Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 6 January 1891 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY. 6, 1891. ! i . 1

INDIANA AND ILLINOISNEWS

Smrt Move by Desperado Kuhns in His Struggle Against Extradition. XidnigM Herder at ETansville Elwood PeoplaTrjlnj: to Explain Their Earthquake SalY&tionisU In Charge of a EeYir&L , INDIANA. New and Shrewd More In Kuhns'a Fight Against Kxtravdltlon. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Fort Wayne, Jan. 5. Officer George rouse and Charles L. Zahm, of Fostoria, arrived here to-day. They came to meet the Fostoria officers who are now in Indianapolis to lay before Governor Hovey the requisition from Ohio for the extradition of Marvin Kuhns. A telegram from Indianapolis states that the extradition papers have not yet been issued by the Governor, And new complications have set in which may delay matters for some time. It appears that a telegram was sent to Governor llovey by George W. Loutitt, attorney for Kuhns, protesting against the extradition of his client. The dispatch made known bis intention to file a transcript of the indictments standing againstKnhns and present him from being taken out of the State, and he asked permission to submit them. The Governor sent the following reply to attorney Loutitt this morning: "Your papers must arrive here to-day." The papers are simply a transcript of the proceedings at Albion, Noble county, and the five indictments for horse-stealing and other offenses. There papers are ahead of any of the Ohio proceedings, and the prisoner will not be taken to Ohio unless the court will qnash all of the Indiana indictments first. Said attorney Loutitt this evening, to your correspondent, "We are sure of an aoquittal at Fostoria, and nothing would please us better than to have the Indiana indictments against my client quashed. If this is done Kuhns will be a free man inside of three months." Prosecuting Attorney Kobinson, of tbis city, would not venture an opinion as to the outcome of the case. Torktown Revival. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Yorktowk, Jan. 5. This town is in the midst of a great religious revival, and the people are thinking of little else. About six months ago Her. John Flttenger came here and commenced to hold meetings at the M. E. Church, and it was not long until the members of the church had become aroused and many backsliders reclaimed as well as sinners converted, and much interest was manifested. These meetings lasted four weeks with larjre attendance, then closed, but only for a few days, as the Salvation army from Muncle took up the work with commendable energy at the Odd-fellows Hall. Their meetings have now been held in the Methodist Church for several days, and all Christian workers are laboring in union. Meetings are held night aDd day, both men and women forsaking their work as much as possible to attend. No regular sermons are preached, but only reading of the Scriptures, prayer and testimonies interspersed with the singing of gospel hymns as well as shouting and praising the Lord. Some of the hardest drinkers here have either been converted or signed the temperance pledge, and the saloons will have to close their doors if the meetings continue much longer. ' Think It Was a Gas Disturbance. Elwooo, Jan. 5. The residents of this town and those for many miles around ire much exercised over the slight earthquake which was felt Saturday e toning. The shock was felt nearly all over this county. As this place Is in the natural-gas region It is very generally believed that the disturbance came from natural gas. Many people fear that the tremble U the premonition of a great upheaval of the natural-gas territory. Resident of the natural-gat territory have not rested entirely easy since the great natural-gas upheaval in Shelby county a few months S0. s Next West Pointer from the Eighth, Special to the Indianapolis Journal. TttfcE Haute, Jan. 5. The result, with the average percentage of the examinations, for the appointment to Wast Point for this district, is as follows:' W. 8. MoBroom, Montgomery county, 94.2; L. O. Cavlns, Sullivan, 85.1; Herbert L. Jones, Vigo, 83; Howard Uriest, Montgomery, 82.8; Hardy Couver, Fountain, 75.8; Wallace Wheat, Farke, 75.2; Robert F. Darby, Vermillion, 73.4; H. R. Rosencranse, Parke, 63.7; Wa Plumb, Brazil, 55.6; A Midnight Murder, f peclal to the Indianapolis Journal. Evanstflle, Jan. 5. At 12 o'clock to-nigbt John P. etuard, a local "sport,' and the owner of several fast horses, was shot and Instantly killed by John Russell, a railroader. The two quarreled over a woman, and then fought, fctuard was getting the best of the tight, when Russell drew his pistol and began firing, shooting his adversary through the heart. Russell was tracked by blood, and soon caught by the police. I They Exchanged Clothing. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, Jan. 5. Blegei's clothing store was entered last night by six tramps, who left behind them as many piles of cast-off clothing, in exchange for six suits, including underwear, overcoat and hats, better adapted to the season, and of choice quality. Weed's loss may reach $'200. Xo clew to the identity or whereabouts of the tramps exists. His Corpse Discovered by His Dog?. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. RocKroRT, Jan. 5. Last night at Lincoln, this county, Edward Crlswell was found dead within a hundred yarda of his home, with his gun lying near. He was returning from hunting, and is supposed to have met his death by accident, ills bird dog went home and brought the family to his body. Found Dead in Ills Chair. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ecoTTsncRO, Jan. 5. Dr. Solomon Davis, an old soldier and prominent citizen of Lexington, this county, died, this morning, of heart disease. The old man had been con lined to his room for several years from the effects of a fall, and early this morning he was found sitting in his Invalid chair, dead. Very Dear Hog. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. Brazil, Jan. 5. Joseph McKee and Homer Brothers pleaded guilty to the charge of stealing hogtt from II. R. Edmundson, In the Clay Circuit Court, and were sentenced to one year in the penitentiary and fined 10 each. The hogs netted them $32. George Grates was given a like sentence for stealing an overcoat, on confession. Child Darned to Death. Special to the Indianapolis JournaL Madison, Jan. 5. At the home of James H. Davis, near Ilargan, this county, to-day, his little daughter, aged three years, was horribly burned by her clothing igniting while alone in the house, and died within tvo hours. Minor Notes. The Montgomery connty grand jury has returned an indictment against a young lady for stealing chickens. A farm-hand named Nowby, near Cartersburg, upou entering the barn at the Davis farm, was shot and seriously wounded by tramps. George W. Myers was not one of the Boone county stock-dealers engaged in giving short weight, but was one of the prosecutors in the case. John Creamur, of Jeffersonville, who waa injured by the fall of a derrick at the Union Cement Company's works, has beea paid $4.00 in settlement of his claim. The Odd-fellows of Hartford Citr installed otlicers last night as follows: Meyer Weiler. N. G.; E. J. llrewington, V. G.; John M Donhara, It. 8.; John A-Newbauer, P. S.; Orlo L. Cline, treasurer. Among the members of the Seventh Cavalry killed in the battle of Wounded Knee were James Colly, of Richland township, and James Campbell and W. F. McClintock, of Benton township, Monroe county. .William Johnson and wife, residing near Nappanee, overtook John Jackson and asked h;m to ride in the buggy with them. Jackson accepted, but abused their hospitality and was thrown out by Mr. Johnson. His skull was crushed and he will probably die. Jack Luclcey, the young man of unsound mind who escaped from his home in il unci Christmas night, has not yet been located by his relatives and friends, and their fear that he would freeze to death in the woods is now thought to be true, as no living person can be found who has seen or heard of him since Christmas night. The returns made to the township trustees, in Putnam county, show that bod sheep

were killed by dogs during the past year. The record gives cogency to the demand made by the Farmers' Inttitute lately in session for increased protection to the sheep husbandry. They ask the Legislature to lower the limited age of canines for taxation from six to two months, and increase the tax on female dogs to 10 each. - On last Saturday night the installation cf the new officers of McPherson Post. No. 7. G. A. It., at Crawfordsville, took place. The following are the new officers: J. D. Tracy. F. C; II. H. Talbot. S, V. C; H. Gifford. J. V. C; T. J. Griffith, 8.; L. A. Foote, Q. M.: A. S. Holbrook. chaplain; G. W. Brower. adjutant; J. w. Clemson, O. P.; Pat Ballard. O. G.; C. D. Hoffman. S. M.; D. W. Milholiand, Q. M. S.; J.T. Elliott, I. S.; 1L S. Pearson, O. S. ' -

ILLINOIS. Political Notes on the Eve or the Assembling of the Legislature. Springfield, Jan. 5. After a short, sharp tight the Democratic State central committee to-night re-elected Delos B. Phelps permanent chairman. Three Farmers' Mutual Benefit Association Representatives in the Legislature had a conference to-night. At its conclusion they will simply say they will probably "stand together." It is understood that the Democrats, with the hope of corralling their votes, will invite the F. M. B. A. men to join them in caucus to-morrow. At a secret meeting of Republican members to-night Chairman Partridge declared that something must bo done to save Republicans from defeat. Several members saggested that the wisest plan seemed to be not only in the election of United States Senator, but in the Speaker of the House to nominate either one of the F. M. B. A. members or some one identified with their interests. General Martin, ex-chairman of the Republican State central committee, made a vigorous speech, taking the ground indicated. Another conference will be held. Wants Half of Golconda, Golcokoa. Jan. 5. John Fields, brother of Mrs. Juliet Rauxn, wife of Pension Commissioner Green B. Raum, acting for his sister and himself, has begun suit against Golconda for property amounting to over $200,000. He claims title, as the heir and grantee of Green B. Fields, deceased, founder of this town, to the whole riverfront of the town, lined with warehouses, hotels and residences. Mr. Fields wants Golconda to be compelled to pay him over $150 per month, estimated net wharfage, landing tells, etc., collected by the town during the last forty years, and damages for dally trespassing by the public on this land during the same period. Brief Mention. Tracy B. Harris, a prominent attorney of Iroquois county, died after an illness of several months. The Mississippi river just below Galena was crossod for the first time this season by teams on the ice Sunday. Pnquoin will soon have a system of water-works, as soft, pure water was found in abundance by the piospectors there yesterday. Capt. Albert Garvin, formerly warden of tbe State prison at Joliet, has been fiD pointed warden of the Stillwater, Minn., State penitentiary. John P. Sinlee, a wealthy farmer in Hancock county, has brought an action in the federal onrt of Keokuk. Ia., against L. E. Zachery & Son. bankers of Prairie City. Ia., to recover 4,519.05, which the plaintiff claims he deposited with defendants. IN FREE-TRADE ENGLAND. What Skilled Mechanics and Others Receive for their Labor Not McKinley Wages. New York Press. A good deal is being said just now. and a good deal that is fictitious, about McKinley prices. It may be worth while to call attention to some recent statements in regard to the rates of wages in a country where there is no system of protection and no McKinley bill, out a country grandly favored by her imperial position and her world encircling commerce. We mean free-trade England. Statistics are always valuable; but the facts which come to light occasion ally in news items, published merely as news, and without any thonght of the lesson conveyed, are more interesting, and' often more effective than volumes of be wildering tables. Among recent items of daily news from England it is mentioned that the police of London, after months of agitation and soma rioting, which involved the discbarge of a number of men from the force, have obtained the approval of the Home Secretary to an increase of pay to the minimum rate of twenty-six shillings a week, increasing at one shilling a year to tho maximum of thirty-two shillings a week; that is. a minimum of about $i a week, or a dollar a day not counting Sunday, to a maximum of aboutSS f orlthe seven days of arduous police service intbe largest city in tbe world. Another item is that the English government dock-yard laborers are requesting, as they have for some time been requesting, an increase of minimum wages from seventeen to twenty shillings a week; that is. from a few cents over $4 to about 5 for a week's steady labor in a dock-yard. We learn from another news report that the class of workmen known in England as "printers' laborers" are rejoicing over the lact that by united action and agltition they have brought their craft inthoBiitish metropolis to a minimum wage of $5 a week, and tbat some firms are actually paying more than tbis luxurious figure. Bnt. say the free-trader, a shilling goes farther there than a dollar here. Iudeedf Let us see. In a London newspaper of this month we find no coal forthe household advertised at lower than from eighteen to twenty shillings, or $5 a ton. this being of inferior quality. The more desirable qualities average from $(5 to $7 a ton. The prices of meat and ordinary provisions tlo not range any lower than in this country, and " in some instances are higher. Kent is lower and the poor man is at less expense for clothing, partly because he is expected to wear poor clothing as a badge of his inferior condition. The items as to wages given above are worth studying. They are not McKinley wages, but they are the wages with which the self-styled tariff reformers would like to bring the American workingman into competition. Indian Cunning. -E an Francisco CalL C. H. Russell, an old resident of Arizona, was at the Palace yesterday. In speaking of the tro uble among the Indians he asserted that, in his opinion, the most intelligent, and at the same time the most cunning of the Western savages are the San Carlos Apaches. To them, according to Mr. Russell, is due the invention of the center-fire cartridge. "During 'the outbreak some eight or nine years agr," he continued, "their arms were all Winchester rilles of the rim-fire pattern, and they soon exhausted theirsupply of cartridges. They had plenty of powder, bullets and percussion caps, but they were not available for breech-loading guns. The cunning rascals had saved their brass shells, and. with surprising ingenuity, they altered the hammers of their guns, drilled holes through the center of the shells for the caps, loaded them and used them during the rust of the war. It was discovered when they were captnred. They were, I believe, the first of the kind in use." Patriotism of the South. Atlanta Constitution (Dera.J The administration has bungled and blundered so systematically in the Behriug sea matter that it is hard to predict the outcome. It will be a risky business for us to forcibly interfere with British vessels hunting seals in the Behringsea. I tis very doubtful whether we have the right to monopolize those waters in the interest of a few sealers, and the uncertain temper of John Bull makes it dangerous. Dark Horse Iladly Needed. Buffalo Commercial. Matters have become quite muddled in the Illinois Legislature and a dark horse may win the senatorial prize. General Palmer is losing strength as the Democratic candidate and the Farmers' Alliance is opposed to him. Senator Parwell can hold the Republican vote until there is a chance of its being thrown in a better combination. Destiny does not openly point her finger at any man just now. A Penny Saeed 1$ Twopence Earned, A little Sozodont, used right along every day costs but little trouble and is pleasant always. It saves years of Buttering from diseased gums and teeth in later days. Its nso is economical of time and comfort. Use Sozodont.

NATURAL GAS IN INDIANA.

Dimensions of the Field and Some Protatill ties Concerning IU Durability. J. V. Dam all, in the Are of SteeL At your solicitation I offer you a few facts concerning naturaLgas in Indiana. I shall not attempt a discussion of the origin of natural gas. nor trouble yon with theories, new and old, rerding this wonderful foice, but as briefly as possible give yon facts as I find them from an experience of two years as a manufacturer in the gas district i"' Thefe are 2,600 square miles in tho Indiana gas field, embracing the entire counties of Delaware, Madison, Howard, Grant and Blackford; also a considerable portion of Hamilton. TiptoVand Hancock counties. It is also found in limited quantities in nome ot the border and adjacent counties - Gas is found only in the Trenton limestone, which is reached at a depth from 800 to 000 feet. Overlying tbe Trenton rock is a dark shale from 200 to 400 feet thick which is supposed to be impervious. The depth at which gas is found in the Tronton rock varies from two to 11 vo feet Ponsibly in a few instances a greater depth but never fifty feet' The thickness of the Trenton limestone is not definitely known. 7 In many places it haa ben penetrated more than five hundred feet. This, however, has generally been done outside 1 the gas belt consequently without result The f;as-bearing portion of tho Trenton (and this s determined by it being porous) doea not probably average over ten feet in thickness. This same general condition applies to the entire gas-field. It is a very rare exception' for the drill, after it has passed through one strata of porous lock, to come to another. Where this has seemed to be the case it is in close proximity and, as before stated, is not fonnd below a depth of fifty feet in the Trenton. The size of the well, tbat is, the quantity of gas the well will produce in a given time, depends on the porosity of the rock. In this regard it is not uniform, for we find large wells and smaller wells all over the territory not unfrequcntly a large well and a small well in the same neighborhood. The capacity of tbe : wells are usually from two to three million cubio feet per day, whilst there are a great many wells that produce five and six million feet per day, and some probably ten million. Yet there are some that will only produce one million, and possible some light wells tbat produce less than one million feet per day. Tho rock pressure of the . wells seems to be a question determined' by the depth, large wells and small wells having the same rock pressureabout three hundred pounds per square inch. Bat when a well is blown off or the valves opened, to give full vent, then closed, it requires a longer tini'S for a small well to reach its maximum pressure than a large one. We think it a reasonable estimate to say the Indiana wells will average 2,000,000 cubic feet of gas per day.- r The cost of putting down a well, tubing and packing, ready to be turned into the line, is from $1,000 to 1,200. - How far apart wells should be, without one drawing on the other, is a question not definitely settled. There are a variety of t views and opinions on this subject This territory is too youug and the field too large for this matter to be solved. It U maintained by some that it would be sale to put down a well on each eight or ten acres of land: but in Indiana it will be a long time before it will be necessary to put put down more than one well on forty acres; even at this the territory is largo enough to support 41.G00 wells. The use ot natural gas has passed the experimental stage. For iron-works, glassworks and all concerns requiring an intenss and steady heat, it has many advantages over coal, and in fact over any otrterformof fuel. For purposes of light, with the modern burners, it equals artificial gas, and for domestio purposes it has no equal. It is properly classed as a luxury that can be enjoyed by tbe rich and poor aliko, at a nominal price. The discovery of gas in Indiana has created much anxiety and no little excitement. Almost every county in the State has penetrated the earth in search of gas. Whilst most of them have failed to find it. they have succeeded in defining the boundaries of the gas field. Pipe lines have boon run into the gas field from nearly all the prin-' cipal towns and cities within a radius of forty miles from the outer edges, and there are two consumers Ot natural gas outside the belt to one inside. Pipe lines are useful and practical for the purpose of supplying gas for domestio purposed, bnt for tbe purpose of supplying manufacturers are a failure. By this we mean to say where the lines are twenty, thirty and forty miles long. Therefore, we say the largo increase of manufactures 1n Indiana willbe located inside the gas belt where they can be independent and practically safe against combinations and monopolies. When we approach the question of the commercial value of natural gas, the figures are so stupendous, almost incalculable, we hesitate, as it almost staggers belief. Yet experience has demonstrated some facts that are unanswerable; 25,000 cubic feet of gas equals one ton of coal for heating purposes. If a ton of coal is worth $2, 2o,000 feet of gas is worth $2, and 1,000,000 feet cf gas would be worth $80. With this data the reader can take up his multiplication table and delve into tbe unerring certainty of figures, and if not bewildered compute tbe value of natural gas in Indiana. No article written on the subject of natural gas is supposed to be complete that does not deal with the question of durability. How long will it last? is the first question that comes to every one. In dealing with this problem we confess that we mast enter the domain of speculation. It is one of those questions involving the futuro on which the intelligence of man is limited. We can only draw conclusions from observation and experience. First, it is a singular fact that the greatest alarm about gas playing out usually comes from those who have not got it and know the least about it. If the life of a gas well is limited, the Indiana field is not old enough to determine the duration. Three years have elapsed since its discovery and about two hundred wells have been put down each year. At this ratio of development it would require 203 years to develop tho field by putting down one well on each forty acres. .Natural gas is no accident, no more than the coal fields or the gold and 6ilver and other precious metals that have been hidden in the earth for ages. i Wh(n we investigate these things it may appear strange, but a fact all the same, that the discovery of all the great agents of wealth beneath the surface has happened at some auspicious time, just when the necessities of man required them, together with his knowledge and ability to utilize and turn the same into the world's great Htore-house as an auxiliary to higher civilization. & We cannot say natural gas will last forever, but we can say the world is not going backwards. The discovery of natural gas is not measured in value to the comparative few who haveand wbomay be brought within its track, but reaches out to all classes and conditions of people throughout our common country by quickening the energies of man. driving him by necessity to make tbe nearest approximation to this cheapest of cheap fuel, thereby cheapening the manufactured products, which will be a blessing to all people. ! Th'?e are those who have been saying for years science, invention and discovery have reached the acme and there is nothing to come out of the future, but each passing year shows a result in improvement equal to a decade of the years' that have preceded it By the long aae of use raw coal as a fuel became imbedded in the minds of the people, but a new and better way has appeared unto many. The 'Wheels of progress will not stop; the handwriting is on the wall 'mene, mene, tokeUunharsin." Ther3 are many'evldences that satisfy as that the naturaf-gns age is to be of long duration. But should we write volume after volume, those who-' did not want to be convinced would stilt take counsel of their fears and wear themselves out waiting for gas to play outidln conclusion, permit us to say we prcdiet-a future inconceivably grand lor the State of Indiana, who can point with prida to the largest developed gas territory in, the world. , Articles 'of Incorporation. The following3 companies were incorporated yesterday, their papers being filed with tho Secretary of State; Rushville Water Company, with capital stock of $100,000, and (J3hn P. Martin. Walter M. Pearce and ftfieid S. Coon as directors; '

The LaPorte Electric Street-railway Company, capital stock $100,000. with Frank E. Snow, illiam E. Avery. Frederick -iMar-vin, James V. Campbell and John McDonald, all of Detroit. Mich., as directors; Kokomo Street-railway Company, $100,000 capital stock, with James 11. atson,.of Kokomo, and the same Detroit men aa directors. . t HEALTH AND DISEASE. ' , ' Tbe Interesting Lecture of a Lady Physician to an Unusually Large Aadienge. ,h Mrs. Longshore-Potts, M. D., of Philadelphia, Pa., gave a free lecture at the Grand Opera-house last night on "Health and Disease." The house was crowded, and as the lecture was a most interesting! one. Dr. Potts being a highly educate woman, with an admirable method of imparting information, every one was well repaid for attending. ''This evening," said the lecturer, "it is my purpose to present the subject of human improvement as being based upon a knowledge of the human constitution. This is looked upon as an old, worn out and threadbare subject by some, yet it is always new and fresh for those who hope for improvement We are to-day a mass of invalids.. There is scarcely a home without some who sutler, and eve z children are ill. It is our duty and our liberty to gain a sufficient amount of useful information whereby we can preserve ourselves from disease and continue useful during a long life. Persons get old now at middle age. In the past tbey used to live two hundred and three hundred years, bnt now few ic deed exist a century. The majority feel that they are old when they come about to middle age. A man of fifty years now would have been a boy in age in the time of tbe Bible. The other day a lady camo to me to ask my advice about her daughters. She said of herself that she was getting old, and she was forty-five. Why, at forty-five we are young! We have come to our prime, and are ready to enjoy ourselves at tbat age. We have passed through experiences, and have ripened somewhat We may then enjoy the feelings of pleasure that the young cannot Keep in good health and you will be young until seventy-five or eighty.no doubt. "The time was," said the Doctor, "when all knowledge of our bodies was kept to the doctors, and even now it is held that this knowledge must not be spread. Such ethics are very narrow. Give tbe wide world a chance. Let us know as much as the animal, for an animal can do much for itself when it is ill. What will become of posterity; what will our children be in after, time? Diseases are inherited, and come down through the parents. I believe the time will come when we will not dare transmit disease. Now you see consumption, deformities, idiocy, all transmitted. There are men and women in prison whose minds have become disordered in consequence of disease. With the right kind of bodies our jails would become depopulated, and our children would live to old age. When children die now they say God takes tbem to Himself.' I should say they send them to Him." From this point the lecture was illustrated bv skeletons and by means of pictures of the human form thrown upon canvas by a calcium light, and never were the subjects of pnysiology and hygiene more attractively presented. The galleries, when the lights were turned out were disposed to be a little turbulent, but the lecturer, with great tact, brought them to good behavior. She will speak again tonight to ladies and gentlemen at the same place, on another branch of tbe same opic. This lecture will also be free, as will be the one this afternoon to ladies only. "WILL SOON BE OPERATING. The Premier Steel Company to Have Hundreds cf Men in Its Works Material for Cutlery. Major Cohen, of the Premier steel-works, arrived la6t night from Pittsburg, to remain until arrangements aro completed for the opening of the works at an early day. ri'Qu'wiH" soon see hundreds of men at work out there," said he to a Journal reporter last night "but I cannot name the exact date for the reason tbat there remain still to be made a number of alterations and improvements. Concerning the matter of putting in tbe two converters for the manufacture of the material wanted by the cutlery manufactory in the East, and about which we have had some correspondence with the Commercial Club, I can only say that it will be necessary for us to have aconf erence with a representative of the Eastern works. They don't appear to know just what they desire, and I wrote them to send a representative here this week. The replied that they would do so, but would prefer to have me come to New York. This it v as impossible for me to do, and' I so notified them. I presume, therefore, they will have a man here in a day or so to consult with us."

AMUSEMENTS. PARK THEATER WILBUR OPERA COMPANY. At the Park Theater yesterday two immense audiences witnessed tbe afternoon and evening performances of "Nanon" by the Wilbur Opera Company. This popular troupe seems always to satisfy its audiences, and yesterday was no exception to this rule. Susie Kirwin. J. E. Conley, May Baker and all the old' favorites were heartily welcomed. Miss Kirwin was as lively as ever in the role of " Nanon and her voice appears to improve as the seasons como and go. May Baker's handsome face and figure well suited the character of Ninon. J. E. Conley did not appear to overexert himself as D'Aubigne, and his singing of tbe familiar waltz, around which air tbe opera is written, lacked the strength and sweetness his excellent tenet is capable of giving it Alf C. Wheelan, the new comedian of tho company, is a hard worker and was moderately successful as De Marsillao. - His grotesque make-up created much merriment J. C. Harvey made considerable fun forthe audience as Hector, and the remainder of the people were satisfactory. The chorus is fairly good and the costumes quite pretty. This afternoon and to-night the company will present. "The Grand Duchess," and tomorrow "Princess of Trebizonde." Tomorrow night Will H. Kohnle, of this city, formerly with the Wilbur company, will appear as Tremolino, a clown. It will be his only appearance here this season. English's orKRA-uocsE "si tlunkard." "Si Plunkard occupied the attention of a good-sized audience at English's 'last night J. C. Lewis appeared in the title role and contributed most of the amusement, assisted by Lettie Wright as Dora Page. Mr. Lewis did some clever whistling and Miss Wright a song and dance in pretty good style. V. M. Milligan also entertained the audience with some singing and danciug. The play appears to be a sort of rechristened "Si Perkins," in which an actor named Frank Jones achieved a modicum of fame and very little fortune two or three years ago. NOTES. "The Fakir," with Alice Harrison, Marie Sullivan. 3Iax Arnold and dozen other fun-making people, will be -at English's this and to-morrow evening, and for a Wednesday matinee. t, "A Midnight Bell," a comedy rich in humor and pathos, from the pen of Hoy t, whose farce-comedies have, made him famous, will be given at tho Grand Operahouse Thursday night The company presenting it this season does not differ materially from that which met with so much success last year. ;t . mm I i A Society Woman Who Had Grit. Washington Letter in New York Trlbuno. What a young woman can do.', sometimes is well illustrated by the career.of one who has lived here for a number of years. She has had independent means and has lived under the care of relatives and friends, having no immediate family. . She was well known in Washington society, and no one would ever have thought lrer capable of running a Western ranch. 'From the gayetles of Washington to the 'back of a horse in Texas was a long leap, and yet this is what tbis young woman has dene when forced by circumstances to o teVTexas to look after her own ail airs. Sho invested a part of her fortune in a Texas cattle ranch,

G

MCeSiali

III! WW Used in Millions of Homes WROUGHT

JtiXfijWipehisjND:

r 0RLZOlTAL AND VEPJICAL pOfflK. J tDe5iSWorkmaA5i)ip. Juices DiCED Jend for Catalogue.

ft at a time when such investments were all the rage. She found some time ago that her investment was bringing in nothing and would probably be a loss. As she was a tine horse-woman, she made up her mind to utilize this accomplishment, and left Washington to take charge of her ranch. She has just returned after having made a successful trip, and demonstrated, after a year of trial, her capacity to run successfully, a cattle ranch. She spent hours every day on horseback, and for her pluck and courage has had the hearty support of the neighborhood for miles around her place. POISONED ARROWS OF THE FIGUIES. Deadly Weapons Usd by the Lilliputians of Central Africa. Henry M. Stanley, In January acrihner. , When we first encountered the tribes who fought with poisoned arrows, we were not prepared to bo greatly impressed with the danger, but we received a severe lesson in' August, 1887, during a fight with the Avisibba savages. Young fellows, inspired by the example of Lieutenant Stairs, It E., rushed with brave homicidal intentions to the front, and the tiny arrows sailed in showers past them: but some of them found their intended billets and were arrested quivering in arms and shoulders. With contemptuous smiles the young men drew them out and Hung them away, and some continued answering the savages with rillo-shots, while others sought the surgeon, bearing with them the arrows with which they nad been wounded. When the day's fight was over, of course we had more leisure to examine the missiles, and our anxiety was great when we observed that they had been freshly smeared with a brown, gummy like substance which emitted a subtle, acrid odor, with a suspicion of asafcetida in it The arrows seemed to have been plunged into a pot containing a goodly quantity of a resinous substance, and twfrled around in it and well soaked, and then lifted up in a bunch and covered over with a banana or a piece of phrynium leaf. Quivers full of the arrows showed us that the weapons were considered by their owners to be dangerous, for those so smeared were tied together, head downward, and . apart from the others. Yet the, wounds made by these slender arrows were mere punctures, such as might have been made by finely pointed butcher's skewers, and being exceedingly ignorant of the effect we contented ourselves with syringing them with warm water and dressing them with bandages. In some instances affectionate men sucked their comrades' wounds, to mke sure that nothing of the substance should be left to irritate them. In no instance was this method of any avail. All who were wounded either died after terrible sufferings from tetanus, or developed such dreadful grangrenous tumors as to inoapacitale them from duty for long periods, or wreck their constitutions so completely by blood-poisoning that their lives became a burden to them. This Is Reassuring. Charleston News and Courier. "The appeal to arms," recently made by our contemporary, the Memphis AppealAvalanche, has created great consternation among the bomb-proof editors of tbe North and West But really there is no occasion for trepidation, nor is there the slightest possibility that our Memphis contemporary intends to lead an insurrection against the f;overnment. In fact, it explicitly declares n its blood-curdling article, that the South would not "yet" rise in armed rebellion. And in answer to tbe question, what the South would do in case a majority of the people of the North should not join with the people of the South in righting the wrong which would be inflicted upon the people of the South, tbe Appeal-Avalancho says: "God, in His infinite wisdom, only knows." Copyright 1390. JTe wAo uaits for an inactive liver to do its work, exposes himself to all the diseases that come from tainted blood. Don't waitl Languor and loss of appetite warn you that graver ills are close behind. You can keep them from coming; you can cure them if they've come with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery. It's the only blood and liver medicine that's guaranteed, in every case, to benefit or cure. Your money ' back if it doesn't Thus, you only pay for tho good you get. Can you ask more? It cleanses the system and cures pimples, blotches, eruptions and all skin and scalp diseases. Scrofulous affections, as fever - sores, hip - joint disease, swellings and tumors yield to its superior alterativo properties.

40 Years the Standard. - IRON PIPE Gas, Steam and Water Goods. GEO. A. RICHARDS G8 South Pennsylvania St

2 -v

GtE& Duplex Pump:

BUSINESS DIRECTORY. THEODORE STEIN. Bnccessor to Wm. C Anderson, ABSTRACTER OF TITLES 8G East Market S front. ELLIOTT & BUTLER. Hartford Block, 81 Hit Market fit. ABSTRACTS OF TITLES. DR. E. It. LEWIS, 237 North Dslawars street. Telephone 1229. PrscUce limited to dlstues of the THROAT AND NOSE. Dr. SARAH STOCKTON, 227 North Delaware Street DR J. A. SUTOLIFFE, 6UBQE0N. Office. 05 East Market Street. Honrs, 9 to 10 a. 2 to 3 p. m. bundsjs exoepteO. Telephone 94 L DR. II. IU LASH, 139 North Meridian street. Telephone 12SU PHYSIOAN AND SURGEON. -DeWITT GEORGE, M. D., nOMCEOPATniO PHYSICIAN A YD 8UB3E0N. Residence 367 Psrk are. Office 99 East Market st, Rooms 1 and 2, Baldwin's Block. Talepnoas 002. DR. BRAYTON. orriCE 102 North Meridian St., frotu 2 to 4 m. RESIDENCE 606 East Washington st. lioass telephone l'i7tf. DR. ADOLPH BLITZ, ' Boom 3, Odd-Fellows' Bail ding. Practice limited to EYE. EAR ASP THROAT DISEASES. DR. C I. FLETCHER, RESIDENCE 33 West Vermont street. OFFICE 309 South Meridian street Office Hours: 9 to 10 a. m.,3 to 4 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m. Telephones Oince: 007. Residence: 427. NEW YORK STEAM DENTAL CO. From fi. 3. SI, S. tKL to50prMt. AM fcinV ol line dental work stredaosl J rices, rine gold flUia 1 and upward. HLivmt raaljram,SO cm, and 7ft eMw Teeth extracted far 25 cH. Teeth extracted wlttum pain. Ail wura waxraa4 aireproentetl flfiesa jears' zorlenoa. A. tr. ULAjiu.i. jaanaxsz. 3 and 4. Oraod uper-UoaM. Rooms JUIJUS MIESSEN, Caterer and Confectioner 41 East North Et, Indianapolis. Have open a confectioner's and caterer's eetahlUh raent at 41 East North street, opp. Blind Asrluta, with m fall line ot Delicious Candies, Fine Candr Boxts. ( to. In a few days a ReeUorant will be opened at the same place, with all the lelioadesot the season. His past record Is an assurance to patrons, that, under all circumst&ncM. only the best materials of erer description will be osmL INDIANAPOLIS STOVE OO. Maaotertarevs at STOVES A If D HOLLOW. WARE, Bftacfl HI rtjuft Manitan street. T EQISTERED WAREHOUSE. IV , FRANK a FISITBACK, Kos. 2C5. 267 A 269 S. ienn. 8t. on tracks lnn. U. R. Low rat of Insurance. Omce. 83 h. Meridian street. Telephone 1273. Warehouse Tel. 133. SAFE-DEPOSIT VAULT Absoluts safety against Fire and Dtirolar. nv est and and only raolt of the kind in the 8 lata. Polloeman dar and nlxht on uard. Designed for the safa-k eeplo of Monsr, Bonds, Vrlll4 Deeds, Abstracts. SUrer-pla ta, Jewell, aul Yta cable Trunks and PaokacM, eta. S. A. Fletcher & Co. Safe Deposit JOHN S. TARKINGTON. Manager. McGILLIARD & DARK, Oldest and Largest Fire Xnsaranoe General Ajrearr In Indianapolis. O doe Thorpe Aiock, al aal 45 East Market street. NEW PLANING MILL, 166 to 174 South New Jersey street. E. H." ELDRIDGE & CO. tyAIlilnflsof honaflniah Lumber. Shingles, eta COMSTOCK & COONSE, WOOD. CHAIN andWOODEN FORCE PUMPS. Dealers in Iron Pipe, Driren-well Points and ail Dnveu-well Supplies . l7 and I'J J K Meridian at. DR. STEDMAN'S IMPROVEMENT IN DENTAL PLATES. Tatented Sept. 24, 1833. and Feb. 25. 1890. This lrntrovrment die. Cbnsea with the large aoo on plats In oummon u lor partial dentim-a. It will ' I V"j also supplant -bnda work J in lars measure, which law tr IsrtlCoult to fit snd involves the detraction ot valuable teeth. The plates are very small, about one. quarter to one-eighth the nsaal alia. Jveln eon. stroctedun true mechanical prlnclplea, thernt t.ia mouth with perfect accuracy. Tula srstera applies to all curt having on t r more natural teth reiuin tn on either Jaw. Tbe patent granted February us. lew, is fur an Improvement to wtuillo plates. The best material for this ritrpoM is gold. Other mate, rials have a spelai utility, bat iroUl ts to be preferred. With this method a ptrfret fitting gold plate ran be made which has never been accomplished before, ow. lng to the warpae that invariably uocure la olderIng the clasp ami Wth to the plat. Dr. y. & CARLTON, Manager, 40 A 41 Vanoe Block BRILL'S FTEAM DYE-WORKP. 3d 3 Mass. Ave. and 93 N. Illinois Ft. My dear, why don't you arnd tbem dlrtv cloth to be cleaned and repaired at DRILL'S DVE-UOUSE, and save twenty or thirty dollars.