Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1901 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9. 1901.

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F.atalillalirrt lSr.3. Sole Airrnta lintterlck Fntterna. Four Special Sales JANUARY SALE MUSLIN UNDERWEAR and LINENS SPECIAL SALE TRIMMINGS AND BUTTONS JACKETS at $5.00 and $10.00 See the display of fine WASH GOO S in West Aisle. Pettis Dry Goods Co. DEMONSTRATION -OF 1 Health Foods j AT THE N. A. MOORE CO. Fancy Grocers, 162 and 164 North Illinois St. Phones 892. gTLoaf of Brain Bread free with each ur chase. AMUSEMENTS. Edythe Skerrett, who is making a pronounced hit in "Sag Harbor" with James A. Herne, is a very good-looking young Ohio girl, daughter of the late Admiral Joseph S. Skerrett. Olga Nethersole will appear next season In a play called "The Voice of the Charmer." in which it is said she will, for the second time since her American debut, play a virtuous heroine. XXX ' This afternoon and to-night the "Social Maids" will appear for the last time this teason at the Empire. Rose Sydell and Her "London Belies" will begin an engagement at this theater at to-morrow's matinee. - XXX "A Black Sheep." the sprightly Hoyt farce that will be seen at the Park tomorrow afternoon and the remainder of the current week. Is Interpreted by a cast numbering thirty people and the plot Is plentifully sprinkled with samples of the lateit songs, the newest music, fascinating dances and clever specialties. xxx ' The reign of vaudeville at the Grand, which gives every indication of continuing indefinitely, has thus far not brought to this city a more delightful male singer than C. Austin Moor, who is winning as much applause this week as if he were the principal attraction in the bill. Mr. Moore's voice combines power and sweetness in a remarkable degree and his enunciation Is delightfully clear and distinct. XXX Laughter and music, folk songs and pretty maidens, romantic lovers trysts and luaint, interesting characters, form such a luccession of enchanting pictures in "At the White Horse Tavern" that the audirnce is held in a spell of admiration. The :ast interpreting the piece is headed by Frederic Bond, Tho demonstrated his tbillty as a comedian when he was seen in the same production last season in this Pity. XXX "Reaping the Whirlwind," the meloSrama by Owen Davis that is enjoying such s, successful run at the Park, doubtless .owes much of Its great popularity to the act that it gives graphic portrayals of love that nothing can weaken and shows virtue triumphing over vice in a decisive and yet not unnatural manner The last opportunities to witness this enjoyable pro ductlon will be this afternoon and tonisht. xxx The really remarkable American run of Wilson Barrett's powerful religious drama. "The Sign of the Cross," which has con tlnued for five successive seasons, is an ex cellent example of the growing frlendli ncsa between church and stage. The play was taken up by prominent English clergymen when It was first proluccd at the Lyric Theater. London, and in this country min isters in every city where it has been seen have almost unanimously indorsed it. XXX The Free Kindergarten and Children's Aid Eoclety have secured from the management of the Bostock Zoo the privilege of sharing a large per cent, of the receipts of that amusement enterprise Friday and Satur day of the current week. The society will furnish doorkeepers and tickets sellers and saleswomen for the candy and refreshment booths. Large crowds are expected, as the kindergarten Is a most worthy charitable institution and tha Zoo ha3 become famous for the excellence of its programmes of en tertainment. The patronesses of the af fair are as follows: Mrs. John II. Holliday, . president; Mrs. John Is. Elam, Mrs. O. 5. Runnels. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison. Mrs George Townley, Mrs. Charles Schurmann, Mrs. John W. Kern. Mrs. Pierre Gray, Mrs. yv. k. Jewries, Mrs. Lois Hufford. Mw. tl. 31. jampneii. airs. James R. Carnahan . Mrs. J. II. Byers. Mrs. Charles Dark. Mr. Hugh Hnnna. Mrs. William K. English, Mrs. iouis i ton we?. Mrs. II. S. Tucker, Mrs. Louis Levy. Mrs. Albert Coffln, Mrs. Albert BiaKer, Mrs. Hermann rink, Mrs Harry New. xxx The Zoo gave an Interesting street parade that attracted a great deal of attention In the down-town streets yesterday afternoon. Th advance guard consisted of carriages containing the officers of the Institution and tho celebrated animal trainers who ara shin dally exhibitions at this time. A number of cameU and elephants followed. "Big Liz." who is claimed to be the widow of the late Jumbo, was the cynosure of all eyes on account of her large proportions. Music was supplied In abundance by bands and a powerful Egyptian organ, an Instrument that is new to .tmcrica. Captain Bonavita rode In a vehicle accompanied by one of his Hons. A dainty little chariot carrying Baby Stella and drawn by Tiny Bess, the midget pony, was hailed with cries of admiration from the little folks along the line of march. Immediately after the disbanding of the parade Mrs. Murphy, the trained monkey, made a sensational balloon flight and parachute leap to varth. landing on Illinois street, not far from the Zoo, to which placo she curried quickly. Captain Bonavlta's exciting display of daring in a caqo wi twenty lions was the star act of last nlght'a performance. He will remain all of the current week. There was a box party yesterday evening from the Dc-nUon Hotel, mad up of Judge and Mr. Francis E. B;ikcr. tftatc Treasurer Leopold Ievy and wife. Mrs. J. Livingstone and Dr. and Mrs. H. Pink. My Lady Dainty." NEW YORK. Jan. S. To-night the MadI'on Siuar Theater returned to a style of blay which made that theater famous ouic

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years ago. when such great sueco-s as "Hazel Kirke." "May HloKsom" and "Younir Mrs. Wlnthruo" were given there.

When C. W. Couldock appeared In "Hazel Kirk" as Dunstan Kirk, years ago. the production ran for more than live hundred nights a record breaker at tne time, me reln of farce at the Madison Square came tr an end on Saturday nint and lo-niijni Herbert Kelsey and Etile Shannon appeared in their xlrst New York performance in a new comedy. "My Lady Dainty." The new play is in four acts, the scene otin iaui in England and in a New York Hat. A young Englishman persuades My iacy Ialnty" to marry him secretly and accompany him to America. There is the old story of parental opposition and a will in which the young husband is requirru tu marry a wealthy relative. Caroline Kayanaugh. 'Finally. "My Lady Dainty leturns to England alone, meets her husband, learns that the stories of his tiiiiament. according to the terms of tho will, are unfounded, and there Is a touching and hfeppy reunion. Collegians In Comic Opern. CHICAGO, Jan. 8. Forty yoims men from the University of Chicago will tour the South in the spring to present comic opera before Southern audiences for the benefit of local charities. Manager Wilbur M. Kelso, who returned from the South to-day announced the following schedule after a conference with Dr. W. It. Harper, president of the university: March 23. Indianapolis; March 25, Chattanooga; March 26, Atlanta; March Columbia or Greenville, 8. C; March 2S. Spartanburg, S. C; March 23. Ashevllle, N. C; March SO, Knoxvllle. Tenn.; April 1, Cincinnati; April 2, some city In Ohio or Indiana. A comic opera, which will be prepared immediately by Marjorie Benton Cooke, a university litterateur, will be presented at all of the cities named except Atlanta, where a elee club concert will be given. A number of features from the comic opera given here three times last season by the uni versity men with great success will be reproduced. Frank Daniels Not a nij$nnilt. - ST. PAUL, Minn., Jan. 8. Frank Daniels, the well-known comedian, who is appearing in he "Ameer" at the Metropolitan Opera House in this city this week, to-night made a public statement at the theater to the ef fect that the recent published statements that he had just been married at Fargo ere entirely without foundation and that those reports were not only causing annoy ance to him because of the numerous telegrams he was receiving from friend3 all over the country, but that they were also extremely annoying to his wife, to whom he has been happily married for several years. He declared with great empha sis that, not wishing to make himself liable to nunishment for bigamy, he had no thought or wish to take unto himself an other wife, and that he had never heard of the one to whom some unknown person had announced his marriage. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mrs. M. B. Wilson has issued invitations for a luncheon Thursday. Miss Caroline Foulke. of Richmond, i visiting Miss Emma Atkins. Mrs. Benjamin Harrison has Issued in vitations for a luncheon Saturday. Mrs. Allen B. Phllputt has gone to New Vork and Philadelphia to visit friends. 'The Chapel Club will meet this afternoon with Mrs. Hyde, on North capitoi avenue. Mrs. Emmett J. Heeb has returned from a short visit with her parents at Greensburg. Miss Bertha Raymond Ellis will return to Vassar College the latter part of the week. Mrs. Henry Lane Wallace has Issued In vitat!on3 for a luncheon Saturday in honor of Mrs. John M. Judah. Miss Charlotte Ransdell, who has been visiting friends in the city, has returned to her home in W ashington. Mr. and Mrs. John M. Judah will leave Saturday night for New York, and they will sail on the 19th for Italy, Miss Hawkins, of, Portland, and Miss Porterfleid, of Columbus, O., will arrive sroon to visit Mrs. Pierre Gray. Mrs. Thiebaud, of Springfield. O., who has been with her sister, Mrs. Charles Layman, returned home yesterday afternoon. Miss Nanette Grote entertained a few friends last night in honor of MIfs Correll, of Johnstown, Pa., win is visiting Miss Blanche Greencn Mrs. Ballengcr's Sunday-school class of the Central-avenue M. E. Church, will meet this afternoon at the home of Mrs. Fish, 831 North New Jersey street. Miss Margaret Lockwood will entertain informally Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Black, of Springneid, o., and Mrs. M. Steele Bright, of Superior, Wis. Miss Maud Smith gav mall Informal company last night in nonor or Miss Annie Leathers, of Louisville, who is visiting judge ana Mrs. James 31. jueatners, Miss Virginia Keep was the guest of honor at an evening company in Burling ton, la., Monday evening, given by Miss Kitzinger and Miss Myla Ritzinger. The marriage of Miss Martha Alice Utt. cf this city, and Mr. John Henry Louskey. of Birmingham, Ala., occurred yesterday morning at 7:30 o'clock, at St. John's Gern an Catholic Church. Rev. Father Fleisch rann officiating. The Woodruff Place Club will give a card party at the clubhouse Friday evening, the hostess.es will Include Mrs. James R. Carnahan, Mrs. J. R. Hussey, Mrs. John F. Messick. Mrs. J. F. Payne, Mrs. J. T. Hart una Mrs. A. C. Thomas. circle l of the Central-avenue M. E. Church will give a tea Friday, entertaining Circles 7 and 8. The hostesses will be Mrs. J. 1. Dissette, Mrs. Kimberlaln, Mrs. iiammonci, Mrs. carterilcld, Mrs. Langnorne, irs. uoots, Miss Douglass, Miss Lillian Moore, Mrs. Moore and Mrs. HaverSUCK. Miss Julia Mothershead was the hostess for a buffet luncheon yesterday in honor of Miss Elizabeth Defrees and her visitor Miss Watt, of Chicago. Primroses and xerns aaornea tne rooms and table. Amonjr ine guesi wcic .uiaa .uojuey 01 oneiDyville, Ky., Miss Field of Los Angeles and Miss Krumier or iaiayette. A large audience witnessed the second performance of "David Garrick." which was presented by the Dramatic Club last night for the benefit of the free kindergarten. Every seat In the assembly hall of the Propylaeura was taken and the perform ance was well received. Following the play there was dancing. Hart's orchestra fur nished the music. Mrs. May Wright Sewall will resume her v edncsdays at home to-d:.;.. when she will nave witn her Mrs. Swain of Bloomlngton, ur. Mary u&on of Ixndon and Miss Ethel Maud Spring of Olney, 111., who is visiting Mrs. Anna J. Atkinson at the Classical Sschool residence. The hours will be from 3 to 5 this afternoon, and thl evening Mrs. Sewall and hor guests, inciuums ur. owain, or uioommgton, will receivu irom s 10 iu o clock. The German Literary Club elected the louowmg onicers yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Clemens Vonnegut, on Broadway: President. Mrs. Charles M. uaixer; vice-president. Mrs. Flora Wulschner; reeoruir. secretary. Miss Amelia Jvipp; corresponding secretary. Mrs. IT. c Segur; treasurer. Mrs. Henry Adams. Th executive committee will be appointed by iuq prefiuem ui nie neat meeting. MRS. WINTERS'S RECEPTION. Mrs. James M. Francis was the guest of honor at a large reception yesterday afterneon given by Mrs. James M. Winters, who was assisted by Mrs. W. J. Holliday, Mrs. J L. Ketcham, Mrs. Otto Hasselman, Mrs. Sarah HendtTfoa. Mrs. Morris Defrees, Mrs. wiinam 11. coieman and Mrs. Cool of New York. Mrs. Aqullla Jons. Mrs C. S. Sargent, Mrs. William E. George. Mrs. Themas L. Sullivan. Mrs. Clarence Kenyen. Mrs. Joseph W. Beck, Mrs. J. j. Mothershead. Mr3. S. Robert Greer, Mrs. II C. isewcoinü. Miss MCLiroy. Miss MeKinney, Mia Mothershead, Mlrs Anns Louise Beck, Miss Defrees, Mins Watt of Chicago, am miss uojeman i;oes formed the decoration in the parlors, and the color theme in the- dining room was scarlet The centerpiece w;s of scarlet farr&llons and ferns, and the lights were to harn onlre. Among the guests was Miss Craig, 01 v evay. State Hoard of Education. The State Board of Education met in the office 0 Statt Superintendent Jones yes terday afternoon and devoted s?veral hours to the consideration of the revlilon of text books, tho prevent contracts for which will expire next June. No definite action was taken and thu board adjourned until to. day, when the matter will Le finally dc-

COLDS AND THE GRIP

SEYCR AT UMTED STATHS OFFICIALS ARC HOllS 1)1' COMBAT. Secret Service Ollloer Hall l nable to Indulge in the Luxury of Sickness. The unusual prevalence of colds and the grip among United States officers and employes constituted about the sole topic of conversation in the federal building yester day. Deputy United States Marshal John E. Foley, who has been suffering with the grip for several days past and trying to keep out of bed. had to give up early In tne afternoon and go home. District At orncv Wlshard. on the other hand, i3 convaiescent from a severe attack of the same mysterious malady and was able to be in his office a short while yesterday morning. Secret Service Officer Thomas E. Halls is complaining of the stiffness and soreness that are familiar symptoms of the grip, but declares he will never stop work a minute on account of it. "I am inclined to think that too many men give up to this grip, as they term it, rather more readily than they should," he said. "Just to illustrate howmuch I will stand before I will let my body conquer my mind, I will tell you of an ex asperating experience I had Sunday night. I was suffering from a very severe cold and a slight touch of the grip and I thought I would try the good, old-fashioned remedy of 'sweating it out. Accordingly, I took a hot bath and jumped into bed with an extra amount of covers over me. In a few minutes I was perspiring beautifully and would have been all right by morning, but I had not lain there fifteen minutes until a knock sounded on my door and I was in formed that there was a message outside for me. It was a summons to make a trip to another town. I started at once, wet with perspiration, and traveled by rail, in a buggy and on foot until about 3 o'clock yes terday afternoon. The place where I had to do my walking was pretty muddy, too, so you can imagine that I did not have a very enjoyable time. Well, I arrived in Indianapolis yesterday afternoon, feeling not a great deal the worse for my trip, but at the same time I should have preferred to go to my room and get a good night's rest. However I was not to be so fortunate. A good friend of mine hunted me up Just as I was about to start home to supper and gave me a most urgent Invitation to ad dress a certain local club last night on the subject of counterfeiting. When he told me who would be there I recognized the names of some very good people and I could not resist the tempatlon to spend an evening with them." WHAT HE SAID. 'What did you say in your talk?" Cap tain Halii was asked. 'Now, I knew you would ask that ques tion," he said, "and I wish I had not told you about the club meeting, for I am afraid I said some things there before those friends of mine- that will subject me to censure if they are printed. But what I said was strictly true, although, of course, I was speaking in a more or less Jocular vein. I began my little talk by saying that no doubt the citizens of Indiana who were present would swell up with pride to know that their State, which is in the forefront in so many lines of progress, is also well up with the procession in the matter of fur nishing counterfeiters of skill and pro ficiency. I dare say not one of you would guess what State in the Union stands first in this matter,' I said. 'As a matter of fact, Missouri is first, and the reason is that there are 50 many lead mines in that State and so much crude lead lying about that it affords a natural and apparently irresistible temptation to make counterfeit money. Pennsylvania is second, no doubt because of Its large foreign population. New York stands third, and the chief reason Is that it has within Its borders the largest city in the country and a consider able population of Italians, who are very prone to counterfeiting. Indiana enjoys the dubious distinction of ranking fourth in the matter of furnishing criminals of this interesting class, and the only reason I have ever been able to discover for it is that some of the people of this State Just seem to be built that way. Well, now," said Captain Halls, as he resumed his work of arranging photographs of criminals, "I think I have told you enough to show that it takes a good deal to lay me flat on my back in bed." STATE FLORAL ASSOCIATION. Annual Meeting Held sIn This City Xerr Officers Elected. The State Floral Association held its annual meeting at the Statehouse yester day, commencing in the afternoon and con tinuing until last night. At the afternoon session there was little of important done. The association listened to an address by the president and the reports of the various committees were read, after which the members adjourned to the horticultural room to investigate the exhibition of flowers which was being held there. At last night s meeting the Question of giving a chrysanthemum show in this city during tne montn of iNovember, was discussed but nothing definite was done. The election of officers occured, resulting as follows: president, J. n. E. Haugh. of Anderson: first vice president. F. is. Alley. of this city; second vice president. W. W. Co,e of Kokomo; secretary, R. A. McKeen, of th,s clty: treasurer, J. B. Huntington, ' V1?. c Mr. McKeen has held the office of secre tary some time, and was again chosen to succeed himself. Yesterday evening members of the association banqueted at the English Hotel care. MR. JONES'S REPORT. Some Statistics That Will Be Con tained In It Filed with Legislature. Superintendent of Public Instruction Jones will file his biennial report with the Legislature. The statistics will show that there are 7.328 children In the State between the ages of six and twenty-one. The amount which was derived from the Stale school tax was $603,430; the interest col lected on the common school fund since the last report, $120,021.41; the amount to be paid to the counties to balance interest ac count. $29, 450.41; the amount derived from unclaimed fee and other sources. $23.161.13 The total that was collected for appor tionment was JfS2,418.C8. The report goes on to rhow that Marion county his given a total of $53.108.34 to the school fiind. The general summary is that ?C'23,09.23 was collected from the counties and that the amount to be apportioned Is $28.323.77, and the balance to remain in the treasury, $11,005.21. Literary Clnb Officers. The annual election of four directors of the Indianapolis Literary Club will be held Saturday between the hours of noon and C o'clock. The four retiring directors, Ben in min Harrison, John R. Wilson. John If. Holliday and John G. Williams, according to the rules of the order, win be candi dates, and in addition the following names have been posted: Y Ullam Dugdale, H. J. Mllligan. A. T. Smith. H. C. Atkins. L. C. Walker, Bement Lymari and Charles W. Moores. The tearing down of Plymouth Church. which will soon Ik? done, will leave the club without a place of meeting, and It has been suggested that arrangements for quarter in the 1 niversity Club building might be made. Deaths of Tvro Children. 1 - A . . ine coroner yesiernay was called upon to investigate the death of two infants. Tho infant child of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rcseberg was found derul in bed yesterday morning. It was thought tho child had been smothered by being too closely cov ered. A two-year-old son of William Printer. living on Mlley avenue, died late Monday 01 convuuions. orougnt on vy coughing In-

daced it was thought, by an overdose of cough syrup. The child secured the bot

tle and drank from it while its mother was in another part of the house. Dr. Curtis, the family doctor, said the symptoms were such as would have resulted from a large dose of opium, which in many cases is used freely in cough mixtures. STAKCH PLANT DEAL. A Transfer Entailing n Consideration of f!H,tMH. The National Starch Manufacturing Company yesterday transferred Its local plant to the National Starch Company. The consideration was 190.000. The plant has been in the hands of the trust which was capitalized at $11,000,000 and by the deal it is' merely transferred into a larger company, or an extension of the National Starch Manufacturing Company. The deal was consummated in New York. With the change in name the company materially Itcreases its capital and comes into posf et ;ion of a number of additional plants. William F. Piel will still remain at the head of the company in New York and Charles F. Piel will continue in charge of the local plant. All the other officers of the local plant were reappointed. DEMOCRATS IN SESSION FEW MEMBCIIS OF THE STATE COMJ1ITTE13 IX TOWS. Chairman Martin Xot Very Communicative About the Gathering; Those Present The Democratic State central committee, or rather such members as emerged from their storm cellars after the "cyclone" last November, held a protracted meeting in Room 31 of the Grand Hotel last night. and, according to the statement of Chair man Martin, did nothing except settle ur the business of the late campaign. The session of the committee was held behind closed doors. The conference began about 8 o'clock and did not end until after 11. When word was sent down to the hotel lobby that the chairman might be seen, a Journal reporter went to his room. 'What did the committee do?" Mr. Martin was a3ked. "Nothing, except to settle up the affairs of the last campaign," was the reply. "Was there any talk concerning changes In the personnel of the committee?" was the next interrogatory directed at' tha chairman. "I heard no such talk," he returned; "in fact, there can be no changes in the committee until next January." Then the interview came to an end. Mr. Martin was not often during the recent campaign troubled by the accusation of being loquacious in the presence of news paper men and he has not flnce changed his attitude in this respect. From a brief glimpse into the room when the door wa opened while the meeting was in progress the reporter was able to distinguish the ffices of C. F. Rose, committeeman from the First district; J. G. McNutt, of the Fifth Thomas Taggart, of the Seventh; Charles F. S. Neal. of the Ninth; E. J. Forrest, of the Tenth; M. T. Shlveley, of the Eleventh, and State Chairman Martin. ANNUAL MEETING HELD. The Marion Connty Medical Society Elects Officers. The annual meeting of tfie Marlon County JL Medical Society was held last night and the following officers elected: President. Dr. L. II. Dunning; vice president. Dr. George II. F. House; secretary. Dr. Theo dore Potter; assistant secretary, Dr. Fred Pettljohn; treasurer, Dr. S. P. Scherer; Judicial council. Dr. A. W. Brayton, and Dr. A. L. Wilson. The officers reports for the year 19X) were submitted. There are IDS members of the society, eleven of whom have been taken into membership in the last year. . Salem Citizens Summoned. United States deputy marshals were sent to Salem, Ind., yesterday to serve summonses on twenty-eight men and women residing in that place, requiring them to appear In the Federal Court within fifteen days to answer the charges made against them in a complaint filed recently by David Jennings, a former citizen of Salem, but now of Columbus, O. A full account of the suit was contained in the Journal a few days ago. There Is talk that the Salem people will make a strong effort to have the case removed to New Albany for trial, but W. V. Rooker, chief counsel for Mr. Jennings, says he will be able to sho?v Judge Baker some statistics that will con vince the Judge tnat the suit should be tried here. EdRiir Rrndley's Arrest. Edgar Bradley, a renovator of feathers, was arrested yesterday upon complaint of Mrs. Puyear, of 431 North Delaware street. and charged with stealing 55. He had cleaned some feathers for her, and when they were returned she gave him a $5 bill in payment. He was unable to make change and left, but did not return the money ever the amount of his charge. Bradley said he was drinking and delayed the re turn of the money, even against the ad vice of his wife, who insisted upon taking the money to Mrs. Puryear, which he would not let her do. Two Coses of Bankruptcy. Alexander C. Smith, engaged In the mer cantile business at Lafayette, filed a petition in bankruptcy yesterday in tha United States clerk's office. The document was unusually voluminous and the list of liabilities filled two large sheets, although they were cosely typewritten. Mr. Smith is in debt something like $10,000 and is pro vided with $ww of assets. Charles B. Rowland, a salesman of agri cultural machinery in this city, is also a bankrupt, owing debts to the amount of $:M,740.9S and having assets to the amount of $150. w Associations. The following articles of Incorporation were filed yesterday: The Liberal Life Insurance Company, of Anderson; directors. John N. Terhune, R. P. Grimes, C. K. McCullouglv G. W. Shreeve, M. V. Hunt. W. A. NIttinger, R. F. Schlenk. T. J. NIchol. ö L. Van Petten, James Wellington, Daniel Goeler. Fromhold Brothers Company, of this city. for the manufacture of preserves and pickles; capital stock $o,000; directors, Mary E. Fromhold, Ferdinand A. Fromhold, Frank J. Fromhold. Funeral of Lonls Siersdorfer. The funeral of Louis Siersdorfer, who died early yesterday morning at his home. 543 East South street, will be held Friday morning at the family residence at S o'clock. A service will be held at St. Marv'a Church at 8:3s) o'clock. The friend of the family are invited. Mr. Siersdorfer was nearly sixty-three years of age instead of fifty-one as stated yesterday In the Journal's, announcement. Both Drnuk Too Freely. George Ryman, living on South Illinois street, called at the City Dispensary last night to have a gash in his head sewed up. He said he had been fighting with his son. who struck him with some blunt instrument. He said his son was somewhat intoxicated and admitted having been in dulging in liquor himself. Poultry Sent to Liverpool. On Monday five carloads of poultry were loaded from one of the Indianapolis cold storage houses for export to Liver pool, being the inauguration, it is ex pected of a large business of this Chirac ter.

STATE BOARD POLITICS

THE OLD DOWXIXG-STEVEXS FIGHT 31 AY CHOP OUT, Contests In Several of the District The First Session of the Board Held. The opening session of the Indiana Industrial Association which convened at the Statehouse yesterday morning was attended by an unusually large number of delegates who. It is said, came early In order to participate in the election of mcmters of the State Board of Agriculture, which occurs at 10 o'clock this mornmg. A great deal of interest Is being manifested, for on the outcome of the election depends the selection of a new secretary of the State Beard of Agriculture. The friends of the present secretary, Charles Downing, maintain that W. W. Stevens, of Salem, who was a prospective candidate for the office a year ago, is conducting a still fight and if a sufficient number of his friends are elected to the board this year will again oppose Mr. Downing for the secretaryship of the board. There are nine members to be elected this year, the extra one on account of the recent death of Hiram Rowland, of this district. The first district in numerical order from which a new member is to be elected is the Fifth. The present Incumbent is H. L. Nowlin, of Guilford. He is a candidate for re-election with no opposition, and in the event of a contest for secretary is counted among the Stevens men. Knode Porter, the present member from the Sixth district, is being opposed for re-election by J. L. McMahan, of Union county, and Jessie Stevens, of Wayne county. Mr. Porter is confident, however, of his re-election In the Seventh district E. J. .Roblson, who was appointed by the board to fill out the unexpired term of Mr. Rowland, is a candidate for election with no opposition. In the event of his election Mr. Roblson will support Mr. Downing's re-election. SID CONGER OPPOSED. Sid Conger, the present member from the Eighth district, Is a candidate for re election and is being opposed by Frank De Hority, cf Elwood, and Calvin Sturte vant, of Noblesville. Conger, who will probably be re-elected, is thought to be favorable to Downing' re-election. In the Ninth district W. T. Beauchamp, of Terre Haute, a Downing man. has no opposition John L. Davis, the present member from the Tenth district, is not a candidate for re-election and a fight is being made for the place by M. B. Waugh. of Crawfordsvllle; Charles Bridges, of Balnbrldge, and John Morgan, of Plainfield. The chances seem favorable for Bridges's election but his attitude in the secretaryship race is unknown. M. 8. Claypool, the present mem ber from the Eleventh district, and a Downing man has no opposition. W. M Blackstock, who in the event of his election would support Downing, is a candidate without opposition to succeed Mortimer Levering, the retiring member from the Twelfth. In the Thirteenth John L. Thomp son. of Gas City, a candidate for re-elec tion. is being opposed by Joshua Strange, 01 Alanen. MR. STEVENS'S DENIAL. Notwithstanding the fact that the Downing men are making every effort to build up their fences in order to prevent any pos sible coup, W. W. Stevens is persistent in denying that he is making any fight for the secretaryship and maintains that he is only interested In securing the election of his friends to membership in tho board. Closely allied with the election of a sec a. M 1 a . A. m t a reiary 01 me ooara is ine election or a president, and as the Downing men be lieve President Aaron Jones to be In sym palhy with Mr. Stevens's candidacy they have already selected John L. Thompson as a candidate to oppose Mr. Jones for reelection. J. W. Lagrange, of Franklin, the present treasurer of the board, will have no op position to his re-election. It is said that the board is likely to depart from its custom of the last three years and select as a superintendent of the fair grounds a man who is not a member of the board. The board feels that the man who accepts of the position must be more or less the servant of the board, and believes that if the superintendent was not selected from the membership of the board he would be more amenable to its suggestions. It is probable that E. H. Peed, of New Castle, the former assistant of Mr. Howiand, and who has succeeded him since his death, will receive the appointment. The flret event on the programme yester day morning was the welcome address by Mayor Taggart- ine registering of th3 delegates was t olio wed by the annual address of President Aaron Jones, of the State Board of Agriculture. Mr. Jones advocated the plan of increasing" the powers of the State Board of Agriculture. He said It should be made the head of a system that would look after the farmers' interests by conducting experiments, by issuing crop bulletins and in other ways increasing the board's usefulness to the farmers. THE GOVERNOR'S ADDRESS. The last of the principal speakers of the forenoon was Governor Mount. He compared life on tho farm to the busy life of the metropolis, and said that one of the alarming conditions of the day was the removal of well-to-do farmevs from thir country homes to towns and cities. This caused the home in the country to be occupied by the renter, and soon the dingy appearance of the unpalnted building and neglected lawns make .the country environments unattractive and uninviting. The Interests of the country homes, he said, demand better homes and better advantages for the young people if they are to be kept In this noble vocation. At the afternoon session the delegates of the Indiana State Association of Fair Managers indulged in informal discussions of the questions suggested by the president's and secretary s reports. Among other things discussed was the question of harmonizing differences between local and professional exhibitors at county fairs. Those who took part in the discussion favored the recognition of both classes of exhibitors, but of making different class exhibitions for each. Before adjournment the Indiana State Fair Association elected the following officers for the ensuing year: President, H. L. Nowlin, of Guilford; vice president, Joshua Strange, of Arcana: secretary, W. M. Black stock, of Lafayette. t IN THE CITY'S INTEREST. ChatiKf Proposed In the Barrett Law An Advertising l'lan. Judge Byron K. Elliott, chairman of the committee appointed by the Commercial Club to suggest a revision of the Barrett street improvement law, submitted the committee's report to the board of directors of the club at their meeting yesterday. With the report was a draft of a till to be presented to the Legislature. The bill was approved. The principal change It proposes to make in the present improvement law is by providing that property owners shall have hearings before the Board of Public Works when assessments are disputed. Arthur Hood, of the committee on new industries, offered a novel plan for setting out the merits of Indianapolis as a manufacturing center at the BufTalo exposition. It consists of an Immense map of the city of Indianapolis, showing ail the streets: buildings, factories, etc., in relief. Such a map would probably cost i',000. which it is proposed to collect by subscription from th city's 1,400 manufacturers. Action on Mr. Hood's plan will r.ot be taken until later in the present week. School No. -!. Entertainment. The pupils of the 8 A class at public school No. 43, at Park avenue and Twentythird street, gave a musical entertainment at the classroom last night for the purpose of raising money for a class memorial. The practice of leaving a memorial after being graduated and entering the high school was inaugurated some time ago and ciasa SA conceived the idea,

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of placing a flagstaff upon the building. The amount realized from the entertainment was about S75. The pupils were greatly pleased with the result of their work, as was Miss Nellie Ashbrooke, the teacher, to whose work much of the success was due. AT T0MIINS0N HALL. Tito Audiences Tlensed with a Varied Entertainment. The Syncopated Jubilee and Cake-Walk Contest," given in Tomlinson Hall yesterday afternoon and last night under the direction of Louis J. Beck, was a succej. The auditorium was handsomely decorated in honor of the occasion and tho rtajja revealed a beautiful and picturesque netting. The entertainment opened with "A Night in Dixie," which was a faithful picture of a cotton-picking scene in ante-bellum days. As the darkeys removed the fleecy bolls from tho bushes their volcea were raised in jubilee songs that had tho true ring in them. Tom Stewart, assisted by the full chorus, made a hit In "Lamb, lamb, Lamb," one of the latest "coon ' melodies. This was followed by a lively scene, which was in the nature of a t?rpsichorean mixup, the central ilgures being Clark and Rice, clever pickaninny dancers. Frank Brown was heard to advantage in the pretty ballad, "I Can't Tell Why I Love You, But I Do." J. W. Jones and the Plunger Quartette sang the tuneful song, "The Ghost of a Coon," with pleasing effect. The ttrst part was brought to a lively finale by Temple and Breckinridge and the company in a Darktown revel. The orches tral music for the alTair was furnished by the Pythian band, under tho leadership cf K. Brown, and the players did very well The buzzard dancing contest elicited great applause and the prize was carneu off by Miss Culp. The Tlunger Quartet reappeared In a series of popular selections. The buck and wing dancing contest brought out spirited competition and the result was that Jesse Clark and A. W, Culp were tied for the first placo and the prize. The touch and take contest proved very funny and little Roy Johnson secured the prize. The rag-time piano playing contest was won by E. G. Snow, whose work was applauded. The whole concluded with a picturesque cake-walk, in which a number of gayly-costumed colored people participated with a dash and vim that brought an abundance of encores. The honors of this event and the prize were taken by John Lee and his partner, Miss Sallie Walker. Mr. Bee was assisted in his enterprise by Robert J. Nolan, who directed the stage; John Goodail. leader of the cake-walk, and James Barry, announcer. The sensational aerial dive made by Lotto from the roof vt Tcmlinson Hall at 2 o'clock in the afternoon drew to Courthouse Square an immense throng of people and the dive wa given according to previous announcements. Mr. Beck says he will soon give another entertainment. CITY NEWS NOTES. The revival services at Fletcher-place Church last night were well attended and the meetings are Increasing in interest. There were seven conversions last night. The omcers of the Lincoln League of Indiana will meet here next Monday to arrange for the annual meeting of the league, which will be held in Indianapolis Feb. 12 and 13. Rabbi Frederick Cohn, of Fort Wayne, Ind., la in the city in the Interest of the "Isaac M. Wise memorial fund" for the Hebrew Union College, located at Cincinnati. While in the city he was the guest of the Rev. Dr. M. Messing, of North Delaware street. The Ohmer Brothers, of Dayton, O., who have purchased a two-thirds interest in the Grand Hotel, of this city, will com2 here Friday and take possession. It Is understood that Mr. Taggart, while retiring from the active management of the hotel, will retain his one-third interest and act as president of the new concern. A wreck on the West Michigan street car line late Monday night resulted fortunately for the motorman and conductor, who were the only passengers on the car. One of the front wheels broke and after running about eighty fett the car turned from tho track and plunged down the embankment about one square east of the river bridge. Neither motorman nor conductor was injured, though the motorman was considerably bruised. The car was not damaged greatly. According to latest reports the official census report will give Indianapolis a population of 174.234 instead of 16l.l4 as pre viously announced. This is due to the fact that the decisions of the bureau allowing the population of the institutions and suburbs, having the street car, mail and telephone facilities of the city itself, to bo Included In the total. The increase is S.OT.'i, being the total of the persons in the Central Insane Hospital, Irvington, Tuxedo and Woodruff Place. Superintendent pf Police Qulgley left last night to attend the meeting of the board ot governors of the National Bureau of Criminal Identification, at Chicago. The meeting is for the purpose of planning for the successful passage of a bill now pending in Congress making the bureau a part of the government service. The object is to provide better service at less cost. This would obtain by making the bureau a government institution, to which small cities might subscribe, to the benefit of them-fc-lve and the larger cities. The cost under the present system Is prohibitive to small cities. The effectiveness of th system, it J said, would be greatly improved, for there arc many criminals arrester!, tried and convicted in the smaller places whos records should be In the local galleries of the large cities. S. 8. Ohorn Is Alive. S. S. Osborn. who lives at the Senate hctel in this city, has been confused with the It. S. Osborn. who committed suicide at Hutchinson. Kan., last Friday. S. S. O.born is very much nllve. Dental Hoard In Session. The State Dental Board began its session In Room 112 of the Statehouse yesterday und will continue for three days. At tho

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Poison Mi Him ivg are among the best known of the many dangerous wild plants and shrubs. To touch or handle them quickly produces swelling and inflammation with intense itching and burning of the skin. The eruption soon disappears, the sufferer hopes forever; but almost as soon as the little blisters and pustules appeared the poison had reached the blood, and will break out at regular intervals and each time in a more aggravated form. This poison will loiter in the system for years, and every atom of it mnst be forced out of the blood before you can expect a perfect, permanent cure. Nature's AotlCcic FOR Nature's P:!sc:s. is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and all noxious plants. It is cornoosed exclusively of roots and herbs. Now is the time to ret the poison out of your system, as delay makes your condition worse. Don't experiment longer with salves.washes and soaps they never cure. Mr. S. M. Marshall, bookkeeper of the Atlanta (Ga.) Gas Iyifcht Co.. was poisoned with Toisoa Oak. He took Sulphur, Amoic and various other drug, and applied externally numerous lotions aud ratres with no benefit. At times the swelling and inSammation was 0 aerere be was almost blind. For eight years thejpoison would break out every aeason. Iiis condition waa much improved after taking one bottle cf 8. S. snd a few bottles cleared his blood of the poison, and all evidences of the disease disappeared. People are often poisoned without knowing when or how. Explain your case fully to our physicians, and they will cheerfully give such information and advice as you require, without charge, and we will send at the same time an interesting book on Blood and Skin Diseases. THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. ATLANTA. GA. INDIANA NATIONAL BANK (Fireproof Building.) SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS THE ritUPKIC and safe way la to park silverware, fin clothing, ruga, etc.. lu boxt or bandle, and store tnem in theae vaults. ValUea and trunk. 25 toSOeenta am nth. Small rafea for valuable papers, 95 a year. EDUCATIONAL. VORICO'O USItlESS C0LLEG UM rsacaall Methods copyrighted. Tims sod money savsJ Etcond largest In tba world. 1 eDndionnpofio f? ÖOL'JEGO C.tasIT U Our trade mark, bbun Imitators. Enter Day or Night School s SlVcnSl When Block, k BEEB, PfCS, meeting which was held yesterday ther was nothing of importance done bfdde.4 the routine lu"Ine?s and the examination of applicants to be admitted to practica dentistry. Order of White Klephanta. Tho annua) merles of lectures undr tha aus-plces of the Order of "White K'enhints will be held In the auditorium of the Indiana Medical Collepe bßlnnlntr Jan. 1. The first lecture will be by F. A. Morrison on "Germicides;" the second. Feb. 15. will be by George W. HJoan. on "A Itetrosprct of Fifty Years in Pharmacy;" the third. March 22. by J. F. tlei. on "Practical 1'rtne Analysl. Chemical and Microscopical;' April 1?. by K. I. Clark, on "Practical Microscopy." All the lectures will be In th e cnlng. Control of the 'atloiinl Guard. Northwestern Guardsman. Every member of the National Guard of the various States should Iosmj no tlma In expressing to the representatives of hl State In Congress his ftrontc disapproval of the bill recently Introduced in tlut body by the secretary of war for the reorganization of the National Guard. It Is proposed that th National Guard force of th various States be combined in on body to be called "The United States Iteserve," under the direction of the secretarv of war and subject to all h!s whims anil caprices. For years the regular army has endeavored to! obtain control of the Guard, and it must not Ins allowed to do o now under the cover of a bill so Ingrnlcusly worded as to leave the impresi?n thut state organizations are not interfered witn. when, as a matter of fact. If this bill be cornea a law. the present organization of the Guard of the various EUtt will bm completely wiped out.