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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

SACRAMENTO, Cal, Jan. 21.-But one
vote was taken for United States senator
to-day. 1t resulted practically the same as
that of yesterday, all sides standing firm,
but the vote of the principal candidates be-
ing lessened on account of the absence Of
several members of the Assembly.
Alden Anderson was the first witness be-
fore the investigating committee to-day.
He stated that when Attorney Benjamin,
Grants agent, had offered the witness
money with which to make his fight, he be-
lieved that it was the implied understand
ing that the witness was to vote for u. S.
Grant jr., for the United States Senate.
c. E. Washburn testified that an assembly,
man had told him that $1,000 had been Of
fered the member to give Bulla his second
choice vote. The offer had been made by
James Copeland.
Assemblyman Clough testified that Daniel
Cole had written him after his nomination
that if he was a friend of u. S. Grant he
could have all the money he required to
make his canvass. The letter in question
went on to state that fully so per cent. of
the members We're pledged to Grant and that
he would probably be elected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
No Strike of Miners.

PITTSBURG, Jan. A.-There will be no
strike of the btuminous coal miners Of
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Indiana during next
year. 1t can be stated tonight on the most
reliable authority that the scale committee
will report on Monday conditions which will
be perfectly satisfactory to the three States
mentioned above The miners of illinois are
the only obstructionistS to the report which
will call for a rate for mining of 66 cents
per ton, double standard system as to run
of-mine and screens, and eight hours for
days work The interstate convention on
port of the scale committee as here given
and should Illinois not be satisfied she will
nave 70 either endure or secede from the in
the Illinois men is that the run-of-mine
shall be the standard for basing wages. The
other States will under no circumstances
agree to this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
MiddIe-Age Enthuslasms.

10 NJ. H.
We passed where flag and flower
Signalled jocund throng
We said, Go to, the hour
Is aptr'-and Joined the song;
And. kindling. laughed at life and care,
Although we knew no laugh lay there.
We walked where shy birds stood
Watching us wonder-dumh:
Their friendship met mood;
We cried wen often come:
Wen come morn, noon. eve, everywheni"
We doubted we should come again
We ioyed TO see strange sheens
Leap from quaint leaves in shade;
secret light of green's
They for their pleasure made.
We said, Wen set such sorts theseI'
We knew with night the wish would cease.
$50 sweet the place, said,
Its tacit tales SO dear.
Our thoughts. when breath has sped,
VIII meet and mingle herei'
Words unused we Passed the mortal door,
our thoughts VIII reach this nook no more"
Thomas Hardy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
Recommendations to Legislature.

GREENSBURG, Ind, Jan. Plat
meeting to-day of the Tax Reform League
of this county a resolution was unanimous
ly passed declaring that the league was
heartily in accord with House bill No. 16
on township reform, and urged Representa-
tive Holcomb and Senator Lambert to give
it their support. The only clause that
salary of trustees, the amount named being
too small for the people of the township
TO secure good men to take charge of the
office. The salary of 500 is felt to be totally
inadequate as a compensation to any man
of ordinary business experience to diSburse
from $1,000 to $4,000 annually and be at his
office three days in each week, or 1856 days
each year. The incentive for rake of"
would be far greater than under the pres
ent system. Hon. w r. Pleak introduced
a resolution calling on Representativ Hol-
comb and Senator Lambert to introduce d
joint resolution calling for a constitutional
convention for the purpose of revising the
present Constitution, on the grounds that
it, too, in many respects failed to meet the
needs of the people, especially on the pres
ent jury system, as in civil cases it requires
a verdict of twelve men, when in other
States a majority of eleven men could
bring in a verdict While in criminal cases
Indiana is the only State where the jury
is judge of the law and facts. Holcomb
and Lambert were also requested to cast
their votes in favor of any measure that
would carry out Governor Mounts recon-
mendation concerning the Circuit Courts
and if there should be no bill before the
Legislature they are requested and urged to
passage, as Governor Mounts recommended
ton would reduce the annual expenditures
of the courts and there would be a saving
to the people by way of taxes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
The I. & I. $. sale Completed.

dispatch from Sullivan, Ind, says: 1.-THE
rumors of the sale of the Indiana and Illi-
nois Southern to the Illinois Central have
been confirmed. 1t is said that the money
has been in the hands of the Hanover Bank,
of New York. several days pending the ir-
vestigation of the title of the road. This
has been found satisfactory and The money
will be paid over Monday. The Illinois Cen
trail will take charge of the property at
once. The people along the line are looking
forward to the extension of the line west
TO st. Louis and east to Cincinnati and
north to Indianapolis.
Mr.. p. H. Blue, of this city, who has
managed the road for the past fifteen years,
deserves great credit for the manner in
which he has brought the property up from
almost a worthless stage to the consdera-
ton of such railroad companies as the Illi-
nois Central"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
Not Wen Posted.

recent editorial in the Philadelphia
Times says that despite the efforts of East
ern roads to expedite transcontinental line
service it has remained, by reason Of apathy
of the Western roads. at six days from
ocean 80 ocean An official of one of the
ment by sending time card of the over
land limited from New York to San Fran
cisco, showing that the distance is covered
i'm four days. For years the Chicago *
Northwestern has made the run from c. l.
cago TO San Francisco in three days which,
adding twenty-four hours New York TO Chi
cago, makes the time from ocean to ocean
four days and two other lines cover the
distance in four days and three hours
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

At a meeting Of the Indianapolis Tenpin
League yesterday it was decided to put into
the hands of Architect f. o. Hunter the
matter Of building seats for the contest be-
tween the Greater New York bowling team
ana the picked team of the Tenpin League
to be held at the Independent Turner alleys
10 be members of the local picked team of
five men who did not bowl in the preliminary
contest Saturday night will roll to-day at
9he Independent Turner alleys. Saturday
night the Greater New York team made
score Of 1000 against the All-Baltimore team
at the latter city. 1t is claimed this is the
highest OF high scores made by a five-men
team
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
4 RnrIington Proiect.

a special to the Denver News from Wal
lace, Ida. says: 1T is announced here on
what is seemingly good authority that there
Will be line built from here to connect
the Oregon Railway and Navigation Com
pany with the Burlington road The latter
company is TO build from Billings west,
while the Oregon Railway and Navigation
Company builds eastward from here. The
pass over the Bitter Root mountains is di-
rectly between here and Thompson Falls,
Montana. A surveying party has been in
the field here for several months running
lines, which would be of no value for "a local
line. The surveyors have, however, been ret
icent as to their designs"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
DEDICATED" THE CHILD.
Interesting Ceremony Mt Salvation
Army Headquarters.

The exercises of ''dedicating'' a child were
observed at the Salvation Army headquar-
tiers on Ohio street yesterday afternoon, the
attendance at the meeting being especially
large on account of the rarity of the cere-
mony in this city. The infant was Irene
Rebecca Crawford, the eleven-months-old
daughter of Adjutant and Mrs. Crawford.
Dedication" in the Salvation Army re-
places infant baptism in the churches, the
child being dedicated for life to the service
of the army. The services were conducted by
Brigadier Brengle, who on behalf of the
army, accepted the child. The visiting Sal
walton Army man made an address imme-
diately following the ceremony and also at
the evening service. Both the afternoon and
evening meetings were unusually well at
tended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

Mrs. Jennie Beckel, 642 East Washington
street. was arrested last evening. together
with two young women living with her. a
charge of enticing young girl TO enter upon
an evil life being brought against the form
err and the latter being held as witnesses.
The case grew out of a complaint made by
the father of Anna Sullivan, a seventeen
year-Old Elwood girl He claimed his
daughter was living with Mrs. Beckel.
Anna Sullivan was brought TO the police
station on Friday and his been kept there
to appear in the case to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
Rumors Regarding Two STRONG lines


A report emanating from Boston, where
a large per cent. of the securities of the
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy lines is held,
says there is good authority for stating that
the Pennsylvania Railroad is seeking to Sc
cure control of the Chicago, Burlington &
Quincy. Such a union of interests, if car
ried through, would consolidate what per-
haps is the most conServatively managed
road in the country with one having the
largest earning capacity. The c.. b. & @.
has been operated conservatively more 50
than any other of the great Northwestern
systems, but the Pennsylvania Is regarded
conservatism itself Both stocks have been
unusually active of late The great Penn
sylvania system controls and operates over
$500 miles, between New York, Chicago and
st. Louis 1t touches the Burlington at
Chicago. Burlington, ST Louis, and other
minor points The Burlington operates and
controls 1850 miles, between Chicago and
Denver, with branch lines to Minneapolis
and into Montana. The two systems cover
practically every portion of every State ly
ing between New York and Colorado. They
would form the greatest railroad system in
the country.
The Pennsylvania is capitalized at $129,
303 700 authorized $751;, 700 O0O and its fund
ed debt is about $780, 600 on which annual
interest charges are 81, 260,0 900. 1t pays and
has paid 5 per cent. dividends, having
comfortable surplus besides. The Burling-
ton has outstanding 600 in stock. and
about $152, $50, 400 in bonds, interest charges
being some S. $50, 000 The stock is now upon
a per cent. basis, but earns much more.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

PARIS, Jan. 21-There was another sale
of the furniture of Emile Zola, the author
here to-day for the purpose of defraying
the 1850 francs cost resulting from the first
sale. His friends offered to settle the mat
ter, but the magistrate refused to allow
them to do So The first lot offered was
looking glass. 1t was bought by NJ. Emile
lola S publisher NJ. Fasquelle, for the full
amount of the claim There was no excite
ment and there were only few people pres
mi
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
Rnnker A,bert Wade Acauitted.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Jan. 21-Albert Wade,
of Mount Vernon charged with making
false entries in the books of the Mount Yer
non National Bank while employed there
eral Court. When the exposure came some
three years ago, Wade decamped, but later
returned and surrendered, being admitted TO
bail. The jury was out twenty-four hours.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
GOES TO PORTO RICO.
Lee Nixon Has Accepted an Important
Government Position.

Lee Nixon, of this city. at the request of
Representative Overstreet. has been ap-
pointed to an important position in the Porto
Rican postal service. He will accompany
William il. Elliott, of New Castle who has
been appointed superintendent of the mail
service in that island. Mr.. Nixon expects to
go to Washington in week for instructions
and after a few days stay, to sail from
New York for Porto Rico.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

BRlDGETON. n D., Jan. 21.-It is stated
here tonight that a general strike of all
nonunion bottle blowers of South Jersey will
take place next week, probably Tuesday
The purpose of the strike is to force the
manufacturers TO hire union men and pay
union wages. If the strike occurs several
thousand men will be affected A secret
meeting of workmen was held here tonight
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
a Renorter,s Golden Medding.

SEYMOUR, Ind. Jan. M.-Daniel Helper
Brown reporter on the Daily Republican.
and his wife are tonight celebrating their
golden wedding anniversary. Both are
strong and hearty and were born and raised
within seven miles of this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
New Passenger Agreement.

Passenger representatives OF Western
lines will gather in Chicago to-day to con-
slider the terms of a new agreement. The
meeting, it is expected, will last the greater
part of the week, and it is hoped that its
conclusion will find all of the Western lines
again united. The agreement which will
be considered and which will be presented
at the session is, in many ways, the most
ed. A committee of the most prominent
Western passenger men has been at work
on it for weeks. They were forced TO
consider all changes made necessary by
the Supreme Court ruling against traffic
organizations, and the draft which they
represent the views of conservative passen-
ger men having full knowledge of what the
law allows and what the railroads want.
are very deliberately and carefully drawn
so as not to conflict with the Supreme Court
ruling
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

trolmen Schroeder and Hauser at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Neighbors, who
claimed that he was INDUCING in his usual
Sunday diversion of beating his wife sum
moned the police. They found Day calmly
eating his dinner and his wife nursing a
bump on her forehead. The officers recall
the circumstance of Mrs Days recent sud
den departure from her home at the point
of a revolver in the hands of Day, which
led to his arrest at the time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

Mrs. Charles T. Scovlle. of Evansville,
Mrs. Dr. ". n. Wishard's mother, died at
her home yesterday morning. Mrs Wishard
went 10 her mothers bedside several DAYS
ago and WAS present when the end came.
The funeral will occur Tomorrow morning.
Dr. W n. Wishard went to Evansville last
night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

East-bound shipments from Chicago last
OBJ tons for the previous week The Pan
handle led with 21,479 tons. sThe Michigan
Lake Shore, 1898; Fort Wayne, 20 4iO: Bal,
timore & Ohio, 1856: Grand Trunk, II. SIS;
Nickel-plate, 1904; Erie, 1852; Big -Four,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
From sundays second Edltlon.1



NEW YORK Jan. 21-Arrangements
have been completed for the consolidation
of the Illuminating and natural gas ana
electric lighting properties, plants ana IRAN
cEiseS in central and southern INDIANA ana
Ohio r. +. Benedict who has large IN
vestments in gas property throughout IN
diana, is the principal factor in the COM
binaton. Associated with him are Anthony
N Brady, Frederick =. Olcott, Samuel
Thomas, Charles F. Dieterich, John Sloan
and Samuel Thorne.
The new company is to be incorporated
under the laws of New Jersey with the
name of the Central Union Gas company:
The capitalization will be sou OOOOU. IlalI
being entitled to Z per cent. cumulative
dividends. Ten millions, half common ana
half preferred, are retained in the treasury
for Improvements and extensions. Ihere
are seventeen constituent companies.
Eleven have already consented to the con-
Soldation plan to the extent OF every snare,
and a majority of the shareholders OF me
other six companies have agreed TO the
are the Indianapolis Gas Company, indiana
Natural and Illuminating Gas Company,
Fort Wayne Gas Company, LOganspoft ana
Wabash Valley Gas Company, Lafayette
Gas Company, Ohio and Indiana Gas Com
pany, Dayton Gas Company, T1ppecanoe
City Gas Company, Covington Gas Com
pany, New Weston Gas Company, Plqua
Gas Company, Sidney Gas Company, Troy
Gas Company, Springfield Gas Company.
Urbana Gas Company, South Charleston
Gas Company, and the Mount Sterling Gas
Company.
tion about the combine" John r. Pearson
said he knew nothing of it and asserted that
Charles r. Dieterich would be most llkely
to be interested in the alleged combina-
ton. G.. &. Perry, secretary and treasurer
of the indianapolis Light and Power Com
pany, also denied knowledge of the matter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

against 1888 In the week ending Jan. "A.
an increase last week of 1019 cars Belt
road engines handled at the stock yards
1895 carloads of live stock, and for private
industries on its line 1908 cars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

The nineteenth annual poultry and pet
stock show will open at Tomlinson Hall to-
night. There will be some fine exhibits
and the show promises to be very success
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23

John Day, painter. living at No. $40 Will
lard street. was brought in by Bike Pa
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23
Belt Road Traffic.

In the week ending Jan. q there were
transferred over the Belt road 1852 cars,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-01-23


c. z. KREGELO, FUNERAL DIRECTOR, ras
resumed business at his old establishment, 223
North Delaware street Everything new and COM
plete. Office telephone. No. $50.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-28

politics simply says he Ia above haV-
Ing anything to do with adjusting the
relations between his fellowmen, and
to my mind there is no more danger
GUS citizen or dangerous class OF
citizens today than tho Pharlsees
OF business and religion, who,
counting themselves holler than
other men, are 30 absorbed either In
tho business OF money getting or self
alteration that they frankly say they
have no time" to meddlo with politics,
II II Is true that politics are dirty"
and good and plous men are too good
and too pious and too busy to lend q
hand In the work CT cleaning up the
political situation, what hope Is there
for our political institutions?
! am one who believes there ia no
hope for political peace except as II Ia
reached through political and social
Justice. do not believe that our So
clal and political problems are to bo
fought out; they are to be thought
out.-Hon. 8. M. Jones.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-28

New York World: Mr.. McKlnley's
policy on the open door" must sug-
gest to tho European powers--includ-
ing our dear friends and "allies," Eng
land and Germany-the old confidence
game called "open and Shut" or nov
you see 1t and now you don't" He
would have an "open door" where we
want to trade, but a shut door where
Others want to trade with us. We
would unto with European powers in
punching a hole in the Chinese wall in
the Celestial empire, but refuses to de-
tach one brick or stone for our 81 per
cent tariff wall. He asks written
pledges from these powers guaran-
teeing Americans equal trade advan-
tages with their citizens in the vari-
Gus spheres Of influence" in China,
and asks Through Ambassador
Choate) who shall dare slam the door
in our faces?" but he will grant no cor
responding privileges to Europeans in
the Philippines or elsewhere. The
chances are that the European powers,
our new allies" will say to
Mr.. Mckinley: "You are asking some,
thing for nothing. Favors between
governments are based ON reciprocity.
A commercial door must swing out as
well as in"
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-28

Workmen terracing King hill, an old
landmark OF northwestern Missouri
which is to be converted into a resi-,
dence suburb Of st, Joseph, have un-
earthed prehistoric cemetery. The
remains OF race Of dwarfs, not allied
with any tribe known to have inhab-
tied this territory, and unaccounted for
by Indian legendary, repose on the
summit Of King hill. A feature re-
markable in itself and especially
marked in connection with the dwarf
ish remnants of prehistoric man found
in this summit is the discovery Of
human bonea. evidently those Of a
giant, probably more than seven feet
tall and big boned Low, fiat heads,
with small intelligence and marked
animal propensitles, characterized this
people. Heavy jaws and strong, we'll
preserved teeth carry the records Of
their lives forward. Brutes, human
but inhumane, self-rellant, they are
saVages OF lower order than any we
know today, Yet they honored their
dead. Shells such as are found on the
banks Of many inland streams, plen-
tiful on the sandbars of the Missouri,
overlooked by King hill, and stones Of
unusual hues, worthless in the COM
merciM marts Of today, the playthings
Of children were deposited in the
aves.--Chicago Record.
Hutchinson gazette., 1899-12-28

only for house-wear, was trimmed with
rich lace, harmonized with the costly
furniture Of the room. In the dreamy
twilight, the dainty white-robed figure
was as charming as one of the fragrant
blossoms nodding over the edge of the
fountain.
One Of the doors leading into the in
terror Of the house was softly opened,
and an old negro appeared on the
threshold.
Nolselessly closing 1t again, he eau
tiously approached his young mistress,
but she started from her light slumber
and sat erect.
"What is 1t, Ralph? Does my father
want me?"
mo, miss master is still asleep; but
Mr.. Harrison has come back and asks
IL he can see Miss Florence"
"Edward?" The young lady hesi-
tated a moment, then, sinking into her
former attitude, she said family: Let
him come"
Ralph withdrew; and directly after,
young man, fine-looking, but with
an arrogant, self-conscious manner,
entered the room.
How rs my uncle?" he asked quick
ly What l heard from the servants
outside did not sound very consollng.
Is he worse?"
Il fear So" replied Florence, softly.
He had a bad night, and the in
creased weakness Is alarming. He fell
asleep an hour ago, and l used the op-
portunity to get little rest"
Edward Harrison drew up chair
and sat down.
Excuse me If disturb you. have
Just come from the city. My friend,
Captain Wilson, accompanied me; and
the justice of the peace, with the other
witnesses, will arrive at the appointed
time All the preparations are made,
30 that the wedding can take place this
evening""
A slight tremor ran through the
young girls frame, and there was a
tone of fear in her voice as she asked:
"Today-must 1t be?"
u thought we had arranged 1t. Sure
ly you consented"
Yes; but hoped you would allow
me little time-a few months or