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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
SURPLUS AND REVENUES.


WASHINGTON, Dec 15.-Chairman
Payne, of the ways and means committee,
says no definite plans have been made
thus far for considering the question OF
further reducing the war taxes. AT the
same time there has been much informal
discussion concerning the items which can
be best reduced and there seems to be a
general purpose on the part of members
of the committee to push this important
question to the front soon after the holt
DAYS. In speaking of the matter to-day
Mr.. Payne said:
with a surplus of about s1O0, 1000
have no doubt the ways and means COM
mittee will frame a bill reducing the rev.
enues, probably on the general lines of
the last war tax reduction bill. But there
is no particular hurry in dealing with the
subject as there are several contingencies
which may call for large increase in
government expenditures and it will be
well to understand pretty well what our
expenditures are to be before finally de-
termining on large reduction of the rev.
enues. When We make the reduction we
ought to make 1t as large as can be made
with safety. In my judgment the commit
tee will take the matter up soon after the
holidays. Whether We will have hearings
or not will depend on the pleasure of the
committee"
In the absence of action by the commit
tee Mr.. Payne will not discuss the pros
poets of reduction on particular items.
Already, however, several interests have
applied for hearing. These include the
representatives of the tea interests, who
desire to have the 10 cents tax imposed by
the war revenue act taken off of that prod
uct No formal application has been made
by the representatives of the beer and wine
interests, but both are expected to make
strong efforts for reductions on their re-
spective taxes. Suggestions have also
reached members of the committee that
the war tax imposed banking capital
be taken off, Another proposition is for
the doing away with the withdrawal stamp
taxes on imported merchandise, particular
ly on tobacco, as these withdrawal stamps
are said to be very onerOus to importers.
The large tobacco interests have not yet
made known what, if any, further reduc-
ton they will seek on tobacco. but the in
dependent producers of manufactured to-
bacco and snuff are understood to desire
a reduction from the present rate to 6
cents a pound. Bills have been introduced
proposing a reduction as low as cents
a pound. There is no suggestion thus far
that further changes will be made on
cigars and cigarettes.
Owing to the large amount of surplus
there is some sentiment among members
in favor of wiping out the entire list of
war revenue taxes at a single stroke, thus
leaving the revenue and custom laws on
the basis that existed prior TO the Spanish
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Few Republicans VIII Vote Against
1t and About as Many Democrats
Will Vote for 1t.
THE HAY-PAUNCEFoTE TREATY
1T WILL BE VOTED ON IN THE UP
PER HOUSE TODAY.
Little Else VIII BE Done This Week
Mr.. Payne Discusses the Surplus
and the Revenue Bill.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-The House this
week will pass the bill to provide tenn
porary revenues for the Philippine islands,
which was reported from the ways and
means committee last Friday. Under the
agreement made general debate will extend
throughout Tuesday and until o'clock on
Wednesday, when a vote will be taken.
There will be no opportunity to amend the
measure. There will be breaks in the par
ty lines on both sides of the House. Mr..
Mccall, of Massachusetts, the Republican
member of the ways and means committee
who opposed the Porto Rican bill during
the last Congress, will speak against the
measure and will be supported in his dis
sent from his Republican colleagues by
Mr.. Littlefield, of Maine, and perhaps sew
eral other Republicans who opposed the
Porto Rican bill and who hold that a
similar issue is presented at this time.
On the Democratic side Mr.. Robertson,
a member of the ways and means commit
tee, will support the bill, and the rest of
the Louisiana delegation will do likewise.
Representing the cane sugar interests of
their State, they are opposed to conces-
sions on sugar duties either from the
Philippines or Cuba. The general belief is
that the bill will secure as many Demo-
cratic votes as it loses votes on the Re-
publican side, and that the majority in its
favor when it is placed upon its passage
will be about the Republican majority in
the House.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

Hamilton Wright Mabie during the pres
ent year wrote a fanciful sketch for the
BOokman called John Foster" which has
been rechristened "A Child of Nature, -
and is now given to the world in a small
volume, beautifully illustrated by Charles
Louis Hinton. There is a delicious charm
in the story of the development of the
character Of John Foster, who drew his
very life from the earth and sky, and lived
in an imaginary world of Natures best
making. He grows to manhood. doing his
humble farm tasks by day, but dreaming
as he works; he is touched by the passion
OF love, but he lacks the power of ex-
pressing in words the thrills of joy he feels
in the presence of the woman who inspires
them; he becomes a deep thinker on the
things that bring him near to God; he is q
Toet who makes no verses, leaving only a
brief record OF the best of his thoughts.
which. after he has died. are interpreted
by a young man of the world, who finds
himself in unfolding the ideas of this
child of nature. The charm of the story
is enhanced by the Illustrations, which are
delightfully."- imaginative and appropriate
TO the text. DOdd, Mead & Co., New York.
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Wards magma
ton continues TO hover about heaven. Long
ago she told what she saw beyond Gates
Ajar;" now she enters boldly Within the
Gates" Her evident purpose is to show
that one may mend Hfes broken chance"
in another world. but the method of the
mending. as she depicts it. is not agreeable.
1t is throughout in fact a most unpleasant
tale A busy, overwOrked physician with
nerves at a high tension behaves rudely,
even brutally. 10 his wife, whom he loves.
and Immediately after leaving her is pre-
cipitated into the other world through the
tnstrumentality OF a runaway horse. How
he comes back and tries in vain TO COM
municate with her and beg her forgive
ness, with what difficulty he adjusts him
self TO the fact that he is no longer in
the body with what reluctance he goes OH
a journey into the far country" and what
his experiences on arrival there-all these
things are narrated in Mrs. Ward 5 most
Historically intense style. The heaven she
portrays is not likely to commend itself
20 the average taste. It has. 10 be sure.
more of the human element than has
the scriptural place Of beatitude, with its
golden streets and continuous musical per-
Torrance. but IL is certainly a curious con-
ception of the abode of bliss which per-
uits the sirens who tempted a on
earth to try their wiles upon him after he
has left the flesh. IL is indeed an earthly
rather than a spiritual imagination that
builds this heaven. Incidentally, Mrs.
Fhelps-Ward takes occasion 10 speak with
animOsity of surgeons and hospital meth
DDS though kindly admitting that some
surgeons. notably the one killed, know
their art thoroughly and practice IL con-
scientiOusiy Her peCuliarities of style and
thought become more marked with each
work issued. and, unfortunately. they are
not peculiarities that bear increased en-
phasis. The tale IS written in dramatic
form. Publishers, HoUghton, Mifiiin & Co.
Boston.
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HAY-PAUNCEFOT TREATY.
1t VIII BE Voted on To-day I'm the
Upper Horse.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.--The disposition
of the Senate is to do very little business
beyond acting upon the Hay-Pauncefote
treaty before adjournment for the holidays.
In accordance with the agreement reached
on Friday the treaty will be voted on be-
fore the Senate adjourns tomorrow. Sem
ator Teller will make the first speech to-
morrow, and he will be followed by other
senators with brief speeches. The OPP
ponents of the treaty admit there is no
doubt of ratification.
On Tuesday the announcement of the
changes in committees will be made, and
there is a probability that after this an
nouncement the Senate will adjourn until
Thursday, when the adjournment for the
holidays will take place, extending to Jan.
5. If there are business sessions on
Wednesday and Thursday Senator Morgan
will make an effort to secure action on his
bill authorizing the acquisition of right of
way for the Nicaraguan canal, but senators
of the Republican side Of the chamber are
inclined to postpone all important legisla-
ton until after the holidays.
Probably there will be action before the
adjournment of Thursday on a number of
nominations, and the chances are that At
torney General KnoXs nomination will be
among those to receive attention. The in
PRODUCTION of resolutions bearing on the
case of Admiral Schley also is among the
probabilities but no action in that direc-
ton is anticipated for the present.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

Any one who some years ago enjoyed the
reading of "Helen's Babies" by John Hab-
berton. will take up the story Some Boys
Doings." by the same author. with great
expectations and will not be disappointed.
The boys whose adventures are recounted
lived in Prairieton when it was young and
We're up TO tricks of all kinds They had
vivid imaginations and built castles in the
air only 10 see them collapse ingloriouslv
but boy like. they soon recovered tbrtr
spirits and turned their attention In Other
directions They wanted 10 see things
move. for they We're genuine live bows Mr.
Habberton writes in good style and with
an evident appreciation OF boy nature T'he
book contains go pages and not dull maze
among them The volume is illustrated nv
John Henderson Belts. George w. Jacobs
a. Co, Philadelphia.
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Gable can be pardoned for permitting his
characters 10 be impressible, as he has
evidently studied the conditions and pc
culiarities OF the South before and during
the war and has absorbed its local color
Ing The Cavalier" and Charlotte Oil
ver'' are "sweethearts,' and the story
seems TO have been formed around them as
the central figures. Charlotte has been
married, but has never lived with her hus-
band, owing to some disclosures concern
ing him made to her on her wedding day
by her colored maid. She spends much
of her time carrying clothing and medicine
to the Confederate troops. where the Cav
6lier is in charge of q band of scouts. She
is held in great respect though her Ian
Guage and manners are somewhat open to
criticism. Shooting, blOodshed, almost in
cessant galloping To and fro, and much
love-making on every convenient occasion,
adOrn the tale. CharlOtte's reprobate hus-
band is removed by the irascible Arkansas
colonel. just in time. Afterward the
colonel shook his head and shouted: Lord,
why didn't l think OF il in time? We'd
ought to ADJUST dropped him alive into
that lint box and turned the press down
onto him with our horses" Charlotte did
not know of this episode and was soon
happily married To the Cavalier, Captain
Ferry.
All who like a work of this character
will enjoy reading The Cavalier" Some
who may not like it as a story can take
pleasure in reading il as they would an
historical novel just TO see what odd old
fashioned language can be found there.
Charles Scribner's Sons. New York
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The WouIdbegOOds.

This story of the doings of a family of
English children will remind its readers Of
that charming tale, The Golden Age" by
Kenneth Grahame. though this lacks the
poetry that permeated the other. Miss
Nesbit, however. has the knack Of writing
I'm way 10 entertain children. and young
readers will probably find more enjoyment
IN this than in Grahame's book, which was
best appreciated by their elders. The story
Is told in the first person by a member
OF the young Bastable family group con-
sisting OF four boys and two girls. and
narrates their experiences. adventures and
pranks, their endeavors 10 ''be good" and
their frequent failures 20 have these efforts
recognized as anything better than mex
cusable mischief. On the whole. however.
they were happy and had a good time.
There is a good deal of slang-Of the Brit
ish variety-in the book. but possibly tn,
use OF IL only makes the life depicted the
more realistic At all events. IL Is a clever
portrayal OF British child life. Harper *
brothers publishers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
PURDUE UNIVERSITY.
Good Pledges for an Athletic Building
Long Holiday Vacation.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind, Dec. 15.-The sopho-
mores have pledged $500 to the athletic
building fund, a per capita pledge of S.
The juniors already have pledged $1,000
and the freshmen will do fully as we'll as
the sophomores and maybe better. There
is now no doubt that the building will be
up in time for next falls football team
to occupy it.
Christmas vacation will begin on Friday
Dec. 20, at noon and will close on Monday
Jan. 6. at 1890 a m, giving the students
sixteen days rest. Nearly all will go
home to enjoy the holidays.
The quarantine has been lifted from the
houses where smallpox existed and those
students yet remaining aye now able to
attend classes. They were under guard
The Phi Delta Theta fraternity has
challenged the Kappa Sigmas for a foot
ball game to decide the fraternity cham
pionship. The champion sophomore foot
ball team has reelected E. S. Miles as
captain for 1902.
j. e. Trayer, 81. chief engineer of the
New Castle Bridge Company. has been
making tests of steel welded eye bars for
use in bridge construction work in the en-
cheering laboratory.
John S. Wright Purdue 49, lectured last
week to the senior pharmacy class on the
subject Practical PharmacOgnosy." Mr..
Wright is now botanist for Eli Lilly &
Co., of Indianapolis.
The glee and mandolin clubs gave an
elaborate vaudeville show at the Grand
Opera House Friday evening and were
greeted by a light house on account of
the inclement weather. There were many
specialties given, one skit showing the
true student life being especially fine. The
work of the two musical organizations
was we'll received and they are considered
to be in fine condition for their Southern
trip.
A very encouraging letter and check
have been received from the Pittsburg
alumni association for the use of the Ath-
letic Association.
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cars The men in Duluth, projectors of
the wheat deal whose success depends on
the elevator, send forward to Chicago a
young man named Bannon to take the
place OF the manager at Calumet K and
save the situation. Bannon is resourceful,
and with a mind strengthened by a store
OF practical knowledge of affairs is en-
dowed with courage and perseverance,
ana, II one way is not found feasible at
once, seeks and finds another. He gains
and retains the good will of the manager
Whom ne supplants and also of the men,
who share his enthusiasm and energy and
keep the work moving night and day. com
pletlng the buildings and starting the ma
ch1nery before the time limit is reached
The wheat, shipped under difficulties from
Duluth by steamers and barges, lies at
the wharf and is transferred at once to
the elevator. Business men of all trades
and professions should read Calumet X !"
III Is replete with power and clearness and
SHOWS the conquering force of q mind pre-
pared Tor emergencies, ruled by a sense of
falr dealing. and guided by a strong will.
The Macmillan Company, New York.
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DEFENDED HIS MOTHER.


Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec 15-Judge
Rawley discharged Ace Biggs, aged six
teen, who was before him for shooting
William Kouxton. Kouxton, with bull
let in his arm. went to a physician and
said he had been shot by some one as he
went along the Big Four road. The police
investigated and Kouxton confessed that
he had been shot at the home of Mrs Colt
by her son, young Biggs. Kouxton had
gone TO the house TO demand the return of
presents he had given to Mrs Gott and
had knocked the woman down, when the
boy seized a rifle and shot him. Judge
Rawley fined KOuxton S25 for assault and
battery and said the boy who shot him
deserved praise instead of a court penalty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16

Arthur NJ. Winfield. author of several
popular stories for young people, offers a
hew one. "A Young Inventors Pluck" re-
lates the adventures of a wide-awake
American lad of a mechanical turn Of mind
who suddenly finds himself thrown upon
his own resources and compelled to sup
port not only himself. but his sister He
mas a succession of misfortunes. which end
with his being wrongfully accused of a
crime with which he had nothing TO do and
sent 10 Jail. But friends come TO his res
cue, and after a series of exciting adven-
lures he is fully indicated. makes money
out of a valuable invention, becomes the
sole owner OF a profitable tool works. and
marrtes the girl of his choice. The story
has a good deal OF the kind OF action that
young readers like. Akron: The SaalneId
Publishing Co.
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SHOULD BE CONCENTRATED.
Parsons on Question of More
Normal schools i'm Indiana.

Special 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE. Ind. Dec. 15.-President
Parsons, OF the Indiana State Normal
School, left Saturday night for PennsyI-
vania, where he will deliver lectures before
educational assemblies at Harrisburg for
several days. after which he will investi-
gate the normal school system OF the
State. There are thirteen State-supported
normal schools in Pennsylvania, more than
In any other State. President Parsons saws
the time has come for Indiana TO pass on
the question whether the State is to build
schools to please localities concentrate
the work in a few large institutions He
has been informed by Pennsylvania edu-
Gators that the policy pursued In that
State has caused local prejudices and rival
ries with the result that the schools do not
receive that adequate support which would
really be In the line OF economy in the cost
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-12-16
None but Real Veterans.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO, Ind, Dec. 15.-At a meeting of
General Harrison Post, G. A r. here last
night a resolution was passed protesting
recognition of any but civil war soldiers
Imperial Tobacco Company, with the
avowed object of fighting the American in
vaders. This company has an immense
capital of G15,OO0,0O0. This is adversely
criticised in some quarters, where it is as
serted that the company has no expecta-
ton of paying dividends upon anything
which, it is understood, approximately rep
resents the real lighting capital Of the COM
pany.
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Calumet n.

Calumet X is a story written by Mer-
win and Webster, authors OF The Short
line War and other stories. which have
attracted much attention among business
men for whom they were written and who
ind them especially interesting because
they deal with the commercial problems
OF the day. The present story relates 10
the building OF an immense elevator. with
an annex. the latter 10 hold 100000 bushels
OF wheat. the wheat having been sold
subject 20 delivery IN Chicago on a fixed
day. Rival dealers VINO control certain
railroads seek 10 prevent the shipment OF
building supplies for the elevator and also
90 the wheat b. proclaiming a scarcity OF
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Takes His Family, Almost Naked,
Through the snow to shelter, but
His Infant Child VIII Die.
GIRL INJURED BY EXPLOSION
BRAZIL ACCIDENT DUE TO THE
FROZEN WATER PIPES.
Boy Dismissed by Court After shoot
ing His Mothers Assailant-SO-
ciety Meetings at Muncie.
snecial 10 The Indianapolis JournaI.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAUREL, Ind, Dec. 15-At o'clock this
morning Elmer Warner, young farmer,
living two miles east of here, suddenly
awakened to find his little home complete
ly enveloped in flames. He and his wife
and infant child barely escaped with their
lives. The house and its contents were
completely destroyed.
Barefooted and in their night clothes,
they were forced to tramp through the
snow to his fathers house, nearly a mile
distant, the thermometer registering II de-
grees below zero. 1t is thought the child
will die as the result of the exposure. The
loss and insurance on the house are un-
known
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TO the State and at the same time promote
a higher standard of education He has
been told that if the work of the thirteen
schools was concentrated in two, or four
at the most, the cost would be lessened
and the efficiency increased.
President Parsons says the tendency is
toward larger educational institutions
While he believes that Indiana should meet
all demands for training, he holds that
schools should not be multiplied more
rapidly than will enable the State to equip
them properly. Under no circumstances,
he says, should the State establish more
than one additional school now, and if the
State does this, the school should be
equipped for the highest type of normal
school work
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Indiana Notes.

LAGRANGE.-The first prosecution un-
der the new compulsory school law III this
county was made Friday when Isaac c.
Schoock, of Clearspring township was ar
rested and pleaded guilty to the charge
of having wIlIfully and habitually neglect
ed to send his twelve-year-old daughter to
school. The fine and costs amounted to
$3.50.
RICHMOND.-Prof. W. A Fiske of the
department of physical science in the High
School, has just issued textbook devoted
to experimental work. The subject matter
is taken from experiments performed here.
The illustrations are by Lawrence b.
Smelser a student in the High School
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Sam ID. symmes's New Paper.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE,I Ind, Dec 15.-Sam
D. Symmes has purchased and has assumed
control of the Sunday Star, of this city,
which was established nearly thirteen years
ago. The Star will be run as an independ-
ent Sunday morning paper, with a Mon
day morning issue to completely supply the
field between the Saturday and Monday is
sues of the Evening Journal.
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Lodge of Bnai Birth Installed.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Dec. 15.-Gas Belt Lodge
No 527, Independent Order of Bnai Birth,
composed of sixteen Muncie, Anderson and
Elwood Jewish people, was installed in
Muncie to-day by grand officers from Gin
cinnau and indianapolis. A banquet fol-
lowed tonight given by the Jewish ladies'
Fifty were present. President A c. Silver
burg, of Gas Belt Lodge, presided as toast
master. Joseph May, ID. S. Victor, of Gin
cinnati, and Lewis Newberger and Sol XII
ser, of indianapolis, installed the new
lodge
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ChapeIIe Returns from Manila.

NEW YORK, Dec. 15.-Archbishop Cha
pelle, of New Orleans, lately Papal dele
gate to the Philippines. returned from Eu-
rope to-day on La Bretagne Mgr. Cha
pelle was sent to Manila by the Pope, in
1899 at the suggestion of President Nc
Kinley to settle what was then known as
the 'friar question" On the way home
from this mission he stopped at Rome. and
tomorrow he viii make his report to Pres
ident Roosevelt The archbishop declined
to discuss his mission abroad before max
ing his report to the Washington authori-