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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-06-18
That the Power to Punish Law ViOIat-
ing Ticket Brokers Rests vitE the
State AUTHORITIES.
GEN. S. L. WOODF0RD ACCEPTS
WILL SAIL FOR HIS POST AT MADRID
SOON AFTER CONFIRMATION.
Nominations by the President-Secre-
lean Butter i'm London.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, June 17.-During the
hearing of arguments in favor of the anti
scalping bill to-day by the Senate commit
tee on interstate commerce. Senator Lind
say, of Kentucky. raised a point which
goes away in behind the proposition and
deeper down than any which has yet been
suggested Senator Lindsay Is in favor of
the suppression of the understanding bust
ness, believing it to be pernicious, and he
strongest member of the committee for re-
porting the anti-scalping bill; but doubts
appear to have entered his mind as to the
authority of Congress to pass laws for the
punishment of ticket forging, ticket rails
ing and the other methods practiced by
ticket scalpers. Colonel George H. Daniels,
general passenger agent of the New York
Central was exhibiting to the committee
a package of several hundred forged and
altered tickets. 1t was during his explana-
ton of how these tickets were made and
sold that Senator Lindsay stated that it
had occurred to him that the power of
punishment for these crimes is vested ex-
clusively in the state and local authorities,
and that if Congress should mix in it
might be transcending its authority This
was point which does not seem to have
occurred to the other members of the COM
mittee, but it made profound impression.
No action was taken by the committee to-
day, and it is altogether probable that the
scalping bill will, like its companion, the
pooling bill, be hung up in committee until
the next regular session of Congress, in
December
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Spain was influenced by the fact that he
agreed to go to his post Immediately on
confirmation, something very much desired
by the President and also TO remain there
through the present administration, an ar
rangement not subscribed by some other
possible appointees Mr. Woodford was to,
day in consultation with the President and
formally accepted the office. Tonight Mr..
Woodford 0ined with the President, Sec
rotary and Mrs. and Miss Alger and Mrs
John A. Logan also being guests. The new
minister declines to say when he will start
for Madrid. He VIII return to New York to-
morrow, and il is probable that he will
not sail for couple of weeks.
All combinations in the cavalry arm of
mittee on military affairs awaiting the
action of the committee on nominations of
Lieutenant Colonel Noyes who has been
promoted to be colonel, and to whom OBJ
Jections are made, which are being investi-
gated
The President will shortly act on the APP
pointment of an assistant Indian commits
sioner, and 1t is probable that Joseph T.
Bender, of New York city. will be nomi-
mated. Mr.. Bender first entered the gov
eminent service on June r. 1869 and has
since served in various capacities. He was
for time superintendent of the Indian
warehouse at New York, served as special
agent to investigate the Des Moines river
land claims. and lately has been a high
grade clerk in the Interior Department. A
G. Tonner, of Canton, O., also has been
mentioned for this office. but Is said to be
slated for ciVil-SerVice commissioner.
The Senate to-day confirmed the follow
Ing nominations: William E. Powell of New
Jersey, to be minister to Hayti; Stephen
j. Weekes of Nebraska, to be register of
the Land Office at O'Neill, Neb.
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SENIORS MADE HAPPY
ANNUAL COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES
AT ROSE POLYTECHNIC.
Diplomas Conferred at Hanover, NOtre
Dame and Vincennes University
Other Events.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, June 1.-THE
class of twenty-five which was graduated
to-day at Rose Polytechnic Institute is one
of the largest of the thirteen which have
gone out. There were twenty-seven in the
class but the death of one and the con-
tinued illness of another reduced the num-
Der to twenty-five. The commencement ex-
ercises were held this morning in the gym
nasium. All graduates had prepared theses,
which were examined by the faculty, as
sisted by the following members of the
alumni association: w. r. McKeen, jr., SO;
F. F. Hildreth, "a; w. o. Mundy, 95. The
five who read their papers to-day were Her
man S. Heichert, of Marion; j. David Ingle,
of Oakland City, civil engineer; John H.
Hollweg, jr., of Hayward, Wis; Robert A.
Phillip, of Sacramento, and Theodore l..
Camp, of Jackson, Mich. The other men,
bers of the class were. William G.. Arm,
Scottsboro, Ala; Benjamin F. Chandler
Guilford VT; Edmund Frank, Petersburg,
Ind; Charles H. Fry, jr., Fort Worth, Tex.
Arthur f. Gordon, Terre Haute; Jay H.
Hall, Danville, ILL.,; j. Briggs Haney, Wells
burg, w. Va; Chauncey II. Helderman,
Hutsonville, ILL.,; John J. Kessler Terre
Haute; Henry j. Lendi, Terre Haute; John
E. Lufkin. jr., Anna, ILL.,; Walter H. Mar
tin, Danville, ILL.,; August H. Meyer, Apple
ton, Wis; Odus B. Moore Fulton. Mo.
Roger M. Newbold, Birmingham, Ala; T.
Guy Pierson, Spencer, Ind; Maurice G.
Rypinski, Bryan, Tex; Archie G. Shaver,
Terre Haute; Clarence H. Tucker, Wash
ington; Gustav Willius, jr., ST. Paul.
The post graduate students were: John
w. Shepherd, B. A, of Indiana University
Edward Walser, b. S., of Rose Polytechnic.
The following degrees were conferred:
Mechanical Engineer-W. r. McKeen, jr.,
Terre Haute, class of $50.
Master of Science-John A. Parkhurst,
Marengo, ILL.,, SO; Barclay G. Mering, Buff
falo, 81: Joseph D. Harper, Terre Haute.
81; William J. Fogarty, Cambridge City,
Ind, '92; Edwin S. Johonnot, Chicago SO;
w. Offut Mundy, Louisville. 95; Francis H.
Miller. Louisville, S5; William B. Speed,
Louisville, 95
The Hemingway gold medal for the most
meritorious work during the full course
ending to-day was awarded to Herman S.
Heichert and the bronze medal to the fresh
man who made the highest average of his
class went to Jesse Brewer, of Terre
Haute.
Before the presentation Of diplomas by
President Mees, Herbert W. F'oltz class of
'S6, now architect of Indianapolis deliv-
cred the alumni address. Ex-Secretary of
the Navy r. w. Thompson who is pres-
dent of the board of managers, spoke brief
ly to the class. Tonight the eleventh an
nual banquet of the alumni association was
held with a large attendance.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMINGTON, Ind, June II. - The
trustees of Indiana University closed their
June session this morning. The number of
changes in the faculty for next year is not
great. Prof. r. j. Alley, who has taken
his doctors degree at the University of
Pennsylvania, returns to the head OF the
department OF mathematics. Prof. A. L.
Foley, who has received his doctors de-
gree from Cornell University returns to
the head of the department of physics, pro-
NOTED from associate professor to that of
has been at Cornell University for the past
two years, was made assistant professor
of English. Mr.. Charles s Thomas, who
has peen studying a award University
for the past year, returns to the English
department. Mr.. Guido Stemple, who has
been studying in Germany for the past two
years and who has just taken his doctors
degree Will return next year Prof. e. Is.
Bryan, of Butler University, was made as
sistant professor of pedagogy. In addition
F. Rettger, A. NJ. of Indiana University.
was appointed laboratory assistant III
chemistry
The board of trustees was organized by
making Hon. Isaac Jenkinson, of Rich
mond, president, S. r. Lyons secretary and
Walter E. WOODBURY. treasurer. The trus-
tees ordered the old college campus sold to
the city of Bloomington, the proceeds of the
same to be invested in the much-needed
enlargement of the present campus. They
also ordered the proposed Improvement in
the central heating plant, as provided by
the last Legislature DR.. E. B. Copeland
OF Wisconsin University was appointed as
sistant professor of botany. Assistant Prof
Rothrock, of the department of mathemat-
les, was given leave of absence to study
In GERMANY.
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FOREIGNERS TO BE WARNED.
Must Remove Determinations Against
Our Products or Suffer.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE action out
lined in the interview with Bellamy Storer
before sailing for Europe looking to vigor-
Gus representations to Great Britain, Ger
many and Belgium. and doubtless to
France for a modification of the discrim-
mating measures against American cattle
is the result of the interchangeable efforts of
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson to combat
the prejudices of the old world against our
farm products and to secure our exporters
at least the same rights are enjoyed by
those of other countries. Ever since the
new administration began Secretary Wilson
has been pushing this matter and taking
ADVANTAGE of every opportunity to gain the
ends sought. He has had frequent inter-
views with the President and with Secre-
tary Sherman on the subject. Several of
the new diplomatic appolntees nave had con-
ferences with the Agricultural Department
officials, at which questions of this kind
were discussed, and the situation explained
The State Department is now cooperating
in the movement, and in various ways has
instructed its representatives going to the
countries named to present statements of
the case TO the respective governments set
ting out the determinations imposed on our
nroducts together with data showing them
10 be uniuStifable. These statements will
also show that the restrictions placed by
our government on exports of cattle pre-
clude any material danger of loss by dis
ease or otherwise. Official reports of eX-
perts in the field will be cited to demon
strate that American cattle products show
a much greater exemption from disease
than those of practically all other countries
These representations will be accompanied
bv the significant warning that if the I'M
inst discriminating measures are continued
nroner action will have to be taken by this
Government. Discriminating nations will be
given to understand that the rights of
American exporters must be recognized or
else privileges accorded foreign producers
x1yithdra
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those who perform all labor and create all
wealth should enjoy the results of their
efforts. But this is rendered impossible by
the modern system of production. 1t is
declared that thousands of men work in
shops cooperating to the most efficient
division of labor but the fruits of this
cooperative labor are in a measure appro-
duction. The present economic system Of
the country is considered and condemned
at some length end the declaration of prin-
ciples closes with the following calls for
I'VE call upon all honest citizens to en-
list under the banner of the Social Democ-
racy of America, that we may be ready
to conquer capitalism by making use OF our
political liberty and by taking possession
of public power, that we may put an
END to the present harbarous struggle by
the abolition of capitalism. by the restora-
ton of land and of all means of produce
ton, transportation and distribution to the
people as q collective body and the substi-
tuition of a cooperative commonwealth for
the present state of painless production.
industrial warfare and social disorder. A
commonwealth which, although 1t Will not
make all men equal physically or meni ally,
will give to every worker the free exercise
and full benefit of his faculties, multiplied
by all the modern factors OF CIVILIZATION,
and ultimately inaugurate the universal
brotherhood of man. For such purposes,
one of the States of the Union, to be here
after determined, shall be selected for the
concentration OF our supporters, gradually
extending the sphere of operations until the
national cooperative COMMONWEALTH snail
be established"
Tomorrow the ways and means of set
thing in the State to be chosen Will be set
tied
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Award of HOnOrs and Medals and Con-
ferrinE of Diplomas.

NOTRE DAME, Ind. June 1.-THE big
event of the year was commencement day.
The exercises began early this morning.
There were three orations, followed by the
class poem, written by James D. Barry. of
Chicago. Joseph Sullivan delivered the
valedictory. after which the honors and
medals were awarded and the degrees con-
ferred as follows:
Master of Arts-Rev, John B. Scheier, c.
S. c., Notre Dame, Ind; Michael A. Quin-
Ian, c. S c., Notre Dame, Ind
Bachelor of Arts-James Dixon Barry,
Chicago; Thomas Tyrone Cavanagh, Chi
cago; Martin James Costello, Chicago
Walter Bernard Golden, Butler, Pa; Jesse
William Lantry, Chatsworth. H.; John An
drew Mcnamara, Milford, Mass; Paul Jer-
Reardon, Sing Sing, n. y. Thomas Burke
Reilly. Sing Sing n. Y; Joseph Vincent
Sullivan. Chicago
Bennett Weston, w. Va; Edward Erasmus
Brennan Indianapolis: Charles Middleton
Bryan Memphis; William Charles Hengen,
south Bend; Elmer Jerome Murphy, Belle
Vue Ia NJ James Ney, Denver; James Jo-
seph Sanders, Chicago; Sherman Steele
Bachelor of Science-William Augustine
Pagan Schenectady, n. Y; Jacob Rosen-
thai, Petosky. Mich. w. Burnett Weaver
dusky. o.; Ralph Lawrence Palmer.
Master of Laws-Daniel p. Murphy, Lew
Honorary Bachelor of Arts-Francis ]. F.
Confer, Altoona Pa; Albert s. F. Magru-
der Cane Springs, KY, James Il. Quinn
Springfield, H.; James II. Browne, New
Bedford. Mass.
Commercial Course-walter Loshbough
Notre Dame: Thomas ]. Martin. Chicago;
Eugene +. Mccarthy Chicago; Edward j.
O'Malley. Albany. Mo-; John NJ. Thiele
Monterey. Ind; Arthur Wolf, Notre Dame
Leo Van Hessche Notre Dame; Guy r
Sample, Walnut, H.: James NJ. Conway
Anamosa. Ia; Thomas NJ. Hoban South
Bend; Aloysius j. Lyons Notre Dame
Certificates for Telegraphy-Louis f.
Hake, Grand Rapids; Edward B. Falvey
St. Joseph. Missouri.
Guam Gold Medal-Paul Jerome Raglan,
Maumee, O.
Mason medal-Thomas ]. Murray, New
York city.
McGinnis. Midway, Mass.
Sorin Gold Medal-Joseph p. Shields. Chi
cago.
Medal for Christian Doctrine in Brown
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He Opposes the House Rates on SUI
matra Wrapper Tobacco.


WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Republic
an members of the Senate finance commit
tee were in session until after II o'clock at
the Arlington Hotel tonight. Two impor-
tant schedules. that relating to tobacco,
which has been passed over by the Senate
temporarily. and that relating to fax, hemp
and jute, which is next in order in the bill,
were under consideration. Most of the time
tonight was given up to hearing represen-
tations from senators who are interested in
these two schedules Mr.. Fairbanks, of
Indiana, made strong plea for the reten-
ton of the Senate rates on the Sumatra
wrapper and Havana filler tobacco which
the same as those in the present law,
and spoke in opposition to the House rates,
which are % cents per pound higher on the
Wrapper>and 81 cents per pound higher on
the nlIerztobacco than those proposed by
the Senate bill. The senator took the side
of the cigar makers in the controversy,
pointing out the Importance of the industry
ana the harm which he believed would be-
ran 1t and those engaged therein should the
higher rates prevail. Senators HaWley and
Hoar, of Massachusetts, submitted argu-
ments in support of the House rates, con-
tending that the proposed increases were
so slight as not to lnJurlously AFFECT the
amount of trade that is now done The
Senate's reduction of the duty on flax, as
proposed by the House, met with strong OPP
position from Senator Davis, of Minnesota.
lie maui an urgent pea IOi AlOIe plOltC-
ton in the interests of farmers in the West
who raise the raw material from which the
flax is manufactured, in the hopes of build
ing up the industry.
Representative Stewart, of New Jersey,
who represented the manufacturers. was
also present and contented himself with
pOnents of the rates proposed by the Sen
ate on the raw material Vice President
Hobart and Senator Sewell, who are inter
ested in the committees action on the flax
schedule, were also at the meeting. The
members of the committee came to no final
conclusion but will hold a meeting to-mor-
row morning for that purpose.
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son Hall, second course-Louis c. NJ. Reed,
Fort Wayne; third course, Louis NJ. Fether-
ston, What Cheer. Ia.
Sorin Elocution Gold Medal-Noel L. Free
man.
Elocution Gold Medal. Kent Weber.
Gold Medal for Christian Doctrine
Francis NJ WEIGH.
Gold Medal for r-writing-Charles H.
Bode.
Gold Medal for Penmanship-Arthur j.
Phillips.
Gold Medal for Improvement of Piano
Victor H. Steele.
Gold Medal for Excellence in Studies
Hugh Mcconnell
Gold Medal for Vocal Music-Daniel D.
Spillard.
Silver Medal for Composition-Arthur
Allyn.
Silver Medal for Penmanship-Thomas r.
Fetter.
Silver Medal for Improvement in Vocal
Music-George S. Weidmann.
Silver Medal for Vocal Music-Lee e.
Hubbard.
Silver Medal for Christian Doctrine
lanes A NandVke
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General Notes,

WASHINGTON, June 17.-To-day's state
ment of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, 1921, 81, 200 !;
gold reserve, 144319,7S3
John H. Miller, counsel for Alonzo B.
Bowers of California, and John B. Brown,
of Illinois, to-day filed a petition in the
Court of Claims. demanding judgment
against the United States for $500, 900 for
the use by the government of a patented
dredging machine owned by the claimants
Postmaster Gordon, of Chicago, returned
to Washington this morning from Fortress
Monroe where he had gone to recuperate
His trip was beneficial and as soon as he
has transacted some business before the
Postoffice Department he will return to
Chicago.
The seven graduating cadets from West
Point who have been selected for assign
ment to the engineers corps are: w. d.
Connor, Cakes, Wolfe, Morgan, Cheny,
Altstaetler and Ferguson.
A. f. Nowlan, OF LaWrenceburg, who is
slated for appointment as collector of in
terlal revenue for the Lawrenceburg dis
trict, called the Indiana members of
Congress to-day.
Sidney Conger, of Flat Rock, Ind is in
the city.
E. Jacoby. of Indianapolis, is spending a
few days at the national capital. He SAYS
his mission here is strictly a business one
and that 1t is entirely without political sig
niicance.
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E. V. DEBS'S SCHEME.
The Colony to Be Called "The. Social
Democracy of America"

CHICAGO, June 1L-Eugene " Debs's
new project, involving in its details the
death of the American Railway Union and
the formation OF a cooperative colonization
undertaking, was put under way at Uhlich's
Hall to-day when the preamble to the con-
stiuution for the proposed organization,
which is to succeed the A. r. u. was laid
before the delegates. The meeting. which
was a secret session, was we'll attended
many women being among the the dele
gates The name proposed by Mr.. Debs is
THE Social Democracy of America" and
this name was incorporated in the pream-
BILE. Mr.. Debs laid down the reasons for
the title and the paragraphs of the pream-
BILE. and was seconded by an apparent ma
jority of the delegates. The project will
be taken up piece by piece after the consti-
tuition of the new organization is settled
upon.
After six hours of wordy warfare the
platform on which the Social Democracy is
to stand was adopted. The document
starts as follows: Labor. manual and mem
tai being the only creator OF wealth and
civilization, it rigntfully follows that all
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Important Pension Ruling.

WASHINGTON, June 17-Assistant Sec
rotary Davis, of the Interior Department,
has rendered a decision that will affect
many claims for pensions. He reversed the
action of the Pension Office in the case of
Catharine Geronzin, a widow of soldier
in the Ohio infantry, which rejected the
claim for pension because there was no
proof of the death of the soldier. Geronimo
left home in July, 1866, since which time
nothing has been heard from him. The
assistant secretary holds that further in
quiry should be made concerning the man,
and if nothing is thereby developed throw
ing additional light on the case, death may
be presumed under act of March 13, 1896,
making seven years absence from home
without intelligence of his existence suf-
ticient for a presumption of death.
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APPOINTED TO OFFICE.
Nominations Sent to the Senate Yes
ferdnx hx President Mckinley.

WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: Jacob E. Houtz, collector of in
ternal revenue, district of Nebraska :;
Charles F. Neser, of New Jersey an In
dian inspector; John U. Smith, of Oregon
and William j. Jones, of Washington, com
missioners in and for the District of Alas
ka; Henry ]. Cleveland, of Arizona, agent
for the Indians of the Pima agency. in
Arizona; Clinton Snowden, commissioner
for lands of the Puyallup Indian reserVa-
ton. in Washington; Clarence l.. Chafee,
of Nebraska, to be member of the Mis-
souri, River Commission.
1t is learned that the appointment of Mr.
Richard Yates, OF Illinois, as collector of
internal revenue for the Springfield district
has been fully decided on and his nominal
ton viii be sent 10 the Senate within the
next few days.
1t was formally announced to-day that
General Woodford's selection as minister to
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vICToRIA,s HEALTH GOOD.
Her Majesty at Windsor Ready for
the Jubilee Ceremonies.

LONDON, June H-Queen Victoria ar
rived at Windsor from Balmoral at 8
o'clock this morning. Thousands of people
lined the route from The railroad station
e to the castle. Her Majesty locked the pic
ture of health and frequently bowed to the
cheering of her subjects. Her Majestys
bright and cheerful aspect when she ar
rived here gave emphatic contradiction to
the story published in many newspapers
this week that she had become totally
blind. In addition it is learned that the
Queen has personally read numerous docu-
ments and programmes connected with the
jubilee festivities during the past few days,
and that within the same time she has
with her own hand written frequent correc-
tions and alter. ltionS. 1t is also known that
her Majesty has recently corrected the
proofs of a new book on her reign. AS TO
her general health evidence of it's being
perfectly satisfactory for a woman of her
age is furnished in the fact that it was at
first arranged that, on returning to the
palace on jubilee day, June ~, the order of
the procession would be reversed in order to
enable her Majesty to return at the earliest
possible moment, but she has now decided
TO Keep In the same place along the whole
route, thus involving another half an hour
OF fatigue in the streets.