Indianapolis Journal, Volume 50, Number 9, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1900 — Page 3

THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 9, 1900.

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The few that wvre present enjoyed one cf the brightest, wittiest plays that has been seen here In a lens time-. There Is scarcely a dull line in It. Of eo'irse, there is no intricate plot to cause men to work their brains after oßice hour?, and the Jokes are readily seen into, but there would ordinarily teem cogent reasons why people should wish to patronize a play. There have been eo many inferior farces foisted upon the theater-going public, however, that when a genuinely meritorious ore does ceme aTons It must tvffer repeated chilling receptions until its "worth is made known beyond doubt. Mr. Collier has produced a piece that ought to win popularity, if that commodity has not been Irrevocably withdrawn from farcical literature. It abounds in Jokes, witty repartee and the ever-welcome lights and shades contributed by effectively-handled love passages. As the spurious Mr. Smooth, Mr. Collier is inimitable. In his own peculiar frtyle, without seeming effort and without ever cracking a smile, he manages to keep his audience constantly amused at times to ibe point of hilarity. In his love scene with Rose Chlllelgh. played by Helena Collier as it should be played, he was a rtvelatlcn. handling the part with a light, yet sure touch, provoking laughter when it was safe, and rousing sympathy wrensoevcr he willed. Mr. John F. Ward as Arthur Chlllelgh, a retired barker. aid Mr.. Alfred Hickman as Frank Chillelgr. Iiis ; ton, both came in for their full share of 'approval. Some excellent character work was done by Thomas Evans as Mr. Hickey. a bookmaker, Miss Helen Reimer as Aunt Angelica, M. L. He..kcrt as Glib, a stuttering valet, and Lawrence Sheehan as Iolt, a deaf butler. Louise Allen-CoJller is a favorite here, as was attested by the spontaneous applause that srcite.; hr first entrance. Her role of Vera Vane and tint f M13S Langdon, a maid, assigned t Miss Myrtle May. wcro not of the clas termed fat." but were well sustains 1. Georg Y. Parsons made an entirely satisfying Mr. m-.th th-a vhI Individual of thai name Mr. Collier has taed his farce with unusual elaborateness for such plays, the two wettings used oetr.g extra heavy and very handsome. There remains but one opportunity of witnessing another performance, tis the engagement terminates wh tonight's production. The Croat of Society." "The Crust of Society," a play founded upon "Demi Monde." a novel by Dumas, had its initial presentation by the stock company at the Grand Opera House last night to a very fair audience. It proved to be one of the brightest offerings of the season. In construction of plot, brilliance of dlaloguo and cleverness of situations. It has few equals among society comedy dramas, to which class it distinctly belongs. It Is also a piece that affords extraordinary opportunities for the scenic artist and the dressmakers, and the result last evening demonstrated' that they had done their work well and skillfully. The Mioses Shannon, La Verne, Donica and Rand appeared in gowns of great beauty and evident richness. The settings are all interiors, three in unmber, and all merited and received sincere commendation at the hands of the audience. Tha characters of Oliver St. Aubyn, portrayed by Mr. J. IL Kölker, and Mrs. Kastlak Chapel, Interpreted by Miss LaVlnia Shannon, stand out from the rest with the clearness of a bas relief and. as Is fitting with such a work of art, they were sharply defined. Miss Shannon made a splendid adventure??, of the type that one cannot entirely despise, fighting with all the woman's cunning as long as a ghost of a c!:anc3 of success remained, but accepting final defeat with a careless laugh and a call for a light for her cigarette. Mr. Kolker, in the role of a man of the world, met every demand made upon him. and acted with such power as to receive an insistent encore, almost in tho middle of an act. It Is unfortunate that Mr. Macy should have been cast In tho part of Captain Northcote, for ho turned out a hopeless mlsnt. Jle was not in gymA 1. . A & . - lgh ruined several Important situations his bungling of the lines. Messrs. Shelar.d Krainpr had few lines, but read

them with their usual force. Mr. Sheldon appeared in a new make-up. an art of which he Is a thorough master. Miss La Verne's delineation of the character of Lady Downe was excellent. She received generous recognition. Miss Donlco is always clever when Ehe playes a social butterfly, but was perhaps never seen to quite such advantage as last night in the role of Mrs. Ernestine Echo, which she both acted and dressed in the most satisfying manner. Miss Rand could put more spirit into her reading of the lines given to Violet Esmond, whom she portrays, but she did very well. "The Crust of Society" will continue the entire week, with a matinee to-morrow and another Saturday, both of which will doubtless be well attended.

"The Katzenjammer Kids' at Park. Two big audiences laughed themselves sore over the humorous nothings and funny antics of Edward and Libbie Blondell and a number of others at the Park yesterday afternoon and last night. The Blondells have Incurred a needless expense In paying a royalty for the privilege of rechristening their "Cheerful Idiot" of last season under the eccentric name of "The Katzenjammer Kids," for the farce is exactly the same and created Just as much laughter under its old title as under the new one. Edward Blondell has little trouble in making up as a "cheerful Idiot" or a "Katzenjammer Kid" whichever you please and still less in compelling laughs, however unwilling the subject. He is funny, undeniably so, but one would think he might ring in a few changes on his Jokes of former seasons. His wife, Libble Blondell, bears a faint resemblance to Anna Held, and is Justly proud of the fact. Toward the close of the second act she appears in a Held costume hat and all and sings "Oh, Won't Tou Come Out and Play Wis Me" very effectively. The farce is little more than a flimsy excuse for the Introduction of a number of specialties of considerable merit. Miss Estelle West and Mr. Thomas J. Gorman appear Jointly in a pleasing medley, consisting of songs, dances and cakewalks, the latter decidedly picturesque. Mr. Gorman also Fings sentimental songs In an agreeable tenor voice. One of- the biggest hits of the performance is the astounding exhibition of ability to twist herself into all sorts of positions given by Millie Tertinia, who Is as petite and dainty as a French doll, and a whole lot better looking. The expenses of the production might be lessened and a very disagreeable object removed from tho public gaze by cutting out Mr. Quakerly, Impersonated by Frank M. Mudge. Absolutely no excuse Is offered for such a character being in the farce. "Tho Katzenjammer Kids' will continue by Miss Vera de Note's handsomely staged Thurcday matinee they will bo succeeded by Miss Vera de Noie's handsomely staged melodrama, "Devil's Island." Sam T. Jack's Barlcsquers. There are some good and bad features about the performances of Sam T. Jack's Own Burlesque Company, which opened at the Empire Theater yesterday afternoon for a week. The theater was packed at the opening performance and last night there was a big crowd. Those who went to see a clean show were somewhat disappointed because there are some features that ought to-be cut out. There are two burlesques that serve to introduce a dozen or more women and between the numbers of the olio there are some elaborate stage-pictures in which the women poso in various positions. The performance opened with a skit entitled. "A Warm Reception." which Is a burlesque on the "400." "A Hot Time in. Alaska" is the closing 8 kit. In the olio Al Maddox and Fred Wayne in "The Messenger Boy and the Thespian," made a. Mt Maddox formerly lived in Indianapolis and he was greeted enthusiastically. Mabel Hazelton, a plump, goodlooking woman, who has a prominent part in the burlesques, has a fairly good voice anu sang three songs in the olio. Mile. Beatrice, a contortion dancer, pleased the audience with her dances. Quite a sensation was created in the audience when eight young women decked out in much hootchie-kootchle finery, came on the stage. But they did nothing worse than dance tho Oriental pas-ma-la under a very rosy light. Some very pretty effects were shown in the act of "Llotta," who is advertised as a kaleidoscopic novelty. She poses under brilliant and varr-colored lights. During the act pictures of distinguished characters are shown. The audience cheered vociferously when pictures of Dewey, Sampson and President Kruger were shown. Jennie Laroont and Ed Morris are central figures In the burlesques. To-night Manager Zimmerman has arranged to receive returns from the McGovern-Dixon fight by special wire, and will read them from the stage. Notes of the Stoffe. It will be news to admirers of the Grand Stock Company to ' learn that "Hazel Kirke" has been substituted for 'Mar ried Life" as the offering next week. Primrose & Dockstader's Minstrels have done so well in New York that they will return later In the season for a longer engagement than the one Just concluded. Miss Jane Burby, who was seen here last season with May Irwin in "Kate Kip, Buyer," fell from a cable car in New York last Friday and sustained serious injuries. The m manager of the Empire Theater, Albany, says that Daniel Sully's new play, "The Parish Priest," scored a big hit last Friday. He denominates it another "Alabama." Madame Marie Brema, the famous opera singer, arrived in New York Saturday on the steamship Lucanla, to appear at the Metropolitan Opera House and also in a series of concerts under the direction of Mr. Henry Wolfsohn. Emmet Corrlgan will supplant E. J. Morgan In the title role of "Ben-Hur" In about two weeks, only because the latter was merely loaned to Messrs. Klaw and Erlanger by Daniel Frohman, and the latter wants him back again for his Lyceum productions. At the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, this week, Donizetti's "Don Pasquale" is to be revived, with Mme. Sembrlch and Monsieurs Sallgnac and PlnlCorsi in the cast, to be followed by "Cavalleria Rusticana," with Madame Calve and Herr Dippel as the stars. The people of Dresden, Germany, aro going wild over the singing of Estelle Liebling, a Cincinnati. O., gfrl. The German newspapers say she has already filled the place made vacant by Marie Van Zandt and Sybil Sanderson in Dellbo's masterpiece, "Lakme." at the Royal Opera House. "Devil's Island," which is the bill at the Park tho latter half of the current week, beginning Thursday matinee, affords plenty of opportunities for the patriotically-Inclined to vent their enthusiasm. Uncle Sim is represented as figuring largely in tha happy solution of the Dreyfus case In the play. From London comes the story that Messrs. Kerker and Morton Intend to produce "The Wire Walkers" very shortly, with Edna May at the head of the cast, at a salary of 100 per week. George W. Lederer, of New York,-says this cannot be, since he controls both the play and Miss May. Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish, the wealthy New York society leader, made Prlmose and Dockstader a tempting offer to appear at a vaudeville entertainment she is to give at her house Jan. 20, but those gentlemen were compelled to decline, as they are under contract to appear In New Orleans on that day. "Where can I secure a copy of "Robespierre" as it will be played In Indianapolis by Irving? Reader. Tho nearest you can come to it is to send J1.23 to Bowen-Merrill Company, Indianapolis, who will forward you a copy of 'Robespierre," a novel founded upon Sardou's play, written under tho authors supervision. The acting edition of the play is not published for general sale. At the close of the third act of Julia Marlowe's new play. "Barbara Frletchle." at the New York Criterion Theater Saturday night, ushers appeared in the boxes carrying armloads of violets, which they proceeded to throw on the stage. At the close of the performance Miss Marlowe was compelled to make a speech. In this

way her ten weeks engagement in the Metropolitan came to a termination. The Bowery Burlesquers are dated for

the Empire Theater the first three days of next week. In an interview in a New York paper Mrs. Hugo de Bathe, or, as she is better known, Lily Langtry. says she Intends to give an entertainment at the WaldorfAstoria similar to the one at which she appeared recently in London for the relief of the wounded British soldiers in South Africa. Mrs. Langtry also states that she has brought practically her original company to produce "The 'Degenerates' in this country. Critics have frequently complained that Clyde Fitch was straining after effect when he ended the lively first act of "The Moth and the Flame" with a suicide, and that, too, of the master of the house at which the children's party Is being given. However, New York last week chronicled an almost similar incident, the gentleman ending his life in an upstairs apartment while his wife was holding a fashionable reception in the drawings rooms below. "The Moth and the Flame" will be at English's Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week, with a matinee Saturday. PERSONAL AND SOCIETY. Mrs. Hall will return home to-day. Mrs. M. Bamberger was at home to a few friends yesterday. Miss Bertha Gall has gone to Paris, 111., to visit friends for a few weeks. Mrs. J. S. Lambert Is spending a week with her husband at the Denison. Miss Alice Fenton, of Chicago, will come soon to visit Mrs. A. M. Robertson. Miss Kate Ward is visiting her sister, Mrs. Robert McGrath, in Lafayette. Mrs. David A. Kahn will entertain Thursday afternoon for some visitors in town. Miss Myra Kahn, of Mlnette, Mo., who has been the guest of Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Kahn, has returned home. Miss Evelyn Kindskopf, of Milwaukee, who has been the guest of Miss Selig, on Pratt street, has returned home. Miss So.ra Messing, who has been visiting Miss Blanche Bockman, of Wabash, for several weeks, returned home Friday. Miss Wheeler, who is on her way to Mexico, will visit Mrs. Henry L. Wallace for a few days the latter part of the week. The engagement is announced of Miss Grace Wasson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Wasson, and Mr. Edward L. McKee. Mrs. Charles E. Finney and son Walter, of New York city, will arrive to-day and be with Mrs. J. A. Sutcllffe, 723 North Pennsylvania street. The Misses Minor have issued invitations for a tea Saturday afternoon, at their home, on North Meridian street, in honor of their guest. Miss Lynn. Mrs. May Wright Sewall's Wednesdays at home will be resumed to-morrow, and Mrs. Frances Davis Baker, of Buffalo. N. Y., will be her guest of honor. Miss Whltmer, of Covington, O., who has been the guest of Miss Jessie Stake during the holidays, was called home on account of the death of her grandfather. The marriage of Miss Nelle Burks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Burks, of Rockville, and Mr. H. Chase Modro will occur Wednesday at the bride's home. Mrs. Maria Crosley left yesterday for a trip on the Mediterranean. During her absence she will visit Professor and Mrs. John W. Nicely, Governor Mount's daughter and son-in-law, in Beirut, Syria. Mr. Jacob Metzger left yesterday for New York. He will sail the latter part of tho week for Egypt, and from there he will visit Germany. His daughter, Mrs. Laura Struby, will follow later. They expect to be gone until late in the fall. Elaborate preparations are being made by the Social' r Turnverein for a costume ball on Satur'' y evening, Jan. 27, at the German He se. The guests are requested to come in a German peasant costume of some sort, and there will be no masks worn. The dance will be In the main hall, and the dining room will be turned into a real "Gasthof." The Misses Atkins entertained at luncheon yesterday for Mrs. William M. Hall, of Pittsburg, whorls with Miss Margaret Carey this week. There were twelve guests to meet Mrs. Hall, among them being Miss Pauline Moon, of Eau Claire, Wis. The decorations were In lavender. The lace doylies were over lavender silk and the silver candelabra held white candles with lavender shades. A basket of violets and primroses adorned the center of the table. Mrs. Michael Bamberger gave a progressive euchre party yesterday afternoon for her guest, Miss Wallerstein, of Paducah, Ky. The hostess was assisted in receiving and entertaining by Mrs. S. L. Kiser, Mrs. D. A. Kahn, Mrs. II. Bamberger and Mrs. K. Metzger. Among the guests -were Miss Sophia Half of Allegheny, Pa., Miss Gertrude Selig of Philadelphia, Miss Freiberg of Cincinnati. Miss Evelyn Steam of Springfield, 111., and Miss Behrens of Washington, D. C. The dinner dance last night at the University Club was one of the most enjoy able dances of the season. There was quite a large attendance, as there is to be but one more of the dances this season, and they have grown so much in popularity that they are looked forward to with much pleasant anticipation. The patronesses for the datier were Mrs. Arthur V. Brown, Mrs. Charles H. Holstein. Mrs. Lafayette Page, Mrs. George R. Sullivan. Mrs. Ernest R. Wiles, Mrs. William Watson Woollen. Mrs. Samuel E. Morss, Mrs. John W. Kern, Mrs. Alfred F. Potts, Mrs. Henry Jameson and Mrs. Lydia G. Millard. There were several dinner parties before the dance. THE STATE TTNIVEKSITY Is in a Flourishing Condition, Says W. T. Hicks. W. T. Hicks, of Bloomlngton, is at the English Hotel. He says the attendance at the University of Indiana Is the largest In its history. Mr. Hicks is employed by tho trustees of the university to look after the loans made from time to time out of the endowment fund of the institution. He said most of the loans axe drawing 6 per cent, and are at present very carefully placed, lie says most of the loans are in small amounts, ranging from $300 to $1,000, but that in one case a mortgage has been placed on a Newton county farm for $22,000. The farm contains 1,400 acres. He says in times past a few loans were placed with irresponsible people and necessitated suits to enable the university to recover the money. The financial loss In these transactions was small, but the annoyance and worry were great. N Senator Johnson Locates Here. State Senator T. H. Johnson, of Dun kirk, who has sold hl3 glass factory to tho glass trust, has located In this city as the State manager of a business enterprise. While at the English last night he said his experience as a glass man who started originally at Bellalre, O., and moved sue cesslvely to North Baltimore, O., and Dun kirk in order to keep close to the gas fields, has convinced him that the manu facturers will ultimately have to adopt oil as a fuel as the expense of sinking wells In falling gas territory is greater than the amount involved in the purchase of almost any other fuel. Wants to Quit Politics. State Senator Lafayette Johnson, of An derson, was at the English last night. He says he is firm in his resolve not to run for re-election "to the Senate as he Is too poor a man to mix any deeper in politics. He says he will now try to get back some of the money he has spent in his various campaigns. Prominent Insurance- Men. A. II. Wells and John Fitzgerald, two prominent insurance men of Winchester and Logansport, respectively, were at the Denison yesterday. Will Not Resume Jftnslness. WASHINGTON. Jan. 8.-The controller of the currency has determined to pro ceed with the liquidation of the Broadway National Bank, of Boston, under receiver ship as rapidly as possible. At the request cf Cashier Curtis, three weeks had been given the bank in which to effect a re organization and reopen the institution, but owing to various complications, it ha been impossible to bring this about. The con troller has directed that the liquidation proceed without further delay. Daniel G. Wing is made permanent receiver. Je we. Pianos at Wulschner's.

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DAMAGES FOR TWO LIVES JAMES I). COY IS SUNG THE INDIANAPOLIS GAS COMPANY. He Alleges that Two of Ills Children Died from Cold Due to Lack of Gas Court Gossip. The damage suit of James B. Coy against the Indianapolls Gas Company went to trial In Room 2, Superior Court, yesterday, before a Jury. Coy is suing the gas company cn account of the death of his two little daughters, Lou Ethel, aged five years, and Mina M. Coy, aged six and a half years. The children died in December, 1S92. At the time Coy was living with his wife and five children at 120 Sheffield avenur Haughville. All of the Coy children u-e attacked with diphtheria that winter and three had entirely recovered. The other two, Lou Ethel and Mina M., wero in a fair way to recovery,, when they fell ill again on accdTfnt of the low gaW pressure, it is claimed. The evidence showed that they were able to be up at the time the gas got so low that tho house could not be heated. As a result of this exposure to cold, it 13 asserted tho children lost their lives. Although Coy brought suit for dama, s while Judge Bartholomew was on the bench in Room 3, the case has never before been tried. Judge Bartholomew sustained the gas company's demurrer to the complaint, holding that the complaint was bad and that the plaintiff had no cause for action. The matter was taken to the Supreme Court and the decision of Judge Bartholomew was reversed. The higher court held that the plaintiff did have a cause of action. The Coys have moved away from this city and now reside in Brown county. Mr. Coy is here to attend the trial, but- his wife is not. Her deposition was read yesterday. An elderly woman who attended the Coy children during their fatal illness is one of the witnesses. Yesterday morning the plaintiff was put on the witness stand and just before noon, in replying to seme question put by Attorney Ashby, he broke down and began sobbing. His emotion became so violent finally that Judge Carter decided it was no use to try to proceed and adjourned court until afternoon. Attorney Winter, counsel for the gas company, took an exception to the plaintiff's manner on tho witness stand, and the exceptions were placed in the record. It is claimed that Coy made every reasonable effort to get a supply of coal or wood when he found that the gas had failed. One of the witnesses yesterday was a Haughville coal dealer who testified that Coy came to him and tried to buy coal, but there was none to be had. The woman who nursed the Coy children said that they had to pile the bed clothing on the children so heavily that they complained of Its weight. It is claimed that Coy notified the gas company more than once of the conditions at hi3 home, but he received no relief. Dr. Thomas, the physician who attended tho Coy children, testified that the cause of death was due to the low temperature of the rooms as a consequence of the low gas pressure. The gas company introduced documentary evidence to show that during the month of December, 1892, while the McCoy children were ill, the gas pressure was very uncertain. One day there would be one ounce of pressure and perhaps, the next there would be a pressure of twfcnty pounds. PREFERS PASTORAL SCENES. Anna Marie Cecilia Ilausch Lives In a Los Cabin in the Country. Anna Marie Cecilia Rausch, twenty years old, is a young woman with a mind of her own, as her guardian, Lorenz Schmidt, ir.d Commissioner AValker,'-of tho Probate Department of tho Circuit Court, have found out. Miss Rausch lives alone with her brother in a small log cabin southwest of the city, in Perry township. This is where ihe troublo lies. Her guardian thinks she should not spend so much time In solitude and wants her to come to the city, where she will not be so much alone. The girl !. rather good-looking. She has an estate of about $700, which is in tho hands of her guaidlan. The latter has been trying to persuade her to leave her lonely surroundings, but she declared hc-r ntentlon of staying in the country. Mr. Schmidt asked the probate commissioner to send for the girl and see if he could not induce her to change her mind. The girl came In yesterday In response to tho commissioner's request and called at his office In the courthouse. To the commissioner she declared a preference for pastoral scenes She said her health was better in the country and unless she was compelled to leave her present surroundings she would remain as her brother's housekeeper. A SLIT FOU DAMAGES. Emily A. Tea erne's Case Is on Trial for the Second. Time. The damage suit of Emily A. Teague against the Street-railway Company, is on trial in Room 2, Superior Court, for the second time. Mrs. Teague was injured in October, 1S0C. on Massachusetts avenue, near St. Clair street. She began an action for $25,000 damages and the case was first tried in November, 1S03. The jury found a verdict for the street car company. During this trial Judge Harvey ruled out certain evidence as to the manner in which cars were run because a particular ordinance applied to mule-cars instead of electric cars. The fact that he declined to admit this afterward caused him to reconsider the matter and he decided -to grant Mrs. Teague a new trial. Tho plaintiff sat In court yesterday in an Invalid s chair. John C. Snider San for Divorce. John C. Snider began an action for di vorce yesterday from Sarah M. Snider, to whom he was married in September, 1S75, in Fountain county. The plaintiff says his wife has cursed him and threatened to brain him. She drove him from the house, he says, and then threw his clothes after him. The plaintiff says they formerly lived at Newtown, Fountain county, but his wife refused to stay there and insisted cn moving to Indianapolis. Snider says he contributes all his earnings to tho sup port of his family, but this does not sat isfy the defendant. Afraid of This County. Catherine Clark, plaintiff in a damage suit against the street-railway company, lias filed a petition with Judge McMaster, of the Superior Court, asking that her case be venued to another county. The peti tloner claims that the street-car company has undue influence over the citizens of Marlon county and she thinks the cannot have a fair trial here. A Special Judge Named. Judge Alford has appointed John W. Kealing to sit on the Criminal bench dur ing the trial of John Turner, who is charged with the murder of his wife. The case will go to trial to-day. John F. McCray. former Judge of the Criminal Court. is attorney for Turner, and last week he filed a motion to venue the case away from Judge Aiiord. A Young: Girl's Wealth. John C. Wright, guardian of Mary L. Talbott, yesterday filed a current report showing the condition of his ward's finan ces. The report shows a balance of $88,143. Of this amount joo.wu Is represented bv government bonds and the remainder is Union Trust Company stock and cash. Miss Talbott is fifteen years of age. Elisabeth Lankford'a Claim. The claim of Elizabeth Lankford against the estate of her mother, Cynthia F. Lank ford, went to trial in the Circuit Court yesterday. Tho claim Is for services which the daughter rendered inlaklng care of

her mother's estate for several years. The

other heirs of Mrs. Lankford are protesting against the claim. Made Ills Speech; Got a Verdict. Yesterday, in Room 2, Superior Court, Caroline Huffer was awarded $i00 damages against the Street-railway Company. Mrs. Huffer sued for $",0O0. George W. Spahr was her attorney and it was In this case that Attorney Latta came po near preventing Mr. Spahr from making a speech. Regarded as a Victory. Judge Carter, of the Superior Court, has cverrul:;d the defendant's demurrer in he suit of Cigar Makers Union, No. S33, against J. A. Aldridge. The suit is to enjoin Aldridge from using an Imitation label. This decision is regarded as a victory by the plaintiff. Word II. Dean's Will. The will of Ward II. Dean was probated yesterday. Mr. Dean left his estate to his wife, Ella M. Dean, "Vho was appointed administratrix with tne win annexed, one gave bond in the sum of $30,000. THE COURT RECORD. SUPERIOR COURT. Room 1-John L. McMaster, Judge. Anna Pruitt vs. John M. Pruitt et el.: support. Called for trial and plaintiff failing to appear cause is dismissed at plaintlffff's cost. Delia Leffingwell vs. George W. Hall; on account. Finding and Judgment for plaintiff against defendant for $S5 and costs. Samuel White vs. James B. White; mechanic's lien. On trial by court. Room 2 James M. Leathers, Judge. Emily A. Teague vs. Citizens Streetrailroad Company; damages. On trial by Jury. Room 3 Vinson Carter, Judge. Caroline M. Huffer vs. Citizens Streetrailroad Company; damage. Jury returns verdict for $400. -ames B. Coy vs. Indianapolis Gas Company; damage. On trial by Jury. CIRCUIT COURT. Henry Cay Allen, Judge. Board of Chlldrens Guardians vs. Alice Henderson, a minor; cvldenco heard. Taken under advisement. William E. McCord, executor, et al.: cx parte. Partition. Submitted to court. Finding for petitioners. Finding that property is not dlvisable. Sale ordered. Alfred R. Hovey appointed commissioner and files bond in sum of $050. Sale ordered approved. Deed tendered approved. Costs paid. Sophia Dickman vs. Francis Kantman's Estate; allowed by administrator for $200 at costs of estate. Ida M. Stewart vs. Louis C. Stewart; divorce. Motion for new trial on petition for allowance overruled. Appeal prayed to Supremo Court. Granted on filing bond of $200 within twenty days, with security, to be aproved by tho court. Elizabeth Lankford vs. Cynthia F. Lankford's Estate: claim for $1,536. Submitted to jury. Evidence heard In part. Julia A. Budenz vs. Ben S. Green et al.; to quiet title. Plaintiff dismisses case as to Christian W. Resener without prejudice. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. NEW SUITS FILED. John C. Snider vs. Sarah M. Snider; suit for divorce. Circuit Court. Laura M. Ferrlne vs. John C. Ferrine; divorce. Superior Court. Room 2. William L. Kann vs. Alva R. Jacks et al.; suit on note. Superior Court, Room 1. James W. Dyer vs. the Indiana Pharmacy Company; damages for breaking contract. Superior Court, Room S. Jessie M. rayton vs. Horace M. Hoadley et al.; suit on note. Superior Court, Room 1. CITY NEWS NOTES. Tho Aid Society of the First English Lutheran Church will meet to-morrow at the home of Mrs. Newby, 1412 North New Jersey street. To-night the Marlon debaters wh. hold their regular meeting. W. t. Thornton will read a paper on "Civil Service Reform," and Frank C. Gronninger. and H. S. Michaelis will lead general discussion of the paper. Capt. Wilham II. Armstrong, who has been confined to his residence with pneumonia, was reported in a much better condition last night than he has been for the three days previous to yesterday. His case at no time has assumed a criticäl phase. Charles Lochart. traveling deputy for the attorney general, went to Shelbyville yesterday to ascertain the safety of the school funds transferred to the new county treasurer. Mr. Lochart Is acting at the request of tho State superintendent of public instruction. Burglars entered the home of James S. Thompson, 1719 North Alabama street, Sunday night while, the family was at church and carried off money and Jewelry valued at $300. Entrance was secured by cutting the glass in tho door and reaching Inside and unlocking the door. Lieut. C. H. Noble, who has been assigned to take charge of the Indianapolis recruiting office, has been given a thirty days' leave of absence. Considerable Interest has been taken In his whereabouts, as he has been daily expected to take cnarge of his office. He is in Colorado. J. D. Lcighty. United States pension agent, announced yesterday that he had completed the transfer of pensioners in accordance with orders received Oct. SO. There have been 5,920 .pensioners transferred to other agencies, and less than 1,500 names have been transferred to the Indianapolis office. . The following officers have been elected by the Seventh Christian Church of North Indianapolis: Elders. A. B. Gauld, J. N. Butterfield, Joseph Ferrall; deacons, L H. Hurlbut, C. E. Hartzog, Fred Loftin, R. B. Klrby, Jacob Watts, F. L. White; deaconesses, Mrs. Bookwald, Mrs. Watts, Mrs. White; clerk, F. L. White; treasurer, Jacob Watts. Tho installation of the following officers of the Englewood Christian. Church took place at the church Sunday: Superintendent of the Sunday school. E. E. Ritzinger; trustees. Dr. J. T. Scott, Harry Covey and Dr. C. O. Lowery: elders. J. E. Willi!, C. L. Poston. G. W. Elvin. Alexander lngalls, J. A. Moore, E. E. Rislnger. William Parkhurst, A. C. Ward and Martin Bonzhaff; deacons, George Fate, G. W. Elvin and E. E. Jones. A new edition of tho American Trade Guide is to be issued by the National Association of Manufacturers, of which D. M. Parry, of this city, is vice president. The guide is to be printed in English and French and distributed for English and French trade. Tho guide was printed In Spanish several months ago and has proven very valuable. It is said that Indianapolis will try to get the convention of the national association which meets in 19ul. Tho programme of the meeting of the State Board of Commerce, which will be held in this city the first week in February, is being prepared by President William Fortune. Mr. Fortune says the association has grown a great deal since the last meeting, and he thinks the coming meeting will bo better attended than any previous session. Thirty-three commercial organizations are now enrolled In the membership of the association, while three years ago it could count but nine clubs. Prof. N. Hill Nesbitt, M. A., of the Comenlan School of Languages, Worcester. Mass.. will give free lectures on French at the Propulaeum Thursday and Friday. He win aeuver three lectures Thursday and three Friday, the first at 10:30 a. m., the second at 4:30 p. m. and the third in the evening at 3. The' regular course of five weeks will begin Monday, Jan. 13, and the classes win be held at the same hours. Mr. Nesbitt has recently come here from Terre Haute, where he was very successful having had 254 pupils. Mr. Nesbitt guarantees that the pupil may converse intelligently in French in five weeks after his method of teaching. Must Not Consolidate. Judge Emory Speer, of the United States Circuit Court for the Southern district of Georgia, yesterday granted a temporary injunction restraining the officers of the Georgia & Alabama Railway from consol idatlng that railroad with the Florida Central & Peninsular Railroad or anv other corporations, on a bill filed by Michael J. Dady, a minority stockholder. It is al leged in the bill that J. Skelton Williams i3 at the head of what is called a "voting trust mat controls practically nil th stock of the Georgia & Alabama Railway and is proposing to consolidate that road with the Florida Central & Peninsular, of which he Is also president, nrwl h.i h proposed consolidation with th inttr.f is In his interest as well as In the Interest u wmv vvivits ussuvmicu Willi ill Hi in the "voting trust" and contrary to the ia-

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NEEDS OF PUERTO RICO GENERAL STATEMENT OF CONDI TIONS IN THE LITTLE ISLAND. Governor Davis Before the House Committee on Insular Affairs Reforms Inder Way. J WASHINGTON, Jan. 8.-General Davis. governor general of Puerto Rico, appeared before the Insular affairs committee of the House to-day and made a general statement regarding the situation of affairs in that Island. When he assumed charge there was a Cabinet of secretaries in charge of several departments. The people of Puerto Rico, he said, were accustomed to arbitrary control, control of the King through ministers. He had believed when he came to the "administration of affairs of the island thatx things could be bettered by eliminating these intermediaries and getting closer to the people. Mixed boards had everywhere been substituted for these secretaries and the result. General Davis said, had been very satisfactory from his point of view. The civil administration was now entirely in the hands of boards of health, chartles, education, public works, etc., in all of which the natives had representation. Tho customs were collected by army officers, assisted by natives. Natives were everywhere the principal employes. The Industrial situation on the Island, General Davis said, was not satisfactory. He sketched the discouragemnt which had rsulted from the trade aid tariff discriminations against the products of the island, both in the United States and Cuba, bcforo the great hurricane devastated the island last August. In that awful desolation cofleo plantations had been mined, and every banana plant on the island had been destroyed. For five jears preceding 1S0S the average exports had reached about 16,000.000 pesos. In 1S9S they were cut in half and this year General Davis figured that they would hardly exceed 3,500,030. xne people were discouraged. They lack the Anglo-Saxon energy to face a gloomy outlook. General Davis justified the arbitrary action of General Henry in extending for one year "from Jan. 13, 1S3), the time in which mortgages overdue could be foreclosed, but that year would expire shortly and thousands of properties would change hands. This added another discouraging feature to the situation. He (Davis) thought something should be done, but did not believe he had authority to further extend the time under the treaty with Spain, but that property rights of Individuals and corporations must remain in the status quo which obtained when the treaty was ratlned. Regarding tho political situation. General Davis described the fury with which the natives plundered and murdered the Spaniards after the war closed. All thux, however, had been stopped by the military, and civil disorders had ceased. The elections In the towns shortly after the United States assumed military control, he said, were farces. General Davis said ho regarded the election as an education of the people. Regarding the future civil government of the island General Davis said he had given tho subject much thought without being abie to formulate a satisfactory scheme. It would be a difficult undertaking, but he considered it essenal that the people of ruerto Rico shouid be given an opportunity to demonstrate their capacity to enlarge their responsibilities. He thought they might be given representation in a legislative body, but that body, he said, snould have in it a majority of persons appointed by the President in order to be sure that control should not pass into hands which would use it improperly. Genera Davis said the island was without debt, but a loan must be raised, or the present Industrial paralysis must continue. The revenues of the isianu were Inadequate to meet its -wants. For instance, SüOoXK) pesos had been allowed in the budget for education. That sum provided a very limited education for thirty thousand children. There were, he said 230,000 other children wno had not the slightest chance of receiving education. In his opinion 1,000,000 pesos a year should be expended on tho roaas for twenty years. General Davis said he thought less than 1 per cent, of the inhabitants understood the responsibilities of self-government. In answer to a direct question from Representative Henry, of Texas, General Davis stated that he did not think a territorial form of government, such as we proposed for Hawaii, would be for the best interests of the Island. But he distinctly thought the people of Puerto Rico were as much entitled to trade privileges as the people of Hawaii. If trade privileges were granted, it would go far towards industrial regeneration, but in addition some responsible body in Puerto Rico in his opinion must have the power of borrowing money until the taxes become adequate. Ho thought 5,000,000 pesos should be raised by taxation for municipal, insular and school purposes. Mr. Cannon asked him if free trade the people of Puerto Rico, considering the climate and resources of the island, wou'.d be able to work out their salvation. "Quite able to support themselves," replied General Davis, "and. besides, contribute much wealth to the United States whenever the island is put upon a sound basis." The local currency consisting of about 5,000,000 pesos, he thought should be retired and recoined, our money to take Its place. The local legislature could make the adjustments necessary. "American sovereignty," said General Davis, in answer to a question from Mr. Maddox, "has been a disaster to the average Puerto Rlcan." "That 1?." suggested Mr. Cannon, "the old order has disappeared and the new has not come in?" "That is it," replied General Davis. Continuing, he said that about 70 per cent, of the population of the island were Caucasians in the sense that the Spaniards were. There were 0,000 negroes and 230,000 mulattoes. The native Spaniards were In the best condition. They were faithful, industrious and temperate. They were thrifty. Every Puerto Rican was either actively or passively a Catholic. A large portion of the population was, of illegitimate birth, out illegitimacy did not Involve crime. In many cases there were obstacles. "The natives," he said, "are married, but not parsoned." He thought any railroad built in Puerto Rico to pay would have to be subsidized by the state. "Americans In Puerto Rico," General Davis said, "like the coffeo grown there and General Davis believed all that can be produced can be disposed of in New York city alone at prices equal to that paid for tho best Java and Mocha. THE T. B. LAYC0CK COMPANY Is Reincorporated with a Capital of 100,000. The T. B. Laycock Manufacturing Company of this city was reincorporated yesterday with a capital stock of 1100.000. The directors are Thomas B. Laycock. William II. Laycock, John H. Lytle, Ipaac M. Riehe and Charles E. Coffin. The old company wished to issue $30,000 worth of preferred stock, and as the statute governing the Issue of Increased stock Is somewhat uncertain, the directors deemed It the wiser plan to dissolve the old company and reincorporate with the further provision authorizing the 30..tn0 preferred Hock to bo Usucd contained in tneir articles of incorporation. The preferred ttock la to bo sold in shares of 00, which will draw a eeml-annual dividend ot 3 per cent. Insane Patient Found Deud. Mrs. Mary E. Stephenson, who was an inmate at the Central Insane Hospital for four years, was found dead In bed yesterday morning. She was admitted in 1SCC because of insanity due to epilepsy, and her death was said by tho coroner to be from this and a congested condition of the lungs. Rh has a husband llvincr nwr Priwfnr,. Ville. Otner relatives are unknown. Shs a-.-a AKtlfr a s. -

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