Indianapolis Journal, Volume 48, Number 108, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 April 1898 — Page 6

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THE} JOURNAL BUSINESS DIRECTORY. ART GLASS—KDW. SCHURMANN. N. Pennsylvania st. Tel. 1679. ATTORNEYS—FRANK N. FITZGERALD, BICYCLES—WHOLESALE AND ''KTAIL— H. T. HEARSEY CYCLE O', (Bicycles and Supplies), 216-218 N- I'ennsyivanla at, CARPET CLEANING—HOWARD STEAM CARPET CLEANING AND RENOVATING WORKS. Tel. 616. Diamonds—wholesale and retail— J. C. SIPE (Importer Fine Diamonds), Room 4. 18Vi N. Meridian st. FLORISTS— —— BERTERMANN FLORAL COMPANY, New No. 241 Mass ave., 226 N. Del, st. Tel. 840. GENERAL TRANSFER—Household Moving— MECK’S TRANSFER COMPANY, 7 Circle st. Phone 335. ICE CREAM—WHOLESALE AND RETAIL—PUTNAM COUNTY MILK COMPANY. LAUNDRIES—UNION CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRY, 13i-144 Virginia ave. Phone 1269. LIVERY, BOARD AND HACK STABLES— ~ THE CLUB STABLES (Roth & Young), MANTELB AND GRATES— P. M. PURSELL (Mantels, Furnaces), Alasb. ave. and Delaware st. THE M. S. HUEY CO., MFGS. (Mantels, Grates and Tiles). New No. 1201 Mass, ave. PAPER BOXKSBEE HIVE PAPER BOX CO. (Plain and Folding Boxes). 20-22 S. Capitol ave. PATENT ATTORNEYS— E. T. SILVIUS & CC., Room* 17 and 18 Talbott blk. PATENT LAWYERS— ~~ CHESTER BRADFORD. 1233 to 1236 Stevensor bldg, 13 E. Wash. st. H. P. HOOD & SON (Arthur M. Hood), 32-33 Union Trust bldg, 120 E. Market st. V. H. LOCKWOOD, 415-418 Lemcke bldg. Latent solicitorsHEBER S. PARAMORE. t 11-12 Western Union bldg. PLUMBING AND STEAM HEATING— J. S. FARRELL & CO. (.Contractors), BALE AND LIVERY STABLEST HORACE WOOD (Carriages, Traps, Buckboards, etc.), 25 Circle. Tel. 1097. BHOW CASES—WILLIAM WIEGEL, 6 West Louisiana st. STEEL CEILINGS, FIRE SHUTTERS, GALVANIZED IRON CORNICES— W. M’WORKMAN, 208 and 210 S. Pennsylvania st. TEACHER OF FRENCH AND SPANISH—PROF. A. JAILLET (Has Taught Here Elghteen Years), 1028 Keystone ave. t'MBRELLAS, PARASOLS AND CANES— C. W. GUNTHER (Manufacturer). 2' Pembroke Arcade and 56 Mass, ave. UndertakersFRANK BLANCHARD. 99 N. Delaware at. Tel. 411. Lady Attendant. VETERINARY SURGEONS— P. O. O’REAR (Office, Club Stables), 128 and 130 W. Market. Tels. 1061 and 344. NvaLL PAPERS— ‘ H. C. STEVENS (New Spring Styles Wall Paper. Low Prices), New No. 930 N. Senate av. WINES—JULIUS A. SCHULLER, 110 and 113 N. Meridian st. WANTED-MALB HELP. WANTED—Bushelman. or tailor to do repairing and pressing; steady work and fair wages to reliable man. Call or address WM. N. WOODWARD, steam dyer, Muncle, Ind. WANTED—MaIe Help—Work for us at your home: day or evening; 88 to sl2 weekly; no canvassing or experience required; full particulars and work mailed on application. COLUMBIAN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, 331 North Sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa. WANTED—AGENTS. AGENTS WANTED-HKALTH AND BEAUTY secured by Turkish and Vapor Baths. Cabinet, •with door complete, 87.50, cash with order. Liberal commissions to agents. CINCINNATI THERMAL BATH COMPANY. 518 Main street, Cincinnati, O. WANTED—Agents—Murat Halstead's great war book. "Our Country In War.” All about Cuba, Spain. Maine disaster, armies, navies and coast defenses of United States, Spain and all nations; over 300 pages, magnificently illustrated; one agent sold eighty-nine In one day; others making $39 per day; moat liberal terms guaranteed; twenty flays' credit;.price low; -freight paid: handsome outfit free.* Send twelve 2-cent utamps to pay postage. EDUCATIONAL UNION, 324 Dearborn street, Chicago.

MUSICAL. $5 Cash and $1 a week Etuys a piano. $2.50 a month rents a piano. $2.50 for tuning a piano. • $1.50 for moving a piano. $2.50 for polishing a piano. $5.00 for tone regulating a piano. $1.50 to $5.00 for new stool for piano. $2.00 to $15.00 for new cover for piano. USB to SSOO for new upright pianos. SSO to $75 we save you on a piano. Gc any piece of music; 2.000 to select from. IJ*c any piece of music; 3,000 to select from. 10c to 25c for any of tile popular music. 10c a copy for guitar. Mandolin and Banjo music. 2. for 50c music folios. ... for 60c popular folios. CARLIN & LENNOX. 5 to 9 East Market. LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS. NOTICE TO HIDDEKS. Scaled proposals will be received until 12 o’clock noon, the 28tli day of April, 1598, at the office of the Board of School Cbmmbsioners (Library building) of the city of Indianapolis, ind., for tlie erection of the following school buildings: One eight-room building, corner of Raymond end Madison avenue. One seven-room addition, corner of State and Lexington avenues. One eix-c-xmi addition, corner of Ash street and Home \ *nue. One fovr-room addition, corner of Thirteenth -street* and Howard street. On" four-room addition, corner of North street and Minerva street. One four-room addition, corner of (Vest street and McCarty street. [•lane and specifications for tlie different buildings are on file at the offices of Vonnegut & Holm, architects. No. 610 Indiana Trust building. Adolf Schemer, architect. No. 415 Indiana Trust building Dravh A- Mart indale, architects. No. 523 Indiana Trust bUuusng. Each proposal must be accompanied by a. certified cheek for the sum of $259 for each building as a guarantee that the bidder will enter into a contract and tile a. satisfactory bond witli the Board of School Commissioners of the city of Indianapolis within the time specified. A failure on the part of Uie contractor to enter into tlie contract will forfeit the said amount or amounts deposited. Payments for the buildings will he made as lollowe, viz : Not less than 49 per cent, of the contract price as the work progresses upon estimate r made by the architects, the remainder iu the beard's notes to be given at the date of the acceptance e;' Ihc respective bunding or buildings, viz.: Not more than 29 per cent, of the contract price in a note due p®'*. J, 189*. and the remainder. nit more tha: per cent, of tlie contract. price in iwo equa* . *-*h of the board, due. respectively, June 1. 1899, and Dec. 1, 1899, all notes to be dated at the date of the acceptance of the outldlng or buildings, and to beat- Interest at the rate of 6 per cent, (ter annum from date. The board 1 eserves the right to reject any and nil bids or ary part thereof. By order of the Board of School Commissioners. C. O. ROTH. Chairman of Buildings and (Inounda Committee. NTlCt’ Statement or receipts and expenditures of the lndiana|iolis Water Company from April 1. 1897. to April 1, 1898: Capital stock $.590,900.(10 Bonded indebtedness, outstanding 1,450,600.00 RECEIPTS. Water rates, private consumers, elevators, power use. sieam uses, commercial iise- and railroads $197,077.1,5 City of Indianapolis, fir,- protection, etc.. 68.169.;i7 City of West lndianajioMs, fire protection 3.956.(0 Town of Haughvillo. fire protection 4,004.56 Town of Mt. Jackson, tire protection 687.50 Town of Woodruff Place, fire protection.. 162J.0 Renta for water power, tenements and Ice leases 10.487.69 Sprinkling and sweeping carts 8,016.64 EXPENDITURES. Current expenses, printing, stationery, gar, telephone rent, telegraphing, postage. repairs to meters, (raveling expenses, Insurance, repairs to tenements. legal expenses, interest, real estate, etc 53.751.73 Salaries of officers and employes 3L527]26 Refunded water rates, lead, stop-boxes, water pl!>e and labor, branch castings, valves and fittings, hydrants and fittings, etc 89,416.63 Pumping department, wages, fuel gas, telephone rent, (lacking, oil, freight, etc 10,782.92 Gallery station, wages, fuel gas, telephone rent, packing, oil, freight, machinery, etc 37 4*** (.17 Gallery, wages, lumber, pipe and fittings, coal, cement, etc 16..539.26 Taxes • 22]c3h03 Canal department, wages, lumber, blacksmithing. hardware, hauling, etc 3 163 00 Street department; wages, taps, freight, oil. coal, packing, tools, etc 9 79* 45 T. A. MORRIS. President! M. A. MORRIS, Secretary. State of Indiana, countj of Marion, as. Before me, (Tsarlee W. Moores, a notary public In and for eaid count) , this Sth day of April. 1898 came M- A Morris, secretary of the Indianapolis NVater Company, and, under oath, declared the above statement to be correct and true according to his belief and knowledge. CHARLES W. MOORES, Notary Public.

FUNERAL DIRECTORS. FLANNfiR BUCHANAN-172 North Illinois street. Lady embalmer, for ladles and children. Office always open. Telephone 64L Hacks at lowest prevailing pricu C. E. KREGELO, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, has resumed business at his old establishment. 223 riorth Delaware street. Everything new and complete. Office telephone, No. 250; residence telephone, No. 2328. DIED. BROWN—Thomas B. Brown, died April 18, 1898. at 2:30 p. m., aged sixty-nine years. Funeral Tuesday, April 19, at 2 p. m., from residence, 223 East Ohio street. RAHKE—Lewis Rahke. April 16, 7:50 a. m., aged stxty-three years. Funeral Monday, April 18. from residence of his son, August Rahke, at 2 p. m., No. 330 South New Jersey street. Friends invited. Burial at Crown Hill. FINANCIAL. LOANS—Money on mortgages. C. F. SAYLES, 75 East Market street. LOANS—Sums of 8600 and over. City property and farms. C. E. COFFIN & CO., 150 East Market street. FINANCIAL—Money loaned salaried people holding permanent positions with responsible concerns upon their own names without security; easy payments. TOLMAN, Room 701, Stenvenson building. MONEY—To loan on Indiana farms. Lowest market rate; privilege for payment before due. We also buy municipal bonds. THOS. C. DAY & CO,, Room 325-330, third floor Lemcke building, Indianapolis. FINANCIAL—Money loaned salaried people (ladies or gentlemen) upon their own names without security; easy payments; lowes. 'a<9s; strictly confidential. COMMERICAL \ ASSOCIATION, Room 7, Talbott block -08 North Pennsylvania street. FINANCIAL—Money to loan e.i rumitur \ pianos, etc., in small or large amounts, on lowest terms; easy payments; confidential. SECURITY MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY, rUK.a 207, Indiana Trust building (old Vance block), corner Washington street and Virginia avenue. CLAIRVOYANT. CLAIRVOYANT—Mrs. Grisw !d r-ads past, present and future of one's lift. Gives them luck, success and happiness. 546 East South street. Hours, 10 a. m. to 8 p. m. STORAGE. STORAGE^JNDPG^'wAIiEHOUSE'^CoT''^'''''^"^ W. E. Kurtz. Pres. H. A. Crossland, Mgr. (New) 517-523 S. Penn. ’Phone 1343. WE STORE. RACK AND HAUL. THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE. Increasing Cloudiness and Occasional ShoWers Predicted for To-Day. Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for twenty-four hours ending 11 p. m. April 18— Increasing cloudiness and occasional showers; possibly moderate thunderstorms on Monday. General Conditions Yesterday—A low barometric area is central over Kansas and low atmospheric pressure in the shape of a narrow barometric trough prevails from Mexico northeastward to New England, high pressure continuing south and north of the barometric depression. Warm weather prevails, especially from the Ohio valley south to the gulf. In the lake regions it remains quite cool and local rains fell and thunderstorms formed in localities from Wyoming and Colorado eastward to Illinois and Michigan and in Texas. FORECAST FOR THREE STATES. WASHINGTON, April - 17.—For Ohio— Showers; colder; fresh northerly winds. For Indiana and Illinois—Threatening weather and showers; colder 'in southern portions; northeasterly winds. Local Observations Sunday. Bar. Ther. R.H. Wind. Weather. Pre. 7a. m.. 29.95 58 52 S’west. Pt. cldy. 00 7p. m.. 29.86 71 39 S’west. Pt. cl’dy. .00 Maximum temperature, 76; minimum temperature, 57. Following is a comparative statement of the temperature and precipitation April 17: Tom. Pre Normal 53 A‘i Mean 66 .yij Departure from normal... *l3 —.12 Departure since April 1 —47 —1.13 Departure since Jan. 1 *338 *4.71 •Plus. C. F. R. WAPPENHANS. Local Forecast Official.

Yesterday's Temperatures. Stations. 7a. m. Max. 7p. in. Atlanta. Ga 80 74 Bismarck. N. D 56 54 Buffalo 58 50 Calgary. N. W. T 54 38 Cairo. 11l 54 80 74 Cheyenne, Wyo 34 42 3S Chicago 46 48 42 Cincinnati 52 76 72 Davenport, la 58 72 56 Des Moines, la 58 72 58 Dodge City. Kan 52 Tti 66 Galveston. Tex 70 68 Helena, Mont 54 52 Jacksonville, Fla 84 70 Kansas City 62 76 70 Little Rock, Ark 56 80 76 Memphis 60 76 76 Marquette, Mich 42 38 Nashville 50 78 72 New Orleans .. 78 70 New York 74* 68 North Plat re, Neb 44 60 44 Oklahoma City 58 71 at Omaha ... 56 70 56 Pittsburg 56 78 74 Qu’ Appelle, N. W, T 44 44 Rapid City. S. D 40 42 40 Sait Lake City 41 62 62 Bt. T*ouis 62 S2 68 Bt. Paul 52 50 Springfield, 111 50 , so 62 Springfield, Mo 58 78 74 Vicksburg, Miss 56 78 72 Washington. D. C 84 74 The War Among the Solon*. AVliat a glorious reputation's Due the Congress of this Nation's! When its legislators lose their heads in crises such as these; And when wise deliberations Are outweighed by tlie temptations To disgracefully abuse each other's physiognomies. Inexcusable the mix-up That (despite the sergeant picks up ills own little mace Where with to show authority) Can't be made to even fix up Till each legislator licks up Every other legislator that with him dors not agree. Oh the books that were a flying And the men that were a lying. In that hall of legislation when the free-for-all was on! And tiic speaker was a sighing And grave Issues were a dying - All because the party lines had been most too distinctly drawn! Politicians pulled their wires, Solons called each other liars. Cowards and divers other epithets too delicate to cite; Wonder if the country hires AU these sages, solons, sires. Just to go to Washington to represent them in a light ’. Our own Johnson, yes-, was In it But ’tws only for a minute; (Now lie didn’t want the issue to go over sane debate), lit* was ready to begin it But C/.ar Reed watt quite "agin" it. And the mace and sergeant argued Henry U. unto ills fate. Out of all of this pollution Came at last an evolution. Which will tend, indeed, the standing of these solons to redeem; 'Twaa the longed-for resolution On the Cuban revolution And tlie awful Maine catastrophe, our Nation’s li>sß so keen. Now may their aid henceforth he lent Unto qur noble President; And may the radicals and jingoes adopt a tenor sane; And may their actions be not rent. But may their energies be spent In the noble, righteous, patriotic task of whipping Spain! Knightstown. Ind. —Roy W. Steele. Tho evidence in th case psoves Hood’s Sarsaparilla cures scrofula, salt rheum, boils, humors and all eruptions.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, .MONDAY, APRIL 18, 1898.

TONNAGE STILL HEAVY OVER 22,004) LOADED C ARS HANDLED AT INDIANAPOLIS LAST WEEK. Ticket Agents Instructed to Maintain Hates—Panhandle Stockholders Ask a Change In Policy. The volume of traffic last week was something of a surprise to freight men, as a marked decrease in tonnage had been expected. In the week ending April 9 the freights delayed on account of high water were well dared up. The train records show that in the week ending April 16 there were received and forwarded at Indianapolis 29.436 cars, 22,694 being loaded, 732 fewer loaded cars than were handled at Indianapolis in the week ending April 9. In that week over 1,200 loaded cars of delayed freights were moved, w T hich goes to show that the business of last week, so far as traffic is concerned, was in excess of that of the preceding week. Despite the fact that the farmers are busy plowing and planting, the shipments of corn, oats and live stock are unusually heavy for April, and the shipments of dressed meats, cerealIne products, hides and produce were large. As yet there has beeh no perceptible decrease in shipments of export freights on account of the threatened war, although Western representatives of the fast freight lines have received special instructions as to the billing of export business. Ikical flouring mills are shipping more flour for export than for some time past. The shipments of horses and fine cattle to Europe are heavy beyond precedent. In local business the improvement (is most gratifying. In no April of several years past have Indianapolis industries been as heavy shippers. The iron industries, furniture manufacturers, carriage works, cerealine mills and starch works are equaling all former records in amount of shipments. The local packing houses, the stock yards, and, in fact, all lines of business, judging from their shipments, are prosperous. The commission houses are receiving and shipping more fruits, vegetables, etc., than at any time in many months. At the city freight depots and on the bulk tracks there is the greatest activity, and as building and the improvement of streets are again setting in, local business will be further increased. An idea of the improvement in business may be formed in the fact that last week there were 6,152 more loaded ears received and. forwarded at Indianapolis than in the corresponding week of 1897, 6.152 more than in 1996 4.271 more than in 1895 and 6,054 more than in the corresponding week of 1894. It will bo noticed that the empty car movement last week was large, reaching 6,742 cars. This indicates that freight traffic will be heavy the coming week. The Pennsylvania lines, the Vandalia and the Big Four moved 6,037 of the empty cars received and forwarded last week. Below is given the car movement for the week ending April 16 and for the corresponding weeks of 1897 and 1896; Name of Road. 1898. 1897. 1896. C., I. & L 509 437 418 1., D. & W 416 412 398 C., H. & D.—lnd’polis div.. 916 684 782 L. E. & W 567 508 476 Penn.—l. & 1,023 486 765 Penn.—J., M. & i >. 1,161 750 593 Penn.—Chicago div. 933 442 548 Penn.—Columbus div 2,215 1,334 1.491 Vandalia 2.168 1,682 1,908 P. & E.—East, div. .... 698 591 792 P. & E.—West div , 908 925 924 Big Four—Chicago div 2,853 2,047 1,843 Big Four—Cincinnati div., 3,811 2,455 2,552 Big Four—St. Louis div 2.287 1.603 1.5)5 Big Four—Cleveland div... 2,229 2.186 2.110 Totals 22,694 16,542 16,811 Empty cars 6.742 4.941 5,369 Total movement .... 29,436 -1,483 22.180 Di**ntt*Hel Stockholders. Outsiders are watching with more than ordinary interest the action of the dissatisfied stockholders Ot’ tjie P.;. C.. .C. & St. These stockholders, some of whom reside in New York, sqrno jp,.Philadelphia and in other Eastern and Western cities, have entered a protest iVgajhst the present management of this property. For some years past there has been mere or. less dissatisfaction over the policy of the management, the friction dating 'brick to the consolidation of the Pittsburg. Cincinnati & St. Louis and the Chicago, St. Louis & Pittsburg, formerly the Columbus. Chicago & Indiana Central. The latter Was in bad condition at that time, but has since been brought up to a high standard. The- main line between Columbus and Pittsburg has become one of the busiest and best paying pieces of road in the country. What the stockholders complain of is that too targe a part of the surplus earnings of this portion of the system goes to support the non-paying branch lines. Stockholders have been disappointed as to dividends, and they threaten to cause an open revolt. Still the-ablest railway men in the country say that the policy of the present management Is the best, in view of the circumstances, and that after a few more million dollars are. spent for improvements and equipment the Panhandle will be one of the greatest revenue earners in llie entire list of dividend-paying roads.

Must Maintain Hate*. K. O. McCormick, passenger traffic manager of the Big Four; D. G. Edwards, passenger traffic manager of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton; E. A. Ford, general passenger agent of the Pennsylvania lines, and officials of other roads which are mem-. Iters of the Central Passenger Association, have sent personal letters to their agents instructing them to see that the action taken by tlie association in the resolution given below b<‘ strictly lived up to: ■'Resolved. That effective April 15. proven charges of violation of the rate agreements of tlie Central Passenger Association shall in each and every instance subject an offending member to a penalty.of SSO and to tlio further penalties of redeeming at full agreed tariff value any ticket or tickets of its issue or of foreign issue reading over its line when purchased to test rate violations, and of reimbursing tlie association for alt costs properly in* wired in investigating complaints and deciding charges established hereunder; provided this rule shall not apply to theatrical, party or mileageticket travel, nqr tu tlio irregular fares between eastern and western termini and intermediate destinations in both directions now prevailing and incident to the rale disagreements of Canadian, transcontinental and other line*.” licit Hoad Traffic. In the week ending April 16 there were transferred over Uie Belt road 19.423 ears, against 15.56S in the preceding week. Belt road engines handled at (lie stock yards 1.100 carloads of live stock, against 965 carloads in the preceding week, and for private switches on their line 871 cars, against 785 loaded ears in the week ending April 9. Personal. Loon! and General Note*. The Big Four and tlie Columbus Northwestern will join in (lie erection of a union depot at Beliefontaine. The traffic agreement between the Grand Rapids & Indiana and the Chicago & West Michigan has terminated. Samuel Walker has been appointed traveling passenger agent of the Nickel-plate, with headquarters at Chicago. The Pennsylvania Company is doubling its tracks on the Cleveland & Pittsburg division between Newburg and Bedford. On Sunday the first of the Class II engines, the largest over built by the Pennsylvania. will bo turned out of the shops at Altoona. The Southern Indiana Railway has become a member of the Interchangeable Mileage Bureau of the Central Passenger Association. The Big Four’s mechanical engineering department is titting up a dynamotor ear for the exclusive use of the engineering department of the University of Illinois. Anew division of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers will be organized at Belletontaine on Sunday next, it is expected that Grand Chief Arthur will tie present. The four Pennsylvania lines handled at Indianapolis last week 8,604 cars. 6,332 being loaded, the heaviest business ever done in any one week at this point by tlie Pennsylvania lines. The Big Four lines proper handled at Indianapolis last week 13,223 car*. I|,lßo being loaded, 2.985 more cars than the company handled at this point the corresponding week of 1897. The Pennsylvania announces that it. has inaugurated a transfer service at Jersey City to the boats of the Fall River line, and

that passengers and baggage will be transferred free of charge. A' handsome colored folder advertising homesieekers’ excursions to the West, via the Union Pacific, has just been issued and a supply sent to T. C. Wallace, traveling passenger agent in this city. Seventy-two men employed by the Chicago & Eastern Illinois, who reside at Danville, ill., have placed their names on a roll as volunteers in case of war with Spain. The list comprises trainmen, yardmen and shopmen. Business continues good with all Western lines, and rolling stock is seldom as fully employed in the spring months as at present. In fact, complaints are heard of an insufficient number of cars to move business offered. E. Pennington, who for ten years has been division superintendent of the Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie road, on Saturday assumed the duties of general superintendent of the property, with headquarters at Minneapolis. Thomas E. Fisher, chief clerk of the passenger department of the Union Pacific, Denver & Gulf, has been promoted by Receiver Trumball to succeed General Passenger Agent B. I. Winchell, who goes to the St. Louis & San Francisco lines May 1. Anew lodge of the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen was organized yesterday at Braddoek, Pa., starting with over one hundred members. The number of railroad men at Braddoek and Bessemer has greatly increased with the opening of the Carnegie lines. The Canadian Pacific and the Soo line will place freight and passenger representatives at Pittsburg. This action is creating a stir in Pittsburg railway circles, as usually a demoralization in rates follows the trail of these companies entering new territory. The Big Four yesterday resumed its Sunday excursions, running one from Cleveland to Columbus. Probably one will be run from Indianapolis to (Cincinnati next Sunday, it being the Big Four’s turn to run the tirst one under; the agreement with the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton. General Manager Adams, of the Columbus Northwestern, last week let the contract for building three new passenger depots and four new freight depots, and will this week contract for new depots at other points. The passenger depots are to be built at Lewiston, Hopeview and Santa Fe. The first fifteen days of April there were handled on the Big Four system proper 71,054 loaded cars, an increase over the number handled in the corresponding half month of 1897 of 24,744 loaded cars. On the Peoria & Eastern there were handled in the same period 7.869 loaded cars, an increase this year of 940 loaded cars. Hundreds of men are employed on the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago reducing the grade between West Rochester and South Brighton. This work was started several years ago, but abandoned during the dull times. This work completed, engines will haul live to eight more cars, and the fast trains will be able to increase their speed. The Big Four is endeavoring, it is stated, to secure control of the Lafayette Belt Railway, either by lease or purchase. For three years the Wabash had a contract, which expires May 1. by which it handled the business done over it. The road runs to the fair grounds, which have become a resort of pleasure seekers, a number of excursions last year having been run to it. S. R. Callaway is noted among railroad men for his unpretentious habits, as a rule traveling in a coach with the public, but his position is now such that he cannot conveniently do so, and tile Wagner Palace Car Company has furnished him the elegant private car Grassmere to travel in. It is stated that it took a considerable amount of gentle pressure to induce him to accept the offer of the Wagner 7>eople. G. W. Shinn, an engineer on the Michigan division of the Big Four, is inclined to be sarcastic over the boasting of the Wabash of hauling George Gould’s 'special 101 miles in 110 minutes. He says on the Big Four this would not be called fast. On Thursday a train on the Michigan division was hauled from Louisville to Greensburg, eighty miles, in seventy-one minutes, hauling as many cars as the Gould train. When the auditors of roads comprising the Union Railway Company turned the ticket office at the Union Station over to the new general ticke.t agent a discrepancy of $2.11 was found in the accounts of the late Daniel Donough,. .tjje cash being that amount ahead. This wnrried the clerks, and since the examination they have, when they had leisure, b ? eij trying to ascertain where the mistake w'as made: On Saturday they discovered it. and the accounts, which cover thirty years, exactly balance.

CLIMATE AND CONSUMPTION. ’ Some Health ltenort* I.ess Desirable than Places tlie Patients Ha* e Left. W. F. Waugh, M- k)-, in Medical Bulletin, When the first consumptive goes to any climate that suits his case, where the pure air invigorates him or where he is able to spend much time out of the house, he improves. Hope does much: the fact that lie breathes an atmosphere ifficontarainated by emanations from any other case does more, and he recovers. Or those who follow him it may be said that the more .favorable subjects recover, the doompo an£s die. and, as the place becomes more knOWn and popular, the latter predominate, and the death rate mounts. Meanwhile, each new-comer assists in polluting the flat‘<* with his bacilliladen sputa, and in time it becomes a very hot-bed of tuberculosis, more deadly than the localities from which the patients originally came. From, the Atlantic coast westward there has been a steady march of the ' one-lung-ers.” and a steady recession of the line at wh.ch tuberculosis does rot exist. First it was said that tubercle was not known in tlie Alleghenies; next, that it did not exist in the Mississippi valley: then the prairies were the goal, and finally the mountains were scaled, for the.bacilli grew scarcer as the sea-level became ,morc remote. In all these perfectly true observations no one seemed to remark that, where the bacillus was scarce, population was scarcer; and, as the country tilled up with inhabitants, pulmonary consumption increased in frequency. The pure, cold air of Minnesota or of the Rockies will cure some cases to whom it is well suited and kill tire rest: the damp, heavy air of the tropical shores will prolong the life of some ami hasten the death of others. But. apart from the invigorating effect upon the general system and the relief of certain symptoms, such as cough, the only good effect that cart legitimately be expected from any climate is the avoidance of reinfection by breathing air charged with tubercle bacilli* strepipeoeel, and other micro-organisms. Beyond this there is nothing specific in any climate, nothing directly germicidal, even in the aromatic emanations from the pines of the Carolinas. In fact, unless in certain exceptional conditions, the tuberculous patient will do better at home, under skilled treatment, than ho will in any other locality. The famous observations of Metschnikoff gave to the world the amazing intelligence of the phagocytic action of tin- white blood corpuscles. These amoeboid bodies, or creatures, attack and devour intruding bacilli and other tilings that have no business to be in the blood or tissues. It seems obvious that, the greater the number and vigor of these leucocytes, the better \vi)l they be able to cope with an .invasion of pathogenic micro-organisms. VapsU an * already famous for his discovery of fyro-toxieon. has followed with tite announcement that nucleinic add, when introduced into tiie human body, increases the number and activity of the leucocytes: and this statement has been amply confirmed by other competent observers. We seem to be here approaching oil" of the underlying principles of physiological therapeutics. Given a body for whose ordinary needs the supply of leucocytes is ample, but with no surplus for reserve. Into this body (hero enters from without an invading swarm of billions of tubercle bacilli. The leucocytes rush to meet the foe, but their numbers are insufficient, and, at tlio points from which the defenders have been withdrawn, the pathogenic bacteria always present, especially in the alimentary canal, swarm nve.r the battlements and effect lodgments in the tissues. Hence every assault by tite tubercle baeillus is followed by infection with other micro-organisms, the streptococci being the most disastrous in their effects, avul the subsequent history of tlie case is one of the mixed effects of the various forms of bacteria present. Not Much a Hud Idea. New York Mail and Express. Among the noble array of cranks and eformers who render life not worth living in Kansas there is occasionally one who displays common souse and good judgment. One of those, a woman, by the way, proclaims the doctrine that the welfure of the country can only bo secured by a series of great ship canals built by the national government. The first is to connect Massachusetts and Buzzard’s bay; tlie second is to cross New Jersey so that steamers can run inland from New York to Philadelphia; the third crosses Delaware, opening communication between Philadelphia and Baltimore; the fourth enlarges the Dismal Swamp canal connecting Norfolk with the great sounds of North Carolina: the tiftli crosses Florida, saving two days of navigation; the sixth eoqpects tlie Susquehanna with tlie Ohio, tlie seventh the Hudson and St. Lawrence by Lake Champlain; the eighth replaces the Erie canal; the ninth crosses Michigan, and the tenth unites I*uke Michigan and Lake Superior. The cost is only a t1,000,€90.000. but the benefits are figured at dve times the cost. A Great Truth. Baltimore American. There are too many fools in Congress.

FARMERS AFRAID TO BUY EFFECT OF WAR TALK OS HARVESTING IMPLEMENT BUSINESS. Demand for f'liuim—At the Cotton Mill#—Florist*’ Easter Business— March Shipments. ♦- Dealers in engines and supplies used in harvesting have had their hopes somewhat blighted by the prospective war. There are fifteen harvest and farming implement manufacturing companies represented at Indianapolis, and a month ago the tenor of their conversation was that they would probably sell more mowers, reapers and threshing machine outfits the next few months than in any season for years, but the war news has seemingly so alarmed farmers that they are disposed to drift along another year without making such purchases. In fact, one of the agents of a large concern represented here says some orders have been withdrawn until the present critical situation is better understood. This class of manufacturers, however, have some consolation in the big crops of 1897 and the good prices obtained for them, which have enabled farmers to pay otf their notes, some of which had been standing for two or three years. The excellent prospects for a good wheat and grass crop are such that the dealers in mowers and reapers hope it will overcome what they think is the: unnecessary feeling of alarm on the part of farmers as regards the war. In the event of war it is believed the farmers would get better prices for their crops than otherwise. The dealers in farming implements say that, as a rule, the farmers are not in favor of war, and are hoping it will be avoided. Shipments fop March. The following table shows the shipments for March from Indianapolis over the several railways, as reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade: Flour, brls 12 90S Wheat, bu 5’,600 Corn, bu 6,<WO Oats, bu 4,000 Cement, brls 4 700 Coal, cars ’ 53 Coke, cars .. 57 Cooperage, cars 65 Corn meal and hominy, lbs 7,097,620 Cattle, head 3,543 Hogs, head 32J33 Horses, head 4,041 Mules, head 387 Sheep, head 320 Eggs, cases 15,000 Fruit, lbs 537,000 Hair and bristles, lbs 82,000 Hides, lbs 687,500 Ice. cars 31 Iron, cars 312 Hard, tierces 6,968 Dime, cars ' 18 Hogs, cars 2 Lumber, cars 106 Machinery, cars 178 Meats, bulk, lbs 11,284 325 Oil, brls 5,079 Pork, brls I,$S6 Potatoes, bu 2.200 Poultry, lbs 22,000 Provisions, lbs 557.090 Salt, brls 10,200 Spirits and liquors, brls...; 7,983 Starch, lbs 3,668,200 Stone, cars 72 Tallow, lbs 488,500 Tobacco, lbs 8.841 Miscellaneous, lbs 28,729^545 Merchandise, lbs 190,583,685

( hair Works Doing Better. President Smith, of the Central Chair Company, says that in their line there has been a decided Improvement of late, especially in demand for the better class of chairs, such as the state prisons do not manufacture and sell at ruinously low prices. Mr. Smith says the company is working full handed and full time. Some very attractive designs of chairs are being manufactured this season, such as the better class of trade readily buys, and he says the outlook for business is much more encouraging than sixty days ago. Thomas Madden, the oldest and largest lounge manufacturer in the city or State, says business with his establishment is highly satisfactory, and for three months past has been up to the oid-tinie volume. Indianapolis for many years led as a lounge manufacturing center, and probably now manufactures more lounges, than any other city In the country. Lounges manufactured at Indianapolis are to be found in nearly every part of the country. Business Somewhat Improved. The local flouring mills ran more hours last week and turned out more flour than in any week in the last eight months. The Hoosier mill was busy day and night, and the Acme Milling Company ran one of its mills the entire week, both day and night. The Arcade mills were also busy. There is some anxiety as to export business, as some of the roads decline to accept shipments consigned to European ports in American bottoms. There is fear that vessels of other nations will take advantage of this dilemma and increase rates which the millers, with wheat at its present prices and flour relatively so much lower, cannot well do business with any profit. Pushing Their Work. At the Indiana cotton mills 328 persons now find steady employment, the mill turning out 160,000 yards of cotton cloth a day. This mill has ono of the largest bleacheries in the country and docs a good deal of bleaching for New England mills. In the month of March 3,000,000 yards of cloth were bleached at this mill, which is one of the model concerns of this country. There are larger mills, but none more completely fitted out with up-to-date maehinerv. The laying of a switch at the mill has'proved a great convenience, as the cotton shipped here is brought to the warehouse door and the goods are loaded direct from the storeroom. Hud n Busy Easier. The local florists say their business this Easter season was the largest and most satisfactory for many years. People purchased choice flowers and plants more liberally than for many Easters past. Anthony YViegand A.- Sou last week received from Europe, some choice plants, on which they paid a duty of $53. Among thorn were some came llias, a flower which a quarter of a century ago brought the highest figures of any bloom sold. The camellia is again becoming a popular plant. Those received by YViegand & Son have attracted a good deal of attention. A Busy industry. General Manager Potts, of the Potts Brick-making Machinery' Company, stated on Saturday that in 1:0 lime in the last six years has his company been as busy as of late. The present month the works shipped to Nortli Dakota four complete plants, including engine, etc. One was sent to Terre Haute, another to Richmond, two to New Y’ork and one to New England. YY'ith each year the concern’s business reaches into iiew territory. This month a plant will be shipped to the Pacific coast. NEWS IN SUNDAY'S JOURNAL. Itcsuuir of Chief Event* Printed in the Issue of April 17. Edward Bellamy, the distinguished author, is dying of consumption. Baseball Saturday: Cleveland 3. Cincinnati 1: Baltimore 8, YY'ashington 3; Brooklyn 7. Philadelphia 6: Pittsburg 3, Louisville 1; Boston 4, Now York 2. Gen. Lew YVallaee, believing tliat war is certain, lias tendered his services to tin; government. He has therefore withdrawn from the race for senator. Great Britain and Germany refuse to join in u concerted movement of European powers to protest against the United States going to war with Spain. The sympathy of the people of England is with this country. but on the continent public feeling is with Spain. Anti-American demonstrations were, made in several cities of Spain Saturday. At Malaga, the United States consulate was attacked and the shield torn down and dragged In the street. Like disturbances took place at Cadiz and Barcelona. The gendarmes were called out to patrol the streets. A war revenue measure has been prepared by the Republican members of the House ways and means committee, which, It Is expected, will raise over $100,000,18)0 additional a year. The tax on beer, tobacco, snuff, cigars and cigarettes is increased. A tax is also to be ievied on stocks and transfers of corporations, checks, drafts, mortgages. loans, bonds, patent and proprietary

medicines, bottled water, telegraph messages and express packages. Coffee and leather are to pay duties. The treasury is to be authorized to issue 3-per-cent, certificates -of indebtedness and to* ask subscriptions to a popular loan of $500,000,600 at 3 per cent. India nu poll*. The police claim to have new clews in the Moore mystery. Nicholas Kern, a well-known pioneer, living near Cumberland, Is dead. The Republican county convention Saturday was a model one in every respect.. The nominees wen? as follows: For prosecutor, Edwin B. Pugh: clerk. George B. Elliott: treasurer. Annin C. Koehne; auditor. Harry B. Smith; sheriff, Cyrus J. Clark; recorder, Lewis G. Aiken; commissioners. James E. Greer and John McGregor; coroner. Dr. G. YV\ Nash; surveyor. John V. Cqyncr. (From Sunday’s Second Edition.) Action of the Senate. WASHINGTON, April 16.—The United States Senate has spoken. Its voice is for war-war until the saffron flag of Spain shall have been furled in the western hemisphere and furled forever. Its voice, too. is for the independence of the infant republic of the gem of the Antilles, “the fairest land the sun ever shone upon." “Free Cuba and the independence cf the island repubUc” was the shibboleth of the Senate throughout the four days of debate which ended to-night. At 9:10 o clock to-night the Davis resolutions—those reported from the committee on foreign relations, amended so as to include the recognition of the republic of Cuba—were passed by a vote of 67 to 21, as a substitute foi the resolution adopted by the House of Representatives. The action of the Senate leaves the Cul>a,n resolution in the following status: The House heading, number and enacting clause, the Senate preamble, resolution, the Turpie amendment and a fourth paragraph proposed bv Mr. Teller. In full it is as follows: Joint resolution for the recognition of the independence of the people itnd Republic of (’aim, deuiunding that the government of Spain relinfiuinh it* authority and government in the Inland of Cuba, and to withdraw it* land und naval force* from Culm und Cuban water*, and directing the President of the United State* to u*e the land and navul forees of the United State* to carry these resolution* Into effect. Wlieren*, The übliorrent condition* which have existed for more than three year* In the Inland of Cnhu. no near our own border*, have slioeked the moral sense of the people of the United State*, have been a disgraee to Christian civilization, culminating, an they have, in the destrnetlon of a I nited State* battle *hlp, with two hundred and *ixty-*lx of it* oHleer* und crew, while on a friendly visit to the liurbor of Hnvnnn, und cannot longer be endured, as has been set forth by the President off the I nited State* In hi* message to Congress of April 11. 18118, upon which the action of Congress whs Invited; therefore. ReNolved by the Senate nnd Honse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled s First—That the people of the Island of Culm, ure, nnd of right ought to be, free and independent, nnd that the government of the United State* hereby recognize* the Republic of Culm 11* the true nnd lawful government of thut island. Second—That It is the duly of the United State* to demand, and the government of the United States doe* hereby demund, that the government of Spuin at once relinquish it* authority nnd govern ment In the Island of Cuba nnd withdraw its land nnd naval forces from Cuba nnd Cnhau water*. Third—That the President of the United States be, and lie hereby Is, directed and empowered to, use the entire land and aural forces of the United States, nnd to call Into the actual service of the United States the mlittia of the several State* to sneh extent as may he necessary to carry these resolution* into effect. Fourth—Tlmt the 1 nited States hereby disclaim* any disposition or intention to exercise sovereignty, jurisdiction or control over sold island, except for the pacification thereof, and assert* Its determination when that 1* accomplished to leave the government und control of the island to its people.

All day long the contest waged with an earnestness, energy, ability and eloquence seldom equaled even in the Senate of the United States. From 10 o’clock this,morning until the moment of the tinsel vote the intensity of the interest "did not abate for an Instant. Under the agreement limiting the duration of the speeches, except in specified instances, to fifteen minutes, every senator who so desired had an opportunity to express ills views.. Before the voting had actually begun-after 7 o’clock to-night—the great speech of the day had been made by Mr. YY'hlte, of California, who lias been consistently and conscientiously opposed to action of any kind upon the Cuban question. The speech was a masterly oratorical effort, and attracted profound attention from every auditor. No less than twenty-five senators addressed thems dvss to the mormntous question under consideration during the day. and while, under the rule, elaborate arguments were impossible, the speeches were characterized by an impassioned rorce and eloquence rarely heard in or out of the hulls of the American Congress. It was not until the first vote—that on the amendment of Mr. Turpte, of Indiana, providing for recognition of the island republic —had been taken, that the Senate was brought face to face with the tremendous importance of its action. The scene in the chamber of many historic debates was one of incomparable solemnity and impressiveness. The galleries, which had been filled apparently to their utmost capacity throughout tho day. were massed with brilliantly attired women and men distinguished in all walks of public and private life. On the floor was every member elected in the Senate save one, Mr. YValthall, of Mississippi, who was again detained from his seat by serious illness. 80 deep was his iiatrlottc interest in the pending question, however, that be notified Mr. Spooner, of Wisconsin, with whom he was paired, that he could not deem it fair to hold him io the pair and would therefore release him in older that lie might vote. In the semicircular area back of the senators’ desks were seated and standing men, many of whose names are household words throughout the length and breadth of the land. Over all were floods of electric light, softened by the multi-colored glass in which were lined the coats of arms of the fortyfive sovereign St: ten of the Union. It is no detraction fmm the brilliance of the debate of the day to note that tho great—the notable utterances of the closing hours of debate were made to-night. Mr. Hale, of Maine, Mr. Gorman, of Maryland. Mr. Allison, of lowa, Mr. Aldrich, of Rhode Island. Mr. Jones, of Arkansas, and Mr. Hoar, of Massachusetts, all deeply impressed by the magnitude and possible awful consequences of the step to be. taken, addressed the Senate w ith an eloquence and solemnity born only of the most-profound feeling for their country's welfare. As the words fell lrom their lips, tho chamber thrilled with an intensity of interest which bordered upon awe. The test vote quite naturally was oq the amendment offered by Mr. Turpie. recognizing the independence of the Cuban republic. Jt prevailed by a majority of 14, the vote being 51 to 37. By political parties the vote was cast as follow’s: Yeas—Republicans. 11: Democrat*. 28; nopulists. Silver Republicans, 5. Nays— Republicans. 32; Democrats. 5. Upon the final vote the ailignmem of parties was quite different from that on the Turpie amendment. An analysis of it follows: Yeas—Republicans, 2i; Democrats. 31; Populists, 7: Stiver Republicans. 5; total, 67. Nays—Republicans, 19; Democrats, 2. total, 21. Ball Park Grand Stand Burned. ST. LOUIS. April 16.—'The second game of baseball between the Browns and Chtcagos at Sportsman’s Park was called at 4:<K o’clock at the beginning f >f the second inning by the breaking out of a fire, which destroyed the entire grand stand pavilions, one of the bleachers and the club offices and residence of Chris Y r on dor Ahe, who loses everything. The total loss is estimated at about $60,n00. with $35,000 insurance. Four or five thousand spectators were present. The names of the more seriously hurt, as reported by the police, follow : WILLIAM DWYER, water office inspector, burned about face arid head. DUGALD l KAYVFORD, head of D. < 'rawford's Dry Goods Company, overcome by heat. J. T. M’KENNEY. of the Anderson Hotel. Pittsburg, slightly burned about the face. COL DANIEL RIPLEY, of the Chicago. Burlington & Quincy Railroad, body tadly burned. TAH'IH MEDART. burned about head. WILLIAM DUNCAN, president of *he Ludlow Saylor YY’ire Company, and member of the Jockey Club, seriously burned about neck and back. JOHN GENTLES, hands and face slightly burned. H. E. PINCUSS, of New York, burned about head and back; very serious; FREDERICK GREEN, butcher, burned about the face. THOMAS O’BRIEN, seriously injured by

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The men were put to work to-night erecting new fences and scats, it being President Muokenfuss's intention to play the femtuhiIng games of the series with Chicago tomorrow. - . • - Males foe I *e in Cuba. ST. I/JUIS, April 16.—Lieutenant Colonel G. C. Smith, U. S. A., to-day opened hid* for l,otX> pack mules and 1,000 saddles. Only tw o bids were received for saddles, the lowest being $22.50 each. For tho mules, which will probably be used in Cuba, more than a., dozen bids were received, ranging from $83.40 to $lO3 a head. The Grand-avenue Horse and Mule Company, of Kansas t’ity. will supply 200 mules at $83.10 a bead. These mules will bo delivered in Kansas City within ten days. Messrs. Crouch & Howard’s bid of $94 a head was also accepted. They will dell/er 800 animals in St, Louis within the same time. (inrein Suggest* Plan of Campaign. KINGSTON. Jamiea. April 16.—President Oetava Law, of the Jamaican Junto, has received dispatches from General Calixto Garcia, which will be forwarded from Jamaica l>y the next steamer. The dispatch suggests a plan of operation In eastern Cuba In conjunction with America. A Cuban government courier, with other dispatches, was caught by Spaniards a few days ago at Cristo, near Santiago de Cuba, and killed. His body was left In the road, but the letters he bore were taken. Charles AV. Hacked Dead. PALATKA. Fin.,-April 16.—Charles YV. Hacketl, of Utica, N. Y., chairman of th* New Y’ork Republican stale committee, died here to-day. He was a director in the Savage Arms Company, director and manager of the Utica Herald Publishing Company, a member of the coal firm of Marked &• Atwood, of Btitlvllle, and interested lu other buftlnesA enterprises. AT THE LOYDOY EMBASSIES. The fteiadnn* Are Strained in Diplo* made Circle* There. London Mail. Ft. Is a. busy time in London just now at the embassies of those nations whose governments are ’nore' Immediately concerned in the present situation in the far East and in west Africa. Every day witnesses some new development; every day lo the man in the street it seems inevitable that relations between the respective governments must have reached that stage which is familiarly known as “strained;” and every day the* übiquitous journalist watches and chronicles the moverrtent* of ambassador?, and draws his own deductions therefrom. The Russian and French embassies and the Japanese and Chinese legations in London are tin’ diplomatic centers around which a good <leal of Interest clusters. The constant presence of the telegraph hoy at the embassy door is in itself an indication of the busy time within: while the frequent visits of the ambassadors to oiir own Foreign Office point to the fact that the delicate and intricate game of diplomacy is being played within. The position of an ambassador is very different now to what it was in times past. The tier feet lon of the electric telegraph has hi ought about a complete revolution as regard? the duties he has to perform. Thcr* was a period when the accredited representative of a foreign state could, on urgent occasion. act oti hi? personal Judgment; but now he is practically only the mouthpiece of ids government. He receives his instructions from his foreign minister, and acts accordingly. Ho has w secret code, unknown even lo his secretaries, so that in the event, say. of Sir N. R. O'Conor at St. Petersburg, receiving an Impottnat ultimatum the text would only he known to the Queen. Lord Salisbury and the ambassador. This code is always sent in numbers. An ambassador nowadays can take no independent. action. He communicates as closely and as regularly with his foreign minister as a foreign correspondent does with the newspaper he represents. YY’heu the relations between two governments are “strained.” It is no uncommon thing for a copy of the cipher message dispatched by an ambassador to find its way Into tile hands of the minister in whose country for the time being he is staying. It was Prince Bismarck’s boast that during the years he was German chancellor no letter or telegram of a foreign power ever escaped Ills notice. If anything, the admiral of a fleet is a more important personage in thbsc days than an ambassador, inasmuch as he is often out of touch with telegraphic communication, and should occasion arise, acts on the instructions last received. On the other hand the telegraph line is usually clear for dispatches, and in that way an ambassador is able to be in constant communication with his ministers. So long a* he remains diplomatic relations . an continue; it Is only when he has left that the situation becomes trust dangerous. It Is then, If anything happens, that either side can take action by force of arms.