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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-05
0EMTIOT DIR. A. E. BUCHANAN
OuV A4O1 a2.ss Whea Building.
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Miss Bessie Huff is visiting friends at
a.. Aurora
Mr.. Charles Crane is visiting Mrs. Cliftc II
Comfy and family.
Mrs. e. w. Spicer and daughter are guests
Of relatives at Chicago.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fletcher Hines will enter
tain friends this evening.
Miss Sue Read is the guest of her sister
Mrs. L. Walker, at Troy. o.
Miss Opal Vorhis has returned from a visit
10 MISS Nell brown, at Franklin.
Mr.. Henry c. Van Anda has returned from
visit to his parents i'll Evanston
Mrs. Charles H Walcott and family will
sail for home July IS from Europe.
Miss Jeanette Smith is visiting Mr. and
Mrs Isaac HammCni, iii Greencasi:p
Mr. and Mrs. Charles w Merritt will sail
Tor Europe July 70, TO spend several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Kelsey and daugh-
ter have gone to Connecticut for the sum-
mer.
Mrs. Frederick Baggs has returned from
Greenfield where she has been for a fort
night
Mrs. w H. Elvin will go to Nashville
Tuesday to attend the Y. P. S. C. E. con-
vention.
Mrs. Frederick A. Joss and family have
gone to their cottage at Rome City for the
summer.
Mrs. Fletcher Fines entertained q Tarty
of friends yesterday at h'r country place at
Millersvlle
Misses Anna and Louise Spann have re-
turned from a visit to Miss Bessie Black al
Springfield. o.
Miss Roda Selleck. Miss Louise Wright
and Miss Margaret Quinn left last night for
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BLANCO AND CERVERA
EVIDENCE THAT THE GENERAL DID
NOT LIKE THE ADMIRAL.
Wanted the Queen Regent to Place
fish FIeet-Americans Be1ittled.

NEW YORK, July 4.--Advices received by
the Cuban Junto sent before the destruc-
ton of Cervera's fleet, says: News has
reached here to the effect that Captain Gen.
eral Blanco has sent message from Ha-
vana to the Queen Regent Of Spain request
ing her to relieve Admiral Cervera from
command of the fleet in the harbor of SAINT
iago and urging that he be replaced by
Commodore Villamil. General Blanco said
further that he did not believe Admiral Ger
vera was equal to the Importance OF his
command, and intimated that IL Santiago
is lost 1t win be due to his neglect to take
advantage of his opportunities. Blanco
thinks that Admiral Cervera has allowed
valuable opportunities to slip by while he
has been lying In the harbor of Santiago,
and says that he should have gone out to
meet and fight the American fleet before the
invading army was given an opportunity 10
land.
At the same time Blanco's message shows
that he still believes, or rather hopes that
Spain will be victorious. He informs the
Queen Regent that the dissension and revolt
among the police and volunteers in Havana
due TO the strict observance OF military dis
cipline. have blown over, and the inhabi-
tants Of the city as well the soldiers, are
pacific and patriotic in their expressions and
actions. He says that the american soldiers
are not fit to fight In Cuba, never having
had any experience In tropical countries.
and the intense heat and peculiar climate
have produced much illness among them.
temptuously. saying that no account Is to
be taken OF them. and he urges the Queen
Regent 70 pay no attention 70 American re-
ports Of victory In Cuba, which, he says.
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Chicago. where they will join a class in
composition, In the art department of the
chicago University.
Mr.: and Mrs. II. W. Wilson and children
month of July.
Miss Jane Brown will return to-day from
Denver, WHARF, She has beer since October
visiting relatives.
Petoskey this evening to spend the remain
der of the month.
Miss Eta Miller will leave for Washing
ton this evening to attend the national COM
vention OF teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. ALA Conduit entertained
friends yesterday at luncheon and spent the
afternoon at whist
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Anderson have re-
turned from visit 10 Prof. and Mrs. ker-
lin at Martinsville.
Miss Brant. who has been the guest Of her
aunt, Mrs. Albert Minter, will return to her
home In Texas to-day
Miss Georgia Alexander has gone to Bos-
ton where she will attend the summer school
Of the Harvard Annex.
Mrs. and Mrs. v. T.. Maio-t and party.
who went to Maxinkucsxee in their rrlvate
car, viii return home to-day
Mrs. Newburg nd s:star, Miss Vivian
Greene, will go to Rhea Springs, Tenn, to-
morrow to .emain iwo montcs
Mrs Frank james has returned from Lou
isvilIe and she will go to Marquette the last
or the month to join Mrs. Shalcross.
MIS- john M. Spann ana daughter Ger
trude have gone to Malone, ". z, for the
summer and will be joined later by Mr.
Spann.
Mrs. Robert Courtney Wright, of Column
bia, s. c., has come to spend the summer
with her parents, Judge and Mrs. Byron K
Elliott
Miss Carrie Fahnley. accompanied ty
Misses Bertha and Ada Fahnley. will leave
to-day for Harbor Point, Mich, to remain
several weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Washington Nicely
nave returned from their wedding trip and
Will spend this week with Governor and
Mrs Mount at Woodruff Place.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs. Mar
garet Dell for the marriage of her daughter
Mabel and Mr.. Albert n. Horuff, to take
place Wednesday morning. July 20, at 1890
O'Clock, at ST. Mary's Church. The at home
announcement is No. $40 Fletcher avenue
after Sept. L
There will be meeting Of ladies this
morning at $3.50 o'clock at the residence Of
Mrs. Charles w. Fairbanks at the corner
|. of Park avenue and Sixteenth street. to
make preparations for the lawn fete t. be
given there Friday evening for the battery
A boys. Anyone who is interested IS asked
to attend and help.
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to Mayor Taggart, is to be donated to the
city, is west Of Capitol avenue and south
of Fall creek. 1t cannot be surely said as
yet that the land will be given, and for that
reason the name of the owner must be with
held. Some of the other owners of prop
erty embraced in the proposed Fall creek
park system have signitied that they are
ready to make more reasonable terms to the
city for the sale of their land, providing
the city will not ask for as much of it as
called for in the original Fall creek park
plans
Mayor Taggart said last night: The Fall
creek park system is still a possibility. 1
hope we will have this matter settled this
week.
For the reason that the Fan creek system
is still possibility. action will not be taken
at this time to have the Council authorize
the purchase of the White river land II
the Fall creek land is bought and made into
a park system, the White river system will
have to be given up. The Fall creek park
system has the favor of those who have stu
diously compared the benefits to be derived
from the White river system.
The Board of Public Works will meet this
morning to discuss park business. The
Council will probably be asked TO author
ize the purchase of the Pogue's run park
land, the Davidson property and the Kir-
land property, and the payment Of the in
cumbrances on the Spades property. Mayor
Taggart favors calling the Spades Park
that is to be, Spades Place." In honor of
the donor Of the property.
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THE GOLF TOURNAMENT.
George CattersQn and Mrs. HI. III. How
land the Winners.

The most successful tournament yet held
under the auspices of the Country Club oc-
CURED yesterday, when the cup presented
by S. A Nebeker, who was the winner of
the Memorial day tournament, was played
for by the men of the club, while the
Lockard-Miller cup was the prize offered
for the competition of the ladies. The pre-
liminaries were played Saturday. The eight
men making the best scores on that occa-
sion were Messrs Johnson, Catterson. Mil
iken, S. Van Camp, Burford, Murphy. H.
Coburn and Nebeker. These eight having
qualified, played the finals yesterday. The
four ladies making the lowest score Satur-
day for nine holes were Mesdames H. H.
Rowland. E. c. Miller, Harry Murphy and
Miss Louise Erwin and they played their
finals also yesterday. Following are the
scores of the men:
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suners =.

sumers .................... 1866
Indianapolis-Annual revenue. not :.
including hydrant rental ......... $22O,OOO.OO
Including hydrant rental -. 1892. Az. "A
napolis-Estimated cost of -. =.
Louisville-oActual cost of opera . -
Indianapolis-Co Of plant (under :. :. :.
Louisville-Cost of plant Dos, ABB SS
The city of Louisville, some years ago,
purchased the stock of the Louisville Water
Company. subject to mortgage indebted
ness, and has been paying for it out OF the
revenues of the plant.
1T will be noted that the city Of Louis
vile has more than double the number OF
consumers and only few more miles of
water Mains and is deriving an annual rev.
enue of $107 600 more than indianapolis from
private consumers.
1.-THE increased revenue from the prop
erty could be applied in paying for extern
sions of water mains and improvements of
the plant in the future, in addition to the
$4S1 450 provided out of the present revenues
as heretofore shown.
Under municipal ownership the number
of water consumers would doubtless be In
creased so that the revenues would be more
than sufficient to provide for these improve
ments.
I'm my former letter simply outlined
plan under which believed the city Of In
dianapols could acquire the water works,
after discussing the matter with some of the
stockholders. In this letter / have en-
deavored to set forth details Of this trans
action in order that you may determine
whether municipal ownership is desired I'M
der this plan. The stockholders are not Of
fering the property for sale, but II the city
desires to purchase under the terms set
forth in this letter. / am assured by the
owners of over three-fourths of the stock
of the company that this plan will be ac-
ceptable to them, as well as others If. af-
ter due consideration, you wish to proceed
with the negotiation. kindly advise
Mr.. Hord's letter was referred to City
Controller johnson for verihcation. The
members of the board and Mayor Taggart
are delighted with the proposition and favor
its speedy acceptance. It will. however. be
carefully examined.
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are written for the, sensational American
press, and have no foundation in fact
According to the message Blanco says
that a number of vessels, loaded with pro-
visions from various ports, have arrived.
and that there is no danger Of a famine.
The American blockade of Havana, he says,
is absolutely Intellectual, and the steamers
find no difficulty in running It. A few Of
them are captured, but the majority, so far,
have succeeded in landing their cargces.
At the same time the Queen Regent re-
ceived information from the representa- dives
Of the South American governments In Mad
rid that they could not undertake to inter-
vene or interiors in any way with the Span
ish-AmeTican war. even to the extent of Of
fering their services in the matter of Sc
curing favorable peace terms. Their de-
clination is accompanied by expressions OF
regret, but it is couched in such terms as
to leave Spain no hope of aid from that
quarter. The majority OF the South Amer
lean governments represented in Madrid,
while preserving a strict neutrality. are at
heart in favor OF Cuba, IL not OF the United
States, and would do nothing to place OBJ
stacles in the way of the island people and
the independence. which now seems assured
to them.
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lowing-named Indianians:
Original-David L. Osborne, Indianapolis
S.; Thomas Kelley, LogansLort, IS; Charles
l.. Johnson, National Military Home. Ma
rion, S.
Increase-Ira H. Bennett. indianapolis
SO to $12; John Catteriin, Wiliamsport, 81
TO $14; Patrick Quinn, New Albany, IS to $40;
Peter Glenn, Foster, $40 to S14; John C. Nus
sell Mount Vernon IS to $40; Roscoe G.
Hutchins, South Milford, S. to So.
Reissue-Charles w. Johnson, Moore's
Hill. $45.
Original Widows, etc. Especial, June NJ
Susan E. Traut, Noblesvflle. S.; Mary A.
Morris (mother), Cromwell S12; Elizabeth
Loogootee, SIT: Margarefta Tolten Riddle,
S.: Frances Cottrel Columbus, S.: minor OF
John Reedy, Attica, SO; Matilda Moss. New
London, S.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Editor Rickert, of the Delphi Journal, is
in the city.
Oscar Cleveland, six years old, living at
222 Lincoln lane, swallowed some sugar of
lead yesterday by mistake. DR.. Sanders, of
the City Dispensary, brought the boy out
Of danger.
William Block, colored, living in West In
dianapols was arrested YESTERDAY by Ue-
tectives Asch and Dugan for stealing pota-
toes belonging TO J. l.. Reach from cars in
the Vandalia yard.
Mrs. Edith Perry, a woman seventy-four
years DID, was run down by a woman BIZ
1yclist yesterday morning and her left
femur broken. On account of her advanced
age she is in serious condition. She lives
at "a South Capitol avenue
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A PLANT FOR $1,000, 900
THE PROPOSITION FROM THE WA
TER WORKS STOCKHOLDERS.
city to Pay 5000, 900 Cash and s12O, 900
Hydrant Rental for Twenty
Five Years.

The anstiously awaited letter from Will
liam B. Hord, attorney, of New York, con-
veying direct proposition from the own
ers of the Indianapolis Water Company for
the sale OF the property to the city, was re-
ceived by Mayor Taggart and the Board OF
Public Works yesterday morning. The
proposition includes the immediate possess
sion of the plant by the city on the pay
ment or 100000 cash. After twenty-five
years, during which the city will pay $780,
COO year water rentals $4,000 more than
1t is paying annually at presently, the city
will come into complete ownership of the
property. Mr. Hord's letter is as follows:
I beg to acknowledge receipt of your
communication of the oath ult. relative to
the purchase or the water works by the city
OF indianapolis, and requesting a definite
proposition from the stockholders of the
Indianapolis Water Company for the sale
OF the plant along the lines indicated in my
letter of the 18th ult. to the Hon. Thomas
Taggart, mayor OF your city, setting forth
specifically the price and exact terms upon
which such purchase can be made.
II have AYE, recently discussed this question
three-fourths of the stock OF the company
and they assure me that they will favor a
sale Of the property to the city and give
in my former letter to you, viz:
IF the city will agree to pay the COM
pdfly @l1OVUV per dElnum nyQTdnI TeIltdl Luz
twenty-five years. they will favor a sale
Of the entire capital stock of the Indian
apoiis Water Company to the city of In
dianapolis for the sum of 100000 cash.
subject to a mortgage Indebtedness of the
Water Company of $3350,000, bearing 5 per
cent. interest per annum, excepting $5O0,OO0
of said Indebtedness which now bears per
cent. interest and becomes due in 1911. The
said Indebtedness to be payable by the
Water Company in instaIments of $4,000
for the first five years, and increasing an
nually thereafter as the principal is paid
and the interest becomes correspondingly
reduced.
This Indebtedness is to be secured by a
mortgage upon the water works. and to be
in no sense a liability or obligation of the
city, and to be paid only out Of the reve-
nues Of the Water Company.
The following is a statement Of the rev.
enue and operating expenses:
Annual revenues from private con-
sumers. as shown by sworn state
ment of the officers Of the company
for the year ending April 1, 1898. :. .$216, 400
current year. ......................... $50
Hydrant rental, as proposed. 10000
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Mrs. Rowland felt great satisfaction in winning
the prize without a handicap. she also being the
winner of the scratch prize and the putting con-
test of Saturday Following these was driving
contest witnessed by two hundred persons. The
prize for the men, handsome one-piece driver
presented by l. p. Tweede, the golf instructor
was won by w. L. Mliken with drive of $50
yards. Miss Louise Erwin won the ladies' con-
test with eightyfive yards. At the close of the
day there was a 'foursome played by Messrs.
Catterson and Murphy against Messrs. Tweedie
and Perry, the latter couple concedng a stroke a
hole. The match resulted in victory for the
former by a score Of three up and two to play.
The winners played in fine form, the defeated
couple established the foursome record OF 40.
The instructor, Lawrence p. Tweedie, late OF
Chicago, is one of the best known players in this
country, and with his brother, Herbert J.
Tweedie, have laid out and conducted most of the
links of the Western golf clubs Considering the
short time that work has been done on the
course it is in fine condition and with the ex-
tensive prepare lie rs now in view. will permit by
next season, cf Perfect golf as is being played
on any nine-ho.e course in the country. There
were many dinner PARTIES at the club yesterday.
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Surplus earnings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

OUI PIuS svINO'OVV
''Of the surplus earnings at least $3.50
per annum must be applied for the first
five years to the reduction of the prin-
cipal of the debt; $172, 500 will be required
the first year to pay interest, and the re-
mainder can be applied, if necessary, to
betterments and Improvements.
"As the principal of the debt is reduced.
balance available to pay the principal of
the debt and for improvements becomes
edness of the Water Company can be paid
out of the present earnings of the plant,
including the proposed hydrant rentals. in
less than twenty-five years. and a fund set
apart for betterments and improvements,
as shown by the following statement:
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Brakeman Gavin Loses am Arm.

Walter Gavin, brakeman on the Wanda
liza Railroad, lost an arm yesterday morn
ing. He was coupling cars in the yards and
his arm was caught. He was taken to ST.
VincentS Hospital and DR.. J. H. Oliver am
putated the arm at the shoulder.
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EXCURSION TO THE SEASHORE.
Choice of 10 Popular Resorts,
Via Pennsylvania Lines,
Tuesday, July 10, and Wednesda
August 10.

August 10.
From noisy streets and glazing sun
The seashore trains will shortly run.
Then who would stay, and 'broil and bake
When such an outing they may take"
Rate from Indianapolis, SIS for the round
trip Tickets good returning eleven days,
including date of sale. Sleeping cars and
coaches will run through Philadelphia to
Atlantic City without change. For details
and descriptive matter address w. w.
Richardson, D. P. A, indianapolis, Ind.
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George Catterson, the winner. is obliged to win
the cup twice in succession before the title
to him permanently. His play was remarkably
good, he being also the winner of the lowest
actual score prize, which presented by l..
G. Desehler. The ladies' score is as follows:
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TT IS FALL CREEK LAND.

The Thirty Acres 20 BE Donated West
OF Capitol Avenue.
The thirty acres OF Fall creek land for
park purposes which, It has been intimated
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-05

$50 Upright Piano and other bargains al
WulschnerfS big sale.
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Separate Skirts
Wash Wrappers
MuSSed
IIndRrn1uSIir1S

All of the slightly soiled and mussed
Undermuslns left from the June sale go
at half June prices.
Muslin Drawers. SOc and 40c kind. 100
Muslin Gowns, 6Oc and 75c sorts, at .OSC
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Shirt Waists

A quick, cleanup buying Of new Shirt
Waists that will revolutionize the Shirt
Waist business of this city. You never
heard Of such values as these. July sale
prices:
500 Percale Waists, every one soc
value; some worth more; will go TO-
DIT ................... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Printed Madras Shirt Waists: never 70
Shown before al less than $....... .OOC
The seasons swell effects in French
Percale Waists; most Of them are 90
$l.5O goods ........................... ~|->N
Separate Skirts
Grass Linen Skirts, full sweep; AEc
81 value Observation-Disclosures.
White Pique Skirts all of the $3.50 o.
and $1.75 lots, at.......................S OC
Wash Wrappers
Nearly 200 dozen handsome Wash Wrap
pers the entire stock left a prominent
maker from the seasons business, snapped
up by our buyer at soc on the dollar. This
is the way they'll go:
Fine Percale Wrappers, always sold QOc
at 81, and worth that. .OSS
Dainty Wash Wrappers, beautifully E0o
made and trimmed, $1.50 value..... OSC
Thin, Sheer Lawn Wrappers, sailor
collar, never before offered for 0Qc
less tnan $l. .........................~
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Underwear

The July sale prices:
Womens Richelieu-ribbed, low
neck, sleeveless Summer Vests &c
Fancy ribbed tapped, low-neck -
Summer Vests 10c quality. ........... ~
Light blue and pink fancy striped
Vests, lace trimmed and taped 10c
neck and arms. 19c kind. ............ AON
Richelieu and fancy ribbed
white and ecru Vests, tapped 10Hc
neck and arms. acknowledgements. 49, ~ -
Low neck, knee lengths, black soft
Lisle Union Suits. $3.50 quality; S0c
sale price acknowledgements.
Children's Vests, Pants and
Drawers in plain and ribbed, 11Hc
25c to soc qualities; choice. AZ n
Boys long sleeve, ecru, ribbed Isle
thread Shirts; were soc; sale DC
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-06-18

the House. It was prepared by Senator
Davis. and no disposition was mani
tested to change 1t IN any respect.
1t is becoming evident that the re-
ported understanding among the mem-
berS OF the finance committee which
was reached during the tendency of the
war revenue bill to the effect that the
Hawaiian resolution should not come
up for consideration during the pres
ent session of Congress will cut an i'm
portant figure Il, The consideration of
the question il, the Senate.
1t is the purpose OF the friends of the
resolution not To debate it at ALL Til.
opponents accept this situation. bu;
they say If they are to b. compelled to
do all the talking thsy will require the
supporters Of the measure To maintain
constant quorum in the chamber
l ne discussion VIII BIZ opened Monday
ny Senator White. who Will be followed
by Senator PettiPr.w. There is some
talk of a compromise by witch the
matter shall be postponed until next
session and {, Gay fixed then for Il V ttc
me date mentioned ls January 3U,Il
The proposition has met with ronsi,i T.
able favor among conservative Sena :
tors. but the leaders on both sit!as say
they Will decline for the present TO en-
tertain it,