Indianapolis Journal, Volume 48, Number 7, Indianapolis, Marion County, 7 January 1898 — Page 8

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A Flurry .. In Furs We’ve had an unusually busy season in furs until now there’s scarcely an unbroken assortment in the stock. We’ve turned disadvantage into advantage for you by cutting prices almost one-half on all collarette j, storm collars, shoulder capes, long capes, muffs, etc. Storm Collars Os American Seal, Marten band trimmed, long tab fronts; dj-Ai'A rn were $35. now All Marten with Marten tails, $lB collars, reduced to v*3 Os American Seal, with trimming of natural gray lynx; were S2O, 7C now * 3 Seal Jackets Just four of them in medium sizes; latest style cut. Considering the upward tendency of Sealskins, this price is remarkable; your choice of the $l5O The Improved Standard Patterns Every style Is now in stock. January designs are on the counter. January fashion sheets are here and free for the asking. L. S. Ayres & Cos. Sole Agents for Standard Patterns. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500.- . ’ • Many Visitors in the City. At this time each year .'here are many visitors to Indianapolis. 'Co one and all of these we extend the invitation to call at our Art Emporium and sec the paintings and pictures we have on show. About one month hence we will remove to our new building. No. 24 West Washington street. The H. LIEBER COMPANY, 33 South Meridian St. DON’T TRACK THE HOUSE UP GET MATS They cost but a trifle and keep thing’s clean. Carpet Strips and Druggets Runners and Rugs. These are wet weather goods that every house needs. •• I ‘ : . 1.. * ■ I ' " .' . : .. • I' : • . J \ I••.• 1 •• • I • • I • •i- ■ -•; ’l ; Albert Gall 17 and 19 West Washington Street.

DIAMONDS at Prices that Preach Wouldn’t it induce you to buy a Diamond of Sipe, if you saved from SIO.OO to $50.00 on it? Jfy Cinp Importer of • diamonds Room 4, IBj4 North Meridian St. I SCHLEICHER f & MARTENS| India Seats, genuine $1.75 Fire Screens 88c $ Inlaid Japanese Stands $3.90 Tabourettes ...$1.25 v Table Covers 23c & Pillow Covers, pair 15c v Velour Squares, Turkish Stuffs of all 5 kinds, Fancy Cords, Em- O $ broidered Linens. 5? | 18 and 20 North Meridian St. | £ Carpets, Draperies, $ & Wall Paper s fc 3 Special $3.90 Ladies* French Enamel Cork Sole ISHOBSI Going Fast. C. PRIEDGBX, r 19 North Pennsylvania Street. tmKmmmmKmmmmmmmmmmmmatmmmmmmmammmmmm —— FLOWER MISSION OFFICERS. Mri. Arthur 11. Grover Is the New President. The annual election of officers of the Flower Mission was held yesterday morning at Plymouth Church. It resulted as follows; President—Mrs. Arthur B. Grover. First Vice President—Mrs. Thomas Barry. Second Vice President—Mrs. Lavaiette Dickey. Third Vice President—Mrs. Frank Talbott. Treasurer—Miss Goodhart. Assistant Treasurer —Mrs. Goodhart. Recording: Secretary—Miss Eleanor Porter. Corresponding: Secretary—Miss Anna Sickles. Chairman of Reading: Matter—Miss Mattie Stewart. Keef>ers of Stores—Mrs. Anna Stilz. Miss Deborah Moore and Mrs. Arthur V. Brown. Eleanor Hospital Directors (to serve on the board for two years)—Mrs. Henry Kahn. Miss Anna Spann, Miss Rose Foster, Miss Agnes Dilks, Mrs. A. M. Louden and Miss Julia Moore. I'rilasoKirnl Society. To-morrow th< Pedagogical Society will lie addressed by Miss Marl Holer, of the Chicago Kindergarten College, who will speak on the topie “How to Awaken the Musical Imagination.” Miss Hofer’s power in developing musical expression in children has been amply demonstrated, it is claimed. The address will be given at 10:30 a. m., In the lecture room of Plymouth Church. All the meetings of this society are open to the public. . A large variety oC Tables.—Wm. L. Elder.

CITY HOSPITAL STAFF + THE APPOINTMENTS MADE OVER PROTEST OF DR. Dt HH AM. He Wnuted One or Two Changes—Fall List of Consulting Doctors— Dispensary Force. The city Board of Health met last night and selected the consulting physicians for the City Hospital and Dispensary for the year 18SS. The board was agreed on the appointment of the dispensary staff, hut the hospital staff was selected over the protest of Dr. Durham, who insisted on one or two changes in the department of surgery. Dr. Durham wanted Dr. Sutcliffe, who is tirst on the list in this department, transferred to another department and Dr. W. V. Morgan put in his place. Both physicians represent the Central College of Physicians and Surgeons. The other members of the board objected to this change, as it would place Dr. Morgan above Dr. J. H. Oliver, who has long been a member of the consulting staff. Dr. Oliver represents the Medical College of Indiana. While Dr. Durham Is friendly to all three men, he felt that Dr. Morgan should have an opportunity of presiding at clinics which arc held at the hospital from January to April. Dr. Sutcliffe, by virtue of his place on the list of consulting physicians, has heretofore enjoyed this opportunity. The appointments made are as follows: —City Hospital.— Diseases of Nervous System—W. 11. Thomas, A. K. Sterne. W. B. Fletcher, Isaac C. Waiker, E. C. Reyer, Henry Jameson. Nose and Throat—G. V. Woolen, L, C. Cline. Oenlto Urinary Diseases—W. N. Wishard. Rectum—George J. Cook, E. D. < 'lark. Skin—F. W. Hays. T. A. Wagner, Minor Morris, A. W. Brayton. Diseases of Children—J. A. Lambert, J. W. Sluss, J. H. Taylor. Eye and Ear—J. O. Stillson, J. L. Masters, J. L. Thompson, F. C. Heath, F. A. Morrison, D. A. Thompson. Chemistry and Toxicology—J. F. Gels, J. N. Hurty. Disease ol’ Chest—S. P. Scherer, T. A. Potter. Pathology and Bacteriology—Charles E. Ferguson, E. J. Davis, H. G. Gaylord, F. B. Wynn. Practice of Medicine—A. Maxwell, S. E. Karp, M. H. Field. L. L. Todd, John E. Lockeridge, William Wright, Evan Hadley, A 'C. Kimberlin. Surgery—J. A. Sutcliffe, J. H. Oliver. W. V. Morgan, J. W. Marsee, Chas. O. Durham. Obstetrics—E. F. Hodges, J. B. Long, S. J. Burkhardt, B. J. Brennan. Dental Surgery—George Hunt. T. Hacker, Alexander Jameson, Robert Oliver Ault. Surgical Diseases of Women—H. O. Pantzer, T. B. Eastman, O. G. Pflaff, L. H. Dunning. —City Dispensary.— General Medicine—Allison Maxwell, Henry Jameson, H. M. Field, Guido Bell. S. E. Earp, O. O. 1/jwry, W. M. Wright, L. L. Todd, Evan Hadley. Obstetrics—E. F. Hodges, John B. Long. Diseases of Children—J. H. Taylor, J. A. Lambert. General Surgery—J. W. Marsee. J. H. Oliver, W. V. Morgan. C. O. Durham. Nervous Diseases—E. C. Reyer. John Kolmer, H. M. Lash, J. R. Brown. A. E. Sterne, W. H. Thomas, I. C. Walker. Chest Diseases—S. P. Scherer, A. C. Kimberlin, A. Ij. Wilson, Theo. Potter. Diseases of Nose and Throat—G. V. Woolen, J. L. Barnhill, L. C. Cline, W. F. Clevenger. Diseases of Women—L. H. Dunning. T. B. Eastman, J. Rilus Eastman. O. G. Pfafff. Diseases of Eye and Ear—J. L. Masters. D. A. Thompson, F. C. Heath, J. O. Stillson, F. A. Morrison and Price. Genito Urinary Diseases—W. N. Wishard, J. A. Sutcliffe. Skin Diseases—A. W. Brayton, F. W. Hays. T. A. Wagner, Minor Morris. Gastro Intestinal Surgery—G. J. # Cook, Thomas Courtney. Pathology and Bacteriology—F. B. Wynn, L. Bell, Clark. Chemistry, Pharmacy and Toxicology—J. N. Hurty, G. W. Sloan, J. E. Geis, A. J. Mallen. Dental Surgery—R. P. Oliver, Alexander Jameson, E. E. Reese, H. A. Sampsell, W. W. Gates, J. Cravens. Superintendent—M. J. Spencer. Internes—M. H. Thomas. Conrad Marxer, Jackson Rhodes, Bernhard Erdman. Matron—Elizabeth Coonnan. Janitor—Patrick King.

OVER fSJHiO IX FIXES DIE. Ctly’s Negligence In Collecting This Money. During the time that City Clerk Stuekmeyer has been in office, over five hundred tines, with accrued costs, have been stayed, either by the convicted prisoner or those who became surety for them. In many cases partial payments have been made, so that Mr. Stuckmeyer thinks there is an average of about $6 due in each case. The fines and costs run from $5 to $25, some of them being higher. This week Mr. Stuckmeyer has been sending notices to the defendants and their sureties containing the information that the fines must be paid. Under the law where a fine is not paid by the prisoner or his surety, the prisoner may be committed to the* w'orkhouse until it is paid or worked out. While the city clerk is reluctant to resort to this plan, he says that if the notices to pay are not complied with the prisoners will have to be committed. Taking $6 as an average in each case, there is something over SB,OOO due the Police Court. TO FURNISH PLUMBERS JOBS. Main Purpose of the Xew Ordinance Develops. Mayor Taggart is considering the plumbing ordinance, passed at the last session of the Council. It does not, as a morning paper stated, require the abolition of all vaults and cesspools in the city, where the property is located within half a square of sewers with which connections can be made. Such a provision would require every house so located to put in water works, and would doubtless not be approved by the mayor. The provision is that when public sewers are or shall lie constructed within one-half square of any premises on which there “may be privy vaults or cesspools into which polluted water is drained” it shall be the duty of the owner or agent “to connect the drains of such polluted water with the public sewers.” It is made the duty of the owners “of such premises to clean out and disinfect the same according to the regulations of the Board of Health, and to cause such vaults and cesspools to be filled with earth or other wholesome material.” This provision was one of the amendments proposed to the original ordinance by Dr. Moffett, chairman of the Council committee-. Its purpose was not to require every house owner to fit up his premises with plumbing, but to compel those whose houses were already fitted to connect the sewers instead of running the waste into cesspools and vaults, as may now be done, notably the owner of a large block in the center of the city. It is believed, however, that the provision compelling the owners to dig trenches and lay sewer pipe to a main sewer half a block away will be much opposed by property owners, as the cost will be large. This provision was not understood by the Board of Health when It was slipped in by the Council committee. It is quite evidently in the interest of the plumbers. There is another potnt that was not taken into consideration by the committee—that is, not all sewers in Indianapolis can be used for draining sewage from houses; many of them are only constructed to carry excess storm water in case of floods. There is likely to be some trouble in this direction, as the ordinance makes no exception, and requires the owners to drain tiieir premises to “public sewers," which are or shall be constructed. Preparing the Annual Report. Just now the heads* of the various departments and all the clerks in the City Hall arc busy preparing the annual reports of the business done by the city last year. Controller Johnson said yesterday that he was not ready to give figures showing the receipts ami exjienditures, as the books have not been gone over entirely. This preliminary work is being done by the clerks in his office. City Engineer Jeup has all his office force at work making up a statement of all public Improvements made last yeer, including the miles of streets, sewers, sidewalks and other work that was done. His

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department and the assessment bureau are closely related in these matters and William A. Hughes, chief of the assessment bureau, is co-operating with Mr. Jeup. Superintendent of Streets Herpiek is preparing reports to the Board of Works showing the amount of work that has been done in repairing streets, bridges, etc. The reports of the Board of Health will contain much valuable information concerning vital statistics, showing the number of births, deaths, cases of typhoid and other malignant diseases, diphtheria, scarlatina, as well as information with regard to inspections of meat products, water and milk analyses. Richard C. Herrick and Bart. Parker, clerks of the Board of Safety and Board of Works, are preparing the reports of those departments. The work on the annual reports is voluminous and requires a good deal of time a"'~d trouble. All departments report to th mayor, who in turn sends them to the Council. It will probably be the last < ' the month before they are completed. Mayor .Signs Curfew Ordinance. In two weeks the curfew ordinance will be enforceable, as Mayor Taggart signed it yesterday. PARK LANDS DECIDED ON - MAYOR WILL HAVI THE POGUE'S RUN CHAIN IN THE SYSTEM. A Congratulation Meeting at flriglitwooil When Tliis Information Was Furnished—Natural Gas Rates. • ♦- Mayor Taggart and tho Board of Public Works have decided delinitely that tho Pogue's run lands shall be included in the park system. This fact was announced last night at the mass meeting in Brjghtwood by Joseph B. Wells, who lias been one of the most persistent in agitating this subject for a year. He said that he was authorized to say to the meeting that this had been decided on by the administration, without naming his informant. It is understood that the information was conveyed to Mr. Wells by one in confidence of Mayor Taggart. Quite a number of short speeches were made*, indicating a deep interest cn tho part of Brightwood citizens and residents of the northeast section In the subject. J. B. Wells has presided over the park meetings and last night acted as temperary ehirman until J. C. Burkline, of Brightwood, was made chairman. A. H. Kemper acted as secretary. Councilman Smith, of the ward in which Brightwood is located; W. P. Messersmith, O. W. Bush. J. B. Caskey, J. G. Schwartz, Thomas Royal, Dr. Morris, Dr. W. H. Johnson, C. E. Thornton and others spoke enthusiastically, and the meeting turned into a sort of congratulatory affair. Mr. Wells introduced the following congratulatory message to the mayor and Board of Public Works: “We, the citizens of the northeast portion of the city in mass meeting assembled, congratulate Mayor Taggart and the Board of Public Works upon their decision in favor of the Pogue’s run park system, and believe that the future will prove the wisdom of the purchase of the entire Pogue’s run system of 130 acres.” The resolution was adopted unanimously. Early last summer the agitation for parks toward Brightwood began when a mass meeting was held in a hall on Martindale avenue and old Twelfth street. Petitions asking the Board ot Park Commissioners to consider the land were circulated and presented to the board, which subsequently accompanied a committee of citizens over the lands. Controller Johnson accompanied the party and has ever since been an advocate of the purchase of the land, which includes about, ten acres belonging to M. H. Spade's; seventeen acres known as the Roberts tract; the Vajen traet, containing twenty acres, and the John Hancock and Yandes tracts, each containing forty acres, all of which at that time could have been bought for about $45,000. The Spades tract lies between Brookside avenue and South Brookside avenue (now known as Nowland street), the two thoroughfares coming together at Ijje point of a sort of triangle beyond Newman street. The lands branch out wider toward the east and north and there is much diversity in the topography, including very high hluffs on the two larger tracts, overlooking a. large amount of low land. At little expense, compared with what the proposed lake above Indiana avenue in the river bottom lands would cost, a lake could be made on Pogue's run. as was pointed out w hen the subject was first discussed last summer. Last night Mr. Wells suggested that if the land were bought at once and? a force of men set to work very preeeptibie results could be accomplished this year with the 850,000 labor fund about winch there has been so much talk. Not only would labor be employed, but appreciable results would follow the expenditure of a little money. The citizens who favor Pogue’s run parks say that the $68,000 it is estimated would he required on the Indiana-avenue lake— $40,000 for a dam and $28,000 for excavations—would both purchase the Pogue’s-run land and make very attractive improvements. Tho ;e who have watched this struggle say that Messrs. J. B. Wells, U. E. Thornton and those -vho have been associated with them in this effort for nearly a year are to be congratulated. It is not denied that nothing would ever have been done for the northeast section of the city had not a persistent demand, backed by thousands of petitions and numerous mass meetings, been made. Since the park matter has come into the hands of the mayor and Board of Works the mayor has shown a disposition to give this part of the city some consideration, even if it was necessary to lop off part of the river-bottom and Fall-creek parks. Tie has suggested that the Indiana-avenue lake might be dispensed with or the system stopped at Twenty-second street or Central avenue for the present.

Hriglitivood Gas Rates. The mass meeting of citizens of Brightwood last night talked about natural-gas rates after discussing the announcement that the Pogue's-run parks were to be bought. Before the suburb was annexed to the city a contract was made by the Town Board with the Indianapolis Gas Company under which rates for natural gas are much higher than the city’s rates. Now Brightwood residents are anxious to have the rates reduced. Councilman SmP’* last night intimated that something mig.ir bo done for them by the city attorney. He advised them to wait until Jan. 10, the last day lor paying the lulls, and then pay the old rate under protest. Mr. Smith said that lie believed a test would be made that would not be any expense to residents of the suburb. BILL POSTERS AT WAR. Fort Wayne-Avenue Hoards Lead to Injunction Proceedings. A temporary injunction recently issued against the Empire Theater Bill-posting Company has revealed the facts of a war that is being waged by two rival concerns. The question of a permanent injunction will be passed upon to-day in Room 2, Superior Court. The plaintiff in the litigation is the Indianapolis Bill-posting Company. The fight involves the right to a set of bill boards at No. 100 Fort Wayne avenue. The real estate on which the boards are located is the property of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. V. Rooker. In August. 1896, the Empire Theater Company leased the light to erect boards on the premises for one year, with an option, it is claimed, of renewing the contract i f an agreement could be reached. The Empire people claim that before the time expired they notified the agent of the property that they would like to renew the contract. The agent claimed the matter was out of his hands, and that the tenant of the property had a right to lease it. In the meantime the Indianapolis Company, as alleged, had been covering the Empire boards will bills, and the manager of that company was arrested and fined at the Instance of the Empire Company. July 16, 1897, the Indianapolis Company procured a lease on the property from the tenant, but the Empire people continued to plaster the boards with their own paper. A short time ago the Indianapolis Company hud one of the Empire theater men arrested for trespassing, but he was acquttted. Last week an order temporarily restraining the Empire Company from using the hoards was made, by Judge Harvey. Cashier Dinvunn Mot Gnllly. ST. LOUIS, Jan. 6.—By order of the court the jury this afternoon brought in a verdict of not guilty in the trial of William Dawson, jr., cashier of the failed Bank of Minnesota, charged with grand larceny to the extent of $29.00<>. The county attorney stated that he could not take the ease to the jury on a ruling by the court that he must, be able to prove It by someone charge In the lit it of particulars, and the defendant's motion for a verdict was granted.

EIGHT LOG HOUSES LEFT INDIANA'S 10,045 OTHER SCHOOL BUILDINGS MORE MODERN. Total School Fund In Jnnc. 1897, AVatt Over Ten Million Dollars— Statlstlea. The superintendent of public Instruction yesterday submitted to the Governor a report showing the condition of the school funds and other statistics relating to the public schools of the State. According to this report, the present enumeration of children of school age is 749,902, of which number 388,182 arc males and 361,720 are females. Os the males 380,559 are white and 7,623 colored. Os the females 354,178 are white and 7,542 colored. Tho enrollment of pupils in the schools during the year 1897 was: Males. 281,850; females, 269,223; total enrollment, 551,073. Tho average daily attendance was 402,747. The number of teachers employed in 1897 was 15,052. of whom 7,113 were males and 7,937 females. The number of schoolhouses in the State is 10,053, an increase of 753 over the year previous. There are of stone buildings 89; brick buildings. 4,730; frame buildings, 5,226, and of log houses. 8. Tho following table gives the condition of the various permanent school funds, the interest on which goes to the support of the schools: —Common School Fund. — Amount, hold by counties as reported June. 1896 $7,710,069.26 Added by tines from county clerks, June, 1897 13,581.91 Added by tines from justices, June, 1897 21,157.06 Added from all other sources, June, 1897 7,919.73 Amount held by counties, June. 1897 $7,752,727.96 Increase in common school fund, 1897 $42,658.70 —Congressional Township Fund.— Amount held by counties, June. 1896 $2,471,000.92 Deduct amount of previous errors 936.64 Total balance held by counties June. 1897 $2,470,064.28 —Summary of School Funds.— Common School fund held by counties. June, 1897 $7,752,727.96 Congressional township fund held by counties, June, 1897 2,470,064.28 Total fund. June, 1897 $10,222,792.24 Net increase in school fund $41,722.06 The following tables show’ that the amount of revenues expended on the schools for 1897 was in round numbers $7,000,000: —Tuition School Revenue.— Distributed by county auditors January, 1897: Common school revenue $918,307.04 Congressional township revenue.. 84.412.43 Local tuition revenue 812,774.61 Liquor license revenue 214,974.06 Total distributed $2,030,468.14 Distributed by county auditors July, 1897: Common school revenue $1,064,921.42 Congressional towmship revenue.. <8,317.20 Local tuition revenue 1.201.567.92 Liquor license revenue 151,11;).47 Dog fund revenue 26,926.47 Total distributed $2,522,848.48 —Special School Revenue.— Distributed by county auditors; in January. 1897 In July. 1897 1.369,131.42 Total $2,411,351.23 —Total School Revenue. 1897. Tuition revenue distributed Jan- * uary, 1897 $2,030,468.14 Tuition revenue distributed July, 189 7 2.522,848.48 Special school revenue distributed 1897 2,411,351.23 Total revenue for 1897 $6,964,667.85

FARMERS’ INSURANCE UNION. President Jones Shows the Vast Profits Old Companies Make. The Indiana Farmers’ Mutual Insurance Union, an organization formed one year ago, met at the Statehouss yesterday, with about fifty farmers in attendance. The purpose of this organization is to foster and promote the interests of farmers mutual fire insurance companies organized under the law's of 1577 and 1881, which provide that such companies can be formed to do business over not to exceed three counties. The president of the organization, Aaron Jones, of South Bend, in his annual address set forth the advantages gained by membership in these companies. He said that twenty-six of the companies joined the union one year ago in answer to a call by the Governor and others, and that the organization sought to secure greater uniformity in the business methods of the companies, and also to adopt methods of inducing the insured to properl5 r safeguard their property from fires. He thought, also, that the union would be a means of strengthening the smaller companies and of saving money to its members. The president said that lie bad made a thorough 'investigation of the most of insurance in stock companies, and had arrived at the conclusion that the premiums paid by the people of the United States to these companies amount to $110,000,000 a year, while the losses paid aggregate only $60,000,000, thus leaving the sum of $50,000,000 to represent the profits of the stockholders, the salaries of agents and other costs of management. In Indiana since 1872 the premiums paid to stock companies amounted to $53,000,000 and the losses to about $28,000,0(8). The amount of business done by the mutual companies in the State is not known, hut it is very large. The president hoped that the union would obtain statistical data on the subject by another year. He gave figures, however, showing that the mutual companies of the States of Indiana. Connecticut. New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan, lowa. Missouri and Minnesota did a business of $900,000,000 at a saving of $1,260,000, as compared to what old-line insurance would have cost. Continuing, the president spoke of the responsibility resting upon the directors of the companies in the matter of placing risks. .Overinsurance was another matter referred to. In these days of falling prices, he said, the people scarcely realize that buildings can he erected at two-thirds the cost of ten years ago. He thought that no risks should bo placed for more than twothirds the cash value, whether the property was real or personal. “Reckless management,” he said, "wfill soon wreck a company, and the failure of one company hurts all, as it tends to discredit the system.” In closing, he said that he was in favor of exacting a cash premium equal to one year’s insurance from anew policy holder and yearly assessments In advance thereafter, and also of placing a clause in each policy not to pay in any case more than 80 per cent, of the cash value in the event of fire. Governor Mount made a short talk to the union, in which he said he had insured in mutual companies for twenty-two years and that he found the cost to be ah >ut onehalf that of the old-line companies. The farmers of the State are now saving,*4o.ooo a year by placing tneir insurance m the mutual companies. A long discussion ensued on various phases of the business. There was some talk of urging the Legislature to provide for windstorm insurance companies, but the matter came to no conclusion. The old officers of the union were re-elected, as follow's: President, Aaron Jones; treasurer, J. D. Thomas; secretary, Joshua Strange. MATHEWS FILES A MORTGAGE It l* for $16,000, ami Covers Hi* Entire Stock. Henry E. Mathews, a Washington-* *eet merchant, who sued the R. G. Dun commercial agency a few days ago for SIO,OOO damages, yesterday filed a chattel mortgage on his entire stock to J. K. Robson, a former partner in the firm of Lawrte & Robson. The mortgage is for $16,000, and is filed to secure the following indebtedness; Mrs. Lizzie Mathews, one, note for $3,270, another for $2,782; James Fleming, one note for $1,589.43. another for $594. and a third note for $1,375; Wesley B. Burford. one note for $5,500. another for Henry N. Spaun.

one note for $l,lOO. Reoentlv a number of suits have been brought against Mathews to recover the amount of notes executed for various sums. Mathews is proprietor of the “Five and Ten-cent Store.” at No. 13 West Washington street. Early this week he brought a damage suit against the Dun commercial agency, alleging that the local agent had misrepresented his business in the reports made to the general office. He claimed that on account of these alleged misrepresentations his credit as a merchant had been greatly Impaired. THE MONETARY CONVENTION. Replies to tlie Call Sent Oat by Chairman llanna. Answers to the call for the monetary convention sent out last Friday are beginning to pour into the headquarters of the executive committee by wire and mall. Strong delegations have been elected by commercial bodies in New York, Brooklyn. Baltimore and other large cities, and a number of cities of the South and West that were not represented last year have signified their intention of being represented at this convention. At the same time it is possible that some of the cities represented last year will not send delegations this year, and for an unexpected reason. An example of this tendency was a letter received yesterday from the-Albany Board of Trade. The letter declared that the board was most heartily in favor of the plan devised by the commission, and therefore did not regard it as necessary to send delegates, hut stood ready to aid the movement in any possible way. A reply was sent declaring that the best way to support the movement was hy sending a strong delegation to represent the hoard at the convention.

PAYING THE STATE DEBT + FINANCE BOARD ORDKRS 8200,000 ADDITIONAL BONDS TAKEN UP. ♦ In Six Yours Indiima Will Practically One Nothing', at Same Knte of Liquidation. The financial board of the State, consisting of the Governor, auditor of state and the state treasurer, held a meeting yesterday and ordered the payment of s2iX>,ooo of the temporary-loan bonds of ISB9. The warrants for taking up tho bonds are payable on Jan. 25. These bonds bear 3 per cent, interest, and their cancellation saves the States SSOO a month In interest charges. They are not due until Sept. 20, 1899, hut tho State has an option upon their payment which Is now operative. After the taking up of these bonds there will yet remain $500,000 of the same issue unpaid, but Treasurer Scholz is of the opinion that the entire amount will be canceled during tho present year. By tho action of the Finance Board yesterday the foreign debt of the State is reduced to $5,510,000, and the total debt, including the domestic debt, is now $6,000,615. Mr. Scholz says that at the present rate of liquidation the State will be practically out of debt in six years. The domestic debt, which amounts to $484,000, consists of Purdue and State university bonds, the payment of interest on which is only a method of giving state aid to those institutions. These university bonds bear 5 per cent, and are payable in 1901, but until the Legislature authorizes someone to receive the money they cannot be paid. ONLY FREE-SILVER VOTES. No Gold Democrats Will Go to tlie Primaries To-Morrow. The prominent members of the National Democratic party have decided to give the free-silver Democratic primaries on Saturday night a wide berth. The National Democrats have an excellent organization, State and local, and they propose to continue in the fight for honest money as long as the depreciated currency fad dominates the old party organization. The efforts that have been made to cemert the two wings of the party have proved abortive, and although the gold Democrats united with the silver men in supporting Thomas Taggart for mayor, they will refuse to stultify their convictions in a campaign involving national issues. They have every reason to believe that the silver advocates have been losing ground ever since the disastrous defeat of 1896, and they confidently predict that the state ticket which they will put into the field next fall, will result in greater defections from the regular party than occurred in the last campaign. The state committee of the national wing will be called together in a short time, and it is likely that if he will accept, S. O. Pickens will re-elected as chairman.

Mr. Holman Will Retire. G. W. Holman, of Rochester, was in. the city yesterday. Mr. Holman is the present member of the Republican state committee from the Thirteenth district. He has declined, however, to run for the chairmanship of his district again and will terminate his connection with the state committee when it is reorganized. He has been on the committee for one year, and has made many friends, who regret his retirement. He says that his successor will probably be E. E. Crockett, of the South Bend Tribune. Chairman George F. McCulloch and J. J. Wingate were also in the city yesterday, both being here on private business. Incorporations. The Pernot Mining Company, a Klondike enterprise, was incorporated yesterday under the Indiana law. The incorporators are Clarence E. Weir, Charles Alcoa and Lew Wallace, jr., but it is understood that other local men are concerned in the undertaking. The company is named in honor of Peter H. Pernot, a former newspaper man of this city, who in- the past has earned quite a reputation as an originator of ventures. Mr. Pernot has for the last few years been a government mining inspector in Montana, and will go to Alaska as promoter for the company. The company proposes to acquire “by discovery, location, entry, patent, purchase, lease or otherwise mines of gold, silver, copper, mercury, coal, iron or other valuable or useful metals, and also water rights, town sites, mill sites, timber land and other property which can be or may be used in the operation of such mines; to hold, use, manage and operate such mines and property, etc., and also generally to conduct mining operations and explorations in British Columbia, the Territory of Alaska and the islands in the northern part of the Pacific ocean and Bering strt’ts or elsewhere, etc.’’ The amount of the capital stock is $25,000, divided into five hundred shares. The principal office is located in this city, where its stockholders shall meet, and from which the operations of the company shall be conducted. The E. Rauh * Sons Fertilizer Company, of this city, with a capital stock of $75,000. was incorporated yesterday. The purpose of the company is to manufacture fertilizing material. The directors are Samuel E. Rauh, Henry Rauh and Harry Weill. The R. G. Davey Manufacturing Company, of Bluffton, also incorporated. The company will manufacture wind mills, pumps, etc. The capital stock is SOO,OOO, and the directors are George A. IJllman. Rufus G. Marcy, Justus W. Sharick, Joseph A. Ullman and Leslie H. Marcie. The capital stock of the Holt Tee and Coldstorage Company, of this city, was increased from $115,000 to $150,000. The resolution filed with the secretary of state increasing the stock is signed by M. A. Downing, chairman of the stockholders’ meeting, and W. 8. Ballinger, secretary. _ K. of I*. Encampment Sites. The reports of the subcommittees on collections to the K. of P. fund were made at the Commercial Club last night. They wore of a satisfactory nature. Chairman Parry urged the committees to harder work, however. in order that the fund may all be collected by Jan. 15, if possible. The camp committee met after the adjournment of the finance committee and announced that throe sites had been offered for the camp. All were available, and yet there was one that seemed to have a more advantageous position. The committee, however. came to no conclusion and it will give no information as to its work until the spot is finally chosen for the location. The question of tents was considered. The tents will undoubtedly be secured under rental from private firms, rather than from the State and the government. It is considered that they can be secured more cheaply In this way and with less trouble. If the contract is let to an lndlvtdaul firm it must have the camp iu readiness for occupancy the Fridav twfara

perfume The Leading Odors of the Leading Makers. TOILET WATERS BAY RUM FINE SOAPS and FINE POWDERS CHARLESMAYER & CO. 29 and 31 West Washington Street.

the encampment and keep it in condition until the. week following. The executive committee will meet to-night. The Moon's Eclipse To-Night. There will be a partial eclipse of the moon, visible in the eastern portion of North America, to-night. The principal phases will he as follows, Indianapolis or central time: Moon enters penumbra at 3:58:7 p. in. Moon enters shadow at 5:47:5 p. in. Middle of eclipse at 6:25:0 p. m. Moon leaves shadow’ at 7:23:0 p. m. Moon leaves penumbra at 9:11:2 p.Tn. The magnitude of tho eclipse will he 0.157. Tlie diameter of the moon being 1. about one-seventh of tho moon will bo eclipsed. The penumbra is a partial shadow on the margin of the perfect shadow’. The shadow of the earth as it moves in between the sun and moon rises upward from the south or lower limb or edge of the muon. Engineering Socieiy Officers. The Indiana Engineering Society elected the following officers yesterday before adjourning: President. J. W. Trotter, Danville; yiee president, A. J. Hammond, Frankfort; secretary and treasurer, J. B. Nelson. Indianapolis; executive committee, J. H. Goss, of Martinsville, H. B. Fotout, of Indianapolis, and A. W. Smith, of Kokomo. H. B. Fa tout delivered the principal paper of the morning, his subject being •‘City Engineering.” Fo*<ottlce December Report. Postmaster Sahm yesterday drew up his monthly report for December, showing that the total number of pieces of mail matter handled was 5.354,570, on increase of 611,460 pieces over December, 1896. The number of pieces of first-class mail thrown correct to each error was 13,553, of all other classes, 10,330. The percentage of correctness was 99.99. Dnnlnp’n Celebrated Hats At Seaton’s hat store. Insure with German Fire Insurance of Indiana. General offices, 29 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. Feed your hoi’se JANES'S Dustless Oats. McGilliard Agency Cos. Fire Insurance. Fine Holiday Wines and Llqnors Sold by the bottle and ease at HUEGELE’S, 60 East Wathington street. Wanted! “What is the matter with Hanna?” Nothing with our Hanna. Nothing witli our dinner. The Kerschner, 140 East Market. Everything Works Together In making HUEGELE’S Restaurant, 60 E. Wash, st., the leading restaurant in the city. Kimball pianos. Carlin & Lennox. 9 E. Market st. Onr Genuine Black ilium Are the finest fish served in Indianapolis. HUEGELE’S. 60 E. Wash, st. Flue Holiday Wines and Liquors Sold by the bottle and case at HUEGELE’S, 60 East Washington street. Currency Reform. If you desire to reform your output of currency, eat at the Kerschner, 140 East Market. Ladies’ Diniag Parlor, In connection with HUEGELE’S Restaurant, Is on the second floor. Entrance, 60 E. Wash. st. Service Is Something! You w’ill find the best restaurant service in the city at HUEGELE’S. 60 E. Wash. st. “A Message from the Silence to tlie Men and Women of the Great Republic” is being highly commended by ministers and physicians. For sale by the author only. Price. 25c. Joseph It. Jackson, 1210 G street. N. W., Washington. 11. C.. or Mrs. J. R. Jackson, Union City, Inti.

Cupid’s Bonds Arc simply riveted with our plain Band Ring’s [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. Julius C. Walk, &§on, INDIANA'S LEADING JEWELERS. This is the Time o’ Year At this time our rich and dainty .... Cheese Straws Will be found specially good. Ask your grocer for this. A. A.— Admirable adjunct to a luncheon. PARROTT & TAGGART. 1808 Peloubet’s Notes on the SundaySchool Lessons, —9O cents — ®ggrCheaper in quantities. THE ALLISON-ENOS CO. Try one of those chill-repelling, softfinish Cheviot Suits for 39 and 41 South Illinois Street. furnitu carpets MESSENGER’S, 101 E. Washington St.

FURNITURE This will be a week of bargains. If you are interested come and look through our stock and see how much very little money will buy in the way of Furniture at this time. YA//W. L. ELDER,

COKE! COKE! LUMP and CRUSHED, -FOR SALE BYThe Indianapolis Gas Cos. For tickets, call at office— No. 49 South Pennsylvania St. Personal Notice ABOUT JANUARY 1, 1898, THE MARION TRUST COMPANY To meet the increasing requirements of its business, will remove its offices to the (old) JOURNAL BUILDING (Northeast corner Monument place and Market street), where it will be prepared to make prompt loans at reasononable rates. Savings deposits received and 4 per cent, interest allowed, compounded semi-annu-ally. One dollar and upwards may be deposited on these terms. All kinds of Trusts administered. Property taken charge of. Rents collected. Insurance written. ANNUAL JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE..... Fine.., urniture SANDER & RECKErj "THE OLD RELIABLE” 115,117,119 E. Washington St. IV Opposite Courthouse. Wall= Paper ROLL'S SONS, Interior Decorators No. 203 East Washington St.

Wholesale and Retail. Manufacturing Dealers in Watches, Diamonds, Clocks and Select Jewelry Gardner Bros. & Ross 106 North Pennsylvania St. Commercial Electric Cos. MANUFACTURERS OF Electric Motors and Dynamos ELECTRICAL REPAIRS Promptly executed byourSKIT.LED WORKMEN 220 West Merrill Street. ’Phone 615. Gold Top Champagne Blue Seal Champagne America’s best production—by the case or bottle. THE SANTA CLARA WINE CO. 11;; North Illinois Street. For a New Year's greeting will give a year's subscription to any three of thesn magazines, to commence February. isfcj (may l>e to different uddress if desired), Mutisey. The Puritan. The Cosmopolitan, McClure, Godoy, Peterson, or the six for $5.20. Offer good only while this ‘'ad.’’ appears. Don’t delay if you want them. Cathcart, Cleland & Cos., BOOKSELLERS, U East Washington Kt., Indlannttolis. Roasting Pans And other Cooking Utensils—all of the best makes. LILLY aTsTALNAKER. Dentist Dr. E. A. SMYTHE, 529 Stevenson Buildiog, sth Floor.