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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

An unknown man on a bicycle ran into
John r. DENNY near the latter's home. at
No. lls East Norris street. yesterday after
noon. Mr.. Demmys wrist was sprained.
The wheelman made his escape without
learning what he had done. and leaving his
wheel behind. The machine was taken 10
the police station. where it awaits the
owner.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

Los ANGELES, Cal, Sept. 11.-Judge Os-
car has appointed Frank A Gibson, cashier
of the First National Bank. to be receiver
of the Los Angeles City Water Company
pending the decision in the large amount of
litigation now under way between the COM
many and the CITY
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

INDEPENDENCE. Ore, Sept. 11.-Del
Norte to-day equaled the worlds rec
ord as guideless PAGER, covering a mile in
2:04$t The time is as follows: :30A 1:02.
1872 2:04%. Del Norte is a black stallion,
and a full brother to Chehalis, the we'll
known PAGER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-09-12

New pianos from sl65 up at Wulschner's.
Good pianos cheapest.
The herald., 1898-02-20

| Carry rifle to chest. Carry left foot to
right and face to original front. Drop
rifle to ready. In all lungtng the rear
foot remains fiat on the ground, leg
well Strengthened out.
That is the first exercise This Is the
second: At first note bend trunk Of
body forward, legs remaining straight
and if possible touch ground with rifle.
Swing rifle well out to front and over
head, arms and legs remaining straight,
wrists bent well back, eyes on rifle,
back followed Swing rifle down and
then trunk forward to position as at
first note. Drop rifle to shoulders be-
hind neck, forcing chest well forward,
eyes directed to the front. Resume po-
sition. Drop rifle to chest. Drop rifle
to ready. The first four movements are
executed slowly, the last four rapidly.
The third exercise is as follows: At
first note carry left foot about fifteen
inches to the left, turn body to the
left on hips, rising we'll upon right toe,
. left foot fiat on ground, and swing rifle
to left to horizontal position over head,
back followed, wrists we'll bent back,
eyes on rifle. Swing down across body
and over head to right, arms remain
ing straight, the reverse position of
first movement. Repeat to include 10th
count
The fourth exercise is: At first note
lunge directly to the left, left foot be-
ing planted about 36 inches to the left;
at same time swing rifle over head,
arms remaining extended, wrists bent
well back. back followed, eyes on rifle
Lunge directly to the front, left foot
leading, and take position just de-
scribed. Lunge directly to the right,
right foot leading. and take same posi-
tion as before. Lunge directly to the
front, right foot leading, and take for
ner position. In lunglng the leading
,, foot should not be planted so as to Jar
When the exercise is understood so as
to be executed together, the foot should
lightly strike the ground so as to en-
able quick return to ready
The fifth exercise is the same as the
first, substituting the words right for
left and left for right. "The drill by
music" says Lieut.. Butts, in reply to a
question addressed to him as to the
result of the drill, sis easily learned. 1t
affords the utmost precision, and. what
is more important, renders valuable
and necessary physical training attrac-
tive, obtains unconsciously hard work
results aimed at.
''The rifle drill is considered superior
to other forms of physical exercise for
the soldier. 1t brings all the muscles
of the body into play and teaches each
soldier to become expert in handling
and manipulating his weapon of war
fare. Such an exercise is found to OBJ
waite the necessity of the former set
ting up drill. 1t affords variety in gar
rison work to the various company,
battalion and regimental drills. and as
rule is looked upon with much favor
by the enlisted men,
The drill by music will not hereafter
be confined to rifle drill. but will be
, equally applicable to the army system
of calisthenic exercise, dumb bell and
other athletic drills.
! Copyright, 1898, by Bacheller Syndicats.
The herald., 1898-02-20

Every dress costs so many hours that
! dare not appear before my friends in
too many, else they will feel that am
squandering all my rime."
Women like this keep UP with the
worlds progress. Even if they did not,
if they had no hobbies in education,
art or philanthropy. the exactions Of
society. life itself would leave them
less time to spend upon dress than is
consumed by many women of smaller
means who save a little money at bar
gain counters and special sales at the
cost of much nerve force and vitality.
Economy of life commends the So
cety woman's plan of settling dress
questions, so far as possible, twice a
year. The custom of the best society
approves the purchase at these buying
periods of moderate number of Co.'S
TUNES, varying with the demands of
ones position, as artistically beautiful
as taste can make them. A profession
of too costly and unsuitable clothes
marks the snob as plainly as neglect
of the dress marks the person Of little
sensltiveness or refinement.
In early buying this season there are
tllnPS u dNOlu. LS SuCCcSS OI Un6
broad, striped sashes in Roman colors,
which light UP dark dresses amazingly,
has led to the bringing out of dress
silks in stripes and plaids Of monstrous
dimensions. In large, high rooms some
of these might do for wall hangings,
but considered as costumes, even for
giantesses, they are things to shudder
at.
Spring dresses will be made with
overskirts but these will be as long as
the underskirts, perhaps lifted at some
point to show the contrasting material.
A graceful design that appears with
many varieties among the early models
has a princess overdress opening in
front over an underdress and bodice of
a different color. 1 have by me some
fine old prints of French and italian
costumes In the sixteenth century, from
any one OF a number of which this idea
might have been adapted. One of the
Infants of Spain In 1898 shows a satin
petticoat hemmed with % broad jeweled
The herald., 1898-02-20
LATEST SCHEME FOR DRILLING OUR SOLDIER BOYS.
Lieut. Butts Claims That With the Aid of Music the Drill Move
ments of Body of Men May Attain the Precision
of Perfect Machine

HERE has just been inaugurated
in the Fifth United States Infan-
try practice which has hereto
fore been considered largely i'm
practical-drilling to music; not
the music of the bugler with
which every one is familiar, but music
by the band.
The originator of this idea, Lieut.. Ed
win l.. Butts. of the Fifth Infantry. be-
lieves that in this he has found a plan
to make the drudgery of garrison work
less irksome and at the same time pro-
mote efficiency in the drill.
Heretofore the soldiers have gone
through the manual OF arms without
perfect regularity and precision, follow
ing the commands and handling the
guns in the best manner they could and
according to the tactics prescribed for
them. 1t should be remembered, by
the way, that the famous Upton's tao
tics are no longer the vogue in the
United States army, but rather those
laid down in what is called the Man
ual of Physical Training for the United
States Army" by the same Lieut.. Butts
who originated the musical drill.
Lieut.. Butts believes in the utilza-
tion of music wherever possible and
states that fact in his manual, but no
attempt has hitherto been made to
carry the plan out in detail The rul-
ing military tactics do not say what
time shall be kept by the soldiers to
the movements of the drill, nor that
all the men in the company shall make
each movement together. The musical
idea, however, makes this entirely feas-
The herald., 1898-02-20

the hair was dressed much as it Is now.
turning back from the face and st,Ind-
ing out at the sides.
The underskirt of 1898 is three yards
and a half round. The outer skirt Ia
much wider. Sleeves will become even
smaller than they are and ruffles will
continue rampant. Dresses for all for
NAL occasions are made long, but the
instinct of self-preservation stands out
for short street dresses
Spring hats, as thus far displayed,
are almost evenly divided between the
ugly pork-pie shapes affected this win
ter and straight brims. Fanciful toques
in coarse grass and ribbon straws are
numerous. Some are extremely pretty;
others look as If they had been crushed
in the two hands and then tied up with
ribbons and flowers. A satin crown, a
willow brim and mass or white vio-
let's is a favorite combination. Large
black hats are trimmed with tulips A
wide hat in reseda straw has knots of
orange velvet under the brim and is
trimmed with orange and pale yellow
jouqulls.
A dress which forms part of a Feb
ruary brides trousseau is of powder
DlGe clOLn WllH d separate unQerSklrt
of red silk trimmed with narrow rufTies.
The overskirt is frightened by red rib
bons run about it at intervals and
held by buttoned tops of blue. AT one
side are sash ends of the cloth-a newer
fancy than ribbon sashes; these are
edged by red silk ruches. The bodice is
of powder blue silk with a front of
white lace, upon which opens a sur
plice front of red silk drawn down
straight on one side, draped across and
edged with a silk ruche on the other.
The hat for wear with this costume is
of blue straw with black ostrich
plumes.
A visiting dress recently finished and
beautiful in color is of a delicate pearl
grey cloth with an undersklrt of silk
covered with green chiffon. The prin-
cess overdress opens down the front
and is trimmed with an exquisite wins
embroidery in grey, brown and old rose.
The bodice has open fronts of grey
cloth with guimpe of chiffon over silk.
There is high cloth collar with square
revers upon the shoulders A four-in-
hand tie of green velvet reaches to the
waistband.
ELLEN OSBORN,
Copyright, 1898, by Bacheller Syndicate.
The herald., 1898-02-20

brella, or even to ask permission-as no
one was there to grant tt-he dressed
and went out into the storm.
For so small place the streets were
crowded, and he soon saw that all were
headed in the direction of the dam. At
first he was puzzled, but after little
he found that the structure upon which
the village depended for prosperity was
In danger of being carried away, and
that most Of the able-bodied men In the
town were being pressed into service to
avert the impending disaster OF course
so small lad as he could hardly be of
assistance, but he saw no reason why
he should not see the fun, and followed
gaily on, soon finding other lads of his
acquaintance who looked upon the sit
ltatton as he did.
INEFFECTUAL STRUGGLES.
The night was so dark that for a time
after reaching the vicinity of the dam
he found lit not easy to make out much.
But he could hear good deal and see
something. The roaring had increased
a thousand fold. In his little room 1t
had come mostly from the falling Of the
The herald., 1898-02-20
ELLEN OSBORN'S FASHION LETTER.

New York, Feb. 1.-THE dressnak-
departments who sailed for Paris after
Christmas are returning, and the de-
signers who retired into their inner
consciousness to evolve ideas are
emerging; so that it will be possible
shortly for women who like to get their
work done up early to provide them
selves with spring outfit and be free
from dress worries.
Whatever may have been true in the
past, 1t is not true now that the wo-
men of best social position devote any
undue proportion of their time to their
wardrobes. There is a period in the
late winter and another in the early au-
tumn when dresses are planned and
ordered with an eye to form and color
and a nice sense of suitability to the
person and to occasions that have be-
come part of a cultivated woman's 8
education. In the midseason there are,
probably, gaps to fill or necessary re-
refreshments; but aside from these,
once an outfit has been prepared, the
subject is dismissed from the mind.
"Why, bless you, child" said a wo-
man whose rank in the social world
could hardly be questioned, when asked
by a young visitor ITO take her shop
ping, 'that's something for which I
can't find time!"
A little while ago, when times were
hard in the South, a Southern woman
from "busted BOOM town was stay
ing with a Northern sister and was
urged to have some dressmaking done.
She refused, saying that not a woman
In her set could afford good clothes and
that she couldn't look her friends in
the face unless she were respectfully
shabby. A feeling not wholly unlike
this limits the number of gowns bought
by some women who do not have to
consider money. A successful toilette
calls for such perfection of fit, such
dellcacy of color, hamonies and con-
trasts, such thought in the selection of
ornaments and such care in every de-
tail that many women who are rigor-
ollsly exacting as to what they buy are
equally careful not TO buy profusely.
Said q woman of this order recently,
The herald., 1898-02-20

ings. and the boy heard Squire Fore
man say, late in the afternoon, that he
hoped the threatened rain would hold
off till the water had gone down a lit
tie. AS darkness set in, however, the
ralndrops began to fall with steady
monotonous beat on the roof and the
windows, and later in the evening lulled
the boy to sleep as he lay in his trun-
dle-bed close under the caves.
Some time in the middle of the night
the boy was awakened by a roar which
he thought at first was thunder. 1t was
so loud that it frightened him; so he
jumped out of bed and ran down stairs.
Neither his father nor his mother were
in the house. Then he perceived the
roar to be caused by the rain, which
had grown to something very like q
cloudburst. But evidently something
more than a mere rainStorm was going
on, and, without stopping for an um-
The herald., 1898-02-20

rain upon the roof; here 1t was pro-
duced chiefly by the rushing of the tor
rent over the dams broad sluiceway
Little by little, as his eyes grew accus-
toned to the darkness, he could discern
a much bigger volume of foaming white
water going over the dam than he had
eve- before seen.
The task of the men who were trying
to save the dam would not ordinarily
have been difficult one, for the only
thing they could do was to raise the
great mass of plankng which formed
the "waste-gate." If it could be opened
the water would go out, the pressure
would be reduced, and the dam could be
saved. If the gate could not be opened
there was every reason for fearing that
the structure would be carried away.
But the gate had not been moved for
some months, and though it was built
with special reference to easy handling
The herald., 1898-02-20
while in the winter it's frozen surface
Afforded skating for all the villagers

WuiitS Ia tHC WiirtcI lIOZcll
Afforded skating for all the villagers.
Naturally 1T was chiefly as a source
Of amusement that the youngsters of
the place were interested in the pond,
but the older inhabitants looked upon
it with pride from other and quite diff
ferent viewpoints.
The smooth surface OF the water, in
which long rows of willow trees were
beautifully reflected. added much to
the attraction of the place and brought
many a desirable new resident. while
the power of the stream which made
the pond possible turned the wheels
Of all the little towns modest indus
tries save one. The foundry, indeed,
was fitted with steam engine for
blowing the blast of the cupola. But the
grist mill. the saw mill and the sash
and blind factory were operated by
waterwheels and all the ready cash.
except that put in circulation by the
farmers round about, was brought to
the place in return for the products OF
these industries, paid out in the forn
of wages, and, in turn, given over to
the general store keepers for groceries
and other necessaries of life.
It is not surprising, under these cir
cumstances, that every one in the viii
lage and for miles about was interested
in the dam and the pond. In the sum-
mer, when the stream was low and the
mills and the factory had to shut down
partially or altogether, there was gem
eral gloom; for wages stopped and
money was scarce. In the spring and
fall, during the heavy rains, there was
general anxiety lest the men who were
constantly employed to watch the dam
should grow careless, or the rush of
water become too great for control.
Yet for years and years the village
survived each seasons period Of low
water, and the caution Of the men who
watched the dam was sufficient to pre-
vent disaster. But at last there came a
The herald., 1898-02-20

ible, and really comes nearer to the
military idea of perfection-a machine
than ever found possible heretofore
in general army drill
Down at Fort Mcpherson, Ca, where
this drill takes place, when the time for
the evolutions comes, the band places
itself in front of the regiment, where all
the men in the rank can hear the mu-
sic. Then the chosen strains are heard
and the soldiers execute each move
ment in exact accordance with the time
kept by the leader of the band. The
effect is really inspiring.
The herald., 1898-02-20
HOW THE DIM BROKE.
YOUNGSTERS EXCITING EXPERIENCE AND
NARROW ESCAPE.

He Is stout, middle-aged man now.
and In his life has had many interest
ing experiences, but none more exciting
than those he passed through on the
night the dam went out, and the fol-
lowing day.
The pond held back by the dam was
altogether the greatest feature of the
village In which he lived. 1t covered
twenty or thirty acres, being quite big
enough to furnish boating and good
places for swimming In the summer,
The herald., 1898-02-20

Each beat of the time is sign for a
movement of the gun. and it is a not
able fact that the men who have the
least idea of musical time have no diff
ficulty whatever in being entirely uni
form in the drill movements. At no
time has the band played lively airs
at least up to the present. BY and by,
when the soldiers become proficient, the
time will be increased, for it is the in
tention to drill to faster and faster
The herald., 1898-02-20

response to the call of the music. Here,
Tor instance. are what are called the
exercises of the first set of the drill:
AT first note raise rifle smartly to
chest two inches below chin, elbows
close to sides, wrists we'll bent back.
Lunge we'll out to left oblique, left foot
leading, at same time extend rifle for
ward, barrel to rear. Carry rifle to
chest, wrist bent back. Turn to right
about on heels. Extend rifle forward,
The herald., 1898-02-20

time of bad luck to the village, and
then occurred the experience so vividly
remembered by Charles Waterloo,
Esq.
A SPRING STORM.
1t was in the spring. The water was
already high from the melting Of the
SHOWS up the valley, but the ice had
fortunately gone ort without doing
much damage, and the villagers hoped
the worst of the seasons danger was
over. Still, there were some forebod-
The herald., 1898-02-20

music until the limit has been reached.
The old army tactics, Upton's, con-
tained provision that the manual of
arms should be executed by numbers.
In this case each soldier counted and
each movement had number. In this
way the men We're able after great
practice to execute the drill with pre-
cision and exactness. The only trouble
was that they would often miss num-
ber and in that way fail to keep to-
gether.
Now. with the help of the band and
one time for all, the soldiers are able
to count exactly, and the drill move
ments are accordingly executed with
regularity. To appreciate the new rifle
drill. it is necessary to understand
what the soldier must know and do in
The herald., 1898-02-20

the figure sadly. The overdresses of
1898 will omit the panniers but revert to
the stately length of the days when
hurry and rush were unknown.
1t is an interesting fact. that in the
days from which we take the overskirt
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

LONDON, Oct. 27.-Cen. Kitchener ar
rived shis afternoon, and was greeted by
the commander-in-chief Of the British
forces. Gen Lord Woise.ey. and other high
military officials. The grenadiers formed
a guard OF honor at the railroad station,
and Gen. Kitchener received an ovation
from an enormous crowd Of people assem-
bled to welcome him back from Egypt
The crowds at the Victoria, London,
Chatham and Dover railroad were so dense
that the police were unable to compete
with them. The barriers and the police
Gordon were carried away together. and the
multitude surged into the reserved portion
OF the station
AS the sirdar issued from die royal wa.t-
ing room, expecting TO step into his car
riage. he found himself confronted with an
impenetrab!e mass, cheering, gesticuia ting
and shouting: Bravo, Herbert: God bless
you. my boy.' Cheers for the avenger Of
Gordonl'' and kindred cries.
His face beamed with pleasure at The
popular greeting. When he attempted to
make his way through the crowd. his hat
was dashed in and the po.ce had TO
save him forcibIy from the crowds OF en-
thusiastic guards VITO endeavored TO car
ry him on their shoulders through the
throng. All attempts to clear a passage
we're futile. The sidar was forced TO re-
tire and was finally sInuggled out OF the
station through distant corner OF the
building.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-10-28

Brown, o. c. White and J. r. Pattison
at its head, signed the bond for s40.0 900,
Some of Mr.. Young's banker friends in
Whitman county were interested. / am
told. in the Union Savings Bank and
Trust Company, of Tacoma, and ID. ].
Crowley. Chester Thorne. Otis Sprague,
G. II. Reed and George Lewis Cover,
signed Mr.. Young's bond for $4,000,
with the understanding that that bank
was to hold about $4,000 of the states
money. Aside from these, George Tur-
ner. E. d. Sanders. w. NJ. Ridpath and
". ]. Harris, OF Spokane, each signed
the bond for $4,000. This bond was
filed January s. 1897.
Bank Becomes Insoivent.
A few months after Mr.. Young had
taken charge Of the state treasurers
office. rumors began to float around
about the soivency of the Union Saw
ings Bank and Trust Company, of TIA
coma. 1t was said the banks funds
were largely invested In warrants, the
legality of which was covered with sew
eral kinds of doubt, and il is said Mr..
Young began to shave his account liz
that bank
On June 20. 1897, the crash came
Complaint was filed on that day by
William Bigelow. alleging that the
Union Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany WAS insolvent, that a claim OF
s12S.15 had been refused payment, and
that receiver should be appointed.
The complaint also alIeged-what Mr.
Young as state treasurer should have
known months besore--that the bank
was the holder of large quantities OF
Tacoma city warrants on which a con-
test had arisen as to their validity:
that in a recent case the superior court
of the state had decided that a writ OF
mandate would not issue to compel the
treasurer of Tacoma to pay these war
rants as warrants: that by reason Of
such decision doubt had been cast upon
the validity Of the warrants and the
bank had been unable to realize thereon
without litigation. and that the bank
was temporarily embarrassed. On this
showing Charles Richardson was ap-
pointed receiver
The appointment Of the receiver was
made on June %, 1897. Not a cent has
been paid to depositors from that day
10 this. though few claims have been
settled by order OF the court
The only report OF the condition OF
the bank that the receiver has ever
filed was on September %, 1897 This
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