Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 January 1897 — Page 8

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1897.

It Takes Nerve

To cut prices below the lowest possible cost of duplicating, but we have started to clear the stock of every broken assortment, every odd garment, every article that stands in the way of absolute newness In this favored store of yours. Note these: GLOVES Ladies' Kid Glovrs. odds and pnds of ?1 and qualm?, sizes V:. 0"-. To 7?. and S, at Children's Kid Gloves. $1 qualities 3C Children's Jilack Wool Mittens, small n size. 2Zc to 43c soods, at Men's DOc Rlack Cashmere Gloves 25c HANDKERCHIEFS About () dozen of these lace-trimmed that wcro l'je: also, about 20 dozen ry regular 5s Qualities, while they last.. -C HOSIERY Infant? ttlack Cashmere Ifo?e, includ- cn lng qualities 2Tc to 6)c for 3C Choice of Men's ."; Socks In Black Navy. Camolhalr and Natural Wool, o Sr. for, OC MEN'S FURNISHINGS About 100 and Scarfs, culled from our 2Tk? and 25c neckwear, your r choice "J - Grnuine Guyot Surn(lTs: they sdliZfor jOc; your choice -LDC Fine Unlaundered Shirts, with colored ZC( bosoms, 50c ones DJC Fin. white all-wool Drawers, vrre) " $1.25; no shirts to match . MILLINERY Second Floor. Tast week's selllnp- played havoc with assortments here, but we've bunched the remains and offer them so: Black Ostrich Tips, from $1.30 and $1 ain. hunch, dropped to 15c and AUC Three-quarter length Colored Flumes.. 50c About l'X) assorted Felt Hats, the for- Cr rner price doesn't count, now Stitched Bicycle Hats, lisyht and dark-) colors, were $1.25, choice DL, Children's Silk Bonnets, were $2.50, rochoice JUL Fine Tarn O'Shanters. li.ZQ ones 20C Crepe LIsso Neck Ruches, were four times the price, but we are ready toQTr let go, now sJK L. S. AYRES&CO Buttcrick Pattern Agents. CARPET nnut !;ni i Hi : ; inn 1! i! ! I! I Q Z II T! Mint Mil 1 : 'H! !fi: i! !:l'it' 0il 1 1 1 Hi I'll ..... iia eODY BRUSSELS NEW PATTERNS ' $1, $1.15, $1.25, $1.35 a yard. Wall Taper, swell styles, 5c, 7c, 8c, 10c, 1 2; c per yard and up. Albert Gal 17 and 19 West WasMngton Street. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500. A Portrait by Steele Friends and acquaintances of W. P. Fishback are invited to call and see this portrait. Critics pronounce it excellent. Art Materials of all kinds. Drawing Papers and Pencils. Fresh blue-print paper. The H. LIEBER COMPANY, 33 South Meridian St. "Whoever wishes to attain an English style, familiar but not coarse, and elegant but not ostentatious, must jive his days and nights to the volumes of Addison." Samuel Johnson. DALTON HAT CO HighClass :: Hatters BATES HOUSE. Go to on Art Storo for Pictures." ii in: i v -vr"ci artistic Framing is our specialty. We show a very larKe line of Moldings of all kinds, and of designs to suit all tastes. We want to do vour framing. I'lCTUItilS. KltAMHS. STATCAUY, ARTISTS" MATERIALS. WARD'S ART STORE, N. Peon. St., opp. P. 0. 'fio to u (ilove Store for i loves." NSIDE PRICES Pil Warm Gloves See the window at Tucker's Glove Store, JO tZnmt AYawhlTiKton Slrrrt. Hum II tou W. .Mulilr'n Lecture. On Friday evening1 Mr. Mabie will appear under th auspices of the McC'ulloch Club at Plymouth Church. Mr. Mabie. Is the iltor of The Outlook. Trm subject of his ltur will l "American Letters and Koflal Life." ThU will 1..- Mr. Mahi. 's second appt-aranc in Indianapolis. Zkfrcom Sets In all ivoods-Wm. L. Elder.

MANY ARE IN DISTRESS

CHARITY Ollli AMZ ATIOSS I It ii EM aipi:al for assistance. Much SuffcriiiK in the it I'ul imd Food .Needed Mt tie Abatement of the Extreme Cold. A cry has gone up from the poor and needy of Indianapolis and that cry Is for food and warmth. This city, with its excellent organization of charity, has had less distress than almost any other city of its size in the land, but at the present seafon the demands on the benevolent ieopIe are more urgent than at any time heretofore. The extreme cold weather has sharply accentuated the sufTerinff of many peopie who, though out of employment for a long time, have proudly concealed their absoluie needs, and only now, driven by despair, and sore at heart at the wailing of their little ones, turn to their more fortunate brothers and sisters for relief. John H. Holliday, chairman of the executive committee; of the Charity Organization Society, and Secretary Grout yesterday issued an address to the public calling for funds, for co-operation in the work of relief and for donations, anything, big or little, that will help tide the poor oer this cheerless period. In modest cottages of the workingmen. as well as in the hovel of miserable creatures, this graunt. mocking figure of Want has appeared. This address of organized charity, which is unusually appealing, is as follows: lo th i'ubjle Thi Charity Organization appeals to you for assistance. There is more suffering this year among the people than at any time since lw.I-tH. A large number of skilled mechanics are now in distress who never have had to ask help bofore. They have had little or no employment for months and have exhausted all their resources. The wolf is at the door and their wives and children are in dire n-ol. Kvery employer of labor testilies that there never were so many applicants for work of any kind, and at any price. Yesterday we had nearly a hundred applications. These people must be helped and it must not bo oone at the cost of thtir self-resiect. The Charity Organization can provide for their greatest wants and can glvo some of them employment of a kind in taking care of others, distributing supplies, etc. If citizens who have odd jobs and repairs about their houses would give oat the work now it would be a great help to many and relieve much distiess. "Hut we need funds for these unemployed as well as for the regular work. Tho total subscription so far tor the year Is less than at this time last season, and that year closed with a deficit of iT,o. The demands are now so much greater that tho cost of the work will be increased largely and it cannot be carried on unless the people will support it. We appeal therefore to the charitable for assistance. Tho money can be paid at your convenience, though tho earlier the bette?. If you have neglected to make a subscription, do it now. If you have never made one, begin now. Do not be deterred from giving because you cannot give much, but send what you can. We want co-operation, too. and sympathetic interest. Come to the oltice. look into the methods and send us your applicants and see where your money goes. We are only too glad to have subscribers take a personal Interest In J he work. "The severe weather has caused some to remember the poor and the following gifts voluntarily bestowed yesterday and to-day are hereby acknowledged, and similar ones will be so credited: W. H. If. Miller $3T. W. J. Richards...'. 25 F. T. Holliday Z James McIIugh 5 K. Rauh & Sons l'J Julia Eastman 10 John Thomas 10 W. H. Eastman 10 Cash 2 H. D. Hamilton - Cash 1 "Send your subscriptions, checks or gifts of clothing, provisions, etc.. to the Charity Organization at Plymouth Church." TWELVE IIELOVV ZERO. Temperature AVhen Folk llegnn to Arise Yesterday Morning. People were still shivering yesterday with the cold, but somewhat less actively than the day before. Boreas still lingers in the capital city, but he let up a little on his icy grip and if the inhabitants didn't actually thaw out, still they froze no deeper. The temperature reached its maximum of chill early Monday morning and grew steadily warmer until evening. With the night the weather grew colder, as is its habit, until at 6:30 yesterday morning the mercury in Mr. Wappenhans's bulb sank again to 12 below. From then on there was a steady rise until at 2 o'clock the fluid stood exactly at zero. The rise went on until 3:30, when the thermometer registered 2 above. But the weather man immediately repented of his momentary weakness and ordered the mercury down again. At 5 o'clock it stood at 1 above and then continued to fall gradually. Indications were that during the small hours of this morning 8 degrees blow zero would be the temperature. Jat that to-day the atmosphere will warm up again just slowly and slightly enough to attord opportunity for argument as to whether It i3 colder to-day than It was yesterday, and if not. why not. There was much the same suffering yesterday from lack of sufllcient gas as there was the day before, though the gas companies report fewer complaints. It is doubtless the fact that people are getting used to their frozen toes, .cold spines and curtains frozen to the windows so that they forget to "kick." John It. Pearson, of the Indianapolis Natural Gas Company, throws out the comforting information that it is in a great measure the people's fault that they are suffering now with cold. They have neglected to plug up the cracks in door and window casings, secure in their hope of a balmy winter and in a cold snap like this no amount of gas would be able to compete successful with tho prying cold. Ice on the ponds has reached a thickness of eight inches and in some places even more. Fome little cutting was done yesterday on the Jordan pond, but most of the ice men will not begin until to-day. They were busy sweeping and marking yesterday and the prospects are that a force of nearly three hundred men will be put to work at cutting to-day. Ice men say that it is yet too early to talk about the price of ice next summer. They are pleased with the looks of the ice at present and say that if the cold weather lasts ten or fifteen days they will be able to put away such a crop ns will make ice a cheap luxury when the warm weather comes. Xo "Work on Courthouse Yard. The courthouse-yard question Is still unsettled and cannot be settled until County Commissioners Greer and Harding arc able to return to their duties, which will be in a few days. Commissioner McGregor thinks the proposition made by the city might be accepted by the board, but he can di nothing without one of the other members of the board. Work could not begin until the ground thaws, which will be as early as the question can be disposed of by the commissioners. lb-fore this cold spell came on. the trustees of this township had a conference with the secretary of tho Charity Organization Society and he made a statement at that time that he expected to pay out to dependent jeop!e more than $1.')0 In the next four weeks, most of which could be saved by being able to send the men who made application to him to the courthouse to work. The intensely cold weather has largely Increased the amount tnat the trustee is'pay'ng out and if zero weather continues much longer the amount will be doubled for the estimate d four weeks. A Family Xnrron' Esenpe. Scarcity of gas caused a serious time for the family of Martin Iarsen. at HaughviHe, Monday night. In order that what little gas there was might give all the heat possibV. Iarsen, before going to bed, stuck a piece of tin between two of the joints in the pipe, making a sort of a damper. He was aroused about midnight by his little daughter, who got out of b.-d calling fcr her father, and fell to the Hour, choking". L,arsen aroused his wif- and started to carry his daughter to th. dvor. Mrs. I.ars -n tried to follow but she. too. f;-n almost 'unconscious. Iee Jenkins, a hoarder, was cal!-d to go for the doctor, but he also, while dressing, succumbed M the gis. whi h tided the hous. !rs n Anally managed to summon lr. MrU-l!:!ii, who succeeded in restoring the three jx'Lj.'e to con-scious-nes. Yesterday they had ail recovered except that Mr. Iirsn was still suffering somewhat from the efrVcts of the ias sue had inhakd. iil.o hcvcral se

vere vomiting spalls but her cae s not thought to be serious.

Iloth Feet Frozen. One of the few serious injuries resulting from the severe cold weather was reported yesterday. Alexander Martin, a colored man residing at IS Willard street, had both fet frozen to the ankle while driving his team. Dr. Marlatt. of the Central College Dispensary, was called in, to look at the case and reports it as extremely serious. He says that Martin's feet may both have to be amputated. Ciood Weather for Hoa: Killing. An exceptionally large amount of killing is being done by Kingan & Co. during the present cold weather. The stock killed while the cold snap lasts does not need to be kept in the cold rooms and as it U almost certain that the low temperature will last at least several days longer the slaughter will go on harder than ever. Ten Letter Carrier III. The cold weather has rendered ten of Uncle Sam's letter carriers unlit for duty. Substitutes have taken the frostbitten men's places and the service has not been interfered with. Frozen at the Friendly Inn. Frank Whiteside, while sawing wood at the Friendly Inn Monday, had his left foot badly frozen. He went to the City Dispensary yesterday and received the proper attention. THE PARTY MEASURES REPLI1LICAXS OF THE ASSEMBLY HOLII A JOIT CAUCUS. Apportionment Confined to Legislative District Election Law Amendments Decided Upon. The Republicans of the General Assembly held their first joint caucus for the consideration of legislative matters in the h.il! cf the House last night. The matter of lirst Imiortanco was the question of an apportionment for legislative purposes, which is always a troublesome one, and is particularly so this year when there is such a slight majority in tho House. It is the expectation of the party that the Assembly will first clean, up the apportionment situation by taking the gerrymander of 1SS5 off the statute books and then pass a legislative apportionment bill so fair and equitable that no objection can le found to it, even under the stringent rules laid down by the Supreme Court in its recent decisions. However, no matter how fair and Just the apportionment may be. It is taken for granted that the minority in the House will present a solid front against it and it is necessary that the majority have their forces in compact shape in order to pass the bill through the House. Each member usually looks rather to the way his own district is treated In an apportionment bill than to tho general features of the measure and this causes a multiplicity of views to be harmonized. There Is little or no disposition to take up the question of rearranging tho Congressional districts, and this matter was definitely determined by the caucus voting not to take up the subject. The bill of Senator New, repealing the gerrymander of 1SS3, was made a caucus measure, and the following committee was appointed to draft a legislative apportionment: Senators Hawkins, Hogate and Watson and Representatives Littleton, Smith and Dabeock. They will report to th9 caucus next Tuesday night, when all other committees appointed last night will report. The question of amending election law was taken up and discussed. There are now three or four bills in-nding in the two houses for amendments to this law. One of them provides for the use of a pencil instead of the stamp and pad. arother changes the Republican ticket to the first column on the ballot and another, besides these two changes, provides for watchers at the polls by minority parties, and makes numerous changes in details of the law. There is a very general agreement that the one feature contained in ail of them, namely, a clause that the name of the same man as a candidate for the same odice shall not appear more than once upon the ballot, shall be enacted into law, but upon the other features there was considerable diversity of opinion, and it was argued that any of the various other changes mentioned would tend to not a little confusion uion the part of the voter. The prorOHitlon to change the Republican ticket to the first column was voted down, but that of using the pencil instead of the stamp carried. It was also decided to have a circle within the square surrounding the device so that a straight ticket can be voted by marking in this circle. It will be surrounded by the words: "To vote a straight ticket mark within this circle." Senators Newby. Houghton and Duncan and Representatives Thomas, Willoughby and Hart were appointed a committee to draft 'a bill containing these provisions. There was a successful effort made also to consider the subject of a bill to abolish the oltice of custodian of the statehouse and substitute the position of superintendent of statehouse and grounds. The terms of the present custodian and engineer expire on March C. and It was thought hardly worth while to oust them in the meantime. Thus there was thought to be no great hurry about it. In the new measure the engineer will be known as superintendent of machinery. Senator Hugg and Representatives N'icholson and Linck were appointed to draw up a b'll to this end. An effort was made to bring up the Shively bill concerning the prison boards in order that it might be amended so as to provide that the boards should be partisan, but Senator Shively and others opposed it and it was voted down. The Order of Lincoln. A year ago the Order of Lincoln was Incorporated in this city. It had as its objects tho bringing into existence of a broad patriotic organization to accomplish, as a whole, what individuals had undertaken in matter relating to the life of Lincoln; to secure the ownership or control, and preserve for the American people the places of special interest and the historical collections. The moement has met the approval of leading men of all shades of political thought. For a local branch of the order a list of over two hundred of representative business and professional men of the city has been secured within the past few weeks. The organization will be effected on Friday night. Feb. 5, at the Prop via eum. A banquet at the Denlson will follow, which will be addressed by prominent speakers upon subjects pertinent to the general purposes of the order. Lewia JtirkNon Toon Death. Lewis Jackson Toon, who died at the home of Andrew C. Toon at Wanamaker, Ind., last Saturday at the age of sixty-eight years, was born in Franklin township, of this county, Dec. 2, 12$. He and Ludicy M. Collins were married in lVJ. and the following children were the res till of this union: Andrew C Wesley A.. Malinda C, Garret S.. Mary Emma. Susan Genetta. Sarah Hannah and Richard H. The wife died in 11. In 15.1 Mr. Toon joined the New P.ethel p.aptist Church. At the time of his death he was a member of the United Brethren Church at Ebenezer. Goinu Down Stairs. The French have a phrase, "the wit of the stairway," meaning all the bright tl ings we think of. the effective ones left unsaid, as we go down stairs after a social call or business engagement. It is but the light French touch to express "too late." yet is applicable to much of more serious moment. It is by no means pleasant to think backwards of the right things unaccomplished. A man going down the stairway of middle or advanced age has ample time to review sadly the errors of omission in the past, the good and needful acts left undone. Fancy the feelings of him who mik'ht have guarded himself from the chance of want in his declining years and environed his family against every possible financial disaster by .accepting ample iife insurance when he was in the vi-ror of manhood! Wrecked health, and the Inevitable increased cost, have now perhaps j-.hut him out from its protection forevtr. It ii not a very pleasant retrospect fur him and has at best but a single redeeming feature, that of a severe example for others to avoid.

THE PAVING NEXT YEAR

HOARD OF WOIIKS CALLS ATTEX- . TlOX TO SOME OF ITS PLAN'S. Cro Street! an Far orth a Sixteenth to lie Improved The Expenditure In lKt)G. The sixth annual report of the Board of Public Works was li!ed with Mayor Taggart yesterday mcrning. The part of the report that is of the most importance to the public is that which concerns future improvements now contemplated. In this regard the report says: "Steps will be taken during 1S&7 to extend the central paved district. A number of east and west streets, between North and Sixteenth streets, should be paved. Noble street, from Washington street to Massachusetts avenue, should be Improved, as well as the streets intersecting Ndble on the west. The Capitol avenue improvement should be extended to Thirty-third street (old Twenty-sixth.) This is to seeure a paved street to Crown Hill entrance, and when this avenue is improved lurther north to Thirty-seventh street. It will reach to a point not far distant from the State fair grounds. "Washington street, from Alabama to Senate avenue, will have to be resurfaced with asphalt this year. It i3 the opinion of our engineer that the present foundation can bo used. Other North Side streets needing improvement aie Park avenue and New Jersey street. On the South Side, attention should be given to tho permanent improvement of a number of streets, among them being Russell, Kentucky and Madison aenues. and Illinois, Union, Morris and Merrill streets." Ucsidts these, there are a number of other improvements seriously contemplated which are not mentioned, probably because they have not been fully determined upon. Among these are the improvement of Kentucky avenue, which, however, cannot be dune until tho Legislature opens the way; Shelby street, from Pleasant run to Raymond street, t,ast Washington street to the city limits, and a number of residence streets in all parts of the city. The report says, without specifying, that it will improve this year a number of cross streets between North and Sixteenth streets. The board is thoroughly in accord with the city engineer's recommendation as to sidewa'ks in tho original mile square, and will probably order them all improved with cement where the present walks are not in good conditioln. In regard to sewers the report states that the White river and Pogue's run interceptors will bo completed during the present year at a cost of about $187,(M). It also strongly recommends that Pogue's run be convened into a closed drain, which the report says would greatly enhance the value of a large amount of property, which property shoual be assessed benefits for the payment of the cost, which will be large. The money expended by the board for all purposes during the year amounted to $i3.34s.(j(, which left an unexpended balance of 21.Llej.i;o. In the future the board will not permit contractors to withdraw any of the money held for the guarantee of Improvements. The experience with two or three contractors in the past has been suttieient to indicate that this practice was likely to result in loss to the city, and it will be discontinued in the future. This will also give the board money with which it can promptly pay all coupons presented to the treasurer, and thus keep the Barrett law bonds at par. provided the proposed amendment to the Barrett law is passed by the Legislature. The board refers to the negotiations of the city with the county In regard to cutting down the courthouse lawn and expresses the hope that the work will soon begin under a contract that the city can afford to make. In this regard the board also makes the statement that it will do all In Its power to cause the speedy erection of a new building, to be used by the police department as a station and court quarters and by the city dispensary. thus removing tho most objectionable part" of the city departments from the basement of the courthouse. The board tosses itself a few handsome bouquets at various points in the repprt. On the garbage question it says the contract for handling garbage for six years has been let at a price less than was anticipated, and compliments Itself largely upon that fact. The water question comes in for a little of these compliments also. The board says that the fact that the time will soon come when the Board of Health will glvo a certificate of the purity of tho water new furnished proves its theory that the company can obtain an abundant supply of pure water from dfep wells. The oontcict with the Central Union Telephone Company and Western Union Telegraph Company are set out in full. The following tables are taken from the report and show the amount of improvement of various kinds made since lSid and during last year: Kind of improvements. Miles. Cost. Asphalt streets 31.31 $2,03?,Sto.27 Brick streets 1S.10 R2tJ.331.S3 Wooden block streets f.1 378,429.7:) Macadam streets 2.21 .335.S Gravel streets Cl.74 3."2.(2"..2J Gravel alleys r..r,7 12,947.02 Bowldered alleys 2.3S 9,4'jy.S5 Cement sidewalks 4'J.O'i 274.303.02 Prick sidewalks 23. IS 57,6?4.4. Sewcra 53.3) l.WUOtt.K Levees 14,227.20 Total 228.01 J3.11S.561.20 The following 13 a statement of the cost of all such improvements made during the year 1M-C: Miles. Cost. Asphalt streets 4.4 $231,4S.f,S Brick streets 2.31 h2.Cjn.7S Wooden block streets S.StJ 270,727.12 Macadam streets 1.00 R6.037.fc0 Grade and gravel streets 4.87 e3.CId.38 Grade and gravel alleys l.;0 4.040.5s Grade and bowldered alleys.. .OS 2fi0.s Cement sidewalks 13.(2 83.443.."2 Brick sidewalks 3.2S 6.519.70 Sewers C.89 00.R29.72 Levees 3,707.72 Total ....41.00 ?:,13,036.S6 THE ENGINEER'S REPORT. He Favors AVooilen Block Streets Coated -tilth Anphalt. The report of the city engineer, which accompanies that of the Board of Works, is largely statistical, but in the introduction to the report Mr. Jeup gives some very interesting facts in regard to streets and improvements. Hi recommends, among other tilings, that the city proceed to build cement sidewalks within the mile square wherever walks are not now in good condition, without waiting for petitions. He also asks that one intersection of an asphalt and block street be improved as an. experiment in accordance with his recommendation for placing a wearing surface of onefourth Inch of asphalt over the block street. This recommendation is approved by the Board of Works and it will be ;ried early this spring. The introduction to the report of Mr. Jeup is as follov.s: "During the year 1V. 4.4 miles of asphalt streets were completed. In my annual report of 13 I stated that asphalt streets, equally as good as ume laid prior to IV'5. should be laid at less cost and with a guarantee period of nine instead of live years. In the past year we have succeeded in accomplishing this result. Taking Alabama street for example, from Eleventh street (formerly Morrison .,reet) .) Sixteenth (formerly Seventh street), the lowest bid for the "improvement of this Mrevt In lvC was $7.43 a lineal foot. In lv'J. under similar specifications and plans, except that natural cement was suh:itu.ed for Portland cement in making concrete foil? datloris, the contract was awarded at JJ.13 a lineal foot, a saving to the property owner of 11.32 a lineal foot on ac siJe of the street with the guarantee period increased to nine yenrs. "Two and thirty-four-hundredths miles of brick streets and alleys wen. on enacted. The guarantee period was extenJe I ti m live to seven years, ibric?: is not in tavc.r on residtnee streets, but lor alleys it Is the accepted paving material. 1 would n commend that in contemplated riiiey impiovemints lor lv7 paving brick (block size) be used on a foundation ot con ., t'ohen stone or rolled gravcJ, according to , the nature of the traf.ic. "More wood. n.hek stret were constructed during the yetr 130. than lu all ears previous. Observ.itlon f tl.- -.vtaring of Meridian street. vh:cii wat "aid u.th Washington oedur blrc ; in lv-", has .-ro-,n the greatest wear at ae wiJ.- joirt.. Intersections, where t'.ie block.-' are I.nd agonally, show little signs C near. In ti construction of block street In j-ie the blocks were creosoted. usiag about 1... gallons of creosote oil to each cubic foot of

timber. The blocks were of uniform v.Mc'th and were placed diagonally in the street at an angle of 43 degrees with the curb line The Joints were afterward i'i.1 ith asphalMc cement grout. These wooden-block streets constructed -n IW will be Miiisfcctory to property owners 'oi many ; c:us. "The paving material which na.s g'wn the best satisfaction on resiba?e rccts has been asphalt and wood.m block. Both have serious disadvantages. The tir.yie.dlng surface of the asphalt during the greater part of the year, the slippery sutlace n winter, the noise and the wavy surface after a tew years of wear and the cost of maintenance are serious objections to aspnalt pavements, a3 the spongy, absorbent under surface is the great source of wear and cost of maintenance of wooden-block streets. "A street which would t 3;aove he c Injections of the asphalt and wooden-block streets mentioned would certainly be m ideal street. It Is my opinion that n h a street could be built with a combhuilvd of wooden block and asphalt constructed with a six-inch concrete foundation, c v:shion coat of one Inch of sand, on which should be laid four-inch wooden blocks of the longleafed Southern pine thoroughly creosoted and laid diagonally and close together, with an asphalt wearing surface, one-fourth inch covered with sharp, clean sand or sranlte. to be renewed when wona out. "Similar improvements have given ratisfaction in cities of California, but blocks were dipped In asphalt instead of creosote oil and the blocks were not laid dbo tally. Such pavements cost for maintenance onehalf cent a square foot for renewal of wearing surface once in two or three years under ordinary trallic. I would recommend that an Intersection of wooden-block street be surfaced with one-fourth inch of asphalt as an experiment. GRAVEL AND CEMENT. "The length of gravel streets constructed during the year is 4.SG miles. These streets were not entirely satisfactory, owing to tho difficulty of securing good gravel in this city. The rolling of gravel streets has been an improvement over former construction of this class of streets, and, while some of the streets do not it present present a iirm surface, before the guarantee period has expired these streets, after having been exposed to travel and by rerolling, .vill be solid. "More cement sidewalks were consttb;teJ in lSf6 than during any previous year. 1 ."crc is no doubt that cement is the proper paving material for sidewalks in this city. As nearly all of the streets within the mile square have been permanently Improved. 1 would recommend that the sidewalks, where the same are in poor condition within Ibis territory, be replaced by cement walks without petition during the coming year. "The length of the sewers completed in ISM does not give ait adequate idea o the amount of this class of work tio;u The two intercepting sewers, the W'lite tiver and the Pogue's run, begun in 1!"35. :-re Mill in course of construction and about live miles of these sewers have been completed, but could not be included in the table until accepted by the city. The other sewers constructed are branch, main and local under the general sewage system. "After the passage of the amended ordinance early In October changing street names, work was at once begun on puiting uja the signs and about two ta jsand streetmime signs were Placed n position. The plans for a system of rcnumborimj httcets have been prepared aid streets will le renumbered before Airil. 1!'7. "The Central Union felerhor.c Company, under the supervision ol riU dc-pariment, constructed 4.58 miles of conduits, and, with the exception of a few trenches in alleys for which brick could iui ie secured in time to make repairs, all k tree is n-e been replaced in good condition."

Police Station Flmt; Pnrk Seit. Controller Johnson was asked yesterday what he thought cf the proposition to appropriate $400,000 for the park commissioners. He said Iad not thoroughly considered the matter yet and was just now more interested In securing the erection of a new police station and city dispensary, which he thought was more needed than anything else. He said that W. Scott Moore Is now preparing rough plans for the purpose of making an estimate of the probable cost ot the proposed buildings, and that In a few days the city would know the maximum amount that would be asked for the two lots that are to be purchased. He said that after he received these tigures he would be in a position to consider what ho would recommend for parks. Street Kepalr. Department. The report of the foreman of street repairs shows that of $71,500 appropriated for his department, he has spent JJS.3S.31, leaving a balance to bo turned into the city treasury of 53,191.49. The following are the items of expenditures: Street repairs pay roll. J41.S71.77: repair of improved streets, Jl, 151.32; sewer gang pay roll. $.375.3.; ; bridge gang pay roll, $7,3ol.-J; street repair accounts, J8.33S.79. Commissioner Herpick recommends that a steam road roller be purchased for the use of his department. This recommendation is concurred ii by the Board of Works. Tobacco Spit Ordinance. The Council judiciary committee will meet Friday night to consider the ordinance providing that tobacco spittle shall not be expectorated in theaters or public halls. ALL SORTS OF FINE DOGS. Entries from All Purt of the Conntry for Kennel Club Show. Among the attractions at the Kennel Club show next week will be a novelty from St. Louis. J. M. Trendly will bring his collies, including Major Domo, Adelaide, Cumnock, "June Perfection" and Maid Marian. "June Perfection" Is pure white, and is a very fine dog. Mr. Trendly will also bring somo beagles for the hound trials. The club has secured from the Gerard Pet Dog Kennels, of Dayton. O., entries of blooded pugs and Italian greyhounds. The South Bend Kennel entries aro all In. The Itoyal Cocker Kennel of Illinois will send live spaniels, and the great black-corded Russian poodle. Ponce De Leon, will be on exhibition. He has won seventeen first prizes, but will not be entered for competition here. Miss Neal. of Hamilton. O., has entered a recently-imported Scotch collie. There will be some highly-prized toy spaniels and terriers from Manchester-by-the-Sea, Mass. Philadelphia will send one of its finest bull dogs. The proceeds of the show, which will probably be the biggest ever given in the West, will go to charity. Fire Department Wns Late. The house occupied by Louis Gainey and E. J. Richards, at 330 North Illinois street, was almost destroyed by fire Monday night. The fire was caused by some sparks from an adjacent chimney falling on the roof and the building was In a blaze In a moment. Nearly all the furniture was ruined. Gainey and Richards complain that the fire department did not arrive on the scene until twenty minutes after the alarm was sounded. Chief Barrett explains that there was a slight confusion caused by two alarms coming at once from different points, but that scarcely more than two minutes after the alarm the department apparatus moved. J. C. Bannister fell and broke his leg while attempting to save some furniture, and several firemen received frozen ears from working in the cold. Yesterday everything about the premises was covered with a thick coating of ice. The Whist Convention. The programme for the Indiana Whist Association's convention at the Denison Thursday and Friday of next week has been prepared. The preliminary play for the Cofhn trophy will begin Thursday afternoon, the participants to include one team of four from each club in the association. This play will be progressive duplicate, and the two teams having the highest score will play off the finals the next day. Thursday evening there will I? play for the Herroh trophy. Friday afternoon the finals for the Collin and Herron trophies will le played and In the evening the Heath trophy contest will be played. AVomenN IluMlneMn I Hlon Oflicerw. The Woman's Social and Business Union of Roberts Park Church has elected the following officers: President Mrs. Emil Wulschner. First Vice President Mrs. M. J. Allison. Second Vice President Mrs. J. S. Berryhill. Third Vice President Mrs. S. W. McMahon. Recording Secretary Mrs. Frederick Baggs. Treasurer Mrs. Abner Lewis. Corresponding Secretary Mrs. M. E. Iltntcn. Financial Secretary Mrs. J. S. Thompson. ' ' ' T ' Evolution of n Lover. Rev. F. A. Morgan, of Terre Haute, will lecture at the Seventh Presbyterian Church to-nitrht under the nuspicc-s of the deacon. Th title of his lecture is 'rVte Evolution of a Lover.

TO SEAT MR. CULBERT

ELECTIOS COMMITTER OF THE SEXATE REACHES A DECISIOX. Evidence Completed nnd Argument of Attorney Made I.nt Mght Review of the Case. George W. Rogers, Democratic senator from Laporte county, was unseated last night by the Senate committee on elections and the seat given to his opponent in the late election, Uriah Culbert. A meeting of the committee was held at 10 oclock after the joint caucus. The decision of the committee was reached after listening to a brief presentation of the facts by Jeremiah Collins, of Michigan City, who appeared for Mr. Culbert. and a lengthy argument from Elder C. Weir, attorney for Mr. Rogers. Senators Gostlin. Newby. Hawkin?, Early. Wood and Johnston were present. Senator Humphreys alone being absent. After the hearing the committee went into executive session. A vote was taken and Senators Gostlin, Hawkins. Newby, Early and Wood voted to unseat Rogers, Senator Johnston alone voting in tho negative. The committee will probably report its recommendations in the case this morning. In presenting the case of the contestant. Mr. Collins said it was contended that twenty-three votes were unlawfully counted for Rogers, besides which Mr. Culbert claimed that at least five voters who would have voted for him were prevented from voting. As shown by the official returns Mr. Rogers received 4.5SS. but deducting the twenty-three votes illegally counted for him, the returns should have given him 4,333 votes. On the face of the election returns Mr. Culbert received 4.539. With the Ave votes which were prevented from being cast added he would have got 4.3H votes, a majority of nine. On the face of the election returns Mr. liogcrs's majority was seventeen. Mr. cpliins went through his brief, showing the specific cases in which the election laws were violated and votes illegally counted for Rogers. In the first precinct of the First ward in Michigan City a Democratic ticket was counted for all the candidates, although It had been stamped three times within the square containing the rooster. In another instance Thomas Dolan. a Republican clerk, made aftidavit that he was compelled to change the election sheets which deprived Culbert of two votes. Another Democratic ballot was counted although the names were stamped and not the squares. There were other Instances of this sort. John W. Rose, a resident of Indianapolis, went to Michigan City to solicit for a building nnd loan association a few weeks before the election. He voted there, although he was a nonresident, declaring he could not afford to go to Indianapolis, lief ore the election he claimed to be a Democrat and worked for the party. Reference was made to several others who voted, although nonresidents; A ticket that was stamped only in the square opposite the name of Kreuger, the candidate for Congress, was counted throughout for the Democratic ticket. Two men who boarded at the Blair House voted at Michigan City, although the hotel was outside the city limits. An affidavit was filed from one of the county officers showing the hotel was not in the city. Affidavits were before the committee covering every charge of Illegal voting in the twenty-three cases in Michigan City and the rural precincts of the cointy. In reviewing the votes which had not been permitted to be cast, but which would have been for Culbert, Mr. Collins cited the case of four voters in the lirst precinct of the Fifth ward of Michigan City. On both poll books two of them were classed as doubtful and two as Republicans. The affidavit of James Billings, the Democratic sheriff, showed the polls were not opened earlv enough to allow them to vote. In three other cases legal voters were challenged and prevented from voting, although they were entitled to vote, and all would have voted for Culbert. This made a total of seven, but Mr. Coillns said they would not insist on the two votes shown by both poll books to be doubtful. They did claim that the twenty-three votes illegally counted for Rogers and the five not recorded for Culbert made a difference of twenty-eight, enough to elect the latter by a majority of nine. Rogers a alleged majority being seventeen. Elder C. Weir opened his argument by declaring the election heldJast fall in Laporte county was one of the fairest and cleanest elections ever known there. He said that of the forty-nine precincts the Republicans had a majority of the election officers in all but three. And yet he said, the claim is made that illegal voting had gone on. He declared that no objections were raised at the time of alleged violations of the law, and no annotations of such violations had been made on returns. Another significant fact, he said, was that Culbert wrote a congratulatory letter to Rogers, congratulating him on his successful election. Mr. Weir was permitted to read the letter referred to, although the time for taking testimony had closed. He conceded that there were a number of votes claimed by Culbert which had not been successfully rebutted, and yet - ner thev were all accounted for he said Mr. Rogers still had a majority of eighteen. He said the evidence taken before the commission showed eight votes that should have been counted for Rogers were improperly excluded. In the Dolan case he said It was rather absurd for Dolan to say he was compelled to change the sheets, as the Republicans had the machine In that precinct. As to the Blair House case he said tho record showed Blair paid city taxes and that there was a statement from the city engineers showing the Blair House was within the limits of Michigan City. He took up the cases of the nonresidents and said the preponderance of the evidence showed they were not nonresidents but were legallv entitled to vote. In his argument Mr. Weir asserted there were many Republicans who did not vote for Culbert. Senator Newby inquired whether Culbert had run ahead or behind his ticket? .dr. Weir admitted he had run ahead of his ticket, but declared that was because many Democrats voted for him. As it was almost midnight. Mr. Collins waived the right to close and the committee went into executive session. Its deliberations were brief and but one vote was taken. mmmmmmmmm M mm-m Good Coffee. R. M. Mueller, 61 Mass. Ave. Tel. 573. Insure with German Fire Insurance ot In. dlana. General offlces. 25 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado, and explosion. Gluton Flour. 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J IXUIAWS LliADING JI'.WCLKRS. The Improved mi i n Light Reduced lit Price. Improved methods and greater facilities lor manufacturing', together with the enormous increase in the sales of the Improved Welsbach Light, make possible the following reduction in price: Light With Standard Shade. $2.03. Former price, ?2.ZQ. Ught With Rendinz Lamp Shade. $2.25. Former price. 52.73. Lights With Decorated Shades at Proportionately Reduced Figures. It is the most efficient, economical means of artificial lighting' known to science. Burns half the gas gives three times the light, For Scale toy The Consumers' Gas Trust Co. OTIS SKINNER IN THE ISHMAEUTE f For FEBRUARY, writes "Concerning the Romantic Play" In the same number the table of contents allows Those Virjjll Girls" Emma Carle ton "TooMach of ft Good Thlni". Isabel War burl on "Tbc Virtu: of fcvil" AHaa Hendricks "The King Was With Us Yesterday" John Drett My Lady"... Wood Levette Wilson Old Bill's Daughter". Hewitt Hanson lowland -Caviar or Fruit?" On sale at all bookstores and news stands, l'or yearlv Mibscriptioiis address 1MB ISRAELITE,' Indianapolis, Ind. Price, $i. The Stomach Is the Furnace of the Body. Good food is the best fuel for this . furnace. Manv bakers arc now usinjj flours that have a:i an admixture of corn meal. Porrott & Tajraart use only the best grade of flour in their famous Domestic. Ask Your Grocer for It. klNE . . ' 1 Furniture SANDER & RECKER, 115, 117, 119 East Washington St., "The Old Reliable." y V V t V y t ? y "See that you get Y z I Bryce's Butter Crackers As no inferior or secondgrade Cracker is made by him, when yon get his you are sure of the best.'' . How d,os this strlko you? For we will srnd for one year to any uddrcss (or all dinVrtnt) a copy of "The Puritan." Mc-Ciur'-'s" ainl "Munscy's." Commence any r.uinbf r: xrnt anywhere. Ortltr mut Lw received not later than J .in. 30. 1VC. Send po.stal note or stamps. No local chucks. CATHCAUT, CLE LAND & CO., ltOOICSliUI-UKS, 6 East Washington Street. lidhnapoU You go n Utile- farther your money Kor inucli fnrther." Sweeping Reductions on Stoves and Ranges "B. & II. Lrfimpi at reduced price?. Combination l;ookc!M mid les-k. Sve It. Skates i'jC upward. ,led .V upward. Ill line of Hou.-ehold Furniture at lowest prices. HAUELSEN & HARTMANN, 1C3 to 1C9 Kat IVafrlilrRtori tr-t. rne-half cquar uft ot efurthou.e. W. H. Messenger, Furniture and Carpets 101 E. WashlnKton St. ircak N. II fial.L Jetin f. KuckeMuu. Fl l (;i:il.Ll) A. Ill CKKI.SllAtS, Attorney nt 1m v. :3ar.4t LOMUAIID WILDING.