Indianapolis Journal, Volume 54, Number 1, Indianapolis, Marion County, 1 January 1904 — Page 4

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J. V. Wilkie. 19 South Jefferson Street. OLL'MBUS. O.-Viaduct News Stand, 380 High St t Everything is reported quiet on the isthsus. American marines and American warships are the most excellent sedatives for that pugnacious feeling. In spite of attempts to prohibit the British, they have marched Into Thibet; but if they can pass a step on into Lhassa is thing only time can exhibit. The location of the Democratic national Convention stili remains undetermined. Why is it that no city makes a dazzling offer to secure the big show? Are not Democratic conventions desirable or lucrative? The general demand rince the Chicago "TCAta atrophe for new safeguards in theaters shows that the public realizes the deficiency in this respect. The blame rests on archi tects, builders, managers and employes. Mr. Roeketeiler discharged his best Mervant for gambling in Standard Oil stock. Thus he took the same position as does the smoker who chastens his boy when he catches him with a cigarette in his mouth. When Governor Taft succeeds Elihu Root as secretary of war he will only be following in his father's footsteps. Alpho.to Taft was war secretary for a fer montha during the second administration of General Grant An Illinois coal company has gone into the hands of a receiver and during the old weather, too. After this we may be prepared to hear that plumbers and diamond merchants are making assignments. (What is the country coming to? What is to be the attitude of union labor In Chicago toward the hearse drivers who will assist in caring for the remains of Ittie victims of Wednesday's horrible disaster? Would "picketing" at such a time as this not result In a popular uprising? Texas has made a nice little poll-tax disfranchisement law, and is now much aisftppolnted and alarmed to find that it works gaw wrong way. The white voters are the Moss who neglect to pay the poll tax. Triumphant Democracy will have to try again. Tho Republican state central committee could not get out a better campaign document than one containing the speeches oade at the love feast with portraits of the speakers. Next to reading a good speech people like to see the man who aade it. Senator Fairbanks does not often drop Into humor, but he made a g-ood play when be said: "Our Democratic friends are endeavoring to get together, but I will observe, fellow-citizens, that there are two ways in which to get together one is by locking arms and the other by locking torns." Governor Durbin utilized the representative character of the love feast assemblage with good effect when he said: "It :ocempkfl.s the fact that the cauäe of Republicanism is not in the custody of any ingle leader, or set of leaders, but that it -4s an expression of the common beliefs and purposes of those who march shoulder to shoulder In the rnrk and tile." Senator Beverldge neve;- speaks without Maying something wcrth remembering. In als speech at the love feast he said:- "Unless a political party serves the whole peov pis it has no reason for success or even for existence. Our pride as Republicans is that our party has done wcl for the Nation; our guaranty uf victory is the certainty that v will continue to do well for the Nation. Nev r forget that the surest Way to win is to deserve to win." That beI longs to the class of utterances that will do to paste in one's hat. After a horrible catt strophe like that at Chicago it Is always easy to point out how mt might have been avert d or mitigated, ait th advice comes too late. In this case It Is evident the destruction of life was Epe to a combination of causes, including the failure of t.. asbestos drop curtain to work, the senseless cry of fire." the b i. of fire eseap. . thf wild panic f the people. It is remarkable that the lire should have occurred b than a mouth iter the opening of the theater and that the flee safety curtain should have failed to work the first dflM it was used. Such jpjM appliance ought to be a perfect piece of jet hanism and b oi.d the possibility of falluf to work from any cause whatever. management Is to blame for opening theater to the public before the lire

escapes were placed in position. Such escapes could not have entirely averted the catastrophe, but they would have saved many lives.

THE AFTERMATH. The best effects of such a political con ference as that of Wednesday are felt long after it is over. While the conference lasts the dominant feelings are pleasurable excitement at meeting old friends and making new ones, the Inspiration begotten by an interchange of views and the enthusiasm inspired by good speeches. The contact and friction of bright minds produces a kind of mental electricity that acts as a moral uplift. "Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend." But these emotions are In their nature ephemeral, and If th y were the only result of a political love feast it would hardly be worth tho holding. The aftermath is better than the first crop. This comes in the form of quickened intelligence and alertness of the party press, increased energy in organization and general overhauling of campaign machinery preparatory to the coming contest. Since the love feast the leading Republicans of Indiana know that the party is united, harmonious and confident, and every one who attended it went home to start a propaganda on that line, it might almost be said that the Republican campaign of 1904 in this State has been opened, for the seed sown on Wednesday is as sure to spring up and bear fruit next year as is the wheat now sleeping In the soil. The speeches on the occasion were unusually good and will furnish the press with many texts and keynotes. The Republican party hardly realizes how much it owes to the press. There are ninetytwo counties in Indiana and newspapers are published In all of them. Papers are published in 358 cities and towns of the State. Of the S69 papers published in the State, 152 are daily, 61- are weekly, and the rest are semi-weekly or trl-weekly. Nearly all of these are party papers, and a majority are Republican. That they have been the most potential factor in building up the Republican party in this State is beyond question. Outside papers have helped some, speakers, organizers and party leaders have contributed their full share, but the home press has been the main factor. "I have planted, Apollos watered; but God gave the increase," wrote the apostle. Paraphrasing this one might say orators may plant and organizers may cultivate, but it is the press, laboring unceasingly, that gives the increase. Excellent and Inspiring as were the speeches of Wednesday, they would have reached but few persons had not the press sent them broadcast throughout the State, to be produced and reproduced in different forms and with cumulative effect by local orators, the local press and heart-to-heart talkers. Thus the press will help to conserve the good results of the love feast and prolong the aftermath until it shall culminate in another glorious Republican victory on the 8th of next November. lfHKS 1004. Every year makes its own history, an unwritten book at the beginning, but at the end crowded with big events. Probably since men began to keep records no year has closed that has not appeared, in the retrospect, one of unusual interest and importance. The year 1903, that came in with its future masked, goes out with a history-making record equal to any of Its predecessors. To recall the Important events of the year would be waste of time for a people who read the history of each day and who care more for to-morrow than they do for yesterday. There is more money as well as fame in prophecy than there is in history, and he who could forecast the events of 1904 would be a much bigger man than he who records those of 1303. The opening of the year does not altogether fulfill the Christmas promise of peace on earth. There are war clouds in more than one quarter. A Russian paper calls attention to the fact that wars marked the opening of the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. It might have added of the twentieth century also, for it is entering on its fourth year and has not been free from war yet. Referring to the Russo-Japanese situation the Russian paper says: "There is no war to-day; to-morrow there may be war." It is always the tomorrow that puzzles the world, and in that capacity for concealing its secrets and the kuoWledge of what to-morrow sflay bring forth the new year resembles all of its predecessors at their beginning. This much we know: the year 1903 was one of great prosperity for the United States and the year 1904 opens auspiciously. Conjecture as to the possibilities of 1903 has given way to history, and as far as this country and people are concerned It is a record of general prosperity and happiness with only such individual exceptions as every year must bring. That the new year may bring more of both to all the people and less of crime and death-dealing acci dents and disasters is the sincere wish of the Journal. LAST N l. Alt'S LOC AL Ul SINKSS. A perusal of the review of local trade for the year just ended cannot fail to impress every one with the immense volume and steady increase of the business of Indianap oils. !n every line of trade a marked im provement may be noted. The money mar k t has remained in a normal condition throughout the year, and is now, in the words of a prominent local bankers, "trans quil and secure." The depreciation in local stock values has been only from one to ten points, as compared with a shrinkage of twenty to one hundred points in the' securities of the larger cities. There has been plenty of money for legitimate busi nesa in Indianapolis during the entire year. The banks of the city on Nov.. 17 showed a larger percentage of legal reserve than the bunks of twenty-one representative cities. including St. Louis, Chicago. New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. The tight money market of recent months had very little effect either on Indianapolis or other cities of this State. Local conditions serve to show how Wall street has lost the power it had ten years ago to dictate prosperity or panic to the West. Twelve months ago the country seemed to be on the verge of serious financial trouble Stock values had been inflated and credits injudiciously ex panded. Too much paper value and not enough money was the state of affairs which confront. -d Wall street. Serious disaster was only averted by the large financiers, who held liquidation in check. But these "high finance ' methods will never

again have disastrous effects on the business of Indianapolis and Indiana.

In local real estate there has been great activity an increase in transfers of $1,000.000 over last year. The volume of whole sale trade was J5,0u0.0Q0 larger for 1903 than for 1902. Th- tvade in local securities amounted to $33,0u0,000. Inquiry for investment is Increasing, and everything points to easier money and a greater volume of business for Indianapolis this year. Only a general calamity can give this city a bad year, and such a thing can scarcely be an ticipated. Anti-administration papers are ridiculing Secretary Root because he praises the mili tary career of General Wood. "That career," mocks one of these papers, "only extended over a period of ninety days." Is that a fact? These critics have forgotten something. General Wood received a medal of honor and the thanks of Congress for his services against the Apaches in Arizona. At that time General Ludlow said that the success of the campaign in the pursuit of Geronimo was mainly due tc Leonard Wood. His military career did not begin with the Santiago campaign nor did it end there, as his services in Jolo loudly proclaim. A British army officer has sued a New York woman to recover 120,000 worth of his lewelry, which he says she has in her possession. He is not the only Brit ish officer who appears to need a guardian. Since the Boer war it looks as if that army were full of officers who are not possessed of sufficient sagacity to remain indoors when the weather is threatening. According to the always-on-the-spot Dr. Parkhurst, New Year's resolutions are A manufactured scheme of moral heterogenesis." But since nobody has the slightest lda what that means, the remark will not interfere with to-day's resolutions. It has a forbidding sound, though. The New York Sun having remarked that a certain college professor was "off his nut," the professor has sued the Sun for heavy damages. Nothing irritates these pedagogues so much as slang, and this is what the Sun gets for descending to its use. A Boston paper makes the authoritative statement that there is no truth in the rumor that John D. Rockefeller is planning to give 15,000,000 to Chicago University to establish an Ida M. Tarbell fellowship. "Lives of great men'all remind us" Russia has ordered 2,500,000 pounds of meat from Omaha and Kansas City. Japan has ordered the entire flour output of a Minneapolis mill. And so, if Japan 'wins in a fight with Russia, ail the vegetarians In the country will "point with pride." etc. The third husband of Lady Josephine Beaumont Montague, recently divorced at Sioux Falls, is named Manifold. Now, watch the paragraphers strain themselves making jokes about that name. The open-door policy is doubtless a fine thing In China, but as commonly applied to Indianapolis street cars during the present period of frosty weather and northerly winds it cannot be approved of. Mr. Bryan has set sail for home with his pockets bulging with copy for the Commoner. The date of his first lecture on "Monarchs Who Have Met Me" has not been announced by the bureau. This beginning of the new year on Friday promises to have a disastrous effect on resolutions. Many will be broken to-morrow, and on Sunday, according to the almanac, even the moon will be full. A St. Louis waitress has fallen heir to a large fortune in Germany. This may be pointed to as renewed proof of the verity of the old proverb, "All things come to her who waits." Burglars blew open a safe in Indian Territory and $28.000 in currency was destroyed by the explosion. This is indeed "blowing in" money faster than it is earned. Up to the present time nobody has succeeded in proving that Mrs. Reed Smoot is more than one woman. But perhaps she has been leading a double life. THE HUMORISTS. To Avoid Publicity. Young Author (who thinks himself famous) I believe I should enjoy my vacation better If I could go incognito. Friend Oood idea. Travel under your nom de plume. New York Weekly. The Criminal F.Mcnped. Jack You've hoard about the escaping criminal who stepped on a slot machine and got a weigh? Mack Yes; that's old. Jack Well, even the bloodhounds couldn't get his cent. Yale Record. Dr. Johnson'a Modest Ambition. Samuel Johnson was compiling his dictionary. "I am merely trying." he explained, "to collect a few words for the itoston baby to lisp." Feeling it was at best but a kindergarten aid, he continued his efforts. New York Sun. Not Such a Bad Shot. Gajboy (time 1 a. m.) I say. old chap. Isn't this a little late for you to be out? Aren't you afraidyour wife will miss you? Enpeck I hope she will, but she can throw pretty straight for a woman. Illustrated Bits. Not for ts. "Do you think," he asked, "that we ought to annex Canada?" No." replied the lovely heiress, "I can't see what good it would do us. They don't have dukes and earls over there." Chicago RecordHerald. Only One Thing Larking. "By the way, it was last night -hat Mrs. Suddyn Leeritch gave a party to introduce her youngest daughter to society, wasn't It? How did it come out?" "All right, I believe, except that society wasn't there." Chicago Tribune. Misplaced Confidence. "All I need is a fair chance." said the genteel beggar. "I've got plenty of confidence in myself if I could only get a start." " You've got an unusual am unt of confidence In yourself If you think you can persuade ma to give you the start." said the hard-headed man. Philadelphia Press. Bismarck and Oysters. Bismarck on one occasion told Sidney Whitman that once, In Liege, he ordered some oysters in a restaurant fifty to begin with. He saw the lady behind the counter look up in surprise, so. when he had eaten them, wishing to see what effect it might have on her, he ordered another fifty, and so on until he had eaten 170 oysters. Mr. Whitman adds: "It is only fair to remember that in all probability they were the small Ostend variety." Chicago News. War ol 1 tt in Sight. No Missouri mules have yet been ordered by either Russia or Japan. This is the beat evidence that there will be no war at least until Missouri furnishes the equipment.-Pittsburg- Lnspatch. Agreed to One Proposition. : . sus ! return after .ath and rule Zlon City. Agreed. Let him proceed with the death part of the programme. Louisville Courier-Journal,

WATCH MEETING TO GREETJHE NEW YEAR Church Bells and Factory Whistles Vie with Each Other in Announcing 1904.

AT VARIOUS CHURCHES Promptly when the hands of the city clocks pointed to the hour of 12 Indianapolis awoke to the deep tones of church bells ringing out the old and ringing in the new year. From a score or more of church beliries the chimes announced the arrival of ll04, while from many factories throughout the city the shrill scream of whistles greeted the coming of the new year, and awoke the citizens therabout more harshly than the notes of well-tuned bells. There were many people abroad this morning when the new year came in. Some were in the streets topping off the old year with a "high old time," while others were in the lobbies of the hotels smoking a last sweet cigar preparatory to swearing off. Some were at New Year parties or dances, while many others were assembled under the church bells, pilgrimlike, in deep consecration and reverence. When the new year came in this morning it found a band of zealous church members awaiting it in the assembly room of the Roberts Park M. E. Church. They were members of the Meridian-street M. E. Church and the Roberts Park Church, and they had been holding watch services since 9 o'clock last night. Shortly after midnight, when they had heard the bells ring in the BMW year, they dispersed and went to their homes. EPWTORTII LEAGUE. The watch services were in charge of the Epworth League of the two churches, and were presided over by Mr. Woodttll. The watch began at 9 o'clock, when Charles F. Coffin outlined briefly the Sunday-school h MMM for the coming six months, after which Dr. Huristone, pastor of Roberts Park Church, spoke for half an hour on the text, "And there was a thick darkness in all the land of Egypt three days, but all the children of Israel had light in their homes.': At the close of Dr. Hurlstone's talk threequarters of an hour was spent in social greeting, during which ladies of the churches served light refreshments. At 11:15 the audience reassembled, and Dr. Stansfield delivered a short sermon on the text, "See that ye walk circumspect, not as fools, but as wise, redeeming the times, for the days are evil." RESCUE MISSION. Old-fashioned watch services were held last night at the Rescue Mission, on Pennsylvania street, and were well attended. The services began at 8:30 o'clock, when Rev. W. W. Criley delivered the opening sermon, which was followed by testimonial services. Rev. T. J. O'Neal talked at 10:30 o'clock and was followed by "consecration services, which lasted until several minutes after the new year came in. To-day, from 2 until 9 o'clock p. m., the women workers of the Rescue Mission Sunday School and Mothers' Meeting will Serve luncheon to all visitors to the mission. Addresses will be made by Revs. M. L. Haines, H. W. Kellogg, Joshua Stansfield. S. C. Dickey. Father Francis Gavisk, Judge G. W. Stubbs, Judge T. C. Whallon, Superintendent of Police Christian Kruger and others. An enthusiastic watch meeting greeted the N v Ve.tr this morning at th- Seventh Presbyterian Church. The meeting began at 9 o'clock and adjourned shortly after the ringing of bells that announced the arrival of the New Year. The first hour was devoted to an informal reception, after which the churcli plans for the new year were discussed by the superintendent of the Sunday school and other representatives of the church work. An interesting feature of the watch meeting was the talk of E. F. Knickerbacker, who spent eight years in China. Ho told of the watch meetings in that country as they were held by the missionaries. Rev. Mr. Miles, who lived several years In Colombia, told of the manner In which the new year is ushered in there. Rev. David Herron, pastor of the church, made a short talk, outlining the work before the congregation during the next twelve months. The last few minutes of the old year and the first few minutes of the new year were devoted to consecration. CLUB MEMBERS GREET NEW YEAR'S COMING Vaudeville Programme and Evening's Jollity at the Columbia Club. "New Year's Eve; Something Begins at 10 p. m.," was the placard hung in the lobby of the Columbia Club that announced the annual New Year's Eve entertainment of the club, one of the most successful ever given. A vaudeville programme was given in the ballroom, to which actors from shows at local houses contributed. Snyder and Buckley, musical comedians, made the hit of the evening, in the same act they are giving at the Grand this week. Others on the programme were Cook and Don, in "The Captain and the Kidder;" Miss Minnie May Thompson, singing and dancing comedienne; Joe Walker, monologist, and the Cain Sisters and "Little Abel," In coon songs and dances. At 11:50 the company adjourned to the grill room, where the New Year was welcomed In the same old way that the younger members of the club have welcomed it for years. Just before midnight the lights in the grill room were turned out. At the stroke of 2 the whole company rose to their feet and drank a toast to the New Year with the singing, of "Auld Lang Syne" as the lights were again turned on. The programme was arranged by the entertainment committee. SYSTEM OF TITHING PROVES A SUCCESS Receipts of Memorial Church Larger than in the Pre ceding Year. The .annual meeting of the congregation of Memorial Presbyterian Church was held last night at the church. Reports of officers and boards were all encouraging. The? financial report showed that the receipts for the year were $8,100 under the tithing system which has been in vogue two years. The receipts exceeded those for the year previous by $1.200. Of the last year's Income $5.100 was expended for the current work of the church and $3,000 was devoted to benevolences and charitable work. Thirtyseven new members were added during the year. The pastor is Rev. Frank O. Ballard. The officers elected last night follow: Elders Frank E. Brown, A. J. Johnson and B. J. C. Howe. Deacons Carlisle Smith, Lot Lee, Harry McLeland. B. A. Richardson, Jr.. and Otto George. Trustees George W. Brown and Samuel O. Dungan. L. G. NEW BY' S WIFE ALSO PERISHED A telegram received from L. G. Newby, of Chicago, yesterday, announced that his wife perished in the Chieago theater lisaster. Mr. Newby represents the RandMcNally publishing house in Chicago, and was here the evening of the fire attending the teachers meeting. When he left for Chicago Wednesday night he expected to find Iii wife safe. She and her mother went to the ill-fated theater Wednesday afternoon and late in the evening Mr. Newby received worel that hip mother-in-law had bevn lost, but that hin wife was safe. The news that his wife also perished was rei ived by his friends here with keen recrt.

GREENFIELD GAS CASE IS NOWJEING ARGUED Company Was Granted a Perpetual Franchise to the Streets of the Town

CONTENTION OF COUNSEL Argument was begun before Judge Allen, of the Circuit Court, yesterday in the injunction suit brought by the City of Greenfield against the Greenfield Gas Comi any to prevent the company from discontinuing service to its patrons in Greenfield. The city of Greenfield is represented by James E. McCullough, of this city, and Marsh & Cook, of Greenfield. Ferd Winter is the local counsel for the gas company. Mr. McCullough, for the city, opened the argument. He contended that the gas company was under contract to furnish gas to the citizens of Greenfield, evidenced by a perpetual franchise granted to It by the city, under which it was to occupy the streets of Greenfield with its mains and pipe-lines forever. If the gas is shut off, Mr. McCullough contended, the gas company would violate its franchise. The argument will be concluded to-day. . REDMOND SENTENCED FOR FORGING A CHECK James Redmond was tried in the Criminal Court yesterday for forging and uttering a forged check. The testimony showed that Redmond stole a pocketbook containing a check for $50 from Miss Elizabeth Menary, in the Wyandotte block. The check was signed by Harry Stout, president of the Stout Shoe Store Company, and ua.s payable to Miss Menary. Redmond forged Miss Menary's name on the back of the check and cashed it at the Merchants' National Bank. The case was given to the jury yesterday afternoon. The jury brought in a verdict of guilty late last night, and Judge Alford sentenced Redmond to the penitentiary for a term of from two to fourteen years. FEDERAL COURT SUIT OVER LARGE ESTATE Suit was filed in the Federal Court yesterday by William M. Brown, of Angola, trustee in bankruptcy of the estate of Kinney & Co., of Angola, against Maude E. Teal and Morton D. Teal, asking that the estate of Peter Russell, father of Maude E. Teal and a member of the firm of Kinney & Co., be used to pay the debts of the company. Russell died some time ago intestate and his estate, amounting to over $50.000. went to his daughter, Maude E. Teal. Brown contends that the estate is an asset of the company. V. S. Af nmtrons;' Plea. William S. Armstrong has filed a petition for divorce from Elizabeth Armstrong In which he alleges that his wife has said that he was too "onery" for a woman to live with. Armstrong further states that he has worked constantly and given all his earnings to his wife, that she spent them and then quurreled with him because he did not furnish more. THE COI RT RECORD. SUPERIOR COURT. Room 3 Vinson Carter. Judge. William R. Shiel vs. Dennis A. Murphy et aL: on lien. This cause having been settled by payment of claim and costs in open court, cause is dismissed. Pearl Johnston vs. Russell E. Johnston et aL; support. Dismissed. Judgment vs. Russell E. Johnston for costs. Arthur Smith vs. George Daupart et al.; on Hen. Dismissed and costs paid. John S. Ferrill vs. Ann E. Murphy et al. ; lien. Dismissed and costs paid. Independent Saving and Loan Association. No. 3; foreclosure. Finding and judgment vs. Francis J. Reinhart, trustee, for $586.10 and costs. Decree of foreclosure. CIRCUIT COURT. Henry Clay Allen. Judge. Thomas H. Prather vs. C, H. & D. Ry. Co.; damages. Dismissed. Costs paid. Addie Kenoyer vs. Benjamin Charles Estate. Claim allowed for $393.75 at cost of estate. City of Greenfield vs. Greenfield Gas Co; injunction. Arguments heard. CRIMINAL COURT. Fremont Alford, Judge. James Redmond, forgery and passing forged checks. On trial by jury. Evidence heard; argument had. Jury retire. NEW SUITS FILED. Ophelia Leonard vs. John Leonard; divorce. Superior Court, Room 2. William S. Armstrong vs. Elizabeth Armstrong; divorce. Circuit Court. J. Edward Krausse vs. Edith J. Devore et al.; complaint on contract. Superior Court, Room 2. Pauline S. Tinker vs. Indianapolis Traction and Terminal Company; complaint for damages. Superior Court, Room 3. Mary E. Perkins vs. Anna E. McDougal et al.; suit to quiet title. Circuit Court. John J. Valdenaire vs. Charles Harrington et aL; foreclosure. Superior Court, Room 3. HIGHER COI RTS' RECORD. APPELLATE COURT. Minutes. 4901. Jonathan J. Moore, administrator, vs. Robert J. Ferguson. Boone C. C. Joint petition for oral argument. 4969. Charles H. Espalaub et al. vs. Morris Ellis. Vanderburg S. C. Appellee's petition for additional time. Thirty days granted from Jan. 10. 1904. 6091. Chicago & Southeastern Railway Company vs. Charles W. Grantham, administrator. Clinton C. C. Proof of publication. New Suit. 5706. Samuel Cheek vs. Morgan Preston. Vigo C. C. Record. Assignment of errors. In term. Bond. Joinder. Submitted by agreement. DIG BY BELL TALKS OF IROQUOIS FIRE Digby Bell was one of the De Wolf Hopper company who registered at the Clay pool last evening. The company came on from Milwaukee yesterday and stopped for several hours in Chicago on the way. While in Chicago Mr. Bell talked with his friend, Sam Reed, a member of the "Mr. Bluebeard" company that was playing at the Ill-fated Iroquois at the time of the fire. "Reed told me a peculiar thing." said Mr. Bell. "The two Wednesday matinees previous to the one at which the fire happened had miserable houses, so poor that the management of the house thought seriously of cutting out last Wednesday's matinee. But this Wednesday they had an $1.800 house, and then the fire came, with the theater packed to the doors." TWO WESTERN MUX VISITING THE CITY A. C. Tousey, formerly of this city, but now of Seattle and Tacoma, is in Indianapolis at the Columbia Club. He is accompanied by L. E. Holmes, a mining engineer and expert of Genesee, Ida. Mr. Tousey is interested in the Jerico Mining Company, which owns gold mines at Genesee, and with which Mr. Holmes Is also connected. While in the city the gentlemen expect to do some business in the interest of their company, in addition to visiting friends. Mr. Tousey is a member of the family that was prominently identifle'd with the early history of Indlanaiolis and did much to build It up. He returns to Indiana for a visit at least once every two years. Public Library omni InI on. The Public Library Commission of Indiana, the organization that is doing an extensive work in the way of introducing traveling libraries in different sections of the State, has been invited to participate In the educational exhibit at the St. Louis exposition. The commission will send a model traveling library and will exhibit methods of instructing a library school.

THE DRIFT

The Democrats of Indiana h- ld a number j of district conventions yesterday to elect members of the State committee. The significant developments attending the various conventions were: The certain retirement of Francis Marlon Griffiths, of Vevay. member of CougreSM from the Fourth district, to be succeeded by Lincoln Dixon, of North Vernon. The probable retirement of W. T. Zenor. of Corydon. member of Congress from the Second district, to be succeeded by W. E. Cox, of Jasper. The continued domination of the State organization by the machine of Thomas Taggart and Senator W. H. O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, who will in all probability be re-elected State chairman. The announcement of Crawford Fairbanks, the millionaire brewer of TerrHaute, that he considers that Mayor John W. Holtzman, of this city, would make the best gubernatorial candidate that the Democrats of Indiana could nam'. The evidence that Thomas Taggart. who hopes to become the Democratic national chairman, is lining up the State for Judge Parker, of New York, for the presidential nomination. 4The Fourth district convention was held at North Vernon. Lincoln Dixon, the present State committeeman, was re-elected by acclamation, and immediately after the convention Representative Griffith authorized the announcement in the Democratic papers throughout the district that he would not be a candidate for renomination. P. H. McCormack, of Columbus, Joseph H. Shea, of Seymour, and L. Ert Slack, of Franklin, who have been considered prospective congressional candidates, also made announcements that they would not seek the nomination, and this leaves a clear Held for Lincoln Dixon, who is understood to be Griffith's legatee and the choice of State Chairman O'Brien, of Lawrenceburg, the most potential factor In the district. It was reported several months ago tnat under an agreement entered into by them two years ago Representative Griffith would not be a candidate to succeed himself, but would throw his support to Dixon. This story was vigorously denied and Griffith permitted the impression to go out that he would ask a renomination. This was evidently a part of the game Griffith was to stay in the field, ostensibly, until the district could be fixed for Dixon, and then he was to withdraw when it would be too late for any other candidate to come out and develop sufficient strength to worry the North Vernon man. Iu announcing his retirement Griffith stated to his friends that he had had enough of Congress. His family had found the migratory life between Indiana and Washington inconvenient, to say the least, his salary barely paid his necessary expenses and he had found that he was not getting on in the world. Under the circumstances he felt it to be his duty to his family and to himself to retire. The Third district's convention was held at New Albany and the election of a district chairman signalized the defeat of Representative W. T. Zenor and presage'd his retirement to private life after his present term in Congress expires. Zenor, however, is not retiring voluntarily. He has bten feeding at the public crib, in one office or another, for the past quarter of a century, and he could not give it up without a struggle. I Jo endeavored to elect Prof. Levi Scott, of New Albany, district chairman, but he could only muster fifty-four and one-half votes, to sixty-four and one-half that were cast for Thomas Hanlon, of New Albany, who was the candidate of W. E. Cox, of Jasjer, who set out several months ago to force Zenor out of Congress. Cox is now in control of the district and it is improbable that he will lose any strength before the congressional convention. Consequently his nomination to succeed Zenor is practically assured. XXX The continued domination of the Democratic State organization by Taggart and O'Brien is assured, because out of the ten members of the State committee that have been chosen eight are old members, thus giving them more than a majority of the committee, with a chance of getting two or three out of the other five. In fact, it is not sure that a single one of the ten now elected is hostile to them. The old members re-elected are Gilbert Hendren, of the Second: Lincoln Dixon, of the Fourth; J. G. McNutt. of the Fifth; J. D. Megee. of the Sixth; Joseph T. Fanning, of the Seventh; J. A. Adair, of the Eighth; J. Fred Frame, of the Eleventh, and J. C. Fletcher, of the Thirteenth. The election will be held in the Ninth on Jan. 9. in the Tenth Jan. 7, and in the Twelfth Jan. 2. The election in the First district resulted in a surprise the selection of a man whose name had not even been mentioned in con CONTROLLER MANDATED; GE Mr. Dunn Must, on Jan. 5, Show Why He Has Not Paid Dr. Carther's Claim. TROUBLES PILING UP "I'm like Fantine, In 'Les Miserables " Bald City Controller Dunn yesterday afternoon; "I've had everything happen to me that can happen, I guess." The last one of the many troubles that have followed after Mr. Dunn ever since he took up the duties of city controller, on the 15th of October, was directed at his head yesterday, when Judge Leathers issued an alternative writ of mandate commanding the controller to Issue a warrant on the treasurer to the order of Dr. C. A. Carter for services rendered the city, or else to appear before Judge Leathers on I Jan. 5 and give cause why such warrant o . i iivi i . . ' e i . During the smallpox epidemic of last year Dr. Carter, at that time secretary of the City Board of Health, was appointed by the board to act as smallpox expert, in cooperation with Dr. Buebler. Dr. Carter's bill for services rendered at that time amounted to $445, which aas approved by the last Board of Health on Oct. 17, Just a few days before it went out of existence at the change of the city administration. This bill Controller Dunn has refused to allow, and Dr. Carter has had recourse to the courts to compel the payment of this sum if possible1. Mr. Dunn bases his refusal to pay the bill on Section 7 of the city charter, which says: "No member of the Council, nor any other any contract er agreement, either with such city, shall, either directly or indirectly, be a party to or In any manner interested in any contract or agreement, either with such city, for any matter, cause or thing, or by which any liability or indebtedness is in any way or manner created or passed upon, authorized or appreved by said Council, or either of them, or by any other officer, board, clerk, deputy or employe of such city. Any contract in contravention of the foregoing provisions shall be absolutely void. Whoever shall knowingly violate the provisions of this section shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, to which may be added Imprisonment for aiiy period not exceediug one year." "Under this section of the charter," said Mr. Dunn, "I don't see how Dr. Carter can expect to receive pay for services render 1 while an officer of the city. It would seem to me that, under the charter, he is In danger of the penalty for violating the provisions of the charter, but nobody appears to take the charter seriously exc pt me. COUNTY CLERK DAVIS FILES STATEMENT County Clerk William E. Davis yesterday filed with the County Commissioners his statement of per ellem allowances due him for attendance in person and by deputy in tho Circuit, Superior and Criminal courts. This statement includes per diem allowance.-, from Jan. 1, liwa, to Dec. l, iswö, amounting to $l'.752. The m.ttter will b ! -f.rred to the County Council. The claim Is made under the recent decision of the Supreme Court allowing the county cl rks a per diem for each day's attendance in courr

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nection with the chairmanship prior to the convention, which was held at Petersburg. Edward P. Richardson, of Petersburg, was the man. J. J. Nolan, of Evansville. the old chairman, and Senator John D. Roche, of Mount Vernon, were the avowed candidates representing the gold and silver wings of the party, respectively. Roche's name did not go before th- o invention, however, and during the first ballot the Vanderburg county delegation, which had been instruct, d f.r Nolan, announced that it would vote for Richardson and moved that the election be made unanimous. Richardson is regarded as a compromise candidate, but it Is sigh? icant that his election was forced by the sllverltes. Nolan repp -sented the most radical of the gold wing, and his supporters had been proclaiming loudly that his election was certain. Mayor Holtzman's gubernatorial boost by Crawford Fairbanks was given at the Fifth district convention in Terre Haute. J. G. McNutt was unanimously re-elected district chairman and the Fairbanks pronunclamento was the only feature of the convention. It assumes more than ordinary significance when it Is remembered that Crawford Fairbanks is closely allied with Thomas Taggart, both In a business and political way, and that he Is associated with Taggart In the control of the Democratic State organ. It gives eloquent confirmation of the story published in the Journal yesterday to the effect that Mayor Holtzman and Mr. Taggart have formed a hard-and-fast alliance, which means that the latter is to support the former for Governor, while the former is to cut loose entirely from James L. Keach. Jacob P. Dunn, Charles Polster and the others who form the erstwhile machine that nominated him for mayor. . The Fairbanks interview declaring for Holtzman aas given prominence in the Sentinel's account of the Terre Haute convention. Fairbanks said of Holtzman: "He is an organizer and a worker, a faithful and wholly reliable man." The attitude of the city administration on the enforcement of the laws regulating saloons will be watched with renewed interest, now that the brewery interests. a represented by Fairbanks, have declared for Mayor Holtzman for Governor. It is freely predicted that the interests of the brewerb with which Fairbanks is identified will not suffer at the hands of the mayor or hie underlings. The list of probable candidates for the Democratic nomination for Governor now includes, In addition to Mayor Holtzman, Dan W. Simms, of Lafayette, member of the state committee from the Tenth district; Warder W. Stevens, of Salem, a member of the Indiana World's Fair ommission. and Mayor John L. Forkner. of Anderson, with several districts yet to be heard from. To-night, at Linton, Greene county, the Democrats of the Second district will hold a banquet, which they will endeavor to make a genuine love leasL All who attend are expected to leave their hatchets at home and to come prepared to "whoop 'er up" for "Bob" Miers for another congressional nomination, and for anything else the "machine" people wanL The list of speakers and their subjects is as follows: "Linton." John A. Riddle, Linton; "The Approaching Campaign." Senaten Eph Inman. of Daviess county; "Party Discipline and Party rtlarlnlai. CD. Hunt, of Sullivan county; "Shall Indiana Remain a Refuge for Fugitives," W. A. Cullop, of Knox county; Where Is the Full Dinner Pall?" Elijah McFarlan. of Martin county, "Our National Honor and Treaty Obligations," W. E. Clarke, of Iawrence county; "The President's Chocolate Colored Friends," John R. East, of Monroe county; "The Bear Hunter in the White House," Willis Hickam. of Owen county; "The . lence in Politics," Senator Cy rus E. Davis, of Greene county: De moeracy in the Second District," Repre sentative R. W. Miers, of Monroe county; "Indiana Politics," Ben F. ßhlveley, of South Bend; "The Vicious Apportionmant Act of 1903," State Chairman Wr. H. O'Brien, of Lawren-"burg. and "Living Issues," John W. Kern, of Indianapolis. As the programme indicates, there will be harmony with a capital "II." and at the same time the Republican party, from President Roosevelt down to the members of the Indiana Legislature that passed the apportionment act. will be given not one, but a dozen staggering blows, any one of which is expected to be sufficient for a knockout. Inman, Cullop and Davis are three Second district Iemocrats who look with envious eyes, on Mr. Micro's congressional toga, but they have apparently decided that the coming campaign will not be propitious for the launching of th r candidacies. Davis had a wrestling match with Miers two years ago which he has good cause to remember. PLEADS GUILTY AND RECEIVES SENTENCE Former Clerk of Criminal Court Will Be Sent to the SflVe Reformatory. CHARGE AGAINST HIM Charles Brown, former clerk in the Criminal Court of Marion county, will begin the new year as a State prisoner. At 9 o'clock last night he was quietly taken before Judgs Alford and, after pleading guilty to the charge against him that of altering a public recorel was sentenced to State Prison for a term of not less than six months nor more thau fourteen years. The particular crime charged against Brown carries this kind of a penalty. It was claimed that Brown, by means cf a system of altering the record In the Criminal Court, was able to retain certain fines that came into his possession. In court he made no denial of the charge, and there was no attempt o . his part to justify his act. He mado the request himself that he be 'allowed to appear before the court quietly, without attracting attentlwn, and. when he learned that Judge Alford was to be in the courtroom last night, be asked that his case be disposed of. It Is estimat ib.it lirown, as an official of the court, has read verdicts to two or three hundred condemned men. many of whom are now doing time in the institution to which he is to be sent. Brown. It Is said, la of a particularly sympathetic nature, and on numerous occasions has shown considerable feeling in reading a sentence. It is recalled by the State's attorneys that la reading the verdicts in th cases a fa" MM it Copenhaver and Hoover, men condemned to dfc . Brown almost broke down. He was very popular with! lawyers who prartl 1 iu the e'rlmiual Curt, and there wjs genuinregret whul,t was learned he had gone wrong. He nVa a young wife, who has been terribly oWtsed over the charges against her hutpand. James McNulty had been on Browns ,toud for $1.000. Yesterday he surrendered m!m to the heriff. aud the NEW SCHEDULE TO-DAY FOR BROAD RIPPLE LINE Formal possession of the Broad Ripple traction line will t- i.-'kn t.--!.- b 'he Indiana I'nion Traction Company, which really scquired the line last May for use by the Indii.nsiKtljs Northern, whose cars will run out on it from "ollege avenue when the College-avenue bridge across Fall creek is completed. A new schedule will go Int.) effect on the Broad Ripple line beginning with to-day. It will give, an hourU service from Broad Ripple in on Broad Ripple cars from : a. m. b ' u m From 4 p. m until 7 p. m. there will be an hourly local service from this city to Rroad Ripple. The sei fcue afforded by the Indianapolis Northern dilBjOQ of the Indiana Union Traction Company can .h depended upon b 1'.: 1 K'pDM pasj".gera. in addition to the local service, i if will, in fa. t. be 1 1. 1 onl service, in tt Vinter, except during the early moron. k und late evening hours. During the Mini 'tier months when Broad Ripple Park rs attractions to Indianapolis pe pie a nal local service will be given.

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