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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
IN EXTRA SESSION.
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Although it was Sunday by the calendar,
1t was still Thursday, Feb. 26, according
to parliamentary fiction. The Democrats
put block in the legislative wheel at every
opportunity and II required six roll calls
to accomplish what done to-day.
Large crowds watched the proceedings
from the galleries. When Speaker Hender
son dropped the gavel at noon Mr.. Richard
son, the minority leader, his feet.
He announced that there was evidently no
quorum. Thereupon on motion of Mr..
Payne, the minority leader a call of the
House was ordered. The doors were closed
and the sergeant-at-arms was instructed
to bring i'm absentees At the conclusion of
the call, 241 members had appeared-more
Minnesota. called up the conference report
on the District of Columbia appropriation
bill. Mr.. Underwood, of Alabama, at
tempted to interpose the point of order that
the call had not been completed, but the
speaker ruled that quorum having ap-
peared, business could proceed. The doors.
which meantime had been opened, how
ever. were again closed by the direction
of the speaker on Mr.. Underwoods point
of order that further proceedings under this
action of the House. After brief expana-
ton of the report, against the protests of
various demands from those who desired
to be heard, it was adopted, IA to So.
There was another roll call on ordering
the pervious question on the Alaska home
Lacey, Republican of Iowa. Half a dozen
points of order raised by the Democrats
were ruled out and the chair declined to
entertain all appeals on the ground that
they were dilatory.
At 1855 D. m. the House recessed until IL
O'Clock tomorrow morning. with the motion
to adopt the conference report on the
Alaskan bill pending
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The Supreme Court the Distinctive
Feature of Our Constitution.

Justice Brewer, in March Scribner
Thoughtful men the world over have not
been lacking in praise of Constitution
and system of government AS the years
go by II becomes more apparent that the
distinctive feature of the Constitution is its
judicial system, with the Supreme Court
at its head Not in the mere fact of a
judicial system, for courts were a part of
our Anglo-Saxon inheritance. Indeed. long
before the settlement OF this country execu-
tive, legislative and judicial departments
and functions were in existence. But the
significance is in the powers given to the
Supreme Court, and given i'm a republic
formed by union of States, which, though
surrendering some of the absolute suprem-
sion of large amount Of Independent au-
thority.
We call ours federal system of govern
ment. Ii is federal because there is a Ma
ton and States within and part of that
Nation-a Nation supreme In national az
fairs and in foreign relations and vet DOW
erless to control the purely local interests
of the separate States. We rightfully
speak of the Republic as a Nation pos
sessed in its relation to the nations of the
world OF ali the essential attributes of ma
uonality, yet We know that the Nation,
that Congress as the legislative body of
the Nation, Is impotent to regulate the po-
lice affairs of the smallest village in any
State. Over local affairs the States are as
supreme as though they were not integral
parts of the Republic.
This creation OF a new Nation with all
the elements OF nationality. with absolute
control over national affairs and foreign
relations. and yet composed OF States hay-
Ing like absolute control over the local
affairs OF the communities within their
limits, would. in the nature of things. re-
suit In controversies between the Nation
and the States as TO their relative control
in many matters That such disputes might
be settled peacefully required an independ-
ent tribunal. and so the Constitution pro-
vided the Supreme Court. and to that court
were given vast powers.
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SENDING WIRELESS MESSAGES.
Standing I'm the Room with Marconi
and Seeing Them Go.

Lawrence Perry, in the Worlds Work
Marconi opened the door, and we entered
a room where few have been. The center
of this place was filed with great box
like Leyden jars; while at the eastern
side was the magnetic-detector which has
replaced the coherer in receiving messages;
on the south side was the induction coil
Over the Leyden jars, which occupied the
greater portion OF the room, were four
huge sheets of zinc bound with copper.
On the concrete floor were ruber mats and
the walls and low ceiling were of hard
wood. Here some important devices were
completed late in January and some i'm
portant discoveries made. Queer instru-
IDENTIFY played their part in the general
scheme. On the northerly wall over a
platform were tables with brass sending
key and great wooden lever also used
for sending. Marconni stood on this plat
form, his hand resting near the sender.
Now" he said. when / signal to the
electrician fifty thousand volts will come
don't touch anything. Keep away from
those jars, because the current does not
wait for you TO touch IT. 1t will jump to
you
/ confess / stood as close to Marconi on
the little platform as / could.
This scene Is indelibly stamped i'm my
memory; the room, packed with its queer,
the electrical world knows nothing, and
that slight. youthful figure OF Marconi.
with is eyes fixed the indicator, his
sensitive hands on the key.
"AlI ready he cried TO the electrician
who stood in the power room watching the
inventor through the long connecting hall
way. A lever was pulled and a dim hum
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
In THE WRONG SCHOOL.
Newspaper Man Not to he Trained by
Academicians.
Detroit Journal.

Detroit journal.
Impelled by commendable desire to ele-
vate the literary standard of the American
newspaper, Prof. l.. A. Strauss, of the Uni
versity of Michigan has converted his class
into a local staff" and himself into city
editor. Doubtless this innovation in the
teaching of English will afford the class
much diversion and the instructor no little
information. But of just what benefit this
reform will prove to the members Of the
class is quite another question.
Those members of the class who subse-
quently enter active newspaper work will
learn the answer along with grievous en-
barrassment. If there be persons who are
wholly incapable of passing upon the needs
and possibilities of metropolitan daily il
is they who are not of the newspaper pro-
fession. City editors are daily striving
to undo the evils of academic platitudes.
The stamping out of the tenacious style"
is one of the crosses of the city editor.
1t is very difficult to convince the aca-
demic stylist that while belle lettres is
a valuable department of literature, it is
unsuited to the needs of the masses who
buy the paper ape Tor news. 1t is hard work to
sonality which is desirable In a biography,
a critique OK a romantic novel. is incom-
patible with news article that aims only
to narrate facts Literary adornment and
descriptive force highly desirable to
the successful newspaper writer, but they
must come after the routine, after the
drilling in the rudiments and their earlier
expression is bound to induce some stormy
scenes in the local room. A liberal edu-
cation is valuable equipment to the
newspaper writer, enormous advantage
over his less fortunate contemporaries, but
when 1t is expressed in terms of classroom
theories 1t is a very serious impeachment
What the people ought to read is one
thing and what the people wish to read is
another. If Prof. Strauss is teaching his
students how to observe, how to write
dramatically and concisely, how to recon-
cile color with facts and how TO obey, he is
elevating the standard Of newspapers and
storing potential joy for the city editor IL
he is teaching his pupils-as has been an
nounced-how a metropolitan daily should
be edited, he is incubating false hopes and
providing for tumultous scenes.
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pearance at the Park is always hailed with
delight. The company includes number
of midgets who range from twenty-seven
inches up to the majestic height of three
feet AID, just by way of contrast, there
are some giants with the show, who. al
though only seven or eight feet tall, appear
to be about three times that height. The
play, IL such IL can be called, is In Poster
land" and IL is made up of funny situa-
tons, bright music and surprising scenic
and electrical effects. There is a chorus
of twenty pretty girls sumptuously cos
TUNED. The engagement will doubtless
prove popular one.
Mrs Fiske. who is soon to be seen in this
city in her wonderful production OF Mary
of Magdala." will open a two weeks en-
gagement OF the great Paul Heyse drama
tomorrow night at Robinson's Opera
House, Cincinnati. Mrs. Fiske was booked
10 play at the Pike Opera House which was
totally destroyed by fire the other night,
and IL appeared for awhile as IL Cincin-
natl would not have a chance TO see the
great actress this season. But all DIM
culties were finally surmounted ana ROBIN
sons, which, like the Park here, is given
up throughout the season to popular-prlce
attractions, secured for the two weeks.
1t was impossible for Mrs. F1ske to begin
her Cincinnati engagement tonight as
originally intended, as the vast amount OF
scenery and properties used in the great
production could not be brought on from
New York and made ready for the pre-
sentation of the play in so short a time.
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stitched with corticelli silk, but is suited to
all cloths, cheviots and the like. to the
heavier silks and TO linen ducks, CLEANLINESS,
crash and all similar fabrics.
The skirt is cut in nine cores that widen
as they approach the lower edge and hangs
gracefully at the back. I'm habit style The
closing can be made invisibly at the center
back seam or at the left 'front.' as preferred
and the upper edge can either be finished
with belt or cut in dip outline and under
faced or bound.
The quantity Of material required for the
medium size is yards q inches wide. Az
yards "A inches wide or "A yards 80 inches
wide.
The pattern 1861 is cut in sizes for a %. "a.
&C. 2S and 30-inch waist measure.
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02

WASHINGTON. March IA resolution
introduced in the House to-day by Repre-
sentative Dalzell, and referred to the COM
mittee on rules. provides for joint resolu-
ton to continue appropriations in the event
of the failure of any of the supply bills to
pass at this session. While there is time
within which to pass all the appropriation
bills, under the conditions now existing
in the House, the conference reports must
be accepted in whole by that branch 1t
Is reported that there is disposition on the
part of the conferees on one or two of
the appropriation bills not to yield, and the
aim of the resolution introduced to-day
is to provide against the contingency Of
a disagreement of any conference commit
tee.
Representative Shattuc, chairman of the
immigration committee, introduced a reso-
luton for the consideration of the immi-
grafton bill reported from the Senate. An
other resolution, introduced by Representa-
tive Gibson, of the House committee on in
valid pensions, contemplates a rule for the
consideration of pension bills amended by
the Senate, under which only a motion
to concur will be In order.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
.The Mikadov mt EngIish's Tonight.

Nothing has been left undone by Edgar
NJ. Cawley, director of the Indianapolis
Conservatory of Music, to make the revival
OF Gilbert and Sullivans "Mikado" this
evening at English's one of the most COM
plete and satisfactory amateur operate
performances ever given in this city. The
principals and chorus will all be members
OF the conservatory, and the orchestra
will be made up for the most part of pu-
pills of the school studying instrumental
music Mr. Cawley has had the able CO.
operation of Mrs. Edgar Flagler and Mrs.
Prunk, the teacher of elocution, In his eff
forts to present an elaborate entertain
ment. Mrs. Prunk has given her attention
to the Evolutionary features OF the opera,
and Mrs. Flagler, who has had great deal
of experience in Boston and other Eastern
cities In directing amateur productions, has
acted as general business manager. besides
giving much valuable aid toward the art
fxtic side of the performance
The cast of characters is considered by
many people the best that could be organ
lied among the students of singing in this
city. Miss Elizabeth Carroll will sing the
prima donna part of Yum-Yum, and her
two little schoolmates. Pitti-Sing and Peep
30. will be sung by Mrs. Gertrude Fugate
and Miss Elsa HEM, while the character
role OF Katisha will be in the hands of
Miss Litta Grimm. The male roles will be
sung by Bert Gadd, the stately Mikado;
Edward Taylor as the romantic Nanki-
Pooh: Arnold Spencer as Ko-Ko, the ire
pressible; William j. Bussey, as the high
and mighty Pooh-Bah, and William j.
Morrison, jr., as the noble Pish-Tush.
Almost the entire theater has been sold
cut for the performance, and those that
have not already secured seats would do
this morning. The financial success of the
entertainment has, of course, been as
sured and there Is little doubt that the
opera VIII be given an artistic presenta-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
IndfanapOlis.

Mayor Bookwalter vetoed the plumbing
ordinance.
Indianapolis defeated Racine in an excit-
ing polo game.
Epworth Leaguers are planning for the
big Detroit rally.
The national bowling tournament ended
in a blaze of glory.
Mormon elders were locked out of the
Criminal Court room.
Frank G.. Schultz was arrested for steal
ing articles from grocery store
Warren Sayre made a charge i'm the
House that House Bill lis had been juggled.
Nellie O'Neil returned here and Joined
"Bolivars Busy Day" after considerable
rambling.
1t Is believed Alfred A. Knapp the wife
murderer, was the assailant of little Annie
Niehaus.
large audience enjoyed David War
fields performance in 1.-The Auctioneer'' at
English's.
Miss Jane Adams addressed the Con-
temporary Club on the work of Hull House
in Chicago.
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Flood mt Upper sandusky.

UPPER SANDUSKY. o.. March 1.-Much
damage has been done here by Sandusky
river and Tymochee creek. A steel bridge
was washed out at Crawfords, so that
Hooking Valley trains had to go around by
the way of Forest. The pumping station
of the waterworks company in this city
was so completely flooded that the roof Of
the building was raised over a foot and the
water supply has been shut off. The
streams are the highest they have ever
reached in nineteen years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
OF Indiana Interest.

Another suspect has been arrested in La
porte county in connection with the murder
of Wesley Reynolds, the Westville bank
clerk.
Mr.. G. A. H. Shideler's campaign for the
Republican nomination for Governor in 1894
was formally launched at a meeting of the
Grant county Republican central committee
held at Marion.
Mayor Berghoff, of Fort Wayne, has de-
clared that he will make a personal in
vestigation of the police force in connec-
ton with the recent charges of corruption
affecting that body.
All the rivers in the country around Port
land are very high, and some damage has
been done in the city and suburbs. The
waters have crossed the streets in the
heart of the town, but later receded
The Terre Haute Board of Health has
the case arising out of the boards recent
vaccination order is decided in the courts.
Over 1000 children are out of school
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
MANY RAILROADS BLOCKED.
High Water at wheeling Is Doing a
Great Amount Of Damage.

WHEELING, w. Va, March 1.-The dan
ger point in the swell of the Ohio has been
reached and the river is still rising. The
stage at IL o'clock was 81 feet inches, and
it was rising at the rate of six inches an
hour with indications for maximum stage
of Al or AZ feet. Wheeling island, a portion
of the South Side, and half a dozen blocks
from the river front to the hill in Bellaire,
are under water, but merchandise and
household effects have been removed in
most instances.
Tonight a big force of men started the
work of removing 10000 barrels of glass
ware stored IN me cellar of the Crystal
factory in Bridgeport. The iron and steel
mills on both sides of the river have been
partially submerged and as the industrial
establishments generally are in the low
lying districts they will be compelled to
suspend operations.
Traffic on the Baltimore & Ohio and
Ohio River roads was delayed for several
hours. Tonight tracks of the Pennsyl-
vania, Baltimore * Ohio. Wheeling & Lake
Erie and Cleveland, Lorain & Wheeling
railroads are submerged at different points,
and no trains are running, but no serious
damage is reported.
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wILKESBARRE, Pa, March 1.-The
water in the Susquehanna river here has
reached the danger point and tonight is
rising more rapidly than at any time during
the day. At o'clock tonight it is twenty
two feet above low-water mark. The low
lands between here and Kingston, well
as Plymouth, for distance of three miles
or more, are now submerged with at least
four inches of water. The residents in the
vicinity are much alarmed and are prepar-
ing TO move TO safer quarters should the
rise continue.
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APPEAL TO THE SWORD
CLAN-NA GAEL's ADVICE TO THE
PEOPLE OF IRELAND.
OmciaI Declaration of Principles Put
Forward at New YOrk-AnglO-
American Entente Denounced.

NEW YORK. March 1.-James Reidy, Sec
Clan-Na-Gael. made public to-day a decla-
ration of principles which will be officially
promulgated at meetings of the organiza-
ton to be held in all the principal cities of
the country in commemoration of the birth
OF Robert Emmett. the 125th anniversary
Of which is March 4. After reiterating the
belief that Ireland is destined to be an in
dependent nation. and to gain this end she
Is justified in recourse to the sword, the
declaration continues:
mot even a scant measure Of legislative
freedom can be won by pleading to the Par
Lament of England, no installment of
justice has been granted Ireland except
through physical force.
I'VE assert that the settlement of the
land question promised by the British gov
eminent will be attempted only because
England fears in her coming troubles the
hostility OF the race in and out of Ireland,
and hopes TO secure peace and loyalty by
buying class at the expense of the entire
people We further assert that nothing
OF this kind can or will prevent the race
from keeping up the fight for the establish
ment of an Irish republic.
constitutional agitation tends to dena-
tionalize the Irish people and has led to
the belief that Ireland was content to re-
main part of the British empire, where
as her people would be satisfied with MOTH
ing less than Irish republic. There is
evidence of a revival of the militant spirit
in Ireland, and this spirit has been aroused
In the Irish race in America TO greater
extent than ever. The Irish race in Ameri-
ca, too, is aroused to the necessity of COM
bining with true Americans and citizens
of other origins to Illustrate the attempts
of England to commit the United States to
policies calculated to serve purely British
purposes and to ernbroil this republic with
nations which were friendly when America
needed friends and England was hostile.
England's mask Of friendship is put on to
enable her to fitch American territory and
destroy the Monroe doctrine, while pre-
tending to uphold it,
I'VE firmly believe that the British en-
leading to final ACKNOWLEDGMENT and that
wise resolute use of its ever-increasing
dif1culties will give Ireland her final op-
portunity. We counsel no rash or prema-
ture action, but We insist that Irelands
true interests demand that the world be
told that she will not barter her in alienable
right for any half measure, or for tardy
redress of grievances We ask the race at
home and abroad to steadily prepare for
the opportunity (and to make ii IL they
cam to strike the final blow that will make
Ireland nation among the nations.
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stock has been placed on high ground.
A special flood warning, issued by the local
weather bureau. says that il is probable
the flood in the lower Mississippi valley
may continue during the next ten days,
and reach stages from one TO two feet
greatest strain on the levees in this vicini-
ty will occur in about nine days.
At present the river is above the danger
line from Madrid to Helena, and when the
rise of another foot occurs a disastrous
overflow surely will visit the Arkansas
and lower Mississippi.
The government engineers say the levees
are in no danger at the present time.
The Yazoo a. Mississippi Valley and the
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf railroads are
the first to feel the effects of the high
water, and are suffering considerable in
convenience.
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DAMAGE BY THE FLOOD.
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is so high that the business portions Of
both places are under water and several
street-car lines were forced to suspend OPP
erations- East Liverpool, o., reports 80
feet of water, seventy-five houses flooded,
and several of the pottery plants damaged,
of which the Thompson Pottery Company
will suffer most. Street-car service to
Smiths Ferry has been abandoned.
At Wellsville, four miles below East Liv-
erpool, the mill of the American Tin-plate
Company is partially inundated, and scores
of families are suffering.
Steubenville, o., reports 30 feet of water
and rising five inches an hour. Five more
feet are expected, which will cause the
Wheeling & Lake Erie and the Cleveland
& Pittsburg railroads and mills on the low
ground to suspend.
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HOME DRESSMAKING HINTS.
BY MAY MANTON.

The skirts that fit with perfect snugness
about the hips yet flare freely below the
knees continue to hold their place and will
be much worn during the season to come in
all the heavier materials. The nine gored
model has the advantage of providing all
possible flare together with the many per-
pendicular lines that mean apparent slen-
derness of figure The very excellent one
illustrated is shown in nut brown canvas,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-02
LARGE SCALE SWINDLING.
Man Arrested i'm Boston Operated i'm
Leather and Machinery.

BOSTON, March edwin c. Everett.
who was arrested here under the name of
Emory c. Davis. confessed to-day having
swindled leather and machinery dealers
throughout the United States out Of over
$4,000 worth of supplies for plant in Port
Henry, N. Y, and having negotiated with
a large concern for the shipment of boilers,
machinery and engines to be used in a
plant in Maiden, Mass, to the extent Of
$4,000 or more.
He is forty-five years of age and a ma
tive of Wisconsin, where his father and
mother live.