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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-03-31
General Notes.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Conrad Hit
tie was to-day appointed postmaster at
Hamburg, Franklin county, vice f. c.
Noble, deceased.
The President has approved the act to
regulate the making of property returns by
officers of the government, the act repeating
Section 81, Revised Statutes and the act
for a charter for the Iowa and Nebraska
Pontoon Bridge Company.
Acting Secretary of War Doe has for
mally decided that a deserter's release is in
no sense a Discharge from the army, nor
does it in any way remove the charge of
deSertion.
Wilson McGinnis, of Indianapolis, who
was appointed an internal revenue agent
last week, arrived here to qualify and re-
ceive instructions. He will be assigned to
duty at St Louis at salary of IS per
day.
Samuel Pickens. of counsel for the Penn
Sylvania Railroad Company in the railroad
tax cases, left for New York to-day Mrs.
Pickens returned home.
Attorney-general Smith and William A.
Ketcham left for home this afternoon.
Attorney Newberger, of indianapolis, was
trial to-day.
The Chicago lake-front case was argued
before the United States Supreme Court to-
day. Il. +. Aver appeared for the Illinois
Central and eX-Corporation Counsel Miller
closed for Chicago.
A delegation of letter carriers appeared
before the House postoffice committee to-
day in advocacy of the bill providing for a
salary of $1,000 in cities where the postal
revenues exceed $500, coo.
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TARIFF BILL CHANGES.
Amendments VIII BE Made at the In
stnnce of ImDOrfers.

stance of Importers.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-The tariff
subcommittee of the Senate finance commit
tee was in session for about four hours
to-day. The committee considered various
changes in the bill suggested as necessary.
Since the bill was submitted to the Sen
ate and made public, persons whose inter-
ests are affected by the bill have taken eX-
ceptions to some of the provisions and
have attempted to show that the wording
in some instances is not what the commit
tee intended, and have in some cases, sue
ceeded in getting the ears of the members
of the committee to the extent of prevailing
upon them to consider the suggestions
made. An instance of this kind occurred
yesterday, when the Democratic members
were visited by a delegation of New York
importers, who complained that some of
the administrative features OF the bill as
reported by the committee will work a
hardship, and asked that alterations be
made. These matters as have others, have
been under consideration by the, subcom-
mittee, which is using every endeavor to
get into shape any amendments II may
want to offer before the bill is taken up in
the Senate.
The committee decided upon several
amendments to-day which it will propose
on Monday one of which is of considerable
Importance to importers 1t is proposed by
this amendment TO restore the portion OF
the administrative part of the present law
regarding undervaluations. The law now
gives a margin of 10 per cent. under the
valuations of appraisers without requiring
q penalty for any differentiation. Another
amendment to the administrative part of
the bill restores the provision OF the House
bill as to hearings before the board of ap-
praisers, which was struck out by the Sen
ate committee The committee also agreed
that the bill be so amended as TO put ba-
nanas, pineapples and canned shellfish, to-
gether with the cans, on the free list.
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WAGON WHEAT SIC
ACME MILLING COMPANY.
352 West Washington street.
AYALANCHES OF SNOW
Sweep Down the COeur DAlene MOun-
tains and Bury Three Families.

SPOKANE, Wash, March 30.-As re-
suit of two snowsl.des on Canyon creek.
I'm the Coeur dAlene mountains, yesterday
three families. consisting Of twelve or
fourteen persons, are mangled and bruised
beneath thousands of tons of snow and
any possibility of any Of them being res
cued alive is out OF the question. Snow
had accumulated on the mountains to
depth of fully sixty feet, and the late rains
caused the huge mass 10 move at several
places. Yesterday a section OF snow three
hundred feet In length near the Black Bear
mine became detached and started down
the steep mountain side at a terrific pace.
and before the inhabitants Of the canyon
IL the path of the slide could flee the
mighty avalanche was upon them. Trees
We're torn up by the roots. powders carried
along with great force, the whole shaking
the earth IL earthduake had oc-
CURED. Two families whose names could
not be learned, together with their homes,
were caught and carried along with the
slide and buried out of sight at the bottom
or the canyon. Others unaccOunted for are
also believed to have been killed. Soon
after the first slide took place another Oc-
CURED further I'D the canyon near Burke,
and here further fatalities occurred. y
FAMILY named ChilsOn, consisting of father
mother and three children, heard the ava
lanche coming. Picking up the children,
the frantic parents attempted TO flee TO a
place or safety, but before they had gone
n!ty yards they were oVertaken by the re-
slstlesS mass OF snow and crushed 10 death.
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PREPARING FOR WAR
Governor Waite Orders a Militia
- Sc2Ipany to Be RecrufT5q,
1t Is Said, for the Purpose Of Ousting
the Old Police Board of Denver
The Supreme Court Acts Again.

DENVER, Col. March 30.-It leaked out
here tonight that Governor Waite is pre-
pairing to call out the troops again to en-
force his order removing Police Commits
sioners Orr and Martin. The following
special dispatch from Lake City received
by the Republican tells the story:
'W. Fl. Whitney, captain of Company
A, e. n. G., received telegraph orders at
O'Clock this afternoon TO place ten men
seizure. Late this evening orders were re-
ceved by Captain Whitney to recruit his
monpbg sepvice Tbe ordeTs Ie botb came
from Colonel Mccoy, of Pueblo"
The controversy between the old and the
new police boards is again in the Supreme
Court. To-day Judge Glynn, of the Dis
trict Court, notified Judge Allen. CO.
ordinate judge, that he had dissolved the
latters injunction restraining the new
board from interfering with the action Of
the old members. NJ. F. Taylor, attorney
for the old board, Immediately obtained
from the Circuit Court a writ of prohibi-
ton restraining Glynn from taking any
further action in the matter whatever. This
writ makes the Glynn injunction against
the old board imperative and also makes
his action in dismissing Judge Aliens in
junction void. The latter injunction is still
in force, and had Judge Glynn punished
any violation of his injunction, as was ex-
pected. such action would have been made
void by the writ of prohibition. The writ
will remain in force until argument is
heard. and even this may not cause Ii to
be quashed Any move against the writ
will have to come from Judge Glynn. He
will probably ask TO have IL dissolved and
then "a day will be set for argument. 1t is
said. however that he may ignore it, and
should he do so the worst sort of a legal
complication will be established.
Mayor Nanhorn proposes to cause the ar
rest of all parties implicated in the storing
of dynamite in the City Hall. They are
liable to fines aggregating s., 200.
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CRISP STILL ANGRY
The Speaker Again Rules the
House with an Iron Hand.
He Refuses to Entertain Motions of Re-
publicans and Orders Mr.. Reed
TO Take His Seat.
A SENATORSHIP DECLINED
Mr.. Crisp Says His Duty Impels
Him to Stay in the House.
Many Members Have United i'm Request
ing Him to Continue as Speaker
Amending the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, March SO.-When Speak
er Crisp ascended the rostrum to-day he
was given a rousing reception from the
members on both sides of the House, the
demonstration lasting fully a minute. Tho
battle of yesterday evening was promptly
renewed by Mr. Reed on a challenge of a
correctness of the Journal in failing to
show Mr.. Paine's point Of order on the
question of but teller acting. On ris-
ing vote the journal was approved, and, on
a call of yeas and nays, the previous ques-
ton was ordered, and debate limited to f1f-
teen minutes on either side.
After a speech by Mr.. Reed regarding the
Speakers ruling yesterday, Mr.. Reeds mo-
ton to amend the journal voted down.
The vote on approving the journal showed
a quorum voting. Mr.. Reeds motion to ad-
journ was decided out of order and the
Speaker declined to entertain an appeal and
again refused TO state the ground of re-
fusal, holding that no member has right
to inquire the grounds of a decision any
more than lawyer has to demand the
same thing of Judge on the bench.
THAT looks very much like tyranny" re-
marked Mr.. Reed sarcastically.
The next episode was the overruling of
MT. bOulelle > pOlnI Oh OTuSr lldl IIc TISSl-
dents message vetoing the segniorage bill
could not be read, the House having made
the contested election cases the special or
der. Again the Speaker refused to enter
tain an appeal. The veto message was
then read. Mr.. Bland gave notice that
next Tuesday, he would move to pass the
bill over the veto.
During the roll call on Mr.. Burrows S
motion to reconsider the vote by which
the House had declared Mr.. JOY not entitled
to his seat Mr.. Reed standing near the
clerks desk said he would like to be per-
mitted 10 see the roll call taken. This was
resented by the Speaker, who sharply or
dered Mr.. Reed TO take his seat and directed
Mr.. Reed did not move fast enough TO suit.
This Is entirely unnecessary" said Mr..
Reed looking the Speaker in the eye.
rs ii not?" replied the Speaker. In
stead of taking your seat you respond
every time" -
Certainly I do, because the Chair has
attacked me-" said Mr.. Reed, now thor
oughly aroused.
There seemed to be an element of personal
hostility IN the remarks between the two
House leaders. Later on the Speaker pro-
tested that he had not understood Mr.. Reed
to prefer a request for permission to stand
bv the clerks desk, and with this semi
arologetic explanation the incident closed
The roll call now disclosed the lack OF a
quorum and the House took recess until
S o'clock.
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ACCIDENT AT PEORIA
A Stand-Pipe Containing 1,50O,-
900 Gallons Of Water COllapses,
Crushes One Boy to Death, Fatally In
jures Three More and Wounds
and Bruises Others.

PEORIA, ILL.,, March 3O.-Shortly after l.
o'clock this morning the citizens of Peoria
were startled by a dull roar that came
from the direction of the West Bluff. In a
few minutes a fire alarm had been turned
in. Shortly after the patrol wagon and
ambulances were dashing up the street to
the corner of Bourland and College ave-
nue.. This is the spot where the great
standpipe of the Peoria Water Company
was located. When within two blocks of
the place all were obliged to stop. Great
volumes of water were rushing through the
streets, houses were floating away fences
We've demolished and four feet Of water was
rapidly spreading over the vicinity and
flooding the sewers of the city. All was con-
fusion and terror. Investigation showed
the massive standpipe, 10 feet in height,
and twenty-five feet In diameter,
had collapsed. No warning was given to
the people in the vicinity, hut with few
sharp cracks and a dull roar 1.50O,eOO gal
Ions of water were precipitated TO the
ground. Several workmen were engaged
on the tower at the time II fell, and now
they escaped instant death is marvellous. The
pipe stood in a vacant lot used by children as
a playground. One of them, Frank Hogan,
was caught between the mass Of steel and
literally crushed into the earth. Others
were injured.
The great pipe lies crushed like an egg
shell across the vacant lot and into the
street Five or six houses across the street
were swept from their foundations and car
ried many feet. One large house is in ruins.
The property loss will not be less than
$4,000, and besides the death of the one
lad mentioned three others of the injured
will die. A list of the casualties follows
FRANK HOGAN, caught beneath the
falling tower and instantly killed
FRANK CALDWELL, frightfully in
jured; will tie
w. ID. NORRIS, terrible cash in temple;
will die.
WILLIAM KENNEDY, badly crushed
and cut; will die.
Rollo King, Charles Littlefield, Howard
Anderson, Clyde Howell, Charles Needham,
Frank CaddOn, John Huber. Alfred Gross,
Hazel lsom, Mrs. j. Il. Trapp, Mrs. VIII
liam McGrath and Bertha Norman were in
jured, but not seriously.
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1T DEPENDS ON BRITAIN.
Gossip About the Need of Bering
Sea Modus Nfvendi.

WASHINGTON. March 3O.-Whether or
not there shall be a modus vivendI for the
regulation of the seal fisheries this season
will depend in large measure upon the
scope Of the bill introduced in the British
Parliament yesterday. and which will be
made public to-day. If this bin goes far
enough in the line carrying out the re-
suits of the arbitration to insure an ade-
quate protection TO the seals and the pun
ishment of the offenders against the law
there viii be no need of a modus, and all
will be well. If il does not, the British gov
ernment VIII be requested TO unite with us
in another agreement or modus until a
permanent and satisfactory understanding
has been reached and has taken the shape
Of statutory law In both countries. This
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agreement would establish closed zone
north of the forty-second parallel. Author
ity to place the limit that far south and
no further without parliamentary action is
already possessed by the British imperial
authorities. This limitation would I'LL all
needs for the present season, as the seal
herds have already passed north of the
forty-second parallel, which runs 10 the
northern boundary of California 1t has
been stated that the penalties prescribed
in the British bill for violations of law are
much less severe than those provided in
the bill now pending in Congress. If this
should be so, then our own bill Will be
modified TO correspond. for there is no dis
position to treat Americans more severely
than British subjects for like oIfenses.
But, whether by law modus vivendi. the
punishments will be applied to offenders,
for this government has determined that as
it lost the main contention in the arbitra-
ton of Paris il will maintain the few priv
ileges which that tribunal did accord to it.
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RAINMAKNG EXPERIMENTS.

Secretary Morton Gives the Cloud
BOmbarders No announcement.
WASHINGTON, March 30.-Secretary
Morton has received a large number of in
quiries from all parts OF the country as TO
the results of the departments rainfall ex-
periments and the feasibility Of controlling
precipitation by means of explosions The
following circular is being sent by the de-
partment to all inquirers
Replying TO your letter as to rainmak-
ing experiments, L have to inform you
that in no case did they pass the merely
experimental stage and that the prospect
of ultimate success is not such as to JUS
tify farmers or other citizens in rain
making experimentation. In this determi-
nation, judgment and opinion l am sup
ported by the scientists and other alleged
experts in meteorology connected with the
United States Weather Bureau. The bonn
bardment of the skies for water, as carried
on by this department, did not produce re-
suits calculated to inspire the hope that
any method Of concussion can be made
moisture from the Clouds
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The Trouble at DIuefieIds.

WASHINGTON, March 80. - Notwith-
standing the report from Colon of pending
trouble at Bluefields. the State Department
officials do not apprehend any danger to
American residents property there, and
the presence of the British war ship Can
ada, ii is believed, will assure peace for
the time being. The San Francisco, with
Admiral Benham on board, is expected to
reach Bluefeds about the middle of next
week Once on the scene Admiral Benham
probably will communicate with Minister
Baker, and. in conjunction with him, give
attention to the protection of our citizens
at BluefieldS.
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IN THE ROGUES' GALLERY.
COrbett's Measurements to Be Preserved
by the Police of Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI o., March 30.-Pugilist
Corbett was notified to-day of a state or
affairs he did not like. Yesterday he Wis
tied police headquarters and detective
Crawford took his measurements by the
Bertillon system, the measurements being
as careful and thorough as those of any
criminal. To-day Chief of Police Deitsch
ordered Corbett's measurements placed on
record in the rogues' gallery, along with
thieves, cut-throatS and murderers This
was in accordance with a rule of the police
department, which compels all Bertllon
measurements TO go on record. Corbett
entered protest, but it did no good.
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Long Lost shin ReyictuaIed.

SEATTLE, Wash. March 3O.-Tidings of
the British ship Somali. long overdue at
San Francisco, and thought TO be lost
were received here last evening. The So
mali was spoken by the Kennebec on
and only a short distance from the coast
She was entirely out of provisions, the
crew having lived since Christmas on rice
and tea taken from the cargo. The So
mali sailed from Hong Kong last Novem-
ber. she battled with northeasterS until
the captain finally gave IL up and went
clear around Australia Captain Sawyer,
of tho Kennebec. supplied her with ten
days rations. which were thankfully re-
ceived. Three rousing cheers were given
the Kennebec as the vessels parted COM
pany.
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Forbidden to Strike.

CHICAGO, March SO.-Employes of the
transportation department of the Chicago
g. Eastern Illinois railway have been Tor
hidden to strike. When p. NJ. Arthur and
Frank p. Sargent, chiefs, respectively, of
the Brotherhoods of Locomotive Engineers
and Firemen, submitted the compromise
they had been able to effect with ". A.
Carpenter president of the road they ac-
companed the submission with this state
ment: you've got to accept this or worse
will be in store for you. We have done
what we could and we shall not order q
strike" The original order was for a ten
percent. reduction in wages and although
the men received some concessions, the cut
practically remains i'm force The men, par
ticularly the engineers, are not at all
pleased with the outcome OF the trouble.
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Riot and BIoodshea Possible.

PITTSBURG, Pa, March 3O-There is
great excitement throughout the Connells-
vile coke region over the proposed strike
next Monday for twelve-and-a-half-per-
cent advance over the present scale of
wages. The operators are determined to
resist the demands, and are closing down
their works pending the settlement OF the
strike.
Uniontown dispatch says: Much
depends upon the Frick employees who
say they will stick to their agree and
not come out. If so. they will either be
forced out or their resistance will in q
large measure cripple the strike. Blood
shed and riot seem inevitable, and the au-
thorities are alarmed"
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DuIuth,s Proposcd Canal

DULUTH, Mimi, March 30.-The Mime
sofa Canal Company, which proposes to
furnish to Duluth 100000 horse power for
the operation of mills and factories by the
construction of canal from a point on
the st. Louis river twelve miles above
Cloquet to the city, a distance of thirty
three miles, is about ready to begin oper-
ations. W. T.. Darwin, a wealthy con-
tractor, who has done much work on the
Mesaba range, Is also to become interested
in the enterprise, and will act as superin-
tendent of construction. He will be ready
to let contracts by May /. The work will
require two years, and will cost s., 600, 600.
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Mr.. Cleveland Congratulated.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-Many tele-
grams from business men in various parts
of the country, congratulating the Presi-
dent upon his veto of the seigniorage bill
have been received at the White House.
These include messages from Rochester,
Jacksonville, Palm Beach, Richmond At
lanta, Ga, Port Royal, Va, Philadelphia,
New York, York. Pa, Buffalo, Chicago,
Baltimore and other cities.
LONDON, March 30.-The afternoon ia
pers in this city are unanimous in ap-
plauding President Cleveland's veto of the
Bland bill. The Globe says President Cieve-
land, the American strong man, has a
backbone which the wire pullers cannot
hend
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Attempt to Wreck C.. III. & ID. Train.

OXFORD. o.. March 30.-An attempt was
made Thursday night TO wreck the ST Louis
express on the Cincinnati. Hamilton a Day.
ton road, which leaves Cincinnati at 7:l5
and IL due here at S.2S. through freight
which passed here at 7:iJ, running ten
miles an hour, was almost derailed by an
obstruction on the high bridge south of
this place. The extra heavy engine and its
great speed prevented a terrible wreck and
also saved the express. which the wreck
ers We're after. and which carried large
amount CT money. as we'll as a large num-
Der of passengers. The bridge is one hun
dred feet high
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Ridder. in this city, last evening, of blood
poisoning from wound received In the
knee some two weeks ago, while working
on building. Captain Shade was born al
lebanon, Pa I'm 1877. He was a private in
Company L Thirty-fourth Indiana Volun-
teers. being promoted to captain two years
later and was honoraoly discharged at
the close of the war, having served Tour
wears and five months. His funeral was
held this afternoon under the auspices or
the c. A II.
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HomiItop,s silver Ier;o,.

DENVER, Col, March 30.-Commander
Bert Hamilton has succeeded in mastering
about three hundred men. instead of his
one thousand, in his ''silver legion" They
will leave Denver for Washington tonight
or tomorrow If they can capture a couple
of box cars in a freight train. "Katensin''
Is their password. Hamilton was arrested
tonight on the charge of stealing a suit
of clothes. He says the trial was trumped
up to prevent his army from leaving town.
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CINCINNATI, o., March 30-The scenery
Company was seized at the Walnut-street
Theater, to-day, upon writ of attachment
issued at the instance of Manager Ilg of
the Sandusky New York Opera House. who
claims that Manager Brady violated a con-
tract for a one-night performance. He puts
his damages at 500. The scenery was re-
leased on bond, and the hearing set for
April Q
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SAGE MUST PAY $4,000.
Laidlaw Awarded Half the Amount He
Demanded from the Broker.

NEW YORK, March 3O.-The jury in the
case of Laidlaw vs. Sage in which Russell
Sage was sued for damages sustained by
Laidaw on the occasion of the throwing of
dynamite bomb by the crank Norcross
in Sages office, to-day returned a verdict
OF $4,000 for the plaintiff The court denied
of forty days