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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
INSANE HOSPITALS.

Memorial Which Sets Forth Their Crowded
Condition and Asks Relief
A memorial was submitted to the Senate
yesterday by the superintendonts OF the
four Indiana hospitals for the insane. The
memorial was an array of facts and figures
declaring the incapscity of the four hos
pitfalls TO accommodate the insane patients
of the State. According to the census of
1890 the total population of the State was
e. .4O4. OF the southern district for in
sane, $40. 45i; of the central. 925, 266; OF the
eastern, 400, 94l; of the northern, 4SS, 753.
The ratio OF insane to the to-
tai of population, according to the
census of the whole State. was L to GEO. In
the opinion of the memorialists this ratio
was somewhat less than it should be, and
they think il proper to set forth, as q normal
and closely approximate ratio for the State
and most of the Central States, insane
person for every 600 population. The Ca
pacity of hospitals of this State were: Gen.
tral hospital. / ,523; Southern. 800; Eastern.
AS; Northern, 40 This gives q general
ratio of hospital capacity to population OF
i TO S69. In the central district for insane
It is To COZ; Southern. 1 TO 9i9; Eastern,
TO go, Northern. to 1872.
Therefore. it was declared that tho hos
could not care for all the insane. Article
TX of the Constitution was referred to as
indicating the duty of the Legislature to
afford care for all. Many cases were con-
stantly sent to the county poor-houses. and
sometimes to the county Jail. for shelter.
In the light of the census of 1890 the CEN
trail district had capacity of one for every
S07 of total population, and yet practically
the management were forced from time to
time. to return chronic and harmless cases
to county or domestic care in order TO
make room for acute and durable ones.
This condition particularly prevails In the
department for men in this hospital, which
has a capacity for about one hundred less
than the department for women.
On this account the management
advised the purchase of two hum
dred acres of land west OF the
hospital for the construction of buildings
for a colony of quiet patients capable of
working the land. to be established. The
eastern district wants an increase of Ca
pacity for 262 and the southern, $50. The
Northern hospital has for years been seri-
ously crippled by its Inadequate capacity.
The Assembly was solicited to act on the
matter that life might be saved and misery
lessened throughout the land. The several
reports of the institutions were referred to
as containing more salient facts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
LOBBY FOR THE ROBY TRACK
They Are Said to Be Here in Force to
Kill the Barnes Bill in the House.
Time of Both Houses Frittersd Away Yester-
day on UnimpOrtant Matters-Char.
ter Amendments.
RoBY LOBBYISTS ON HAND.

Chairman Askren Denies Having Met Them
add Promises Early Report.
The Roby rsce-track lobby appeared in
the city in force yesterday. but fought shy
of the Legislature, preferrlng to pursue the
plan of meeting such members as they
wanted to see in the hotel Hobbies. In the
afternoon it was reported that they had
boasted that the Barnes bill, prohibiting
winter racing, would be killed In the rights
and privileges committee. to which IL had
been referred and coupled with this was
talk Of money.
The personnel of this lobby has been
thought to include only Chicago men. but
the hackers know thing or two
In finesse, worth more. They have
retained O resident lobby. which
crops out in Sim Coy and jim
Wilson but those maneuvers are directed
by men of much higher social position. and
who keep themselves in the back ground.
It is said they have prepared q racing bill,
which, while obviously to encourage gen.
eral racing. contains oil that the Roby peo-
pie want.
Smith Askren, chairman of the commit
tee. denied having seen any of the Roby
people or having heard any thiug of them.
He said he had the bill, and 1t would be
duly considered. The committee had
meeting last evening, but the bill received
no attention. Mr.. Askren says il will be
considered in it's order within O week.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
LEGISLATION IN THE HOUSE.

Township Trustees Required to Register Or
Standardization of Justices of the Peac~.
The House spent the whole day yester-
day in arguing over q couple of bills of mi
nor Importance. Mr.. Msgenity's bill regu-
iating township trustees came up on third
reading yesterday in the House. and it was
easy to observe that the work of the town.
ship trustees, lobby which has been hang
ing around the city since the session be-
gan. has been in vain. This bill has two
sections. the first prohibiting any trustee
from hiring teacher whose term 10 to be-
gin after that of the trustee expires. and
the second requiring the trustee to keep
complete register of all township orders is
sued by him. giving number, date. amount
and stating what issued for.
Mr.. Cullop opposed the bill. stating that
the Supreme Court had already determined
that county and township officials could
not hire people for longer than their own
terms. This was already law. and there
was no use numbering up the statutes with
it. Mr.. Higbee asked how about rhe SEQ
ond section, and Mr.. CullOp asked, with
an oratOrical flourish: why compel the
taxpayers TO buy more booksp when the
trustees were already required TO keep
vouchers. Mr.. MagenIty defended his bill
and Mr. McMullen gave Cullop q pretty
hard slam by stating that the Supreme
Court had decided that trustee
could employ q teacher for a
term beginning after his own
lad expired. Barnes rubbed liz in by say
ing that this decision was an old one and
well known TO every lawyer upon the floor.
thus implying that Cullop was no lawyer.
Barnes was for the bill. and thought it
necessary. Vermillion, an ex-teacher. was
against the bill. he thought a new trus-
tee would not have time. going into office
IN August. to select teachers for the school
year beginning in September. Upon Mr.
Aders motion the bill was laid over until
8 o'clock.
When it came mp In the afternoon Mr.
MoMullen reac the Supreme Court decision
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
PULLED TIE WEIGHING FAKE.
Slot Machine That Cheated the Public Con-
fscated-0wner Unknown.

For several days past there has been
standing upon the sidewalk in front Of
Brandt's saloon. on West Washington
street. adrop-a-nickel-in-t he-slot weighing
machine and automatic fortune-teller. In
the language of the street. the machine
was mo good" It frequently failed to do
what the placard at the top said il would
do When the nickel was dropped In the
slot. If the machine worked. the patron re-
ceived through O small slot biz Of
paper upon which was ones fortune
told and the weight of the
patron. The machine was taken charge
of by the police yesterday evening as an
obstruction TO the sidewalk. and q search
for its owners made. but they could not be
found. 1t is understood that it is the
property OF o Chicago concern. but who
has charge of it, or who put it in position.
could not be ascertained last night. It
now occupies an obscure corner In the hall
way at the police station. and its string Of
scent fortunes remains unsought.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
APPLAUD NAME OF TlLDEN.
Sage of GraystOne and Cipher Dispatches in
Counterfeit Presentment.

A llfe-size portrait of the Late Samuel j.
Tilden. the gift of Warden j. w. French,
OF the Prison North. was formally present.
ed to the Hendricks Club last night. Sem
ator John w. Kern made the presentation
speech. He referred in glowing terms to
the Democracy of the man whose picture
tho club was receiving, and de-
clared that the club could do
no better than to emulate it.
When he had finished Senator Rufus Magee
read paper on the life of Tilden and
threAted 1t with o few personal reminis-
cences. The very mention of Tilden's name
provoked applause from the large crowd
Assem- bled and a hearty vote of thanks
was extended to Warden French for the
present he had made. Then followed the
installation of the clubs newly elected
officers and the remainder of the evening
was spent In social enjoyment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

Number of Districts Reduced from Fifty-Four
to Forty Five to Save Expense.
The Senate committee having IN charge
the judicial app0rtiOnment of the State
met last night with Senators Stewart,
Wray and McCutcheon present. and pre-
pared q report, reducing che number of
judicial districts from fifty-four TO forty
five. The committee declared that figures
and population determined the result. and
not politics, the report being unanimous.
The bill to be presented spportions the
State as follows:
First Observation-Disclosures.
Second-Posey and Gibson.
Third-Knox and Pike.
Fourth-Warrick, Spencer and Perry.
Fifth-Dnbo.s, Crawford and Harrison.
sixth-Daviess, Martin and Orange.
seveLth-Washingt0 and Floyd.
EGhth-Clark and jefferson.
Ninth-Scott, Jennings and Ripley
Tenth-Dearborn. Ohio and switzerland.
DISQUALIFICATION and Lawrence.
Twelfth-Sulllvan and Green.
Thirteenth-Clay and Putnam.
Fifteenth-BroWn, Monroe and Owen,
observation-disclosures and Decatur.
6eventeenth-Johnson and Shelby.
Eighteenth-Franklin. Fayette and Union.
Observation-Disclosures.
TwentieJh-Henry and Randolph.
Twenty hrst-Hancock and Rush.
Observation-Disclosures
Observation-Disclosures and Morgan.
rem.
Twenty-fifth-Fountain and Montgomery.
Twenty sixth-Boone and Hamilton.
Twenty Decentralization.
observation-disclosures
Twenty ninth-Tippecanoe and Benton.
Thirueth-ClintOn and Carroll
Thirty-frst-HOward and Upton.
Thirty second. Grant ana Blackford.
Thirty-fOurth-Mamia and Fulton.
Thirty fifth-Huntington and Wells.
Thirty sixtn-Allen.
Thirty-seve1th-Noblea and Whitley.
Thirty-eighth-Wabash and Kosciusko.
Thirty-nlnth-Cass and Pulaski
Fortieth-Newton. Jasper and White.
Forty -frst-Lake and Porter.
Forty second-LaPorte and StarlKe.
Forty-third-st Joseph and Marshall
Forty-fourth-Elkhart and Lagrange
FOrty-tifth-Steuben and DeKalb.
The report, if incorporated into law, will
save the State the salaries of nine judges
at $500 each year. and of as
many prosecuting attorneys at $500
year. In this connection il is
is said that the Circuit Court judges in the
larger counties are working to secure O
higher salary. Not many lawyers of the
first grade, they say, will give law prao-
tice for such o sum. The app0rtiOnment
reported makes joint circuit of Henry
and Randolph, and Will probably iegislate
Judge Bundy, who decided the apportion-
Upton county, In which there was an agI-
tation for separate circuit, was taken off
from Madison and Joined to Howard coun-
ty. The counties of Marion, Allen, Tippe.
canoe. Vigo and Vanderburg have also Su-
perior courts.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
Legislative Notes.

The House. by resolution. yesterday,
took three of the surplus door-keepers and
put them on the assistant clerks force.
DR.. Teal yesterday introduced and had
read In the House resolutions adopted by
the Noble county farmers institute, ask.
ing that no radical changes in the road
laws be made. The Noble county farmers
need not be alarmed. This Legislature
does not propose to do any thing on the
subject of good roads but talk.
A concurrent resolution was offered by
Senators Newly and Boyd on behalf of
Richard Henry Neff. of this city, one of
the unfortunates in the Lake Erie & West
ern wreck last week at Peru. who dragged
himself although horribly manGled, for
over one half mile and secured o lantern
by which he kept O freight from wreokipg
at the same place. The resolution asks thu
q committee of three from each House
be appointed to confer on suitable gift
to present him with.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

Last night DR.. Charles Reynolds was
called to the vicinity of the work-house.
In returning. after taking the Doctor to his
destination, the horse became unmansge
able and threw the driver from the sleigh.
The horse was caught at the corner of Illi-
noIs and Ohio streets by Joseph Harter,
collector for Mccullough * Son, and after.
wards turned over to the driver who was
not injured in his fall save few scratches
about the face
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
COOPER GETS "HOOKs."

Great Reward for "HandiIng the Coiored
Vote" for Democracy.
Senator Kern introduced resolution
that Edward Cooper be allowed the pay of
assistant door-keeper for the time he had
been serving. TheIesolution was adopted.
and poor Cooper. the colored Democrat.
was discharged, with the full pay OF door
keeper for the time he had been serving on
the closk-room. This seems rather too bad.
Mr.. Cooper could get nothing from the fold
to which he had flown, but went to work
on the cloak-room just the same
as though he had been regularly
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

appointed. trusting for his pay to the gener-
osity of the Assembly. Senator Kern rose.
however. and cut off his head even this
early in the session. Poor Cooper wore Q
on the inelemencies TO which the Demo
cratic party subjected q colored man. no
matter how good that coiored mans inten-
tons were. About the next campaign that
comes round will no doubt find Cooper
again organizing the ''colored Democratic
voraU
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
Footballs on the viaduct.

About half-past 10 o'clock last night
young colored man, who said his name was
James Berkeley. appeared at the police
station and reported that he had been
robbed While crossing the viaduct bv two
unknown men. one colored and one white.
Berkeley showed signs of having been
roughly handled. his clothes beng spat-
tered with mud and the front of mis- vest
being torn out. He said the sum total of
his wealth was % cents. which the robbers
took and disappeared around the Cincln-
natl, Hamilton * Dayton freight house.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
Deery and Sunday Opening.

Joint resolution No. 9. from the Senate,
asking Congress to repeal the law closing
the worlds fair on Sunday. came into the
House yesterday morning and was adopted,
Notwithstanding the fact that the House
some days ago passed o resolution TO the
same effect Mr.. Deery, the labor leader
of the House, created general surprise by
voting against it, and explaining that he
thought the resolution would encourage
disorder and dIsobedience of law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
Agricultural Board's Fs,e.

The ways and means committee held
meeting last night to consider the bill to
require an accounting from the State Board
of Agriculture. demanding return of all
money appropriated to it in the past. and
asking back rent for Its quarters in the
Capitol. This bill was given to Mr.. Cullop
to introduce in the House and Mr.. Kern In
the Senate by Attorney general Green
Smith. Argument was made against it
last night by John NJ. Butler for the board,
and for 1t by Judge Elliott.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

$6.OC-1o Chicago ah,d Refarsa-SG.OO
$3.O0-Io Chicago-S3.00
Via Pennsylvania line from Indianapolis
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25
Hord Is "ARfu IT,

In the House yesterday Mr.. Hord arose
and asked to be recorded against the act
enabling Indianapolis to vote 5000 for
the encampment, remarking that he be-
lieved the bill unconstitutional and that
the city had no right to tax herself for any
such purpose.
Dr.. Teal introduced three G. A. r. mem
orials asking for the passage of the $50. 900
appropriation and Mr.. Atkinson introduced
two. The Speaker referred them unread
to the monument committee, presumably
for burial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-01-25

1t was matter which affected the country
people most. and should be left to their
promotion. Under the present law
almost every road In montgomery
c c% law has S seosG sssssa The
Senator Parker's amendment was
voted down, and the report in favor OF the
bill adopted. Senator KopeIke'e amend
ment striking out Section 8, which gave
the contractor the right to apply to the
Circuit Court for entrance to a gravel PIT
when he and the owner of said DIT DIS
agreed was rejected and the bill engrossed.
Senator MoCutcheon's bill in regard to the
carrying of concealed weapons was passed
without the emergency clause.
Senator Fulke's bill, 4S. making it oblig-
at0ry on County Commissioners in towns
OF 5000 inhabitants to establish work
houses where no city work-house exists,
chase property. erect buildings and pay for
the same, was passed yesterday.
Senator Boord's quail and squirrel bill,
prohibiting the killing of either for per-
Amendments were offered permitting q
farmer to kill either on his own land. Then
the Senators played horse' with their
various and peculiar humors nearly all
the afternoon. until, on motion of Senator
Seller, the bill and it's amendments were
laid on the table.
Tho committee on phraseoloRy reported
certain changes in engrOssed House resolu-
ton No. l. introduced by Representative
Fippen. The amendment was adopted. and
the resolution referred to the finance COM
mittee.
The committee on railroads recommend
ed the passage of Senator Chambers
bill. No. g. asking that passenger trains
stop at all cOunty-seats.
Senator Aiken offered @ petition, signed
by over q thousand voters of his district.
against local taxation and the printing of
sample ballots. A number of petitions re-
gardinR the appropriation for the encamp-
ment were referred to the proper commit
tee.
NEW BILLS.
By Senator Ellison: Authorizing town officers
to work certain prisoners upon the streets.
BY Senator Parker An act relating to guard
ianship and compelling guardians 70 report
By Senator Stewart: Act relating to taxation.
BY Senator Wager: Amending the gravel road
law.
By Senator Cranor: To amend the law relat-
ing to the recording of wills.
By Senator Kern: Relating to the moving Of
baggage by railroad companies.
By Senator Kern: Making appropriation to
pay two unpaid warrants issued by the Senate.
By Senator Kern: Whereas, Janitor needed
to take charge Of eleven committee-rooms,
Edward Cooper. Lost, 81 to
Hord Is "Agin It."
In the House Yesterday Mr. Hord arose
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

which was ordered by act of congress
approved June 30, 1890 1t is sup
posed to embody the acme Of naval
architecture, and to be the compeer
Of anything afoat equal in point Of
guns and size. 1t will be able to cope
with the most powerful vessel of any
navy in the world. 1t is built of
steel, with double bottom, protect
ing the machinery and magazine
spaces, Its equipment comprises six
teen breech loading rifles of various
calibres, twenty-four rapid fire guns,
four gatling guns, and six torpedo
tubes. In speed she is equal to six
teen knots an hour, and this can be
increased if the supply Of coal will
warrant Her coal carrying capacity
is 1900 tons. The armor plates are
the thickest ever put on an American
warship. being fourteen inches thick
six feet high, sixteen feet long, and
weighing twenty-six tons each. There
are five of them for each end Of the
ship and cost fifteen thousand dollars
apiece. The vessel is sunk to hel
fighting line by the admission of wa
ter through her bulkheads, and when
this is done the plates will stand three
feet above and three feet below the
water line, thus protecting the ma
chlnery of the cruiser from any seri
GUS damage from shot. Two similar
vessels are now in course Of construc'
| tion
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

Mr.. CLEVELAND has completed his
cabinet by the selection of Richard
Olney of Boston for attorney general
and Hilary Herbert of Alabama, for
secretary of the navy. The complet-
ed cabinet is as follows: Walter Q.
Gresham of Indiana, secretary Of
state; John G. Carlisle of Kentucky,
secretary of the treasury; Daniel s.
Lamont Of New York, secretary of
war; Hilary A. Herbert of Alabama,
secretary of the navy; Hoke Smith of
Georgia, secretary Of the interior; j..
Sterling Morton of Nebraska, secre-
tary Of agriculture; Wilson S. Bissell
of New York, postmaster general
Richard Olnev Of Massachusetts, at.
torney general, 1t is young cabinet
when the average is taken. The old
est members are Messrs. Carlisle,
Gresham, Olney and Herbert, all of
whom are from Sc to IS years of age.
Mr.. Hoke Smith is the youngest mem
Der, being only 38 years old. In fact,
it is said that he is the youngest man
who has ever been chosen for such a
position. Mr.. Lamont is but three
years older. while both Messrs. Nor
ton and Bissell are under 50 years OF
age, A glance at the personnel Of
the cabinet will show that every mem
Der Is in the prime of vigorous intel
lectual and physical capacity. Mr.
Cleveland has not deviated to any
great extent from the geographical
lines of his first cabinet. The states
of Illinois and Nebraska have taker
the places of Michigan and Wiscon
SIN, which states represented the wes
before. Again New York receives
two places and New England one. II
the south, Alabama, Georgia and Ken
lucky take the honors instead Uf Mis-
sisslppi, Missouri and Arkansas al
formerly,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

The special train that took Presi-
dent Cleveland from Lakewood, N.
j., to Washington, consisted of three
cars. The first was a Baltimore &
Ohio private car named Baltimore"
and was occupied by Mr.. Cleveland
and his family. The second car con-
tanned, among others, Daniel S. La
mont, Wilson S. Bissell, L. u. Bene-
dict and their families. The third
car was devoted to servants and bag
gage. The train reached was reach
ed early in the morning of yesterday.
The president decided to travel at
night in order to avoid being called
upon to make speeches en- route.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

A FIRM in Columbus, o., has re-
ceived an order from the provisional
government of the Hawaiian islands
for military clothing in all respects
like that of the fatigue uniform of the
United States army, to be shipped by
steamer from San Francisco March
IA, for the use of the national guard
The order is signed by John H. So
per, colonel commanding N. q. H
The army consists of 494 men. A
dark blue silk battalion flag is also
ordered, similar in size to the United
States reglmental flag, but with thu
coat of arms of Hawai- on a blu,
shield in the center surmounted b,
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

A MONSTER mass meeting was held
in Chicago, Tuesday night by citizens
Of all political affiliations in honor of
James q. Blame. Six thousand tick
cts were issued for the Auditorium,
where the exercises were to be held,
and applications for thousands more
that could not be issued were received
at the committee headquarters. The
meeting was addressed by represent
alive republicans and democrats who
Wed with each other in doing honor
to the memory of the great statesman.
The addresses were interspersed with
solemn music.
Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1893-03-02

one star In the center of this shield
is to be another shield with three
white and four red vertical stripes
bearing resemblance to the United
States shield. Oyer this shield is the
word Hawaii" and the date of the
revolution, January II, 1893" Some
of the army officers have SAID they
were pleased to see an order fol uni
forms like those of this country.