Indianapolis News, Indianapolis, Marion County, 16 December 1895 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS. MONDAY. DECEMBER 16. 1895.

EVENTS IN THE OLD WORLD

VLPATHY OF TUB POWERS ‘HM Nil* THE DOOM OF THE ARMENLAAS.

Pit He*** Europe Look* On WUI> Equanimity At the Mn*Hn«*re«— A>epre«ln t Iona of Thieve* On Italiuu RailrondM.

Apathy of the Povrer*. I»ndon Special New York Sun. The eoopwte<i, IndetMl. the inevitable, tae happened In Conatantlnople tills week, and the Turkish aituation fernalna unaltered In any essential partlcjlar. Massacres of Christiana throughout the empire continue in greater number than ever, but on a smaller scale, and the European f lowers, satisfied with the empty victory h«y have gained in the matter of additicrai guordships, look on with equanimity and no thought of Interfering. The Christian Armenian race In Asia Minor la doomed. Few of the half million human beings, already destitutes, starving, and at the mercy of implacable fanaticism, will survive the winter, according to the present outlook. The boasted concern of the powers, instead of being their protection. Is their death warrant. Nothing but the rupture of this beautiful harmony of nature can save them. Nothing. apparently, can cause any change in this serene attitude of Christendom except a great awakening of the national toracienee in England or elsewhere, which will compel some government to rlak the grave dangers which Independent Action involve*. There is no sign anywhere of such a revival of militant virtue. All Europe is pitiless and stony-hearted. Pity wnich costs nothing and help which drains only uuperflteous pence may be had in abundant measure In this country for any indifferent cause, especially If it affords an opportunity for the ambitious middle classes to get in social touch with the aristocracy. The Salisbury government and its newspaper exponents have •ucceeded in creating a popular belief that any interference on behalf of the illfa ted Armenians would Involve Great Britain In a single-handed conflict with the combined continental powers. It must be admitted that there Is some measure of truth in the vague alarm with| whloh the subject Is surrounded in the popular mind. It is perhaps too much to expect of human nature that it should remain steadfast to duty and to solemn pledges under such circumstances. English virtue, at all events, confesses Itself unequal to such a trying test. The opportunity to avert the fate of the Sultan’s Christian subjects has almost expired. The powers have allowed Abdul Hamid to consume the critical weeks In a silly farce over the admission of more guardships through the Dardanelles The question la of no earthly consequence compared to the vaster issues pending, and the Sultan was clever enough to give it a fictitious Importance until It is almost too late to -press any serious demands whloh might avert the fate which winter and the swords of his Mohammedan subjects are preparing for the Armenians. The general Impression in Europe is that the Turkish question will not assume an acute phase again before spring. This Is by no means certain. During the winter reports of atrocities and horrors in Armenia will transpire, vaguely and slowly, but the situation at Constantinople Itself Is still so critical that grave events are possible at any time. There will be long and JAitlle pourparlers between the Sultan and the ambassadors all winter. The crisis anticipated for the spring, which has been widely discussed, probably will be one of those universally prophesied events Which never come to pass. If it does arise, the crisis will come without warning ( and In the form least expected. Thieves On Italian Hall roads. London Cable New York Sun, Visitors are now flocking to Home, and •iznultaneously loud and bitter complaints aiw heard of the depredations of thieves «n the Italian railroads. This is the annual wall, and probably It will be heard till the end of time. The most elaborate precautions for Insuring the safely of foreigners’ baggage appear to be useless, The Ingenuity of the thieves keeps pace with the care and forthought of their victims. The express agents now admit that even the cording and sealing system Is of no practical use. The only fairly safe thing appears to be to put all one’s valuables In a bag which can be carried In the traveler's hand, and let the other packages take their chance. Even then, absolute safety Is not assured, for the custom house officers are said lately to have developed a pretty talent in sleight of hand, by means of which small articles of Jewelry are made to disappear mysteriously during the progress of the customs examination of the baggage, and under the very noses of their owners. The cleverer of these railroad thieves do not work coarsely, but, like flrst-class burglars, having pride in their nefarious operations, they usually loosen the fastening of the trunk, enabling the lid to be lifted without displacing or breaking the cards or seals, and then open the trunks with false keys. As fhis process Invariably takes time, it gives an additional proof that the railroad employes are either the actual criminals or are In close complicity with them. An English woman writes to-day to the sympathetic Standard, giving her experiences this year for the benefit of others, but without suggesting a remedy, which, indeed. Is hard to find or devise. She traveled from Pisa, via Plstola and Bologna, to Venice, registering her baggage at the starting place. On opening her trunk on the same evening in her hotel at Venice she found that tit had been completely ransacked. A small tin cash box. which had been well hidden, had besn smashed open and the contents taken away. The trunk Itself showed no signs externally of having been tampered with. This lady made various depositions before consuls and police, but without effect. As a matter of fact, it la hopelesa to ex* pect to recover property stolen or lost on the Italian railroads, and American travelers may as well take note of the fact, and thereby save valuable time and much vex* atlon of spirit. The administration of the railroads In Italy Is corrupt, from the lowest root to the topmost branch. Employes are badly paid, and for the most part have to buy their posts, lust like a Turkish pasha, and recoup themselves at the expense of innocent travelers, native as well as foreign. As often as not, the police are in league with the thieves. A series of violent crimes in railway carriages, especially on the continent in the last few days, has caused one of those periodical agitations In favor of American corridor cars. The danger to travelers from cranks and malefactors U a very real one. especially now that the system of fast expresses and long run* without stops is be!n@ extended. The French railways have made some concession to the public uneasiness by requiring the guards to make occasional trips of Ins spection along the footboard on the outside of the carriages. . w , One of these railway crimes had an amusing sequel the other day. An attache of a foreign embassy, returning home late after a masked ball, where he had taktn the character of Mephlstopheles, entered the train muffled up to his eyes. He found himself In a compartment alone with a sinister-looking individual, who, after the train started, demanded money with threats. The diplomatist cast off his wrappings ' and .towered over the rough In his flaming costume with horns and hoofs. The thief dropped to his knees trembling with terror and began to pour out a confession of his sins. At the next station the Prince of Darkness dismissed the terrified wretch Into the hands of the police. _______ Kaffir Klava At Monte Carlo. London Cable New York Trlbofle. Bcrney Bamato’s partner, Woolfe Joel, and Frank Gardner, known aa the Barnato of Australia, recently won J76.000 at Monte Carlo by backing the red twelve times the figure nine scoring nine times running. To celebrate th«*lr luck they gave a red dinner at the Savoy to thirty guests, most of them Kaffir raitTtbnairea. The room was draped In red; the menus were printed in red, with the wheel arid tbs figure nine prominent; the flowers •wore red throughout; the shades of th* electric lights were red; the waiters were red ties, gloves and buttons; Monte Carlo was shewn on its rock in ioes, crowned •with roulette tableo; the band played 'The Man Who Broke the Bank at Monte Carlo"; and to complete the simile of Rouge et Nofr, at tfie end of the dinner the red waiters were replaced by negroes, who served black coffee. Barnato was

present, but paid nothing. The speech of t!i*- evening was n. i<Je by Joel, the winner. who. in spite of his own Im k, strorgl> advised the gues-ts not to try roulette too often. Perhaps Harnato would have folded that Kaffir* were equally uncertain. The red dinner wa* a curious sequel to the recent worship of the golden calf at the Mansion House. Hereafter the _a< e of diamonds will be included in the Kaffirs’ coat of arms.

DROWNED IN WHITE RIVER

TWO BOYS FALL THKOIGH THE THIN ICE.

Rintain’s Plan* London Cable New York Times. It is believed here, and, 1 gather, on the continent as well, that unless an overt turbulence in Constantinople precipitates interference, Russia will gather her forces during the winter, and in the early spring assume an initiative of her own. Six army corps in Kieff and Odessa are practically mobilized, and the large Black sea fleet at Sebastopol, with reinforcements of marines from Cronstadt during the week, is held daily ready for sea. Some sixty Bulgarian officers have been within a fortnight attached to the line regiments in the Kieff district, and many more are preparing to leave Sofia for the same purpose after, the new year. It is perfectly understood that in the epring a concerted revolution w',11 spring up all over Macedonia, the details of which are being arranged with cynical publicity at mass meetings throughout Bulgaria. These things can mean nothing save that with the melting of the snows Russia’s game will be ready in both Armenia and the Balkans. What is called the European concert signifies merely the anxious efforts of bhe other powers to preserve a semblance of peace through the winter, by agreeing upon as many non-essentials as possible and trusting to chance for alliances and to luck when the tug comes in March. This nervous fencing for position and delay so absorbs the British attention that all other Continental happenings are ignored. Cable From Vnneoaver To An*trutiaLondon Cable New York Sun. If, as is very probable, the Salisbury government should remain in power for three years, a cable from Vancouver to Australia will be made and laid by the end of 189S. Mr. Secretary Chamberlain has privadely pledged himself to that effect. His heart is in the scheme, and he is strong enough in the Cabinet to carry it out even if the imperial government has to provide a disproportionate part of the subsidy. The appointment of a committee to Inquire into the scheme must, therefore, be regarded as a mere form, intended to satisfy the few people who distrust Us practicability. Mr. chamberlain has himself drawn up the terms of the reference to the committee. They are: "To consider in all its aspects the pro-* posul for laying a telegraphic cable be* tween. British North America and the colonies of Australaisia, and' to report thereon to the Seenltary of State for the Colonies, besides the questions of route, cost, revenue, and other matters which will suggest themselves to the committee. Special consideration should be given to the question whether the cable should be laid by the government or by a private company, and to the distribution of cost or subsidy among the governments concerned.” A Clnmsy Remark. London Cable New York Tribune. Sir Matthew White-Ridley, the Home Secretary, made a clumsy reference to an interesting event In the life of the royal family- In excusing himself from a political engagement, he said: "Unluckily, it so happens that the duties of my office require pie to be within reach of Sandringhatnu” He is not a good courtier, or be would not have said “unluckily” in referring to* the Duchess of York. The birth of a son w as ■announced this morning with loud acclaim. Iroa Hall Report and Allowances. The qammlBsioners appointed by Judge MeMaster to examine the report of the receiver of ,the Iron Hall have completed their work, and announce that the report is correct. They examined 47,000 vouchers and 1,400 pages of manuscript. The work occupied twanty-seven days, and a fee of $G00 was allowed them. Judge MeMaster also allowed a fee of $315 to Lowery, Stone & Auerbach, of New York, for work done In connection with settling up the affairs of the New York branches of the order. o Plenty of Ga». There has been plenty of gas In the mains of the Indianapolis Gas Company yesterday and to-day. As there always has been plenty in mUd weather, however, the consumers have not yet had opportunity to know that th© pumping-station is doing anything for their benefit. Pound Dead In Bed. Viniiam Aebker, a cabinetmaker living at 624 Vermont street, was found dead in, bed yesterday morning. Coroner CAstor was notified, and on investigation found, that the old man had been drinking heavily of late, and that death probably resulted from alcoholism. May Open the Fair Evenings. The executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture will, at its coming meeting, talk over the advisability of keeping the State Fair'open evenings, next year. If It is decided to do this, the board will have a system of electric lights put ini at the grounds. PERSONAL AND SOCIAL.

One Other Roy Get* In. But I* Rc*eued—Lonk Seareh Before One of the Itodle* I* Found—Other Not Reeovered.

The first skating accident of the winter happened late Saturday afternoon. John Hoerhammcr. age nine, and Otto Greenwaldt, age eight, were drowned in White river. The accident happened in a deep part ot White river, formerly known as “Barbers’ Hole,” but within recent years called "the

I who on seeing it, seemed for the first time ' to realize that her boy was lost. Her grifcf was pitiable. Mr. Greenwaldt took the cap. and with it in his hands he paced the river bank all the afternoon, i hoping for the recovery of his boy's body, j The river's banks where the accident j occurred were crowded with people a.’l I day yesterday, and the churches and ! Sunday-schools have not been so poorlyattended for a long time. The three J youths. Hurst, Wolf and Zinker, were recipients ot much praise for their coolness and presence of mind. John Stuppy, who was saved, owes his life to them, if they could hive been quicker in getting the board they say they could have saved the other boys. Scores of people were at the river again this morning, watching the industrious search for the missing body o? Otto Gruenwaldt by friends of the stricken family.

DAILY CITY STATISTICS.

Hirtli Return*. J jhu and Louise Dieu, 126 Agnes, girl. .John and Gertrude Stnitli, 65b W. Vermont. boy. < liarle* and Rosa Setd. 165 Blake, girl. Edward and Lottie Young, lid Bright, boy. John and Rosa Beckett. 1S*9 West Maryland. bo»Frederick R. and Anna Eliza Sullivan, North Illinois, gill. Ralph and Mattie Larue, 2S Columbia, boy. Mr. and Mrs. Otto A. Dippel. 21 Frank, girl. V. m. and Anna Miller, bid North Mississippi, boy.

AA hat Hurst Say*. Erast us Hurst, the young man. who threw the ear of corn on the ice, says that some reports of the accident seem to have conveyed the idea to the people of Haughville that he was responsible for

Mrs. Mary B. Fletoher Is visiting friends In Louisville. t Miss Zollinger, of Detroit, is a guest of Miss Maud McConnell. In North Meridian street. Miss Tobin, of Denver, is a guest of Dr. and Mrs. Buohtel and family, at their home In College avenue. Mrs. Brackenbush, of Chicago, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Charles E. Darke and family, In North Meridian street. Miss Clara Hauelsen will make her debut soon, at a large evening party which her parents. Mr. and Mrs. William Hauelsen, will give. Miss Leonore Laycook, will return the last of the week from the Academy of Music at Oldenburg, Ind., to spend the holidays with her parents. Dr. and Mrs. Laycock. Mrs. J. M. Neuberger, of Chicago, who ih&a been visiting friends here for several weeks, and for whom a number of companies have been given, returned to her home In Chicago yesterday. Mrs. D. W. Martnon will read her paper. "Our Prose Pastoral Writers,” given recently at the AVoraan’s Club, to a company of about sixty ladies, at Mrs. Joseph A. Mllburn’s home, on Wednesday afternoon. Miss Mary Fletcher, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 8. K. Fletcher, who was one of fourteen applicants for the position of substitute in the city library, passed the highest examination, and has been appointed to the place. Mr. and Mrs. AA r illlam H. Wlshard will observe the fifty-fifth anniversary of their marriage to-morrow, Informally, from 3 to 6 in the afternoon, and from 8 to 10 in th3 evening, at their home, 264 Capitol avenue, North. No invitations have been Issued. Mr. and Mrs. William Clifford, of Senate avenue. North, will celebrate their goldew wedding anniversary on Saturday, December 28. They will receive Informally after 3 o’clock, assisted by their chiidren, grandchildren and great grandchildren. No invitations have been Issued. In the presence of a few relatives, the Rev. D. R. Van Buskirk, of the Christian, elittrch, married Mr. Robert K. Pangie and Miss Annai Gattlnger yesterday afterneon. The ceremony was performed at the home of the bride’s mother, 135 Ft. Wayne avenue, where Mr. and Mrs. Pangie 'Will make their home. A unique entertainment Is being plaT-jwd by the ladles of the second section of the Free Kindergarten Society, at the head of which are Mrs. John H. Holliday and Mrs. Hermann Pink. The entertainment mill be a children’s carnival fit the Propyfaeum, which will be decocted to represent an ice palace, fit will be given on Friday afternoon, January 3. Lannes M. McPhetridge has resigned from the city staf? of the Indianapolis Sun, to take employment on the indiauspotia Woman, the new Saturday paper. recently started here by E. E. Sts fiord. Mr. McPhetridge has been doing most of the writing for the paper, and has been Invtted by the publisher to devote his whole time to the work. He was formerly with The News. A reception was given Saturday evening by Mr. 8. R. Greer, at his home. In the Chalfant. In receiving, the host was as* aisled by hit sister, Mrs. Allen A. Wilkin, son. and In entertaining by Mrs. J. K. Hi, ly. Mrs. Ernest R. Keith, Mrs. Burton Parrott, Mrs. John H. Murphy. TMra. N. S. Drlggs and Mrs. Garland R. Stewart. At the fee tabla the assistants were Miss Haines, Miss Caroline Farquhar, Miss Coffin Miss Mary Wallick Miss Ridgely. th* Miss Dennys and Miss Mary WaSlck.

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"BARBERS’ HOLE,” WHERE THE BOYS WERE DROWNED.

death pool.” It is situated between the Michigan and First-street bridges over White river. Saturday afternoon three boys, John Hoerhammer, Otto Greenwaldt and John Stuppy, were playing on the edge of the river. Over the "Barbers’ Hole” the ice was very thin, and a short distance below It the rush of the w r ater from under its frozen cover had washed away the ice and piled It up in masses against the bridge, leaving a stretch of open water. The three lads were daring one another to* go out on the ice, and each vied with the other in showing his courage. Along the high bank came a party of young men carrying skates. They had been enjoying themselves on the canal further up. One of them, Erastus Hurst, about twenty years old, carried an ear of corn in his hand that he had picked up in the road. Just for fun he threw the corn on the ice, and it rolled between the spot where the boys were playing and the open water. At once the boys dared each other to go toward the ear of com. The ice was thin, and cracked ominously beneath their weight. — Tlirough the Ice. * No one can tell Just how the accident happened. Stuppy and Greenwaldt were facing the bank w 7 hen they heard a crash. Looking around they saw that Hoerhammer had disappeared. In a moment they saw his hand come up out of the broken ice; then it went under again. Stuppy started at once over the thin lee to the spot where Hoerhammer had gone down. Swift as he was, Otto Greenwaldt was quicker. He caught up with and passed Stuppy. He slipped as he was near the hole where Hoerhammer had gone down, and he caught at Stuppy to save himself. Instead of helping himself he dragged Stuppy to the hole with him, and with arms clasped they followed Hoerhammer beneath the water. While this had taken place the young men on the bank with Hurst at their head, tore a board from a fence, and clambering down the steep bank they worked their way out to the edge of the hole through which the three boys had gone. As they got the end of the plank over the hole, Stuppy and Greenwaldt came to the surface. Stuppy’s arms were free and he reached out for the plai.k; Greenwaldt’s arms were around him. By a desperate struggle Stuppy manag’d to grasp the plank. At that moment Greenwaldt relaxed his hold, sank anti was seen no more. By strenuous exertions on the part of the rescuers Stuppy was pulled out and he at once started to run home to Haughville. The Parents Learn of It. The parents of Hoerhammer and of Stuppy live next door to each other in Haughville. The parents of Greenwaldt own a truck farm on the Crawfordsville pike, near Haughville Mrs. Hoerhammer and Mrs. Greenwaldt are sisters. Saturday Mrs. Greenwaldt went to Haughville to visit her sister, and took Otto with her. Thus the three boys got together and went out to play. Before they went they were cautioned by their mothers not to go near "Barber’s Hole.” At the time of the accident Mrs. Greenwaldt was preparing to start home. Some swift messenger of evil tidings brought the news of the accident, and the two sisters rushed to the river bank for fheir boys. The jagged hole in the ice, the useless plank and the men on the bank with averted faces were all they saw. Both boys were gone. Men went to work with a will to try and recover the bodies. The ice was hacked away and allowed to float off. Soon two black wagons, belonging to undertakers, took their stand on the banks of the river. Word was sent to the police station with a request for grappling hooks, but there were none to be had. George and John Barnabee, tow fishermen, who have recovered many bodies, were sent for, and they got boats and dragged the water with such appliances as they had. When it became so dark that nothing could be seen tar barrels were brought and lighted on the river bank, and by their light the search went on. Outlined against the sky were the figures of the wailing mothers, and by them stood the fathers, silently waiting for the bodies of their boys. The dragging continued until late into the night, but no trace of either body could be found. Hoerhammer’s Body Found. Early Sunday morning the search began again. Volunteers cut away the Ice to allow clear water in which to drag, but the river was found to be so full of rubbish and snags that it made hard work. About 11 o’clock, Calvin Petty, an employe of the Water "Company, accompanied by George Roberts, joined the searchers. Roberts got a boat, and took one end of a drag line, while Petty walked along the bank with the other end. Just before noon, Roberts felt that he was dragging something, and hauling in his line, the body of Hoerhammer came to the surface. It was found about two hundred yards from the spot where the boy was drowned. The body was taken to Bennett’s morgue in Haughville, and afterward transferred to the home of the parents. The only trace of Otto Greenwaldt was found soon after the recovery of the body of John Hoerhammer. One of the fishermen brought to the surface the cap of the boy. It was taken to Mrs. Greenwaldt,

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the death of the two boys. He says: “We just saw 7 the boys as we were passing, and thought nothing of them. A young man who was with me picked up an ear of corn, and gave it to me, telling me to take it home, and feed the chickens with It. I looked Ait it, and said, ‘I don’t want this,’ and threw it toward the river. I did not see any of the boys start after it, and the first thing 1 saw was one of the little fellows sinking. The people in Haughville are saying that I knew the ice w r as thin, and dared them to go after the ear of corn. 1 did nothing so foolish. If I had seen the boys going to the dangerous spot, I should have warned them away.” “Barbers’ Hole.” “Barbers’ Hole” has a bad reputation for accidents. It is said that it got its name from the fact that a number of years ago a company of barbers who ivent out there to picnic on the banks of the river went in swimming, and all but one of the company were drowned. Since that time scarce a year has gone by that one or more people have not met their deaths in the same spot.

Death Returns. infant Hudson, 122 Ruckle,, inanition. Magdalen Noland, 24 >ear*, Sisters of Good Shepherd, consumption. H. B. Allen, 42 yeans, alcoholism. Maud May Russell, 8 years. 441 Lincoln avenue, diphtheria. Mary Malone, 57 year*. 29 Wyoming, inanition. Mary Saladine, 15 years, 57 Maryland, consumption. Infant Vielking, 243 S. State; convulsions. Sophia Feigen, 33 years, 3U3 Alvord, consumption. John Heiser, 23 years, 118 North Davidson, marasmus. Anna E. Hermann, 83 years, 24 Yeiser, pneumonia.

Marriage Licensee. James H. Kroh and Cora E. Phelps. Louis G. Hurlbert and Jessie Wiseman. John Rouse and Dottle Jones. John M. McNulley and Minnie Stimpson. Robert K. Pangie and Anna Gattlinger. Newton Toole and Flora B. Day. John Whallen and Vandora Douglas. Benjamin Grider and Lizzie Coston. George L. Whitsit and Amelia Moeller. George C. Tague and Annie Hawk. BuiLMiig Permit*. Brooks Oil Company, brick boiler-house, Michigan, between Pine and Pogue’s run, $50ti. J. P. and Mary Ward, repairs, 2 Aster, $3oO. August Bchnull, to raze walls, 58 to 68 S. Meridian, *200. Mary H. Ruddell, raze walls, 72 S. Meridian, 1350. Fred L. Purdy, frame house, Pennsylvania, between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth, *1,500.

Aliasion and Reform AYorl*. The Door of Hope Rescue Mission, 84 North Alabama street, will throw its doors open to the public on Thursday, from 11 to 2 o’clock, for the inspection of its work. A turkey dinner will be served. The Rev. M. L. Haynes addressed a crowded house at the South-street Mission last night on “Law vs. Luck.” He was attentively listened to by over one hundred rough men, who were packed Into the back end of the hall. When he had finished talking, the superintendent of the mission, W. V. Wheeler, stood upon a chair In front of the- men and asked them if they believed what Mr. Haynes had told them. The majority of them said “yes.” A feature of the meeting was the testimony of a man thirtyeight years old who is well known about the city as an habitual drunkard. Pie stated that he w’as converted at the mission last Tuesday evening, and since then he had not touched liquor.

Bethany Rending Circle. A Bethany Reading Circle has been orpardzed In this city, with Mrs. P. M. Dill, pi esident; Mrs. K. Loftin, vice-president, and Henry W. Bullock, secretary. It is under th© control of Bethany Assembly, meeting each year at Bethany Park. Its course of reading is broad and liberal, and the membership is not confined to the Christian churchee. F. D. Powers, President Garfield’s pastor, Washington, D. C., Is president of the main organization. Prof. G. P. Coler, of Ann Arbor, Mich., is secretary. The local circle will meet fortnightly. Small Fires. About 10 o’clock yesterday smoke was discovered coming through the floor of tha American Express Company’s office, in South Meridian street. The firemen searched the basement, but failed to find the fire. It was afterward found to be some rubbish burning in a coal-hole under the sidewalk. No damage was done. L. C. Crabtree suffered a twenty-dollar loss from a small blaze at his house last night, at 170 East Washington street. The house at 681 Salem avenue, owned by Pat* rick Ward, was damaged to the extent of *50 by a fire.

West Indianapolis Gas Explosion. There was a gas explosion at Trinity M. E. church. West Indianapolis, a few minutes before the Sunday-school was called to order yesterday afternoon. A stove in one of the class-rooms had become choked In some manner, and exploded. People rushed to the room to find the stove-door in one part, the lid in another and the carpet on fire. Quick ttork with buckets of water made it unnecessary to call out the fire department. The room would have been filled wdth children fifteen minutes later.

Real-Estate Transfers. Andrew D. Weddle to Florence A. Lumaree, lot 583, McCarty's twelfth West Side addition * 1,700 00 Ellen E. Graham to Derk De Ruiter, lot 15, Falrhurst’s College Comer ddltlon 250 00 Martha Goodlet to Edgar E. Foudray, lot 14, Seidensticker and others’ subdivision part Holmes's West End addition 825 00 Henry Whitlnger to Presley Jennings, part northwest quarter of northeast quarter, section 24, township 17, range 3 750 25 Guilford E. Mayfield to Sallie E. Allen, lot 34. block 9, Tuxedb Park. 1,000 00 Charles A. Olcott to Charles M. Cooper, part lot 36, Storng & Co.'s subdivision, part Johnson's heirs' addition 4,000 00 Alfred M. Ogle et al. to James H. Kelley, lot 102, Ogle's East Park addition 550 00 Noble Street Savings and Loan Association to Charles G. Koesters, lot 3, Van Blaricum’s subdivision, part outlot 121 3,200 00 John W. Kirkpatrick to I^eon O. Bailey, lot 3, Robbins Jt Hubbard’s Hill Place addition, and lot 61, Ogle’s East Park addition 700 00 Edward F. Claypool to Julius K. Knipp, lot 277, Morton Place 1,700 00 Martha A. John to Charles W. Hodell, part outlot 146 2,000 00 Robert G. Harseim to Nancy J. Bash, part lot 4, square 3, North Park addition 6,500 00 Maud M. Figg to Alice C. Robinson, lot 11 and part lot 12, Leiber's addition, North Indianapolis 1,000 00 Alice C. Robinson to William A. Rhodes, same 1,000 00 Ernest C. Albright to same, lots 8 and 9, Rhodes's subdivision, part North Itlinois-street addition 2,700 00 Mary K. Russell to Cora W. Walker, lot 263, Morton Place 6,500 00 Wm. A. Green et al. to George W. Kennard, Jot 14, Hasson’s subdivision part Butler Grove addition 2,500 00 Alice R. Shideler to Augustin Boice, lot 109, Allen & Root's north addition ■ 6,500 00 Asa O. Myers et al., executors, to Howard Todd, part northwest quarter, section 13, township 17, range 2.. 1,000 00

Total transfers, 19: consideration *44,375 25

Watlcin* After a New Player. After a short stay of two days. Manager Watkins left th© city this afternoon for parts unknown, but there is a strong suspicion that he Is headed in the direction of the home of a player whom he •would like to secure for Indianapolis, and the chances are that before the end of the week a new name will be attached to an Indianapolis contract. Manager Watkins state* that the announcement that Asa Stewart would play in Indianapolis and captain the team next season is unwarranted, as no one connected with the local club has had any negotiations w r ith Stewart whatever, and it is not known that he can be secured.

Mr. Lamm Goea To the Sixth Church The Rev. D. R. Lucas, who has been holding meetings at the Sixth Christian church, will preach there regularly after j the first of the year. The former pastor, 1 the Rev. Hume A. Turney, has taken a church at Brooklyn, Ind., whore he will also superintend the Brooklyn assembly ground. , i

A Church Badly Damaged. Special to The Indianapolis News. Frankfort. Ind.. December 16.—At noon to-day fire was discovered in the First Christian church, a $30,000 edifice, of this city, and several hundred dollars’ worth of damage was done before the flames were under control. The fire Is thought to have originated from the furnace. The loss Is covered by insurance. Indlauayoli* Clearings. Dec. 16. Dec 9. Clearings *815,727 $853,261 Balances 65,314 86,747

A “RUN DOWN” ■nd ‘‘used-up” feeling is the first warning that your liver isn’t doing its work. With a torpid liver and the impure blood that follows it, you’re an easy prey to all •ortsof ailments. Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery cures every one of them. PIERCE °srr CURE. I can truthfully say that I believe your Golden Medical Discovery saved my life. When I began your treatment two years ago, I had been given up by the Doctor, and my friends had lost ail hope of my recovery. I had suffered for years with torpid liver; I had chronio pleurisy and catarrh in a very bad term. Attended with hemorrhages—was confined to my bed two months. In Mbs. BRAVssonn a tew da - vs after beginMM. rJHANSFORD. nlog , your mldldne j could perceive a alight change for tie better; in three months I felt almost like a new peitoo. Yours very gratefully. Mm.MAGG- t E E. bransFord, iyUUamabuty, W. Fa,

Beecham’s pills are for biliousness, bilious headache, dyspepsia, heartburn, torpid liver, dizziness, sick head* ache, bad taste in the mouth, coated tongue, loss of appetite, sallow skirt, etc., when caused by constipation; and constipation is the most frequent cause of all of them. Go by the book. Pills 10$ and 25$ a box. Book /rte at your druggist’s or write B. F. Allen Co., 365 Canal St., New York. Annai aalai tnora than fi.000.00u boxta.

For Christmas^ We have a fine stock of Sterling Silver Novelties. Just what you want for small presents. Leather Goods, with silver or gold trimmings. WATCHES, DIAMONDS, and al) the latest and prettiest designs in Brooches, Watch Charms. Chains, Cuff Links, Stick Pins, Garter Buckles, Belts, Children’s Bets, Opera Glasses, Manicure Sets, etc. Store open every evening. MARCY'S 38 W«st Washington St.

'omaris Wream Beauty Lighter Work A Dainty, Sanitary Home may be fulfilled through knowledge of what borax will do. It is nature'. Toilet Preparation and Clearuer. The purest borax is the product of PACIFIC COAST BORAX CO. u 20~&Cule Ueam trade-mark on every package Sold by fifty or more of Indianapolis leading druggists. See Picture* of tke “Ueam” in tke window* Pacific Coast Borax Co. 253 Kinxk Street - - Chicago

WORLD’S - FAIR

The Greatest Sale of

JACKETS FURS

ON RECORD

An Unparalleled Offerl! Any Jacket in our house for. $8.BO Some of these are worth as high as $15 and $18, but all go at the same price. Other Jackets worth $5, $6, $7 and $8, all go at the ridiculous price- gQ

We have our reasons for inaugurating

Jt Is our intention not to carry over a single garment of this season’s goods. We prefer to give our customers a chance at these BIG BARGAINS now rather than wait until after the Holidays, when the season is almost over. We would rather lose on every garment in the house than carry a single one over.

this Clearance Sale so soon..

We are ready with just as good an offer on our line of - - HERE ARE SOME OF THEM—

FURS

One genuine Alaska Seal Jacket, fine French dye, finest grade, never sold less than $226, now at $145.00 One fine Beaver Cape, 30x100 sweep, always sold at $90, now at $55.00

One fine Astrakhan Jacket, finest quality, never sold less than $60, now ...$35.00 One Electric Seal Jacket, cheap at $75, to close out at $45.00

Two Elegant Persian Lamb Jackets, always sold for $45. now a

$25.00

This Is No Humbug Sale!!!

Just come and ask for these goods. Special prices on LADIES’ SUITS, SILK WAISTS, SEPARATE SKIRTS.

We are ready for you. Also some stunning bargains in Men's and Boys’ Suits. Special low prices to close out. ► JUST ’REMEMBER U8. COME AND SEE WHAT WE ARB DOING. COME AND INVESTIGATE.

Our Latch-string hangs out and we give a hearty welcome and low prices to all buyers. THE HOLIDAY SEASON Calls for Holiday Gilts. Here are things useful and beautiful. Note our great inducements. Little prices mean big bargains. . :: :: :: ::

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B Indianapolis V USINESS UNIVERSITY : WHEN building. K. J. HKKB, President Magnificent quarters. Enter now.

THR RAILROADS. Exearaioa mm* Regular Trains.

BIG 4 ROUTE.

Umbrellas Fine Silk Umbrellas at $2, $2.50, $3, $4t and $5. Handkerchiefs Silk Handkerchiefs with colored borders, 25c and upwards. Initial Handkerchiefs (Silk), handsomely embroidered, oniy 50c. A fine line of Linen Handkerchiefs.

Gloves

Fleece-lined Kids at 50c, 75c and $1.00. Fleece-lined Mocha Gloves, $1.25. Cashmere Jersey Gloves, 25c and 50c-Fleece-lined Bear skin Gloves, especially adapted to driving, only $3.00.

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