Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 January 1892 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,. TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1892.

THE DAILY JOURNAL TUESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1S02.

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On te fennd at toe lol!owiEff place: pAIHS-AToerlctn Exchange La Paris, SO BouleTanl tie Capacinea. JiEW YORK GUaey nouse and Windsor IIoteL PHILADELPHIA A. pTKemble, 3753 Lancaster avenue. CHICAGO Palmer noose CINCINNATI-!. R. Hawley & Ca, 154 Vino street X.oriSYILLr C. T. Peering, northwest cornet TLud and JcCerson street. BT. EOUIP Union Nera Company, "Union Depot ttdom2ern Hotel. WASHINGTON. I. C RigRS Ilonae and Ebbitt Home. , To-day tho Democrat is a Hill or a Cleveland Democrat according as ho desires to bo a dodger and skulker or an open, manly lighter for a theory. Jcst now the American press is saying all sorts of nico things about Mr. Gladstone so nice, indeed, that political infallibility may bo suspected of him. Nevertheless, in 18C1, ho said: "Jefferbod Davis has created a new nation." Outside of Ohio there is not a single Republican paper that does not favor tho re-election of Senator Sherman. This goes to show that the opposition to him within that State is on personal grounds, probably growing out of the disposition of local patronage. The authorities of Dover, England, having decided that the grip is a contagions disease, have lined several persons afflicted with it who appeared on the streets. If the Dover people had tho typo of grip that prevails hero they would not appear on the streets. From present indications Speaker Crisp will not be able to bo in the House to-day, and as no new rules have yet been formulated, whatever is done will have to be done under the rales of the last House, viz.: the Reed rules. The present House could not do better than adopt those tales. Even the New York World does not approve of ex-Govern or Hill's do-nothing policy for the Democrats in Congress, and, more than that, it intimates that Democrats who have been in Congress bo veral years are likely to know more about the matter of policy than the newest New York Senator. Mills, of Texas, is suffering from the grip and from mental depression more or less connected with hia late disastrous candidacy for Speaker, and as the Atmosphere of Washington does not Euit him he is going to Texas to recuperate. He will not return to Washington until he feels happier in his mind. The appointment by President Harrison of ex-Representative Clements, of Georgia, to succeed Mr. Bragg as Interstate-commcrco Commissioner, is warmly commended by the Democratic papers in Georgia. Mr. Clements was one of tho ablest Democrats in the last House, but he was "turned down" by the Alliance Democracy. The Prince of Wales has just become a "male associate" of the Needle-work Guild Benevolent Society, formed some years ago for tho purpose of supplying poor people with clothing. Male associates are expected to contribute nnnu- , ally two articles, but these need not necessarily be of their own needle-work. The Prince can probably manage to spare a couplo of pairs of pantaloons which havo become frayed around the bottom, or two old vests that aro split np the back. Senator Stanford, of California, says he has provided for making his great "horse-breeding farm au annex of the Leland Stanford University, by which, after his death, tho business will be continued on scientific principles. To this end ho has provided for a department of equino anatomy in which a student may study tho articulated skeleton of horses that wero famous in their day and familiarize himself with their strong points. This kind of horse knowledge will be worth somothing. The news from Ohio consists largely of claims and predictions, and doe3 not add much to what was previously known in regard to the senatorial contest. Making all due allowanco for the uncertainties of the situation, tho Journal is still of the opinion that Mr. Sherman will be re-elected. The rumor that the Forakor forces will unite with the Democrats to deprive one or two Republican contestants of their seats is not credible. Foraker surely would not permit his friends to resort to such desperate and disgraceful tactics as that. TnE New York Times, free trade, has eotno dangerously near indorsing one feature of tho McKinley law 'in its zeal to make a point on David B. Hill. Referring to his recommendatiou to tho Democrats to repeal tho McKiuloy law, leaving tho tariff law of 1SS3 in' force, tho Times says that tho Sugar Trust can contemplato such a change with "profound satisfaction," as It would "restoro "the old sugar schedulo with that wide margin between tho duty on raw sugar and tho duty on refined, which was a veritable gold rnino for the trust." The Atlanta Constitution, which has been clamoring in double-leaded editorials for the free coinago of silver, has come to the conclusion that Governor Hill knows so much more of tho political

situation than it is possible for tho editor of the Constitution to know, or, in fact, any other man in tho Democratic party, that it may bo best to take his advico and make no effort to passafrco coinage bill. It declares that Mr. Hill is as much a freo silverito as is tho editor of the Constitution. 0'his may bo true, but Senator Hill is or is not a free silverite, as either policy seems to him best to promoto his political fortunes. Tho fact that the Constitution takes this ground leads one to suspect that tho Gorman-Hill-Crisp combination had resolved upon the defensive aud cowardly policy announced by ex-Governor Hill.

THE DEFECT3 OF SECRET BALLOT LAWS. The announcemtnt of tho majority of last year's Board of Aldermen in Boston that tho carefully guarded secret-jhallot law of Massachusetts did not make vote barter impossible, and did give unscrupulous election ollicers tho opportunity of making ballots defective by marking another set of candidates than that which the voters had marked, and the recent performance in New York, to say nothing of tho advice of ono of Mayor Sullivan's supporters to induco Republicans to scratch their tickets, last October, with a view of making them so defective that they could bo rejected, must convince tho friends of ballot reform that the ideal, or even tho practical system of a secret ballot has not yet been discovered. The Democrats have tho Senate of New York because Republican voters voted tho official ballot furnished by the proper officers. In one district tho county clerk 6ent to a large portion of tho county the Republican ballots indorsed for another portion. These ballots were given to more than twelve hundred Republicans by the election officers, and, without a suspicion that they were not the legal and tho proper ballots, they voted them. These ballots contained the name of the Republican candidate for Senator, but the official indorsement on tho backs of the ballots was not correct. More than twelve hundred of these votes wero cast. They were rejected by the Democratic county canvassers, rejected by tho Hill Stato canvassers, and this action was sustained by four of tho Court of Appeals. Tho result is that a Democrat having 800 votes less than the Republican candidate has been declared elected. If tho Republican committee hod printed the ballots and circulated them the mistake might havo been transferred to them, but the State printed tho ballots, the officers of tho State sent them to the voting places, and the election officers gave them to the voters, who had every reason to believe that the ballots would be counted. In another district a Democrat was declared elected bocause forty ballots showing tho mark of a printer's "quad" appeared upon them. It was clear that the mark was not pnt on by the voter, but that ho votod the ballot printed by the State, which tho election officer gave him. In this en so I tho Court of Appeals declared that tho return which corrected this outrage should be counted if such had been received by tho Hill board of canvassers'; but while it had been sent to the capital, it was taken from the messenger by ono of Hill's henchmen between tho Albany postoffico and the Capitol, and so tho Republicans lost the district. In such cases as these mentioned, and in what has been seen in this State, there is enough to satisfy intelligent people that, with unscrupulous election officers, tho secret ballot laws may bo mado to cover greater frauds than could have been perpetrated under the old system. Tho intent of those who havo been tho most zealous advocates of secret-ballot laws and the aim of such laws are most commendable, but the meddling of Gov. Hill with the law in New York and of the last Legislature with tho law in Indiana have resulted in changes which will work tho disfranchisement of thousands unless the greatest watchfulness is enforced, both in regard to tho ballots and their manipulation by. Democratic election officers. A PROPOSITION TO TURN BACKWARD. Senator Harris, of Tennessee, has introduced a bill "to repeal all laws discriminating against tho circulation of State banks." "Discriminating" is a word which has a very attractive sound, but there are 6omo things against which there should bo a discrimination, and one of those things is the circulation of tho notes of State banks. Tho man who is not over forty years of ago can have no idea of the evil of tho State bank note as it existed before tho war. In fact, one of the good results of the war was the destruction of tho Stato bank currency by imposing a tax of 10 per cent, per annum upon such circulation. Before that act was passed State banks could issuo notes. In Indiana tho system was a 6afe one, though it did not prevent tho issuo of shinplasters by privatobankers; butcventhonotesof Indiana banks were not current far beyond tho limits of the State. In many other States tho system was so loose that banks issued paper without any real security, and their frequent suspension and failure matlo every noteholder a loser. By tho suspensions of such banks in 1857, when there was a llnaucial Hurry, thousands of men who wero forced to take their notes in payment for labor wero swindled out of all they possessed. Such paper cannot bo legal tender anywhere, and cannot bo current money outside the State where it is issued, no matter 'how strong the bank which issues it. When there was nothing but Stato bank currency tho holder was compelled to pay discounts for all money used beyond the limits of tho State. In portions of the country tho efficets of State banks would pay drafts in their own bills, and then charge tho person presenting thoni from 3 to 5 per cent, for tho funds that could be used cut of tho State. Now, whatover may bo tho defects of tho national banking system, no holder of a note of a national bank ever lost a dollar, and the noto issued by a California national bank is just as current in Maine as ono issued by a Boston national bank. Tho reason which the Atlanta Constitution and other advocates of a return to a Stato bank circulation assign is that

it will afford the people a currency which "will stay with them," tho objection to United States money being that it will not remain in circulation in large sections of the country. Why notT Because those who get it send itaway to purchase good3 or discharge liabilities; they either buy more commodities than they sell, or they have done so in the past when they hired money to purchase farms or other property on, which they must make payments. It is truo that the Stato bank currency will stay inside the State, and, moreover, it will drive all good money out of it. All labor will be forced to take such money, becanso labor must take what is offered it or bo idle. The local trader will take it for goods, but he will chargo from 5 to 10 per cent, moro for the goods which ho excharges for such money, because ho must pay a premium to get good money with which to discharge his liabilities to the wholesaler. Tho farmer will bo obliged to take such depreciated money unless he is sufficiently forehanded to demand the best money for his load of wheat or wait until ho can get it. But those who issue the bills will make fortunes. Banks of issue would spring up all over the country. There will bo State laws requiring banks to hold a percentage of coin to redeem their circulation, but few of them will ever hold it. Corporations will issue shinplasters with the plea that they aro solvent and that they will redeem them, but they have never made such provision. In short, there cannot be a moro efficient schemo devised to rob labor and small producers for the benefit of speculators than a law repealing the tax which makes the issuo of State bank notes impossible. It was not intended by tho framers of the Constitution that States should have tho privilege of issuing paper money, since in the original draft of that instrument tho clauso containing such a qualified permission to States was 6trickcn out, after further consideration, and the present provision, taking away from the States all power to coin money and emit bills of credit, inserted. Further, some of the ablest jurists tho country has produced havo maintained that so long as tho State has not tho power to coin money and emit bills of credit, it has no power to charter banks to issue paper money. Mr. Justico Story took that view of the subject. Daniel Webster, in his speech in the Senate in 1833 on the United States Bank, held that inasmuch as tho Stato cannot coin money, "it cannot issuo that which becomes tho actual and almost universal substitute for money." Chief-justice Chase when Secretary of the Treasury, declared that tho bills issued by Stato banks "fall within the spirit if not within the letter of the constitutional prohibition of the emission of bills of crodit by tho State." There is, beyond doubt, a considerable movement in the South to compel tho repeal of tho law taxing Stato bank currency, and such a proposition may pass the House, but tho Senate committee on finance should give tho bill of SenatorHarris, of Tennessee, a quietus, for the reason that it is a proposition which, if adopted, will force a depreciated currency upon tho masses and tend to trammel interstate commerce.

THE HEBREW EXODUS FR01I RUSSIA. Probably few persons are aware of tho extent of tho Hebrew exodus from Russia or of the arrangements made to assist them. There aro about fivo million Jews in Russia, and they are leaving at the rate of about forty thousand a year. Of this number about one-half are assisted by the Baron Hirsch fund, whilo tho rest go on their own account or aro assisted by relatives in this and other countries. An organization has been effected in eonio of tho principal European cities, notably in Berlin and Hamburg, by which the refugees are received and properly cared for and sent forward on their journey. A correspondent of the New York Post, writing from Berlin, says: They do not come into tho city of Berlin, but aro let otl at a small station. Ruhleben, in the suburbs. Hern, besides the regularly appointed agents, a committee of Berlin gentlemen await every train, morning and evening, to assist in the humane care of their fellow-believers. These gentlemen are volunteers, and represent tho wealthy liorlin bankers ami merchants, a large number of them members of the Rcrliu Stock Exchange. Tho personal needs of the emigrants are here carefully attended to. A hospital receives all who require medical treatment. Barracks give the others shelter and rest. Baths and good food refresh them, and in a few bourn they are agaiu on their way to Hamburg. Here also a volunteer conimitteo of oyer a hundred ladies and gentlemen, together with tho appointed agents, meet the travelers, and a thorough system of housing, cleaning, feeding, sanitary and medical treatment, clothing and counseling prepares them for the voyage to their designated countries. This correspondent says that in the months of August, September and October of last year an average of over eight hundred persons were thus daily provided for at Hamburg. The enormous expense of these arrangements is met by voluntary contributions from Christians, as well as Jews, in all civilized countries. The aggregate amount received from the United States is estimated at $50,000 a month, tho whole business of receiving and disbursing tho funds being dono by foreign bankers without charge. Meanwhile, tho inexorable decree of the Russian government is still in force, and will doubtless continuo until all tho Jews in Russia shall havo been driven out. Human history records nothing more cruel or disgraceful. The Graves-Bamaby murder trial is likely to take rank as a celebrated case. The method by which the crime was committed was out of the ordinary course. A bottle labeled "whisky:' and bearing no indication of tho sender's identity, other than a Boston post-mark, reached Mrs. Barnaby at Denver on tho day of her arrival thero on a return trip from California. It might bo thought that an intelligent manlike Dr. Graves would know that in the event of fatal results from the use of that bottleV contents suspicion might turn to him, sinco it was known that he would profit by tho woman's death to tho extent of a $20,000 bequest .in her will. It might also be thought that common prudence would forbid a reckless consumption by tho recipient of the liquor in that bottlo

until its characterwas tested orvouched for. Brighter men than Dr. Graves have, however, committed crimes as readily traced, and caution in the matter of drinking anything that bears the whisky brand is unknown to a large number of persons, of whom Mrs. Barnaby seeni3 to have been one. Mrs. Barnaby is dead, and Dr. Graves, who is convicted of having caused her death, is probably meditating for the ten-thousandth time on the folly of using the' United States mails as an agent in the act, even if he does not feel romorse for the deed itself.

Senator Sawter, of Wisconsin, who has secured the passage of more pension bills than any other member of the Senate, says ho is opposed to any further general pension legislation at present. To quote his language: In the matter of general pension legislation it seems to me that Congress has gone far enough, and a great many of our beat soldiers, and the best friends of the old soldiers, have felt that we went even too far in passing the dependent pension bill. 1 have never yet been ready toconcede that Congress has gone too far in any direction for tno veterans of the Union armies. But I think we havo reached that period In legislative history when it is tiino for us to say that we should not go any farther. . Senator Sawyer says ho feels that he can take this position and maintain it perhaps better than any other member of the committee on pensions, because he has done so much in ' the way of securing pension legislation in tho past. The Sentinel yesterday copied, with a lot of other trash, an article from the Jasper Courier, condemning tho appointment of Judge Woods, in which it" was said: The Courier has not believed Woods so much to blame for any of bis "decisions" sicce the Jennings county cases years ago. It thought it detected marks of insanity in his reasoning then, and so declared at that time. It does not think him responsible for many decisions he has since formulated. This is about as intelligent as most of the Democratic comments on Judge Woods's appointment. Tho Jennings county cases were tried before his appointment to the federal bench. Wo can assure the Democratic howlers that Judge Woods has not lost his head nor memory, and is fully responsible for his decisions. . American gudgeons are not the only ones who bite at the idea of getting a fortune by the death of some uuknown wealthy relative abroad. Italian papers recently announced that a man named Martini had died in San Francisco, leaving a fortune of $34,000,000. Martini is a very common name in Italy, and the announcement has raised up a host of people who aro quite sure they can provo their claim to a part of the great fortune supposed to be left in San Francisco. It is probably a cunning scheme of some rascally Italian lawyer who ex-, pects to swindle tho fortune-hunters, just as is constantly done in this country. ' - ' TnE point is made in favor of tho Chilian government that the investigation of the Baltimore affair, which was made by Captain Schley, was an ex parte one. ,So itwas btffnp',inoro so than the one made by the? . Chilian authorities, and Americans will Dclievo the finding made by an honorable v naval officer rather than that of a prejudiced Chilian official. Nevertheless, if the Chilian authorities report an entirely different state of facts than those found by Capt. Schley, it will make an issuo that can hardly be settled except by arbitration. Tnn people of this country have bad some experieuco in the way of vague and contradictory health . bulletins concerning notable persons, but the following caps them all. It is from the la test bulletin concerning tho Pope: In the strict sense of the word the Holy Father Is not ill at present. lie breathes easily, digests well, takes lour light meals a day. consisting of strong bouillon made of beef, veal or chicken, with rice, vegetables, and a little Bordeaux as accompaniment. At frequent intervals throughout tho day the Pope takes a pastlle made of gum, condensed meat, extract of camomile and coca, and a minute admixture of a preparation of phosphorus. . The Pope may be a very healthy man. but most persons would imagine themselves sick if required to go through that treatment every day. ' To the Etlltor ot the Indianapolis Journals Is there a law prohibiting baking powders being sold with a "schemei" w. d. The law prohibits any kind of "lottery scheme or gift enterprise," and the Supreme Court has held that all gift schemes are included where money is paid for a chance. BUIiBLES IN TUB AlK. Cruel. Madge I've pot a now idea for a Joke. Yabsley You ought to get a few In earnest , She Surely Ought. He Aro you so absolutely sure you can never forgive me? Eho-Ifearso. lie I don't see why you should not. I havo foi given myself long ego. f Vfr'llliiic. Weary Watklns Wat d'ye think o' that new machine a feller got up at'il throw a man 1,500 feet! Hungry Hlgins I wouldn't mind tacklln it if they wuz ploklcd pigs' leet. A Great Ainu. "You wish this portrait life sizct" asked the artist. "Life size nothing'." answered the new millionaire. "Mako 'er lifteen feet high, my friend. I've got the money to pay for it." Vice Vnrcit. You know me," said the "strapped" man to tho conductor. "I left my pocket-book at borne. You must excuse me, but I fear I must put you oITuntillgetlt." "You'll excuse me," answered the conductor, "If I put you off until you geUt," ABOUT W-Ol'hE AND THINGS. The Cincinnati Technical School permits girls to enter all the classes and it has graduated two airls in architecture and mechanics, both being capablo draughtswomeu and experts about steam engines. Secketary Klkins has in West Virginia a house which is described as one of the linest country residences in the South. It contains ninety rooms and commands a superb view ot the surrounding country, which is exceptionally beautiluL Bi:nxHAi:mJs successor in point of talent at the Comcdie Franoaise is Mile. Dudlay, who has risen from the bottom of the dramatic ladder to near the top. Her position now amounts almost to s sinecure, aud she appears on the stage but a fow times during the season. Gladstone will be known as a Greek scholar and writer, some people think, as long as his fame as a statesman shall endure, and were he no statesman at all he would still bo famous as an author. Vet , great statesmen are rarely great authors. It it said with all seriousness that Chat-

ham and Pitt, Wilberforce. Fox and O'Con- I

ceii "nave ieit noimng wmcn uvea iu literature." Bnrke, the orator, statesman and author, left speeches that will live with those of Demosthenes. Riioda Bkoughton's first work, published before she was thirty, created a great sensation on account of its vigorous unconventionally. She asked her father bis opinion of tho work, and he. ignorant of his daughter's authorship, roplied that it was an nntit book for her to read. Miss Coxsuelo Vanderbilt, the fourteen-year-old daughter of Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, is a beautiful child, with hair and eyes as dark as a Spanish gipsy, and the imperious manners of a young princess. She is quite a marvel of erudition, and speaks liernian and French, Chinese and Italian, with equal fiaency. . Miss Fkancks. Willard is to be in the Temperance temple of the Chicago exposition in best form. A large statue of her has been made, and it will be conveyed thither and nut in a prominent position. The whole amount of money was raised at the Boston convention, aud Lady Henry Somerset contributed very largely to tho fund. Sir Harry Vernley has just celebrated his ninetieth birthday ou his estate at Middle Claydon, Bucks, England and opened the ball with sprightly vigor. Not long ago he challenged anybody over seventy years of ago to run a race against him for one hundred yards, and defeated the only opponent who presented himself, lio is the lather of the Captain Vernley who was expelled from Parliament some time ago. A daughter of James Hogg, tho Ettrick shepherd, died recently in Scotland, at an advanced age. She had enjoyed a civil-list pension for many years. Hogg died in 1835, leaving his widow and their tive children nearly penniless. Professor Wilson (Christopher North) and Mr. Scott, of Kodens. raised a large sum for their benoiit, and twenty years afterwards Lord Palnierston granted a pension to the widow, which was continued after her death (in 187U) to her unmarried daughter. The lato Dom Pedro, of Brazil, visited Alcssacdro Manzoni, tho Italian poet, in 1S72. At that time the latter was the Nestor of Italian literature. After a half hour's conversation his Majesty bade the author farewell, and replied to Manzoni'a thanks with the words: "It is I who am honored that you receive me. Fnture centuries will still recall Alessandrn Manzoni, but the memory ot Dom Pedro, Emperor of Brazil, will be forgotten in a few years." Dom Pedro translated Manzoni'a famous ode on the death of Napoleon I, "II Cinque Maggio." into Portuguese. This was the same ode which Goethe translated into German, and which appeared in this form before it became public in Italy, owing to the censor. the one essential. lie studied much In medicine By methods deep and slow. But he never had practice; for His whiskers wouldn't grow. Washington Star. IN CALLS. His Life, Fame, Honor and Glory as It Once Wu in Kauai. Kansas Cltj Star. " ! ' . The thoughtful and candid person acquainted with Kansas affairs will entertain no doubt as to the real reason why John J. lngalls was not appointed United States .Senator from Kansas by Governor Human a a . pprey. 10 matte, a long siory snort air. ingalls was defeated in this contest for it amounts to a defeat because he was defeated in the Legislature one year ago. That Mr. lngalls is not, in the Kansas vocabulary, as "able" as he was prior to the month of ; January, 1(J1, and that he is not just as linn and consistent a Republican, no living being in Kansas doubts. Mr. lngalls is just as "able," and iust as eloquent, and polished, and accomplished, and "scathing," and "vitriolic." just as much a terror to the "South,1' and just as much tho pride and hope of the "Union." just as capable of filling tho galleries of the Senate, and jnst as full of the parliamentary knowledge, tact, courtesy and wisdom which made him an ornament to the presiding officer's chair, as he was a few snort months ago when, in tho opinion of an overwhelming majority of the Kansas Republican press, he was the wonder of the universe, and the most magnificent work so far fashioned by tho creative hand of God. He is just the same man as when, in the belief of admiring thousands in Kansas, the sun only roso to light him on his path of brilliancy and beneficence, and set only to givo the world an opportunity to rest and retiect on the work he had performed during the day. Had Mr. Iugalls been re-elected Senator the welkin would still be echoing these praises, and Kansas politicians would still be prostrating themselves before him. without a aonbt in their bosoms of Mr. lngalls' s 'loyalty" to his partv. It happened that Mr. lngalls was beaten, and from that moment everybody should have remembered Kip Van Vinkles words, "And are we to soon forgot hen we are gone!" But many people forget the law of Kansas politics, as unvarying as the statutes of the Medes and Persians, "Never stand by a man after tho luck changes," and so it was the expectation of the country outside of Kansas that Mr. lngalls wonld bo returned to the posi tion for which ho was tho last expressed choice of his party. Strange that in the face of history any such delusion should have been indulged. The first announcements from Kansas wero that lngalls was not in the race. Pretexts were invented, it was discovered that the "people" had spoken against lngalls. and that in the late campaign for county olerk in Atchison county ho had not tinned himself into tho fray with the headlong impetuosity he should have displayed. This was trilling, but it was enough. Tho crowd swept from the cemetery at Emporia to the executive chamber at Topeka, and clamored for everybody and anybody but lngalls. Such Is life, fame, honor, glory, rcmembrauce in the "wild West." PRESIDENT 1IARKISON. A Northwestern Paper Tells Why lie Should He Renominated. Watertown S. D.) Public Oj)imon. On March 1C, 1&S8, Pnhlic Opinion placed the name of Benjamin Harrison at the bead of its columns as u promisiug candidate for tho Republican standard-bearer of the Nation. In urging his nomination it advanced, among others, tho following reasons: That he was A typical American statesman. . A self-made man. A progressive man. An honest man. A brave and distinguished soldier. A profound lawyer. An intellectual giant. A stalwart Republican. . Riabt upon the issues of tho day. And if elected he wonld give the country n clean, conservative, business-like administration. Mr. Harrison was elected. He assumed control of the Nation's allnirs, and even his most intimate friends and admirers were astonished at the sagacity, tho ability and the statesmanship h displayed. From a strong and weli-balaccen man that ho was he gradually unfolded into a veritable giant in the science of government, peerless in statesmanship, matchless in oratory, skilled in business sagacity, nnd infallible m the discernment of human character, which euabled him to select a Cabinet from among the ablest and b?st qualified men in the Nation. Ills administration has been one of the very best, from every point of view, since tho foundation of tho government. It will soon be timo to place in nomination a successor to President Harrison. Shall true merit receive its just rewardf Can Republicans be truo to themselves, to tho principles which they cherish, and to the country, if they fall to renominate Mr. Harrison? m - Not So Dad As PainteJ. New York Pre. Ttmmtt he at 1c no wledcred ihntflmrAia omo life and Mood left iu the English aris

tocracy, 11 it becomes allied to vigorous commoners, sinco l'clle Bilton, formerly Lad j Dnnlo, now Counter of Ciancarty, has given birth to twin boys, one of whom will sucoeed his father to the title of Karl of Ciancarty. lielle Bilton as .Coutess Ciancarty has given the English public a doublo bill. v 3Ic-.iu Insinuation, New York Recorder. K In "Henry VIII" Miss Terry will wear her mother's white hair. Isn't it time for Ellen to have a crop of her owuf ' ; " j ' "t'.'JJi::.?

WOODS WILL BE CONFIRMED

Failure of a Democratic Conspiracy Against tho Indianapolis Judge. The Nomination Not Likely to Be Considered by the Senate Until Next Week-Silver Coins Made from New Designs. WILL HE CONFIRMED. Democratic Senators Cannot Perfect m Combination to Defeat Jndge Woods. PjKTlal to the Indi&rapoi:s Journal. Washington, Jan. 4. Tho Senato committee on judiciary will not meet until next Monday, unless Chairman Hoar concludes to call a special meeting, which is npt probable. Monday is the regular meeting day of tho committee. It is not likely, therefore, thst tho nomination of Judge Woods to tho United States Circuit Court will bo taken up for consideration under a week. Tho Journal correspondent to-day made inquiry among Republican Senators who are regarded-by Democrats as susceptible to their inlluence in the fight being 'mado upon Jndge W oods's nomination, and ho failed to find any Republican who entertains the least idea of bolting the nomination. It cannot bo charged, in this connection, that tho Republicans in tho Senato are predisposed to vote for tho c6nlirmation of Judge Woods, simply because he is a Republican, and th-re is no impropriety in Republican Senators at this time expresaing opinions upon the final result of the light being made against the nomination, for tho Democratic, as well as the Republican press throughout tho country, has discussed very fully the charges which havo been mado against Jndge Woods, in connection with tho "blocks of tive" and the Siru Cov cases, and they aro very well prepared now to express a rational and just idea as to what the outcome will bf, and to forecast the vote upon the proposition of continuation. A most desperate effort on political lines has been made by the Democrats to forestall the action of tho committee on judiciary and to secure an adverse report, and no doubt they will by every pobsible means attempt to pool issues against Jade Woods, but up to the present time there is nothing above or under the surface to givo encouragement to the movement. It is truo that the appointment of Dallas, of Pennsylvania, to be judgeof that circuit, is very objectionable to perhaps three or four Republican Senators, .but they posi tively refuse to join issues with the Democrats nnd vote against tho confirmation of Judge Woods in order to bring abont their desires respecting the nomination of Judgo Dallas. Tho Republicans say that each nominee must stand upon his own merits. The fight against the nomination of Jndge Woods will not, therefore, be successful in the end. There has not. so far. been any charge made, ellecting the capability or personal integrity of Judge Woods. It all relates to alleged political bias aud prejudice. NEW SILVER COINS. Llrty Dollars Worth Received by Director of the Mint Leech Go Off Like Hot Cakes. Washington, Jan. 4.Tbe Director of the Mint to-day received a box containing fifty dollars' worth of the new silver coins, half-dollars, quarters and dimes, and ho was immediately besieged by applicants for sample sets. One eet be sent to the President, and several others were distributed among friends, and the others were disposed of at their market value. By evening his box was empty, bnt the applicants were still coming. These new coins are being mado out of the silver contained in the uncurrent coins stored iu tho treasury. There was twenty-three million dollars' worth of this money, at face value, at the beginning of the present year and this has been reduced gradually until there is now but $13,0i0fXX) ou hand. Half a million was taken to Philadelphia recently, for the purpose of turning ont the new coins. It was melted at once and it was found when the resulting bars were , weighed that there had been a loss by abraision of 0,000 or a little over 1 per cent. This was a surprise to the ollicers of tho treasury, who expected that there would be at least 7 per cent. loss. The difference between the face value of the coin and the actnal value has to be paid to the Treasurer in order to balance bis accounts, and this constitutes the cost of the new coinage. There is now au available fund of $,000 on band for this purpose, ana Mr. Leech estimates that with this he cau coin about a million dollars iu new designs. He hopes to get an appropriation of $100,000 from the present Congress with which to continue the work, aud he thinks that with this ho can turn out $5,000,000 in new coins and thus supply the demand. The present fund will last abont three months. The coins received to-day were struck at the Philadelphia mint on Saturday. Mr. Leech, Director of the Mint, made tho following statement to-day in regard to the arrangements said to have been completed between Germany and Austria-Hungary to demonetize tho silver coins knowu as the "vereins thaler': "All the Austrian union thalers are now in Germany, nnd aro considered national coins in that empire. In fact, all the verein (union) thalcrs are now in Germany, and that amount is variously estimated at from 400.000,000 to 500.000.00) marks, or about 8100.C00.000. The Austrian verem thalers. which it is proposed to melt down, are embraced in this amount. Thev ure variously estimated at lrom 75.0)0,000 to 03.000,000 marks, that is, from 18,000,000 to $23,000,000. From the dispatch it would seem as if Austria-Hungary had decided to buy these silver coins and melt them into bars, for tho reason that silver florins are quoted below their value on 'Change." IIOLE PROGRAMME. Proposed Amendment to the Rules Concerning Appropriations Nv Pention Rill. Washington, Jan. 4. Tho Post to-morrow will say: The statement published some time ago to the effect that the leading Democrats are desirous of bringing the present session to a speedy adjournment will receive corroboration to-day in the amendment to the rules which will be offered by Representative Mc creary, of Kentucky. Governor 31cCreary belioves that all the appropriation bills ought to be reported to the Houso within the next eighty days, so that they can receive speedy consideration, and thus insure an early adjournment. Governor Mccreary's amendment is made applicable to all sessions of Congress, and read as follows: "It shall be tho duty of the several committees having jurisdiction of the general appropriation bills to report said appropriation bills to tho House, except the general deficiency bill, within eighty days after the committees are announced in a long session of Congress, and within forty days after the commencement of a short tessiou. aud if any committee fail to report, the reasons of such failure shonld be privileged for consideration wheu called for bv any member." . Governor McCreary oflered arno three years ago similar to, the above, with the exception that no peualtv was attached for nou-tulhllraent. In this new rule debato is allowed, which makes the uerelictiou of the committee a subject of pnbliccriticism. The usual constitutional amendment to provide for woman sutlrage. which has made its arpearance crnnaliy for some years, will bo introduced this session by Representative Greenleaf. of Rochenter, N. y whose wife is president of'the Woman Sutlrage Association of New York.3 The proposed impeuebment of Judge Boarman. of Louisiana, which was recommended by the judiciary committee of tho House at the close of iust esion, will be again pushed by Representative P.oatner, of Louisiana, who will introduce an appro, priate resolution on the subject this week. Mr. Boatner thinks tl; investigation of tho Judge ought to begin anew, and will frame hit resolution to that effect. An eliort will probably bo made during the present session of Congress to admit the Territory of Oklahoma to statehood. An otiicial of the government who recently made an inspection of tho prison

facilities thero comes back to Washington with au enthusiastic account of the rapid growth and advancement of Oklahoma. It is learned from an authoritative source that an effort will be made during this Con gress to repeal the disability pension law, which the Republicans passed at the last 6Msion. and adopt in its place a per diem service pension bill. MINOR MATTERS.

Morrison to Re Reappointed Interstate-Commerce Commissioner, so Mr. Springer ftsjs f lecial to tl6 IndlanapoUs Journal Washington, Jan. 4. President Harrison has determined to reappoint Interstatecommerce Commissioner William Morrison, whoso term has just expired. Mr. Springer stated this, evening that he had called on tho President to-day and warmly urged Mr. Morrison's reappointment. Mr. Harrison listened very attentively to Mr. Springer and assured him that he fully coincided in his expressions of Mr. Morrison's ability and fitness for that position and that ho would have much pleasure in reappointing Mr. Morrison. Air. Springer is rapidly pursnading himself that he has brought about Mr. Morrison's reappointment and by to-morrow morning will be fully convinced that he alouo has dono it. Chaogrs in the Circulation. Fral to ILe lnUauarolia JournL Washington. Jan. 4. Tho Treasury Denartment monthly statement of changes in the circulation during the last month, issned to-day, shows a net increase during December of fll.510.C50. Of tho various kinds of money in circulation there was a decrease during December of J5J0.0OO in currency certificates; $511,013 in standard silver dollars; $08,007 in subsidiary silver, and $-5,042 in silver certificates. On tho other hand there was an increase of $.4V5,ir0 in gold certificates; $4.Sl'J;7n in silver treasury notes; 82.0G7,7;s in gold coin: S40,012 in United States notes, and $75.SS) iu national bank notes. The total circulation of ?he country on Jan. 1 is placed at il.5Si7si.7JJ, or a per capita circulation of gi4.52. against $l,5,'.or,W3 on Jan. 1. IbOl. an increase of sixty million during the calendar year just closed. During the preceding year, ending Dec. SI. lrM. tho circulation of tho country increased S'.E.SOIL The Chilian Affair. Washington, Jan. 4. The correspondence which the President has promised to send to Congress relating to the attack upon the Baltimore's sailors at Valparaiso will not bo sent in to-morr T. Iu fact, there is reason to believe thut feme days will elapse bofore the public may know officially just what has patted between the Department of Stato and Minister Kgan on the ono tide and tho Chiliuii Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister Montt on the other. The unofiicinl announcement of the practical completion of the judicial proceedings in Valparaiso and the intention of the Chilian legal authorities to pnnish tho three Chilians couvicted of participation in the assault has given satisfaction here and is generally regarded as a distinct concession by tho Chilians to the United states as showing that there will not in all probability by any further undae delay in tho disposition ot tho case. . Rlalne Has Written n Letter. Washington, Jan. 4. A special car over the Petinsylnania railroad will leavo here Wednesday afternoon for Boston, containing a party of gentlemen who go thereto attend the annual dinner of the Boston Merchants' Association, Thursday evening. The party will consist of Mr. Romero, tho Mexican minister; Mr. Mendonca. the Brazilian minister; General Belet Pcraza, the Venezuelan minister; Mr. Montt, the minister from Chili, and their wives; aud Representative J. C. Burrowg, of Michigan, and Mr. Wm. E. Curtis, of the Bureau of tho American Republics. Mr. Burrow goes at the request of Mr. Blaiuo to make a speech on reciprocity. The Secretary originally agreed to go conditionally, but tho health of Mrs. Blaine will prevent him. He has, however, writteu a letter which will bo read at tho banquet. ReprieTed at the Request of Italy. Washington, Jan. 4. Tho request of the Italian government for a reprieve in tho case of Trezza, tho Italian under sentence of death in New York, was presented to Secretary Blaine by the Marquis Imperial!, who has becu tho Italian charge d'afiaires at Washington over since the recall of Minister Barou Fava. Mr. Blaino submitted to tho matter to Governor Flower, and last evening received a telegram from the Governor eayiug that the request would be granted, and that nothing would be done in the case until advised by tho State Department of the lnrther wishes of the Italian authorities, who aro now investigating the case. Speaker Crisp Will Not Re Present Washington, Jan. 4. Tho Houso of Representatives will be called to order tomorrow by Clerk Kerr. Mr. McMillin, a member of the rules committee, said tonight that the Houso would then proceed to tho selection ot a speaker pro tern. Either to-morrow or next day a resolution will be presented in the House dehuing tho jurisdiction of the several committees ou legislative matters. It is not expected that it will encounter any opposition. After its adoption a call of states for tho introduction of bills will bo bad. General. Notes. Bjrrlal to the Indianapdls Journal. Washington, Jan. 4. Hon. John B. El am and Mrs. Elam, of Indianapolis, who have been theguestsof tho President and Mrs. Harrison and Attorney-general and Mrs. Miller for some days, left for New York, whence Mr. Elam will go direct to Indiana, but Mrs, Elam will return hero for a time. White House messengers ore now busy taking around the cards for the evening receptions to bo given by the President and Mrs. Harrison. The' form is tho same as that observed last year. The first reception, which is to meet the diplomatin corps, is on Tuesday. Jan. from V to 11 o'coiock. The United States Commissioner at Pernins. N. M., recently decided that tte "country whence he came'' in tho case of a Chinaman who entered this country frcm Mexico, was Mexico, and ordered his return to that country. Secretary Noble has appointed Thomas Nary, of Gull River. Minn., ami Chas. Jlayden. of Chanipliu. Minn., examiners and appraisers of Chippewa Indian lauds in Minnesota uuder the act of Jau.14. lbcV, with a view to their luture sal?. The amount of silver ollered the Treasury Departnteti t to-day aggregated 2.CC5.0OJ ounces, and tbeamountpnrcbasod wa5C4,Ooo ounces, at prices ranging from 05 to 05.24 cents. The special joint Senato and House committee ot printing, which has been at work since last March endeavoring to reform the practice followed in printing and distributing public documents, has completed its work and has prepared a bill that will save &X).000 a year. Chairman Blount has decided to appoint Mr. Barlow S. Willingbam, of Forsyth e, Ga.. clerk to tho committee ou foreign affairs. Proceeds of General Grant's Dook. Crltto Lounger. Mr. Fred J. Hall has kindly sent me a statement of the various payments mado by Charles 1 Webster Co. to General and Mrs. Ulysset Grant on account of copyright ou General Grant's Memoirs. Ho has also shown me the checks that were paid to the General and Mrs. Grant. They aro eleven in number, and amount in all to Slll.K5-V probably the largest sum ever realized by uii author (or bis lamily) from tho sale ot a single book; very certainty. I should say. the largest sum ever realized by any author within so short a time. And some $3,0tf) more will be paid shortly after Jan. 1! Hut young authors must not be dazzled by the prospect of writing a boon that shall sell as well as General Grant's. In order to do that thev would have to become the greatest military leaders of their day and Presidents of the l.'nited States ami even then they wouldn't come withm a thousand miles of writing so successful a book as this. It was a most extraordinary combination of circumstances that gave these Memoirs their unprecedented vogue.

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