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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
THING WORTH KNOWING
The Experience of an En-
gineer.

81 have driven the engine over the rails
many years. For a long time my run has
been from Peoria, H., TO Springfield, -,
on the Big -Four. / am forty years old.
Thirty years ] have had catarrh. The sec
Ond time in the last two years / have re-
signed my responsible position. l did this
reluctantly, because it's my trade and j love
it L have done everything that a mortal
could 10 get cured, tried every decoction
and snuff remedy advertised and the month";
ly installment racket, also three OF the best
doctors in indianapolis. They cut bones
from my nose, and, with wires charged with
electricity, they burnt Ine. The siZzing was
like cooking beefsteak. l got worse and
worse. My sufferings and the odor were I'M
bearable. / felt most miserable. Three weeks
ago l saw an advertisement in the city pa
pers stating that a doctor by the name OF
Bye, who had made cancer a specially Tor
twenty-five years, had at Kansas City, two
years ago, discovered a balm that would not
only cure cancer. but all malignant diseases,
and catarrh was named. He gave the tesu-
mony of many noted people; one was from
aunt. She said she was cured OF a horrl0le
cancer by DR.. Bye; that he did II with
balmy oils, which were as harmles and
gentle as dew; and it was further stated
that over two thousand cases mad been
cured since the discovery, and that the Doc
tor had the Endorsement of the highest med
zeal authority in the United States, and
among the many cured were the names or
thirty-fve doctors, which shows their con-
fidence in the mild-method treatment, and
that DIR. Bye had established an office In
this city, at 492 North Tennessee street. I
went to him. He made an examination or
my case; said my case was a bad one, but
ii was the kind he always preferred 10 cure,
and that catarrh was as hard 10 cure as
cancer, but he had cured hundreds or such
cases. and had met with no failure yet:
that he said but little about catarrh in his
advertisements. because people were not
willing to pay very much TO be cured, For
the last three weeks J have taken the Balmy
Oil treatment, and [ now believe / am per-
manently cured, but il would seem like eX-
aggeration TO tell it, but what have eX-
perienced and seen convinces me OF the
facts. The oil seems 10 destroy all malig-
nancy and purify everything it touches.
Any one seeing what it does for cancer VIII
not doubt but what 1t will cure catarrh. l
will end by saying / heartily commend the
Balmy Oil treatment. 1t is very simple. Per
sons can send for the oil and treat them
selves at home. The Doctors prices are most
reasonable. Even the poor can afford 10 pay
the price he charges for Oil. My home Is
at No. SS West Washington street, lndian-
apolis, Ind, and you will lind Dr. ID. NJ.
Bye at No. 492 North Tennessee street
"F. NJ. WALKER"
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THE YEARS BUSINESS
1t Was Disappointing to Indian
ap0lis Wholesale Houses.
Some of the Industries, However, Made
MOney-FlOur Millers on Top
Bicycle Industry.

The volume of business in nearly all lines
during the year just closed vas disap-
pointing to both manufacturers and mer-
chants, and the business done the last
eight months of the year was done at little
profit. Workers of iron were the first to
feel the depression. The Atlas engine
works, for instance, in the year 1892 built
fifteen hundred engines and employed near
~ six hundred men. In 1893 the works
commenced with a full complement Of men
on full time, but by June had the number
down to four hundred, and by August 1
it was down to 250, and the works are now
building on prospective business. The
same condition exists with Chandler d
Taylor, the Sinker-Davis works. Hether-
ington & Berner, the indianapolis bolt and
machine works, and all along the line Of
iron workers. The Malleable iron works,
which usually employ six hundred to seven
hundred men, have been idle much of the
time during the last half of the year. and
have turned out about 30 per cent. less
goods than in 1892. The Dean Bros steam
pump works began the year in fine shape
with plenty Of orders, but by June the hard
times struck many of the manufacturers
over the country, and the demand for
pumps Tell OH. InlS reSulted IN the WOrkS
reducing the force from 15 men to, at one
time. eight men. TIL business has improved
somewhat in the last two weeks, and they
now have thirty men at work.
The manufacturers of furniture, lounges,
ETC., were the next to feel seriously the de-
preston There are eight lounge manufac-
tories in the city, and in good times they
employ over one thousand men, and about
one-third Of IL skilled labor. These lounge
MANUFACTURES are now working about two
hundred men, There are four large furni-
ture manufactures and two large chair
factories, the six combined employing about
LOO people. Up TO July 1 all ran we'll up
with the business of 1892; then the depres-
sion struck them with force, and all have
run since that time on short hours and
spaSinCdica1ly. 1t is estimated that the
six manufactures under this head have
turned out about 20 per cent. as much work
as in 1892.
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LILY. Fortune and That $4,000.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
I trust you will allow a little ~spaGeNte-
one who has attentively read the highly
colored and slightly one-sided articles which
nave appeared from time to time regarding
the so-called Commercial Club scandal"
1t seems TO me a great injustice is being
done Colonel Lilly and Mr.. Fortune. l re-
fer to the $500 paid Mr.. Fortune. Perhaps
it is true the secretary Of the Commercial
Club receives a salary OF 5000 a year; but
is there any clause in its constitution re-
curing the secretary to labor eighteen
hours a day, Sundays included, in order 10
earn his salary? Has there never been a
case of one man holding two or more inn
portant positions? 1 believe there has.
Instance, Mr.. Edward S. Hawkins, Of this
city. / will cite a supposltious case, which
L think covers the matter In question ana
which frequently occurs in actual practice.
A railroad corporation employs an attor-
ney and pays him $1,000 a year retainer Zee.
Another company comes and asks him 10
undertake q case for them involving $l4V.-
coo. Through the attorneys efforts the case
is settled for $4,000 tat least $4,000 better
than was expected), and is paid S,OO Tor
his services. Was the Zee exorbitant!
We Will all acknowledge that the $42,vN
subscribed by the citizens TO the encamp-
ment fund was intended only for necessary
expenses attending soch an enormous vi.
dertaking. There has been no dispute as
70 the salary paid the secretary OF the en-
campment committee, whose services were
very necessary. is any one prepared 10
say that the executive directors work was
unnecessary? a great many men could,
perhaps, have managed the nt
FOR the honor connected with IL, spent $l2O,-
600 or more and probably would have ac-
complished no better results than were at
tanned. This would have been cheaper lin
some peoples minds) than 10 "a a man
of recognized executive ability $500 and
nave the total cost OF the encampment
amount TO but $50. coo. This is reason with
a vengeance. Colonel Lilly's reputation for
public spiritedness, generosity and good
ness can hardly be furnished by the plea
yunish attacks which have been made upon
him, nor will the opinions Of those who
nave the slightest acquaintance with him
be altered by them. Undoubtedly the gen
tlemen who have been engineering these
virulent attacks upon two OF indianapolis
foremost citizens nave both the executive
ability OF Mir. Fortune and the public
spiritedness of Colonel LILY, and would
have worked eighteen hours a day for
glory, only II was not known until the en-
campment was over. The more IS our soT-
row. PERHAPS the gentlemen will have an
opportunity TO display their abilities, gratis.
sometime in the future.
TndfapanoliS Dec. 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
An EVIL ROOTED OUT.
Louisiana Lottery People Set Sail for
the Shores of Honduras.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. 31.-The steamer
Breakwater. which left here yesterday for
Puerto Cortez, in Honduras. carried a large
party of Louisianians, who go TO Honduras
to establish the Louisiana State Lottery
there.
The charter of the company in Louisiana
expires this month, and, the State having
refused TO renew 1t, after a bitter political
fight. the company applied to and obtained
a charter from Honduras.
The party which went TO Honduras in
clude Mr.. Paul Conrad. president of the
company; Gen. w. Il. Cabell, ex-Lieuten-
ant Governor; Barnett Gibbs, OF Texas, and
a large number of clerks, printers and
others. The lottery will be operated In
Puerto CorteZ, but expects 10 do most OF its
business In the United States, and viii run
q weekly line OF steamers and build a cable
to Tampa, Fla, which will be its American
terminus.
The company carried down a large num-
Der OF fireworks, which are 10 be dis
charged on their arrival at Puerto CorteZ,
one of their set pieces being a portrait of
President Vasquez. OF Honduras.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
MAY BE .sAT DOWN on.
Senator Turpfe Puts His Fingers in
Preserve Jar.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Dec. Ex-senator Turpie
is reported to be "meddling'' in the matter
of selecting a State pension agent. Although
the position has been conceded to Represent
alive McNagny, the indianapolis Senator is
keeping the wires hot with kilograms from
home. making suggestions about this and
that man for the place. He does not agree
TO the arrangement which gives the office
to McNagny. The name of Turpie's candi-
date is not known just at present, but he
does not want McNagny's man. AS soon
as Senator VOORHEES, presses the button the
Indianapolis Senator will subSide. He has
evidently not heard from his Terre Haute
colleague in the Senate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
IN LINES.
1t Has Been a Bad Year Generally
SpeaIing-A mmar

hhS-A summary.
Taken as a whole, 1893 was a bad year for
the wholesale merchants. The dry-goods
houses report that they lave sold 20 Der
cent. less goods in 1893 than in 1892. The
decrease was largely in the sale of high
priced goods. The wholesale grocers report
that UP to Aug. L they were ahead in sales
over those of 1892 % per cent, but the last
four months the bottom has fallen out, and
only the staple groceries, which are the
real necessities of lie, have been selling.
AS one Of the grocers puts it: II guess it
is fortunate for us that we sold less goods,
so hard are collections" He remarked that
in the last thirty days he had taken chat
tel mortgages on thirteen retail groceries
20 secure the house as far as possible.
In the line of drugs the wholesale houses
have not suffered materially, but in paints,
oils. lead, etc., a marked decrease in bust
ness is shown. The boot and shoe men
nave experienced a dull fall business, which
they attribute in part to the weather. In
bUHineI ralHy autq INNS and and winters their
linery houses, the first half of the year.
did finely, and the year was full of prom
steady letting down in business. and it Is
estimated that their business will fall 30
per cent. behind that of 1892, The crock
cry and glassware houses had a bad wear.
One of their principal items of business is
fruit Jars, but owing to the failure of the
fruit crop they did not sell as many lars
by 70 per cent. as in 1892, and in other lines
they handle the depression struck them
quite severely.
1t was a severe year with the hardware
and iron dealers. Up to July L they were
doing nearly as much business as in 1892.
Then house-building in the city and all
over the State stopped, and the demand
Tor fancy articles in steel and iron, which
they handle, dropped to a minimum. The
leather dealers report a fair trade in COM
mon and harness leather, but in betting
and supplies of that character they have
suffered a heavy falling off with the shut
ting down of so many manufactures.
The business of the year on Commission
row was disappointing, more so the last
three months, when the largest business is
expected. With the shutting down of the
manufactures in the gas belt territory
they lost business, the retail merchants in
such territory being unable to sell any
thing but potatoes, beans and like common
articles. The customers of the retail mer-
chants had no money for anything which
partook OF the nature of a luxury. In the
last three months the commission men have
felt most seriously the depression, and, as
far as inquiry was made, all did much less
business in 1898 than in 1892, and December
seems to have been the most trying month
of the year with them. Goods have been
in large supply, and IL has been difficult to
dispose of them, even at concessions in
prices such as are seldom offered. All
ing for an Improvement after New Years,
or at least in the early spring, and with
that hope begins the business of another
| wear TODAY.
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Two Energetic Republicans Who
Want Congressional Honors.
Turpie in Danger of Incurring voor-
hees's Displeasure-T0pics Congress
May Debate This Week.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-Jmmediately on
return TO his home at Frankfors, this week.
Capt. w. H. Hart says he vii, enter on a
canvass of the Ninth district for the con-
gressional nomination. He feels confident Of
success, as do his friends here. During his
four years incumbency Of the office of Third
Auditor of the Treasury, which he left but
a few months ago, Captain Hart was
brought into contact with every character
of work in all of the eight executive depart
ments. He did a vast amount Of work for
the soldiers of the State at the Pension Of
flee. He is familiar with all Of the routine
work in Congress, and knows almost every
member of that body. Judge Waugh, who
has made a very satisfactory Representa-
tive. has not yet announced his line of ac-
ton in the nominating campaign, although
he is regarded as an aspirant for
ton.
Republicans here from the Tenth district
believe that editor Charles b. lands. of the
Delphi Journal, will be Representative Ham
mond's successor. Mr.. lands has written
his friends here that he is in the race, and
to win, if possible. Ex-Superintendent of
Public instruction Harvey NJ. LaFollette,
who has been about Washington for some
days. says there is little, If any, doubt that
/ lands will be nominated, and be advocates
his nomination in the interest of pushing
the young men TO the front. Mr.. LaFollette
not only regards lands as one of the
brightest Republicans in the State, but says
that If the young men are given some of
the responsibilities of the campaigns Re-
publican successes will be more frequent
and reliable. He points out the fact that the
Democracy of Massachusetts never wrested
the State from Republican hands till the
young blood of the party, headed by Gov.
Russell, was pushed to the front, and that
the Republicans regained control only when
the young Democracy was ~relegated. He
points to the same history in Ohio, when
Campbell came into power and was sue
ceeded by Mckinley.
Representative George William Cooper, oil
Columbus. is reported to be greatly excited
just now over not only the gloomy outlook
for Democratic success in his district, the
coming year, but the prospects of his re-
| nomination. The Journal correspondent was
informed to-day that Cooper has learned
that a new Chesterfield, name not men
| toned, is about to spring into the Demo
! cratic arena and crowd him out.
Representative Brookshire is counting, to-
night, upon a hot contest with John e
Lamb for the congressional nomination
Lamb and Cooper are at swords points.
Mr.. Holman says the opposition TO him IL
the Fourth district amounts TO very little
that it has already subsidized, and he will bC
renominated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Canning Business Good.

The fruit and vegetable canning houses
made their plans for supplies and largely
for the sale of their goods before the de-
preston was felt. They usually place all
contracts for corn. peas, beans. tomatoes,
etc. in the spring, selling the products
canned before midsummer. AS a cOnse-
quence, they canned as many goods in the
way of vegetables as in 1892 and disposed
before, IS at many other packing points
crops were failures and here the crops were
good. In the canning of fruits the packers
are considerably behind 1892, as the fruit
crop in the territory from which they draw
their supplies was a total failure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
GLASS I'm His Flesh Five Years.

SUNBURY, Pa, Dec. 31-Anson Wolver-
ton, a brother of Congressman S. p. Vol
verton of this place, yesterday had q piece
OF glass extracted from his arm that he
received in an accident five years ago by
being thrown against a glass door of a rail-
road car. The piece OF glass was four
inches long and fve-eigl ms of an inch
wide at one end, tapering to a sharp point
at the other. Although suffering more or
less pain ever since the glass was not dis
covered until the point was forced. through
the surface, just below the shoulder. on
Wednesday by his being again jolted
against the side of a car, Causing a wound.
in which was found the glass.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
lumber and bricks.

The planing-mill industry and brick maxi
ing were the last to feel the hard times. The
first six months of the year a large number
of small houses were started under the
building and loan associations, 4 large per
cent. of which were finished, but the last
half OF the year the plan.ng mills have had
comparatively ntCe work. The brick
makers, IN turn, have suffered, selling, il
is stated. the first six months of he year,
more brick than in the first six months OF
1892. but closing 1898 with fully ten million
fewer bricks sold han in 1892. In this state
ment bricks sold for street improvements
o-a not included
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Packers, Peculiar Year.

The business of the year with the packing
houses has been unusually varied. When
the summer packing season closed they had
not killed as many hogs by $4,000 as in the
summer killing season of 1892. Since the
fall killing season set in they have slaugh-
tered AZ. 7G0 hogs, against 1900 for the cor
responding two months of 1892, more than
overcoming the deficit of the preceding
months of the business year. During the
year hogs have been very scarce, and it
has required a large sum of money to do
business, but hog products nave brought
such high figures that ii has been a pros
porous year thus far. The business year
with the hacking houses ends with March /
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Now Running Full Handed.

With the Atkins saw works 1898 has been
an average year. There was a time when
their orders came in slow and the years
business promised to fall seriously behind
that of 1892, but their exhibit at the worlds
fair helped matters perceptibly, and for the
last sixty days they have been running
full time and full handed Through the late
summer and early fall they cut down their
force and number of working hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Thc Catsup Business.

In one industry Indianapolis has become
more noted than it is credited with. that
Of the manufacture of soups, catsups and
goods of hat character. In years past.
at the two leading factories, fully two
hundred men and women nave been given
employment. This year the demand has
so fallen off that not over forty people are
now employed, and the manufacturers find
it difficult to dispose of the goods, as they
are In some measure under the head Of
luXurieS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Making Carriages.

It was a disappointing year to carriage
manufacturers Parry d Co.'S. the largest
establishment, started with full sail and
eight hundred persons on their pay rolls,
and kept up that pace until April 1. Then
orders dropped off and the force was re-
duced 10 six hundred, a month later 10 four
hundred. and in August dropped to two
hundred, but in November and December a
little Improvement was shown and the force
has been again increased 10 three hundred.
Collections. arc coming better, AMI the situa-
ton is somewhat brighter, says President
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
lin the Electrical Line.

Indianapolis has come into considerable
prominence as a point where superior cleo
trical apparatus is manufactured, and the
manufacturers began the year with bright
prospects. In May the business dropped off
considerably. but revived in August, as a
result of the exhibits at the worlds fair,
and, for two months, was Soasmodical.
Since Dec. /, however, there have been more
orders for goods received and tne electrical
works are gradually increasing their forces.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Mclean Is IN Applicant.

SpeClaI 10 Ine IhuId1dpOIIS JOuIHdL
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Dec. S1.-The spe-
cial dispatch from here in yesterdays jour
nal should have read that the kilograms
to Senator Voorhees, In behalf OF Colonel
Mclean as an applicant for the pension
agency were sent with his knowledge, and
not without his knowledge. The point is
that Colonel Mclean denied in the local
paper the statement made in the Journal
of Saturday that he was an applicant,
whereas it was a fact that he was a party
to the effort TO enlist Senator Voorhees, in
his candidacy. The Colonels denial brought
forth very funny references 10 himself by
Democrats who were aware of what had
tranSpired. AS one of them said: Let the
Colonel give an order on the telegraph office
for what was sent with his knowledge and
his denial won't be worth much" The sup
position is that he received word from
Washington that the position was to go to
the northern part of the State.
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Denth from an In.ect mite.

NYACK. n. y, Dec. 31.-Mis Josie
Reichling, a popular young musician and
artist OF Sparklll. Is dead from The effects
of an insect bite. which she received while
assisting IN trimming the Sparkill Episco-
pal Church for Christmas. The insect was
concealed on some OF the greens. The
young woman's suffering was intense, and
the doctors could not help her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
Three Killed at n Crossing.

BALTIMORE, Dec. 3L-Thomas p. Var
ley and mis- wife. Of Patuxent, and their
t~en-year-old grandson, a child Of G.. b. VAR
ley Meyers, manager of the Halethorp I'm
provement Company, OF this city, were
killed at a crossing in Patuxen last night
by a Baltimore & Ohio train.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
New SHIFTS Eiied.

Edmund ]. Bowen VS.. Emma Bowen; di-
vorce. Superior Court, Room 3.
Fred Gehle VS.. Katie Arm ct al; mechanics
lien. Superior Court, Room 2
Peterson & Gehle VS.. +. W. Cady ct al;
mechanics lien. Superior Court, Room 3.
The Mutual Life Insurance Company VS..
William +. Stiltz; note. Superior Court,
Room l.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-01-01
re uicvcIc InJustry.

Probably no industry has been so much
crippled by the depression as the bicycle
works. There are four Of these manufac-
tories. which, when in full operation, EN-
ploy one thousand men. During the first
four months Of the year they were pressed
with orders, and IT bid fair to be the big
gest year with them In their hist NY. In