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THE JOURNAL BUSINESS DIRECTOItY. CARPET CLEANING—HOWARD STEAM CARPET CLEANING AND RENOVATING WORKS. Tel. 616. * T "" ' " " ** FLORISTS— f BKRTERMAN FLORAL COMPANY, New No. 24i Matu ave.. 226 N. Del, st. Tel. 640, LAUNDRIES—UNION CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRY. MANTELS AND GRATES— P. M. PURSELL (Mantels, Furnaces), Mass. ave.. and Delawar st. THE M. E. HUEY CO.. MFCS. (Mantels, Grates and Tiles). New No. 1201 Mars, ave. PATENT “LAWYERS—CHESTER BRADFORD. 1233 to 1238 Stevenson bldg. 15 E. Wash. st. H. P. HOOD A SON (Arthur M. Hood), 32-33 Cnion Trust bldg, 120 E. Market sL V. H. LOCKWOOD, PLUMBING AND STEAM HEATING— J. S. FARRELL & CO. (Contractors). 144 N. mmols st. SALE AND LIVERY STABLES—HORACE WOOD (Carriages. Traps, Buck- _ boards, etc.), 25 Circle. Tel. 1037. SHOW CASES— ~ ” WILLIAM WIEGEL, 116 South Pennsylvania st. Umbrellas, parasols and canes— C. W. GUNTHER (Manufacturer). UNDERTAKERS—FRANK BLANCHARD. 99 N. Delaware st. Tel. 411. Lady Attendant. WALL PAPERS— H. C. STEVENS, New Styles Wall Paper. Low Prices. 930 N. Senate ave. Tel. 2on 2552. FLANKER & BUCHANAN—32O North Illinois street. Lady embalmer, for ladies and children. Office always open. Telephone 64L Hacks at lowest prevailing price. C. E. KREGELO. FUNERAL DIRECTOR. las resumed business at his old establishment, 223 North Delaware street. Everything new and complete. Office telephone, No. 250. MANSFIELD—Amanda Mansfield, wife of Thoma-s Mansfield, at her late residence, 615 Stevens street. Notice of funeral later. No • flowers. FUNK HA L N OTICBS. JH'LEAN—The funeral and burial of Miss Mary A. McLean will be private, owing to the serious sickness of Her sister, Mrs. Todd. SOCIETY MEETINGS. A. A, O. N. it. S.—Nobles, attend! Stated meeting of Murat Temple this (Friday) evening, at 7:45 o'clock, for Business. BROWN, Potentate. SMITH. Recorder. UQANS—Money on mortgages. C. F. SAYLES, * 15 .East Market street. FINANCIAL—Loans, any sum; low rate. B. A. cIU( HAKDBQN. 137 East Market street. 356.000,000; eheap money for Investment; agents wanted. INVESTORS' DIRECTORY, New York. LOANS—Sums of S6OO and over. City property and farms. C. E. COFFIN & CO., 150 East Market street. LOANS—On city property; 6 per cent.; no commission; money ready. C. N. WILLIAMS & CO., 319 Lemcke building. MONEY LOANED SALARIED PEOPLE holding permanent positions with responsible concerns upon their own names without security; easy paynients. TOLMAN, Room 701, Stevenson building MONEY—To loan on Indiana farms. Lowest market rate; privilege for payment before due. We also buy municipal bonds. THOS. C. DAY & CO., Room 325-330, third floor Lemcke building, Indianapolis. FOR SALE. FOR SALE—Ten R.I.P.A.N.S tol 6 cents at druggists; one give* relief. FOR SALE —Stock of Shoes and Gents’ Furnishings in a town of 2,500 in gas belt; reason for selling, illness of proprietor. Call on or address D .T MILLER. Middletown. Ini. FOR SALE—Drug Store; located In the northern part of this eflty; stock and fixtures all for SSOO cash, or one-half cash; balance easy terms If well secured. Call and address INDIANAPOLIS DRUG CO. REST. FOR RENT—Second floor, centrally located; suitable for light manufacturing or printery; with or without jiower; water, both gases. Apply flrst floor, 117 West Georgia street. WASTED—SALESMEN. WANTED—Salesmen calling on retail grocery trade of Indianapolis, wanting additional line, grocery specialties (food products), manufactured in Chicago; name your line and territory; our brand of goods long established. Address WALDO. care Journal. _ OPTICIAN—Dr. Emerson Druley, Optician. Specialty. correct glasses; examination free. Office, S29ta Massachusetts avenue. NOTlCE—Doctors, dentists, pharmacists, lawyers, undergraduates practicing; soon graduated home. Box 590, Chicago.

LEG AL ADVERTISEMENTS. DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP. Notice Is hereby given that the partnership heretofore existing between Henry Severin. Frederick A. Ostermeyer. Henry Severln, Jr., and Julius Wrx'her, doing a wholesale grocery business'in the city of Indiana|>olis. Ind., under the firm name and style of Severln, Ostermeyer & Obmpany, is this day dissolved, the said Frederick A. Ostermeyer halng sold his interest In said firm and Its business to said Henry Severirr, and that said Henry Severln, Henry Severln, jr., and Julius Woeher have and do now associate themselves as jtartners in the wholesale grocery business under the firm name and style of Severin & Company, aud the said firm of Severln, & Company assumes and agrees to pay all the Indebtedness of the old firm of Severln. Ostermeyer & Company, and will collect all debts and obligations owing the said Arm of Severln, Ostermeyer A: Company. Said firm of Severln & Company will continue to do business on the premises formerly occupied by the firm of Severin, Ostermeyer & Company. Dated this 24th day of January. 1890. HENRY SEVERIN. FRED A. OSTERMEYER. HENRY SEVERIN’. JR. JULIUS WOCHER. VITAL STATIST! CS—J AN. 26. Birth*. Kate and John Wallet, 1015 Huron street, girl. Anna and Henry Bipler, Brightwood, twin boys. Kate and Joseph lluher, North Missouri street, boy. Eliza find Patrick Mre, 1522 Spann avenue, boy. Mrs. and Harry Ronley. Tuxedo Park, boy. Mrs. and Ben H. Rhulman, 735 East Market street, boy. Lucinda and S. M. Kline, 1238 Cornell avenue, boy. Dentils. Samuel Porton, thirteen months. Twentyfirst and Rural streets, phthisis. Fanny Banks, forty-four years. 700 Park avenue, pneumonia. Mary McLain, seventy-nine years. 1115 North Illinois street, grip. William L. Reynolds, fifty-nine years, 3730 North Illinois street, rheumatism. Florence Bloomberg, seven years, 1314 Barth avenue, meningitis. Sampson Jenkins, seven months, 1248 Lee street, pneumonia. Infant Melgiughlin, ten days, 129 McLain place, bronchitis. Amos Smith, six weeks. Colored Orphans’ Home, bronchitis. Infant Gohmann, 1131 Hoyt avenue, stillborn. Infant Cray, rear 3001 West Washington street, premature. Forrest Fethertngil!. twenty-five years, 1712 Yandes street, grip and diabetes. Marriage Licenses. W. A. Drayer and Mary Pearl Hatt. Burt C. Ward and Edna Tonldes Deficit. Albert J. Ott and Victoria M. Marsh. Harry Wood and Nettie J. Reddick. William F. Beckman and Cora Pressley. Luther T. Moon* and Anna J. Waggoner. To tlie Hattie Flag of the Indiana. Ours still! AH thy battles over Thou comeat hack like a lover To thy home where the brave hearts be— And they as they bow before thee Know that erf truth they adore thee, Thou glurioue flaw erf the free! Each rent in thy folds a story. Each near but a star of glory! Eyes lifted up reverently. And hearts as they bow before thee Know that of truth they adore thee. Thou glorious flag of the free! Muncle. —E. s. L. Thompson.

KRAG-REYNOLDS TRIAL THE LITIGATION RKOI GUT I P AGAIN IM THE SUFEHIOR COURT. 0 Opening Statement of the Attorneys— Evidence Will flegfn To-Day News of the Courts. # The much mooted Krag-Reynolds failure was up again yesterday in Itoom 3. Superior Court, before Judge Carter, to whose court it was transferred after J. M. Leathers was elected judge of Room 2, in which it originated, as he had before the election been interested in the litigation. Most of the day was taken up with presentations of various phases of the litigation to the court by most of the prominent attorneys of the city. The trial grows out of the effort of the First National Rank of Chicago to foreclose a mortgage issued in behalf of itscif and other preferred creditors just before the insolvency of the firm became public. The bank brought the action against John D. Reagan, assignee, represented by \V. T. Brown, who filed a cross-complaint for the assignee, alleging that the first and second mortgages are both invalid and were executed for the purpose of defrauding other creditors, and asking that the mortgages be set aside. Ivewis C. Walker appears for D. W. Coffin, the receiver. Morris A. Nathan and Lewis Newberger, C. W. Smith. O. B. Jamison, W. H. H. Miller, Ferd Winter, Albert Baker, John M. Iloltzman, A. C. Harris and others were present and made statements to the court. While there are scores of interested parties, they divide themselves naturally into two classes. One is composed of those who are insisting on the validity of the first mortgage securing notes for $129,000, of which 828,000 was due the Indiana National Bank. $25,000 to the Capital National Bank, $15,000 to the First National Bank of Chicago, $7,000 to Eppens, Weimer & Smith, New York; $5,000 to Nicholas McCarty, and &p0.0()0 to A. B. Gates and Nicholas McCarty Harrison, whose preferred stock was surrendered and the notes issued. The other class insists that the mortgages are invalid. One contention is that the preferred stockholders had no right to the payment of their claims before the other creditors, and that when their stock was surrendered and notes secured by the trust mortgages issued there was fraud under the statute, if not moral fraud. The main contention seems to be, however, that when Charles M. Reynolds borrowed the money it was for his own personal use and benefit and not for the firm. Besides the first mortgage there was another for $150,000 executed later, under which various creditors are claiming. Their attorneys, however, seem to he more interested with the assignee in breaking down the first mortgage than of establishing the validity of the second, appearing to believe that the best they can hope for is a general distribution of the assets. Lewis Newberger, on behalf of the Indiana and Capital National banks, detailed the execution of the mortgage, attempting to show that on advice the firm decided to execute the notes to the banks, securing them and others by a mortgage, naming Lafayette B. Perkins as trustee under the mortgage for the creditors. After the mortgage was executed he took it to Chicago, exhibited it to the bank there, which, after consultation, decided to accept it in full payment of its claim. Returning to this city, Mr. Perkins notified M. B. Wilson, of the Capitol National Bank, of the execution of the notes and mortgages, afterward repeating the formula to the Indiana National Bank. Although there was no written acceptance, he argued that was a formality which the real acceptance rendered unnecessary. Because Mr. Wilson, of the Capital National Bank, suggested that the mortgage be placed upon record, Mr. Newberger argued there could have been no collusion to defraud any creditors. Even if there had been fraud upon the part of others to the transaction, he said that would not affect the validity of th* mortgage so far as it applied to those who had valid claims which they had a right to demand should be protected. The contention of other attorneys who answered Mr. New’berger was that the whole mortgage was invalid because it included notes to preferred stockholders; that, as a matter of fact, these preferred stockholders had been in a position to refuse to consent to the execution of the mortgage until their stock was taken up by the company. canceled and notes taken in exchange for it, covered by the mortgage, had been delivered to them. It was argued that by this Indirect way the preferred stockholders undertook to create claims which did not exist, or, at any rate, would not become payable until after the creditors had been satisfied. If invalid in one particular, the attorneys attacking the mortgage claim, it is invalid throughout and must fall. To-day the hearing of the evidence will begin. The book-keeper will put on the stand to tell of the general financial condition of the firm w r hen it failed, and A. B. Gates will be asked to testify as to how the preferred stock was canceled and the notes of $50,000 secured by the mortgage were executed. The attorneys would like to have Charles M. Reynolds appear, but he is not here and service cannot be had upon him. He left the city shortly after the failure. Attorneys in the litigation were yesterday disinclined to credit reports that Indictments had been returned here. If there was a fraud it was committed in New York.

A WOMAN’S SCREAM Attracted a Patrolman’* AttentionPolice Court Case* Yesterday. J. S. Petit, a sewing machine agent, was convicted of assault and battery on his wife. It took four officers to take him from his room on the third floor of the building occupied by the Consumers’ Gas Trust Company, after he had chased Patrolman Amsden out of the room. The latter went to the room, he said, hearing the woman’s screams, and tried to make the arrest, but could not handle Petit alone. The charge of resisting an officer was made, and Petits fines aggregated SIOO. Lewis Rosenthal was finel s3l on a charge of assault and battery. He went to the workhouse Instead of paying the line. Alex. Spence, convicted of assault and battery, was fined $35 and went to the workhouse. His stepson, Albert Blackford, testified that Spence hit him with a tea-eup. and afterward chased him a block with a razor in his hand. Spence lives af 53 North Eastern avenue. Henry Wood and Ernest Hubbard, charged with petit larceny, were arraigned. The former was sent to the workhouse, hut the latter, who is only twelve years cld, was granted a suspension of judgment. William Cousins was on trial for assaulting Mamie Alexander. It was claimed he had struck the woman with a chain, but Judge Cox dismissed the case. Charles Canal, arrested for petit larceny, appeared before the police judge and the charge was dismissed, conditional upon the promise of the boy’s relatives to have him sent to the Reform School. Damage Suits Filed. A suit has been instituted in behalf of Wilford Reynolds by F. M. Smith, his next friend, for personal damages of $5,000 the Big Pour and Panhandle Railroad companies. In October of last year the boy was driving a wagon across the tracks of the railroad and alleges that he did not see a "cut” of cars that was being backed (town against him until it was too late for him to escape. Brower & Love Brothers were made defendants in a SIO,OOO damage suit yesterday by Eli F. Smith, next friend of Birdie E. Moore. It is charged tHat her hands were caught in a loom and serious injuries inflicted. Smith was appointed guardian in order to bring the proceedings, the plaintiff being a minor. Ilenrd Wins the Suit. The jury has decided the case of Arthur Beard against the Indianapolis Gas Company in favor of the plaintiff, giving him a judgment for $5,000 against the company. This suit grew out of an explosion at tne Beard home on Fifteenth street near Park avenue, nearly* two years ago. The house was wrecked and Beard and other members of the family were Injured. The usual time was granted the gas company In which to take further proceedings. The \Yllli-H>al Affair. Judge Alford, in the Criminal Court yesterday, decided that there had been no reason for the surety of peace proceedings against <J. M. Willis, brought on the aill-

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davit of O. V. Royal, at the time the affidavit was made. Royal had shown attention to Willis’s daughter which Willis resented, and when they met in the Bethel colored church there was trouble. Royal afterw'ard attempted to compel Willis to sign a paper exonerating him from any wrong actions towards his daughter. Tills Willis refused to sign and Royal instituted the surety of peace proceedings. Judge Alford seemed to think this was in the nature of a threat and refused to sustain the affidavit. In the Justice Courts. In Justice Smock’s court yesterday Lun Sing, a Chinese laundryman of West Market street, was the defendant in an assault and battery ease. The testimony showing that only a laundry ticket had been thrown by the defendant at the complaining witness, George H. Niel, the court did not sustain the charge against the man. Richard Hawkins, charged, with assault and battery on Robert Kersey, was given a hearing in Justice Clark's court yesterday morning. Hawkins was fined $2 and costs. The parties live in Irvington. In the f’roliute Court. In the Probate Court yesterday Charles A. Webb, guardian of Adaline Turner, reported. the death of his ward, which occurred on Jan. 16. Mrs. Turner was the widow of Robert Turner, an aged colored man who had been known about the city as a whitewasher for years. His widow was mentally unsound and the. guardian was appointed to care for the estate her husband: left her. consisting of a house and lot. Both the aged people had lived in slavery. Filed Petitions in Bankruptcy. The following voluntary petitions in bankruptcy were filed yesterday with the clerk of the Federal Court. John F. Ross, Kokomo; liabilities, $8,340.16; assets, $4,050. Sheldon Waggoner, Indianapolis; liabilities. $7,611.41; assets, $612.26., Henry and Katie Katzenbach, Terre Haute; liabilities, $1,869.28; assets, $3,054.38. News Bond Approved. Judge McMaster yesterday approved the $50,000 appeal bond in the Indianapolis News case. The court has not yet decided whether the filing of the bond acts as a supersedeas and postpones the sale. The attorneys in this case are engrossed in the Krag-Reynolds litigation. Two Divorces Granted. Lillie Wright was yesterday divorced from her husband, Frank Wright, and was given the custody of their minor children. Rachel Lanier was divorced from her husband, George W. Lanier. 0 THE COURT RECORD. Supreme Court. 18611. Hilt vs. Hilt. Bartholomew C. C. Affirmed. Monks, C. J.—l. Where a widower having children by a former marriage subsequently marries and rears children from such subsequent wife and afterwards becomes divorced from such wife and afterwards they remarry and live together until the husband dies, after his death such wife is entitled to the fee simple of one-third of all the real estate of which such husband died seized. 2. An act of the Legislature which attempts to amend a repealed act is void. 18508. C., C., C. & St. L. Railway Company vs. King. Ripley C. C. Transferred to Appellate Court. 18624. State ex rel. Garber vs. Mock. Kosciusko C. C. Transferred to Appellate Court. Appellate Court. 2634. Wheeler vs. Rohrer. Marion C. C. Affirmed. Robinson, J.—l. When a bond given to secure credit is an original undertaking and an absolute guaranty no notice of acceptance by the guarantee is required. 2. In a strict collateral guaranty the guarantor does not undertake to do what tho principal is bound to do, but he undertakes, in the event the principal fails to do what he has promised, to pay damages for such failure. 3. A surety undertakes to do a particular thing in case the principal fails. 4. A motion In arrest cuts off a motion for a new trial unless the grounds of the motion for anew trial are unknown at the time the motion in arrest is made. 2675. McNamara vs. Beck. St. Joseph C. C. Affirmed.. Henley, J.—l. Although the plaintiff in a cause of action is non sui juris he cannot recover damages for a personal injury unless the defendant is guilty of negligence and at fault. 2. In an action for personal injury caused by the negligence of the defendant, where there is a special finding by the jury it is for the court to determine from the facts found whether the defendant is guilty of negligence or not, and a finding by the jury that the injury resulted from the negligence of the defendant will be disregarded. 2507. Terre Haute, etc., Railway Company vs. Lauer. Clay C. C. Affirmed. Comstock, J.—l. It is the duty of a passenger to follow the reasonable instructions and rely on the judgment of those in charge of the car in which he is riding in regard to moving from one part of the car to another, unless It is apparent to the passenger that the movement will be attended with danger. 2. It is not unreasonable for a conductor of a crowded car to request gentlemen to vacate seats for ladies who would otherwise have to stand in the car while it is moving. 3. When the evidence fairly tends to prove the substance of the issue an objection that there is a variance between the complaint and the proof is untenable. 4. A conductor represents the company in the management of his car so far as concerns the location of passengers. 5. A request from one clothed with authority is equivalent to a direction. 6. It is not negligence per se for a passenger to ride upon a platform of a street ear, going there directly from the street or from the inside of the ear. 2570. Terre Haute, etc.. Railway Company vs. Yant. Vigo S. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. 2686. Crouch vs. Charmness. Clinton C. C. Petition for rehearing overruled. 2623. Magunson vs. Billings. Noble C. C. Transferred to Supreme Court. Snperfor Court. Room I—J. L. McMaster, Judge. Emma Schroyer vs. City of Indianapolis; damages. On trial by jury. Charles Holloway, trustee, vs. Mary E. Truett; foreclosure. Finding for plaintiff on note for $210.94 and costs. William M. Marsh vs. B. F. Gordon; note. Finding and judgment for plaintiff for $248.69 and costs.

Room 3—James M. Leathers, Judge. Marcus L. Hare vs. George Wolf: damages. Court instructed jury to find for defendant. George W. Lanier vs. Rachel Lanier: divorce. Decree granted defendant on crosscomplaint. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. Lillie Wright vs. Prank Wright; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff and custody of minor children. Judgment against defendant for costs. Room 3—Vinson Carter, Judge. Arthur Beard vs. Indianapolis Gas Company: damages. Jury return verdict for plaintiff for $5,000. First National Bank of Chicago vs. Lafayette Perkins, trustee, et al.; to foreclose mortgage. On trial by court. Circuit Court. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. Requisition for Joseph Danko, a fugitive from justice. Submitted to court on identification. Defendant delivered to Daniel G. Stanton, agent of Ohio. Requisition for Daniel Jones, alias Wallace, etc., a fugitive from justice. Submitted to court on identification. Defendant delivered to Daniel G. Stanton, agent of Ohio. Charles O. Busie vs. Fred W. Peck. Dismissed by plaintiff and judgment against plaintiff for costs. E. Johnson vs. Chicago, Indiana & Louisville Railroad. Defendant ruled to answer Feb. 4. Pat Lanahan vs. Samuel E. Perkins. Judgment for defendant. J. D. Hamrick, trustee, vs. Christian Waropems; on note. On trial. Criminal Court. Fremont Alford, Jdge. State of Indiana vs. Charles Gennell: incorrigible. Committed to Reform School for Boys. State of Indiana vs. C. M. Willis; surety of peace. Finding that at the time the proceeding was instituted the plaintiff had no cause to fear. New Suit* Filed. Birdie E. Moore, by Eli F. Smith, her next friend, vs. Abram G. Brower; damages. Room 2. Nanna Whatton vs. Joseph Whatton; divorce. Room 2. Charles F. Conroy vs. Carrie A. Conroy; divorce. Room 1. Wilford Reynolds, by his next friend, vs. the Cleveland. Cincinnati. Chicago & St. Louis Railway Company; damages. Room 2. Edward Stuckey vs. John N. Navin et al.; on note. Room 3. State ex. rel. John M Miller vs. Benjamin J. White; for writ of prohibition. Room 1. Elizabeth S. Walters vs. Stephen Walters; divorce. Room 3. Kimball Admitted to Practice. Judge Allen yesterday admitted William M. Kimball to practice in the Marion county courts. Husband’s Calcined Magnesia—Four first premium medals awarded; more agreeable to the taste and smaller dose than other Magnesia. Ftr sale only In bottles with registered trade-mark label.

BUSY DAY IN SENATE. (Concluded from Fourth I’iikp.i mission. The sum asked for was denied by a vote of 34 ayes to 52 noes. Mr. Clements's bill giving the surviving widow or widower the right of election was passed by 81 ayes to 1 no. and Mr. McCarty’s hill for written contracts between school teachers and boards was passed by 77 ayes to 4 noes. The State Board of Charities bill for the regulation of the administration of the poor was passed by 71 ayes to 5 noes. * Mr. Artman's hill providing for anew method of collecting judgments against railroad companies was passed unanimously, and 85 votes were cast for it. It provides that any agent, conductor or any employe of the road receiving any money belonging to the road may be required by the court to pay In not to exceed one-half of the money belonging to the company and received by him to the clerk of the court of his county, to be applied on the judgment. The morning session of the House was opened by prayer bv Rev. W. D. Parr, of the Wayne-street M. E. Church of Fort Wayne. Mr. Huff at once took up the hill for tho relief of Stewart Porter, a trustee of Reeves township, Daviess county, who lost money in a bank failure, which was reported by the committee on claims a.nd indefinitely postponed on Wednesday. Mr. Huff stated that the rules of the House require a member presenting a MU to notify the committee if he desired to be heard oh it. and when he introduced the bill he sent with it a written notice to that effect. Notwithstanding this, he had no notice from the committee and did not know the bill had been acted on until he saw it In the newspapers. He asked for a reconsideration of the vote concurring in the committee report, and that the bill be recommitted to the committee in order that he might be heard. 'Phis was done. THE MEMBERS LAUGHED. Mr. Eichhorn raised a hearty laugh by presenting a petition from residents of Bluffton, asking that the township hill be so amended as to make no change in the provision for school enumeration. He asked that the petition be referred to “the subcommittee of the Republican caucus which now has charge of the hill.’* The House then took up the passage of bills and first took up Mr. Shideler’s* bill for the employment of convicts in the State Prison. The bill provides that 400 of the convicts shall be put to work, or one-half of all confined, on contract labor. It further provides for the piece price system and limits the number to be employed in any one line to 100. .A farm will he leased near the prison, where those not otherwise employed shall do farm work by hand, and the surplus of productions is to be sold to other state institutions and then on the open market. No contract for labor shall be made for longer than Oct. 1, 1904, and these contracts are to he awarded to the highest bidder. All the work done shall be hand work, as far as practicable, or remunerative to the State. The bill carries with it an appropriation of $25,000 each year to a total not to exceed $125,000 to start the system and to purchase materials and machinery. Many members spoke in favor of the bill, and finally Mr. Herrold, who has fought it bitterly from the beginning, and who made ugly charges against the management which he did not sustain, rose to oppose it. He did not consider the bill, but again started on his favorite theme of “maladministration in the prison,” and said there has already been some kind of investigation there. “By what committee?” demanded Mr. Roots. Mr. Herrold looked at him blankly and then slowly sat down without a word of reply, while the members of the House jeered. Mr. Shideler then rose, and Mr. Shideler was mad. Said he: “1 desire right here and now to enter a protest against the member from Laporte (Mr. Herrold.) The gentleman has never risen to his feet in this House except to throtv filth and dirt and to make vague insinuations and inuendoes. I insist that hereafter he shall be kept on the question before the House, and that his remarks be confined to that question and be kept within the bounds of decency.” Speaker Littleton said the point of order was well taken and he ordered Mr. Herrold to confine himself to the bill under discussion. Mr. Eichhorn, as one of the Democratic leaders, made a feeble and half-hearted protest against such summary action regarding Mr. Herrold. Mr. Burkhart opposed the bill on the grounds that it would cause competition with honest labor and Mr. Roberts opposed it because of the opposition of the saddle tree makers of his home tow n, Madison. Mr. Louttit declared that the object of the bill is to abolish contract labor and to establish the state account system. Mr. Downey said the law as it is at present is a legalized crime against taxpayers and convicts. Mr. Williams inserted his knife between Mr. Herrold’s ribs by declaring that he had no patience with the sentiments of such men as Mr. Herrold when they declare that they desire the State to run a boarding house at Michigan City w here they can sell their strawberries, or words to that effect. Mr. Barlow held hat it is inhuman to keep the convicts in idleness and the previous question was demanded. The hill was passed by 87 ayes to 10 noes. Those voting against the bill were Burkhart, Catley, Clements, Cutty, Dilley, Herrold, Madden, Mull and Roberts. Mr. Artman’s bill, amending the- law regarding change of venue, was next taken up and caused a most prolonged discussion. The bill amends the causes for change of venue so that in the third clause of the law instead of making it mandatory on the judge to order the change on the filing of an affidavit that the opposite party has an undue influence over the citizens of a county or that an odium attaches to the applicant or to his cause of action or defense on account of local prejudice, as the law now provides, it is optional with the judge whether a change shall be ordered on these grounds. The amendment provides that the existence of these grounds must be showed to the satisfaction of the court. The bill is aimed at promiscuous taking of changes of venue and in particular in suits for injuries or damages. AN HOUR OF ARGUMENT.

Mr. Willoughby led the fight against the hill and for an hour there were arguments pro and con. Mr. Clark also opposed the hill while Mr. Canada, Mr. Noel, Mr. Clements, Mr. Roots and Mr. Artman argued in favor of it. Tho great cost of changes of venues was pointed out, as was the fact that this bill makes it impossible for railroad companies to wear out one who is suing them, both financially and physically, by jumping from county to county. It was also stated that this makes it impossible for corporations to get into a county where a judge is friendly to them unless reasonable grounds exist, whereas under the law as it stands, this is a favorite procedure. Mr. Canada charged that the opposition to the hill was corporation opposition. The opponents of the bill argued that the purity of the bench precludes any such juggling with justice as was pointed out. The bill was passed by 78 ayes to 19 noes. Those voting against the bill were Burkhart, Clark, Catley, Cotner, Downey, Hall, Heuring, Huff, King, Krick, Manifold, Marshall, Messick, Murphy of Marion, Schrader, Strong, Vogel, Willoughby and Littleton. Those absent were Beardsley, Owen and Schaal. The others are officially recorded as voting for it. Mr. Downey’s bill to amend the gravel road law so as to extend the time of bonds from ten to twenty years and providing that outstanding bonds cun be refunded at 4Va per cent., was somewhat indefinite in one section. The bill further provides that the bonds are payable semi-annually and that officers of towns may join with county commissioners in the construction of roads which run through the towns. There was some discussion of the indefinite section and Mr. Huff suggested that it be sent to the Senate and amended there. The bill was finally referred back to the author to rewrite the one section and it was made a special order for the afternoon, when it was passed under suspension of the rules by a vote of tK> ayes 21 noes. Mr. Herod's bill enlarging the rights of married women in the real estate of their husbands was passed without discussion. Tt provides that in all conveyances of real estate made by a married man, in which the wife does not join, the inchoate interest of tlie wife shall thereuiKin become absolute and shall vest in the wife as now provided, In case of the death of the husband. The wife shall be entitled to partition thereof immediately upon the execution of the conveyance, the same as upon the death of her husband. There were eighty-eight who voted in favor of the bill while Mr. Huff, Mr. Kerwood, Mr. King and Mr. Murphy of White voted against it. CARE OF INSANE IN PRISONS. The last bill acted upon in the morning w*as that by Mr. Roots to appropriate $1,500 for the care of the criminal insane at the state prison and it was defeated. Mr. Shideler said the bill should have gone to the ways and means committee instead of to the committee on reformatories, as was suggested by the author. He further said it was within the province of the ways and means committee to act on this question and that the hill was out of its regular order in going to the committee it did. Mr. Roots disavowed any disrespect to the ways and means committee and said he had Intended this as a temporary relief only. He would trust to tjie ways and means committee to make the necessary appropriations for permanent relief. Mr. Blankenship said that insane j>eople had no business in the state prison and that the State ought to take them away from there, lie further said that $1,500 would not be a starter In earing for them. Mr. Roots explained that ills hill was designed to hire two competent attendants

to care for the insane and Mr. Shideler said that some of the idle men ought to be detailed for that purpose instead of being locked in their cells. Mr. Roots became vehement and said it could not be done and if they wanted to try that, to turn the idle men loose in one of the insane hospitals and see what the result would be. Mr. Murphy, of this city, said the bill should be passed on the grounds of humanity and Mr. Cravens, of Washington, asked for information in regard to the situation at the prison. Mr. Roots replied that the bill was to provide a temporary building and two attendants; that there are no guards there competent to care for the insane. Mr. Shideler said that the last time he was at the institution one man was dangerously insane and some twenty-five or thirty were going insane from lack of work. lie was of the opinion that one guard or three idle men could care for them and would be glad to do it in order to have something to occupy their time. “Is it not a fact that fifteen men have not been out of their cells for eighteen months except once each week to take a bath?’’ shouted Mr. Roots. “I am sorry to dispute your word." calmly replied Mr. Shideler, “but I do not think that it is.” “I have the proofs of it right here,” retorted Mr. Roots, and further discussion was prevented by a demand for the previous question. Mr. Caraway explained, in his vote, that he voted “no” not because he did not think the conditions should be bettered but because he thought the ways and means committee will provide for it and he could see no use in spending $1,500 in the meantime. Mr. Glossbrenner asked if it was the intention of the ways and means committee to act on this question and Mr. ShMeler replied that, speaking as an individual, it was, as the committee feels the responsibility of the proper care of those dependent on them. When the roll call was completed Mr. Roots asked that the result be not announced and that he be permitted to withdraw his bill. Speaker Littleton held that this could not be done, as the vote had been taken and he announced the defeat of the bill by 40 ayes to 53 noes. —Rills Passed.— No. 119. By Mr. Artman: To amend the highway act; 75 ayes. 1 no. No. 30. By Mr. Shideler; Concerning the employment of convicts at the State Prison; 87 ayes. 10 noes. No. 101. By Mr. Herod: Concerning building associations; 84 ayes. 1 no. No. 89. By Mr. Downey: To amend the highway act; 60 ayes, 21 noes. No. 100. By Mr. Herod: Enlarging the rights of married women in their husband's real estate: 88 ayes, 4 noes. No. 140. By Mr, Noel: To amend the act establishing a State Board of Health; 60 ayes. 18 noes. No. 109. By Mr. Clements: To give the surviving widow or widower the right of election: 81 ayes, 1 no. No. 139. By Mr. McCarty: To provide for written contracts between school teachers and boards; 77 ayes, 9 noes. No. 204. By Mr. Shideler: To regulate the administration of poor persons; 71 ayes, 5 no(s. No. 162. By Mr. Artman: To provide, a method of collecting judgments against railroad companies: 85 ayes. No. 118. By Mr. Artman: To amend the act concerning civil cases; 78 ayes, 19 noes. —Bills Defeated.— No. 241. By Mr. Hayes: To amend the Metropolitan police law; 42 ayes. 50 noes. No. 124. By Mr. Cravens, of Monroe: Relating to the granting of divorces in certain cases; 41 ayes. 50 noes. No. 120. By Mr. Louitt: To provide a bounty for English sparrows’ heads; 16 ayes, 68 noes. No. 251. By Mr. Roots: To make an appropriation for the care of insane criminals; 40 ayes; 53 noes. No. 165. By Mr. Cotner: To make an appropriation for the Chickamauga Park commission; 34 ayes, 52 noes.

FOR STATE INSTITUTIONS. Report of the Committee Appointed to Visit Them nntl Note Their Need*. The report of the committee consisting of Francis T. Roots and Strather Herod, of the House, and Senator Fremont Goodwine, who have made exhaustive examinations aa to the needs of all the state institutions, was submitted to the House yesterday morning. This is the first trial of the plan of a committee to investigate all institutions, instead of the junketing trips of the committees as formerly in vogue. The report is most complete, and many of the essential features have been printed. The committee reviews the methods of procedure, and says: “The committee wishes to be thoroughly understood In regard to their recommendations concerning the different state institutions. to the effect that whenever it differs with the superintendents of .the various institutions as to the amount asked for, that difference does not arise on account of the superintendents asking for very much more than they need, but largely on account of nearly all of the state institutions needing such large appropriations that, in order to grant relief to each, the committee has found it necessary to recommend less than the sums which have been requested by the various superintendents; and, if the Legislature shall tind it advisable to grant the appropriations recommended by these various superintendents, the committee will not be found in opposition to such action. “It will be seen that the Legislature of 1897 appropriated to the state institutions the sums in the following amounts: For maintenance $1,278,355.73 For repairs 30,000.00 For specific appropriations 268,137.28 “Amount asked for by tne state institutions: Maintenance $1,437,238.27 Repairs 64,500.00 Specific appropriations 1,084,607.30 “Appropriations recommended by the committee: For maintenance $1,410,488.27 For repairs 55.050.00 For specific appropriations 558,858.53 "It will be observed that to provide substantially for all the penal and benevolent institutions of the State it will only require, by way of specific appropriation, $290,721 more than the last Legislature of 1897 appropriated. WILL BE A GREAT STEP. “If these appropriations as recommended by the committee are made as mentioned in this report, a great step will have been taken in providing for increased capacity in the penal and benevolent institutions of the State, as follows, to wit: The Indiana Reformatory will have an increase of 300 cells, or a net Increase of 124 cells; and on account of the 300 new cells being so much larger (6x7 feet) than the old ones (3(4x7 feet) they will accommodate two in a cell, thus providing for 600 inmates. Deducting the 176 inmates in Cell House C and 208 who are now sleeping in the corridors, it will be thus seen this will give additional room for 216 inmates as compared with the present capacity. It must be understood this is based upon putting two in a cell in the new cell house containing 300 cells. For the feebleminded it will provide capacity for 200 additional; the Central Hospital for the Insane, Indianapolis, 205 additional; Eastern Hospital, 118; Northern Hospital, 100; Southern Hospital. 132, or a total Increased capacity for the insane in the State of 555. This does not include the additional number which would be accommodated if the Legislature should provide a hospital for the insane criminals. If such a provision is made, the increased capacity for the insane, including these criminals, would accommodate 600 unfortunates, most of whom are either in poorhousts or jails. “The committee wishes to go on record in supporting the Governor in his recommendation that some provision be made for the criminal insane, that either a hospital should he built in connection with one of the penal institutions or one of the hospitals for the insane, to cost not to exceed $50,006, and to accommodate fifty. These improvements can be made without mcreasing taxation a single dollar, by the withholding of the funds, in part, in paying the state’s indebtedness. This indebtedness of the ate is being paid at 'he astonishing rate of st,000,090 a year. If, 'nstead of paying the debt of the Slate so rapidly, about one-ha if of this amount ($1,000,000) could be used as recommended by the committee, it can be easily seen that the institutions of the State would be substantially increased without increasing taxation one penny. The recommendations begin with the Institution for the Education of the Blind. It is recommended that the total appropriation for this institution be the same as two years ago, $30,500. The institution asked for $31,500. For the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb the commission recommends an appropriation of $66,600, S6OO more than the Legislature of two years ago appropriated. The institution asked for an increase of $7,500 for the two years, and wished $14,660 for repairs. The appropriation recommended is as follows in detail: For maintenance $60,Q)0 Specific appropriation for superintendent’s dwelling 5,c00 For furnishing superintendent’s dwelling 500 For additional schoolrooms 500 For wat r closets and lavatories in schoolrooms 660 It is recommended that $39,500 he appropriated fur the maintenance of the Reform School for Girls and Woman's Prison, SI,OOO less than the institution received from the legislature of two years ago. This Is the sum uskecl by the institution, which turned back nearly SI,OOO o£ the last appropriation

The commission indorses the request for a separation of the institutions. INDIANA REFORM SCHOOL. For the Indiana Reform School for Boys, at Plainfield, it is recommended that the appropriations be: For maintenance $58,000 Repair fund 3.000 Specific appropriation 15.000 The institution asked for $60,000 for maintenance. $3,000 for repairs, $3,470 foi plumbing and $11,530 for a sewer system connecting the cottages. The commission recommends that the State Soldiers’ Home be authorized to sell fifty-five acres of its land and use the money in improvements of the grounds of the institution. The commission mentions incidentally that Purdue University is in need of an assembly hall. It is recommended that the maintenance and repair funds of the Central Hospital for the Insane be increased to a total of $285.000—5260,000 for maintenance. $12,000 for clothing and $15,000 for repairs. It is advised that the superintendent abandon his plan for a hospital to cost $150,000. and that he accept in lieu of it new wings to the present buildings, it is recommended that the specific appropriation for the institution be as follows: Fire escapes $5.0u0.00 Plumbing 5,000.00 Painting 5.000.00 Greenhouse 4,000.00 Total ... ; $19,000.00 Extension to present buildings so as to increase the capacity 205 beds— Two dining rooms for men, each $14,769.90 $29,539.80 One dining room for women 20,166.50 New addition to women's ward 36,126.40 Total $85,831.70 Grand total $104,831.70 It is recommended that the maintenance fund of the Northern Hospital for the Insane, at Logansport, be increased from $90.000 to $95,000, and the repair fund from $4.5M) to $5,000, making the total SIOO,OOO. In addition it is asked that a specified appropriation of $5,000 for anew water plant be made, and that SI,OOO be allowed for anew roof on the barn and for new sheds for the live stock, and $40,000 for one new building for patients. The committee recommends the enlargement of the Eastern Hospital for the Insane, at Richmond, the specific appropriation of $72,200 for two hospital cottages and equipment, with thirty beds each; one cottage and equipment for fifty-eight men, to cost $28,000; tunnel and sewerage for the above, $2,000; cold storage and ice-making plant. $4,800, and extension of heating, water and light plant, $2,500. In case the additional accommodations are not authorized, the commission recommends $90,000 for maintenance; if they be authorized. $115,000. SOUTHERN HOSPITAL. For the Southern Hospital for the Insane at Evansville, the commission recommends a specific appropriation of $40,000 for anew wing for the women’s department; $6,000 for the equipment of it; $6,000 for a power house and additional boilers, and $14,00*) for an assembly room. It is recommended that the appropriation for maintenance for the year beginning Nov. 1, 1900. he $95,000, and that for the ioliowing year it shall be $105,000. For the Indiana Reformatory, at Jeffersonville, it is recommended that the appropriation for maintenance be $77,000, and for all over 1,000 daily population there be an allowance of $5.50 a month a man. It is also recommended that $6,500 be appropriated to cover a deficit for the year ending Oct. 31, 1898, and a like amount to prevent a deficiency tor the year ending Oct. 31. 1899. The specific appropriations recommended for the institution are anew cell house be erected to accommodate 300 inmates, at a cost not to exceed $106,000; ventilating and heating cellhouses A and B by fan system, $16,000; laundry and drying room, $5.2(0; drying room apparatus. $500; laundry machines, $1,500; workshop building, $5,000; bake oven, $975; electric elevator to Hospital, $1,100: for surgical instruments, SSOO. Total, $135,785. in stating the case of the prison at Michigan City, it is announced that the appropriation of $90,000 for mantenance made by the General Assembly of two years ago is insufficient; that there .is a deficit of $5,438. It is recommended that the appropriation for maintenance be increased to SIOO,OOO. The institution asked $54,260 for specific. appropriation and the commission recommends $16,738, to be used in repairs. For the Home for the Feeble-minded Youth, at Fort Wayne, it is recommended that the State make provision for 200 additional inmates by erecting a custodial cottage to accommodate 100 girls, and a brick house on the colony farm, at a total cost of $40,000. The total appropriation for the new buildings and for furnishings recommended is $48,600. Acting upon the presum, i that the additional accommodations wi provided the commission recommends t the appro prat ion for maintenance be j eased from $75,000 to $96,000. Five thousand aollars a year for repairs is recommended. It is recommended that the maintenance appropriation for the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphans’ Home at Knightstown be $90,000; that $4,030 be appropriated for repairs, and that there be a specific appropriation of $43,170. It is recommended that the Stale Normal School, at Terre Haute, receive $5,489 for a new lighting plant. For the Capitol the committee recommends that $2,500 be set aside for repairs of the masonry; (hat money sufficient to buy new carpets for the two legislative halls be appropriated; the custodian's fund be increased from SIO,OOO to $17,000, so that he may have sufficient men to enable him to devote more attention to the basement. It is recommended that the salary of the elevator conductor be increased to SSO a month. It is recommended that SIOO,OOO be appropriation to complete the state soldiers’ and sailors’ monument.

WAYS AM) MEANS COMMITTEE Consider* Bequest* lor Appropriations—Other Committee Meet inns. The ways and means committee of the House was in session last evening until nearly midnight, hearing requests from officers of state institutions for appropriations. Mrs. Charles Walker and Miss Roache appeared in behalf of the Woman’s Prison and Girls' Reformatory Mrs. Walker spoke for the board, and made a strong plea for more liberal action by the Legislature. She asked for the same generai appropriation, and said she had no hopes of having anything outside of that, as she had appeared before the committee year after year, but as they were women nothing had been done for them. She said that the building is crowded and the bedding is shabby. Some of the inmates are sleeping two in a bed which was intended to accommodate but one, and there, are more in the institution than over before. She earnestly advocated separating the two institutions, and urged that anew woman's prison be erected on the Michigan road. She stated that plans for such a building have been prepared, and it can be erected for $60,000. Her plan is for the present institution to be called the “Industrial School for Girls.” as she says the stigma of having been in the Reformatory remains with girls through their entire life. She referred to the sending to the institution of young girls from eight to twelve years because they were homeless. They must be thrown with women sent there for crime, and yet there is no relief. For the Deaf and Dumb Asylum Judge S. A. Bonner, of Greensburg, one of the trustees, appeared. He explained the high per capita cost of the institution by saying that it is required to employ many teachers, and, by reason of the delicate work, must pay higher salaries than the other institutions. He asked s*>l,ooo for maintenance for this year and $62,500 for next year. For specific appropriations he asked SOOO for a new roof. $2,800 for painting, $650 for paving and sl.2**o for heating. He referred to the crowded condition of the Institution. Some of the Inmates are compelled to sleep in the garret. He further recommended that a home for the superintendent be built outside the institution to cost SB,OOO, and said this would give room for forty more patients. Superintendent Wilson, of the Blind Asylum, asked $27,000 for maintenance, $1,500 for the industrial fund, SSOO for a library and $2,500 for repairs. He recommended that fire escapes should he placed at each corner of the building to cost not more than $l5O each, and that the old board fence be replaced with anew iron one. Superintendent Edenharter, of the Central Hospital for the Insane, asked for $272,000 for maintenance, $193,000 for specilic fund and $15,000 for repairs. He exhibited plans for repairs that he desires. The State Florists’ Association pinned flowers on the coat of each member of the committee and then asked for SSOO. Mr. Strong's bill to appropriate SIOO,OOO for a Governor’s mansion was indefinitely postponed without much consideration. The bill for large appropriations for the Northern Hospital for the Insane was also indefinitely postponed. The committee on education will favorably report Mr. Caraway’s bill for examination of teachers' papers by the State Board of Education, although many members of the committee wili oppose it in the House. Mr. Sullivan’s bill for the election of county superintendents by the people. Mr. Brown’s hill providing a method of paying teachers and Mr. Williams’s bill to teach local music ami German will be indefinitely postponed. Mr. Willoughby's bill to establish a deaf and dumb asylum at Evansville was referred to the committee on benevolent Institutions. The education committee will hold <r special neetlng early next week to consider the truant-officer bills. The majority of the committee favors abolishing the office of truant officer, but the question which arises is as to the proper provision to be made in cities and towns. The committee on orguniaation of tourts

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heard a delegation of about twenty attorneys from Boone and Hendricks counties on the bill by Mr. Barlow to unite the two counties in one circuit. Asa result the committee will indefinitely postpone the bill. The committee on railroads heard Mr. Neal on his two-cent-fare bill and listened to a committee of railroad men on the railroad commission bill, but look no action on either. The committee on insurance had the life insurance bill under consideration all evening. but no final action was taken on it. The committee on roads heard Dr. Hopkins, of Gibson county, on the subject of a proper road law. The doctor says he owns three buggies, two of which have no steps at all and the third has one slip. These, he said, have been broken off because his buggies sink so deep in the mud of Gibson county roads that they plow a furrow as does a plow, and finally break off. He says there is no gravel road in the county. Ketntl Merchant* Heard. The Senate Judiciary committee gave a hearing to the representatives of the Retail Merchants’ Association lust night on the subject of the new garnishee law, but came to no conclusion in the matter. The committee will make a divided report this morning on Senator Hawkins’s bill to permit judges in counties having circuit and criminal courts to appoint their own bailiffs. All the members of the committee are in favor of the principle of the hill, but three of them want the bill amended so as to make it apply to all judges in the State. The Senate committee on public buildings and libraries considered the library bills drafted by the Union of Literary Clubs and the State Library Association, and adopted neither of them. There proved to be several impracticable features in both of them, and the interested parties drafted a compromise hill, embodying the vital features of both hills, and the commit tee will report favorably upon It as an amendment to the original bill. The Senate finance committee decided to report favorably on the bill granting a i>eiision of SIOO a month to the widow' of exGovernor Morton. A joint session of the Senate and House caucus committees on the township and county bills was held last evening, and it was harmonious from beginning to end. No great differences arose over the measures, and there is no question but that they will be agreed upon with but few changes. Leg I slut lve Go**!p. The members of the Legislature were yesterday much agitated by the noticeable increase in the galleries of those who were evidently there simply for a place to stay. It was the accepted belief of many of the members that this increase is due to loafers having been driven from former haunts on account of the smallpox scare, and they fear that among those in the galleries are some who have been associating with those exposed to the disease or who were heretofore loafing in the places where they were. It is probable that some official action wifi be taken on tills subject to-day. This afternoon Mr. Noel’s hill to suppress mob violence will be taken up in the House as a special order of business. Much legal discussion as to its constitutionality is expected, and a number of members have been looking the question up. A similar law in Ohio was declared unconstitutional by one court on the grounds that it taxes a county for purely private interests, but the derision of a higher court held it valid on tho grounds that its main punnise is to impose a penalty on the county because the I legislature sees tit thus to dispose of the penalty. The bill by Mr. Noel provides that damages may be recovered from a county by relatives within a certain degree of relationship of a person killed or injured by a mob. Committee from Terre Hume. A special committee of the Terre Haute Common Council, accompanied by City Attorney Foley, will be here to-day to consult with Representatives Whitcomb and Durham and Senator Early in regard to the proposed legislation giving Terre Haute a special charter. The Council has voted. 15 to 4, In favor of securing the charter, ami the committee was appointed to prepare the bill to he sent to the legislature. Since then it has heen reported that perhaps the Vigo county representatives and the senator may not be tn favor of the legislation. The general plan of the charter is that of the charter of this city, hut on a smaller scope and at much less cost of government. It is provided that the Board of Public Safety shall not assume control of the police department until the expiration of the terra of Mayor Steeg, in September, 1902, by whieh provision the Metro|>olltan police board will continue in power until that Ume.