Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1897 — Page 1

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7 1 IHBIAMAPOLI hi PRICE -3 CENTS. AT RAILWAY NEWS STANDS. OX 1KAIN3 AND M'NDAYd CfcNT.-. ESTABLISHED 1823. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY - MORNING, JANUARY 27, 1897.

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You Have to Pay Fancy Prices for Madc-To-Measure Clothes? Maybe it's because some other fellow don't pay at all the tailor must have a living even if you have to help shoulder his losses. The same quality of "fabric, the same correctness of style, and without a doubt mucli better workmanship can be had in the sort of ready-to-wear clothes we offer you at about 30 per cent, less than your tailor charges. We are not speaking of the sort of ready-made clothes you'll find at every croroads clothier's in the country it's the right kind as right as the best tailoring brains can conceive. That's what we arc preaching about. You are out nothing by giving us a chance to show you the proof of our preaching.

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This Week's Revised Quotations

Arc the lowest ever recorded for most grades of Bleached Muslins, and the same is relatively true of many Brown and Colored Cotton Goods. The present advance in price of cotton over the lowest values in recent years approximates thirty per cent. Disclaiming aliy spirit of prophecy, the deduction would seem to follow that no further decline need be expected, manufacturers being more likely to again resort to curtailment of product rather than reduce price. We are fortunately situated in tliat the bulk of our present stocks of Staples are of very recent purchase," requiring no "average" in selling prices. We offer The Trade every advantage to be had in any market.

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BIG ROUTE Homeseekers' Excursions Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1897. Excursion Tickets will be sold on the above date at ONE FARE for the ROUND TRIP To principal points South, Southwest, West and northwest. Also, very low one-way rates to many Southern points. For particulars call at Big Four Offices, No. 1 East Washington st, 36 Jackson place, Massachusetts avenue and Union Station. H. M. BRONSON, A. G. P. A. KEW PULLMAN SLEEPING CAR &RYICE TO Washington, Baltimore and the East, Via C. II. & D.. Ti. & O. S. IV. and B. & O. Ilne3 Leave Indianapolis 7 :Z a. m. Arrive WasMncton 6:47 a. m. Arrive I5altimre 7:o." a. m. Arrive Philadelphia MMt a. m. Arrive New York 1:20 p. m. 16 to Washington and Baltimore $17 to Philadelphia and New York For detailed. Information and sleeping-car fpaee consult office, at Z Wet Washington street, or Union Station. GEO. W. 1IAYLER. Dlst. Pass. Agent. CHICAGO and RETURN VIA mO IN ON ROUTE ACCOUNT Annual Cycle . Exhibit (y S Rotttld Ticket on sale up to Jin. y. -Sll ll T.in ;otl to ritirn until Feb. 3. tPUUU Trip. CVrtiniate p;an. POUR DkllLf'Y' TlVirVii QUICKEST TIME REST SERVICE. Call at Union Station or 2 West Washington street, fcrtltketaand Cir.l a!e. t.hO. W. HAYLEK, D. P. A L1L1U0KALANI RECEIVES. Hawaii Ex-Qneeii (Jreeln Mnny Call' era In Her Hotel Parlor. WASHINGTON'. Jan. LS.-Ex-Queen LIlluokalanl held a reception this afternoon for two hours at her rooms In the Shoreham. It was her purpose to contlne the reception mainly to newspaper men and such persons in official life as cared to call. However, the ladles in the hotel soon parsed the news of the affair to their friends elsewhere and. In consequence, the small parlor set apart for the callers was well crowded, mostly by the fair sex, who seemed animated by a feeling of curlouslty to setj the woman who had been a queen and had filled a page In the history of Hawaii. The Queen was assisted in the reception of visitors by her lady In waiting. Miss Kia Nahaolelua and by her secretary and agent. Joseph Ileleluhe, both native Hawaiian. Mr. Palmer, acting as her chamberlain, received the callers at the doorway mid presented them to the receiving party. The Queen was becomingly attired in a black silk gown, trimmed with royal purple and bore herself with great dignity, responding appropriately to the salutations of her callers and having a pleasant word for every one. Whether or not she will again receive the public in Washington is not known, and when she was asked the question how long she intended to remain here she replied that she did not know; nhe found It so pleasant in Washington that she had as yet given no thought to departure. CUT HIS OWN THROAT. Suicide of Jame Kelley While Surrendering to Detective. fST. LOUIS. Jan. CI. This afternoon a nan giving the name of James Keiley culled at the ofTlce of Chief Detective Desmond and stated that h wished to surrender himself to the authorities. Detective Badger aked the man to be suited and he had scarcely taken a chair when he thrust the blat. of a iocket knife Into the left hide of bis throat and bled to death l-fore anything could h done for him. The tndn did not ay why ho wished lei lv tUxuaclf up nor where he cumo from.

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10H 'SlL(B:OL THE FAMINE IN INDIA DISTRESS AXD MISERY AMOG THE LOWER CASTES AT niJAPER. Flelrin Active with Voltaren Feeding on the CnrcfiMKCH of Starved Auimal Rohbern Xnmerons. (Copyright. l$r7. by the Associated Tress.) Ill J A PUR. Presidency of Bombay, Jan. 2J. The correspondent of the Associated Press who is visiting the distressed provinces of India, has arrived at Bijapur. about 213 miles southeast of Bombay, and finds in this district the keenest distress, especially among the people of the lower caste. These are on the verge of starvation, and are only saved from It by the government relief work, which enables them to earn enough money to at least keep body and soul together while awaiting the brighter state of affairs which recent rains are expected to provide later In the year. It is estimated that fully one-tenth of the cattle jn this district have already perished from lack of fodder and the loss from this cause will undoubtedly be considerably Increased between now and the growing of the new crops. In the fields can be seen lying numerous carcasses of animals being devoured by vultures. There are many gangs of robbers engaged in pillaging grain stores whenever an opportunity arises, and the prisons are full of thieves who have been captured while stealing or in attempting to do so. Among the masses there are many cases of illness, arising from lack of proper nourishment and emaciation and it Is regarded as certain that cholera will reach this district sooner or later, owing to the carelessness of the people, who dread being taken to the hospitals provided for their care, believing that they are certain to die within a fortnight If they enter a hospital. Beyond doubt, the utmost resources of the government will be taxed before long in the efforts which will have to be made to cope with the steadily Increasing distress. Hebute In the Common. LONDON. Jan. 25. The debate on the address In reply to tho speech from the throne at tho opening of Parliament a week ago was resumed in the House of Commons to-day. The amendment of Sir William Wedderburn, Bart, member for Banffshire. Radical (who has lived a great time in India and who presided over the fifth Indian National Congress at Bombay), calling for a minute, independent inquiry Into the condition of the masses of India, was rejected by a vote of 217 to 90. Sir William Wedderburn contended that the people were In a state of chronic destitution, and asserted that the causes of the evil were the usurers,' the system of taxation and the civil courts which, he added, were unsuitable for Indian intelligence. During the debate Mr. Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree, member for the northeast division of Bethnal Green. Conservative (a representative of what may be termed the anti-congress party in India), opposed the amendment on the ground that It would incite discontent In India. Lord George Hamilton, the secretary of state of India, said that the amendment emanated from the Indian National Congress, which, he explained, always attacked the British nation. Continuing. Sir George said that the inquiry, as proposed was impracticable. He maintained that the condition of the masses in India had improved in recent years; but he admitted that the present famine offered occasion for an inquiry. Sir Henry Fowler, Liberal, member for iisi oivernampton. (who was secretary of state for India In 1MM). expressed the hope that if the famine entailed excessive charge upon the Indian government, the imperial Parliament would vote It aid. The House of Commons thereupon voted the address to tho Queen. All India Declared Infected. ST. PETERSBURG Jan. 2J. The minister for the interior has declared the whole of India to be infected with the plague. SLEIGH RIDERS UPSET. They Were Bound for Eden Valley, hut Tumbled Over nu Hmlinnkiueut, ALTOONA. Pa., Jan. Co'. -The reports of an accident to a sleighing party near Tyrone last night were exaggerated. A party of eighteen youqg men and women of that town started In' a large sled for a night's diversion at a farmhouse in Eden valley, several milts east of Tyrone. While descending a small embankment leading from the railroad tracks, the brakes failed to hold and the slid slipped over the embankment, falling live feet. MHs Alice I hidden, of Washington. Pa., and Mis.; Jennie Stover, of Bellefonte, both of whom were visiting in Tyrone, vere picked up unconscious, but they were not seriously injured. The party suffered mainly from the Intense cold. The news of the accident reached Tyrone In a sensational form and the railroad authorities promptly sent to the scene a relief train with four phvsicians. At a late hour the party was returned to Tyrone and ail were able to walk to their homes. A Tut liiw Mitnlued. COLUMBUS. O.. Jan. 21.-The Supreme Court of Ohio sustained the collateral inheritance tax law.

Ml COSTLY FIRES

PHILADELPHIA Sl'FFKUS TO Till! EXTENT OF A no IT 2.MH,000. Valuable Block In the Heart of the City Destroyed, and John U'nnainaker'it Store Damaged. HEAVY LOSSES AT CHICAGO MONROE-STREET BLOCK AND A LARGE ELEVATOR DESTROYED. Eight Firemen and Ten Spectators Serlonnly In jnred Fatal Fire In Other Towns and Cities. PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Jan. 20.-A tiny spiral of smoke curled out of the cellar window of a big building on Market street at 6:30 o'clock this morning. A few hours later one of tho most valuable blocks of real estate In the city had been consumed in raging flames. It was the block bounded by Market, Thirteenth. Filbert and Juniper streets. In the very heart of the city. A few steps to the right looms tho massive City Hall, around the corner stands the Pennsylvania Railroad terminal, and directly across the way John Wanamakcr's great store stretches frcm street to street. So fierce was the flame and so strong the wind which aided its destructive work that even this building, distant the width of Market street; was saved almost by a miracle from destruction, and Mr. Wanamaker to-night places his loss at $100,000. The total loss is variously estimated at from $1.0l,0i0 to 52.rK),000, but in the chaos and confusion now existing it Is all but Impossible to secure accurate figures. The losses are very generally covered by insurance. The fire originated In the basement of the six-story building extending from No. 13'X to 1317 Market street, occupied In the lower floors by Hanscom Brothers, grocers, and above by the umbrella factory of Hirsh Brothers. The smoke was discovered by a policeman, who promptly turned in an alarm, but the fire made such headway that before the engines could be put to work the building was a mass of flames. With uncontrollable rapidity it then spread In all directions, destroying about thirty buildings before it had been finally controlled. The fire reached the big tower of Wanamakcr's; store about an hour after it started, and the energies of the department were then concentrated on saving that building. The tower was destroyed, together with the valuable clocks and chimes; the roof all along the Market-street front was badly damaged, and a great deal of the stock in tho front of the store suffered from smoke and water. The buildings wholly or partially destroyed and the estimated losses are: Market Street-No. 1.101-03. Potter & Co., photographers: John Ilillam. druggist. t; No. VA)o, C. K. Sterner, cigars. I27.UW: No. 13f?7. H. L. Roberts & Co.. photographers. $T:.,(hK: Nos. 1300-17, Hirsh Bros., um-bre!1--: H w-com Bros., grocers; A. V . Dennett, restaurant. 100.M); "No. 1319. Blum Bros., cloaks and suits. tt-O.iJ: No. 1321, A. Marshall, restaurant. $3; No. 1323. G. B. Wells, hats. S3$.lX; No. 1325. John Dickson, heaters, IROoO; No. 1327. Showed & Freyer, irroeers. SI 10.000: Henry G. Gibson estate, building. in.iu.lXt0. A number of small threestory structures on Thirteenth strevt. up to Filbert, assessed in all at about Uy),0K, and four buildings on Filbert street, about no-), including the six-story printing house of Dunlap & Clark, valued at Slo'i.OOO. Wanamaker's loss on stock will reach $2.",Ouu and Hirsh Bros. SD.UUC. Several liremen were injured, but none seriously, and one man dropped dead ot excitement. CARPET STORE DAMAGED. Besides the big fire, there were two oth ers. The first was at 3:3) a. m. It was in the fifth story of the building occupied by O. S. Bunnell, wholesale stationery, at No. 33 Chestnut, and was soon put out, the loss being only $10,0)0. About 6 o'clock a. m tho fire department was called to the big carpet store of John and James Dobson, Nos. 808, 810 and 812 Chestnut street. By hard work the flames were confined to the sixth story, but the water soaked through every' floor to the basement. The store was filled with expensive carpets, rugs and up holstery, and the loss caused by water and smoke exceeded S100,(K. It was while almost the entire fire department was fighting the flames at the Dobson store that an alarm was sounded from Thirteenth and Chestnut streets. Every body in Philadelphia who hears an alarm from this locality instinctively cries "Wanamaker's!" The great store covers the entire block, bounded by Chestnut, Market, Thirteenth and Juniper streets, and as the building was constructed years ago many of the fireproof features of modern structures are lacking. The firemen soon found, however, that the flames had attacked the block opposite Wanamaker's on the south, separated from the big store by Market street's width of 120 feet. When it was apparent that the block originally attacked was doomed squads of firemen, with long lines of hose, were detailed to try and save Wanamaker's. This structure, with the goods piled up within Its four walls, represented a money value of over SlO.OOO.OeO. Despite the efforts of tho city firemen, reinforced by Wanamaker's fire brigade, the high wind prevailing forced the flames across Market street after they had been fought off for an hour and a half. The tiro first caught in the high tower on the Market street corner. This supported a tig clock and chimes, which rang- out every half hour. Little patches of flame made their appearance along the edge or the roof of the main structure, vnd the excitement among the firemen was intense. It was known that if the flames once got beyond control there was no telling where the fire would stop. There was a deep sigh of relief therefore when the anonuncement was made that byond the destruction of the tower the scorching of paint and woodwork on Market stree. and the cracking of the big plate-glass windows the lire would not further damage Wanamaker's. Smoke penetrated almost every portion of the store, and the damage to delicate dry goods from this cause will be heavy. Had the flames enveloped Wanamaker's, nothing could possibly have prevt nted the destruction of scores of h4 buildings on Chestnut street, rvhich is narrow and closely built. Mr. Wanamaker was early on the scene. At the present tim he employs 4.2K) people! and as many of the men In this army of employes as would bo of use in lighting the flames were admitted to the store. The admirable precautions that the inflammable nature of the structure had mado necessary rendered the work of the trained tire brigade easy and at the same time effective. Mr. Wanamaker said during the l're "The tire is confined to the Market-street end of my store, and three hours after the tin-men are out of the place, seven-eighths of the store will be ready for business." Mr. Wanamaker was apparently the least concerned man In the great crowd, as he quietlv made his way from one part of the establishment to another, directing the movements of his employes. Mr. Wanamaker does his own insuring' and his loss is therefore covert d in this way. THE GREAT FIRE. The Are that threatened Wanamaker's establishment and which caused the greatest loss this city has suffered in recent years broke out in the rear of the basement of the b'g grocery store of Hanscom Bros., No. 1317 Market street. The flames were first discovered by John Wagner, a reserve policeman, who was in the Hanscom building at 6:20 o'clock, lie immediately turned in

an alarm. Before "the engines reached the sc-ne the entire rea,r portion of Dennett's big restaurant was ablaze. A second alarm was then sent in and a few moments later a general alarm was sounded. Immediately adjoining iianseom Bros.' en the west was the live-story building occupied by Blum Bros., manufacturers of ladies' cloaks. The flames sj read with almost lightning rapidity and Blum Bm?.' building was soon a mass of ilaines. The water seemed almost to freeze before It touched the buildings, so

bitter cold was the weather. The next building on the west to suffer was that oc cupied by George Marshall, as a restaurant: then came the manuiactory or George is. Wells at No. 1S23. and the rear of the wholeale grocery of Showed fc tryer at No. 132o Market street. While the flames were sweeping west on Market street, the umbrella manufactory of Ilirsch Bros... the largest In the world. which adjoined the restaurant, caught fire. The inflammable nature of the immense stock of light silks added fuel to the seething flames, and In half an hour the beauti ful eight-story building extending from Nos. I'M to 1313 Market street was a mass of flames. On the east of the Hirsh building, between 13f9 and 1310 Market street, were the following tenants: The Mlzpah restau rant. No. 1307: Sterner v- Ball, wholesale and retail cigar factory. No. 130.": wholesale and retail confectionery, A. Nickolacky, No. 1303, and the big drug store of H. Hillman at No. 1301. the upper story of which was occupied by Potter Bros, as a photo graph gallery. On the north slue of Hirsh Bros." factor-. immediately across Silver street, stood the new seven-story building of Dunlap & Clark, the only printing firm In the State with a capacity for printing the big blanket Australian ballots. This building extended from No. 13(rt to 1310 Filbert street, and was 100 feet deep. The first floors were occu pied by the Collins Carriage Company. The flames swept through this big structure and gutted it completely. The small buildings on Sliver street, which runs west from Thirteenth to Juniper, wpre all gutted. The shop of contractor Lewis Havens caught lire from the rear of the Blum Bros, and three firemen were cautfht by the falling wall. Frank Piper, of Engine Company 30, was the only man seriously injured. Up to this time the flames had been confined to the block bounded by Filbert street on the north, Thirteenth on the east. Market on the south and Juniper on the west. The wind was blowing from the west and carried the flames into the rear of the building on Thirteenth street. The first building to catch lire was that of Jacob Miller, gents' furnishing oods. No. 0 North Thirteenth street. Then came the cigar factory of Tartllss & Co.. at No. 8 North Thirteenth street; McCune Company, manufacturers of picture frames. Nos. b and 12; E. Pither, dry goods. No. 14; N. 11. Shull. drugs, No. 1H; Heine's bakery. Is'o. IS: the Cafe de Blamberg. No. 20: Budd & Kile, jewelers. No. 22; private residence and barber shop. No. 24; Huber & Weber, dry goods. No. 2. J. H. Stall, jeweler, occupied the first floor of No. 2S North Thirteenth and William H. Stieff. wall paper manufacturer, the remainder of the building. Foley's restaurant, at No. 20 North Thirteenth, and James Furlong's saloon at Nos. 32 and 54. were the last In the row from Market to Filbert streets. All of these buildings were gutted. In many instance nothing Is left standing but the bare widls. The flames ate their way almost directly northwest from the renr of the Blum Brothers' building, gutting the rear of Showed & Frej-er's big grocery. The rear part of Nos. 7. 9. 11. 13.. 15, 17. 10. 21. 23 and 25 North Juniper street, which buildings are used as law offices and private residences, were burned, leaving1 only the front walls standing in some cases. While the Are was at its height flames were discovered on the window sashes on the side of the big City Hall which w;u exIosed to the terrible heat. The City Hall tir department ran a lino of hose, to the roof, and in a few minuter had the massive structure free from all danger. WALLS LIKE ICEBERGS. Tho walls of Hirsch Brothers' factory collapstni soon after 8 o'clock. The other walls left standing resemble huge Icebergs, being covered with a heavy coating of Ice. Ilirsch Brothers employed 450 hands and occupied the top floors of the building which extended from 1109 to 1313 inclusive. The building was owned by the estate of Henry C. Gibson, tho well-known distiller, and was valued at about Sytf.uOO. Thrilling incidents were not wanting. While the fire was rt. Its height an employe of the firm o Ivms. Di tz &. llapve. whose building is in tho block below that devastated by the flames on Market street, was overcome by the excitement and suddenly dropped dead. James Furlong, pro prietor of the saloon at the corner of Juniper and Filbert streets, is critically ill of pneumonia. When the flames began to eat their way to his place a squad of fire men carried him from his sick led into the bleak streets and ho was hurriedly taken to a nearby hotel. The excitement and shock mav cost him his life." Shortly before noon a second fireman was Injured. Ho is William Gorman, aged thir-tv-two vears. assistant foreman of com nanv No. 1. He was struck by falling biic'ks and timbers and badly hurt about the head and neck. Had the firo occurred an hour or two later tho results would have been appall ing. The burned district Is In tho veryheart of the business center of the city. across tho way from the mammoth City Ha 1 and around the corner rrom tne renn svlvanla station. The blaze had not been under wav a half hour before the thou sands of employes of the destroyed bus! ness houses bceran flocking to the scene to legln their daily work. Many of the larger establishments, including WanamaKcr s, employed a large majority of women and girls, and had the disaster come during l.nsiness hours a nanic with Its consequent loss of life would have been inevitable. The streets were roped off for two blocks round and traffic on the busiest streets of the city was at a standstill for hours. CHICAGO HIT HARD, Destructive Fire on Monroe Street Eighteen Teople Injured. CHICAGO, Jan. 2. Eight firemen and ten spectators were badly hurt at a fire. which this evening destroyed the Williams block at Nps. 1S6 to 202 Monroe street. The injured men are: JEREMIAH O'ROURKE. fireman, struck bv falling wall: will probably ute. 'tnnv WORKMAN, fireman, fell into the building when roof collapsed; body badly rpnvhpil mav die. PATRICK PATTERSON, fireman, struck by falling brick, leg nroKen. JEREMIAH REDCROl 1. fireman, both ankles broken by falling wall. .tamp BARKER, captain cnc-Ina com pany, badly burned nbout neck and head. SHERMAN P. QUINLAN. fireman . legbroken and body Daeuy oruiseu vy laiung HARRY GEORGEHAX fireman, fell from i.nii.nnf nfy tmdlv wrenched. TKRKMIAH ELLIOTT. Engine Company No. 7. both ankles broken by falling wall taken home. . , JOHN BOHANNON, cut and bruised about body by falling bricks. j FRANK CAMPION, cut and bruised1 alKut face an.l body: not serious JOHN GARRY, injured about the abdoniVM. HAN LEY. cut and bruised about body:" Injuries serious. ..... J. MURPHY, badly bruised about the head and body. PETER ROW, cut and bruised about the bodv. R RICE, badly bruised about the body and head by bricks. JOHN ROSS, aged twelve years, injured bv a failing shutter. WILLIAM ROSS, bruised and burned. CHARLES WATSON, seventeen years old. injured severely by failing shutter. The fire originated in the basement of the building, and spread with such rapidity that within a few minutes it had become utterly useless for the firemen to attempt to save the building. After a hard light they managed to confine the fire to the walls of the Williams block, but they were able to save nothing in it. The total damage to the building and contents is estimated at $5ft.i', the heaviest individual losers being: Williams block, $i:(.Vi; Wurzburger Brothers, manufacturers of underwear, S3'i.(A); National Rubber Company. $:UM): George H. Foster & Co.. dry kimmIs and notions. $3.i,Wi; Continental Shoe Companv. $4u.('oj; Grossman & YlichaeNon. manufacturing clothiers, 50.0:y; i'own-eiid t Gale Co.. dry goods. $3U.hX); Eureka Soap Company. $:.. a). A number of smaller concern" were wiped out. and the uu ks of s vi ral business houses in adjoining buildings were damaged badly by smoke and water. Elevator Burned. CHICAGO, Jan. 20. The large grain elevator of the W. H. Pureed Malting Company at One-hundrcd-and-twenty-third street and the Belt-line track was ibtroyed by fire to-day. The flames originated in the youth portion of the structure. Before the fire department arrived the whole structure was enveloped In flames. The firemen (Continued ou Second Pajfc.)

BIG RAILWAY LOBBY

ALLEGED SCHEME TO RUSH POOLING BILL THROI Gil CONGRESS. Speaker Iteetl Reported to lie In Fa vor of the Menmirr, anil to Have Arranged for It Adoption. ANOTHER VETO NULLIFIED PENSION HILL rASSED DESPITE THE PRESIDENT'S OBJECTIONS. Effort of Foreigner! to Defeat the Immigration Mennure Exposed liy Senator Lodge. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON. Jan. 26. The framework of the biggest sensation of this session of Congress is just becoming visible. The railroads have perfected a plan to rush the pooling bill through both houses. The city has suddenly filled up with railroad at torneys and a determined effort is about to be made to force the bill through the House and stampede the Senate. The House committee on interstate-commerce has quietly agreed to consider the bill on Friday, and the understanding is that it will be reported favorably and given quick consideration. The job has been worked up with consummate skill, and the passage of the bill through the House is assured. Speaker Reed favors it, and the House organization is of the same bent. The inter state-commerce committee was constructed with special reference to the pooling bill and the House machinery is greasetl to accelerate its passage. How the bill will fare in the Senate is problematical. The Senate committee which will pass on it will make a favorable report and if the railroads have captured the opposition, as they boast having done, tho trick is won. The railroads have done their work with great skill. They have performed their part in Fllence, and the play now being sprung will be a profound surprise. Every member of the House committee having the bill in charge has denied that there was any prospect of action this session and agreed that there was not the slightest pressure In Its favor. Nov, J without a moment's warning, a scheme for the enactment of the law Is jumped to the front, the railroad interests concentrate by magic at the capital, and a full-grown lobby appears on the scene. It leoks very much like a conspiracy to force through a bill under whip and spur that the ieopIe are overwhelmingly opposed to. It is. of course, possible, but it hardly seems possible, that such a measure can be passed at a time when the popular mind is inflamed against further development of "trusts." PASSED OVER A VETO. Bill to Pension Jonathan Seott Adopted ly the House. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2G.-The House overrode another of President Cleveland's pension vetoes to-day by a vote of 137 to 32. The bill pensioned Jonathan Scott, of the Sixth Iowa Cavalry, who is now living at Oswego, Kan., at tha rate'uf $72 per month. Mr. Cleveland vetoed It on the ground that the disability for which the beneficiary was to be pensioned was not contracted in the service. The rest of the day was devoted to the continuation, of tho debate on the Indian appropriation bill. Only a few amendments were adopted, and those of minor importance. About twenty-five pages of the bill were covered. A bill to satisfy a peculiar claim was passed, on motion of Mr. Turner (Dem., Ga.) It was the claim of John F. McRae, a deputy United States marshal, for keepins thirty-six African slaves landed by the ship Wanderer at Savannah, in until they could be shipped back to their homes, in accordance with the provisions of the laws for the suppression of the slave traffic. The amount was HC2. Mr. Hltt (Rep., 111.), chairman of the committee on foreign affairs, reported the dip--lomatlc appropriation bill In tho course of the discussion about the Inelian schools Mr. Murphy, of Arizona, eiuestioned the good results of the present Indian educational system so far as It related to those who were returned to their reservations. He declared that every Apache who was educated in the East and who returned to his reservation was wearing the breechclout to-day. He said on their return they were'hazed and subjected to the utmost cruelty. Mr. Mahon (Rep., Pa.) warmly defended the work of the Carlisle Indian School. He stated that many of the Indians who came there wearing blankets after four years' of collegiate training went out into the world and made as good citizens as there were in the United States. Mr. Curtis (Rep., Kan.) admitted that so far as Arizona was concerned it was unfortunate that educated Indians were returned to their reservations, as a crow flying over some of those reservations would have to carry his elinner with him. But where the Indians had good, tillable lands he denied that they returned to savagery. He paid a high tribute to the work the educated Indians were doing In Kansas and other States. "Have not the Indians developed great powers in football?" asked Mr. Grosvenor, of Ohio. "I believe they have." "And is not football considered in our modern colleges the highest test of culture and civilization?" (Laughter.) Mr. Hartman offered an amendment which caused laughter, recalling, as it did, the recent exposures in connection with the notorious Seeley dinner in New York. It provided for nn appropriation of $1.0'."0m) for the education and civilization of the "Seeley Savages" of the Manhattan reservation. The House greeted the reading of the amendment with a hearty laugh. Mr. Hartman made r.o remarks on it, and it was ruled out on the point of order that it was "new legislation." When the subject of the Dawes Indian committee was reached Mr. Sherman declarer! that the committee had performed a remarkable work. The committee was taking a census of the Indians, which was almost completetl. They had negotiated treaties with the Choctaw And Chickasaw Nation, and if they were allowed to finish their work it would bring about a condition In the Indian Territory of which every American could be proud. Without completing consideration of the item relating to the commission the committee arose, and, at 5:lo p. m., the House adjourned. OPPOSED IIY FOREIGNERS. Underhand .Means I ced to Defeat the ImiiiiKrntloti II 1 1 1. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Senator Lodgesaid to-night: "I learned t-day that dispatdhes were being poured in on members of Congress, especially Western members urging them to vote against the immigration bill which comes up In the House on conference report to-morrow. I have just received a dispatch which shows how this is being done, and what the interest is which Is thus seeking to defeat the Immigration bill." The dispatch referred to is dated Milbank. S. D.. and signed by F. W. A. Pontile. It reads: i " 'Dispatch herewith copies tho.e flooding constituents, ami Knows coercion upon Western congressmen and evil influences of corporations. As American citizens we deplore conditions opening our gates to tho paupers. Anarchists and refuse of aliens ' "Mr. Popple." said Mr. Lodge. "I am informed by Senator Pettlgrew. Is a we-11-know.li citizen of reputation and high standing in Milbank. The copy of the dispatch referrenl to is as follows: " 'To F. W. A. Popple. MUank. S. IV: " 'Immigration bill comes up In House

Wednesday. Wire your congressman, our expense, protesting against proposed exclusion, and requesting bill be defeated. Inform him that vote In favor means defeat next election.' " This dispatch was signed "Claussenlu & Co.. North German Lloyd." Senator Lodge added: , "Claussenlus & Co.. the signers of the dispatch with which the Western country I being flooded, are the Chicago agents of the North German Lloyd Steamship Company. No explanation is needed to account f-r their tender svinpathv for intending immigrants to the "United States, for their fear that families should be separated, which the bill does not in the least necessitate, for their opposition to the provisions including both sexes, or for their general hostility to anv restriction of immigration. 1 am veryglad to have this opportunity of proving the truth of what I said In the Senate that the opposition to the restriction emanates entlrelv from the steamship companies that bring them." ANSWER TO RODRIGl EZ.

President of the Nlearawua Canal Company Writes to OIney. WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. Hiram Hitchcock, president of the Nicaragua Canal Company, has written a letter to Secretary Olney in reply to Senor Rodriguez's statement which the secretary to-day sent to the Senate. Mr. Hitchcock says that when Senor Rodriguez says the company has forfeited its charter because of neglect to make the surveys as required, he omit to inform you that the final purveys and location of the canal were made and concluded by a commission of engineers in strict conformity with Article 47 of the concession, and w e re formally accepted by t ne government of Nicaragua o?t Oct. S, 1V.. Mr. Hitchcock also asserts that the company has fully complied with the require-me-nts of the concession that all nations shall be invited to contribute, and also that reserving a certain percentage of the capital stock for the accommodation of residents of Central America, who may wish to subscribe. He further says that the company Issued the 6 per cent, of the stock reserved for Nicaragua on Oct. 31. 1K0. but that the Nicaraguan government has not yet appointed an agent to receive it. He adds that be has assured Senor Rodriguez in a personal Interview that his company would accept no measure that would be unjust to the powers from whom it received the concessions. He says therefor that the attitude assumed by the Central American minister is inexplicable. "The letter of the minister." he concludes, "is an attack upon the integrity of the maritime canal company and its concessions; and on behalf of that company I ask the protection and aid of tho government of th United States in the defense and mainte nance of its concessionary rights and it property." INDIAN'S HELD IP. How Licensed Traders Holt Poor Lo In he Osasce Country. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Senator Pettigrew, from the committee on Indian affairs, to-day presented the report of the subcommittee appointeel to visit and Investigate affairs at the Osage Indian agency in the Indian Territory. The report was made by Senator Allen and represents such a serious condition of affairs that the report of the full committee recommends a continuance of the investigation. The report says the Indians are fleeced by the licensed traders and that the agent seems to consider it his duty to protect these traders from competition with the border traders who are willing to sell goods at half the price the licensed men charge, which charges the report characterizes as exorbitant in the extreme. It is represented that an Indian who once gets into debt to the license holders is never able to pay out, and no steps are taken to .protect them. The traders establish booths within a few rods of the agency on payday, and one witness testified that the Indians are taken direct to the traders between two rows of men. formed to prevent their escape, as soon as they receive their checks. The Indians know nothing of the condition of their accounts and are charge-d according to the traders pleasure. Ninety per cent. of them are continuously In tlebt. Confirmations Delayed. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2U. The Senate spent half an hour in executive session today in an exchange of opinions over the holding up of postofHce nominations In committee. The question was raised by an inquiry made by Senator Peffer as to the likelihood of early action on the nomination of George A. Van Atta to be postmaster at Clay Center, Kan. It developed that while Mr. Peffer is anxious to secure Mr. Van Atta's confirmation, his colleague. Mr. Baker, is seeking to defeat this accomplishment. Senator Peffer showed a disposition to mildly complain. The incident brought out brief speeches from Senators Blackburn, Cullom and Hill, all reflecting somewhat, though In a jocular vein, on the tardiness of committees in confirming nominations. Senator Cullom sppke of the delay in acting upon the nomination of Internal Revenue Commissioner Foreman and gave notice that he would try' and secure an executive session to-morrow for action upon this case. Senator Chandler replied to the criticisms on the postofilee committee, saying it was very difficult to comply with the wishes of both gold men and silver men and of the Republicans, Democrats and Populists. Will Not Refuse to Ite Dismissed. CINCINNATI, O., Jan. 26.-Revemie Agent Bowen has arrived arid Is now engageel in making the transfer of the government property in charge of Internal Revenue Collector Dowling to Chief Deputy Herman F. Cellarius. Mr. Dowling'H advisors have practically abanrloned the idea of resisting the order of removal issued by tho President in Mr. Dowling's case. Tho contemplated action was based on the erroneous idea that the tenure of office act, which forbade the dismissal of an officer by the President when the Senate was in session, was still in force, whereas it ws repealed ten years ago. At a consultation of Collector Dowilng and his ntivisors today It was resolved to appeal to Congress, and it is supiosed Congressman Sorg will introduce a resolution In the House to set the dismissed collector rl??ht. General Crnlghlll to Re Retired. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2J. General William Price Craighlll, chief of engineers, after a most brilliant military and scientific record, will be retired next Monday on his own application under the forty years' service law. The retirement will leave the President the filling of the most desirable post. It is not yet known upon whom the choice will fall, but the general opinion seems to be that it lies between Colonel J. M. Wilson, now division engineer of the Northwest, and supeiinte-ndent of public buildings and grounds in Washington, and Colonel H. M. Roberts, division englm er at New York. Scheme to Defeat IIultdliiK Hills. Sj-etial to the Indianapolis Journal. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2. Speaker Reed and his rules committee have arranged to circumvent the move for the consideration of public buildings bills by granting a day for the bills too late to do any good. Time will be given near the end of the session and If any of them happen to slip through and become laws it will be a miracle. General Notes. WASHINGTON, Jan. 21. The secretary of the treasury' has received a telegram from Ambrose E. Lyman, internal revenue collector for the district of Montana, tendering his resignation. The department knows of no reason for Mr. Lyman's action. Secretary Herbert has decided to accede to the request of the citizens of Mobile, Ala., and have a naval vessel there during Mardi Gras. Another vessel will te sent to New Orleans for the Marui Gras there. The Senate has confirmed the nomination of William Crow McCreery. of Missouri, to be collector of internal revenue for the First district of Missouri, and of G. e. oberholtzer, to be postmaster at Clay City, Ind. i he special committee Investigating the management of the Soldiers' Home at Leavenworth, to-day deputed Mr. Warner to go to Leavenworth to take testimony In rebuttal of the evidence of Meyers Powell. Representative Warner will remain probably a week in Kansas. To-day Colonel Smith, the accused official, continued bis reply to the charges. The House committee on election, which has charge of the Georgia contest brought ' by Thomas E. Watson j: gainst Judge J. C. C. Black, to-dav decided to postpone Its j - r,,T v-To-day's treasury statement shows; Available cash balance, 22lM'.d,U20; gold iwberve, JIW.GJO.IW.

MUCH TALK IN SENATE

THE i I n N HESOLI TION AGAIN DIS ( ISSIJ) II V DAVID TUIPIE, Who Snld'that Spain Had Failed t l'aelfy the Island, and that I'ncle Swim Should Intervene WOLCOTT'S BILL DEBATED LITTLE OPPOSITION' TO THE PROPOSED MONETARY CONFERENCE, Although It Is Expected to Accomplish Aothlnjc for Bimetallism Daniel ou the MniniKiia Canal Bill. WASHINGTON, Jan. K.-The Senate had a busy session to-d ly. Culia. the proposed. International monetary conference and the Nicaragua canal each came in for a share of attention. Mr. Turpie. of Indiana, closed his speech on the Cuban resolutions, urging that Spain had utterly failed to quell the outbreak and that the United States should intervene. The Wolcott bill for an international monetary conference was considered for the first time. Messrs. White. Cannon and Daniel urged that the conference would be futile and was cot intended as a serious movement towards bimetallism. It was made evident, however, that the biil would meet with little opposition beyond the expression of senators that the bill would accomplish nothing. Mr. Stewart offered an amendment providing thai in case the conference failed the hexretary of treasury shall within thirty days begin free and unlimited coinage of lxdh gold A silver. No final action on the bill wa aken. The Nicaragua debate was resumed, Mr. Daniel speaking against the measure. Mr.' Morgan submitted a letter from President Hitchcock, of the canal company, replying to the recent letter of Minister Rodriguez. Mr. Morgan also offered an amendment designed to meet the objections presented by Mr. Rodriguez. In presenting a remonstrance against the bill, said to restore the practice of flogging on vessels, Mr. Frye said there wa no measure pending which in any way restored flogging, but, on the contrary, the till referred to gave greater security than ever before to sailors against brutality on bhipboard. Mr. Hoar endeavored to pass the bill authorizing the chief Justice of the Supreme Court to designate a member of the federal judiciary to eit in the hearing of the L'Abra mining cases before the Court of Claims, but on objection the bill went over. Mr. Hill, from the committee on Judiciary, made a report on the general question of concurrent and joint resolutions of CongTess. The House amendments to the Senate bill for a survey of a water route from the mouth of the Jetties at Galveston, Tex., to Houston, were agreed to and the bill finally passed. MR. TURPIE S SPEECH. Mr. Turpie then resumed his speech on the Cuban question. He Fjoke of the papers, recently sent to the Senate, reciting the claims of Americans against Spain. These, if allowed, could r.ot oe paid in generations from Spain's impoverished purse. VI would rather trust the resources of the Cuban republic," declared tho senator, "than tho. e of Spain, stripped ss she will be of the resources of Cuba." Mr. Turpi then cited th past Instances In which speedy recognition had !cen given bv tne United States to the revolutionists of South American republics against Spain, and ols Spain's recognition of the- Confederacy. Two Vears after the Argentine outbrea'k President Monroe urKcd recognition of belligerency, and four years after the cutbreak urged the recognition of independence. Therewas no suggestion of autonomy, home rule and restoring ieace, and yet this outbreak, said Mr. Turpie, was brief compared with the present one in Cuba, now in Its twelfth year. "There was no fear of war with Spain." said the senater. There never had been such a war, and he bojHd and leljcved there never would be. The recognition of belligerency was a rognu.d right; not a cause of war. Arter Mr. Turpie had referred to Monr e' re pelllng European Intervention, he addel: "And now we bear it intimated that Europa iowers are to intervene in favor of S;dn. It would Ik? an apt oillclal reply in that case, that tho United State will re-pel such Intervention. Ye-t all we hear is 'pacification' p acifbatlo i cf the island.' There is not an intimation that European Intervention will be rejM lied, but. if I must say it. rather an anxbtv that the revolution shall fail. rspaln had utterly failed to make headway against the rebellion. With an overwhelming military anl naval foree Spain hid not re-established her power In the single state of Ulnar del Rio. "The forces uf :paln have been engaged." declared Mr. Turpie. "not In the suppression of the revolution, ijtit In guarding the person of Captain General Weykr and the proierty ef Spain at Havana." Mr. Turpie closed as follows: 'Jf th Cuban patriots succeed we may then l.iim that we were friends of that republic; friends in need. In th hour and day of danger. If failure Is before them which may God avert our action will still Jose nothing of grace or of grandeur and we shall then keep faith with the quenchless spirit of free-dom and In the word of the great emancipatory wish that all men. everywhere, might l ireev" MONETARY CONFERENCE HI LI The Senate then turned to the Wolcott bill, providing for an international monetary conference. Mr. White spoke derisively of Mr. Wokott's trip to Eunpe as the representative of the coming administration in behalf of bimetallism. This envoy antecedent hid not met with the most hearty reception, if the cable reports could be believed but had been referred by British statesmen to their brothers on the continent. Mr. White paid the senator from New Hampshire (Chandler). In his leisure hours from the Senate edited a newspaper which contained an article which Mr. White had read at the desk amid nune amusement. It spoke ef Senator Sherman as the great leader who would joIve the probb m of bimetallism. Turning to Mr. Sin rman .Mr. v nite asked the Ohio senator If he ready tr assume the task mapped out fpr him. Then was no purjose ho far as he knew. Mr. White proceeded, to cppose this , rne-asure, as it was felt to lw harmless, j while it might satisfy Its promoters, who ! might feel that it kept some of tin Ir promises yet. with this art. they wve doomed to certain failure. When it bad remained unacted upon, some other device might be resorted to. The senator referred to the lonesoinen ss of the proposed e oninitsslon ; Kolr. j'bout and seeking nations with whom to cemfer. He doubted if any one would bo appointed te this (ommNlon unless soma i large emolument was attached to the places. It was a futile movement, declared the senator, and having relieved themselves of the financial question by this harmless device, ! Its promoters would' then turn their attenJ lion to levying more tax s. Mr. Cannon urged un amendment directing the President of the United states to j call the conference, and reeitlrg th;t the j purpose was toward s curing u ratio li tween 15 to 1 and K to 1. He said the ! Wolcott bill merely tillevcd Mr. McKinley j.from all resjonsl!lity. lalng him the mere admiidstrHtiw duty of appointing eomnitsJ slom-rx. There wa u l lief, lie ald. that ; Mr. McKinley. In his "holy of nolle." ,.t). tertains t conviction favorable to Itimetal- ! lim anil the bill should I made broad. . , ... ,,v, to iiermll the conilMtr President t aid in the ac otnpiishment of this great end. Instead of retiring into a passive and administrative attitude. As to international conferences In general, Mr. e'nnnon paid he Uad iittlv faith tu them, and U would U