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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1902
Page
5
The April 8 1902 edition compiles business notices and postal exchange details for the Indianapolis Journal alongside editorials on New York politics busines and municipal governance. It surveys warship construction costs and railway era finance while reporting on city corruption in St Louis Chicago and New York and discussing currency banking and tariff policies.
The platform called for restricting state bank note issuance to assets under federal control. The plank was debated, yet no Democratic paper is recalled denouncing the push for wild cat circulation.
The article argues for meter measured natural gas pricing over ordinance rates, claiming it offers cheaper cooking fuel and that discontinuing service unless meters are allowed would push gas sales elsewhere. It contends business interests drive the stance, noting prior rulings and potential refunds for advance payments. The piece defends orderly investigation of officials and warns against political sensationalism while urging patience for testimony.
An editorial essay discusses Cecil Rhodes as a Briton shaped by American ideas of national and local governance. It notes Rhodes’s dream of a federation of English speaking peoples, tied to Stead’s The Americanization of the World, arguing Anglophone unity would follow American lines and that colonies already mirror American constitutional principles.
The Board of Control will hear Dr Horne's charges against the deputy warden Thursday at 9 AM with the Board of Charities and newspaper representatives admitted. Governor Durbin asserts no haste and says others fear if guilty or if charges cannot be sustained.
The piece argues Republicans cannot understand House hesitation to investigate constitutionality of race based disfranchisement. It contends states may govern despite disfranchisement, while blacks denied votes should not be counted for representation under the Constitution. It questions whether Congress can ignore this constitutional provision.
A political column denounces Southern Democrats for disloyalty to the Constitution and mocks a Republican secretary of state. It criticizes House Republicans’ leniency and reports on Virginia disenfranchisement of 100000 colored voters. It also cites Philippines education data showing 19000 day pupils with 5000 teachers and 2000 evening learners learning English as a beginning.
A collage of jokes and quips from Chicago Post Philadelphia Press Chicago Tribune and other papers. A widow rebuffs marriage through humor a bartender anecdote a weather joke about an April fool and a jab about James J Hill's daughter marrying an attorney.
New York reports that King Edward favors a Prince of Wales visit but etiquette may block acceptance. Officials note royal precedent risks, and a trip to India next winter is planned. An Atlantic crossing in autumn could strain the prince, yet court circles expect the king to aid the invitation.
Former Governor James P. Eagle refuses Governor Davis request to resign from the State Capitol Commission stating no offense justifies stepping down. The governor had also resigned as vice president of the Baptist State Association amid ongoing state disputes and recent heated episodes involving ex-governor.
Washington Attorney General Stratton moves for leave to file a bill against Northern Pacific Great Northern and Northern Securities Company to block the Hill Morgan merger. Griggs and Young Grover Bunn file opposing briefs. Washington argues no forum elsewhere can hear the case and cites Minnesota v. Northern Securities. Griggs claims the matter is a municipal police issue, not a federal rights case.
Fragmentary text notes that regulation targets sets created for consolidation and combination rather than individual stockholders selling or transferring stock to a single party or small group for control. Emphasizes regulatory focus on group actions over private transfers.
The U S Supreme Court overruled Kansas v Colorado on Colorado water rights. Chief Justice Fuller said jurisdiction exists but demurrer should not be decided without full proof on damages and facts. Court will await complete evidence on river flow, underflow, watershed, and parties before ruling. No dissent was reported.
Supreme Court Justice Brewer delivers an opinion in Pine and others v New York and Controller Bird. The ruling reverses a circuit court finding, sending the case back for damages assessment. Other actions include dismissals and consolidations on Admiral Sampson prize money, Oklahoma reservations, and Tennessee privilege tax challenges.
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans has arrived from Washington and will depart Tuesday for the Orient to become senior squadron commander under Rear Admiral Rogers. He will likely command the Chinese waters squadron, with a rotation every six months between Manila and China to rest crews and meet annual needs, while avoiding discussion of specific Orient affairs.
Ignace Paderewski appeared before Governor Odell in Albany to urge clemency for Anton Werner, serving a life term at Sing Sing for the 1888 murder of J. T. Fisher in Dutchess County after Fisher accused Werner of bigamy and Werner fatally shot him.
Denver April 7 The Colorado Supreme Court ruled Postal Telegraph Company may construct lines along Union Pacific Railway right of way. Union Pacific and Western Union Telegraph Company opposed the request but the court granted the right of way subject to conditions.
The measure, amended in the House, tightens immigration controls and seeks to deny entry to Mongolians mixed blood and pure natives alike, expanding exclusion under the new act.
In Washington on April 7 the House passed the Chinese exclusion bill with amendments expanding bans to Chinese of mixed blood and restricting employment of Chinese sailors on U.S. ships. The measure, supported by Mr. Clark, faced debates over germane amendments and would extend exclusion to U.S. possessions while re-enacting existing laws. The session also approved war revenue tax changes and extended national bank charters amid a light attendance.
Washington April 7 Senate debate consumed much time over the conference report on a war revenue tax bill. The bucket shop tax was retained in the Senate version but struck out by conferees, with House opposed to its retention. Senators Berry Bacon and Pettus urged retention, while Aldrich Allgoton Spooner warned retention could endanger the measure. Simmons defended supporting the Chinese exclusion bill though reluctantly. Reading on the exclusion bill continued. Other acts passed included clerical pay for courts in Wilmington North Carolina and measures related to anatomy, grave desecration prevention, mail transport in Colorado, and Chippewa Indian relief in Minnesota.
In Louisville on April 7 during the Albert F. German embezzlement trial in federal court, evidence by bank official Garrett suggested the shortage in funds of Third National Bank exceeded 13 000 dollars, initially reported as about 10 000 dollars.
Peoria Illinois April 7 George T Gilliam a prominent Peoria attorney was today sentenced to six months in the Workhouse and to pay a fine and costs He was found guilty of defrauding a woman and given time to pay the fine and costs
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