Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 4, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 January 1901 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 190L

TUE DAILY JOURNAL FRIDAY, JANUARY 4. 1001.

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The Chicago College of Medicine and Surgery has received a present of five carleads of fossils. As far as advised the collection does not include the remains of any anti-lmperiall3t or 16-to-l politician. Almost everybody agrees that the present law for the protection of fish In this State Is defective, but scarcely two persons agree regarding the changes that should be made. It is a matter in which the Legislature should act intelligently and carefully. ' Because Jefferson became President a hundred years ago, President John Adams .was certain that the country was going to destruction at a rapid gait. But Ire was mistaken, as will be those who are disappointed prophets these Jays. The Louisville Courier-Journal, commenting editorially on the recent lynchings In this State, says: "The only real remedy lor mob law is a genuine public sentiment agaln.U it. The next best Is in officers who at all hazards will uphold the law against mobs." That may be true, but how did anybody ever find It out in Kentucky? It Is reported that the President will Veto the proposed river and harbor appropriation bill unless It Is considerably pruned before Its passage a report which causes some anxiety in certain quarters, where large amounts are desired. There are those whose ideas of a proper appropriation are $100,000,000, to be extended over several years. It Is a rare day In any season of the year when Russia does not come out of a diplomatic scrap with some material advantage. The agreement with China, quickly consummated, by which the vast domain of Manchuria becomes practically a Russian protectorate, is a case in point While the other powers have been wrangling over points of honor Russia has practically consummated a great land grab. Professor Barrlngton, of Virginia, has (discovered in the industrial education advocated by Booker T. Washington and jgiven at Tuskegee Institute a menace to the poor whites of the South. Having rid the South of the negro as a political menace. Professor Barrlngton finds a greater one in the Industrial education of the negro. His belief is that the negro ihould be kept down, but that Is not th-? theory of the new century. Because the Republicans lost so many township trustees in the late election as to give the Democrats a majority In a largs number of counties is no good cause to take the election of county school superintendent from the township trustees. The law as it now stands is Republican-made; and when Senator Goodwine points out that, if the office should be made elective, tlo qualification could be required under the constitution, It stands to reason that it thould be let alone The ordinary expenditures of the United States government at the beginning of the nineteenth century, in !S01, were 5 12, 273,270. In 1S00 they were $700,010,561. Perhaps the disparity is not out of keeping with the growth of the government, but the beginning of a new century would seem to be an appropriate time for Congress to make a new departure in the reduction of government expenditures. The people have been waiting patiently for that kind of a Congress for many years. It is said the President has expressed anxiety and is using his personal Influence to have the army reorganization bill passed as soon as possible. Ills solicitude in the matter Is Justified by public and patriotic reasons. The volunteers now in the Philippines must be brought home before June 20, and unless the army bill becomes a law very scon it will be impossible to fill their places promptly even with raw recruits. In these circumstances opposition to the army bill will be little less than treason. The candidacy- of Frank James, the exbandit and brother of Jesse James, fir doorkeeper of the Missouri House of Representatives is attracting some attention. Mr. James has been in several hold-ups and has been in prison because one was not successful. The Hon. Frank James would not be acceptable in some States, but for a Legislature succeeding one that robbed the voters of Ft. Louis of control of their elections and put it into the management of a party gang, and which put an outside police board in control of that city, doubling its expenses, Mr. James is a suitable candidate and should b supported. The formal opening of the electric railway V.Z.Z uniting thLs city with Anderson and Intermediate points 1 an event of present

and irospectlve interest. It is much the most important suburban or Interurban electric line yet opened to the city, bringing it into connection with a fine stretch of country and many pood towns, and it i3 probably the forerunner of other lines of equal importance. Indiana is peculiarly adapted to the construction and operation of electric railway lines, and there Is likely to be great development In that direction within the next few decades. The construction of such lines mist prove beneficial to the State and people in many ways, multiplying the means of communication, cheapening fare, saving time and money and promoting social comfort. The Journal hails the opening of the Anderson line as the bright foreshadowing of a prosperous future.

THE PRESIDENTIAL. T I II 51. The suggestion that the presidential term should be extended to six or seven years and the President be made Ineligible for re-election appears at such frequent intervals and in such widely different quarters as to indicate that it has a permanent hold on the popular mind. It is heard much oftener in private conversation than it la seen in print. Within a short time exPresident Cleveland and Senator Hanna have both spoken In favor of the change, the reasons given by the senator being, as might Le expected, much clearer and more to the point than those given by Mr. Cleveland. All intelligent persons are familiar with them. They ate commercial and moral. Under our present system of conducting political campaigns apresldential election Is a great disturbance of business too great a disturbance for business men to regard its recurrence every four years with favor. In the early days of the Republic conditions were different. Then the country was sparsely settled, business interests were small, and a presidential election was comparatively a quiet affair. Now we are more than 7C.000.000 of people, with vast and complicated business Interests, and our presidential campaigns are much longer than they formerly were. It is not surprising that the idea of lessening the frequency of these disturbances'to business should be growing in popular favor. Another argument in favor of the change, and one of considerable force, is that making the President ineligible to re-election would remove all temptation to administer the office or dispense patronage with a view to securing a renomination and thus remove what is always in danger of becoming a mischievous factor in administration. As Senator Hanna put' it: "The limitation of the presidency to one term would be an additional incentive for a President to accomplish all the good things possible during his incumbency of the office, so that his administration would stand as a monument to his memory." There have been times when public interests seemed to require the re-election of a President, but there has been no time when a term of six years would not have bridged over the seeming crisis. As the business Interests of the country Increase it is probable the proposed change will grow In favor until it will finally be brought about. Th3 wisdom of the fathers as expressed more than a hundred years ago Is not necessarily the wisdom of the ages. CONGRESSIONAL APPORTIONMENT. The current number of the Forum contains an article entitled, "The New Congressional Apportionment," by Henry Gannett, chief geographer of the Geological Survey, which contains some Interesting facts regarding the apportionment of representatives amqng the States, now practically under consideration in the House. The number of members In the present House Is 337. A bare majority of the committee on apportionment In the House would retain the present number and make a ratio upon that basis. If this should be done several States which have disfranchised some of their voters would have the same representation and one would gain. On the other hand, several States would lose a member, Indiana being one of them. On a basis of one member to 134,345 Inhabitants no State would lose a member, but Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, North Dakota, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin would each gain one; Illinois, New York and Texas would gain three each", and Minnesota and Pennsylvania two each. The total number of members under such an apportionment would be 237, or thirtj' more than the membership of the present House. Thi3 is the Burleigh substitute for the Hopkins bill. How slight a change It takes lu the basl3 to change the representation appears when 200,000 is made the basis Instead of 134.316. Upon the basis of 200,000 Maine, Nebraska, Kansas and Virginia would lose a memberfour States, while Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey, West Virginia, North Dakota, Washington, Florida, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas and Colorado would gain one member each, and New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Minnesota and Texas two each. That is, two States which have disfranchised more than a third of their population will gain a member each, while three full-vote States will lose one each. The number of members the House would contain on this ratio would be 373, or eighteen more than the present. The writer referred to brings out some interesting facts upon the assumption that the fourteenth amendment to the Constitution should be complied with and aliens should be excluded from the basis of representation. ' Upon such an exclusion, with a basis of 200,0od, California would lose a member, Louisiana two members, Massachusetts one, Michigan one, Mississippi three, North Carolina three, Ohio cne and South Carolina two. New York, Instead of gaining three members and Pennsylvania two, would simply hold their own. In the Northern States the loss by exclusion would come from foreign population and an educational qualification in Massachusetts. The only States that would gain would be Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota. New Jersey, Texas and West Virginia. The total number of members in a House thus apportioned would be SIS. There is every reason why the exclusions should be made. Those States which have dlsfranchied voters should be treated constitutionally, while there is no good reason why a population of aliens should be represented to the exclusion of citizens. Under the unfair basis of the Hopkins bill 202.GUÖ aliens in Illinois count for a representative and take it from citizens of some other State like Indiana. In New York there are 400,000 aliens getting representation at the expense of actual citizens in other States. In Louisiana, by the dls-

lranchisement of GOS.0O0 Inhabitants, 73S.OO0 persons get seven representatives, while Maine,, with CU2W inhabitants, will have but three. Neither of the bases which have been considered takes a member from Indiana. The Hopkins bill does and gives that member either to the disfranchised In Louisiana or the aliens of the cities of Chicago or New York. It is misuse of plain language to call the Hopkins monstrosity a constitutional apportionment. The Sonate has acted wisely in taking up the army organization bill. Very naturally, Mr. Pettlgrew objected, desiring to keep the subsidy bill, which he desires or professes to desire to kill, before the Senate. The taking up o'f the army bill without Republican opposition stamps as untrue the stories that the friends of the subsidy bill would not allow it to be put aside.

The Journal believes that it would be bad policy to Impose any considerable tax upon the Interurban electric roads, since the city will be greatly benefited by them. As long ago as 1S7D the Dexter (Maine) savings bank was robbed and the dead cashier found gagged and dead in the vault. David L. Stain and Oliver Cromwell, two professional cracksmen In Boston, were arrested, tried and convicted mainly on testimony of a son of one of the accused. The accused have made effort after effort to secure pardons, having had hearing after hearing before the executive council. Recently the main witness gave out that his testimony was false, resentment against his father causing him to commit perjury. Jan. 1, after an exhaustive hearing. Governor Powers set the men free on the ground that they were innocent, but they have been in State prison more than twenty years, both being now old men. The fact that they were protcssional criminals and had been seen In the vicinity of the tewn contributed not a little to their conviction. There is no foreign war In Chicago, but on Wednesday night armed guards were placed in twenty-one stations of the South S.'de Elevated Railroad to prevent robbery cf station agents.. . FROM HITHER AND YON. Ilrlglit Woman. Philadelphia Press. "My wife pot a King Charles spaniel as a Christmas present from her uncle In Boston." "Of course, she'll call it Fido?" "No; she's called it Penny, because it's one cent to her." To De Expected. Philadelphia Tress. "You fellows," complained the King of Beasts, "don't seem to be properly impressed when I start to describe my adventures." "Ah!" replied the diplomatic hyena, "your stories are wonderful, but then we know you are a lion." Lnte. Detroit Journal. Arriving at the scaffold. Raleigh lost no timo In feeling of the edge of the ax. He said: "Wouldn't that make you late!" Then he bid hU head upon the block, and shortly became the late Sir Walter. We are not trying to write history here, understand; merely historical fiction. Christian. Detroit Journal. The Mermaid's eyes lit up with Joy as the figure drew nearer. "A sea-urchin!" she exclaimed, ecstatically, "In an A. D. T. uniform and with a bunch of sea-anemones which never cost a cent less than J IS a dozen!" ... As the shrewd reader will doubtle have conjectured, it was the glad Yuletlde; one of the very tw tides observed at extreme depths of the ocean. Whnt Workmen Arc Most Productive? Engineering Magazine. Is it more to the profit of the employer to have dirty, ignorant, unhealthy, and discontented than clean, intelligent, ablebodied, and contented workers? Is it more to his interest to erect shops in which everything Is Ignored that might be desired by intelligent, progressive men, than to have shops so planned and fitted that they will be attractive to only the best class cf employes? The most productive and skillful workers will seek shops which are clean, warm, ventilated and well lighted, which have the best sanitary arrangements and facilitiesr-which are conducive to comfort and cleanliness where it is thought worth while to instruct in the best methods of manufacturing and designing, where machines and tools are provided which assist in doing the best grade of work with the least manual exertion, and where a management prevails which not only expects men to be interested in doing good work and in reducing costs, but, in return, shows some interest In cultivating a spirit of suggestion and criticism, and In giving rewards for improvements. Works planned In which the above items were looked upon as worthy of a place in the organisation, would have little to do with the factory acts or trade union restrictions. No Snbshly on the Lakes. New York Journal. The first steamer of a new ocean-going line was launched at South Chicago on Saturday. It will be one of four American ships to ply between Chicago and Liverpool, without subsidies, by way of the Canadian canals. It will carry 2,S00 tons of freight. The reason it will not carry 10,000 tons is that the canals are not large enough. A canal that would take a 6,000ton steamer from the lakes to ths ocean across the StatP of New- York Instead of across Canada could be built for $200,000,000. The interest on the cost of Its construction would be $4,000,000 a year, and the tolls would pay interest and principal. With such a canal the shipbuilders of the great lakes would send the American flag into every sea without a cent of subsidy. Reputations, Going and Coming. Nebraska State Journal. The British army scandals promise to make our rumors during the Spanish war so small and unimportant as to be unworthy of mention. Considering the inexperience of our officers and men, and taking Into account the supposed perfection of the English military system, the result of the two wars has been vastly to the credit of the United States. This country enters the century with a new reputation as one of the foremost of military and naval powers. England closes the century with an old and honorably won reputation sadly impaired. Mr. Cndnhy Did Right. Brooklyn Eagle. Government failed Mr. Cudahy, of Omaha. It could not secure tor him his fctolen child. So he bora me his own government, negotiated with the enemy and secured hi son. Those who think he should nU have Line so jJo not really think so. They only thlr.k that they think so. Beside, hard as it may bo to catca the abductor?, it should be easier to catch them without the boy than It would have bten with hlr, Mr. Cudahy did exactly ilht. A Ileal Clin nee for Flammarlon. San Francisco Chronicle. Professor Flammarion cables from Taris that 4ie still thinks it possible to communicate with Mars. The professor might employ his time to better advantage if he would devise some plan of communication with Agulnaldo, Professor Andree or Pat Crowe. AI?v?iys) Wns. Baltimore American. Wo believe that Mr. Cleveland was always glad to give the rank and file a chancc-between campaigns.

MONEY OF THE WORLD

IT HAS INCREASED OVER, lOO PER CENT. IN TWENTY-SEVEN YEARS. Total Stock In 1S73 Was Ahoat ?LOOO,OOO.OOO, While It Now la Reported . As More Than Eleven Billions. GOLD AND SILVER PRODUCTION PRELI3IIN.4 RY ESTIMATE OP THE DIRECTOR OF THE MINT. President Declines to Sinke Public the Report of Auditor Law she on Cuban Postul Frauds. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. An Increase of more than 100 per cent, in the money of the world within less than a generation will be one of the most Interesting exhibits of the annual report of the director of the mint, which is now going through the press. Nearly the whole of thl3 Increase Is In metallic money and much the larger proportion is in gold. The total stock reported in 1S73 was about $1,600,000, 000, of which more than half was In paper money not fully covered by metallic reserves. The situation at the beginning of 1900 showed a total monetary stock of about $11,600,000,000, of which only little more than one-fourth was in uncovered paper money. Director Roberts finds that, while the total money supply of the world has increased about $7,000,000.000, the increase In gold money since 1S73 has been about $3,030,000,000, in silver about $2.750,000,000, and in uncovered paper only about $600,000,000. A large proportion of the increase In gold has taken place within the short space of seven years, while the quanity of silver money, which was at its maximum of about $4,250,000,000 at the beginning of 1SSG, has since been somewhat reduced by the ale of silver by Germany and Its retirement in other countries. The conditions of 1S93 showed a total monetary supply of about $10,300,000,000, which has since been increased by about $1,100,000,000. About $340,000,000 of this increase has been in gold money. The great outburst of activity in the mining of gold which folic wed the suspension of the coinage of silver in India and the United States, involving the rapid development of the mines of South Africa and the Klondike region, with the increased output of Australia and California, it will be stated, has resulted, therefore, in supplying nearly the entire monetary needs of the world, without resort to any material increasfe in the net supply of paper money in circulation. , GOLD OUTPUT IN HKH). United States Prod need 3,837,219 Ounces, AVorth $70.322,281. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3. George E. Roberts, the director of the mint, to-day made public his preliminary estimate of the production of gold ,and silver In the United States during the calendar year 1900. The aggregate of gold Is given as 3,837,113 fine ounces, valued at $79.222,2S1. and of silver 9,610,543 fine ounces, which, at the approximate average price of 61 cents for the year, makes the value $36,352.431. During the calendar year 1SSK) the gold production was $77,053,400, and the silver production 54,764,500 fine ounces. The Nome gold and silver production for 1M is given as $3,100,000, and that of the Klondike, which Includes both American and Canadian fields, $22,2S7,506. The product of the Canadian mines is not included in the figures given, but as the gold and sliver comes to the American mints the value is given separately. Following is the production by States and Territories In gold value and in silver fine ounces, the first figures being gold: Gold FlneO'nces States. Value. Silver. Alabama $2,50S 27 Alaska 7,771.0" 0 31S.400 Arizona 3.5rt0.000 1 4.250,000 California 14,377.200 912.SOO Colorado 2Q.5ÜO.000 20.2D2.2a) Georgia 120,163 47S Idaho 2,067,183 4,500,000 Maryland 1S6 Michigan 207 13,100 Montana '. 5,126,615 16,750,000 Nevada 2,360.000 1,229,756 New Mexico '. 900.000 COO.C00 North Carolina 51.018 13,092 Oregon 1,175,752 150,000 South Carolina 122,625 393 South DaWota 6,617,674 2SD.000 Tennessee 206 1 Texas 7.000 500,000 Utah 4,237,726 9,500.00-3 Virginia 3.53 4 2S3 Washington S26.S73 300,000 Wyoming 24.S06 WAITING ON THE COURT. No Plan of Procedure In Regard to Xcely et AI. Yet Decided On. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3,-It is said, at the War Department, that no plan of action has been decided upon with reference to the cases of Neely, Rathbone, et al., in connection with the Cuban postal frauds, this being In anticipation of the decision of the Supreme Court in the Neely case, involving the question of the Jurisdiction of the United States in Cuban affairs. The statement .was made, however, that the cases undoubtedly would be prosecuted in this country, In the possible, event that the Supreme Court should decide against the extradition of Neely. In what manner this would be done was not explained, but it was stated that Neely might possibly be tried in New York on the charge on which he was arrested, namely, bringing stolen goods into the country. If it should be decided that he could not be sent to Cuba for trial on the charge of embezzling public funds. Secretary Root said, to-day, that future action In these cases would depend entirely upon the character of the decision of the Supreme Court. Cannot Send L.nwslte Report to Senate WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. The President to-day sent to the Senate a replj' to the Bacon resolution asking the secretary of war to transmit to the Senate the Lawshe report on the Cuban postal scandal. The President states that, for reasons given by the secretary of war, he deems it incompatible with the interests of the public service to comply with the Senate's r quest. Secretary Root's letter states that criminals are now being prosecuted, and for that reason it Is deemed inadvisable to make public the facts contained in this report. INTRODUCED RY INDIANIANS. DUIs nnd Petitions Presented by Fairbanks, Ilevcridgc and Others. Special to the Indiampolls Journal. WASHINGTON. Jan. 3. Senator Beverldge introduced a bill In the Senate today pensioning Emiline C. Russell, widow of Charles A.. Russell, Battery D, Fourth United States Artillery, at $12 monthly. Senator Fairbanks introduced a bill in the Senate to-day establishing a subport of entry at Douglas, A. T., with a deputy collector, at $1.200 yearly. He also presented a resolution of J. H. Danseur Post, G. A. R.. of Lagrange, favoring the establishing of a Pension Court of Appeals, attested by Post Commander E. M. Hutchison and Post Adjutant G. W. Cantield, and a petition signed by Rev. II. G. tlce and fifty-two others, of Monticello, favoring an anti-polygamy amendment to the Constitution. Representative Brick to-day Introduced a bill in the House increasing the pension vl Albert L. Duddleson, Company A, One-

hundred-and-forty-fourth Ohio Volunteers, to ?3') monthly. Representative Miers to-day Introduced in the House a bill increasing the pension of L. D. Trent, Nineteenth Indiana Infantry, to $50 monthly. Representative Griffith introduced bills in the House as follows: To remove the charge of desertion against Johnson Gilbert. Company C, One-hundred-and-slx-teenth Ohio Volunteers: against Valentine F. Ferguson. Company D, Sixth United States Infantry, and against George W. Knotts. Company A, Ninety-third Indiana Infantry.

Stock Raisers Oppose the "Oleo" Dill. WASHINGTON, Jan. 1-The Senate committee on agriculture to-day resumed its hearing on the oleomargerine bill. W. M. Springer, representing the Live Stock Association, spoke in opposition to the bill. He said the association which he appeared tor represented a combined capital of 5600.000,000 and that it holds annual conventions. He read a memorial from the association In opposition to the oleomargerine bill as an effort to build up one interest at the expense of another. He quoted figures to show that whereas the milk cows of the country tire valued at $541,000,000. the other cattle foot up an aggregate cf $'S9,000.000 In value. Ho said the opinion of stock raisers is unanimous that the passage of the pending bill would mean the destruction of the oleomargerine industry, and he argued that there was little effort 0:1 the part of the promoters of the bill to cenceal this purpose. Nominations 1y the President. WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The President to-day sert the following nominations to the Senate: Oscar F. Williams, of New York, to be consul general at Singapore; Frank R. Mowrer, of Ohio, to be consul at Antigua, W. I.: Frederick E. Rittman, of Ohio, to be auditor of the War Department; James F. Harlem, of Illinois, to be attorney general of Porto Rico; Captain II. A. Shaw, assistant surgeon of the United States army, to be surgeon of volunteers with rank of major; Corporal George Steunenberg, Troop A, Eleventh Cavalry, United States Volunteers, to be first lieutenant; Commander Augustus G. Kellogg, United States navy (retired), to be transferred from the furlough to the retired pay list; in accordance with the provjsions of Section 15495 of the revised statutes. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. Legislative Items and Notes About Men and Their Work. Secretary Hay has so far recovered from his recent indisposition as to be able to spend a few hours yesterday at his desk in the State Department. The Port Royal board, headed by Rear Admiral Rodgers, yesterday began further consideration of the question of the removal of the Port Royal (S. C.) naval station to Charleston harbor. The training ship Buffalo left Port of Spain yesterday for Laguayra, where she will exchange a crew of green landsmen for a complement of seamen from the Hartford, which Is lying at that port. The river and harbor committee yesterday adopted the provision authorizing the President to negotiate for fixing the level of the great lakes and contiguous waterways between the United States and Canada. Bids were opened at the Department of Justice yesterday for the construction of a new Department of Justice building of marble, according to the plans submitted by George B. Post, a New York architect. The bids ranged from $1,K7,922 down to $1,575.125. Representative Rlxey, of Virginia, introduced a resolution for an Investigation by the House postofflce committee of the reason why small packages are carried through the mails for foreign governments at a lower rate than is given American citizens. The inquiry grows out of ihi parcel post conventions which the government has made with a number of foreign countries. The secretary of war has sent to Congress a preliminary report on the project of widening and deepening the channel of Galveston bay, Texas. The report has no bearing on the conditions created by the hurricane which, devasted Galveston, but is a general measure of Improvement for the harbor to a point within the city. Th cost of a thirty-foot channel is estimated at $1,5S5,000. Senator Nelson yesterday gave notice of an amendment he will offpr to the bill for the modification of the war revenue lew, providing that "all bequests or legacies for uses of a religious, literary, charitable or educational character, including work3 of art, on which the tax heretofore imposed has not been paid or collected, shall be and are hereby declared to be exempt from the payment of such tax." The Navv Department has issued orders detaching Rear Admiral A. Kautz from his post as commander-in-chief of the Pacific station, to take effect Jan. 28. Admiral Kautz's retirement takes place soon after. He will be succeeded by Rear Admiral Casey, commander of the Philadelphia navy yard. Rear Admiral G. W. Sumner has been detached from the command of the Port Royal station and will succeed Rear Admiral Casey. A committee from the American Asiatic station, with headquarters in New York, called upon the President to-day and presented a memorial expressing their emphatic approval of the efforts made by him and the secretary of state to hasten a settlement of the questions at issue between the powers and the government of China. The memorialists single out for special approval the demand made upon China that. In future, the diplomatic representatives of foreign governments have direct access to the Emperor. The Navy Department has called on the superintendent of the Naval Academy for a report on a charge submitted by Representative Rixey, of Virginia, to the effect that a marine named Hobart Green, of Virginia, had died at Annapolis from ill treatment while sick. It was alleged that Green W'as obliged to march while ill from pneumonia, and that the decks were washed beneath him while he lay In his hammock on the Santee. The medical record shows that Green died Dec. 11 from quick pneumonia. His father is a special pension examiner credited to Sandusky, O. Senator Hansbrough has introduced a bill creating a department of education and giving the head of the department a place in the President's Cabinet. Speaking of the object of the bill, Senator Hansbrough said that the educational interests of the country are constantly increasing, and that with the addition of the new territory comprised in Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philippines this interest would grow rapidly in scope and importance in the future. On this account, he said, ho thought the head of the proposed department should be a member of the President's official household. Senator Harris yesterday introduced a resolution in the Senate directing the Interstate-commerce Commission to investigate "Whether there now exist any association or associations of railroad companies, formed for the purpose of controlling and restraining competition in transportation rates of traffic over lines from points between the Mississippi river and the Rocky mountains, which operate-similarly to the association known as the Transmissouri Railway Association, that was declared by the Supreme Court o" the United States to be an unlawful combination and in violation of the anti-trust law." The commission is to report to the Senate. Mr. Pettlgrew has introduced a resolution, calling upon the President to send to the Senate "copies of all instructions sent to the officers of the government in the Philippines since May 1. 1S98, and of all orders issued by officers of the government in the Philippines in relation to the conduct of the war and in relation of the government of that country." Dr. Horatio Rubens, one cf the commission appointed by the War Department to revise the Cuban code, has arrived in Washington after many months absence In Havana. According to Dr. Rubens it is the hope of the Cuban constitution-makers that they will complete their work in time for the United States Congress to act upon the constitution during the present session. Representative Hill, of Connecticut, has Introduced a bill to maintain the legal-tender silver dollar at a parity with gold. This and the bill of Representative Levy, of New York, on similar lines, will be taken up next Thursday by the House committee on coinage, and a time fixed for hearing Secretary Gage and other financial authorities. A bill providing for the extension of the land laws of the United State3 to Hawaii was introduced yesterday by Senator Hansbrough. The secretary cf war has submitted to Congress an additional deficiency estimate of $3,000,000 for army subsistence, caused

chiefly by the heavy demands made by the forces in China and the Philippines. The report of Inspector General Knox on the inspection' of national soldiers' homes, sent to Congress yebterday, shows those institutions to be in a high state of cfilciency. Spanish war veterans are now admitted temporarily nnd conditionally, and in order that the old men of the civil war shall not be crowded out the j?ounger Spanish war veteran? are discharged as soon as their condition will permit. There are indications that the Navy Department may defer the award of contracts for the three sheathed baltleshirs yet undisposed of until the 1st of February, at which time there will le opened the bids for constructing three protected cruisers. The congressional investigating committee recently appointed for the purpose of Inquiring into the case of Oscar L. Boor, the former West Point cadet who. his relatives believe, came to his death nt a result of hazing at the Military Academy two years ago, will visit Bristol, Pa., to-day, the home of the Rooz family. Rural free delivery has been ordered established at Akron, Fulton county, Indiana, Jan. 13. Length of route. 25V4 miles; area covered, 34 square miles; population served, 931; number of houses on route, 207; carrier, E. S. Barratt. Postofflce at Blgfoot to be discontinued and mall sent to Akron. Vinnle J. Wilson has been appointed postmaster at New Frankfort, Scott county, Indiana, vice T. L. Kinney, Jr., resigned. HOUSED FOR THE WINTER

TROOPS IN CHEiA ARE IN A COMFORTABLE CONDITION. American Camp Favorably Noticed by Foreisn Observers Military Conditions at Two Chief Cities. Ccrrespondence of the Associated Tress. TIEN-TSIN, Dec. 1. The military situation here has shown practically no change since, early autumn. There has been a slight reduction of the various forces at times, but the garrisons have been, on the whole, practically maintained at the numbers heretofore stated In the dispatches. The Russian contingent has been slightly Increased over the strength at first determined. This is understood to have been done at the suggestion of General Linavitch himself, who is said to have represented to St. Petersburg that two additional Infantry regiments be added. These have arrived here. In addition there are three squadrons of Cossacks and a light battery. In the departure of the Fifteenth United States Infantry last week the American contingent in Tien-Tsin consists only of two companies of the Ninth Infantry, under command of Major Foote. The British and German forces predominate. The British have sent back to India and down to Hong-Kong a large number of coolies, who have suffered much from the cold. The health of the troops Is, on the whole, gcod, though the Germans have had quite a large percentage of sick from fever and dysentery. Navigation up the river has practically ceased. Ice has formed nightly and the last fleet of junks sent up has taken from eight to ten days to reach Tung-Chow. Winter supplies for all the forces are prety well in, ho.vever. and with the opening of the railroad to Peking, which Is expected within two or three weeks, the greatest difficulty which the allies have faced, will be removed. The railroad is still the cause of considerable friction. It 13 still held by the Russians, who apparently are not Inclined to surrender it to any other control. There has been a disposition to lay the blame for the delay in putting the road through to Peking on the Russians, and from time to time the matter has come to the front in a way to cause apprehensions of serious friction. It was recently stated that an agreement had been reached to turn the road over to the Germans, but this has failed to materialize, and it is understood that the Russians declined to fulfill the agreement. They arc paying the interest on the lease to the Chinese to the British owners and thus removing the greatest legal question involved. Reports from the country along the Grand canal and toward Pao-Ting-Fu indicate that there is still some restlessness in the towns and villages. There have been several scares of massing forces In that direction, but no reliable news can be obtained tending to indicate danger. The Germans have Installed a field telegraph line to Pao-Ting-Fu, and detachments are constantly on the road escorting supplies to the garrison there. Occasionally there have come reports of sniping along the route, but the country is apparently quiet in that direction. The work of the American quartermasters' department here and at Tong-Fu, Is practically wound up and It is probable that the depot will soon be closed. General C. F. Humphrey, chief quartermaster, will then go to Peking. A large number of employes have been discharged and will be sent home on the Californian and the Athenian, both due to leave within the next ten days. SITUATION AT TIEN-TSIN. Military Conditions Practically UnchangedSome Rumors of Trouble. Correspondence of the Associated Tress. PEKING, Dec. 1. The first few weeks of severe weather have tested the resources of the foreign troops now here, and the result has been to remove any fear of great privations during the winter. The coal supply, while not plentiful, Is sufficient, and there Is no dangerous scarcity of wood. General. Chaffee has directed that the wood supply be husbanded, and it is believed there will be little, if any, difficulty In maintaining the coal rrpply by camel train from the mines la the western hills. The American troops are under canvas and the winter camp is an object of much interest to the foreign officers. Inspection parties from the various European rorces dally visit Camp Rellly and express surprise at the resources in making the tents comfortable. The men have adODt?r the methods used in the winter campaigns in the Northwest, and well-banked tent?, matting fioors and bricked-up Sibley ctoves make the canvas homes as comfortah'e as barracks. The only serious discomfort arises from the dust storms. The caks drive the fine black dust through the heavy canvas, and nothing is impervious to.it. The dust storms make out-of -Jo?r work practically impossible, and are the only drawback to the dry, brilliant winter of 'North China. Condensers have been Installed and there is an ample juppT of distilled water, the lack of which had been keenly felt. The other contingents of the allied forcc3 are housed In the city, with the exception of the British, whose camp is dlre.'tly across the plain, a few hundred yards from Camp Rcilly. The French are said to be somewhat 9hort of winter sunrdics, but not to the point of deprivation. Foraging and scouting parties of alj forces, except the Americans, are constantly in the field and have destroyed many village.. The. Germans are the most active If this, and have pursued a severe policy of reprisal when sniped at, and in many instances are reported to have destroyed villages which had been spared by othtr troop near Peking. With the advent of cold weather have come reports of restlessness In many villages and towns where the hostile element of the Chinese is reassamblins. having been forced in by the cessation of supplies. So far, however, thero has been no reliable news of any gathering of sufficient strength cr nearness to cause alarm. While there is a large element, both civil and military, which professes to believe that a renewed outbreak is probable, the best informed persons here do not share it. Both General ChafTee and Minister Conger have expressed themselves as confident that no danger Is to be apprehended tlds winter. Trade Is being resumed, and, so far, sup1 plies from native rources arr comparative ly plentuui, tnougn tney prooaniy will not last into midwinter, as near-by villages have been pretty thoroughly cleaned out by foraging parties from the European forces.

SOME PARTING SHOTS

PI NCR EE FIRES SEVERAL THOUSAND WORDS AT HIS OPPONHNTS. Tnkes Advantage of the Inauguration of Ills Successor to Attack All Who Disagree with Him. GOVERNOR BLISS'S KESSAGE IN MARKED CONTRAST WITH P1NGREE'S LONG, ABUSIVE ADDRESS. Colorado's Finances Shown by Gor Thpmas to lie In Dad Shape Taxation of Corporations Urged LANSING, Mich., Jan. 3. Both houses of the Michigan Legislature assembled in joint session to-day to hear the exaugural message of ex-Governor Tingree and the Inaugural message of Governor Bliss. Mr. Plngree prefaced his message with fom extemporaneous remarks, In which he attacked the courts. Legislature and; the press. He also urged the Legislature to appropriate sufficient money to amply pay the expenses of the Governor, saying It had cost him $10.000 during his four years' term. The reading of his message, which consisted of ninety-five printed rage, took almost four hours. It was In part as follows: "The lesson to be drawn from the history of the contest for equal taxation Is that If the people wish this great problem to be satisfactorily settled they must center their efforts on the election of a Senate, which shall be less subject to the reductive arguments of the railroads and ether wealthy powerful interests, and more responsive to the wishes of the people." The message urged the Legislature to adopt the resolution adopted by the Legislature of Pennsylvania, requesting Congress to call a convention for the purpose of proposing an amendment to the JJonfctitution to proide for the election of United States senators by popular vote Discussing the question, the message .ays: "The cises of Hanna, in Ohio, Carter, In Montana, and our own discouraging and disgraceful experiences furnish the most powerful and convincing argument in behalf of popular elections. It is a matter or common Knowledge mat tne oince is sought by wealthy men, not so much for the alleged honor, as the opportunity which it affords for financial profit and commercial advantage, not only through speculation, but in other and less legitimate ways. Instead of being the bulwark of our government, as the framers of the Constitution intended it, the Senate is now looked upon with fear and distrust by the people of the countrj'. There is no question but that the people have lost confidence in the United States Senate and regard the House of Representatives as the more conservative and trustworthy branch of Congress." Discussing the pardons and paroles which have been granted to prisoners during his four years in ofilce. the fomer Governor said: "The people of the State vould be artonIshed If they knew how loose and careless and almost criminal have been the methods of courts and prosecutors In prosecuting criminal cases. It has become a trite saying in our State, among those familiar with the circumstances, that our public prosecutors should be named 'public persecutors. They seem to have lost sight of the fact that they take an oath of office to protect the Innocent from punishment as much as to bring the criminal to Justice and to pro tect the people of the State. After discussing a number of subjects of State Interest only and making recommendations in regard to them, former Gov. Pingree said. In conclusion: "My experience during my political life, extending over a period o.' twelve years, has convinced me that In order to secure the full commendation of those' who consider themselves the 'better classes the Governor and other high officials mu&t do nothing to antagonize the great corporations and the wealthy people. I am satisfied that I could have had the praise and support of our 'best citizens' and our 'best society and of the press of the State gen-.-erally, if 1 had upheld those who have, for years, attempted to control legislation in their own interests, to the end that they might be relieved from sharing eqjally with the poor and lowly the burden of taxation. I would have' been pronounced a good fellow and a great statesman. "The memory of the treatment of Gen. Alger by the press of the country and his removal from the Cabinet Is fresh in the minds of all. I was Informed by General Alger himself that one of the main reasons of the opposition to him was that he had Ignored the claims of the great steamboat interests with representatives in New York city. The matter of sending something like 50,000 Spaniards to Spain came up. and the general advertised for bids for transportation. The tenders of the different companies, submitted by their New York representatives, were exactly alike so much for officers of a certain rank, so much for other officers) and so much for privatesshowing a combination nnd agreement between the companies. The bids which the general received from Spain were less than half of those offered by the New York syndicate, and the contracts were, therefore, awarded to the Spanish vessels. That was the turning point in the assault against the general because he would not toady to the companies represented in New York, and show them special favors. The press directed its venom at roe because I defended General Alger. ( "I use this as an Illustration to show how powerful 13 the influence cf those who have resolved on the policy of rule or ruin. This has been my experience while holding the office of Governor. Every large Interest that I Lave antagonized during my fight for equal taxation has been arrayed against me, and the allies of those Interests, the newspapers of the State, have lost no opportunity to attempt to draw the minds of the people from the real issue by making personal attacks on me and publishing malicious and willful libels, and to belittle my efforts and bring me' Info disrepute In order that the present system of unjust. Inequitable and Iniquitous laws might still remain in force, to the detriment of the great masses if the laboring classes and farmers, and those r.f small properties, who are unable to sp-ak and . 1., .,, T tt- tI-ö Ihp nrv.'1.t iin that unless those in charge tnd In whose hands legislation Is reposed do not eninge the present systtm of inequality In. less than a quarter of a century there will !h a bloody revolution in this great country of ours." w At the conclusion of Mr. Pingree u message Governor Bliss's message was read. He urged on the Irplsdators the advisability of economy in all appropriations, and suggested a short session of the Ifisiature in the interest of economy. On the subject of taxation Governor Bliss s: Id: " "Believing that 'he pecpl desire tht all rroperty now paying specific ?axe shall be assessed in like manner with olh-r property, I recommend that the Legislature should provide the necessary machinery for the levy and collection cf faxis on this property upon nn ad vulorem basis. Thre should b no hasty consideration of this question, however, for thu Interests of hundreds of millions cf property Is no s!!?ht one." Among other things the Legilature was recommended to give its attention to the sile of cicarettcs. On this hubject Governor Ell. s said: "I advise the mot stringent legislation possible, in order that the sala of clganttcs may be discouraged, if not prohibited." 1 DIETRICH SUCCEEDS POWTER. New Governor of Nebraska Urges Passaic of Antl-Kldnn i1iik I-ow. LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 3. Charles II. Dietrich was Inaugurated Governor of Nebraska this afternoon. The ceremony was short and simple, occupying but little over an hour, being limited to the retiring mensagj of Governor Poynter and the inaugural address cf Governor Dietrich. The fatter makes a rec'ord in brevity, containing about a thousand works, limited to State mat-