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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-11
SPECIAL SESSION ENDED.
Senate Adjourned After n Brief, Tn
important Meeting Yesterday

WASHINGTON, March 10-There was an
unusually large attendance of senators
when Vice President Hobart called the SEN
ate to order at noon to-day. The first bust
ness was the reading of letter from Gov
ernor Bradley of Kentucky, announcing
the appointment of Andrew T. Wood as
senator to succeed Mr.. Blackburn Mr.
Hoar was on his feet at once with a motion
that the senator-elect be sworn. Mr.. Cor
man made motion that the credentials of
Mr.. Wood be referred TO the committee on
privileges and elections remarking that the
questions involved were well understood
Mr.. Hoar said that he would not object to
that motion and the credentials were re-
ferred. Then Mr.. Hoar presented a written
notice of two proposed amendments TO the
rules OF the Senate of radical nature
The most important was. according TO Mr.
Hoars written notice, ITO enable the SEN
atet to act on legislation when il desires
after reasonable debate" 1t provided that
when any bill or resolution had been under
ator could demand that debate be closed
If a majority of the senators so decided
there should be vote without further de-
lay and no motion should be In order pend
ing the vote, but one to- adjourn or to take
a recess. The other amendment proposed
was 10 prevent the interruption Of the bust
ness of the Senate. and provided that when
a senator made the point of no quorum
there should be roll call and if the pres
ence of a quorum was disclosed business
should be proceeded with.
"A memorial was presented by Mr.. Shoup,
from the Idaho Legislature. asking for the
annexation of a part of Wyoming. II was
not read but Mr.. Warren. referring TO It,
said that if the Wyoming Legislature had
been informed of the memorial IL would
have taken action.
1t was decided. on motion of Mr. HOar.
that when the Senate adjourn il be until
Monday at 1870 That makes to-day's sit
ting practically the close of this extra SEES
sion, as the special session of the Fifty
With Congress will begin at noon Monday
On motion of Mr.. Aldrich the Senate went
into executive session at 12:15. In execu-
tive session the Senate reconsidered its ac-
ton TO adjourn until Monday at II 80 and
agreed that adjournment should be sine die.
This was found eXpedent, business
could be transacted in half an hour of Mon
day and even If nominations should be
made in that half hour they would fail If
not Immediately confirmed. At 1910 p. m.
the special session adjourned.
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DISPOSED TO BE CONCILIAToRY.
Republican Senators DO Not Care to
Irritnte the OppOsitiOn.

WASHINGTON, March 1O-The Repub-
lican caucus committee OF the Senate held
only q brief session to-day and adjourned
until tomorrow to allow the collection of
certain information as to the places to be
filled and to permit consultation with other
Republican senators. There is dissatisfac-
ton on the part of some of the senators
with the prospects of continuing the pres
ent division of the parties I'm the commit
tees, and in conversation to-day they man
ifested disposition TO hold out for a more
definite arrangement. Those who represent
this element contend that If the Republican
party is to be required to continue the re-
sponsibility fer the organization. il is only
fair that they should be given control of
the more important committees. and they
instance the committees on finance and on
appropriations. AS the committees now
stand they are silver committees six out
the 81 wen members of each of them being
either Democrats or silver Republicans.
The silver Republicans hold the balance of
power In both committees. The more con-
sentative Republicans hold. however. that
IL is impracticable to secure any better ar
rangement than that outlined in these dis
patches Yesterday. They are yet unde
cided between the policy OF filling Repub-
lcan vacancies with Republicans and DEM
ocratic vacancies with Democrats or of al
lowing all the vacancies To remain until
courses proposed look TO a continuance of
the present status. II Is contended by
those who advocate the postponement of all
action that such a course would keep jeal-
ousies in check. and il is pointed out that
any assignments are liable To be tempo
rary. IN view of a settlement of the diff
culties i'm Kentucky and Oregon.
The Republican leaders are disposed TO
be especially conciliatory in view Of the
work before them of getting a tariff bill
through the Senate. They feel confident
that the present committee assignments
will not interfere with them i'm any re-
spect in this matter. Indeed. II is init
mated that il IS part of the understand
ing that they shall not. Senator Jones, the
silver Republican member OF the commit
tee finance. is advocate OF "a pro-
tective tariff, and. while he would vote
against his Republican colleagues on the
committee on any question affecting the
finances. the Republicans feel that they
can count upon his support In committee
OF q reasonable tariff bill. This would be
sufficient TO secure the reporting OF the
bill. With a tariff bill once out OF the
committee and IN the Senate 10 will. OF
course. have 10 take its chances. The gen
eral disposition appears. however. TO be 10
allow the Republicans 20 pass about such
bill as they wish. The opposition will
reserve the right TO make speeches and
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TRANSFER OF PRISONERS.
1t Will BE n Unique Event i'm the
Criminal History of the Country.

The law converting the Prison South into
the Indiana Reformatory goes into effect
April /, upon which date all prisoners over
thirty years old and those convicted of TAX
ing life will be transferred from Jefferson
Vile to Michigan City. and all those under
thirty in the Prison North not convicted
of manslaughter or murder will be taken TO
Jeffersonvlle. A special train will be en-
ployed for the purpose, and, though the
boards have not yet arranged the details. it
is probable that the train will start from
Jacksonville taking the older prisoners
north one day and return, carrying the
younger ones the next. 1t Will be a unique
occasion in the criminal history of the
country. for no such wholesale transfer of
criminals for q long distance has before
been made The train will carry from JEFF
fersonville 2S5 men, and, If the federal priS-
oners are also transferred. this number will
be increased by seventy-six. Returning
about $40 men back to Jacksonville. A
joint meeting Of the two prison boards will
be held In the near future to complete de-
tails.
The train is already being prepared by
the Pennsylvania Company. Old coaches
are taken for the purpose. and the windows
are being heavily barred and gratings fixed
for the doors. Whether or not the men
will be ironed to the seats has not yet been
small army of guards will accompany the
train, and 1t Will bristle with Wholesalers
The prison authorities do not anticipate
any outbreak, and will endeavor to make
arrangements SO perfect that there will be
no opportunity for trouble.
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MARCH CROP REPORT.
stocks of Cereals in Farmers Hands.
NerchantabIe and Unmercha n tn bic.

WASHINGTON. March l0.-The crop re-
port of the Department of Agriculture
based returns from three Independent
sets of regular correspondents. added to
several thousand from mills and elevators
all carefully combined and weighed. relates
chiefly to distribution of the principal
grains. the stocks remaining on farms and
the proportions of understandable and un-
merchantable. All grain in the hands of
farmers including amounts remaining over
from previous years are included in the
estimates given. The corn on hand. es-
timated. aggregates lisa. 0oO.0 900 bushels. or
81 per cent of the last crop against 1,012,-
100000 in March. 1856. Both the proportion
and the quantity in original hands at this
date are unprecedented. although closely
approached last year and in March, 1880.
Cores pondentS report large stocks in cribs,
particularly in the prairie States awaiting
better prices. The aggregate sold from
farms To go beyond county lines is 623. 600
OO0 bushels or 27.3 per cent. of the crop. The
proportion merchandise is 1885, 100000. or
AS per cent. The wheat reserves in farm
ers' hands amount to 20.6 per cent. of the
crop or So 600 600 bushels. against .0Go
bushels last March. OF this amount per
cent is reported as coming over from
previous crops. OF oats there are $4,000 600
bushels or 44.2 per cent. of the 1876 crop.
vet i'm farmers hands. The proportion
shipped beyond county lines. % per cent.
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AN EARLHHM REUNION.
1t Leads to the Formation of a Local
Alumni Association.

r. W. Furnas, DIV. Coffin NJ p Wright
Mrs. j. r. Evans and Mrs Linton A. Cox
were instrumental in calling together the
students. past and present, of Earlham
College for an organization at the Friends
Church last evening. The parlors had been
adorned with the college coIors, yellow and
white, and Earlham pictures and souvenirs
were combined with Gala lilies and daffodils
to make the room attractive. In the COM
pany Of more than one hundred were Mary
Kenworthy Bellio and J. Il. Hampton, who
attended the year the Friends Boarding
School. now Earlham College. was opened
1S47, and there were students of nearly all
the years. 1t was an evening OF reminis-
cence. The members were invited 10 the
audience room, where Mr.. George w Pow
ell was called TO the chair and Miss Anna
Hadley made brief introductory address
stating that Earlham had existed the last
half of the most important century of the
worlds history. The college has graduated
over eight thousand students. The speakers
of the evening were limited 10 five minutes
and each gave a sketch of a decade
Mr.. George Carter, IL to 81, named the
superintendent and gave an amusing ac-
count OF a college lynching of the immor-
tai five" and some OF Cupid pranks.
DR.. Evan Hadley had the second decade
and told of the restriction in dress and nom
logue. An Indian burial and other incidents
We're interestingly described. MIR. j. T.
Dunn gave a Characteristic talk and a
laughable account of laughing In meeting.
The Earhamite esta blished i'm tn,
third decade. W. Il. Hubbard spoke Of the
additions OF music and art to the course i'm
the fourth decade. which placed the college
in line with other institutions of learning
i'm the State and Alonzo Hadley brought
the history up to date. describing the dec
ade which brought Earlham into a closer
relation with other schools and colleges I'm
the State. With this decade came college
colorS and banner the yell and the adj
mission TO the oratorical and athletic asso-
Citations. Ali of the speeches were full OF
interest TO the eX-Earlnamites. The talks
were interspersed with Earham songs by
Miss Mary Morris. soprano Mrs. Willets
alto; Mr. Asher Il. Evans. tenor. and Mr..
Chalmers Hadley, bass, in a solo. duet
and "a quartet.
The organization OF Earlnam Associa-
ton OF Indianapolis was perfected. members
10 be students. officers or trustees. past or
present. residing I'm Marion county The
officers elected are: President. ID. w.
Coffin: vice president. r.. W. Furnas: secre-
tary. Miss Anna Hadley: treasurer. Mrs. l..
a. Cox. Mrs. +. r. McCrea. who TO
have taken part in the addresses, was de-
tanned at Evansville by high water. An in
vitatiOn from President Mills 10 attend the
semi-centennial celebration at Earham in
June was read and then the company adj
journed To partake of a bountiful supper
| provided by the ladies. The arrangements
' throughout were complete
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-11
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Mrs. Enrique L. Miller will not observe
her usual at home to-day.
The ladies of Fletcher-place Church will
serve dinner in the church to-day
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar d. Randolph have
returned to Lafayette after spending the
winter in Indianapolis
Christopher Hickman, employed by the
Water Company says he did not shut off
the water TO the cistern near the Park
Theater the night of the fire as stated by
the fire chief. He was not near the cstern
William England. a colored man aged
seVenty-three years died at the Civ Hos
pital yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock of
pneumonia. He lived in the rear OF 1874
Broadway. He was not taken to the hos
pital until O'Clock yesterday afternoon.
Sadie Baker. of Il North East street. who
was charged by Lizzie Oliver with taking
silk dress pattern belonging TO her. was
acquitted in Police Court of the charge. Ii
was shown that the pattern was given the
defendant as security for board.
Professor Hugh Miller will hold an ex-
animation on his recent series of university
extension lectures on Contemporary Euro
an examination are asked 10 Communicate
with the secretary, Harriet l.. Jacobs.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
OF Roberts Park Church will meet to-
James W. Harper, s24 North Delaware
street. The programme fol- the occasion
includes paper by Mrs. William a.
Ketcham.
Word has been received Of the sudden
death on March 10 of James s. Hardin.
hfty-seVen years old near Lawrence, Ind.
He has made this city his home since 1850
and was an old soldier of Company T.
SEVENTEEN Indiana Volunteers a brother
lives at 40 Cornell avenue and the body
will be brought there.
Police Matron- Buchanan has received a
letter from Mrs. T.. Cora Hind president OF
the w e. II. L. of Winnipeg. asking for
information concerning the working Of the
law creating the office Of police matron.
The letter states that the w. G.. T. l.. of
Canada is working 20 secure the passage OF
a general law creating such offices in large
cities and towns.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-11
President Mckinley Hurries tn the
HOspitnI TO See His Old Friend.

Hospital tn see His Old frsend.
WASHINGTON March 10.-President Nc
Kinley learned at $50 o'clock this after
noon that his old friend and companion in
arms. General Hastings, of Bermuda. had
fallen i'm front of the Treasury Department
and broken his leg. The President at once
had his carriage called and went TO the
Emergency Hospital, where he spent a
quarter of an hour consoling his friend and
then returned to the White House. General
Hastings was formerly commander of the
Twenty-third Ohio. McKinleys old regi-
ment, and now lives in Bermuda. He came
10 Washington 10 see the Inauguration and
was to have sailed for home Saturday.
Early this afternoon he called on the PreSi-
dent at the White House and while re-
turning 10 his hotel was knocked down by
a wagon in the street and a leg which had
once been fractured at the battle OF Win
chester by bullet was broken. Word was
sent 10 the White House that General
Hastings had been injured and was in the
hospital. President Mckinley at once sent
messenger with note offering 10 render
any services in his power. An hour later,
when he could escape from visitors, he
drove TO the hospital with Colonel Taylor
OF East Liverpool, o., and Captain McWil-
liams. AT the hospital he was shown to
the room where General Hastings was, and.
sitting down by the colonel. took his
here. General" the President said and add
ed: But 1 am told that it is not serious.
and that's good. 1t all comes from running
away from us so SOON
After some conversation, the President
remarked: The last time | saw you wound
ed was at Winchester. and | hardly thought
you would pull through that time" He
asked the physicians about their plans for
the injured man and was told that he would
be removed to the Garfield Hospital After
offering to do anything in his power for his
House.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 10-To-day' S
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows Available cash balance, s2l1, s12, 466;
Gold reserve, $50. s50.3SS.
Lieutenant w. V. Kennon, Sixth Infantry,
and until now attached to the Interconti-
mental Railroad Survey. has been selected
as the officer who is 10 be instructor in
the military school of the Great Republic of
Central America, under the terms of the act
of the last Congress.
The Department of State is officially adj
vsed of the issuance of two DEGREES by the
Persian government, one prohibiting from
March II. 1897, the expectation of rice,
wheat. barley and other cereals, and the
other prohibiting the expectation of sheep
and goat skins from the district of Meshed.
a farewell reception TO Hon. j. Sterling
Morton, the retiring secretary of agricul-
ture was given by the employees of the de-
partment at the Ebbtt House tonight.
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QUART-sHOP BILL INEFFECTIVE.
That Is the Opinion of City Attorney
Curtis and Two Others

Representatives Willoughby and Peckin-
paugh and City Attorney Curtis yesterday
afternoon made an examination of the law
and declared at the close of their confer
ence that the Nicholson law passed this
session to abolish quart shops and whisky
selling Crug stores was ineffective from
the fact that it failed to amend the penal
clause of the old law. which this law seeks
TO amend. The Nicholson law amends the
Revised Statutes Of 1881 in two sections
so TO declare ii unlawful TO sell LIQUOR
in quantities less than five gallons without
taking out county license. These gentle
men of the opinion that because the
new law fails TO strike out OF the old law
in the section imposing "A penalty the word
quart and insert five gallons" the law
will be ineffective. This point was raised
with NJ. Nicholson I'm a private conversa-
ton with Journal reporter four or five
days ago. and he then stated that the penal
ence. would fit the case.
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Denial from Cannon and Pettigrew.

WASHINGTON, March l0.-Senators Pet
tigrew and Cannon to-day contradicted in
most vigorous terms report published In
a New York paper 10 the effect that they
had called on President Mckinley yesterday
to assure him Of their intention TO support
the tariff bill now being prepared in the
House of Representatives. I'VE called. in
company with Senator Teller they said in
unison to-day for the purpose of paying
our personal respects to the President and
for no other reason whatever. Nothing
whatever was said on tariff, finances or
patronage" They requested that the re-
port be corrected.
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Cha nges I'm the Navy.

WASHINGTON, March 1O.-James c.
Pryor has been commissioned assistant sur
geon from March q; Lieutenant ]. A.
Nickels has been ordered TO the New York
navy yard; Lieutenant Commander j. b.
Briggs. from the New York navy yards to
the Marblehead, as executive; Passed AS
sistant Engineer T. F. Burgdorff. to exami-
nation for promotion at Mare island: Lieu
tenant Commander q. G. Bowman, from the
Marblehead. April ), and ordered home on
three months leave; Commodore r. O. Mat
thews, Captain A. Kautz and n. III. Far
quahar and Assistant Engineer c. 4. Price,
to examination for promotion.
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Liquor League JubiIunt.

At the regular monthly meeting OF the
State Liquor League the new anti-Quart
shop law was discussed. Reports from
throughout the State showed that about
two hundred places will be closed which
have been selling liquor under the quart Ii
cense. The members of the league are jub-
liant over the passage OF the law. They
also claim that IL will enc bic prosecutions
10 be carried on against druggists who VIC
late the law. II is more rigid against them
than the Nicholson law. The league has
moved its headquarters from the Lorraine
building TO Room 1S Commercial block.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-11
Bounty for sugar Deets.

ALBANY. n. Y. March 1O.-In the As
sembly to-day bill was introduced to en-
courage the sugar beet industry. The bill
provides that the state commissioner of
agriculture shall appoint resident inspec-
tor in each town where sugar manufac-
tories are located whose output is over two
thousand pounds of sugar per day. Not
more than 1 cent per pound is 10 be paid
as bounty for any grade OF sugar manu-
featured. The bill provides that 800 600
shall be appropriated to pay the bounties.
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Latest Army Orders,

WASHINGTON. March 10.-Post Chap
lain George W. Dunbar has been placed on
the retired list of the army. y board of
officers composed of Maj. J. p. Kimhall
surgeon, and Captains Charles Richards.
surgeon, and Captains Rogers Birnie l.. l..
Bruff and :. T.. Stuart. ordnance depart
n.ent. is ordered to meet at New York
March so. for the examination of the Of
ficers of the line seeking transfer to the
ordnance department. Second Lieut.. n w
Yates has been transferred from Company
l. 10 Company d. Ninth Infantry. and Sec
ond Lieut.. Il. r. Dwyer from Company ID
to COMPANY r same regiment
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armor steel and they will be published to-
morrow. The completed advertisement
calls for proposals TO be opened April g. for
supplying about eight thousand tons of
nickel steel harveyized armor As the con-
tractor is TO furnish nickel steel armor,
the advertisement conveys the information
that the government will no longer supply
TO the contractors the nickel for alloying
the steel. The way is left open TO accept
average prices providing the total average
does not exceed $500 per ton. thus permit
ting higher prices TO be paid for certain
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SHE WAITED FOR HIM.


Last night a womans voice was heard
by Telephone Operator Buskirk when he
answered "A call AT the police station tele-
phone desk The woman said her name
was Anna Rifner. and she told Mr.. Buskir}<
a story which caused him 10 smile She
said that clerk In "A shoe store had been
circulating stories about her. and she had
got even and expected to be arrested for
it, She said she saw him at the Grand
Opera House lasr night with a young lady.
She waited for him at the corner OF Ner-
mont and Alabama streets. and when he
came along with the young lady she
stepped out and exclaimed:
so. you Will tell stories about me. will
you2"
And with that she struck him with all her
might i'm the face. He went into the house
with the young lady. and when he came out
said ne was going 10 have Miss Rifner ar
rested. She hurried 10 the nearest tele-
phone and Informed the police headquar-
tiers where she could be- found. She also
asked that she be notified at once IL the
young man made complaint against her.
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she has been living In this city for long
time. but refuses 10 talk about her past
history. Yesterday a man living on North
Senate avenue complaiIed that the woman
had come to his house and made herself at
home He said he kept her for several
DAYS but did not feel like having her there
longer. The police say she has been doing
this way for some time. living at various
places and staying as long as the people
rr1,;f he
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Wrestling Match postuonea

The wrestling match between w j.
Dv,-er and Joe Burns, which was to have
taken place al the Grand Opera House next
Monday night. has been postponed on ac-
count OF the change In arrangement neces-
SLATED BY the fire at the Park. The match
VIII take place Monday. March -. at Eng
lishs Opera House.