Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1892 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1892.

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Can le founl at the following pbict-.: I'ARrs American ilitluno lu Tarts, 30 Boulevard tie Cnpucliics. KEW "V6ltK Gllsey House ami Vlndaor HoteL PHILADELPHIA A. p7Kcmble, 375 Lancaster avenue. CTIICAGO Palmer Home, CIXCIXXATI-J. IL JLuvley & Co., 154 Vine street. LOUISVILLE C. T. JHcrin; i.orthwest corner of TLinl and Jefferson streets. ET. LOUIS Union News Co., Union Depot. WASHINGTON. D. a-lUfff House an.l Ebbltt IIuie. 0KIGIS OP IKE DEMOJttATIO PEEE-TEADE I LANK. The Confederate Creed of 18G1 Henfflrined .by the Democrats In 181)2. I. Article 1, Section 8, Clause 1 of the Permanent Consiiivlion of the Confdcra'e States, adopted when in rebellion cm March 11, 1SG1, at ZlontQOtucrytAla.,v:aiasfollov:$: 'The Congress shall have poieer to lay and collect taxes, duties and excises hOR REVENUE ONLY, necessary to pay the debts, provide for the common defense and carry on the government of the Confederate States; but uo bounties shall be arantctt f om the Treasury; NOR SIIALL ANY DUTIES OR TAXES ON IMPORTATIONS IROll FOREIGN NATIONS JiE LAID TO PROMOTE OH FOSTER ANY BRANCH OF INDUSTRY." Free-Trade Plank of June 22, 1892. II. The Democratic national convention adopted as ilstanjf platform in Chicago, Jane 22, 192. We denounce UepuMican protection as a fraud, a robbery of tte. great majority of the American people for the benefit of the few. We declare it to bo a fundamental principle of the Democratic party that tho federal government Las no constitutional poicer to impose aud collect tariiT duties EXCEIT FOR TUE PURPOSES OF'rGVEXUE ONLY, and we demand that the collection of such taxes shall be limited to the necessities of the government when honestly and economically administered. Foil FUEsIDEXT, f 11E.NJA3IIN II A HKI -ON, of Indian. Fok Vice-President, 1VJI1TELAW ItEID, ff New York. Harrison and Keid could uot get a scattering vote in England. They are Americans. While tho Pricks and the leaders of tbo Amalgamated Association fight each other both aro equally emphatic in their declarations in favor of a protective tariff. A party is in an awkward position to nsk tho votes of business men and wageearners, when it regards the opening of an industry whlchwill employ hundreds of men as a menace to its success. In Elwood, in this district, an industry is being established which will bring skilled labor, capital, a local market for farmers and increased values for lands, and yet William D. Bynum gave a vote to wipe out all tiieso good things. The front-rank npostlo of free trade, ex-Representative Kurd, of Ohio, stops to remark that, while ho is for absoluto free trade, tho Democratic platform pledges Mr. Cleveland to the English system of a tariff for revenue alone. Kansas papers are not talking somuch about politics as they were. So many reports are coming in about the big wheat yields that they haven't space for much else. From twenty to forty bushels to the aero is what the farmers proudly boast. All Tound, tho attempt to frighten people with tho "force-bill" bugaboo is being ridiculed, but no wore than in the South by the leaders of tho People's party who have been active Democratic workers. There . aro no more - Democratic votes in that scare. All men may not get their own when rogue'j fall out, but the quarrelers often tell tho truth, as does tho bolting element of the Democratic party in Alabama when they declare that thero has Hot been apretenso of a fair election in that State for moro than ten years. The Lafayette Sunday Times says it 'is ablo to state, and on tho very best authority, that under no circumstances will Governor Gray be a candidate for United States Senator." Itadda: "Tho Governor is in favor of tho re-election of Judge Turpie and will support his candidacy." A Democratic exchange, speaking of tho probable appointment of Mr.Harrity as chairman of the Democratic national committee, says ho will have much to learn. He will; he will. By Novembor he will know a great deal moro than ho does now, though he may not be so beautiful. He will gather tho experience and Chairman Carter the votesl As in Kansas, tho Minnesota People's convention rejected the tender of Democratic managers for a coalition ticket, and nominated a straight-out one. Still, tho Minnesota Democratic managers, like those of Kansas, may indorse the ticket, about which they were refused any part in making. The Democratic managers in some States seem to be seeking notoriety for self-abasement. There are good business reasons why the people of Indianapolis should wish Ihe four days' races beginning to-day to be successful. During tho Inst fewyears Indiana has mado rapid progress as a horse-breeding Stnto and now stands well to tho front in that important interest. Tho growing demand for fast thoroughbreds has given an impetus to the business and placed it on as solid n ioQting in proportion to its extent us

any other agricultural industry. For some years past there have been annual meetings and races at other points in Indiana, but none- here because the city had not tho facilities. In other words, it had no track. Tho track just completed at tho fair grounds is universally conceded to bo ono of tho best and fastest in the country. This means. that it will be very popular among horsemen, and, if the races aro well patronized, will lead to annual meetings at this point. It is reasonable to suppose that gradually most of the other annual meetings heretofore held at other points in the State will be merged in the one at this city, making it a very important and interesting one to horse-breeders, dealers and fanciers. It is to bo hoped, therefore, that the races will bo successful and tho local patronage liberal.

BECBETABY 2IATTHEW8 A3 A LAW-MA KEB. Tho Hon. Claude Matthews, Democratic Secretary of State, has shown that he might becomo an exceedingly useful man to his party in case ho should bo elected Governor. Under the Constitution tho Governor has tho veto power, tint! to that extent. is a factor in legislation. Mr. Matthews, though, in an emergency, can exercise a power even greater than tho veto. On the 7th of April, 1891, several weeks after tho adjournment of the Legislature, while tho Deputy Secretary of State was revising tho proof of the apportionment act, commonly known as the gerrymander, preparatory to its publication, ho discovered two important errors. These were the omission of tho county of Monroe in tho senatorial district composed of that county, Brown and Bartholomew, and tho omission of Gibson county in tho list of Representative districts. Tho bill had passed both houses with these omissions in it, and had been signed by tho presiding officers and tho Governor. In other words, it had bocome a law in that shape. . Of course, it was radically defective, but it was none the less law. Tho errors were owing to hasty legislation and the blunders of incompetent Democratic officials, but then they were embalmed in tho law. Tlie deputy at once apprised his chief of the fact, and tho latter saw it. Although Mr. Matthews is not a lawyer, ho saw that this discovery nearly a month after the Legislature had adjourned mado a very embarrassing situation. Had bo been a lawyer ho would have known that after an act has passed the Legislature, and been signed by its presiding officers and the Gov-. ernor, no power but tho Legislature itself can change it. Perhaps Mr. Matthews did not know this, but others did. However, it was a condition that confronted him, not a theory. Tho apportionment act, which was vital to the Democratic party, was vitally dofoctive. What should bo done? Mr. Matthews and the fellow-Democrats whom ho took into his confidence were equal to the emergency. They decided to send for the ex-clerk of the late House of Representatives, one Newkirk, and have him amend the bill by inserting the omitted words. Newkirk obeyed the summons, xand then and there, in Secretary Matthews's office, by direction of Mr. Matthews himself, ho did insert the word "Monroe" before "Brown and Bartholomew," and tho words "Gibson with one Representative in the proper place. And this was done in tho enrolled act, over tho signatures of the presiding officers of the two houses and the Governor. This was a forgery. The person who mado these insertions wasno longer clerk of tho House. Tho Houso had adjourned and he was out of office. Even had ho been in office, he would have had no right to change an enrolled act after it had becomo a law. This point is too plain for argument. In doing this unauthorized and illegal act for the benefit of tho Democratic party ex-Clerk Newkirk acted under the advice and direction of Secretory Matthews. Newkirk was simply the agent, Matthews being the principal. Between the 'two they perpetrated a high-handed outrage for partisan purposes. It would bo very unsafe to have fcr Governor a man with such loose ideas in regard to the law and official power as Mr: Matthews has shown he possesses. If he should be elected Governor the pcoplo would never know whether the laws as printed wero those enacted by the Legislaturo or laws as revised and amended by Mr. Matthews. CHIMERICAL EEF0EMEE8. Tho ministerial brethron who offer plans from tho pulpit for tho euro of social evils doubtless mean well, but they don't know. The Indianapolis pastor, for instance, who preached on Sunday against tho "curse of rum" confessed that prohibition would not work, insisted that license was wrong, and then recommended that all saloons be restricted to certain localities, which would become plague-spots, avoided by all decent people, 'would have some trouble in putting such a scheme in operation. Ho would, of course,, have tho saloon territory far from the uttermost boundaries of his parish, and where it would not corrupt unwary sons of tho church. He would not, it is to be assumed, locato this dnngerous quarter in tho neighborhood of the laboring men, who, as he admits, seek saloon attractions as alleviation from tho monotony of their toil. Wherever ho would put it, there might bo some to object and some to bo harmed. A region of that sort, recognized as a moral Gehenna, would not bo welcomed by tho nearest residents for commercial reasons, if no other. A little experience in a city council, which sought to establish a pest-house within municipal boundaries, would convince this excellent reformer that there wero more difficulties in his way than he had dreamed of. Beside, how does ho know that an isolated saloon quarter would bo avoided! Thero is some reason to beliovo that it would bo mado to offer attractions so great that as many silly human moths would bo caught by its glitter as now. There are some people who think that since tho traffic cannot bo suppressed it should be mado to pay heavy tribute for existence, and that instead of being allowed to .llouristi unchecked. atjLhu

impractical reformers would havo it, no saloon should be permitted in any neighborhood without tho consent of the residents. This is what high license andlocal option mean. Under this plan the saloons would bo less numerous than now, and where they were found It would bo because tho people wanted them there. These pcoplo would not avoid a separate saloon quarter uot regard it as a plague spot, and might even find the place an agreeable resort. Tho problem is one that troubles all who have an interest in public welfare, but the preachers offer no better solution than the politicians. . - '

That was rather a cheeky performance of a free-trader or single-tax advocate to stand at tho door of Rev. Dr. Lucas's church, Sunday, and give out Henry. George's "Protection or. Free Trade" as tho andienco came out, presumably because workingmen were thero to attend a special service. If those who received these tracts read them - carefully to tho end, they will discover that Mr. George is a free-trader incidentally, and simply becanso ho is in favor of putting all taxes upon land, or, to use his own language, "to abolish private property in land," which maybe found on pago sixty-one of tho pamphlet. This is Mr. George's hobby; but ho sees no hope for it until he has destroyed every other source of public revenue. If, at tho outset, ho could "abolish private property in land" at ono bold stroke he would not waste his time. It is possible that the George tract fell into tho hands of quite a number of wage-earners who have been saving and pinching: to acquire a home, the land of which Mr. George proposes to tax so heavily as to make it no longer property. It is prob able that many more of them hold stock in loan associations which has value because of land and houso mortgages. It may attract them to freo trade to learn from the George tract that free trade is the first step to the destruction of tho property which gives their loan association stock value. To all home-owners and to all having property in, land or based upon land the Journal commends the last chapters of the George tract which the Democratic managers are circulating. ' A short time ago the Journal asked what county in the State would become the banner county by first reporting a Republican club in every township. The query, repeated two or three times, is now answered, and the honor falls to the good old county of VJgo. Through the active efforts of District Chairman Filbeckfand Mr. A. M. Higgins, county organizer of tho Lincoln League, there have been organized in that county twenty Republican clubs, being eightln the township where Tefre Haute' is situated, two in ono other township, and ono in each of the remaining ten townships of the county. Not only this, bnt Mr. Higgins writes: "Tho number will bo considerably increased during the next month." The journal cheerfully awards to Vigo connty the honor of being tho banner county of the State in this regard and congratulates her loyal Republicans on tho excellent "WOrlCthrty are doing. If every county in the State would do as well there would be no doubt about the result next November. The surviving soldiers of the war tor tho Union are right in their demand that tho moral significance o? tho soldiers' monument shall not be frittered away and sacrificed to a meaningless sentl-' ment. The idea of tho monument originated with them, and its purpose was exclusively to commemorate' Indiana's part in tho war of the rebellion.' All talk of colonial wars, Indian wars, nnd. the Mexican war is an impertinent afterthought and calculated to belittlo tho moral grandeur of tho work.-The. conspicuous date-lines of the Mexican waraYea standing advertisement 'that tho original purpose of the monument, has been sacrificed. If they remain they will dwarf it through all the ages and flaunt a lio in tho face of posterity. Tho monument was not conceived, begun nor erected to commemorate the Mexican war. " The leading banks of New York are refusing to part with their gold in large amounts, and it is the general opinion in financial circles that wo are dangerously near a suspension of gold payments. Senator Sherman's bill to repeal so much of the act of July 14, 1890, as compels the issuing of legal-tender notesagainst. monthly purchases of 5,400,000 ounces of silver is regarded by conservative financiers as a move in tho right direction. We certainly havo gone a dangerous length on the silver line. A number of Democratic papers aro not pleased with Mr. Carter for chairman of the Republican national committee. Some of them aro grieved bocause ho is from a silver State. None of them can say, however, without lying, that ho has not been a most efficient Commissioner of the Land. Bureau, bringing up the business to date which got so behind during the period that a ridiculous person of the name of -Sparks was performing antics in that office. Parents of boys must look npon the treatment of the party of lads who werocaught by n policeman swimming under a railway bridge over White liter on Sunday as an outrage. Swimming in public places is forbidden, and js An offense that should bo prevented. Arrests may even be necessary, but it could not have been necessary to parade those boya through tho streets in tho open patrol wagon like' thieves, as was done. Boys will learn to swim and will take risks to do it, and they aro not necessarily viciuus or willfully crimiual, even when thsy break a sacred city ordinance to enjoy the coveted privilege. The patrolmen who are so vigilant in pursuit of small boys might profitably curb their impetuosity. When yon find in Philadelphia papers articles headed "Our New Pole-tax," cast no rellcctiont upon the proof-reader in your haste. It is all right, and refers to the telegraph, tolephune and electno-light poles, all of which are taxed in that city, as they should be in this. The Kansas City Journal publishes a story written by Dr. and Mr. Eastman jointly, nnd tells its readers that the authors are Cora Fellows and tho Sioux In

dian Cbaska. whom she married. Such is fame when a woman marries an Indian. How will the intellectual arid literary Mrs. Blaine Goodalo Eastman fancy beins mistaken for a couple who spent psrt of their honeymoon in a Chicago dime museum?

CHAIRMAN CAIUER. His Chief strength consists inthe fact that he is a hustler with x largo acquaintance in the Western States. Philadelphia Times (Deui.) . !n. C Aim: it is a shrewd politician aud a splendid organizer. He has had experience nnd ho possesses sound judgment. That he will carry on a vigorous and winning campaign goes without saying. Detroit Tribune. Mr. Carter has been selected with tho indorsement of President Harrison. The latter has acted wisely. Ex-Chairman Clarkfbn says Mr. Carter is the best politician of his age in this country. Philadelphia Inquirer. While he has less national reputation than some others who have been named and has his spurs yet to win, the qualities be has shown are such as to create confidence in him and to justify his selection. I'hiladelphia Press. No better selection could have been made for chairman from among the managing Republicans of tho country. Mr. Carter is an able, alert and shrewd political leader, and his friends the enemy may rely upon one thing, and that is'he will leavn no stone unturned or trick unplayed to brinit success to his party's banner. Washington Post (Ind.) Tun new chairman, though be may not have been the first choice of the administration, and though ho has been sneered at by the old stagers as a "discovery in politics." haselements of strength that are not to he despised. He has the energy of youth, the Western dash aud hustle, and with these qualities he has also the suave address that is by no means ineffective even in the most practical politics. Philadelphia Record (Dera.) .POLITICAL NOTE ANl COMMENT. Mr. William J. White, who is called the largest chewing-gum manufacturer in the country, is a Republican aspirant or a congressional nomination in Ohio. The chief feather in his cap is that he broke the Gum Trust. Ex-Speaker Reed, who keops his weather eye on every phase of national politics, says: "We have the Democratic party in a box and we will keep them there until November, when wo will put on the lid and bury them." Democratic papers which recognize the risks of their free-trade platform are saying that the pnblio meeting at which Cleveland and Stevenson will be notified of their nomination will give the candidates an opportunity to build a platform of their own. t'ou A. E. Rack, chairman of the Republican central committee of Georgia, says that the Republicans of that State will probably nominate candidates for Congress in every district, aud possibly put out a State ticket. The State convention will be held at Atlanta Aug. 10. Hon. Ciiauncky I. Filley, of St. Louis, having become tired of hearing the report that he would not 'support tho Republican ticket, denies the story in forcible language, and says: "I believe that the Republican who cannot support the Republican.ticket national and State is not a good enough Republican for me to know." There aro some hopeful indications in the South. In South Carolina the two wings of the Democratic party are having a bitter fight for the ascendency. In Tennessee and Alabama there is a bitter contest between two elements in the same party, which, it is believed, willreult in a division aud possibly in a Republican victory in the former State.. I New York business men continne to express the hope of Harrison's re-election, bays one of them: I cannot imagine any greater drawback to the business interests of the country than a Democratic victory would be. It would frighten capital to begin with, and another agitation for the reduction of the tariff would be beenn. and everything would become unsettled." Col. W. O. Bradley. Republican national committeeman for Kentucky, says Harrison will carry that State in November. In reply to an expression of incredulity he said: "I am not joking. The new election law, which gives nsa secret ballot, will add tens of thousands of votes to onr column. The People's ; arty will draw largely from the Democratic ranks. It will take some votes from us, but many more from the Democrats in this State. You will ee it." "Before tho renominatlon of President Harrison there was a great deal of feeling against him in Fort Wayne," said James Con well, of that city, to a New York reporter a day or two ago. "In fact," he continued, "I might say with truth that there was more feeling against the, President in Fort Wayne than anywhere else in the State. But this has all passed away now, and no Republicans' will suDport Harrison more solidly than those of Fort Wayne." . , . , Cornelius Bliss, treasurer of the national Republican committee, is confident of his party's success, and -counts much upon tho efforts of the Republican League in bringing yonng men into line. He says: "Too much stress cannot be laid npon the good and ertecllve work by the league clubs. In fact, I consider them ono of the strongest factors toward tho election of Harrison and Reid. There in nothing like organization for good, elective work, and right in thrse clubs principle aud organization mil hand m hand." Senator Vest's recent assertion that shoddy was made from vilo material, also that the production is ' increased by reason of the McKinley bill, has drawn out a challenge from a firm of shoddy manufacturers. The firm says the Senator from Missouri does not know what he is talking about, and does not know what shoddy ia. It offers to him samples of both shoddy and wool, and if be is able to select the wool from the shoddy samples in the presence of witnesses it will forfeit the sum of (10.000. Tho challenge has not yet been accepted. TfiE Evansville Journal says "tho declination of Hon. Daniel B. Knmler to serve as district elector a position conferred upon him at the Fort Wayne State conventionwas much regretted, bnt if thero is any man in the district who can fill Mr. Knmler' vacancy that man is Co). James S Wrlrfht. of Spencer county, who was nnnnimonslv elected to fill the vacancy. A gallant soldier, a practical farmer, an eloquent orator and an all-around mao of the people. Colonel Wright will bo able to do yeoman service for the party to which he has devoted the best part of his useful career." The president of the Hide and Leather Bank, of Now York, says business men do not want a renewal of tariff agitation. As an instance coming under his observation showing that.no increase of prices to consumers grows ont of the McKinley bill, he mentions a liim of glovo manufacturers that has been a customer of his bank for fifty years. "The McKinley bill largely increased tho duty on -gloves. Yet the domestic manufacturers have not increased the prices. lint I will tell yon what they have done. They are doing double their former business, and consequently are giving work to many more employes." Stover Mind the Dirt. July Century. The tin coffee-pot may have all the ashes of a thousand camp tires clinging to its smoky sides, the butter may be garnished with myriads of brown pine needles, the marmalade may be excavated from its primitive wide-mouthed glass bottle by means of a steel knife-blade, the canned beef mav be warm and shapeless, the slices of bread ragged and huge, but ah, the deliciousness of it all. out under the giant forest trees, with the wide, blue lake sleeping in tho sunset at one's feet, and the shy wild fowl akirting the marshes on the farther side, and Htartling the twilight silence with their Strang melancholy cries. ' I

TI1E WORST FEATURE OF IT

City Clerk Abrains Says His Defaulting Deputy's Wife May Lose ner Keason GrievinjrOvcr Her Husband's Dis?r.ce Council Adopts & Mprry-Go-Found Ordinance Inspection at Uron roard of Works. The investigation into the books of George Kubn, ex-deputy city cleik, will be finished in a day or two. It is impossible to tell as yet just what -bis shortage will amount to. I think." said City Clerk Abrams, yesterday, "that Kubn knew what ho was doing, and that the 204 whicJi be turned over to roe will about cover the shortage." In conversing a little further about the matter, Mr. Abrams said "The hardest part about it is the effect npon Kuhn's wife. I understand she has grieved over the disgrace of her husband to such an extent that she is in danger of losing ber mind. She is nnabl to eat or sleep, or do anything but mourn over this trouble." "Have you seen Kuhn since ho turned over the Inonev!,, "No," was the answer. "I have seen nothing of him, but 1 understand he is still in the city." So far as knownio effort has been made to arrest Kubn or take any steps towards his punishment, though it is possible that the matter will be brought to the attention of the grand jury as soon as the investigation is finished. Uo trd of I'ubllc Works and Sewers. Tho Board of Publio Works, yesterday, was mostly occupied with sewer business. Tho most important action was the adoption of a declaratory resolution for the main intercepted running from Whito river to Kentucky avenue, fully described in the Journal some days ago. Tho board also took final action upon the resolution for a main sewer along Merrill aud New Jersey streets, from Pogue's run to Wyoming street. The sewer begins at Pogue's run as a four-foot brick sewer, and becomes gradually smaller, uutil at Wyoming street it is a twelve-inch pipe liue. A couple of minor modifications in the specifications were made. Final action was taken by resolution for a local sewer in the alley west of Meridian, from Maryland to Pearl, and in the alley north of St. J oseph street, frotn New Jersey to Delaware. The street commissioner's attention was called to the complaint of John B. (Jlover and others of a rank growth of weeds on Alabama street, below Home aveuue.which obstructs the How of water in the gutter, also to a dangerous culvert in front of No. 541 Shelby street. The attention of the city engineer was directed to .water standing in front of fountain at the corner of Blake and Michigan streets, caused by improper grade. Tho Indianapolis bill-posting Company was notified not to placo bill-boards upon any of the city bridges. The board granted the free use of Toinlinson Hall on the evening of Aug. 3 to the Catholic Total Abstinance Union of America. Permission was granted to owners of property on Pennsylvapta street, between Walnut and North streets, to lay cement sidewalks. - The board allowed a final estimate for grading and graveling first alley west of West street, from Root to Rny street; for grading and paving with brick the south sidewalk of Michigan street, from Pine to Archer. The board approved contracts and bonds in behalf of Fulmer& Seibert for improvement of Gillaud avenue, from Washington to Michigan; Hadiey & Porter, for improvement ot Olive street, from Willow to Pleasant run; Roney &. Dunning, for improvement of Greenwood street, from Ninth to Eleventh: Henry Clay t li Porter, for improvement of Armour street, from Mississippi to first alley west of that street; same, for improvement of Herbert street, from Mississippi to Highland place; same, for improvement of first alley west of Mississippi, from Armour to Herbert; same, for first alley west of Mississippi, from Herbert to Twelfth; W. W. Loucks, for construction of a bridge over Crooked creek, on Tacoma avenue. The board granted the Indianapolis Light and Power Company the right to lay a switch across the intersection of Kentucky avenue and Missouri street to a point 109 feet east of West street. No action was taken on the petition for water mains in Highland place, between Ninth and Tenth. Worlr it the Council. The City Council meeting last night was attended by a bare majority for financial legislation, Messrs. Colter, Halloron. McGill, McGufiin, Scherer, Yonng and Murphy being absent. An appropriation of S12,673.&0 was mado to cover the following items, recommended to be paid by the finance committee nnd the city controller: To the county, for the city's proper share of the coal of the assessment, SS.b73.90; for street signs, $l,S0O, for repairs on the City Hospital, $2,000. An ordinance covering these . recommendations was passed without a dissenting vote. The city controller aud tho finance coinmitteo also recommended that $1,000 be transferred from the cistern account to tho cower fund and ilOO from the incidental expense land to that of the city hall. It was explained that tho donor funds are plethoric beyofid present needs and the beneficiary funds are about exhausted. An ordinance incorporating the recommenda tions was unanimously adopted. 1 bo ordinance relating to a switch at the Kentucky-avenue crossing was referred back to the Board of Public Works for an amendment agreeable to the Indianapolis Light and Power Company, for whom the right to lay the switch is asked. The ordinance regulating the riding-gal-lerirs, otherwise known as "merry-go-rounds," and providing for a license fro, was amended so as to make the licenso 15 instead of 85 and was then adopted. A motion by Mr. Laut requiring the clerk to request the contractor on tho Southstreet improvement to finish and set the curbs and make the crossings safe was adopted. Mr. White, by motion, started a searcher out after tho progress made by Mr. Bailey, city attorney, in compiling, arranging and editing tho city ordinances, it was recited in the motion that assistance had been authorized some months ago, but that, as far as the Council knew, nothing had b, ceu done. The Council wants to know the reason why. The Mayor notified the Council that he had signed tho several ordinances and resolutions pending for his approval. Mr. White then called up his general ordinance No. 11 for second reading, but the Council seemed to have i holy horror of it. It was explained that it relates to the appointment of inspectors of several kinds, and somebody immediately moved to adjourn. The motion was put and adopted on the following vote: Ayes Allen, Cooper, Costello. GasSer, Linn, Olsen, Pnryear. Rassmonn 8. oes Gauss, Laut, Ryan, Schmidt, fcchrader, White 6. This ordinance has met the same treatment several times before. SUPERINTENDENTS 'APPOINTED. Pmi'Jent Pronzel Tressed ihe Button and the loard Did the RetL "Will the board como to order," said President Frenzel as be seated himself behind the water-pitcher and grabbed the gavel; "secretary will call the roll'1 This was the opening ofthe special session of the School Board, yesterday afternoon, at o'clock, and Messrs. Adam, Conner, Frenzel, Galvin, Garver, Loeper, Roth, Russe and Vonnegut answered to their names, Messrs. Comn and Scott being absent. "Wo are here," said President Frenzel, taking a firmer clutch upon the gavel, "to consider the report of the committee on builuings and grooncs with referenco to the appointment of a superintendent for the library building." That Mr. Frenzel was there to consider anything of the kind was only one more

in the series of pleasant fictions that have characterized the board since th

of the Frenzelian reinforcements. Mr. button and they do tho rest. TMr. Loeper automatically announced that Vonnegut & Bobn. architects, had been selected by the committee to superintend the construction of the library at a remuneration of lMr per cent, ou tho cost of the work. To snare the feelings of some member of the board the roll was not called on tho report, aud them was but ope harsh, dissenting no. It came from Dr. Garver. It is said that Professor Jones, whose engagement will expire next April, does not consider it at all certain that ho will bo his own successor. WILL SUProiiT ONLY FRIENDS. Onranizpd Later Will Circumvent the (jerrymander Derm ctay VLtully Denounced. At a meeting of the Central Labor Union last week, the secretary was directed to have ten thousand circulars printed containing an appeal to organized labor to stand as a unit for certain legislation. Tho Ohio law, pa&sed by a Republican Legislature, protecting a wage-earner from proscription by employers on account of connection with a labor union, was specially mentioned as desirable for united support. The printed appeal recites that the fight between capital and organized labor is at hand, and that now is the time for thought and action. The futility of allcllort before the legislatures of the past is referred to as follows: "For years we Lave struggled for recognition in our Legislature, and wo all know the result. We havo demanded, urged, solicited and almost prayed for recognition, and for our pains have been avoided, ignored and almost insulted by the very men who held their high positions through oursupport. "It organized labor in other States can secure recognition at the hands of their law-makers, we must and shall not he outdone if we do our duty as freo men and American citizens." The address, which bears the signatures of A. Loebenberg president, and E. A., Perkins secretary, concludes as follows: "Thero is no denying the fact that many strong corporations, notably railroad, express, telegraph and street-car companies, have discharged their employes on u innerous occasions lor the opeulyexpressed reason that they were members of labor unions, and some have even gono so far as to boast that it was their aim to destroy our organizations. They know that such actions aro well-directed death-blowH at the very heart of our only means of protection, and that in the absence of any law in our behalf we can only depend upon tho steadfastness of ourselves for tho continuance of our existence. "In our State we are about to elect new members of the Legislature, hball they go by our votes, unpledged and freo to avoid and ignore us as in the past; or shall we demand their public pledge to support our cause in return for the support we give them? It must be the latter. "The man who refuses to lend his aid and influence to such a measure us the above refuses to grant you a personal favor; and the Legislature that refuses to pass such .V measnrerefusestogranttomue-tenthsof tho citizens of the State the rights of American freemen. It does still more. It refuses you personally the rights of protection and fails to etnd by you in the only means you have of securing even the necessaries of lite to your aged parents, faithful wife or dependent children.. .This is a fight for justice; justice-to ourselves and those wo love. Will you see to it that you do your duty in the struggle, eo that vhen tho smoke of battlo has cleared away tho glorious newg will be shouted from hilltop to hilltop that 'Justice and organized labor have at last been recognized.'" rOSiOFFiCE INSPECTION. - Plan for Grading th tiork of tbs Postmasters Troves Pojular with Them. The Official Postal Guide for July outlines h plan for an inspection by postmagters in. connty-eats of all the postmasters in the tbrtTe thousand counties of tho Union. This will be undertaken in pursuance of resolutions adopted by a conference with the Postmaster-general of seven county-seat postmasters, living near Washington, on June 22. At this meeting it was resolved That it is our deliberate opinion that tho visitation of the poatothecs last year by the three thousand county-seat ostmaster. thus bringing all the poatoiilccs ot each county luto touch aud sympathy with each other, giving to each tbe best thought aud most matured experience ot the others, was wisely planned by the rostiuas-ter-gcneral, and has yielded and is still yMdlng an abundant fruitage. Therefore, resolved, thai we recommend the renewal or these vlMts this year, with such wider scope of inquiry as experience has approved.. The Postmaster-general has therefore , ordered that tho inspection bo repeated, . but it shall not be in any sense nn inesti-: . gation. The service is to be voluntary. A. list of questions has been prepared, to as-, sist tho county-sent postmaster in grading the offices visited. The grades are to bo known as excellent, cood, fair or poor, and1' are to relate to the accounts of cleaulines,order, keeping of accounts, persoual attention of postma6ters,improyements in the service, knowledge and observance of the postal laws and regulations and enthusiasm of po tm aster. it was recommended that all postmasters rated as "excellent" should be honorably mentioned by the Pottmaster-general by. special letter or otherwise, and all potmasteis rated "poor" hhonld rcceivo notice that there is room for improvement, and should be instructed how to etlect it. Their Notion TV. a .Mt8tketi One. The reporters were asked by tho police to withhold publication of the sail case of Mrs. Mayer, the Milwaukee woman who war. deserted by her husband. This was asked in tho interest of humanity, in that it was necessary to enable the officer to arrest Mayer. The requeoty was mado twenty-four hours after all the facte were known and no steps yet taken for his arrest. Yesterday it was made apparent how the publication had injured tho cause of humanity. Mrs. Hollweg.wife of a member of the firm of Hollweg & Reese, seeing the publication, mado Mrs. Mayer a presuut of $10 to aid her in going to Brazil and having her unfaithful husband brought to justice Jacob Bos. a K. of P., also gavo her $2 for tho samo purpose. Had n FlcM with m Mnntttc. About 7 o'clock yesterday evening a man camo running up to officer Hagerman at the corner of Illinois and Washington streets, and told him there was a crazy woman at the corner of Ohio and Mississippi streets making tho air hideout with ber screeches. The officer went to the scene and found Maggie Davis, who was discharged from the insane hospital about two weeks ago as cured. She lought like an enraged tiger when the oliicer attempted to place her under airrest. Although Hagerman is a big man. he had his hands full to take her, bnt finally succeeded. She was taken to the station-house and locked up. Clone in Ac I a. John Clune is in the toils onco more, this time for fast driving. Patrolman Hagerman stopped him at tho corner of Illinois and Washington streets as be was driving by there in an attempt to mako tho electrio cars ashamed of their speed. No Licence for Mayer. Superintendent Colbert is in receipt of a telegram from W. A. Carpenter, clerk of Clay county, stating , that no marrisge license has been issued by him fc tbe marriage of Mayer, the wife deserter from Milwaukee. Kpworth League Convention The Epworth League convention of tho Southeast Indiana Conference will beheld at Acton Park on Thursday, July 2S, beginning at 10:S0 a. M. and continuing with afternoon aud evening sessions. Minnie Stedman. an inmate of tho Sisters of tho Good hep herd's house of correction, -is reported to be dying and desirous of seeing her father and brother if they can bf . found.