The Indianapolis journal., 1902-02-09

American pioneers. another to the foreign
delegates. one evening TO the new woman"
and another TO the new man."
Count Cassini, tho Russian ambassador.
and Mr. Takahira, the japanese minister.
called separately upon Secretary Hay to-
day to talk over the Manchurian situation.
They have now a clear idea OF the purpose
OF the United States government i'm that
direction, but whatever action Is TO be
taken in the negotiations viii be at St.
Petersburg and Peking. Ambassador Tower
been carrying out the instructions of the
department on the broad line OF preserving
all American interests in Manchuria from
ObliteratiOn.
Two hundred and eighty clerks from the
Census Bureau were dismissed to-day ON
account OF the gradual completion Of the
work. There will be large number Of
cismissals during the next few weeks.
Secretary Long has ordered that TO work
shall be done by the government force at
navy yard or station for private individ-
uals or corporations except on authority
granted by the secretary Of the navy on an
application specifying the nature Of the
work 10 be done.
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Representative Brick. who has been quite
81. has recovered and will be able to at
tend 10 his congressional duties next week.
The Vincennes visitors returned to In
dana tonight. They paid visit 20 the Mt.
Vernon home to-day.
The bill supported by a number OF South
ern Republican representatives, proposing
a strong federal election law against in
timidation, ballot-box frauds, etc, was con-
sidered to-day by the House committee on
election OF President and Vice President
Aiessrs. BarthOldt, Of Missouri, and Gibson,
o. Tennessee, who have assisted IN framing
the proposed bill. were heard on the extent
OF election FIRE egularities in their States and
elsewhere in the South They explained
the alleged partisauship OF election boards
as made up by the Governors, and also
cited recent decisions Of the courts, which
showed, they cOntended. that the judicial
branch took q rather lcnient view OF ballot
box Irregularities Mr.. Gibson said it was
bad enough 10 deny the franchise to the
negro, but when the white man was also
denied the frauChise the situation became
intolerable. This drew a spirited rejOinder
from Representative Sulloway, of New
Hampshire, who mantainep that black and
white alike were entitled to protection in
exercising the franchise.
Mr.. Gibson referred TO the Missouri and
. Tennessee state laws. which are similar TO
the GOebel law i'm Kentucky. providing that
the Governor of the State shall appoint
three election commissioners in each cOun-
". who are empowered TO select the cleo
tion officials in the county. Mr. Gibson
stated that the Governor of his State ap-
pointed Democrats on every board in the
State. with the exception of his county,
where he appointed two Democrats and a
Republican who was deaf and dumb and
paralyzed. This Republican was kept on
the board six years and finally died. All
OF these arguments viii be used before the
Republican caucus on Monday night in op-
position to the Southern reduction bill.
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A committee representing the Merchants
and Manufacturers Board of Trade of New
York city. composed of L. G. Shayne. presi-
dent. l.. @. Ketchum and Alexander r.
Smith, called on President Roosevelt to-
day and presented resolutions passed by
that body the 9th inst. regarding the
personal baggage law. After reciting that
their organization was instrumental in Sc
curing the personal baggage law, and that
its object was TO protect merchants dealing
in important commodities, the resolutions
most emphatically protest against the
conduct Of the inspectors complained of at
the docks, in so far as they are obnoxious
and unnecessarily harsh. and we urge upon
the officials charged with the administra-
tiOn Of this law the abatement of those
obnoxious practices, and declare ourselves
TO most heartily cooperate with any and
everybody joining in this protest"
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Attorney General Knox to-day gave an
all-day hearing in the case of Judge Noyes,