Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 130, Indianapolis, Marion County, 10 May 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MAY 10. 1901.

THE DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, MAY 10, K't'l.

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It may be remarked that President McKinley enis- to be well posted In state history and local events. Queen WUhelmlna's honeymoon will not te made any more peasant by the action or her hushand'a creditors In offering hii notes for fcalo In the Amsterdam market. "When a fight to the death like that of the last few days comes on between great financial powers, email operators had better keep, cut of the way. When biff fish are swallowing one another It la not time for little fish to bo around. It Is believed by those who are in a position to know that the next Congress will amend the interstate-commerce law so as to materially enlarge the powers of the commission and strengthen Its control of railroad problems. Some such legislation is greatly needed. At a reunion of Confederate veterans at "Waco, Tex., on Wednesday, about l.SoO being present, eulogistic remarks by speakers In reference to Abraham Lincoln and Generals Grant. Shtrmun and Sheridan were loudly applauded. Would a Northern audience be as liberal? For the obvious reason that great benefits will result from the -cultivation of more Intimate relations between Industrial leaders and the representatives of labor such conferences as that which has ju-t been hdd In New York should bo welcomed by all friends of ocial progress. General MacArthur's statement In a letter to the adjutant general that he is "convinced that the city of Manila may to-day Challenge a comparison as to its moral and orderly condition with any city of the United States" should put a stop to sensational statements to the contrary, based evidently on ignorance. At the annual meeting- of the Britisn Iron and ,teel Institute in London on "Wednesday the members heard some plain talk and good advice regarding the decline or the British iron trade. The substance of it all was that their salvation lay in tho adoption of American methods and tha emulation of American enterprise. Prince Kropotkln. the intelligent Russian Socialist r.ow visiting this country, thinks Russia ha; outgrown the autocratic form of government and that even conservative Russians would welcome constitutional and representative government. This would not necessarily mean a republic, but it would bo something very different from a despotlam tempered by assassination. , Officers of the Ordnance Eureau at Washington are about to make a final inspection . of a sixteen-inch gun now ncaring eomp.e- ' tion which it Is expected w ill be capable of throwing a shell weighing 2.ö7j pounds a distance of twenty-one miles. The gun weighs ICO JLons nd its total length is forty-nine feet and two and r.Ine-tenths inches. The length of the bore Is thtrty-seen feet four. Inches, with a rear diameter of sixty inches. A few such guns as that ought to solve the problem of our coast defenses. It Is not likely that President McKinley cared a rap whether Harvard conferred on him the (Kgrt e of LL. D. or not. r.or will, it change his place in history a particle, yet the final decision to confer the- degree was a wise one. Even the New York World says: "lie is an able man. has been for many years a cartful student of public questions. Is one of the most accomplished orators in the country and will sustain the title aside from his olllcial prominence as well as many others so dignified lu the past." C- A. Williams, formerly consular agent of the Unite 1 States at Johannesburg, South Africa, and thoroughly conversant with the resources of the country, estimate the gi, hi Output of the Transvaal or. the restoration of price at over Jho, Oon.O-O a ear for thirty years to come. Most of the machinery f. r thi great output, he says, will e'nme lrem this country, and "the greater the development t,f South Africa th- greater will li its trade with the United State!." l'iirle Sam can afford to tay, "I cam r.ot v. ho Koberns a country o I control its trade." It Is rathe- Lite hi the day to pet up any interest in the ;.uthoi-hip i f The Ilreai Winn, r.-. a novel tlut was a brief s lii-atl. r. ir. th f.eld of fiction i:Mrly twenty years üjo, ar.d the claim m.ide by t fri -ads of the lately deceased Mi. Ma Harris, of Ullüols. that tlie wrote the b ok h is fallen fat, us mlfiht have been expected. MiJi.net GlMer, who ths in a isitmn to know the authorship, der.is the Harris claim, a:ii mjs the book w.is wrltttn by a n.ar. now living. Presumably this is John Hay, now crctar of .tute, lie ha.s never admitted the authorship, but neither has h positively denied it, o far a U known.

and certain Internal evidences led at the time to a general acceptance In literary circles of the belief that he wrote It. In any case. It Is not a story to quarrel over. It has some good chapters and some far from good, the Inequality suggesting, in fact, that it might be a collaborated tale. P.ut it had not the merit to make it live beyond the summer in which it was printed, and has passed into forgetfulness, verily "as a a!e that was told."

TIJU SOlTIIUItX ItOAII AMI TIIC soitii smi:. Citizens of the Soutli Side who are opposed to allowing the new Indianapolis Southern Railroad to come into the city over the right of way it asks for have called a public meeting to give erprcüslon to the feellr.R and will othTwi.-e bring to bear such influence as they can to prevent the Hoard of Works from granting the petition. This sentiment should be accorded full and fair consideration, remembering, always, that the whole Is greater than a part and the interests of the city at large more Important than any particular section of it. The question is one that calls for the exercise of reasonableness on both sides. The city has been largely mado by railroads, and without them there would not be much South Side or North Side either. If the existing road contribute to the prosperity and growth cf the city, new ones arc desirable and should be encouraged. Hvery road that enters the city has contributed. In some degree, to the advance in the value of real estate, as every new one will. Property on the South Side would not be worth much without railroad tracks, and it is a matter of conjecture whether track elevation would add materially to Its present value. The removal of all the tracks would make Indianapolis an ideal place of residence for those who coukl be induced to remain here, but, It would soon become a deserted village. It Is true the gratle crossings cause some accidents, but so do the trolley cars, and the wires carrying electricity make an occasional contribution to the loss of life. We cannot eat our cake and have it oo. We cannot have modern Improvements, railroad facilities and rapid transit without some accompanying drawbacks. Unless we are prepared to hold the town as finished and fence it In we should encourage the construction of new lines of communication, both the railroad and trolley lines, and treat them with a large degree of liberality. If the Indianapolis Southern road is to be buiU at all It must enter the city from the south, us exclusion altogether because some persons object to it, or requiring It to come in on an elevatcel track when that Is not required of any other road is not to be thought of. It Is doubtful if the city is ready for elevated tracks or would be benetited by them, and there is no reason to believe that they would do away wholly with fatal accidents. The wifhea and Interests of the people of the South Side should be given all the consideration compatible with the Interests of the city nt large, and the new road should be required to adopt the least objectionable mode of entering the city. If it can come In over one of the existing tracks that would be an easy way out of the diflieulty. There are Indications that some persons are working the matter up for political reasons, but the Board of "Works ought not to bo caught in that kind of a trap. A MAII1IM1 .11 AX AS GOVUUXOIt. Nearly all the newspapers in New York are praising Governor Odell. Even the New York Kvenlng Tost has had a good word for him. This Is due to the fact that he is an excellent executive. Doubtless he makes mistakes; nearly all men do. Yet it will be remembered that when Governor Oucll was nominated the Independent press denounced his candidacy with one voice, and a very loud and continuous voice it was. He belonged to the machine. He was the effective chairman of the Republican state committee, which, in the estimation of many, damned him beyond forgiveness. Personally, there was nothing against him. but he was a machine politician. The ever-ready prophet declared that he would be the tool of Senator Piatt, which was a evil a thing as could be said of a man. So the very good people to some extent voted against Mr. Odell, causing him to run several thousand votes behind Mr. McKinley. Mr. Odell has been Governor less than rix months, and yet by the common voice of the Intelligent people of both parties outside of Tammany he is one of the best Governors the Empire State has ever had. He began a war upon the growing evil of state commissions and boards and their expenditures in his message, and that war he has carried forward all along the line. The Legislature adopted the larger part of his recommendations, and thereby won the reputation of being the best Legislature for years. Ross Piatt, as he Is called, desired a state constable who should hold authority over the police of cities. Governor Odell believeel the proposition an unwise one and gave out that he woulel veto a bill creating such an otllcial if the Legislature should pass one. Ry this declaration he stood, and won. He did not temporize. Taking the appropriation bills In hand he exercised his veto power and cut out of them a million dollars. Acting upon his advice, the Legislature abolished commissions and sinecures and lopped eff unnecessary expenditure amounting In the aggregate to a large sum. Governor Odell was discredited because he likes politics, was a great political organlz?r and believed In that organization called the machine. Indeed, in politics the past few years no man has been more expert in what is known as machine organization than Mr. Odell. This fact should teach us that as much can be expected from a party man who identifies himself with the party organization as from one who does not. Russell Sage's prediction of another Rlack Friday may ceine true yet pel haps to-day. The original Rlack I ri lay w as in September, lv2, and was caused by Jay Gould and James 1 "lsk attempting to create a corner in the gold market by buying all the gold la the banks of New York city, amounting at that time to Jiri.tM''... Tor several days the value of gold rose steadily, and the speculators tried to carry it from 141 to ?. On Friday gold was lt'2 and the banks were selling rapidly. The wildest excitement I ri valled until the government threw several millions of sold on the market and s.toi ped the panic. St. !utr Coiiitty'M Routt 1'Ight. To the EJUor of the Indianapolis Journal: I ee on editorial in the Indianapolis Journal to-day on the subject of the refusal of the commissioners of Rt. Clair county. Missouri, to levy a tax to pay interest on bond for a railroad subsidy voted twcuty-üve year ago. 1 wlih to call your

attention to the fact that the road was never built and was never Intended to be I uilt at the time the voting of the subsidy was secured. A million dollars or more has been paid for that road that w:is nevr built by other counties, but St. Clair county refuses to pay, and no man can be elect ?d commissioner there until it is known that he will refuse to levy a tax to pay. W. G. SWANK. Crawfordsviüe, Ind., May tFROM HITHER AND YON.

A Good Sleeper. Juilcre. "Do you ever have the nightmare?" asked Cum. so. "Xo," answered Cawker; "my dreams are all of the horctltts variety." The Worst. Mentreal Star. "I went into town yesterday." 5ail the LonguMl man whä thinks he haa all the fashionable diseases exV-ei-t housemaid's knoe, "and I told my doctor that I insisted upon knowing the wor.t." "Yes!" said his friend, with a word of sympathy in his voice, "and what did he tell you?" "He said his bill came to $73." Side Lights on History. Chioairo Tribune. Now Jonah, after the te-rminatlon of his three days' enRafrement with the whale, started for his old home to tell the neightr5. A thought struck him and he stopped. "No," he sail, "I shall not say a word about It. They would say it was nothing but a tich etory!" Hut it leaked out in ppite of him. Married Life Exposed. Brooklyn Eagle. Willie r.oTuin ra, why do some people call veKe tables garden tas? Mr. Jioerum (wearily) Oh ah "Why do some people call vegetables garden Fa???" Why, because having a garden and raisin? vesetable-s Is so conducive to the use of profanity. Now, run away, Willie, and, fur cooJr.ess sake, dun't usu me what conducive meanil Love. Detroit Journal. "Ah, me!" the sighed, and tears welled from her eyes. Fortescue St. Cyril bent down until his breath all but swept her low, broad forehead. "Do you know what will knock that coll?" ho asked, earnestly. the looked quiekly up Into his face, and it was what she saw there, rather than hU words, that tcld her he loved her. "Quinine and?" the faltered, s-hjiy. for it seemed up to her to suy something. NO MONEY FOR THEM DI RK EE CLAIMANTS MlfiHT AS WELL (;1YE IP ALL 1IUPE. Secretary tiacre Destroys a Vision of Weal tli Will Annwer No 3Iore Communications. WASHINGTON. May 9. The secretary of the treasury has addressed the following letter to the attorney for the "Durkte" claimants: "Sir In rerdy to your several applications In behalf of John A. Kuykendall, as administrator of the estate of Charles Durkee, deceased, who makes demand on the United States for payment to him of sums of money plnced at different times at $0-1,623,512, STUntoi) and $:;0,OM.0i0 for the interest he claims in the lirst mortgage bonds issued by the Pacific railroad companies when the roads were constructed. I have to state that if Mr. Durkee was at any time owner of any of the bonds referred to, recorel thereof would not be found in the Treasury Department, but with the records of the railread companies, or elsewhere, as the United States has no control of, or Interest in, the first mortgage bonds of the roads. "And I have further to state that no moneys or bonds ejf any description have ever been deposited with or held in trust by the treasury of the United States for any person or persons representing Mr. Durkee or his heirs, nor is there any legal er equitable basis for the so-called Durkee claim upon '.he I'n.trd States. "Two unsuccessful attempts have been made to secure judicial recognition of, and action upon this claim by suits brougat before the Court of Claims er the Supremo Court of the District of Columbia, in both of which courts tho proccnlings were summarily dismissed. The Treasury Department will, therefore, hereafter decline to answer any communications upon the subject and will decline, also, any interviews brought In reference thereto." WASHINGTON NU T E S . Item." of Interest to ImlinniaiiM He euvny After Rural Free Delivery. special to the Indianapolis Ji-utnal. WASHINGTON, May IThe controller of the currency has approved the application of L. M. Cris, Lewis II. Jordan. Thomas J. Hastedt, Thomas Gregory, James W. IriLbitt and II. H. Iluber to organize tho Home National Rank of Thointown, with a capital of ;p.jw. The American National Rank of Indianapolis has been approved as a reserve agent for the Citizens' National of South Rend. Dr. George P. Williams was to-day appointed a pension examining surgeon at lluntiny ton. The following contracts were kt to-day tor furnishing supplies tor the Fort Wajiw I ublic building tor the next nscal year: ice, C. F. HiKgins Artiticiai lee Company; miscellaneous. Robert Gase, tbe tireatest Grocery Company, c C. Schiatter !c Co. and the White fruithouse. The boiuls of Joseph Chestnut as postmaster at Lasca. Daviess county, Frederick T. Aust, at Tennyson; Warrick county, and Josaua E. Ralimger. at Opal, were approved to-uay ami their commissions Issued. Recruit Charles Zoss. jr., general service, now at the tecruiting station No. 13 Washington street, South Rend, having enlisted under false pretenses v. ill be discharged without honor. Representative Hemenway arrived here to-day to secure the establishment of aelditlonal rural free delivery in his district and to place a couple of his constituents. He will be here abeut tvvt weck. No United States ot'icial mail was included in the lot of foreign mail which is reported to have been tampered with while passing through Turkey, thus forming the subject of a protest frem the diplomatic body at Censtantineplt. The edhcial mall for our minister, Mr. Leishinan. and his mail for the State Department never pa.ed through Turkestan in transit. Acting Secretary Hill and Mr. Rrun, min-i-tcr for Denmark. te-e;ay signed a protocol extending for a year the- ratilieatlon of the reciprocity treaty with the Danish West Indies. A report en the enrollment and average attendance at the regular Indian schools for the quarter endlüg April 1, compared with the correspoiatii.g quarter la.u year, shows the largest annual increase in attendance recorded in the last ten and fifteen ye-ars. The average attendance at'iiie nonrer ation schools increased S'.":.'; at reservation boarding schools, l..T; at day schools, decreased JI-. The n- t increase for all schools was l.v"5. The total number of pupils enredled in .ill Indian sthoois was X.S'ld. The Marine Hospital Se rvice has ellreeted a surgeon to proeeed immediately to C'edgate, 1. T., to confer with the inJim it -ecter and municipal authorities there over the smallpox outbreak. The Indian H'ureau has shipped l.'- vaccine p. iris there- ilid will send others when called for Advkts to the Indian liareau show betvvte-i Iilty and eue hundred cases ot malignart smallpox at Colgate. On the recommendation of General Gillespie, ehlef et engineers, the secretary of var nas made the following assignment cf officers in charge of geographical divi.-io"s ef the engineer department: Ool. Charles it. Sutcr to the Northeast division, fucceedir General Gillespie; Col. Simuel M. Mansfield to the Northwest division, succeeding General Rarlow; Col. Amos Sticki.ey to the Southwest division, succeeding Centn; I Robert.

STATE LOYAL LEGION

SICCRSSFI L MEETING OF THE COM31 A M DE II Y AT LAFAYETTE. Fourteen Member of the Orgnnizntion Have AiiMivereil the Lnt Roll Call During the I'ast Year. LIST OF OFFICERS ELECTED IHKHIVS THIKITE TO SOLDIER HEROUS OF I. DIANA. Conduct of State Affalra Nonpartisan Management of Stnte Institutions Again Commended. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAFAYETTE, Ind., May '.The annual meeting of the Indiana Commandcry of the Military Order of tho Loyal Legion was held in the Lincoln Club Hall at 4 p. m. There was a good attendance of representative members from all parts of tlvState. Admiral George Brown presided. The report of the recorder shows a net Increase of but nine members the past year, fourteen members having died, as follows: Col. Nicholas .R, Ruckle, Surgeon Major Jacob It. Weist, Maj. Henry R. Saylor. Capt. Louis Pu3ter, Capt. James Rrags. Coi. Jarncs R. Ross, Rrig. Gen. benjamin F. Scrlbner, Col. John S. Williams. Capt. Charles L. Holstein, Surgeon Major Smith H. Mapes, Lieut. Henry C. Long, Ma.1 Thomas Graham, Capt. Alexander A. Knapp and Rrig. Gen. Renjamin Harrison The present membership is cemposcd of 2JC who were officers, 94 who are the sous of officers, and of one honorary member. Cf.pt- Francis M. Pickens, pension examiner, Indianapolis, and Quartermaster John G Shryer, of Terre Haute, were elected to membership. The following officers were elected for the coming year: Commander, Rear Admiral George Brown; senior Alee commaneler. Col. Chester G. Thompson; junior vice commander, Lieut. Com. Gustavus V. Menzies; recorder, Ccl Zeinrc A. Smith; treasurer, Capt. Horace McKay; chancellor, Lieut. Crawford Fairlank; registrar. Capt. Allen II. Dousall; chaplain, Rt. Rev. John Hazen White: council. Capt. James T. Layman, Lieut. John W. Ross. Mr. John W. Cruft. Mr. Rnceoe O. Hawkins, Mr. Frank M.irtin. The banquet was at the Lahr House at e::' p. m. and was a successful function in every respect. Among thfse who were present vveie: Governor and Mrs. Durbia, Admiral and Mrs. Rrown, President and Mrs. Stone, of Purdue, Colonel anel Mrs. O. R. Stormont, Hon. Late and Mrs. Rarr, president of the Indiana W. R. C, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Ankony, Mr. and Mrs. Mortimer Levering, Mr. and Mrs. Fowler. James MureiGck. Mr. and Mrs. Murdock, Mr. and Mrs. F.aird. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. Dr. and Mrs. ! G. F. Reasloy. Dr. and Mrs. Hurt. Capt. aril -Mrs. It. O. Tinney, Col. and Mrs. K. F. Hammond. Maj. and Mrs. II II. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. Sirr.ms. Mr. and Mrs. Frnr.lc 1. Grublis. l- R. LeverinA. M ij. and Mrs J. H. Mitchell. Col. C. G. Thomson and wife. Capt. and Mrs. A. A. Rice. Professor Latta. Col. J. II. and Mrs. Van Natta. Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Webster, Capt. and Mrs J L5. Wagner, all of Lafavette; Dr. and Mrs. Riee. Anpeda; Capt. and Mrs. W. H. iitrron. Capt. and .Mrs. J. IJ. Pence, Dr. an I Mrs. Ensminger. Capt. and Mrs. Henry Campl eU. Gen. Lew Wallace, all of Craw-f.-rdsville; Capt. and Mrs. W. R. Meyers, Anderson; Col. and Mrs. R. S. Rotinson, Col. D. N. Foster. Capt. Allan II. Dougall. Fort Wayne: Maj. ami Mrs. W. II. Snider. Capt. J. C. Nelson, Logansport; Capt. and Mrs. W. M. Henley, Wabish: Col. and Mrs. J. W. Headlngton, Portland; Capt Milton Garrigius. Kokomo; Capt. and Mrs. A. C. Gregory, Decatur; Judge D. H. Cornstock. Richmond; Col. A. G. Cairns, Rloomlield; Col. and Mrs. John C. Clark, Mr. and Mrs. Jennings.' Frankfort; Capt. Augustus C. Ford. J. W. Craft and Capt. I. H. C. Royse, Terre Haute; Capt. anel Mrs. Ehler Cooper, Capt. and Mrs. O. F. Jncobi, Evansville; Dr. and Mrs. McMahan and the Mister: McMahan. Huntingburg; Col. C. R. Fryant. Huntington; Rev. J. A. Maxwell. D D.. ami elaughter. Mulberry: Prof, anel Mrs. M. L. De Motte. Valparaiso; Capt. J. H. Mauzy, Rushville; Maj. John W. Ross, Connersviüe; Gen. W. A. Olmsted anel Father Dinien, Notre Dr.me; Col. Wainwriht. Noblesville; Gen. Geo. F. McGinnis, Judge J. R. Rlack. Capt. M. L. Rrown, Capt. W. H. Armstrong. Capt. S. M. Compton, Capt. Ryron Dawson and wife, Maj. S. Former, Capt. W. E. Hayward. Hop. R. O Hawkins, Capt. Leighty and wife. Rev. Dr. Lucas. Capt. and Mrs. Horace McKav. Mr. anil Mrs. Frank Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Fred T. Ross. Mrs. J. R. Ross. Col. and Mrs. Z. A. Smith and Miss Steele, Capt. and Mrs. H. W. Tutewiler, Col. I. N. Walker. Col. C. E. Wilson. Dr. and Mr. G. V. Woollen, the Misses Snyder, Mr. H. C. Levy. Col. R. W. Harrison, all of Indianapolis: Capt. and Mrs. Knox, Mr. and Mrs. Clark. Capt. and Mrs. A. M. Scott, of Ladoga; Capt. T. A. Cobb. Capt. R. W. Harrison. Capt. and Mrs. T. 11. Marth:, Capt. J. O. Pedigo and daughter. Maj. C. R. cooper ar.d Mrs. Gibson. Anderson; Capt. D. E. Litem, department cemimander G. A. R The address of welcome was made by Col. E. 1. Hammond and the response by Frof. De Motte. Addresses were made by Oovcrnor Durbin. by Frank Martin for the. inheritance membership. Mrs. Laura S Rarr sang two solos. Mr. Pfrimmer read a poem find Miss Stlnson gave recitations, and Rev. Dr. Lucas ted in the old songs. (inventor Durbiit's Address. i Governor Durbin was enthusiastically acclaimed as he rose to speak. He said: ." "Mr. Commander, Ladies and Gentle-nu-n With all sincerity 1 beg to assure you that I am profoundly grateful for the "honor you have so sracioiisly bestowed, upon me by inviting me to be your guest this evening. It is always pleasing to look Into the faces of fair women and brave men to clasp hands with those who have valiantlv carried sword or musket in following the old dag in keeping step to what a distinguished soldier and statesman of this RepubUv described with characteristic eloquence as the 'grand, wild muri,1 of war.' There are some comrades, perhaps, who have a fondness for grand opera and other forms of classic music, but when one wants melody that gets right down into the hearts' strings of a large majority of the bovs who wore the blue, whistle the fife and beat the drums to the tune of 'Marching Through Georgia.' "I have never admitted that I was an orator. Indeed. 1 believe I have never been accused or suspected of anything of the kind: therefore, whatever 1 shall say here to-rdcht will be along what I consider to be nraeiieal lines. I do not deem it essential to go into details concerning the area of the . .. . - ... ...... State, tae nature ami extern en us piouuei. or anvthing of that sort. Your public an:! private libraries contain all the Information needful, and It Is easily accessible. The nieset exceuent rccoreler of this commanderv, my good frienu. Col. Z. A. Smith, has intimated that something with reference to State government would be an appropriate text for the brief remarks I am scheduled to make. In all my life, except when I was in the army. I have not been an otT.ceho'r.er proper, except for a prriod of less than four months as your Governor. Rut. although 1 have not had a great deal of experience from an inside point of view, I have had large opportunities for making observation from the outsede. Mv experie r,r-c hs served to convince me that a man who is forever formulating so-called polities and enunciating principles is- not a safe man upon whom to confer leadership or intrust grave responsibilities. It is a wise but homely axiom that the man who beats the base drum, though he make the most noise, does not. lead the bard.' "In my bumble judgment there is more or bss humbug in the custom or puDiic orlicials enunciating a general line of policy. A polity that may be of good use to-elay mav prove useless on the morrow. Conditions must be met and dealt with as they arise, and the responsible head of affairs must have the prudence, forethought and courage to do that which in his judgment will insure the ouickest and surest adjust ment of vexing questions. Men who have the management of public affairs should Invariably be nun of character, integrity and conscience. I have always conteded and do now contend that the business of the State should be conducted In like man ner as private affairs. 'A public office Is a public trust is a maxim that has been

many times repeated, but It will bear repetition as a political shibboleth as long as the Republic exists. "At different times It has been intimated that I am a politician. Perhaps I ought to admit it. Rut I am not ashamed of it. I believe, further, that every man ought to be a politician. The superstructure of our system of government is based on mutuality, and. in order that it may be successfully maintained, there must be strong hands and strong hearts ready to defend assaults from every quarter. FAVORS NONPARTISAN CONTROL "Indiana has many largo educational, penal and benevolent institutions. They represent millions of dollars In the way cf investment and require millions of dollars per annum for maintenance. My conception of duty is that these vast institutions should be conducted on a strictly business lasis. I do not advise parsimony, but 1 do insist that economical methods should be applied in every establishment and in every department thereof. I have served timely notieo that there shall bi no further it ports of 'deficits' under my administration, and my Judgment is there will be rone. I believe it to be our bounden duty to take good care of the unfortunate wards of the State, and I am in fud sympathy with all well-directed efforts to tnat end. Moreover, partisan that I am, 1 am heartily in favor of the nonpartisan management of all our Institutions. I so declared myself In my inaugural address, and my experience s:nce then has fully confirmed my first impressions. The condition of many patients consigned to the care of the State i unspeakably pitiful, and hard indeed would be the heart that weuld countenance any movement that might culminate in their detriment in order to accommodate untrained attendants whose only claim Is based on political grounds. I have always endeavored to be faithful to my friends and ttue to my party, but I am thoroughly convineerl thnt nnv barkward StCD tfom the

relorms so auspiciously begun would meet with tronern 1 and ind'cnant disapproval. Changes have been made under the present . . . . .. V. . , A administration ana otners may oe mayas vacancies may occur, but 'I say truly thnt whatinvr notion is taken will be W'it'l conscientious regard for what is believed to be for the best of the service, ana in no e:ic nniii.-itrd bv nolitleal influence, lneliana expends millions of e.ollars annually lor tne maintenance or us various estaulishments. and 1 pledge you. my comrad.'S nnii friends that it shall be ITIV Constant a;m to see to it personally that there shall Le neither wasteiuiness nor extra vagamt-. "This is a State of vast resources, aai of recent years they have been developed in a manner appreachlrg the marvelous. It stands sixth among the States in the production of coal, fourth in petroleum, second in natural gas. seventh in building stone and sixth in the vaiue of clay resources, tl-.io- in snninl OUtrUt of OVeT Ksuo0,o a year. The production of cereals j amounts to JliO.ltM.wJ per annum, me output of factories is close to f30O.OW.00O, farra und live etock, approximately, $273,OOO.CM). In addition to the products herein mentioned there are many others aggregating enormous values. MILITARY HISTORY. "In the war of the rebellion Indiani played a conspicuous part, and acquitted itself with honor on every field. Behind the aggressive lines of blue sweeping onward to victory was the firm hand and the strong heart of Oliver P. Morton. We shall perhaps never see his like again. Occupying the office of a civilian, he was even then a very god of war. Indiana furnished 250,0G0 troops for the preservation of the Union, and that at a time when the total population of the State was comparatively small. Likewise, in the SpanishAmerican war, when the call for troops came, the entire National Guara was in camp at Indianapolis within ten hours after the (jrder was issued. In memory of our soldier heroes a grateful people has erected ai the capital city the most imposing monument in the wond. It has involved a vast expenditure, but no word of complaint has been uttered. When our fathers and brothers have reddened the pulseless dust with their crimson blood, a willing sacrifice to patriotism, there is no soul so ilea el as to begrudge the most generous tribute conceivable. As I permit myself to think of some of mv frood friends of this fair city who have answered the last roll call Col. ÄTarsh R. Tavlor. the tactful and ever lovable Colonel "Billy" Wilson, the virile Col. Tullis. the genial Colonel Robinson, the pallant Jasper M. Drewer, Captain De Witt Wallace and others it seems indeed a time for memorv and for tears. This community was strongly devoted to the preservation of the Union. You should thank God for "Lafayette has a prominent place In the history of Indiana. Within sight of this presence and almost within soumi of words uttered here is the historic battlefield of Tippecanoe. The conflict decided there between General Harrison and Tecumseh was one of the most Important epochs of Indiana campaigns in the Northwest, making, as it did. a doorway for the advancement of civilization to a territory which is row, In richly developed territory, an empire in itself. The State has provided a substantial and ornamental fence for tho better preservation of this battleground, and I slncerelv hone that an earnest and concerted eft. rt will be made to Induce Congress to make an appropriation for a monument to mark the spot for the information of generations .o follow. They who died there were comparatively few in number, to be sure, but they laid down their lives in behalf of a cause from which succeeding generations have reaped untold blessings, and from which the American people rave profited immeasureably." WILD FLURRY IN STOCKS. inhev succeeded In getting control, could not take over the property until the next annual meeting, which docs not take place for many months." The steamshins Majestic and Servia, which arrived from Europe last evening, had in their mails large blocks of Northern Pacific common for the account of arbitrage houses, which were delivered to them In the early mail this morning. The stocks were madc revady for instant delivery on tho exchange, but apparently they were not a drop in the bucket, for the frantic demand for the stock was not affected. TERMS OF SETTLEMENT. Shorts 3Iay He Let Off nt J?150 Mistake by Kuhn. Loel & Co. NEW YORK, May 9. To-night an individual who has been party to the conference relating to the strained conditions in Wall street this week made statements and explanations which will give to the contest in Wall street a different construction fiom that generally accepted down town to-day. He said: "To-morrow morning Kuhn, Loeb & Co. will publish a notice saying they will let out their Northern Pacific to shorts at $1."a). Positive statement is made to-night that te-morrow J. P. Morgan & Co. will notify the shorts that they will be releaseel of short obligations to Morgan & Co. on the basis of $150. This will be the penalization. The shorts will get no stock from Morgan & Co. They will get only freedom. "The Rurllngton tleal will be known tomorrow as an acconu.-shed fact. It has already been accomplished. The MorganHill interests control the Northern Pacific stock and the board of directors has absolute power to close the Northern PacitlcRurlington merger without the consent of two-thirds of Northern Pacific stock. The old law of tne Northern Pacific prescribed that two-thirds of the steck should assent to such a transaction as the present ileal. This provisiem, still printe-ti in the manual, accepted as authentic, has misled the op ponents of Morgan-Hill mans, because, li the reorganization, the two-thirds provi in sion was a bolls he'd and the power was vested solely In the board of directors. The board had stipulated that when twothirds of the Durlingten stck had been deposited in a designated trust company the Northern Pacific-Burlington deal should be thus automatically ciosed. The stock has been deposited and the transaction is consummated. "Meanwhile the Kuhn-Loeb Interests, bellevir.g two-thirds stock consent in Northern Pacific necessary to consummation have striven to absorb enough Northern Pacific to prevent two-thirds' consent, with results seen in Wall street this week. This afternoon they discovered that twothirds' consent of Northern Pacific stock was uet necessary to the Morgan-Hill deal, that they had acted on wronsr information on that point. Moreover, ihey learned, late to-lay, that while the Northern Pacific script they held and their paper contracts made the aggregate they had sought, the xaiT contracts were, in part, empty. for the shorts could not get the ptock they had agreeel to deliver. Conviction was compelled that Morgan-Hill had the real goods the crlp. and, therefore, that. the accumulation of Northern Pacific in the handi of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. was strategi

cally valueless. Hence, according to a statement to me by one of the Kuhn-Lneb group, this evening, the Northern PacificBurlington deal is sure and safe. This beding true. Kuhn. Loeb Co. have no tactical use for their load of Northern Pacific and will, therefore, let It out to-nior-row to shorts at 15 and discharge makers of paper contracts to deliver stock that they could not get on the same basis. "This action make? logical the stated design of Morgan & Co. not to deliver Northern Pacific to shorts, though shorts may purge themselves of their short obligations at 15d. This release by Morgan-Hill, and the letting out of actual ste.ck no longer useful to them bi' the opposing interests is expe-cted to relieve the tension and smooth out the complications in Wall street to-morrow. In the light of these facts and conditions it becomes apparent why ih Morgan-Hill interests declined the propositions of their exponents to loan ste.k to shorts pro rata." Jacob II. Schiff refused to see reporters at his resilience to-night concerning the stock market, but a series of questions were written out anel sent to him with the request that he answer as many of them ns would be consistent with his interests. These questions covered the ground as to whether any permanent plan of settlement or an agreement between the opposing interests in Northern Pacific affairs had been reached, and if he anticipated any change in the situation when the Stock Exchange opens to-morrow. Mr. Schiffs written answers to the questions follow: "As far as the stocks coming to Kuhn. Loeb & Co. are concerneel, which the parties owing delivery have declared themselves unable to procure from anv other source, they have been notified that they can close their contracts at 1150 per share-. ' James J. Hill, president of the Great Northern Railroad, took dinner with his son at the Metropolitan Club this evening. When seen concerning the struggle in thei stock market he said: "When I have spoken at all I have tried to make people understand that I have nothing at all to do with these market transactions. 1 have been busy all day long buying locomotives for the road. 1 have not been In the street, and I have neither bought nor sold a share of Northern Pacific stock." -.usse!l Sage, when seen to-night at his home and asked his opinion of Die stock rrarket, said: "I have been asseciatcd intirrately -with the transactions in Wa'l street for half a century, and I can sav truly that the last two days have been the most remarkable I have ever seen. FieLwour ar.d inflated values hive prevailed tnel the smash that was inevitable has eome. 1 knew it would come and predicted it. True, thousands will go to the wall, but that is only an incident in the fight. This wiiole thing got its origin in an attempt to divert trailic from its natura ami central source toward the West, In Omaha, to the northern route an unnatural route. Yesterday ( Wednesday) was absolutely unprecedented in the history of the financial world. However, I do not anticipate serious results. Ry to-morrow (Friday) things will

have begun te settle anel the general comlrem sense of the people will put things to r.ghts. The prosperity of the country is too great to permit of this crash affecting us seriously." AT THE WALDORF-ASTORIA. Soldiers of Finance Glad a Settlement Is In Sis lit. NEW Y'ORK, May 9. The lights of the Waldorf-Astoria were the campfires tonight of hundreds of the soldiers of finance who were on the firing line in Wall street to-day, and as they sat in the cheery glow they nursed their wounds and counted their dead. The casualty list was a long one, but the night hael more cheer than tho preceding one. There was no wild scramble for over-night loans of Northern Pacific stock, and the new elay seemed to be fair in promise. There was intense relief at the promised succor of the Northern Pacific shorts. It was accepted as a fact that Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and J. P. Morgan & Co. would settle for 130, and it was believed the action of those two great houses would fix the price for everybody. The price, it was generally agreed, was a fair one. The rumor that J. 1. Morgan & Co. -and J. J. Hill were, after all, on top in th fight to control the Northern Pacific stirred the crowd, but the chief concern Was for the future of the market. As to the latter a very hopeful view generally prevailed. John W. Clates dispensed cheer. "The meilieine has been hard to take," he said, "but it has done good. There was too much speculation anel it hael to bo checked. There will be heavy buying orelers and the market will rally promptly. This Northern Pacific settlement will clean the grounds up. The banks saved the day, and I feel quite sure there will be no failures of any size." Mr. Gates would not discuss his personal losses, but tolel a dog story that was eloquent In expression. "I knew a man in Y'ounestown," he said, "who had a poor yellow purp. Well, that dog was kicked so hard and so often that he walked sideways. I am walking sideways." James R. Keene was in evidence early, ami a dozen men credited him with the statement that the Northern Pacific shorts should have paid $I.Oh) ier share. He declined to talk for publication, however. There was much speculation as to the effect of the return to New York of W. K. Vanelerbilt. and it was predlcteel that there would be a radical change In railway consolidation plans. Friends of the Harrlman syndicate vowed that the Morgan-Hill programme would never be carried out. Two Small Failures. NEW Y'ORK, May 9. The assignment of Charles R. Stockeis, stock broker, was announced to-day. According to a rough estimate made by the assignee the liabilities will be $S0,0o0, while the assets will be lully as much, if not more. Mr. SteckelsV failure Is attributed to the slump in tho rrock market and to the failure of his customers to make goed the margins on certain s:ocks he. was holding for them. He was a member of the Consolidateel Exchange, and when the settling hour came this morning at the exchange he found himse.f unr.bie to make payments. Tho failure of A. F. Fields, also a member of the Consolidated Exchange, was later announced. The amount of tho failure has not yet been made public. President Mellen Amazed. ST. PAUL. May 9. The fluctuations of the New York stock market were watched here to-day with Intense interest. President C. S. Mellen, of the Northern Pacific Railroad, refused to talk about the affairs of the road. During the day. when Northern Pacific common was reported as going to 25-0 on the New York Stock Exchange. Mr. Mellen gave a whistle of surprise. When told that the stock had touched the l.ouT mark Mr. Mellen openly expressed his amazement, and said that he was unable to explain such violent Jumps. Cleveland Had Notliln to Say, TOLEDO, O.. May 9. Hon. Grover Cleveland arrived at Sandusky to-day to spend ten days fishing at Middle Rass. With him are Admiral Lamberton, U. R. N., Prof. John Lloyd, of Cincinnati. Hon. Judson Harmon, of Cincinnati, and Charles Foster, cf Fostniia, former secretary of tho treasury. When asked regarding his reported "Wall-street winnings Mr. Cleveland smiled and replied: "I have nothing to say." He declined to be interviewed on any subject. . PANIC AT LONDON. Effort to Rival New York Slump In American Stocks. LONDON. May 9. Not in the memory of the oldest stock broker In London has there been such a panic as prevailed this morning. After the close of the Stock Exchange hundreds of dealers struggled into the narrow confines of "snorters' court," where outside dealings are done. In efforts to raise or reduce, as the case might be. Americans to New Y'ork parity. Suddenly there developed a terrific siump In Union Pacific, which was knocked down 20 points in as many seconds. St. Paul suffered almost i as badly. Large and small brokers rushed to the scene until Thrngmorton ftreet became lmpa.-sable. The rain poured down, but the excited crowd paid no heed to it. All sorts of conditions and prices were shouted at the top of the operators' voices. Down, down went Americans. The leading houses sent urgent orders to buy or sell, but found it almost impossible to have their orders exe-cuted. Rails of every description were quoted at rock-bottom, and steel and other securities fell in sympathy. Then a reaction set in. Up and down went Amerieans. After about half an hour of this excited speculation a reasonable feeling prevailed and stocks ro.-e to within a few points of their prices when the Stock Exchange closed. Rut long after the usual hours hundreds of stock brokers, most of thcra drenched to the skin, traded

in the hope of getting clear before to-mor-row's opening. J. Pie-rpont Morgan, jr.. said to a representative of the- Associate. Press: "So far as I know there was no reason for thi afternoon's panie except utter lak of information regarting the cor.dltlon of th railroad market in America. 1 do nt apprehend any serious results." Mr. Rrown. a partner In the firm of Speyer Brothers, said: "It cannot be called anything but a panic. Still I do net expect failures except possibly a few small ones. The crowd is too terribly excited to transact many dealings and not much stock has changed hands. There is no earthly reasem for to-day's scene except the endeavor to keep pice with New ork. which is being done in the elark. and led to a panic such as we nave never had before. The rise that came to an end was only to bo expet ted. but the affair will hurt Americans here, and it will probably hts some-time before a feeling ot security is thoroughly re-established." A representative of Seligman Rrothcrs says: "The market here i i,in- e reflex of New Yerk. Without accurate . oowiedge of the conditions there it is impossible to say v. hat will hap;-n here. We are ejulte In the dark, but do not anticipate any serious results." Upon receipt of the Wall-street quotations a panic seized the Glasgow Stock Exchange and a wild scene was witnessed. th brokers scrambling to rid themselves of their holdings of stock. In the street Chicago, Milwaukee iV St. Paul, which had closed edüeially at PV. dropped o lt". but afterwards rallied. Union Pacific, which opened at 11, declined to '.. There wer other falls of less magnitude, and great apprehensions exist as to the outcome of the settlement which comin ncos next Friday. The Financial Times, commenting on the situation, thinks that the comparative absence of feverish excitement in London until after the closing hours affords reassuring evidence that the London Stock Ex-, change is not deeply committed with Americans, although there is no doubt that some individuals have been badly hit. "In such wild markets," says the Finnncial Times, "the Jobbers are wisely refraining from committing themselves exevpt on a very wide margin, which in many caes lias been absolutely refused, one point eome clearly out of the hurly burly; that is. that the consolidation rumors and bel'ef in community of Interests in railroads would receive a severe 'check. Yesterday's experiences would more fittingly be embraced between the covers of a Jules Verne romanee than In the records of ordinary life, and if the alleged new elay in American railroad affairs is dawning, it's riawn'.nr through stormy skies. When professional operators, with ample means at their disposal. ar being mined, it behooves tha general speculator to stand aloof."

Dnslness Virtually Suspended. NEW YORK, May 9.-The Commercial Advertiser's London financial cablegram rays: "There was only one topic in the markets here to-day, namely, the crash in Americans, but London was little affectcil by the collapse. Rusiness was virtually Mispended all day, dealers being too ncrvous to make prices, and quotations oscillated violently on trifling transactions, sir.-' ply responding to New York advices. Northern Pacific began at Er, but the purchase of 5.0 shares for the continent forced the pric to 13slt. The opening prices in New York showed tumbling prices and sent Northen Pacific down to lli. Others dropped 3 to 5. 'lhen the street witnessed the real breaK following. Northern Pacifies were hardiy mentioned. A sudden rally of about 2 m active stocks was caused by a report that the arbitrageurs bad compromised and that a twenty-four-hour truce was arranged i.i the Northern Pacific squeeze. London wa left aghast, like a man who had just witnessed an explosion of a powder magazine and whose nerves were completely shaker. Otner markets were heavy sympathetically, Paris selling freely of consols and tlntos, and others preparing a Russian loan on, France of 17"."' . probably fours, at 9Vi. Of gOid Jl.Tö.öO'J went out to South Africa, .Morftan, Sr., Hurrying; to Paris. AIX-LES-RAINKS, France, May 9 J. Pierpont Morgan left here for Paris this evening. t MX JOYED THE VISIT. .Mutual Pleasure of the President und Now Orlcuns Public. New Orleans Times-Democrat. There is but one feeling and one opinion In New Orleans about the President's enjoyment of his viit in this city, now that he has gone and that the excitement caused by his presence has died away; and that feeling and that opinion are that his enjoyment was great, that the day he spent here was to him and to the presidential party a time of genuine and unalloyed pleasure. Mr. McKinley made full expression of his thorough enjoyment of his visit before he left, both personally and through Mr. Cortelyou, his private secretary; and. In fact, it did not need his oral testimony to make the fact known that he had found pleasure in his brief sojourn here. The beaming face that he wore all the time that he was on the streets, at the banquet and on the river maeie any verbal declaration that he was thoroughly satisfied with hl reception altogether unnecessary. We may be allowed to interpolate here als,o that the President, during his-short stay in New Orleans, made a distinct gain with this community, it came to u. through our brief contact with him. that he is not only a man of gentle and amiable lisiM)sltion and of kindly instincts, but of much firmness, too. and of greater mental abllty and will power than he has hitherto been credited with in this part of the world. He has obviously a large reserve of strength over and above what he i pleased to exhibit on any particular occasion, so that neither political manager nor anvbody else can "run" him beyond the limit that he fixes for himself. He ;s completely self-contained, and. without any endowment of brilliancy, he has evidently in his composition a considerable amount of the stuff of which successful and popular Presidents arc made. Prnetlcal Tempera nee. New York Preis. The man who slips into a barroom alone and sneaks one drink for 13 cents is mean, but he never will go broke. The Four o'clock Club, referred to a few days ago, has enlisted a friend in the proprietor of a cabaret largely patronized by merchants. "I am opposed to treating," he says. "Instead of helping my business it hurts it." Strange admission for a barroom owner! Listen to his reasons, intensely practical: "A customer comes in here with a friend to buy two drinks for a quarter. He runs up against half a dozen acquaintances, and It s the same old story. Every tdy treat and lots of time and money are wasted. He goes away disgusted with himself and the rest of the world, resolved never to come here again for fear of meeting the same old crowd. He goes elsewhere to take his one or two drinks a day. and I have lost a regular customer. This very day I saw two of mv best customers come to the door, peep In and hurry away. They had caught sight of a treating crowd and were afraid to venture in." i want the temperature organizations to get hold of such men as this proprietor and make use of their hard, practical, uncommon sense. I take a drink when I want It, but at heart I am for temperance at least, fer moderation. Wars against tlpp'ing have been waged for centuries, but brainits lunkheads have directed them. The barroom owner who opposes treating in order to Increase his busireps Is th right ort of Napoleon to lead a temperance legion. Germans drink to er.joy life. The Rritish gentleman will spend twi hour? over a tingle glass of brandy and soda. The American drinks to get drunk, and in a crowd there Is always a mad scramble to se who can buy the most liquor and carry the biggest loael. Ex-o ernor Lost Millions. Karras City Journal. "About six months ago a friend wrote me that he had a 'straight tip that Missouri Pacific ptock would go m par within a short while, and he wanted me to send him JP.'J and he would make me within a short time a million dollar." relates exGoverr.or Stephens In his "Sharps ar.l Flats" column In the Roonville Advertlrer. "I r-nienibere d t tip a friend game ma when at Hot Springs a few years ago, and as my experience on that occasion proved a costly one. I didn't invest. A few veekj ago ex-Governor Hogg ired rue to com to Beaumont. Tex., at or.ee. and we would get in on the ground floor. Ry not huyintj the Missouri Pacific stock 1 lot a -oo million, as the stock went up from :a to 1 C cents on the dollar. Ry not going to Beaumont, (inventor Hope: lias written me I have lost another million. If I keep on laying two or three millions every fix months. 1 shall luve to go ba. k Into politics to recoup." Tho -Morn I n After. Iouisvllle. Times. It remains to be reeri whether . rlU qrco of gold-inflation p-eulati n is letter or wori-'e than a silver o:i Pcrhupa it makes no ehfiYrence m "the morning-after fee him" whiih a fellow takes, the le gtet that he elldn't take the other one, of that he took cither. Is j,aid by those whi have tricU both to be equally Inevitable.