Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 June 1895 — Page 3

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 18V5.

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SECOND DAY OF OUR Great June Sale OF MUSLIN UNDERWEAR The first day's crowds will be increased as pleased buyers show friends and neighbors their purchases. PettisDryGoodsCo MOTHERS Use S-A-N-A-D-O-R Skin Soap on the Babies, Because It is absolutel pure, sweet and refreshing. Because It contains nothing to injure the tenderest skin. Because It will cure chafing", rash and babies' skin troubles. Try it. Itli anon-poisonous, tntlwptic oap for tb relief inrt eure of ill AlKeaMc of the ikln ami scalp. For toilet use it U twice as good a plain soap for the ain frir. A frfect wa;. for tb baby. For tale by all trufg!u-c. sanador Mimical Co., 10 d 12 Vwwatr St, N. Y. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mayor Denny's wife and daughter left yesterday for New York. Josephine Lanx Is visiting Mrs. Geo. F. Stott, 1S2 North Illinois street. Mrs. C. L. Barnett and son will go to Wattsburg, Pa., to-morrow to spend the summer. Mrs. Herbert II. Hadley and sons have gone to Kckomo to spend a fortnight with relatives. Mrs. James B. Curtis and son will leave to-morrow for the seashore, to remain several months. Misses Gertrude Gillette and Emma Lcsey went to Cincinnati yesterday to visit Mrs. Robert Losey. Miss Mary Massev will leave this week for Watch Hill, R. I., where she will spend several weeks. Miss Dal.v Drapier will entertain the Sketching Club, Saturday, for Its last meeting of the season. Major and drs. W. P. Gould Wt yesterday for Rock Castle Springs, where they will spend the summer. Mrs. Madden, of Louisville, Who has been visiting Mrs. William II. Coleman, returned home yesterday. ' Mrs. Charles A. Dryer, accompanied by her sister. Miss Annie Sloan, has gone to Cincinnati to visit relatives. Miss Nellie Layne left yesterday for Mlddletown. Conn., where she will remain till October with relatives and friends. Mrs. John F. Naugle, of Lebanon. O., formerly Mls Katharine Figgatt. of this city. Is the guest of Miss Grace May. Mrs. N. A. Hyde will receive informally this afternoon for Mrs. Sue Ixeke Mason, of Ashland, O., formerly of this city. Mis Eva. Kelson, of Fort Wayne, w ho ha been the' guest of Mrs. .!. R. Lilly for three weeks, returned home yesterday. Mr. Dwight Day, son of Mr. T. C. Day, will graduate from Phillips Academy June 13. Mrs. Day and daughter Helen will attend. Mrs. H. O. Pantser entertained a party of friends yesterday afternoon with a coffee, fit her home on East Michigan and New Jersey streets. Mr. Daniel G. Williams and ' daughter Grace will attend the graduating exercises of his dauRhter Edna, at Glendalc Female College. June 6. Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Kregelo and daughter, who spent th month of May with friends In this city, left yesterday for their home In Ios. Angeles, Cal. Mrs. Henry Knippenberg and daughter left Sunday for Omaha. where Miss KnlpPnberg will be one? of the attendants at MiM Nash's welding. Mrs. J. A. Mllburn entertained a few young people yesterday noon with a buffet luncheon, in honor of her visitors. Miss Stamp and Mljs Seeburger. Mrs. John 11 Stevenson left yesterday for Bay View. Mich., to spend the summer. Mrs. E. A. Hendrlckson and children will Join her there the 1st of July. The last missionary tea by S:. Paul's branch of the Woman's Auxiliary for this reason will be held . this afternoon with Mrs. Marshall, No. 77 West Second street. Judge and Mrs. Nelson, of Logansport. are here for the graduating exercises of the Girls' Classical School, their daughter. Miss Helen Nelson, being a member of the senior class. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mayer and family nd Miss Dora Kiefer will leave to-day for Fisher's Lake. N. Y., to spend the summer. Mr. and Mrs. A. Kiefer will Join them later. A reception will be Riven at No. 1C3 WoodUwn avenue, Thursday evening, for Mr. A STUDY OF FACES, no matter where you go, will show you how many, many people ought to be taking Carlsbad Sprudcl Salt! There's the thin, peaked face that tells of perverted nutrition. There's the fat, puffy face of flatulent obesity.- There's the otherwise pretty face that's marred by skin disorders and eruptions; the yellow, haggard face of the dyspeptic; the dull, drawn faces of sufferers, from stomach and liver and kidney troubles. 'All these people need the Carlsbad Sprudel Salt. It goes to the root of the whole matter. It purifies . the blood, dissolves obstructions, clears the system, and cures permanently, in a natural way, every derangement of the stomach, bowels, liver and kidneys. Beware of the many imitations sold as 44 improved" or artificial" Carlsbad Salt. These generally consist only of ordinary Seidlitz Powder and Glauber Salt, sold by unscrupulous dealers upon the reputation of the Genuine Carlsbad Salt. The only genuine imported Carlsbad Salt has the signature of ' Eisner & Mendelson Co.,Agts, Kew York' on every bottle.

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Herbert Brown and wife, who arc to be married to-day, the bride being Miss Rose Wallerich. of Des Moines. la. Mr. and Mr. D. W. Marmon have returned from Boston, where they went to attend the commencement exercises of the Khool of Technology, from which their son, Mr. Walter Marrr.on, was graduated. Mrs. George X. Catterson has taken a cottage at Little Mountain. )., for the summer, and will leave fcr there this week. Mrs. M. H. Fletcher and daughter will spend part of the summer with Mrs. Catterson. Mrs. A. B. Gates and Mrs. H. JR. Gates and their families will leave to-morrow for Maxinkuckee. where they will spend the summer at their cottage. Mrs. William Hughes and family will also go there this week for the summer. Mrs. A. D. Raub and Mrs. Florence Dunbar, of Greencastle, are In the city, having come to attend the commencement exercises of the Girls Classical School, of which the former's daughter. Miss Ruth Raub. is one of the graduating class. Mr. and Mrs. Edward I Thompson have issued invitations for the marriage of their daughter Blanche and Mr. William Gilmore Maguire. son oT Mr. and Mrs. Charles Magulre, to take place Wednesday evening. June 19, at the family residence. No. ITS Central avenue. The next meeting of the Waverly Club will he Saturday evening, at 6 o'clock, when the members will meet at the club rooms in the Propylaeurn and will ride to the Country Club for supper. All who will attenl are asked to send their names to Mrs. John L. Griffiths, the secretary of the club. John McShea, of this city, and Mips Katie Welsh, of Connersville.will be united in marriage, at the Connersville Catholic Church, this morning, at 7:) o'clock. Rev. Rudolf will be the officiating clergyman. The young couple will make their home In this city. Mrs. Lydia Whitcomb, of Clinton, is here to attend the graduation exercises of her daughter. Miss Nema Whitcomb. of the Classical School. Mrs. Whitcomb will go East, and will be present at the graduation of two of her sons from Yale College. Mrs. Whitcomb is the guest of Mrs. Claude Matthews. Rev. Stanley Hushes, pastor of the Second Presbyterian 'hureh at Richmond, will come to-day to visit Mr. Archibald Bradshaw and attend his ordination this evening. Mr. Hughes was a Princeton man with Mr. Brad'haw. The friends who will act' as ushers at the service at the Second Presbyterian Church, this evening, will be Booth Tarkingtcn. Renjamin Stevenson. Harry Atkins, John Butler, Wallace Krag and Harmen Bradshaw. Miss Josephine Robinson will sing a solo. DAILY VITAL STATISTICS J UXE 3.

A Deaths. Henry' J. McKernan, thirty-one years, 579 North Illinois street, tumor of brain. Patrick Martin, sixty years. Little Sisters of Poor Hospital, paralysis. William L. Munson. seventy-seven years, 11 North Liberty street, general debility. Marguerite Cartwrlght. four days, 138 Pleasant street, convulsions. Frederick Feltmeyer, two years, Downey and East streets, congestion of brain. Elizabeth Gelespey, seventy years, 276 West Maryland street, heart disease. Charles Edwards, thirty-five years. Central Hospital for Insane, paresis. Jennie Graham, forty years, 197 North Delaware street, septicaemia. J. L. Ashmead, seventy-five years, 265 Massachusetts avenue, asthma. Edward Thome, three months, Indianapolis Orphans Home, convulsions. Oirtba. Thomas and Alta Jones, 134 Columbia alley, boy. John and Minnie McRoberts, 37 West Morris street, boy. J. W. and Maggie Siler. North Indlanaiolls. boy. V. L. and Emma Collier, 26 Mulberry strft boy. Lewis and Annie Halbrlng, 290 West Morris street, girl. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Collins. Shelby road, boy. Mr. and Mrs. William Schuessler, Madison avenue, boy. Levian and Cora Hudson, 1622 North Meridian street, boy. Henry B. and Nancy Phillips, 110 Lawrence street, girl. John and Cora Hines, 52 Ruckle street. girl. John and Mrs. Johantgtn,. West Indianapolis, boy. John C. and Maggie Rocker, 84 West Washington street, girl. K. L. and Katie Sparks, 203 Martindale avenue, boy. John and Christiana Radamocher, 123 Gresham street, boy. . A. and Rosa Klein, 276 Fast North street, boy. John and Isora Hall. Rrightwood. boy. :haTles and Wilhelmina SVhupel. 73 Spann avenue, boy. Harvey G. and Nettle M. Shafer, 41 South Summitt street, boy. F.nos B. and Pearl West, 111 Davidson street, girl. Frank and Mary Owens, andes and Twelfth streets, boy. 31nrrlne Licenses. Arthur Coy and Henrietta Reed. Birmie Kunkle and Dora Miller. William T, Moore and Anna Moore. Michael F. r.aferty and Maggie May GormwUl McGuire and Maggie Fischer. Currier Plaeons from C.'levelmnl. Manager Brown, of the Adams Express Company, is expecting with every mall news from the1 carrier pigeons released by him for Cleveland friends from the monument steps. The distance Is three hundred miles and the birds ought to have reached home, unless some accident befell them, by night. The day was extremely hot, but Mr. Brown thinks this would not deter them from making the fast time for which such flyers are noted. Will Enter Politics. The labor legislative committee is said to have determined to take a hand In the municipal campaign. It will frame a number of questions for candidates to answer, upon which will turn the support of members of organized labor. Time to Pay Dog Tnx. The time of dog taxes is here and Controller Trusler has assigned deputy George Harvey to this work. The police have been instructed to chase in all the dog licenses possible. Candidate for the f'onnrll. Henry Sw'eetland, who served a term In the City Council, has announced that he will be a candidate for election to the same body from the Third ward. HEAT, FIRE. WATER. Concluded from First Pirne. full.' low places are lakes and the ground is more thoroughly soaked than it has been for five years. Several washouts are reported in the Salina branch of the Union Pacific and one on the main line near Gralntield. The rain extended as far south as Hennessey, I. T.. and as far west as the Colorado line. The rain will prove of great valuo to wheat. Corn was never In so good a condition as now. Chinch bugs are bad In some sections, but generally they have been checked by the wet weather. 10.SU Inches of Ruin. PIERRE, S. D., June 3.-Three and fourtcnths inches of rain fell last night, making a total for this year of 10.25. as against 7.S2 for all last year. During the last thirty-six hours four and a half inches of water has fallen. It Is still raining and the Missouri river is rising rapidly. T. K. Pnillips. a ranchman rrom forty miles west cf Pierre, reports a water spout In his section yesterdav. Much young stock was killed and other "damage done. I'nprecedented Rainfall. LARAMIE, Wyo., June 3. The amount of rainfall last week was 1 74-1W Inches, according to the report of the State University meteorologist. This storm is unprecedented in this territory. Another inch of rain his fallen since midnight Saturday and it is still raining. Killed l l.lKhtnlnir. READING, Pa., June 3. During a severe storm last night the hotel of August Kshelman. at Plowvllle. this county, was struck by lightning. Webster Zeigler. aged seventeen years, and George James, aged fcrtytlvc years, were both killed. Ruin ii nd Wind. PAN A. III.. June 3. The long drought here was broken this evening by a heavy rain and windstorm. The government thermometer registered 12 In the shade jU5t before the storm. Grn dun lion Week ut Aunnpolla. ANNAPOLIS. Md., June 3. Graduation wk at the Xaval Academy began this morning with the ofhtal reception of the board of visitors. The reception took place in the open space in front of tiie suierintcnJem's reHieme, and the rad'ts were parailfd as a battalion under' Lieutenant Haesles. The boar was escorted through the grounds and buildings by the heads of the departments, all officers beinc in full V ft IT. A A mm A.

FOJl BETTER HEALTH

COMMRRCTAL CLl'II DINNER DE VOTED TO 9AMTAHY SCIENCE. Dr. Hnys Speaks of the Benefits ArtsIns: from Modern Met hods Effect on the Death Itate. About sixty members of the Commercial Club and others interested In the welfare of the city assembled In the banquet hall at the club last evening at 6.30 o'clock, and after a menu of bouillon, sweet breads a la Newberg. olives, haunch of English mutton. piquant petits poies, shrimp mayonnaise, ice cream, cake and cafe noir had been served discussed means whereby the death rate of Indianapolis may be reduced. The papers read as toasts were Interesting, coming from men who have studied the sanitary needs of the city. In the remarks was fore shadowed what some day will no doubt come a better condition of affairs, whereby the death rate may be decreased. D. P. Erwln acted as toast master. His introduction was very brief, as he simply outlined the purpose of the meeting, saying it was Intended to begin a discussion of measures which are needed. Dr. Frank Wynn, city sanitarian" was the first speaker introduced. To a number present he was a stranger, but his paper upon the Board of Health, with its present use fulness and possibilities, impressed all that he Is excellently prepared to fill the position of sanitarian, for it was apparent that he has given his work a great deal of study. Dr. Wynn reviewed the work of the health lepartment, showing the work being done and incidentally calling attention to the meagre allowance for such work. He referred to the water question, which is one of the greatest interest to the public. He said that of 203 wells examined by City Chemist Hurty 111 had been condemned as being unfit for use. The use of these wells had been shown to be responsible for sickness. The vaults, sd Dr. Wynn said, are responsible for much impure water, and It is time for all vaults to be abolished and a different system applied. Dr. Wynn also spoke of disease as resulting from impure milk, because of unclean dairies or poorly nourished cows. He quoted from "reports, of the department, showing that many dairies are feeding starch feed, and that the appointments of the dairies are not first class. Dr. Wynn said many of the Indianapolis dairies are as fine as any In the world, but those that are not should be compelled to observe sanitary laws. Typhoid fever and consumption are regarded as contagious diseases, and the department should have Jurisdiction over them. A house inspection is needed and more sanitarv officers should be employed. With a small Increase of funds the death rate of the city can be reduced from 13 per thousand to 12 per thousand within a few years. D. Franklin Hays, president of the Board of aealth. was the next speaker. He was lls'ened to with attention, for it was known that he spoke upon a subject which, as president of the Board of Health, he has given considerable time and study. During his remarks upon the subject. "The Collection and Disposal of City Waste," he said: "No city in America 1? better conditioned to secure high results from sanitary science than Indianapolis. It stands untrammeled with contracts. There is an open field for action. Every citizen ewes much to the Women's Sanitary Association, which, by Its unremitting and courageous work, has done so much to preserve the health and educate the people to a knowledge and acceptance of sanitary' regulation. The work of this association, together with that of other persons working In the same field, has so educated the public that the veriest vagabond Is an apostle of sanitation. Without the approval of public opinion city authorities are helpless. In this city the public mind is educated and correct on sanitation. The city authorities deserve the highest praise for the splendid city sewerage system, which is rapidly being perfected. It deserves the first consideration a3 the fundamental means for removing waste. To make this system perfect, we are still confronted with the great question of purifying the sewage so as to prevent the pollution of the stream into which it fiowe. "It Is a well-settled principle that the sewage of the city should not be discharged Into a streim so small as White river. Purification of the sewage will have to be effected by chemical agents at its outfall, by a system of irrigation, or by a system of Intermittent filtration. The system of irrigation is one which Is adopted Very lirgely in European cities; that of intermittent filtration has met with best approval in this country by our sanitary engineers and is the one which will probably come to be adopted for this city. It is regarded as the best system On account of its creating no reservoirs of filth and beinfc In every respect more sanitary. "Within the last few months it has devolved upon the Department of Public Health to study the question of the collection and removal of night soil and garbage. The first question is. how shall the expense be met for the removal of these substances. Shall the citizen pay by individual assessment or shall the expense be met out of the general tax fund? The experience of our own city cries out bitterly against Individual payment. The opinions of the bst city sanitarians and city officials, as shown In our reports from them. are almost as one that the city and not the individual should pay the expense. Such is the present opinion of the committee and board, who are trvinj? to solve this great question for our own city "There are two conditions to be considered in the removal of elty waste, and have to be studied from entirely different standpoints; namely, the collection of waste material and the disposition of it. I think I am warranted in saytnK thatthe followinKdescribed manner of collecting and removing these substances meets with the anproval of sanitarians. The collection of garbage and night soil mav be conducted under the same system. The substances should be collected at such frequent Intervals as to prevent their decomposition upon the premises, and should be carried away in air-tight chambers, to prevent dessemlnation of bad odors or noxious vapors in the streets. Each household should be provided with movable receptacles with tight-fitting lids for the purpose of receiving garbage. "The successful handling of the night soil depends upon the establishment of entirely new conditions in our city. To meet sanitary requirements, the filthy storage pUs which have been so universally condemned, and which are the source of so muck disease, and especially typhoid fever, will have to be removed, and In their stead the socalled pail system must be adopted, which consists in the admixturft of certain dry earths with the excrement in such proportions as to dry. deodorize and disinfect it. "The argument presented against this Is ns cost and that It may change a vote. The cost to this city of $V.0OO a year for the collection of night soil and garbage would be less than that which is paid by many other cities of this size. Under the old system the expense to the citizens has been largely more than this. The city authorities are gratified to state that they can insure the collection or these substances Inside of SW, which is several times less than the amount which is paid annually by Individuals for the same, but poorer, service. The disposition or destruction of garbage and night soil has cost the city something over $10nv a year. The city is now in a position to secure this wllhout cost and to have it disposed of in a manner which can in no way be injurious to health. "It is to be. said In further favor of the system which the city is endeavoring to perfect that in its operation it would not infringe upon the rights of restaurant and hotel keepers, or of individuals. "It has been well settled by most careful investigation that there Is no argument against these improved sanitary methods from the standpoint of Its cost. There being no objection from this point of consideration, we may consider what advantages It offers for the reduction of the death rate. It has been demonstrated in some European cities that where the vault system has been removed that the death rate has been reduced as much as 30 per cent. It is a well-ettablished fact that, with the character of soils which we have here, our death rate is greatly increased by the pollution of soil and water. The soaking; through obnoxious matter from these vaults to adjacent wells and the exhalation from the vaults are common means of causing some of the most fatal diseases we have. "The injurious effect upon public health by the imperfect collection of garbage, cannot be estimated by any statistics, yet so many of the ills of life are directly attributed to this source that we can estimate the per cent, of diseases attributed directly to it as very large, and, therefore, proportionately, a larpe death rate. In e.tlmatinR the death rate of our city we should not fail to regard that which i. equally calamitous with death the sick late. "In estimating the cost to our citizens of the removal Of city waste, we should also estimate the greater cost the cost cf sickness an well as death. The reduction of the sick rate, which would inure from the establishment of the systems which we are latorinc for. would many times pav for the actual cost of maintaining the systems. "Should these newer conditions be established In Indianapolis we would be war

ranted In measuring the .reduction of the

death rate at 30 to 40 per cent., which would make Indianapolis the most healtaful city of Its size In Americ. How fax are thee changes possible? Moat of them are immediately possible, and all are pos sible within the next year ana a half. "These statements are made after a care ful study of the conditions necessary to be overcome, and of the means . to be pro vided." Louis H. Gibson, the next speaker, dis cussed "Pure Air." It is conceded by all scientists that pure air is necessarv to life and that bad air cannot but Increase the leath rate. Mr. Gibson set forth the neces sity of pure air in houses, buildings, blocks and schools, expressing the opinion that It should be the duty or the city authorities to Fee that pure air Is obtained. He also referred to the bad effects arising from foul air. the result of bad sewerage or drainage. A warm south breeze waned through the room while Mr. Gibson was speaking, bringing with It an odor from some place southeast of the city, which was not pleasant. and which made those present appreciate Mr. Gibson s remarks ail the more. Dr. J. N. Hurty next spoke upon the sub ject. "The Sterilization of nik." Mr. Hurty gave figures showing how the death rate of New York city has been reduced by the Straus charity, which undertakes to furnish pure milk. During the heated term three children die for every adult. During June, July and August the large number of deaths of Infants raises the death rate to ruch large figures. Mr. Straus resolved to furnish sterilized milk ror the poor or .New York, and as a result the death rate has been decreased. Sterilization consists in de stroying all germs. In conclusion Dr. Hurty sain: "It would be a great mercy to establish here a laboratory for sterilizing milk. The saving of life and the prevention of sickness among the babes would be a noble way of doing well, of doing as we should to the least of these. " Charles C. Brown, city it-ngineeer. fol low with a talk upon the most important adjunct of the sewerage system. The matter of making house connections with the sewers in this city, he said, is in a deplor able condition. The law regarding connec tions is very loose. Mr. Brown said: "As to the general reasons for making house connections with sewers, the ground has been pretty thoroughly -covered by others, including the cleaning up of alleys and areas from liquid deposits of filth and the abolishing or cess-poois as polluters of the subsoil, air and water. The salva tion of this city has been the excessive porosity of the subsoil, and the vast stream of subsoil water, wnicn, in ordinary seasons, carries off rapidly most of the matters soaklne down from the cess-pools. There are dangerous periods, however, and all parts of the city are not equally well located, as is shown Dy me cnarts oi zymotic diseases." George Merrit next spoke upon tne necessity of clean streets and how health is imDroved bv the streets being kept in a good sanitarv condition. George W. Sloan was the last speawer, nis budjcci uemg "Food Adulteration." He referred to the large number of adulterated foods upon the market, saying many canned foods are unfit for use. Much has been done by the gov ernment in raising tne - stannaru. nut a State law is needed to keep the poorer varieties off the market. After the regular programme those present spent some time in discussion, and all agreed that the meeting had called attention to some muchneeded reforms. YOUNG BUT VIGOROUS GROWTH OF AMERICA'S TRAVELERS' PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION. Urffnnlzed in Jnue, 1800. It Notr linn a Membership 'of 10,000 President Lee's Annnnl Report. SAN ANTONIO, Tex.i June' 3. The travelers' Protective Association of America, which was organized at Denver, Col., In June, 1S!. Is holding its sixth annual convention to celebrate the close of the fifth year of its existence. It has had a remarkably rapid growth in the last two years, beginning with a membership of 3.945. June 1, 189J, reaching 7,032 June L 1834. and closing with 10,6(10 on June 1.1S05. The association is now organized in thirty-two States and in ninety-eight Urge cities of the United States. It is a natianal commercial association, so .-thoroughly, cohesively an J compactly organized, that j can be utilized promptly and effectually; tor th purpose" of protecting and promoting commercial interests and at the same time maintain an autonomy and individuality of action In its State divisions and local or municipal posts. It is a commercial traTelers' organisation, but has for Its members a large number of employers of commereial travelers anion.? wholesale dealers an J- manufacturers. It is organized on the federal plan, having a national, a State and a municipal government, and Its five committees on legislation, railroads, hotels, press and employment are represented In, etch of the Mate and municipal organizations. 1 thereby cooperating systematically and with great discipline of effort In work for its members and for the general benefit of commercial interests. ... From the report of Its national president, John A. Lee, it Is shown that the organization secured an amendment, during the year just passed, to the Inttrstate-commcrce act, permitting railroads to issue interchangeable mileage and to give extra privileges as to tree baggage with such tickets, and that through its accident Insurance department more than $.V,0i for indemnity claims have been .paid, In which six death lesses were included. The total expense of conducting the association was only about 10 per cent, more than last .year, though the average membership las been Urrost double. The per capita fr expense fund collected and now allowed by the constitution is 12 per average memVershlp, btit .onlv $1.77 was expended, beinj; t saving of st.wtj per capita as compared wl.h the year previous to the last. Nearly 52,000 was saved as a surplus this year fm the expense fund. Almost the entire Increase in expenditure over last year k In postage account, extra office help ard In establishing an IdentincaMon system, vhlch. of course, was fixed and unavoidable 'Two new State divisions have been added during the yearFlorida (reorganized) ancvNorth Carolina. Twenty-eight new posts lave been organized, while three posts hive lap.-ed, leaving the association with organzatlons in ninetyeisfht of the principal cites of the United States. The following pests have been organized during the past yar: Selma, Ala.: Texarkana. Ark.; Bloonlngton and Danville, HI.; Warsaw, Cravtfordsville, Marlon, Blchmond and Anderson Ind. ; Louisville. Ky.; Jackson, Yjcksburr and Meridian, Miss.: Chattanooga. Tern.: ' Atlanta. Savannah. Columbus and 1acon. (a. ; Richmond. Norfolk, Petersous, Lynchburg and Danville, Va.; LaCrosse Kau Claire and Madison. Wis.; Winston. N. C. : Pensacola, Fli. Posts at Cape Giratleau, Mo., Tampa, Fla., and Sherman. Tex, have been abandoned. The entire expnse"bf promoting the increase of membeuhip, including organizing and all the othe expense properly chargeable to building: ip the membership, was this year. lM-95. $3.53, resulting In the securing of only 4,y nev applications. The proportion of lapsing of rembership is very heavy, attributable to tie fuet that no entrance or initiation rrrmbership fee is charged, rendering it pssibte to drop out through neglect iiy padng - dues at the proper time and to fenef membership without monetary loss. An amendment before the convention to estalish a membership or entrance fee of $2 to$- Is being strongly supported. When the convention pencil in the Grand Opera House this mornig there was an attendance of delegate: from twenty-three States. The exercises frgun by prayer by the national chaplain, lev. Alonzo Monk. Mayor KImdorff presenrd the keys of the city, and the delegates were welcomed by Governor Culberson In a short address, which was responded U by National President Lee. The afternoo session was short, and at its conclusion the delegates were given a carriage ride though the city. . The afternoon sessionwas called to order by President Lee. an Alois Jacobs, of Colorado (Horseshoe ake). was elected temporary sergeant-atarms and armed with a big gavel preented to President Lee this morning. An immediate meeting of the committee on cnstltutlcnal amendments was called. Chlrman McCoult, of the national railroad cenmittee. read a letter from the Southern Wholesale Orocers' Association, sending meetings and wishing success to the T. P. A. national', convention. He also read i resolution adopted at Atlanta. Ga.. at th late convention of the above association, .dshlng the T. P. A. success in its efforts lo obtain live-thou-sand-mile interchangeable tickets and excess baggage, tmd indrsing its position In this matter. The Soufiern Wholesale Grocers Association also sks the co-operation of the T. P. A. in it petition for a fair and just differential o car and less than car lots in their terrtory. The resolution was referred to the cmmlttee. Fully five thousand rlnltors are here, but to-morrow the battle of flowers will call together four times many, as it i a Mg event In Itself. The historic Alamo was visited by most f the victors to-day. many also going on fxcurions to th old missions in this vicing. Fine weather prevails, but it Is a lit 1 1 warmer than usual t-roi. r.awin v. aiogan, or Harvard, has acceptell the chair history in Adelbert College, of Western teserve Cnlverslty.

REYNOLDS IN ERROR

civil w.vn nin ot tkumivvtk I'ATIL AUJ. 20, 18. Mutter of Importance to Solillern Who Served After April. JMG.nThe President's Snmuier Plans. WASHINGTON, June 3.-The question as to the termination of the civil war, raised by Assistant Secretary Reynolds of the Interior Department, In a recent pension decision, has given rise to considerable discussion. The case in question was that of John Barleyoung, a soldier who had entered the army April 19, 1S66. He applied for a pension under the three months' service act, claiming that the war did not terminate until Aug. 30, 1SC6, when President Johnson, by proclamation, announced that peace had been .restored. Secretary Reynolds claimed that active hostilities ceased in April, 1805, nine months before Barleyoung enlisted. He further said: "It is not ursed that Congress intended to pension those whose rendition of service, military or naval, had no connection whatever with the belllgerant operations of the war, was not upon the theater of the conflict and had nothing to do with the object and purposes of the war." For these reasons the claim was disallowed. The effect of the decision is to exclude a large number of persons who entered the service between July, lKfo, and May, 1&66, from the operations of pension law. Since the decision was made it has been ascertained that the Supreme Court, in December, 1S5W, held that the war did not terminate until the date of the President's proclamation, on Aug. 2t, 1SV. The case then decided was .under the "captured and abandoned property" act, which authorized loyal owners of such property to bring suit for its recovery In the Court of Claims within two years after the supression of the rebellion. The court held expressly that the question of date of termination of the war was not to be left to each claimant to settic, but was to be determined by some formal public act of the government: that the first otRcial declaration On the point was the President's proclamation, and that Congress had expressly adopted this date as that on which the rebellion ended. The opinion closed as follows: "As Congress, in its legislation for the army, has determined that the rebellion closed on Aug. 20, 1806. there Is no reason why its declaration on this subject should not be received as settling the question, wherever private rights are affected by It." In view of this decision and the large number of persons Involved, the Barleyoung case will probably be reopened. SEEX THROUGH I1RITISII EYES. Reports of English Consuls on American Affalrn. WASHINGTON. June 3.-Reports of British consuls stationed in the United States to the British Foreign jDfflce have been received, showing a wide range of subjects on which that government is kept informed. Mr. W. W. Seagrave, British consul at Baltimore, submits an Interesting summary of the Maryland and Baltimore ship canal project. He points out the claims that the canal will materially shorten the distance between Baltimore and European ports and would add considerably to the defenses of the coast in case of war. Mr. Rawson-Walker, consul at Charleston, reports that the foreign shipping entering that port is almost entirely British. He said that twenty years ago the arrival of a British ship there was an exception, but now it Is the rule. The French flag has almost entirely disappeared. Italian, Spanish and Norwegian barques are numerous, and occasionally German. Austrian and Russian ships. But most all the foreign vessels propelled by steam carry the British flag. Mr. Rawson-Walker says: "The new treaty between the United States and Great Britain as to the arrest of deserving seamen Is having a most salutary effect, and there Is littje further trouble between British seamen and ship owners, and these troubles are now reduced to a trifiinK character." Captain Clcphertan, consul at Philadelphia, reports on the revival of trade throughout the United States. He says: "A steady and remarkable advance In prices is reported as having occurred since Jan. 25 last, when confidence began to be restored by the successful operations of the bond syndicate." He shows the substantial foundation for the revival, calling attention to the crop reports, the crops of Illinois and Wisconsin being the best, Ohio and Indiana showing an average. Michigan being below the average, and Kansas very bad. He also .reviews the fluctuations in petroleum and the steps taken by the Agricultural Department to learn the cause of the advance in price of beef. Mr. R. A. Harkness. vice consul at Charleston, S. C, reports as to the recent gold discoveres in that locality. He says some of the nuggets are said to have weighed, two, four and five pounds, and one nugget contained seven pounds of solid gold. Ife is of the opinion that th mines would pay if legitimately operated. Mr. Harkness points out that the new chlorine process will render valuable the gold mines now lying Idle In North Carolina. South Carolina and Georgia, and make it possible to get millions of dollars of bullion out of them. He thinks it possible, with the introduction of this new process, that the South wi.i become one of the richest gold-producing countries in the world. GOING TO GRAY GABLES. Mm. Cleveland nnd the Rabies "Will Leave Washington Wedneadny. WASHINGTON, June 3.r-Accordlng to present arrangements, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. Olney, with their households, will leave Washington by the Pennsylvania road for their summer homes on the Massachusetts coast next Wednesday morning. Mr. Olney's summer residence at Falmouth is only fifteen' miles from Gray Gables. Owing to the press of public business, neither the President nor the Attorney-general will accompany their families, but will join them about two weeks later. No Information is obtainable as to whom the President will appoint as Secretary of State, but it is confidently predicted that this and several other vacancies will be filled before he leaves Washington for the summer. Secretary Herbert returned to the Navy Department to-day. He attended the funeral of Mr. Gresham and spent two days in Buffalo, the truest of ex-I'ostmaster-Kc'neral Blssell. The Secretary expects to leave tomorrow for Annapolis to attend the Academy commencement. The Dolphin, which arrived In Washington yesterday from Norfolk, has been put in order to take the Secretary to the Naval Academy, and he will ro by water unless he Is detained too long at the department. Secretary Herbert will deliver the diplomas to the graduating class on Friday. The AVnller-Brny CnseN. WASHINGTON. June 3. Mr. I.angstcn, attorney for ex-Consul Waller, who is now imprisoned in Marseilles, accompanied by Paul Bray, who4 was deported from Madagascar n the same steamer with Waller, was at the State Department to-day to learn how the two cases are progressing. The department Is still waiting for a detailed report from Embassador Kustis. who has interested himself actively in the matter and Is conducting it in a fashion that is highly gratifying to Mr. Langston. The latter is, somewhat exercised at the attack made on Waller by one of three Americans with French names, who wrote a bitter letter from Tamatave to American newspapers. The attorney says that the three men are disgruntled with Waller because they failfd to use him for their own selfish purpose while he was in Madagascar, and are taking this mean: of keeping him out of their way. . Colombia Will ot Press Her l lnlni. WASHINGTON, June 3. -General Renglfo, charge d'affaires of the Colombian republic, said to-day that he had concluded not to present to the State Department the claims of Colombia to the Mosquito territory, long held by Nicaragua. He found on examining the Instructions from his government that It left him free to use his own Judgment us to urging the case at Washington. He was satisfied the question should be left for negotiation between Colombia and Nicaragua, and that the present status did not call for any representations to the United States, and he has advised his government accordingly. General Rengifo says t'olombla will take pacific means to urge her claims, and that there Is no reason to expect a recourse to arms. Thnt .Miscarried Hawaiian Letter. WASHINGTON. June 3,-At the request of United States Minister Willis, the Hawaiian government has been Investigating th cause of delay In the letter asklnf for

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The COLUMMA SPKAY NOZZLE LAWX SPMXKLKKS and d It ASS C. AHESHAENSEL & CO., Marion Block, the recall of Minister Thurston. Reports made to Minister Damon show that the errors by which the letter went to Japan occurred before It passed Into the hands of the Hawaiian postal authorities, so that they are not chargeable with the delay. Recent reports from Hawaii received here show much activity in preparing for an expected filibustering expedition. The government has sent out the revenue cutter ehue. with a Krupp gun aboard, to look for the filibusters. HlKht-Iueli Cnn Tested. BETHLEHKM, Pa.. June 3.-A test of an eight-inch gun was held at the proving grounds of the Bethlehem Iron Company to-day. The gun is one of a lot of twentyfive which the company Is making for the United States army. A projectile weighing 1S pounds was used and a charge of powder of eighty-three pounds. The requirements are that ten shots be flred. The target consisted of old steel castings, and the result of the test was thoroughly satisfactory. The gun tested to-day is the first manufactured and finished by the company. Mis- Dodtte Falling:. WASHINGTON, June 3. Miss Mary A. Dodge (Gall Hamilton) is not so well tonight. She is gradually falling. Representative Hltt continues to improve, and is reported to be doing very well. . General Notes. WASHINGTON, June 3. To-day's statement of the condition of the treasury shows: Available cash balance, 18I,H.T23; goM reserve, $99,273,165. The Attorney-general has decided that a firm of bidders for government work cannot withdraw a bid on the allegation that its bid was under a mistake. Uel'nuw Fiunnren. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: Under the above caption you were pleased to publish, in the issue of May 29, a communication made by myself, dated May 28, for which thanks. In the same issue you published, under the caption "Colonel Ray Is Mixed," coupling with the same this additional caption, "His statement refuted by his report as treasurer." I wish to adduce facts in answer to the attempted reply, and In order for this, extracts from the attempted reply must be inserted, that the answer may be seen pertinent thereto. 1 will first state that my report of June. 1834, was sent in manuscript by me to Dr. John, in Greencastle, that he might have mimeographed a sufficient number of copies to supply each member of the joint board of trustees and visitors, including himself, one copy. These mimeographs were placed in my hands and distributed to the board when the report was read. Since May one of these copies has been seen by me, and it agrees with the manuscript. In the reply to my first letter, that of May 28, the Journal writer "Mr. Hay knows, however, that DePauw did not receive even $i0.(X. (Speaking of the annuity bequest.) What the college did receive was certain stocks, etc.. in DePauw enterprises, representing J0.").' Mr. Ray knows no such thing. The 110,000 is represented on the bills receivable by rankable notes. No. 4072. . C. DePauw Company. $10.(X)0; 4f82. DePauw Plate-glass Comnanv. J10.000 ; 4m. Nw Albany Woolen Mills Company. $10,000: 5C22. Ohio Falls Iron Company, $10,000. Each of said loans was passed on by the investment committee as any other loan was. The Journal writer continues: , . "Mr Ray further knows that when $100,000 has to be paid in ten annual installments of $10,000 each, beginning with lfrfcS. the last is not due till 1837. How, then, can the university pay annuities on $100,000, when only $4.C0O has been paid in?" . Following the logic of the Journal writer, it is better to have the money in the hands of the estate rather than the trustees. I quote again from the reply: "Mr. Ray does not say that the $2.W0 to be paid in the seventh and eighth years ending June. 1R91. was a clerical error in W. C. DePauw's will, and should have been $12.,V!0. The heirs have admitted this, and agreed to abide bv the evident Intention of the testator, otherwise the DePauw University trustees would have gone into court ani had the will corrected. Rut, ignoring this fact, Mr. Ray says in June, 1SJ1. the university should have received from the estate $47.:n. He is well aware that this should be K7.500. He also says up to June. 1S94. the university had received $71.i:).3J on this fund, making. K-.000 overpaid. His report of June. 1M4. now before the writer, states that $33,010.12 of this $71,150.32 was yet due. How then, could It le overpaid?" My report of June, 1JOI, calls attention again of the trustees, what they had been aaviped of. when the will was first laid before them at their session of 1M7, when they approved and adopted the bequest. Then there was thought there might be a Clerical error in naming the amount to be paid the seventh and eighth years, yet. as the gross sum was SFkj.ujo. instead of ono, as detailed in the yearly apportionment, the estate would have to pay the $Hn.CJ. The report, on page 6. states the amount received by the university to le J71.liO.XJ. the annual amounts paid, as detailed by the will. $l7.f4. making amount overpaid SJZ,G3H.T2: and if there be added what may have been an omission of JIO.WQ, the amount overpaid is $13.0.32. Nowhere does my report state "there wan due S3U.010.12." So far as admissions of the heirs were concerned. I have been advise! of their wishes, and In very constant corresrondf nee with them, ever since Mr. DePauw died, and nothing of the sort has ever been communlcaita iu inc. p As to the statement of losses., so positively asserted, is it not the better way to wait? How docs this correspondent know, unless gifted with prophecy, what shall be the outcome of his so-stated positive losses? Again quoting: "It should not be overlooked that a percentage of these loans were not made on the advice of the hoard of trustees, but by Mr. Ray. who was then treasurer. Of such was the JTi.Oo) to the giue works. $15.0 V to the Ice plant (now with interest and costs reaching about SIS.U''), $l,80i) In the Kokomo deal (Judgment obtained for $2.03S.2M. These three, at last. it is claimed, were not . ofllclally reported to the investment committee ur.til pome time thereafter, although ome certain members may have been spoken to." Who makes this claim'.' From whom have you the seemingly figures of judgmenttnken? Is this consistent with the mole adopted by the investing committee? On the dav I opened books as treasurer, July 12. lStt7. James C. Yohn. Theodore I. Haughey and myself, as such committee, resident at lndianipolls. Ix-lng so authorized by the trustees to make loans, adopted this rule, which has been Inflexibly adhered to up to July H, 1.M: That no loan should be made without the unanimous agreement of every member present, and when either was out of the city unanimity was required of those here. Ni loan was ever made unless two members consulted. Applications were male to the treasurer, wha took name, n-nount. chara;ter of note, security. eL. and then railed the committee together, rarely ever falling to have the other members piesent: If either could no; be present his action Indicated, and whenever there was a doubt or hesttarcy ty an one the application was rejected without argument. James C. Yolm, as secretary, and Ray. as treasurer, were ex oftt.Mo members of this committee. Jame C. Yohn died Aug. and was aucceeded In June, ISU. bv his son, Albert B. Yohn. There were nohres-

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La Flor De Riley Citrar is the best in the world, at only 25c. WETTEKS from 40c up. Corner of Meridian and Ohio Streets. M MlIEIl lUXIUTS. Hotel St. Joseph on the Beach, ST. .JOSI.PII. Mli H. r i! the latter .art of Juno. TIIK flF.sOKT ir e llt n-e of the lake lKi"- J't the -r tor lnllanaM:u Iumih mm and their .families: eUlit liourV rM w Uh elegant train m-d dlr-t to hotel. Ushlmc, fiallins. dauciug. and many new artra-tlon tlit M-aMn. First-cla.-e orthrtr4 lw ay iu &Urti t. Tatlt and iltiiin-DMtiii prito'.rriual t anr flrt-liif hotfl anj w bre. For lecritle irvnlar sim! mn atMro YUl'Mi A M'KlMisTKKN, Manager. ident members of the Investment commit tei who were called on for advice, but who hal no authority to act rn loans. lloih the loans referred to, viz., glue works, $3,v, and the Ice plant, $13,oui. were made by James C. Yohn. Haughey and Ray. Mr. Yohn having agreed to the Ice-piant loan before his death, and there not being money on hand to loan till November. The Kokomo loan nat made by Aliert R. Yohn. Haughey and Ray. Cach of these, leans was fully male known to the auditing committee of the 'board, und was audited every year, and the results reported to the board, except for 1S3I. when Wilson Morrow, wlo succeeded Albert R. Yohn as secretary, anl also as member of the auditing committee, concluded all he was required to do was to ascertain whether the notes on hand agree! with the bills receivable on the hooks. In 1S31 JuJse J. A. S. Mitchell and Col. Ell P. Ritter were aJded to the resiJent members of the investing committee, and wer apprised of the old rule In regard to loans. At the same session they were pUceJ en the committee, if my memory is correct, And the board again took action as to the authority of the" resident members to maka loans. The non-resident members knew of the action of the resident members, either by inquiry or from the reports of the Auditing committee. No loan was ever made by John W. Ray. Every report asked for from him. by any member of the Investing committee, or any member of the board, or any committee appointed by the board, has hei promptly given. There was no concealments made by him. " Finally, facts are stubborn things better than assertions or exaggerations. If th Journal writer had applied to me every matter published over my signature would have been given. The only regret I have for t!i last twenty-seven years spent for th university Is that I was not girted with omniscience, knowing the future. JOHN W. KAY. Irdlanapolls, June 3. . CITY NEWS NOTES. W. A. Wilkins has been appointed the Indiana political correspondent for the Cincinnati Enquirer. A lawn fete will be given Wednesday evening, at the home of J. J. Rrown. No. Z Woodruff Place, for the benetit of Friends new church. Cornelius Hassell, a tcn-year-oM bov, living at 520 West Maryland street. Is reported missing. It is thought that he followed! IJarnunVs circus. The sale of stamps at the Indianapolis postofflce for May was $30.7vl.Gl. an Increase of $1,171.77, or lb per cent, over the samo month of last year. There will be a meeting of the Science Club at the Denlson to-morrow night. Th subject will be "Modern Direct Methods of Combating Infectious Diseases." by Dr Theodore C. Potter. George Rutler, the burglar caught by Merchant policeman Racon. Siturdav night, while trying to rob I. 15. Aulfs store, on Washington street, was yesterday bound over to the grand Jury. The General Synod of the Evangelicil Lutheran Church of the Cnited States meets In Hagerstown, Md.. to-morrow. John H. Ohr. of this city, leaves to-day to attend its session as a lay delegate. Mr. R. G. Rockwood. of this rity. president of the National Junior Prohibition league, has just returned rrom a thren months' organizing tour in Kent tick v. 11a will remain in the city until Frtlav, and then go to Iowa for two months work. nun Down Uy m llleellt. F. T. Mount, a bicycle rider, was arrested yesterday by officer Reatty for running lno D. I. Ro wdenj flagman at on of the railroad crossings Mount and another bicycl? ilder. in trying to avoid a collision ran down the flagman, w! o caused " the arrest to be made. I,.ilr liny Olrhrnt Inn. The Ibor-day parade promises. It is said, to be a very successful affair. It will e k held at the State fair grounds. The Commercial Clib and Hoard of Trde will be askei to lend assistance to the celebration, this being the first State celebration under the new law. SHALLER THAN USUAL lilliptitian, in fact, are Doctor I'ierce's Pleasant relicts. Dr. R. V. Tierce. Chief Consulting Physician to the Invalids' Hotel and Surpical Institute, of liuflalo. n. Y., was the first lo introduce a Little Pil! to the American people. Tor all larativc and cathartic purposes these suear-eoated "Fellets' are superior in a great many way to all mineral waters, scdliu powders, salts, castor oil, fruit syrups, laxative teas, and other purgative compounds. Made of concentrated vegetable ingredients, they act in a mild, natural way. Their secondary effect is to keep the liver active and the bowels regular, not to further constipate, as is the case with ether pills. They don'l interfere in the least with the diet, habits or occupation, and produce no pain, gripinj: or shock to the system. Dr. Pierce's Tleasant Pellets cure biliousness, sick and bilious beadache, dizziness, costiveness, or constipation, our stomach, loss of appetite, coated tongue, indigestion, or dyspepsia, windy belchings, "heart-burn," pain and distress after eating:, and kindred derangements of the liver, stomacU and bowels. These 'relicts" are easily diolvtd in the stomach and absotted into the blood, stimulating flow of bile from the liver, and arousing to activity all the glandular secretions. Thus they act in nature's o:rn ttvty. In proof of their superior excellence, it can be truthfully said, that they are always adopted as a household remedy after the firt trial. Put up in glass vials, therefore always fresh and reliable. One little "Pellet" is a laxative, two are mildly cathartic. As a "dinner pill." to promote digestion, take one each u.iy after dinner. To relieve ditrcs from overeating, they are unequaled. They me tiny, sugar-co.ited grat:r.!es; any child will readily take theui. Onct usrd, always inj'azttr. Accept no substitute that may be recommended to be "just a good." It may better for the dealer, because, of paring him a better profit, but he is uot the oar who needs help.

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