Indianapolis Journal, Volume 52, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1902 — Page 3

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cT3. !a535CLE ACTS. GUT TERiCK PATTER? Indiana Greatest Dry üoods Empominj WE WISH YOU A Happy New Year Store Closed ToDay See to-nipht's papefs for some important store news. Pettis Dry Goods Co. "WE WISH FOR YOU A HAPPY AND A PROSPEROUS NEW YEAR FROM BEGINNING TO END. A RESOLUTION. Although We have served you well better than you could have been served elsewhere we will each and all of us, endeavor to do better for you than ever before. The N. A. MOORE CO. GWOCIDRS ..BY Albert Gladden, Chester Crawford, I'-orze UnversHvv, eorge Linton, 'im Miore, Wtlllnm Orvls, Fred Han ley, J a mos Rover, Addison 1'earson, Frank 1'ailey, Kverett Oaudln?, Wl! lam Carney, Robert Shields, Charles 0''ei I, Edward liyker, K. Holmes. Bookkeep'r M.S. HatllfT, Sec'y, D. B. Scruggs, Treas. L. W.Crandall, V. Pres. N. A. Moore, I'rcs. r pyfl y i nis dc a nappy " and prosperous New Year for you. o T H c last, tHanKs to y ou , -was such for me. C. L. ROST Diamond MercKant 15 North Illinois St. NEWS OF THE THEATERS crnncvT affairs of the local, AMUSEMENT HOUSES. rrnnklyn File Sties Ilnrrinon Grey Fluke for LI 1I II lohe rd Minefield nnd Mr. Sonin. At the Theaters To-Dny. ENGLISH'S. "The Brixton Burglary," 2:15 and S:13 p. m. r GRAND. Vaudeville, 2:15 and 8:13 p. m. PARK. "Down Mobile," melodrama, 2 and S p. m. EMPIRE. Victoria Burlesquers, 2 and 8 . P. m. Creston Clarke In "Rlchellen." Creston Clarke and his company played Bulwer's Imposing melodrama, "Richelieu." at English's last night before an audience somewhat larger than that which saw "Hamlet" the night before and yet too small to be profitable. Mr. Clarke's acting was commended with enthusiasm. It

i Is hirdly understandable that Mr. Clarke, whose resources are largre, should not surround himself with other players of ability , commensurate with his. He is faithful to the standard poetic dramas, yet he is satisfied to impersonate one part In each I wtii. while the other parts go half appreciated and weakly executed. Only one of 1 YU assistants in "Richelieu" was impressive, and that was John Carter, who Impersonated Joseph, the Cardinal's confidant. Mr. Carter was Polonious in "Hamlet." It was good to hear the old play read cgain the speeches in which the Cardinal says to one man, "The pen is mightier than the sword," and to another, "In the bright lexicon of youth there is no such word as 'fail.' " Mr. Clarke was dignified, impassioned and commanding. He was by turn the broken old man, almost too weak to resist his enemies, and the imperious representative of Rome, immune from inlury by ordinary men. "When he scathed his tormentors in the pardon of the Louvre, one ft It that they might well cringe. Whether or not this Richelieu that Bulwer described was the real one. when Impersonated by Mr. Clarke he seemed a great zr.l consistent man.

Mr. Fyles Turn on .Mrs. Fiske. Persons that follow the drift of affairs of the theater have been expecting Franklyn Pyl's. dramatic critic for the New York f to reply to the charges made against him by Harrison Grey Fiske, husband of JIi!-r Maddern Fiske and editor of the l''.in.atic Mirror. In the Mirror Mr. Fiske has called Mr. Fyles a "malicious liar" and a "too! of the theatrical syndicate." The r;ir,i..u among" theatrical men is that Mr. vl---s h not corrupted by the syndicate; h o-rtainly is "optimistic" in regard to n.ost all i hivs and players and "pessimist: " rigardinc Mrs. Fiske and her plays. Tie h.ts at last brought suit on the ground er" libel asair.st Mr. Fiske. not on account 'i statt -rat ms in the Mirror, but because of thin.- said in the programme of Mrs. nke s Manhattan Theater. Frank Strauss, J'.Mh-her of the programme, is a co-de-fjdant. Mr. Fvles has said in an interview: " I have been slow to put myself into the attitude of a journalist bringing a libel Fiske has abused me in his own sheet J"-rs and years, ever since the Sun cont' -' i'd an adver-e review of a nasty play v---ih his wife produced a single week in Pr-rujyn. His attacks were more amus-,r-than injurious, until, seemingly irri-t't-l by his failure to provoke any reply, h- h.-eame reckless with charges that I assailing1 Mrs. Fiske. and was doing so hi the service of the theatrical syndicate. T I- te Mr. Dana wouldn't let me answer attacks in any way. and the present '" I'ana took the same view of the matYr- h s did Mr. Lonl. our managing editor. Put when Fiske called me bad names J -h a- a malicious falsifier and a corrupt l' ; -1 !ri his Manhattan Theater programme, wijr-re it was likely to be seen by at least l"9-" persons outside the show business, I thought it had come time to do something.

Liuan, wnom l tuceeeuea as (iramuui crltje 0f tne Sun fifteen years ago. when he I came the publisher, agreed with me, and I "Ttupon Colonel Bartlett, the Sun's coun-

.has brought the-action on my behalf. 'hall ive P'iske the opportunity to prove t'3t he Isn't a .Ko1-r In nlilen ta II v. we

rtfrutoftÄIZ thfT0 ,sn,t a trace Mr Kv l. 1 Ms vilifications of me." and CumSrlad -S"1 1 'ctS DhInd Me" entitled "Äefter" iV'lioS

lUeliard Mnnflel,l ns Composer. Richard Mansfield is playing in "Beaucalre at the Herald-square Theater. New iork. and has entire control of the theater while be occupies It. One Sunday night recently Sousa's band found itself without a Tlace in which to give a concert, and one of Mr. Sousa's agents applied to Mrs Mansfield for the use of the Herald-square Uie wiTv 1 actor flatly r-fuf:ed until intended fenf 5USKested that Mr. Sousa marches t0rPla 0ne of Mr' Mansfield's S rc - . Mr- Mansfield has not been so successful as a composer as he has been muiHaT0ThLUtQhe earns for fame as a tl k ,Sous won his cause SttQh, and Played in the Herald-square lU 5 he v-ay nlKh' 7he storv was Printed MNev'' ork Evening Sun. and its publication was followed by this: ro the Editor of the Evening Sun-Sir: M .eSt,,ry !,noIast nIRht's issue about Mansheld and Sousa and the reasons why the latter played the former's march was all very well, but you left out the best part oj it. ou forgot to mention or possibly you had not heard-that somebody bought thirty-five tickets for the concert, distributed them among the members of hhi company with strict injunctions that they were not only to attend, but that they were to applaud rapturously as soon as the march was played. Yours truly, ONE OF THE THIRTY-FIVE. The Coming; of Jnlla Marlowe. The sale of seats will begin to-morrow morning at English's for the seven performances of "When Knighthood was in Flower" next week by Julia Marlowe and her company. The company presented this play a full week here last eeason. Mr. Sammis, publicity promoter for Miss Marlowe, is advertising throughout the State next week's performances in the hope of stirring up sufficient interest to create seven profitably-sized audiences. "Miss Marlowe insisted on a week in Indianapolis." said Mr. Sammis yesterday, "though it is an unusual venture here. Our business this season with 'Knighthood' is heavier than It was last winter. There is a great deal of territory in which the play has not been seen because of the long runs in the large cities last season. We are not giving out information regarding Miss Marlowe's plans for the future, but 'Knighthood is so popular that it is safe to say she will not produce another play this season." George Ade's Mnnlcnl Comedy. George Ade's musical comedy, "The Sultan of Sulu," will be produced at the Studebaker Theater, in Chicago, the second week in March, and will be expected to run through the summer there, as "King Dodo" did last summer. The music for Ade's libretto is by Alfred Wathall, who had the chair of music in the Northwestern University. Th story of the comedy relates to the American occupation of the Philippines. Persons that have followed Ade's writing will remember his stories about "Benevolent Assimilation," which appeared in the Chicago Record soon after his return from Manila, where he went to join John T. McCutcheon, then war correspendent for the Record. Probably this "benevolent assimilation" Idea will be expressed in "The Sultan of Sulu" whatever be Ade's plot, it should prove bright and original. HoTrnrd Kyle's Career. Howard Kyle, who will act the title role In Clyde Fitch's "Nathan Hale" at English's Friday and Saturday night and Saturday afternoon, quit the practice of law for the stage. After a struggle he obtained a position in the late Margaret Mather's company. His next engagement was with the Frederick Ward-Louis James company, In "Francesca dl Rimini," in which he was Paola. For several seasons he was with Mme. Modjeska, and impersonated Macduff in "Macbeth." Sir Edward Mortimer in "Mary Stuart," Claudio in "Much Ado About Nothing." Jacques in "As You Like It." and Dr. Weber in "Magda." In late years he has been a member of stock companies. This is his second season as a star. He is thirty-six years old. The play "Nathan Hale" is not new to this city. N. C. Goodwin and his company having presented It here. AVork of Georsre Emerick. George H. Emerick, actor and playwright, la dead in New York as the result of a fall from a street car. He was thirty-six years old. He wrote for Ollle Mack, of this city, and Charles Murray the farce called "Finnlgan's Ball," which they used for seven or eight years and which is now being presented in r.mall cities by two companies. Emerick was the original apple-woman in "Finnigan's Ball." and he was greatly admired at the Park Theater. Later he wrote and acted in "McSorley's Twins" and when Murray and Mack wanted a new play he made "Shooting the Chutes," in which they acted here recently. Current Entertainments. Two performances of "The Brixton Burglary will be given at English's today. The attraction there to-morrow night will be Emma Nevada and her concert company. The Park will . change its offering tomorrow, substituting "Lost in the Desert" for "Down Mobile." The Empire Theater's entertainment, given by the Victoria Burlesquers, will not be changed this week. Several features of the vaudeville at the Grand are of interest. Next week's bill will be led by Peter F. Dalley. Mechanical Art In "Siegfried." PARIS, Dec. 31. After four postponements, due to the fact that Jean de Reszke was suffering from a slight attack of influenza, the full dress rehearsal of "Siegfried." which was looked forward to as the great event of the operatic season, was given here to-night and received by a great audience. M. De Reszke had recovered from his indisposition and he was called live times before the curtain. Bessie Abbott, an American, sang the bird song admirably. The authorities of the Grand Opera sought to surpass the results obtained at Bayreuth in the scenic effects in "Siegfried." especially the presentation of the dragon, which has hitherto been an object of ridicule. They succeeded in putting on the stapre a monster whose appearance was lifelike. The dragon was dark-brown in color, and its head, which was nine feet high, was large enough to contain an electrician, a stage hand and the singer, who used a megaphone from inside the head. Steam, accompanied by loud hissing, issued from the mouth and nostrils of the dragon as the monster raised its head in a ralistic way. by means of counter weights weighing eleven tons. ' Another triumph of mechnlcal skill was the bird, which, without visible wires, flew naturally around the stage. Another contrivance, used in the second act, imitated tho rustling of leaves. Sybil Sanderson to Wed. NEW YORK, Dec. 31. A special to the Herald from Philadelphia says that Mme. Sybil Sanderson has just announced her engagement to Comte Henri du Fitz James. The ceremony will take place in Paris some time late in January. Comte Henri du Fitz James is an oflicer of cavalry in the French territorial army. He is a son of Edouard Due de Fitz James, the head of the second of the French branch of the Berwick family. FRIENDLY INN CHANGES. Edvrard L.. Williams Succeeds Ilev. It. V. Hunter on Board of Managers. The officers of the Friendb Inn held a meeting' yesterday and elected Edward L. Williams to succeed the Rev. R. V. Hunter as chairman of the board of managers. Little other aside from routine business was transacted. The extension of the work of the institution was discussed but nothing decided upon. It is proposed to arrange for employments more suitable to the class of men and women applying for assistance than at present obtains. In previous years most of the men and women seeking aid of the inn were tramps and young men who would not work unless really compelled to Ä and men strong enough to . work but who were unable to find it. This winter the grater number of applicants have been men 5ml women older in years, and on account of age and Pical dlsab IHtl" unable to do heavy work to make a mm.

SOCIETY IN THIS CITY

FA S 1 1 1 0 N A II L E VEDDI.CiS AMONG THE EVENTS OF THE MAY. Hnnna-McCnlluch and Torr nley-Er--vln Nuptials Celebrated Personal nnd Social .Notes. Miss Agnes McCulloch and Mr. Hugh H. Hanna, jr., were married last evening at the residence of Dr. and Mrs. O. S. Runnels, the ceremony taking place at 8 o'clock in the west parlor before a mantel hidden by ferns and palms. Rev. Henry C. Meserve performed the ceremony, assisted by Rev. M. L. Haines. Hart's Orchestra played the wedding march from "Lohengrin," which was changed to the "Gypsy Love Song" for the ceremony. The maid of honor was Miss Margaret McCulloch, sister of the bride. She wore a gown of pink crepe chiffon, trimmed with pink roses, and carried violets. The bridesmaids wore white, their gowns having low neck and short sleeves. Chiffon sashes reached to the hem of the gowns, which were en train. Wreaths of pink rose buds were worn and pink roses were carried. The bridesmaids were Miss

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TO BE WEDDED TO-DAY

Miss Mary B. Wilkins, the Author, and Dr. Charles Freeman.

MET ITCH EN, N. J., Dec. 31. Intimate friends of Miss Mary E. Wilkins, the novelist, have been advised by her that she and Dr. Charles Freeman, of this place, will be married on New Year's day. A few persons living here have been invited to the wedding, which will take place at Randolph, Mass. The wedding will be very private and will take place at the home of a friend of Miss Wilkins, with whom she has lived for several years. Miss Wilkins was greatly annoyed some weeks ago when it was reported that she had secretly married Dr. Freeman. In telling her friends how the rumor originated Miss Wilkins said that she had visited Metuchen to arrange about some furniture which had been sent to the new home. She was seen about the house by some of the neighbors, and the report was soon current that the couple had been married quietly at the time. Dr. Freeman refused to be Interviewed. When a reporter called at the Freeman home there was no answer to the ring of the doorbell. Neighbors said that Dr. Freeman was probably out of town. From an intimate friend it was learned that the doctor expected to be married to Miss Wilkins on Jan. 1, as has been announced, and they will live in Metuchen after a brief wedding tour. i The engagement of Miss Wilkins and Dr. Freeman was announced in October, 1900. Since then several dates for the marriage have been announced from time to time, but all reports proved false. It was said last year that the wedding was deferred owing to Miss Wilklns's literary engagements. Dr. Freeman is a native of Metuchen and is forty-two years old. He has lived nearly all his life in the big, old-fashioned Freeman honifsteaa. He is a graduate of Rutgers College and was a medical examiner in the Pension Office during the first term of President Cleveland. He gave up active practice several years ago, and has devoted his time to the care of a lumber and coal business, besides attending to tho management of a large estate.

Lucia Holllday, Miss Deborah Moore, Miss Flora Fletcher, Miss Anne Hurty, Miss Ruth McCulloch and Miss Anna Dean. The groomsmen were Mr. Hubert Messenger, Dr. T. O. Dorsey, Mr. Will Day, Mr. Joseph Hanna, Mr. Ernest Levering and Mr. Scott Runnels. Mr. Robert Hall was best man. The bride entered with Dr. Runnels. She wore a gown of white satin en train, with bertha of duchess and rose point lace. The rest of the corsage and sashes were of white chiffon. A diamond crescent held the veil and the bride wore a pearl necklace, the gift of the groom. She carried a shower bouquet of white violets. After the ceremony there was a supper, followed by a dance in the ballroom, which was elaborately decorated In green. Among the guests were Miss Helen Messenger, Mr. Hubert Messenger and Mr. Roger Vail, of Chicago; Mrs. S. L. Gray, of Milwaukee: Miss Flora Fitch. Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey Spears, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. Albeit Fletcher and Miss Fletcher, of Germantown, Pa.; Mrs. J. W. Heath and Miss Heath, Mrs. George Levering and Ernest Levering, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Hanna, Professor and Mrs. Ayres, Dr. and Mrs. Tilson, of Lafayette. The mantels were trimmed with ferns, palms and vines and in the dining room the centerpiece was of palms and polnsettlas. Mr. and Mrs. Hanna will be at home after April 2. at No. 12 East Eleventh street. SMALLEY SPENCER. Miss Helen Fettit Spencer and Mr. Frank Mather Smalley were married last evening at the home of the bride's mother on North Capitol avenue. Mrs. Lannes McPhetridge played the wedding march from "Lohengrin" for the entrance of the bridal party, which consisted of the bridesmaids, Mis3 Clara Bellows and Miss Elizabeth Smalley in white silk mull with pink sashes and collars, carrying pink roses, the maid of honor, Miss Margaret Spencer, sister of the bride, wearing pale green organdie and carrying pink roses, the groomsman, Mr. Talmage Cherry, and the bride, who entered with her brother, Mr. Frank W. Spencer. Her .gown was a dainty one of white silk organdie elaborately trimmed with lace, and she carried maiden hair ferns. During the ceremony, which took place in front of palms in the back parlor. Miss Kay Spencer sang "Come, Sweet Morning." The service was performed by Rev. Joshua Stansfleld. The rooms were decorated with palms, smilax, ferns and polnsettlas, while in the dining room there were ferns and pink roses. There were sixteen guests at the bride's table, where the name cards were figures of Cupid and marriage bells. There were a large number of guests from out of the city, including Miss Kay Spencer, of New York city; Miss Clara Bellows. Mr. Milton Daboel, Mis Elizabeth Smalley and Mrs. Frank Smalley, of Syracuse; Mr. Talmage Cherry, of Cleveland; Mrs. George Crane, Miss Jenkinon. Miss Brenton. Mrs. Emily Grlswold and Mifs Grace Davis, of Fort Wayne; Mr Julia R. Pettit. Mr. and Mrs. Henry C 'Pettit. of Wabash; Mr. Leonard Flaccus of Pittsburg; Mr. Phil Monroe, of Chicago and Mrs. George Ransom, of Toledo. O Mr. and Mrs. Smalley met at Syra-

cuse University, where Mr. Smalley's father. Dr. Frank Smalley, Is dean of the School of Liberal Arts. After a short wedding Journey Mr. and Mrs. Smalley will make their home with Mrs. Spencer, and Mrs. Smalley wil observe Thursdays as her day at home, the first being the second Thursday in February. TOWNLEY ERWIN. The home of Mr. Daniel Peart Erwin, on North Meridian street, was the scene of a beautiful wedding yesterday at noon, when his daughter. Miss Hannah Lockard Erwin, and Mr. Morris MacDonald Townley were married. The ceremony, which was performed by the Rev. J. Cummlng Smith, occurred in the south drawing room, the bridal couple standing before the mantel and over them there was a coronet canopy of smllax and American Beauty roses. Hart's orchestra played a wedding march as the bridal party descended the stairs and crossed the broad hall, led by the matron of honor, Mrs. Henry P. Coburn, sister, of the bride, in a gown of tucked white mull, trimmed with renaissance lace, and carrying crimson carnations. The bride entered with her father, meeting Mr. Townley and his best man, Mr. Oscar Schmidt. During the ceremony "My Heart, at Thy Sweet Voice" was played. The bride wore an exquisite gown of white satin, heavily stitched. The corsage was trimmed with point lace which also finished the satin sleeves from the elbow. Orange blossoms caught. the bridal veil and were worn at the belt. Bride roses formed the bouquet. The walls and arches were festooned with smilax. to which were added flowers and ferns for the mantels. The bride's table was covered with lace over pink silk, the centerpiece being a basket of pink and white roses set in ferns, while a marriage bell

of roses and ferns tied with pink satin ribbon swung overhead. A trip to New Orleans and Old Mexico will be the wedding journey of Mr. and Mrs. Townley, who upon returning will reside at 1802 Talbott avenue, the home being a gift of Mr. Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Townley will receive Thursdays in March. Only the relatives and intimate friends were present. They were Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Coburn, Mrs. Marvin Rice Maxwell, Miss Emily Elliot of Cincinnati, Mrs. Chenoweth of St. Louis, and Mr. Charles II. Erwin of New Y'ork. HOLMES FREY. Miss Johanna Frey, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Frey, and Mr. William II. Holmes were married last evening at 8 o'clock at the residence of the Rev. Mr. Vitz. pastor of St. John's Reform Church, at Alabama and Merrill streets. Miss NelUie Holmes, sister of the groom, and Mr. Herman Frey, brother of the bride, attended as bridesmaid and groomsman. After a reception the young couple left for Lafayette, where they will make their future home, Mr. Holmes being connected with Purdue University as instructor in the Engineering laboratory. LYON-CONES. Prectal to the Indianapolis Journal." MUNCIE. Ind., Dec. 31. The marriage of Mr. Willard A. Lyon and Miss Edith Cones took place at the bride's home this afternoon, in tho presence of fifty guests. The Rev. A. W. Lamport, of High-street Methodist Church, officiated. Miss Nell Jewett was maid of honor, and Mr. Clarence Lyon, brother of the groom, best man. The bride wore a gown of lansdowne with chiffon trimmings, with Miss Jeweet attired in chlffonette with real lace applique. The groom is the son of Mrs. M. W. Lee, of Muncie. but lives in Columbus. Ga., where he Is superintendent of a carriage factory. Personal nnd Soclnl Xotea. Miss Thayer, of Warsaw, is the guest of Miss McWhirter. Miss Nell Mcintosh will entertain a card party on Jan. 17. Miss Anna Smizly, of Chicago, is visiting Mrs. C. J. Holmes. Mrs. I. M. Dill entertained last evening for her daughter, Miss Edith Dill. Mrs. Frank Smalley and Miss Smalley will return to Syracuse this evening. Mrs. J. W. Blake is visiting her mother, Mrs. Mary A. Kelley, at Crawfordsville. Pliny M. Crume and wife, of Peru. Ind., are spending New Year's day at the Grand. Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Chidlster have gone to Metamora to visit Mrs. Chldister's parents. The Social Club gave its annual supper last evening at the horte of Mrs. W. II. heeler. Mrs. S. E. Morss has Issued invitations for a tea this afternoon for her daughter Josephine. A buffet luncheon was given yesterday by Mrs. M. W. Mansfield for her daughter.

Miss Corinne Mansfield, and among the guests were a number of visiting young ladles. The Misses Wales will give a small company Thursday evening for their guest. Miss Howard. Miss Blanche B. Barnes gave a watch' party for her guest from Lafayette, Miss Ethel Godman. Mrs. L. G. Halsey v ill entertain this afternoon the women who are members of the Howard Kyle Company. Miss Grubbs. of Martinsville, who has been visiting Mrs. Franklin Atkins at the Arundel, has returned home. Mrs. Grlswold and Miss Davis, who came for the Smalley-Spencer wedding, are the guests of Miss May Goodwin. Miss Clara Dlppel entertained the attendants of the library last evening with a masquerade party, other features being games and music. Misses Inra and Amy Lacey entertained last evening for Miss Winifred Dewhurst, who, with her parents, will return to Chicago on Thursday. The Flower Mission will meet at the guild room of Christ Church to-morrow morning for the election of officers. All members are requested to be present. There will be a matinee party at English's this afternoon for the bridal party and guests who came to attend the wedding of Miss Spencer and Mr. Smalley. Miss Elizabeth Hitt. Miss Eloise Jacobs, Miss Vera Jacobs, Miss Jessie Ragsdale and Miss Maud Essex will receive to-day, from 3 until 6, at the home of Miss Hitt, 216 East North street. Miss Pink Moore, Miss Edith Schumann, Miss Grace Moore and Miss Grace Bogardus will receive to-day informally at the home of Miss Moore, 1725 Beilefontaine street. The hours are from 3 to 6. Miss Lena L. 'Dobson will give a matinee party to-day at English's for a number of Anderson friends, who will be entertained at dinner by Miss Nettie C. Murray, assisted by Miss Gertrude B. Miller. Mr. Don Price Hawkins, who is to be married Thursday to Miss Myrtle Durand, has gone to Chicago, where the wedding is to take place. Mr. William E. Day and Mr. Samuel Pattison will go to-day. The Bachelor Girls' Club gave a progressive dinner last evening at the various homes of seven of the members living in the same neighborhood. The dinner was in honor of Miss Estelle Howard, the guest of the Misses Wales. Miss Eva Alden, of Terre Haute, who is the guest of Miss Niblack, will give a piano recital on Thursday evening at the piano rooms of D. H. Baldwin & Co. Miss Alden is an accomplished musician, being a graduate of the Berlin Conservatory of Music. Mrs. Henry Jameson and daughters will be at home informally this afternoon. Assisting them will be Mrs. Charles H. Noble, Mrs. Edward Churchman, Miss Ethel Cleland, Miss Anna Louise Beck, Miss Elizabeth Ann Butler and Miss Julia Hollweg. Captain William E. English and Mrs. English returned last night from a stay of two months at their Scott-county home where they have been spending the shooting season. They report a total of 411 quail killed as a result of the season's hunt. The floor committee for the kindergarten ball to be given this evening is composed as follows: Mr. George N. Catterson, Mr. Paul Axbiel, Mr. Clarence G. Coffin, Mr. Owen Mothershead, Mr. Fred Wasson, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. George Denny and Mr. Fred Wiley. Mrs. May Wright Sewall will receive at No. 633 North Pennsylvania street, from 2 to 5 and 8 to 10, assisted by Misses Irene Blackledge, Annie and Alice Butler. Margaret Shipp, Henrietta Frenzel. Bertha Ellis, Eudora Landers, Louise Barbour, Isabel Haas, Iris Wynn and Helen Day. Miss Fidelia A. Lester's junior pupils gave a recital on Monday evening, those who appeared on the programme being Avice Miller, Minnie Pfisterer, May Berry, Elsie Dierdorf, Stella Burchett, Frederick Dierdorf, Opal Eaton, Nina Mankin, Ruth Schum, Julia Martens, Ruth Martens, Edna Gelderman, Ruth Howe and Anna Born. Crawfordsville Journal: Mrs. Maurice Thompson, Claude Thompson and Miss Thompson left this afternoon for Bay St. Louis, Miss., to spend the winter. Miss Mary Thompson, daughter of Will Thompson, of Seattle, Wash., who has been visiting Mrs. Maurice Thompson and family, returned to her school work at Wesley College this afternoon. The U-Go-I-Go Club will receive this afternoon at the home of Mrs. G. W. Brown. 1926 North Meridian street, from 3 to 6. Members of the club are Misses Bes.de and Gertrude Brown. Frances and Lila Allison, Regina Ferguson, Cordelia Hughes, Edna Randall. Bessie Tront and Stella Vondersaar. Miss Grace Miller, who is visiting the Misses Allison, will be a guest. A tea was given yesterday by Mrs. J. H. Taylor for her daughter. Miss Marjorie Taylor, and Miss Grace Field, of Evansville, the guest of Miss Florence Cothrell. Smilax and American Beauty roses formed the floral decorations for the parlors and the table in the dining room had a center of ferns and white carnations. Mrs. Taylor was assisted by Mrs. Samuel Brash and Miss Taylor by Miss Hilda Fletcher, Miss Adebel Chenoweth. Miss Julia Kern, Miss Elizabeth Fletcher, Miss Edith Adams, Miss Anne Vivian and Miss Helen Day, of Harrodsburg, Ky. The guests included Miss McNally. of Springfield, O., and Miss Gardenhlre, with Miss Havens. At the Y. W. C. A. the hostesses to-day will be Mrs. F. F. McCrea, Mrs. C. E. Galloway, Mrs. A. B. Mitchell. Miss Elizabeth WIshard, Mrs. A. G. Gaylord, Mrs. J. C. Adams, Mrs. W. D. Pratt, Mrs. K. G. Cornelius, Mrs. Alice Snider. Mrs. Joseph Allerdice, Mrs. Edgar H. Evans. Mrs. R. W. Furnas. Miss Jennie B. Dugdale, Miss Julia Fish, Mrs. J. H. Lowes, Mrs. C. J. Buchanan, Mrs. J. A. Ferguson. Mrs. EInora Griffith, Mrs. A. B. Philputt. Mrs. J. J. Brown, Misses Briggs. Stella Bartlerr, Henrietta Mayo, Addie Wallace, Margaret Wahl. May Burner, Bonnie Summitt, Estelle Glossbrenner, Edith Bell, Laura and Flora Greeley, Lilly Ragan, Eleanor Pierle, Rose Holmes, Attia Malott, Rena Mechan, Flora Lyons and May Ballard. CITY NEWS NOTES.

Major P. Harrison will leave New Year's day for a two weeks' visit in south Arkansas. Al Carr, who was arrested at Rushville, Ind., and charged with stealing a horse and buggy from J. E. Harrod, of this city, was brought back yesterday and slated at police headquarters on the charge of grand larceny. He gives his address as Southport. The Little Sisters of the Poor offer their kind benefactors and friends their best wishes of a happy new year, and thank them sincerely in their name and the name of their old people for the nice Christmas presents they received, which enabled them to give a good and plentiful dinner to all the inmates of the home. The Marion Smoking Casino, at 77G Indiana avenue, at its annual meeting last night elected the following officers: President, C. H. McNimrey; vice president, Frank Richardson; treasurer, Theodore Haufe; financial secretary, Fred Baumman recording secretary, Charley Ray; sergeant at arms, John Cunningham; pipe inspector, Henry Sähe. Friends of Mrs. Margaret Flynn are somewhat curious regarding her movements. Three or four years ago she suddenly disappeared. She was thought to be dead and an administrator was appointed to manage her affairs. She came tack about a year later and he was relieved from further duty. She disappeared again as suddenly as before and a few days later her husband died. In order to take care of her estate which included $1,000, life insurance left by her husband, she was declared of Unsound mind and another administrator appointed. A few days ago she returned to the city. Candidates for County- Office. E. S. R. Seguin.has announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for county auditor. John C. Ruckelshaus and M. L. Clawson have just .proclaimed their candidacy for county prosecutor. Sealers Want Unmakes. VICTORIA. B. C, Dec. 31. American sealers are to claim damages from th United States government for the loss of their share in the sealing industry, as a result of the statutes made by the American government forbidding pelagic sealing by United States vessels. Some of those who operated schooners under the American flag have been seeking data in Victoria for use in preparation of their claims. The claims made by the American sealers are for Interference with their industry, for since the enforcement of these statutes against pelagic sealing none has been allowed to seal under the United States flag, other than the American Commercial Company, which has a sealing monopoly. TITLE INSURANCE is no experiment. It Is demanded by the most conservative Investors. Do not make any Investment in Real Estate unless the title Is guaranteed by the INDIANA. TITLE GUARANTY AND LOAN COMPANY, 123 East Market street.

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UP fin i f 1 1 DIAMOND NECKLACE FOUND. MIssinpr Package Turns lp Anions "Woman's Christmas laekag;es. WASHINGTON. Dec. 31. The J3.500 diamond necklace supposed to have been shipped by Messrs. Shaw and Berry, of this city, to Joseph Frankels & Sons, of New York, and which was thought to have been stolen, has been found. A long distance telephone message from a woman in Pittsburg to the jewelry Arm here conveyed the information that the necklace had reached her among other Christmas packages from Washington, but as it bore no card of the sender she made inquiry of the local firm as to who had sent It. In this way the necklace was located. An error of a trusted shipping clerk gave rise to the conclusion at once that the package containing the diamonds had been tampered with and contents removed. The necklace is now on its way to Washington from Pittsburg. The original belief of Messrs. Shaw & Berry that the diamonds were abstracted from a package while it was in transit from Washington to New York by express is shown to haye been incorrect. The firm desired clearly to absolve the Adams Express Company from any connection, immediate or remote, with the temporary disappearance "of the jewelry, which was due wholly to the incorrect address placed upon the package. LEGAL BAR REMOVED. CONCLUDED FROM FIRST PAGE.) on preferred stock, since it is noncumulative are not payable unless earned, the 4 per cent, certificates which it is proposed to issue to holders of preferred, yield a regular rate of interest, and are therefore in the nature of a prior lien on the property, thus depreciating the value of the common stock. The opposing attorneys spent the morning in arguing the various points In the case before Judge Lochren. Power's attorneys first asked for more time to prepare their answer, but this was refused on the ground that the case must be settled to-day If the stock is to be retired. Next they moved that the matter be remanded to the Hennepin County District Court, where It originated. After an hour and a half of argument this, too, was denied, and the petition for dissolution was taken up on its merits. Mr. Bunn made a long argument in which he made this significant statement: "Our friends across the table say that, there is a plan here to turn the Northern Pacific Railroad over to somebody else. That is utterly untrue. The retirement of the preferred stock can have no relation whatever to that part of the Injunction. I shall decline in this case to enter into any argument as to anti-trust laws or their violation. The stock question can have no bearing on that. We do not object to that part of the injunction restraining the Northern Pacific Company from going into an illegal corporation. The part we do object to is that section preventing us from retiring the preferred stock, as we have a right to do." THE MERGER QUESTION. Judge Lochren in his decision made the following ruling, which the attorneys of J. J. Hill claim settles the question of tho legality of the proposed merger. Said the court: "If the Northern Pacific Railway Company never thought of consolidation, but to pay off the preferred stockholders und issue common stock, it had authority to do that, and that of itself would certainly have no tendency toward consolidation. It is claimed that it would place certain persons who are alleged to be manipulating fhese stocks with a view to a consolidation or merger in a position in which they would be enabled to carry out their schemes better than if there was not a retiring ot the preferred stock. That is asserted, but I do not see that it very clearly appears from any of the facts that are set forth. "The mere scheme of the retiring of the preferred stock could be carried out just as fully If, for instance, the Northern Securities Company had never been thought of. The same persons who own the common stock now own it without any reference to the Northern Securities Company. It is not very clear to me why they might not manage these three companies with as much reference to doing away with competition without any such company being formed as with it. If the same persons own all or substantially all of the stock of both companies I do not see the necessity of forming that company simply for the purpose of carrying that purpose out. They might do it just as well without it. "But I do not see that the retiring of the preferred stock has anything to do of itself naturally with the formation of the Northern Securities Company If that is an illegal conception. Of itself the retirement of the stock is a lawful purpose, something that might properly be done. "It might as well be said, I think, that if these men had no property at all they would be disabled from doing this unlawful thing doubtless in a greater degree than if they were prevented from retiring this preferred stock, but that would not warrant the denuding them of their property, nor docs it seem to me that it warrants any court In saying that the Northern Pacific Company and the holders of its common stock shall not be entitled to carry out its lawful contracts. "It seems to m that the preferred stock may all be retired without the Northern Securities Company being formed, if it is formed, and if it is unlawful that its unlawfulness consists not in the retiring of this stock, but in the acts which result in the formation of that company and placing other securities in that company. It seems to me that this Injunction should be dissolved, at least so far as it assumes to prevent the retiring of the preferred stock. And I see no reason why it shouid be retained for any purpose." Power's attorneys to-night .authorized the statement that the fight had just commenced and that an appeal to the United States Supreme Court would be taken. AVIIl 1'nrehase All at Tar. NEW YORK. Dec. 31. Formal announcement was made to-day that J. P. Morgan & Co. would purchase at par all Northern Pacific preferred stock presented at their office. ACTION OF TIIK GOVERNORS. They Decide to at Once- Ilrfnj? Salts In the Stnte Courts. HELENA, Mont., Dec. 31. A definite plan of action to defeat the proposed consolidation of the Northern Pacific, the Great Northern and the Burlington Railway systems was to-day unanimously agreed upon by the Governors and attorneys general of seven Northwestern States, in which those roads have mileage. Legal action will be instituted immediately in Minnesota courts with this object in view and to quote Attorney General Douglas, of Minnesota, "The thing will be fought to a finish." Just how, when or where these suits will be brought, neither Governor Van Sant. of Minnesota, or Attorney General Douglas would state. The conference adjourned late th's afternoon after adopting resolutions condemning the proposed merger as contrary to soun 1 public policy and pledging support to any proper legal action which may be brought to test its validity. Other r solutions adopted call on Congress to investigate the subject and favor the granting of power to the Interstate-commerce Commission to fix maximum rates upon interstate business. The first resolution is as follows: "In our opinion the consolidation or threatened consolidation of the Great Northern, Northern Pacific and Burlington Railway systems, in the several States through which they run as parallel and competing lines. Is contrary to sound public policy and with the exception of Idaho is in violation of the constitution nnd laws of said States, and mindful of the obligation which the law imposes in such cast-s upon the officials of the several States here represented, we hereby give our unqualified approval and indorsement to any proper and suitable proceedings which may b intl-

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Indiana's Largest Music Mouse. 128 and 130 N. Pennsylvania St. The Cash & Dove Co. 354 lo 35S Massachusetts Ave. The Low-Rent Store. Ent.-rprise Motel Blk. We wish our many friends and patrons a Happy ßlew Year Store Open Until 12 o'Clock. FINEST OPEN KETTLU NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES The kind that Is grainy with Riitrar. It U tood enough for taole syrup, best for baking, and makes the finest Taffy. 20c per quart, 75c per gallon. Del. and N. Y. Sts. Phones 575. KAIMtUAD TIME CARD. r. M. time Is In hLAC'K uTarTa'ramT'inTrTfJ Ihm: Daily, s SIeeptr. I' Parlor Car. O . Chair Car.lIininic Car. -Kxcep Sunday. J3IG lOUlAi KOUTJiJ. City ticket Office, So. 1 a Tt wchlugtoa 3a, Depart. Arrirflu CLEVELAND LIN Anderon accommodation .....fl. 2.3 t'nlon City accommodation 4.45 zi Cleveland, New York Jt Iioton.ex a..M "lO,4i Fort Wayne express 7.3 io.;s Union C tj and CleTeland accom 945 l.;il iNewYork nd hotton limited, d . 3.tU N YABoi "Knickerbocker. "d a .'45 1LSJ BENTON HA 11 UOU LI'iC Bnon Harbor express .43 K.2 Benton Harbor express, p n.n 2.33 Wabaeh accommodation 4.45 USS hT. LOUIS LINE. St. Louis accommodation TS) 5.G5 Kt. Louia southwestern. Um, d 1 "t. 1 1 St Louis limited, da ns.A Terre Haute it Mattoon accom ft.oo 10 53 St. Louis express, a. 11.0 4.u5 CHICAGO LINK Lafayette accommodation 7.3) 6. 13 Lafayette accommodation... ft IS 10 SI Chicago ft mail, d p 11 4 -2.4 Chicago, White City special, d p 3.30 O.lü Chicaro night express, a 12.01 X.SJ CINCINNATI LINE. Cincinnati express, a S.45 11.45 Cincinnati express, a 4.14 ll.os Cincinnati accommodation 7.00 ii.45 Cincinnati accommodation 10 4 1! x Cincinnati express, p 2.5t) 3.2.1 Greensbura: accommodation. ....... ..ft. U ft 4 J Cincinnati. Washington f 1 ex. a d...U.2U '21.41 N. Vernon and lou isv ills ex, a S4S 11.45 N. Vernon and Louisville ex 2JSU 1L4 fEOKIA LINE. Pecrla, Bloomlngton in and ex 7.2 2.40 Peoria and Bloommirton f ex. d p ....'II 53 9ti OH Champaign accommodation, p d 4.1U 1 i SI I'eoria and Bloomlngton ex, a '11.50 '3.JJ SPKINOFIKLD AND COLUMBU LINE. Columbus and Springfield ex 5 45 1 l.OO . Ohio special, d p 3.00 2.50 Lynn accommodation 0.15 13.11 r! CIN- 11A.M. & DAYTON 11 V. MrtK c,y T,ckct 0fficc 25 NV- Wash- st PiiU&Ii'H Cincinnati express a c... '4 00 '12 41 H:xv Cincinnati fast mall, a...8.2l 6 43 CWTJ On. and Dayton ex, p..tlo 40 '10.35 Toledo and Detroit express, p tlO o 10.35 Cincinnati and Dayton ex. p t'i.4ft 114 Cincinnati and Dayton limited, p 1..4.45 13.25 Cincinnati and Dayton express '7.02 t7.25 Toledo and Detroit exprews ?.OVi 17.25 rf?lTr V'rf Ti,""A CHI., 1ND. & LOUIS. It V. XA'l 'I ff jUlim Ticket Office. 15 West Wash Hi. -ÄSaSsI5ä2r Clii'go night ex, s. .'12.55 '.41 Chicago fast mail. a. pd '7.00 7.&S Chicago express, p d 'Jl.M 12. 40 Chicago vebtibule.pd t3.35 '4.37 klonon accom t OO 110-00 LAKE EHIE & WESIEKN It. It. Toledo. Chicago and Michigan ex t7.ot 10 25 Toledo, Detroit and Chicago, Ilm.. '12.20 13.23 Muncie. Lafay'Uiand Laporte spec.t7.2Q llu.25 INDIAN A. DKCA1 Lit 4 1 LSI EKN ' V.v Decatur and tit. Louis mail aud ex.... 18 00 "14. 20 Chicago express, p d til so Ii: 4 Tuscola accommodation. t3.30 flO.lJ Decatur fc St. Louis fast ex. a c....l l.lo 4.UJ txMUaaooLa Cnioo tnaooa Ticket offices al t 1 1 j i i nation and al Iffennsylvania Lines.) ää? Philadelphia and New York 'S 33 '10.30 slumore and Washington 'SM '10 30 Columbus. Ind. and Louisville I 4.0 it Columbus, Ind. and Louisvilla tts 2) t5.4U Richmond, l'.qua and Columbus. O l"0 '10.3 Vincennes Expres ?.:'' 'rf 15 Columbus. Ind. fc Madison ?7 T 0 8.15 Martinsville Accommodation t '-0 17.1S Columbus. Ina and Louisville .25 7.05 North Vernon and Madison t 'l tS.4u Dayton and Xenia ! 2i .! l'uisburg and East. Phil , New York.'s.ü 12. lO Martinsville Accom ?K to) 3 45 Ix)gansport and Chicago '11.25 '3 AO Martinsville Accommodation.... tl 2.. i fl2()5 Itielnn'd, way points to Hradford, O.t 1 .25 t2 ) Philadelphia and New York '3.05 '12 lO Baltimore and Washington '3.05 i lo Dayton and bpringtteld '3 'Z lo Vinrennen Accommodation.... '; 55 tl'L.S Louisville and Madison 4.o 11. 31 Pittsburg and East '." O0 ii Columbus. Pittsbur and East ."l.OO 3 20 spencer accommodation 4 V i Louitville Accommodation Ü.I.1 ioo l'hii. and New Y'k, The Limited . J. 15 ZU Dsyton and Xeiiia 7 15 6 J) Richmond acc 8.0 c.49 Martinsville accommodation tl Ift 17. U Logansport and Chicago '12.13 4,4 VAN DA LI A L1 E. FL Louis limited 6.15 70 Terre Haut, .t. Louis and West 7.ij 4.4l Terre Haute. St. Loui and West.. .'12. 1 5 2 5.1 Western Express 3.3U s n Terre Haute and EClngham acc ....t4 00 1120 'I er re Haute and M. Luifastmail. lO .23 Et. Louis and all points West 1 1.20 'lO.JO Daily. tDaiiy except Sunday. Sundr only. ITi:ill HIlA TIMC CA HD. UNION TRACTION CO. OF INDIANA Station Union Block, 1x9 West Maryland Street. Time Table, effective January 1. For Anderson. Munci Marion. ElwooJ, Alexandria and intermediate stallen L. ave 4:U a. m. and each hour thereafter until 7:Ii p. ru.. j.. m. anl H:Ii p. in. Li:niu-1 trains for Anderson an! Mur.c'.-Lt-ave Js:0) and ll:v a. ;n.. 2::) ar. l ri: J p. m., arriving Anderson in one hour and tw-nty-n r.iinut s and Munde in Uo hrurs. 11: a. nu and p. m. trains rr.ake direct cornctl na at Ar.den-on with lirr.ited trains for Llwool. tute! in any court having Jurisdiction by the soverrij;n State of Minnt?ota or any other State aflVct I then by, dIt;r.-J ani Intended speedily and finally to test and determine the validity of such cor.olidati'-.'i, or threatened. cons. ligation, aiM to that end we hereby pledsro our earnest co-op. -ration; and further we unanimously protect against any c rnMnation or cor.suli lation which restricts or stilles free comi-tition in the trade or commerce of the country." This resolution was unanimously ad"i)trd. (lovtrnor Herried. of South Dakota. I. ft for his home before action was taken, but rough drafts of the resolution w r- I resented to him before he left and it is und rFtood he favored them. Tho second resolution, which was a substitute for the o::o offered by Governor Hunt, of Idaho, aloug the same lines, follows: "Whereas. A consolidation of tho prat transcontinental railway lines has n ;ccompMshed or thnaterud. which, in the opinion of the members of this c:.f. r is inimical to the public welfare; th r f-re, be it "Resolved, first. That the Conqre-s of th3 United States be. and hereby is. re-ja. : d to Investigate the general subject and t ü suitable action thereon; second, that power should he granted to the "Interstate-commerce Commission to tlx mnxLuum rat 8 upon interstate t rattle and to rrsulate the same; third, that a copy of tho:e r solutions he forwarded to the t-tr.ators nnd r ;- resentatlv's in Congress cf the State lure represented." CJoverrior Van Sant and most of the other state ot!;cials who have been present at the conference left to-nUnt for their horus. Governor Van Sant expressed him.-elf as much Kratlried over the result of the ru-d ir.K which had been called by him. "So far as I am concerned." said he. after the meeting adjourned. "I am thoroughly ?atlsiled with the work of the meeting, it accomplished all that could be desired. I ara very much pleased." Governor Hunt aal Toole also expressed gratification at the result oi the conference.