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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
ABOUT PEOPLE AND THINGS.

Sara Bernhardt's bed is of white satin
and is fifteen feet wide.
James Tyson, the richest man in Austral-
ia, began life as farm Iaborer with a
salary of $3.50 per annum.
Rare arctic birds have been driven to
England by the cold weather. In the Cam
bridgeshire Fens lately specimen of Brun-
nich's guillemot and four little auks were
captured.
Frederick Douglass did not desire the
amalgamation of the races because, he said,
the pure-blooded negro was the best of
his race. But 1 WISH he added, 1--WE
could get up some sort of an alloy which
would insure him a nose capable of holding
spectacles.
A lady usher is doing business at Brm-
ingham. England, under, the name of IS.
Pears 1t seems that she has all the
peculiar financial methods of her mascu-
line competitors. and in this profession, at
least. the ennobiing influence of women has
nc effect on rates of interest.
The Pope has received from the Pres-
dent of the Transvaal Republic diamond
weighing S7l carats. The stone was found
by. an African chief in the mines at Jagers-
fcntein and is the largest known. 1t is a
lue white cast and almost perfect, its only
Flemish being a tiny spot, which is lnviSi-
lie TO the raked eye.
Mrs. Plat, wife ,of ex-senator Platt, OF
New York, while her husband has been
concerned over the Gotham patronage is
in Florida looking over the devastation
which the severe weather of the past
month has as, worked in be- her orange groves
Out of 800 boxes only SEQ were saved, the
others being frozen solid
Clara Louise Kellogg whose sweet voice
once charmed two continents, is living in
New York in comparative poverty. Once
she was worth nearly S1000,00c, but it has
all been swept away by unfortunate bust
has lost her voice a entirely, and has no
way of recouping her shattered fortune.
The Rev. Sabine Baring-Gould, the au-
thor of the popular hymn, onward, Chris
tan Soldier" is at once a country par
son, a country squire, a lord of the man.
or. a sermon writer, student of COM
parative theology, a popular novelist. and
ly versed in medieval myths and legends.
and at the same time is in sympathy with
Tic dern life and progress. he is SiNty
years old
Mrs. Kate Douglass Wiggin, whose en-
gaeement to George Riggs, business man
of New York city. was recently announced,
has had somewhat changeful life, which
has been much to the advantage of her
literary work. She was born in Philadel-
rhia, brought up in a Maine village, eda-
Gated at Andover, lived for twelve years
In California and has also resided in Bos-
ten New York and London Mr.. Rigs
met her during a. coaching tour of Wales
where both were guests of Mr. and Mrs
William T. Buckley. Mr.. Riggs is fond
of outdoor sports. and next year expects to
drive with his wife through Ireland.
There was sunshine in the heavens.
And the birds had tried to sing:
There were hopeful people talking
OF the harbingers of spring
There was softnt SIS in the brsezes;
While the poet with his l,te
Was thinking OF the printeT
And the next day II showed
Detroit Free Press
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
MODERN FROcKs CONDEMNED.
Dress Reform Discussed by Members
of the Council of Women.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.--IJress reform
was the theme of the discussion throughout
to-day's session OF the National Council OF
Women. The hall was crowded as result
OF the announcement of the topic and many
prominent members of the council con-
tributed their views. Practical sugges-
lions for furthering the improved dress
movement were made in the report of the
chairman of the dress committee, Frances
e. Russell, OF st. Paul The committee
made vigorous protest against the pres
ent cumbersome skirts. high heels and
CONSTRUCTED waists, and characterized the
modern civilized wornans dress as q dem
onstration of habit,lal idleness.
The ethics of dress were reviewed by
Rev. Ida c. Hutton of Moline, ILL.,, who
regarded the body as tool or instrument
of the person and said that to make the
body beautiful as well as strong. was
plain duty. The time spent in consideration
of dress had been extensive tnat 10
little thought had been bestowed on the
development of the mind and body.
Martha Strickland. of Illinois, held that
artistic dress was based on artistic thought,
knowledge. work and consideration OF
many important principles. The. modern
unity, specially in the exaggerasion of the
shoulders and the minimizing OF the waist
Frances e. I1eavey, of Massachusetts.
bicyclist, and Mrs. Ellen A. Richardson,
of Massa chusetts, advocated loose clothing
of porous material.
made an earnest plea for the emancipation
of women from their fashion plates and
asserted that the adoption of national re-
form dress would allow the development OF
the body on natural lines. and accordingly,
have becoming and identifying results.
The session closed with plea for re-
Maine, who referred to dressmaking as a
profession in which stupidity was colossal.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
THE LOST CYCLER.
Letters Received by Lcnx'x Mother
Snchtlaben to BE Sent to Persia.

PITTSBURG, Feb 27.-Mrs. Mary G..
Lenz mother of the Pittsburg wheelman,
who has now been missing for nine months.
has received a letter from Tabriz. Persia.
1t is written by Gen. Waldo Wagner, OF
the Persian army. who writes at the re-
quest of the Crown PRINCE of Persia, re-
lating to- her son Frank. photograph,
supposed to be the last one taken BY Lenz,
is sent with the letter. II shows he Pitts
burg boy on his wheel in the gardens OF
the royal palace at Tabriz, giving his fa-
nous exhibition before the nobility The
picture is the one made for and presented
to the Crown Prince by Frank. His Royal
Higness offers his sympathy to Mrs. LEM
and all Pittsburg friends of the missing
boy. and, through General Wagner, ex-
presses the hope that he may yet be found
alive. Mrs Ienz has also received a let
ter from Outing, in which the managers OF
the magazine say they have completed ar
rangements with Sachtlaben the ST. Louis
wheelman, to go into Persia to search for
the missing boy. He will start early in
March Sachtaben went around the world
several years ago, but rode over most OF
the route on the railroad. He Wheeled
through that region in which LEM has been
lost, and he is perfectly familiar with the
country.
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DESERVING HOT SPRINGS.
Northern Visitors Fleeing from the
Smallpox Ridden Resort.


ST. LOUIS, Feb. 27.-Trains from the
South to-day brought fully three hundred
scared passengers from Hot Springs, Ark.
who left that popular resort in hurry
yesterday to escape the smallpox. They de-
clare that the disease is epidemic. and that
neighboring towns have established a rigid
quarantine the authorities at Malvern COM
polling the trainmen to lock all passengers
from the springs in the cars while trains
are passing through that town. The refu-
gees said that rumors had been circulating
that smallpox increasing, but that last
Sunday. when many of the guests were get
ting ready to leave, an official bulletin was
issued by the health department that only
one case existed in the city. This Gained
their fears for a while. but yesterday it
was learned that the time the health
department was preparing the bulletin there
We're thirty-five cases beng treated in the
pesthouse.
Mr. E. T. Brewer, of Springfield, ILL.,.
made the following statement: 1.-THE people
are pouring out of Hot Springs, panic
stricken. Every available seat was taken in
the train yesterday and a great many more
would have left could they have got away.
The visitors there are just beginning to
learn the truth. / have inside information
and know that there are not less than
seventy-five cases of the disease in Hot
Springs. and about half of them are in
the midst Of the city
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
A BAD YEAR FOR RAILROADS.

The 1nterstate-commerce Commission
has issued d preliminary report of the
income account of the railways of the
United States, which, with it's COM
PARSONS with previous years, presents
many valuable facts. particularly in
connection with the discussion of the
theory of government ownership. The
statistics embrace the operations of 49,
$50 miles of road, which is about 10000
less than the total mileage of the coun-
try. The gross earnings of these rail-
ways for the year which ended June so,
1894, were s949, 636075, of which $617, 1885,
49S was derived from freight and about
half as much from the passenger service.
The operating expenses were $643, AIS, 1871 /,
leaving the net earnings $306,210, 744. The
gross earnings per mile in 1894 were
$6,350; in 1898, $3.50; 1892, $7,213-a loss
per mile during 1894 of 1858 compared
with 1892. At the same time that there
has been a falling off of 1868 per mile
i'm earnings there has been a decrease
of $574 in running expenses, which
shows that receipts and running ex-
penses rise and fall together. Yhe
shrinkage of business appears also in
the fact that the tons of freight car
ried per mile fell from 551, 232 during the
year which ended June 80, 1898, to 47O,-
1893 during the last fiscal year. A loss
of S0,339 tons per milA of freight tells
the story not only of railway depression,
but of the general industry Of the
country.
The comparisons of the net earnings
and dividends are equally significant.
The decrease of net earnings last year,
compared with the year previous, was
$40, 555, S63 for the same roads. OF the
net earnings aggregating $500, 210,744 the
last fiscal year $274, 1888 1874 was paid out
as interest on bonds and for other pur-
poses than dividends, the aggregate
amount distributed as dividends on
stock being s62, 464,961, against $66, AGA, 100
the previous year. Taken as whole.
the railways considered in the report
did not earn enough money to meet their
annual obligations by s28,255,121.
During the year which ended June 80
1894, log railways passed into the hands
of receivers, making a total of 1876 roads
under such management. embracing
one-fourth Of the mileage of the coun-
LILY, Will d cdpildllzdtlOI OIL 9l,0UU,UUU,-
0OO or about one-fourth of the whole
These railways are unable to earn
sufficient money to meet current ex-
penses and pay the interest on their
bonded debt. In other words, they are
bankrupt and have gone into liquida-
ton.
The report further shows that the
receipts per mile for passengers and per
ton for freight have been gradually de-
Ginning, as the following figures show:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

attorney Brown.
IF | had not been would not have
Did you rot say before the board that
the property was too high, but the board
Eyes, | did A. and say l "a now, Sc far az
speculation is concerned
You have some respect for your fathers
Ing to do with it::''
Yes; he said that IL the newspapers did
not want 1t TO let IL co..
You don't know OF anybody making a
commission out of that deal do YOU"
Il. Il do not; neither directly nor inairsctly.
chase was for the best interests Of the
High School. was it?'
Chairman Young examined Mr.. Martindale
further.
with Mr.. Frenzel since you have been on
the boar5?'
Il keep my money at Mr.. Frenzers bank"
Are you not his attorney?'
act in that capacity.
about that purchaser
No; Mr.. Hcndrickson and don't speak
Did you ever talk TO Mr.. Scott or Mr..
Nonnegut about the optiony'
Never to Mr., vonnegut. ] may have
talked with Mr.. Scott
You advised with your father and did
not he discourage you against buying tho
Il think So lie favored site Lin
coin Park
The witness told about his transactions re-
lating to the awarding of the contract for
the Manual Training School TO John 6;
Pearson. The Indebtedness of the school
Board at the time the contract was let
was about 100000. BY the building of the
Manual Training School the debt was IN
creased $162 900. In addition the equipment
for the school will cost $4,000. Mr.. Mar
tindale explained the financial process by
which the equipment was to be bought
through H. III. Hanna. He said the board
had paid off $4,000 OF the debt by reduce
ing the temporary loan. That concluded
the evenings work The committee will
meet again tonight, and expects to finish
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

Even those who see the embarrass-
ments caused by the framing of sal
airy bill pure and simple for county
officers frankly admit that the people
of the State demand such law in con-
tradistinction to one based upon fees.
This is because the people distrust the
fee and commission system because OF
the ingenuity which has been displayed
in taxing fees. Those who have read
the county papers in this State the
past five years cannot fail to have seen
that this statement of the matter cor
rectly represents popular sentiment.
The most of the county officers must
have found that this is the prevailing
sentiment, and for that reason have
not offered the opposition which was
expected when, through the influence Of
some of them. the assault was made
upon Judge Coffey before the Repub-
lican State convention.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

The criticism made in some quarters that
the new inspector of street sweeping and
sprinkling is well-to-do and does not need
the office is not entitled to any considera-
tion- The public does not care about his
financial circumstances any more than it
does about the color of his hair or eyes
The question is whether he will see that
the streets are cleaned and sprinkled ac-
cording to contract, and that the people
get what they pay fer. If he will do this
he is the man for the place, and if not he
should give way to somebody else. The
idea that no person should be elected or
appointed to office except such as need the
salary or en.oluments has no foundation in
reason good government.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
CINCINNATI MADMAN KILLED.
Not. However, before He Had shot
One Policeman and Fired at others.

CINCINNATI, Feb. T.-About o'clock
this afternoon the wife of Louis Stolzenber-
ger. a saloon keeper at No. 49, Central ave-
nue., got police court warrant for her hus-
band for abusing mis- family. court officer
Dick Morris went alone with the warrant TO
make the arrest. at No. 1872 Central avenue
Stolzenberger into the street. pursued
closely by Morris. Drawing "A revolver he
shot Norris lin the right breast, probably
fatally. as Morris is stiil unconscious at the
hospital Stoizenbergers then saw his sister
in-law in the street, and fired two shots at
her. but missed. He then ran down TO Eliza
beth street and took refuge in a house An
hour later patroiman Fred w. Shafer, hay
ing heard Of the affair, went 70 his hitiing
place to arrest him. Stolzenberger came out
and fired twice at Shafer, missing him.
Shafer fired once, sending ball through the
madman's neck killing him in his tracks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

There is a movement on foot among the
Germans in this country to send postal cards
of congratuation to Prince Bismarck on his
eightieth birthday, April l. The cards which
it is proposed to use are printed in German
and addressed to His Excellency the Prince
Won Bismarck, Friedrichsruhe, Germany"
The reverse side contains greeting, of
which the following Is a translation: I'm the
German jubilee greeting and well wishes to
your Excellency's eighueth birthday / join
with pleasure and great honor" If the
movement becomes general the Prince may
find himself swamped by an endless chain of
postals.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

or the gold which this and other
countries have lost the past year the
Bank OF France has gained $S7, 677. $50.
the Bank of England $3S, 762. 900, Berlin
$36,25S.750 and Vienna $50. 705,O 00 France
is really bimetallic country, since it
has as much silver as gold money, and
the banks pay the two metals out as
they choose. But France has not
coined any silver bullion for twenty
years, consequently it's silver money.
held UP by gold, stands just as well.
This increased stock of gold represents
very largely the liquidation Of the in
vestments in the United States and
other parts OF the world. The stock of
gold was increased during 1894 $751;
$50, 010 from the mines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

the island itself The government of
Cuba is so anomalous and The causes
of friction so numerous as to afford
constant encouragement for revolu-
tionary party, while the Cuban clubs
referred 70 are unceasing in their efforts
to foment revolution. In 1893 there We're
sixty-one of these clubs in Key West,
fifteen in Tampa, ten in New York city
and nine in other cities of the United
States, with total membership of over
5000. The Spanish government main
tains pretty strong force in Cuba, and
it is not likely the instruction will
make much progress.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

The Journal can but repeat it's OBJ
lection to the House bill to exempt 1000
of all mortgaged property from taxa
ton, which is that 1T is open to fraud
and will encourage the mortgageing of
property outside the State. If the Con-
stitrtion permitted it the taxation upon
moltgaged property might be divided
between the mortgage and mortgageor
in proportion to the interest of each
therein. That would be justice, but to
exempt from taxation $1,000 of each
piece OF mortgaged property is another
question. since 1t might be used extern
sively to free great deal of real estate
from portion of its taxation. If the
experiment is to be tried make the limit
of exemption $500. The Senate now has
the bill In its hands.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

In 1866 the freight charge per mile
per ton was 3.459 cents on the trunk
lines west of the Mississippi river Last
year on all the roads of the country
the average charge mile for freight
was S66-1OO0 of / cent, or only one-fourth
as much as in the year after the war.
One will look in vain for any argu-
ment in these statistics to prove that
it would be profitable for the govern
ment to undertake to own and operate
the railroads on the ground that cheaper
transportation could be afforded.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

A long list of jurists and lawyers, in
GLIDING Chief Justice Fuller and Sec
rotary Gresham, urged Judge Shepard
for the new district judgeship, while
Senator Palmer and the Illinois Demo-
cratic delegation demanded the ap-
pointment Of the Senator's son. The
President has named third man, Mr.
Shcwalter. and now there is blood on
the Palmer moon. in spite of the fact
that Mr.. Cleveland intimated to the
Senator some time since that there is
an improperly in a Senator's urging his
own son for judicial office.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

The managers of the Chicago Uni
rersity have provided for an expenditure
of $602,426 during the next year for in
struction and buildings. The resources
of the university now amount to nearly
sS,000,000. of which Mr.. Rockefeller has
contributed $4,275.00O The faculty Of
the institution embraces 1852 professors
and instructors. These figures will give
those who are talking about establish
ing a State university in Indiana equal
to the best an idea of the money which
must be raised to make the best in Chi
cago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

for county treasurers. auditors and
recorders from the date of the passage
of the law until it shall be repealed or
replaced by another. The action of the
House prevents the success of an at
tempted fraud and removes a prolific
source of confusion among county off,
GERS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

United States District Attorney
Kearns. of Pittsburg. has been dismissed
by the President and his successor APP
pointed for permitting If not aiding in
the assessment of the subordinates in
his office III the amount of one months
salary and for causing subordinates to
neglect their duties to do campaign
work. His chief offending was that he
used this money and influence to fight
faction of his party. Mr.. Kearns is a
Democrat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

A citizen of Pendleton related to the Jour-
nal yesterday, briefly. his recollection of the
mob which assailed Fred Douglass in that
town in 1s47 or 1913, when he attempted to
speak there. The mob was pursuing him
with cries of kill him. when Dr. Madison
G. Walker carried him, after he had been
stunned by missile. into his residence. He
planted himself in the door, and, facing the
mob, told it that it could not get Douglass
without passing over his dead body. DR..
Walker was an early settler, a native of
Virginia, and the grandfather of Merle
Walker, a young lawyer in this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

The action of the House yesterday
relative to the fee and salary law of
1891 was fully justified by the report of
the committee which has been investi-
eating the fraudulent alteration of the
law. Although the committee could not
discover the guilty party 1t established
the fact that the alteration was made
after the bill had been passed by both
houses, enrolled and signed by the pre-
siding officers thereof sent to the Gov
ernor and returned by him. but before 1t
was delivered to the Secretary of State.
In other words, the alteration was made
after the bill had, to all intents and
purposes. become a law Under these
circumstances the committee recon-
mended the passage OF a bill to rectify
the fraud and conform the Jaw to the
bill as passed, and this was done. The
effect will be 10 restore the situation as
the Legislature OF 1891 intended 1t to
be and to nix the basis OF compensation
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

Because the confederate soldiers went
TO plundering the Union camps which
they surprised and captured early in
the day of the battle of Cedar Creek,
In the Shenandoah valley, in October,
1854 Sheridan was able to reform his
lines and end the day in famous
Union victory. The lesson can be useful
to political parties. If they stop to de-
vote themselves to what are called the
spoils of war regardless of their prin-
ciples sooner or later they will come to
grief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28
THE lsnIANAPoLTs JOURNAL

Can he found Mt the following places
PARfS-American Exchange in Paris, SO Boulevard
do Capncines
NEW YORk-Giiscy House Windsor Hotel and
Asfor HOuee.
ave. and Barring ST.
CHJCAGo--Paimer House. Auditorium Hotel and
p. q. News Co., 81 Adams street.
CiNCiNNATI--J. II. Hawley q Co.. 154 Vine ct.
LoUISvILLE--C. T. DeernR, northwest corner Of
third and Jefferson sts., and Louisville Book Co,
356 Fourth nvc.
81 LoUls-Union News Company. Union Depot.
WARRINGTON. ID. c.-Riggs House. Ebbitt House,
Wtllard's Hotel and the Washington News Ex-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

TO avoid any question that might
arise anecting the present salary law
II no other were enacted the House has
healed the defects of the law OF 1891
The salary law of the House commit
tee. SO far as county officers are con-
cerned, Is a much better one
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

1t may be that the President of the
Senate has right to assume the prerog-
ative OF the Supreme Court in decid-
ing bill unconstitutional but it is
quite clear that a majority Of the Sem
ate have right to overrule him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-28

No wonder that Commissioner Roth
was SO densely ignorant of matters re-
lating to the School Board as he APP
peared to be in his testimony when he
says that he pays very little attention
to what is in the newspapers.