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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
FAIR TREATMENT FOR CHINESE.
American Asiatic Association APP
peaIs to the President.

WASHINGTON, Dec. Is. The House
committee on foreign affairs had an in
fromal discussion to-day on the subject of
Chinese exclusion, prominent member of
the Asiatic Association being heard in favor
of fair treatment to Chinese merchants,
travellers and students, while Representa-
tive Kahn. who represents the San Fran
cisco district, including Chinatown, and
Herman Gutstadt. representing the Fedora
ton of Labor. spoke for rigid exclusion of
the Chinese
A large delegation from the American
Asiatic Association, which is composed of
merchants, manufacturers and others es-
pecially interested in the trade between the
United States and China. called at the
White House to-day and presented to the
President a memorial in which the hope
is expressed that no contraction of the
commercial or other rights guaranteed 10
our citizens by treaty with the Chinese
empire will be permitted under cover OF
special privileges eXtorted from the Chi
neSe government by any other power"
1t is regarded as of supreme Importance
to the future of the OF the United
States that the principle of the open door
to the great undeveloped markets OF east
ern Asia should be preserved intact. The
memorialists also indOrse the proposition
the President. and express their hearty
sympathy with the efforts now making to
establish an American Asiatic bank in
China and in the Philippines. The memoir
ial is signed by over one hundred WELL
known business firms and institutions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

New York Times.

= OAh AAA11
When President Roosevelt was a candi-
fall of 1898. he was the cause OF breaking
up one enthusiastic demonstration in his
own honor. IT was at his home i'm Oyster
Bay.
He was just bach from the Spanish war
and the glamour of the Rough Riders was
at its brightest. wherever he went hats
were in the air and there were cheers for
TEDDY" One day Colonel Roosevelt had
guests who remained under his hospitable
and admirer who had gone 10 see him TO
discuss the issues of the campaign and the
methods of presenting them.
Early in the morning, after a late talk
with the candidate the night before, the
guests were awakened by the tramping OF
feet UP and down the stairs and through
the halls. TO the accompaniment Of all man.
after daylight and the drowsy campaigners
imagined they were away on the whirlwfnd
trip with their candidate amid the shouting
multitudes.
AT length one of them, fully awake. arose
partially dressed. and opened the door TO
learn the cause of the connection. He saw
I'm the hall the Roosevelt boys-Theodore,
jr.. Archibald, Kermit and Baby Quentin
organized as a band Of paraders. Theodore.
command, and at the moment he was dis
covered. he had halted his company and
was shouting;
Three cheers for Teddy, our next Gov
ernor."
Presently Col. Roosevelt appeared and a
few strenuous remarks gave evidence that
he was already governor there. In three
and vanished and quiet reigned In the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

most expensive and corrupt government
any city in the world ever had. The bust
ness man who has resisted it's levy has
been made to suffer. The Croker trust
has made itself the defender Of the vicious
and criminal classes. accepting a part of
their revenue I'm return for protection.
Throughout the world the Tammany trust
is a synonym for all that is rapacious and
vicious. IL has been denounced of late by
Democratic newspapers. The trust of Mr..
Croker is in hard lines now because of
the publicity which the newspapers have
given IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
A GOOD

labor and capital made q good beginning
in the plan 10 harmonic those interests.
Indeed. irrespective of results. it was quite
an achievement TO bring about a friendly
conference of such representative men and
"A frank interchange of views as between
man and man. each interest and each in
dividual representative recognizing the
equality and the rights Of the other. II
was a democratic conference in the true
sense OF the word. and could MY have
occurred in the United States. It's out
come was as much as could have been
expected from a first meeting. namely. the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
Efforts of Mr.. Caskey's Friends.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. ia delegation Of
citizens from Greensburg, Ind, is in Wash
ington endeavoring to prevent the appoint
ment of A. NJ. Willoughby as postmaster
and retain in office James Caskey. The APP
pointment of Mr.. Willoughby was recon-
mended by Senator Beveridge and approved
by Senator Fairbanks. The friends of Cas-
key claim to have the Endorsement of
the citizens of Greensburg. They are en-
deavoring to induce Representative Wat
son to assist them, but he refuses TO take
any part in the matter, and Senator Fair
banks will not object TO the recommends
ton made by Senator Beverage.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nominal
ton of Donald McCallum to be postmaster
at Batesville, Ind.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE.
Army and Navy Promotions and 9th
ser Appointments.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The Senate to-
day confirmed several hundred army pro-
motions and several promotions in the
navy. also the following: Brigadier General
Lloyd Wheaton, United States army, to be
major general.
To be Brigadiers General-Colonel J. II.
Smith, Seventeenth infantry; Frederick
Funston, Kansas, brigadier general United
States volunteers; Colonel ]. NJ. Bell.
Eighth Cavalry. and Colonel William Il.
Bisbee, Thirteenth Infantry.
William p. Williams, assistant treasurer
of the United States at Chicago; Jonathan
Merriam, pension agent at Chicago; Angus
Campbell. consul at Warsaw, Russia; col
lector of customs. William Penn Nixon,
Chicago; Patrick F. Garrette, Paso Del
Norte, Tex.
The Senate committee on military affairs
to-day agreed to report favorably all army
nominations before it, except those to staff
positions, concerning which questions have
Deen raised. Inc exSeptons which were not
passed upon were the nominations of Cap
tain William Crozier to be chief of the
ordnance bureau with the rank of briga-
der general, Colonel George l.. Gillespie to
be chief of engineers and general, George
b. Davis to be judge advocate general and
other nominations dependent upon those
three. Owing to the fact that the COM
mittee will not meet again before the ad-
JCurnment for the holidays, action by the
Senate on these nominations will necessar-
lily be postponed until after the reconven-
ing of Congress on Jan. o. 1t is specifically
stated by members Of the committee that
the delay is only for the purpose of in
~Vestigating the circumstances attending
the various nominations.
In the CroZier case there has been criti-
cism on the ground that other officers of
superior rank were Disseminated against
Dy the nomination. There is a question
connected with Colonel Gillespie's nomi-
nation as to the time for which his tenure
Of office should continue, whether for four
years only or permanently. The nominal
lions which the committee agreed to favor
ably report include several hundred names.
The only one of these over which there is
discussion in the committee was General
Funston. Complaint was made that his
promotion to a bf1gadier generalcy is an
undue reward for his part in the capture of
Aguinaldo, but the promotion was defended
by Senator Harris, of General Funston's
own State of Kansas. Senator Harris
quoted from the records to show that both
General Macarthur and General Wheaton
Endorsed the nomination and that both had
been cognizant of the expedition in search
of Aguinaldo before il was undertaken.
and had favored il. After hearing these
explanations the committee decided unani-
mOuSly to report the nomination.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LEGIsLA-
TION.

A month ago the representatives of forty
one commercial organizations held an inter-
state-cOmmerce convention in st. Louis,
which selected an executive committee
composed of prominent business men TO
prepare a bill amendatory of the existing
interstate-commerce law, which has been
found 10 be ineffective to an extent that
the Interstate-commerce Commission is of
little practical value to shippers. 1t is the
aim of the trainers of the proposed amend
ments TO give effectiveness to the existing
provisions against secret, unequal and Tn
reasonable rates of transportation.
The first section of the bill proposed
amends Section 10 of the existing law by
making the act of any carrier departing
from the published rate, either by special
terms or by rebate or any other device, or
in transporting traffic without first having
published the tariff rates, subject to a fine
of not less than 5000 nor more than $4,000.
The bill also amends Section 10 of the law
by making it the duty of the commission, in
cases where rates are shown to be unjust
and unequal, to make an order prescribing
the just rate and specifying the time when
the rate shall take effect, not less than
twenty days being allowed. The Transport
tation company has the right of appeal
from the decision of the Interstate-com-
merce Commission TO the Circuit Court, in
which event the order of the commission
will be suspended thirty days more, and
the court may suspend it further only if
convinced that the rates made by the COM
mission are unjust or unreasonable upon
the facts, or based on some error of law.
The order of the commission. if not ap-
pealed from, or if upheld by the courts, is
valid for two years. and disObedience is
subject to a penalty to be enforced by sum-
mary process of $4,000 fine for each day of
neglect or refusal to obey.
There is a very general opinion that ia
voritism is extended to large shippers by
competing railroads in order to get bust
ness. Men who have investigated the sub
ject have expressed the opinion that ia
voritism in the rates Of transportation has
had a potential influence in building up
something like monOpolies and by driving
out of business smaller competitors. The
fact that forty-one commercial organiza-
tions are of opinion that such favoritism
exists, and that it is unjust, and that they
sent representatives to a convention to take
steps to eradicate the evil, is in itself rea-
sonable ground to believe that the inter
state law should be changed as indicated.
The bill will be presented to Congress at an
than any ship-subsidy bill or even the Mica
ragua canal, because IT is designed to cor
rect an evil which touches the business n
industry of the whole country. In the judg-
ment of many people no more important
measure relating to the business of the
country will be before Congress-.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
SOME OF SCHLEY'S FRIENDS"
Democracy Needs a Martyr, and
SchIey Has Been Chosen.

Chicago Inter Ocean (Rep.)
The motives behind the Schley agita-
ton of the last few months are now be-
ing disclosed. The Democratic politicians
who are making so much noise in Con-
gress and elsewhere about the Schley YER
dict do not seek Justice" for Schley. They
seek merely a presidential possibility for
1904.
Senator James X. Jones, who on Mon
day moved to give the thanks of Congress
to Schley, openly admits that he does not
expect his resolution to pass. He would
be disappointed, doubtless, if it should
pass. He desires its defeat in order that
the people may be narrowed will tales of
a Republican conspiracy" against the
hero of Santiago" In other words, as
Mr.. Felix Agnus, of Baltimore, has in
Dictated plainly in his Schley interviews, the
Democracy needs a martyr In its politics
and has picked Schley for the part.
The evidence produced before the. court
of inquiry in Admiral Schley's case was
declared by his friends to be entirely sat
isfactory. The judges were absolutely I'M
Objectionable. And the verdict was that
Schley, while personally brave, was
Facilitating, dilatory, and lacking in en-
The court wisely recommended that the
while controversy be dropped, and all wise
Americans, who had no Interior uses for
Admiral Schley and his case, doubtless APP
proved the recommendation. But a few
of the same political marplots who put
Admiral Dewey in a ridiculous position
some two years ago refuse to drop it.
To them the Schley affair is no question
of credit" or Justice" or the honor of
an officer 1t is political capital and an
issue" possibly good for 1904. and surely
useful for 1902 and 1903.
1t certainly seems as II Admiral Schley
must have some real friends somewhere
who will resent this attempt to make him
a puppet of a little political clique, to whom
his virtues and his faults are as nothing
and to whom he is valuable only as was
George Dewey before George Dewey fell
a victim TO their silly Vaccinations
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The President
to-day sent the following nominations to
the Senate: William b. Williams, assist
ant treasurer of the United States at Chi
cago; William Penn Nixon, collector OF
customs, Chicago; Jonathan NJ. Merriam
pension agent at Chicago; Charles a orr,
pension agent at Buffalo, n. Y; Miguel A.
Otero. Governor of New Mexico; Benjamin
5. Barker, Nebraska, associate justice OF
the Supreme Court OF New Mexico; Mack
A. Montgomery, United States attorney
Northern district of Mississippi: Levi X.
Davis, receiver Of public moneys at Sun
dance. Wyo.: Frederick Muller. receiver OF
public moneys at Santa Fe. y. Nj. Also
the appointments under the Department Of
Justice announced yesterday after the
Cabinet meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
Bill That Affects Electric Roads.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Clapp,
of Minnesota, will introduce a resolution
proposing a constitutional amendment Civ
ing Congress power TO fix rates on all in
terstate and state transportation. He
claims that il is only by such constitu-
tional power that the government can have
the authority 10 deal with the question OF
equalizing rates and passing remedial and
restrictive legislation looking 10 the deal
ing with the large railway consultations.
If his amendment should be made the gov
eminent would have the power to deal with
rates on electric railroads.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
Jones's Stupidity.
Chicago Chronicle Dem.)

Chicago Chronicle Dem.)
The new anti-Schley conspiracy of the
navy clique has received its greatest help
from Senator Jones. the nominal chair
man OF the Democratic national commit
tee and the chairman of the Democratic
senatorial caucus. AS soon as he assumed
the lead of the measures for Admiral
Schley's vindication he did all in his
power TO make IL a party question with
the majority against him.
The action of Senator Jones in trying
TO make a party issue of the Schley case
was inspired by monumental stupidity or
by monumental selfishness. He is now
having the fight of his life for reelection
to the United States Senate. Evidently
he supposed that his assumed prominence
in Schley's vindication would add 10 his
own popularity down in "Arkansaw.' He
~disregarded the evil effect on Schley's
welfare which IL would have before the Re
publican majority I'm Congress and in the
country. He worked for himself and not
for Schley.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
Appointments to BE Made on the
Jeint Recommendation OF the
Indiana Senator'S.
CASKEY'S FRIENDS AT WORK
EFFORT To PREVENT 4 change IN
THE GREENSBURG OFFICE.
Several Army and Navy Pro-
motions Confirmed by the
Senate Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-The two Indi-
ana senator's to-day Joined in recommend
ing the appointment of j.. w. Dale to be
postmaster at Mitchell, Ind. This is the Of
flee which Senator Burton, of Kansas, who
was raised at Mitchell, requested the priv
ilege of making the appointment. The
senators also recommended the appoint
ment Of Walter w. Wills, of Linton,
as postmaster of hat place. This appoint
ment was decided on some time ago, but
the recommendation was overlooked.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
MILLIONS FOR SCHOOLS.
Senator Nelson Would Give Every
body an Industrial Education.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Among the bills
introduced in the Senate to-day were two
by Senator Nelson providing for industrial
schools. The first of these authorizes the
appropriation of money for the establish
ment of schools for the industrial education
of the youth of the country in every county
of over 5000 population in each State of the
Union. The second provides a system of
recently-acquired islands. For this system
of schools $1,OO0,O0 is suggested for the
District of Columbia and Sis, 600. 600 for Por-
to Rico and the Philippines and the Terri
tories. Among the other bills introduced
was one by Senator Penr0se levying a duty
of % per cent. ad valorem on all importa-
tions of manufactured silver. A pream-
BILE to the bill declares it to be the purpose
of the measure to protect the silver-mining
industry of the United States.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
An Anti-Anarchist Measure.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s.-Chairman Ray,
of the House committee on judiciary, to-
day introduced an anti-Anarchist measure
which probably will be the basis OF legisla-
ton on that subject in the House. The
measure is very elaborate and brings to-
gether fec lures of the many propositions
made for dealing with the subject. 1t pro-
vides the death penalty for assaults on the
President or other executive officers. 1t is
made a felony to advise or teach the over
throw of the government or any interior
ence with government officers. The death
penalty also is provided for conspiracies in
this country leading to the killing of a
foreign king, emperor, president or other
ruler.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

The secretary of the interior and the Sec
rotary of agriculture. in their reports, rec
ommend that the land reclaimed by irri-
cation be sold for enough to pay back
the money expended by the United States.
but the Western committee has different
half the cost of irrigation. In its state
ment that committee declares that it will
cost $40 an acre TO reclaim the land, and
it proposes to sell it for s. an acre. Such
a scheme should not be listened to. frri-
gated land is worth frvm $50 to 500 an acre.
so there is neither sense nor justice in
selling il for half the cost of irrigation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

Portland. Ore. proposes TO hold an ex-
position in 1905 to celebrate the centennial
of the expedition of Lewis and Clark
across the continent of North America to
the Pacific coast in 1905. With an event
to commemorate. a date pre-empted. and a
committee appointed, Portland feels au-
thorized to ask Congress ito make such
adequate appropriation for a proper build
ing and for the display of the products of
our newly acquired possessions as will
show 10 the world their condition and
prospective future progress" Next!
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
No Money to Inspect Hog Livers.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1S.-Owing to lack
of funds the government microscopic in
spections of all hog livers exported will
cease on Jan. 1 and on all American meats
on March 1 next. Under an agreement be-
tween this government and Germany about
ten years ago, inspection here of all meats
exported was provided for, although the
inspection also is made on the other side,
but the funds for this purpose are now
about exhausted. DR.. Melvin, the acting
director of the Bureau of Animal Industry,
said to-day that he did not think German
imports of American pork would i'm
mediately cease, as claimed by a Bremen
newspaper, but added that ever so, 1t
should not make much difference TO the
packers, as they could sell as advanta-
geously in this country as abroad.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

There are quite a number OF people in
this country who do not know the difference
between charges and evidence. The So
called Antitrust League seems TO have
been the victim of this unfortunate ignor-
ance in it's attempt to prevent the con-
frmatiOn of Attorney General Knox. The
papers presented by the representatives Of
the league were by Senators Hoar
and Teller. Mr.. Hoar said that there was
nothing in the papers to sustain the charges
and Senator Teller agreed with him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

WASHINGTON, Dec. B.-Mr. Andrew
Carnegie was in the city to-day, and with
Secretary Root lunched with the President
at the White House. 1t is understood the
proposed gift of s1O.OOO.OCO by Carnegie TO
the government for the establishment Of
the university of higher learning in this
city was discussed, but the statement is
made tonight that the matter is still un-
developed and that there is nothing to be
said on the subject for publication. Mr..
Carnegie left the city late in the after
noon. He was quoted as saying as he was
leaving the White House that there would
be no trouble about the gift-that the mat
ter would come out all right.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

Richard Croker is at French Lick. where
he gives out 10 reporters scraps Of political
wisdom Mr.. Croker sees great danger in
the trusts, yet they are a godsend to the
Democratic party. since the fighting Of the
opportunity TO win their way To power. II
Is a case OF like cures like. AS for Mr..
Croker. he has been at the head OF the
most effective trust In this country-the
Tanmany machine. IL has built I'D the
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19

MACON, Ga, Dec. 1s.-The Ohio monu-
ment over federal dead prisoners was not
unveiled at Andersonville to-day, but the
nrogramme OF exercises that had been
arranged was executed. The shaft was
not completed. Governor Nash and party
returned 10 their homes tonight. The
weather was disagreeably cold. the Their
mometer showing around 20 degrees. The
Massachusetts monument will be unveiled
to-mOrrOW-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
CountervaiIing Duty Reduced.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 1S.-The secretary
of the treasury has issued a circular
letter of instructions to collectors of GUS
toms regarding the countervailing duty to
be charged on sugar imported into the
United States from the Netherlands dur
ing the year beginning Jan. 1, 1902. The
government of the Netherlands reduces its
bounty on sugar by about 100000 forms
annually and the remainder of the bounty,
having TO be distributed over an increased
production, reduces the amoun of the
bounty paid per pound during the year by
nearly 10 per cent. In view of this fact
the duty to be collected by our customs
officers will be nearly 10 per cent. less than
last wear.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-19
RAILWAY Accident I'm Mexico.

DALLAS, Tex, Dec. ia dispatch 10
the News from FL Paso says the agent or
the Mexican Central has received a tele-
gram stating there has been a big freight
wreck on tina line about one hundred miles
south Of FL Pas0. Fifteen freight cars
rolled down an embankment into a ditch.
Trainmaster Game. OF Juarez, left imme-
diately for the scene with assistance. There
are rumors Of casualties, but they cannot
at this time be confirmed.