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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
THE PROSPERITY OF INDIANAPOLIS.

The Journals annual review of the growth
and business of the city during the past year,
printed yesterday, was unusually interesting
by reason of its comprehensive completeness
and its remarkably favorable showing. We
have printed many such annual reviews, and
have had occasion to comment on this or that
encouraging feature of the situation. This
year it is all encouraging. For healthy growth
and solid business prosperity indianapolis has
never had a better year than the one just
closed, and its future prospects were never
better. Fortunately, there has been no
''boon,' no artificial stimulus to the growth
and prosperity of the city; speculative
fever. The absence of these is one of the
best features of the situation. But there has
been, instead, quiet, healthy growth, a
natural, steady expansion, and laying of
solid foundations for further enlargement that
iustifies the brightest hopes for the future
progress Of the city. When we say it is fort
innate there has been "boom," we speak
deliberately Slow growth is the best be-
cause It is healthier and more endur-
ing. The growth begotten OF a boom
is more or less artificial. Like the deceptive
appearances of health sometimes induced by
tonics and stimulants, it is apt to be short
lived and to be followed by reactionary
symptoms. Therefore, let all be thankful
for the city's healthy growth in the past year
and pray for its continuance on the same line,
without the Intervention of any artificial booms.
indianapolis has enough natural advantages to
insure the future growth and prosperity of
the city without resorting to artificial and
deceptive devices.
A noticeable feature of the review printed
yesterday the frequent reference of bust
ness and manufacturers to the city's adj
vantages a shipping and distributing point.
These cannot be overestimated. The central
location of the ctv. in the verv heart of
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
MINOR MENTION.


IL view Of the growing practice of smoking
among boys and youths and its well-known in
furious effects, it is worth while to consider if
any thing can be done to discourage it. That it
is hurtful to both health and morals is undenia-
BILE; yet the practice IS becoming well nigh uni
versal. OF average city boys there hardly
one in twenty under the age of fifteen but
smokes. Family training and "moral suasion"
seem to have lost their effect. Boys take to
smoking naturally as duck takes to water.
If smoking is I'M urious to the young, as all au-
thorities agree that it is, why should the sale of
tobacco to miners be permitted any more than
the sale of llquorl Why should it not be pro-
hiblte by law, and thus put under a ban9
Illinois has done this The asst Legsla-
ture passed law providing that here
after mo person or persons in this State
shall sell, buy for. or furnish any cigar or cga-
rette Tor tobacco in any of its forms to any minor
under sixteen years of age, unless upon the
written order of parent or guardian" The pen
atty for the offerse is fine of $50. It argued
that if boys did not use tobacco before they
reached the age of sixteen, the chances
good that they would not form the habit The
limit is probably too low; eighteen would be bet
ter Children should be protected even against
their own follies. 1t is not to be supposed that
boys can be prevented from forming bad habits,
but something might be done towards breaking
up the business of encouraging them in self-de
struction by prohibiting the sale to minors OF
tobacco, as we'll as liquor. There is plenty of
time to learn smoking and drinking after the
age of twenty-oue years.
NEW YORK physicians discussing the case
of gentleman who died recently under circum-
stances singular that autopsy was made
showing that the cause of death grape
seed, which had lodged in the appendix vermi-
formis. 1t will probably surprise most persons
to learn that they have such thing ap-
pendix vermiformis. and alarm them to be in
formed that if the smallest seed lodges there it
is certain death. Where ignorance is bliss It's
folly 10 be wise. Perhaps are happier to
know too much about our Latin parts. One
might as well die TO have abiect terror of
his appendix vermiformis.
No section of the city has grown more in
beauty ana population than the northeast quar-
ter. Within the past few years it has developed
from an open campus and forest to city of fine
residences and beautiful homes Along with
these have come churches and school-houses
as matter OF course. New churches have been
erected there that are credit to indianapolis,
and more are projected within the near future.
Memorial Presbyterian Church is nearing com
pleticn. the Seventh-day Adventists have put up
neat chapel Central-avenue Methodists will
have to begin soon drop backward in the COM
petition, and the Third Christian congregation
will to-day occupy their new house of worship.
Not costly. and encountered with no modern i'm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
For the Care of spinsters.

Paris American Register.
Schlesw wig boasts of an institution unique of
its kind and we'll worthy of imitation It is
splnster's insurance company. It's purpose is to
provide for the single lady members CT wellto-
do families. The company gives them shelter,
board and pin money. The method is the fol-
lowing: At the birth of a girl the father in
scribes the girls name il the books of the COM
pany, and pays a certain sum every year. When
his daughter reaches herr twenty-fourth kyear,
and is still unmarried she is entitled TO q GER
tain income, and to couple of well-furnshed
rooms in a house belonging to the company,
which house has fine garden attached to il and
is inhabited by other younger older spinsters.
who have become members before them. If
the father dies before his daughter attains her
twenty fourth year the daughter enjoys the
same privileges In case she dies marrles AL
her rights are forfeited, and the money paid IN
reverts to the company. Those chances enable
the company to make the provisions named,
while parents have the satisfaction of knowing
the future of their daughters to be secured In
case of the death of their natural providers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
HEAD ACHE.
An Electric Apparatus Which Cures It IN
One Minute.

New York Special to Globe Democrat.
'Do you know inquired a female nurse at
Bellevue Hospital of the reporter yesterday,
that electricity is q most effective cure for q
violent headache2 I have apparatus at home
which purchased in England two years ago.
1t is charged with electricity, and it cures head
aches as if by magic. The apparatus is about
fifteen inches in length and is composed entirely
of fiat or bOx-wire links, made square. 1t is
and one-half inch wide and a quarter of an
inch thick. At each end of the apparatus is
circular plate. One of the caps is made
of carbon; the other is made of zinc. Two
separate layers of thin wire through the
links breadthwise. These layers are divided in
the center by sealing wax, the idea being to
form the electric circuit. Should the two wires
be shut off and the apparatus would be useless.
On each cap is an eyelet or small ring made to
allow a string to pass through and be fastened
to the head The apparatus must be placed in
vinegar for two minutes before applied to the
head. In operating. the zinc cap is placed
the right temple and the carbon cap on the left.
The electric current generated by the acid of
the vinegar then sets to work, and the victim
of the headache is generally relieved within
two minutes. The only objection [ have to
using the apparatus is that the zinc cap is
sometimes strong as to burn the flesh the
temple. have had my right temple red for
weeks after using it. Now, in applying it
always place a cloth between the zinc cap and
the skin, and | find it effective in preventing
blistering. No, these apparatuses not for
sale in this country. The duty would be too
high for them. I paid guineas for the
consideration, it would cost 800 to buy one
1ar
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
TWELVE PAGES.

The Sunday Journal has double the cir
cuIation of any Sunday paper in Indiana.
Price five cents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01
Led Astray by the Royal Family.

PlttsburR ChTonlce.
In the trunk of young McNeally. the Saco
bank Murderer were found "A number OF por-
traits Of members of the royal family of England.
and also pictures of women in very scanty at
tire That tells the whole story of how the
promising young happened to go so very
far wrong.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01

IF the Humane Society had been on duty yes
terday it would have been kept busy in looking
after Colonel Johnson's suffering streetcar
mules. Ii it not cruelty to animals to COM
pei two of those seventy nine creatures to pull
a heavily loaded along the icy tracks, then
there Is no such thing as cruelty
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01

Mr.. GLADSTONE celebrated his seventy ninth
birthday on Dec %. His chief London organ,
tired probably of keeping his obituary notice
pigeon holed published it on the morning of his
birthday, under the title, "a Retrospect" An
obituary notice by any other name is just
sweet-to the subject of it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01

provements in tho way of heavy debt, the
building is cozy, aud comfortable, and commo-
dious Our Christian friends think it, after its
manner. something of model structure 1t is
an ornament TO the northeast quarter. and the
services to-day will be those of glad New Year
to the congregation and their friends. They in
vite the public to unite with them in the house
warming.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01

PERCENTAGES and averages and examina-
tons not treated by the recent teachers
convention with the respect accorded to them of
old time. The made by the Journal upon
these educational hobbies has had its effect.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1888-01-01

IT was an outrage upon the community yester-
day that the streetcars were not supplied with
double teams. and made TO run with reasonable
regularity. If the ''bes: street-car system in
the world cannot accommodate its passengers
in bad weather, it should withdraw for repairs
1t is in bad weather that street-car facilities
most needed.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
PERSONALS,

Senator c. B. Buchanan, of Sank Rapids, is
stopping at the Merchants.
State Auditor Braden went to Fergus Falls
: yesterday to attend to his land sales.
George A. Dutoit, of Chaska, was among
yesterdays arrivals at the Merchants.
Indian Agent T. j. Sheehan, of the White
Earth reservation, is stopping at the Mer-
chants.
W. f. Cross, of Red Wing is at the Mer-
chants preparatory to locating at Hamline
for the busy season at the fair grounds.
W. II. Amman, of Breckenridge, we'll known
among railroad people, was in st. Paul yes
terday, the guest of Fred W. Foster
Herman Gottschalk, the New York i'm
porter is registered at the Ryan and will
spend the remainder of the week in ST. Paul.
Hon. Thomas Wilson. after spending a few
days at his home in Winona arrived in st.
Paul yesterday, and is stopping at the Ryan.
DR.. Hughes of England. who is en- route
1 to the Pacific slope. and thence around the
world to the tight little ISLE has parlors at the
Ryan.
j. S. Eshelman the Grand Forks politician
and capitalist who has been sojournirg at
the Hot Springs registered at the Merchants
yesterday, homeward bound.
Mat Jensen. of the state treasurer's office,
wishes his name withdrawn as candidate fol
market master, at the same time thanking
his friends for the work already accomplished
in his behalf
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09

Minnesota, gives the commission power
to diminish rates, and to that extent is
taking OF. its property without due
process OF law, and prohibited by the
Fourteenth amendment to the United
States constitution, and that the decis-
ion therefore involved federal ques-
ton. The state, on the other hand, in
sists that the real question raised in the
case is whether the law is in conflict
with the state constitution, and hence
would not be federal question. The
only federal question being involved is
whether the state has any power to reg
ulate rates, and that this question has
been so often decided by the supreme
court of the United states that it is no
longer subject to discussion in that
court, and consequently the writ should
not be granted"
Judge Gilfillan took the matter under
advisement, and will render his decision
to-day.
Mr.. Cutcheon, of the firm of Elan
drau, Squires q Cutcheon, argued the
case for the railroad company.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
VISITORS FROM LOUISVILLE.
Some Of the Excursionists Who
Will Arrive This Morning.


A party of business men of Louis
vile, many of them accompanied by
their wives and daughters, will arrive
in st. Paul this morning over the Chi
cago & Northwestern, EN- route for Little
Falls, to participate in the ceremonies
incident to the opening of the Water
Power company's works at that point.
Louisville people have already invested
over quarter of million dollars in
improving the great naturals water
power existing at the Falls, believing it
to be one of the best manufacturing
points in the Northwest. The eXcur-
sionistS from Louisville number upwards
of hundred and among them are:
Lieut.. Gov. and Mrs. j. w. Bryan, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles H. Gibson. W. l..
Breyfogle and son, Mr.. and Mrs. DeX.
and Mrs. L. S. Winstandley, Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert p. Bonnie, James Thomp-
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Attilla Cox, w. p.
Lewis, L. Vernia. Thomas z. Shanks,
Samuel Castleman and Misses Mat
tie and Mary Castleman, Robert I'll.
Otter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Winstandley,
Jesse Winstandley, George Z. Sacket,
III. l.. Rutgers, Mr.. and Mrs. j. E.
Speed and Miss Speed, H. L. Hanford
and Miss Hanford, w. E. Gunstead,
Charles d. Pearce, Louisville Courier
journal; Daniel O'Sullivan, Louisville
Commercial, and Mrs. O'Sullivan, e. H.
r. l.. Whitney, w. S. Gevie, Mr.. and
Mrs. John CoIgan, l.. S. Parson, G. W.
Forester, George G. Neeton, Mr.. and
Mrs. W. c. Kendrick, E. NJ. Hub
bert, a. g. Mum, Mr.. and Mrs.
James S. Phelps, G. w. McCready,
Richard NJ. Lewis. John G.. Roach, j.
w. Caperton, Benjamin BayleSs, S. p.
Frickler, Miss Sallie Smyser. Mr.. and
Mrs. ID. V, Sperry, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Overbacker, Mr.. and Mrs. \. s. Platt,
q. ". Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. ". T. Rolph,
A. w. Carpenter, Miss Mary Bryan,
George Pfau, William McCready, George
man, Miss Johnson, Sanford Newman
and Miss Bessie Newman, N. j. Staple
ton, Carl Hayden, E. o. Williams and
Miss Scarlet.
They occupy an entire Pullman yes
tibuled train, chartered for the entire
trip from Louisville TO the Falls and re-
turn. At this point the private car of
Vice President Cakes. the Glacier, will
be attached to the train for the comfort
of party of representative business
m Ell from the Twin Cities. Upon the ar
rival OF the party IN st. raul they VIII De
met at the union depot by the following
committees: From the chamber of
commerce, Messrs. E. V. Smalley, D. II.
Moare, D. ID: Dorr, William Howard
and a. S. Tallmadge; real estate board,
Col. James ii. Davidson, w. NJ. Bush
nell. Capt. Bunker. Whitney Wall and
Q. F. Sherwood; jobbers' union, George
r. Finch, l.. N. Maxfield and T. A. Alb
bolt.
While in this city the visitors will be
escorted to the various points of interest
and at o'clock this afternoon they will
leave for Little Falls.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
THERE Is A HEAVEN.
The Topic OF Evangelist MunhaII
at the Revival Service Last
NiChf

The Topic Of Evangelist MunhaIl
at the Revival Service Last
Night.
The day of humiliation and prayer
was observed yesterday at the House of
Hope church. The plan of changing
topics and speakers every hour proved
decided success. In the evening DR..
Munhall preached to a large audience
in Market hall on the subject of
Heaven"
LAS in considering hell, last night"
said DR.. Munhall, 1--WE must take our
proof of the existence of heaven from
the Holy Scriptures. The word of God
is full of heaven, and if we sought other
evidence we can find it in the diving
words Of holy men. Now, as hell is full
of bad people, so heaven is the abode of
the Lamb. In heaven are the friends of
whom we love, and he must be hard
ened sinner who would not wish to Join
his friends in paradise. But only
those who have washed their robes
can enter heaven. We cannot conceive
of heaven as holding single bad SOUL
1t is a prepared place for prepared
people. He'll itself would be preferable
to heaven to a man uncleanSed and I'M
regenerate. We shall all go to one of
these places, heaven or hell. It's only
little time for the Youngest of us, and
for some of us it may come tomorrow"
The usual Bible reading will be con-
Quoted by DR.. Munhall this afternoon in
the House of Hope church, the exercises
commencing at o'clock. Friday after
noon will be observed at the same place
as Children's day. The doors will be
closed at $40 p. M, the exercises COM
mencing ten minutes earlier. Friday
evening DR.. Munhall will preach to the
Grand Army men of the city. and all
posts are urged to be present in full
numberS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
RAMSEY DEMOCRATS.
The Call Issued for the Count,
ConYention-The Primaries Fri

The Call Issued for the County
ConYention-The Primaries Fri
day.
mlttee met yesterday and issued a call
for the convention to nominate dele
gates to the state convention. 1t will
be held Saturday of this week, and pri-
marieS will be held the night before.
The call reads:
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY CONVENTION.
The Democrats of Ramsey county will
hold a convention at Market hall, ST.
Paul, on Saturday, May II, A. ID. 1888,
at 10 o'clock a. M, for the purpose of
electing twenty-eight delegates to repre-
sent Ramsey county in the coming state
convention.
The primary meetings for the election
of delegates to the county convention
will be held on Friday, May II, between
ing places, to wit:
First Ward-At Engine House No. 2.
Second Ward-At court house.
Third Ward-At city hail.
Fourth Ward-At Engine House No. 3.
Fifth Ward-At Engine House No. 4;
Sixth Ward-At Engine House No. 6.
Seventh Ward-At police sub-station.
The country districts at the usual vot-
ing places. The apportionment of dele
gates will be as follows: The First,
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth and Sixth
wards, seven delegates each; the Sev-
enth ward, three delegates, and Reserve,
Rose, Mounds View, New Canada,
White Bear, White Bear village and
Mclean, one delegate each.
The judges of the primary meetings
in the various wards shall be as fol-
lows:
First Ward-George H. Allen, P. O'Brien.
Second Wards. 4. Dawson, j. w. Frost
Third Ward-B. w. Armstrong, A. S.
Weller.
Fourth Ward-Patrick II. Egan, r. T.
O'Connor.
Fifth Ward-Gus johnson, NJ. F. Kahn.
Sixth Ward-Frank Gies, Michael Foley.
Seventh Ward-Fred Burnand, y. T. Davis.
On account of the present county
committee having been appointed be-
fore the change in ward boundaries the
old boundaries will be followed for the
sake of convenience in the election of
delegates.
By order of the committee.
JOHN p. OLIVIER, Chairman.
GEORGE Ii. ALLEN, Secretary.
St Paul Nav S. 1888.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
New COrDorations.

The following articles of incorporation
were filed with the secretar y of state
yesterday: 4
Albert Lea Mill and Elevator COM
pany. Capital stock. $4,000. Incor-
pOrators: Robert M. Todd, Salene
Todd and Charles G. Dwight, all of Al
bert Lea.
Spectator Publishing company, of
Minneapolis. Capital stock, s40, 900. In
corpOrators: G. II. Dubois, d. E. Me
Sweeney, II. III. S. Rowell and Lauren
Z. Crane.
The Silver Lake Mining company filed
its bylaws.
The West Superior Iron and Steel
company, of st. Paul. Capital stock,
$500, 600 Incorporators: Il. l.. Bel
KNAPP, F. FL. Weeks, both of New York
city; r. ii. Wemyss. F. S. Cakes, j. H.
Ames, st. Paul: ii. w. De Forest, Oys-
ter Bay, n. Y; James Roosevelt, Hyde
Park, n. Y; J. B. Williams, Stamford,
Conn.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
THEY NEED BOATS.
The West Side Flats and the Upper
LeVee Again Flooded,

If the residents of the West side flats
and the flats near the Chestnut street
station do not go into the ark-building
business, it will not be for lack of water
to float their craft on. The steady rains
of yesterday continued to swell the
volume of the river, and the water is
swirling over the top of the st. Louis d
st. Paul steamboat landing, but the
gauge is still visible and showed a
height of Is feet 3 inches at Z o'clock
last night. The river is still rising, and
Sergt. Lyons. of the signal office, says
there is no doubt but that it will rise
from a foot to foot and half higher.
This would exceed the height at the last
flood, and would work serious damage to
many parties on the West side. Twenty
four hundrethS of an inch OF rain had
fallen yesterday up to five O'Clock.
This amount collected into the river,
would cause very material rise.
The situation on the upper flats is now
practically the same as at the last great
rise. Many of the houses are partially
submerged, and a majority of them have
been abandoned. A lake stretches
away from the Northwestern stock
yards to the granite yards near the
Chestnut street station of the Milwau-
kee.
On the West side the water had risen
so that the new ball grounds appear
only as line of fence in the MiSSis-
Sippi river, and the old ball grounds are
very well irrigated. In the basement of
the American Manufacturing company
machinery stood in two feet Of water, but
it was being fished out and the factory
will be running tomorrow, power being
supplied from an engine on one of the
upper floors. The Globe laundry has
also put in an engine up stairs and will
resume work to-day.
Sergt. Lyons thinks that the damage
done will not mnch exceed that caused
by the last rise, but said that if he lived
in some of the houses On the West side,
where the water has reached the floors,
he would want to sleep with boat near
at hand.
AT RED WING.
Special to the Globe.
RED Wing, MINI, May S.-The Mis-
Sissippi river is higher to-day than at
any time this season, registering 1874
feet. The water is within twelve inches
of the top of the levee, portions of which
are submerged. The lOwlandS between
this place and Lake City are nearly all
submerged, and view from one of the
bluffs shows sheet of water three miles
wide and four or five in length.
AT LA CROSSE.
Special to the Globe
LA CROSSE, Wis, May s.-Another
rainy day has been experienced, with a
slowly rising river. The water now
stands twenty-five inches below the
highest mark. 1t is in all the cellars on
the west side of Main street and floods
hundreds of acres of low ground. Prob
ably not more than dozen people have
been driven ont of their homes, and
those in small houses located where it
was well known the water would flood.
The Milwaukee Railroad company is
raising its track at the low place where
it crosses the marsh, and this is all that
keeps it out of the water. Although the
damage is still confined to a hindrance
to business, general feeling of dis
cOuragement prevails.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-05-09
A Terrific Explosion.

MANCHESTER, n. H., May S.-A ter
rife explosion occurred in the sash and
blind shop of j. Hodges, on Elm street,
this morning, totally wrecking the
boiler house, smashing all windows for
rods around and landing a heavy por-
ton Of the boiler on the corner of a
dwelling house 300 feet away. 1t is
stated that three bodies have been
already removed from the ruins and
that several persons were injured by
flying missiles.