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TO BE REJECTED.
House COnferees Object to the Ha-
waiian Cable Item

waiian Cable Item.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-The predicted
controversy between the two houses of
Congress over the Senate amendment to
the diplomatic and consular appropriation
bill to expend 100000 for the survey and
preliminary work cable to connect
the United States and the Hawaiian ISL
ands is at hand. The conferees of the
House and Senate held their first meeting
to-day. They were able to come to terms
of agreement all the dozen amendments
to the bin except that for the cable, the
senatorial confereeS reced1ng from several
n minor ian. amendments and the House repre-
sentatves accepting several. On the cable
question the delegates from each body OBJ
served the formal instructions given to
tnem me disagreement will be reported to
the senate tomorrow, and 1t is expected
motion will emanate from the Demo-
cratie side to instruct the conferees to
made by the House conferees probably on
Wednesday and the proposition will doubts
less come from Republicans that they be
instructed to accept the amendment. Thus
the question may be brought before both
houses in debate.
A new factor which has come into the ca
BILE propos. ton is the effort of the company
headed by Admiral IRWIN and including
of California and the Hawaiian Islands, to
secure from Congress an act of incorpor-
struct Pacific cable connecting California
10 the Hawaiian Islands, New Zealand and
japan Their bill was referred to a SUBJ
COMMITTEES OF the House on foreign affairs
Tor consideration, and the subcommittee
has decided to make a favorable report to
the committee at its next meeting The
argument is being. advanced by Der1ocra is
and will be made in debate. that it is entire
Y unnece ssary for the government to give
us IunuS 10 cable enterprise when cap
italists. stand ready to do the work; also
that the United States has never before
given financial aid to work of this char
acter. as all of the cables which have
landings on our shores have been laid by
In the Senate, to-day Senator Perkins
introduced a bill for the Incorporation of
me international Pacific Cable Compans
Tor the purpose of laying a Geographic
cable from California to the Hawaiian ISL.
amos. and thence. to Japan, the Asiatic
coast and Australia
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EAU CLAIRE. Wis. Feb. 1s.-William f..
Butler, who was an Independent candidate
for Congress in the last campaign, has
sued eight men for $4,000 damages He
table making speech In Democratic head
quarters in this city election night the de-
PENDANTS tipped over the table and other
wise used him roughly and he fell and
broke his leg. The defendants include a
grocer and six salooT keepers. all promi-
nent locally.
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BtcycIe Thieves outwtttea.

c. f. johnson. of this city, wants to
dispose of half interest in keyless, chain
less, always-in- position bicycle Jock. United
states patent allowed This is entirely new
and promises to be one of the greatest
selling novelties in the market Surely a
rare opportunity for tic right party. Ad-
dress care Western Union Tel Co.
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total amount of the fund is now FL, ,00o.
Owing to the benefaction of Mr.. Peabody
IL 800 rooms are now occupied by twenty
thousand inmates. The average rent OF the
rooms is Is I'd per week The average
weekly earnings of the head of each family
among the inmates of the rooms is 23s I'd.
The Queen and the Duke of Devonshire
have sent cable dispatches to the Mayor OF
Peabody appreciative Of the virtues of Mr..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

And this is fame Mr.. McCaskey, the
Representative who champions anti-c.garette
legislation, was walking into the Denison
when one bootblack said to another:
Say, Chimmie. have yer got 'nuther Nc
Caskey to spare?''
Nav replied the other, "why don't
yer save up and buy package, yerself?"
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seven Moon.hiners Captured.

s LEXINGTON. KY, Feb. 1s-Deputy
United States Marshal G. W. Drake, with
assistants, captured seven moonshiners on
Outon creek. in Knott county, after hard
fight. Among them Isaac Sloan, one OF
the five men who murdered United States
Marshal Erastus Wierman at the same
place six years ago The entire party
passed through Lexington for trial at Louis.
vile tonight
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PhiladcIphia's Aluminium Tower.
Philadelphia Record.

Now that the aluminium on the tower
Of the public buildings begins 10 make a
showing some idea can be gained of what
the great pile Of iron work will look like
when entirely covered with this substance.
1t is evident that ii will differ considerably
in color from the beautiful white of The
tionable whether il will harmonize pleasant
~ When the tower was first planned IL
was proposed to paint the iron work white.
so as TO give the impression that the entire
tower was of marble. This idea was ADAM
doned however. on account of the expense
the structure and the great risk that would
attend the operation The Introduction OF
aluminium was hailed a solution OF the
trouble, but ii is yet doubtful whether il
will really prove so. The coating of the
iron work with aluminium, which Is all done
at Tacony II the biggest job in which
that interesting metal has ever been put
to commercial uses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

BALTIMORE. Nd, Feb. 1S.-The cente-
nary of the birth of George Peabody was
celebrated to-day by the Johns Hopkins
University. The feature of the celebration
was lecture by Rev. A. ID. Maya. who has
devoted many years to the study or
the Influence of the Gifts of George Pea
body upon the schools in the southern
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General Notes.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S-James f.
Strouse. of Indiana, $l,4oo clerk in the
Pension Office has resigned.
Hon. VIM. l.. Wilson was shown to-day a
dispatch from Texas announcing that he
was considering an invitation from the
regents of the State University of Texas to
become president of the institution. He
said: II have no information about it, and
I think would know if it We're true
The House committee public lands to-
day voted to favorabIy report Representa-
tive Caminetti's bill for the forfeiture of
the granted lands of the Pacific railroads
where the corporations have failed or re-
fused to redeem their bonds. The bill was
amended by striking out the words, rs
hereby forfeited leaving the bill reading
THE United States hereby resumed title
to-
Representative Cooper to-day completed
the favorable report on the joint resolution
authorizing a commission to survey a route
for canal from Lake Michigan to the
Wabash river, which the committee on
railways and canals has authorized him to
make
warden of the Jail here, has been confined
to his home for three weeks by grip and
an old army wound. He is slowly recover
ing, but will be unable to go out for some
j. A. Hemepway, of Bonneville. Mr.. Tay-
lor's successor in Congress, is spending a
few days in Washington.
The Bureau of the American Republics
learns that Viscount Cornelly has succeeded
in organizing in the city of San Francisco
a company with capital of $1,000 900 for the
purpose of an exposition in the City of
Mexico. This exposition. although OF ma
tional character, will also have a foreign
department.
The President has signed the act to amend
the act of Aug. 10. $780, relative to shipping
commissioners. The labor organza tons
throughout the country have interested
themselves in this act, which relieves sea-
men from most onerous restrictions and
President been wit
kilograms and letters and petitions urging
him to sign the bill.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
$154,976, 1888; gold reserve, $55.51l, 704.
Thomas Taggart, of indianapolis, and r.
G. Hayland, of Bonneville. arrived in
Washington tonight.
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Eureka Springs. Arkansas, Opens
Feb. 20, 1895.

A beautiful stone. fireproof structure with
all modern improvements, situated in the
heart OF the ozark mountains. Mid and
bracing climate Wild and beautiful seem
sieepers over the St. Louis & San Fran
cisco railway between st. Louis and Eureka
Springs. Write to the manager for de-
scriptive pamphlet. rates. etc.
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Greenbacks VIII He Taxed.

House Bill SO, introduced by Representa-
tive Remy. was the special order in the
Senate yesterday afternoon. The bill was
read the second time and upon motion the
constitutional rule was suspended and the
bill was passed The bill provides for the
ton number of articles that were omitted
in the old schedule. Senator Newby's bill
for the regulation of building and loan as
sociations was made the special order for
this morning at 10 O'clock
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
At Chaftannora.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Feb. 1S.-The
one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of
the great philanthropist George Peabody
was appropriately celebrated in the public
schools to-day. Exercises were held in
every room and by reading essays on the
life and works of Peabody. His munfi-
cence in his gifts for the cause of educa-
ton wildly impressed upon the thou
sands of pupils. Many visitors attended the
axaroses
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
In Arkansas.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 1S.-The Tooth
anniversary of the birth of George Peabody.
the great philanthropist. was celebrated
Throughout Arkansas to-day in appropriate
manner. The public schools were closed,
in accordance with a gubernatorial proc
lamation, and the children observed the
day with appropriate exercises.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

This morning the galleries of the House
will probably be well filed with spectators.
for the Nicholson bill is set for considera-
ton at that time. 1t is quite probable that
the bill will pass. Seldom has legislative
measure created so much interest and there
talent which has shown a disposition to
bubble up in the House at the least provo
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
At New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 1S.-The public
schools in this city and throughout the State
to-day celebrated the centennial birthday
of George Peabody. Many of the school
rooms were decorated with evergreens. The
cere monies consisted of essays on the il
lustrious career of Mr.. Peabody, followed
by Rotations and songs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
In the old Dominion.

RICHMOND. Va, Feb. 1S--In all the pub
lie schools of Richmond at noon to-day
exercises were held to commemorate the
one-hundredth anniversary of the birth of
George Peabody. This afternoon meeting
which DR. Hoge Rev Jabez Hall and others
made addresses on the life and character
of Peabody and his work in behalf of pub
lie education. Celebrations were also held
at Norfolk, Petersburg and other cities of
virginia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Legisintivc Notes.

Major Robert Anderson Post voted last
night to ask the House to investigate the
alleged action of President Langsdale in
regard to the return Of the power of attor-
ney in connection with the MacMonnies
contract and require him TO present all
artist
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ID handle. or, IL he wishes to vote a mixed
ticket. he presses a button opposite each
name voted for. This leaves a perforation
opposite the name and the perforat.ons are
then counted. The inventor says that the
result in each precinct could be known in
an hours time. The letters patent are
pending.
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The Protection of seal.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-Chairman VIII
son, OF the ways and means committee. to-
day made a report to the House on the bill
framed as "A substitute for Representative
pingiey's bin AMI providing for the organi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
WEATHER Bureau FIGURES.

Temperature Records Yesterday
Morning and Last Night.
c. F. r. Wappenhans. local forecast Off
cal of the Weather Bureau, furnishes the
following observations taken yesterday at
the places and hours named
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Memorial services i'm Texas.

AUSTIN, Tex, Feb. 1Ss-The Legislature
this afternoon held memorial services to the
memory of George Peabody, and several APP
prOpriate addresses were made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
London,. Peabody Fund.

LONDON, Feb. 1S.-In connection with
the one hundredth anniversary of the birth
of the late George Peabody the trustees
here Of the fund given by Mr.. Peabody for
the erection of dwelling houses for the
working classes in London. report that the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Forecnst for Tuerda.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1s.--For Indiana
Generally fair; northwest winds.
For Enthusiastically fair; northwest
winds
For Ohio-Snow in the early morning FOL
lowed by fair in the interior; southwest
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cation OF an international commission to
investigate the condition of the seal herds
or the North Pacific and Bering sea, and
authorizing the President to arrange
mcdus vivendi with Great Britain, Japan
lations determined on by the Paris tribunal
are revived and the declaration by Baron
Courcel, Justice Harlan and Senator Morgan
quoted, which states that in view of the
critical state to which the fur seals has
been reduced, the arbitrator recommend
both governments to come to an under
standing to prohibit the killing of fur seals
on land or sea for period of two or three
years, or at least one year, subject to such
exceptions as the two governments might
think proper to admit Of and that such
measure might be required to at occasional
intervals, il found beneficial" The report
then goes into details to show that the
seals are rapidly diminishing.
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Opposed the circuit Changes.

A number of citizens from Rush and De-
catur counties are N the city seeking to
have the judiciary committee of the House
reverse its decision in the matter of chang
ing the Eighth. Ninth. Sixteenth and Eight
zenith judicial circuits. The change puts
bartholomew county In a new circuit and
alters the makeup of the districts in which
Decatur and Rush counties are located. The
delegation that came up yesterday includes
Judge Miller, w. w. Tackett and County
Treasurer j. p. Thompson, of Decatur. and
prosecuting Attorney George w. Young, OF
Rush county. The committee will give the
delegates a hearing Wednesday,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

The department of superintendent of the
National Teachers Association will meet
In Cleveland to-day school superintendent
from all parts of the country Will be pres
ent. They hope to hear an address to-day
from Governor Mckinley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19
Fire Losses,
THE CRESCENT HOTEL

Insure in the Home of New York. Losses
adjusted and paid at Office of C. F. Sayles
agent, 77la East Market.
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TOO Many General officers.

s WASHINGTON, Feb 1S-The belief is
growing that the President has decided to
refrain from filling the vacancy caused in
the list of brigadier generals by the promo
ton of General Schofeld to be lieutenant
general and General Kruger to be major
general. 1t it said that it was only an over
sight that Congress created the place and
increased the number of general officers,
and that the President intends to remedy
it by withholdin appointment. April %
General McCook will retire, leaving a nat
ural vacancy among the rgader generals,
which will be promptly filed, and upon
Lieutenant General Schofields retirement
next September, should the President re-
frain from filing the present vacancy mat
tiers will return to the old order, and the
number of general officers will remain as
10
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Another GIFT to the south.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.--The House
committee on appropriations voted t day
to favorably report Representative WASH
ingtons bill for government exhibit at the
Tennessee centennial exposition to be held
at Nashville in 1896 The sum of s125.OoO is
recommended, of which $4,000 will be ex-
pended for building. The managers are
required to satisfy the Secretary of the
Treasury that $4,000 has been subscribed
before the appropriation will be available
The vote in committee stood eight for to
five against. Mr.. Williams, of Illinois,
made spirited speech against this class
Of annrnnria tinuS.
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Admiral Mende,s FIeet STRENGTHENED.
Income Tax Law Changes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18-The Senate and
House conference on the bill extending the
time for making income tax returns to-day
reached an agreement on the amendments
made to the bill in the Senate. The first
amendment was accepted by the House with
a modification, making it read follows:
In computing incomes under said act.
the amounts necessarily paid for fire inSur
ance premiums and for ordinary repairs
shall be deducted The second amend
ment, providing against double payment on
amounts received as dividends of corpora
l-e..s, anu eAempting such vidends, even
in cases where the tax may not have been
paid by the corporation. was agreed to,
with some verbal amendments The Sem
ate conferees receded from the third
amendment, exempting taxpayers from an
swering any inquiries not specifically pro-
v.ded for in the act, and it was stricken
out
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In Middle Tennessee.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 19-George
Peabody's birthday was celebrated by the
city and country schools. public and pri-
vate, with appropriate exercises AT the
Peabody Normal College an elaborate pro-
gramme was carried out and Chancellor
Pavne delivered an able address on the char
acter of Mr.. Peabody. In ali the principal
towns in Middle Tennessee schools public
and private, observed the day. as they had
been requested TO do by the proclamation of
Governor Turney issued some weeks ago.
Yesterday in manv OF the churches special
sermons on the l.fe and Character of Mr..
Peabody were delivered preparatory to the
celebrations to-day.
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of
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sciana
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Mondays Local observations.

Bar Their. Ri. Wind W'the-. Pre-
Z a. m..29.72 80 81 S'west. Snow.
Maximum temperature 81; minimum tenn
perature. 80.
Following is comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation Feb. Is:
Temp. Pre-.
Normal Observation-Disclosures. 50 ~
Departure from normal ........ Il IL
Excess or deficiency since Feb. 1.-.330 Les
Excess or deficiency since Jan 1.-456 ~. II
y G. F. X. WAPPENIIANS.
sPicS. Local Forecast Official.
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Uniform Electrical Unit.


March. of Yale College, has prepared
bill to be forwarded to Congress provid-
ing for the establishment of a uniform
electrical unit. The bill is based on the
report of committee appointed by the
American Academy of Sciences, consisting
of Prof. Rowland, of Johns Hopkins; Cen
ing corps; Prof. Barker of the University
of Pennsylvania; Prof TroWbridge, OF Har-
ward; Prof. Hastings, of Yale; Prof. Barns,
of the Smithsonian Institute, and Prof.
M1chaeisOn, of the University OF chicago.
The committees report was prepared after
some conferences and much correspondence
taking in Germany, Great Britain, France
and the United States The bill aims to
make the unit agree with that adopted IN
the three foreign countries named. Oid
terms are retained and there are merely
modlflcations of former methods or mater
1alS in the direction of simplicity ana
more accurate determination of units.
Admiral Meade's Fleet Strengthened.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1S.-Admiral Meade
is soon to receive a considerable accession
to his fleet. The twin screw cruiser Min
neapolis has finished coaling at New York,
and as soon as she can take aboard her
torpedoes at Newport she will head south
ward and join the Admirars feet, probably
at Kingston. The other triple screw cruis-
er. Columbia, passed out of the Chesapeake
capes from Norfolk yesterday bound fo-
New York. She has completed her repairs
and goes to New York only to be locked
and cleaned This should not consume more
than weeks time and then the vessel
will follow the Minneapolis to the West
Indies With the accession of IT these inc
six modern men-of-War and he Will be abe
to carry out with sufficient means the larger
fleet maneuvers which have not before been
possible, owing to the limited number of
his vessels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-19

Detective Frank Wilson was on the floor
OF the House yesterday, trying TO secure the
passage of a joint resolution requesting the
United States Senators from Indiana to vote
In favor of the appointment of Col. Edward
Hill. of the Fifteenth Michigan Volunteer
1afantry. to the vacancy on the national
Gettysburg commission caused by the death
OF Col ]. II. Bachelor Such resolution
has been passed by the General Assembly
of Michigan. AS Mr.. Wilson member
of Colonel HIS regiment, and as it is gen.
orally understood that the appointment is
TO go to Republican from Michigan, he is
Very anxious to have action taken by the
Indiana Assembly
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The following new bills were introduced
In the Senate:
BY Senator Boyd-To reimburse Lewis
Haas for $3.50 paid into the treasury by mis-
take.
BY Senator Duncan-To repeal certain
sections of the insurance laws.
BY Senator Duncan-To aTaend the law
relative to grand and petit jnries.
BY Senator Kern-To amend the law gov
erning the bringing of suits against the
State.
BY Senator Kern-ReguIating the sale OF
groceries that have been damaged by hre
BY Senator Misunderstanding the sale or
tobacco to minors
BY Senator Observation-Disclosures cities and
towns to levy n tax for the recompense OF
teachers for janitor hire
BY Senator Watson-Amending the crimes
act.
BY Senator NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the re-
lease of convicts.
The Governor Has Signed These
Governor Matthews has signed the fol-
lowing bills:
House bill 93-Beng act enabling
trustees to receive lands and donations.
Introduced by Mr.. Stakebake.
House bill 66-Relating to the vacation or
roads and highways. Introduced by Mr..
Hunt.
House bill 110-Relating TO the issuing of
bonds to complete the courthouse of Black
ford county. introduced by Mr.. McGeath.
Senate bill 104-Relating to cities and
towns. Introduced by Senator Leyden.
Senate bill 92-Legaizing the town of AL
duced by Senator Cranor.
Senate bill 47-Legalizing school bonds
issued by the town of Shoals. introduced
by Senator Houshton.
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