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LEGAL ADVERTIsEsIENTS.

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Cincinnati, Hamilton * Indianapolis Railroad
Company, Office of Secretary.
May 49, 1897.
Notice to Stockholders
The stockholders Of this company are hereby
notned that the annual meeting will be held at
the office of the company at indianapolis, Ind
on Thursday June TO- at O'Clock p. Tor the
election OF directors 10 serve the ensuing year
and for the transaction of any other business
that may come before the meeting,
GEORGE r. BALCH Secretary.
PROPOSALS FOR FRESH VEGETABLES.
fee Chief Conmissary, Chicago, ILL.,, April 20
1887. Sealed proposals, in tTiplicate, win be re-
ceived here until Il O'Clock M May %, 1897, and
then opened publicly, for furnishing and delivery
such quantities of fresh potatoes and onions as
may bc required by the Subsistence Department
at Fort Brady Mich, Jefferson Barracks, Mo.
Fort Leavenw orth, Kan. Post near Little Rock
Ark, Fort Reno, Okla, Fort Riley, KAN Fort
Sheridan. Ill., Fort Sill, Okla, Fort Wayne
Rlich., and indianapolis Arsenal, Ind. during fye
months commencing July /. 1897. Proposals re-
ceived zap TO and opened at same hour at the
several posts by cornmissaries of such posts each
pest eommissary receiving proposals for his own
post only. Government reserves right TO reject
in whole or in part any or all proposals. Infor-
nation furnished on application here or to COM
mssary at any post. Envelopes containing pro-
posais should be marked Proposals for Fresh
Vegetables and addressed to undersigned or
Commissary at post bid for. w. A ELDERKIN,
Ii. Col. a. q, O.. =,
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The Eel River Litigation.

The trial of the Logansport-Eel River
Wabash railway receivership case will be-
gin in Kokomo this morning before Judge
Brownlee, the jurors having previously been
selected from a special venire of forty
names. This is an action wherein Charles
E. Hale, prosecuting attorney of Cass coun-
ty is plaintiff, and the Eel River and Wa
bash railways are defendants. The Eel
River road is being operated a division
of the Wabash from Peru to Detroit under
a ninety-nine-yea lease. a few years ago
the Wabash people built short line from
Chill to Peru and made the latter town the
end of the division instead of LoganSport.
1t is claimed that the old line from Chill to
Peru has been practically abandoned, the
company simply running an old engine over
all the regular trains going by way of
Peru. The contention is that the Eel River
Company has forfeited its charter by rea-
son of its lease to a corporation outside the
State and the appointment of a receiver
is asked for. In the preliminary bouts in
court during the past two years the plaint-
iff has rather the best of it. The court last
ant companies to produce their
books and records in court 1t is
estimated that $50 10000 are in
volved in the suit as capital to that amount
under leases to outside corporations. At
torneys for the States are Winfield q Dyke
man, of Logansport. and Blacklidge &
Shirley. of Kokomo The Wabash-E
of New York; Judge mmond and Judge
Stuart of Lafayette and Bell * Purdum,
of this place The trial will consume a
week or more in hearing.
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NEW YORK, May 22.-Tne instanta-
neous Photographic reproduction of the
Corbett-kitzsimmons fight tonight
presented for the first time at the Acad-
envy Of Music a large white cloth was
stretched across the proscenium arch and
the figures were presented thereon life
size. The academy was crowded to stand
ing room, and those present saw an ac-
curate reproduction of the contest. marred
somewhat by the unsteady movement of
the Photographic plates. The chief interest
centered in the question as TO whether
Fitzsimmons fouled Corbett in the last
round, while Corbett was down. The
presentation on the scene was so vibrant
and unsteady, however that no accurate
judgment of this nice point could be de-
termined, particularly as Fitzsimmons'S
back was toward the camera when he
struck the final blow. The general opinion
was that no foul occurred. The spectators,
after Corbett was pictured as down, cried
out: Where was the foul? Where was
the foul?" This was accompanied 10y
shouts of There was none; there was no
foul. The presentation as a whole was
wonderfully vivid.
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NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume of Items ChrOnicIed in the
Edition of May 23.

There is an egg famine in Cuba. Eggs
are selling for 40 cents a dozen.
The Duke of Tetuan has recalled his res
ignation as Spanish minister OF foreign
affairs
Gold Democrats and Republicans have
nominated a fusion county ticket at pan
VILE Ky.
Major General Il. r. Bliss was retired
yesterday. Brigadier General Brooke will
succeed him.
Western League games Saturday-St
Paul b. Indianapolis 3; Kansas CITY ID
Detroit 13.
The General Synod of the Presbyterian
Church in session at Pittsburg, discussed
the foreign missions.
John NJ Glenn, a Chicago newspaper man.
has been appointed chief examiner of the
Chicago Civil-serVice Commission.
The statement of the condition of the
treasury shows: Available cash balance
1929, SAP, i6S; gold reserve, $145, SS3131.
General Miles has been ordered to be in
London by June 10 to represent the United
States army at the Queens jubilee
The four years strike of the American
Flint Glass Workers Union has been de-
clared Off Four hundred men out of 1920
died during the period of the strike.
National League games Saturday-Cincin-
natl II, Baltimore 10; Chicago g. Washing
ton l; Louisville II, Brooklyn 5; Pittsburg
2 Philadelphia /; Boston H. st. Louis A.
Cleveland 4, New York 81 New York II,
Cleveland g
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Tichborne Again.

London Daily Mail.
Tfchborne case will be revived, but the
prospect is conditional only upon the sue
present being made in Sydney TO get Will
liam Cresswell out of Gladesvile Asylum
and hold him up as the genuine hall
marked baronet For q long time past Mr. Mr.;
Priestley. a Sydney solicitor, who Is firm
believer in the identity of Cresswell, has
been making efforts to obtain the mans re-
of that institution fought the matter sue
cessfully. Recent adyices, however; go to
show that Cresswells case is likely to
again occupy the attention of the courts.
In support of Cresswells claim it is as
serted that Jean Louie the steward of the
Bella subsequently rechristened the Os-
prey. will come forward to swear that the
inmate of Gladesvile is the real Sir Roger
Tichborne. who sailed with him to Mel
bourne Another curious piece of evidence
is the statement that CressweN wears sus-
pended from his neck relic Identical with
that presented to Sir Roger as a boy by
Pope Plus TX Before the question Of lden-
tity can be decided. however, Cresswens
mental condition will have 10 be deter
mined,
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s CENTS PER LINE OF SEVEN WORDS
STATIONS

STATIONS
Alabama and 9TH sts.-s. Null.
Beilefontaine St, No. 490-Claude bletuS.
SnTisti2n Ave, No. 197-F. +. D9nhee-eiie'
Chnord Ave, No. 32s-Phillp Miller.
SoiIese Ave. and eth St.-Geo. G + lsaiets
columbia Ave ana 7th St.-Geo. 9. h uon'
Columbia and Hin Aves-R. c. Hampton.
1sla"are and AfcCsrty-H. a. PI2IaIIli, or
0Hlon ana Fletcher Aye.-Hugo II; Lem -
last - ana McCarty Sts.-E. {. Rel.K; ,,,rp
r., Wayne Ave. No. 190-Thos. IL AhoiA'0U'e
Hillside Ave. No. 18Th. w. Carter
4iih2ls and list Sts.-S. Muhl
I4tiihols and 18th Sts.-S. Muhl
Illinois and 9TH Sts.-J. NJ. Scott.
IIiiinois and I'D Sts.-Frank Keegan;
limos and North Sts.-R. NJ. Nayih: r,,odau.
44l9iana Ave. and Vermont St.-R r. D4O
9.1olana Ave, No. 201-ychn ID. Gaula'
~ adIson Ave, No. 427-Jos. NJ. pwyer.
Siass and Cornell Aves.--C. +. Barihln-
Mass. Ave. No. 3Ol-I4 Z. Haag
eIer- and Morris Sts.-C. II. Brolch.
9 9Ier- and Ray Sts.-John z. Myers.
Mer. and Russell AVe.-Geo. L. BoTsc.
1lch., No. 1883 East--Ysn Arsdale P DIE.
New York and Noble Sts.-E. II: Ehs tt
NeW York, No. 378 West-F. r. Wolcoee'
Eine, No. 201 South-A. L. Walker
senate Ave. and 30 St.-A. NJ kystSrr.
senate Ave, No 1858 North--E. e. SIe"'
smelly St. No. 1Sz-C. A. Eitel-
Ialbott Ave, Nc. 350-M. Schwartz:
Virginia Ave. and Coburn-C. G. Mue,er'
wash. st. and State Aye.-N. S. DrlSSs'
Wash. St. No. 703 East-BaTon Bros.
West ST., No. SOB North---C. w. Eichroot-
Handes and 9th Sts.-Dixon. u
North indianapolis, Library Building-A' d.
isuld & Bro Tel. 1894.
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Greek Cownrdice.

G. w. Stevens, in London Mail.
If the Greeks have yet lost n thousand
killed i'm this whole war then / can only
say the Turks have enormously under
rated their own success. If the Greeks
have some deep-laid scheme of drawing
back to dance-or to make us dance-the
better, then nobody here seems TO have
the least comprehension of the strategical
situation For the present there is only
one possible explanation. Cowardice-rank
cowardice; and L do not see where the mill
itary consequences of the Greek flight are
to end. They say the greater part have re-
treated to Pharsala, and might defend the
old frontier along the line of Mount Othrys
through Domokos. But they lose Thes-
sally. they lose the force at Trokhala, their
railway, and their depot at Volo. They
lose everything, including honor. A brave
race may swagger; an unwariike race may
placidly confess to cowardce. But for a
race of swaggerers and towards at the
same time there is no place-in Thessaly,
at all events
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KANSAS CITY, No. May 22.-The shoot
ing tournament under the auspices of the
Missouri State Fish and Game Protectiye
Association came to an end to-day. The
prize winners in the principal events were:
Twenty Targets - Gilbert, 20; Rogers,
Budd, Glover, Sergeant, Elliott, Linderman,
10 EACH
Twenty Targets-Gilbert Glover, Heikes.
j. A. r. Elliott, Sexton, Foster 20 each.
Twenty Targets-D. Elliott, 20; McIlha-
ney, j. r. Elliott, 10 each.
Twenty Targets-Gottlieb, Linderman, 20
each; Gilbert, j. r. Elliott jackson, Rum
ming, Sexton, - each.
Twenty Targets McMurchy, Gilbert,
Rudd Heilxes j. A. r. Elliott 10 each.
Twenty Targets cMurchy, Budd, Gott-
heb, Glover, j. A. X. Elliott 70 each.
Twenty Targets-Gilbert Gottlieb, Cor
NELL Lindermann, 20 each.
Twenty Targets-Hagerman, Whitworth,
Budding. 20 each.
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The Marquis of Lorne.
London Mail.

The rumors to the effect that the Mar
quis of Lorne is likely to receive an ap-
pointment abroad are pretty persistent.
and India has just been mentioned as his
possible destination. The marquis certainly
does not seem TO take very kindly 10 par
iiamentary life. He has never spoken; he
has never pat down a question on the
paper. He never goes near the smoking
room, which is the great social resort for
members Of all parties, and in which, by
the way. it might surprise many who take
party politics with fierce earnestness 10 see
Mr Chamberlain and Mr.. Labouchere hav-
ing great fun together. The marquis writes
his letter in one of the Hobbies. and watches
the debates occasionally from a seat on
a back bench. or from one of the side gall
leries. 1T Is hard TO imagine what con-
ceiVabie allurements parliamentary life
can have for him.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The new combine" against John Bull
looks formidable, but John has been con-
fronted on one or two occasions with even
greater perils than any which now seem
To face him, and he contrived 10 extricate
himself without serious loss of power or
prestige. He has been a long time in the
business and has learned tricks in diplo-
macy which none of his enemies have ever
heard Of The condition of splendid isola-
ton" which promises to enVelop him in the
near future VIII not be a new situation for
him. The kaise rs Czars, sutans or other
potentates wES lake John for sick man
are preparing a big surprise for them
selves
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alive and safest business men in the city.
As q matter of fact he was all this out
wardly and as such he did more to inn
prove and build up the city than any in
dividual Of the number of enterprising ciu
Zens during the last decade Notwithstand-
ing he has probably become 81 defaulter, ne
has my hearty sympathy, and should have
that of every citizen of Logansport, as
citizens. The private losses of individuals
who were depositors in the bank or who
blindly loaned Johnson their money! makes
them feel indignant. But there are thou
sands of people who can recall times when
Johnnie Johnson helped them through
financial difficulties and many of them
We're probably thus saved from being in the
same boat that Johnson now IS in;
He was an exemplary man in his busi-
ness, social and domestic life. lie lived on
West Market street, across the Eel river,
~ d colilIoi Idple 1ttt lot Ilolile.
1t was rather plain than otherwise. lie
could always be found at the bank during
business hours, and the rest of his time
was spent with his wife and daughter
child seven years old. His wife is a daugh-
ter of George II. Prescott, of Terre Haute.
He never came over into the city during
except Saturday nights, when he would
look over the books of his hardware store,
the management of which was in other
hands.
His downfall doubtless came about
through speculation in margins. A number
of years ago, when he was young man,
it is reported that johnson speculated and
make a big strike. The rumor is that he
hit the Toledo grain market for about
$50, 000 AT any rate, he suddenly seemed
TO come into a large amount of money, and
went into the grain business with his father
in Logansport. They conducted a legitimate
business, and seemed to prosper. The sue
cess of Johnnie on the board of trade did
not seem to act as it usually does with
young men. He seemed satisfied to let well
enough alone and it was not known if he
made further attacks upon the margins.
AT the time he went into the grain bust
ness his father William FL. Johnson, was
president of the Logansport National Bank.
John c. Ingram, now of Indianapolis, was
cashier. About ten years ago Ingram left
and the bank was reorganized as the State
National. John F. Johnson was made
cashier, and at the death of his father,
about five years ago, was elected president.
1t is an awful blow to the community, for
when man like Johnnie Johnson goes
wrong people almost have a right TO lose
faith in humanitY.''
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THE VOLUME OF TRAFFIC
COMPARISONS SHOW THAT IT is
EQUAL TO THAT OF OTHER YEARS.
Low Freight Rates Causing the I'm
favorable Earning Exhibits-Move-
ment in Favor of Pooling.

Railroad managers complain of dull
times, but a little investigation will show
that the volume of business is at its full
average, at least it is with indianapolis
lines. The unfavorable earning exhibits
with some lines are due to the low rates
at which freights are carried, rather than
a decreased tonnoge. To prove the correct
ness of this statement below is given the
loaded car movement of the third week in
May for several years past In the week
ending May p there were received and
forwarded at indianapolis 22662 cars, 1886
being loaded, against 172S1 in the week
ending May To- against 10 l25 in the CORE
spending week of 1885, against 1852 in 1885,
against 15 72l in 1894, against $3.50 in 1893,
against 10 945 in 1892, against 14,75S in 1891,
and against 1896 in 1890 From the figures
it will be seen that only in the correspond
ing week of 1895 was the loaded car move
ment in excess of that of this year. and
it should be borne in mind that the ton
mage carried now in cars has with each
year increased 1t is evident that the low
rates give much more ground for the I'M
favorable exhibits the roads are making
than does the volume OF traffic and in
vestigation will show that east-bound more
provisions, more grain products, more
dressed meats, live stock and produce are
going forward than usual in May West
bound the tonnage of both high and low
class freights shows some increase over
May, 1896, but in neither can it be said
that 1T is at an average volume handled in
the years named above, but unlike east
bound freights, WeSt-bound are carried at
better maintained and better rates. AS to
local business in several lines it is in ex-
cess OF any May in years-the stock yards,
the packing houses, the cerealine and
hominy mills, the produce men and COM
mission merchants are doing more than
usual in May; especially is this true of the
stock yards, the packing houses and prod
uce men. AS building increases and street
improvements are commenced more is do
ing on the bulk tracks. The outbound
shipments Of machinery, furniture and
other goods manufactured here have in
creased of late, but yet fall below the good
times volume. Each week is showing some
Improvement and it is evident that for
some weeks to come local business will be
of much larger volume than that of many
months past.
Below is given the car movement of the
week ending May p and for the CORE
spending periods of 1896 and 1895:
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For freight.

English railway accounts are not stated
per ton mile, and their rates usually also
include carriage. A comparison is, there
fore, difficult, but a treatise by Edward
Bates Dorsey upon American and British
Railways Compared" which was awarded
the Norman medal of the American Society
of Civil Engineers, said of the freight rates
The rate as given from Liverpool to Biz
mingham. ninety-seven miles, on grain and
-four, is 500 per gross ton. and the rate as
given from Chicago to New York, 1000
miles, is $3.50 per gross ton" ct is now
j. s. Jeans, on Railroad Problems" (Lon-
don, 1856, said as follows: English rail
ways practically work on the same tariffs
tenn 1t is probable that the average ton
and mile rate on English railways will not
be much if any under 11sd 6 cents). which
is just three times the amount charged on
the principal American lines"
Our best late information is that our rates
have been reduced since. then more than
The average receipts of all European rail-
ways in 1890 were $500 per mile; ours,
$5,70e, or SO per cent. as much.
If these annual reductions in railway
rates continue they will stop investments
of capital for construction and betterments,
will impair the physical conditions of the
railways most affected, will induce inferior
service with increased risks to persons and
property and cause yet greater depletlons
of the values of railway securities. This
will be mainly caused by so-called 'competi-
ton by adverse legislation, by Withholding
proper legislation. by erroneous IeSal 1udg-
ments, or from some combination of those
hurts.
We have 26.5 miles of railway for every
10000 inhabitants while Great Britain and
Ireland, Germany, France and Austria
Hungary average but "a miles.
AMERICAN AND FOREIGN WAGES.
Comparing the wages of American and
foreign railway labor, the following state
ment will suffice, as the same ratio eX-
tended substantially through other
branches of railway service:
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New Worlds Record.

DENVER Col, May 22.--W. w. Ham
ilton the well-known bcyclist, this after
noon defeated "A. l.. Hackenberger ina twen-
ty-five-mile unpaced race in 1:01:59, and at
the same time made a new worlds record.
The race was from a standing start for
which there was no record, but the unpaced
record for flying start is 1O2:37 10, made by
A. f. Sem, at Louisville, in November,
1895 To-day's race was for $500 a side. The
riders started from opposite sides of the
track and rode in opposite directions.
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Defective indictments.

FRANKFORT, KY, May 22.-The indict-
ments against DR. w. Godfrey Hunter, ex-
Congressman Wilson and Mr. E. T. Franks
were argued on demurrer before Circuit
ton to quash was taken under adyisement
by the court. The attorneys for the defense
base their demurrerS on the ground that
while there is a statutory penalty in this
State for bribery or attempt to bride, there
is none for "conspiring to bribe," the Of
tense charged in the indictments.
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independent TeIephone Meeting.

FIT. WAYNE, Ind, May "a meeting
of the managers of the Independent tele-
phone lines in Ohio, Indiana. Illinois, Iowa,
and Nebraska will be held here next Mon
day on call Of President George w. Beers.
of the Home Telephone Company, of this
city. While in session they will be in con-
sultation with Hon. Robert S. Taylor, of
this city, who has been for the past four
years counsel for the United States in the
Berliner case. The meeting will be of inn
portance as before they adjourn they will
decide on the best way to protect them~
selves against the Bell corporation.
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ponoun RniIroad Scheme.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua. May S.-For the
last three weeks Charles Smith, represent
ing a syndicate of English capitalists, has
been quietly but actively engaged in en-
listing the interests of willing officials in
behalf of freight railway across
Nicaragua, against the American COM
panys contract. For two months prior to
coming here he was in Costa Rica promot-
ing the same project.
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Trnnic Notes.

Last week 5,l96 empty cars were handled
at indianapolis, 3S8 fewer than in the pre-
ceding week.
The Monon handled at Indianapolis last
week GAS cars Asa being loaded Is fewer
loaded cars than in the preceding week.
The Peoria a. Eastern, both divisions,
handled at indianapolis l,956 cars. .46l be-
ing loaded cars, a decrease of q loaded
cars
The Vandalia handled at this terminal
last week 1853 cars, l,S0I being loaded cars,
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New Line Into Ohio Coal Field.

DETROIT, Mich, May %. - Beginning
Monday, Detroit will have a new southern
railroad into the Ohio coal district. The
first train will arrive over the Detroit, Lima
& Northern road from Springfield, o., en-
tering Detroit over the Wabash road.
Through trains will also be run to Cfncin-
natl shortly. The new line will be COM
petitor in rates from Toledo and the South
with the Michigan Central and Lake Shore.
1t has a great number of important connec-
lions. The new road was organized by
Hon. Calvin S. Brice.
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DIED.

-
eiay nieht Nav % 1881 The funeral will take
place from the chapel of the First Presbyterian
Church Monday CMay "a afternoon at
O'Clock. Friends invited.
SIAIMONS-B. F. Simmons, Sunday morning,
May %. 1887, at 80, aged seventy seven years.
Funeral from family residence, No. 10 Irving
place School street, Tuesday afternoon, May 70,
D. Friends invited. Burial private
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W., died at Lincoln, Neb.,
Friday May q. Funeral services Tuesday aft
ernoon at 2 o'clock at PCS South Alabama street
and at St. PauFs Lutheran Church, corner
McCarty and New Jersey streets, at 2;30.
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View branches TO Cedar Lake.

1t is reported at Crown Point that the
Erie and Panhandle Railroad Companies
will soon begin to build an electric line from
that city to Cedar Lake, summer resort
we'll known to Indianapolis people. This
will be done by the two railroads to COM
pete with the Monon, which is putting $780,
600 in a park there and expects to have
thousands of people to the lake daily from
Chicago and indianapolis. 1t is also said
the two lines will build park there similar
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