Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 January 1892 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, . THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1892.

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A It eommunieatiom intended or publication in (J ispaj xr mvtf, m ordtr to reeeire attention, Ottic twnxiuUd by the name and addret of the writer, THE INDIANA IOUS JOCIINAL Ccn le feerd at the JoITowlrjf places: J'AniR-.tmericaa Exchange la Tarts, SO noulevanX Co purine. 2L.V oUK Glley Home and Windsor IlotcL I'll I LA DELPHI A-A. r7Kemtde, 3713 Lancaster ,j tTtune. CHICAGO raltaer IIocm CINCIXNATI-J. IL Ilawlcy & Cot, 134 Vino street X-OUISVIIXE c. T. r-eeritg, northwest cornet Miiim ua jCwrricn e.itc.a. BT. Louis Union Newt Com; any, "Cnlon Depot aid Southern llo tL WASIlIKtsTOX. D. C r.lgRS Iloaae and Ebbitt llow The honor of tho American llapr baa been vindicated. Wn thought it would be. The Chilians are very cunning, no well as false. It may turn out that there is "a htring" to their last note. Pending tho final settlement of tho Chilian question it will ho well enough for this government to keep an eye on tho Cap i tan Prat. Eyery Irish-American 6hould remember how Mr. Etran has been treated by tho British press and tho Democratic pres3 of this country. ; Chili's respect for tho American flag and uniform eecni3 to have been of sud den birth. Perhaps our naval preparations had a pood deal to do with it. If tho Supremo Court, or any members of it, ngreo to arbitrate the Chilian Question they should bo urged to include a salute for the American flag by Chili ia her reparation. It seems ungracious to suggest that Chili's protestations of friendship for tho American flag and uniform nro somewhat eflusive, but it does look that way. Virgil wrote, "Timco Lanaos et Hona f creates? Tub proposition to send for persons and papers in the caso of Judge Woods's appointment will enable a number of Democratic politicians to make an excursion to Washington at the expense of Iho government. It is a pretty how-dye-do when British papers talk about the United States tryt A 1 1 . fTk Is not another governmentron earth that has dono as much bullying and blustering towards weaker powers as Great . Dritain. Mil. Cleveland has been interviewed in the South, and is reported as declaring that "as a true and loyal Democrat. I shall stand by whatsoever platform my party may adopt." The mugwump worshipers of Mr. Cleveland, howover, do ot credit this. If tho friendly protestations in Chili's iasi uuiu nro hub incie iiua uevii ouuiu tall lying going on by thoso who professed to know thostato of feeling there. Itismoro likely, howover. that they m . v . . . , l. ... a a a a-k... told substantially the truth, and that Chili's alleged friendship for tho United States is a new discovery. In Massachusetts the Prohibition party cast 13,230 votes for its candidate for tho Governor's Council and only 8,S63 for its candidate for Governor. Members of tho paity are indignant, and aro trying to ascertain if tho chairman of tho State committee sold tho five thousand votes to Governor Russell's managers. . In viow of the fact that, while only 281 survivors of tho war of 1812 are on tho pension rolls, 7,590 widows of 6uch soldiers aro receiving pensions, Mr. Peel, of Arkansas, has been so ungallant as to present a bill declaring that no widows of soldiers of the lato war shall bo pensioned unless tho marriage was solemnized prior to Jan. 1. 1802. The News says tho Democratic State central comniitteo havo "changed tho date of the State convention from April 14 to April 21, out of deference to the lirst day, which is the day beforo Good Friday." So it was from a pious regard for a church holiday that tho dato was changed, and not because the first dato was tho anniversary of tho assassination of Lincoln. Tho Democrats aro high church partisans. The editor of the Boston Pilot, a patriotic Irish-American, says that "if Minister Egan should be recalled at the request of Chill Irish-Americans would Hot resent it, because such is the custom of nations, bat if tho President had condemned htm on tho evidence of the London Times' s correspondent tho only evidence npon which the mugwump press has based their attacks upon Mr. Egan overy patriotic citizen would have just cause to bo indignant." ' TnosE papers which, like the New York Herald and the general mugwump press, criticised tho President's ultimatum to Chili as hasty and uncalled for, seem to have taken the other side without effect, as they did when the Behring sea affair was at its most critical stage. In the case of Chili these expressions aro unfortunate, and, na in that of Great Britain, they had no influence, tho British Ministry seeming to regard thoso alleged Americans who take side? against A f A. J . . xneir own country as unwortny oi notice. , Dckino tho year lbOl twenty-oho railroad properties, with an aggregate milet8 of 3,223 miles and a capitalization of

$108,000,000, were eold under foreclosure proceedings. This would lend to tho conclusion that railroad building is frequently an unprofitable business, but an investigation shows that somo railroads which really cost but $20,000 a mile are bonded for $30,000 and stocked for $20.000 more. Tlae Railway Age shows that tho roads sold under foreclosure last year were capitalized for $52,000 a mile, and that they were mainly inferior lines, the construction of which did not cost half that amount per mile.

THE CHILIAN AFf AIR. Tho aspect of tho Chilian matter has changed very materially for the better sinco yesterday. Chili's first reply to the President's ultimatum, or, at least, tho first published report concerning her reply, left matters in a very unsatisfactory and critical condition. The President's ultimatum demanded "a 6uitablo apology (for the attack on our sailors) and some adequate reparation for the injury dono to this government." Here are two distinct demands, viz.: for an apology and for some adequate reparation, not to the families of the sartors killed, but "for the injury done to this government." Reparation for the injury done to tho government should include a salute to the American flag, and, perhaps, pecuniary indemnity for the expense caused by our war preparations if not the latter, certainly the former. Nothing short of a public saluto to the flag would be adequate reparation for the injury dono to the government. In addition to this demand the President called attention to the insulting character of Mr.Matta's note of Jan. 11, stating that it was "in the highest degree offensive to this government," and that "if the offensive parts are not at once withdrawn and a suitable apology offered, with tho same publicity that was given to the offensive expressions," ho would terminate diplomatic relations with Chili. The ultimatum, therefore, demanded an apology for the attack on our sailors; another apology for tho Mntta note, to be made in a public manner; tho withdrawal of tho offensivo parts of the note, and adequate reparation for the injury done to this government. In response to this demand Chili was reported as agreeing to withdraw the offensive noto of Mr. Matta and acknowledge that its issuance was due to an error of judgment. This would not bo an apology. Second, it was said she offered to submit the affair of the attack on our sailors to arbitration. This would not be an apology. Third, sho agreed to withdraw the request for the' recall of Minister Egan. This was not asked for, and not to the point. Fourth, she mado no oiler of "adequate reparation for the injury done , to this government." It needs no argument to show that this was in no sense a compliance with the President's, ultimatum. It was a large concession from Chili's former position, but no compliance with tho President's 'demand, and in some respects it was very unsatisfactory. The President demanded that the withdrawal of the Matta note and that the apology therefor should be made "with the same publicity that was given to the offensive expressions." That note was never sent to our State Department, but it was sent to all Chilian ministers in Europe and . to the minister at Washington for publication in the European and American press, and was so published. The evident intention was to publicly insult this government. A quiet withdrawal of the note with an admission that its issuance "was due to an error of judgment" would not do. It calls for an apology as public as were the offensivo expressions. This morning's dispatches put a new face on the matter and indicate that Chili's reply is much more explicit and satisfactory than the lirst report stated. If the present report is correct it removes all doubt of a peaceable and satisfactory adjustment of tho difficulty. It is now said that Chili offers a full apology for the attack on our sailors and for tho Matta letter, expresses profound respect for tho American flag and uniform, and offers to leavo the question of reparation to tho United States Supremo Court. That court cannot take judicial cognizance of the question, but, perhaps, its members, in their individual capacity, can act as arbitrators. Some arrangement of this kind may be made. Tho latest phase of tho matter is regarded in official circles at Washington as highly gratifying and pointing with certainty to a peaceablo and satisfactory settlement of the difficulty. THE BRECglH&IDQE DEMON STB ATI05. Representative Breckinridge's attempt to put the President "in a hole" concerning tho Chilian affair was handsomely met and thwarted by members of his own party, and Southern men at that. His resolution was disrespectful to the President and unpatriotic besides. It was disrespectful to tho President because it insinuated that he had withheld material information from Congress that might tend to modify its action, and that his message was a piece of political clap-trap. It was unpatriotic because it attempted to take tho Chilian question out of the hands of tho comniitteo on foreign affairs, whero at present it belongs, and precipitate an open discussion in the House that might and probably would havo compromised the honor and interests of tho government. Tho adroit speech in which Mr. Breckinridge sought to misrepresent the object of his resolution did not conceal its true intent and purpose These were clearly discerned by tho House and effectively exposed by several prominent Southern members. It is greatly to the credit of Messrs.- Blount of Georgia, Herbert of Alabama, and McCreary of Kentucky that they took a decided stand against Mr. Breckinridge's resolution. They spoke strongly and patriotically upon the duty of Congress in the premises. If thoir speeches were not a defense of tho President they were at least an assertion of tho duty of tho House to proceed on patriotic lines without attempting to impute improper motives to the President or make political capital out of a situation that in

volved the possibility of foreign var. It has been a long time since any speeches have been made in the House by members of either party more freo from partisanship and more distinctively patriotic than the speeches of these Southern Representatives on this question. The discussion was left to the Democrats, Mr. Hitt, of Illinois, being tho only Republican who spoke. It would have been gratifying to have heard the voice of some Northern Democrat along with those of Southern members placing the interests of the conntry above thoso of party, but that did not happen. They did have the grace, however, to let the resolution go to the committee on foreign affairs, where it properly belonged, without objection.

WOMAN'8 MENTAL POWER. Miss Mollie Elliot Scawell, a novelist of some reputation, recently advanced the proposition in theCritio that women have no creative faculty, and that they are mentally inferior to men. This assertion has roused the wrath of the champions of women, and a lively controversy on the subject is now raging in the Critic's columns. Rabbi Krauskopf, of Philadelphia, is taking no part in the dispute, and probably never heard of it, but ho has delivered a sermon on "Woman" which has some bearing on the case. The Rabbi docs not assert that woman is man's equal now, but takes as his text these words from Walt Whitman: "It is as great to be a woman as a man" a text that certainly. implies equality. He continues: I am mnch inclined to go even further than the good old poet Whitman. I believe it is greater to be a woman than to be a man. Man has a tbonand aids at bis back to help him up. Woman has te.u tho a sand clogs to impede her ascent. Woman's achievements are nevertheless the greatest of our age. Loader than we praise its great men will the future extol the great women of-onr time. ' If she is inferior in physical strength to man it is dne not to sx. but to a false'system of bringing up. Give, her equal chances to grow and develop, and she will hold her own with man ever after. The Grace Darlings and Florence Nightingales b av fonnd their sex no barrier against good &nd hard work. Again he says: , . It is said that woman's mind is also weaker than man's. But here asrain she bus not bad. an equal chance with man. Her higher education has but jnst begun. Vnssar, one of the oldest women's colleges, is but a quarter of a century old; colleges for boys are a hundred times as old. The bearer of new light is bnt the accident of tho hour. It was man in the past; it will be woman in the future. It is no llattory to predict the rise of women of genins whcK shall end the isolation and loneliness of the men of genins that have appeared before them. ' Mental failures are not conlined 'to sex. Miss Seawell may maintain that this supports her argument in the main, but the general sentiment is very different in that sho does not admit the possibility of future equality, but content herself with belittling her sex in the present. .' f Tho discussion is not a very profitable one, since tho matter must be decided by women themselves, and the "woman topic" in current literature becomes tiresome, but it is woll that women should have a defender from members of their own sex. INCREASED CONSUMPTION OF SUGAR. In a review of the sugar trade of 1891, published by James Dunn, of Glasgow, Scotland, an acknowledged authority on the subject, there are some interesting statements regarding the importation and consumption of sugar in the United States since the McKinley law came into practical effect. During the eleven months which ended with November 1,431,195 tons' of sugar passed through the ports of New York, Philadelphia, Boston and Baltimore, which, with the stock of 53,749 tons in the country, made a total of 1,484,941 tons for manipulation. Deducting tho exports of sugars, 1,403,383 tons was received in eleven months through the Atlantic ports, and enough more at the Pacific ports and produced at homo to make tho consumption for tho eleven months of 1891, 1,745,000 tons, against 1,400,000 tons during the same period in 1890 an increase of 845,000 tons. This increase of consumption, says the review, is more than equal to tho crops of marketable sugars of Demerarai Trinidad, Barbadoes, Jamaica and British India. If the consumption has been increased elsewhere in anything like the same ratio the writer intimates that it involves a common danger by upsetting present values and turning the scale against production, which means that moro sugar will be needed than is produced. In such an event as a comparative scarcity of sugar, when consumption shall press upon production, it seems very important that tho leading country in sugar consumption in the world should continue its efforts to stimulate homo production. Instead of that, tho free-trade Democrats havo presented several bills to repeal tho sugar bounty provision of the McKinley law. The true policy is to stimulate sugar production, as it is evident tho sugar bounty is doing, and it would seem that such stimulation is the paramount duty of prudent statesmanship in view of conditions which may enhance tho price of sugars. - NATIONAL AND STATE BANKS. Representative Hartcr, of Ohio, whois strongly opposed to free silver coinage, thinks the best way to head it oil" and to insure a satisfactory increase of the currency is to pass his bill providing for a repeal of tho present prohibitory tax on State bank circulation and laying the same tax on such notes as is laid on national bank notes. No doubt the passnge of such a law would result in a revival of State banks of issuo and an increase of that kind of currency, but tho question arises, is that desirable! Mr. Barter offers this as a substitute for and prevontivo of free silver coinage, but we think the remedy as bad as tho disease. The main object of imposing a tax on State bank circulation was to force State banks to become national banks, thus insuring a largo market for government bonds to be deposited as 6ocurity for circulation. This was in the nature of a war measure, growing out of the necessity of disposing of the largest possible amount of government bonds. In this respect the plan succeeded admirably. Incidentally it had another

excellent eftect in driving all State bank circulation out of existence and providing a uniform currency, absolutely unfluctuating and equally good in all parts of the country. For tho last twentyfive years aud more the American people have taken national bank notes with unquestioning confidence and without stopping to'inquire whero they were issued.. A national bank note issued by a bank in Minnesota, Colorado, Louisiana or Florida is good in New York, Chicago, New Orleans or San Francisco. It is equally good in the place of its issuo or thousands of miles away. It is as good as gold everywhere. It is good even after the bank that issued it fails, inasmuch as it is securod by a deposit of government bonds at Washington. Nothing can' impair the value of a national bank note. No person ever lost a cent on one, and it is impossible that any person ever should. Under the old State banking system some State banks were much better than others. Those of Indiana were among the very best, and their notes were good among bankers and experts everywhere. That was because we had a good law and our State banks were woll managed. It was very different with our so-called "free banks," which constituted one of the worst forms of wild-cat banking ever devised. But very few of the States bad as good a banking law or as well-managed banks as Indiana had. Tho systems varied, and so did the notes issued under them. The result was constant embarrassment in business and loss to the bill-holders. Some of the State bank notes would hardly pass at all outside of the States where they were issued, and, to use a mathematical expression, their value varied inversely as the squares of their distance from home. One of the greatest advantages of the national bank law was the getting rid of this multiform and variable circulation, and getting in its place one of uniform and unfluctuating value. Representative Harter proposes torestore tho old Stato bank system, with some improvements, or. what he thinks would bo improvements. He would not do away with national bank notes, but would, have the State bank notes mado just as good.. He recognizes the necessity of this when he says: "It the State bank currency must bo very good, indeed, to have any general circulation, and, unless it is mado as good and kept equal to national bank notes,, it will never enter into general circulation or got much outside of the States in which it is issued." Most certainly not. But how are Stato bank notes to bo mado this good? Not by national supervision, for that would not consist with the State bank idea. Mr. Harter says the State bank circulation which he proposes "will be a kind of money which banks can issuo only npon ex-, press State authority, and in nino out of ten cases such security will be required, and snch restrictions will be placed about it, as to make it promptly redeemable at all times in United States legaltender money." Past experience does not justify the belief that nine States out of ten would place their banks under lipy'snjSH wholesome restrictions as those' suggested. It is inore likely that not one in ten would do it. Tho clamor of the day is for unrestricted banking, and for the largest possible license in tho issuing of notes. No doubt if the present tax on State bank circulation were removed many of the States would yield to this clamor so far as to enact ivery looso banking laws. Suppose only a few of the States did so. The result would be thatin a short time the country would bo flooded with a variety of paper money issued under different laws, based on different securities, subject to different restrictions, and of course of varying value. Surely no sensible man can desiro such a stato of affairs as that. Why try to graft a mongrel State bank system on the national bank system! As that is incomparably the best system we ever had, why not let well enough alone! It is open to all who wish to do a banking business under it, either with circulation or without. There is not a city or town in the United States that mny not have all the banks it wants under that law, provided its citizens can furnish the necessary capital. A dozen rich men, a hundred moderately well-to-do men or a thousand poor men anywhere can organizo a national bank by complying with the provisions of the law, and they can havo a bank with or without circulation, as they choose. The supervision of the national government giyes a bank a prestige which it cannot obtain in fjny other wiy, and if it issues notes they will circulate freely from ocean to ocean. It would be tho height of folly to exchnngo this system for any State bank system or to attempt .to engraft a Stato bank system upon it. 1

When the present House adopted the rule which provides that only ono motion shall be made to adjourn altera bill reported for. consideration by tho committee on rules has been taken up it f ul vindicated the Republicans of the last House in their rules designed to prevent filibustering by dilatory motions. By tho rcles of the last Houso tho Speaker was to decide when motions were dilatory after one motion had been put to table and one to adjourn. By tho rules of the present House every motion, after adjournment has been refused, is a dilatory motion and will not be accepted if consideration of the bill is recommended by the committee on rules. This rule not only makes the committee on rules autocrats, but seems to put all other committees which have measures to act upon at the mercy of filibusters. In other words, tho House, so far as the order of business is concerned, will be tinder the control of Speaker Crisp and Messrs. McMillin and Catehings. Tnc course of the English press in rogard to the Chilian affair has been thoroughly characteristic and very unfriendly to the United States. From tho beginning it has used all its influence, as have the British residents in Chili, to foment the trouble and create tho impression that tho United States were wholly , in the wrong. Tiieir abu?o of Mr. Egan can easily be accounted for on

the ground that be is an Irishman, but their shameful misrepresentation of the President, of Secretary Blaine and of all the acts of tho government is not so easily understood. It must bo due to the fact that British business interests in Chili are very large, and that it wns hoped to strengthen and protect them by abusing the United States. Whatever the motive, the fact is painfully apparent that in any emergency where their national rights or honor aro involved the American people need never expect fair treatment from the British press.

If a time should come when the President's message on tho Chilian affair would have to be discussed in the House it would probably be dono in secret session. The Senate often sits in secret or executive session, but the Houso has never done so except in some gravo crisis. Tho rule of the House under which this may be done i as follows: Whenever confidential communications aro received from the President of the United States. or whenover the Speaker or any member 6hall inform the Hou?e that he has communications whioh he believes ought to be kept secret for the present, the Houso 6hall be cleared of all persons except tho members and o (Beers thereof, and so continue during the reading of such communications and the debates and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise ordered by the House. Tho reason for this rule is obvious. An open discussion of questions involving the near possibility of -war might prove cmbarrasslug in many ways. The rule, though very rarely enforced. Is wise and necessary. As to tho right of asylum', our government was forced to recognize it during the late war under very exasperating circumstances. Slidell and MaBon, confederate embassadors to Great Britain, boarded the British mail steamer Trent, while 6ho Was in American waters, in 1862. Later, Captain Wilkes, commanding a United States war ship, took them off and; delivered them to tho United States government. Tho British government demanded tho return of the rebels and our government returned them with adequate apologies. No provision of international law is more generally recognized by civilized nations. Here is what the Chicago Herald, Democratic, has to say concerning Democrats like Bynum who havo stood off and sneered at the efforts of the administration to vindicate the American flag: For those paltry pretenders of Democratic principles, ready to make the name of American a reproach throughout the world rather than support a Kepublican administration on lines of Democratic precedent and Democratic policy, the Herald has no terms of contempt. They aro below even that. Witless in intellect, ruled by personal malice) or commercial subsidy, libels on the fame of Jefferson aud Jackson, recreant to sublime inheritance of patriotiurn and anty. they are hooalums in American nationality aud idiots in politics It is the proud boast of British papers that a British subject is protected in every quarter of tho globe. It is true, too, and England never hesitates to enforce the principle at any cost. But when the United States government undertakes to do the same thing it is called a bully and a braggart, its acts aro misrepresented, its motives belied, and every utterance of its officials misconstrued. The British idea of fair play is to enforce it in favor of Britain and nobody else. A numb Eli of Chicago Republicans have organized what they call "The Republican Hustling Club."' Their object is to provide a thorough local organization, to frame and carry out a general plan of precinct work for every election. There is need of such an organization m every large city nnd considerable town. There ought to be a largo amount of Republican hustling dono during the next nino months. If Chili will keep Pat Egan all will be forgiven. Sentinel. That expresses Democratic sentiment towards an Irish Republican, but. no doubt, his surrender to Great Britain would be even moro satisfactory than his continuance in Chili. Amos W. Butlkii, of Brookville, Indiana's ornithologist, has written a chapter on the ".Ran? and nabits of the Carolina l'arrakeet," in which his chief purpose is to show that the bird now conlined to a restricted area was once found in Indiana. Ample evidence is adduced to show that parrakeets wero frequently seen in the vicinity of Indianapolis as late as 18T5. and that their disappearance wns gradual from that time until 1S5S, in which year they aro reported as havinc been seen in some of tho southern counties. Mr. Butler's account of the habits and characteristics of the parrakeet, concerning which thero appears to have been some dispute among ornithologists, is interesting, bnt with all these details he neglects, oddly enough, to give a description of the bird itself. Non-scientific peoplo know in a general way that a parrakeet. is a member of the parrot family, but in caso any stray individuals still linger north of the Ohio river they would be unable to recognize them should they meet. Many persons have a fondness for bird literature and other matters pertaining to natnral history, who have little technical acquaintance with science. Writers on these subjects are apt to overlook this fact and to omit essential elements from productions intended for general reading. Mli.e. Dk la Ram re. "Ouida," is about to desert her beautiful homo in Florence, but has not as yet made up her mind where to pitch her tent and to continue her literary labors. But she sighs "for fresh fields and pastures new." Because one Indianapolis high-school girl has married a Chinaman parents of other girls should not therefore conclude that education is a failure and withdraw their daughters from bcLooL The Caucasian is not yet played out. Ir Mf. Shaffer has a statement to make regarding the inner history of the change in the management of tho street-railway company, the Journal will be pleased to give such an interesting matter to tho public T tlio EAltor of tlit Indianapolis Journal: 1. What was the lowest point reached by the mercury in Indianaioli Jan. 151 2. Howmany troops were thero in both armies at tho clo of the rebellion! Reader. L Five degrees below zero. 2. On the Union side, 1,000,510 on the rolls, with 797,607 present with tho commands reporting them. We cannot give the confederate strength, but it was much less than tho Union. Miss Alice Mitchell, the young society woman of Memphis, repeats the statement

that she killed Miss Freda Ward "becanna she loved her eo." Men who take tho lives of their wives or sweethearts are also given to declaring that it is because they love themeo. The so manifestations of modern love may nave a tendency to bring that sentiment into diarepate with timid folk.

TnE DISPUTE WITH CI1IM. As ultimatum is an ultimatum and the sooner Chill realizes that fact the less trouble she will have. Detroit Tribune. If Chili makes good her overtures it is to be hoped that this government will lend its aid, as becomes a great power, in a b needy adjustment of atlairs. Detroit Free Press. . Nothing should be demanded of Chili but the meager letter of international obligation. For that the hand of the United States should be extended in unrenerved fraternity, never, it may be predicted, to be withdrawn. Chicago Herald. The history and traditions of the conntry are altogether against tho notiou that we should tamely submit to the indignities inflicted on ns by Chili. That country must be compelled to render a prompt and adequate atonement for its offenses against us. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Ir is not for us in the vain glory of vindication of national honor to bear the enginery of war to the land of a war-cursed people. There are damages, let ns say; there must be reparation moral and material, the word of mouth andtbe note of hand; but the measure of tbeso let others determine. Chicago Times. Thanks to tho lirmness and wisdom of the administration the dignity and honor of the Nation have been preserved without striking a blow, and a few friendly visits from our fleet to the South American republics will inspire the people in that quarter of the world with a due respect for tho name and authority of this country. Cleveland Leader. It is well to be prepared for emergencies. On the possible theory that Chili is merelyseeking for more time enr war preparations will doubtless continue. But the duty of Congress is more than to merely find some means of pacitio settlement of the remaining grievances against Chill. Its duty is to establish, if possible, the principle of arbitration in all kindred disputes. Chicago News. It was inevitable that Chili must manifest a respectful spirit before any other 'point in the controversy could be settled, the Woman's Christian Temperance Union and the mugwnmp-peace-at-any-price old women to the contrary notwithstanding. Having disavowed the offensive note of the tire-eatinir Matta and properly stigmatized his lack of judgment tho wav is opened for a cairn and reasonable consideration of the other grievances. Chicago Tribune. To attempt to make light of the present situation would be the height of folly and the depth of baseness. The President, the Secretary of Stato aud their associates in the administration have acted with a moderation, a manifest desire for peace, an evident senso of the nolemn responsibility that are worthy of all praise. They bavo exhibited a resolute purpose to take nostep toward war so long a peace is possible without dishonor. lioston Advertiser. EGAX'S SERVICE TO nit NELL. Why the London Times Desires to Destroy the American Minister to Chili. James Jeffrey Roche, who succeeded John Boyle O'Reiley as editor of the Irish newspaper, the Boston Pilot, in arecentinterview laid bare the cause of the special hatred of the London Times to Minister Patrick Egan, as follows: "Mr. Egan is odious to the British government because he was prominently connected with the Land League, and still more because he was the direct means of exposing the conspiracy of Kichard Pi got t and the London Times to ruin Mr. Par n ell. "The story of that exposure is interesting. Egan had escaped to France when tho government attempted to secure the books and funds of tho JLand League. He had been a successful business man in Ireland, but be had to give up his business and his country when ho fell under the ban of the government He came to America and went out to Lincoln, Neb., where be engaged in the milling busiuess, continuing to take a lively interest iu Irish atlairs. In 1&S9 occurred the famous inquiry into tho . Loudou Times' s accusations against Mr. Parnell. Fac-similes of the alleged guilty letters of Mr. Parnell were published iu this country as well as in England. Parnell knew he had never written such letters, but neither he nor any of his friends could find a clow to the forger. The cleverest detectives in Knglaud were b a tiled, and it looked as if Mr. Parnell would be convicted of sympathy with assassination solely because be could not provo a negative. Patrick Egan, live tbonsaud miles away, was able to supply the missing link. There were peculiar expressions in the alleged Parnell letters which had a familiar ring, though he could not for a long time remem-' ber where he had noticed them. Among the pretended correspondence was ono to which Egan's own name had been forged. It was dated from a Pahs address which Kean remembered be had given to Kit-hard Pigott alone Picott being then supposed to bo an honest man and a Nationalist. Later ho was discovered to be a forger and n thief. He bad, as Mr. Egan discovered, opened a letter tetit by the Pilot to a contributor in Pigott'sotlice, taken out a draft from Mr. Donahoe to its contributor, forged the hitter's ntimo and pocketed the money. Bcmembering this circumstance. Egan had no difficulty in ''placing" the forger of the Parnell letters. Binjc a careful, methodical man of business, hs hail tiled his correspondence, and turning to it he eoou found several of Pi pott's letters. He 6ent them to London nnd Sir Charles Russell used them so el.ectivoly in the cross-examination of Pigott that the wretched scoundel broke down on the witness-stand, fled the city next day and blew out his brains in Madrid when ho learcd extradition. v; "Irish-Americans remember this fcervice of Mr. Egau with gratitude. He chose, on becoming an American citizen, to join the Republican part-, us he bad a perfeo tright to do. Somo Democrats seem to think that this wan an unpardonable crime on his part. Much Democrats, if their counsels prevailed, would keep their party always select and small. The liepubiican administration showed a sensible and manly disposition in sending Mr. Egan Asminifiter to Chili. It was done, say the President's critics, to catch tho Irish vote. If the selection was otherwise good and it certainly was 1 do not see why Mr. Harrison should disdain to please Irish Republicans. Mr. Lincoln selected a German "rebel" a fugitive from what is called 'iustico" there a mati who had spoken the English language only a few years, but one of the best Americans withal, Mr. Carl chnrz, as our miuister to Spain. Mr. Scburz is a mngwump to-day. but I do not think he would join in the contemptible attacks made upon hisfellow "rebel" and fellowdiplomate. "Thn great majority of Irish-Americans belong to the Democratic party iio, 1 take back that word belong they support the Democratic party brcuuto they believe in its principles but the shrewd conduct of Republican leaders in their treatment of men like Mr. Egan cannot fail to benefit that party, especially when contrasted with theontraueons utterances of such papers as tho New York Evening Post and Times and other organs of independent Democracy. If 1 were a Kepublican 1 should be glad of this. Being a Democrat. I amsorrv to havo to believe that Mr. Egan's chief ollmse in mugwump eyes consists in his front name." They Indorse th Administration. Mnocie Tlmt-s. There is no Blaine Kepublican in Indiana who would detract one iota from the praise President Harrison's administration receives in his own htnte. Iu the langnaire of many of the resolutions, it has been "able, wisoand patriotic." and the late conventions could do nothing less and nothing else than to so declare. All Exported. Garden an Eert. The Albenmrlo pippin, which many people consider the best dessert apple, apparently cannot be bought in the markets of nny American city, and Americans who want to enjoy this product of tho Virginia and Carolina foot-hills must go to Loudon to l'.nd it.

SOME CONFLICTING TESTIIIOHY

.Dr. Wilson Says Several Victims oftha Institute Horror Were Not Helpless, While Their Eoon-Mite .Esjs They Wers Scarcely Able to Move Withcct Cratches cr Other Asaistatfe. Dr. Prjor Lost Bis Life After Be Had Aroused and Warned Others. Several of the Injured Inmstes Detail Their Experiences Beforo the Coroner Carried a Fire Escape vrith Him. Yesterday was the third day of the corocerial investigation into the Surgical Institute fire. The testimony, as on the previous days, was heard at the coroner's office in the court-house. The first witness was James W. McGowen, a paper-hanger and carpenter, employod at the institute. He testified that smoking was prohibited in all parts of the building. He said there were hand-grenades.in every ball and Babcock extinguishers in the halls, kitchen and art-room. There was one board partition on the fourth floor; also one or two board partitions in the unburned part of the building. There were escape ropes on the third and fourth floors fastened to the celling. Witness recently helped repair a pillar in the dining-room. The old column was not damaged. Didn't know there was any reason for it. William Edson. colored, day porter, who has served as night-watchman, testified. When night-watchman had instructions not to go to the depot to?ineet patients. His duties were confined to the building. He was employed as night-watchman there years ago. HAD A PATRIOTIC NAME. "State your name, occupation and residence," said Deputy Coroner Dunn as the next witness took the chair. "L. C. McLain. reside at 710 North Alabama etreet; employed at Surgical Institute as houso physician." was the reply. "What is your first name!" inquired Mr. Dunn. "Liberty." said the Doctor, blushing, "if you must have iL" "He's not responsible for that," said attorney Sheppard; "his father was patriotic and the Doctor was born on the Fourth of Jnly." Witness then said that he was at home at the time of the beginning of the fire, bat got to the scene about fifteen minutes after 1 o'clock. He was questioned as to the number of persons put into a room, and his testimony on that score agreed with that of other witnesses. Mr. Dunn Was thero any distinction mado in the contract between the modical and surgical treatment of patients! Witness No, sir. The con tract for surgical attendance included medical attendance while the patient was in the house. In an acute trouble, of coarse, we charged a small price for medical services. For instance, if treating a case of Pott's disease of the spine, or some chronic trouble of that kind, a fever or grip would develop, wo would charge a small fee for medicine and attention. If it were some brain trouble, or something belonging to the complaint, we would not charge anything. The Declow child had an at tact of the grip, and developed some cerebral tronble in connection with it. No charge for medical attendance was made that I know of, 1 made no charge. Mr. Dnnn Was it oblicatory for patients to be in the institute! Witness In some cases it was so. Cases we thought we could handle outside wero allowed to go outside. Any we thought we could treat to better 'advantage wo kept there. Tho majority of our cases we regard as requiring our immediate care. Mr. Dunn Was this stipulated in the contract or in your circulars? Witness It was understood before any contract was made that they should or should not remain in tho nonse. It was thorotiffhly nnderstood beforehand. Mr. Dnnn Do you know of any rases where treatment had been refused because the patient declined to board in the house. Witness I know of cases we refused to take at all because we could not treat them outside the institute. THEVIOUS CONDITION OF TnE VICTIMS. Mr. Dnnn What was Irma Payne's abilty to handle herself! Witness She could move reasonably well on crutches. Mr. Dunn Could she move without crutches! Witness I think not Mr. Dunn Was it her choice sho was located on the third floor! Witness 1 think it must have been or she would not have been there, Minnie McDonald could walk without crnthes. Arthur Bayliss wns a little fellow atllicted with talipes (club feet.) He could walk without crutches, without bis braces. He could, under these circumstances, crawl like a cat get down stairs quicker than I could. He wore his braces at nisrht. So did Miss Pay no and Mihs McDonald sometimes. It wan our direction tbat in case of talipes the braces should be worn at night to hasten tho euro. Mr. Dunn Do yon know . of any cr.se where tho patient was strapped down at night! - Witness No sir; I know that to be absolutely false. Mr. Dnnn What was the physical condition of those who lost their lives in tho third-story of the Georgia-street building! Witness With one exception a majority of them could, nnder ordinary circumstances, have gotten out. The exception was Katie Strawn. H. A. Pryor was located on the fourth Uoor of the Illinoisstreet bnildiug. Hannah Brook, sixteen years old, from Taylorville, 111., was, 1 think, in Ward 18. That was on the third Uoor of the (jeoritiastreet building, the east wing. Fred Dockendorf wa.t on the third floor of that wing. His tronble was Pott's disease. lf ..nnfrl oraltr 1 1 n rtrkti lrnn hnsr ti n i ! 1 ir be conid move. btelU bpees was in the : . 1 1 il t. ft 1 east WII1K. luiiu uuui, v j to uuiui ah u nr. nephew Frank were on the fourth Uoor, corner of Illinois street, and had a tire tscaps right At her window. Miss Burns was there as his nurse. His trouble was partial paralysis. George M. Ellis was on the fourth floor, Illinois street aud Georgiaorner buildintr. He was helpless. Mrs. Earl and daughter were in Ward 18. William Ksmstack was on the fourth tioor of the Illinois-street building. His difiiculty was spinal curvature. He was active and able to get out. Airs. Earl's daughter badclob feet. 1 know a pillar was placed in tho dining-room recently, but do not know why it was done. Mr. Meppard How often wcTe the patients brought to the art-room for general examination! CALLS WE HE CHARGED FOR. Witness Three times a week, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Dr. Allen and myself were present, and Dr. Batman, the lady physician. There was also the foreman of the apparatus shop. Each case using an Apparatus was examined, and directions given as to chances, uew braces, etc. Once or twice a week Dr. Alln talked to them. Every patient was seen every day. That wns my business, with the assistance of Dr. Butmau. We were to see that Dr. Allen's instructions were carried out. I left the building at 0 V. M. Mr. Hheppard As a tnle. could those persons who wore braces walk better with or without them? -. at YV 1 . . imesa uenerauy uener wuu mem; some few not so well. The next witues. was Mrs. Emma Bntman. house physician at tho instituto. who resided iu the building, he was Awakened by noises of the tire. Next her room wa her son and a room-mate. Witness aroused the boys and started to go to Room 101. but tho smoke was so inteuso had to go back