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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
PAYNE DEFEATED AGAIN.
House Leader Able to Stay Three Pri-
vate Claim Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The House spent
practically the entire day on claims bills
coming over from last week. Mr.. Payne,
the floor leader of the majority. fought
them all, but succeeded in defeating OILY
three bills.
Under the order made last Saturday the
thirteen claims bills favorably acted upon
in committee of the whole on Friday but
not disposed of by the House were taken
up when the House convened to-day. Mir.
Payne, who opposed the bills in committee
of the whole, attacked the first one. which
provided for the payment of two years
pay and allowances (about $1,000 to the
widow of Charles b. Goldsborough. an as
sistant surgeon in the Marine Hospital
service. who died of blood poisoning con-
tracted in the service. He opposed it on
the ground that it would establish bad
precedent. one tending in the direction OF a
civil pension list.
Are there not now 1000 or more super
animated government clerks practically on
a civil pension list?" asked Mr.. Hepburn.
There may be many clerks who are not
fully earning their salaries" replied Mr..
Payne. but it is not the fault of Congress.
1t is the fault of the executive branch OF
the government"
f, The bill was defeated. 49 to 81.
Mr. Payne characterized the next bill.
which was to pay Joseph w. Parish the
balance alleged TO be due on contract for
the delivery of 10000 tons of fee to the army
in 1863 (some $300,000) as the most bare
faced case which would be presented to
the House to-day and he hoped for some
MI. Gran, of Illinois. in charge Of the
bill replying to Mr.. Payne. charged him
with raising the cry last Friday that the
treasury was being looted and yet being
unable after investigation to find valid
reason for opposing thirty-six OF the forty
nine bills acted upon that day. The bill
was passed-100 to IS.
The bills to pay the widow Of Samuel
A. Muhleman. one of the victims OF the
Ford Theater disaster, 5000 and to pay
George c. Ellison, former engineer at the
Capitol, s 900 for expenses incurred in de-
tending himself against the charge OF muir
der were defeated.
The general debate on the postoffice ap-
preparation bill was resumed, and Mr.. Robb
addressed the House on the trust question.
At the conclusion of his remarks the House,
at SOS ID. m, adjourned.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The agreed state
ment of facts upon which the merits of the
States case against the retail coal dealers
association of Illinois and Wisconsin will
be tried was made public and placed on file
in Judge Horizons court to-day. Oral argu-
ments by the attorneys on both sides will
be heard Feb. 13 Incorporated in the state
ment are the constitution and bylaws Of
the association, which are said to be close
Nv patterned after those of a prominent
lumber dealers association, and a copy OF
a lookout list containing the names Of
persons permitted to purchase coal Of men,
bers in carload lots for manufacturing pur-
poses, but who are alleged to be selling the
fuel to consumers in violation of the terms
made by the association. Copies OF two al
legged discriminating letters sent to the
trade by the secretary also were in
cluded. The letters contain warnings to Of
tenders to stop selling coal to their en-
ployes under penalty of being refused FUR
ther supplies by members of the associa-
ton. A copy OF the report OF the special
grand jury was also made part OF the
stipulation. The admissibility of the latter
as evidence will be stoutly contested by
States Attorney Deneen, who will argue
that the indictments were based on past
illegal actions of the dealers and not upon
the present situation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
APPOINTMENTS TO OFFICE.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Charles B. Hart,
United States minister to Colombia has re-
signed that Office, and A. N. Beaupre, the
present secretary of legation at Bogota, has
been appointed minister to succeed him.
Albert c. Snyder Of West Virginia, for
merly United States vice consul at Porfirio
Diaz, Mexico, has been appointed secretary
of legation to succeed Mr.. Beaupre. The
latter was appointed from Illinois, Mr.
Hart has contemplated resignng for more
than year, as he desires to return to
newspaper work in West Virginia
The President to-day sent the following
army nominations to the Senate: Lit. Col.
Charles l.. l.. Cooper. Fourteenth Cavalry.
to be colonel; Major Alexander Rodgers.
Fourth Cavalry, to be lieutenant colonel:
Captain James Lockett, Fourth Cavalry, to
be major; First Lieut.. William d. Chitty.
Third Cavalry, to be captain; Captain Ed
ward III. Plummer, Tenth Infantry, to be
major.
Combinations by the Senate: John f.
Fimple, assistant commissioner of the Cen
eral Land Office; George II. Allan, apprais-
er Of merchandise, district of Portland and
Falmouth, Me-; Levi S. Wilcox, consul at
Han-Kon, China, to be consul general at
that place; Nelson E. Nelson, collector of
customs, district of North and South Da
kota. Fostmasters in Indiana: William l..
Walker, at Carthage; B. w. Hitt at Red
key. and Asa M. Ballinger. at Upland.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
Mr.. Quigg Exonerated of the AlIega-
ton that He Tried to Improperly
influence the Congressman.
NO MORE SUBMARINE BOATS
HOUSE NAVAL COMMITTEE OPPOSED
TO THEIR PURCHASE.
Change of Ministers to Colombia
Other Appoint tine nts-Confirm etiOn
of Indiana POstmastcrs.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3-The House COM
mittee on naval affairs to-day reported to
the House it's findings i'm the matter of the
investigation of the LESSER bribery charges.
A minority report signed by Representa-
tives Kitchen, of North Carolina. and Van
diver, of Missouri Democrats). and Rob-
erts. of Massachusetts, Republican,. also
was submitted. After reviewing the testi-
mony the majority report submits the fol-
lowing findings:
Lessler that an attempt had been made to
corruptly influence his action respecting
proposed action is sustained by the evil
dence, such attempt in the opinion of the
committee. having been made by one Philip
Doblin his initiative and response
bilty, with the idea of making money for
himself if he should find Mr.. Lessler cor
ruptly approachable.
'Second.-That there is no evidence to
sustain the charge OF an attempt by Lemuel
E.. Quigg to corruptly influence member
of the committee on naval affairs respect
ing proposed legislation pending before said
committee and the House.
''Third.-That there is no evidence to sus-
tain the charge of an attempt by the Hol-
land Submarine Boat Company or any of
its agents, to corruptly influence q member
of the committee on naval affairs in regard
to proposed legislation before said commit
"Fourth.-In view of the foregoing we
recommend that the clerk of the committee
be directed to certify to the attorney gen.
eral of the United States copy of the tes-
timony taken at the hearing, with request
that he take such action as the law and the
facts Warrant.
The conclusions Of the minority follow:
"First.-That the charge that an attempt
was made to corruptly influence a member
of the committee on naval affairs respect
ing proposed legislation pending before the
| House is not sustained
The minority differs with the majority
only in its first conclusion. In other re-
| spects the conclusions are identical.
The committee having concluded its re.
| port, then resumed consideration of the ma
val appropriation bill. A vote was taker
! on the proposition to authorize the pur.
| chase of five submarine boats, six voting ir
the affirmative and nine i'm the negative
| Another motion to authorize the secretary
| of the navy, in his discretion, to purchase
| submarine boats was lost by vote of s to z
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
Alaskan Treaty to BE Opposed.

WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-There was some
discussion to-day in the executive session
of the Senate with reference to making
public the treaty recently negotiated by
Secretary Hay and Sir Michael Herbert for
a settlement of the Alaskan boundary dis
pute Owing TO the fact that number of
articles are in French Ii was decided to
await a translation before making the
treaty public. The secretary of the Senate
was directed TO prepare a translation.
While there was no discussion of the
terms of the treaty on the floor OF the Sem
ate I'm to-day's executive session, some con-
ferences among Senators were held with
reference 10 il and the fact became gen.
orally known that the agreement could not
be accepted without opposition The North
western senators manifest especial oppo-
sition taking the ground that there is moth
ing to arbitrate. that the terms OF the
treaty OF 1925 are clear, and that il there
should chance TO be decision against the
United States this country would not ac-
cept the result.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

A boom is soon to be launched for Hon.
Richard Olney for the Democratic nominal
ton for the presidency in 1904. The Mas
sachusetts Democratic State committee has
reorganized with ex-Secretary of State
Quincy at the head of the executive COM
mittee. and it is said he will get all the
old forces of the blue-blooded Democracy
of the State into line for Olney. The re-
cent action OF the Tennessee Legislature
inviting Olney TO deliver an address before
that body indicates a purpose TO boom
him in that quarter. The Republicans
would as lief beat Mr.. Olney as anybody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
/ANOTHER HERO ESCAPES.
Major Glenn Comes Unscathed
Through Floods of VilifcatiOn.

Through Floods of VilihcatiOn.
New York Press.
With the official generation of Major
Glenn the vulgar mouthed Tilmans, Raw
linses and Carmacks and the rest of that
negro-burning and army-baiting tribe must
seek new victims to safe their frenzied
lust for honest mems regulations. Having
failed to convict the American army be-
fore the American people of a wholesale
conspiracy to torture and massacre Fill
pinos, the slanderers are hunting for in
dividual prey, and man by man each Of
ficer who may have served his country
too well to win approval from the misera-
BILE political Pharisees must stand up and
fight for the honor they are bent on be-
fouling. They may shrek their coarse
1t never was and is not now the honor of
the American army they seek to besmirch,
but only the character Of such officers as
which they lowered met their sweeping
utilization and remained unscathed, and 1t
seems the individual reputation. happily.
is equally immune from the talonS OF the
uncean birds who seek to make carriOn
of the men that fight their country's bat
ties.
When the race of the Carmacks and Raw
linses is run and when the faces of the
Tillmans are put in the political sand there
still will be honor for the Walters and
Glenns-yes, and even for the "Hell-Roar-
ing Jakes' OF the army, whose worst crime
against their people was that they did their
duty as best they could see it and as best
they could perform 1t. Time will come,
If 1t is not already here, when every Amer
lean officer upon whose treasures of good
name and honorable repute these vultures
have made attempts can proudly wear a
badge of distinction and display as a certi-
ficate of character the record of his calum-
NATION by the band of copperheads who
sought to make the American army by
word and a reproach throughout cYiliza-
ton, but who, thanks to the faith and
fairness and patriotism of the American
people, stand before their countrymen to-
| day as objects of unutterable scorn and in
| effaceab BILE shamei
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
INTERESTING INTERVIEW.


Columbus Qnd.l Republican.
Mail advices from Manila bring to our
notice a touching account of a meeting
which occurred between General Agui-
naldo, now on furlongh from the county
Jail at Manila. and Mrs. Helen Cougar.
the Indiana insurgent. Just why Mrs. Gou-
gar has gone to the Philippines when the
opportunities for creating a disturbance
have ceased to be better there than they
are at home is not explained. 1t seems.
however, that the Lafayette statesiady who
has been in many political parties. and
in none long enough TO establish resi-
dence is there and that she Is hunting
up the bandits who were not long ago en-
gagged in killing American soldiers, In or
der to make them understand that while
they were shooting at the front of the
battle line of blue, there were Americans
who were blazing away" at IL from the
rear. The dispatch in question says:
When Mrs. Cougar reached Manila she
sent word to the former insurgent leader
that she wished 10 meet him, and, the in
terview being granted. she called at his
home with her husband. several tourist
friends and an interpreter.
Tell Mr.. Aguinaldo." Mrs. Cougar said
to the interpreter, that as Americans
passing through the city. we feel 1t great
Tell him that we desire TO express our APP
probation and admiration OF the brave
night he made for the independence OF his
country.
Tell Mr.. Aguinaldo that / expect and
hope before long TO see him the president
OF the real Filipino republic, with COM
plete independence
Mrs. Cougar explained to Aguinaldo that
she was intimately acquainted with Nr.
William Jennings Bryan. who. like Agui-
naldo himself. has aspired TO become Pres
ident; that she has exercised her ,forts
to elect him President before and exported
TO help do IL in the future; that she cor
responds with him and carried letters OF
recommendation from him.
To this Aguinaldo said: II admire Mr..
Bryan very much and appreciate fully the
assistance he gave Us I'm the last insurrec-
ton is IL really true he Will he elected
President OF the United States?
Mrs. Cougar could not quite assure the
Filipino of Mr.. Bryan's success.
The interview ended after Mrs. Cougar
had praised Aguinaldo and his followers
for their heroic conduct and again
wished him at the head OF the ''independ-
ent Filipino republic"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

Some statistics published in the Journal
yesterday gave interesting information rel
alive to the comparative danger of differ
nished by Mr.. Boyle. a prominent coal mine
operator OF this State. and they were based
OF the rates for liability insurance and the
hazard of employees in various employments
adopted by casualty insurance COM
panies. In other words. they represented
ance companies based on large experience
and careful calculations for business pur-
poses. They not only refuted the common
idea that coal mining is a specially hazard
Gus occupation. but they showed IL 10 be
one of the least hazardous lines OF manual
rates of insurance per 500 a payroll ex-
pended in labor of different kinds, the
amount of insurance for such rates being
$500 for one person or $4,000 for an acct
dent involving two or more persons. En-
ployers carry the insurance at their own
expense to make themselves good against
claims growing out OF accidents. The table
embraced fifty different occupations, OF
which the lowest rate of insurance Is y
cents. on foundry and machine shops. and
the highest Is 81. on sewer building. Only
thirteen of the fifty occupations were in
sured at rates below 81. and bituminous coal
mining is one OF these. This is one of seven
occupations insured at so cents. The rate
Of insurance I'm thirty-seven occupations is
81 or more; the rate In sixteen occupations
Is s. or more; the rate In six occupations Is
- Of more: the rate in four occupations
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
Recent Army Orders.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Capts. Hugh L.
Scott, Seventh Cavalry, and Lewis H.
Strother, Twenty-second Infantry, have
been ordered before an army examining
board at Fort Myer, Virginia, for exam
ination for promotion.
I. Leaves Of absence have been granted as
follows: Contract Surgeon c. r. Byars, one
month; Captain John II. WhoIley, Second
Infantry, two months extension on account
of sickness; Maj Frederick G.. Hodgson,
quartermaster, four months, with permits
sion to go abroad.
Capt. William r. Smith, artillery corps,
has been ordered to West Point, n Y, for
duty at the Military Academy.
Capt. William M. Wright, Second In
fantry. aid-de-camp has been ordered to
Hot Springs, Ark for treatment at the
army and navy general hospital at that
place.
Maj. Louis B. Lawton, retired, has been
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at Shattuck School. Faribault,
MINI.
Lieut. Col. Edward A. Goodwin, recently
promoted from major, Tenth Cavalry, has
been assigned to the Ninth Cavalry.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
ELKINS BILL ADOPTED
MEASURE FOR THE REGULATION OF
RAILWAY TRANSPORTATION.
General stan Section Of the Army Bill
Stricken Out and Passed as
Separate Measure.

WASHINGTON. Feb 3.-The Senate to-
day passed without objection or discussion
the Elkins bill further to regulate railroad
transportation. 1t is one of number Of
measures presented in this Congress con-
reference TO railroads. The text of the bill
and the amendments made in committee
have been published heretofore.
The army appropriation hill. which went
over yesterday at the request OF Mr. Pet
tus, was passed. The provision establish
ing a general staff was eliminated. Later
the independent measure identical I'm its
provisions with the general staff section OF
the army bin, was passed after having
been reconsidered to permit the incorpora-
ton of an amendment by Mr. Berry plac-
ing the chief of STAFF exclusively under the
direction of the President The bill now
goes TO conference.
A bill was passed amending Sections 5l9l
and 1892 of the Revised Statutes. which will
allow national banks to keep their reserves
in cities of 30, 600 population instead Of $1,000
population, as at present. A House bill
also was passed for the relief OF the officers
and crew OF the United States steamer
Charleston. which was lost in the Philip
pine islands.
Mr.. Quarles continued his remarks in OPP
position to the statehood bill. There was
again to-day considerable talk about the
Senate of the possibility of compromise
on the statehood proposition. sugges-
ton which appears TO meet with some favor
on both sides of the controversy Is that the
two Territories of Oklahoma and New Mex
leo be admitted as States and that Arizona
be united with New Mexico until the area
now covered by that Territory shall in
clude 10000 people, when IL shall become a
State, and that Oklahoma be admitted as
it now stands. but that at some definite
time in the future Indian Territory shall
be added TO IL.
Just before the Senate adjourned to-day
Mr.. Quay inquired what had become OF
his two amendments TO the sundry civil
and agricultural appropriation bills. en-
bodying the statehood bill. which had been
reported by his committee.
Mr.. Beverage characterized the action OF
Mr.. Quay an extraordinary procedure
Mr. Quay dryly replied that there was
nothing unusual about IL.
There was no answer TO Mr.. Quays ques-
ton and at 4:l0 O'Clock the Senate. on mo-
| ton of Mr.. Cullom. went into executive
session and at 4:50 o'clock adjourned until
| tomorrow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

The Chicago Chronicle Democratic) de-
nounces Mayor Harrison and the labor or
CARNATIONS which back him in attempting
to put the street railways of that city I'M
der municipal ownership when the city has
no money with which to purchase present
lines and no authority to operate them if
1t had The mayor and his following pro-
pose to bulldoze the City Council so that
IT will not make any effort to secure to the
people decent service by the companies
owning and now operating the lines. Mu-
nicipal ownership OF street railways is one
OF the absurd theories OF socialism.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

New York Letter.

New 4 Ork Letter
The announcement that John Alexander
Dowie is to invade this city with several
thousand Zionist workers has failed to ex-
cite the metropolis In the first place 1t is
doubtful that Dowie will undertake an ex-
tensive campaign In New York. and IL he
should, its success would be very prob
lematcal. The Carrie Nations, Mary Nc
Lanes and others who have gained noto-
riety in the West have rarely found New
York a profitable field for invasion. The
winning of the East. especially Of New
York, is task that fanatics of all kinds
from the great West have not found easy.
New York is generally cordial toward in
vaders from abroad. but very cold toward
the queer human products of this country.
Dowis would be well advertised and ridi-
culed here. but he would not make many
converts nor much money
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04
National Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The President
has pardoned James A. Donnelly. New
York letter carrier, who was convicted In
1902 of abstracting 50 from a letter and was
sentenced to two and a half years in the
penitentiary. Evidence is now presented
tending to show that at the time of the
theft Donnely was not mentally respon-
sible hence the pardon.
The Navy Department is unwilling to
allow Constructor Hobson to retire from
the navy even upon resignation outright
and the abandonment Of the privilege OF
going upon the retired list. The reason fol
the unwillingness is the pressing need OF
the construction corps for the services OF
Just such young officers as Mr.. Hobson, and
the effort will be made to induce him to re-
main on active duty.
Ralph lizard, immigrant inspector at New
York, charged with illegal admission o
Chinese, was given a hearing to-day by
Commissioner General Sargent, but his de
Tense was not satisfactory, and he was dis
missed from the service by order of Score
tary Shaw.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

Nebraska State Journal.

Nebraska State Journal
Capt. Hobson has shown his good faith
by sending in his resignation to the Navy
Department, and now the congressman In
Alabama whose seat he is supposed to be
after will begin to do some hard thinking
1t is the firm belief of the captains friends
that he is incapacitated for active duty on
account of the condition of his eyes, and
the feeling that he has been misused by
Congress, perhaps at the instance of the
Alabama delegation. will bring him> an
ARMY of supporters should he decide to be-
come a candidate for a seat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-The District
Court of Appeals to-day announced an
opinion in the case of the Riverside OH
Company against Secretary of the Interior
Hitchcock. the court sustaining the DIS.
trict Supreme Court, which refused TO issue
writ of mandamus to compel the secre-
tary to issue patents TO certain lands. rms
case involves the title of oil lands in south
ern California. said to be worth s20,o0O.VO
and now controlled by the Kern Oil Com
pany. The court says that il is apparent
that the action against the secretary or the
interior is in reality a continuation OF the
fight of the rival claimants for lands
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-04

The testimony OF such a man as Super
intendent Edenharter. regarding the anti
oleomargarine bill now pending In the Leg
islature should be conclusive against it.
DIR. Edenharter Was a successful physician
before he became superintendent OF the
Central Hospital for Insane. and he Is quail
fed to speak as 10 the merits OF oleomar-
sarine. as well as the economy of its use
as a substitute for butter II the Legisla-
ture passes the Parks bill IL must be pre-
pared TO make an increased appropriation
for the maintenance OF every institution
in the State.