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

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY,. JANUAG, 1891.

AFFAIBS OF THE EAILWAYS

Indianapolis Lines Continue to Show an Increase in Their Freight Traffic Two Western Beads Said to Be Opposed to the Presidents' Agreement. Which Is to Be Ratified Thursday Haling Against Finlej. The train records show that 15C more loaded cars -were received and forwarded at Indianapolis in the week ending at midnight, Jan. 1. than in the -week preceding, and which was rather a surprise to freight men. as a snarp falling off in business had been looked for. The inquiry for cars yesterday indicates that there is plenty of basinets yet to be moved. The last few days there has been an increased movement in export freights and of live stock, which is rather unusual at this season. The shipments of grain to New York and New England points the last few days have been heavier. West-bound business is exceeding in volume that of the corresponding period of 1S00, and consists largely of dry goods and staple groceries, western merchants apparently beginning to stock up in dry goods three or four weeks ahead of thsir usual time. Through business with the north-and-south lines shows the usual January inactivity. With all lines local traffic is very satisfactory, and, while falling below that of thirty days ago, is in excess of the corresponding period of 1889. Shipments of produce, timber in the rough, inch as staves, heading and wagon material, are heavy beyond precedent. On several of the roads there is hardly a station where there is not freight of this character to come forward. Local manufacturers were so pressed with orders that they worked through the noliday season, not hutting down two weeks, as has been the practice in years past This has tended to increase local business. The furniture men have been pushing shipments of their products to the West and the Pacific coast, nd the machine-shops, fearing the threatsned advance in rates, have taken similar action. Freight men speak of the outlook for business this month, and, in fact, for the winter months, if the present mild weather continues, as being unusually favorable. Freights are being moved at better rates than in January, 1690. Below is given the number of loaded cars received and forwarded at Indianapolis in the week inding Saturday, Jan. 8, at midnight:

2 3$ 0 3" 2? gfr go. rg . S f 5 3 :S : g -3:3 : 9 : 5 100 223 823 805 ! 133 'did 410 771 300 ISO 580 689 262 26 648 445 130 370 500 553 630 IX 1,156 832 24S 239 487 374 730 742 1,472 1,527 262 576 833 687 IQi 774 1,066 830 8y 1,168 2.067 1,722 954 1,443 2,397 2,272 832 801 1,723 1.826 1,373 831 2.204 2,029 759 1,059 2.718 1,834 7,063 .1.656 1T.619 16,596

HAX2 OJ ROAD. L, N. A. & C, Air-line.. L.D.AQ C, II. & f. (Ind'pTadiv.)... LE.&W :. I. & v. LouVe divChicago div. Pittb7g div. Penn'a lines f Columbus div. Peoria div.;.. Chicago dir... Clneiii'ati div. fit. Louli div.. Clevettid div. Big Four lines Vand&lia... Totals , There were transferred over the Belt road in the week ending Jan. 3, 13,874 cars. Belt-road engines handled at the stockyards last week, 1,002 car-loads of stock, against 1.102 car-loads in the corresponding week of 1800. The shipments of flour, grain and provisions from JLicago to the seaboard by the lines in rf Central Traffic Association, last week, aggregated 46,579 tons, against 41,501 for the preceding week, an increase of 5.073 tons. And against 88,719 tons for the corresponding week last year, a decrease of 42,140 tons. Improvements la Operating: Railways. The recent request of the trainmen for an increase of pay on the Lake Erie & Western road brought out some interesting points as to improvement in operating roads. The time occupied in making the round trips of six scheduled trains in the month of October, lS'.O, was taken in comparison with the time occupied in making the same trips in October, 1SS7, when the Wabash operated the old Indianapolis, Fern & Chicago road. It was demonstrated that through the improvements to roadbed and equipments, the saving of time to the men on the road in 1800 was 1.S65 hours ovor the time taken to make the same runs In October, 1887, or ISO days of ten hours. A trip which the train crews then made in eight hours and five minutes is now run in six hours and thirteen minutes. This is a point, says General Manager Bradbury, which the trainmen never take into consideration when asking for an advance in their pay. The better condition of the road-bed and of the equipment have cost large sums of money, and the trainman shares in its benefits as well as the owners of the property. It also greatly decreases the danger of the ocoupation and makes the work of a trainman as safe, if he is prudent, as in nearly any other occupation. Statistics Regarding Indiana Railways. W. A. Peelie, State Statistician, has compiled statements regarding the operation of Indiana roads which will be read with interest. The passenger earnings of Indiana roads for 1800 were S34,S20,482; freight earnings, SS3.7J4.857; total, $118,245,280. The operating expenses of the year were SS2,C55,CC; total passengers carried, 82,877,035: tons of freight, 72,551.551; number of employes, 71.4S4; average wages paid, from $3.07 per day for general officers to $1.11 for section men. The Coming Meeting of Presidents. CniCAGO, Jan. 5. President R. R. Cable, of the Rock Island; President Marvin Hughitt, of the Chicago & Northwestern; President Allen ManveL of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe, and President Roswell Miller, of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul, have left Chicago for New York to attend the meeting of presidents, to be held in that city on next Thursday. President Stuy vesant Fish, of the Illinois Central, has delegated another officer of that company to represent him at that conference, and will remain in Chicago. The report is persistently circulated that neither the Chicago &, Alton nor the Chicago. St. Paul & Kansas City will have anything to do with the proposed agreement, bnt the officials of both these roads talk quite conservatively on this subject. While they will not attend the New York conference, they still say that if the plan of agreement as formulated by the other roads is satisfactory to them they will not fail to subscribe to it They contend, however, that a presidents' agreement is not ajnecessity, and that a supplementary agreement to the one now in operation oy the Western Freight Association is all that is necessary to stop rate-cutting and bring prosperity to the roads west of Chicago. All the roads seem to be satisfied with the plan that has heen devised for a division of tratlic at southern Missouri river points, and the freight officials contend that if this plan were adopted at all Missouri river points, and at St. Paul and Minneapolis, there would be no need of a new association to put an end to unfair competition. The opinion seems to be growing here that the most the presidents will do will be to Amalgamate the Western Freight, and the Transmissouri associations and adopt a supplemetary scheme for a division of traffic at all competitive points. A Disturbing Factor In Freight flares. Chicago. Jan. 5. Under the new freight tarifts, which went into effect Jan. 1, the first-class rate from New York to Kansas City by the direct lines is 1.37. Before the advance it was $1.32. The Savannah fast-freight line, operating over the Kansas City, Fort Scott 1 Memphis, has had the advantage of a differential which made the rate from New York $1. That line got the bulk of the business by this arrangement, and now, with the Chicago roads and the trunk-lines nnder strict order to maintain the $1.S7 rate, the rate by the Savannah

fast-freight line is still $1, which gives the a rent at Kansas City a cheaper rato by 27 cents than that by way of Chicago, lie has lost no time in lettiDg the fact be known, and it is said that he is working up s heavy business in consequence. The other agents are exercised over the matter, and are telegraphing their superior officers here that the difiercntial must be reduced to 15 cents in order to give them an equal show. T. II. I. Annual Meeting. Special to the Indianapolis Journal Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 5. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Terre Haute & Indianapolis Railroad Company was held at the general offices this morning, and the old board of directors was chosen, to-wit, William R. McKeen. Henry Ross, Delos A. Minshall, Herman Halman, John O. Williams, Josephns Collett. and George E. Farrington. The board elected W. R. McKeen, president; John G. Williams, vice-president and general manager; George E. Farrington, secretary, and J. W. Cruft, treasurer. The usual semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, has been declared, and the statements, made in general terms by the officers of the road to-day. mako a remarkably good showing of the year's business. The annual meeting of the directors of the Terre Haute & Logansport was also held, the old directors being elected as folfows: W. R. McKeen. D. W. Minshall, John G. Williams, Frank McKeen, George E. Farrington. Mr. McKeen was elected president, and Mr. Farrington secretary. Flnley's Haling Not Upheld. Chicago, Jan. 5. General Passenger Agent W. B! Shattue. of the Ohio & Mississippi; General Traffio Manager O. G. Murray, of the Big Four, and General Passenger Agent H. W. Fuller, of the Chesapeake & Ohio, met here to-day, as a board of arbitration, to settle the dispute between Chairman Finley, of the Western Passenger Association and the'Atchison road. Mr. Finley decided that the Atchison had no appeal from the decision of the association upholding the ruling of the chairman that the Atchisonjmust redeem mileage tickets found in the hands of scalpers whether they bad been previously bulletined or not. The arbitrators reversed Chairman Finley's ruling, deciding that, under the agreement, the Atchison had a right to refer the question to arbitration. It is understood that the Atchison will endeavor to secure the same arbitrators to decide whether bulletined tickets found in the hands of scalpers must be redeemed or not.

The Union Pacific Contract. Chicago, Jan. 5. Yesterday was the, day on which the Rock Island road was to begin running its through trains between Chicago and Omaha by crossing the Union Pacific bridge from Council Bluffs. The attempt ' was made to carry out this plan, in accordance with the terms of the contract, but the Rock Island train was stopped, as was that of the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul. Inasmuch as the Rock Island's contract, so far as the bridge and Omaha yards are concerned, is a duplicate of the St Paul' s. its fate depends entirely upon what result the latter will achieve in its injunction and contempt smts, both of which are being tried to-dsy. Assistant General Manager Allen, of the Rock Island, is in Omaha looking after tho interests of that road. Fersonal, Local and General Notes. C. F. Haverfleld, of Cleveland, has accented a position as train-dispatcher on the Peoria division of the Big Four. John G. Williams, general manager of the Vandalia lines, left last night for Philadelphia for a conference with the Pennsylvania people. Jan. 13 Princeton. Ind., will vote on giving a subsidy of $100,000 to secure the shops of tho Louisville, Evansvllle & St. Louis r jad at that point. F. P. Boatman, tho newly-appointed suJerintendent of motive power of the Big 'our lines, has gone to Washington, Ind., to straighten np matters there, lie will return Saturday and assume his new position. Passenger men connected with the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and the Southern Pacific say that travel on both roads to and from the Pacific coast is now heavier than at any time in the last four years. George Saul, president and general manager of the Chicago & Eastern Illinois road, says that the earnings of the road at the present, time will justify the payment of a l1? per cent, cash dividend March 1. H. B. Kelley, who has been roadmaster of the Southern Pacific, headquarters at Oakland, Cab, for twelve years, has taken a similar position on the New York Central road, with headquarters at Albany, N. Y. The directors of the Belt road and stockyards will hold their annual meeting today, when a quarterly dividend of I1 per cent, will be declared on the preferred stock and a semi-annual dividend of 3 per cent, on the common stock. The Augusta, Tallahassee & Gulf railroad was sold by the United States marshal under a foreclosure decree. .The entire property was bid in, with incumberances, by a company of English capitalists, who will complete the road from Augusta, Ga., to the gulf south of Tallahassee. The Cleveland, as well as the Indianapolis Car-service Association, is having trouble in collecting its demurrage charges. The Erie has over $4,000, the Lake Shore over $3,000 and the Pennsylvania over $2,000 demurrage charges due. and the Big Four has quite a sum out in this direction. The annual meeting of the Railway Officials' and Conductors' Accident Association was held at the home office yesterday. The following officers were elected for the ensuing yean L. D. Hubbard, president; Chalmers Brown, vice-president; Wm. K. Bellis, secretary and treasurer; Wm. DeM. Hooper, actuary. ( The Baldwin locomotive-works built.in 1800, 053 locomotives, and the Schenectady works 237. Sixty per cent, of the engines were ten-wheelers, or a heavy tvpe ot engine. Of those built at the Schenectady works, the Big Four and Chesapeake fc Ohio got forty, and the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton twelve. The plan of doing all the switching on the Belt road with Belt road engines is working very satisfactorily, and probably the service will be extended to the Union tracks on "Feb. 1. Under the new arrangement the business on the Belt road is done much more promptly and satisfactorily to all parties concerned. Norman Beckley. general manager of tho Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan road, is indignant over the reports that have been setft out to the effect that the trainmen on that road would apply to President in galls for an increase in wages. He says that so long as he is general manager of the road he proposes to adjust all questions as regards wages, number of employes, etc The report of C. Dixon, ticket agent of the Big Four uptown office, shows that in 1800 the receipts from the sale of tickets were $137,482; increase over receipts of 1889, $22,340. The last few months of the year the office had the benefit over last year of soiling tickets over the Peoria division of the Big Four, but the legitimate increase was very satisfactory to the superior officers. It is estimated that the trouble between President Breyfogle, of the Louisville, New Albany Sc Chicago, and Harry Crawford, president of the Indiana Midland, originated in a personal grievance which Mr. Crawford entertained against Mr. Breyfogle, being the difficulty over the right of way into Brazil of the L., N. A. & C. road. A few weeks ago. it is stated, Mr. Crawford entertained the idea that he might sell the Indiana Midland to the L., N. A. &. C. peofile, so pleased were they with arecent moonight ride over the road, but the L., N. A. & C. people are not purchasing rail ways just now unless it is some old right of way, such as they aro seeking into the coal fields of Clay connty. Official circulars announce a number of important changes' among officials in the Erie railroad system. J. 11. Barrett is promoted from superintendent of transportation to general superintendent, a position that has been vacant since W. J. Murphy resigned. Mr. Barrett is succeeded by his assistant, W. H. Starr. A. M. Tucker has been made general manager of the Chicago &. Erie and the New "iork, Pennsylvania & Ohio, and W. E. Turreff has been appointed assistant anperintendant of motive power of the same roads, with headquarters at Cleveland. I. B. Thomas has been elected first vice-president of these lines, and the office of second vicepresident, made vacant by his promotion, is filled by the election of Geo. H. Vailleat. These changes are soon to bo followed by others of a minor character.

COMING IN, OF LEGISLATORS

4t Preceding Their Caucus the Democrats Give Ear to Appeals of Candidates. There Is a Host of -Aspirants with the Interest Centering Around the Contest for the Speakership The Republican Committee. The office of the , Grand Hotel is just at present the Mecca for all good Democrats who want recognition at the hands of the Legislature, or want their friends to secure some of that lucrative article. Log-rolling was in progress all of yesterday and a good portion of the night, and the scene somewhat resembled that prior to the Democratic 8tate convention last August. More than half the Democratic Representatives are now on the ground, and the candidates have what ought to be enough material to work on, and would be were it not that there are so many ambitious Democrats as to cause 'a decided embarrassment of riches. While the number of members arriving is constantly increasing, the number of candidates keeps pace, so that the proportion remains the same. They spring from everywhere, and most of them will soon be nowhere. The caucus on Wednesday night will bring disappointment to a good many moro candidates than it will load with satisfaction. The Representatives who had arrived up to midnight I were:' Richard K. Erwin. Adams and Jay; Samuel M. Hench, Allen; Joseph F. Gent, Bartholomew: Jas. T. Mo is. Clay; M. J. Carroll, Clay. Montgomery and Putnam; John W. Johnson. Dearborn; Freeman Kelley, DeKalb; Samnel S. Harrell, Franklin; Isaao P. Layden, Floyd; Elliott W. Bowman. Fountain; Sidney R. Moon. Fulton: William 8. Op penheim, Huntington and Allen; Jasper N. Callicatt, Jennings and Scott: Luther Short, Johnson, William A. Cullop, Knox; Mason J. Niblaek, Knox; Gibson and Vanderburg; Adam Ebert, Lake; William Fowler, LaPorte; James M. Farlow, Madison; Ephraim Inman, Martin and Dubois; Alfred N. Higgins, Montgomery: Phillip Zoercher. Perry; John C. Smith. Posey; Frank D. Ader, Putnam; Chester R. Faulkner, Riplev: Wm. H. Stnll and George V. Byrkit, St. Joseph; Oliver J. Glessner, Shelby; John T. Beasloy, Sullivan; Isaac N. Kester, Sullivan.' Vigo; and Vermillion; Thomas M.Kyle, Hwitzerland.Ohioand Dearborn; James M. Fippen, Tipton; John J. Nolan and James C. Calvert, Vanderburg; Isaac Beauchamp, Vigo; Isaiah S. Hay, Warrick; John G. Timmons, White and Pulaski; W. W. Rob bins, Miami, and Andrew A. Adams, Whitley. The Senators are taking things a little more leisurely.as befits their more dignified office. The arrivals thus far are: W. H. Thompson, Pulaski, White and Carroll; R. A. Fulk, Bartholomew, Brown and Monroe: George H. Thompson, . Huntington ana Wells; Harry Francis, LaPorte; F. M. Griffith. Dearborn, Ohio and Switzerland: William G. Holland, Franklin, Ripley and Union: John McGregor, Clark and Jerferson; Henry B. Smith, Adams, Blackford and Jay, and Joseph D. Morgan. Allen. The Republicans, having no incentive for getting here early, evidently do not intend to come until the last moment. Representative Victor K. Officer, of Jefferson, and Senator B. F. Clemmens, of Kosciusco and Wabash, are tho firat to put in an appearance, and the former laughingly apologized last night for being here by pleading that his presence was due to to-day's meeting of the State Board of Agriculture, of which he is a member. The Republicans have not yet given any attention to the matter of selecting men whom they will compliment with the empty honor of their votes at the organization of the two bodies on Thursday. It is scarcely necessary to eay. however, that there will be no struggle to get on the list. - In the midst of the red-hot fight for speakership between Mason J. Niblaek, of Knox, and James B. Curtis, of Marion, the candidacy of Judge Samuel M. Hench, of Allen, looms np with a peaceful "darkhorse" expression. It is altogether soothing ' to the members who have been pulled and hauled by the two leading candidates until they scarcely know how they want to vote. However, it is another case of a man waiting to be struck by political lightning and the Judge is simply contenting himself with the hope that Niblaek and. Curtis may run each other so hard that tho supporters of one or the other will be glad to unite on a third man, in which event the Fort Wayne man will be in position for the above-mentioned lightning. He has been jndge of the Superrior and Criminal courts of Allen county, was for seven years prosecuting attorney, and during the Cleveland administration was in charge of the law division of the Treasury Department at Washington, being the fast of theDomocratio office-holders there to walk the plank, remaining until December. 1S9. It is a fact worthy of mention that from 181ft the year Indiana became a State until the present time, northern Indiana has had but one Speaker of the House of Representatives, and that was A. L. Robinson, of Carroll, who held the office in 1843-44. at tho time Wm. H. English was clerk. Judge Hench thinks thisshould have some influence in his favor, but it Is not likely to do so, and northern Indian will continue to hold its record of one speaker in seventy-four years, unless that streak of lightning already mentioned should happen along and single out the Judge's tall form. Department Commander Stormont, of the G. A. R., has has appointed Lieutenant-governor Chase, Senator Howard, of St. Joseph and Judge Hench to look after the interests in the Legislature ot that organization and the soldiers of Indiana. Capt&in Curtis and his friends have been working efiectively during the past twenty-four hours, and he appears' brimfull, of confidence in his elevation to the speakership. "Mr. Niblaek started in long ago by claiming everything," said Capt. Curtis, last night, to a Journal reporter, "and we claimed nothing. By this time he is ready to concede at least that I am in the fight, while I feel confident I am inrther into it than he has any idea of. I have made some inroads on his strength to-day. and expect to keep np the good work until Wednesday evening." Mr. Niblaek did not seem at all disturbed by the activity of the Curtis people, and said that ho was not only holding his own but gaining strength in a way that leads him to believe that he will capture the prize as easily as he has maintained all along. "I have assurances of support from new members of whose position on the , question I was somewhat doubtful," said he. "While I am not responsible for that circular with the showing of what Marion county has received from ths State, as has been intimated, I am certainly willing to profit by whatever good it may do me." Newktrk. of . Rush, will bo re-elected Clerk of the House, and Crawlej', ot Sullivan is altogether likely to secure another term as assistant clerk. Heimrod, of Miami, has the call, apparently, lor Doorkeeper, it. M, Roberson, of Tipton, is a candidate for that place and enjoys the distinction of being the only man fighting for office who has opened a 'headquarters. He has State Auditor-elect Oscar Henderson's August headquarters at the Graud, and if any good luck goes with that. Roberson gets it with the room, and no extra charge. The race for the Senate secretaryship grows warmer every hour, and it is a very pretty fight. George Pleasants came up from Vevay yesterday, while v Captain Hilligoss dropped in from Mnncie, and together with Fen ton. of J I arum on d, they proceeded to make the Democratic fur lly. Another candidate for the position "shied bis castor" into the ring yesterday in the person of Capt Joseph Armstrong, of Gibson county, editor of the Oakland City Record. His appearance and announcement was a surprise to the other three. Benz of Crawford, and; Carter, of Orange, are dividing .(.the attention of the few Senators on band in the matter of the assistant secretaryship. The announcement thstrD. N. Berg, of Madison, was a candidate for the place is a mistake. He is not; in the race. Oliver Wells, of this city, is making a rattling canvass for Doorkeeper, and John Mannox, of Fort Wayne, seems to-' be pushing him bard. The long string of candidates for this office was lengthened yesterday bv theappqaianceofH.lt. Veazey. of Noble, who announced himself as in the battle. Governor Hovey will give a reception from 8 U' 12 Thursday night, at the Capitol,

to the members of the Legislature and their families. There will be ma sic, dancrng and a lunch. ' a Republican State Central CommftCee. The meeting of the Republican State central committee, this afternoon, inthe federal conrt-room, will doubtless pet one of much interest to the party. It isbje desire of Republicans In every section of the State to have matters pertaining.to party work in good shape for the campaign of 1802. It is that that will bring the; committee together, with a view of ( selecting a chairman and secretary, so thaj, jde tails of work may be arranged at once. ? ( i: AFFAIRS OF RELIGIOJC Ministers Protest Against Utterances of Mr. Koss as to the Church. The criticism applying to the church in its relation to labor made by Mr. Morris Ross, of the News, at a recent meeting of the Central Labor Union, was given attention by the evangelical ministers at their monthly meeting yesterday morning. There was no diversity of opinion as to what they ought to do under: the force of such strictures, and when the' Rev. D. R. Lucas submitted a preamble- and resolutions they were adopted without dissent. The preamble quoted Mr. Ross's remarks, in which be, in substance, stated that church members looked upon workingraen as men of lawless instincts. The. first resolution expressed an emphatic denial of this position and stated that such an assertion "is a Blander upon the churches of Indianapolis, a large majority of whose membership are themselves workingrocn, and threefourths of whose ministers have been reared in poverty and inured to toil." The ministers, in the second resolution, protested against such unjust aspersions as calculated to sow the seeds of anarchy and discontent, and to create class distinctions. It was also resolved that a copy of the resolutions be sent to the Central Labor Union, with the assurances that the ministers "stand ready to show at any time that such utterances are a libel upon churches whose members are seeking to do good to all men, without regard to condition, circumstances or occupation." 1 Rev. James F. Mills, district secretary of the American Sabbath Union, then spoke regarding the work of that organization. Its present object is to prevent the opening of the Columbian fair on Sunday. J. R. Day, the field secretary of the union, also spoke, and both gentlemen were pledged tne support ot the ministers iu their work. A paper on "The Gospel of Love" was read by Rev. J. G. Chafee, of Mapleton. Extending Iiellgious Instruction. It is estimated by the City Sunday-school Association that twenty-five thousand children and youth of Indianapolis have no religious instruction. It is the purpose of the organization to bring this population within reach of the church, and yesterday afternoon a meeting was held in Californiastreet M. E. Church to inaugurate the movement in the Western district, which includes all that portion of the city lying west of Missouri street and the canal. There were present representatives from Blackford-street M. E., Fourth Christian, Garden Baptist and People's Congregational ehurches. Dr. Gilbert, superintendent of the association, explained the plan for this department of its work. The district had been subdivided into eleven parts, each part to be assigned to two ladies, representing different churches. These . are to go together, call at each house, and enter upon blanks the information that can be obtained. Among the items to be gathered are the following: To what church do the people belong or what church do they attend or prefer; what children are out of Sunday-school and whether the people are provided with Bibles. But the chief item is that of the children. The visitors are to classify the information and report at an adjourned meeting, and the materials so obtained will be turned over to the churches according to the preferences of the people. Rev. Mr. Aickman, pastor of the Fifth Presbyterian Church, was made chairman, and Mrs. Addie Johnson. 3G2 Blake street, of Blackford street Methodist Church, was elected secretary of the district organization. The eleven sub-districts were assigned to tho ladies present, two to each district. Meetings will be held at 2:0U r. m on the first Tuesday in each month to hear reports from the visitors. It was agreed that at an early day a union meeting shall be held on the West Side for the purpose of awakening a general interest in the churches in this department of work. CULLIXGS FROM THE COURTS. The Shuck Case to Compel the Governor to Issue a Comnilftilon. The case of William A. Shuck vs. Alvin P. Hovey, Governor, will be decided to-day in the Circuit Court, Judge Brown presiding. The case is to compel issuance of a commission as treasurer-elect of Jennings county withheld by the Governor owing to an alleged shortage in Shuck's accounts in his previous term as treasurer. - Elliott Declared Insane. An inquest of lunacy was held yesterday on William S.Elliott, the commission being Dr. F. A. Morris jn and Dr. W. H. Wishard, with Luke Walpole and C. B. Feibleman, justices of the peace. The patient was declared to be insane, aud application for admission to the Central Hospital authorized. Elliott is a prisoner of the United States, he being nnder indictment for rob

bing the mails while an employe of the Indianapolis postoffice. The Unhappy Peters Family. In a complaint for divorce filed yesterday, John W. Peters alleges that his wife, Eliza Jane, is in the habit of calling him vile names and of attempting to kill him. 'She once went bo far, he says, as to assault him, in trying to disfigure his face and ruin his eyes. She also compelled him to sleep on the floor without bedding. German in' the Schools. The case to test the 'legality of teaching German in the public schools will be argued in the Supreme Court to-day. It comes on an appeal from the Circuit Court, where Judge Howland held 'that the instruction in German must be given when the proper number of petitiouers demand it. The Court Record. scrnniOR court general term. lion Iewls C. Walker. Presiding Jndge. Henry IL Hanna et al. vs. Isaao Kinget al. Athrmod, aud appeal granted. Derk DeRuiter vs. William Hicklin et aL Appeal dismissed. j Mary Northropp vs. Christopher Hilgcnberg. Affirmed aud appeal granted. Frederick G. Ketch&m vs. Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago & ,S& Louis Railroad. Affirmed and appeal granted. Josiah McMillan vs. Samuel M. Bruce et al. Appeal dismissed. : Jacob D.Myers vs. August Richter. Affirmed and appeal granted. John M. Bohmie vs. Indianapolis Car and Manufacturing Company. Appeal dismissed. Kev Suit Filed, John W. Peters vs. Eliza Jane Peters; divorce. Cruelty. Indianapolis Brewing Company vs. Henry Harmening; account and note. Demand, 6175. u CIRCUIT COURT, lion. Edftr A. Brqjrn. Judge. Board of Children's Guardians vs. Millie Updyke; finding for defendant. Union Slipper Company vs. H. Obergfells's estate. Claim allowed, $70.40. Xew Suit Filed. " Jennette C McClanahan vs. John MoClanahan; divorce. Habitual drunkenness and cruelty. - f. William P. Wilson vs.:tMissouri Dillon and Maud Dillon; mortgage. Demand. $175. Alice Mosly vs. Board of Children's Guardians. Custody of infant child de manded. v Continues with Sj&eerity. The relations betweenMr. Nye and Mr. iley continue with their; qld-timo cordial character. In fact, they have never been disturbed, and the false imports that Mr. Nye has brought suit against bis former partner arise through an Evident desire to destroy a feeling of sincere. friendship that grows with warmth as the years go by. Iu a recent card, published in: i'ew York paper, Mr. Nye says: "I have no suit against Mr. Riley, and regret that the tumor should have crept into print.".

HLNOE CITT HITTERS. To-Day Doings. MURPHY TEMPERANCE MEETING Roberta Park Church; evening. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE Mrs. Anna M. Longshore-Potts, M. V.; Medical Lectures; ladles only; 2:30 r. m. and evening. EXGLISirs OPERA-noUSE namlin'a Comedians in "The Fakir;'' evening. PARK THEATER The Wilbur Opera Company, In "Grand Duchess;' afternoon and erenlug. STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE Capit oh morning and afternoon. REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE Federal court-room; 1:30 p. m. Local News Notes. Marriage licenses were issued yesterday to John Bartel and Mary Angrick, William T. Kavanangh and Jessie AL Mix. Building permits were issued yesterday to Mrs. Clara E. Mitchell, frame cottage. New Jersey btreet, near Coburn, $1,000; T. B. Lay cock Manufacturing Company, wareroom. Missouri street near First, $1,000. His deputies and employes presented County Clerk Wilson yesterday with a large and handsome quartered oak office desk. It was in the nature of a belated Christmas present, the absent of Mr. Wilson in Virginia causing the delay im making the gift. Personal and Society. Mr. Russell B. Harrison was in the city yesterday, registered at the Denison. Mr. Lucien Wnlsin, of Cincinnati, is visiting his brother, Mr. Clarence Wulsin, and family. Mrs. James Slaughter, of Corydon, is the guest of the Misses Stewart, on Homo avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Rauh have returned from Chicago, where they have been visiting friends. Miss Annie Readme has issued invitations for a card party, Thursday afternoon, in honor of Miss Thomson. . Major and Mrs. W. A. Jones and daughter, of St. Paul, Minn., are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Wiiliam Wallace, on Home avenue. Mrs. Clanne Woolfolk aud daughter are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Silas T. Bowen and Mrs. John A. llolraan, on West North street. Mr. Claude Matthews. Secretary of State, has taken rooms at the Grand Hotel for the winter. Mrs. Matthews will arrive the last of the week. Mrs. C. B. Sloan and Mrs. S. M. Watt, who have been spending a fortnight with Mrs. J. J. Uiggms and family, have returned to their home in Decatur. Mr. and Mrs. James McKee entertained quite a party of friends last evening at their new home on North Tennessee street. The party was in the nature of a housewarming, and all the apartments were open for inspection by their friends. Miss Jannette Halford, of Washington, and Miss Townley, of Cincinnati, have arrived and are guests of Miss Evalyn Austin, on Broadway. The young ladies are two of the number who will act as bridesmaids at Miss Austin's wedding next week. Mrs. D. P. Erwin gave a dancing party last evening for her daughter. Miss Helen Erwm, and guests, the Misses Reid, of Belfast, Ireland, and Miss Luoy May. of Philadelphia. The party was informal, bnt none the less it was iu keeping with the other elegant entertainments given by Mrs. Erwin since her return from Europe. The gathering was a farewell to the Misses Reid, who leave to-day for Kansas City to visit their brother, Mr. William Reid, and family, formerly of this city. The young ladies, while here, have visited their brother. Mr. Robert Reid, Mrs. C. B. Lockard, and lastly, Mrs. Erwin and daughter. WALLACE FULLER. Washington, San. 5. The fashionable world of Washington congregated to-night at St. John's Episcopal Church to witness the marriage of Miss Mildred Fuller, daughter of Chief-justice Fuller, and Mr. Hugh Campbell Wallace, of Tacoma, Wash. To-day wr s selected for the wedding, as it marks the twenty-fifth anniversary of the marriage of Chief-justice and Mrs. Fuller. The chancel of the church was beautifully decorated. The ushers were: Senator Dubois, of Idaho; Governor West, of Utah; Mr. J. G. Zachary and Mr. John C. Lewis, of New York; Mr. John II. Mitchejl, ir., of Tacoma, a son of Senator Mitchell; dr. Archibald Brown, of Chicago, to whom Miss Grace Fuller will be married in the spring. The bridesmaids were Miss Fuller, Miss Moore, of Orauge, N. J.; Miss Swinton, of Port Jervls, N. Y.; Miss Woodruff, of Anbnrn. N. Y., and Miss Flannagan. of New York. These young ladies were all class-mates of the bride in Wells College. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father, and with him proceeded to the chancel, where they were met by the groom, attended by his best man, Mr. Thomas B. Walker, of Tacoma. The marriage ceremony was Serf ornied by Rev. Dr. Daniel Weston, of ew York, who officiated in a similar capacity for the bride's parents a quarter of a century ago. Rev. Dr. Douglass, of St. John's, assisted Dr. Weston. The service at the chnrch concluded, the guests drove to the residence of the Chiefjustice, where a brilliant reception followed until 11 o'clock, shortly before which time Mr. and Mrs. Wallace left the city fora northern wedding trip. Chief-justice and Mrs. Fuller received the ? nests. Prominent among them ' were: 'resident and Mrs. Harrison. Mrs. Russell Harrison. Mrs. McKee and Mrs. Dimmick, Vice-president and Mrs. Morton, the members of the Cabinet and their families, the associate justices of the Supreme Court and their wives. nOWELL RINEIIART. Special to the Indianapolis JonrnaL Martinsville, Ind., Jan. 5. James Howell, aged seventy-six years, and Mrs. Wincy A. Rinehart. aged fifty-three, were married at the home of Wm. Howell, in this city yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Howell will reside in this city. MEETINGS AND OTHER EYENTS. The State Board of Agriculture, with Delegates Thereto, to Transact Business. The Delegate State Board of Agriculture will begin its thirty-ninth annual convention at the State-house this morning. The board consists of the State board proper and the president, or other authorized delegate, of every county and district agricultn ral society in the State. This afternoon President Banks will deliver his annual address, to be followed by reports from the officers and department superintendents. At 3 o'clock Governor Hovey will deliver an address, and at 8:30 o'clock President Smart, of Purdue University, will speak. At 4 o'clock nominations for eight members of the State board will be made. To-night a special meeting of the board will be held to diaensa the nroooai-

tiou of procuring another site for the State fair grounds. The Commercial Club committee on the purchase of a fair-ground site will be there with other members of that organization. All the meetings will be open to the public Paper on Foreign Critics. "Our Foreign Critics" was the subject of an excellent paper read by Mrs. May Wright Sewall last night in the lecture course of the Y. W. C. T. U. Mrs. Sewall reviewed visits made by foreigners to this country during the last sixty-three years, and sited some of their opinions. Mrs. Trollope, Anthony Trollope, De Tocqueville, Frederika Bremer, Harriet Martinean. Charles Dickens, Matthew Arnold, Emily Faithful. Paul Blouet and others were quoted. "Some of the opinions," she said, "were written by persons who did not know 'of what they were writing, and others had honestly made a study of the rich and poor, mansion and cabin. Shaker and Swedish settlements. Northern farms and Southern plantations in America. Their criticisms are of value, as only foreigners can judge us as we are, for people who are born to a situation cannot realize it in relation to other situations as an outsider can do." The paper was replete with good thought. The last entertainment of the course, a concert by home talent, will be given Feb. 2. Week of Prayer Union Sleetlngs. The union meeting of the various religious denominations of the city, held yesterday afternoon in the Second Presbyterian Church, was attended by a large and earnest audience that nearly filled the capacious vestry-room of the church. It was led by Dr. Haines. A large number of the city pastors were present fifteen being recognizedwith representative members from

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PACKAGECOFFEES: AMATES 6 CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IND their churches, and took part in the exer-,. cises. It was a meeting of great interest,' and a spirit of union and good will prevailed to an extraordinary degree. Several stirring addresses were made, and Francis Murphy spoke with much feeling and beauty. Manr persons expressed great delight that such a series of union meetings had been arranged for the week of prayer, and believed that much benefit would como from them to the churches and to the city. The meeting this Afternoon will be held in the First Baptist Church, at 3 o'clock, and will be led by Rev. D. R. Lucas. First Chorus Rehearsal. The first rehearsal of the May Festival chorus. Prof. Carl Barns director, was held last evening at Y. M. C. A. Hall. Tho place is in every way suited to the purpose, as during the recess in practice tho ladies and gentlemen have room to promenade, or can indulge in conversation in the parlors and ante-rooms. Thero were about 3TjO singers present, a gratifyingly large number, and of these all but about twenty have the benefit resulting from taking part in the May festivals of the past two years. Professor Barns made a brief talk to the chorus, expressing his gratification at the outlook. The chorus has begun upon 'Walpnrgis Night" Tho pieces that will be presented at the festival will consist to some extent of the most pleasing of the choruses that have heretofore been given, together with Mendelssohn's "Hymn of Praise" and the choral work from tho Ninth Symphony. School of Masie Recital. The eighth fortnightly pupils' recital of the School of Music was given last evening, at Plymouth Church, before a very appreciative audience.' composed of tho relatives and friends of those taking part. Tho several classes of instruction given in the school were exemplified in the programme, which contained two numbers by tlie school orchestra, the overture to Zaropa" and "Concert r Polka." There were also songs bv Miss Olive Martin. Henry Severin, Elizabeth F. Dye and the ladies' chorus. Piano numbers were given by Archer Ferguson, Charlton Smith, May Miller, concerted numbers by Augusta L. Austin and Louise Schrader, and violin solos by Julia Fletcher andMarie Leathers. The several selections were very creditably given. Various Occurrences. The sixteenth reunion of the veterans of the Mexican War will be held in the agricultural rooms, in the State-house, on the 11th of next month. The George II. Thomas Post and Woman's Relief Corps will hold a publio installation of officers to-night in the hall of the post named. An entertaining programme of a general nature has been arranged. The cigar and tobacco-dealers of the city held a meeting yesterday to take action concerning the death of Charles M. Raschig. Resolutions expressive of the high esteem in which that gentleman was held and of sorrow at his death were adopted. DOINGS j OP EUSINESS MEN. Monthly Sleeting of Governors of ths Board of Trade. The board of governors of the Board of Trade, at its monthly meeting last nfght, heard Secretary Smith'sreport as to receipts and disbursements, which were $1,397.53 and $1,941.52, repectively, with a balanoe of $3,637.03 in the treasury. Charles L. Cutter resigned as one of the governors on account of his removal from the city, but the election to fill the vacancy was postponed nntil the next regular meeting. Messrs. Tanner, Bowen and Wildman, of the Board of Trade committee on city charter, submitted a report in detail regarding their action with similar committees of the Commercial Club and the city. It was stated that the joint committee in preparing a draft of a charter to be submitted to the Legislature had held more than one hundred meotings. The sources of information that were of value in the work were referred to and the final disposition of tho draft in putting it in the hands of the Marion county Kepresontatives in the General Assembly, was mentioned. "While the work." said the committee, "is. by no means, free from blemishes and, Indeed, may yet require and receive at tho hands of the Legislature,. npon the suggestion of your body, or of other persons, beneficial changes, it is believed that tho Marion county delegation to the approaching Legislature will take up the matter where our work has ended, give it intelligent and conscientious consideration and present to tho General Assemby a bill for a new charter for Indianapolis which, when it is passed, will prove of the greatest possible benefit to our fair capital city and its suburbs." Secretary Smith reported that he had arranged with nil the railroad companies reaching Indianapolis with their lines to send to the board dailr statements of their receipts and shipments at this point. m Election of Hank Directors. The stockholders of the Capital National 'Bank held their annual meeting yesterday and elected the following directors: N. S. Byram. M. B. Wilson. P. H. Blue. J. H. Rice, Chas. J. Doberty, Josephns Collett. S. P. Sheerin. Ed S. Wilson. Edward Hawkins, N. F. Dalton, S. N. Chambers, Allen Tindolph. The directors will meB Thursday to elect olficers. Commercial Club Committee. The Commercial Club directors will meet this afternoon, at 4 o'clock, to hear the re-, port of the committee on city charter, ap-' pointed by the president of the club. CUBED MY BOY. Swift's Specific S. S. S. cured ray little boy of scrofula, from which he had suffered a long time. I had tried tho best physicians and great quantities of medicines without avail. A few bottles of S. S. S. did the work. He is now enjoying the best of health, and has not had any 6.nnptom3 of the diseao for over a year. W. A. CLAYTON, Addie, N. O. Books on Ulood nnd Skin diseases free, TIIE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ' Atlanta, Ga.