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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-11

yers differ on the point shows IT is a close
question The United States would better
defer the enactment of a new exclusion act
until after the negotiation of a new treaty
than put itself in a position to be charged
by China with violating a treaty and hav-
ing to engage in a diplomatic controversy
TO justify it's action. AS the present treaty
will expire in 1904 or can be terminated
then by six months notice, and as the pres
ent exclusion laws, which have the APP
prevail and assent Of the Chinese govern
ment. will remain in force until that time,
it would seem that no risk would be run
by postponing further legislation on the
subject until the expiration of the present
treaty and the negotiation of new one.
The effect of this would be to maintain
the status quo for two years longer.
We're we to repudiate the present treaty
with China or give the Chinese govern
ment a pretext for claiming that We had
done so. it might take the position that
American citizens in China had no treaty
protection. The first Chinese exclusion act
ever passed in this country was vetoed by
President Hayes in 1879 on the ground that
it violated an existing treaty. In his veto
message Mr.. Hayes said:
IL am convinced that whatever emer-
gency might in any quarter or by any inter-
est be supposed to require an instant sup
preston of further immigration from
China, no circumstances can tolerate an
exposure of our citizens in China, mer-
chants or missionaries, to the consequences
of so sudden an abrogation of their treaty
protection. Were delay fraught with more
Inconvenience than have ever been suS-
gested by the interests most earnest in
promoting this legislation, L cannot but re-
gard the summary disturbance OF our ex-
listing treaties with China greatly more
incOnvenient to much wider and more per-
manent interests Of the country.
In 1882 President Arthur vetoed second
Chinese exclusion act on substantially the
same ground. 1t would be unwise in Con-
gress to put itself in the position of invit-
ing third veto on the alleged ground OF
violating an existing treaty. 1t can much
better afford to wait two years than do
that.
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MRS. TABOR WANTS $25O,OOO.
Widow of Ex-senator Sues to Recover
Large Amounts of Mining stock.

DENVER, Col. April 10-Elizabeth B.
Tabor, widow of ex-senator Tabor, filed
two suits in the District Court for dam
ages aggregating $4,000 and to recover
possession of a large amount of mining
stocks which she alleges have been mis-
appropriated by defendants. One suit is
against David II. Moffatt. In this suit Mrs.
Tabor asks for $4,000 damages and for
an accounting from Mr.. Moffatt of the dis
position of Il, $50 shares of stock in the Maid
of Erin Silver Mines Company, valued "a
S49S $50, and GIGS shares i'm the Gold and
Silver Extraction Company of America
limited, valued at $45 $40. Mrs. Tabor AYERS
that her husband placed these stocks in
Mr.. Moffatts hands as trustee pending
negotiations for the sale of them. She al
leges that the sale was never made anG
that the stocks were never returned to her
husband
The second suit was brought by Mrs Ia
Dor and Mrs. Tim" Foley against George
w. Trimble and A. V. Hunter, of Leadvile
and John +. Champion to recover 50,SI9
shares of stock In the IroquOis Mining Com
pany. The plaintiffs ask for 100000 dam
ages. They allege that July l, 1887, this
stock was placed by Tabor and Foley in
escrow with Messrs. Trimbe and Hunter
TO be delivered TO Mr.. CampiOn on or be-
fore July. 1889, upon the payment by Cam
pion Of $4,000. 1t is alleged that Mr.. Cam
pion defaulted in the payment of the money
and in performing other certain conditions,
and that Trimble and Hunter have never
returned the stock.
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LOWTHER WILL APPEAL.
He Objects to Being Stigmatized a
Hereto by Methodists.

MCPHERSON, Kan, April 10.-Rev. Gran
vile LOwther has decided TO appeal from
the verdict of the trial committee of eleven
in the recent Methodist Episcopal Confer
ence at Arkansas City, which found him
guilty of teaching heretical teachings and
deposed him. He says:
MANY Methodists urge me to appeal be-
cause they think the decision is an injus-
tice TO their denomination on the questions
involved and commits them to old state
ments which no educated man believes
Bishop Andrews, in a recent address de-
livered to the candidates for orders in the
Baltimore Conference, emphasized the same
teachings for which / had been expelled
Bishop Warren is a scientist of the modern
type. Bishop Vincent is an avowed eVolu-
ZIONIST and higher critic. Bishop Foster is
accounted heterodox in the teachings of
his book, Beyond the Grave Bishop Bow
man teaches that while in midocean he had
of his wife Bishop Foss teaches faith
healing. for which three preachers, within
three years, have been debarred from the
Southwest Kansas Conference. Half the
members of our conference are, according
to Wesley, wrong on the doctrine of holt
ness.
MY lawyer says that six OF the eleven
men who sat on the trial committee had
seen my essay which the charges were
based, and had it argued into them as
hereteical before the conference met. The
men who preferred the charges against me
and who sat on the jury were not posted
on evolution, higher criticism or the scien-
tific side OF the atonement and most of
them have never read a standard book on
any of those subjects. / think If the case
were taken before men of broader range of
vision the decision would be reversed"
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well-known lawyers that they could do
this. 1t depends on whether the companys
acceptance Of the terms and conditions
of the ordinance constituted a continuing
contract or not. 1t certainly did constitute
binding contract as long as the COM
pany continued 10 act under the ordi-
nance, but there is room for doubt as to
whether the company may not end the
contract by withdrawing its acceptance Of
the ordinance. Neither the ordinance nor
the acceptance of it contains any reference
to the duration of the arrangement nor
anything prohibiting either party from
ending it at any time. Whether the COM
panys claim that it can withdraw from the
business at any time by Withdrawing its
acceptance of the ordinance is valid or not
may have to be settled in the courts.
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The Prohibition orator who is reported to
have declared that he would cut to the
quick. or words to that effect, proceeded
to declare that Indianapolis is a wickeder
city than Sodom and Gomorrah." This is
in the style of such orators, and all intelli-
gent people are acquainted with it and ex-
pect nothing else. Indianapolis could be
morally better than it is. but its pauperism
and it's crime are less than are reported in
most cities. Life and property are secure,
there are thousands of homes pervaded
with Christian virtues, and charities doing
great good are maintained. This is
known TO all, consequently, when a Pro-
hibition orator compares Indianapolis to
the cities of the plain destroyed for their
debaucheries and idolatry he is indulging
in disgusting rant which can hardly be
called falsehood The most Incorporate
man i'm Indiana is he who makes such state
ments, because his conscience and judg-
ment are drunken with venom.
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Feb. 49, saying he incloses the report of
Major Gardener. and that there should De
a complete investigation. There also Is
cable message dated April ?. in which Gen
Chaffee is directed 10 make the inquiry
with all speed consistent with thorough
investigation.
GOVERNOR TAFTS STATEMENT
In connection with the report on Taya-
has Secretary Root also forwarded to the
committee telegram from Governor Taft,
dated at Cincinnati. on the Sth instant. In
which he said: This report was handed 20
my secretary just before 1 sailed from Ma
Mia. On reaching Washington 1 submitted
it to Secretary Root, with the statement
that Colonel Gardener was successful as
military commander at Tayabas in keeping
it peaceful; that he was a good Governor
and was popular with the people, and that
l would believe implicitly anything stated
of his knowledge, and that / feared the
great friction between him and those OFF,
GERS succeeding him in military command
had so influenced his judgment that
charges made by him necessarily based on
evidence of others against the conduct of
military affairs in the provinces ought not
TO be acted on without giving those ac-
cused an opportunity 70 be heard. and that
had / read the report before leaving Ma
Mia l should have referred il TO General
Chaffee for investigation and comment
The secretary of war accordingly directed
me to transmit the same TO him for the
purpose of forwarding it to General Chat
fee and L did so under date of Feb. IL
Governor Taft also said that while in his
testimony he had produced reports from
the governors of twenty-three organized
provinces, he had expressly limited them
to those in which there was no insurrec-
ton" True, Tabayas had not been turned
over to the military authorities, but the
writ of habeas corpus had been suspended
there in the case of military prisoners. He
added that he had promised only TO sub
nit reports from pacified provinces, and
that in accordance with this promise he had
submitted all such reports received Hence
he asserted that he had not .disobeyed the
rules of the committee.
Commenting upon these explanations OF
Governor Taft, Senator Culberson read
from the record of the Governors testi-
mony before the committee where he had
said that the twenty-three reports referred
to that IL was quite possible there might
be in the mail other reports" and that II
SO he would produce them. Senator Gull
berson also said that no claim had been
made that Tabayas was not an organized
province and that it was evident that Gov
ernor Taft had been in possession or the
report concerning that province when he
was before the committee. Il am willing
to submit to the record" said Senator Gull
berson, whether Governor Taft was en-
tirely candid and did submit all the reports
in his possession.
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the government experts The purpose. 70
says, has been not TO run counter TO the
customs OF the people In regard a. cur
rency or TO alter radically the unit OF CX-
change. but 10 present a conservat tive and
at the same time a sound financial measure
for the islands. As against this plan. the
report says, the principal alternative plans
presented are for the introduction OF Amer
lean currency the sole legal tender OF
the Philippines and the continuance IN one
form or another OF the silver standard.
The report says that the strongest OBJ
jections 10 the introduction OF American
currency are the changes IL would make
in the existing standard OF value. excessive
size OF the unit, which ii would introduce
into the transactions OF the natives. and
the difficulty Of maintaining a costly cur
rency in a poor country. IL is pointed ont
that the experiences OF Porto Rico show
that serious disturbances in prices and
wages followed the Introduction OF Ameri-
can currency, and IL is stated that the
problem would be much more serious in
the Philippines than I'm Porto Rico The
report says il is doubtful whether an ade-
Quate supply of currency would be MAIN
tanned in the Philippines if American money
was made the sole legal tender. The con-
tinuance OF the silver standard in any form
which does not raise the coin 10 "A fixed
parity with gold Is pointed out 10 be sub
iect TO the same objections now made by
the business community OF Manila against
the existing system. THE islands have had
a sufficient experience under such a sys-
tenn" says the report. Ito justify the be-
lief that they desire a return TO the gold
standard which prevailed in the Philip
pines prior to 1876
The Democrats filed a minority report
which amounts to declaration OF policy on
the Philippines. II says in part: The
chief question involved Is whether. under
the guise of civil government, policy un-
Just and cruel 10 the people OF the Philip
pines and injurious and dishonoring 10
American citizenship shall be indefinitely IL
not perpetually continued. or will there be
substituted in their stead more righteous
and humane policy. the intent and purpose
of which is to confer upon these people
within the shortest practicable period. and
upon reasonable and proper terms an au-
tOnomous system OF free self-goNernment,
based upon the principle of independence,
which, after the lapse Of a reasonable Pc
Rod TO afford training and experience.
shall eventuate into an unqualified ana alb
solute independence
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new TAX LAWS in OHIO
TWO MEASURES OF IMPORTANCE
ADOPTED BY THE LEGISLATURES.
All Corporations, Private and Public,
to Pay More MOney-One Per Cent.
on Gross Earnings.

COLUMBUS. O., April 10.-The Willis cor
pora ton tax bill and the Cole excise tax
bill passed the Senate to-day. and are now
laws Both were administration measures,
and the Senate divided on strictly party
lines in the voting.
The Willis bill requires every Ohio cor
poration and every foreign corporation do
ing business in Ohio to file annual reports
with the secretary of state setting forth
the amount of authorized capital stock and
par value of each share, the amount OF
capital stock subscribed or issued and out
standing and paid up; also names Of officers
and nature of business. For filing such re-
port the secretary of state is authorized
to collect fee of lilo Of l per cent. upon
the subscribed or issued and outstanding
capital stock of Ohio corporations, and
upon the proportion of such stock of for
eign corporations used in Ohio, but no fee
of less than $40 is 10 be accepted. Ohio
corporations are required to file reports in
May, and foreign corporations in Septem-
Der. The penalty for failure TO comply
with the law is a fine of $500. and 500 for
each day of omission.
The Cole bill levies an excise tax of 1
per cent. of their gross earnings from bust
ness done in Ohio upon electric light, gas.
natural gas, pipeline. water works, railroad,
street, suburban or interurban railway. ex-
press. telephone. telegraph, messenger or
signal ard union depot companies The
tax now in force is doubled in the case OF
most of these public service corporations,
and suburban or interurban railway, tele-
graph, telephone and union depot COM
panies are included under the provisions
of the law for the first time
The Senate also passed compensatory
measures providing that the double liability
of holders of stock in corpora tons shall
end after eighteen months has expired
after such stock has been transferred; that
Ohio corporations may own stock in corpor-
atoms of kindred nature; that the stock OF
a foreign corporation the majority OF
whose property is owned in this State shall
not be taxed in Ohio, and that such pro-
portions of the stock of a foreign corpora
ton doing business in Ohio as represents
the ratio between the property of the cor
poration in Ohio and that outside the State
is not taxable in Ohio.
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CIVIL GOVERNMENT BILL.
Report of the House Committee on
InsuIar Affairs.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-The report OF
the House committee on insular affairs
on the bill for the administration OF civil
affairs in the Philippines was filed to-day
by Chairman Cooper. II says now is an
opportUne time TO make a definite promise
to the Philippine people that they shall have
a share in the central government of the
island AS TO slavery the report says: THE
problem presented is one not 10 be solved
by eloquent denunciation OF the system OF
slavery nor by mere defamation concern.
ing the blessings OF liberty. Its proper So
luton demands tactful methods which shall
be az the same time just and practicable"
The report devotes much attention 10 the
proposed coinage system based on the gold
standard. which differs from the silver sys-
TEN proposed by the Senate bill Ii Is
pointed out that the House plan follows
The Recommendation OF Governor Taft and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-04-11
RICH BEGGAR IN COURT.
An Old Organ-Grinder Surprises Ev-
erybody by Exhibiting N Fortune.

NEW YORK, April 10.-Tender-hearted
persons in the Harlem Police Court were
shocked when Francesca Gorgia, an aged,
shriveled and misunderstanding italian
organ-grinder was fined s. for begging.
The white-haired old man looked appeal
ingly about the room. and from long habit
put his hand out, but, quickly recovering
himself, and glancing uneasily at the mag
istrate, he brought forth a grimy old bag
and counted out pennies, nickels dimes
and quarters until he had paid his fine.
Then he paid s. also in small change TO his
LAWYER BY this time a crowd was about
him. To the establishment Of the court at
taches and dismay of those who had SYM
pathized with him. he produced package
containing $50 in bills and a bank book on
the Bank of Rome, Italy, showing that he
had $4,000 on deposit there. Gorgia, who
is sixty, says he will retire from bust
ness" He thinks a man should retire at
sixty The beggar also volunteered the in
formation that he recently gave his daugh-
ter s., 900 as a wedding present
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A correspondent Of a city paper asks:

Did not the acceptance of the present
ordinance by the gas companies carry
with IL a contract to furnish gas TO the
consumer at the rate stipulated I'm said
ordinance? Will not the failure of the gas
companies to comply with this contract
have the effect TO forfeit their charters
and thereby their plants?
The question involves one of the main
points in controversy-namely. the right of
the companies to discontinue the service
whenever they please. The president of
the Indianapolis Gas Company stated re-
Gently that they had been advised by three
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No consumer of sugar will order Grape
should the House abolish the duty of II
cents per 100 pounds on refined sugar.
President Havemeyer having declared in an
interview months ago that this protective
duty did not benefit the sugar refining in
dustry, the House would be justified in TAX
ing him at his word and repeating the diff
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VALUED AT S14,751,105
Estate of the Late Philip ID. Armour
Mostly I'm Personal Property.

CHICAGO, April 10.-The total valuation
Of the late Philip ID. ArmOur's estate, in
Chicago and New York, has just been ar
rived at. 1t amounts 70 sl4, 75l. Jos, and, 10 a
large extent, consists OF personal property.
In addition 10 the above-named sum there
is some real estate in Illinois and else
where, the value Of which is not given Mr..
Armour left practically all OF his estate 20
his widow. Malvin, and his son. j. ogden
Armour Included In his personal property
were 63&4 shares In the Armour Company.
$50 shares Milwaukee Elevator. so shares
Continental National Bank, 100 shares Met
rOpolitan National Bank. LOO shares Ma
tOnal Trust Company. $50 shares Illinois
Trust and Savings Bank. 80 shares Wis
consin Marine Bank, $50 shares Interstate
Bank, Kansas City. and 405 shares Union
Stockyards National Bank. South Omaha
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Can be found at the following places;
NEW YORK-Astor House
CHICAGO-Palmer House. p. o. News Co., az
Dearborn street. Auditorium Annex dotei'
Dearborn Station News stand.
CINcINNATI-J. r. Hawley & Co. 1S4 Vine
street
LOUISVILLE-C. T. Deering. northwest corner
OF Third and jefferson streets. and LouisVlle
Book Co., Z5f Fourth avenue.
ST LOUIS-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WASHINGTON. u. C.-Riggs House, EbPitt
House. Fairfax Hotel, Willard Hotel
and Lawrence streets.
DAYTON. OF. V. Wnkie. % So. Jefferson
street
street
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Practically the only difference between
the Republican policy for the Philippines
and that Of the Democrats in the House is
the promise of independence and the time
designated for the natives to fit themselves
for 1t. For eight years the policy begun
and declared by the Republicans is the
same The Republic will hold and civilize
the Philippines If any element in the
House favors the abandonment of the
islands at once IL does not declare itself.
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Anti-ship Subsidy Sentiment.
Qnd) Review.

EIkhart lInd.) REVIEW.
There begins to be a ray OF hope in the
eastern horizon that the ship subsidy bill
will meet with defeat at the hands OF the
House of Representatives The senators
from Indiana who voted for that bill have
rent of feeling against it. and it is a fact
which they may learn 10 their regret in the
future that the disappointment at their
vote is extreme and widespread. The mem
bers OF the House will do wise 10 recognize
the sentiment Of Indiana when they come
TO consider the bill
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A correspondent who asks the Detroit
Journal If John Scott Harrison, father Of
Benjamin Harrison, was Governor of Yer
mont is informed by that paper that he was
governor OF Virginia. That is a mistake.
He was born at vincennes Ind. spent his
adult life in Ohio and served two terms in
Congress. but was never Governor Of any
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Charges to He Investigated.

WASHINGTON, April 10.-General Corbin
to-day received a cabiegram from General
Chaffee stating that Major Gardener. civil
Governor of the province of Tabayas, has
been directed TO submit specific charges.
but that these had not yet been received
General Chaffee added that when the spec-
fications were at hand the investigation
would be hurried as fast as possible.
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An extract furnished by the War De-
partment from an order issued by General
Smith on the 22d of February is calculated
to make one doubt that the promulgator
OF such humane sentiments could have
issued the cruel order attributed to him.
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The new hardware combination. with a
capital OF s13O.OOOOOO. will rank well I'D
among the great business consultations of
the time. In a technical sense it is a trust
and. Ike all other such combinations, its
object doubtless is to reduce expenses, in
crease facilities OF distribution and intro
duce improved methods of doing business.
If the plan works out IL viii probably in
crease the profits of the manufacturers
and dealers in hardware who are in the
combination without increasing prices.
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before General Miles but for the influence
of the Shermans. Both these retired Off
GERS who have approved the army bill are
graduates OF West Point, and, so FAR as
regular officers are known to have political
preferences, are Democrats. This is de-
cidedly the case with General Wesley Mer-
ri
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A Safe Political Guide.


EIkharL tInu.I Review.
The honest independence Of the Indian
apoIis Journal makes it a safe reflector of
the sentiments OF the people of Indiana If
the national and state legislators will read
the Journal carefully they will find out
what the people are thinking. The opinions
expressed by the Journal are conservative
honest and generally safe and reliable. Poll.
ticians can safely follow the Journal on
questions OF party principle and seldom or
never viii they be led into questionable
paths.