Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1897 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, JANUARY 7, 1897.

THE OPENING

OF New Linens We arc particularly pleased with the pretty patterns and excellent values in these new Linens. Wc want 3-0U to be just as enthusiastic that's why the prices are so low. Table Linens 54-inch width, a 50c value. . . .29c 63-jnch width, a (0c value ..45c 72-irkh fine Bleached Damask. 75c 'JO-inch fine Bleached Damask. 90c Lunch Cloths Yard-square Damask, rich patterns, hemstitched.... 85c Yard and onc-quartcr square, excellent quality, newest designs, a $1.50 cloth $1.15 Hemstitched Sets, newest patterns ..$5.50 Others up to $30. Choice of any 10c Crash .... 8c ieetingsCheap cJ-4 Bleached 15c 10-4 Bleached 18c M Unbleached i2lc 10-4 Unbleached 15c 9-4 Unbleached, short lengths 1 0c One Item from the sale of Muslin Underwear Cambric Skirt, wide lawn ruffles, two inch insertion, ano lace trimmed, for ( Thursday $1.45 L. S. AYRES & CO Agents for Botterick Patterns. The Baldwin Tone is Rich Expressive . . AND . . Singing Combined with an action which answers to every requirement of the player, it makes the Baldwin 1'iano especially satisfactory to the artist and amateur. Made In all woods. Imported and domestic, all styles and finish, to match any style of interior tlnh and decoration. For prices and terms call at or write to D. H. BALDWIN & CO., 95' 97 4 99 Korth Pennsylvania St. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500. "P. P." That is Pony Prema Tls a camera specially adapted to the bicycler single lens, size U3. $1$; rectilinear lens, same size. ?2i. The A-Ii-C developing: and printing outfit, complete, The rhotogaphio! Primer, $L The H. UEBER COMPANY, 33 South Meridian St. O00O00000900000O0O00000000O g When You Want a. o o ! IPO ENTER. O Regarding Furniture or Draperies, o e o SEE BADGER o o O For this year we mean that our o O goods shall appeal to the eye for their g beautv and ARTISTIC . EFFECT, 2 O ORIGINALITY OF DESIGN, and at o O the same time to the PURSE bv their gLOW PRICES. Oue example J o o o An Iron Bed, full size, Brass o o trimmings price o o o p 00000000 IRADGER i S FURNITURE CO. 2 75 ecd 77 East Washington Street. Z s IC sod 24 Virginia Avenue. 000090090009000000090000000 "Go to on Art Store for Pictures." A Bargain Table will now l an attractive feature of our store. JIr we place from tm to tim? sheet pictures that are tlamagvd with slightly soi!e,l margins. et. which will be sold for a mere soritf. This .lone to keep our main stock ulwaya fresh anil clean. It Till pay you to look them over. Ward's Art Store North Pennsylvania St., Opp., PostoSlce. "(jo to u Gloic Store for ialoves. Warm Gloves at Cost 1'rleea. 1S ZZ: 35 . 4.v, SOe, 6c fa, Jic, u !. II anl higher. i-ay atare n mall or1-rs. Fur tiluves yi, Z.', J3.7i an't fCOO. CLOVU feTO.HE. 10 EAST WASHINGTON ST. Samul Hamilton Dead. Samuel A. Hamilton died nt his residence, 112 North Il.lnol street, yesterday mornIns? at 9:30 o'clock. He was an old resident of Indianapolis and an Odd IVllow. The funeral will occur to-day at 2 o'clock. Full line o EaoltCA&es at Wat L. Elder!.

MUST RAISE TAX LEVY

deficits i m;t fkw yhaks cox. FltO.TIXG T1IK SCHOOL IlOAItl). Limit Hn Ilren Ilenrlietl IMnn Siik- ; KelfI Iiy the Finance Committee In Keport Head Lat MkIiI. The meeting of the School Hoard last nii;ht developed th fact that the statement in tho Journal last Monday that the minority wm more stared than hurt at the prospects of the reading of the report of the finance committee was true In every particular. The report was read and was found to contain nothing that reflected in the slightest on the management of the, financial affairs of the board in past years. The report is simply a resume of the affairs of the board and deductions from the past are taken as a basis for calculations as to the future. On tho whole, recommendations for raising revenue are based. The report was referred to a special committee of seven to be appointed by President Scott, which committee was instructed to confer with the Commercial Club committee on school lan- revision for the purpose of getting such legislation this winter as will enable the board to carry out the suggestions of the tiname committee. The report of the committee contains many tables, which will be valuable aid to the committee when seeking legislation, but are too cumbersome for publication. The report begins: "The committee on finance, to whom was referred by this board the consideration of tho question of the rate of tax levy, report herewith the result of their investigation. The limit of local rates of taxation nowauthorized by law to bo levied are: For general school purposes, 25 cents; for manual training purposes, 3 cents, and for library purposes, 4 cents on each 1100 of taxable property, making a total of Si cents. In addition to this we receive from the State on the basis of the annual enumeration of children, an apportionment of taxes derived from the State levies. These levies, together with the amount derived from liquor licenses and certain small miscellaneous sources of income, constitute the revenue of the board for the maintenance of the schools. "Since the year 1S94 the full rate permitted by law. amounting to 21 cents, has been levied. The revenues of the board are affected by an increase or decrease of the rate of levy, the valuation of proiertv for taxation and the enumeration of children of school age. The fixing of the rate Is the only condition over which the board has any proper control and having reached the limit of its legal authority the question is fhall the board ask for the legislature to confer upon the board iower to increase t.ie present levy. For the purpose of getting a basis tos an opinion we have examined the records of the board for statistics concerning its income and outlay for a period of ten years preceding the present time. The following table is taken from the report. It showsWhe committee' estimate of the revenue that the lard will have at its disposal for each of the next ten years: Estimated Revenue. Local State taxation. tax. Sundry. Total. ISO M.(X)0 $00,2it fftOiV) $.7J7.24; IMS 3?4.0O0 M.T21 523,721 4O7.0O0 97.320 ::6.000 540,329 WW 421,(W) 101.077 2A.m .V.S.077 1901 435.0110 104. 36.1VH) ."."i.WS 1902 450.000 IW.tfW 5.nOU 393.009 1903 4'm.0uO 113.2U7 i.0tw 614 207 1WM 4S1.000 117.573 S6.0M G.J4.C73 1903 497,000 122.1013 .XOW fi3i.lOU 190G 514.000 125,70 W.OOO C76.7i9 The total expenses for the next five years has been estimated. It shows that two years hence the board will begin having an annual deficit, which soon reaches alarming proportions. The table of expenses (estimated) is as follows: Revenue. Expense. Deficit. Surplus. 19 $307,244 4S9.sl3 517.3.1 l&W 523.721 521.537 2.3S4 IKK 540.521 353. f7 $14.7;JO 1900 358.077 591.Sa 33.133 1901 375.9te 030. 0t; 55,09$ Thi makes an average deficit from 1599 to 19ol of about $34.00) annually. The report also shows that if certain additions which are contemplated to the course at the High School should be made, the apparent surplus for the next two years will become a deficit. This estimate does not take into consideration the payment of the board's notes and bonds, for which, the report savs. some provision should be made. It also shows that the act authorizing the issuing of the library bonds provide that a levy may be made to pay them off in installments of SlO.Oot) a year, for which purpose a levy of 1 cent on each $100 would be sufficient. In speaking of the other indebtedness of the board, the report says: "There are annual training building equipment notes amounting to $102.39G.ys, payable in four installments of $23,399.02 each on July 1. 197, IS'jS, 1S!9 and ll00. The school-house bonds amount to $240,000, of which $140,000 is due in 1S99 and $100,000 In 1900. for the payment of which no provision has leen made. A levy of 3 cents on each $100 of the estimated valuation of property for the ensuing five years would, we think, about equal the annual expenditure necessary for buildings and: grounds. If so much of the amount due' in 1SC9 and 1900 were paid aa could 1 derived from a levy of 5 cents between now and those years, and the remainder could be refunded in bonds maturing in annual payments for ten years, a levy averaging not over 2 cents on $100 for the period from 1100 to 1910 would provide for the annual Installments of say $20,000 and interest and enable the board to have a margin under the limit of $230,000 fixed by the statute, if an emergency required the issuing of additional bonds for building purposes. This would make a total levy for building purposes of 7 cents." THE ADDITIONAL LEVY. A table is then shown which gives what the committee thinks should be the additional tax levy for the years between now and 1910 which would meet the requiiements of keeping up the current expenses and reducing the debt of the board as outlined in. the first part of the report. This table shows that In addition to the present tax levy there should be a levy of 6.73 cents for the school year of 1897-98, which should be gradually Increased during the next four years to 13.2S cents in 1901-02. after which there would be reduction until in 19C9-10 the increase above the present rate would be only 6.5 cents. The report then continues: "When we consider that citizens are now paying 3 cents on $100 in interest, a levy which results In the reduction of principal and interest should be regarded with favor. This estimate is not made upon the supposition that a compulsory education act will le passed: if. however, such a law shall be enacted, the enrollment of pupils would be Increased at least 3.0H. which would require ten new buildings of eight rooms each. Involving an average expenditure of not less than $12,000 each, or about $125,0o, and necessary grounds and equipments amounting to probably $73,000 more. -Within the decade of 1S6 to 1S96. the board has built rooms as follows: In lsro. 22 rooms: in 1891. 22 rooms: in 1S92. 32 rooms; in 28 rooms: in 1S93. 20 rooms. In this estimate the manual training school is not Included. This gives an average for the ten years of twelve rooms annually. The average cost per room of sehool buildings erected in this city from lvrs to and Including the year 1890. is $1,700. The average eost for the last five years is $2,234. and the average for the next five years will probably not fall much if any below that amount. This would necessitate upon the basis of a normal Increase of pupils an expenditure of alut $27.0oo annually for buildings and $10,000 or $13,0) annually for building sites. "The tendencies of education have hern and particularly now are toward a widening of the curriculum, the adoption of new Ktudies and new methods, which, while generally In the line of progress?, nevertheless, incur eot and in the argregato greatly Increase school exendlturci?. Such Is our recent departure in manual training from which we expect a most gratifying result. Th cost of German in the schools has also increased In the last ten years, from $t;.5W to $13,000 annually. Our high schools in the same period have Increased from $23,000 to $'52,000 annually. If kindergarten work rhould be introduced generally in the grades, a still further expenditure would be required. It should be held in mind that our tax ltivy includes library and manual training, and that the levy for the graded schools proper is 23 cent?. A comparison with other cities upon the basis of the same school privileges shows the following rates: Fort Wayne. 23 cents and poll. 75 cents; Iafayette. 41 cents and poll. It) cents: Terre Haute, to cents and poll. 75 cents; Richmond. 45 cents and poll, 73 cents. Our information from the superintendent of public Instruction is that the rates generally for citiv lu Indiana. Id higher thuu la

Indianapolis. We submit these facts for such action as the board may desire to take." DOG TAX CONTROVERSY. The old controversy between the School Board and the trustee of Center township over the dog tax was brought up again. The board is divided on the subject now at issue, which is as to whether the board shall ak the courts to compel the trustee to levy a special tax to pay to the city the amount of the dog tax that was wrongfully withheld from the city during the years 1S92. 1'3. 1S91 and 1895. The minority members hold that tho city should enforce the collection, whibt the majority members assert that it is simply robbing l'eter to pay Paul to do so. inasmuch as the greater part of Center township is now in lndianaiolis. It Is also held by the majority memters that there is an equity in the matter w hich needs attention. While the township really owes the city about tlS.000. the laws of the State are such that when the city annexed property cn which the township had crecUd school buildings the city got the buildings but did not have to assume the indebtedness which the township had placed upon the buildings for their construction. The position of tho minority was well stated in a written communication by Mr. Riissc. which was read at the meeting. It was as follows: "The primary purpos-e of the dog tax Is for the payment of damages sustained by the owners of maimed and killed sheep In each township. After the payment of such damages the township trustee is required to distribute the surplus to all the schools and school corporations In his township in March of each year, according to the school enumeration for children of the previous year. This has been decided by the Supreme Court in the cases to which the Hoard of School Commissioners has been a party. "In Center township there Is a large dog tax paid each year, because it embraces lnriiana polls and West Indianapolis. Very little if any of the fund is paid out for maimed or killed sheep in Center township, so that the amount for distribution each year is nearly as large as the amount collected bv the township trustee. From 1K91 to 10 "the township trustee claimed the right to expend all this surplus for the benefit of the schools of Center township outside the cities of Indianapolis and West Indianarolis. although it is believed that ihese two conorations contributed more than 9. per cent, of this tax. and under that erroneous view of the law the trustee of Center township has expended all the fund due March. 1S92. IMA. 14 and 1S95 for the benefit of the township schools outside of Indianapolis and West Indianapolis, which was as follows: $3,000. $5,773.1. $3,815.17. $3.60S.S9. Interest on last three items to June 12. 15.t, $590..rj. Total due Hoard of School Commissioners. $H.7Mi.51. "As a result of the litigation the township trustee of Center township was forced to-pay the loard its share In March, 1S, amounting to (about) $.t.700. "This makes the total results so far as follows: Judgment, $13.7S6.51: claim in suit (estimated!. $5,uo0; received (18), $3,700; total. $22.45.31. "In addition to this the law Is settled for the future. , 4t "During the years 192, 1893 and 194 the ctiy's share of the dog tax provided, or nearlv so. the tuition fund for Center school township, and the trustee did not have to make any levy for tuition during those years. In other words, the tax on city dogs has paid for the schooling of the township children outside the city and the citv children got no benefit from it. "The tax levy for school purposes in the city of Indianapolis and West Indianapolis has nothing to do with the tax levy for school purposes In the township and vice versa. Each corporation is as separate and distinct for school purposes as Indianapolis and West Indianapolis are. and any man claiming to be intelligent enough to be a school commissioner ought to know that fact. "What is the prospect for collecting these claims of nearly $19,000? If the township trustee does not do ids duty and make a levy sufficient to pay the Hoard of School Commisioners it is plainly the duty of the board to compel him to pay it by mandamus proceedings. He may stand it off for a time, but it will have to be paid ultimately." . , , , In answer to this Mr. Hendrlckson, who had been conducting the fight for the majority side, said he had previously not stated the true reason of the majority for oposing the position of the minority, but that he would state it. The board, he said, could save just $1,500 by dropping the mattenow. Jnder the contract with Attorney Dryer he Is to receive $2.0n0 for handling the cases, but if they are dismissed now", under his contract he will receive very little. Then the cases could be refiled by another attorney, who can handle th matter fully as well and will do so at a cost of not to exceed $r-00. It was the great gouge in attorney's fees, he said, that the old loard had allowed that had stirred t'p the ire of the present majority members. It was finally decided to refer the question to the finance committee for Its report at the next meeting, and thus the matter stands just where it did when it was taken up last Saturday night. VERNER COMES TO TOWN

11-11111. PS TO SPRKAl) HIS LITTLE LLUilSLATIVIl WHU SIWURS. Street-C'nr Legislation to He Headed Off TIii Seion if Possible Xo Ilrlliery Lnt Session. Murray A. Verner, of rittsb;rg, member of the McKee-Verner Street-iailroad syndicate, controlling the Indianapolis lines, arrrived in the city yesterday and was greeting some of the friends he made at the legislative session two years ago. Ho did not say whether he intended to remain during the whole session, as he did during tho session of 1S95, when his rooms were headquarters for some of the members of the Senate. Tho street car company has not been as active In laying its preliminary lines to head off the possibility of legislation adverse to its interests as it was two years ago. At hast nothing has been heard of Sunday afternoon spreads like the one that occurred at Room 116 In the Denlson House In November, 1S94, participated in by three directors of the company,- all from the Kast. five senators and a well-known Republican politician of local fame. It was common report during the last session that Mr. Verner did not indulge in any bribery for the purpose of heading oft legislation adverse to the street railroad company, but that he was able to exert all the Influence necessary by means of little wine suppers and a general display of friendlinsss. THE SCHOOL REVENUES. A Falling Off ot AIniOMt 9200,4)00 In Apportionment. Tho total school revenue collected and to be apportioned among the counties of the State has been computed by Superintendent ot Rublic Instruction Ceeting. There is a falling off of Klmost $200,000 from last year on account of the shoiter school term. The totals this year, compared with those of last year, are as follows: 1S'. 1S97. Front counties $l.(feC.33S.74 $91.s.fc:0.3 From state treasurer.. o4.774.tf) 19.&J2.H4 Totals $U21.1 13.34 $935,233.53 Amount apportioned ..l.ll.110.2S $9l3.3o.43 Hulance In treasury.... ll.Uu3.tj 22,3s'J.C I'er capita 1-37 1.23 S. L RISER'S SILVER SPOONS Foniitl In lommeNioii of Patrick. Ivennedy, a Trump. Patrick Kennedy, one of the tramps arrested yesterday morning by Patrolman O'Brien, is now charged with burglary and grand larceny. Saturday ''night the residence of S. I. Klser, 226 East Walnut street, was burglarized and robbed of $130 worth of jewelry ami silverware. Solid silver spoo'ns were found In tho possession of Kennedy and they were afterward identllied by Mr. Kiser: A CHRISTMAS TREE AFIRE. Jlr. Cliarlc .Mlnnloh Severely Burned by It. Yesterday at noon a small Christmas tree in the residence of Charles Mlnnlch. 71 West Twenty-first street (old Twelfth), caught on tire and Mrs. Mlnnich attempted to extinguish it. She was pretty tuidly burned atxut the face and hands. The fire department arrived in time to prevent logs by lire.

IN SESSION A FEW DAYS

3I0I:TRV COPKRE('K will MIT 1111 A I.O.n-I)H W-Ol T A F FA I It. Probable PI mi of Procedure Heceptlon Coin m It tee of Over Two llnndren Appointed New DeleKutcn. Delegates are being reported in large numbers to the committee in charge of the arrangements for the monetary convention. Yesterday telegrams and mail reported delegations from Detroit. Buffalo, Macon. Ga., Oswego, X. Y., Covington, Ky., St. Paul and Boston. Word was wired that delegates have been selected ly Nashville, Tenn., Columbus, O., Massilon. O., and Kansas City, it now seems certain from the tone of the letters received from delegates that the convention Will result In a number of resolutions laying down .some fundamental principles nnd pointihg out defects in the present currency system, and in the appointment of a commission of twelve or thirteen men for the purpose of devising a new system. It Is the opinion of the members of the executive committee that the convention will last two or three days. A reception committee of over two hundred business men Was announced yesterday, and a meeting of the committee was held yesterday afternoon, at which complete arrangements were made for comfortably taking care of the delegations as they arrive. Tho Century Club rooms were crowded at 4 o'clock yesttrday atternoon with business men, called by Chairman llanna to make arrangements for receiving the delegates, i:. 13. Martlndale was chosen to preside, and the meeting got down to business at once. It was determined to divide the general reception committee into a number of subcommittees for the various hotels and for the station. D. M. Perry was selected to head the division which shall have the station and the general field. C. C. Foster was thosen to head the division at the Denison. A. A. Young at the Hates. John 1. Frenzel at the Grand, Ferdinand Mayer at the Knglish and Albert hieber at the Spencer. These heads of divisions then chose members of their divisions in turn until the list was exhausted. The following were the new delegations reported: Detroit. Mich. S. M. Cutcheon, C. P. Hubbard. A. M. Henry. George II. Barbaur, J. B. Howorth. John Bagley, A. K. F. Whit. Clarence Carpenter. Buffalo, X. Y. J. X. Scatchford. L. P. Graves. Alfred Haines, M. S. Burns. "N. C. Cornwell. George P. Sawyer, G. B. Matthews. S. M. Clermont. Macon, Ga. Messrs. Ross, Johnson and Jaques. Oswego, X. Y. George X". Sloan, J. T. Mott and J. B. Higgins. Xashvllle. Tenn.-A. J. Harris. Covington, Ky. Bradford Shinkle. John A. Simpson. W. H. Mackey, C. B. Simrall and R. P. Ernst. St. Paul Commercial Club W. P. Clough, Frank Schliek. jr.. and J. A. Wheelock. Boston Merchant Association F. W. Taussig. Henry I Hubbson and Henry W. Umb. Plqua. O. Board of Trade W. B. Orr, John H. Patterson. Chillicothe, O. Board of Trade Alexander Renick. Paris, Tex. Board of Trade H. H. Killpatrick. Providence, R. I. Ex-Governor D. Russell Brown. Kansas City, Mo. M. V. Watson, president of the Commercial Club: C. H. Putnam. C. J. Hubbard. Richard H. Keith and J. C. James. TO RECKIVIl DELEGATES. Reception Committee for the Monetary Conference. The following local reception committee has been appointed by the executive committee of th monetary conference: James Curtis, John M. Spann. Frederick Sehmid. Claude T. Griffith. Albert Sahm. William II. Brown. Thomas 11. Parry, Richard Thomas, Josiah K. Lilly, Robert W. Reld. George M. Chandler. Charles E. Brooks. Frederick M. Ayres. C. C. Perry, W. M. Jillson. Lewis Xewberger, John S. Spann. Valentine Schaaf, Tnomas Tnggart, Albert Lieber. J. "L. Ketcham. lrd L. Mayer, Eli Lilly, Bement Lyman. Louis p. Goebel, George A. Gay. A. Kiefer, W. B. Wheelock. Charles E. Test. H. 11. llanna, George G. Tanner. William H. Griffith. William Scott, George R. Sullivan. Robert Klpp, William D. Cooper, John C. Dean, August F. Kcrzsch. Edwin A. Hendrlckson, Xathan Morris. Robert X. Lamb, John M. Shaw. D. P. Erwin. General T. A. Morris, D. M. Parry. Charles Mayer, James E. Lilly. J. E. McGettigan, Thomas E. Chandler, Irving Swan Brown, William P. Jungclaus, A. H. Xordyke, C. W. Fairbanks, J. C. Adams, Joseph Emmlnger. Cieorge T. Evans, Robert S. Sinclair, Louis lieibold. F. A. W. Davis. St. Clair C. Parry. J. F. Gent. Evan F. Lilly. Samuel Reld. William M. Taylor. E. L. Whittemore. Andrew Hagen, G. W. Marmon, John Knight. John T. Brush. E. B. Martindale, Frank W. Lewis. M. O'Connor, Fred Fahnley, John W. Murphy, G. A. Schnuil, Edward H. Dean. Julius C. Walk. Charles W. Moores. Smiley X. Chambers, M. O. Haldeman. Otto X. Frenzel, Matthew R. Moore. Chas. M. Reynolds, Wm. Daggett. Wm. Haerle, leopold Strauss, It. O. Hawkins. Jas. B. Hey wood, Albert S. Comstock, Herman Lieber, John X. Carey, G. W. Snider. A. Klpp. Louis C. Reese, Ward H. Dean, Wm. M. Cornyn. Wm. I Elder, John M. Dalrymple, M. M. McElwalne, John P. Frenzel Julius F. Pratt, Volney T. Malott, John R. Pearson, Frederick C. Welmann. Wm. H. Tucker, Horace E. Smith, Jas. H. Hooker, Geo. W. Coonse, James T. Layman, Geo. Merritt, W. H. Miller, I. S. Gordon, Wm. H. Bennett, Julius Wocher, Jacquelin S. Holliday, Sam E. Rauh. Edward L. McKee, 11. Blanton. Allen M. Fletcher, E. B. Porter, L. D. Pray, James H. Wilson. C. Vonnegut. jr., Robert L. Dorsey. A. Burdsal, Henry R. Bliss, Louis Hollweg. Thos. E. Griffith, Thos. G. Barry. Rollin H. McCrea, Harold B. Hibben. Victor K. Hendricks, W. R. Dean, Frank A.' Maus. Samuel O. Pickens, Geo. A. Richards, Oscar F. Frenzel, Stoughton J. Fletcher, Wm. A. Krag, John F. Messick, Wm. B. Burford. Joseph Haas. Charles S. Lewis, Geo. J. Marott, Clarence Wulsin, Chas. A. Pearson, Simeon B. Carey. James A. Green. Michael Sells. Henry W. Bennett. Henry Severin, Henry Severin, jr., Geo. C. Brinkmeyer, Henry Rauh, Marion Ward. Wm. J. McKee, Ford Woods, George Alig, Hervey Bates, Philip Goetz, Henry C. Atkins, Merritt A. Potter. Wm. F. Kuhn. Clay Whiteley. John Gasper. Alex. Taggatt. Gustav A. Pteiffer, C Koepper. Samuel C. Carey, IjouIs G. Deschler, Albert A. Tripp. Ernest H. Tripp. J. W. Gardner, Thomas S. Graves, Wm. E. Kurtz. Wm. J. Brown. Fred Francke. Fred Ostermeyer, Fred Ostermeyer, jr., Wm. J. Holliday. John C. Perry. John II. Holliday, Albert F. Wyon. Bos well Ward. Claire S. Dearborn. Robert S. McKee. Major Taylor, John H. Plum, Hervey Bates, jr., Chas. F. Smith. E. ;. Atkins. Wm. H. Perkins. Robert M. Coffin. J. Francis Burt. George H. Rryce, Burton E. Parrott, Charles J. Kuhn. D. B. Shideler. Paul H. Kraus. Henry M. Talbott. Wm. 1 1. Elvln. Louis H. Ievcv. Charles W. Merrill, Charles W. Lefler. Philip M. Hlldebrand. Henry C. Thornton. Crawford Fairbanks. W. M. Gates, A. M. Sweeney, P. J. Ryan. J. A. Kebier. J. H. McMorrow, Hiram W. Miller. Thomas Madden. James R. Henry. Wm. F. Churchman, Addison C. Harris. Henry C. G. Bals, W. H. H. Miller. E. G. Cornelius, James M. Winters, Benjamin Harrison. Ferdinand Winter. Aquilla Jones. Henry D. Pierce. Edward Daniels. M. Howard Cale, Charles Martlndale. Win. W. Herod. W. P. Fishback. O. B. Jameson, John L. Griffiths. H. P. Wason. Duane H. Bowles. William C. Bobbs. George A. Dickson. P. J. Freaney. Nicholas McCarty. P. H. Fitzgerald. Alonzo P. Hendrlckson. C. F. Sayles. William L. Baker, Arthur Jordan. John Ebner, John H. Holliday, Henry Eitel, John A. Butler, Alexander C. Ayres. Albert Baker. A. J. Beveridge. A. L. Mason. W. P. Kappcs. Alfred F. Potts, Governor Mount, Caleb S. Denny, Addison L. Roache. William I... Taylor. Evans Woollen. Frederick J. Sel.olz. E. F. Claypool. Edward Hawkins, W. B. Holten. John C. Xew. D. M. Ransdell, Thomas I... Sullivan. Cortlan.l Van Camp. James R. Carnaha i. Sterling R. Holt. H. E. Kinney. C. E. Coffin. William T. Noble. J. l Adams. John J. Appel. Luis J. Blaker. Henry Coburn. C. B. Cones. J. It. Welch, Herbert K. Fieber, John J. Ucilly. David A. . 1 V It'll bert A. Harnes. Addison Bybee. Henry T. Conde, F. G. Darlington. Lucius W. Drew, T. C. Daw E. -II. Eldrige. H. S. Eraser, Arthus Gillet. F. A. Gresrory. Sol Hayes. l. ilOJiKiav, Sm i. wiiuams, lorris

t'oulter. jacui) i. meier. Jiwiuira j. wnon. John T. Dve. Byron K. ElfTott. Merrill Moores. Albert'W. Wishard. John B. El im. William A. Van Buren. John Coburn. Wil-

lldlll & a v a - , George T. l'ortf r. Charles F. Bobbins, John R. Wilson. Governor Matthews. E. M. Johnson. John Osterman. George W. Sloan. J I. C. Alams. C. C. Foster, H. S. Xew, J. A. Wildman. J. F. Walllck. J. B. Conner, R. S. Foster. A. W. Conduitt. Dr. F. W. Hays.

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Ross. Jacob Dunn. Russel Seeds. Fred L. Purdy. Major A. I. Varney. A. J. O'Reilly, John W. Jones, William Kothe. R. B. F. Pelrce. James W. Lilly. Albert E. Metrger, Charles F. Meyer. Enrique C. Miller. John

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LAST ACT OF CLKMKXCV OF GOV. CLAUDE MATTHEWS. One Wan a Woman Who Killed Her Husband Ten Years Abo Another .Murdered a Saloon Keeper. Governor Matthews made his farewell address to the convicts of Indiana yesterday by paroling five of the criminals now doing time in the State's penitentiaries. Private Secretary King said that the paroles were not granted in this way at the last moment in order to make the proceedings spectacular, but merely because there has been no time to attend to them before. In each case In which a parole is granted proceedings have been on foot for some time and the budget would have been cleared up sooner but that the Governor's time has been so fully occupied by the campaign and other affairs. Xow that his term of office has about expired, it becomes necessary to get them out of the way. The first parole is that of Solomon Brush, of Tipiecanoe county, who was sent up for two years in January, 1SIHJ. on a conviction of forgery. Brush forged a check for in the name of Mrs. Mary Foutz and passed it to Matthew Schnaible. He is a young boy, the son of a poor woman, who paid the amount of the check at the time her son was convicted. Charles Ashcraft, who was sent up for eight vears from St. Joseph county in June, lsini. o"n a charge of burglary, is also paroled. Ashcraft's case Is peculiar from the small size of the theft and the severity of the sentence. He was caught with two others in the act of theft, the entire amount of the triple peculation being but 5T cents. He is of excellent family, his father being a highly respected citizen of South Bend. The petition for his pardon is signed by the trial judge, a number of county officers and a long list of prominent citizens of South Bend. It seems that the trial Judge had been informed that Ashcraft had been guilty ot other crimes, and also that the Judge was Ignorant of the fact that Ashcraft had twice been up before lunacy 'commissions. The judge himself states that if he had known all the circumstances he would never have made the sentence so heavy. He states that he is now satisfied that Ashcraft was of unsound mind, that he had been guilty of no previous offence, and that he was led into trouble by drink and evil companions. Arthur Counceller. of Henry county, sentenced in January, IMS, for two years on conviction of larceny, is also paroled. Just one year of his sentence expires today. Counceller's crime consisted in the theft of some overalls from a traveling salesman. He has a wife and two small children in Xew Castle who are suffering from extreme poverty. Business men of Xew Castle vouch for the fact that previous to this crime he had been lonst and industrious. The petition for pardon is signed by a largo number of business men, ministers and lawyers of Xew Castle, and his parole Is recommended by tho trial judge and the prosecuting attorney. iiiiam E. lalbott. of Clay county, sentenced in 1S85 to life Imprisonment on a charge of manslaughter, also profits by the executive clemency. Talbott is an ex-soldier, and his crime was the murder of George Cinder, a saloon keeper In Brazil. Talbott had been drinking heavily and Cinder refused to sell him any more liquor. A quarrel ensued In which Talbott drew his revolver and shot Cinder. The warden of the Prison South gives Talbott the character of being one of the best men in the institution. He has been employed for eleven vears in the bakery and for ten years has been in entire charge of It. Irately he has ben sufrering considerably irom rheumatism, but has attended strictly to his duties. Senator Horner, of Brazil, has been verv nromlnent in the movement for Talbott's release and the warden gives his personal guarantee for his ruture good behavior. , , , Hannah Fromer is also released from the woman's orison. She was sent from De catur county in September. 1W. on a life sentence for murder. She Klilea her husband. John Fromer, in a fit of Jealous rage. The Jurors, in recommending pardon, claim the woman was sufferintr from a severe mental strain and ordinarily would not have committed the crime. Mrs. Fromer is now old and in bad health. She has lost the fight of one eye und that of the other is nearly gone. She has a married daughter in Atlanta, Ga.. who is able and willing to take care of her. Judite Homier, who pranounced sentence in the case, now thinks the woman was Insane, though he Mill thinks the jury were lustined. und-r the evidence, in their verdict, in the mass of correspondence addressed to the Governor for the purpose of securing Mrs. Fromt r's pardon is one touehlnK letter. Jt whs written by the woman's eight-year-old granddaughter In Atlanta, and the little one pleads pitifully with the Governor to give her back her grandmother, "because all the other little Kirls have one. and 1 "haven't. If you don't do it I won't like you any more." Governor Matthews commuted the sentence of David Liggltt. of Marshall county, from a six months Jail penalty to confinement In the Reform School. Llggitt is a boy seventeen years old and was convic ted on a charge of petit larceny to which he pleaded guilty. He was too old for the court to send to the Reform School, but the trial Judge warmly recommends such action.

MR. MOUNT CALLS A HALT

CAWOT CONSIDER Al'lMllM'.MUM'S l .NTIL LEGISLATI HE UMIS. Wants Hiw Friend to Co:t Making 1'crNonul Appeal There 1 HanK r in IteliiK Too ZealoiiM. Governor-elect Mount continues to be overwhelmed with applications for the few offices at his disposal and demands on his time on that account are so urgent that he has so far been unable to give proper attention to a multiplicity of other private and public duties requiring attention. There will not be a vacancy in any of the offices at his disiosal until after the close of the regular session of the Legislature and he has therefore determined to put aside further consideration of questions relating to patronage until the General Asscmbly has concluded Its deliberations. In conversation with a Journal reporter list evening Mr. Mount said: "A great many well-meaning friends seem not to realize that I am to assume the office of chief executive under exceedingly trying circumstances. Thus far I have not had an opportunity of informing myself of the details of the Governor's office, notwithstanding the generous Invitations extended mo by the outgoing administration. In addition to this, I realize that I must inform myself concerning contemplated legislation and keep In close touch with that all-important branch of state government. In order that I may accomplish these ends in a proper manner, It is positively necessary that I should be relieved o. the consideration of matters of a personal nature. With that purpose in view, 1 desire it to be made known that until after the close of the General Assembly I shall be compelled to decline all personal appeals for appointments. Petitions and recommendations may bo filed In the regular way, with the assurance that they will bo carefully considered in due season, and in forming my conclusions the merits and worth of all applicants will be fully and fairly considered without prejudice. Xo person can reasonably expect to gain advantage by persistent urging indeed, every student of human nature may well conclude that an opposite effect may be brought about by overzealous espousal. This rale will apply to petitions for pardons, also. "It will be. impossible for the Governor or his private secretary to properly perform their duties In connection with the Legislature unless they conform to an inflexible rule against the consideration of applications for office and pardons, and I trust my friends will readily appreciate the absolute necessity for the adoption' of this policy. I certainly shall feel most grateful to those who may choose to considerately respct my feelings in this matter. I especially desire to avoid any act that may le deemed discourteous to the humblest of worthy applicants, but It Is a self-evident proposition that public duty is paramount to purely personal interests." TARIFF ON TOBACCO. Local C'ltfar Makem Want a. Uniform Rate of oO Cents. Cigar Makers' Union, Xo. 32. at a meeting last night, unanimously adopted resolutions asking Congress to increase the duty on cigars and to adopt a uniform and specific rate on all unstemmed leaf tobacco of M cents a pound. The effect of such a uniform tariff, the cigar makers believe, would be to prevent the undervaluation and fraud which is now practiced. This 50-cent rate would Increase the duty 13 cents a iound on Havena fillers, but would reduce the rate on Sumatra wrappers, which is now $1.50 a pound, to r0 cents. Such a tariff, it Is argued, would give the Western cigar makers a better opportunity to compete with Eastern makers. The committee appointed by the union, which has a membership of about 300 cigar makers, to present the resolution to Representative Overstreet nnd the new Republican United States senator is comnosed of S. F. Moses, George Kiekert and John Hist. The Altittkn Garment. In one of the bicycle houses on Xorth Pennsylvania street is shown a full, line of the new Alaska Fiber Garments, which are attracting considerable attention "pro and con" among the hundreds who stop and examine these goods. They show vests, coats and other garments made of the Alaska fiber, which Is supposed to be Impervious to wind and cold weather. It-is claimed that one of these light sevenounce Alaska vests Is equal, as far as keeping cold air and wind from the body Is concerned, to a fifteen-pound ulster. This seems quite 4 claim to make, but tlu ir rent" catalogue, which the company is giving away, contains hundreds of testimonials of railroad firemen, engineers and other Xorthern men exposed to all kinds of cold, which certainly speal3 very high for the goods. This is an entirely new line for C. G. Fisher & Co.. but they have abundance of faith in the goods and their sales on them so far to quite a number of prominent men of the city have been very satisfactory. Your inspection of this line is solicited. C. G. FISHER & CO., 64 Xorth Pennsylvania street. TTT A

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