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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-14
RECORD BREAKING WEEK
THE LOADED-CAR MOVEMENT WAS
HEAVIER THAN EVER KNOWN.
A Large Tonnage of Grain Moving
Passenger officials Fighting the
Two-Cent-Fare-BiI in Ohio.

The train sheets show that all records
were exceeded in the week ending Feb. Y
in the loaded-car movement, and it is stated
by transportation officials that more grain
was handled last week than in any seven
days in the history of the roads. The train
records show that g, $40 cars were received
and forwarded at Indianapolis, 23,3S7 being
loaded, So more than in any one week in
the twenty-five years the weekly movement
has been published. The loaded-car move
ment last week exceeded that of the COR
responding week of 1897 by 3,4SS cars, that
Of 1896 by 1908 cars, that of 1895 by S,343
cars, and that of 1894 by 71o7 cars. While
the large increase shown is chiefly in grain
in other classes OF freight the tonnage has
been considerably in excess of the corre-
spending period last year. In all lines of
export traffic the shipments were unusually
heavy in provisions, cerealine products, cat
tie and horses. West-bound handsome in
crease in tonnage of the higher-class
freights is shown, such as dry goods, mil
linery goods, and the advance in sugars
has increased the shipments to Western
markets. While the roads are handling
smaller quantity Of anthracite coal than
few weeks ago in Ohio and Indiana Goals,
there is a larger tonnage mining. North
and-south lines are doing a good business
Local business is unprecedentedly heavy
for February. Local freight men say that
more grain was brought in for local inter-
ests last week than in any week for years
While, as in through business, grain formed
important feature last week, in other
lines of traffic business was unusually
heavy. At the stock yards large business
was done, and the packing houses were
large shippers. Indianapolis manufacturers
seldom ship of their products in six
days than they did last week, and there
was some complaint over the inability to
get cars, the furniture manufacturers being
of the number. Below is given the car move
ment for the week ending Feb. II and for
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through large cities is providential. In
other words, in times Of public disturbance,
the well-nourished girl baby tends to dis
appear in favor of her more easily nour-
ished brother On the principle of the sur
vival OF the tittest, 1t is this quality In man
which has, among others made it possible
for him to survive great disasters, whether
of his own making or not.
The same law persists in the animal king
dom, a few selected examples will prove.
As stated by that eminent authority, Prof.
Patrick Geddes. senior resident of Uni
verSity Hall, Edinburgh, the law is this:
Such conditions as deficient or abnormal
food. high temperature, deficient light,
moisture and the like are obviously such as
would tend to produce a preponderance OF
waste over repair and these conditions tend
to result in the production of males. SINH
abundant and rich nutrition, abundant light
and moisture, favor constructive processes,
and these conditions result in the produc-
ton of females" For which these proofs
may be adduced.
Tadpoles-what the English call pollywigs
and Americans pollywogs-appear TO pass
through an indeterminate stage. Yung, by
experiment, found that when left to them
selves the females predcminated, in the pro-
portion of about fifty-seven to forty-three in
the hundred. Then, taking three broods OF
a hundred each, Yung fed the first with beef
and raised the proportions to seventy-eight
and twenty-five; the second with fish, get
ting eighty-one to nfneteen; while the third
was supplied with the particularly nutri-
tious flesh of frogs and the. result was
The results are even more striking with
bees; for there the insects themselves are
carrying on the process OF nutrition The
queen bees are most richly nourished, while
the drones get less than the neutral work
ers BY the simple expedient of controlling
the diet of the larvae each community OF
bees is able to arrange for the sexes of Its
members, according to its undertaking of
the highest requirements or the hiVe-tnat
is. the proportion which will best enable
that community to survive and perform Its
work This, ii may be pointed out, Will be
the result with humankind whenever DIR.
Schenck's theory is combined with the high
est wisdom.
Won Siebold shows that in certain kinds
of wasps the broods which come out during
the inclemencies, cold and insufficient food
of early spring, have an Overwhelming per-
centage Of males-eighty-six to fourteen In
the hundred-and that this steadily decreas-
es with increasing food supplies and greater
warmth, until in September, there are no
males developed at all. And this has been
shown to be true of aphides, moths. butter
flies and many other of the lower forms OK
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their honeymoon. travelling on money he has
kept in their possession. Later they visited
several places in the South, and finally came
TO Philadelphia to make their home. The
promised allowance from the elder Lorillard
proved 10 be n mere pittance, and the young
man was obliged to hustle for a living. He
engaged in real estate enterprises and other
business schemes that did not require much
capital, and is said to have succeeded quite
Two or three years ago Lorillard's mother
died, and he attended her funeral. When
her Will was opened it was found that two
children, Ernest l.. Lorillard and Mrs. VIII
liam II. Sans, had been left 81 coo apiece,
while young Jacob was expressly cut of
without penny in these words:
by reason of the marriage of my son
Jacob, against my wishes. ard which /
never sanctioned. L disinherit Aim
The young man swallowed this disap-
pointment and returned to Philadelphia TO
keep on hustling for a living. In the mean
time his marital troubles had sprung up
In addition to the allegations made in the
libel it is said on behalf of Lorillard that
he found he could not earn enough money
to meet the expensive wants of his wife,
and their troubles eliminated in the separa-
The Eorillard family in New York has
known that the young couple had finally
separated; but it is stated that they re-
garded their parting merely as a bluff -
Young L4orillard says he does not care how
the family view the divorce, for he has
learned how TO make his own way In the
world 1t may be, however, that a recon-
citation will follow. Jacob Lorilard, ST.,
who was married again to an English
woman, is due to return to New York with
his new wife in u few days, and it is pos
Sible that the announcement of the sever
ance of his sons marital bonds may lead 10
a family reunion and the reinstatement OF
Jacob, jr., in his financial and social posi-
tons.
Throughout all his troubles the young
man has always retained the favor or his
uncle, Pierre Lorillard, and has frequently
gone from this city to visit his uncle DIG
stock farms in South Jersey. Both young
Mr.. and Mrs Lorillard remain in this city
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PIKE ROAD LETTING.


Notice Is hereby given that sealed bids will be
received by the auditor of Jennings county, In
Giana for the construction OF eight and 0ne-half
lsik) miles Of pike road in Center township. Jen-
Tings county. Indiana, according 10 the map. pro-
file, plans and specifications now file In the
auditors Office at Vernon. Ind. Said eight and
oue-half $50 miles is divided into three CD di-
visions as follows.
Division No / is 211 miles and 100 feet in length
and contains Sections l, and g.
Division No is ITO miles and IS feet in
length ard contains Sections 4. and g.
Division No. is 3S-loo miles and IA clio feet
IN length and contains Sections Z. s and 10.
Separate bids must be filed upon each division
No bid will be entertained in excess of the esti-
mated cost reported by engineer and viewers.
Bidders 10 he bonds in double the amount OF
their bid for the faithful performance of the
work. with sufficient sureties and at least two
solvent resident freehold sureties OF Jennings
county. Indiana. All bids must be fled with the
county auditor at Vernon, Ind, by 10 O'Clock a.
m. Feb. "a. 1898, ana the bids shall he opened at
once and the contract awarded All bidders must
furnish w. S. Matthews. county attorney, at
North Vernon, Ind. list of the offered
on their bonds or furnish other proof of the suf-
1ciency OF the bond on or before Feb. p, 1895
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids and award the contract In accordance
with the law and equity of the bids fled. II the
event that the bonds TO be sold to pay for said
said bidder or bidders 10 take the bonds in pay
ment OF his or their contract price. All pros
pective bidders are hereby notified that II said
bonds are not sold within sixty ttO days from the
date OF awarding OF contract either 10 the con-
tractor other parties then the contract entered
into in pursuance OF this notice Is be forfeited
and OF no effect. Bidders to include in their bid
the amount OF damages allowed TO wit. $425.
W. A. CHEEYER,
JOHN s. VANCLEAVE.
CHARLES G. BEATTY,
Commissioners.
witness my hand and the seal OF the Board OF
Commissioners OF Jennings county, Indiana this
HENRY HENcHMAN,
EBeail Auditor OF jennings County.
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pR. scHENcK,s THEoRY.
1t Was Discussed Long Before the
Austrian Took 1t Up.

Chicago Times-H Herald.
DIR. Schenck, the Viennese man of science.
who has discovered method by which sex
can be determined in advance of birth, is
not the first TO have ideas on this important
subject. In the eighteenth century Drelin-
court set forth theory of his own. demon
strating in the same book that the 262 hy-
potheses which had preceded his were
groundless. When, q few years later, Blu
menbach came to advance his own notions
of what this might be- he quantity re-
marked that Drelincourt had provided the
two hundred and sixty-third of these inter-
esting conjectures, unconscious that his own
'.bildungstreb was the two hundred and
sixty-fourth. Since that time the number
has run up past the thousand point, so
clearly is the ignorance of humankind es-
tablshed on a point which so vitality con-
But. amidst ali this guessing. true science
was making progress Rolph-taken off in
his prirne-laid down the principle that the
well-nourished cell is female, the less nutri-
tive hungrier and more mobile cell male.
At this time Lloyd Jones demonstrated that
one OF the organic di1erences-tne chief one,
in fact since the blood is the source OF life
between the man and woman lay in the
number of blood corpuscles. Upon these two
authorities DR.. Schenck builds his system,
which is said TO have had its perfect truth
demonstrated by repeated experiment In
brief ho discovers that 1000 of certain
specified kinds will increase or decrease the
number of blood corpuscles and thereby de-
ternine the sex. There are many things in
nature which bear out his contention.
All physiological chemists are agreed that
mon have in round numbers, about ten red
blood corpuscles TO the women nine. With
i'm certain ascertainable limits abundance Of
food has a tendency to thin the blood, just
as the indulgence in water produces the
same result 1t has been the common
knowledge Of the race for centuries that IN
times OF great pubic calamitles-Wa
famines pestilences, cataclysms and the
like-the proportion OF boys Is greatly in
creased. The change IN the birthrate has
been called providential; but Ii is provi-
dental in the same sense in which. as has
been remarked the running of rivers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-14

Vice President Shaughnessy. of the Cana
dian Pacific, has replied in a very saucy
way to the general passenger agents of
American transcontinental roads. taking
the same position as that assumed by Pas
senger Traffic Manager McNicol Mr..
Shaughnessy says: Unless the American
roads within three days withdraw all cut
rates which are now in existence to North
Pacific coast points the Canadian Pacific
will proceed TO protect its interests in the
manner which seems to it best This dec
laration has startled the American lines
and it is likely that meeting Of all the in
terested roads Will be held within a few
American roads. IT is practically certain
that an effort will be made to get ali roads,
having relations with the Canadian Pacific.
to declare them suspended until such time
as the Canadian Pacific is willing TO confer
with the other roads in the matter of Alas
ka rates.
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DIVORCE FOR A LORILLARD.
Family Objected to His Marriage, and
Seems to Have Been Right.

Back Of the divorce which was granted
yesterday in Common Pleas Court No
to JACOB lorinard, Jr., from his Wife, Alb
bic M. Lorillard, is very interesting story
Lorillard is a scion of the New York mil
lionaire family of that name and until the
time of his marriage seven Years ago he
was prominent memher of the voI,n oa,.
set in the upper crust of Gotham society
But as q penalty for marrying the young
woman from whom he has just obtained a
divorce he was disowned by his family.
sent away from New York in social ostra-
cism and lost his rightful portion of 81, 000-
900 of his mothers estate and was cut off
without a penny in her will.
Young Lorillard has been living in this
city for several years. having had cozy
little home on North Twenty-second street
until about a year ago, when domestic in
felicity separated the couple. In December
last Attorney Robert j. Arundel counsel
ting forth in the libel that the couple were
uncongenial and that Mrs. Lorillard treated
her husband in a cruel, indignant and in
tOlerable manner"
AS Mrs. Lorillard made no defense, the
outcome of the suit was foregone conclu-
the couple had utterly failed to live happily
together, and this. coupled with the fact
that the husband was not in q position to
satisfy the wife's expensive wants led the
former to seek a legal separation. Mrs.
Lorillard, also tired of the nuptial bonds
agreed to this, and the case was disposed
of as stated.
Lorillard is the son of Jacob Lorillard and
the nephew of Pierre Isorillard, both million
aires. His mother member of New York's
smart set, also possessed millions in her
own right The family was shocked when
young Lorillard announced. seven years
ago, that he had married a young girl with
whom he had fallen in love- II mattered not
that she was OF a respectable family or was
beautiful or charming: she was poor and
unknown In New York society, so the Lorll-
lard family declared that the son must cut
loose from his wife. or stand the conse-
quences.
All sorts Of threats were made, but the
n hat xx-ifn xyoc
good as the finest in the -Four Hundred"
and that he would stand by her. Conclud-
ing that mere threats and protests We're I'M
availing, the family proceeded to put these
into execution, cut off the young mans in
come and turned him out of the parental
home. His father, q little more lenient than
the others promised him an allowance if he
would leave New York for good, and he ac-
cepted the offer. The condition named was
that young Lorillard should never go nearer
to New York than Trenton
with bis bride. be went TO FLORIDA for
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-14
Industrial Notes.

The inspection Of grain since Feb has
been 9S3 cars the deliveries to local INDUS
tries being the largest in years.
Indianapolis elevators contained on Satur-
day but 81 AIT bushels of wheat, S6947 BUSH
els of corn and 10000 bushels of oats
Dean Brothers are running their machine
shop department fifteen iours a day and
their foundry twelve hours Ia day. and en-
ploying over three hundred men.
Within the last thirty days the lockwood
Manufacturing Company has shipped six
the pay for them before they were shipped.
The National Starch Company, one of
the largest plants located at Indianapolis,
in 1897 was operated at a profit of $4,000,
Of which sum $4,000 was paid out in divi-
dends.
The lockwood Manufacturing Company
last week made a shipment of paper pulleys
for use in an electric plant being installed
in one OF her MaJestey's buildings at Wind
sor Castle.
Comstock & Coonse state that their bust
ness is 90 per cent better than one year
ago. Their customers are again buying
pumps by the carload, instead Of a few
dozen at time
The Ittenbach & Co. Stone Company has
recently put In operation the largest stone
gang saws, planners, etc, is said to be one
of the most complete in this country
The Chandler-Taylor Company is running
it's machine shops and foundry twenty
hours day, having two gangs of men. The
establishment now has the largest number
of men employed at any time in its BUSH
ness career of over forty years.
President Mendenhal of the Hoosier
Sweat-pad Company, states that sales since
Dec. have been fully double those of the
corresponding period last year, and the es-
Enlistment is giving employment to twice
as many people as in February last year.
B. d. Walcott, president of the Indian
apolis terra Gotta works, states that the
outlook for his business is very promising.
The company has already closed contracts
for four large jobs, on which it will begin
work as soon as the Specifications are re-
received. The contracts are quite large
ones.
The Daniel Stewart Company is running
its plate-glass polishing and grinding de-
partment day and night, employing about
sixty men. The company of late has been
pressed with orders, last week making ship
ments of large-sized plate glass to Denim
go, N. M: Henderson. Tex; Montevallo,
Ala, and Lynchburg, va.
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PEOPLE WHO POSE FOR OFFICE.
photographs of Applicants Which Are
Sent to the President.
Washington Post

There is an annex to the postoffice
museum that is run by a bright young lady
who has been in the office of the fourth as
sistant postmaster general for some years.
Though curious enough to interest students
of human nature, it is known to but few of
the many visitors. 1t seems a custom of
long standing for applicants for postotfices
to send to the President with their creden-
tials, and sometimes without, pictures not
only of themselves, but of their entire fami-
lies and all of their relatives, no doubt to
show the prospective voters. These pictures
are sent by the President to the postmaster
general and eventually find their way to
the young lady who prides herself on this
curious collection. There are women old
and women young, black and white, fat and
thin Some are good to look upon and prob
ably intended to produce a gentle hutter in
the Presidents heart, and others so abso-
lutely homely as TO fill a bodys heart with
pity But they are all done up in their
Sunday best to set for picture. There
are great brawny men who look as though
they might know better, along with those
who expose their infirmities to the photog-
rapher that the President may be touched
to pity-and spoils
not see through a pigeonhole unless the
elevation to office might do it. Some men
without arms and others with a leg or so
missing; still others crippled with rheuma-
tisn. Men taken in their old army uni
forms, and one fond father sent a picture
Of his son holding up the American flag
upon the occasion of a Republican rally.
Young men fondly embracing their wives
and babies and a doting grandfather with
enough sons and daughters, grandchlldren
and great grandchildren, nieces and
nephews to fill all the postoffices in his
State figure in the collection. One good
man sends along his own and his wife's pic
ture, telling the President that If he does
not choose to give the office to him he can
give it to his wife. Just so II Is in the fam
lily it will make no material difference. As
the prize curiosity of this collection, in the
middle of the screen upon which the young
lady has arranged her collection. sits
great, brawny man, posed with his trouser
leg rolled TO his knee and displaying a most
revolving sore. How the poor President al
lows these grewsome pictures to influence
office is a question. Maybe, mercitully TO
him he never sees them. But this is
custom ages old.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-02-14

Republican Opposition to Free Silver
as Strong Ever.
New York Evening Sun.


In some of the Washington dispatches to
Western newspapers on the day the vote on
the Tell 81 resolution was taken in the House
it was intimated that from thirty TO fifty
under pressure. We read, for instance:
1.-The proceedings in the House to-day were
called the slaughter of the innocents, be-
cause so many of the Western members
fear that their votes will be counted against
them at the next election. And again: Ihe
speaker was compelled to use his personal
influence to keep several men in line. lie
went down upon the floor, and saw every
doubling Thomas. Mr.. Dingley and Mr..
Cannon, the chairmen of the two leading
committees, and Mr.. Dalzell and Mr.. Hen
derson, the majority representatives upon
the committee on rules assisted, and in this
way the Republican members were rounded
up and branded, SO that they could not es-
cape identification. The resistance, however,
was not so strong as expected Who exa
Certainly none was expected by anybody
who understands on what issue the Fifty
fifth Congress was elected. If ever ques-
ton was threshed out to the last straw in
a congressional election it was the silver
question in 1896. For the first time the Re
publican party took its stand as unit
against free coinage and refused to equivo-
cate. The common sense of the people sus-
tanned them, and the Republican majority
of tifty-two in the House of the Fffty-hfth
Congress honestly and fearlessly represents
the popular will. The opposition is made up
of 122 Democrats, Is fusionists, IL Popu-
lists and three of the so-called Silver
the free silver virus warranted to keep pros
perity at distance.
No, the resistance" was not so strong
as was expected and the Republican leaders
did not have from thirty to fifty doubling
Thomases to deal with. The fighting spirit
of the Republican party on this issue was
well exemplifed the other day in a Re
publican congressional convention in the
Fourth district of Indiana, when an
emphatic declaration was made In favor
of the gold standard This district William
S. Holman, Democrat, carried in 1896 by
plurality of S25 in a total vote of 46,471. Hol-
man, of course, made his canvass on a free
silver platform. If pandering to the silver
fanatics is to be looked for anywhere 1t
is in such a district as the Fourth In
diana, but the Republicans, their
platform proves are more aggressive than
ever. And so 1t is all over the West, where
the battle was won so gloriously in 1896.
Vacilation and trimming are foreign to the
spirit of the Republican party to-day. 1t is
the merest rubbish to suggest that the lash
was used to get sound-money majority of
fifty into line to vote down the Teller free
coinage resolution.