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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
WHO JARVIS Is.
A Civil Position for the Hero Of tho
Point Harrow Rescue.

Washington Special in New York Post.
Under the modest name OF David III.
Jarvis, OF Pennsylvania, nominated 10 be
collector of customs a Sitka, the mass Oh
the public may not recognize Lieutenant
Jarvis, the gallant young ofhcer OF the rev
enue marine service who made the record
breaking march across two Thousand miles
of arctic ice TO rescue a handful OF sailors
on whaling ships frozen IN near Point Bar
row, where IL was Impossible 10 replehlsn
their food and other stores IL was most
perilous expedition. but was entirely sue
cesSful not accident occurring 10 any
member Of the rescuing party. thanks 10
with which Jarvis had planned the Whole
business. This wonderful feat happened,
unfort9natey to be Perf,ormgTa ia ISS tne
public were shouting themselves hoarse
over the heroes of that war, and had little
attention TO give to the contemporary he
roes of peace Had the same exploit oc-
CURED i'm a year not surfeitec with excite
ments Jarvis would have ranked in history
with Franklin ana Kane and other daring
explorers, and would have had books or
romance written about him. As il is. he
was very handsomely treated in a special
message by the President, but a bill TO give
the thanks of Congress 10 the members OF
his expedition, although introduced and re-
introduced during the last three years, has
languished because Jarvis. who is the most
modest of men, would not think OF pressing
il himself, and Representative Bingham. OF
Pennsylvania, has obviously forgot that
his district contains so notable constit-
uent.
Since the Point Barrow rescue the Treas
ury Department has not been unmindful
that it has "A of uncommon mettle in
the lieutenant IL was he who was sent
to Cape Nome to straighten out the serious
sanitary complications which arose there a
year or more ago. and il was he whom the
government put in charge of the distribu-
ton of medicines and supplies TO the dis
eased and famine-stricken natives OF
Alaska during the latest epidemic. He Is
regarded as a man TO be trusted with any
difficult duty, with perfect assurance that
he will find some way to do IL. that the
operation will be noiseless, and that there
will be no aftermath OF scandals con-
trOversy. The oregon politician who has
been making the government ridiculous in
the custom house at Sitka for the last
eighteen months has been allowed TO hold
| fast to his job because the senator's from
his State could not agree upon his sue
cessor. His resignation has been in the
hands OF the Treasury Department for
/ about a year. President Roosevelt got tired
of the case soon after coming into the
White House. and, after giving the war
| ring senators fair chance TO recommend
a good man, cut the knot with one blow
| by picking out a candidate for himself IL
/ Jarvis makes as much of a success of this
/ task as he has of every other assigned TO
| him he will win back public respect for the
/ office and set pace for its next occupant.
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PRAISE FOR PRESIDENTS.
VI. Jules CambOn's Tribute to Mckin-
ley and Roosevelt.

ALBANY. n. Y, Jan. 22.-The annual
banquet of the State bar association was
held at the Ten Eyck tonight. Nj. Jules
Cambon. the French ambassador. re-
sponded TO the toast, "The President of
the United States and the President of the
French Republic" He said. in part:
There is in all the world no more glori-
Gus and exalted position than the head OF
this great nation, which in one century has
taken rank with the greatest nations that
figure in the history OF humanity. All
hOnOrs have been shOwered on this office,
even now respondent with the aurOala or
martyrdom, and L cannot here pass over in
silence the memory of the late President
Mckinley, who, after Lincoln, after Gar
field, fell under the blow of the assassin.
whose name shall remain honored and
cherished among you as Is the name in
France of President Carnot. victim of d
similar crime.
Providence has transferred the supreme
authority into Mr.. ROOsevelts hands. /
had the honor of meeting Mr. Roosevelt
long before he became President of the
United States, but IL is not necessary for
TO tell you about him. He is well
the State OF New York. For my part, i
know no man of more absolute honesty of
purpose, of greater strength of character,
of large breadth OF ideas. He himself de-
clared at your banquet three years ago:
1T Is not in the power of any man TO do or
90 obtain all that he desired'-but Mr..
Roosevelt belongs to that class Of men
achieve the realization of what they con-
ceive TO be good. and. in reality, the good,
IN Mr.. ROosevelts eye, IL the American
ideal"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
COST OF SMALLPOX.
Expensive Methods of Fighting the
LOathsOme Disease.

Philadelphia Press.
John NJ. Butler, the banker, who lives
at Ogontz, and whose son. Allen Butler,
is convalescing from smallpox, has given
the Municipal Hospital. for the use of
the scores of persons in that institution
who suffering from this CONTAGIOUS
disease, all the furniture, bedding, hang
ings, pictures and carpets that were in
his sons apartments. The gifts are valued
at nearly $1,000.
The visit of smallpox TO the Butler house
hold cost Mr.. Butler nearly $1,000
When DR.. James, who is quarantined at
his Locust-street home on account of a
servant girl who contracted the disease
and died, \and was asked over the tele-
phone what il cost to cure a SMALLPOX pa
tent, he replied that the question was too
difficult TO answer.
"Of course, rich persons are fortunately
enabled to employ every means known 10
the medical profession in the fight against
the disease. Smallpox is one of the cost
LEST LEST diseases to cope with The doctors
the trained nurses, some Of whom have
been paid as high as $50 a week to nurse
titles of disinfectant fluids must be used,
and this is one of the most expensive
items
ALLEN Butler received the best atten-
ton that could be given. His apartments
Were curtained off from the house by
double thickneSseS of muslin sheets, which
were saturated very half hour with chlor-
ide. To give an idea as to the amount of
disinfectant fluid used it required a cart TO
remove the empty bottles.
Great quantities of cold cream were
used the patient when that period was
reached when the eruptlOnS dried uD and
there was danger of the smallpox dust
floating about BY the use of the cold
cream this danger was avertedt The cream
was applied to the patients body every
half hour on bandages, and when they
were removed all loose and dried scabs
were imbedded in the cold cream Tbes.
bandages were wrapped in sheets "a t,1rataf
1 wit
the yard For twenty-one DAYS voune
Buffers face was covered with cold t.rear m
and during this time he was unable TO see
These are some of the best methods
of fighting the disease. OF course. theN
are expensive, and persons who can az.
ford to employ these methods are fortlI.
nate. Again / say L cannot approxinnar,
the cost of curing a patient; YOU mus
draw your own conclusions"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
BUTLER AND PURDUE.
Their Basketball Teams VIII Meet on
Saturday Night.

Although the Butler basketball five were
badly disappointed by their defeat Satur-
day night they practicing with re-
newed vigor this week for their most i'm
portant game of the season, to be played
Saturday night. On that night Butler will
meet Purdue at the Y. NJ c. A. gymnas-
ium. Purdue now holds the inter collegiate
championship Of basketball in Indiana, so
the game will be a battle for State honors.
Last year Purdue defeated Butler in the
gymnasium at Lafayette. This year the
advantage Will be with Butler and the
feat. Purdue has not played any college
games as yet this year. but the team took
a Southern trip holiday week, playing
about ten games. Their team this season
is the same as last year, with the exception
of one man. AS Purdue will play several
games in Indianapolis this season, the
game Saturday night will afford an eX-
cellent opportunity for those interested in
basketball to estimate the strength of the
Purdue five. Last year Purdue did not lose
a single game. This year she will make a
strong fight for the State championship.
The Butler team is showing great i'm
provement lately, and as soon as they can
obtain endurance, will make a prominent
rival for State honors. The team is prac-
ticing unusually hard every evening in the
gymnasium. Last night a practice game
School team, and the team showed what
it can do on familiar floor. The NJ. T.
II. S. was defeated by "A score of 40 to II.
Both teams played fast and rough. Hug
gins and Murray played especially brilliant
ball.
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ALL WILL OBEY THE LAW
RAILWAYS AND PACKING-HOUS IN
TEREsTs SIGN AGREEMENT.
Compact That Will Result I'm Mainte-
nance of Rates and Possibly
Avert Prosecutions.

CHICAGO, Jan. 22.-Presidents of West
ern railroads and all the big packing-house
interests west of Chicago to the Missouri
river have joined hands with view Of as
sisting each other to obey the provisions of
the interstate-commerce law. The alliance
was completed at a meeting held here to-
day. at which were present high officials
representing all of the interests involved,
and it is expected that the action taken
will result in an absolute maintenance of
freight rates on packing-house products
and dressed beef from the Missouri river
TO the Atlantic seaboard.
The two conferences held between the
packing-house people and the railroad pres
idents followed an assurance received from
the Interstate-commerce Commission that
action Of this character would result in the
commissions ceasing it's effort TO punish
the packers for violations of the law. AS a
condition precedent TO dropping the threat
ened prosecution the commission insisted
that the secret rates that are being made
on packing-house products and dressed
beef be published and that the published
rates be maintained absolutely. The agree
ment provides that the rates that are ac-
tually being made shall be published; that
the railroads shall upon no pretense grant
lower than published rates; that the pack
ing-house representatives shall cease their
efforts to secure cut rates.
For the railroads. the presidents have
agreed to issue orders forbidding traffic
officials to grant cut rate upon penalty
OF dismissal For the packing house inter
ests, il has been agreed that their traffic
men shall cease shopping" the output Of
the packing houses, hawking them
among railroads with view 10 obtaining
concessions
character, and if it is kept the day of cut
rates upon the commodities which have
caused the greatest Generalization In the
traffic world will be thing of the past
The following packing houses signed tht
agreement: Armour Co. Swift * Co.
Nelson Norris q Co, the CT. II. Hammond
Company, the Cudahy interest SwarZchilC
& Sulzburger, Anglo-American Provision
Company, Omaha Packing Company and
Rudy Bros.
Santa Fe, Rock Island, Burlington, st
Paul. Northwestern, Great Western, Alton
Illinois Central, Wabash, Missouri Pacific
Frisco and Omaha & st. Louis.
1t is understood that the Hartman anC
Hill people will not come to Chicago TO
Fridays investigation into the effects o
the community of interests upon traffic
Mr.. Hill and Mr.. Hartman have obtained
| legal advice that a semi-judicial body lik
the commission cannot compel teStimOn.
relative TO a matter which is pending il
the courts. The legality OF the organiZa
ton of the Northern Securities Compan.
is at present before the United States Su
preme Court. The commerce commission
/ will reach Chicago tomorrow morning
| What it's programme will be is a matter o
conjecture.
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that purpose last night or whether 1t was
merely to question her concerning her
charges.
J. II. Kennedy. seeretary-treasurer OF
the Indiana district. who was appointed
chairman OF the committee, declined 70
serve on account OF being engaged IN ar
ranging a meeting for his district. and J.
&. Heenan, OF Linton. a member OF the
commission appointed by Governor Durbin
20 codfy the Indiana mining laws was ap-
pointed in his place. W. ID. Ryan, secre-
tcI. asurer OF the Illinois district, was
IT. ..vestfgatinz committee was in ses-
sion ul.fu 1890 o'clock this morning, when
IL adiourned. after practically reaching a
slider this morning and then report Will
be made 10 the convention. The committee
was given charge OF all OF the COOKS ana
papers relating 10 the matter. Miss Mere
dith and Secretary Wilson were questioned
By the committee. The statement OF Miss
Meredith concerning the $4,000 dencit AT
first discovered in the books of ex-Secretary
Pearce was investigated. Mr.. Wilson ex-
planned this yesterday by pointing out that
the rules OF The organization required tha'
the secretary should not have in his posses
sion more than 900 at a time. At that time
Pearce had $4,000 in his possession and a
new fund was created and the $ZO,VJ0 credlI
was placed on another bank book Mr..
Wilson said that soon as he round the
experts were az a loss as TO what became OF
the $4,000. ne showed them the other bank
book. giving credit for the amount in the
name OF the executive board ana That the
figures then balanced.
Ed Smith. or the Joliet Republican. en-
phatically denied that he told Miss Mere
dith that Pearce had make ''rake-on OF
$1,000 a year. or that his "rake-On must
have been p per cent. printing ma tier.
He said he asked 10 bid for the printing,
and on one kind of books he secured the
contract for one-fOurth less than Pearce
paid. His testimony was taken by the com
mittee. Mr. Wilson said neither ne nor any
one else had any way OF knowing whether
or not Pearce got "A ''rake-Off, as neither
the printer nor Pearce would state IL sucn
had been the case. President Mitchell com
pared the price paid by Pearce with the
price OF other houses, and found them to
be practically the same.
Members OF the committee refused tc
make any statement last night, but IT Is
understood that the resolution presented
by w. u. Ryan, OF Illinois. which was
voted down by the convention TO allow a
committee 10 be appointed 10 make an In
VestigatiOn, will be modified with reference
10 Miss Meredith, although its nature may
not be changed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
RUNNING RACES.
O'ConnOr Fined for FOuIing at Oak
Iand-The Seasons Winners.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA dsquali-
fication in the two-year-old race was
among the incidents of the racing at Oak
land to-day. Durazzo. a 10-to-1 shot, from
the stable of G.. p. Morris, bumped into
and carried Sylvia Talbot wide through
the stretch and beat the 1-to-3 favorite a
length. DuraZZo was disqualified and placed
last. First money went 10 the Schneider
flly. The judges fined O'ConnOr $50 for
foul riding. Tom Ryan, who trains Mounte-
bank, made killing on the geding in the
second race. He was played from 10 10 6
TO l and won as he pleased All the win
ners to-day were heavily played and the
books suffered. Green b. Morris heads the
list of winning owners at the Oakland
meeting with $500 10 his credit Burns &
Waterhouse are second with Sl1 $50 and w
3. Jennings * Co. third with s., go. To-
days winners and odds:
Moabina, to 5; Mountebank, 10 to /;
Sylvia Talbot. l TO 3: Rollick 4 TO 5: Cor
rigan, to 5; Pompino. TO l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
The Congress Splits.

BUFFALO, n. Y, Jan. 22.-The split in
the American Bowling Congress, which had
been threatening since the body convened
here in annual session. came this afternoon,
when the Eastern delegates left the hall
in body and declined to take any part
in the consideration of matters before the
convention. The Western delegates then
elected the following officers: President,
Frank L. Pasdeloupe, Chicago; first vice
president, w. V. Thompson, Chicago; sec
ond vice president, NJ. a. Philips, st. Louis;
secretary, Samuel Karpen, Dayton, o.;
treasurer, George M. Stems, Des Moines,
Ia
When the congress met this morning it
narrowly escaped disorganization. The
chair, having put a motion TO declare the
election of officers in order declared the
motion lost. The Eastern delegates dis
puted the ruling and a motion to adjourn
sine die carried, no officers having
been elected and leaving business of i'm
Irtance untouched. The executive COM
mittee Immediately called together.
order finally restored and the convention
was again convened, after which an adj
journment until o'clock was taken. The
report of the executive committee was
adopted. 1t admitted thirty-eight new dele
gates to the congress. The Rochester Bowl
ing League was refused admission, as il
contained but five of the six clubs neces-
sary to eligibility
1t was 4:5O D. m when the delegates met
after recess. Bernard j. York at once Of
fered a substitute for Article Is of the
Mr.. Stems, for the West, vigorously OPP
posed the motion. President Langhenry
| called for vote. and Secretary Karpe.l
proceeded to call the roll. After one dele
gate had voted three times an Eastern
| delegate made a point of order, which was
| overruled, President Langhenry maintain
ing that a delegate could vote as many
| times as he represented organizat ion
| having membership in the congress and
| could show the proper credentials. The
| Eastern delegates then left the hall in a
body.
The Eastern men got together later and
| a committee of five was appointed to re-
| port tomorrow on the practicability and
| advisability of forming a new organization
| i'm the East.
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CLOSE PUGILISTIC BOUT.
Martin Duffy Given the Decision Over
Sims.

DETROIT, Jan. 22.-Martin Duffy, of Chi
cago, was given the decision over Art
Simms, Of Akron, O., by Referee Siler to-
night at the close of splendid fifteen
round fight before the Twentieth Century
Athletic Club. 1t was a hard decision to
make. as both men were nearly out at diff
ferent times. Duffy, in the ninth round,
after a hard left to the jaw and a right
over the heart, and Simms. in the thir-
teenth, when Duffy alternated his left and
right several times on Arts head. Duffy
did more leading throughout, however, and
sent his left straight to Simms's jaw almost
at will. 1t is the second time Duffy has
secured the decision over Simms.
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METCALF EXONERATED.
Former Kansas Soldier Tells How
Two FiIfpinos Were Killed.

KANSAS CITY, Jan. 22.-The Journal to-
day quoted Lemuel d. Cummins a former
member Of the Twentieth Kansas Regi-
ment, as admitting that he and Maurice
Cohen. deceased. shot and killed two Fill
pino prisoners at the battle Of Callocan.
and generating General Wilder s. Met
calf from all blame
Cummins is quoted as saying that Met
calf had ordered him and Cohen to take
the prisoners to the rear.
Cohen and l started with them to the
rear" said Cummins. 1.-The prisoners re-
sisted and in the mix-up that followed
they were killed. Metcalf was a short dis
lance away, but l don't think he saw the
shooting. We killed these Filipinos in self
defense"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
UNDER CIVIL-sERvICE RULES.
Rural Free Delivery Service Not in
Politics.
Washington Letter in Chicago Post.

Washington Letter in Chicago Post
Many congressman from rural districts
are wearing long faces since IL became
known that carriers in the rural free de-
livey department are TO be held TO a strict
compliance with the civil-service law This
class of government employees has been of
invaluable benefit 10 the members in a
political way. and the determination of
President Roosevelt to keep them from
dabbling in politics has wounded them
deeply. When the free delivery system
was extended into the agricultural com
munities the members OF Congress were
the dispensers OF the jobs They named
the men who got the routes. and. OF course
they selected trusty friends and invariably
those who were able TO do a political turn
I'm time OF need. The carriers duties
brought them into daily contact with the
people in the district. and I'm many cases
they have become the most serviceable mart
of congressional machines.
Now all is over. When il came TO the
notice OF the President the other day that
rural carriers in the Eighth Indiana dis
trict were doing electioneering for Con-
gressmen Cromer in addition TO their work
as servants of the Postofilce Department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-01-23
STENCILS AND SEALS.

the matter was referred TO the Civil-serv-
ice Commission, which notified Superin-
tendent Machem, OF the rural free delivery
bureau. and advised him 10 stop the prac-
tice. Furthermore, il was announced that
all carriers must resign their places on
political committees. and they were warned
that when they felt the desire TO mix IN
politics too strong 10 overcome they would
better resign from the service, for they
would be dismissed. No more may the
rural carrier solicit Il vote for Bill Jones
as ne leaves the mail at the farmhouse
door and there is mourning among the
Joneses IN consequence. Under the Roose-
welt administration politics and postal en-
ployes must be as oil and water. They
must not mix.
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Nine Hard Rounds.

HOT SPRINGS. Ark. Jan. pal Weinig
and Dan Creedon fought nine of the hard
est rounds here tonight ever witnessed in
this city, and when in the ninth round
Benney Murphy, trainer and second of
Creedon, threw a sponge into the ring
Referee Andy Mulligan had nothing to do
but declare Weinig the winner The fight
was held in the opera-house under the
auspices of the VapOr City Athletic Club
and the club hung up a purse of $1,000 for
the men to battle for. A local man backed
Creedon for $500 against like amount of
Weinig's money. Creedon announces his
retirement from the ring.
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MOVEMENTS OF STEAMERS.

NEW YORK. Jan. 22.-Sailed: PhiIadeI-
phia, for Southampton; Auguste Victoria,
for Mediterranean ports: Germanic for
Liverpool: Southwark. for Antwerp.
MOVfLLE. Jan 22-Arrived: Waesland
from Philadelphia. Sailed: Sylvania for
Boston Belgenland for Philadelphia
ST. MICHAELS. Jan. 22-Passed. Hohen-
zollern. from Genoa. Naples and Gibraltar.
for New York
QUEENSTOWN. Jan. 22.-Arrived: Teu-
tonic. from New York, for Liverpool. and
proceeded.
SOUTHAMPTON. Jan. 22-Arrived: ST.
Louis. from New York
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22-Sailed: Penn
land, for Antwerp.
GLASGOW. Jan. 22.-Arrived: Norwegian.
from Boston.
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MiIIers for Reciprocity.

LANSING, Mich, Jan. 22.-The Michigan
Millers' Association, which is in session
here, to-day adopted resolutions indorsing
President Roosevelt's Cuban reciprocity
policy, saying that the beet-sugar raisers
and sugar manufacturers were better able
to stand the cut in the sugar tariff than
wheat raisers and flour manufacturers can
stand further restriction of the markets
They also indOrsed the COrliSs bill, giving
Interstate-cOmmerce Commission greater
powers in regulating freight rates.
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Second Division
Keene's Polo Ponies Landed.

NEW YORK, Jan. 22.-Twenty-four polo
ponies have been landed from the Atlantic
transport liner Minneapolis at TilbUry
docks, says dispatch to the Herald from
London. These ponies are an advance
guard of an American invasion, which Will
reach its eliminating point when Mr.. Fox
hall Keene and his associate players meet
the British polo cracks in a contest for
international hOnors at birmingham this
spring. The ponies have been sent on 10
Mr. Keene's place at Melton Mowbray.
where they will remain until the American
players arrive.