The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-02-01
President of Logan College, Utah, Re-
tires After Being Charged with
Having Three Wives.
CAPTAIN RANSDELL IN OFFICE
LEARNS THE DUTIES OF SERGEANT
ALARMS FROM COL. BRIGHT.
Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks Go to
California to Attend the Funeral
of the Formers Father.

WARRINGTON, JAN oI-ftepresentdtiNe
Lands received word to-day that DR.. Fan
ner, president of Logan College. Utah. had
placed his resignation in the hands of the
Governor Logan College is agricul-
tural school and receives aid at the hands
of Congress to the extent of $4,000 per
annum. In his recent speech Mr.. Lands
called attention to this institution by stat
ing that President Tanner has three wives
and lives with them; that one Of the lead
ing professors of the college has four wives
and that the chief financial officer has
seven wives and thirty-nine children. Mr..
Lands has not yet received word that the
two latter have resigned. but inasmuch as
the college is supplicant for $4,000, these
polygamist teachers will probably feel
called on to walk the plank voluntarily.
Mr. Lands's mail continues to pile up ap-
plications for copies of his speech. These
applications come in at the rate of hun
dreds day.
Senator Fairbanks received telegram
last midnight that his father, Loriston III.
Fairbanks was very I'll at his home in San
Bernardino, Cal. Early this morning a
second dispatch was received conveying
deceased was seventy-six years old and
had been resident of California for some
time. He was severely injured last sum-
mer by a fall from ladder. He never re-
covered from the effects of the hurt and
his death is supposed to have been has
tened by reason of the accident The SEN
ator and Mrs. Fairbanks left this after
noon for San Bernardino.
Capt. Daniel NJ. Ransdell, of Indianapo-
lis. was indicted into the office of SER
geant- at arms of the Senate by his prede-
cessor, Col. r. j. Bright, this afternoon.
and will take formal charge tomorrow
morning. He was introduced to everybody
about the Capitol he did not already know
and given as much of an insight of the
business as was possible in half a day.
Now that the change has been made, Re-
publicans in the Senate are heartily glad
of it, although many of the older ones ad-
NIT 1t was like pulling teeth for them to
take the first formal step for the retire
ment of Colonel Bright, The retired SER
geant-at-arms will rest for few weeks
and then start for Idaho, where he has
valuable mining interests jointly with ex-
Senator Carter. He expects to spend the
spring and summer on the property devel-
oping it,
Representative Crumpacker had the
honor to-day of making to the House the
| first report from the new committee on in
sular affairs. 1t was to put Cuba in the
favored-nation class with regard to her
vessels. The change means the striking
out of the 81 tonnage tax.
NJ D. Moffatt, of Connersville, chairman
of the Republican committee of the Sixth
congressional district, will be in Washing
| ton tomorrow to confer with Representa-
| tive Watson.
Ex-State Senator Erastus Peacock, of
Rensselaer,, is in Washington pressing his
candidacy for appointment as chief clerk
| of the Fifth division of the railway mail
service, headquarters at Chicago.
Representative Steele has secured appro-
val of an item of 81, 900 in one of the pend
| ing appropriation bills for the laying OF
water and gas pipes at the Soldiers Home
| in Marion. ***
Lates advices from Cuba are that the
! people are going ahead on the theory that
| within the year they will have an indie
| pendent government Of their own. They
| have taken General Woods promise of the
assistance of this government for the
| speedy accomplishment of the end desired
as being sincere. and as representing the
earnest desire of the Washington admins
| tration. 1t may be that annexation will
| come later on. but the people of Cuba are
-
ence first. This understanding having beer
reached. the people settling quietly
| down to business. The fever and agitation
which kept the natives keyed up through
| fear that they were in some way to be de.
| prived of independence no longer disturbs
| the situation.
| 1t may be stated on the highest authority
| that the President has not changed his
| views about Porto Rico, and is is strongly
| in favor as he ever was of extending our
| tariff and revenue laws over the island
thereby establishing absolute free trade
| with the United States. Reports to the
contrary give an entirely mistaken view OF
the Presidents attitude.
| The postoffice at Potato Creek, Mont
gomery county. has been finally discon-
| tinued.
| Admiral Dewey to-day appeared before
| the House committee on pensions in be-
| half of the bills pending before that com
| mittee to pension the widow of the lat,
| Captain Charles v. Gridley, of the Olym
pia. at the rate of 5000 per month: the wild
| ow of the late Commander T.. p. Wood
| of the Petrol at 500 a month; the mother
| of Lieutenant Thomas Nj. Brumby. Admira
| Dewey's flag lieutenant. at $50 month
| and the widow of the late Captain Henry
| f. Nichols, of the Monadnock. at 800 pei
| month. Admiral Dewey spoke eloquently
| OF the great service these officers of the
| Asiatic squadron had rendered TO theil
| country and of the deep interest he fell
| in the welfare of those they had left be
amounts asked for in the bills he appealed
| TO the committee to deal generously will
| these noble women.
| The Chinese flag. showing a huge dragon
on yellow field, was hoisted to full mas
| over the Chinese legation to-day in honor
| Oh the Chinese New Year. The appearance,
| OF the flag at full mast was also taken a.
| evidence that the Chinese officials do no.
| accept the report that the Emperor OF
| China Is dead. Minister WI and his stat
| quiet manner. dinner being given to-day
| TO the members OF the household and
public reception occurring on next Sat
| urday-
| Under an agreement between counsel OF
/ the two sides I'm the Clark case. the Sen
ate committee on privileges and election.
to-day adjourned until Friday next wher
the defense will begin its presentation o.