Indianapolis Journal, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 October 1897 — Page 6

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ADVERTISING STATIONS. BRANCH offices—- , OF THE JOURNAL Have been conveniently located at the following druj; stores In the various sections of advertisements*’will be'telephoned Direct to this office at regular rates, 6 CENTS PER LINE~OF SEVEN WORDS. —STATIONS Alahama and 7th Sts.-S. Muhl. St., No. 4o—Claude Fields. Christian Ave., No. 197—F. F. 1 -anneUelie. Clifford Ave., No. 324—Philip Miller. College Ave. and 7th St.-Geo. F. Fisher. Columbia Ave. and 7th St.—eo. C. Rueh. Columbia and Hill Aves.—R. C. Hampton. r? laware an<i McCarty Sta.-H. A. Ffatffin. Dillon and Fletcher Ave.—Hugo H. Lehrrltter. East and McCarty Sts.—E. C. Relck. Ft Mayne Ave.. No. 19- Thos. R. Thornburg. Hillside Ave., No. 19—H. W. Carter, i n °i* and Ist Sts.—S. Muhl. Illinois and 13th Sts.—B. Muhl. D-inols and 7th Sts.—J, M. Scott. I Hnois and 22d Sts.—Frank Keegan. tL'A?-!* a P rl North Sts. —R. M. Navtn. Indiana Ave. and Vermont St. —R. P- Blodau. Indiana Ave., No. 201—John D. Gauld. Madison Ave., No. 427—Jos. M. Dwyer. Mass, and Cornell Aves.—C. E. Barmin. Mass. Ave.. No. 301—L. E. Haag. Mer. and Morris Sts.—C. H. Hroich. Me r . an d R a .v s tß .-j o hn E. Myers. Mer. and Russell Ave.—Geo. F. Borst. £! lch -v No - East—Van Arsdale Bros. £ew York and Noble Sts.-E. H. Knners. New York. No. 378 Weit-F. E. Wolcott. Pine No. 201 South—A. L. Walker, genat® Ave. and 3d St.—A. M. Eyster. £u n ?. te Av i No. 1053 North—E. fc. Steward. Shelby St., No. 182-C. A. Eitel. Talbott Ave.. No. 350—M. Schwarts. Virginia Ave. and Cobum—C. (i. Mueller. Virginia Ave. and McCarty—M. C. Staley, vt ash. st. and State Ave.—N. S. Driggs. Wash, gt., No. 703 East—Baron Bros. West st.. No. 603 North—C. W. Eiohrodt. Yandes and 9th Sts.—Dixon. . _ North Indianapolis Library Building—A. BGauld &■ Bro. Tel. 1894. FLANKER & BUCHANAN—I 72 North Illinois street. Lady embalmer, for ladies and children. Office always open. Telephone 041. Hacks at lowest pie vailing price. FOH SAi.E. FOR SALE—Stock of drugs, this city. In good location, for sale at a bargain: Invoice SSOO. Call or address INDIANAPOLIS DRUG CO. FOR SALE— HEAL ESTATE. H)R SkLE—lmproved farms for sale in the gre.i corn and wheat belt of Indiana; also weilloci< business and citv property. For particujA. address S. t>. ROLLS, Tipton, Ind. *■ ■ FINANCIAL. LOANS—Money on mortgages. C. F. SAYLES, 16 East Market street. LOANS—Sums of ssuu and over. City property and farms. C. E. COFFIN A CO.. 90 East Market street. LOANS—On city and farm property at 5 and fi per cent. Correspondence invited. MEREDITH NICHOLSON, 606 Stevenson building, Indianapolls. FINANCIAL—Money to loan on taim and city properties in Indiana; lowest rates; with partial payments; money on hand; no delay. C. N. WILLIAMS & CO., 319-323 Lem eke building. MONEY—To loan on Indiana larms. Lowest market rate; privileges for payment before due. We also buy municipal bonds. THOS. C. DAY Sc CO., Room 325-330, third floor Letncke building, Indianapolis. FINANCIAL—Money to ican on furniture, pianos, etc., in small or large amounts, on lowest terms; easy payments; confidential. SECURITY MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY, Room 207 Indiana Trust building (old Vance block), corner Washington street and Virginia avenus. WANTED—.MALE HELP. WANTED—patients at Central College of Dentistry. Everything free. Coiner Ohio and 1111nois Btreets. WANTED—Fifty men to get out stave bolts. Good timber. None but sober men need apply. CHICKASAW COOPERAGE COMPANY. Memphis. Tenn. W ANTE D— MISCELLAN EO l S. WANTED—Free clinics at the new Central College of Dentistry. Old Telephone Exchange, corner Ohio and 11 hnois streets. PERSONAL—The Gifford Remedy Company offers to cure one thousand men of the tobacco habit without financial risk to themselves, 4f names of applicants are received before Nov. l. GIFFORD REMEDY COMPANY. Indianapolis, Ind. LOST. LOST—A marten fur tippet with animal head, mouth broken. Return to 865 (old) North Meridian street or the Sinker-Davis Co.’s office. STOLEN. STOLEN—From my place, sorrel horse with lump on left front foot; also buggy and harness. ALLEN COOK. New Lisbon, Ind. Reward for them. ASTROLOGER. ASTROLOGER—Mrs. Dr. Ellis, the best astrologer in America, can be consulted at 614 North Senate avenue. Consult the doctor and learn what to do, where to go for success. The doctor locates oil and gas. STORAGE. STORAGE—lndianapolis Warehouse Cos., 266-273 S. Pann St. Pennsylvania tracks Phone 1343. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. No. 5746 UNITED STATES MARSHAL’S NOTICE. United States of America, District of Indiana, ss. Whereas, A libel of information was filed in the District Court of the United States for the District of Indiana, on the 6th day of October, 1897, by David S. Barmore. against the Bteamboat • Rescue, ’ her tackle, apparel and furniture. Seized at said district in a cause of contract civil and maritime; and claiming damages in the sum of $984.72, ard praying process against said steamboat, and that the same may be condemned and sold therefor. Now, Therefore, in pursuance of the monition under the seal of said court to me directed and delivered, I do hereby give public notice to ail persons claiming said goods, or any part thereof, or in any maimer interested therein, that they be and appear before the District! Court of the United States, to be held at the city of Indianapolis, In and for the District of Indiana, on the first Monday of November next, at 10 o’clock of Um forenoon of that day, then and there to interpose their claims and make their allegations in That behalf. SaMUEL E. KERCIIEV’AL, Attest: Marshal U. S. NOBLE C. BUTLER, Clerk.

STREET CONTRACTS LET. Work* Board'* l.a ist Meeting Tinier First Tau Kart Administration. The last meeting of the Board of Public Works under the first Taggart administration was held yesterday morning. Mr. Anderson was not present, owing to his illness. But little business of general interest was transacted. The board proceeded just as though an election had not intervened, although there was some elation apparent at the result. It is quite generally believed that the mayor will reappoint the present board. Contracts for street improvements were awarded as follows: For gravel roadway and sidewalk? on Twenty-eighth street, from Bellefoiuaine street to the L., N. A. & C. Railroad tracks. The contract was awarded to J. H. Roberts at 30 cents a lineal foot, each side. For cement walks next the curb line on North street, from Delaware street to Hudson street. Contract was awarded to the Capitol Paving and Construction Company at NO cents for seven-foot walks, 41 cents for three-foot approaches and 15 cents for BOdding. For gravel roadway and cement walks on Ohio street, from State avenue to Randolph street. The contract was awarded to Daniel Foley at $1 a lineal foot, each side. For cement walks on College avenue, from Fifteenth street to Sixteenth street. The contract was awarded to Henry Magg at 88 cents a foot. A number of bids were received for asphalting the roadway of Alabama street from Twenty-third to Twenty-fifth street, but the board deferred awarding the contract. The bids were: Warren-Scharf Asphalt Company, $4.17: Indiana Bermudez Company, *4.25: Western Paving and Supply Company, $4.13. BOARD OF PI'BHC WORKS. Final Action Taken. For cement walks on Depot street, from Warren street to Putnam street. For brick roadway In the first alley west of Pennsylvania street, from Twenty-first street to the first alley south. The resolution for the Improvement of Adelaide street, from North street to St. Clair street, was rescinded.

MEDICAL MEN Agree that coffee weakens the kidneys, and recommend POSTUM... As the proper drink at meals.

STATISTICS OF INTEREST THE INTERSTATE-COMMERCE COMMISSION GIVES FACTS OF VALUE. ♦ ' View* of a Passenger Official an to Interchangeable Mileage, Which, ’When Modified, \\ ill Be Popular. The ninth statistical report of the Inter-state-commerce Commission for the year ended June 30, 1806, gives interesting information concerning the mileage, equipment, number of employes, capitalization and valuation, accidents, earnings and exxienses of railways in the United States for the year named. One hundred and fifty-one roads, representing 30,475 miles of operated mileage, were in the hands of receivers on June 30, 1896, a decrease of eighteen miles from the previous year. The capital stock represented by the railways controlled by receivers was $742,597,698, and the funded debt was $999,733.766. The total railway mileage on June 30, 1896, was 182,776, an increase of 2,119 for the year, Georgia showing the largest increase—233 miles. The number of locomotives in service was 35,950, and of cars of all classes 1,297,649, an Increase of 251 locomotives and 27,088 cars. Os the total cars and locomotives, 448,854 were fitted with train brakes and 545,583 with automatic couplers. The number of freight locomotives fitted with automatic couplers was 3,373 out of a total of 20,605, and the number In freight service fitted with train brakes was 379,508 out of a total of 1,221,887. An interesting feature of the report is a summary showing the amount of compensation paid to railway employes of the United States, who aggregated 826,(720. Their aggregate compensation amounted to over 60 per cent, of the total operating expenses of all railways, a slight decrease from the preceding year. Much data on the capitalization and valuation of railway property is contained in the report. The amount of railway capital, it is shown, was $10,566,865,771, which, when assigned on a mileage basis, shows a capital of $59,610 per mile of line, and, if current liabilities be included as part of the capital, $63,068 per mile of line. The amount of capital stock was $5,226,527,269, of which $969,956,692 was preferred, A fraction of over 70 per cent, of the capital stock paid no dividends. The total dividends amounted to $87,603,671. Passengers carried during the year numbered 511,772.737, an increase of over four million compared with the previous year, w hich, however, showed a decrease of 33,260,837 as compared with 1894. Freight tonnage amounted to 765,891,385, the largest ever reported for railways in this country, and an increase of nearly 70.000,000. Gross earnings amounted to $1,150,169,376, an increase of nearly $75,000,000, resulting in a net income of over $33,000,000 larger than the previous year. Nearly 1,900 employes were killed and almost 30,000 injured during the year, an increase of fifty in those killed and over 4,000 in the number injured. One hundred and ninety-one passengers were killed and nearly 300 injured. The number of persons "other than employes and passengers" killed was 4,406, and those injured 5,845. These figures include casualties to persons reported as trespassers. For every 444 men employed on railways one was killed, and for every twen-ty-eight men employed one was injured. One trainman was killed for each 152 trainmen employed, and one trainman was injured for each ten men employed. The number of passengers carried for one passenger killed was 2,827,474. and the number of passengers carried for one passenger injured was 178,132.

The New Mileage Making Friend*. A passenger official who ranks among the shrewdest and most successful men in that department of railroad service, in commenting on the new interchangeable milage, said that the book was steadily making friends. The business men who purchase the books have written Chairman Donald, of the Central Passenger Association, he states, favoring the hook with a few slight modifications, which the roads are now arranging to grant to as great an extent as the protection of the mileage will admit. He states that the business men who investigate the matter admit that the roads have made but little out of passenger business the last two years, while the scalpers have made large sums of money, and this, all business men know, in the end must force the roads to giving poorer service. “When one thinks,” said the passenger official, "that the interchangeable mileage is good over thirty-two roads and can be ourchased by any person, and what a saving it effects, he can. but be friendly to the book. For instance, one can, in purchasing this interchangeable mileage, save sll on a round trip from Cleveland to St. Louis, or sl6 on a round trip from Buffalo to Chicago,v the value of the book to a person who travels is readily shown. Ihe passenger officials are very desirous of so modifying the book as to meet the views of the business men and the traveling salesmen, and are now arranging to have a coupon which will do away with much of the trouble complained of when a person is to go from one road to another. The traveler is now obliged to make an exchange of mileage for a ticket at such connecting point. It is anew thing, and its use has demonstrated that some changes can be made which will greatly lessen the complaint of its complexity and ’ re red tape connected with Us use, and wuhtn a short time the new mileage will be in such form as to do away with the chief objections to it There is one thing certain, and that is that since the book was placed on sale the earnings of the roads from passenger service have increased very handsomelly and the scalpers are squirming, which is evidence that it is an effective book in the prevention of scalping. It has put a stop to checking baggage from one point to another over one road and making the trip over another line, as was frequently the case when the old books were in use; often baggage has been cheeked from Indianapolis to Chicago, or from Chicago to another point, and only the trunk or piece of baggage was carried, both the railroad companies and the express companies thus being deprived of doing the business.” He said if the business men and the traveling salesmen will give the officials a reasonable time he was satisfied that the iiffevchangeble mileage would be so modified that any reasonable man will say it Is satisfactory and of benefit to the person who traveled on It. as it discriminates against no person and on long trips can he made a great money saver to the purchaser. The fact that Commissioner Donald, of the Central Passenger Association, is daily receiving 150 to 175 covers to pay the $lO rebate on, a">d that these rebates are returned with the greatest promptness, goes far to remove objections to the mileage, and he felt confident that before many months pass other passenger associations would be using the same form of modified book. Cut in Passenger Hates. The old trouble over the rates made by the Soo to the Atlantic ccast broke out again yesterday and the Milwaukee & St. Paul made sweeping reductions in its eastbound passenger rates from Minneapolis and St. Paul to New York via Chicago, in connection with east-bound steamship business. The tariff rate for this class of the business Is $27.50 and the Milwaukee & St. Paul reduced this rate by $10.50. making the rata an even sl7. It announced as its reason for making the reduction that the Soo line was carrying the business at rates between sl7 and S2O, and that it was impossible for it to secure any of the business without coming down on its rate*. In making the reduction it declared that it would continue to meet any further reduction that might be made by the Soo line. All of the other Chicago roads that are interested in the traffic between Chicago and St. Paul and Minneapolis, will, without question, make the same rates as those that have been made by the Milwaukee & St. Paul. Personal, Local and Genernl Notes. The Wabash, the first week in October, gamed $290,200. an Increase over the corresponding week of 1896 of $*11,545. H. H. Dunham, general freight agent of the Columbus & Hocking Valley, is still so ill is to confine him to tne house. The Peoria & Eastern, in the first week of this month, shows an increase of $3,697 over the corresponding week of 181*6. The earnings of tho Lake Erie & Western the first week in October show an increase over tho corresponding week of 1896 of $10,745. The Big Four lines proper, in the first week of October, earned $286,906.33, an increase over the corresponding week of 1896 of $20,884.32. The Pennsylvania, in connection with the | Chesapeake & Ohio, has put on a line of

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sleepers to run nightly between New York city and Hot Springs. W. Va. The Baltimore & Ohio has the contract to move 2,000,000 bushels of grain from Fairport harbor to the Atlantic seaboard, and is moving it as fast as cars can be secured. A. D. McLeod, assistant general freight agent of the Cincinnati, Hamilton Jk Dayton, yesterday returned from a three weeks’ vacation. He spent the time Nova Scotia. V. T. Malott, receiver of the Vandalia lines, left last night for Chicago, where he will join the Pensylvania Railroad inspection party and will be with them for several days. The Wabash is fitting up all its cars running between the West and Buffalo w’ith steam heating apparatus, as the laws of New York prohibit the use of stoves and fires on trains. At the annual meeting of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton stockholders on Tuesday the old board of directors was reelected. No other business of importance was transacted. Henry Fink, president of the Norfolk & Western, denies the report that he has declined to have his name go before the directors at the meeting for re-election as president of the company. The stocknolders of the Indiana, Decatur & Western, through Auditor Lishawa, who held as proxies 9,120 shares of stock, yesterday elected as directors for three years M. D. Woodford, H. S. Green and H. B. Balch. Through the depressed times the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton did not cut down the pay of its men in any department, and the men appreciated it, as no road in this territory pays better wagesw than does the C„ H. & D. The sale of the eastern division of the Kansas Pacific under foreclosure will take place at Topeka, Nov. 5. The entire property, with lands, equipment and telegraph lines, is to be sold in one parcel, and the upset price is $5,300,000. C. E. Schaff, general manager of the Big Four, states that the company will begin to receive its new box cars from the Pullman Company on Nov. 10, five hundred to be delivered in that month and the other five hundred in December. Engine 144, on the Vandalia, has just come out of the shops at Terre Haute rebuilt after the Schenectady type, and is a very fast and powerful locomotive. It made its first trip yesterday, hauling Train 20 from St. Louis to Indianapolis on schedule time. C. L. Mayne has been appointed general superintendent of the Fitchburg r ad. He has been acting superintendent since the resignation of W. D. Ewing. Mr. Mayne was once connected with Monon in official position, and later with the Chicago & Erie. The Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City earned, in the first week of this month, $51,385.70, an increase over the corresponding week of 1896 of $674.64. Since July 1 the road has earned $604,133.33, an increase over the corresponding period of 1896 of $39,246.23. The American Association of Traveling Passenger Agents closed its annual session at Nashviiie, Tenn., yesterday. Elliott T. Monnette, of Chicago, was elected president, R. C. Cowardin, of St. Louis, vice president, and Mr. Landman, of Columbus, 0., secretary. The officials of the Cincinnati. Hamilton & Dayton will next week begin the annual inspection, which will occupy about ten days. General Manager Waldo, General Superintendent Turner and General Passenger Traffic Manager Edwards will be with the party. An idea of the popularity of the Sunday excursions may be formed from the fact that for the recent excursion over the Beeline division of the Big Four 504 tickets were sold at Fortville to go to Benton Harbor, and the inhabitants of the place number but 940. As the Joint Traffic Association has decided that the Wabash can continue to use free chair cars on its lines between the West and Buffalo, probably its competitors will now’ put on free chair cars between Chicago and the eastern terminus of the Wabash. W. C. Arp, superintendent of motive power of the Vandalia. is equipping all the company’s with the United States or metal packing. It is claimed that it will last a year, while hemp packing will not last half as long, and the cost is about the same. A. L. Craig, assistant general ticket agent of the Ncrthern Pacific, with headquarters at St. Paul, was in the city yesterday. He states that in the last ninety days there has been a very marked increase in passenger business on their lines, both througn and local.

With the taking effect of the fall-and-win-ter time schedule on the Wabash, some changes will be made in the train service w’hich will do away with the long hours crews have to work under the present schedule, over which there has been some complaint. As the ups and downs of the stock of the Big Four cause some comment, it should be said that there aro but a few thousand shares on the market, and these, says one of the Big Four officials, are the footballs of speculators, and have no voice in the control of the property. The engineer who was running the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton passenger engine last week, when wrecked within the city limits, has been exonerated from all blame, it having been discovered that the engine was thrown from the track by a broken flange on one of the driving wheels. The through car running over the Monon, the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the Baltimore & Ohio between Chicago and Baltimore is doing a paying business eastbound, but at the eastern end of the line the representatives of the line are not doing as good work as at Chicago and Indianapolis. A party of thirty-one hunters from points on the D. & M. division of the C., H. & D. left yesterdav for Jackman and Norcross, Me., via C., H. & D. and Canadian Pacific lines. The tendency of the hunters to go to Maine this year is largely brought about by the high license which they are obliged to pay in Wisconsin and other Northwestern States. The stockholders of the Erie Railw’ay Company, at their annual meeting on Tuesday, re-elected the old board of directors, and the latter, in turn, re-elected the old corps of officers. The earnings of the road were reported very satisfactory and the management of the company was complimented on the manner each department had been operated the past year. The certificate of incorporation of the new Colorado Midland has be’en filed with the secretary of the State of Colorado. George W. Ristine, at present receiver of the rood, will be the president and general manager of the property, and L. G. Cannon, formerly of this city, his assistant general manager and auditor of the company, a position he has tilled under the receivership. About seventy railroads were represented in the national convention of the American Association of General Baggage Agents, w hich was called to order at Denver yesterday by President F. A. Mo Wade, of the Pennsylvania, road. Among the subjects to be discussed are the question of securing uniform state regulations regarding the transportation of corpses and the handling of buggage from yellow’-fever districts. Some stress has been laid recently on the Joint Traffic Association case, which comes before the Supreme Court the latter part of this month. It has been represented that if this decision were against the Joint Traffic Association it would insure demoralization of rates. Asa matter of fact, an unfavorable decision would be nothing more than confirmation of the last decision, w’hich was against the roads, and was regarded as a forerunner of universal ratecutting. General Solicitor Marshall, of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, states that at no time in many years has the road been as free from litigation at present. In the last four months but three new suits have been filed, and two of these are about to be adjusted. When C. G. Waldo took the general managership of the property he suggested the policy of settling all just claims against the road promptly and sometimes yielding a point to the claimant rather than have litigation, and he has found that the policy is a very wise one. The last bunch of fifteen 21 by 26 consolidation locomotives, built by the Pittsburg locomotive works for the Baltimore & Ohio, have been delivered and are in service on the second division, between BrunsW'ick and Cumberland. These locomotives excite very favorable comment by reason of their general design, excellent workmanship and efficient service, and are further evidence of the great advanc that is being made by tho B. & O. in its motive power. Thirty-five of this type of locomotives have been placed on the second division during the past year, and with the reduction in grades and in the increase in power the number of cars per train has been increased fully 40 per cent. The managers of the Joint Traffic Association have decided that the Southern Pacific had been allowed to apply from New York via Washington, D. C., to points on the Pacific coast the lowest differential fares applied to the same points via the Missouri river gateways. The Southern Pacific has for some time been applying via the Southern route the differentials that have been granted to the Canadian Pacific. These differentials are greater than those that have been in existence through the Missouri river gateways, and it will be compelled to raise its rdtes to make the differentials which the managers of the traffic association now.’ say that it may use. It is not thought likely that it will do this. The Union Pacific gave notice to all of Us connections yesterday that it had resumed busin ss with the Oregon Short-line by sending them word to resume the sale of one-way and round-trip tickets via the Union Pacific to points in Oregon over the Oregon Short-line at the Short-line rale in i existence before OcL 9. This means that

the fight between the two roads is over for the time being at least, she loads of the Western Passenger Association are much elated over the settlement of the troubles between the roads, as it jrf.vos the w’ay, in their opinion, to me membership of the Union Pacific in the Western Passenger Association, and a consequent diminution of the chances for trouble in Western passenger rates. The Detroit. Grand Rapids & Western Railway, which is a part of the Chicago & West Michigan system, has purchased dockage in Milwaukee and will begin to operate a car ferry line between that city and Muskegon on Dec. 1. The dockage in Milwaukee is situated on the Kinniklnnick river, on the South Side, within easy access of both the Chicago. Milwaukee & St. Paul and the Chicago & Northwestern roads, and w’ork on the slip will begin at once. The car ferry Shenango No. 2. having a capacity of twenty-six cars, has been leased, and will be the onlv ferry in use at the outset, others being added as business increases. By means of this route Milwaukee will be put in connection with thirteen seaboard fast freight lines. The trouble caused iome time ago by the use of free chair cars on the Wabash in joint traffic territory has been set at rest by the action of the board of managers in striking the question from the docket, where it has lain for a considerable time. When the Wabash perfected arrangements for running its passenger trains as far east as Buffalo and Suspension Bridge, some of the roads, members of the association, objected to its use of free chair cars, w hich have hitherto been used only on distinctively Western lines, and which are regarded as likely to induce passengers to travel by the Wabash rather than by lines which did not offer this inducement. In striking the complaint from the docket the joint traffic managers virtually decided that tho Wabash may operate these cars at will. DEATH OF M.C. ANDERSON ONE OF DEMOCRATIC MEMBERS OF BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS. He Was at His Office Monday—Formerly Superintendent of |he County Workhonse. Martin C. Anderson, a well-known Indianapolis man and a member of the Board of Public Works, died yesterday evening at 5 o’clock at his home, No. 4t Hoyt avenue. He had been a sufferer from diabetes and complications for several weeks, but his final serious illness dates from last Monday. On that day he met with the Board of Public Works, but feeling very ill he excused himself from the meeting and went to his home. He did not grow any better, and yesterday his physicians gave up hope of his recovery. Mr. Anders'.n was about fifty-three years of age. He was born in Greenfield, this State, Nov. 14, 1844. While yet a child he came to Indianapolis with his parents, and had lived here continuously ever since. In politics he was always a Democrat, and took an active interest in his party. In 1873 he was elected to the City Council from the old Eighth ward. During his political career he received the nomination for various other offices, and although he always received a strong vote he was never fortunate enough to be elected to any of these. Twice he was a candidate for the office of city clerk and county sheriff. In 1891 he was appointed superintendent of the county workhouse, which office he held for five years. For many years he followed the business of a contracting plasterer and w'as conducting a large business till his health failed. Dec. 9, 1896, Mr. Anderson was appointed on the Board of Public Works by Mayor Taggart, to fill the unexpired term of Mr. Austin, who resigned. Both the Democratic and Republican friends of Mr. Anderson were pleased with the mayor's action. Mr. Anderson’s natural disposition was of the character that made him popular with all. He was kind and gentle and had no enemies. He was a member of the Knights of Honor, Knights of Pythias and the Builders’ Exchange. In 1874 he was married to Miss Enirr a Glazier, who with two sons, Harry C. and Hervcy G. Anderson, survive him. Definite arrangements for the funeral have not yet been completed by the family. It will probably be held Sunday. Planner & Buchanan will have it in charge.

MERIDIAN-STREET "HUMPS.” Combination of Drought and Rain on the Blocks. —" Bicyclists and drivers of vehicles who came down North Meridian street yesterday morning were puzzled at the unusual appearance of the roadway. Every few blocks there was a large mound-shape hump in the block pavement. Wheelmen tcok a "roller coast” over them, but the drivers of carriages carefully avoided the obstruction. The two largest of these humps were at Fifth street and at St. Clair. The city did not send a force out to investigate* till late In the afternoon, and all day long there was varied speculation and surmise as to the cauße of the eruptioriß. Natural-gas explosion was a favorite theory, and some of the neighboring property owners grew a trifle alarmed. A few disappointed Republicans insisted that even the very blocks were protesting against the way Taggart had been indorsed the day before. About 4 o’clock in the afternoon President Doweling, of the Board of Works, drove up to St. Clair street and waAched a gang ot men tear up the blocks. He said the only explanation he could offer was that the long-continued drought and the recent rain had formed a combination to swell the blocks in spots, and the curbstones being obdurate the blocks had to hump themselves. He said the contractors would have to make the necessary repairs. THE MUSIK VEREIN. A. Ertiesdnoff Elected Director of tlie New Society. The new musical society within the German House was organized last night as the Musik Y’erein of Indianapolis, and Alexander ErnesMnoff, late musical director of the Maennerchor, was elected to a similar position with the new organization. The Musik Verein starts with an active membership of seventy-two musicians, classed as chorus singers and orchestral players. The new orchestra will be an amateur one, and the concerts to be given will bring out both orchestra and chorus. A ladies’ chorus is also to be formed. Within the German House there are 800 people, from among whom the Musik Verein can be recruited. Rehearsals will be given about Nov. 1, and the musical society will take a prominent part in the dedication of the remodeled Deutsche Haus on Washington's birthday anniversary of next year. No officers have been elected yet, but the committee appointed by the German House to organize the society will continue in charge until the passive membership list is made up, and then the election Will be held. Work on tho large addition to the German House is well under way. The first story Is already up. Stole Two “Chicago Bowls.” John Henry, a colored man who lives at 941 Rhode Island street, went into Secttor’s barrel house, opposite the courthouse, yesterday, and stole two beer glasses. He put them under his coat and ran when he saw that he was discovered. He dashed out the back door, followed by the bartender, who shouted so loudly as to arouse Messrs. Tomlinson and Grubb, members of tho police force, who drive the patrol wagon. They were at the stable in Pearl street, and saw Henry running. The stolen glasses were of the original "Chicago bowl variety. and so heavy as to handicap the thi f considerably. He was overhauled in front of the jail, and arrested. He had a razor and a dangerous looking knife and was charged with carrying concealed weapons, as well as with petty larceny. Tlie Highest Mountain. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal: In your questions and answers of Oct. 10 you say it is Mount Everest, of the Himalayas, 28.005 feet, but my information is to the effect that Mount Hercules, on the Isle of Papua. New’ Guinea, 32,763 feet, is entitled to first place. W. B. C. Indianapolis, Oct. 13. TO SA\ K 101 R DIGESTION i Use “Garland" Stoves ancl Ranges.

C„ H.&D.’S VIADUCT CLAIM ■ ■■■ ♦ RAILROAD SETTLES ITS DAMAGE SLIT AGAINST THE CITY. The 95,000 Held in Tru*t Turned Over -AugaMn Cordc*'* Churgea Againat Her Attorney. The C.. H. & D. Railway damage suit against the city, which has been pending in the Circuit Court since the construction of the Virginia-avenue viaduct, has been settled out of court. The company brought the suit on the ground that the viaduct injured its property, and claimed about S3OO.<XK) damages. Several times the city has made an effort to compromise the case, but was never successful until now. For a considerable length of time there has been in the hands of the city controller the sum of $5,000 raised by the business firms and railroad corporations who were benefited by the construction of the viaduct. The controller has always been in readiness to turn this sum over to the C., H. & D. Company as a compromise of its claim. Yesterday a settlement was reached and the money was paid over to the attorneys for the railway company. It is understood that the Union Railway Company, with other railway corporations, will pay the C., H & D. road an additional amount according to the terms of the settlement. Within the next few days the case will be stricken from the records of the Circuit Court. CHARGES AGAINST AN ATTORNEY. Augusta. Cordes Say* NVllborn Wilson Obtained Her Signntnre by Fraud. Augusta Cordes yesterday brought suit in the Superior Court against Louisa and John Treeters to enforce the payment of a note and foreclose a mortgage. In the complaint the plaintiff makes some rather sensational charges against Wilborn Wilson, who is made a party defendant to the suit. It Is averred that in 1593 Louisa and John Treeters executed their note to the plaintiff for SI,OOO, giving a mortgage on property owned by them. There is a balance of SOOO due on the note according to the complaint. The plaintiff avers that In May, l.S9t>, she engaged the defendant Wilson to bring a suit for divorce against her husband, Herman Cordes. While the complaint was being prepared she was in consultation with Wilson and mentioned to him the indebtedness of Louisa and John Treeters and told him of the mortgage. She also mentioned the fact that the notes were held by her husband. She avers that Wilson took her to the courthouse and informed her it would’ be necessary for her to sign certain court records in order to prevent her husband from collecting the notes. She says she signed the records as requested and afterward found she had assigned the mortgage and notes to Wilson. She declares the defendant took advantage of her inability to read the English language thoroughly. She avers her signature was procured by fraud and she asks that the pretended assignment of the mortgage to Wilson be canceled and that she be given judgment against Louisa and John Treeters for S7OO. Mrs. Cordes is the ex-wife of Herman Cordes. a wellknown German citizen of the county. Recently she signed an ante-nuptial contract with her husband and they are to be married again. Colin Campbell Must Serve His Term. The Supreme Court yesterday denied the petition for a rehearing in the case of Colin Campbell, and he will have to serve his term of four years. Campbell was given this sentence for embezzling $52. Public feeling had been aroused against Campbell at the time because he had deserted his wife and children and eloped with a girl of fifteen years. He claimed this had prejudiced his case, and that while he was Indicted for embezzlement the sentence imposed by the jury had been on account of this elopement. Policy Not Properly Signed. The Appellate Court yesterday reversed the judgment obtained by Margaret Reid against the Globe Accident Company for the death of her husband on the ground that the policy had not been properly signed. Tlie Poroli Climber's Case. The Supreme Court yesterday sustained the Marion Criminal Court in imposing a sentence of three years upon David Johnson. a porch climber, convicted of burglary last winter.

THE COURT RECORD. Supreme Court. 18357. Johnson vs. The State. Marion Crim. C. Affirmed. McCabe, C. J.—l. Where a person was charged with petit larceny and burglary, and the prosecuting witness testifies that part of the property found in the possession of the defendant was exactly like the property which had been stolen from him, and part of the property was his, such testimony, amid other circumstances, was sufficient to warrant the jury in inferring that it was the property which had been stolen a short time before from the witness’s dwelling house. 2. When it is proved that property has been stolen, and the same property, recently after the larceny, is found in the exclusive possession of another, the law imposes upon such person the burden of accounting for his possession, and of showing that such possession was Innocently acquired; and if he fails to so satisfactorily account for such possession, or gives a false account, the presumption arises that he is the thief. 18188. Martin vs. The State. Perry C. C. Reversed. Hackney, J.—l. When a person is charged with larceny it is not enough that the evidence merely tends to support the conclusion of his guilt, but it must support it. 2. Where two persons enter a store to buy some article, and wiille one of them engages the attention of the clerk the other steals a su.t of clothes from the store, for which offense both are arrested, in order to sustain the conviction of the one who occupied the attention of the clerk, there must be evidence to establish a previous understanding between both defendants that one of them should engage the clerk while the other committed the theft; or that he knew his companion was intending to make the theft. 18139. Campbell vs. The State. Marion Crim. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. Appellate Court. 2161. Bowers, vs. Hale. Henry C. C. Affirmed. Wiley, C. J.—When the questions discussed by appellant, and relied on for a reversal of the judgment depend upon the evidence, all the evidence must be in the record in a proper manner. 2278. Globe Accident Ins. Cos. vs. Reid. Delaware C. C. Reversed. Black, J.—l. An insurance company organized under the laws of this State may be sued on a policy in a county w'herein service of proces may be had upon the agent of the company. 2. When an appeal is taken from a judgment by default, this court cannot assume that anything was proved beyond what is shown in the complaint, and where the error assigned is that the complaint does not state facts sufficient to constitutea cause of action, the complaint must be sufficient to have withstood a demurrer for want of sufficient facts. 3. An exhibit must be regarded as controlling the averments of the complaint to which it is attached. 4. Where an action is founded on an insurance policy the exhibit must show that the policy bore the signature of the duly authorized agent of the company. 5. Where a corporation is merely authorized by statute to have and use a common seal, it need not use it in the execution of its ordinary contracts. „ „ 2144. Mendenhall vs. Stewart. Wayne C. C. Affirmed. Robinson, J.—l. In case a conspiracy arises between two or more persons. each person engaged therein is liable for the acts . and declarations of the others done and made in furtherance of a conspiracy. 2. If a fact does not exist a fraudulent purpose will be imputed to the party, who by a written statement shows that by his own knowledge such fact does exist and induces another to act upon his statement. ■>l7B B. <fc. O. S. W. Ry. Cos. vs. McCartney. Jefferson C. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. Superior fonrt. Room I—John L. McMaster. Judge. Life Insurance Company of Virginia vs. Josephine Schaf; damages. and costs paid. Sarah Pattison vs. John W. Stowell et al.; quiet title. Dismissed and costs paid. Frank Mowwe vs. Charles Nuerge i t al.; iamag*-s. On trial by jury. Room S— Vinson Carter. Judge. Heien R. Edson vs. Samuel E. Evans et al.; foreclosure. Finding and judgment vs. Harriet M. Evans and Richard Dill for $274.73. Joseph Kreber vs. Melissa A. Sinoek; appeal Dismissed. Judgment vs. plaintiff for costs. Delia Curtis vs. John J. Epler et al.; foreclosure. Dismissed. Thomas Dorsey vs. John Schide; account. Finding for plaintiff. Judgment vs. defendant for $169.95 and costs. The Capital National Bank of Indianup-

olis vs. Wood & Brown Manufacturing Company; note. Dismissed. Samuel Washington vs. C. I. Fletcher; appeal. Judgment for plaintiff for $11.50. Judgment vs. plaintiff for court costs. Circuit Court. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. A. F. Shirts vs. James I. Rooker's estate. On trial by jury. New Suits Filed. Augusta Cordes vs. Louisa treeters et al.: suit on note. Superior Court, Room 2. Flavius J. Myers vs. Mary Pruitt et al.; suit on note. Superior Court. Room 3. Mark Haywood vs. William Ray; suit on note. Circuit Court. Randall Hodges vs. Mary Hodges; divorce. Superior Court. Room 1. ON AN EXPERT’S REPORT A LOCAL COMPANY INVESTS IN AN ALASKAN GOLD MINE. Smiley N. Chamber*. A. C. Harris and Others AVill Develop Property North of Juneau. The Alaska Gold Mining Company was incorporated yesterday with a capital of $1,000,0b0. The directors are Harley R. Snyder, William Oliphant, Simeon J. Haines, F. B. Burke, Smiley N. Chambers and A. C. Harris. Messrs. Snyder, Haines and Oliphant are from Petersburg and are the chief promoters of the company. They have an extensive claim located in the Klondike country, and their expert recently returned with the assurance that it is of great value. Mr. Chambers yesterday exhibited two large nuggets that had been discovered on the claim. The property of the new company is located in the Berner’s bay mining district, three miles from the coast and seventy miles above Juneau. It lies close to the "Jualan" mine, in which ex-Represontative Taylor, of Petersburg, and Alonzo P. Dyer, of Evansville, are extensively interested. It is claimed that $25,000 in gold is the monthly output of the “Jualan” mine, Mesrs. Taylor and Dyer became Interested in Alaska mining about fifteen months ago and, they claim, have ‘‘struck it rich.” It was the success of their venture in the mining field that led to the formation of the company incorporated yesterday. The property of the Alaska Gold Mining Company also lies near the “Comet” group of mines, where it is claimed the yield is something like $60,000 a month. Two months ago Messrs. Chambers, Harris and Burke, of this city, met the Petersburg men and talked the matter over. A short time before, the superintendent of the “Jualan” mine had written to one of the Petersburg men that his company had made a rich find and that there was “millions in it.” At the conference of the Indianapolis and Petersburg parties it was decided to send an expert to Alaska to investigate the mining outlook, with the understanding that if the report of the expert was favorable a company would be formed. Col. George D. Darrow, of Montpelier, was selected to make the trip and he left for Alaska at once. Colonel Darrow has had considerable experience in Colorado gold mining, and his employers were confident of his ability to tell the real thing when he saw it. Col. Darrow returned to Indianapplis last Sunday with a rosy report and many fine specimens of the yellow metal. He assured his employers that they could safely invest their money in Alaskan real estate, and told them he had already made a conditional purchase of mining property at Berner’s bay. The gentlemen Interested at once closed the deal for the property and formed the corporation, fifing the papers yesterday. Smiley I Chambers is president of the company and Charles W. Moores secretary. Colonel Darrow, the mining expert, will return to Alaska in a few weeks and will have charge of the company’s property. He will employ men and begin work on the mine immediately on his arrival. The members of the company think they have a property that is bound to yield richly. They say it is located in the very heart of the richest gold field in Alaska, and as their neighbors are turning out oodles of the yellow stuff they feel sure their own mine will do as well.

TWO HENDRICKS COUNTY MEN Found In a Saloon and Held on it Burglary Charge. S. A. Moberley and Fred Cox, farmers from Hendricks county, came to the city Tuesday with a consignment of stock, which they disposed of at the stock yards. Later they were arrested on a charge of burglary. Merchant Policeman Foltzenlogle saw the men in John Bush’s West Washington-street saloon at 2 o’clock yesterday morning. He arrested them notwithstanding they protested their innocence of any wrong doing. They say they were looking for a drink and finding the front door of the saloon open went in. They found no bartender and were walking toward the door when the policeman saw them. Yesterday afternoon a prominent stock yards man called at the jail and arranged a bond for the men and last night an attorney came over from Danville to get the men out of the scrape. They give the men arrested a high character and are positive of the truth of their story as to how they happened to be in the saloon. The saloon door was unlocked when examined by the merchant policeman and neither of the men had in his possession a key which could have opened it. The police are inclined to believe the farmers not guilty of burglary, improbable as their story seems. CITY NEWS NOTES. An overheated stove caused a loss of $5 vesterdav morning in the residence of Henry Collins, 1413 Nebraska street. The ladies of the Eleventh Regiment Association will meet Friday afternoon at the home of Mrs. James R. Ross, No. 2007 (new) Central avenue, to make arrangements for the regimental reunion to be held next Tuesday. John Bailey was thrown from a horse yesterday afternoon on East Washington street and sustained a bad wrench of the back and some bruises. The horse ran through the Pembroke Arcade and was captured on Virginia avenue. I.tul Charged with Pigeon Stealing. John Lawn, fifteen years old, living at 440 South Missouri street, was arrested yesterday on a charge of petty larceny. He is charged with stealing pigeons from Charles Hartman and William Wiedenhaupt, who live at 217 and 207 Kansas street. Good times have come to those whom Hood's Sarsaparilla has cured of scrofula, ettarrh, dyspepsia, rheumatism, weak nerves, or some other form of impure blood. Hood’s Pills are the only pills to take with Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Easy and yet efficient.

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