Indianapolis Journal, Volume 49, Number 200, Indianapolis, Marion County, 19 July 1899 — Page 4

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1899.

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CHICAGO Palmer House, P. O. News Co., 217 Dearborn street. Great Northern Hotel ana Grand Pacific HoteL CINCINNATI-J. R- Hawley & Co., 14 Vine street. LOUISVILLE C. T. Deeriny. northwest corner of Third and Jefferson streets, and Louisville Book Co.. Fourth avenue. ST. LOUIS Union News Company, Union Depot. .WASHINGTON. D. C Riggs House, Ebbitt House and WMard's Hotel. The advocates of the scheme to elevate the railroad tracks seem to be forced to the conclusion that the mayor Is a "quitter." The Chicago Chronicle (Dem.) observes that neither Mayor Harrison nor Mr. Altgeld owns the Democratic party In Cook county, tut It does -not tell who does. And now, If Correspondent Crcelman is to be believed, the dispatches in the New York paper dated at Manila and bearing his signature were forgeries made in the office. At the present rata cf mortality in the Clay county, Kentucky, war, It will soon ba necessary for the factions to establish recruiting offices outside the area of hos tilities. To those Democrats who do not believe In 15 to 1 It must be painfully evident that Mr. Bryan is in sympathy with ex-Governor Altgeld and that the latter Is too much for Mayor IIarri3on. The Washington correspondent of the Philadelphia Times is confident that Presi dent " McKinley desires to have General Wheeler the "Republican candidate, for Vice President. It is this desire of the President, the correspondent thinks, which has led him to send General Wheeler to the Philippines. SSSSSBBBSBBBBBSSBSSBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBSBBSBSSBBBSBBSS During the war for the Union correspondtuis n ci o aim ay a ticiu in tiRxa uy ucuciaia 1 V, ,,1 J t V. 1. I... -.. 1 - Grant, Sherman and other leaders. They were permitted to describe battles and movements which had been fought or had taken place, but they were not permitted to abuse generals or write up the condition of the army.- Most of the correspondents who. wrote from General Shatter's army would have been sent out of camp by Grant ace. Sherman, in those days , tnere was no fellow"' Journalism. The officers of the Oregpn regiment who have Ju3t returned from Luzon have given the particulars of the outbreak on the part of Agulnaldo's followers at Manila Feb. 4. That Aguinaldo was the aggressor has been denied by his friends in this country. These officers affirm that It was the capture of a messenger bearing a letter from inside Ma nila to Aguinaldo that saved the city from destruction and all foreigners from massacre. This plot was devised before the Americans had fired, a shot at Agulnaldo's army. A story comes from Kentucky that Goebel's llteutenants are scheming to prevent the renomination of Mr. Bryan. They have been In consultation, it is asserted, with Mayor Harrison, Tammany leaders and others. Their scheme is to hold the first convention to choose delegates to the na tional convention and start a stampede in the South by electing a delegation to sup port Gorman and Harrison. If true, Mr. Goebcl has undertaken a big Job, but the man who could force his nomination in a convention hostile to him by two to one 13 capable of anything. Hereafter no one who recalls the answer which Mayor Harrison gave the Altgeld committee which bore him the invitation to speak in the Altgeld meeting will ever accuse him of a lack of nerve. The members of the committee getting up the meeting fought Harrison as the Democratic can didate for mayor. Remeraberttrs this fact, ho would not recognize the Altgeld com mittee by accepting their Invitation. His act may not be regarded as good politics. but it was that of a man who respects himself too much to be made the tool of men who denounced him as a corruptionlst. During the last year 10,472 Immigrants ar rived at the port of Philadelphia, of whom 2,226 could neither read nor write. The per centage of illiterates arriving in New York during last year was greater than In Phil adelphia. These are not desirable reople and we do not want them. Just now, when there is an unusual demand for labor, this influx may not bo noticed, but when there shall be a decrease of activity the Illiterates will crowd the labor market beyond the legiti mate demand, wages will fall and idleness and pauperism will follow. If the House had done its duty during the last session by passing the Lodge-Fairbanks Immigra tion bill these people would have been kept oat of the country. A correspondent asks if & national bank does not receive 10 per cent, cn the money Invested. He is of opinion that it does. He assumes that such a bank gets 4 per cent. on its bonds arid i3 given their par value in notes for circulation. Most of the bond3 of the United States can be sold for much above their face. The 3-per-ccnts are Eell ins at about 100. Purchased at that price, f the bonds deposited $30,000 cf notes on $:0),x) of bonds. If mcney U at the rate cf C per cent, the bank would get 53.400 on the notes obtained on $100,000 of bonds. whichfwould bo 5.10 per cent., which, with the interest on the bonds, would make a re turn of S.15 per cent. The tax on circula tion and the 5 per cent, on deposit to re deem notes further reduce the income fit banks. For the elx months ending Spt. Zt, iscs. the dividend of all the national bants was 5.54 per cent, or at the annual

rate of 7.CS per cent. The stock of national banks is taxed very high, and the cost of running a bank is quite an item. Most of the profits of banks are made on the money deposited with them. The Income from circulation is a small part of the receipts of national banks. an impossible reading-out.

The attempt of the Sentinel to read Dr. F. J. Van Vorhis out of the Democratic or Bryan party was an inconsiderate act, to ay nothing of the Injustice. From the Bryan point ot view and the Chicago platform there is not a man in all Indiana more thoroughly saturated with Bryan' Democracy than is Dr. Van Vorhi3. The silvermine owners' trust has not a more zealous champion than Dr. Van Vorhis, and none as able in Indiana. When the Sentinel was printing ex-Secretary Carlisle's five propositions day after day at the head of Its editorial columns In black-faced type, Dr. Van Vorhi3 was the typical Samson of 1G to 1 in Indiana, slaying scores of goldbugs with Samson's weapon. Finally, when the Sentinel did come reluctantly and tardily to the support of 16 to 1 and Bryanism, no BryanIte filled so much of the space of that paper as did Dr. Van Vorhis, When his discourses did not occupy full pages thoy were run as serials. Even last fall the Sentinel printed the articles cl Dr. Van Vorhis assailing the currency bill of the monetary commission. The Sentinel gives as one of Its reasons for its reading-out act the fact that Dr. Van Vorhis opposed the election of Mayor Taggart. "Why did the doctor oppose Mayor Taggart? Chiefly because of his accusations that his Honor, daring the campaign of ISOS, played Into the hands cf the goldbugs. In hU fervent speeches tne doctor quoted instances to show that the mayor gave aid and comfort to the goldites. As a matter of fact Dr. Van Vorhis assailed the mayor dur ing his last campaign because he was not loyal to Bryanism and 15 to 1, the new Democracy. It 'may be said that Dr. Van Vor his is the chairman of the Indiana Silver Republican committee. Why has he mas queraded, under that Impossible name? Simply to win votes for the Democratic party. Dr. Van Vorhis Is the Altgeld of Indiana, despite the claims of Allen W. Clark and the Hon. Henry Warrum. Mayor Harri son has attempted to read Altgeld out of the Democratic party. The fact that Mr. Bryan smiles upon Altgeld and turns his back upon the young mayor should be a warning to the Sentinel. The Altgeld-Van Vorhis brand of Democracy bears the Bry an brand blown in the bottle. It Is the Pop ulism to which the Democratic South Bend Times alludes. It will reaffirm the Chicago platform with 16 to 1 to the front. It will nominate Mr. Bryan, who stands for 16 to 1. In fact, the real friends of Bryan in Indiana are Van Vorhis, Cheadle, Clark and Overmyer. Mr. Bryan understands this, con sequently he would have Van Vorhis go to Chicago to stand guard over the Democratic national committee. As well attempt to read the Pope out of the Catholic Church as to read Flavlus J. Van Vorhis out of the Bryan Democratic party. The doctor Is Its head center, the advance and rear guardin fact, the whole thing. STATE rilXDE. Miss Mary E. Cardwill writes to the cur rent Indianian and earnestly urges the people of Indiana to cultivate a feeling of State pride, basing her appeal on the ground that they are woefully lacking in that sentiment. She charges them with being unwilling to acknowledge the State as their birthplace, and, on being questioned on the subject when away from home, of claiming residence in another State. It is common, she says, for people In the southern part of Indiana when traveling to claim Kentucky as their home. People in the northern and central portions of the State, she thinks, probably find nun.erous ways of evading the admission of their Hoosier birth when they chance to be, In what appears to them, a more favored region. All over the State, she declares, "the attitude of Indianlans toward their home haa been for years, perhaps from tha beginning of the State's existence, apologetic They are ready to acknowledge local exceptions, but acquiesce almost as readily in the ridicule which has so often been heaped upon the State In general." If the deadly seriousness of Miss CardwlU's article were not so unmistakable she might be soispected of a facetious purpose in writing it, but she is rlalnly In earnest. To the Journal her assertions seem so preposter ously Incorrect that their very solemnity is diverting. The wonder arises as to where she gained such unfortunate Impressions, and the further wonder suggests itself as to how any misguided son or daughter of Indiana could imagine that a residence in Kentucky or Ohio conferred any superior distinction. There was1 a period, no douLt, when the impression widely prevailed that rather raw conditions exLsted in Indiana, and this gave rise to many gibes and sneers from newspaper wits and paragraphers. Sensitive residents of the State were unduly annoyed over the application of the term 'Hoosier," and the uncouthnes it was assumed to imply. Even in that pe riod, however, there Is reason to believe that the natlva who would deny his birth place was a rare personage. Even then it was hfci loyalty to his State and his knowl edge that it did not deserve the sneers which caused him to resent them. But that time has gone by. It is the Journal's belief that the great majority of Indianlans, so far from being shamefaced concerning their residence, are inclined to be boastful of it, and that their State pride is very robust, indeed. They have so much to bo proud of and glad of that it is no wonder. Their list of distinguished men Is so long, for one thing. Their statesmen, their teachers, their scientists, their writers has Kentucky or Ohio a longer list or names more famous? The prosperity of their State is so great. Us industries so diversified and flourishing that it would be a strange person who could not think of them with peculiar satisfaction. Her educational interests are so advanced. the schools of so high a character that the old-time ill-natured comments concerning Hoosierlsms are so obviously baseless as to fall on heedless ears. And their State is so attractive both in an agricultural and an aesthetic sense, from border to border, that it Is a Joy to the discerning eye. No more beautiful land exists between the oceans Travelers fresh from the bare plains and mountains of the West find in its prairies.. Its forests, its lakes and Its rolling southern hills a restful charm. Coming from the less productive East it seems indeed a land of rich promise. Indianlans are proui of their cities, too those who have traveled about enough to know them. There mav be rivalry between these towns, but It is a friendly rivalry; one Is glad of the prosper Ity of the other. The resident of the north or south end of the State may have his critical words to say of the capital, but when he knows the capital he loves it and ttakes pride in it as one of the most beautl-

ful In all the United States. If outsiders are saying Ill-natured things of his State the Hoosier does not know it, or he no longer cares, but ascribes such comment very properly to ignorance. He is no longer afraid of what people say, for he values it at what it is worth. He is fond of his State, its people and its institutions; he gladly registers himself fr.m Indiana when he travels and as gladly and proudly welcomes strangers to his home. The time for apologizing has passed. It is the critic of Hocslerdom who now displays provincialism.

Correspondent Creelman, who advertised himself as a measureless egotist during the Santiago campaign, declares that he "honestly believes that General Otis Is much more responsible for the humiliating condition of affairs, in the East than General Shaftcr was for the calamities in Cuba." The army of Shatter captured Santiago and took twice as many prisoners as it had men in Its ranks. The troops suffered sudsequcntly from yellow and other fevers. Including i yellow journalism. The victory was of such a character that It ended the war In Cuba, sixty thousand troops surrendering as the result. And that result this sensationalist stigmatizes as calamity. In Luzon the American troops have driven the Filipinos every time they have come near them, and they hold a wide area about Manila which was held by Aguinaldo when he began the war. These results this egotist pronounces "a humiliating condition of affairs." What dreadful stories Creelman would have written had he been with the Union army which failed the first time to take Vlcksburg, or with the army about Chattanooga, or with Grant when he failed to get Richmond In 1S64! The New York Tribune has made an analysis, of the imports for the first eleven months of the fiscal year which ended with June, comparing them by groups with the imports of corresponding periods of 1S07 and 1E06. The Imports of 1S37 were affected by the anticipation of the Dingley tariff. The 1SD6 period, however, exhibits the normal work of the Wilson tariff and makes a Just basis for comparison. The tables which the Tribune has prepared show an increase of Imports during 1S99, compared with 1SSC, in fifteen articles classed as raw materials, in five groups of food products. In four groups of luxuries, amounting altogether to about $77,000,000. On the other hand, in sev enteen groups of manufactured products there has been a decrease amounting to $106,000,000. These figures show that the present tariff is doing what its authors Intended it should do check the Importa tion of manufactured goods which compete with home production, and increase the Im portation of raw materials which we cannot produce. W. C. Pennock, the man who was drowned in Lapoite county on Monday evening while heroically rescuing a drowning boy, was one of nature's noblemen. He was known among railroad men throughout the State as a gen tleman of culture and of the greatest degree of modesty. He had made several foreign tours, and his letters home, in a fine chirography more beautiful and perfect even than that of Jamess Whltcomb Riley, would have made the most entertaining and in structive reading; but such was his modesty that he would have been shocked beyond measure had any of those letters appeared in print. He was a clean man, never using rough or profane language, and no man in the railroad service in this State will be more generally missed or more sincerely mourned than W. C. Penr-ock, master me chanic of the Chicago division of the Tanhandle. The Democratic vote in Kentucky has again been reduced by five. BUBBLES IN THE AIR. After the Fight. The Boy Who Won An say! If yer go around tellin' it was the kissin bug 'at swelled your lip dat way, I'll hunt ye up an lick ye agin! Fine Distinction. "Did you say he was fined for kissing the girl when she didn't want him to?" "No. He was fined for kisrfng the girl without her consent." The Most Frequent Difference. Tommy Paw, what is the difference be tween a gentleman and a gent? Mr. Flgg The gent is usually the one who is 'making the money. Feeling Too Good. , The Populist I see you mortgaged your farm last week. The Uncertain Quantity That's what I did. "Well, when you goin' to jine us?" "Not now, anyhow. I ain't spent the money yit." ! THE ORIGINAL 'RASTUS. Gave a - Coon Entertainment In the Governor's Office. Governor Mount receives many strange letters, and many freaks wander through the doors of the executive department, but yesterday was the first time a vaudeville entertainment has been given there. The breaking of the monotony of "dog days" by such a performance in the staid and sol emn gubernatorial department was In the following way: Harry Waters, who has been heard in the theaters of this city In his "coon lullabys," in which he gives a perfect imitation of a crying baby, dropped Into the office to see his old-time friend and protector. Secretary Charles E. Wilson. Waters is known as the "Original 'Rastus," and lived in Lafayette In his childhood days. His early life was barren of sunshine until he came under the benevolent eyes of Mr. Wilson, at that time managing editor of the Lafayette Courier. Waters was in destitute circumstances and Mr. Wil son took him under his wing, and, after furnishing him with suitable clothing, made him personal messenger to the managing editor. Waters showed his talents early In years and Mr. Wilson encouraged him until Waters made his hit as the "Original Rastus." Ills first great hit was a "coon song" with a chorus that contained a Ty rolean, warble, coupled with the imitation of a crying baby. Later ho sang a new lullaby, with the warble eliminated. Waters was requested to give these songs for the edification of the employes of the Governor's office, and he did 8o with all the gusto or a true southern aarky. Waters is particularly grateful to Mr. Wilson for one act. Some young bloods of Iafayette found the little waif asleep In the basement of the Courier building one uay, ana. witn me idea that it was sport. poured coal oil over him and Ignited it. " "Rastus" was near to permanently unfitted for any kind of business as the result and lay In the hospital for many weeks. Mr. Wilson did not stop until he found out who perpetrated the outrage and he com pelled them to pay for the little fellow's medical attention ancr for his loss of time from worn. " 'Rastus" recalled the Incident yesterday and said he understood the ring leader In the affair Is dead. Fire at Knight & Jlllson's. Fire, which caused a loss of about $3,000. broke out. yesterday morning about 5 o'clock in the two-story brick occupied by Knight & Jillson, plumbers' supplies, 123 South Pennsylvania street. When the firemen arrived the flames were so threatening that a second alarm was sent In. The fire was discovered by a merchant policeman a few minutes after the night watchman in the building left the place. The origin of the fire was unknown. The loss on the building, which 1s owned by Benjamin Harrison, was about UCO. -

A CALL FOR PRIMARIES

REORGANIZATION OF REPUBLICAN CITY COMMITTEE. Locations of the Various Precinct Sleeting to Be Held Next Friday Creulns. The following call was issued last night for the Republican primaries Friday night by Chairman Gerard and Secretary Royce: "The Rpnyhllcan vnt.rs of the various precincts In the city cf Indianapolis will meet promptly at 7:30 o'clock p. m. on Friday, July 21. for the purpose or eiecung precinct committeemen." The following persons have been selected to call the primaries to orc"er and preside over the same at the places named below: First Ward. lT. J. Valdenaire, office J. J. Valdenaire. F. Hcnmnger. 2316 Lasalle street. 5-Charles Walters, 241V Hillside avenue. 4-Samucl Owens, 1210 East Twenty-sec ond st. . ' 5 A. A. Whltesell. rear 2012 andes. 6 William Abstome, Anacosta Club. 7 Robert Senour. 1320 Hill ave. R Andy Maple. 1059 Ludlow ave. ave. 10- B. F. Hill. 1212 Keystone ave. 11 . A. Sherman. 1S22 Commerce st. 12 Amos I. Hynes, Broodside ave. and East Tenth st. 13 Wliliam Karrer, 1204 East Fifteenth st., Karrer s shCD. 14 John Patterson, 11 Malott ave. Second Ward. 1 Joe Boswc-ll. Scott's drug store. 2 James lUlllingsley, Hoshour's drug store. 3 James M. Leathers, Morton i'lace livery stables. 4 A. A. Womack, North Side Republican Club. 5 John W. Fort, Heider's drug store. &-F. H. Fllette, No. 1G engine house. 7 O. u. Wade. North Side clubhouse. 8 I. W. Cooper, Timberlake's drug store. 9 Charles A. Dryer. W3 East Sixteenth st. 10 Joe Morgan, 1136 North New Jersey st. 11 Louis Haas, Erdelmeyer's drug store. 12 R. F. Davidson. 442 East Tentn St. 13 Lon Hoss. W2 East St. Clair. 14 A. D. Shaw, Kiiey House. -Third Ward.-. 1 Robert H. Bryson. Lichty's drug store. Twenty-third and Talbot ave. 2 J. A. Minturn, Muhi's drug store, McLean place and Illinois st. 3 Frank Collins, 3G0 West Twenty-first st. 4 T. L. Thompson, 1S12 North Capitol ave. 5 J. L. Benedict, 105 East Twenty-second st. C-George Sweetser, rear 1G0S North Merician st. 7 Clayton Jones, 1S33 Northwestern ave. 8 Ran Butler, rear 1-123 Mill street. 9 B. E. Uhl. Fifteenth St.. between Illinois and Capitol ave.. No. 5 engine house. 10-Oran Mulr, livery stable, 213 East Six teenth St. - 11 Omer ltodibaugh, Piper's livery stable, rear 1214 North Illinois st. 12 Oliver Jasper. 13 Thomas Shilling, rear 1217 North West st. i Jonn rarKer, gas house. la v. ii. Ripley, sheets s livery stable, rear 919 North Illinois st. 15 George li. Elliott, Traub's drug store, :u North Alabama street. Fourth Ward. 1 L. G. Aiken. Raisme's grocery, Illinois and Thirty-fourth streets. 2 Art Eaton. No. 14 engine house. 2 M. B. Woody, Rader and Thirtieth. 4 L. M. Penticost. No. 9 engine house. 5 Joseph Hogue. gas office. 6 John O. Spahn, 211 West Twentysixth st. 7 William Gibson, 1107 West Twentysixth st. . 8 Tom Bowser, Gent and Eighteenth sts. . 9 Sam Parker. 123G North West st. 10-C. W. Brown, 719 Torbet st. 11 lsadore Blair, St. Cloud Hall. 12 Joe Broyles, 9 Rhode Island st. Fifth Ward. 1 Joseph B. Shores, 604'. Blake st. 2 Robert Locklear, S01 Walnut st. 3 William E. Davis, corner Blake and Michigan sts. 4 A. H. Colder. 331 Bright et. 5 O. A. Haller, 237 Douglass st. 6 Thomas E. Francis, 407 Blake st. 7 Thomas Judd. southeast corner Michigan and Hiawatha sts. 8 Henry Schrader, 9S7 West Washington st. 9 Enoch A. Low. 231 Minkner st. 10 F. D. Littlejohn, rear 1712 West Wash ington st. 11 Harry Bryant,' 22V1 Belmont ave. 12 JerFe J. Aired. 916 Miley ave. 13 Ilonry Klintevort. IU3 Bismarck ave. 11 Dr. Frank Jeter, Wilson's livery stable. isismarcK st. 15 Charles H. Connor, 412 Holmes ave. 36 Allen Johns, 717 Germania ave. 17 Henry Sherer, 5C2 Centennial st. Sixth Ward. 1 Charles R. Reagan, 27 West St. Clair &L 2 Samuel Fletcher, Owen's drug store. 3 Jerry Franklin. G32 Indiana ave. 4 Harry Sheets, 814 North West st. 5 Otto Belzer, TCI California st. fc-W. II. Waldron. 417 North West st. 7 Charles C. Stapp. 332, West Michigan st. 8 Ed Booz. 235 W est Michigan st. . 9 Oscar Miller. 121 West New York st. 10 F. E. Matson.-Marlon Club. 11 Abe Flndllng, 214 Roanoke st. 12 Henry Jackson, 333 Toledo st 13 John M. Wall, C20 West New York st. 14 Will Flrquin. 15 J. H. Feidman. Cyclorama entrance. Seventh Ward. 1 Julius Nuemeyer, Engine House, Massachusetts ave., near St. Clair. 2 K. S. Boardman, 320 E. Walnut st. 3 David K. Partlow, 115 E. St. Clair st. 4 Flovd A. Woods. 5 Austin B. Prather, headquarters fire de partment. - -. ft Wm. Schmidt, rear 513 N. Delaware st. 7 Robt. Martindale. Victoria Apartment House. : 8 Geo. Sibert. 510 N. New Jersey st. 9 Edward Smith. 432 N. East st. 10 John S. Boyer, 311 N. East st. 11 Jrs. Solomon. Lnnz s llverv stable. " 12 Wm. Taylor, corner Washington and Liberty sts. - 1 13 James Dean. 20U N. Delaware st. 11 Frank Shellhcuse. s Eighth Ward. ' 1 Wm. Pierce. 5H1 Keystone ave. 2 Oscar Pierce. 821 Keystone ave. 3 E. D. Logsdon. 1212 E. Pratt st. 4 J. S. Davis, Thayer's woodyard. 5 Harry King, Fulton and North sts. ft-Chas. Craig. 925 E. Vermont st. 7 Philip Maurer, New York and Davidson sts. 8 Wm. Kothe. King Bros.' livery stable. 9 Owen Foy, Reel House, E. Washington st. 10 Chas. BLshon. 1110 E. Vermont st. 11 David R. Shreve, Michigan and Wolcott, Sturm place. 12 A. J. Leltch. 233 Wolcott st. 13 T. S. McCabe. 2220 E. Washington st. 14 Chas. Dean, 42 N. Temple ave. 15 W. F. Carter. 20 Oxford st. Ninth Ward. lWm. F. Applegate'. 20 S. Temple ave. 2 J. G. Patterson. 1029 E. Washington st. 3 Chas. 11. Taylor. 1409 Southeastern ave. 4 A. Hall, 974 Bates st. f J. S. McFarland, 4 Cedar St. 6 Wm. Morris, 948 Huron st. 7 A. O. Desno. 717 Shelby st. R II. D. Harris, Leota and Big Four tracks. 9 J. II. S. Adams. J40 Fletcher ave. 10 Geo. W. Bone. 1413 Lexington ave. 11 Harry M. Wright. 1544 Woodlawn ave. 12 Chas. McLaughlin, 1024 Dawson st. 13 Chas. Alice, 722 Hoyt ave. 14 John Young, 2402 Southeastern ave. Tenth Ward. 1 Robt. Langsdall. R33 Meek st. 2 Henry McPeak, 507 East Washington st. 3 J. S. Sturns. Little's Hotel. 4 Bllley Evans. No. 7 engine house. 5 Harry S. Moore, Dr. Moore's ofilce, Vir ginia ave. 6 Chas. Roney. 337 South East st. 7 Chas. Koehner, engine house, Virginia ave. 8 Ira- Hinchman, 435 East South St. 9 A. R. Seward. 10 Chas. H. Edgerton, 409 South Illinois st. Eleventh Ward. 1 Jim McCafferty, Grand Hotel livery barn. 2 i;iwood sands, capital nouse. 3 W. N. Graham, 527 West Maryland st. 4 W. M. Splann. 125 Scuth West st. 5 A. B. Thornton. 154 South Illinois St. 6 Ed. Jordan, 345 Henry st. 7 John Born. 503 South West st. S John Corridon, 640 South West st. 9 Gustav Joseph. 24 South Illinois st. 10 Thos. Ryan, 613 South Meridian st. Twelfth Ward. 1 Thos. Martlt.. 1310 Oliver ave. a L. A. Glazier, Ml River ave. 3 Chas. Westover, S01 Marion ave., W. I. 4 John A. Abbett, 11S4 River ave. 5 James McNulty. lan Kentucky ave. 6 Sam Hogue, Howard and Reisner sts. 7 Peter Lesser. 1227 Belmont ave. 8 Wm. Hyatt. 1406 Bel: mont ave. 9 Thos. Gaddes. 1312 Morris st. 19-Hugh McBroom, Webb's drug store. Thirteenth Ward. 1 J. T. Morris, rear 37 Virginia ave. 2 Dan'l. O'Brien. 745 South East st. 3 S. It- Johnson, 730 South Delaware st. 4 Mike Murphy, 27S Blcklng st. S-J. Harry Roberts, northeast corner Buchanan and East sta. ' Chis. J. Eggar. 7 Robt. Metzger, 1020 Virginia ave, 8 A. G. Wurgler, &31 Prospect st. 9 E. A. Strong, 23 Dousherty St.

10- John Kimble, 1070 South Eart St. 11 Paul Pasch, 322 Downey st. Fourteenth Ward. 1 J. J. Wenner, 1145 Churchman ave. 2 C. F. Etter. 1519 Orange st. 3 George Stroebel, 1121 Linden st. 4 Frank McClannahan. 1327 Olive St. 5 Charles B. Sillz. Morton Clubhouse. 6 Charles C. Coulon. 1434 Oriole st. 7 John B. Pantzer, 1526 South East st. 8 Charles Reinfels, 561 Weghorst st. 9 Ed Hervey. 232S Shelby st. 10 William Smith, Beatty's Hall.' Fifteenth Ward. 1 James Cairns, 827 Mulberry Ft. 2 William Hillman, 1019 South Meridian st. 3 George Walters. 1003 South Illinois st. 4 W. H. Noll. 930 South Meridian st. 5 Thomas Eoylan. 903 North Church st. 6 A. J. KeppeL 1015 Church st. 7 William Buemannan, 920 South Missouri. 8 Grant Stofer 536 West Wilkins st. 9 Fred Truchsess, 513 West Morrf5st. 10 Ad. Townsend. 113 Wisconsin st. 11 Lee Nogle, 1222 Union st. 12 Fred Henschen. 1S64 Dugdale st. 13 John Kelly, 2026 Madison ave. The credentials committee (Chet Webster. L. C. Walker. Linton Cox. Al Moore and Robert Metzger). to which all contests shall be submitted, will meet at the Marion Club at 9 o'clock p. m., and continue in session until all contests have been determined. All contests must be presented to the credentials committee in writing not later than 10 o'clock Friday night. The committeemen elected will assemble in the Criminal Court room at 2 o'clock p. m. Saturday, July 22, for the purpose of electing a chairman, vice chairman, secretary and treasurer and the transaction of such other business as may come before the committee. None of the city precinct boundaries have been changed since 1S97. The places of meeting omitted In the above list will be announced Friday morning. - BLOCK 38 OWNERS MEET

GOVERNMENT CAN GET THAT SITE UNDER $500,000. X' No Foundation for Story that the Old Site la Relnir Considered A Xeiv Suggestion. The property owners In Block 38, which is bounded by Ohio. Delaware, New York and Alabama streets, are beginning to hope the government may turn its eyes on their property as a result of the extortionate prices demanded by some of the property owners in Square 36. Last night there was a meeting, called by Henry Coburn, in Kregelo's establishment, on North Delaware street, to discuss the situation. About fivci of the in terested realty owners were present. There was no decision to tender the property to the government, but those present felt that the entire block could be obtained for about $150,000, and certainly at not more than a half million dollars. There was some doubt in the minds of the gentlemen present as to what the government really intends to do. whether It will go ahead and condemn Block 26, try to buy property adjoining the old site or turn to other sites. Another meeting of the Block 38 owners will be held, in a few days. - ' Those who are actively interested in the government locating the new postofflce on the University Park site are now engaged In an effort to induce Supervising Architect Taylor to come to this city and "see for himself." A dispatch in an afternoon paper that the authorities had about decided to use the present site for the new building is wrong, according to persons who claim to have private advices from Washington. They say the authorities are still in favor of the University Park site. The question seems to be whether the gov ernment will use all the square or a part of it. It has been suggested that if the authori ties saw fit to use only a part of the square, the rest of it might be sold to the Indian apolis Art Association for the building It win erect and thus the whole square might be the site of imposing buildings, Instead of a part of it being occupied by the present old structures and the rest by the magnificent federal building. CARE OF INEBRIATES. Copy of a Measure from New South Wales Received. A copy of the bill which is now pending in New South Wales providing for the care of the inebriates was yesterday received at the Statehouse and was directed to the "Superintendent of the Home for Inebriates of Indiana." A letter from the chief secre tary requests the opinion of the superintendent as to the provisions of the bill. The bill is entitled "An act to provide for the care, control and treatment of ine briates, and for the purposes Incidental to the above-mentioned subjects." The enact ing clause Is as follows: "Be It enacted by the Queen's most excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales, In Parliament as sembled, and by the authority of the same. as follows." The law provides that applications for proceedings may be made by an inebriate, or person authorized in writing In that behalf, by an Inebriate when sober; the husband, wife, parent, son, brother, sister, son, daughter or a partner in business; a member of the police force of or above the rank cjf subinspector, acting on the request of a duly qualified medical practitioner in professional attendance on the Inebriate, or on the request of a relative of the inebrite or at the Instance of a Justice of the peace. On proof to the satisfaction of the judge, master in lunacy or magistrate that tne person is an inebriate, he may order that he be placed in care and custody of some person In his house, in the house of a friend of the inebriate, in a public or private hospital, in a licensed institution or In a receiving house for a period not to exceed twenty-eight days. The Judgi may order that the inebriate may be placed in' a licensed Institution for not to exceed twelve months, or that he may be placed in the care of attendants for not longer than the same period. A medical certificate or a personal Inspection by the magistrate is requirea berore any such order shall be valid. The Inebriate shall have the right to be heard in objection and a certificate shall not be honored if the medical practitioner is a father, brother, son, partner or assistant to the applicant, Is superintendent or medical officer of any institution or a regular attendant In such institution, is wholly or in part the proprietor, licensee. mortgagee or lessee of any such institution or is interested in the payments to be made by or on account of any Inebriate received Into the institution. Where an inebriate has been convicted of an offense in which drunk enness is a necessary ingredient, for three times within the preceding twelve months. tne court oi Petty sessions may order him confined in any government institution for inebriates for from six to twelve months, and on the order of a higher court such periods may be extended from time to time, each period not to exceed twelve months. When the Inebriate Is physically unable to travel the court may place him under certain medical attendance and may order him conflntd in a Jail or prison. If the Supreme Court is satisfied an inebriate is incapable of managing his own affairs the court may maite sucn oraers as ir tne inebriate was an insane person. The court, under whose control an Inebriate may be. Is given full authority to make such orders as may seem best. An inebriate is forbidden to leave the colony and one who escapes may be arrested and returned. A person who supplies an inebriate with liquor Is subject to a fine of 10 and no report of any proceedings under the provisions of this act shall be published except by permission of the cotnt. The Supreme Court is authorized to make rules for the carrying out of the act and the Governor is authorized to license such institutions as he may deem best. II r. Schellschmldts Yacht. Conrad Schellschmldt will leave Saturday for Tippecanoe to spend several weeks. He will take with him a yacht of his own construction, which is unlike any other. It has one sail and is provided with oars in case of sudden calm. The yacht has been named the Olga, in honor of Mr. Schellschmidfs daughter. Miss Schellsroidt and Mr. Alvln Schellschmldt are now at Tippecanoe lake and the party will be Joined there next week by their mother. Mr. Schellschmldt will remain until the opening of the orchestra season, when he will rerume his work with the theater orchestra. The yacht is Mr. Schellschmldfs first work outside of music, and It haw been highly commended by the boatmen who have seen XL

AN UNFAIR ASSESSMENT

TUE BOARD OF REVIEW CONSIDERS WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP. Finds It Much Too Low and JIust De Corrected Board Holds Its Final Session. The "County Board of Jtevlew adjourned) yesterday evening, having been in session thirty days, the period required by law. The last thing the board did before adjourning was to draft a resolution which will affect the assessment of property in the south part of Washington township along the Center township line. Members of the boatd say there are some glaring Inequalities In the appraisement of Washington township land as compared with the appraisement in Center township. Thirty-eighth street is the line between the two townships. It Is claimed that the Center township assessor appraised land along the dividing line at ISOO an acre, while the Washington township assessor valued land Immediately across the line In the neighborhood of $200. The appraisement of lots In Meridian Heights is pointed out as another blunder in the work done in Washington township. Lots in Meridian Heights comprise about one acre of ground and have been appraised at $S0O each. Land outside the heights but immediately adjoining has been appraised at $200 an acre. It is said that Willlam Mustard, a Washington township land owner. Is asking $1,000 an acre for a tract of forty acres which was appraised at $160 an acre. The Board of Review made two ineffectual attempts to get the Washington township assessor to appear and talk over the appraisement made In his township, but he declined to come before the board. The resolution adopted yesterday evening places the matter In the hands of the county assessor and county auditor, who will meet and endeavor to equalize the appraisement In the two townships, along the dividing line. ' The board assessed the property of the Central Union Telephone Company at $125.000. The New Telephone Company was assessed at $55,000 for personal property and $24,650 on real estate. The difference in the assessment of the two plants la due to the fact that on April 1 the plant of the New Company was not completed. Yesterday morning the board heard the complaints of Henry D. Pierce, Louis Deschler. Bert A. Boyd, Charles F. Beach and others who own property on North Capitol a iue. Mr. Pierce has lots on the avenu between Twenty-eighth and Thirtieth streets that have been appraised at $20 a front foot.. Mr. Pierce declared he would sell his ground for $18 a foot and County Treasurer Schmidt, who is a member of the board, told the owner to make out the deed and he would take the lots at that price. Mr. Pierce did not offer to make the deed, but said he would do so If the board would reduce the assessment on other property in his neighborhood and Mr. Schmidt would pay the street improvements and the taxes for ISitf on the lots he proposed buying. Mr. Schmidt did not say he would do this ana the trade was not consummatea. ine Doara claims the appraisement of land In Mr. Pierce's neighborhood was based on the fact that lots up there have been selling at $30 a front foot. PIPE LINE VALUATIONS. State Board Will Undoubtedly Hoist the Assessment. Through the efforts of the State Board of Tax Commissioners It is probable a material Increase will be made in the tax duplicate of the State. This increase will come from the pipe line companies which havo heretofore escaped taxation at what the state board considers their proper valuation. It Is undoubtedly true that appeals will be taken from the valuation of pipe lines as fixed by the county boards and that an attempt will be made to place them on the duplicate at their earning value. Heretofore the pipe lines have been valued at so much pipe or as junk in the ground, and some of the members of the state board believe It would be as fair to valuo dwelling houses according to the value of the lumber used in their construction. On April 1 last eight-inch pipe was sold at from 60 to 65 cents a foot as new pipe. The highest return of valuation of pipe line companies' property made to the state board this year Is 35 cents a foot. It would seem that no account had been taken of the earning capacity of the pipe or of its use. The industry has grown so in recent years and it is now of such an enormous size that it is believed that a proper valuation will place millions on the tax duplicate. Commissioner WIngate has been giving J (articular attention to this matter, and he s of opinion that the earning capacity of the pipe should be considered and should be counted in the assessment. A number of immense pipe line companies are now transacting business in this State, and the lines of these companies extend in every direction from the gas and oil fields. Among the largest of tnese companies are the Cudahys, the lines of the Standard Oil ComEany, which extend from the oil fields of ilackford, Jay and Wells counties to the immense refinery at Whiting, the Indiana Pine Company and the lines of the Dieterlch syndicate. Under the law of 1891 the state board is given original Jurisdiction over the railroad, telegraph, telephone and like companies, but pipe line companies are not specified, wnen tnai law was nas.vd the oil country had not been de veloped and no one foresaw the great strides that would be made by pipe line companies In the State. Whatever com panies would be in existence it was mougni at that time wouia ne nmitea to smau com nanies which would be confln-fd to one coun ty,in their operations. The belief was that such companies would ever be more than small companies piping gas or oil short dis tances. The large companies which have sinco sprung un were not even thought of. and for that reason the control of the assessment cf such companies was vested in the county boards. The state board is confident some one will take an appeal in the prescribed time so that the matter may be brought before it for reaujustment. The members of the state board are satisfied as to the honesty of the county boards, but they believe the basis of assessment and valuation is wrong. There are certain counties through which the pipe lines go in only small parts, and in other counties these lines go through the entire county. The small assessment made in those counties where only a small portion of the lines is found is used as a basis for holding down the assessment in the counties where there are many miles of the lines. Even at this valuation of nine basis the amount placed on the duplicate of Cass county is over $190,000. If the matter comes before the state board that body will equalize the valuation of the nine line companies among the different counties and will fix a valuation which will be proportionately assessed on them in the different counties that appeal. . , SCHOOL-BOOK PRICES. Figures Announced by Department of Public Instruction. The following circular was yesterday is sued by the Department of Public Instruc tion: "Tha State Board of School-book Commis sioners Tias entered into contract with the following-named firms to supply books for the common schools of Indiana for a period of five years at the retail and exchange prices Indicated below: Ginn & Co. Frye's Complete Geography; retail. 75 cents: exchange, w cents. I Ginn & Co. Frye's Introductory Geogra phy: retail. 30 cents; exchange. 23 cents. Indiana Book Co. Ind. Ed. Series First Reader; retail. 10 cents; no exchange. Indiana Book Co. Ind. Ed. Series Second Reader: retail, la cents: no exchange. Indiana Book Co. Ind. Ed. Series Revised Third Reader: retail. 2o cents; no exchange. Indiana Book Co. Ind. Ed. Series Revised Fourth Reader; retail, 30 cents; no exchange. Indiana Book Co. Ind. Ed. Series Re vised Fifth Reader; retail. 40 cents; no exchance. Silver, Burdett & Co. The New Advanced Arithmetic; retail, .45 cents; exchange, 23 cents. Silver Burdett & Co. The New Elemen tary Arithmetic; retail, 25 cents; exchange. 23 cents. Eaton . & Co. The New Era System of Slant Writing (1-6); retail. 5 cents r no exchange. Eaton & Co. The New Era System of Vertical Writing (1-6); retail. 5 cents; no exchange. "The exchange may be made any time prior to March L ISOO. If it is desired to

make an exchange the person making It must give for the new book a copy of the old book and the exchange price as indicated above. No book now out of adoption can be sold to a pupil by any dealer or trustee in lieu of the newly-adopted books. No requisition should be made for any book now out of adoption.- Ail publishers, both of old and new books, have filed their consent to have the dealers handle the common school books with the restrictions and conditions provided for In an act approved and in force March 1, 133. the same being Sections C2C3 and following of R, S. 1S97. the same being Section 55 and following of the school-book law of Indiana as sent out by the superintendent. In regard to the manner of introducing these newly-adopted books, all officers charged with their introduction should read all of Sections C233 and 63v7 of R, e. liS7. the same being Sections 50 and 64 of the school-book law of Indiana as sent out by this department. "All sales of books to the dealers by th trustees must be for cash, the dealer being allowed a discount of 10 per cent, from the retail price of the books. In settling with, the county superintendent for books sold to dealers trustees must pay out of the special school fund one-half the amount ot the 10 per cent, discount, which amount the county superintendent must remit to the publisher. (See Section 56. school-book law.) Either the vertical or slant systems of writing may be used In the schools, but uniformity should be maintained In any gives corporation." LAKE MICHIGAN'S LEVEL

STATE HEALTH BOARD'S LETTER FROM A CHICAGO EXPERT. i . Thinks the Chicago Drainage Canal Will Undoubtedly have v . Bad Effect. The proposed Chicago drainage canal is causing much concern to the cities In th northern part" of the State, both as to harbor facilities and as to water supply. Th possible effect on' public health caused tha department of health to ask the opinion of Gordon H. Knott, an expert engineer, of Chicago, and yesterday the following letter was received from him: "The temptation is too strong to resist saying a word to you about lake levels, even if It does not come within the scope of the health departmenL I am hardly willing to write, at tnls time, an answer to a paragraph in the Indianapolis Journal of June 7 'Lower the Lake Level.' If this paper can t;et some inspiration from this roughhewn letter without making use of at pres ent what I believe will be the extreme drop cr xaKe Mlcmgan I have no objection. L have ail along insisted that the mere flow

or 4W,uoo or 5u0,000 cubic feet of water per minute from the south end of Michigan would not be the end of the shallow harbor trouble. (The drainage district law ' calls for not less than 60.000 c. f. per minute for 3,000,000 population.) This alone, according to statements of my opponents.

will amount to from four to five inches, and. I am sure. In several statements up to ana even more than six Inches. This, it must be admitted by the friends of the socalled sewage drainage channel mistake, is a very serious loss of itself. Other questions about which I am now reasonably well convinced will be troublesome and add to the above loss and plague the inventors of this channel. "When my opposition friends sneak of lake-level changes a great hue and cry Is made about the almost dally fluctuations caused by winds, atmospheric changes, etc., covering up the real facts, in order, it would seem, to make the public believe that there is nothing else but fluctuations to be considered. Slicing off the plane of the lake permanently Is quite another question. Dropping of the. lake to the present piano has probably, been caused, thus far. alto- ? ether by the cutting off of the forests greater evaporation .from water sheds. afterward carried away by the winds from the lake) and the improvement of the lower St. Clair river, St, Clair lake and the Detroit river. The previous shallow outlets and their cross sections, between Huron and Erie, have been made deeper,-keeping the same area in the one as the other, thus re ducing the friction in the deeper from that of the shallow way, consequently allowing'" more water to pass the Erie than before, enough to have already (gradually) pulled down the plane of Huron and Michigan. until this surplus flow was checked. "I feel sure enough or my ground to saythat Lake Michigan will be lowered at thesouth end ten to twelve inches below even the present low plane If the maximum quan tity or not less than wo.iw c r. per minute is not fully used. Trifling with the. lakes, using another and an opposite far-off outlet, is a serious matter, and cannot be laughed out of court: A future drop of sixteen to twenty Inches may be expected will come quickly; even then fluctuations . will take place, as now. changing a con siderable flow of water to another outlet at the other end of the great lake plateau. about 600 miles apart and over 6) feet above the ocean, from the narrow outlet at the entrance of the St. Clair river, is against' natural laws arranged for the great lakes for equalizing their permanency of surface. The straits of Mackinac complicate the situation of this perversion. lor this : great body of water meets another - great body of water at a very obtuse anglo (Michigan), connected by a very narrow channel, where there must be made a slight -water summit. Lake Michigan will have two awkward outlets (Mackinac paralyzed) " after the drainage channel Is completed and in use. "The straits, with the Islands, make a comparatively narrow way for from twer.ty Ave to. say, tnirty-nve miies. ana ine current tendency from about the souti end will be in the direction of Chicago. A!to gether, can any one tell what will be ths-. end of this peculiar extra far-off contradk tlon outlet?" SEARCHING FOR HER PflPfl. Little Pearl Perkins Asks the Police to Aid Her. A curly-haired little miss, with a smiling face, called at the police station yesterday afternoon and asked Sergeant Crane , to search for her father. The little girl was Pearl Perkins. She said she was visiting with a sister at 310 West New York street and that she had formerly lived at Anderson. She came here about a week ago, rinco which time her parents have removed to Chicago, and she did not know where to find them. She was very anxious to see her father and mother and thought tha police could find them. She was accompanied by another tweet-faced little girl, Grace Hammond, who was much In sympa thy with Pearl because she could not nna her fathtr. It did not appear that the girl's father, J. W. Perkins, bad deserted the little one. but had simply removed from Anderson to Chicago and had not yet given his new address. After the little ones went out Sergeant' Crane remarked, -Now. that's what I call nice. Tvto sweet little girls, and as innocent as can be. What a relief from what I usually get here al the desk.' Crane appeared to have enjoyed tne lai. and told the jtlris to return Thursday and "perhaps I'll find your papa by that time. THE SECOND VICTIM. Walter Naue.elsen, Who Was Burned by Gasoline, Dies. Walter Nagelelsen, twenty years of age, who was burned In an explosion of gasoline at the Champion syrup refining works. West Tenth street and Belt Railroad. Saturday evening, July 8, died yesterday afternoon as a result of his injuries. He was standing a few feet from Mrs. Lizzie Hoerger, who was also burned and died the day after, but it was not thought at the time that his burns would prove fatal. He was taken to his home and has since suffered great agony. The explosion. It is said, was caused by a leak In the reservoir containing the gasoline. The young man was foreman in the canning department and lived with his parents at No. 717 Indiana avenue. German Slutuil Election. The fifteenth annual meeting and election of the Indianapolis German Mutual Fire Insurance Company was held in the Circuit Court room lat night. The following Is the. result of the election: Secretary. Charlotte Dlnkclacker; directors, Albert Krull. Herman Lauter. Henry Klanke. Henry C. Prange. Phl'.ip Itanpaport. Edward F. Kramer, G. C. Krux. Louis Muor. The Prison Garden Satisfactory. Edgar A. Perkins, president of the Stata Federation of Labor, and Labor Commissioner Schmld have returned from Michigan City, where they investigated the workings of the garden under the provisions of the law pawed last winter. Both exprcased themselves as greatly pleased with the success of the law. and neither cf thera blievt there will bo any contact with labor.