Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 12 February 1899 — Page 7

Money to Lend 4]i Per Cent. 5 Per Cent. s yi Per Cent. and 6 Per Cent. In sums to suit the borrower, on first mortgage improved city or farm properties, according- to location and character security. NO COMMISSIONS. Indiana Trust Company CAPITAL $1,000,000 OFFICES: Indiana Trust Building. THE L. A. KINSEY CO. INCORPORATED. CAPITAL, S2S.OOO—FULL PAID. -UUOKEItS~ Chicago Crain and Provisions, New York Stocks. I,r>ng Distance Telephone, 1375 and 1593. II and 13 West Pearl Street O .lnnatl Office. Room 4. Carlisle Building. Consultation Invited WE TRANSACT GENERAL TRUST BUSINESS TAKE ENTIRE CHARGE REAL ESTATE... ...FIRL INSURANCE AT LOWEST RATES... LOAN MONEY ON FAVORABLE TERMSMARION TRUST CO., Northeast Corner Monument Place and Market Street. IVIONFY f4% t06 %- w |V/ilLw I sl,oooand upward, loaned on Improved Property. Interest graded according to location and character of security. No delay. C. F. SAYLES, 135 East Market St. MONEY IS STILL CHEAP BANK ST ATEMENT A ST UPRISE TO \\ V'L'STBEET FRATERNITY. Decrease In the Surplus Reserve on Account of Wllblruvtaln hjr Cap* i la lists— -Local Trade Quiet. At New York. Saturday, money on call was steady at 2'g2Vfe per cent. Sterling exchange was dull with actual busim ss in bankers’ bills at $4.4.86 for <l. niand and at for sixty days; posted rair-. commercial bills, 2%''g3 per cent. liar silver, 5934 c; Mexican dollars, At London bar silver closed quiet at 27%d an ounce. Tin . sports of specie from the port of New Y rk for the week amounted to $4,000 in gold ai i $1."19.825 in silver. The imports were. Clold, $215,674, and silver, $51,674. The imP of dry goods for the week were $2,9U6.317. The New Y'ork weekly bank statement shows the following changes: Surplus reserve, decrease $1,910,850 Lears, increase 8,516.7 ( -0 Bp* ie, increase 1,293,500 Legal tenders, decrease 1,225,200 1 , osits, increase 8,036,600 Circulation, decrease 68,000 The banks now hold $36,511,823 in excess of t! requirements of the 25 per cent. rule. The New Y'ork Financier says: “The E’ - .ment of the associated banks of New Yoik. for the week ending Feb. 11, was a o i at variance with supposed operations <• ring the past six days. Instead of a sos something like two millions in cash r rves, due to known receipts from the inter, r, the actual increase was practically n hing, losses in legal tenders offsetting *T> i>> expansion. Whether the actual cond 'ion of tht> banks is reflected in the stateno nt is doubtful. At any rate special ‘ c s contributed so largely in determinh c th. totals that analysis is rather diffi- < : t of the total gain of 38.500.000 in deI '' the National City Bank alone is res: ■'•■le for nearly $5,250,000, and with the i] I’ark Bank more than accounts mire increase. So in loans the Nate City reports an expansion of $6,500,000 * remainder of the $8,000,000 gain Is ' p by on., or two other banks. In oth- ' . . while there has been more or less he- of funds among the other institu- * their averages do not vary much in from the previous week. Vv! li. brought about this showing can- ■ termined accurately. It is known t return of American securities from i is for some difference in J ’ '■>. Then, too. the rapid formation of h -• ,il combinations is requiring more \e financing. Stock Exchange transfer the w< ek were very much under ' : rir.ous dealings of the previous forty r ’*4- t and while a loan expansion of some had been considered probable, '■ ~h > hanges are disappointing and con- * ■ ip ,g. Still, the idle surplus of the New = ik banks is above the average and there t <> reason to anticipate that rates wrill " nv change over the coming week on ‘•v- h. ate business. There is a notable acUvpy in commercial paper at prevailing c ns The banks, however, are in--1 io discriminate against the wholesale ' gs of industrial collateral of uncer- ! V‘lue tnd are exercising some caution ' >k:ng lines that have hot proved their value through actual operation. 1 ik ..f cincerted action in forming a com- ' 1 ii> y with reference to these offeri.owever, is not borne out by facts, t banks will exercise their individual Judgment in dealing with the matter.” Saturday's Bank Clearings. At Chicago—Clearings, *17,466.500; balances. - " Mcrling exchange: Bankers' bills, J4.85V4 ’ sixty days, 14.83554f4.84. New York exchange. 10c discount. St. Louis—Clearings. *8.787,066; balances. ' lladelphia—Clearings, *15,418,034; balances. I'-altimore—Clearings, *3,828,741; balances, Memphis—Clearings, *321.938; balances, *126.804. : ' ' ncinnati—Clearings, *1,454.500. Ai Ntw Orleans —Clearings, *1,472,507. j.At New York—Clearings, *187,781,896; balances, Ai Hosion—Clearings, $22,508,795; balances, *2.106,312. a LOCAL GRAIN AND PRODUCE. Severe Cold Weather Curtailed Trade —Prices Strong. As would be expected with the thermometer below xtro most of the week, trade was disappointing in Its volume, but prices In moat lines have a hardening tendency. Still no material advances were established during the week unless In fruits, vegetables and eggs sad poultry. Sugar

fluctuated, somewhat, but the fluctuations were not ® r in rnuc h Importance. Mild weather, however, win set the trade wheels again in motion and the latter part of the month business will overcome probably the shortage of the first half, as eonditlona are exceedingly favorable for active trade in ail department*. Note sharp advance in potatoes and cabbage. The local grain market through the week was active. Receipts of corn were large, but of other cereals light. The change in prices of the several cereals fluctuated little. The week closed with much the same prices as it began. Track bids, as reported by the secretary of the Board of Trade on baturday, ruled as follows: Wheat—No. 2 red, 70c; No 3 red, 63069 c; February. 70c; wagon wheat, 70c. *i * white, 34Vsc; No. 3 white (one color), 34>ic; No. 4 white, 30%®f*jc; No. 2 white mixed, 34c; No. 3 white mixed, 34c; No. 4 white mixed, 39® 32c; No. 2 yellow. 34\4c; No. 3 yellow, 34'ac; No. 4 yellow, 50>*@32> 4 c; No. 2 mixed, 34c; No. 3 mixed. 34c; No. 4 mixed. 30@32c, ear corn, 33Vsc. Oatu—No. 2 white, 31c; No. 3 white, 30*c: No. 2 mixed, 29c; No. 3 mixed, 28%c. Hay—No. 1 timothy, *S: No. 2 timothy, *6.5007. Inspections—Wheat: No. 2 red. 1 car; No. 4, 1; rejected. 1; total, 3 cars. Corn: No. 3 white, 10 cars; No. 4,1; No. 3 yellow, 2; No. 3 mixed, 7; No. 4,3; total, 23 cars. Oats: No. 2 mixed, 1 car. Poultry and Other Produce. (Prices paid by shippers.! Poultry—Hens, 7c; spring chickens, 8c; cocks, 31 4 c; hen turkeys, young and fat, 8c; young toms, 6Vic; old hens, 6c; toms, sc; ducks, sc; geese, 4c for full feathered, 3c for plucked; capons, fat, 10c; small, 6©Se. Cheese—New' York full cream. 10011 c; skims, C@Bc; domestic Swiss, UL-c; brick, 12c; llmburcer. 10c. Butter—Choice, 10c; poor, 507 c; Elgin creamery. 21c. Eggs—2oc. Feathers—Prime geese, 30c per lb; prime duck 10017 c per lb. Beeswax—3oc for yellow: 25c for dark. Wool—Medium, unwashed, 17@lSc; tub-washed, 20025 c; burry and unmerchantable, 5c less. Honey—lool3c per lb. Game—Rabbits, 65070 c. Venison, lS@2oc per lb. Opossum, 20025 c apiece. HIDES, TALLOW, ETC. Green-salted Hides—No. 1,9 c; No. 2 8c; No. I calf, 10c, No. 2 calf. B%C. Grease—White, 3c; yellow, 2*£c; brown, 214 c. Tallow—No. 1,3 c; No. 2, 2&c. Bones—Dry, *12013 per ton. LIVE STOCK. Cattle Scarce and Strong;—llogx Active and Lower—Sheep Steady. INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 11. —Cattle —Receipts light; shipments light. Receipts w'ere light and the market was a shade stronger, favoring a steady market for next week. Exports, good to choice *6.100 5.66 Killers, medium to good 4.000 s.<K> Killers, common to fair 4.00® 4.40 Feeders, good to choice 4.000 4 40 Stockers, common to good 3.00® 4.00 Heifers, good to choice 3.90® 4.26 Heifers, lair to medium 3.50® 3.h0 Heifers, common and light 3. OH® 3.26 Cows, good to choice 3.600 4.00 Cows, fair to medium 3.60® 8.80 Cows, common and old 1.50® 2.50 Veals, good to choice 5.000 6.00 Veals, common to medium 3. 00® 4.50 Bulls, good to choice 3.50® 4.00 Bulls, common to medium 2.50® 3.25 Milkers, good to choice 35.00045.00 Milkers, common to medium 2U.00030.00 Hogs—Receipts, 2,0o0; shipments light. The duality was fair. The market opened fairly active, with fair demand from all sources, and all were soon sold at a decline of fully sc. There were no fancy heavies on sale. Heavies $3.9004.00 Mixed 3.8503.90 Lights 3.7003.85 Piga l [email protected] Roughs L 3.1003.70 Sheep and Lambs —Receipts light; shipments none. Nothing doing for want of stock. The market was active at steady prices. Sheep, good to choice *3.5004.00 Sheep, fair to medium 3.2003.50 Stockers, common to medium 2.00®3.00 Bucks, per head 3.0003.50 Spring lambs, good to choice 4.2505.00 Spring lambs, common to medium 3.25®4.00 Elsewhere. CHICAGO, Feb. 11.—The limited supply of cattle received to-day were disposed of at unchanged prices, the average sales being 15c higher than those paid a week ago: fancy cattle brought *6O 6.15; medium steers, *4.8005.10; choice steers, *5.50 ®5.95; beef steers. *4.1504.75; stockers and feeders, $3.3004.75; bulls, *2.7504.25; cows and heifers, *3.50 04: Western-fed steers. *4.2505.65; Texas steers, $3.5004.85; calves, $5.07.50. The run of hogs was heavier than expected in view of the severe weather and buyers forced prices 2%®5c lower; fair to choice, *3.82 I /^0)4.02 I 4; packing lots, *3.6003.80; mixed, *3.6603.87*4; butchers, |3.70®3.95; light, *3.6003.90; pigs, *3.35 @3.70. There was barely enough sheep offered to make a market and prices ruled unchanged; poor to prime sheep, *2.5004.50; yearlings, *4.2604.60; Inferior to choice lambs, $405, largely at *4.8004.95. Receipts—Cattle, 400; hogs, 18,000; sheep, 500. KANSAS CITY, Feb. 11.—Cattle—Receipts light and prices unchanged. Cold weather this weak has materially shortened receipts; demand for good giades of slaughtering cattle Is extra good and prices are 15025 c higher; common grades a shade higher; heavy native steers, *5.4005.75; medium. *4.350 5.40; light weights, stockers and feeders. *3.5005; butcher cows and heifers. *304.80; canners, *2.2503; bulls, *3@4; Western steers, *3.7506.25; Texans, *3.5005. Hogs—Receipts, 2,610. Prices to-day average 5c lower. The demand for packing grades this week very strong and prices have advanced 6010 c; heavies, *[email protected]; mixed, $3.5503.75; lights, *3.46 @3.66. Sheep—Receipts for the week very light; good slaughtering muttons 10c higher; receipts of lambs large; the desirable flocks steady, while unfinished bunches are slow to 10c lower; lambs, $4.50 @5; muttons, $3.650 4.30; feeding lambs. *3.7504; feeding sheep, *303.50: stockers, $2.2503.50. ST. LOUIS, Feb. 11.—Cattle—Receipts. 600, including 800 Texans. Market steady; fair to fancy native shipping and export steers, *4.7506, bulk at $5.1006.40; dressed l>eef and butcher steers, *3 65 @5.35, bulk at $4.300 5.30; steers under 1,000 lbs, *3O 4.80, bulk at [email protected]; stockers and feeders, *3 bulk at $3.5004.35; cow's and mixed, *206, bulk of cows, *[email protected], bulk of heifers, $3.50@ 3.90; Texas and Indian steers, s3@s, bulk at $3.25 @4.70; cows and heifers, $2.25@4. Hogs—Receipts. 4.500. Market s@loc lower; pigs and lights. *3.6503.75; packers, *3.7503.85; butchers, *3.850 3.97*2. Sheep—Receipts. 1.200. Market dull and quiet; native muttons, *404.20; stockers, *2.2503; culls and bucks. *303.50; lambs, $4.5005.25; fed Texas sheep, $3.70. NEW YORK. Feb. 11.—Beeves—Receipts, 195; no trading; feeling steady. Cables unchanged. Exports, 629 cattle. 140 and 1.238 quarters of beef. Calves—Receipts, 130. Veals steady at *608.50; Southern calves lower; Westerns steady at *3.50; city dressed veals, *9012. M Hogs—Receipts. 1.291. No trade,Rnarket nominally firm at *4.1004.30. Sheep and Lambs—Receipts, 120. Sheep unchanged; lambs slow and barely steady; fair to prime sheep, *[email protected]; medium to prime lambs, *5.2505.50. • CINCINNATI, Feb. 11.—Cattle easy at *2.5005. Hogs steady at $3.4004.10. Sheep steady at *2.2504.25; lambs dull at $406.25. MR. GRIFFITHS ON LINCOLN. Statesman’!, ,Ur,lnlay Observed by George H. Cbapmun Pont. “Were Lincoln living to-day.” said John L. Griffiths at the Lincoln birthday celebration of the George H. Chapman Post, G. A. R., last night, “he would rejoice in the thought of extending our beneficence to other lands, for he could hear not only the ‘white man’s burden,’ but the black man's, too. When Aguinaido and his followers are in their right minds they will know that we are not among them to tear down, but to build up. The Anglo-Saxon is not an enslaver, but a liberator. I do not want to say anything that savors of politics, but we have always been expansionists. With our Anglo-Saxon blo<-d, we could not be otherwise.” [Applause.] Mr Griffiths told of Lincoln’s one year in school, his studying grammar after he had attained his majority and his mastering Kuclid while he was in Congress. He told the story about Chase’s having said to Lincoln when the emancipation proclamation was written. “Ought not there to be something about God at the end. and Lincoln answering. • Well, let it go in; it makes no difference.” Mr. Griffiths doubted the truth of the story, saying it could not be corroborated, and then pointed out that in Lincoln’s address to his Springfield neighbors it was shown conclusively that he believed in a Deity that held the destinj of nations and individuals in the hollow of fill the largest place In history,” slid Mr Griffiths, “not as a redeemer ot men in slavery, proud as that title may be. but as one wiio demonstrated that a union of great States may survive the shock of civil war. • • * He lost contemporary fame, but gained immortal love. Anacosta Clnb Service*. The Anacosta Club Lincoln anniversary exercises at Allen Chapel this evening will include the following programme: Scripture lesson. Prof. Charles' Sneed; music, duet. Misses Dean and Mitchell; introductory remarks J Wesley Bridges; anniversary sermon Dr A. L Murray; theme, “Present Environments Does Not Destroy an Inherited Right;” monograph, Lincoln an Mxnansionist ” tlurley Brewer; music, duJ lTtta Brewer and Eva Mltchtf; Mvmi>osium on the life of Lincoln: “Larly symposium online .. Use.” Gertrude Howard; "The Passing of Lincoln,” Allie Morgan. Dr. C. I. Fletcher’* Lecture. Dr. Calvin L Fletcher will lecture at the German House to-night on Cuba and Porto Rico, illustrating It with several hundred stereonticon views. There will be no ad - mlSon fee and the public wUI be admitted.

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1899.

THE LAST TOLL BRIDGE CLINTON PEOPLE MAY NOW CROSS THE WABASH FOR NOTHING. Gnn-Relt Towns Will Orjrunize a Police Le&gne for Catching; Criminal*—Jesse Barrett’s Trial. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CLINTON. Ind., Feb. 11.—The long and vigorous fight of the business men of Clinton for a free bridge over the Wabash river here has at last ended successfully, and the last toll bridge over the Wabash passes out of existence. The County Commissioners purchased the toll bridge from the bridge company yesterday, and as soon as the w'eather will permit will have it torn down and erect a modern iron bridge in its place. The toll bridge was built over fifty years ago and has long been a source of annoyance to the business men of this place. The fact that Clinton Is in the extreme southeast corner of the county has enabled the toll bridge owners successfully to resist all previous attempts to have the commissioners erect a free bridge. About two years ago the fight for a free bridge became aggressive, two special elections were held and there was over twothirds majority in favor of a bridge. Still the toll bridge owners possessed influence sufficient to have the matter put off from time to time. At last the pressure upon the commissioners from the business men of Clinton became so great that they declared their intention of proceeding with the construction of a new' bridge near the site of the old one. This brought matters to a head, and the old bridge was purchased for $4,600. Its approaches and part of the piers will be used in the new bridge. The old bridge was a great source of revenue to the owners, the income being S2OO a month. The business men are highly plated over the outcome of the struggle and will appropriately celebrate the removal of so great an Incubus. The fight has been long and bitter. Considering the high tension to which public feeling was wrought against the toll bridge at times, the absence of all disorder speaks well for the law-abid-ing character of the community. The principal owners of the toll bridge are among the most progressive men in the city, but they had a profitable piece of property and fought to hoid on to it as long as possible. r INDIANA OBITUARY. Hon Jasper N. Davidson, Old. Friend of Governor Mount. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. CRAWFORDSVJLLE, Ind., Feb. Jl, — Hon. Jasper N. Davidson, an old-time friend of Governor Mount, died this morning at 6 o’clock at his country home, “Summit Farm,” west of this city. He had been slightly ill for nearly three months, but his case was not regarded as dangerous. The cause of his death was peritonitis. He was a native of Montgomery county, born Feb. 3, 1834, in one of the pioneer homes. Politically he was a Democrat, but he steadily believed in a protective tariff and opposed any inflation of the currency. He was one of the organizers of the Montgomery County Agricultural Society and was president of the society. He had been a member of the State Agricultural Society and was a director of Purdue University. He was injured some time ago while returning from a meeting of the Purdue board of directors. The funeral will be held Monday morning at 11 o'clock and Governor Mount is expected to attend. Dr. C. H. Klrkhoff. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. NEW PALESTINE, Ind., Feb. 11.—Dr. C. H. Kirkhoff, one of Hancock county’s most prominent physicians, died here this afternoon of paralysis. Dr. Kirkhoff was born in 1847 and has been practicing medicine here for thirty years. He leave a widow and two sons. Other Deaths in the State. MATTHEWS, Ind., Feb. 11.—Benjamin Lewis, aged eighty-five, died yesterday evening or grip. Mr. Lewis was one of the most prominent and best known farmers in Delaware county. During the gold excitement in California in 1849 Mr. Lewis, accompanied by William Adsit and Ralph Gregory, went to the Sacramento valley, returning in a few years in good circumstances. RICHMOND, Ind., Feb. 11.-Dr. James Swallow, aged fifty-eight, prominent as a physician and lodge member, died to-day at his home in Abington, after a few days’ illness, with pneumonia. A wife survives. SULLIVAN. Ind., Feb. 11.-James P. Debaun, a prominent farmer of Fairbanks totvnship, is dead, at the age of sixty. He was prominent in politics. JESSE BARRETT’S TRIAL. His Defense for Killing; Jack McFall Will Be Insanity. Special to th* Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 11. —Jesse Barrett, of Indianapolis, the murderer brought here on change of venue to be tried for killing Jack McFall at Alexandria recently, was taken In court this afternoon and his attorneys made a motion to quash the indictment. This was overruled and then the special pica of insanity was made. The trial begins Tuesday next, and Judge Lefler has appointed three attorneys to defend Barrett. They are Senator Walter L. Ball of Muncie, W. A. Kittenger of Anderson, and W. Harding of Indianapolis. Gregory, Silverburg & Lotz were appointed to assist the prosecution, and a special venire of fifty men have been subpoenaed to be in court when the trial is called. McFall won the affections of Barrett’s wife and married her. Later Barrett heard that McFall was mistreating the Barrett children, and he went to Alexandria, called McFall to his door and shot him dead. Married Sixty-One Years. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. VALPARAISO, Ind., Feb. 11. Mr. and Mrs. John Goodger, of this city, celebrated their sixty-first wedding anniversary to-day by keeping open house, when about two hundred neighbors and friends, including the Woman’s Relief Corps and members of the Grand Army, called to pay their respects and left many presents. Mr. Goodger was born in Northamptonshire, England, April 7, 1815, and came to America when nineteen years old. He was united in marriage to Lusina Ball Feb. 11, 1838, at Garrettsville, N. Y., where she was born March 20, 1815. They came to Indiana in the fall of 1842, locating ai Plymouth, where he followed the shoemaker's trade. They came to Valparaiso in 1848 and have resided here since then. He and his son enlisted in the One-hundred-and-fifty-first Indiana Infantry in 1860 and were mustered out in the fall of the same year. Seven children were born to them, all of whom are still living. The three daughters in this city are Mrs. H. T. Smith, Mrs. Albert Glovtr and Mrs. A. E. Luddington. One lives in Illinois, one in lowa and two sons in Kansas. Scheme for a Police League. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BLUFFTON, Ind., Feb. 11.—The probabilities are that the central Indiana towns will be given better police protection within the next few months. A movement is on foot to organize into a league the police departments of Marion, Anderson, Decatur, Hartford City. Gas City, Columbia City, Elwood, Peru, Wabash, Bluffton and Huntington. All of the above named cities have signified a willingness to join the league which is being promoted at Huntington. A meeting has been called for Feb. 16 at Huntington and the mayor and heads of police departments of all the cities named have been urged to attend. Marshal Courtney will be present to represent the local department. Mayor Plessinger received a letter yesterday from Mayor Z. T. Duncan, of Huntington, setting forth the objects of the meeting. It is altogether probable that all the cities in the gas belt will join the league and co-operate with each other in the suppression of lawlessness. The Trick Was a Fraud. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. JEFFERSONVILLE. Ind., Feb. ID—An action to recover $3,'000. claimed to have been Illegally collected and retained by . County Clerk William Goodwin, was dismissed to-day by Judge Cook, of Harrison county, who sat as a special judge in the case. The suit arose from the fact that Mr. Goodwin issued with each marriage license a certificate, for which he received $1 additional to the license fee. This dollar the clerk keeps himself. In giving his decision,

Judge Cook held that there was no provision In the laws governing the clerk's office for such a fee. and that the money did not, therefore, belong to the state, and if the money w'ere recovered, the state would also be guilty of illegally receiving fees. He further held that if the clerk desired to keep a lithograph copy of the marriage license and sell the same to those who desired them he was perfectly at liberty to do so. The fuit, in the first place, was the outcome of a political scheme. The action was filed a few w/eeks before the last election, and was withheld to be the means of defeating Mr. Goodwin for re-election. In this respect it fulfilled the duty for which it was originated, and Clerk Goodwin, who has made one of the most popular officials the county ever had, was defeated by a small majority. The Glee Club Founded. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. FRANKLIN. Ind., Feb. 11.—The Franklin College Glee Club returned to-day from a short tour. At Morgantown last night the boys had an exciting experience. After the concert they were tendered a reception by some of the young ladies of the city, and as several of the club were on their way from the opera house to the place where the reception was given, they w'ere attacked by a crowd of hoodlums. The crowd was armed with clubs, beer bottles and stones, and before aid came several of trie musicians fared badly. Roy Stott, son of the president of the college, was badly cut on the head, while A. It. Tipton, a Terre Haute student, received a blow on the head which rendered him unconscious for some time and his injuries are still regarded as serious. The attack was entirely unprovoked and was the result of malice. The Morgantown boys have been badly beaten by the college ball teams several times and this with their jealousy over the fact that few of them were invited to the reception was the cause of their disgraceful attack. The club will take steps to secure the punishment of the assanants. Valuable Meteorological Record. Serial to the Indianapolis Journal. HAGERSTOWN, Ind., Feb. 11.—Sixty years ago Thomas Osborne, then a resident of Economy, in this county, commenced to keep a record of the meteorological conditions. The record was continued by his son, Elam Osborne, who resides in Economy. Three observations were taken of the thermometer each day, at morning, noon and night, and a record made of the mean temperature. According to this record last Thursday was the coldest day In the sixty years. The “cold New Year’s” of 1864, locally referred to as the coldest day ever known in this part of the country, was slightly colder in the morning than last Thursday morning, but its mean temperature was not so low for the day. This record antedates by many years the government reports and is authentic beyond question. It furnishes a most interesting description of many meteorological phenomena and terrific storms and earthquakes. Strange appearances in the heavens are described with extreme care and minuteness. Gave His Life for Others. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. MUNCIE, Ind., Feb. 11.—James W. Headrick, aged forty-two, died tins'evening from the effects of his terrible burns a few nights ago, when his home was destroyed by an explosion of natural gas. The man was burned while carrying his wife and two weeks’ old bahy and five other small children from the burning building. Burt Hawk, an employe, lost his life in the explosion which occurred in his sleeping room. Headrick was a city contractor. Hig-gest Man 111 County Falls Dead. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BEDFORD, Ind., Feb. 11.—Newton Ikerd,' aged about twenty-eight, dropped dead at Limestone, three miles west, this afternoon, where he had gone on business. Ikerd was engaged in the saloon business in this city, and was probably the largest man in Lawrence county, weighing 325 pounds. He had been troubled with rheumatism, which probably caused his death by affecting his heart. Old Soldier’** Fatal Fall. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ENGLISH, Ind., Feb. 11.—Suston Coleman, an old soldier, who resides four miles south of this place, slipped and fell this afternoon, breaking his right arm and badly bruising his face and shoulder. On account of his adavneed age his recovery is doubtful. He is prominent among G. A_ R. people in this section. Favor the Reform Bills. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. SPENCER, Ind., Feb. 11.—Interviews with numerous business men, farmers and other taxpayers find an overwhelming sentiment In favor of the township and county reform bills now before the Legislature. The sentiment favorable to them is not confined to any party. Buys a Newspaper* Special to the Indianapolis Journal. BROWNSTOWN, Ind., Feb. 11.—OmeT Cooley, of this place has purchased the Crothersville Commercial and is removing the plant here where he will convert it into a Republican paper. The Ilev. Reed Wright Dying. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ENGLISH, Ind., Feb. 11.— Rev. Reed Wright, pastor of the Christian Church, Is at the point of death with pneumonia. He is well known throughout the southern part of the State, having been in the ministry for thirty years. Home and Barn Both Burned. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 11.—On the farm home of Jacob Haddix, south of Claypool, fire last night destroyed the house and barn. The loss is $0,000; uninsured. MARION CLUB BALL. It Will Re Leading Social Event of This Organization. All the arrangements for the Marion Club’s third annual ball, which takes place at Tomlinson Hall on Tuesday night, have been completed. The affair is to be strictly invitational, and the committees are endeavoring to make this event the greatest social success of Its kind ever attempted by the club. The decorations of the hall or to lie most elaborate. Kiausman’s orchestra of twenty pieces will give a concert number prior to the grand march, which will take place promptly at 9 o’clock. Floyd A. Woods, president of the club, will lead tbe grand march. He will be followed by exPresidents Haas, Rothschild, Bookw'alter, Elliott, Fesler, Wiltsie and Hovey. During the evening punch and light refreshments will be served. Carriages will approach the hall from the west and in leaving will be driven east. The following committees will contribute to the success of the event: Entertainment Committee —L. G. Rothschild, chairman; William K. Cooper, Thos. E. Potter, George H. Batchelor, Albert W. Moore. Reception Committee—Charles W. Fairbanks. Albert J. Beveridge, William A. Ketcham. William L. Taylor, Harry S. New, David M. Parry. William J. Henley, Jesse Overstreet, John W. Bowlus. Robert H. Bryson, John C. Ruckelhaus. Oscar J. Mansfield. Frank F. Fuller, Thomas J. Carter, George B. Sloan, Charles O. Roemler, Ernest .L. Abbott, Otto E. Birk, Schuyler A. Haas, Charles A. Bookwalter, George B. Elliott, James W. Fesler, Chas. S Wiltsie, Alfred R. Hovey, Larz A. Whitcomb. John H. Crall, John S. Wright, William H. Hart, James R. Henry, Robert A. Brown, Francis E. Baker, Charles S. Hernly, Americus C. Daily. Maurice H. Raschig. Frank Martin, Archibald A. Young, Charles P. Benedict. Jabin L Hadley, Patrick J. Carlon, George H. Evans, Alfred M. Glossbrenner, Frank L. Littleton. James M. Noel, Cash C. Hadley. Bert Uhl, C. J. Clark, Chas. G. Lohnman. Eugene Saulcy, Charles N. Elliott. Frederick A. Joss, William H. Schmidt, Will G. Beach, Frank R. Sherfey, Charles DeHass, Clinton L. Hare, John G. Kirkwood, William H. Schrader, Edwin Logsdon, Will A. Eogardus, Merrill Moores, Edward W. Smith, Carl C. Hartman, Michael L. Jefferson. Floor Committee—Thomas E. Potter, chairman. Assistants. Arba T. Perry, Fred R. Charleton. Albert M. Cole. George F. Mull. Orlando B. lies, Harvey Martin, Lewis F. Smith. Armin C. Koehne. Caleb N. Lodge, Frank C. Groninger. George C. Frenk. William K. Cooper. Joseph W. Foy, William H. Seaton, R. W. Garstang, Edward H. Schmidt. Attorney Mulcted for $5,000. DANVILLE, 111., Feb. 11.—Mrs. Mary Montgomery has secured a verdict for $5,000 against Attorney A. R- Hill, of Danville, for stating that he had obtained a divorce for her when he had not. She had married again before discovering she had been deceived.

NOW NEARING A FINISH ONLY FOIR MORE BOWLING GAMES ARE TO BE PLAYED. Washington and Colombia C lubs Have 1 Comfortable Lends In the Two Leagues. —lndianapolis League.— Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Washington 26 6 .813 Lyra Casino 23 9 .719 Capital City 20 12 .625 Independent Turner 20 12 .625 I. B. C 18 14 .563 Marion 18 14 .563 Pastime 12 20 .375 Social Turner 12 20 .375 Old Guard 6 26 .187 All-American 5 27 456 —Tenpin League.— Club. Won. Lost. Pet. Columbia 36 8 .818 Calumet 31 13 .705 Oneida 31 13 .705 Star 30 34 .677 Dewey 28 16' .632 National 18 26 .409 Metropolitan 17 27 . 386 Crescent 13 31 .295 North Side 10 34 .227 Comus 5 39 .114 The bowling of the last week was somewhat interfered with by the cold weather and by the Muennerchor ball on Friday evening, but all the games were played some time during the week. It is almost a sure thing now that the Washington Club will close the season in the lead of the Indianapolis League. The contest for other positions is a close one, and it will require the last game to settle some of the positions. The results last week were as follows: Pastime alleys—First game, Social Turner, 1,440; Capital City, 1,408; second game, Social Turner, 1,379; Capital City. 1,300. German House alleys—First game, Lyra Casino, 1,375; All-Americans, 1,357; second game, Lyra Casino, 1,469; All-Americans, 1,307. Marlon Club alleys—First game, Marion Club, 1,559; Pastime, 1,260; second game, Marion Club, 1,560; Pastime, 1,196. Lyra Casino alleys—First game, Independent Turner, 1,497; Indianapolis Bowling Club, 1,489; second game, Independent Turner, 1,421; Indianapolis Bowling Club, 1,322. Independent Turner alleys—First game, Washington, 1,724; second game, Washington, 1,651. The score of the first* game by the Washington Club is the high score thus far for the season. Their opponents were the Old Guards, who could muster but six men, and consequently forfeited the games. The total number of pins of the clubs to date is as follows: Club. Pins. 1— Washington 2 Indianapolis 46.294 3 Lyra Casino 4 Marion IS’fio 5 Independent Turner 40,403 6 Capital City ”,<B9 7 Social Turner 43,0a7 8— Pastime 42,84a 9 Old Guard „ 10—All-American 41,943 INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES. In the table of individual averages of those members of the league who are 145 or better, Gus Mueller still leads, but the second place has been taken by Hardie, who has stepped over Bryson. A number of names which were expected to appear in this table this season are missed. The table is given with the fractions eliminated, but there are no ties, and the members rank as given. Hardie is now seventetn-thirty-seconds ahead of Bryson: 1— Gus Mueller, I. B. C 27 358 2H. Hardie, Washington 32 157 3R. Bryson, Marion 32 357 4E. Muel<er, Washington 32 156 5 Dr. Leatherman, Marion 27 155 6H. C. Bauer, 1. B. C 32 154 7 Dicks, I. T. V 38 158 8— C. Von Hake, Lyra 28 103 9C. Field, I. T. V 32 152 10— L. Quill, Washington 30 152 11— G. Kirkhoff, Washington 26 151 12— H. V. Oid, Washington 30 151 13— G. Mannfeld, I. B. C 28 150 14— E. Gay, Lyra 30 149 15— A. Leap, Marion 32 149 16— L. Sargent, C. C 28 149 17— W. Kothe, Lyra 26 148 18— F. Burton, 1. B. C 30 148 19— B. Brown, Marion 20 148 20— F. Kotteman, 1. B. C 27 148 21— T. Wynn, Lyra 32 147 22 H. Tuttle, C. C 32 146 23 C. Piel, Washington 30 146 24 R. Keller, Lyra 32 146 25 J. G. Mueller, Lyra 32 146 26 G. Seidensticker, I. T. V 32 145 27 W. Wiesse, Washington 32 145 28— A. Lauter, I. T. V 30 145 The tenpin race was changed materially by the defeat of the Calumets in both games with the Metropo.itans. The result of the week’s games in this league were as follows: Pastime Alleys—First game, Stars, 1,400; Crescents, 1,320; second game, Stars, 1,520; Crescents, 1,451. Independent Turner Alleys—First game, Oneidas, 1,586; Deweys, 1,584; second game, Oneidas, 1,442; Deweys, 1,400. North Sido Alleys—First game, Columbias, 1,522; Comus, 1,303; second game, Columbias, 1,363; Comus, 1,235. Oneida Alleys—First game, Metropolitans, 1,357; Calumets, 1,278; second game, Metropolitans, 1,363; Calumets, 1,351. Pastime Alleys—First game, Nationals, 1,471; North Sides, 1,340; second game, Nationals, 1,364; North Sides, 1,182. Bowling E. Mueller rolled two tine games, making 199 and 190. Captain Vinson, of the Pastimes, was decidedly off in his work on the Marion alleys. Only four more games, and the Indianapolis league season will be over for the season. Harry Hardie, of the Washingtons, is one of the best bowlers in the city. He is making a great finish. Louis Seilken, of the Social Turners, was in elegant form Friday, scoring 208 in one game and 157 in the other. The All-Americans have failed to make a Garrison finish, as predicted, and they are now expected to finish in the old position. The fight for third place in the Indianapolis League is going to be interesting, arid will not be decided until the last night. There is some talk of arranging a series of twelve games between the Tenpin League and the Indianapolis League at the end of the season. The Old Guards only had six men to roll against the Washingtons Friday, and they put up their best game of the season. Captain Karrman failed to show up. Tenpins may be played next season by giving each bowier three balls to a frame and counting the actual number of pins made, setting the pins up only after they are all down. Mrs. W. C. Mannfeld entertained the Central Bowling Club at cards Thursday afternoon in hohnor of her guest, Mrs. J. D. White, formerly Miss Pauline Rollert, of Kansas City. The Maennerchor balls seem to be a Jonah for the I. B. C.’s. Early in.the season they lost two games to the Capital Citys in a night at the Maennerchor. Wednesday they lost two to the Indianapolis Turners. CITY NEWS NOTES. The Sorosis Club will meet with Mrs. Whitehead, 2123 Central avenue, on Tuesday. Ex-Councilman Thomas Markey, who was dangerously ill with the grip for two weeks, is convalescent. Maj. Robert Anderson Woman’s Relief Corps, No. 44, will have an all-day quilting party at Shover’s Hall to-day. The ladies of George H. Thomas W. R. C., No. 20, will give a social In their hall, in Shover’s building, East Market street, Tuesday afternoon. This evening, at Plymouth Church, at 7:30 o'clock, Miss Frances Perry will deliver an address on Abraham Lincoln. The services will be illustrated by stereopticon views. Standard V*. the Cudahy*. An account of the contest between the Standard Oil Company and the Indiana Pipe-line and Refining Company, operated by the Cudahys, was given by Alexander McDonald, of Montpelier, yesterday, who is one of the men interested in finding oil in the northern Indiana fields. 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A COAL COMPANY’S STOCK * PETITION TO REMOVE A. M. OGLE AS AN ADMINISTRATOR. * Claimed an Ohio Court Removed Him a* Executor of the Vocinan Etute. In the Circuit Court yesterday argument was heard on an amended petition for the removal of Alfred M. Ogle as administrator of the estate of Samuel N. Yoeman, who was aC resident of Ohio at the time of his death. Under the will Mr. Ogle was appointed executor and trustee of the estate. The petition alleges that he was removed as executor in Fayette county, Ohio, and that two days prior to the removal he was appointed administrator of the estate by the court her \ It is claimed that he concealed from the Marion county court the fact that proceedings were pending against him in Ohio. As administrator of the estate Mr. Ogle has charge of 620 shares of the Island Coal Company stock, of which concern he is the president. It is said that he has asked permission of the court to dispose of this stock. The sale is objected to by the petitioners, Mr. Yoeman’s widow and the Ohio executor of the estate, who succeded Mr. Ogle. The petition avers that the Ohio court removed Mr. Ogle on the ground that he had been guilty of gross neglect of duty In falling to account for and distribute money belonging to the estate and in using this money to his personal advantage. It is charged that he has been neglectful in the execution of the trust in leaving debts unpaid, improperly paying legacies and in making the interests of the estate subservient to his individual interests. Judge Allen took the petition under advisement. VAN HEEST ALL BUT GONE. Beienah Pommeled Him Severely Last Night. The goodly number of the sporting fraternity of the city who failed to turn out to see the fight between Eugene Bezenah and Johnny Van Heest at the Empire Theater last night, missed a pretty exhibition of boxing. The attendance was very slight compared with the average house which an event of its character usually draws. The fight was clean and withal evenly matched, although Bezenah had the advantage of about five pounds in weight, considerable in height and an untold quantity In condition. Van Heest, it Is said, has been in actual training for the event but about nine days, and before many rounds had elapsed he showed his lack of training, though he held his ground cleverly and successfully for seven rounds, when he began to weaken. From there on until the finish be stood but little chance of getting

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the decision,although he came up apparently refreshed in the eighth and ninth round* and gave his opponent no little trouble. The last round found him battered and bleeding and another round would have sufficed to put him to sleep. Bezenah was given the decision, as it was apparent that a few more of his vigorous punches would have laid Van Heest low. The preliminary bout did not evince much science but pleased the audience. Tha amateur contestants were all home “talent.” The bout between Fred Roberts and William Hubbard was declared a draw, although the former had decidedly the best of it. “Billy” Williams won the decision over "Billy” Wlnzler. The barrel fight between Frank Davis and Ben Goldstein kept the audience In a roar. After three rounds of rough and tumbling, marked with all kinds of comical awkwardness, Davis was given the decision. The battle royal was a close second to the main attraction In popularity. Charles Simmons, a large and hardheaded colored “gemman” was given tho decision after receiving about twenty minutes of choice pummeling from the other four contestants, finally clearing the ring. In the fight between Bezenah and Van Heest, Bezenah assumed the offensive from the start, and from the start it was evident that he was a boxer, while his opponent was a disciple of the old-school methods of fighting. It became evident that Van Heest was taking too many chances in order to land one of his swings on his opponent’s solar plexus, and he received considerable punishment for his boldness in many cases. In the seventh, in one of these openings which Van Heest afforded by his desire to land heavily; Bezenah followed his man up so vigorously that the gong struck just in time to save the little man from going under. He was helped to hla corner, very groggy and bleeding profusely. He was doctored up fairly well by hi* seconds, however, and came up surprisingly fresh In the eighth. Through this round and the ninth he held his own, but In the tenth Bezenah fell on him fast and furious and with time enough to land a few more blows, would have cleanly knocked out hi* badly punished opponent, who was clinging In clinches until pulled off by the referee. Van Heest was covering the mat with hi* bk.od which spurted from his mouth. Btswnah came out of the mlli apparently without a scratch, while the vanquished pugilist was hammered red in face and breast. Ed. Creasey. of this city, refereed the match. r VITAL STATISTICS—FEB. 11. Birth*. Amanda and Garrett Brown, 2339 Rural street, girl. Bessie and J. A. Reed, &16 North Jefferson avenue, girl. Death*. Infant Brown, 2339 Rural street, stillborn. Mrs. Benton McAtee, forty-three years. St. Vincent's Hospital, heart disease. Lorna Richwine, three months, 2810 West Tenth street, natural causes. Samuel C. Meredith, ninety-one years, 8037 North Capitol avenue, senility. Elmer Sloan, three days, 2066 North Alabama street, convulsions. Mary Bradford, seventy-three years, Washington street and Chester avenue, grip. Benjamin H. Smith, nine years, 1015 College avenue, congestion of lungs. . L. S. Avery, eighty-two years, 2314 Dewey av*nue, senility. Henrietta Long, fifty-four years, 834 Broadway, pericarditis. A. B. Jelf, seven months, 3425 North Seaat* avenue, congestion of bra hi. llarriage Licenses. Friedrich Buesking and Emma Kuhlman. Roily G. Rlnard and Pearl May Davidson. Francis A. Bray and Lizsle J. Hokeabetry. Addison C. Davis and Mary S. Burns. Robert Shake and Mary E. Howard. Chester Offutt and Laora Richardson. Ivan J. Clerk and Jessie M. Smith. Lewis Dunlap and Mate! Chamber*.

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