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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
DAY IN THE HOUSE.
County ana Township Reform Bills
Presented-NO Minority Report.

County ana Township Reform Bills
Presented-NO Minority Report.
Both the county and the township reform
bills were presented TO the House during the
roll call Of committees. Mr. Reser rose and
stated that the absence of a report from
the minority Of the committee did not mean
that he was not opposed TO these bills. lie
said he had not made a minority report be-
cause he hoped the bills might be so
amended that he could support them. He is
opposed to them in their present form. but
he hopes that the features he considers OBJ
jectionable may be removed
Mr.. Green stated that he is in favor OF
a reform, but he is not in favor Of these
bills He said he had not signed the report,
but did not desire it to be understood thai
he would not oppose the bills as they are
now.
Mr.. Rifenburg reported for the committee
appointed to consider the extra appropria-
ton for the clerk and the assistant clerk.
The committee recommended that the
amount TO be given TO each be reduced to
500 and this was accepted.
Senator Josss bill to stop the practice Of
bringing suit under Barrel law assessments
without notice to the party assessed that
such assessment was on the property. was
passed under suspension OF the rules.
Mr.. Bonhams bin makes a general charge
in the incorporation fees to be charged by
the secretary of state. The new scale is as
follows: For the Incorporation of eompa-
MES whose capital stock is $4,000 or less.
so; from $1,000 to s500ol one-nfth OF per
cent: over $4,000. one-ffth of pei. cent. on
the first $4,000 and 81 for each additional one
Continued ON sixth Pnge)
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The speech of the President in Boston last
night on the one issue before the country
will not only be read with interest, bat will
receive the unqualified approval of a large
majority Of the American people. The Pres
ident thoroughly vindicates the course he
has pursued 10y showing that it is the oaly
course that great nation could pursue
There is special pertinence in his statement
that many who were impatient for the
conflict year ago. apparently needless OF
its larger results. We're the first to cry out
against these far-reaehing consequences Of
their own act"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

1t is very evident that the Filipino in
surgents are not able to make any stand
against American troops in open battle.
Failing In this, they viii probably take to
the mountains o. jungle and try to keep
up sort of guerrilla warfare, but with our
facilities for cutting off their munitions and
supplies that cannot last long. The insur-
rection is based on a complete misunder-
standing of the aims and purposes of the
Americans. and If the more intelligent Fill
pinos can re correctly informed on this
point there will soon be an end of the insur-
rection.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Bloomington Qnd) Progress prints
the public buildings appropriation bill with
the headlines: Sharpen Your Channelers:'
Send Me 2CO Cars of Scabbled Stone,
Quick Congress Is Helping Us Out The
cause of this rejoicing is the prospective
demand for Indiana ooltic limestone, which
is quarried extensively in the vicinity of
Bloomington. No doubt the new government
building in this city. when it is authorized,
will be constructed of that material, and it
will probably be used at other places.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

1t seems likely that the United States
Senate will give another exhibition of its
obstructiveness and lack of patriotism by
failing to pass the army BILL However
opinions may differ regarding the conduct of
the war or the policy to be purs ued toward
our new possessions. it is plain that the
army must be increased. The President is
not asking it as a personal favor. but as a
public necessity If the Senate fails to pass
the House bill it will be responsible for an
extra session of Songress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The bill for the reorganization of the In
dianapolis School Board which has been in
troduced in the Senate is the result of very
of citizens and educators all friendly to the
schools. It's object is to increase the execu-
tive force of the board by reducing its MEM
bership, to improve its character by pre-
scribing new qualifications for the members
and to remove the board from ward politics
by making its members elective by the city
at large. 1t also makes some changes in
There is no politics in the bill, and al
though it has been introduced somewhat
late in the session, there is no reason why
it should not pass without opposition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Martinsville Republican says many
ducks are being killed on the river near that
place and that few days ago a local
sportsman killed a duck and a nine-nch
bass at one shot 1.-The duck" says the Re-
publican, "had already made "A meal off of
the fish and it was not found until the duck
was cleaned. The fish had evidently just
been swallowed" No doubt a hungry duck
might swallow a nine-inch bass, but how
did he catch it?
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

Of years the question of fares may
be considered. For the immediate future
street-car patrons should have six tickets
for % cents, and, as the proposed franchise
is TO run thirty-four years. provision for
S-cent fares, contingent on greatly increased
business or inventions reducing the cost of
street-railway. operation, might very prop
erly be included, to become effective some
time during the life of the franchise
The Journal believes that those represent
ing the new company are acting in good
faith and that the company will carry out
any agreement its officers may make. They
seem to understand the Importance of hav-
ing the good will of the people with whom
they are dealing and on whom they must
rely for patronage. The details Of the fran
chise must be made by the city authorities
and not by the Legislature All that the
latter can do is to enact such laws as will
enable the new company to clear the way
to obtain a franchise from the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

OF course, the railroads running through
Indiana can carry passengers for ? cents a
mile, because they can take off a part of
of men employed to run them, and they can
cut off all excursion trains wholly inside
abe State. Possibly the people can learn TO
dispense entirely with railroads, but it will
take some time to do IT,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

Those who are saying that the President 5
investigating commission has whtewashed
everybody but General Miles must have
passed over the statement that lin the
judgment of the commission there was lack
ing in the general administration of the
War Department during the continuance of
the war with Spain that complete grasp of
the situation essential to the highest eff
cheney and discipline of the army"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Can be found at the following places:
NEW YORK-Astor House.
CHICAGO-PaImer House, p o. News Co. 81
Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel anc
riNCINNATT-I r. Hawley & Co, ia Vine
street.
LOUIsvILLE-C. T. Deering, northwest corner
Of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville
Book CO., 256 Fourth avenue.
ST. LOUIS-Union News Company. Union Depot
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Riggs House, Ebbit
House and Wizards Hotel.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
The Fnrmer,s Future.

The Pessimistic Farmer-I want to know
what is to become of the Great Corn Belt
when them there horseless wagons and
things gifts to be all the 60.
The Optimistic Farmer-W'y, We'll raise
corn for fuel of cOursei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The defeat of the 2-cent-fare bill in the
House last night by an emphatic vote kills
that Project in this Legislature. With the
figures presented from the reports of the
railroad officials the result could not have
boen different
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Indiana State Board of Commerce
which has just adopted strong resolutions
an favor of local government reform. rep
resents twenty-three commercial organiza-
tions. These organizations are not lin pol
ttics but they are likely to have some
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The action in the national House in sus-
tanning the point of order that the appro-
priation of s2OOOO,OOO to pay Spain was not
germape to the sundry civil appropriation
bill dogs not by any means indicate that
Aguinaldo has a majority In that body.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

1t RAY be wise to make sure of the Mica
Tagua canal while the Democrats in Con
gress are so anxious TO secure it. By an
other session they may be tired of it, as
they have been Of the war for a long time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

Senator Brooks's bill establishing the sal
aries Of county commissioners in each coun-
~, which has received the approval of the
Senate committee on fees and salaries, also
provides that such officers shall not make
allowances which shall be paid to them
selvet. It seems to be a meritorious bill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Muncie News takes broad view of
The subject when it says that reform in To-
cal government is far more important than
the question of who shall do the county
printing. That would be true, even if the
printing question were involved 10 the fullest
extent. but it is not involved at all.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

Change is not always reform say the
anti-reformers. Perhaps not, but when a
system is shown to be wrong in principle.
vicious in practice, conducive to extrava-
gance and dishonesty and subversive rather
than promotive of public interests there
should be al least an honest effort at reform.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
unfortnnnte RInnder.

''My record" shouted the candidate, lis
white as the driven horse"
1t was truly unfortunate, but they ought
to have known better than to have sent a
red-haired stenographess to report him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Elderly Person-Haye you read John
Halifax, Gentleman"
The Young Person-Oh yes, but the au-
thor was so stupid. The hero might have
been named Jack just as easy!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
The EternnI ROW.

80 old Ordscrabbles housekeeper has
left him.
YES; he told her she could not make as.
good biscuits as his first housekeeper used
to make"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

Agunaldo's friends in this country de-
clare that it will cost the United States
500. 900 year to govern the Philippines,
hut Secretary Gage, who has been looking
the matter over, says that the revenue de-
rived from customs duties will pay all the
expenses. The secretary is the better au-
4horitv
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

The Legislature should be on its guard
against movements to white away the fee
and salary law by special legislation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
BUBBLES IN THE AIR.
The Cornfed philosopher.

"Tact," said the Cornfed Philosopher,
consists in not asking persons in their sec
ond middle age if this isn't an od-fashioned
winter
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17

A London paper suggests that the United
states might simplify the Philippine question
somewhat BY transferring the outlying
island Of Palawan to Great Britain. This
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
Noticeable.

Washington Star.
1t is noteworthy that no canned-beef con-
Germ is trying TO use the fact that 1t sup
piled the government as an advertisement.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-17
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The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
THE POLICE THEORY.
Believe That the Young
Man Attempted
Suicide.

1t is supposed by the police that Allan
G. Hines, boarding at the Dickinson
house on Main street and employed by
H. d. Perkey at his shredded wheat fac
tory, made an attempt at suicide last
night at the home of Leroy Kirby, 4
Fruit street He acted strangely and
told Mr.. Kirby's cousin, John Kirby,
that he was going to die.
Members of the Kirby family became
frightened and sent for Medical Exam
liner f. H. Baker, and later he was re-
moved to the city hospital in the police
ambulance. At the hospital the doctors
failed to find that the man was suffer-
ing from anything and he was. prompt
~ ordered to depart from that institu-
ton, which he did
A small vial which smelled strongly
of chloroform was found in Hines
pocket, and pint bottle which smelled
strongly of liquor was unearthed in an
other pocket, so Mr.. Kirby told a Spy
man last night.
For some time past Hines has showed
a strong friendship for John Kirby, a
cousin of Leroy Kirby, who boards at
Fruit street, and lately he has made
habit of coming around the house
every evening. Last night he came into
the house and walked to the pantry,
where he was discovered later by John
Kirby standing near the sink.
He appeared to be weak, and when
questioned by Kirby, stated that he
knew he was going to die The young
man told him to brace up, which he
did, and the two walked out On a ver-
anda in front of the Kirby home Hines
walked as if he was going to totter
over, and when about half way down
stairs, fell headlong to the bottom
Kirby tried to rouse him, but failed
to do so, and he picked him up and
carried him inside, laying him down On
a sofa.
DIR. F. H. Baker was called. ana af-
ter making an examination, stated that
he could not see as the young man had
taken enough chloroform to hurt him,
but the family unwilling to take any
risks, ordered the police ambulance
called, and the man was taken to the
city hospital.
On the way to the institution he told
Officer Hurley that he went to the
Kirby house last night, took out bot
tie of chloroform and Kirby struck his
arm and knocked the chloroform over
his clothes. The fumes knocked him
out, and he felt as if he was going to
die
Members of the Kirby family can
not understand the strong friendship
he bears toward John, and they say
that at times he is as jealous of him as
any man would be of a woman He
calls around to the house at regular
intervals, and if he finds that John is
out he gets mad and goes away saying
lot of things. 1t is supposed by mem
bers of the family that he is out of his
head. No one seems to understand the
case, and it is up to Mr.. Hines to make
an explanation. Hines says that he is a
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
GRAND CIRCUIT RACES.
Crack Professionals Appear in MANY In.
teresting Events.

New York, July S.-The grand circuit
of the National Cycling Association be-
gan today at Berkely oval Nearly
one hundred bicycle riders took part in
the events. The weather was all that
could be desired. A club team race,
distance five miles, between the Har-
lem team composed of Kramer, Lake
and Bedell, and the Greenwich Club
representing Wahrenberger, Nye and
King, furnished an exciting finish, with
Kramer the winner by three-fifths of a
second
lie Roy See, of the New York Ath-
letic Club, attempted to beat the world
amateur record, with flying start
paced by "quint," for half a mile
which is so seconds. The young rider
who was poorly paced, covered the dis
lance IN SO 3-5 seconds, but a few min
utes later, paced by a "triplet," he did
II in 81 As seconds.
The finishes in the amateur and pro-
fessional races were all Of the hair
raising order, with one exception. This
was in the half-mile handicap for pro-
fessionas which was won by p A.
Raymond of Greenwich, CT, the dis
lance man, by fully 20 yards.
The grand circuit open professional
event at mile was won by Tom Coo
per Of Detroit by couple of inches
scarcely foot separating the four
men placed. In the fourth trial heat
Jay Eaton of Lorraine, N. j., finished
first, but was disqualified for team
work Following is the summary:
100 yards novice race--Final heat won by
n, Warhoey, Yonkers; J r. Flippin, New
t fGrG S Time. h g. e wilOers' Brooklyn
One mile amateur open--Won by Frank
Kramer, Harlem Wheelmen; A. r. Nye.
Jr.. New York, second; George Schodeld
x. G. w, third. Time. 2:09 Id.
4 Grand circuit mile open, professional
Final heat won By Tom Cooper; q. II.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
AT HIS OWN GAME.
Police Dcn't Propose to Let Dances, an
Assvrian. Feat Them Out.

A move was made by the police yes
terday to put stop to a nefarious
practice which they claim has been
going on of late among Assyrians on
Dungarven hill, in insisting on having
Joseph Kali brought into the central
district court on a charge of assault
and battery on Abraham Dances.
Dances was hit on the cheek by wad
from blank cartridge fired at him by
Kali July 3, and received bad wound
on the right cheek. Kali walked IN
to him, and without the least warning.
he says, fired revolver loaded with
blank cartridges at him.
He went to Station and had a war
rant sworn out for Kalils arrest
Thursday he went to Station l and
tried to have the warrant annulled
but officer Henry Laviolette insisted
that 1t be served, and Kali will be
arrested on sight.
The reason for Dances wanting to
have the warrant withdrawn, the police
think, is because he received money
from Kali on a promise not to pro-
secute him, and they intend to beat
him at his own game. 1t Is a known
fact among the police that the Assy-
rians have done this trick several
times before, taking every opportunity
to do so. If a man assaults them and
they can scare him into paying out
sum of money, the police say they will
do IL every time.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
sHAMRocK's TEST.
Fips tVoYage Out TO sea Gives Upton Err
enlargement.

el SoufagshsHt,
Southampton, July S.-The cup chal-
lenger Shamrock quite unexpectedly
5left her moorings at 11.3O o'clock this
morning and sailed down Southampton
water on a canvas-stretching trip. The
1verna also started, with Sir Thomas
Upton on board, apparently with the
intention of testing her speed gainst
the Shamrock. The Meteor has ar
rived here and is being locked and
cleaned 1t is expected she will sail
early next week, although her captain
still declares he has not yet received
orders to sail the yacht against the
Shamrock. Emperor William is eX-
pected to inspect the Shamrock before
she sails for the United States
There is great excitement in yacht
ing circles here at the prospect of
speedily getting some inkling of the
Shamrock's qualities She went west
ward and is expected to be away until
dark, so as to avoid the waiting army
of photographers who were disappoint-
ed in their anticipated snap Shots by
the unexpected departure this morn
ing.
The magnificent weather-enabled peo-
pie to obtain a splendid view Of Sham
rocks performance today and the ex-
perts ashore were thus Athletic judge
her work in the Solent. They agree
that Shamrock is the finest yacht seen
in these waters, and she is showing
great speed and behaving splendidly
Shamrock had a splendid run off
Hurst castle, and it is now believed she
will probably remain. oft. Cowes, where
she now is, for the night Yachtsmen
here declare she fulfilled every promise
today and gives evidence of being the
best equipped cup-challenger ever seen
in the Solent.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09


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were set again for about ten minutes,
as they came bowling across the SOUND
TO, the finish, and this time they crossed
with them set, amid wild chorus OF
steam whistles and cheers. on all sides.
The Columbia had won by three min
utes thirteen seconds. The spectators
did not care whether she had sailed
&c miles or 80, as she should have done.
The victory was hers. as they believe it
Will be when the Shamrock meets her
Columbia fouled Defender and broke
the latters BOOM Defender had just
caught her moorings off New Rochelle
after che race, when Columbia ran by,
Columbia's topping lift caught the end
OF Defenders boom, and it snapped off
two-thirds distant from the mast, one
third from the end. The sail was I'M
bent, and the broken boom taken on
board Defender. There is no prospect
of any more races until new parts can
he obtained. @ - z stasss
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-09
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