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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
LIKES THE CIvIL-sERvIcE LAW.
Secretary of the Navy Long Praises
the Merit system.

the Mer1t system.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--Secretary Long,
of the navy, in conversation with reporter
to-day expressed the hope that the present
civil-service system would not be impaired.
He said he had entire sympathy with the
congressman, who are brought directly in
contact with applicants for official position,
but believed that the President is right and
should be sustained. He was of opinion
that the great body of the people have no
desire to go back to the old system-cer-
tainly not, if their attention is called to the
merits of the case With great Difference
for the opinion of others who differed from
him, the views which, before occupying his
present position, he had held with regard to
the benefits of the present system had been
confirmed by his experience in the Navy
Department. He said
'First-The government gets better serv-
ice. The civil-service examinations are
much better than represented, but, even at
competent clerks, who, instead of looking to
political influence for their retention in Of
tice, know that that depends on their merit
and good work. The power of removal
which hangs over them all the time, and
which should never be impaired, and
which the heads of departments are con-
stantly invoking in cases Of inefTiciency,
keeps them up to the mark.
Second-The congressman themselves as
WGll dS the nedQS Oh departments, are re-
leved from what used to be an incessant
drive upon them, taking half their time.
Under the old system, where they pleased
one they made enemies of ten. More and
more, as the new system becomes settled,
will this relief increase.
Third-The applicant for office is put on
q true democratic and American footing.
The old system was absolutely undemo-
cratic and un-American. If there is a dem
ocratic or American principle 1t is that ev
cry man shall have chance and win ac-
cording to his merit. What would be said
II a schoolma'am were to put at the head
of her class, not the best scholar, but the
scholar whom the school committeeman,
who secured her her place, directs? There
would be storm in every American house
hold And yet, under the old system, the
congressman, even against his will, was
compelled to be cZar in the matter OF ap-
pointments. The young American citizen,
desirous to enter the national service, could
only do so, not by going into competition
with other candidates, but by securing the
consent of a political party authority. 1t
was not enough that he was of the peo-
pie, but he must be within the circle of the
influence of those to whom that authority
was under obligation"
The secretary added that his department
was now, both in the clerical and labor
lines, entirely within the civil-service rules,
except with regard to about a dozen places,
those being mainly persons employed off and
on at about 81 a day. He was rather glad
that these were left under the old system,
as they furnished object lesson OF some
of its Objectionable features
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House Foreign Anairs Committee.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The committee
on foreign affairs OF the House of Repre-
sentatives held it's first meeting to-day and
mapped out its line of work on the several
important foreign questions now pending.
Chairman Hit announced the following
subcommittee to deal with Cuban affairs:
Adams, of Pennsylvania Heatwole of Min
nesota, and Berry, of Kentucky. The sub
committee to consider Hawaiian affairs is:
Hitt of Illinois; Cousins, of Iowa, and
termined to report at once the bill prohib-
iting American citizens from conducting
pelagic sealing in Bering sea, and an under
standing was reached that the bill would
be pushed to final passage before the holi-
days. 1t was also determined that the
members of the committee would call in
IL O'clock
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SHOT BY A FOOTPAD.
DIR. II. A. Meyer, a Noted Insanity Ex-
pert. Severely wounded.

CHICAGO, Dec. 9.-Dr H. A. Meyer, a
noted insanity expert, and one of the fac
ulty of Rush Medical College, was attacked
by footpads tonight at the intersection of
Adams street and Ashland boulevard, than
which there is no more aristocratic spot in
the city of Chicago. The attempted robbery
took place at a time when numerous pedes-
trians were on the street, and was one Of
the boldest affairs of it's kind that has hap
pened in Chicago for a long time. Dr.
Meyer made q fight for his money, and
knocked one of the men down The second
footpad then shot the doctor in the groin,
infiicting a wound that will not prove Sc
rious. The robbers secured no plumber.
John McCcsh a business man, was at
tackled by robbers about 10 o'clock to-
night. He fired at them and they returned
the fire, hitting McCosh three times, in
fiicting wounds that will prove fatal
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NICARAGUA TO BE PUNISHED.
No United States Representative VIII
Be Sent to Managua.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Department
of State is about to press to the end the
issue that has been raised between it and
the government of Nicaragua, growing out
of the refusal of Nicaragua to receive a
United States minister in the person of
Captain Merry, of California. The United
States legation at Managua, which has been
closed through the retirement of Minister
Baker, will be permitted to remain closed
entirely, and Captain Merry has been
ordered to proceed to San Juan in Costa
Rica, to take up his mission there. Mr..
Hunter, OF Kentucky, who has been ap-
pointed minister to Guatamala and Hon
duras, was at the State Department to-
day and having received his final instruc-
tions will sail from New York on the 20th.
He goes to Guatemala City, the capital
of Guatamala, but as his case is in many
respects similar to that Of Captain Merry,
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FIGHT WITH OUTLAWS.
Three Mexican Border Veterans and a
Desperate Killed.

DENVER. Col. Dec. 9.-News has just
been received here of a desperate fight that
occurred near the border of Arizona and
old Mexico. Three guards of the Mexican
service and one desperado were killed. The
latter was Frank o. Phallard one of Black
Jacks gang. and an outlaw from Texas,
whose two brothers were killed while men,
bers Of BILLY the Kids" gang. In Phal-
lard's pocket was a letter from Miss Edith
Cunningham, of Las Vegas, stating that
her brother had just been shot and Killed
by Dick Manley, at Red River. n. NJ.
Phallard is the last of the Sam Bass gang
of train robbers. who cleaned out Custer
City many years ago. His two brothers
were killed in the Panhandle of Texas by
state rangers.
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A DESPERATE ITALIAN.
His Battle with Police After Trying
to XIII Father and Son.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Dec s.-Anton
Tucci, an Italian. to-day shot and probably
fatally wounded g. Tompone, because OF the
rejection of his affections by Tompone's
nineteen-year-old daughter Theresa He
followed this up by setting fire to the cloth
ing of TompoDe's little son Michael, and
when an attempt was made to arrest him
he successfully held a squad of policemen
and fireman at bay until he had twice fred
Policeman Simpson and a citizen named
Sacharrino. Finally, driven into a corner,
he set fire to his room and until securely
handcuffed defended himself with a large
knife Tucci is about forty-flve years old.
lie lived with Tompone and for long time
showed affection for Theresa. Yesterday
he pleaded for her love and was rejected.
This afternoon he committed the deeds re-
lated above.
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CLAIM AGAINST HAITI.
Mr.. Leger Explains MIR. CampbeIIs
Demand for 100000.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Haitian
minister, Mr.. Leger called at the State De-
partment to-day to talk with the officials
respecting the settlement of the difficulty
between his country and Germany and also
to make some representations touching the
case of the American engineer. Campbell,
whose claim for an indemnity formed the
subject of a resolution of inquiry which has
been presented in the United States Senate.
He endeavored to make it clear to the So
licitor of the department that there was
another side to the Campbell case from that
presented in the resolution and the state
mentS filed with his claim. According to
the minister's representations, Campbell
was practically enlisted in New York for
service in the Haitian navy at time when
an insurrection prevailed on the island He
made a contract not with a Haitian, but
with Mr.. Compton, an American citizen, to
go to Haiti to serve as an engineer. When
he reached the country he refused to serve.
An effort was made to oblige him to carry
out his contract, but this failed and he
drifted back to New York. That was in 1887
or 1888 and it was not until nine years later
that anything was heard of a demand for
indemnity. Then Campbell sued Compton in
New York for breach of contract, and, get
ting q verdict, filed a claim for indemnity
with the State Department against the gov
ernment of Haiti for the sum of 100000
That claim is still pending and, according
to the minister, so far from there having
been any undue delay in it's adjudication,
the Haitian government has only recently
had il under consideration. The minister
took occasion to assure Secretary Sherman
of the warm feeling of regard felt by his
government and people towards the United
States, to whom they looked with affection
and reverence, and declared that the gov
ernment of Haiti had no disposition to treat
any just claim In behalf of any United
States citizen with lack of consideration.
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Prospective ~BattIe..v

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 9.--Negotiations
have practically been completed for three
more pugilistic contests. Peter Maher and
Peter jackson are to meet In February
Choynski and Tut Ryan in January and
George Green and Billy Gallagher at time
to be set later. The Occidental Club has
secured the Maher-Jackson contest and the
National the other two Maher is giving
Peter jackson. He will weigh something
like thirty-five pounds less than Jackson
who has also the advantage of him in
height and reach. Maher has advantage in
age by eight years, and is in better condi-
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pages of foolscap paper and was forwarded
secretaries, respectively, of the Hawaiian
Patriotic League and the Hawaiian Wo-
mans Patriotic League, who made certi1-
cates that 81 the SIGNATURES @ We're all genuine;
100 were foreigners. The petition was
printed in both the English and Hawaiian
languages and was very brief, merely pro-
testing against annexation to the United
States in any shape or form" The pre-
sentation of the petition was witnessed by
the native Hawaiians comprising the dele
made their first visit to the capitol to-day:
They told those with whom they conversed
that their people were unalterably opposed
to annexation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
General Notes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Samuel w. Coul-
sen was to-day appointed postmaster at
Pike, Boone county, Indiana, vice Miles L.
Hanlon, resigned.
To-days statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
$227, ,344 las; gold reserve, $15S, ,313, ,412.
The House subcommittee which is franz
ing a bankruptcy bill, got together to-day
and began work. The Henderson bill was
reported with little change as a substitute
for the Nelson bill passed by the Senate.
The House committee on Indian affairs
problems in the Indian Territory to-day. 1t
was a long session and the result was a
call for the Dawes commission and all
others interested to appear before it next
Thursday.
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CIeveInnd,s portrnit sbifted.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Mrs. Mckinley
has made number of changes in the loca-
tion of the White House portraits, and all
the pictures of former mistresses of this his
toric mansion have been grouped in the red
room, instead of being scattered indiscrim-
inately throughout the public parlors. Ex-
President Cleveland's portrait has been rele-
gated to the corridor leading from the East
Room, instead of occupying the post of
honor in the red parlor. The fuli-length
portrait of ex-President Arthur now orna-
ments one of the panels of the green room,
which is also the music room of the White
House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-Secretary Gage
has adopted a plan for naming ves-
sells of the revenue cutter service The old
system of naming vessels was to call them
after secretaries, sometimes senators or
members of the House, and sometimes
clerks. Hereafter, however, these vessels
will receive the names of tribes of Indians.
The cutter launched at Cleveland yesterday
has been named the Algonquin, and another
will be called the Onondaga. 1t is not un-
likely that the names of the old cutters
Smith and Sperry will be changed in con-
formity with the new plan.
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PITTSBURG, Dec. Slack McClelland,
the local featherweight, secured the de-
cision over Joe Leonard of Philadelphia, in
a four-round boxing contest tonight. The
men fought at catch weights, and McClel-
had all the best of it after the first round
and seemed none the worse for wear and
tear at the end of the fight, while Leonard
was pretty we'll used up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
Providing for the Twelfth Census.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The Senate COM
mittee on census to-day authorized Senator
Carter to report favorably the bill intro
duced at the last session of Congress to
provide for the twelfth census and for sub
Sequent census with an amendment taking
the chief clerk, the disbursing clerk and the
chief statstician out of the classified service
as provided in the original bill. The bill
provides for the immediate appointment of
a director of census at salary of 5000, an
assistant director, a chief clerk and five
chief statisticians.
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GALVESTON. Tex, Dec 9.-Gen. Paul
vandervoort, one of the promoters of the
6en Brdese = rex that he "hrss bns cdead Lrom
q deal with John b. and "Shanghai''
Pierce the cattle kings. for land for a col
ony and at least one thousand colonists will
move in Immediately after the beginning Of
the new year. The undertaking is fashioned
after that at Fitzgerald, Ga.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
No ..MiIIsv at PorIxopoIis.

CINCINNATI, o.. Dec. 9.-Mayor Tafel
has instituted an investigation of prize
fighting that will prevent the interstate
carnival here Dec. 81 % and %, and will
also stop the hight here next Monday night
and Gardner
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
Ex-President Harrison at New York.

NEW YORK, Dec. 9.-Ex-President Ben
jamin Harrison is in the city on business
connected with his law practice, and ex-
He declined TO discuss political or national
matters, saying he was not qualified to
do so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-12-10
LEDC AND DETROIT TRAINS.
q II q
The Moron Route
CHICAGO

Trains leave indianapolis
ZOO a. M. 1850 a. 1886 d. m. 1255 NIGHT
Trains arrive Indianapolis 1850
$3.50 a. 1855 a. nl. s2:40 d. m 4:37 n m
SDaily except Sunday. ~
Local sleeper in indianapolis ready at $3.50 D. M
Leaves Chicago, returning, at 2:45 a. M Can he
taken any time after $3.50 D. m.
Ticket Offices, w. Wash ST., Union Station
Massachusetts-ave. Depot and Twenty second ST.
GEO. w. HAYLER, d. p. A.
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Chinese Exclusion Law Construed.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.-The solicitor of
the treasury has rendered an opinion in
which he holds that Cinnamon who failed
to register under the act of Nov. 3, 1893, are
not lawfully in this country, although they
may have registered under the act of May
S. 1892 In an opinion rendered by Attorney
General McKenna to-day 1t is held that
Cinnamon who have been excluded from the
United States by collectors of customs may
law in case Of a second attempted entry.
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Protent from Hnwniinnn.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.--Senator Hoar to-
day presented a protest in the Senate from
native Hawaiians against the annexation
of the Hawaiian islands to the United
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SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS

DEFoRMITY APPARATUS. Trlisses, Elastic
in the State. -
WM. III. ARMSTRONG & co.
New No. 120 a s. Illinois ST.. indianapolis, Ind.
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BIG 4 ROUTE
Passengers contemplating trip
to the winter resorts of the South,
Old or New Mexico,
Arizona, Colorado,
Utah, California,

and the Pacific coast will be fur
nished descriptive pamphlets,
rates, etc., on application to agents
Big Four Route, / East Washing
ton street, Union Station or Mas s.
achusetts-avenue Station.
H. M. BRONSON, A. G. p. A.
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WOOL-GROWERS ANGRY.
Up i'm Arms Against the Provisions of
the Tariff Bill.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-The wool
growers of the country are up in arms
over the refusal of the Republican ma
iority in the House of Representatives
to incorporate in the new tariff bill
Endorsed by the National Wool Grow
ers' Association, the Farmers National
Congress and the State Oranges and
growers organizations of a dozen or
more States and Territories.
To-day in response to call issued by
Judge William Lawrence of Ohio, Pres
ident of the national association.
large number of growers met at the Eb-
bitt House to take steps toward pre-
senting to the Senate committee the
request of the sheep raisers for what
they term THE promised most ample
protection for WOOL"
The Executive Committee of the or
ganization takes the ground that the
wool schedule in the new bill simply
plays fast and loose with the industry
1t gives ample protection to wool man
ufacturers and not to wool. The sche1-
ule is designed to benefit the East to
the ruin of the West. Altogether it fails
in almost every particular to come up
to the requirements of the growers.
A committee will be appointed to seek
a hearing before the Senate committee
and great pressure is being brought
to bear upon the Senator'S from Ohio
Indiana Utah, New Mexico, Montana
Colorado and elsewhere to replace the
schedule as reported from the House
with that prepared by the Wool Grow
ers' National Association.
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CAGES ORDERS.
The Secretary Responds to Informal
tiOn Asked by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 13.-A letter
from Secretary Gage was received to-
day by the Senate, responding to the
resolution of inquiry as to the orders
issued to the customs officers to delay
the liquidation of entries made of mer-
chandise arriving after April 1st last
The Secretary explains that the order
is in accordance with the authority con-
ferred on him by law. Following the
reading of the letter Vest of Missouri
presented resolution declaring that
the order lis without authority of law
and in violation of the statutes and
customs regulations governing the pay
ment of import duties al the port of en-
try where the same may be collected"
Davis (R.) of Minnesota, Chairman of
the Foreign Relations Committee, gave
notice that on Thursday next he would
move that the Senate go into executive
session to take up the arbitration
treaty
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But Gets Little of Value Out of Wells
Fargo's Box.
of the Central Pacific
Railroad Hold Their Annual fleet
ing and REFLECT the Old Officers
Meeting of the State Board of
Trade-A Young rlan Kicked by a
Mule and Seriously Injured Near
Dixon.
Dixon.

YREKA, April 13.-The Yreka stage.
which was robbed ten miles south of
mere to-day, contained five passengers
besides the driver, one of them being
lady. A few hundred yards north of
the summit the road makes a sharp
turn, and as the driver, Frank Hovey,
approached this place a man about five
feet ten or eleven inches tall, wearing a
dark suit, SLOUGH hat and white mask,
stepped from behind a large rock, and
leveling a rifle at the driver, ordered
him to throw out the Wells FargO'S eX-
press box and the registered mail sack
Hovey complied with the command
and was then ordered to drive on. The
passengers were not disturbed The
Carlock Bank at Fort Jones was eX-
pecting returns from a shipment of
gold, but it was not on this stage, and
the robber did not get more than fifty
dollars out of the express box.
Express Agent Wadsworth, in COM
pany with a Deputy Sheriff, left this
evening about Z o'clock for the scene of
the hold-up. The robbery occurred
about o'clock this afternoon but the
news of the robbery did not reach here
until over two hours later, when the
stage reached Fort Jones'
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STEAMER YAQUINA.
If the Weather Continues Moderate
the Vessel Hay be Saved.

HUENEME, April 13-At l p. m. the
Yaquina was lying easy, in the same
position as yesterday. Nothing fur
Their was done, as the remaining freight
is under water. The tug Reliance with
Captain Goodall is expected hourly. The
weather is fine no sea and no wind.
The opinion is now expressed that if
the weather continues moderate the
vessel may possibly be saved. Many
visitors from the surrounding country
are attracted to the scene, but should
a storm come on there would be many
departures. as much fear is felt regard
ing the dynamite.
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JOHNSON UNDISMAYED.
Though He Lost One Libel Suit, APP
pears i'm Another.

Los ANGELES, April 13.-Rev. l. T.,
Johnson is undismayed by his defeat
in his libel suit against the Fresno
Republican" which was decided
against him last evening, but appeared
in the Federal Court this morning
ready to proceed against A. B. But
Ter and Hugh Hume of the Evening
EXpositor' of the same city on a SINH
lar charge, based on a publication
caused by and commenting upon his
now famous remarks about the virtue
of the girls of Fresno, a remark which
he claims was confined to fallen wo-
men, the majority of whom, he had
been told by a man whose name he
could not recall. were ruined by the
time they were II years of age. The
morning was occupied in getting jury,
which was not completed at the hour
OF adjournment.
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CENTRAL PACIFIC RAILROAD.
The Old Board of Directors Rechosen
Without an Exception.

SAN FRANCISCO, April 13.-The an
nual election of Directors of the Cen
trail Pacific Company was held this
morning. The old board was rechos-
en- without an exception. The polls
were opened in Secretary Thompsons
office at 8 O'Clock and closed at 3 O'Clock
this afternoon. Voting was done prin-
cipally by proxy, and, as is usually
the case, the annual event was devoid
of any particular interest
The board as it now stands is COM
posed of the following Directors:
Isaac L. Requa c. P Huntington
William H. Mills, I. E. Gates, C. E.
Bretherton, F. E. Spencer and Charles
p. Eells.
On Thursday the Directors will meet
and organize for the coming year. There
is every reason for believing that the
present officers will be reelected as
follows:
President, Isaac L. Requa: Vice
President, G. P. Huntington; Second
VicePresident and Treasurer, w. H
Mills; Third Vice-President. I. E.
Gates; SECRETARY and Auditor, William
NJ. Thompson; Assistant Secretary in
New York, Charles Babbidge