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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
NAVAL BILL DISCUSSED.
Several Important Amendments Ruled
Out on Point of Order


WASHINGTON, Feb. 21-The House
reached tha last page of the naval bill to-
day and adjourned with a point of order
pending against provision fixing the price
OF armor plate at $545 per ton. The provision
In the bill went out on a point of order on
the ground that it was not limited to the
arrnor to be purchased with the appropria-
ton in the bill, whereupon it was modified
to meet this objection, and against it a
point OF order was pending when adjourn
ment was taken. Much of the time to-day
was occupied In debating the amendment
offered by Mr.. Mudd (Rep., Md, appro-
priating $4,000 to complete the three build
ings authorized to be erected at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis The naval commit
tee with the exception Of Mr. Cummings.
strenuously opposed proceeding with the
work of rehabilitating the Naval Academy
until comprehensive plans had been decided
on, but the House overruled the committee
and adopted the amendment--75 to SO.
Two important provisions in the para
graph providing for the construction of new
ships went out on points of order One pro-
vided that no more than two battle ships.
two armored and two protected cruisers
should be built at any one yard, and the
other provided that 10 bid for the construc-
tion of ships should be entertained from any
firm or company which had not at the time
of bidding an adequate plant.
Mr.. Todd (Dem Mich) offered an amend
ment 10 appropriate $500 for the erection
OF granite monument to the memory of
the late Capt. Charles Vernon Gridley, cap
tain of Dewey's flagship Olympia 1t was
ruled out upon point Of order raised by
Mr.. Boutele.
Mr. Grosvenor (Rep., o., on behalf of
his colleague, Mr.. Bromwell offered an
amendment to name one of the ships author
ivlH fn a 4 fcarF, Tys..e
to apply upon its cost all contributors
which might be received The amendment
went out on point of order.
AT the opening of the session to-day Mr.
Brucker tDem., Mich.) denied that he had
voted Ia the negative yesterday on The bill
appropriating S2e000,000 for payment 10
Spain. He had voted in the affirmative and
the journal was corrected
Mr. Henderson (Rep Ia.), chairman OF
the committee on judiciary, which inVestl-
gated the right of General Wheeler, Of Ala
bama. Mr. Robbins, of Pennsylvania Mr.
COlson, of Kentucky, and Mr.. Campbell of
Illinois, who held commissions in the army
and members who served on various civil
commissions to continue TO hold their seats
Of the committee which was in favor Of the
view that the four members who accepted
military commissions thereby vacated their
seats IN the House. The report went on the
calendar and MeSsTs De Almond (Dem
Mo- and Parker (Rep, n. J.) were given
leave TO file a minority report In which
they will contend that the same rule should
missions. Mr.. Henderson did not give no.
tice Of the time when he would call I'd tho
report but IL Is a question Of privilege
IL can be called up at any time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
NJ. LouBET,s MESSAGE.
The New French President Appeals
for Harmony and Pence.

PARIS, Feb 21.-General Davoul Duke of
Auerstaedt, grand chancellor Of the Legion
of Honor, to-day invested President Loubet
with the grand Gordon of the Legion of
Honor in the presence of all the Cabinet
ministers. The ministers met to-day with
NJ. I.oubet presiding. The President COM
municated to them the message to Parlia-
ment, which was read in the Chamber Of
Deputies and Senate this afternoon. The
council ordered that all the public otiic es
schools and the bourse be closed on the
day Of the late President Faure's funeral
The Chamber Of Deputies was crowded
when NJ Loubet's message was read 1t was
greeted with salvos of bravos. The house
adjourned until Friday The Senate received
the message with similar approval and
passed the credits demanded to defray the
expenses of the funeral of the late President
Faure Following is the text of President
Loubets message to Parliament:
Summoned 10 the first magistrature Of
the country, 1 need for the accomplishment
of the great duties devolving on me the CO.
operation of the Senate and Chamber of
Deputies / ask this Of you and l am sure
1t will not be withheld. You may count on
By firm desire to dedicate all my efforts to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Rome CORE
spondent of the Times says: Generally
speaking the encyclical is regarded as a
qualified condemnation of the Hecker doc
trines. 1t would be erroneous to suppose
that it condemns or directly affects Car
dinal Gibbons Archbishop Ireland or the
group of enlightened prelates who have so
largely contributed to the spread of Roman
Catholicism in the United States. 1t is
partly the outcome Of a deep laid, long
matured intrigue and if this is the only re-
suit of twelve months plotting it is clear
that the letter will strengthen rather than
weaken the position of the American pre-
lates whom the intrigue was intended to
overthrow. Throughout the various phases
of the bitter conflict which preceded its
publication the Pope displayed a prudence
astonishing in a man of his age placed in a
position where unbiased information is not
readily forthcoming
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
AcoNC1LLo on THE OCEAN.
Did Not Tarry Long in New York or
Halifax.
AgoncilIo ON the AtIantic.

AEOnciIIO on the Atlantic.
HALIFAX, Feb. 2.-From the fact that
the name of Agoncillo appears at the foot
of the list of cabin passengers on the steamer
Labrador which sailed for Liverpool this
morning, it is confidently asserted that the
chief agent of the Filipinos has left this
country for Europe AS the first-class pas
sengers for this steamer arrived on night
express Immediately embarked, no one is
known to have established the identity of
the passenger registered as Agoncillo.
NEW YORK, Feb. M.-Agoncillo and his
secretary Marti, left Montreal on Sunday,
announcing that they were coming to this
city, whence they would sail on the steamer
st. Paul. Marti was seen on the train
which left Montreal at p. m. and was due
in this city at 1920 a. m. tomorrow. He
took pains not to conceal himself. 1t is be-
lieved that he remained in Saratoga until
the next train for Montreal. left there and
that he returned to the Canadian city on
it. Meanwhile both were expected in this
city. 1t is thought that Agoncillo sent Mar
ii in the direction of this city while he him
self travelled eastward to Halifax.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
FUN IN THE COMMONS.
Motion to Remove Bishops from House
of Lords NegntiVed.

LONDON, Feb M.--By vote of POO
against 129 the House of Commons tonight
rejected motion to remove the bishops
from the House of Lords on the ground that
their presence there is incompatible with
their religious duties. The debate was nota-
bic for a remarkable proposal by Lord
Salsburys SON. Lord Hugh Cecil, Conserva-
tive member for Greenwich, who, in
quantity amusing speech, moved an amend
ment suggesting that instead of removing
the bishops it would be preferable to create
the great Nonconformist preachers life
members and SO make the House Of Lords
more representative Of the educated classes
A. j. Balfour the government leader. de-
scribed Lord Cecil's proposal as "embarrass-
ing and unconventional" and urged him to
withdraw the amendment. The House was
highly amused at the incident and the
amendment was negatived without division
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The deadlock
which was formally organized in the Senate
to-day over the army reorganization bill
may be permanent or it may break down
any minute. Several Democratic senators
who are making great professions of hostil-
ity to the Hawley bill are seeking appoint
ments for relatives in the proposed new reg
ular army, from which the inference is
drawn that they will weaken at the proper
time ana let the bill go through in time to
avert an extra session. The extra session
outlook has not changed. The chances are
about even for one, according to the best
Judgment in Washington. Two or three
more days will settle the question one way
or the other.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
Cox ON Top i'm Cincinnati.

CINCINNATI, Feb. 21-The Republican
primary for the convention to be held to-
morrow to nominate candidates to be voted
for at the spring elections was the occasion
of a fierce factonal contest between the
opponents of George B. Cox and his ad-
herents. The result was that out of 2O4
delegates, Cox had all but thirty-five or
forty. Cox represents the regular organiza-
ton and Eshelby was the leader of the op-
position
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
SHIPMENTS or ARMs.
Statement from the HOnE-kOng
Agents OF General AguinaIdO.

Statement from the HOnE-kOnR
Agents OF General AguinnIdO.
HONG-KoNG, Feb. 21.-The following
statement has been issued by the Filipino
JuntO here:
information which has leaked through
the PinkertOns sent by President Mckinley
to investigate the shipment of arms to the
Filipinos shows that the first shipments to
Aguinaldo were made by order of the Amer
lean government, through Consul Wildman,
hence the shipment per the Wing Fol. The
American government subsequently tele-
graphed to cease this, coineident with the
change Of policy to annexation, MIR. Wild
man and Rear Admiral Dewey promised TO
pay, but have not yet paid for a subsequent
expedition by the Abbey, authorized by Ad-
miral Dewey, who afterward seized the
steamer and she is still held. Papers re-
specting this are now I'm the possession of
the secretary of the navy. The protestations
of Admiral Dewey and other Americans that
they made no promises are ridiculous. In
view of these facts. let the American people
judge how the Nations word of honor was
pledged to the Filipinos and confided in by
them and violated by the recent treachery
of General Otis"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
Anti-Americans May Exploit 1t.

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The Rome corre-
spondent of the Daily Chronicle says: 1.-THE
Pope's letter to Cardinal Gibbons will pos
sibly be exploited by the anti-Americans
but on the whole it is not unfavorable to
American Catholicism. On the contrary
one of the reasons which determined the
Pope to speak favorably of political Ameri-
canism is understood to be the existence of
the religious crisis in England. He is well
aware that 'Americanism in this sense of
the word has numerous partisans in Eng
land and that its condemnation would have
produced a bad effect upon both Catholics
and Rftualists.'
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by the Spanish government was not exc
cuted when the Americans took possession
Of the city they were never actually in legal
possession Of the property.
The solace has arrived at Malta, en- route
from New York to Manila with stores for
DeWey's fleet
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 21.-After one of
the most exciting local campaigns Mayor
Robert E. McKisson was renominated for
mayor at the Republican primaries tonight
over Judge Carlos NJ Stone by a majority
of over 1000. The fight was distinctly be-
tween the Hanna and McKisson forces. This
is McKisson's third nomination for the
mayoralty he having served two terms in
succession
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
The sultan of Oman BuIldozea

BOMBAY. Feb. 21.-The Sultan Of Oman
has revoked the grant of a coalng station
to the French under the British admirals
threats of a bombardment. The British war
ships Eclipse Sphinx and Redbreast are
lying off the port of Muscat The Sultan
has issued a proclamation to the foregoing
effect and he win make a similar announce
lContinued on Third Pagel
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
WILL NOT PASS
HULL-HAWLEY ARMY BILL TO BE
HELD Up IN THE SENATE.
Mr.. COcI<reII Practically Declares 1t
Cannot Become Law at This
Session of Congress.
PROPOSES TO DELAY ACTION
BY DEMANDING A GULL AND FAIR
DISCUSSION" OF THE BILL.

He and other Democrats viii Oppose
the Fastening of "a .'Great stand
ing Army on the Country.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22

No Reports Would Have Been Made,
Several Witnesses Asserted, Had 1t
Not Been for MiIes's Special Orders.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-22
REFRIGERATED BEEF GOOD
WHEN 1T ESCAPED THE DECOMPOs-
ING EFFECTS or THE sun.
Little in Yesterdays Evidence to Up
hold General MiIes's Charge that
Chemicals Were Used.
SICKNESS DUE TO CLIMATE

RATHER THAN TO BEEF OR IN
WHOLESOME RATIONs, 1T is SAID.
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nanac that evening. O, but III soak 'em

manac that evening. o, but I'll soak 'em
for that yet"
Trouble is" said ST. laughing. 'the
boys,ve bin Iayin' around doin' nothin'
than a dog is of fieas.'
But l haint told you half" continued
the Orderly-Sergeant. Them smarties
were quick to find out that Alf Russell and
Jim Humphreys leaned strongly toward re-
ligion, and they filled 'em with the idea
that Cap McGillicuddy was a very devout
man, and held family devotions every
evening in his tent, in which his company
joined"
Great goodness" gasped ST. They
never heard Caps remarks when We baked
on q right wheel in company column"
We'll, continued the Orderly. Cap had
been waxed by Cap Summeryille two
games hand-running, and they were nip
and-tuck on the third, and just as inn
patient and cross as they always are when
they're neck-and-neck in the last heat
The tent-hap raised, and in walked Rus
sell and Humphreys soft and quietlike, as
if they were going into the sitting-room for
in their hands, and didn't say anything,
but brushed their hair back and took their
seats in the first place they could find,
which happened to be Caps cot. Cap
didn't notice 'em till after Cap Summer
vile had caught his queen and then check
unoSu INN All tWo mOFeS. LOU hiON HOW
redhot Cap gets when he loses a game of
chess, particularly to Cap Summerville,
who rubs it in on him without mercy.
Gap looked at the boys in astonish-
ment, and then snapped out: Well, what
do you boys want?' We've just come in
for evening prayers says they, mild as
SKINNED milk. Evening what?' roared
the Cap. Evening prayers says they
Don't you have family devotion every
evening? Cap Summerville couldn't
hold in any longer, and just roared, and
the felIers outside, who'd had their ears
against the canvas listening to every word,
they roared too. Cap was madder'n a
July hornet, and cussed till the ridge-pole
shook, Then he took the two boys by the
The National tribune., 1899-06-29
THE GOVERNMENT FINANCES.

The end OF the fiscal year shows the finan.
cial condition of the Government to be in
Unexpectedly good shape. Secretary Gage
confesses to happy disappointment in the
estimates that he made a year ago. Customs
receipts have run about S10,00O,OO0 ahead OF
what he expected, and reached "a point that he
did not anticipate for year yet The receipts
from tobacco have increased over SIS 900, 900;
spirits, S6,50000O fermented liquors. S2S,
100000; and Oleomargarine, about $685. 900.
The stamp tax has been very productive,
especially that on proprietary articles and
documents. These two alone will yield about
S4i,000,000. The tax on legacies is small,
and will not produce over Sl,000,000, while
the special tax on bankers will yield about
S3,500,000. Altogether, customs will yield
about S205, 100000, and internal revenue
S272, 100000. The total receipts for the year
will aggregate about ,S514,OO0,OOO, and the
total normal expenditures about $3.50, 900 OOO
leaving a normal surplus after deducting
S12, 900, 900 for receipts from Pacific Railroads
To this must be added the extraordinary wal
expenditures of Sl00,OOO,OOO. This leaves
an actual deficit that may foot up somewhere
between s96, ,OoO 600 and s9S, 100000, where
one Of Sll2, 2,OOOO1O was estimated at the be
ginning of the year.
The cash balance in the Treasury at the
close Of the last fiscal year was SOS, 657 $40
Now it is about $276, 100000.
The amount paid for pensions during thu
year was s139, 900 900; for interest on the pub
lie debt, S4O,0OO,OOO; to Indians, Sl2, ,675, 900
and on civil and miscellaneous accounts
Sill, 1900
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PERSONAL.

Judge Nash, the Republican nominee
for Governor of Ohio, was in Washington
last week, and made a very pleasant i'm
preston on everyb body who met him. He
is fine, frank, manly man, belongs to the
GAR, having served as a boy IN ono Of
the Ohio regiments, and is lawyer Of
brilliant ability. His personal and pro-
fessionai standing make him a very strong
candidate.
Col. Church. editor OF the Army and
Nary Register, was foreman of the Grand
jury which dismissed the indictments
against young Molineux for murder.
District Attorney Osborn has written a
letter in which he accuses Col. Church Of
bringing about this result, out OF friend
ship for Gen. Molineux. Col. Church has
made complete and indignant denial OF
the charges, and says that every member
of the Grand jury was convinced that the
evidence did not support the charge that
it was young Molineux who wrote the
address on the poison package.
Past Chaplain-in-Chief Rev. A. V. Ken
drick, Of Iowa, one Of the best known G. A. r.
men in the West, has been commissioned
by Gov. l.. NJ. Shane, of Iowa, Chaplain Of
the reorganized 5Oth RegimentI l. n. G.
The remains of Brevet Mai. .-Gen. A v.
Kautz, who died three years ago at Seattle,
Wash, have been disinterred and shipped
to Washington. for reburial in Arlington
Cemetery.
Capt. Lorenzo Danford, serving his sixth
term as Representative of the 18th Ohio
District, died at his home at st. Clairsville,
o., June 10, aged 20. He was bred a
lawyer, and entered politics as Whig.
becoming a Republican at the formation
of that party. He was Prosecuting Attor.
ney of Belmont Co. at the outbreak Of the
rebellion, and enlisted in the 18th Ohio.
where he served three years, coming homes a
Captain. He was Chairman of the Com.
mittee on immigration and Naturaliza-
ton in the last two Congresses and this
champion of bill to restrict immigration,
which passed the Senate.
Admiral Dewey has been unanimously
elected a life member Of the Sons of the
Revolution, and accepted the same. He
derives his right by descent from Corporal
VIM. NJ. Dewey, OF Capt. Worthwatera
Company OF Connecticut Militia.
The National tribune., 1899-06-29

IT is pull vessel, pull railroad, in the fierce
competition for the carrying business alopg
our Northern border tits within the memory
of not very old men when>a lake vessel that
would carry 10000 bushels of wheat was a
large schooner, and railroad train that
labored along with 5000 or 5000 bushels was
a very big train The railroad men have been
rapidly increasing the weight of their rails,
Strengthening their bridges, and building
more powerful engines, until 10000 bushel
trains are common, but the vessel men have
far outstripped them. Last week two vessels
were launched-one at Chicago, and the other
at West Superior-of nearly the same size.
The bigger one will measure 461 feet in length,
so feet in width, and 25 feet inches in depth.
With draft of Is feet she will carry 2SO,OOO
bushels of wheat or s, 400 tons of ore, and with
20 feet draft 670 tons of ore or 322 900 bushels
of wheat The vessels will have to traverse
much longer distance than the roads and go
much slower, and they can run but five months
in the year, but their carrying capacity is so
enormously beyond that of the heaviest trains,
and the cheapness of their management SO
much greater as to make the competition Of
the roads next to impossible, except for special
shipments and in Winter time.
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SYNOPSIS.

SYNOPSIS.
Si and Shorty return to their regiment,
which they find encamped on the side Of
Mission Ridge, near Chattanooga. They
were ordered to bring with them a batch of
boyish recruits, whom they succeed in
getting through, after some lively ex-
periences on the road. The recruits are
divided up among the companies-Co. Q
receiving seven.
By the time Shorty had gotten the boys
fairly tented, he was ordered to take a
squad and guard some stores at the Di-
vision Quartermaster's ST, instead of
going on camp-guard, had to go out to the
grand guard. When he came back the
next morning the Orderly-Sergeant said to
him:
See here. ST, you've got to take that
squad of kids you brung into your par
ticular charge, and lick 'em into shape.
They need an awful sight of it, and haint
got any time to give 'em. I've something
else TO do besides teaching an infant class.
| never was good at bringing children up
by hand, anyway. l amt built that way.
| want you to go for them young roosters at
once, and get em into shape in short meter.
Marching orders may come any day, and
then we want everybody up and dressed.
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COMMISSIONER EVANS is inconccivably
oftener overruled and reversed by his olficia
superiors than any other officer OF the Govern
ment And what is especially significant is
that every time this is for undue harshness
against the veterans and their widows In nc
instance among hundreds have his slIpcriors
felt called upon to curb any disposition toward
liberality in his treatment of the veterans
This is another sharp distinction between hin
and the other Bureau chiefs. The other Com
missioners are in sympathy with the people
with whom their Bureaus do business They
are disposed to give them the benefit of q
liberal view Of the laws, and it is sometimes
necessary for their sIpcriors to insist on g
moro rigid Interpretation. But Mr.. Evans's
superiors have to constantly struggle with hin
to keep him from taking indefensibly narrow
views of the provisions of the statutes
The National tribune., 1899-06-29

IT is feared that the offer of the Presidency
of the united street railroads of Washington.
at salary several times greater than that oi
Brigadier- General, may tempt Gen. Wood
away from his work in Cuba. II is very de-
sirable that he remain in Cuba, where he has
set splendid pace for our colonial policy.
There is no doubt that he would prefer this, fot
he is man of lofty ideals, and would rather
remain in Cuba, at much smaller salary,
working out plans for the advancement of the
people. This is worthy ambition, such as
moves and inspires the best OF men, But he is
near the bottom of the list of Brigadier Gen.
erals, and only in the temporary establishment
He is outranked by nearly everybody, and
may be dropped in any fit of Congressional
economy. Therefore, the offer OF p ornament
situation as railroad President, with a salary
several times greater than that he now enjoys,
is very tempting.