Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 March 1891 — Page 6

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, MARCH 27, 189L

AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS

PoinlsfromPresideatBrejfole'sReport of the Operations of the Honon. The Alton Still in Favor of Pajinj: CommissionsUnlimited Tickets Cansinff Trouble Dress and Manners cf Trainmen. The annual report of W. L. Breyfogle, president of the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, and that of General Manager Black, have been pnblished in the usual pamphlet form. The earnings for tho year were published some days ago, but there are other points of interest which are published below. During the year there was added to the equipment twenty locomoxnotives, 525 cars of thirty tons capacity, five passenger coaches, and three mail and baggage cars. .The report shows thatSGl,8C3 new cross-ties were put in, 4,700 tons of sixty seven-pound steel rail, and 215 tons of sixty-pound rail, 172 switches, 210 frogs, 181 switch stands, twenty-three thousand rail brtvies, 202,000 nut-locks, and thirty hand ca: there were lif ty-four miles ballasted with gravel. CG1. with cinders and broken stone. Five hundred and ninetyseven bridges, trestles and other track openings received repairs, and a large number of them very heavy and unusual repairs; while others had to be and were rebuilt entirely. The road-bed .generally has been repaired, as well as the track; new ditches have been cut and old ones opened; banks were widened, and every eti'ort made to secure proper drainage, so far ns could be done within the limited time which this report covers, the object being to secure the best possible results wnile ballasting the track. There was an increase iu passenger earnings over 188J of 815.872.0C; in freight earnings, of S134.127.C9.Thero was expended in maintenance of way and structures 2C6.W7; in maintenance of equipment. $240,178.8::; in conducting transportation,558,.7.).23; genera lexpenses, 2C5,107.92. The road was operated on 62 per cent, of its aros earnings, which is very creditable to General ManagerlJIack. The gross earnings per mile wero $5,137.3."; operating expenses, $3,185.53: net earnings per mile, $1,791.50. which was an increase of $ill.7tt per mile in earnings, of S103.49 in operating expenses, and of $108.09 in net earnings per mile. The total number of tons of frtMght carried in 1890 shows an increase of 85,99 tons over 1689. The average haul pr ton shows an increase of 5.42 miles, resulting in an increased ton mileage of 19.652.8S.. and an increased earning of $134.127.C9. During the year tho company executed a new contract with the Pullman Palace-car Company, which has resulted in the savins of U3l3 per cent, in the cost of using the eqnipment of that corporation. The company has also added one additional wire to its telegraph service from Chicago to Lafayette, which was greatly needed. Trainmen '31ust Dress Neatly and Be Polite. The Big Four management has recently issued an order to the effect that every train employe, when on duty, must be cleanly dressed, his boots blacked, and, above all, that they be polite to patrons of the road. For years past the Pennsylvania Company has held their trainmen strictly to such qualifications. Often trainmen, . more especially conductors, come across trying cases, where to be dignified and cool is very important Such a case is related by T. C. Crawford in a recent issue of the liew York Tribune: A conductor on one of tn&limlted trains between hew York and Washington the other night entered the first coach, found It crowded, and in one of the front seats upon the left was a young man. lie was well, even elegantly, dressed. In U hand he held a French novel. Upon his small and ordinary countenance there eat the haughty- look of reserve of the Imitation gentleman. When the conductor entered and called for the tickets this youthful person affected to be so absorbed In his book that the conductor passed him by, calling first upon the rest of the passengers, even gom? clear through the train before he returned to distuib tho haugb.tr reader. When the conductor ca.ru e back the young person still refused to pay any attention. The conductor waited a moment and then called out rather charply for his ticket. The youthful and now thoroughly contemptuous person, noticing that the man, whom he called the guard of the train, had addressed him with some brcsqucness, which he translated Into rudeness, took his ticket, and, without looking at the conductor, threw It upon the floor. The graduate of the Pennsylvania school of manners was fully equal to this unusual situation, lie showed no temper, no excitement, nor any lack of repoe. With the calm gravity of a man who la sure or himself, he stooped to the floor, punched the fallen ticket tho requisite number of times with great gravity, and then quietly laid it back upon the tioor where it had been dropped and walked calmly on, amid the roars of the entire car. Commissions Favored by the Alton. The position of the Chicago & Alton on the subject of paying commissions on passenger business ought to be well known all over the United States. Yet a Chicago newspaper came out yesterday with the statement that "James Charlton, of the Alton, who is, in a measure, the father of the proposition to cease these payments, ays that the scheme to abolish them will certainly bo a success. Both he and E. A. Ford have canvassed the situation and feel that they will succeed, and especially as these two war-horses are working togetner." General Passenger Agent Chariton was so incensed at this statement that he issued a circular yesterday to ticket a cents, quoting the newspaper article in question and adding. 'I hope that it is hardly necessary for me to assure . yon that this article misrepresented ma most completely; that there is not the slightest ground for anything that it alleges, and that nothing whatever of the kind alleged has been said or done by ine. The Chioago & Alton company is to-day, and it always has been, and will continue to be. first, last and all tho time, in favor of tho payment of a reasonable commission to ticket ngenta. 1 am in perfect accord in this matter with the company I serve and sincerely trust that in time railway otticials will tire of this often-recurring fad of abolishing commissions and give their valuable time to reforms involving vastly larger results in economies and revenues and which will swell the treasury of their companies and not affect the pockets of their tickettellers." : Wants to Make a Lower Rate. When the lines operating between Chicago and St. Paul entered into their recent agreement to restore passenger rates and divide passenger business between those points it was known that the Chicago, St Paul Jb Kansas City had sold about four thousand unlimited tickets at reduced rates, which were at that time on the market. It was also known that about one thousand tickets of the issne of that road were in the hands of a St. Paul broker good for passage between St. Paul and St. Joseph. Since that time the Chicago, St. Paul &- Kansas City road has extended its lin6 to Kansas City and it is claimed that the management by its indorsement has made these tickets good to tho latter point as well as to St. Joseph. The Minneapolis & St. Louis road has notified Chairman Fin ley. of tho Western Passenger Association, that the Chicago, c Paul & Kansas City has violated its Agreement in making a Tate from Mt. Paul to Kansas City $1.20 lower than the tarill rate, and asks for authority to make an open rateof $12 between those points to meet such competition. Chairman Finley sent out the announcement that a hearing of the case will be held at bis otlke in Chicago to-day to decide whether the application of the Minneapolis & St. Louis shall be granted or not. Alleged Hate-Cutting by Gould's Lines. All sorts of reports are now in circulation concerning tho manipulation of rates by the Gould lines. It is said that not only is the bulk of the Union Pacific's business being turned over to the Northern Pacific, but that every imaginable device is being practiced to cheat competitors out of their legitimate share of the tratlic. For instance, it is claimed that Texas merchants aro being mtluenced by free transportation to do all their trading in St. Lonis and give all their business to tho Iron Mountain road. It is also reported that a cut of 5 cents per . hundred pounds is being made u iron from Pittsburg to tho Missouri river by shipping by boat to Cairo, thence over the Iron Mountain to rjt. Louis and over the Miscouri Pacific to Kansas City. lu short.

there is bad feeling among the Western roads and there is every prospect of a 'monkey-and-parrott'! time at the April meeting of the advisory board. Decision That Affects Scalpers. A decision just rendered by the Supreme Court of Utah is interesting, in view of the efforts now being made by tho railroads to abolish unlimited tickets. E. K. Campbell bought two unlimited first-class tickets of the issue of the Union Pacific road at Blue' Ilapids, Kan., for San Diego, CaL He nsed thedi to Ogden, and sold the unused portions to a ticket-broker. II. E. Drummond bought them of the broker, and presented them for passage for himself and wife from Ogden to Los Angeles. Tho conductor took up the tickets and made Drummond pay full far. Drummond sued tho company for $10,000 damages, and was allowed $1,115 bythe District Court of Utah. The Union Pacific took an appeal, and the Supreme Court reversed the judgment on the ground that tho conductor bad a right to take up the tickets by the terms of tho contract printed upon them. Fair Competition Demanded. There is a strong probability that the Western Passenger Association will refuse to authorize the usual rate of one fare for the round trip for the next annual meeting of the Society of Christian Endeavor, to be held in Minneapolis, in July. The reason is that the secretary of the association and other members of the committee on arrangements are said to be using their influence to divert all the business from Chicago to Minneapolis to the Burlington road. The other roads object to this, and a resolution will be introdnced at the April meeting of the Western Passenger Association providing that no reduced rates shall be authorized for the occasion unless a positive guarantee be furnished that there will be no interference on the part of any oilicers or commissioners of the society in the matter of choosing routes for the visiting delegates. ' Personal, Local and General Notes. O. F. Leonard, president of the Toledo. Peoria & Western, was in the city yesterday, en route to Cincinnati. Thomas D. Messier, third vice-president of the Pennsylvania Company, is again so ill as to confine him to his room. L. A. Etter has been appointed general agent of tho lied line at Kansas City, vico W. A. Follette, who goes to Chicago for the line. The Big Four has arranged with the Wagner company to put on a line of sleeping coaches to run through without change from Peoria to Isew York. The Central States Dispatch and the Big Four will, on the first of next month, appoint a joint agent at Kansas City to look after the interests of J)oth. The Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City has notified its Western connections that on April 15 it will commence running its line of steamers between Toledo and Buffalo. Dr. G. A. Spence, of Crestline, O., has been appointed examiner of tho Pennsylvania Telief department in the northern Ohio district, vice B. F. Harding, resigned. G. W. Zerbe has been appointed agent of the Chicago &. Eastern Illinois, at Mr, Ayr, vice W. J. Young, resigned. J. P. Sullivan succeeds Mr. Zerbe as agent of the company at Foresmen. The Monon extension from French Lick to Evansville, Ind., has been shelved, at least for the present. On Wednesday the engineers locating the line were called to Louisville, paid off and discharged. Assistant General Manager Barnard and General Superintendent Peck, of the Big Four, will go to Bellefontaine to-morrow to locate the new shops at that point. In shop', and machinery $100,000 is to be expended. W. H. Peddle, superintendent of the New Jersey Central division of the Central railroad of New Jersey, is spending a few days in Terre Haute with his fathev. Charles iL Peddle, .former superintendent of motive power of the Vandal ia. A private telegram received in this city from President Breyfogle indicates that he has beon assured of getting the money he needs, and that the affairs of the L., N. A. & C. company would be continued, at least for the present, under the present management Chairman Finley has notified the Chicago & Alton people that he has received satisfactory assurance from the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe that all outstanding cutrate tickets of the issue of the Jacksonville Southeastern road had been taken up and canceled. With the cessation of travel southward to pleasure resorts the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton will probably tako off its Florida special leaving this city at 3 p. m. and send a train out at 6:45 a. m.. as formerly. The train leaving Indianapolis at 3:20 r. M. will do the work of both afternoon trains, and also haul the Yandalia through chair car. Judge Lacombe, in the United States Circuit Court, at New York, has made an order granting the petition of Adolph Hegewisoh; receiver of the United States Holling-stock Company, to execute a lease with the Chioago & Eastern Railroad Company, whereby the latter seoure one thousand box cars, four hundred gondola cars and one hundred stock cars. The positions of trainmaster and general baggage agent on tot Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan ror.d have been abolished. The duties of the former will be looked after by Superintendent Lamport, and those of the other position by the general passenger agent. On the first of next month the car accountant will remove his headquarters from Elkhart to Wabash, Ind. Oscar Murray, traQio manager of the Big Four lines, who has oeen in Chicago for a couple of days, returned to his headquarters, at Cincmnnti, yesterday. The growth of business of the Big Four from Chicago has reached such proportions that that point requires more attention than ever before. On Sunday Mr. Murray will go to New York, to be absent several daj's. The suit of ex-Congressman Ilitt against the Louisville, New Albany & Chicago road, involving a claim for $36,000, which was to have come up for bearing to-day, has been continued until April 7. Meantime the claim will probably be adjusted. It is a case of long standing, and former managements of the property have taken the position that it was not a just claim. Work on the extension of the Findlay, Fort Wayne fc Western road has been resumed, and material is arriving to complete the track from Ottawa. O., to a connection, near Evansville, with the Toledo, St, Louis & Kansas City railroad. This line is now positively known to be the nucleus of a great trunk line which Is immediately contemplated between important points East and West. The Manufacturers' Kecord, of Baltimore, publishes a special two-page interview with President Ingalls, of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad, reviewing the developments of Virginia aud West Virginia, and of the work that the Chesapeake & Ohio is doing to aid it. President Ingalls announces his early removal from Cincinnati to New York that he may be in better position to attract capital to the South. The Big Four lines have earned since Jan. 1, 1891, 2,570,101, an increase over the corresponding period of 1S90 of $107,S1&. This is on 1,714 miles of the roads in its system. The Louisville, New Albany & Chicago, on 57 miles of road, has earned in the same period, $473,903; increase. $5i,254. From the above statement it will be seen that the Monon has - shown the largest increase when mileage operated is figured on. The directors of the Cleveland & Pittsburg road, at their meeting on Tuesday, directed that resolutions relating to the death of J. N. McCnllough. late president of the company, be entered on the board's record. 11. IS, Smith, vice-president of the company, has issued a report supplementary to the partially-prepared report of the late president, in which he shows the gross earnings of the road for 1800 to have been $S.ry3.072.70; operating expenses, $2,417,S73.81; net earnings, $1,170,2.89. f Just as the Southwestern limited was pulling out of the Union Station yesterday for the West, ono of the car inspectors noticed that there was something wrong with the trucks of one of the sleeping coaches, and h signaled the rear brakeman to stop. Examination showed that one of tho axels was badly bent, and the probabilities are that a serious accident would have occurred when tho train was runuing at high speed but for this discovery. The car was side-tracked and another put in its place. Contractors do not look for mnch Tail-ro-d-builriinK this year. There are halt a dozen roads projected to cross various parts of Indiana, but in most cases the building has been based on the possibility of securing the money. Moneylenders, says one of

the contractors, want to bny tho bonds for 50 cents on the dollar, and this obliges contractors who have been in the habit of building roads and taking pay in bonds to move very cautiously, bubsidies to railroads are not voted as freely as in former years. Since the 1st of January, in Indiana, seventeen townships have held elections to vote subsidies to roads projected, and in but six cases was the vote favorable. Said a railroad attorney of considerable note yesterday: "The Cincinnati. Hamilton &. Dayton road proper, to-day, is tho best piece of railroad property west of the mountains of equal mileage, and if properly handled asithasbeen for two years past will show grand results. But few people understand the shape the finances wero in when the present management took hold, as a result of the schemes of tho 1 ves-Staynor party. These have been handsomely overcome, and a bright future is in store for this road unless some of the proposed schemes to unload poor railroad proDerties upon it aro successful. If so, like "other great systems in the West, it will be loaded down with heavy mortgages, floating debts, etc." Those in position to understand what is going on say that tho efforts of Mossrs. Goddard, Blancbard, Farmer and Donald as a board of rulings to punish somebody for paying commissions in Trnnk-line and Central Tratlic territory are not likely to result as they would prefer. The Chicago Journal . pronounces false the statement to tho effect that James Charlton, general passenger agent of tho Alton road, had declared himself in favor of wining out commissions and joined hands with an old enemy, E. A. Ford, of the Pennsylvania, to help do tho wiping. This was not only denied most emphatically at Alton headquarters, but the passenger department sent out a circular letter to agents informing them that the company is "first, last aud all the time in favor of paying reasonable commissions."

AFFAIRS OF LABOR. numbers Want a New Scale of Wages and Refuse to Work with Non-Union Men. A strike or a lockout is said to be near at hand between journeymen plumbers and their employers. The Plumbers' and Gas and Steam-fitters' Union in this city has about sixty members, and they ask as wages for first-class plumbers $3.75 a day of eight hours, and second-class men 3. The wages asked for gas-fitters is, respectively, $3.25 and $2.75 for an eight-hour day, and for steam-fitters $3. It is said the question is not so much a matter of wage as it is of fraternity. With the building season opening the employers are desirous of pushing work, but they find their men opposing them in many ways, chiefly by ref rising to work in the same house with non-union men in other trades. An illustration of this was given a few days ago, when a plumber was sent to a North-side residence to repair a leak in a water-pipe. While he was at work a paper-banger passed through the room. The plumber recognized the Eaper-banger as a non-union man and quit is work at once, as ho declared he would not work in the same building with a "scab." The water was allowed to run and fairly flooded the premises before any one could be found who wonld undertake to stop the leak. The employing plumbers ask that the men remain outside the Federation of Trades and Building Council, and this they refuse to do. The Backing Had No Strength. 1 Something of a sensation occurred In the closed meeting of the locked-out building trades workingmen, yesterday morning, when the proposed co-operative planingmill was under discussion. Carpenter; Haines announced he had been looking up the records of some of the capitalists who were ready to back the enterprise and had found them far from satisfactory. One of the would-be backers, he said, had been deposed from the ministry for cause. The market for snares under these bearish influences flattened out, and those who had subscribed canceled their subscriptions. The plan made the shares $100 each, which were to be paid for weekly in installments of $1 each. It is possible another efi'ort at co-operation on a more reliable basis will be undertaken. Carpenters Not Satisfied. From the Carpenters' District Conncil, last night, the agreement of the planingmill men with their employers received a tacit indorsement, as tho committee on arbitration had acted with the knowledge and consent of the council. The agreement, however, is not altogether satisfactory to the carpenters, and, it is probable steps will bo taken to change the membership of the Bnch and Machine-hands' Union so as to include no carpenters. The Building Trades Council will act more specifically on the matter to-night, but it is probable it will be ratified. Indorsed by the Secretary. P. J. McGuire, secretary of the International Brotherhood of Carpenters, will reach here to-day. His coming is expeoted to add strength to the carpenters, as it is understood he indorses the position of the locked-out men. MINOR CITY MATTERS. To-Day's Doing's. ENGLISH'S OPERA-nOUDE-Lewis Morrison in "Faust;" evening. GRAND OPERA-HOUSE Louis James in "Virginius;" evening. PARK THEATER Herbert and Joe Cawthorno in "Little Nugget;" afternoon and evening. PLYMOUTH CHURCH-Young People's Lecture Course; Rabbi M easing 4:30 f. m. Local News Notes. Marriage licenses were yesterday issued to Jasper M. Wood and Mattle McCanimack, Roland Kennedy and Alvina Coleman. A bnilding permit was yesterday procured by Mrs. Si. J. Eentsch for a business house, Virginia avenue, between McCarty and Buchanan streets, $0,500. W. M. Reed, a piano-tuner for D. n. Baldwin & Co., fell from the first floor through a hatchway into the cellar at that music house yesterday. He was severely injured, and was taken to his home, No. S09 Lexington avenue, by Kregelo. Personal aud Society. John C. Warner, jr., of Edinburg, is Tisiting relatives in the city tnis week. Mrs. H. C. Martin has returned from a three weeks' visit to Milwaukee and Chicago. Mrs. George C. Beek has issued invitations for a chocolate next Friday afternoon, from 4 to 0 o'clock, at her home, on North Meridian street. Mrs. II. C. Adams will give a Maxinknekee thimble party Thursday, April 2, from 4 to 6 o'clock, for which invitations have been sent out. Mr. and Mrs. Edward S. R. Seguin have taken the residence of Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Kregelo. at the corner of Illinois and Tenth streets, during the absence of the latter in California. The Ladies' Aid Society of Central-avenue M. E. Church will hold "their annual Easter meeting at the residence of Mrs. C. W. Leller, No. 223 College avenue, this afternoon, from 2 to 5. Mrs. Lefler will be assisted by Mrs. T. P. Swain. Mrs. J. W. Carter and Mrs. John B. Conner. Kefieshments will be served. Mrs. Max Leckner entertained about thirty ladies very pleasantly, yesterday afternoon, with a coflee party, at her homo, on North Pennsylvania street, gmall lunch tables wero brought in. each decorated with datlodils, aud flowers of that kind ornamented the parlors. The guests were invited from 3 to 6 o'clock. Mrs. Leckner was assisted by her mother, Mrs. Culver. LEWIS SWEKT. Bpecial to the Indianapolis JatirnaL Martixsvilxe. Ind., March' 20. S. B. Lewis,, a prominent young business man, was married to Miss Ilattie Sweet at tho homo of the bride's parents, a few miles north of this city, last evening. Only the relatives of the contracting parties were present to witness the ceremony. They will make their future home in this city, in their fine residence on West Morgan street. "What it costs'' must be carefnlly considered by the great majority of people in buying even necessities. flood's S.lraparilla combines positive economy with great medicinal power, it is the only medicine of which can truly b said "100 doses one dollar.'1

DAILY WEATHER BULLETIN.

Local Forecasts. For Indiananolis and VicinityFor the twenty-four hours endingSp. m.. March 27 Cloudy weather and rain; colder Friday and light rain, probably turning to snow. . GENERAL INDICATIONS. Washington. March 20. Forecast till 8 p. m. Friday: For Indiana and IllinoisCain or snow; slightly warmer; northwest winds. : For Ohio Kaic; slightly warmer. Observations at Indianapolis. Indianapolis, March 26.

lime. liar. Iher. JL U. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a.m. 30.00 30 80 N'east CToudr. 0.14 7 KM. 29.74 44 91 East. L't. Rain. 1.36

Maximum temperature, 44; minimum temperature. 35. Following Is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation on March 26: Tern. Pre. Normal 44 0.12 Mean 40 1.50 Departure from normal 4 1.3S Esceasordeflclency since March 1. 131 0.59 Excess or deficiency since Jan. 1. 159 1.96 Plus. General Weather .Conditions. Tnuiisn at. March 26. 7 p. h. Pressure. The storm area over Louisiana moved slowly northward, extending from Lake Michigan to the gulf. It is central Thursday night, with 29.02, near Nashville, Tenn. Another low area is approaching in the extreme northwest , The high area moved eastward and is central oh? the New England coast. Temperature. Thirty degrees and below is reported from northern Minnesota, Lakes Superior, Huron and Ontario, northward; also in western Nebraska and western Kansas; 40 and. below from Indian Territory, Missouri, northern Indiana, Lake Erie and Pennsylvania, northward; 50 and above from central Texas. Louisiana, Kentucky and South Carolina,' also from the northern Pacitio coast eastward to Montana; 60 and above near the gulf. . ' Precipitation. Snow is falling in Iowa and Wisconsin; rains from Illinois, Indiana, southern Onio and Virginia, southward. Heavy rains fell at Indianapolis. Ind.. 1.36 inch; Springfield, 111., 1.18 inch; Cincinnati, O., 1.16 inch, and Louisville, Ky., 1.01 inch. PENSIONS TOR VETERANS. Residents of Indiana and Illinois Whose Claims Have Been Allowed. Pensions have been granted the followingnamed Indianians: Original Thomas Wright (navy). Theophtlus Everett, Martin Comnan. Albert Ricketts, Nelson G. Smith, John K. Carson, Theodore Eberlr, Martin L. Cheadle, Augustus White, Charles V. Huffman, Caleb Sink". John Drake, Charles 8. Diliiuffham, John M. Baxter, John T. Dislnrer, George W. Sax ton, Jonathan A. Gr.shwa, Milton Shedell, Jehu Broderick, Vincent Travis, Marquis V. Griffith Peter Colli van, 8eth Hoke, Rudolph Rehlcr, George W. Knotts, Thomas 8. Fagan. Charles Webber, Francis M. Hughes, Samuel Freeman, Samuel P. Coles, HenryAshton, John W. Words, Moses R. Allen, James T. Scanland, Chauncey Bell. Additional John Truax, James Pendill, Stephen RuukeL Increaso Alexander Murphy, Andrew Miller, John Erne, EU Lazzell, Elijah Shook. Henry Weaver. lJacob E. Lobdel, John C. Rardin, Willliam Hildreth, Felix N Westfall. Henry P. Mathews. Isaac Cowden, John Shrode, Jacob L. Muilis, Henry H. Coneland. Reissue James 11. Moulcal, George Wilson, Joseph O'Neal, James Pearson. Reissue aud Increase William IL Harrison, Thomas R. Jean, David Wymore. Original Widow, etc Malinda H, widow of Jacob Trump. TO RESIDENTS OF ILLINOIS. . Original Joel H. Gain, Patrick Burk (deceased), eamuel Walters, George B. Corey, James II. Garrett, Henry Foreman, James M. Grubb, William U. Riley, James IL Crawford, James II. Thomas, Mark Smith, Daniel Hursh, Austin Dunn, Lo Roy W. Cole. ElUah Rice., John V. Colbert, Abraham Arthurs, Barney II. Bruggeman, John Hochstatter, James Keichart, John Weisbach, William Winters, Solomon fienson. George Iluber, Casscn P. Do Vrles, Jesco G. Bcoggtns, William Fasijr, Thomas Roberti, Alvin D.Cullorn, Benjamin M. Evans, Angiu P. Clark, John W. Smith, Thomas Wright, John Wheeler, Geo. S. Campbell, Joseph Conkling, Daniel H. Harris, Richard J. Cozine, Byron Anderson, George GraueL . Additional Jesse Oreer, Henry C. Judr. Restoration and Reissue Sherran t If. Goff (dead.) Iucrer.se Simon K. McErn. Jas. B. Campbell, Jo. Balubrldge, Alex. McLaughlin. Chas. Frendenburg. Farrington Barrlcklow, Thos. IL Dobbs, Edward Somers, Samuel E. Miller, John E. Lane, Wm. C. House. Win. Riley, Marcellus Rogers, Geo. Gant, Jos D. Nichols. Reissue Wm. B. Benight. Refcsu'i and Increase Herman GIrard,Wm. Nichol, Zacharlah Beal. Original Widows, etc. Mary E., widow of Horatio W. Evarts; Bridget, widow of Patrick Burk. i Real-Estate Transfers. n Instrumepts filed for record in the recorder's oflice of Marion county, Indiana, for the twentyfour hours ending at 5 P. m., March 20, 1891, as furnished by Elliott & Butler, abstracters of titles, Hartford Block, No. 84 East Market street: W. S. Hubbard to W. II. Hubbard, lota 103 and 104 In Elliott's subdivision of outlot 156 f 2,000. 00 J. S. Spann to J. G.Relnhardt, lot 533 in Spann & Co.'s second Woodlawu addition. 500.00 J. 8. Spajm to Juljus Janltz, lot 575 In Spann & Co.'s second Woodlawn addition ,500.00 Zerney Griffey to C. E. Heinrlchs, lot 20 in Ruddell's subdivision of . square 22 in Johnson's heirs' addition 2,600.00 . Harry J. MJlligan, trustee, to William Adamg, lot 4 in square 2 in Fletcher jr.'s northeast addition 450.00 Harry J. Millipran, trustee, to E. II. Eldridge. lot 45 in Million's Brook Park addition 350.00 Elizabeth U. Johnston to J. E. Kerr, lots I and 2 in Palmer's subdivision of lot 4 in square 49 7,200.00 Sarah M. Bhover to Michael Lelnbarger, lotO in Clark & Osgood's first addition. West IndiannpolU 050.00 T. A. McClintocfc to C. W. Ellis, part of tbe east hair of the northeast - quarter of section 23, township 16. ranse3 4,500.00 Sample Loflln to Mary A Roberts, " tho southwest quarter end the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 31, township 17, range 5 containing 200 acres 8,500.00 J. A. Westfall to D. E. Matthews, lot 257 in Ogle et aL's East Park addition ' 325.00 R. C. Jepsup to W. 8. Doan, east half f of lot 57, Irvington 300.00 Hannah T. Ratlin to John H. Furnas, part of the northwest quarter of section 9, township 14, range 2 containing 15 acres 750.00 S. P. Sheenn to John Carlon, lot 18 In Con's subdivision of square 7 5,000.00 J. A. U od brook to S. M. Douglas. lot 107 In Hosbrook'a Prospect-street addition . 100.00 Charles Martindale to Carrie 8. Mansfield, part of lots 4 and 5 in Hall Place addition 5,000.00 Albert Hutchinson to G. C. Clouds, lot 2 in ssmith's subdivision of lot 13 in Fletcher's first Brookslde addition 1,200.00 Conveyances, 17; consideration.. ..$40225.00 "U. L. See" and Dr. Doyd. To the Editor of the Xuttuuiapoils Journal Thanks to Dr. Boyd .for his confirmation of the statement I made, a few days, ago that the election of Mr. Hendricks, in 1872, was by a fusion of the Prohibitionists and the Democrats, and was not a measure of the relative strength of the Republican and Democratic? parties. The fact that the Republican State ticket, except Genernl Browne, was elected, is also proof that even that year the Democrats were in a minority, ns they have been every election since 1S62: and they were in the majority that year under false pretenses. Possibly I may have confounded the circular with tho stump speeches of the Prohibition party, and the editorials of their organ, and it may have been very respecCfnl to Ueneral Browne, yet the Doctor admits that it did urge the election of Mr. Hendricks on temperance principles. Just how thisoould be done without reflecting upon General Browne's temperance record is not material to the fact that the Democrats were in the minority and that Mr. Hendricks was elected by a fusion of Democrats and Prohibitionists. The Doctor is. however, a little ofl in saying that the first Prohibition convention was held in 187i. One was held in the Good Texnplars' Hall, in the Fletcher Sharpe bnilding, where the Ingalls Block now stands, in Juue, 1S70. and a full State ticket was nominated. It whs voted for in the ensuing October, the votes were duly counted and reported to the Secretary of State, and will be found tabulated with tho other votes of that year in the books of that office. As to the proper course to be pursued by temperance men in politics, I axa ia hearty accord with

the Doctor. In no other way will they ever accomplish anything. U. L. See. IXDLxroLis, March 26. HOW TO TELL IT.

A Simple Explanation, of the Changing: of the Easter Date. New York Press. Honrs of nniqne amusement may be spent in the great shopping centers in these days noting the number of times yon will overhear remarks sometimes like these: "Dear me, Easter in March, why, I shan't be half ready!" "How can one wear a spring hat in March, anyway? I thought .'Easter always come in AnriL" People that fully understand the religious signincance of Easter know, of course, something about the changefulness of the date, but only a small percentage of them, perhaps, could satisfactorily explain the matter. If yon should ask ten intelligent people how far the Easter date can vary the chances are that not one wonld be able to answer you correctly without first consulting a book of reference. The fact is, that the date varies more than a month, though many years elapse between the widest variations. It is possible for Easter to eome as early as the 22d of March, and it may come as late as the 2oth of April. Five years ago, in 18S6, Easter fell on the 25th of April, bnt it will not again como so late as that until the youngest reader of these lines shall be old enough to be grandparents in 1943. Tbe moon's monthly journey around tho earth is the foundation of the edcentrio Easter dates, just as the earth's annual excursion around tbe sun causes the trouble that necessitates leap years. Ea ter is simply a Christian adaptation of tbe Jewish Passover. The word Easter dates back further than the time of tbe religious observations that now characterize it, 'Tho Anglo-Saxon name of April was Eastermonath, meaning tbe month of tho spring morning, or the sun warmth, which awakened nature from its winter torpidity. Tbe early Christians adopted this idea of nature's spring awakening to typify the resurrection of the Savior, just as the Jews used it to commemorate the events connected with tbe escape of their people from Egyptian bondage. But the antipathy of the Christians toward the Jews in those early days led them to make an attenipt to have the Easter observances always fall on dates other than those that commemorated the Passover. The system that we now have for fixing the Easter date is due to the attempt, After as much thought and calculation as were given to the tinkering of the calendar a complete plan was adopted, and here ia an attempt to make it intellegible in a few words: It was determined, in the first place, that Easter must invariably fall on the first Sunday after the fourteenth day of the moon that happens to be reigning at vernal equinox time. Then it was declared that tho date of the equinox should be arbitrarily made March 21, although the equinox really comes sometimes a little earlier or a little later than the 21st. For examplo, suppose the equinox moon is just fourteen days old on the 21st of March, and that this day falls on Saturday then tbe next day. Sunday, would till the condition noted above, and consequently be Easter. Of course, you can readily perceive that so early an Easter date can very rarely occur. Ihe principle that causes the wide range between equinox time and the latter part of April is analogous to that which gives us five Sundays in the present month. The Christian Easter was originally a sort of thanksgiving observance lasting eight days. This conformed somewhat to tha length of time devoted by pagans to their spring festivities, and approached the duration of the Jewish paschal observances. The eight-day period was afterward cat down to three days, after that to two, and finally it became, as wo have it now, a day commemorative of the resurrection. Latterly, however, Easter has come to be a sort of dress parade for spring fashions, and sinoe the time for this parade varies all the way from the "equinoctial storm" time to nearly May day, it is no wonder that shoppers are annoyed by its early advent this year. On: Woman's Opinion of Suffrage. Xte neW. As a matter of logio,what is sauce for the gander is sauce for the goose. If men have a right to suffrage, so have women. I deny the right. Suffrage, from ray stand-point, should be a privilege accorded tothose who deserve it. As it is now prostituted by millions of ignorant or nnworthy men, I see nothing to be pained by giving the ballot to millions of ignorant or incompetent .women. When the majority of women want suffrage they will get it, and the universal demand will mean an attainment of intelligence now belonging to a small minority. Tragedian Barrett's Life Insurance. New York Press. Joseph Meyer, who is in the life insurance business, told me yesterday a strange coincidence about Mr. Barrett. The dead actor's life insurance amounts to about $45,000, of which $25,000 was placed for him by Mr. Meyer. The balanoe was in assessment companies and fraternities. Mr. Barrett had decided to carry $30,000 more. The policy was made out and papers were to have been signed on Wednesday before his death. Mr. Meyer saw him that day. and the aotor postponed closing the transaction until Saturday. On Friday he was dead. The Wary "Claimant" New York Press. Senator-elect Palmer has been congratulated by Grovor Cleveland. The letter of congratulation was dispatched as eoon as General Palmer renounced all claim on the presidency and thereby made the Claimant' happy. Spring stirs up the bile. You lose your appe tite, feel weak, too hot, aud oh! so tired. Simmons Liver Regulator. iake Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorfa. When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla, When she was a Child, she cried for Castorla. 1 When she became Hiss, she clung to Caitoria. Whan she had Children, she gave them Cactorkv Children Cry for Pitchers Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castorla! The Cod That Holpo to Curo The Gold; The disagreeable taste of the COD LIVER OIL is dissipated in Of Pure Cod' Liver Oil with HYPOPHOSPHITEO 02T T-JTwTR AND SODA. The patient suffering from CONSUMPTION", DROXCIIITIH, CO IJ Call, COLD. OR WASTJSU DISEAE9, may take tho reme'ly with as much satisfaction as he would take milk. ryiclons are proacrlb. Ins it evrywhero. It is a perfect cmulftlon. and a wonderful fle&h producer. Tatut no other A HOLE IN THE SEA That is tho title of the first of the "Possible Cases'7 to bo printed in tho Sunday issue of this paper. It is a unique creation by - FRANK K STOCKTON, and will appear in the JOUHXAI of Sunday, April 5.

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7iAt Drices in ..j the Lace and lEmbroidery Jj'S-i Depart me n is I to-day and v,t o-morrow, ctm Friday j'! ;mui o n o y will j',4 '(purchase ;t more than !A IvniiM nrnfip.k t "J 1 U L J II U jgoods overloaded that's all. 120 pieces hand-made Torchon Lace the linen kind worth 12i to 20c a yard closeout price lOc a yard. 30 different kinds of Chantilly Lace silk, all silk, black worth 18 to 25c close-out price lQJc21 Embroidery Suit Patterns $1.89 full suit; lots of others bargains. Laces, center alele, first Coot. Q-lovesfbx Easter Reliable every pair only an importer can guarantee reliability every time tho best gloves are made from the choicest part of the skin jobbers don't handle that kind importers get them wo import our own gloves tho moral is obvious we repair gloves bought from us alter them, if necessary, to fit free of charge; thoso v you bought elsewhere ' we'll repair at a moderate cost. Gloves, center aisle, first floor. Japanese Novelties for Easter lots of 'em no space to tell about them to-day como and seo thetn. Japa&eao Goods, basement Pettis Dey Goods Co. IS ON TOP BECAUSE No other la so Nc other Chea$ Is so Costs lessthan Half and ploasesmuch better than tho ovcr-prlccd and Gvor- endorsed kinds. m m Judge for yourself. In Cans. At your Grocor'i BUSINESS DIKECTOKi. A nPTTTXTC E. C A CO., Manufacturers and A 1 IVliM O Bepalrers of CI UP U LA It. CR083niTT HiVn nd 11 oihv SAWS Belting. Emery Wheels and 21111 8uinllea. IlliDoU street, onejuretoai Union Station. SAWS BELTING nnd EMEKY WHEELS, Cp;claltlfrof B. Barry Saw & Supply Co., 132 & 134 8. Penn. at. All klndc of Sawa repaired. MILL SUPPLIES A If D ATT C IVLIIjJLi Opposite Union Station. UILj Circular 8awa. .Belting, Kaiprr Wheels, Pllee, Wood . and Iron Pnlleys, Oil Cubs and Urwin. Telephone 1332. THE MILLER OIL CO. BARBER SUPPLIES. J. K. BODINE & CO., 27 aud Circle street Manufacturers o! tbe iudiaoiIu lUzoranl Bir. ber Furniture. McGILLIARD & DARK, . Oldest and Largest Fire Insurance General Ajreae? la IndianaooUs. 0lce--TLor; 11 loot, cS aal mi East Jx feet s creek INDIANAPOLIS STOVE .00. Manufacturer ot 6TOVE3 AND HOLLO f. WJLB E, . US aod SI Boma, Mart U-q itfwi. T KQISTERED WAREHOU8E. : 11 FRANK B. FI9HI1AOX. Kua. 2(35. 267 S 263 S. iea- rtt-. on tracke Penu. U. Ik Low rate ot Insurance, omco, oJ s. McrUia street Telephone 1273. Warehouse Tel. 1X43. SMITH'S DYE WORKS 67 NOHTH PENNSYLVANIA 8T. HenU clothing cleaned, dyed and repaired. Ladles' dresses cleaned and dyed. . J. R. R YAJSr & CO., ComtnlMlon Merchant. Wolasal Dealers ia UnUn, Flour, Feed, Uar etc., U and 61 .Last Maryland sL SHROYER & CROSS OFFER YOU ZiFwIilwidj AS THE LUlDINO lO CENT CIGAR Telephone tlSl. 21 WEST MARYLAND ST. JJRILL'S STEAM DYE-WORKS. 33 & SS Ma?s. Ave. and 05 North Illinois street Ivco Curlauia cle-nod equal u new 7A xn and $1 per pair. Iho Sunday Journal, Tcr Annua

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