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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31
MORE MONEY IS NEEDED
PENSION APPROPRIATION DEFI-
CHENEY is OVER $s,OOO,OOO.
Important Statement by Secretary
Bliss Concerning the Increase
in Number of Claims.

WASHING TON March 30.-In sending to
Congress a deficiency estimate of $S,O7OS12
fc7 pensions for this year, Secretary Bliss
makes an interesting statement on the gen.
eral subject of pensions up to date. Secre-
tary Bliss says: ION the 1st of July, 1871,
there was available $40, 100000 for the pay
ment of army and navy pensions; $4,OO0OOO
of this amount was set apart for navy pen
sions, leaving $136,00OOO0 for payment of
army pensions. The total number of PEN
sionerS on the roll June 30, 1897 was 976,Ol4,
while on the 28th of February. 1885, there
was 1855 ,613 on the roll, net increase of 49,
599 Between the latter dates there was
disbursed for the payment of army pensions
sos 370 STE 49, leaving the sum of $40 629, 1275 "a
for the payment of pensions to the end OF
the present fiscal year. The commissioner
of pensions estimates that $4S,7O0OOO will be
required for the payment of pensions dur
ing the remaining four months or the IlScal
year, more than $8OO0,0O0 in excess or the
uneXpended appropriation.
The commissioner has recently expressed
to me an opinion as to the future course or
pension payments at variance with ms
views thereon as stated in the annual re-
port, which was to the effect that after the
close of the current year payments would
rapidly decline. 1t is now his opinion tnat,
in view of the increasing applications for
original pensions and for increase or pen
sIons. there will be an increase in the sum
required for the payment of army and navy
pensions for some time TO come. In this
connection the appended table, showing the
number of pensioners on the roll ana the
value of the roll annually since 1887, is sig
nificant. From this it appears that the
pension roll has substantially doubled since
quarter of a century after the close OF the
war. In 1890, twenty-five years after the
war closed, the number of pensioners on
the roll was 537 ,944 AT the close of the cur
rent fiscal year the number on the roll will
approximate $4,000. an increase of nearly 80
per cent. since 1880. In that time the value
of the roll has increased from $72, O52 l43 as
present fiscal year. The roll is now larger
than at any former time, notwithstanding
that thirty-three years have elapsed since
the cessation of hostilitieS. 1t contained
about $500 more pensioners in 1897 than it
did in 1896, and approximately 10000 more
has also increased in the same periods"
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opposition is understood to have been made
clear on behalf of the joint Republican and
Democratic steering committees of the Sen
ate and it is understood to have been met
by the President with the response that
this government would not press the mat
ter. The President freely admitted to all
visiting senators that the negotiations with
Spain were rapidly approaching a crisis
and said that he felt quite confident con-
cluSiOn would be reached by Friday night
at the latest. He asked that in view of
this fact no action be taken by either house
until after that time or until the present
negotiations could be brought to a close.
If he took any of the senators into his con-
f1dence as to the basis upon which he was
proceeding they did not repeat the informa-
ton in the Senate Some intimated a belief
in the authenticity of proposition to al
low the purchase of the freedom of the
island, but declined in ali cases to state
whether this belief was based on state
ments made by the President. The repre-
sensations were, however, of a character to
satisfy the committee. and when it adj
the most radical of Cuban sympathiZers,
stated that the committee was operating
in perfect sympathy with the President It's
members feel that they will be free to act
when the President indicates a failure of
present negotiations with Spain They think
these negotiations are for the freedom of
Cuba and if they do not so result they ex-
pect to report very promptly joint resOlu-
ton looking to that end.
The actual proceedings of the committee
to-day consisted Of general exchange OF
views concerning the situation and the
proper course to be pursued by the COM
mittee of the reference of the various Gu
ban resolutions to a subcommittee; of the
reading of a part of the testimony of the
Maine court of inquiry and of an examina
ton of Commander Bradford, chief of the
Bureau of Equipment. Commander Brad
ford was asked to supply the committee
with the information at his command con-
corning the relative strength of our navy
compared with that of Spain and was ques-
toned at length as to our torpedo boats and
the length of time necessary to supply
others. Mr.. Bradford also made state
ment of his views relative to the Importance
of the purchase of the island of st. Thomas,
in the West Indies, from Denmark, the
ownership of which, he said, would be of
vast Importance to this country for coal
ing station in case of war with Spain.
There is resolution pending before the
committee providing for the opening of
negotiations for the acquisition of the ISL
and and the disposition of the committee
after hearing Mr. Bradford seemed favor
able to early affirmative action upon it.
The committee was authorized to sit dur
ing the sessions OF the Senate and will
meet again Tomorrow
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MORE CUBAN RESOLUTIONS.
Also "a Bill Authorizing Organiza ton
of Cowboy Rangers.


of Cowboy Rangers.
WASHINGTON, March Ex-senator War
rem to-day introduced bill in the Senate
authorizing tire President to organize a
regiment of cowboy rangers whenever it
shall be in the interest of the public service
for him to do So" The regiment is to be
enlisted for ninety days more, TO be or
ganized as cavalry and to have the privi-
lege of electing it's own commissioned OFF,
GERS The bill specifies that the members of
the regiment shall be good riders.
A resolution similar to that introduced by
Senator Foraker yesterday, recognizing
Cuban independence, was introduced in the
House to-day by Representative Broderick,
of Kansas. Representative Wheeler, of Ala
bama, introduced the following joint reso-
luton: Resolved, That the government of
the United States hereby declares that the
struggling patriots in the Island of Cuba.
are belligerents and are recognized as such
by this government.
Representative AdamSOD, of Georgia, has
introduced q resolution recognizing the re-
public of Cuba ard authorizing the PreSi-
dent to accredit to it a minister of this gov
eminent.
Representative Mahany, of New York.
introduced a joint resolution recognizing
the Cuban republic as a free and 1ndepend-
ent state and welcoming her Ito the sister
hood of republics in the western world.
Representative Todd, of Michigan, intro
exists between the United States and Spain
The subcommittee on naval affairs has
unanimously recommended a favorable re-
port on the naval personnel BILL
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sUNDRY CIVIL BILL.
Senate Increases Its Appropriations
Nearly Five Millions.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The sundry
civil appropriation bill was reported to the
Senate to-day from the committee on APP
preparations. The committee made a large
number of amendments, the total net in
crease carried by the amendments being
81, 93S, S7S The increases are as follows: On
public buildings, $1,O50,945 on lighthouses,
beacons and fog signals, 1869 $50; lighthouse
establishments, $135, 900; revenue cutter serv-
ice 1878 900; armories and arsenals, STA $50;
pay of the army, $491, 163 military posts,
$500 600; rivers and harbors, $225000; Paris
exposition, 100000: public printing and
birding, 100000. The remainder includes
many miscellaneous items.
Ore of the most important of the amend
ments is one appropriating $491 1853 for the
payment of the services of two additional
regiments of artillery provided for by recent
legislation. The general appropriation for
the enlargement of military posts is in
creased from $4,000 to $920,0C0. Forty thou
sand dollars is appropriated for the pur-
chase of Point Park, on Lookout mountain,
as a part of Chickamauga Park and $50,G0J
is provided towards the erection of a sani-
tarium for disabled volunteer soldiers at
Hot Springs, S. D., the total cost to be linn
tied to 100000.
Provision is made for the representation
Of the United States at the Paris exposition
of 1900. the expenses of such representation
being limited to $780, 600 An immediate APP
preparation of 100000 is made. The United
States exhibition is to be under the super
vision of a commissioner general, an assist
ant commissioner general and twelve eX-
perts The commissioner general is to be
paid S. 600 year, the assistant commission
er general $1,000 and the experts $4,000 each.
The secretary of the interior is authorized
to investigate the burning in December last
of two Seminole Indians in Oklahoma. and
IF it shall appear that the outrages and in
juries have been so perpetrated to adjudi-
cate and pay the Indian or Indians or their
legal heirs or representatives as guaran-
teed by the Seminole treaty, such sum or
sums as he may deem just or reasonable"
Twenty thousand dollars is made imme-
diatelY available for this purpose.
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CONGRESS IN TINE OF WAR.
Its Sessions Have Not Been So Long
as i'm Times of Peace.

as i'm Times of Peace.
WASHINGTON, March 3O.-There has
been considerable discussion of the length
of the session of Congress in the event of
war, it being the prevailing idea that a
declaration of war would involve the pro-
longation of the sessions of Congress. The
war of 1876 are given below with the
sessions following, showing that in war
times Congress did not consume as much
time as is usual in times of peace:
Thirty-seventh Congress, 1S6163-Three
sessions, 365 days.
Thirty eighth 1S63-65-Two sessions, 299
days.
Thirty-ninth, 1S65-67-Three sessions, S29
days.
Fortieth. 1S67-69-Three sessions, 1882. days
Forty-first, 1S69-71-Three sessions 341
days.
Forty-second, 1S71-7S-Three sessions, 22S
days.
Forty-third, 1S7S-75-Two sessions. 29l
Forty-fourth, 1S75-77-Two sessions, S44
Forty-ffth, 1S77-79-Three sessions, 342
days.
Forty-sixth, 1S7s-S1-Three sessions. 1893
Forty-seventh, 1SSl-S3-Three sessions. sS7
Forty-eighth, 1SS3-S5-Two sessions. 81
days.
Forty-ninth 1sS5-S7-Two sessions, $50
days.
Fiftieth. 1SS7-s9-Two sessions, 412 days
Fifty-first, 1SS9-91-Two sessions 1877 days
Fifty-second, 1S91-93-Two sessions, $40
Fifty-third. 1S98-95-Three sessions, S47
days.
Fifty-fourth, 1Ss5-97-Two sessions. $50
DAYS.
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AN ULTIMATUM.
Concluded from First Page

settlement. When pressed. however, as to
the report published in New York that a
solution had been reached comprising the
payment by a republic of Cuba OF S2Oo,OOo 0Oo,
the embarkaton of Spanish troops Ior
home, and, the minister SAID, that the
story as whole was unwarranted and ap-
surd.
1t was stated by senator who called
upon President Mckinley to-day and dis
cussed the Cuban affairs that the admins TTnrS
tration was taking no part in the alieged
purchase negotiations He said that this
may be talked in New York and by New
York men. but he did not think II was a
part of the administration policy regard
ing Cuba.
John j. McCook. of New York. to-day
again denied that he was member or
representative of any syndicate to put up
an indemnity for Cuban independence; tax
ing Cuban bonds in return. He added that
he thought if there were any, such PROPOSE
ton Spain or the Spanish people them
selves would take a large portion or any
bonds Cuba might issue. The talk about
purchase of Cuba was very prevalent at
the White House to-day. but no one pre-
sumed to speak regarding SPANS attitude.
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WILL WAIT ON M'KINLEY.
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Grants the President More Time.

= WASHINGTON, March 30.-The Senate
committee on foreign relations held two
sessions to-day and adjourned few min
utes before O'Clock without reaching any
agreement Commander Bradford. of the
Bureau Of Equipment, was before the COM
mittee for several hours giving expert tes-
timony as to the relative strength of the
navies of the United States and Spain and
also advocating the purchase of the island
of st. Thomas of the Spanish West Indies
as naval station. The committee, as a
result of it's session, agreed to postpone the
completion of the committees work on the
Cuban situation for a few days in order to
afford time TO the President to continue
his diplomatic negotiations with the Span
ish authorities. This concession was the
result of a request made direct 10 members
of the committee by the Presid at and ii
was granted by the entire committee with
out any murmur of dissent.
Previous to this action on the part of the
committee the President had been frankly
informed that neither the committee nor
the Senate would be disposed to acquiesce
in any agreement for an armistice. This
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31
MRS. FALKNER DEAD.
Complaint Made of Dispensary PhysI-
clans Negligence.

Mrs. Flora Falkner. 217 Cook street, died
at II o'clock yesterday morning from the
effects of morphine taken the night before.
She had been married eleven years, but had
not lived with her husband for about five
years Her aunt said the woman had prob
ably taken the drug in fit of dependency
over the death of her child. She com
planned of the Dispensary physicians, say
ing that with proper care, her niece would
have recovered. She said repeated calls for
the aid of the dispensary physicians were
made yesterday morning. but. there was no
response until the woman died. DR. Thomas
worked four hours on the woman Tuesday
night and left her, as he thought. In a
good way TO recover Yesterday morning
he was notified that she was worse, AND
started to the house. On the way he met
a man from there and was told that the
woman was drowsY. He advised the man TO
keep her awake and feeling that this was
all he could do himself went to breakfast
and then TO the house on Cook street The
woman was dead when he arrived.
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structed by the committee to respectfully
return it. Before ii was sent to The com
mittee it was given to the newspapers. II
was not of a character in consonance with
the Importance of the subject. Th= whole
circumstances of the case are most remark
able / will not ask here to have the letter
of the secretary read. It was f1ippant ana
impertinent. and has no place on the rec
ords of this body" Mr.. Wolcott then asked
that the entire correspondence on the sub
ject be printed, and it was so ordered.
Mr. Gallinger and Mr. Frye strenuously
antagonized the Perkins amendment. while
Mr. Wilson supported it. At this point Mr..
Caffery was recognized, and concluded his
speech on the national quarantine measure.
After Mr. Caffery had finished Mr. Perkins
withdrew his amendment to the Alaskan
bill, and the measure was passed. At 3:3z p.
m the Senate went into executive session,
and soon afterwards adjourned.
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Foraker,s Course Approved.

CLEVELAND, o., March 3O.-At a meet
ing of the Americas Republican Club tc-
night the Cuban question was discussed in
a spirited member by Mayor Robert Nc
kisson, Assistant Corporation Counsel W.
H. Boyd and three other leading members
of the club. The speeches We're loudly APP
plauded by the two hundred members of the
club present Resolutions were adopted
indorsing in the fullest degree the position
taken by Senator Joseph b. Foraker and his
colleagues Senators Proctor Gailnger AL
len and Mason in favor of Cuban liberty
The resolution of Senator Foraker, now
pending in the committee on foreign rela-
lions of the Senate, was approved, and the
sense of the club was that the resolution
ought to be adopted. A copy of the resolu-
tions was ordered sent to Senator Foraker
The meeting was an enthusiastic one.
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General Notes.

WASHINGTON, March 30.-The secretary
of state has been Informed of the appoint
ment of Senior Don Morla Vicuna as the
Chilean minister plenipotentiary TO the
United States in place of Senior Don Do
mingo Cana. who has been transferred to
another post The new minister is expected
to arrive here in a few weeks
Representative Miers to-day appointed as
cadet at the United states Military Acad-
envy at West Point. Glenn Lacy. of Wash
ington, Ind, and Frank Martin, of Cos
port, alternate.
To-day's statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
1924 595. 743, gold reserve. STA. 15SSS6.
Mr. J. b. Campbell, editor of the Anderson
Herald is visiting Washington with his
wife.
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Tribute to Mckinley and Lee.

CAMDEN, N. j., March SO.-The sixty
second annual session of the New Jersey
Methodist Episcopal Conference, embracing
the territory south of Trenton, convened
here to-day. Bishop c. c. McCabe pre-
sided. The conference unanimously adopted
a resolution approving the action of Presi-
dent Mckinley and General Fitzhugh Lee in
the Cuban difficulties, and sent a telegram
to the President saying: I'VE admire your
diplomatic course in relation to the Cuban
question and believe in your ability to set
tle the matter. We are earnestly praying
that God may give you signal wisdom in
preserving peace with honor; and that you
will not forget that God is jealous for the
cause of the oppressed.
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HIGH WATER FALLING.
RivertOn Wabash Levee Break Not
So Bad ms Reported.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
SULLIVAN, Ind. March SO.-The damage
done by the breaking of the Wabash levee
at Riverton Monday evening is not so great
as was first reported The breach in the
levee is about one hundred yards in length
and the inflow is estimated at four feet
of water. All the people residing in the
low lands had moved out as they sus-
pected a break. All stock and cattle were
safe in the high lands. No lives were lost
The damage to the Indiana & Illinois
Southern Railroad is not so great as first
reported If the river falls the water will
recede from the land inside the levee, but
If not the water will attain great depth
and all crops will be utterly ruined.
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spnnish FIng Burned.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia. March 3O.-A thou
sand students of Cornell College and citi-
Zens Of Mount Vernon attended a mass
meeting here this afternoon at which
number of speeches. were made. A Spanish
flag burned and resolutions were
adopted expressing confidence in the adj
ministration and rendering moral support
and service in defense of the countrys nag
and the national honor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31

NEW YORK, March 30.-The Evening
Posts London financial cablegram: After
a dull opening the stock markets here were
practically booming to-day being led by
Spanish fours. Americans and Grand
Trunk. There is a tendency here again to
the New York parity all day.
PARIS, March 30-Prices on the boerse
to-day were very firm on repurchases.
Spanish tours hesitated at the outset but
were quickly carried up with other gov
eminent securities and finished at the high
est point CT the day
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Ne,hodist Patriot suppre..ea

NEWARK n. j.. March 30.-In his invo-
cation opening the Newark Conference of
the NJ +. Church to-day Bishop Daniel A.
Goodsell alluded to the disturbed condition
of the mind of the Nation. and prayed that
all base and unworthy elements of mere
revenge might disappear from the plans of
the leaders of Congress. Anticipating that
the opening Of the conference would be the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31

RICHMOND, Va, March 3O.-President
Mckinley and Senator Mark Hanna were
hanged and burned in effigy tonight by a
crowd of men, who assembled on the out
skirts of the city. William Hattess. we'll
known Democratic worker made a speech
denouncing the Cuban policy of the admin
istration. The speech was cheered and at
its conclusion Hattess drew revolver and
fired at the effigies. Hattesss shot was the
signal for general fusillade. from the
crowd
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Special to the indianapolis Journal
PRINCETON. Ind, March 3O.-lt is now
claimed that the water in Patoka, White
and Wabash rivers will commence to fall
Tomorrow The Louisville. Evansville &
St Louis Railroad will not be able to run
trains to ST. Louis for at least week.
The Evansville & Terre Haute cannot run
outs.
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eezzss Proved
A Cure for Grip and Colds.

Now try DR.. Humphreys Specifics for
Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Weak Stonl-
ach; for Rheumatism and Lumbago Infant
and Female Complaints.
Specific Manual to be found at Drug
gists, or sent free, tells all.
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stnrding hy MCKINNEY.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. March 90.-The
commercial bodies of Charleston, the Cotton
Exchange, the Chamber of Commerce. the
Merchants Exchange and the Young Mems
Business League, met to-day and unani-
mously adopted resolutions calling on the
senators and representatives OF South Caro-
lima TO stand by President Mckinley In MS
efforts 10 maintain peace.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-31
Editor Mccormick Would Free Cuba.


PRINCETON, Ind, March 30.-EXcite-
ment is running high in this city over the
Cuban situation. President McKinley's ac-
lions are being condemned by Republicans
as well as Democrats. Sixty sons of the
best families have joined the State militia
in the last day or two. James Mccormick,
editor of the Evening News, says tonight:
1--WE to-day throw to the breeze the banner
of Cuba surmounted by old glory, and as its
folds hover over the emblem of that strug-
Cling people, so may the protecting arm of
this great patriotic Nation be thrown
about valiant Cuba, whose watchword is
liberty or death. Patriotic Princeton is sick
of this cruel delay"
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MckinIex,s Course Not Approved.

TAMPA, Fla, March 30.-As a mark of
dsapprovai of President McKinley's sup
posed peace policy the Port Tampa Naval
Reserves met last night and the members
rendered their designations They finally de-
cided to wait a few days for developments.
If there is then no change in the situation
the comnanY viii disbanQ.
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Special 10 the IndlanapOIlS JournaI
MITCHELL, Ind. March SO.-Relief has
in a measure come to the sufferers of the
flooded districts in the vicinity of White
river, but as the water recedes it only makes
more evident the ravages in the lowlands.
Homes are ruined, lands devastated and
crops blighted. Many are left homeless and
without the means to make the necessary
repairs. Medora and Shoals. two prosperous
little towns on the Baltimore q Ohio South
western, were the heaviest sufferers in this
locality.
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New Indiana Postmasters.

WASHINGTON, March 3O-Indiana post
masters were appointed to-day, as follows:
Alamo. Montgomery county, Linn Smith,
vice James NJ. Smith, resigned; Farms
worth, Sullivan county, A r. Ladson. vice
w. II, Conkel. resigned; Organ Spring.
Washington county, Henry w. Roberts,
vice Charles Lowry. removed