Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 February 1897 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1897.

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lew York Store Established I8S3. Ac?nt for Itutterlck Pattern. $1.50 to $5.00 HOE FOR 39c, 49c, 98c, $1.50, $1.98 and $2.48 a pair. Mostly Small Sizes. Come To-elay. Pettis Dry Goods Co. STATEMENT: All Remnants of Draperies, Odd Pairs of Portieres and Lace Curtains. PARTICULARS Remnants Silkalines, Chintz, Muslins, Sash Laces, China Silks, Damasks, Tapestries, Pillows, etc. This Week Special Prices Portieres regular prices, 6, $7.50. S8-5o nd $10. THIS WEKK $4, $5, $6.25 and $7.50. Lace Curtains regular price $5, $6, 57-5. $9. $ 25o ami up. THIS WKKK $2.78, $3.50, $5, $6, $7.50 and $9.25 and up. TIFMF.MRF.R TOOK OUT FOR PROCURE liEMNANTS Lace curtains iortieres THIS WEEK! THIS WEEK! Albert Gall 17 and 19 West Washington Street. Drs. Congtalin & Wilson, Dentists S. cor. Market and Perm, sts., opp. r O. Formerly m The Denison. MANY IMITATORS But no superior, lias ... Princess Flour Do not accept a blended or fpring wheat Flour as its equal. Absolutely Pure. Olebraed for Its great leavening? strength and healthfulnesa. Assures the food agahst alum and all forms of adul teration toramon to the cheap brands. ROYAL. BKINQ POWDER CO.. NEW TORS. AMUSEMENTS. To-nlghtat tho Grand Opera House Daniel Frohmai'H company will present for the second tlrm In this city the much-talked-or and writtn-about "Prisoner of Zenda," betting tefre tho public a most pleasing play upon i. delightfully romantic subject. It has givn entertainment to .numerous and enthuskstic audiences both this season and last, aid won more hearty applause than has ben bestowed upon any other of Mr. Frohrmn's attractions "The Prisoner of Zenda" y theLyceum company is said to be as prturesquo and pleasing. as when presented Jere about a year ago. It takes but a glanu at the personnel of the organization to onvince the most exacting theater-goer olits artistic qualities. Miss Isabel Irving atlstlo work In all roles recommends he as being adequately fitted for tho part f the Princess Flavla. Howard Gould is rot very well known here, but he has been recommended by the matinee gin at the ilt. As she is known, however, to lc more or less emotional, her likes and dislikes ,ave been properly classified and met dowr under the caption of hfro worship. Ttrre may be merit in Gould to admire, thre may be much to condemn, but Indlanaplis wish- to find out for itself, ami it Isnot upon hl.s Gotham record or his Chicago record, where his Kastern record has beei fully verified, but upon his abilities am c-tpabllitles that he mu.st stand when b dons the red wig and borrowed crown )f Rudolf Iiassendvll. The other momKK of the cast are Maud Odell. Robtf. F- AJft'Iannln. Walter S. Hale. Arthur hlliott.John Findlay. Mervyn Dallas. H. J. IU!tar. Myron Calice. Vatighiin Glaser, Jra.ee Reals and others of the original Lyceum ompany. "The Prisoner of Zenda" Is a tlumph at dramatization. There will be a natince Saturday. To-ciy those remarkable Utile men. the Rossoas. will ien at the Park at the head of a tine vaudeville company. Were the hurmu race reduced to plRmlcs the Rossow ithle.es would be right in their element. t Thel! boxing and wrestling are excruciatnglj funny tcause of their smallness. 'et hey are quick as eats, and very scicnllcin all this work, and intensely earnest .ho midguts ar never separated, eating liking und sleeping together. Franz is Yf frugal. He hands over his share of all tr earnings to his mother, who banks it rhim. Karl is a spendthrift. He r -allies ti. being the smaller, he is easily the m popular of the two, and he H the Vs." Although they both detest being Ud and handled. Karl especially abomirs it. They practice daily with the vhtA used in their speciality, and. after h an hour's stroll with their dogs, ko tne theater. These wonderful little fl1 will make their appearance at the Il this afternoon, and that they will -ee a sensation H a foregone conclusion, lie company Is made up of very clever vttvllle people. Next Monday "Town ps" opens for three day? of farceendy. rise who have time which hangs heavt n their hands can find relief at the lure this week In witnessing the perpxnee of Irwia Urotheis" hurlesquers. rkittnlance has been phenomenal and tt dvance sale indicnte big business ijig remainder of the engagement. J-ydeb s IUirlosqtie t'ompany comes to .mpire at on May ror a cks stay. I. Phelps, in advance of Iella Fox. vd yesterday. The engtgenunt of the ur Delia, and her cornlc oimtu company ft Avek at the Grand will be a welcome i.l "Flcur do LU" will be the bill Mon

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Walker AVIilteIde ow Plny. Walker 'Whiteside, who haf become a favorite in this city, is as ambitious as he is artistic end Ihis year he has been presenting a new play b'.illt on the story of "Eugene Aram." of which he himself is joint author with Paul Kester. Through the South the play attracted no little attention. In New Orleans, where Whiteside presented the play for the first time, the following appeared in the Times-Democrat: "It is a somber tragedy, whose little flashes of comedy scarcely seem more than the vellow flare of tiny torches struggling through a mldnieht fog. There is a deep shadow of hopeless sorrow pervading tho story from beginning to end, but within this great shadow are exquisite colorings or love, devotion, tenderness and passion so deftly wrought out that one is disposed to wonder that the artist could color so bright ly and so delicately in such a dim and softened light. There are tears In this story of Eugene Aram, for sad and somber as it Is It does rot strike the playgoer dumb with horror and dry-eyed misery, as does 'Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.' Therese Ilacquin' or 'The student or Jlodion."In the title role Mr. Whiteside created a profound impression. Thought It was his nrst appearance In the part, he had evi dently studied out every effort with the utmost care. ehement intensity ana ner vous force, overmastering and even over whelming, seem to be ong to this young actor as a birthright, but in his r.ugene Aram there Is an artistic delicacy or treat ment, of fine intellectual and temperamen tal shadings that makes the character a psychological study of absorbing interest. IAfrlcalne" with n Great Cunt. NEW YORK, Feb. C "L. Africaine" was put on the stage of the Metropolitan Opera House to-night, with the two De Rcszkes, Piancon. Iissalle. Englo and Lltvlnne in the cast. Considered relatively to the pres entations of other years, that of to-night was thoroughly satisfactory. Iassalle fur nished the surprise of the night. He was In superb form and bis make-up and portrayal of Nelusko, the slave, won lilm hearty praise The De Reszke brothers bore out the assumption held by audiences at all times when they sing. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mrs. Chapman Williams will not observe her day at home this week. Mr. Martin W. Mansfield has returned from a trip to Philadelphia. Mrs. John W. Jones has Issued invitations for a card party Saturday afternoon. Mrs. C. K. Merrifield has issued Invita tions for a card party Friday, Feb. 12. Mrs. W. M. Herriot is in Greenfield vis itlng Mrs. E. 1. Thayer, jr., for a short time. There will be dances given at the Frenneke Academy the evenings of l-eb: 11 ana :u Miss Fanny Gowdy. of Rushville, Is the guest of Mrs. John M. Lilly, on rsorth Del aware street. Mrs. A. K. Dixby. of New Albany, will com; to-day to spend a month with Mrs. John c. Dean. The M. G. n. Club will be entertained Friday afternoon by Mrs. M. E. Eistun, No, 53) Park avenue. Mrs. Juliet "V". Strauss, of Rockville. Is the guest of Mrs. Glasscock at the Institu tion for the Rhnd. Miss Laura Huey will have a house party the middle of the month, entertaining friends from Snelbyville and Rushville. Mr. and Mrs. William F. Piel. jr., and baby, or Hrooklyn, N. i., arrived yester day to visit relatives for a few weeks. Mrs. Edward Crawford and sons, of St. Louis, have come to this city for perma nent residence. jir. Crawford will come later. Judge McCabe will entertain a large party at dinner at the Grand Hotel to-night in honor of ex-Governor Matthews and Gov ernor Mount. Mrs. M. Dietrichs and Mrs. A. E. Diet richs will entertain a few friends with a coffee the afternoon of Feb. 12 at their home, on North Pennsylvsnla street. Miss Martha Carey will give a small tea baturday afternoon and in the evening Mr. and Mrs. John N. Carey will give a dinner for air. ana JMrs. Charles w. Fairbanks. Mrs. D. P. Erwin and the Misses Erwin will not observe their afternoon at home this week. Mrs. Erwin and her daughter lionise win leave tho latter part of next week for an extended trip through Cali fornia. Mrs. Mortimer Nyc. of Laportc, will come to-day to be the guest of Mrs. O. E. McGrew, of West Indianapolis. Queen Esther Chapter will give a banquet to-morrow evening in honor of Mrs. Nye, who Is the grand matron or the order. Mrs. David Kahn will receive Informally to-morrow afternoon, from 2 to 5 o'clock. tor ner slster-ln-law. Mrs. Moses P. Fish er. formerly Miss May Kirshbsum. There are no invitations. In the evening Mr. and Mrs. Kahn will give a dinner for Mr. and . Mrs. Usher. A children s valentine party and dance will be given at the Propvlueum Saturday afternoon. Feb. 13. The west parlor will be used for the dance and ihe east parlor for the postoffice. where each child will find a va.eutlne. The Rector s Aid Society of cnrist church is interested in the enter tainment. airs. Gerry M. Sanborn gave a card nartv yehterduy afternoon in her apartments at the Rlacherne to a number of her married friends, and amone the quests were Miss Goodloe. of Louisville, and Mrs. Ticknor. of Fadueah, ky. This afternoon Mrs. Sanborn will give a similar company for a number or young ladies. The Misses Wishard will receive in. formally to-morrow afternoon for their guests. Miss Fawcett. of New Albany, and Mls?s Yarnelle. of Fort Wayne. This afternoon the Misses Wishard will give a thimhie party in honor of their visitors, and Monday evening Mrs. C. J. lluchanan will entertain for them. Mrs. C. L. Holmes and Mrs. J. W. Pow ers entertained yesterday afternoon at can's in honor of their guest. Miss Weller. or Louisville. The rooms were prettily adorned with pink and white carnations. Among the guests were Mrs. J. M. Neuburger. of Chicago; Mrs. Shallcross and aiiss Wing, of Louisville. Miss Edna Williams was the hostess for a reception last evenine at her home, on North Capitol avenue, which she gave in nonor or ner guest, aiiss Forsyth, of Harrodsburg. Ky. The two vouncr lad les re. eeived. Miss Williams wore n il.ilntv trown of pink taffeta and pink organdie, and Miss -'.--jimct feuwii whs oi .-iio green laneia, draped With chiffon. The txirlors were iIpp. orated with palms and a profusion of pink roses. In the dining room the colors of (lendale College, red and white, were used, this college having been the place where the hostess and her guest met. and several of tho young: Indies Mslstinr were also of the same school. Tho handsome polished table was canopied with smilax from the chandelier to the corners, and on the table was a. tall Venetian citergne and brass candelabra With red candles. American Beauty roses and white hyacinths were. the flowers, daintily arranged. Those invited tourist in dispensing the hospitalities were Miss Laura Huey. Miss Rose Holmes Miss Ksthrr Jordan, aiiss lono Scholl aiiss Nellie Richards. Mi?s Nellie McConnojT Miss Helen Seaton. Miss Edna Smithers MiVs .carina urapier. .miss jsaoelle Nichols and Miss Grace Williams. Roth young men aim ung latnes were included in the invuaiions to inc. reception. Amoncr thn guests were aiiss Wollcr and aiiss Wing, of i.ouis:ue. auss migoee, or. Minneapolis and Mr. Krug, of Canada. The programme of Grieg compositions was one of the best of tho year at the jiuuiim jniMt.iip v eoncsuay. mere was an unusually larce audience, aiiss Emma .Martin. Miss Hysung and Mrs. L. F. Page appeared for the first time and each was warmly applauded. Mrs. Pago plaved the dlfiicult "Sonata in K minor. No. 7." with brilliancy and iower. and Miss Hysung gave a good interpretation to the "Schmetterling." aiiss Martin was good In her group of three numbers. An especially tine performance was the "Second CJnc jrti. Op. 15. First Movement." played by Miss Mary Jenkins, with orchestra parts on the second piano by .Miss Helig. Miss Jenkins played without notes. Other numbers were given by Mrs. Rice. Miss Slckels and Miss Kctcham, in solos. The vocal concerted numbers were a trio, the well-known "So:velgs Song." by Mrs. Raschic. Miss Ketch. am und Miss Robinson and a brilliant linale. "At the Cloister Gate." by Miss iiremmermann and Mrs. Morrison, soloists and the chorus. Griecr music is better llkeil in general than that of most of the other distinctively modern comtvosers. and the programme was so well selected that all of trie numbers were Interesting. The next entertainment for the Musicale will be the lecture on "Unpublished Interviews." by Mr. William Armstrong. Monday afternoon. Feb. 15, at ?. o'clock, to which nonnn mbf rs will be admitted for a small fee. The next programme of the club will be held Friday evening. Feb. U. and the cantata. "King Renes Daughter." by Smart, will U civen under the direction of .Mrs. S. L. Morrison. A large receptkn was given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Albert Raker at hr home, tin North Pennsylvania street. Receiving with Mrs. Raker were her sisters, Mrs. A. R. Anderson and Mrs. Reniamiii F. Crane, of Crawfordsville. Mrs. Crane wore her wedding gown, a daintv white mousselalne de sole over white silk. The parlor, in whlcn the guests were welcomed, was decorated with daffodils set amid ferns.

palms and vines, almost hiding one side of the room. In the parlor opposite. Her-

muda lilies in tall vases formed the fragrant decoration, and in these two rooms Mrs. Raker was assisted by Mrs. C. W. Fairbanks. Mrs. Edward II. Dean. Mrs. C. C. Foster. Mrs. J. S. Hollidav. Mrs. H. C. Allen. Miss Alice Finch and Mrs. Thomas Dean. The dlnlntr room, with its artistic old mahogany buffet and table, was pic turesque, and rendered more so by the har mony of pink and trreen. roses being used in profusion, and smilax and ferns and pink azaleas daintily adorning the mantel. in tne center of the table was a basnet of nodding pink roses and maidenhair ierns, and tho branching canuiestiCKs were entwined with smilax. Mrs. M. L. Haines, Mrs. Henry Wallace. Mrs. . J. urown and Mrs. Harold Taylor alternate! In presiding at the table, and the refreshments, all in rose color, were passed by aiiss Marv Foster. Miss Mary Nob e. aiiss Harriet Cleland. Miss Margaret Ridgeley, Miss Helen Conner. Miss Daisy Wilson. Miss Adelaide Fairbanks and Miss Mary Davis. In the south room Misses Gertrude Raker, assisted bv her cousins. Reile and Annie Dean, presided at the punch bowl. Guests and out-of-town visitors tilled the room.? from 3 to 6 o'clock. GRAY CLUR BALL. The Young Men's Gray Club of Indian apolis held Its eighth annual reception and ball at the Rrenneke Academy. It was the most brilliant ball the club has ever given, and was attended by many prominent people. The grand mach took place at 9 o'clock with about 150 couples in line. Ex-Governor Matthews, with his daughter Helen, led the march. Mayor Taggart and wife coming next. Then followed Ex-Mayor Sullivan and daughter. Pierre Gray and wife. President Keeling. ex-President Klelnsmith, ex-President Foley, and the vice presidents oi ine ciub. A number of members of the Legislature were also present, most of them watching the dancing from the galleries, not caring to participate actively in the order of the evening. A great many left immediately after the grand march, leaving just enough people to comfortably fill the hall. These remained until late, dancing to the end the pro gramme of twenty numbers. 'ine hail was prettily decorated with greens, and a quantity of bright crimson ribbons bung In festoons from the gallery. There were smoking rooms for the gentlemen vvno did not care to dance, and everybody semed to be enjoying himself to the utmost. President Keeling pronounced the ball the most successful function the club has ever had. The music was excellent, the punch was still better, and no fault could be lound with anything. KirilN KUHN. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VINCENNES. Ind., Feb. 3.-Ike R. Kuhn and Miss May Kuhn, both of this city, were married to-day by Rabbi Ryppins. of Evansville. The groom Is junior member of the firm of R. Kuhn Co. and the bride a daughter of tffe senior member. Ry this marriage two of the wealthiest Hebrew families of Vincennes are united. CITY NEWS NOTES. John Rartlett. of No. 100 Torbet street. was arrested last nlfht on a warrant sworn out by his wife charging him with whip ping ner. Mrs. F. E. Jefferv. a returned mlsslonarv from India, will be the truest of the Women's Foreign Missionary Society of Mayllovver Congregational Church, this afternoon, and will deliver an address at 3 o'clock at the church parlors, corner Del aware ana sixteenth streets. Dr. J. T. McShane has received word of the death of El wood Hayworth. a prominent druggist of Lafayette, who died vesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mrs. 'McShane and airs. Hayworth are cousins. Dr. aic&nane win go to Iafavetto to attend the funeral, which is to take place this afternoon at 2:C0 o'clock. Indianapolis is to have a church in a the ater. Next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. in ine urana upera House, Rev. air. Acton, who has charge of the work of organizing a People's Church In this city, will begin nouung regular services. A good music programme will be arranged. The subject will be "Liberty of the Truth." Mrs. Eliza A. Rlaker addressed the stu dents of the university at RIoornington recently on the subject of kindergarten work. rrot. uryan. head of the pedairoirlcal de partment, said after the talk that the kindergarten should be made a department of tne university, a private school is now cenducted in the university buildings. Robert Williams went to Keatinc's lodg ing house, on Court street, last night and became quite boisterous, having partaken too freely of linucr. He was warned to desist, but he finally managed to get Into a tight with the proprietor. He was arrested by the bicycle police corps and slated for assault and battery and intoxication. There will be an entertainment at Wood-ruff-avenue Ninth Presbyterian Church tomorrow evening. aiiss Alma Clemens, Miss Thomas, pianists. Mr. Rergen I'lummer. violinist, and ailsH Shedd's pupils, Miss Zora Rartmess. Mrs. Silvius. Miss Jennie McCauley. Mr. Cain, assisted by Mr. Hradshaw. vocalists, ami air. Ralph Spaugh, elocutionist, are on the programme. IloltiriMon it Miitionnl litimplon. Some of the Indianapolis men who went to San Antonio, Tex., two weeks ago to take part in a national shooting match have returned. They report that Royal Robinson, of this city, won the "E. C." silver champion cup, tying on a clean score of fifty birds with Fred Gilbert. On shooting off the tie, Robinson broke twentythree to twenty-one by Gilbert. This gives Indianapolis a national champion. The silver cup won by Mr. Robinson is twenty inches high. The contest vv;s fifty for each man, with seventy contestants. In shooting off the tie. Mr. Robinson defeated Fred Gilbert, of Iowa. 22 to 21. Mr. Robinson is an amateur and secretary of tne Limited turn ciuo. of Indianapolis, and is very well known to the shooters throughout the country. Mr. Gilbert is a professional und late champion, which title is now held by Mr. Rolla O. Heikes. of Dayton. O. Mr. Robinson shot a very strong race throughout the tournament, and kept the crackerjacks guessing until the shooting closed, being second only to the world fa mous Heikes, of Dayton.. Still Suffer from (he Whisky. William Davenport, who was sent to the City Hospital a week ago suffering from the effects of two beer glassfuls of whisky, is still in a serious condition. He was arrest d for drunkenness when he fell in lt stupor irom ine enects or tne wnisky, hut the case against him was dismissed in Police Court yesterday. Congregational Appropriation. The Congregational Home Missionary So ciety of Indiana has appropriated about $).0) for various churches In the State. Several of the smaller Congregational l 1 V. . Jf 1 I . ! . . ...Ill . - 1 II ciiiiicurrt ui nun eny v.iu receive ait from the soelety. aiore appropriations for this year will be made at a later meeting. C'lienp Money for Seliool I'lirponei. Tj the Editor of the IndianaiKjlia Journal: The urgent demand for a million or more for school purposes alone in Indianapolis, and the importance of getting it at cheap rates, emphasizes n suggestion I made some time ago under another head. Then 1 was pleading for a law to tax the many millions of money that never pay a cent of taxes. It was a suggestion to make state. county, municipal and school bonds that have a low rate of interest, say not over 2-10 or 3 per cent., exempt from state, county and municipal taxation, and make them in small denominations, say $25 or its multiple, so that frugal men ami women would buy them with their small savings. It Is impossible to foretell to whit ..t.rt these bonds would be bought; but I think It not extravagant to suppose that in ten jears we will have converted all our state coumy. municipal ana school Iwnds int nontaxable bonds at not over 1 K-iu o per cent. i he measure would have a two-Iol to m(i.r. n wouiu encourage frugality aiwous iuue who nave, small incomes b giving an interest on their savings, bu i uue as imnonani to trie si:Kh un.c.i get taxes on millions of money now never reiurneu ior taxation, iriese small savings are never returned for taxation, and there is reason to believe that not one-half th bonds held by our own people are. thoug thev bear 4 to iter eent. Of I'mir,. .... bonds held by outsiders are not. Practically mi Mint1 timi iiiuiiuiiuiii) uiiiii recoup m difference between the per cent, paid o this class of bonds and the per ttnt. w now pay on bonds. r-si v. . , L I . . ..... me process ny wrucn mis condition is to be reached is very simple. An act of on or two sections wouia nring it about an net to exempt such bonds from taxation. It was mus tne government secured taxes on Ixinds. When interest ranged from lo to 1 per cent, the Kovernment got money at 7.:.u; when interest got lower governmen lowered, always keeping a margin of -j or per cent. lor taxes not assessed. The avidity with which 1 per tents were taken U'lii'ti tlrvl offered in jninll ili'mim(:i:iil,iMu Indicates what might be expected of these bonds. U. Lt. SEE. Uidian:tzoU, r to. j.

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ItKPOIlT OF THE ELi:CTIOS COM31 II THE Sl'STAIXED IJY CAlCtS. Danger on the Apportionment Hill Wuji and Menus and the lrioii Deficiencies. The elections committee hell a final meeting yesterday noon upon the hard-fought Adams-Miller contested election case and by a vote of 5 to 4 decided to dismiss the contest, thus permitting Miller to retain his seat. The committee had voted the night before to seat Adams, but a motion to reconsider was entered and decided at yesterday's meeting.. The case has become somewhat famous. Miller was the nominee of a mass convention in Parke county, which had organized first as a Democratic convention, then as a Populist convention, and then as a Prohibition convention, a committee having previously divided up the county nominations between these three parties. In the grounds of contest, or pleadings, filed acording to law with the county clerk ten days after election, Adams, the Republican contestant, had alleged numerous Instances of fraudulent voting, but had not named this method of fusion as one of the grounds of contest. In the evidence presented to the committee the charges of illegal voting were so completely overthrown that they were dropped by the attorneys of the contestant. They had not, however, amended their pleadings so as bring fusion in as one of the grounds, though the committee would have been willing to grant leave to amend, and in fact it was suggested by a member of the committee to the attorneys of Adams. They held, however, that the simple chargfe In tho pleadings that Miller had been Illegally elected was sufficient to cover this ground and they made their arguments entirely upon the question of fusion. The question before the committee was not whether or not tho fusion was legal. but whether the question of fusion could bo admitted in the consideration of the case when it was not contained in the pleadings. The vote upon this question determined the contest In favor of Miller. He was elected by a margin of oO votes and Is the first Democrat that has represented Parke county in twenty-five years. Immediately after adjournment yesterday afternoon the Republicans of tho House held a caucus In -Room 29 to discuss the subject. The majority and minority reports or tne elections committee were laid before the caucus and a number of speeches were made in behalf of each report. It developed that six of the members were unwilling to support the minority report seating Adams, even if it should be adopted by the caucus, and they remained firm, though some of Adams's friends made a strong effort to bring them Into line. A resolution was then offered that each member should vote as he pleased upon the reports of the committee when presented to the House, but after this had been discussed awhile it was deemed better that the majority report of the committee should be given unanimous approval. The members of the committee agreed not to present the minority report, and the res olution to approve that of the majority wan adopted. Thus, when the report of the committee is presented to the House, as will probably be done this morninir. it will go through without opposition. WAYS AD MI3ANS COMMITTEE. Appropriation Rlll . Will Be Early Purdue (iivcn'u Hearing. The ways and means committee expects to be able to introduce the appropriation! bill in the House the latter part of next week. If it succeeds in doing this it will be about a week and a half ahead of any other predecessors in getting its bill in. Last night the committee, together with the Senate finance committee, gave a hearing to Turdue University, which is. asking for a specific appropriation of $54,000 for .sundry buildings and machinery. President Smart was present, together with three or four of the trustees, ftp-d several prominent citizens of Lafayette. Dr. Smart made a speech of some length upon tho character of work that is !eing clone at the university ami its necessities. He then promptly answered various questions that were put to him by members of the committee. Senator Holler was anxious to know what was being done. After the retirement of the Purdue delegation the committee listened to a report from Senator Mull, who had made an examination of the vouchers of the two prisons. They have been found properly approved and correct in , every particular. The deficiency that is being carried by the Northern Prison he reported to be between $12. oeo and iu.oh) and that of the Southern Prison between $1!1.M0 and $20.ood. Deputy Attorney Central Moo res was present and explained that these deficiencies had arisen from the habit of the prison managements of anticipating their appropriations which had been carried on for a long number of years until Auditor Daily came into office. He had held the matter up and asked an opinion of the attorney general, who had decided that the practice was dearly illegal. This had compelled the wardens of the two prisons to borrow from bank enough to cover the deficiencies, and these loans they were still carrying. Ill 1 1 A) l G AM) LOAN. .Another IlenriiiRT (liven by the Leg; illative Committees. Another public meeting of the Senate and House building and loan association committees was held in the agricultural rooms of the Statchouse yesterday evening. Less than half of tho joint committee was present when the hearing began, and William Rosson, representative of ome of the state associations, expressed some objections to wasting his time talking to two or three men. After a time he began telling what he knew about the buiWHng-atsociation business. He was interrupted by a number of finest Ions, but was rather evasive. He admitted that 10 cents a week would be an excessive amount to set aside for an expense fund In an established association. In a new association ho thought that would not be an unreasonable amount. From the fact that of 113.0O) shares of stock written last year Gi,G00 was in twenty-five state associations, while there was only 50.tt0 shares written by all the other associations put together, he argued that the people had faith in the state associations. He denied that the entrance fees were expenses I of tho association. lie said they wero paid by the stockholder, not by ihe asportation. The entrance fees went to the agents. He thought this was reasonable, as the upents had traveling expenses to pay. Charles A. liookwalter argued that an expense fund, properly restricted, was better than no expense fund at all. Whether or not the association had an expense fund thero would be expenses. Al'POHTIONMKVr I1ILL. Rather Scrlou Situation of the Measure In the lloiitae. There was much discusion among Republican members yesterday over the prospects of the apportionment bill adopted by tho caucus the night before. It was introduced and referred to the apportionment committee yesterday. The committee held a brief meeting and agreed to report it back favorably at the earliest opportunity, but Mr. R.ibcock declined to sign the report. He has received a number of telegrams from his own county insisting that he stand firm against the bill, and he. Mr. Hutler ami Mr. Thomas have declared their intention of taking all the time they want to get at the feeling of their constituents thoroughly, and say that if they lind the sentiment of their own counties, to be as they believe it is they cannot support the bill. Should they continue in this attitude it would leave the Republicans In a serious position in the House, for it requires fiftyone votes to pas the bill, and thfy have but fifty-three members. Thus three of them can spoil the constitutional majority required. PI RE FOOD RILLS. Ueprewentat I vew of the Wliolenale Grocer Oppose Them. The House committee on health gave a hearing to the Wholesale Grocers' Association last evening on the question of a pure food bill, and arguments against the various measures for this purpose before the committee were made by Franc!. T. Hord. attorney for the association, and members of the tirm of Kothe. Wells & Rauer. They pointed out the fact that there Is already a pure food law In existence, a fact known to very few jv-ople. It is never enforced. They thought that If any further legislation upon the subject was passed It should be

the general health bill prepared by Secretary Hurty. of the State Roard of Health, which provides for an elaborate system or inspection. MR. OVERSTREET'S SELECTION.

Men Whom He Will Recommend an PontiiiiiMtern. It is reported from Washington that Representative Overstreet will recommend the following for postmasters in this district: John Osman. Ren Davis. Enoch Hoffman. Bridgeport. William H. Rhodes. Rrightwood. John Rartol. Haughville. Everett R. Gates. Irvingto'n. Ernest Newhouse. Lawrences J. C. Webb. Mt. Jackson. W. A. Cavior. Cumberland. William Keaton. Nineveh. F. G. Huntley, Oaklandon. John W. Fullen, Stone's Crossing. Mr.' Rhodes, the Rrightwood man. Is an old soldier, who, fr.r years, has been a Rig Four engineer. He lost a leg In a wreck. Mr. Rartel, of Haughville, is a German. Mr. Webb is a Mt. Jackson druggist. GAVE HIM ft PRIVATE TIP SAFETY" IIOARD CLOSED SALOONS HIRING PRESENT AGITATION. Order to Colbert Kept Salt Itosu -The Ilou.rd AY I II It eco iu m end n $125,OOO Police Station. Mr. Maguire, president of the Roard of Safety, admits that the board gave Superintendent of Police Colbert private instructions to enforce the saloon laws more rigidly than heretofore. He says this order was issued about ten days ago. It has never appeared in any of the papers of the city, and was not given out as a matter of news to any paper by Clerk flerrick. This would carry the order back prior to Sunday before last, which was the first day on which there seemed to be any cessation of Sunday liquor selling. There were many places open, however, at that time. East Sunday fewer were open, and seven who were open have been called on since to answer to the charge, part of them by the police department and part of them by the Civic League. In speaking of the order yesterday Mr. Maguire is quoted by an afternoon paper as saying: "Yes, we did issue a special order to Superintendent Colbert, about ten days ago. requesting him to look after violations ot the liquor laws a little more closely. Of course, we knew that he and his men were doing their duty, but we thought that per haps a little more vigilance on the part ot some of the oilicers might be beneficial. It is our intention to have the laws obeyed at all times, and this was the only reason the order was Issued." John Huegele, proprietor of a saloon at 60 East Washington street, was tried in Magistrate Nlckerson's court yesterday on a charge of violating Sec tion 4 of the Nicholson law. The charge was brought in an affidavit by Fred E. Teas, who testified that he was not connected with a civic league or other organization which made it a business to prosecute saloon keepers. He claimed that on Sunday, Jan. 10. there was a curtain drawn across Huegele' s saloon in such a way as to render it impossible to seen inside from the street. Huegele and his bartender testified that there had been a curtain there, but it had not been in use for months, and was not drawn on the Sunday in question. Magistrate Nlckerson took the case under advisement. A 9123,000 POLICE STATION. Board of Safety Want the Gamewell SyMtem Included. The Roard of Safety held a short meeting yesterday morning, but saloon law violations did not bother it. In fact, this question was not mentioned. Special police powers were granted to Charles Dunbar, for his Friendly Inn; Morris De F. Sample, city; Joe Parker. Antloch Raptlst Church; George Kline, Hendricks-street Park. The last appointment was made on the recommendation of the Park Commissioners and the powers of George L. Jeffries, Henry J. Amt and Christian C. Rasse, for the same place were revoked. Herman Oehler was promoted from stoker to tire engineer. This was done on account of the building of the North Indianapolis engine house, where the old No. 4 engine, which has been reouilt and will hereafter be known .as No. 9. is to be locate d. It is expected that the new company will be put in service within a week. John Wernslng was promoted from ladder-man to captain. to succeed Gustav Ernst, who was made assistant chief some time aj?o. The board also considered the recent tests of bloodhounds and all the memmbers spoke as if they were highly pleased with the samples of work. Captain Dawson was told to follow the hounds on all tests made here this week and report to the superintendent. The loard decided to ask that the appropriation for the new police station be J1LT.000, this to include many Improvements that are desirable, including the Gamewell system. Will Iluy 11 llonil Holler. Yesterday the Roard of Works ordered that advertisement be made for a steam road roller, to be used by the street department. An effort was made to buy a roller last spring, and about a half dozen bids were received, but It was found that every manufacturer wanted an even S-'I.TiOO for his machine. To the minds of the members of the board this indicated that the manufacturers had an agreement to hold up the price, and the board refust-d to consider the bids, although the agents of several of the manufacturers use-d their persuasive powers with the lord for more than two weeks after the bids were finally reiected. The board wants to buy a roller, but will hardly do so if the same conditions exist now as were noticed last spring. South Side Market Petition. A long petition was filed with the Roard of Works yesterday, asking that South Side market be located at the corner of Buchanan street and Virginia avenue. ThU petition contains several hundred names and brings the matter of a South Side market before the board in a formal manner. The proiosed location is two blocks from the south end of Virginia, avenue. There is a falr-slzed lot on which stand two small buildings, worth not more than $400. The lot has been advertised for sale for a long time. Petition Kitetl. For a local sewer In English avenue, from Shelby to Harrison street. Referred to city engineer. For the establishment of a market at the corner of lluchanan street and Virginia avenue. For opening Francis street. in North Indianapolis. Referred to city engineer. Kor a viaduct over the Rig Four tracks where they cross Washington street wevt of the river. Iior TjiKgarfu Iind In pt. The survey of land for park purposes madt by the park commissioners Includes a piece of land south of the Belt road owned by Mayor Taggart. He says he asked the board not to Include any of his land in the park system on account of his ofikial position, but that the board replied that be had nothing to do with the matter, and could not help it tr the commissioners condemned and bought some of his land. Municipal Note. The Roard of Works yesterday took final action on the resolution for the vacation of five feet of the north side of Twentyseventh stre-et. from College avenue to the first alley east. Final estimates were allowed by the Roard of Works yesterday as follows: For the Improvement of Orange avenue from Keystone avenue to Pogue'M run: for graveling Twenty-second street from Capitol to Talbott avenue: for improving Park avenue at the crossing of tho old State ditch. Fiivor the Sunday Rail 111 II. Cigar Makers' Union, No. C3. adopted resolutions last night indorsing the Sunday baseball bill now before the Senate. Tne resolutions set out that the Central Ibor Union is better qualified to Judge of tae need of recreation for the laboring man on the only day he has away from his toll than many of those who are so vigorously oppos1 ing the bill. It Is also stated that profes sional ball games, within an tnclosure under proper restrictions, and with the sale of liquor prohibited, is b-tter for the mora-s of a city than promiscuous games 0:1 the commons, with kegs of beer as accessories. Last year petitions in favor of Sunday ball were extensively signed by members of labor organizations.

WHY FISH ARE SCARCE, With Suggestion ImioLIhk to Increune of Stock in Indlunn- Water.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: At each ses-ion of the legislature during the past twenty years the subject of fish protection or the preservation of our fishes has received a great deal of attention, resulting in the enactment from time to time of various fish laws, many or all of which were similar in character, and were intended to prohibit Ihe taking of any fish by nets or any other method excepting hook and line. In nearly all cases their passage or enactment was urged and secured by the Instigation of fishing clubs and anggling associations of the State, who for many reasons have been deeply Interested in the preservation of game fishes. On the borders of many of the lakes fine cottages, clubhouses, etc.. have been built, affording their owners every comfort and facility for pursuing their favorite sport und recreation. At some of these resorts, in order to completely suppress all violations, a watchman or patrol was employed to watch the lakes; but with all these precautions, together with the enactment of rigid fish laws (which laws did a great work in suppressing netters. etc.) and the Introduction of fish ladders to enable the fishes to gain easy acess to spawning grounds, the lishes are becoming scarcer and scarcer, and many of the lakes that a few years ago were noted for their abundance of game fishes are now depleted, and many of the sportsmen are spending their summers, as well as dollars, at the fishing resorts of Michigan and Wisconsin. Indiana has between 31.000 and 40,000 acres of water area, which, under proper conditions, would furnish ail the food fish our people would consume, but which to-day Is of no practice benefit to any. AH of these changes hav-.. occurred during a time in which we have never been without rigid protective fish laws, for which at the time of their passage great benefits or results were truly predicted by their authors. Are we ir forced to conclude that our so-called prtectlve laws do not protect? This fact b ing apparent, it should be the duty of a who are in any way Interested in tne preservation and advancement of the fish interests of the State to lay aside all selfish claims, recognizing equal privileges to all, and by every possible effort try to determine the true cause of the rapid depletion of our fish resources and render every Hid to securing a remedy therefor. The deple tion of the waters is not so much the result of overfishing, as is claimed by many, but is due to adverse natural causes or conditions. For instance, before the timber was' all cut away, and the farms not so 1 perfectly drained, the stage of water In I our streams was more stationary or normal at all seasons of the year and heavy rains did not affect them in volume or velocity as they do to-day. Rut the conditions are changed greatly. As is well known to all observing fishermen, the bass always locates Its nest in eddy water, in most instances Just directly above or below a ripple, and any sudden change or rise In the ! water sufficient to increase the velocity of the current during the period of Incubation will in all cases destroy the eggs by washing them away or by depositing sand or mud on them. To this change in natural conditions too much cannot be charged. Again, the water in many of our streams is so polluted by city sewage, foul drainage, etc., that while our finer fishes live and seemingly thrive in them. yet to hatch the eggs of the same species in the same water would be an Impossibility, hence many of our streams are. by this feature alone, unfitted for the natural reproduction of the finer fishes, which in part will account for their becoming so scarce. The Introduction of the German carp into our public waters has added an enemy which If not checked will force all the finer fishes to give, way. The carp not only eat the "pawn of all other fishes, but by their habit of continually boring In the mud soon make the water muddy and filthy and totally unfitted for the native fishes. Many streams which a fe w years ago were flowing with clear water are now found to be muddy at all times, and while the native fishes are being driven out the streams are literally polluted with carp; tons of them could be taken annually in many of the mill dams and deeper places in our rivers. The late report of the commissioner of Illinois states that tons of carp are being caught at Peoria and other places weekly and are shipped to Eastern cities and Inland points. The report further states that the liner lishe.s are being driven out and the haunts of the bass, which In former years were favorite fishing resorts, are completely broken up and in possession of the carp. The same is true of Iake Erie, the most productive lake in the world. Some fourteen years ago the first carp was taken by the commercial fishers; Its species was unknown to them and it was sent to Washington as a curiosity, but they have now become so plentiful that they are being" taken by hundreds and thousands of tons annually, and as many as six tons have been captured at a single haul with a seine less than "'jO fevt long. Th leading commercial tishers. who are men whose opinions are worthy of respect, agree in the opinion that if not subdued the time is not far distant when Iike Erie will be nothlnc more than a large carp pond, and while the carp are becoming more and more abundant the commercial fishes are getting starrer. While the lakes of Indiana are generally free from this Canada thistle to the fish tribe, yet we cannot be too hasty in exerting every effort to head it off. The use of a seine Is the only effective way of abating or keeping this pest in check, but the bass in the lakes are somewhat differently environed than those inhabiting the streams. The- gauntlet they must run from the nest to the frying pan is full of dangers and as long as they are numerous they are able to resist their enemies and are successful in protecting their young from being eaten by sunlish and others, which are very abundant In all of the lakes, and very destructive to little fishes of all kinds: they are ever ready to gobble up a whole nest of bass as soon as the parent fish is taken away. Not all. but many anglers who are constantly urging more fish protection, are themselves guilty of the most barbarous practice of taking the parent fish from Its nest, and they have tho courage to IniastIngly refer to how they succeded in outwitting a large Ibii that was watching its nest and was slow to take the baiL Such persons have no right to the name of sportsmen ami any law that will not protect the fisher, from such enemies is of no value whatever, for the taking of a single fish at or during the spawn period will destroy from r.(C)") to 1 ". young, yet against all this evidence we have laen who will array themselves and Influence against any Individual or measure advocating a close season daring the spawning period, while a close season during spawning time will bo j great help in restoring some of our waters, but even under most favorable conditions would necessarily prove a very Flow proces"?, and as before noted would in many streams be of little value or effect. It ha.- already been determined liy the United States Fish Commission, also by commissions of many other States, that the onlv effective way of restoring any water lr. by planting great numbers of partially grown fishes, but it Is only in the last few yearn that any successful method of artificially rearing bass was discovered. Yet already many rearing ponds have been erected and maintained In wvrral Stales and at Washington. D. C. for this variety, which aro annually turning out thousands of young bass. The numer of thse ponds is increasing rapidly, and while much money Is being oaid out along this line, each dollar brings ample returns, and the work of the commissions is highly praised and appreciated by all. It should be apparent to all that under the existing adverse natural conditions no imjKtrtant results can to obtained by urging the passage by the Legislature of a SMOKE THE Genera! Arthur o oca

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Bowen-Merrill PLER0S0 ANTHONY HOPE Author of "The Prisoner of Zenda," X.l3li2sl-ci Fob. 1. Joweii-Merrill price $1.35 Postage I2C Publisher's price $1.75 4 'A stronger story and of more thrilling interest than The" Prisoner of , Zenda. B0VENMERRILL rigid fish law, intending in the main to tine some poor fellow for catching a carp or catfish or sucker, as they always do, with a seine, and then ask the commissioner to spend all his time in hunting down and punishing theso fellows, at a princely salary' of Ppi" year, and then censure him because he cannot do lt. when. In fact, it would take more than a Coxey's army, under existing Jaws, to keep down violations of fish laws, which laws, as framed in the past, are held by the farmers and laborers throughout the State to be made in the Interest of sportsmen only, who have time and money to spare In this line of recreation, while all working people who cannot afford the time must do without fish, or take them as they ran. The writer does not wish to be understood as defending any one who violates the laws, but it I evident that our laws do smack a little of class favoritism, which is very distasteful to many. The legislature could do a great work that would be beneflcl.il to all and harmful to none by making an appropriation of not less that $5,i00 for the use of the commission. This sum would be sufbcient to establish a. State fish hatchery of not less than .TC,(WX.W) to r-O.OOO.OOO capacity of wall-eyed pike (or the pickerel of commerce), which is conceded by all to bo tho finest fish known for restocking of lakes, and cheaply hatched, transported and planted; also, to establish rearing ponds for black bass of not less than 2.00.(KKl capacity annually; also, rearing ponds for Chautauqua, cattish and other varieties which are becoming very popular wherever IntroducM. The writer has every reason to txlleve that many of our northern lakea are especially adapted for whltcfish, and a large plant should be made a.s soon aa possible. Five thousand dollars judiciously expended annually will make a great change in our fish supply. The commissioner should be a man of ability, thoroughly informed in fish culture, and should be decently paid. He should be empowered to appoint lish wardens In each county of the State, having authority to arrest all violater!. He also should have authority to take flh from any public water. lut only for the purKse of restocking other waters or to furnish free stock lo all parties who will erect and maintain llslx pond. These ponds should empty or now Into running, wattr, for, as car) ponds are responsible for the abundance of carp iu ovir waters, likewise will bass ionds fTc ally assist in replacing them with bass. Rut to more effectually supprr-ss tho carp tho commission r should be empowered to establish carp fisheries at many points alonjj the larger livers, by issuing to well-recommended, responsible artles licenses or permits (collt-ctlng a fee of l0 or more for each net) to use seines of not less than two-apd-one-half-inch mesh, each license! net to bo supplied with a tag, and the sam to be used for carp only, and all fishing to be done in daylight, but at nny sea wan of tho year. Taking fish at night by any mtthed should be prohibited, and any person found on a lake with a liht or wading in any stream, should le considered to have committed a misdemeanor, and lastly, to create or awaken more interest and to encourage lish propagation, the commissioner should be auihjrifct-d to purchase all your.j bass offered htm by parties operating baa lc!Mh. and all line for ilolailons of tisli law;, also all moneys collected for sclno licenses should be set apart for said purlose. thus making thoo who do the dancing pay the fiddler. To many the. present laws are odious, not to the sportsman alone, who has an Interest in the fish supply and takes delight in seeing his split iMmlxm Tan the air whllo playing a fine bas, but the poorer classes, who care nothing for Ihe sport, but go to the river or lake to catch lish lor themselves and II 1 1 lo one in cat. also have an interest which should le recognized. C. O. THOMPSON. Warren, Ind.. Feb. 3. ."North Indinnnpolln Prenli trrlan. The Presbyterians of North Indianapolis and vicinity, assisted by Rev. Dr. Hendrickson and the First Presbyterian Church of this city, are conducting a ric of Meeting preparatory lo the organization of a Presbyterian Church at North Indianapolis on next Sunday evening, Feb. 7. These meetln? are he ld lii (Ireenleaf Hall. North Indianapolis. There will be prayer and song services at the ball Thursday and Friday evenings of this week. Rev. Dr. M. L. Haines, of the First Presbyterian e'hurch, will conduct the r-crvlrci Sunday evening in th organization of the church. And Elect Them to OIHce. Atchi.on Globe. Thcro are as many fords in other Sta!e as in Kansas, but the trouble in that la Kans.ts we pay more attention to them. A (ihost Dance f Kansas City Journal. It Is said that Lyman J. Cage is a splrttI ualht. If that U true we may exectsome unusual manifestations in the Cabinet. 1 GENERAL ARTHUR ft i bz? Nk" V. A CI GAR.

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