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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 22, 1891.

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The revised Democratic "Tho minority must nile.n doctrine: Democratic papers seem to enjoy calling tho Republican complimentary -Yoto for GoTernor Hoyey "an empty lionor." They preferred to confer a substantial honor on an empty man. If tho stopping of tho talking against time in the Senate is "gag" rule, so be it. Any rulo is better than the conspiracy of a minority to defeat the purpose for which Congress was created. Two prominent Southern Democrats ,who recently called upon Mr. Cleveland aid that they were impressed by one fact, and that is that he had apparently i-ono mad on the subject of the tariff. When tho legislative committee exfamine the condition of the State treasury they will find a large debt and defi- ' cit, the result of Democratic mismanagement. They will not report the fact, however. Yice-fbesident Morton isn't leaving fnnj pesky Democrats in the chair during Hhe lunch hour nowadays. Eternal vigilance is the price of success with the ('elections bill, and the 4th of March is , not very far off. Tite trouble with Mills was that the Speaker made a ruling that cut him off from making a speech that ho had prepared and wanted to fire off. Naturally, whan a Texas steer wants to bellow and can't it feels bad. .--"" "It is unnecessay,,, says the .Charleston News and Courier, "that&ir. Cleveland should say anything until the Democratic party has declared its policy on silver." That is Mr. Cleveland's .view of the matter exactly. Ajioxg the unpaid bills contracted by tho trustees of the Southern hospital 2s one of $1,500 for plans for grading the grounds. If the plans C03t bo much inoney, whnf., number of tens of thousands will the grading cost? Those importers who are testing the .constitutionality and the validity of the present tariff law are very sure of having tho privilege of paying their lawyers, nnd nothing else. But the industries of -the country must be supported. . The legislative functions of the United States Senate seom to have fallen into innocuous desuetude. For all practical , purposes it is as idle as a painted ship ' upon a painted ocean. Only the closure 'rule can vitalize it. ' The Democratio rebellion in the Sen--ato is quite as successful thus far as was the Southern Democratic rebellion from (1SG1 to July 4, 18C3, when the fall of Ticksburg and the result at Gettysburg turned the scale for the Union and the t?nfofC?ment of the laws. The resolution to investigate State Treasurer Lemcke is a slap back at the Governor for urging an investigation of tho northern prison. The Democrats expected the Republicans to oppose the treasury investigation, but the latter "Very wisely disappointed them. Senators Pasco, Daniel, Faulkner and George occupied four consecutivo days jzi talking against the federal elections bill Kst week, having but four Senators avrako as listeners a portion of the time; and yet tho attempt to stop this sort of onsense i3 stigmatized as "gag rule." Otnt Btntjm appears to bo holding Iiiroself in while Mills and Springer, his competitors for the speakership, are pluying tho fool. Mr. Bycum is wise, and would win votes by this course if er-Gorcrnor Gray were not a persistent aspirant for the nomination for Vicepresident. mmlimmmmmmtmmimmm Geover Cleveland is between the devil and the deep sea. He is cursed by the 'Western free-silverites because of Lis stubborn sOenco on the silver question, and is condemned by the Southern men because be has not spoken a word cgainst tho elections bill. The Stuffed prophet is in hard lines. It is putting tho matter mildly to rein ark that the Marion County Medical Society was intemperate in resolving against the administration because of the appointment of Dr. S. A. Elbert as a neinber of the local board of pension examiners. It is particularly unfortunate for the society that the resolutions vVre introduced by Dr. Ferfruson, who Tras himself an applicant for the position to which Dr. Elbert was appointed, cud wheca indication may thus be accounted fcr. Tho resolutions do not at-. tack Dr. Elhcrt'a character, but are aproTwitr , 1 r-rn the claim that he finot a ncat:r"c2 tha Marion County

Medical Society, and not afiiliated with tho members of the profession here. For this there may bo reasons which do not reflect upon the Doctor's character or capabilities. Fortunately, for the reputation of the society, there is good reason to believe that the resolutions as passed did not express the opinions of those who best represent it.

EFFECT OF TEE FEDERAL ELECTIONS BILL Not over two or three Republican papers of any account oppose the enactment of a more comprehensive' federal elections law, and they do not oppose it because it is not a rightful measure, but because, the party does not demand it and because it would injure the prospects of Republican success. There is not one of these papers that will not declare that the evil which it is designed to remedy is a positive one, bnt they do not believe it will be able to correct it. Mugwump and some Democratic journals are of the same opinion, or, at least, they " declare that they are. If they really believed that the enactment of a federal elections law would be the end of tho Republican organization, itseejns that it would be "good politics" for those papers to advocate the policy of letting the Republican Congress proceed to commit party suicide by enacting it. There is, however, one Democratic paper which demands the defeat of the pending bill in double-leaded editorials because its experienced editor has the sagacity to see that the enactment of such a law will have the effect to put an end to a part of the frauds which have characterized the election of Representatives to Congress. That Democratic paper is the New York Sun, which states the grounds of its hostility to the elections bill in the following words: If this bill passes the Senate, it will be signed by the President. On the eve of ex pulsion from the legislative branch ox government the Republican party will have ensoted a law that makes deadly certain the return of that party to power in the Congress elections of 1892, and from that time on perpetuates the power thus re gained by fraud and force. The Sun opposes the bill because, if it becomes a law, it will "make deadly certain the return of the Republican party to power in the Congress elections of 1802." Of course the Sun says that it will bo done by fraud and force, which the pending measure puts in tho hands of the Republican party, but that goes for nothing, since everybody knows that the law is designed to prevent both these crimea."The Democratic members of both branches of Congress are fighting, the elections bill as men have never before fought to defeat a measure. They have declared that they-would resort to every means within'their power to prevent the passage of the bill. A few days ago Senator 'Morgan read an old speech on the silver question until he was worn out, and' on Tuesday Mr. George talked on the elections bill until physically exhansted. Would these Southern Democrats do this if the passage of the bill would result only, in the destruction of the Republican party? They are fight ing the bill because they fear that it can be used to secure a fair vote and an hon est count that it will restore the suf frage of the Constitution to hundreds of thousands of Republicans, and prevent fraud in many Northern districts. The measure is a righteous one, because it is designed to secure right and promote justice, consequently its passage will strengthen rather than weaken the Re publican party. x ; THE QRAHD-JUBY BYSTEH. The discussion in the House on the question of amending the grand-jury system was somewhat surprising in its development of a strong feeling in favor of abolishing the whole system. This does not indicate intelligent and wellconsidered convictions on the subject so much as it does a eort of unreasoning prejudice. The truth is, there is a feel ing abroad that local government of all kinds costs too much, and that the judicial system is no exception. Consider ing the amount and quality of justice the people get, it certainly does come high, and they can scarcely be blamed for thinking at times that it costs more than it is worth. The enormous expense of local government, including that of courts, juries, sheriffs, bailiffs, fees, mileage, perquisites and stealings, has become very , burdensome to the people, and is a main cause of the prevalent de mand for reform. It is hard to get at the roots of the evil, to decide where re trenchment ought to begin and how farit can safely go without injury to the bodypolitic, but there is a very strong feeling that it ought to begin somewhere and pro ceed pretty vigorously. It must bq re membered, too, that no reform was ever accomplished without opposition, and no matter where it is proposed to begin there will be a protest. , The proposition to abolish the grandiury system, which, evidently, has considerable backing in the House, is, to say the least, a very rash one. A sys tem that has been so gradually evolved out of Anglo-Saxon ideas and methods of jurisprudence, and which has in the main worked so well for such a length of time in all English-speaking coun tries, must have great intrinsic merit. To say that it has some defects, or is susceptible of abuse, goes for nothing. The same may be said of all human institutions. It is not necessary to claim perfection for the grand-jury system in order to prove its substantial merit, or its right to exist. - Those who would abolish it should be able to offer a substitute that would bo manifestly superior as a means of protecting society and individuals, and protecting the ends of justice. While the indorse, raent of centnries is not conclusive proof that the system is the best that can be devised; it is the strongest possible reason for proceeding very cautiously in making changes. Those who attack the grand-jury system probably look at but one side of the question. They have discovered cases in which it has worked Individual . hardship, or in which it has entailed large expense for small results, and they make these the basis of an argument against the system. They forget that in a vast majority of cases it affords protection to society and to individuals, and is one of the most efficient I aids of justice. It may sometimes cause

unnecessary expense, but, on the other hand, it prevents a great many cases

from going into court, and thereby saves the cost of trials. It does not follow, however, that the operation of the grand-jury system should not be investigated, with a view of discovering whether it can be materially improved or its expense materially reduced. The proposition to con fine its jurisdiction to cases of fciony is worthy of consideration, though even that should be approached very cau tiously. Frequent occasions arise in every community when the people are very glad to have grand juries investigate offenses below the grade of felonies. If it were possible to reform the justice-of-the-peace system and get a better class of men in those positions, the duties of grand juries might be greatly curtailed. FBEE TBADE IN ENGLAND. Tho general impression in this coun try is that the manufacturing and com mercial sentiment in England is decidedly in favor of free trade as the best policy for that country and all the world. Such may have been the sentiment years ago, but of late there seems to be a change of sentiment, judging from the expressions of trade journals. A recent issue of the London Iron-mongers' Journal contained the following signifi cant admission: England is face to face with a social and political problem of which it is no exaggeration to say that it is ns momentous as any that she has yet had to confront in her long and varied indnstnal career. The dars: shadow of foreign protection rises menacingly before us. France, Italy, America and Brazil have, or soon will have, enrolled themselves under her banner. The markets for British industries seem on the point of being closed, the industries themselves of being paralyzed, and even the very commercial interests of the empire to be in jeopardy. Proceeding, the paper above quoted goes on to declare the failure of the freetrade policy: Let us consider the matter without bias and see ii wo can exorcise the monster. England has long pinned her faith to free trade, but unfortunately the expectations of Richard Cobden that European nations generally would be quick to realize the beneuts accruing to such a policy and eagerly adopt the same have proved by experience to have been far too sanguine. The fact must be faced that England stands practically alone in her present commercial policy. The Journal then goes on to admit that the free-trade policy is closing to England the markets of the world, un less it can enter a competition which must inevitably result in a reduction of wages. As a remedy it advises the formation of a union of Great Britain and her colonies, between which there shall be free trade, and "strict protection without tho magic circle," thus adopting the policy of the United States. Another paragraph in the article here re ferred to is significant because the American policy, is frankly indorsed by a pa per which has been an advocate of free trade: English capital seems to be winging its way to happier lands to increase and mul tiply under the shadow of protection, where her efforts will not be frustrated and her in terests curtailed by outside competition. Let ns trust skilled labor, the backbone of the country, may not follow in her wake. America, with her vast tract of territory, is doubtless capable of being self-supporting, and U therefore probably right in her policy. No stronger argument than the foregoing extract can be made in favor of tho protective policy, because it is a statement based upon experience in a free-trade country. The article closes with an appeal to Parliament to adopt a policy which will save the great industries of Great Britain, for which the outlook is so dark because tho civilized world is going over to the policy of protection. And yet, in the face of such warnings as the foregoing, tho controlling element in the Democratio party today is advocating a policy which, to use the words of Mr. Mills, "will put the labor and industries of the United States on a plane with thoee of Europe." He is advocating the csame policy for the United States that has made the outlook so dark in England, and the Democracy of the West follows Messrs. Cleveland and Mills in declaring for free trade. ; ELECTION LAWS AND TAXATION. Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, in his inaugural address recommended the passage of the Australian ballot law and also a general registration law. The latter he regarded quite as important as the former. Ho said: An act of Assembly may establish in Pennsylvania the official ballot, the booth secluding the vot ir, and the open count, all of which are important reforms, but we cannot establish compulsory registration or give to the people the one thing which they most want and are determined to have a secret ballotsave by a constitutional convention. This is tho feature which the Democrats fought so hard to exclude from our election law, although tho Constitution expressly requires its enactment. The Governor also made an urgent recommendation for the more stringent taxation of personal property, protesting against the unequal burdens of real estate. On this point he said: There is a baleful vice in the form of government that intlicts a penalty upon lands and houses and makes their ownership difficult and burdensome. The farmer and householder has no right to any exemption from his fair share of the public expense, but he has a right to just and impartial treatment that cannot be ignored, except at a cost of social tranquillity. The inequality referred to is patent to every eye. There is not a citizen in the commonwealth paying a tax upon his home or farm who cannot point to some neighbor owning many times as much in personal goods and idle capital, who yet pays an immeasurably less amount of tax. This is measurably true in Indiana, though perhaps not to so great an extent as in Pennsylvania, where the accumulation of personal property is greater. But everywhere personal property escapes its duo share of taxation. It has become the custom of tho new Democratic and mugwump leaders in Boston to send to tho South for some man like Senator Carlisle, Representative Mills or Henry Watterson when seeking the latest and most accurate advice in regard to the tariff and the race issues. Time and again Southern men of this class have talked free trade and the suppression of colored voters to mug wumps and Democrats who were once Abolitionists. But when it comes to the free coinage of silver they stop. That is another thing, and so the new Democratic Mayor has held a conference of business men to consider the advisability of call ing a mass-meeting to protest against

the passage of tho Vest free-silver-coin-ago bill. The new Boston Democracy 6hould continue to follow their file leaders like little men.

The country was told by the freetraders, pending the passage of the present tariff law that the first effect of it would be to limit onr foreign trade, because Europe would not buy our goods if we did not buy theirs. If we wanted to flourish and fulfill the designs of nature wo must raise food and cotton and exchange them for manufactured goods. The McKinley law has beenin operation over four months, and what is the result! Just the opposite of what the free-traders have told us would come about. Dun's weekly review tells us that the value of our exports from New York for the first two weeks in January, 1891, were greater by 12 per cent, than they were during the corresponding period of last year, while our imports this January have been 15 per cent. less. The unanimous vote of tho Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce against the f ree-silver project shows where the business men of the country are on that question. Business men are the largest borrowers of money, and, therefore, would be in favor of any judicious scheme which would increase the volume of sound currency, but they have no faith in a scheme which will put silver upon the country as its only money. It is very probable that similar bodies in other States in the central West would take similar action.' When the subject was before the country, in 1877 and 1878, there wis a very decided sentiment in business circles in favor of free silver coinage, but upon fuller investigation a change has taken place. The report of the officers of the Southern hospital shows that the three trustees were paid $1,609.35 salaries and traveling expenses in a year and a half. Each of the trustees drew a full year's salary at the outset, and the traveling expenses of one of them were $171.35 for the period, showing that he had done a deal of going about, or has charged a large price for as much as he did. The three-trustee system for each hospital should be abolished, and a competent board of general trustees, composed of men of a flairs, and experience, who would think of something but salaries and pickings, substituted. The coup of Senator Stevens, of Washington, who arose in the Legislature and deposited with the presiding ollicer $500 which, he claimed, had been given him as a bribe to vote for Calkins for United States Senator, lacks originality. It is an exact copjof the famous stroke by which York ruined Senator Poraeroy m the Kansas Legislature, eighteen years ago. The trick won the day, but the charge was never proven, and its effect was to relegate both Poineroy and York to dense obscurity. ' ' It is not probable that the gobbling of the New York senatorship by Governor Hill is any indication that he has ret signed his presidential aspirations. Governor Hill is a Democrat, and no Democrat was ever known to stay out of a paying office when ho could just as well be in it. The senatorship was the only thing in sight to fill in the interim between Hill's present term of office and the next presidential term. BUBBLES IN THE AIR. lie Makes nia Own Manners. "Yes, he dresses in correct enough taste, but his manners are just outrageous. "There's no anomaly about that. You see, his clothes are made by his tailor. Allied Phrases. Wibble It Eecros queer to read of "oysterfarming," eh! Wabble M'm, I don't know. Did you never hear of plowing the raging main! Undevflopmeni Full many a gem of purest ray serene The dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear. In countless flocks in tropic forests green Live parrots that have never learned to swear. Ought to Know His Trade. Said the red-headed woman. "I want to git a divorce from my man. On what grounds?" asked the lawyer. 'Grounds! Eh on. Lord! I donno. I s'posed you would fix all that. You caU yourself a lawyer, don't ye!" ' - Educational Advantages. "I understand you area college graduate!" said the Judge. 'Yes, your Honor," answered the burglar. 'Great advantage to you in your business, I suPDosel" said the Judee, who was one of "the people," and inclined to sarcasm at the expense of the "dude set." "M m. well, yes; I had some practice there in dodging the police that has proven quite useful to ine, sir; quite useful." Directions for Killing Towns. The following directions for "killing a town" are floating through the Journal's exchanges without credit, but whoever wrote them had an intimate acquaintance with the class of people addicted to the habit of disparaging the town in whieh they live and make their living. It is not unlikely. indeed, that this acquaintance was formed in Indianapolis, which has been unduly af flicted with habitual detractors. Foryears this city suffered from the custom; many of its citizens fell into the 'habit of uttering depreciatory remarks concerning its pros pects, its iinancial condition, its institutions. etc This fashion was not confined to the newer residents persons from "back East," perhaps, whose disposition to draw comparisons between their new home and their old, to the detriment of the latter, may be understood as a manifestation of a natural ' weakness. Such persons show bad breeding and a lack of taste in exalting the place that they abandoned over the one that is affording them subsistence, howeyer their affections may lean to the former, but they cannot do the harm that is accomplished by long time residents who have none but gloomy views of local affairs and do their utmost to strangle every public enterprise. Con sidering the number of such dead weights that have hung about the neck of Indian apolis the wonder is that the city has advanced as it has. Fortunately it has reached a stage of progress and prosperity beyond the interference of croakers, and its further advance cannot be cheeked by them. For the benefit of the gentry who may linger here or be found in other Indiana towns the directions referred to are given in full: Buy of peddlers as often and as much as pos sible. Uenounoe your merchants because they make a irotit on their !rio!a. Make your own town out a very bad place and stab it every chance you wet. ' ' Kefuse to unite in any scheme for the better ment of the material interest or me people. Keep avery cent you cret and don't do anything

of a public nature unless you can make something out of it directly.

leu your merchants that you can buy goods a good deal cheaper In some other town and charge them with extortion. If a fttranirer comes to vour town tell him everything is overdone and predict a general crash in the town in the near future. Knife every man that dieaprees with you on the best methods of Increasing business. nen you nave anything to aiy of your town say it in suth a war that will leave the impres sion that you have no faith in it. l'atronlze outside newspaper to the exclusion of your own, and then denounce them for not being as larse as the city papers. If you are a merchant, don't advertise in the home papers; buy a rubber stamp and urc It. It may save you a few dimes, and make the paper look like it was printed in a one-horse town. If vou are a farmer, curse he town where you trade as the meanest place " on earth. Talk this to your nelirhiors. make them think the buslnesa men are ro'ibers and thieves. It will make your property much less valuable, but then you don't care. i It was quito necessary that the Virginia aristocracy should advertise the fact that they had snubbed the President and his family by not inviting them to the Kichmoud Assembly ball. Otherwise it would probably never have been known at the White House. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. A great-granddaughter of Benjamin Franklin, Mrs. . D. Gillespie, is living in Philadelphia. She celebrated her seventieth birthday last week. One of the latest things in church fairs is a bazaar held in Edinburgh, Scotland, for the purpose of raising funds to provide accommodations for ladies who' faint during church services. Alfonso Taft, of Ohio, at one time a member of General Grant's Cabinet, and now nearly eighty years of age, is expected to live but a short time, although until a few months ago he was hale and hearty. Senator Far well's daughters are said to rejoice at their father's retirement from politics. Their anxiety for his permanent abandonment of public life is due to a dislike for politics no less than solicitude for his health. Queen Victoria is caref ul nowadays not to take a single unnecessary step. An alert Scotchman is her personal attendant, and is never out of hearing of the little tablegong which the (juetm strikes whenever she requires his services. If Mr. Cleveland could hear what the yacht-builders in Boston are saying about his recent purchase he would hesitate about sailing in her. She was formerly the old schooner Mystic, and the builders, who have beached her for the winter, do not hesitate to declare that she is unsafe. It is believed that Governor Russell, of Massachusetts, will restore to the State Su preme Court Bench William C. Endicott. whom Mr. Cleveland took thence for a Secretary of War. This was done in the case of the late Judge Devens, after he had served as Attorney-general under President Hayes. A man writds to a religious paper that his pastor "is a true minister, a man of God more than that, a man of brains." This suggests the old story of tho English pareon who. after lecturing a parishioner for some offense, said: "In acting as you do you not only sin against God but treat me with positive discourtesy." , The Russian authorities arehavingmnch difficulty in securing a worthy successor of Rubinstein, whose resignation as director of the St. Petersburg conservatory will take effect in Jnne. Both Tschaikowski and Auer have declined, because they are sympaioeuo wun jteuinstem, ana otner eminent musicians have followed their example. It is understood that the hereditary Prince of Nassau is visiting England because his parents are anxious that be should marry at once, and would be glad to see him choose a bride from the British royal family. Being heir to 250.000 a year, and a man of fine appearance and exemplary character, he is one of the greatest catches in Europe. Walter Damrosch is said to have asked 1,000 for conducting the Metropolitan Opera-house orchestra at Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt's concert. Yet ten years ago he was willing to accept $10 for an evening's work. At that time he nsed to go out to Newark once a week to conduct a little choral club there and was glad to receive $0 for his evening's toil. A species of corn especially adapted to Kansas is being distributed by the United States Experimental Grass Station in that State.' It is called Jerusalem corn, and the plant grows to the height of about three feet and resembles broom-corn or sorghum. The grain is white and answers every purpose which is served by Indian corn. It makes sweeter and better bread, and is delicious when boiled, after the manner of oat-meal. In wet weather it runs to stalks and grows six feet high without any grain to speak of. It produces best when the season is dry, and after the plant gets a start it is said to be absolutely impervious to the iniluence of drought and hot winds. THE AIll-SIIIP BUBBLK. Inventor Pennington Says Bis Machine win Fly, but Forgets Figures. Chicago Tunes. s'This air-ship," said Mr. Pennington yes terday, "is only thirty feet long and is a duplicate of the larger ones. It will carry about 120 pounds, and hence is not large enough for passengers." The large box at the Dearborn station contains silk and rubber bags made in New York. "Do silk and rubber bags enter into the construction of the large air-ships?'7 was asked of Mr. Pennington. The dead level of the gentle man's low and monotonous tones was not varied the least as be answered: "The gas-chambers of the large ships are of aluminium, but those of the model are of silk, because we could not get the chamber finished. But that will not make any difference in the test. The ships work automatically. It would not do at all to have thm guided or even controlled by hand like a steam-eugiue, for example, if a ship is started for New York the electrio compass is set in just the right direction. It is connected automatically with tho rudders. If a wind blowing forty miles an hour strikes the ship on one side the rudders take the necessary deflection to obviate any variation from the direct course, and the ship goes straight ahead. The motive power is a gas-engine, thus making it unnecessary to carry water, fuel, etc. The gas engine in the model is of three-quarter horse power, and weighs a little less than three pounds." "If an air-ship thirty feet long will only carry 120 pounds, how much will a large one carry! Docs not the carrying capacity increase'in a direct ratio with the size?" "It ia more like a water-pipe," replied Mr. Pennington. "A pipe two inches in diameter doas not carrv twice the amount of water which another an inch in diameter will contain, but about four times as much. We have to figure the displacement of the air just like the aieplacement of water by a vessel. If a vessel can only travel ten miles an hour. . it cannot go up stream against a ourrent which runs ten miles an hour, but if the ship can go at the rate of eleven miles an hour, the problem is solved it can go anywhere on the stream, and by pointing its nose np stream, make a landing at auy place. So with the air-ship. It travels faster than any current of air." "What is the lifting power of the gas reservoir or this immature ahipT" "I don't remember er it has all been figured out 1 have the figures somewhere. The chamber is filled with . hydrogen gas until the ship weighs nothing. Ordinarily it weighs about one hundred pounds." "How many cnbio feet are there in the chamberH "I do not remember just now." "How many cubic feet are there in the gas cylinders of the large ships!" "I don't remember it has all been figured, hut 1 do not remember just now." "What is the total weight of a large ship!" "1 have forgotten at this moment it has been figured " "What will be done with the $2,003,000 to beraisd hv the assessment of 10 per cent on tl capital atock of $20,000,0001" "Wo will build works at Mount Carmel, I1L Hero is a picture of the shanties we will erect." and Mr. Pennington exhibited an engrossed letter-head whereon was pictured monster machine-shops and factories, besides which the McCormick reaperworks or the rolling-mills at South Chicago would look like coal-sheds. Mr.. Pennington said Mount Carmel had no special manufacturing advantages, but he lived

for the

building of this great plant in a remote country village. . "The company has nothing to do witn this working miniature which 1 have in Chicago. It is a side issue of ray own, said Mr. Pennington. But he did not say why a man who was at the head of a company with S20.C00.000 capital, and who was engaged in building air-ships which win mark the greatest epoch in human achievement, should embark in a side-show and exhibit an incomplete and useless model as a freak is shown at a circus. During a conversation which lasted nearly an hour Mr. Pennington did not give a i:fi. .mivar nf nvdrogcn. as to the cnbio feet or weight of material parts of the ships, or nispiay iuo un'" trace of ascientiticpenchant for exact facts and precise data. The ships would be set to go up to a given ueigm anu i uw a given direction. That being done, they would respond to tne automatic n1 fnnM .rm inturfurpncs would be unnecessary. He modestly asserted his unworihiness or an inventors uwuw. have discovered no new facts," ne said, "out everything we nse has been understood and known for years. The problem of aerial navigation was solved in lb52,and a few years ago a man in France construct ed a ship which traveled twenij-iourum an hour." Mr. Pennington speaks in a low tone, is ;n mn.An.Ant onri in aneech. and does not look a day more than thirty years old. lie savs "We nave went, 4 if it." and "There ain't no .difference.". 1 he man is as much of a, scientific curiosity as his air-ship. "Everv thing he has here could be put in a trunk,1' sniffed an employe at the Dearnnri rfnn't nvArlnnlr no rhanCfi tO TUn Die down." said Mr. Pennington. m Bancroft in Germany. Bnfialo Commercial. flfinrirA Ranrroff, was extraordinarily es teemed in Germany, where he won his . .... i . t io m A greatest social triumpns oeiweeu icx nun 1874. He was a guest at the table of tae old Emperor when no other diplomate was preseut. Bismarck and he were fast friends. They rode out together nearly every week, and Bancroft shared his hoSDltality at V arzin, where a member of the diplomatic staff was rarely invited. Between himseu ana Von Moltke there existed a sincere and hearty friendship. His own home was the common ground on which diplomatiats and literary men of all parties met. His last days in Berlin were filled to overflowing with the very highest honors, and they came from all classes. The Emperor and the Empress showered on him the highest markaof their esteem and consideration. The Royal Academy came together to give him the rare honor of a farewell banauet. and the great universities of Munich, Ber lin and Heidelberg joined in a lareweii aadress of eulogv and compliment, to which were appended the names of nearly one hundred professors. m n a The Free-Coinage Crace. Chicago News. The paternalism which is the cardinal feature of the prevailing silver craze is an expansion of a doctrine against which the agriculturists under other circumstances have been wont to cry out at every oppor tunity. The agricnltnral States which are now demanding tree silver have been foremost in opposition to an undue assumption of legislative power by the federal government. In other words, the change of front on the silver question betokens the temporary victory of the radical or semi-socialistic wing of the new political movement. which seeks to outcentralize the centralizers and to find in unlimited paternalism a panacea for all social ills. 1 he true solu tion of the financial problem is to accept the money standards of the world, and to depend npon natio'.al and individual thrift and prudence. Two Ideas About Silver. St. Paul Pioneer Press. And here is a good place to note that the champions of free silver are divided into two parties, each advocating it on diamet rically opposite grounds. One side maiu- . tains that free coinage would result in ad vancing the price of silver to parity with gold. 'If this should actually be the case it would be a grievous disappointment to the other side which is advocating it on tho ground that it would depreciate silver, sup plant gold and enable them to pay their debts in cheap money. This is. the only view-of the question which commands any popular support, and the entire basis of the popular movement in favor of free silver is the expectation which the other side decry as unwarranted. A Bad Lot All Around. Boston Journal. As a matter of fact there is jnst about as little principle among Cleveland's follow-1 mg as there is among the following of liilL Both sidea are maneuvering for partisan advantage, and the enhancement of the personal fortunes of their chiefs is their sole consideration. Neither side cares any more for the honor and the reputation of the State than Tammany cares for the honor and the reputation of the metropolis. As this wretched internecine struggle be tween Hill and Cleveland continues, it is obviously becoming more and more a mat ter of indifference to honest men as to which succeeds in carrying off his party's presidential nomination. Itough on Walking Delegates. Toledo Commercial. Laboringmen in America have much greater liberty than in Germany. Advices from there say that a cabinet-maker who was recently sent as a delegate from a num ber of fellow-workmen to warn their employers that they would go out on a strike unless their wages were increased, was promptly arrested at the instance of one of the employers he called upon. Eventuallv the mau was tried on a charge of trying to extort money by threat and was sentenced to imprisonment for six months. That would be called pretty hard lines in this country. 1 . Would Be a Big Socialistic Step. Ban Francisco Chronicle. Senator McConnelh of Idaho, is to introduce a bill in the United States Senate in a fewdavs which will afford a rnmtilitA tTiinure of relief to the people of the United States against the dishonesty and fraud of the subsidized railroads, and which, if it becomes a law, will settle the question of extending the time of payment of their debts to the government. The bill will provide for the Placing or an tne subsidized Pacific railroads in thf hands of th c-nvmfnnrif -. be conducted by governmental means and in tne interests of the people. . This la Sad. Albany Journal. The managers of the Assembly ball at Richmond, Va., the society event of the 1. F. V.'tt. with some flourish have sont an in-. vitation to Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, and at the same time have announced that President and Mrs. Harrison and Secretary and Mrs. Blaine are to be nnubbed by the lack of a similarcourtesy. The Republican party is ostracised, the President is insulted, and the Old Dominion h'is made a coup detat which will rank with other Pyrrhio victories of the age. Great is Virginia. , Senator 1I11L , Chicago Post (Dem.) So perish also the hopes of many others .who have regarded the senatorial seat as a sacred place to be filled only by men of dignity, learning and experience, of intollectual girth, of eloquence and of wisdom. To the minds of such it will not be apparent that Governor Hill, whatever his astuteness as a politician, will be able to fill tho seat of the eminent incumbent. How It Would Work. ' New York World. By making money cheap Congress does not thereby cheapen the things that money buys. Labor does not go np so fast as other commodities because workingmen are not in a position to control the world's labor market. Labor, therefore, will be Eaid in silver as if it were gold and will uy with silver at its true value. An Impudent Question. Kanaas City tar. Burst of indignation from the New York Snu: "The Democratic party appears to be for free silver. Tho mugwump party is against free silver. Mr. Cleveland holds with the mugwumps." 'Speaking of free silver, how does the Sun. the alleged apostle of Democracy, stand on that proposition! ' m m "None Slch In the Democracy. Charleston Newt and Courier. The country wants a man who has brains and the courage of his convictions for President, and not a mere politician whoso greatest strength lies in the fact that he has "a strong pull with the boys.".

J. A. WOOD CROSS-EXAMINED

Rigid Questioning Docs Sot Materially Weaken theStorj lie Told Tuesday. He Considered the Affair of Little crSoImpcr tance at the TimeDefense, Rests Its Cas with flis Testimonr-Arguments. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RicnMOND, Ind., Jan. 21. 1 he crow-ex. amination of the defendant, James A. Wood, was resumed the Hr6t thing this morning and continued Into the afternoon. He, in effect, said that np to the time of his encounter with the murdered man, T. J. Blount, on Thursday night, he had heard of no other attendant having any trouble with him, and had himself never had any trouble with any other patient. He weighed 147 or 150 pounds, Blount about 170. Blonnt was also taller. Wood measured five feet and nine inches. After Blount grabbed him by the neck and shoulders he grabbed Blount, but had had the wind knocked ont of him by Blount hitting him in the stomach. He thought he was as cool as a man could be under the circumstances, and his purpose was to protect . himself and keep Blount from getting out. It was in extricating himself from his helpless ' position that he threw Blonnt over backwards and Blount pulled him down on top of him, diving head first. He supposed he had hold ofiBlount, but did not know just how. He immediately rose up and got his Knee on Blount s chest, mount was under every time they went down. He put his knees on Blount's chest to noid him down; he had to put them where he could, and did not tell it now to account for the injuries on Blount's chest. Blount started for the door as soon as he got np. and he did not have time to note whether there had come any change in his looks. He had risen with witness, first turning under him. and had nearly reached the door when witness grabbed him from behind, with tfoth arms around him. and pulled him over the foot of the bed. Witness had full use of his muscles and perception, and had no liquor in him, and it was bard work for him. He swung Blount to the left on the bed. and he sprang right up. striking at witness and backing him to the door as he guarded off the blows, bnt not striking back. When thev clinched and fell to the floor attendant Peterson came, and then Blount was put to bed. Here Blount struggled as hard as he could, but did not get away any more, and it was because of the struggle that witness could not have got on the bed and trampled Blount if he had so desired. He realized it was his duty to treat patients kindly and use as little force as possible, but knew of no rulo against attendants going into a patient's room alone. DID NOT THINK IT WAS IMPORTANT. He did not subsequently think enough about the affair to report more than be did. but he would have reported more to Mr. Tompkins (the head attendant) if he had' not already known it was a case of violence; he had seen it was. No, he did not suppose Tompkins knew all witness knew about the aflair, but he did not think it his duty to report all facts-in detail. Did not recall a conversation with Mr. Tompkins (heretofore reported and now; recited to him), nor one with f Dr. Wells, dillering from what he had previously testified to. Did learn on Sunday morning Mr. Blount was very sick. Dr. Wells sent for him to ask what he knew, and he told him what other attendants had told him (about Mr. Blount falling out of 'bed Saturday), but he did not ask witness about what occurred Thursday night. Did not remember of Dr. Wells asking the questions or of making the answers now repeated. Did not think at all about the more or ie-s probability of Blount's discolorations resulting, from his experience with him or falling out of bed Saturday, as reported by the other attendants. Witness did not have auy idea the man was hurt as he was and did . not till Dr. Wells told the things he told' the jury. Did not recall any conversation with Supervisor Perry: nor did he remember talking to Dr. Wells about holding' anyone responsible for Mr. Blount's condi-. tion; never thought anything about it. It was a duty to report an assault of one. Eatient on another, or on an attendant, but e thought they all knew it. Did not remember of an old man named Lowden, of' Rushville, being a patient there, nor of Wilson or Elick. He said he had no idea of an attack when he first went into Blount's room; that ho was going to attack him. or he would net have gone in. Did not get him quieted until after the doctors came and gave him more medicine. He did not ask, and Peterson did not tender, assistance in the struggle on the bed. He did not remember testifying that he put his knee on Blount's right arm in holding him on the bed. lie put it upon the side of the bed and did not remember just what part of his body it was on. Did not admit the licks with his fist a. because there were witnesses to thm and thinking the jury would let him offwithbomicide, while denying the kicking, lest they convict him of murder in the second degree. Did not 6peak to the attendants or any one else about the struggle with Blount before Peterson came. Had not been' drinking Sunday, as Dr. Wells suspected, lie left for Logansport Monday because he had secured a situation there. It happened to be the same day (of the night) Mr. Blount died. He knew Mr. Bloant was very sick; did not see by his looks he wonld probably die within twenty-four hours: did not think one way or the other. Saw Jerry O'Shea sitting with him. It is not usual to sit up with a patient unless be is very ill., He was on duty all that night Did not know what was the cause of the sickness. Dr. Wells had said he had discolorations on hiru, but he did not connect that fact with the seriousness of his condition; did not inquire into the cause of bis sickness. Dr. Wells did not object to witness leaving when he did, pending an investigation of Mr. Blount's condition. He was dissatisfied because of his accommodations, the way they were fed and in a general way; that's why he left, and he had a partial prom ine of Hituation at the Logansport hospital from Dr. Smith. Ho was so informed by a letter from Mr. Lemiug, a cousin of hi. He was paid S22 per month at the Eastern hospital and the same at the Northern, bnt the cooking at the latter, Logansport, was better. Did not recall Blount saying anything like "My God. don't kill m!" nor just what witness said to Dr. Wells about being at Logansport if wanted. Only expected the second engagement with Dr. Wells to be temporarr. The testimony being now concluded, the defense moved that Prosecutor 8tarr be required to close the argument, but the court overruled the motion. It was not that they did not fear Starr, but because they feared R. A. Jacknon. the former prosecutor, more, knowing him to be an exceptionally good talker. The argument was begun at. 2:20 o'clock by Prosecutor Starr, and will probably be continued into Friday. How the McKinley Bill Works. Cleveland Leader. A good many photographers opposed the McKinley bill because it raised the tariffon albunienized paper from 15 per cent, to S per cent. This made only a email fraction of a cent on a single photograph, if the extra duty had been added to the price, but it amounted to a good deal to photographers doing a large business. The sale of alburaenized paper was largely controlled bv a combination of three firms. When the new law went into effect they raised the price from $CS a ream to $40 a ream, and we beard something about it during the late camaign. But the added protection created lorae competition. A numberof firms have gone into, the business, and the albuminized paper that sold for before the new law was passed has been offered as low as $-34. and will go much lower. I Unfaithful Servanta. Detroit Tribune. With very few exceptions the Republican papers and Republican clubs of the country have declared themselves in favor of a federal elections law. That they represent the prevailing party sentiment it would be absurd to deny or question. The Republicans in Congress who are opposed a to the federal elections MIL or who 6how a degree of indifference that practically amounts to opposition, do not faithfully represent their party on this question. The party has decided convictions and the courtftgo to fight for them.

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