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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
CHAMP CLARK'S FEARS
SAYS THE LOUD BILL WOULD SUP-
PRESS BRYAN LITERATURE.
Novel Appeal in Behalf of POpocratic
Editors-FInnagan's Confirmation
Opposed by Hale.

WASHINGTON, March 1.-The House
spent another day in debate on tho Loud
BILL relating to second-class mail matter.
The speeches, as a rule, attracted little III
terest. The speakers were Messrs. Brom-
well (Rep., Oh ana Ogden (Dem., La.), in
favor of the measure and Messrs. Bell
Pop. COLI, Simpson pop, Kan), Clark
Dem., Mo-. Brown (Rep., o., and Lentz
(Dem. o. in opposition to it.
s Mr.. Clark was once editor of a weekly
newspaper and he delivered a eulogy on
the country editor. HE is as faithful to the
people as the needle to the pole said he.
In the monentous compaign of 1896 when
a vast majority--not all, mark you, but
vast majority--of Democratic metropolitan
newspapers basely deserted their eolors,
and went bag and baggage, horse, foot and
dragons into the camp of the enemy the
country weeklies. with rare exceptions,
stood by the cause of Bryan, Democracy
and humanity with mistaken fidelity, SUI
perb courage and commendable self-abnega-
tion thereby vindicating the patriotism,
wisdom and independence of the American
press. Upon this same country editor we
must depend largely for honest, courageous,
patriotic press service in the campaign now
impending, as well as that of 1900, and
surely on the Democratic side OF the House u.s.,
prive him of any of his prerogatives. The
Loud bill might not unjustly be entitled
IAN act to diminish the supply of anti-Re-
publican campaign literature. Then 1t
would be true to name. Republicans having
nine-tenths of the great metropolitan pa
pers may find some excuse for supporting a
measure which will squelch the country
weeklies; but certainly Democrats, Popu-
lists and free-silver Republicans cannot af-
ford to do so unless they are meditating
political suicide"
Mr.. Lentz, in opposing the bill, declared
that the deficiency in the postal revenues
was due to the fact that the railroads We're
paid extravagant rates for the transporta-
ton of the mails
Mr. Griggs gave notice of an amendment
to the amendment of which Mr.. Loud gave
notice yesterday, providing that newspapers
and periodicals should have the right to
send out sample copies at pound rates to
the number of one thousand copies.
At 800 d. m. the House adjourned.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
The Fortificntions BiiI.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The present in
dications arc that the Senate amendment 10
the Notifications appropriation bill in re-
gard to ammunition will be retained in the
bill when completed. Tho conference be-
tween the representatives Of the two houses
has not yet been held, but there have been
some informal meetings of the conferees
at which some of the House members fndi
Gated q willingness to allow the increase
made by the Senate TO stand. and at which
the conferees announced their intention 20
stand firmly for the increase because of the
strong representations of General Flagler,
chief of ordnance, of its necessity. There
appears to be some possibility that some OF
the House conferees may not be willing 10
accede to the increase but the senators ex-
press the opinion that if the bill should so
back to the House that body would concede
the increase, and so strongly are they of
the opinion that the Senate provision will
go into the law that they have advised the
War Department to proceed upon that un-
Outstanding. The amount carried for this
purpose by the Senate bill is $3.50, SIS, while
the House bill carried only 1891 Coo.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

WASHINGTON, March 2--It il not at all
certain that the committee on military af-
fairs will be able to get the HawIey bill,
creating two additional regiments OF artil-
lery, before the House, for the present at
least. Mr. Hull, chairman of the commit
tee, very anxious to get the bill up
last week and when unanimous consent for
its consideration was refused he introduced
a resolution setting aside a day for it's
consideration. This resolution went to the
committee on rules. but has not vet been
acted on. He has been urging the commits
tee on rules to give Friday for the consld-
Grafton of the bill, but the speaker has not
yet given his consent. Without a special
order the bill cannot be considered as
there is q great deal of opposition to the
measure on the Democratic side. Both Mr.
Bailey and Mr.. McMillin are strongly OPP
posed 10 IL and are working to consolidate
the Democratic side in opposition TO It, But
in this they will not be successful as
considerable number of the Democrats,
headed by Mr.. Mcclellan. OF New York. are
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made out in the handwriting Of John f.
Gaynor. In a supplemental article of agree
ment for dredging in Cumberland sound,
which was not approved. the expert said
all the signatures We're genuine. except that
of William j.. Gaynor, the witness TO the
document, which was in the handwriting of
bond, under the big contract for $5o0.000,
upon which Arson NJ Bangs and Eugene
Hughes We're sureties for the Atlantic Con-
tracing Company, Mr.. Carvalho said. was
written by Michael A Connolly, including
the name of w. r. Gaynor as an attestant
of the document. Several words and fig
ures in the document. however. Were not in
Connolly's handwriting. The signature on
bill of Arson NJ Bangs Tor work on the
contract of 1884 i'll Cumberland sound was
forgery, the witness said
The proposal of the Atlantic Contracting
Company for improving Cumberland sound,
dated Sept. 8, 1896, was offered in evidence
Several signatures of William 7. Gaynor
were pronounced forgeries The court then
adjourned until tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

WASHINGTON, March I'm the execu-
tive session of the Senate to-day Senator
Hale moved to reconsider the vote by which
the nomination of Webster Flanagan to be
collector of internal revenue for the Third
district of Texas was confirmed yesterday.
In entering the motion. Mr.. Hale said that
he had received letters saying that Mr..
Flanagan should not be confirmed, and that
he merely asked reconsideration in order
to permit an investigation. Senators Mills
and Chiffon, of Texas opposed the motion,
litically with Mr.. Flanagan, they thought
his confirmation should stand The motion
was not acted upon The nominations of
James Haynes to be collector of customs
for the district of Corpus Christi and Moses
Dillon to be collector of customs for the
district of Pass Del Norte were also in
cluded in Mr.. Hale's motion for reconsider
alton,
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FORECAST FOR TODAY.
Partly Cloudy or Cloudy Weather Pre-
dicted for Indianapolis.

Local forecast for twenty-four hours end
ing IL p. M, March 3-Partly cloudy or
cloudy weather on Thursday.
General Conditions Yesterday-High baro-
metric pressure prevails over the country.
No great change in temperature occurred
except in and near the lower Mississippi
valley, where it fell from 10 to "a degrees
Snow fell from the central Mississippi val
ley and the upper lakes eastward to the At
lantic coast, and rain fell near the eastern
gulf coast and the southern Atlantic coast
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON, March 2.-For Ohio
Fair Thursday; light northerly winds.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair Thursday,
with decreasing cloudiness northerly
winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
SPAIN ISOLATED.
1t Is Not Relieved Amy European Ma
tiOn Would Assist Her.


NEW YORK, March ACCORDING to a
cableSram from London to the World there
is little probability of Spain receiving Eu-
ropean aid in case she goes to war with the
United States. Several members of the
British Parliament secuted the idea of aid
being given the Dons. Sir Charles Dixie, the
highest unofficial authority on international
questions in England had already at an
early stage of the difficulty between Spain
and the United States uttered his belief that
no European power would intervene. He
reiterated that view, saying: Nothing has
occurred to alter my opinion in that regard
although L cannot believe that war is likely
to take place. No European power has any
direct interest in helping SPAIN. Thomas
Gibson Bowles, M. p, said: u should
think it most unlikely that any European
power would interpose to help Spain or
otherwise. do not see what power is to do
so, or why any power should do SO. There
is no European interest touched by this
Cuban business that would tempt any coun-
try to NEEDLE with it,
These statements indicate the general
trend of opinion here, which, while regard
ing the possibility of war as remote treats
Such an eVentuality as purely an affair for
the two countries concerned. 1t is right TO
add, however, that this skepticism about
the possibility of war is not shared in dipIo-
matte circles. A leading member of the St.
James Club, where diplomatiSts principally
foregather, states that official belonging
to the Spanish embassy said to a circle of
friends: "A rupture may take place any
day Spain being more likely to bring it
about even than the United States The
position of the Spanish government is be-
coming intolerable, and the instant our
Stat really means war, Madrid will force
the tuation to u head"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

NEW HAVEN, Conn, March Com
mander E. G. Buckland. of the Connecticut
Naval Reserves, has completed a list of
steam and sailing craft in the waters of
this State which would form an auxiliary TO
the regular navy, if occasion should require
It, Over two hundred vessels of all de-
would furnish number of first-class steam
ers that could be manned by the reserves
and render valuable service to the govern
ment in the event of war Commander
auckland has received from the Hartford
division a list of the vessels available at
Hartford and along the river and copy
will be forwarded to Assistant Secretary
Roosevelt at washington this week.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 2.--To-day's
statement of the condition of the treasury
shows: Available cash balance, S225, 337 051;
gold reserve. $167, S43,913.
Mr.. Bong Sun PAX, first secretary OF the
Corean legation has resigned. and his res
ignation has been accepted by his govern
ment.
Ex-President Swain. OF Indiana UNIVERSE
ty. at Bloomington, was q visitor at the
Capitol to-day. and he paid his respects TO
Senator Fairbanks and to the Indiana dele
cation of the other branch of Congress.
T.. Il. Reynolds, of HagerStown, Ind is
in Washington on business connected with
the Indian Bureau. Mr.. Reynolds is an In
dian agent
General Gascogne. commander-in-chief of
the forces i'll Canada arrived in Washing
ton to-day. His visit is understood to have
no official significance. He is accompanied
by Mrs. Gascogne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
The Annexation Treaty.

WASHINGTON, March AT to-days
meeting of the Senate committee on foreign
relations it was decided that special meet
ing of the committee should be held next
Saturday for the purpose of considering the
best course to be pursued with rela
ton to the annexation of Hawaii. The deci
sion to hold the special meeting grew out of
a suggestion that the treaty of annexation
should be abandoned and the question taken
up in the Senate on the basis of bin pro-
vding for the same end. All members of
the committee were not present at to-days
meeting, and it agreed that the ques-
ticn should be considered by meeting 10
be devoted wholly to the question.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
PATRIOTISM OF THE PEOPLE.
Speeches by Senator HavIey and Mr..
DaIxeII at Yale Alumni banquet.

SDeeches by Senator HawIey and Mr..
DaIxeH at Yale Alumni banquet.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator Haw-
lev chairman Of the Senate committee on
military affairs, and Representative Dalzell,
of Pennsylvania, referred to the Spanish
situation in their speeches before the Yale
alumni of Washington last night. Sena-
tor Hawley aroused much enthusiasm by
referring to the condition now existing in
this country, saying that should just
cause demand, millions of men would re-
spond to a call of duty. There has been
a lot of talk of war" said Senator Hawley,
land the COOL half-spoken, half-unspoken
words of patriotism that have arisen all
over the country are, indeed, a pride to
America. 1t is magnificent. At ANY just
demand millions will jump to the call of
duty and do their duty as Americans. No
Just cause will fail to find ready response
among all Americans"
Representative Daizell said all college
men should stand together in the interests
OF the country We are living in a pc
culiar time, said Mr.. Dalzell, land are just
now undergoing such crisis as this gen
Grafton has never known. For many months
our Sympathies have gone out to a people
on neighboring island who have been
SUFFERING from cruel and unjust tyranny.
On top of all this comes the news of an
appalling disaster. One of the noblest ships
OF our navy haS gone down in Havana har-
Dor, and hundreds of our jack-tars. their
sins not confessed, have met with a terrible
fate"
After severely condemning sensational re-
ports, Mr.. DalZell said Another conspic-
uous point of which we are proud is the
self-repression and calm dignity the Amer
lean people as a whole have exercised
throughout the entire incident. 1t shows
that we are capable of exercising calm
Justice in all things. The American people
have their eyes fixed on a cool deliberate
and wise statesman, who is guiding our
magnificent ship of state and all American
hearts are loyal and loving in his support
They believe that Mr.. Mckinley will decide
when the time for decision arrives, and
that when he does decide he will decide
rightly and have behind him to a man the
entire population of this great country.
This is a time when college men are looked
IN
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
February weather.

Following is a summary Of the meteoro-
logical conditions prevailing at Indianapolis
during the month of February as recorded
at the Weather Bureau
Mean atmospheric pressure 3014; highest,
30.51 on the 3d. lowest. 1888 on the 18th.
Mean temperature, 80; highest IS on the
10th; lowest "A on the 3D. greatest daily
range. 80 on the nth; least daily range
on the 18th. Mean temperature for this
month in 1872 80; 1873, 50; 1874. SO; 1870 q:
1876. 81; 1877, 80; 1878, 80; 1879. 30; 1880 80:
1881, so; 1852, a. 1889, S2; 1881, 35; 1885, 20;
1891, IS; 1892 30; 1898. so. 1894 %: 1895 -:
1896, 50: 1897 80; 1885 -. Mean temperature
average excess of daily mean temperature
during the month. 90; accumulated excess
since jan 1, III; average daily excess since
Jan. /. 80.
Prevailing direction Of wind. south: total
movement Of wind, S.145 miles. Maximum
velocity &c wind, direction, and date, II
Total precipitation, LII inches: number "
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
canture OF Alleged Burglar.

CHICAGO. March 2.-George III. Jacks.
down prairie avenue and who was captured
after several shots had been fired at him.
Is said to be the ex-chief of the Muskegon
Mich nolice force and who ten years ago
vas sent To the Michigan penitentiary on n
charge of burglary. According TO the Chi
cago police Jacks a few months ago, was
arrested charged with being hold-up man
and ..umpedF his bail. A lead pipe tightly
wound with cotton cloth was picked up last
night where il is alleged 20 have been
droDped by Jacks during his fight. In
Prairie avenue, near the scene of the ex-
citing chase and fusillades, are homes of a
number of milionaires One of the captors
~ ex-Chief Jacks is j. Toomey, watch
man for p u. Armour.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
The ST. Lonis Rrih~e.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The board of
army engineers appointed to pass on plans
for bridge across the Mississippi river at
st. Louis has made it's report to the War
Department. 1t does not approve some of
the details of the plan submitted. but rec
ommends changes in the interest of naviga-
ton, mainly as to the height of the struc-
ture. The recommendations are concurred
in by General Wilson, chief engineer of the
army. and approved by the department.
The company has been notified to make the
changes in accordance with the recon-
mendation of the board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
New Indiana Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Fourth-class
Indiana postmasters were appointed to-day
as follows: Fargo, Orange county, James
M. Tucker vice John r. Stalcup, resigned;
Harper, Decatur county, Henry Coryell
vice Leonard Stearns, resigned; Let's. De-
catur county, James Fl. Cox, vice Harring-
ton Boy, removed; New Holland. Wabash
county, John A. Akers, vice Ewin Dawes
resigned; st. Omer. Decatur county, Ulyss-
es G. Brown. vice Matthias Hess, resigned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

WASHINGTON, March 2.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate Marshal l.. King. to be collec-
ter of customs, district of Alexandria, Va;
William L. Buechle. to be surveyor of GUS
toms for the port of ST. Joseph, Mo-: Ed
ward A Roseiero of Missouri, to be attor-
ney Eastern district of Missouri Louis G..
Bohle marshal Eastern district of Missouri;
William l.. Avery, of Montana, consul at
Belize. British Honduras.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
Making Powder Night and Day.

SANTA CRUZ, Cal, March AT the
powder works near here men are busy
night and day. Four new presses have just
been received for the manufacture OF
smokeless powder These arc being put into
shape for inmedia operation. These new
presses mean an additional output of 4.OO0
pounds of Smokeless powder daily. The
capacity of the works is now two and Il
half tons of government powder daily and
nine tons of black powder. 1t is said that
they will soon be in condition to double
their present capacity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
webb McNnIl Threatens Again.

TOPEKA. Kan. March 2--Some time ago
Webb McNall. state superintendent of in
surance notified all companies outside the
State that the salaries paiu each officer must
To-day j. w. McAllister. president of the
Franklin Fire insurance Company OF phil
adelphia, notified McNgll that his company
declined TO state In detail the salaries paid.
McNall replied that until such Information
IL furnished the department he Will declins
70 issue license.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

SAN FRANCISCO, March 2.-The second
of the pair of 12-inch breech-loading rifles
just received from the Watervleit Arsenal
at Troy, n. Y, was hauled through the
streets to the Preside reservation to-day
The immense gun, mounted upon heavy
trucks, drawn by about fifty horses, attract,
ed considerable attention, for it was not
generally known that these heavy pieces of
artillery had been expected by the army
officials for some months past.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

TOLEDO, O.. March 1.-The Association
of Boat-oar Manufacturers of the United
States is the name of an organization per-
tiVes of firms controlling that industry. The
object of the association is TO do away
with ruinous competition and establish uni
form prices. Al slight advance was made
I'm prices, owing TO scarcity of ash timber
and increased cost OF manufacturing
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03
Spain May Buy Chilean War Ships.

LONDON, March at is impossible to
verify the report that Spain has raised the
necessary funds for the purchase of three
Chilean war ships, which are said to have
been on the market for some time. The
Spanish government naturally will not adj
init that it has ever lacked the funds to
purchase necessary ships and nothing is
known here officially or in ship building
circles. The Armstrong;. who are building
the ships. have heard nothing of the report.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

BRISTOL, r. L., March 2.-The new
United States torpedo boat Talbot was to-
day given her first builders trial over the
seVen-knot course. The trial was in every
way a success and it was announced at the
close that the boat made the record of TWEEN
ty-two knots an hour.
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warmly supporting IL. Nevertheless unani-
nous consent for its consideration Is out
OF the question and the hope of the friends
Of the bill centers in a special rule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

PHILADELPHIA. March 2.-The United
States cruiser Columbia was placed in the
dry dock at the League Island navy yard
to-day. The big war ships bottom will be
scraped and painted and minor repairs will
be made.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

CINCINNATI, o.. March 1.-TWO tons of
dynamite We're shipped from here to-day 20
Pensacola, Fla. The shipping firm declines
to say whether it was shipped on govern
ment account or to private dealers.
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Local observations wednesday.

Bar. Their. r H. Wind. Weather. Pre-.
a. M. S0.06 26 "a North. 1t. snow. .02
p. M. 1924 81 6S INVEST. Cloudy. T.
Maximum temperature, 80; minimum tenn
perature, "a
Following is comparative statement of
the temperature and precipitation March 2:
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2.31; 1898, 1.47. Average precipitation for the
month for twenty-seven years, 3.43 inches;
total deficiency during the month. ZIP
inches: accumulated deficiency since Jan. /,
OH inches. Number of clear days, 8; partly
cloudy. s.; cloudy. il.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-03

c. f. r. WAPPENHANS,
Local Forecast official.