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

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ITS LAST MEETING. Board of Safety Cleans Up Tiling* and Get* lleatly to Quit. There was a meeting of the Board of Safetyyesterday, which will probably be the last before the election. Aside from granting the petition of a fireman to be retired to the pension ILL the work done by the board was of a routine character. Siteclul police powers were granted L>. Dav&r, public school building No. 62, and Thomas B. Terry, of public school building No. LI. The board revokes the special police powers of Edward O. Beard, of the Democratic committee rooms, he having left, the employ of the committee. Capt, W. P. Noble, who ia to act aa special agent for the Indiana Humane Society, was granted special police powers. Cicero Seibert, engineer of engine company No. 5, was retired and the pension fund board was requested to place him on its rolls. Thia was done at Mr. Seibert's petition. He has been in the employ of the fire department twenty-five years and the board commended him highly for his long and faithful service. He is known among fire departments throughout the country as the inventor of the Delbert swinging collar which ia in use in many of the fire departments. The monthly reports of departments under the board were submitted. Acting SUjierintendent of Police Quigley reported that 412 arrests were made during tne month of September. 35S of whom were males and litty-four females, eighty-four being under twenty years of age. There were eighty-one arrests for drunkenness and ninety-four for assault and battery. The report of the market master showed receipts of Fliti.2s, the weigh master’s report of $64.65 and the report of the clerk of the Board of Safety, $623.10. CITY MEWS NOTES. The Y. P. S. C. E. of the First Presbyterian Church will give a social in the church parlors Friday evening, Oct. 8, at 8 o’clock. An autopsy was held yesterday on the body of Henry Wolf, who died at the City Hospital Tuesday afternoon. It was found that death was the result of heart disea.se. The Indiana State Dairy Association has published in pamphlet form the proceedings of its annual meeting held at 1/ebanon last December. Much information of value to dairymen is contained in its pages. Peter Garblson, living at. Ray and Dakota streets, and diaries Murphy, of Evansville, Ind., were arrested by Detectives Kinney and Thornton yesterday, charged with petty larceny. A week ago a lot of old iron wts taken from the yard of the Indianapolis Water Company on West Market stret t. The. thieves carried It away a short distance one night and returned for it with a wagon the next day. They were seen by a number of people and the men arrested answer their description. Apple Blossoms in Autumn. This hot October weather has produced another phenomenon. The Journal a few days ago noted the fact that a pear tree in the northern part of the city vvas in full bloom. At the home of August Holtmann, No. 514 Eureka avenue, an apple tree has come forth into full bloom, filling the air with its fragrance. The tree bore fruit this year and shed its leaves a week ago. It has now bloomed again and is beginning to put forth new leaves. The tree has been amply watered during the dry weather. In the Eleventh Ward. The colored voters of the Sixth precinct of the Eleventh ward held an enthusiastic meeting last night on Merrill street. About one hundred people were present. Speeches were made by Charles W. Brow n, candidate for councilman-at-large and J. H. Locke. Paid the Loss. * William Atherton, charged with embezzlement of a small amount from Slatts & Poe, was released under suspended sentence in Police Court yesterday. Lust evening he paid the money to the firm. £raii and Iron Bedsteads.—Win. L. Either.

ANOTHER BIG MEETING 0OVER 2.500 PEOPLE GATHER TO HEAR KEPI HLICAft ORATORS. Addison C. Harris*, Jesse Overstreet, J. 11. Ken ling, Mr. Harding and C. A. Book.**alter Make Speeches. LETTER FROM MR FAIRBANKS e- - MR. HARDING DISCUSSES THE GAS QUESTION AT LENGTH. e Park Tie-Up Treated by Mr. Harris— Keating Handles the Sewer Scandal Without Gloves. ♦ One of the surprising meetings of the campaign was that at the old basebali park, corner of Senate avenue and old Seventh street, last night. No great efforts to get out a crowd had been made, but the speakers found one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences that has greeted them. By the time the band arrived ahead of about 300 voters from the South Side marching with the C. W. Fairbanks Club there were 2,5v0 to 3,000 people on hand. The club came in a special electric train with illuminated cars, and was headed by the When band. The Interest was strong throughout and the applause and enthusiasm were most hearty. Senator Fairbanks was to have been one of the speakers, but could not be present, as he had to leave to take part in the Ohio campaign. The chairman read a letter from him. A. C. Harris, Jesse Overstreet, W. N. Harding, George W. Stubbs and Charles A. Bookwaiter were the speakers. The speakers’ stand was decorated with bunting and a sort of arena was formed around the 500 seats by gay Japanese lanterns strung on ropes. Music was furnished, by the band and the Marion Glee Club. William W. Woollen was chairman of the meeting. He said that he had never rean invitation with greater pleasure than the invitation to preside over a meeting in the interest of William Newton Harding, who for ten years had been his neighbor. Mr. Woollen said that he hud known him so long that he regarded him as the right man for mayor and had urged him to accept the nomination, and that the latter finally decided to follow his advice, “A truer man, a better neighbor and a better citizen I have never known than Mr. Harding,’’ said he. “Mr. Harding will just as surely win as next Tuesday comes and he lives,” declared Mr. Woollen. “There are no two sides to that question,” he asserted. “Hallelujah!” cried a colored man in the audience. “That's what he will; we’re going to do the work,” shouted many in the crowd. Mr. Woollen said that it was not his intention to make a speech. LETTER FROM SENATOR FAIRBANKS. Before introducing the speaker he asked permission to read the following letter from Senator Fairbanks; Indianapolis, Oct. 5, 1837. Hon. Ferdinand Winter, Chairman; My Dear Sir—l very much regret that your invitation to speak Wednesday evening is received just as 1 am about to leave for Ohio to fill engagements this "week made for me by the Republican state central committee of that State. The election of Mr. Harding is of the utmost Importance. He has been a life-long citizen of Indianapolis; he is of irreproachable character and has the requisite ability and temperament to make a thoroughly acceptable mayor. In point of fitness he is easily in the lead. It is not merely because Mr. Harding Is personally w r e!l fitted for mayor that lie should be elected, but because he stands for sound municipal and national politics. In a narrow sense national questions are not involved in the campaign, but in a broad sense they are. The election of Mr. Taggart, who was nominated upon a freesilver platform, would be hailed by the adherents of the free-silver heresy as a signal triumph of their cause, and they would draw from it renewed encouragement. The present renewal of prosperity and the hope of its increase rest upon the conviction that Bryanism is as dead as the Caesars. Nothing would so surely and quickly check prosperity as the promise of a serious revival of Bryanism—of free silver.

The only safe and prudent course is to give free silver no cause for rejoicing; give it no victories; give it no cities with all the vast machinery which may be used at the next election to overthrow the yery policies that are ushering in anew prosperity. We have observed during this campaign how an administration may unfairly set apart thousands of dollars of the people’s money for W’ork on the pretext of public necessity, when every observing citizen knows it was done to promote partisan ends, to affect votes and retain its hold on power. The question briefly is: Shall the people strengthen tfce opposition to sound money and the tariff knowing that an important and perhaps critical election is only one year hence? Elevate to office no one who is not sound to the core on all questions affecting our interests, or whose election will make more difficult Republican success in 1898. Very respectfully, CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS. While reading the letter Mr. "Woollen spoke of Mr. Harding’s high character and his reputation in the community. “I have watched the papers carefully,” said he, “and I have not heard a word against him. It is customary to smirch a man’s character who is a candidate, but not one word has been said against Mr. Harding.” MR HARRIS TALKS. Mr. Woollen introduced Addison C. Harris, who made one of the forcible speeches of the campaign. “I did not come here tonight to make a political speech,” said he, “because I understood that this was to be a meeting of the friends and neighbors of Mr. Harding who we feel and believe will be elected next Tuesday and who we intend to see shall be our next mayor. “A good many years ago a man talked to me about fees. Now I am not going to say much about fees,” said Mr. Harris, when he was Interrupted by cheers and laughter. “This man paid mo a fee. and I did not have to pay it back. I asked him what I should do with my money. I wanted to make a good investment. On his advice I bought a cow pasture. Meridian street was then a country road and all this land that is covered with beautiful homes was a cow pasture. I have known the city for thirty years and In all that time I have watched the growth with pride. I read in some of the papers that this beautiful city, with its broad streets, electric lights, has been made in the last year or two by a Democratic administration. We know how it was made. It was made by men of thrift, by men who had high motives. It was made during Republican administrations. There was John Caven, mayor of this city ten years. Was it ever heard that any or his subordinates had to return money? Then there were others, Macauley, Grubb, McMaster—l cannot call all their names. DEMOCRACY AND DEBT. “Then there came a Democratic administration from 1873 to 1875. He was a clever man, a man whom nobody liked better than I. but he was under the control of the Democratic party. The debt rolled up so rapidly you had to go to the Legislature to have a law enacted prohibiting the city from exceeding 2 per cent, of its taxable property in making debts. I had the humble honor of writing an amendment to the Constitution which many of you voted for. which declared that thereafter if any Democrat got in power he should be prevented from having a mortgage on your property to exceed 2 per cent, of Its value. Then we began electing Republicans again. Then the people said ‘Let us have a change.’ Nobody knows why they wanted it, but they did and they elected Tom Sullivan. Do you remember him? Two years ago they wanted another change and said, ‘Thomas Taggart Is a good fellow, let’s elect him.’ Now they

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOUTtNAL, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7, 1897.

hold up his administration as the beau Ideal of an administration such as was never known before, and ask us to elect him again. They say they have made money for us, they have turned a wonderful amount Into the treasury, they have compelled the telephone company to divide revenue with the city so that every one gets a benefit. In Indianapolis there are 150.000 people—the money amounts to just 4 cents each on the tax duplicate. “What else have they done? They say they have conducted the administration without increasing taxation. There is taxation and taxation. It does not matter what rate we pay, but the amount we have to pay. It is SBO,OOO a year mure now tnan three or four years ago. Property is appraised higher than it was. When everything <'se is going down a Democratic or a Republican administration should reduce.” ON THE PARK TIE-UP. Mr. Harris spoke of the wonderful park system which they have “started.” “If I were going to buy a farm,” said he, “I would not borrow the money until I had a title to the farm. They said we borrow the money and then see what happens.” Mr. Harris told how the Journal published the fact one day that there was a question as to the constitutionality of the park act on account of the term of office being made five years instead of four or less, as the Constitution requires. He said that he knew sometning of lawsuits and showed how ridiculous the action of the administration was in bringing a suit itself against itseif, having all tne papers filed, the trial heard and a record in the Supreme Court before sundown. “I am giving away no professional secret,” said he, “when I say that iwo people cannot agree to a lawsuit, go into court and get a judgment that will be binding.” He spoke of the fact that the question of the constitutionality of the park act was presented to the man who had drafted it. "If I could go before a man every time that wrote the law,” said he, “I would insure for a very small premium what the decision would be.” Because an injunction suit had been brought to tie up money that was drawing interest they call this a business administration and ask for votes. Mr. Harris had declared that if Mr. Harding had been mayer he would have said; “The Circuit Court has declared this law valid, and I will go on as far as possible.” “Would you expect a man that wanted to invest $500,000 to buy it all in one day? "I would be proud to see money spent for parks. I don't want to see it wasted in digging dirt out of a creek. I don’t want to see money spent in digging dirt out of Fall creek.” "You mean Pogue’s run,” called somebody in the audience. “Y'es, Pogue’s run, of course. But I suppose they are not doing much harm. I am told by those who have seen them that they do not shovel more than three shovelfuls an hour.” Mr. Harris said he had read In the News last night an editorial which said that the sewer scandal “smells fishy.” “That must mean that it stinks,” said Mr. Harris, “and if it stinks it must have come from a stinky pool. Now, w'lien you talk about fishing you talk about something that I am familiar with. That is my trade, and I know that a stinky fish was never caught out of pure water. If the fish smelled bad it must have come from a bad, foul-smelling pond, and you may rest assured that where one such fish is caught out of a pond every fish in the whole place smells bad.” Mr. Harris said he was fishing when the Democrats held their convention, and be picked up a paper containing the platform. From force of habit, acquired in examining the signatures to important documents, he looked at the last paragraph first and saw that the party pledged the candidates to the principles and declarations in the platform. A principle, he knew, was a fundamental truth, and this anybody would be pledged to, but why the declarations? Then he looked further for the declaration and found that it was on the financial policy of 16 to 1. He thought it a ludicrous situation. Taggart would have to take oath to make anybody believe he was in sympathy with the “declaration.” “I am not a betting man,” said Mr. Harris. "Rhody Shiel does all the betting for the ward. But I will bet that Rhody Shiel will make a bet, and win it, that no man in this city will take an oath that Taggart is a gold Democrat or that he is a silver Democrat. Mr. Harris said that if he w’ere a gold Democrat and considered that in the coming election he certainly would vote for Harding, and if he were a silver Democrat he w r ould be afraid to vote for Taggart.

MR. OVERSTREET TALKS. The Hon. Jesse Overstreet was introduced by Chairman "Woollen as the man who had challenged the opposition with figures which, remained unanswered., though proposed at the beginning of the campaign. Mr. Overstreet said he was glad to greet so many of Mr. Harding’s neighbors. He thought that if the meeting indicated the feeling of the neighbors toward Mr. Harding they must regard him as a good neighbor; to be a good neighbor he must be a good citizen. He said some fun had been poked at Mr. Harding in the beginning of the campaign because he proposed making this a speaking campaign, and the Democratic organ had declared that all the speaking would have to be done by the other side. But ’the interest had become so great that the Democratic candidates hud been compelled to come out into the open, and a few attempts at speechmaking had been mq.de on the subject of parks, but they had been driven until, within the last forty-eight hours, they sought seclusion in the White river sewer. Mr. Overstreet went on to discuss some of the figures relating to the Taggart maladministration which he had used on a former occasion. He said he could not understand why the administration had appropriated $22,000 to clean out Pogue’s run at such a late time, for if the run needed cleaning a month before the election it needed it twelve months before. He said the News had criticised him for dealing in totals in his figures rather than with items. “Why, if I were to come down to items I would not have time between now and the election to tell of the Taggart extravagance,” he declared. “The Democrats are making a big to do about the public Improvements they have made,” he said. “They claim that out of the moneys taken from the taxpayers they have expended $119,000 for needed public improvements. against an expenditure of only $48,000 for the last Republican year. That may be all true, and 1 will not question the need of the improvements which the money will go to pay for, but of that $119,000 they borrowed $70,000.” Mr. Overstreet thought that if the people were anxious to learn how far the Democrats would carry their mismanagement now might be as good a time as any to make the experiment, but he thought it would be an expensive one. He said the people were forewarned, and would deserve little sympathy if they allowed the crime against which they were warned to be perpetrated. Such a thing would mean the approval of Taggart’s extravagance; it would mean the approval of paying men to dig out the bottom of Pogue’s run for campaign purposes, the approval of borrowing money to lie at interest for months and maybe years before it could be used; the approval of a course which enriched the men at the head of the administration at the expense of the city. Such a course would be nice for Taggart and his cohorts, but disastrous to the taxpayers. KEALING ON THE SEWER SCANDAL. Joseph B. Kealing followed Mr. Overstreet. He emphasized some things which he had said before during the campaign and added some more of his convincing argument. He said in the appointment of the eight garbage inspectors at $75 a month each Taggart had compelled the taxpayers to contribute S6OO a month to the Democratic campaign fund, for the contract with the garbage contractor required that the garbage be removed at a given sum and no more. The climax in the inspector business had been reached, he said, in the appointment of a gravel wagon inspector, wnose onty duty was to see that wagons were loaded fuil enough or not too full. Then he told of the appointment of an inspector at the new police station. “The contract was let for that bunding,” he said, "without competition, and an architect was employed for s3,wo to draw tne ptans and superintend the erection of the bunding. I notice now that tins Democratic administration has appointed an inspector at $2.50 a day to watch the tlireo-thousand-doilur architect. Those of us who attended, the recent Yenow bridge meeting can believe that it would have been well to have appointed an inspector to watch the police superintendent as well as to watch the police siatton. These positions are created to placate the silver Democrats, and let me say to any lukewarm Democrats and let me suggest to Mayor Taggart that there be created the new position of sewer inspector.” This was the beginning of a little talk upon the recent sewer scandal, which in common decency should have caused the withdrawal of the Democratic candidate for mayor. Mr. Kealing declared that all the charges which haa been made against the Democratic administration had been proved. “1 challenge Mr. Holt to say that he did not receive that $5,000, for I happened to see that check myself and know that it was a fact and not a myth. I know further that, the charges were not brought by Republicans, but by a Democrat, Mr. Royal Robinson.” Mr. Kealing read a part of Mr. Robinson’s affidavit, and the statement that he saw the original check for $5,000 which was paid to Mr. Holt was made to preclude

the possibility of Holt crying blackmail. He said this trick was on a par with the Gamewell scandal, when the Council did not dare even whitewash one of its members, but referred the whole scandal to the grand jurv. It was on a par with the charge made against the Democratic building inspector that he condemned buildings in order that his son might get a contract repairing them. It was on a par with the appropriation of the $22,000 for a campaign fund, which was declared by an honest Democratic member of the Democratic Council to be a steal. It was on a par with the retiring of Ed Austin from the Board of Public Works and the failure to answer Austin’s statement to Mr. Taggart that, “If I am in the mud. you are in the mire.” It was on a par with’the attempts of the park commissioners to pay Mr. Taggart S3OO an acre for fifty acres of swamp land, which w r as assessed a' only a third as and which cost only $45 an acre. Mr. Kealing concluded by saying that he was ready any time to prove his statement that Mr. Taggart had worked against the passage of the 3-cent fare law. “f made that charge early In the campaign,” he sand, “and challenge Mr. Taggart to deny it. I notice now. thus late !n the campaign, that he has entered a general denial to it. I want to say now that on Friday night, at Fountain square, I will prove my charges to the satisfaction of everyone who will go to hear me.” The tallyho containing Mr. Harding and his party arrived while Mr. Kealing was speaking. The speaker was Interrupted long enough for three cheers and again when Mr. Harding was <s orted to the p tform by the When Band and the Marion Glee Club. There was, apparently, more people present when Mr. Harding began speaking at 10 o'clock than at any time during the evening. He spoke as follow’s: MR. HARDING’S SPEECH. The platform upon which 1 am asking the people to elect me to the responsible office of mayor of this city declares, among other important matters, for cheaper gas rates. During the progress of the campaign I have frequently publicly declared my purpose, if elected your mayor, to use every reasonable effort to redeem the pledge. I have said, and I now repeat, that Indianapolis ought to have an artificial gas rate not higher titan 70 cents per thousand cubic feet. The Indianpolis Sentinel has charged me with insincerity, and has attempted to ridicule me on this matter. On the morning of Jan. 1, 1897, the Sentinel published a news article and also an editorial, in both of which it was stated that a proposition had been made by the National Company to Congress asking a franchise to furnish gas in the city of Washington, D. 0., at 75 cents per 1.000 cubic feet to private consumers and 60 cents to the government. On Jan. 6 of this year the Sentinel published an article headed “For Cheaper Gas.” which especially referred to the great fight made by the people of Kansas City to secure lower gas rates. You w r ill pardon me for quoting liberally from this article, as by it I can prove so completely the Sentinel’s knowledge of what can be done for the people by the right kind of a fight. That article says; “The people of Kansas City are getting 50-cent gas, with free gas stoves and elaborate free instruction in cookery thrown in. Prior to Sept. 1. 1895, they paid SI.GO for gas. bought their gas stoves at from sls to $45 each, and it was a long time between elaborate free lessons in cookery. Incidentally, in the dark ages prior to Sofit. 1. 1895, they paid for connecting their buildings with gas mains, sums ranging from $lO to SIOO, put up deposits with the gas company of from $5 to $25 and even paid $1.50 for the meter connections. If they didn’t pay the company for extending mains where the gas was needed the mains were not extended. “Now the service connections are free as air, deposits are unknown. Meter connections are provided free without the asking and mains are being laid without solicitation where gas mains had been undreamed of. This sudden and unparalleled transition from thick darkness to light came about as one chapter of a conflict betw’een corporate power and the people of Kansas City, which is probably the most instructive and brilliant in the annals of American cities.

“This conflict began several years ago, when the people rebelled against a. greedy and arrogant water monopoly. The monopoly was eager to fight, and did fight the city’s efforts to buy the plant at a reasonable price. The litigation cost more than $150,000. The water company, driven to the last ditch, assailed the city’s credit in the money markets of the world, but last fall the city drove the monopoly to terms and now owns the plant. The battle gave the people a taste for more of the same kind, and’they forthwith whipped the gas company pitilessly, ignomluiously. They are now- after the Bell telephone monopoly.” Now, listen to the editorial comment of the Sentinel, published in the same issue. Referring to Kansas City’s fight for cheaper gas, the editor says: “The case is valuable as an instance of the usefulness of competition as a method of securing justice in such matters. The people tie their own hands wben they establish and strengthen monopolies of any kind. They put themselves at a disadvantage in the effort to secure fair rates by shutting out any one who is willing io compete. They ought rather to invite competition. As the Sentinel has said heretofore. it is possible that competition is the only method remaining to the people of Indianapolis to enforce the just demand for a reduction of rates, and now is the time when it should be adopted. The city government should .solicit competition. The chances are that it can be easily secured, and there can at least be no damage done by making the effort.” TIED UP IN THE COURTS. This is just what I have been saying should be done by the authorities! of the city to dislodge the Indianapolis Ga3 Company in its litigation against the city. Why have this matter tied up in the courts for years? The Gas Company has no exclusive franchise. It can’t have any. Why not let in competition? I have said from the commencement of this canvass that that was the solution of the question * and would bring an end to the litigation. The Sentinel agreed w’ith me last January, but it don’t now. It is now more interested in the election of Thomas Taggart than it is in cheap gas for the people. Several articles have appeared in the Indianapolis press in relation to gas rates in Cleveland, O. As an epitome of the situation in Cleveland, I quote in part an editorial published in the News of Sept. 2, 1897, as follow’s: In the matter of gas, Cleveland, heretofore cited, furnishes a fine example. The price of gas in that city was reduced in 1893 from $1 to 80 cents a thousand cubic feet, while the city treasury gets 6*4 per cent, of the gross receipts. This payment has been used by Cleveland to build a'new city hall. Since 1893 the gas companies (there are two of them in Cleveland) have thus paid in $251,376.48, which, with accrued interest now amounts to $260,352.62. In 1893 they pa>-' $42.113; in 1894, $45,044.98; in 1895. $50.44.',’ 6; in 1896, $55,462.07; in 1897, $58,310.97. It is estimated that when the agreement expires in 1902 the fund will have reached the sum of $627,000. In 1902 a r.ew contract is to be made. The new city hall for Cleveland is to cost $2,000,000, and the officers of the city think that all of this will be paid by the gas companies. We may thus see how much better Cleveland orders its affairs than w r e order ours. Why should it be so? What is there in Cleveland that makes it possible for the people to have gas at SO cents and besides that get into the city treasury in half a dozen years more than a quarter of a million dollars, while we of Indianapolis have not a penny in our treasury from the gas company and are paying meanwhile $1.25 a thousand feet for gas? But what more, you inquire, can be said about gas at the cheaper rate in Cleveland? Again I refer you to the News, to an editorial which appeared therein on the 23d day of September, 1897, in which it is stated that: “The gas companies had yet more to do. They had to furnish better gas, the standard being raised to eighteen candle power.” But I desire now to bring this matter closer home. Let us see what the neighboring city of T* rre Haute has done. An article appeared in the Indianapolis News on the 3d of last month relative to gas prices in Terre Haute. In speaking of the gas company of that city it is said in the article that: “To-day the company, under good management and reasonable rates, is furnishing a good service and enjoying a profitable patronage. There is now a fixed scale of prices which is generally considered fair. This scale ranges from 75 cents a thousand to the heaviest consumers to 90 cents, %vhleh is charged the least. If not paid within ten days after due the charges are at a rate of $1 per thousand. If met promptly a discount of 10 per cent, is allowed on all bills up to 1.500 feet per month; on bills of from 1.500 to 3,000 feet a discount of 15 per cent, is allowed; on bills from 3,000 to 5.000 feet the discount is 20 per cent, and on bills for 5,000 and over 25 per cent. The ordinary home, therefore, pays 90 cents a month for gas if the bill is promptly met, while the factory and business house get th*' 75-cent rate under the same conditions.” Think of it. Terre Haute with such gas rates as these, and Indianapolis, a much larg' r city similarly situated, paying a rate of $1.25. COST OF GAS TO THE PRODUCER. The actual cost of the production of gas is an important matter to the citizens ot this city at this time, and it is important that you should know whether or not the claim made by tne during the pending campaign that gas can be furnished to you at the prices I have maintained as a reasonable

one. to-wlt, 70 cents per thousand feet, is, in fact, supported by statistics. One of the improvable allegations made by the Indianapolis Gas Company in its pending litigation with the city is that it cannot furnish gas at 75 cents per thousand feet and make any profit thereon. If gas companies in other American cities centrally located can furnish gas profitably at a 75-cent rate or less certainly the gas company in this city can do the same. If the people of Indianapolis expect to get any relief jn the matter of excessive charges for illuminating gas they must not expect such relief from Thomas Taggart or his administration for the reason that his principal lieutenant in this campaign is John R. Pearson, manager of the Indianapolis Gas Company. Charles Bookwalter followed Mr. Harding and was heartily received by the immense crow'd notwithstanding the lateness of the hour and the chilliness of the night air. He reiterated the charges he has made before regarding Mayor Taggart's bog land deal. Judge Stubbs closed the meeting with a brief address. THEY ARE READY FOR IT PREPARATIONS FOR TIIK CHRISTIAN CONVENTION COMPLETE. Meeting of the General Committee Last Evening—About 2,500 People Are Expected. The different committees having in charge the convention of the societies of the Christian Church, to be held in this city next week, met last night at the Central Christian Church to discuss arrangements. Rev. Burris A. Jenkins, of the Third Christian Church, presided. The committee on entertainment reported that about five hundred delegates had written, asking for lodging. As many persons are deterred from taking more than one delegate on account of scarcity of room. Mr. T. B. Laycoek has offered to sell to such persons cots at 20 cents apiece. Several have signified their intention of taking advantage of this offer. There will also be a large number of delegates at the Denison House. The committee estimated that there would be about 2,500 here to attend the convention. They were instructed how to meet the delegates, help them to register and take them to the places of entertainment assigned them. The committee on badges reported that 2,000 red badges, with "indiandianapolis, Welcome,” printed on them, had been ordered for those living in the city, and 2,000 more of a cream color for the visiting delegates. The executive committee will hold its final meeting Friday night at Howard Cale's office. W. C. BRANN ASSAULTED. Editor of tlie Texas Iconoclast Beaten In the Streets of Waco. WACO, Tex., Oct. 6.—'This afternoon W. C. Brann, editor of the Iconoclast, was publicly beaten by Judge J. B. Scarborough, George Scarborough and R. H. Hamilton. The difficulty began in the Provident building and was continued for half a block on the street until Brann fell in a heap on the street-car track. Brann was bleeding from a dozen savage cuts on the head and face. In less than five minutes a thousand excited citizens had gathered on the scene, and there was every indication of trouble. Sixshooters were in evidence, and for a time it looked as if nothing could avert a row, but the sheriff and his deputies were on the scene and forced the crowd back and restored order. Brann’s assailants were arrested. Judge Scarborough is a trustee of Baylor University and has a daughter in the university. He says Brann’s recent attack in his paper on the university is what caused the trouble this afternoon. Young Scarborough and Hamilton were students in the institution and say that Brann’s attack was beyond endurance. After the affair Brann made this statement: “I was standing at the elevator when suddenly three pistols were stuck in my face. As I was descending the steps blows were rained on my head. In front of the building stood my carriage, and I was prevented from entering it. Finally I sank from exhaustion and loss of blood. As I waa helped into nay carriage I shouted, ‘Truth will mount again,’ or something like that.” Braun's assailants gave bond and will be tried to-morrow r . Excitement is at fever heat and further trouble is feared.

CARRIED OFF THE PRIZES. Indianapolis Hillers at the New Castle Race*. The Indianapolis riders who went to New Castle yesterday carried off the honors and most of the prizes in the bicycle races. L. O. (Toot) Watson won the half-mile and the mile open amateur, C. F. Snapp won the mile professional and Tom David won tho half-mile professional. David made an exhibition half in 1:01. The summaries: Mile novice: D. H. Foust, Sulphur Springs, first; D. R. Smith, Richmond, second. Time, 2:45. One mile open, amateur: L. O. Watson, Indianapolis, first; S. Moore, Richmond, second; W. T. Bradway, Richmond, third. Time, 2:16 3-5. One mile professional: C. F. Snapp, Indianapolis, first; Tom David, Indianapolis, second. Time, 2:16 4-5. Half-mile amateur: L. O. Watson first, D. R. Smith second, W r . T. Bradway third. Time,-1:05 3-5. Half-mile professional: Tom David first, C. F. Snapp second. Time, 1:14. Five-mile handicap, amateur- W T. Bradway (350 yards), first; L. L. Luddington, Richmond J 450 yards), second; D. F. Foust (400 yards), third; L. O. Watson (scratch), fourth. Time, 12:18 DESTRUCTIVE* MR. SULLIVAN. Worked Hard Yeoferday Smashing Windows and Furniture. “Mike” Sullivan was arrested yesterday on a charge of malicious trespass and it was so extremely malicious that it is thought he is insane. He has been an inmate at the Central Hospital for the Insane. He started to church with his mother from their home, 152 Meek street, yesterday morning, but left her and went out to Woodside to the home of his cousin. There he broke two or three windows and, returning home, smashed all his mother's furniture arid broke every window in the house. Then he shied a few 7 bricks through the neighbors’ windows and lay down to rest from his labor. Fatrolmen Streit and Lancaster arrested him. She Made the Shirt. While Patrolman Streit was at Police Court yesterday morning an Italian asked him to arrest Thomas Meggs, a colored man, whom the Italian said was wearing a shirt which had been stolen from him. The patrolman advised the Italian to procure a warrant and when he did it the colored man was arrested. Meggs's wife called at the jail after his arrest and declared that she had bought the goods and made the shirt. She went home and returned with several small pieces of the same goods in proof that she had made it. Small Fires. * At 3 o'clock yesterday morning the frame dwelling at 107 Wilkins street, occupied by the family of Joseph Tinsley, was damaged 1300 by fire of unknown origin. At 9:40 o'clock the residence of William Olds, 1425 Charles street, was damaged to the extent of $350. The fire originated in a shed in the roar of 1426 Union street and was communicated to Mr. Olds's house. The loss on the shed was about S6O. Special Service. The Boys’ Brigades of the city have been invited and will worship next Sunday at 10:30 a. m., at the Seventh Presbyterian Church. The sermon will be preached by Rev. R. V. Hunter. The evening service will be for men only, at which time a proposition will be made for the organization of a permanent home for the men and boys of the South Side of the city. Small Assignment. The Indianapolis Woodenware Company, located on South Delaware street, made an assignment yesterday. The assets, including woodenware in a considerable quantity, are about $1,200. The indebtedness of the concern will perhaps reach S9OO.

MR. TAGGART’S BOG LAND MB, BOOKWALTER DRIVES MORE SPIKES INTO THE CHARGE. Bare* the Mayor to Sue for Libel— Meetlnß* in Various Parts of the City Last Evening. The Republicans held an enthusiastic meeting at Witty’s Hail, at Clifford and Ramsey avenues, last night with about two hundred voters present, a considerable number of them being Democrats, who had been drawn by the announcement that Taggart was to have a meeting at the hall. They stayed and heard some facts. The principal speech was made by Charles A. Bookwalter, whose speech was looked tor with interest, in view of the denial Mayor Taggart had entered in the Sentinel to his charges concerning the bog-land deal. Mr. Bookwalter spoke in a satirical vein in referring to the conduct of the News in its lame defense of everything charged to Mr. Taggart. The speaker said he was prepared to prove every assertion he had made concerning the “park deals.” He spoke of the Sun, an evening newspaper, having called up Mayor Taggart a day or two ago in connection with charges he (Bookwalter) had made. Mayor Taggart, he said, promised the Sun people to come over and explain them but he never came. “He was too busy,” suggested the speaker, "in pulling Sterling R. Holt out of the sewer.” The speaker told of anew point he had learned in the park scandal which was interesting. He said that by consulting the tables prepared by the Park Board it would be discovered that *248,000 had been set apart to purchase land lying along White river to be introduced Into the park system. The tables also show that by some corrections made in the tables at a certain meeting at the Grand Hotel last January the sum of *55,000 was taken from the original amount. Fifteen thousand of the $55,000 was to go for the bog land purchased of Taggart. Mr. Bookwalter declared he was responsible for everything he had said concerning this park “deal” and he invited Mr. Taggart to make denial of them. If he had made libelous statements he w'as quite willing to answer to Mr. Taggart in the courts. He was ready, he said, any time the mayor desired to institute a suit. In this connection Mr. Bookwalter told of having met Councilman Dewar yesterday. The latter assured him that everything he had said about the agreement entered into by the Park Board that certain tracts of land should be purchased and the amendment which provided for the purchase of the Taggart land was true. The councilman declared that if a suit was brought in the courts on account of these assertions he would go on the witness stand and swear to the truth of the statements. Henry M. Dowling followed Mr. Bookwalter in a brief but excellent speech and in which he clearly discussed issues of importance. Freemont Ail’ord talked of the northeast park system. He told how the people in that part of the city had relied in vain on the administration s promise to do something for them in the way of parks. WEST INDIANAPOLIS. Colored Voter* of the Suburb Have an Enthu*iu*tic Rally. The colored voters of West Indianapolis held a big meeting in the First Baptist Church on Reisner street last night. Rev. Thomas Byrd, pasto' of the church, presided. A number of first-class orators were present and made speeches, in addition to the short talk made by W. N. Harding, prior to his speaking at the old baseball park. The church was crowded and the audience gave sharp attention to all that was said. Mr. Harding told the voters that it gave him pleasure to come there and bring them cheer from across the river. He declared that victory was in the air, and the only thing now needed to make it sure was to get out the vote on election day. He spoke of the disaffection in the ranks of the Democracy. Gold and silver, he said, are as far apart as they were last fall and the party is not united. In view of the victory won by the Republicans last year, Mr. Harding did not believe they would turn the city over to the Taggart crowd again. “I have no favorites to reward,” continued the speaker, “and no enemies to punish. Neither will I have any private snaps for any one individual; and if 1 am elected your mayor this part of the city will be as dear to me and J will guard it as jealously as the very central part of Indiana;>oiis.” At the close of Mr. Harding’s remarks the Marion Glee Club sang one of its best campaign songs, entitled, “Just a-fooling Thomas Taggart.” The singers were received with applause. Among the other orators of the evening were J. W. Noel, Wilbur Wilson and Gurley Brewer. The latter referred to the election day riots in Indianapolis in 1876, when colored voters were assaulted In the streets.

OHJE.XTAL CLUB. The Organisation Addressed by Mr. Harding Last Night. The Oriental Club of the Eleventh ward, the Hebrew organization that did splendid work in the last national campaign for sound money, was addressed briefly last night by W. N. Harding, the Republican candidate for mayor. The meeting was held in the yard at the home of Joseph Williams, No. 62!) South Illinois street. The Marion Glee Club accompanied Mr. Harding and gave some of their best songs. The candidate said he had not come to make a speech but to greet his friends and take them by the hand. He brought them words of encouragement from otner parts of the city—from the wards where the Republicans are doing great work. He said he had faith in the voters of the party and he felt confident there was nothing but a few days between them and victory. He urged the members of the Oriental Club to stand shoulder to shoulder und aid in bringing about the greatest victory the city of Indianapolis ever saw. When Mr. Harding had closed a number of Democrats came up from a Taggart ward meeting on the corner below 7 and proceeded to create a disturbance. They -endeavored to prevent the glee club from singing by shouting for Taggart, and kept up the annoyance until the vocalists left the meeting. LIEBEIt SAID TO RE HOME. Midnight Meeting Between the Mayor and Head of the Syndicate. A South Side citizen who happened to be in the office of the Indianapolis Brewing Company Tuesday evening claims to have heard the following: The telephone bell rang and the clerk answered the call. “Hello, yes.” “Mr. Lieber—Albert Lieber?” “Y’es, he got home this evening.’’ “Who, Mayor Taggart?” “You’ll be there at 11 o’clock?” “All right—ll o'clock to-night.” From the above conversation the citizen concluded that Albert Lieber had arrived home from Europe and his clerk was arranging a conference for him and Mayor Taggart over the 'phone at 11 o'clock. COULD NOT STOP THEM. Democratic Harding Club Taken in Fifty New Members. The Fifteenth Ward Harding Club, an organization composed exclusively of Democrats, met last night at West and Ray streets and listened to speeches by ex-Judge Stubbs and Messrs. Hovey, Hays and Aver--IH. The club, before -the meeting closed, added fifty names to its membership list. Early in the evening “Bill” Flynn, the accomplished diplomat and politician, heard of what was going on and hurried over there in much alarm. Although Mr. Flynn made a desperate effort to head off the gatherring. his softest blandishments and his beer failed to have any effect. He had finally to confess he was routed, for the “byes” would not be led away. 0 IN THE FIFTEENTH WARD. Enthusiastic Mrrtlng of German Voters—Several Speeches .Made. There was a large meeting of Republican German voters last night at the home of John W. Faber, No. 536 West Wilkins street, in the Fifteenth, ward. There was music

by a glee club and speeches by Attorney Ilovey. William Schmidt. W. O. Hays, exJudge Stubbs and Charles Cmilon, who spoke German. George Walters. Republican candidate for Council In the Fifteenth ward, also made a speech. Mr. Waiters has understood that there has been some comment among the voters of the ward on his youthfulness. While the young man Is a year or two the junior of his doughty opponent. “Commodore’,’ Higgins, lit desires it known that he is thirty-one years of age instead of twenty-eight us reported. He has for several years been bead billing clerk at the establishment of Fuhnley & McCrea. Special Council Meeting. A special meeting of the City Council will be held Friday night to select election inspectors to fill the places of those who have declared they will be unable to serve. Commercial Traveler* In tlie Election. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: We frequently hear in the last few days from Democratic sources what a great number of Republican commercial travelers ore going to support Mr. Taggart for mayor. There are a few that will do so; there are also some Democratic commercial travelers who will not support Mr. Taggart. Now, no one questions the right of any Republican commercial traveler to support the Democratic nominee, and he is possibly no less a Republican because he does so vote; but why he should do so is hard to explain. I want to ask, what has Mr. Taggart done for the commercial traveler that I as a Republican should vote for him in preference to the candidate of my own political faith? He has not done more for me as a commercial traveler than has Mr. Harding; in fact, not as much, for doesn't he represent and vote with a party that gave commercial travelers about the toughest three years we ever hud on the road? For those years he is responsible to the extent of his vote at least. Mr. Harding represents and votes with the party 'hat has given us the best business days anti years we ever had, and I say he Is more our friend than Mr. Taggart. I do not say Mr. Taggart is not a fit man for mayor, I do not say he is not a good citizen, but I do say he does not make a better mayor than W. N. Harding will make if he is elected. Then why, as a Republican commercial traveler, should I vote for the Democratic nominee? I hope all Republican commercial travelers who are inclined to support Mr. Taggart will stop and ask themselves why they ate going to do so and then do as they please, which they generally do, except a few times in the past three years when the orders did not coma to please. Mr. Taggart Is a Democrat (gold or silver, I don’t know which.) Mr. Harding is a Republican and not a free silver one. WALT H. NICOLES. Indianapolis, Oct. 6. FRATERNAL INSURANCE. Report of the Commander of the Knight* of the Maeeubee*. PORT HURON, Mich., Oct. 6.—The danger that older fraternal insurance orders may be crowded closely by the competition of younger orders which have no old members, anil in which the death rate Is consequently lower, was outlined to the Fraternal Congress to-day In a report by D. P. Markey, supreme commander of tho Knights of the Maccabees. The report stated that the average amount of each certificate matured by death for 1896 was $1,967 for all the orders in the congress. The average amount paid by each member into benefit funds was $lB, or a little less than $lO for each SI,OOO of benefits represented. The report asserted that every order that is providing protection for an average price of less than $lO per SI,OOO, where its average age Is even under forty years, is doing so at the expense of its future membership. Mr. Markey said he regarded the present competition from new orders as insignificant compared to what might reasonably be expected five years hence. The report showed, however, that in 1896 the average expense per capita of the societies within the congress was but $1.35. as against $1.46 in 1895. For the first seven months of 1897 all the orders show a net increase of 27 per cent, over 1896. Indian* Killing- Deer for Pelt*. POCATELLO, Ida., Oct. 6.—A letter from Challis, Custer county, says that the depredations of the bands of Indians from the Fort Hall and Fort Lemhi reservations are becoming unendurable and that any day is likely to see bloodshed between them and white settlers. For a month past there have been several hundred Indians in that section. They have been slaughtering deer for the -pelts in almost untold numbers and have even gone so far as to kill cattle and sheep on the ranges. Seaton, tlie Hatter. “Dunlap’s” and all the leading styles In Hats. | ONE DOLLAR, Cincinnati und Return, f Via 11. & D. R’y, Sunday, Oct. 10. Two trains; 6 a. m. makes all stops, and passengers not going to Cincinnati should call for tickets for their exact destinationsame price; 7:15 a. m. Is fast train and makes no stops. _ SO.SO—ROUND TRIP—SO.SO. St. Louis Fair. Via 1., D. & W. (Clover Leaf route.) Through sleeping and chair cars. Tickets sold Oct. 4 to 8, inclusive. Good returning until Oct. 11. . , Ticket office. No. 2 West Washington street, corner Meridian, and Union Station. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne should be in every household. It is perfectly pure and naturally fermented. • Insure with German Fire Insurance of Indiana. General offices. 29 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats. McGllllard Agency Cos. Fire Insurance. China Painter*. A large and complete variety of new designs In white china now in stock and arriving daily. Th* ladles Interested In this department, and all lovers of beautiful decoruied t-hiim are Invited to call at Schrader's China Store. The Journal has for sale, very cheap, a quantity of shafting; an Atlas engine, 30-horse power, and in good condition; a lot of office furnituto and fixtures; a power exhaust fan, and numerous odds and ends connected with the printing of a newspaper, all of which will be delivered after Oct 45th, when we expect to move into our new building, on the southwest quarter of Monument place Address or call on JOURNAL NEWSPAPER COMPANY, Indianapolis, Ind. Music boxes rented. Carlin & Lennox, No. 9 E. Market.

1,000 Columbian Half Dollars Just received from the United States mint, which we will g-ive in change on purchases made in our store. New line Card Cases just received. Juliiu; C. & Son, INDIANA’* LEADING IKWEI.rH*. Brosnan Bros. 1 case indigo blue Calico, 6c quality, in basement, to-day, at ..2jic 1 case turkey red Calico, 6c fabric, in basement, to-day, at 2?ic Great bargains to-day all through the store. Drive down and see them. Brosnan Bros. & and 8 West Washington Street