Rensselaer Republican, Volume 25, Number 28, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 March 1893 — Page 7

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

~ Diphtherfaln a malignan t form fs epidemic at-Thoratown. -i,...... ■' - r The Hon. Charles K. Lord died at Madison, aged < igh ty-four. . A large furniture manufactory will be established at Seymour. Several persons wcreinjurodtoa.freigliL collision near Richmond. B. F. Sourbeer was elected postmaster at Germantown Saturday. The force at the Clover-Leaf shops at Frankfort struck for non-payment of wages. The First National Bank of Noblesville has been organized w ; ith a capital stock of $50,000. Lightning rod swindlers are preying upon the unsuspecting farmers of Carroll county. Ex-Auditor John M. Ball, of Boone county .committed suicide near Lebanon by shoot i ng. A Cincinnati syndicate will build asanitarium at Gas City, and will expend $75,000 in the enterprise. Tramps burned Charles White's barn, in Morgan township, Owen county, and six horses were cremated. The Sam Jones revival mootings are in progress at Kokomo, in the tabernacle especially erected for that purpose. High water in the. Mississinewa river eirried away the dam at Fisher's mill, near Somerset, rn -alling heavy loss. William Broekmier was killed in the collapse of an old building in process of demolition at Indianapolis, Thursday. Hugh McHatton, of Patriot, returned homo, at night intoxicated and fell asleep on an old-fashioned hearthstone, where he roasted to death before discovery by the family. Julia Atkins, a slxtecn-year-old girl, of Sellersburg, after three attempts, was finally successful in committing suicide with poison. The only cause known was parental restraint. Ulysses Brunson,whose residence,in Anderson, was recently wrecked by an explosion, his wife dying from injuries sustained, and the children seriously hurt, has brought suit for SIO,OOO damages. The Governor appointed two trustees to the State Reform School at Plainfield; Thursday. J. J. Hilllgoss, of Muncie, was given the four years' term, and Geo. F. McGinnis, of Indianapolis, the two years' term. There seems little doubt that the proposed Cincinnati,. Un|on City Chicago railway will be built. The road is to run from Union City to Huntington, a distance of eighty miles, and is to form a connecting link for existing lines. The Washington Investment Company, said to be identical with the Washington Park Racing Association of Chicago, has filed articles of Incorporation at Crown Point, looking to the purchaseof the Roby race-track grounds and appurtenances. The Law and Order League at Columbus caused several parties who gamble to pay fines. The gamblers have retaliated by bringing information before the grand jury against progressive euchre players, and several prominent society people have been hanlpd up. Timothy Nicholson, of Richmond, and John R. Elder, of Indianapolis, were, appointed members of the State Board of Charities by the Governor. Wednesday. Miss-Laura Ream, of Indianapolis, was re-appointed to the Board of Trustees of the. female reformatory. Hon. John B. Cockrum, Assistant U.S. attorney for Indiana, has accepted thd'.te°: sistant counsellorship of the Lake Erie & Western railway system, with headquarters at Indianapolis, He will vacate his present position just as soon as his successor can be appointed. While au agent of an Eastern syndicate was dickering with the Lebanon City Council to secure modifications of the franchise granted the natural gas company, Major Doxey. of Anderson, slipped in and assimilated all the stock at 01 cents on the dollar. The syndicate had negotiated at 00 cents. TheTtfaniCoaTCbmpariy has purchased

a track of land at Grant station. The company is backed by (350,000 capital, and is headed by W. H. Smith, a Pennsylvania coal operator, with Pennsylvania and Chicago money interested in the deal. The erection of new houses for miners lias already begun, and four new shafts will be sunk. Charles Mitchell, a sight-seer at Wallace’s headquarters, Peru, attempted to stroke a sleeping tiger on the head, and the animal thrust a paw through the bars of his cell, striking Mitchell on the breast and tearing away his coat, vest and undershirt. With the other paw the animal caught Mitchell’s overcoat, which was hanging on his arm. and it was also torn to shreds. Mitchell escaped without a scratch. Patents wore issued, Tuesday, to Indiana inventor, as follows: G. W. Baugher, Milford, thill coupling; A. C. Content, Ft. Wayne, undried brick protector; J. M. Fendor, Liberty, spring device for grain drills; A. Jack, Evansville, heater; J. J. Kenlman, Petersburg, clothesline holding and operating device; E. Kuhn, New Albany. pattern for molding dovetails; J. M. Richardson. Indianapolis, farm gate; F. J. Wendell, Ft. Wayne, stereotype casting apparatus; W. A. Young, Indianapolis, hay press; W. C. Young, Ft. Wayne, measuring and registering apparatus. The Grand City Coal Company controlled by Chicago capitalists, have purchased coal lands six miles distant from Terra Haute, on which Grand City will be located. The Chicago company has organized under the name of the Grand City & Terre Haute Railway Company, and they will build a branch railway to connect with the Chicago & Eastern Illinois

at Clinton, and with the Vandalia at Nelson. The branch will be sixteen miles long. Frank Meriweather, of Ft. Wayne, who inherited considerable property and who was transferred to the sanitarium at Ox ford, 0.. for treatment as an insane person. after three years effort ha* finally effected his legal release. Mr. ’ Merriweather speaks very determinedly concerning his confinement, and he will bring suit against the retreat, claiming 110.000 for false imprisonment, and against other persons concerned in his incarceration. Ottongressman Conn has sued E. N. Brooks, editor of the Plymouth Republican, for SIO,OOO damages, alleging criminal libel. The trouble grew out of a publication by Brooks after the election. In speaking of Conn.used the following wools: “The thief got In his work.” lite plaintiff says ho will push the suit to the bitter end.

Luther M. Smith, a fanner, living near Vincennes, was shot down by John Kirk, his brother-in-law, in his own house, before the eyds of his wife and child, Friday. Mrs. Smith was suing for divorce, and there had been previous trouble between the men. Kirk had called to see his mother who resided with the Smiths, and was met at the door by his brother-in-law. who opposed his entrance with a shotgun, when Kirk shot Smith as stated and he expired without a groan. Thomas Godsey, gambler and saloonkeeper, of Terre Haute, has professed repentance, joined the Christian church, and will abandon the liquor aud gambling business. Godsey traveled around the country, taking in the county fairs and races with gaming devices, principally hieronymous, and he was looked upon as one of the highest “rollers” in the profession. As a result of his winnings, coupled with his saloon profits, he owns a fine farm of three hundred acres near Terre Haute, valuable city property and has a respectable balance in bank. Mr Godsey has two sons living, who are rapidly going from bad to worse. This preyed upon his mind nntil he became convinced that the duty of a lifetime is something more than a struggle for dollars.

THE INDIANA.

Launching of the Great Battle Ship at Philadelphia. President Harrison and Secretary Tracy In Attendance A Hoosier Girl Christens the Ship. ■ The launching of the battle-ship “Indiana,” at Philadelphia, Tuesday, was a notable event. Miss Jessie Miller,

THE HULL AFLOAT

daughter of Attorney-General Miller, christened the vessel with the customary formality of breaking a bottle of wine upon the bow, and the great hull, with a tremendous surge, gilded into the waters of the Delaware river amid the cheers of au enthusiastic multitude. President Harrison and Secretary Tracy were present, together with a large assemblage of dis-

BREAKING THE BOTTLE.

tinguished guests ftdih all parts of the United States. The Indiana is the eighth war ship launched by the Crainps, arid Is the largest ever sent from their yards.

Movements of Mr. Harrison.

Ex-President Harrison left Washington at 4:50 p. m., Saturday, by special train for Indianapolis. He spent Sunday in

THE MARKETS.

Indianapolis, March ft. 1891 Quotations for Indianapolis when not specified GRAIN. Wheat—No. 2red, 67c; No. 3 red, 63c; wagon wheat, 67c. Corn- No. 1 white, 41c; No. 2 white, 41c; white mixed, 40Xc; No. 3 white 40c; No. 2 yellow. 39c; No. 3 yellow, 40c; No. 2 mixed, 40c; No; 3 mixed, 39c; ear, 40c. Oats—No. 2 white, 3»>fc; No. 3 white. 34Wc; No. 2 mixed, 32c; rejected, 30c. Hay—Timothy, choice, (13.00; No. 1, (12.50; No. 2, 110.00: No. 1 prairie, 17.75: No. 2. $5.50; mixed nay,(7.50. Bran_(l3.so per ton. I Wheat, i Corn. | Oats. , Rye. Chicago... .... 8 r'd 73 49 30 | Cincinnati.... 8 r’d 70 3!> M% St. Louis 2 r’d 3/ 82H 1 67% New York.... 2 r’d 7%. 52 3.% Baltimore....! 71% 47 49>» Si Philadelphia. 2 r’d 76 18% 40 * Clover I I 1 Seed. ToledoJ 71 42% 3i I 8 of Detroit lwh’l% 41M' 88 ' Minneapoiis..j_6B_. CATTLE. Export grades(s 09@5 75 Good to choice shippers 4 50@5 0J Fair to medium shippers 3 90®4 35 Common shippers 3 Stockers, common to good 3 75(g4 25 Good to choice heifers 3 75(«!4 50 Fair to medium heifers 3 25@3 69 Common, thin heifers 2 ;0<43 09 Good to choice cows 3 25 <B3 75 Fair to medium cows 2 5O;«3 09 Common old cows r 1 50@2 25 Veals, good to choice 3 so;a)t> 50 Bulls, common to medium.... 2 50@3 00 Milkers, good to choicel 3Cooia4ooo Milkers, common to medium... 1500@250p HOGS, Heavy packing [email protected] Mixed 7.40.a7.90 Light 6.90<57.75 Heavy roughs [email protected] SHEEP. Good to choice 5heep.([email protected] Fair to medium sheep..; Common sheep 2.50.<83.00 Good to choice 1amb54.75(55.5) Common to medium lambs, Bucks, per heitd [email protected] POULTRY AND OTHER PRODUCE. Poultry—Hens, 10c<l D>; young chickens 10c K lb; turkeys, lOji'Uc lb. ducks, 7c W tbjgeese, (5.40 for choice. Eggs—Shippers paying 29c. Butter—Choice country butter, 16@17c; common, 8@10c; creamery, retailing from store at 30c. Cheese—New York full cream, 13@lic; skims, s@7c V ft. (Jobbingprices.) Feathers—Prime geese 40c V lb; mixed duck, 20c V lb. Beeswax—Dark, 15c; yellow,2oc (selling) Wool—Fine merino. 16118 c; unwashed combing, 21c; tub washed, 31@33c. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Hides—No. 1 green hides, 3c; No, 3 green hides. 2kc; No. IG. S. hides, 4%'c; No. 2G. S. hides, 3Xc: No. 1 ttallow, 4c; No. 3 tallow, 3)4 c. Horse hides—([email protected]. Tallow—No. 1,4 c; No. 2.3jKc. Grease—White, 4c; yellw, 3%c; brown, 3c. FRUITS AND VEGETABLE#. Potatoes— »I.oo@|, 10 bn. J Lemons—Choice. (3.M) * box; fancy. Onions—(l(<ii.s2¥ brl; Spanish,(l.so per crate.

INDIANA LEGISLATURE.

In the Senate, Tuesday, bill creating one efarenit court each for Grant and Huntfngton -counties passed, and a bill creating an additional circuit in the south-west part of the State was advanced to a second reading. Bill Increasing number of town-trustoes frorn three to five passed under suspension of rules. Bill extending provisions of McHugh municipal bill to Incorporated towns was favorably reported. House bill changing time of holding township elections, and making terms of trustees, assessor, justice of the peace and road supervisor four years, was passed with slight amendment. Bill attaching Jefferson county to Clark for judicial purposes passed. Bill to allow county officers certain per cent, of fees collected was advanced to second reading. The House, Wednesday, resumed its sitting as a committee of the whole. The claim of Mrs. Edwin May for 85,000 came up. It has been before every Legislature since 1881, and is for services rendered the State by her husband, Edwin May, in furnishing plans for the Prison North. On a vote chair declared the bill lost. A motion to appeal from the decision of the chair was made and carried. On a division the chair was vindicated—4o votes being cast for the measure and 45 against it. Several motions for Increase of salaries were rejected. Resolution providing 86,000 for salarles and expenses of State tax com--mission was adopted. Bill proyidihgZfor State Board of Railroad Commissioners failed., Senate bill requiring foreign building and loan associations to deposit with State Auditor 8100,000 in cash or bonds before doing business in the State was advanced to third reading. Apportionment bill agreed to In Democratic caucus was ordered engrossed—s 7to 34—by a party vote. Resolution appropriating 8250 for a flag for the war ship “Indiana” was adopted. Bill appropriating 825,000 for the State militia was ordered engrossed. Senate convened, Wednesday, at 9 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Xander prayed. Bill authorizing condemnation of land for sewer purposes passed. H. B. 387 giving special charter to Ft. Wayne was amended and passed. Bill must go back to the House. H. B. 297 increasing salary of Marion county assessor to 81,800 passed. Bill to enable Indianapolis saloon keepers to keep open till 12 o’clock was made subject of two reports—majority in favor, minority against it. A motion that majority report be adopted failed. Bill amending Grubbs libel law was laid on the table after a red-hot discussion. Bill fixing rate of tax levy was passed, making a net reduction of 3 cents upon the 8100 for all purposes. Bill providing that any school corporation not using full amount of revenue apportioned to it shall return surplus to county assessor passed—37 yeas, 8 nays. Bill amending Timmons ditch law passed. In the House, Wednesday, the rule requiring all bills to be printed and lay over one day was rescinded. Resolution for printing 14,000 copies of compiled road laws was adopted. Senate bill to allow Monument commission to use 830,000 raised by a new levy in excess of 8100,000 formerly appropriated failed. Bill to require township trustees to keep record of all orders issued passed. Bill to provide for the pur-

chase of “feeder” gravel roads passed. Gifford building and loan association bill came up on third reading and passed after an extended debate—yeas 64, nays 26, and now goes to the Governor. The caucus legislative apportionment was passed under exciting circumstances, two Democrats voting against it. Rep. Sulzer denounced the bill and persisted in the face of an order from the Speaker to “take his seat.” The Speaker ordered Doorkeeper Glazebrook to “seat the gentleman from Jeffer»on.” which was done. On a reconsideration of bill to allow Monumentcommission to use (30,000 surplus raised by new levy It passed. Llndcmuth’s tax bill, affecting real estate mortgages, passed. World’s Fair appropriation bill was amended to bill abolishes the office of secretary of the commission, which has been costing (100 "pcrmonth. HIII creating a State Board of stationary engineers passed. General appropriation bill was passed and sent to the Senate. Railway commissioners bill failed for want of constitutional majority for third time. Bill appropriating (37,000 for use of State mlitia passed. In the Senate. Thursday, Mr. Boyd called attention to the resolution for investigation of the office of Attorney General Smith. (Debate disclosed that printing had been delayed. Report is daily expected showing: disposition of fees received by the office. Senate went Into committe of the whole on)the general appropriation bill. Salary on Governor’s secretary was raised from (I,*X) to (1,800. State Statistician was allowed (9,000 Instead of (7,000 as heretofore. • Salary of second assistant Librarian was raised from (8,009 to (9,000. Large numbers of other items were considered and apptoved without change. Mr. Fippen entered an elaborate protest against the whole appropriation bill, alleging reckless and extravagent approbations, and his remarks were entered upon the the journal. Senate refused to concur in House amendment to World’s Fair appropriation bill. Senate bill appropriated (75,000, and House amendment reduced It to (50,000. A conference committee was appointed The salary of the Sheriff of the Supreme court was raised to (750. The result of the consideration of the appropriation bill for the day In the Senate is to raise it (250,000Jhe items passed by the Irndy; Senate, qommfltee of We. whole kdjourued till Friday. House opened with prayer by Father Gavlskj, Thursday. Bill amending gravel road law by making It possible for commissioners to purchase roads without an election, failed. McHugh's Senate “omnibus Mil” was amended and passed. Bill appropriating (500 for monument to Governor Jennings passed. Bill to allow farthers to form voluntaty ditching associations passed Bill amending law governing road supervisors, and providing th(t he shall give a bond, and with concurrence of commissioners levy a road tax of forty cents on th* (100, passed. Bill providing that excess of sinking' funds shall be covered back into city treasuries after bonds have been extinguished, passed. Bill to enable Indianapolis to convert Greenlawn cemetery Into a public park passed—yeas 68, nays 3. Bill to regulate practice of dentistry failed for lack of constitutional majority. Bill providing for Construction of road* by building and loaii associations passed. Bill extending moftropolitan police law passed. Bill to

allow W. H. Drapier 813,158.44 for stenographic reports was lost—3o to 50. A majority report sustaining Monument Commissioners in their action in regard to dates was adopted. Bill increasing salaries of Trustee and " Assessor of Center Senate bill empowering prison directors to feed hogs passed. Bill to allow county commissioners to pay county orphans’ homes forty cents per'day Tor each child passed. Bill regulating investments of savings banks passed. Senate as a committee of the whole took up appropriation bill, Friday. Amendment giving Purdue 840,000 Instead of $30,000 prevailed. Reform school was given 870,000 instead of $60,000. Bill allowing 83,500 to clerk of Supreme Court for indexing records passed. Bill to recognize judicial circuit in Hunting ton, Grant, Blackford and Wells counties passed. Bill appropriating 825,000 for G. A. R. encampment passed. Balance of day was devoted to .consideration of general appropriation bill, item by item, and a general increase was made. In the House, Friday, a bill to authorize State Board of Agriculture to buy and sell land was killed. Senate bill extending law for-establishment of board of children’s guardians to all townships of 75,000 population passed. Bill requiring clerks of cities having less than 100X03 population to report once a year was reconsidered but again failed. Bill to allow Geo. W. Juliah and W. A. Maloy 25 per cent, of all swamp land money they may collect from general government passed. Bill to increase salary of school superintendent of Marlon county was defeated. Bill to provide for custody of school funds taken in by extension of corporate limits of cities passed under suspension of rules. Bill to enable building assoclationsto increasecapitalstockwas passed in same maimer. Senate bill to allow all political parties watchers at the polls was advanced to third reading. Weed cutting bill was killed. Senate bill fixing salaries of Marlon county judges was concurred in. Baby life insurance bill was killed. Bill to abolish fifth judicial circuit was passed to third reading. Rep. Daley offered a resolution reflecting on action of Senate in retaining eo-ejnploye liability bill without action but withdrew it before vote could be had. Extended debate ensued In the Senate, Saturday, over the motion to dispense with reading of the journal. Journal was then read arid approved. Bill requiring sewer connections to be made in streets before permanent improvements are made in cities of 20,000 inhabitants passed. Bill to consolidate Jefferson and Clark counties as a judicial circuit passed to third reading over protests of members from counties named. Governor returned with his veto bill relating to pollution of streams. Motion to adjourn at 12:15 in honor of Grover Cleveland passed with much enthusiasm. When Senate convened in the afternoon Senator McHugh, of Marion, asked unanimous consent to report street railway paving bill, but objections was raised and the bill is probably dead. Debate ensued on House apportioment bill and it was passed. In the Hquse, Saturday,“ Senate bill appropriating 825,000 additional for removing Momence ledge in Kankakee river was passed. Senate bill to require competition in letting of bridge contracts was killed.

Resolution giving reading clerk and roll clerk (100 each extra pay for session passed. Senate bill making provisional appropriation for prevention of cholera passed. Senate bill increasing pay of deputy assessors in Center township, Marion county, for (2 to (3 per day failed. Report of conference committee on World’s Fair bill calling for (70,000 was discussed and on a vote was not concurred in, and Senate was notified of the action of the House. House adjourned until 2 p. m., after passing complimentary resolutions concerning Cleveland’s Inauguration. The general appropriation bill was considered with the Senate’s amendments and House refused so concur. Conference committee was appointed and agreement was reached whereby total appropriations were reduced (170,000 from Senate’s figures, after which House agreed to amendments and the bill was sent to the Governor. LEGISLATIVE NOTES. Richard Neff, the hero of the Peru wreck, was presented to the Senate, Tuesday. Representative Baugher, of Marshall county, cleans his spectacles with a ten dollar bill. He claims It is the best thing known to clean glasses, and does not injure the note. In the House, Wednesday, afternoon, 1 Mr. Hatch’s anti-option bill was defeated by a very close vote. The vote was—yeas 172, nays 123; not the necessary two-thirds in the affirmative. Representative Stakebako’s bill empowering the courts to divide the estate of husband and wife, giving the latter her portion, when the former is an habitual drunkard, has passed the House. Everything moveable about the legislative chambers has been carried off by members are employes. Stationery, pocket knives, pencils, etc., have disappeared. It is thought the carpets and desks will be left after adjournment.

THE LION GROWLS.

The New York’* Flag Excite* Hl* Latent Kage. In the House of Commons at London. Tuesday, William G. Cavendlsh-Bentick member for Penrhyn and Falmouth,asked whether the. attention of the Admiralty had been called to £ recent celebratlou at New York, at which President Harrison was present, when the flag of a steamship that had been built and subsidized as a Queen’* cruiser had been lowered and the flag of the United States hoisted In it* stead. Mr. Shuttleworth, Financial Sec retary to the Admiralty, replied that there was nothing to prevent tue. transfer of a British mercantile cruiser to a foreign country after the period for which a subifdy hud been granted her had cla]*sed.

PROF. BENJAMIN HARRISON.

The President Ha* Accepted a ProfeMor■hlp in Stanford University. President Harrison. Thursday evening, accepted a professorship in the Leland Stafford University of California. He will deliver a scries of lextureson constitutional law, commencing in October next He has had the matter under consideration for some weeks, but did not signify his formal acceptance ynt il Thursday evening.

INDIANA’S NEW LAWS.

Complete List of the Laws Paused by the The following Is A complete Ittt of the new laws passed by the Indiana Legislature, and approved by the Governor or allowed to become laws by limitation without his signature: HOUSE BILLS. Appropriation of $105,000 for legislative expenses. To continue cases when attorneys are members of the Legislature. _2___ Authorizing the Board of Agriculture to hold 2iO acres of land. Forfeiting subsidies to railroads where contracts are not complied with. Enabling Indianapolis to raise 875,000f0r the G. A. R. encampment by taxation. To prevent discharge of employes for unionism. Enabling assignees to sell on order of court in less than thirty days. To punish people bringing stolen property into the State. To raise to fourteen years age under which children cannot be employed in mines and metal factories. To raise age pf consent to fourteen years. To cover into county treasuries excesses of sinking funds. — t- I — ~— ■ To prevent township trustees from employing teachers after their terms have expirea. To extend jurisdiction of Appellate court. City charter amendments. For the tiling of open drains. To pay stenographers in criminal courts. To protect union labels. Repealing the act empowering county commissioners to donate money for educational purposes, Amending criminal code. Amending civil code. To pay claim of 8311.65 to J. M. Stoddard et al. To refund surplus gravel roads funds. Authorizing Eastern hospital to convey lands. Authorizing Purdue to give land for a street. Making first railroad liable for freight all the way through. Providing for six-year and life licenses for teachers. L To pay claim of Warren-Scharf Company. To give change of venue from Mayor to justice of the peace. To repeal clause requiring publication of ballots. Authorizing acceptance of land for cemeteries. Fixing interest on school funds at 6 per cent. Amending criminal code. To regulate coal weighing at mines and furnishing timber. Two acts. Abolishing spring elections and consolidating them with November elections of Presidential years. Permitting commissioners of Marion, Allen, Vigo, Vanderburg and St. Joseph counties to raise salaries of judges to $4,000 per year. Amending fee and salary act as to Shelby county. For the relief of J. F. Chinworth. Slight amendment of road laws. To relieve the judge of Daviess county from an extra term.

To cover back for reapportionment surplus school funds held by trustees. Permitting cities to issue bonds for parks. Permitting railroads to Issue preferred stock. Fixing term of court in Forty-second circuit. To rfiise salaries of deputy assessors of Center township Coemployes’ liability act. To enable towns to own electric light plants. For the incorporation of trust companies. Amending road laws. Permitting street-railroad companies to increase their capital. To prevent collection ten cents penalty on cash fares. Fort Wayiio charter. Fixing State tax levy at 32 cents, cutting school fund 2% cents. General appropriation bill. To incorporate Y. M. C. A. branches. Concerning decedents’ estates. To cover into city treasuries excesses of sinking funds. To compel railroads to light their street crossings. To equalize terms of Appellate judges. Raising assessor and trustee of Center township to (2,500 each. To restore;records of Daviess county. To prevent blockade of road crossings by freight trains. ~ “ SENATE Rn.T.H- . To restore the court records of Delaware county. Two acts fixing the time of holding Circuit and Superior Courts In Tippecanoe county. To annex lands to a city in an adjoining county. Concerning local taxation. Requiring railroads to record deeds. Indexing judgment dockets. Authorizing cities and towns to issue bonds to fund indebtedness and create sinking funds. To force the recording of court orders affecting real estate. ’ Concerning the incorporation of cities. Compelling counties to pay for bridges on county lines. Limiting the power of township trustees In hiring teachers. Forcing the recording of mortgages executed In foreign countries. Giving the Governor the appointive power. Prohibiting the sale of tobacco to chiV dren. Giving to State Board of Agriculture power to purchase landsand exempt the same from taxation. For the release of mortgages. For the institution of live-stock insurance companies. Gov. Jonathan Jennings monument. To relieve Captain Curry, of Greenfield. Regulating sewer improvements. Autliorizingcities to sell bonds. Requiring three applicants for a one mile gravel road. Authorizing the Incorporation of loan, trust and safe deposit companies. Raising the Supreme Court reporter’s salary. Regulating children’s homes. Concerning long drains. For the reappraisement of real property in new towns. Providing for police and fire departments in cities of 29,000 inhabitants. Changing the name of Governor's Circle to Monument Place. Concerning soldiers' and sailors' monument. Extending jurisdiction of the Appellate Court. Two acts for sewer and water pipe connections. and for the appointment of deputy marshals by town trustees. Twenty-five thousand dollars for the Kankakee lodge. Concerning the construction of ditches. To force the vacation of lots for street purposes. Providing for the custody of school property. Authorizing towns to pay for street lights. Concerning open drains. The Monon preferred stock steal. For street improvements on the installment plan. 1 Voluntary omnibus association bill,with the omnibus section stricken out For the repairs of turnpikes. Forcing bi-weekly payments of salary to miners. For the organization of savings banks. To shut out foreign and to throw safeguards alxmt domestic building and loan aasoclalioxHL

■ I II I. I! I I To force employers to provide seats ; women and children in factories.ete, L_ Toralsethe Marion county assessor* salary to $2,500 a year. Authorizing prison wardens to buyeattle and hogs to eat the prison refuse. Concerning county auditors. Making changes in the board of World’s Fair comm iss ionprs u Giving dealers the right to handle school books. Amending fee and salary Jaw as to Lake ounty. t— - —————~ new judicial circuit out of the Twenty-eighth and Forty-third. Authorizing the Governor to exchange certain lands with Thomas Donnelly. Reforming corporal punishment in prisons. Defining the Fourth judicial circuit. For record indexing in the Clerk’s office of the Supreme Court. land purchases by State inFpr the incorporation of building and 1 oan associations ————— Fixing terms of court in Floyd county. For the appointment of road supervfs ors by townsnip trustees. Making attorney’s fees a part of the costs in partition suits. LEGALIZING ACTS. Acts were passed legalizing the corporations of Fort Branch, the Lafayette A Monon Railway Company, Markle, Hazleton, Tell City, the purchaseof land for the Eastern Indiana Hospital for Insane, Greentown, Hobart, Eugene, the Indiana Life Insurance Company, Carlisle, Gas City, Ashley, Cayuga, West Shoals, Indiana Insurance Company, Linton, Hardensburg. Palmyra, sale made by the commissioners of Fulton county, the trustees of Centerville, Chisney, Lagrange, the" actions of notaries public whose commissions have expired, Sellersburg, Petersburg, New Amsterdam, Winslow, Dana, the board of trustees of the town of Coch • ran, the acts of the trustees of Howe College, Hudson. Mutual Life and Endowment Association of Indiann, Dale, Whiteland, Crothersville, sale of lots by Fulton county Commissioners, Clarksville, certain rai Iroad contracts.

CLOSING HOURS GF THE SENATE.

Vlce-Presidennt Morton'* Farewell Address. About 1 o’clock Vice President Morton delivered his farewell address and declared the Senate of the Fifty-second Congress adjourned sine die. Mr. Morton said: Senators—The time fixed by the Constitution for the termination of the Fiftysecond Congress has arrived, and I shall soon resign the gavel of the President of the Senate to the honored son of Illinois who has been chosen as my successor. I can not, however, take my leave of this distinguished body without offering my most grateful acknowledgments for the honor conferred by the resolution adopted, declaring your approval of the manner in which I have discharged the duties of the chair, and expressing my deep sense of the uniform courtesy and kindness, even in critical and complicated situations, extended to me as the presiding officer by every member of this body. If I have committed errors you have refrained from rebuking them, and Lhave never appealed in vain to your sense of justice and have ever received your support My association.with the representatives of the forty-four States of this great Nation in this chamber will be among tho most cherished memories of my life, and I can express no better wish for my successor than that he may enloy the same relation of courtesy and kindness, that have never been limited by party lines or controlled by partisan affiliation, and whleh have so happily marked my intercourse with Senators. And now, Senators and officers of the Senate, from whom 1 have received so many good offices in the discharge of my duties, accept a feeble -expression of my grateful appreciation of your kindness, with my heartfelt wishes for your future welfare, happiness and prosperity in life. Vice-President Stevenson was then Introduced tothoSenatotiMsald: Vice-President Stevenian'a Speech. Senators—Deeply impressed with a sense of its responsibilities and of its dignity, I now enter upon the discharge of the duties of the high office to whicEl have been called. lam not unmindful of the fact that among the occupants of this chair during the hundred and four years of our constitutional history have been statemen eminent - alike for their talents and their tireless devotion to public duty. Adams, Jefferson and Calhoun honored its incumbency during the early days of the Republic, while Arthur, Hendricks and Morton have, at a later period of our history, shed luster upon the officce of President of the most august deliberative Assembly Known to men. I assume the duties of the great trust confided to me with no feeling of selfconfidence, but rather with that of grave distrust of my ability satisfactorily to meet its requirements. I may be pardoned for saying that it shall be my earnest endeavor to discharge the important duties which lie before me, with no less impartiality and courtesy than* ofj firmness and fidelity. Earnestly invoking the co-opera-tion, the forbearance, the charity of each of its members, I now enter upon my duties as presiding officer of the Senate. As he closed his remarks he directed that the proclamation of the President convening the Senate in extraordinary session be read, which was done. The new Senators were then sworn in. The credentials of Judge Martin as Senator from Kansas were accepted, and ho was sworn in as Senator without contest or objection The usual inaugural bail was given at the Pension Building at night

PERFECT PURITY.

American Panama Canal Committee Exone rated. The House Panama investigating committee reported. Thursday. They found no evidence to that Congreesmen had been bribed. or that money ha(| been improperly used in America. Yhey state that the American Pahama committee wa* organized solely to convey the Impression to Europe that American capital and sympathy had been enlisted in the enterprise, and that the connection of Hon. R. W. Thompson with the scheme was honorable and legitimate so far as the evidence elicited showed.

"WOODMAN, SPARE THAT TREE."

An oak tree was felled on the. farm of John Johnson, near Castleton, which, by the circles or rings from the heart outward, lacked but five years of being five hundred years old. It measured fifty-five Inches in diameter at the stump; length of trunk, clear of limbs, was fifty-two feet measuring at the top forty-eisht Inchon. This is equivalent to S.MMfeetof lumber. There was a twelvo-foot log above the limbs. It Is not believed any better timber was ever grown in any State. Secretary Noble has askod that a military force be sent to prevent the threat" eued invasion of the Cherokee strip.