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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-02-14
Informal Vote Taken at the Suggestion Of Hit
Holiness. Whose Fast Failing Body Warns
Him New Pope Must Soon Be Chosen.
Kaiser Wilhelm's Ambition 10 Rule ths
Ocean Meets with Opposition.
Social Democrats and Representatives Of In
land States Do Not See why They Should
Be Taxed to Support Big Navy.



The Cardinals Almost Unanimous In Favor
of an Italian-The Popc's Health Failing.
Special To the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Feb. 13--A dispatch from Rome
states that the vote of cardinsls, taken by
order of the Pope IN the form of question
addressed to each as to whether he pre-
ferred an Italian or q foreigner in the chair
of St. Peter In the event of the Pope's de-
mise. has resulted In q nearly unanimous
expression in favor Of an Italian. In one
or two instances preference was expressed
for German, the person evidently meant
being the stalwart prelate. Paul Melchers.
who. in the personal sacrifices and suffer-
lngs he has endured. Is the most heroic
igure in the Cardinals College. But
as Melchers is dying he is out Of the field.
The Pope is said to be grstified by the pref
erence for an Italian, as he is himself
strongly bent upon keeping the Holy See
in close touch with the Italian people. to
whom he hopefully looks for the revival of
the temporal power. His Holiness is grad
ually wasting away. This is admitted
even by the most sanguine. HIS mental
strength is not weakened and the lamp OF
intellect seems to burn all the more bright
ly as the grave approaches. But he is not
very far from the end. although able 60 at
tend to ordinary affairs and not suffering
from any particular disease. He himself
recognizes his condition in assiduous prep
aration for the future.
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TO PUT MILLS I'm A HOLE.
Object Of Some Of the Silverites In For Gin
Free Coinage In the House.

Object Of Some of the silverites I'm For cling
Free Coinage in the House.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 13-It is said to be
the aim, in securing early action upon the
question of free coinage in the House. to
put Mr.. Mills in a hole and defeat
him for the United States Sem
ate. Texas is reported overwhelm-
lngly In favor of free coinage and
in order to get the Cleveland influence in
his recent speakership fight Mr.. Mills re-
nounced free silver and placed himself
upon New York financial platform.
Messrs. Culbertson and Craine. his col
Leagues IN the House. are for free COIN
age, and are also candidates for
the Senate against Mr.. Mills. They
believe that if they can get
the silver issue up before the senatorial
contest in Texas is brought to focus. they
will compel Mills to again commit himself
against free coinage, and one or the other
of his rivals will have q walk-over. It
would be very hard for Mr. Mills, hot
headed as he is. to not cay many things in
q debate on silver. which would offend his
constituency. His enemies in the Crisp
camp are doing what they oan to precipi-
tate the day of political doom for the dis
tinguished Texan.
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WOOL FUTURES"

Texas Sheep p-Raisers Think Option Dealing
Would Help Their Business.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The House COM
mittee on agriculture waited a half hour
to-day for President Lavouisee, of the New
Orleans Cotton Exchange. to put ;n an ap-
pearance, and then adjourned the anti
options hearing until Monday. Vice-presi-
dent Goss, of the New York Cotton Ex-
change, while the committee was waiting
said that the exchange had some time ago
received requests from the Wo0l-growers'
Association of Texas asking the exchange
TO deal In wool the same as it did in COTTON.
The request said the wool industry was in
the hands OF q few men. and wanted wool
futures" dealt in on the exchange so as to
give them wider market. He mentioned
ages of the system of dealing in futures.
and as an evidence also that the producers
were not all of them, at all events, clamor-
ing for the abolition OF the system of
futures on the theory that 1t was detri-
mental to them.
Chairman Hatch asked If wool were not
always sold by sample. and if there as not
very great difference between quality and
value of wools
Mr. Goss said he knew nothing of the
wool business, but that he supposed the
difference was not much greater than in
cotton. All contracts were on the basis of
middllng, and yet there were the grades of
IOw-mlddling. middiing, ordinary to fair
and other grades.
Mr.. Hatch said there were no such dis
tinctIve grades in wool.
Representative Long. of Texas. asked if
the request was from individual sheep men
from association. He did not think
an association had been organized, though
attempts had been made to form an organ
IzatioD.
Mr.. Goss said he would produce the re-
quest. He had not charged his mind with
the matter. and when ne recollected it
while waiting on the committee, he thou ught
he would call attention to the request
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Eighteen Places Already Provided for the "un.
washed" and Still They Are Not Satisfied
Judge Parrett Getting in Pickle.
Hill Gives New Proof that He Is the Real
Ruler of Democrats in Congress.
Efforts Of the Crisp Faction in the House to Put
Mills in hole on the Silver Question
The National Bank Bill Passed.
PACIFYING THE MOB.
Indiana Democrats Are Trying tn Provide
Places for All Their Constituents.

Indiana Democrats Are Trying to Provide
Places for All Their Constituents.
srecial to the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-Evidently the
Indiana Democrats in the House are ar
ranging to pacify as much of the demand
as possible for official pap" from their
office-seeking constituents. They have al
ready succeeded in securing eighteen posi-
tons under the present organization of the
House, which is an unusually large num-
ber. and yet all are not satified. Extraor-
dlnary efforts have been exerted to get the
disproportionate amount of patronage,
showing beyond doubt that the delegation
believe something must be done In more
ways than one TO anticipate the ap-
preaching campaign. Mr.. Parrett has
gotten himself into q lively INV"
by having appointed O man on
the police roll of the Capitol who has not
been in the State within eight years, and
has not voted for over fourteen years.
Those of the boys" In the First district
who have done the work at the polls every
year. and who have been here hustling for
places and have not succeeded. are making
it lively for Judge Parrett just now.
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ment for violation thereof 1t was passed
without division and the House adjourned.
A JUNkrrING COMMITTEES.
Young Dir. Hoar to Be Allowed to Investi
gate the Sweating System.


Young Mr. Hoar to Be Allowed to Investi-
gate the Sweating System.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The sweating"
system, SO much in vogue in the large
cities and about which so much has been
written by the leading journals of the land.
is to be thoroughly investigated by the
committee on manufactures of the House
of Representatives, a resolution to that eff
feet having been passed to-day. Sherman
Hoar, the young Democratic Representa-
tive from Massachusetts. has been the
chief agitator in the matter and
1T is understood he will head the sub-com-
mittee which will be empowered to visit
several of the leading cities of the country.
There is great difference OF opinion In the
minds of members as whether. after all the
abuses have been unveiled. Congress will
have power to abate the "sweatingn sys-
TEN, as many hold that It's regulation is
exclusively within the power of the LeRis-
latures of the respective States. and en-
tirely without the jurisdiction Of the fed
eral legislature. Be that as it may, there
Is no doubt that the committee on
manufactures will exercise to its
ton to- day conferred upon 1t by the House.
to the end that whatever relief may be
found necessary will come from the egis-
lative powers having jurisdiction over the
subject The expenses of the committee,
on motion of Mr.. Holman, were limited to
$4,000. On motion of Mr.. Chapman of
Michigan an amendment was adopted di-
recting the committee TO inquire how much
increase the Mckinley act has caused In
the wages of the workmen employed in
industries protected by the terms of the
act. The resolution was then adopted.
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The Kaiser VIII Build Numerous War Ships
If the Reichstsg Lets Him.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LONDON. Feb. 18.-Berlin advices are to
the effect that the Kaiser. however much
he may talk of peace. believes In no relaxa-
tion in getting ready for war. Work on the
additions to the feet is being pushed with
great activity, and if the Reichstag will
consent Germany will have . navy in the
course of a few years able TO rank very near
to that of France. The Kaiser is reported
to have said that the next war would be
conducted on sea as well as on land. and
that Germany would not be driven from
the ocean by power she had vanquished
in the field. On the other hand there is q
strong opposition in the Reichsrag to in
creased naval appropriations The Social
democrats are opposed on principle TO
expenditure In preparing for offensive war
fare; but, ADDED to these. the representatives
of Bavaria and of South Germany IN gen.
eral are jealous of Prussia. and think that
they see in formidable navy only q
weapon for Prussisn aggrandizement
Having no seaports or oeesp commerce
they are willing to pay for building up the
commerce and prestige OF the north. This
spirit of particulsrism 10 growing and ~
not confined TO South Germany. In Neck
linburg-Strelitz and other states there is q
deep anragonism to the House of Hohenzol-
lern and the Kaiser has been much DIS
turbed by the growing familiarity between
Russia and some of the lesser German
princes.
Ii is IntImated that the Kaiser's visit TO
his kitchen the other day was not alto
gether prompted by curiosity. Among the
vagaries lodged in the Kaiser's mind is an
apprehension of poison. The Kaiser, lt 10
said by ono well acquainted with the
inner life of the court. thinks that there
are enemies. both in and ont of Germany,
who would like 10 see him taken off, and
who would enjoy seeing q child wearing
the crown. This idea has been getting
such hold upon his Majesty's mind that
it has become very annoying TO the
Empress and the rest of the family
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NATIoNAL-BANK LEGISLATION.
A Bill Passed by the House Looking to
Moro Strict Supervision

A Bill Passed by the House Looking to
More Strict Supervision.
WASHINGTON, Feb. lathe House to-day
resumed consideration of the bill for the
better control of and to promote the safety
of national banks. Mr.. Lockwood of New
York objected to the bill because he be-
lieved 1T to be detrimental to the banking
interests and to the general interests of
the country to be constantly changing and
modifying the law relating to national
banks. The law or tnat question to-day
had become well settled. He believed that
the pending measure would work detrI-
mentally to the national banks. There
had not been q failure of q national bank
in this country where the officers had not
violated the law as 1t existed to-day. and
where they could not have been punlsned
under that law.
Mr.. Reed wished to ask Mr.. Bacon, in
charge of the bill, a questions; and upon be-
ing accorded permission, asked the mean
ing of the words in the bill. Accepted and
approved by majority of those present
constituting q quornm" Laughter.
The gentleman from Name. replied Mr.
Bacon. lis so much better qualified than
to answer the inquiry that will not oocu-
py the time to reply" Laughter. -.
The point wish to make" resumed Mr..
Reed. lis that / seem better qualified not
only than the gentleman. but than ali his
political colleagues collected together"
II do not know returned Mr.. Bacon, "of
any body on this side of the house W no de-
sires to dispute the qualifications of the
gentleman from Maine in discovering
Quorums-"
Mr.. Lockwood moved to refer the bill to
the committee on Judiciary. Then Mr..
Lockwood moved an adjournment. which
motion was lost without division. The
bill was then passed, Mr.. Lockwood being
unable to muster enough force to order the
yeas and nays.
The House, by q vote of 81 yeas to Ill
nays defeated q motion TO adjourn made
by Mr. Hatch of Missouri. The motion was
made in good faith, ana without any
filibuste ring motive.
On motion of Mr.. Outhwaite of Ohio a
bill was passed authorizing the board OF
managers of the National Soldiers Homes
to appoint their officers from soldiers who
served in the late war. without regard to
rank.
On motion of Mr.. CsmInetti of California
q joint resolution was passed requesting
the Secretary of War TO report what
amount of money can be proitably ex-
pended in carrying out the recommends
tion of the commission 10 investigate the
mining debris question in California.
The House then proceeded to considera-
tion of the House calendar. the first bill be-
ing that amending the internal revenue
laws by abolishing the minimum punish
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HE WAS "sruFFED."
Amusing Incident mt q Ball Where Frisky
Addresses and Roundere Mnde Merry.

Amusing Incident mt q Ball Where Frisky
Actresses and Founders Made Merry.
LONDON. Feb. 13-An incident arising
from the masked balls given at the Covent
Garden Theater led to a hearing In the
Police Court on Thursday last. These
balls have been the Iveliest events gwen
in London for long time The friskiest
actresses and the best known aristocratio
FOUNDERS frequent these entertainments.
1t is also the custom for many parties of
women wearing dominoes. protected by
their husbands or brothers. to make short
visits to the theater. where they watch the
mad whirl of gayety from the boxes.
On Wednesday man named Low
ther, who had been an occupant OF
box, was summoned to appear in
court to answer q charge of sassaultIng o
policeman. The evidence showed that
Lowther and his party had with them lay
tion was drawn to the box by the eccentric
tricks of the old man and the ludicrous
poses he assumed all directed. of course, by
those controlling the figure. Finally q row
occurred in the box. the old man evidently
becoming incensed with the treatment ac-
corded him. OF course those who were not
In the secret thought the old man was
alive. and there was great excitement and
CONSERVATION when. finally. Lowther seized
him and hurled him beadlong from the
box. When some of the people on the floor
ran 70 his assistance they were chagrined
to find that he was only a stuffed
man. Many of them treated the mat
ter as q Joke and had q hearty laugh
over the manner In which they had been
fooled. Others. however. who did u OF have
q very keen sense OF the ridiculous, in
sisted that their perturbed feelings could
only be calmed by the expulsion of the
offenders. Consequently constables were
sent 10 the box and Mr.. Lowther. who had
"fred" the old man. was requested 10 re-
tire. This he declined TO do. and when
the constables attempted TO eject him ne
struck them. The result was the issuing
of the Summons. When the matter came
up on Thursday the magistrate refused TO
regard the case seriously. de intimated
that little else was to be expected at such
an entertainment at 3 o'clock in the morn
ing. The lacerated feelings of the
hobbies" did not receive much considers
tion from the magistrates. for he merely
bound Mr.. Lowther in the sum of Is 10
keep the peace toward her Majesty's Hege
subjects
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Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr., Likely to Be Given
Divorce and the Custody Of Her Child.

SIOUX FALLS. s. d., Feb 1a-The divorce
case Of Blaine VS. Blaine is practically set
tied. A decree will be granted to Mrs.
James G.. Blaine. jr., by default. This
afternoon Judge @. C. Palmer, attorney for
Mrs. Blaine. served notice on McMartin 81
Garland. attorneys for the defendant. Of ON
order issued by Judge Thomas. asking
them to show cause why the answer of the
defendant should not be stricken
out. The defendant, according to the
judges order. has disobeyed every order of
the court, and is now in contempt for hav-
ing failed to pay the suit fees and alimony.
The order is returnabie on the 10th. but the
time will be extended to the 18th. The
order also asks for immediate trial. The
attorneys for defendant will not go to
Deadwood and will make no answ er for the
defendant This means that the case will
60 by default, thus giving Mrs Blaine her
decree and probably the custody of the
child.
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KOKOMO is GETTING THERE.
Struggling in the Fascinating and Insid-
ious Coils of Real-Estate Boom.
sn.c,., ,o tbs 1na;anano,,s Journa,

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
KoKOMO. Ind. Feb. IA big rsal.estate
deal was consummated here to-day, that
brings to Kokomo gigantic factory and
1900 additional population. Eighty acres
in the northern suburbs were sold
to the Shellenbarger Pulley Com
pany. of Mount Carmel, Ill, and
o plant will at once be erected.
The company 10 capitalized at $3.50 OO0 and
will employ three hundred men. The
same deal gives the city fine public park
of ten acres, with en- electric street car
line running TO It. Negotiations are pend
ing for other large factories. and one hun
dred thousand dollars worth of real estate
has changed hands within . week. Real
estate prices are reasonable, and the mar
ket In very active.
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tention and exclted no little CONSERVATION
here tonight The northern skies were of
q dark. distinct red. The display was the
most remarkable ever seen here. and not q
few were led to recall Professor Totten's
prediction of the approaching end OF the
world.
GREENcAsTLE, Ind, Feb. 13.-An auroral
display of unusual brilliancy was observed
in the northern horizon to night The illu-
mination was of fiery red color. appear
ing shortly arter sunset and continuing for
about thirty minutes only.
HARTFORD CITY. Ind. Feb. la-At this
point the northern sky presented remark
able tiery-red appearance. unlike the famil-
lar anrora borealis- The reflection reached
almost to the zenith, lasting one hour.
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AS VIEWED IN THE CITY.

Mr.. Charles Jacobs Explanation OF the
Wonderful Heavenly Display.
For an hour or so last night the northern
heavens presented beautiful appearance to
all who looked in that direction. A large
corner of the sky was lit mp with rosy
red light that grew more beauti-
ful as the darkness deepened. and be-
wildered many who did not know
the significance of the new depart
ure in twilight. The phenomenon"
was the aurora borcalis. commonly called
the northern lights The light was rosy
red in color. and took tho form Of q cloud.
lt Was visible for about an hour. One
faoetious individual said the ''old cow had
kicked another lantern over in Chicago"
Mr.. Char les Jacobs. who pays consider
able attention to astronomical events, was
seen last night by Journal reporter. He
said the aurora borealis, when visible In
this latitude, generally appeared in the
norther sky. but that in some localities 1t
apparently stretches across the sky. giving
forth sometimes red and sometimes yell
lowish light of peculiar beauty. Often.
Mr.. Jacobs says. the northern lights
appear In the form of immense arches.
which co-ruscate with great splen-
DOR The light is generally very
intense. Last summer. while on Lake HUI
ron, Mr.. Jacobs saw the aurora borealis,
low cloud, and again, three years ago. the
whole north Was filled with reddish clouds
that banked against each other with un-
wonted beauty. Mr.. Jacobs says the phe-
nomena Is of electrical origin, as is evil
denced by the fact that the needle is
always violently affected. Five years ago.
during volcanic and subterranean action
on tho Island Of Java. he SAYS the sky here
was filled with q red glow. rs it was
near the eruption. Mr. Jacobs says there
has always been O question of whether or
not the phenomena roSo from q common
cause. In the extreme north the aurora
borealis Is seen ut all seasons of the year.
but moro frequently during the long cold
nightA The northern lights. Mr.. Jacobs
saws. are somewhat analogous to what are
called "sun dogs"-reddish rings that ap-
pear about the sun in the early morning
skies on cold days. Some people. he says,
think the aurora borealis presages cold
weather. but there is not much founda-
tion for it in fact. Mr.. Jacobs says that at
one time whom he noticed the aurora In the
sky it took the form of n fairy bridge,
with great yellow supporting columns; q
structure that might have been used by
the my ythical Scandinavian gods.
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Messenger. Desert the brotherhood.

ST.. LOUIS. Feb. 13-SuperIntendent l.. A.
Fuller. of the Pacific Express Company.
has received q communication from twenty
nine messengers members of the brother
hood. against which q crusade is now be-
ing waged. declaring that they entered the
order under mi sa pprehension TO its aims
aud objects. and. finding that the organic
law is Objectionable and being entirely
satisfied with their own situation. have for
warded their designations as members In
the Express Messeng gers' Brotherhood. The
company claims that the signers include
all the members of the brotherhood In its
employ in thls district
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The Enort 20 Save Harr,.

New YORK. Feb 13-W. Travers Jerome,
counsel for Carlyle w. Harris. under GEN.
tence Of death for poisoning his wife re-
ceived to-day letter from Chicago sent
him by the young man who says that Har-
phine. In his letter he incioses some
powder which. he says, is part of that used
by Mrs. Harris. at Asbury Park, " j. The
real name Of the writer OF, the letter, It now
appears. is Carl Ilanman. though in Chica go
he Is known as Carl Peterson. and when he
first wrote here he signed his name Peter
son. Mr.. Jerome will have the powder
apalyzed. He would not divulge the con-
tents of the letter.
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Six Workmen I'm q German Amber Mine
Drowned by the Sea Eneuihng Them
BERLIN. Feb. 13.-A dispatch received
from Kenigsberg. east Prussia. reports o
peculiar ana fatal accident that occurred
near that place. The government of Ke-
nigsberg is bounded on the north by the
Baltic. and along the shores of this sea 10
obtained a larg. proportion of the worlds
supply of amber. This substance is there
partly cast ND by the sea. partly obtained
by means of nets and partly dug ont of .
bod of bituminous wood Last night a.
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WIFE DESERTER RETURNS
And Presenting a Forged Order to the La
Porte Orphans Home Obtains His Children.
Special 90 the Indianapolis Journal.

LA PORTE. Ind. Feb. 13-Recently q
man named Tuttle abandoned his wife and
two children at Chesterton. the wife being
sent to the poor-house. while the children
were transferred to the Orphans home in
this city. Tuttle came here and demanded
the children and obtained possession of
them by presenting an order to the matron
which he claimed was signed by the
trustee VINO sent the children to the home.
The order turned ont to be forgery. but
this fact was not discovered until after
Tuttle had departed with the children. He
went from here to Rochester, and steps
will be taken to secure his arrest