Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 February 1889 — Page 2

SJbc Skpublicau. Gao. E. Maw? all, Publisher. <'■ EENBSEL4ER, > INDIANA

Mr. Skwali , United States Consul at Samoa, declares that he has discovered facta which make it morally certain that there is a secfet agreement between England and Germany in the Samoan matter, whereby Germany is to annex Samoa, and England is to take possession es Tonga island.* Beveral points in the conduct of these two countries recently which am not'readily comprehensible now would be intelligible on this hypothesis. However, whether the Consul is right or wrong in this statement, it will not be safe for the United States to depend on obtaining aid from England against Germany if war should result between Germany and this countrv. Oyster boat slavery is a new form of American ooolie or enforced service, that rivals the worst forms of Moorish bondage. It is a disgrace to civilisation, and should be classed with piracy. There are labor agencies in New York and elsewhere that, under false pretenses, pick up boys and men to work on Oyster boats in the Chesapeake Bay. Once on board the boats they are kept as prisoners and forced to work like slaves, and no communication is allowed with the land. The suffering of these peonsjs horrible, and the boats should at once be put under rigid supervision and the gdiltv parties punished, The Bey of Tunis is less barbarous than these btastsof Chesapeake Bay.

The United Stales buprune Court the other day decided that a State government had the constitutional right to enact laws requiring physicians practising within its borders to produce certificates of ability. A law of West Virginia re-t quires a practitioner of medicine in the State to procure from the State Board of Health a certificate that he is a graduate of some reputable medical college, or has practised in the State ten years previous to the passage of the act Regulating the practice. One Dr. Dent objected to this law on the ground that it abridged his ri ht as a citizen. But the Supreme Court apbolds the State in thus looking after the interests of its citizens in protecting them from quacks and ASsculapian fledglings. The stiff hat will have to go. Mr. Eaton, in Popular Science Monthly, is followed by Prof. Mills, o( McGill University, and several more professors, in assuring us that baldness is largely due to the use of stiff hats that compress the arter:es that supply blood to the head. ;Balow the line of pressure the hair remains; above it the bair goes. The logic is not quite satisfactory; but a hard hat is * relic o's barbarism, and ought to go on other grou ‘ Besides, it not so much the loss of hair that troubles us, but damage done to the brain, to the circulatory system, and consequently to the whole nervous system. Baldness is a protest of nature against abusing the brain underneath. If hats do part of the damage, as they doubtless do, then let them be made after a sensible model.

TIME AND TIDE.

When the Day and the Tides Begin —-WiiytheOld World Takes Precedence. ' '« . . Portland Oregonian. Where does the day begin? Our Eastern States got the New Year before we did, Europe got it before they did, and Asia got it before Europe did. It must have begun, then, at some point in tbe-Pacific ocean between the west coast of America and the east coast of Asia. But, as the circle of the year is without 'egibning of end, except as men have agreed In relation thereto for their own convenience, one part of the globe might in the abstract claim the beginning of the day jor of the year as well as another part. By common consent, however, calculation of the beginning of the day gives the beginning to the old jvorld, for the day was nxed before the new world was known, and as the earth revolves* on its axis from west to east, time in the journey toward the west fell behind fixed time. As geography became known it was obvious that Asia got the day before Europe got it, just as America got it after Europe got it; and so the beginning of the day has been pushed out from the Pacific shore of the Eastern hemisphere and beyond its islands into the Pacific ocean. But suppose America had been the older world; suppose that civilization had had its origin here, that computation of time had been established, and discoverers, sailing from America,had found the other hemisphere as this one was found by discoveres from Europe, the Atlantic coast of Europe would be the last part Of the elobe to aee the day and the year, just as the Pacific coast of America is now the last part of the globe to see them. Where do the tides begin? ; This is a question solely of physical fact—not depending in any way on human history. They appear to begin in the largest stretch of open sea on the globe—the southwest Pacific ocean—whence they are propagated ia all directions, subject however, to complications and irregularities arising from the distribution of land upon the globe and from the configuration of the bottom of the sea.

THE STATE LEGISLATURE.

Both Houses 'Without a Quorum Several Tithes. A Measure Establishing "Night Schools Discussed. Many Important Bills Introduced and Referred. The Senate on tie SOth’Wld a m-wtion of two hours only. Bills legalising certain arts of Red-, kev and Sheridan were passed. Among the bills introduced wan one forbiddihg; ihtviniportatlnn of armed men into Indians for police duly, it rsinteiuUvl to apply l-sja-cinilv to the Pinkertons. A few hills were reported favorable and the Senate adjourned. The Until* linseed hills as follows: For ffie relief of J. I). Gatcli, who wns Treasurer of Dearborn County from ISB2 to Ikkg During his term he lost $2,928 of publ(g funds in the -failure of a Lawrenceborebank ft was claimed that no safe deposit had la*en provided for funds by the county, and it was necessary thitt the money should lie placed in the bank. Also, the bill preventing the blacklisting of <!iv charged employes; concerning proceedings sh Civil nisei; relating to life burial of .pauper soldiers at 835 each; relating to thtr'wiHihofding of discharge pnpersof cx unioti soldiers; reliitfiig to * the cutting of thistles by railroad companies; Urmvli submitted thsL minority n jmrt on sWic Supreme Court commissi.mers bill (If. K. )c . recommending that the substitute • offered bv the majority bo indefinitely postponed. tYlllard.moved that the bill be made a Special order for Thursday afternoon nt 2 o'clock, and that the debate thereon occupy two and one-half hours.. The motion prevailed. . The Semite on the Until wns without a quorum, owing to the Hlisenoe of several committees on inspection tours. Barnett's bill requiring tliat School intMeca of cities of over 15.000 population ahull maintain night schools during tne regular tcrm lietween tilts hours of 7 .and i>: o whenevei twenty or more, of the inhabitants shall petition for such schools, Was considered at length. }*.-r sons between the age of 14 and 30 shall bo eligible to attend such schools. Final notion, of course, could not be taken on the bill. A message from the Governor announced the appointment of Thomas rhlshol'm of Dike county as State mine inspector. The communication was referred to. the eotmujitee of Executive Appointments. Despite Republican protes s. Thompson’s (Jasper,) bill to.maislnin political purity, was reported favorably front the committee! A number of" bills us.'re advanced on the calendar. The 11 oust'; under a stispenMon of the rules, pMsidjthe ti ll nroviding for the adoption of child An when taken from orphan nsyiufiis or other public charitable institutions. ' Field’s iiillymakUw it a misdemeanor for a minor tp loiter abiftt saloons was passed. The bill for the repeal of tho telephone taw was reported favorably. A bill almost exclusively applicable to the lmllanopolis Gas Trust Company failed to pass for a-want of a two-thirds majority. The bill giving natural gas companies the right to condemn real estate wns made tip: special or-' tier for-the sth prox? The bill requiring that a person arrested on a criminal charge should be uivim prelimin try trial jit the towhship vvluie the offense was committed was indetihitely postponed. The bill to give juries the right to fix penalties in rendering verdicts was eon-’ sidere.l. Several bills were advanced on the calendar. jin the Senate on the 31st Johnson introduced a'resolution directing nffention to tin: alleged violation of the requirement that .the twenty extra doorkeepers should be ex-.sdldiers find an- i thorizing the appointment of a comniittee, who • are ex soldiers, to ascertain the facts regarding the mature-ami rejiort thejn to the Senate. The resolution was indefinitely postponed by a party vote. Johnson then ©tiered another resolution ordering the Doorkeeper to report' to tile Senate the frnmos of all ex-soldiers now in lii>, employ, and in what regiment lie served. In explanation he said thal the resolution was , ottered becauap a Democratic Senator lnnl said that it was not known that the DoorkeSfior had failed to do.his duty, and he wanted to ascertain, if the opposition to an investigation was' well grounded. “I charge” lie added. 4 "that the-sinrltand letter of the resolution have been violated; that ex-soldiers have been fatriied I sway, and in their places are men who are related to Senators of the majority and do not need employment.” Mulllnix—Do you know that the assistants are not ex-soldiers? J|>hiisofi —I fad upon the pay-roll the nnntw, of, Logsdon. | a man who is related to one of the ’ Senators on I this floor, and 1 know, that he could not have been a soldier. 1 And also on the roll the name nf Mulllnix, an employe wKovls a sou of the Senator from Greene, who could not have been a Soldier. Besides. 1 have trustworthy information from an ex-soldier who has looked into the matter, and he tells me there are not to 'exceed seven ex-sold lets on the force', * - <■ Ami now 1. charge on my honor ns a man—nnd r dare any member ot the majority to prove that the charge is not true-thnt not. ten ox-Union soldiers are vpx on the force of the Doorkeeper | of the Senate. ■ t force the charge down vour 'throms that yotir resolution was' a subterfuge; ; /hat it'Wps iiassed in bad faith, I court an hives- j ligation *> 1 dare you to make it. It is easy to ascertain the facts. The truth is, relatives, ! friends and dependents have been given the positions that should go to the soldiers. Vour resolution was a sham and n subterfuge, and it was passed simply to fasten a lot of simernumeraries upon the’ public treasury. This resolution was also indefinitely postponed. Mount then offered a resolution "directing the Secretary yf the Senate to report the number of Ins employes and how many of them are ex-sol- , die pi. Ills olijeidjjihe said, was to allow that 1 there were'more persons employed than were j needed. In reply Mullinix said that the piajori ] ty was responsible for their record, and that it was evident tludr . management of public interests was approved by the people, because the Democratic majority in this General Assembly is larger than it was two years ago. "Indiana is Democratic to the core,” lie deidared, "if you take away the corruption and bribery.'that \vas practiced at the last election.” Kennedy—Was that SIO,OOO given Tiy the 1 “resident used in Indiana or some Other State? DeMotte—What have you to say about the statement of the Democratic County Clerk, Who failed a day or two ago, that this election cost him SIO,OOO. ‘ Thus the day was roqsvtmoCl.

The forenoon in the House whs devoted to the introduction of hills. • Among the mere important were: Relating to the appointment of deputy sheriffs, detectives, etc.; to fix certain fees; requiring voluntary insurance, associations to file articles of incorporation: to make school towns liable for their proportion of any existing indebtedness; to provide for burial permits in all cast sos death and l'or the recording and reporting of deaths; to suppress bucket shops and' yamhiai" in stocks, bonds, etc.; concerning taxa iron; ' concerning gravel and- macitdamizv.l triads: concerning .hedge fences; to price! sheep husbandry; concerning electr n contests: authorizing county epmmissru,.ers- to construct free turnpikes: to provide for the regis ration of voters: to regulate elections; o prevent fraud in the granting of divorces; relating to the s:Ae of spirituous liquors; to pay amounts tiue Indiana Legion: concerning the liability of corporations and companies for the injury or death ot employes: to prevent motfopoH' S: to regulate foreign insurance voinpahfewdping business in this State; to authorize the for-" '.nation of co-operative societies; to provide for a general system of common schools: to abolish capitation and labor taxes for the construction or .repair of highways awl bridges;. to prohibit killing of squirrels during certain seasons: com'erning the death penalty; ( bills) providing for rare of State House, and many other-. Two hills were engrossed. A majority and riiinority report was sunmitte l oil the deicicncy appropriation hill, tlo* majority not desiring to allow pay for fob Rohertsbn. Special order for the nth. The bill providing for a Supreme Court Commission came up,as a special order and on 1 adjournment the discussion.liail not been completed. Curtis, Brown, Willard, I.inck, Fields, Oppenheim, Cullen andjothers made speeches. The Senate on the Ist resumed consideration of Barrett’s Will requiring night schools to be opened in cities exceeding 15,000 population, and there was ohjection because the hill did not give the trustees the right to decide when there is public necessity for such schools. <• .Barnett thought the purpose ot the measure, would not he parried out if it should be changed to meet this objection. Shockney objected to it because it allowed any twenty persons to force upon cities an expense that woultl ! 'T>e~iunneeessary in many cases. His amendment wits Voted down. An amendment was adopted by the vote of the, Lieuteimnt-g .vernor providing that the pupils it the night ‘ schools should only .be such persons as are in such circumstances that it is necessary for them to work during ;he day to aid in the" support of the families. An amendment speceifving what clafes of personsshould be allowed to attend the schools was reported. The hill was then epgfjbssed. The House hill for the relief of Gorgatch, ex-Troasnrer of Dearborn county, was amended and passed. It involves $2,7 8. The bill eonfeming lands in the bed of Beaver Lake was engrossed. Bills introduced: to authorize co-operative associations; to authorize purchase of five school books; to provide for tne protection of hotel keepers and several others less important. The House bill ceding to the United States jurisdiction over certain lands in Grant county for a National Sol diers'home was pasted. Under suspension ofrules an attempt Was made to pass the House bill to authorize county commissioners to fix bond of county c erks for such amount as thev may 'deem proper, out as there was *«, general disposition to investigate the bill it was made special order for 10 o'clock on the 2d. Favorable committee reports were submitted omjHale's hill for free turnpike roads; the bill to prevent traction engines running on public roads; to provide office room for county superintendents. Bills concerning conveyance of stock; supplemental to the draiuage act; appropriating SOO-000

tor the sol.Mer*' and sailors' orphans* Pome; to amend biwp Incorporation..mt; concerning high- >">■» ■'"'•LWl«'rvi*T- thereof; to ir.erenre tie Ikitids of county auditors and to legalize ;,,„,p jHiration of itussiavilly. were ordered ei,gro*sed , wssiou or the House wan occupied in hear ■hSebpmiuoe reports, and -conafderitiir bili> mi H*eond reading. Nothing of importance whs" done. "l be Committee jon Elections presented u -report “(i the I't-vn.n.l-dtri contest. twit withmti U'itig read, it Was made a *pt*eiul order of business for Monday afternoon. The Pill of IP'tire-.M-ntative Loop, *>quiriug that the effects of alcoholic stimulants , ul the human system Stoll.bti taught iu the public schools, was in-detliiit-rv postponed, oh a strict party vote, l he tail increasing the pay of prison officers was' engross,.,). It makes the salary of the War Hit ?—**'■ of toe Deputy Warden $1,200. of the mural instructor 51 .nun. nnd of (he Clerk $1,200." stull - idll amen jmg Section,2.ll7 of the Revised s*.dut.'s was indefinitely postponed. The bill of Hones relating to cemetery associations was et gro seal, an <1 the sit me action was taken on* W. idi nson’s bill concerning general elections, A resolution wa*sintroduced bvZ i :r,:liur rcqii >-t ing < ongress to secure a iietter ektraditiun treaty with England, enabling the t nited' KJateaio bring back lor trial the embezzlers who csetiiie punishment by going to Canada* -The. resolution was pgssed. A till authorizing county commissioners to fix bonds of county clerks, under a suspension of' rules, was passed Also .passed, bill legalizing chfetiull of TruMesw of Jonesville, Bartholomew county. Bills introtroduced: Concerning teaching of German to provide for tin: regulation of the running at largb-oF all kinds of animals; to compel owuersnTtowil Jots to tub,!:l sidewalks: and others. Hills engrossed; To prevent hunting rabbits with ferrets; requiring township trustees to publish annual statements: concerning adulteration <>f drugx nnd foods: and others of less importance. Indefinitely postdn.ed: To provide punishment for obtaining notes by fraud: r. lating to study of physiology and hygiene and effect of alcohol on the system, by a party vote;, to prevent vamping and bnHding fires on highways; to mami persons owning tram S7O from working tWds; regulating rales of toll. Curtis’s bill, providing fur a live stock eommisfdon and a State Veterinarian, was pnased to eiigrosgment. In the Senate on the 2d a resolution tdltivostigate the report tlfat John K. Sullivan, defaulting clerk of Marion county,-haddnvolved the funds' belonging to the Insane Hospital was referred to the committee on Benevolent Institutions. Bills engrossed were: relaHng te Attorney’s fees in promissory notes; concerning notes nnd other negotiable instruments; 'concerning public offences;! appropriating Sto.ooo .for the construction of a sewer from the Michigan City penitentiary to Lake Michigan.; There was a prolonged discussion on Senator Ifavden's bill, proposing an increase in the salary 'of Circuit Judges frqm S'J.'iOO to SU.tXIO. An amend meat was proposed by Traylor, providing that in',judicial circuits with a population of less than'UO.OUO, the salary of the Judge shall pc 32,000 per vyar; where the population is 40,000, it shall tie $2,500, and where there are 00,000 inhabitants in the circuit, tin: pay shall be $3,000 a year. Furtlu r eonsideration of the bill was postponed. ■Several new bills were introduced. One provides for estatilishingaState Detiartinent of Geology and Natcharge of a director lobe* elected by the General Assembly, who shall have the power to appoint a State Mine Inspector, an Oil Inspector and a NaturaLGiis Inspector, all of win on shall bounder his direction. A civil servile bill was introduced’by Grose, and.other measures that were placed on file were ns follows: By Jackson a bill relating to sewers in ineorpotnted tQjkns:' by. Johnson, regulating the handling of nitro-glyeerine, dynamite and other explosives; by Mount, providing for divoVee from a person confined in life. Insane Hospital ten years. The Senate adjourned at noon until Monday morning. The House was without a quorum. A resolution instructing committee on temperance in report a bill to prevent the coming generation from being ruined by the habit of intemperance (suggested by the opening prayer) wns laid on the table. A resolution was then adopted, declaring that as the Republican preachers nnd Republican saloonkeepers worked band in band duringthe last campaign the preachers should not now lie so hard on their allies. A half hour of the brief session tvas taken up in a discussion of ground hog day. The bills to amend the game laws tvere discussed. One of these bills, providing that pheasants and quails shall not be killed for two years, was engrossed. The other, which proposes to prohibit the killing of quails and pheasants for all time, was reported from committee with an adverse recommendation, but the report was rejected, and the bill also passed to engrossment. At noon the House adjourned Uhtil Monday.

The Senate on the 4th received committee reports, favorable upon the following bills: Authorizing the payment of the indebtedness of a former trustee of Union county, providing forthe publication of legal advertising in daily papers; authorizing the incorporation o’s companies to conduct health resorts, hospitals. and sanitarium, concerning taxation; regai?!ing the incorporation of insurance companies: regulating foreign insurance companies doing business in this State. Substitute bills were reported by several committees, one of which provides for the appointment of a Supreme Court commission by the General Assembly; another defines the word “mining” in the act relating to the incorporation of companies with a capital stock of SIOO,000. The bill giving to cities the authority to issue sewer and street improvement bonds was read a second time. The bill providing for the construction of bridges over streams running along the boundary between two countie's* came up for consideration on third reading, and, wns discussed at length. The bill was then passed. Barrett’s bill against pools, trusts and combinations, was passed by a vote of ayes 43, nays 2. The bill to appropriate SIO,OOO per year for five years to the State Board of Agriculture was passed. The bill to pay F. G. Hubbard, ex-treasurer of a school board in Richmond, several thousand dollars was also p ssed. Two bills were introduced.

The House wns without a quorum but legislation which would reveal the fact was carefully avoided. Bills indefinutely postponed: Concerning taxation; suppli mental to the criminal proceedings act. Tne bill authorizing Indianapolis school boards to issue bonds for 3 50,000 was engrossed, as was the bill prescribing the duties and powers of school trustees. Over an hour was occupied in discussing Mr. Claypool’s bill amending section 2,457 of the Revised Statutes concerning the law of decent, proposing to give to widows an absolute life estate in the one-third share of property left t<> them instead of a fee simple title. Air. Fields said that, as the law stands, it causes confusion -and is a delusion. The amendment would make the law just what it is generally supposed to be. Mr. Adams said that, with th'e exception of lawyers, there is not one person who knows what law is. He favored it also for the reason that it would make the estates liable fer debts. Now not more than twothirds can be taken. Mr. Curtis opposed the bill. He though/there wan no demand for the change proposed, nnd it wns simply for the benefit of speculators, who buy the estates of minhr heirs. The bill was referred to the Committee on judiciary. A bill appropriating $10:000 to the State Board of Agriculture was engrossed. The committee on benevolent institutions was directed to inquire into the disposition of the funds. Aconcu- rent resolution authorizing an inquiry as to why the lands at the. Insane hospital arc thrown open to the public 1 was adopted. Majority and minority reports were made on the bill creating the’office of State Geologist. The majority report recommending that it pass was adopted. The bill was engrossed (party vote). The bill to fix the the oa\ of officers of the State Prisons were eiifrossed (party vote!. The bill fixing time of olding court in the 4'.'th circuit was passed. Other bills were advanced qn the calendar.

LEGISLATIVE NOTES.

The bill for the relief of James D. Gat eh, former Treasurer of Dearborn county, has passed both houses. The bill relieves Mr. Gatch from the payment of S2,S Oof the Count- ’a money, which was lost, through a bank failure. The bill revising the election laws of the State, and providing for registrat on law, which the Republicans agreed upon in caucus, was introduced in the Senate, Monday, by Senator Thompson, of Jasper. It was referred to the committee oil elections. If the Indianapolis News can be relied on the following table will show what States or countries produced the members of the Indiana Legislatures: Indiana _ .....96 North Carolina.... 2 Ohio. 22 Germany 1DUttois » New York „.... 4 Prussia 2 Pennsylvania 2 Connecticut 4 1 England f; Michigan 3 "West Virginia, T Ireland 2 France. 1 Canada ...... 2 Minnesota 1 Massachusetts.. 1 Kentucky 1 The hill appropriating $35,000 for the use of the Sou t hern Prison was passed to engrossment in the House, Saturday,' $20,100 of the amount is to*'be used in paying the dents-ineurred by Jack Howard. and the remainder is to be uced in making some improvements about the building. The Republican members are opposing the bill on account of the section appropriating money for the relief i Howard’s eredi’.-rs.

Mrs. Edvin May has another claim that she will ask the Legislature to allow. * The cofistructien of the Michigan City Prison was superintended by her husband in 1801, bat he received no pay for hie work, as the State waa at that time heavily in debt and without funds. Instead he was given a certificate qf indebtedness for ss,* 00, and it is the payment of this, with interest for twentvnine years, amounting to $14,000, that she asks. 7 Representative Dryer has introduced a bill which, if it becomes a* Jaw, will furnish valuable health statistics. It provide# ibat burial permits must be taked out for every death, and that marriages and births must be repotted* to the County Health Boards within five days from the date of ttneir occurrence. County Health officeib are to be appointed by the Coutfty Commissioners and paid fees instead of salaries. The State Boird of Heakh has long wanted euch a bill as this phased. The House Committee on the Affairs of Indianapolis has rdborted favorably upon Mr. Bigham’s Bill requiring that the Police and Fire Departments in cities of more than 29.0 (R population shall be under the control of a board of threo commissioners, to be chosen for the first t<jrm by the General Assembly, and afterward to be appointed by the Mayor. The bill provides that the'certificates of election shall be signed by the Speaker of the House and the Secretary of the Senate, instead of by the Governor and President of the Senate. The Commissioners are to each receive a sa'ary of a year. The pay of the Chief Fire Engineer iB fixed at $2,000 a year. It is expected that the bill will pass the House this week. ' Senator P. 8. Thompson’s bill to “maintain political purity” relates entirely to the nomination' of candidates for office arid prescribes) regulations for conventions and primary el ee* ion a which are made lawful assemblies. It prohibits the use of money in any manner to promote the candidacy of aspirants for office and even makes it an offence to iufluebce any person to publish or speak anything in’favor of, or derogatory to any candidate. It is equally made an offense to induce any newspaper to refrain from publishing anything affecting the interests of a candidate. Irregularities in the counting of the ballots are also made offenses, for which punishment is provided, and persons attempting to vote more than once are made subject'to fine and imprisonmrnt. The House has engrossed the bill introduced by Mr. Custer providing for a Live Stock Commission and State Veterinarian. If it is passed, as it probably will be, three Commissioners will be elected by.the General Assembly; one lor a term of four years, one for three years, and another for two years. Their compensation will be $4 a day in addition to the allowance for necessary expenses. The Commissioners will elect a State Veterinarian, who will be paid a salary of $2,00 1 a year. These officers are expected to do everything possible to protect the health of domestic animals; to suppress contagious and infectious diseases among them and prevent the importation into the Statfe of any diseased live stock. A bill to relieve the State Board of Agriculture of its oppressive indebtedness passed the Senate Monday. Asoriginallv drawn, the bill provided for an annual appropriation of $10,300 for an indefinite time, but it was amended so as to limit the appropriation to five years, making the amount appropriated $50,(00. It is provided in the bill that at least SB,OOO of each year’s aopropriation shall be applied toward the liquidation of the board’s debts The board is $51 ,0* oin debt, incurred mostly by the purchase of the forty acres of additional fair grounds a year ago. A similar bill came up iu the House, on second reading, duriDg the afternoon, and after being very thoroughly discussed was pa sed to ngrossment. Many of the Representatives opposed the appropriation. Mr. Cullen felt confident the islators would set a bad precedent if, it paid the indebtedness. He was opposed to appropriating the money because he did not think the board should bate purchased the land until it had the money to pay for it. Besides, he thought the people of the State were not generally interested iu the State fair. He charged that the fair and a few fat officers of the State board had been kept up by the State when only Indianapolis was benefited. Mr. Work disagreed with Mr. Cullen. He said he lived, in the extreme southern part of the State, and he knew the people there were interested in seeing the State fair prosper. He thought every citizen of the State should feel an interest in the success of the fair, and that the Legislature should not hesitate to come to tne relief of the board.; The bill will probably become a law this week.

Senator Barrett’s bill on trusts passed by the Senate Monday provides that all trusts, pooDjCdntracts, arrangements or combinations now existing or hereafter made between pers ns or corporations, or between any person or persons and one or more corporations, made with a view", or which tend to prevent full and free competition in the production, manufacture or sale of any article of domestic growth, production or manufacture, or in the importation, transportation or sale of any article grown, produced or manufactured in any other State or country, or which are designed to tend te fix, regulate, limit or reduce the price of any article of growth, production or manufacture, or which are designed or tend in any way to create a monopoly, are declared to be conspiracies to defraud, to be unlawful, against public policy and void? The bill then provides that such persons entering into, or continuing in, such trust, pool, etc., either on his own account, or an agent or an attorney for another, or as an office agent, or stock- 5 ' holder of any corporation, shall be guilty of a c ms piracy to defraud, and on c< nviction shall be fined not less than |l,oonnor more than slo,* 00, and shall be imprisoned for jiot less than two nor more than five years. Section 3 provides that all persons and corporations, and the officers and stockholders of all corporations that shall become or continue to be members' of, or in any way connected with dr concerned in, any trust, pdol, etc, -shall be jointly ana severally liable to pay *ll the "debts, obligations and liabilities of each and every person and corporation that may become or continue a member thereof, connected therewith or concerned therein, as fully as if all were partners in the creation oi such debts, obligations <td liabilities.”

THE SAMOAN QUESTION.

The President Submits Recent Correspondei.ee Congress. ! The President Friday gent the folioWr ing message to Congress: t Ah supplementary to my previous messages on the su eject, I have now the ifbnor to transmit a report from the | Secretary of State relating to affairs in Samoa. M r. Bayard to the president: As the question of German actipn and American rights in Samoa ia under consideration by the Congress, I beg leave to transmit herewith, with a . view to their being laid before the Congress, copies of correspondence touching affairs in Samoa, which has taken place since Jan. 3'ij the date,of your last message to Congress on the subject. Th's consists of a telegram to this department from Mr. Biacklock, vice consul of the United States at Apia, dated Jan. 31, and a paraphrase of my t- legraphic instruction on the same date to our minister at Berlin, of which a copy was also sent to the charge d’affairs at London and mv note of the same date to Count Arco Valley. To-day I was waited udou by the German minister at this capital, who read me a note from his government, which I translatad from his dictation and now inclose a copy of its text. The inclosed telegram from Mr. Biacklock reads: n “German consul declares Germany at war with Samoa under martial law.” The paraDhra-e of the note to Minister Pendleton iB as follows. “Mr. Bayard instructs the minister of the United States at Berlin to inform the German government that advices from Apia state that the German consul bad declared Germany to be at war with Mataafa, and Samoa to be under martial law. Mr. Bayard informs Minister Pendleton that the German minister at this capital, under instructions from Prince Bismarck, had already acquainted this government of the declaration of war by Germany against Mataafa and had accompanied the notification with the statement that Germany would of eourse-, abide by the agreements with America and Eqeland touching Samoa, and preserve, under all circumstances, the rights of this government established by treaty. But. in view of the advices from Apia, Mr. Bayard instructs Mr. Pendleton toj?ay that this government assumed that the German offic als in Samoa would be instructed carefully to refraiD from interference with Ameri(an citizens and property there, since no declaration of martial law could extend German jurisdiction bo as to include control of Americans in Samoa. Such a prehension could not be recognized or conceded by this government.” The remainder of the correspondence as transmiited by the President, reads as follows: Mr. Bayard to Count Arco Valiev—lnforms him of the receipt of a telegram from Mr. Biacklock and says: “Not knowing what construction might be given to his authority by the German consul at Samoa in said proclamation of martial law, I deemed it expedient at once to communicate to our minister at Berlin, informing him of the precise language of the telegram from Biacklock, and stating that the declaration of a state of war by the German empire against Mataafa and his party iu Samoa had been previously communicated through you, and that Prince B'smarck in his instructions to you also stated that the Germari government would, of course, abide by the agreement with America Rnd England with respect to Samoa, and pav due regard in ali instructions to the rights of those powers established by treaty. Our minister at Beriin was therefore instructed to make it known at the German foreign office that the United States assumes that Gernpan officials in Samoa would be instructed scrupulously to abstain from all interference with American citizens and their property in Samoa, and ibat no increase or expansion of the German jurisdiction over American citizens or their property would be caused by the German declaration of martial law, nor would suen jurisdiction be recognized or conceded by the United States.” Counr Arco Valley to Mr. Bayard, under instructions from the .prince chancellor, Feb. 1: “As a Btate of war was declared againt Mataafa, the commander of the German squadron issued a proclamation by which the foreigners established in Samoa were subject to martial law. International law would, to a certain extent, not prevent such a ineasure, but as Prince Bismarck is of opinion that opr military authority has gone too far in this instance. the military commander has received telegraph orders to withdraw the Start of the proclamation concerning oreigners. In negotiating with Mataafa our coushl at Samoa has asked that the administration of the islands of Samoa might be temporarily banded over to him, which demand, not being in conformity to our previous promise regarding the neutrality and independence of Samoa, Mr. Knappe has be n ordered by telegram to withdraw immediately his command.”

LOST AT SEA.

The big British ship Stephen D. Horton was burned td the water’s edge on the afternoon of December 27, in latitude 7°38 / , south longithde 33°22 / , which is about 420 miles off the coast of Pernambuco. Two sailors lost their lives, one by suffocatfon, the other by drowning. Captain Lewis and his Wife and the remaining nineteen Bailors took to the life boat, and after intense suffering from hunger, thirst and exposure, were rescued and landed. They arrived in New York on the steamship Advan&afcj sailed from Calcutta, Oct. 2, for New York. r The vessel rounded the Cape of Good Hope safely and reached St. Helenri, Dec. 16, and after taking on provisions and water, resumed their vovage. The fire which de stroyed the ship was discovered at noon on the 27th. In less than two hours the ship was wrapped in flames. Mrs. Lewis was lowered into the first boat, which was manned by nine sailors, but no|r a panic ensued among the rest of the crew, the scorching flames were more than they could stand Driven to desperation about eight ot them jumped wildly into the sea and swam away from the burning ship. Poor Sailor Davis was overcome by smoke, and exhausted, dropped into the flames

and 4ras consumed before the eyes of his comrades. Wita the exception of Younger all the swimming men were picketl up, but be was not seen after he took the fatal leap

THREATENED ASSASSINATION.

An Alleged A tempt 10 Harder the Hon. Frank W. Pop*. / 1 f Hon. Frank -W. Pope, who ' was the independent Republican candidate for Govemoi* of Flbrida, in 1884, has been threatened with assassination in Madison county, and the whole country thereabouts is in a state of great excitement. Mr. Pope makes his home in Jacksonville, but “reiugeed” in Madison duriDg the epidemic. He is disliked there on account ot his political affiliations, past and present. He has recentlv been employed by F. 8. Goodrich, the defeated Republican candidate for Congress in that district, to represent him in taking evidence throughout the district in support of his contest for the seat,. Early this week Capt. Ernst Wiltz, United States commissioner Went to Madison to hear the testimony, and Mr. Pope appeared before him. The news that Pope and Wiltz were engaged in this occupation spread around the county with amazing rapidity, aud such exaggerated reports were circulated by hot-headed individuals, that the feelings of the more reckless people were worked upon, and a deliberate attempt was made Friday night*) a saes nate Pope right in the city of Madison. The more conservative citizens were informed of the move, and rallied to Mr. Pope’s assistance. These latter were supported ov the sheriff, who had received orders from Governor Fleming, who had been notified, and ,chd promptly gave instructions td the author.ties to surround Mr. Pope with every possible security. The Governor Friday afternoon received information that lynching would be attempted last night. Sheriff Parramore immediately collected a posse and surrounded the house which Mr. Pope was occupying. This demoralized the would-be lynchers; who were surprised to see, that their murderous scheme had been foilcd. Mr. Pope remained in the house all night, but it is feared the hncheYs will take him off his guard, and a strict watch is being kept by the sheriff ami po-se.. Excitement runs high, and another attack is feared.

AN ARKANSAW AFFAIR.

Great Excitement Over an Alleged Political Murder. A dispatch from Little Rock of the 81st [31st] says. “There is the greatest excitement all over the State over the mysterious assassination of C. M. Clayton yesterday, and it is believed that it was purely a cold-blooded murder for political purposes. A telegram from Pine Bluff, Ark., the home ot Colonel Clayton, says that place was thrown into a fever of excitement upon the receipt of the news of the assassination. The scene at the victim’s home, when the news was conveyed to his family, was a terrible one. A public meeting was held in the Court House Thursday afternoon. There was an immense attendance. After the adoption of appropriate resolutions, a committee was appointed to request business houses to close, and to have church bells tolled when the remains arrived in the morning and when the funeral takes place. A committee of twelve citizens was also appointed to go to Little Rock and act as an escort to the remains, Damascus Commandery No. 8. Knights Templars, also sent an escort. The Oourt [Court] House is draped in morning and flags are flying at half-mast. The funeral will take place on Friday afternoon. Prominent Democrats referring to the outrage, say: “The only way to reinstate our state in the good graces of the North is to catch the cowardly assassins and punish them summarily.” Governor Eagle sent a message to the Legislature Thursday stating that he had offered a reward of $1,000 for the arrest and conviction of the assassin, and asking the authorities to increase the reward. The Senate has passed the bill, by a vote of 27 to 7, authorizing the Governor to offer a reward of $5,000. Mr. Clayton was a brother of Powell Clayton. He was a defeated candidate for Congress at the last election, and proposed to contest the election.

The Word “Damn” Defended.

London Truth. Mrs. Sarah Austin tells us in her recently published “Memoirs” that she was greatly exercised as to whether she was justified in retaining the word “damn” in the recital of a story of Lord Jeffry and Mr. Sydney Smith, Lord Lyttelton and others protested, it would seem, against it, find Lady Holland suggested the substitution of the word “hang ” Now, why? To “damn” is to condemn; to be “damned” is to be condemned, while to hang is to execute a* condemnation, and to be “hanged” is to dis in consequence of a condemnation. What, then, Can be the difference whether Lord Jeffry “damned” the north pole,orwhether he expressed a wish that this me|teprological point should be hanged? It is held that to desire that the noTth pole, or a chair or a horse or a wife or anything or any one else should be damned, is to swear, whereas to express the desire tha* a thing or a person should be hanged is not. As a matter of fact, the use of neither of thesp expressions, involve swearing. They are mere foolish utterances by which the person using them wisnes to convey the notion that he is displeased with the thing or the person against which either is leveled. “.Damn” may be coarse and vulgar, for verba! coarseness or vulgarity is conventional. I am not quite sure, however, that the expression of % wish that the north pole may condemned is not a good deal more reasonable than that it should be hanged. Be this, however, as it may, I entirely deny Tftat damning is swearing. -y

Would Take His Time.

“John, dear,” Bhe said, ‘if I were to die, woulu yon marry again? 1 ’ ‘ “I might, my love,” he replied* “but I should go a trifle less recklessly than I did before.”