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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16

their own assistants. and also the cOrre
spondence with the Civil-service Commits
sion relating to the right OF the commission
TO review the appointments made by such
collectors.
Mr. Allen presented a resolution request
ing the President, If not Incompatible with
the interests of the government. TO send to
Congress the instructions given to the inter-
national monetary commissioners. the re-
ports they have made and the correspond
ence relating TO the subject. On objection.
the resolution went over until tomorrow.
The concurrent resolution adopted by the
House, providing for a recess OF Congress
1rcm Saturday, Dec. Is, 1897, to Wednes sday,
Jan. 5, 1898, was laid before the Senate and
referred to the committee on appropria-
tjons.
BY agreement the bin to provide for the
tWelfth and subsequent cenSuseS was taken
up to enable Mr.. Lodge, of Massachusetts,
to submit some remarks upon it. Mr.. Lodge
said that he was aware that at the present
time it was not fashionable to say any
thing in support Of the ciVil-service law
but that 1t was considered rather better
form to attack the administration of the
law. lie said that he had always been and
was now friend Of the civil-Service law.
President Cleveland had at the close of his
administrations made enormous extern
sion of the classified service. placing about
40 600 persons without examination under its
protection. Naturally such action so late in
the last administration had put the present
administration under a great strain. but ii
is satisfactory to note, said Mr.. Lodge, that
President Mckinley has bravely and coura-
geously dealt with the question at the be-
ginning OF his administration instead of
waiting until its conclusion. as was the
practice of his predecessor. Mr.. Lodge read
extracts from letter from the Hon. Car
roll p. Wright chief of the Labor Bureau,
IN which the expenses of conducting the
Messrs Carter, Chandler and Quay con-
cluded the debate for the day.
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TRAGEDY At A PARTY.
Three Men Killed and Two Women
Fatally wounded in Georgia.

ATLANTA. Ga, Dec. 15.-At party
given at the residence of w. H. Califf,
near Jemersonville, Twiggs county, last
night, a dispute arose between two young
men who were drinking, and three men
were killed and two women fatally in
iured The dead are: Luther Calih, Clar-
ence Jones and Short Griffin. The women
are: Mrs. w. H. Califf and Mary Petty
both of whom will die.
The parlor at the Califf House was a scene
of gaety, young folks dancing and singing
alternately. and amusement was at It's
height, when Griffin who was under the in
manner toward the young women. Mr..
Califf demonstrated with him and advised
him to go home. This enraged Griffin and
he drew a pistol and began to rave and
make threats against his host. Califf, know
ing Griffin TO be a dangerous man, prepared
himself and ordered the offender TO leave
the house. This precpitated a fight. Seven
shots were exchanged, both principals
dropped dead and Clarence Jones, a young
man, was also instantly killed, the three
men falling within a radius of q few feet.
AS soon as the first shot rang out the wom-
en- began to flee for their lives, and before
the room was clear two of them were fa-
tally wounded. Calf fired three shots. all
three taking effect, one striking Griffin I'm
the right temple and two in the breast Grif-
fin fired four times. One shot entered Califf )
breast. killing him instantly; another struck
Clarence Jones in the head. Mrs. Calin was
shot in the abdomen and her SeVen-year-old
daughter in the neck
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SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Bill Providing for Prohibition of Pc
Iagfc Sealing Passed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-Proceedings of
the Senate were enlivened to-day by an in
teresting debate on the bill presented by
tho foreign relations committee providing
for the prohibition of pelagic sealing by
Americans. The provisions of the measure
were explained by Mr.. Davis, chairman of
the foreign relations committee who said
that 1t was in aid of negotiations now pend
ing among the representatives of the gov
ernment of the United States, Great Brit
ain, Russia and Japan. Mr.. Pettigrew, of
South Dakota, sharply antagonized the
measure, saying that this country had al
ready suffered more than enough humilia-
ton on account of the seal business, and
that he favored the settlement of the ques-
tion by killing all of the seals as they ap-
peared at the rookeries of the Pribylof ISL
ands. if by the 1st of June next, Great Brit
ain also had not agreed TO the prohibition
of the pelagic sealing He offered an amend
ment to that effect, but il was defeated.
The bill was PASSED by a vote of 81 to IA.
Mr. Mcbride. of Oregon, endeavored to Sc
cure the adoption of his resolution directing
the secretary of war to supply relief to the
suffering miners in the Klondike region and
appropriating $4,000 for that purpose The
resolution was anne nded so that the supplies
might be transported by means OF reindeer.
Mr.. Mcbride consented finally that the res
oluton should be recommitted to the mill
tary affairs committee with the understand
ing that 1t would be promptly reported.
Among the many bills introduced was one
by Mr.. Faulkner. granting right of way
through a part Of Alaska for railroad to
the gold field and another by Mr.. Frye.
on the Yukon river Alaska.
Mr.. Gallinger secured the adoption of
resolution directing the secretary Of the
treasury TO transmit to Congress all cor
respondence regarding the legal right of
collectors Of internal revenue to appoint
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FINANCIAL LEGISLATION.
Programme of the House Committee
on Banking and Currency.

WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-The House
committee on banking and currency held
an animated session to-day. 1t had been
planned to report to the House at once a
bill embodying the Presidents financial rec
concentrations, and Mr.. Brosius, from
subcommittee made a favorable recon-
mendaton on this course of procedure. 1t
was sharply opposed, however, by Messrs.
Johnson of Indiana, Mitchell of New York,
and Newlands of Nevada. 1t was evident
the committee could not agree. compro-
mise was made by which the bill covering
the Presidents recommendations and the
bill of Secretary Gage and that of the In
dianapolis Monetary Commission shall be
taken up at the first meeting after the holi-
days 1t was agreed also that after hearing
Secretary Gage tomorrow the committee
would adjourn until the second Wednesday
in January.
Chairman Walker then brought forward
a general programme for dealing with all
financial bills. which programme had the
approval of the chairman of the subcom-
mittee, save Mr.. Johnson. Mr.. Walkers
statement was in part as follows First,
that am thoroughly convinced the people
do not desire the retirement of the whole
body of the United States legal tender
notes; second, that they desire that their
government shall continue to control and
issue all the currency notes used by the
people; third, that the banks only shall put
the notes so furnished into circulation and
be responsible for their redemption in
specie; fourth, that banks shall be re-
Quired to keep each and every form of coin
and paper money at par with every other;
fifth. that the government guarantee the
final payment of every dollar issued; and
sixth, to justify this guaranty and save the
government from loss it should collect a
tax on all currency notes supplied by it
sufficient to guarantee the United States
treasury against less, because of its guar
antee of their final redemption"
Mr.. Walker added an explicit programme
substantially as follows: First, consider
the Presidents recommendation; second,
take the sense of the committee as to
whether it shall proceed Immediately TO
frame any bill making any considerable
change in the national banking law; If
these changes are determined on, then con-
slider in order the bill of Secretary Gage,
that of the Monetary Commission and that
known as the Walker bill" This pro-
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THE CENTURYCO
CLOUDY WEATHER TO-DAY,
Followed by Lower Temperature and
Fair Skies at Night.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending IL p. m, Dec.
16-Cloudy or partly cloudy weather on
Thursday; colder and fair weather Thurs
day night.
General Conditions Yesterday-The storm
area moved most rapidly northeastward
during Wednesday, with its center from
southern Colorado to Lake Superior. High
barometric areas in the Northwest and
Southeast. The temperature rose east of
the Mississippi, but west of the Mississippi
it fell from 10 to A degrees and freezing
temperature prevails north to Utah, Colo
RADIO, Kansas and Iowa, zero to 28 degrees
below zero south to Wyoming and South
Dakota. Light snow fell from Utah and
Colorado northward and from Iowa north
ward, and light rain fell from Indiana east
ward to the Atlantic coast.
The following message was received from
Chicago Dec 10 at 5:22 p. M:
Weather Bureau indianapolis - Cold
wave coming. The temperature will fall
20 degrees or more within thirty-sx hours. "
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-For Ohio-Gen-
orally cloudy weather; local rains or light
SHOWS in the afternoon or night; brisk
southerly Winds shifting to westerly cold
er Thursday night.
For Indiana and Illinois-Increasng
cloudiness, probably light snow; winds
shifting to northwesterly; colder Thursday
evening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
Views of Gen. ). w. Foster, who Nea
gOtiated the First Treaty.

WASHINGTON Dec. 15-Ex- Secretary of
State John w. Foster who while a mema
ber of the Harrison Cabinet negotiated the
first treaty annexing Hawaii TO the United
States. and who has since visited the islands
and taken much interest in their acquisi-
tion, when asked to-day as 10 the status
of the annexation question said:
THE opponents in Congress of Hawaiian
annexation will not have disposed of the
question by voting against and defeating
this measure They must decide what shall
be the policy and conduct of the United
States towards the islands in the future
Having refused the application of the island
government for Incorporation into our
Union, such an act necessarily carries with
IL the right of the former To determine its
own political destiny uninhuenced by con-
siderations affecting the United States Rut
such a course would present embarrass-
ments to Congress OF no small moment
During the last administration of President
Cleveland the House of Representatives. re-
solved that foreign intervention in the no
htical affairs of the islands will not be re-
garded with indifference by the governments
of the United States During the same ses-
sion the Senate. by unanimous vote went
Il step farther and declared that any inter-
vention in the political affairs of these
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
MILLIONS sQUANDERED.
Last Census Expensive Because Clerks
Were Not i'm the Civil Service.

were Not i'm the Civil Service.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In response to
an inquiry from Senator Lodge, Hon. Car
roll ID. Wright, commissioner of labor. has
written detailed estimate of the saving
that would have occurred in the compila-
tion of the last census had the census Office
at that time been under the civil service
The inquiry from Senator Lodge was
prompted by the statement recently made
by Mr.. Wright that $2O0OOOO would nave
been saved by this arrangement. The esti-
mate given tends to show that, in reality,
this saving would have amounted to nearer
eight and half millions. The comparison
Is eased on the work of the Census Bureau
and that of the department of labor the lat
ter under the civil service. Tables are given
by Commissioner Wright showing the cost
per one thousand ems of collecting matter
in the field, of preparing it in the Office and
that there is enough similarity in the work
of the two departments to make this COM
parlSon hold good in actual practice
The results may be summarized as fol-
lows: The total cost of the census work, eX-
elusive of printing and binding, had it been
carried on under the civil service, would
have been 1885, ,432, instead of $10016,677 a
saving of S6, 421, ,245 while the cost, exclusive
OF held force and of printing and binding,
in other words, the expense of the office
force, would have been 81 2,29S S21, instead of
$5,61O,S47, a saving of $S372,025
Mr.. Wright refers to his own experience
as the head of the Census Bureau, saying
that the chief executive of the Office cannot
be expected to render the highest grade of
service When in addition to his expert du-
ties, he is continually harassed with place
hunters. In conclusion, he says that during
his 1ncumbency the total number of en-
ployes on the rolls was nearly so per cent
greater than the total number employed at
any one time, showing constantly shifting
force, condition that would not have ex-
listed under civil-service rules.
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ALLEGED KIDNAPER CAUGHT.
Lawyer Charged with Assisting in
Young COnway's Abduction.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Dec. 15.-Albert S.
Warner, the Albany IN. Y.) lawyer ar
rested yesterday at Riley, Kan, charged
with completely in the kidnapping of young
Conway at Albany, N. Y, last August, was
brought to Kansas City this morning, and
will remain at the city jail until extradtion
papers shall arrive from New York. War
ner was found on farm belonging to a
man named Goodrich, three miles from
Riley. After chase of nearly four months
in Georgia, Tennessee, Minnesota and New
Mexico, he was discovered by Joseph Nc
Cann of the Albany detective force to-
gether with a Pinkerton detective named
Thomas. When approached Warner gave
his name as George johnson, and protested
he had never worked at any other occu-
patton than that of a farmland. On his
way from Junction City, where he was
taken temporarily from Riley, Warner
broke down and admitted his identity. At
first he expressed a willingness to go on to
New York without a requisition paper, but
when he crossed the Missouri line this
morning he changed his mind and declined
to go further without being forced to.
Warmers makeup as a. farmland was an
excellent one. He was dressed in a suit of
jeans with yellow canvas jumper and thick
wooden cap. His face is covered with q
thick growth of red beard. In spite Of his
disguise, however, certain lines of refine.
ment in his face betrayed him as man of
education and led to his arrest. When ques-
toned by reporter after his arrival in
Kansas City Warner said: Il expect to
meet a lot of you newspaper fellows, so I've
made up my mind not to talk" Later War
ner told briefly how he had escaped from
the East and eluded the officers so long
He had been in hiding in Jersey City for
some time, he said, and becoming tired of
his concealment, decided to give himself up.
On the way to the station the sight of
bicycle on a curbing opened an avenue of
escape. He stole the wheel and rode to
Philadelphia After a short time in that
city he started west, making his way to
Kansas on his wheel by easy stages. He
claims to have been at Riley for seven
weeks.
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SHOT BY A SMUGGLER.
Soldier at the Fort Wayne Barracks
VIII Lose His Right Hand.

DETROIT, Dec. 15.-Private Fred Nc
MILAN. of Company f, Nineteenth Infantry,
will lose his right hand a result of an
encounter with smuggers early this morn
ing The soldier was patroling his beat be-
tween the barracks building at Fort Wayne
when two men crossed the road ahead of
him. They ran when he ordered them to
halt Then one stopped until the sentry
came within ten PAGES, when the intruder
fired at the soldier. Later the officer of the
guard found Mcmillan lying helpless and
the ground spattered with blood. Oil SNUG
glcrs have been operating recently between
the vicinity of the fort and the Canadian
shore across the river. McAiilan's home is
N 81 I.OtlfS
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DURRANT TO HANG JAN. 7.
Fourth Time Blanche LamOnt's SIay-
err Has Been Sentenced.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 15.-Theodore
Durrant was this morning sentenced to
hang on Jan. Z next for the murder of
Blanche Lamont. Durrant's attorneys made
a desperate effort to secure a further delay
and pave the way for another appeal to
the Supreme Court, but Judge Bahrs was
inexorable and overruled each and all OBJ
jections made to the proceedings. Durrant
was in court and carried himself with his
customary GOODNESS. An immense crowd
fiocked to the courtroom and filled the cor
ridors of the City Hall. This is the fourth
time Durrant has been sentenced
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
CRACKER TRUST PERFECTED.
CONSOLIDATE tiOn of the Three Big Conn
panies, with Capital of 100000 900.

VIEW YORK, Dec. 15.-The Commercial
Advertiser to-day says: The much discussed
consolidation of the three biscuit and crack
er companies, the result of the successful
attempt of the American Biscuit Company
to cut into the New York business of the
New York Biscuit Company, has been ef-
fected. An official of the New York Biscuit
Company admitted it to-day and his words
were corroborated by an official of the
American Company. The other company in
terested is the United States Baking Com
pany, whose headquarters are in ST. Louis.
The new organization is to be known, prob
ably, as the Jnteu states biscuit ana Bak-
Ing Company. The capital. ii is said, is to
be $50 600, GEO. The last details necessary to
complete the organization are to be ar
ranged at Il meeting to be held in Chicago
In few weeks.
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NO "HOT TIME" INADRY TOWN.
ManIato VIII Prohibit WhistIing or
Singing of "a Popular Ditty.

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 15.-Mankato, Kan,
win profit by its example in 1894 and by
city ordinance prohibit the singing OF "A
Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight" In
1894 the City Council of Mankato enacted an
ordinance under the nuisance law, fining ev-
cry person so cents for each and every time
he or she might be proved guilty of
whisting or singing After the BAN be-
tween the hours of O'clock I'm the morning
and 10 o. clock at night. The hot-time song
with its negro dialect, is hummed. whistled
and sung by half OF the population in Kan
sas 1t has become a nuisance at Mankato
and the City Council will suppress it by or
dinance
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Durront,s crimes Recalled.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. ia horrible
murder was perpetrated here at dusk this
evening. Many of the features of the crime
and it's accompanying incidents recall the
tragic deaths of Minnie Williams and
Blanche Lamont. The victim is supposed
to be Mrs. Mary c. Clute, wealthy resi-
dent of Watsonville, Cal. She had just
rented the fiat from a Mrs. Blanchard, and
the noise of carpet-laying was heard by the
people in the lower fiat. All at once the
tacking ceased and all was quiet for time;
then terrible screams were heard. The oc-
cupants of the lower fiat became alarmed
and started to investigate. On going up
stairs the dead body was found. The posi-
tion of the body indicated that the dead
woman had been outraged. The police are
searching for Mrs. Blanchard and also for
cew to the carpet-layer.
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A LEXOW FOR CHICAGO.
Democrats Startled by n Proposition
to Investigate Police Methods.

SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, Dec. ia sensa-
ton was created among the Democratic
members of the Legislature to-day by the
introduction by Senator Lundin, Republic>
an, of a resolution calling for the appoint
nent of a Lexow committee to investigate
the Chicago police force. The resolution
states in effect that on account of numer-
Gus scandals that have arisen regarding the
management of the police in Chicago, the
morals. safety and security of the people
of Chicago require such an investigation.
The resolution went over under the rules
for consideration tomorrow. Senator Lun-
din claims to have enough votes pledged to
pass it,
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Edltor Agnus Not Indicted.

BALTIMORE. Dec. 15.--The grand jury
to-day ignored the Indictment against Gen
eral Felix Agnus on the charge OF criminal
ly libeling Senator George j.. Wellington
In the American on the morning of Nov 26.
The action of the grand jury does away
with the proceeding, for this term of court
at least. Senator Wellington also filed I'm
the Superior Court civil suit for $lO0 600
damages against General Agnus. This is
still pending
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-16
ChIcngo,s Drainage Canal.

CHICAGO, Dec. 15.-In his inaugural ad-
dress to-day. President Boldenweck, of the
Chicago Drainage Board, made the state
ment that the big drainage canal. which is
TO connect Lake Michigan with the Illinois
river at Joliet. will he completed by the
autumn of 1899 This is the first time that
u definite announcement has been made as
to the date of the completion of the canal.
So far over $25,0J0 900 has been expended in
the work, extending over period of five
years.
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ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 15.-A blizzard has
prevailed in South Dakota and parts of
Minnesota to-day. Trains were delayed
badly at Watertown, S. D., owing to the
drifting snow. Reports from ST. Cloud,
Mimi, state that a blizzard, accompanied
by severe drop in temperature, set in there
this evening. The thermometer has dropped
in ST. Paul 16 degrees in two hours, being
IA degrees above at o'clock Huron, S. D..
reports degrees below; Bismarck and Win
nipeg, 10 degrees below Helena, 6 degrees
Swift Current, 22 degrees below, and GU Ap-
nelle. 2S degrees below.
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A LEGAL PRODIGY.
Kansas Boy Passes an
Examination in Law.

TOPEKA, Kan, Dec. 15-Byron Gilbert,
the seven-year-old son of Judge w. ID. Gil
bert. OF Atchison. is legal prodigy. Yes
terday he stood an examination before the
Kansas Supreme Court and answered every
legal question put to him in such an accu-
rate manner as to astound the Justices
Ex-Unted States Senator John Martin
clerk of the Supreme Court issued him q
certificate to practice. However. II con-
tanned a provision required by the state
Constitution that the certificate should not
take effect until the prodigy is OF age.