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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
MACMONNIEs WITHDRAWS.
Can't Boss the Monument and Will
Have Nothing to Do with 1t.

President Langsdale yesterday received
letter from Frederick MacMonnies. in
Paris, which reads follows:
My Dear Sir-I have your letter of Jan.
10, in answer to mine of September last,
inclosing photos of sketches. You inform
me that the board has approved the sketch
for the army group and disapproved that
for the navy group, requesting me to adhere
to the original idea of Peace You also
mention that the bonds win be presently
arranged. g.
is not in force. to withdraw, hereby ending
my connection with the monument. j beg
you therefore to kindly return my sketches.
the designs of which remain my property
with sole right of reproduction =,
Mr.. Langsdale was seen last night and
asked as to causes of this action. He said:
Mr.. MacNIonnies believes that the monu-
ment is war monument and that the peace
group does not belong to it, and that if the
board insists requiring group to SYM
bolize peace, he prefers to have nothing to
do with it. Like all great artists he has
his idea and has worked it out with ali
the intensity of an artists soul. He con-
ceives that instead of peace this side group
should be a stirring navy scene, and to be
required to adhere to the original idea, is,
to him, simply cutting his ideal in two |
regret exceedingly that he has withdrawn
from the work. lie is easily the first sculp-
tor of the world, and is so acknowledged
in Paris. His groups submitted to the
board showed that he would have been
successful in d high degree in his war
group. He submitted no peace group. say
ing that the idea is trite one and is not
harmonious with the monument. Mr..
Langsdale says that it is probable no meet
ing of the board will be held before Feb.
%, the time set at the last adjournment.
He does not know he said what will be
done. 1t is true the bond had not been
completed. 1T was intrusted to John T..
Frenzel, who, with twenty-five or thirty
wealthy men in the city, undertook to
furnish the security the board required,
which was s50,eGo. Mr.. MacMonnies ex-
ted emnlOV of the surety COM
panies on his bond. but he found their rates
so high that what little profit would be i'll
the work would be absorbed. 1t was then
that the local citizens offered their services.
The bondsmen were each liable for $1,000
and included " T. Malott, John II. Holli-
day and others. 1t is said that it is not
customary for artists to give bond, and
that AIR. MacMonnies has work aggregating
STE, 600 from the city of Brooklyn without
having give bond.
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ent constructions upon it. I think that I
have closed them all. The aggregate of fees
Is . per cent. less than they would receive
with the same business under the old law.
The county officers will not favor it when
they see it, which they VIII DO when 1t IS
printed.
..Why should desire to give few Off
Gals in my own county SO iarge compensa-
Delaware county against me? Even If a
man has no political ambition would he
be likely to cause hundreds of men, whose
confidence would be valuable to him in his
profession, to become his enemies by getting
up a fee bill to suit a few county officers?
Probably the sentiment is in favor of
a salary law because of the abuses under
the old law, but if the matter were fully
explained as / have explained II to many
see it differently. could not get data upon
which to have the fees for the auditor of
the the fee for that OH office too low $500
Senator sDuncan, who is another member
of the committee, said he had examined a
part of Senator Cranor's bill. In my
Judgment" he said, g he has made the
fees too low to afford fair compensation.
l nave had experience, as lawyer, with
clerks and sheriffs for years. appreciate
the situation. There have been gross abuses
in taxing fees, but 1t is oftener the fault
IFS fec bil1 t can be- made which HE Will
the amount named. Senator Cranor's bill
have been taxed tax under the old fee law.
The O'Brien bill was drawn by Capt. Mil
ton Garrigus, auditor of Howard county.
1t provides a per cent of fees and salary,
and is offered as a compromise. between a
straight salary and a straight fee bill.
''The trouble with fee act '-said another
Senator, lis that the officers in no ewo
counties tax the same fees. In four of the
contiguous counties in which / practice law
the fees were not the same under the old
law. 1t is this fact which leads the people
to be hostile to the fee system They would
be content with a salary even If it gave an
officer $500 more than he could get %out of
the fees, because they would know how
much the official was being paid. Under
the fee system the people never could know
and because they were never told under
the fee law they imagine that the county
official gets much more than he does I
am for plain salary but a salary and per
cent. of fees would be a good compromise,
cial raceivins fees sshoIlM 6e ronne iis,l -
make, under oath, a detailed account Of
the fees received 80
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House AppIauds Him Upon His Re-
cOyery from Illness

There was hand-clapping for several min
utes when Speaker Adams raped the eavel
for order in the afternoon. The Speaker re-
ferred to the kind display of the House men,
bers towards him, and thanked them for the
courtesy shown him during his illness. He
complimented Mr.. Merritt on the manner
in which he had expedited business while in
the chair. The report of committees was
taken UP. The following bills We're reported
fayorably: ~ avq
Resolution No. T. by MISUNDERSTANDING
Congress to pass law restricting the power
of federal courts In the matter of railroad
Bill Ne. 474. by Pettit-Defining interests
in the estates of deceased husbands in Ger
No. ST. by MISUNDERSTANDING the Fifth and
Seventh judicial circuits.
No. 1863, by acknowledgment proceed
ings in civil cases.
No. u.s. by Misunderstanding judicial
circuit in st. Joseph county.
No. 273. by Beeker-Concerning the APP
pointment of students to Purdue University
No. $780, by Hunt-Providing for compul-
sorry education. Amented and referred back
No. 49, by Mcfntosh--All after t''e enactng
clause stricken out and substitute offered
No 1914, by Adams of Parke-Amending the
school law. House refused to concur in re-
The following were recommended for in
definite poStponenent: y si.s-
No. 473, by Davis-Respecting divorces.
offenses.
No. s46 by Notwithstanding the school
No. 4e7, by Adams of Parke-Anending the
school law.
No. 1879, by Hunter-Amendment to the
school law - '5
No. 456. by Smith of Huntington-Relatin
to the payment of janitors' fees by school
teachers. eeis
No. 254 by Loring- Concerning the election
of county superintendehys by township trus-
tees. %
No. III, by Booker-Concerning the APP
pointment of school superintendent. House
refused TO concur in report.
No. 173, by Porter-Concerning school SUI
No. $50, by Hunter-Amendment to school
law.
There was q monotonous debate over the
proposition to have township trustees elect
county superintendent in September. A bill
to this effect had been reported favorably
by the committee on education, although an
attempt had been made to have the cleo
tons earlier, before the Democratic trustees
go of Office. The present law fixes the
the change. The bill went TO the files.
MIR. Petit offered resolution that the
action on the Hunter bill be reconsidered
This bill permits cities and towns to fix
rates for natural gas, and ordered to
engrossment. He thought the committee on
Judiciary should further consider the bill
The resolution called up flow of words
against the monopolistic gas companies. The
House refused to reconsider.
Just before adjournment Mr.. Becker intro
duced bill proposing a change in the drain
age law, and MIR. Harris presented one to
change the law concerning ta xation of prop
erty in incorporated towns.
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was sitting by the stove talking to an old
blind soldier. and Hines accused hina of
trying to rob the soldier. Nichols was
somewhat Intoxicated and resented the
charge. Hot words followed, and Hines,
who is a muscular young fellow, struck
Nichols in the face knocking him down.
A young msln named Eugene Myers was in
johnson. who was passing, dressed in citi-
zens clothes. He went and told Hines he
was under arrest. Hines uttered an oath
and struck at the officer, demanding TO
know what right he had to interfere. While
Johnson was trying 20 get his badge into
only after a hard struggle that Johnson
succeeded in getting him to the police sta
ton. Nichols, the man who was struck,
was arrested. charged with drunkenness.
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Mrs. Anna Frankem.
A Trnmping Family.

Yesterday morning, in Police Court Judge
Stubbs sent John and Mary Pryfogle to
the workhouse for twenty days. They were
the people who. with their four small chill
dren, were arrested at the Union Station
Tuesday afternoon vagabonds. Township
Trustee Gold was appealed to. 10 furnish
transportation to Richmond, where Pryfogfe
claims to have a brother. On referring 10
the records it was found the PryfogleS hal
applied for aid here in 1892 and had then
started TO Cedar Rapids, Ia The children
who range IN age from four 10 eleven years,
Home for the present liz il intended that
some inquiries shall be made as TO who
the Pryfogles are. and wle Their they really
have relatives in Richmond
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Frank MCGEE was arrested yesterday
afternoon by detective Kinney. Constable
Ed Wilson had a warrant charging MCGEE
with stealing barrels. MCGEE was near the
station house with couple of barrels on a
wheelbarrow when arrested.
A defective flue caused ten-dollar fire
IN the house occupied by John Humphreys
at No. Ia Indiana avenue, yesterday morn
ing. short time afterwards small blaze
at 90 Davidson street. N the house of J.. III.
Norton, was attributed to the same cause.
Will Jones, a colored boy, was arrested
yesterday by detectives Kinney and Rich
ards for lettering. He had a new pair of
kid gloves, and made a halfway confess
sion to having ten other pairs, but changed
his mind and refused to tell more. He is
thought to be sueak-th.ef
John T. Bell was arrested, yesterday on
a warrant sworn out by T.. III. MeConkey
charging him with obtaining money under
false pretenses. Bell had been hired by
McConkey as a travelling agent, and re-
quired some money expenses. He was
given 50 and disappeared. Yesterday pa
trolman Deshon found Bell and arrested
him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14

The Senate passed the following bills:
BY Senator Shiveley-To amend the act
for the widening and laying out of streets.
BY Senator Stuart-Providing for at
torney's fee of not less than s., to be paid
by the defendant, where any citizen, me-
chanic, laborer, servant or other employe
has to sue for wages.
BY Senator Stuart-Providng that circuit
courts may authorize probate commits
sioners TO employ clerical assistants.
BY Senator notwithstanding township
trustees to keep a record of all persons to
whom aid is granted from public funds.
BY Senator Seller-Prov.ding that prose-
certain cases.
BY Senator Seller-Providing for the re-
pair of bitches.
BY Senator Seller-Providing that upon
the petition of fifty free-holders the ques-
ton of the construction of gravel ma
cadamzed roads shall be left to Il vote of
the locality interested
By Senator Shiveley-Proyiding for the
probate of Wills by deposition.
BY Senator Wray-Authorizing county
commissioners TO purchase and hold for
fair purposes fair grounds that have be-
come encumbered with debt.
BY Senator Vallejo amend the law
governing the erection of water works.
By Senator Vaile-Providng for the issue
of bonds for the purchase of lands and the
erection thereon of schoolhouses.
vision of the election law which. provides
for the publication of notices of election
and the posting of election notices by sher-
ifs was defeated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
An ANTI-pAss VICTORY.
House Forced to Express Itself on
hs.

the Robinson Bill.
The vigorous fight made by the friends CT
anti-pass legislation forced the House Yes
terday afternoon TO adopt the majority re-
port of the judiciary committee on Mr
Robnsons bill, which makes 1t unlawful.
for public officer TO use a railroad pass
The anti-p4ss bill of Mr.. Robinson cam
back from the judiciary committee With r
divided report, and the old fight immediate
" bobbed up in the arena. Messrs Rob
insoa, Remy. cardaill. Stotsenberg an
Petit signed the majority report favogin
the passage Of the bill, while Nessrs. Da-
Wis. Moore ana Thomas dissentei.{ MIR
Moore was first on the Goar with motor
70 send the bin TO lac railroad cosnristtee
alleging that am attempt had been male I
sureptitiously get tae measure before Ans
House through tae judiciary committee
while the railroad committee was st.n con
STEERING a similar BILL Mr.. Petit took ea-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
THE cRANoR FEE BILL.
Wl,nt Senator Cranor Says of the Bill
He Has Prepared.

Il know. said Senator Cranor yesterday.
that the fee bin which / have prepared
has been styled the county officers BILL
but no one of the county officers commit
tee has seen it. When / was designated as
chairman OF the fee and salary committee
by the Republican conference, a month be-
fore tire Legislature met, began to gather
data for a bill. l had the old fee law. as
eerfained what many officers got under it,
disccrned its weak points. and with all
The information / have collected l have
made q bill. j have devoted the best, part
OF my time 10 the study and perfeeting of
the measure for TWO months. | have, it is
true, got Information from the county off,
sers' committee, rs | have of other people,
md no more.
'.'rhc old fee and salary law was full Of
lefects and loosely drawn sections which
nnabled the different officers to put differ
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14

Where Science ends and Com
mon Sense should rule. Persons
ri sedentary habits are liable to
indigestion or dyspepsia. These,
in turn, will bring on nervous
disorders, kidney complaints,
constipation, etc. This is es-
pecia1ly the case with merchants,
students and scientists. They
will give you the exact dimen-
sions of Jupiter, the distance
from Saturn to the sun, to foot,
but they cannot or will not tell
themselves what will cure this
train of disorders.
For ailments resulting from Sc
dentary hsbits-inactivity of the
liver, habitual constipation, etc.
the entire medical fraternity
of Europe and America almost
unanimously recommend the gen.
rline Carlsbad Sprudel Salt and
the Waters of Carlsbad
EIsNER & MENDELsoN Co.. Sole
Agents, Sc Franklin Street, n. Y.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14

Patsy Hines was arrested yesterday
afternoon by patrolman al Johnson after
hard struggle. Hines went into Matt PEE
ters's saloon, at the corner OF New Jersey
and Washington streets. in company with
zo<ss sr!eEss W.lliam Nichols. an old man.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14

A reouisition has been asked of Governor
Matthews for the extradition of Thomas
Parker, who was arrested In Virginia. for a
gold-brick swindle. 1t is believed that he
is the man who induced James Johnson, of
Marion, to invest in one of the mythical
bricks. Parker is said to have made $685. 900
nv means of this trick
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Notes Of the stnsc.

As before, the prize awarded at the En-
pire for the best amateur work will be
awarded by a committee selected from the
audience. The amateur work tomorrow
night includes black-face work, shooting. a
knockabout" team and other variety bust
ness
At the Grand for the first three DAYS of
next week am elaborate production of
oliver Twist" is the dramatic attraction
The stage version of the great play used by
Lucille Western in her famous impersona-
ton of Nancy Skies will be presented BY
dramatic company specially organized to
give "Oliver Twist" The organization is
remarkable for it's dramatic strength since
lt includes players of such acknow lodged
rank as Elita Proctor Otis Nancy Sikes)
last seen here in the Crust of Society,"
Charles Barron OBll Sikes). W. A. Mes
tayer ORumble), III. G.. Carlton Fagin the
scenic illustration of London localities de-
scribed by Dickens has been made accurate
and complete. being carefully reproduced
from the Cruikshank sketches. The advance
SAFE opens to-norrow morning. There will
be q Wednesday matinee.
Francis Wilson's latest comic opera sue
cess. 1.-THE Devils Deputy" which scored a
truly remarkaule success at Abbey's Thea
ter. New York. where 1t was first produced
last September comes to English's Opera
saturday The opera is said to
AFFORD Mr.. Wilson the best part he has ever
had and to abound in charming music in
the best style of Mr.. f.. Jacobowski the
composer Of "Erminie." The supporting
Amanda Fabris. Miss Josephine Knapp
Miss Christie Mcdonald MIR Rhys Thomas
q new English tenor, and MIR. i. G. Miron
This engagement, which is limited to three
nights and Saturday matinee, win be the
polls IN dozen years. The advance sale
OF seats will open next Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
The New York Store
Established 1853.
Hermann the
Great, EcIipSed!
keUar OufdOne!
King Phara0h's Daughter

Inc n70Sf remarkable Illusion of mod
ern times on
FREE EXHIBITION HERE,
Beginning at 10 O'Clock this morning.
You see at first q marble statue of
King Phars0f's daughter holding bask-
OF containing the baby M0ses--fte color
gradually comes 10 the Ciieeks--fhe hair
darkens-.h comes 10 Hfe--a beautiful
gfrf--and she swings a basket OF flow
ers.-fhen gradually she turns to marble
again.
An ingenious electrical invention, and
produced without the aid of q single
mirror. See ii.
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ADoLpH sEIDENsTlCkER DEAD.
He Was Prominent in All German
AGnirs-Slxetch of His Lie.


Affairs-Sketch of His Life.
Adolph Seidensticker one of Indianapols's
prominent citizens died at his home, No.
377 North East street, last night, about 7:30
O'Clock Mr.. Seidensticker has been in
rather delicate health for several years
but has only been confined to his house for
about week, and consequently his death
was rather unexpected. a year ago last
summer he made a trip to Europe for his
health. but with very little beneficial re-
suits. His death was caused by paralysis
of the heart
Adolph Seidensticker. born July 10,
1881, at Gottingen, Hanover. In 1916 he came
to this country, settling in Philadelphia,
where he took up newspaper work. In 1852
he came to Indianapolis to attend the in
diana constitutional convention as a cor
respondent for some Eastern papers. and in
a short time after his return to the East
he came back to indianapolis and made
this city his home until his death. He mar
ried Miss Minna Schmidt in 1851.
Mr. Seidenstcker edited the Indiana
Volksblatt until 1860, when he became a
member of the law and real-estate firm of
practice law and engage s6me in the real
estate business until 1871. when he again
he became editor and proprietor of the
German Telegraph, and continued at the
head of that paper until 1881. In 1884 he as
Mutual Insurance Company. being. its first
secretary, and in 1858 he became the presi-
dent of the company, which position he
continued to hold until his death. From
1864 TO 1859 he was a member of the City
Council from the old Ninth ward. He was
member of Pertalpha Lodge, T.. and A.
~, and member of a number of German
societies.
Mr. seidensticker is survived by a wife
and six children--George, Oswald, Adolph,
jr., Frank and Miss Stella. of this city,
and Mrs. Emma Abel, of Atlanta, Ga. The
funeral will be announced later.
Mrs. Anna Frankem.
Mrs. Anna Frankem, wife of Jonathan
Frankem, one of the oldest residents of
Indianapolis, died at her home. No. 249 North
Illinois street, yesterday morning. Mrs.
Frankem was eighty-four years DID, and
has lived in this city since 1885, when she
removed here with her husband from Har-
risburg. Pa. She has been an esteemed
member of the English Lutheran Church for
fifty years. She is survived by her aged
husband and two sons Augustus Frankem,
of Harrisburg, Pa, and Isaac L. Frankeln,
of this city. The funeral will take place
next Sunday, at T. m, from the English
Lutheran Church.
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The House Fifty Years Ago.

Judge f. NJ. Finch who was member
of the House fifty-fiye years ago, visited
both houses yesterday He says ne saw
a great deal of difference between the pres
ent surroundings of the House and what
members in his day enjoyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-14
PeHisD ryGO0dsCO
ADJUSTMENTS.

LiIiputians Tonight at EngIish's
The Liliputians who open their engage
ment at English's tonight in their new
spectacle. "Humpty Dumpty Up to Date"
now. share honors with Giant Kaleb, new
addition to the company, who enjoys the
distinction of being the tallest human being
that ever trotted this globe.
They are refined in manners and polite
to the extreme. All are tasteful dressers,
although they prefer quiet colors. The
ladies hold consultation before they decide
on new gowns and majority rules, as they
are in habit of dressing alike Their
dresses are made in the latest fashion, the
only difference is that they don't wear long
skirts, as they would attract too much
attention.
They have a great variety of dresses and
cloaks suitable for evening affairs, street or
house wear, opera cioaks riding habits and
gowns Of every description. Where other
women would need dozen large-sized
trunks to store them. away, each of the
Lfifpufians manages TO get them into two
trunks Most Of them are of the size
The dressmakers find the little people Just
rs exacting as any of their other Gus
toners.
Their shoes and hats have to be made to
order. as there is hardly a last in stock Of
such dirninutive size. The shoes are of
about No. child's size, and a really dainty
affair.
The Liliputian gentlemen dress equally as
tasfefully as the ladies'. needing about one
fourth of the goods for a suit that man of
average height would require. Each of
which looks very cute and the umbrellas
which had to be made to order, are of ex-
trenlcly small size.
The contrast between the T4lipntians and
Giant kaleb Is simply wonderful. An Amer
lean by birth, he measures nine feet and
weszns about 100 pounds.
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Charlotte Durand Weds n Baron.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.--Miss Charlotte Du-
rand. leading lady of the Irving-place Thea
ter company. and Baron Frederick Bossanyi
OF Hungary, We're married last night by
chief Justice Enrich. The Baron's family is
well known in Puda-Pesth, and his father
Is a member OF the Hungarian Parliament
The elder Bossanyi is reported to be very
wealthy. and he gives his son liberal al
lowance. The Baron first saw Miss Durand
IN 2 performance of Wilhelm TELL at the
Irvfng-place Theater. several weeks ago. He
announced TO his friends that he was en-
gagged to her. Miss Durand, who is native
Of Bohemia. Is well known on the stage in
Vfenna " -eN 80