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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
LOUIsIANA's CRY.
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The Journal has received circular
from the three leading Democratic
papers in New Orleans, in which the
desperate straits of the sugar interests
of Louisiana are set forth. 1t is most
unfortunate situation. but who is at
fault? Under the Republican policy
Louisianas sugar interests We're cared
for with other industries, but the Demo-
cratic party has deprived Louisiana's
great interest of protection, and no
State has done more to help the Demo-
cratic programme than Louisiana. The
Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives have been in the front rank of
those crying down with the baron tar
If robbers" The Democratic leaders in
that State destroyed free suffrage near
ly twenty years ago, and solid Demo-
cratic and revenue-reform delegations
have been elected to Congress after
Congress by Democratic violence and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

According to press dispatch the
Speaker of the New York Assembly and
Hon. Chauncey M. Depew. president of
the New York Central Railroad. have
agreed on plan for the evasion of the
new amendment to the Constitution of
that State forbidding the issuance Of
passes to members OF the Legislature.
The plan contemplates the passage of a
bill allowing the members mileage and
the issuance by the Speaker of mileage
certificates, which would be honored by
the railroad and ultimately paid by the
State. 1t is not an edifying spectacle to
find two of the foremost citizens of New
York thus engaged in devising method
of multiplying an amendment to the Con-
stitution adopted by the people, and it
would be simply scandalous If the Legis-
lature should pass such bill as that
proposed, M
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
JAPANESE TREATY RATIFIED.

An Amendment Striking Out the Time
Limit Adopted by the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The Senate went
into executive session at o'clock to-day for
consideration of the Japanese treaty, and the
debate was Immediately taken up where it
was left off when the subject was last under
consideration, ten days ago. There was
running debate, in which almost the entire
Senate participated, and it soon became evil
dent that the Senators who had objected
to the treaty in it's present form would con-
tinue them until the treaty should be
amended or ratified over their objections.
The executive session continued for two
hours. and resulted in the ratification of the
treaty with an amendment striking out the
time limit. The treaty as presented to the
Senate, provided that it should go into eff
feet after five years, and that after re-
naming in effect for ten years it. could be
abrogated by either party to it after a
years notice. Senator Lindsay offered an
amendment striking out the ten years pro-
vision as a substitutes for Senator Frye's
amendment, which was directed at preserv-
ing the American right to impose discrim-
mating duties In case of goods carried in
American ships. The Frye amendment had
been the bone of contention during the en-
tire session, as 1t was in the previous session
devoted to this treaty, but it was at once
recognized that the Lindsay substitute would
cepted without question by those who had
commended for the Frye resolution So
luton of the entire problem, in that it
afforded means of securing early relief in
that or any other direction in case it should
be necessary. The amendment met with lit
tie opposition, and was agreed to without
division. The ratification of the treaty
speedily followed, and this was also accom-
plished without yea and nay vote
The only vote taken was on Senator
Whites amendment providing for the ex-
clusion of Japanese laborers in clearer terms
than in the treaty. This was defeated-26 to
10. The Pacific coast Senators and sew
eral Eastern Senators voted for Mr.. White s
amendment. During the discussion Mr..
Davis declared that the treaty making
power the President and the Senate. was
not supreme in the abrogation of treaties,
and that Congress could by legislation
abrogate. a treaty. Foreign nations were
presumed to know the terms of our Constr
tuition in this regard, and were, therefore.
notified when the treaty was made that it
could be abrogated by an act of Congress.
The United States, he maintained was safe
in making treaty because of this power
Of Congress to abrogate if it became detri-
mental to this country
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Jan. 3o.-~'rhe annual
report of the State factory inspector viii
be issued soon. 1t shows 1850 sweat shops
in Chicago. with over 81 900 employees. The
greatest trouble was found In the employ
ment of children under fourteen and sixteen
years old. Many children We're taken from
the shops and sent TO schools. Parents
would swear a child was over sixteen. Much
illiteracy was found The work required of
children, men and women Is simply horrible.
the report says, especially at the stock
yards and tenement houses. Many recom-
mendations are made. The report strongly
urges sanitation, and shows the death rate
10 be enormous ia tenement sweat shops.
PHYSICAL examinations are strongly urged.
The lists given show how smallpox orgi-
mates in sweat shops The report Ii the
strongest one ever made in illinois,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
THE MERIT SYSTEM.

Yesterday the Journal gave the
pledges of the Republican party of In
diana in favor of nonpartisan manage
ment Of the benevolent and correctional
institutions of the State, and the dec
laration Of General Harrison on that
subject in 1888. So far as General Har-
rison is concerned. lit is no secret that
he said to Speaker Adams, a few days
since, that the Republican Legislature
should not adjourn without putting the
public institutions referred to under
rational civil-service system. General
Harrison went on to say that it did not
matter to which party the trustees be-
longed if merit system relative to an
pointment was faithfully carried into
effect. No doubt the majority of the
trustees should be in sympathy with
the party which adopts the nonpartisan
and merit policy, in order that it may
be faithfully carried out. 1t is fact
that nearly all the prominent members
of the Legislature who realize the i'm
portance of carrying out the pledges of
the party as to nonpartisan control of
the public institutions are in full accord
with the opinion of General Harrison.
stitutions the hundreds of incompetent
and unnecessary employees in the aggre-
gate and cause them to be filled, SO far
as the good of the service rendered it
necessary, with those who give evidence
of fitness. This is just what a new man
would do coming into the manage
ment of a business employing score
more of men. When employing new
men he would not ask if the appli-
cant is a Mason or a Knight of Pythias,
a Democrat a Republican. but if he
is a man of honesty and intelligence
and competent to discharge the duties
devolving upon him. Can any rational
man give anything resembling reason
why the policy pursued by business
men should not be extended to the
States business so far as the employees
in prisons and asylums are concerned?
To be faithfully executed the trustees.
or majority of them, and the chief
executive officer, should be in sympathy
with the party which has committed it
self to the policy of business principles
in public affairs.
The history of parties shows that pa
tronage has always been an element of
weakness. 1t was complained of Gen.
eral Grant, and of all his Republican
successors, that they did not dispose of
the patronage SO as to strengthen the
party. 1t is the chief complaint against
Mr.. Cleveland by his own party that he
has failed to divide the spoils of office
so as to maintain party unity and pur-
pose. No man in any party will ever be
wise enough to do that so long as there
are ten men coveting every place, great
or small. If the Republican officials
should undertake to put Republicans
into the prisons as guards and in the
asylums as attendants simply because
they are Republicans they would dis
please a score where they would please
one: but if they should institute, not by
special board, but under each prison
or asylum board, a system of merit SER
vice under which the best fitted shall be
selected, then none but the least fitted
could COMPLAIN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

The Anderson Herald discloses scheme
which, IL permitted to be carried out will
result in greatly shortening the life of this
city's natural-gas supply. if not. cutting it
off altogether According to the Herald
the city of Alexandria, which is located in
the heart of the gas field some ten or
twelve miles north of Anderson, has ex-
tended its corporate limits west about four
and one-half miles to the county line and
is about to extend them north a distance
of four miles. The two additions embrace
a territory about eight and one-half miles
long and one mile wide and take in the two
main pipe lines which supply this city. AS
soon as the corporate limits thus estab-
hshed it is proposed to pass city ordinance
restricting the pressure of all pipe lines
within the city limits 10 40 or so pounds.
This would be sufficient to supply Alexan-
dria, which is the source OF supply,
but it would practically cut off the supply
OF this city, which requires for delivery an
initial pressure of 240 or go pounds. This
says the Herald, "the Alexandrians think
would compel the Indianapolis companies
to take the matter to court or abandon the
lines. Should 1t go to court it would lie
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

The frantic desire of Mr.. Gresham to
mediate between warning countries
ought to be gratified at least once, but
even Mexico snubs him. The reply of
the Mexicans to the offer is said to be
very f1attering," but all the same it is
equivalent to telling the State Depart
ment meddler to mind his own business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

The Legislature should not hastily re-
ject Senator Bakers bill to regulate the
sale OF cigarettes. The cigarette evil is
quite a real one. and there is quite as
much necessity for regulating it, espe-
cially the sale to minors, as there is for
prohibiting the sale of Intoxicating lia-
uors to that class.
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Possibly.

ct wonder what is the matter with the
Whisky Trust these days?" asked the spec
ulative boarder.
81 shouldn't wonder if the holders were
carrying too big a load said the Cheerful
IDIOT.
The shoe clerk boarder saw the point. but
as the typewriter boarder was at the table
he dared make no sign of recognition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

J. L. T., Lynn: 1t is understood that Mr..
Nicholson, of Kokomo, member of the
House. is the author of the bill. Mr.. Nichol-
son is one of the younger members, a man
of character and intelligence. The Journal
never heard that a local option law would
not be constitutional in Indiana.
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there for months and probably for years
before final and definite action. and, in the
meantime. they hold that the ordinance
would hold good, thus shutting Indianapolis
off her main supply The scheme is a
very selfish one, and if existing laws would
permit it to be carried out there should
be some legislation to prevent it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

Because the Journal does not believe
it right or good policy to revive the old
fee and salary law. which scores of Re-
publican conventions have denounced.
certain members of the County Officers
Association complain Of it's lack of party
loyalty. This is very sad: but there is
a CLEAN of light in the midst of the
gloom caused by such censure that nine
tenths of the intelligent people of In
diana are guilty Of the same disloyalty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

The Terre Haute Gazette publishes the
complete text of the proposed new char
ter for that city, which the Legislature
viii be asked To pass. The charter was
prepared by subcommittee OF nine APP
pointed by committee of one hundred
citizens. 1t gives evidence of having
boon carefully prepared. and embodies
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
LABOR ARBITRATION BILL.
Amended at the Instance of Officers
of Railway BrOtherhoods.

n
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The House la
Dor committee has agreed to report favor
ably to the House the labor arbitration
bill prepared by Attorney general Olney as
amended at the instance of the representa-
tives of railroad employees now in the city.
The first important amendment was that
in regard to the selection of the commits
sion that is to arbitrate any controversy
that may arise. This commission is to con-
sst of one person named by the carrier or
employer directly interested, the second by
the labor organization to which the en-
ployes directly interested belong and the
third by these two. If they fail to choose
the third member in twenty-four hours,
then the chairman of the Interstate-com-
merce Commission and the Commissioners
of Labor are to choose him. This
does away with the provision making the
chairman of the Interstate-commerce Com
mission a member of the commission, as
proposed by the Attorney general.
Another important amendment adopted bv
the committee strikes out Section 10 of the
Attorney-generaPs bill which gives that Of.
fetal authority in controversy of such
railroad, If satisfied that it cannot be ad-
justed by arbitration to file a bill in equity
to prevent the commission or continuance
of the public mischief caused or threatened
and to ask for the appointment of receivers
of the property of the carrier pending the
settlement of the controversy
Other amendments provide that employees
dissatisfied with the award OF the arbifra-
ton commission shall not by reason of such
dissatisfaction quit the service or employ-
er without giving thirty days notice nor
shall the employer dissatisfied with the
award. dismiss employees before three
months after making the award, nor with
out thirty days notice in writing; the
award shall continue in force for one year,
and no new arbitration on the same sub
ject shall be had until the expiration of
two years.
Messrs. Clark. Sargent and Eden, repre-
sentiDg the railroad employees. expressed
themselves satisfied with the BILL and
thought the results derived therefrom
would be beneficial. Commissioner Wright
said the amended bill embodied the features
of the commissions BILL the only real diff
ference being in the machinery provided TO
carry out the arbitration
Testimony i'm the HOwEnte Case.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 30.-The trial OF
Captain Howgate resumed to-day. The
testimony related chiefly to the methods of
keeping the accounts of the Signal Service
Bureau in Captain Howgate's time and
the procedure in their adjustment and aud
iting Fred w. Moffett. paying teller of the
Weather Bureau in 1879. was placed on the
stand and Inc point brought out by the
defense that 1t would be impossible to pro-
duce any one to prove that the Sif.S0O cited
In the indictment was paid 10 Howgate.
Moffeft was one of the principal witnesses
for the government, but when placed on the
stand he testified that he was unable to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

AS Secretary Gresham seems to be
consumed by a desire to arbitrate some
thing he might offer his services as
mediator of the Hatfield-McCoy feud in
West Virginia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

Unless there is a decided change of
sentiment in the Legislature, institu-
lions which have no legal claims upon
the State better than precedent will not
get much this year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places
PAR1S-American Exchange in Paris SO Boulevard
de CapuciDes.
Astor House.
PHILADELPHTA-A.P p. Kembe, cor. Lancaster
ave. and Barring st.
CHICAGO-Paimer House. Auditorium Hotel and
P.O. News Co., 81 Adams street.
CINCINNATI--J. r. Hawley g. Co.. 154 Vine IT.
LOUISvILLE--C. IT. DeerinR northwest corner OF
Third and jefferson sts. and Louisville Book Co,
356 Fourth ave-
ST LOUIS--Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt House.
WIZARDS Hotel and the Washington News tx
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General Notes.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. so.-Mr. and Mrs.
John ID. Cougar and Mrs. Sherry, of La
fayette, are at the Normansiie for few
days previous TO sailing on winter ex-
cursion to the Mediterranean and Orient.
Secretary Hoke Smith has decided that
the Interior Department shall have its own
telephone system and has awarded the
Western Construction Company of Chicago.
the contract for $3.50 for installing the new
plant needed
The House COMMITTEES on interstate and
foreign commerce has decided to make the
senate Nicaragua canal bill a special order
for Friday next
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
Revised List.

Teacher-Tommy, have you found out the
three kinds of poetry?
Tommy-They is more than three; they Is
five, paw says
"F.ve?"
''Yesm. Epic. lyric. dramatic, dialect and
magaZiue."
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Brer Rabbits Hope.

First Rabbit-Come on quick. / see a
man with gun coming across the fields.
Second Rabbit--Oh, don't be in hurry.
1t is ten to one that he will pull the gun
after him by the muzzle when he climbs
that fence
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indianapolis Man Insane.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-George +.
OHair, clerk in the record and pension d.
vision of the War Department, thirty -five
years old, hailing from Indianapolis APP
peared at the emergency hospital Monday
evening and asked to be projected from
assassination by his fellow clerks. 1t was
evident to the physicians that the man was
insane After having been removed to a
cot in enc of the wards and examined, the
physicians pronounced the case one OF acute
insanity, induced by over work and other
causes. At a late hour to-day he was rest
ing well and seemed to be somewhat inn
proved. OHair Is survivor of the Ford
Theater disaster, and 1t is said by his
friends that the matter preyed his mind
till he became insane. He boarded at the
Hillman House and the people there report
that for some time past he has acted
strangely.
Another Blow mt American Farmers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-The American
grain growers and mill owners have re-
ceived another severe blow from an Euro
pean country, in this case from Sweden, a
sugar differential duty. The United States
consul at Gothenberg, Mr.. Boyesen, In a
report to the State Department, shows that
by a royal ordinance the import duties on
grains have been greatly increased, in cases
follows, per 100 kiloS 600 pounds: Rye,
wheat, barley, maize, beans and others not
specifically provided for, old rate LIS kroners,
rate 3.Io kronerS (S4-4 centsl; md4t, old
rate ESQ, new rate 400 t$1.25) flour and
greats, old rate ESQ kroners, new rate $50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
something similar.

did it ever occur to you" asked the
Soured Cynic, that a woman gets off
street car or joke in about the same
graceful manner,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

If the Senate perfects every bill as
carefully as it has undertaken to per-
feet the Soldiers, Home bill, few loose
laws will be passed this session.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

In the present financial emergency the
United States Senate seems to be the
weak place in the government
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Bi.serrs Future Plans.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-While it can be
authortatively stated that Postmaster-gen-
eral Bissell does not now intend TO resign
from the Cabinet, it il possible that he will
relinquish his office before the end of the
administration in order to resume the large
law practice which the firm of which ne is
the senior partner enjoys Mr. Bissell, how
af m ~
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Lochren ON TradIey,s Decision.

WASHINGTON. jan 3o.-In commenting
on Judge Bradleys decision Commissioner
Lochren said: THE idea that a pensioner
can come in and ask for an increase of
pension without any record. and be given
1t merely on his own statement, is an
absurdity SO patent that it does not re-
quire even lawyer to observe 1t. Tho
only way that Judge Long could be re-
stored to his former rate Is through
new certificate TO be signed by the Secre-
tary of the Interior and the Commissioner
of Pensions. How Judge Bradley expects
me to restore the pension If the Secretary
does not, In the exercise of his discretion,
agree to have new pension executed, is
problem that / shall leave 20 the Judge
to determine. Commissioner Dudley issued
a certificate granting Judge Long $50 a
month"; and Commissioner Tanner undii that
action years afterward. readjusting the case
on the same evidence and record. There
can be no doubt as to the authority of
the Commissioner to correct
illegality discovered
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Indfaninn. Promofed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3o.-Among the pro-
motions made in the Interior Department
to-day were those of Allen Jaqua, an assist
ant chief of division in the Pension Office,
at 81 500 q year to be principal examiner
AT 81 900 ana Charles II. Wise from $1200 to
81 400 per year; both are from Indiana
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31
$780, 900 for a Hawaiian CabI

WASHINGTON. Jan. 3o.-The consular
and diplomatic appropriation bill as reported
to the Senate, provides for the construction
of a cable between the United States and
Hawaii and as part of the cost, 100000,
is hereby appropriated. Another amend
ment appropriates $1,000 for the protection of
the properly of the United States in the
Samoan islands, and the execution OF OBJ
legations of the United States in those
islands" The total appropriation is S2,072.
45S an increase of $J09,340 on the amount as
passed by the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-31

Fakes and lotteries.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30.-Frequent in
quiries have reached the Postoffice Depart
ment regarding the condensation of sub
scription laws printed in many instances in
small newspapers. All of these, the de-
partment holds, are fakes and no such laws
as printed exist.
Assistant Attorney general Thomas has all
ready made a ruling on the scheme fire.
quently resorted TO by merchants. offering
each purchaser of a designated value OF
goods numbered check and giving as a
prize music box to the party holding
a numbered check corresponding to the ono
placed in the box The scheme Is held
to constitute lottery, and matter relating
to it is not mailable.
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state whether the full 81, 500 was paid to
Howgate. to Mr.. Whitney. OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company nov dec ased).
or to some one else. This was the only Inn
portant development OF the morning ses-
sion Cashier f. +. True, of the treasurer >
office William II. StearnE and Edward
Webster, OF the office of the Auditor for
the War Department. also testified as to
accounting methods of the bureau.