Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 31 January 1897 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1897.

PASSING OF A FREAK

now Tin: kamvs hayseed is BEING RAPIDLY TRANSFORMED. Evolution of tlie Wild-Eyed PopulUt Hypocrite Into the Finished Foliticnl DrinaRUKUC. DOINGS OF THE LEGISLATORS lioimv or t tii,. ii vhuis, successor TO WIIISKEHIAN PKFFEK. Fie!l Mnmlinl HnUtend'n Experience at Teku -The Sunflower State's Birthday Celebration. Special to tle Indianapolis Journal. TOPEKA. Kan., Jan. . The. solons of Kansas who draw per diem, mileage and railroad passes, have for the past two weeks been industriously constructing the history of the second reign of Populism la this commonwealth. The acts of this administration, officially and otherwise, furnish many items, amusing. ridiculous and instructive for the m -wsgatherer. As far a& law-making' Is concerned nothing more dangerous had been enacted than an appropriation bill providing compensation for the members' consumption of gray matter and cash for incidentals. More than live hundred bills have been introduced, covering all reasonable, possible and Imaginable subjects for legislative action; and there are more to follow. After all this straw and chaff has been threshed over In the committee rooms there may be found some grains of golden wheat and not a. few kernels that are cracked, blighted and worthless. It is not probable that any so-called reform measure will be passed that has not been tried in some other State or some other age, and been demonstrated a failure and discarded. History repeats Itself, and o do delusions and reform eras. Governmental fallacieslnvade our political horizon like comets do the celestial firmament. Theoretical dreamers of an altrurian society leave human nature and every-day common sense out of their calculations. Laws must deal with conditions and not with theories. One morning last week the House chaplain Informed the Lord that the conduct of this Legislature was such as to cause Joy throughout the State. That must have been intended more for taffy to members who voted for him than a matter of information for the Lord. After talking with many visitors from various parts of the Ftate and carefully examining the press leports. I have failed to detect any hilaricus Jubilation over legislative conduct. In fact, the multitude of golden hopes that Lave been blasted, by reason of executive an legislative nonrecognitlon of claUns for appointments, have caused a perceptible rumbling of muttered curses. Of course, it is truo that the people of Kansi knowing what the Populist party is. th ink Clod and rejoice that this Legislature is no worse than it is. and that impending doom has not yet settled upon us. When the people think of the Infamy tha: can be accomplished in the name of law they are more thankful for its omissions than its commissions. These men demanded election on account of Republican, extravagance, and solemnly promised a rigid economy that would deduce salaries and cut off all useless clerkships and boards. In the Senate It Is said that four clerks for chairmen of committees would be sufficient, but they have provided a clerk for each senator. They are proposing to enlarge the metropolitan' police law, so as to include more cities, make more boards and secure more political power in certain cities casting heavy Republican votes. They are. however, proposing economy where they can consolidate Judicial districts so as to legislate a Republican Judge out of oltice. During the campaign they howled because there had been placed in the Governor's apartments, at State expense, a modern bathtub one that would not rot and be Fubject to the corroding influence of time. Their talk indicated that the Governor ehould have brought a watering tank from his cow corral and performed his ablutions therein. Rut now It has been reliably stated that this evidence of plutocratic extravagance will not be sold or thrown away. Let Eastern people understand that our Populist administration is not personally opposed to baths at State expense. DECLINE OP THE HAYSEED. This is not the only evidence that the hayseed' element no longer completely rules in Populist circles. In the palmiest days of Republican luxury no State official thought of soaring so high in the society world as to Join the Tppeka Club, yet one of the present State officers steps boldly Into the ranks of the bon-tons. elite, the four hundred. Think of it! A hired servant of the plain people arrays himself in costly apparel, parts his hair in the middle, wears an evening dress suit, toothpick shoes and silk stockings, and displays a broad expanse of shirt front upon which sparkles a diamond! Vanity, vanity, all Is vanity! Put a hayseed Populist in power and he Is no better than the. rest of us. Senator Peffer wis a great Populist, a man of remarkable imagination, always talking of his pet delusions and using financial flgures of greater magnitude than astronomers uso in calculating the distance to Ilxed stars. Rut the fact that he had made more sensational speeches than any other senator since the foundation of the government and had many schemes for destroying poverty and making (Mat) dollars numberless as the sands on the seashore availed him nothing. On March 4. at high noon, his hirsute adornment will pass under a cloud and a pleasant, honest old gentleman with financial wheels In his head will cease to drink soup and make speeches, at the same time, in the American Senate. Ills successor. Col. W. A. Harris, Is a polished, scholarly gentleman, fair In argument, and good looking, so that he will not excite ridicule. He was born in Virginia in 1S42 and came to Kansas in 1S65. He won his military title in Longstreet's division, while spending four years at an attempt to destroy the best government on earth. In 1K0 he was a Democrat, but iji lsii was elected Populist congressman at large, and In lN'Jl was defeated by the -gallant Union soldier. Col. R. V. Rlue. His great hobby is the government ownership- of railroads and telegraph lines. It is generally conceded that he is the beil senatorial timber the Populist had. He and Senator Raker reside In Leavenworth county, on the Missouri line. The ex-Hooslr. J. Ralph Rurton. received the compliment of the senatorial vote In the Republican caucus, though a number of members would not participate in the caucus. The Democrats said "pay day" had arrived and they were going to have the senatorship. but. instead of that, they were appeased by the appointment of exSenator John Martin as clerk of the Supreme Court. HALSTEAD'S MISHAPS. The amusing Incidents of last week were somewhat at the expense of Murat Halstead, the great journalist, who lectured at Washburn College, on "Cuba." As he passed through the corridors of the Statehouse the most verdant ruralist felt the presence Of some distinguished personage, though none could plat e him. In the House of Representatives he was introduced to Speaker Street, who proceeded to present the city's guest to the assembled solons of the lower house, as "the editor of the Courier-Journal! One or the most distinguished men Of Kentucky." All Kansans blushed, and the next day a hdzzard struck the State. A high official in the Legislature who cannot identify great journalists like YYatterson and Haltead probably doesn't know that Horace Greeley oi.ee edited the New York Tribune. The-subject A too humiliating for further remarks. Rut tat did not end Halstead's misfortunes In Top ka. Governor Leedy was to preside at the lecture, but s nt "a substitute iri the jmtsuij of Ids private secretary Ed Little. Now. Kd is an ex-Eepuhliean of some education and experience. He was once president of the State RepuhMcan league, and Harrison sent him as consul to Egypt. While then associating with thcie old mummies, they stem to have transferred oine old Egyptian free silver Into hi constitution. und last y ar be became a fiill-l!edged Populist and wanted to fM United State senator." As the Govern

or's private secretary he gets credit for writing at least that part of the message which says "the dogs have been barking for fifty centuries at the pyramids of Kgypt," and the poetry at the end. Ed made the introduction all right, but the responsibility of the Populist administration rests so heavily upon him that upon taking his sea he threw his head back and stretched his legs forward in true plebeian style and was soon lost in a slumber that had a tcn-hors power snore attachment. It disturbed both speaker and audience. It is hoped that the distinguished guest will not say much about his mishaps in Topeka: that he will throw the mantle of charity over the ignorance and discourtesy of some of the officials and remember the honor accorded him by citizens of Topeka. Let him c ome again when Kansas is in h r right mind end the political freaks of the l'opulistic era have been gathered Into the bosom of oblivion. A. C.

KANSAS CROWS. The Sunflower State Celebrates Its Thirty-Sixth Rlrtlulny. TOPEKA, Kan.. Jan. 30. Yesterday was the thirty-sixth birthday of the Sunflower State, and in celebration of the event bunting and Hags floated from every public building, meetings were held In various towns and enthusiastic speeches were delivered by orators of local or national fame. It was on Jan. 20, In the troublesome year of lvll, that President Buchanan signed the measure that added another star to the Hag. For years there had been a continuous effort on the part of her people to secure admission, but opposition was invariably met in the United States Senate, where the Democrats, who were largely In the majority, were opposed to the creation of any new commonwealths to overbalance the fifteen slave States then in the Union. After the rebel secession and the consequent withdrawal of the Southern members, hexwever, the Republicans, having control of tho Senate, pushed through the admission bill and Kansas became a State. For weeks preparations had been making throughout the State for the public meetings held yesterday. It was especially desired that on this festive occasion the calumnies heaped upon the commonwealth should be refuted and denounced. Circulars calling for the various gatherings had been distributed broadcast, the concluding sentences being as follows: "Every yelping dog has had Its bark at Kansas. Every cesspool of ignorance, squalor and iniquity in the East has gapped a curse at Kansas. Let us stand up for our State and rebuke these hoary, wrinkled, hardened sinners." Dispatches received to-uay show that this Impassioned call has not been made in vain, and that the people turned out in goodly numbers to listen to add! esses of a more or less fervid character. In this city, however, all the speechmaking was devoted to eulogizing the State and Its development. The Atchison humorist thinks that most of the orators forget to speak of a tew things like these that have made tho State famous: Kansas bred the biggest cow the world has ever seen. Kansas raised the two fastest pacers that were ever speeded on a track since the morning stars sang together. Kansas is the only State where, according to the rhymster, roosters lay eggs. One Kansas county (Jewell) produced more corn in 1SSG than all the New England States combinefl, with Florida added. Kansas claims as a citizen William Pifer, Sumner county, the smallest man in the world. Pifer is twenty-two years old, is less than three feet high and weighs only forty-eight pounds. Another citizen of .Kansas is Sebastian Laurient, of Marshall county. He Is a survivor of the battle of Waterloo and is one hundred and one years old.' A Kansas mother, Susan Bright, of Shawnee county, aged one hundred and seven years, recently enjoyed a family reunion with her seventeen children and thirty other descendants. Two Kansas tows. Gaylord and Ellis, are governed by women from mayor to constables, and twenty-live Kansas women have just been elected and installed county superintendents of public Instruction. The dignity that doth hedge about a Kansas United States senator still covers him as a mantle when he becomes an ex. The man who tickled the back of ex-Senator lngalls's neck on the public streets was adjudged insane by a probate court jury. BANK WRECKERS SENTENCED. One (ilven Ten Venrn nt Hard Labor, Another Seven nnd u Third Five. DENVER, Col., Jan. 30. In the Federal Court to-day Judge Hallet sentenced E. O. Miller, president of the Miller Hernia Treatment Company, to Imprisonment at hard labor for ten years; C. H. Dowse, seven years, and Sidney E. McClurken, live years. The three were recently convicted of wrecking the Commercial National Rank, to which Miller was indebted for $13"..vj when it closed in 1S93. Mr. Dowse was president and McClurken. his brother-in-law. re ceiving teller. They will be taken to the penitentiary at Leavenworth, Ivan. Judge Hallett refused to certify to a bill of exceptions in the case and the prisoners' attorney will apply to the United States Circuit Court at St. Louis for a writ of supersedeas. FORECAST FOR SUNDAY. Generally Fair, Slightly Warmer Weather, with Kant to South Wind. WASHINGTON, Jan. CO. For Ohio and Indiana Generally fair Sunday; slightly warmer, with east to south winds. For Illinois Fair, probably followed by light local snows Sunday evening or night; warmer; south winds. Saturday Local Observation. Dar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a.m..30.C 6 70 West. Clear. 0X0 7 p. m..30.l 21 67 East. Clear. 0.00 Maximum temperature, 23; minimum temperature. 4. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation on Jan. So, 1597: Tern. Pre. Normal I'D 0.11 Mean 14 O.to Departure from normal 15 0.11 Total departure since Jan. 1 7i e.Sl Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Local Forecast Official. Yesterday's Temperature. The following table o f temperature Is furnished by the United Bureau: 7 a Atlanta, Ga Rlsmarck. N. D RutTalo. N. Y Calgary. X. W. Ter Cairo. Ill Cheyenne, Wyo Chicago. Ill (jncordia. Kan Davenport, Ja Dcs Moines, la Dodge City. Kan Galveston. Tex Helena, Mont Jacksonville. Fia Kansas City, Mo Little Rock, Ark Minnedosa. Manitolxi Marquette. Mich Memphis. Tenn Moorhead, Minn Nashville. Tenn New Orleans. La New York. N. Y North Platte. Neb Oklahoma, O. T Omaha, Neb Pittsburg Pa Ou' Appelle, N. W. Ter.. Rapid City. S. D Salt Like City, Utah St. Louis, Mo St. Paul. Minn Springlield. Ill Springlield, Mo Yicksburg. Miss Washington. D. C Indicates below zero. states vv earner . m. Max. 7 p.m. IS is G 10 is 2ti 21 2; :) 3) 2S o rr 2S 2S 4 40 . IS 4 12 lt S S 2; 2t 1) 14 0 14 1 0 4 IS 2' b 2S ' 40 SO 24 . 40 is 44 The Recent Cold Wave. WASHINGTON. Jan. Tho weather bureau has issued a special bulletin covering the features of the recent cold wave. The cold. It states, has been remarkable In Its intensity, duration and wide distribution, covering the whole United States east of the Rocky mountains. Throughout the whole of the lake region and the Ohio and Mississippi valleys tho minimum was lower for several days than ever before recorded in the same part or January'- The conditions In the extreme South were also unusually severe. Following are some of the minimum temperatures occurring in the regions where the cold wave was most pronounced: Chicago, 20 below; Milwaukee and Sault Ste. Marie. IS; Indianapolis and Detroit. 14: Cincinnati, lu; Pittsburg, s; Tampa, lowest was 3J degrees alve; Jacksonville. 22; Mobile and Charleston, is; Augusta. 12: Raleigh. 10; Chattanooga. Charlotte and Atlanta. C: Kr.oxville. 2. The heaviest snowfalls reported were 14 Inches in Roston. lo In New York and 9 la Portland. Me.

FREE GARDES SEEDS

HOUSE VOTES MONEY FOR THE AXMAL DISTRII1LTION. Mr. Mondell I xen Dubois Defeat n a Text for a Speech on Republican Free-Sliver Rotters. LOUD POSTAL BILL HEARINGS ARGUMENTS FOR AM) AGAINST PASSAGE OF THE .MEASURE. One Publisher Who Favors detention of Wilson a Postmaster General Wugcs in rrosrcHHlve Japan. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3". The nominal business of the House to-day was the consideration of the agricultural appropriation bill, which was passed before adjournment, but much' of the time , was devoted to political discussions. At the opening of the session, Mr. Dockery made a point of order, which was sustained, against several Increases of salaries to chiefs of divisions in the liurcau of Animal Industry. Mr. Eromwell referred to the attack recently made by Mr. Dearmond on Secretary Morton. He had supposed, ne began, that some member of the party to which the secretary of agriculture belonged would speak In his defense, but perhaps Democrats thought of Mr. Morton as Daniel Webster had said of Massachusetts, that she needed no defense. He did desire to speak in defense of the statistics compiled by the agricultural department. They had been of great value In the last campaign in correcting the fallacious theories of free silver men, that the prices of agricultural products followed the prices of free silver. Mr. Bell protested against interjecting political debates into discussior.3 of appropriation bills, and argued that prices of wheat and silver ran together. The discussion was continued by Mr. Morse and Mr. Shafroth, but both were called to order, as the chair decided that the discussion was out of order. Mr. Tawney offered an amendment continuing the fibre experiments, which had been dropped on the advice of the secretary of agriculture, and after some discussion tho amendment was agreed to 50 to 23. Five thousand dollars is appropriated for the experiments. Tho question of the distribution of eds by the secretary of agriculture was revived by an amendment oncied to the seed section by Mr. Rromwell. providing that the secretary should be governed in tho distribution by the written instructions of senators and members. Tne seed distribution was characterized by Mr. .Moody as "the biggest humbug of tne many humbugs we see in Washington." The first review by a Republican member of the course of the bolting free-silver Republicans of the West was made by Mr. Mondell. of Wyoming, who found his text in the recent uet'eat of Senator Dubois, of Idaho. Ho referred to the bolters as men "raised to their positions as much by Republican organizations as by their own worth," and that to join the enemy they must sacrifice those who had stood by them in the past, sacrifice the organization which had defended them. He denied that their step involved moral courage, for it would have required more courage to bravo the storm of denunciation and suspicion at homo than to break party ties. The men who temporarily left the Republican party -had - beeu - lauded as unselfish patriots by their allies, but now the scales had fallen from their eyes. He continued: "Nowhere in any of these States where the Republican organization was used to further the Interest of the candidate of the Democratic and l'opulistic combination for the presidency has there been aught but treachery and deceit practiced on the men who made it possible tor these creature to wield the weapons of 'their decapitation." Ante-national convention pledges were carried out by the opposition because there was no way in which they could be avoided, but wherever the silver Republicans had not the "immortal cinch" the cloven hoof, of their late allies has been exhibited. Slanders and misrepresentation had been used to tear down from their high estate the men who helped them to win their victories. Speaking of Senator Dubois he said: "It will be claimed In extenuation of the perfidy of the man who defeated Dubois that the Republican national committee was working against his re-election. Can any man wonder that the Republican national committee should wortc against the election of a man whom the national Democratic, committee and every member thereof, from the chairman down, claimed to be moving heaven and earth to elect; and they who make this excuse in extenuation should remember that by so doing they are not only branding the members of the combination in the Legislature who voted to defeat the election of a silver Republican to the Senate as guilty, not only of the heinous crime of ingratitude, but open to a suspicion of exercising their high prerogatives inlluenced by a money consideration. "Fred Dubois, whose eloquent tongue and active brain made him a power tor the accomplishment of results for which the combination was made, was thrown down, unhorsed, defeated by the men he made, in favor of a man professedly lacking in all the qualifications that would render him of service to the. cause which these hypocrites claim to have at heart. The dispatches this morning bring us the news that the gentleman who succeeds him will go into the Democratic caucus of tho Senate of the United States and thus is the Republican State of Idaho turned over, boots, bodv and breeches, to a minority representing less than 10 per cent, of her total vote, and thus is the true animus of the campaign for personal aggrandizement under the guise of devotion to the silver cause exposed to the execration of the Nation." In the courso of the seed debate, which had been diverted by Mr. Mondell. Mr. Eromwell asserted thai a seed firm May & Co., of Minneapolis had offered him "a direct bribe" of l,5i0 packages of seeds to prevent him from calling the attention of Congress to the poor qualities of seeds furnished the Department of Agriculture by the lirm. Mr. Northway charged that the secretary of agriculture procured the poorest seeds to discredit the practice of giving them away. Mr. 11111 offered an amendment to stop the distributing of seeds. Another amendment was offered by Mr. Mercer providing that the secretary of agriculture furnish to each senator and member six chickens. sx hosrs. six cattle and f-ix horses, all thoroughbred and distributed as to sex half and half. "And hound-pups, added Mr. Kyle (Dem.. Miss). When the chairman ruled the amendment out as a joke. Mr. Mercer said It was no more a joke than the whoie gift business. Congress was spending SVt'iOAM) a year for documents, most of which were put to no use. Mr. Rromwell's amendment was adopted, and that of Mr. Hill was lost, M to .".. Much Interest was excited by this vote. Speaker Reed, who was on the Moor, voted for the first time this session, and voted aga'nst seeds. The bill was then passed. Dills to establish life saving stations at Great Roar's Head on the coast of New Hampshire and to increase the pension of ilas M. Stevens to $50 a month were passed and. at 4:o p. m.. the House adjourned. AGAIXST THE LOIR 11 ILL. Testimony Publisher and Others Reforc the Senate Committee. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. The Senate committee on postoffices and post roads today concluded its hearing on the Loud bill repealing certain provisions of the existing law in regard to second-class mail matter. Governor Cleaves, of Maine, made the first argument before the committee to-day. He appeared In opposition to the bill, saying that If It should become a law it would injuriously affect many people. He held that to extiue sample, copies of newspapers without giving at least a year of grace would be to Invalidate many advertising contracts which had been made on the strength of the assurance of cheap postage contained In the present law. 11. N. Wheeler, of Houghton. Miffiin & Co.. of Roston. contended that most of the

cheap books distributed a3 second-class matter under the present law, were of a high character. Mr. Wheeler contended tlat nine-tenths of the abuses were due to a nonenforcement of the present law. He said that one of two wise courses were open to the authorities. The first of these was to depend on the next postmaster general to reverse the present rulings and the second so to amend the law as to exclude objectionable matter. "Do you think." asked Senator Chandler, "you could find Mr. McKinley a postmaster general with nerve enough to do that?" "I do." replied Mr. Wheeler. "Mr. Wilson has indicated that he might undertake It." "Perhaps, then." responded Mr. Chandler. "It would be a good idea for Mr. McKinley to keep Mr. Wilson and let him do it." "I wish he would." said Mr. Wheeler. Hon. Norman J. Colman. ex-secretary of agriculture, antagonized the bill as opposed to the interests of the farmers and especially of the people of the West, who would, he said, have to stand the cost in the end. He contended especially for the retention of the sample copy privilege. He characterized the bill as monopolistic and said it was designated to promote the interests of trusts. Patrick Farrelly, of the American News Company, defended his company against the charge of being a monopo'y and he argued that the discrimination in favor of serial publications was not new, having begun with the law of lTJ. If deprived of this favor now it would be for the first time. Tho hearing continued from 10 o'clock until after 5 in the afternoon .and a large number of persons were ullowcd to express their views, many of them covering ground which had already been covered. Among others who spoke was Mr. W. C. Rryant, secretary of the American Newspaper Publishers' Association, representing 163 papers. w"hich at a meeting last February adopted a resolution favorable to the Ix)ud bill. An effort was made by Senator Butler to show that only the big papers only these favorable to trusts were members of this association, but Mr. Rryant said this was not true. He said the association had declared for the bill because of Mr. Loud's representations as to the enormous growth of second-class mall matter and as a matter of patriotism. Mr. Butler declared while Mr. J. F. Hill was talking that a member of the postoffice committee had suggested the wisdom of turning the star route servico over to the express eompnnle-s. The fact was brought out in the course of a statement by Mr. T. A. Vernon, of New York, that Senator-elect Piatt, of New York, president of the United States Express Company, had declared his opposition to the pending bill. Finliy Acker, of the National Roard of Trade, expressed the opinion that but for the expense occasioned the postal service by the second-class matter, penny letter T"stage would have been adopted long since.

"WAGES IX .IAPAX. Inereanlns Rapidly Since the "War with China Employe Enticed. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. The competition of Japanese cheap labor, which has been so much dreaded by the American workmen Is not likely longer to be a menace if wages in Japan continue to increase in the extraordinary degree they have maintained since the , Chlno-Japanese war. United States Consul Connolly, at Hioga, has supplied the State Department with tables showing the wages of various classes of labor, more or less skilled, for 1SH4, 1SD3 and ISM, that Illustrate this wonderful Increase In certain lines. Agricultural laborers, males and females, have had their wages advanced in that period from .10 yen per day to .25 yen: weavers from .15 to .33 yen: tailors from .CO to 1.2) yen; papermakers from .is to .40 yen; fishermen from .20 to .40 yen; blacksmiths from .43 to .S3 yen, and so on through many kinds of labor. The Japanese manufacturers also appear to be having their labor t oubles. which they are endeavoring to overcome in'unique fashion, as shown by the consul's report, based on newspaper accounts. The great activity in the cotton spinning industry has led to a demand for labor In excess of the supply. One great mill raised wages and thus enticed away labor from its competitors. The latter replied by a boycott against the offending mill and thn sought forcibly to prevent the desertion of their operatives. Pickets were located at stations and along the river routes, but. notwithstanding that, the boycotted mill continues to draw away the laborers, who manage to make their escape. In answer to repeated inquiries from American manufactuers as to the best methods of exhibiting their goods at the Osaka Commercial Museum, and the advisability of making, such exhibits. Consul Connely has supplied the State Department with a full descriptiorr-of-the objects of the museum and indicated the proper means for American merchants to take advantage of this opportunity of building up a trade In Japan. He advises the selection of competent agents by combinations of manufacturers to bring to Japan and exhibit American goods, but he gives warning that all labor-saving machinery and notions should be patented In Japan before exhibition to protect them from Imitation. Inaugural Rail Souvenir. WASHINGTON, Jan.' 30. The first copy, of tho inaugural ball souvenir has been received by the executive committee. All of tho engraving is on' 'steel. . The first page of the cover shows' the pension building at night brilliantly illuminated, and iAso the great court as It will appear on the night of the ball. In the right hand lower corner Is the legend in raised gold letters: "Inaugural ball, March 4, 107." The second page contains steel portraits of McKinley and Hobart on cither slcV of a female lijure draped with the stars i.nd stripes. Below are pictures of the. south front of the White House and a northeast view of the Capitol building. The third page contains the names of the officers and members of the inaugural executive committee in color. On the tourth page is the American eagle resting upon the shield, having on either side tho coat of arms of the States of Ohio and New Jersey. The last iage of the cover shows the stars and stripes in color rising above a mass of dark storm clouds. As a whole the souvenir is one of the most beautiful and artistic ever Irsued. One will be given to each purchaser of a hall ticket. Tickets for the ball ure now ready for sale upon application to the committee. Want lji20(MK!O for Ex-Confederates. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Representative Cox, of Tennessee, to-day introduced a bill of which the first section follows: "Whereas, Oif the 10th day of April, lST. the Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by lien. Robert E. Eee. surrendered to the federal army commanded by U. S. Grant, at Apiomattox, in the State of Virginia, and by the written terms of said surrender artillery and cavalry officers were permitted to retain their horses, side arms and baggage and private soldiers their horses belonging to them. Alter raid surrender and alter said jokliers were paroled and were on their way to their respective homes federal soldiers, under orders in violation oi the terms of the surrender, by force took from said paroled officers and soldiers their horses, baggage and side arms, which were never returned to them." Two hundred thousand dollars is appropriated by the bill to reimburse the eonfederate soldiers or their heirs for such violation of the agreement. OrniiRP Grower Want Protection. LOS ANGELES. Cal., Jan. 20. In consideration of the fact that Congress is to b convened in extra session to enact a tariff law as soon as President McKinley Is fairly seated in tho presidential chair, the citrus fruit growers cf southern California have started a vigorous campaign in behalf of California oranges. A spirited address has been issued to ail citrus fruit growers asking for subscriptions that will enable the committee representing the growers from the different districts in southern California to send two or three able representatives to Washington to secure the prohibition of fruit from the infected districts in Mexico and a duty on other foreign fruits sufficiently high to place the cost of marketing it on an equality with California oranges. A memorial is to be printed for Congress and has received nearly four thousand signatures and great hope of success is entertained. Morton Refuse Information. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30. Secretary of Agriculture Morton to-day sent a reply to the House resolution asking for Information regarding the production of castor beans, which the House passed Thursday, after Representative Stetle, of Indiana. had read a letter from the secretary rather sarcastic in tone, refusing the information. In his reply the secretary states that it Is Impossible to comply with the resolution, because the statistical division of the department has no data whence the information can be collated. He adds, however: "It Is respectfully suggested that the chief of the Bureau of Statistics of the United States Treasury Department may probably supply euch facts and figurts relative to castor oil beans as the honorable House of Representatives requires." Too Many Applicant!. WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The Navy Department wants no more civilian etce1 W

spectors, and wants that fact given the widest publicity. Within a few hours after the press dispatches gave notice that the department was about to employ a few expert civilians as steel inspectors in place of the naval officers who had proved to be unfitted for such work, applications in person and by mall began to Mow In. Of the earliest comers 137 were selected and put through a severe examination, and from th? successful candidates the whole fifteen were appointed. The applications, however, continue to pour m day by day. The more Fressing place seekers have had their memers of Congress urging their claims, so it has been found necessary to give formal notice that no more application. can be entertained. Forced to Resign from the Xnvy. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. One of the results of the legislation of Congress In the shape of what is known as the Chandler .amendment to the last naval appropriation bill, which prohibited the retention on the naval rolls of naval officers employed by firms holding contracts for delivery of materials to the government, has been to cause the resignation from the navy of Lieut. Charles Stone, a retired officer, who has been in the employ of the Carnegie Steel Company for several years in the capacity of expert in matters pertaining to armor and ordnance. General Xotcs. WASHINGTON, Jan. 30. The President returned to Washington at 7:40 o'clock this morning from New Y'ork in company with Secretary Lamont. The House committee on Pacific railroads considered the Harrison plan for a commission to-day, but was not able to agree on It and adjourned until Wednesday. The United States Civil-service Commission will hold an examination in Washington and other large cities where there are applicants on Feb. 2u to fill a vacancy in the position of special agent and expert in the office of the public road Inquiry of the Department of Agriculture at a salary of $l,SirJ per annum. To-day's statement of the condition of the treasurv shows: Available cash.' balance, ?2:J0.227.1'94; gold reserve, R44.G37.72S. Senator George is reported by his physician to have passed a restful day and that his condition is somewhat improved. FLURRY AT LOUISVILLE

MUNICIPAL OFFICERS AXD OTHERS CHARGED WITH COHRUPTIOX. Fifteen Indictments Returned hy the Grand Jury, nnd More Probably to Follow Xext Month. LOUISVILLE. Ky.. Jan. 30.-The report of the January grand jury, made this afternoon, was hardly less sensational than has been promised. Such a shaking up as has resulted frcm its investigation of municipal affairs has never been known in the history of tho city government. Fifteen indictments were returned, including among the accused aldermen, police officials, patrolmen, a contractor and several minor offenders. The charges range from neglect of duty in failing to prosecute gamblers to bribery and conspiracy to extort money. The disclosures made In these indictments are principally duo to a falling out of the factions In the city government, and while up to this time the faction that has opposed Mayor Todd since he assumed office has suffered most, it is probable that the next grand Jury will have plenty of work in continuing the Investigation, aided by those who have already been called upon to answer specific charges. Tho persons indicted to-day are R. E. King, president of tho Board cf Aldermen and ex officio member of the Sinking Fund Commission; Aldermen J. E. Leatherman, R. O. Breucr. C. J. Jenne and John De Carmo; Nigh Chief of Police Maj. Sebastian Guenther; Patrolmen Nicholas Varilla and Steve Condley; Contractor Drake; Charles Krenur, jr., secretary of the Board of Public Safety; Patrick Ahearn, saloon keeper; Harry Debo, fireman; William Kimball, Martin Donahue and John Gill. King, Jenne and Leatherman are charged with running gams of chance. One count in King's indictment also charges bribery. Drake, Leatherman and Breuer are accused of conspiring to extort money from contractors. It is related in substance how these three Leatherman and Bruer, being aadermen, ana Drake a contractor combiueu to prevent any contracts being let unless tho contractor had lirst contributed to them by buying material trom them at 'exorbitant prices. Dc. liarmo is charged with obtaining money under talse pretenses by accepting $113 for an appointment which he claimed to be in a position to secure. The lnuictment charging conspiracy against Kremer. Ahearn, Donahue, Bebo and Kimbail is the outcome of an attempt to have the law firm of Stone & Suduuth indicted on a charge of bribery, the latter naving taeir accusers inuicted tor iaise swearing. Guenther is accused of failing to pe norm his duty aa a peace officer. Tno grand jury in its report says many cases Drought before It couid not be investigated lor lack of time. It continues: "It is of the opinoin that if these matters were investigated many more indictments would be returned and convictions had, whicn would rid the community of the causes of many of the scandals concerning city and county officials. That some persons holding high official positions have not been indicted does not indicate that those indicted are the only guilty ones in official positions. That the city is honey-conoed with official corruption is the firm conviction of this jury, yet not enough evidence could be procured to secure convictions in many cases to which the attention of tho jury was called." The report asserts not only that gambling could bo suppressed legally, but that it is carried on by direct permission of city officials. Several of the persons Indicted gave bond to-day for their appearance Marcn -J. The warrants for the others will be held up until Monday; Seventy-Six Indictments. KANSAS CITY. Mo., Jan. 30. The grand jury which a, week ago returned indictments against fifty-seven gamblers, returned an additional seventy-six indictments to-day. The first Indictments were nearly all against men known as belonging to the Findiey faction. Those returned todav are nearly all against gamblers who belong to what is known as tne Bliler-Oldham faction. Fifteen men were arrested tonight under the indictments returned today. Policy nt Kunvun City. KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Jan. 30. The most striking testimony of the day at the police investigation 1 was given by a number of small boys, some them In knee pants. One boy presented policy tickets bought within half a block of the central police station four days ago. Other very small boys testified that for months they had been admitted freely to crap games, at which they had lost their money. One youth testified that for months he had lost all his earnings. REPRIMANDED AND FINED. Harvard Student Punlnhed for HieKully Discharging FIrcarniN. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. CO. There was no small stir in student circles this morning when it was learned that four men from Harvard College, two of them being prominent in athletic affairs, had been callexl into the municipal court for having illegaly, it is alleged, discharged firearms on the occasion of the recent celebration of the close of the college half year. As the students generally engaged In the celebration the fact that only live men had been implicated by the authorities aroused much comment, as well as did the fact that the police have taken us the case, it being generally supposed that the faculty of the college would handle it alone. Nevertheless, the men were compelled to put in an ippearance at court this morning and two of them Bull and iioilister, ot the 'varsity crew were severely reprimanded by the judye and fined. The other two. who are freshmen, were held under $100 for hearing next Wednesday. The students are now wondering whether further arrests will be made or whether the matter was dropp-d with making an example of those already arrested. JnmcM I). Inkn Hanged. OREGON. Mo.. Jan. 30.-James D. Inks, who murdered John Patterson In 1M3, was hanged here this morning. Inks's neck was not broken, death resulting from strangulation.

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BRITISH MINISTERS XOT SUPPORTED BV Til EI 11 OWX PARTY. Revolt in the Ilouwe of Common AguluMt Two Menwurc That Were Unpopular with the Majority. PLAGUE .IN INDIA SPREADING MAXSIOX HOUSE FAMIXE RELIEF Fl.M) XOW XEARLY 91,MM,04. Dr. Rertlllon Xovcl Plan for Increasing the Population of France General Foreign Xew. (Copyright. 1?07. by the Arsociated Press.) LONDON, Jan. 30. The conservative newspapers warmly protest against the protracted debate on the address in reply to the speech from the throne at the opening of Parliament. They claim the debate was about nothing and .that it reduced the house to the level of a provincial debating society. Yesterday's proceedings were the first pieces of practical business, and it is an interesting fact that the government's support yesterday and on Thursday's debate on the action of the boartl of trade in the dispute between Ird Penrhyn and his quarrymen came from the Llbere.l branches. Not a single unofficial Tory defended the government, and the Radical organs point to this as indicating a decline in the standard of parliamentary honor of the Tories and ask what the latter care about, since they apparently care nothing for their own bills, their own word or their own government. The grave remarks of tho secretary of state for the colonies, Mr. Joseph Chamberlain, on the situation in South Africa has created a deep Impression, more especially as they were unexepected. The members assembled In the lobby afterwards and discussed the passages of his remarks in which he hinted at dangerous undercurrents in affairs at the Cape, and remarked that his tone in reference to the Transvaal was much sterner than his former utterances on tho same subject. The Conservative newspapers greatly praise Mr. Chamberlain's attitude, and the Globe expresses the hope that President Kruger will take the warning to heart "for persistence In injury and insult in Boer dealing will only result in the assertion once for all of British supremacy In South Africa," The comments of the other papers point to the committee as expected to rake up evidence of Boer treachery and intrigue. The House of Commons yesterday authorized a loan of 5.500.000 ($27.5X).0J0) for a military scheme, which the parliamentary secretary for the war office. Mr. W. St. J. Broderick, explained. Is part of a general scheme for national defense, and Includes increased provision for rille ranges and the acquisition of Salisbury plain for a maneuver ground. At the dinner of the Jewelers' and Silversmiths' Association, at Birmingham, tonight, the Rt. Hon. Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies, after referring to tho relations between Great Britain and other countries, said that another matter was one which called for unmitigated congratulations. Mr. Chamberlain thought that the cloud which recently overshadowed the relations of the empire with the United States had been dispelled by mutual concessions, honorable alike to tho statesmen of both countries. This, he added, was an achievement worthy of the jubilee of the Queen. He asserted In conclusion that even though the United States Senate rejected the negotiations looking toward the establishment of an AngloAmerican arbitration tribunal, the negotiations themselves could not fall to have had their effect on the common rense on the Justice and on the Christian sentiment of tho two great peoples. The pleague is still Increasing In Bombay. There were 12S cases announced on Thursday, the highest since the beginning of tho outbreak. Doctors are being sent to Bombay from England and several European countries are sending experts to study the epidemic. It is reported that Germany will recall professor Koch from the Cape In order to head a commission to Bombay. The coming international conference at Venice will be the occasion for a gathering of the most eminent sanitary experts of Europe, each country sending Its leading authorities. The Mansion House famine fund has now reached .177.000 ($sS3.0e0, irrespective of the large subscriptions which are being raised in the big provincial towns. Glasgow and Manchester have each sent 23,000 ($123,000) to India direct. The lord mayor of London, Mr. George Faudel Phillips, in an interview to-day said that he wanted to raise a million pounds sterling and hoped he would get it. He added that it was rather singular that the champion donation 2.000 rSKi.OOQ), came from an American, Air. William Waldorf Astor. The selection of Mr. Lyman J. Gage, president of the First National Bank of Chicago, as secretary of the treasury in the McKinley Cabinet. Is verv well received by the tress here. The St. .Tames Gazette regards it as fairly satisfactory and speaks of him t.s a "skilled and experienced financier of high standing and good repute." It is stated that the wife of Latimer Ridley Jones, the American horse dealer and speculator arrested at Scarborough on Thursday last, charged with obtaining 22.00) (JllO.OoO) by forgery from Benjamin L. Ludington, a lawyer of New York, possesses documents showing that Jones has repaid Ludington one-naif the sum he is allege;! to have secured on notes bearing forged signatures, and that the payments were made under an agreement that Jones was not to be prosecuted. Mrs. Jones, who is said to have been the widow of a Sheffield manufacturer, has a private income of from 12.uoo to 15.0W yearly. All the business at the Eskdale stud farm near Scarborough was transacted in Mrs. Jones's name. The couple lived well and had swell equipages, although they were .socially somewhat under a cloud lately. Jones being regarded as a mysterious personage. The report circulated In the United States by a news agency that United States Embassador Bayard entertained the Prince of Wales, the lord mayor and the sheriffs of the city of London at dinner to-day is Incorrect. Mr. Bayard expects to give a dinner on Wednesday next In honor of the Prince of Wales. The lord mayor and sheriffs of the city of London may be present. But to-day the Prince cf Wales enjoved the pleasure of home life at Sandringhar.i and the lord mayor and sheriffs are tasting at their homes of the sweets of the Saturday half holiday. The national alliance for the Increase of the population of France, founded by Dr. Rertillon. chief of the municipal statistic department of Paris, In view of the alarming state of the population of France as shown by the recently published census, is discussing a curious proposal from M. Meline. the French premier, with the view of coercing parents to increase their families. The plan proposes that government scholarships in schools. lycees and academies shall only be given in the case of families of not less than three living children, and that all government post, unless requiring special qualifications or favors. like tobacco licenses, concessions in the colonies, etc.. shall be similarly given, and that promotions and allowances be regulated according to th number of children, 'lhe proposal Is meeting with sei ious c onsuleration. Dr. Rertillon early during the present month said that the result of the census is simply appalling, and that unless a miraculous change for the better takes place France will soon disappear us a great nation. Germany In 1S41. it appears, had about the same population as France1, but to-day she Is credited with having lt,iQ.W) of inhabitants more than France. Then again, timing the last five years the population of Germany has Increased by a.inu.000. while that of France In the anw period has only increased ?lut 173.tX). Finally, It Is shown that In 1ST3 the number ot young men on the lists for military service was about the same In Germany

and I-ranee, where to-day the number of German conscripts 1 i:n, while th French conscripts onlv number 3C0.H0. The French Cabinet had a narrow escape from defeat yesterday, when it secured only a majority of eleven in rejecting tho amendment of M. Jaures. Socialist, to tha bill granting export bounties on sugar, the first clause of which was adopted on Thursday. The amendment of M. Jnures vvaa that the lountles should onlv bt paid on sugar produced in lvj; instead of i; nnd thereafter. It the amendnnnt had been adopted Germany and Austria would have been left in possession of tne llnlish market and as Meline is pledged to put French growers and refiners on the same footing as tl" Austrian anel German p rowers and refiners he would probably have be-tn compelled to resign. The latest thing in entertaining is a gridiron party. The originator was Mrs. Duncombe. daughter of Mrs. Archibald Stuart-Wortley. and formerly an f tress, whose stage name was Nelly Bromley. The Prince' of Wales was among Mrs. I::rcombe's guests, and showed the keenest Interest while the prilling of his cutlet was proceeding. The dining room w.is transformed fcr the occasion riito a grill-room and the chef dlprnseei fillets and outlets cooked on silver grills to a gathering of smart people. All of the Sunday papers contain references to the great ball to tk given in New York city by Mr. and Mrs. BradleyMartin. The Referee devotes two columns to the subject and considers . social function of the character indicated as unwise, in view of the fact that it furnishes a text for Socialist agitators.. Revolt of One Hundred Torlc. NEW YORK. Jan. 30.-The Evening Post's co, righted Ixmdon cablegram today says: Futile strivings after protection caused another political revolt this week, when a hundred Tories went into the lobby against the ministers. The revolt arose over Sir Howard Vincent's bill to extend tho merchandise marks act to all imported arilcles capable of being" marked, and to substitute the general brand "foreign made' for the now famous "made In Germanv.' "made in the United States." etc. Tho government showed that the marks act only served to advertise German and American goods and greatly injured England's trade by sending -over-sea customers ellrect to the foreigner for goods previously boucht through England. The bill, however, was re'jecteel by 133 to !7. the labor members voting for Its rejection, though the trades union congress favored the measure'. Mr. Gibson Howies convulsed the house by protluclng a picture of the Prince of Wales, with "made in Germany" beneath it. On the other hand. It Is stated that all tha royal palaces of Europe have been furnished by a well known English manufacturer. Ilcwlesred Student Surrender. ATHENS, Jan. 30. The students, numbering SOO, who were besieged by the troops In the university, the trouble growing out of a quarrel between the young men and Professor Galvanl, the former Insisting on the dismissal of the latter, have capitulated. The supply of water was cut off and a cordon of Hoops was drawn around the buildings and maintained there until tho students surrendered. The outside students caused a riot on Friday night, durlujr which the troops fired In the air and the students replied by using their revolvers. A boy was killed and several persons were wounded. Kenne and Sntolll Honored. ROME. Jan. 30. Bishop John J. Keane, former rector of the Catholic University at Washington, and who was recently appointed bishop assistant at the pontifical throne, and who was later made consultor to the congregations of the propaganda and studies, has born appointed canon of St. John Lateran. It Is rumored here that Cardinal Satolli will bo appointed prefect of the propaganda, replacing Cardinal Ledochowsky, who succeeds the late Cardinal Bianchl as prodatary of his Holiness. Over 200 InwurKentn Killed. MAXILLA, Jan. 30. It is officially announced that In tho various encounters which have recently taken place between the Spanish troops and the insurgents of the Philippine islands tho latter lost 224 men killed. In addition to many wounded or imprisoned. Military operations in tho provinces of Bulacan, Batanzas, Nuevu. Eclja and Tarsak have closed.

WRESTLED TO A DRAW. Hale and Burnt Content for 31 ore than nn Hour, with Xo Fall. Joe Burns, said to be the champion middle weight wrestler of England, and Herb Hale, of thla city, wrestled a draw at the Empire Theater last night. 'Hie contest could not be commenced until after the regular performance and midnight arrived before either man had taken a fall from tl other. At that hour Captain Dawson and Sergeant Kruger stepped upon the stage and rem' ed the referee that It was Sunday moi...ng and that the contest could not go on. it was a gooei match as far as It went, lasting one hour and twelve minutes, deducting ab". three minutes lost by mishaps, w we the wrestlers a chance to breathe. j went on at U'J pounds and Burns t It looked as though it might be an ?y thing for Hale when tho physique of the two men was compared, but Burns made up in cleverness what ho lacked in weight. Many of those who witnessed his work last night pronounced him the best wrest Ur ever been upon the Empire stage. He got away from hold after hold, which heretofore have been xilmost Invincible for Hale. He also succeeded In getting some good holds on Hale, but tho latter's superior weight made it an easy matter for him to break them. Burns might not be able to throw Hale in ten hours, but he Is a man whom Hale would have difficulty In pinning to the mat. There was a large crowd present, and for the most part those present were satisfied with tha match. Manager Zimmerman announced nt the beginning that if the match gave satisfaction he would promise? several other similar events. He is trying to arrange a match between Farmer Burns and another good man, THOSE SALOON INDICTMENTS. One of the WitnoCM Tell Where He Got III Money nnd Order. W. W. Ansley has made an affidavit bofore Lawrence T. Riley, In which he alleges that on Dec. l'J. he was cmp'oyed by Joseph Flack, foreman of tho grand Jury, to secure evidence of violation of the law by saloon keepers. He says that he frequently consulted with EH F. Hitter and Joseph Flack with reference to the work he was to do and that be received 117 from tho former and $1 from the latter. He gives tho names of Eli F. Hitter. Joseph Flick. YV. C. Smock. T. H. Spann. N. S. Rryam. Richardson & McCrea and C. E. Cotfin as subscribers to an exicnse fund from which he was to receive $3 a day. The alfiant also alleges that he received a blank grand Jury summons on which he was to take tho names of witnesses. He was to spend the money In trapping saloon keepers to sell on Illegal days and hours. Mr. Kilter savs that a fund was raised for the purpose of getting certain faets. but not lor ue in getting any one to violate the laws. Ho says that he had no personal dealing with Anslcy. 31a- lluve (ionr TXiIm Your., A dispatch from Pittsburg sv.ys that Jot Gear, who was with the h'raoky City club last year, will probably join the Hoosier club for the coming season. Manager Watkins was. in Pittsburg last Sunday and had a conference wiih President Kerr. The latter is quoted with paying that while tha deal had not been closed, (-oar would in all probability be transtri ei here. Manager Watkins was out of the city yesterday. Mr. Golt did not know the exact situation, he said, as the management of th club Is wholly In Manager Watkinss hands. He was unaware whether the report from Pittsburg was true. German Sleighing; Party. A sleighing party has been announced by the German Club for to-mortow eve ring at S o'clock, the club to rendezvous at the Deutsche Ilaus. The secretary requests th:t as many me tubers of the club brln tloir own siiishs ns possible, as the club cannot accommodate all. The affair Is dept. talent upon the conditions of tin weather. The Elkn' Benefit. The nniual benefit of the Elks will be given at English's Opera House Thursday evening. A good show has been prepared, with a minstrel first part anel a second part which will Include professionals from the companies playiu la the city ut the time.