Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 August 1890 — Page 7

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6, 1890.

THE ALTABS IN TIIE WOODS

3Icctinc8 at Acton Growins in Interest through Bible Heading and Revival. Advice to Preachers of the Christian Chnrch Given by Dr. Zollars at Eethanj Addresses Before the Ministerial Association. CA3IP ACTON. Bible Readings and Services to Large Audiences Iu the Tabernacle. At Acton yesterday an increase of intereat was manifested at the early morning prayer-meeting, led by Trot. V. S. Nickle, who has charge of the singing. He has succeeded in getting nearly everybody to fiing and is active in doing all he can to make the meetings a success. The early morning meeting has been placed in his charge, and has therefore increased in interest and attendance. The subject of Dr. Williamson's Biblereading, at 10:30 o'clock, was "Prayer," and Lis illustrations on the blackboard were yery suggestive In connection with his ' expositions of the Scriptures read in the service. He urged upon all the duty of reading the Bible in order to study it not merely to say they had read it through. The custom of taking Bibles to churcbThe said, ought to be universal. He gave as the ten characteristics of prayer, preparation, whole, Godhonoring, dependent, importunate, bold, true, earnest, submissive and knowing hearts. Great interest was shown in the reading by the large audience. Rev. John S. Tevis, D. D., pastor of the Seventh-street Church, this city, preached at 2:CO p. m. from the lirst and second verses of the twenty-fifth Psalm. He said there is a glorious correlation in nature, and that all things are bound together, 'I do not know what the soul is," he continued, "or what the spirit is, but I know and you know what it doe and what it has; that it has certain attributes, one of which is intelligence. Intelligence is thought, and this power thought subsidizes all the forces of naturo. God, in His infinite wisdom, has placed His wonderful laws in the reach of human thought Thought builds cities, plants civilization, traverses the seas, brings distant nations close together. Thought sees sin and sinfulness; it apprehends Christ and Hies to Him; it goes down to hell and sees the unfortunate victims upon itsburning strands. Thought soars to heaven and looks through the pearly gates to the angels, and among them sees loved ones. "Another attribute of the soul," he further said, "is feeling. It enjoys and suffers. It may sutler a thousand deaths without a wound in body. This wonderful soul can be elevated to God by personal effort. Neither priests nor angels can do it, but if yon desire to reach the lofty altitudes of moral greatness you mu9t rise from the dust and step npou the .lirst golden rundle, and then step by step until you reach the sublime heights the soul longs for. There must be confidence in the trusted. We must believe Christ is able and willing to save us and help us. This gives confidence in the trusted, and enables us to wait patiently on Him, and patiencehas her perfect work, so that we want nothing." The Doctor closed with an earnest exhortation to all present to say with the Psalmist: "Unto Thee. O Lord, will I lift up my soul." The children's meeting, at 4 o'clock, was led by Mrs. Adam Smith, and was one of much interest. At the 8 o'clock service Rev. Enoch Holstock, of Westtield, opened with prayer, which was followed with a solo by Miss May Johnson. As Dr. Bolton was indisposed the Rev. J. H. Bickford. of Rushville, preached from the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth verses of the fourteenth chapter of Matthew. Peter was just the man to do, said the preacher, what it is said he did do. When he saw the Savior walking on the water he said, "If it be Thee bid me come," and He bade him come. When Peter stepped out of that boat onto the water so long as he kept his eye on the Savior he was safe, but when he looked at the waves he began to sink. "So with many in this day," continued the preacher. "They do not look to Jesus, and alarmed at the storms and thinking the gospel insufficient to save them, they fail in securing salvation. Beautiful theories, perfect precepts, admirable ritualism, will not save, but Christ and Christ alone can save. Take your eyes off the world, and things of the world, and fix them on Jesus, and he will save you. Lethe storms come, and tbe waves threaten. Jesus can save from all these, for he says, "Whosoever will, may be saved7 Quite a number accepted the invitation to go to the altar at the close of the sermon. The meeting closed with an eloquent exhortation by Dr. Bolton. The services for to-day are as follows: Devotional exercises, 8 a. m.. led by W. S. Nickle; Bible-reading at 10 a. M.,led by Dr. Williamson; preaching at 2:30 P. M. by C. C. Edwards, of Fletcher-place Church; preaching by Dr. Bolton to young men at 7:45 p. M. , BETHANY PARK. Advice to Preachers and Addresses Before the Ministerial Association. Yesterday morning at Betbany Park Dr. Zollars again talked to young preachers, on this occasion upon "Church Finances." He urged them to preach giving as a duty owed to God, and besides this that it was an advantage, the church being the cheapest educational institution we have. Ho did not approve of the donation plan, but suggested assessment or apportionment He said that the preachers should insist upon dues being paid weekly a bit of advice that was heartily indorsed. The Doctor also made many new suggestions as to the raiting of money for church purposes. The assembly lecture delivered by Dr. Zollars at 11 a. m. was one of the most eloquent of his discourses. His subject was "Bible Types," and he pointed out their nature and purpose, showing how the ideas they represented were justified and strengthened by types in material nature. The afternoon session of the Ministerial Association was opened by Rev. W. J. Trout, of Bruceville, who delivered an able address upon "The Corrective Forces of Church Life." Among the forces which he dwelt upon were the labors of a spiritu al element in tho church itself, tho fruits of the spirit and t nder appeals to the heart of offenders. "But tbe ideal method of dealing with wrong-doers." Mr. Trout said, "is to be found in the example of Paul's treatment of the sin in the church at Corinth." He was followed bv Rev. S. H. Brown, who spoke upon "The Messenger and His Message." The evening meeting consisted also of two addresses, the first by Rev. F. P. Arthur, of Angola. His subject was. "Tho Culture of Piety and Godliness in Preachers of the Gospel." The Rev. D. R. Van Buskirk, of the Third Christian Church, this city, followed Mr. Arthur vith a talk upon "lnceutives to an Earnest Ministry." These are found, he said, first in the perils and dangers from which it is the design of the ministry to save men; second, in the immeasurable worth of the human soul for whose salvation Christ died on tb cross; third, in the fact that tho preacher's work is not to bo judged by itself alone, but as an inseparable part of the mighty forces and agencies from the ascension of Christ to the end of time;fonrtb. intheheroic livesof the fathers of the reformation, and fiually in the expected reward in heaven. Among the prominent arrivals of Monday and yesterday were: Hon. H. Z. Leonard, consul to London. Ont.; J. li. MacNeill, Rushville; O. P. Badger, Oreencaslle; C. E. Wells. Spencer: E. B. Scorield. Noblesville; J. A. Roberts, Kendallville; J. W. Connor, Irvington; S. W. Brown, Logansport; I). W. Campbell, Wmamac; W. W. Wituoer, Troy. If. Y.; Wm. Ireland, of Arkansas, and Harrison Jones, of Ohio. Mr. Jones was chaplain in Garfield's regiment, and delivered at his burial tbe eulogy in the cemetery at Cleveland. To-day Mrs. Alexander Campbell, whom all people of the Christian denomination delight to honor, ih expected. JL number of other venerable j?eoj?lo will

Assemble in tho tabernacle to Participate

in the exercises of the day which the pioneer preachers have prepared. CHRISTIAN WOKKKRS. Qaarterlj Sleeting of the Local Union of En deavor Societies. The quarterly meeting of the local union of the young peoplo's societies of Christian Endeavor was held last night at the South-street Baptist Church. Charles M. Johnston, president, spoke briefly of the relation of the union to the twentysix societies which constitute it, and set forth the work it ought to do. Short addresses were them made by Mr. Edward Hildebrand, on the "Work of the Look-out Committee;" Miss Anna Douglas, "Work of the Prayermeeting Committee;" Miss Jessie Barns, "The Christian Endeavor Baby" (a recitation): Miss Lois White. "The Mission Work;" Miss Grace Phillips, "Work of the Social Committee." The latter address was first delivered at the State convention, and repeated by request. W. H. McClain, of St. Louis, one of the managers of the last national convention, spoke of the general work. Fifteen minutes were spent in conference by the various committees, and the meeting closed with social entertainment. Religious Notes. The Spriugdale United Brethren Church, on Rural street, near Brookside, will be dedicated on Sunday next, at 10:30 a. M.,by Bishop CasselL Bible reading and devotional exercises will be conducted by Mrs. O. L. Noisier, this afternoon, at 2:S0 r. M., at Roberta Park Church, at the meeting of tho Meridian W. C. T. U. Business of importance will be considered which demands the attendance of all interested in the union. MINOR CITY MATTERS. Local News Notes. The Oliver P. Morton Club will meet at the federal building, this evening, for permanent organization. D. P. Erwin will represent the Board of Trade at the meeting of the Central Traffic Association at Chicago to-day to consider the new bill of lading. R. C. Light sold forty-eight acres of land in Washington township, yesterday, to T. S. Rowland, including twenty-eight lots in Broad Ripple, for 50.000. Georee W. Reed, one of the defendants in Thomas C. McConnell's $10,000 damage suit in the federal court, has petitioned for the transfer of tbe case to tort Wayne. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to Leander Langston and Bessie Campbell, Henry G. Meyer and Sophie Wempner, Charles Linlan and Caroline Rodenbeck, Charles E. Goodell and Laura B. Ogle, William Hendry and Elizabeth Shaw. X 'Mrs. J. Personal and Society. A. Craig has returned from a visit to Michigan. Mr. W. F. C. Golt will leave for Baltimore Saturday to visit relatives. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Herod and daughters have joined the Indianapolitans at Mack inaw. Mrs. A. B. Mansur and Mrs. Clarence Wulsin have gone to Mackinac to spend a lew weeks. Mrs. Frederick Fahnley and daughters left last night for Mackinaw to remain several weeks. Mrs. David Macy, Mrs. V. T. Malott and daughters will go to Mackinaw, Ihursday, to spend a few weeks. Mrs. Franklin Landers and daughter Julia will go to Milwaukee this week to visit Mrs. and Miss Chandler. Mrs. E. S. Walker, of Chicago, formerly of this city, is the guest of Mrs. G. S. Baliaru, on onn iueriaian street. Dr. Rachel Swain has returned home from New York city, where she has been spending a few weeks with her sons. Mrs. H. W. Towner and Miss Ida Towner, of Mempbis, Tenn., are tcuests of Mrs. F. V . Baugher on North Alabama street. Mrs. H. W. Bliss has returned from Maxinkuckee and next week will go to St. Joseph, Mich., to join Mrs. George Sullivan. Mrs. Charles E. Judson and daughter Jeannette will goto WUlettTs Point. L. I.. Saturday, to visit Lieut. W. V. Judson for a few weeks. Miss Lillian Reeves will go to Louisville. next week, to visit Miss Suo Shanks, and remain till after the marriage of the latter, wmcn win occur Kept. 10. At Grace Church, last eveniucr. Miss Bessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bales Campbell, was married, to Mr. Lee Lang ston, of Fayette county. Mrs. Granville Ballard and daughter leucine win go .Last soon to visit, and Miss Ballard will remain for a year at the conservatory or Music, in lioston. Preparing for tbe State Fair. The executive committee of the State Board of Agriculture held a meeting yester day and formally accepted the new horticultural buildiiig. It was decided to give premiums of $150 in the pet stock and dog department and allow the exhibitors their entry iees. i no latter wanted $auu premiums, but came down to 8150. which the committee granted. Considerable miscel laneous business was transacted, and the committee will meet again very soon. Lost a Big Check. Charles Muellerschoen, proprietor of the European Hotel, near the Union Station. lost his coat, yesterday, from the spring wagon in which he had started south of the city for a hunt. As there was a check in one of the pockets for $554, drawn by unaries fcenwenger in nis lavor Mr. Mueller schoen was much distressed in mind and reported the loss to the police at once. The bank will be notified to-day to refuse to honor tne cneck. Arrested as m Fugitive. 'Detective Pago brought here yesterday Israel Miller, whom he arrested at Pendle ton. Miller is charged with stealing 8500. and information concerning him was given in a letter to Superintendent Travis from a i:.,;.,,. L.k... Til i:n. i uiitu uviuK iu j isuci, ju. iuiucr, li. is i !il a. i cuareeu, came u tuis city wuu too money, purchased a buggy and a team of ponies and started to drive to Bellefontaine, O, Ho was slated as a fugitive from justice. i Two Stables Burned. An alarm from Box 7S last night about midnicht was caused by a fire at No. 31 Short street, in a stable owned and occupied bv B. Kennedy. His loss was 8100. includ mg a horse which was burned to death. The fire was communicated to the Catholic brothers' stable, and a loss of 200 caused. Accused of Perjury. Theresa Vincent was arrested yesterday on an affidavit sworn out by bergcant Lowe. charging her with perjury. She is accused ol false swearing in tne ponce court, whereby tne Mayor acquitted ner oi a charge of depravity. Too Late to Register. Notwithstanding the repeated notices that were given in regard to the provisiCns of the election law, a number of citizens called at the county clerk's office yesterday to register. The Court Record. SUPERIOR COURT. Nero Suits Filed, Frederick Zurther, jr., vs. Albrecht Kipp et al.: account. Demand. n;,uw. John II. Aufderhide vs. Anna Morris; in replevin. CIRCUIT COURT, lion. LiviDjraton Howland. Jnrt e. Sew Suit Filed. Marion Hadley vs. Jacob Davidson; note. Demand, goOO. Impaired War News. Washington Post, The Ohio war news is severely impaired by the fact that tbe Governor of that State has no power to call out the militia except on the request of the sheriff of a county, and theu the troops can be used only for the purpose of suppressing riots. On the other hand, the Ohio law gives federal judges power to call on the State militia to aid in enlorcmg federal laws. If you feet nil broke up and out of sorts agitate sour mcr vita cinunons uYerixeguiatoxe

AFFAIRS OF THE -RAILWAYS.

The Growth of Business at Outside Railroad Points in Indiana. Said a railroad official last eveuing: 'Ono has no idea cf the growth of manufacturing industries in this State at such points as Kokomo, Marion, Hartford City, Connersville and Terre Haute until they look into the matter a little and make comparisons of the car movement at such points at the present time as compared with that of five or ten years ago. Other points in the State are becoming more important railroad centers. At Muncie, for instance, on the Big Four, their business has quadrupled in the - last five years, and on the first of this month the agency was separated. B. F. Grubben was appointed ticket agent and J. H. S. Keller freight agent. Both positions, for some time past, have been tilled by the latter. At Anderson the Big Four to-day put in service a switching engine and crew, tho manufacturing interests there demanding it. At Muncie oue was put in service several months ago. At Connersviile and numerous other points which might be named the business has reached such proportions as to require a switching engine and crew, and when such a point is reached the business of a town or city has become of consideraole importance, the expense being fully $23 a day in each case." Comparisons f Railway Operations. . A comparison has been made between the railroad operations in the United States and Europe by taking the Prussian system as typical of one and the Pennsylvania system as representative of the other. The former system embraces 16,800 miles and is owned by the state; .the Pennsylvania system is 7,844 miles. The total earnings of the Prussian system in the year for which comparison is made were $180,000,000, in round numbers, and the Pennsylvania system 812,000,000, 80 that the Prussian system; with more than double the mileage of the Pennsylvania, only earned 50 per cent, more money. The earnings of the Prussian lines were SlO.fXX) a mile; of the Pennsylvania lines. $16,000. The Prussian lines carried over 191,500.000 passengers, more than double the number transported by the Pennsylvania lines, 78,000,000. The Pennsylvania, however, carried 122,000.000 tons of freight, against 9,000,000 tons carried by the Prussian lines. The New Bill of Lading. Chicago, Aug. 5. As far as can bo ascertained there is no change of attitude toward tho new form of bill of lading, either on the part of shippers or of carriers. The Lake Shore road, which was believed to be comtemplating a step similar to that of tho Chicago & Grand Trunk and the Wabash, gives out positively that it is using tbe new bill of lading. At the same time it is true that roads using the new form are losing business. For instance, the Grand Trunk received various offers of business yesterday from shippers who said their only reason for changing roads was because it used the new form. It is probable that tbe conference between the. shippers and the railroad system will bo a one-sided atiair, as neither Messrs. Geo. R. Blanchard, F. H. Kingsbury or Frank J. Firth can attend. These gentlemen have addressed a letter to Mr. George F. Stone, secretary' of the Board of Trade, stating that they cannot attend because of other meetings to be held at the same time in New York. In their letter to the Board of Trade Messrs. Blanchard, Kingsbury and Firth say: The attitude of the carriers is this: They say to each aud every shipper, largo and small, "We stand ready to transport your property, subject to our common law liability, so-called, at just and reasonable rates, or we will transport at reduced rates on just and reasonable conditions stated in our bill of lading. Which class of service do you desire? "The bill of lading explained, modified and tendered as above went into general use Ang. 1. 1S00. We carriers intend that it shall fully and fairly meet the changing requirements of commerce, and bo amended from time to time as may bo necessary to insure this result. All communications and suggestions from shippers and other interested parties with reference to bill of lading conditions may be transmitted to the joint committee of tbe carriers, with the certainty that they will receive prompt and thoughtful consideration, and that such action will bo taken thereon as may be found to be in the best interest of the whole public served by the carriers. This course has long been satisfactorily followed by the committee on classification." Uniform Classification. Chicago, Aug. 5. The committee on uniform classification of freight which was appointed Dec. 5, 18S8, by the railroad companies of the United States, has just submitted its report. The committee consists of sixteen members, two from each of the eight traffic associations of the country, and after much labor has formulated a plan for the combining of all existing classifications in one general classification. The proposed form is composed of eleven classes, and it is recommended that it be put Into ctfect Jan. 1, 1891. The committee also recommends that a permanent organization be formed, with a board of uniform classification, a chief chairman and three district chairmen, the office of the principal chairman to be in Chicago, and the district chairmen to be located respectively at New York, Atlanta, Ga., and St. Louis. Rumored Absorption of the Midland. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, Ind., Aug. 5. It is stated that the American Midland road, which is now building between Pittsburg and Fort Wayne, has been absorbed by the Wabash. Surveying is in progress about ten miles east of this city, and it is said that the Wabash track will be used to enter this city. The Midland was voted a liberal sum by this city if its machine-shops are located here. This donation will uot be paid if the Midland consolidates with any other road entering the city Y Personal, Local and General Notes. W. M. Greene, general manager of the Big Four, was in Chicago yesterda3 and it is expected will be here to-day. The fast freight trains on the Pennsylvania lines now make the run between Indianapolis and Philadelphia in forty-eight hours. H. W. Hibbard. general freight agent of the Vandalia. is spending two or three weeks in Vermont, at the home of his childhood. H. D. Minot, president of the Eastern Minnesota road, it is said, is to soon retire, and tho impression prevails that W. S. Alexander will be elected to that position. Tbe passenger department of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy struck a bonanza in the new Burlington park. From this one source the revenue of the company will be increased this season at least $100,000. W. S. Alexander has resigned as general traffic manager of the Great Northern (Manitoba lines), and P..P. Shelby, assistant trallic manager, has been appointed to that position, which has been held bv the former for eight years. The Passenger and Freight Conductors' Mutual Aid Association of the Ohio & Mississippi road on Monday paid $2,500 to William Shea, who lost a hand when coupling cars last week. From other railroad associations he will xeceive $5,000 more. The trains of the Vandalia now running into St. Joseph, Mich., make closo connections at that point with the Chicago & West Michigan and the Dotroit, Lansing SL Northern railway system, which gives excellent connections with other roads to any part of Michigan. Tho Big Four this week received the last five of the heavy passenger engines contracted for with the Brooks locomotiveworks, and the five are to be put in service on the St. Louis division, hauling Trains 7, 10, 17 and 13. They will be transferred to that division on Monday next. Jacob Senn. who, when the Bee-line took control of the Indianapolis & St. Louis road, was transferred from Brightwood to St. Louis to look after the passenger equipinent at that end of tho line, was killed yesterday in St. Louis, a switching-engine of tbe Missouri Pacific running over him. The ambitiou of Generul Passenger Agent McCormick, of tho Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, is to run solid trains between Cincinnati and St. Louis in connection with the Vandalia, as well as between Cincinnati and Chicago, haulinc tho two trains -between Cincinnati und Indianapolis as

ono, and then making two trains from here one to Chicago, the other to St. Louis,

and in this direction ho is steadily working. Most of the accidents on the Louisville. Now Albany tV Chicago have occurred on the southern division, and New Albany has felt tho effects of such accidents quite seriously. Engineers Dilliard, McNallv and Byrn, ail of whom had families, resided at New Albany, as did firemen Goedeker and Kohl. J. D. Layng, formerly president of the Bee-line, has been instrumental in securing positions for a number of men whom the Big Four, on taking control, dropped out on the Bee-line. It was through the efforts of Mr. Layng that G. M. Beach secured the position of general superintendent of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie road. Notwithstanding the black eye which the New York financiers have given the projected roads out of Toledo the Toledo &. Western and the Toledo &. Detroit the press of Toledo aud the friends of the two enterprises are confident that the roads will be built. This week new parties are to go over the proposed line of the Toledo & Western. The Kansas City Times prints a secret circular, signed by all of the Chi cago, St. Louis and Kansas City railroads, in which agreement is entered into to cease the granting of cut rates and the issuance of free tickets for the purpose of gaining patronage. The Rock Island, the Santa Fe and the Burlington state in the circular that they have never been guilty of this practice, but consented to sign tbe circular in order to consummate the agreement. The Vandalia yesterday secured the Sons of Veterans who go to St. Joseph. Mo., from here, numbering some two hundred, they turning them over to the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy at St Louis. Col. Win. Shaw and other district passenger agents of the 'Q" are deserving of a good deal of credit for what they have accomplished in securing for the C. B. & Q. all the Sons of Veterans east of Chicago, Peoria and St. Louis for that road, they going through these respective Western gateways to St. Joseph. George W. Saul, the new general manager of the Mackey lines, is to-day to- meet the switchmen in the yards at Terre Haute to hear their grievances. Said a railroad official yesterday: "General Manager Saul, since he accepted this position, has put in most of his time adjusting grievances of the employes, who in years past have been petted so much that if anvthing goes a little across their grain they theaten to tie up the roads unless their demands are at once granted." He then mentioned several cases confirming his statement. A change in xthe superintendent of the southern division of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road is intimated. It is said that, while he may not be responsible for any of the accidents which occurred of late on that division, his manner of operating the road has brought about a good deal of demoralization. Changes in the train-dispatcher's ofiice and trainmeu since he took hold have been quite numerous, and this has created hard feeling and an indifference among the men, some of whom think their places will soon be filled by others. A Lynchburg (Va.) paper says that the Norfolk & Western is to be one of the bidders at the coming foreclosure sale of tbe Chicago &, Atlantic road. The impression prevails that with the holdings of first and second mortgage bonds and open accounts which the Erie has against the C. & A. it will be difficult for any other company to secure the property; still, the friends of the Erie have some anxiety over the matter. The danger point is between the sale of the road and the confirmation of it forty days after. Speculators may take a hand and disturb things. The Lako Erie & Western, the last week in July, earned $S9.716..r3; increase over earnings of the corresponding week last year. 6,207.65. The road earned in the month of July, $248,S2G.39; increase over earnings of July, 1889, $15.428.ii2. In this statement is not included the earnings of the Fort Wayne. Cincinnati & Louisville road, recently acquired by the L. E. & W. The above statement is made against one ot the best month's earnings of 1889, and consequently, that there should be any gain, shows that the freight and passenger men are doing good work, as both departments show an increase in earnings this year. ; President Ingalls, of tbe Chesapeake & Ohio, has made public his annual report for the fiscal year ending June SO. This shows the gross earnings of the road to have been $7,161,000; increase over the preceding year, 61.871,000. The net earnings of the year were $1,706,000; increase this year, fcfc81,000. Ihe new equipment purchased lor the road was charged to current expenses, which is the reason that the per cent, of tho gross earnings required for operating expenses i so large, although there are many roads in this country which are not operated on so small a per cent, of tho gross earnings as the C. & O. It is stated that tbe growth of passenger business on the line has been as marked and gratifying as has the freight increase. But few men are better known in western railroad circles than W. F. Merrill, who. on Aug. 1, became the general manager of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy system, and hisdeserved promotion was gratify ing to all whoknewof his excellent qualifications. He graduated at Amherst in 1862. and is a railroad man who ranks among the best. From college he enlisted in the First Massachusetts Heavy Artillery and was for three years with that regiment. After the war he entered the service of the railroad of which he is now general manager, securing a position in the engineering department, having charge of the construction of the Burlington bridge over the Mississippi river. In 1873 he went to Bulialo as resident engineer of the Erie road. He remained in that position for two years and then accepted the position of general superintendent of the Toludo, Peoria He Western road. In 1880 he was appointed general superintendent of the Chicago and Iowa divisions of tho Wabash. The Alton road secured his services in 1882 as general superintendent of that road. He remained with it for a year, and then returned to the service of the "Q." The Exhaustion of Arable Lands Irrigation the Remedy. To the Editor ot the Indianapolis Journal: One of your Western readers recently noticed in the Journal an item complimenting tbe congressional committee upon tbe fact that it had "sat down" upon the scheme of irrigation. In tho issue of July SO you deplore the fact that the arable lands of the United States are almost ex-, hausted. and that "to feed our own population, as early as 1100 new methods of agriculture will be necessary, and an advance in the price of arable lands will be inevitable." That such is the fact I do not wish to deny, but it seems strange that Eastern journalists. Eastern Congressmen and tbe Eastern public generally recognize and deplore the fact that our arable lands will soon be exhausted, and yet bitterly and unreasonably oppose all plans for reclaiming the vast arid regions of the West, and rendering absolutely certain the production of prolific harvests where crops are now irregular and uncertain. Do you wish to know how this can be done? Take, for illustration, the great plateaus lying on cither side of the Arkansas river in Colorado and in southwestern Kansas. There for five years the settler has battled bravely with hot winds, irregular rain-fall and crop failures until his money is exhausted and his rustling qualities somewhat impaired. This year the few settlers who remain iu southwest Kansas have demonstrated conclusively that as a wheat country this is destined to rival, if not surpass, the famous fields of Dakota. From fifteen to thirty bushels of wheat, of the finest quality, is certainly something to attract the attention of tbe agricultural world. Repeated failures have almost depopulated the Southwest. Had the yield per acre of 1810 come in 1887, and been repeated in 1888, this whole land would have been a vast wheat-field. Irrigation would solve the problem, and furnish each year such an abundance of moisture that all the hot winds from the absolutely arid regions of New Mexico and Texas could not parch the earth and wither our crops. Do you ask where we can get the water for irrigation, when for so much of the time during the year the Arkansas river is a great, broad "sand draw" that furnishes 6and for Kansas tephyrs to play with! The bed of tne Arkansas is dry much of the time. It bas a fall of seven feet to the mile. After the river bursts through tho Royal gorge and leaves its mountain home it sinks into the sand and spreads out and increases in volume until in Kansas tbe underflow, the great invisible Arkansas river, is one hundred miles wide and more than one thousand feet deep. Go down near the visible ciLEsmel of this river, dig an immense canal,

tap this nnderllow and lead it up on the plateaus with a fall of two or three feet to the mile, and very soon the highest tablelands are reached. This is practical irrigation, and its success has beecgdemonstrated by C. J. (Bnttalo) Jones, ot Garden City. Kan., wbo bas one ditch thirty-five miles from the river. Private enterprise cannot develop this vast territory fast enough to meet the emergency aud save the homes of many brave pioneers, who have endured hardship and privation in order that the desert might blossom as the rose. The construction of a few main canals by congressional appropriation, and small lateral ditches by private enterprise, would render absolutely cortain the production of vast crops every year. Give southwest Kansas a few more irrigating canals, and in five years wo will show you the finest and most productive acricnltural region on

the continent. Let that dispenser of sound Republicanism, the Journal, "round up" short-sighted and narrow-minded Congressmen for not doing something to reclaim arid lands and increase the certainty of crops in the West, so that this great Nation will not have to buy bread from the neighbors in 1900. The arable lands will not be exhausted for many years, and this country will never cease to be able to feed its population if its public servants will do their duty and proceed at once npon plans for utilizing the land we have. Never pass a compliment when condemnation is a pious and patriotic duty. a. c Aitomattox, Kan., Aug. 1. PENSIONS FOB VETERANS. Residents of Indiana and Illinois TtXose Claims Have Been Granted. Pensions have been issued to the following residents of Indiana: Oricinal-Szra Cummlncs. New Brunswick; Patrick Corkin, Indianapolis; Isaac 8. Cleaver. Huntington: Wm. Deakyne. Sheridan; Levi Griffith, Fairbsnk; Horace P. DnnrortU. Newpoint; Patrick Butler, Madison; Bluford B. Huston, Orecon; Wm. A. Dubois. Noblesville: Jos. Heir, Elkhart; Willis R. Bailey, Valley Mills; Chas.K. Clarlr, Prairieton; Ellas H. Holliday, Brazil; Jas. Casey, . Sharps ville; Kaudy Davis, New Salisbury James II. Crozicr, Madison: Hiram Coleman, gnoddy's Mills; Henry Gcizert, Lawreneeburg; Edmund IL Cole. Hall's Corners; Jacob N. Couchman, Fincastle; Thos. Haywood, Lafayette; John Hlmmelheber. Rockfort; Henry C. lllatt, Winchester, Elijah Rhymer, Terre Haute; Jas. M. Gregg. Indianapolis: Eli Gapen, Greenfield; John M. Caveuder, Elroid; Absalom Cutts, Fishersburg; Isaac W. Churph, Bremen; Spencer Hiatt, Sliterville. Restoration George Dietscb, St. Wendells. Increase Isaac Holmes, Trinity Springs; Ivy E. Wriptat, Charlottesville; Andrew Wada, Noblesville; James L. Kennedy, Manchester; Jeremiah Shire, Bluffton; Richard Burton, Orleans; Frank Eck, Remington; John B. Clatk, Martinsville; Geo. D. Carter, Lestervllle; John Clark, Stout; John Wood, Elkhart; Henry Hen. neke. Napoleon; Georjre Holzlider, North Vernon; Francis A. Johnson, Harlan; Adam W. Blacky Hardingsburg. Reissue Wm. B. Bryden, Madison: Henry 8bntcr, Aurora; James W. Black, Mount Vernon; Thomas J. Castecl, Mitchell; Wesley Btillwell, Dale: Adam B. Shepard, Noblesville; Oscar N. Wilminsrton, Indianapolis: James E. Enrris, Lebanon; Wm. 8. Crank, Mooresville; Charles E. Potter, Needmore; iJarrion Dawson, Lynnville; Thomas Spencer McKenzie, Sheridan: David V. ilouser, Galveston; Christian Vossler, Mitchell; Samuel D. Wood, Chatham. Reissue and Increase Wm. Costing, Eminence; Adam Sternberg, Butler. Original Widows, eta Elizabeth A., widow of Mat M. Graham. New Albany; Rachel E., widow of Samuel S.Ripley, Terre Haute; Cynthia A., widow of James Earl. Broad Ripple. Widow's Arrears Sibyl R., widow of Constantino B. Shaf or, Patriot. TO RESIDENTS OP ILLINOIS. Original Henry F. Dodd, Peoria; John W. Evesfone, 6t Elmo; Martin K. Davis, Midland City; Morris Ambrose, Haffaman. William D. Henry, Woodson; William Gasnell, Pinketotf; John L. Fields, Washington; Almon M. Benjamin, Chicago; Allert S. Bixby, Danville; Lewis Burgess, Marshall's Ferry; Thomas N. Garton, BloommKton; William T. Clark, Patoska; Andrew J. Hants, Ridley; Eldridse H. Dodge. Eoodhouse. Restoration and Increase James M. Baring, Greenfield. Increase Martin Beach, Fisher, Charles T. Bowers, West Brooklyn; Morgan Wolcott, Elgin; Anthony Tolly, Golconda; Alonzo Ostrom, Galesburg; Charles Gustafson, Elgin. Reissue Nathaniel G. Brown, De Soto; Hiram 8. Parkhurst. Chicago; Lilburn Armstrong, Nokomis; Zalman Ruddell. Robinson; Benjamin F. Owen, Stanford; Jacob Seitz, Sangamon. Reissue and Increase Ennis E. Sherwood, Pana; Isaac Hamilton, Hardin. Original Widows, etc. (Special act) Susannah, widow of James U. Mitts, Raymond. That tired feeling, now so often heard of, is entirely overcome by Hood's Sarsaparilla, which gives mental and bodily strength. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria. When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria. When she became Hiss, she clung to Castoria. When she had Children, she gave them Castoria, Children Cry for Pitchers CastoriaJ Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria COOL MUSIC BOOKS ! No, not Cool, but filled with that Restful, Tlarmoniour. Soothing Music, which helps one wonder, fully to Endure Extremes ot Weather, Hot or Cold. . INSTRUMENTAL. PIANO CLASSICS. Vol.1. 44 pieces... ;..tl PIANO CLASSICS. VoL 2. 31 pieces $1 CLASSICAL PIANIST. 42 pieces $1 POPULAK DANCE MUSIC. 60 pieces $1 BABBAKH DAY MUSIC. 38 pieces tl OPERATIC PIANO COLLECTION. 19 operss.Jl YOUNG PLAYERS' POP'LAR COLL. 61 pieces.$l CLASSIC 4. HAN D COLLECTION. 19 duets... .$1 OLD FAMILIAR DANCES. 100 pieces 500 VOCAL,. On the whole, the most popular collection of light, merry, company-entertsinin sonc is COLLEGE SUNOS. 82 bright melodies. 50 cents. Nearly 200,000 sold. POPULAR SONO COLLECTION. 37 songs... .$1 CHOICE SACRED BOLOS. 34 songs $1 CHOICE SACRED 8DLOS. Low voice. 40s'gs.$l BONO CLASSICS. Sop. or Ten. Vol. 1. 60 on,es.$l SONO CLASSICS. Sop. or Ten. Vl. 2. 39songs.$l SONG CLASSICS. Low Voice. 47 songs $1 CLASSIC BAR. AND BASS BONGS. 33 songs.fl CLASSIC TENOIt SONGS. 3 fi songs $1 CLAS8IO VOCAL DUETS. 26 luet $1 OOOD OLD SONGS WE USED TO SING. 1158gS.$l Send on your $ and rt :ei ve hook bj return mail. Oliver Ditson Company, Boston C. II. DITSON fc CO.. 887 Broadway. New York. ANCHOR LINE Atlantic Express Service. LIVERPOOL VIA QUEENSTOWN. Steamship "CITY OF ROME,n from New York, July 20. Aug. 23, Sept. 20. Oct. 18. Saloon, $60 to f 100; second-class. $30 and $35. Glasgow Service. Steamer every Saturday from New York to GLASGOW AND LONDONDERRY. Cabin Passage to Glasgow or Londonderry, $50 and $60. becond rlasa. $30. Steerage Paaaage, either service, $20 Saloon Excursion Tickets at Reduced Rates. Travelers' Circular Letters of Crenlt and Drafts for any amount issued at lowest current rates. For Books of Toum, Tickets, ot further In formation apply to HENDERSON BROTHERS. New York or. ALEX. METZGEH. 6 Odd-fellows Hall; or FRENZEL BROS.. Merchants' National Back. . i . . ' ' ' r Notice to Contractors. Oftick op Auditor of state, ) Indianapolis. Aug. 4. lbtto. Bids will he received at the ofiice of tho Auditor ot State for the removal of the limestone ledge in the Kankakee river, near Monieuce. 111., until 12 o'clock, noon, ttept. 1, lsK). in accordance with the plans and specifications adopted and approved by the board of commissioners ot said work, isaid plans and specification are in the osse8sion of th Auditor of Mat of Indiana, and aro subject to examination at his office in the State-house at Indianapolis, by any party or parties desiring to bid on said work. The coutract will be let in accordance with the terms and stipulations of the act authorizing said work, apE roved March 7, I8rt9, and the resolutions adopted y the Board of Commissionets July 31, 1M'0. The commissioners reserve the right to reject any and all bids. BRUCE CARR, Auditor of State. Notice To Whom it May Concern Notice Is heTebr given that the Board of Trustees of the town ot Urightwuod wiU meet in Brightwood, at their regular place of meeting, Monday night. An gust 25. lWUO. to hear and determine any and all f ne vances. and all other matters pertaining to said mprovement of tbe east half of Rural street and sidewalk, from Briukman street to Pendleton pike, which improvement final report has been mads to the Hoard ot Trustees of the tow not Brightwood. which final report is now on til with the Clerk of said town ot Brightwood. tor examination and Inspection. Br Older ot the BoanL tOUN r. SELLEB, Town Clark.

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4 rrTrTvn E. O- A CO Msnufaotarsr ao X lVJ-i O Repairers of OIItOULAR, UBOSf CUT. BANT), and all other Belting. Emery Wheels and Mill Supplies. Illinois street, one square south Union Station. SAWS SAWS BELTIN Grand EMERY WHEELS. Cneclaltles of W. B. Barry Saw & Supply Co. 132 A 134 is. Penn. at. All kinds ot Saws repaired, SMITH'S DYE WORKS 57 NORTH PENNSYLVANIA ST. Gents clothing cle&nod, dyed and repaired. Ladies' dressoa cleaned and dyed. McCormick Harvestiag Ifcfa Co, Manufacturers of ' BINDERS, REAPERS AND MOWERS. Headauartcrs for Indiana. McCormick Block, Indianspolls, 1 nd. J. B. HEY WOOD, Manager. COMSTOCK & COONSE, WOOD, CIIAIK aad WOODEN FORCK PUUPS. Dealers in Iron Pipe, Driren well Point and aU Drlven-well Supplies. 197 and 1W S. Meridian st. ACCORDION PLAITING. By MISS COBB. Price, 37 per Yard. ROOM 9, Batar Dulldlng. opposite Bates House. T. II. D-AVT3DSON, DENTIST. A set of the very best Teeth, on Rubber, for $3 and) tio. Teeth without plates, or crown and bridge work, a specialty. Vitaliied Air administered. UFFIOE-244 East Washington street, oppoiitt New York Stors. Nordyko & Marmon Co. Eatab. 185U FOUNDERS and MACHINISTS Mill and Elevator Builders, Indianapolis. Ind. Rollor Mills, M1Ugeartng. Belting. Bolting-cloth. Orala. cleaning Machinery. Mlddllngs-purine Portable Mills, eta, etc. Take trees, cars for stockyards. INDIANAPOLIS STOVE UU - Manafaeturers of STOVES AND HOLLOW. WARE. 83and 7 South, Mendloa street. ''- Hi J.l eo LUMBER, SHINGLES, ETC. HENRY COBURN, dealers in all kinds of Build, lng Material, Sash. Doors, Blinds and Frames. Va. rands work a specialty. ' PLANI NO-MILL aim YARD Kentucky avenue and Mississippi street. McGILLIARD & DARK, Oldest and Largest Fire Insurance General Agency in Indianapolis. Onlce Thorpe Block. 83 aud dS East Market street. - R H. ELDRIDGE & CO., Shingles. Sash Doors and BlindSw COR. ALABAMA AND MARYLAND ST8. M. B. Wilson, Prest. W. D. Ewixo, Cashiet JoaEPHca-COLLXTT, Vice-president. THE CAPITAL NATIONAL BANK OP INDIANAPOLIS. IND. CAPITAL $300,000 Business intrusted to our care will reoeive careful attention at lowest rates. PENSIONS New Laws, New Rulln ?s. Every soldier or soldier's widow should send to the Old Established Claim Agency of P. II. FITZGERALD and get his 12-pape pamphlet on War Claims and copy of nevr law. Mailed free, P. II- FITZGERALD, East Market street, Indianapolis, Ind. BICYCLES A large stock, from $35 to $135. Second-hand Wheels taken In exchange for new ones. (MSPL We do all kinds of RBPAIRINGL ENAMELING and NICKEL-PLATING. A full line of Spalding's ftase-ball goods. Send for CATaxoo. Agents wan tod In every town. HAY & WIL3LITS, 113 W. Washington st., Indianapolis, (Opposite State-house.) NEW YORK STEAM DENTAL CO. From $5, f V, $8, tlOL to $50 per set. All kinds oi fine dental work at reduced Prices. Fine gold filling s4 1 and upward. tlvec amalgam. 50 cts.and 75 eta. Teeth extracted fur 'JS eta Teeth extracted wlthool pain. All work warranto! as represented Fifteen years' experience. A. Y- iibniiun. Aianags& Rooms 3 and 4. Grand Onera-honsa. ADAMANT WALL PLASTER. The new, cheapest and best Wall Plaster known t) the trade. Manufactory at 106 West Maryland st. INDIANA ADAMANT PLASTEX CO. BRILL'S STEAM DYE-WORKS. 36 A 38 Mass. ave. and 95 N. 111. st Gents' Clothes cleaned, dyed and repaired. LadleV Dresses cleaned and dyed. Velvets and Seal Skins leflnished, etc J. R. EYAN & CO., Commission Merchants, Wholesale Dealers In Grain, Flour, Feed, Hay, etc, 62 and 64 East Maryland et. -' WOOL S. F. GALLOWAY Solicits correspondence on Wool. 200 South Pennsylvania St BICYCLES Sew and Secooi-Ilsiil Repairing a specialty. Rldingachout open. Purchasers taught to ride trso ot ' cnarge, o. no .uiun mm, ax Send 2c stamp tor catalogue. HIGHEST AWARD OF A COLD MEDAL AT THE PARI EXPOSITION WAS SECURED DY THE REM1IIGT0U STANDARD TYPEWRITER Which has boon for FIFTEEN YEARS Tho STANDARD -ind m&mFn L tho iest and highest achfovemonts of Invontlvo skill. 34 EAST MARKET ST.. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. ROBERTS & ALLISON, MANXTTACTtntEKS OF UPRIGHT PIANOS, 85 & 87 EAST SOUTH ST. SAFE-DEPOSIT VAULT Absolute safety ajralnst Fire and BarKlar. Finest and and only vault of the kind In the State. Polloeman day and night on guard. Designed for the eafe-l:eerinir of Money, lionds, Willi, Deeds, Abstracts. Silver-plate. Jewels, and Valuable Trunks and Packages, etc. S. A. Fletcher & Co. Safe Deposit JOHN S. TAIUvINGTON. Manager. INDIANAPOLIS STEEL ROOFING AND CORRUGATING CO.-QFFICE FACTORY, i

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