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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27
House Bills ON Third Reading i'm
House.

No. 81 (Bishop)-Providing for life i'm
prisonment as extreme penalty for kidnap-
ing. Passed-75 to 0.
No. 435 Misunderstanding allowances
made by county commissioners to county
surveyors for services performed by depu-
ties. Passed-n to 0.
No. 1886 Bonham)-Concerning the collec-
ton of assessments for street improve
ments. Passed-69 to 0.
No. 376 Davis of Greene)-Concerning the
office of county assessors and the appoint
ment of their deputies. Passed-S0 to 0.
No. III (Pritchard)-Providing that the
state oil inspector shall be appointed by
the Governor instead Of the state geologist.
No 81 Davis of Demonstrating for
the payment Of county or township war
rants or claims after the funds have re-
verified under the county reform law Passed
-73 TO o. -4.-
No. 3s1 (Owen)-Providing for annual
meeting of county assessors. Passed-6o
No. 40 Dickson)-Providing for the re-
lease of certain school fund mortgages
Passed-6S to ].
ing of textbooks for use in common
schools, and authorizing trustees to sell
such books to merchants and dealers
Passed-70 to 5.
No. so (Rogers)-Legalizing the acts of
notaries public whose commissions have
expired. Passed-72 to /.
No. 312 tte)-Authorizing township
trustees to call special meetings of ad-
visory boards to make extra appropria-
lions for rebuilding schoolhouses that have
been destroyed by fire. Passed-lS to o.
No. 40 (Erdlitz)-Concerning the foreclos-
ure of tax liens. Passed-56 to 20.
No. 27 MISUNDERSTANDING the in
corporation of certain manufacturing and
mining companies. Passed-7i to 5.
No. ITO acknowledgements the con-
veyance of lands by husband and wife,
where either is insane. Passed-60 to ii.
No. 43 Observation-Disclosures the sale
of merchandise in bulk. Passed-53 to 81.
No. 3S7 Observation-Disclosures county
pursuing and returning fugitives from JUS
tice to this State, when the Governor has
issued requisition for such fugitives. Passed
No. 1853 (Cotner)-Authorizing county
commissioners to compromise ditch taxes
and assessments that have been delinquent
for three years, and the question Oh prior
liens is raised. Passed-76 to 0.
No. 451 Observation-Disclosures county
commissioners to lease real estate owned
but not occupied by the county. Passed
No. 354 (Murphy)-For the relief of Nicho-
las Scherrer, of Pulaski county. Passed
No. s55 Ourphy)-For the relief of Moses
A. Dilts, of Pulaski county. Passed-74 to o.
No. $50 (Kelley)-For the relief OF A. o.
Castelman and H. G; Rogers. of starke
No. ASS Murphy)-Concerning drainage.
Passed-6S TO o.
No 2O4 CMorgan)- Relating to negotiable
constitutional majority.
No rs (Metsker)-To amend an act con-
corning county business. Failed to pass for
want of constitutional majority.
No. 499 (Clarke)-Prohibiting the slaugh-
tering of poultry in cities having over 100.-
600 population. Passed-5i to Is.
No So (Reagan)-An act legalizing GER
| tain acts of the several departments and
boards and officers of the city of Indlau-
apolis. Passed-67 70 0.
No. 332 (Jakways)-Providng against the
| collection of usurious interest. Enacting
| clause stricken out.
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LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE.
New senate Bills.

No. 446. Senator Purcell-Authorizing GER
tain cities to provide themselves with sew
erage systems. Cities and towns
No. AL. Senator Joss-Authorizing the
city of Indianapolis to purchase water
works and creating for that city board
OF water works commissioners. City of In
dianapolis.
No. AS. Senator Observation-Disclosures
guardians to borrow money with which to
pay the Indebtedness of their wards Judi
ciary.
No 49, Senator ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the settlement of decedents' estate. Judi
ciary.
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New House Bills.

New House bills have been introduced In
the House follows:
No. 500. Mr.. misunderstanding SAL
aries of County Commissioners. Fees and
salaries.
No. 59T. Mr.. Notwithstanding from
taxation real estate TO amount of $1,000 be-
longing to ex-Union soldiers and sailors.
Judiciary.
No. $685. Mr.. Observation-Disclosures ar
rest of judgment in civil cases. Judiciary.
No. $780, Mr.. Gerber-Authorizing the
trustee of Albion township, Noble county.
10 transfer all tuition funds 10 the special
school funds. Education.
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Five nice jobs which President Mckinley
win soon have to dispense are the places
on the Cuban war claims commission.
which will have the adjudication of all
claims arising out OF the Spanish war. In
50 TAR as they are due to residents of
Cuba Each member of the commission
VIII draw 5000 year. and IL the commits
sion doesn't overwork itself it may last
some time.
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England and the United States are both
experiencing the difficulty of running down
and capturing a fugitive rebel who knows
the country De Wet In the Transvaal
and Aguinaldo in the Philippines have made
great records as "sprinters"
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The Journal has reason 10 believe that
Editor Mcrss. of the Sentinel. has gone to
Mexico for very different reasons than TO
escape a premature Democratic nominal
ton FOR President. Meanwhile. the enthus-
iastic friends who are hunting after him
are advised to wait. He will be back before
the nominating convention meets.
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trains to stop at county seats which have
. population of 5000 or more Advanced
mess. Advanced.
No 27s Notwithstanding landlords
and tenants. Advanced.
No. 500 (StillwelD-Concerning proceedings
in criminal cases. Advanced.
No. 2S2 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES the town
OF Howell, Vanderburg county. Advanced.
No. 127 hompson)-Concerning insur-
No. 2s2 tJohnston)-Concerning search
warrants Advanced.
No. 1s4 Jossl-Concerning county bust
No. 400 ompson)--Concerning incurahle
insane paupers. Advanced.
No 42s WSodMFf9 cor the fnG ,aas M
bank. Advanced.
No. 321 (wood)-Relative to attorneys
fees. Advanced.
No 275 (Fleming)-Concerning voluntary
associations Advanced:
No 3S5 (Fleming)-Concerning the incor-
poration of insurance companies. Adj
No AIS (Guthrie)-Concerning foreign
bonding and surety companies. Advanced.
No 800 (BalD-Exempting wages OF GER
No S2S Q-ambert)-Concerning dependent
children. Advanced.
No s54 CThompson)-Giving park boards
No. 80 Uindley)-Concerning public Of
lenses and their punishment. Advanced
No 139 (Darby)-For the protection of
stricken out.
No 2s5 CThompson)-To pay the claim of
Henry T. Noting. Advanced.
No 31S (Binkley)-Concerning boards OF
electric light commissioners. Advanced.
Senate joint resolution No. 3 (Lindley)-
Concerning crimes and their punishment.
Advanced.
No s22 (wood)-Concerning sewers and
drains Advanced.
No. 365 Qindley)-Fixing the Twenty
fourth judicial circuit Advanced.
No. 443 {<ittinger)-Fixing the Fiftieth
judicial circuit. Advanced.
No. $50 misunderstanding the Office
of prison matron. Advanced.
No. $50 MISUNDERSTANDING the Terre
Haute charter. Advanced, suspension of
the rules-40 to /.
No. 3S7 Notwithstanding the cancel
laton of ditch assessments. Advanced.
No. 266 Notwithstanding delinquent
ditch assessments. Advanced.
No 81 notwithstanding Spanish
American war veterans from road work.
House Bill II substituted and advanced.
No 376 Observation-Disclosures County
Commissioners to pay for returning fugi-
tives from Justice Advanced.
No so ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS county
business. Advanced.
No. 80 (Johnston)-Prohibiting beer par
ties on lands without owners consent. Ad-
vanced.
No. 407 (Binkley)-Concerning the duties
of towns in the matter of requiring rail-
roads to maintain electric lights at rail-
road crossings. Advanced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27

Most OF the features In the Inaugural
ton pageant at Washington will be COM
paratiyely familiar. having been seen on
the appearance Of a battalion of native
Porto Rican troops with native officers
will be unique and significant. What he
rces they will be. and what stories they
will have to tell when they return!
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Representative Whitcomb will probably
introduce bill to-day making it felony
for any telegraph company or messenger
company or any corporation employing
messengers to divulge the contents of any
message while the same is in course of
contents of private messages intrusted to
their care.
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JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY
Indianapolis, Ind.


Can be found at the following places:
NEW YOEsK-AstOr House
cHIcAGO--PaImer House. p. o. News Co, 217
Dearborn street, Auditorium Annex Hotel
-IScINNATI-J r. Hawley & Co.. ia Vine
street
T. Deering, northwest corner
OF Third and Jefferson streets, and LOUISVILLE
Book Co. 256 Fourth avenue
ST. LoUIs-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. d. C.-Riggs House. Ebbitt
House and WIZARDS Hotel.
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Embezzler Neely's friends. If he has any,
will not be able To complain that he
was unjustly convicted under Spanish law.
He Is promised fair trial under English
law forms. without any star-chamber pro-
ceedings
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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 81

ent garnishment law was good enough for
him and ne could see no good reason for
changing *.
Senator Wood. in closing the debate.
urged the Senate to adopt the majority re-
port in order TO have the bill printed, and
this was done
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Rumor says that General Fitzhugh Lee
will return to Cuba the head Of a
huge land company. which has secured
options lands for the purpose of lay
ing out model American town and de-
veloping the adjacent country. 1t is by
such processes as this that Cuba will grad
ually become Americanized.
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LOganspOrt Men Here.

AS result of mass meeting held at
Logansport Monday night Frederick Lam
dis headed a delegation of citizens who
called on Governor Durbin yesterday and
urged him to veto the Joss railroad con-
sol!datiOn bill.
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The school library job would cost the
taxpayers Of Marion county $4,000; Bar
thoiomew county. 1919; Carroll, $500.
Cass. $3.50: Clinton, 1880: Delaware, $40 800;
Hamilton. s7.l5o; Madison. s14. $50; Montgom-
cry. $500: Shelby. $500. and so on. the first
year. and one-fifth much the years fol-
lowing. Not one taxpayer in hundred
wants such tax for such a job.
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Denounced the Joss Bill

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
LOGANSPORT, Ind, Feb. 26.-The local
Trades Assembly, at its regular meeting to-
night. adopted resolutions denouncing the
Joss railroad bill as being vicious, and sent
the following message to Governor Durbin.
Five hundred union men emphatically de-
clare against the Joss bill an injustice"
The message is signed by the Trades Coun-
Gill;
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In past years there has been great
deal of filibustering against Cuba; now
we shall see II there will be fllibugtering
against the Cuban amendment to the army
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-27

Lieutenant Governor Gilbert's very prop
er ruling that bills for raising revenue
must originate in the House has made
the Senate a fatal place for new gratis
providing for taxation.
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Track Elevation Dill.

1t is announced that the track elevation
bill introduced in the House and Senate
will be recommended for indefinite post
ponement by the committee to which the
bill was referred.
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Representative Carmichael Recalls II
from the House.

Yesterday afternoon was the time set
apart BY the committee on education TO
hear those who desired to be heard on the
proposition OF the State taking control Of
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A Legislative Smoker.

A smoker for Republican members of the
legislature will be given at the Columbia
Club tonight.
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sTATEHousE GOSSIP.
Stories Picked Up I'm the Corridors
of the Capitol.

James e. Caskey. postmaster at Green's
burg; James H. Crozier secretary OF the
Firemen's and Mechanics Insurance COM
CONTINUED ON PAGE 6. COL. %
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Senate Bills on Second Reading in
House.

No. 213 MISUNDERSTANDING express COM
panies. Passed to third reading.
No. Sc (Goodwine)-An act authorizing
County Commissioners to construct gravel
roads. Advanced to third reading and
passed-71 to 3.
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Tefephone Calls Gold ard Newt
business oGce.. rs Editorial Rooms. SO
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House,

No. 121 Oegeman)-Providing for the col
lection of delinquent taxes by foreclosure
of tax liens. Passed-61 to 6.
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THE DAILY JOURNAL

WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY y. 1901.
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The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-07

Indian school q Lapwai, returned Tues
day from months visit 1t his Michigan
home.
Joseph Storer Of Hcho, Oregon, who
has been visiting with his brother, Geo.
H. Storer, returned Wednesday to his
home.
Joe Poster. Of Nezperce, Vas in the city
the FIRST Of the week. Mr.. Foster 6led .
contest notice on valuable quarter Sec
ton Of land near Nezperce.
Rod d. Legget. owner Of the American
Hill placer, arrived in the city yesterday
from Butte and will proceed to Elk City
in few days to look after his mining
operations there. The present seasou
promises to be very early one.
j. L. Dunn reached the city Tuesday
enroute to the Pierce City country from
Wallace. Damn Bros. will make extern.
sive improvements In the operation Of
the Old Democrat mine this season and
the work will be in charge Of ]. L. Dunn.
r. A. RAYMOND, Of Roasisnd, B. c.,
arrived in the city last eight and left fol
Crangeville this morning enroute to the
White Bird country, where he will oper.
ate new diamond drill plant soon to be
installed BY the Idaho Copper Mining
and Smelling Co.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-07
Plenty u Room Here.

d
The management Of the transconti-
dental raiiroads have entered upon .
scheme to boom the northwest, which
will result in . great movement Of peo-
pie from the east and central west
Once every week specially low rates
will be in effect for the benefit Of
persons desiring to secure land in the
country tributary to the railroads, and il
reported that on q single day from 1900
to 1900 people left Chicago on these rates.
The railroads hope to carry $4,000 peo-
pie to the northwest in % short time q
possible. Taking the frst week q an
average it would require but little more
than six months to achieve that object.
The addition Of $4,000 to the population
to the northwest in six or seven months
would be sure to cause boom and the
settlement Of the country would proceed
1t rapid rate.
There are .thousands Of men ia the east
and the central west who will be glad Of
this opportunity to come west to make
new homes They are land hungry and
there 10 great abundance here for them.
Inland Empire.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-07
MANY WITNESSES PRESENT
The Tsial WIN Probably Occupy ne Rsmalade.
q he wesk...Jsry Ii ne Cald-
we'll csss Discharged.

The Tannahill caae was called Tuesda,
morning. The selection Of the jury occu.
pied two days. Tuesday the general
venire VA exhausted and special venire
Of fifteen ws drawn. "Wednesday the
Jury was completed, The tally il - fol.
lows: G. =. Foance, James Herring, Geo
Pliter. Fred Manning, Roy Strong, r.
n. Randall, ]. H. Fansler, H. K. Foun-
tain. w. r. Gibbs. Geo. B. Clark, N. G.
Looney, j. n. Pearce.
This action i based on the alleged
forgery Of : warrant for 50, issued in
in favor Of the Pioneer Bindery and
Printing Co.. Of Tacoma. BY the defend
ant = county auditor. The states princi-
| pal witnesses are A. A. Cunningham.
who experted the books; AL B. Howe,
salesman for the Pioneer Bindery Co.
The defense will introduce evidences d
the county commissioners who held Office
Il the time Of the alleged forgery.
The case came on for trial this morn
ing Ct 9 O'Clock. In the absence of jos.
w. Reid, l. N. Smith was entered q At
torney for the defendant. p. +. Stookey
was the first witness called for the state.
The alleged forged warrant was intro
duced into testimony. The attorney for
the defeuse. on the introduction Of the
warrant, moved to dismiss the case, ..
the warrant in question was not sufficient
evidence Of forgery. Mr.. Smith was
heard in support Of this motion and Mr..
Johnson in opposition. the jury haying
retired. After m argument at length the
court overruled the motion.
The Caldwell case went to the jury Sat-
urday. After celebrating on the case
about IS hours the jury informed Judge
Steele that il was impossible for them to
agree on : verdict. The case was given
to the jury It 9 O'Clock Saturday morn
ing. The ballotiug showed that the jury
stood eight for acquittal and four for
conviction. No agreement was reached
and the jury was dismissed 1t ago p. m.
Sunday. The case will probably Be heard
again the latter part Of this term.
The case of the State W. James Madden
has been dismissed: also the case Of the
State W. Small & Emery. The former
was charge Of grand larceny and the
latter an alleged violation Of the fish and
game Law. The defendants were charged
with fouling ssseam with sawdust from
their mill ON the Clearwater.
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Hotel Ch.ssse..

The management Of both the Raymond
House and the Hotel DeFrauce IA.
changed hands within the past few days.
VIM. Dawson. who has been in charge Of
the Hotel DeFrance for tine past three
years. u now proprietor Of the RAYMOND
House. He has leased the RAYMOND
House for three years At rate Of S,oo q
month. Mr.. Dawson comes into charge
q the Raymond House with . great deal
81 experience in the management OF
hotels. He built up large bushes.
while in charge Of the Hotel DeFrance.
necessiating enlarging the capacity Of
the hotel. His success and popularity as
hotel manager makes his frieuds conf.
dent that the Raymond House will be
popular under his managent.
w. E. Timberlake. who retires from
Raymond House. has been manager
since 1895. He will build residence on
Main street and occupy the same, as soon
= completed. with hi, family.
The management OF the Hotel De-
France passes into the hands Of Eennis
Holland, the owner Of the DeFrance
property Mr.. Holland has been resi-.
dent Of Lewiston for twenty nine years
-
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For week end
ing March s.

IA inch rainfall during night Of 9th. B
FRBRUARY WEATHER.
The highest temperature was 81 de-
grees on the a8th, lowest II degrees on
the the 9Th.
Warmest day was the 28th with mean
Temperature Of Sc degrees, the coolest
was the 9th with mean temperature Of
IS degrees.
Total precipitation IA inches; total
snowfall e inch.
Percentage Of cloudiness 81.
Clear days II; partly cloudy S; cloudy
more Of precipitation IS; greatest precipi-
tation IN "a hours ~ inch ON the 18th
and roth.
Highest wind velocity was 80 miles per
hour from the southwest, total wind
movement 38I2 miles, prevailing direc-
ton, east. 81 per cent.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-07

Every incoming train and boat has =
large number Of immigrants seeking
homes in Lewiston valley and surround.
ing country. About forty from Ark ansas
snd other eastern points arrived ON the
hoat Sunday. Most Of these were bound
Tor the Nezperce country. Many ofthem
nave been induced 70 immigrate to this
seceion q country BY their friends on the
reservation who are enjoying the pros
Per'ty Of the reservation country.
New families are being located daily
On the rich farm lands of Neg Perce
county. II the present rate Of settlement
= sustained Nez Perez county will be 90
lar u the lead in population that there
will Be little difficulty in maintaining
hrst point in the population Of the state
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Thrown Into Bankruptcy.

The Parker Keel Company Of Wardner
has been thrown into involuntary hank
ruptcy by action Of their creditors.
About month ago the company sold its
stock and business to c. c. Lieualleu Of
Moscow. The Missoula Mercantile Co
attached the stock for $500. and the
other creditors were forced to protect
their interests by forcing the company
into involuntary bankruptcy. The stock
ct goods attached is valued 1t about
$500 The outstanding accounts Of the
6rm are roughly estimated 1t 57ooo.
Their liabilities exceed tIa,ooo. Clyde
Parker formerly Of this city is the presi.
dent Of the Parker. Keel Company, othe,
stock holders are Mrs. Clyde Parker,
Keel and wife. G. 9. Lieuallen and ]. H.
Mcclure.
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The Athletic Association.

At q meeting Of the L. A. A. c. board
OF directors last week Wynn PeAey was
elected manager Of the base ball team.
Mr.. Pehey says the prospects are good
for having strong team in the field this
year. Active practice viii begin at once
Several games have already BEEN
scheduled. and arrangements are about
complete for several more.
The athletic club is flourishing in their
cosy quarters in the Adama building.
Several new members have been sdded
since the change to the new quarters.
Much Of the credit for the present pop
ularitv Of the club il due 10 the efficient
work Of the secretary. Wynn PeAy.
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and has had much experience in the
hotel line. He states that he intends to
run first class house and make the De-
France hotel popular place. James
Prout, the popular day clerk. will con-
tinue his present position.
The Lewiston teller. (Lewiston, Idaho) 1900-1905, 1901-03-07

Twenty three applicants were enrolled
At the teachers examination held In this
city Friday and Saturday. There were
no applicants for state certificates nor
FIRST grade county certificates. The
county superintendent. Mrs. Robuett,
reports that the grading Of the papers
has been completed, and that fourteen Of
the applicants were successful in securing
certificates. Mrs. Robnett was assisted
by Miss Knepper 10 conducting the e..
animation.
Those securing certificates were: Second
grade-Nannie Fabrique, Lewiston; Min
ME Burnett. Asotin; Jessie Harwood,
Winchester; Sadie Cole, Leland; Clara
Walker, Cavendish.
Third grade-Jean B. Brooks, Clarks-
ton; Elva Oylear, v. NJ. Smith, Leland:
D. W. Hall. Lewiston; Bertha Cox, lap
wal; Grace Warren, Winchester; Helen
Parks. Kendrick; James B. Smith, Flora.
Oregon.