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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
THE BLAIR BILL.
Provisions of the Educational Measure
Adopted by the Senate.

Provisions of the Educational Measure
Adopted by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The education bill
which passed the Senate to-day provides that for
eight years after it's passage there shall annual
ly be appropriated from the treasury the follow
ing sums in aid of common school education in
the States and Territories and the District of
Columbia and Alaska: The first year, 81, 900, 900;
the second year. $40, 900. 900; the third
year, SIS, 000, 900; the fourth year, 49,,
900, 600; the fifth year, $11, 900, 900:
the sixth year, $ {. 1000, 900; the seventh year, ST.
600, 600; the eighth year, S., 900, 900; making ST..
900, 900, besides which there is a special appro-
priation of So, 900, 600 to aid in the erection of
school-houses IN sparsely settled districts, max
ing the total fund $40, 900, 900. The money is Civ
en- to the several States and Territories lin that
proportion which the whole number of persons
in each, who, being of the 8 ge of ten years and
over, cannot write, bears to the whole number of
such persons in the United States" according to
the census of 1880, until the census figures of 1890
shall be obtained, and then according to the
latter figures. In States having separate
schools for white and colored children, the
money shall be paid out in support of such white
and colored children, between ten and twenty
one years old, in such State, in the proportion
they bear to each other, as shown by the census.
No State is to receive the benefit Of the act
until its Governor shall file with the Secretary
of the Interior a statement giving full statistics
of the school system, attendance of white and
colored children, amount OF money expended,
ETC., number of schools in operation, number
and compensation OF teachers, etc. No State or
Territory shall r~eceivein any year from this fund
more money than 1T has paid out the previous
year from its own revenues for common schools.
If any State or Territory declines to take its
share of the national fund. such share is to be
distributed among the States accepting the bone
fits of the fund. If any State or Territory mis-
applies the fund. or fails to comply with the con-
ditions, it loses all subsequent appropriations.
Samples of all school-books in use in the COM
mon schools Of the States and Territories, shall
be filed with the Secretary of the Interior. Any
State or Territory accepting the provisions of the
act at the first session of its Legislature after
the passage Of the act, shall receive it's pro rata
share of all previous annual appropriations
Congress reserves the right to alter or repeal the
vet. The bill now goes to the House of Repre-
sentativeS for concurrence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06

LOUISIANA, Mo-. March 5.-The Addison Tins
ley Tobacco Manufacturing Company's works
were destroyed by fire last night. The building
was a large three-story brick, fronting 100 feet
on Seventh, by 120 feet on jackson street, and
employed a force of $50 hands in the manufact-
ure of chewing TOBACCO. The fire originated on
the upper floor from some unknown cause. The
loss is estimates at $50, 900; insurance, $45, 600.
P~ITTsBURG. March 5.-A serious con1agration
occurred at Salem. o., this evening, destroying
a portion of the works of Blackwell g. Mullin.
manufacturers of architectural sheet metal and
statuary. The pattern-room and warehouse
were entirely consumed. These buildings con-
tanned original and expensive dies and a large
amount of finished work. The loss and insur-
ance are not obtainable to night.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, March 5.-A fire broke
out in the Alabama warehouse this afternoon,
and destroyed the northern half of the ware
house, covering a block, and between 5000 and
$500 bales of cotton. The building belonged to
Lehman Durrand, of this city, and the cotton to
numerous owners. TIL total loss is fully $780,
600, all of which is covered by insurance.
AUGUSTA, Ca. March 5.-A fire in the gas
house of the Augusta factory. tonight, resulted
in a loss of $50, 900. Councilman o. M. Hill,
overseer of the factory, was killed and two
other men fatally injured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
THE r. STRIKE.
An Effort to Cripple the Company Through
the knights of Labor.

the knights of Labor.
CHICAGO. March 5.-The force Of police on
duty at the McCormick's reaper works was
greatly reduced this morning, about half the uni
formed officers having been sent to their beats.
The force in citizens clothes has been nearly
doubled, and the street corners for blocks around
will be closely watched. Altogether there are
now about $50 officers on duty, of whom 100 are
in citizens clothes. At s o'clock this morning
nearly 700 men had passed through the "big
gate" and it is estimated that over 200 entered
the factory from the rear. It is safe to say that
by noon fully 1000 men will be at work.
Last night a meeting was held at Working
mems Hall. 1t was largely attended, but a great
part of the audience consisted of outsiders, sym
pathizers with the strikers. Some of those who
were at work in the factory yesterday and came
in again this morning, merely attended the
meeting to see what was going on. Great dis
satisfaction was expressed with the course pur-
sued by Mr.. Mccormick in refusing to have any
thing to do with the committee who presented
the resolutions yesterday Afternoon. 1t was de-
cided not to hold any more meetings, but to turn
the whole affair over to district No. 81. knights
of Labor, which will pass on it, and then turn it
over to the general assembly. The committee,
which is always in session on Blue Island av-
enue, claims that as soon as the general assem-
oily acts upon the affair, it will be impossible
for the company to ship a single machine, as the
switchmen and engineers will refuse to haul a
car for the McCormicks, If ordered not to do 80
by the Knights of Labor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
A DIVISION OF OPINION.

The Treasury Officials Unable to Agree as to
the Legality of Silver Purchases.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-Duriug the month of
February the Secretary of the Treasury pur-
chased 1.45O, 900 ounces of silver for coinage
into standard dollars, being about SOC. 900 less
than the usual monthly purchases. 1t is ex-
planned at the department that the supply of
silver fell short because no more was offered at
market rates. The price was higher, owing to
the increased expenses of transportation during
the bad weather which prevailed during the
month. There was, however, sufficient bullion
on hand to allow the coinage of dollars to the
minimum figure. The silver purchases are made
semi weekly. A commission, consisting of As
sistant Secretary Fairchild, Mr.. Kimball, Direct
the bids received, and reported to the Secretary
the advisability of their acceptance. A
division of sentiment had prevailed for
several weeks past among the members Of the
commission as to the legality of the the purchases
in question. Treasurer Jordan holds that there
should be a specific appropriation for such pur-
chases. and in the absence of such appropriation
invariably recommends the rejection of all bids
received. The two other members of the COM
mission hold that the coinage act requiring the
purchase of bullion and the coinage of not less
than So, 000, 900 in standard dollars in each month,
is in the nature of a permanent appropriation,
and ~confers full authority in the premises. The
result has been that for several weeks past the
Secretary has received two reports on the SUBJ
ject, the majority report recommending the &C
ceptance of the lowest bids received, and the mi
nority report recommending the rejection of all
the bids. The Secretary has, in each instance.
approved the majority report and decided that
the silver be purchased in accordance Herewith.
Had he acted in accordance with the
dationS of Treasurer Jordan no silver would have
been purchased and the coinage of standard dol
lars to the limit provided by law would have been
practically suspended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06

Louisvire Commercial.

LoulsvlIIeC ommerclaI.
Quite a dramatic story comes to this city from
South Bend. Ind. DR.. Winslow Aver writes that,
coming from the East, a lady was taken sudden
~ sick on the train, and, growing rapidly worse.
a long-lost daughter. TIL lady had been the
wife of William Hull. Twelve years ago Hull
deserted his wife and carried off their youngest
daughter. Ever since the mother had prosecuted
the search for her lost one, and dying, she has
another. DR.. Aver has engaged Detective
Bligh, of this city, to assist him.. TIL search is
almost hopeless at this late day. though the
Doctor has succeeded in tracking the lost girl to
this city. Her name is Jeanne. and if living she
would be near twenty years of age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
A NEW NAVY.
The Naval Committee Gives Cogent Reasons
for Building War Ships.

The Naval Gives Cogent Reasons
for Building War Ships.
WAsHINGToN, March 5.-The House commit
tee on naval affairs has completed it's report to
accompany the bill providing for an increase of
the naval establishment. 1t points out t. It the
~seacoast cities of the United States ar abso-
lutely at the mercy of any second-rate naval
power. and that the government is witho B . ade-
quate means of defending its foreign or coast
wise commerce. 1t shows that while foreign
powers are building formidable naval vessels the
United States is almost at a standstill in this
particular, and says:
AFTER studying the characteristics of other
navies, we find that we are not only at the mer-
cy Of foreign nations, but that our neiehbor,
Brazil, might exact tribute of any city along our
gulf or Atlantic coast, while Chilli could enforce
Similar demands on the shores of the Pacific.
The Reachuels and Aquidabaun, those formida-
ole Brazilian armored cruisers, could steam
ut thirteen or fourteen knots an hour
from Brazil to New York in ten
days. They could with impunity pass our forts
and anchor In New York harbor; but without
doing this. their guns could easily throw shells
into New York city from off Coney Island bay.
The Gillian vessel .Esmerelda carries coal
enough TO enable her to steam at eight knots an
hour from Chill to San Francisco without half
exhausting her supply. With her high DO wer
gnns she csuld lie outside the Golden Gate and
lay the city of San Francisco under contribution
without going within reach of its guns. The
korneane and blance Eucalada, other Gillian
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
Senator McDonald,s Defense of Garland.

InterVleW IN ChlCaRO Times.
BE lex Senator Mcdonald ignored entirely
the demand made by a certain class of people
that Secretary Garland should resign because he
owns or did own when he became Attorney-gen-
eral a certain amount of stock in the Pan-slec-
trio company. To resign on that account would
be a very foolish thing for Mr.. Garland to do.
He had simply taken the stock of the company
as an attorneys fee. 1t was worth nothing then
and it was worth nothing now. His action in
that matter was a perfectly honest business
transaction, and had not interfered in the least
with his official duties. He thought, however,
that the government had made a mistake in as
the parentage or responsibility of a suit,
but that the matter should have been fought out
between the Bell company and other individusl
claimants for rights and privileges.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
THE STREET CAR STRIKE.


amid the cheers and yells of the thousands of
people IN the neighborhood. For blocks away
from the stables the streets were impossible,
owing to the throng, but the tone of the talk was
jubilant instead OF defiant, as yesterday. Along
Grand street the buildings were decked with
flags and bunting until the route of the first car
wore its best holiday air. The space directly in
front of the stables was kept clear by a squad of
police. The horses for the first trip were brought
out and hitched first to the car which made the
memorable trip under Police Superintendent
Murray direction, but it was found to be too bat
tered, and, for appearance sake, another car was
taken. Joseph ODonnell. the head of the exec
utive board of the Empire Protective Associa-
ton, drove the car, which was received with a
tumult of cheers. Flags were tied on it and
upon the horses heads, and a broom was thrown
upon the roof from a window on Grand street.
Two mounted policemen road ahead and cleared
the way.
2 P. Nj. crowds were gathered at the East-sids
stables of the cross-town lines, at Grand and
Corlear streets. A messenger came running
through the street, and delivered a message to
the officials of the company. 1t was the official
notification that the strike was ended and the
men were ready to resume work, and it was
signed by the chairman of the executive com
mittee. TIL stable doors were unoarred ard
thrown open. The crowd understood the mean
ing OF this, and cheered. Car No. l rolled out
of the depot. and was soon adorned with new
brooms and flags. 1t started out amidst demon
otEdtlOhS lEOm tl6 CTOWuS. L was AiilCu
friends of the strikers. Nobody thought of pay
ing fare, and all the way down to the p~ostof6ce
there was an ovation. The strikers of the Ave-
nue. d and Avenue B cars marched to the -Four
teenth-street stables at 1:30 P. NJ, and Inspector
Byrnes and 100 men were there, too. At 2:30 F.
NJ. the doors were opened. and the stablemen and
pitchers marched in, took off their coats and
went to work. Some non-union men who had
been feeding the horses retired. It was
2:47 p. NJ, when a bobtail car of the Avenue
ID line drove out into the shouting crowd and
rumbled along on the first trip, car n, of the
Avenue B line soon followed, and the normal
order of things was soon restored. Car No. ],
of the Third-avenue line, started at 2:45 p. NJ,
and was attended all along the route by shouts
and cheers. Car No. 16, on the Sixth-avenue
line. was the first over that road. and was at
tended by shouting crowds.
After the strike had ended, many OF the Brook
lyn drivers and conductors presented themselves
at the Offices of Mr.. Richardson, in that city,
but that gentleman thought it not worth while
TO start until to morrow. The distractions
placed upon the track were removed, however,
during the afternoon, and about 5 o'clock the
Fifth and Seventh-avenue cars began running.
They were followed, before 6 o'clock, by the cars
of all the other lines, and tonight the street-car
travel of Brooklyn is restored to its ordinary
condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
PAY OF POSTAL CLERKS.

The Postmaster-General Tells Why Their
Salaries Have Not Been Increased.
WASHINGTON, March 5-The Postmaster gen.
eral to-day transmitted to the House his reply
to the resolution asking if he had expended any
portion of the $81, 800 alleged to have been appro-
priated by the last Congress to increase the sala-
ries of railway postal clerks, and, if not, the rea-
son therefor. The Postmaster general says that
the salaries have been unchanged for nine years,
and that no reason is known to exist why the
compensation is not as adequate as heretofore.
It appeared improper for the department to in
! rease the salaries without any expression of
-'ich purpose from Congress. He quotes from
ne Congressional Record to show that the pur-
lose Of this appropriation was not to increase
salaries. but to put sufficient service on new rail
roads. 1t is true that estimates for the proposed
increased salaries were made by Congress,
and that the inference would have been strong
that Congress intended to increase salaries, but
the latter expression by the promoters of the
bill removes this inference. Besides this, it
would require 800, 200, instead of $81. 300, to
carry out the proposed plan of increase. He
says 1t would have been manifestly prejudicial
to the discipline of the service. and promotive of
future discomfort, to have increased the salaries
for a single year and then reduce them the next,
and. therefore, it was inexpsdient to raise them
without a justifable expectation of continuance,
which could not have been deduced from the
facts. For these reasons the increase of salaries
was not made, nor was the appropriation ex-
pended for the proposed new service, as it was
not deemed necessary. In conclusion, Mr.. Villas
says that it is estimated that $l70. 900 Of the
So. 682. 300 appropriated for the payment of postal
clerks viii remain on hand at the end of the
fiscal year. 1t is also estimated that if it is pro-
posed to increase the salaries OF railway postal
clerks next year it will require about 800, 900 in
addition to the amount already estimated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
TIE BILL.

The HoSse Judiciary Committee Agrees to
Favorably Report the Lowell Measure.
WASHINGTON, March 5.-The House commit
tee on the Judiciary today resolved to report the
Lowell bankruptcy bill to the House one week
from Thursday next. 1t is said that the bill has
been considerably amended, but the members
were instructed to keep secret the details. There
was considerable diversity of opinion among the
corsmittee as to the form Of the bill to be re-
ported. The vote stood s to Z in favor of re-
porting the Lowell bill, but at least one of the
Affirmative votes was cast solely from a desire to
have the general subject discussed in the House.
The order to report the measure n week from
next Thursday was made to give the minority
an opportunity to prepare a substitute. It is I'M
derstood that several of the minority are opposed
to the enactment of any bankruptcy act, while
others intend to report a substitute in the nature
of the bill introduced by Representative
Seney, of Ohio. That bill provided, in
substance, that a debtor maymake an assign
ment of all his effects in trust for all his cred
itors, and may within a year petition the courts
to be released. II the court is satisfied that no
creditors had been preferred during the six
months preceding the assignment, and otherwise
convinced of the good faith of the debtor toward
his creditors, it shall discharge the debtor from
further liability. It is learned that the i'm
portant amendments to the bill made By the COM
nit tee are as follows:
The provision for the appointments nine super
visors is stricken out. The clause providing that
a debtor whose commercial paper is thirty days
past due shall be placed i'm voluntary bank
ruptcy is also stricken out A provision is added
TO the clause requiring creditors to give bond
npon the issue, at their request, of q warrant for
the arrest of a debtor, allowing the debtor to re-
cover exemplary damages in cases where the war
rant is procured without probable cause or
through malice. A clause is also added to the
effect that neither the wife nor attorney of the
debtor shall be required, upon examination, to
disclose any communication made to them by
the debtor which is protected as confidential by
the practices of common law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
The miners, Federation.

ST.. JOSEPH, Mo-, March ga convention of
coal miners and operators was called to order at
2 P. NJ. yesterday in the Knights of Labor hall.
Delegates were present from the States of Mis-
souri,, Iowa, Kansas and Colorado. A perma-
nent organization will be perfected today, which
will form a part of the National Coal miners
Federation. and be known as the Fourth district
of the National Federation. Mine operators as
well as miners, will be permitted TO join the or
ganization, in order to prevent strikes and estab.
lish a uniform scale of prices which will be fair
for all parties. There are about 400 coal min
srs interested In this movement
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
OTHER b NEWS.
The Situation at Springfield-The knights
Orooufxa an Eyacnfiva Eeoard

The Situation at Springfield-The Knights
Organize an Executive Board.
SPRINGFIELD. o., March 5.-The committee
representing the different Knights of Labor or
CARNATIONS in this city held a meeting this fore
noon for the purpose of organizing an executive
board. To this board will be referred all ques-
tons bearing on the situation. The men under
stand from the interview with Mr.. Whitley, pub
lished yesterday, that arbitration is out of the
question, and while nothing is said, it is very
probable that a boycott will be ordered. The
trains are watched for incoming workmen, but
few have arrived. There is perfect order ana no
indications of violence; the counsel of the men is
against it No more men are out, and all the
shops in the city, except Whitely's, are in sym
patty with the workmen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
IL CITY In BRIEF.

A case of smallpox is reported to the State
Board OF Health from Fort Wayne.
John Martin. colored, dropped dead of heart
disease, last night, at his residence No. 123
Agnes street.
The usual organ rectal will be given at Ply
mouth Church to-day. Selections from Bach
and Rinck are on the programme.
The revival meetings at the First Baptist
Church under the direction of Fl. Thane Miller.
of Cincinnati, and Rev. Reuben Jeffrey, are In
creasing in interest nightly. There will be q
number of converts baptized Sunday. both in
the morning and evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
A -Cold-Blooded Murder.

LITTLE Rock, Ark, March 5.-The particu-
Tuesday last In Christian township, Independ-
ence county, have reached this city. William
Pool and a man named Evans, while en- route
home from Washington, Ark, where they had
both become drunk, became quarrelsome and
fought. Pool being worsted in the combat. After
returning home and sleeping off the effects of his
carouse. he shouldered his shotgun early
Wednesday morning, with the intention of killing
Evaus. He found the latter at his home, and
without any warning, walked up behind him and
shot him in the back of the head, killing him in
stantly. The murderer escaped.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06
Reminded of a Story.
Springfield Republican.

Springfield Republican.
The Boston Advertisers lofty declination of
federal assistance on behalf of Massachusetts
reminds us of the traditional joke of Webster,
at a time when his friends were subscribing to
pay his debts; called up on a c~onvivial occasion
to speak on the national debt, the great states
man eloquently steadied himself and said: 1.-THE
national debt,-I,-Il pay it myself The Ad-
~vertiser is in a position to decline magnifcently
financial favors rendered to- somebody else.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-06

. final settlement yesterday, when j, G.
Dueber, president OF the company, met t. n
eral executive board of the Knights off .r,
which is now in session in this city. Artieies
were signed by both parties in which it is agreed
that the boycott upon the watch cases manufact-
ured by the company is to be removed, the
former employees of the company to be reinstated,
and in the future no discrimination will be exer-
cised by the company against Knights of Labor.
It is also stipulated that children under ffteen
years of age shall not be employed in the fac
tory.
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can importers In the way Of fees for verifying
to be used in the customs service. only
Resires to limit these fees to what the statutes
proxide, or. in other words, to so clearly define
Just how much, aud no more. fees an agent may
collect upon one invoice that it will be impossi-
BILE to make an excess. He is charged, however,
with trying to make it uncomfortable for certain
officers, notably at London and Paris, they hav-
ing announced that their expenses in the way or
entertaining. etc, were so heavy that they
would resign il their incomes were in any way
anrfaiiad