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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14

der- nd-n~e.
Special TO Tx CAUcAsIAN.
WAsHISGrox, II. {. April II, lss.>-
To-day at l. o'clock every Senator
vas IN his s-st, and nearly every Con |
gresham. The galleries and the cor I
ridors were crowded with probably
more people than have been in tie
ca piiol on any one occasion for q quar-.
ter Of q century. There was the great
-, tension AID interest rs 10 what the
President would cay in his message
The Interest for the past week has
n--u Intense. but the President had
already 20 often disapT ointed Il e
| Opt that there would not have been
the profuundest surprise il he had aga
| ped and refused TO send in any mes
sgr at all. But the message came,
| ,uch as it was. Congress and the PEG
| d.. have already learned not TO expec,
any more from Mckinley in the inter
est OF pa riOtism, lib.rty and national
honor than he Is forced TO do, but yet
ever, body expected more than his
message contained. He pleads for
more time for Spain TO subjugate Gu
ba. He declared that he thought II
was unwise to recognize the indepen-
dence Of the Island. He said othipg
press a hope that Spain would either
do the honorable thing or else that the
matter could be adjusted by arbitra-
ton. He closed with the hope that
Spain would yet do sonnet hing, or
enough to prevent it being necessary
for this country to take any action al
ALL The whole thing is sickening.
! AS soon as the reading of the mes
sage was finished, Senator Davis NOV.
ed that it be referred to the Committee
E on Foreign Relations. Before the mo.
S ton was put Senator Stewart took The
floor and in q strong and effectiv,
. speech showed up the weakness of the
:. message and further showed that il
either meant nothing or else ii mean
I conquest to gObble up Cuba instead o
: giving the patriots their independence
He was followed by Senator Butle
who said that if the message mean
t anything that it meant q var agains
s Cuba instead of a war against Spain
!. He said that the blowing up of tn,
i Maine was an act of war, and that tina
l. foul crime should be avenged, and tina
= in doing it We should in the iuteres
of liberty and humanity declare tn
u independence of the Cuban Republic
r aud back up the declaration with tn
| army duu navy Vi VIC uiCcu ototcs
He closed his speech by offering re
e solution expressing these sentiment
Is aud gave notice that he wOull call i
up on Tomorrow.
1t is certain that the Presiden
e backed by the peace-a:-any-Irice Sen
r. ators and Congressman will do every
t1i' in their power to prevent an,
u action being taken against Spain 1
s avenge the destruction of the Main
), or to prevent any steps being taken
- guarantee Cuban independence. Blu
it p ,triOtism and manhood in the Unite
# States are not dead, and if Compress
represents even In small degree tn
- sentiments of the American people til
Is President and his Wall Street polio
, will be brushed aside. We believe tbs
Congress will avenge the Maine an
6 see that Cuba is made free.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14
THE PRESIDENTS
MESSAGE
In :he Hands Of Congress-Rs
sp,nsibilisy now Rests With
That Body.
A GREAT DISAPPOINTMENT

4. Expr-->ed on all side. la the Tone al
the Message An Outline of the p"eu-
mrpt-The Message Referred TAI tern-
nitte~ Foreign Relations SENATOR
Bu,i~r Introduce . R->aiuti"n Demand
ing spain. Withdrawal and Cuban In
dep~ nd~n-e.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14

In April, 1896, the evils from which
our country suffered through the Gu
ban war became 50 onepous that my
predecessor made an effort to bring
shout peace through the mediation Of
this government in any way that
might tend to an honorable adjust
ment Of the contest between Spain and
her rev0lted colony, on the basis Of
some effective scheme Of self -govern-
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14


the two parties is as follows:
For mayor, David S. Rose.
For comptroller, John r. Wolf.
For treasurer, VIM. Bollow.
For city attorney, Carl Runge.
1t is sure to be elected. Thus the
nine thousand Populists have gotten
the cooperation of fifteen thousand
silver Democrats to put a great fund
amental principle of the Peoples party,
but it is indeed nothing more than a
fundamental principle of real Democ-
racy a. advocated by Thomas Jefferson.
1t is a great principle of good govern
ment, which the Democratic party for
long time having become cor
rupt and degenerate had deserted
and repudiated. The platform of the
Peoples party is nothing more nor
less than the great original fanda-
mental principles of good government
which the forefathers advocated and
which all bold and brave patriots have
stood for since.
There are of course some gold and
monopoly Democrats who did every
thing they could to prevent this CO.
operation. That is natural, because
they are opposed to the principles of
Jeffersonian Democracy, and are in
favor of monopoly rule. We regret to
say that there were also some Popu-
lists who were opposed to this cooper
alton. They call themselves mid
readers" They claim to be for these
principles, but they are ia, oring a
policy that will help Cleveland and
his class Of Democrats to make Re-
! publican and monopoly victory certain
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1898-04-14

pain tnat the directors who made the
lease entered into that contract with a
full knowledge that the Seaboard sys-
tenn would give a larger percentage
upon the valuation of the property. He
contends that 1t is fraud for trustee.
acting wholly for another, to lease
property to one party, when there is
another party who is willing to pay a
better price for it. He proved it when
it was shown that many of the truss
tees for the State who made the lease
were largely interested - private
stockholders; and as such held the In
terest adversary to the State. And vet
they made contract for the benefit of
their own stock, to the prejudice of
the State. But it is believed By mapy
that Judge Simonton and other corpc-
rative judges will find excuse to sus-
tain this conduct of the trustees for
the State. The Governor believes
rightly that all ordinary transactions
between man and man, these same
judges would hold such conduct to be
fraudulent, but as he expresses it,
"When Shylock and Mammon are
plaintiffs these corporation judge
hold such contracts to be valid"
THE CAUCASIAN has entered into
this matter thus fully because the
Biblical Recorder had not only mis-
represented the Governor, but had
grossly misstated the facts about an
importa mt matter concerning which
the people should know the truth.
THE CAUCASIAN and Governor Rus.
sell will urge the next legislature to
use all lawful means to set aside the
fraudulent midnight ninety nine year
lease. Will the Biblical Recorder
stand with THE CAUCASIAN and Gov.
ernor Russell in that fghtP
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
BIKE TAXES COMING IN
RUSH OF WHEELMEN CAUSES ACTIV-
ITY AT THE CITY HALL.
No Check on the Money Sharks Who
Lend to City EmpIOyes-Street-
Railroad Litigation.

There has been much activity in the con-
troller's office for some weeks, occasioned
by the influx of people taking out bicycle
and other vehicle licenses. This is because
the police are following rigid instructions to
warn all vehicle owners found without the
1893 tags to procure them at once or suffer
arrest. At the hour of closing last night
nearly seven thousand bicycle licenses had
been issued. This is regarded as pretty
good showing for the first two and half
months of the year. as it is close on to half
the number taken out during the entire
year of 1897, when a total of 15,102 bicycle
licenses were issued. All those who owned
bicycles Jan. 1, however, are now delin-
quent and liable to arrest at any moment.
The annual fee is 81. Those who buy bicy
cles after April 1 and before June pay 70
cents for the remainder Of the year. From
June to Oct / the fee for new wheels is so
cents and for the last quarter of the year
% cents.
When bicycIists are reminded that they
pay a large sum annually toward the re-
pairing of the streets there is good deal
of grumbling at Mayor Taggart's failure to
make good promises of last fall. One of
them was that a space at least four feet
wide on each side of improved streets
should not be sprinkled, so that riders
might have easy ard safe riding. This is not
done. There was also talk of bicycle paths
on the new streets that were to be made.
Nothing is being heard of this now AS the
picycIists hle up to the controllers office
and plank down their dollars they think
about these forgotten agreements and there
is considerable grumbling.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
DEATH OF ROBERT H. REEFS.
Was a WeII-IznOwn Commission Mer-
chant in the City.

Robert H. Rees, a well-known commits
sion merchant Of Indianapolis, died yester-
day morning, at his home, No. 1918 North
Alabama street. He was fifty-six years of
age and had lived in Indianapolis since 1875,
when he came to this city from Thorntown,
Ind. Two years ago he suffered a stroke of
paralysis and never entirely recovered. AL
though this affliction kept him confined to
the house most of the time, he gave atten-
ton to his business. After coming to In
dianapolis Mr. Rees went into the retail
grocery trade and in 1883 he engaged in the
wholesale commission business at NO. 10
South Delaware street. Mr.. Rees, in 1864,
was married to Caroline l.. Shipp, of Thorn
town. His wife and three daughters sur
vive him. One of his daughters is Mrs. Har-
rison Elmer, of New York, who was former
ly Stella Rees, a well-known actress. The
other daughters are Miss Ruby Rees, OF
this city, and Mrs. j. +. Wilson, of st.
Louis. The funeral will occur Sunday af-
ternoon at O'Clock Services will be con-
Quoted by Rev. Thomas Brown, of Mount
Carmel, Ind Mr.. Brown was formerly pas
tor of the Friends Church of this city, Of
which Mr.. Rees was member.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
THEY CAN STILL WORK.
No Check ON the Money Sharks That
Infest the City Hall.

No Check on the Money Sharks That
Infest the City Hall.
A legal opinion from City Attorney Kern
knocks out Councilman Little's ordinance
that was intended to ease city employees
from the clutches of the money sharks that
infest the city hail. Under the charter en-
ployes must be paid every three months at
least, but there is nothing to prevent them
being paid oftener Mr. Kern holds that
the manner Of paying salaries is entirely
within the hands of the controller under the
charter, and that the Council has not au-
thority to regulate the subject. For this
reason the mayor has returned the ordi-
nance to the Council without his signature
If the ordinance had become effective city
employees, other than laborerS, who are now
paid weekly, would have been paid semi
monthly, instead of monthly. This meas
ure, it's author has claimed would have re-
lieved many men in the fire and police de-
money lenders between pay days for tenn
porary assistance, always gladly given by
the Shylocks at very exorbitant rates of in
terest The money lenders are perfectly
safe. They procure from the borrowers as
signments of the salaries due them These.
when filed with the controller, are liens on
the pay and must be settled before the en-
pioyeS are paid what little remains to them
after being mulcted by the sharks. That
the bushes is as disreputable and as prof
liable as the most glazing chattel mortgage
gougeS is what is claimed by those who
have investigated the subject. 1t is said
to be quite extensive.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
IT WILL BE A BIG ONE
REPUBLICAN STATE CONVENTION
WILL CONTAIN 1915 DELEGATES.
List OF Number OF Delegates for Each
County-Republican Cam
didates.

The basis OF representation for the Re-
publican state convention was fixed at the
recent meeting of the state committee at
one delegate for each two hundred votes
and major fraction thereof cast for Henry
G. Thayer, elector at large in the last presi-
dental election. The time and manner of
selecting delegates was left to be determined
by the chairmen of the various county COM
mittees. Some of the counties have already
held their county conventions and selected
delegates to the state convention, exercising
their own judgment as to how many dele
gates they would be entitled to. The state
committee, in view of the fact that many
OF. these conventions would be held in the
next month, decided to proportion the num-
Der of delegates to each county as soon as
possible, thus preventing embarrassment to
the county conventions on the question of
how many delegates they should elect. Sec
rotary Spooner last night completed this
work. He announces that there will be GIG
delegates in the convention, and that 500
votes win be necessary to nominate The
plumber of delegates to which each county
will be entitled is as follows.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
ART LEAGUES EXHIBIT.
Students VIII Show the Fruits of
Their winters Work.

The Art League of Indianapolis will give
its first exhibit at the studio in Cyclorama
Place next Saturday afternoon and even
ing, March 10. When the old Art School
went to the wall the students did not give
up the fight, but went pluckily about the
work of organizing a league of their own
They never knew their strength until they
tested it, but when a few of them met last
autumn to see if they could not keep to-
gether in some shape, they discovered
spirit of determination that meant much
After a little canvass of the situation they
succeeded in raising among themselves a
sutfici6n mt guarantee to start the league
upon an Independent basis, hire commodi-
Gus quarters in Cyclorama Place and en-
gage William Forsyth as instructor.
Since then the league has fourished and
though it is not rich in money, its men,
bers are turning out work that is not only
a credit to themselves, but to the city. The
exhibit next Saturday wall include life work
and out-of-door sketches in ink, charcoal
oils and water colors. The studio will be
open from to in the afternoon and from
to 10 in the evening.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
FOR CUBAN SUFFERERS.
Board of Trade Donates $500 and
Asks Others to Contribute.

The people of indianapolis will have an
opportunity, through the Board of Trade,
to assist in the alienation of the suffering
in Cuba. A meeting of the boards relief
committee was held yesterday and COM
municaton from the Central Cuban relief
committee of New York was considered
The result was that the committee made
a donation of $500 and Secretary Jacob w.
Smith, OF the Board of Trade. was author
lied to forward the amount to Stephen h.
Barton, chairman of the committee at New
York. The committee also considered the
advisability of calling upon the people of
Indianapolis for individual contributions
and it was decided TO make an appeal
through the press. Any money intended for
this purpose should be sent to Secretary
Jacob w Smith, who will receipt for it and
see that it is properly accounted for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
Funeral of Harry PorterfeId.

The funeral of Harry D. Porterfeld, who
died at his home, No. Gil East Pratt street,
Thursday, will take place at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday morning. Mr.. Porterfield was about
forty-eight years of age. For years he trav-
eled for the Ward Bros Drug Company.
For the last year he had owned a financial
interest in the business. He was a member
of Central-avenue M. e. Church, and took
an active interest in church work. He was
a member of the order of Odd Fellows and
was identified with the Travelling Mems As
ISOLATION Mr.. Porterfield came to Indian
apolis in 1868 and taught school for time
in Marion county. He began in the retail
drug trade twenty-five years ago as a clerk.
Mr.. Porterfeld leaves a wife and four chill
dren Three of his children are by a prevl-
Gus marriage The l. O. o. +. and the
Travelling Mems Association will have
charge of the funeral.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.
FinnI Action Taken.

For gravel roadway on Maxwell street.
from Michigan street to a point 215 feet
south or Elizabeth street.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Eleventh street, from West street to
Brooks street, in two sections.
For gravel roadway and sidewalks on
Twehty-fourth street, from Talbot ave-
nue. to Central avenue.
For gravel roadway and cement walks on
Twenty-ninth street, from Illinois street to
Senate avenue.
For block roadway and cement walks on
Pearl street. from Alabama to New Jersey
For block roadway on the first alley east
Of Alabama street, from Washington to
Pearl street.
For block roadway on Gray street, from
Pearl street 1875 feet south.
For cement walks on st. Clair street,
from Illinois street to Park avenue.
O. the trst alley west OF Bismarck avenue,
from Grandview avenue to Summit street.
Petitions Filed.
For brick roadway in the first alley north
Of Vermont street, from Illinois street to
Capitol avenue
For the Improvement of Cherry street,
from Fort Wayne avenue to Massachusetts,
avenue.
For cement walks on the west side of
Senate avenue, from Kentucky avenue to
For cement walks on Holloway avenue,
from Valley Drive to Gertrude street
Resolutions Adopted.
For gravel roadway, powdered cutters
ard cement walks on Belefontaine street,
from Twenty-third street TO Twenty-fifth
street
For a sewer in the first alley east of State
avenue, from Sturm avenue to New York
street
For the vacation of the first alley west of
Alabama street, from Pratt street to the
first alley south.
Water Mnins Ordered.
The Indianapolis Water Company was di-
rected to lay water mains as follows: In
Agnes street, from North to Pratt in Cor
nell avenue, from Massachusetts avenue to
Twenty-third street; in Langley avenue,
from Graham street TO Hazel street; in
Hazel street, from Langley avenue to Law
renee street: in Lawrence street from Ha-
eel to Rural street: in MarLindale avenue,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
AN OLD PAVEMENT CASE.
City Gains "a Practical victory in the
Boone Circuit Court.

The jury in the case of Dina Trimpe, ad-
ministratrix of Bernard Trimpe, against the
city of Indianapolis and Edward r. Clay
pool disagreed at noon yesterday in the
Lebanon Circuit Court, where the case was
tried by Judge Higgins. The plaintiff was
represented by Harding e Hovey and the
city by Deputy City Attorney Bell The
disagreement Of the jury was regarded as
a partial victory for the city.
The case is one of long standing. May 5,
1896, Bernard Trimpe fell on the pavement
in front of the Blackford block at the cor
ner of Meridian and Washington street.
His hip was broken by the fall and three
days later he died. A suit for $4,000 per-
sonal damages was brought. A change of
venue was taken by the plaintiff. Her at
torneys admitted in argument that they had
made no case against Mr.. Claypool, but
they failed to establish to the satisfaction
Of the jury that the city had been negligent
and was responsible for the accident and
death of the plaintiffs husband.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
Gc= Company,s Coal.

The indianapolis Gas Company yesterday
awarded it's yearly coal contract. Represen-
tatives from coal companies in Cincinnati,
Pittsburg and Chicago submitted bids. The
contract was awarded to the Excelsior Coal
Company, limited Of Cincinnati The con-
tract calls for twenty thousand tons of
coal. ]. r. Pearson, of the gas company, de-
clined to state the price the company is to
pay for. the coal. He says, however, the
rate is higher than was paid last year on
account of an increase in the wages paid to
all miners in the Pennsylvania districts.
The Collier-Budd Coal Company, of Cincin-
natl had the contract last year.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
Mentally Unbalanced.

A. B. Loebenberg, formerly of this city,
but now Of Cincinnati, came to the city
yesterday and last night returned with his
son Henry, who is mentally unbalanced.
Young Loebenberg has been managing a
store in Muncie. He came here Thursday
and during the night created quite furore
on the levee. In one restaurant he ordered
a wine supper and had it Charged" He
became involved in a dispute at the Bates
House and was hit with cane. At 3
O'Clock yesterday morning he was sent to
the police station. Financial reverses
caused his trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12

Reports to the State Board of Health from
Goodland, Newton county, tell of an epidem-
ic of typhoid fever caused by a filthy slaugh-
ter house within the corporation There
were six cases and three deaths. In one
and now the father has brought suit against
the town and slaughter house owner for
damages. The town trustees, who comprise
town board of health under the law, are
reported TO be opposed to interference
with the nuisance.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
ON A GRAVE CHARGE.
louis Warrenburg Arrested at the In
stance of His Wife and Daughters.

If the charges made against Louis War
renburg living at lis Judge Harding street,
are true one of the worst cases Of deprav-
ity known to the police of Indianapolis has
come to light Warrenburg was arrested
yesterday by Patrolman Caldwell. The
charge is made by his seventeen-year-old
daughter Grace, and is corroborated by
the girls fifteen-year-old sister Clara and
the girls stepmother
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
A Fine Casket.

There are many persons who like to see fine
funeral furnishings In order that the people of
Indianapolis may what is fine casket, the
National Casket Company have sent to FIanner
q Buchanan three of the finest caskets made
Such caskets have never been seen in this city;
none ever used for public men who have passed
away here would compare to these. One is solid
mahogany, carved copper-lined, beveled glass
The other two are state caskets; cedar, carved
and covered with the finest imported broadcoth
one draped, the other plain. Any one desiring to
see these caskets can call at FLANNER & BU-
CHANANS 500 North Illinois street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12

After visit to Irvington Mayor Tag
CART has concluded that he does not favor
the annexation of that suburb to Greater
Indianapolis He says that his reason for
this decision is that there is considerable
unimproved territory between the two cor
porations. Those on the inside see another
reason for the refusal. Irvington is Repub-
lican, and a Democratic administration nat
urally enough does not care to have any
Republican votes added to the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12

City Attorney Expects a Decision In
the Near Future.
City Attorney Kern returned from Nobles-
vile at o'clock last evening. To Jour
nal reporter who met him on his return Mr..
Kern said that his business at Noblesville
had nothing to do with the street car litiga-
ton. He was engaged in the trial Of a prf-
vate case. While there, however he re-
ceived information that leads him to believe
a decision will be forthcoming in the course
of q week or ten days. Attorneys told Mr..
Kern that Judge Neal had been busy al
most constantly since the argument in the
street car cases with trials that left him
no time to consider the arguments and
briefs submitted. AS the trials are about
ended it is, believed Judge Neal will soon be
in a position to consider the street car cases.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-12
Horseback Riding at Reduced Rates,

AS horseback riding is becoming more popular
every day. and riding masters and good in
structors are scarce, Indianapolis will soon miss
a great opportunity, as Prof E. ]. Snyder one
of the best instructors in the country, has an
offer now to return to New York, and will prob
ably accept soon. This will stop the horse show
which we need so much. Parties wishing TO take
lessons can do at reduced rates for the rest of
the term. Cyclorarna building, West Market
street