Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 January 1897 — Page 4

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 29, 1897

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL Can b- found at the following tiaces: KEW YORK Windaor Hotel and Astor House. CHICAGO Palmer House and P. O. News Co.. 217 Iearborn street. CLNXTNNATI-J. R. Eawley & Co., 154 Vine treet. LOUISVILLE C. T. Deerlns. northwest comer rt Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Book Co., 2ii Fourth avenue. ST. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot. WASHINGTON. D. C Rbrgs House. Ebbitt House, Viliard' Hotel and the WahinK.n News ; Exchange. Fourteenth etreet, between Penn. avenue and.F street. Nobody except the free-trader desires the retention of . the present tariff. Even the American importer is against It. Tho savings ..banks of Boston have deposits amounting to fl42,2S3.533, owned by 403,011 depositors, which constitutes a large section of the money power. It seems to bo very easy for an American correspondent. in Madrid with a contingent fund at his disposal to get possession of state secrets. A little gold goes a good way In tne -Spacjdi capital. The Clayton-Bulwer treaty, which Mr. Blaine undertook to have abrogated, declares that neither the United State? nor Great Britain shall ever obtain exclusive control of an isthmus canal. Tho business methods of the present school management are fairly illustrated by the fact that the Industrial Training School, which, turned out twenty-six graduates, absorbs 20 per cent, of the school revenue. Controller Eckels' is right: Improved 5predlt. 13' a more t important factor in the ""restoration cf business than Is Increased volume of currency. Confidence, not Inflation of tho currency, is the cornerstone of prosperity. Ex-Governor Pattison, of Pennsylvania, Democrat and reluctant supporter of .Bryan, told a truth at the session of the National Board of Trade when he said that the deficiency of the revenue had injured the public credit more than anything else. It Is very remarkable that Claussonius & Co., the Chicago agents of the North German Lloyds, should feel called upon without authorization to cause congressmen TtO"be threatened with defeat at the next election if ''they should vote for the immi gration Dill. When Senator Teller finds himself In company with Mr. Bland, Bourbon Democrat, and General Weaver, Fopulist, as the trinity to whom Mr. Bryan dedicates his book, he must be convinced that he in in different company from that In which he has made his reputation as a public man. - . .. m , 1 Y , 1 11 AIT. uage, OI vnicago, snuuiu ofeuinu tho secretary of the treasury the country would be certain of the services of an experienced man of affairs, such as was Hon. national banking system and became Lincoln's last secretary of the treasury. The people of Indiana can rest assured that thus far no time has been wasted and tio duty neglected by the Legislature. Through' Its regularly constituted machinery, committees, etc., it Is working hard on Important matters and is making satisfactory progress. It promises to make a good record. b.'" It seem3 that ex-Senator Edmunds has been misquoted regarding the arbitration treaty. He is now reported as being In favor of Its prompt ratification. To the same effect are reports concerning ex-Scc-'fetary John W. Poster, of this State, and Justice Brewer, of the Supremo Court. These are eminent authorities. Thq Journal has no Idea who Henry Ileltfelt. of Idaho, 13 beyond that he Is a .Populist, but it is enough that he has been 'elected - United States senator over Dubois. Even the appeals of the chairman of .the Democratic national committee could not bring the Democrats in the ; Idaho Legislature to tho support of tho -'renegade Republican. He has been slain by thos'5 to whom he deserted. Mr. Wanamaker has abundant reason to be thankful for the preservation of his big store from destruction by lire, but some persons will think he would have shown bis gratitude more appropriately by rewarding the mcft whese hard work did it than he will by building a church. Najvoleon said, "Providence is always on the side of the last reserve," or as somebody else put It. "God is on the side of the strongest battalions." It was the Philadelphia firemen and Mr. Wanamakcr's employes that saved his store. Tho bill which has been presented for tho purpose of regulating the compensation of justices of the peace may not be perfect in its details, but some sort of a measure should become law. In the cities tho number of such offices should be limited and they should bo paid salaries. At the present time in this city the Justice court is not in such repute as the. temple of Justice should be. Very naturally many of the reports are exaggerations, but there have been and will continue to be abuses In such courts so long as the justice must depend upon fees. Probably the Constitution does not permit it, but if it does much better results would be obtained if the Justices were appointed by the Governor. The American people will learn the main fact that Mr. Lyman J. Gage, of Chicago, has probably been selected for secretary of the treasury, but they will never read the thrilling bulletin Kent out by the Asto- ! elated Press reporter at Canton, announcing Mr. Gage'n progress toward and arrival in that town and tho various stares

by which. In the reporter's mind, the final consummation was reached. Tho movements of the train on which Mr. Gage was traveling were bulletined with the accuracy of a train dispatcher, his schedule time of arrival being stated as 21 minutes past 1 o'clock p. m, "central time," though it was stated that the train was "an hour or more late." When Mr. Gage arrived at Canton he proceeded at once to Major McKInley's home, which, as he had a business appointment with the President-elect, was a very proper thing to do. Then, after luncheon, the reporter says, he "went Into

('conference with Major McKinley." Proba bly they lighted cigars and sat down for a talk, but It sounds much grander to say that Mr. Gage "went into conference" with the President-elect. It is like a battle ship going into commission, or into action. Mr. Gage Is widely known and universally respected, and it Is not necessary to exploit him in this foolish fashion. The press reporter at Canton is too able. PROTECTION OF COMMON LABOR. Tho Immigration bill of tho conference committeo which the House passed on Wednesday, while It contains one objectionable feature, is, next to a tariff bill for revenue and protection, the most important measure which Congress can consider. The oversupply of common labor has been for years a growing embarrassment, not to say evil. This Is largely due to the fact that a part of Europe has made the United States a dumping ground for its surplus labor, and particularly for tho hundreds of thousands who have no skill. Of the 2.300.000 Immigrants to this country since lCO it Is safe to say that one-third were common laborers. When It Is considered that during no year between 1ST3 and 1S91 did tho annual immigration fall below 331,000 and was as high as 7.C92 in 1SS3, it must bo apparent that no country ever reached a degree of prosperity which could absorb tho millions of common laborers which the United States has received In addition to tho natural increase at home. It should not be cause for surprise that tens and hundreds of thousands of laborers have been without employment during the long period of depression which set in after tho flection of 1&2. Thero is no employment for so many. Even If the industries or the country were in a state of the highest activity the common labor is so out of proportion to the skilled that it cannot be cmployed. Much of the labor which has come to us is far inferior to tho common labor which has been born in this country. Such immigrants aro accustomed to so low a grade of living that the competition which they make will have. If It has not already had, a debasing effect upon native labor of the same class, for tho reason that when there are three men to do tho work of two the best will bo pulled down to the level of the most Inferior. Consequently, any legislation which will check tho flood of common labor which gluts tho market Is wise and beneficent. The first duty of this government is to those who are citizens by birth or long residence, and that theory should be the basis of all protective legislation. Ftco Immigration, to tho end that we may have a superabundance of the cheapest labor, should find its advocates among those who champion free trade. Tho conference bill which the House has passed requires that the immigrant shall be able to read and write the language of tho country from which ho comes. This provision will shut out the hundreds of thousands that have been coming to our shores the past dozen years to crowd the ranks of common labor. It is not a discrimination against tho foreign-born, as some who spoke against the bill would have us believe, but simply a requirement such as several States Impose when aliens apply for naturalization, and a discrimination against that illiteracy which Is a danger and tho brand of degraded labor. It is not the least gratifying result of the passage of the bill that the powerful lobby of the foreign steamship companies has at length been defeated. For years these foreign companies, through their agents, have defeated legislation designed to. check the evils of immigration. The conference bill has yet to pass tho Senate. It may be defeated thero by those statesmen who are more anxious to get into a war with Spain than to protect the mass of common labor in this country from the degradation incident to a labor market crowded with inferior immigrants. THE VAX I) A LI A. CLAI.M. The Journal heartily approves the a'Lon of the Legislature in the matter of the alleged claim of tho State against the Vandalia Railroad Company and hopes the proceeding will be pushed with all the energy possible, but it doubts if the State will realize anything out of the claim. There are two reasons for this view. First, It is doubtful If the State has taken the necessary steps to make its claim against the company good. Section 23 of the charter under which the claim Is supposed to arise reads as follows: That when the aggregate t mount of eMvIdends declared shall amount to he v'A sura invested and 10 per centum thereon, the Legislature may so regulate the tolls and freights that not more than 13 pT centum per annum shall be divided on the capital employed, and the surplus profit, if any, after paying tho expenses and reserving such proportions as may be necessary for future contingencies, shall be paid over to the treasurer of state for the use of common schools, but the corporation shall not be compelled by law to reduce the tolls and freights so that a dividend of 13 per centum per annum cannot be made. Under this provision It ,s"eems clear that the State could not have a claim against the company until the aggregate amount of its dividends declared should amount to the full sum invested and 10 per centum thereon, and until the State had so regulated the tolls and freights that not more than 13 per cent, per annum dividends should be declared. As the Legislature has never compiled with the latter provision in regard to regulating the tolls and freights it Is doubtful If the State has any valid claim against the rood. Second, it is doubtful if the aggregate dividends declared by the road between 1 17. the date of its charter, anil 173, when It organized under the general law, did amount to the full sum invested and 10 per centum thereon. It was officially stated In 172 that the whole amount of capital invested in the road was $1,320,970.30. Cars began running on the road in 1S52. Interest on the capital invested from lv2 to 1S72, twenty years, at 10 per cent., would t $2.7S1.933, which, added to the capital, would make $1.1722.30. The aggregate cash dividends paid to stockholders of the road from 1n"2 to 172. as appeared from the official statement referred to. was $3,175.7:2.23. or $007,130.27 less than the amount of capital Invested and 10 per cent, thereon. The first dividend declared by the road was 4 per cent.. In December, 1S52, amounting to $23,21.21. From this time on semi-annual dividends were declared In June and December of each year of 4, 5. 6, 7, 8 and one of 10 per cent. Tor ISCi the company declared a

dividend of 20 per cent, and in 1ST7 of 1G per cent. The aggregate amount of all dividends declared from December, 1S32, to December, 1S71, inclusive, was $3,473,732.23. So far as the Journal knows the correctness of this statement has never been controverted. Unle-ss it was grossly erroneous the Aggregate dividends paid by the company up to 1S72 were several hundred thousand dollars less than the capital Invested and 10 per cent, interest thereon, and consequently the condition had not arisen which would have given the State a valid claim against the road at that time. For these reasons the Journal doubts if the State will realize anything out of the claim, but that is no reason why the pending Investigation should not be made as promptly and thoroughly as possible. SANITARY LEGISLATION.

Two bills havo been Introduced in the State Senate, one by Senator White and the other by Senator Shlvely, providing for the reorganization of the State Board of Health, defining its powers and duties and providing machinery for the enforcement of sanitary rules and regulations. Both bills aim at substantially the same object, but that of Senator White, which Is understood to represent the views of the present State board, is more thorough. The main objection to it would probably be that it creates too many new offices and provides too much machinery, though this objection would be least likely to come from those who best understand the importance of the subject. Tho White bill is said to embrace the best features of the health laws of Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania and Michigan, all of which are far ahead of Indiana in their legislation on the subject. These and some other States show something like a just appreciation of the importance of the subject by their appropriations for the maintenance of their boards of health and enforcement of sanitary legislation; as Masaschusetts $140,000, Pennsylvania $00,000, New York $130,000, New Jersey $16,00). and so on. When legislatures are enucting laws to protect live stock, fish and game, birds,' and to prevent the spread of elisease among horses, cattle and hogs It ought not to require any argument to show that the prevention of elisease among men, women and children Is a matter of at least equal importance. Imperfect as tho vital statistics of Indiana are, they show that thousands of deaths occur in the State every year and other thousands of easels of protracted sickness which might and could have been prevented. To say nothing of humanitarian or sentimental considerations, these preventable deaths and cases of sickness Involve an Immense annual pecuniary loss to the State. A jury will award elamages of several thousands of dollars against a railroad company for the careless killing of a man, woman or child; yet typhoid fever, diphtheria and other malignant diseases destroy thousands every year whose deaths have scarcely an element of the accidental In them. The deaths by typhoid fever are over 2,000 a year in this State, by diphtheria over 2,000, by consumption over 3.000, by measles and scarlet fever almost 1,000. It is claimed that good health laws and sanitary measures properly enforced would reduce this record 50 per cent. In Massachusetts the death rate by typhoid fever has been reduced more than 30 per cent, by sanitary legislation, and is now considerably less than half as great as in this State. As an argument in favor of legislation for the prevention of hog cholera, and it is a good one, it is said that tho State loses $2,000,000 a year from that cause. It loses much mora than that every year by mortality among human beings which could be prevented. The Journal is not prepared to Indorse either of the pending health bills in detail, bdt the subject is one that deserves the careful consideration of the Legislature. The House committee on commerce has reported a bill to repress what is known In railroad circles as "scalping." It is not necessary to explain to the readers of the Journal that this harsh name Is given to an inelustry which e-nables outside dealers to sell railroad tickets at a less price than the regular agents. The scalpers get their tickets from passengers who have not used the tickets they have bought for the whole journey, and often, when tho railroads are having a season of cutting rates, from the railroads themselves. In fact, the larger part of tho tickets offered by scalpers are supplied in some way by the companies themselves when seeking to "cut" rates. Nor is it a small business, since in lS9d the Interstate-commerce Commission estimated tho profits of the business throughout the country as $1,000,000. So long as the companies sell these tickets to scalpers, there seems no reason why the Interstate Commission should so severely denounce them in their reports. If the railroads would not sell to scalpers at less than advertised rates, scalpers would not purchase. The bill before the House requires railroad companies to furnish their agents with a certificate of authority to sell tickets, and It makes it an offense punishable by fine and imprisonment for any person except a purchaser in good faith for personal use to sell or transfer tickets. It requires railroads to redeem unused tickets and provides the procedure for redemption. The bill has not been passed by the House, and if it were, it could not be reache-d by the Senato with its tireless tatters. The "scalpers" are safe. The Journal is not familiar with the details of tho bill which has been indorsed by the State Board of Education, but one feature must commend itself to all, or nearly all, who have an Interest in the public schools the section requiring county superintendents to have sufficient education to discharge their duties with intelligence. It is said fiat many county superintendents are not qualified to teach in the schools which they supervise. If such Is the case; If, as charged, many county superintendents are selected because they have political influence or because they must be taken care of, there should be no surprise if the schools in such counties are inferior. Tho county superintendent is the official who comes in contact with the teachers. If he is not qualified to judge of their work, teachers will know it and many will take advantage of his inefficiency. If the county superintendent is a qualified teacher, forceful and enthusiastic, the county will be quite sure to have good schools. If the county schools have at their head a superintendent who does not know enough to superintend, the school revenues are likely to be wasted. The bill which tne House passed yesterday authorizing the Governor to appoint a board of three competent men to visit the public institutions for the purpose of ascertaining their needs eo that the Legislature may have some accurate, data upon which to act must commend itself. At the present time such information must come

from the officers of the institutions, who cannot be censured for asking for what they deem essential to the well-being of their trusts, or from committees of the Legislature who have no time to make a thorough investigation. One committee visits one institution and a different one another. Each can see what is most needed by the institution which it visits, but it has no way of ascertaining which of the institutions is in greatest need of expenditure. For some years, at least, the State cannot expend the amount of money needed to put all its charitable, correctional and penal Institutions on a first-class footing. This being the case, the Legislature should know where a limited expenditure Is most needed. This can be best ascertained by an Impartial committee of three men who can investigate and decide where the expenditure Is most needed. The cost of such a committee need not exceed a few hundred dollars. As Governor Mount suggested In the Journal a few days ago, three men of experience, in whom any Legislature would have confidence, can be found who would gladly render the State such service if their expenses incident to an inspection were paid. The final estimates of the Department of Agriculture on the crops of 1ST6, compared with previous years, show that large crops and lovy prices and short crops anel higher values go together. The figures from the government estimates, which prove -this," are as follows: Farm Total Corn. Production. Price. Value. ISM 2.2S3.X73.000 21.5 $491.007.uO 13 2.131.138.30 2f,.4 3G7.509.10a 1S94 1.212.770,052 45.7 34.719,10.2 193 1.619.401.131 23.5 91.025.027 192 1.62S.4&1.000 39.4 fi42.14fi.ffi0 1S91 2.0.la4.0t'0 40.6 83-;,439.22S IKK) 1,49.970,0J0 50.6 754.433,431 The only exception to the rule is found in 1S91. when, following a short crop In 1S0O and a large demand abroad for breadstuffs, the corn crop was worth 40 cents a bushel on the farm. The average yield during the past seven years has been 1,777,9S1.000 bushels . and the average price 37.2 cents. For the ten years to 1S90 the average yield was 1,703,443.000 bushels and the average price was 33.3 cents. For the ten years to 1SS0 the average yield was 1,1S4.5$,&4 bushels and the average price was 42.6 cents.

"The NIcaraguan canal should be built, ownerl and operand by the United States." So says the St. Louis platform, and so, in effect, says the prospective secretary of state of the McKinley administration. Senator Sherman's statement in the Senate is the first gleam of statesmanship that has appeared in the entire debate on the subject. It foreshadows a new treaty between tho United States and Nicaragua relative to an interoceanic canal by 'which the project will bo removed from the field of private enterprise and placed on the high and solid basis of art International work. When audi a treaty Is made the rights and Interests of both governments will be protected, and when the. United State undertakes the work r1t1' Will' be completed. In view of the eleclaratlon of the St. Louis platform and of Mr. Sherman's statement It is probable he speaks by authority, and that such a treaty will bo concluded during the next administration. Until then the NIcaraguan canal question can afford to wait. The records of the insurance companies which guarantee employers against the dishonesty of employes and the public against dishonest officials for" the year 1S96 show that $3,403,921 were1 'stolen and that the number of cases of embezzlement was 340. Fourteen stole more than $50,000, twenty more than $10),COf, one more than $500,000. and one more than $1,000,000. City and county officials stole $1,393,947, banks lost $3,990,970, forgers got S31G.5C0, postmasters stole $32,813, building and loan associations lost $179,578. Under the head of miscellaneous defalcations $2.173.7S2 is accounted for. Considering the limiteel number of city and county officers who were guaranteed compared with the very large number employed by private corporations, the short-coming of those in such employments is much the larger. I1UUULES IX THE AIR. Tlie Irrepressible Westerner. "Perhaps you are not aware," said the placid gentleman with the white tic, "that Philadelphia erected' more buildings, last year than Chicago?" "Dormitories?" asked the fat gentleman, with the large diamond and the soft hat. Paying Experiment. "Female motormen?" saia the president of the street-railway company. "It has turned out to be the best thing ever attempted. Every man who rides gets as close to the front of the car. as possible, and we thereby can jam in at least twenty more passengers per car." Particular Wanted. "Every year," said the professor, "a sheet of water fourteen feet thick Is raised to the clouds from the sea," "What time of the year does that happen, professor?" asked the freshman from the interior. "I should think it would be a sight worth going to see." Victim of Fate. Sympathizing Friend I am awfully sorry to hear that your work was rejected. Poster Artist I don't mind disclosing the secret to you; I know you will keep it. The fact is that I am colorblind by gaslight, and I painted a group of green trees, thinking all the time that I was using pure red. ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS. The speaker of the Japanese House of Commons is a Yale' man. and can preserve order in seven languages. King Humbert, of Italy, is the most heavily Insured man in the world. The amount of insurance ho carries is over $7,500.000. The late Czar Alexander HI was Insured for $5.0JO,000. Menelek, the victorious' Negus of Abyssinia, has ordered from the Russian painter Poljaow a picture to represent the battle of Auda. It is to Interpret the idea that St. George assisted the Abyssinians to their victory over the Italians, and is destined for a place In the Negus's palace. The Earl of Kenmare, owner of that most unfortunate tract of Irish land upon which the terrible bog-slip recently occurred, is one of the largest land owners in Ireland, possessing something like M,0) acres in Kerrv alone, to say nothing of other property in Limerick and Cork. Pillsbury, the great American chess player, maintains his wonderful control of his nervous system by great care In his habits. He eats meat but once a day, never drinks anything stronger than milk, and always sleeps at last seven hours out of the twenty-four. He smokes many strong cigars a day. however. Nothing can exceed the power of the vbJce of a perfe-ct orator. Edward Everett, whose own utterance was such an entrancing spell, declared that Webster's voice was tho most melodious that ever Issued from human lips. Henry Clay's voice was called a band of music. Bcecher's was a trumpet or a lute at will. George William Curtis's voice was "a harp of a thousand strings." Yvette Gullbert and Anna Held, says Hillary Bell, can earn more money by indecent than by decent songs. It Is the public that malees immodesty prosperous. Our grand dames last year entertalnc-d Yvette Gullbert at luncheon and applauded with enthusiasm her wickedest songs, and it is

to be remembered that when they could not see her sensual dance in a vaudeville house our fashionable ladies invited Carmencita to an artist's studio. A new son has Just arrived In the household of Leopold Kahn (better known as "Admiral Dot") at White Plains, N. Y. This boy of normal size but that may not be taken as a guarantee that he will be the usual size man. for his father at birth was of normal size, and continued for several years to grow as any chinl grows. In August. 1S?2. Kahn and Lottie Swartwood. another midget, were married in New York. Their first child was a daughter. According to William Allen White, a Kansas man lately left the State, but came back In a short time because he missed tho excitement. When asked what he meant, he said: "Well, you see. It's like this. You put in a crop and from the moment the seed's in the ground until the last day of harvest it's a gamble whether or not you get a full crop or barely enough to feed a mule. The sustalneel excitement amounts to what you would get oxit of a four months' poker game in which you had staked everything." While in Washington, In February. 1S61, and waiting to be inaugurated President, a friend who entertained a bitter contempt for President Buchanan, says a writer in the Atlanta Constitution, asked Mr. Lincoln if he intended on inauguration day to ride to the Capitol in company with the retiring President or whether he would go alone. "That reminds me." .answered Mr. Lincoln, "of a man in Illinois who had been summoned as a witness in a lawsuit. Having the appearance of a Quaker, he was asked when he arose to take the oath if he would swear or affirm. I don't care a d n which," was the reply. He sat and gazed at her lovely face. From her soulful eyes he was drinking All that made life seem so rich and rare And he wondered w hat she was thinking. Perhaps 'twas well that he never knew For ?he thought. "When a man is happy I wonder why he Is sure to look So idiotically sappy!" Puck.

BOTH BODIES ADJOURN CLOSING SESSION'S OF THE BOARD OF TRADE AND 3IAAXFACTTRERS. rormer Organization Approves the Loud I'oMtul Bill, but Falls to Indorse Itllvny Pools. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-Tho National Board of Trade, at Its meeting to-day, received the report of the committee on postal reforms, in which special attention was called to irregularities of the present rates of postage. Tho actual cost of letter postage was shown to bo 93 cents per pound; of fourth-class matter, 13.C cents per pound; of third-class, 13.1 cents per pound, and of second-class. 17-20 of a cent. The committee had held conferences with Chainnan Loud, of the House pcstoflice committee, and others. Mr. Loud, the report said, had agreed with the committee that It was nothing short of an outrage that the people of the country should be charged $10,OW.OOO a year more than the cost of handling their letter mall. The report concluded with resolutions to the effect that as losses on second-class postage are $25,000,000 a year; as it was never intended that books should be carried at 1 cent a pound, and as the present evasions threaten an advance of-postage for bona fide newspapers and compel the payment of double rates on letters, the Loud bill should be passed as tho most practicable means of reform. The resolution was adopted. The committeo was instructed to appear next Saturday before the Senate committtee having tho Loud bill in charge. The reduction and readjustment of postal rates on a basis of 1 cent for letters was approved. Mr. F. B. Thurber, of New York, made the report on transportation. He quoted from the report cf the Interstate-commerce committees to the effect that the railroad business of the country has suffered In tho past year as never before. From the same source Mr. Thurber presented a statement from a witness that In thirty-five years' experience with shipping in the West he never had known fair treatment for the farmers. They vTere always discriminated against in favor of large shippers. There is a corn crop cf 2.400,O0.000 bushels this year (1SG6.) It was asserteu that when tho farmers have been compelled to sell and the crop Is in the hands of large shippers a reduced rate will bo given and the crop will move. The farmer, the witness quoted said, is made to pay 13 cents a bushel to haul corn 200 miles, while the big shippers are given a rate of 6 cents a bushel to Chicago, for three to four times as far. "I toll you." concluded the witness, "this Is what is making Anarchists west of the Mississippi river." Mr. Thurber said railroad managers were in favor of correcting this abuse, but the only possible way was by pooling. This, however, was forbidden by the Interstate-commerce law. The board's committee. Mr. Thurber said, was ellvlded on the subject of an amendment to the law permitting pooling. A majority, however, preferred it. After a long and spirited eliscussion of the subject, the recommendation of the committee favoring an amendment to the interstate-commerce act so as permit pooling by railroads under supervision and direction of the Interstatecommerce Commission was voted down under the two-thirds rule, the boaid being nearly equally divided on the subject. The committee on waterways made a report recommending that Congress be asked immediately to make? .1 sufficient appropriation to close the crevasse In Pass I'Outre for the purpose of malntaing a channel through the jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi river; also that the House be asked to aid tho development of international waterways and their ocean connection?; and to provide liberally for coast defenses. The report was adopted. Mr. Tucker was re-elected secretary. Mr. Stewart Patterson, of Philadelphia, president of the late Indianapolis monetary convention, briefly addressed the board, urging the members to use every proper means In their power to bring about the reforms in the currency on the lines suggested by the Indianapolis convention. The session adjourned to meet again In Washington In December next. MANUFACTURER S ADJOURN. Election of Officer mul Report of Vnrloni Commit teem. PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 23. The convention of the National Association of Manufacturers to-day elected the following officers: President, Theodore C. Search, Pennsylvania; secretary, E. P. Wilson, Ohio; treasurer, Robert Laldlaw, Ohio; vice president for Indiana, P. E. Studebaker. The committee to which was referred the question of the restoration of the American merchant marine reported as follows: "This association views with the greatest pleasure and satisfaction that the need of protecting American ships In the foreign trade has recently received extended attention and approval by the American people and by President-elect McKinley,' under whose forthcoming administration it is our earnest hope and expectation that this long deferred revival of the American merchant marine will le patriotically, zealously and Immediately undertaken to that American loreign commerce may hereafter and forever employ ships bJllt, owned and manned by Americans." It received the unanimous approval of tne convention. The report of the committee on consular service was unanimously adopted. It follows: -Resolved. That it is the sense of this association that the entire consular service be placed under the civil-service rules for the purpose of creating a corps of trained consuls, consular olllcers and clerks. "Resolved, That consular oineers and clerks should be American citizens receiving reasonable salaries and not fees. -Resolved. That at the most important trade centers v.e recommend that our government should own consular buildings of suiiieient size and character to make prcper and dignified headquarters for the commercial representatives of this country." Invitations were received from many cities to have tho next annual 'convention, but all were withdrawn and New York was chosen unanimously. Under the head of miscellaneous business a resolution was adopted calling the attention of manufacturers throughout the country to the value of industrial and manual training schools and urging the institution of such schools. The executive committee headquarters will be in the same city with the president. After some other minor matters bad been disposed of the convention adjourned sine die.

'TIS SENATOR CULBERT

THE CONTESTANT FROM IAPOIITE COUNTY SEATED YESTERDAY. Senate Devotes tlie Morning to Listening to Much Eloinenee Upon Both Slden of the Case. Uriah Culbert vas yesterday given the seat in the Senate which has been held by George W. Rogers, and hereafter Laporte county will be represented by the former. Rogers has held the contested seat since the Senate organized. The contest was based on the charge that twenty-three votes which had been Illegally cast were counted for Rogers and that five voters who would have voted for Ids opponent were Intimidated or kept away from the polls by other means. On the face of the election returns Rogers received 4.55S votes and Culbert 4,539, giving Rogers an apparent majority of seventeen. Deducting the twenty-three votes illegally cast for Rogers from his total and adding five to Culbert's total the real majority of the latter would have been nine votes. Abundant evidence was submitted to the committee in support of the contestor's claims. After hearing several speeches, the question being upon the adoption of the substitution of the minority report, favoring Rogers's contentions, the vote stood 30 noes and 13 ayes. Senator Johnson (Dem.) was absent, but was paired with Senator Hubbell. Senator Watson (Rep.) was also absent. He was paired with Senator Sheu. Mr. Rogers did not vote. As soon as he saw that the silly rumor that eight Republicans would not abide by the decision of tho caucus was a canard pure and simple, he quietly left the seat he had occupied and when a few of his friends sought him out to offer condolence after adjournment, he could not be found. The senators who voted to unseat Rogers were: Ball. Bethell. Bozeman. Collette, Duncan, Early, Gilbert, Goar, Gochenour, Goodwlne, Gof.tlin, Hawkins, Hogatc, Holler, Houghton, Hugg, Johnson, Kerns, La Follette. McCord. Mull, New, Newby, O'Brien, Phares. Schneck, Self, Shlvely, White and Wood. Those voting in the negative were: Alexander, Bobilya, Campbell, Drummond, Ellison, Gill. Horner. Humphreys. Nusbaum. O'Connor. Rinear, Stroup and Sweeney. When the vote was announced Senator Newby obtained recognition and said that he desired to offer a resolution declaring formally the action which the Senate had just taken. He did this a3 a precaution against technical questions which might arise. The ayes and noes were demanded. The resolution was adopted on the same vote that unseated Rogers. On motion of Senator Gostlin the chair appointed Senators Gostlin, Newby and Ball to notify Mr. Culbert and escort him to the bar of the Senate. He was found in the. postofilce and e'scorted down the aisl? next the minority side. His appearance was greeted with great applause from the majority side. Some of the Democrats did him the discourtesy to hiss Just as he reached the b?r. Senator Newby was prompted to say w".h some feeling that he had heard nothing but snakes and geese ever hissed. With his right hand held aloft Senator Culbert was sworn into office by the Lieutenant Governor. The publication of the fact that the contest would be disposed of drew a large number of visitors to the Senate chamber. Among those noticed watching the proceedings with interest was Judge Baker, County Chairman Young, Charles Cooper. Members of the lower house were present, beside a large number of ladies. SENATOR WOOD'S ARGUMENT. When Lieutenant Governor Haggard announced that the hour for hearing the report had arrived Senator Shea moved that the time be postponed. He was Immediately voted down. The Lieutenant Governor said each side was limited to one hour for discussion by the resolution making the special oreler. Senator Wood, a member of the committee on elections, spoke of the work the committee had " done. He said that the committee proceeded to work immediately upon its appointment and had held nine meetings for the consideration of evidence submitted to It, including affidavits and depositions. He reviewed the evidence in the twenty-eight cases. In the report of the final meeting of the committee published Wednesday morning the Journal gave a full account of the several cases. Each separate case was taken up by Senator Wood yesterday and explaine-d in detail. There were cases where Democratic ballots had been stampeel several times and illegally counted for Rogers. In other cases nonresident Democrats were permitted to vote. He said that Rogers's attorney admitted Culbert's claim in nine Vases. Senator Drummond questioned the fairness of the investigation. He said that it had not been conducted according to legal requirement. He said ex parte affidavits procured from hostlers and tramps had been rebutted by counter-affidavits from well-known and reputable citizens of Laporte county. "I say to you there never was an election contest that did not originate in the two-by-nine brain of some lynx-eyed, narrow politician. The people never contest elections." He read a letter written by Uriah Culbert to G. W. Rogers congratulating him for his election, and declared Culbert never Intended to make a contest until he came to Indianapolis and met some of those same narrow politicians. He denied that the Democrats kept Republicans from voting by wrangling around the polls, declaring that in forty-six of the forty-nine precincts the Republicans had the majority of the election officials and were in a position to control the polls. For the same reason he doubted the charge that votes Illegally stamped had been counted for Rogers. Senator Sweeney said the case had been fully presented by the eloquent gentleman who had preceded him and he would not go Into it more fully. He recalled that G. W. Rogers had been nominateel and afterward triumphantly elected by a majority of nineteen. He reminded the ether side that their oath to do their duty was recorded in the books of God. and he adjured them to deal honestly. Particular stress was laid on the fact that in Laporte county the Republicans had controlled the election machinery of forty-six out of the forty-nine precincts, and for the Republicans of the Senate to support Culbert would be an admission that Republican election clerks had faileel to do their duty. He said if Republican clerks of Laporte county were so Ignorant as to count ballots Improperly stamped It was time for the Democrats to le given control. Senator Shea next spoke In favor of the substitution of the minority for the majority report. Senator Ellison said that the minority still had fifteen minutes left in which to close. He moved that the other side be required to proceed to the presentation of their case and that the minority be given the last word. His motion was voted down. Senator La Follette then moved that the minority be allowed to take the fifteen minutes left to them and then be allowed fifteen minutes additional for the last word. From the Republican side there were a number of seconds and the motion prevailed. "The kindness of the gentleman" "Does it overwhelm you?" interrupted Senator La Follette. "It does." resionded Senator Ellison. T hardly know where I am. Two years ago the gentlemen on the other side had an election contest and after hearing the evidence gave the seat to my friend ever here (Rinear.)" Senator Ellison devoted the time' at his disposal to criticising the methods employed by the contestor in taking evidence. He also read a letter received by Senator Rogers from the editor of the Liporte Republican informing him he had interviewed a number of Republicans, not one of whom favored the contest. NEWBY HITS HARD. Senator Newby spoke in reply to some of the charges made by the Democrats. Culbert was compelled to take ex parte affidavits, he said, because the two Democratic justices of the peace before whom the evidence was taken at Michigan City undertook to pas: upon questions as well as to bear the evidence. He said Rogers refused to offer any ex parte affidavits, although tivcn an opportunity. It was his intention to rely upon the justices' record. After getting legal counsel, however, he learned be would have to rebut the affidavits, and was given several days In which to procure depositions. No depositions were taken, but instead ex parte affidavits were submitted at the last moment, the claim being made there was not time to take depositions, and afiUIavlts were hurriedly procured. As u matttr of fact, however, he said, the committee learned the affidavits were all prepared here in Indianapolis before the attorneys left for Michigan City. In a morning paper yesterday a report appeared of the meeting

of the committee Tuesday night, charging that Its decision was reached at the "uncanny hour of midnight." Senator Newby said the meeting was held at the request of Rogers's attorney?, who had not finished their work at the meeting Tuesday afternoon. He said that If the committee wanted to resort to Democratic tactics it would not have listened to the requests made of It. There was no comparison In hU mind between the case before the Senate and tho case of two ye-ars ago, when the Republican majority refused to unseat Rinear. He said that there is no place in Indiana where there are so many political tricksters and shysters as in Laporte county. For many, years, he said, the Northern Prison ha.s been the hotled of political corruption. He took exceptions to the intimation that the committee bad ben onlv seeminply fair, referring to the day and night meetings that had been held and tho large amount of time the committee hnd spent in considering the case. As to tho letter of congratulation Rogers had received. Senator Newby said that when "Old Man" Culbert heard the first official returns, out of the generosity of his mind and as an evidence of courtesy and good feeling he had written congratulating his opponent. That was before news had been received from the district. Within two daya reports of fraud and corruption poured in, but be had already written a letter of congratulation to the man who had defeated him by illegal methous. Senator Ellison closeel the argument. The action of the committee hd bten described as "seemingly" fair because while Rogers had lecn given additional time to get depositions the other side had taken up three hours of time in cross-questioning witnesses as to who Wits the mother-in-law of the voters. He referred to the refusal of the Republican party to go back of the election returns in a presidential contest and aid It was noyr establishing a different precedent and w as .about to steal an election by going back of the returns. There was an intense feeling of Interest Ahen the voting began. The report of a morning paper that eight Republicans would "bolt" the action of the caucus of the day before had created an impression among some of the Democrats that Rogers's was a lost cause. This feeling was Intensified when Senator Duncan's name was called and he voted for the substitution of the minority report. Before the roll call was completed, however, it was apparent that no power could save Rogers and he left his seat. Senator Duncan changed his vote, saving h bad voted "aye" through a misunderstanding ct the question. It was ten minutes of 1 o'clock before the Senate adjourned. In the afternoon Senator Culbert occupied the seat vacated l' Mr. Rogers. WOMEN ON PLATFORMS.

Compelled to Ride Tint on Street Car In Zero Weather, Tho citizens of West Ir.dianapolls. who are obliged to use the street cars to that suburb in the-evening during this cold weather, complain bitterly of the poor Fervice and the overcrowded condition of the cars.' As is too often the case, they are obliged to pay 5 cents or the privilege of riding upon the platform, or for the right to hang on to the handrails with one foot upon the step are obllgexl to le expert In gymnastics in order to hang on and ride, but even the women have been compelled to ride on the rear platform and step, or stand shivering In the cold until the next car appears; and tho time of Its coming is uncertain. Last night car No. 152 on the West Indianapolis and South East-street line, bound for the suburb about 6 o'clock, was densely overcrowded. At the corner of Senate and Kentucky avenues quite a number of factory girls were waiting for the car and managed with difficulty to squeezeon to tlie rear platform and step, but were unable to get into the car. They wero obliged to ride in this uncomfortable iosition among tho men and boys, who were smoking rank cigars and ranker cigarettes, until the suburb was reached and the process of unloading began. The car will comfortably seat about twenty passengers, and the registers showed that fifty had been obliged to Jam in and stick on. The crowd was so great that the conductor.whilo collecting fares, dropped a dollar and was unable to make room in the car so that he could pick up the coin, and. although he made a thorough search after the crowd had thinned out so that such a measure was possible, be did not find the money he had dropped. Some passensrer had profited by the overcrowded condition of the car and left It after appropriating the dollsr lost by the conductor. This Incident shows that it Is not only the passengers but employes also that suffer by poor accommodations. President Mason, of the Citizens' Streetrailroad Company, was a passenger one one of the company's cars which went north, on Pennsylvania street last night before the 6 o'clock crowd began to demand transportation, but Mr. Mason did not go inside the car door. Even In the very cold weather it is much safer for one's health to ride on the platform in the crowd than In the crowd inside, where the exhalations from so many people's lungs breeds a danger. On the car which Mr. Mason boarded were twenty-five passengers seaved. and there was not room for an additional one by any sort of a squeeze. Yet with aceommodations for only twenty-five people there were fifty-five on the car, as indicated by the registers. WHITC0MB STITUE IN PLACE Even the Commissioner Were Surprised to Find It There. The statue of Governor Whltcomb, the last of the subsidiary statues to be placed about the soldiers' monument, was put In place Wednesday afternoon. No one seemed to know that the work was to be done Wednesday, not even the comm'ssioners, until everything was finished. Thj workmen brought their tools and derrick about 2 o'clock and the work was finished by 5 o'clock with not the least sign of display or ceremony. Even when it was in place few noticed it until late yesterday. The statue Is of bronze, cast in the heroic size and stands at the north side of lb monument, facing up Meridian street. It is one of the statues designed to represent the different historical periods In the history of Indiana. James Whitromb was Indiana's Governor during the Mexican war and is therefore chosen to represent that period. J. 11. Mahoney. of this city, is the artist and designer. His work was passed on in a full-sized clay model by a number of Ineliana people who knew Governor Whitcomb, and yll pronounce-d It a remarkable likeness. Among thoFe who were struck with the likeness of the imaae were ex-Governor Matthews and his wife. Mrs. Matthews is a daughter of Governor Whilcomb and is thought to bear a striking resemblance to her father. It was the intention of the commissioners to have the statue erected before the expiration of Governor Matthews' term of effice out of compliment to himself and Mrs. Matthews. For one re-'.on and another tho work has been delayed "and thy could not carry out their intention. They did not themselves know how near completion the work was and were as surprised as any when they found the statue was in place. EVERY APPLICANT RELIEVED Charity Orgnnlrat ion Continue It Good Work. Work at the rooms of the Organized Charities still abounds, and the hungry are being fed and the ragged clothed with the same dispatch that has marked the work of the last few days. People cf Indianapolis are continuing their good offices, and 'through their kindness Secretary Grout rays he is able to fill the wants of every one who applbs. Yesterday brought him several eases of those who have, been in need but have objected to asking for tid. The cold has been too much for them, however, and they have been compelled to come in und make their wants known. About the same number of people were supp'.kd with coul and feod yesterday as the day before, when 133 families were relieved. Money contributions continue to pour in. and Mr. Urout announced the receipt of IE subscriptions for the time including Wednesday afternoon and yestcr-d:r'-The aggregate is a comfortable turn, and will alleviate much suffering. Free Soup to AXI Caller. Mrs. Charles J. Gardner will serve soup to-day and to-morrow ut her home. No. lCS West Washington .street, to any person calling for it. If vessels are brought the soup may be taken away. Hamilton Y. Mnble' Lecture. Mamllton W. Mabie. the editor of Outlook, will deliver his lecture on "American Letters and Social Life" ut Plymouth Church to-night under the auspices of the McCulloch Club. Mr. Mable lectured In this city some time aso and was received with, much attention.