. Don't you
know that FIRST entered the Senate a page
nearly fifty years ago? have never forgotten
those days You have no idea what a hard
time page has. with half dozen senators
calling him at the same time and all of them
in a hurry. He Is bound to make mistakes. III
1 had been dismissed for little delay in de-
livering card 1 should not probably have been
in the Senate to-day. Success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
INsURING AGAINST BANK FAILURES.

The relation between the government and
of insurance against the failure of national
banks might easily be devised by the
treasurer and put into operation. The fall
ures of national banks are comparatively
few and the losses through such failures
are comparatively small. The government
has among its records data from which it
could develop a table of rates more COM
plete and reliable than the tables of life or
fire insurance. Based upon these data could
be determined a percentage for the accumu-
lation of an insurance fund and this would
be no more burdensome upon banks and a
greater safeguard to the public than are
the provisions for the deposit of bonds and
for the reserve in the bank vaults. Through
such a system of insurance, carefully de-
vised, any bank which may be compelled by
force of circumstance or crime to close it's
doors need remain closed no longer than
shall be necessary to fully Investigate it's
affairs and to put in charge the officers of
such an insurance department, whose duty
il should be to collect the debts due the
bank and return to the department of in
surance such funds as fast as they are
realized.
At least two good results would follow
some such system. In the first place, the
examination of banks would be more care
fully made because two departments would
be interested In rendering the institutions
absolutely safe. In the second place the
disastrous results of a bank failure to a
community would be reduced to a mini
mum because funds which are sometimes
locked up for years in failed bank would
be released and put into circulation, the
embarrassment of credit would be saved
and the impairment of local capital reduced
to the lowest possible point, while the CON-
mercial and Industrial interests indebted to
the bank could be carefully nursed and al
lowed to pay their obligations without their
capital being destroyed and their securities
oblterated.
Bank insurance is policy which the fis-
cal department of the government might
well inquire into and which could be re-
duced to such an exact science that all I'M
| necessary expense dependent upon chance
could be saved. and the confidence of the
public so reinforced that millions of money
| now put into the stocking in fear of total
or temporary loss by bank failure would
| find its way into the channels of business
and the working capital of the country be
| thus greatly enlarged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

A few years ago some Americans were
condemning the United States for meddling
in Samoan affairs by establishing sort OF
protectorate and assisting the natives to
behave themselves. Now the native Gov
ernor of the island sends a petition to the
President asking that teacher be sent for
the children, and extending thanks for
what the United States has done for the
people. He writes:
In past years Samoa dwelt i'm the dark
ness and bloodshed arose. but now the sun
comes forth; all people dwell In friendship
and observe the beneficence of the govern
ment of the United States in the laws and
orders. which have created peace and bles-
sings among all men. There is protection
when we dwell under the flag of the gov
eminent of the United States of America.
No harm can come to the republic from
the kind of Imperialism that consists in
shedding light and dispensing benefits to
other less favored peoples.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
A BATCH OF LITTLE STORIES,
Didn't Know the Case.

A certain judge. living in the upper part Of
New York, while trying case. listened with
pain and displeasure to the testimony Of a
colored woman who describing how she had
whipped one Of her offspring. She enlarged on
the narrowing details until the Judge stopped
her.
do you mean to tell me that you were cruel
enough to punish your like THAR" he de-
manded.
lob co'se I did. yoh honoh," she replied.
'How dare you be so brutal?'
The colored woman looked at him in fine
contempt for a moment then asked. slowly:
Look a-heah. jedge. was yoh cher de father
OBJ a wuthless mulatte boy?"
The judge almost fell from the bench
'Ef you amt" continued the negress, "then
you don't know nu:fn' about de caser'-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
THE MARINES.

A force OF American marines has landed
in Panama. and is encamped at the point
where the road from the Colombian noun
tain range crosses the Isthmian Railroad.
There are not many-only a few hundred
but they are considered sufficient to guard
the road against any body Of men which
Colombia might be foolish enough to send.
The American marine is a fighter, and has
proved his ability to hold his own against
great odds.
The marine is an amphibious animal-"a
giddy harumfrodite. as Kipling puts it
but of recent years most of his exploits
have been on land Hand-to-hand fighting
range guns. and the Marine Corps appeared
likely to lose its occupation. Then 1t was
discovered that the marine was just the
man for the most dangerous kind Of serv-
ice-that OF landing parties.
The marines were the first Americans to
iards. The brilliant action of the 600 men
in the landing party under command Of
Lieut.. Col. Huntington at Guantanamo was
one Of the most daring exploits of the
war. An immense force of Spaniards. regu-
lars and guerrillas. retreated before the first
fierce onslaught, and rallied only to be re-
pulsed again after twenty-four hours Of
magnificent fighting. That was the first
foothold of the American army in Cuba
gained by a mere handful of marines.
Even more important function of the
''soldier-an'- sailor-too'' is the police duty
constantly required of him in recent years.
The landing of force of marines is the
quickest and most effective method of pre-
serving order. This international police duty
Is not so conspicuous as gallant actions
like that Of Guantanamo bay. but it is
a wonderful preventive of trouble. If the
Colombians are really sending force Of
men through the swamps and mountains
to the isthmus, to the marines will belong
the glory of meeting the first attack. 1t is
likely, too, that it wifi be the only attack,
and that no other forces will be needed
for the utter rout of this Colombian army
than the United States marines now en-
camped near the Panama Railroad.
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land required would be condemned and
taken just terms If the nation within
whose territory 1t lay would not furnish IL
voluntarily.
This is an ingenious argument and there
is a strong element of reason in 1t. Let US
suppose, for example, though it is No-
lent supposition, that when the United
States got ready TO build transcontinental
railroad, work of vital Importance TO the
national welfare. some foreign nation had
owned a strip of territory midway between
the Mississippi river and the Pacific coast,
reaching from our northern to our south
ern boundary and as wide as the Isthmas
of Darien. Does any person suppose that
the United States would have been deferred
or delayed in building the railroad by the
refusal of the foreign power to grant right
of way across the narrow strip of land
owned by it? Certainly not. The United
States would either have seized the neces-
sary territory by or, under the right of
eminent domain, paying for it, and would
have built the railroad and all civilized
powers except the one trying to obstruct
a great national work would have justi-
fed 1t.
Mr.. Taylor's argument would have applied
to the situation which existed before Pan
anna declared her independence. and when
the isthmus was still controlled by Colom-
ba acting obstructive power. In that
situation, according to Mr.. Taylor's view,
the United States would have been justified
in seizing and appropriating the land neces-
sary for the construction of the canal, pay
ing Colombia an adjudicated compensation
| therefor, and in using any degree of force
that might have been necessary. But the
action of Panama has made it possible for
the United States to get all the land it needs
for the construction of the canal without
resorting to new application of the doc
trine of eminent domain. The time has
| come. however, when it should be under
stood and admitted by all nations that no
one nation can block the march of the
| worlds progress
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

The case of the late Herbert Spencer
will probably figure in some future edi-
ton of "The Curiosties of Literature" in
illustration of the often unappreciated and
unrequited labors of literary men. In his
evidence given before a British copyright
commission Mr.. Spencer said:
published my first work. Social Sta
sophical work, Ii was not possible to find
any publisher who would undertake any
responsibility, and 1 published it at my own
cost The edition consisted OF 80 copies,
and took fourteen years 10 sell. In 1856
published the principles of Psychology"
Again there were $50 copies. L gave away
considerable number OF copies, and the
in twelve and a half years. / afterward. in
1857, published series of Essays" and,
warned by previous results. printed only
TO sell. Toward 1860 | began to publish a
System of Philosophy" / decided upon
the plan of issuing to subscribers in quar-
when completed Before the initial volume
First Principles" was published 1 found
myself still losing. During the issue Of the
second volume. Principles of Biology"
was still losing. In the middle of the third
volume / was still losing so much that
found was frittering away all that pos
sessed. / found that in the course of fif-
teen years l had lost nearly ZOO, or, add
ing interest. more than 91 200, and, as / was
evidently going on running myself, / issued
to the subscribers notice of cessation
After the issue of the notice property came
to me in time to prevent the cessation
Ny losses did not continue very long after
that The tide turned, and my books began
to pay. They were repaid in 1874; or, In
other words, in twenty-four years after
began i retrieved my position.
1t required a great man with a great
conviction thus TO keep on working fol
twenty-four years with scarcely sign OF
public appreciation. and that, too, with q
chronic disorder which was greatly aggra.
waited by brain work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
Cabinet Conscience Fund.

Just the Cabinet meeting broke up to-day
the President found a quarter the floor.
who lost a quarter?' he asked.
II didn't" said Secretary Hay.
Secretary Hitchcock counted his money.
Strange to say" he announced. 1T have just
as much as 1 had when 1 came in.'
lis it yours. Cortelyou?" asked the President.
"No. SIR" said the secretary of commerce and
labor
How about you. Knox?' asked the President
holding up the silver between thumb and fore
finger
II never carry so much money in one piece. -
the attorney general replied.
The other members Of the Cabinet-Moody.
Shaw. Root. Wilson and Payne-were absent.
II was decided to turn the money over to the
conscience fund a contribution from the five
absentees for, the President remarked,
Even IL they have consciences they should
have."-New York World.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
An Opportuniat.

The late Prof o. c. Marsh. who for many
years occupied the chair of paleontology at Yale
and who at his death left scientific collection
of great value to the university, used to delight
in telling the following story:
One morning he was walking down a New
Haven street when he met a negro driving a
horse which had a curiously malformed hoof
when your horse dies" said the professor
to the old darby. II viii give you 50 for that
hoof il you will cut 1t off and bring 1t to me-
VERY well. sah,' was the reply. and horse
and driver disappeared.
Two hours later. when the professor reached
home. he found the negro. who had been impa-
tiently awaiting him for hour. Handing a
carefully wrapped package to the professor the
darby said. de boss is daid sah."-Youth's
Companion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14
Roosevelt and His Opponents.

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty. This
axiom is well illustrated in the attacks. open
and covert, being made upon President Roose-
Welt by Republicans. President Roosevelt repre-
sents the honest. energetic, liberty-loving citi-
zens of this Republic. Therefore. he is not in
favor with those who place private perquisites
before public rights.
No better proof Of the worth of the President
is needed than the character Of the opposition
TO him. and the people love him for the enemies
he has made His courage in battling for
honest open business methods has undoubtedly
aroused the enmity of that class of wealthy
manipulators who think that the great indus
tries of the country exist only to be pucked by
them. Those politicians who imagine that the
vast governmental machinery of the United
States has been constructed solely for their per-
sonal benefit naturally consider the interference
of the President in the workings Of the Postof-
fee and other great departments an impertinencc
and are lining up against him covertly. on
GERS of the regular army who snir plebeian
odors whenever brave soldier not OF West
Point origin is given a commission. must be
expected to dislike President who dared to
promote a famous fighter. albeit that promotion
was made possible by the wisdom OF the la
mented Mckinley.
Then, there is that vast array of ambitious
men and women whose social status Is so inse-
cure that II is in constant danger OF demoli-
ton by some likely colored individual who may
chance to sit at the same table with them All
of them hate a President who is gentleman.
Such are the forces that have at length come
out into the open against the President. but
they will be ground into little bits between the
upper and the neither milestone OF American
common sense in the year OF our Lord 1884,
GEORGE CARDvVII.I
N.w Albany Ind Dec
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Broke His Own Rule.

Speaker Cannon, a few days ago. called to his
desk of the officers of the House.
II want you." Quoth he looking around the
luxurious chamber. where few stray columns
Of tobacco smoke curling upward to the
beautiful ceiling, Ito enforce the standing rule
about smoking the floor. 1 want the rule
strictly enforced"
Yesterday, the House adjourned.
Mr.. Cannon descended gayly from the marble
rostrum. Pulling black-looking weed from his
vest pocket. he stuck it between his teeth.
scratched q match, and began to pun like a
house afire.
The same official, the alert for evidences
of smoking. approached Mr.. Cannon timidly.
do you want the rule against smoking en-
forced here?'' he inquired.
well. / forgot all about that" replied the
speaker. submissively. IT am going right out
of here and he speedily escaped to his pri-
vate room, where there Is ban the to-
bacco INSTRUMENTATION Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

an official message Speaker Cannon's backbone
becomes as rigid a ramrod.
Early in the extra session. when Mr.. Cannon
was still 10 his job and taking lessons
in the etiquette OF the chair from his elbow
man. as all new speakers must do the Senate s
secretary pushed through the double doors at
the main entrance. One of the doorkeeper's as
sistants announced him formally usual
mr.. Speaker. A message from the Senate. .
at the same time making the customary pro-
found bow.
1T is proper at this point for the speaker to
bow" whispered Mr. cannon's elbow man.
'Bow?'' returned the speaker. In q rebeIlious
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

The contest for the Republican national
convention was hardly contest at all.
There but ballot, on which ST.
Louis received one vote, Plttsburg Z. Chi
cago 43. Pittsburg's claim was based on
sentiment because it was there the Repub-
lican party was born fifty years ago, but II
was not strong in other respects. st. Louis
might have made better showing but for
the worlds fair next year. which will be
all she can handle. The overflow of enthu-
siasm at Chicago will help Republicanism
IN this State.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

1t is characteristic of President Roosevelt
that his first appointment OF minister. with
special powers. to the new republic of
Panama. should be based on merit and not
politics Hon William /. buchanan. of
New York. was appointed United States
minister TO the Argentine Republic by Pres
ident Cleveland in 1894. and served in that
capacity several years. During this service
he was designated by the Chilean and Ar
gentine governments as arbitrator on an
important boundary dispute. which he set
tied. His diplomatic experience In South
America and his knowledge of the language
and people caused him TO be selected for
the delicate mission TO Panama, and no
doubt IL Is good selection. Mr.. buchanan
Us native of Ohio. but he lived In this
State several years. and was engrossing
clerk OF the Indiana House of Representa-
hives Of 1s74-5
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

The action of the national contractors
convention at Chicago will probably be a
deathblow to building pools and insure free
competition among contractors throughout
the country. The "open shop plank as
adopted Is very radical. 1t declares that
This association shall be for the purpose
OF promoting the interests and preserving
the prosperity OF the United States, to up
hold law and order everywhere, and defend
the rights OF every man to obtain employ
ment wheresoever and howsoever desired"
This is a bold declaration of independence
against what contractors and employers
regard as the tyranny OF labor unions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

This problem of keeping things clean
Sets US using blue liquids and green,
Fearsome. vile-smeiIing
Whose label processes
To slaughter the doors unseen.
But what need most-whats denied us
The thing that would please and surprise us
Is some sort of stun
That quite strong enough
To deodoriZe deodorizers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

The American people are certainly be-
coming pasans. just DIR. Geer says. For
example, see the Pittsburg Gazette. THE
Quiet Observer OF that papers editorial
page writes a long and interesting article
the subject of Christmas. which holiday
he alludes to as 1.-The day of resurrection
1.-The day on which the plan for mans re-
demption was completed This confusion
Of Easter and Christmas Is astounding
and modern
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-14

The death OF DR.. I. b. washburn. OF
Rensselaer,. resulted from a peculiar but
unfortunately not an altogether novel mis-
take He underwent surgical operation
two years ago and through carelessness
that seems inexcusable a pair of heavy
steel forceps was sewed up In his body.
From this terrible piece OF malpractice he
suffered continually for two years before
his untimely death. In justice TO the men,
Dry Of a s<illfuI surgeon who has passed
away IL must be said that the effort TO lay
the blame at the door OF the late Dr.
Christian Fenger is unworthy. The ex-
traordinary care observed by this able
practitioner was a proverb among MEM
beFs OF the profession In Chicago. But the
duty OF handling the sponges, forceps and
CIDER appliances devolves upon the assist