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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-11
SENATE PASSES BILLS
FOR ALASKA'S BENEFIT
Also Votes to Give $Ioo Month
to Ex-Soldiers Who Are
Totally Blind.
MORMON WOOLEY'S CASE

WASHINGTON, March 10.-The Senate
to-day passed a number of bills relating TO
Alaska, but failed to act on the measure
authorizing the election of a delegate in
Congress from that Territory. Mr.. Plat,
of Connecticut. opposed the bill and be-
cause of his opposition and his desire for
time for discussion it not pressed
The Alaskan bills passed included those for
the improvement of roads, the mainten-
ance of schools, the appointment of an adj
ditional judge and the extension of the
coal laws to the Territory. Several other
bills were passed, including one increasing
to 500 the pensions of ex-soldiers who have
become totally blind account of service.
Mortimer Durand, the British ambassa-
DOR and his daughter were interested spec
tators at the beginning Of the session.
In the course of the routine morning
business the Senate reached the resolution
introduced yesterday by Mr.. Carmack d.
recting the secretary of the treasury to
send TO the Senate the papers relating to
the nomination of II. Smith Wooley, the
Mormon bishop. whose nomination to be
superintendent or the pay office at Boise,
Idaho, is pending before the Senate. 1t
looked for a few moments If there
would be an animated skirmish over the
melDOQ Oh CoIlSlutIGllun, Jul
was postponed for a day.
Mr.. Allison moved that the resolution be
referred TO the committee on finances.
Mr.. Hoar raised the question of order,
that as the resolution pertains to a presi-
Dental nomination it should be considered
in executive session, and at the suggestion
of MIR. Nelson, that owing TO the fact that
to-day had been set apart for Alaskan
legislation the consideration of the reso-
luton would be postponed.
Mr.. Hoar gave notice that he would
make and Mr.. Allison that he would sec
ond motion TO consider the resolution in
executive session when ii comes UP.
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TIPPECANOE DELEGATES
TO STATE CONVENTION
They VIII Be Selected in Mass
Conventions Next Week-Re-
publican City Primary. |
MANY CANDIDATES OUT

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LAFAYETTE. Ind, March Io.-Tippecsnos
county Republicans will hold mass conven-
tions in the various townships next Thurs
day. March IL, TO select delegates TO the
state convention. This county is entitled TO
twenty-seven delegates in the convention.
twelve of these being from this city. In
view OF the action OF the county conven-
ton last week ii is practically certain that
the solid delegation will go TO Indianapolis
instructed for ]. Frank Hanly for the guber-
Material nomination.
The selection of delegates will be the last
important political action here before the
Republican city primaries to choose city
ticket. Thus far three candidates for the
mayoralty nomination have announced
themselves. They are William w. Alden,
Henry Rosenthal and Dr. j. W. Smith The
first named is councilman and president OF
the Commercial Club. Mr.. Rosenthal is a
clothing merchant and one of the leading
members of the Retail Merchants Asso-
citation. The race for the nomination prob
ably will be close.
Wilbur F. Severson and Edgar c. Collins
have announced. themselves candidates
for the city judgeship. A. w. Abbott pres
ent city treasurer, is out for denomination
city clerk. There are several other prospect
i've candidates who have not formally an
nounced themselves.
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FEDERAL OFFICIALS ARE
WARNED TO Be NEUTRAL
Government Employees Must Not
Give Offense to Either Japan
or Russia.
ORDER FROM PRESIDENT

WASHINGTON, March 10.-President
Roosevelt, after a conference with Secre-
tary of State Hay, to-day issued the fol-
lowing executive order respecting the OBJ
servance of the proclamation recently pro-
mulgated declaring the neutrality of the
United States between Russia and Japan,
the two combatant nations in the far East
ern war now in progress:
"All officials of the government, civil,
military and naval are hereby directed not
only to observe the Presidents proclama-
ton of neutrality in the pending war be-
tween Russia and Japan, but also to alb
stain from either action or speech which
can legitimately cause irritation to either
of the combatants The government of the
United States represents the people Of the
United States not only in the sincerity
with which it is endeavoring to keep up
scales of neutrality exact and even, but In
the sincerity with which ii deplores the
breaking out of the present war. and hopes
that ii will end at the earliest possible mo-
ment and with the smallest possible loss
to those engaged. Such war inevitably
increases and infiames the susceptibilties
of the combatants TO anything in the ma
ture of injury or a slight by outsiders.
Too often combatants make conflicting
claims as to the duties and obligations of
neutTals. so that even when discharging
these duties and obligations with scrupulous
care ii is difficult to avoid giving offense
avoidable causes of offense due to the per-
Torrance of national duty there must not
be added any avOidable causes
1T is always unfortunate to bring old
world anupathies and jealousies into our
life or by speech or conduct to excite anger
and resentment toward our nation i'm
friendly old-wOrld lands. but for a govern
ment employee whose official position makes
him in some sense the representative of the
people the mischief of such action is great
ly increased.
"A strong and self-confident nation should
be peculiarly careful not only of the rights
and nowadays all of the world are neigh
bors one to the other. Courtesy, modera-
ton and self-restraint should mark inter-
national no less than private intercourse
''All the officials of the government, civil,
military and naval, are expected is carry
themselves both in act and in deed TO give
no cause of just offense TO the people of
any foreign and friendly power-and with
all mankind we are now in friendship.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
white House. March TO- 1904
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More Light Shed ON Methods
andPruchceSofZ Normon Church

Mr.. Critchlow, but Moses Thatcher con-
tinued working in the interest of the Demo-
ried on an active campaign for election to
the United States Senate by the succeeding
Legislature
FINALLY DROPPED.
This campaign was in conflict with the
wishes Of the members of his quorum of
apostles and he was finally dropped. 1t
was taken up church matter, and.
said Mr.. Critchlow. the editorials in the
Deseret News declared that the church
had right to interest itself in election
of United States senator. The popular
sympathy was with Mr.. Thatcher because
1T was understood he stood for absolute
liberty in politics. Mr.. Thatcher continued
in the field UP to the final result Of the
contest which ended IN the eleeto aid OF
was well known that the apostles were
working against Thatcher their object be-
ing TO prevent direct blow at the Princi-
pie that the quorum of apostles could con-
troll the action of one of their members
The Mormons, he said, were responsible
for the election of Mr. Rawlins. "Thatcher's
effort to secure the election against the
wishes of the church, said Mr.. Critchlow
was the subject of sermons by the church,
in which Thatcher was charged with being
out of harmony with his quorum and not
obeying the will of the president and
apostles in relation to the teachings of poll
tics"
In answer to a question as to what hap
pened to Mr.. Thatcher as a result OF his
disobedience, Mr.. Critchlow said a decla-
ration of principles was submitted TO Mr..
Thatcher for his signature, but he refused
to sign. In the succeeding year he was
summoned before a council and tried ana
acknowledged that he had been wrong, and
he retained his good fellowship, but is not
now an apostle, and has not been since the
episode. Mr.. Thatcher was compelled TO
subscribe to a statement that he was who'll
" in the wrong and, in fact said the wit
ness, his spirit was broken completely by
his conflict with the church.
In response to an inquiry in relation TO
Mr. Thatcher running for the Senate on a
platform not in harmony with the church.
Mr. Critchlow spoke of the influence OF
apostles, giving as an illustration that
the apostles gave out the instruction that
lit is the will of the Lord that you vote
the Republican ticket this time" Mr..
Critchlow said the Democrats protested
against the interference by the church in
such manner
Senator McComas asked Mr.. Critchlow
if he would be able to complete the history
TO the time of the election of Mr.. Smoot to
the Senate The witness said he might
give some salient features, but that he was
not engaged in politics.
The committee adjourned until 1890 to-
morrow without concluding the testimony
of Mr.. Critchlow.
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JAMESTOWN EXPOSITION
INDORSED BY PRESIDENT
Warm Letter of Approval of the
Tercentennial Celebration Writ
ten by Roosevelt.

NORFOLK, Va, March 10.-President
Roosevelt. in letter to Secretary Shep
pard, of the jamestown Exposition Com
pany, indorses the tercentennial to be held
here in 1907 as demanding the united action
of the Nation in concentrating the real
birth of the Nation. The letter was writ
ten on March g. and is as follows:
Il trust l need hardly say to you how
important | regard the proposed tercen-
tennial celebration to be held on the Dor
ders of Hampton Roads in 1907. This ter
centennial will mark an epoch in the his
tory of our country. The first permanent
settlement of English-speaking people on
American soil at jamestown in 1907 marks
the beginning of the history of the United
States. The three-hundredth anniversary
of that event must be commemorated by the
people of our Union whole.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
General Fitzhugh Lee. president of the
exposition company, will personally take
charge of the headquarters to be opened In
Washington to work for national appro-
priatio
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COMPETITION OF THE
SOUTHERN SEAPORTS
Offers a Broad Question for North
ern Grain Transportation
Interests to Solve.

NEW YORK, March 10.-The trade and
transportation committee of the Produce
Exchange met to-day for the purpose of
discussing the grain situation and effecting
a combination with the railroads so as to
give the Atlantic seaboard of the
grain which is now being diverted TO
Southern ports.
After the meeting it was stated that the
committee found that the question broad
ened out so TO include the ports of Phil
adelphia and Baltimore, well as New
York; that IL the three Atlantic seabOard
ports could not secure grain shipments the
question of differentials did not amount to
much, and because of the largeness of
the subject no decision was reached.
The New York lines to-day announced
that they would meet the latest cut in
grain rates by the Philadelphia lines, which
will go into effect on March 15 The reduc-
ton will not apply to oats, which is now
carried at o. cent a bushel, and on which
there will be no further cut
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CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE)
act In 1882. the first law making polygamous
conduct crime and providing for the dis
franchisement Of those found guilty Of
violations. In 1887 there was added a pro-
vision relating TO adultery and another
provision for the disestablishment of the
Mormon Church and for the disposition of
the property of the church. The first prose-
cution was that of Rudger c. Law
son, now an apostle of the church.
who was sentenced to serve four
tion. Another was the conviction on the
same charge in 1885 Of August NJ. Cannon,
president Of the Salt Lake stake
Then said Mr.. Critchlow, prosecutions
were inaugurated with yigor, and many men
and women went into hiding. Over one
thousand men were convicted and sentenced,
If L remember rightly
PREFERRED JAIL SERVICE.
Mr.. Critchlow said an opportunity was
given by the courts to the persons con-
victed to escape Jail service by promising
that in the future they would obey the
law, but the chance of escaping punishment
was not accepted generally, only three per-
sons complying with the ruling of the court.
Continuing he said: Among these was
Bishop Sharp. a director of the Union Pa
cifc Railroad, and an old man, who ac-
copied the terms and was promptly relieved,
that being understood to be the policy of
the church where the doctrine of the church
was not upheld by members"
The witness told OF visit to the prisons
by Caleb West and his offer to intercede
for pardons for the prisoners. The offer
was refused.
The history of the church between 1885
and 1890 given by Mr.. Critchlow, in
Guiding the circulation of story that plural
marriages had been given up entirely and
that unlawful practices were on the wane.
He covered the passage Of all acts affecting
poygamy or MOrmonism. including the rep
reservations made by congressional COM
mittees which visited the Territory prior TO
the admission of Utah as a State. The pur-
pose of his statement was to show that the
Mormons continued to create the sentiment
that the laws were being obeyed, but in Sc
cret had practiced polygamy and that the
church was irreconcilable to new conditions
and its members were conspiring to evade
the laws.
Mr. Critchlow. was interrupted very lit
tie and told his story concisely. He said
in the first State Legislature, in 1896, when
he sat as a member. there was a DISPOSE
ton TO send all legislation to the Mormon
Church to see if IL were proper to enact
it In relation to the Moses Thatcher in
cident. Mr. Critchlow said letter had been
sent out which had the purpose of dividing
the people as equally as possible between
Republicans and Democrats so as to main
tain reserve which could be swung either
way in the interest of the church. The
church afterward denied this letter, said
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SECRETARY TAFT TALKS
WITH RAILWAY BUILDERS
Urges Development Of Steam and
Electric Roads in the
Philippines.
CAPITALISTS NOT EAGER

NEW YORK. March 1O-Wflliam H. Taft.
secretary of war. came here to-day and
had a prolonged conference with several
men prominent in railroad and financial
matters. including Sir William c. Van
Horne, chairman of the Canadian Pacific
Railroad; Vice President Turnbull. of the
Guarantee Trust Company; E. II Harri-
man, president of the Union and Southern
Pacific railroads: George Peabody, Linon
w Bates, Miner Green, a railroad builder
]. Gilbert Smith, who is now building cleo
trio railroads in Manila; Colonel Edwards,
chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs
James Speyer and Charles II. Tweed. of
Speyer & Co. The representatives of the
Speyer firm were with the secretary for an
hour and a half The conference was held
in the office of former Secretary of War
Root
After the conference Secretary Taft said
that ii had been called to consider the pos
sibilites of steam and electric railroad de-
velopment in the Philippines, that no other
enterprises were discussed and that no
conclusion had been reached.
These gentlemen, said the secretary,
have been here at my invitation 10 talk
over the conditions which may attract cap
ital to the Philippines We want TO get
capital to go over there and help develop
the islands,
Asked what was the disposition of the
capitalists he had seen. the secretary laugh
ingly replica: "Well, L must say they are
not biting quite hard we would like.
Still, some of them have displayed inter-
est"
He admitted that the purpose of the con-
ference was to get information for use in
framing laws regarding franchises which
would give the Philippine commission fur
ther powers, looking to the proper develop
nent of the islands This information
we have been getting to-day is to be
used in drafting the bills that may be put
before Congress-" he said.
Asked if the matter of liberality of con-
cessions would be considered in connection
with the proposed legislation, he replied
that this would have great deal TO do
with ii, but added that there was, of course,
a disposition on the part of the administra-
ton TO make good terms could be OBJ
tained. There was actually no desire to
make the concessions too liberal.
1T is idea" he said. Ito get capital
to the Philippines without giving up every
thing. While to-day's conference was linn
tied to the subject of railroads." said the
secretary, 1T is not the intention to limit
development in the Philippines to these in
dustries. 1t was first the intention to con-
fer on steamship routes and lines, too but
ii was decided not 10 do this to-day"
Mr.. Taft, who left for Washington to-
night, said he would make report on the
subject to a congressional committee Sat-
urday next. j. j. Hill, president of the
Northern Pacific, was to have attended the
conference. but he was in the South.
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GEORGE w. CROFT DEAD
OF BLOOD POISONING
North Carolina Representative in
Congress Who Had Been
Ill Over Six Weeks.

WASHINGTON. March 10.-Representa-
tive George w. Croft, of Aiken. S. c., died
at his home here to-day of blood poisoning.
Mr.. Croft had been i'll for over six weeks
as the result of an injury caused by a
splinter in his thumb, from which blood
poisoning resulted. DR.. Croft, brother,
was summoned from Aiken. but the efforts
of himself and the local physicians with
whom he consulted proved unavailing. His
heart also became seriously affected and all
hope of his recovery was abandoned yes
terday.
Mr.. Croft was fifty-seven years old. He
leaves six sons, two of whom are expected
here to-day. He was a Democrat and was
serving his first term in Congress He had
been twice elected president of the South
Carolina State Bar Association and had
served in both houses of the State Legisla-
ture.
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MORE VOTES ADDED
TO HAMLIN COLUMN
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 70 the indianapolis Journal
DANV1LLE, ILL.,, March 10.-The YER
million county Republicans held their con-
vention this afternoon. The twenty-five
delegates to the state convention were in
structed for Attorney General II. ]. Ham,
lin, Of shelbyville, for Governor; also to use
their influence TO secure the nomination OF
Theodore Roosevelt for President.
A strong minority. led by George T. Buck
ingham, chairman of the board OF trustees
of the Joliet penitentiary, opposed any in
structions for Governor No candidate for
any other state office was mentioned IN the
convention. Attorney General Hamlin was
present and delivered short address 10 the
convention. which was exceedingly well
received.
Congressman Cannon and w. III. Acton
and Charles Allen were authorized TO
lect their own delegates to the congress
sional and legislative conventions.
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FAVOR4BLE REPORT
ON Il SHIPPING BILL
House Committee Decides that
Government Supplies Must Be
Shipped in American Vessels.

WASHINGTON. March 10-The House
committee on merchant marine and fisheries
to-day authorized a favorable report on a
House bill providing that all supplies for
the use of the army and navy of the United
States shipped out of the United States shall
be transported either in ships belonging to
the government or in ships of American
register. The bill is TO go into effect thirty
days after its passage.
provision incorporated by the Senate in
a bill of the same nature passed by that
body was added TO the House bill as an
amendment 10 the effect that should the
freight rates charged be extortiOnate the
President may suspend the operation of the
act and open the competition to the vessels
O: other countries.
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ULTTM4TUM OPPOSED
BY PHOTOGRAPHERS
New York Unions Dissent from
Employers Announcement, but
Not from Arbitration.

NEW YORK, March 10.-At Cooper Union
tonight 1900 photographers listened to
speeches by the leaders of the various
unions in their organization. The senti-
ment of the meeting was that the unions
are opposed TO the agreements offered them
by the Employers Association, but are
willing to submit to arbitration any ques-
ton of difference.
The employers issued an utimatum on
Feb. IS last informing the unions that I'M
less the arbitration plan, providing that all
differences between unions and employers
should be settled by arbitration, was signed
by March Is by various representatives of
the unions, they would deal no longer with
them as unions, but would require. each
member of a union to sign the agreement
as an individual before he would be al
lowed to work.
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BUNAU-VARILLA HAS
SAILED FOR HAVRE
Former Minister from Panama
We'll Satisfied with His Work
for the Canal.

NEW YORK. March 10--Philippe Bunau-
Varilla, who recently resigned as minister
from Panama to the United States, sailed
for Havre to-day on the steamship La
Lorraine. Captain Algernon Sartoris,
grandson of General u. s. Grant, who goes
abroad TO marry Miss Cecilia Nousslard,
in Paris. also on the steamer.
MY mission is accomplished" said Mr..
Bunau-Varilla. land the success Of the
canal is now assured. I have worked for
ten years. with only one end in view-the
connecting of the two oceans by a great
waterway. 1t is true that L have been
criticised. but here, before sailing, let me
answer once and for all that have worked
increasingly and conscientiously to see the
canal built"
1t would take about seven years, he
thought, to complete the canal
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REINFORCEMENTS FOR
SOUTHWEST AFRICA
German Commander Finds Here
roS More Numerous and Better
Armed than Expected.

BERLIN. March 10.-It was said in
Reichstag circles to-day that Colonel Lieut.
vein, Governor of German Southwest At
RIGA, has asked for reinforcements to the
number of 800 men and two mounted bat
teries. He has found the Hereros to be
more numerous and better armed than he
supposed, and they occupy a strong posi-
ton, which they are fortifying Further
more Colonel Leutwein is experiencing diff
ficulty In preventing the enemy reoccupvinp
those parts of the country which he has
already cleared.
One HUNDRED horses, $50 mules and 200
oxen were landed at Swakopmund yester-
day from Buenos Ayres.
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DISTRICT ELECTOR IND
DELEGATES SELECTED

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW ALBANY, Ind, March l0.-Samuel
H. Whitman, of Huntingburg. Dubois coun-
ty. and Harry McGrain. OF Corydon. Har-
rison county, will be the delegates from
the Third congressional district to the Re-
publican national convention. and Harvey
Morris, OF Salem, Washington county, will
be the eector from the Third district in
the Electoral College. They have been Sc
lected for the positions and will have no
opposition when their names are placed in
nomination at the district convention
which will be held in this city some time
in April.
All have been prominent in Republican
politics in the Third congressional district
and their selection will meet with the APP
proval Of the Republicans.
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DEMOCRATIC TICKET
IN WABASH COUNTY
Special 70 ths IndIanapolis journal.

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, March 10.-The Demo
Gratis of Wabash county In mass convention
have named the following county ticket:
Coroner, Patrick Kelly; commissioners.
Frank Ireland and Augustine Semans: re-
corder, l.. NJ. Shoemaker; sheriff. w A.
Kisner; treasurer Samuel T. Jackson; prose-
cutting attorney, Ed Eikenbary; representa-
tive George L. Guyer.
No decorations or pictures Of Democratic
leaders of the past were displayed in the
opera house where the convention was held