Indianapolis Journal, Volume 51, Number 235, Indianapolis, Marion County, 23 August 1901 — Page 3

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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1901.

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c3TB.;SM5CLEAra CJTT5R CK PATTER' Indiana tireatcM Dry Goods Emporium Ladies' White Waists Four and One-Half Hours Strenuous Selling Of ladies hl-h cr.ide White Valt. pl pa", clc'ui, I r lt. from t Ii best Untern maker vim wilt fm! name on each garment!. Milt lnalif r s unite Im'k on hand M hikI dehv.-n-d to u at our own price. ON SAI.K KKIDAY KKll.M sl.X while they list, iit Hum- prl-': 51 to jl.oo White Waists at 59c 51.00 to 51-7', White Waists at 75c 51. 70 to 5J.7Ö White Waists at 9&c 5.5 Whit- Waist at $1.25 :.." to 5") White Waists t $1.98 Not all rdes in car h Myle. but every size trom -"Moll in some styl'. Fr deseriitions see sample waits in Fast Window. -SpronJ Floor. Pettis Dry Goods Co. TWO WOMEN Live on Park Avenue. One is Mrs. B , for years a customer of ours. The other is Mrs. D , now our customer. Mrs, D always went to market. One day Mrs. B said to her a3 she started for marktt "Why lon't vou go to Moore's?" Mrs.' D did. Just thought she'd chance it When 6he went home she said to Mrs. B , I don't uonder you don't go to market." Mrs. D thought at first things were Ligh-pricel here, but she found there was less waste of the good things she got here than of cheaper ones on the market. Ask your neighbor. She knows. The N. A. MOORE CO, 162 and 164 North Illinois Street. PIIONHS 892. T NI 1 U NKVKR KNKW you carried such rge selection of FINK KINGS; why, you have the finest in the city' is a remark heard daily by all new comers to our store. Rubies, Diamonds or Emeralds, in Rings. From $5 to $950 Each. C. L. ROST, Diamond Merchant 15 North Illinois Street. The Bates is being demolished just across the street. SEE SOME OF THE o WALL EFFECTS! V " TO KfltiKHtRsMARItNS (ft AMUSEMENTS. "The Denver Express," a melodrama familiar to the patrons of the Park Theater, was presented there again yesterday by one of the Holden Brothers' company. The audiences yesterday found an opportunity to laugh uproariously at the comic business of the piece, especially that introduced In the second act. The Garvey family Is seated at table, and Tommoy Tucker, who Hems not entirely "bright," is invited to the meal. He snatches food from the plates and finally pets his mouth so full of bread that he chokes. Two. of the other men Jerk Tommy about until the bread Is ejected from his mouth and he recovers h breath. Ills spasms while his throat is obstructed so pleased yesterday's audience, particularly the women, that they fairly yelled with delight. Tommy Tucker is played by the comedian of the company, who bears the unusual name of Jack Ward Kett. Mr. Kett Is the stage manger, and evidently is able to Impart some of his energy to his fellowworkers, for the p?.y goes rapidly. The men who have the dignified parts are not graceful and are painfully awkward when they get into evening dress at Lord Tynemouth'a country house, near San Francisco. Miss Bernice Howard, who has the heroine's work to do, is a pleasing young woman, but the cleverest member of the company has not the honor of having her name In the bill. She is a verv small girl, with a small, wise face. She has the manners of maturity and keeps her vouthfui voice steady when she sings. How "long her voice will remain steady at two performances a day is a question. She sings a ragtime song and does a burlesque of the third act of "Sapho," with Mr. Kett as Jean Oaussin. The Parks audiences are not familiar with "Sapho," but they were pleased at the bu i'vjue for its own sake yesterday. The play does not depart from the lines laid down for melodramas many years ago, but the points of villiany and virtue arc made strongly, and that is enough to beget great applause at the Park. Specialties, including songs illustrated by color pictures thrown on a screen, are used to divert the audience between the acts. As usual, two performances will be given to-day and two to-morrow. Sale of 9ena at F".n jcllha. At 3 o'clock this morning the sale of seats will open at English's Opera House box office for the single performance of AI G. Field's Minstrels next Monday night. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY, Mrs. Henry W. Lawrence has returned from Chicago. dr. and Mrs. Weiss have returned from an Kastern tilp. Mr. and Mrs. William Carlln have returned trom Buffalo. Mr. and Mrs. J hn Nicholson have gone to Buffalo and New York. Mr. John C. Wright will leave in a few days for a trip to California. Mis Fr.izrc. who has been vMttaff friends in Isar.srrt, U home again. Mrs. Lyman V. Louis, who ha been at Wequetonslng. M.rh.. i horn- again. Mrs. Joseph L. Cnsp.r and son Vernon Will leave to-day for St. Joseph. Mich. Miss Grace Ik Inly, of Litchfield 111 is Visiting her :-lster. Mrs. I.afayette Page. Mrs. Eugene (Vx. of Denver, Is visiting Mrs. George Jdley, on North Delaware street. Mr. and Mr?. J hn Nicholson have gone to visit New York, Boston and other Eastern cities. Mr. and Mrs. Hurry Tutewller and child will l.avr to-day tor Turkey lake to spend two weeks.Mrs. Henry Coburn and Miss Myla t'oLurn. wh iir,- at Lake Georg, will return thl week. Mr. V. ft. Reurh. Mls Inwhorne and Mr. H. 1". Hackerdorn are ni the Hygla Hotel. Old point Comfort, Va. Mr. II. W. Tutewihr and sister. Miss Dunn, will receive their friends informally ihn afternoon for their visitor. Mri. Iaac

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Dunn, of Colorado Spring?, at their home on North Capitol avenue. Mrs. Andrew C. Woods, who Is In Cincinnati, will arrive soon to join Mr. Woods here for permanent residence. Mrs. Hugh McGibney and children, who have spent the t-ummcr in Independence, la., will return home early next week. Mi?? Gertrude Hill, of St. Paul. Minn.. H visiting Mrs. Martha E. McGuIre and family, of 5ol North New Jersey street. Col and Mrs. Harry Ii. Smith and daughter, Miss Ethl Smith, have returned from a trip to Buffalo and the Thousand Islands. Mrs. John T. Mc Shane and Mrs. Hector Gilchrist ami srr and daughter have returned from Buffalo and Iake Ontario resorts. Mr. and Mrs. I'. A. Hinds returned yesterdav from Crystal Beach. Mich. Mr. and Mrs. Lynn E. Stone will remain a week longer. Miss Katharine Merrill Graydon will return to this city with her mother and si.-ters from Bay view next month and will not leave for Honolulu until December. Miss Leah Hurlbert gave a supper and launch party at Broad Hippie Wednesday night in honor of Ml? Annie Frye, of An-b-rson. who is the guest of Miss Anna Kellogg. Mrs. George Wilson, of Chicago, will spend the day with her sister. Mrs. Howard l;. Hate, on North Delaware street, en route from Cincinnati, where she has been with her mother. Miss Elizabeth Peck gave a luncheon at the Columbia Club Wednesday, in honor of Mi?s Anna Jillson and her visitors. Miss Usher, of Hay City. Mich., and Miss Bowman, of Terre Haute. Miss Nell Ashbrook. of this city, and Mr. Herbert Ashbrook. of Cleveland, left Thursday afternoon for Buffalo, where they will meet their sister. Miss Carolyn Ashbrook, who Is on her way home, having just completed the art course at Harvard University. Miss Nettie Vaughan. secretary and music reader to Mr. Charles A. Hansen, returned yesterday from Pine lake, where she was for three weeks the guest of Mrs. Hansen. Mrs. Hansen, with her sisters, the Misses Dalsv and Klsie Herdman, Mrs. William H. Burton and son Raymond will return to-morrow. LENNOX CHIPM AN. i"Pclal to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON, Ind.. Aug. 22. Last night, at the home of Judge and Mrs. M. A. Chipman, their daughter. Miss Mary Chlpman, and Mr. George Lennox, of Indianapolis, were married. The blrdesmaids were Misses Louise Lovett. Leslie Kittinger, Mildred McCirtlough. Kate Johnson, of Piqua, O., Mayme Lennox, of Nashville. Tenn., and Mvrtle Busklrk. of Paoll. all gowned In wbite swiss. The ribbon bearers were little Misses Belle Moore and Almeda I-egg, in pink and white organdie. The matron of honor was Mrs. Otto Vance. The groom was attended by Alfred T. Rapp, of Indianapolis. The bride was gowned in tucked swlss with embroidered Insertion. She wore a veil and carried Bride roses. The Rev. J. T. Ferris officiated and the ring service was used. After the wedding supper Mr.

and Mrs. Lennox left for Indianapolis, thence to visit the northern Indiana lakes. After Sept. 17 they will be at homo to their friends at No. 2303 North Capitol avenue, Indianapolis, where Mr. Lennox is in business with the Carlin & Lennox Music Company. Only the relatives and immediate friends of the bride and groom were present. The out-of-town guests were: Mr. and Mrs. R. T. Lennox, Mr. E. L. Lennox, Mrs. Grubbs, Mrs. Florence Buskirk, Mr. and Mrs. Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. Haye, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin, Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Blaker, Misses Hawkey, Grace Stokes, Henry and Messrs. Watson, Johnson and Rapp, of Indianapolis; Mrs. Loehr and Mrs. Christian, of Noblesville; Mrs. Anna M. Starr and Mrs. Garrett, of Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. Montgomery, of Greenfield, and Misses Wood and Garner and Mr. Garner, of Muncie. CARNEY — CULBERT. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. LAPORTE. Ind., Aug. 22. — Miss Katherine A. Culbert, younger daughter of former State Senator Uriah Culbert, of Michigan City, and Alexander R. Carney, a wealthy ranchman of Exeter, Cal., formerly of Marinette, Wis., were married yesterday at the Church of the Sacred Heart at Notre Dame University, the Rev. Father Andrew Morrissey, president of the university, officiating in the presence of only the families of the contracting parties. Following the ceremony Dr. Morrissey gave a luncheon in honor of the wedding party. Although the announcement of the. engagement was made last spring the marriage was a total surprise to the friends of the couple, for it had been understood that the wedding, which was to be a brilliant affair, would not take place until September. The groom is a Catholic and the bride is an Episcopalian, and the solemnizing of the nuptials by Father Morrissey was in deference to the wishes of the groom's mother. LEONARD — EGBERT. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. ANDERSON. Ind., Aug. 22. — Dr. H. S. Leonard, of Indianapolis, and Miss Florence Egbert were married last evening at the home of the bride's mother, Elder M. W. Harkins, of the First Christian Church, officiating. There were no attendants. They left at once for their home, in Indianapolis. Out-of-town guests were: Mr. J. W. Egbert and son Howard, of Hamilton, O.; Miss Emma Leonard, of Liberty, Ind.; Mr. Gilbert Morris, of Marion; Mr. and Mrs. Burns and Mr. and Mrs. Fender, of Muncie, and Mrs. Louise V. Boyd, of Dublin. RIEMAN — BAKER. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. AURORA, Ind., Aug. 22. — Frank Rieman and Miss Lucy Baker were married at the home of the bride, on Manchester avenue, Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock. The Rev. S. E. Davies, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. Only immediate friends and relatives were present. The groom is a leading merchant of this city. VONDERAHE — HARDEBECK. Special to the Indianapolis Journal. KOKOMO, Ind., Aug. 22. — At 6 o'clock this morning at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Mr. Frank Vonderahe and Miss Carrie Hardebeck were married by the Rev. Father Francis Lordeman [Lordemann]. The bride and groom are of prominent German families, living northeast of this city. CITY NEWS ITEMS. George A. Matthews, a retired merchant of Fowler, is the guest of A. J. Cassell, a Chicago traveling man, at the Denison Hotel. Miss Mary A. Williamson, formerly of Indianapolis, was called from San Francisco by the sudden death of a brother and will remain in Princeton, Ind., for some months. Ed Dark, of this city, who is manager of a plantation in southern Mexico, has returned to this city for his health. He says it is frequently necessary to return to the United States in order to rid the system of malaria which is contracted in the tropics. A fire that started from a gasoline stove caused a loss of $400 in the home of H. Carnahan, at 33 Traub avenue, about 7:30 o'clock last night. Spontaneous combustion was thought to have been the cause of a fire about the same time at 36 West South street in the portion of the fourstory brick building occupied by the Rathbun Specialty Company. The tire was discovered early and the loss was not more than $25. Mrs. Albert C. Templeton, of 1462 Oliver avenue. West Indianapolis, after reading the description of the unknown man found dying beside the railway track at Bellmont, Ill., thought the man might be her husband. She said the description answered that of her husband's in every respect with the exception of the hat worn when he left home four weeks ago to work in a factory at Hegewich, Ill., since which time she has had no word from him. Grocers are complaining of the tin cans used for the canning of vegetables. They say the coating of tin is each year made thinner until now it is so thin that the acids of vegetables and fruit eat through the tin, leaving the iron base of the cans open to the acid, and that a disagreeable taste is imparted to the products. It is said Welsh tin is used in all factories that pack for export, and that the cheap American tin is used for products for home consumption. The arrest of Samuel Bornstein, a junk dealer, 707 Fayette street, yesterday on a charge of grand larcency was due to his own explanation, although he did not admit the theft. Captain Kinney questioned him about a quantity of lard which went into his place. He said a stranger sold it to him. Kinney described an imaginary person, saying he thought he was the fellow. Bornstein said. "That's the fellow exactly," and his arrest followed. In Police Court yesterday John Hughes, who was arrested some time ago and charged with forgery, pleadedinsanity and his case was continued indefinitely. On the witness stand he said he had purchased the Boys' Reform School for $80,000 and that he had several times been robbed of large sums of money, the largest of which he mentioned being $100,000. He claimed to get his money from large dividends paid by the Reform School. A condition of the continuation of the case was that he be sent to the Julietta Asylum for the Insane Poor "and kept there."

TAX BOARD'S DECISIONS

ASSi:SSIK.TS OF INCORPORATIONS IX INDIANA FIXED. Indlnnnpolis Street-ltaf liray Company Mint Pay Taxen on Valuation of $4,2UO,75. The State Board of Tax Commissioners completed the business of the session of 1W1 yesterday. The board has during these ten days considered a very large number of appeals from the assessments as fixed at Its first session. These appeals have been on all the classes 'of property considered by the board and have been vigorously prosecuted by those Interested in the assessment. The changes made by the board as fixed at the first session are as follows: Street Car Companies. Broad Ripple Traction Company changed from J15.0W per mile main track to $7,öoo per mile. , , Indianapolis street-railway changed from $3T.000 per mile to $30.500. The Indianapolis, Greenwood & Franklin Railway Company milenge on Incompleted track changed from ten and a half to eight miles. In all other respects the assessment to remain as fixed by the board at Its first session. New Albany Street-railway Company changed from $22,500 per mile main track to $15,0u0 per mile. Kokomo Railway and Light Company changed from $10,000 per mile main track to $8,000 per mile. Madison Light and Railway Company changed from $5,000 rer mile main track to $1.000 per mile. Richmond Street and Interurban Railway changed from $10,000 per mile main track to $8.000. Lafayette street-railway changed from $12.ooo per mile main track to $7,oo0. Logansport street-railway changed from $10.0oo per mile main track to $700. Evansville street-railway changed from $12.00 per mile main track to $10.(n0. John S. Crump electric railway of Columbus changed from $7.000 per mile main track to $4.000 per mile and from $000 per mile rolling stock to $2T0 pr mile. Steam Railroads. Grand Trunk "Western changed from $35.00) per mile main. track to $.14.000. Chicago. Indianapolis & Louisville, main track of the Michigan City division changed from $16.1 per mile to $13,100 per mile. Side track of the main division and of the Michigan Citv division. 137.22 miles altogether, changed from $3,5X to $3,fX0 per mile. Chicago &. Southeastern Railway main track changed from $100 per mile to $3,oQ0 per mile. New York, Chicago & St. Louis Railway changed from $32.5 0 to $32.000. Chicago. Indiana & Eastern changed from $8,000 per mile main track to $7,000 per mile main track. Southern Railway Company of Indiana changed from $lrt.0"0 per mile main track to $15.ooi) and from $lo.noo per mile second main track to $x,ono per mile. Indianapolis Union Railway remains as fixed by the board at Its first session. Telephone Companies. Otterbein Telephone Company from $10 per mile to $35. Monon Telephone Company from Vft per mile to $50. Prairie Telephone Company from $00 per mile to $ Jasper County Telephone Company from $. per mile to $4.". Crown Point Telephone Company from JIM per mile to $7.". Richmond Home Telephone Company from $175 per mile to $130. North Vernon and Vernon Telephone Company from $2.o per mile to $1.500. Noble County Telephone Company from $2ih per mile to $1. Dubois Countv Telephone Company from $50 per mile to $25. North Manchester Telephone Company from $10 per mile to Jlj. Lafayette Telephone Company from $100 per mile to $s5. The Home Telephone Company of Wabash was assessed for thirty-seven miles at $5oo per mile instead of twenty-five miles at $si. Winchester Telephone Company assessed at $140 per mile instead of $2i per mile. Eastern Indiana Telephone Company assessed at $1) per mile instead of $ir. Western Union Telegraph Company remains as fixed by the board at its first session $i2 per mile. The New Long Distance Telephone Company also remains as fixed by the board at its first session. Tho American Telephone and Telegraph Company also remains as fixed by the board at its first session. Gas Companies. Kirklin Brothers from $fi0.ooo to $15.ooq. The Southern Indiana Gas Company Is assessed at $1.541. The Manhattan Oil Company is assessed at $26,isS. The change in the latter company is owing to a mistake made at the first session in considering property belonging to the company and located in the State of Ohio. The assessments of the National Express Company and the American Express Company remain as fixed by the board at its first session. The assessment of the Wells-Fargo fc Co. Express Company is changed from $160 per mile to $10) per mile. THE LOCAL STREET RAILWAY. A member of the State Board of Tax Commissioners discussed the work of the session just closed last night. "The totals of the assessments made by the board," he said, "will be found to show a substantial increase on all corporate property. For instance, the net increase on railroad property Is $3,703,4ty. Pipe line property, with one or two exceptions, Is substantially as the board fixed it at the firsl session. "The reduction In the assessment of the Indianapolis Street-railway Company is easily accounted for." continued the board member. "Last year on appeal from the County Board of Review of Marion county the State Tax Board fixed this company's assessment at &.y0,000, which included everything in the way of property the company had. This year when the state board made its first assessment of the street-car company the Intention was to fix the amount at about $4,tM).uoo or a little above that amount. The assessment was fixed at $4.214.:S5, the board overlooking the fact that there was a local assessment of $540,OoO against the company. Accordingly when final action was taken on the case the board took the local assessment into consideration and mad'' a reduction on the original assessment, bringing the assessment down to $l.2t,.:75. Even at this figure the assessment Is greater than that of last year by $7tfO.:,75. "There will also be a considerable decrease in the assessment of transportation companies made at the first session for the reason that when the board first considered the cases of these companies it lacked data and was compelled to proceed on .1 mileage basis. Blanks were then sent out to these companies, and when they were returned the information thus gained, added to the valuable information gleaned from arguments of attorneys for the companies, enabled the board to revise its figures Intelligently. TRANS PO RTATION COM PA XI ES. "The reduction in the assessment of telephone property was due to lack of information at the first session, which was remedied before final action was taken. In cases in whl.'h the board raised assessments of those companies there was no difficulty about getting facts and figures to show that they were too high." The total assessment of street and electric railroads in th-; State is confidently believed by the members of the State Tax Board to he nearly if not quite double what it was last year, although this cannot be known certainly, since such property was assessed by the various county boards of review a year ago, the last Legislature having chanced the law so as to give the State Board original jurisdiction. ii.-rr;-.-airui.- -i j;iir l me more impormiles, at $2 per mile, total assessment $10.2; Cudahy Packing Company. miles, at $3 per mile, total assessment, $17,754: Cudahy Milwaukee refrigerator line 2.1'tf miles, at $2 per mile, total assessment, $.'ir; (Sir Thomas) Upton car line. 4 :- 1 miles, at $1 pe:- mile, total assessment. $1.22.12; Kingan refrigerator lines, 1,55.33 miles, at $! per mile, total assessment. $1.555.33: Pullman Company, tame as last ytar; Swift Ref rigerattng Transportation Company. 5.13s.; miles, at $7 per mile, total assessment. J35.!. New Incorporation.. The name of W. J. Richards, a part owner of the late Indianapolis Press, ap peared In the articles of incorporation filed

um uiii?i"ii uuiiMi luiiipanies are as follows: Armour & Co., mileage of 5.145 mile at $'J per mile, total assessment. $43)5: Armour Packing Company, milea

with the secretary of state yesterday by the Regal Manufacturing Company, of this city. The new company will buy and manufacture musical instruments. Its capital of $100.0 O is divided into $00.000 of common and $40.000 of preferred stock. The directors are Alfred Hoberg. William E. Kurtz. John N. Carey, George J. Marott, John W. Keycs. Asher B. Evans and William II. Dillman. The Southern Pike County Coal Company, of Arthur, Ind., capitalized at $10.000, has the following directors: P. H. Beatty, Thomas Shoulders and C. A. Littel. The Concordia Gas and Oil Company Is capitalized at $10.000, and its principal office will be at Muncie. The directors are Emlle Ma jot, Emile Frere, Hector Lefevre, Elle Lefevre, Julien Gilles, Francois Sablon and Clement Lorand. Under the foreign law, the Race Clothing Company, of Decatur, 111., filed articles vesterday. Its Indiana agent is Newton J. McGuire, of Indianapolis AT BAY IN THE WOODS.

New York Officer ChnnlnK John Mo t ran, Wanted In Indiana. A dispatch received from Watertown, N. Y., yesterday, stated that John Moran, aged fifty years, who is wanted In this State for pension frauds, was surrounded by a sheriff's posse In the woods of Lewis county, and that his capture would probably bo accomplished before night. Deputy United States Marshal Foley said that Moran is known In this State as Eidgar S. Ormsbj-. and that he is wanted for swindling a number of old soldiers In De Kalb and Steuben counties out of their pension money. Ormsby, or Moran, according to Mr. Foley, has spent about half of his life in prison, having served two long terms In the New York penitentiary and at Michigan City, this State. He has many aliases and is familiarly known to the officers of the law as William Moran, William Drydan, Peter Dolan, John Moran, "Slippery Jim," and other names. SCHLEY TO REPLY TO-DAY HE WILL ANSWER ACTING SECRETARY IIACKETT'S LETTER. AVItneMset In Cnba and EUewhere to De .Paid Mllenge nnd $l.BO a Dax 'or Attendance. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.-Actlng Secretary of the Navy Hackett, at 11 o'clock this forenoon, sent a messenger to Admiral Schley's counsel requesting their presence at the Navy Department. Messrs. Wilson and Raymer were in 'consultation at the time the message was received and did not reach the department until about 2 o'clock this afternoon. In his message Mr. Hackett stated that he desired to see the lawyers on important matters. At the conclusion of their conference with acting Secretary I Tai kett Messrs1. Wilson and Rayncr stated that their talk had nothing to do with the membership of the court of Inquiry, but was on a technical question which was of interest only to themselves. Later it was announced by Admiral Schley's counsel that the admiral's letter would not be made public for the present. Tho admiral himself prepared the reply to-night and it probably will reach the department to-morrow. Mr. Tracewell, the controller of the treasury, has decided that the expenses of a civilian residing in Cuba called upon to testify before a naval court of inquiry convened in Washington can be paid in pursuance of the provisions of Article 1260, Paragraph 2, United States Navy Regulations. Jt Is assumed that the request of the fecrctary of tho navy for a decision on this question grows out of the necessity for the presence of residents of Cuba at the pending Schley inquiry. In the course of his decision the controller says: "In this instance the witness appears to be out of the Jurisdiction of the court and is not bound to obey its summons. If, however, he chooses to do so 1 am of opinion and decide that his expenses may be paid in the same manner as those of a witness attending in obedience to a subpoena before a United States court, or at the rate of $1.50 for each day's attendance and 5 cents a mile going from and returning to his place of residence. If special arrangements are necessary to bring the witness within the jurisdiction of the court additional expenses properly incurred for that purpose may be allowed and paid." Capt. Thomas F. Schley, of the Twentythird Infantry, has made an official reply to the War Department regarding the alleged interview credited to him in the matter of the Schley court of Inquiry. Captain Schley says he has had no interview and has talked for publication with no person. He also says that some remarks made by him in a private conversation were picked up, distorted and extended on, and the publication misrepresented what he said in a friendly conversation with other gentlemen. The letter Is regarded at the department as completely exonerating Captain Schley and as a satisfactory explanation of the alleged interview. GERMANY'S PROPOSED TARIFF. It I Aimed at American Food Prodnets nnd Mnnnfactnres. WASHINGTON, Aug. 22. The State Department has received from Consul General Mason, at Berlin, a long report, setting forth in details the features of the pro posed new German tariff which will affect United States products. By far the most important of these is noted in the advances of from 5 to 300 per cent, in the rates on food materials, meats and live animals. The present treaty rate on wheat of 33 cents would be increased under the new bill to $1.54 per 100 kilograms. The United States sent 4S9.533 metric tons of this commodity to Germany last year. As to American manufactures the most notable advances made by the new bill are in the rates on bicycles and shoes. An American bicycle, weighing about twentytwo pounds, would pay $3.57 import duty, instead of about $1.25, as at present. Shoes would pay about double their present rate. Mr. Mason states that public discussion of the tariff measure is confined to two points the alleged Inadequacy of the proposed duties on manufactured products, anil the effect which the heavy advances in the rates on food materials will have upon the nonagricultural population of Germany. Novel Inheritance Tax Deels! on. WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-A peculiar internal revenue tax question has arisen in the case of Louisa A. Chance, who, by her father's will, was left the income on $20,000 for life. Mrs. Chance died a short time after her father, and before she had received any benefit from her interest, when the whole amount passed absolutely to three granddaughters as reversionary legatees. The question involved was whether. in these circumstances, the life interest was taxable. The commissioner holds that it is, and says that it is the life tenant's expectancy of living, as shown bv approved tables, which determine the value of the life interest. No More Teachers Wanted. WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Colonel Edwards, chief of the division of insular affairs, expressed his satisfaction to-day upon learning of the arrival at Manila yesterday of the 500 teachers who sailed on the transport Thomas, as it practically marks the completion of the work of selecting American teachers for service in the Philippines. The great flood of inquiries and applications continues, but all are Informed that Professor Atkinson, the cenetal superintendent at Manila, has cabled that no more appointments will be made. National Capital Notes. WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.-Joseph II. Langer, of Nebraska, has been selected for consul at Solingem, Germany, and his commission will be Issued in a few days Secretary Hay was back at his lesk at the State Department to-day. having been absent only one official day during his conference with the President at Canton. The first of the new buildings on Chandler Ä- Taylor's ground on Addison street, near Mt. Jackson, is now occupied by the firm The other buildings to be erected will be completed as fast as possible and the entire plant moved to the new location Their round are G5Ö feet by 14.400 feet.

IN BEHALF OF THE BOERS

CZAR NICHOLAS, IT IS SAID, MAY PROPOSE INTERVENTION. Dclgtan-Denniark Rumor that Ills Majesty Will Discuss the Matter with M. Loobet and Wilhelm. BRUSSELS, Aug. 22. The Independence Beige, to-day prints a dispatch from Copenhagen which says: "It is currently reported In Russian circles that the Czar has decided to broach South African intervention to Emperior William and President I.oubet. He considers the time opportune for friendly mediation." The paper adds, under reserve, that the Czar, during his stay in France, will receive Mr. Kruger in private audience and obtain from him a direct statement of the Boer position with the view of formulating a plan "for action. CHINESE SLOW TO ACT. Pence Settlement Protocol Una Not lleen Slarned L.I Hang Chang: HI. FE K I NO, Aug. 22. The Chinese peace commissioners have not yet signed the peace settlement protocol. Prince Chlng, president of the Foreign Office, telegraphed tho Emperor, requesting an edict empowering him to sign, but no reply was received. He telegraphed again to-day in stronger terms and says he expects a speedy answer. Ll Hung Chang has had a serious attack of sickness, the result of overexertion in connection with the conference. He is better to-day. Yellow River Wandering Again. LONDON, Aug. 23. "There has been a serious breach In both banks of the i'ellow river In the province of San-Tung," says the Shanghai correspondent of the Standard, "and the floods have destroyed an immense amount of property." SEW FLYING MACHINE. Hoffman's Aerostat Closely Resembles Prof. LanRler'R A I ruh I p. LONDON, Aug. 22. Engineering describes minutely R. J. Hoffman's flying machine, which is nearing completion In Berlin, as being very similar to Prof. Langley's, but adds that It has some' essential Improvements, Including a water tube boiler and a compound condensing engine. The condensation is effected by carrying the exhaust steam through hollow ribs of the wings, where it is exposed to strong currents of air. The propeller makes fifty revolutions per second and the wings spread nine feet. The working model weighs seven pounds. Anstrla to Have Gold Currency. VIENNA, Aug. 22. The directors of the Austro-Hungarian Bank have decided to begin the introduction of gold currency. by a imall issue of twenty-kronen gold pieces. The governments of the dual monarchies have collected a sufficient reserve of gold bullion to begin to replace paper money with gold. The gold will be merely experimental in order to accustom the public to the circulation of gold. The present generation in Austria-Hungary has never seen gold circulating, and it is feared that the gold will be hoarded by certain classes of the population. If, however, the issue proves successful, a larger one will be made. Earl Rnssell Mnst Serve Ills Time. LONDON, Aug. 22. In response to a largely signed petition recently forwarded to the Home Office, asking for the release of Earl Russell, now serving a sentence of three months imprisonment for bigamy, Mr. Ritchie, the home secretary, writes that he can see no reason why lie should interfere, and that the health of the prisoner is satisfactory. Cable Notes. Friends of Richard Croker who saw him yesterday assert that he Intends to sail for New York Aug. 24. The work of reconstructing the American line steamer Philadelphia (formerly the Paris) has been completed at Belfasl and she sailed yesterday for Southampton, from which port she will sail for New York Aug. 31. The Matin, of Paris, .thinks it possible that other naval divisions In addition to the northern will participate in the forthcoming review off Dunkirk. Should this be the case Admiral Gervais will have the chief command. The London Daily Chronicle has opened Its columns to a discussion of the relative merits of American and Australian hardwoods for paving. Mr. Lefroy, agent general for Western Australia In London, pleads for a full inquiry Into the matter. His appeal is indorsed by the Daily Chronicle, which declares that In the interest of London streets the matter should be definitely settled. MISCELLANEOUS BREVITIES. The body of Senor Vicuna left Buffalo for Washington last night at 8:30 o'clock in a special car. The safe of a postoffiee at Petersburg, Tenn., was dynamited Wednesday night, and about $300 in cash taken, besides the entire supply of stamps. The. postoffiee at Hull, la., was burglarized Wednesday night. The safe was blown to pieces by three explosives, and $474 in stamps and $150 In money taken. "Bobby" Waithour was matched yesterday to meet Johnny Nelson, the "Flying Swede," in a fifteen-mile motor-paced race at Madison Square Garden, New York, Aug. 26. Two of the hitherto unidentified dead In the Chicago & Alton wreck at Prentice, 111., Tuesday night, have been identified as Michael Nolan and Clyde -Vandervoort, young men of Springfield, 111. To-day will be Virginia dav at the PanAmerican Exposition. The famous Richmond Light Infantry (Blues) pitched tents at the exposition model camp yesterday. They will act as Governor Tyler's escort. Melville Nevln, aged twenty-eight years, a resident of Missouri, while hunting in Little Creek canyon, fifteen miles northwest of San Francisco. Cal.. fell from a precipice over the Bonita Falls and broke his neck. Mrs. Robert Lees, who was held for the killing of the Hebrew peddler, Robert Nogler, at Pittsburg, during a quarrel at the home of Mrs. Grace Woods, was acquitted by the coroner's jury yesterday on ground of self-defense. On the Dominion line steamer Commonwealth, from Liverpool and Queenstown, which arrived at Boston last night, were the Oxford and Cambridge athletes who are to compete against Harvard and Yale in New York next month. Governor Dockery, of Missouri, has Issued a proclamation vacating after January, 1901. all commisions prior to Jan. 1. lsyö, to commissioners of deeds for Missouri to persons residing in any State or Territory of the United States or in foreign countries. Work has commenced on the tearing down of the National Academy of Design building, on the corner of Twenty-third street and Fourth avenue, New York. It is an historic building, and will be replaced by a structure to be used for business. The Porto Rico. Relief Association of New York has decided to give the $10.000 remaining of the fund subscribed at the time of the hurricane in the island two years ago to be distributed by Bishop Blenk. of Porto Rico, among the various hospitals pro rata. The United States transport Ingalls, which returned to New York last vw-k with leaky cargo ports, sailed again v(.tcrday for Ma:n!-. It is said that alf her cargo has been temoved and the Mores which she carried will be shipped to Munl'a by a merchant vessel. At the session of the fifth annual convention of the League of American Municipalities at Jamestown. N. Y.. yesterday, an address dealing with the propose Ohio municipal code was made by Edward Kibler, a member of the commission having that document in charge. R. T. Ross, a music teacher, and his wife, fifty years old and penniless, were asphyxiated by gas in their roonr at Sa:: Francisco yesterday. In the hands of Mrs. Ross was clutched a curtain, and it is thought she had attempted to reach a window, but that Ross had lragged her back. Choice Northern-grcwn potatoes sold yesterday at Kansas City at 50 cents a peck, the price of two bushels a year ago. A ingle bushel now cewts $1.90 from retail

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INNOVATION PRICE-REDUCTION

VEHICLE SALE BY THE H. T. CONDE IMPLEMENT COMPANY

To make room for winter stock to arrive next month wc oficr every rig in our stock at 20 J2? Per Cent. Discount No old, damaged or shopworn rips in this stock. The vehicles are the same as we've sold hundreds of this summer the kind which have made our reputation Buggies, Spring Wagons, Runabouts, Road Wagons, Traps, Depot Wagons, Doctors' Stanhopes, Phaetons, Canopy-top Surreys, Extension-top carriages. They are all included.

This Discount Means to You Savings of $25 to $150

Enough to buy a new harness or replace the expenses of your vacation. Never before has a full line of seasonable, high-grade vehicles been offered here in an under-pricc sale. This is a case where haste instead of making waste makes savings. It's your fault if you do not get your pick. We have in some styles not more than four or five rigs. Eight doctors stanhopes are particularly desirable.

THE H. T. CONDE V. Washington Street. 1 lealers, or about J1.60 when purchased direct from wholesale dealers and jobbers. Home-grown potatoes are small and of poor quality. The Royal Scottish Clans continued their twenty-fifth biennial convention at Pittsburg yestenlay. The folowing offkers were elected: Royal chief, V. II. Stern, Rradwood, 111.; royal tanlst, Charles Mo Knlght. Roston; counselor. Mayor George Taylor, jr.. of Iondon, Canada; royal treasurer, Peter Kerr, Roston. The Hastings Oil Company, of Marietta. O., recently incorporated, yestenlay purchased A. Hockstetter's half interest in the Rrown Mills field tract, which consists of over l.ooo acres anl has a daily production of 250 barrels. The price paid was $75.K'O. The new company has planned an extensive development of the property. A meeting of the creditors of the Mntual Mercantile Agency, whose failure has been announced, will be held in New Yotk next Tuesday. Mr. Raldwln, of counsel for the creditors, said yesterday that, so far as he knew, there was no plan for reorganization In view, although he thought that reorganization was the only means by which the cerdltors could Recover a cent. liy the terms of the will of Stephen Rallard, a wealthy manufacturer of Rrnoklyn. who died on the 11th inst.. the American Missionary Society of New York is to rective two-thirds of the property, valued at ;i50,0O and the Rerea College, of Kentucky, one-third. Hertha M. Forbes, of Worcester, Mass , is bequeathed $n.rtj in recognition of her services as housekeeper to Mr. Rallard. Governor McSweeny. of South Carolina, has pardoned Col. W. A. Neal. formerly superintendent of the State penitentiary, who was convicted of failing to turn over the funds to his successor in office. Col. Neal was over $7.0oo short in iv.s. but his bondsmen paid the full amount, and have been repaid by Mr. Neal. He abandoned his appeal to the Supreme Court, and has never been actually imprisoned. The National Firemen's Association held a brief convention at Huffalo yesterday. The following cdticers were elected for the ensuing year: Pioldent, George C. Hale, chief of the Kar.sar City tire department; secretary, D. W. Gillen. of Chicago; treasurer, 11. S. SalFbury. of Wisconsin, and corresponding secretary, I.. K. Lockabill, of Virginia. A number of vice presidents vi ere also chosen. The next convention will be held in Detroit. At a meeting of directors of the Southern Manufacturers' Commission Company in Charlotte, N. ?.. last night, all blank forms for contracts between the company and the linns with which it proposes to do business were submitted ana approved. The company now announces that It Is In the riehl to do a selling agency business on a 4 rer rent, baris in competition with the Northern commission houses for the cotton mills of the South, which charge a commission of 5 per cent, and more. It is believed that a woman is at the head of a gang of burglars committing depredations in Westchester county. New York, recently. Rurglaries were committed in three towns in the county rr Tuesday night. In each case there is evidence that a wrman was concerned. At Mount Vernon $5.000 of valuables were taken from the home of Charles Barry. At that place the burglars cooked a meal before leaving, and. in addition to the fact that the prints of a woman's shoe were found under the window where the burglars entered, the manner of the cooking gave evidence rf a woman's skill. An opinion was handed down yesterday by Judges Wallace. Shipman and I,a Comb, in the Cnlted States Circuit Court of Appeals at New York, reversing the judgment given in the Mrs. Phillis Dodge jewelry case by Judge Itrown in the United States District Ccurt. I'nder that decision tha claimant. Mrs Phillis i:. Dodge, obtained possession of a p-arl necklace and other jewels to the value of $54, !. The reversal is based, for the most part, on a ruling of Judge Rrown trj the effect tht the government was re;uired to show Intent, to defraud on the part f the claimant in oreler to maintain its action. The Circuit Court of Appeals held that this ruling was errcjeous. The case will go back to the District Court for a new tri.!. BURNED BY SULPHURIC ACID. Vnn of the Stuff Broke m Workiunii AVnn llninllliig It. James Aylward, of 21"6 Station street. employed at the I.. K. & W. freight depot. was burned early last evening by sulphuric acid. He was handling a ten-gallon can filled with the acid and it brke, the acid running over his legs nnd spattering upon his hands. His trousers were almost Instantly burned off below the knees and this probably saved him from more aerlou

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1 ) IMPLEMENT CO. Opposite StntcHovise. Injury. lie was as quirkly as possible assisted to the City Dispensary, whert lotions were applied to stop the eating of the acid into the llesh. It was not thought the burns were deep, but he will be unabll to get about for some time. AT NEWBY OVAL TO-NIGHT. IllK Crowd IU peeled to ?r Illrycl Itncen-Tltr I!lffi-h-rn Free. Racing teams from three cities have entered the intercity pursuit race to be held at New by Oval to-niRht, and probably a team from Iuisville will enter. Anderson, Dayton, O., and Indianapolis are eure. Oscar Andrews. Arthur Schofleld and Will Parsons will represent Indianapolis. All three have just returned from the meet at Dayton. O.. where, between them, they captured a portion cf the laurels. They are all experienced rlelers and were k.lected to form the Indianapolis team because it was thought they would work better together than any other three men who could be selected. Otto Woveries. "Willie" Cord and J. Holdman will compose the Dayton team, Ollie and Alonzo Gardner and H. Reiuner the Anderson team. Woveries recently won the Ohio state championship in a meet a Dayton. That stamps him the best amateur in the State. The Girdner brother have been winning a mijorlty of the meete, In the northern part of this State thla season. A complete list of the professionals who will face the starter to-night cannot b obtained. It Is probable that Johnny Ivike, who represented this eountry In the amateur events at the P.irls exposition last year, will b among them. Kugene Holloway, who is scheduled to ride against Lrr Gordon in a match event, is said to b riding better this season than ever before. He is from Chicago, but his lK:en in Dayton recently. If this meet proves n success and th advance sale of seats indicates that It willothers of a similar nature will be given. Up to list night many of the reserved seats hail been taken, and the supply of HUM) complimentary bleacher tickets had almost been exhauted. It is proposed. If the crowd to-night indicates a revival of interest in the racing game. te give meets about every two weeks the remainder of the season. ELKS PLAY BALL TO-DAY. One Ticket to the Jnine nnd the Sill Show 1. The game between the Indianapolis an2 Anderson l'lks will becalled at 3:3-? thlt afternoon, and there will be lively t.'mes at Washington Pfrk. The game will b the main show, but there will tw severcvl side attractions, one tieket admitting the bearer to til performances. Jomro i. Keach will pratue before the Meachcri selling peanuts and lemonade, and he will be asi.-ted by a f ourle of stalwart buck. The line-up for the game will b; Anderson Worth, second ba-e; Norton, catcher; Dickson. thirl bne; !Iz. left flfdd: Twr, center field; Truebloo.j, right tHld; Steadman, shcrt step; Reaver, first bnse; Mnrrey. pileher. Indianapolis Donahue, left field; Munter, tenter tield; Sthaub, third bae; Sourtler. short stop; Rau-h. second base; Balz, first b?;se; Iten. eatcher: Reavers or Clark, right Meld; Orien. pitcher. Mftft for Klntr Kdniird. Ni:W YORK. Aug. .-lt is understood that an elevator cmpiny In Yrnkers ts at work on two elevators for Buckingham Pal.jce. Rngland. on an order from Klnf 1-Mwanl. nt inIir-etly to this country. FRAHRAMT in a handy Patent Box (new) S0Z0DONT LIQUID 25c Urxe LIQUID and POWDER, 75c At all Storea, or by Mail for the pricew . HALL& nUCKEL, NCWYOnCX

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