Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 April 1888 — Page 3

THE nSTDIATAPOMS JOCRNiVL, TUESDAY, APKIXi 3. 18SS.

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THE ISSUE FAIRLY JOINED.

fThe Bepcblican Minority Presents Its Eepori on the Mills Tariff Bill. A Street Arraignment of Its Virions Principle! and the Disastrous Effects Upon Pro facers That Would follow Its Passage. Secretary Bayard Remonstrates Against Germany's Treatment of Samoa. i Eepresentative Ilook Shows that General Harrison has a GooJ Following in Tenessee General Washington Jiw3. M'KINLEY'S EEPOKT On the 31111s Tariff Bill Presented to the House Tenter day. Washington, April 2. The report of the i minority of the committee n ways and means 1 on the tariff bill was prepared by Mr. MeKinler, ; and is signed by ai! the Republican members of the committee. Te opening1 paragraphs are as follows: The extraordinary manner in which this hill came to the committee, and the total lack of consideration given to so grave a measure by those charged with its investigation, dmand notice aad comment It was fashioned outside ' of the committee, and reached it not by the refera xi tt . u ; . i . -1 -1, 1 (bci vi ma doui nuiuu in tu uiaiu cuauuti through which committee obtain jurisdiction of ft subject. It was presented ready-roade by toe chairman of the committee; was framed, completed and printed without the knowledge of the minority, and without consideration or discussion in the fall committee. If any consultations were held the minority were excluded. Tbns originating, after three months of the session had gone, it 1 itu ibuduiuu o iUO committee. oiuc iupib has been no consideration of it Every effort upon the part of the minority to obtain from the majority the facts and information upon which t they constructed the bill proved unavailing; a resolution to refer the bill to the Secretary of tbe Treasury for a statement of its probable effects upon tbe revenue, together with a statisI tieal abstract which would faciliate its consideration by tbe committee of tbe House was voted down by a strict party vote. The industries of the oountry, located in every section of the country, representing vast interests closely related to tha prosperity of the country, touching practically every borne and every fireside, and which were to be affected by the bill, were denied a hearing, and tbe majority shut the doors of the committee against all examination of producers, consumers and experts, whose testimony might have enlightened the committee. , The farmers, whose investments and products rwere to be disastrously dealt with, were deinied an opportunity to address the committee. Tbe workmen of tbe country whose wages were at stake were denied audience. ; The representatives on the floor of the Bouse were not peri mitted to voice tbe wants of their constituents. feet all of fae people in their employment, ; their labor and their incomes, the majority per1 eistently refused tbe people the right of hearing land discussion, denied them the simple privilege 'of presenting reasons and arguments against .'their proposed action. But as the bill is avowedly a political one, believed to represent.. to far as it goes, the views of tbe President and his party associates, a bill, which with the President's free-trade message, is to constitute the issue and be the platform of 4 he party, it may account for but will not justif y this extraordinary course of procedure. The minority protested without avail in the committee and now, announcing it to the i House, as they feel constrained to do, I accept the issue tendered by tbe hill, accomjpaniea who some 01 tneir reasons ror opposing it, and make their appeal from the peonies 1 servants to tbe people themselves. The ' bill is a radical reversal of the tariff policy of ! the country which for the most part has pre-. , Tailed since the foundation of the government, and under wbich we have made industrial and agricultural progress without a parallel in the , world's history, tr enacted into law it will dis- : tcrh every branch of business, retard manu- : facturing and agricultural prosperity, and serioosly impair our industrial independence. It undertakes to revise our entire revenue system. Substantially all of the tariff schedules are effected, both classifications and rates are I changed. Specific duties are in many cases changed to ad valorem, which all experience baa ! shown is productive of fraud and undervaluations. It does not correct the irregularities of ' the present tariff, and it only aggravates them. It introduces uncertainties in interpretation, which will embarrass its administration, promote contention and litigation and give to the customs officers a latitude of construction which will produce endless ooutroversy and confusion. It is marked with a sectionalism which every patriotic citizen must deplore. "Its construction takes no account of the element of labor which enters into production and in a number of instances makes the finished or advanced product free or dutiable at a less rate than the materials from which it is made.' 'The poor man's blanket, which tbe majority has made a burning issue for so many years, is made to bear the same rate of duty as the rich man's. More than a third of the free list is made up from the products of the farm, .the forest and tbe mine, from products which are now dutiable ,t the minimum rates, raoging from 7 to 25 per ; e nt. ; and even this slight protection, so essential, 'is to be taken from the farmers, the lumbermen and the quarrymen. The American farmer will appreciate the vicious character of the bill as applied to him. when he in apprised of the (fact that while the products of the land and laI bor are shut cut from Canada by a protective t tariff imposed by the Canadian government, the I Canadian farmer can send many of his products here without the payment of duty under tbe J l. HI TT 1 It xi - t prupuHsu uiii. uow irae wm mo rate 01 agricultural wages be continued in the United States under such legislation? Wbafc sort of 1 reciprocity is this! This wiil be a direct benefit ; to tbe Canadian farmers and a most serious blow to tbe American. Tbe whole bill has that tendency, and seems to be subject to the criticism that it was framed to benefit other countries rather than our own. "No where in the bill is the ultimate purpose of its author more manifest than in its treatment of wool. It places this product upon tbe free list, and exposes our flocks and fleeces to merciless competition from abroad. In this respect the bill is but the echo of tbe President's message, and gives emphasis of the settled purpose of the majority to break down one of the most valuable industries of the country. It is public proclamation that the American policy of protection, so long adhered to, and under which has been secared unprecedented prosperity in every department of human effort, is to be abandoned. Whv have the majority put wool in the free list Let them make their own answer. We quote from the report: 'We say to the manufacturer we have put wool on tbe free list to enable him to obtain foreign wools cheaper, make his cuods cheaper and send them into foreign markets and successfully compete with the foreign manufacturer.' "First The purpose is to bring down the price of wooL If this should be the result, we inquire at whose expense and loss! It must be at tbe expense of the American grower, and to his loss who, at present prices and with tbe present duty, is being forced out of the business by ruinous loreign competition. The ioiury,' by the confession of the majority, will fall upon the American wool grower. He is to be the first victim. He can find no profitable foreign market, if he is unable to hold his own. and it is absurd to talk about enlarging tbe market for his product at home with tbe wool of the world crowding our fhores, unchecked by customhouse duties. Tnere were 114.000.000 pounds of wool imported into this country the last fiscal year, and our domestic product, as a result, even with a duty of 10 cents a pound on tne higher grades, was diminished to 2C5.000.000 pounds. The bill will greatly increase importations of the foreign product, and diminish if not wholly destioy our own production. Every nation ought, if possible, to produce its clothing, as well as its food. This nation can do both, if tbe majority will let it alone. It should be borne to mind that our wool producers cannot compete with countries where no winter fee ling and bnt little summer attention Is required, and where labor is so cheap, unless their industry has just and adequate protection. Is labor in manufacturing more deserving of the considerate concern of Congress than labor engaged in the field of agriculture! Both are useful and equally honorable, aod alike merit tbe thoughtful consideration of those charged with making laws. The majority report asserts that we must produce our woolen goods at lower cost and be able to undersell the foreign product. And after this how ia the lowr cost to be secured! First, by fleecing tbe wool growers, and next, by reducing tbe labor cost in the manufacture. IIiw are we to undersell the foreign product? By making toe manufacturing cost of our goods less thaa theirs. In other words, by cutting down the wages of our skilled and unskilled labor, not to tt)A fnrciiyn itsnAPil MtTvir.lv Kitfc hotnw it fn

the product must cost us less if we undersell our competitors. The American farmer will not quietly submit to tnis injustice. The American workingman win indignac tly repel this effort to degrade his labor. " "The majority gravely inquire in their report: If Congress grants the rquest of tne woolgrowers what ara the people to do for woolen clothingf We beg to suggest that the people of this country wore woolen clothing during the existence of the tariff of 1867 and the tariff proposed by the wool conference is substantially that tariff and the people were never better clothed and never better able to buy them. It would be instructive to the majority to compare the prices of woolen clothing in this country during the period from 187 to 1800, under the low tariff then prevailing, with the prices now prevailing, and they would be profited also by a eompariaon of tbe pi-ice of wages then prevailing with those now maintained. These investigations wouid disclose the wretched condition of labor in tbe former period, the starving prices then received, aod the inability of thousands of worthy workmen to get work at any price. Clothes at any priee were then the dearest. If the laboring men could ha ve been heard by tbe committee they would have told a story of misery during the free-trade era which might have deterred tbe majority even from inaugurating the policy now proposed. "Again, the majority inquired: 'Are the people to be compelled by Coneress to wear cotton good3 in tbe winter or go witbout, to give bounties to wool-growers and wool-manufacturers?' Wnile this question is too trifling for serious reply, we assure tbe majority that the only danger of such a happening is from tbe bill tbey now report, a bill which is to deprive our people of employment and the opportunity to earn money with which to feed and clothe themselves and their families and educate their children. The foreign market to which the American producer is invited by the majority report is illusory. Our own market is the best. There is no market anywhere comparable with it. Let us, first of all, possess it; it is ours and we should enjoy it. Wool in the free list is a deadly assault upon a great agricultural interest, and will fall with terrible severity upon a million people. It will destroy invested capital, unsettle established values, wrest from the flock masters their lifetime earrings, bankrupt thousands of our best and most industrious farmer?, and drive them into other branches of agriculture already over-crowded. It is a vicious and indefensible blow at the entire agricultural interests of the country." The report then goes on to say that if the provisions of the bill concerning woolen goods and manufactures of wool become law, the whole read 1 -made clothing business of tne country will be transferred to European rivals. The provisions proposed by the bill under the flax and hemp, borax, earthenware, glass, pleteglass, 1 nraber, salt and metals schedules, the report declares, will, if enacted into law, be disastrous,fif not entirely ruinous to many American industries. Under the bead of steel rails, the report says: 4Jf the majority desire to insure the handling of our steel rail market over to our English rivals, tbe proposed duty of $11 will accomplish th a purpose unless the workiagmen who are em ployed in producing the raw materials and finished products of our steel rail-works are willing to accept still lower wages than they are now receiving, and the railroad companies which transport the raw materials are willing to greatly reduce their freight rates. Have the majority any assurance that the workingmen and the railroad companies are willing to accept these conditions! Neither were heard before the committee. The supply of steel rails to the Pacific coast is now iu the hands of foreigners, because of tbe cheap transportation by water from foreign ports, the existing duty of $17 not being sufficient to enable our manufacturers to compete for that trade. It is stated that the Atchi-

- son, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad Company had lately purchased 10,01'u tons or foreign rails, to be delivered at San Diego, Cal.and it is mentioned that another lot of 2.500 tons of iron rails had recently been sold by foreign makers for a Pacific coast road. In tneir proposition to seriously cripple, if not to destroy, the manufacture of steel rails in this country, the majority probably do not realize the full significance of the results which they invite. It should be remembered that our manufacturers of steel rails consume almost one half of all tbe iron ore, and almost ball of all the pig-iron that the country produces. If this great market lor American iron ores and pig-iron is to be destroyed, the country need not be told cf the distress wbich will come to tbe labor and the bankruptcy which will come to the producers. "A flagrant defect of tha bill of the majority is its preference for ad valorem over specific duties, although the testimony of almost every Secretary of the Treasury since tbe foundation of the government has been recorded against the frauds upon tbe treasury which ad valorem duties invite and foster. And here, ears tbe report, we detect a manifest, purpose to favor foreign manufacturers at tbe expense of our own people. For if ad valorem duties have so operated 10 tbe past as to encourage fraudulent importations of foreign goods they may be expected to do so again." The next question considered is the surplus, and upon this the report says: "If it be the purpose of the majority to reduce the income of tbe government from customs sources, we beg to remiud them tbat that purpose will not be accomplished by the scaling down of duties, as proposed la the bill. It is well known and supported by almost universal experience that a mere diminution of dutiea tends to stimulate foreign importations and thereby increase the revenue and augment tbe surplus. If 'the absolute peril' to the business of the country described by the President in his message last December as resulting from an existing increasing surplus, was imminent and well founded, bow easily be could have averted it by the purchase of outstanding bonds with the surplus money in the treasury, a power which he possessed elear and undoubted, under the act of March 3. 1881, which ii as follows: That the Secretary of the Treasury may at any time apply tbe surplus money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, or so much thereof as may be considered proper, to the purchase or redemption of United States hoods. To have thus ued the surplus would have been direct and business-like, just what a prudent business man would have done with his idle money called in his creditors and applied it to his debts. Tbe President failed to do this, and . when Congress assembled tbe condition confronted It. If tbe House bad. even then, appreciated the situation how promptly and easily it could have, in part at laast, relieved it. It could- have been done in the first week of December, by abolishing the entire tobacco tax, amounting to $30,000,000 annually, and thereby removed a great burden from the agricultural producers of the country, and by releasing, also, from taxation alcohol used in the arts and manufactures, which, it is estimated, would amount to $0,000,000 more This simple proposition would have received a practically unanimous vote in the House and the approval of tne country, and have stopood the collection of $3,000,000 a month, and, if it had been promptly done, there would now be $12,000,000 leas of surplus in the treasury, aod we venture to predict tbat the reduction that; could have been thus secured was greater than the reduction which will be accomplished by this bill. Tbe majority failed to seize the opportunity. It seems impossible for the party of the majority in the House to pass a revenue bill and reduce taxation; this has been its almost unvarying experience while in control of the House. "Tbe report states that from 1806 to 1888 the control of the House of Representatives had been equally divided between tbe two political parties, eacn having eleven years. During tbe eleven years of Republican control the revenues were reduced (estimated) $362,504,569; during tbe eleven years tof Democratic control the revenues were reduced $6,368,935; difference in favor of the present minority party in the House of $356,135,634." In concluding the report the minority says: "It ia manifest that the responsibility for the present monetary condition which so alarms the country does cot rest with the minority party in the House, bur. with the President and tbe majority In Congress. They cannot escape it. The President has for three years failed, while - having the power to avoid the financial condition he now complains of. The majority in the House for six years has signally failed to provide for a reduction of the revenue. They cannot avoid responsibility for tbe evils wbich ara now upon us, and while these are beyond their po wer to retrieve they can by courage and wisdom and governed by business principles, provide against like evils iu the future. Tbey must now act or make puMis confession of failure. The minority regard this bill not as a revenue redaction measure, but as a direet attempt to fasten upon this country the British policy of free foreign trade. So viewing it. their sense of obligation to the people, and especially the working people, employed . in manufacturing and agricultural pursuits in all section of oar common country, impel them to resist it with all their nower. They will assist the majority in every effort to reiuee the redundant income of tbe government In a dtrect and practicable way, but every effort at fiscal legislation which will destroy or enfeeble onr industries, retard material development, or tend to rednce our labor to the standard of other countries, will be met with the persistent and determined opposition of the minority represented in tbe House." The report is signed by t.lt the minority members of tbe committee. 1 IAMOA.V A I "FAIRS. .Secretary Bay era Excepts m Germany's Ac tion In Those Islands. New Yobk, April 2. A Washington special says: The official correspondence between the United States and Germary, growicg out of the

recent troubles in the Samoan islands, will probably be sent to Congress to-day. It showe that this government has scrupulously refrained from increasing its presiige and influence in tbe islands by availing itself ot tbe unmistakable friendship which - the natives entertained for tbis country. On the contrary, the United States have used their good offices to preserve tne autonomy of the islands without any f urtner Consideration than that of protection to American interests. Further than this we have not gone. On one occasion, when Mr. Greenebaum, the American consul at Apia, attempted to set up a protectorate over the island, bis conduct was sternly rebuked and his dismissal speedily followed. - f "It is net strange, therefore," writes Secretary Bayard to Minister Pendleton, "that I was taken wnoily by surprise when tbe German Minister called at this department on the 29th of August last, and left a memorandum stating that his government proposed to independently protect its own interests and obtain satisfaction and reparation due to its national honor, if necessary to tbe extent of declaring war against King Malietoa. Coupled with thi3. however, was the assurance that Germany did not intend to bring about any change in tne political relations of the other nations viz., the United States and England, represented there." The Secretary then alludes to the action of Germany in beginning hostilities against Malietoa. which, he alleges, were instituted six days before anv notification was given to tbe United States. He makes no comment noon tbis arbitrary action of Prince Bismarck, but regrets that a powerful government like Germany did not find it possible to take a more liberal view of the condition of Samoan life and civilization and the unfortunate condition of the native king, who. regarding himself as the rightful ruler of tbe islands, could point in confirmation of bis title to a long series cf acknowledgments by all the treaty powers. Mr. Bayard's letter to Minister Pendleton concludes in these words: "In the opinion of this government, the course taken by Germany in respect to Samoa cannot be regarded ashavmg been marked by that jnst consideration which the ancient friendship between the United States and Germany entitled this government to expect, and that the present condition of affairs in the islands cannot, in view of the circumstances under which it was brought about and is still maintained, be regarded by the United States as satisfactory." Permission is given to Minister Pendleton in this letter to communicate Mr. Bayara'g views to Prince Bismarck.

M1NOK MATTERS. Representative IXouk Speaks of Harrison's Following In Tennessee, Special to tbe Indiananolis Journey - Washington, April 2. Representative Houk is one ef the most progressive and influential Republicans in Tennessee. He was a gallant Union soldier, and during the last year or two of the war fought under the commission of colonel. He represents one of the eastern districts of Tennessee, and his home is in Knoxville. Today the Journal correspondent asked Colonel Houk what he thought of General Harrison, of Indiana, in connection with the presidential nomination. " : - "- -' "General Harrison, were he in the Senate today," said Colonel Houk. "would be mentioned as frequently as any man spoken of for the presidency. He is an unobtrnsive man, and practicing law as he is, and being out of public life, attention throughout the country is not directed toward him by the same influences tbat are forcing other men to tbe front as presidential candidates. But he is often mentioned as one likly to receive the. nomination, and I am sure that so far as I am personally concerned, he would be very acceptable. General Harrison has many warm and true friends in Tennessee, where be is known for bis services in the war. as a magnificent lawyer and a statesman equal in ability to any man. He has friends in Tennessee that, I believe, will support him at the Chicago convention. The delegates are never instructed in my State, end we have no regard for the unit rule. I was very forcibly impressed with tbis fact when I tried to make the delegation solid for Arthur, in 1884. I frequently hear General J Harrison's name mentioned among the influen--tial Republicans of Tennessee, and you need not ; be surprised if he is given some votes in the -convention by my people. Senator Sherman is exceptionally strong in the South, but I expect to see tbe Indiana man get some votes from that section on tbe first ballot - . The JLate Chief-Justice's Estate. - Washington, April 2. Civil-service Commissioner Edgerton is very indignant over tbe published report that tbe family of tbe late Chiefjustice Waite is in great financial distress. The , Post this morning publishes an interview with him on the subject, in which he says, that while the reports are absurd, he fears that tbey may be believed by unthinking people. He says that J udge Waite's sons are both well-to-do, and whatever their father's estate may have been, the family is not likely to want for anything. What displeased Mr. Edgerton most is tbat the subject should be discussed at all. Such an Interference in the private affairs of the family in the midst of Mrs. Waite's great distress, he regards as unwarrantable and indecent. . "I knew the Chief-justice,' said Mr. Edgerton, last night, "as well, I think, as . any man knew him, as he knew as much of me as any man did. We had known each other intimately for over fiftv years, yet I don't know whether he died worth $100,000 or a million. I never looked into his purse, and, except professionally, be never inquired about my private affairs. I know what his salary as Chief-justice was. Whether be had any other sources of income or not I never inquired, but I know that he always lived like a gentleman, and never livd beyond his income. He was not a man who would ever do that. The suggestion about the begging committee of the friends of the family is entirely unfounded, so far as I know, and this interference with the private affairs of the family so 6oon after Judge Wait't death, in the midst of Mrs. Waite's great grief, must be very painful to her, and to me it seems an outrage." Why Braes Went to Mexico. Special to the Indiananolis Journal. Washington, April 2. "General Bragg's appointment as Minister to Mexico was brought about by Secretary Vilas-, and was in anticipation of the damage suit Secretary Vilas is in now at Minneapolis," said a Northwestern man to-day. "General Bragg knows all about tbe facts in the case, and -knows where the proof can be found to make positive or defeat the statements tbat Vilas 'absorbed' the trust funds alleged to have been taken by him. Bragg has not felt very well toward Vilas ever since he went out of Congress, and Vilas was afraid that if Bragg remained hereabouts he might flash up in this damage suit and do him great injury, as . 1.1 i V - 1 - 1 "I - . uo cuuiu ii iixj nu iu uiinu 10 uu so. y 1. as some time ago suggested to Bragg that it might be a good thing to take a mission, and tbe one to Mexico was suggested. Bragg was not making a very glowing suecess out of the practice of law, anti be took to the suggestion. President Cleveland had promised this appointment to another man, and was about to make it when Secretary Vilas told him it must be given to Bragg; tbat it was a personal matter to him, and of the highest importance. President Cleveland was very slow to act. but the importunities of Secretary Vilas finally led him to do so. If Bragg was only turned loose in that case at Minneapolis he would make the fur fly." For Sweet Charity's Sake. Special to the Indiaaaoolls Journal Washington, April 2. "I was amused," -a New York member remarked this afternoon, "to read in a New York city paper, the other day, that so much money had been made at a fair from tbe sale of Mrs. Cleveland's photographs. I remember that the manager of that fair invited Mrs. Cleveland to be present at the opening and participate in the exercises of it She declined for some reason or other, but sent a contribution in tbe way of a large pack of her own photographs, containing her autograph. Tbe photographs cost her nothing. She has an arrangement with a photographer to whom she gives sittings, to the exclusion of all others in the business, and for a return of the enormous income this artist makes she is given all photographs she wants without any cost whatever. I would not be surprised to see Mrs. Cleveland contribute a box of her autograph-photographs to all tbe baby-ebows, and county fairs, and live stock exhibitions tbat will be held this fall It is a shrewd movement to boom the Cleveland's, and doesn't cost a cent" llie Habeas Corpus Case Set for the lCth Special to the Indiaaanolis Journal. Washington. April 2. In Supreme Court to-day, Judge McNutt, of Indianapolis. Senator Voorbees and Senator McDonald appeared to argue a motion for a writ of habeas corpus ia the Coy-Bernbamer tally-sheet forgery election cases. .Judge McNutt, who some days ago filed a bill of errors in taking appeal from Judge Greg ham, submitted the motion to-day and asked that it be argued immediately. Attorneygeneral Garland was present and asked that he be given time within which to prepare hi caae.

The Supreme Court finally set down Monday, April 16, two weeks from to-day, for tbe time when tbe argument will be made. General and Personal. - Washington, April 2. The President to-day detailed an army retiring boarl, composed of Major General John M. Schofield, Brig. Gens. S. V. Bennett and Robert MeFeeley, Col, J- H. Baxter and Maj. Charles Ii. Greenleaf, to meet in Washington Wednesday next for tbe purpose of examing Major-general Alfred IL Terry for retirement The President sent the following nominations to the Senate to-day: Geo. J. Dennis, of California, to be attorney of the United States for the Southern district of California; Ezekiel P. Smith, of Fayetteville, N. C. to be minister resident and consul-general of the United States to Liberia. The Supreme Court of the United States rendered decisioos in only half a dozen cases, none of them of striking general interest An order was made assigning Justice Harlan to the Fourth judicial circuit to fill the vacancy caused by tbe death of Chief-justice Waite. A dispatch has just been received by the department of State from the American minister at Copenhagen stating that the Danish government has issued an order forbidding until further notice the importation into Denmark of pork, or other raw products of hogs, including bladders and steam lard. The public lands committee of the House has decided to report bills forfeiting about 40.000,000 acrea of the Northern and Southern Pacific railroad land grants on the Ontonogan grant The committee on ways and means amended the tariff bill this morning, the addition of provisions slightly increasing the sugar duties so as to equal a net reduction of 20 per cent in existing duty; authorizing the Secretary of the Treasury to olasify as woolens worsted cloths, and guarding against interference with existing treaties. Tbe Republican minority report was prevented and leave given to file Prof. E. A. Paul, principal of the District High-school, who was run over by a horse riddon by a colored man, on Saturday night, died this morning. The monthly statement of the condition of the public debt chows the following totals: Total dbt, principal and interest, $1,701,897,440; debt, less available cash items, $1,295,442,085; decrease during the month, $11,586,559; decrease since June 30, 1887, $88,560,581. Confirmations: M. C Taufley, of Kentucky, associate justice of the Supreme Court of Wyoming. J. E. Adam s. "post master. Franklin, Pa. Mr. Henderson, of Iowa, to-day introduced a bill for the removal of the ofSce of inspectors of hulls and boilers from Galena, 11L, to Dubuque, 1 a. , Hon. W. H. Calkins, of Indianapolis, to-day made an argument in the Supreme Court in the ease of Dayton S. Mogan, et al. vs. Frederick Eggers, on a patent case involving an enormous amount of land in northwestern Indiana. Major Calkins appeared for defendant and expressed himself as confident tbat he will win the case. By direction of the Secretary of War, under the act approved June 3, 1834, and tbe act amendatory thereof, approved Feb. 3, 18S7, and to complete the record, Samuel M. Jones is mustered into serf ice as captain. Company I, Thirteenth Indiana Infantry Volunteers, to date Aug, 19, 1862; his discharge as first lieutenant, same regiment, by Paragraph 1, Special orders No. 151, Nov. 4, 18G2. department of Virginia, is amended to read Captain, and be is mustered for pay in said ffrade, for the period embraced between the aforesaid dates. Also, under tbe same act, and to complete the record, Wellington F. Howard is mustered into service as captain of Company I, One-hundred-and-tnirty-ninth Indiana Infantry Volunteers, to date May 25, 1864. His mUster into service as major, same regiment, June, 186-1, is amended to take effect June 6, 1864, and he is mustered for pay in said grades during the periods embraced between the aforesaid dates. A favorable report was to-dav made in the -Senate on the bill to pension Mary E. Hawn, widow f Emanuel R. Hawn, late surgeon in Forty-ninth Indiana Volunteers. C. F. McNutt wife and child, of Indianapolis, are registered at th Ebbitt Third Auditor John S. Williams, of Lafayette,.' who has been on the sick list for some time, went to Atlantic City, to-day, in the hope that the sea brezes would do him good. T&e Supreme Court to-day made an order denying the motion heretofore made for a rehearing of tbe Maxwell-Prellsr murder case. 1 United States Consul Lewis sends to the Department of State, from Tangiers. a detailed account of tbe recent trouble there with the Moorish authorities. Its chief points have been ec ticipated by cable. 1 DAUI WEATHER BULLETIN. - '- - Indications. . Washington, D. C, April 2. For twenty-four hours commencing 7 A. sr.,

j'Tuesday, April 3: i. For Illinois and Indiana Warmer, fair weather; light to fresh variable winds, becoming southeast , For Ohio Warmer, fairer weather; light fresh to variable winds. , For Lower Michigan, Upper Michigan and Wisconsin Warmer, - fair weather; light to fresh variable winds. . "Local Weather Report. Indianapolis. April 2, 1883.

Time, Bar. Ther.JR. H. Wind Weather Prec. ' 7 A. M... 29.87 40 68 N'w'st Clear! 0.08 2p. M...29.96 53 49 N'w'st Cloudy 9 P.M... 30.06 43 66 North Clear..

Maximum thermometer, 64; minimum thermometer, y 9. - . . Following i a comparative statement of the condition of temperature and precipitation on April 2, 1888: Tern. Precip. Normal 46 0.12 Mean..-r 45 O.OS Denartnre from normal............. 1 ().() 1 Total excess or deficiency since Apr. 1 16 0.09 Total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1 362 1.76 Plus. - - ' General Observations. Washington, April 2, 9 p. M. Stations.

Bar. TherjWind.j Pr. jWeather 29.84 44'Swest Clear. 29.84 52jNeast Clear. 29.82 60N'wst ..... Clear. 29.88 66:Swest Clear. 29.86 76,Souta Clear. 29.96 72jSwest Clear. 29.88 70iWesfc Fair. 29.96 70 Sweat Cloudy. 30.02 72jWest. Clear. 29.88 74Swest Clear. 29.86 74 lowest Clear. 29.94 70 Swest Fair. 29.80 78, South ..... Clear. 29.6 70! East. .....Clear. 29.84 70Neast .Clear. 29.92 70 South Clear. 29.84 74 South Clear. 29.90 66! North Clear. 29.88 62 Nortn .... Cloudy. 29.95 60 N'wst ..... Clear. 30.06 44 North Clear. 29.95 52 North . Clear. 29.96 46lN'wgt Clear. 29.98 56 North Clear. - 29.92 30 West. ..... Clear. 29.8o SOiCalm. Cloudy. 30.06 36 West. ..... Clear. 129.98 l4iCalm Cloudy. 129.94 26Swest Clear. 30.12 30'East. .....Fair. 30.10 32Seast .Clear. 30.O6 32West 'Clear. 30.08 SO West T Cloudy. 30.14 28 West Clear. 30.08 40 N'wst ..... Ciear. 30 06 40 S'east ..... Clear. 30.00 48 Bast ..... Clear. 30.O4 4 1 North ..... Hear. 29.98 56 North 'Fair. 30.10 42 North ' Clear. 30.04 48 North ..... Clear. 29.96 54Neast Clear. 30.02 50(East lear. 3O 04 46 S'east Clear. 29.84 44 N'wst Clear. 29.94 42 East .....FaTr. 30.06 24 S'east ..... Cloudy. 29.90 36 Swest Clear. 29 92 28 S'east Clear. 29.80 34 Swest Fair. 29.82 38:Swest ..... Clear. 29.88 46:N'wst Cloudy. 29.86 20 S'east Fair. 29.96 42 N'wst Clear. 29.86 52 West. .01 Clear. 29.9 52 S'east Clear. 29.76 CO East (Clear. 29.92 54 South Clear. 29 82 62 East Fair. 29. S3 GO: North Clear. 29.94 6tjSwest Clear. 2M.86 70s West Clear. 29 92 52!North Clear. 29.84 56jWest Cloudy. 29.86 541 Swest Clear.

New York city..... Philadelphia, Pa. . . Washington City... Charleston, S. C San Arjitonia, Tex.. Jacksonville, Fla Atlanta, Ga. ....... Pensacola, Fla..... Titusvihe, Fla Montgomery, Ala.. Vicksburg, Miss .... New Orleans. La... Shreveport La-.... Fort Smith, Ark.... Little Rock, Ark... Galveston, Tex. Palestine, Tex...... Memphis, Tenn.... Nashville. Tenn.... Louisville, Ky ... Indianapolis, Ind. .. Cincinnati, O Pittsburg. Pa. Boise, I. T.. ....... Oswego, N. Y...... Calgary, N. W, T... Toledo. O Minnedosa.N. W.T, Prince Arthur's L'g Chicago, 111. .... Milwaukee, Wis.... Duluth, Minn St. Paul, Minn La Crosse, Wis..... Davenport Ia...... lies Moines, la..... Concordia, Kan. Keokuk. Ia ... Cairo, 111 Springfield. Ill ht. Louis. Mo...... Springlield, Mo .. Lea van worth, Kan.. Omaha, Neb........ Valentine, Neb..... Yankton, D. T Moorehead, Minn... Ft. MeKinney. W. T Kismarck, IX T..... Fort Buford, D. T.. Assinabolne, M. T.. Fort Custer, M. T-. Qu'Apelle. N. W. T Cheyenne. Wy. T... North Platte, Neb..' Denver, Col........i W. La Animus, Col Oodge Citv, Kan...i Fort Elliott, Tex... Fort Sill, 1. T ..I .ron uavis, i.ex....i El Paso, Tex j bait Lke City. u. T Santa Fe, N. M. Montrose, Col...... T Traces of preciottation. Note One-tenth of an inch of melted snow- equals one inch of snow. - Meteorological Mumniry for March. Mean barometer, 30.122; highest, 30.50, on the 14th; lowest 29.49, on tbe 20th. Mean temperature, 35.7; highest 69. on the 19tb; lowest, 83 oa the 22J: greatest daily range of temperature, 29 2; least daily range, 6.4; mean daily ranee, 1641.6; 1881, Sag; 1832, 44.8; 1833, 36.1; 1S34, 4L1; 1885, 33; 1SS6, 39.4. Total excess or deficiency in temperature dorinjr the month, 126; total excess or deficiency , in temperature fiicce J&n. 1, 378. Mean Cailj

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GEORGE TELEPHONE 364. Ask mm fa it. THE SWEETEST AND dew-point, 26; mean daily relative humidity, 70 percent Prevailing direction of wind, nottwest; total movement, 5,1 73 miles; extreme ve ocity, direction and date, 26 miles( from the northwest), on the 22d. Total precipitation, 4.26 inches; number of days on which .01 inch or more of precipitation fell, 11 The total precipitation (in inches and hundredths) for this month in 1871 was 4; 1872, 1.31; 1873, 3.90; 1874, 5.79: 1875. 5.23; 1876, 7.44: 1877, 5 23; 1878, 1.23; 1879, 3.36; 1880, 4.03; 1881,4.01; 1882. 6.11; 1883, 3.25; 1884. 3.01; 1885, 0.85: 1886, 2.85. Total excess or deficiency in precipitation during the month, plus 0.44; total excess or deficiency since Jan. 1, 1.67. Nnmber of clear days, 9; fair days, 8; cloudy days. It. Frosts oa the 7th, 8th, 14th, 15tb, 17th. 29th and 30th. C. F. R. Wappenhans, Obs. Sig. Corps. THE K0HTH CONFERENCE. Pinal Session of the Conference at Warsaw The Official List of Appointments. Special to the Indiananolis Journal. Warsaw, April 2. Conference convened at 8:30 A. M. Devotions were conducted by E. P. Church. L M. Wolverton was made effective, J. W. Lowry was granted a superannuated relation. A. Green man was also made a superannuate at his own request; also, T. D. Tharpe, M. A. Teague, W. IL Pierce, G. W. Wilson, F. M. Stern, A. S. Preston and Noah Branderbarg were left without appointments to attend school. Dr. J. EL Bay liss, editor of the Western Christian Advocate, was introduced and spoke a few minutes in respect to his paper. .Chas. Hollopeter, BL. L. Watson, D. B. Williams, C. CCissel. J. A. R. Gehrine, W. N. Nelson, U. A. Foster, G. W. Green, Francis Lacy, M. A. Harlin, D. II. Gill, J. F. Bailey and IL C. Ashcroft were admitted on trial, M. L. Strigbt, M. R. Peirce, A. W. Lompert and J. C. Cook were transferred into the conference from other conferences. La Grange, Knigbtstown, Winchester and Union City were nominated for the next conference, and after representations Winchester and Union City were withdrawn, and La Grange was selected. The report of the committee on education was adopted. Tne Bieho; retired with the presiding elders and called Mr. Mabin to the chair. The committees on various societies reported and reports were adorned. The temperance resolutions as reported in tbe Journal last Saturday were adopted with one slight change. At the afternoon session Dr. Mabin was in the chair. Several items of business were disposed of. J. J. Cooper, who bas spent fifty years in the itinerancy, and under failing health has been superannuated, made a very affecting speech on bis retiring from the ministry. A collection of $23 50 was taken for the benefit of J. Malfit, an old and superannuated member of tbe con ference. Miss Ellen Black, a blind lady from Huntington, a most beautiful and capiivatine singer, sung by request "Christ is All" and 'Over the Line.. The Gypben District Quartet, by request sang several sacred pieces. Dr. Thobarn represented the state of the missionary work ia India. Tbe Bishop took the chair and announced the standing committees for next, year, and they were elected. The minutes of the morning and afternoon session were read and adopted. The Bishop made some remarks concerning the appointments, which were then read, and conference adjourned sine die. TBE APPOINTMENTS. Fort Wayne Distriet A. E. Mahin, presiding elder. Angola, & J. MeElwee; Auburn, II. Al. Lamport; Bluilton, M. Mabn; Cberubu&eo, R. IL Smith; Coesse, J. F. Bailey; Decatur, M. II. Mendenhail; Fort Wayr.e. Berry street, D. C.Woolpert; Fort Wayne, Wayne street, R. M. Barns; Fort Wayne, Simpson, V. H. Wilkinson: Fort Wayne, St. Paul, M. O. Cooper; Fort Wayne, Trinity, J, Cook; Fremont, J . SI. McCurdy; Garrett. W. 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Green; Perkinsville. J. T. Fetro; Red Key. A. L. Forkner; Selma. C. E. White; Upland, A. J. Lewellen; Winchester, J. W. Welch. : Richmond District T. Stabler, presiding Elder. Cadiz, C. C. Cissel; Cambridge City, J. W. Hasohel; Centerville, J. W. Bowen; Charlottsville, A. M. Patterson; Dublin and Lewisville, R. S. Reed; Fountain City, 0. Harvey: Hagrstown, R. D. Robinson; Greenfield, W. Peck; Knigntstown, J. B. Carns; Knizhtstown circuit, W. B. Randolph; Lynn, to be supplied; Middletown, R. B. Powell; .New Castle, A. S. Wooten; Philadelphia, D. 11 Guild; Portland, C. E. Disbro; Portland circuit; Richmond, First Church, A. W. Lamport; Richmond, Grace Church. J. K. Waltz; Ridgeville, J. O. Billy; Speceland, D. W. Tracey; Sulphur Springs, Charles Michaels; Trentou, J. H. Slack; Lniou City. W. H. Dan .el; Whitewater, L.' A. Sevits; Williamsburg, SI. A. Harlan. Warsaw District James Greer, presiding elder. Akron, W. M. Nelson; Andrews. J. I. McCoy; Atwood, J. M. Haines; Bourbon, W. S. Stewart; Columbia City, J. A. Lewellen; Inwood, T. C. Neal; LiaFontaino, M. II. Mott; LaGro, L. M. Krider; Larwill, N. D. Shackelford; Liberty Mills, W. J. Gamble; Macy, B. Sawyer; Slarion, M. Swadener; Marion Circuit, to be supplied; Mentone, D. Reeves: Mexico, G. B. Work; Mt. Etna. W. W. Brown; North Manchester, M. S. Slarble; North Webster, J. SI. Pugh; Perrysbure O. V. L. Harber; Pierceton, C. Kinir: Roann. J. L. Bamsey; Silver Lake, J. W. Singer; South Whitley, J. W. Cain; Wabash, C. E. Bacon; Wabash Circuit; H. L. Watson; Warren, A. C. Gerard; Warsaw, C. W. Lynch. Prohibition and the Third Party. United States .-enator Wilson, of Iowa, in thoVoko. And now I want to say a word about temperance work m Iowa. I have been in that wric in Iowa ransisienily and persistently since the spring of 1853 down to the present time. Ilun) coticed in Iowa papers of recent date .that n is proposed to send an agent of tbe third party movement into that State to effect an organization on that line. 1 want to say here and now that I enter my emphatic protest against any such raiseoided effort. I do this aside from the mere partisan political considerations that may be involved. 1 do it in behalf of tbe cause of temperance. Iowa has done as superb temperance work as any commuuity on tbe face of the earth. If let alone in the management of her own work in her own way, she will affirmatively answer the question, "Does prohibition prohibiti" Interference in her methods means disaster to the cause of temperance, and I want all outside parties who may design such interference to understand in advance just what kind of a harvest they will gather. I speak for the cause for which I have so long labored, and not for or on account of anything else. Didn't Know Be Was President. South Bend Tribune. 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