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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (INDIANA.) 



The fraternal associations of Indiana had in 

 force in this State, on Dec. 31, 1900, 28,279 poli- 

 cies, covering $38,112,650 of insurance, while fra- 

 ternal associations of other States had in force 

 in this State, at the same time, 59,709 policies, 

 covering $88,042,383 of insurance. 



Loan Associations. In the State, not includ- 

 ing Marion County, 143 associations show an in- 

 crease in business, and an equal number a de- 

 crease. In Indianapolis 32 associations reported 

 an increase, while 48 show a decrease. Ten asso- 

 ciations retired from business in the State and 12 

 began business. Five went into liquidation, 4 of 

 which are in Indianapolis. The associations, as 

 a rule, maintained a good business, the assets 

 compared with 1900 showing a decrease of about 

 $400,000, while the membership showed an in- 

 crease of about 9,000. 



Loans on mortgage securities have diminished 

 about $300,000, and on stock security increased 

 about an equal amount. 



Saloons. The State statistician reports that 

 Dec. 31, 1900, there were 4,392 saloon licenses in 

 vogue in Indiana, one for every 573 persons. 

 Fifty-nine of 80 cities in the State that have re- 

 ported have 2,643 saloons against 2,188 in 1897. 

 The licenses amounted to 63 cents for each 

 person. 



Lawlessness. On Feb. 26 a negro was hanged 

 at Terre Haute by a mob, for the murder, which 

 he confessed, of a young woman, who, as he 

 said, had called him " a dirty nigger " and struck 

 him in the face. His body was burned. 



Bequisition from Kentucky. Requisition 

 was made on the Governor by the Governor of 

 Kentucky for the return to that State of ex-Gov. 

 William S. Taylor and ex-Secretary of State 

 Charles S. Finley, to be tried for complicity in 

 the assassination of Gov. Goebel. The requisition 

 was refused in a communication from which the 

 following extracts are taken: "I choose to make 

 use of the right and the duty as the executive of 

 the commonwealth to exercise a discretionary 

 power of refusal, to the end that the purposes of 

 persecution, which seems to be the conspicuous 

 feature of this prosecution, may not force these 

 men before a court partizan to the very extreme 

 of vindictiveness and a jury organized for convic- 

 tion in its personnel and impanelment. I have 

 given careful and conscientious consideration to 

 the evidence produced in the case already heard 

 of the persons accused of complicity in the mur- 

 der of William Goebel so far as has been placed 

 in my hands by the attorneys for the prosecution, 

 and I unhesitatingly affirm that conviction based 

 upon such a mass of self-evident perjury reflects 

 the poisoned passions of a court and jury and 

 strengthens the belief that were these requisitions 

 honored 1 would be only aiding the determination 

 of the prosecution to convict these men without 

 any reference to law, justice, or fact." 



Monument to Mrs. Lincoln. About 1897 the 

 attention of Gov. Mount was called to the neglect- 

 ed condition of the grave of Abraham Lincoln's 

 mother, in Spencer County. Through his effort's 

 a fund was raised, and the burial-place was en- 

 closed and cared for. Later, the Culver Company 

 offered to give a monument, which offer was ac- 

 cepted, and in April the company announced that 

 the monument was ready. The foundation was to 

 be built of material from the old vault where 

 Mr. Lincoln was buried at Springfield. 



Legislative Session. The General Assembly 

 was in session from Jan. 10 to March 11. Senator 

 Wood was president pro tern, of the Senate, and 

 Samuel R. Artman was Speaker of the House. 



The new offices, boards, and commissions that 



were created were those of an additional judge of 

 the appellate court; a State mine-inspector; a 

 State veterinarian, the veterinary board being 

 abolished by the same act; a State board of em- 

 balmers; a State board of forestry, of 5 members, 

 1 to be the secretary ; a Shiloh battle-field commis- 

 sion, with appropriation of $25,000, all but $4,000 

 of which is to be used in paying for monuments 

 to mark the positions of the Indiana troops on 

 the battle-field of Shiloh. The $4,000 remaining is 

 to be used to pay the expenses of the members 

 of the cpmmission, which is to have two years for 

 its work. 



A new primary election law was enacted, and 

 the use of voting-machines was provided for. The 

 State was reapportioned into congressional dis- 

 tricts. 



An antilynching law makes the seizure and 

 lynching of a prisoner in custody of a sheriff not 

 merely prima facie but conclusive evidence of the 

 sheriff's failure to do his duty, vacates his office 

 at once, and makes him ineligible for election or 

 appointment to any office. Provided, however, 

 that he may have a hearing before the Governor, 

 and if he can show that he did all in his power 

 to protect the prisoner, he may be reinstated in 

 office. 



An antitrust law was passed. 



Loan, trust, and safe-deposit companies doing 

 business under the law of 1893 are required to 

 give to the Auditor statements of the full amount 

 of their outstanding obligations, and the amount 

 of premiums charged and received. Savings de- 

 posits held by such companies are subject to the 

 same regulations as savings-bank deposits. 



A new militia law appropriates $75,000 a year, 

 and requires regular drill nights in each week of 

 each calendar year, and three days in each year 

 for target practise upon the rifle-range; provided, 

 that not less than one hour and a half actual 

 instruction be considered a drill, nor less than 

 eight hours be counted a day upon the range. 



A law regulating the sale of convict-made goods 

 makes so many restrictions as practically to pro- 

 hibit such sale. 



The insurance laws were amended in several 

 particulars. 



The soliciting of certain kinds of insurance was 

 prohibited by what was known as " the grave- 

 yard insurance bill." 



A law for regulating the sale and transfer of 

 grain in elevators and other places of storage was 

 enacted. Persons dealing in grain must make 

 complete written declarations concerning it; and 

 warehouse receipts must contain statements that 

 such declarations have been made. 



A law for the better protection of game is more 

 stringent than previous laws on the subject. 

 Hunting is prohibited between Oct. 1 and Nov. 

 10, except upon special permit of the Game Com- 

 missioner; and then the permit does not extend 

 to the hunting of animals for which there is a 

 close season, as, for instance, quails and prairie- 

 chickens, the open season for which begins Nov. 

 10 and ends Jan. 1. There is also a penalty of 

 fine and imprisonment for selling or offering for 

 sale such birds during the period named, whether 

 the same were killed in this State or elsewhere. 

 The killing of wild ducks and other water-fowl 

 is prohibited from April 15 to Sept. 1 and from 

 Oct. 1 to Nov. 10, except by permit, such permit 

 to be issued to residents free of charge. Non- 

 residents of the State are not permitted to hunt or 

 kill wild animals or game-birds within the State 

 at any time without a license, the cost of which 

 is $25. It is made a misdemeanor to hunt or 

 shoot on enclosed land without the owner's con- 



