Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 2 June 1889 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, JUNE 2, 1889 TWELVE PAGES.

; TFOBKEBS AND THEIR FIELDS The Express Service and How the Men Engaged in Ifc A Treated, 'TTtsea Fkir. vith a Pension Ahead When One Eecoraes Too Oil for Hard Labor Matters Ttat Interest Local TVcrkinginen. It s so common to loot upon all corporations as soulless that anytning commendatory In their relations with old-time and trusted employes is "worthy of record. The express companies, "which it is estimated employ some 170.000 men in this country, come under the head of generous corporations. The "wages paid are not "what Trould be called large, hut they aro fair. Messengers get $70 a month, and the clerks in the offices ahout the same amount Drivers obtain on an average $55 a month, and truckmen $30. All have their pay on the first day of the month for the work done during the preceding month, and they can always retain their places, for a man is never discharged unless for some gross offense. What is better still, an employe -who for a long term of years serves a company . faithfully and becomes disabled through age or disease is retired on half In 4 n T ,1 ! J! m .

American Express Company there are now four pensioners. They are not asked to do any 'work, but of course take an in interest in seeiDg the company prosper. Within the last ten years there has been a radical change in the character of the business handled. In a few cases only are heavy boxes or other heavy goods carried by these companies, the fastfreight lines wwr iun uvut v vuia WittSS 1)1 UUBIUC93. On the other hand, the express business has increased more than enough to oilset this tloas in the way of carrying paekages, largelr money and valuables. The moneyorder business has become immense. But with this release from heavy business it would eeem that the life of a messenger is ( a hard one. but such ia not the case. The most healthy men in the service are the uv9gUvi jLMXiiT aia lucu niimmg inn Indianapolis daily who have done so ; twenty-live years or mora, while : more who were clerks in the ofdees have retired on account of Ill-health or have taken better positions. Many men occupying important positions in the banks of the . city and other large enterprises began their business life with the express companies. At the Union Station thero are porters who have been Trita one company for twentylive years or more. In the highest or lowest position of the express service no man is discharged unless for bad conduct. If he quits he does so voluntarily. In it a man's Loncstv is teatel more frequently than in . any o'her occupation, and yet, in a certain company, in the last twenty-live years, but two employes in the Indiana division have gone astray. In neither case did the company lose heavily. The Industrial Parade. All the sub-committees have been appointed July 4. They are busy looking after the necessary details to further the needs of the undertaking. The executive committee met Friday night at No. 115b East Washington street It 1 received rrjorts of progress from aU tlie organiiatlons proposing to participate. Six new or ganizations notified tne committee that they would want positions In the parade. As yet i manufacturers and business men are a little slow . about agreeing to assist in making the Industrial part of the parade a success, The parade depends entirely upon the manufacturers and business men," said a member of the committee yesterday, "and we hope they win cheerfully jrlve us all assistance they can. There is a better feeling existing between employers and employees here than ever before, and ft ought to be cultivated. There is no better way to doit than for us to Join in a creditable display on the Fourth. We are all working for the same end, and there Is no reason why we should not work together in harmony." The committee requests that all manufactnrersandboalnessmenwhocontemplate making a display will correspond with Mr. Stackhouse, at the Labor BignaloQce. The committee will hold another meeting next Friday evening. For the Belief of Miners. ' The committee representing the Brazil miners soliciting aid here for the strikers is receiving a great deal of encouragement from the local la3orfcrganiiatioris. Several of them have made eome Investigations of the miners grievances, and. believing them to be Just, have agreed to extend to them all possible aid. At a conference, held yesterday afternoon, it was decided to hold a mass-meeting, next Friday evening, at the Criminal Court room, to help the strikers came. Ail the labor organizations in the city will participate, and citizens of all classes are invited to attend. 8enator Byrd, of Clay county, will speak fcbout tho miners and operators, and addresses will be delivered by V . P. Flshback, W. D. Bynum. Rev. Oscar C. McCuUocb, 8. P. Porter and others. After the speeches those present will be asked to contribute to the relief fund. Object to Street-Car Mall-Service. . The labor organizations of the city, through the Central Labor Union, propose to enter a formal protest against mail-boxes being placed en the street-cars. They think they see in that a scheme to prevent the stopping of cars in the event of a strike, and hence they do not believe the plan is a practicable one. The leaders in the organizations say that the plan was tried in Cincinnati two or three years ago, and proved a failure. ' In the event tho cars were made mailcarriers, the drivers, in case of a strike, could be arrested and prosecuted for interfering with the United Ftatea malls. That wis done in Cincinnati, and it was this action that made the plan so unpopular. Labor Notes. Xew York has 1,200 organized waiters. There aro seventy-one glass-mills in Ohio. N " In China, the iron-workers, considered the best in the world, make 6 cents per day. Mackerel Ushers on the southwest coast of Ireland are making from $ 4 to $0 per week. Some of the best speakers in the State will attend the Fourth of July eight-hour demonstration. Women are crowding men compositors in London. The female work is not as clean as the men's, although the women work as fast. The demand forartistic architectural iron-work !s so good that one of the establishments making it in Chicago had to greatly increase their facilities. All the Ir. llanapolls manufacturers will soon te payln their employes by the hour. Except in one oytwo instances, the men work ten hours each day. ew York locksmiths and rail-makers demand nice hours and eight on Saturday; finishers, $12 per week; helpers, 9, and for Sunday and holiday work, double pay. E. T. Oburn and J. Schultz, delegates to the National Typographical Union, left for Denver, Col., yesterday. Osman McCarty, representing tfce rressmcn, wiU leave to-morrow. New York cigar manufacturers have organized to get foreign trade. They will ask for the abolition of the duty on leaf tobacco and for the privilege of establishing bonded warehouses. The Painters's Union has objected to the members of the fire department painting the enginehouses. They think tho -worn: oueht to go to men who pay taxes to maintain the department. Late estimates state that Philadelphia has 182 carpet factories, the number of hands employed being a little less than 18,000. Very little sand or sawdust used on the floors of dwellings in this country. Allentown, Pa., is about to secure another Iron establishment lu that of the National stoveworks, from Poeksklll, K. Y., by subscribing 340,000 toward now buildings, t ccured by first mortgage. 3. R. eeyfert's large rolling-mill at eeyfert's Ftatlon, Pa., has resumed operations, after an Ukn-Aa of over two months. It resumed with plenty of orders on hand, and will run on double turn, giving employment to 225 men. Many of the local tucmblies are planning plclc: Brightwood Assembly will have one on the 10 Inst.; the Hod-carriers will go to Blue luver park on the 17th. and the German carpenters ore to hare their outing on Sunday, the Jill There was never better feeling existing between employers and employes In Indianapolis than now. The labor organizations attribute tfcia to the conserv ative course they have beeu pursuing for several months. The agitator, they say, Las had his day. Typographical Union Xo. I, the German Typographical UMon end the Pressmen's Union will all meet todi7. The first named will consider sonio Important ehancea in its constitution, and tlcc a president la place of William Musscr, who has not quallned. The Lady nnicy furnace, at Sheffield, Ala., is doing i pendidly. Bans are made regularly, and the product beinar gradually increaeed. Inquali1 xv the iron is fint-clau. Rn4 everything about can bo iudged from ap-

TM fv.rr-cn la cjratlea at the glass factories f-i Vteclifl t Jrtemity are as follows: Central. ".rre; rcrO VlutiiB, ue; Hotbs. one; Mar2's Terry. fTfcoa, one; Buckeye, one; 'orth- : cr:; i;:r:rt Crystal, one; Bridgeport, 3 Hz'.' "-t -' Che, Belmont, one; BotUc,

one; Lantern Globe, one; National one, and Goblet one. Total, sixteen. Those idle are IIobbsf two; Bnckeye. two; Crystal, one; Belmont, one; Goblet one. Total, Ave. The N'orthwood glass-works, at Martin's Ferry, O., which havo not been working very strong, started up full last week, to stock up before the summer shut-down. Tho Buckeye glass-works, st the same place, are employing more haads thau usual, and will go day and night till the shnt-down. KIncethewar broke out, in 1860, the population of tho United States has more than doubled. The growth since that time has lcen largely in the States weft of the 3IUslsslppi and Mltsourt rivers. The three great branches of industryagriculture, manufacture and mining have more than kept pace with this enormous growth in population. The Cincinnati Corrucating Company is about to establish a sheet-mi 11 at llqua. as an adjunct to their corrugating works hi Cincinnati. Tho works at Plqua will occupy several acres of ground, and will enable the corrugating company to not only make their own sheets, but will also afford room and facilities for the enlargnicnt of several specialties. The Toronto, Ont., pottery-works, when running full will employ 250 hands, and expect to be Li operation next month. The pottery building is a00x20O feet, part four-story high, and all constructed of brick. There are 3 blseuit kilns, 3 jrlost kilns and 3 decorative kilns. Tho motive power is one fcO-borse-power engine, with 2 boilcra, each 14 feet long by CO inches diameter. At the recent annual meeting of the Pulaski Iron Company, at Pulaski, Va., some 2,380 shares were represented. The annual report showed that not only does the furnace continually improve in output, but the quality of the product Is of a character that makes sales brisk. The company now has large orders ahead. All of the $300,000 eapltal stock is now out, and a dividend of 14 per cent, was declared. The manufacture of men's clothing has made great strides in the city of Stettin, Germany. This industry was first established there lu 18rt8, and is now one of the most Important branche s of trade in Germany. The total sales in 1887 amounted to 11 ,000,000 marks. About eighteen firms are engaged in this industry in Btettln. and their aggregate yearly pay-roll Is about 2,300,000 marks, tho number of workmen employed being estimated at 4,000. Ready-made clothing for boys represents about 25 per cent, of the whole. The Lancaster mills, manufacturers of Lancaster and Normandie fringham. employs 2.000 operatives In the production of its specialties. This 1 the largest mill confining its sole production to gingham in the world, the annual production reaching nearly 30,000.000 yards. These works have been established forty-five years; the machinery Is operated by both steam and water power. The pay-roll Is $15,000 per week. Tho other huge gingham mill is the Amoskeag. Neither seems to be much troubled by the cuts that have been made this season in the price of ginghams. District Superintendent of Mines Skeath, at Mahanoy, Pa., is receiving hearty encomiums from native-born Americans in that section for his action in discriminating in favor of American skilled labor as against Poles and Hungarians. For the last few years old residents of the town, who were literally raised in the mines, have fonnd it difficult to obtain employment on accountof the Poles and Hungarians, who underbid them in wages, and in recognition of the superintendent's action there is a movement on foot to present him with a gold watch and a Patriotic Order Sons of America badge

IN RELIGIOUS CIRCLES. Preparing to Welcome the Home Missionary Delegates. A called meeting of the local auxiliaries of the Woman's Home Missionary Society was held at Koberts Park Church yesterday afternoon, to make preliminary arrangements for tho entertainment of delegates and visitors to the annual meeting of the National Woman's Homo Missionary Society, which will convene in this city the first week of November next. There will be 150 delegates and probably enough visitors to make the attendance from abroad more than rive hundred. Tho wife of exPresident Hayes is president of the society. There were fow ladies present yesterday, and little business was transacted. Episcopal Diocesan Convention, The Fifty-second Annual Convention of the Episcopal Church in Indiana will assemble in Grace Cathedral this week. The order of proceedings is as follows: Tuesday, June 4, 10:30 1. m. Fifth annual meetinsfof the Woman's Auxiliary; sermon by Rev. Dr. Langford, secretary of the General Board of Missions In New York; Holy Communion, celebrated by the Bishop; reading of annual reports by the Diocesan scceetary. Miss Upfold; intermission, during which lunch will be served in the residenco of the Indianapolis Institute. 2 p. m. Tho conference will resume its session, and papers be read by Miss Mary Engle, on "Diocesan Missions;" Mrs. J. O. Cooper, on "King's Daughters;" ten minute talks about missionaries in China, Mrs. Ransford; "White Earth and its Christian Indians." Mrs. G. E. Swar; missionary letters read by Miss Mary Swan; discussion of auxiliary work and methods. Tuesday evening. 7:30 Meeting of diocesan convention; choral evening prayer; annual address of the Bishop of the diocese; missionary address by Dr. Langford; election of secretary and appointment of standing committees. Wednesday. 8 a. m. Morning prayer; 9, celebration of holy communion, after which the business of the convention will proceed until 12:20. Lunch will be served durlag the intermission In the Institute residence, as on Tuesday. 2 r. r. until 5, business session of the convention. 7:30 p. m., missionary meeting; annual report of diocesan board of missions, by Rev. J. I). Stanley, of Terr Haute; addresses by Kev. Messrs. Charles Morris, Walter Scott, J. J. Mclltsh; and others. This convention Is composed of all the clergy of the dioccso and laymen from the parishes. Meeting of the W. F. 3L S. The semi-annual district meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Indiana Conference will bo held at Meridian street Church on Wednesday, Julc 5, commencing at 0:30 o'clock. Tho programme includes: Opening exercises, Mrs. llaughey; address by conference secretary, Mrs. Kelly; roll-call; minutes of last meeting, Mrs. Adams; district report, Mrs. Holllngs worth; anointment of committees; muslo, Mrs. Walker; paper. "Italy," Mrs. Ytlfer; report of auxiliaries; address. Dr. Corey, Foo Chow, China; duet, Mrs. Walker and Miss Sadie Walker; paper, "The Religions of the South 8ea Islands,' Mrs. Bhaefler; miscellaneous business; paper. "She Has Done What She Could," Mrs. Langdon; recitation, Mrs. J. Sickles; prayer for temperance: opening exercises, Mrs. A. J. Lowe; missionary experietce meetintr, Mrs. J. Dunlap; minutes of morniug session; treasurer's report; music. Miss Anna Bajtgs; paper, "The Hermit Nation." Mrs. O. II. Hasselman: children's hour; muslo. Carrie, Miles and Ernest Burford; recltatiou, Miss Austin; rarer, "The Waldenses," Mrs. Spruance; music, Mrs. Jamison; election of officers for the district; report of committees. Young "Women's Union. The Young Women's Christian Temperance Union will hold its regular meeting, to-morrow evening, at 8 o'clock, in True Friend Hall. When Block. A full attendance is desired, as preparations will be made for the observance of Flower Mission day, June 8. All young people Interested arc invited. - Notes of the Churches. Rev. Dr. James McLeod will preach at Second Presbyterian Church, morning and evening. Pervices at the Fourth Presbyterian Church will be conducted, morning and evening, by Rev. E. P. Whallon. At the United Presbyterian Church this moraine, Kev. J. 1. Cowan's theme will be The Assembly of 1789." "Exaggeration and Lying" will be Rev. Dr. M. I. Ilaines'H subject, at the First Presbyterian Church, this evening. 'Social Evils' is the subject of a lecture to be piven at the Church of God, corner Noble and Ohio streets, by Elder W. H. Noble, of WUllamstown. "Rights and Obligations of the Intellect" will be Rev. O. C. McCulloch's morning topic at Plymouth Church; evening, "How Can the Saloon be Abollshedl" Rev. Dr. J. P. D. John, of DePauw University, will preach at Meridian-street M. E. Church in the morning, and in the evening will lecture on "Is There a Superhuman Thinker in the Universe v William Mnrphy will, this evening, begin a series of gospel temperance meetincs at the Riverside Baptist Church, West Indianapolis. The meetings will continue one week, and possibly longer. At Roberts Park M. E. Church Rev. Dr. 8. A. Keen will preach, this morning, on "Church Feudalism." This evening Mr. 8. D. Hslncs. a temperance worker, will lecture, his theme being "Help a little." Georjre II. Chapman Tost, G. A. R., will hold memorial services in their hall, corner Washington and Tennessee streets, this afternoon. The address will bo delivered by Rev. W. F. Sheridan, of Blackford-street M. E. Church. The members of tho Scottish Rlto have accepted an Invitation to attend Ascension day services at Central avenue Tabernacle this mornlug. They will leave the rooms of the Rite at 10 o'clock sharp. Street-cars have been provided to take them to and from the church. Doctor Ford, pastor of the Tabernacle, is a member of the order. Bishop Knlckerbacker is to confirm a larce class in Christ Church, this morning, at i):30 o'clock. At 10:30 o'clock, in St. Paul s Church, he will preach and then confirm a class, after which he will celebrate holy communion. In the evening ho will visit St. James Chapel, where ho will deliver a sermon and conhrm another class. Will C. Hall has been made manager forChatfield & Wood of their new paper store in this city.

THE CLAN-XA-GAIL. The Local Organization Expresses Itself in Relation to a Recent Interview.

At a meeting of the local lodge of tho Clan-na-Gael, held last evening, the following statement was read and discussed, and finally ordered to be given out for publication: "From a statement that appeared in the Evening News of Friday, published in tho shape of an interview with a member claiming to be in high standing in the organization known as tho Clan-na-Gael, tho public would naturally infer that the objects and aims of that organization were calculated to destroy tho high standing which tho cause of an oppressed nationality sought at the hands of a liberty-loving people. The Clan-na-Gael organization of this city cannot bo held responsible for the inouthings of individuals, and wo take this opportunity of branding the interview referred to as an unqualitied falsehood. It is needless to follow the strain of that interview. Possibly it may have emanated from the fertile brain of some reporter who was desirous of proclaiming somewhat of a sensation in this city. If so. his want of knowledge of the subjects of the organization must necessarily make him appear very ludicrons in the light of facts that will bo made known to tho world should the murder of Doctor Cronin bo traced to tho oriauization, which his statement implies, i, on the other hand, a member of tho organization should have mado those statements, all we can say is that it was the wild imaginings of a demented mind. But wo will here positively deny that any such information was furnished, or possibly could bo furnished, by any officer or membes of the organization in this city. The object of the organization is the advancement of the Irish cause and the amelioration of the distressed in Ireland, and not for murder or assassination. We deeply deplore the murder of Dr. Croniu, and sincerely hope the perpetrators of that cold-blooded murder will bo brought to justice. The organization with which ho was so closely connected considered him pre-eminently above tho average member, and his loyalty and fidelity to his mother-land in all her trials and tribulations was a fitting proof of the genuineness of his citizenship in this great laud of freedom. Honest and faithful in all his callings, upright and honorable in all his dealings, ho naturally ingratiated himself into the nigh esteem of his compatriots. Now that he has been removed by some unknown assassin or assassins, all that we can hope or wish for is that tho murderers will bo brought to light, and we feel confident that his removal will not be traced to the door of tho Clan-na-Gael. "We promise to give any assistance that may lay in our power to obtain a clew that win lead to the identity of the assassins. The Clan-na-Gael, as an organization, disclaims any connection whatever in the connivance or perpetration of this brutal murder. The sending of envoys to England loaded with dynamite, etc., and the safe return of two, is but tho frothy surmisingof some irresponsible creature. The supposed defalcation in tho organization is simply laughed at by those in position to know the standing of the order." The Fault with the Purchasers. Charles E. Kregelo denies, with great positiveness and as one who knows all about it, the story that there was any bad feeling between the traveling men, representing dealers in undertakers goods, and the funeral directors at their recent annual meeting here. Mr. Kregelo says the manufacturers of burial cases and caskets did form an association, one object being to quit making inferior goods and to quit selling to men who would not pay for what thry bought. The undertakers aid them In this by forming associations. Such an association has been formed In Indianapolis, and prices have been rut on a cash bal. Mr. Kregelo says that nn adult can be burled for $30. or as much higher as friends may desire to pay. "For more than a year," said he, "I have been advocating private burials. I remember a few years apo we had to furnish crape by the box for pall-bearers. This made a bill of 5 to $10, and ten hacks at $1, making 40, or a total of $50, much of which might be done away with. The fault is not with the undertakers, but with the persona making tho bills." Girls Classical School. The examination and exhibition of the intermediate classes in reading and voice culture of the Girls' Classical School occurred yesterday afternoon at the English Lutheran Church. Miss Emily Bingham is the teacher at the school, and the several exercises reflected great credit upon the instructor. The exhibition consisted of showing the audience the methods used. Thero were preliminary exercises in gesture and exercises in articulation, voice placing and inflection; there were selections of readings and concert recitations, the latter being 4,The Face Against the Pane' and A Little Quaker Sinner." There were also exercises in voice and gesture combined. The finale was five scenes from "As You Like It," by the pupils of the A intermediate class. Appropriate costumes were worn, and both in speech and action the girls proved themselves rxt pupils. The ladies present were charmed with tho performance. The senior class, with Mr. and Mrs. Sewall, will hold a reception aDd hop to-morrow night, from 7:30 to 0:30 o'clock No Traffic for Foints East of Pittsburg. Superintendent Bennett, of the Indianapolis division of tho C, St. L. & r., yesterday afternoon received orders to take no passengers or perishable freight, or live stock for points east of Pittsburg. How long this order will be in force it Is impossible to tell, as tho extent of damage done to the Pennsylvania road between Pittsbure and Harrlsburg was, at the time it was Issued, not fully ascertained. The presidents of the Bee-line, the Lake Shore road and the New York Central telegraphed the Pennsylvania peole to send their Western passengers for the seaward over their lines. They said transportation would be honored without change of the tickets. Twenty-seven passengers of No. 20. over the Vandalin, were transferred to the Bee-line at the Union Station yesterday. Officers for the Board of Trade. The election of officers for the Board of Trade will take place on Juno 10. The independent ticket has not yet been chosen. The "regular" nominees are as follows: President Georgo G. Tanner. Vice-president Win. F. Ficl, jr. Treasurer O. X. Frenzel. Governors William Scott, Albert Gall. D. A. Richardson, I. S. Gordon, W. B. Holton, George C.Beck. J. E. McGettigan, J. W. Murphy, Ford Woods, J. F. Wallick. C. F. Sayles. The "regulars" are, for tho most part, now men, tho intention being to give tho young men a chance. Good Weather for Clover. Everybody felt grateful yesterday when the sun broke through the clouds everybody except the street-sprinkler, who does his work and is paid therefor by the week. Perhaps a sprinkler took part in a talk at tho coruer of Delaware and Washington streets, yesterday, where had gathered a tiiixed crowd of city resident and rurallsts. One was bemoaning this, another that, because of the rein. "But, great Scott! what weather for clover!" ejaculated an old farmer. Coy "Will Ue Here To-Morror. The friends of Simeon Coy watched yesterday's afternoon trains from tho north, hoping to see the little boss alight on his return from the northern penitentiary, ne didn't come, however, and those waiting for him telegraphed Warden Murdoch asking when he might be expected. An answer was received stating that Coy would be released last evening, but would not start for home until Monday morning. He will arrive here at 2:35 o'clock to-morrow afternoon. Charged with Selling Pools. Herbert Green, a saloon-keeper at No. 92 West Washington, and Charles Heitz, an employe of the place, were arrested yesterday, charged with selling pools on base-ball. Ever since Superintendent Travis issued his order against poolrooms. Green has been suspected of secretly violating It. Yesterday a young man accidentally exhibited tickets he had purchased at the place, and upon his statement tho warrants wero sworn out for the arrest of the two men. Were In Johnstown. Mrs. Wakefield and Mrs. Flndlay, the mother and sister of Mrs. Joseph T. Magner, of this city, are residents of Johnstown, Fa., and were in the city at the time the great disaster occurred. Michael O'Donnell' Funeral. The funeral of ex-rolioe Superintendent Michael O'Donnell will occur at 5t. John's Cathedral this afternoon, at 2 o'clock. The clerks In the court-house will attend lu a body. The Federal Grand Jury. The United States grand Jury submitted a rartial report yesterday, and then adjourned for one week. Fifteen ludictments were returned, the motet of them against persons charged with violating the election laws. The investiga

tion of the Miller-Williams poor-asylum case was not concluded. The petit Jury will assemble tomorrow morning to hear several cases that have been set for trial. THE PENNY TCADE. Stores Where Little Folks Take Their Pocket Money to the Delight of Smalt Dealers. It was the sage Benjamin Franklin who enunciated the great maxim: "Take care of the pennies and the pounds will care of themselves." There are neither pennies nor pounds in American currency, but there are one and two cent pieces, and the school children all know the short way to the corner grocery, and the corner grocer it is who takes care of the currency when it comes to him. The grocers who are located near the public schools find profit in selling to this class of customers, whero the individual purchases rarely exceed a nickel. Some of this is in tablets, lead and slate pencils, and other stationery supplies, candies, cheap base balls and Dats and small toys. There is also a constant demand for heavy rubber bands by means of which and a forked stick tho small boy constructs the weapon known as tho "devil sling." Let a new brand of candy appear mounted on a stick and selling for one cent; let this great fact be introduced into a ward school by a email boy or girl coupled with the information that it can be had of the comer grocer and before night the grocer's stock will be exhausted. The rage for that particular kind of sweetness will probably run a week, long enough to enable the grocer to sell a dray-load of it, and clean out all the copper money for squares around. A like furoro comes on when a new, cheap toy, something costing lor 2 cents, is introduced by the grocer, and within a week it seems as if nearly every youngster in the city has one. There are stores on the various avenues of tho city, Massachusetts and Virginia avenues especially, that have a great amount of this kind of trade, and seem to make money out of it. The Itoads Will lie Consolidated. A telegram received last evening by one of the attorneys in the Big Four-Bee-line consolidation scheme, states that Judge Stone refused to grant a restraining order in Judgo Burke's suit to enjoin the C, C, C. fc I. (Bee-line), and C., I., fit. L. fc CL (Big Four), consolidation, rltis understood that the scheme will now be carried out at the meeting to perfect the consolidation, which occurs on June 24. Nine Hours a Day's Work. The local unions of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners met last night to discuss the question of asking all contractors to reduce the hours of labor from ten hours per day to nine hours, as some contractors have already done. These are the working hours of bricklayers and plasterers. A committee will probably be appointed to lay tho matter before the contractors. No question of wages Is involved.

A Hook About Indianapolis. The first book for free distribution advertising this city that has not been cheap and commonplace Is now being circulated under the title of The Industries of Indianapolis," with the Board of Trade as its sponsor. It contains 13rt pages, and is filled with first-class enirravings of public buildings and great manufacturing enterJrlses. The book will be distributed by business Louses of the city that have subscribed for It. Heal Estate and Building. The weather the last week was too disagreeable for prospective purchasers of real estate to inspect property, but nevertheless a fair business was done. Fifty-nine conveyances were recorded, with a total consideration "of $S5,U7L23. The work on new buildings poing up was delayed, but twenty-nine permits were wsued, calling for an expenditure of $32,100. A Change Coming, The weather the past week has been frigid, damp and gloomy, unsuggestive of gauze fabrics, yet a change to seasonablo sunshino and Tbalmy air is now assured, and with it Paul Krauss will have on display this week neckwear and underwear m harmony with gentle zephors and spring flowers. Ladies, did you see those blouses now on sale? They are really nice as to quality and style. The people that were unablo to see Edmondson on Saturday on account of tho crowd, will be sure of .getting attention if they call early in the morning. Office hours next week from 8 a. m. until 6r. m, . Entrance to office through Comstock's Jewelry store. On account of the extensiv business, Edmondson, the optician at Comstock's, will be at offico from 8 A. M. until 6 P. M. Office desks at Wm. L. Elder's. I'rvparo for Hot Weather. We have "Alaska" hard-wood refrigerators, economical in ice and perfect in operation; "Gate City" niters, "Success" and "Quick Meal" gas and gasoline stoves, "M. & D." wroujrht steel ranges. Wm. IL Besjcltt & Sox, 38 8. Meridian st. Chat field ct Woods, Successors to Johnson Paper Co., 127 S. Meridian st. Would be pleased to havo a share of your patronage, Telephono 048. Will C. Hall, Manager. FLANNEL SHIRTS At WHELDEN'S Gents' Furnishing Store, Denison House. foe" Commencement Dresses We show a beautiful line of HEMSTITCHED FLOUNCINGS, Embroidered Mulls. Persian Lawns, French Batiste and Nainsooks, India Linens, Irish Point Laces and Einbroideiics. WM. TTERLE, 4 West Washington St.

W. T WILEY & CO 48 and 50 North Illinois Street. See our new lino of Swiss Flouncings at all prices. Ladies' Jerscv-Ribbed Vests at 12 l-2c, 15c, 19c. Worth double. Misses' and Children's Jersey-Ribbed Vests, at 10 and 12 l-2c; worth 20 and 25c. Gents7 Gauze Undershirts at 19 and 25c; worth 25 and 35c. Gents1 Pleated-front Unlaundered Shirts at 60c; worth 85c. LACE CUETAINS. We will offer our entire stock of Lace Curtains this week at actual cost. See Beaded Wraps, Jackets, Shawls and Fichus at reduced prices. Bargains all over our store this week. . , c;i, Monday morning wo will offer great bargains in our Dress Goods and bi.k DePartSe1our Figured India Silks at 37 1-2, 50, 69, 9Sc per yard; worth fully one-half more. See them. x n , Special bargains in Black Cashmeres, from 39c to 98c per yard. New line ot Sateens on sale Monday at greatly reduced prices. See our Sateens at 8, 10, 12 1-2, 15, 20 and 2oc a yard. Great bargains. New novelties in Challies ou sale Mondaj, from 5c to 35c j)er yard. See tnem. New India Linen, Lawns, Organdies, Nainsooks, Plaids, Stnpes,Mull and.Outmg Cloths, at low prices. Largo size Bed Quilts at 48, CO, 75, 98c. Special bargains. See our cut prices on Tabic Linen, Towels and Napkins. Special bargains in Black Lace Flouncings, from 60c per yard up. See them. W. T. WILEY & CO Nos. 48 & 50 North Illinois Street:

WALL-PAPER. Occemore we wish to call your attention to our line of wall-rap- weather will soon pnt a stop To uprtuc eleaulnK np. and to those who bare waitea for warm weathf r. ve can aay It is lie re. Our prtcea ou wall paper range from Cc per bolt upward. OATIICABT, CLELAND i CO. 20 East Washington St, Plenty of experienced workmen, J

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Monday morning we placo two hundred Ladies' Trimmed Hats on sale, and give you your choice at S1.89. They are all new styles, and every one is a bargain at $1.S9. While we are talking about millinery we will call your attention to the fact that we have only a few hundred left of those Misses' Trimmed Hats at 19 Cents. DRESS GOODS. Tho past week we have added all-Wool and half-Wool Challies, Lawns, Batistes, Thin Wool Dress Goods, Satines, Ginghams, etc., etc., all of which makes our Dress Goods stock very complete and attractive. There is still an opportunity to secure some of those French Combination Suits at about half price. WHITE GOODS OPENED In Great Variety. Flannel Overshirts. We have opened one hundred dozen Flannel" Overshirts for Men and Boys. Prices, 45c to $2. "Our Shirts," in laundered and unlaundered, are the best in tho woild. We have told you this before, but a truth will bear rePBICES ALWAYS IN

PETTIS, BASSETT & CO For a summer diet use our fine GRAHAM CRACKERS and WAFERS. If your Grocer don't have them, ask him why, and have him get them for you. PARROT T & TAGGART. Biscuit Bakers.

THE DISAGREEABLE WEATHER For the last week has led many to think that SUMMER would never come. It will. Get ready. Make your selections. Select your Wash Goods, White Goods, Embroideries and Laces, Flouncings, Parasols, Fans, Mits, Gloves, Ribbons, etc., while the stock is large, the variety handsome and varied, and the PRICES the lowest. All those that were unable to attend our OPENING SALE the past week, shall have the opportu nity to see the New Goods and get the benefit of our Low Prices by calling this week. See the price-list:

Sateens. Sateens at 10c. Sateens at 1220. Sateens at 15c. Koechliu's real French Sateens at 25c. Wash Goods,Stylishand Handsome Lawns 3c. Lawns 4ac Lawns 5c GlnKhams 5c Ginghams 7c Ginghams 9c. Crinkles 5c. Seersuckers 7c. Beiges 8c. Challies 5c. Challies 7c Batistes 10c Summer Black Goods. Black Nun's Veilings at 16c. Black Lattice Stripes at 10c. Black Organdies at 15c. Black Henriettas at 25c, 35c, 50c, 65c, 75o and $1. Black Lace Flouncing at 25c Black Silk Lice Flouncings at $1. Black Silk Chantilly Flouncings at $1.25. Black Bilk 8panish Drapery at $1.25.

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158 & A COMPLETE KEW LINE OF Bedroom Snlta, Wardrobe. Bureau a, Wah-atanda. lianfflnpr Lamps, Carpets, Window Shades, Dr Mers, Hook-cases. Writing txka. Center Stand. OU Paint, in $8. Lace Curtains. OU-cloths. Baby carriages from $2 to $40. A new lot Just received. A new lino of all-wool Carpets at 40c per yard. Cash or payments. WILSON & RUPERT, 59 W. Waeh. St., cor. Kentucky Ave. CTeleynons 173.

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peating, and hence we say it again. Unlaundered Shirts, 50c, 75c, 87ic, $1. Laundered Shirts, 75c, $1, $1.15. All best fitting and best made. UMBRELLAS. Again we are supplied with those very excellent Umbrellas which are special bargains at $1.19, $1.25, $1.39, $1.50, $1.75, $1.9S. The best values ever given in Umbrellas. Those special values in Umbrellas at $2.39 are again in stock. Remember that these Umbrellas have tassel trimmings ar cases complete. BEADED WRAPS. We have made reduced prices on our entire line of Beaded Wraps, making them all exceptionally cheap. NewGoodsJustAdded Lace Caps, Muslin Caps, Lawn Caps, Embroidered Caps, in several new styles. More 25c Lawn Aprons. Summer Underwear for. Men, Ladies, Misses, Boys and Children. New lines of Hosiery. A large addition to our Soaps and Toilet Articles. Full assortment Genuine 'Lubin's" Perfumes, etc., etc. PLAIN FIGURES. Linens. Blenched Table Damask at 35c Bleached Table Damask, 60 Inches wide, at 58c. Bed Table Damask at 25, 35, 40, 50 and COc Extra larfre Fancy Turkish Towels at 25e. Big line ol Towels, Napkins, Crashes and Fancy Linen at bargains. Domestics. Kew line Light Prints at 5c. I.lcht Shirting Percales at 10c Dark Dress Percales at 123C New 8ateen Prints at 7c Shirtings at 7, 8, 10 and 12cc Tickings at 7, 8, 10, 122 and 15c. Full Width Sheetings at 20, 22, 24 and 25c White Goods and Laes. Immense variety at 5, 7, 73, 8, 10,123, 15, 20 and 25c. Torchon, Valenciennes, Spanish and Oriental Laces. New White Galoon Trimmings 160 East "Washington

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"It cemel to me thaOlas snddenlj- trani ported into tho subtcrratican chnmlers whitbef the wicked majrlciau wnt AIldin lu deart h of tJaelamn. A oft llpht tilled the room. Ilvcry. available pace was HUM with ornament. liln n -weapons, uncouth idols. There were tnhrt In Bcabbarrts; there -were narrbyies, water fink and drlnkln.tr enps, yataghans and idoln from tb far Last. .orpeous lanii of Oriental hatt hunc: from the celling and, fel br annnatlo oil8hc4 their foothin llcht on all anmud. ThJ lloor was covered with a rich, no ft pile, and lot alcana were heaped vrltn cushion or d-ep tmt-l Bilk and cold." iFrora Marion Crawford' covt of "Mr. Isaacs." If Mr. Crawford had ever "been in In dianapolis it onld be a clear case of describing our Oriental room. Com see if it wouldn't. FJASTMAN, r SCHLEICHER & LEE, Carpets, DitArEniES, Wall-Paper. Tlie Largest House in tlie State Persuasire Points in Scunner TLias at SULLIVM-GROHS CO Everytbinf: In the tore is abarcain. It is rot below coat, we do not preiend thU but thexeare lotc? pennaiv points about ome of onr rotrchandUa which will be interesting to purchasers. dollars -vrortn for ens dollar. . e m fcaieons, uatmes. ChaWea and Mobalri we tar tne lareeaf. moat varied and cheapest linrs tn the city. 600 differe nt styles In Fans, from the paper article to the flneat I rroeh-mado Opera; we Lnve aom bean ties, and it will be a pleasure to shovr them, and it will delight you to look st thrra. MILLINERY. In Hats, Bonnets, Ribbons and Flnweri we sra adding novelties dally. Onr work-room are crowded witn orders, but we are prepared to fill others. A WOOING IX SILKS. TVe have cut in two our entire Silk stock and win save you folly &0per cent, on every dollar's worm purchased from us. Now is an opportunity to buy a tirst-class Black or Colored Silk at the price usually paid for a common Cashmere Iress. burahs in oil colors at &oc and up. Chins painted st 3?hc and up. Bargains tn Ladies', Children's and Gents' Umbrellas and Paraaois. InTants' aud Children's wear In all the different grade, from a Pc Boeteil to a jfiS Robe. A Kent for smith and Aneeils tun; black Ladies Mlaaea and Children Hosiery, the best tn the world, Corsets from the cheapest domestic article to tho finest French imported. Ceo our 25c Jinen Towels, worth vc PHILADELPHIA STORE 6 & 8 West Washington St exceptionally large number of Photographic Outfits sold this spring, and the constantly increasing demand for the same, is evidence that amateur photography is growing in popularity. To enjoy tho benefits of out-door exercise, and at the same time be engage in an interesting pastime, secure one of the FAVORITE PHOTO GRAPHIC OUTFITS for sale at the Art Rooms o H.LIEBER&CO. 33 South Meridian Street NOW IS THE TIME To get vour PICTURES FRAMED from choice Moldings, on short notice. Call and examine our Fire-proof Safes made by the Boston and tho Alpine Safa companies, at HUNTERS' MART, 94 East Washington Street at 12cc New ITamburg and Swiss Embroid cries and Flounclugs in all widths and at all prices. Curtain Scrims at 5, 8 and 10c Per 6lan Curtain Dra pertcs at 10, 122, 15, 20anl 25c. Lace Currains at 65c, 75c, $1, 81.25 1.50 per pair and up. , Wraps. Cashmere Shawls in block and colors at f I an4 up. Newport Scarfs In all olors at 50c to $3.50. Embroidered Fichu at $1. $1.25, $1.50, $1.73 $2 and up. beaded Capes, much below their value Great Drives In Hosiery, Underwear, Corsets. Mitts Glove, Kibbons and Neckwear, Parasols, Umbrella,' Fans and Belts. Chi! are o's Drefnes, Lace Caps and Infants Wear. Gents' White Dres nndCoN . ored Working Shirts, Suspenders, Uoweryij Underwear, eckwear, etc, etc Street.

MOQUETTE, BODY BRUSSELS, TAPESTRY AND INGRAIN.

LACE CURTAINS, l0PORTIERES.