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Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07
JUDGES On "DRESS EMPOWERS. -

Even the learned and digniied
Lords Justices of England ara not
proofagainst the sly"doubls. en,endse"
snd other forms of wit. Ia "dress
jmprover" case, on trial before the
Lord Chief Justice Of England aud
Lords Justices Cotton and Bowen, in
London, tie 10th ultimo, the noble
lords and their able counsel could
hardly restrain their merriment-a
feeling wLisl, was shared by the spec.
txtors.
The action was one tor damages,
FIR All alleged Infringement Of patent.
The main question was whether there
could be novelty in the application of
braided wire to "dress improvers. 1t
vas asserted that half million Of
these articles had been sold, and the
inventor claimed that they were "cool.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07
Probably fully l,25O,OOC SO

Probably fully l,250,0OC sol.
diers and sailors were on the Army
and Navy rolls at the close of the
war. OF this number less than one.
fourth are on the pension rolls, and
less than one-eighth receive "pen-
sions" OF 81 to II per month!
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07
CRITICAL ANALYSIS.

UNIVERSITY OF DESERET,
Salt Lake City, Utah. June s, 1887.
BY carefully examining DeLand's Chemical
Baking Powder with the microscope and with
chemical reagents, l find that it Is free from
Alum, starch. Flour, Bone Ash. Ammonia and
White Earth; and that it consists essentially of
Cream OF Tartar AID Bi-Carbonate of Soda.
The Baking Powder examined l purchased of
Barnes Davis, in this city
j. 4. KINGSBURY, Chemist.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07
TREASURER'S NOTICE.

Warrants on the Current Expense
and Redemption Fund, registered
prior to Oct. Fl, 1885, up to and in
GLIDING registered No. 1900, will be
paid on presentation.
Also, warrants on the Hospital
Fund, registered prior to July 81,
1885, up to and including registered
No. los.
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07

TSTnnT FOR ALL. $50 wees AZ q.
WiH n penses paid. OUtat worm
OAVA particulars free. . va
s3OwSt P. o. VICKERY, Anguish
Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1888-02-07
Dissolution of Co partnership

The partnership heretofore existing under the
hrni name of Jones 4 Main is this Day by n.u.usl
consent, dissolved: Gr. Main retiring, and NJ
Jones agreeing to assume all liabilities and carry
OF the o. Z. tunnel
THOMAS MAIN,
d. (. JONES.
SNoAE Dlsra;cr /. T.. Nov p. 1887. na5w.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
A NEW PLAN FOR DEMOCRATS
Preparations for Thorough Reorgan-
ization of the Party in Indiana.
Special Provision Will Be Made for Taking
C0gniZance of fractional Fights in the
Party-The Plan of Organization.

For several days past number of gentlemen
prominently identified with the Democratic
party have been in this city preparing plan for
organizing the party in every township. county
and district in the State, and it has finally been
perfected, and will be submitted for approval to
the State meeting, to be held here on the I1th
instant. The plan proposes thorough reor-
ganization of the party. and the gathering in Of
the active members into an organization to be
called the Hendricks Legion, and provides that
clubs or subordinate legions shall be formed in
all the townships and counties. The president
or chairman of the local organization shall be
virtute oficii member of the next higher body.
Thus, the chairmen of the several town
ship clubs. in any county, will constitute
the county central committee. the chairmen
of the several county committees in con-
gressional district will form the congressional
committee. and the chairmen of the several con-
gressional committees will constitute the State
central committee, and the chairman of the lat
ter a member for this State of the national COM
mittee. The organization will have its head
quarters in this city, and the county clubs will
be required to disseminate campaign literature
and make regular reports to the parent body of
the condition of the party and of any eisaffec-
ton that may exist and the causes of the same.
Each of the committees thus provided for will
be body of appeal, to settle all controverted
questions arising within the jurisdiction of the
body immediately subordinate, and its decision
will be final.
The necessity for such an organization as
would be recognized authoritative in the
party was demonstrated in the last campaign.
when the Democrats of more than one con-
gressiona1 district were engaged in suicidal
strife, and when every faction could defend its
course By declaring that it was and its opposing
faction was not, guided by the recognized rules
of the party.
Committees have been formed and circular
letters have been sent out to all the counties in
the State inviting Democrats to attend the
meeting. Reduced fare has been secured on all
the railroads. Resolutions indorsing Governor
GRAY for the vce-presdency have been pre-
pared. but there is some question to the ad-
visibility of presenting them to the meeting
and they may not be submitted.
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SUPPOSED TO HAVE BEEN POISONED.
Suspicious of Neighbors Cause Coroner Wag-
ner to Investigate Mrs. Bronson's Death.

The day before Christmas Mrs. Anna
B. Bronson. .ae wife of William Bronson,
living several miles south of the city. on
the Three Notch road, died very suddenly, under
peculiar circumstances. and yesterday Coroner
Wagner, at the request OF friends and neigh
bors of the deceased woman, began an inves-
tigation of the case. The day before Mrs.
Bronsons death her husband disappeared from
home. and did not return until yesterday. The
body of the women had been placed in Mobiles
vault, and when Mr.. Bronson returned he de-
manded that it be buried Immediately. The
neighbors objected and sent for Dr. Wagner,
who after hearing their suspicious, decided to
hold post rnortem examination. The neigh
bors state that Mr.. Bronson, prior to his wife's
was dead. and the peculiar circumstances of
her death leads them to believe that she was
poisoned. Dr. Wagner will have the remains
brought to the city this morning and will make
an analysis of the stomach.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
EXCEEDED THEIR AUTHORITY.
The Interest Vouchers of the Insane Hospital
Commissioners Will Not Be HOnOred.

At the time the new insane hospitals were
either completed or nearly so, last summer, the
commissioners had no ready resources for meet
ing the payments due the contractors. The lat
ter agreed to accept vouchers for payment, with
interest, on the first of the year. Yesterday. on
presenting them to the Auditor of State, they
found q legal complication in the way.
That officer declined to draw warrants
for paying these sums. claiming that
the hospital commissioners had no authority to
allow interest on the vouchers. The contractors
would not accept warrants without interest, and
the question being referred to the Attorney
general, he sustained the Auditor. Ii the
amount of principal due, with interest added,
was paid, the general fund would be exhausted,
with no chance for replenishment until the May
revenues come in Altogether, the contractors
demand $780, 900, and they threaten to appeal to
The courts in mandamus proceedings.
There was a meeting yesterday of the hospital
commissioners A statement prepared by the
of the appropriation unexpended balance OF
SI99 O98 so. OF that amount there has since
been paid out So, 80, leaving a bal
ance of $19o9sO9 90. Vouchers payable
on Jan. l. 1888. amount to SOB ss8 q,
and on these there has been paid So. 900 81,
payable June 1. 1883, amount to s47.64Z 50, and
the available appropriation is $43, 300 81. The
payment of the $103 88872, due June l, 1888,
was deferred until the May settlements of the
county treasurers. The commissioners yester'
day decided to complete the equipment OF the
Logansport hospital out of the available $43.
800. SO of the apportonment, but no more work
will be done on the hospitals at Evansville and
Richmond until provision is made for their
maintenance
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Celebration of the Pope's Jubilee.

literary, musical and social celebration of
the Leonine Union in honor of the golden jubilee
of the Pope will be held this evening at 122 North
Meridian street. Bishop Chatard will deliver an
address on "The Literary Labors of the Holy
Father" A jubiles hymn will be rendered by St.
Johns choir, of which Miss A. L. Abromet is
leading soprano; Miss Margaret McKeever will
sing solo, LA Feoroja"; Miss May VanDake
will recite Triumph Foreshadowed," written by
Leo XIII; Misses Emma Montgomery and Bea-
trics Elbreg will render q piano duet; Miss
Eugene Fieber will reclte "St Herculanus," by
Leo: Miss Alice Allen will give a piano recital
and Miss Maggie McKeever will sing, Gently
Down the Stream of Time" assisted by Misses
Mamie Goddard. Carrie Caffee. Martha Griffin,
Sadie McLoughin, Mamie Catherwood, Clara
Johnston, and Lulu and Ruth Mccoy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
A Young Woman's Insanity.

Cora B. Councilman, the unfortunate young
woman who has spent nearly all her life in the
Insane Asylum, mainly because she had no
friends to care for her. was locked in the police
station again last night at the request of the
people with whom she has been living for year.
who say that shs is insane again. A year ago,
when an a.tsmpt was made to have the woman
returned to the asylum Trustee Many and others
opposed such action on the ground that she was
not insane. By some investigation he discovered
a will left by a relative, but by the stpulations
of the will the money cannot be had for several
years. Mr.. Many, with Mayor Spencer, of
Columbus Ind, who is executor of the will,
made arrangements to care for the girl in pri-
vate family, and since that time she has beenlliv-
ing at Mrs. Dixon's. on North Tennessee street.
Recently she has been showing signs of failn e
mind again, and it was deemed best to place her
in confinement. She talks nationally, and
charges that the attempt to confine her is for
the purpose of defrauding her out of the money
she will soon get.
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contemplation OF the latter the new race
track is to be placed in the northeast corner of
the twenty added to the grounds, and
around it will be planted double row of trees.
with an infied of grass. new amphtheater,
accommodating one-haif more people than the
present one, is to be erected, and new power
hall is to be built. system of horse. racks and
barns is to be constructed.
There are eight vacancies in the State board,
caused by expiration of terms and one-tnat in
the Fifth district-occas1oned by resignation,
to be filed. In nominating candidates for them
an unusual interest was manifested IN contestin z
the representation for few of the districts
Robert Mitchell, of Gibson county. for the First
district; General Reiter, of Knox. for the
Second; j. 0. A. Sieg of Harrison, for the
Third, and W. A Banks. of LaPorte, for the
Fifteenth, were nominated without competitors,
bug to the rest the election is to be held on
the following candidates: Fourth District.
Commodore P. Riggs, of Sullivan; Samuel Dins-
more and W. B. Seward, of Monroe; Fifth
James N. Wynn. of Jennings, and D. x. Officer,
of Jefferson; Eighth. Charles E. Merrifeld
ana j. A. Stanton, of Marion, and s. w Dun
gan. of johnson; Fourteenth, d. W. Tomlinson
Chung. of Fulton; Sixteenth. w. A Banks of
LaPorts Orlando Kimell, of Noble, and r. NJ.
Lockhardt. of DeKalb
The president then announced the customary
committees, and the convention adjourned until
this morning, when addresses will be delivered
by Hon. Will Cumback, on 1.-THE Value and I'm
portance OF County Fairs" and by Mrs. May
Wright Sewall, on 1.-THE Industrial Value of
Women in the State of Indiana" In the after
noon the election of eight members of the board
and discussion on several topics will occur.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
THE COURSE OF CARPETS

In the dark ages, when lonely
man got tired sitting ON rocks and
found the grass too damp and the
sand too hot, and SO squatted on a
layer of cloth interposed, the idea
of the carpet had its birth. The
Orient evolved the idea, and in ap-
propriate fabrics of the article, as
well as patterns and colors, still fur
nishes the best. The carpet has al
ways been of more importance
among the Orientals than with US.
The chair and the bed are the real
Western representatives of the car
pet. The Oriental sits upon carpets,
sleeps upon carpets, eats upon
them. prays upon them. But West
erners find uses enough for carpets,
and we think we have the article
in range of patterns, colors. fab
RIGS and prices to suit everybody.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
The Kinder~arten.s Festival.

Mrs. De Way will open her large house, 40
North Delaware street, for the kindergarten tea
on Jan. g. next Friday, both afternoon and even
ing The tea will be a revival Of the old twelfth
day merry making, which used TO finish the
Christmas festivals On the twelfth day after
Christmas, Jan. 6, the people used to celebrate
the day by feasting on twe!fth-day cakes. In
the evening they danced, and began the dance
by cutting rich cake. in which were a bean, a
Glove and pea. Whose received the bean be-
came king of the evening whose received the
pea became queen, whose received the
Glove became the knave or kings
knight. The king then appointed his
Jester and prime minister. Ladies in
waiting, and on. were appointed. AS light
regalia was already prepared, which the fort
innate ones donned, and thus the dance became
q mock court and it's courtsrs. All this will be
done on Friday night. The refreshments will
be venison pasty. plum pudding mu.led
cider. and so on. Twenty-Five cents pays for all
but the dancing, which is % cents extra. The
evening and afternoon refreshments will be the
same. quantity of rich home made cakes
will be for sale. The house will be decked in
twelfth day style. Twelfth-day used to be
called st. Knud's day. ALI are invited on Friday
night to see and partake of the merry making.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
CONDITION OF SCHOOL FUNDS.
The State Superintendent Reports that In
terest Is Now Collected with Greater Care.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction
LaFollette yesterday fled his report with Gov
ernor Gray. The report states that during the
past year special attention has been given by
the department to the investigation of the
status Of the school fund In the different coun-
ties Of the State This special atten-
ton has resulted, not only in an in
crease Of the amount of unclaimed fees
collected within the last year of 11,117. 70.
and in an increase in the permanent fund to the
amount of &98 4S6 OF. but it is believed that the
increased care with which the prompt collection
of interest upon school funds has bean looked
after is resulting in greater promprness upon
the part OF officials in the discharge of their
duties. Heretoforsfarge sums have been paid
from the county treasures into the school fund
60 make good uncollected taxes past due. In
this way counties have frequently paid COM
pound interest. while borrowers have paid sim
pie interest only.
for the past year very large aggregate sum of
school revenue has been recovered from differ
ent sources. and orders or certificates obtained
from boards of county commissioners and coun-
" auditors. and such sums will be apportoned
10 the counties next june.
The total enumeration of white school children
In tho State is TAP S66; of colored school children,
1868, making total enumeration of 100, $50.
This 10 an increase over last year of Is, 47S.
The total enrolment of children actually in
school during the past year is 509,S The
average daily attendance was 70 cent. of the
enrolment The total increase in the funds
Tor school purposes has been $98, 4S6. OF. The
total revenue from all sources at present is
E,460, 6l3.01. The most notable feature of the
report 10 the manner in which it is shown that
tereict county officers have been pushed to
proper performance of thsir duties.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Taxation of Marion County Property.

The county tax duplicates for 1888, which
have just been completed, comprise fourteen
large volumes. They show tho value of lands
in the county to be So. 23s. 652, improvements,
s1s15.325; lots. $21.3lse65; improvements.
$40 976 100; personal property $780, 33S 635; total
taxables. 500, 679,772. The total amount of tax
to be collected is 81, 1876, PIG which is to DO ap-
portioned as follows: City of Indianapolis,
ST. 063 500 80; Center township, 500, 500 70; West
INDIANAPOLIS, $23. S93 90; Brlghtwood So, 79S 20;
Woodruff Place. So. 1852; Franklin township,
SIG. 935 3d. Perry, $24, las. 45 Pike, SIG 3O8 81;
Washington, s24 l3; Wayne. S24 306 95;
Warren. $40, 752. 50; Lawrence. 1865 16; De-
catur $12 7OS Is: Irvingtons 81, SS4 So; Haugh-
Vile S. 346 10
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Killed by Falling from a Bridge.

Yesterday, about noon. Edward Swartz, sec
ton boss on the /. 6 V. railroad, found the
dead body Of an unknown man under the Vim
cennes railroad bridge. The neck of thu dead
man was broken, and he bore ether marks of
injury, which indicated that he had fallen from
the bridge. The body was removed to Kregelo's
morgue. and as yet has not been identified. The
dead man 8 apparently not more than twenty
two years of age The only thing found in his
pockets was q railroad ticket to Edwardsport,
this State Several persons saw him going
down Kentucky avenue toward the bridge
short time before his body was found, and one
gentleman, who believed from his conduct that
he had been drinking, warned him against
attempting to cross the bridge, which was
made dangerous by a coat Of ice.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
INSTALLATION OF NEW OFFICERS.
An Occasion for Little Interesting and Pa
triotic Talk by Old Veterans.

The public installation of the newly elected
officers of George 81. Thomas Post, g. A. R.,
and also Of the Womans' Relief Corps, connected
with the post, together with the campfire held
in connection with tine installation. attracted
two hundred people to Geo. II. Thomas Post
hall last night. The meeting was one Of unus
ual interest to the old soldiers and their families
and they listened to "reminiscences of war-times
until after IL o'clock. The officers Of the
Womans Relief Corps were installed first. with
ceremonies in accordance with the suggestions
set forth ir the ritual of their order as follows:
President-Agnes Hit.
Senior OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES McGinnis.
Junior ice-president-Rornania Armstrong
Secretary-Missouri Woodward.
Treasurer Sallie G. Haskell.
Chaplain-Amelis Shearer.
Conductor-Anna Woulen.
Assistant Charlottesville Robinson
Guard-Kate Neman
Assistant Guard-Rachel Winterrowd.
Immediately following the installation the Of
fcers of Geo. H. Thomas Post were installed,
with appropriate exercises They are:
Post COMMUNICATIONS B. Black.
Senior Vice-comnander-J. d. Eagle
Junior Vice commander-W. Il. Shilling
Surgeon. j. Carver.
Officer of Day-W P. Holiday.
Officer of Guard-George Lowry.
At the conclusion of the installation Post
Commander Black delivered lengthy address,
reviewing the work of the post and of the Grand
Army in general. and made many suggestions
Tor future action. Inc DAY na0 come, ne SAID.
when i'll feeling should exist between the
North and South. The rebels should be
specteo for the bravery they showed in fighting
for wrong cause, but as long as the people
of the South remained loyal to the government
they should be regarded as brothers, and
treated as such.
Following Mr.. Black Assistant Adjutant-gen-
eral Walker delivered short address He is
the retiring commander of Thomas Post, and
spoke of tie work done during the last year.
The post, he said, gained sixty-one members
during the year and now has total member
ship of 563. Many people. he said, were apt to
misconstrue the object of. the Grand Army of
the Republic. They did not meet to display
their banners and brass buttons. Every mem
Der had little bundle of memories, and as the
years 60 by they liked to meet and tell their
periences Referring to the wiping of treason from
the land, he said anarchy was just as great
foe as rebellion. There was too much red flag
and rebel flag. The people who cannot indorse
the American flag he thought. should be com
PEELED to leave the country, because there was
room in this country for but one flag The
Grand Army, he said. could always be found on
the side Of law and order.
Mrs Belle Bristow, retiring president OF the
Woman's Relief Corps, also spoke briefly on the
charitable work of the organization, and there
were 9th or short talks by Mrs L. May Wheeler,
Comrade Haskell and others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Incorporation of New Companies.

The Babcock Company. of Evansville, organ
lied for the purpose Of dealing in provisions of
various kinds yesterday filed articles of associa-
ton with the Secretary of State. The term of
existence is fixed at five years. and the capital
stock at 500. 900. The directors Henry n.
Babcock, Harry Veatch and Annie Babcock.
The Edward L. Smith Chair Company, of
vanderburg county. was also incorporated yes
terday with q capital stock of $50, 900. Edward
L. Smith. Marian w. Smith. and Henry Lutz
form the board of directors.
The Indianapolis Bucket Company, with a
capital stock of $10.0 00 filed articles yesterday.
The names of Richard Boyle Henry Barnes and
W. K BELLS appear directors and incorpora-
TOR
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feet high, pedestal eighteen feet high. No
one the models until after the
award is made. which will probably
be tomorrow. The committee having in charge
this matter heard the various competitors. yes
teroay afternoon to what they could do for
the money at command. They were Alex. Doyle,
OF New York, Charles Niehaus and August
Mundhenk of Cincinnati j. w. Carpenter, OF
Dayton. o., Mr.. Mitchell. of the Mitchell Gran
lite COMPANY, Quincy, ILL.,, A. A. McKain. of In
dianapolis. and r.. I'll. Park, of Florence, Italy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04

Fatally Injured While Trying to Escape
Henry Durnihue, an inmate of tho Insane
Asylum, died yesterday from the effects of an
injury received week ago last Monday. On
that day he eluded the attendants and attempted
to make his escape by descending from the sec
ond story by means of the lightning-rod. Los
ing his grasp, he fell to the ground and received
internal injuries that Were not durable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
Models for the Hendricks Statue.

The Hendricks Monument Association has in
the rooms above Fletcher's Bank quite collec-
ton of busts and statues of the late Vice
president They were placed there by the
sculptors and others competing for the work OF
constructing the monument which, as required
by the association, il to be q statue thirteen
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-04
County Medical Society officers.

County Med1caI Society Uncefs.
The annual election of officers OF the Marion
County Medical Society occurred last evening,
with the following result
l'residert-Dr. E. Hadley.
Vcepresdent-Dr. r. FELTON,.
Treasurer-Dr. 81. Panther.
Secretery-Dr. D. A. Thompson.
Assistant Secretary-Dr. g. w. Vernon.
Board of Censors-Drs Todd, Cook, Jeffries. Fergu-
son. Pettijohn and Morgan
Pathological Committee-Drs. Bell, @. L Fletcher,
Morrison, Perry, Cline and Panther.
This society meets every Tuesday evening.