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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
VATICAN STILL AGITATEO
OVER THE FRENCH AFFAIR
The Pope Spends the Day in Con-
sidering the Difficulties
with France.
NOTE SENT TO MONACO

ROME. May 22-vatican authorities con-
tinue to be agitated over the conflict with
the French government growing out of the
protest against President Loubet's visit to
Rome and the recall of Nj. Nisard, the
French ambassador to the Vatican.
The Pope said mass this morning in the
presence of sixty-four Italians and for
egners and gave up the rest of the day to
the consideration of the difficulties with
France. reading clippings from the news
papers on the subject.
The Vatican authorizes hope that NJ
Nisard will soon return to Rome. being in
fiuenced by the fact that his family is still
here.
The question as to how Ihumanite of
Paris became possessed of the note of pro-
test addressed to the other powers, which
varied from that sent to the French gov
eminent, is daily becoming more interest
ing. 1t seems to be now certain, as was at
first supposed, that the indiscretion was due
to the principality of Monaco the Vati-
cans note to which was stronger than that
addressed to the other Catholic states in
consequence of the Vatican having been
informed that Prince Albert Albert
of Monaco intended to visit the
King of Italy. A further reason why the
note to the principality of Monaco was more
emphatic. II is said at the Vatican. was
because Prince Albert was the friend Of
Captain Dreyfus, who had worked against
the French government, and also because
the Clerico- y ationalists were in accord, If
not in the field, with NJ. Jaures, the Socialist
leader who originated the present agitation.
1t is said that Prince Albert was Of
Tended because the late Pope Leo at his
last jubilee refused the Peters pence sent
by Monaco because the money had it's
source in gambling operations. The rela-
tions between Prince Albert and the Vat
lean became more strained when the lat
ter rejected Professor Klein, translator of
the works of Bishop John l.. Spalding, of
Peoria, ILL.,. and was proposed by Prince
Albert bishop of Monaco
The Ministry of the Interior authorizes a
denial of the statement that NJ. De Ma
venue, first secretary of the French en-
bassy to the Vatican, will act charge
d affaires at the embassy, stating that the
government considers that his selection
would alternate the Importance of the ac-
ton taken in the recall OF Ambassador
Nisard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
ECCLESIASTICAL HEADLIGHTS.
Original Views to Christia mixing
Africa and China.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal.
The diverse views which our great and good
men often entertain and advocate are very Gu
rious. are sometimes entertaining and sometimes
puzzling and alarming. For instance. of the
curious and entertaining: One Of our ecclesias
tical headlights colored man-recently an
nounced that the bringing OF the negro over here
and Outstanding him Gods plan for Chris
tianizing Africa, and that, therefore. the negro
should not-must not, ndeed-be allowed to
remain here in this. for him. foreign land, but,
loaded with knowledge and goodness acquired
from should be sent back in mass to his
Africa, and bring about its uplifting to our
high level, or, ii is to be hoped. higher. And
that is a hopeful. high. broad view. assuredly
TO the full execution of which none should OBJ
ject though all should hope that the return
voyage may be spared the horrors that make the
middle passage the most Internal page in the
history of mankind.
And for instance of the other. the puzzling
and disheartening. if not alarming. class of
views comes forward another ecclesiastical
headlights white man this time and, there
fore. according to Bishop Turner. degenerate
with his Endorsement Of our Chinese exclusion
laws. But the ecclesiastic of one sect an
other has for now some centuries been engaged
in the work Of Outstanding China, and the
question suggests itself. IL the black man s
Gods plan of Outstanding Africa by bringing
the African over here and Outstanding him
and then sending him back there is good for
Africa, why is not that identical plan good for
the work in China? The question becomes the
more pertinent when it is marked that the
Chinaman comes at his own expense, is from
the outset better element in our national life
and is a more competent workman in every
field to which the white has assigned the
negro than the negro was in his natural state.
and in his own time goes back to his China at
his own expense again. 1t is so made plain that
China should by this plan. be Christianzed, not
merely at cost to u.s. but at actual profit;
and yet our white ecclesiastical headlight OBJ
jects the coming of the Chnaman PRO
putty grounds.
Some men born blind. too. it
Indianapolis, May 2l y. w. SEARS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

The United States authorities have ar
rested the manager of the failed national
bank at Matthews and declare that his
trial will show that he operated on similar
lines to those pursued by the Elkhart bank
ers convicted a short time ago. Beginning
with the indianapolis National Bank
in 1898 there have been some very severe
punishments of national bank officers i'm
posed by the Federal Court in Indiana. and
each one OF them has brought out more or
less sympathy for the convicted men and
a good deal of individual protest against the
severity of the punishments inflicted.
The Journal believes that those thus pro-
testing do not fully appreciate what is at
stake in such trials. A national bank is
in sense private Institution or corpora
ton. 1t is much more public in its ma
ture than even a street railway gas COM
pany. 1t is one of the few institutions char
tered by the federal government. and those
that administer it's affairs, while not Sc
lected by the government, are in broad
sense government officers administering a
| government trust. This Congress fully rec
! ognizes in the laws governing these insti-
! tutions, making them subject to frequent
examinations and giving the controller of
the currency the largest possible discre-
tionary powers in the surveillance of their
affairs. In chartering them and permit
ting them to issue notes the government
| guarantees. in a sense. the value of these
notes. and the inference in the popular mind
/ &c hat cta
| of the bank.
The government cannot, without station
ing an officer of its own continuously in
the bank, make sure that the banking laws
are being obeyed in letter and spirit. And
it may be said in passing that if these laws
were thus obeyed national bank could not
except under the most extraordinary cir
cumstances, go wrong. Since it is mani
| testify impossible for the government to
place a trusted officer in each bank to see
that the law is obeyed, its only alternative
| is to inflct punishments for infraCtions
| of the law so severe that their deterrent
effect upon others will be very great. The
great temptation In the banking business
| lies in the direction of speculation with
| other peoples money-not perhaps speculd-
ton in grain and stocks. but speculation
| in risky loans. in uncertain industrial enter
| prises and in various kinds of deals" that
| look we'll. But these things cannot be done
by the banker to any great extent without
violating the banking law. If he under
stands that the government will overlook
| his mistake and be lenient with him in
| case his venture goes wrong, this tempta-
| ton is increased hundredfold. But if he
| be assured that punishment of a very Sc
we're and humiating kind is practically
certain to follow detection, and that the
government is sufficiently watchful to make
detection fairly sure. he will pause long
time before risking the money of his de-
| positors in something that is not the kind
of safe investment contemplated by the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
The Crum Case.

President Roosevelt could do other than
stand by his appointment of DR.. Crum col
lector at Charleston. Until the Senate decides
otherwise, he is bound to suppose that man
against whom no other charge was ever brought
will not be kept out OF Office simply because his
skin is not of the desirable shade Hence the
prompt appointment OF Dr. Crum is simply
the Presidents way of asking again whether the
door of opportunity is or is not open in this
country to negroes of education and good char
acter The Senate must answer At the same
time Mr. Roosevelt cannot complain too bitterly
because the Senate would not act. 1t was case
of the fetish, senatorial courtesy" Senator TILL
man absent, so how could an appointment in
his State possibly be considered? As the Presi-
dent himself is. by his method of appointing TO
ofice one of the greatest upholders of senatorial
courtesy, he is defenseless when its edge is
turned against himself in this way-New York
Post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
More Important than a Name.

The church in America can live and grow as
she has done under a misnomer, but she can
never fulfill her mission of reconciliation If the
spirit Of division is dominating principle in her
life The spirit that would drive out the Profess
tant on the one side or the Catholic on the other
is essentially sectarian. Variety and even con-
trariety are of the essence Of unity. 1t is mex
pedient to change the name of the church,
though it be misnomer. because of the pres
of the sectarian spirit which prevents the
possibility of agreement a nonsectarian
name. We need TO grow into a spirit of COM
prehension which will include not only all within
our own communion. but every one who is bap-
tized, into the Name of the Eternal Trinity.
When a church we can desire this we
ought not TO be afraid to call ourselves the
American Church-New York Churchman.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

1t is asserted by the Japanese that their
warship Hatsuse was sunk by Russian
mine ten miles off the coast. If the Rus
SLAMS have placed mines that distance from
the coast they have violated international
law country's jurisdiction from its coast
beyond that is the high sea. The Russians
have no more right to place mines ten
miles from the coast than they would fifty
or hundred miles. and if a neutral ship
were to be damaged by one of the mines
Russia would be liable in damages.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

Whether IL is southern chivalry." or. as we
much prefer thint. American decency. that
inspired the cadets OF the Virginia Polytechnic
Institute to drive out in disgrace two of their
fellows whom they caught insulting young wom-
en-. these schoolboys have earned the gratitude
of every respectable person in the country.
Most OF all is IL TO their credit that though the
school authorities knew nothing OF the AFFAIR till
II was over and did not suggest such
action. the boys were orderly and dignined in
their dealings. and with proper military decorum
publicly disgraced the culpriss by stripping their
uniforms of all tokens of rank before the pa
raded battalion These are signs of moral health
Would that they appeared oftener and in like
manner the streets and public places of our
large cities-and even In that society which con-
siders itself most decorous.-Boston Transcript.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
Attitude of the Anti-saIoon League.

To the Editor of tho Indianapolis Journal
l have been greatly surprised at the in
terviews which have appeared in certain
papers from Chairman Newlin. OF the Pro-
hibition party, and others concerning the
work OF the Anti-saioon League The
league cannot be held responsible for any
thing which is given out save that which
comes directly from this office The league
is especially glad that Chairman Newlin
and Mr.. McWhirter have decided 10 work
for STRENGTHENING the Nicholson law, but
when any one says that the Anti-saloon
League stands for the Nicholson law az II
Is they misrepresent H. On Jan. I the
league sent out all over the State voters
agreements, which contained the following
clause:
I'VE are i'm favor Of such an amendment
TO the remonstrance provision OF what Is
known as the Nicholson law as 10 make
one general remonstrance signed by a ma
jOrity of the voters in township ward.
properly filed with the county auditor three
days before the first day of any regular
session of the board OF county commits
sioners sufficient against all applicants
for liquor license i'm such township or ward
for the period of two years"
This has been signed by thousands OF
voters and the league has them on file In
its office. On March the board OF trustees
passed a resolution committing the league
10 an aggressive campaign for advanced
temperance legislation In the next session
OF the Legislature. so Ii can be seen plainly
that the league Is, and has been for some
months. at least. in favor of strengthening
the Nicholson law. and, as said before. IL
glad that the leaders or the Prohibition
party have changed their plans and stand
with IL on the matter. The league will not
only demand that the remonstrance be
made effective against all applicants for =
strengthened In several important features.
ULYSSES c. HUMPHREY.
Supt. of InGiana Anti-saloon League
Indianapolis. May q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

gentleman who had occasion to go to an in
land New England village ten miles from a rail-
road was met at the station by an old fellow
who looked as If ne might have just awakened
after a Rip Van Wrinkle sleep. His horse and
buggy were in keeping with their owners an
cient appearance. Here we air at last" said
the driver. when they finally came to three
houses and blacksmith's shop
This isn't much of place. is il 20 said the
depressed stranger, looking around
''Oh. you don't all o. 1t here" was the
reply .'Thar's two more houses over behind that
hill thar. an coopers shop jest around that
bend in the road thar. Come TO bunch 'em all
together an it's consd able o. a pIace-but O.
course it amt New York. "-Woman's HON,
Communion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
More than She Bargained For.

The housekeeper who has known what it is to
have unexpected guests will no doubt find sym
pathy yelling within her heart at the plight OF
a woman in Western town.
Her husband had asked her to show some
kindness to. young officer Of the militia to
whom he had taken fancy. She. therefore,
dispatched a note, in which she said: Mrs
Brown requests the pleasure of Captain White S
company at supper on Wednesday evening"
She received prompt and joyful reply, which
read with the exception Of the men who have
other engagements. Captain Whites company
will up with pleasure."-Youth's Com
paniOn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
PRISONERS SAID TO
BE WELL TREATED,

WASHINGTON. May "a very brief
cablegram came to the State Department
to-day from Consul Gummere at Tangier.
Morocco, which confirmed the press re-
ports that Ion Perdicaris. the American
citizen who, with his stepson. Cromwell
Valley, a British subject, was kidnapped by
bandits. were being well treated by the
Moorish brigands by whom they were kid
naped. The authorities. according TO the
dispatch, are in communication with the
bandits regarding the two men. and IL Ia
expected that terms of ransom are the sub
Ject OF negotiations. The consul general
hopes TO be able to report these terms TO
the State Department very soon. Mr..
Gummere is moving actively in the mat
ter, his instructions being TO secure the re-
lease of Perdicaris as soon as possible.
Naval officials are awaiting news OF the
arrival of Admiral Chadwick at Fayal with
the south Atlantic squadron, and that OF
the European squadron under Admiral
Jewell, at the Azores. The administration
VIII send vessels of either of these squad
rons TO Morocco for the moral effect IL will
have on the officials of that country in the
event the release of Perdicaris is not
brought about in the meantime.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

body had some special object in view which
to lavish untold wealth. An Irishrpan in the
party sat smoking his pipe and didn't seem to
have much TO say about it. One of the boys
asked him what he would do if he had a lot OF
wealth.
Well orn tell yez PLAT I'd do moghty
quick. Ord hire a substitute. and Ord go TO
New York and Ord put up at the biggest hotel
in the city Ord order about three pounds OF
phorterhouse steak. and Ord have 1t smothered
wild about pound of butther. and Ord have
the foinest feed OF me loife. And thin. oegorra'
Ord buy New York newspaper, and go out In
the hotel Office. and sit down. and put me feet
up on the winder and look over me paper. ano
say: 'Oi wonder why in hell the army dom
move Hartford Comm Courant-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

The suggestion to the young Chinese
woman. Miss Wong. on her arrival In De-
trost. that IL she would call herself a jap
anese she would be allowed to continue her
journey shows how the exclusion law is
evaded. In this case the would-be visitor
declined TO deny her nationality. but most
travellers under iike circumstances would
BE- less scrupulols. and who could blame
them? II our officials make loopholes in
our own laws foreigners cannot be expected
20 refuse to take advantage of them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

What both thei Japanese and Russians
most need just now is some such contriv-
ance as steel betting that will protect
them from contact with mines while cruis-
ing in dangerous waters. The man that
can invent workable device of this sort,
that could be rolled up and slowed away
while cruising on the open sea and spread
about the ships when in dangerous waters.
could md a ready sale for it among all the
navies of the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
Fine Proofs of Religious Tolerance

The striking feature of James ]. Hills gift OF
over million dollars to the Roman Catnohc
Cathedral of st. Paul is that Nj. Hill is himself
a Protestant. Such gifts not infrequent
however. though they seldom as large as
this one. Not long ago visited the American
College in Rome where Roman Catholics from
America are educated for the priesthood. The
assembly hall is beautifully decorated, and Is
pointed out to visitors of the finest sam
Piles of modern interior decoration in Rome
Remarking upon ITS beauty. we were asked by
the custodian if knew who furnished the
funds for the work. Answering the question In
the negative. informed by the custodian
that the college owed it to American Protes-
tant, Mr.. Il. +. Keith, of Decentralization
Herald
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
PAPAL NUNCIO WILL
NOT LEATE Paris

PARIS May 22.-The recall of NJ Nisard
French ambassador to the Vatican, con-
tinued TO be the absorbing topic. The am
bassador is expected TO arrive here to-mor-
row morning. when he will confer with
Foreign Minister Delcasse and go over the
details of the rupture between France and
the Vatican preliminary to the meeting of
the council of ministers on Tuesday. when
further line OF action will be determined
upon.
Contrary TO general expectation, Mon
signor Lorenzeili, the Papal ngncio at
Paris, will not leave his post.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

In several stores along Nassau street the pay
telephones have attachments prevent patrons
while talking from inhaing germs from the
mouthpiece. There is attached to each trans
mitter a small silver box containing disinfecting
fluids When the patron begins to talk the dis
injecting stuff easily be tasted and smelled.
You see'' it explained. several hundred
men use the telephone daily. Some have a
whisky breath and others tobacco breath
Some others must give off germs but this con-
triyance fixes EN- New York Sun.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
CHURCH AFFAIRS.
Christianity i'm Japan.

There Is a movement in Japan for the estao-
lishment OF a Christian church there. Many OF
the influential in the empire have had the
matter under consideration for some time, and
on Sunday great meeting held in the park
at Toxic, at which strong sentiment was ex-
pressed in favor of founding a church pro-
Christian in character. but independent lines
This evidence that the light of civilization IN
the land Of the Mikado is burning brighter VIII
be received with great JOY in this country. In
which there is strong sympathy with his people
in their with Russia.-Bufalo Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

In his speech at the banquet to Pu Lun
the other night MIR. John L. Grifiiths dwelt
An q poetic and pleasing way on the fact
that the East las preserved for us the
lost art OF leisure "The Oriental" he said.
has a genius for tomorrow. the American
only for to-day! The Oriental is also imi-
tative. and II the prince and his party alb
serb even small part of the spirit of TO-
day with which Indianapolis citizens have
made them acquainted. they will go home
and "hustIe" for the rest OF their natural
lives The rate at which they have been
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

force The aim of civilized nations in war
fare now is to- wound and disable rather
than to kill or mangle the enemy.
The Russians express their admiration for
the small bullets used by the Japanese. 1t
is not known what kind OF bullets the Rus
slams are using, but it is safe to aver that
in this as in some other respects, the heath
ems are giving a lesson in humanity to the
Christians.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
STORIES THAT ARE TOLD.
Hard Luck.

While on a visit here the other day ex-senator
David B. Hill met old-time acquaintance and
asked him how he getting along" The
gentleman complained that he in hard
luck" and said:
Things have been going very badly with me
lately. The fact is. If / were Lazarus, and the
Lord said. Come forth 1 would come NTH"
New York Times.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
Easy Money.

Charles Runzi and p. B. Burch who have been
running a bucket shop at Montgomery City,
have found a way to make fairly comfortable
living by doing nothing. They were arrested
and fined 400. The commission company they
were working for sent them money enough to
pay their fines. AS they cannot be imprisoned
for more than two years they have decided to
keep the money and serve out whatever sentence
the court may impose. They Will get their board
free while imprisoned and will have their S. 400
when they come out.-Kansas City journal
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

Now that Marconi insists on publishing
newspapers on shipboard. the weary news
he can escape shop. But, then, come TO
think of it, as he cannot afford ocean
voyages any way. this will not make so
much difference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23

One curious feature OF the battle of last Sun
day was that the Cossacks were put to fight
and furiousy pursued by the Japanese cavalry
Nobody supposed before that the japanese cav
airy would make any effective showing against
the mighty horsemen from the plains of the
Don Yet strange things do happen. At Sedan.
II will be recalled. u French cavalry detachment
was pursued BY German infantry!-New York
Tribune
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-05-23
Applying the Argument.

What is your objection to Uncle Sam accept
ing as a gift statue of Frederick the Great?'
Because. sir, this is Republic. and Fred
erck was a despotic monarch. Besides. he was
a man of blood. You remember what Solomon
said in of his
Solomon? DO you dare to quote Solomon?
This is a moral and aw-abiding country. and
Solomon the greatest poygamist that ever
lived!'-Chicago Tribune.