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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1890.

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There's a range of prices to make a choice from. All Cloth Coats No Reserves Every One Goes And the early come r, as usual, secures the c.ioice. 0 139 L. S. Ayres & Co. Agents for liutterick's Patterns. Fitting Floors, Draping Windows, Furnishing Rooms Tis the time of year to plan ani "fix." We are In the business Of helping you. At Pennsylvania and Market Sts. you will finl in eompletest array, at lowest prices, new Roods In Wall Paper and Furniture rpstair.B, over Pearson's Music Store, opposite the Ieni.on Houe, you will find CARPETS, RUGS and CURTAINS always at prices that will cause you to buy if you are out for buying. hASTMAN, & LEE. ART EMPORIUM. Telephone 500. HIGH-CLASS PICTURES, MIRRORS, ARTISTIC NOVELTIES, (Many inexpensive.) THE H. LIEBER COMPANY. 22 South Meridian St. WINTER CAPS Now 5s the time to buy Caps. The latest style GOILVF CAJE DANBURY HAT CO. N0.8 E. Washington St. No.8 MAM FACT THEirs SALE. UNPRECEDENTED . . . Sale of Mauufacturer" lilove Samples at manufacturer sost. IT.lt KS-l.'c. ' c. c. S)c, 35c, 5rtc, GOc and tip. Vt K. WASH ST. IHH KEVIVAL CONTINUES. Hev. Mr. Otroi.i Tnke for UN SuliJet. "The rrotij;nl ?on." n of the most Interesting revials that has been conducted In thH eity i now In proreFs at tho Roberts Park Chur?h. Hew Henry Otrom; who ha ch-irc of the inetircrs, is a very able and Intercstini; speaker and appeals directly to thr? intfrllicenee of his bearers. He speaks clearly and distinctly, and his sentences aie idear-cut and positive. He holds tli.- attention from the very first worl to the last, a ad everyone feels that he has a storehouse of information from which he draws at pleasure for fa?ts and illustrations. Mr. Crowell. who leads the olnin, has a beautiful voice and his solos ar-, almost as etfective as the sermons. Mr. Gstrom 13 a jenat believer in the value of good nn:io ami makes the singing as r-.uch a part of the services as the preacninsr. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Ostrom preached th fourth of his series of seven sermons on "The Holy Spirit." The fifth to-day will be "Symbols of the Holy Spirit." The children's meeting yesterday afternoon was cne of the most interesting of all the serif.. There will be a special mtctlnq: for curi. lay-school workers Saturday niijht. The Prodijral Son" was the subject of Mt night's sermon the speaker arawln? a vtry viviJ picture of the return of th prodigal to his father's home, and said that . better title for this parage would be "The Fornlvin Father." Yoa can xliaut all the Ianj;uaKr; of earth and heaven ail then not tell how good (Jul is to man. "This youns: man was very low down." be sail. "1 think we are all low down; are naturally low down, mean sin-m-rs Ly nature. Man is like a ?ira: penlalum. SAinKinic one moment over auainst tie ate of heaven and the r.ext r.ionwnt naln.-t the sate of hell. I want to Ul you. you will never be a otroatf 'Jhrist-an as lonjc as there Is a man. black or white, clean or filthy, who doet not appral to year heart as a brother. And let u i,e to-nlcht that your hearts will awake Iiks the fiower3 when (Joi's showers come down t pon them. The prodigal w&s low oo.vn. tut he would not eat wltU the h.-.. There N no rcan so low down that he does net want a man to help him out. "Yo-i cannot et all :he w.iv tj the I.t.rJ; he will meet you half way. When the farr.er paw hi son coming he stirt?J donn to mr-t-t him, and the boy said; Fthfi. I have sinned against heawn anJ in thy ht. and the father fell on hn n-rjk and Wised hSm. took him to tile hciie and killed the fatted calf. Jesus, in telling the story, brines out all -he plctup. Jus; as sur-ly as Ji-!uh Christ utterel tha: Morv. you know it is for you. ani voj Uujw wcM It means that the great forivin heart of Clod, if you return to nim, would brtal for yuu." Prtcedir.?: the ermou Mr. Croweil sans "He Is the Prince of Pacem I'ters." Folto? Ceds at all prlces.-Wm. L. EUcr

THE FARMERS' ANNUAL

A ft III (T IIT R A I nOAHI) .MERTIXCi avitii its siiAitr co.ti:stj. Hue; Cholera nml Other To pica Minor Socletle of the Intltiatrlnl ConKreft In Senalon. The meeting of tae Congress of Indiana Industrial Associations began yesterday in the State Capitol with the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture. The delegate State board is composed of the sixteen members of the State board and a delegate from each county or district fair association in the State. There are usually about seventy-live members In attendance at these meetings. Yesterday the usual number was here. The meeting was opened by devotional exercises led by Rev. L. H. Van Uuskirk. and then Mayor Taggart made a short address of -welcome. After the roll call President James M. Sankey, of Terre Haute, delivered his annual address. He reviewed the organization of the board and Its work In the many years of Its existence. He then gave a short re view of the crops of last year In this State. In speaking of the State Live Stock Sani tary Commission he said: "The State Live Stock Sanitary Commis sion, authorized by statute and a creature of this board, has been greatly embarrassed curing tne last year on account of an in sjttleiency of fund to propeny prosecute m work In eradicating contagious diseases among domestic animals. During the year there have been outbreaks of lexaa fever in the counties of Putnam. Hendricks, Morgan, Gibson and St. Joseph. More than tifty xarms were visited and quarantined by the commission, and only about thirty deaths of cattle from the plague were reported during tne year. In tne same time tilty-one horses a nee ted with glanders have neen destroyed by order of the commission, lZi nave been quarantined and the disease thereby prevented from spreading. Of cattie artecteu with tuberculosis, It have been killed, 551 have been quarantined and every precaution taken to prevent its spread, and thereby guard the health of the people. "In my address of a year ago 1 urged the Importance of completing the purchase of the grounds we held under lease and con tract at the earliest possible moment. As the reports of the secretary and treasurer win show that the receipts and expenditures are so evenly divided, and nothing being left to form a nucleus of a sinking fund, which might be used in future for tne pur chase of the leased grounds which we now occupy, I suggest and recommend that we buy the leased ground now used by us. and then sell all except 160 acres, or. In other words, sell fifty-four acres, and thereby stop the annual payment of Wll rent for grounds ror which, at this time, we have absolutely no use -whatever, nor, In my Judg ment, will we have in the next half century. I also suggest that the salaries of the otticers and members be reduced and a rigid economy adhered to. "It is a notorious fact that the attendance at fairs generally has decreased during the past two years. To such an extent i3 this true that several associations have boon compelled to retire from business. By common consent this state of affairs is attributed to a want of drawing attractions. The fair of twenty years ago doesn't meet the demand of to-day. The people want something new, and unless they get It at our fairs they will seek It elsewhere. While providing new attractions, there is also another class who must be looked after those whose business engagements are such as to make; it impossible for them to get away during business. hours. This being true, it is perfectly clear to me that something must be done to provide an attraction on the .fair grounds that will merit the attendance of both these classes of people. Experience of other managements has settled on this; it Is no longer an experiment, but a safe undertaking. If it can be done at a reasonable cost, I would light the grounds and buildings thoroughly with arc lights. "I would give to our patrons a musical entertainment by one of the greatest bands In the country; make the attractions varied by giving a display of fancy horsemanship and driving, supplying fun for all by Inaugurating a series of pony and running races, supplementing this with a dispaly of fireworks and other features that may hereafter suggest themselves, and which will, together with the fair, as seen in the daytime, form a most attractive exhibition. If such an attraction falls, I would almost be prepared to heed the cry heard in some quarters, that the days of the fair are over. I hope that, with the reorganization of the board, these matters will be taken up early, and be put In readiness, so that the people of the State may be well informed of the features of the next fair. If this matter is taken in hand in time and thoroughly advertised. I am convinced that the receipts will be much greater than they have been heretofore." President Sankey closed his address by thanking the members of the board for the support they had given him. Immediately following this address the committees were appointed as follows: Credentials Charles Downing, "Hancock; James) I Davis, Montgomery; W. Beauchamp, Vigo; C. U. Worrell, Monroe, and W. S. Commons. Wayne. Auditing Committee C. B. Harris, Elkhart: William Blackstock, Tippecanoe; J. W. LeGrange, Johnson: Mr. Bridges, Putnam, and Mr. Morgan, Montgomery. President's Address John Q. A. Sleg. Harrison; Mr. Darr, W. W. Latta. Noble; I. X. Miller and Jesse Stevens, Wayne. This committee will consider tho president's address and make such recommendations from its suggestions as may seem proper. IICMi CHOLKHA AI PIIUVEMIVKS l)lNCUeil liy 12. II. Mnrtlndnle and Srlentlflcnllr Ir I". Hurt?. The afternoon session opened with a few remarks by the farmer Governor of the State. Governor Matthews spoke, briefly of the interests of the farmers, and then a recess was taken and there were introductions and many little complimentary remarks passed. Judge E. B. Martir.dale, who is one of the most successful hog-raisers in the State, and who has not had a case of cholera in his herd in ten years, read a paper on the care of hogs, with the thought of keeping them free from cholera as hi main point. According to his statement if the farmer can avoid hog cholera he can afford to ell his hogs at J3 to ?4 a hundred pounds, and then make more than on any other crop produced. ThLs price would mean 30 cents to -10 cents a bushel for the corn he feed3 without the expense of hauling the corn to market. Hog cholera Is like the many infectious diseases from which the human race suffers; it originates in filth. Mr. Martlndale thus describes his experience as a hog-raiser: "For the first few years I pursued what you would term a hap-hazard method. I supposed a hog-wallow was a good thing, and paid little attention to the water they drank, feeding only by throwing them corn in the ear on the ground. I had hog cholera two years, and lost 75 per cent, of my herd. After the fifth year I provided a feeding lot for fattening hogs, containing some five acres of ground, being forty rods In length and ten rods in width, on a hillside, l provided a grain bin and feeding platform at one end of the lot. Above this lot there was a mineral spring, whicn had been allowed to run at random on this hillside, and from which the hogs would drink at pleasure. I cleaned this and walled It up. and then connected it with a watering trough, from which the overflow ran Into a tile drain. The trough Is slatted across the top. and the hogs cannot get into it to make it dirty. I make it a point to keep charcoal, made from corn cobs, in the pen at all times. Since-1SS5 I have marketed from this lot over 2.wo head of hogs. There has been hog cholera all around my farm from year to year. One year it was among my brood sows, an i many of them died, but there has never been a case of cholera in thi3 pen." Mr. Martindale then spoke of the effort that is now being made by the State Board of Commerce to gather information on board of commrce to gather Information on hog cholera, together with as much Information of practical experience in its treatment as possible, and askel that the members of the Hoard of Agriculture do all they can to further the gathering of this information. CHOLERA AS A SCIENTIFIC STUDY. Judge Martindale's paper was followed by a paper on the same topic by Dr. J. X. Hurty. He considered the question of hog cholera scientifically. His discussion was from the point of an expert sanitarian. An abstract of his paper 1 as follows: "The ewlne plague, which is a disease of the respiratory organs, and hog cholera, a disease of the stomach and bowel, are both, zymotic diseases. Ail zymotic diseases are caused by bacteria, liacttria are plants; they live the vegetable life. They dllfer principally from the lire vept-table forms In size. It takts the hi'h powers of the microscope to see them. To propagate them, to learn their habits, to discover their functions, the wine methods, in a great degree, are used as obtain with the grosser forms. "The bacteriologist conducts a miniature hot house. He provi its himself with a cer-

fectly appointed greenhouse. 'Proper soil Is procured, it is carefully deprived of all weeds, and. Indeed, from all life whatsoever. He then looks around for seed to plant, ani this he finds in untold quantities and variety. His hotbel. with Its nutrient so.l. absolutely tree from all forms of life, ran be cxfxjsed but for an instant to the air. and soon there will be plants growing in grf it numbers. They develop in bunches, in groves, yes, in vast forests, if you but eonsUer the miniatures of each bacteria. Such is the abundance, of seeds and life in the microcoiw' world that if but one drop of even wholesome drinking water be planted in the bacteria hothouse, literally millions of plants will be started. Bacteria, which is the generic name of these little piints, arc nrst!y h.irrnless to human and other animal life, ani frequently they are ih useful as to b necessary to our very existence, some of them, however, and they are very few. pro luce disease and death. Among the benefieial bacteria might be mentioned those which lighten our bread, which make wine. ner. alcohol and wnegar; those whih give cheese its desirable qualities and mak the flavor cf butter. "Among the diseases produed by bacteria we find consumption, diphtheria, scarlet fever, erysipelas, pneumonia. lockjaw find cholera. Th-re Is yet to be known the habits and conditions of life of the hog cholera germ. These will be thoroughly worked out, and finally the truth given to the world. If the bacteriologist Is a true scientist he does not patent or soil his discovery; it is too sacred for that; he gives

it rreeiy ror te benefit of mankind. Ihe conditions of life and the propagation of the cholera germ and how it may be exterminated is what the swine Dreader wjphes especially to know.. Prevention of the disease may be summed up in one word cleanliness. Give the swine a pure, clean soil to live upon, pure water to drink and pure food to eat. The cholera germ lives in darkness and in filth. Deny it these and it will not plague you. Judge Martindale has not had a single case of cholera in ten years, yet he markets a cir load of hogs every' ninety days. The freedom frcm cholera in his herd is not an accident. He provides a clean table for them to eat upon, gives them sloping, clean ground. pure drinking water, and gives Jt from a slatted trough to prevent its being foul. The overflow from the trough is conducted in pipes outside of the hog field to prevent wallows. The hog is a clean animal. It is certainly a mistake idea that he deIres or needs any kind of a wallow. Judge Martindais never gives refuse food. Proper food In proper quantities are provided. "Plainly, the way to cure hog cholera Is not to have it. Don't, therefore, invite the disease by providing the conditions that produco it and then try to right matters by giving medicine. If the cholera Invades your herd in spite of all of your cleanliness, know then that you have not been sufficiently cleanly and careful. I add the word 'careful,' for it is an easy matter to transfer a disease on cloths and boots and wagon wheels from an infected herd. Such an act is not only careless, but Is actually uncleanly. "I advocate, therefore, that this State should have a proper 'health law, and that ample provision should be made for its execution. The life and health of animals are closely related to the life, and health of the citizens. Such a board could have its chemical and bacteriological laboratories presided over by trained specialists and conducted by a trained and educated sanitarian. The board should be e-omposed of at least seven members. The executive officers should be sanitary specialists, rot doctors simply, for all doctors are not sanitarians any more than they are all chemists and oculists. Such a board would have the power to compel the slovenly person to remove the conditions wnich produce ill health and disease, either in animals or in human beings. Such a board would also have the means at command to Fcientllically determine causes and pos5:ble cures. Such a board would not only save Si) to 90 per cent of the JS.'.OO.oOO lost annually by swine plagues and nog cholera, but it would save JW.OOO.ooo more in prevention of unnecessary disease and death among ourselves." Electricity as the future motive power was the theme of a paper by Bellamy S. Sutton, of Shelbyville. A history of the world's knowledge of the unseen ami mystic force was given, including a recital of "the earliest investigations. Electricity was emphatically declartnl to be a science of experiments-, which has been built up by the labors of many and not by the genius of one. The present achievements were recalled and the prediction made that before many years electric light will be furnished "cold." The steam engine will so be replaced by electric loccmotives and the storage battery will soon be perfected, thereby widening the sphere of electrical adaptation and utility. Tho age of steam is now drawing to a close. All vehicles will soon be propelled bv electricity, so Mi Sutton says, while one will be abe to converse with a friend in any part of the globe, and not only hear the voice, but see the image. The wonderful accomplishments mado with electricity were cited and coal was declared destined to be a fuel of the past, as electrical stoves are to take the place of dirty and dusty coal and wood stoves. Mr. Sutton could see no limitation to the possibilities of electricity. Aerial navigation was declared a certainty, while Mr. Sutton ventured to predict that in the near future the scientist will devise some method so as to enable the Weather Bureau to preserve or alter the equilibrium between soil and atmosphere, and thus direct the fall of rain. "Such achievements," said Mr. Sutton, "seem incredible to us now, but we must remember that the dreams of one age are often the facts of the next." Mr. Sutton also predicted that within twenty-five years the horse will be replaced by electricity and plowing and hauling will be done by means of motors. Farmers will have telephone connection with each other and with great - cities. The farmer's life will grow less irksome. The strides of the last half century have been great, but nature holds in store, greater wonders, and the achievements of the next fifty years will far exceed those of the last. Mr. Sutton did not attempt to say what electricity is. He said it has been computed that in a single cubic foot of ether, which fills all space, there are locked up ten thousand foot tons of energy, which has heretofore escape! notice. To unlock this store and subdue it to the pervlce of man is a task which awaits the future electrician. Mr. Sutton then gave a few of the wonderful things accomplished by the most wonderful agency. He told of the stove exhibited in London, which 1. used for cooking and heating purposes. One touches the button and the stcve does the rest, taking for granted that something is prepared for the stove to do. The Baltimore & Ohio railroad, it was said, is using electrical engines for the heaviest trains on the belt line tunnel at Baltimore. Recently an electrical engine and a steam freight engine were coupled toegther, with the result that the electrical engine pulled the steam engine about at pleasure. But the grandest and most stupendous undertaking in the electrical field. In the opinion of Mr. Sutton, is the recent use of the power of Niagara Falls, which, converted into electricity, will be sent hundreds of miles away. Mr. Sutton sal 1 it was the plan of the engineers to distribute this power possibly to New York, Philadelphia and Washington. The work at the Falls had cost a little over $1,000,000 and twenty-five lives. Turbine wheels at the bottom of penstocks in the channel furnish power for the dynamos. The power Is to be transmitted by trolley wires to cities of New York, where it will be used in factories and mills. In houses and on the streets, and in time for heating and cooking purposes. The Immense force represents force equal to the power of On).) horses. The water of the falls is lowered but nine inches by the construction of the work. Mr. Sutton closed by draw ing a very cheerful picture for the farmer of the near future. He sees him in communication with all his neighbors, and his work lightened by electricity. He sees him breaking ground in the spring by means of electric.il motor The harvest work shall be lightened by eievincii. aim an inese tnings accomplished at one-half the cost by the old way. CIIAIOIS OF AXAPOLIS. 3Ir. Virginia C. 1eredltir Bright Paper Bend LiiMt Mght. A reception was tendered to the Indiana Industrial Association in the hall of Representatives last night. James M. Sankey, president of the State Board of Agriculture, presiding. A musical programme was rendered ani addresses made by Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith and E. B. Martindale. Mrs. Meredith spoke on "The Charms of Our Capital City." In part she said: "I sup pose we ar each conscious of a sort of proprietorship in our capital city. Its cen tral location, with rays of transportation so facile give an opportunity for acquain tance that easily ripens into friendship and then into love. Human nature is so true to itself that possession or ownership in themselves constitute most enduring charms. The location of cities has ever been an obscure proeeedure, the most nimble mind often being unable to ferret out the Initial reason for the choice of site; but with us logic of the soun lest, propriety of the purest an i convenience of the most approved sort have signally combined In placing our capital. If the charm of nature were decisive, then Corydon might well have re tained the capital." Mrs. Meredith went on to say every citizen of the State should visit that old tity, and described in most fitting words the natural beauties that sur round It. She gave an account of a visit there not lon hko an i of a drive to New Albany, describing a live-mile descent from the knobs Into that city as being as pictur

esque as a mountain drive. "But not so do we enter our capital city to-day," the paper continues. "We enter through one of the best stations in the country', one that has a waiting-room for women that is fairly clean scrupulously clean Is a word not to be used in connection with the general public. There is, too, a baggage system modeled upon the primitive system of going to millmeal in one end of the sack and a stone in the other for ballast. I speak, of course, to farmers, and from that standpoint our capital city has a charm because it. furnishes so many opportunities for going away from home. When the younger Mr. Crulkshank was In this country a few years ago he was our guest for several days and we were greatly Interested. In his comprehensive way of grouping whole sections of our people. His comment upon our friends south of the Ohio was that 'they go from horn? too little.' Who can say of how much benefit it is to

our people that the opportunity for coming to Indianapolis Is so easy" i. means much to farming, but It means vastly more to our homes on the farm, and the preservation or the farm homes is to-day tne most im portant in our civil life. Jt is only when one visits the city often enough to appreciate it for what it is worth that the farm home may be made to appear inestimably precious. The danger of the city to many lies not in what it is, but In what it is thought to be." After contrasting the different attractions of city and country life, it was paid: "This great Statehouse in which we meet to-day is a message and a monument. The mes sage is always greater than the monument. The message of this Statehouse is or the resources of the State in material things and of spacious ideas, dignity and nobleness In legislation. And is not that majestic sol diers' monument a message of memorj. of veneration for the nob.est sentiment of patriotism, worthy of a pilgrimage and worthy of devout contemplation.' -ine city. after all, Is only fit for. temporary purposes to fee the play, the shops ana the moo,' says a modern writer. The show Is particularly good here and constitutes the perennial charm of tho city. Is there ever a week that there is not here some general convention, the exponent of the best thought, the most advanced endeavor in some line o usefulness?" " Mr. Martindale spoke on the projected cen tennial exposition In 1W0. ms weii-anown views on the subject were received with marked attention and he was irequentiy interrunted with demonstrations of approval Miss .Mattle Myers sang "The Song That Reached My Heart," and ror an encore sang the "Kissing Song duet rrom "JLr. Svrtax " .Mr. Kennedy, assisting her. Choral music by the choir of the Third Christian Church was rendered aurmg me xredAme Prltchard and Hadley and Messrs. Mendall and Kennedy sang the quartet selection 'Jesus, Lover or My fcoui. READING FOR FARMERS FAMILIES. Governor Slattheirn Offer Some SujrKenllon to State Reading Circle. The annual meeting of the Farmers' Reading Circle of Indiana was held in the office of the superintendent of Public Instruction, at the Statehouse, yesterday morning. But a small representation of the membership was present, about a dozen men and women being there. Governor Matthews was present and took part in . the informal discussions. The purpose of the society, as set forth in a little circular H has Issued, is to cultivate among the people of rural .districts a taste for the best literature, to promote the Intellectual and social advancement of farmers and their families, and to induce farmers' children to pursue a systematic method of self-culture- It Is also declared to be the purpose of the society to make the farmer's t life andhome more cheerful and attractive. Methods for promoting the aims of the society were discussed. Secretary II. F. McMahon, of FairHeld, suggested the work ought to be turned over to Purdue University. Governor Matthew's doubted the wisdom of the suggestion and said ho feared too much of a professional air might be thrown about the work if this course were pursued. Later on, the Governor aid, he would be pleased to see live public questions discussed by the farmers at the meetings of the circle. He touched upon the importance of making the work so attractive ' It would reach the homes. Two years ago,? he said, he had sent a country boy a copy , of "Scottish Chiefs" for a Christmas present. He said that boy's life was completely, changed by the book. The children might; not,. be interested by the things that would interest the older members of the family, and all these things should be taken Into consideration in arranging programmes of work for the circle. He dwelt upon the idea that special efforts should be made to reach the home and the air of dullness should be avoided. If the work were turned over to a college It might acquire too much of a scientinc flavor to interest the people. Secretary McMahon dwelt upon the necessity for advanced information upon rural subjects and thought the farmer ought to keep in touch wdth modern improvements. Tne farmer of the future, he thought, must be a scientific farmer or go to the poorhouse. If the farmers' children are Interested in the work a taste will be developed that in the future will induce them to take up the subject in its higher phases and enter agricultural colleges. ' Mrs. Virginia C. Meredith, who call3 herself a farmer, is deeply interested In the work of the circle. She, like the Governor, thought it would be unwise to turn the work over to Purdue University. Mrs. Meredith Is an active worker in the Gene Federation of Women's Clubs in this State, and spoke of the work the federation Is doing along the lines laid down by the reading circle. She believed before long good results would begin to show themselves. J. A. Mount did not believe the work should be turned over to 'a college. He said there is a lack in the homes of the farmers a college cannot supply. There were a number of short suggestions in the same strain and it appeared to be the determination of the individual members to continue in the same course. Several papers that had been prepared to be read before the meeting were, upon the advice of Mrs. Meredith, turned over to the secretary of the State Board of Agriculture, for insertion In the annual report of that organization, without reading. At the election of officers the following were chosen to serve this year: President J. A. Commons. Centerville. Vice resident H. S. K. Bartholomew, Mlidlebury. Secretary IT. F. McMahon. Fairfield. Treasurer J. G. Kingsbury of Indianapolis. . Professor W. C Latta, of Lafayette; James A. Mount, Shannondale; Mrs. W. W. Stevens. Salem; Miss Belle F. Callawey, Cambridge City, and E. M. C. Hobbs, of Salem, were elected members of the executive committee. . STATE EXGOfEERIXG SOCIETY. City Engineer Smith, of Kokouio, Fa v-irs Macadamized Roadn. The Indiana Engineering Society held the opening session of its . sixteenth annual meeting at Room 120, in the Statehouse, yesterday forenoon. The morning session was devoted to the appointment of special committees and the formation of new acquaintances among the delegates. President C. G. II. Goss, of Martinsville, called the meeting to order. Among those present were J. F. O'Brien, of Cloverdale, secretary, and a number of county surveyors, city engineers and others interested. In civil engineering. At the afternoon session reports were heard from the secretary and the chairmen of the executive and legislatives committees. The report of the legislative committee showed that efforts were made to have certain bills passed by the last Legislature, some of which were successful. An amendment to the gravel road laws was introduced at the request of the committee. One of the sections of the bill provides that contractors having in charge the construction of improvements upon public streets and highways should give preference In employing laborers to citizens of the township through which the road was to run. The amendment was passed. The passage of a law providing for the perpetuation of section cornerstones and landmarks was defeated In the House Ly interested parties. The committee reported an examination of the drainage laws led them to believe radical changes should be made and the entire system revised. Some of the evil? of the present laws were pointed out, among them that feature which gave to county surveyors power to fix assessments. It was- held surveyors are, as a class, but poorly qualified to render such services. The report closed with a recommendation that a law be drafted and presented to the next Legislature providing when citizens of a township shall voluntarily bull I a section of road, say half a mile long, it shall be the duty of th township trustees to continue the work for in equal distance. When the two sections are finished it shall become the duty of the County Commissioners to continue the rorji fcr a distance equal to that built by the private citizens and township trustees together. In i

support of this proposition It was rrged many miles of gocd, substantial roads would be built as a result. President C. G. H. Goss deliverel hi annual address. He reviewed the changes that had taken placv in the field of engineering Fince the organization of the society ixte-n years ago. He then spoke of the advancements tnat have been made in engineering during the past hundred years, referring to some of the results that have been produced. Considerable misapprehension existed in the minds of the people, he said, as to tne opportunities for young men In the field of civil engineering. Many rarents regard it as one of the most remunerative callings and advised their sons to take up the profession. He deplored the evil consequences that have followed and paid the profession is becoming overcrowded. A. W. Smith, citv engineer of Kokomo, read a paper on "The Construction and Maintenance of Highwavs." Among other things. It was his opinion better results could be secured if macadamized roads were built instead of gravel. In the long run, he thought this plan would be found cheaper. It might cost a little more in the beginning, but taking the durability and cheapness of repairs of macadam roads into consideration, experience would demonstrate the latter were cheaper in the end. Tramps could be pressed into service and required to -JireaJt stone for use on the roads. Mr. Smitti gave his views on the proper construction of roads, and said great care should be taken to see they were properly drained. The best plan, he thought, was to havvi a center drain with lateral braneins in low place?. An ill-drained road was always in need of repair. On the subject of repairing highways, he thought the best results could be obtained by having roads divided into sections, following the rule adopted by railroad companies. A man should be placed in charge of each section and should be required to go over his part of the road constantly, filling rut holes, etc., and making necessary repairs immediately, without waiting until large sections of good road had been made bad from small beginnings. "Tho Clays of Indiana" was the subject of a paper read by State Geologist Blatchley, at the evening session. Mr. Blatchley had with him a number of samples of Indiana clay and some of the products made from them. A Cincinnati firm made experiments with a species of white clay found in the southern counties and had been able to produce very satisfactory porcelain ware. In Dubois county clay used in making pressed front brick was found of a very superior quality. The industry of making paving brick has been but little developed in this State, but last year four factories turned out twenty-eight millions. In Ohio, he said, enormous quantities of paving brick are made annually, while the quality of clay there is no better than that to be obtained in this State. He said there are valuable deposits of clay suitable for making all sorts of pottery, terra cotta, tiling, etc., and that he hopes an interest would be aroused in the development of the fields. After finishing his paper, Mr. Blatchley exhibited his samples to the delegates. The night session closed with an address on "Sewers, Separate and Combined." by Charles C. Brown, ex-city engineer of Indianapolis. At 7:30 to-night a joint session of the Engineering Society and the Indiana Highway Improvement Association will be held.

MIDWAY AXD IirXXIXG RACES. State Board of Agriculture Connlder Both of ThcMc Matter. At a meeting of the State Board of Agriculture Monday night the question of allowing such shows as formed the Midway last year to exhibit on the grounds was brought up by a resolution introduced by Aaron Jones and seconded by James E. McDonald. The meeting was secret, and none of the members will discuss the argu ment that followed the motion. The motion was merely formal, and was to the effect that the superintendent should carefully examine the tone of all shows that applied for space on the grounds and admit none that were not first-class. It is understood that the old wrangle that came up at the meeting during the fair was renewed, but as the members will not talk about it there is nothing known as to the positions of each individual. The question of accepting the Indianapolis Driving Club's proposition for a new lease was also considered and action postponed. The driving club owes the board one year's rent, amounting to $1,100. and it now proposes to cancel this obligation by the payment of $000, at the same time canceling the old lease, which will not expire until next fall. The new proposition, then, is Is to take a new lease for five years, the club to have the use of the grounds for thirty days each year and giving running races. The members of the. board are opposed to this. They fear it would simply be the beginning of a Boby at this place, and thev do not believe the city wants such a thing. The board seems willing to allow running races, provided the club is willing to allow them to be conducted under the joint supervision of the club members and a committee of the board, which committee shall have the power to rule off races and horses whenever it thinks the business savors of simple gambling. This is not satisfactory to the driving club. Some members of the board Intimate that concessions from this stand will, be made. The Election of Xeiv Member. The election of new members of the State Board of Agriculture will occur this afternoon the last thing before adjournment. There are eight members to be elected. Five of the districts will present no newcandidate, the present members having no exposition for re-election. The warmest fight is on in the Sixteenth district, which is now represented by James E. McDonald, of Ligonler. Mr. McDonald was elected two years ago to succeed R. M. Lcokhard. of Waterloo. At the time of the election of Mr. McDonald, thero was considerable bad blood engendered, and the old fight is to be renewed to-day. According to Mr. McDonald when he came here two years ago, he had the assurance that Mr. Lockhard was not going to be a candidate for re-election. This assurance was contained In a letter from one Kelly, in which Mr. Lockhard was quoted as saying that he did not desire to be elected again, and would not allow his name to be used. After Mr. McDon.'tid came to the city he was told that Mr. Lockhard denied having made such a statement, and that he intended to be a candidate. Mr. McDonald then, believing that there must be some mistake about the letter, says he placed It in the hands of another man, and did not show it to others for the purpose of influ encing their votes. When the vote was take;t Mr. McDonald was found to be eleeted. This is substantially the story of tte matter, as related by Mr. McDonald. Mr. Lockhard says that he never made such a statement as is quoted in the letter. and asserts that Mr. McDonald used the letter, and stated that the letter was from Mr, Lockhard. He also claims that after Mr. McDonald was told that the statements were untrue, he exhibited the letter to a large number of delegates for the purpose of influencing their votes. Mr. McDonald denies this. Both men are here now actively canvassing the situation. Mr. McDonald is a- candidate, but Mr. I -ckhard says he will not be, although he says he will support some man who will come out to-morrow against Mr. McDonald. Both men have many warni friends among the delegates, and the tight Is waxing quite warm. GoTcrnor Favor Fat Stock Show. The Shorthorn Breeders' Association met in Room 11 at the Statehouse yesterday afternoon. About thirty members of the asso ciation were present and listened to various papers on subjects of interest to shorthorn breeders. It seems to be the impression of the members that the State Board of Agriculture should arrange to hold a fat-stock show, independent of the State fair. The subject will probably be taken up in detail during the series of meetings and laid before the board wth some definite recommendations. Governor Matthews favored the holding of a fat-stock show In his address, and pleased the delegates by the stand taken, on the subject. Contain Twenty Inmate ow. The State Soldiers' Home at Lafayette is now receiving inmates, although not yet fully equipped for business. The home contains twenty " inmates now. The capacity will be 2o0, with the present buildings, as soon as the furniture can be put in. It Is expected that the place will be full by May 1, but it is also expected that there will be thirty more cottages finished by June 1. This will make the capacity five hundred. It i3 expected that many of the inmates will be women. John McCiilloch Dead. The death of John McCulloch, ased sixtyfour years, occurred Monday nlsht at his home, No. 183 Kast South street. Mr. McCulloch was well known in business circles. having been book-keeper at Uryce's baking establishment for eighteen years. He was born in Dromantin-. Ireland. He came to IndianapolU in 1S77 with his wife. Mr. McCulloch was a member of Fletcher-place Methodist Church. "His wife and three children survive him. The children are Mrs. 11. H. Iakln. Mrs, C. T. 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GE. LEW WALLACE TALKS OF THE DEM AM) FOR IIEMITY. If the 1 nlted State Presents an I infinitum. Preparation Mionld He .Made for Enforcing It. Perhaps no other person in the United States understands thi Turkish temper or the methods of the Turkish government better than Gen. liew Wallace does. He was United States minister to Turkey four years and was conspicuous among the representatives of other governments as a favored friend of the Sultan. The Sultan of that period is still the reigning ruler and Gen. Wallace has many evidences of his friendship. As the representative of a friendly power it was Gen. Wallace's duty to use his lest efforts to gain the confidence and good will of the sovereign of the court to which he was accredited. His first step toward accomplishing this was but that is another story. A representative of the Journal asked Gen. Wallace yesterday what he thought of the rumor that the United States government would soon make a demand upon the Turkish government for indemnity on account of damages to the property of American citizens in Turkey, and would back up tho demand by a naval demonstration in the Bay of Smyrna. Gen. Wallace said: "The United States government ought not to make any demand on Turkey in the nature of an ultimatum unless it is prepared to back it up by force. If there is to be a naval demonstration it should not be in the Bay of Smyrna, but in the Bav of Constantinople. What the result would be I cannot say, but whatever demonstration of force is made should be under the shadow of the Sultan's palace." To a question whether he thought that recent outrage of the rights of American citizens in Turkey would justify such action on the part of the United States, Gen. Wallace replied that he did not know. He only knew that it was very difficult, almost impossible, to get justice from the Turkish government, and that some righteous demands made by him while he was minister had been denied or ignored. He continued: "There are two reasons why the European powers hesitate to interfere in the internal affairs of Turkey for the protection of the Armenians. First, they are intensely Jealous of one another and each one is afraid of all the others; and. second, thero is the ever threatening danger of precipitating a religious war. If the European powers should lay hands on the Sultan or attempt to depose him or turn him out of Europe it would probablv result in the massacre of thousands of Christians and might te the precursor of the bloodiest page in modern history. The raising of the green flag would precipitate a religious war such as the world has never seen. The European powers undoubtedly recognize this possibility, and. aided to their jealousy and distrust of one another, it makes them very cautious." "Do you think this possibility would be involved in a naval demonstration of the United States to enforce just demands?" was asked. "I do not know," said Gen. Wallace. "It is difficult to say what the effect of such a demonstration would be. (it course, the United States is not bound by the Berlin treaty, and yet it is in a measure committed, at least by precedents, to a recognition of Turkey's claim to control the Sea of Marmora. So far as Turkey is concerned, the forcible passage of the Dardanelles by any power would be tantamount to an act of war. Whether European governments would so regard it. or what position they would assume, I cannot say. As to the feasibility of running the Dardanelles I have no doubt. If I were charged as an agent of the United States with the duty of making a demand on Turkey and placed in command of a first-class war vessel I should have no fear of passing the

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Turkish fortifications. I would readily undertake to run the Dardanelles and bring a United States war vessel, or several of them into the Bay of Constantinople. Do not understand me," emphasized the General. "is advising this course. 1 do not know whether existing circumstances would justify it or not. 1 only say it is feasible, and if this government Is going tr makeany demand whatever on the Turkish government if should weigh the consequences in advance and be prepare 1 to back up the demand by fcrce. and that not '.n nv laggard or weak manner." nle H. Holicrf Will. Tne will of Nate H. Roberts, late of Delta. Col., was probated yesterday in the Circuit Ccurt. Martha J. Roberts, wife of the decedent, is made the beneficiary of the estate.

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