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The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
NEW CURRENCY MEASURE.
IN. H. Hanna Pleased at the Programme
 Agreed Upon.

Indianapolis, May 22.-H. H. Hanna, chairman of the monetary committee, to-day expressed himself as highly pleased with the programme for mon- etary reform agreed upon by the con- gressional caucus committee which met at Atlantic City recently. Said he: "The members did their work courage ously and intelligently and if congress adopts their plan we shall be well started toward the best system of fi- nance in the world
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
'. s. SUPREME COURT
for the Term A Decision
 Rearing on RnNkruntcY Law.

Washington, May 22-The United
 for the term. During this session the
 court disposed of 51O cases, leaving 302
 cases on the docket At the close of
 the last previous term the docket con-
 tained 313 cases. Chief Justice Fuller
 and Justice Brewer expect to sail on
 the 31st inst for Paris, where they go
 to participate in the Venezuelan boun- diary line arbitration. Justice Harlon goes immediately to Yale college to de- liver a course of lectures. The court to-day rendered the first decision given by it bearing upon the present bank ruptcy law. The opinion was announce ed by Justice White in the case of the George M. West company vs. Lea Bros. on a certificate from the United States circuit court of appeals for the Fourth circuit. The decision was on question certified and was as follows: As a deed of general assignment for the benefit of creditors is made by the bankruptcy act alone sufficient to justify an adjudica- tion in voluntary. assignment against the debtor making such deed, without reference to his solvency at the time of the filing of the petition, the debt of in by way of defense to petition based upon the making of deed of general assignment is not warranted by the bankruptcy law" The court, Justice Brown, held that blanks or boards planed on one side and tongued and grooved should have been admitted free of duty as ''dressed lum- Der" under the tariff act of 1894, and not as manufacture of wood" The de- cision was rendered in the case of the United States vs Frank Dudley, which originated in Vermont.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Eira i'm Bristol,

Bristol, May 23.--A fire was discovered in the North Side pharmacy, at the cor- ner of North Main and North streets shortly before 1:30 this morning caused a damage of $1500 to the building and $2.000 to the contents. The fire started behind the prescription counter and though discovered before it had gained much headway it spread very rapidly. M. J. Fitzgerald, the proprietor of the store, is in New York at present and the owner of the Hinckley building, in which the store is located, is in Wash ington. The loss is covered by insur- ence.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Correspondent Positive Conspiracy Was
 One of Eocr Officials.

London, May 23.-The Johannesberg correspondent of the Morning Post in despatch dealing with the recent ar rests of former British officers on charges ot cons piracy to promote ris- ing, says now he is convinced the con- spiracy was one of the Beer officials, in which Police Commissioner Schutte was the prime mover. Schutte, who evidently used PIesident Kruger's son as tool, has been forced to resign, but will appeal to the Volksraad for rein statement.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
TRIP OF AN 4 1UTO-MOBILE. Attempt to Break Record from Clcve'
 land to New York.

Cleveland May 22.-An automobile started from Cleveland for New York to-day in an attempt to break the horseless carriage time record between the two cities. The run is made under the auspices of the Plaindealer. The machine carried Alex Winton, the horseless carriage manufacturer and Plaindealer representative. The latter takes with him a message from Mayor Farley of Cleveland to Mayor Van Wyck of New York, The rout selected is about 500 miles in length.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
All Free from Debt.

Minenapolis, Mnn., May 22.-At the popular meeting tonight of the Freed mans board, the largest of the meetings held under the auspices of the assem- bly,, the Rev. H. W. Hulburt of Cleve- land, originator of the movement to raise the $4O,O00 indebtedness of the board, announced that subscriptions and apportionments would foot up $5O,- 900 or $55,0O0. For the first time in a generation all departments of the Pres
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Cnptatn Naughton's Injury.

Cambridge, Mass, May 22.--The in- jury that Captain Haughton of the Harvard team received in the game with the University of Penn ylvania at Philadelphia last Saturday has proved more serious than was anticipated. It is uncertain whether his ankle has been strained or broken, but at the best he is likely not to be fit for work inside of three or four weeks.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Corruption in New York,

New York, May 22.-Edward Scannell, brother of Fire Commissioner John J. Scannell was held in $500 bail today for trial on charge of having accept ed s25O from Frank McGowan on the promise of securing McGowan an ap- pointment i'll the fire department It is alleged that Scanrel secured this mon ey upon the strength of representations he made regarding his relationship with the commjssio
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
BUFFILO DOCK STRIKE.
Agreement Signed Early This Morning
 Which May End It.

Buffalo, May 23.-2 a. m.--A sub-Com- mittee representing the striking grain shovelers and Contractor Corners have just signed an agreement which, if ap- proved by the full committee of the strikers will end the present dock troubles. The subcommittee is now on it's way to report to the full committee
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Mrs. HOwe's Etghtieth Birthday.

Boston, May 22.-About 250 members and friends of the New England Wo- mans club attended luncheon at the Vendome to-day given in honor of Mrs. Julia Ward Howe, whose eightieth birthday occurs this week. Preceding the luncheon Mrs. Howe, with the pres ident of the club, Mrs. Ednah D. Che ney, received the guests.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23

Buffalo, N. T., May 22.-Alexander winton and Charles B. Shank of Cleve- land arrived here at 9:15 o'clock to- night having made the trip from Cleve- land in horseless carriage. The trip will be resumed tomorrow morning, the destination being New York. Two hundred and eighteen miles were cover- ed to-day.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
F1TZSzW zWMUNS-J EFFNIES FIFH TIT. TO Take Place at Night Instead of the
 Afternoon.

New York, May 22.-The Fitzsim- mons-Jeffries fight is to take place at night instead of the afternoon of June sth. The directors of the Coney Island Sporting club held meeting to-day and decided on this change. Mr. Brady said to-day that fifty-three boxes had been sold, the total sum paid for them being $7,950.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
Erne and Lavtgne Matched.

Buffalo, N. Y, May 22-Frank Erne and Kid Lavigne have been matched for a twenty-round contest at 133 pounds for the lightweight championship. The bout is to be held in the big amphi-the- ater of the Hawthorne Athletic club on the outskirts of this city on July ,. The purse is $7,5OO, $6,O00 to go to the win
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23

byterian church are free from debt. It was announced. however, that every Presbyterian church was expectedto pay the portion of the debt apportioned to it, as all excess above the quota which any Presbytery would give would be devoted to opening some of the schools which had been closed for lack of funds.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
The Revenue Receipts,

Washington, May 22-For the ten months ending April 30 the total reve- nue receipts from all sources were S223, ,36O, gain as compared with the same period in 1893 of $s4, ,7Si, 1885.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
MILE. RHEA DEAD,
The Well Known French Actress Dies
 In France.

Buffalo, May 22.-Word was received in Buffalo to-day of the death of Mile. Rhea, the we'll known actress in Mont morency, France in her fifty-fifth year. The communication came in the shape of a letter containing an announcement of her funeral. The service took place on May 12 at Montmorencys
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
THE STRANDED PARIS.
No Attempt Made Yesterday to Pull HeI
 Off the Rocks.

Coverack, May 22.-No attempt was made to float the stranded Paris this afternoon The work of liRhtering is being pushed with all possible haste. The coal in the forward bunkers is be- ing removed and the cargo may be conn., pletely jettisoned before any further at- tempt to float the vessel is made. The ship is still resting comfortable.
 Falmouth, May 22.--A number of the passengers of the Paris met at Fall mouth hotel this evening to render thanksgiving for their deliverance. Louis Read of New York, the secretary of the meeting, said it's object was to acknowledge spontaneously the kind- ness and courtesy the passengers had received since the disaster at the hands of the company, the officers of the liner and the crew. Nine years ago, he said, he was passenger on the Paris, then the City of Paris, when she was dis abled off the Irish coast for four days or so, but she always managed to save her passengers. William Wrigley of Philadelphia, who presided, said they were all most grateful to Providence who had stilled the treacherous waters of the channel in the hour of their re- cent trouble, when the wreck of the Mohegan seemed to welcome all to similar doom. The very highest praise, he asserted, was due to Captain Wat kins and the crew for coolness and promptness and to the coast guards for their heroism.
 Baron Oppenheim of Paris and New York, asked the company to devote five minutes to silent prayer, the sugges- ton being adopted. On the proposal of w. F. Archer of London a collection was taken up for the coast guards, the sum of 9100 being contributed,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-23
PROPORTION TO FILIPINOS.
Submitted by Americnns-Prepare by
 Secretary Hay.

Washington, May 22,-The written proposition submitted to the Filipinos to-day at Manila by the American com mission was framed in Washington by Secretary Hay The only error in the printed report of it's contents is the omission of the qualification "principle'
 in the statement of the judges to be ap- pointed by the president. It is the in tention to give the Filipinos, just as the president has promised as large a measure of government as they seem able to exercise with safety to themselves and due regard to the well fare of other nations Therefore it is proposed to allow them to choose their own inferior judicial officials to begin with, and perhaps the principle may be extended if it works well in the lower grades President Schurman did not report to Secretary to-day. Hence it is assumed that the conference up to this point has not been so productive of re- suits as to warrant a statement.
 Manila, May 22.-Following is the written proposition submitted by Pres ident Schurman, head of the United States Philippine commissions:
 While the final decision as to the form of government is in the hands of congress. the president, under his mili- tary powers, pending the action of con- gress stands ready to offer the follow ing form of government:
 "A governor general, to be appointed by the president; cabinet to be ap- pointed by the governor general; all the judges to be appointed by the president, the heads of departments and judges to be either Americans or Filipinos, or both, and also general advisory coun- cil, it's members to be chosen by the people by form of suffrage to be here after carefully determined upon.
 "The president earnestly desires that bloodshed cease, and that the people of the Philippines at an early date, enjoy the largest measure of government compatible with peace and order"
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21

speed should fall below thirty and
half knots, $4,000 should be deducted
from her cost and if below thirty
knots the boat was to be rejected. The
contract contained no requirement as
to how the speed should be made.
whether actual cruising conditions
should be observed. nor how the rate
should be measured.
The report of the trial board, consist
ing of Commanders Emory and Roel-
ker, Constructor Capps and Lieutenant
Commander Henderson says the board
met at Bath on October %, and re
quested the contractors to proceed with
the progressive trials for standardizing
the prOpellers. At o'clock the Dahl
gren proceeded to the measured mile
in Booth Bay, marked poles set by
Commander Very, who, according to
tOday's dispatches from Manila, has
just taken ZambOanga- The poles have
presumably not been disturbed in his
absence. The Dahlgren ran over the
course eight times at rates of from q. SO
to 29.70 knots and her speed curve was
plotted, from which it was possible to
estimate her speed precisely, from
counting the revolutions of her screws.
This consumed all the afternoon and
the night was required to make repairs
to the feed pump, which failed to work
at the end of the standardizlng runs.
The following day. October "a, two more
runs were made over the mile course but
the feed pump was stubborn again and
finally a tube of the forward boiler hurst
and although no one was injured. extern
sive repairs We're necessary and the trials
were postponed. The board then went to
Boston to inspect two other vessels and
on the 26th, reassembled at Bath. 1t was
found that repairs had been completed,
that the vessel was weighted as required by
contract and next morning the Dahlgren
put at her best for one hour and
forty minutes and IS seconds During this
time, for sixty minutes, beginning with
the thirty-fifth minute of the trial. the
Dahlgren'S speed was declared to be at
the rate of 300075 knots an hour. She
proved very steady. boat. remarkably
free from vibration and steered so easily
by hand that her steam rudder gear is to
be taken out.
The Dahlgren's thirty knots We're OBJ
by the use of a fuel mixture composed
of forty pounds of POcahOntas and 35
pounds of Kentucky camel coal in IS
pound bags. POcahOntaS coal is nearly
smokeless fuel and is in general use in the
navy. 1t IS regarded as essential for
torpedo boats as they must be concealed
from an enemy Kentucky camel coal
burns with great smoke and flame and is
reasons. It was found, however that the
Dahlgren would make only about 25 knots
with PocahOntaS coal alone and to give
her quicker Steaming power for shore
Persons who witnessed the trial declare
there was flame ten feet high standing
out of the Dahlgren's tunnels during her
run and the tremendous volumes of black
wake for hours. At night it is estimated
she would have been visible by the re-
hected glow on the sky for a hundred
miles and by day her smoke would have
For these reasons alone, officers think
that the Dahlgren under favorable cir
cumstances should not be listed in the
naval records as a thirty knot boat and
half knot of speed. but that she should
have been altogether rejected.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21
BASEBALL NEWS.
Comiskey to Place Misunderstanding
Team in Chicago.

Milwaukee, Wis, Nov 21-An Ameri-
can league club will be located in Chi
cago next spring, and Charles COmiskey
viii be owner and manager Three
American league magnates, President
Johnson, Charles COmiskey and NJ. r.
Killilea, met last night to consider the
plan and as there is nothing in the Ma
JiOnal league relating to territory, the
magnates announced that in placing
team in Hart's city the American
league does not violate any baseball
law. Manager COmiskey said after the
meeting:
The National leagues constitutional
provision relating to territory governs
only the National league and does not
involve the American league. I will To-
cate the American league team on the
South side and give ChicagOans team
of which they may be proud"
During the year, the American, ,hither-
to known as the Western league, has
received two propositions from Presi-
dent Hart and prior to the meeting of
the Western league last October, Presi-
dent Hart told President Johnson to ar
range for the removal of one of the
clubs in the circuit to Chicago. He Sc
lected L j. Lotus to bring his Grand
Rapids team to Chicago; but negOtia-
tiOns were declared off.
President Johnson said he had not
been officially notified that T. J. LOTUS
would manage the Chicago league club
next season but COmiskey stated that
Lotus told him he had accepted.
In commenting on the switch of LOTUS
to the National league, President KILL
lea said:
If Lotus manages the Chicago club
predict that he will be it's president in
1901. He has not told me yet that he
has accepted the terms of President
Hart of the National League club in
Chicago and I will not believe that he
has until hear it from his own lips
If the National league would with
draw from Cleveland, as now seems
probable, the American league will
probably place the Grand Rapids team
in that city. Lotus wanted to go to
Cleveland last year. but by syndlcaung
President Robson of the two clubs,
sidetracked the Western leagues plan.
It is believed that the Cleveland-St.
Louis magnate is unable to swing both
teams for next season as the National
league may be cut down from twelve
clubs to eight.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21
THE DAHLGREN FAILS.
Narrowly Misses Rejection by the
Navy Dapartment.

New York, Nov. 21.-A special to the
Tribune from Washington, D. c., says:
The official report of the acceptance
trial of the torpedo boat Dahlgren fails
to sustain the published accounts of
the tests of that vessel. On the con-
trary, it appears that the Dahlgren, af
ter repeated trials. failed to make her
contract speed under the most favor
able conditions and her builders, rather
than risk overstraining the boat by fur
ther attempts, consented to pay the
penalty for the vessels deficiency in
that respect and seek to have the fine
RENTED by congress.
The contract for the Dahlgren was
not a very light one, or the boat would
have been altogether rejected by the
navy department, as she Will never be
of much value in peace or war. When
the instrument was signed in October,
1898, it was stipulated that she would
be completed in IS months, under pen
alties of S25 a day for the first three
months delay, $50 a day for the second
three months. and 800 day for over
two years. She was completed 50 far
as she may now be called completed,
in a little over three years, which
should make the penalties aggregate
about $4,000. Her contract cost was
S194 900. She was required to be well
built and as a preliminary to accept
ance it was specified that she should
run at a speed of thirty and half
knots for at least one hour. If her
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21
MEETING FOR FARMERS.
They VIII Observe Practical Workings
of Agricultural College.

One Of the big meetings of the year
and one which the farmers CT the state
have been looking forward to with
much interest, is the meeting which
will be held at the Kansas State Agr1-
cultural college at Manhattan, NoVen-
ber q, % and oath. At this meeting
exhibits will be made of the many ex-
periments now being carried on at the
college and which are of vital import
ance to the farmer Reports received
at the Agricultural college tend to show
that there will be a large crowd pres
ent from all parts of Kansas.
In connection with the meeting of the
farmers at the college, there has also
been arranged a meeting of the Kan
Eas Creamery association, the mem bers
of which will be present on the same
dates. This association will hold its
meeting in the new building about COM
pleted, and which will be devoted ex-
cIusively to experiments in the diary
products.
The Rock Island and the Union Pa
cific railroads the only lines running to
Manhattan. have granted a rate of one
fare for the trip, for this meeting. The
college authorities expect that between
1000 and 5000 people will take adVant-
age of the opportunity to visit the Ag-
T1cultural college and attend the meet
ing which is of such interest. especially
to the farmers and dairymen of the
state. The results of the experiments
made will be published.
This meeting of the farmers at Man
haitian, for the purpose of showing the
many experiments and practical things
which are being done at the Agricul-
tura1 college, has been under arrange
nent for the past few months, but ow-
ing to various circumstances, the exact
date of this meeting was not fixed until
4 short time ago. Similar meetings to
the one to be held at the Agricultural
college. have been held in other states
and have proved to be quite a success
and of much benefit to the farmer and
others interested people who attend
them
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21
REPLIES TO INGALLS,.
Susan B. Anthony Vigorously De-
fends Her Sisters.

ESusan Is. Anthony in N. Y. Journal-1
John J. ingalls,, in his article said:
1T is perhaps not unmannerly to say
that, compared with man at his highest
and best. all women are inferior and
defective"
Throughout his arTaignment of wO-
men, John J. Ingalls, compares the sub
average woman with the highest and
best type of man. In so far as his
charges are true of the ordinary wO
man, without culture. who has leaned
of her centuries of dependence. How
can any human being be original who is
merely an echo. the reflection, of anOth-
er2 Whether it be the black man or the
white woman, pecuniary dependence
and control of the person leave no 9TH
er power than that of appeal to the
generosity and magnanimity of the
strong"
Give woman the ballot and she will
have the power to appeal to mans
sense of Justice. Until she is made the
continue to be the only field on which
she may hope to battle successfully.
They view politics from the person
al standpoint They support a candi-
date not for the principles he represents
but because he dresses becOmingly. - Mr..
ingalls, says.
Women are no more personal poll
tics than men, Every campaign fur
nishes indisputable proof of this. If
the women of Kansas were Influenced
by the cut of a mans coat and his taste
in neckties, they would surely have
made John J. ingalls, mayor of Atchi-
SON. doubt, however, if a single wo-
man of that city ever thought of him
for that high office.
The Topeka state journal., 1899-11-21
M'GRAW DECLINES.
Manager of the Baltimore Club Slow
About Dealing with the American.

Baltimore, Nov. 21.-Mr. O'Brien of
Milwaukee, one of the promoters of the
new baseball league. and Mr.. ClOugh,
AnsOn's sOn-in-law, were in Baltimore
today and held a long consultation with
Manager McGraw of the Baltimore
club. They tried their best to interest
the Baltimore manager in the new
scheme, and assured him that they
We're prepared to start at once in four
western cities, and only needed Balti-
more in the east. They said that Tom
my Mccarthy would have plenty of
money behind him.
McGraw, however, gave them little
encouragement. He said that he would
not enter into any scheme that antag-
onized the National League. Should
Baltimore be dropped from the league
and be put into the new association I'M
der the protection of the National
League, then McGraW would be willing
to take charge of the team. Mr.. o. Brien
admitted that the new organization
must necessarily antagOnize the league
that while conflict in dates would be
avoided the reserve rule would not be
respected.