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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-12-11
THE LOWER HOUSE.
Two Measures Passed and Another
Important One Defeated.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 10.-Pending the
preparation of the next appropriation bin.
the House again to-day devoted its time TO
consideration of bills on the calendar. but
only two were passed during the four-hour
session. One Of them was a bill which the
prominent playwrights and theatrical man.
ayers Of the country have been laboring
for some years to induce Congress to passl
The purpose of the measure Is twofold-
first to secure TO musical compositions the
same measure of protection under the
copyright law as is now afforded produc-
tions of strictly dramatic character. and
second TO add by proper court injunction
processes this protection to the authors OF
dramatic and OF cratic works. The bill i'm
poses fine OF 800 for the first and $50 for
each subsequent unauthorized production.
A bill TO prohibit the sale OF liquor in the
Capitol building was also passed. bin
advocated by the delegates from the Terri
tories. to modify the law forbIdding the
alien ownership OF lands in the Territories.
so as 10 give them the right 10 acquire un-
der mortgage and 10 hold for ten years real
property. was defeated. An important blu.
10 transfer the rights of the Atlantic * Pa
cifc Railroad under its charter 10 the mort
gagees when they reorganize the road. was
postponed until Tuesday next.
Mr. Boatner. from the Fifth Louisiana
district whose seat was declared vacant ar
the last session. and who was reelected at
a special election was sworn In immediate-
ly after the reading of the journal
Mr. Scranton. from the committe on Ter
ritories. then called up the bin 10 amend
the act forbidding the alien ownership OF
lands in the Territories. The bill sought
to enable aliens to acquire title 10 real
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REFoRMER NICHOLSON.
The Hoosier Legislator Talks to the
Anti-SalOOn League.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 10.-Representative
s. E. Nicholson, of Indiana, was
one of the leading speakers at
the anniversary convention Of the
American Anti-saloon League in this
city to-day. In the course Of an address
to the convention Mr.. Nicholson said: LAW
of itself is not reformatory, so it becomes
absolutely essential for success that a
healthy public sentiment in that direction
may be developed. To bring this about
there should be constantly an agitation Of
the subject, of temperance until the people
see that il is their duty TO remove the
evil of the saloon from their midst. The
one great trouble in advancing the temper
ance cause is that so many cities, towns
and States derive revenue from ltS
license l have, however. been told that
for every dollar received from that source
ii costs s23 TO collect.
II believe that they are the best party
men who will stand for the right l be-
lieve the time has come when polltlcai con-
ventions ought 10 be opened with prayer;
and that those prayers ought 70 be onered
by Christian ministers. To-day great
many people are Anarchists in various sec
tions There is no great cause toa artiona ,a
on immigration so that the United states
shall no longer be the dumping ground or
the nations of the earth. NJ.
Il believe that the day is not 1ar us
tant when the politics of Indiana Will no
longer he dominated by the rum power; and
| believe that what is possible for INDIANA
is nossible i'm any other State. and eventu-
ally in the whole United States: WITH the
combined efforts of all the societies, engaged
in the temperance work they VIII acheVe
the end in view. , "a
The annual meeting of the League ad-
iourned to-day. The. board of directors
recommended that COLUMBUS, ", shadi az
1857. the time time of holding the next annual
convention. Also that the league ada I'm the
principal office of the league shall be at
Washington. ID. c.
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sessed the stock Of express companies do
ing business In the State. Thomas Nc
Dougall. of Cincinnati. who framed the
Ohio law. which is practically identical
with the Indiana statute, spoke to-day, be-
ing employed to assist Attorney General
Monett, OF Ohio. Lawrence Maxwell spoke
in behalf of the express companies Attor-
ney General Harmon will close tomorrow.
The express companies are making a tre-
mendous struggle, claiming that in the three
States-Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky-$1,-
100000 is involved In the decision soon -
follow the conclusion Of the arguments
Mr.. ketcham's brief is an elaborate pre-
sentaton of the law points, and is pro-
nounced very strong effort. He contends
that the act Is not violative of the United
States Constitution: that State taxation on
the means and appliances used in interstate
commerce is not a regulation imposition
OF a burden on commerce itself. and that
the Supreme Court has repeatedly ap-
proved the application of unit rule In de-
termining the value of property TO be as
sessed The argument covers wide range
of points in addition 20 those mentioned.
Mr.. Ketcham has been interviewed on In
diana politics while In the city, and is
quoted as expressing the opinion that Mr.
Fairbanks will be elected to the Senate to
succeed Senator VOORHEES,.
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WINDOW GLASS COMBINES"
Action of Pitssburg and Western
Companies at the Chicago Meeting.

CHICAGO. Dec. 10.--'The executive COM
mittee representing the Pittsburg and
Western window-glass companies were both
in session at the Auditorium Annex to-day
The Western Company was represented at
the conference by T. f. Hart, of Muncie,
Ind: II. b. Smith. of Hartford, Conn; ]. f.
Vandeventer and j. G. Sayre. of Indian
apoiis. The Pittsburg Company was rep
resented by II. Sellers Mckee and Will
lam Liefler. Of Pittsburg; F; J. Philips and
B. NJ. Mccoy, Of Philadelphia After set
Ting some of the details of the late organi-
cation at indianapolis, the committees took
up the matter OF rebates, and IL was left
TO special committee consisting OF T. r.
Hart, William Liefler, James a. Cham
bers. l.. Rodine and n. Il. Smith, who will
report at the next meeting OF the combine s
committees in Columbus o.. Dec. il. Be
fore adjournment the committee entered
into an agreement not to sell more than
a thirty days product from Dec. 13, which
is about 100000 boxes. They also agreed
that no change would be made i'm present
prices.
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RAILWAY STATISTICS.
Income and Expenditures for the
Year Ending June 30.


WASHINGTON, Dsl. 10.-The Interstate
commerce Commission has just issued
preliminary report on the income and ex-
penditures of the railways in the United
States for the year ending June 30, 1885,
prepared by Its statistician. From the inter-
est and Importance that are attached to
railway statistics, the reports says Con-
gress should no longer fail to provide ade-
quate means of securing prompt returns
from carriers which are now delayed be-
yond the legal limit.
The statement submitted presents the
chief items Of an income account by ten
territorial groups for 652 roads representing
an operated milage OF 172,369 miles of line,
or about 90 per cent. of the total mileage
operated in the United States. The gross
earnings upon this mileage are 81. 123, ,646552,
Of which 1923 46S, $50 were from the pas
senger service. and s712, ,374 were from the
freight service: As the operating expenses
were S1oi,91i i,5lG, IT appears that the income
from operation was $368. .615,G7. The figures
given in this preliminary statement, accord
Ing to the E report, indicate at at least turn nf
the passenger service are shown TO be $1.STl
per n,ile oil line being an increase of $llS.
as compared with the previous year. The
earnings Of the freight service also show
an increase over last year of $349 per miie
of line. The gross earnings per mile or
llilt were Sr.Hl' lOT lcsO, dliU TIC OpCl dtihS
expenses $3.50. leaving a net income per
mile Of line OF Sc1$, which is in excess or
that for the fiscal years 1885 and 1884, and
compares fairly we'll with the net income
per mile of line for 1893 and 1892. The net
earnings of the 7.,369 miles of line repre-
seated in this income report were $36S. .6l5-
047 against $341, ,29S 047 for the corresponding
roads in 1850 This is the item Increased
by income from invcstments), from which
fixed cnargcs and dividends must be paid
before a surplus is declared. The increase
in next earnings i fairly well distributed
June 80. 1896 was s63as, ,667. The fiscal year
throughout the United States. The surplus
from the operations of the year ending
1895 closed with deficit of $3l 030. In
the of every group in 1895. except
Group TX, tmainly Texas and Louisianna)
which had smaller deficit In that year,
there was rather a smaller surplus or a
greater deficit than in 1886.
The dividends declared by the roads COW
cred by this advance statement were $54-
9S3. .732 being almost the same the
amount of dividends declared by the cor
responding roads the previous year. The
amount stated does not include all OF the
dividends paid since considerable portion
of the dividends paid during the year on
railway stocks Is declared from rentals re-
ceived by leased roads from the companies
that operate them, such roads being re-
turned by the lessons as fixed charges.
The report closes with a brief argument
to the effect that Congress should so amend
the act to regulate commerce as 10 secure
the enforcement of its provisions.
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SOLDIERS HOME INQUIRY.
Testimony of Gen. :. q. Cook, Oh the
LeayenwOrth Institution.

NEW YORK. Dec. 1O.-The investigation
of the National Soldiers Home at Leaven-
worth. Kan, by a special committee or the
House was continued to-day and num-
her of officers of the board and home were
examined General Franklin, the president
of the board of managers, was questioned
concerning the disposition Of three trust
funds bequeathed TO the home known as
the Ward and Stfnsin funds. but nothing
important was developed,
Gen S. c. Cook. local manager of the
Leavenworth Home. testified that during
the last fiscal year the number of dishon-
orable discharges from the nome had aa peer 6een
ten Home which had membership twice
as large. He could not give figures. Being
asked by Chairman Grout regaIding treat.
ment of witnesses who had testified against
the governor in former investigation
(the Averill investigation, Colonel Cook
a dozen had been recommended by the
governor for dishonorable discharge. They
rad been pr omsed protection from punicb-
mert on account or their testimony, but In
fractions of the rules were charged against
them Half of them were refnstated by
him General Cook). Men were discharged
on testimony of the police force and he had
lost confidence in the integrity of that force
and had sweeping changes made. Assistant
Inspector Averill read reports OF the results
of the gold cure In the homes made In lSJ3
which we're exceedingly commentators.
Concerning punishments, Mr.. Averill said
that there were cells for consignment of
the unmana geable at most OF homes. and
strait-iackets were sometimes used
J. NJ birmingham, general treasurer OF
the homes testified that most of the Off
GERS bonds were furnished by the Ameri-
can Security Trust Company of New York,
which charged one-half per cent. of the
face Of the bonds. He denied that he
ceived any compensation for inducing off,
GERS to take out their bonds with this COM
pony. -,
The committee met again at o'clock,
and Colonel Steele, local manager of the
Marion Home was briefly examined. He
was questioned upon several points. but de-
welcomed nothing new. The sale of beer
the grounds at the homes he thought 10 be
IDun
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NOTED REDSKIN DEAD
SCARFACE CHARLEY, WHO TOOK
PART IN THE FAMOUS MODOC WAR.
Inst of the TreacherOus Band of
Candy and Rev. DIR. Thomas.

SENECA, Mo-, Dec. 10.-There is much
sorrow among the Modoc Indians on the
Quawpaw reservation, in the Indian Terri
tory, four miles northwest of this city.
Their head chief, Scarface Charley is dead
He died yesterday, after a lingering illness
of several months duration, and which
the physician pronounced consumption.
His hair and beard were streaked with
gray, on his arrival at the reservation,
twenty-five or twenty-three years ago.
Since residing here he had been a farmer
in a small way, and had always been
peaceful and law-abiding. Some years ago
he professed religion. and since that time
had been leader in the church and Sun
day school and respected by Indians and
whites alike. A private graveyard contains
the remains OF three of his children. The
tombstones can be seen from the door of
his residence. He leaves a widow and
three children and the remnant of the once
famous Modoc tribe to mourn his death.
He will probably be succeeded by Chief
yellow Hammer.
"Scarface Charley" was the last survivor
OF the small band of Modoc warriors whose
cruel massacre of Brigadier General Candy
and the Rev; Dr. Thomas, In the laya beds
Thomas and Indian Inspector A. d.
Meacham, acting a peace commission to
treat with the hostile ModocS under Cap
tain Jack. met the Indians at a point
agreed upon, unarmed and without military
escort and. after a few moments CONVEX
sation, were set upon by the savages.
General Candy and DR.. Thomas were in
stantly killed and Meacham was left for
dead upon the spot, but he was subse-
quently rescued and recovered. Four of
the Indian chiefs who instigated the mas
Sacre-Captain Jack, ,Scocuchin, Black Dave
and Black Jim-were afterwards captured
by General jeff c. Davis's command, and.
after trial by military commission, were
hanged at Fort Klamath, Ore.
Though a leading warrior of the tribe.
Scarface Charley was not then chief.
He always claimed that. though present at
the scene of the massacre, he was in no
way responsible for it. He was generally
believed by the white people of the lava
bed region, to whom he was well known.
in fact, he was not a Modoc Indian at all,
but refugee from the Rogue-river In
dians. who had taken a Modoc wife and
settled down with her people. He was a
very intelligent Indian, spoke English pas
ably well, and had associated q great deal
with the whites up to the time of the Mo-
doc outbreak. After the execution of the
the tribe was shipped TO the Indian Terri
tory and there being none of Captain
Jacks descendants left, or none of SEQ
cuhn's, Scarface was chosen chief or
rather was installed as such by the govern
ment authorities. Scarface took his name
from a long, deep cash on his right cheek.
which he had got in some fight while with
siXty-five years old at the time of his
death.
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Cable Notes.

Lady Selma Scott, the principal defendant
in the suit brought by her son-in-law. Earl
Russell for criminal libel, is critically i'll
at London.
The legislative council of South Australia.
by the Presidents deciding vote, has re-
jected the government bill TO restrict the
emigration of colored races.
The ninth game of the chess match be-
tween Lasker and Steinitz, a queens gam
bet declined by the former was played al
Moscow Wednesday and ended in draw
after thirty-Six moves. Present score:
Lasker. 5; Steinitz. 0; drawn, 4.
Advices from Antananarivo, capital OF
Madagascar, announce that the insurgents
during the night of Nov. Is looted m5ohi-
manga. The insurgents captured forty
prisoners and all the cattle. The English
residents had narrow escape from being
masSacred.
The officers of the Bolivian government
will go to LaPaz i'm order to give better
attention to the difficult relations with
Peru growing out of the efforts of the Bo-
livian government TO fix a boundary line
i'm the Anna zonian districts without con-
Sultation with Peru.
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TO BE HANGED FOR RAPE.
Case of a Negro RailrOaded through
a Georgia Court.

ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. 10-Sankey Cum
ningham, a negro charged with criminal
assault on Miss Camp. a' young white
woman, In this city. Dec. 3. reached here
this morning from Macon, where he had
been for safe keeping. He came on a spe-
cial train under escort of the Macon mill
tary. The four courthouse entrances were
guarded by detachments OF troops. The
case was called at ?:i0 O'clock
and within twenty minutes a jury
had been impaneled. The evidence closed
at 1915 O'Clock and the judge charged the
Jury. Fifteen minutes later IL returned a
verdict of guilty without recommendation
and Judge Spence sentenced Cunningham
TO hang Jan. /. 1897. Ii was the quickest
on record In the State, having occupied but
one hour from opening To close.
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BRITISH PROTECTIONIsTs.
Conference at Which James LOwtheI
and Others Spoke.

LONDON, Dec. 10-The conference at st.
James Hall to-day, open to all favorable
to the reform of the fiscal policy of Great
Britain along protection lines, and called
by James Lowther, M. p, who presided,
was thinly attended. Those present in
cluded Lord Marchan and Messrs. Howarth.
Disraeli, Sanders and Seton Kerr, members
of Parliament Mr.. Lowther in a long
speech, stated there is a rapidly increasing
sentiment in Great Britain that the nations
policy is radically wrong. The Sultan of
Turkey, he added. is the only ruler under
heaven who has adopted the principles of
the Golden Club. Continuing. Mr.. Lowther
remarked. within year the two great
est republics of the world have gone
through remarkable changes" The speaker
then referred to the high character and
ability of President-elect Mckinley say
ing: He would never have occupied his
present position had not his name been as
sociated with the most protective tariff
ever framed led & in the !, United States, and the
premierl. Mr.. Lowther then mentioned the
recent Canadian general election to prove
lection, declared himself to be as much op-
posed to the ruin of England by Manitoba
as by Minnesota wheat, and asserted that
it was no longer true that the masses mi
England were opposed to an imposition of
duties Between two and half and three
million acres of land, Mr.. Lowther ex-
planned, had been driven out of cereal pro-
duction in England for 10000 600 of i'm
ports. of which the most could be produced
here. The speaker then stated that he fa-
vored per cent. duty on wheat. which,
he added, would produce 912. 500, 900
($62, 500, ,000) of revenue
Joseph Howarth, M. p. moved resolu-
tions in favor of changing the policy of
the country as to secure unfaiing food
supplies with secure markets for the manu-
facturers by means of preferential trading
relations with all parts of the empire. He
said that preaching to English free traders
is like preaching TO men in Saturn and
urged a meeting in the future to make it
desperately uncomfortably for them add
ing: so long as the workingman is under
free trade there is nothing left for an
Englishman but to dig his own grave with
a foreign spade and be buried in a foreign
coffin"
Many other speakers addressed the meet
ing. Lord Marshall eulogiZed Sir Charles
Upper as "the father of preferential trade
with the colonies and declared that Brit
sh exports to foreign countries had not
increased one shilling in thirty years,
while, he asserted Germany had increased
her exports by f35. 100000 (sl75. ,00O.)
Several resolutions urging preferential
trade and the founding of protection
leagues in every British constituency were
adopted unanimously.
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NEW YORK ASSEMBLY BALE.


NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-The Assembly
ball. the first function of the social sea-
son, took place tonight in the new ball
room of the Hotel Waldorf. The receiving
ladies were Mrs. Astor Mrs. III. A. C. Tay-
lor. Mrs. Elbridge Gerry and Mrs. Van
Rensselaer, Cruger. There were but few
floral decorations in the new ball room, a
magnificent apartment in cream and gold.
with frescoed ceiling. There was only
dancing until the announcement of supper.
at O'Clock. The guests went through
the long corridor. Mrs. Astor led with
Commodore Elbridge T. Gerry. The en-
tire hotel was given up at the supper hour
TO guests of the Assembly. After supper
the cotillion was begun, led by Worthing-
ton Whitehouse, dancing with Mrs. Henry
Sloane. The favors were fancy silk and
satin bags for the women, and rosettes for
the men. One favor figure only was
danced.
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MONITOR RAM PURITAN.
Whose Keel Was Laid b Years Ago.
Just Placed i'm Commission.

NEW YORK, Dec. 10.-One more formid-
able addition TO the navy OF the United
States was made to-day when the monitor
ram Puritan was formally put in commits
sion at the Brooklyn navy yard. 1t is
thirty-two years since the keel OF the Puri-
tan was laid and four years since she was
launched Now that she is ready for serv-
ice she is REGARDED as. for defensive pur-
poses, superior 10 navy vessels OF the first
class. While for offensive warfare she Is n
little inferior TO first-class craft. She is
300 feet long and sixty feet wide. and has "A
displacement OF 500 tons. Her equipment
consists OF four Pinch rifles in barbette
six s-inch rapld-nring rifles. six 6-pounders
and Two revolving cannon OF 81 N.
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SHOT ALMOST TO PIECES,


ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 10--One of the
most remarkable cases on record in the
medical annals of Georgia is reported from
Augusta John Buzzard was shot and
stabbed by a man named Henderson, and
his sons, at Saluda, Nov. 2S. He had thir-
ty-seven bullet holes in his body: had re-
ceived eight knife stabs and his skull
was fractured from blows inflicted by
rocks. He was reported dead and great
was the surprise when he showed signs of
life. More remarkable STILL BuZzard's con-
dition began TO improve and his physicians
began to entertain hopes of his recovery.
Monday morning the wounded man seemed
to be well on the road to recovery and
called for breakfast. which he ate with
hearty enjoyment By this time it was
confidently believed that he would certainly
survive his many wounds. but last night
he became suddenly worse and died.
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CHASED BY BL00DHOUNDS.
Tramp Who Shot Brakeman Schogle,
of Huntington, Ind.

BUCYRUS. o.. Dec. 10-The southern
Part of this county is aroused and armed
forces OF men are securing the country in
search of an unknown tramp who to-day
killed a brakeman on the Chicago & Erie
road. The tramp was stealing a ride, and
at Gallon was ordered off the train by
Brakeman Schogle. OF Huntington, Ind.
The tramp pulled out a revolver and shot
the brakeman. who fell dead on top of a
car. Bloodhounds have been secured to
trail him, and he will probably be lynched
II caught.
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Angoni Zulus under Chief Chlkusi. who
have invaded southwest Myassaland and
burned a British missionary station, be-
sides massacreing the inhabitants OF a
number Of villages. The Portuguese at
Tete have invited the cooperation OF Brit
ish. Chkusi commanded the $1,000 war
riors and the British troops only number
about five hundred. Great anxiety was
felt at Blantyre when these advices left
that town and an attack upon ii was