The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-23
Mrs. Lawton to Decide Whether Her
Husbands Remains Will Lie in
State at indianapolis.
COMPLIMENT TO BEvERIDGE
NEBRASKA TO BE FLOODED WITH
COPIES OF HIS SPEECH.
Bills Introduced I'm Congress by In
dianians-MOre Testimony Against
Senator-Elect Clark.
to the Ind,anapolis Journal.


WASHINGTON, Jan. 22-The Kentucky
Republicans sent delegation of the lead
ing men Of the party here to secure help In
their contest against the Democrats who
are seeking to oust Governor Taylor and
install Goebel in his stead. Ordinarily no
one outside would interfere in such con-
test, but the efforts of the Democrats to
override the will of the people as expressed
at the polls and ratified by the partisan
board selected by Goebel himself. for the
purpose Of setting that will aside, is such a
fragrant and palpable outrage as to make
the affair one of national Importance. One
thing needed Is funds. This the national
committee has promised they shall have
With this the Kentucky delegation returned
in glow of satisfaction. If the desperate
game Goebel Is playing is backed up by the
Legislature Judge Evans, of the Federal
District Court at Louisville. will be asked
to issue mandatory injunction against
Goebel, on the ground that the Goebel cleo
ton law is violation of the Constitution
Of the United States, the application being
based on the congressional law known as
the Tucker act" defining the constitu-
tional limits under which State may place
voters in the exercise of their franchise
Judge Evans is Republican. He was CON-
missioner of internal revenue under Prcsi-
dent Arthur and represented the Louisville
district in the Fifty-fourth and Fifty fifth
Congresses, being defeated by a sman ma
jority for the present Congress. after which
he was appointed to the bench by President
Mckinley. -
The controller of the currency to-day an
nounced the election of John NJ. Curtner as
president of the Lawrence National Bank;
Of North Manchester, vice Francis NJ
Eagle, deceased. and that there has been
no election yet of assistant cashier of the
Indiana National Bank of Indianapolis.
The officials of the War Department are
awaiting the arrival of the vessel bearing
the remains of General Lawton az S;tn
Francisco before coming to a decision as
to the route by which they will be brought
East or whether at Indianapolis or Fort
Wayne, or at both cities, they will lie in
state. Mrs. Lawton is on the same vessel.
She will be consulted in all that affects the
remains Of her hero husband, and her
wishes will guide the War Department as
to details In a word, after the whole stu
alton has been explained to her her VIII
will be law as to what is done. This has
been stated to the Indiana senator's and
representatives, and they now fully under
stand the situation.
Senator Beveridge has had unique COM
pliment paid to him. He has received
newspaper from Nebraska containing his
speech on the Philippines in full, accom-
panied by the statement that the Nebraska
Republican state central committee had
caused the speech to be reproduced in full
at it's own expense, and would circulate
10000 copies through the press of the state.
Since he delivered his Philippine speech
Senator Beveridge has been deluged wish
invitations to make addresses before po-
litical clubs and business organizations.
They have come from all the chief cities Of
the country, the ''select and elect East.
as we'll as the "wild and woolly" West.
The senator, being unable to accept them
all, has felt constrained to decline them all.
Representative Crumpacker to-day intro
duced bills to pay the legal representatives
of Reuben OFF. deceased, $1.446 war claim
accruing in Arkansas, and William p.
Marshall Company H. One-hundredth
Pennsylvania Infantry. $500 due him as
bounty money. To remove charges of
desertion from George Yeager, Company
II. Eleventh New Jersey Infantry; Joseph
Rogers, Company K, Twentieth Indiana In
,fantry, and Patterson Mehaftie, Company
E, Thirteenth Missouri Infantry To pen
sion Louis Kimmel, captain Company b,
Tnirty-second Infantry Indiana Volunteers.
at s25 monthly; Laura Newman formerly
Laura MUunt, a volunteer nurse during
the war Of the rebellion, at So monthly;
Minnie l.. Gravis helpless child Of Thomas
F. Graves, Company +, Twenty-seventh
Ohio Infantry. at s12 monthly; John H.
Jack, sergeant, Company E. Eighth Ohio
Infantry; Richard c. strumpford. United
States Marine Corps. at $40 monthly; Win
field Pierce Company A, Seventh Indiana
Cavalry, Mary j. Hartman, widow of Sam
uel Hartman. Company G. Twentieth In
diana, s24 monthly, and John n. Jones.
Company 1. Twentieth Indiana Infantry, at
$50 monthly.
Representative Watson to-day introduced
a bill to erect a public building at Rich
mond at cost of $4,000.
The secretary of war has submitted to
Congress report of the property pertain
ing to river and harbor works belonging
to the United States that is occupied by
private parties. One such case exists in In
diana. The heirs OF Joseph Hurd occupy
and have fenced in and built upon a six
acre tract of land at Grand Rapids. Wa
bash river. without authority of the United
States. This tract was decided TO the United
States by the Wabash Navigation Com
pany. but the Hurd heirs claim it, The War