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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
THAWING FROZEN PIPES.
New Electrical Methods of Melting lee
Described by Prof. Wood.

MADISON, Wis, Feb. 22.-Professor
Wood, of the University Of Wisconsin, said
to-day: "In view Of the wide extent OF the
water famine, due to frozen pipes, and the
number of communications that we nave re-
ceived for more explicit information about
electrical method Of removing ice from the
pipes, the following details are of interests
The second house to which the process was
applied was that Of Senator w. +. Villas.
where. there was a stretch of three hundred
feet of solidly frozen pipe between the
house and the main. One of the wires was
connected to the pipe where it enters the
cellar, and the other carried to a faucet on
the outside Of a neighboring house across
the street. From this faucet the current
traversed the service pipe to the street.
flowed along the main and then followed
the three hundred feet of frozen pipe to the
cellar connection. In twenty minutes from
the time that the current was turned on
there was a full head Of water flowing from
the faucet in the cellar. The street main
was not frozen In this case, OF course. The
frozen pipe was only heated to about 80 de-
grees Fahrenheit, but this was quite SUM-
cient to rapidly clear out the ice. The APP
paratus used must be carefully adapted to
the work equired OF 1t and must be prop
erly operated, but the process is perfectly
simple and may be carried on by any fns
telligent workman after he has been props
erly instructed. The method is now being
used in Madison by arrangement with Prof.
Jackson and myself, the process being in
full operation to-day thawing out the serv-
ice connections of two houses at a time,
without disturbing the pipes, ground or
street piping. In conclusion, | must say that
the papers should nave given equal credit
to Professor Jackson, who planned the OPP
~erations which we used and who worked
with experimental demonstration which
proved such a success
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

fares?' and he was in favor of Scent fares
and a acknowledgement franchise.
Charles Martindale expressed himself
against municipal ownership of the street.
railroad company, a proposition in favor OF
which some of the others had spoken.
While Lucius b. Swift believed that the
street-railroad situation ought to be settled
right away, he said the city ought TO take
the position that no one shall run the cars
after 1901 and charge more than Scent
fares. He thought this was preferable to
requiring the company to ave between the
tracks. At this juuncture d. NJ. Parry made
be instructed to call a mass meeting at an
early date to discuss the situation.
Albert LAeber expressed himself as be-
lieving that it was better for the city to re-
qufre improved service than to take a lump
sum of money from the company.
Albert Metzger announced that refresh
ments would be served in the dining room
while James II. Layman was seeking for
recognition. and there was a great deal of
confusion while he undertook TO express
the opinion that the street-railroad situa-
ton should be settled at once. He pointed
out that twenty-five tickets for a dollar
meant that the company would give 20 per
cent. of its gross earnings to the citizens
of Indiana. which equaled $4,000 a year, or
100000 between now and the time its rights
expire. Beside which he called attention TO
the fact that the old company has many
rights in West Indianapolis, Mount Jackson,
H~aughville, Irvington and Brightwood that
were granted before this territory was an
nexed to the city. What Mr.. Layman had
to say in favor of the new company's propo-
sitiOn was lost in the confusion of those re-
firing from the room.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
NOTED NEWS CATERER.
Sketch of Baron Paul Julius Reuter-,
Who Is Dying at Nice.

Who Is Dying at Nice.
NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Baron Paul julius
Reuter-, who is dying at Nice, was born at
Cassel in 1918. He was connected with the
electric telegraph system from its earliest
establishment. The practical working Of
the telegraph in 1S49 between Aix-ls.-
Chapelle and Berlin convinced him that a
new era in correspondence had arisen and in
the former town he established the first
center of an organization for collecting and
transmitting telegraphic news. AS the vari-
Gus telegraph lines were opened in success
sion they were made subservient to his
system and when the cable between Calais
and Dover was laid in 1851, Reuter- trans
ferred his chief office to London. Previous
to the opening of his office the leading Lon
don papers had furnished to the public
scanty and incomplete intelligence which
was reproduced by the rest of the press.
ara Mr.. Reuter-, to remedy this defect,
established agencies in distant parts Of the
world to supply news to him., since which
time the British press and its connections
have contained a daily record OF the latest
important events connected with politics,
commerce and science. The system winch ne
adopted of supplying to all the papers IN
discriminatory the same Intelligence con-
tributed greatly to the development OF the
British press. Subsequently the service
was extended to cover the whole world.
0NIlIlB lAG It IdllCO-FAbolA AtAA NoA NAN NNN
American civil war the Reuter- service was
of notable excellence. In 1856 Mr.. Reuter-
transferred his business to q limited COM
pany, of which he continued the manage
ment for many years, until 1878, when he
retired from active business life.
Mr.. Reuter-, in 1865, obtained from the
Hanoverian government a concession for
the construction of a submarine telegraph
line between England and Germany, which
enabled a through Geographic communica-
ton to be made between London and the
principal towns of Germany. Mr.. Reuter-
also obtained a concession from the French
government for the construction and laying
of a cable between France and the United
States, which was laid in 1869 and which
was worked in conjunction with the Anglo
American Telegraph Company. In 1871 the
Duke of .Coburg-Gotha, in recognition OF mis-
public services, conferred on him the title
of baron. In 1872 Baron Reuter- obtained a
concession from the Shah of Persia by
virtue of which he obtained the exclusive
privilege of constructing railways, working
mines and making use of all the other
natural resources of the country, beside
farming the customs. This immenSe
monopoly which Baron Reuter- endeavored
to render subservient to British interests.
met with difficulties through the objection
Of other nations and the concession was an
nulled in 1889. Baron Reuter- receiving in
stead the concession of the Imperial Bank
NJ Persia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

A Fine entertainment for the Benefit
of the Boys Brigade.

The entertainment at Masonic Temple
last night given by the Boys Father
Mathew Brigade proved a success in a
financial way and the proceeds will be suffi-
cient to finish the equipment Of the organi-
cation. The programme was we'll rendered.
The hall was well filed and the audience
applauded for encores to nearly every num-
Der. The spirit Of the gathering was highly
patriotic. Father Gavisk read an eulogy Of
Washington and a brief sketch of his life. 1t
was well written and heartily applauded.
Mgr. Bessonies was in attendance but his
condition Of health would permit of no adj
dress. TIL occasion in addition to being the
anniversary of Washington's birthday, was
the fifty-ninth anniversary of his ordina-
ton. The entertainment included a series
of panoramic pictures, and the following
numbers:
s S5estin America .Mr. P. j. Kelleher
.........Boys' Brigade and the Audience
Piano accompanist Miss Matte Rail
."~...".."............i.. Boys Brigade
Reading Declaration of Independence.
Washington's Farewell Address to the
Army. ....... Master Daniel +. Anderson
Rolcal Solo..................Miss Nora Eagan
EldHO uueL
Misses Clara Morford and Nora Hayes
NocaI solo.....,".......Miss Maggie Lynch
Vocal E. Rail
Mandolin Miss Nora Mangan
The brigade at present is composed of 125
members commanded and drilled by Capt.
L. j. Kelleher.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

Thomas Bond, Thomas White, James Dacy
and Jesse Sanders planned to escape from
the worknouse. Their friends took saws to
them. They worked on the bars of their
cells for several days without the guards
learning of it, but a fellow-prisorer tipped
it off, to Superintendent Essmann. He de-
cided to watch the men and let them con-
tinue their work. Early yesterday morning
and began to file the bars of an outside win
dow. They worked as long as they thought
ii was safe and then went back to their
cells. Later in the morning all four men
were put into dungeons, where they viii re-
main for two weeks. their only companions
being balls and chains attached to their
legs. 1t is supposed that they Intended to
escape last night. An inspection of the
workhouse revealed that Archie Young had
also cut the bars of his cell. All the pris-
oners are dangerous men.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The oak walk given at Odd Fellows Hall.
on Virginia avenue, last night, for the bene-
tit OF the Free kindergarten, was a success.
The hall was not large enough to hold the
crowd that applied for admission and many
were turned away. The entertainment will
be repeated within the next few weeks.
Twenty-Five colored soldiers, who were
members of the companies of Captains Por-
ter and Buckner, and who enlisted in the
regular army, left this city for Fort Doug
lass, Utah, yesterday. They will go to Ma
Mia in the Twenty-fourth Infantry. The
Second Infantry, in which are about one
hundred Indiana men, will leave Savannah
for Cuba soon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
LARGEST EVER GIVEN.
Ashbridge's Plurality for Mayor of
Philadelphia Was 110,766.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 2.-The plurality
for Ashbridge, the Republican candidate for
mayor in yesterdays election, is 1875, the
largest ever given a candidate for the office.
He carried every ward in the city and his
total vote, 143. 204, is the heaviest vote ever
given a candidate in the city, except the
Candidates for President. The vote for
Hoskins, the Democratic opponent of Ash
bridge. was %. 43S, the smallest vote ac-
corded a candidate of that party for a city
office in many years. Both branches Of the
new City Council will have overwhelming
Republican majorities. The elections
throughout the State show mixed results,
the general trend being Republican.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 22.-The British Foreign
Office has issued a statement identical with
that of Senator Fairbanks, chairman of the
American branch Of the joint high COM
mission. and Sir Wilfrid Laurier, acting
chairman in the absence of Lord Herschell,
of the Anglo-Canadian branch, on the ad-
icurnment of the commission on Feb. 20.
officials of the Foreign Office emphasize
the fact that the Anglo-American commits
siehers displayed the utmost friendlineSs
and cordiality. although they were unable
10 agree on the complicated and difficult
problem of the Alaskan boundary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

Several Of the plumbers of the city have
organized and are advertising a reward Of
S25 for the arrest and conviction Of any per-
son who has stolen from them, or any per-
son who has received property stolen FROM
them. The plumbers complain that the POI
lice show no disposition to help them and
they are losing brass fittings and lead pipe
at a rate which makes II imperative that
they do something to stop the depredations.
They have lost about $1,000 worth of goods,
they say, and they have no evidence as 70
who the thieves are.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
viii introduce stenm Motors.

The Pennsylvania Railroad Company ex-
poets TO have in operation soon a system Of
steam motor cars between this city and
Greenfield and this city and Martinsville.
The cars will have a steam motor in the
front end and will each have a capacity for
carrying fifty passengers. Fares viii be re-
duced and the cars Will stop at all cross
roads. The number Of local trains win be
reduced, but the through-train service will
remain as IL is. The company has been
making experiments with these motor cars,
and they lave been a success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

NEW YORK, Feb. 22.-Arrived: Furnessia
from Glasgow. Sailed: st. Paul, for South
ampton; Maasdam, for Rotterdam. Noord-
land, for Antwerp, Rotterdam. FOR Rotter-
dam; Cymric and Teutonic, for Liverpool.
PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 22.-Sailed: Bel
genland, for Liverpool; Nederland, for Ant
Werp.
GIBRALTAR, Feb. 22.-Arrived: Fuerst
Bismarck, from New York.
SOUTHAMPTON. Feb. 22-sailed; Trave.
for New York.
LIyERPooL. Feb. ~22.-sailed: Majestic,
for New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
GERMANY TAKES ACTION
RECALL OF CHIEF JUSTICE
CHAMBERS FROM SAMOA.
Request Reported to Have Been Made
ON Petition of Germans st Apia-
Career of Baron Reuter-.

BERLIN, Feb. 22.-According to the semi
official Hamburgischer Correspondence the
German Foreign Office, complying with a
petition of m in Samoa, has requested
the Washington government to supersede
Chief Justice Chambers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

brought the troupe Of 100 persons, including
principals, musicians. ballet and chorus.
Blight performances will be given here.
Friday evening in Exposition Music Hall
the company Will open with La Juive."
The performance will continue next week
with the exception of Friday night, when
the Ellis Opera Company will appear in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

LONDON, Feb. 29.-The Odessa corre-
spondent of the Daily Mail, referring to the
order which has gone to the United States
for eighty thousand tons Of rails for the
Manchirian Railway, says: THE American
price was 81 kopecks per pood. The lowest
European tender was u kopecks, and the
Russian tender was very much higher"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
A HANDSOME CHANDELIER

bition convention by reclamation: For
Governor, DR.. j.. w. Bashford, of Delaware:
Lieutenant Governor, A. S. Caution, CO.
shocton; judge Supreme Court, Gideon Z. 4
Stewart, Norwalk; attorney general, Wall
ter s. Lister. Cleveland; state treasurer, c.
NJ. Wise, Butler; auditor, Fred w. Barrett,
Springfield; member Board of Public
Works, John Danner, Canton.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

AUGUSTA, Me-, Feb. Ex-Governor Pow
ers has decided to call a special election for
June 10 to choose a successor of the late
Nelson Dingley, jr., as member of Congress
for the Second district Of Maine. Should an
extra session of Congress be called to meet
at an earlier date, the present intention will
be reconsidered.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
Cincinnati Republican Nomination..

CINCINNATI. Feb. 22.-The Republican
city convention to-day nominated Rufus B.
Smith for Superior Judge, and William Nc
Allister and Albert Fischer for members OF
the Board Of City Affairs. The Cox ele-
menr carried the primaries last night five TO
one, and there was no contest in the con-
vention to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 22.-The French Grand
Opera Company, OF New Orleans. which has
had q long run in that city. arrived here to-
day on a tour of the North. A special train
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

Ada Gray. of East Lynne fame, and
Charles f.. Tingay, her husband, have re-
turned from England, after a two years
Of Great Britain.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

III = lfULM ElEAdUQ. dItGJ a TWO Years
tour Of Great Britain.
Mrs. A. Dow Currier, who was instru-
mental IN introducing julia Marlowe to the
public, is said to have discovered a young
actress Of unusual talent in Janet Waldorf,
VINO Is playing successfully in the West.
Richard Mansfield, who is giving a sore
throat a three weeks rest at his home, on
Riverside drive. New York. at an expense of
about 5000 per week. is reported better.
This was to have been the third week of
Mansfield's Boston engagement in "Cyrano
de BeTgerac." The heavy drafts on mind
and body demanded in the portrayal of the
Dlg-nCSed hero of Rostand's play had told on
the star. Added to these drawbacks was the
annoyance Of being compelled to change
leading ladies in the middle Of the season
margaret Anglin, whose success as Roxane
had been almost equal to that of Mansfield
as Cyrano, taking advantage of the two
weeks clause in her contract TO accept an
Engagement With the Lieber company for
The Musketeers," leaving Katherine Grey
with whom Mansfield has an unpleasant per-
sonal feud-as her only available successor.
This accumulation of troubles decided Mans
held to cancel the remaining week of his
Boston contract. Miss Anglin said she left
Mansfield because he did not keep his prom
Use to Increase her salary when the company
reached Chicago after its big New York sue
cess.
Miss Edyth Skerrett, the charming young
W~ashingtonian who scored such a hit as the
bashful debutante in Because She Loved
Him So" at the Madison-square Theater,
New York, is critically i'll with nervous pros
~tration, and it is a matter of doubt whether
she will ever be able to undergo the strain
of acting again. The circumstance of Miss
Skerrett's illness and subsequent retirement
are peculiarly pathetic. AS the youngest
daughter of Rear Admiral j. A. Skerrett,
of the United States navy, she was the
leader of WashingtOn's younger set. So
ciety did not appeal to her, however. She
came TO New York last winter and applied
to Charles Frohman for a position. Struck
by the grace and beauty of the young girl,
Mr.. Frohman Immediately engaged her for
his then coming production of The Con-
querors.'' A week before the public presen-
tation Of the. play her mother was taken
seriously i'll. 1t was months before she
nursed her mother back to health. Then
once more she went to Mr.. Frohman, who
gave her the part in Because She Loved
Him So" 1t was not an important one. but
she played 1t with such grace and daintiness
that nearly all the metropolitan critics sin
gled her out for mention. On Monday last a
new and more important role was to have
been assigned her, but the increasing nerv-
Gus tension had proved too great, and on
Friday she collapsed completely. She was
taken away by her mother to the quiet Of
Old Point Comfort,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23
Nance o,Nem go Mrs. McNee Rnnlsin.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 22.-The Evening
Post says that Nance O'Neill, the we'll
Known emotional actress. has become the
bride of Mckee Rankin. The marriage. the
Post says, was a secret ore. and Is being
kept quiet for business reasons. They are
now at Santa Cruz, the ~well-known seaside
resort.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

Ohio Prohibition Candidates.
DELAWARE, o., Feb. 22-The following
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-23

Mrs. A. Dow Currier, who was instru-
mental IN introducing Julia Marlowe to the
public. is said to have discovered a young
actress Of unusual talent in Janet Waldorf,
VINO is playing successfully in the West.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07
Notice.

To Whom it May Concern.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
that | have lost one promissorv note
made ut Condor, Oregon by George I}.
Dukek on the 22d day of July 1895 in ia.
vor of $. D. Rice for 500. 90 due on or
before the lst day of January 1901 with
interest after date until paid at the rate
OF TEN per cent per annum. Both prln-
cipal and interest payable at Condor,
Oregon in gold coin OF the United States.
Interest payable annually and in case
suit should be instituted to collect the
said note then the maker agreed to pay
such sumas the court might aiiudge
reasonable as attorneys fees in said suit
or action. This note is secured by
mortgage executed July 22i 1895 on land
in Gillian county, Oregon. and has new
er been endorsed or negotiated by me
and am still the owner OF said note and
entitled to all moneys due thereon. All
persons are therefore notified not to ne
gotiate, endorse, buy or sell said note or
to lend any money on the same.
Condor, Or. Dec. 9Th 1895 S. d. RICE
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07
TIE OFFICIAL PAPER or GILLIAN
COUNTY. OREGON.
PRkSIDENwS lKESSAGE.

President Mckinley snbmitted his
annual n'essage 10 congress Tuesday
norning. 1t is II yoluminous document
containing over 10 0l0 words and touch
es ON all the important affairs OF the
government. The president cungratu-
lRtes the country On its unusual prosper.
l,erity and asks that, in order to support
the gold standard, the secretary OF the
treaeury be given full power to Issue
bonds at will either on long on short
time. He favors subsidies for ship
builders and advises more laws to con-
troll and regulate the trusts. The tariff
il barely mentioned. Recent executive
rulings regarding civil service affairs are
explained as is the Sultan OF Sulu mat
ter and the entire Philippine question.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given. in the matter OF the
estate OF Samuel Slater, deceased, that the un.
dersigned was on the 9th day OF September, A. q
1899, appointed by the County Court of Gillian
County, Oregon, the administrator of the estate
of the above named deeedent. All persons hay-
lug claims against the said estate must present
the same to me duly verified at the olllce
OF Hendricks & Bowerman, my
attorneys, at Condor, Oregon,
or to me at Mayville, Oregon. within SIX months
from the date and first publication Of this notice.
Condor, Oregon, GEO. b. DuKEK,
october3, 1893. Admir- OF the Estate Of
samuel Slater, deceased.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07

Eooo nsrfcs o. 1saway tecuc.s. ltrvofy-
ing the Investment, when all is
completed, of about 100000,
A syndicate has been formed to
operate warehouses and to handle
the wheat flowing to this transport
tation line
The Central Naviga ton & Com
struction Company has, during the
present year, quietly surveyed the
line from Spokane to the Columbia
river, and several ofthe feeder lines
referred to, 1t has spent about
$4,000 in surveys, in the purchase
Of materials and the purchase Of
the steamboat Frederick X. Billings
(which it proposes to run between
Columbus and the mouth of Snake
river,) since last spring 1t has
also expended large sums of money
in acquiring rights of way and in
purchasing the bonds of the old
Columbia Railway & Navigation
Company, which years ago were
put up as collateral security and
sold to satisfy claims.-Oregonian.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07
Price List of Lum Der.
(Adopied September ], 1893. J

Rough lumber, pine, per M. .....$lO 90
Rough lumber, fir, ..a...~..,,. ~ 90
Shiplap, 2nd claes flooring, rustic,
ceiling or surfaced ....... 10 90
First-class flooring, ceiling, rustic
and surfaced finishing .s... % 80
Slab wood, per cord s.........,. Is
All bills discounted 10 per cent for
spot cash, Same price and same dis
count to all
TIE LOST VALLEY LUMBER Co.
Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1899-12-07

The Eugene Morning Register
says that Mark Hanna will step
down and out as chairman Of the
National Republican committee Oh
account ofhis health and despite
the daily receipt Of letters urging
him to retain the position.
Mark himself says he'll be darned if he
will let go of the craftsmanship or any
thing else. Who shall decide whan doc
tors disagree?