Richmond daily palladium., 1901-05-18
CAPITAL GOSSIP
Various Matters touched Upon BY
Our Iud anap COrrespOndent.

Various Matters touched Upon by
Our Iud ana polls Correspondents
indianapolis, May 1S.-The Indiana
public probably will hear next from
Senator Beveridge when he arrives at
way OF tuss cry, nm uuic uewspsper
man and entertaining writer, is consui
general there, and he Is quite nkeiy
to send back an interesting batch OF
gossip about the Junior senator, VINO
is travelling alone and without a press
agent. Senator Beveridge probably
will pass through Siberia and China
and go to Manila, where he will in
ouire into changes in the Philippine
situation since he left there. He will
then visit Japan and return on Ia
| cific liner to San Francisco, thence To
| Indianapolis.
Assistant Attorney General Merrill
Moores has just discovered most re-
| markable provision of the Louttit
| amendment to the compulsory educa-
| ton law that will vastly impede school
| teachers in their efforts TO enforce dis
| cipline. Under this very surprising
| act of the last le esislature," said Mr
| Moores. lit will be impossible Tor
teacher to suspend or eXpei pupii
under any circumstances, however IN
corrixibie that child may be- This pro-
vision is i'll plain black and white, ana
| cannot be given any other construc-
ton" The sole object of this act was
To prevent school teachers from re
fusing to receive unvaccinated pupils
I
known until this article Is printed
that 1t will prevent suspension and eN
pulsion.
The abandoning of poorly ATTENDED
country schools goes on steadily, ant
under plan devised and earnesti,
promoted by Superintendent OF fuoii'
Instruction frank L. Jones the weai
schools are consolidated. thus redue
| ing running expenses. There are We
! in Indiana. however. 115 schools tina
| have not more than ave pupils each
? and 400 of between five and ten pu
pills. Mr. Jones says he knows or on
: school of three pupils the operatin
expenses of which are $3.50 month
Major James B. Mulkey of Bloom
! inSton. the aged president OF the Mes
:, can War Veterans state association
. is here today. He is happy because
local physician has succeeded IN GU
h ing him of a cancer that has athlete
: him for years. He formerly Hved
| San Francisco. and he says that IN
Z heavy fors that arise from the oeea
4 nj 4 n. m. every day. giving the d'
d lusive appearance of an approachin
5 rain. are by no means conducive TO tf
d early recovery of Mrs. Mckinney
/ Elmer F. Stoner OF Greenfield. po
:, ular travelling man who has been vi
|. | uinr the retail trade in all parts !
e the state for Ia years. was here {
| aay. He admitted -hankerins
serve the state as state auditor. h
=, said he had not decided whether
will be a candidate for the Republic:
nomination. His friends say his ioc
n tion is excellent. as the time has con
a when the Sixth district should be n
N ognized.
Adiutant r. NJ Srnock of the ins
ana department of the G. A R.
yerely criticiSes the citizens commit
i'll of LoganSport for not providing mo
r. badges for the delegates TO the sta
be encampment. I'VE told the comm
as tee said he. mot TO secure less tn
st LOO badges. The committee ss
st 1,oOO was enough Many delega'
were unable to get badges, and n'
ne the committee has something to tni
us over"