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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
THEY, TOO, PAY THE TAX
OUTSIDE ASSESSMENT COMPANIES
REQUIRED TO SETTLE.
Opinion by Attorney Genernl-EGect
of "a New Law ON County
Schools.

For some time Auditor Hart has been of
the opinion that where assessment COM
panies from outside the State are doing
business within the State they should be
subject TO a tax. He submitted the question
to Attorney General Taylor and from him
learned tfat he was right. 1t is estimated
that the taxation OF the companies referred
to will increase the revenues of the State
from $1,000 to $4,000 The opinion of the
attorney general is as follows:
In regard to your inquiry respecting the
TAXATION or receipts of insurance companies
GOING business pursuant 10 the act of March
OF March S, 1891, provides that every insur-
ance company not organized under the laws
OF TINS state and doing business therein
shall. IN January and July in each year,
make certain report therein required and
pay TO the state treasurer 50 on every hun
ufed dollars or receipts less losses actually
paid within the State.
ms section covers not only life but fire
companies, and its provisions are not limited
10 any Kind OF a company; the only limita-
ton is that such tax is levied upon the
net premium receipts. Section of the act
OF March 3. 1897, provides that the trustees,
directors, or managers, or the persons
designated i'm the bylaws of the corporation,
etc. shall fix the fee rates and amounts
or premiums assessments or periodical
calls Manifestly the statutes intended to
nix as basis upon which such taxation
should be levied the net premiums assess
ments or periodical calls mentioned in Sec
ton A.
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OFFERS WHOLE COMPANY
CAPT. ALLEN AND MEN WANT IN THE
REGULAR ARMY.
Governor Writes the Secretary of War
rendering the Services of
Company c.

Governor Mount yesterday afternoon sent
a letter to Secretary of War Alger, asking
that Company G of the old One-hundred-
and-fifty-e Regiment, Indiana Volun-
teers, be accepted by the general govern
ment 10 form part of the $500 men re-
quired under the new army bill recently
passed by Congress.
The company was mustered out of the
service last fall along with the rest of the
nd-fifty-eighth Regiment, al
though at the time Capt. Allen, speaking for
the men of the company, asked to be trans
ferred to some other regiment which would
see some further service Since that time
the men have retained their organization
at their home in Frankfort in the hope of
either seeing further service for Uncle Sam
or being made a part of the new militia
When the new army bill was passed all the
men decided to offer their services to the
government, and Captain Allen made a for
NAL request to the Governor that he submit
their claims to the secretary of war. The
letter of the Governor reviews the good
work done by the company, and the fact
that Captain Allen served four years during
the civil war.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
NEW TELEPHONE RECEPTION.
Hundreds OF People Inspect the Ex-
change and Offices.

A three days reception given by the New
Telephone Company to the public began yes
terday afternoon. 1t will continue this aft
ernoon and evening and tomorrow after
noon and evening. The building, on North
Meridian street, was filled with visitors all
of yesterday afternoon and evening, and it
IS estimated that 1,5o0 people passed in the
front door They were met by officers of the
company and attendants and were guided
first up to the exchange room, which occu-
pies all of the third. They found men at
work on the switchboard, which extends
around two sides of the room. The intricate
wiring of the switchboard, which looked like
il had been put in on the principle of geo.
metrical progression. was exhibited. The
loard is not materially unlike that of the
Central Union Company. on the second
floor are the offices OF the New Long Dis
lance Telephone Company and a lunchrOom
and toilet room for the telephone girls.
ON the first floor the guests OF the company
were served with sandwiches and punch and
viewed the offices Of the company. The OIL
fees were decorated with palms. and the
smiling secretary. Harry b. Gates. In the
basement the cables writhe out from the
ground and up through the ceiling 10 the
Among the visitors We're the operators of
the Central Union Company, who called in
watches" They We're critical observers.
We have already installed 1.S0O tele-
phones" said Mr.. Sheerin, and We are con-
tinuing at the rate OF 80 phones a day. We
have put siXty-fiVe telephones in the Stew
eEson building. We have $500 contracts.
AT present the switchboard will accOmmo-
date 3. ESQ telephones. but there are two more
sections to be put in and they Will increase
the capacity TO 300 telephones. The ca
pacity of our underground system is l2,UO1
telephones. The irst % next month the eX-
change will begin operations for the pur
poses Of adjustment and education About
May ! we Will begin business regularly. and
until that time the subscribers Will not be
charged FOR service.
The long distance company has six gangs
of wOrkmen out in the state constructing
lines. Poles have been laid out between this
city and ShelbyVille. Noblesvi.le. GTeencas-
tie Upton, Crawf0I dsVIlle. Lebanon. Frank
lin and Lafayette, ard between Franklin
and Logansport. When the lines are con-
structed We will connect NJ per cent. OF the
county seats Of the State and all the inter-
mediate towns that have independent tele-
phone service. This will mean 4,0o0 miles of
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THE ELKS' ANNUAL.
Provisions for an Uproarions Lot of
Stage Fun.

The annual charity minstrel show by the
Indianapolis Elks win be given at English's
Opera House Monday night and the pro-
gramme indicates something not only orig
inal, but worth the money. The plot" of
the first part is that the jokers and solosts
are discovered by party of young women
who are allowed TO remain on the stage
only on their promise to help out with the
show. This being agreed TO, the fun begins
Police Superintendent James +. Quigey
will be the interlocutor while the tambos
will be Harry Porter, Val Fahrbach. Ed
Seguin and Frank q. Ramps. The bones
will be ratified by Bert Feibleman, Harry
Overman Fire Chief Barrett and Joseph L.
Casper. The soloists will be Harry Mercer,
Walter Wilson. Louis j. DocheZ. The wom-
en- soloiSts will be Misses May Falk, Maud
l.. Bryan and Mayme Mendenwald The
burlesque was written by JAY q. Noss. and
will be under the direction OF Sam Nj.
Cooley.
1t is expected that many of the profess
SIGNALS from the different shows in the city
during the next week will take part, and
among those whose appearance has been ar
ranged for are Mason Mitchell, one Of
Roosevelts Rough Riders. and Girard Leon
and his famous donkey.
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THREE MONTHS OF SCHOOL.
Some Counties Temporarily Embar-
raised by the New Law.

The Department of Public instruction is
perplexed as to the result of the new law,
just passed, which requires all country
schools to hold at least 40 days of school
each year. While the average number of
days of school in the counties is 12O, yet
in some the number is as low ninety
four There are twenty-four counties which
have averaged less number of school
days than the new law requires and these
are the counties affected. The law had an
emergency clause. so that it is effective
now. No preparation has been made in
these counties for increasing the number of
school days and in some of the counties the
schools have been closed. In other instances
the schools are about to close and it will
be necessary for the trustees to borrow
money in order TO comply with the law and
keep the schools in operation.
Letters were yesterday sent out to such
trustees that the department would make
an investigation of the law and would con-
suit with Attorney General Taylor and later
would send instructions as TO the course TO
be pursued Proper arrangements can be
made by next fall for complying with the
law, but its immediate operation is causing
some confusion
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REBATE ON UNIFORMS.
Indiana Soldiers VIII Receive Their
Money i'm June.

1t is expected that the $4,000 appropria-
ton made to reimburse the soldiers who
were charged full price for secondhand uni
forms when they went away last spring
will become available about June l, when
the Governor makes his proclamation on the
occasion of the publication Of the acts of
the Legislature.
The amounts due the different soldiers
vary from 81 to $50, and the muster rolls
show that the different regiments will re-
ceive about the following amounts: One
hundred-and-f ifty-seventh, Sll,O32.9 90; One
hundred-and-fif ty-eighth. $l1, 1880; One
hundred-and-fifty ninth, S6,56l09; One-hun-
dred-and-sixtieth, $6,6531S; Twenty-seventh
Battery, S1,6l9.56; Twenty eighth Battery,
$l,09919.
As soon as each field and staff officer shall
have prepared an itemiZed voucher for each
soldier, and the same nave been presented
to the state auditor, the money will be
turned over to the adjutant general for dis
tribution.
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10 EAST WASHINGTON STREET


Captain William Black of the United
States recruiting station. accepted thirteen
men yesterday. as follows:
For the Philippine Regiments-Frank r.
McNeff and Abraham l. Gard. Frankfort
Ind; John Stanheld and William IL. Clark
Indianapolis, Ind; James T. COyre, Dayton,
O.. Charles Harter. Muncie. Ind. James II.
Leonard and Carl Williams Indianapolis :
William A Alfante and Frances NJ. Petit
grew. ingalls,. Ind.
For the Sixth Artillery. also for Philip
plnes-JOhn Il. Mccain, kokOmO. Ind.
For the TwenIy-fOurth Infantry (colored)
Benjamin. Hardaway. Custom, Ky; Ed
ward johnson. Indianapolis. Ind.
During the day detachment OF nine men
was forwarded 10 the Philippines by way
OF San Francisco. under the charge of John
Stanfield. one or the recruits As the pros
poets for foreign service continue good. the
number OF enlistments promises 10 be
heavy
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IncOrpOrnted.

The following articles of incorporation
were yesterday filed with the secretary of
state:
Protestant Deaconesses' Society, OF In
dianapolis. amendment TO articles previous
ly filed.
Clemens Renitz Sons Company. of Evans
Vile: To do lumber business, with capital
stock OF 81 go.
Peabody w eston- Bigeiow Company, of
Ia Fontaine Wabash county; to do lum-
Der business, with capital stock or $4,000.
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Death of Joseph &. Drummond.

Joseph c. Drummond. aged fifty-four
years, died yesterday morning at his home.
9l5 Indiana avenue. the immediate cause of
his death being erysipelas. Funeral serv-
ices conducted by George III. Chapman Post.
No. 30. G.. A. r.. of which he was at one
time post commander. were held at the
house yesterday afternoon. The remains
will be sent this morning 10 Henryville.
Clark county Indiana. where ne formerly
resided, for burial. Mr.. Drummond was
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
The Printing Puzzle.

The State Board of Printing met yester-
day to consider the resolutions adopted by
the House and Senate regarding the print
ing of the reform bills and laws which have
emergency clauses. Ii was found that the
resolutions adopted by both branches con-
fiicted in many particulars, and each branch
ordered different numbers of the same meas
ure printed. The knot was not united yes
terday and the board will meet again to-
day: but IL Is a foregone conclusion that
the laws containing emergency clauses will
not be printed. as nearly all new acts con-
tain such a clause.
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FIRST LOCAL SPRING POETRY.
The Product Put ON the Market Yes
terday to Test the Demand.

New York and Chicago quotations on
spring poetry not being i'm and the local
weather being favorable. the first local prod
uct Of the season was put on the market
yesterday to test the demand and set, If
possible. a range OF prices 1t is not expected
that its effect will be felt for several days,
unless the weather should suddenly become
much warmer and the buds should open.
This grade is called green northern spring
No. s."
The pensive man,
Stepping outside his kitchen door,
Caught full the new light of the sun.
He snuffed the air and found in 1t
A fresh ozonic flavor.
1t set a vision,
Not fore his eyes,
But in his heart
The old homestead and the wide barn.
yard,
With its passive cows waiting for the
mixers
The horses, thrusting their noses
Deep into the pump trough,
The-(he sneeZed)
''A-a-a-h. A-a-a-ah, O-o-oh!
It's my old spring cold,
/ caught ten years ago
Down on the farm.
Come back 10 curse me-
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Had the Baggage Boy Arrested.

Some time ago when r. II. Willis, who
formerly lived on North Senate avenue, re-
moved to Chicago, he employed the Lehman
Transfer Company TO transfer his baggage
to the depot. He claims never to have re-
ceived the baggage. and upon his complaint
Clarence Colder, living at 200 Geisendorff
street, driver for Lehman & Co., has been
arrested by Detectives Gerber and Morgan
upon a charge of grand larceny. Colder is
about seventeen years of age and says he
can prove that the baggage was delivered
at the Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
Cleaning Legislative Chambers

A large force of janitors was employed
all day yesterday removing the papers and
rubbish from the Senate and House cham
bers. The House was particularly dirty
and IL took until the middle of the afternoon
TO clear 1t of the debris, and the Senate
chamber was finished by evening. All books
have been carried out, and the chambers are
hare
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
An Eddx-strccf Fire.

A fire yesterday morning In shop owned
by +. Tallendcr. s2i Eddy street, caused
loss OF about $50 and the house owned by
Mrs Rubens, next door, was damaged to
the extent OF about so.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-03-09
Tax Board and Assessors.

The State tax commissioners met yester-
day to get up the form for the assessors
The commissioners fixed next Wednesday
and Thursday as the dates for the state
meeting of assessors.
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quite well known in the city, having been
IN business as hotel keeper and ticket brok-
or, and for the past two years served as
deputy assessor. He leaves widow and
several children
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EXTENSION OF FIFTH STREET.


The District Commissioners yesterday made a
favorable report On House bill 5095, providing for
the opening of Fifth Street in lie Droit Park
northwest.
The Commissioners state in their report, trans
mitted to Chairman BabcOck, that, while they
think the opening Of the street will be advan-
tagcous, it Will be purely local in character, as
the street would not then be through street.
The proposition embraced in the hill is to open
the street between Elm and Wilson Streets dis
tancc OF one square in Lc Droit Park The i'm
provcment is conditioned upon the dedication to
the public, without expense, of a triangular strip
"i land at the northeast corner OF Elm and Fifth
Streets. This strip contains 2.7i0 square feet. and
its donation will bc OF advantage TO property
owners IN Elm Street which the Commissioners
think is too harrow. The amount of land nrccs.
sary 10 open Fiith Street as proposed hv the
bill Is li,J10 square feet. Tor which a Jury vnuld
probably award at least ~ cents a square foot
making the total estimated cost of opening the
street SS,isg.jO
The land proposed to he taken for Fifth Street
street purposes viii take off only Il very smg
slice OF the baseball property along its eastern
end. should the bill pass, persons desiring to
go TO the Howard University and the region
around the new reservoir will have u straight
hne from Fifth Street and Florida Avenue which
practically converge at the lower end of the lie
Droit portion OF the thoroughfare This convcrg-
ing point Is at the intersection OF Florida Avenue
In concluding their report to Chairman Bah
COCK, the commissioners express themselves as
follows:
Fifth Street is not a through street, stopping
one square north oi the proposed extension ut
the Government reservation at that point and
while its opening would be advantageous the ben
shts would be purely local in their character"