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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-02-21
LANDS OF THE FRIARS
Secretary Roots Reply to q Senate
Resolution of Inquiry.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Secretary Root
has made answer to the resolution of the
Senate calling on him for information as to
the extent of holding lands by religious or
ders in the Philippines, and as to any dec
laration made by him or obligation as
sumed respecting the disposition of these
lands. The secretary. by way of answer,
refers to the Presidents Instructions of
April Z. 1900, to the Philippine commission,
directing the commission to endeavor to
investigate the land titles Of religious or
ders and to endeavor to afford justice and
settle these in a manner to safeguard prop
erty rights and equities. 1t is added that
no one. in behalf of the United States gov
ernment has entered into any OBLIGATION
other than that set out in the peace treaty
in regard to these lands, nor has any mol
icy been announced. The commission has
stated the result of its inquiries, under this
instruction, in its report. especially I'm the
subdivision entitled The Friars, ..Public
Lands" and Land Titles and Registra-
ton" The commission has especially in
vestigated the San Jose College claim. and
referred II TO the Supreme Court of .he
islands. Secretary Root cites the reports
of the first Philippine commission and of
Generals Otis and Macarthur as sources OF
further information ON this subject.
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YESTERDAYS APPOINTMENTS.
Long List of Names Sent to the Senate
for Confirmation.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-The President
to-day sent these nominations TO the Sem
ate:
Army of the United States.-
To be Major General-Brig. Gen. William
r. Shafter. United States army retired
C~avalry-Lieut. Col. Edward NJ. Hayes.
Fourth, TO be colonel; Maj. Charles L..
Cooper. Fifth, to be lieutenant colonel.
Medical Department-Assistant surgeons
with rank of captain to be surgeons with
rank of major: Charles M. Candy, Jeffer-
SON r. Kean, Henry l. Raymond, Francis
j. Ives, Edward r. Morris.
Artillery-To be major: Capt. Elbridge
J.. Hills, Fifth. First lieutenants to be
captains: George w. Gatchell, Fifth; Os-
car L. Straub. Fifth; Hermann c; Schumm,
Second: Alfred NJ. Hunter. Fourth; John l..
Hayden, First; Peyton c.. March, Fifth;
Eugene T.. Wilson, Third; Edmund NJ.
mot Z. Ellis, Fourth; William L. Kenly.
first; William c.. HAM, Third; Sidney S.
Jordan, Second; Walter A Bethel, Third:
Morris X. Barroll, Third; Delamere Skier
rett. Third; Edward Il. McGlachlin, jr.,
Fifth; Archibald Campbell, Third.
Quartermaster's Department-First lieu
tenants to be quartermasters with rank OF
captain: Joseph /. Crabbs, Eighth Cayal-
ny: Louis B.. Lawton, Ninth Infantry.
Subsistence observation-disclosures Lieut.. a.
M Edwards. Fourteenth Infantry, to be
cOmmissary with RAM of captain.
Infantry Sergt. William j.. Schmidt.
Twelfth Infantry, to be second lieutenant.
Volunteers
Eleventh Cavalry First Lieut.. G.. r.
Trowbridge, to be captain, Second Lieut..
.John Hoffman,, TO be first lieutenant.
Acting Assistant Surgeons, United States
Army, to be Assistant Surgeons of Volun-
teers with the Rank of CaptaIn-James
~Edmondson, New York; Joseph c. Reifsny-
Ger. Pennsylvania; Joseph j. Curry, Mas
sachusetts; James X. Stockard, North
Carolina; George r. Plummer, Florida;
William r. Van Tuyl, Kansas; John 5.
Fogg, Maine.
United States Navy
tain; Lieutenant Commander Daniel ID. V.
Stuart 10 be commander, Lieut.. W. r.
Rush to be commander.
Department of Justice
Marshall &. Woodwork, of California, to
be attorney general for the Northern dis
trict OF California
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JUSTICE BREWERS LECTURE.
The Individual i'm Relation to the Ma
ton and Political Parties.

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Feb. 20.-The last
of the five lectures in the William E.
Dodge course on the responsibilities of cit
izenship were delivered this evening at
Yale by Justice David brewer, of the
United States Supreme Court. He paid
particular attention to the matter of the
individual in his relation to the Nation and
to his political party. He took the ground
that man would necessarily work in par
ties and that ii would be safer for men to
work with their party on main issues
re Their than TO break away into independent
movement whenever the party and inui-
viGual differed on any particular issue I'M
less that difference was vital and over
sbadowing.
Justice Brewer expressed the fond hope
an6 the assurance that in Congress there
is a growing dislike to the spirit of COM
rercialism and inveighed against treat
ment of the Philippines in such manner
that another century might give cause to
the United States TO regret the course
ttat had been pursued.
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General Macarthur Regular List of
Deaths in the Army.

Deaths I'm the Army.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-General Mac
Arthur, at Manila. reported to the war
Department to-day that the following
deaths nave occurred since last report:
Dysentery-Jan. 81, Troop NJ, Third Cav
alfy. Farrier Edward Canavan. Feb. r.
Company H. Signal Corps, Elmer E. Teel-
horn. Feb. 10. Company A, T~wenty-1rst
Infantry. Corporal Michael McCue.. Feb
5, Company A, Twenty-seventh Infantry,
Corporal Ernest A. Stonaker. Jan. q, Com
pany d. Forty-ninth Infantry. William
Parnell.
Wounds Received i'm Action-Feb. 8, Com
pany d, Fifth Infantry, William w. Heaps
Jan. %, Company G.. Fortieth Infantry
John Jaksap. Feb. Is. Company K. For.
ty-sixth Infantry. BENJAMIN Johnson.
Eighth Infantry, Daniel McCleer. Feb. II
Troop 1, Fourth Cavalry, William Boden
Feb. II, Company NJ. Fortieth Infantry
William NJ. Ford.
Heart Disease-Feb. 9. Company X. For
tieht Infantry. Frank Otto. Feb. Is. Hos
pital Corps, Frederick SchiIring.
Tuberculosis-Feb. 8, Company F, Nine
Company G., Twenty-fourth Infantry. HON
err Patton. Feb. 3, Company b, Thirty.
fourth Infantry. Corporal Floyd Dakin.
Sixth Infantry, c. c.. Polkney. Jan. 26
Company d., Sixteenth Infantry. James A
Mccarthy.
Fifth infantry, Walter Cooley. Feb. 3
Company G., Forty-sevsnth Infantry, S. w
Hutslar. Feb. II, Company l.. Second In
fantry, Corporal James Z. Wilson. Dec
q. Company III. Twenty-second Infantry
David 7. Crossier. Feb. G.. Company +.
T~hirty-fourth Infantry. John Williams
Feb. 8, Hospital Corps. Charles M: Adams
Feb. IA, Company E.. Thirteenth infantry
David Lober. Feb. 8, Company F, Thirty
fifth Infantry, William Wells. Jan. 81
Troop E. Third Cavalry. Samuel Robertson
Dec. 3, Company +, First Infantry, Stepher
j. Jones. Feb. 15, Troop f, Ninth Cavalry
James I. Times.
Drowned. Body Recovered-Feb. 9, Com.
pany A, Thirty-third Infantry, William
Wiethern.
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Feb. 20.-Secretary of War
Root has notified General Otis. commander
of the Department of the Lakes, of the ap-
pointment of two important boards of off,
GERS which will meet at Fort Sheridan soon
for the consideration of army business.
One is a board to conduct competitive ex-
aminations among commissioned army off,
GERS who are eligible for promotion under
the provisions of the army reorganization
law which recently went into effect. It
will convene Feb. Is and remain in session
for several weeks. The other board named
will conduct the examination of candidates
for the United States Military Academy at
West Point. One candidate from each con-
gressional district and a number of candi-
dates at large nominated by President Nc
Kinley from Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana,
Missouri. Iowa and adjacent States will be
cited to appear before this board at Fort
Sheridan March ]. The examination Of
candidates will be thorough.
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Work ON the Constitution.

HAVANA, Feb. 2O.-The special commit
tee appointed by the Cuban constitutional
convention to draw up a proposition defn-
ing the future relations between the United
States and the republic of Cuba continued
in secret session with the other members
of the convention all day. No settlement
was reached. 1t is understood that a ma
jority favors leaving the question open
until the signing of the Constitution, which
is now being engrossed. The committee is
expecting Governor General Wood to send
on an official letter setting forth what he
considers the relations should be, so that
the convention may act with a better un-
~derstanding of the desires of the United
States. 1t is argued that even If the con-
vention should agree to such a definition
of relations as was outlined by General
Wood last week IL is not officially known
whether the United States would approve.
General Wood says he told the special
committee to inform the convention that
he represented the policy of the executive
department at Washington, and that he
could not say how Congress would act in
the matter. Any communication which he
may address to the committee will be on
these lines.
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ABOUT INDIANIANS.
New POstmasters-Dental Surgeon OIL
yer Ordered to Philadelphia.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. @.-Representative
Faris has recommended III. c. Cox for
postmaster at West Union, Parke county,
vice Daniel Bowsker, resigned.
The controller of the currency has ap-
proved the Fourth National Bank of Phila-
delphia as a reserve agent for the Old Ma
tional Bank of Evansville. and the National
Bank of Commerce of New York for the
Indiana National Bank OF Indianapolis.
Dental Surgeon Oliver. who is on duty
with the board of examining dental sur
geons of the army, has been ordered with
the other two dental surgeons, constituting
the board. to proceed TO Philadelphia on
official business pertaining TO the medical
department., on the completion of which
they will return 10 their station in this
city.
The postofiee at Odd. Parke county. has
been ordered discontinued after Feb. Is.
Mail TO Catlin.
Mrs. Watson, wife OF Representative
Watson. OF Rushville. arrived in Washing
ton to-day. accompanied by her brother
and his wife. Mr.. and Mrs. Miller, of
Winchester. Ind. They have come on to
Washington to witness the inaugural ccre-
monies
Indiana postmasters have been appointed
to-day as follows. Johnsburg. Dubois
county, ~. 8. Schnell, vice Mary Hoffman,.
removed; Lottaville. Lake county. G. Z.
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All Rests on the Time When the Con-
stitution of Cuba Is Perfected by
the DeIegat Convention.
GENERAL GRosvENoR POSITIVE
CONGRESS WILL NOT BE CALLED
THIS SPRING OR SUMNER,
While II. c. Plat, Who Saw the Presi-
dent Yesterday, Says an Extra
Session Is Almost Certain.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-Whether there
will be a special session of the Fifty-sev-
enth Congress this spring remains a mat
ter of doubt. 1t depends on contingencies
that only the future can decide. The Presi-
dent. if he does not actually want a special
session, is certainly not averse to having
one. The aversion to a special session is
entirely on the part of the senators and
representatives and annual employees of the
Senate and House, with whom the question
of personal comfort outweighs all other
considerations The uncertainty of the mat
ter is illustrated by the statement of Gen.
Grosvenor, who is supposed to be the per-
sonal spokesman of the President on the
floor of the House., who is positive in his
assertions that there will not be an extra
session and that no cause for one exists,
on the one side. and by the fact that Sen
ator Platt, OF New York, had a conference
with the President this morning. after
which he said it was almost sure that an
extra session would be the outcome of the
Cuban question. The President also talked
TO others on the same matter, and said to
them that he saw nothing in the situation
likely to prevent a special session. All
this indicates that the President does not
intend to assume the responsibility of pass
ing on the Cuban Constitution and on the
future relations between Cuba and the
United States. The attitude of the United
States towards that island at the time this
country interviewed in its affairs in 1898 was
defined by Congress-, not by the executive,
and Ii seems TO be proper now for Congress
TO assume it's share of the responsibility for
the course to be pursued. Anyway. that is
If the Cubans complete their Constitution
and submit it soon, Congress will be called
to pass upon it. Ia there Is considerable
delay, however, the matter would either go
over until next winter or the calling of a
special session would be delayed till fall.
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MARE GAIETY SOLD.
Dickerson's Fast Animal Probably
VIII Go to Cleveland Owners.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Feb. 20-Thomas
Dickerson to-day sold, through George
Starr. TO John Splan, the seven-year-old
mare Gaiety. 2:1s. for a reported price of
1850. She is by Edgewood. out OF LAM
bert's Lassie. by Daniel Lambert, and is
COCO for a 2:12 record this year. She was
bred by Mr.. Frank MeKeen, at the Edge
wood farm here. and IL is understood she
is TO be the property of a member of the
Cleveland Matinee Association.
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WASHINGTON. Feb. 20.-The Belgian
minister here, Count Lichtervelde, has ex-
planned that the Andree represented to be
the Belgian consul and reported to have
fed from Manila to avoid arrest on a
charge of assisting the rebels, is not a
Belgian, nor is he a full-fiedged consul. He
was a resident merchant OF Manila and
acted as a sort OF business agent for the
Belgian government. which does not feel
that il should be charged with the respon-
sibility for his political actions.
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district of the East Side. Herlihy was ac-
cused OF neglect OF duty and the use OF
abusive language toward Rev. Mr.. Pad
dock, of the Protestant Episcopal Pro-Ca-
thedral. The board dismissed several
charges pending against Chief Devery since
the Lexow investigation.
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Yesterdays Race winners.

At Tanforan-Racetto. Z 20 5; Lucian Ap-
pleby. 4 to /: Impromptu, 4 TO 8: Vulcan. 9
To 10: Handicapped. 5 TO 1; Lamachus, 6 TO 5.
Caskey. Z TO L: Lizzie Kelley. Z TO 1. race
declared of; Hoods Brigade. 8 to 1; Sc
colo, 10 to /; Bohul. IL 10 5,
AT Oakland-Peace. s 10 q Alzura. 4 10 s:
Victoria. Z to 10: Sea Lion. even; Lennep.
10 s: Horton, 2 to l.
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Anti-Christian Science Bill a Joke.

To the Editor OF the Indianapolis Journal:
1t seems to me there is a world of need
less pother about Senator Woods bill to
sQuelch Christian science-mark l say
pother, not bother, for no one is losing any
sleep on account of it. The senator de-
clares that he is in dead earnest, and not
a-joking, and no doubt he is, but that only
makes the joke the more enjoyable. Ac-
cording to his own explanation of the in
tent of the proposed law. it is the most
harmless thing in the world, as 1t can ac-
complish nothing but to give the profession
a good chance to shake tits fist at Chris
ton science and say, There, now, take
that, and begone with you" He said, in
the Journal: IF ii can be positively shown
that. through the failure or refusal of a
Christian scientist to allow medical aid to
be administered to a child or other depend
emit, the death of such a person results, 1t
is time for the law to interfere" True, my
lord, every word true, but will not the
State have a good time in proving posi-
lively" that any given death results from
neglecting to call a doctor when in every
house IN the street for block after block
there lies. or has lain. a dead child that
cases doctors many? Will it not be neces-
sary in positively" proving the allegation
to first prove that children to whom doc
tors are called never die?
The only serious objection to this bill and
it's discussion in the Senate is the gratuit-
Gus and extensive advertising ii gives to a
religious sect hat has increased its men,
bership in the last decade more rapidly
than any other in America, and ii calls at
tention also to a method of treating dis
eases that already has a large following in
the most cultured classes of society. Ex-
cept for the fun there must be in such a
side performance occasionally. l would
suggest. as more profitable to the people of
the State, bills and discussions on protect
ing fish and game and how not to make
not belong to the State, such as the state
fair grounds and the like. This bill cannot
harm Christian science a little bit. but it is
intellectually mischievous, If Christian
science is the monster the bill and the dis
cussion indicate. because 1t proposes no
adequate protection from Il.
indianapolis, Feb. 20. u. L. SEE.
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House Bills ON Third Reading fl
House.

No. 25 MISUNDERSTANDING the levy
OF a tax for free k-indergartens in cities of
over $4,000. Amended to include cities of
5000 or more. Passed-H to 2.
No. Alb (Airhart)-Providing for the thing
OF public open drains in certain cases, etc.
Passed-62 TO 13.
No. is Observation-Disclosures the taking
or hsh from the waters of the State.
Passed-6S to Q.
No IA (Stout)-To define and regulate
peddling. Passed-5s TO II.
No. ZS (Owen)-Concerning taxation.
Passed-74 TO 2.
No. 222 (Owen)-Concerning taxation.
Passed-59 to IS.
NO. 81 (SmalD-To amend an act con-
corning insanity ~.nquests and the committa
or insane persons TO hospitals for insane.
Passe6-61 to s.
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NEw YORK. Feb. 20-The Board OF Po-
lice Commissioners to-day handed down q
decision dismissing the charges made
against Police Captain Herlihy. who was
formerly In N OF the RED Light
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Miller. vice Anna wehner, resigned St.
Vincent, Allen county. August Bobay, vice
Frank Juif, resigned.
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ture Of trees. shrubs. etc. Advanced to en-
e-cssment.
No. 40 MISUNDERSTANDING the plugging
or abandoned natural gas and oil wells.
Rules suspended and bill passed. "a TO 0.
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PhSSiC7ans' Outfits.
Emergency Satchels. Medicine Cases, In
strument Sets, Operating Gowns and Cush-
ions. Physicians Pocket Knives. with
Spatula, and all other suitable articles.
Bath Cabinets
WM. II. ARMSTRONG & CO..
SURGICAL INSTRUMENT MAKERS,
ga and 226 s.. Meridian ST.. indianapolis. Ind
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bright red cloth or else covereu with red
flannel. The joke. was turned back on them,
however. when 1 won first prize just the
longed to the woman's side of the club,
carried off first prize, too. So / guess L
will stick TO my red vest, no matter what
Colonel Jewet says about it,
Lieutenant Governor Gilbert says that
the Senate is no place in which to raise
last night, $50 L am going home to raise
a little revenue l need 1t badly
Representative James F. Statesman. of
Peru, Miami county. told a remarkable CO.
incidence yesterday. He said that Mr.. CRU
son, who represents Scott county In the
present House of Representatives, ran Tor
the office of representative on the Demo-
cratic ticket twelve years ago and was
elected. At the same election in the same
county a Republican was elected sherlh pE
practically the same majority that was
given Mr.. Cruson on the opposite ticket.
Conditions in that county were SUCH that
the result of the election aepenuea iarge.y
upon a single township. At the last cleo
ton. which was twelve years later. Mr..
Cruson. still a Democrat. was elected rep
resentative from Scot. county S Wnii t;o tns
was the same man who was elected to that
office twelve years before. and he was sue
coSSful again this time. III COiiiClutnCt 10
nerfectly rounded out by the fact that the
vote of the same township was decisive of
the last election, just as II was twelve
years ago. The incident also serves to
show that the people of that township. are
loyal to the last ditch
IT am strongly in hopes that the calm
for CONDENSATION to members of the old
Mullen Company of the Ninth Indiana Lee
gion will be allowed by the present Legis-
lature," said Representative Edward s.
Roberts. of Jefferson county,, last night.
1.-THE claim is a just one and that fact is
amply attested by the personnel of the
committee from Madison that is looking
after the bill. The committee is made up of
w. H. Rogers, Patrick wade and Robert
r. Rea, who are among the most substan-
tial business men in the city of Madison
This Mullen claim Was allowed by a Legis-
Iature some years ago and an appropriation
ordered, but the attorney general rendered
an opinion in which he held that the claim
could not be paid because the Legislature
had ordered 1t allowed by resolution in stead
of a BILL"
Senator Stillwell went over to Senator
Guthrie's desk a day or two ago and asked
the latter how he ought to vote on a GER
tain bill. Senator Guthrie told him how he
himself Intended to vote. whereupon Sena-
tor Stillwell remarked: well, / made a
speech on that bill a while ago, but I'll be
hanged if L know which side L was talk
ing on
Nathan Powell, of Madison, is making a
visit of a few days in this city. Mr.. Pow
ell called on his friends in the Senate and
| House yesterday. His brother, who is presi-
dent of the National Branch Bank or
Madison, and one of the city's wealthiest
residents, was here Monday.
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The amount of it's capital paid up is. 4oo.oo
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Copy Of Statement Of the Condition
OF HI
Fire Insurance Co.
of the County Of Philadelphia
On the 3Ist day Of December, 1900

1t is located at 10 South Fourth street
Philadelphia. Pa
CHARLES r. PECK. President.
z. A. LAW, Secretary.
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1t is located at No. q William street. New
York city
ALBERT WILCOX & CO.. Managera

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The San Francisco call., 1901-11-18
EASTERN CROOK
LANDS IN JAIL
James Bruce, Wanted in
Chicago, Arrested in
This City.

James Bruce, alias Slippery Jim," a
notorious Eastern crook, who is wanted
in Chicago for the theft of diamonds val
ued at several thousand dollars, is locked
up in the City Prison. He was arrested
Saturday afternoon by two of Captain
Seymour's men just as he was about to
board the transport Meade.
In some way the police of Chicago
learned that Bruce had secured a position
as a waiter aboard the Meade, and they
wired Captain Seymour to arrest him.
Two detectives were sent, and aft
er boarding the transport they pa
tiently waited for the crook to appear.
Shortly before the transport pulled out
into the stream Bruce, partially disguised,
walked up the gangplank and was at once
recognized by the detectives. When ques-
toned he denied that his name was
Bruce or that he had ever been in Chi
cago. Satisfied that he was the right
man the detectives took him to police
headquarters, where after a severe cross