Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 28 March 1894 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, MAKUII 28, 18U1.

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established 1853. To make Shopping a Recreation You will find in the Art Room, on the third floor, a grand and artistic display of Crepe and Tissue Paper. This exhibition and sale consists of all the latest novelties in Lamp and Candle Shades, Flowers and Picture Frames, with a complete line of German Favors and Bop Bon Boxes. Aliss Keenan, from Boston, will have charge of this department, and as she is an expert in this paper art, will have no trouble in pleasing the many customers who will require her attention. Do not fail to inspect this new and beautiful department. PETTIS DRY GOODS CO. VISITING KNIGHTS OF Pl'TllIAS. A Licr Delegation from St. Louis Hero for a Few Hours. Three hundred and seventy-flve Knights of Pythias from St. Louis were the guests of Star Lodge, No. 7, of this city last night. The St. Louis visitors arrived in the city at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon by special train. They were met at Greencastle by seven members of the reception committee appointed by Star Lodge, and at the Union Station the eight remaining members of the committee, together with a large number of representative knights, met the visitors. Here they formed In line, and, head ed by a band brought with them and the reception committee, they marched up Illinois to Washington street and thence to the Capitol. They marched through the Capitol and then countermarched and grouped on the south steps, where they were photographed. They asraln formed In line and marched to the renison, which was their headquarters. Here they had supper, Which was included in their railroad fare of 4.73 for the round trip. In the evening a column was formed on Pennsylvania street and the procession, headed by eight patrolmen under Sergeant Laporte. marched to Washington street. thence to Illinois, north to Market, east to Monument place, around the monument to Castle Hall. In the Journal Building, where the first and second ranks were conferred by the team of Star Lodge. The team of this lodge has a national r?nuttlon for th perfection of Its work, and is the possessor of the most expensive outfit yet made. It was recently purchased at Cincinnati at a cost or After the work a supier was set. The visitors returned home by special trail a,i an eany nour tms morning. Wn Hard on the StrauhrrrlrN. There was a strawberry festival at Rob erts park Church last night. It was the first of the season, and there Is a lurking suspicion that the church . booked this at traction whn the weather was warm. In spite of the wintry atmosphere outside, the loyal supporters of the strawberry festival rallied nobly, and their numbers almost equaled those of the popular berry. The fc?vtrrt; wramer conditions nave made a short berry market and nut the price nn. but these discouraging features didn't seem to Interfere with the social success of last evening s occasion, if it did curtail to some extent the profits. It's a long time between strawDerry seasons, and the festivals at which it plays such an important part can rot come too thickly. Besides, the weather or the past few days is a sort of practical jOKe, anyno'.v. Drill fur a Corporalslilp. Monday evening there occurred at the ar mory of the Indianapolis Light Infantry, Company D, Second Regiment, a competitive drill for the position of corporal which was vacant. The drill was so perfect that It was two hours before the Judges, Major Rich, Of the Second Regiment, and Assist ant Quartermaster-general Keyser of Gen. McKee's staff, were able to decide. Then live men were picked and were drilled for about an hour, and for a final test, the company fell ' in and was placed consecutively under four of these live men. Not until then did the Judges decide. Private Bacon was promoted to corporal and Private May accorded second place. This company has the highest average In the State, and the men were compli mented upon their etHciency of drill by the officers. Chinese lleKimterinjc. Moy Shong, 113 East Washington street; Moy Sam and Jim Loy, 225 East Washing ton street; Chan HIa and Sue Lee, 153 In diana avenue: nop sing ana sun Lee, j North Illinois; Sin Lee and Sam Lung, 51 Indiana avenue, registered at Deputy Reve nue Collector Ryan's office yesterday and produced rroof that they had been in this country prior to iay. ivj-. ine law manes It necessary for all Chinese to go through this form, and those who have come here since the above date must return to their own countryAn Offenne of Six Months Ago. Jerry Chambers was arrested yesterday ry detectives Kinney and llichards on a charge of grand larceny. Last September Frank Lemontree, a huckster, was relieved of IX baskats of grapes, thirty-four baskets of femons ana m teen watermelons, on Maple street. Chambers, who drove the wagon at the time, was suspected of the offense, but disappeared a short time after ward and was not located until yesterday, when he was arrested. Bid Booth Hell Farewell. Yesterday morning the wife and two children of George E. KIdd, otherwise known as Booth Bell, arrived from their home In Louisville and went to the county Jail, where they bade him an affectionate farewell. Mrs. KIdd is a neat little woman and thoroughly believes in her husband's lnnocense. Bell Is awaiting the sentence of the court. Licensed to "Wed. Marriage licenses were yesterday Issued to Edgar L Buckner and Erlee Bates, Barney Weaver and Grace Myrtle Stansbrg. William II. Mahet, jr., and Annie M. llolley, August Beerman and Emma Sttir'lrg. Charles Chappel and Emma Eaten. Theodore Stelbing and Bertha B. Taylor, Peter Winkle and Minnie Winkle.

A School Principal Robbed. Dale Ryan, Jesse Johnson, Julius Grlsto, Albert Stahl and Frank Carberry were arrested yesterday afteriioon by detectives Kaehn ar.d Wilson on charges of stealing 4.1 cnts from Miss Kate Robson, principal of public school No. nt the corner of Stoughton and Sterling streets. Ilrttlng- on n (initio of Pool. Last nUht patrolman Sullivan found Henry Pin end J. Blaboek betting $1 on a game of pool In James Rhodes's saloon, on Indiana avenue, near the "Yellow" bridge. He arrested Bulwark and Pin on charges of gambling and Rhodes for keeping a gambling hMis A New Pile Remedy Ilaa created a sensation among physician Ty its wonderful i'tT-vtt In H'edily curing every form of Pile. It is culled tho l'yrutnld Pile Cure. It Is cheap and simple to use, but 'nothing removes the disease 8oquickly,snlely od surely. Any dnzgUt will get it for you.

SEEKING TO ATTACH

Blanche Culbertson French's At-' torneys Ask for -a Writ. Uuion Trust Company; Custodian of tlio liig: Estate, Made a Defendant A Juror with a Jagf. Attorneys Baker & Daniels yesterday filed in the Superior Court an affidavit In attachment and garnishment against the Union Tru3t Company. The attorneys set out in the petition to the court that they believe the bulk of the money, property and credits of Blanche Culbertson French to be under the control of the Union Trust Company. Baker & Daniels represent, as legal advisers, attorneys George A. Cunningham and Thomas Garvin, of Evansvllle. A few days ago the firm of Cunningham & Garvin filed in the Circuit Court a suit for the re covery of attorneys fees from mancne Culbertson French, alleging that the de fendant was Indebted to them in the sum of $10,000 for services rendered during the contest of the famous Culbertson will In the Floyd county courts a year ago. The prominence of the litigants and the immense sum of money involved in the dispute for possession made the cause a celebrated one at the time, and the fact that the de tails were replete with romance added an interest that was almost national. Blanche Culbertson French Is the daugh ter of the late V. S. Culbertson, of New Albany, who died In June, 1S92, leaving an estate worth several million dollars. The widow of the millionaire was his third wife, and the stepmother of his daughter Blanche. Mr. Culbertson left a will, which. after liberal endowments to a number of benevolent Institutions, churches and Sun day schools, bequeathed the balance of the property to the widow and children. The provisions of the will were satisfactory to all members of the family except Miss Culbertson, who, by the provisions of a codicil attached to the document, was to be prevented from marrying the man of her choice. This Instrument placed the share of the young lady, amounting to nearly half a million dollars, into the hands of her brother, stepmother and a friend of the family In trust for ten years, it was cited as a condition that it she married a certain Dr. French, to whom It appeared she was then encaged, her share of the estate should revert to the other heirs. There were further conditions that threatened to de prive her of her Inheritance If she married any other person within ten years witnout the approval of her stepmother and brother. two of the trustees of her property. Miss Culbertson, It appears, was a spirited young lady, who believed that she knew her own mind, and she boldly announced that she not only proposed making Mr. French happy, but would contest the wilt. A few months after her father's death she went to Europe and spent nearly a year on the continent. "While traveling about the foreign world her preparations to ngnt ror ner rights were male, and It is stated that over two hundred dollars' worth of telegrams and Correspondence passed between the young heiress and her attorneys. in April. 1893. the Initial step in the liti gation was taken by Miss Culbertson. A month or two later she returned to America, and in June was married to French. The ceremony occurred in Chicago, and it is said that at one time the engagement was broken, but the world s fair brought the young couple together. Mrs. French had employed A. C. Harris, of this city, and attorneys Cunningham & Garvin, of Evansville. to conduct her case, and, after her marriage, went into the litigation with a determination to win. Suit was brought to set aside the codicil and have the will established without it. The plaintiff averred that her father had been unduly Influenced to execute the codicil, and that it was void, being in restraint of marriage. Half the benevolent societies and churches In Floyd county, with the Culbertson family, were defendants to the suit. The case remained pending until November, 13, when a con tract was entered Into between an tne par ties interested, under which Mrs. French was to receive In cash the sum of $150,000, and was also to have the remaining portion of her share, amounting to about $350,000. This latter fund, however, was to be placed in trust in the hands of the Union Trust Company, of this city, the trust property being subject to a return to the Culbertson estate upon the happening of certain con tingencies, as the death -of Mrs. French without issue within the time limited, or the death of a child she might have within that time. Upon the execution of this agree ment the case In the Floyd Circuit Court was disposed of by the establishment of the codicil of the will, as well as the will itself. Mrs. French now resides with her husband in Minneapolis. By the suit filed yesterday her attorneys expect to secure the amounts due them from that portion of her property held by the Union Trust Company. TIIC FAMILIES WOULDN'T MIX. Children Fought and This Led to n Bill for Divorce. Frederick Schmoe, In a petition to the Superior Court, makes a plaintive appeal for the dissolution of his matrimonial re lations. In October, 1831, at the age of fifty, he married a widow, whom he now charges with being responsible for many "scenes of bitterness and unhapplness" in his home. Ills wife, Mary, while no longer youthful, was eminently qualified, it seems, for taking care of herself and her seven children, which, the defendant avers, she brought Into his home when he married her. Here Is where the trouble began. The old gentleman had one child, a lad of nine years. This youngster did not take kindly to the offspring of his stepmother, and with the advent of the others the Schmoe household was converted dnto a miniature battlefield. The plaintiff alleges that his wife took a hand in differences existing between the young people, and he always noticed, he says, that she arrayed herself on the side of her own youthful warriors. When the plaintiff would attempt to dissuade her from her emphatic style of proteclng her own she would call him harsh and vulgar names, much to his disgust and mortification, he says. She would rail and storm at him, he says, but on all occasions he heroically suppressed his stormy and perturbed feelings. He avers that tha defendant left him in March, and he has no hope of a reconciliation. A divorce is asked. PEEP-HOLE EVIIIEXCE. Albert Danke Convicted nntl Fined by n. Police Court Jury. Albert Danke, proprietor of the saloon at the corner of South Meridian and Garden streets, was placed on trial before a jury In the Police Court, yesterday afternoon, for selling liquor on Sunday. The offense is alleged to have been committed on Nov. 5 last. The ' witnesses for the prosecution were patrolmen Thome and Furguson and Sergeant Stout. Thome testified that at about 9:40 o'clock on that evening he peered through a hole in the front curtain and saw Danke and two others in the saloon and saw Danke draw three glasses of beer and set them on the bar before the men. He then stepped aside and Sergeant Stout peered through the opening in the curtain and saw the three men, Danke behind and the others before the bar. He peered into the room for about one minute and then gave way tt patrolman Furguson. The latter testified that he saw the three men drink the beer. He said after this Sergeant Stout and patrolman Thorne went around to the side door and attempted to get in the saloon and Danke came to the front of the room and lowered the curtains. Mr. Hord, who appeared for the defendant, objected to the introduction of evidence to show that Danke refused to admit the ctttcers to the saloon but it was admitted. He also attempted to show that the officers could not tell whether it wa3 beer in the glassaa without tasting it. He attempted to show that the li-iuid might have been sarsaparilla, ginger ale, or cream soda. All the officers, however, thought they could tell the difference between beer and these other nonintoxicating drinks. At the conclusion of the State's evidence Mr. Hord asked that the Jury be instructed to return a verdict of acquittal on the grounds that the State hnd failed to prove a gift of the liquor. He argued that the affidavit alleged a gift and the presumption, without rebutting evidence, was that the delivery of beer s testified to was that it was a sale and not a gift. Judge Stubt.s refused to instruct the jury to acquit. Frank trenwald, a wholesale liquor dealer, was introduced to testify a a an export to show that the ollicers could not distinguish beer from the nonintoxicating drinks at the distance of fifteen feet. All alllJavit wus (ilk against Danke on

I Nor. 6, and upon this affidavit Danke was

fined and the case was appealed to tne Criminal Court. Here the aflidavit was quashed when the case was recently called for trial. Another affidavit was filed and upon this second affidavit Danke was tried yesterday. The case went to the jury at 5:20 o'clock and It argued over the evidence and txilloted for a verdict for five hours. At 10:30 o'clock a verdict of guilty was reached and Danke was fined !) and costs. Peter Wagner was also arraigned In the rollce Court for selling liquor on Sunday and for Interfering with an officer, he refusing to admit the officer to his saloon ashen admission was demanded. His case was continued until March 30. Harvey Wilson was find ?i" for selling liquor on Sunday and appealed to the Criminal Court A JlltOIt AVITII A JAG. JanieR Madden Sent to Jnll for FortyElght Hour. The Lorenza Stewart grand larceny case came to an abrupt and singular termination yesterday afternoon tn the Criminal Court. Juror James Madden was late taking his seat after dinner and the court was impatient. When the Juror arrived he was distressingly drunk, and the Judge, peering over his desk In amazement and horror, doubted seriously If the groggy official would be able to sight his chair in the box. But the court erred, for the Juror, well aware that he was a spectacle, struck the waltz step at the door and gilded Into his seat with the grace of a floundering steer. The court was appalled, but finally pulled Itself together and bluntly informed the tardy Juror of his condition. The latter denied It, but the court was positive and sent the offender straight wav to Jail. The Juror, will lay out a sentuce of forty.eight hours and a fine of $25. Injured En Hon tc to u l'u ne ml. Three damage suits for $5,000 each were filed against the Citizens' Street-railway Company yesterday by Ida Jones, Julia Todd and George W. Jackson. The plaintiffs show that on Feb. 25 they were the occupants of a carriage en route to Crown Hill Cemetery to attend the funeral of a relative. While driving along the Michigan road, and at a point where the street railway runs parallel with and near the thoroughfare, it is charged that an electric car frightened their horses to the extent that the carriage was overthrown and rolled down an embankment. K.ich of thf nlamt'iffs claim Injuries of a permanent nature. and allege that the employe in charge of the motor made no attempt to stop, and that he did not cease the violent ringing of the gong when asked to desist by the driver of the carriage. He Can Sleep Well Out There. Joe Collins was fined $100 and costs and sent to the workhouse for ninety days, yesterday, for assault and battery on his wife. The evidence showed that, on last Friday night, Collins's sleep was disturbed by the crying of a child. His wife tried to quiet the child but was unsuccessful, then Collins tried to accomplish the same result by spanking the child and throwing It onto the bed and attempting to smother its cries. Ills wife remonstrated and he knocked her down. The case against David Rost for selling liquor on Sunday was continued on account of the illness of a child of the prisoner. Receiver for llrynn Merchandise Co. On the application m of the Union Shoe Company, of Cincinnati, Judge Winters yesterday appointed a receiver for the affairs of the Bryan Merchandise Company, of this city. The complaint showed that the defendant, now insolvent, is indebted to the shoe company In the sum of $5,0)0, the amount of six notes executed in April, May and June of 1893. The defendant admitted its Insolvency but denied the other allegations of the complaint. George Hawkins was appointed receiver. Saetl n Dive Keeper. "Mattle Bell," keeper of a resort on West Market street. Is the defendant in a suit for replevin filed yesterday by Robert Jerusalem, a Massachusetts-avenue installment dealer. He says the woman unlawfully detains the following: One bracelet, eight yards of drab dress goods, ten yards of blue silk, one watch, one toilet case, two pair of lace curtains, one piano cover and one shawl, all of which the dealer values at $119. He asks for a writ of replevin and $25 damages. A Case of Too Much "Lnwlnsr." Early yesterday morning Judge Winters sent for the attorneys In the Cordes div6rce case and announced that he would not grant a divorce. He said that Mrs. Cordes needed a physician worse than a divorce, . and he felt that If the lawyers had kept uieir nanas on tne case matters would have terminated differently. Cordes was in court, and promised Judge Winters that he would send his wife to a sanitarium for treatment. The plaintiff's attorneys were allowed $200 for services. UIk Four 31nchlnlst Sties. The caEe of John S. Ellis against the C, C, C. & St. L. railroad is on trial before a jury in Room 1, Superior Court. Ellis demands Judgment for $10,00"), alleging that he was permanently injured while in the service of the road. He was employed in the Moorfield shops and, while performing his duty as a machinist, stepped into a hole in the floor which, he claims, had been negligently maintained by the company. Moses Kelly'N Estate. Rufus K. Syfers, of the wholesale firm of Syfers & McBiide, has applied for letters of administration In the estate of Mosss Kelly. The latter was employed as a traveling salesman by the firm, and assigned his life Insurance to them to secure an indebtedness of $3,WA). The widow of Mr. Kelly consented to the application for letters. JndRment AKnliut Cabinet Cu.npnnr. Herman Lauter, manufacturer of parlor and library furniture, yesterday received Judgment In Room 3, of the Superior Court, against the Indianapolis Cabinet Company. The plaintiff held notes against the cabinet company which were payable at the Indianapolis National Bank. Judgment was rendered for $4,GG0.13: Only Ilent n, Bulky Horse. James Bowman and John Bruer were before Judge Cox yesterday on the charge Of cruelty to animals. Tho court found that the horse which they were accused of having mistreated was an animal possessed of balky impulses and acquitted them. The case was appealed from the Police Court. A Philadelphia Company Sue. The Finance Company, of Philadelphia, has brought suit against William G. Wasson, of this city, for T,000. The complaint alleges that the defendant is indebted to the company In the sum of $4,1."1.27 for merchandise sold and delivered. The suit was filed in the Circuit Court. THE COI UT RECORD. Supreme Court Opinions. 15425.'" Fletcher vs. Waring et al. Vigo S. C. Affirmed. Howard. C. J. An app?al to thl court Is not sulficlent to dispense with the exception required by statute (R. 1S91. see p 5o7) to the overruling of a motion for a new trial. 15:?. Dougherty et al. vs. Holllday et al. ' Montgomery C. C. Rehearing denied. Dailey, J.The assignee of an Individual member of a firm was proierly a defendant In an action to recover a Judgment against the firm and to set aside fraudulent conveyances made by the Individual members of the.:flmx The motion as to whether a conspiracy existed Is on? peculiarly for the trial court, and where there is any evidence at all supporting the decision of that court upon the question it will be re5pected by this court 1C6S2. Caylor vs. Luzadder. Randolph C. C. Affirmed. Hackney. J. Interior lots in fractional sections shall be made to contain the legal number of acres, and the deficiency or overplus is charged against or credited to the outr lots of such sections. K. &: T. H. It. It. Co. vs. Kropf. Administrator. Vigo C. C. Reversed. McCabe, J.The complaint does not show that the defects in the ear complained of wer the proximate cause of the Injury to the deceased. 2. The evidence does not supIort the verdict. Appellate Court Opinion. 1017. C. Aultman &. Co. vs. Forgy et al. Howard C. C. Affirmed. Gavin. J. Tho breach of warranty constituting matter of defense was available under a general denial without any affirmative plea, in an action for replevin. becau?3 it overthrows plaintiff's alleged right of replevin. 10.V. Kammorllng vs. Grover. Decatur C. C. Affirmed. Lotz, J. A complaint alleging that a contract creating an easement had not been record?d and that the owner of the servient estate had conveyed the fee to a purchaser without notice and asking damages of the Vendor Is bad on demurrer, there being no averment of a purpose or intention to destroy the easement. Ti-S. HunbT vs. Cronkhite. Wnmn C. C Ileversed. Ross, J. A chattel mortprngeor retains the legal title or equity of redemption, and the lien of the mortgagee can oni riren into a title by foreclosure. 1115. Peterson vs. Western Union Telegraph Company. Elkhart C. C. Motion to

assign cross errors overruled per curiam, Rules 5 and 11 have not been compiled with. Superior Court. Room 1 James M. Winters. Judge. Wiley Lasley vs. Catharlnna Haas; appeal bond. Dismissed for want of prosecution. Aetna Saving and Loan Association VS. Olive A. Carpenter; possession. Finding for plaintiff for possession. Union Shoe Company vs. Bryan Merchan

dise Company: receiver. George M. Hawkins appointed receiver. Bond, $1,000. John S. Ellis vs. C. C, C. & St. L. Railway Company; damages. On trial by Jury. Room 2 J. W. Harper, Judge. Charles K. Test vs. Mark Soulman; suit on note. Tried by court. Finding and Judgment for plaintiff for $355.95. William E. Milroy vs. Lillle Belle Mllroy; divorce. Cause dismissed at plaintiffs cost. Room 3 Pliny W. Bartholomew, Judge. , Frances Eppert vs. James Stevenson et al.; account. On trial by Jury. Herman Lauter vs. Indianapolis Cabinet Company; notes. Judgment for $4,CC0.13. Circuit Court. Edgar A. Brown, Judge. Martha M. Curtis vs. The T. II. & I. Railway Company; damages. Demand, $1,000. On trial by Jury. James K. Langsdala et al. vs. George Henderson; injunction. Perpetual Injunction ordered at cost of defendant. Wilhelmina Fette vs. Allech L. Palmer; foreclosure. Trial by court. Finding for plaintiff for $1,130.25 and decree of foreclosure. Nevr Salt Filed. The Finance Fence Company of Pennsylvania vs. William G. Wasson; on account. Circuit Court. James Johnson vs. Henry L. Heltman; complaint on note and account. Superior Court, Room 1. Julia. Todd vs. The Citizens Street-railroad Company; damages. Superior Court, Room 2. Ida Jones vs. The Citizens' Street-railroad Company; damages. Demand, 13,0u0. Superior Court, ; Room 3. S. Moore Surface vs. Frank M. Surface: complaint on attachment. Superior Court, George W. Jackson vs. The Citizens' Street-railroad Company; damages. Demand. $.1,000. Superior Court, Room 1. Frederick Schmoe vs. Mary Schmoe; di vorce. Superior Court, Room 2. Wlliam S. Perry vs. Frank D. Runford; on note. Superior Court, Room 2. Robert B. Jerusalem vs. Mattle Bell; on account. Superior Court, Room 1. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Miss Stella Sterne returned yesterday irom a visit to Chicago. The Ormonde gave an Easter week dance last evening at ihe Fropylaeum. Mr. Arthur Stanley McKenzle. of Bryn Jiawr, is visiting rnenas m the city. A miscellaneous programme will be given at tne matinee juusicaie tnis axternoon. Miss Anna Farquhar will entertain Mr. and Mrs. William Lavln at dinner Monday. Miss Iglehart, of Greencastle, Is visiting miss aiargaret smith, on Last Pratt street. The Misses Roache are home from Asheville, where they have been for three weeks. Miss Frances Foster, of Terre Haute, will come Friday to visit Mrs. David Swain and family. Mrs. Clarence Hllleary, of Virginia, Is the guent or Mr. and Mrs. Rldgeley liilleary. on iorui Illinois street. Mrs. Arthur Cunningham, of Tiffin, O., Is the guest of Mrs, Harry Van Busklrk, No. 277 Isorth '.Tennessee street. Captain and Mrs. W. D. WUe, who have been spending the winter on the Pacific coast, are expected home next week. Mr. J. A. Coleman has returned from New Orleans and other Southern points. where he has been for the last three months. Mr. and Mrs. Jay G. Voss, Mrs. Theresa bmitn, .urs. Ci. vv . uelger and Miss Laura Bingham will attend the os wedding at Noblesvllle this evening. Mr. Edmund Benedict and wife, formerly Miss Janette Halford, of this city, will sail for Europe the middle of May, and their visit to this city has Been postponed. Lieut. S. W. Miller, of Purdue University. and wife are guests of Mr. and Mrs. Morris Defrees. Lieutenant Miller came to meet his wife, who is en route from the South to Lafayette. Mrs. Raub, of Earl Park, who has been visiting her daughter Ruth at the Clas sical School residence, has gone to Illi nois. She will 'return for a few days the last or next week. Miss Turner, of Minneapolis, who has been the guest of Mrs. Bissell, on North Mississippi street, has gone to Martins ville to make a visit before going to her home in Minnesota. Invitations are out for tha next german party. ' It will fce held April 4. Miss Helen Erv.in, Miss Augusta Lyon and Miss Sue Winter are the committee, and Mr. Howard Wiggins will lead the figures. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Dill, of Richmond. will come Friday to attend the performance of the Dramatic Club and sea ModJeska. They will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Dill, on North Pennsylvania street. At the Fortnightly Literary Club, yester day, Mrs. Henry Coe read a paper on "Practical Philanthropy," and the conver sation. An Lnglish and an American Ex ample; Octavia Hill Helen Campbell," was led by Mrs. Caldwell and Mrs. Claypooi. 'Mrs. John N. Carey is preparing a paper on "Folk Songs or rsations," which she will read at the Union of Literary Clubs. Miss Ida, Swe?nie will illustrate the paper with songs. Mrs. William L. Elder will give a paper on "Grand Opera," and htr paper will be illustrated by leading musl clans. Each woman in the Mayflower Church has promised to earn a dollar of missionary V - . 1 - . . - , . money oeiore uie-isi ui ua), anu Airs. A. Hyde and Mrs. C. J. Buchanan com bined their efforts and gave a Scotch enter tainment last evening at Mtb. Hyde s home. on North Delaware street. The programme consisted of Scotch songs by Mrs. Gallo way, bagpipe playing by Mr. Bryson and other features. The proceeds, which will be more than the special amount, will all be added to the fund. At a special meeting of tho Minerva Circle, held Monday, the following were elect ed officers ror the next year: president, Mrs, W. T. Brown; vice presidents, Mrs. Hovey and Mrs. Stevenson: recording sec retary. Mrs.' J. A. Coleman: corresponding secretary. Mrs. Mutchner; critic, Mrs. Morrls; treasurer, Mrs. Wlldhack; programme committee, Mrs. J. vv. Piercy, Miss Jean nette Smith and Mrs. J. A. Coleman. The subject for next year's work will be travel abroad, and Italy will probably be chosen as the country to be studied. One of the notable events of the week will be the social attention given to the Cornell Glee, Mandolin and Banjo Club to day and this evening, ihls afternoon, from 3 to 5 o'clock, a reception will be given the members at the Propylaeum, the patronesses for which are some of the most prominent ladies of the city. This evening the patronesses and society in general will fill English's Opera House to hear the concert. It Is the only glee club from any large college which has not been In this city, and It is the only one for this season. There are not many Cornell men In this city, but those who are here will make both the reception and the concert among the finest affairs the club will have on its Easter vacation tour. FOR MADAME MODJESKA. Mrs. May Wright Sewall gave a reception for Madame Mod jeska yesterday afternoon, from 2 to 4 o'clock. In front of the mantel In the handsome drawing room were Mrs. Sewall and Madame Modjeska. Mrs. Sewall wore a rose-colored gown, with garniture of embroidered crepe lisse, and Madame Modjeska wore a heliotrope silk combined with black and heliotrope brocade and embroidery. She had on a small bonnet of Jet, lace and flowers, and carried a. black lace fan. Madame wa3 sweet and gracious' in her manner, and appreciated the compliments which the guests paid her. Of the company were Count Bozenta and Mr. Otis Skinner. Mrs. Sewall was assisted by Mrs. II. G. Carey, Mrs. J. B. Black. Mrs. John C. Wright, Mrs. Fraklin Landers. Mrs. E. F. Hodges, Mrs. John E. Cleland, Mrs. George F. Adams and Miss Anna Dunlop In the drawing room. In tho dining room at one end of the table sat Mrs. John C. Dean, and her vis-a-vis was Mrs. Ernest Robert Keith. Ices were served by them and passed to the guests by Mrs. Howard A. Dill, Mrs. William Mode Taylor, Miss Theresa Neuberger of Chicago, Miss Mary IJ. Butler ad Miss Rondthaler. All the rooms were fragrant with ilowers. In the drawing room was a profusion of roses, carnations, hyacinths and lilies, and on a table was an Immense bowl of white tulips. The dining table was adorned wltn yellow tulips and handsome embroideries In the same color. The company included some of the most prominent men and women In the city, social and literary lights, and was in Itself a notable gathering. TIERCE-PRIOR. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. UNION CITY. Ind., March 27.-A brilliant wedding occurred in this city this evening at the residence of the bride's parents, the contracting parties being Mr. Clarence S. Pierce, a prominent young business man here, and Mi?s Bertha Trior, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Prior. Miss Prior was one of Union City's leading society women. Rev. II. A. McDonald, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiated. Mr. A. !.. Uranhf.m acted as best man and Miss Effle Klumpp as bridesmaid. One hundred

people were at the wedding supper. Mr. and Mrs. Pierce left on the evening train

for Indianapolis, where they will spend two days at the Bates House, after which they will go to Chicago, completing their honey moon. WALDRON LOCKWOOD. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., March 27. The marriage of Miss Mary L, Lockwood and Mr. John E. Waldron was a beautiful social event attended by a large number of Invited guests. The groom resides at New Castle, their future home. Guests were present from New Castle. Richmond. Chicago. In dianapolis, 1 lagers town, Hartford City and other places. The presents were numerous and costly. The bride is one of iluncie s most beautiful young women. SCH RED ER REB E CCA. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. EVANS VI LLC, Ind., March 27. Col. C. C. Schreder, editor of the Huntlngburg Argus, and Mrs. Rebecca, a wealthy widow oi ivansviiie, were married here to-night. DARIOTT SHROCK. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. GOSHEN, Ind., March 2T.-Frank S. Dariott, of Fort Wayne, and Miss Mattle Shrock, of this city, were united In mar riage at noon to-day. PAPERS HAVE DISAPPEARED. Brief Record Of the Fake Railroad at ... . . I oecreiary OI Oiaie S UlUCe. The discovery recently that the articles , ... . ..i oi incorporation or a concern Known as me inaiana uoai ana nailway company nau disappeared from the vault at the Statehouse In which all such documents are filed away was followed by the revelation that the company was a fraudulent affair, In which English bondholders are mulcted to the extent of half a million dollars. Some account of this scheme, appeared In the Journal several days . ago. At the office or the Secretary of State nothing is known of the company except that the record t hows it was incorporated April 1, 1881 and a gi gantic April fool It appears to have oeen. The papers have disappeared; there is no telling when or how. It Is quite likely. however, that they were abstracted soon after they were filed. The vault In which these and other valuable papers and records are kept is too easy of access, and it would be a task of little difficulty to re move such a document. AMUSEMENTS. Grand Primrose & AVest's Minstrels. With. a dozen good singers, a collection of entirely new musical specialties, acro bats, negro sketches and a tuneful band that made tha down-town streets echo with old-time music, melodious Primrose & West arrived In Indianapolis yesterday for three performances at the Grand. There is enough magic in the very names of Prim rose and West, who have made famous. perhaps, more popular songs In the last decade and a half than any other minstrel aggregation In the country, to fill & house, and It is no surprise that they 'met with a large audience. There is always something about a good minstrel entertainment that reaches the spot in every man and worn an's nature, whether they come from the upper social stratum that yearns for artis tic legitimate or from that lower and more numerous element who clamor for melo drama where the villain still pursues his Innocent victims to the brink of despair. Verily, when the man in black race nas the boards, everyone anterior to the foot lights is in the same class. Society runs elbows for the time being with the Hoy Pollol. and is all the better for It. A good voice and a good ballad, a side-splitting Joke or a clever turn, are alike appreciated by the musical cntlo and the uncuiturea rabbles Primrose and west nave a com pany rerfectly competent to suit all. rso one could ask a better pair ot Dones than Billv Van and James Wall, while Georira Primrose can Interpret darkey song to call for seven and eight encores, which Is enough flattery for any tambo. As for dancing, he showed last nierht that his nimble legs are still good for many season? to come. vv. li. winaom, cifted with a wonderful alto, has a new sontr of hl3 own composition. "The Fatal Wedding." sufficiently sentimental and affording him a fine chance to exhibit the great range of his peculiarly exceptional voice. Windom first sang "After the Ball" on any stage, and its later popularity is due to his talent. Harry Gilbert Castle sang "Say Au Revolr but Not Good-bye" with one of the purest and sweetest bari tone voices heard here in a long time. George Primrose's "Standing on the Corner" made an undeniable hit. Following the first part came a series of sketches. Including a funny but brief burlesque on a football game. The newest thlnjr In the whole show was the eccentric musical selections by Howe, wan ana mcLeod. who give an act that was an allsummer success at Chicago during the world's fair at Haverly's Theater in the old Eden Musee. There will be a special matinee to-day at popular prices and the engagement closes with the pertormance to-nignt. Amusement Notes. Hermann, the magician, will bo at the Grand for three performances next .veek. The sale of reserved seats for the HoweLa vin concert at Tomllnson Hall, next Tuesday night, for the benefit-of the Art Association, will begin next Saturday at the Big Four office. The prices are 50, 75 and II. Dudle Tracy. Budd Ross, Charles Hagan and Edward Shayne, who play the leading characters in "Skipped by the Light of the Moon," now at 'the Park, are all clever performers, and their specialties are par ticularly strong. Fred Frear, who playe the leading male character in Robert Griffin Morris's farcecomedy, "The Skating Rink," that will be presented at Lnglish a Opera House to-mor row night and for the remainder of the week, is a comedian with an established reputation as a fine maker. Last season he was a prominent member of Digby Bell's opera company, and shared the honors with the star. He plays Nat Goodwin's old part in "The Skating Rink," and is credited with excellent work. The company that will support Modjeska during her engagement at the Grand Opera House, beginning to-morrow night. Is exactly the same that appeared with her at the Fifth-avenue Theater, New York. Otis Skinner, an actor of fine ability, will appear in the character of Armani Duvall in "Camille" to-morrow night, as Major Schu bert In "Magda," the new play, Friday night and Saturday afternoon, and as Shylock in the "Merchant of Venice" Saturday evening. The cast of each play is other wise made up of first-calss people, and the different performances will be complete In every detail, so far as the costumes and stage effects are concerned. CITY NEWS NOTES. There are prisoners at the record. two hundred the workhouse. and twenty This breaks Attorneys will be glad to learn that Vol ume C of the Appellate Court reports has been issued and is ready for business. The May Festival chorus has adopted resolutions In memory of Mrs. Emma Sells Graves, who was one of the members of the chorus. Judges 'Woods and Baker, of the federal court, have returned to Chicago to resume thir places In the Court of Appeals. They wui be DacK nere &aiuraay. It Is feared that the young son of United States Marshal Hawkins is internally injured from his fall from a horse last Saturday. His condition is serious. Robert Kitchens, colored, residing on Columbia avenue, near Brinkman street, accused of stealing six chickens from a neighbor, was arrested yesterday by patrolmen Hart and Harris. CnndlrinteM for Mayor. Three new candidates for Mayor of West Indianapolis wero announced last night. They are A. B. Tolen, of the stock yards; D. A. Williamson, lumber dealer, and S. A. Morgan, contractor. The race for the mayorality is growing spirited in the suburb, there being not less than eight candidates In the field at present. Brick. Men Here. F. T. Melcher. II. D. Reasoner, W. H. Charles, W. C. Webster and George Sweetser. of Marlon, and A. W. Penny and Geo, S. Weller, of Chicago, were here yesterday on business connected with building brick interests. They have a big plant at Marlon. A Case of Miscegenation. Patrolman Carter yesterday arrested James Taylor, colored, and Mary Cowen, white, who have been living together on Leonard street for over five months. The two were the most degraded prisoners received at the ik11co station for some time. rntrolmuu .MnnnliiK IIcIkii. Patrolman Jack Manning, who has been a police officer for four years, yesterday handed In his resignation, to take effect In a few days.

RUSIE COMES TO TERMS.

lie Reached an Agreement with the New York Club Yesterday. The New York League Club and Amoi Rusle have finally arrived at a satisfactory understanding, and the big pitcher has signed a contract for 1SH and will report in New York next Monday. He was at tha Indianapolis grounds yesterday, and toll some of the players that he was settled for the season, and would leave either to-morrow or Saturday for New York. Th truth Is that Rusle'a holding out caused Manager John Ward and the officials of the New York team not a little uneasiness. They can worry along without Charles Farrell, who Is the only one now out, but it Is dif ferent in the case of Rus'i, whose services they had to have. The matter became bo serious that John T. Brush's eld wa en listed, and he had a long conference wiUi Rusle yesterday. After several telegrams had passed be tween Mr. Brush and the New York club, the affair was settled, and the main stay of the Patter's pitching contingent put his name to a contract. There is little doubt that Via rerolvtd fi. handsome cash bonus to sign the one he claims promised him by l) rMtor 'raicott. MIS salary, it. is unuerstood. U fc.5uO. but Rusle will probably get $3,000 for his season' work, and Is likely to ie worm it n ras prese ni wrm anvuiinK. iic ib imu vsn, t -j ste-p nt0 the box put Up one of his old time games. The published accounts or ni strained relations with the New York club, he declares, have been greatly exaggerated, as. in spite of the position he took In tha salary matter, he claims that his correspondence with the officials of that team has been of a pleasant character. He appears to be well pleased at the adjustment of the little financial difference, and v.y that when New York plays here this ura mer he wants to ro In for part of the game at least to show his friends what he can do. When catcher Westlake arrives from Last Livernool. O.. to-day there will be nine of the Indianapolis players here. Pitcher Phil lips was doing a little easy wont yesteruay at the grounds. He appears to have nice control or tne ban ana to De in gww, nrons condition. In the opening game of the season next Tuesday with Butler University that team will be made up of catcher Scott, pitcher Berelle, first baseman Holbert, second base man Parker, third baseman somervine. ehort-stop Bender, left-fielder Baker, center-fielder Hall and right-fielder Cannady. Indianapolis will try Orth and sowders in th box and will work all three of tha catchers a few innings each. The DePauw University team plays here Wednesday. REMAKKABLE WEATHER. Thin Montli Extreme of Temperatare Probably Never Equaled. WASHINGTON, March 27. The Weather . Bureau, In Its weekly snow chart lsaue, ays: North to ota and portions of northern Minnesota are now covered with nearly a foot of snow, and over portions of the upper Michigan peninsula more than a foot and a half Is reported. While the southern limit of area covered extends southward Into Ohio and western Pennsylvania, there Is but little snow on the ground eastward of lower Michigan, the greatest depth over the region named being three inches at Pittsburg. The last decade of March. 1S91, has been characterbJed by the most remarkable temperature extremes occurring In March that have been recorded since tho establishment of the Weather Bureau. Within six days, over a laxge portion of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, both the highest and lowest temperatures yet observed during March have been reported. Henvjr LoafteM In ih South. NEW YORK, March 27. Reports from various sections In the South and East show damage to fruit and early vegetables as a result of the cold wave along the Atlantis coast railway line. In the South the dam age is estimated at above $1,000,000. in Vir ginia the loss Is not yet ascertained, but will be very heavy. In South Carolina th freeze was general throughout the trucking district. In Delaware it Is believed thd peach crop la ruined and other fine fruit prospects destroyed. In the grape-growing regions of western New York the buds have been destroyed and vast losses are feared in consequence. Another Blizzard. DEAD WOOD, S.D., March 27. A storm set In this morning, with rain and sleet. and finally turned to snow, with high wind. It Is rasing to-night, and bids fair to rival in Intensity the storm of last week. Ad vices from along the Burlington & Mis souri River road as far eust as Alliance say it is storming furiously. This will ba apt to settle the cattle business, especially between Ldgemont and enenoant as mm storm came from that direction. Peaches and Pears Killed. , LAWRENCE, Kan.. March 27. Examinations by Prof. W. C. Stevens, of the botanical district of - the State University, show that the cold snap has killed tha peaches and most of the paars. Cherries are badly Injured. Early raspberries were destroyed, but there will be a good crop of late ones. Blackberries and strawberries were not seriously injured. Apples wers not far enough along to be much Injured, Fruit Not Injnred. BENTON HARBOR, Mich., March 27. Roland Morrill, one of the principal fruit growers of this section, says that upon examination but few fruit buds are found to be Injured by the cold wave. He sayi there will be full crops of peaches, apples, cherries and bears. Small fruits and grapes are not advanced enough to be hurt. Apri cots were killed. , To-Dnys Forecnst. WASHINGTON. March 27. For Indiana and Ohio Fair; warmer; south winds. For Illinois Fair to - night, followed Wednesday by showers In northern portion; slightly warmer; south winds. Local Observations. Indianapolis. Ind., March 27.

Time, Bar Ther. K. H. Wind. Weather. Fre. 7a.m. 30.5 20 70 S'tvent. Clear. 0.00 7r.M. 30.47 32 CO S'wewt. Clear. 0.00

Msxlmum temperature, 35: minimum temper ature, 17. The following 1 a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation. March 27. lttU4: Tem. 44 IS 2(11 rr. 0.12 0.K 0.12 Normal.. Mean.... Departure from normal lixceM or deficiency inc Mar. 1 Excets ordetlclency since Jan. 1 424 1.15 PIUS. C. If, li. WAPrKKlIAKS. Local Forecast Official. United States Weather Bureau. Lincoln Lennjue Meetings. The Ninth Ward Lincoln League Club will meet this evening at the clubroom, on Dllion street. Several good speakers will be present. The Columbia Lincoln League will receive county and State candidates on Friday State Live Stock Sanitary. The regular quarterly business meeting of the commission will be held at tho Statehouse, agricultural room, next Tuesday, at 2 o'clock. Secretary BIcknelF Lota. The little daughter of Secretary Bicknell. of the Board of State Charities, died Monday night. WOMEV WHO SUFFER" each month can find relief and emanclparloa from their troubles. Dr. Pierce's Favorita Prescription is a safe and certain remedy compounded by aii'erninent physicLin for those weaknesses common to women. Backache, Irregularity, Headaches, Dlxziness, Leucorrhea, Womb Troubles, and Iervousness, are readily cured by the ' Prescription." Dr. Pierce has received hundreds of testimonials. Here is one: Frrttatrn. Ixickacannc Co- Pa. . . . . . . . UK. n. v. risiitBj Dear Sfr Several years ago I took your Favorite Prescription At that time. I was so miserable ( ana had tjeea so for many years) that I could scarcely drag myself around. I concluded to try your medio! no. I took half a dozen bottles and I hate not bad a return oi aiy old trouble. Hoplnc others will b benefited a I hare bn. Sincerely, Mas. C II. BAKLit. PIERCE A CMKE

I remain.