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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

The directors OF the Indianapolis Natural gas
Company bad an important meeting, yesterday
afternoon. ito clear the decks for action as
Dne OF them expressed it. The appeal of tho
Trust to the people to wait until it is ready to
supply gas promises to lead not only to bitter
struggle for supremacy. but to q counterblass
from the indianapolis people. 1--WE deny every
charge that the Trust has made in its circular
said one Of them. Except 10 asking for an ad-
vance in she ordinance rates 1t is not necss-
sary for me to answer the charges in detail
That will be done at the proper time in our
way. aud. when 1t occurs, you may expect de-
velopmsnts OF an interesting character
"it was presumed from the rumor concerning
deals that your company and the Trust main
tanned amicabls relations" the reporter sug-
gested-
There was a time when close business rela-
through propositions of the Trust to purchase
the Indianapolis Companys plant The Trust
directors came to us Offering TO take our
property, add saying they would give the best
security. The conditions were. that after they
had collected 100000 Of their capital stock,
they would be ready to close the deal. IL
Was proposed By them to lay $50 miles of
pipe and issue 81. 0000 600 in certificates They
were 70 pay to rs $3.50. 900 in these certificates
and secure the rest of the purchase on another
series Covering all this indebtedness an
equitable mortgage on the whole plant would
be given us That proposition was made six
weeks ago. but il fell through as We were not
inclined TO sell on those terms"
''But you did receive proposition that You
fAvorably considered, did you notT
Yes; not long ago one of the trustees Of the
Trust came to officer OF our company and
asked If We would entertain proposition to
unite the two companies This led TO Mr..
Fletcher and all the trustees OF the Trust ex-
eept John u. Butler holding . consultation
about the matter. Ii was proposed by them
that the TWO companies should be merged. and
upon its consummaton the trustees agreed 10
vote the stock OF the Trust in electiDg new
board OF directors. majority OF
which should be taken from the
Indianapolis company. This proposition we
fsvorably entertained. but after looking at the
law we found the plan could not be carried out.
Te this proposition most of the directors of the
Trust were opposed But the idea of merging
aid not end there. for proposed to divide the
territory. and let the business of the companies
continue separately until We had got our money
back. After that we said we would subscribe
Tor Trust stock. III At the time there was s,ill a
Trust. and merge the two:companies This was
aot accepted and now all negotiations are
an"
John w. Murphy. one of the trustees Of the
Trust. Was seen BY Journal reporter lastsnieht
but he refused 10 say anything about the nego-
Nations which are said to have occurred between
tis colleagues and Dir Fletcher When nrst
nsksd In general way about such a proposition
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
Tho Woman Question.


New fork Special.
The discussion in the Methodist General Con-
ference in New York about the admission OF
women has enlivened the debates in that body.
if IL have accomplished no other purpose. 1t
must be said that some Of the remarks were
rather irreverent Mr.. L. n. Shaw, OF Des
MONIES. asked, the other day, how it would
sound to read Suffer little male children to
come unto me" and then went on tosay: when
was a boy this rhyme was a familiar one:
A sea-horse is q sea-horse
When you see him in the sea;
But when You see him in the bay,
bay horse then is he.
Everywhere but in the General Conference
a woman 10 regarded as . layman. and so you
might parody the rhyme in this way:
A woman is layman
Wherever she may be;
But in the General Conference
Alay-woman is she.'
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
Women,s missionary Society.

WASHINGTON. Pa, May 10-Tnis morning
the Women's Missionary Society met and dis
eussed at length the following branches Of mis-
sions:
1.-THE Fields--What is their Conditioni" Mrs.
T. E. Carson. Baltimore Nd; THE Laborers-
Who are Theyl' Mrs. John Hastings, Indiana.
Pa" The Implements-How TAI Use Them. Mrs.
A. E. Vincent, Spring Hill. Ind; .'rhe Wages
Who shall Receive Theml" Miss Mary Vance,
Wheeling, w. Va; 1.-THE Sheaves-Who shall
Bear Them7~ Miss Lizzie Waddele, Kenton, o.
The afternoon session was opened with prayer
by Mrs. Stewart, of Stewart Station. The fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve the ensu.
Ing year:
President Mrs. E. F. Carson. Baltimore,
Nd; first vice-president, Mrs. Gifin, Egypt
second vice-president. Mrs. r. J. Smith.
Wooster. 0; treasurer, Miss E. Sloan, Pitts
burg; secretary. Mrs. Robert Elliott Phila
delphia. The next annual meeting will be held
at Argyle, N. Y.
Thank offerings to the amount Of over a 600
were handed in by the Presbyterian societies.
Papers were read by Mrs. Gifin, missionary
located at Aysoot, Egypt, and Mrs McMillip, Of
Brighton, Ia.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
SOME BEAUTIFUL PICTURES.
The Meritorious Works Hanging on the Walls
of the Art Associations Exhibit.

Among the attractive pictures at the Art Ex-
hibition 10 one by Mr.. 7. G. Steele. 1t Is view
of Meridian street. looking south from Seventh.
and as work of art will rank we'll. The dis
tinctive point Of excellence about is the natu-
ralness and delicacy with which small body Of
water in the street is shown, the light and shade
and reflection being almost perfect 1t is GER
taiuly the height of art to take as unpoetical a
subject as Mr.. Steele has In this picture, and
lend it such charm. He has copied nature So
faithfully, and brought into prominence the
really beautiful in his subject SO we'll to make
very attractive picture out of what is in itself
rather an unattractive subject
Perhaps no picture at the exhibit is viewed
with more pleasure than the magnificent
marine scene, 1.-THE Cliffs of Normandy A
view OF the ocean with its jutting crags it's i'm
mense rocky cliffs and tossing spray, with its
low sandy beach. upon which wave after wave
rolls and dies. is always sublime sight, and is
. never. failing subject for the pencil and brush,
but IL Is rarely even among marine scenes that
there 10 found ono moro strikingly beautiful
than this. Artists say that there ought to be
in every picture distinctive point of excel
lence, prominent feature upon which the eye
can rest. from which IL can start to view the
other parts OF the picture, and to which it can
always return with pleasure. In the foreground
Of this painting is some especially fine work on
the high lofty and rocky cliffs. that stand out
SO prominently into the deep blue
Of the surging sea- The rocks
o difficult thing to do welfare
the very perfection of art and the eye II at
tracted to them the moment the picture is seen
Some sea eulls are whirling in the air around
them, while from their height, the broad. low
beach on one side, and the wide sxpanse of the
sea on the other. can be seen. small vessel
10 seen hugeing along the cliffs In the distance,
while few sailors looking like little specks,
are down on the broad. sandy beach, from which
the vessel has gone, or e which il il returning.
The whole scene suggests to the mind the DAYS
Of the old. hardy Morse Kings. when Rollo and
his followers descended on the coast of Nor
mandy and subdued it. The attendance at the
exhibition has been good-and everyone has
been delighted with it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

bow tho Once Brilliant American Meteor
Fading Out I'm Paria.

now tho O0ce Br1lIt8ut AU1epbC8o 18Ce1OS .
Fading Out in Paris.
Paris Letter in New York World
One Of the characters about Paris 10 Theodore
Tilton. His long. gray hair which may still be
called luxuriant, falls almost upon his shoulasrss
which have little stoop His features, which
have more and more prominence and solidiy as
age steals upon him. are somswhat white Eis
gait has sight sioucn. but is stiii nrm, weMs
his massive form seems 70 have lost little OF 10
ancient vieor. He usually wears soft sloueh
hat and his dress is careless. He lives In
modest way-no American knows exactly
whers-and Is occasionally seen ~ the book
stores or on the Avenue Dc ropsra nis prin-
which 10 in the Rue St. Honore. facing
the open place in 'front.' Of the Coincide
Franchise. Here he drops in every afternoon
at 4 or o'clock, and here ne may
be puncsualy found thenceforward until
dinner time, deeply absorbed in q game
of chess. met him day or two ago and asked
him about the alleged posthumous statements OF
Beecher about the scandal. He said he was
surprised at the use some OF the American jour
nails were making OF IL. Ii was not new at all.
given to the public when the scandal first began
to be talked about. and reply to it was pub
lie he'd Immediately afterward. 1t is astonish-
ing that the Herald should have made a sensa-
ton out of such. very ancient material The
only explanation of its course was that there
was no one Of those now connected with the
paper who worked for it before the Beecher
trial. The mistake was not the
fault of the autobiography which
gave ell the facts connected with the matter.
He was not inclined to talk any further on the
subject nor to reopen any Of the questions for
mcrly pending between him and Beecher.
Neither does he care to have his personal affairs IN
general brought in any way before the public.
his only apparent desire being to live-the
world forgetting. by the world forgot. he ID
not engaged. so far as known. in any serious
literary labor though he is said to do some writing
for some American newspapers As chess-
player he is said to be o success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
Tn. Indiana Miners.

Chris Evans, secretary of the Federation OF
Miner and Mine Operators. was IN the city yes
terdsy He says that Indiana and Illinois min
ers are working on the prices OF last year. but
that there is harmony among them, and that
they have plenty of work. Though the oper-
ators did not sign the Pittsburg agreement .
few weeks ago. they have announced there will
be general ad vance in wages next year There
is no trouble anywhere except in the Southern
syndicate. which reduced the prices during the
past winter course that promises 20 give rise
to considerable annoyance and trouble.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
Death of Henry Beermnn.

Henry Beermsn. . contractor and builder,
died at his residence on the corner of New
Jersey aud McCariy streets, yesterday morning.
OF congestion of the lungs. He was forty seven
years OF age. and served three terms in the
ward and once for the Twenty-frst ward He
was also for many years trustee of the German
Orphans Home He leaves . wife and five
cLildron
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
The Suffrage Convention.

The third annual meeting of the Indiana Ma
tionsl Womsns Suffrage Association will be held
III Plymouth Church next Tuesday and wednes-
day. Public sessions will be held at 2:30 AMI 7:30
p. NJ, each day The evening meetings will be
addressed by Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar, Hon VIM.
Dudley Foulke, Mrs Laura Johns, of Kansas,
Lieutenant Governor Robt. S. Robertson, Mrs.
May Wright Sewail. Mrs. Carrie McGill, of
and others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

of increasing il to 81 900 0oo and the directors
are Frank Reeelsbergsr. III G. Brunson and r.
G. Light. Mr.. Eldridge who 10 connected with
the enterprise says that is 10 the intention Of
the company to begin the work on the eonstruc-
tiou of she tracks 1t once and push IL right
through TO completion. The company intend
to use steam moter instead Of horses or mules.
and promise when the trip IL once begru that it
won't take long 20 complete it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
No Bloody Shirt.

The New York Evening Post tries TO show
''the folly of the bloody-sh policy TO which
John Sherman has committed the Republican
party The Post il guilty of very reckless
journalism. John Sherman has waved no
'bloody Shirt but has given expression to the
war and all its issues at an end But the isaue
OF the suppression of the Republican vote in the
South 10 another matters matter of contem-
porary interest aud calling for protest and con-
demnaton
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
INSURANCE DIRECTORY

ABROMET, MONROE & WILSON, 3 and vintonBlk
Four frstclass fire and two life co.'s. Combined
capital fire co.'s, $65. 600 600; life $4,000, 900.
a New England Mutual Life Insurance. Company. of
Boston. Oldest company in America
Endowment Insurance at Life Rates
CLAY. HILARY. Mgr. Central Ind. 66as n. Penn St.
Union Mutual Life Insurance Co.. of Maine
CUMMINGS, M. NJ State ACT, sc E. Market, op. P.O
Washington Life Insurance Co.
Established 1902 Agents Wanted
FUNSTON, CHAS B.. See'y.-..--..35 Vance Block.
Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Co.
GREGORY APPEL .--.------ 90 East Market St
Represent seven frstclass FIRE companies.
HOLLAND GLAZIER. .92 East Market
Pacific Mutual Life and Accident.
HOBBS w. H---...-.-74E East Market st.
United Firemen's Insurance Co.. Philadelphia.
Sun Insurance Company, of Philadelphia.
Travellers Insurance. Co., Of Hartford
LAMBERT. j. s.. Mgr. 9OlsE. Market St.. Coffin Blk
The Union Central Life ms. Co., Cincinnati. 0.
BEST and SAFEST in the world Endowment at life
rates. Not dollar in perishable securities.
LEONARD. JOHN Recommendation Building
The Etna.
The North British and Mercantile. of London
The Sun. of England
McGILLIARD& DARK Gen. ms Agts., IL E. Market
Indiana Insurance Company. Indianapolis.
Citizens Insurance Company. Evansville. Ind.
Farragut Fire Insurance Company, New York.
German Fire Insurance Company, Pittshurg, Pa
Peoples Insurance Company Pittsburg. Pa
SUDLOw MARSH. Managers. 90as e. Market St,
for Indiana, Ohio. Kentucky. Tennessee and West
Society of New York Sheppard Homans plan of
pure life insurance. unmixsd with banking speciality.
SWAIN, d. f.. General Agent. go East Market
Northwestern Mutual Life ms. Co., Milwaukee.
Assets Jan. l. 1888. $2S, S5S.6le.9o.
SHIDELER, D. B.. Manager. 8 and Blackford BIZ.
The Equitable Lfe Assurance Company. thslarg-
est company In the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup should always
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

Duties have been paid by Hollwee & Reese on
90 crates of earthenwAre, 1888 60; r. B. King
berger, Logansport. on 2.470 gallons and %
cases of wine 81 ,275; Charles Meyer & Co. one
case, SAG 20; Kingan & Co.. 100 tons of salt,
$268 so; Tanner e. Sullivan. 119 boxes of tin,
$247S0; Kipp Brothers, % cases. $l65 90
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

SwIFTER than fire is the progress of q cough.
Horehound and Tar. All diseases of the throa,
and lungs are comfortable by this wonderful
counter-irritant Be in time. Don't suffer the
disease to make a dangerous Roadway. Sold By
all Druggists.
Pixies Toothache Drops cure in minute.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

II Massachusetts, women would understand
the use of leap year they should study Western
statistics. 1t is said that seven engagements
were made at leap-year party At Woodland,
CAL. the other night, whore only fourteen
couples we're present That sole archer,
Cupid. scored fifty out OF . possible hundred.
Pretty good lsap-year work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

John Denny, eiehiy-fvs years Of age, was
found dead In his room in the Braden Block
yesterday afternoon. The coroners return is
that he died from heart disease. He was a
widowsr, and had lived alone for several years.
He has relatives in the city, who took charge Of
his renaius.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
GENERAL BEN HARRISON.
A Call for Meeting of Those Who Favor His
Candidacy for the Presidency.

All Republicans favorine the nomination OF
Gen. Ben Harrison as q candidate for the presi-
dency arc requested to meet wita the under
signed and others at the Criminal Court room
Monday evening, May IA. at 8 o'clock, for the
purpose of organizing Harrison Home Club. to
aid in securing his nomination at Chicago in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

Yesterday articles of incorporation Of the
Indianapolis q Broad Ripple Street-railway
Company were filed with the Secretary Of State.
The capital stock 10 100000. with the privilege
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11
Amerio.n Bible socIetv.

NEW YORK, May 10--The second annual
meeting Of the American Bible Society was held
to-day 1t the Bible house. The financial state
ment shows cash receipts for general purposes
amounted TO 1851, $40 and disbursements $685.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

HARTFORD, Conn, May 10-Prof G. d. Hart
ranft was to-day elected president of the Hart
ford Theological Seminary. A gift Of piece
of land adjoining the seminary grounds, costing
$40, 900. was announced from Newton Case, of
this city. The closing exercises took place this
evening
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

OF thirty tons 10 given to every cake Of Cash
mere Bouquet toilet soap II outlasss all others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-05-11

Passenger elevator and Ill modern eonvsnisue e.
Leading Hotel Of the city, and stristlyldrstslass
Rates So % and "a SO per day the lsttsr prize.
including bath GEO. =. PF1NGSf. Proprissor.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14

ell ana sso fer yourself.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14

Senator Stewart has introduced bill
authorizing the Secretary Of War, the
Secretary of the Navy and the General
of the Army, acting as board, to have
constructed $50 pneumatic torpedo
throwers Of the highest power, capable
Of throwing steel torpodoes charged
with not less than 500 pounds of dyna-
mite or other explosive q distance of
five miles. These torpedo. throwsrs are
to be mounted in batteries for the de-
Tense of our harbors, including those of
New Orleaus, Galveston, San Francis
CO, Portland, Or, and San Diego.
The cost shall not exceed $40, 900 each,
and $4,000, 900 is appropriated to carry
out the provisions of the Act. The bill
provides that twenty of these guns shall
be placed around San Francisco harbor,
fifteen Mt San Diego harbor and fifteen
at Portland.
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BUSINESS LOCALS.

Hot Lunch, glass of beer or cigar for
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COUNTY OFFICIAL PAPER.
Ordered to Haytt.

A Washington dispatch of the 18th
instant gives the following particulars
relative to the Haytian troubles:
Orders have been issued by the Navy
Department for the United Suites steam.
ers Galena and Yantic to sail from New
York to Port-au-Prince, Hayti, to en-.
force the demands of this Government
for the release of the American steamer,
Huytian Republic. They will sail in
company and bs under the command of
Rear Admiral Luce, who has been in
structed to transfer his flag from the
Richmond to the Galens. The owner
OF the Haytian Republic, by special per-
mission OF the Secretary of the Navy,
will be passenger on the Galena. It
is therefore expected that the vessel will
be restored to him as soon as it gets ill.,
to the possession Of the naval forces.
Secretary Whitney declined to talk
about the Haytian troubles, on the
ground that there was nothing to add to
what has already appeared in the news
papers.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14
Bell Boys Record.

A Los Angeles dispatch of the 10th
instant says:
Bell Boy, the famous stallion, was
trotted this afternoon to beat his rec
ord OF 2:23I4. Sam G .ton WAS behind
Bell Boy. Although short of work on
account of the recent wet weather, Bell
Boy trotted the nile in 2:20, which is
within two seconds OF his best time on
record. He is to be given another trial
next week, when it is expected TINT
he will lower the record of Sable
Wilkes.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14

The Innlts of Los Angelica refuse to
loan money on reIl estate securities.
This Is encouraging to the Eastern folks
who assisted III the boom by purchasing
property in that place.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1888-12-14
HuTEL ARRIVALS.

DEPor HoTRL--Clark * Green, Proprie-
tors.
Charles Goodmsn, G Boskowitz, S
L; j II Wilmington, White River; A d
tarns~orth, ) spencer, John Barry,
South Fork; Ste ,heu D"kin, LamoiIle;
J Sullivan, Boston; WIN Krenka, Glover
Valley; Mrs Alex Kerry, Belmont; HID
Harrington, Det OFT, M.ch; j Ii Saugui-
net, l. ID AlJerii, Mound.
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Luck OF Common Sense.

The Toledo Blade asks why genius ia
so dull and heavy in general society.
Men and women of superior intellect
are frequently dnwned by the glib
tongues of society people, and when
they talk ut all it is in solemn and
uninterestiug fashion. 1t is u hard
question to answer, but the person who
goes into society with his head in the
clouds is tolerabiy certain to be rudeIy
Awakened to the fact that his feet are
on the earth, aud that O. lot OF hcodless
people nre trending on his toes. Per-
hNps the great trouble with what is called
gen Us is its lack of common SENSE
Atlanta Constitution,
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