Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 22 April 1896 — Page 6

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, I85J3.

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Address OILA SHUCK, Franklin Ind. WANTED Room and board In a strictly private family by young lady. Address li. 3.. Journal otflce. WANTED Bright young laay stenographer and typewriter. State age, experience, . references, salary expected. Address REMINGTON, this office WATED-l'rof. Ballard leads, others follow. Ladies, be not deceived. Before purchasing worthier charts and systems call and examine "New French Dress-cutting Machine." now on exhibition at Spencer House, Parlor 58. Cuts complete dress directly on the cloth in seven minutes. No drafting of ratten, no guesswork, no reiUtlng. All Instructions free. Trial lessons given. Test waists cut.- If waist cannot be cut, basted, boned, seamed and finished without any alteration on any form, machine will be presented. Agent wanted for the city. FOR SALE Democratic newspaper for sale. Democratic dally and weekly newspaper, la city of 10.0U) . population, la for sale; ' price. T7.S00. County Democratic. Call on . or address WILLIAM B. BURFORD. In- , dianapolla. t JFIXAXCLL LOANS Money on mortgages. SAYLEd. 73 East Market street. C. F. LOANS Sums of $500 and over. City property and farms. C. E. COFFIN & CO.. 90 East street. Market MONEY To lean on Indiana farms. Low- ' est rates, with partial payments. Address C. N. WILLIAMS & CO.. Crawfordsvllle. Ind. . - MONEY TO LOAN-On farms at the lowest market rate; privileges for payment before due. We also bay municipal bonds. THOS. C. DAY & CO.. Rooms 225-330, third floor Lemcke Building;, Indianapolis. FOR SALE One-half interest in one of the best equipped small job printing offices In the city; material all modern and new; doing a rood business; at least $1,000 cash required, the balance, $2,000, may be on well secured paper. None but a competent Job printer need apply. Reason for selling private and confidential. J. W. M'MORROW, 22 Lemcke building, i I,. . FOR RENT Furnished, a first-class new modern ten-room brick house, within the original "mile square," from June to September; reference exchanged. Address Q. R. S. T.. Morning Journal. FOR SALE New traps, surreys, burgles, rhaetons. delivery wagons, harness, whips. STURTSVAXT'S. C3 South Pennsylvania. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. rilUUATE CAUSE XU. 1S43. In tho Circuit ' Court of Marlon county. Indiana. - Patrick II. McNeils, administrator with the wlIl-annexHTof f3tate of James Kellj', deceased, vs. Mary Kelly et al. ' To Edward McAnry and the unknown heirs of Mary Ann-McAnry. You are severally hereby notified that the above named petitioner as administrator with the will annexed of the estate aforesaid, has filed In the Circuit Court of Marion county, Indiana, a petition, making you defendants thereto, and praying therein for an order and decree of said court authorizing the sale of certain real estate belonging to the estate of said decedent, and in said petition described, to make assets for the payment of the debts and llablltles of said estate: and has also tiled an affidavit averring therein that you and each of you are nonresidents of the State of Indiana or that your residence Is unknown and that you are necessary parties to said proceedings, and that said petition, o filed and which Li now pending, 13 set for hearing in said Circuit Court at the courthouse in Indianapolis. Ind., on the 16th day 'of May, 1J&6. Witness., tho clerk and seal cf said court this 6th 4ay of April. J AM ES W. FESLER. Clerk Marian Circuit Court. XOTICI1. . The board of control of the Central Indiana Hospital for the In3ane will receive scaled proposals up to Friday, April 24, at 1J a. m., for furnishing a lull line of supplies for the month of May.. Requisition book will be on flic, at Room o, Statehouse, from and after Monday, April 2L, 1K5. By order of Board of Control. MISS KIXGSLEY'S LECTURE. .She Considers the Democratic Paint ers of France. MI?5 Rose Klngsley gave the second of her course of art lectures last evening and she spoke of the "Democratic Painters of . France." She refcrreu particularly to those painters .who fcave made their reputation worli-wlde In depicting tho peasant life of France. The speaker gavo them the name 0! "revolutionists In art" where they paintid truth. "Truth Is ugly at times and fad at times, but It la better than untruth, from which wo mu3t shake ourselves free," said sho. The realm sometimes paints pure ugliness." Miss Klngsley said that the unfortunate majority of people do not care to know the truth. The honor of beginning the famous line cf work belongs to Courbet and Millet. Whl'e these men were painting their pictures they wrre struggling with poverty and they would have ben willing to sell their paintings for almost nothing when they first offered them. These are tho name pictures which to-day fetch almost fabulous prices. A number of people have a senseless enthusiasm and admire these i tints becauro It la the fashion. Some of the pictures whK-h Courbet, Millet and. RasUcn-LepaKO have painted are too true to life to be pleasant. There Is no country more palntable than France, said the lecturer, and she told cf the colors cf the peasant dress, which harmonize so wonderfully with the landscape. Courbet painted things and people among which ha livew. MllW t painted the peasant, and made hundredj of sketches before ho painted the great Angolus. BastUnLraee was doubtless influenced by Millet, who died about the same time Lepage was getting his nrst recognition as an artlt. Millet's many sketches are now owned by J. 8. Forbes, cf !ondon. Tho difference bttwecn the two artist It that they painted from a different standpoint. Tho fourth artlt mentioned was Ieon 1 llrrmtttc, who in England Is known as the black-and-white artist, so many of his great pictures having txen done in charcoal. His greatest painting. "The Haeep Shearing." Is now bvlng shown in New York. Tho last artist of the lt.i t was Jules Breton, und Mls Klmtsley g.ivn the reasons why his paintings no longer satisfy. It is because they do not reprrsent subjects as they are. but what they m!ht bo in a better world. The peasants and laborers which he paints have well-forrm-d hand, soft skin, line rinser. bright eves, and at nil times give tho idt-a of pence, pl.nty and prosperity. He makes them ideal, while the ethers paint them us they ure. "To evclve the IJral from the real is the artHt's tal:." sahi the lecturer. Ml Klnry has had a wide opportunity for ftu-ly of art and th whole lecture gave a L:u.id and comprehensive view of this branch of Krent-h art. Shc tues many French words and phrasei and gives tho names of the letup's h!-o In the fam tonsue. The next I 'cture will te "Portrait. Decorative and ReHrrlrus Painters and the Impressionists," Friday evirdnu. There Is some talk of a cl;sn of ho ir for the Saturday lecture onl If t:us lt4 rna'.e it will be announced through the press later. A healthful, toothsome beverasro Is Pesturn Cereal, a. product of the grains. Use at Cfa:, hot.

LEECHES ON RAILWAYS

THE RELATIONS OP TUB RAILROADS TO TTIE FVST FREIGHT LIXES. General Freight Agent Cost Satisfied Trlth Rnte Conditions Union Company Will Curtail Expenses. The large stockholders of some of the railway systems are desirous of obtaining Information as to the relations of the Star Union line, the Empire line, the Blue line and other similar fast freight lines to the railroad companies that is, whether they are subcompanles related or connected with certain railroad companies and receiving special rates from the latter, practically receiving as their profit an amount which otherwise would go to swell the earnings of a road and in turn benefit tho railway stockholders. The United States Investor contains an article on this topic, in which It says: 'These fast freight lines are owned by a few cf the officers and directors of the railroad companies upon whose systems they operate. There are, however,' a few excep-, tlons. As a rule, the transportation companies pay the railroad companies a certain mileage for the privilege of carrying on their business. This mileage is much lower than it ought to be. The lower the mileage the greater are the profits of the fast freight lines-. Under such an arrangement It can be easily seen that the officers of the railroad companies receive profits which would otherwise go to the rahroad itself. It Is a 'milking' process, pure ana simple, and one which ought not to be tolerated. Ths officers of the railroad companies ought not to be allowed ta make contracts with fast' freight companies In which they are financially Interested. To . all intents and purposes they are making contracts with themselves. If the railroad companies- instead of their officers were their owners, there could be no objection to such arrangements. The Northern Pacific, for example, owns the Northern Pacific Express Company, and the profits of the latter company help to swell the profit of the former. A similar relation should exist between all railroad companies and express and freight companies, unless the ownership of each Is entirely independ-, enL" ; ' Joint Traffic Injunction Case. After nearly five months' delay the case of the United States against the Joint Traffic Association came up yesterday for a hearing before Justice Wheeler In the equity branch. United States Circuit Court, at New York. Assistant District Attorney Wallace McFarlane appeared for the United States, and opposed to him were James C. Carter, ex-MIn-ister Edward J. Phelps, L. C. Ledyard. Ashbel Greene, C. 'B. Alexander, E. Randolph Robinson and Judge Logan, of Philadelphia, the latter for the Pennsylvania railroad, which filed a separate answer to the comr plaint. District Attorney McFarlane's opening address occupied the time of the court up to the hour for recess, and was not then concluded. At the conclusion of his argument Mr. McFarlane Informed the court that he would submit a brief covering other points in the case and mentioning his 'authorities. To this Mr. Phelps vigorously objected, saying that he was not in the hr.blt of trying a case in court and then beginning it all over again on paper. He finally consented to allow the district attorney to have his way on the latter promising to Inform him of the authorities cited at the time the brief was handed In, so that Mr. Phelps ml.ht refer to them In hU argument. J.. C. Carter opened the case for the defendant railroad corporations. He referred to the business of common carriers before the railroad companies came into existence, and sketched the rise and projress of the roads from the earliest days down to the present time. "That the government takes a great Interest in the matter," he gaid, "is ishown by the earnestness of the district attorney. We admit that it Is a question of great interest to the government, but we also contend that it Is 01 hardly as much importance as it Is to the defendants. They have arrived at an agreement for the purpose of accomplishing ned of very material Interest to them in the discharge of their duties and practice of the rights in carrying on their Dusines3. It is Impossible for the railroads to imagine a difference between their own and the interesu of the public in this matter. They never supposed one could exist, and do rot suppose so now. They believe that in coming to this agreement that they have accomplished something equally valuable to the whole community and to them. They, therefore. In detente of their action, deem it necessary that the whole subject should be fully exposed and discussed." Mr. Carter referred to the naturo of the business and the exigencies which demanded tv. some sort of an agreement was nccesjrrv at the time the Joint Traffic Association contract was made. He contended that, though In a general way the business was pretty well understood, yet there could not bo Loo full an exposition of all the facts. "Our first railroads." said Mr. Carter, "were brought Into being by the granting of cer tain lands to me roaas. The runts obtained by the railroads were the right to carry on the business of common carriers, as ordinarily understood; that Is, to carry merchan dise and passengers for a reasonable com pensation. The first railroads were constructed under such charters. Early In the history of railroads general laws were passed tnrowmg open puouc irancnises to anyone furnl?hlng the required. amount of capital. Tho business, In Its nature. Is a public busi ness, uney are, in fact, the public highways of the country and as necessary to the busi ness of the country as any other h'fchwav. It would have been the function and duty of tne government to nave constructed the rail roads themselves, had there been no other way. and have defrayed the expenses bv tax atlon. Had such a course been necessarv I do not believe the roads would have ever been built. But a different method was pur sued. I'rivate capitalists were invited to make investments in tnefe enterprises. The consideration offired to them and secured bv their performance of those conditions was the right to carry on the business of common carriers, inasmuch as these offers were made freely to all the business was, from the hrst. thrown widely open to public comDetl tlon." Mr. Carter spoke of the consolidation of the roads at various times and their growth into larjre systems, becoming depend ent upon each other. He declared that no where In the world were rates lower than in this country. The case will be continued to day. Mnst Cut Down Expenses. The general managers of the roads In the Union Railway Company held their reg ular monthly meeting yesterJay. Most of tho time, after approving the bills of tho month and accepting the new clock, was pcnt in considering how to further curtail expenses at the Union Station anl on the Belt road. General Manager Loree, of the Pennsylvania lines, has been investigating affairs at this point and Insists that the expenses of the Union Station and Union tracks are too largo. After some discus sion. In which one of the officials took the ground that Just as the travel had begun to Increase and the excursion business was about to begin It was unwise to further reduce the force at the Union 8tatlon, but the discussion resulted in ordering Superintendent Zlon to drop two policemen, one day and one night, two bapgage men. one day and one nl&ht. ani one porter, which moans a reduction in the monthly pay roll of C-Tk How the ticket otllco escapes the economical raids from time to time is one of the mysteries to the departments which are invariably t'quecr.ed when any reduction H made. Still, it U stated by one In do tlon to know the cxpenye of such Union Railway ticket offices, that the ticket office at Indianapolis Is tho most economically operate! of any In the country; in fact, says the official, as a whole, the Union Railway Station Is more economically managed than any similar Interest In the country. Superintendent Zlon says he projoses to carry out the instructions or yesterdays meeting. but h thought he already had things mov ing witn an smaii a iorce as couia be employed with safety. T Strictly Maintaining; Raton. E. F. Cost, general freight agent of tho Big Four lines. Is spending a couple cf days In the city. Mr. Cost seems confident that freight rates are being fully maintained on nil classes of freight and In all directions, and that the roads, when the month comes round, know to a cent what they have earned, h3ve no claims for rebates or for commissions to come In later and cut Into the company's revenue: every dollar Is tho company's, and with tho better maintenance of rates business Is seeking Its natural chan nel. The Big Four of late has been getting freight from points wrt which for some months has been drilling away from the

direct routes on account of cut rates, rebates, etc. Corn is beginning to move again at stations in Illinois. calU for cars are becoming more numerous, and Mr. Cost thinks the increased movement of business the last three or four days wtll continue. Mr. Cost Is enthusiastic over tho excellent record the Big Four fast freight trains are making; the fast train from New York to St. Louis has now been on thirty days and not once ha it arrived late at Cincinnati. Indianapolis or St. Louis. The time of the trains from New York to Indianapolis Is fortyeight and one-half hours and to St. Louis fifty-eight hours, twenty-two hours faster than a regular dally train has ever before been scheduled. - The 31 11 eagre-Book: Question. The general officers and the general passenger agents of the Western roads met in Chicago- yesterday to consider the questions of mileage books and party rates. Nothing was done regarding the latter, as the time of the meeting was devoted almost entirely to the mileage-book proposition. The meeting confined itself to tne task of working out the details of the report of the mileage book committee presented some time since, in which It was recommended that the refund on the books should be paid by the chairman of the Western Passenger Association on the. presentation of . such book covers as had not been put to an illegitimate use while in the possession of the purchaser. A committee appointed at the last meeting to see if some way could not be found whereby party rates can be granted without conflict with the Interstatecommerce Commission was rot ready to report, and the matter was left as it was. The meeting will be resumed to-day.

Personal, Local and General Notes. E. N. Matthews has been appointed purchasing agent of the Ohio Southern road. J. J. Turner, vice president and general manager of the Vandalla" line, returned yesterday from Philadelphia. On the Richmond division of the Panhandle lines five engines are now performing the same service that eight have been doing. Walter Nichols, the newly appointed traveling passenger agent of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton, took charge yesterday. All freight trains on the Vandalla are now to be put on a tonnage basis, rating the power of an engine by tonnage Instead of number of loaded cars. G. C. Waldo, general manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton lines, will arrive Jn the city this evening and'will remain over until 2:50 p. m., Thursday. .- The Wabash last night inaugurated its Pullman compartment service between St. Louis and Kansas City. The cars are of . the latest and most elegant design. II. A. Lalng, late contracting agent of the Baltimore & Ohio at Chicago, has been ap pointed commercial agent of the B. & O., with headquarters at Kansas city. The understanding now Is that the outside ticket offices of the Big Four and the Pennsylvania near the Union Station will be closed within the next thirty days. During the last week, owing to a falling off in business, twenty-seven conductors on the Chicago & Northwestern were reduced to brakemen and fifty brakemen dismissed. The Ohio Southern has leased one thousand of Its coal cars to the Erie, the former having more coal cars than it needs. Last year the Erie leased 525 of the Ohio Southern's cars. . The Central Passenger Committee wlllr on April 28. issue its rate sheet of summer tourist business, rne rates, as announced some time ago, will be v per cent, of double locals. : The Indianapolis & Vlncennes yesterday put a steam pile-driver at work, which during the season will drive new piling at twen ty or more streams to better protect tne bridges. D. G. Edwards. Daenger traffic manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, Is still quite ill and will arrange to spend a couple of weeks at some health resort as soon as able to travel. W. II. McDoel. vice president and general manager: George Lowell, general superintendent, and Chief Engineer Hall are this week Inspecting the road. They will go over the Indianapolis division to-day. The Baltimore & Ohio has decided to reopen its uenver oince. wnicn was ciosea some months ago. S. M. Shattuc, recently appointed traveling passenger agent, will also nave his headquarters at Denver. The Erie has not yet signed the articles of agreement of the Central Committee. General Passenger Agent Roberts will be In Chicago to-dav. and an effort will be made to bring the Erie into the association. W. G. McEdwards ha3 been appointed chief clerk of the passenger department of the Erie lines at the Chicago omces, vice I. M. Chesborouzh. who goes with the cen tral Passenger Committee as chief rate clerk. .Robert E. Parscns. who has Just been ap pointed district passenger agent of the Chesa peake & Ohio at Louis vine, is to nave jurisdiction over all the ticket and passenger agents in all of what Is called the Louisville territory. nudlev Walker has been appointed as dis trict passenger agent of the Chicago & Alton, with headquarters at Chicago. He is to nave charge of all advertising arrangements of the company, and rt. m. wuaman succeeas hlra as traveling passenger agent. Of late there has been a marked Increase in shipment of freights from Texas and other Southwestern States over the through lines east via Indianapolis, and west-bound fcui'lnesa from the Eastern lines in return is heavier than in any for many years. Mnndav the Toledo & Ohio Central with drew all Its trains from the Union Station at Columbus, O., and Its fourteen passenger trains all arrive and depart from Its own sta tion, being the first road which has c,ut loose from the Union Railway uompany at mat point. The Louisville. New Albany & Chicago Is now handling Its business at this point Independent of all other roads, has its own city freight depot, its own yards and switching engines, , has six miles or siue-tracas aown and houses its locomotives at its own roundhouse. The Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton pasFenger department is having Blue River Park put in good condition for a picnic ground, and havo employed a man to look after It the coming season to see that the grounds are kept cleanly and good order preserved. , George T. Jarvis. who has been appointed receiver of the Louisville, Evansvllle & St. Ixjuls, has already received over one hundred applications for positions. He says he will make no changes until he nas become thoroughly acquainted with the needs of the road and the ability of the present subordi nate officials, agents, etc. General Manager Barnard, of tho Peoria &. Eastern, has given instruction tc. ihe transnor tat Ion department to at one prepare to adopt the tonnage basis for locomotives on the road instead or number ot cars per tram. Investigation has shown that some of the Mogul engines of the same type will haul fifty tons more. than others over the road. There Is no longer any question as to Harry Miller, superintendent of the Vandalla main line, being In the near future appointed gen eral superintendent of the anoaiia sysum, and the understanding now Is that N. C. Deane. trainmaster of the Pittsburg division of tho Panhandle lines, will succeed Mr. Mil ler as superintendent of the mam line division. Practical railroad men who have recently made a trip over the Evansvllle & Terre Haute, state that Its physical condition Is bring greatly Improved, and all work done Is of a substantial character, rtone arches taking the place of wooden trestles, and stone abutments taking the place of piling for bridges. Many thousand new ties are being put In. . The' Board of managers of the Joint Traffic Association has issued an Important circular on the subject of differentials and their application to special, round-trip or excursion fares, which virtually establishes tho basis for fixing special fares. This ruling applies to all future meetings for which fares have been previously authorlxed. regardless of terms which may have been fixed. Some time ago the Western roads adopted a rule that they would not take into consideration any application for reduced rates until within Ftxty days beforo the date on which the meeting Is to be held. Yesterday they were asked to make nn exception In favor of a convention of Indiana Bchools, but they quickly 1 voted down the proposition and declared that they would under no circumstances make any exceptions to the rule. Notwithstanding the compact between the trunk lines, It looks as though the practice of former years will be repeated, tne lake lines paying but little attention to the pooling agreement. In fact, the terms of the compact have already been violated, the lake lines last week sending out five boats, when they had agreed to send none out until April W, and It Is reported that, Instead of sticking to the two-and-one-half-cent differential, as agreed, they have bn making contracts on a five-cent differential. It. B. F. Pelrce. receiver, and A. I Mills, fcneral superintendent of the Toledo. St. ,ouls & Kansas City, are this week lnjietlng the property. The Toledo Blade Is complimentary In Its allusions to the manner the property !s now being handled, and closes saying: "If ths Interests back of Mr. l'elrce should control the property, as doubtless thty will. Mr. Pcirce will be male president of the company, and he would, without question, appoint Mr. Mills as Its general uperlntrndent." W. II. Fisher, general passenger agent of the Columbus & Hocking Valley, Is quoted as raying that It Is a mistake to assert that roads of the clans of the Columbus & Hocking Valley would be the grt-atett sufferers through the withdrawal of Interchangeable mileage. He savs the passenger receipts of tho llocklng Valley have Increased since the

change, as the road' now gets 3 cents per mile for a good deal of travel which went at 2 cents per mile on mileage book3 of some road with which the Columbus & Hocking Valley road had interchangeable mileage. HOLMES'S LAJST EFFORT.

Sends Coroner Castor Money to Come to Philadelphia. Yesterday Coroner Castor received a letter from attorney Rotan, 'of Philadelphia, attorney for II. II. Holmes,' asking if he could come to Philadelphia at once and bring the complete record of the" Howard Pltezel inquest. He also received $75 to pay his expenses. This request, coming within-two' weeks of the time set for the execution- of Holmes, was a great surprise to Coroner Castor. He cannot understand what move Is to be made bow, but connects the recent alleged confession of Holmes with it. He thinks it Is possible that this alleged confession was made for the purpose of getting more money to make a last fight. The coroner will probably leave Saturday. Henry W. Bullock says he thinks there will be an effort to secure a commutation of Holmes's sentence to life imprisonment. There is a pardon board in Pennsylvania, or which the Lieutenant Governor is president, and he is opposed to capital punishment. NEED A JAG HOSPITAL DRIXTC HAS SADCY! DEMORALIZED MR. COLBERT'S POLICE FORCE. Patrolman Ordered Before the Board -Xo Pay Hereafter "While on . o. Drank. The Board ot 6afety, yesterday came to the conclusion thar ex-cupexintendent Powell did not recommend th ttweharge of members of the police force simply for political reasons. While Mr. Powell was superintendent he recommended that George H. Thomas, a Democrat, be discharged because he drapk too much Iknior for a policeman. Shortly after the present board came in power Thomas was reappolntedbut'EOW t has been discovered that the action of the other board was taken for good reasons, and on the recommendation of Superintendent Colbert and the certificate of the police, surgeon, that Thomas is .suffering from alcoholism, he was dismissed. John D. Hoover was also dismissed. He is a Republican. The only thing against him Is that he Is too large, and has trouble with his feet swelling so ho cannot properly cover his beat. Timothy Mackessey, a Democrat, who was dismissed from the r force, was reappointed, and George Tomlinson was named to fill the place of Hoover. N. J. Hoffbauer, John Johnson, James Recer, M. Mahoney, W. L. Cox, N. Jackscn and D. B. Kepllnger, patrolmen, were notified to appear before' the beard to-morrow afternoon at 4 o'clock. The board very delicately worded the notice. It states that those men who are given to an overindulgence in the fiery: fluid and other indiscretions, which are not specifically set out, shall appear to be cautioned against allowing their appetites arid inclinations to carry them too rapidly In the pace that kills. In thi3 connection it was also ordered that inrthe future when patrolmen aro reported sickjby the police surgeon and the Illness was-not caused by the. discharge of their duties, or, as more specifically stated by the board," when members are reported off duty cn', account of dissipation, they shall receive po pay. during the time ttiey are off. -rr The contract for' furnishing new suits to the police department was awarded to the Original Eagle, at $1T.50 a suit. The contract calls for better goods than has been used In the past. For furnishing parts of suits of the material, of the old ones, where full suits are not needed, the .contract was awarded to the .Model, at for coat, for pants and $3 for a vest. Special police power were granted to Henry C. Overbay, for No. 117 South Capkol avenue, and to James Grant, for the courthouss. Some time ago. patralman Mulhall was tried on the charge of, Intoxication. He claimed to have been sick at the time and not drunk. Yesterday the board decided to dismiss the case, after having- had it under advisement since the trial. .... INDORSE THE CENTENNIAL. More Letters from Prominent 31en In . the.State. y .i'mi.vh . The -executive, committee of the proposed Indiana centennial will meet at the Statehouse to-morrow to go over in a general way the numerous replies,1 received from over the State in'regard to the; project. The following issued from, the !'Cehtennlal Commission's bureau yesterday shows In part how the enterprise is being conducted by the people of Indiana: '1 4 "Mayor A.' C. Hawkins, of Evansvllle, writes to the commission that he regards the proposed celebration 'a matter of the highest importance to the people of Indiana, and hopes that an elaborate exhibition of the State's resources will, be made. Hf thinks that with a manufacturing pcpulatloi of 150.000 operatives, whore earnings linnually amount to $C5.W0.O00. and with a mlnVral output of over $15,(nxM0QU. would certainly result In incalculable good, to the entire State. In his opinion such an exhibition would be the means of stimulating all branches of Industrial interests 'within the State, and would engender a hlghslegree of State pride among citizens. He concludes by saying that he believes his sentlment to berthat of tho entire people of southern Indiana.. "John G. Shanklln writes that If any State in the Union has reason to fittingly celebrate its tirst century. It is Indiana. He believes that comparisons with the rest of the world will show that no similar stretch of territory under the sun has equaled Indiana's progress in all the paths whlch'Jead to enlightened social, commercial and political development. He concurs heartily in the commission s project, and, while not prepared Just now to make suggestions, promises to co-operate In every way -with tho commission in pushing the enterprise, which he says must appeal to the State pride and patriotism of every Indlanlan. .., "Lieutenant Governor Mortimer Nye writes from LaPorte and hopes that the celebration will be a fitting one. and In keeping with the Intelligence and wealth of the people of Indiana. Any celebration not up to the highest standard, he says, will only tend to public criticism and consequent disgrace. If It Is within the power of the commission to mike the celebration a success, Mr. Nye pays It should by all means la done, and he proposes to use his influence in that d'.rection. He ex5refises full confidence In the ability and good ulgment of the members of the commission. "Mr. Jacob Loomls; receiver of the Elwood iron works. Is enthusiastically In favor of the commission's object, and writes that he believes there Is enough blood and energy in Indiana to give the best exhibition ever given by any State. He suggests that one of the central features of the exhibition FtiouM be tho erection of a plonkers' memorial building, the exnenses to be defrayed by 1-cent sub scriptions from the schord children and all military and civic societies. The object of this building, he belisves. should be for art, literature, and to perpetuate the early costumes, implement.., etc; He suggests, too, that one of the features of this building be a large fireproof room for the purpose of keeping family records if citizens of the State, any resident to be allowed to avail himself of the privilege of fuch a vault. Col. A. L. Conger, the well-known manufacturer, writes from Akron. O.. and says that, while his home Is In Ohio, he has ruch lrge Interests at Kokomo. EUood. Muncle. Hartford City and Gss City that the matter of the proposed celehratlon Is en of the deepest Importance to him. He believes, too. that It Is a matter of the greatest Importune to all manufacturers in every Ftate. He Is sure, he sav. that every hiiflne? man and every manufacturer in Indiana should look with favor unon the holding of the celebration contemplated, and. believes that If aM and assistance Is required from the mtnufae turers In tha -way of taking flock or bv personal subfcrlptlon It will be freely forthcom Ins." License to Insurance Companies. Two Insurance companies were yesterday granted licenses by the Auditor of State to do business In Indiana. They are the Merchants' & Traveler Accident Insurance Company, of Syracuse, N. Y., an apsement association, anl the North (lertnan Fire Company, of Hamburg, Clermany. Cotton Mill Roof Illovrn Off. 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HIS RELATIVES F1GIITIXG. FOR. POSSESSION OF ELI SKIXXER. He la Feeble and Weak In Mind, hut lie Owns Much, Land. The relatives and prospective heirs of Ell Skinner, an aged and infirm land owner of Warren township, are fighting for possession of the old man like dogs after a scant bone. Mr. Skinner is in feeble health, and his mind has become weakened from old age. He is totally unable to care for himself. Until three months ago he made his home with his only daughter, Mrs. Mary E. Ray. of Cumberland. Some of the other relatives complained that Mrs. Ray was not a tidy housekeeper, and that the declining years of her father wero not being made as pleasant as they should. This complaint came up in the form of a petition to the Circuit Court to have Mrs. Ray removed from the position of guardian. Trcbate Commissioner O'Bryan heard the petition and the accompanying complaints, but did- not see fit to vacate the guardianship. To satisfy some of the relatives he instructed Mrs. Kay to send her father to tho home or a neighboring farmer to board. The order of the court was compiled with, and nothing more was heatd of the affair until yesterday, when habeas corpus proceedings were brought by Mrs. Ray to recover possession of her father. Laura LJttle and Sarah inirceii, of Cumberland, are defendants to the proceedings. They are distant relatives Of Mr3. Ray. She alleges in her complaint that they have secured possession of old Mr. Skinner, and have so poisoned his mind against his only daughter that he declines to come to her again, rine asks that the persou ?i hr 'ati1r De turned over to her, and that the defendants be compelled to conform to the Older of the court at once. Mr. tfklnner owns a large farm In the neighborhood of Cumberland, and Mrs. Kay Is his only natural heir. CORDES AGAIN MAKE UP. Their Latest Divorce Suit Withdrawn from Court. . The domestic affairs of Herman and Augusta Cordes hare again been adjusted and the last divorce suit brought by Mrs. Cordes withdrawn from the Superior Court. The litigants are wealthy Germans. They live about fcur miles out of the city on tae bhelbyville pike and have a large family or cnnaren. 'mey nave figured in the divorce courts four or five times in the last four years, but have never succeeded in procuring a decree. , hoi Block's Trial Set. The case of Sol Block, charged with obtaining money under false pretenses, has been set down for trial in . the Criminal Court. Block was Indicted for-giving a check to Totton, Fessler & Co., stock yard brokers, when he had no mney in bank. The check was In payment for a lot of cattle which he had bourht of the brokers. Block was also indicted for larceny on comuiAim. wi ji. oetis a: to. A motion was j'esterday argued by his attorneys to quash the indictments, but was overruled. Sells & Co. were given permission to take deposition in support of their case in Buffalo. Block, will be tried April 29. ; Turn on the Money Lender. John T. Arthur has sued D. R. McNaught, a money lender, for $l,C0O damages.'' Arthur borrowed a sum of money, giving' a chattel mortgage on his household furniture. He alleges that while he was absent from home the mortgage was foreclosed and McNaught, through his agents, broke into the house and removed the furniture. Grocer Cook Asslans. .. John. W. Cock, grocer at, No. 4li) Indiana avenue, assigned yesterday for the benefit of his creditors to the Indiana Trust Company. The deed of assignment covers his stock of groceries and fixtures and a small piece of real estate. Court Notes. K The suit of Edward F. Brown against the Citizens Street-railroad Company went to tho Jury in Room 2, Superior Court, yesterday evening. Amanda Bolander, boarding house keeper, at No. 73 Hill avenue, brought suit yesterday against Wilason D. West, to ' collect a bill of i ii. She provided board and lodging, she says, for West and his son. The argument in the damage suit of v-nanes w mis against the Indiana Bicycle Company was finished In the Circuit Court yesterday evening and Julge Brown instructed the Jury. The plaintiff is trying to iccuvtr iur maucious prosecution. TIII3 COURT UECOHD. Supreme Conrt. lTGKx. O'Kane vs. Terrell. Warron C. C. Affirmed. Howard, J. 1. A note and mortgage founded on no consideration, given and accepted for the fraudulent purpose' of cheating pre-existing creditors, cannot , be foreclosed. 2. Where all the' iKtrtteatb a transaction have been guilty of fraud the law will leave them nvhero it finds -them. 17193. Board of Commissioners vs. ' Heaton. Huntington C. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. Jordan, J. l. Under Section 7830 R. S., ISM, when the Board of Commissioners examined and allowed the claims of the county auditor, in addition to his salary, the board acted in art administrative capacity, end not as a court, and while the order of the board might be termed quasi Judicial, yet it did not attain to the rank of a Judicial Judgment. 2. Wher the Board of Commlsisonerfi unlaw fully allow a claim they act beyond the scope of their authority, and the countv cannot be bound by such action, but it may recover tne allowance uy a suit at law.171CL Siberry vs. Tho State. Wflla C. C Petition for rehearing overruled. McCabe, J. 1. This court gets jurisdiction of appeals oy the tecord only, and by the record It must -try such appeals. 2. When facts show an unintentional killing of a human being whilo in the commission of an unlaw ful act it constitutes involuntary man slaughter. 3. Pointing a revolver at another is an unlawful act, as provided by aection .'ji.s it. 178S0. Aydelott vs. Collings. Parke C. C, Ainrmea. .uotiks. j.i. when it..i. as signed as error that a demurrer should' not have been sustained the demurrer must be shown in the record. 2. Where the orlgJ lnal complaint waa amended by leave of court, xntr-emenaea complaint must be copied In the record, and the demurrer thereto tnu also no shown. 170G3. Hamilton vs. Love. Vigo S. C. Reversed. Hackney. C. J. 1. Where a ser vant has been discharged -without cause berore tho expiration of the contract period of service his remedy is not in assumpsit. hut for damages for the breach of tho contract of employment, and. in order to consider the sum ho might have turned from other sources by due diligence, the Plaintiff is required to plead and establish a prima facie case, in response to which tho defendant must establish the fact that the plaintiff has or could have earned wages after bis uiHcnarse, for it is the discharged servant s duty to seek other employment. and, as far as he may, lessen the damages which he may sustain: then If he has been unable to get employment wis damages arc fixed at "the contract rrlce of the labor he wa to perform, and If he sues before tho expiration of the contract term he is limited in his recovery to the time when tho trial takes place. 17818. , Iron Co. vs. Union Trust Co. Wayne c. c. publication of notice to nonresidents or.iered. 17SS9. Brevoort vs. C. C. C. & St. L JVy Co. Knox C. C. Publication to non resllents ordered. 17W9. Dunn vs. Dunn. Tosey C. C. Dis missed. Appellate Conrt. IRfVL L. E. & W. R. n. Co. vs. Han. cock. Howard C. C. Reversed. Rcinhard, J. 1. An averment of the existence of an ordlnanco is all that Is required in order that the same may become entitled to be admitted in evidence. 2. In an action for damages, unless the facts alleged show fiillrmatlvely that the plaintiff was free from fault. It must contain tho general averment that ho received tho Injury with out any rauit on ni part. D07. Glfford vs. .Hes. Whllo C. C. Af firmed. Ross, J. 1. Evidence will not e examined and ronidere4 unless It has been made a part of the record by a proper bill of exceptions. 2. Where there Is any reasonable amount of evidence to sustain the verdict a reversal will not be ordered. 1X3. Manufacturing Co. vs. Keler. Ful ton C. C. Atllrmed. Davl. J. When spe. clflo facts are stated In tho verdict clearly enabling the court to fix the amount of the recovery, appropriate Judgment may be entered thereon, n. in a Joint assignment of error all must be erroneous or the aslirnmtnt will not avail. 170. Clugplsh vs. Koons. Henry C. C Appclle petitions for rehearing. Superior Conrt, Room 1 John L. McMastcr, Judge. Benjamin Rleherek vs. Mehrtng J. John son: ionds. Dismnued ana cowia pal J. Thomis F. Soulhle vs. John 8. Thurman; note. Judgment for Twain tiff for Xlu.uL Henry Vest vs. El&a, Keller: lien. On trial by court. Room 2 Lawson M. Harvey, Judge. Indiana P&Ylr: Brick Co. vs. Yr. A. Van

Buren et al.; improvement lien. Dismissed and cots pal 1. . Minnio Fl Wilson vs. II J. Leonard et aL; account. Dismissed at cost of plaintiff. James J. Ake vs. Benjamin L. Darrow; appeal. Dismissed and eosta paid. Indiana Mutual Building and Loan Association vs. M. L. Warmouth et aL Dismissed and costs paid. Gilbert K. Perry vs. Henry H. Moats ft al.: note. Judgment against defendants for and costs. , Edward F. Brown vs. Citizens Streetrailroad Company; damages. .On trial by Jury'. Jury out. Room 3 Pliny W. Bartholomew Judge. Capitol National Bank vs. Charles Gilleland et al.; mechanic's Ilea. On trial. George G. Swain vs. Atlas Savings Association. Dismissed at plaintiff's costs. Augusta Cordes vs. Herman Cordes; divorce. Dismissed and costs paid, Kerr Suits Filed. ; Florence Drlnkut et al. vs. Louise! J. Metzger et aL; suit to quiet title. Circuit Court. John T. Arthur vs. D. Ti. McNaught: suit for damages. Superior Court. Room 2. Amanda Bolander vs. Wilson D. West; suit on account. Superior Court, Room 2. ONE PROSPECTIVE THEATER SITE

German Church on East Ohio Street to Consider a Proposition. It is said that the Chicago men who are trying to find a site for a suitable theater in this city have made offers to purchase the property now occupied by Scudler'a livery stable and the German Evangelical Zion Church, on Ohio street near Illinois. Mr. Scudder wants $30,000 for b.8 property. Xo price has been named for -the -church property, but the trustees are anxious to cell, because more room is needed, and no more can te secured adjoining the pre ent building. The trustees will ineel May 4 to consWer the proposition to sell. The two pieces of property have a frontage of ninety-five feet and a depth of over two hundred feet. To Make Cumberland Road Free. .The. Board ot County Commissioners have been asked by petition to purchas' about three miles of the Cumberland gravel road and make It a free pike. The Cumberland read is a continuation of the old National road east. The section which the board is asked to purchase runs from Irvington to Cumberland. There are now but three toll roads In the county. They are the Cumberland pike and Pogue's run and Pleasant run roads. The three roads are situated in Warren township. The petition In the possession of the board contains about 110 signatures. "Woodruff-Plnce Ticket. i The voters of Woodruff Place held their town primary last evening- preliminary to the May election and nominated the following ticket: ( . Trustees First drive, Henry R. Bliss; Second drive, William Swanston. MarshalHorace G. CcldwelL. ' Clerk Horace J. Eddy. A slice of mince pie made of the right mince meat Is a lunch In itself an epicure's lunch. rnn MINCE MEAT Is the right mince meat Whole-, some, fresh and delicious. For pies, fruit cake and fruit pudding. Sold everywhere. Take no substitute. Send swim ill 4drtM for booklet. Mlir.' Fe?klB' TbokgiiDf a kwuoroM ttory. UERRELL-SOULE CO., SYRACUSE, N Y 1 riiYsiciAns. rre. o. 1. pletchik, RESIDENCE 565 rth Pennsylvania street OFFICE South M erlulan street. Offlco Hour 9 to in a, ui.s 2 to p. m.; 7 to 8 p. a Xr. J. A. SvatolUEfo, SLRGEOX. OFFICE 65 Ea&S Market street, nonrs 9 to ! a m.;Sto3 p. m.; Sundays excepted. ' Telephone, Ml. DR. REBECCA W. ROGERS, : Diseases of Women And Children. OFFICE-19 liar on Block. Office Hours-9 to li ft. m. ; 2 to 5 n. in-. TeL So. 1.65. Sunday 4to&p. re., t residence, 209 Broadway. Residence TeU No 14JL. . Sarah Stockton, 7 ORTII DELAWARE STREET. Office Hours: I to 11 a, m.; 2 to 4 p. m. Telephone U31 EJBISrOQlD)' sea

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