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THE DAILY JOURNAL TUESDAY. JANUARY 8, 189",. , - , 1 1 . ., ,, WASHINGTON OFFICE-U10 PENNSYLVAJUA AVENUE Telephone Calls. UusiDiss Office 238 t tlitorlal Koumi 242 TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. DAILY BY MAIL. Jnlly only, oufj nioutli 9 .7 Jmly only, three months -'" Jmily only, oue year KOO J'mIIv. i;ioln.liiiK Sunday, uuo year lO.uo fcuiiuay only, cue year 'J.W : WHEN KCUN1SHEO BV AGKNTS." JiHilr per -week, liy currier IS cfa Sunday, itingle copy ft ct l'niiy aud Sunt!)-, in.-r week, by earner -U ct UfcLkLY. Per year $1.00 Reduced Rates to Clubs. Subscribe with any of our numerous ijgcotsor tend subscriptions to tfce- . JOUKNAL NEWS HATER COMPANY,. Ibdlannpolls, Iv.d. Tvrwiui gentling the Journal through the mails in Die L'ultecl (state should put on uu iglit-iare paper a ohe-CKNT lioatnice itaiiipi on twelve or alxteenitie vaier a twm kst pontage stamp, i'oreigu postage ia usually double these rates. rAtl communications lutemled for publication In this puiier must, lu order to receive- attentiou, le accoiopauiett by the name and aMreaa of the writer. , THE INDIANAPOLIS JOIIIXAL Can be found at the following- pi sees TA.H I 8 American Exchange In Paris, 3(5 Boulevard Is Capm-lnes. KEW YORK Oilsey House, Windsor Hotel and ASlor House. miLADELPHIA A. I. Kcuible. cor. Lancaster arp.aml Baring at. CHICAGO Palmer Ilonse. Auditorium Hotel and 1. O. News Co., Ul Adams street. CINCINXATI-J. B. Ha"viiey & Co.. 134 Vine st. LOUISVILLE C.T. Decrlnjr. northwest corner of Third and J e ti er sou ats.. aud Louisville Book Co.. 83(1 Fourth ave. feT LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot. Washington, d. c Rlggs House. Ebbitt House. W 11 lard s Hotel and the .Washington News Exchange, 14th street, bet. Penn. ave. and V street. . Cleveland retaliation , is a wretched, substitute for Harrison reciprocity. If Senator Hil l takes the leUd of the weak-voiced cuckoos in the. Senate they, may take courage? ' -.' There are vastly more important, mat-, ters in Indiana politics than the value of fifty' 'or v seventy r five -small stipends which constitute the patronage . of the Legislature. ',.,.;' ."v ' There was no use whatever for, door-' keepers about the, last, two -Indiana' lower houses, since the lobby often had, more men on the floor than the members numbered.

The Newfoundland bank currency was (expansive rather ;than elastic. It has been the defect of those paper currencies not based upon real values that they will be so expanded that they lose their elasticity. While the Chicago Tribune is printing Cullom cartoons on its first page, the Inter Ocean says that the senatorial candidacy of the editor of the Tribune has well nigh insured the renomination f the caricatured Senator.- . 'A Democratic exchange asks the Republican exchange which advises the Democratic Congress to double the tax on beer why the Republicans did not Impose the tax in 1890. Probably because; the government was not hard up. The ambition of the late Vice President Howard, of the late A. R. TJ., to form the sixteen millions of wage earners inthe -United. . States, Canada and Mexico Into one vast labor union ts truly an expansive one, even for a man who carries his numerous railroad passes In a gripsack. f The fact that representatives of the Salvation Army spoke on Sunday in two of .the prominent churches of the city proves that the methods of General Booth have not only been recognized, but are approved. That they have resulted in great good in England and in some localities in this country there can no longer be any doubt. The Washington correspondent of the New York Sun hears a 'curious story to the effect that Senator Hill's invitation to the President's dinner: had its Inspiration In a scheme to nominate Mr. Cleveland for . third, term., Inasmuch as the President would not have enough supporters in any Democratic assembly to dare propose three cheers for him ibis story is preposterous. It is a significant fact that the only democrat whom 'the party assemblage in this city to-night can give unstinted adoration in words was never voted for by one of them and was dead before most of them were born. The man whom some of them hailed as the "second Jackson" before the shelves of his pantry were empty, President Cleveland, it would be unsafe to eulogize tonight as 'the ideal Democrat. From the wheat crop of the Argentine Republic for the year 1893 more than SO.OOO.OOO of bushels was exported to Kurope. So large an export from a country which did not produce sufficient wheat for its own use a few. years ago. was a surprise to other exporting countries. 'Early in the season It was asserted that the. export from the crop of 1894 woUld exceed that of 1893 by 10 per cent. The latest advices from Argentine, however, are to the effect that the new crop will be S5 per cent, smaller than the last, which will cut down the exportable surplus materially, to the advantage of other wheat exporting countries. Andrew Jackson was an American patilot. standing to his boot tops in the soil of his native country; but in spite of that fact the leaders i of .his party while he was President so imposed upon him by getting irresponsible men into office that some branches of the service, measured by the volume of defalcations, were the most inefficient and corrupt' that the history of the country presents In that period. It is related that when the removal of certain receivers of public moneys was urged on the ground that they were defaulters and drunken it was retorted by the head of the service that it was better to retain the accused, as a new lot would be no better, and, being new. would steal more than the old. -H .' t "- U In making their selection atuortg". the numerous candidates for the office of State Librarian the members of the Legislature should have but one consideration In mind, namely, the fitness of the applicant for the place. Whether these qualifications are determined by competitive examination, an has been suggested by some of those Interested, or by other method, efficiency should be the first requisite, and questions of sex. place of residence, and other so-called "claims". of candidates be put into the background. The State Library is an " Institution ..of sufficient importance to deserve the Aspect ful attention of the lawmakers. ' Intended, primarily, for

their use. and under the care given it in recent years has become -a . valuable COlleCtiOn Of V Or, Ira ': TV,o ' -no.-r-ar.-r, In i

v yvi DUII charge of it should be much more than a mere custodian. An acquaintance with public questions sufficient to guide the patrons in their search among public documents, pamphlets and State papers for data often needed in legislative affairs, familiarity with general literature, a knowledge of the needs of libraries, added to a judgment necessary In purchasing new books, are all' essential to the making of, a gfiod librarian. Constant changes in the-'office are detrimental to the symmetrical growth of the library, but if a change must be made' every two years care in filling the place becomes even the more needful. Common sense and not sentiment should rule in the matter. A 'SEN ATOR'S TIMELY WORDS. It is within our power, end It is our duty as u Republican Legislature to put the affairs cf Indiana uponia, higher plane, to bring to legislation a higher public spirit, and to give to the administration of the affairs of the State Institutions better men and better methods than for the most part they now have. The people desire better things, and they expect that the Republican Legislature will do Its utmost to put the affairs of the State on an intelligent business basis. If we fail we will not only forfeit existing confidence in our ability and purpose, but as a party we will lose all that we have gained in the late election. On the other hand, If we meet the reasonable expectation of the Intelligent people of Indiana, we shall maintain Republican ascendency for years. The foregoing is a part of the remarks which a prominent Senator made yesterday to three or four members of the Legislature who were exchanging views. He could not have put more truth into the same number of worGs, If the Republican Legislature Is inspired by such wisdom, not only is the Republican party in power in Indiana for years, but the people are sure of a constantly improving and progressive control of public affairs. And if the members of the Legislature would consider the subject even but briefly they would see that in the shaping of State policies and In the Intelligent management of State affairs there is a wider field for the exercise of practical statesmanship than there is in national politics. The affairs of the State touch the people and their affairs at every point, while national , legislation and policies affect, them remotely or indirectly. The problems presented by the State are not only intricate, but are new through changing conditions, and therefore demand - the best practical intellectual forces In the State for their solution. . 1 ., Democratic legislatures have failed because' the controlling element in them has not been Inspired by intelligent public spirit. They have been controlled by men who have been so absorbed in place-seeking for themselves and their helpers that the interests of the State have been sacrificed to the small greed of the camp followers of the party. The "Yepple at large were forgotten except in demagogic speeches. They have blotched the statute book with laws designed to authorize the few to plunder the taxpayer. They have been the easy if nit the eager victims of the lobby. They have trusted to gerrymanders to sustain their incompetency and profligacy.. There have been good men in the Democratic, majorities, but they have been overborne by the sordid and the . unscrupulous. -' , To intrench Republicanism In Indiana this Legislature must present a sharp contrast to its predecessors- Public interests must take precedence. The intelligent desires of the taxpayers must be consulted rather than the arrogant demands of such lobbies as have represented the avarice of county officers' associations in the past three legislatures. The apportionments of the State for representative bodies must be made in strict conformity to the principles upon which representative government is' grounded. Officers to manage public Institutions must be selected because of their good repute and the capacity they have displayed in private affairs rather than from, the ranks of professional place-seekers who make loud claims, but have never displayed any efficiency in any branch o business. In short, this Legislature will meet the approbation of the intelligent peoole and make Indiana a .Republican State for years if in all things its members will place public interests before private the people before the lobby. K1SS2S AXD DAMAGE SUITS. The tunnel the pretty woman in the railway car and the stolen kiss have figured so long as stock properties of the professional loiters that the public has come to. regard the tales which are composed of these elements .as fabrications of the funny men's brains. The report that an Alabama woman, a widow at that,- has sued for a thousand dollars' damages from the man who kissed her while going through a tunnel will therefore occasion genuine surprise. It goes to prove that the tunnel and the kiss may really form a cause and sequence, and a suit will necessarily bring up for legal settlement that old and disputed question whether, as a general proposition, a kiss, bestowed as a mark of admiration, can actually be damaging to the recipient, even though she be unwilling. She may be indignant, nay, full of rage, at the liberty taken, but can she prove to the satisfaction of a Jury that the injury to her feelings is of such critical character that it can only be healed by a, financial salve? In this case, however, the salute in the tunnelseems not j to have been an impulsive i tribute to the widow's charms, but a mistake. It was, in short, not intended for the widow at all, but for , the young wife of the kisser, by whom .he fondly thought he had seated himself. In the dim light he had groped his way to the side of Hhe wrong woman, and hence the damage suit. The blunder Is evidently at the bottom of her desire for revenge. If it had not been so obviously a case of misplaced confidence she might have overlooked the Indiscretion, but no normally constituted woman can do otherwise than resent. a caress which was not meant for her. ITo be kised and then L? hear, "Pardon me, I thought It was another woman," is to have insult piled on the original injury, and it is no wonder that 'the widow's wrath is of a sort not easily appeased. If her case is put pioperl.v before a Jury of chivalrous Alabamlans It is by no means certain but that the thousand dollars will be held a moderate compensation for the outrage to her sensibilities. But, while the widow la Bulng the offender, what Is the wife of that unfortunate man doing? She did not get the kiss that was Intended for her, and has she not, therefore, a grievance? She n;t only lost what was rightfully hers, but saw, or. at leant. substuquctUly dis

covered, that it had been given to another and was beyond recall. Ought not she, also, to recover damages? There are several fine points in this case which will doubtless-be brought out by Alabama legal talent, and the result will be looked to with interest by sedate widows and amorous gentlemen likely to travel through tunnels.

COINTY FARMERS' 1NSTITITES. The annual report of Prof. W. C. Latta of Purdue University, as superintendent of farmers' institutes in this State, furnishes a, gratifying exhibit of work done and results accomplished. The law providing for the organization and holding of the Institutes 1 was approved March 9. 18S9. At that time there was not an organization of the kind in the State, while now there is one in every county. The law devolves the general supervision of the work on the trustees of Purdue University, and the credit of organizing the Ir.stitutes is due to the president .and faculty of that institution, and especially to. W. C. Latta, professor of agriculture, who has worked with zeal and intelligence. The plan of organization is simple and effective. Including the co-operation of local institutes, county fair organizations and members of the State Board of Agriculture. The annual appropriation for the work has been $5,000. and of . this sum, after paying the salary and expenses of the superintendent, printing, stationery and clerical work, there was distributed among the county institutes last year $3,870 to aid in providing special speakers and paying other necessary expenses. The institutes are held during the three winter months when farmers have most leisure, and during the last year from four to five sessions were held in each county. The lowest attendance in any county was twentynine, the highest 1,250, and the average in ninety-two counties was 231. There has been a steady increase of attendance and corresponding growth of interest. In addition to assigned speakers on special topics a great many papers have been read by local, farmers, and the discussions have taken a wide 'range. It is manifest that such meetings as these, held every winter in each county of the State, must constitute an educational and social factor of no mean importance. The report says: The wholesome gospel of self-help and intelligent application of the approveU principles and practices of agriculture have been so earnestly and so successfully proclaimed as to enlist very generally the friends of agricultural progress throughout the State.- Farmers' institutes have proven a powerful agency for diffusing a knowledge of the best and most successful methods and practices of agriculture. The setting forth at the Institutes of the causes of failure and condi tlons of success in agriculture, by practical men who have themselves been eminently successful, affords a strong incentive to effort and improvement, which is . meeting with very general and hearty response on the part of farmers who have attended the institutes. From the first it has been the policy of those in control of the institute work to recognize the mutuality and Independence of all the varied interests of the State and foster fraternal relations among all classes and all Industries. The business and professional men of our cities and towns were quick to note this feature of the work and have given it their active support from the start. Although, as a rule, the farmers were not so quick to discern the real merits of the institute work, they now very generally understand and indorse the. methods and purposes cf this, great movement which is bringing good to all. That the work of the Institutes Is appreciated by the farmers is shown by the fact that In resolutions passed during last vear by sixty-eight institutes nine favored a continuance of the present appropriation, twenty-four favored an increase and thirty-five favored an appropriation of $10,000 a year. Wisconsin appropriates $12,000 a year for her institutes and Ohio about $15,000. There can be no doubt that the law has been very intelligently administered in this State and excellent results accomplished with limited means. The fact that the House Democratic caucus yesterday advised the passage of the revised . Carlisle currency bilj 'by a vote of 81 to 59. and then declared that the vote was not binding, disclosed once more the inability of the Democratic party in Congress to construct anything practical in the way of financial legislation. ' Unless the fifty-nine who voted against advising accept , the advice of the eighty-one, even the Carlisle bill cannot be passed by the House. That seventy Democratic members did not attend the caucus would indicate that a large part of them either have no interest in financial legislation or have no confidence, in he capacity of their party to accomplish it. All admit that there is not the least probability that the amended Carlisle bill will be passed by the Senate, consequently the House, with but a few weeks in which to work, wastes its time in debating a measure, which cannot become a law when the current obligations of the government could not be paid if it were'nOt for the power of the Secretary of the Treasury to sell bonds under an act passed by a Republican Congress In January. 1875. With a monthly deficit averaging $6,000,000 the Democratic House makes no move to relieve the Treasury. Never was such incapacity confessed and- published by an American House of Representatives. '-.'"- It is no secret that the managers of the Democratic . funereal feast to-night had the utmost difficulty in getting one of the party to speak on behalf of the Democratic President. Even the . Hon. John Gilbert Shanklin. who . spent months in going up and down Indiana before the nomination of Mr. Cleveland, extolling the Cleveland character and statesmanship, refused such service. Gratitude for benefits received should have prompted Minister Gray and District Attorney Burke to have done their best in glorifying the deeds of the administration, but gratitude in this case seemed not a sufficient incentive. Finally, it is hinted. Hon. Charles L. Jewett was drafted for the unwelcome task. Even he would have fled the town in dismay had he not been granted the privilege of freeing his mind. . Never was a President so without defenders; never one before who would not have had a half dozen champions on such an occasion. The verdict of New York critics on Mr. Damrosch's opera. "The Scarlet Letter," or at least those rarts of it which he has presented, H that the music Is artistic, dramatic and very well suited t them. The liberetto Is as uniformly condemned. It is the work of George Parsons Lalhroo, Nathaniel Hawthorne's son-ln-Iaw. and instead of being an adaptation of the great novel with as little change as poslbWv the author announces It as an original drnmutlc poem on the eld theme, and pristi&illy a new work. Mr. Damrosch, it Is uxinratood, desired some otie to prepare the text who was In sympathy, with th uovvi:t nririi wtmU U'iu as mucU vt his bj-UU uU Ui

work as -possible. puriously enough.' he assumed that this coufd be done best by Julian Hawthorne or Lathrop, and decided upon the latter. It Is rather a violent assumption to regard a man's son as the best interpreter of his. ideas,, but -c even so unpractical a person as a musician ought to know that a son-in-law is not to be depended on as a representative. "The Scarlet Letter" has great possibilities as a dramatic work, and It is a pity that the boat results have not been .reached in t his case. J. A, R., Waveland, Ind.: Ruth Cleveland was born Oct. 3, 1891, In New York city. High School Pupil: 'John Ruskin Is still living. .......' DIBBLES I TUG AIR. , Fule "What was that I heard you singing last night?" asked the wardrobe. "Her Golden Hair was Hanging Down My Back," replied the 'Chah. and the fire 'went out for air. ' " " - . More- 'Information. Tommy Paw, what is an "intellectual soiree?" Mr. Figg It Is. generally one where the refreshments do not cost much more than a dime a head. - '" ' '" . ' SometliliiK MIhmIiik. "Where's the otheE one?" asked Aunt Mandy, after a long "look at the , Aubrey Beardsley picture. "The other one?" said her niece. "Yas. Where's 'the 'after takin'?'"

. Surprised. , "I see," said Mrs Wickwire, "that two million boxes of oranges were frozen on the trees, in Florida. I. don't understand it." "Don't understand it?" echoed Mr. Wickwire. "The statement is plain enough." "Yes, but do they, grow In boxes on the trees?" - . , . ., ABOUT PEOPLE AM) TH1XUS. Ex-Congressman. Martin I. Townsend, of Troy, who is as old as Mr. Gladstone, enjoys robust health and Is still an eloquent and witty speaker. Governor Morton, 'of New York, is determined to have some time to himself, so, one of his new rules is that all persons will be shut out of the executive chamber at Albany from 10 o'clock until X p. m. dally. Julian Tennyson, , grand nephew of the late Lord Tennysoutf resides in Long Island City, where he is-cultlvating his voice, a fine baritone," unuer tuition of a composer. It is his intention to become u professional vocalist not a poet. Dr. John S. Billings having completed the very laborious work of an indexed catalogue vof the surgeon-general's office at Washington is to have his efforts vecognized by a testimonial. This will take the form of a gift of $10,000 to be given to the physicians of the United States. Swami VIvekanenda; the Hindoo monk, who is new lecturing irt this country, has a calm, pleasant "face,5 lit up with large and brilliant eyes. He lived in the Himalayas for some time, where he Claims he acquired calmness of mind. He is said to be a wonderful combination of religious orthodoxy and social radicalism,1 Western scholarship and Kasiern spiritual wisdom. - At a recent sal.'itt;,ih.flstie's in London a sheet of pen drawlrg. by Michael Angelo was discovered thrown in with a lot of unimportant drawings, and brought $1,901). On one sldo of the sheet are two compositions for holy families or charities; on the other art af egorivap group, a ' woman and child seated on tlV'grounJ. There are on it also some satirical verses." Rev. Dr. Hale, in an address at the old South Church in Boston, told his audience that when Webster, In his speech at Plymouth, Dec; ' 22lf 820,'; used,. , the expression, "Will any man' dare to say?" his little son Edward, unaccustomed to hearing his father opposed, pipeduiip. 'No, pa." The Boston Transcript disposes of this interesting story by showing that Edward was only live months old -at the time. Miss KatherWe Dfexel,' the Philadelphia banker's daughter, will inake her final vows at the Convent-of the Blessed. Sacrament,, near Torresdale, Pa., to-morrow, and thereafter she will undergo the rigorous selfdenial of the order'She wfil be known as Mother Katherfne, Miss Drexel's income is estimated to be nearly $5iJO.C0O a year, and it will remain under her personal control. The convent at Torresdale was built with her money, and she becomea its Mother Superior. ' !;1 "Bouncer," as Chauncey Depew fondly calls his son, is a firfe-looklng boy of fourteen and whohas iiherjted . many of the charming qualiittes. , of, his' mother and much of the manliness, brightness and wit of his , talented father. "Bouncer," on one occasion, started a newspaper with one of the young Cornelius. ..Vajderbilts as editor-in-chief. The editorials .were a revelation and the printing, Which" was executed in the play room of the ' Vanderbilt house, was an artistic success which caused a aise in the price of sandsoap inrthe neighborhood. "Can't you trust me :" pleaded he; "No!" declsivelysshe said it. She could trust no one; you see, Firm she clerkfor didn't credit. . V, ' Kansas City Journal. The liquor which mankind imbibes In going on his toots, Goes to stomach, then his head, And lastly to his boots. '-' , -Detroit News-Tribune. I'SHAPPY' ARNEMAXS. They Receive. Little .or So Protection , , ' , from! Official In Power. Review of Reviews'., ) . That the recent outrages are conspicuous by their extent rather than character, the following incident, which came within the writer's own knowledge, on the ground at the time, will. show. In June, 1893, four young Armenians and their wives, living only two miles from the city of Van, where the Governor and a large military force reside, were picking herbs on the hillside. They carefully kept together and intended to return before night. They were observed by.a iiand of passing Kurds, who, in broad daylight, fell upon the defenseless Tarty, butchered the young men, and, as to, the brides, it is needless to relate further. The villagers going out the next day found-the four bodies, not simply dead, but slashed and disfigured almost beyond recognition. They resolved to make a desperate effort to let their wrongs at least be known. ... . .-. Hastily yoking' up four rude ox carts they placed on each the naked remains of one of the victims, with his distracted widow sitting by the side, shorn of her hair in token of . dishonor. This gruesome procession soon reached the outskirts of the city, where it was met by soldiers sent to turn it back. The unarmed villagers offered no resistance, . but declared their readiness to perish, if not heard. The soldiers shrink from extreme measures that might cause . trouble among the thirty thousand Armenians of Van. who are now rapidly gathering about- the scene. The Turkish bayonets retreat before the bared breasts of the villagers. With ever-increasing numbers, hut without tumult, the procession passed before the doors of the British and Russian vice consulates, of the Persian consul .general, the chief of police and other high officials, till it paused before the great palac e of the Governor. At this point , Bahri Pasha, who is still Governor, stuck his head out of the second-story window and said: "I see It. Too ad. Take them away and bury them. I will do what it necessary." Within two days some Kurd were brought In, among whom were several who were positively identified by the women; but. upon their denying the crime, they were Immediately ' released and escaped. The utter hopelessness of securing any Justice was so apparent, and experience had so often demonstrated the daiiRer of arousing the Kurds to greater atrocity by further efforts to punish them, that the case was dropped and soon forgotten in the callousness produced hv other cases of frequent , occurrence. The system of mail inspection Is so effective (all - letters of subjects must be handed in open at the, postofflce) and the danger of reporting is so great that I doubt that any account of this incident has ever been given to the civilized world. This ease was. doubtless, reported' by the former British vice consul, unless he was busv hunting. AKd. as us- al, whs buried in the archives of the Foreign Office fc-r state reasons. ' ' Jumped Into the Ocritn. SAVANNAH. Ga.. Jan. 7,-Frank Usher, son ot Luke Usher, of Potsdam. N. Y.. said to be one of the wealthiest men In that section.; committed suicide by jumping into the ocean from the steamship City of BirmlnRham, off Hatteras, N. C. yesterday. The steamship arrived at Savannah this morning. Usher, prior to hi Kulrldc. bad been pluced In charge of one of the ntewards, a he had developed signs of mcuiul -disorder on the ir.p,

PATENTS ARE VALID

DECISIOX OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO .."AX IXDIAXAPOLIS FIRM. CIjij- I)iintefErntor Invention ot Potts & Co. Inheld.liy the L'nited State Supreme Court. CONGRESSMEN SLOW TO ACT SAID TO RE INDIFFERENT REGARDING THE WAR OX OIK TARIFF. Demurrers of Indicted Senate WitneMr Overruled Brief Soasloii of the Senate and House. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Patents Nos. 322393 and 3G8S98 for inventions in clay disintegrators, owned by C. ' and A. Potts & Co., of Indianapolis, were to-day sustained broadly by the Supreme Court in a suit brought by the Messrs. Potts nearly six years ago against Creager et al., of Cincinnati, for infringement. These patents are of great value and importance, the Invention being used in nearly every largo clay manufacturing establishment in the country. The patents were declared invalid by the court below and have been extensively infringed by rival manufacturers. The Supreme Court sustains the patents as new inventions, and holds that the defendant's machines infringe. This is of great importance to Messrs. Potts, as it gives them the control of the clay disintegrater business and entitles them to collect damages from all users of other machines. A decision was rendered In the case of the State . of California .vs. Hooper by Justice White, involving the constitutionality of a State law prohibltng foreign insurance companies doing business in the State. The decision sustained this right of the State on the ground that Insurance is not interstate commerce, but Justices Harlan, Brewer and Jackson dissented, on the ground that the statute permitted interrerence with the private rights of citizens of the United States. The court also decided in the case of C. C. Campbell vs. the city of Haverhill, appealed from the Circuit Court of Massachusetts, the question as co whether the statute of limitation of the several States apples to actions at law for the infringement of patents, the decision being that they do so apply. Tne case or the United States vs. the heirs of the late W. B. Moses, sureties on the bond of Captain . Howgate,- was reopened for argument before a full bench. Senator Allen, of Nebraska, was among the applicants for admission to practice before the court and he was admitted on motion of Senator Mitchell, of Oregon. The Solicitor-general submitted the return of Judge Parker, of the Western district of Arkansas, to the rule of the court, requiring him to show cause why a writ of mandamus should not be issued in the case of Lafayette Hudson, sentenced to prison on a charge of felony by Judge Parker. The case has attractel some attention through the refusal of Judge Parker to recognize the authority of Justice White, of the Supreme Court of the United States, to interference in the punishment of Hudson. Judge Parker was present when the return was made. , DO XOT REALIZE THE PERIL. Congrenmen TnkinR Little Interest In the Wnr on Onr Tariff Lnw. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. What action Congress will take to . end the growing tariff complications between this government and the European powers, or whether any measure will be adopted for. that purpose, "are questions clouded in uncertainty. Considering the importance of the tariff war to commercial interests, the attention given to it, by members of Coifgress Is noticeably slight. Chairman Wih. son, of the ways and means committee, rev cently introduced a bill, .in accordance with the recommendations in the President's message, to repeal the one-tenth .of a cent differential on sugar, which evoked protests from Germany and Austria, and' which, it is stated, inspired retaliatory, action by the former government in the form of prohibition of American beef. But It is not altogether certain that the ways and means committee will report this bill to the House, nor is it at all assured that the House will pass it in case it emerges from the committee and is given a hearing. Mr. Wilson was asked about the prospects of the bill but did not speak enthusiastically of them. He said, in answer to a question, that its claims for consideration might be brought to the attention of the rules committee after the currency bill had been disposed of, 'but added that the remaining time of this - Congress was very short and there would be a great pressure on the committee for allotments of time for various other Important bills. Illinois being the stronghold of the meat business, the Representatives from that State have been appealed to to do something in the Interest of their constituents. Representative Aldrlch, of Chicago, is receiving many communications on the subject and intends to talk with his colleagues, not to suggest legislation, but to ascertain what will be their attitude toward whatever the Democrats may propose. Whether the Republicans will co-operate with the Democrats in remedial legislation becomes an open question, ' since it is k-wn that the Democrats are not agreed upi their course, a faction of them thinking with Mr. Whiting that any tariff legislation will be unwise. Mr. Cannon said that the affirmative or negative votes of the Republicans might hinge on whether, in their estimation, the supplementary act proposed would entail greater disadvantages than the existing sugar schedule and particularly whether it would reduce the revenue 'of the government which was now insufficient to meet its expenses. If the ways and means committee would propose to reenact the reciprocity system which Congress had obliterated with marked discourtesy to the foreign governments parties thereto, as well an to the detriment of American business, he said, sarcastically, the Republicans would co-operate with them heartily. He did not see how Mr. Wilson could be expected to become the leader of a movement to repair features which the Senate had imposed on his bill against his opposition. Spain Hacks Down. MADRID. Jan.' 7. It is reported here as the outcome of. statements said to have been made before the Spanish minister for the colonies that as a result of the negotiations with the United States concerning American exports to Cuba and Porto Rico, the United States will again be accorded the benefit of the minimum tariff schedule. AGAIN SfT THE WITNESSES. Demurrer of Stitcur Truat Brokers Overruled liy the Court. WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. The Court of Appeals of the District ot Columbia to-day rendered an opinion sustaining the decision of Judge Cole in the case of Messrs. Chapman and McCartney, the stock brokers who refused to testify before the Senate sugar investigating committee regarding individual speculations through tneir firms. JuJge Cole's decision overruled a demurrer II lei by the brokers to the government indictment. The cases will now be appealed tothe United States Supreme Court. The three principal questions Involved, the Court of Appeals . stated In Its opinion, were the constitutionality cf Section 102 of the Revised Statutes, on which- the Indictments were based; whether the inquiry was within the power cf the Senate to execute by requiring witnesses to appear and whether the questions were pertinent to the Inquiry. All of these questions the court answered adversely to the brokers. No doubt was entertained by it, the court slid, us to the validity of the section which embodied the provisions of the act of Jan. 24, 1807. It was not pretended that the defendants bekmsr ', to that clans of wHtu-xt- exempted by J Article V of the Constitution. The uct mum I HOt be CQiuleuuie 1 as unconstitutional, ff

by any reasonable construction of Its terms It can be maintained . a constitutional and valid. The contention ttt the act wasan attempt by Congress to delegate Its power and jurisdiction, or the power and the Jurisdiction of the several houses to punish for contempt, to the courts and - that, therefore, the statute is void. Is not acceded to by the court, as the statute has never been understood as having any such purpose. The effort to show the statute void is pronounced an utter failure. As to the power of the Senate to compel witnesses to testify, the court said it experienced great difficulty in distinctly marking the boundaries within which either house can act with coercive power to compel the disclosure of facts deemed important and of delimiting the rights of the citizen to exemption from inquiry into his private affairs. The subject matter of the cases immediately and most seriously affected the Senate itself and the great legislative trust confided to Its members by the people. The dignity and integrity of some of the members was openly and seriously questioned in a manner well calculated to destroy public confidence and bring odium on that Important branch of the government. There was no pretense that to answer the questions would criminate the witnesses In any way and it was their clear duty as citizens to obey the law. The refusal was at their peril and they must abide the consequences prescribed by the statue. The ccurt cannot assume that the investigation was intended as a mere idle, prying proceeding, without any ultimate aim or object. The questions had reference to and. sought to elicit information whether the brokerage firm had bought or sold sugar stocks in the interest of any Senators or were carrying such stccks for such Senators. Such inquiry was plainly in the scope of the Senate committee. The questions set out in the indictment and which the appellants refused to answer were all pertinent to the inquiry. "The Indictment." continued the court, "is good and sufficient and the demurrer thereto was properly overruled by the court below and the judgments entered on the demurrer in both cases must be affirmed." Chief Justice Alvey delivered the opinion. PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS.

Mr. Lodsc'i, Hawaiian Resolution I'lixsed ly tue Senate. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The Senate adjourned shortly after 3 o'clock to-day as a mark of respect to the memory of Representative Post, of Illinois, -who. died yesterday. A speech by Mr. Peffer in support of a service pension law for the benefit of soldiers and sailors of the late war and another' by Mr. Mitchell,,, of Oregon, in behalf of the Nicaraguan canal bill, occupied most of the time of the session. Mr. Lodge's resolution regarding the withdrawal of American ships from Hawaii was taken up, but was laid aside until to-morrow, when it will be further debated. At the opening of the session Mr. Ransom was elected president pro tern of the Senate to act in the absence of President Stevenson and Mr. Harris. In, .taking .the chair Mr. Ransom briefly thanked the Senate for its expression of confidence. It was due to himself to say that on the return of the distinguished Senator from Tennessee. Mr. Harris, who had been elected president pro tern, of the Senate, he should ask to be relieved from" the position, und that, that Senator who hai discharged the duty with so much ability i.nd satisfaction to the Senate and country thould be returned to the place. The presiding officer thn called Mr. Manderson to the chair and a resolution was adopted authorizing the secretary of the Senate to inform the President of the United States and the House of Representatives of its action regarding the election of a presiding officer. Mr. Blackburn pressented the credentials of Hon. William Lindsay, elected a Senator from the State of Kentucky for six years from the 4th of March, 1893. . A motion was adopted insisting on the Senate amendments to the Military .Academy appropriation bill, and the Chair appointed Messrs. Brice, Call and Teller conferees on the part of the Senate. Mr. Berry, from the committee on public lands, reported with an amendment the House bill to permit the use of the right of way through the public lands for tram roads, canals and reservoirs. The bill was passed. - - Mr. Lodge, moved that the Senate proceed to consideration of his resolution calling on the Secretary of the Navy for information why United States ships ' had bean withdrawn from the Hawaiian Islands. It was carried 33 to 12 many Democrats voting to take it up who would vote against it on final passage. At . the suggestion of a Senator, the resolution had been modified when it was previously up for consideration so 'as to request the Information desired from the President, if not Incompatible with the public interest, instead of from the Secretary of the Navy. Mr. Pfeffer then submitted his remarks on the service pension bill, after which Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, addressed the Senate on the Nicaraguan eanah bill. A4fthe conclusion of Mr. Mitchell's address, the Chair In id before the Senate a letter of the Secretary of State, saying that J.'-'W. Foster in assisting China In peace negotiations with Japan sustains no official or other relations to the United States. On motion of Mr. Palmer, a resolution expressing the deep sensibility of the Senate on the death of Mr. Post, of Illinois, and providing for the appointment of a committee of five to attend the funeral was adopted and the Chair appointed as such committee Messrs. Palmer. Cullom, Mitchell of Wisconsin, Gallinger and Allen. Then, as a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased, the Senate, at 3:20 p. m., adjourned. - - ' - . Brief Senlon of the Hoanc. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The desk of the late Representative Post, of Illinois, , was covered with crape on which rested a wreath of flowers when the House met today and Chaplain Bagby, in his prayer, referred to the dead member eloquently. , Mr. Johnson, of Ohio, presented a memorial from Samuel J. Ritchie, " of Ohio, asking for the impeachment Of Judge Augustus J. Ricks, of Ohio, and the committee on Judiciary was Instructed to Investigate the charges contained therein. The death of General Post was announced by Mr. Henderson, of Illinois, who spoke of the shock caused by the sudden decease of the member who had been seen by many of his colleagues in good health on Friday, and referred to him as a brave and gallant soldier and a faithful and intelligent Representative. Appropriate resolutions, prepared by the Illinois delegation, were adopted and the House adjourned out of respect to the deceased, -at 12:15 p. m. Speaker Crisp appointed the following committee to accompany the remains to Illinois: Mesers. Henderson, Lane, Marsh, Chilcls and Wheeler, of Illinois; Bynum, Boutelle, Lucas and Stalling?. . INFERIOR GOODS SENT ABROAD. One ReiiMon Why Our Foreign Trude Doea Not Grow. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. A fpecial agent of the Department of Agriculture, who has 'been making Inquiries under the direction of the Secretary of Agriculture into the general subject of our trade with Germany in live stock and meats, has some observations to offer in a recent re'p&rt on the necessity of shipping; only the best goods abroad if we are to retain any trade with .foreigners. Ho says: "The sales of American larfl and canned goods In general are Increasing constantly. Although the present high prices of meats are largely responsible for the large demand, it can be said that Germany will always be a good market for these products, providing American exporters furnish only the best goods. When making inquiries I am frequently confronted with the question: 'What firm do you represent?' and upon explanation often learn that purchasers do not receive the goods they nave contracted for. I. do not wlh to say that American exporters intentionally sen J inferior goods abroad, but commissioners are not as particular, and they consider almost anything good enough for the German markets, thereby doing our export trade great injury. Not alone are the food laws very stringent, but local restrictions and sanitary regulations are also very strict, and the shipping of Inferior goods can only have a tendency to make them more stringent, thus doing permanent damage. I fuily understand that prime qualities of lard are not sent abroad. They demand a better price at home than the German laboring classes could pay, but it seems sometimes that the most inferior stuff put up anJ used in America as axle grease Is sitd here at the smaller places, where sanitary regulation are not strict. " WARNED IX TIME, But the People of Florida Did Not Heed "Old .Pro Im." WASHINGTON. Jan. 7. Professor Harrington, chief of the Weather ltureau. phh made a report to Secretary Morton with reference to the forecasting and wurnings given of the recent cold wave lu Florida. The Professor transmits a statement of the weather crop bulletin for December, bowing that telegrams were sent to Florida in advance of the severe cold wave in. the latter part of December. Frofeaiwr Harrington adds: "The telegrams were sent, Ml be1 observed, on Friday morning, the v The told wave developed on Sat

urday, the 29th. giving a minimum early Saturday- morning and another one later on Saturday. Uompartson will show that the public in Florida was warned of the , cold wave approaching nearly twenty-four hours In advance. In addition to these telegrams there were the usual warnings on the weather maps for these dates and the . dates preceding. The latter warnings were published by the rress associations generally." The fact of the matter is." said Secretary Morton, commenting on the above, "that the public pay altogether too little heed to the warnlnKS given by the Weather Bureau and the forecasts printed on the maps unless special attention is In some way called to them by editorial notices in the papers or otherwise. It is quite impossible for the bureau to italicize the forecasts and warnings whenever these happen to indicate unusual weather conditions. People must learn to look out for the weather predictions and read them intelligently." CLEVELAND'S HINT TO HILL.

An Object Leaaon In -Harmony ' Pro loed by the Prrnldeut. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. It bus been learned that Mr. Cleveland and Mr. Hill' has each In his possession a note marked "Personal."" A fortnight ago the- President inclosed to Senator Hill, with a formal invitation to be a guest at the state1 dinner, a private note suggesting to him that it would be a step in the direction of bringing the waning factions of the Democratic party throughout the United State together if the President of the United States and the senior Senator from the State of New York could meet on friendly terms and thus afford an nhlf-rt lensnn in harmony to be followed by other members in the party. Senator Hill promptly responded to the note by saying that , ho would he nleased to adrmf the PrMldpnt'! suggestion and then formally accepted tho invitation. The Senator's appearance at the President's dinner may be the beginning of a complete reconciliation, which at present has not gone beyond the exchange of the most formal courtesies. Crulaera to Be Kept In Motion. WASITIVriTnV .Inn. 7 Tn evpputlni- nf his policy of keeping our cruisers In motion and away from home ports. Secretary; Herbert has Instructed Admiral Beardslee, commanding the -Pacific station, to causa the ships attached'to that station, now tit Mare island and ready for service, to go to sea. The exact cruise of each vessel has not been specified, and this will probably be left for the determination of the Admiral, who has been instructed, however, to see to It that the vesels are for no great length of time beyond reach of orders from the department. Doubtless the Monterey and the Olympia will be ordered to cruisefrom one to another of our - own Pacific, ports, because the first-named is unable to carry coal for an extended cruise, and the latter, just about to be commissioned, being untried, should be near a navy yard In case any defect is developed.. Aside from these, there will be available for cruising in the course of a few weeks the Philadelphia, Boston. Marion, Michigan, Adams, Alert .and Thetis. It is highly probable that Admiral Heardslee will order one of these ships, perhaps the Philadelphia, to run over to Hawaii on a short cruise, but the intentions of the Navy Department la the matter have not yet been disclosed. Crippled Hoonler Veteran in Lack. - Special to the Indianapolis Journal. AVASHINGTON. Jan. 7. There is aii old soldiers' roll of the House of .Representatives, 'consisting pf twelve veterans who have been crippled in service. These hold $1,200 nosltions durimr trood behavior, which is, practically, for life. The death of Captv William Fitch, of Ohio, caused a vacancy on Christmas day and in his stead. Con-; gressman Bretz has had Capt. James H. .11 .. -.- A..n... IH.1U. vtiimst?, vi j-i.iiu.v tuuiii;, jiiuidiid, appointed. An effort was made on the rart of several veterans who had been distinguished in the service without belna;crippled, to have Doorkeeper Hurt set aside the unwritten law which made the position's go only to cripples, tut this wa unsuccessful. Captain S house was fortunate in being the only crippled applicant. Thii fact gave him an easy victory. Captain, Shouse served four years in the war with. marked gallantry, losing his left arm ii . the battle of Nashville. He was later Mayor of Vincennes and sheriff of Knox county.. . , ;; Blaine'- House Demolished., , " WASHINGTON, D. C, Jan. 7. A, largo force of laborers began the work of demolishing the outer walls of the old Blaine house to-day. , When the day's work was done the wall was down nearly to the. ground. The half dozen sycamore trees . in front of the mansion were uprooted an I the high iron fence taken away. The work, on the opera house that Is to take its place will be begun next week. s . . Muncie Plum, Given to Tnhey. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. , WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The nomination of Mr. Tuhey to succeed Mr. Ellis as postmaster at Muncie was -sent to the Senate to-day. The Muncie case has been thor-, oughly discussed in these dispatches. Joseph Stemle was appointed postmaster at Siberia.- Perry county, vice Paul Sturne, resigned. Appointment uy the President. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. The President to-day sent the following nominations, to the Senate: Hiram HLott, of Louisiana, to be consul of the United States at Managua, Nicaragua; Surgeon Joseph B. Parker, to be a medical inspector; Passed Assistant Surgeon William H. Rush, to be a surgeon. General Xote. WASHINGTON, Jan. 7. Gen. Jacob S. Coxey, leader of the commonweal movement, and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress, was at the Capitol to-day to arrange for hearings before the House ways and means- committee and the ' Senata finance committee to advocate his nonin-terest-bearlng bond scheme. The annual seed distribution at the agricultural department has so far resulted In sending out 1.300,000 papers of vegetable seeds to postofflees throughout the country. The work will" probably not be completed before May. There are still about six million papers of seeds awaiting distribution. - The Senate Judiciary committee considered the case of Judge Clark, apoolnted United States district ; judge for East and Middle Tennessee. A subcommittee Conslnting of Senators Hill, Lindsay and Piatt were appointed to investigate all the charges and report to the full committee at a later date. Representative Outhwalte, chairman of the House committed on military , affairs, has introduced a bill to authorize the reimbursement of soldiers of the lute war. for personal effects lost bv them. Senator Martin to-day introduced a bill for the admission of Oklahoma ss a State. The Mil provides for an extension of the area so as to include a part of the Territory of the Chickasaw nation, 'v A court martial has been ordered to meet Rt Fort Sheridan, 111., Thursday, Jan. 17. for the trial of First Lieutenant J. V. Spaddock. retired. Lieutenant Colonel Samuel Overshine will be president of the court. . . - The War Department has awarded to the Pond Machine Company, of New York, and the Hethleham steel works of Pennsylvania, contracts for constructing each four ten-inch disappearing gun carriages. The establishment of a rational graduate school of forestry under the tllretlon of the Agricultural Department is proi1d for in a bill introduced by Uepresemittlve Ha'.ner. of Nebraska. The unused portions of Arlington are to be occupied and two post graduate scholarships for study in Evrope established yearly. .: Cardinal Gibbon was the guest of honor to-night at a dinner given by Mrs. Sea well and her daughter. Miss Mollis Elliott Seawell. The other guests were Representative and Mrs. Joseph Washington. Representative Gardiner Tyler, of Virginia. Mrs. Isham Hornsby, Mrs. Hodgson Burnett anf Thomas Nelson Page. The Addleka Divorce Case. WILMINGTON, Bel., Jan. 7 Arguments In the Adlicks divorce case on a motion for a rule on the plaintiff, "Mrs. Hoa-ille B. Addicks, to furnish a bill of particulars In the charges of adultery preferre l against her husband began In the Superior Court here this morning, 'tne court decided that the argument should lie public and "not heard In chambers, a asked for by Mrs. AdJlcka's counsel. The argument was opened by W. S. Hllles In opposition to the rule. George K. LoJjse. of counsel for Mr. Addicks. favore l It. Other counsel will follow and the argument will continue tomorrow. 1'nuNc of Mr. Shirley Death.- , Special to the Indianapolis Journal DANVILLE, 111., Jan. 7.At th coroner's Inquest to-day the Jury rendered a vwdlct that Mrs. Bessie Shirley came to her death by poisoning. It wos presumed 'hat '..' committed suicide, 'but th coron.r'i Jurv lu its verdict Intimated that hwi tvubuiid had something to do with the polfnlna i order to rcaliie 911 her llfl" lun:.:ic-.

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