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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
STOCK YARD STATISTICS
THE YEAR 1897 THE BANNER ONE
FOR LOCAL DELIVERIES.
Shipments to He Made from New Ter
ritOry During 1S9S-Buyers
from Other Markets.

The official report of Traffic Manager
Graybill. of the Indianapolis Belt road and
livestock yards, shows that in the year
1897 there were received at the yards 1.252.-
761 hogs, lat, 74O head of cattle. 1929 head
of sheep and 29247 head of horses and
mules. The shipments were 464.476 head of
hogs, 81, 1888 head of cattle 6S,774 head of
sheep and %, 40 head of horses and mules.
The largest receipts in any one day were
1881 hogs on July Is, 1863 head of cattle
on Nov. u. 2.160 head of sheep on Aug. 10.
and 497 head of horses and mules on March
%. The largest shipments were July Is,
1894 hogs; Aug. 13 500 head of cattle-on
the same date 1885 head of hogs-and
March %, 400 head of horses and mules.
The deliveries to local packing houses in
1897 were the largest since the yards were
established, being 2S5 hogs, 80, 402 head of
cattle. and 4.107 head of horses to the sales
stables. The receipts of hogs since Nov IL.
1877, when the yards were opened for bust
ness, have been p ,53S; of CATTLE 2270-
9l4; sheep, 2,56S, 1862; horses and mules, 291,-
$50. Shipment of hogs, 10O74,s47 cattle.
1851. 76S; sheep, 2215, 473: horses and mules,
26G,l2I. Delivered to the city packing
houses during that period We're II. $50, 691
hogs, 659, 76S cattle and 1853. 1879 sheep, and to
sales stables 20 695 horses and mules.
On Feb II will end the first year OF the
present management of the yards, and dur
ing that period the business at the yards
has increased and has been carried on
smoothly. The last half OF the year the
business has been fully up TO expectations.
President Rauh says the outlook for good
business in 1898 could not We'll be more
promising, as shipments are to be. made in
here from new territory. Buyers from 9th
er markets are TO be more numerous and
.ne export traffic bids fair TO ne more
largely in excess of any former year. There
is one point that should be mentoned-take
the year through, better prices have been
paid Tor hogs, cattle and other stock than
on any Western market.
In the year 1897 there were unloaded at
the Indianapolis stock yards 0S91 single
deck cars and 675 double-deck cars, a total
of Il .5s6; loaded, 1884 single-deck cars and
3,5l2 double-deck cars, total of S146 cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Totals sos 6s7 8781Ss 972,7S3 9lo,7s5 / ,oo7. i2o


The year 1897 presents rather novel fea-
lures. During the entire year through
travel was highly satisfactory. While the
first eight months of the year local bust
ness was disappointing, the last four
months it exceeded expectations. At the
Union Station ticket Office, taking the year
as a whole, Mr. Donough, the general ticket
agent. says the increase is fully Is per cent.
over 1896. The Sunday excursion business
has been quite a feature. On several oc-
casions from three to five thousand people
have arrived and departed at the Union
Station on a Sunday. The Niagara falls
excursion business was a failure. unless the
Lake Erie & Westerns business is excepted.
This is largely due to the fact that excur-
sions were run to Atlantic City and other
new pleasure resorts to the people of this
section. During the year there were 100
days that reduced rates were given to In
dianapoliS. Passenger officials are now
studying the problem whether these numer-
GUS excursions, more especially the Sunday
low-rate excursions, are profitable. Con-
versation with several of the general pas
senger agents leads to the conclusion that
about three-fourths of this revenue comes
from people who would not travel on week
days unless il is on an exceedingly low
rate Probably passenger rates have been
better maintained on regular business than
in 1896, for the reason that passenger men
thought that excursions had given sufficient
LOT people 10 lTdN0l dl
rates. 1t should be borne in mind that
local travel in 1896 was the lightest of any
of the twenty years preceding, and for that
reason comparisons in 1897 are favorable.
Holiday travel over all lines is conceded to
have been the heaviest in many years. Since
the introduction of the interchangea BILE
mileage there has been a marked increase
in revenue, which indicates that fewer peo-
pie have been travelling for the last ninety
days on borrowed mileage, and that only
those entitled TO mileage rates are using ii.
While passenger men are better satisfied
as compared with 1896 they enter the new
year with strong belief that 1898 will be
ways. even better than the year of the
worlds fair. as Indianapolis lines, except
those having Chicago terminals, were not
directly benefited in 1893. The receipts from
the sale of tickets at the Union Station for
1897 in round numbers were 81 732, coo, against
81 ,64e GOO in 1856, an average increase in 1887
of about 5000 per month.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

General passenger agents of lines which in
lLoLmer years worked largely with scalpers
nave been timid in allowing their tickets TO
1e paced on sale in scafpers' offices. the
SeulLai Traffic Passenger Association mas
tSsteu the market so frequently that even
ne weak lines naye been cautious In allow
lng the scalpers to handle their tickets.
since 1921 which was the best year scalperS
ever enjoyed. their business has been UNI
SATISFACTORY, and the outlook for them is
sun unpromising. There are few of the
o l tnousand-mile books yet in use, which
lney nave been enabled to use TO some adj
vantage, DuJ these are now practically OH
the market, and how to work the inter-
cnangeable mileage. to advantage has been
study with them Other classes of tickets
nave such short limits that to handle them
without loss requires some skill. One of the
local scalpers says they have managed to
get through the year and their only hope
now IS that the disturbance the Michigan
ROADS nave inaugurated on the interchange
aole mileage will lead 10 a discontnuance
OF It's general use on lines in the Central
franc Association. One OF the scalpers
SAYS their salvation depends upon some
trouble arising between the roads in the
central Traffic Association which will lead
70 generalization in rates Tt was under
stood that two of the local scalpers would
close their offices on the first of the year,
put the ripple over the interchangeable
mileage, says one of their number, has led
them to hold on a little longer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

sity to unload surplus stocks regardless Or
price: it is the consequence OF our I'D , rase
gained q position in advance OF ottsrA -
lions In those conditions which conuu sNss, ~
cheapness and excellence OF pfouucesol'-
This is an achievement of stupendouS III
portance. For as already said, we nexe
reached a point in our natlonai usNeivi n
ment at which nearly our entire LafSe. Al
crease of population must go INTO ihu,us
tries other than agricultural, anu ma e
makes IL imperative that we De dpiS ~
compete with other countries IN the al
controlling factor of price. II IS IN the MS
est degree gratifying that we seem 10 os
reaching that position without the inter-
ventiOn of a great industrial crash. WniCn
too easily might have proved an fneVltaole
that we find breadth of new markets SUI
ficient for our charging surplus OF manu-
features. Most opportunity. the DRIFT OF Po-
litical events is placing that essential ue.
sideratum within our reach Inc events $50, %
each successive day are making IL more
certain that the 400 0o0, 900 of Chinese popu-
lation are to be placed within reach Of the
Industrial nations. This fact means that
1898 is to be year distinguished in history
as the opening of a great new commercial
that no opportunities are lost through our
supineness for gaining our due share In THIS
prospective new commerce.
Apart from these new prospects. the out
look for 1898 rs full of promise. 1t may be
safely expected to turn out to be realiza-
ton of an expansion of business for when
the recovery of 1897 has but served to pre-
pare the way. A document just issued by
the Merchants Association of New YORK,
which includes many of the foremost mer-
chants OF this city, states that lSys prom
Uses to be one of the most active business
years in the hist Try of this city,; which
expresses the general expectation of men
of business at this cefter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
The Duchess's Song.



We should like to hear from the women
reporters of this town on the subject of
the song Lady Churchill sang at the MARI
borough theatricals. We quote few lines:
mo subjects too private for me-
I'd fall on a duchess at tea;
The felon in TAIL
The millionaire's mall
They're matter and money you see."
1t is our privilege to claim the acquaint-
ance of many women reporters" and, with
a few violent exceptions, we have always
found them very lovely and interesting
lot. We believe that they go modestly and
circumspectly about a legitimate business,
are no feminine Paul Prys and do nothing
TO justify the sneering song of Lady
Churchill. We think that the standard of
journalism has been greatly raised since
young women have been taken on the STATS
OF metropolitan newspapers. and we now
find in newspaper offices on the part of
young men a refined and polished air,
recognition Of the delicate obligations of life
and a distinct advancement in Office man
ners that were not so before. We are ex-
tremely sorry that the Duchess of MARI
borough, who owes much to printers
ink, should permit this wanton attack on
our amiable and talented sisters of the
guild, but we fancy that they are much too
dignif.ed to resent it. STILL, there should
be some measure of rebslke and the next
time the young heir of Marlborough comes
in contact with a safety pin on the rampage
we trust the calamity will be sternly ig-
nored by every reporter in the United King
dom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
A comic-opera Emperor.

William II. Emperor of Germany. to the
superficial eye, is managing his empire very
much as some of our sensational publishers
manage their newspapers. He is constantly
declaring his own Importance and exagger-
ating the significance of every event in
which he or his government plays part
The other day. at Kiel, he took leave of his
hopeful imperial TO China Henry is going
on a voyage which is not at all likely to
end in war. He goes to take possession of
surrendered. The ceremonies at the de-
parture were of such a melodramatic char
if Prince Henry had really been going to
certain battle and probable death. They Ell
Their furnish theme for comic opera that
could be most fittingly treated by Gilbert
princes who participated in them should be
treated for hysteria-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

Capt. Rich, of Stevenspoint, Wis, form
erly chief engineer of the Wisconsin Cen
trail and later connected in the same capac-
ity on the 500 line has been appointed gem
eral director of railways in China He has
spent the most of the past year in China
and while there made survey through
seven hundred miles of the interior of that
country for a railroad from Hangkow to
Picking for the Chinese government. He re-
turned to this country in August but left
Minneapolis last Thursday for China to as
sumo the duties OF his new position.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
An on Year with ScaIpers.

Without question the business of local
ticket scalpers in the year 1897 was the most
unsatisfactory in any of the last twenty
years. They have been menaced on all
sides. Efforts have been made to get Con-
gress to pass bills prohibiting scalping.
Several States have passed bills prohibiting
scalping. and naturally it has had its effect
on the general public, and the use of tickets
from scaIpers has been greatly curtaiIed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

Chicago Times-Herald.
A sixteen ear-old girl has been expelled
from the st. Louis public schools because
she Is married. This is a mistake; any
kixteen-year-oid wife clearly needs TO know
IiEore than she does.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

Mrs Cora b. Dnack. No. $50 North Tro-
bridge street Indianapolis, Ind. says; My
son had been suffering from rheumatism
for more than three months. L began CIV
ing him Munyon's rheumatism cure, ana L
noticed an Improvement in his condition
right away. In a short time he was COM
pietely cured. and he has had no return or
the trouble"
Cured of Catarrh and Deafness.
Charles Graham. No $50 Maple street. In
dianapolis Ind SAYS: Il was afflicted with
catarrh and deafness for about seven years,
and during that time | doctOred with fully
ten different physicians without being able
to get any relief. / began using Munyon
Catarrh Remedies and had used only small
amount of these medicines when found
great relief and by the time ! had used
one bottle each of the Catarrh cure and
tablets / found that my hearing had re-
turned and that l was feeling all right
again"
This is what Munyon's Remedies do.
Headache relieved in seven TO ten minutes.
Colds checked in a few hours. coughs
quickly relieved and cured. rheumatism
relieved at once. and cured in a few days.
Sore throat cured in three hours. Chills
stomach trouble insomnia, nervous dis
ases, liver complaint, piles. neuralgia. ca
tarrh bronchitis. throat troubles. all female
complaints and diseases of children re-
lieved at once and promptly cured. At all
druggists 25c vial Open all day and even
ing Sunday, 10 to u.
MAJESTIC BUILDING.
Penn. and Maryland SITS.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

81 kTRV0Y ANT-C Consult Mrs. Grlsyfold on all
matters 81 life. II not satisfied she tlkes no
money. office and residence 546 new. sSs ODD
Last South street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

The mission of Hoods SarsapariIla is to
cure disease, and thousands OF testimonials
prove it fulfills its mission well
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

tofp ropty
nsixeenu street,
are 70
No Descimi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
STORAGE.

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sTORAGE-INDP' WAREHOUSE co.
w II Kurtz, Pres II. 4. Grassland, Mgr.
New 5l1-E2S s. Penn. Phone 1888
WE STORE. PACK AND HAUL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

VVANTED-THE LADIES to know that we are
cutting the prices on high-class muslin under
wear less than cost OF muslin.
Embroidered Corset Covers ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. SC
Twilied Waists and Drawers. Sc
4 good Night Gown .............. Csc
Full size Embroidered Gown. ................. sec
outing FLANNEL Gowns OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. sac
Marnfncent Umbrella Drawers. .................. see
DoSr-ffty Gowns only ......................... 75c
Two Dollar Gowns only S9c
Baby Slips and Dresses. 25c
Ladies out Of town send for cur Cut-Price List
Muslin Underwear and buy cheap.
THE LEADER, first door west Stevenson bldg
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
LOST.


LOST-A black Persian lamb muh English
Tfeater saturday matinee. Return for
ward to 1907 North Delaware street.
TZ5ST-I.adv,s pocRetbook containing five five
dollar bills four silver dollars. some change and
diamond crescent scarf pin ant keys Leave at
ROBERT WATERS, 10 Circle street. and receive
reward.
I,OST-Iad~'s gold watch. Waltham movement
stem Winder, on New Jersey street, between St
Clair and Vermont, valued keepsake, had
renelelnan's picture in front Finder will re-
ceve liberal reward by returning same 10 SlV East
Fl Clair street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03

The great rise here shown was followed
by fall of 10 to II points. and the year
to points below the highest values of the
six months of the recovery.
The year closed with a most gratifying
improvement in every department of in
dustry. trade and finance. as compared with
the conditions existing at its opening. The
recovery does not consist so much in real
lied profits as in the bettered conditions of
confidence and credit and in. the reduction
of surplus stocks of goods and the healthier
relation between supply and demand in the
markets at large. The year, however, has
not been without its additions to the ac-
cumGlated wealth of the nation. This is
very evident from the large amount of idle
capital now seeking employment and the
prevailing low rate Of interest. as well as
from the fact that many millions of our
floating capital are now finding temporary
employment in Europe-a state of things
almost new in the history of our foreign
financial relations.
1898 FULL OF PROMISE
These, in brief, are the achievements of
the last six months of recuperation from
the effects mainly of the disturbance of
confidence in our monetary system which
broke out in 1898. The results are less I'M
portant as accomplished facts than for
what they foreshadow. We see in them
only the beginnings of an era of great in
dustrial revival and expansion. During the
i've years that our material interests have
been in a condition of collapse. we have
lltoe an dudlttOI OF oVvV,VvV 10 our pOpuia-
ton, most of which must be regarded as
going to the increase of Our productive ca
pacity-to swell the production of our man
ufactures re Their than of agricultural prod
uce. VFthin this period we have been
subjected to necessity for diminishing the
cost OF production which. together with the
new productive inventions, has enabled us
to adapt ourselves to the constantly declin-
ing tendency of prices. and conspicuous
facts clearly demonstrate that, in certain
important industries, we have ALREADY
reached 4 position where we can compete
successfully in the foreign markets with
the foremost industrial nations of the
world. This is no transient accident OF ex-
traordinary times. no outcnsae OF neces-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Traac OF a Quarter of a century.

Below is a table showing the number of
cars received and forwarded at Indianapolis
f1.r. l..,.A tr-1,. e.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
Last Weeks Car movement.

Below is given the car movement for the
week ending Jan. / and for the correspond
ing weeks N 1897 and 1895.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
FUNERAL DIRECTORS;

FIANNER & BUcrIANAN-I72 North
Illinois street; Lsdy eembalmer, Tor
open. Teienhone 641. Hacks at lowest
prevailing price,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
EoR SALE.

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FOR ,SALE-New furniture in an eight-roon
house down town. for sale cheap: house for rem
10 parties taking furniture. Address J. b. n.
care Journal.
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IN e cit # annapolis ha h a~ ment enqunt for ab
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DIED.
SOCIETY NOTICES.

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NOTICE-Annual meeting OF stockholders of the
state Binding and Loan Association of 1ndi-
ana, and the State Building and Loan Assoeia-
ton Of Indiana, No. 3 Tuesday, Jan. S 1895.
at 2.s0 p. m, at office. 81 South Pennsylvania
r. II. HOVEY, Secretary.
H. T. ceNpE. President.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-03
FINANCIAL.

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LOANS-Money on mortgages. q. i. SA1LES.
20 East Market street
LOANS-Sums OF $50 ana over.
City property and farms.
c. E. COFFIN a. CO.. 30 East Market street
FINANCIAL-Money TO on farm and city
properties IN Indiana; lowest rates; with partial
payments; money hand; no delay. {. n. WILL
1IAtdS X CO., 3l9-322 Lemcke butidlng
MONEY-Io loan on Indiana farms. Lowest
market rate; privileges tor pay nlent before
due. We also buy municipal bonds. THOS. G.
DAY & Co, Room 325-S29. third floor Lemcko
building. Indianapolis.
FlNANCIAI--Mone to loan on furniture, pia-
nos. etc. in small or large amounts, on lowest
terms: easy payments; CONFIDENTIAL SECURI-
TY MORTGAGE LOAN COMPANY, Room 2OI,
Indiana Trust building cold Vance block, corner
Washington street and Virginia avenue.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-08
A Very Unique Certificate.

Di. +. +. Girard, our health
officer, has gem. It's a health
certificate presented to the doctor
by colored passenger who arrived
on the Alexandria train a few days
ago. When the ingenious son of
Ham handed his certificate to the
doctor he expected to be permitted
to stop with us a while, but he was
surprised when informed that while
the literary merit of his bill OF
health was fully appreciated, its
authenticity was seriously ques-
toned. 1t was as follows:
Sept. 20, 1898.
Elijah Hunter. well and harty never
have ben exsposed to no Bad decreases.
The name of a prominent physi-
clan of a neighboring parish was
signed to the certificate, but as it
is evidently forgery the name is
not printed. The holder of this
unique document was politely but
firmly urged to seek other climes,
as his health would have 10 be certi-
fed to in better English if he de-
sired to spend some time in Lafa-
yette.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-08
THE POLICE JURY
Liquor License Raised to
a Thousand Dollars.

The. Police Jury met Thursday
with the following members present:
President r. e.. Landry, Alfred He
bert, NJ. Billeaud, Jr., c. c. Brown,
Jno. Wilmington, Ben Avant, Alon-
20 Lacey, John Primeaux.
Upon motion regularly made and
seconded the Jury fixed the retail
liquor license at $1,000 per year, and
$1,000 for a wholesale license. This
ordinance is to take effect on the
1st of January. 1899. Messrs.
Wilmington and Primeaux voted
against the tax and the other
members for it. The Jury raised the
license with the understanding that
the City Council will do likewise.
The following committee was APP
pointed to look into the application
for bridge across Bayou Vermillon
near John Whittington's: William
Foote, c. Doucet, John Whiting
ton, Sr., J. o. Trahan, Emile Ira
han and John Primeaux.
DR.. F. F. Girard appeared before
the Jury and urged the necessity of
in matters of quaran-
tine. The Jury appointed the fol-
lowing gentlemen to compose the
parish Board Of Health: 1st ward,
DR.. D. Guidry; I'D ward, Jasper
Spell; sd ward, d. A. Cochrane;
4th ward, DR.. r. O. Young; 5th
ward, DR.. Geo. DeI-aureal; 9th
ward, J. O. Broussard; 9Th ward,
L. G. Breaux.
The Lafayette gazette. [volume] (Lafayette, La.) 1893-1921, 1898-10-08
Visit to the COMPRESS.

Manager B. N. Corona Of the
Lafayette compress invited the
members of the Police Jury and a
number of other gentlemen to visit
the compress Thursday evening and
see the presses work. The visitors
were shown the machinery and ex-
planned the mol7us ob<rondi of the
compress which proved to be very
interesting to all. AS certain re-
ports had been circulated about the
scales used by the compress, Mr..
Corona took advantage of the OPP
Portunity to show to the visitors
how absolutely groundless were the
reports which, it is claimed, have
been circulated with a view to in
fluence the farmers not to sell
their cotton to the compress. After
being presented with practical il
lustration of the accuracy of the
scales the visitors expressed the
opinion that the rumors which were
being circulated to the detriment of
the compress we're manifestly unjust.