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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1902
Page
6
The House approved a resolution seeking documents about the old training ship Vermont decommissioned last summer and passed a bill requiring witnesses before General Land Office registers and receivers. A separate $100,000 proposal for deaf child speech training homes failed. The House adjourned until Wednesday.
The Senate questioned General Wheaton's remarks linked to the Manila dispatch amid broader Philippine tariff and governance debates. Lodge apologizes for calling Teller remarks silly while Rawlins condemns suppression of information. Money criticizes U S actions in the Philippines as costly and short sighted while Hoar urges caution on censorship and policy outcomes.
New York January 27 the second day of Albert T Patrick trial on William Marsh Rice murder. Dr Hamilton Williams coroner’s physician testified Rice’s lungs showed intense congestion from inhaling a gaseous irritant likely chloroform, though pneumonia could mimic it. Other witnesses described will support and cremation plans.
In a Madison Square Presbyterian Church sermon on Immortality Reverend Charles FE Parkhurst argues that the Bible does not teach soul immunity from death. He says souls perish if not cared for in life, and notes some Presbyterians hold the opposite view.
Washington set aside Cuban reciprocity to tackle war tax cuts with tea and beer hearings. Tea duty opponents claim the 10 cent per pound levy hurts consumers and raises prices, while proponents argue it preserves tea quality and protects poorer classes. Beer interests argue the tax harms brewers, threaten small producers, and call for immediate repeal as wartime pledges fade.
Senator Carmack submits a minority report faulting the Philippine tariff bill as violating constitutional rights and overreaching federal power. The document denounces colonial empire policy and U S control of vassal provinces, describing a warlike spirit for spoils guiding the measure.
President reappoints Nashville postmaster A F Wills after a Civil Service Commission report found technical civil service violations involving a $150 payment and reimbursement collections from subordinates. The president cautioned Wills against further violations while nominating several military and land office posts. Senate canal hearings set for next Monday with a subcommittee to draft a report on the Panama Canal Company offer.
Manila reports ten Marines under Captain David D. Porter still missing after an interior expedition on Samar. The group reached the coast January 21 and no word has been heard on their fate, with little hope of their return. Courts martial records show remitted or commuted sentences by General Chaffee, as Governor Taft travels to Cincinnati and then to the national capital.
The Cunarder Umbria arriving from Liverpool spoke by wireless telegraphy with her sister ship Etruria eastward bound. Franklin aboard the Umbria handled a three and a half hour conversation with messages relayed from Crookhaven to England. No attempt was made to locate the Philadelphia as Marconi’s presence aboard was unknown.
Havana report details Inspector Gregory's court testimony on C F W Neely accounts in three tests. Shortages totaled 131413 when credit for destroyed stamps is ignored, with cash and miscellaneous accounts revealing unvouchered charges tied to Estes Rathbone. Arrest of Neely ordered by Inspector Corcoran noted in New York proceedings.
The War Department censuses cases from native defendants by American military committees in the Philippines. Gabino de Lacruz loses death sentence, gets thirty years hard labor for alleged aiding a soldier’s death. Also reported are cases of Abel Aguilar and a group of six outlaw natives, with varied sentences. In Colorado Springs Rev. Hazlett notes improving moral conditions and recommends posts to fund soldiers institutes and curb gambling. Cincinnati reports Taft’s arrival with family and funeral of Mrs Herron. Taft to travel eastward.
Postmaster General Payne has rescinded an order from prior administrations that banned all service employees from visiting Washington on or off leave to influence congressional legislation. The action preserves a rule aimed at keeping lawmakers free from outside influence.
Washington Jan 27 The controller of the currency announces dividends for creditors of insolvent national banks In Baltimore American National Bank 30 percent and in North Anchester Indiana First National Bank 2 percent
The Senate immigration committee heard arguments from the Federation of Labor and California officials supporting continued Chinese exclusion. E J Livernash of California urged protection for American workers and Occidental civilization, noting Philippine conditions and calling for consistent policy across territories.
President Roosevelt accepts Captain Nathan Batchelder resignation as quarter master general. Lawmakers push statue bills for John Sherman and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, while a militia efficiency measure passes committee. Post Office updates classify 74 titles for third class rates. Navy cruiser destroyer bill seeks high speed, electric propulsion with 590000 dollar appropriation. German ambassador hosts Moltke officers at the embassy. The President denies most clemency pleas, commutes one five-year term. Senate pension panel backs Indian wars survivors pensions. Frye proposes Spanish treaty claims evidence rules and witnesses may testify before the whale commission within the United States.
Berlin dispatch reports Admiral Prince Henry will dine with Ambassador Andrew White and his wife on January 31 while uncertainty remains if President Roosevelt will accept a gift from Emperor William. A court official notes past presidents declined foreign gifts, raising questions about whether any present would be deposited in the Smithsonian or held for approval. The commentariat in Berlin debates potential impacts on U S German ties amid tariff concerns and royal visits.
In Columbus Ohio on January 27 the local railroad pool for post transport was rejected by army authorities after bids for moving 27 recruits to San Francisco were found too high. Arrangements were made with the Panhandle Railroad to carry the soldiers who will depart tomorrow.
Hawaii items report United States Judge Estee moves to formally possess 501 acres at Pearl Harbor for a federal naval station. Work to begin on preparations for the site, while other notes include Wireless Telegraph Company funding, Bishop Wills easing cathedral divisions, and Porto Ricans jailed in Oahu for vagrancy amid burglaries and theft concerns.
EB W Grove name appears on every box of the genuine Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets, the celebrated cold and grip cure.
War Department announces sail dates for return from the Philippines. Twenty-second Infantry on February 1, Twentieth Infantry on February 16, headquarters and first and second battalions of the Seventeenth Infantry on February 28, third battalion of the Seventeenth to sail after the Twenty-seventh Infantry arrives between March 1 and 10. In Manila, Sheridan arrives from San Francisco with many sick aboard including thirty measles cases.
New York January 7 Signor Lappont the Pope's physician says the Pope is in excellent health mentally and physically and looks forward to fetes marking his twenty five years as pope. The celebrations begin late March and will run for a year to welcome pilgrims worldwide. At a reception he remembered Marquis Patrini from Ostend station fifty years ago.
The Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, Episcopal bishop of Delaware, reports rising intemperance among women and declining male excesses. He cites exhaustive observation at fashionable New York hotels and women’s restaurants, noting wine and whisky with meals as common among the wealthy and fashionable. A hostile newspaper inquiry allegedly failed to disprove his charge.
In Rome on January 27, Eugene A. Philbin formerly New York County district attorney and the Right Reverend John M. Farley auxiliary bishop of New York were received by the Pope during a formal audience.
Davenport Iowa January 2 Ex Baron Otto Von Schaczier who renounced his title and German estate after his wife chose America attempted suicide by shooting. He was disarmed after a minor wound and held in county jail as authorities investigate. A few weeks earlier his wife obtained a
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