Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 5 November 1895 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL TUESDAY, NOVEMBER o, 1895.

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The Days Of Auld Lang Syne A new book by Ian Maclaren Well worth reading. Pub lisher's price, $1.25. Our price 90 cents Pettis Dry Goods Co Try tlio Celebrated LEV WALLACE CIGAR The most exquisite 10c Cigar ever offered to th trade. S. D. PIERSON, General Agent AJIUSEMENTS. r?..1 1 1 1 m AVI latliA-" Beautifully staged and delightfully acted may be exclaimed In a breath by all who witnessed the first performance in this city at the Grand last night of William H. Crane's latest play, "lils Wife's Father." The story Introduces a very unusual domestic character, the father-in-law, and from the Immense amount of fun Mr. Crane milks out of the role, cne cannot help thinking that the up-to-date cartoonists have overlooked a fruitful subject for Illustration. Too much mother-in-law is an expression so well known that it has become a classic along with the Mother ' Goose fc44V, fcUfc. I 4 i J 14 i 1 LUlllVl lull J C4 44V1'J .heretofore untllled. Mr. Crane demonstrates that the subject contains great stage possibilities. This feature of the play protrudes itself at the rise of the curtain and furnishes mirth-provoking situations until the final drop on the last act. The play is rather better for the star's peculiar comedy talent than anything provided for him in several years. The humor is richly portrayed and the i lines of the play are bright. .Mr. crane gives evidence in tne early part of the first act of the' fun In store when at the wedding of his only daughter on their wedding. tour, ile cannot bear the thought of his precious child being carried away by a ."strange man" without some one being near to protect her. The trying position of the daughter, who, regardless of her great affection for her father, would like a little time for loving, can be appreciated by all iho guid who ever went on a wedding "tour. Think of a prosaic father ever around counting the kisses! Any hlgh-plrlted American brid would resent it with her last breath. The part requires no mean histrionic ability, and M!m Anne O'Neill. Mr. Crane's leading woman, displays rare dramatic Insight in her beautiful shading of the character. On the 'stage Miss O'Neill appears somewhat ethereal. Her face la. strangely fair, with large lustrous eyes and a sweet, sympathetic voice that Is music Itself. The charm of the interesting character Is greatly heightened by her graceful manners and her complete ease at all times. Lnder the situation a quarrel is bound to come. Her long-patient husband at last resents the Intrusion- of the ever-present father-in-law and forces the young wife to choose between them. She does what nine out of ten would do. She believes she is a much-abused woman and decides that her father la her best friend. Mr. Frank Hamilton goes off and the "little wlfey" is in tears. Then papa, comes on and. realizing .what her devotion has cost her, the hereto-: fore dutiful chill turns on him and lays all her sorrow at his door. The change Is so sudden and unexrcted that the audience bursts into furious laughter. Kdwin Arden.' that handsome ex-tar, 1 i ft i 1 - m i i band should act who ever finds himself In a similar dilemma. Ardenis built on the John Drew style and is wonderfully natural In the iirt. " . ... Of course there are several other Interesting people Who take part In the many laughable scenes in the play, among them being a charming widow, who is destined, sooner orater, to catch father-in-law In the tolls. Kleanor Harry does this well enough to start a school for instructing despondent widows (If there be any) how to do it. That famous old-time actress, Kate Dennin Wilson, who was a Washington society belle over a quarter of a centurv aco. has a Rood Dart In "old Aunt Eliza." and George De Vere takes off" the poor nut rroud relation with considerable unction. Joseph Wheelock. jr., is still with Mr. Crane, and has no insignificant part In the play. Percy Brooke plays the "faithful servant" In a way. that is con-' tinually pleasing. ""His Wife's Father" will bo repeated tonight and at to-morrow's matinee. At the evening performance to-morrow night "The Senator" will bo the bill. - I'nrk "Wilbur Opera Company. The return of the popula- Wilbur Opera Company after a year's absence served to fill the Tark twice yesterday, the opera being "Two Vagabonds." Wilbur has a prettier chorus than ever this season, and, as usual, his costuming is handsome.' The singing of Clark Conley and Eloise Mortimer yesterday was particularly good, and Kohnle's comedy work as Jacques was greatly enjoyed. Too much cannot be said in praise of the living pictures which were shown after the performance. Half a dozen or more new ones have been added, among thera four Illustrative of the popular song The Passing Policeman." which were" received with great applause yesterday.. J. E. Conley" sings the pong as these four pictures are shown, and they jumped into popular favor at once. Other new pictures are TThe Bathers." 'Trilby," "Ruth and Naomi." "An Innocent Victim" and "The Bowery. Helen Yorke still poses - as "Morning" and In "Th Storm," these-(wo pictures being gems. With the exception of Wilbur's. Indianapolis has had no living pictures worthy the name. These therefore attract a natural Interest and attention, many people "dropping in" about the time they are Known to begin. An almost entirely new set will be shown Thursday. Th opera for to-day is "Grand Duelless" and to-morrow "Fra Diavolo," two of the best In the Wilbur repertoire. I Wll.l .1 T1 -

Perhaps the cleverest actors, in consideration of their rapacity. In the variety troupe known as Fields and Hanson's Drawing Cards, which opened at the Empire yesterday, are the two trained monkeys under the management of Charles F. Galcttc. They go through a number of tricks. Ineluding a realistic barber shop scene, with one simian as the barber and the other as- the victim, with only the word of their trainer, delivered Jn a conversational tone of voice, to guide them. Lalor and Chester rive a -rlever Wt of Irleh impersonation. It is running a risk to describe the entire act of the Weston sisters In a paper rIr. cots through the mails, but their 'O

work only failed in satisfying the audience because of Its shortness. Miss Phyllis Allen, contralto, an old favorite of Empire audiences, is fully up to the standard she has set at previous peformances. Fields and Hanson introduce several improvements in their musical act. Carroll and Illndes's Southern plantation sketch, in which they are wll aB!fted by a fake donkey, contains considerable real negro character. Mons. Ia Fletir Is billed as doing a backward dive of twenty-five feet to the stage. He falls little, if any, short of the distance advertised in the act. From a platform more than twenty feet above the stag he falls backward, turning a somersault and alighting on hi.s feet. With the company is Joe Flynn. who wrote "McGlnty," and has been starring ever since, and who sings a large number of parodies of his own composition. An afterpiece with the title of "Esculapius" concludes the performance. The "Drawing Cards" appear twice daily, remaining throughout the week. The Red pit th Concert Company. The Itedpath Concert Company will appear at English's Opera House to-night in the Y. M. C. A. course. With the company are Miss Maud . Powell, violinist: Mrs. Clara Murray, harpist; Mr. Rudolph Von Scarpa, and Mrs. Genevra Johnstone Bishop. Ovation to Patlrrevrskl In evr York. NEW YOHK, Nov. 4. The famous Paderewkl appeared at Carnegie Hall to-night In the first grand concert of his season of l&G-JW In America. He was assisted by the Symphony Orchestra conducted by Walter Damrosch. The programme opened with "Concerto F minor. Opus 21," Chopin. The artist was five times' recalled at the end of the first : number by an audience that filled the great house from the arch to tho last gallery seat. The orchestra joined tho encore and Its leader grasped Paderewski's hand as he first appeared. The brilliant acquittal in Liszt's "Concerto E flat, No. 1." again proved warm demonstrations. The feeling of the notable gathering found its most turbulent expression after the closing number a fantasie .of Paderewski's own composition. The artist was under extreme nervous tension. As be retired the outbreak began and when he reappeared with pale, nerve-strained face, the,. people supplemented the clapping of hands by. vociferous shouts of "Bravo," and with cries of "Paderewkl."The great pianist is booked for a matinee performance in Indianapolis on Jan. 11. George Alexnndcr in Police Conrt. LONDON. Nov. 4. Mr. George Alexander, the well-known actor and theatrical manager, who has planned to reopen the St. James Theater next Thursday night with "The Divine Way," was charged In a police court to-day with gross misconduct on a street in Cheslea at 1 o'clock this morning-with a streetwalker. Mr. Alexander, In reply, said that he simply gave the woman half a crown for charity. The magistrate, addressing Mr. Alexander, said that the policeman's evidence was corroborated, but he would give the actor-manager the benefit of the doubt, and consequently the discharge of Mr. Alexander was ordered. Anna Morettl Seriously llnrt. MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 4. During a performance of Cooper Brothers' circus here, this afternoon. Anna Morettl, who was riding a bicycle on a tight wire twenty-five feet from the ground, fell, striking on her head and was picked up unconscious. There is a contusion of the brain and the injury may prove fatal. ' . IV'ote of the- Stnge. "The Great Diamond Robbery." which has been running with Indifferent success at the American in New York since the opening of th season, starts on the road this week. Blanche Walsh has left the company to play Trilby in Virginia Harned's place when Paul Potter's play returns to the Garden Theater. . The New York Casino opened last night with Harry B. Smith and Victor Herbert's comic' opera 'The Wizard of the Nile," with Frank Daniels and Dorothy Morton in the cast and a company of eighty people. Henry Irving put orf "King Arthur" In New York last night. The Eastern critics gave Mr. Irving the worst lashing for his Macbeth last week the Englishman ever received in this country. One says he- Is growing more and more like Dixie's Irving each year. All who saw Dixie's burlesque of the Ixmdon mummer, in "Adonis" will appreciate the cutting wit in this remark. Miss Marie Jansen will open in her new three-act musical comedy, 'The Merry Countess," at the Garrick Theater next week. . Richard Barker began the rehearsals of "The Stag Party" at the Garden Theater yesterday. This It the new play by "Bill" Nye and Paul Potter. Twenty horses are now running In tho race scene of "The Sporting Duchess," Claries- Frohman's latest success, at the Academy of Music, New York. They make two circuits of the stage and are in sight of the audience almost all . the time. One thousand men are working day and night on Oscar Hammersteln's new playhouse, the Olympla, at Broadway and Forty-fourth street. New York, and it is announced that it will positively be opened on Nov.' 18. i - ChlneU IIiik in nnckwlieat Cnken. PANA;-I1L. Nov. 4. Farmer Joseph Vincent, near this city, is reported in a dangerous condition from poison taken Into his system by eating buckwheat cakes in which chinch bugs were ground with the wheat. . CLKVEIl COUNTERFEITING.

Splitting: $." and $1 Note and Making: :..-,Tjto f3 I111U of the Pieces. ' Philadelphia Record. Many devices have been resorted to by counterfelters to raise genuine bank notes, as well as manufacture bocrus ones, but one. of the most novel has come to lightwithin, the last rew day at tho United States subtreasury office in this city. It is not known whether the plan was ever tried before, nor how successful It was Jn this case, as it 1? not known whether anybody was caught by it. The scheme consisted of splitting a five-dollar and a onedollar note and then pasting the back of the one-dollar to the front of the livedollar note and the front of the one-dollar note to the back of a five-dollar note. The mechanical part of the work was excellently done, but the fraud could be detected the moment the note was turned over. - An effort had been made to change the "one" to "five" on the "one" side of the new . combined note, but it was done so clumsily that the fraud would have been seen at a glance, and the only hope of passing the notes as fives would have been to pass them over with the $5 side up and trust to the man receiving it not to turn it over before putting it away. The doctored notes came . to the subtreasury through one of the banks, with the request that they be allowed whatever the note9 were worth. The government always redeems notes from the face value, and as the faces in this case were of a one and a five-dollar note, $6 were allowed. It Is not known whether the bank wus caught on the split notes or not. A cleverly executed counterfeit five-dollar national bank note was also detected at the subtreasury the other daj It was on -the. First National Bank of Tumaqua, and was burned in several places to give It an old appearance and then pasted on a piece of paper as if to hold it together. The fraud was first detected by turning over one of the corners and discovering a misspelled word on the back. Another trick resorted to frequently Is to attempt, to raise notes by pasting oh an additional cipher taken from a revenue stamp. Experts can, however, detect Euch a scheme at a glance by the picture on tho note, the same picture never appearing on notes of different denominations. A counterfeit In which it Is hard to see where the profit comes in is. the pen and ink imitation, all the lines and shadings being made by hand. With the skill and time required for such a work there can be little. If any, profit In the work. Probably the most perfect counterfeit silver dollar ever turned out was detected a few days ago. The. coin was the same size as the genuine dollar, and the die was per'ect down to the minutest detail. The counterfeit was only detected by its weight, and the maker evidently overlooked the fact that he might make a dollar of full weight and yet make a handsome profit owing to the difference in value of the coin and the bullion in it. That the bulk of the metal used . In this case was silver was shown by the true ring of the coin. The most surprising thing about counterfeiters Is that they make so many bogus coins of small denomination. A great many or thse are ikennl"?, which contain apparently the full quantity pf copper, ana it Is hard to j-ee where any large profit can le made. The makers of these are mostly foreigners, who are content to onerate for small profit. . In the caye of dime.s and quarters many are made with th full quantity uf .metal, but the dryfgns are so imperfect that they ran readily be detected. ... Clmmberlain In AH Hlulit. Chicago Tribune. As long as .llnso Joe Cham.KT.aln Ins an Er.dicott of Massachusetts to wife he will not b disrespectful to Uncle Sam.

AN OUTLAWED HORSE

WILD lirVTSMAX DISQUALIFIED II V TIIE LATOXIA JUDGES. So Fnrtlier Kntrlen to Ile Received from A. J. Stafford Winners of Yesterday Races. CINCINNATI. Nov. 4.-The Judges of the Latonia races, John J. Carter, Charles F. McLean and E. C. Hopper, after a thorough investigation, which Included a trip to St.' Louis by presiding judga Carter, rendered a decision in the Wild Huntsman case to-day. The horse is disqualified, and theV three moneys awarded to the second, third and fourth horses Siluria, Momus and Clinton. No further entries will be received Xronv A. J. Stafford, in whose name Wild. Huntsman ran. It has been shown that Bill Brannon, who has been outlawed, bad been interested in the horse within the last two months, if he la not his present owner. A horse owned all or. in part by a turf outlaw Is barred from d Turf Congress track, no matter If he has been sold to an innocent party. All evidence obtained by the Judge3 points to Stafford's connnectlon with Bill Brannon. He may, however, be the dupe of others. Carrigg, of Council Bluffs,', who formerlyowned the horse, and who testified that Brannon stole him, evidently gave his testimony to get even with Brannon, believing that the latter owned the horse. He evidently thought he was letting Brannon have him when be made the bill of sale to Stafford. The latter still protests his innocence of any connection with Brannon, and, should he be able to show this to be true, will, of course, be put In good standing. It was laaies day at Latonia to-day, and the attendance was large. Wiley Jones went down with Newcome In the last race, but was not Feriously hurt. Summaries: First Race One mile. Miss Gallop, 119 (R. Isom), 8 to 1, won; Sandoval, 113 IW. Jones), 20 to 1. second; Begue. 110 (W. Hicks). 15 to 1. third. Time, 1:444. Clinton, Rasper, Somersault, Uncle Henry, Pat Hanley, V'irginite. Sunset, Ashland, Sissy Knott, Crescent and Tom Miles also ran. Second Five and a half furlongs. Cecil, 1X (Clayton), 11 to f, won; First Purchase, 110 (Perkins), 8 to 1, second; Oswego, loG (W. Hicks), 20 to 1, third. Time, 1.10U. Eleanor Mc, Winedrop, Hannah, Inverllke and Judith C also ran. Third Six? furlongs. Llndolette, 109 tMartin), 1 to 2. won; Moderocio, 109 (J. HUi), 10 to 1, second; Gateway, 117 (V ankeuren), 50 to 1. third. Time, 1:16. Old Dominion. Uno, Momus. Whyota, Neutral, Avalon and Ethel Blair also ran. . Fourth Five furlongs. Frontier. 113 (Martin), 7 to 10. won; Petrarch. 103 (Walker). 30 to 1. second; Sir Vassar, 103 (J. Hill), 20 to 1. third. Time, 1:03';. Judge Baker, Vice Regal, Moylan, Martin. John Stewart, Bolander, C. B. Hood, Richfield and Judge Debouse also ran. Fifth Mile and one furlong. Black Silk, 103 (Thorpe), 4 to 5. won; Staffa, 99 (Clayton), 3 to 1, second; Fayvtte Belle, 99 (J. Johnson), 12 to 1, third, ilrae, 1:57. Pepper Rye, Birmingham, Major Dripps and Newcome also ran. netting: Heavy at St. Louis. ST. LOUIS, Nov. 4. Pleasant weather brought out a good attendance to witness the races to-day. The track waB fast and betting heavy. Favorites won the last two events, while a second choice and outsider captured the first, second and third.' Summaries: First Itace Eleven sixteenths of a mile. Hibernia Queen, 109 (Garner), 5 to 1, won; Somnambulist. 103 (Irving), 8 to.l, second; Flute, 97 (C. Slaughter). 5 to 2. third. Time, 1:09'L May Ashley, . Flush, Sundawn, Hidalgo, March-away and Mary C. also ran. Danton was left at the post. Second One mile. Mermaid. 93 (T. Murphy), o to 2. won; Sumatra, 101 (Turbivllle), 6 to 3, second; Midland, 93 (Grogan). 12 to 1, third. Time, 1.43V. Jack Martin, Rosalind, Blng Blnger, May Gallop and Caufleld also ran. Third Mile and one-sixteenth. Cave Sprjngt 8T (Clay), 20 to 1, won; Probasco, 100 (C. Slaughter), 4 to 1, second; Tom Elmore, 102 (Soden), 10 to 1. third. Time, 1:494. Tasco. Suit Ross, Sandowne, Boohl, Bayard and Rondeau also ran. Fourth Seven and one-half furlongs. Governor Sheehan, 103 (C. Hueston), 8 to , won; Assignee, 103 (Warren). 4 to 1, second; Llndo, 105 (Garner), 9 to third. Time, 1:344. Lottie Mills also ran. Fifth Six. furlongs. Logan, 114 (Noble), even, won; May Thompson. 109 (Garner), 8 to 1, second; King Michael, 104 (Turbivllle), 13 to 1, third. Time, 1:14. Theresa. First Deal. Outgo, Lady Courtrlght and Adam Johnson also ran. THE LTST STAMP FAD. Collectors Who Par Jllg Price for "riatc Numbers." New York Evening Sun. There 13 a new wTinkle in the stampcollecting line, and just now the devotees at Phllatelia's shrine, especially those known as "advanced collectors," are following 'it with the keenest zest. The advanced collectors are those who, plethoric of pocketbook, have filled their , albums chock full of rarities. So perfect have their collections become, even to the minutest microscopical varieties, that there is nothing more to be added, except the really "unattalnables," the. extant specimens of which can sometimes be counted on the fingers of one hand. The advanced collector has become blase. When he has dropped into hs favorite dealer's shop and asked If there Is "anything new" in his line he ha3 many a time been disappointed. Now something new has been discovered for Mm, and at Us discovery the dealers have not yet left off re-: jolclng, for It means to them an Increase In already good-sized bank accounts laid by for a rainy day, which would come In .' very handy should the fad of stamp col-: Iecting somehow go Into oblivion along; with other fads before it. Every sheet of United States stamps, -as printed, has quite a wide margin detach-. able from the stamps themselves., On this margin are what are technically termed "imprints," which give .the name of the engraving company and the number of the plate front which the sheet of stamps was printed. It is in the collection of these plate numbers, with or without the rest of the imprint, that the new stamp collecting wrinkle lies. United States stamps are sold at- the postofliee in lots of 100. On the margia of every 100 stamps the plate number occurs one or more times. A plate Is comparatively Kkort-lived, and new platea of the same kind of stamps are constantly being manufactured. The result is that the field for the collector is practicjlly exhaustless, and is constantly being adued to. Thb, however, to the blase "advanced spe;lalit" in United States stamps, is the chief beauty of the whole thing. The present issue of United States stamps Is printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Prinilng. and therefore the margins b?ar its name. A fact that has multiplied the number of collectible varieties has been the recent adoption by the Bureau of watermarked paper on which to print the stamps. A collector, in the case of many plate numbers, can set them on watermarked or unwater-marked paper, and also in a variety of shades of color. All the first plates of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing tamps were printed on unwat?r-marked paper. All the recent ones have been on water-marked, though there were many in : between that ; were placed on both kinds of paper. Of course, the mc3t recent numbers can be obtained at anv time at the postoillce. An obliging clerk, as a rule, can be totind who will be willing to specially tear off the stamps on the sheets to which the .desired imprints are attached. In cae the clerk won't do it, entire sheets of 100 stamps each can be purchased. Though that is rather expensive, some collectors have don? it in a moderate way and taken chances of working on the surplus. So far, in the case of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing series, there have been over two hundred plates, each with its number, representing ordinary postage stamps of all denominations (I cent to $"), postage due stamps and special delivery and newspaper stamps. The earlier plate numbers, which came out before the new fad really took hold, are rare: They can no longer be obtained at the po'toffices though perhaps at a few out-of-the-way points a sheet or two maj sometimes tx found. Those that were preserved already command fancy price. One leading dealer, for example, prices a strip of three two-cent stamps of plate No. 1, Jn either pink or a carmine shade, at $.": a strip of thre. one-cent Ultramarine of plate No. at S1.V. and the same plate in a blue shade at ll.y. For a strip of plate No. . 1 cents, either pl'ik or- carmine. 13.50 Is asked. Similar prices are charged for all the slato

numbers on unwatermarked paper up xo plate No. 25. and many more recent bring big prices, when it Is remembered that such strips of three one-cent and two-cent stamps could be purchased at the postoffices a year ago, when -the bureau stamps first csmu out, at 3 cents and 6 cents, respectively. " ' ' " Even fancier prices are asked by the dealers for Imprints and plate numbers of issues of United - State stamps prior to the Bureau of Engraving and Printing series. A cornr-lcio .sst of the postage stamps alone of the latter scries, as they have o far appeared, exclusive entirely of postage due. special delivery and newspaper

stamps, Is listed at J5C0, against an original J face value, of s.u.vt-is: .. The dealers, themselves are laying In stocks with which' to supply the. demands of the new fad. Here is an extract from the advertisement of a dealer published in a philatelic .lournal: "Plate numbers of the current United States stamps wanted. I am willing to pay high prices for any value, except the 1cent and 2-cent.ya. AM I need are the threo stamps," from top, bottom or either sides, with the imprint: r.cr.EAr, tcxgravino rniTixo. 141. "For the "stamps on unwater-marked paper I am willing to pay 23 per cent, over the face value for any one from tnree cents up. except plate Nos. 28. Cl. 62. 63, 64. 77, 161, 162. 163 and 161. For the fifty cents, one dollar,' two dollars and five dollars. I will pay SO per cent, over the face value. For old Issues in blocks, pairs or single, showing plate numbers and imprint, I pay high prices." While the demand is chiefly for strips of three showing both plate number and engraver's name, 'single stamps with plate number attached are -also collected, bringing about two-thirds -the'price that a strip of three commands. V ' ' DESTRUCTIVE FIRE. Decntar, 111., Loses ltd Opera Honse and Several Stores. DDCATUR, Ind.; Nor. 5. The Grand Opera Houso was destroyed by fire last night, the flames breaking out In the basement from some unknown cause. Tho building stood on State ': street, back of a block of fine buildings south of J,..G. Mllliken's temporary bank. -The Flsk furniture r :ock, the - Columbia Manufacturing Company property and a large part of the'Xinn & Scruggs dry-good stock are gone, together with lodge property belonging to Couer De Leon Lodge. Knights of Pythias, the Modern Woodmen, . No. 144, and Prince of the Orient. The r insurance is not known now. Springfield sent an engine on a Wabash special train, arriving at 11 o'clock. At 1:30 a. m. the ; fir Js believed to be under control..'. ,'' 'v . The heaviest losers are: Orlando Powers, opera house, : 30,000; insurance, $20,000. Linn & Scruggs', dry-goods stock, $190,000; Insurance, $102,500. . Orlando Powers owned the entire block -ef-buildings. The loss on these is $25,000, with insurance ' of $16,000. Small losses aggregate -$10,COO; covered by Insurance. ,;, At 1:45 a, m. fire fcroke out afresh In tho St. Nicholas Hotel Jbut was confined to the servants quarters. w The hotel loss is small. No excitement existed, among guests and no fatalities are reported from any part of the city. . , , Otber Fires. NORRISTOWN, ,ra Nov. 4. Simpson's cotton mill, rectei. sixty-five years . ago, and owned by Dean & Mltcnell, was destroyed by fire to-night. The loss Is $6,000; covered by Insurance. , . , HENDERSON, Kyv Nov. 4.The Henderson hominy mills were burned at this place this morning at 6 o'clock. The, loss is estimated at $40,000; partly covered by insurance. ' ' ' ' 1 Dr. Mllhnrn'it Scheme. To the Editor of ihe Indianapolis Journat: I greatly admire Dr. Milburn. He thinks for himself, and when he has thought out a proposition he speaks for himself, no matter how ;abwird nMsicooclusions may seem to everybody1 else1 oV how utterly Impracticable when, attempted. His latest deliverance of this sort not his last by any means It Is to be hoped constituted the burden of his sermon last Sunday on the text, "Thy gentleness hath made me great." He pleads for gentleness towards the criminal class that they may be made great. He is, however',, sllghtb' off when he asserts that our present methods with malefactors are medieval. In the middle ages, and much later, mqre than half tho crimes now atoned bynlmprisonment for limited periods were punished with death. We have made that much" "progress toward gentleness. But h is not mistaken when he assumes that very much, if not the most, of current crime, is committed by a class who inherit a predisposition to be worse than the average sinner. If I understand him,;.; his , principal concern Is how to deal with, this class so 'as to make them great. We must be gentle with them, of course, he thinks,, and so think we all, that they should not be allowed to propagate their kind, hence he proposes as a proper gentle treatment, that we buy an island or appropriate one two, in fact one for the men and one for the women-to which all such persons should M sent, and on which a small farm should be set off to each so that everyone should make his own living. That Is, the men should go to farming and gardening. He does not indicate what he s would have the women do do housework, I suppose. It is nothing to Dr. Milburn when he sets out to do some Independent thinking that it would take two pretty large islands to meet the wants of Indiana alone, and that if all the other States were to-set 'about making their outlaws great by such gentleness the supply of productive Islands, now lying around loose, would soon be exhausted. Just what he would do with the other class of criminals, those who come of better stock, he does not say; treat them with gentleness, of course, but where are we to draw the line? It may happen, as It often r does. . no doubt. that the black sheep Jn a good family the son or daughter, of parents w-ho are models of social or even religions propriety, are the victims of heredity, the antetype going back two or three generations, just as hereditary Ted hair crops out after two or three generations of raven locks. What will we do with these?-Shall they go to their respective islands.--so .'that they may. not transmit bad blol -to the generations to come? And then, 'it " so happens that not all of those, who inherit bad habits commit crimes of sufficient magnitude to be ent to jail even, much lesa to the Island of refuge. Nevertheless, I admire Mr. Milburn. There Is much that is original about him. Indeed, he is seldom in accord with h's brethren as to practical matters. But that Is their fault, not his. Meanwhile, there is a general sentiment that convicts should be treated with as much gentleness as is consistent with the safety of society and the good of the convict himself, though few but Mr. Milburn would suppose banishment to some lonely Isle, requiring a fleet to prevent their escape, would be the best thing possible. J ; U. L. SEE. Indianapolis, Nov. 4, t Lost XlKht Fire Record. A small fire damaged the tailoring shop of L. N. Davidson, at No. 154 Virginia avenue, last night. , A,4 short time afterward a fire was discovered; in the shed in rear of No.4i Spann avenue, belonging to A.O Despo. There was a loss of The flames spread to Xo. 4.1 Spann avenue and destroyed a stable belonging to F. P. Olshut. doing damage of $2i. A shed on the lot at No. 47 Spann avenue was damaged $13. BSSjHBBaBSasSBBSSSBSJWSBBBISBSBSMBSSBJBJSJBBSMasSl Coroner' nhtl Irrnncli Cnne. Coroner Castor wiJt. to-day, investigate the Branch suicide, which occurred at English's Hotel last week. Testlmonj was to have been taken5 yesterday, but all of the witnesses were not here. Branch went to Chicago. Saturday, to attend the funeral of his wife and has not returned. Uoltr rroprr. The Epoch. "Is it true." an Interviewer inquired of Mrs. Stanley,, "that you are writing a book?" . "True enough." "And what Is the title?"- ' 'How I Found Stanley. " t . Did you ever think that you cannot have good health without, p.ire blood? Health comes by the use of Hood's Sarsapartlla, because It makes the blood pure. Hood's Pills have won high praise for their prompt and efficient yet ciry action.

IRVINGTON WANTS IN

a:ne.atio favored nv tiiu srnt nirs commercial clitb. It Also Want Electric Light nnd n Wafer System A Series of Resolutions. The pretty little suburb of Irvington has, for several months, been moJestly knocking at the gates of this city. Irvington wants r to be annexed, but until last night her citizens have been timid about putting the request In substantial form. -The people of the suburb have grown weary of groping about the street in the dark, and they find It inconvenient to be compelled to draw water from the wells of their neighbors. A meeting looking toward the ultimate annexation of the suburb anl the construction of a water and light plant was held last night by the Irvington Commercial Club. About two-thirds of trie club's membership attended the meeting. Speeches were made by President Butler, of the university; Hilton U. Brown. C. E. Newlln, Robert Moore, A. M. Chamberlain, C. W. Brouse, C. M. Cross, and W. H. Elstun. All of the speakers were in' favor, of annexation, but there was some doubt about the advisability of taking immediate steps in that direction. Charles M. Cross was one of those who proposed hasty action. He said that he had no patience with those members of the club , who were afraid to express their views. He . was for immediate annexation and he did not believe that the present Town Board should be encouraged' to go ahead with improvements. He was in favor of getting Into the city and of allowing the city to build the light and water plant. C. E. Newlin did not favor hastyaction. He wanted to see the suburb beautified with cement sidewalks and paved streets and after that was done, it would be time to ask to be taken into the city. Captain Brouse, while willing to become a citizen of Indianapolis, thought that the suburb should go ahead and build Its own water works and electric light plant. He said the city could , issue bonds and raise money enough to secure hoiu luxuries. Then when the town was ready to be annexed, tho plants could be turned over to the city with the debt. Other speakers doubted the policy of seeking an entrance while the town is so heavily in debt. They thought that it wouldn't be fair to saddle an $18,000 obligation on the people of Indianapolis. After a long discussion of the matter the following resolutions by Hilton U. Brown and C. W. Brouse were adopted: "Resolved, That the Commercial Club of Irvington is in favor of the annexation of Irvington to the city of Indianapolis, and suggests agitation - that may lead to that end as soon as possible. . , "Resolved, That, pending annexation, the club unalterably commits itself to a policy of necessary economical public improvements under the present form of town government; and. ; . "Resolved, That the club respectfully urge the Town Board to take Immediate steps for the improvement, with cement sidewalks, of Washington street. Central avenue. National avenue and other thoroughfares in constant use." ' The following- was offered by C. W. Brouse and adopted: "Resolved, That It is the sense of the Irvington Commercial Club that it is unwise to longer delay the establishing of a water and an electric light plant ior the town of Irvington. Resolved. That wa hereby request the Irvington Town Board of Trustees to take Immediate steps to secure the establishment of such a plant as will provide water and light for both public, and private use, to be owned by the town of Irvington. "Resolved, That the president of this club be requested to present a copy of these resolutions to the said Board of Trustees and tender the co-operation of the club with such information on the sublect as may be in the hands of our committee on public improvements." - The Commercial Club will meet again next Monday night- Th Town .Board has been invited to attend the meeting. A COUNTRY PATROL, WAGOX. "West Xewton Horse Thief Company Uses It In Conveying Prisoners. A sensation was created yesterday afternoon by the arrival in West Indianapolis of a posse of the West Newton Horse Thief Company, having In custody Thomas Bird, Walter Pettet and Ed Graham, three men who were captured near the Bethel Church Sunday night. The men are accused of hav ing broken Into the house of Edward Forshea, near West Newton Station, Saturday night. It is charged that they secured a lot of plunder, including some clothing, a revolver, some jewelry and several dollars in money. The stolen goods were recovered and a lot of other stuff, which has not been identified, was found in their possession. It Is believed to have been stolen also. The men were given a preliminary hearing yesterday before Magistrate Hay worth, of Decatur township, and upon a plea of guilty were bound over to the grand jury. The nartv nassed throuah West Indiananolis en r.oute to the county jail. The Horse Thief Company is a detective association of farmers banded together for muiuai protection against mamuuers. me party stopped at the engine house in West InrllananAlia MairUtrato T-IaHc thnnpht ho recognized in one of the prisoners a young a . t . a 1 -m-9 9 a " J t .11 ienow wno nas given ine west muianapous police force considerable trouble in the past. An old milk wagon was used for bringing the prisoners to Indianapolis. The three men were In charge of five farmers, "armed to the teeth," as Herig put it, with revolvers and Winchester rifles. Across the side openings of the wagon wooden strips were nailed. , The calvacade presented a very, formidable appearance, and as it moved towards Washington street some one called out, "There goes the Greenwood patrol wagon. SELLERS FARM ACTIOX. "West Indianapolis Council Hears n Report from Its Attorney. The proceedings of the Common Council of West Indianapolis last night were marked by several matters of interest. The Sellelrs farm nuisance was up for further consideration. Last week City Attorney Stevenson was instructed to Investigate the question and take such action as he deemed advisable. Last night he told the Council he thought the nuisance could be remedied, but did not believe the farm could be completely abated. He said Indianapolis would probably allege that the best disposition possible was being made of its garrage and night soil, and that when the case came to trial it .would be incumbent upon West Indianapolis to show that some better plan could be adopted than that in vogue. "In my opinion," said he, "the best plan will be for us to send some one acquainted with sanitary questions to other cities which are known to have some system for the disposition of garbage and have an investigation, made on behalf of West Indianapolis. I am confident we can show that Indianapolis is not doing the best that can be done. My idea would then be to bring, a civil suit In the name of some resident of this city. The City of Indianapolis. E. Rauh & Son., Coffman & Co., the Desiccating Company and all others in any way responsible should be made parties. I think it would .be a good plan to have the secretary of our Board of Health sent to St. Louis and perhaps Pittsburg. This case will be vigorously defended, of course, but I believe wo can win." Acting upon Mr. Stevenson's suggestion, a resolution was passed directing Secretary Morrow to visit two cities having different systems for the disposition . of garbage, night soil, etc., and providing for the payment of his expenses. Dr. Morrow says ne will probably visit St. Iuis within the next week or ten days. Mr. Stevenson stcted after the adjournment of Council that no proceedings will, be Instituted for two or three weeks. ' A comunlcation was received from the School Board stating it had no funds with which to pay street assessments on School No. 4, and asking that theamount, $LW, be a!d out of the general fund. On motion that was ordered done. : Some months aro an ordinance was pasred providing for. the widening of Iteisner street and the assessment of benefits and damages to abutting property. The property of John- Cook was assessed as damagrd to the extent of $00. 'Last night Cook was before the Council, claiming that his house could not he moved back from the street-at less cost than $&0. It was shown that Cook had received legal notlco of the pendency of the proceedings and had ample time to file a remonstrance, but failed to avail h!melf or the privilege. In the cciatin?, tilj

have been received for the improvement of the street. Cook refuses to act. and p.n ordinance was passed directing the town marshal to move the house back four feet, in the event Cook still refuses to do as required. Dr. Morrow, secretary of the Board of Health, reported the diphtheria contagion nearly abated. He states that but twerTy houses are still under quarantine. There have been fourteen deaths from diphtheria In the last six weeks. At Dr. Morrow's instance an ordinance was pas.ed providing for better quarantine regulations. One of the school trustees, S. A. Morgan, having moved from West Indianaiolis to Spencer, his office was vacated. The names of Charles Westover and James Jones were placed in nomination for the place. Jones was elected, the vote standing five to one. The Miami Powder Company was ordered to fill in low ground owned by it lying between Morrow and lumber L streets. The ordinance granting the American Starch, works the privilege of laying mains to carry away its refuse. Introduced at a previous meeting, was killed. The plant of the American starch works was recently burned at Columbus. Bids for the improvement of the sidewalks of Relsner street were opened. But two were received. The contract was awarded to Henry Magg. the lowest bidder. He bid 61 cents per lineal foot. August Mahan bid 65 cents.

Sent to the Far West. Herman Roberts died in West Indianapolis last August, leaving a helples wife and four small children. He had no property, and the family was left In destitute circumstances. The funeral was held from the home of W. E. McCreary, an Insurance agent, formerly of this city. Mrs. Roberts is a crippled woman, and unable to do anything to support hersen and children.- Her parents reside in Guy, Wash., and Are willing to provide a home for the unfortunates, but were not able to furnish the necessary funds to pay for transportation. Since Roberts's death Mr. McCreary has Interested himself in the case and undertook to ralr.e the funds to send the family to Washington. West Indianapolis people responded liberally, and yesterday Mr. McCreary bought the tickets. The party will begin its long journey to-day at noon. West Indianapolis Xofes. Huttleson, formerly deputy marshal of Haughville, has been appointed as a member of the police force of West Indianapolis, to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of patrolman Will Lowe. Henrietta Goode, colored, was yesterday fined $5 and costs, $17.10 In all. for public indecency, and In default of payment was sent to the county jail. It win take her seventeen days to serve out her fine. The case of Jim Ross, arrested last week for keeping a gambling nouse in West Indianapolis, was continued yesterday afternoon by Magistrate Herlg until this afternoon. Ross was sick and unable to appear for trial. TINTS IX CHRYSANTHEMUMS. A Special Fentnre In Tlielr Development Tlila Season. Tomllnsoa Hall began 'taking on a new appearance yesterday morning, and this week will be a fascinating spot for the lovers of growing nature. Arba vitae from the colder north country, palms and smllax from the South and flowers from everywhere will transform the hall into a garden of beauty. The work of decorating and preparing thei many booths for exhibitors began Varly yesterday morning, and the workmen remained until midnight last nlgrht, and yet there Is much to do before the hall will be thrown open for the chrysanthemum show to-night. Every year this show increases In attractiveness, and with each returning November the variety of plants shown largely Increases. The show was at first intended simply for a display of the queen of fall flowers the chrysantnemum but now It has gradually merged itself into a display of almost everything that the art of the horticulturist can produce. While the chrysanthemum show still retains Its original name, it no longer is confined to that one plant, or a few others of a nature making them particularly .suitable for fall cultivation.. The consignments of flowers that have been coming in for. the last twenty-four hours Indicate that the exhibit of florists out of the city will be larger than ever before. It also shows that there has been an Improvement in the quality of the chrysanthemums. The . blooms are . Jarger and more varied in color. Some . delicate tints. and variegated blooms will be shown in greater profusion. Last year these varieties were looked upon more as freaks of nature than as the result of development under the hand of the florist. In this line there are a number of fine premiums offered. The doors will be thrown open for the first time to-night. An opening address will be made by Mayor Tafrgart. During the evening the Indianapolis Military Band will give a concert. Everything except the special djsplay of cut flowers, which will be made from day to day, will be In position to-night. Thursday will be the special day for roses.' A jpeeial effort has been made to have a fine display of cut roses at this time, and it is expected that it will be much finer than anything ever seen in this city. There will be two displays of roses to compete for premiums. One class must have not lers than two hundred blooms in each entry, and the other class will be of three hundred. The show will continue all week. Saturday will be the sale day, when most of the exhibits will be sold. All that are left over will be sold at auction Saturday night. , f GREAT RUSH TO PAY TAXES. Treasurer Schmidt Will AVnlve (he Delinquency To-Day. The office of County Treasurer Schmidt was packed all day yesterday, and the clerks had more than they could do. It was impossible In the crowded space for all to receive their receipts, and they may be obtained by calling at the office to-day. Treasurer Schmidt says that, owing to the impossibility of waiting on all who called, that the delinquency will be waived in the case of those who call and pay their taxes today. Harrett law payments may be made throughout this week. Mrs. H. M. Carter, of Central avenue, lost her pocketbook yesterday. She had taken out $j3 to pay her taxes, and had It In her handkerchief, but in the. crowd her purse, containing, she says, only about 75 cents, was lost or stolen. CITY NEWS NOTES. II. C. Bonneville, of Fort Wayne, has taken a position as clerk, at the Denlson House. Superintendent of Public? Instruction D. M. Geeting is attending county institute t Goodland this week. Mr. George F. Mull and Mr. Frank T. Kdenharter have formeil a law-partnership. Ex-City Attorney Scott and Albert It&bb have also formed a partnership. Hon. Charlea. L. Henry will be at the Denlson House, to-day. He will leave for Washington soon and will not again be in Indianapolis before he leaves. The ladles of the McAH Mission are Retting ready for their annual entertainment, which will be given at the residence of Mrs. William C. Hall, No. 3S3 North Pennsylvania street. . Mary Hafferty, aged, seventeen, has disappeared from her home in West Iniianapolis. A few days ago the girl's parents had William Gasaway, proprietor of an Oklahoma resort, arrested on charges preferred by the girl. The city police have been asked to help in the search for the girl. Tat Kelley, employed at a restaurant on South Illinois street, had an altercation yesterday on Jackson place, with an unknown colored man. The negro drew a knife and cut Kelley slightly In tne breast, after

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SALE OF Jackets and Capes Come sec our Inducements for this cck. ICO Novelty Jackets, in plain and fancy Uoucles, silk ami t-atiu lined, perfectly tailored mad as jackets should be, to suit the . most exacting tastes; north $:jr to $40; our sale price f 25.00 175 Uouclf Jackets. Astrakhan effects, box or Norfolk shai made to sell for S3) to sii5; our . sale price $15.00 100 extra heavy, handsomely finished, silk-faced JJoucle Jackets, exactly same as sold last week at io, and about 15 allsilkdinea Curly Cloth Jackets, worth SRSv); our sale price $10.00 500 Jackets, correct and right up to date in style and materials, light and dark colors; others get S7.50, SSxj and i?10 for same goods; our salo price $5.00

Capes 0 j Double Ueaver Capes, 30 inches jong, nve rows lauor biucning, worth S3; sale price $2.48 500 Cloth Capes, some plain, some braid trimmed, some fur trimmed, w orth up to J? 10; sale price. $5.00 Double Kersey Capes, inlaid velvet collar, richly made and tailored, worth S15; sale price $8.50 Handsome Cloth Caies. edged with, marten and silk-lined, same as sold usirally at S25; sale price $16.BO Plush Capes, silk-lined, full edge. $3.98 Plush Capes, embroidery trimmed, Thibet fur edge, worth $10; sale price $6.97 25 full circle sweep Velour Oapes, embroidered, worth J25; sala price $16.00 Sec the Novelty Capes, in Braided and Beaded x Velours, Velvets, Plushes and Fur Combinations-Fur-lined Cloth Cape's $20.00 Novelty Capes in great variety at from $25 to $100.00 Imported Novelty Cajics, exclusive styles at$75, $100 and up to ........$175.00 NEW SEAL JACKETS and CAPES x Get Our Prices. H.P.Wasson&Go. which he ran north on Illinois street. No cne knew who he was and the police were unable to locate him. The Iiible Class, composed of Jewish young people, will hold an open meeting at the Market-street Temple next Wednesday evening. Rabbi David Phllipson. of the Hebrew Union College, Cincinnati, will deliver the address of the evening. "Tho Bible and Jewi?h History." Babbi Messing will speak and there will be musical numbers. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mrs. John M. Dalrympie has returned from a visit to St. Louis. Mrsi Maria Tanner will leave to-morrow for Florida, where she will spend the winter. Misses Tearl and Florence Randall, of Greenfield, will come to-day to visit Miss Helen Dalrympie. I Mrs. Bessie Woolford, who has been Mrs. John M. Shaw's guest, has returned to her home In Madison. The Social Circle of the First . Baptist Church will'be entertained this afternoon by Mrs. Arthur Jordan. ....... Mrs. John R. Wilson has issued invitations for a luncheon Thursday at 1 o'clock at her home on Central avenue. Mrs. Hopkins, of Milwaukee, will come this week to visit her aunt. Mrs. II. C. Martin, on Bellefontalne street. . . Miss Alice Porter, head of the piano department of the Oxford Seminary, will come to-day to visit Mrs. McBlwee. Mrs. Emswllcr, of Peru, who has been spending a week with her sister. Mrs. I. N. Walker, returned home last evening. Mrs. Frank Gregory, of Omaha, Is vlsltln? Mrs. S. D. Iray and family and other relatives nere. She will remain a month. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Claypool have gone to the Denlson House for the winter, where tbey will be at home to their friends. Miss Thomas, of Nashville, will come today to visit her aunt. Mrs. L. It. Kads and family, on St. Mary tdrect.'for a week. Mr. and Mrs. Frederick P. Herron have returned from their wedding trip, and are at home at. No. 1127 North Pennsylvania street. Mrs. Roy G. Caylor and son. of Xoblevllle, are the guests of Mrs. Caylor's parents. Dr. anil Mrs. McShane, on Collcqe avenue. ' " , Dr. and Mrs. H. O. Pantzer have Issued Invitations-for a musical evening Saturday, when Miss Thereslna Wagner, planiste, will play. Mrs. William R. Myers and daughter Kdna will be at home Tuesdays during the season at their residence. No. North Meridian street. Miss Katherlne Goodwin will entertain a number of her friend at luncheon to-day, the guest' of honor being Miss Marie Booth Wlnsor. ' Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Cotton r.-ill have "s their guests Mr. and Mrs. . SafTeii. N-w Castle, lnd.. and T. A. Mott an 1 wife, of Madlfon, the last of this week. The Noblesvllle prrs have announced the engagement of Miss Katherlne Gray, of that fity, and Mr. John J. I.andl. of Indianapolis. The wedding is to take place in January. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Snow and Mr. J. Manrice Butler will leave this evening for New York and will fall this r.-efk for Kgypt, where they expect to Fpend the winter. Their stay abroad will be Indefinite. Mrs. R. B. F. Pelrce has i.sued Invitations for a reception Thursday afternoon. Nov. I), tor her guests. Mrs. Faude and Mrs. Do of Minneapolis. Mrs. .1. 1 Kctham will read her paper on Hymns." which was read before the Woman's Club. John Glever. colored, raised a disturbance In Wade Hill's resort, at Ohio street nn 1 the canal last night, lie took up u krufe, made a vicious thru.t at a white man. whose name could not be learned, and then chased everybody out of the plare with an ax. He escaped capture. Ilnck from the llolmen Cnne. The Indianapolis people who were called to Philadelphia to testify against Holmes. have returned. IClvet Moorman, who assisted Holmes in putt!ng up a Ftove In the litter's Irvington house. !s now ios!tlve that be Is the same man who wna triel in PhJlacelphla. Dr. Thompson, of Irvington, Is alc certain of the Identity of th man. The Inj Jianapolls witnesses were struck with th j way in which the Jury wa mdected. Dur ing tne inai one or tne t'nua leipnia tnesters was producing a sensational play, with Holmes as the central ligure. llacr juror, before he was accepted, was askel if he had seen the drama. Novelty Grates and Gaslozi. Jno. M. Lilly

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