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NATURE STUDIES
Would Tempt Young Men to Stay on
the Farm

LA4C - "a Ia
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 5.-The State
Board of Agriculture. which IL holding
it's annual session in this city. has be-
fore it proposition that the property
1t owns be turned over to the State and 1t
become a State organization. Several
years ago the Supreme Court held that
the body was private corporation.
Governor Mount delivered an address
before the board. He said:
"a few evenings ago heard discus
sion among distinguished gentlemen Of
this city, in which it was the consensus
of opinion that the most discouragina
outlook for agriculture was found In the
fact that too many young men were
leaving the farm. Statistics and obser-
yations strongly tend to show that the
urban population is rapidly increasing
while that of the rural districts is in
creasing at a far less rate. The casual
observer might conclude that this Is to
the advantage of the farmer, as the
tendency is to the decreasing Of produce
ers and the increasing Of consumers. The
careful student of economics, however,
wants to understand the reason why
there seems to be so little attraction in
country life.
Farmers as rule are inclined to
talk farming down, instead of exalting
its possibilities. One Of the gentlemen
above referred to said that some ag-
gressive efforts are needed to attract
and add interest to farm life.'
1.-THE Superintendent of Public IN
struction informs me that the total
amount annually expended in the cause
of education in Indiana would not faif
short of $1O,0OO,oO0 I am in favor Of the
broadcast kind of education, but want
farmers educated in the science OF agri-
culture as WELL There Is practically no
instruction as to how crops grow tno
elements Of plant food they REQUIRE, now
to conserve and how to restore those eie-
ments to the soil. There is little or notn-
ing in the text books OF our scnoois 20
interest children in nature study.
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"A MoURNFUL CLOWN
Laughs to Order, But Fails Of His
Reward

LONDON, Jan. 5.-According to an ap-
plication made at Bow street today by
Walter Butler. described as a clown,
and two others, there are $50 employees
Of Barnum & Bailey's circus who, after
three weeks Of unpaid rehearsals, have
been dismissed with weeks notice.
Sir James A. Vaughan, the presiding
magistrate, said the matter must be In
vestigated by civil court and advised
the men dismissed to engage lawyer.
Several supers have written to the
newspapers, claiming that the dismiss
sails have been wholesale and that their
places have been filled by Yankee cir
Gus artists" after the show was success
fully started. George Starr ridiculed
the matter. He says the men dismissed
were all incompetent. He adds that
they were paid during rehearsals ana
that their places were filled by new
hands. They were not replaced by
Americans.
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NEW YORK LAWMAKERS
MEET AND ELECT THE CAUCUS
NOMINEES


ALBANY. N. r, Jan. 5.--The Legisla-
ture organised today. The Senate with
q membership Of 50. has q Republican
majority Of 20. the Assembly with $50
names on the roll. IL Republican by 8.
In both houses the Republican cau%
Gus nominees were elected without any
unusual incident. The Speaker Of the
Assembly, is J. M. q. o'Crady, who
presided during the session Of 1897.
In his message. Governor Black said
that the State tax for the present year
is s2.57 on a thousand dollars. This rate
produces the sum of $12.0S3. 6s1. OF this
amount, more that $s.00O.0oo 10 paid to
run the public schools and for the care
of the insane. The receipts from licenses
to sell liquor, tax on inheritances. etc.,
were $S,245,172, an excess over last last
year Of $s14,s44. The expenditures for
asylums, hospitals. reformatories, etc.
were 1926, 1896. The total funded debt Of
the State ON September both was So
765, GAO. During the year just passed the
revenue from the liquor tax law has In
creased more than s4SS.o00.
Less than two-thirds Of the work Of
deepening the canals has been provided
for in the 100000 voted for by the peo-
pie. II further sum be expended for
the continuance Of the work, It also
should first receive the peoples sanction.
One-third Of the $12. 275. 247 received last
year from the operation Of the excise law
was paid the State and the other two
thirds was divided among the different
localities. Under the present law. re-
ceipts nearly Quadrupled and number
of licenses decreased almost one-sixth
and Notwithstanding the increase in
population, the cases of drunkenness fell
Off to O marked degree. If amendments
were proposed which would improve the
vor their adoption.
The Governor recommends that come
mission be created to examine into the
commerce Of New York, the cause Of itS
decline and the means Of Its revival. and
to report conclusions.
Governor Black promised to recom>
mend such practical plans as met the
approval of military men, whereby the
National Guard might be further res
moved from political control
In dealing with the labor problem
| the Governor made these suggestions:
First-That immigration be checked.
Second--That fair rate Of wages be
paid laborers.
Third-That in opposing strikes by
armed men, some method should be
adopted which would not. at first dis
charge of a firearm, produce fatal
| tragedies, such as caused q recent event
to be universally deplored.
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Burnett, 20 be Attorney OF the United
States for the Southern District Of New
York.
state-owen w. Smith Of North Car
olina, to be Minister Resident and Con-
suit General at Liberia; James G. Stowe
Of Missouri. to be Consul General at
Cape Town; Herbert s. Squires OF New
York, to be Secretary OF Legation at
Pekin, China.
To be Consuls-Adolph L. Frankenthal
Of Mississippi, at Berne; Neale L. Nc
Millin of Michigan, at Port Sarnia,
Ont; James Mayors Of Ohio, at Rosario,
Argentine Republic; John H. Grout, Jr.,
OF Massachusetts,. at Malta; Edmund
2. Brodowski of Illinois (now Consul at
Breslau, Germany. at Furth, Bavaria;
Charles w. Erdman of Kentucky (now
Consul at Furth. Bavaria), at Breslau.
Germany.
To be Receiver Of Public Money
Lloyd D. Carter. at Redding, Cal.
To be Register of the Land ONCE
Frank NJ. Swasey, at Redding, Cal.
Postmasters = California-George w.
LOWE. at Redwood City.
To be Third Lieutenants in the Reve-
nue. Cutter Service-A. H. Buhner of
California; d. H. Mann Of Michigan.
CONTRIBUTIONS
The senate today confirmed these
nominations: To be United States con-
suls general-Charles M. Dickinson Of
New York, at Constantinople; H A.
Mudger of North Carolina, at Panama.
To be consuls-Church Howe of Nebras-
ka, at Palermo. Sicily; P. c. Hanna Of
Iowa, at San Juan, Porto Rico; John
Jenkins of Nebraska at San Salvador,
James w. Ragsdale Of Cali
fornia, at Tien Tsin, China; William K.
Herzog of Illinois, at Zittau, Germany;
George p. Petit of Pennsylvania, at
Dusseldorf, Germany.
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IN THE HOUSE
Civil Service Debate Begun-May
Last Forever

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-The civil
service debate began in the house today,
based on the item in the legislative, ex-
ecutive and judicial appropriation bill
for the maintenance of the commission.
1t promises to continue at least until
the end of this week, with possibility
that 1t may run longer. But it is gener-
ally admitted on both sides that the
appropriation bill will stand, as the anti
civil service reformerS do not seriously
contemplate an attempt to strike it out.
The debate, therefore, Is only prelim-
1nary to any program which the enc
mics of the law may agree upon. The
members of the house are divided into
three camps on this question-those who
stand by the law, those who advocate it's
entire repeal, and those who desire it's
modification.
These divisions were apparent in the
debate today, the nature of which was
not so stirring as had been anticipated.
Moody of Massachusetts, Republican,
Crow of Pennsylvania, Republican, and
Green Of Nebraska, Populist, defended
the law; Dockery of Missouri, Democrat,
Robb of Missouri, Democrat, and Pear
son of North Carolina, Republican, OPP
posed it outright, while Lands Of Indi-
ana, Republican, favored modification
of the law.
There was a small attendance in the
House of Representatives when the
House convened today after the holi-
day recess. The galleries were crowd
ed. 1t was noted that, with one or two
exceptions, the members of the Ohio
delegation, both Democrats and Repub-
licans, were absent.
Without any preliminary business
the House went into Committee of the
Whole, to resume consideration of the
legislative, executive and judicial ap-
preparation bill. All the features of
the bill had been disposed of except
the appropriation for thu Civil Service
Commission, upon which, by previous
arrangement, there was to be an indefi-
mite general debate.
1t was proposed that Mr.. Moody (Rep.
of Mass.) and Mr.. Dockery (Rep. of Mo-
control the time for and against
Mr.. Hepburn (Rep. Of Ia.) suggested
that it was a three-cornered contest
1.-THE Democrats" he said, "desire the
entire repeal of the law. Some of those
on this side desire it to stand as it is,
while large body of us desire a whole
some modification of it's provisions"
why does the gentleman aver that
all the Democrats on this side of the
House desire the entire repeal of the
law?" inquired Mr.. Clark (Dem. Of Mo-
Simply because that would be wrong
and your side is always wrong" retort-
ed Mr.. Hepburn, amid great laughter.
All suggestions as to the control Of
the time failed at last. and the Chail
recognized Mr.. Grow Rep. of Pa.), who
spoke for twenty minutes in support Of
the general principle of the civil service
law.
Moody of Massachusetts, Republican
followed with an admirable defense OF
the civil service law, which he said pro
tected officials who received $40 ZOO, 900 ir
salaries per annum. Yet, he said, he hat
no sympathy with those who believed
the law was perfect and should only be
modified by extension. He thought those
who were placed under the protection Of
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THE FLORIDA FREEZE
Oranges Gone But the Trees Are Not
Killed

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 5.-The
Weather Bureau has issued the follow
ing special bulletin of the Florida frosts
for January LIST, I'd and Sd, 1S94-95-96:
Minimum temperature at Weather Bu-
reau stations in Florida in 1S94-95, COM
pared with those Of January I'd and Sd,
1896: Jacksonville, December goth, 1894
IA degrees; February Sth, 1895, IA de-
grees; February s, 1895, IA degrees; jan
uary Sd, 1898, 26 degrees. Tampa, Deem
Der 29th, 1894, 10 degrees; February Sth
1885, % degrees; January I'd, 1898, % de-
grees; January Sd, 1898. 26 degrees. Ju-
piter, December 20, 1894, "a degrees; Feb
ruary 9Th, 1895, 81 degrees; January I'd
1885, 80 degrees; January 8, 1898, 80 de-
grees.
The recent freeze was not as severe as
1894 and 1895. The section director al
Jacksonville reports by telegraph this
morning as follows: Available infor'
nation indicates greater portion Of
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lishment have been under the civil ser
vice rules since May 6, 1896. No improve
ment has resulted, but on the other hand
vexatious delays have occurred in fill
ing vacancies, which fortunately. so far,
have not resulted in serious disaster.
For all employees in this service, save the
clerical force. the best interests will be
conserved by removing them from the
classified service. would also exempt
the positions of shipping commissioners
at the various ports
II would further suggest such modi-
fication OF the rules as would permit
when no eligible register exists per-
manent appointment to be made In the
discretion OF the mead Oh the department
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80 tbe classified service of another
branch without regard TO annortion-
want /"
Sacratorv Wilson NJ the denartment of
ooriculture sent the foiJoving letter.
sorha cbief trouh,e And IN the danart-
mont of q griculture EXISTS In tbe b,reau
Of animal Industry. between insnectors
stocl. examiners and tarpers covered
into the service without examination
and the onlv marked inefficiencv find
IN the work of any class of EMPLOYEES In
the denartment ia among the above
mentioned emnloves of the bureau of an
;maI industry and in certain of the sta
tist;cal AGENTS who were also covered
info the service without examination.
These matters can be remedied by the
nresi6ent nv exempting certain posi-
tions from the classified service, OF by
the head of the department through de-
detrimental examinations"
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NO FLOPS
HAPPENED
CONTINUED from Page one.)

The Hanna men laugh at the attempt
to secure indictment against certain
workers and say that the men who are
spending the money are the ones to
raise the cry about bribery. The cry of
the opposition has been that of "bossism
and Doodle" during the contest
At the anti-Hanna quarters they are
confidently claiming a new accession
tonight but refuse to give the name Of
the member. Senator Burke and sew
eral other members got away from the
pressure tonight by returning to their
homes.
IN THE LEGISLATURE
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. 5.-The Senator
ial contest broke forth more bitterly to-
day than ever. After the sensational
developments last night in connection
with the repeated changes of Represen-
tative Griffith and other doubtful mem
bers, the skirmishing proceeded more
clandestinely on both sides. No claims
of changes were made on either side. It
was the purpose Of the managers in not
holding any caucus to be able to keep
their own secret until the balloting be-
gins week'hence. 1t is believed that Sc
cret compacts are being made that will
not become known until the votes Of
members are recorded. The situation
today is the same as after the caucuses
of Saturday night and the organization
on Monday. Al those who changed their
preferences yesterday were brought back
during the night to their original places.
There was much comment today on the
departure of Congressman Grosvenor for
Washington after ex-Secretary Ryan
and others who have recently been there
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4. Struck Head On

KANSAS CITY, Jan. Sat Rock Is
land Junction, Kan, this morning a
west-bound Union Pacific train ana an
east bound Rock Island stock train col
lided head-on. The engineers and hre-
men Of both trains were injured, but not
seriously. The fronts Of both engines
were TANNED in, but none Of the cars
were wrecked. The collision IS attribu-
led to dense fog. The intuxedi
PETER REISACKER.
ALBERT LEWIS.
w. j. TRENT. "a
TREDNRICKE LNICHEH- / ~
All were Of Kepsss City Ksn< (
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A Liberty Party

SPRINGFIELD. O., Jan. 5.-The Elk.
ecutive Committee Of the Liberty party
Of Ohio has issued a call for national
conference to be held in Columbus, o.,
February 23d and oath. The object Of
the conference is to perfect the organiza-
tion of the party and to provide methods
for pushing a vigorous campaign In
every State in the Union.
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in the interest of Senator Hanna. Inc
Hanna men insisted that there would
be no legatee, while the opposition in
sisted that they had Hanna beaten now
and would defeat Secretary Sherman,
Assistant Secretary Day, or any other
friends the national administration
brought out in place Of Hanna.
The feature of the day was the pas
sage by the house, as Its first measure,
and by unanimous vote, of the bill re-
pealing the law for fifty years fran
chises to street railways. This repeating
bill was introduced by Representative
Bromley Of Cleveland. who is one of the
opposing Hanna.
Mr.. Bromley spoke for his bill Mr..
Boxwell replied and charged Bromley
with using this bill for defense and bun
combe at this time. Boxwell said he
voted for the fifty-year franchise law
in the last Legislature, and was sorry for
it, but he did not then understand the
measure and was induced to support it
by Senator Foraker, who was here at
that time.
The debate became general and it was
freely charged by members in their
speeches that Senator Hanna was at the
State House two years ago, as well as
Senator Foraker, lobbying for the fifty
year street-railway franchise law. Other
proceedings in the House were merely
routine, but the old lines of Monday
were drawn when the steering commit
tees SO desired.
In the Senate there were no new devel-
opments, Senator Burke continuing to
cooperate with the Democrats.
GRIFFITH THREATENED
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. ga special
from Marysville, o.. the home of Rep
sesentative Griffith, says:
'The people here are wild and threats
of violence are made against Represen-
tative Griffith. Two Kurtz men from
Columbus, while here, narrowly escaped
violence at the hands Of angry Repub-
licans. A mass meeting of Griffith
constituents has been called for tonight
to take action in the matter"
A SMALL SHORTAGE
COLUMBUS, O., Jan. Sat II a. m.
both branches of the Legislature met
in joint assembly to canvass the vote on
the last State election. 1t was dull
proceeding. During two hours devoted
| to canvassing the vote, the Senators and
Representatives put in the time confer
ring on the Senatorial contest.
1t was the consensus of opinion thai
Hanna was short three votes and that
the opposition was becoming more con-
centrated on Kurtz for tina short term
and Bushnell for the long term.
Of the sixty-five Democrats in the Leg
islature only three are said to agree witt
Brice on the financial question and II
is said they will not break away from
the course that is agreed upon by theil
Democratic colleagues. If three Demo
Gratis should break away from the Com
bine" Hanna could be elected.
| The Legislature completed its session!
| for the day this afternoon without the
committees being announced. The pre-
ferred places will not be given out a,
llong as the Senatorship is in doubt.
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Russian Exports

ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 5.-In order
to promote exports, the Railroad Com
mittee has ordered reduction of 20 per
cent in the freight rates on flour going
to Russian seaports and reduction OF
16 per cent on grain intended to be
ground at seapoyts priQT TO shipment.
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The Marchand Massacre

PARIS, Jan. 5.-Another letter from
an officer of the Marchand expedition
indicates that the report of the massa-
ere of the expedition arose from the
massacre of twenty Senegal rifiemen
and an officer, Paul Comte, belonging to
the expedition, by natives on the river
Ubnaghi, who were subsequently pun
ished by French armed steamer.
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Will Nominate Candidates in All the
States

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Jan. Sc. v.
1,eha has left for a trip through the
south in behalf Of the Social Democ.
racy. Afterwards he will go to Kansas
for seven weeks. He has an engagement
to occupy the Rev. Thomas Dixon's pull
nit IN New York city April 21st. He says
that in every State in which an election
Will be held this year the Social DEM
ocrats will have a ticket in the field.
The Colonization Commission of the
Social Democracy has issued a state
ment to the effect that within sixty days
the pioneers Of the cooperative COM
monwealth will be at work preparing
their new home in the State where the
first experiment is to be made. 1t is de-
clared that the location cannot now be
given because there are some details yet
to be arranged.
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Robhers Fooled

DENVER, JAM ga bold attempt
was made 20 rob the home Of Peter
Magnes at Rosedale, two miles south
west of Littleton. by two masked men,
who brutally assaulted Mr. Magnes and
his wife before they were repulsed by
Ipeighbors. MI. Magnes is suffering
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CHARLES KURTz,
Who Is Leading the Fight Against Hanna

permit reduction to the old rates, but
there will be little disposition to accept
this as a sufficient concession to allow
France the benefit Of reciprocity reduc-
lions on French brandies, vermouth,
paintings and statuary, as contemplated
by the Dingley law.
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NOMINATIONS
Names of People Mckinley Has Made
Happy

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.--The Presi-
dent today sent the following nominal
lions to the Senate:
Justice-Francis c. Lowell, to be
United States District Judge for the
District of Massachusetts,; Henry 4.
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NEW YORK, Jan. 5.--The World sayss
There is hardly any doubt that the New
York Club Will play Sunday baseball
during the coming season.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1898-10-12
G. HOPPER HERE.

This morning with the early
breath Of cold weather, the first
we haye yet had, came from the
north, and with it a struggling
army of grasshopArs, who were
blown here from the state of Kan
sas by the prevailing high winds
oyer the country.
AS the street corner loafer and a
business man stood in groups this
morning discussing the erratic
movements of Mr., G. Hopper, from
Topeka, Kansas, and many tales
were told about this mysterious
and unlocked for visitor.
Squire Hudgns, who is regarded
as a truthful man, said he once saw
them so thick that they measured
in many places knee deep. Anoth-
er gentleman with whiskers like
Squire Hudgins, SAID he saw them
stop trains up in Kansas.
We looked for Sam Hitler to get
his "hoppertale," but was told that
his house had sent him up to Bos-
ton and that he would not be back
in time to get his interview in this
issue.
Styles Ragland was found and be
said he did not like telling lie on a
grass hopper and would not unless
there was more iu it than be could
see about the reporter. AS we had
spent our last nickel for chewing
gum, we could not fix Styles and
had to let up. The grasshoppers
are here, however, and they have
proven too large for the English
sparrow to gobble up at one mouth
full, and the little bird has no way
to quarter one and they will just
have to put up on seeing the winged
insects hop and fly about without
taking a single meal from this wind
fall from Kansas