The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-11-27

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trict of Columbia. The bill, If passed, ply
sicians believe, will reach opium joints,
addition to preventing the sale of poisons
to would-be suicides. So far as 1t covers
the sale Of PoisSns; the bill is In form in
ciety. 1t Is said by the police authorities
here that the. only methods of reaching
opium. joints is to arrest the propreitors
and charge them with maintaining dis
orderly houses" the penalty. for which.
to use a popular expression, docs not fit
the crime"
Joseph G. Cannon, of Illinois, speaker of
the House, is the latest prominent Repub-
lican to be mentioned for the vice presi-
dental nomination. The movement in his
behalf was started by Illinois people
shortly after the visit of Governor Durbin
to washington, and the talk about the
Governor and Senator Fairbanks. The
Evening Star says tonight: I'm the dis
cussion inaugurated by the Indiana folks
over the merits of the Durbin and Fair
banks boom. there was Kind OF assump-
ton by the Hoosier statesmen that the
vice presidency was certainly going to
Indiana and that it behooved that State
only to decide upon its favorite son. There
upon there was murmuring among the
Illinois fellows. we have few favorite
sons of our own they said. We are
bigger State than Indiana, and in view
"
the existence of the labor troubles in Chi
cago Illinois may be close State. What's
the matter with cinching it for the Re-
publican ticket by furnishing vice presi-
Dental candidate?
Speaker Cannon is not a candidate for
the vice presidency; and frowns upon the
gossip connecting his name with the nomi-
nation.
The government authorities are concerned
over a report just received from the United
States consul at Vera Cruz stating that
Mexico has decided to permit the immigra-
ton of Cinnamon under certain restric-
tons. If this information proves true 1t Is
the purpose of the Department Of Com
merce, in which is embraced the Immigra-
ton Bureau, to establish such patrol or
the boundary between Mexico and the
United States to erectually prevent
violations Of the Chinese exclusion act in
that direction. Stringent measures have
been adopted to prevent the admission OF
Cinnamon over the northern border, and
the inlet from that quarter has been
closed. Recently the department has given
attention to the Mexican frontier. II that
country passes more liberal laws with ref
erence to the immigration OF Cinnamon
they are certain to result In great trouble
to the United States. 1t has been demon
strated by investigation OF government
agents that at least 80 per cent. OF the
Cinnamon who go to Mexico do SO In the
expectation of ultimately getting into the
United States.
According to Consul Skinner, the French
people face much the same problem as that
confronting the United States in respect
to their merchant marine. Ships are more
expensive to build and to operate in France
than in almost any other European coun-
try, and TO overcome these inequalities a
policy of direct SUBSIDIES to certain of the
more important lines, and of premiums
based upon service TO other lines. has been
in force for many years. A few months
ago a new law was passed. admitting to
certain benefits new tonnage. to be limited
TO 10000 tons in the case of steam vessels
vessels. The law limited the premium for
CATION TO about 100000 COO. This law proved
almost the entire premium for this year
| insufficiency OF credit some of the ship
| yards are closed entirely. some are run
ming with reduced forces and the depres-
| sion which existed In the industry a num-
Der of years ago prevails again to-day Eff
| credit whereby the total new tonnage may
| In the law Of last year.
| Ralph Z. Chaplin and wife, OF Fort
Wayne. are here on their honeymoon. They
JOHN E. MONK.