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AMUSEMENTS. Walter Clarke Bellows, considered by some as one of the best stage managers in this country, has been engaged in that capacity for the Grand Opera House stock company this season. Mr. Bellows has been stage manager at the Lyceum Theater, New York, and is now just completing the staging of Viola Allen’s new play, "The Christian," dramatized from Hall Caine’s novel. Mr. Bellows was chosen by Miss Allen for this important task, knowing as she does how capable he is in his line of work. "The Christian" will be produced to-morrow night at Albany for the first time. On Saturday Mr. Bellows with the twelve or fourteen members of the Indianapolis stock company will leave New York for this city. They are now rehearsing In New York and will take possession of the Grand Opera House stage Monday next, putting in all of next week on final rehearsals. Mr. Bellows devotes all his time to managing the stage and staging the plays. Wright Huntington, who for two years past has been leading man in a stock company at San Francisco, and whose reputation as an actor is known East and West, has been engaged as leading man for the Indianapolis company. The leading woman will be Lavina Shannon, a sister of Etfle Shannon, and who has been very successful for some time past in stock companies, always in leading parts. Last season she played "leads” in the Fittsburg stock comMny. She is a handsome woman and thought to be one of the coming actresses. Practically all the leading people in the Ward and Vokes Company, coming to English’s to-night, are strangers to Indianapolis theater-goers, but those who have seen them in other cities speak of them as smart entertainers of the frothy musical farce order, giving broad and laughable burlesques of the different characters they impersonate. The Ward and Vokes combination is closely related to the famous Daly family of actors; nst Augustin Daly, but Dan Daly, who made himself so popular here last season with "The Belle of New York." The Dalys in "Vacation" were one of the first to hit on the idea of song, music, dance and nonsense, under a title, a stvle of entertainment which has since evolved into farce-comedy. The Dalys are to-day-features in the world of farce-comedy. Dan Daly, Lucy Daly. Margaret Daly. Will Daly are all of one and the same family. Lucy Daly made herself famous by her pickaninny work In the "Passing Show” and followed that success with “Prince Yubette,” in Klaw & l'rlanger’s "In Gay New York.” and "Peach” in Ward and Vokes’s production of "The Governors,” which will be seor. here. Margaret Daly tarly in her career became the wife of larry Vokes and has always been prominent In their farces as a grotesque character comedienne. MUms Marion Ballou, who has the leading role in Joseph Arthur’s "On the Wabash,” la * Boston girl from whom much Is expected. Her great-great-grandfather was Colonel Peck, of Washington’s stafT. Both ahe and her father were named after Francis Mario-n. On© of her near relatives la Mrs. Mar gucrite A. Hamm, the newspaper woman who became famous by her Bar Harbor Blaine Interviews. "On the Wabash” is playing to as much as the Park Theater will hold this week. It looks as If Mr, Arthur had a fortune in his latest production

MAY BE RELEASED TODAY a LIGHT ARTILLERY WILL ELECT SOMEAEW OFFICERS THIS FALI* a Llent. Waterman Can Raster Ren Oat at Onee—Explanations for Some Deaths. a Last night it seemed quite likely that the boys of the Twenty-seventh Battery would enter upon their sixty days’ furlough to-day. Captain Curtis said that about everything had been dono except making out the final roils, and that this would be done while the officers are on furlough. Although the boys are in comfortable quarters at the armory, the inaction is growing irksome, and the rumor yesterday that to-day would end their army life until the furloughs expire were received with favor by the boys. There has been some gossip’concerning the reorganization of the battery after the men are mustered out of the United States service. A good many of the men say they never care to have any connection with the Indiana National Guard again, inasmuch as it might render them liable to military service. Among such there was a question as to whether Battery A would ever be reorganized. Captain Curtis said that he had been too busy the last few days to give any thought to the question of reorganization. Many questions remain to be settled. Some States have declared that their National Guards were simply absent from the State and in the United States service on extended furloughs, and that when the men are mustered out of the United States service they at once again become members of the National Guard, inasmuch as they are not mustered out of that service. Whether this is true of the Indiana troops the captain was unable to say, aS the question had not been given any consideration. Unless Battery A is still part of the National Guard it seems quite probable that that organization will die after the men are mustered out of the service and that an entirely new organization will have to be formed if the State expects to keep a battery from this city. However this may result, the Indianapolis Light Artillery will continue its organization. It is an independent corporation not subject to the state limitation of eightyfour men to the battery, and owns its own property. The number of its members is unlimited, bo that men who joined the battery and went to Porto Rico are eligible to the Light Artillery, it is said, even if they do not re-enlist in Battery A when the state militia is reorganized. In the ordinary events, it is said, the Indianapolis Light Artillery will elect battery officers this fall after the boys are mustered out. There seems to be no doubt of the reelection of Captain Curtis, and those who have discuss3d the subject say that Second Lieutenant Gallon will in all probability be elected first lieutenant. No names for senior and junior second lieutenants are yet mentioned. In the past it has generally happened that the office.rs of the Light Artillery have been commissioned the officers of Battery A, inasmuch as the two organizations were made up of the same men. The prevailing impression among the men eeems to be that they want no further connection with the state militia that would subject them to military service in case of war. It appears to be their idea that they have done their share and that there should be an opportunity for others who may want to enter the artillery service in the state militia. As a matter of fact, the boys have been too busy to give much attention to all these questions yet and are not likely to do anything until they are mustered out. The canteen settlement remains as it was. Lieut. Johnson has not much to say, but the boys assert he has promised to make a statement after he is mustered out. They would prefer to have a settlement before that time.

THE 158 TH’S DEATH ROLL. Col. Smith Explains How Most of Fatalities Resulted. "Four men died in the One-hundred-and-fifty-eighth while we were at Chickamauga," said Col. H. B. Smith to some friends yesterday. “One of these men gorged himself with green apples and they could not be ejected from his stomach. Another man came home to see his mother, who had typhoid fever. He took care of her several days, drank water from the same glass and came back with the fever and died. Tw-o men have died since we returned. One man was considered out of danger, but the nurse told him that he must not get out of bed upon the floor. He not only got up, but went into the next tent, suffered a relapse and died. "The fever,” said Colonel Smith, "spread with surprising rapidity after It had got into seme regiments. We had about twenty men on the sick list. One day two regiments, in which there were two or three hundred cases of sickness, Including many typhoid cases, were camped upon our parade ground. Our men went over to see them, which probably had something to do with it, and a week’s contact with those commands increased our sick list to one hundred. Our men were infected by the typhoid in these regiments. There was no remedy for it.” Quartermaster Compton, of the One-hun-dred-and-fifty-ninth, said last night that he never knew anything about lying until he learned of some of the stories about the army. “I do not think.” said he, "that Camp Alger was an unhealthy place if care had been taken, but once typhoid fever gets into a large camp it seems impossible to get rid of it. It follows troops over the country wherever they may camp. 1 want to say." he went on, "that the troops were well supplied. If quartermasters and surgeons did not get supplies it was their fault. Senator Fairbanks came out to see us very often and desired to know if he could assist in any way. Many men were made ill eating trashy stuff sent out from Washington. "One sample of the lies was that of the alleged ‘forced’ march from Camp Alger to Thoroughfare Gap. It was a practice march in light marching order. The men marched not over twelve miles one day and rested the next. The rain made it very disagreeable and the heavy roads retarded the teams, but no man suffered for the sustenance of a field ration. Yet word was sent home that it was a forced march upon a wager of a case of champagne. We had a good regiment, always in good health for new troops, and one of the best drilled in Camp Alger. Colonel Barnett is a thorough soldier. He looked out for the welfare of his men. and to do this involves the necessity of discipline. As for hardship, the National Guards sent in 1894 to suppress the disturbances in the coal region had much more of it. I believe that at the end of thirty days a large number of the men would vote to continue in the service six months.” Quartermaster Compton was the state quartermaster during the last Democratic state administration. IMMEDIATE DISCHARGE. Mustering Ont Officer Given Inninnl Authority. The War Department sent a message to Lieutenant Waterman yesterday afternoon which, had it arrived a week sooner, would have been of considerable benefit to the soldiers of the One-hundred-aml-ftfty-sev-enth and One-hundred-and-tifty-ninth regiments. It said in brief that after all the government property had been receipted for and turned over to the mustering officers and the men had received the pay due them, the mustering officer, on the request of the soldiers, could discharge them on the spot without the formality of furloughing them and requiring them to report here in thirty days for final muster out. The message, however, came too late to benefit the men it was designed to accommodate. Colonel Durbin’* Letter. A letter was received yesterday at the Governor’s office from Col. W. T. Durbin, of the One-hunlred-and-slxty-flrst Regiment, now in camp at Jacksonville. Col. Durbin writes that only five of his men are in the hospital and twenty are confined to

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their quarters. Colonel Durbin says the Richmond recruit who some time ago wrote home that the volunteers were not being properly fed will be tried by court-martial. The letter speaks highly of Lieutenant Colonel Backus, who is described as being “invaluable, a hard worker and loyal.” Colonel Durbin’s letter gives the number of sick in the division hospital at Jacksonville as follows: Second Mississippi, 38; Third Nebraska. 143; One-hundred-and-sixty-flrst Indiana, 5; First South Carolina, 43; Fourth Illinois, 75; Sixth Missouri, 59; Second Signal Corps, 1; Seventh United States Cavalry, 43. He Served In Final Naval Battle. Edward Hunter, of 1718 Senate avenue, who served in the navy during the recent war in Cuba, has returned to his home. He was a machinist on board the Suwanee, and was in the battle of Manzanillo harbor when the last shot was fired against Spain. Hunter says the engagement was becoming very hot when the Spaniards hoisted the white flag and the announcement was made that firing was to cease, pending peace negotiations. Hunter brought back with him many mementos of battle. Dr. Roore Promoted. Dr. Harry S. Moore, hospital steward of the One-hundred-and-fifty-eighth Indiana, w'ho received an appointment from Surgeon General Sternberg as assistant surgeon, will report to Major Hysell, chief surgeon of the Second Division, First Army Corps, at Knoxville, Tenn., for duty to-day. Special Service for Battery A. A special service for Battery A will be held at the Central Christian Church Sunday morning. Mr. Henderson, who acted as chaplain for the battery, will make the address. There will be special music by the quartet, and Mrs. Goetz will sing the “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” NEW Y.M.C. A. GYMNASIUM —♦ THE REMODELED BUILDING WILL BE OPENED OCT. 1. ♦ - . Educational Work This Winter— Spanish Will Be Added to the Curriculum. ■■ " ■ ■ ♦ Extensive improvements have been made In thl Y. M. C. A. building the last few weeks. Tho management expects that the remodeled building will be ready by Oct. 1. The formal opening, however, will not occur until the week of Oct. 10. On Monday evening, Oct. 10, the building will be open for a reception to all the societies of the young people of the various churches. The next night the board of directors, assisted by their ladies, will give a reception to the contributors to the improvement fund, business men and their wives. On this occasion there will be an exemplification of the work that is done in the association. Wednesday night will be the night for members of the association. On Friday night the Young Women’s Christian Association will hold forth, athletic work being done by the young women of that organization under the management of their physical director, Miss Anderson. The changes and improvements that have been made are quite marked. Perhaps the most notable is in the gymnasium. In the old chapel on the second floor the pulpit, platforms and balconies have been torn out, as well as the center posts, and will be the gymnasium hereafter. The floorway is perfectly clear of all obstructions. Spectators will be confined to a narrow balcony on three sides, high above the floor, which is made of white maple and is one of the best that has ever been laid in this city. This week work is being done on the new shower baths In the old gymnasium room, as well as on the new lockers. The bicycle room, with a capacity for 150 wheels, is entered by a passageway from the street. It takes up a portion of the old entrance staircase. A door with an electric attachment automatically notifies an attendant when it opens, so that watch can be kept over all bicycles. All the old bath tubs have been torn out and visitors to the new Y. M. C. A. building will be surprised at the numerous improvements that have been made and the conveniences that have been added. A great deal of attention is to be paid to the educational work this winter. With regard to this subject T. A. Hildreth, secretary of the association, says: “With the coming of the cooler months many young men will seek useful instruction. Os the many institutions in this city providing for the needs of employed young men in this direction none lias made more helpful provision than the Young Men’s Christian Association. Its alliance with the International Association gives it the benefit of the best outline course of study selected by leading educators of the land. Over sixty colleges ar.d universities in the United States give credit on the Certificates issued by the international organization to students in the local associations. This has enabled the Indianapolis association to be helpful to many employed men who were preparing for college, and this season will see several of its members taking college courses who were thus prepared. In the International examinations taken last spring the members of the Indianapolis association ranked high in percentages of those who passed and all the work done showed excellent progress. One hundred and sixtyfive young men were enrolled in ell departments making a class enrollment of 325. Twelve branches were taught varying from simple rotation and numeration to orchestral music and including commercial, mechanical, mathematical, language and musical course. Tho best comment that can be offered on the efficiency of the work is the increasing number of young men who attend from year to year. This increase is due very largely to the advertising done by former members of the class who are enthusiastic In praise of the opportunities offered. Instruction is quite largely individual, thus enabling the student to make as rapid progress as he is able or chooses to make. “The instructors employed are all adequately compensated and yet are every one personally interested and enthusiastic in their work, giving it much time and thought outside of class hours. Classes will be so arranged this season that students will be able to carry all the work they may want to do and yet enjoy the benefits of the gymnasium instruction, the lecture course and the social life, thus making such a harmony of work and amusement as will be very attractive. The remodeled physical department is expected to prove so attractive that very many men will be by it drawn to the association, and will then take the advantage of the evening institute. “The demand has been such for Spanish that a class will be organized as anew feature this year. All classes will open Monday evening, Oct. 3, and continue until April 1, 1899.”

THE STOCKYARDS ROW. Stilel's Firm Sned by One of the Other Dealers. Roger R. Shiel and Richard R. Reeves, who compose the firm of R. R. Shiel & Cos., live stock brokers, were sued in the Superior Court yesterday by William H. Smith, who alleges that the defendants are indebted to him in the sum of $503.82. The plaintiff avers that he sold the firm of Shiel <fc Cos. a carload of hogs of the net weight of 12,440 pounds. The purchasers, it is claimed, ware to pay $4.05 for each one hundred pounds. The plaintiff says that after ho delivered the hogs the defendants refused to pay him. The suit grows out of recent stock-yard troubles between Shiel and other dealers. Pensions fop Veterans. Certificates have been Issued to the fol-lowing-named Indianians: Original—William Fitzhugh, Indianapolis, $6; Edward B. Allen, Terre Haute, $8; Henry B. Fry, Fort Wayne, $C>. Additional—Special, Sept. 9: James M. Roszell, Butlerville, $6 to $8; James Adkins, Grantsburg, $6 to SB. Restoration and Additional—Leonard S. Bass (deceased), Bengal, $6 to sl2. Increase—Orange L. Hays, Livonia. sl4 to sl7; Davis Riley, Portland. $8 to $10; Joel Skelton, Tennyson. $lO to sl4. Reissue—Archibald Harper, Cooper, sl7. Original Widows, etc.—Florinda Bell, Folsomville, sl2; Mary L. Young, Veedersburg, $8; Rebecca Reynolds. Memphis, SS; Susan Jacobs, Muncie, $8; Indiana Cochran, Columbus, sl2; John Shreve, father. Sulphur Hill, sl2; minor of of William E. Davts, Sleeth. *l4; Henry A. Shull, father, Auburn, sl2.

HILL'S REPORT RIDDLED a B. B. MARTINDALE’S BOUT WITH THE EXPERT’S FIGURES LAST SIGHT. . a Cincinnati Water Man’s Argnment Practically an Argument for the Eastern Capitalists’ Proposition. Mayor Taggart’s office was filled last night with men who listened to the reading of Expert Hill’s report on the condition of the water works, his “elucidation’’ of the report and a discussion of the whole proposition of the city buying the water works. The opinion of E. B. Martindale, president of the Board of Trade, and the opinion of Expert Hill became the real factors in the discussion, and it was noticeable that Judge Martindale won the greater part of those present over to his side. He practically showed the Hord plan and the Hill valuation of the water plant to be worthless, except for the good of the capitalists who own the water works, Mr. Hill. Judge Martindale said, based his valuation of the water works on the hydrant rentals being paid by the city. This, he said, was unjust because the hydrant rentals should be S4O instead of SSO. Mr. Hill stated that SSO is a fair rental. Judge Martindale aigued that it could not be fair because the water works was paying a 9 per cent, dividend, when it should pay but 5 per cent, if the water rentals were fair to the people. The valuation made by Mr. Hord of $3,500,000 was based on rates of water rent which are too high. Judge Martindale said, and therefore that valuation is not just. He suggested to Mr. Hill that he figure a valuation of the water works on a basis of a 5-per-cent, dividend and then he would have the proper valuation. He predicted that this valuation would -be about $2,000,000. Those who were present at the meeting were the Board of Works, members of the Council, Mayor Taggart. City Controller Johnson, City Attorney Kern, E. B. Martindale, Evans Woollen, secretary of the Commercial Club, and officials of the Central Labor Union. When they had gathered Mayor Taggart called the meeting to order. He told of the events which led up to the Hord proposition, ne said one period of the contract with the water verks expired last year, and then, from a great many directions, came the agitation for the city to purchase the prater plant, lie said ihe city had been foremost in the movement for its purchase of the water plant. The owncis of the pUnt, he said, had never prortsed to sell it to the city until the mayor asked Attorney Hord. of New York, to get from the owners of the water wonts a proposition for Its sale to the city. Albert Zearing, the mayor’s secretary, then read the report of Expert Hill. The report Is of forty typewritten pages and is full of technical terms. The reading had not proceeded far when those who were present began to yawn, to fidget in their chairs and play with their hats. Some of them became very drowsy and it was apparent that all but a few did not understand the language of the report. The reader himself stopped at one time to say, “Here is a lot of doctor’s stuff that I don’t believe I can get through.” (He referred to City Sanitarian Clark’s report on the condition of the water itself.) Expert Hill charitably told the reader to skip that part of the report. At one place the reading was Interrupted by a question as to what the canal Is used for. Expert Hill answered that its only use is to drive three turbine wheels in the water company’s plant and to supply water to several factories on the banks of the canal. The income from the canal to the water works, he said, has never been more than SII,OOO a year and it has sometimes run as low as SB,OOO.

THE “ELUCIDATION” BEGINS. When the reading of the report w r as finished Expert Hill began his “elucidation,” the need for which was so apparent. He read several tables showing the value of the plant computed on several different bases. The valuation based on the net income of tho plant is $3,127,288.61, in 1898; $3,436,253.66, in 1P99; $3,774,535.68, in 1900, and $4,144,716.60 in 1901. The increase from year to year is figured on the increase in population, hydrant rentals and the consequent revenue. Expert Hill said: "Water works property is not worth what it cost. The valuation must be based on what it is worth to-day. Whatever the works may lack should be deducted from the valuation.” At this time Judge Martindale began to discuss the matter, and great attention was paid to what he said. He first asked Expert Hill what the actual value of the water plant is. Mr. Hill replied that it is $1,950,000. “Then,” said Judge Martindale, "anything the city might pay above that amount would be purely In speculation." Expert Hill demurred to this conclusion. He held to his statement that the revenue must be taken into consideration. Judge Martindale then said that the water works, if bought by the city, would be run for the benefit of the people only, and the only ■ profits which should be expected were those to be used in extending the plant. Expert Hill said that he was informed by the officers of the water works company that the company had paid dividends but once, and that the profits had been going into extensions of the plant. “We are paying the company,” said Judge Martindale, "an amount which gives 9 per cent, profit Instead of the 5 per cent, profit, which would be the just profit. Indianapolis wants hydrant rentals reduced to S4O. If you take a reasonable profit as your basis, the valuation computed will not be $3,000,000. Your statement is based on too high rates. It is dead wrong to buy the water works at a valuation based on the present water rates. The city can build the water works over again for two-thirds of what the company asks for the present plant. I am utterly opposed to basing the valuation on the present rates. You can go into the market and buy the stock of the water works at par—for $2,090,000. The city had better go into the market and buy the stock of the water works than to pay a million dollars more than it is worth, as the plan proposed looks to. There is no necessity for haste. I am in favor of the city owning the water works, because it is so closely identified with the health of the people.” Judge Martlndale’s argument seemed so clear and .conclusU’e that the others who discussed the matter followed in Judge Martindale’s tracks instead of the report of Expert Hill. John F. White, of the Central Labor Union, said his opinion was that ail the money asked by the company for the plant above the actual value of the plant itself was In pay for the franchise, and, of course, the water company had no right to charge the city for a franchise the city had given. According to Mr. White’s opinion, the city would pay a million dollars for the franchise if it bought the water works under the Hord plan. "No private corporation would pay $3,000,900 for the water works,” Mr. White said. City Attorney Kern said the contract the water works has with ins citv is a cutthroat contract, that the water company has the city "cinched." "It is a neverending contract." Mr. Kern said, "and the only way to shake it off is to buy it and the plant." The discussion branched out along these lines until it became most complicated. It was averred that the State Constitution should be changed to allow the city to borrow enough money to buy water, streetrailroad and gas plants for cash, or else cities w’ould never be able to secure one of these public utilities without being robbed by the corporations owning it. Mr. Kern said he despaired of ever getting an amendment to the Constitution through the Legislature, which had the look of one which might lead to an increase in taxation. "Well,” said "Tom” Montgomery, of the Board of Public Works, with a sigh, "other cities have solved this problem, and I guess we are just as intelligent as they are.” Mayor Taggart said the city officials intend to go into the matter deeply and deliberately before coming to a decision. Before the decision la reached there will be many months of study and brain-racking by the taxpayers of the city. Judge Martindale made it evident that Expert Hill’s valuation leads to the same result as the plan proposed by Attorney Hord, who was em-

ployed by the owners of the water works. It is not a report for the advantage of the city, but for the Eastern capitalists who form the water company. For Mr. Hill's report and valuation the city is to pay, at least, a $1,500 fee. McGinty Had a “Pal!/’ Superintendant Quigley yesterday morning recommended to the Board of Public Safety that the special police powers of James Kerins be revoked. Kerins was employed at O’Brien’s resort on West Maryland street. He introduced two men to two women. One of the men was robbed of SSOO. The board took Kerins s police powers from him. The board fined John McGinty. a pipeman at the West Indianapolis fire house, three days' pay. McGinty had been guilty of insubordination to Lieutenant Chrisman. McGinty was told by the board that if he was called before it for a misdemeanor again he might as well prepare his resignation. It seems that there has been considerable friction between McGinty and the other firemen of the West Indianapolis house, and it is claimed that McGinty would have received much heavier punishment had it not been that he had a “puli” with the board. Bradley Connett. a Republican, who has been on the substitute list for a year, was appointed a regular lireman. BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS ROITISB. Assessment Roll Approved. The board approved a final assessment roll showing the benefits assessed and the damages awarded on account of vacating a part of Southeastern avenue to make it uniformly seventy feet wide. No remonstrances w r ere filed. Final Aetiou Taken. For a local sewer in Sixteenth street, from Northwestern avenue to the first alley west of Senate avenue. Petition Filed. For the opening of the first alley south of Morris street, from West street to Dakota street. Resolutions Adopted. For cement sidewalks on Pennsylvania street, from Pearl street to South street. For brick sidewalks on Bates street, from Leota street to State avenue. For cement sidewalks cn North street, from Alabama street to New Jersey street. For cement sidewalks on St. Joseph street, from Delaware street to Fort Wayne aver.ue. , For the vacation of Gray street, from a point 107 feet south of Pearl street to the south line of Square 62.

PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Miss Gertrude Henry will give a tea Oct. 4 for Miss Nellie Richards. Miss Emily Lemmen has returned from a visit of two weeks in New York. Mr. Frederick M. Ayres has returned from New York, where he spent a fortnight. Mrs. Margaret Burkley, of Dublin, has returned home after visiting relatives in this city. Mr. Harry Hubbard and Mr. Charles Rauh have gone to Culver Academy for the year. Mrs. C. A. Korbly went to Terre Haute yesterday to visit her daughter, Mrs. J. G. McNutt. Miss Mary Sloan will go to Washington, D. C„ next month to join her aunt, Mrs. Mary Tuttle. Miss Carolyn Lauter left Tuesday for Northampton, Mass., where she will attend Smith College. Rev. and Mrs. A. J. Graham will go to Washington, D. C., next month to attend a church convention. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ludlow and daughter Marjorie have gone to Connersville to spend a week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Grover are spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs. I. D. Grover, at the Blacherne. Mr. and Mrs. D.W. Coffin will return this morning from Mackinaw, where they have been for several weeks. Mrs. P. M. Stanley, of Memphis, Tenn., is visiting her niece, Mrs. George G. Estabrook, 611 E. Twelfth street. Mrs. Minnie Diener Edenharter, who has had a vacation of twro months, has returned to her position as organist at the Central Christian Church. Mrs. T. O. Barhour and daughters have returned from Bay View, accompanied by Miss Isham, of Cincinnati, who will be their guest for a few days. Mrs. Wilson Le Mar Schunck, formerly Miss Maud O’Donnell, of this city, is the guest of Mrs. M. V. O’Donnell, No. 1401 North Alabama street. The congregation and friends of Plymouth Church will have a social reception for Mr. and Mrs. Dewhurst to-morrow evening at the church. Miss lone Scholl has issued invitations for a card party Saturday afternoon in honor of Miss Nellie McConney and Miss Nellie Richards, who are to be married next month. Mrs. W. H. H. Miller and daughters, Mrs. Clifford Arrick and Mrs A. M. Hopper, of Baltimore, will receive informally this afternoon, Mrs. Miller’s regular reception day for the season. Mrs. Herbert Wood, Miss Anna Sickles, Miss Mary Sloan, Mrs. Hoyt McLain, Miss Daisy Avery and Miss Nina Bond will go to Terre Haute this morning to spend the day with Mrs, Harriet Cleland Blair. The ladies are members of a reading club, of which Mrs. Blair was one. Mrs. Jacquelin S. Holliday and children will return to-morrow from Harbor Point. Mrs. Holliday’s mother, Mrs. Conrad Baker, daughter and son, who have been with Mrs. Holliday for several months, will go to housekeeping in their own home, on East Fifteenth street, in a short time. Lieutenant Carr, of Company H, who has been detained in camp by his duties as commissary of the One-hundred-and-flfty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry, will, the latter part of the week, join his wife in New York, where Mrs. Carr has been for several months pursuing her musical studies. Mrs. O. J. de Wanr.ieck, of the Windsor, gave an informal birthday whist party last evening. The dining room was decorated in palms and asters. The guests included Mrs. E. Rosenberg, Mrs. C. Craig, Mrs. Luke Powers, Mrs. Harry Brcadwell, Mrs. F. Bohren, Mrs. George Sloan, Mrs. Charles Brown of Frankfort., Miss Lola Cory, Miss Jessie Crampton, Miss Nannie Crampton, Miss Mayme Rosenberg. COUNTRY CLUB GOLF CLUB, The fall tournament of the Country Club Golf Culb will be held Saturday, Sept. 24, at 2 o’clock. Preliminaries in the singles will be played off on the above date. Finais will be played Oct. 1. The cups played for In the spring tournament will be contested for In this match. Mr. Catterson won the Nebeker cup last spring with a score of 99, and Mrs. Howland w r on the ladies’ cup with a score of 83. Members of the Golf Club wishing to take part in the tournament will send their names to the captain of the links or leave them with the superintendent of the club before Friday noon, so that the handicaps can be posted not later than Friday night. The Greens committee is now actively at work securing subscriptions with which to carry out plans for improvements on the present links. If the desired amount can be raised, Indianapolis will have one of the finest courses in the West. The committee hopes that all members of the Country Club will answer the circular letter sent out some days ago with a contribution, thereby enabling the committee to proceed at once in the matter of improvements. It is expected that a large number of contestants will take part in the tournament and it is desired they start a9 early as possible. MUNCIE WEDDINGS. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Sept. 21.—The marriage of Mr. Melville Wood and Miss Grace Gaymon took place this morning at the home of the bride’s father, Samuel Gaymnn, on West Adams street. Rev. Leslie Naftzger, pastor of High-street M. E. Church, performed the ceremony, after which a w’edding breakfast was served and the newlymarried couple departed for a ten-w’eeks wedding trip. The attendants were Miss Jacobs and Miss Wood, the latter a sister of the bridegroom, and Ben Glasscock and Mr. Johnson, of Cleveland. The Gaymon home was profusely decorated for the oc-. casion. The bride is a vocalist of note. At St. Lawrence, Catholic Church this morning Lester H. Webb, of Toledo, and Miss Catherine. Doyle, of Muncie. w ere married. The groom is a Panhandle engineer. They will reside in Toledo. BEASLEY GOLDEN WEDDING. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SULLIVAN. Ind., Sept. 21.—Mr. and Mrs. Ephraim Beasley, of this city, celebrated their golden wedding to-day. They are the parents of Joshua Beasley, former recorder of Sullivan county, and John T. Beasley, a leading attorney of Terre Haute, and exrepresentative from this county. Fary Rode Too Near tlie Curb. W, R. Fary, 1917 North Illinois street, while riding his wheel north on Meridian street last night attempted to turn into Sixteenth street but got too near the curb and was thrown off. suffering a badly sprained leg. A carriage on the right side of the street forced him into tho quick turn.

POLITICS WARMING UP REPUBLICAN" STATE AND COUNTY HEADQUARTERS VERA" BUSY. a Precinct Organisation Being Perfected—Populists Decide to Put Out County Legislative Ticket. Politics Is booming. The state and county Republican headquarters are overrun every day with politicians looking fov instructions with regard to the work that is required of them. Headquarters of the county committee have been opened in the old Journal building on East Market street, near Monument Place. Chairman Saulcy and Secretary Elliot are kept very busy. Just now a good deal of attention is being given to precinct organization. The organizations are being made most perfect. Committees in each precinct keep an eye over the conditions and will keep an eye open to importation of illegal voters and other matters that require watching. There is to be another important political meeting in this county under the auspices of the Republican county committee, when McClearey, of Wisconsin, comes for a speech at Tomlinson Hall Oct. 4. The details for this meeting have not been completed by Chairman Saulcy. There is a constant stream of visitors at the state headquarters in the Majestic building, corner Pennsylvania and Maryland streets. Chairman Hernly is frequently away looking after the organization in the congressional districts. The state committee is confident of success and each' day but strengthens the belief that this is to be a Republican year. Not much is doing about the Democratic headquarters. Although the county and township tickets have not been completed and much of the preliminary work remains uncovered, Cl.airman Bell has opened headquarters in the old Gray Club quarters over the Consumers’ Gas Trust Company, opposite the Statehouse. To-morrow night the local Democracy will open the campaign with a meeting at Tomlinson Hall. Messrs. Burke and Kern are to be the principal speakers. Last night Chairman Bell had not decided on a chairman for ( the meeting. There is, it is announced, to be no effort at a great meeting. All efforts to make it a stirring affair have been discouraged, for fear that they might fall through. In anticipation of a slim attendance it is announced that there will be no parade, no fire works and no marching clubs on hand. If the attendance is slim there will be an easy excuse and if it is large there will be all the more glory to be derived, es the public is unaware of the determined efforts that have been made by the panicy county nominees—quietly of course—to have all their workers cut in force. There is a dearth of candidates for the legislative and township offices. The claim is made that there are over twenty-five candidates for the legislative nominations, yet County Chairman Bell is unable to name them. He explains that many of the candidates have failed to notify the committee of their candidacy. F. E. Wolcott, Sam Leffingw'ell, Lafayette Perkins, A. C. Ayers, John Holtzman, Tim Harrington, “a man by the name of Roberts,” John Blue of West Indianapolis and James Hinkle are the candidates for the Legislature, so far as Mr. Bell was able to remember them. He could not recall the names of candidates for justice of the peace and constables, who are to be nominated at the township convention, the same day that the legislative conventions are held, Sept. 30. There seems to be a good deal to be desired in the way of harmonious co-operation between the candidates and the committee. There may be some truth in the assertion that the candidates are only passive in their desire to get the nominations, scenting defeat, as they do, and are not enough interested to notify the county chairman. Nothing is going on down at “Sleepy Hollow,” headquarters of Parks M. Martin and the Democratic state committee. The outer office is generally occupied solely by closed desks, table covered with files of the country newspapers, pictures of W. J. Bryan Governor Gray, Governor Matthew's (draped in black) and a few empty chairs. When anyone enters, a solitary clerk emerges from behind the closed doors of the inner sanctum and when inquiries are made for Secretary Wampler, he gravely scratches his head and remarks that he “does not believe that Mr. Wampler is in.” Retiring, a whispered consultation is heard and presently the clerk comes back to announce that “Mr. Wampler just went away.” “How about Mr. Martin?” “Ha is entirely too busy to be seen.”

POPULIST COUNTY CONVENTION. A Fnll Legislative Ticket—’No Fusion with Democrats. The Populist county committee has decided to put out a full legislative ticket in Marion county and there will be no fusion with the Democrats on either these nominations or that for Congress. The committee last night agreed to hold the county convention in the Criminal Court room at 7:30 o’clock the evening of Oct. 3. A full ticket will be put out. The congressional convention is to be held at Greenwood Sept. 27. There is a sentiment among the Populists that the nomination should go to Johnson county, where the Populists have been ignored by the Democrats in making up a county ticket. Among the names mentioned for the honor are those of Attorney Barnett, of Franklin, and W. S. Polk, one of the prominent farmers of the county. CITY NEWS NOTES. Charles Manahan and Henry L. Zwick, charged with conducting a fraudulent employment bureau, will be tried in Police Court to-day. It is reported that Mrs. George Miller, of Columbus, Ind., while visiting Mrs. Schmidt, a friend, in this city, fell into a cellar, suffering injuries which resulted fatally a few days later at her home in Columbus. The Hebrew Republican Overstreet Club held their second meeting on Tuesday evening. M. Rossen and M. Rabinowitz entertained the club and were followed by L. G. Rotchild, J. W. Egner. of Wabash, Ind., and Mr. Dagne, of Fowler, Ind. Burgan Given Workhouse Sentence. John C. Burgan, a blacksmith, sixty-seven years of age, was fined in Police Court yesterday and sent to the workhouse for thirty days for assaulting Richard L. Darter, a dairyman. The men had a row over a wagon which Burgan was to repair. An appeal was taken from Judge Cox’s decision, to prevent Burgan from going to the workhouse. The Monkey Theater. Wormwood’s Monkey Theater Is giving two performances a day at the corner of Illinois and Pratt streets. The show consists of the acting of trained monkeys, ponies and dogs. It has been successful in other cities. Sulky races, acrobatic work and domestic scenes are faithfully portrayed by the animal actors of Wormwood’s show*. No Prfie Fight In Indiana. Speaking for Governor Mount, yesterday, Charles E. Wilson, the chief executive’s secretary, said that the Corbett-McCoy prize fight would not come off at Roby or anyw'here else in Indiana. Secretary Wilson declared that any attempt to hold the fight in Indiana would be stopped, even if it became necessary to send soldiers to stop it. I~ F. P. Kline. So-Called Piano Toner, Has No Connection with W’ulschner & Son. We wish to notify the public that a man giving the name L. F. P. Kline, soliciting tuning and intimating having connection with us, is not nor ever has been connected with us in any way. and we wish to warn any or.e against allowing him to do work on this supposition. If you wish your piano tuned or repaired, send direct to uo, 12$ ami 130 North Pennsylvania street, or telephone 885. We are responsible for ail work done. Our men carry written credentials from us on our letter paper. EMIL WULSCHNER & SON.

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