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More Arguments For Linen Buying —■good. rock-bottom price arguments. Stevenson Crash Toweling, 17 inches wide, good value at the regular lie price, now, a yard Best Barnsley Crash, 18 Inches |Oi/~ wide, the 15c grade, a yard •■/I 1 ' Colored Fringe Napkins. 75c kind, CQ . now, a dozen Half Bleached Napkins, 21 Inches square, a $1.50 quality, special, |Q a dozen ‘■P** * V Just 18 odd dozen of finest Double, Damask Napkins; sl2 a dozen was the price; while they last, 48 more of those 2*4x2Vz yard Mar- 4Uf ifi seilles Bed Spreads, for, each HP I • ’"*■o Jewelry Department Invoicing has revealed an overstock of Jewelry and Sterling Silver Novelties. Wo ■want the space they occupy. Here are sample reductions that should interest you: 3-V Pocket Combs, sterling back 25c 35c Ink Eraser 25c 75c Curling Irons, Shoe Hooks or CfV. Shoe Horns ’-'Ut 25c Sterling Top Vaseline Jars 19c L. S. Ayres & Cos. Sole Agents for Standard I’atlerii*. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500. Many Visitors in the City. At this time each year there arc many visitors to Indianapolis. To one ami all of these we extend the invitation to .ail at. our Art emporium and see the paintings and pictures we have on show. About one month lienee we will reim,.e to our new building. No. 24 West Washington street. The H. LIEBER COMPANY, 33 South Meridian St.

And don’t fade. J They will wear w-k 9 . for years. Wash them with any kind of soap, At and they arc ** good as new. GALL’S GRILLES That’s What! Have You Seen Our Grille Room? It’s Worthy of the Grilles Albert Gall, II and 14 West Washington St

“Go to a Glove Store tor Glove*.” A Good Time To buy your heavy Driving Gloves is No*. Sale Manufacturer’s Glove Samples (some sliglvjtly soiled.) Prices away down, or 19c up. 30 Cast 'Washington Strect. (E*t. 1878.) PRESERVeThE~OLD BRIDGE Indiana Engineering Society PaMm a Resolution. The Indiana Engineering Society held three sessions yesterday, all of which were well attended. Many valuable papers were delivered, a number of which were of general interest. H. B. Fatout read an address prepared by Edward Hill, of this city, on the old National road which contained an entertaining historical sketch of the road from the time its construction was begun in 1806 at Cumberland, Md. The road terminated at St. Louis and was 800 miles in length. One of the chief undertakings in making the road was the erection of the old covered bridge over White river. William H. Wernwag, a United State's engineer, and Walter Blake took the contract for the bridge in 1831 and completed it in 1833. After the reading of Mr. Hill’s paper a resolution was adopted by the society asking “the proper authorities to preserve the bridge as a monument of engineering work of pioneer day*.” The resolution also stated that th* structure should be kept standing on account of its associations. Prof. it. L. Sackett, of Earl ham College, delivered an excellent paper on “Engineering Expert Testimony.” Me said it was the duty of the expert to explain and reduce scientific knowledge to common language for the benefit, of the jury, and that he should be learned, reliable, unbiased and respected by the attorneys. The speaker reviewed the history of expert testimony and quoted several legal authorities that have severely arraigned such testimony as being biased in favor of the parties that call the experts on the stand. Continuing, the speaker expressed the idea that the. problems the expert is called upon to solve arc so w’elghty and the ends of justice are so easily perverted that the color of one's testimony ought in no wise be affected by the color of the money received. Professor Sackett then reviewed the efforts that have been made to w-ork a reform in the giving of such testimony, and in closing gave ids liersonal belief that a law should be framed granting the judge authority to call unbiased experts into a case whenever he sawlit on the application of either party to a suit. This would obviate the employment of experts by either party direct and would remove all temptation for bias in giving testimony. ‘The Municipal Engineer” was a topic ably discussed by A. J. Hammond, of Frankfort, who favored the adoption*of a civil-st rvire code in order to test t'.ie'competency of appointees to public engineering positions. In the evening Dr. J. N. Hurty led in what he termed a converzalone on the subject of the relation of the State Board of Health to the engineer. The doctor dwelt in his remarks on the power of the engineer in bringing about reform in sanitation, and expressed the hope that the time would copne when the board would have an engineer as one of its members. The evening meeting was held in the horticultural loom, and after Dr. Tlurty's paper was delivered Fred Morlcy, professor of civil engineering in Purdue University, gave a very interesting lecture on iron tunnels and tunneling, which was accompanied by views of tunneling operations thrown uixm a large canvas. Other papers delix-ered during the day were by J. W. Dlekinsog of Chicago, on the * object of “Cement;” J. H. Vail, of Chicago, on “Bituminous Grout Filler for Brick Pavements;" H. L. Weber, of Richmond, on “Brick vs. Asphalt ir* Small Cities;” William M. Whitten, of South Bend, on “Minimum Grades for Drain Tile,” and *. G. H. Goss, of Martinsville, on "The Columbia City, Ind., S-wer System. ’ Officers will be elected at this morning's session. Full line of Bookcases ut Wm. L. Elder's.

SCHOOL FUND OF STATE * THK SEMI-ASMAL APPORTIONMENT < LOSE TO A MILLION DOLLARS. Per Capita for Each t hi Id of School Age J*l .28— Increase Over Last Jan nary. The superintendent of public instruction yesterday completed the January semi-an-nual apportionment of the common-school revenue to the various counties of the State. The total amount of school-tuition tux paid by the counties to the State for the six months was $963,321.63, and the amount in the treasury from other revenues w is $22,898.75, making the fund available for distribution $986,226.3*. The amount apportioned was $960,033.62, being a balance in the treasury of $26,186.76. The per capita, or amount allowed each county for every child of school age, was $1.28. The per capita last January was $1.25 and last June sl.4*. The figures of the apportionment showing the enumeration of each county, the amount each paid the State and the amount each received back are as follows; No. chil- School T’l ap- Am'nt Counties. dren. tax. prmt. aprtnd. Adams 7.752 $5,232.05 $7,236.05 $9,922.56 Allen 23,353 22,446.30 32,256.52 29,891.84 Bartholomew .. 7,426 8,772.81 11,189.9s 9,5Ub,28 Benton 4,128 6,350.47 7,691.71 5,283.84 Blackford 5,048 4,005.52 5,315.91 6,461.44 Boone 8.202 8.6*0.62 11,825.61 10,498.56 Brown 3,583 1,027.84 2,445.09 4,586.24 Carroll 6,434 7,186.84 9,363.13 8,235.52 Cass 10.225 10,523.92 14.675.18 13,088.00 Clark 9,405 6,444.21 9,300.54 12.i5*.) Clay 11.760 6.563.38 9,389.44 15,062.80 Clinton 8,524 9,719.94 11,880.26 10,910.72 Crawford 5,210 1.315.92 2,862.59 6,673.01* Daviess 10,048 6,877.46 10,23..26 12,861.44 Dearborn 7,180 4,597.48 7.763.09 9.190.40 Decatur 5.992 6,488.19 8.151.66 7,669.76 De Kalb 6,942 6,848.18 9.460.05 8,885.76 Delaware 12,645 12,472.69 16.251.60 16,185.60 Dubois 7,380 3,015.14 5,001.12 9,446.40 Elkhart 12,355 10,868.30 14.661.07 15.814.40 Fayette 3,546 4,904.44 6,342.88 4,538.88 Floyd 8,810 5,417.99 9.688.65 11.276.80 Fountain 6,464 6,604.82 9,406.96 8.273.92 Franklin 5.434 4.340.13 7,359.66 6,955.52 Fulton 5,669 5,857.51 7,467.87 7,256.32 Gibson *... 9,495 8.563.29 11.231.66 12,153.60 Grant 13,817 11,966.04 15,515.16 17,685.76 Greene 9,113 5,812.34 9,162.93 11,664.64 Hamilton 9.233 8,982.36 11.740.51 11,818.24 Hancock 6,064 6,992.52 8,876.56 7,761.92 Harrison 7,313 3,744.54 6.088.26 9,360.64 Hendricks 6.461 8,237.82 11,329.93 8,270.08 Henry 7,457 9,791.96 12,594.32 9,573.56 Howard 8.744 7,875.09 9,982.38 11.192.32 Huntington 8.958 7,874.60 10.464.28 11,466.24 Jackson 8.386 6.072.85 10,02-3.76 10.734.08 Jasper 4,734 4,630.73 6,146.15 6,059.52 Jay 8.802 6.612.51 9.006.58 11.266.56 Jefferson 7.342 5,415.84 8,099.26 9,397.76 Jennings 5,057 3,202.24 5,038.70 6.472.96 Johnson 6,030 6.798.02 9.060.28 7,718.40 Knox 10,573 7,934.51 12,866.95 13,533.44 Kosciusko 8,843 8.971.28 11,943.37 11,319.04 Lagrange 4,847 5.246.40 7.458.67 6,234.16 I<ake 9,9441 9,897.10 11.33t-.14 12.723.20 Laporte 12,725 11,615.16 14.883.97 16.285.00 Lawrence 6.960 5,140.62 7,106.63 8,908.80 Madison .§18,318 14,520.37 19,853.24 23 447.04 Marion 44,118 69.383.85 81,409.69 56,471.04 Marshall 8,263 7.981.71 11,266.11 10.576.64 Martin 5.164 2,254.94 4,010.22 6,609.92 Miami 8,454 8,099.26 12,037.21 10.821.12 Monroe 6,430 4.533.83 6,25863 8,230.40 Montgomery .... 8,533 11,371.49 16,558.86 10,922.24 Morgan 6,158 5,734.42 8.294.91 7,882 24 Newton 3,273 4.371.65 5,110.97 4,189.44 Noble 6,815 7.183.26 10,252.96 8.723.20 Ohio 1.428 1.016.97 2,325.89 1.827.84 Orange 5.598 2,547.71 4.003.45 7,165.44 Owen 5,1,34 3.560.93 5,735.24 6,571.52 Parke 6.469 6,672.39 9,427.61 8.2*0.32 Perry 6,815 1,646.31 2,979.71 8,723.20 Piko 6,819 3.699.38 5,515.20 8.728.32 Porter 5,945 8,788.53 11.087.42 7,609.60 Posey 7,231 6,867.91 10,892.71 9 255 68 Pulaski 4,814 3,590 97 4.520 22 6 225.92 Putnam 6 536 8.817.41 11,353.77 8 366.08 Randolph 8,586 9.249.59 13.141.73 10 990.08 Ripley 6,621 4.019.0S 6,768.18 8,474.88 Rush 5,269 9,158.77 11,671.17 6.744.32 Scott 3,086 1.643.50 3,167.83 3.977.25 Shelby 7,982 9,661.78 11,856.61 10,216.96 Spencer 7,620 .3.864.82 6,603.93 9,753.60 Starke .3.436 2.591.39 3,484.75 4.398.0S St. Joseph 14,716 14.507.19 21,464.27 15.83K.4S Steuben 4,466 4.423 ?2 5,975.15 5.716 48 Sullivan 7.985 7.0,38.36 9.890.97 10.2*0.80 Switzerland .... 3.681 2,390.26 3,504.75 4.711.68 Tippecanoe 12,178 13.733.05 16.718.94 15.587.84 Tipton.... 6.304 5.290.71 6.623.65 8.069 12 Union 1.776 2,973.61 4.530 49 2 273 28 Vanderburg ....20,84.3 17,645.30 24,102.63 20.6799*4 Vermillion 4.574 4.776.21 7,415.01 5 854.72 Vigo 17,682 17.845.42 22.40*.46 22 6.32 96 Wabash 8,909 9,839 72 12,780 9(9 11.403.52 Warren 3.427 4.818.44 64*84.81 4 3*6.56 Warrick 7,837 3.795.68 6,303.18 10 031.36 Washington .... 6.487 4,543.20 6.169 65 8.303 36 Wayne 10.372 14 090.32 18.624.21 13.276 16 Wells 7.600 7,134.97 9.149.63 9.728.00 White 5.882 6 568.32 7,685.40 7,5*8 96 Whitley 5,719 5.626.23 7,118.97 7,320.32 Total number of children. 749,902; total state school tax, $707,812.41; total apportionment, $986,220.38; total amount apportioned, $960,033.62.

GREENSBURG SCHOOL HEATERS A Trnee Between Trustees nml State Board of Health. The mayor and city clerk of Greensburg arrived in the city yesterday to see what could be done to patch up a truce between the school authorities of their town and the State Board of Health. The school trustees had ignored the order of the board to remove the natural gas radiators from the schoolrooms, and the board w-as about to bring legal action to force the trustees to a compliance with its demands. In their capacity as peacemakers the mayor and clerk of the town deprecated the situation and expressed themselves as desirous of doing everything possible to remedy the sanitary conditions in the schools. The mayor made a proposition looking to an amicable adjustment of the strained relations with the board whicfi will probably be accepted on Friday at the regular board meeting. In this proposition the mayor promises, if the board will modify its order so as to permit the radiators to be connected with the flues, thus carrying off the products of combustion, that the arrangement would be considered temporary and that in the spring an entirely new structure would be erected conforming with all the modern ideas of sanitary conditions. It Is understood that the reason the trustees put in the objectionable radiators was that they might make a record for economy. The matter was amply discussed pro and con in the Greensburg City Council at the last meeting, and as that body makes the school levy, the trustees are in a measure at its mercy. It was in this manner that the matter finally fell to the mayo* to settle. The Morton Stntue. When El wood G. A. R. Post received the scries of resolutions condemning the action of the regents of the soldiers’ monument in reference to the statue of Governor Morton it referred the whole subject to a committee, of which Captain A. O. Mitchell, who died last w-eek, was chairman. At the lust meeting in December the committee, after a preamble alluding to the papers referred to it, presented, and the post adopted, the following preamble and resolutions: “Whereas, we, the members of Elwood Post. No. 61, G. A. R.. holding sacred the memory of our lamented, worthy Governor, Oliver P. Morton, whose illustrious name has been as deeply graven on the tables of our hearts as those of Lincoln, Grant, Sherman and Thomas, and shall ever shine with equal and undivided luster so long as memory holds its sway or these hearts continue to pulsate; and, “Whereas, while holding these cherished sentiments in relation to the great soldiers’ friend. Indianus immortal, worthy Governor, we would not relegate to the obscure. rear the Imposing shaft which commemorates the devotion, loyalty, patriotism and beneticenee of the people of our great State; therefore, be it “Resolved. That this post does not consider that the removal of any subsidiary statue representing any individual a few feet from the exact spot at first contemplated. especially when such removal is in the interest of the beauty and harmony of the great, soldiers' and sailors’ monument and its environments, does violence to the memory of one whom it honors or to the feelings of the surviving representatives. “Resolved, further. That we have the utmost confidence in the judgment and wisdom of the present board of regents of the state soldiers' and sailors' monument, believing that they- will do what is best in harmony with the desirable change of plans which has been adopted.” Thomas Post Mat is ties. In responding to a vote of thanks at a recent meeting Dr. Boynton, who has given much time to the duties of commander of Thomas Post. <i. A. ft., gives a synopsis of the work of the year. To the post have

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been added fifty-three members, of which twenty-seven were by muster. Twelve candidates are awaiting muster. During the year fifteen comrades have died. He was present at every meeting of the post except one. when he was at the National Encampment, and he visited every comrade confined to his house by illness. The resolution, to which he responded not only recognized his excellent service, but declared that he was worthy to be the example of his successors in an office which has more and more responsibilities as the comrades grow old. Daniel L. Brown is the new commander and Mrs. Ella I). Ziun, the president of the Thomas Post Relief Corps*. PAID $85,000 FOR THE BROWNS Sale of St. Louis Club to Indianapolis People Confirmed. The announcement made in the Journal yesterday morning that the St. Louis Browns had been sold by President Von tier Ahe to John T. Brush and Messrs. Dickson and Talbott, of this city, was confirmed at St. Louis yesterday afternoon by Mr. Von der A he. It is further stated that Frank De Haas Robison, president of the Cleveland club, is in the deal with the Indianapolis men. The price paid was $85,000, of which $60,000 was in cash and the remainder In notes. It is reported that the club indebtedness, which Von der Ahe will pay, amounts to at least $50,000. THE L. A. w! COMMITTEES A CONSTITI TION ALSO ADOPTED BY THE *9B MEET ( LI B. D. M. Parry Elected President mid Mayor Taggart Vice President— The L. A. AV. Runrter*. A meeting was held at the Commercial Club last, night by Indianapolis wheelmen and others interested in the L. A. W. meet, which comes to this city next August. The Indianapolis Meet Club was organized and permanent officers elected. The first matter of business to come up after the meeting was called to order -was a report from Albert Salim, chairman of the executive committee, which was appointed last year to use its efforts in securing the next national hicy* lc meet for this city. Last fall this committee named a committee consisting of Mr. Sahm, as chairman, Wallace Sherwrod, H. W. Reed, H. T. Hearsey, A. C. Newby, J. R. Cavanagh and C. C. Foster to prepare a plan tor a permanent oiganization. Mr. Sahm said the report, was ready. The report urged that the following constitution be adopted, under the name of the Indianapolis Meet Club: "The Indianapolis Meet Club, organized for the exclusive purpose of arranging for the 1898 meet of the League of American Wheelmen, shall consist of all who contribute to a fund to be used by it in the lurtherance of such purpose, and who after so contributing indicate a wish to become members. Its officers shall be a president, a vice president, a secretary and a treasurer. The president shall have authority to represent the club in all matters. No contract shall be made for the club and none of its members’ money expended without his approval. Upon the request of the president the vice president shall act in his stead. The secretary shall perform all duties assigned to him by the chairman. The treasurer shall receive all the club’s money and disburse, it on vouchers signed by the chairman and the secretary. The executive committee shall consist of the officers and chairmen of the other committees, It snail be advisory to the president, and shall meet at his call.

“The president shall appoint a committee, of three on accommodations, a committee en badges, a committee on condition of city, a committee on condition of county roads, a committee ou credentials, a committee on entertainment and reception, consisting of all the members of the L. A. W. Bicycle Club, a committee of fifteen on entertainment and reception of ladies, a committee on finance, a committee on information, a committee of four on press, a committee on races, a committee on rail way-station facilities, a committee on souvenir programme, a committee on street decorations, a committee of twenty-five on tours and runs, a committee of five on track, a committee of five on transportation and a committee of three on veterans. He shall name the chairmen of these committees and shall have the authority to enlarge the committees and create other committees as he may see fit. “All other committees shall recommend to the executive committee plans for the carrying out of the duties implied by their names, but shall not proceed in the execution of the plans and shall not incur any liabilities without the written approval of the president.” All present, whether wheelmen or not, concurred in the report and the constitution was adopted as read. Officers were then elected as follows; President—D. M. Parry. Vice President—'Thomas Taggart. Secretary—Evans Woollen. Treasurer—C, F. Smith. The chairmen of permanent committees were named by the president as follows: Accommodations, C. C. Foster; badges, Thomas Hay; condition of city, C. A. Kenyon; condition of country roads, John McGregor; credentials, Wallace Sherwood; entertainment and reception, Charles B. Rockwood; entertainment of ladies, Mrs. John C. Dean; finance, Albert Sahm; information, J. N. Navin; press. Hal W. Reed; races, H. W. Foltz; railway station facilities, J, R. Cavanagh; souvenir programme, W. C. Bobbs; street decorations, John J. Appel; tours and runs, Merrill Moores; track, A. C. Newby; transportation, John S. Lazarus; veterans, H. T. Hearsey; to prevent extortions, Russell Eekman, The provisional committee, which had much to do with procuring the big meet for Indianapolis, was discharged and a report, made by Evans Woollen, its secretary. The report showed that it cost $689.83 to secure the meet for Indianapolis. The L. A. W. Cl ah. The Indianapolis L. A. W. Club held a meeting at the Criminal Court last night and appointed a committee on permanent quarters. It is the intention of the L. A. W. Club to establish a permanent clubhouse in the central part of the city. Some of the members favor the brick residence immediately south of the Plymouth Church, on Meridian stret-t. The house is at present occupied by the Young Women’s Christian Association, but it is understood this organization will vacate the place within the n**xt month. Tho club was addressed lust night by Clarence Kenyon and D. M. Party. Mr. Kenyon urged each member to see his councilman and use his influence in favor of anew hitching ordinance, one that will prevent vehicles from standing in the street for more than an hour at a time. Mis* McLaughlin's Recital. At tho regular meeting of tho Matinee Musicale yesterday afternoon a song recital was given by Miss Anna Katherine McLaughlin. Her programme included numbers by Schumann, Liszt, Nevln, Chaminade and other composers. Miss McLaughlin’s voice is a well-modulated soprano. It has been heard with delight by many Indianapolis people, and her selections yesterday were rendered in an artistic fashion. A D'Hardelot number. “The Invocation.” with violin (Miss Pauline Schellschmidt) and harp (Miss Emma Schellschmidt) obligato, was given with fine ensemble. Miss Mo El wee played the piano accompaniment for this number. Miss McLaughlin was also assisted by Airs. Flora M. Hunter, pianist. Incorporation*. The Citizens’ Co-operative Gas Company of Jonesboro was incorporated yesterday, with a capital stock of $1,995. Any holder of one share of stock of the value of sls is to be given gas free of cost, provided a sufficient supply Is obtained by the company. The following are the directors: William R. Cromler. Nelson K. Elkins. Benjamin t* Bradford, Thomas M. Reiley and John W. Mann. The People’s State Bank of Huntingburg was Incorporated yesterday. Capital stock, $25,000. There are twenty-six stockholders. Ton* to Be t arried Away. In preparing for the sculptured groups of "War and Peace” live hundred tons of stone were placed in position for each group on the east and west sides of the monument. In the sculpture work 150 tons of stone will b* cut away on each side. Mr. Schwarz, who has charge of the w r ork, has been associated with Bruno Schmitz, architect of the monument, several years and came here from Berlin expressly for this purpose. He did the stone-carving on the great monument to Emperor William 1. which was recently dedicated iu Germany,

A DARK HORSE ELECTED CHARLES DOWNING PRESIDENT OF STATE AGRICULTURAL HOARD. • 4 Leading Candidate* Unsuccessful—A String Tied to the Stute Transfer Propositiort. ♦ The Delegate State Board of Agriculture adjourned at noon yesterday after the election of new members of the state board proper and an animated discussion of the proposition to surrender the property of tho. board to the State. The following members of the board were re-elected for another two years: First district, John C. llaines, of Lake; Second district. Mason J. Niblack, of Vincennes; third district, W. W. Stevens, of Salem; Seventh district, H. B. Howland, of Howland; Fifteenth district, Aaron Jones, of South Bend, and Sixteenth district, James E. McDonald, of Ligonier. In the Fourteenth district Colt Burnett, of Logansport, was chosen to succeed C. B. Harris, the retiring president, and in the Fourth district E. H. Robinson, of Franklin, defeated J. W. Lagrange, also of Franklin, this being the only district in which there was a contest. Tho discussion of the subject of surrendering the rights of the board as a private corporation to the State came up on the report of tho committee on the president’s address. In this address the suggestion was made favoring the idea, and the committee approved the suggestion and recommended that a committee be appointed to draft a suitable proposition to be laid before the next Legislature. Ex-Governor Matthews set forth the arguments in favor of the step. He said that the Legislature was becoming more and more reluctant In extending assistance to the board for the reason that it was a private corporation. By making the board a state institution Mr. Matthews thought that it would be in a position to go to the Legislature and demand its rights. He was in favor of continuing the present method of electing the board members. Although the ex-Governor made a strong speech, yet it is said he could have made it stronger had he seen fit. It is said on good authority that at the lust meeting of the legislature it was found necessary to expend quite a little money in log rolling in order to prevent the annual appropriation of SIO,OOO from being cut off, and the leaders of the noard recognize that it is only a matter or one or two legislatures when this assistance from the State will be withheld unless something is done. The fair last fall was abnormally successful, and yet notwithstanding the heavy receipts and the state appropriation, the board has only $1,650 cash on hand at. the present time. It is feared by many of the board that with the cutting off of the appropriation the fair will be a losing venture, and that it is now an opportune occasion, while the board is out of debt, to stand from under and throw the burden of future success of the fair upon the State. OPPOSED TRANSFER TO STATE.

A number of the Jpourd members, however, strenuously opposed the idea. Aaron Jones, of South Bend, in particular was emphatic for tho continuance of the board as a private organization. Ho said it had successfully carried out its purposes in the past and had accumulated a large amount of property. He thought that if the board Surrendered its rights the Legislature would go further and would make the membership of the board appointive, abolishing the perpetual succession feature and making it a football for designing politicians. Robert Mitchell also supported Mr. Jones, and the debate with these gentlemen on one side and Mr. Matthews on the other wa,. a warm one. The final outcome of the ma ter was a partial compromise. A commit cee consisting of James E. McDonald, of Ligonier; Mortimer Levering, of Lafayette; Claude Matthews, of Clinton, and Charles Downing, of Greenfield, was given the duty of framing a. bill in accordance with the idea of making the board a public institution, without abolishing the present methods of electing its members. The report of this committee Is to be laid before the meeting of the delegate board next year, and if then approved it ! s to lie presented to the Legislature. Other recommendations embodied in the president's report were taken up. The suggestion that the land now leased by the board for the fair be purchased was not approved, there being a doubt as to the propriety of undertaking the matter at this time. Os the 214 acres occupied by the fair grounds only eighty acres are owned bv the board, the balance being leased at $lB an acre. This lease runs for eighteen months longer and may then be renewed for seven years, the board having the right at any time to buy the land for S3OO an acre. There is a strong impression among some of the members that not only the rental charge, but the stipulated purchase price, is exorbitant. The board would like to buy the land, but has no means at its command for raising the necessary money. The recommendation of the president that particular attention and encouragement be given to the education of the boys on the farms was heartily approved. Another recommendation that complimentary tickets be issued only by the president, with the approval of the executive committee, was also approved. A set of resolutions commendatory of President Harris were adopted. DOWNING CHOSEN PRESIDENT. In the afternoon the state board proper held an executive session for the election of officers. When the doors were opened it was found, with some surprise, that neither James E. McDonald nor W. W. Stevens, the two candidates for president, had been chosen for that position. Charles Downing, of Greenfield, who seems to have been a dark horse, had been elected to the coveted honor. The other offices were filled as follows: W. W. Stevens, of Salem, vice president; Charles F. Kennedy, secretary: E. J. Robison, treasurer; John L. Thompson, superintendent. E. H. Peed, who baa been superintendent for years, was retired tor the reason that the board had adopted a resolution that the superintendent should be chosen from the members of the board. J he election of janitor was postponed until the February meeting, when premium lists and other matters will receive attention. Upon a motion by Mortimer Levering, a committee was appointed to confer with a committee from the Board of Trade and offer the use of the fair grounds for the Knights of Pythias upon such reasonable terms as can be obtained. It Is understood that this tender of the grounds does not abridge the light of the board to hold the f*iir flurinsr the Scittie week that the •tre In the oltv The time of holding the lair is still a mooted question to he settled later. The board adjourned to meet at the call ot the president next month. THE GOVERNOR’S SHEEP RAISING. He Tell* the "Wool Growers’ Association About It. The Indiana Wool Growers’ Association held a morning session yesterday, listened to talks by the Governor and Dr. A. W. Biting, settled tho question of the place oi holding the next meeting and elected officers. The officers elected were: President, J. B. Herkless, Carthage; vice president, Sid Conger, Flatrock; secretary. J. B. Robe, Greencastle; treasurer, John L. lliompson, Gas City; executive committee, Howard Keim of Ladoga, C. A. Howland of Indianapolis, and W. A. Bell of Indianapolis. Strong pressure was brought to bear by a number of the members to hold the annual meetings at places other than Indianapolis, but the effort In tills direction was defeated. Although the annual meetings will continue to be held in this city as heretofore, the executive committee was empowered, however, to arrange a semi-annual gathering to meet iu August in some city in the northern part of the State. Dr. Biting spoke on the subject, "Dipping Sheep for ’ricks.” and Std Conger on "Methods of Advertising Pure-bred Sheep.” The most interesting address of the morning, however, was probably that made by Governor Mount, who furnished a great many statistics ou the sheep industry and entered a plea with the farmers not to neglect this important branch of their business. “The demand for mutton and wool is greater than evt-r before,' said the Governor, "and you Will find there will be an increase of prices for mutton for some time to come.” The Governor is a sheep raiser himself and said he was in the business for the money there was in it. lie, advised the buying of common stock sheep and to breed up. Said he: "You can breed up sheep quicker than any live stock on the farm. A few years ago I was growing Cotswolds. I found the fleece was too open and exposed the carcass too much lor the health of the sheep, it was

a long-wooled sheep, and machinery had been invented to comb wool of a shorter fiber. I crossed with Merino to bring%bout a class of wool that the market demanded. I believe my cross between Merino and Cotswold gives the ideal sheep, both as to mutton and wool. Last year I clipped 230 head of sheep, averaging ten pounds of wool to the sheep, l sold my wethers—l26 in number —and they brought, the highest price. 1 demonstrated that I had the wool and the mutton after the wool had been clipped and sold. In the last year or two I have been going more toward mutton. I think 1 shall go back toward wool. The sight that, cheered me most In the recent \isit I paid to my home was the 150 lambs that were going into the barn. There was not a bad one in the whole lot. 1 expect to shear from them next spring an average of twelve pounds of wool, and .1 think J shall get about 5 cents a pound for my yearling wethers when shorn.” The Governor, continuing, said he had also been stocking up In beef cattle for the reason that cattle were becoming scarce and the price of beef was advancing. He urged the farmer to study supply and demand and thus regulate wnat he produces. In closing he said that sheep on the farm more than pay their cost by keeping noxious weeds cropped off. SWINE BREEDING AS AN ART. Interesting Discussions by Men Who llaiNC Hugs. One of the best attended meetings of the agriculture congress was that of the Indiana Swine Breeders’ Association, which yesterday held afternoon and evening sessions. About a hundred members of the society were present, and each was adorned with a handsome badge bearing a celluloid representation of the seal of the State. Among the prominent breeders whose presence was noted were James Riley, Thorntown; A. S. Gilmore, Greensburg; Jasper Heck. Waldron; Adam F. May, Flat Rock; Joseph Cunningham, Loree; J. J. Smith, Windsor; Dr. W. K. Hendricks, Martinsville; Aria Brown and L. L. Morrman, Winchester; J. W. laigrange, Franklin; G. H. Harlow'. Normandie, and H. L. Nowlin, Lawrenceburg. The meeting opened with an address by John Harconrt, the president of the society, who said that swine breeding was an art, and must l>e pursued us such. It is an art, lie declares!, to feed and raise a good, symmetrical herd of hogs, and a breeder must have pot only mind ancl muscle, but must possess a love for his w'ork. “The art of swine breeding,” he said, “cannot all be learned in a day, and the sooner the young breeder realizes this the better. Study to know what the trade demands and be able to supply it. A good, growthy hog, with fancy points, can be as easily raised as a scrub, and the breeder who is starting with inferior stock will in the end find it poor economy. The best is none too good. The past year has been more encouraging than the previous one. The health of the hogs has been better and the prices, while not so good as a few years back, have been remunerative.” "What Improvements Should There Be in State Fairs for Swine Breeders?” was the subject of a carefully prepared paper by James Riley. Mr. Riley thought that the state fair should be conducted as a practical school of agriculture, where the science of breeding and improvement of all kinds of live stock should be taught. "The swine industry,” he said, “is perhaps of more importance to the farmers of Indiana than any other branch of agriculture. The hog, by reason of his rapid grow'th, brings as much if not more money to the State than any other product of the farm. As the cultivated taste of the consumer of butter has created a great demand for high-grade butter, so the cultivated taste of the consumer of hog product is discriminating in favor of the higher grade and is furnishing an increased demand for the best quality of pork.” The speaker called attention to the efforts of the secretary of agriculture toward finding a larger market abroad for hog products. The secretary had observed that the farmers of the United States were losing a great amount of money by not producing a kind of pork adapted to the cultivated taste of the Englishman, and his zeal had led him to recommend to the farmers the raising of the Tamworth breed of hogs. "The breeders should be thankful *for the efforts in their behalf made by the secretary,” said he. ‘‘but I do not believe the introduction of the Tamw'orths is necessary, as there is more in feeding and caring for swine than there is in the breed.” The speaker thought the experimental station at Purdue should be induced to take the same interest in the swine department as in the dairy department. He was also in favor of having lectures during the fair week on swine culture.

Among other interesting papers of the session was one by Lucien Arbuckle on the benefits! to be derived by breeders at their annual (meeting. James Hiley, in a short talk, demonstrated the advantages to be obtained from breeding swine in connection with dairying. Turner Neal told of the benefits of his Bershire pigs at six, eight and twelve months. Some merriment was occasioned by Mr. Neal, who is said to be anew man in the business, by tin. statement that' he fed fresh milk, yet warm from the cow. to his pigs, which brought out a statement from another breeder that he gave his pigs a mixture of fresh eggs and sugar. Jasper Heck handled the subject of the improvement in swine caused by the score card in place of the old system of judging, and Joseph Cunningham spoke of his observations of the swine interests at the state fairs of 1897. Dr. A. W. Biting, of Purdue, was down in the evening for an address, the subject of which, according to the printed programme, was “Profligacy in Swine.” This proved to be an erroneous statement, as Dr. Biting spoke on the “fecundity” and not the “profligacy” of the animal. It is said that the secretary thought the breeders would not understand the meaning of the term “fecundity,” and was thus led to coin anew word, that of “prolificacy,” which the typos failed to grasp and changed to something that they thought resembled it. After Dr, Biting’s technical discourse, the question box was opened and the first query which was found therein was, “Why do pigs loose their tails?” Other interesting questions were also propounded. The election of officers in the evening resulted as follows: President. E. M. C. Hobbs, Salem; secretary, Allen Beeler, Liberty; vice president, L. L. Morrman, Winchester; treasurer, A. S. Gilmore. Greensburg; executive committee, H. C. Gila. Russiaville, Joe Cunningham, Loree, and E. H. Collins; programme committee, G. K. Morris and L. L. Morrman. ST AT E VE T E RIX A RIANS. Tuberculosl* in AniniulN a Topic of UlxcnNNlun. The Indiana State Veterinarian Association held an afternoon session yesterday in the Statehouse and wound up the day by a dinner at the Bates in the evening. The most important subject of discussion related to the efforts being made to have the Legislature pass a law organizing a state veterinarian board, with powers similar to those of the state medical board. The members of the association believe that their profession would be elevated and the interests of the public subserved by requiring practitioners to be licensed upon the showing of a diploma from some reputable college. The matter was delegated to a committee consisting of J. R. Mitchell, P. O. O’Rear and L. A. Griener, with power to draft a law embodying this idea and to present it to the Legislature. There were no set papers delivered at the meeting, and the discussion was rather informal. Dr. Biting told of an interesting case of cowpox that had been found near Centerville. It is rare that this disease is found outside of stations, where it is artificially produced for the purpose of obtaining the bovine vaccine used in vaccination, and when it is so found its origin is said to be spontaneous. Dr. Boor reported a case of enciphalitls, or inflammation of the brain, due to a horse eating pumpkins that had been salted. An interesting discussion arose over the subject of tuberculosis, in which Dr. Biting insisted in the idea that all herds supplying incorporated towns should be subjected to tuberculosis tests, and the milk bottled and stamped as pure, A committee appointed to draft resolutions on the subject prepared the following, which was adopted: “Whereas, Milk and meat are staple products for human consumption and are more or less influenced by the conditions under which they are produced; whereas, animals are subject to diseases which may affect the milk and meat to the injury of those who may use them; whereas, tuberculosis is a disease of common occurrence among cattle and may be transmitted to people, and whereas, tuberculin has been found to be a reliable diagnostic agent for tuberculosis; be it • Resolved, That it is the sense of the Indiana State Veterinary Association that there should be a more careful Inspection of all dairies and of animals intended for slaughter, and, furthermore, that we recommend the use of tuberculin as a safe diagnostic agent for tuberculosis.” Officers were elected by the association as follows: President. F. A. Bolser; vice president, J. O. Greeson; secretary, J. C. Rodger;

treasurer, O. L. Boor; board of censors, H. G. Roberts, John Roe and J. W. Klotz; committee on programme, for the next meeting, A. W. Biting. J. C. Rodger and F. A. Bolser. Among those present at the meeting were: F. A. Bolser. New Castle; O. L. Boor, Muncie; J. F. Roe, Indianapolis; J. R. Mitchell, Evansville: J. O. Greeson. Kokomo; F. W. Myers, Fort Wayne; P. O. O’Rear. Indianapolis; A. W. Biting, Purdue University; G. G. Ferling. Richmond; J. Cail, Tipton; S. I. Rodibaugh. New Augusta; H. J. Roberts, Indianapolis; J. W. Klotz. Nobicsville: Dr. Cloud, Richmond: Clark Gause, Carthage; J. C. Rodger, Anderson, and E. H. Pritchard, Indianapolis. After the dinner at the Rates in the evening tho association adjourned, to meet in July. Dr. A. \\ . Biting’* Resignation. Much regret was expressed by the members of the various agricultural societies in session at the Statehouse yesterday regarding the resignation of Dr. A. W. Biting, of Purdue University. Dr. Biting has won much reputation by reason of the many valuable addresses lie has delivered at the sessions of these societies. During the present congress he delivered rio less than eight set of papers. He states that he intends to go to Brunswick. Me., at the end of the college term. There are many applicants for his position. STATE FAIR AND K. OF P. Merehnnfit Do Not NVnnt Both the Name Week. H. E. Kinney, Caleb Denny and John S. Lazarus, representing the Indianapolis Board of Trade, went before the State Board of Agriculture yesterday and protested against the holding of the Indiana state, fair during the week of the Knights of Pythias encampment. All the gentlemen spoke on the question, and eacli assured the board that it would be the height of folly to hold the fair at such a time. The business men of Indianapolis, they urged, do not want the fair when there will be such enormous crowds who come to attend the national gathering of the Pythians. Two of the best days of the week are to bo taken up in the displays to be had down town, ancl the c ity would already be filled to overilowing, and no possible care could he taken of the state fair crowds. The gentlemen also expressed grave doubts as to the possibility of the fair’s paying at such a time. The state board referred the matter to its executive committee for settlement. The Commercial Club is to appoint a committee to go before the executive committee to add Its protests against the contemplated action of the state board. The hotel men are already complaining of the idea. The finance committee of the encampment will hold a meeting to-night to report progress upon the collection of funds for entertainment purposes, ancl it is understood there are same flattering reports to Inmade.

MR. YOUNG’S CONFIRMATION. He Will Take Ills Oilier Within the Next Ten Days. A. A. Young received a telegram yesterday afternoon from Senator Fairbanks, at Washington, announcing that his appointment as surveyor of customs at Indianapolis had been confirmed by the Senate. Mr. Young will take charge of the office within the next ten days. Ho will give a bond of $40,000. Mr. Tanner, whose term expired Jan. 1, is in the South, and he will not make the transfer of the office in person Mr. Young’s chief deputy will be Mr. George Hawkins, who was in the office during Surveyor Leonard’s term. ChnllengeM for Mnrhirger. Jack O’Hara has challenged Sam Murbarger for a handicap wrestling match, offering to throw Murbarger, who defeated Hale the other night, three times in an hour. He weighs about twenty pounds more than Murbarger. Henry Treeter also wants a go with the latter, “all holds to go.’ Treeter is under Murbarger’s weight. Southern Indiana Press Association. The Southern Indiana Press Association will hold its semi-annual session at the Statehouse. Jan. 18. All newspapers published south of the old National road are eligible, to membership. J. W. Cockmm, of Oakland City, is secretary and A. S. Chapman, of Madison, is president. The Beekeepers Fall to Appear. The Beekeepers’ Association tailed to materialize yesterday. The association has been continually dwindling in numbers and it is probably now defunct. Dunlap’s Celehriited Hats At Seaton’s hat store. New Plan of LoaninK Money. An easy method of securing a loan, either large or small, by all who work on a salary has been devised by the Mercantile Discount Company, Room 4, Lombard building, 24Va East Washington street. Their plan is to accommodate all salaried people w’ith any amount they may require for any length of time by taking their notes without indorsement or collateral. ’I lie terms are exceedingly easy, with privilege to repay the loan in weekly or monthly payments. Lord Coleridge thought Cook’s Imperial Champagne the best he ever tasted. Ordered fifteen cases to prove his opinion. Insure with German Fire Insurance of Indiana. General offices, 29 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. Feed your horse JANES’S Business Oats. McGilliard Agency Cos. Fire Insurance. Wanted! “Wliat is the matter with Hanna?” Nothing wiih our Ilanna Nothing with our dinner. The Kerschner, 140 East Market. Kimball pianos. Carlin & Lennox, 9 E. Market st. Cupid’s Ronds Are simply riveted with our plain Band Rings [lB kt. and 22 kt. Rings our specialty.] See our new Pins, Hair Ornaments, Bracelets, Rings and Brooches. Wedding Gifts suitable for the most fastidious. and i Son, INDIANA’S LEADING JEWELERS. HONEY’S Old Wayne 1 5c Ci^ar.

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