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1899 j Sunday, Jan. 1, A happy New Year to you. Monday, Jan. 2, Remember to write it 1899. Tuesday, Jan. 3. The Annual Remnant Sale. The January Linen Sale. Our Store will be closed all of Monday. Remnants and Linens Tuesday. L. S. Ayres & Cos. ART EMPORIUM, Telephone 500. Low-Priced Pictures Wo have many beautiful Pictures that are Inexpensive. Some of these would be (following the suggestion made by Superintendent Andrews, of Chicago, in his recent lecture) very desirable for school rooms. Come and see them. THE H. LIEBERCO. 24 West Washington Street. A Happy and Prosperous JJew Year To A11... K 1899 proved a very prosperous year jfjwM or us, and we intend to make 1899 gjanore prosperous by continuing to sell Bine Diamonds at the Right price. SIPE, Importer Diamonds, Room 4, IB| N. Meridian St. piß|. _ iiihAPpyHl WMW YEAR! One and AH. j § v We wish to thank the gene- \> ral public and our friends for $ <;> the liberal patronage given us w c during the past year, and so- S w licit a continuance thereof for \> the coming year. I SCHLEICHER MARTENS Cos I 18 & 20 North Meridian St. HOLIDAY M ** * ****** ********** I Umbrellas) kCUT PRICES ■ All our $6, $6.50, $7 and $8 UMBRELLAS go— UAH our $3, $3 50 and $4 SILK ■MBRELLAS go— I l)anbtiry Hat Cos. W No. H East W ashington St. 7 Sign of the BIG GLASS HAT. “Go to a Glove Store for Gloves.” L | WE WISH iOU | A HAPPY NEW YEAR j dzSc/tctZMm it) Hast Washington street. -THE NEWHotel English Monument Circle Central location, absolutely fireproof, magnificently furnished. Largest hotel In the State —300 rooms—first class In every particular. Rt moderate rates. American plan, $2 per day and upwards; European plan, $l per day and upwards. Fifty rooms, with hath, ©n the American plan, at $2 50 per day. Liberal rates by the week or month. INTERSTATE HOTEL CO. : : Proprietors 1 neuriiorated. The following articles of Incorporation were tiled yesterday: The GreencasUe and Belle Union Telephone Company. Capital, S2UO. The Greenfield Bunking Company. Capital, $60,000. Incorporators, Nelson Bradley, Ephraim Marsh. Henry I* Moore, Daniel B. Cooper, Charles Barr and Walter O. Bragg. The M. J. Carnahan Company ot Washington. galvanised iron work. Capital. $50,000. Jncoritorators, Magness J. Carnahan. Lewis C. Brooks, B. J. Donaghue, Hervey T. Trueblood and William Ruynolda This evening nt 7:30 at Plymouth Church Mr. ft. B. Gruelle will deliver an address. Subject, “Wood? and Sea—the Spirit of ature.” This address Is one of the “Message of Art” aeries, and will be Illustrated by gtereoptkon slides.

A POLICE PENSION BILL PROVISIONS OF THE ONE TO BE PRESENTED BV SENATOR HUGO. . # ♦ After Fifteen Years’ Service Patrolmen May He Hetired—Support of Dependents. The committee appointed by the police force to draft the pension fund bill has completed Us work. The bill will be Introduced In the Legislature by Senator Hugg. Its principal provisions are as follows: “That In every city of the State of Indiana having a population of IOO.GOO or more according to the populaUon of the last preceding United States census there shall be and is hereby created a police pension fund, which shall be managed by a board of directors composed of nine members, as follows: The mayor, the city treasurer, the superintendent of police, who shall be ex officio of the board, and six members of the police force, to be selected at a meeting of the police force on the second Monday of March, 1899, at the central station. Two of the six trustee's so chosen shall hold their offices for one year, two shall hold their offices for two years and two shall hold their offices for three years, to be determined by lot among them, and thereafter there shall be selected on the second Monday in March of each year thereafter two trustees, whose terms of office shall expire on that date. In the event of the vacancy of any of the six trustees by death, resignation or otherwise then the police force shall withiu a reasonable time, upon the call of the mayor, hold a special meeting and elect a successor or successors. A majority of all of the trustees shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business pertaining to the pension fund. The trustees shall receive no pay for their services and shall be paid only their necessary expenses, except the secretary, who shall be paid such sum tor his services as shall be fixed by the board of trustees. The mayor of the city shall be president of the board and the city treasurer shall be treasurer of the board, and the board shall select one of its members to be secretary.” The bill then outlines the manner of administration of the board, the duties of the officers and other details Usual in such a corporation. Tiie board shall have full control of the pension fund, which shall be derived from the following sources: All money or property that may be given or bequeathed to the fund. Ali money, fees or rewards that may be paid or given to the police force or any member of It by reason of any service or duty connected with or performed by the police force or any member of It. Also, all tines imposed by the Board of Safety for any breach of discipline or duty. Every member of the police force shall be assessed a portion of his salary, to be fixed by the by-laws of the pension fund, and such assessment shall hot be more than 2 per cent, of his salary, and in no case shall the assessment of any one person be more than sls a year. A sum equal to one-hundredth of a cent shall be annually assessed by the city against each dollar of all the taxable propel ty of the city, as it appears on the tax duplicates. All money derived from the sale of all unclaimed, lost or stolen property taken up by the members of the police force. Such fees paid for the granting of privileges and licenses as may be provided for by the Common Council. The board of trustees shall determine how much of Hie fund shall be Invested and how much shall be retained for the needs of the fund. The fund shall be paid out as follows: Any member of the police force who shall be compelled to retire from the force because of physical or mental disability received while doing duty shall be paid a sum equal to one-half of the salary paid him one year before his retirement, and this payment shall continue only so long as the disability remains. Whenever any member of the police force shall have been in the service fifteen years and shall have reached the age of fifty years and shall be found to be physically or mentally unfit for duty, he shall be retired from the force and shall be paid a sum equal to one-half of the salary paid him one year before his retirement. After his retirement he shall report to the superintendent of police from time to time for duty, and the superintendent may assign him to such duty as he may tie fit for and he shall receive full pay for it. Should he recover from his disability he may be again put on active duty at full pay. No time served by any person as a special policeman or a private or merchant policeman shall be considered in determining his length of service as a regular policeman. Upon the death of any member of the police force there shall be paid for his funeral expenses a sum not to exceed $l5O. If •he leaves a widow she shall be paid S2O a month. If he leaves children each shall be paid $0 a month, to be paid to their mother or their guardian. If he leave a father or a mother dependent upon him they shall be paid not more than $23 nor less than S2O a month each. If the widow remarries or the father and the mother cease to be dependent the payments shall cease. The retired policemen shall he subject to the orders of the superintendent of police, and the board of safety may dismiss them from the force if they commit offenses against the rules of the force. If they are dismissed their pension ceases. All pensions are exempt from attachment and all other processes. Any member of the force who fails to turn over rewards received by mm shall be expelled from the police force, ihe bill ends with: “Whereas an emergency exists for the immediate taking effect of this act. it shall be in force from and after its passage.” DEPENDENT CHILDREN. Indiana Proplt Adopt Too Many from yiutftide. The State Boar]f Charities has issued a report on the “Child Saving in Indiana,” in which the system in this State for caring for the dependent children is discussed at length. The report says that the present plan of dJlling with this subject has been In procesiVf organization and trial for twenty-one mouths. “During the last year,” the report continues, “the number of now children admitted to the orphans’ homos was 1,137. No statistics are at hand that this record may be compared with that of the previous year, but as the average population of the orphans’ homes for the two yours was about the same and the number of dismissals for each of the same periods was nearly the same, it is fair to suppeso that at least 1,000 were admitted two years ago. Tills argues a defect In our law of admissions to public support, or an abnormal condition of child dependence. There is a compensating feature in the condition, for. in spite of the apparently abnormal admissions. the combined efforts of the homeflr.dlng interests have kept pace, so that there has been an increase of but. fifty, in the dependent child population of the State. This indicates that, counting some 550 readmissions, nearly 1,600 children were handled during the last year at public expense. nearly 1,000 of whom were removed entirely from public support.’ The "report says further that boards of county commissioners have obeyed the law and have removed the children between the ages of three and seventeen from the debasing influence of the poor houses. The report regrets that many of the homes in Indiana that would be open for the reception of the State’s dependent children are tilled by those from elsewhere. The report estimates that in the last forty years between 7 .000 to 8,000 children have been placed in the homes of Indiana families. New York. Boston and other Eastern cities, as well as Cincinnati and Chicago, have sent many dependent children into Indiana. A NEW “BLUE BOOK.” Social and Club Record of “Greater Indiana poll*’’ for 1800. The social life of a city Involves so much correspondence and use of the mails on the part of ail who participate In It that the need of a record of names and addresses of frtends and acquaintance* is felt dally In almost every household. For several reasons a regular city directory fails* to answer the purpose, one of these being the fact that it contains only the names of heads of families, whereas It is the names of other members that arb even more frequently wanted for social purposes. In Indianapolis, which is pre-eminently a club tow-n, there Is need, too, of a club record, comparatively

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few friends having at hand any lists of members of organizations except those to which they themselves belong. AU these wants have been met by the “Blue Book” for 1899, compiled by Miss McKenzie, and Just issued by the Bowcn-Merrill Company. This compact and neatly gotten up volume contains a great amount of information of use to society and club people. It Includes a list of social, literary and musical organizations. with their officers and rolls of membership, names and addresses, arranged by streets, and also in alphabetical order, of men and women prominent in social life, the "at home” days of the ladies of the households, notes on etiquette, etc. The book is embellished by the portraits of the presidents of the various clubs and organizations. It is carefully indexed as to contents, portraits and street and suburban lists. Altogether the volume will serve as a convenience both for social and business uses. THE NEW GRAND HOTEL Improvement* to Be Made There by Mayor Taggart. For some days Mayor Thomas Taggart, ow’ner of the Grand Hotel, has been busily engaged considering plans for the improvement of his hostelry. As has heretofore been announced, C. E. Bennett, formerly manager of the Weddell House, Cleveland, has become Interested with Mayor Taggart In the Grand, and will assume the management of the details of the business, leaving Mayor Taggart to devote his attention to the general policy of the hotel. He expects to devote more time to the hotel business and to the entertainment of his friends and the public than heretofore. IMany attractive improvements are contemplated in the interior arrangement of the hotel. It is the hope of the management to make It one of the most handsome and comfortable hotels In the State, complete in all modern details. Anew tile floor is to be laid in the rotunda, the walls and ceilings are to be decorated in attractive style. A feature of the interior decorations will be the addition of myriads of electric lights. Private and public baths are to be added, in addition to which fine carpets and furniture are to be placed all ever the house. Under the management of Mayor Taggart the Grand Hotel earned the reputation of being one of the popular hotels of the West, and it is announced that the new management will sndeavor to In every wise maintain the same high standard as heretofore. A CITY’S PROUD RECORD —— * FEWER FAILURES HERE IN PAST YEAR EVEN THAN IN 1892; Just Eleven Lew* than In that Banner Year of Prosperity. - • R. G. Dun & Co.’s statistics of the failures in Indianapolis during the last year show a marked decrease over 1897, and, indeed, the failures were fewer in number and with smaller liabilities than in 1892, the banner prosperous year. The table, which shows for Itself, is as follows: * No. of Year. failures. Liabilities. Assets. 1597 38 738,900 427,370 1896 43 664,950 429,706 1895 38 501,025 267,110 1894 51 409,741 239,311 1893 57 2,334,407 1,137.530 1892 32 333,294 173,620 FAREWELL TO MR. SULLIVAN. A Banquet to a Popular Railroad Official. One of the pleasant events of New Year’s eve was the farewell banquet tendered to William A. Sullivar, commercial agent of the Big Four, by hi s friends and associates at the Commercial Club banquet hall last evening. Mr. Sullivan has been connected with the Big Four Railroad twenty-seven years, gradually rising from subordinate places to the one he occupied -3-hen he accepted the position of assistant general freight agent of the C. & O. at Richmond. Last night seventy-five of his friends assembled in the banquet room to give him a farewell greeting, with wishes for a happy New Year and every success possible in his new place. J. Q. Hicks, who was for years actively associated with Mr. Sullivan, was the toastmaster. One of the important features of the occasion was the presentation to Mr. Sullivan for himself and wife of a handsome silver service and for himself a gold watch. Tito mas Taggart made the presentation speech in a happy way. lie spoke of the pleasant relations that had existed between those assembled and Mr. Sullivan, and expressed on their behalf iheir sincere desire for his success. Mr. Sullivan was evidently much moved, and spoke briefly, expressing his appreciation of the fareW'ell greetings that were extended to him, and telling how much lie regretted to leavthe associations that had been so pleasant to him for so long. There were speeches from others. Toastmaster Hicks responding to a call from the mayor with words appreciative of the friend and associate he was about to lose. Afterward there were songs and merrymaking until a late hour. Among those for whom covers were laid w T ere the following: Mayor Thomas Taggart, John Q. Hicks, James L. Keach, Sterling R. Holt, John W. Jones, J. F. Gent, T. H. Noonan, August M. Kuhn, H. F. Adams. J. H. Kirkhoff, William S. Weiss, J. R. Robinson, C. R. Meyers, W. S. Jordan, C. C. Ferguson, H. G. Stiles, W. R. Garstang, L. J. Blaker, James Powers, F. T>. Sullivan, C. J. Stamm, F. Grossart. H. M. Bronson, William Garstang, Armin Koehne, John R. Pearson, F. G. Kamp, Ford Woods, W. P. Jungelaus, T. J. Klnser, C. V. Kelsey, H. W. Pi el, William Koss, Valentine Fahrbach, S. K. Ranh. A. C. Graybill, A. G. Benson, W. H. Coburn, C. H. Adams, James W. Hewitt and W. A. Cox. • B. AND L. EXAMINATIONS. State Andltor Finds Tronble In Securing: Accurate Reports. State Auditor Daily has begun the distribution of reports relating to the banking laws of the State and the building and loan association laws. In his bank report the auditor says: “The provisions of the state bank law in reference to reduction of capital stock of banks Incorporated under it has been found to bo inoperative, and there is no recourse for a bank wishing to decrease its capital but to go into liquidation and reincorporate.” The auditor says the General Assembly will be asked to so amend the law that banking institutions may reduce their capital stock without the necessity of going into liquidation. Concerning building associations the auditor says that much trouble is experienced in getting associations to make reports showing their true condition. The auditor thinks the difficulty is largely the result of a lack of proper bookkeeping, and he says further along this line: “Sly observation during the four years I have held this office firmly convinces me that if the supervision of these institutions is to be effective there must be at least annual examinations. The only objection that has been urged to these examinations is the expense to the association. Every association has annual audits of Its books, and many of them are semi-annual, costing from $29 to $lO9. With a state examination these audits could be dispensed with, and if the expense of the examinations were based on the assets the expense to the association would be little, if any, more than at present.” Must Fay for tlte Steer*. ’Squire Hay gave John Boles, of Johnson county, judgment for $74 against the Citizens’ Street-railroad Company yesterday. Boles was driving a herd of cattle to the stock yards and a street car ran into the herd on Morris street. Two steers were killed. The company pleaded yesterday that the street was closed for improvement except. between the street-railroad tracks and Boies had no right to let his cattle run on the tracks at that point. Boles asserted the motorman of the car was not watchful or the slaughter would have been averted. The justice sided with Boles. The company announced that it would take an appeal. Mr. Bradley, of Greenfield. Governor Mount yesterday recommissioned Nelson Bradley, of Greenfield, as a member of the board of trustees of the State Institution for the Education of the Blind. lie is a Republican.

SPURIOUS FAIR TICKETS A SCHEME TO DEFRAUD BOARD OF AGRICULTURE CHECKED. * Story Leaked Oat Recently—l*urchae of Additional Ground. DiseasMed. . During the recent settlement of accounts between the State Board of Agriculture and Poole Brothers. Chicago printers, the fact leaked out that, during the last summer, an organized attempt was made in this city to flood the State with spurious tickets of admission to the state fair, by persons whose identity Poole Brothers will not divulge. In times past the state fair managers have ordered their tickets from Poole Brothers and tl:e latter always furnished small pasteboards against which no extraordinary precaution had been taken to prevent counterfeiting. This year's order would have been the same as those of former years had it not been for the attempt above referred to, and the fact that patrons last year bandied tickets closely resembling railroad tickets was due to a special effort on the part of the firm to protect the state fair officials. A representative of the firm, in going over the bills against the state board with Secretary Kennedy recently, told the story of the attempt and the simple means adopted by the company to ward it off. Shortly before the fair was to open, the firm received a telegraphic order from an individual in this city, asking that seven thousand state fair tickets be printed “like the first ones” and sent to the personal address of the party ordering. The Chicago firm, from their intercourse with railroads, where counteifeiting of tickets is often indulged in by outside parties, became suspicious at once, and, while never contemplating filling the order under the directions given, considered the possibility of some of the members of the board being authorized to make such an ord- r, and wrote a letter to the address given to the effect that, while the firm would print the tickets desired and send them C. O. D., according to order, they would only be sent to the president or secretary of the state board personally, who might then deliver them to whom they chose. As no reply was ever received to this letter, Poole Brothers feared that an attempt would be made to forge tickets on the state fair through another medium, and at once put the railroad plan of safety in operation as a protection against such illegalities. Therefore, ail admission tickets to the state fair were printfd and numbered consecutively, thus making it possible for the state board to audit the sold tickets with perfect accuracy. No forged tickets were found in the receipts of any day last summer and the members of the state board never knew of the attempt to forge their tickets until a few days ago, when the printing bill was paid. * . STATE FAIR GROUNDS. Board May Buy S6O Acre* Now Under Lraie. The principal business consideration which will come before the annual meeting of the State Board of Agriculture next week will be as to what disposition it is desirable to make of the agreement under which IGO acres of the total of 249 acres occupied by the fair grounds are held. At the time the fair grounds were located at the present site, in 1892, the association bought eighty acres of land, which includes all the front portion of the grounds and on which all the buildings are built, with the exception of the three speed barns at the back of the race track. The boundary of the Fair Association’s land is a line extending east and west just inside the home stretch of the race track, the remainder of the track being on the leased ground. This land was leased for seven years, with the privilege of renewing at the old figures, or, at the option of tne state board, of purchase at the rate of $309 an acre. Since the land has been leased the property has increased in value until now it coulu readily be sold for $509 an acre. It has been saggested that the proper thing for the state board to do would be to buy the land outright, but m event this is shown to be impracticable it is a certainty that the lease wiil be renewed, although, if there is any prospect of the board raising the money at an early date the chances are that it will be a purchase, instead of a lease, w T hich the board will act on. To purchase the tract now held under lease wiil require $42,000, and as the board has not made any money of late years it is realized that help must come from outside sources, if at all. THE BOWLING AVERAGES. Clnb Negligence tame* the Table to Be Dropped. Secretary Mannfeld did not prepare the averages of the players in the Indianapolis League yesterday and will not do so at any time in the future until the season closes. Every report he has made out has been incomplete In that seme of the clubs have failed to send in the reports- of their games. The work has been most arduous and has always taken Mr. Mannfeld’s entire day each Saturday to have the reports ready for publication on Sunday. He could only continue to make them out by the active cooperation of all the clubs in promptly sending in the scores of the games of the night before. For some reason the clubs have signally failed to lend him this slight assistance. Mr. Mannfeld is willing to give his time to it, and each week he has beqn compelled to figure the averages of two hundred players on the basis of one hundred players in two games each, but he does not feel disposed to let the members know as to their weekly standing when the clubs are so- exceedingly negligent as not to even mail the scores to him. evening the scoies of the games played by the Old Guards and Independent Turners had not been received, and as the same tiling has happened each week with one or more clubs in the league Mr. Mannfeld has become disgusted and w-ill not continue this work in the face of such failure of co-operation by the clubs. The Lyras last week made the highest total number of pins for one night made this season in either league. Their total was 3,324. Mueller and Bryson both came down a peg, but they still hold their places at the head of the individual averages. A committee has been appointed by President Kraus to buy the prizes for the I. B, 1* A Ladles’ nonling dab. Last Wednesday afternoon the Independent Indies’ Bowling Club arranged a bowling contest, with the following ladies as winners: Mrs. Charles Off, Mrs. F. Wenzel, Mrs. Max Koeckort, Mrs. Em Schlegel, Miss Rose Haefncr. The new officers for the ensuing year were elected, as follows: President, Mrs. Charles Off; secretary. Miss Rose Haefner. DULL DAY IN THE COURTS. No Attachment fop the Old Year a* It Slipped Away. The last day of the year was a dull one in the courts. Nothing was done in the Criminal Court, and the day was equally devoid of interest In Room 2, Superior Court. The case of the Red Olay Orchard Company was continued until Tuesday. The case of the Indianapolis News, in which W. J. Richards is plaintiff and Charles R. Williams and Delavan Smith are defendants, in Room 1, was set for hearing to-morrow morning. At that time the court will hear argument and may take some evidence relative to fixing a day for the sale of the plant. In the probate department Elmer E. Nichols qualified as guardian of Martha Meyers, a minor four years of age, giving a bond for $5,000: and also as guardian of Mabel Meyers, aged two, bond, $3,000. Marriage* and Inquest*. Some interesting figures have been prepared by J. Frank Fesler, who for four years served as license clerk under his brother. J. W. Fesler, county clerk. The following is an epitome of the work done: Mdrriage licenses 8,001 Insanity inquests 785 Recommittals to insafce hospital.. 47 Coroner’s inquests 7M 1.148 Insurance statement* -2,340

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CAPT. ENGLISH’S DINNER. How Gen. Wheeler Overlooked Mention of Him in Hi® Report. Captain William E. English retired from military service yesterday. In celebration •of the event a dinner was given at his apartments in the Hotel English. Masonic friends, who had presented him with a sword on his return from Cuba, and officers in Indianapolis, w r ere invited. Short speeches were made at the conclusion of the dinner congratulating Captain English upon the satisfactory conclusion of his career by Captain May, of the Fifteenth United States Infantry; Lieutenant Beckhurst, of the Sixth United States Infantry; Captaiu Black, United States recruiting officer; Col. C. Jaqulth, Dr. F. W. Hays, John J. Curtis, Jay G. Voss, C. C. Gilmore and others. Captain English responded. At the beginning of the war Captain English was appointed aid on the staff of Gen. Joseph Wheeler, Governor Mount, Senator Turpie and Senator Fairbanks asking the President to make the appointment. As he w r as the only Indiana volunteer that was in front of Santiago, Captain English takes much satisfaction in letters and telegrams of commendation that were read at the dinner by Mr. Cur'ls, and that were received from Governor Mount, Senators Fairbanks and Turpie, and the following letter from Gen. Joseph Wheaisr, now In Washington: “Dear Captain English—l am very glad to hear that friends of your city are to tender you a manifestation of their esteem and respect. I was very glad indeed to have you on my staff in Cuba, and it was with regret that your being disabled In front of Santiago on July 1, and your subsequent illness, deprived me of the continuance of your service with me. It is with regret that in my very hurried report, which I made in compliance with repeated dispatches from headquarters, I failed to mention all the members of my staff who should have been mentioned in the report. Wishing you many years of happiness, and trusting that your State and country may have the continued benefit of your service, believe me, truly your friend.’’ DREW FIVE MONTHS' SALARY. Commissioner Greer’® Son, Who Was in the Army. Last spring Thomas Greer, assistant custodian of the courthouse, enlisted and went away wfith the One-hundrcd-and-flfly-elghth Regiment. He was gone for five months, and in his absence his salary as assistant custodian was paid over to his father, County Commissioner Greer, for the benefit of his family. This fact la recalled by a man who was dismissed from the service of the county a few days ago. when the commissioners made some minor changes among the employes. Borne of the dismissed ones are also talking of the "window ventilators’’ which the commissioners purchased some time ago. As to the salary of Thomas Greer, his father claims that when the young man went into the army the janitors of the courthouse came to the commissioners and agreed to do the assistant custodian’s work while he was away if the board would agree to hold his place for him. It was arranged that this should be done and that young Greer’s family should receive his salary. He was being paid S6O a month. The friends of young Greer point out that his case was not unlike that of Auditor Harry B. Smith, who continued to hold his office while away with his regiment. It is also recalled that County Clerk Fesler filled a position in the navy while he was yet holding office. In this connection it is mentioned that city employes who went away with regiments held their places at home, but drew no salaries. Those who have been discussing the "window ventilators’’ say that the commissioners put them in the courthouse at the expense of $3 a window. On Dee. 9 the board allowed Ford & Son $l5O for the work. The custodians complain that several of the windows have been broken because the support provided for the “ventilators" gave way. These “ventilators" are described as ropes so constructed that the windows may be lowered and raised by them. They took the place of weights, which had performed the work for twenty-five years. SWELLING THE SAUSAGES. Indianapolis Makers That Impoae on the Patron®. The State Board of Health has learned, through Dr. J. N. Hurty, that small sausage makers of the city are adulterating their product in a wholesale manner. The fact that the adulteration is harmless does not detract from the enormity of the offense in the eyes of the state board, and a crusade is about to be inaugurated against all sausage makers who are found to be adulterating their goods. For some time complaints have been coming Into the office of the state board that some of the sausages sold in this city are found when cooked to be about two-thirds water, and no one could be found who could explain the phenomena satisfactorily. Some argued that the water came from the sausages being frozen and then thawing out, but It was shown that such a quantity could not have been the result of simply freezing them. To ascertain exactly what caused the trouble, Dr. Hurty began visiting some of the small sausage factories in this city, and speedily found what caused all the trouble. According to him tire makers of cheap sausages, which are gold in skins, have an ingenious way of adding to the weight of their goods and at the same time not making them harmful. The plan is to take the sausage meat, after it has been ground, and spread it out on a mixing board and sprinkle flour over it. When this is done water, which the flour absorbs to a degree hard to realize, is added. The compound Is then mixed thoroughly and the process continued as long as the meat will stand it without losing Its original flavor. In this manner, using flour as an absorbent, enough water Is injected into a sausage to make up half its weight. The profit realized by following this plan can be imagined. Dr. Hurty saw this plan followed in several factories and came to the conclusion that while flour and water are not in any way harmful, It Is nevertheless fraudulent to sell them for meat at the market price, or even, as is the case with these goods, a shade lower than the prevailing price of high-grade good*.

FRANK H. CARTER, Druggist, No. 15 W. Waaliington Street. Successor to Browning & Son. No®. 772 and 77(1 Ma®sa*hii*ett® Are. S. W. Corner St. Clair Street. 23 YEARS ESTABLISHED. SHIDELER may withdraw. Most of the Statesmen Withdraw for New Year’a. By common consent yesterday politics wag dropped to a large extent by the statesmen at the Denison and a slight rest was taken. Nearly all the active workers have returned to their homes, but all the candidates have remained here with the exception of Judge Taylor, who went home yesterday morning. Last night was a night of rest for the workers, and to-day will be observed as a day of rest until evening, anyhow. The Influx of members is expected to begin to-morrow, and there will be no cessation until the caucus decides the question. The speakership contest will probably be simplified. There was a well-founded rumor yesterday that George A. H. Shideler will withdraw. Mr. Shideler is not yet prepared to say what he will do, and may be in the race to the end. Should he withdraw it would mean a practical walkover for Mr. Littleton, and it is not probable that the names of any other candidates will be presented in case this action is taken. The scramble for minor places continues, but the most active canvass for places will be commenced to-morrow when the members begin to arrive. There are many more applicants for places than there are places, and the ratio is probably twenty-five to one. Trllante from Ca.pt. Morrison’® Men. Company D, of the Sixteenth Infantry, United States army, at the head of which company Capt. T. W. Morrison was killed during the engagement at Santiago, has presented Mrs. Morrison with a silver frame for the portrait of her husband. At the top of the frame are the United States and regimental flags crossed by the captain's sword, and below Is engraved, “From the men of Company IV* Tour of All Mexico. Tuesday, Jan. 24, a special vestibuled train of Pullman compartment, drawing room, library and dining cars, with the celebrated open-no-top observation car Chililitll, will leave St. Louis for a thirty-seven days’ tour of all Mexico, the longest ever offered. 'Pickets include all expenses of the entire trip, railway and sleeping-car fares, meals in dining car, hotels, carriages, special street cars, boats, guides and interpreters. There are no extras whatever. Parties are escorted under che auspices of the American Tourist Association, Reau Campbell, general manager. Marquette Building, Chicago. For maps, circulars, etc., address G. A. A. Deane, jr., T. P. A., Iron Mountain route, No. 7 Jackson Place, Indianapolis, Ind. Yandalla Line. Through coach to Decatur, 111., leaves Indianapolis 32:35 noon train. Arrives Decatur 7:05 p. m. This is the best route. Low-Rate Excursion® Via C., H. & D. Railway Jan. 3 and 17 to points in the South. Insure with German Fire Insurance of Indiana. General offices, 29 South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. An Appreciative Music House. Carlin & Lennox, music dealers, of 5 and 9 East Market street, gave a 8 o’clock dinner at the Denison Hotel for their twenty-two employes Thursday evening. Here is a firm who have made an exceptional business record, having sold more high grade pianos to the better class of customers than any firm in Indiana. To what is this great success attributed? To the individual efforts of each and every member of the firm and employes. To their extensive acquaintance throughout the State. To their many friends who are always ready and willing to sav a good word for Carlin & Lennox and their fine line of pianos. Their treatment of employes, who are always willing to fight for the firm. This is the only firm to our knowledge who pays employes for holidays not worked. \Ym. IT. Coburn Coal and Coke Cos. Best furnace coke $2.75,, delivered. Tel. 2445. Don't go to Europe to get your Champagne when you can get Cook’s Imperial Extra Dry—a better" wine—at home. Wegman pianos. Carlin & Lennox, 9 E. Mkt. st. Feed your horse JANES’S Dustleea Oat*. Fine Cameron Pianos at Wulschner’a Cuba Porto Rico HAPPY NEW YEAR ••• TO ONE AND ALL Tilling C. Walk, \ Son, INDIANA’S LEADING JEWELERS. Hawaii.... Philippines. ******+*■**+*++ Jewel Stoves and Ranges They are the very best; buy your wife one for a present 0f.... LILLY & STALNAKER, 114 and 116 East Washington Street. Furniture, Carpets MESSENGER’S 110 East Washington St.

i Everything in the Drug j \ line at bottom prices, j Manufacturers of Grilles and Fret Work. Manyßeturns= =of the Time —AND— A Happy Year for All! IfiTNo work Monday. We start the year Tuesday. 1 Albert Gall Carpets,JWall Papers, Draperies, 37 and 19 AVe®t Washington Street. Hardwood Floors laid, finished and reflnlshed. A 1 SAFE INVESTMENT! A. CAMERON PIANO Has the finest tone quality, elegant double repeating action, handsome cases, have the workmanship and material which enables them to stand the wear arid tear for a lifetime, Musicians buy and indorse them everywhere. Call and see them at... WUESCHNER’S . Nos. 128 & 130 North Pennsylvania Street. f§r > Fine Tuning. “Prosit Neu=jahr” SANDER & RECKER To Your Health for the New Year the sanitary plum bi'ET'V < er is very necesjfrr ) sary. If the health M j suffering have your l edged masters iii $ this trade, and will do anything in tha line of plumbing and gas fitting at reasonable prices. C. ANESHAENSEL & CO. 202 N. Meridian St., cor. Mer. and Ohio Sts. Opie Read’s J Now book, "A Yankee from the West." just from the press. Publisher’s price. Stour price, isc; postage 12c “ lk - THE ALLISON-ENOS CO. Two Stores) Btore. B “° Pen at nlght at Meridian-street p'ok aisiinc'^ Beers, Wines, Champagnes WHISKIES, GINS and BRANDIES, SKND TO J AC. MErrasoisi* 00 Also, *ll kind, of MINERAL WATERS. Tel Swdaj Journal, by Mail, $2 Per Year,