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The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12

turn he said to friend in conversation
on the subject of slavery, If 1 ever have
a chance to hit it, l will hit it hard The
portion of his life in which we are most
deeply interested however, is from the time
OF his Inauguration in 1861 to that fatal
night in April. 1860. We think of him the
liberator Of four million slaves, as the one
who, under God and by the help of the
loyal people of this country, rid US Of the
stupendous evil and crushing curse of hu-
man chattelism. When Mr.. Lincoln went 10
Washington the clouds of war were already
gathering. The life of General Scott was
threatened If he attempted to defend his
Inauguration yet he did not falter, but
placed himself squarely in the gap, and
closed his address with the following words:
T., n earth peace and good VIII towards men
trymen, and not in mine, is the momentOuS
issue Of civil war. The government will not
assam you. You can nave no conflict WITH
have no oath registered in heaven TO de-
stroy the government, while 1 shall have
the most solemn one to preserve, protect
and defend it. I am loath to close. We are
not enemies. but friends. We must not be
enemies. Though passion may have strained,
1t must not break our bonds of affection
The mystic cords of memory, stretching
from every battle field and patriot grave
to every loving heart and hearthstone all
chorus of the Union, when again touched,
as surely they will be- by the better angels
OF our natures What prophet of God
this man was all through his career, and
at the time of their utterances how little
promising of fulfillment were many of his
prophecies And yet he must have inspired
confidence in the hearts of many of those
who heard him. for at the close Of this ut
terance it is said that General Scott wiped
the tears from his furrowed cheeks and
said, Thank God, we have a country and
a President Then came the four years of
strife, of war between brothers, and, finally,
that terrible April night When our war
President was taken from us. 1t is well,
perhaps, that he died when he did, just
the long night through which he had passed
was passing away and the day was dawn
ing. While it Seems terrible to that his
life should close in such q way, yet it was
not meet that such life should end in COM
monplace way and be consistent with it
self. There is, perhaps, something in the
very time and manner of its closing calcu-
lated TO crystallize his life work and fix him
immortal in the memory Of the American
people. God willed it. Infinite wisdom saw
that his memory would be more impressive
for good if he passed Immediately from
his great work, so He said L have caused
thee TO see the land, but thou shalt not go
tlith0r'
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
COMING in NUMBERS
Large Attendance at the Lincoln
League Promised.
Candidates for the Presidency-Evening
Mass Meeting at Tomlinson Hall with
Prominent Kentucky Speakers.

The indications point to a remarkably
large attendance upon the annual meeting
or the Lincoln League of Indiana, to be
held in this city tomorrow The DanvilIe
Republican Club will attend in body, and
II Is likely that very large delegations if
not whole clubs, will attend from nearly
all Of the neighboring cities So large is
the crowd already assured that it is certain
none or the court rooms will be able to
hold the meetings, therefore Masonic Hall,
at the corner of Tennessee and Washing
ton SHEETS, has been secured, and there
the business meeting of the State League
will begin at IL O'Clock in the morning.
While 1t has ordinarily been the custom
10 give the president of the league a sec
ond term, it is probable that if Marcus r.
Sulzer is reelected he will have to hustle
for 1t happens that he is a candidate for
SSecretary of State. and the other candi-
SSates Tor the same Office are more or less
nkely To pull the strings for some man
VINO Is a disintereSted party in politics
tnlS year. The names of John Morris ir
OF Fort Wayne. Julian D. Hogate. of Dan.
Ville j. A. kautz, of Kokomo, and one or
two others have been mentioned as possi-
pie successors to Mr.. SulZer, but none of
them are avowed candidates
II is probable that j. W. Fesler, the pres
ent secretary, will decline to stand again
1t mas been the custom in campaign Yea RS
to elect a working secretary, who deyOtes
at least few months of his time entirely
to the league and receives a modest ca Ia ry
therefor. This Mr.. Fesler could not AFFORD
to do on account OF his law practice. AS
yet no candidates have appeared for the
place, but II is probable that several will
turn up when the delegates arrive Tonight
and Tomorrow
The big feature of the gathering will be
the evening meeting at TomlinSOn Hall
where there Will be speeches by Hon w
o Bradley and Augustus +. Wilson both
or kentucky, and probably several local
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12

Rev. DIR. CouItas Speaks of the Mar
tyred Presidents Services.

Roberts Park Church was crowded to
overfowing last night TO hear the sermon
of the pastor, Rev. Dr. Coultas, in memory
OF the Nations martyred champion of
emancipation. The choir sang the song
loved by the veterans, 'Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground Mr.. Coultas compared Lin
coin to Moses and used as his text Deut.
xiv. 4. ''The Lord said unto Moses this
is the land. 1 have caused thee to see it
with thine own eyes, but thou shalt not go
over thither.' In substance he spoke as
follows:
Moses was the greatest liberator the
world has ever seen. Lincoln is such a
striking parallel that it seems that the story
of Moses is only a parable pointing to the
history of Lincoln. He has justly been
called the second Moses and his influence
will be felt by the generations TO come in
scarcely a less degree than that of the first
Moses. 1t was certainly a glorious Pisgah
on which Mr.. Lincoln stood in April, 1865.
after passing through fearful wilderness
of weary and hungry marches. of bloody
struggles with determined foes through
which he had led the American people; but
he had reached the Jordan and the prom
ised land of national peace and prosperity
was in sight. The land of promise was not
more beautiful TO Moses than was the pros
pect OF peace TO Lincoln But once again
and III a way that we do not presume to
understand the voice from heaven is heard
to say, Il have caused thee TO see the land
but thou shalt not go over thither' In a
single night our Nation was plunged from
the greatest rejoicing into the deepest sor-
row. But while We We're struggling under
our weight OF sorrow the angels OF heaven
were singing. "A great soul that loved lib
erty and humanity has come up into the
embrace of God
IF ideals are the worlds masters as
some one has said, how better can we spend
this Sabbath evening than in talking OF the
life OF this noble man OF whom DIR. HOl-
land has said: lie was a statesman without
out a politicians : meanness: "A great man
without a great mans vices; a philanthro-
pst without a phianthropists impracti-
able dreams; a Christian without preten-
tiOnS; a ruler without the pride of place
and power; an ambitious man without
selhshness and a successful man without
vanity Was il circumstances or his own
efforts that made him what he was? He
was born in the backwOods of Hardin
short time In the wilds of southern Indiana
He then went with his parents To Macon
county. Illinois. where by his hard work
he earned the title of the rail splitter and
by his strict integrity the more enviable
name of Honest Abe With nothing but
the meager library of five books, one Of
which was the Bible, and the peculiar in
him, he rose from the humble life OF a rail
splitter TO the highest position within the
gift OF the great American Nation.
From bOyhoOd Mr.. Lincoln was a friend
OF the negro. While yet a mere boy he went
to New Orleans. and while there saw some
of the extreme cruelties that the slaves
were sometimes subjected to- On his re-
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
LUCID TAUNTS THE POLICE.
South West Street Saloon Keeper Put
Under Arrest.

Emboldened by the actions Of the pro-
prietors of the Tuxedo saloon Saturday
night, Michael Lucid, another saloon pro-
prietor. attempted to thwart the police in
their efforts to arrest him yesterday. Lucid
keeps a saloon at Roe and West streets.
Yesterday afternoon Sergeant Schwab
and patrolman Balloon were watching the
place and decided TO enter in the rear of
a dozen young fellows who were admitted
through the front door. The approach of
the officers was anticipated and the pro-
prietor with the assistance of his guests,
determined to keep them out The door
was locked and barred and a half dozen
brawny shoulders were utilized as braces
AGAINST the force brought to bear against
the obstruction by the police. For a half
hour the opposing forces battled for pos
session of the interior, but the police were
unable to dislodge the enemy. Finally
Captain Campbell and Sergeant Hyland
prevailed upon to admit the officers. They
entered by the front way, the guests fled
by the rear and only Lucid remained. He
was locked uD.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
Industrial Notes.

The Huntington Seed Company has given
employment for the last month to, twenty
young ladies in the. folding and directing
of 200 catalogues for mailing.
The payrolls Of e. c. Atkins & Co. show
that last week they had 352 people en-
ployed, about as large number as at any
time in the history of the works.
The cerealine mills last week resumed op-
erltions and are converting $500 bushels of
corn into corn products daily. This class
of business is reported to be improving.
The catalogue of water, steam and nat
ural-gaS specaltieS just issued by the Nc
Elwaine- Richards Company is complete in
every detail, and will be Of special value
to the trade.
John Pierson, contractor, will on Wednes-
day begin eXcavating for the walls of the
manual training school building. He has
sublet the contract for the stone foundation
and has purchased 100000 brick.
The wholesale harness manufacturers re-
port trade improving. One establishment,
which usually employs 12o people, has
ninety at work, the other, which usually
employs 100 people, about eighty at work.
The official figures show that in 1893 the
Indianapolis Touring mills turned out 670,-
106 barrels of -four against 6S9,743 barrels
in 1892. OF the number turned out in 1893,
433. 755 barrels were shipped, mostly for eX-
port
The Parry Manufacturing Company is
getting up to its old standard in number of
employees. the pay rolls on SATURDAY show
ing $50 people at work. The travelling sales
men are doing good work ana collections
have greatly improved
Eli Lilly, president Of the Lilly pharma-
ceutical works, states that they are employ
ing a larger number of people than ever
before, and their sales for January were
largely in excess of January, 1893 The
business of this month is equally good.
Blair & Baker have completed the addi-
tions to their stables, and this week begin
their semi-nonthly sales, new business
for Indianapolis Fifteen or twenty large
horse buyers from the East have written
that they will be here and help to make
the undertaking success.
Hetherington & Berner are putting in a
line of pneumatic riveting machinery to b
used in their department for structural
iron work The addition of these machines
10 their plant will make it, while not SC
large as some others, one of the most com
pletely equipped in the country.
Business with the chair works is i'm
proving. The Indianapolis Chair Company
which usually works four hundred men
now has 250 at work. The Central Chair
Company, which usually gives employment
TO 40 men, has about fifty at work IL
both cases the companies are working but
eight hours OF the day.
The Laycock Manufacturing Company Is
employing 132 men, women and boys and
turning out more goods than ever before
BY novel method the works have beer
] kept busy all winter. In December the
company sent circulars 10 all the charitable
| organizations OF the country noticing the
! depressed condition of the country. anC
| Offering to cut tie price OF any one article
| the article at such price. Children's fold
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12

ing cribs were the most sought for, and
with this has come orders for cots, spring
beds and others articles the works manu-
facture.
A few months ago a young druggist OF
this city prepared cough drop which he
thought had great merit, and he induced
few men of means to back him financially
In beginning its manufacture and placing
It before the public under the name OF
the star Cough Drop. and from this little
beginning the sales are reaching thousands
OF pounds a month and giving employment
TO a considerable number of people.
II. b. Smith. general manager of the
Indianap polls distributing house OF the Oh
iver Chilled-plow Company, which handles
annually in this house 100 to Ice carloads
OF plows, states that their business was
much of a surprise in January. the orders
exceeding those of January. 1893 He at
tributes ii to the mildness Of the weather
in the territory which is supplied from this
distributing house. Mr.. Smith thinks the
Oliver Chilled-plow Company has a record
which cannot be surpassed by any manu-
featuring establishment in the country.
The works give employment 10 nearly 100
men, and during the depressed times there
has been no reduction in wages, no reduc-
ton in the hours Of work nor in the num-
Der of employees.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
The Situation Frightening.

Despite the quiet times with contractors
a visit to the Builders Exchange will cheer
one UP q bit The tenor of the remarks of
the members is that the situation is bright
enng somewhat, and that by April or May
a good deal of building will be in progress.
The stone and brick workers and the car
penters all have inquiries as to cost of
buildings and material The only brick
works now in operation are those that use
natural gas. The Marion brick works are
turning out 10000 brick day, the Sheri-
dan brick works 10000, the latter not run
ming quite one-half it's actual capacity.
Not in many years could brick be bought
at figures as low as at the present time.
The planning mills and floor and sash fac
stocking up with dressed lumber and other
finished material to be ready for any i'm
movement that may come.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
ADJUSTMENTS.

One of the most romantic stories told by
the Princess Scheherezade to her lord and
master, the Sultan Schabriah, and recorded
in that storehouse of Eastern legend The
Arabian Nights Tales. is that of Sinbad,
the Sailor An elaborate stage version of
this tale will be presented by the American
Extravaganza Company at Englishs OPP
era House next Thursday night. The nau-
tical atmosphere of this story, the romantic
nature of it's incidents and its Oriental en-
vironment make it possible to surround the
dramatiZation of it with every embellish-
ment of a scenic and spectacular order
The seaport town of Balsora, the deck of a
pirate ship, a realistic storm and wreck. a
cannibal island, the Valley of Diamonds
and Eastern palace, and a tropical jungle
provide variety enough and material with
out limit for the brush of the scenic artist,
the ingenuity of the costumer, the imagina-
ton Of the librettist and the genius of the
musician to furnish an entertainment rich
in pictures, color, fun and melody. Every
advantage, it is said, has been taken of
these opportunities, and Sinbad, when the
curtain rolls up on it on Thursday night,
may be expected TO surpass anything in the
spectacular line that has been here for
years. The sale of seats will commence
this morning.
Lincoln c. Carter's play. "The Fast
ment at the Park Theater this afternoon,
is, in many respects, the best one of the
numerous railroad dramas on account of
it's novel and well-arranged effects. In
act freight train of sixteen cars and
caboose, lighted and full of people, rumbleS
across the stage in the most realistic man
ner, the engine carrying an engineer and
fireman
The Grand will be closed tonight, but
tomorrow and Wednesday evenings and
Wednesday afternoon Blind Tom, the mu-
steal phenomenon, will give piano recitals
the programme at each entertainment A
schedule of low prices will prevail during
his engagement
The first performance here Of William
Haworth's melodrama, "a Flag of Truce"
will be given at Englishs Opera House to-
night by one of Walter Sanford'S best COM
panies "a Flag of Truce is romantic
play with a number of novel and original
sensational features an entertaining love
story and pleasing comedy element.
Maico's City Club Spectacular Farce
engagement at the Empire, opening with
q matinee to-day. This is among the
strongest attractions that Manager Fennes-
sy has brought to the Empire Two bright
new burlesques will be introduced. ''The
city Club at Midnight and "a Tempting &
Town" The speciality performers are AL
high salaried and we'll known here and
are as follows: Lew Hawkins, Fannie Ev-
erett, Harry Bryant, Ruby Marion, Lowry
Edna Vidocq. Between each act in the olio
will be introduced Morots living repre-
sentations of Spanish bull fight. This
company carries all its own scenery and
an unusual number of pretty ladies'
New Style Hats.
New Spring Styles now ready at Seatons
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
WHAT ONE RAT DID.
1t Almost Threw William Chapman's
Family Into Commissions.

The family of William Chapman living
at No. 30 Blake street, had a lively ex-
perience Saturday night The family had
retired early, and all were sleeping peace
fully, when suddenly the wife sprang from
her bed uttering a string of staccato
screams The children were instantly
awakened, and as visions OF murderers and
robbers dawned upon their minds they
Joined Justify in the pandemonium that their
mother had started The husband rushed
from his room and vainly inquired as to the
cause Of the screaming. His wife and chill
Gren had apparently lost all control of
themselves, and the poor man rushed
around the room wringing his hands. ex-
pecting every moment something supernat-
ural TO appear before his eyes. Finally the
cause of all the excitement was explained
by the appearance of full-grown rat in
the bed in which the wife had been sleep
ing. The appearance of the animal only
Installed fresh fear into the minds of the
mother and children. who were by this
time almost convulsed with fear. The hus-
band did not attempt to assure them that
there need be fear from such an an
lmal, but sought to kin it. First he seized
two SaberS that had service in the
late war and rushed for the intruder. but
the rat was not TO be vanquished. Chap
man then rushed 10 the rear part of his
sledge hammers. crow bars, clubs, axes,
bricks and stones With these he entered
the house and offered battle to the ami
NAL, which, with deXterity and rapidity
avoided all contact with the implements OF
war. In the meantime the others of the
family did not cease in their screaming
and the husband was urged TO greater ef-
forts than before. He spTinted for the rat
but the animal dOdged all moves. In des-
peration the husband hastily left the house
TO hunt for a policeman, and also for q dog
Mrs. Shafer, wife of ''Doss'' Shafer of
the police department, who lives at No %
Blake, heard the noise and hurried to the
rescue. On entering the house she found
Mrs. Chapman and her children standing
on chairs and tables. 1t was impossible
for Mrs. Shafer to ascertain the cause Of
the excitement. She hastily left the house
10 give warning To the neighbors, but as
she reached the gate she met Mr.. Chapman
returning with a dog. No policeman could
be found. so the husband had picked up a
stray dog and returned with H.
For goodness sake, hush and give the
dog TO scent for the rat, which was finally
located in a bed The dog did not receive
the rat with open arms. but tucked its tail
under it's body and fed through an open
door The rat, apparently the coolest one
or ali In the house, seeing the open door
lelsurely made its way toward il and dis
appeared in the darkness. The rest of the
night was spent In searching for the rel
atiyes OF the intruder but none were found
little -four dredged over n cake before
icing IL will keep the icing from spreading
nd n
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
ICE CREAM MARKET
Unusual Growth of the Business
Noticed in Indianapolis.
The Outlook in Building Circles-Intro-
ductiOn of Natural Gas i'm Manu-
featuring Terra Gotta.

Probably there is no one feature of busi-
rress which has developed more rapidly in
this city than that of the manufacture of
ice cream. There are now four wholesale
ice cream manufactures in this city. The
first mandatory of this character was
established in 1873, and on rather limited
scale. In 1879 another started up, and until
two years ago the two had full swing,
furnishing families, the druggists and par
ties. n careful estimate shows that but
3 per cent of ice cream is now furnished
by confectionery and like houses, while up
to sixteen years ago the confectioners fur
nished all the cream for families and par
ties the druggists not having then begun
to use ice cream in the sale of soda water.
The carefully kept figures show that one
of the larger of the wholesale houses sold
in 1898 5000 gallons of ice cream and $4,000
pounds of butter. The largest of the Ice
cream manufacturers states that his books
show for the last sixteen years an average
Increase in business over the year pre-
ceding of 10 per cent. The smallest increase
in any one year was IL per cent, the largest
increase in any one year 81 per cent Inc
winter consumption of ice cream IS SHOWN
to be twenty times greater than sixteen
years ago. On July 4, 1898, this one con-
Germ sold 10SOO gallons OF ice cream sun
the proprietor says he was not halI as
proud OF that days business as that or
July 4, 1878, when ne sold forty-five gallons,
and it heralded as great achleye-
ment One of the best customers or the
wholesale ice cream manufacturers is the
druggist with his soda fountain: This is
shown in the fact that on the big day or
the G. a. +. encamDment one druggist
sold in ice cream soda eighty-one gallons
of ice cream, another siXty-six gallons.
The statistics quoted above are from but
one establishment There is another which
does equally good a business. There are
also two smaller establishments, making
the sales of ice cream for the wear 1893 fully
135 900 gallons One of the prSprietorS or
the larger of he manufactures says mis-
taken idea prevails regarding the profits of
the business. With the most prudent hand
ling Of the business the profits are not
large, ice cream at wholesale now being
sold at close profits.
The Indianapolis journal., 1894-02-12
An Order from South Africa.

The business of manufacturing surgical
instruments and appliances is represented
in this city by VIM. II. Armstrong & Co.
Their travelling statesmen cover the entire
country from the Potomac to the Rio
Grande. and to the lakes and the Pacific
coast. Their business did not escape the
depression incident to all kinds of man.
ufacturing during the past year, and their
sales were considerably reduced thereby
and collections deferred But they did not
discharge their workmen, and, result,
found themselves with a heavier stock than
usual on the first Of the year. To get this
the market and enable them to still
keep their men at work, their statesmen are
now canvassing the trade in the agricultu-
raj sections. where the effect of the de-
preston has not been so much felt as in
manufacturing centers and the result is
quite satisfactory At the present rate their
sales will considerably exceed those of last
year. One of the results of their exhibit
made at the Columbian Exposition was the
receipt of an order yesterday from Cape