Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 13 January 1896 — Page 2

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MB. BIGELOWS VIEWS

ftrUSOX OF CKItllAX EXC1TKMKXT OVKR KMIKKOirs4 3IKSSAGE. Australian Intlornement of Salisbury's Policy Prince Henry of Ilnttcnbnrff Worse, NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-A special to the "WorM, from London, Fays: Mr. Poultney Billow left New York -In the midst of the excitement occasionel by the prospect of a war between Englani ami the United States, an! was In Berlin when the news arrived that the Jameson party had been destroyed by the Boers. Being asked hid opinion of the events then and of tne outlook now, Mr. Blgelow said: "Germany has been assiduously cultivating the gospel of hate, whose Messiah was Bismarck. The. tipper classes In Germany, the officers, the IcndlcrJa and the government officials, have ceased to think for themselves. They are trained la the school of passive obedience and have their political creed formulated by the newspapers edited In the offices of the government. "When, therefore, ine German Emperor sent his telegram congratulating the Boers on life massacre of Englishmen la the Transvaal, the German papers et up a unanimous chorus, of derulm at England an 3 gloried In the new3 z.s thrush it had been a Sedan or a Metz." And now concerning Mr. Bigelow's mission: It will b? remembered that in his annual message on Pec. President Cleveland devoted ono of the rtrst pangrapnij to the serious diplomatic correspondence with Germany and a threat of retaliation over that country' practical prohibition cf the Importation of American cattle anl otntr ood products. He also mentioned the treatment accorded the great American insurance companies by the German government. Quickly succeeding this message, insurance Superintendent Pierce, of New York, under his own authority or by authority of Government Morton, framed a lettir to he Prussian "jvrrnmtnt, intim.iilng that like retaliatory measures against the German Insurance companies doing I Uiim ss In New York might be aJapteJ unless the prohibitive measures against New York companies In Prussia were rescinded. Such letter was, however, indrr.vi by G v.-?rror Morton, and on his official application to the State Department at Washington, Secretary Olney aflixed the seal of the national government to the document. PouitJiey Bigelow was appointed an ths representative of the State of New York to present the communication and all the facts of the case, doubtless because of his long resllence in Gerrnmy, the intimate relations of his father and himself with Genr.m rubllc men and his own weIl-know:i frientl'y relations v.ith the Ivilser. beginim: vis en they were at school toether. Mr. bigelow arrived Jn Ilerlln just before Christmas. Jle found the Minister of the Interior absent, Jaut he had several interviews with the oiflcial directly In charge of the queVon. Th's chief of department was seriously hostile to the New York companies. When tne minister himself returned, Mr. Iligelow had everai interviews with him In which he received every courtesy and attenrion. He furnished to Minister Von Der D.'ken documents showing the satisfactory ijnditlca proved by the examination of the c.-mpa-nle. with their own sworn proof p ilnarc!al condition, and communicated an c fTer of the companies to pay the expenses of a Prussian commission to New Tork to verify all the statements. The minister promised to make an immediate and careful inquiry into the question. DETROIT WOULD FREE ARMENIA. OablfKrmm to Qnren Victoria Offerinjr to Help Choke the Turk. DETROIT, Jan. 12. A representative gathering of men and women of Detroit tnla afternoon took action expressive of keenest sympathy with the Armenian sufferers, and also, by the gift of qver $300, made a substantial beginning In rendering financial al j to that oppressed people. The meeting a'lso adopted memorlabi to the United States government and to the Queen of Great Britain, urging action which shall forever end the atrocUIes perpetrated by Turks against Christians. The gathering tilled the Central M. E. Church auditorium to the doers. Gen. Rusaell A. Alger presided and urged that Americans should solemnly protest against the Armenian outrages. v f W MSVS luan their guns and go there and help put a stop to it. A letter was read from Chauncey M. Depew, in which he urged greater Interest in tro Armenian question, as compared with boundary disputes and the like. Don 21. Dickinson sent regrets that absence from the State prevented his attendance. On the international law feature of the subject. Mr. Dickinson i wrote that It was naturally and morally legal to interfere where the general Interests of humanity yrere so Infringed by the excesses of a barbarous and despotic government. In view, however, of the remoteness of the united States from the scene, and the presence of representatives of the powers there. Air. Dickinson did not believe that intervention by United States by force would be either wise, necessary or effective. Neither would it be wise to send our ships out of American waters now. Stirring addresses were made by Bishop Nlnde, of the IT. E. Church, by several local pastors and by Horant M. Klrctchjlan, general secretary of the Armenian Belief Association. A collection of $T01 was taken, to be disbursed through the Bed Cross Association, and resolutions were adopted, petitioning the United States government to bring to bear on the Christian powers their moral Influence to end the Turkish artocities and declaring that if the Buropean powers continue to consult diplomacy rather than humanity, America's right to Interfere will be a solemn, binding duty. The following cablegram was sent to Queen Victoria: "We, the citizens of Detroit, In mass meeting assembled, appeal to you to use your great power, without further delay, to stop the slaughter of the Armenians. This Is, in our Judgment, the supreme duty of the hour, resting on the Christian powers of Europe. If circumatances beyond your control prohibit action on your part, we respectfully suggest that the European powers Jointly invite the United States or some other Christian power to exercise their right under the provisions of International law, where (as now in Turkish Armenia) the lives of missionaries, and the general interest of humanity are Infringed by the excesses of a barbarous and despotic government and intervene to end this outrage on humanity and modern civilization. We beg to pledge the co-operation of our people in every practical effort to end these atrocities." Trouble Only nt Zeltonn. WASHINGTON, Jan. 11. The Turkish legation received from the Sublime Porte the following telegram under to-day's date: The lmjerial authorities of Dlarbeklr, having been Informed that owing to a few Indiscreet words of two Armenians at the Bazaar, some Armenians began closing their shops, hastened to give to the latter proper advice, thanks to which the shops were opened azain and order has not been disturbed. With the exception of Zeitoun, public tranquility is perfect in all the empire." Australia Indomm SallNhnry. SYDNEY, N. S. W.. Jan. 12,-IIon. G. H. Rcid. Premier of New South Wales, has dispatched to Lord Salisbury a telegram on behalf of all the Australian governments, assuring him of their loyal support and sympathy in his determination to recent foreign Interference in matters of British colonial concerns, and congratulating him on the prompt "and fearless measures adopted in ciefens- of the Integrity of the empire. Prince Henry In Worse. LONDON, Jan. 12. The War Office has received a dispatch from the Dritteii authorities In w-st Africa faying that Prince Henry of Itattenburg. husbaml of the I'rlncess Beatrice, who accompanied the expedition against the Ashantees. and who h-.d tf return to Cape Coast Castle on account of an attack of swamp fever, is wor-e. CaMe Nolr. Joao Dous, a celebrated Portuguese poet, Is dead at Lisbon. Sir Claude MacdonaM h.is been appointed British minister at 1'eklng in place of Sir N. It. O'Connor, who has been made . British embassador at St. Petersburg. General Uuratiorl. in command of the Italian forces in Abyssinia, telegraphs to his government at Home that the Italians have rcpuls-d several fresh attacks by the Shoans on Makale. the losses being slight. - - nviuj -z a vz; iiiil Mil 1 1 ir i n w cnnn it Fo? Murder of lrof. C. II. Tltompiton. ST. LOUIS. Der. 11 Dillon Cotton, col or J. has txen held by Justice McKane, of Kat St. I.ou!. on the charge of murdering Viol. C. II. Thompson on Dec. 27. TJiomrv eon wis supposed to have committed suicide an 1 at the first inquest held by Coroner Campbell a verdict of aulcl-Jepren Jcred.

Thompson's relatives insisted on an autopsy and it was held by Dr. Heine Marks, cf

St. Louis, ani Coroner Campbell. The sec ond lmjuest resulted In a verdict of death at the han3s of an unknown person, or. Campbell stated that this verdict had been largely rendered to satisfy the family of Thompson. Dr. Marks test ifle I that the shot that proluced death could not have been fired by Thompson himself. Mrs. Thompson, the divorced wife, was staying at the house of Dillon Cotton, on Dec. T, and her hus band is alleged to have shot her in the forehead and it was supposed that he com mitted suicide. WAR CLOUD VANISHES. (Conrl tided from First Page.) mands. He had Intended to submit to the next session of the Volksraad a law granting a municipality at Johannesburg. "Dare I do so." continues the proclamation, "after what has happened? I will give the answer myself. I know that there are thousands in Johannesburg to who I can with confidence entrust this. Let the Johannesburgers make it possible for the government to appear before the Volksraad with the words 'Forget and forgive. " ttarghern In Review, KltUGEHSDORF, Jan. 1L (Saturday) A review was held to-day of six thousand Burghers, who have been In the field. They were shown to be a fine force, well mounted and armed and in an nnlmated state of mind. There is a strong: reeling here against the Ultlanders, but It is believed that the Burghers will be disbanded on Monday. KrnRfr n Fennsyl vanlnn. WI LKESB Alt R E, Pa.. Jan. 12. A local paper prints a story to-day to the effect that Iresldent Kruger, of the South African republic. Is a Fennsylvanian. It is said that he was born In Mauch Chunk, and went to South Africa fifty years ago. Through his energy and military spirit he at once became a leader among the Boers. Charles Leonard Arrested. CAPETOWN. Jan. 12. (Sunday.) Charles Leonard, chairman of the Transvaal National Union, was arrested here yesterday at Sea Point, a seaside suburo of Capetown. SEW WEAPOXS OF DEFENSE. Dynnmtte Cans Capable of Throwing Projectile- Three 311 lew. Washington Special to New York Tribune. An interesting report on the work of Im proving the country's coast defense has been received at the War Department. It relates to the test of three fifteen-inch fmeumati? dynamite guns of forty calibres ength now in position at Fort Wlnfield &c?ott. Cal. They were contracted for by the government some time ago. The trial board now reports that they are In place; that they have been tested, and that the country la the possessor of three additional important weapons of defense. As a result of the trial the guns will be accepted by tne war Department, and as soon as a supply of projectiles can be secured the defenses of the harbor of San Francisco will be much stronger. The experiments with the guns began early In December and continued for a number of days, as the weather permitted. In the course of the test eleven projectiles, three charged with five hundred pounds of explosive gelatine, and eight charged with one hundred pounds of the same, and fifteen dummy projectiles of full calibre and weight were fired. The projectiles were fired seaward. The explosion or one or tne one-hundred-pound shells, on Impact with the water, threw up a column about three hundred feet high, and the flve-hundred-pound shells threw up a column much higher. The official report says that the test for the capacity of the compressors of the euns developed the fact that they are fully capame or supplying air in sufficient quantity' for firing continuously forty-five rounds an hour at extreme range. Forty-four rounds were actually fired in fifty-two and a half minutes. At the beginning of the test the pressure per square inch in each gun was 1.000 pounds, and in the storage reservoirs 2.0U9 pounds. Through the first part of the test the compressors had no difficulty in keeping this pressure In the reservoirs, the engines running under eighty-seven pounds of steam. The last twenty rounds were fired at minute Intervals, and no effort was made to keep up the storage pressure; it only fell to 1,780 pounds at the fifty-fourth shot. Using one gun, twenty round air shots were fired in seven and a half minutes, the pressure in the storage tanks falling from 1,780 to 1.28) pounds, the engines working under ninety-three pounds of steam. That the loss of air was sufficient to produce extreme range was shown in the accuracy test, in which one gun. No. 3, with the same loss of air, produced a range of over 6.000 yards. The traversing and elevating of the gun are done by electric power, and provision is made for the acomplishment of the work by hand If required. The flight of the eightinch subcaliber shell charged with one hundred pounds of explosive was steady. The full caliber fifteen inch shells charged with five hundred pounds of gelatine were un steady in night. They had a gyrating motion, the tail revolving In a large circle about the line of flight, the head In a small circle. Members of the board found It difficult to observe whether these shells always struck the water point first. There was no failure, however, to fire the fuse and explode the shell. The fuses used were mechanical and were set for instantaneous action, or for delays of half a second or two seconds. These set for action on impact worked as desired. Two sheils were fired with fuses set for two seconds delay. One of these fell at such a range that the length of delay could not be obtained, though a delay was observed. The other fell at short range and a delay of exactly two seconds was noticed. The valve mechanism of the gun and all the working parts of the system acted in a most satisfactory manner throughout the experiments. Five dummy projectiles were ussd in the test for rapidity of firing and loading. Four shells charged with one hundred pounds of explosives were used to 1et?rni.ne accuracy. The other projectiles served for trials for range, lll.Tht. etc. Shells cnared with one hundred to five hundred pounds of explosive were fired for range. Tiie maximum distance attained with the hunlredpound shells was 5,070 yards (about three miles), and with the flve-hundred-pound shells 2.170 yards (over one mile). The only test for accuracy which the limited suppiy of projectiles permitted was made with lour shells charged with one hundred pounds of gelatine. The shell attained a mean- range of 5,051 yards, a mear dispersion in lange of twenty-three yards, and an extreme dispersion of seventy ytirds. Using the linj from the piece through the center of impact as the line of fire the mean deviation from that line was sixteen yards, the extreme deviation from the line was thlrtytwo yards to the left, and the extremo Literal diversion was fifty-two yards. A summary of the shots fired shows that 75 per cent, of the shells fell withl.i a reeimgie of 300 by ninety feet. A range of 5,030 yards and a rectangle of twenty-one by 150 feet would have contained all the 'nits Two shells with one hundred pounds of explosive were fired from different guns on different days at a hillside about 3.700 yards distant from the guns. The shells struck sixty-one feet apart. It is of interest, the report says, to know that the craters formed in the soft red rock by the explosion of the shells were bowl-shaped, 25 feet in diameter and 4 feet in depth in one case, and 30 feet in diameter and 6 feet In depth in the other. These shells were provided with Impact fuses. All shells fired for Impact showed satisfactory action of the fuses. In the test for rapidity of loading and firing five dummies, representing shells containing 500 pounds of gelatine, were fired in 8 minutes and 23 seconds, the longest interval between shots being two minutes. The time of maneuvering the guns by electric power from extreme depression to extreme elevation and the reverse varied between nine and thirteen seconds. The time rtrquired for traversing through 360 degrees by power varied between forty-one seconds and one minute and thirty-eight seconds. By hand one gun was traversed by the crew in eleven minutes twelve seconds, end elevated from zero to thirty-five degrees in forty-seven seconds, and back in 41 seconds. The particular eun tested for this purpose was the most difficult of the three to traverse. Consequently the other two can be maneuvred more rapidly, although the time given Is regarded as satisfactory. Hojh Played with Dynamite. PHILADELPHIA. Jan. li-Three brothers were fatally Injured by an explosion of dy namlte to-day. Their names are: David, William and ueorga McKisson, aged respectively nineteen, sixteen and seven years, The boys experimented with a toy safe, which they were trying to open with dynamite, an explosion occurred, breaking open the dnor. The younger brothers were found epeles. but David, envelope! In flames. dashed from the house and ran a distance of a block before he could be stopped and the fire extinguished. The three were so badly burned that their death is momentar ily expected. The mother sustained serious Injuries trying to put out tne names. lteporter Kliner In a Mexlrnn PfIroa, MEXICO CITY. Jan. 12,-Haroll Klmer. the American charged with passing forged rhrU and swindllnsr merchants, is .m-ai. ing trial at Heiem prison. He is thlrtvtwo years old and a native of New York, and was at one time a reporter on the 'New York Morning Journal. He speaks several Hnsuages fluently and his motner was a Cuban. He denies any guilt, and says he nas peen expioiuu oy people wno moiight . I .9 . 1 . - tney coui'j rei nis money. Huyler'o pure, delicious cocoa and choco lates are sold by all grocers. Ask for rluyler e ana take no otner.

AN AIR-LIKE WRECK

rASSESGCIl TIIAIX WITH ROIUROY . OPERA COM PAX Y DITCHED. Ranker Clinrle F. GorJwIn Expired While Sitting In Ills Chnlr at Ills Home In IlrookvIIle. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. HUNTINGCUItG. InJ., Jan. 12. Passen ger train No. 2, east-bound", on the "Air line," was derailed at GoIIthwait. a siding fifteen miles west of this city, this afternoon. The train consisted of nine cars. The wreck was caused by the front trucks of the engine leaving the rails at a switch frog. Two baggage, one combination car and two coaches went off. George Bush, the fireman. was fatally injured, the engine tender falling on him. Several others were slightly in jured. Iton-noy" Opera Company on Bonrd. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. E VAN'S VI LLE. Ind., Jan. 12. A serious wreck occurred on the Louisville,, E"ansville & St. Louis railroad, between AVinslow and Huntingburg. Impossible to get de tails here. It was learned by telephoning to Princeton that the engine, mail car, baggage anl two coaches left tho track. Two or three people were killed and a number bally injured. Of the killed names cannot be learned. Among the Injured was baggage master Waterhouse and fireman George Hush. The train was carrying the Rob Hoy Opera Company of seventy people from St. Jjouls to Cincinnati. Cause oi wreck not learned, but it is said the train was on a straight piece of track. Relief train was sent out with physicians from. Huntingburg. IXDIAXA OBITUARY. Charles F. Goodwin, Ranker and DeI'nniv University Trustee. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RROOKVILLE, Ind., Jan. 12.-Charles F. . Goodwin died to-day of apoplexy. He was sitting In his chair at his home, reading, when he fell to the floor. When the physician arrived he found Mr. Goodwin dead. Ills death is a great shock to this community. He was in his regular place at church this morning and had done nothing whatever to attract the attention of his family to anything unusual concerning his health. During the past week he had attended a meeting of the trustees of DePauw University at Greencastle. of which body he was a member. He was an acknowledged leader among business men of the county, others seeking his advice In all lines of trade. He was born Nov. 6. 1813. He was the son of John It. and Rachel Goodwin. He graduatea irom Asbury University In 1871, and married Martha Shirk In November, 1874. He was assistant cashier of the Brookville National Bank from 1872 to 1879. when his father and he bought ud the stock and con ducted It as a private bank till his father's death in 1S80. After his father's death he as sumed full control and conducted it until January, 1S31, when he formed a partnership witn Ms brother-in-law. J. C. Shirk. Since then the bark has been conducted under the firm name of Goodwin & Shirk. During 1SC370 he was in the Interior Department at Washington. He was allied with most of the best Interests cf the community. He leaves a widow, son and daughter. Mary Goodwin is at present a sudent of DePauw University, and John Goodwin, his son, is In school here. His mother also survives him and lived with him. The funeral will be held on "Wednesday. Col. K. K. Ross. Special to the Indlanipolis Journal. NEW ALBANY. Ind., Jan. I2.-C0I. E. E. Ross, manager of the New Orleans Picayune, died to-night at his home. In this city, where he had resided for the past year. His death was caused by a tumorous affection of the brain which incapacitated him for active business. He was fifty-four years old and leaves a wife. The Tnlljrs Annual Convention. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RICHMOND, Ind., Jan. 12. One of the numerous conventions that this city is to entertain this year is that .of the Foreman Tailors Association of Indiana, which will meet here Jan. 21 and 22. The officers of the association are: President, Gustavus Rossberg, Indianapolis; vice president, Joseph C. Kern. Richmond; recording secretary, Frank Sumner. Richmond: financial secretary, Frank Nessler, Indianapolis. 1 rustees jeorge Lanngraf. Indianapolis; W. E. Kimmel, Seymour; W. II. Mansfield, Indianapolis. Committee on arrangements E. T. Howard, SouchIlend; J. Herz. Logan sport, and E. Sehopbach, Lebanon. . Committee on practical work John E. Peltz. Richmond; D. Erdman, Indianapolis; George Landgraf, Indianapolis. The headquarters of the association will be the Westcott Hotel, recently erected bv the Commercial Club, and the sessions will be held In the rooms belonging to that body. f20,O0O Stern-Wheeler Ilnrned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Jan. 11-Steamer Royal, a stern-wheeler, burned to the water's edge to-night. She was a fine local packet and fast. She had been in sendee all day and had Just tied un when fire was discovered. Loss, J2C,ouu; insurance, probably $15,000. The machinery on her was on the old Mascottee when she was lost in the Mississippi river some years ago. Captain Thompson, of Evansville. and Captain Perkins, of Henderson, are the owners. Sues L. K. & W. for ?50fOOO. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE. Ind., Jan. 12. Brakeman Hosea B. Tullls, of this city, filed a KO.OOO damage suit against the Lake Erie & Western railway for injuries received in a wreck last February between Dayton, this county, and Mullberry, Clinton county. An engine sent out to help push a freight up the grade crashed Into the caboose and Tullis was hurled through a window. His arm Is now paralyzed and his constitution wrecked, besides other serious injuries. Kokomo Glass Plant to Resume. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO. Ind. Jan. 12. The Kokomo plant of the plate glass combine will resume operations in all departments Monday morning after a close-down of three weeks, on the order of General Superintendent George F. Neal, who is here from Pittsburg. Mr. , Neal has resigned his position, to take effect Feb. 1. It Is understood that each of the nine factories will be controlled by local -managers hereafter. Jnilnre Thurman House Ilnrned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. PETERSBURG, Ind. Jan. li-Late Saturday evening the fine residence of Judge J. W. Thurman caught fire from an exploded lamp and damaged the houe ani contents f2,ou0 worth. The house is situated In the business part of town. One man was seriously Injured, falling from the roof, and another had his face terribly lacerated with falling glass. One of the firemen had his shoulder dislocated. Wabash County OH Prospects. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WABASH, Ind., Jan. 12. This county is rapidly becoming an inviting field for oil prospectors. Two or three thousand acres of land in Liberty township have been leased for this purpose lately, and last evening Daniel Gift and M. S. Brane in Lagro township leased to a new operator named Craig. Mr. Craig is after other farms in the vicinity. . Tere Hnnte Crosslnc Fntnllty. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TERRE HAUTE, Ind.. Jan. 12.-John Miemeyer, a gardener, was Instantly killed by a street car to-nlgat. He started to drive across the track near the fair grounds, when the car struck the horses and buggy. He was thrown a considerable distance and his neck brokn. The horse was also killed. Indiana Notes. Dr. Dougan Clerk, of Richmond, who has been seriously ill for some time, is reported better. Hon. W. T. Durbln. of Anderson, has been notified that he has been appointed a delegate from Indiana to the National Association of Manufacturers, who will hold a meeting In Chicago on the 21st. A Quuint Request. New York Letter. Tresldont Cleveland. ex-President Harrison. Herman Oelrichs and other men of consuplcuous repute who ore fond of hunting, were the customers of a quaint Irishman, who was a character whom Dickens would have, rejojeed to discover. He

had a little shop In the lower part of the city, where he manufactured, often even to the forging of them, guns for sportsmen. He made guns as Huntln-rton painted, or as Ward carved, believing that it was an art as well as a trade. The whole enthusiasm of his nature was absorbed in this work, and his name stamped upon a gun barrel was a perfect guarantee. With men like Cleveland or Harrison or the late General Arthur he was on pleasant terms, and James C. Carter was one of his best friends. This gunmaker, who deserves a greater fame than the "Gunmaker of Moscow," died a few weeks ago. His nam was Tatrick Mullins. The Erie canal had been opened only a few years when be came to New York. The making of guns was not only his trade, but his life devotion, for he never married. Yesterday his will was offered for probate, and to the surprise of his next of kin it was found that he died possessed of nearly $100,000, and that he had emulated Smlthson's example by leaving a great part of it for an educational work. He puts a large sum in the hands of the Lard Mayer of Dublin for the purpose of preserving the Irish tongue. His will suggests that of the quaint candymaker who left a large part of his estate to the Smithsonian Institution, which was authorized lo bestow in the way of a valuable prize the income of it upon such scientists as made discoveries which bore an Important relation to the progress of civilization. OBITUARY.

John Spnuldlng-, Boston Banker and Susur Retlner. BOSTON. Jan. 11 John Spauldlng, the sugar refiner, died at the United States Hotel to-night. John Spaulding was born In Madison, Mo., and was sixty-three years old. He was graduated from the academy at that place. He became connected with the Revere sugar refinery at East Boston, and when the Sugar Trust was formed he became one of the large stockholders. Mr. Spaulding was a director of the Boston & Arbany railroad, of the Atlas National Bank of Boston, of the International Trust Company and of the American Surety Company of New York. He was one of the councilors of Gov. John D. Long. CIIA.XCES HARSHLY TAKEN. Why So 3Iany Fatal Accidents Occnp from Mountain Climbing. London Telegraph. It is a recorded fact that since the year 1S60 nearly two hundred fatal accidents have occurred upon the Swiss Alps alone. Of these how many were occasioned by maladroit, feeble or timid climbers? The safety of every mountaineering party demands in advance that) each member of it should be a practised and steady climber; that no serious ascent should be undertaken by any man who cannot rely on his own nerve and capabilities, his power of braving fatigue and standing cold; and, flnallj', that the party should be accompanied by a sufficient number of professional guides. Mr. Ieslie Stephen lays it down as a rule, that the loftiest mountain may be scaled with safety by trained mountaineers, provided that fine weather, good guides and favorable conditions of rock and snow have first been secured. "On the other hand," he adds, "there is no mountain which may not be excessively dangerous if the weather is bad, the guides incompetent, the climbers Inexperienced, the conditions of rock or snow unfavorable." Who, for instance, can say with confidence, until he has been tried, that he has rerve enough to stand the crucial test which Professor Agassiz confesses was almost more than he could bear when, in 1841. he was one of a partv of twelve who ascended the Jungfrau, half of them being professional guides, with the celebrated Jacob Lenthold, who died soon afterward of consumption, at their head? "We started," wrote Agassiz, "from the Grimsel hospice at 4 a. m. on Aug. 27, 1&41. sleeping the nm night at the chalets of Meril. and completing the ascent of the Jungfrau the next day. Our difficulties iwere not a little Increased by heavy mist and intense cold. At last the ascent became more and more steep, and every step had to be cut in the ice. Lenthold kept us close to the edge of the ridge of frozen snow, because the Ice yielded there more easily to the axe. It was. however, so trying to the nerves, that I, for one, should not like to repeat the experience. The awful precipice beneath us was constantly in view, ana we could drive our alpenstocks through the rim of frozen snow, and gate sheer down through the hole into a vast amphitheater which seemed yawning to swallow us thousands upon thousands of yards below. The apex of the Jungfrau Is so small that only one person can stanl upon It. At 4 p. m. we started upon our downward path, turning our faces to the icy slope and feeling with the foot for each step below, these steps being more than seven hundrrd uv all At 11:30 p. m. we reached the chalets of -Meril. which we had left that morning at the earliest dawn of day." The least imaginative mind can readily rea'ize what one false step made upon a surface so steep and slippery that it is impossible to think of it without a shudder would have involved. In the worst accident that ever happened on the Matterhorn that which befell Lord Francis Douglas and his three hapless companions It is notorious that one false step made by an Inexperienced climber and followed by the breaking of a rope was the sole cause of that terrible tragedy. It may be hoped that the train of a guide which has just taken place In the Tyrol will induce Mr. Justice Wills and other lovers of mountaineering to take measures for Improving the laws which regulate Alpine' climbing. At Chamounlx. for instance, the corporation of guides is controlled by the State, and very precise rules are laid down; but these .rules are not enforced, and they are framed in many respects so as to worry and fleece the climber, rather than to assist him. The best guides of Chamounix are engaged beforehand for the season, and their places are taken by second-rate or third-rate men. The right to act as a guide in Switzerland and the Tyrol should be conceded to no man until the State has subjected him to a rigid examination. Whether he should also be required to allow no tourist to venture upon a high and dangerous ascent until his or her capabilities have been fully tested Is a question for the Swiss, Italian and Austrian authorities to decide. WANAMAKER'S CO.WCnSIOX. Says lie "Got Religion" When He W'nn n Raw Conntry Roy. Philadelphia Record. Under the auspices of the Evangelical Alliance ex-Postmaster-general Wanamaker addressed a large audience in the Kensington Theater, at Frankfort avenue and Norris street, last evening. The call for the meeting was to those who are not regular church goers, and a large majority of those present were men. Mr. Wanamaker told his hearors how, when he was an awkward country boy-of eighteen years, he once went to a religious meeting, sitting far back in the audience, and listening to the words of an old preacher, who said that now that he was old he felt how good it was to him thaT he had the religion of Christ to die by. "I listened to the words of tfiat good old man." said Mr. Wanamaker, "and I said to myself: 'I don't want to die now. I want to live and I want a religion to live by,' for I was young, you. know, and all my thoughts were on this lite, men there fol lowed a young minister, who told us that he had felt the blessings of the religion of Christ, and that it was a good religion to live by, and that it would bring contentment and happlners to ail who would embrace it. I then said to myself: 'Do you want that religion? Yes! When do you want it? now: I then ana mere made up my mind that I would have it right away. So I waited until the meeting was over. and when the minister came down the aisle on his way out of the church, I stepped up to him and said: 'Mr. Chambers, I am going to accept the religion of Christ. It was so easy for me to do it when 1 had finally worked it out In my own mind and heart, and it is just as easy for any of you to do it if you will, and x want you to try it for yourselves anl see." Mr. Wanamaker paid a high tribute to the late Samuel J. Randall, and described how he had frequently visited him during his lat illness and frequently read to mm out of the Bible, and now, at one of Ms visits, the statesman had said to him: "Mr. Wanamaker, I have found it there," pointing to his Rible. and I am happy hoaV AscnPM Thomson's Triumph. NKW YORK. Jan. 12. Agnes Thomson. well-known as a vocalist in the West and South, particularly through song recitals in which she was associated with her husband. James F. Thomson, made her re-entry upon the concert state and her Eastern debut this evening at Olympla Music Hall. She scored a signal success, esxecially winning admiration by the ease and fullness of tone with which she took the E flat in Ardittl's "Le Seran Rose." The time since Mrs Thomson's last public appearance, which was with the Theodore Thomas orchestra in 1S91, has been spent in stud. A Jnp to Lenrn nvnl Tne tics. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 12. Among the passengers on the Peru, which arrived from the Orient, yesterday, was v iscount li. Ja mura. of Japan. The Viscount was se leeted by the government of Japan ta take a course of instruction at Annapolis Naval School, and the young gentleman fee'.s highly honored at the preference shown him. . "In Japan," said he, "Annapolis is re garded as a very Fuoerlor school for nival training. We have a number of graduates from the academy, some of whom occupy

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LESSONS DRAW' FROM ENGLISH ASD COXTIXCXTAL CITIES. While Their Methods Are Good, It Is Possible They "Would Not Meet the Requirements of Americans. To the. Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: People are awakening to the importance of their own municipal affairs. One of the most hopeful signs with regard to this Im portant problem of the government of cities In this country Is the dispostion to discuss the subject on a scientific and practical basis. The progress made elsewhere, for Instance, in England or Germany, has not been made here. Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, in the Forum for November, 1S92, has an article which may be summed up In one sentence, viz. : that the "Americans pay for less efficient service, in their large towns, nearly five times as much as is paid In the case of a well-managed English municipal ity." Then he proceeds to illustrate this statement by a comparison in detail of the expenditures of Birmingham and Boston. The causes of this difference must be sought either In the character of the voters or in the organization of the government. When Mr. Chamberlain observes that all the executive agents of administration are chosen for competency and retained probably for life, or good behavior, he merely gives the result of one or the other of the two causes mentioned. He says. "We may at once dismiss the idea that it is to be attributed to a more liberal franchise." The population of Birmingham in 1S91 was 430.ww, and that of Boston in 1S90 was 430,000, ana tne voters In Birmingham in 1SJ1 are given at &8.UX); those of Boston in 1S90 at iJ.000. The registration of Boston, in 1892 was 87,000. "The suffrage is as widely extended in Birmingham." savs Mr. Chamber lain, "as in Boston; and the small-rate payers are in a good majority and can practically do as they like." in the Enclish municipalities no property qualification is required for members of the Council. Possibly the requirement of a fixed lodging on the part of the voter, even at so low a rental as &0 a year, may be an advantage over the somewhat looose methods of registration in America: but loose methods are mainly due to defective organization. "Any such advantage." says Gamaliel Bradford in "Annals of the American Academy" (May, 18&J), "ought to be more than offset by the Massachusetts requirement of ability to read and write, if it is properly enforced. Perhaps none or us wl.l reject the assumption that the average character and intelligence of Boston is quite as high as that of Birmingham. If the advantage of Birmingham does not lie with the people, how is it In the matter of organization? According to the charter of 183 the government of that city was vested in a Mayor and sixteen aldermen and fortyseven counselors. Their duties and powers were restricted, but under the acts of ISjI and 1862 all governing authorities, except the Town Council, were abollsnea ana ine whole government of the city was placed in the hands of the Council. The aldermen, who constitute one-third of the Council, are elected by the remaining members. They have a vote with the rest of- the eouncilmen and have no other privilege than that of being elected for six years instead of three, as the eouncilmen are, and escape the cost and labor of the public election. The Council can elect six aldermen from the general body of citizens; but this right is very fleldnm exercised, and then generally It is a member from their own ring, past or present, and t.e Mayor is elected for one year by the Council and not by the popular vote, but may be re-elected for any number of similar terms. The efflce confers no statutory privileges except tnat or pre--.dincr over the deliberations of the Coun cil ; but as Mayor he can readily secure, if he is a man of energy and capacity, the confidence and support or tne council aim thus exercise a very important influence on its decisions and policy." ENGLISH AND GERMAN METHODS. In Birmingham the eouncilmen are chosen as Liberals and Conservatives, that is. ac cording to parties. They have the caucus system and lobbyists. It seems that the Birmingham government is an exaggeration of thincs which have had the worst effects in the United States; anjabsence of responsible executive power, and the con trol of the administration by numerous and Irresponsible bodies of politicians." If Mr. Chamberlain's diagnosis of the case Is correct, they have better government in Birmingham than the people of Boston have. Birmingham has the very wor.t system, from the American standpoint, possiole. Why does the system work better In England? It has been suggested that the reason lies with the subserviency of the lower classes, so obvious to their visitors. Again, It may be caused by the traditions of the higher classes, formed through two centuries of working together for the public good, or the example of Parliament, which is greatly different from anything in the United States. Mr. Bradford says, for one. he believes that the vicious principles involved in the Birmingham idea will overcome all the safeguards which the English may place about them, and that it Is only a question of time when the English cities will have a taste of what New York has just been through. And if that happens we shall have a universal outcry against democracy and universal suffrage. It is but a few years since London waa handed over to the County Council, formed on substantially the same principle as that of Birmingham. Sir John Lubbock and Prime Minister Rosebery have shown the way In which things are tending in London. The Council of London has already considered the plan of giving up public work by public contract and carrying on that work d'rectly by its committees. It is believed that we have nothing to learn from English methods of local government. We may gain some wisdom by studying their mothnria for one of the lamps by which our feet are guided Is the lamp of other. people's experience as well as our own. uur merlcan cities differ in their constituency. In their ideas of citizenship and government from those abroad. The same methods can not govern us always, and yet there are some things to be learned from European municipalities. - The city of Berlin is perhaps the best governed city in EtJrope or in the world. Hon.Leo S. Rowe, of Philadelphia, brought out the strong points of the government of Berlin In a paper read before the National Conference for Good City Government held in Philadelphia some two years ago, and thee points are worthy of onsideratlon. He takes the position that the Berlin government stands nearest to the modern Ideals of municipal life, being the most uniformly developed. No one department stands forth as a separate attraction, but the departments are uniform throughout. Efficiency is to te found almost everywhere. This would prove that the same general principles have been a determining factor in alt departments. He asserts that there is no other European city offering so close analogies with other American conditions. Berlin is thoroughly modern. It Is shown that the efficiency of the city government of Berlin cannot be attributed to the Prussian monarchy. The concisely expressed will of the people determines the character of their municipality. It Is more democratic than either New York or Philadelphia. There are certain reasons which account for this excellent government. The history of the free cities of Germany Is in itself a great moral lesson. Reformers of 180S clearly recognized the neceslty of permitting munlcipalties to olve their own problems. They encouraged the feeling that the inhabitants of the city were the only agents for the attainment of a free municipal government. The policy of the citv was, "Hands off." in this country we have Hoen accustomed to look upon municipalities as a minor branch cf the state government, creatures of the State, dependent upon the will of the State for its corporate existence, and with few, if any, adequate guarantees against constant Interference. All powers are expressly delegated, as an illustration, manv of our polire commissioners are ap pointed by the State. City governments are formed under the general State law. Each Legislature comes along and amend, abrogates or multiplies the laws which govern municipalities. The voice of our citizenship is not heard. The conditions peculiar to any citv are never considered. Political consid erations govern the Legislatures. The American idea and tne iruss:aa idea nave been just the opposite. OBLIGATORY SERVICE. The second principle which has played an important part in the history of Berlin, says Mr. Rowe, may be called the "obllga tory municipal service. We are so accus tomed to hear the rights of citizens di lated upon, that the question of corre sponding duties Isoften lost sight of." Civic duty has been emphasized In Prussia as an tecedent to determining civic rights. As a consequence, they have many honorary cr unsalaried officers. These are based upon the lejsal duty of every citizen. The third principle which has assisted In the Berlin government Is that Interest

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mon to the pub'.ic. A German 'Vxpects more pleasure from a municipality than the average American. Ms home me is jess developed. His social instincts are strw-r. He depends upon the municipality, largely, for social entertainment. He requires that his streets be cleaner, that the parks be adequate and comfortable, and that permission be granted for certain social cus toms. American cities are being iniccied more or less with this Germanic idea. The modern iopuIarity of the park, and tfie sacred band concerts, with the beer garden. wmch are becoming more and more attaches of all our cities, are run on this principle. The three-class system of voting in state as well as municipal elections has sometmngs to ao witn good government in xj.ilin. "This glvfs to the wealthier class tne directing voice in municipal affairs. The mportance of this principle, especially in us application to American condition?. 13 caaly overestimated." And yet. if this class of citizens would give more attention to municipal arfairs we would have a more economical and better business administra tion. The civil-service idea of Prussia naturally found Its counterpart in the city administration. This has helped to solve many of the Berlin problems. Certain improvements of that city arc doubtless due to the fact that it is the teat of government and the residence of the royal family: and yet that fact In America has not resulted in placng our capital above and beyond other American municipalities. But, granting to all these conditions the full measure of their Importance, it nevertheless remains true that the great leading cause which has determined the efficiency of their municipal departments has been the general in:erest of all classes In municipal affairs. This is the heart or the whole question it accounts for almost every good thing which may be Said- of the city government of Berlin or of any other city. This principle is being demonstrated in the improvement of municipalities in America. This is municipal improvement in this country. Why? Simply because the intelligent and loyal people and the taxpayers are awakening in some slight degree to the realization of their obligations in this matter. Let us note some of the marks of ef ficiency in the Berlin government, as brought out by this writer, and by others. The condition of the streets has to do with the physical and moral health of all, and with the personal happiness of great numbers. Berlin is said to be the most uni formly clean of all the creat cities of the world. In I'aris the idea of government is exactly opposite to that of Berlin. Paris s governed by the state. The main thor oughfares of that commonwealth are kept n fair order, but a great nan of the cl;y 13 in a miserable sanitary condition. The people of Paris have not worked out the municipal problem, .and are not, therefore, awake to their own interests, nor have they been educated to realize their personal re sponsibilities. They have not rhen to ine plane of elevated philanthropy which characterizes the people of Berlin. In Berlin all classes are Interested in the condition or the streets. The present system of street cleaning there is the result of years of careful development by Its present director. He Is aided by a corps of trained In?peetors and a permanent body of over seven hun dred scavengers, increased as occasion may demand. This organization has made pos sible the execution of a carefully planned system. The city ' has obtained, under the most difficult circumstances, a water suppiy which, for purity as well as abundance, is said to stand among the hlrhest. A system of drainage has been gradually de veloped which has made Berlin one of the most healthy cities in the world. A magnificent system of markets has been built with a view towards beautifying less fa vored districts; and what is more impor tant, an effect upon prices Has been made such as to aid the poor In the difficult prob lem of buying in small quantities at rea sonable rates. The city nas estamisnea "pawnbrokins, mortgage loan and nre in surance ln?titutions." BERLIN'S FINANCES. The finances of Berlin are comparatively well managed. A large income is derived from the city's public works. "No fran chises are granted without adequate re turns, while the system of taxation Is by far the nearest approach to the modern scientific ideal," says Mr. Rowe. The ad mirable civil-service system of Prussia was the sine qua non to the realization of these reforms. Berlin has gradually converted its system of indirect to one of direct taxation. Personal and real property contribute their equal s-hares. An easily developed income tax yields about 25 per cent, of the total income. The fact is, however, that the in come from taxation Is less than 53 per cent, of the total income of the city. In other words, of a total of 119.000,000 in 192. taxation contributed but little over $?,000,0o:. The remaining $10.000.0JO came from the city's various industrial enterprises. A million and a half were expended for school "buildings. The Jgas ani water works, slaughter houses and sewerage yielded close to J4.500,ou0. One-half million was collected from ' the public transportation companies in 1S32. This policy Is believed to be sound and of great importance to each and rvery city. The municipality should control public transportation without hampering it. Too often municipalities and governments follow a policy of petty interference, which accounts largely for the unsatisfactory condition of public "transportation, while on the other hand It often happens that those great corporations everawe the municipal government. There is room here for the exercise of municipal power, sense and business. In Berlin the municipality cc-operates with the streetcar companies to Improve the system without relinquishing for a moment its control. Practically, the entire system of street-car lines is In the hands of a single company. The original payment for the franchise is Insignificant when compared with the annual incomes. The city requires the company to pay into its treasury a certain percentage cf the gross receipts, ranging from 4 to 8 per cent. This alone amounted to over $300,001 in 1S92. In addition, the city receives $100,000 annually for street cleaning and paying. Finally, at the expiration of the forty years charter, all street-car lines, including waiting rooms, become the property of the city, together with the right to purchase the rolling stock at its appraised value. In the United States we have become so accustomed to being dominated by railway companies that this condition of things across the seas in a single city comts like an oasis In the desert. Of the JG0.O0O.0CO debt of Berlin. 80 per cent, represents the profit-bearing Industrial enterprises, such as water, gas, markets, slaughter houses, etc., ihe remaining 20 per cent, being expended for schoolhouses, bridges and the like. It is not supposed that Berlin Is ss well governed as heaven, but It is believed from what has been heard and read that Itj his many of the qualities that are calculated to make some of the cities In America more like heaven than they are at present. It must be noted that the underlying principle of this better condition of things In Berlin Is contrary to that which American cities are accustomed to. It seems clear that we have not recognized the true nature of the municipality. "The doctrine that a municipal corporation is but- a subordinate branch of the general governmental power of the State, a doctrine which has beer confirmed from the Supreme Courts downwards, is as false In principle as it is detrimental tor progress In its operation." says Mr. Rowe. What is needed in this country is a change of the attitude of the State towards the municipalities. Then, following this, the citizens must change their attitude toward the city government. They must realize that they are a part of the municipality; that its necessities are their necessities. That each time the municipality is robbed, maltreated or misgoverned that it Is a direct blow made at them. We must have a thoroughly equipped and organized civil service, scientific organization of charities and a better way of locating responsibility. BOSTON AND BROOKLYN. Turning attention now for a little while to some comparisons between municipalities In our own country, first let us notice Boston. Says Mr. Moorefield Storey: "Since Boston was incorporated, in 1SJ2. the tendency has teen to concentrate executive power." The terms of the original charter intrusted the government of the city to two boards. The first consisted of a Mayor and eight aldermen; the second, known as the Common Council, consisted of fortyeight members. The board cf Mayor and aldermen was In substance transferred from the system then and now existing for the government of towns. The Mayor and aldermen acted together as one body, of which the Mayor was chairman. The Mayor was to be vigilant and active in causing the laws for the government of the city to be duly executed. The administration of the police was vested In the Mayor and aldermen. The Mayor had little or no power. The executive authority was vested in the municipal legislature, thus combining the executive and legislative departments in the Council. The responsibility was divided, and the city was governed by committees. In 1SS3 the charter was revised, ard has been s:nce amcndwi, so that the Mayor of Boston to-day has the power to Appoint all officers and boards, which before that time were elected bv th City Council and Board of Aldermen. The Mayor has power to remove any officer or member or an administrative board for cause. His power of appointment, in the first Instance, Is made subject to confirmation by the aldermen. An officer 1 en titled to hold office until his successor is appointed and duly qualified. -The executive powers of the city and all the executive

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TOBACCO No Nerves Quaking No Heart Palpitating No Dyspeptic Aching Q-DYSPSPT1C powers formerly vested In the Board of Aldermen, and now vested in the Mayor, are to be exercised through theseveral boards and otneers of the city under his supervision and control. These board and olticers are authorised to make constracts for labor, materials, construction and repair; to have entire charge of public works, city buildings and property. Kvery contract involving more than J2.'M) must have the Mayor's approval. The City Council cannot tack any objectionabla amendments or Items to an appropriation bill, and thus coerce the Mayor by forcing, him to approve them, or to defeat the whole bill. Tlie Mayor, It will be seen. In Boston, has great power and corresponding responsibility. The Boston charter has a taxing and borrowing limit, no tax leing allowed beyond a certain limit of more than S9 on each $1,000. The laborers are placed under the protection of civil-service laws. Says Mr. Moorefield Storey: "In brief, so far as the principles of business have been applied to the government of Boston, it has been Improved, and Is to-day exceptionally efficient." Mr. William O. ,Low gave a bird's-eye view of Brooklyn municipality at the Philadelphia conference from which the following is gathered: Hrooklyn has a sovernment which makes it comparatively easy for tho general public to express" its views, and to do it effectively, as was done two years ago. It calls for its important city election but once In two years, and then practically stakes the whole administration of city affairs upon one oMicer thm Mayor. He appoints the heads of departments. The people make the platform, nominate the Mayor and elect him. He Is held responsible for carrying out the will of the majority, and he alone. To elect boards would slve the opportunity of shifting responsibility, or dividing it, and would pive occasion for eonllicf In departments. The Mayor can call for resignations when there is want of loyalty or harmony, under tho Brooklyn plan. Civil service Is an important factor in the Brooklyn Rovernment. There is also a constitutional limit to municipal indebtedness. It is claimed that the new charter has brought the following, among many other gains: First. Independency of party lines In municipal lsut-s. This lies at the foundation of good city government, and needs rot to be argued. Second, better buslne?s methods are secured in the transaction of public business. Third, loyalty to the general interests on the part of the Individual. These thlr.es are certainly worthy ends to be secured. AMERICAN WEAKNESSES.' Hon. Frank MacVeagh says In substance that Chicago is governed under u general law and the Legislature cannot touch its charter without affecting all the cities in Illinois. The Mayor has large powers and great respond bKlties. He can appoint heads of departments and remove them. He presides over the Council and has veto power. The fire department is outside of politics and an effort has been made to make the police nonpartisan also. In certain departments of the Chicago government there Is a great deal of politics. The aldermen are notoriously corrupt. The trouble in Chicago seems to be more especially with the voters. "The good citizen" ha been the "bad citizen" there, for the reason that he leaves the slum?, the saloons, the vicious and the evil influences to dictate nominations and to run the elections. Here is an example cf the weakness of American municipal government. It is made a thing of secondary consideration. It is not divorced, as a rule, from national issues, and civil service Is unpopular. But there are some hopeful sign. In America. An effort is being made to hold municipal elections separate from State and national elections for good and manifest reasons. The sober, honest and financially responsible voters are becoming interested in municipal affairs more and more, and are learning that they must take an active interest In these things. The evil disposed have had a monopoly of civic affairs simply because of the criminal indifference and cowardice of the preachers, doctors, professors. Christians, wealthy and respectable people. There has not been a scientific consideration of this subject until very recently. Our best publications are giving large space to Intelligent discussion of topics related to this theme of municipal government of late. The marvelous work of Br. Parkhurst in NewYork Is giving a new Impulse to this study and to practical reform. National conferences for good city government are being, held frequently now. and are causing the public to realize that something must be done. There is need of mnh education along this line. A part of the press has done ani is doing yeoman service. Tre dailv press can do more if It will. The trouble Is, that our newspapers are too often "i'meservers." and fear the politicians snd ihe bosses. When a Parkhurst has won the day and the tide is turned they become loud In their advocacy of reform. The Brooklyn Eagle is a shining example of thlK. It denounced Dr. Parkhurst at the outset of his warfare. But when surregs crowned his efforts. It "out-Herod's Herod" In fu some aiulatlon. The pu'plt, either from lack of courage or want cf hnowleige of the duties of good citizenship anl a practical application of gospel, has been lamentably derelict. High liesls ought to be hld up. Great moral ns well as economic principles are Involved. Patriotism 1? an element In good citizenship. Ani now, what Is the conclusion of the whole matter? First The better clas must take more interest in municipal affairs and seek to incorporate the best results of experience and sound reasoning in their municipal governments. Second We ought to seek to keep municipal affairs separated, so far as possible, from State snd national politics. Third Civil-service principles should tala. This principle Is vital to good municipal government. Fourth Municipalities shoul! seek to solve their own questions without reference to the Ptate organization. The pollcv of noninterference by . legislatures Khould be encouraged. Fifth The municipal authorities oupht to follow the pollcv of co-operation with refer, enco to the rubMc enterprises, such as street railways, lighting, heating, water supply, etc. Sixth Elections phoull not be held too frequently. Too much attention cannot be plvrn to the government of our great cities. They nre the "nerve centers" of our tody politic The future character of r:ir Nation will depend largely upon these rr-eat centers of population nnd influence. Vhe. bst brain anl heart of our patriots would jo well to help solve these difficult problems. It. V. HTNTEIt. Terre Haute. Ind.. Jan. 11. 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