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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-18


MES furnished an argument yesterday to
those who advised the abolition of the
Board of Commissioners as at present con-
stituted. Members of the caucus commit
tee, when asked, after the meeting, sf he
creation OF the Office of superintendent
meant the retention of Mr.. Langsdale in
capacity connected with the monument, said
that matter had not entered into their dis
cussion. Many of those who appeared be-
fore the committee were friends of Mr..
Langsdale and anxious to see him continue
in charge of the structure. 1t is claimed by
Mr.. Langs5ale's friends that If the Legisla-
ture creates the board of regents and leaves
the appointment to the state officers, Mr.
Langsdale has enough promises from State
officers to secure for him the superintend-
ency. Mr.. Langsdales son Is also a candi-
date for an Office at the disposal of the
State officers. his friends booming him for
clerk of the State Board of Printing.
There has been some talk of a resolu-
ton in one of the branches of the Legisla-
ture expressing the sentiment of the Gen.
eral Assembly regarding the differences be-
tween the commissioners and sculptor Mac
Monnies, but IL is doubtful IL the resolu-
ton will be introduced.
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Y. NJ. C. A. CONFERENCE.
business Transacted at the District
Meeting at Charlottesville.


Meeting at CrawfordsvilIe.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CRAWFORDSVILLE, Ind, Feb 1.-THE
First district conference of the Y. NJ. C. A,
western Indiana, closed a three days ses-
sion this evening. Yesterday the services
were held at the Y. NJ. c.. A. building in
the daytime and at the Christian Church at
night During the day the devotional eX-
ercises were led by Rev. Fred Rosebro, of
Covington; Rev. Worth NJ Tippy, of La
fayette, and u Bible study in charge of
President G. S. Burroughs, of Wabash Col
lege. Rev. G. W. Switser of Brazil, led
an interesting talk upon 1.-THE Mutual Re-
lations Of Pastors and the Association"
and was followed the same subject by
l. A. Hildreth, secretary of the Indianapo-
lis association. DIR. w. Z. Stone vice pres
ldent of Purdue University, was not pres
ent, but his assigned subject, How Can
City and College Associations in the Same
IoWn Cooperate to Mutual Advantage?'
was under discussion. In the evening there
was an address by Horace T. Pitkin, trav-
eHng secretary of the students volunteer
movement for foreign missions.
AT the business session yesterday after
noon the permanent organization of this
posed OF ten counties, and includes Foun-
tam, montgomery, Parke. Putnam, Vigo
Clay Clay, Vermillion. Owen. Sullivan and
Greene. At present there are associations
at Charlottesville, Terre Haute, DePauw
University, Lafayette. Purdue University
State Normal School, Union Christian Col
iege. Wabash Collegeand Rose Polytechnic
institute. The State committeeman in this
district are o. NJ. Gregg, Charlottesville;
H. p. Townley, Terre Haute; r. D. Moore
Lafayette, and G. A. Waldo, Greencastle
r. T. Stacy, the State. secretary, is in at
tendance. The new district committee is
composed of J. w. Landrum, Terre Haute
chairman; Charles B. Jamson. Terre
Haute, secretary; Tully c. Crabbs, Craw-
fordsvilie; v. w. Helm. DePauw Universe
ty, and Rev. Fred Rosebro. of Coyington
To-day the services at the several
churches were in charge of the Y. NJ. c. A.
people. Addresses were delivered as fol-
lows: e. E. Stacy, at the Methodist
Church; II. II. PitSin, at the First Presby-
terrain; T. A. Hildrith, at Center Presby-
terrain; " w. Helm, at Baptist; Rev Z. B
Scofeld, of Indianapolis, and G. b. Jamison
at Christian Church. This afternoon there
was a meeting for the women at Center
Church; for men at the Y. NJ. G.. A. at 4
O'Clock, and the boys at $3.50. Union serv-
ices were held tonight at the NJ. Z. and
Christian churches, and a farewell service
at p. M at the Methodist Church, con-
Quoted by f. z. Stacy, State secretary.
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MONUMENT AND LAW.
Can BE No Change in the Groups
Without New Legfslation.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
In the midst OF all the controversy over
the MacMonnies resignation and the abuse
heapea upon the commissioners because Of
their refusal to accept his ideas would it
not clear away a great deal of prejudice to
read the law appropriating the money for
the groups? We then will see that the COM
missioners are only carrying out the in
structions of the General Assembly, and
approved by Governor Hovey, when they
requested Mr.. MacMonnies to abide by the
contract for the war and peace groups. On
March z, 1891, the General As
sembly passed IAN act providing for
the assessment and collection of
certain taxes for the completion of the State
soldiers and sailors monument. etc, and
making certain appropriations therefor.
Section 1 provides that there shall be as
sessed and collected, as other taxes are as
sessed and collected, in each of the years
, 1891 and 1892 the sum of 5 mills upon each
800 worth of taxable property in this State,
which money, when collected, shall be paced
to the credit of and be known the State
soldiers and sailors monument fund. and
tho same Is appropriated for the completion
OF said State soldiers and sailors monu-
inent Section appropriates from any
funds in the treasury, not otherwise APP
propriated by law, the sum of $4,000. which
shall be placed TO the credit Of the said
Section reads follows.
No part of the appropriation hereinbefore
provided for shall be expended placed
TO the credit of the State soldiers and
batlors' monument fund until the board of
commissioners of said State soldiers and
sailors monument shall have filed in the
office OF the Secretary of State bond pay
able to the State of Indiana in the penal sum
Of $100.OO0 with surety to the approval of
the Governor, conditioned that said commits
sioners will fully complete the shaft of said
monument now being erected in Circle Park.
I'm the city OF indianapolis, and the placing
to operate therein; also, place the bronze
groups, War and Peace, upon the east
and west sides of the pedestal of said monu-
ment and fully complete every other and
all the unfinished uncompleted
portions or features of said
monument, and that the same will be fully
completed in every particular without any
further cost expense to the State of In
diana, and that no amendments, changes or
notifications of the plans or specifications
pr said monument will be made so as to in
crease the cost Of said monument above the
sum of 100000, and any surplus derived
from the levy made in Section of this act
above said amount shall become part OF
the general fund of the State"
The General Assembly of 1898 repealed the
bond clause of Section of the above act,
but left in force the latter part, requiring
the board OF commissioners to place the
groups War and Peace on the east
and west sides of the monument. and the
board had no other course to pursue than
to insist that MIR. MacMonnies abide by the
law and contract. FACTS.
Indianapolis, Feb. 16.
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Loves Young Dream.

New York Weekly.
Father-Now, see here If you marry that
Young pauper, how earth are you going
to live?
sweet Girl-Oh, we have figured that all
out You remember that old hen my aunt
gave me?
Yes"
well have been reading a poultry cir
cular and l find that a good hen will raise
twenty chicks in a season. Well, ..ie next
season that will be twenty-one hens; and as
each will raise twenty more chicks, that
will be 400. The next year the number Will
be S,4c0, the following year loo,0go, and the
anjece we will then have 81 $4,000 Then,
YOU dear old papa, We'll lend you some
money to pay off the mortgage on this
house
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Prizes for Trap shooters.

BALTIMORE, Nd, Feb. 1.-THE trap
shooters of the country have decided to
hold, annually, near this city, four days
tournament, beginning this year. 1t is pro-
posed to have live pigeons and clay target
is to be $1,000 cash. If there should be any
surplus from entries for this contest the
surplus will be added to the guaranteed
stakes. The match will be hand cap of
from twenty-sN to thirty-three yards, open
to the world. Each shooter is to fire at
fifty live birds. Another fixed match will
be a target contest for teams of five men
each, bona fide members of the club enter
ing. The prize is carload of 100000 arti-
prize for the shooter making the highest
score during the tournament will be a dia-
mond ring.
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REWARD OF $4,000.
Chance for Ambitious Sherlock
HOImeses to Make u Fortune.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. 17.-Forty
thousand dollars is the reward offered for
the apprehension of DR.. George Fraker
The offer is made by the insurance COM
panies which issued the policies on DR..
Fraker's life. When the confession of judg-
ment was taken in the federal court last
Monday in the case brought to collect the
$4,000 insurance it was agreed in the stipu-
iation filed that the main sum should not
be paid until the expiration of SIX months.
There was no reason given by the insurance
solicitors for this clause, and none was re-
CURED, but it was understood that 1t was
simply one of business and that 1t was in
good faith. Now, however, 1T is learned
that the companies have Joined in issuing
a circular to it's agents offering $4,000 re-
ward for Frakers recovery within the six
months stay before the payment Is DUE
The number of agents employed by the COM
panies amount TO a small army, and in
cludes every city, village and hamlet in
the land In addition, the offer has been
made to every reputable detective agency
in the country.
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Pail Mall Gazette.
Some high prices were realized at two
DAYS sale of British, foreign. and colonial
postage stamps. just brought to q close at
items were as follows: Ceylon, 4d. rose, I'm
perforate. unused. with original gum a
magnificent specment of great rarity, ana
Mauritius. postpaid. I'd blue, with large
margins on piece of original, f92: Cape OF
with I'D blue, the latter torn, f65; Cape OF
Good Hope, wood block; error" 4d red.
Natal. first issue, Sd blue ELS: Tuscany.
8 lire dark yellow, faO; Madrid, 1852. 2
reales, red, unused, ego; Madrid. 1851,
reales, red, unused, E32 The remaining
prices ranged from about los to go.
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A Patagonian Land Boomer.
John r. Spears, In Sribner's.

went ashore to. see the. settlement called
Santa Cruz. 1t contained nine houses. Of
which one pink frame, was the hotel
before me, a map OF great city with plazas
avenues. boulevards streets and street-car
routes. This was the city of Santa Cruz
as surveyed-the city to grow up there on
the desert plain and spread over the desert
hills 1t was enough to make one gasp to
hear of the shipments of wool made from
that port, of the cheapness and excellence
to the pasture whereabouts, of the gold finds
to be made in wheat culture, (which will
doubtless succeed" and SO on. Neither in
the outskirts of the Yankee metropolis, nor
among the vines of California, could the
boomer have told the story in better FORM
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McCanery May Lose Hi. Foot.

NEW YORK, Feb. 17.-Dominick McCaf-
fiery, the pugilst, who fighting Mitchell
and Sullivan few years ago, has had a
browning bit of bad luck. Several weeks
ago, in getting out of his bath tub. he
scraped the skin off his instep. He thought
nothing about 1t for few days, when his
foot became swollen that he could not
put his shoe. 1t got worse and worse
until at last he saw plainly that he was
thre atened with blood poisoning. On Friday
he was advised to go to Bellevue HOSPITAL,
and there he went, and he is occupying a
bed in that institution now. The surgeons
think they can save the foot, but at first it
was doubtful. 1t will be several weeks at
least before he can get around again.
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Indiana Notes.

The Kokomo Equal Suffrage Club cele-
brated the Susan B. Anthony anniversary
on an extended scale Friday by giving re-
ception at the Columbian Hotel.
An adjourned session of the Blackford
County Farmers, Institute was held at
Hartford Saturday The attendance was
large, and the papers and discussions full Of
interest.
The eighth combination horse sale of John
S. Lackey will occur at Cambridge City on
March Il, Is, IA, Is, and is, and will be the
largest sale he has ever had. There are
$50 entries.
George Grey Barnard, son of Rev: DR..
Barnard, of Madison, has received letter
from Washington asking him to make three
large fountains to be placed in front of
the new Library Hall in that city. The
fountains are to be cast in bronze. They
are to cost SIC, 600.
Elder NJ. NJ. Van Cleave is seriously i'll
at his home in Crawfordsville. He Is
eighty-four years old, and the father-in-laW
of Judge McCabe, of the Supreme Court.
He was raised in bed. Saturday, to marry
a couple, and during his life aas officiated
at near nine hundred marriages.
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SUPPORT, OF THE STAR"
An Editors View of Julia MariOwe
Taber's Libel Suit.

Chicago Post
Mrs. Julia Marlowe-Taber, actress. has
set in motion libel suit upon the outcome
of which may depend the nature of future
relations between the press and the stage.
Recently the Indianapolis Journal pub
lished a criticism of Mrs. Taber. in which
the following paragraph appeared:
Mrs. Tabers supporting company has
ever been selected with a view to mislead-
ing the public. Her talents shine. by con-
trast, with d few only fair and a great
of them has been playing .'My-lord-the-car-
riase-waits' parts in first-ciass companies
Tor Tor years; Inc real truth Is Mrs ,, Ia6 Der
public and her friends
The expression acknowledgements
Gus, and she asks damages OF $500.
Ii she should win the suit the results
mer who infests the Rlalto in moth-eaten
furs, every clawy graduate of school of
acting. might give over the pursuit of the
dollars of the public while chasing the more
accessible dollars of the newspapers He
should be playing 'my-lord-the- carriage
waits parts would be worth moro to the
struggling histrion than column of puffs,
for the public is. somewhat cynically OBJ
servant of the idiosyncrasies of criticism
and much disposed to make up Its mind
about play regardless of fine writing.
a premium would be put on bad acting
many of them are naturally bad that we
must believe some fine results would be
obtained when artice should aid nature.
But there must be another side to the
affair There must be few earnest, pa
tent and ambitious actors who invite just
criticism as the best means of elevating
the American stage. To such this wofn-
an action viii appear deplorable. Wheth-
er the indianapolis Journals criticism was
justified or not we cannot say. But Ii is
apparent to every Thea e~-~1@r -
support of nine out of ten stars in
america is chedt u.Jol s-c..S.
the managers collect the louis who figure
In many prominent companies is mystery.
A few nights ago an, American actor. a
vaptd, shallow, half-educated fellow with
pretty tolerable knack of mumming. took
his audience bitterly to task for what he
described common American failure
to appreciate good plays If this Gull
chap had ever looked behind him he would
have omitted the inpertinence. He had
slender recognition not because his play
was good-it is just fair-but because his
company was distress to the ears and
agony to the sight. Americans like good
plays. but they would rather see trash
than Shakespeare butchered as only an un-
loving actor can butcher him. The success
of the English companies and of Mr..
Days first great company-sone of its
successors have been observation-disclosures in
evidence of this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-02-18
RUN DOWN In ILLINOIS
NIBLACk,s MURDEROUs AsSAILANTS
CAPTURED ACROSS THE WABASH.
Taken to WheatIand, Identified and
Hurried to vfncennes to Escape
Mob-Other Indiana News.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

VINCENNES. Ind, Feb. 17.-"Nick'' and
Joe Slaughterback, against whom suspi-
cion had rested from the first, were arrested
at daylight this morning at the home of
their brother, John Slaughterback, in Law
renee county, ILL.,. on a charge of being the
men who shot John Niblack, at Wheatland
Friday night, in an attempt to rob his faith
ers store The prisoners were taken into
the presence of young Niblack, who identi-
fled them both as the men that entered the
store. The prisoners were hurried into a
carriage brought to this city and placed in
Jail just in time to escape the vengeance of
a mob which was gathering. Had the pris-
oners been left there until night they would
have been mobbed.
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THE "pEAcE. GROUP.
Reasons Why the Original Design
Should Not be Changed.

To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal:
I think the worshipers of MacMonnies,
who are so loud in their complaints against
the monument commissioners because they
would not allow him to violate his contract
and throw aside plans agreed upon years
ago and universally accepted as most ex-
cellent. have lost sight of one very Inn
portant thing. II the monument were in
tended to commemorate the achievements
OF standing army the MacMonnies idea
would be very good one. But we should
remember that the soldiers in whose honor
the Indiana monument was erected were
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sevcnth-Dny Adventists.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich, Feb 17.-At to-
days session of the Seventh-day Adventists'
General Conference several new delegates
were received from Western States. A
committe of five was appointed to arrange
for the sale of the missionary ship Pit
cairn and provide for larger vessel Prof.
Prescott, educational secretary, read his
report. The UNCONVENTIONAL schools now
twenty preparatory schools, with a total
enrolment Of 5000 students. The first meet
ing of the International Tract and Mis-
sionary Society was held this afternoon.
The report showed that over ten million
pages of literature had been distributed,
free, from the central office alone. besides
the large amount sold. There are 2,116
Sabbath schools, with a total membership
Of
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Ex-Treazurer'. Bondsmen to BE Sued

CHEYENNE, wyo., Feb. T.-Just before
o'clock this morning a resolution was intro
duced and unanimously adopted instructng
the Attorney -general of Wyoming to at once
begin proce edings against the bondsmen of
Otto Gramm, ex-State Treasurer, and the
assignee of the T. a. Kent Bank, of Chey-
enne, TO recover $4,000 OF State 1lnds vii ch
the trea surer lost on account of failure of
the bank in July, 1893. Mr.. Gramm failed
to reimburse the State when he turned over
the officS to his successor, on Jan. of this
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Atlanta Constitutions Funny Man,.
man foot and a half deep in snow has
great consolation in the thought that IL the
good Lord spares life he'll be carving water
melons next June in warmer climate.
Let us now be up and doing,
Ere the stormy billiards blow;
Head of other arts pursuing,
Raise our boys to shovel snow.
Old Inhabitant--Yes sir, yonder's man
that only had one shirt to his back when he
come hire.
Prospector-And what's he got now?
Old Inhabtant-Hard work to ketch the
Teller what stole the shirt.
where's the editor?''
'Froze."
where's the foreman?'
well where's the office boy?''
''Mortgagin' the paper to buy snow
shovel"
That somewhere there are "roses meath the
snow.
THAT into life some day these flowers will
steal.
/ do believe there yet will be a May,
With sweet
Delicious roses Keeling round her feet;
/ hold before me now my plumbers bill;
And by
Degrees soar to mathematics high;
/ settle for these roses meath the snow"
It's more n enough to vex US.
To think this power O. snow
Come all the way from Texas,
Whar the roses orter grow.
Now folks-they wouldn't mind it
If it come from north or east,
But that Texas sent it whirIin'
Makes us mad. to say the least.
An we're froZe up on the mountain,
An we're shiverin' on the plain
With the bitin' o the blizzard
An this glimmeria ghost o rain.
You may talk O yer turkeys
An peacocks, an all
Yer beautiful chickens,
From springtime 10 fall.
But thar's nothin that equals,
WHARF yer you go.
The old Georgy rooster
Froze up in the snow.
He stands thar, one-legged-
The fakes fallin' fast:
a dreamin' an dreamin
o. summertimes past.
He's the lonesonee st pictur
In all o the show
The cid Georgy rooster,
Froze up in the snow.
ITEMS FROM BILLvItLE.
We are freezing quite comfortably. After
you get froze good you feel warm and save
coal
Our family by marriage are spending the
winter with us. as they can't travel in the
snow. What a misfortune snow Is.
We hear that the last snow storm came
from Texas. This is a mean way to get
even with Georgia for beating her on water
melons.
subscriptions are now being taken up for
the poor. This means that we will still live.
Our number is right over the door. DOM
stand on snow or ceremony.
The cold weather has prevented the hang
ing that was set for Tuesday. The ropes
are froze stiff and won't work. Parties who
hired space for soda water stands will take
due notice.
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Escaped from the Sheriff.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
DECATUR, Ind, Feb. T.-While the sher-
if was conducting David Andrews to the
court room, yesterday, to answer the charge
of contempt of court he suddenly gave the
officer the slip and left town. Andrews is
a well-known citizen, having lived here all
his life, and his action created a great
surprise among his friends.
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EVIDENCE OF A DISASTER.
Great Quantity of Yellow Pine Tim
Der Floating on the Sen.

NEW YORK, Feb T.-Captain Eggett, of
the British ship Constance which arrived
here to-day from Dunkirk, and which was
obliged to take a southern course on ac-
count of succe ssion Of heavy gales. reports
that on Monday last. when about 22o miles
east of Sandy Hook. his vessel passed for
several hours through an enormous quantity
of yellow pine lumber, apparently the deck
load of some vessel. The understanding
steamship City of ST. Augustine, which is
more than ten days overdue at this port,
from Jacksonville, Fla, has not yet been
heard from. She is commanded by Captain
Gaskili, and carries crew of fourteen men.
The steamer Scandal, from Hamburg, via
Havre, arrived here to-day
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Df.nbIed steamer I'm Tow.

HALIFAX, N. S., Feb. 1.-THE steamer
ST. Jerome, Captain Pugh, from Galveston
for Liverpool which arrived here this
morning has in tow the steamer Salisbury,
Captain Holdorf, from Mediterranean ports,
thirty-nine days out, bound for New York
fruit laden. The Salisbury was picked up
Feb. Il, when about 1853 miles southwest OF
this port flying signals of distress. Her
coal wa, all gone and she had consumed
all available woodwork, including the main
top mast. The crew were exhausted when
the ST. Jerome came to the rescue and took
the Salisbury in tow. The tow lines parted
the second day, and the disabled steamer
was secured again with great difficulty
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Liauor Dealer. MAY Retalinte.

DETROIT, Feb. flowing chiefly to the
ganized here, all the saloons in the city
were absolutely closed last Sunday. AT a
meeting of the Liquor Dealers Association
to-day, II was decided to undertake some
retaliatory action. Another meeting IS
called for Tuesday at which definite plan
believed that the saloon keepers will at
tempt to have the blue laws" enforced.