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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-13
CHILEAN INHUMANITY.

Wounded Americans Kept I'm Prison without
Proper Observation-Disclosures of Surgeons
SAN Francisco. Jan. ia genuine sem
sation was developed In the Baltimore
investigation at Vallejo to-day. entirely un-
expected at this late stage of the proceed
ings. The case had dragged along slowly
in the morning session. q number Of sailors
being recalled TO testify as to the soberness
of Piggin, Turnbull and Davidson before
and during the riot After the recess. how
ever. Surgeons Stitt and White. of the Bal
timore, took the stand. After testifying to
the wounds of the members of the
Baltimore's crew, they declared that
the death of Turnbul was directly
caused by ne glect In the hospital. where he
was carried by police. The Chllians re-
fused to allow the Baltimore's surgeons 10
treat their men and declined TO do lt them
selves. except in very superficial way.
For four days the surgeons vainly begged
Judge of Crimes Foster to allow them TO
remove the sailors TO the Baltimore. but
not till it became probable that Iurnbull
would soon die would he grant them per-
mission. The men were taken 10 the ship,
but liz was too late for TBrnbull. Blood
poisoning had set in and Turnbull died i've
DAYS later. The surgeons were positive
death resulted from neglect and imperfect
treatment in the hospital. The Sisters
of Charity who had charge seemed 10 re-
cret their inability 20 help the sailors. but
had to obey the orders of their superiSrs.
From a summing up by the surgeons it
appears that as q result of the mob. two
sailors OF the Baltimore were Killed; i've
were seriously wounded. being disabled for
from nine TO forfy-four days.and twelve
ceiyed slighter wounds. being disabled from
two to eight days Ii further appears that
If Riggin had not been shot he would prob
ably have recovered. rs his knife wounds
were not very serious
Commenting on the evidence gwen &C
the Baltimore inquiry, tho Bulletin this
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UNUSUALLY SUCCESSFUL.
Purdue Uniyersitys Annual Reception and
Exhibition-Distinguished Visitors.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Jan. 12.-The annual
reception of Purdue University was given
yesterday. The visiting college presidents
and officials were shown the various de-
partments in full operation. and in the
evening the electrical laboratory was the
scene of brilliant reception given by the
faculty to the students and friends of the
institution. Eight hundred inv itations
were issued. but the spacious rooms were
not crowded. President and Mrs. Smart
were assisted In receiving oy Hon. and
Mrs G. b. Stuart, Hon. and Mrs. u. z.
Wiley. Mrs. Emma Mont. McRae. Lieut..
johnson.
The reception room was tastefully decor
ated with tropical plants. and the patri-
otic colors. black and old gold. have not
been so profuse before since the football
victory on Thanksgiving day. Among the
guests from abroad were Governor Chase
and Secretary Roberts, Hon. Sylvester
johnson, of Indianapolis. and Hon. u. Il.
Wiley of Fowler.
To-day the Laboratories are running for
the benefit of the visiting civil engineers
and the exhibit will continue on Wednesday
for the benefit of other distinguished Wis
itorS.
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JERRY's FINANCIAL SCHEME.

The Kansas Statesman Invenrs q New Plan
for Loaning Money to tho People.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12-Representative
Jerry Simpson, of Kansas, has for some
time been at work upon q new measure
looking towards the loaning of govern
ment funds upon real-estate security.
especially farm property. He has it
about completed, and expects to get it
into the House very soon. 1t differs
from projects of the same general charac-
or by making the county corporations
where the money is loaned primarily and
directly responsible to the federal govern
ment He proposes that the counties shall
issue their corporate heads TO the federal
government st per cent, loan it upon the
real estate within their jurisdiction. collect
the interest and make all payments direct
to the Secretary of the Treasury here. The
counties are to become first responsible,
and secondly, the mortgages they receive
in loaning the money are to become collat-
eral security TO the federal government
Mr.. Simpson thinks it is the most feas-
ible scheme yet proposed whereby farmers
may borrow the governments surplus at 2
per cent, and says he can see no possible
objection TO it's becoming law. He will try
to have il indOrsed by the Farmers Alli-
ance throughout the country.
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INDIANA TERRITORY.

What an Old and Musty Document in the
Capitol at Washington Reveals.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Those who are
familiar with the history of the State of
Indiana, with its ninety-two counties, hav-
ing a population of 2.192. .4O4. as shown by
the census bulletin of recent date, and it's
thirty seven cities of four thousand popu-
lation or more, Indianapolis alone showing
a population of 1O5,4S6. can hardly credit
the statement that in 1915 she was yet q
Territory and boasted of but thirteen coun-
ties and q total population of only g. 5000
Such, however. is a fact. as shown by an
old and musty document now on file in
the file-room of the office of the
Clerk of the House of RepreseI a.
tiyes in the Capitol at Washington.
There seems to have been slight error
made by the arithmetician who made the
footing. as he evidently figured two hun
dred too few population for the young Ter
ritory that was destined SO soon to be the
home of over two millions of people. Fol-
lowing Is o literal copy of the interesting
document:
tory. taken in the year 1878, by an act OF the
7 Iagislature for that purpose, viz:
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Will Agree to Secretary Blaine's Plan of Sc
loctia1< Bshxixa< nixpu4o A.

Will Agree to Secretary Blaine's Plan of Sc
lecting Behring Sea Dispute Arbiters.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-The Behring sea
question was before the Cabinet meeting
to-day. 1t is understood that the case has
taken favorable turn within the past few
days and that Secretary Blaine has been
advised that Lord Salisbury VIII agree to
his suggestion as to the method of selecting
three of the arbitrators from countries
which have no interest whatever in the
questions at issue. When these arbitrators
have been agreed to there need be no
further delay In deciding on the personnel
of the tribunal. il having already been ar
ranged that the United States and Great
Britain shall each have the appointment of
two of the members. Another point set
tied is that one of Great Britain's repre-
sentatives shall be q resident of Canada.
The prospects are that one of the arbl-
traitors on the part of the United States
will be selected from the Republican party
and the other from the Democratic party.
Hon. Edward j. Phelps. ex-minister to
England. 10 mentioned as most likely to be
one of the arbitrators on the part of the
United States
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MINOR MATTERS.

Uncle Sam Cannot Protect German-Amer-
leans Under Certain Conditions.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Representativ
Pickler was at the State Department to-
day and presented strange request in con-
nection with the issuance of passport for
one of his South Dakota constituents.
Anton Seaman, of Flandreau. y. d.. left
Germany. his mother country, thirty years
ago. without rendering his required mill.
tary servIce. He now wants to return to
Germany for the purpose of attending the
golden wedding of his parents. Repre-
sentative Pickler asked for passport
which would insure seaman against being
arrested and compelled to render his mill
tary service to Germany, but was informed
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usually two guilty parties to the most
hagrant violations of the interstate- com
merce law, and these two are not likely 10
have witnesses 20 the transaction. II one
to testify against the other, it will ire
Quently happen that both will 60 unpun-
ished and 60 on in wrong doing. After All.
some of the guilty ones will be overtaken;
for murder; though it have still tongue
'Is the obstacle one which you think can
be removed by legislationp
"Yes it can be partially removed. The
court points the way to . remedy. That
way is. give immunity OF let 60 unwhipped
testify against another"
The remedy which the court suggests
and to which Mr.. Morrison refers is con-
tanned in the following paragraph OF tho
decision:
1--WE are clearly of opinion that no statute
which leaves the party or witness subject
to prosecution after he answers the GRIM
mating question put to him can have the
effect OF snpplantiEg the privilege con,
ferred by the Constitution of the United
States. Section "a does not supply q COM
plete protection from all the perils against
which the constitutional prohibition was
designed to guard, and Is not fully q sub.
stitute for that prohibition. In view OF
enactment, to be valid. must afford abso-
Lutte prosecution for the otfense to which
the question relates"
Senator Cullom was asked for his opinion
with respect to the decision. He said: Il
am afraid the court hardly realizes that
the people are entitled to protection In
their rights as between themselves and the
common carriers. But, without criticising
the decision, l want to say that the people
of the United States are determined that
the common carriers of the country shall
be prohibited In some way in disregardinR
the peoples rights. The common carriers
have duties to perform under the common
law. They are Quasi-public institutions,
and they have no right under the common
law to discriminate between persons or To-
calIties"
Judge James McDill. of Creston. Ia, the
newly appointed interstate te-commerce com.
missioner. says he does not believe that
the decision will seriously impair the etti-
cheney of the interstate-cOmmerce law.
though he thinks it will be necessary to
amend the law IN some particulars to make
it fully effective.
The commercial travellers of the country
believe in being early in the field and in
not failing to achieve their aims through
procrastination or lack of energy. They
have already begun to move on Congress
for an amendment to the interstate COM
merce law which will permit the railroads
TO give them special rates of fare and an
extra allowance of baggage. The House
committee on interstate commerce seems
favorably disposed towards the request of
the commercial travellers.
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ILLNESS Of JUDGE HOWK.
One of Indiana's Most Eminent Jurists Not
Expected to Live Over Few Hours.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
NEW ALBANY. Ind. Jan. 12.-Hon. George
v. Howk. judge of the Floyd Circuit Court,
is lying so dangerously i'll at his residence
in this city that it is feared he cannot live
through the night. lie has been confined
to his home for several days by an attack
of the prevailing influenza. complicated
with other ailments. but his condition
was not considered alarming until to-day.
when he took change for the worse.
Judge Howk was q member of the Supreme
Bench for twelve years He was appointed
Judge of the Floyd Circuit Court last May
by the late Governor Hovey, to fill va
csncy created by the sudden death of
Judge George A. Bicknell.
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His Life to Be Made Burden by a Fungus
Imported from France.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
CHAMPAIGN. ILL.,, Jan. 12.-Prof. 8. A.
Forbes, State Entomologist. has imported
from France a package of the germs of a
destructive disease of the white grub. dis.
covered there by DR.. Alfred Giard. The
disease is produced By fungus similar to
that which has infested the chinch bug in
Illinois for several years past. The pack
age received consists of the spores of the
fungus. These can be grown artificially
in gelatin, and 80 obtained In unlimited
quantities. Professor Forbes has begun
the artificial culture of this fungus at bis
Office, and will experiment. with It on our
American white grubs and on other In scots.
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They Now Gamble in HoDs.

NEW YORK, Jan. 12.-Deallngs in futures
were begun on the new Hop Exchange yes
terday. and 275 bales exchanged hands as
the result of the first days work. The ex-
change. which has about forty members,
was organized year ago to facilitate com,
munication among dealers, but not until
now has there been any specializing done
outside of q regular commercial business.
Under the new rules hops will be sold for
future delivery in lots of twenty-five bales
or about five thousand pounds. The quo
tations Will be based on points of u cent q
pound
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Arc Electric Light Decision.

New YORK. Jan. l2.-United States Judge
Lacomb to-day handed down a final decree
In the suit Of the Brush Electric Company
VS. The Electric Construction and Supply
Company. perpetually enjoining and re-
straining the defendants from making,
using or selling any arc electric lamps in
which two or more pairs of carbons are in
dependently regulated. controlled and
burned successlyely.
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$4,000 for "The Absent Minded Man.

KANSAS City. Jan. 12-Roland Reed. the
well-known comedian. who is playing here
this week. to-day bought of William r.
GOoGall, Chicago newspaper man,
rhree-act comedy for S1O,O ,OOO Mr.. Reed will
produce his new comedy at the Boston
Museum next August The title is not an
nounced. but 1t is thought to be THE Alb
sent-minded Man." This IS the largest
sum ever paid to an untriei author.
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that such passport could not be issued.
he was granted Q passport of the naval
character, and Mr.. Pickler was given 10
understand that IL Seaman 10 arrested by
the German authorities this government
any relief. This is regarded as q ruling on q
question frequently brought before the de-
partment
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I. Dennis Pennington, Speaker OF the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES OF Indiana Territory. do certify
that the above is a true statement OF the number
of inhabitants taken by the authority OF the Leg
jslature in the year OF our Loid. 1915.
DENNIS PENNINGTON,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
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S15O,OOO for n Colt.

SAN Francisco. Jan. 12-An evening
paper states that J. Malcomb Forbes, of
Boston. has agreed TO pay Senator Stanford
Sl50O00 for Arion, the two-year-old Elec-
tioneer colt, who made the worlds record
of 2:l0s on the Stockton kite track few
month"; ngo.
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"Horizontal Bili's" Expectations.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-J. G. Adams and
two daughters. w. A. Rhodes and wife,
James Flock and wife, Addie Wallace, ID.
F. Billingsley and Theo. A. Randall. of In
dianapolis, are at the Ebbitt. They are all
here to attend the National Brick-layers,
Association, of which Mr.. Adams Is presi-
dent.
Hon. George w. Steele. of Marion, is here
to attend a meeting of the board of man
ayers of the national soldiers homes.
The father and mother of Representative
BTookshire are visiting the latter at the
Metropolitan Hotel.
The President to-day sent to Congress.
with q recommendation urging its early
and favorable consideration. the agreement
which Messrs. J. HI. Brigham of Ohio and 4.
H.Merrill of Washington, the majority of the
Shoshone and Arapahoe Indian commits
sion. made with the Shoshone and Arapahoe
Indians of Wyoming for a cession of more
than half their reservation on the Wind
river in Wyoming. The lands ceded COM
prise /. 100000 acres Of land in the northern
part of the reservation. aud the price TO be
PAID is SEQ. 1000. Or about s. cents an acre.
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Southern Raid on the Treasury.
,cial to the Indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 12-Ten million lie to
be asked for the improvement of the Mis-
sisslppi river. This Is the sum, according
to Representative Robertson, chairman of
the Mississippi River Commission. which
has been decided upon, and it will be made
the subject of q separate and distinct bill so
as not to be included In the river-and-har-
bor measure. Mr.. robertson says this
the House will. of course. not consider the
matter thoroughly. he thinks 1T will be
eventually conceded when 1T is fully IN
deYstood.
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SURER foundation cannot be land than the
real merit which is the solid base for the
monumental success Of Hoods Sarsaparllla.
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Fast Mail Train to indianapolis.

WA6HTNGToN, Jan. 12-General Superin-
tehdent White. of the railway mail service,
has entered into an arrangement by which
an important Improvement will soon be
made in the service between New York. St
Louis and the West. Beginning about the
Goth of the present month, new fast mail
will be established over the Pennsylvania
road from New York. by way Of Pittsburg,
Columbus and Indianapolis. TO- st. Louis.
1t will leave New York at 9l5 O'Clock every
morning. arriving at Indianapolis at 7:55
O'Clock the next morning. making close
connection with outgoing morning trains
at that point. and arriving at st. Louis at
5 o'clock the same evening.
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Patents Granted Hooeiers.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-Patents were TO-
dey issued to Indiana inventors as follows:
Andrew Il. Campbell. Alamo, wrench for
twisting fence wires; William l.. Cassidy,
South Bend. sulky plow; David HelDeman.
Idaville, farm gate; Charles A. Paul. Fort
Wayne. pulley; Aaron L. Smalley. Brook
Vile, game apparatus.
"Horizontal BilPs" Expectations.
Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-Col VIM. r. Nor
rison. of Illinois. a Democrat. expects to be
chairman of the Interstate commerce Com
mission when that body reorganIzes at the
end of this week. Colonel Morrison is the
senior member of the commission. and
hinges his hopes on that fact.
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Iowa's Political Preferences.

Special 70 Tho Indtanapons JoufnaL
WASHINGTON. Jan. misrepresentation
Dolliver appeared in the House to- day after
an absence of some weeks at his home in
Iowa. On the political situation in the
West he said: Iowa has been q Blaine
State for many years, but an impression
prevails that the name of Mr.. Blame will
notcome before theI Minneapolis convention.
In that event. think the Iowa delegation
will be solid for Harrison next June. The
present administration has been acceptable
are prosperous and contented, and Iowa
will give the largest Republican majority
at the polls next November that she has
ever given since her experience with prohi-
bition and other local issues which have
frequently taken her out of the Republican
colnmn.n
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BiIis P.s.ed and Introduced.

Bills Passed and Introduced
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.-The Senate passed
its first bill to-day. 1t was for the relief of
the heirs of James c. Booth, deceased.
formerly smel:er and refner of the Phila-
delphia mint. in respect to certain bars of
silveF bullion supposed to have been stolen
during his administration. The next bill
was an epitome of the slow progress OF
claims. The amount involved was only
$3.50 for treasury draft issued by the sub
treasury of New Orleans before the war.
and payment of which had been withheld
because the payee could not prove loyalty.
The draft was now owned by q Baltimore
nfm. 1t has been presented to the treasury
Tor payment in 1870, again in 1874, and
again In 1884, and payment had been re-
fused for the reasons above given. The re-
ports on the claim included two or three
dead secretaries of the treasury. and one or
moro dead auditors. The Senate passed the
claim.
In tie House. to-day, Mr.. HaIter of Iowa
introduced bill to consolidate customs
collection districts. 1t provides for one
district in Indiana and four in Illinois,
Mr.: Fellows of New York introduced q
bill increasing the pension or those soldiers
who have lost the use of eyes or limbs.
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Mr.. Rusk WIN welcome an Inquiry


WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.-In reply to q
question as to what he thought of the reso-
lution of Representative Simpson. intro
duced yesterday, providing for the appoint
ment of special committee to inquire into
the working of the Department of Agri-
culture etc., Secretary Rusk to-day said:
"All have to say about the resolution of
Mr.. Simpson to which you call my atte n
tion is. that heartily welcome anything
which will compel members of Congress to
learn more about this department.
than many of them do. Singu-
larly enough, although JJ% NJ. Simp-
son, i understand. owes his election
to farmers votes. andposes as rep resenta-
tive of their interests, he has paid but lit
tie attention to this department and its
work. / am quite satisfied that the better
he becomes acquainted with it the more he
will appreciate it," The Secretary denied
iu toto what he designated as the .old
charges" that statistical information bad
been conveyed to boards of trade and others
ahead of its communication to the farmer.
Milford chronicle., 1892-03-04
OBITUARY.
cIRwIrHEN.

La Grippe claimed another promineut
citizen as its victim at II,45 p. III. on Sun
day evening, February aSth, 1862, when
Isaac Cirwithen, Of Cedar Neck, passed
from this world to tine great unknown
world beyond the grave He had been
sick for two weeks, but was able to keep
going about his home until week before
his death, when a physician was sum
moned He found him suffering with
cungested lungs and his vitality very low;
but not necessarily fatally i'll; had the
weather been favorable to a recovery.
He was aged 69 years, II months and
days, and his funeral took place at )
O'clock on Tuesday afternoon in the
Slaughter Neck Church, in the shadow Of
which he was laid to rest. Isaac Cir
witden was mau respected by almcst
every one who ever knew him. His farm
interests were large, and everything
around him was always kept in good re-
pair and profitable to the OWL er; his land |
(of which he owned over 900 acres) was
rich and produced we'll and to the neigh
borhood in which he lived, he was a
model farmer. He leaves d widow, who
IS very i'll, and five children, viz Mrs.
Sallie Teas, Mrs. Lydia Argo, Miss Eliz-
lbeth Cirwithen, Miss Ella Cirwithen,
md William Cirwithen. His life has
'een even and in conformity to the rules
# the Methodist Church-of which he
las long been a member, and in politics
lie was an ardent Democrat. Our per
onal relations with Isaac Cirwithen were
lost pleasant, and we sincerely regret
is decease His was one of the first
ames that went or the subscription list I
f the CHRONICLE, and he has been one
fits readers from its first issue up TO his +
cath. Rest in peace thy work on earth G
-as we'll done, aud we Hope that thy soul /
now with God.