Indianapolis Journal, Volume 48, Number 244, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 September 1898 — Page 8

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ADMIRERS OF Turkish Rugs Will be interested in the fact that wc yesterday unpacked a shipment of over $5,000 worth of personally selected Oriental Carpets and Rugs. Anything like a description of styles or even a list of prices, is out of the question, the variety and assortment being so extensive. There is one lot, however, that demands special mention on account of the surpassing beauty of patterns and rich colorings. Most of them are in medium sizes, and at the prices, $25 to S4O, are among the best values we have ever seen among Oriental productions. Come up to this third floor any time; you are welcome to see or to buy. L. S. Ayres & Cos. soli: agents for Improved Standard Patterns. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500. Views of Beauty Whrn visitors come they should huy as souvenirs of the visit “Picturesque Indianapolis'* and street scenes of the K. of P. parade. We have them. Our gallery is always open to visitors. (Take the elevator.) WE MAKE FRAMES. WE FRALME PICTURES. THE H. LIEBER CO. 24 West Washington Street. The Songof the Craftsman We are climbing up the ladder Os public estimation, And even now are standing At a lofty elevation; But still we keep on climbing, For we do the proper caper, Others may indeed stick bills, We’re hangers of wall paper. So sing our busy workmen as they transform your bare and garish walls into surroundings that soothe and invite the soul. We are experts in the wall paper business, and so are our workmen. Albert Gall Carpets, Draperies, Wall Paper. 17 and 10 Went Wnnlilngton Street. Hardwood Floora laid, finished and refinished. FAI,Iy OPENING ...Miller & Stetson HATS... Also the Danbury $3 Derby The Best Hats oa Earth. DANBURY HAT CO. 8 E. Washington St. Sign of the Big Glass Hat.

New Ladies’ Hair Parlors Our Hair Department is on first floor, rear of store. Clean and fine work in Hairwork or Dressing. Also, Manicure. lo EAST WASHINGTON STREET, 000 o o v o o 7 o o o o .J. o e jOur-w f | Fall Purchases f v £♦ # | In FURNITURE and DRAPERIES J, £ are now ready for your inspection, * o and embraces novelties, many of c *0 which cannot be duplicated. *|* Our latest Brass Bed is a marvel of J *§* beauty. It has the style, the shape> the finish, and is as fine a bed as $45 f ♦> ever purchased. ♦> •> We supply it at a cost of only.. ❖ S $34.00 f •> * Large assortment to choose from, e f-OADGER! t B J FURNITURE CO., t |, 125 iintl 127 Ent Washington St. X 20 to 24 Vlralßin Ave. : | Members of Merchants' Association, c JACKSON COUNTY PROMPT.^ First to Sfitd in the Data ns to Voter*. Jackson county was the first to respond to the request of the State Board of Election Commissioners for data showing the number of voters. The blanks were mailed Tuesday evening and yesterday afternoon Secretary Carter had the returns on his cfc-sk at the Statehouse. The report shows U*t there are thirty-two precincts in Jacksqi county, with an estimated vote of 250 wh. or a total of 8.000 for the county. The esimated number of votes from the same number of precincts in that county in 1896 wa 7,295. The present estimate is an Increase of 705 in two years. To Take Him to l,e\lnKtn. Tt. \ Wallace, of Lexington, Ky.. secured requhtton papers yesterday from the Governor*.office for John W, Markham, who is under arrest at Charlestown. Markham was un, r indictment In the Lexington juil for jn participating in the theft of a load o^„. m p. With two other prisoners he broke-fjtj n waa susjieoteri that he would to Charlestown, this State, where m son-lh-law residing. The authorities * r4J communicated with. Markham was and the proper steps lor th* fuflUvw vwiura taken.

WILL MEET IN DETROIT • ♦ SUPREME LODGE. K. OF I*., FORMALLY SELECTS THAT CITY. ♦ Final Adjournment To-Da -Officer** Salaries Cut—Appropriations Are Also Reduced. Detroit was selected as the next meeting place for the Supreme Lodge* convention after a long debate yesterday afternoon. A gallant fight was made by the Kentucky representatives, who urged that Louisville be selected, but the delegates favored going to a cooler place. The vote was said to be unanimous. The next convention will be held, as heretofore, on the fourth Tuesday in August. There was a proposition under discussion to hold the convention in September two years hence, but many of the representatives had in mind that there is to be a presidential campaign in 1900, and for this reason they favored holding th. convention early, in order that a political campaign might not interfere with it. The discussion prolonged the afternoon session until nearly 7 o'clock, when a recess was taken until 8 o'clock. The report of the investigating committee appointed on the opening day to investigate charges against supreme officers was acted on by the convention yesterday. As predicted, the report did not find anything to substantiate charges against supreme officers, all of whom were exonerated. As indicated two days ago, however, the report found that large sums had been expended in what, to some, might seem to be a useless manner, but that “all such expenditures are the result of direct legislation on the part of this body and authorized by it, and that the officers In making the expenditures were acting simply as the instruments of this body in carrying out its dictates." The report is a complete vindication of Supreme Keeper of Records and Seal White, the charges made against him being disposed of as follows: “As to the direct charges in the article (in the Sentinel) reflecting or tending to reflect on the supreme keeper of records and seal, White, we find from the testimony submitted that Brother White is not a stockholder or director in a bunk, trust company or other financial institution; that he is not a stockholder In the Brandon Printing Company, nor interested there m any manner, nor never was; that he is not tier has not been directly or indirectly intersted In any contracts of any character made by or In the interests of the Supreme Lodge; that since becoming supreme keeper of records and seal he has not been engaged In any business, devoting his entire time and energy to the discharge of the duties of that office. “We further find from the records of the Supreme Lodge that $2,400 was ajipropriated of the moneys of the Supreme Lodge to defray office rent and incidental otttce expenses of the supreme keeper of records and seal for two years. We find that this appropriation was a direct and specific grant of that sum to the supreme keeper of records and seal, differing from tho appropriations for expenses of other officers in this, that In the other appropriations there was a stated sum appropriated, 'or so much thereof as necessary,' while In the case of the supreme keeper of records and seal it was the stated sum of $2,400.” From the testimony submitted the committee finds that the sum of >2,400 was practically expended for office rent, light, heat and Incidental expenses. NOT EVEN EXTRAVAGANCE. There was absolutely nothing adduced at the inquiry, the report says, to support tbo charge of waste and extravagance, the committee finding that “the officers and members of this Supreme Lodge have, in all things, conducted the business of the Supreme Lodge honestly, fairly and for the interests of the order universally, and that all insinuations to the contrary are absolutely false and without foundation. We further find that there have been large sums of money expended in what might seem to some a useless manner, but we also find that all such expenditures are the result of direct legislation on the part of this body and authorized by it, ami that the officers in making the expenditures were acting simply us the instruments of this body in carrying out its dictates.

“In the opinion of your committee,” the report continues, “the data before the fiuar.ee committee and this Supreme Lodge should include a detailed statement of all expenditures for the preceding term, to form a proper basis for intelligent examination by either the committee or this body in the matter of appropriations for salaries and expenses. In this connection, we would suggest that it is impossible for this committee —the flanance committee of the Supreme Lodge—to make such a critical examination regarding the matters of salaries and expenses as is desirable, because of the absence from the city of all the books, records, receipts and other documents which would disclose all items for which expenditures of money have been made. We are of the opinion that it is impracticable to carry all such books, recofds, etc., about with tho Supreme Lodge, and would, therefore, suggest that the supreme keeper of records and seal he requested to prepare for each session of the Supreme Lodge a detailed statement showing the amount of work, as nearly as may he, performed by each officer during the preceding two fiscal years, and the expenses of each officer during the same time, and what the different items of expense were, so that, in estimating the amount of appropriation required for salary and expenses, the committee and this body may have an opportunity of judging whether the salary and expense accounts are too low, and in what particular.” COULDN’T FIND THE INFORMER. It is recited that the committee was unsuccessful in its efforts to ascertain who was responsible for giving the charges to the morning papers which were printed on Monday of last wc-ek. All the committee could learn from rewspaper men who testified was that a member of the Supreme Lodge was the informant. Says the report: “Since the appointment of the committee it has held daily and nightly meetings, and every person, whether a member of the body or not, whose name was connected in any manner witli the report, was asked to appear before the committee and testify. To the best of the committee's ability every rumor was traced to its source, and no stone left unturned in the efforts to discover the foundation for the charges and their author.” The committee recommended that a special auditing committee of three be appointed to examine the accounts of supreme officers since 1X92, the time when it was charged mismanagement and extravagance .began. This was eliminated from the report and went to the Supreme Lodge for its own consideration. Tracy R. Bangs, chairman; D. C. Richardson, James E. W atson, George M. Hanson and John W. Daniels, the committed, signed the report. A motion that the report be accepted was amended to provide for a yea and nay vote. Every representative in the hall voted for its adoption. THE SALARIES CUT. It was nearly i o'clock this morning when the convention of the Supreme L<dge K. of P. adjourned to meet again at 9 o’clock for the final day’s work. It was found impossible o complete the work of the convention yesterday, as had been hoped. The long night session was given up entirely to making appropriations for the next two years and providing a source of income. The recommendations of the appropriations committee were accepted in their entirety, although there was opposition to some of the items from those who believed that the items had not been sufficiently cut. As passed, the appropriations are about 20 per cent, less than for the two years just ending. The salary of the supreme chancellor is cut from SIO,OOO to $6,000 for the two years, of the supreme keeper of records and seal from s9,lMi to $7,200, of the supreme master of the exchequer from 12,000 to $1,500, and expenses of the supreme tribunal from $4,000 to $3,000. A supreme official asserted that the reductions in the salaries were not only not opposed by the officers, hut were, in fact, recommended hy them in view of the condition of the finances of the Supreme Lodge. Following are the appropriations as made last night: Salary of supreme chancellor for two years $6,000.00 Clerk hire for supreme chancellor, actual cost, and not to exceed, for two years 1,800.00 Office rent at actual cost, and not to exceed, for two years....-, 800.00 Postage, telephone, telegrams, expresaage, removal of furniture, at actual cost, and not to exceed, for two years 400.00 Traveling expenses of supreme chancellor at actual cost, and uot

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to exceed, for two years 1.0tt.00 Salary supreme keeper records and seal, for two years 7,200.00 Clerk hire for supreme keeper of records and seal at actual cost, and not to exceed, for two years... 2,000.00 Office rent, heating, lighting, telephone. postage, packing boxes, wrapping paper and other incidentals, at actual cost, and net to exceed, for two years 2,000.00 Traveling expenses of supreme keeper of records and seal at actual cost, and not to exceed, two years 300.00 Salary of supreme master of exchequer, two years 1,500.08 Traveling expenses of master of exchequer, at actual, cost and not to exoe*d, two years 400.00 Expenses of the supreme tribunal, two years 3.000. W Official record, at actual cost and not to exceed 3,000.00 Stationery, printing and supplies for Supreme Lodge officers, at actual cost and not to,exceed, two years.. 500.00 Traveling expenses of finance committee. actual cost and not to exceed. for two years 1,200.00 Traveling expenses of printing and supply committee, actual cost and not to exceed, for two years 300.00 Interest on mortgages, two years... 1,350.00 Allowances to daughters of founder, two years 1,440.00 Supreme chancellor’s jewel 150.08 To defray the expenses of this convention 25,000.00 Contingent fund to pay expenses of Supreme Lodge officers and Supreme Lodge committee riot otherwise provided for and not to exceed, for two years 3,080.00 Printing Uniform Rank ritual 1,000.08 The early part of the evening was taken up with the report of the committee on ways and means, providing that the funds for the suxport of the Supreme Lodge should be derived from the representative tax on the grand domains of >SO for each representative, from the sale of supplies, and from a per capita tax to be fixed by the Supreme Lodge. The report was adopted and the per capita tax fixed at 6 cents, as forecasted. One of the Important subjects yet to be disposed of is the proposition to reduce the number of the supreme tribunes from three to five, and to m.ake one of the tribunes recorder of the court. Now an outsider is appointed recorder by the court. The proposition, if carried, would oust Recorder Kennedy, against whom there is much bitterness, from office. Doubt was expressed 'yesterday as to whether the work of the Supreme Lodge could be completed by noon to-day. Fiftyeight domains voted to continue the meeting to-day without the usual per diem. As so many representatives were leaving yesterday. it was found necessary to cut off the payment of warrants until the adjournment. To-day the newly-elected officials will he installed in office as the closing event of the convention. HINSEY’S ENDOWMENT REPORT. Says the Rank Will Not Lose ly Texas Hank. Failure. John A. Hinsey, of Chicago, made a report on the condition of the endowment fund, which is under his supervision as President of the Board of Control. This is in addition to his report made several days ago concerning the manner in which securities were invested. It is as follows; “The policy which the Board of Control has heretofore adopted, and which has uniformly been confirmed by you, has been continued during the two years just past and the surplus funds invested in securities believed by the board to be safe and secure at rates of interest remunerative to tiie rank. “When last we reported to you, the intested funds of tne insurance branch amounted to 1399,178.75. There lias been still further added to this amount the sum of $39,915.88, bringing the total sum on July 1, 1898, to $439,094.63 the latter represents the purchase value, though the present value will bring the amount up to nearly $455,000. “The feature of interest earnings, in most instances payable semi-annually, has brought profitable returns to the rank, the sum amounting during the two years ending June 30, 1898, to a sum exceeding S4S,<XK). "In connection with this subject, there have been two important matters, regarding which you no doubht desire to have some information. The first of these grew out of the failure of the City National Bank of Fort Worth, Tex. At first many thought that this claim would be a loss, but the board is pleased to be able to report that, as ii has always maintained, the rank will not lose a dollar of either the principal or interest of this claim.

"Though according to the rule with reference to the failure of a national bank, interest on all claim ceases from the time of the failure, jet the board recovered judgment against the bondsmen for an amount greatly in excess of what will be required to pay after the final dividend is paid bj' the receiver of the bank. The amount due from the bondsmen is drawing interest at the rato of 6 per cent. No transfer of real estate can be made by the bondsmen since ihe suit was brought, except subject to this indebtedness. We believe the bondsmen good for the amount of the judgment. "No execution has j’et been issued against the bondsmen on the judgment obtained, as we were advised bj' our attorneys to delay such action until the amount that they are liable for on their bond is definitely determined, which can not be done until final action is taken by the Controller of the Currency in settlement of the bank's affairs. "The second matter consists of the investment made by the Board of Control In first mortgage gold bonds of the Lexington Hotel Building Company', of Chicago, bearing interest at 6 per cent. "These bonds are secured by property worth more than three times their face value. There has never been any question in the minds of the members of the board as to the unqualified safety of these securities. Your hoard is pleased to report that as soon of the equity of redemption expires, so that final and unassailable title can be given in the property, the full amount of the principal and interest upon these bonds will be paid to the board. Meantime tho interest on the bonds continues to run.” That all of the representatives are not yet entirely satisfied with t'he securities is shown by two resolutions submitted to the Supreme Lodge. One, hy Representative Shively, of Indiana, was ruled out of order, on the ground that the Supreme 1/odge had accepted Mr. Hinsey's statements. It was as follows: "It is the sense of this Supreme Lodgo that the class of securities shown to have been taken for loans of the endowment funds are not such securities as commend themselves to tHis Supreme Lodge, and the Board of Control is hereby directed to change the securities for loans of the endowment fund to securities in United States. State and municipal bonds, readily convertible into cash, as rapidly as the best interests of that rank will permit.” A resolution by Representative Kline, directing the Board of Control to convert the present securities Into cash, was also ruled out of order. INJUNCTIONS AGAINST RESORTS Eli F. Bitter Say* taxes Will He Funked This Winter. The suits for injunction against Fair Bank and Kissel's garden brought in the Superior Court last spring by property owners in the neighborhood of these resorts are still pending. Attorney Ell F. Ritter, who brought the suits, says an effort will be made to have them tried this winter, so- that if a decision is favorable to the plaintiffs the proprietors of the resorts may be restrained from opening these places next summer. Six suits were brought against Fair Bank and the same number against Kissel. Immediately after the complaints for Injunction and damages were tiled William Tron brought an action for libel against those who had proceeded against him. This action is also pending, but Attorney Ritter has filed a demurrer to the Tron complaint on the ground that the action for libel cannot bo based on the allegations made by his clients. Attorney Ritter says the injunction suits will be pushed for all they are worth. O flic in I x for Labor Day Knees. The officials for the paced match race at Newby Oval on Labor day night, when "Plugger Bill” Martin and Harry Gibson will contest, will be as follows: Referee. Herbert W. Foltz; judges. Maro Thompson, C. C. Tuttle. G. C. Stacey and Frank Stanley; timers, J. A. Allison. F. E. Hunter and George Keree; clerk of course and starter. A! Reeves; assistant clerks, W. F. Clemens and Frank Erdelmeyer; announcers, C. G. Fisher and Ed Eads; scoter. Torn Hay: umpires, Lloyd Jeffries and Matt Paxton; handicapper, W. G. Hunter. Wilson Waived Examination. William G. Wilson, charged with embezzling funds from the Soldiers’ Home at Marion, was to have had a preliminary hearing before Justice Lockman yesterday. United States Commissioner Moores being absent from the city. When arraigned for trial Wilson waived examination and his case will come before the federal grand Jury.-

ON A $1,100,000 INCOME * ♦ WHILE THE CITY ESTIMATES FOR NEXT YEAR ARE IIM). US. • -♦ Appropriation Ordinance Will Re Snbjnitled to the Council Monday Night—City Valuation*. According to the estimates submitted to the city controller by the departments of the city administration, it will cost $1,238,489.43 to run the city next year. The appropriations for this year amounted to $986,024.83. The ci*y controller will cut these estimates greatly. He estimates the total income of the city next year will be, in round numbers, $1,100,000, and the expenses cannot, cf course, run over this without the city borrowing money. Following are the estimates submitted by the departments compared with the appropriations for this year: 1899. 1898. Finance $189,022.18 $159,108.58 Law LUO.OO 9,040.00 Board of Public Works.. 490,200.00 425,820.00 Board of Public Safety: Fire force pay roll $151,585.00 $131,297.50 Fire force accounts 41,302.00 35,060.00 East market 9.130.00 8,665.00 Hay market 1,310.00 . I,66*UK> Board's office 700.00 610.00 Police pay roll 184,913.50 131,601.00 Police station accounts.. 22,273.00 7,075.00 Board of Public Safety total $111,213.50 $315,968.50 Board of Public Health: Board's office $8,937.50 $8,937.50 City Dispensary 5,440.00 5,950.00 City llosuital 30,980.25 28,193.25 Total $45,357.75 $43,080.75 Parks: Improvements of old .. $2,900.00 $8,105.00 Maintenance of old 24,690.00 19,290.00 Maintenance of new .... 1,220.00 improvement of new 69,290.00 Office 6,452.00 5,612.00 Total $104,552.00 $33,007.00 THE CITY VALUATIONS. The county auditor yesterday sent to the city controller a statement of the valuation of taxable property in the city. It is as follows: icog 1897. Real estate $43,891,965 $43,931,030 Improvements 37,568,858 35,880,825 Personal 33,883,275 32,199,050 Railroads 5,586,955 5,691,595 Telegraph, telephone, express and street car companies (by Stato Board) 62,1455 Total $120,992,840 $117,702,500 Number of polls 32,511 32,998 The city controller will finish pruning the estimates by Monday, and Monday night, at the regular meeting of the Council, the estimates will be submitted to the Council in the form of the appropriation ordinance. The ordinance will go into the hands of tho finance committee. The Council may cut the figures further, but it has no right to enlarge them. It is believed the city administration will be able to scrap*? through next year with possibly a $200,000 loan if it is decided to buy tho water works on the $1,100,000 income. Next fall there is a reappraisement of real estate, which, It is expected, will bring the city large returns in the assessment. City Controller Johnson was in favor of waiting for this tidal wave, even if loans had to be made, instead of raising the tax levy. “It is much easier to raise the tax levy than to lower it again,” says Mr. Johnson. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROUTINE. Extensions Granted. Browder & Shover were granted an extension until Dec. 1 to complete the macadam roadway of Capitol avenue, from Twen-ty-first street to Twenty-fourth street. An extension was granted the WarrenScharf Asphalt Company to complete the asphalting of Washington street, from Rural street to the Belt Railroad. Final Action Deferred. Final action was deferred in the matter of graveling the first alley east of Jefferson avenue, from Tenth to Twelfth streets. Remonstrances were tiled. Action Rescinded. All action was rescinded on the resolution for paving with brick tlie first alley east of Park avenue, from Thirteenth street to Fifteenth street. Petitions Filed. Petitions were filed yesterday for the following improvements: For graveling the roadway and paving with cement the sidewalks and curbing Draper street, from Cypress street to Cottage avenue. For cementing sidewalks next to curb and curbing Twenty-first street, from College avenue to old Greenwood street. The petitions were referred to the city engineer's investigation.

RURAL MAIL DELIVERY. Mr. Edens Says It lx a Success—Some Ifemurkakie Statistics. W. G. Edens, of Chicago, assistant superintendent of free delivery, was in the city a few days ago and had a talk with Postmaster Hess in relation to free delivery in the rural districts. While nothing has been said about trying the experiment in Marion county Postmaster Hess thinks tHo scheme will some time have to he introduced here. Since the postoffice at Mapleton was abolished there is a large territory in that neighborhood that must depend on the nearest substation for its mail. The people of Mapleton will be among the first to welcome free rural delivery. The scheme is now in operation in seven different places in the State, and Mr. Edens says it is proving a success. Postmaster Hess, referring to the business of the Indianapolis postoffice, spoke of a recent article in the Postal News which shows the magnitude of tho postal business in the United States. According to the Postal News 2.400,000.000 letters are handled in a year. The number of postal cards handled in a year is 420.000.000. Continuing the Postal News says: "Although the number of letters handled by the United States postoffice in a j-ear (including foreign letters received) approximates 3,000,000,000, the complaints of erroneous, delayed or nondelivery amount in a j-ear to only about thirty thousand, or one complaint in 100,000 letters posted. A scrutiny of those complaints hy the Postoffice Department shows that some of tho cases are due to unavoidable accidents, such as the burning of postoffices, wrecking of mail trains, collisions in transit. Some are chargeable to persons not connected with the service: in some there was no valid cause cf complaint, and the large number of errors were due to the senders who mailed letters with inaccurate, incomplete or indistinct addresses, without proper postage, in flimsy envelopes, at the wrong places, or in violation of the regulations of the Postoffice Department. Some of the cases, of course, were due to dishonest employes who rifled letters of their contents. So small a number of irregularities, when compared with the volunme of mail handled, is the highest testimony of the efficiency of the United States postal service. During the war-bend sale, as stated by Assistant Secretary Vanrterlip. the Treasury' Department received by mail $700,000 in currency, many of the cash remittances being bills as large as SI,OOO, being received in ordinary unregistered letters. The most remarkable feature in connection with the transmission of this large sum of money' seems to be the fact that not one letter seems to have gone astray, to have been lost, purloined, remained undelivered, sent to the wrong address or failed to reach the treasury.” CARPENTER'S FATAL FALL. Elisha M. Da tig kitty Only Tnnililed Fifteen Feet. Elisha M. Daughitty, a carpenter, fell fifteen feet from a scaffold yesterday evening at 5 o’clock at a house being built on North New' Jersey street, near Fall creek. He died three hours later at the City Hospital. Several of his ribs were fractured and his scalp was gashed. He was sixty-four years cld, and the shock of the fall caused his death. His home was at No. 1024 West Thirtieth street, and his wife and son live there. Diamond Dropped to the Street. George G. Dyer, a Jeweler, the windows of whose shop face on Monument Place, was sitting hy an open window yesterday afternoon showing some diamonds to a customer. He held a IVcarat stone in a pair of tweezers as he exhibited it, and by a slip it shot

frcm the tweezers. It was supposed that it fell through the window, and a man was stationed on the sidewalk below to see that no passer-by found it and carried it away. At the same time a careful search for the diamond was made both in the .shop and down on the sidewalk and street, but it could not be found. It was said that before Mr. Dyer went downstairs an old man was seen to pick up something on the sidewalk and walk on around the Circle. Mr. Dyer says the stone is worth about $175. JUDGE COX WEARY OF IT. He Punishes This Bicycle Thief Inst ea and of Send I hr- Him to McCray. Ernest Wakefield, a colored lad who has given the police a good deal of trouble, was in Police Court yesterday charged with stealing a bicycle. He was sentenced to 180 days in the workhouse, with a fine of SSOO. He has been arrested on a charge of stealing bicycles five different times, but heretofore has always been turned loose in Judge McCray's court. John W. Persham was fined $5 and costs and sent to the workhouse for sixtv days oil the charge of whipping his boy. ten years old. It was shown that the punishment was excessive. TALK OF A BIG STRIKE GLASS MANUFACTURERS AND UNION MEN IN CONFERENCE. 0 Meeting; to Adjust a Wage Scale—Report that Workmen Have a Dirge Fund. • ♦ Representatives of the glass manufacturers who employ union workmen and representatives of the union glass blowers are in the city. There is deep mystery cloaking the object of their presence here. R. E. Breed, a glass manufacturer of Marion said last night that the meeting is only one of the many which are held to adjust wage scales, but that nothing had been decided thus far. On the other hand, the glass blowers, w r ho are stopping at the Occidental Hotel, talk vaguely of an impending strike, but said that the prospect for a settlement is fair. President W. J. Smith, of the glass blowers’) association, was very secretive in talking of the matter. He was told that there was a report that the glass blowers had about $50,000 to conduct the strike, which would break out unless the manufacturers aceeetled to the workmen's wage scale. He said that whoever started the report drew on his imagination. He would talk no further. Mr. Breed said it will probably take until to-morrow to settle on a wage scale. He said that so far as he knew’ the manufacturers and blow r ers are in harmony. The conference between the workmen and the manufacturers will be resumed at 9 o’clock this morning at the Bates House. BROWN'S CASE CONTINUED. Mrs. Wheeler Dropped from the Ratlibone Sisters. The case of Edward Brown, who is charges with being an accessory to the murdA* of an infant born to Mrs. Emma Wheeler, of No. 1114 Hadley avenue, West Indianapolis, was continued in Police Court yesterday morning until Sept. 9. The police want time to further investigate in the matter. Mrs. Wheeler is at the City Hospital. She was considerably better last night. Sho charges Brown with being the father of the infant, but she says it was stillborn. The statement was made that Mrs. Wheeler is an officer in a lodge of Rathbone Sisters at West Indianapolis. The members ot' the lodge’ are anxious that it be known that Mrs. Wheeler was never an officer. She is not even a member now, for last night a meeting of the lodge was held and her name was struck off the membership roll.

SHOT AT HER FATHER. Ida Wilson, n Sixteen-Year-Old Mother, Arrested. Patrolman Crabtree yesterday arrested Ida Wilson, a colored girl, of Brightwood, who is only sixteen years old, but is married and has a seven-months-old baby. She said her father “wouldn't let her alone,” and in a quarrel she shot at him, but failed to hit him. The Piano Player Arrested. Judge Cox yesterday morning continued the cases against the two young women charged with robbing John Iviley at the Eagle's Nest resort on West Washington street. Harry Moore, the piano player at the place, has been arrested, charged with conspiracy in the robbery. George Bergman, the bartender, was lined yesterday morning for selling liquor without a license. This resort has been one of the most degraded roadhouses about the city, and Superintendent of Police Quigley nns at last decided to have the police visit it nightly. The Farm, a place opposite the entrance to tlio fair grounds, is on a level with Eagle’s Nest, and the people who live near it are complaining strongly of the gambling hell and Sunday theater and the men and women who frequent it. The police have given the place no attention. Judge Hackney \ul Talking. The friends of Judge L. J. Hackney still talk of his withdrawing from the Democratic State ticket to accept an offer of lucrative employment from a large Indiana corporation. The State committee is endeavoring to prevent Judge Hackney leaving the State ticket, and in the meantime the judge, who has returned to the city, is not talking. The Republican State committee, with the executive and advisory committees, will meet in this city next Tuesday to complete arrangements for opening the campaign about the middle of September. General Harrison, it is understood, will not assist in opening the campaign, but may give the committee some of his time later in the fall. Boy’n Back in Evidence. John W. Persham was lined $5 and costs and sentenced to sixty days in the workhouse yesterday morning in Police Court for beating his boy. The boy is ten years old. His back was bared to the court so that Judge Cox might see bruises that the father had intlictea. The father said the hoy was unruly. Persham was arrested at the instance of his wife, who is separated from him and who was herself in Police Court some time ago on another'charge. Heard Hid the Wntrli in n Field. Herman Beard was arrested yesterday for stealing a watch from Otto Brade, a furniture dealer at SOS Virginia avenue. Beard at first denied the charge, but afterward admitted that he had stolen the watch and said he had hidden it in a cornfield east of the city. Detectives Asch, Dugan and Green went to the place Beard described and found the watch. Dunlap's Celebrated Hat* At Seaton's Hat Store. #1.545 ROOD TRlP—9l.2ft, To Madison. Sunday, Sept. 4, Via Pennsylvania lines. Train leaves Union Station 7 a. m. Insure with German Fire insurance of Indiat a. General offices, 20 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. Gray iron castings, Ellis & Helfe.nherger. Phone 05$. 366 S. Senate avenue. Notice. Having severed my connection with the firm of Renihan, Long & Blackwell, I have bought tire interest of Mr. Walker, of the undertaking firm it Ragsdale & Walker, 336 Maes, arenue. ROBERT D. LONG. Champagne Is a restorative if pure. Cook's Imperial Champagne, extra dry, has a century record for purity. Feed your horse JANES'S Duskess Oats. Wcgmaa pianos. Carlin & Lennox. 9 E. Mkt. at.

Rich Cut Glass Fine Bowls, Vases, Pitchers, Glasses, Decanters, Celery Dishes, Creams and Sugars, and other fine pieces for ornament and use. Prices lowest, when quality is considered. luliu^eTWalk, and & gon, INDIANA’S LEADING JEWELERS. THE LAW BUILDING The following letter shows the “attractive power - ' of a great law library in a well-lo-cated office building; From Denver, Bicksler & McLean, Lawyers, Equitable Building. Denver, Col., Aug. 15, 1898. Gentlemen—We are in receipt of your favor of the 13th, in which you state that there is a building in our city which is supplied with a large law library for me exclusive use of the tenants, and ask in regard thereto. The one in this building is the best law library in the city. There is no question but that tne location of a good law library in an office building tends to till up the building at once with lawyers. The Symes block, in this city, formerly had a good law library which belonged to Judge Symes in his lifetime and which was maintained for four or five years after his death. Within the past year the executors of the estate sold the law library to the owner of the People’s Bank building, and it was removed. Asa result, a large number of the most desirable tenants of the Symes block left it. and they have been obliged to reduce their rental charges. We know that the rents obtained in buildings where good law libraries are located are higher than in others. There is no question tnat it is a very great saving to an attorney, and he can well afford to pay increased rent Very truly. BICKSLER & M’ LEAN. It is confidently believed that with the options already taken by prospective tenants (filling more than two-thirds of the building). that there will be but few vacancies, but if there should he four whole floors vacant all the year through, this property will pay all charges and t> per cent, to stockholders net of taxes. A large part of the stock is already taken. For particulars consult THE UNION TRUST COMPANY, 118 and 122 East Market street. For First-class Workmanship In Plumbing we take the lead. When your water motor won’t work, the closet flush tank leaks, or your water heater won’t heat, give us a call. We have expert plumbers. We are offering bargains in Chandeliers C. Aneshaensel & Cos. MARION BLOCK Corner of Meridian and Ohio Sts. “The Pierson” 14 South Meridian St. Cigars and Tobacco. The MARION TRUST COMPANY N. E. corner Monument place and Market st. Capital Stock, $300,000. DIRECTORS. Byron K. Elliott, Allen M. Fletcher, Samuel O. Pickens, Geo. G. Tanner, Michael O’Connor, Thomas Madden, Ferdinand Winter, <'has. N. Thompson, S. P. Sheerin, M. J. Osgood, Charles Latham. M. O'CONNOR. President. FERDINAND WINTER, Vice President. ALLEN M. FLETCHER, Second Vice President. P. C. TRUSLER. Secretary and Treasurer. Depository for Savings, 9 a. m. to 4 p. m. Saturday, 7 to 9 p. rn.

PHOENIX Mutual Life Insurance Company Special rates on loans of |25,000 to $50,000. Standard Loans Address all communications to F. W. MORRISON, Attorney, 7 and 8 When building, Indianapolis, Ind. Long Dist. Tel. 1985. THE CITIZENS’ Street-Railroad Company FAIRVIEW PARK Until further notice COLLEGE-AVE-NUE and UNION STATION cars will run through to FAIRVIEW PARK, in addition to the ILLINOIS-STRKKT line, as at present. Transfers to and from all lines. WHEN BAND Sunday Afternoons and Evenings. LILLY & STALNAKER, Hardware,SSand? and nj and Ranges, Refrigerators, iTiIVGS Sprinkling Hose, etc.; Columbia " v Hartford and Vedette Bicycles. Those Yellow Wheels C. G. FISHER & CO., Sole Agents Furniture, Carpets MESSENGER’S 101 East Washington St. SAWS AND MILL SI PPI.IES. E. C. ATKINS & CO. Q o \_;c Manufacturers and Re- klfl pairers of all kinds of Office and Factory, South and Illinois Streets Indin mi (to! in, Ind. A IA7G. BELTING and W O EMERY WHEELS SPECIALTIES OF VV. B. Barry Saw and Supply Cos. 132 F PENN. ST. All kinds of Paws retired. SAFE DEPOSITS. S. A. FLETCHER & CO.’S SAFE DEPOSIT VAULT, 30 East Wnshlnigton Street. Absolute safety against fire and burglar. Policeman day and night on guard. Designed for safe keeping of Money, Bonds. Wills, Deeds. Abstracts. Silver Plate, Jvweitt and valuable Trunks, Packages, etc. Contains 2,100 boxes. Reut to 945 per year. JOHN S. TAR KINGTON Manager.

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