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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-07
One Member of the Finance Committee
Reported to Have Cleared $4,000
Oh the Stock Exchange.
HILL NOW A PROTECTIONIST
The Tariff Measure Sent to the
Printer Last Evening.
Effort of Republicans to Take Up the
Bland Seigniorage Bill and Debate
1t Instead of the Tariff.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

special 10 the Indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, March eff the manu-
featuring, farming, labor or any other In
terest in Indiana is depending upon Senator
Daniel Woolsey Voorhees, to look after any
feature of the tariff bill it will be woefully
disappointed for the chairman OF the finance
committee sits like knot on a log and says
and does not thing to protect any interest
in his State while the committee is going
through and revising the Wilson tariff BILL"
said Democratic Senator to the Journal
correspondent this afternoon. He continued:
II understand the Indiana Senator has prom
ised some of his constituents to see that
the duties on glass, iron and tin plate. for
instance, are kept up 10 the figures fixed
in the bill as it passed tho House Why,
while the subcommittee in charge of the
bill has been tearing it all to pieces during
the past two days, cutting the life out OF
the glass, iron and tin plate and other in
dustries of Indiana Chairman Voorhees, has
sat bv and entered not a word of protest.
The subcommittee has made a bill which
would close up every one of these industries
in Senator Voorhees's State, and the sub
committee has made inquiries of him about
what he wanted done about these items and
he has done nothing, nor has he made sug-
gestion by word Of mouth 1t is because in
all probability he knows nothing of the
tariff question and cares less He is free
trader. The way the bill stands to-day all
grades of glass are made dutiable at 80 per
cent ad valorem, which is about one-third
the present duty. The committee has cut
down the duty on tin plate one-half below
the rate fixed in the House bill, and black
terne plates are fixed in the bill just exact
ly opposite to the way the Indiana manu-
facturers want them, while the duty on mer-
chant iron of all kinds has been greatly re-
duced from the rates fixed in the House bill.
L cannot understand this man Voorhees, I
know that he has promised some of his con-
stituents to look after some of these items
knowing that the duties fixed by the House
bill are the lowest that they could possibly
be made and permit the manufacturers to
run on any basis, but while the finance COM
mittee has been reducing the duties to ruin
figures the chairman has sat mutely by
and entered no protest, even while score
of Democratic Senators have been clamoring
for some favor in the bill to protect their
local industries. If the manufacturing.
farming and labor interests are ruined in
Indiana by the bill which the finance COM
mittee will shortly report the people of that
State will haye no one to blame but Daniel
Woolsey Voorhees,, for he could accomplish
almost anything in the way of rates OF duty
if he were to simply make some effort
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BUCKSHOT FOR BANDITS.
Train Guards Prepared for a Raid by
the Dalton Gang.

SEDALIA, NO., March 6.-The American
Express and the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
officials are much disturbed by news from
the Territory of the movements of the Dali
ton gang of outlaws For several months
these criminals have been quietly fortified
in Sapulp mountain, forty miles west of
Vinita. Friday night, it is learned, they
broke camp and, heavily armed and other
wise thoroughly equipped, rode toward vi
nita- Every indication pointed to raid on
the Missouri Kansas & Texas road, and,
as a result, the roads officials and those of
the American company have put extra
guards, supplied with shotguns, whose
shells each contain sixteen buckshot.
An attempt was made to-day to wreck
and rob an express train on the Gulf, Col
orado 81 Santa Fe near Paulsvile, i. T.
Two piles of ties were placed upon the
track. but special freight ran into them
and down a forty-foot embankment. The
train crew jumped and escaped injury.
United States marshals, with a posse, are
in pursuit of the criminals. who sup
posed to be part of the Dalton gang
Four masked men and a woman dis
guised and another man who is supposed
to be the notorious Tom King, raided the
traders store at Cantonment, o. r., to-
day, and made the proprietor and five
clerks line up at the muzZle of reVolvers.
money in the safe, which is supposed to be
quite large sum, there is no bank
within fifty miles Of the place. At the sug-
gestion of the female desperate the clerks
were afterwards refunded their watches
and ieWelry.
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AN ENRAGED SPECULAT0R.
Mr.. Clay Causes Panic Among the
Bulls and Bears of Minneapolis.

MINNEAPOLIS, March 6.-There was an
exciting incident this afternoon in the rooms
of the Commerce and Commission Company.
on the first floor Of the Guaranty Loan
Building when attorney B. B. Clay, who
has been operating somewhat extensively,
became greatly excited and pulled revolver
upon Manager Clarke. 1t was just as the
market was closing and the last reports
were being received. Mr.. Clarke was seat
ed at his desk and his assistant, Mr.. Little
field seated near him. Clay had been tread
ing the market, buying and selling first in
one department and then in another, and
things did not go to suit him. He believed
that he was losing heavily. Just before the
market closed sugar went up Il points, and
this seemed to be the feather which broke
the camelS back, for Clay became suddenly
enraged and, drawing loaded revolver,
rushed up to Manager Clarke and demand
ed a settlement of the money which he
thinks due him from the transactions. Mr..
Clarke informed Clay that he was entitled
to no money, whereupon Clay cooked the
gun and went a step nearer Clarke. The
latter now became thoroughly frightened,
and, thinking discretion the better part of
Valor, told the infuriated man that he would
give him a check for $100. Clarke
turned to go to the vault where the check
book was. Clay followed closely. Clarke
suddenly darted into the vault and slammed
the door behind him. Clay turned toward
Mr.. Littlefield and showed the cooked re-
volver within six inches of his face. The
attorney turned and called to companion
to close the doors. but not before the
frightened crowd had plenty of time to get
out Of the way of bullets which were likely
to be turned loose. Clay did not offer TO
shoot at Littlefield, and after some further
parley left the place and was not seen
afterward.
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SENT TO THE PRINTER.
The Senate Finance Committee Pre-
Dnring to- RepOrt the Tnriff BILL

WASHINGTON, March 6.-The Demo-
cratic members of the Senate finance COM
mittee adjourned a few minutes after
o'clock this afternoon. They had been hold
ing occasional sessions during the day, go
ing back and forth between the Senate
chamber and the committee room. and ap-
pearing at no time 10 be very busy. All
the appearances indicated when they adj
journed that they had concluded their la
bors, but they refused TO say that they
had, and were very evasive in their re-
plies to questions. Senator Voorhees, said
that he had called no meeting of the full
committee. but none of the members would
say positively that no meeting would be
held tomorrow, that the bill would not
be reported at that time a circumstance
which confirms the opinion that the commit
tee has completed its preliminary work is
found i'm the fact that the bill which il
has been engaged upon was sent to the
printer a short time before the Democratic
members of the committee left the Capitol
for their homes this afternoon.
II is understood that the threat of the Re-
publicans 10 unite upon the Bland seignior-
age bill and if possible, force its consider
alton in the Senate and provoke long
debate upon II. has had the effect Of hast
ening the action OF the committee and pos
sibly OF bringing about an understanding.
The committee at first considered this
threat very seriously, and II has at least
had the effect OF indicating the probability
of div erting the attention of the Senate
from the tariff and thus injuring the pros
pects Of an early consideration OF that
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PRINCESS FLOUR
Best Made. Ask your Grocer
THE BATTLE SHIP INDIANA.
One of the Greatest War Vessels in the
World Undergoing Her First Test.

PHILADELPHIA, March 6.-The battle
ship Indiana started on her preliminary
trial trip to-day. The big vessel left Crarnp
& Sons dry dock at $3.50 a. m., with Ed
win S. Cramp In charge of her. Besides
a crew of $50 men. Edwin S. Cramp, Cen
l.. +. Merrill, DR.. Lieber, Lewis Nixon,
Inspector Jamison, Lawrence Paul Dr.
Hopkins, Benjamin and Walter Cramp and
few others, including a reporter, are on
board. To-day the Indiana will steam down
to the bay and adjust her compasses, and
then will push out TO sea, returning to the
breakwater tonight. On Wednesday she
will take another trip out to sea, and she
will be back again in Philadelphia some
time on Thursday.
The Indiana is only required to develop
speed of fifteen knots an hour. The bat
tleship Indiana is 34S feet long on the water
line, with an extreme breadth of sixty-nine
and one-quarter feet, twenty-four feet
draught forward and aft and 10,2Ss tons
displacement, fifteen knots of sustained sea
speed, and a normal coal supply of 400
tons. She is built of steel. The hull is
protected by belts of heavy armor seven
and one-half feet wide, three feet of which
is above water. The protection runs along
both sides of the vessel for distance of
14S feet amidshp at the extremity of which
at an angle of forty-five degrees for lon
gitudinal distance of twenty-four feet. af
fording a total broadside protection of 1856
feet and passing around and supporting the
armor for the thirteen-inch gun turrets
on top of this side armor is placed a
steel deck two and three-quarter inches
thick. under which are the magazines and
machinery. Above this belt of side armor
and extending from redoubt to redoubt,
the sides are five inches thick, with a back
ing of ten feet of coal. The vessel is cut
forward beneath the water line. making
a powerful ram bow and doing away with
excessive bow waves on account of the
easier lines so obtained. as we'll as greatly
adding TO the maneuvering qualities.
The Indiana ranks in size with the Brit
ish battleships Victoria Nile. Trafalgar and
Sansparel but is much superior in power
of armor and strength of armament. She
compares favorably with the great English
14000-tOn ships Hood and Royal Sovereign,
the pride of the British navy. She was
launched during a hailstorm on Feb 2S,
1893 in the presence of the President OF the
United States General Harrisonl. and Miss
Jessie Miller, a daughter of Attorney-gen-
eral Miller, OF Indiana, christened her as
soon as she touched the waters of the Della
ware i'm front of the establishment OF her
builders Messrs. Cramp & Sons, of Phila-
delphia.
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question. Their discussions up to the last
moment before they sent their bill TO the
printer was based upon the sugar question,
and it is known that these discussions nave.
within the past day or two, narrowed down
TO the question of what, If any. increase
they would give upon refined sugar over
raw. Ever since the caucus adjourned II has
been understood among the members that
raw sugar was to be taken care or In the
interest of the planters, and 10 satisfy
the Louisiana Senators if they could be
persuaded to accept a rate which the com
mittee would consider reasonable. but they
soon discovered that the interests or the
planters and refiners were closely allled,
and that TO satisfy both Ii would probably
be necessary to do more for the renners
than for the raw sugar men. The former
have held out stiffly for a substantial dlt-
ference, and the committee has held back
willing il is understood, TO make sllght
increase. but not all that the reiiners de-
manded. The sugar duty advocates pro-
fess ignorance tonight of what, II any
thing, has been done in their behalf, ana IL
appears probable that if the committee mas
really completed its work, IL has DECIDED
upon a schedule of prices and determined
to submit it without further pariey OF
without submission TO those interests.
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REPUBLICAN PROGRAMME.
seigniOrage Bill to BE Given Prefer
once Over the TnriG IL POssible.

ence Over the Tariff If Possible.
WASHINGTON, March 6. - 1t develops
that the concerted action Of the Republican
Senators in their effort to take up the Bland
seigniorage bill at this time with the pur-
pose of displacing the tariff bill, Is the re-
suit of a conference held by the advisory
committee of the Republican senatorial eau
Gus. While the Republican Senator'S, both
favorable and adverse TO silver, express
themselves as I'm favor of the movement
there is no great zeal manifest on either
hand. Neither the free-coinage Republicans
nor the anti-silver Senators care much for
the Bland seigniorage bill as such. ot
course. the anti-silver Republicans would
oppose the bill, and If they support 1t now
or appear to do so their only motive Is to
stand off the tariff BILL The silver men DO
not consider that the passage OF the plii
would have any influence whatever In behaia
of silver except to get this bullion out or
the treasury. They will support 1t with this
purpose in view and with the nope OF get
ting free-coinage amendment appended 10
the bill, which they may do b. getung
Democratic votes for the amendment Inc
silver Republican Senator'S are more or less
divided as to the course TO pursue win
reference to the tariff. Several of them
have said that while they would vote
against the tariff bill, they would do moth
ing to delay it's consideration. Inc ma
jority of them, however, would exert them
selves to the utmost In interest OF silver,
and if IL becomes apparent that they can
accomplish anything for silver, Of course
would enter earnestly into the tight. Inc
Democratic members of the finance commit
tee are evidently puzzled and annoyed at
the announced determination of the Re
pubiicans to try to take up the Bland Dill,
and concede that If Senator Stewarts mo-
tion should prevail it would delay the. tariff
bill indefinitely. They have not agreed upon
a policy with reference TO this movement,
but there is good reason for believing that
Senator FaulknerS objection to considera-
ton of the motion to-day was inspired by
the Democratic members of the finance
committee. His objection followed very
closely upon a conference which he held
with them upon this subject.
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attending these extraordinary sales was in
tense and the dealings as reflected in the
quotations most irregular. For while all
other business seemed at a standstill. AT
one time. for instance, the tape recorded
eleven different prices for Sugar, showing
a variation of points, while fractional lots
sold simultaneously with full lots, were fire.
quently points above the price OF the lat
ter. The excitement during the great rush
was so great that comparatively little stock
changed hands at the extreme figures. At
the round 100 the sales were 400 certificates.
Most of the sales were between 80 and 80,
at which price the amount dealt in was
enormous
1t was reported on the street that a pri-
vate settlement was forced a short con-
tract for 25.000 shares at the top figure of
the morning. 100. 1t was 10 corner these
belated shorts that this mornings drive was
made, and there was nothing for the gen.
uemen who had sold what they had not got
but to go into the market, buy and deliver
or make terms TO be dictated by the pur-
chasers. 1t is very likely that several other
short contracts were settled on the basis
of par. which was the price set by Mr.
keene a proper remuneration for his
labor in sustaining the market for Sugar.
Another lesson has therefore been taught the
bears in this stock which they will profit
by undoubtedly to no greater degree than
they have by previous examples of the
power of active manipulation of this mer-
curial prOperty
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ERIN'S FLAG WILL NOT FLOAT.
Brooklyn's Mayor Says Americas Flag
Is q oOd Enough for All Americans.

BROOKLYN, n. Y, March 6-The green
flag will not float over the City Hall in
Brooklyn on St. Patrick's day, but the ma
tional, State and municipal banners will
A delegation of Hibernians waited on
Mayor Schieren and requested him TO have
the Irish sunburst displayed. He replied
that special privileges could not be given
10 any nationality One of the delegation
said:
well. Mr. Mayor. are we to take that
for a negativeP'
''You yourselves must judge that" re-
piled the Mayor.
one of the committeeman said that the
failure Of Mayor Hewitt. of this city, TO
fly the green flag killed him in politics,
and ntimated that Mayor Schieren might
meet similar fate. Mr.. Schieren replied
warmly: II care nothing about Mr.. Hew-
it's fate. While I am Mayor / shall not
grant special privileges To any nationality.
All shall be treated alike. The American
fiag is good enough for all American citi-
ZenS."
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BIBULOUS CHURCH GOERS.
A Preacher Warns His Flock Against
Big Drinks of COmmu liOn Wine.

NEW YORK, March GA sip. just a
tiny sip, is all that the Rev. DR.. J. II. Dar
Hngton thinks the members of his church
should take when the communion wine is
handed them. There are some persons who
insist taking good-sized drinks" he said
10 his congregation in Christ Episcopal
Church, Bedford avenue. Brooklyn, Just be-
fore the sacrament was handed around
Sunday. This church uses twice as much
wine as is used by some New York church.
es Of the same size" The young folks gig
gled and the old folks coughed bat the
consumption OF wine was not diminished
when the goblets went round.
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MADISON. Wis, March 6.-After a second
jury In the Roster case was secured to-day
it was learned that one of the jurymen had
made bet as 10 the outcome Of the trial.
The second jury was secured to-day at
noon with the last man on a special yenlre
of thirty The plaintiffs later accused Will
liam Tanning. one of the jurors, Of having
made wager on the result OF tn case,
and produced a friend OF Tanning. who
swore he had bet the cigars with the juror
some weeks q go. Tanning disputed him and
the plaintiffs removed the juror. The plant
iffs also asked for the remainder OF the day
TO investigate intimations against other men
in the box, but the court declined.
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RESTLESS BOY MURDERER.
Jesse POmerOy Makes Another Attempt
to Escape from Prison.

BOSTON, March 6.-Jesse Pomeroy, the
famous boy murderer. who is serving life
sentence in the Charlestown State prison,
has been caught in another attempt to es-
cape The spring cleaning of the State
prison is now going on, and on examining
Porneroy's cell il was discovered that the
convict had been removing the mortar and
stones in the back part of his cell. He had
proceeded with the work 20 far that he
could have gained his liberty in a short
time He was removed TO another cell, and
is now under strict watch. How he sue
ceeded in digging out the mortar is not
vet known
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MINE ACCIDENTS.
Four Shaft Sinkers and Three Gold
Diggers Killed by Falls of Rock.

SCRANTON, Pa. March 6-Four men of
a gang of mine shaft sinkers were killed
in the Richmond shaft to-day. The accident
was caused by the fall of shelf of rock
from the side of the shaft near the bottom
and consequent explosion of a blower of
gas The victims are Thomas HOW'LL, Rich
ard Hughes James Northen and Albert
Richards Five others of the shift made
their escape.
BRUCE MINES, Ont, March 6.-Three
miners were killed at the Ophir gold mine
to-day, by the rock caving in on them. The
dead men were named Frank Percy, James
y. Heath and Anthony savage.
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Trolley Car Jumps the Track.

SING SING. y. Y, March 6.-In coming
down Hill at Central avenue to-day troll
ley car became unmanageable. At the curve
into Water street e jumped the track and
ran across the street crashing into the
sidewalk and an awning on the opposite
side. There were In the car about eight pas
sengers, two OF whom were seriously hurt.
Mr.. Bedell was thrown down and the stove
upset upon his hand. burning him badly
Miss Carrie Young was thrown from one
end or the car 20 the other and was taken
out unconscious. She is injured internally.
The grade where the accident occurred IL
very heavy and there are several curves.
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THE SENATE SCANDAL
More Evidence that Democrats Are
Speculating in Wall Street.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, March 6. - There was
considerable talk around the Senate to-day
about an investigation into the operations
of Democratic Senator'S upon the stock mar
ket of New York by means of inside infor-
nation respecting the tariff bill. Certain
Republican Senators are trying to collect
information to convict number of the
Democratic Senators of manipulating the
revision of the tariff SO as to favor their
operations on the New York Stock Ex-
change. The fact OF operations exists, but
proof is difficult. Yesterday evening two
Democratic members of the finance COM
mittee got together and agreed" upon
quite n number of items in the tariff bill
and gave out the agreement through a
press association. The sugar schedule,
which the statement reported as represent
ing the agreement, gave the sugar refiners,
or the trust, all they demanded. The result
was sugar stock opened at 80 and went up
to 100 to-day. a stock broker here says
one of these two Democratic Senators
cleared $685. 900 within two hours this morn
ing by this manipulation. Senator McPher-
son stated this afternoon that the report
which caused the furry in Sugar stock had
not been agreed upon by the finance COM
mittee, and that evidently it was given out
to 'serve a purpose"
There have been four or five big flurries
on the stock market during the past two
weeks by tips from Democratic members
of the finance committee and it is stated
that certain Senators have made hundreds
of thousands of dollars by operations on
this inside information. 1t is stated
further that much of this talk of Serious
protests against features of the bill by
Democrats and "a combination TO fight the
bilr' have been principally to delay action
and give speculating Senators opportu-
nifty TO work the market There is a great
deal Of Indignation on the Republican side
of the Senate over these scandalous trans
actions and the visitation of representa-
tives Of the Sugar Trust and their con-
ferences with Democratic Senator's and if
sufficient evidence can be secured to war
rant an investigation there Will be one de-
rnandpd
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Cincinnati. HamiItOl& DaVtOlR.R

Will sell LAND EXCURSION TICKETS
to points in Kentucky, Tennessee,
Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and
to NEW ORLEANS, at One Fare for
the Round Trip. Date of sale March
g. For further information call at
Ticket Office, cor. Illinois street and
Kentucky avenue.
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