Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 8 January 1895 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL,! .TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1805.

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SECOND DAY , QP THE GREAT . JANUARY SALE OF Muslin Underwear Even yesterday' s great crowds didn't begin to make a hole in this mighty stock. Come to-day, come to-morrow, come any time this week, and' come with the confidence that you' It find THE LARGEST ASSORTMENTS, THE FRESHEST STYLES, And the Lowest Prices in years. PettisDryGoodsCo AMUSEMENTS. 1 EiiKllah'a-IfusMiltcck.'i. It is recorded In holy writ that man was made to rule over the beasts of the field. The jungle folks were not included except Jay Intimation, butUthe rule applies. Even the most hopeless agnostic, were he at Uagenbeek's exhibition of trained wild animals last night, would have to admit the truth of the assertion, though he might doubt the Inspiration. "While woman was there to rule over the birds there Is nothing strange In that, as she rules man, anyway. The stage was too small to accommodate the steel cage in. which the performance was given, so a false floor was built out over the orchestra space. The musicians were crowded out into the seats in an undignified bunch. There was some delay in opening the performance, owing to the extra work entailed. First on the programme was un exhibition of performing Shetland ponies under the direction of Mr. ."Winkler. The work was up to the Hak'enbeck standard, the horses moving with the precision- of at leasj a militia company, but it was viewed with more toleration than interest by the spectators. They "wanted to see something With thrills. The next number was satisfactory in that respect. Mr. Penje brought out the lioness Helena, who does several circus act (on a pad) on an unsuspecting white horse bearing the name of Columbus. Helena was Just enough out of temper to make the people hold their , collective breath. She showed her teeth and snarled. She paced around the rlnjr four or five times before he condescended to mount the pedestal et for her, from which she was to step to the back of the horse. Once on the horse block she stepped on the back of her eteed graciously. With the exception of making a few faces at her trainer she went through her performance quietly, though at the end of the act, when she should have retired, she missed the runway and dashed Wildly about, once leaning to the t ine bars before Bhe found the exit. .Miss Mlklosy, with a troupe of trained cockatoos, was next on the bill. The birds performed a number of very taking acts, Including a number of Komersaults by- one member of the company and a fire scene In which household goods were saved from a burning , miniature building. Three trained pigs, under the direction of Mr, Ivendake, showed the intelligence of the American hog in a number of amusing a.ets that were . clever for pigs. The usual trained dog acts composed the repertoire f the animals. More lions, to the nu.nber. of four, with ttvq tigers., two Jeopards, two black bears, one polar bear and six boarhounds, with Mr. Mehrmarm, their trainer,' made the cast of the next number. There were nine acts In all by this company, the most spectacular of which is a ride taken by the lion J unce in a chariot drawn by two Bengal tigers. Prince is dressed for the occasion in a crimson plush robe and wears a crown on his head. It is only fair to the king, of the Jungle to say that the ' trimmings attracted from his native dignity anil made the occasional snarls with which he greeted Ms trainer have ? the ludicrous effect of "making faces." The polar bear has nothing to do but make himself the top of a pyramid. Consequently, he had much spare time. These Idle moments he devoted principally to sidling over to the raised seat on which sat the leopardess and taking her affectionately In his arms; a familiarity that she would permit till It became monotonous. Then he was dismissed with a few raps on the nose, only to come back to the charmer. The Thibet bear, who wears a white roller by right of nature, had a mincing walk that was the envv of every Junior member of the lamented llriarbrooke Club who was present. Kvery time he walked across the stage everybody roared The next number, under. the direction of Mr. Philadelphia, was one which has never been done before. It was added to the fhow since the engagement at the Columbian exposition. A small elephant and a Hon were brought into the ring. The Hon was made to mount the elephant's tack and remain there while the larger beast went through various evolutions, winding up with a ride around the ring on a tricycle to the tune of "Daisy IRell," the machine being propelled by the elephant by means of his forefeet and guided with hla trunk. The lion, which was a Numidlan, seemed to take an Interest in the proceedings, whereas, the rest of. the Hons shown had gone through their work as if they were decidedly bored. He was also in a bad temper and raised a threatening paw at Philadelphia a number of times. An interesting exhibition of trained seals followed. .Among other nets the seals played tambourines with their flippers to a tune by the orchestra. The time kept was that of the Midway, and the tune ought to have been the Kouta Kouta, but it wasn't. The performance of Mr. Darling, with four huge lions, concluded : the exhibition. Should be Looked Into. THOROUGH INVESTIGATION REQUESTED. A BOLD ASSERTION. Ever since Prof. Kocb startled the world by promising- to cure consumption with the Koch lymph and his complete failure, to do m the people have been looking for some discovery which would prove an absolute, certain cure for that dread disease. Over a quarter of a century ago Dr. K. V". Pierce, chief consulting physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute, put iu'a claim for a medicine, which he had discovered nd used, in hU extensive practice, that would cure ninety-eight per cent, of all cases of consumption when taken in all its ev1y Mages. Time has proved that his assertion on facV &a",el from experience Hi "Golden Medical Discovery " has cured many thousand people in all parts of the vorld, and Dr. Pierce invites all interested to send to him for a free book which gives the names, addresses and photographs of many prominent people who have willingly testified to the marvelous curative proper, tics of his "Golden Medical Discovery " He lias also written a Book of too pages on "Diseases of the Respiratory Organs, "which tieat of all Throat. Bronchial and Lung diseases, also Asthma and Catarrh, that will be mailed by the World's Dispensary Medical Association of Buffalo, N Y., on receipt of ix cents in stamps, to pay pontage. Consumption, as most everybody knows, is first manifested by feebje vital ity. loss of strength, emaciation ; then local rvmp. toius soon develop, as cough, difficult breathing, or bleeding from lungs, when investigation proves that tubercular deposit have formed in the lungs, it is earnestly advised that the "Discovery " be taken early and the latter stages of the disease can thereby be easily avoided. To build tip solid jrlrsh and strength after the grip, pneumonia, ("hmg fever '), exhausting fever, and other prostrating dis. tv.t. , u has .no equal. It docs not make at like cod Uvet oil and its nasty compouuds, but, solid, zi twltsomcjlesh.

The brutes are made to form pyramids, to hold ribbons over which trained dogs leap and llnally to haul their trainer around the ring In a Romen chariot. Mr. Darling wa3 assisted by a huge white boarhound, or the boarhound was assisted by Mr. Darling, it was hard to tell which. The dog barked in the lions' faces and bossed them around In a manner delightful to see, a proceeding which the big brutes treated with scant notice. The show remains 'one week, with daily matinees. ' E. Burton - HoIines'M IiOelure. Mr. K. Burton Holmes gave the first of his series, of illustrated lectures before a large audience at Plymouth Church last evening. Mr. Holmes gives a graphic account of a trip which he took with a companion. The trip was into Algeria and from the civllizsd portions down through the desert into a settlement where there were twenty mosqus for the 7,000 Inhabitants. The pictures arenot the regulation scenes which so many lecturers give with their talks, but are a bright and Interesting lot. They are splendidly "dissolved" and are well colored. In connection with the pictures there are accounts of Incidents and accidents, customs and peculiarities so well woven that they form a continuous and interesting story. To make it more real the lecturer and his friend appear in some of the pictures. One of the most interesting parts of the lecture last night, which, by the way, had the subject of "Oases of the Algerian Sahara," was of this settlement before mentioned. The speaker thought he would send a telegram to Chicago. The bearers of the electric current have not been erected in this out-of-the-way place. The French government, which has taken possession of the country, has signal stations every twenty or thirty miles. At nlgftt by means of a flash light messages are sent from the high towers built. The picture of the tower was shown, and then by means of a flash light the signal as It appeared to the tourist was shown. This, as well as many other scenes and descriptions, was warmly applauded by the audience.. For a small fee a trip wa3 taken without any trouble or fatigue hundreds of miles into a country filled with danger and excitement and into a land of wonders and beauties unlike anything to be seen elsewhere. During the journey and even ?n the far away places natives were met who were at the world's fair In Chicago. To-morrow evening the lecturewlll be of Morocco, by caravan Into a roadless empire; Friday evening, "Through the Heart of the Moorish Empire," and Saturday afternoon, "The Cities of Japan." Empire Williams' Own C'ontitnny. In J. V. Kelly, "the rolling mill man," at the Empire all this week, Manager Williams has a man who has no Imitators, for the reason that his work is purely original, Kelly himself often not knowing what he la going to talk about when he comes out. He kept the house in a roar with his humorous and witty remarks on various subjects for half an hour. Kelly occasionally varies the course of his monologue with songs, or not, as the fancy takes him. However, he has to be seen to be appreciated, as there is no one else to liken, him to. Miss Imogene Comer Is a contralto of marked ability. By some she is deemed superior to Helene Mora. It Is hard to compare them, however, as Miss Comer's style differs much, from that of the English singer. Her voice is sweeter and has more sympathy, while very nearly equaling Mora's in volume in the lower register. The sketch of Kaye and Henry, "Capital vs. Labor," is new and bright, Mr. Kaye's dance being as ludierous an act as has been brought out for some time. McCale and Daniels do a clever Irish knock-about act. Gregory brothers give a finished and skillful performance on the triple bars. Senator Frank Moran's stump speech is caustic as well- as humorous-. Kherns and Cole do a German sketch very cleverly. The performance ends with a comedy sketch called "Mulligan's Reception." The whole company il well above the average. Park ItopklitM'M, Transoceanic. Novel specialty acts grow scarcer every day, but the Transoceanics, John D, Hopkins's company, which opened a week's engagement at the Park yesterday, have more than their share. The Park was completely filled both matinee and night. The ten acts which make up the programme were pretty evenly balanced so far as worth and entertainment features go. "The Darktown Circus" starts the performance. Clayton Jenkins and Japper are very amusing m their sketch. McBrlde and Flvpn do a' good Irish turn, followed by Smith and Fuller. In some exceedingly novel musL''a,! features,, among which are the bamboo bells. The rapid modeling in clay of Prof. De Bersell is an unusual and interesting act. Janet Melville and Eva Stetson have always been great favorites here. They introduce several new topical songs and dialect imitations. Bartlett and May made a, decided hit. George Graham's monologue was very amusing. The three bonazettas captured the audiences in their acrobatic turn. A child prodigy Little Gertie answers questions that would have puzzled a student, and Fulgora concludes the performance with some remarkable trasfigurations of face, contume and even of stage furniture. The Transoceanics give two performances daily at the Park all this week. Sybil Sanderson Arrives. NEW, YORK, Jen. 7. Sybil Sanderson, the singer, arrived to-day on the French line steamship a Champagne, She was met by Maurice Grau, who" has engaged her for his opera season in this city, which will begin next Monday. Note of the Stn?e. , The Haganbeck dally matinees at English's Opera House begin this afternoon at popular prices. , Fresh from its triumphs elsewhere, the successful naval drama "The "Ensign" Js coming to the Grand next Friday and Saturday with all its elaborate scenic equipment and strong company. It Is an original American work treating of an episode in the naval branch of the civil war and introducing, for the first time on the stage, the characters which made our Milstorv and faithful pictures of their surroundings during the war period. Among the striking features of the production is the faithful reproduction of the two famous battleships, the San Jacinto and Kearsarge. MEASLES JN THE SUBURBS.

The Eitidemlw Eiig-iiK-eK Attention of AVesit Indiiiunpolla Council. The Council of West Indianapolis held its first meeting for the fnew year last . night. All the members were present. It had been hoped that the meeting could be held in the new city building, but owing to the inclement weather the completion of the structure has been delayed, and the meeting was called to order, by Mayor Tolin In Spencer Hall. After the allowance of, bills for the regular expenses, aggregating about $700. Dr. Morrow, of the Board of Health reported measles widespread In the suburb. He explained the cause, of this to be the negligence in reporting cases 'to the Health Board. He said the physicians were not responsible for this negligence, but the families fail to report the cases and permit children to attend the schools when members of the family are ill at the time. There were forty cases last month, and only live or six were reported to physicians. There is an ordinance requiring that a report of contagious diseases be made to the Board of Health, and Dr. Morrow requested that It be enforced. Mayor Tolin authorized the Doctor to see that the ordinance be enforced and the Council would support him. It is probable that some family will be made an example of in a short time. An ordinance authorizing that nine coupon bonds be issued, in denominations of $1,000 each, dated Feb. 1, ISO.";, one bond to be due in seven years and the others to fall due. successively. was passed on the third reading. The bonds arc; to be payable at Fletcher's Bank, Indianapolis. The proceeds derived are to be used solejy for the purpose of funding the existing indebtedness of the city. The ordinance requiring railroad companies to maintain an electric light wherever their tracks cross a public street, having been referred to the committee on streets at a former meeting, was reported unfavorably and the ordinance was defeated. On petition of the property owners on Osgood street, from Oliver avenue to South street, a resolution was adopted ordering sidewalks to be placed on that street. The appointmrnt of a fireman was again bef jrn the Council. Five new applications had been received since the last meeting. Making a total of thirteen. For almost an hour the Council balloted, coming no nearer to a conclusion as to en appointment than at the former' meeting. At last -Mayor Tolin.de-. cUrel the session adjourned, ass there seemed to be little possibility of an agreeI'iert among the councilmen. A special meeting may be called next Monday night for the purpose of appointing ths fireman. Alcujtur Florist Offers artistic designs in Cut Flowers. Roses, etc.; also - wedding and reception decorations at reasonable prices, 3D VVctt Washington street

THE SENAT0ES MEET

RESOLVED THEMSELVES OIT OF THE CAt CIS WHICH WAS BILLED. Officers Will He Choien To.MghtThe Speakership Fight-The Jackion Banquet To-Xlght. The members of the Senate who are present in the city held a meeting last night at the Denison House. It had been announced as a caucus, but when the twentylive Senators were called to order. Senator McCutcheon, of Vanderburg, made the point of order that the caucus had no prestige, because no one had been authorized to call a caucus, and that whatever was done could have no binding force upon any Senator. There ought to be thirty members present, he pointed out, whereas five Republican Senators- were absent. It was agreed that the point was well taken, and as a caucus there was an immediate adjournment. The meeting, however, remained intact for informal discussion of the matters in which Republicans and Senators were interested. The chief topic of conversation was the contest in the Bluffton senatorial district, in which Adam Foust, the Republican candidate, whose Democratic opponent, John Rinear, was declared elected by a plurality of twenty-one votes, was allowed to make a statement. He presented instances of fraud in the election from which he was the sufferer. He was given no assurance of what would be done, but it is known that the programme will be to permit Rinear, who holds the certificate of election, to be sworn In, and notice of contest then filed. The Senate will appoint a committee or authorize the committee on elections to hear the evidence which Mr. Foust says that he can produce, and will engage, as a. judicial body, in the fair and just treatment of the case. There was no disposition manifested by any Senator to take the snap judgment on Rinear that the Democratic majority took when John McHugh, of Lafayette, was seated four years ago. One of the Republican leaders said last night, ; in recalling the McHugh contest, that a prominent member of the majority at that time had told him that the treatment given McHugh's opponent was one of the most unfair acts he had ever participated in, and that he had never ceased to regret that he had voted in the caucus, without a hearing, to unseat the Republican and seat McHugh. Perhaps it was the trouble and humiliation that McHugh has caused his party that caused this repentance. The Democrats, in caucus, had voted ' to unseat the Republican without hearing the evidence further than McHugh's un-; supported statement. The decision was ; reached in caucus before it was possible to' act legally upon the matter, and was made in defiance of the rights of the Republican , candidate and of all rules of fairness. Rinear will have a fair trial, and the Senators said la&t night that they would be governed by the evidence and not by partisan considerations in the vote they would cast. The meeting adjourned after this subject had been discussed. The regular caucus will be held to-night at the Statehouse, and every Republican Senator is expected to be present. The officers of the Senate will be chosen. R. B. Ogiesbee has no opposition for the office of Secretary of the Senate, and . will be nominated by acclamation. There are three candidates for assistant, namely, Olive, of Lebanon; Ennis, of Princeton, and Alwes, of Seymour. Olive has been a candidate for a position under Auditor of State-elect Dailey, but he says he knows nothing of Mr. Dailey's intentions, and chooses to stand as a candidate for assistant secretary. There was not much being said about this contest last night. ' ' ' . i THREE CANDIDATES OUT. Itnoe for Speakership Snrrowlng Down Content for Minor Office. The crowds about the "Denison lobby last night were large enough to fill the space so closely that it was difficult to move about. The chief theme was the contest for Speaker. There was no great change In the relative strength of candidates from the night before, when everybody conceded that Adams was the favorite and had a stiff lead. The opposition gained courage during the day as their supporters came in and helped as best they could to stem the trend of affairs. F. D. Merritt had a boom by reason of such help and was feeling much encouraged last night. Stutesman's friends were present in large numbers and were making themselves heard. Jiis campaign Is in the hands of ex-Senator Loveland, who is also experienced and was doing all that any one could for his candidate. Congressman-elect Hemenway, of the First . district, was on hand to help Fred Holloway, of Evansvllle, and had the assistance of Mayor Hawkins, of Evansville, and others from that part of the State. The district will be solid for him and his claims that the "Pocket" ought to receive some recognition. Congressman-elect Hardy, of the Second district arrived, but, although Allen's friends claimed that he was friendly to them, he himself said that he would be neutral in the fight, because it would not be fair otherwise, it is known that Allen's strength will largely go to Adams in the 'break-up after the first ballot. Marshall Newhouse, who was one of the members of two years ago, had a boom yesterday when a delegation of his friends arrived to help him in his contest. Among those who took off their coats for him were Congressman-elect Watson, ex-Gov.' Will Cumback, James Caskey, chairman of the Decatur county central committee, W. H. Goddard, J. P. Thompson, M. D Tackett. Judge Bonner, Judge John B. Miller, Hon. W. R. Pleak, ex-member of the Legislature, and others. They were urging Newhouse on the ground that he nas had experience and stands as a representative of the farmer element. Clinton F. Hesler, of Fountain county, who has served several terms, announced yesterday that he had withdrawn from the contest and would support Justus C. Adams. This was an accession to the Adams forces and gave the Marion county man a boom. C. F. Remy, who was talked of for the speakership, also permitted it to become known he would support Adams. During the afternoon a meeting of the Stutesman-Leedy-Merritt following was held for- the purpose of ascertaining Adams's real strength. They report that they could find only nineteen pledged to Adams and that the latter's claims to more were unfounded. It is reported that they reached an agreement to the effect that they would hold thir forces together as best they could until after the third ballot and that then the man who showed the greatest strength would receive the united support of the followers of each. The promtcrs of this conference and agreement asserted ; that all the. candidates except two were represented. Adams's friends say that they had a representative present at the meeting and know just what happened and how much strength the field has. The Leedy forces began the day with an apparent break in the Marion county support of Adams, It became known that Vonnegut was about to recall his support of Adams, and had written him a letter to that effect. He was influenced, it is said, by some misunderstanding. The letter, it is further said, was never sent. Some of Adams's friends called upon Mr. Vonnegut and gave a satisfactory explanation of the cause of complaint, which resulted in the letter being destroyed. Then the Leedy leaders pounced upon Mr. Vonnegut. but Adams had long had his support and was his real choice. He could not be moved after the objectionable matter had been explained to him. The Leedy forces are claiming John McGregor, but so are Adams's friends. McGregor is still in St. Louts and the contention was not settled. Adams's friends said that Leedy had threatened, during the day. that if he could not be elected himself he would do all he could to defeat Adams by helping some ' outside man. Thev charged that this was . not the proper spirit and that it was quite unlike the spirit that Adams had shown in the canvas. His contest, they pointed out, had been marked by great consideration of the rights of others to diiter and bv a willingness to withdraw in Lcedy's favor if the majority of the delegation hid s-hown a preference for him, or even if it had decided to divide the vote between the two candidates. The prominent Odd Fellows were working for Mr. Leedy. who pays that he . will stick to the fight to the end. Representative Stakebake called a meeting of the members from the Sixth district for the purpose of perfecting his organization. He found that most of them beiltvcd that he would fare better iu the

break-up by withdrawing," He concluded to i

follow the advice or his mends, ana says he is no longer in the race. His strength falls to Adams. , . There were no new candidates for Clerk of the House. Brown's-friends were claiming that he could not be headed, off. For Doorkeeper the contest last night was getting warm between Downey and Southard. They come from opposite parts of the State, and were viewing the speakership fight with great interest. 'Southard claims Clinton countv as his home, and Downey is from Morgan county. D. S Durbin. wno iouna so many; i-njntrmieo im uwikeeper, concluded to be a candidate for assistant clerk of the House. , If AdamSvis made Speaker, it is not probable that another office in the House will go to Marion county, and so the, friends of Dr. Wright, of Russiaville, were not alarmed at the new Richmond in the field. Dr. Wright was present among the . members during the day and night. , t - Robert S. Hatcher, of Lafayette, is making a strong race for election as reading clerk of the Senate. Ex-Governor Cumback is much interested; in the contest for State Librarian, and is working for Ida May Davis. Dora K. Waggoner, of Frankfort, is a new candidate for this office. She was at the Denison last night meeting members of the Legislature. A number of the candidates, including John C. Ochiltree, were busy in their own interest. Ben Parker has the support of the members from the Sixth district. Candidates for places as assistant doorkeeper began to come in, and watched the proceedings with much care. With them success depends on attaching themselves to the lucky nominee of the caucus, and most were in trouble to find out whom to support, because geography would cut a figure after the Speaker and Clerk are nominated. Theirs is a implicated game of chess, and they cannot tell how .soon "check" will be their reward and put them out of the reach of appointment. John Markley, of Richmond, a former county recorder, is a candidate for assistant doorkeeper, Late in the evening it became rumored that Allen had withdrawn from the race. When asked about.it he said that it was true. "I will vote for Mr.. Adams," said he, "and I will advise my friends to do the same thing." This leaves Willoughby alone from the Second district, but according to his statement he has only six votes on the first ballot. He says he will , gain bv the withdrawal of Allen. By the time the crowd in the lobby had disappeared the withdrawals included llesler, -Stakebake and Allen. Thomas T. Moore, of the Fifth district,, was still in the race. VOORHEES WILL SOT BE HERE Matthews to Be the Star nt the Jaekmou Day. Baauuet. As foretold in the Journal some time ago. Senator Voorhees will not appear at the Jackson day banquet, which is to be held to-night at Tomlinson. Hall, for he has no disposition to be present, at the felling of the Tall Sycamore for the purpose of making Matthews presidential timber. First, the senior Senator did not think he could be present on account of illness, but, timely enough, came the "regular meeting", of the Senate finance committee on the 8th, and this served as a more -convenient excuse. The "regular meeting" regrets, In the shape of a telegram, were sent Chairman King yesterday. ,-. , . r James E. McCullough has been chosen as chairman of the receptions committee for thi3 evening, and the ushers will . be in charge of Frank McQuiddy. Governor Matthews will be master of ceremonies and Rev. Joseph Antony Mllburn will invoke the blessing. Ex-Governor Campbell, of Ohio, will be the principal speaker, responding to the toast, "Our Guest." John G. Shanklin, Minister Jsaac P. Gray, B. F. Shiveley and R. C. Bell, that gentleman who thwarted the Slate Democratic convention to save his notorious friend. Senator Brice, are among the other speakers. AXSWERUG R. CHAMBERS. W. II. Rlpley'M Argoiuent for a Change .in Apportionment. Warwick H. Ripley spoke at the Banner Lincoln League last might, to 'controvert Smiley X. Chambers's :argu:ment opposing any present jqhane .in , th apportionment law. Among other things Mr. Ripley said: "All legislative authority of the State of Indiana is vested in the General Assembly. (Art. 2. Sec 1.) The State Constitution does not define and grant the powers of the Assembly. It defines no .power or authority, except by rthe general term 'legislative authority However, it sets forth certain limitations. It sets' forth . what authority or power it cannot exercise. It cannot do this. It cannot do that. But the Constitution never attempts to. describe the power or authority possessed by the legislature. It differs from the Constitution of the United States inthls respect. That Constitution confers upon Congress certain powers. It shall have the power to do this, and power to do that, and confers upon Congress some forty-five different specific powers. Congress can only enact such laws and exercise such functions as may come within the purview of the. certain powers granted. ' l"f "The General Assembly -of Indiana can pass any law and exercise any legislative authority, except what may come within the exceptions. In Congress it Is the exception which create or1 authorizes tha law. In the State Legislature it is the exception which nullifies or vitiates the law. Congress can do only what it is expressly authorized to do. The Legislature can do everything except what' it is expressly prohibited from doing. A reasonable doubt will not be sufficient ground to invalidate a law of the General Assembly, and may be sufficient sometimes to Invalidate a law of Congress. ' -' '" "The doctrine contended for In this argument Was decided by our Supreme Court last June, in the -case of ex parte Leach, 134 Indiana, 666. The question was, 'Are women entitled to admission to practice law, when the Constitution only says that a person being a-votor shall be so entitled.' The judge writing the opinion is a Democrat. Section 21. Article 7, of-the State Constitution, is as follows: 'Every person of good moral character, being a voter, shall be entitled to admission to. practice law in all courts of justice.' (Statute useB the same terms.) The judge says: Ic Will be observed that neither the Constitution nor the statute is a limitation upon the right of membership. In each instance, as far as we have quoted, the right of the voter of good moral character is secured. We do not doubt the right by the Constitution, or , by legislative enactment, to prescribe the qualifications necessary to membership in the legal profession, and to define the method of securing such membership; but what we now maintain is that neither from the Constitution nor legislative enactment do we find that women are excluded from such membership. While voters of good moral character are granted admission upon application and proper evidence there is no denial of such right to women. If the right is not denied by the Constitution and laws of the State we should next inquire if it is denied by that part of the common law made, by the Constitution, a part of the law of this State. We have searched in vain for any expression from the common law excluding women from the profession of the law.' "The court then decides that w-omen have the right to be admitted-ta the practice of the law because she is a citizen, and all citizens have the same, rights under the law: voters having this right, -she also may have the right. Apply the construction by the Supreme Court of Section 21. Article 7. to Sections 4 and 5 of Article 4, and we arrive at the following conclusion: Sections 4 and 5 do not contain any limitation upon the right and power of the Legislature at any time' to make an apportionment of the State, when it is considered that a prior session has not done its duty in the matter. "While the Legislature at the first session next following the . period of making an enumeration is granted fuil power to make an apportionment, there is no denial of such right to the legislature at any other session. If the right Is no: denied by the Con-" stitution such right may be exercised by the Legislature 'by virtue of its inherent legislative authority. The cases in New York State on this subject decide that when the Legislature at its first session after the census fails to make an apportionment the power of the Legislature to so make an apportionment is continuing, and the Legislature may so aet at any of its sessions. In this State the Legislature at its first session did act. but acted in an illegal and unconstitutional manner. Such unconstitutional action is eauivalent to no action at all, consequently the rule laid down by the Xew York Supreme Court would apply, giving the legislature a continuing power to act in a legal constitutional manner. And it is its duty to to act. The ease is that of People vs. Rice, 13o X. Y., 473.", , OXLY A FEW OF 'Ell LEFT. Democratic LeIlntorK llsve Decided I'pon Xo t'nuMPi ' '- Democratic members '.at ths Legale ture fire coming to tpwn as slow as boys go for an empty apple tree, as there is not much to hasten. The advance guard of the army arrived yesterday and they',. 'I were welcomed warmly by the local members of the party, at least those who-can remember to what party they Ao belong. --u Yesterday Senators Ray, of Shelby; hilars, of Crawford; Alexander, of Franklin: li;rd. cf Allen; McKelvey, of Jdurgaa, and llinear, of

Wells, were seen about the hotels. John W. Kern, the Senator from this county, was on hand at the Grand Hotel in th evening, and with him the little knot of statesmen held a confab. They talked freely, as if they had no plans to hide. The senatorial caucus will be r.eld v'ednesday morning in Lieutenant Governor Xye's office at the Statehouse. Senator McKelvey. of Spencer, will act as chairman. The Senate officials of two years ago will oe renominated, of course, simply to jolly them up a bit and remind them that they have not been forgotten. Xo attempt will be made to name any committees. The Lieutenant Governor, as a general thing, has that power when he has the majority on his side. The Democrats in the House of Representatives will not bother villi the committees, for they, like the Senators, have decided to submit to the -.nevitable. The House caifcus will meet h?so Wednesday morning at the StatehouFe. A complimentary vote will be extended to some Democratic brother for the speakership, but it is said the honored man has not yet been selected. In the afternoon it is proposed to hold a joint caucus of the Senators and Representatives in order to map out a course for the minority, shot Id a course be suggested. A COXTEST IX SENATE.

Adam Fonst Will Con lent the Sent of J. W. Rinear. The committee on elections In the Senate will no doubt have to settle a contest in which the contestant is Adam Foust, the Republican candidate. 'J. W. Rinear, the Democratic candidate, holds the certificate as the Senator from the Bluffton district. His claim is based upon having received 21 plurality, but Senator Boyd, chairman of that committee, says that evidence has been adduced showing enough Democratic fraud to reverse the result. In some precincts objections that were enough to throw out Republican votes were not enough to throw out Democratic votes under the same ruling. In other precinets ballots more truly having a distinguishing mark were admitted when Democratic and rejected when Republican. It is also charged that the law regulating challengers was violated in a number of instances, and that in some quarters the challengers acted in the spirit of mob law. QUARTER OF A MILLIOX IX FEES. Legislature May Appoint n Committee to InvetiliftfHe Green Smith. It has been the intention of ex-Attorney-general Green Smith to leave for an extended trip in the South on Thursday, but yesterday's talk may change his plans. It is believed that there will be a resolution adopted by the Legislature appointing a special committee to investigate his conduct of the office and ascertain how much in fees he received. A Democratic State official Is authority for the statement that his fees amounted to over 1250,000, Instead of the $7000 which his report shows. Mr. Smith has been resting since he left office, and takes life easy on his savings from the office. A Proponed. Liquor Liiw. A number ,of county and city officials and several attorneys are preparing a clausa for the State laws covering the sale of liquor, which will' abolish wine rooms and; pool and car.d tables. The law will provide for saloon inspection and the removal of' screens and blinds on all legal holidays. County commissioners by the new law would be enjoined from granting a license to sell liquor to any person who has violated the law within a year. Treatinrer-Eleet Seholx in Town. Treasurer-elect Seholz was in town yesterday. He said that the name of his deputy; had not been correctly reported as yet, but he refused to say who would be appointed. Mr. Leich, of Evansville, has evidently declined the -appointment. There were, however, authentic rumors about the hotel lobby yesterday that the deputy would be William C. Zehring, of Evansville. 1m the Governor Xow Suiixiieil? Attorney-general Ketcham yesterday gave the Governor a written opinion to the effect that it was incumbent upon him to order a new election in the Knox county case where the candidates for prosecuting attorney received a tie vote. Being a special election, the duty of issuing the order for the election falls upon the Governor Instead of the clerk of the court. , r Secretary of Slute Owen's Deputy, Secretary of State-elect Owen will arrive from Logansport next Monday. His deputy is to be W. S. Wright, a newspaper man of Logansport. The latter was in town yesterday and called upon Deputy Secretary Ellis. Mr. Owen was reported much improved in health. LeslHlative Xote. Ben Parker, of Henry county, arrived yesterday to press his candidacy for State Librarian. Col. John Xugent, of Evansville, was in town yesterday to make the acquaintance of members of the legislature and to meet the Governor. He is a candidate for member of the board of trustees of the Prison South. He was formerly a member of the Legislature. - PERSONAL- AND SOCIETY. Mrs. Horace Wood will give a. luncheon Thursday in honor of Miss Daisy Powell, of St. Louis. Mrs. A. J. Thomas, of Evansville, who has been visiting friends here, returned home yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Xewton Claypool rnd family are occupying Mr. Willis Vajen's home on East Vermont street. The Crescendo has issued invitations for a muslcale at the Propylae im Monday evening of next week. Mrs. Emma H. Hanna, one of the candidates for State Librarian, is the guest of Mrs. Frederick Knefler. Miss Lathrop, of Greensburg. who has been visiting her daughter, Mrs. F. L. Mayer, has returned home. The Fortnightly Club wllf resume Its meetings this afternoon. Mr. William Forsyth will read a paper on art. Miss Gertrude M. Howe, of South Bend, formerly of this city, is the guest of Mrs. T. A. Randall on College avenue. Miss Elfrlede Scholl left yesterdav for Clifton, Cincinnati, where she will attend the Convent of the Sacred .Heart. Mrs. Thayer, of Brooklyn, formerly Miss Josephine Waters, of this city, will come next month to visit Mrs. Frank Maus. The Xeedle. Society will be entertained this afternoon by Mrs. Chapin C. Foster at her home on Xorth Pennsylvania street. Mrs. E. F. Claypool -.vill leave to-day for California, where she will join her daughter, Mrs, Willis Vajen, and family for the winter. Miss Theresa. Pugh. who has been visiting friends here during the holiday vacation, returned to her home in Cincinnati yetserday. Mrs. Fernandina Reese and Miss Reese have issued invitations for a party Tuesday evening, the 15th, in honor of Miss Von Starkloft. of St. Lou's. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. DeSouehet have removed to No. 26 East Second sireet, and Mr. and Mrs E. A. Hendrlckson to Xo. 999 Xorth Pennsylvania street. Mr. O. E. Brumbach has returned to Toledo accompanied by his daughter Blanche. Mrs. Brumbach will remain with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Simeon Carey, a few weeks. Judge C. C. Hines and ton, Fletcher Hlnes, and the latter's daughter Marie have returned to this city r-om a visit to Xew Orleans. Mrs. C. C. Hines will come from Xew York this week to join tiiein bere. Mrs. John T. Barnott, of linua, O.. formerly of this city, is v.siting Mis. 'Ovid Butler on Xorth PennsyK'.inia street. Thursday afternoon Mrs. .'iutler end Mrs. Barnett will be at home informally to their friends. Miss Elizabeth Wishard is visiting her family here for a few-days. Thursday Mrs. T. C. Day will entertain p few friends at luncheon that Miss '.Vishard may meet the presbyterial officers and a few "others. Miss WIshard is secretary of cue of the departments of Home Missions of the Presbyterian Church. And Conner Wear Court Plaster. Daniel Connor and Jack Stewart, two well known young men about town, fought a single round without gloves last night. The trouble began In the Denison House bar and culminated ' on Wabash ftret in the rear of the billiard-room. Xeither ha 1 a particular grievance but each felt It necessary as gentlemen to resent certain imputations voiced by the other. Connor at ihe conclusion of the affray was taken to the city dispensary. He was sniftering from one or two vicious upper-cuts, but was made presentable by the application of a few strips of bilken court-plaster. Premium of I. from Pew. Tha annual sale of pews took place las-t night at the Second Presbyterian Church. The sale brought over $1,000 In premiums. This, with the raise in the price of pews, will add mat?rially to the neome of the church, which is almost entirely from the pew letting. The church ia in a very prosperous condition.

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I believe that it is the duty of the press, representing; public opinion, to sf-an every public act of any public officer. I believe that the press is only performing its duty when it deals with an offender, great or small, with stern justice. I believe that in accepting the responsibilities of public office a man places himself in the pillory of public opinion, and has neither right nor' license to complain if he gets hurt. But I do protest against the reckless villiflcation, the wanton abuse and the downright lying which so many correspondents are given to. It is not a question even of relative truth with them; it is nothing to them that they are deliberately falsifying; it is simply the question of a 'good story,' and to gain that end it makes no difference who suffers. "Take that so-called 'municipal circus h'ld in Detroit last summer for the benefit of the poor, to help them purchase seed to plant the litle plot of ground alloted them from the vacant land donated for that purpose. The correspondents s?nt out the most elaborate descriptions of -what was going to happen in their Imagination and the fact that it didn't happen did not deter them from painting a very gaudy picture. The facts in the circus matter are briefly and simply these: The poor of Detroit, as In other large cities, were in dire distress, although summer was close at hand. The funds of the Poor Commission were practically exhausted, and they had shut down on giving any relief save to the sick. Men were walking: the streets in crowds, anxious and willing to work, actually mobbing a contractor or builder who had anything to offer. Some good, earnest, Christian people said that this condition was the result of extravagance and laziness; that the men would not work if opportunity ofTered, and they steelsd their hearts and their pocketbooks accordingly. Most of these poor sufferers were accustomed to an agricultural life. I had seen the littl3 patches of ground surrounding their homes cultivated without an inch wasted, and I appealed to the people of the city of Detroit, owners of vacant land, to donate its use to the poor; the land to be assigned to families on the books of the Poor Commission, and such as refused to till the ground in summer should have no aid in winter. "Offers of land camo in by the hundred, and a committee of citizens was appointed to take charse of the allotment. But a new difliculty arose. We had the land and plenty of It, but not a bushel of seed, not a farming Implement: and, what was worse, not a dollar with which to buy either. We appealed to the churches, but, with a few notable exceptions, were metxwith the response that the churches themselves werp charitable institutions, and that thev had their hands full in looking after their own poor. It was then that it was s ltjRested that a performance be given bv City Hall officials for the berefit of the so-called potato fund. The members of the Common Council and the other officials took up the scheme, and the result was a variety show. Further than Riving the use of the Mayor's office for a meeting place, and the purchase of a number of tickets I had absolutely nothing to do with it; and vet I was descr'bed all over the Cnitcd Statea acting the part of a clown In a circu. What made the miserable story especially cruel was the fact that I had .recently sustained a great loss in my family. "Why didn't I deny it? I did, and most vehemently, too; but the KOOd story" had gone out been paid for; it had lost its snap, and. 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