Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 51, Indianapolis, Marion County, 20 February 1899 — Page 8

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Jkn Increase of 34 Per Cent, in Number of Hoga Received—Other Market* —lndustrial Note*. From the annual statements of tho principal stock yards in tho West a comparison will show that the Indianapolis yards make a very favorable exhibit, especially as a hog market. At tho Indianapolis yards In the year 1898 there was an Increase of 34 per cent In tho number of hogs received; at Chicago there was an increase of only 5 per cent., at St. Louis 5 per cent, and at Kansas City 9 per cent. At the four points named there was a decrease in the number of cattle received—at Indianapolis a decrease of 8 per cent., at Chicago a decrease of 2 per cent., at St. Louis a decrease of 13 per cent, and at Kansas City a decrease of 3 per cent. In sheep a decrease was shown at all points—at Indianapolis a decrease of 13 per cent., at Chicago a decrease of 4 per cent., at St. Louis a decrease of 27 per cent, and at Kansas City a decrease of 13 per cent. The Advance In Potatoes. The predicted famine in Irish potatoes earner but was short lived. On Monday of last week there were not potatoes enough held by the commission merchants to have supplied the local market for ten days, and two or three commission houses which had a few carloads in tne roundhouses of the railroads thought they had the matter in their own hands. They talked $1 a bushel and did sell a portion of their stock at 90 cents a bushel, but the weather moderated too soon for them to force the market up to sl, and on Friday they were willing to will all their holdings at 75 cents, and on Saturday at 60 cents a bushel. It is thought that should the weather the present week be mild prices will drop back to 50 cents a bushel, which had been the prevailing price for some months previous to the severe cold weather, although it is stated that during the recent cold snap thousands of bushels of Irish potatoes were frozen in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nebraska, the States from which this market largely draws its supplies. The advance in the price of cabbage and onions was a much more legitimate one than with potatoes, for of these latter vegetables there is really a scarcity. Industrial Notes. At the Indiana bicycle works there is again a good deal of activity. The pay rolls on Saturday showed 460 persons employed. The Indianapolis Manufacturers’ and Carpenters’ Union has commenced operations In the new plant on South New Jersey street and has one of the largest and most modern planing mills in the city or State. The. old frame buildings in the roar of G. H. Shover’s carriage works, which were erected by Andy Wallace over forty years ago, are being torn down to make room for a substantial three-story brick building 168 feet long by seventy feet wide. G. H. Shover last week shipped one of the large log trucks he builds to the Emery Lumber Company, Boston. This company has a number of these trucks in use logging in South America in the mountains, and it is said they will carry the weight of & locomotive. Tho Monarch Governor and Machine Company has leased tho large brick building formerly occupied by Johnson 6c Cos., at Washington and Davidson streets, as horse auction stables, and will largely increase !t,s production, now having ample room to put In additional machinery. The force of men will bo largely increased as well. In no former winter has the K. C. Atkins & Cos. saw works employed as many men as the present season, and much of the time in several departments tho men have worked overtime, there now being between 500 and 600 men employed at the works. Their trade, says one of the firm, has been the most satisfactory tho last six months of any like period since the plant was established. Will Bka(e Against Ills Record. It is expected that a large crowd will attend the one-mile race at the Clycorama Rink to-night, when George Wise, the fastest skater in the West, will skate against his record of 3:02. made ten years ago. It is felt that the sudden decline of roller skating several years ago is responsible for the fact that the record has never been broken, and now that the sport is again the rage new records are expected to be made any time and Wise is preparing to set the pace for the West. The (Sdcorama Rink requires sixteen laps to the mile, and by reason of being perfectly round is thought by many to be likely to handicap a record skater, inasmuch as it lacks the long stretches to be found In the oblong rinks. Others contend that in the oblong rinks the time gained in the straightaways la lost in turning the sharp corners, while in the round rinks a skater can accustom himself to the steady circular movement. and by reason of his speed being uniform can mike better thne. Wise's attempt to-night will do much to settle this point.

BEGINNING OF THE END BUT TWO MORE WEEKS OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE. The C hies interest Now Center* In the Reform Bill*—The Appropriation Bill. The Legislature enters the last two weeks of the session with the chief interest in the House, b> reason of the reform bills pending there and the anticipation of the appropriation bill which will bo presented during the week, probably on Wednesday. It is the desire of the members of the House to dispose of the reform bills before the appropriation bill comes up for consideration, but whether or not this will be possible is an open question. The friends of the reform measures still confidently claim they will be passed, and place much reliance on the special committee of the Republicans which is charged with the duty of so amending the bills as to secure for them the undivided support of the majority members. This committee hits not as yet agreed upon the amendments or the form in which the bills will come up. The committtee met for the last time on Saturday afternoon and adjourned until 9 o’clock this morning. It is expected that the amended measure will be reported to a Republican caucus, to be held at 1 o'clock this afternoon. The opponents of the bills claim they cannot be passed under any circumstances. It Is claimed that twenty-eight Republican members voted against the bills as they came from the Senate in the House caucus, and that these differences cannot be so adjusted as to secure the passage of the bills. It is asserted that twelve Republican members will vote for them under no circumstances. There are sixty Republican members, and It will require fifty-one votes to pass the bills. If any support is given by the Democrats it will be small. One of the most prominent Democratic members said yesterday: “We have had no caucus on these bills and will have none. Every one of the minority will be perfectly free to vote as he pleases, but I do not anticipate that there will be any votes for the bills from the minority side. In the first place the Republicans are pledged to pass these bills, and I am not in favor of the Democrats helpjng them out. They have enough members to pass the bills, and if their own party will not stand by the bills there is no reason why the Democrats should become cat’s-paws. We are not against reform, but are in favor of it. We are not bound to vote for it by any party obligation, however. Our platform did declare for reform in county and township government, but our platform was repudiated by the people of the State, and as long as it has been repudiated we are not bound by Its declarations. We all agree that the present system is wrong, and we all agree that there should be a change, but we do not favor these particular bills. There will be many amendments offered by the Democrats If the bills are made caucus measures by the Republicans and their passage is assured; but I have doubts of that.” EIOHHORN’S SUBSTITUTE BILL.

The minority members will probably be Inclined to support the substitutes which are under preparation by their own members. Mr. Eichhorn is at work on a substitute for the county bill. His idea is to have an advisory board but to have it only four members and nonpartisan. This will be the idea of his bill. He will provide that a number may be nominated for this council, but his bill will provide that the two receiving the highest number of votes on the Republican ticket shall be declared elected from that party, and the two receiving the highest number of votes on the Democratic ticket shall be declared elected from that party. The members to serve the first time will be appointed by the Circuit Court and thereafter elected. This council shall meet with the commissioners in March and September and will have an equal vote with the commissioners. All supplies must be purchased at these meetings and estimates will be required from all officers at least thirty days before the meeting. The bill will require the county officer to send these estimates to every house dealing in such supplies that he knows of or can find out about, and tho prices from those houses will be submitted to the joint boards at these meetings. Mr. Eichhorn’s idea is that a trustee will make a levy only to meet the warrants and that if there is a check on indiscriminate purchasing, the trustees themselves will make only such levy as to meet these expenditures and that the levy will thus be decreased by the trustees in order that popularity will be continued. The bill will provide that the members of the council shall receive a per diem, and Mr. Eichhorn’s idea is to make their pay not to exceed sls. Mr. Hedgecock is at work on a substitute for the township bill which will probably be presented to the House to-day. Mr. Hedgecock last evening declined to make public the provisions of his bill or to say on what plan it is based. The bill had not been completed and he expected to work until a late hour on It. Mr. Osborn has prepared a substitute which he has had printed hut has not decided. as yet, whether to introduce it or not. There was some talk yesterday of accepting Mr. Roots’s bill to provide for a county purchasing board, which is now pending, as a compromise, but it is more probable that a direct reform bill will be presented to stand or fall on its merits. The reform question now’ is in a most uncertain state. During the week just closed, the General Assembly passed the 1,000 mark in the number of bills introduced and to date, in both branches there have been 1,061 bills introduced. There was some decrease in the number of new bills during the week, but it is expected they will continue to come in almost to the end of the session. Os this number 436 have been introduced in the Senate and 615 in the House. Os the bills originating in the House, 165 have been passed by that body, 183 have been killed in committees, 124 are yet in the hands of the committees, 76 are pending on second reading, 15 have been killed by striking out the enacting clause, 4 have failed for want of a constitutional majority, 23 have been defeated on passage. 14 have been withdrawn, 16 are penning on passage and one has been printed without recommendation. In addition to these, the House has received 112 bills from the Senate, of which 3S have been passed. 48 are still in the hands of the committees, 18 are pending on second reading, 5 have been indefinitely postponed, 7 are pending on third reading and one has been killed by striking out the enacting clause. Tills brings the total number of bills presented to the House to 727. of which 203 have been passed, 172 are in the hands of the committees. 94 are pending on second reading, 188 have been killed by committees, 23 are pending on third reading, and 16 have been killed by striking out the enacting clause. The others have been disposed of as above given. SENATE GOSSIP. Why tlie 1111 l Calling; for a. Constitutional Convention Waa Killed. The desire to save money for the State was not the principal reason for the Senate killing tho bill to call a convention of delegates to revise the State Constitution by any means. Most of the friends of the hill handled it with extreme care at all times, always caNing attention to such crying needs as the lack of ability of the Legislature to extend its session if desirable. The opponents of the bill, knowing what its purpose w’os, always replied that they knew of no demand among the people for such a revision of the Constitution, and the result was that the bill died without Its main purpose being made known. The fact of the matter Is that many people desire a rearrangement of county lines, which. In many cases, the present Constitution forbids. There are many districts which have become populous during recent years and at present practically support the rest of the county by their proportion of the tax levy. These portions of counties desire to be disannexed from their present counties and redistrlcted into others in order that their prosperity may benefit their own immediate localities. The loudest desirt in this respect comes from the northern parts o€ Lake, Porter and Laporte counties in-

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cluding Worth, Calumet and Hobart towuiships in county; Portage, Westchester and Pine in Porter, and Michigan and Cool Spring in Laporte. Those townships are the most prosperous In the three counties named by reason of the enormous railroad tax paid by the network of roads traversing that district entering Chicago. The people there feel that the money which should do them groat good is taken to support remote county seats, and the more progressive of the people have already agreed with the citizens of the other desirable districts on a plan by which the townships above mentioned might be created into anew county, with either Hammond. Chesterton or Michigan City as the county seat. The only bar there is to the scheme is the constitutional requirement that no county shall contain less than 400 square miles of territory, and Porter county is too small by Just thirty square miles to admit of slicing off the three desirable townships. All the other counties in the deal can spare the necessary territory, and, while the scheme has been kept carefully under cover, all three counties have been working energetically against any revision of the Constitution by which the territory would be lost to them. Although the House passed without discussion and under a suspension of the rules the bill to bring the fraternal insurance associations under the control of the State, it is expected that a lively discussion wall await it when It comes up in the Senate this morning as a special order. At present there is no law’ by which the State can control any action of such companies except on complaint of some interested party, and it is felt to be desirable to protect such people as patronize? them by compelling them to make report of their condition tw-ice a year to the state auditor, and on their showing of solvency be granted a license to do business the same as other assessment companies. If the state auditor finds that the associations are in a Lad way and are not likely to carry out the promises they make to policy holders he may refuse them a license and compel them to go into liquidation. Just how many of the fraternal associations are ready to fight the bill cannot be learned, but an active and strong lobby is arrayed against its passage, and will, ft is said, make itself felt to-day. ♦ THE APPROPRIATION BILL. Amount* Asked For AVIII Be Cut Down Materially. Senator Hogate and Representative Shideler worked all of Saturday night on the appropriation bill for the ways and means and finance committees of the Senate and House, and ended their labors for the present about daybreak yesterday morning. Inasmuch as the figures, as totalled from the amounts asked for in the various bills, are not conclusive as to what the committees will recommend, it is considered by the members to be useless to discuss the matter at present. One thing is certain, however, and that is that the appropriations w’ill be pared down enormously ail along the line. It is expected the knife will be first applied to the almost universal requests of the state departments for increase in working force and salaries, and, except in rare cases, none will be given. The monument appropriation is also looked on by many as doomed, at least for this session. It is know r n that the Governor Is against allowing the appropriations to exceed those of the former session, if possible, and various members of the committee have ascertained from the architect that the monument is in such a condition that it will not suffer if allowed to remain unfinished for another two years. Senator Lambert’s bill for a hospital for the incurable insane is also likely to be killed in its present shape, and it is probable that instead of erecting anew institution the appropriation will be cut down so that additions will be made to the present Institutions for the Insane. It is expected that a like fate will await other bills carrying appropriations with them, although all necessary expenditures will be provided for.

One of the claims against the State over which there has been a sharp controversy extending for many years, will die a sudden death in the hands of the Senate committee having it in charge. The committee which was given charge of examining into the merits of Mrs. Edwin May's $5,000 claim against the State, growing out of the purchase of a patent right to a system of locks for the Michigan City Prison, is composed of Senators Ball, Gill and Gochenour, and a canvass of all r - r them shows conclusively that while no report has been prepared and no formal discussion has been given the matter by the committee as a whole, the members are of one mind against the validity of the claim. A transcript of the record of the prison was sent to the committee and was read from end to end by each of the members. Judging from the remarks made by two of the committee, the matter contained in the transcript only added to the conviction that the claim was not a good one. It is expected that the committee will report on Wednesday and that the report will be unanimously against the claim. Other Evil* Appear. No sooner had Dr. Hurty rid the halls of the Legislature of disease gerrns and impure air, and the adoption cf a resolution had succeeded in shutting out the habitual loungers from the galleries in the hope of preventing the spread of smallpox, than another evil presented itself to the members of the Assembly. Ever since the session began the desks of the senators and representatives have been littered by the load of sensational papers, the editors of which had axes to grind, pamphlets dilating upon the excellence of nostrums of all kinds and advertisements of mercantile houses in this city; and they have all passed either unnoticed or without comment. But the climax was reached last week when every member of both branches of the Assembly found on his desk the printed card of a woman of the city, setting forth her address in plain type. Most of the legislators swept the cards into their waste baskets along with other trash on the desks, but a few exhibited them as curiosities, with the remark that some rule should be adopted to prevent such printed matter being distributed in the halls of the General Assembly. Bill Not Yet Drawn. Last night Senator Hawkins and Representative Noel, a subcommittee of the joint committees on affairs of the city of Indianapolis that was directed to prepare a streetcar bill in accordance with the proposition of the new company, said that the work had not been completed. They were doubtful whether It would be introduced to-day. Representatives of the street-car company are resting on their oars until the street-car matter is settled, so far as the Legislature is concerned. DEATH AT A PARTY. David Fislier Expired While at a Merry-Making:. Last night a birthday party given in honor of Mrs. August Leukhart, 909 Beville avenue, was tragically interrupted by the sudden death of David Fisher, who dropped dead in the midst of the family merry-making. Mr. Fisher, who as a German, about forty-one years of age, living at 925 Keystone avenue, was one of those invited, and when he arrived with his family appeared to be in the best of health and spirits. His sudden collapse caused consternation in the party, and Dr. Stephenson, who resides In the neighborhood, was summoned, but when he arrived he saw that his skill could avail nothing, as the man was dead. Coroner Nash was notified and authorized the removal of the body to Fisher’s late home, where an inquest will be held to-day. Apoplexy is believed to have been the cause of death. He leaves a widow and four children. C. A. KENYON INJURED. Hurt While Trying: to Catch a Car Near the Denison House. Clarence A. Kenyon met with a painful, but not serious, accident on Pennsylvania street last night. He left the Denison Hotel to go to the Union Station, and, seeing a depot car pass the door, made an effort to catch it. It was moving too rapidly, however, for him to do so, and he signaled the motorman to stop at Market street, in the meantime setting off on a run to catch the car at that crossing. It was necessary for him to cross the street, and In doing so he ran full speed into one of the iron trolleypoles between the tracks, the force of the contact knocking him senseless. He was taken into a neighboring drug store and resuscitated after a few minutes. Had Not Taken I’oison. I>r. Maclvor, of the City Dispensary, was called to No. 219 North Illinois street yesterday morning to attend two girls "who had taken poison.” The physician found them ili, but there were no traces of poison. Their names were NelUe and Atha Tracy.

OBSERVANCE OF LENT REV. J. A. MILBURN TALKED OF IT AT HIS VESPER SERVICE. ‘•The Young Man'* Bible” Discussed at the Y. M. C. A. Afternoon Meeting: —ln the Catholic Churches. 4 _ Rev. J. A. Milburn, at the Second'Presbyterian vesper services yesterday, gave a brief talk to those present on "Lent.” He said that the Christian world has just entered on the season of Lent, which is and has been strictly observed by three denominations, the Orthodox Greek Church, the Roman Catholic Church and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Mr. Milburn was glad that other churches have begun and are beginning to observe this season. There was a time, said he, when the Presbyterian Church shrank from observing the lenten season, for, whatever its faults, and it has many, whatever its failings, and it has many, whatever its irregularities have been, and they have been many, the Presbyterian Church has always been superbly loyal to sincerity and right as it saw it. It had seen people go to church for six weeks, it had seen people become devotional for six weeks, it had seen people giving up things for six weeks, as bon-bons or something of that nature, and at the expiration of the six weeks it had seen these same people plunge into dissipations and gayeties greater than ever before. The Presbyterian Church shrank from observing Lent because of this artificiality and this phariseeism. But this observance, said Mr. Milburn, was not the proper observance, nor was it'the intent of Lent. The season really stands as a special season when man should pray, when ho should devote more thought to his God and his religion, when he should seek to get closer to his God. The pastor begged his hearers to fall in wdtL the lenten notion and to adopt true lenten habits. He declared that with every one religious life is apt to become a habit, to becocme a routine and to become mechanized. All need moro of God, more spiritual strength. Mr. Milburn then took up the subject of prayer during Lent. He questioned the belief of the hearers in prayer. He said the church members do believe in it, but they do not believe enough in it. He said that he believed in it, but lie did not believe in it enough. There is not the proper fervor in prayers, and there is too much stammering In them. He urged his hearers to pray as though they believed there is a God.

Another feature to be considered, said Mr. Milburn, is tne church. There should be a quickening of conscience in regard to the church in general. There have been many complaints about the church, he asserted, and many comparisons made between the church of the present day and the church in the days gone by, particularly with the church during the seventeenth century. He claimed tfiat the church to-day is better than ever. He referred to an article by Rev. T. A. Goodwin on this subject, in which the w-riter stated that the church is to-day more ardent, more enthusiastic and better organized than at any time in its history. "And yet,” said Mr. Milburn, "the church is not what it ought to be, and there is much room for improvement. The trouble with the church to-day is its coldness, its luxuriousness, its brittleness, its statuesqueness." He said that in some churches a visitor is congealed. There is a general lack of warmth. "Y'ou go to a party meeting,” he continued, "and you become warmed and enthusiastic. You come to the church and you sit here and wait for the service to end.” The pastor asserted that the church is either a humbug or a good institution; it is either sincere or a farce, and he urged his hearers to cultivate zeal during the lenten season. The neecssity of considering the church was Mr. Miiburn’s third division. Those not of the church, said he, should think about being of the church during this season. They criticise the church, and yet do not go to the church. He urged that they coma to the church, put themselves in touch with it, make these weeks weeks of prayer and confess their faith. Many people, said he, claim they are not good enough for the church, but such a statement is not good. Any one bad is good enough to come into tlie church. If a person is self-righteous and thinks he is good, he should stay out ot ~U \ 6 church. Christ, said the speaker, called the sinners and not the righteous and the object of the church is not to make prim, disgusting saints of people, but to make a man an honest man, conscious of his weaknesses and to instill into him the desire to do better. He urged all that they should make, the lenten season one of holy aspirations. J ♦ THE YOUNG MAN’S BIBLE. Topic of a Dincourae at tlie Y. M. C. A. Y'esterday Afternoon. Rev. Frederick G. Parish, pastor of the South-street Baptist Church, addressed a large audience of young men in the X- M. C\ A, gymnasium hall yesterday afternoon, talking of "The Young Alan’s Bible.” Preceding his address there was an excellent sacred concert rendered by tho orchestra, mandolin players and the male quartet. The management of the Y. M. C. A. regards it as having been a hippy idea to provide concerts each Sunday afternoon, judging from the increased attendance. It is perhaps true that never in the history of the association have the afternoon meetings been better attended. "The Bible, of course,” said Dr. Parish, “Is for every one, but I thought that perhaps young men might like to know if it was particularly adapted to their needs. We hear much discussion of the Bible these days, but we e.re not studying it. I want to point out why it ought to be studied. There is a passage of Scripture which says that ‘all Scripture Is given by inspiration of God 1 through holy men inspired by Him. God might have written His message to us in the clouds, the little stream murmuring and singing might have been chosen to speak to us His words, He might have intrusted the mighty waves of the majestic sea or the little birds singing in the forest with the message of glad tidings, but none of these was the agency He adopted. When God wanted to impress upon our minds what He wanted to say tve are told that He inspired holy men to write. In our own rooms, sitting by our firesides, we can sit down and read God’s letter to us instead of having to go out and bend our ears to the brobk, turn our eyes to the cloud or listen to the birds for His message. “No place in God’s book is there any word intended to prove His existence. This was a surprise to me when I first heard it, but is it not in itself proof of the book's divine origin? The Bible Is not the only book God wrote—in every man’s heart He placed a consciousness of a higher being. We of a Christian country hardly realize the great code of morals that is laid down in the word. It is when compared with the world outside of Christendom that its excellence appeals most strongly. It is a code based on the aspirations of the heart and reasonlaying the foundation for a righteous character. Such a code, making the heart God’s temple, could not be a human code. If there is ever to be a perfect state of society it will come of full obedience to the first com-mandment-‘Thou shalt love the Lord, thy God, with all thy heart, mind and strength, and thy neighbor as thyself.’ If every man loved God w’ith all his heart, and his neighbor as himself, there would not longer be sorrow and crime, bolts and bars would fall from prison doors and unhappiness would be no more.” The speaker looked upon the harmony between the various parts of the Bible as being another proof of its inspiration. The same law guided the patriarch and prophets and apostles. He was the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, of Moses. Samuel and David, us well as the God of Jesus Christ and those that came after Him. Air. Parish quoted various parts of the Scripture, from James back to Samuel, from Ezekiel to Matthew and Paul the apostle, to show that everywhere was taught the blessedness of a clean heart and right spirit—in the language of St. -Matthew’s gospel, "Blessed are the pure in heart." "Whence comes this wonderful unity?” the speaker asked. "It all finds expression in the fact that ’all Scripture is given by inspiration of God.’ In your search after knowledge, young men, no study will appes.l to your conscience nor stir your emotions like the Bible. As you read Its sweet stories, are charmed with its music and awed by its wonderful wisdom, it will im-

press you that you belong to God; you will feel that someone is speaking that knows your heart. The story of the incarnation of Christ was no dream of the imagination. What man could have arisen to say that God would become man, come down to earth and make himself of no reputation, that He for our sakes should become so poor as to have no place to lay His head? What man could have imagined such a story? Christ, bending over a carpenter's bench; Christ, who had stood on the hills to measure the earth. If any man can Invent such a. story he will become the mightiest, richest man of the world. But there Is no second edition. The story was born and fashioned in the heart of God. They who tell you that this book is a cunningly devised fable are as they who would tell a men who daily fed on luscious bread that the golden grain from which it was made is wormwood and gall. When God speaks we ought to listen to His word. It will answer every necessity and want of your soul. Listen to what God will say when there api>ears to be no way open. 'lf any man lack wisdom, let him ask of God.’ Imagine a man whose mother must turn from him, who must say: ‘Tom, your father says you must never come into this home again. You have disgraced the name by your high living and now he says go and never return. My son, though it may rack my heart, I must cast you off.' What man eouid bo in more desperate straits? ‘When thy father and mother forsake thee, then I will take thee up,’ is the promise. When the whole world is against you, when your lather disinherits and your mother casts you off, then ‘I will take thee up.' ” Ember Week in the Catholic Church. This is Ember week with the Roman Catholics. Wednesday, Friday and Saturday are Ember days, and are to be solemnized by fasting. The week is set apart for the confessions of the children who have received their first communion, and the boys and girls of St. John’s parish began this duty yesterday and will continue to-day. With the beginning of Lent all Catholics begin their Easter duties, in compliance with the church regulation which requires every member to confess his sins at least once during the Easter season. Father Gavisk, of St. John’s parish, will pursue this regulation with vigor this year, and each morning before the 6 and 8 o’clock masses, and on Hunady before the 6, 7:30 and 9 o’clock masses, priests will be in waiting for all who come, and the sick will be confessed at their homes upon notification to the pastor. During the next five or six Sundays the hour for vespers will be changed from 3 to 7:39 o'clock in the evening.

MR. DEWHURST ON PHILIPPINES An Address on Washington Occasions His Hemurks. At Plymouth Church last night Rev. Frederic E. Dewhurst, in an address on Washington, discussed the question of expansion, in this connection holding that the question of the hour is not so much “What shall we do with the Philippines, but what will they do with us?”—that is, whether acquiring them would create the tendency to revert to a less ideal condition of government than has been established in the United States. At the outset of his talk Mr. Dewhurst read from Washington’s farewell address, quoting his advice to “avoid all foreign entanglements, political or commercial,” as far as possible. Mr. Dewhurst thought that in considering this advice it would be well to take into consideration the conditions that then existed. Washington saw a sparsely settled, struggling republic. The trend of Dr. Dewhurst’s remarks was that sometimes too much reverence is given the work of the fathers and the literal word of their counsel is followed rather than the spirit. “Our Constitution,” said he, "great as it is, ties us to traditions which no longer have any real meaning. The Electoral College has no relations to the Nation’s present life, and yet it is still in vogue, because we have not found a simpler way to elect our Presidents, and so it stands a sentinel over nothing. Why should we follow the counsels of the fathers—in what sense? What means the cry so often heard in the church, ‘back to Christ?' Docs this mean that the church should go back two thousand years, do what He did, speak what He spoke? To go back In the true sense is to go back and find His spirit and act as He would act now, not as He would have acted in Jerusalem two thousand years ago, but in New York, Chicago or Indianapolis to-day. ‘Back to Washington’ must mean not literal loyalty to his counsel and words, but rather to turn back for a deeper understanding of his motives for an entrance into his spirit, and by that entrance to do as he would do here today. “It Is the destiny of nations to come together and fraternize. The great christianizing movement for arbitration was as much an entanglement with foreign powers as an offensive or defensive alliance with England or France would have been. The thing to consider is what In Washington’s counsel has meaning and bearing on the Nation’s current life." But, Dr. Dewhurst said, this was only one side of the question, and then he quoted John Fisk concerning the three great methods of nation-making. First was the Oriental method of conquest. Surrounding tribes were conquered, but not incorporated with the state. Instead they were enslaved. Then came the Roman method of natiqnmaking, under which the conquered nations were incorporated. The vanquished nations to the far east of Rome and as far west as Spain claimed that they were not only dependents of Rome, but citizens as well. Paul said: “Am I not a Roman Citizen? Therefore I will appeal to Caesar." Then out of the Saxon forests came an influx of freedom, and the Teutonic system granted incorporation, followed by the English method of not only incorporating the vanquished nations, but giving them representation, the gift of franchise. On these western shores the Teutonic idea found its most daring expression and in America means “faith in iman.” There have been times, it is true, the minister said, when there has not been complete faithfulness—remember the Indians and the negro slaves. “The great duty of the hour is that this type of nation-making shall not revert,” said he. “Have we not learned that in nation-making the tendency Is to revert to some lower type? Speaking in all seriousness, it seems to me that the question of the hour it not ‘What shall we do with the Philippines?’ but ‘What will they do with us?’ Will our contact with them through war lower our Ideals? Here, on the anniversary of Washington and so soon after the anniversary of Lincoln, let us highly resolve that these mighty dead shall not have died in vain, that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” At Plymouth Church next Sunday night the topic of the address will be “Two Great Popes and Their Plans.” A PART OF THE TRUST. The Hit* Baking Company to Join the National Biscuit Company. A deal is on between the National Biscuit Company and the Hitz Baking Company, of this city, by which the latter becomes a part of the trust. It is authoritatively said that all that now remains is the actual signing of the contract. The auditor of the trust has been in tho city several days conferring with the Hitz company. George Hitz refused to talk about the deal last night, but he did not deny that it was in progress. Recently the Hitz company put up a large plant at 118 to 140 South Alabama street. Persistent attempts have been made by the trust to buy in the Hitz company, but until now it has been unsuccessful. The officers of the Hitz company are; President, George Hitz; vice president, Benjamin F. Hitz; secretary, Charles F. Inglemann; treasurer, Stephen T. Hitz. BREEDEN CAME BACK. Ills Bjuterloiu Absence Explained to Ilia Family and the Police. Benjamin Breeden, who disappeared on Feb. 1 after telling his wife about a great fortune he was about to receive and that a private car would be waiting for her at the Union Station, returned his home. No. 2119 West Morris stree early yesterday morning without the fortune. It will be remembered that the private car for Mrs. Breeden was not. In reply to his family's questioning Breeden said the fortune was air and he had been through the South. His mind hud not been right, he said. Patrolman Colson learned of Breeden’s return and asked the police olllcials if they wanted him on any charge. They replied that they did not, and Breeden was not disturbed. Iu Memory of Mr. Reed. At the meeting of the Indianapolis Literary Club to-night W. P. Flshback will present a memorial on thq death of Rev. Myron W. Reed.

THEY ARE INDIGNANT * FRIENDS OF THE PLAN TO ELEVATE RAILROAD TRACKS IN THIS CITY. Action of House Committee on Affairs of Indianapolis Criticised—>lr. Fortune's Statement. The summary action of the House committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis late Saturday afternoon in voting to kill the amendments to the city charter proposed by City Attorney Kern relating to track elevation has caused much indignation. The at tion was wholly unexpected by those interested in the track elevation movement, as it had been stated that the amendments would not be considered until to-night, when opportunity would be given to both sides to be heard. In consequence the track elevation advocates were not present at the committee meeting on Saturday, though the railroads were represented in force by their attorneys and others. The movement for track elevation as the best means of relief from the dangers and inconveniences of grade crossings in Indianapolis originated in the Commercial Club, and was one of tho great projects which lay nearest the heart of the late Col. Lilly, who, from the time of its creation until his death, was chairman of the Commercial dub elevated railroad commission. He was succeeded by William Fortune, who has since been vigorously pushing the movement, and the steps that have been taken in the last few months have seemed to assure tangible results at an early day. The arguments advanced In resistance to the movement at a recent conference with railroad representatives were shown to be without foundation by evidence gathereu from other cities, and when the city authorities were urged to no longer delay action a resolution was adopted unanimously by the City Council declaring itself in favor of track elevation. The city attorney was asked by resolution to take the necessary steps in this direction. In an opinion submitted to the Council a short time ago the city attorney said that the charter vested the Council with power to elevate tracks, but advised that some further legislation be sought, and it was the amendments prepared by Mr. Kern that were killed by the House committee in the manner reported in the Journal yesterday. Mr. Fortune, the chairman of the commission, said to a Journal reporter yesterday that the commission had not been advised of the House committee’s meeting. “My first information regarding it,” he said, “was obtained from the newspapers after the meeting had been held, and, so far as I have learned, no one known to be in favor of track elevation was aware that the matter was to be considered yesterday, although it seems that the railroad attorneys ami several opponents of the proposition were advised and were present. The proceeding was unworthy fair and honorable men. The triumph that they may think they have achieved is a very poor one. * They will find that the people cannot be tricked out of their rights in this manner. The demand for relief from the danger of grade crossings cannot be squelched by the snap judgment of one-sided meetings. The right of the public to protection from grade crossings is well recognized everywnere. There are three methods of providing this protection—by viaducts, track depression and track elevation. In other cities one of these three methods is followed. No city suiters more from grade crossings than Indianapolis, and yet nothing has been done here lor the relief of the public except to construct one viaduct. If the viaduct system is to be followed here there are over ttlty streets that are entitled to this protection, and as the city grows the number will increase. If the viaduct system is followed it means that hills are to be erected In a level city to cover the railroad tracks, that the public is to suiter ail the inconveniences of travel instead of the railroads, when it is the public that is entitled to the level surface; it means that the property adjacent to every viaduct will be damaged as it has been along the Virginia-ave-nuo viaduct. “The question to be determined is simply this: Is it better to build viaducts or to elevate the tracks? Five or six viaducts will cost as much as the proposed system of track elevation. The conditions here are more favorable to track elevation than any other solution of the problem. It is in the interest of the railroads as much as the public, if they adopt any thorough means of providing relief, as should be required. Nothing to the disadvantage of public interests is desired; nothing Impracticable Is advocated. All proper considerations are to be taken into account in solving the problem. The action of the House committee means that it believes the city should not have the right to solve the problem, or that tne city is now vested with power to eolve it. The city attorney expresses the opinion that the city already has this power, but sought some further provisions which he thought might be desirable. Our commission has not taken any steps in regard to the proposed amendments, because we believe that the power already exists, and at this tini© will be prepared to show “What further steps will now be taken by the commission?” Mr. Fortune was asked. ”I he resolutions under which the commiss*sn , was .created require it to continue its efforts until it succeeds in its undertaking. We are reding now upon Mayor Taggart and the Council. The present administration was elected upon a pledge to bring about track elevation. Mayor Taggart has repeatedly given the assurance that this promise will be fulfilled, and I rely on his word. The next step is for the City Council to pass an ordinance providing for the elevation of the tracks which separate the North and South Sides—which really make a North and South Side. The time for doing this is at hana. If the Council fails to act, then it will be necessary for the people to take matters into their own hands and I know enough about the sentiment back of this movement to say that they will at the right time.” Mr. Kern AViii He Heard. Chairman Noel, of the House committee on affairs of the city of Indianapolis, said last night that he was rather surprised to see City Attorney Kern quoted in the Journal yesterday morning as saying that he had not received notice that the committee would consider the amendment providing for elevation of railroad tracks at its meeting Saturday afternoon. Said Mr. Noel: “Written notice was sent to Mr. Kern’s office and to Mr. Woollen, secretary of the Commercial Club, at the same time it was to S O Pickens. 1 received a note from Mr. Woollen saying that ne could not be present but that tho city attorney would be there. It was rather mystifying to the committee Saturday when no one favoring the amendment was present. 1 am authorized to say with the consent of the committee, that Mr Kern will be heard to-day before a report is made on the bill. The friends of tne measnie received the same notice that the opposition did, and that they were not there was their own fault.” Lecture* Announced. Dr. Longstreet, of Massachusetts, a wellknown advocate of the doctrine of single tax, will lecture at the rooms of the Progress Club, northeast corner of Washington and Alabama streets, Wednesday evening, at 8 o'clock. The lecture Is to be illustrated. Dr. Fletcher will deliver his lecture on Porto Rico and Cuba at the gymnasium hall of the Young Men’s Christian Association to-night at a o’clock. The lecture is illustrated by stereopticon views. Members of the association and their friends will be admitted without charge. A special invitation is extended to ladies. Southern Indiana. Editor*. The annual midwinter meeting of the Southern Indiana Press Association will be held at Seymour on Thursday, M .rch 2, for the transaction of such business as will come before its sessions. The programme will present many interesting topics, and a full attendance is desired. J. W. Coekrum, of Oakland City, is president, and J. R. Simpson, of Paoli, secretary of the association. Insure with German Fire Insurance of Indiana, General offices, 21* South Delaware street. Fire, tornado and explosion. Spring Style Hat*, 1899, At Seaton’s Hat Store. Gray iron castings, Ellis & Helfenberger, Phone 958. 366 South Senate avenue. 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