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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A dollar social will be given at Hall-place
M. E. Church Wednesday evening.
The Teachers Institute of Franklin, Perry
and Warren townships was presided over by
Superintendent Lands in the Criminal
Court room yesterday afternoon.
The office of the Humane Society has been
to 324 East Market street. Cases of cruelty
may be reported there by telephone.
Rev. w A Quayle will speak on THE
Fail of Julas Iscariot this AFTERNOON at 3:A0
o'clock ir the gymnasium of the Y. NJ. G. A.
Miss Edith Darnel will sing solo during
the services.
Michael Donnelly, employed at the In
dianapolis Gas Company's plant on South
Pennsylvania street, fell yesterday while at
work and suffered a broken arm, besides
internal injuries.
The Persimmon Brigade Club will be en-
tertained at the home Of Maj. and Mrs. W.
w. Robbins 224 North East street, on Tues
day evening, Feb. Z. me programme
has been arranged and business Of impor-
lance viii be discussed.
At Plymouth Church this evening, at 1880
o'clock, Mrs. Grace Julian Clark will read
Miss Harriet Mobiles paper on LongfeIow.
The address will be illustrated by about
fifty stereopticon views, showing scenes
from the poets life and works.
Austin Black a mail carrier. tainted
yesterday on his route and was conveyed TO
his home 1882 White street, by the City
Dispensary ambulance In falling ne cut
his face badly, infficting a deep cash across
his forehead and another on his cheek.
Lincoln's birthday anniversary viii be OBJ
served on Saturday evening, Feb. II, by
George HI Chapman Post. G. A. r.. at it's
hall. No. 271s South Delaware street. The
principal address of the occasion will be de-
iiverad by John L. Griflths, and number
of Others are on the programme for short
speeches.
George j. Marott will give per cent. of
his gross receipts Wednesday TO the Marion
County Women's Christian Temperance
Union A committee of ladies viii be at
Mr. Marott's Washing ton-street shoe store
an day to receive the friends of the society.
The committee in charge will be Mrs A. i.
Iseck Mrs. II. s. Norman, Mrs. NJ. Bogart,
Mrs. Nj. Tarlton and Mrs. +. NJ. Dissette.
THE Famous Splnsters Fortnightly
Club or, Old Maids Made over, laugh
able entertainment, win be given at Ma
sonic Hall Tuesday evening The perform
anee viii begin promptly at o'clock. After
The proceeds are for the benefit of Qleen
Esther Auxiliary, o. T.. s The entertain
ment IS in charge Of Mrs. Alice y. Kirke. a
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The first OF the interstate polo games will
be played this week when the crack In
cianapolis team goes to Richmond for the
opening game of the season Tuesday night
All the men have been tried out" and,
what it is confidently hoped will be the
champion team of the West has been placed
under contract and will line up for their
first battle as follows: Jap" Clemens first
rush; Chauncey Fisher. second rush; Harry
Wilson, center: Fred Mack, half-back; Cliff
Allen, goal.
The first game to be played in the Cy
clorama Rink will be return match next
week with the Richmonds In order to test
the popularity of the sport with the In
dianapolis public. Manager Reiek will here
after have one game each week in the local
rink. After the Richmond game, the Mum
Gle team comes here for game on the fol-
lowing week.
On Friday night of this week there will
be a trial game between the indianapolis
players and picked team from this city
Tomorrow night there will be a two-rnile
race at the rink between several fast
skaters of this city for a prize offered b
Manager Reick. ne principal contestants
will be Harry Graf and his rival, Fremont
Hunt Each has defeated the other and
hopes to do so again. William Shea is an
other fast skater entered in the race.
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Rumors of a southern Deal.

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. Among the many
rumors current in the South regarding the
sale and consolidation Of railroads is one
to-day to the effect that the Kansas City,
Fort Scott e. Memphis Railroad has pur-
chased the Seaboard Airline and will reach
Birmingham from Atlanta by using the East
and-west railroad This line runs from Car
tersViue, Ca, to Pell City Ala. and would
still leave a gap between Atlanta and Car
tersville. This point, however, is reached by
the Western & Atlantic, with which the
Seaboard Airline has a working arrange
ment. The Georgia & Alabama, which is
generally supposed to have been acquired
recently by the Seaboard is also mentioned
in the deal The purchase, which would
give direct line to the Atlantic coast from
the West, is a connection long desired by
the Memphis route" The rumor does not
receive much credence in Atlanta.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
Enelish's-"The Head of the Family

Enelish's-sThe Head of the Family"
The complete triumph Of the Crane pro-
duction of THE Head of the Family at
English's last night settled beyond cavil
that Indianapolis is good theatrical town
so long as good attractions are the offer
ings. An immense audience braved snow
storm last night and turned out to witness
1.-The Head of the Family, the best play
Mr.. Crane has yet produced here. AS the
careless, easy-going father, who preferred
to study a railroad guide and leave the
bringing up of his family Of girls to his
society-loving wife, he was excruciatingly
funny and withal, perfectly loveable old
man But when disgrace threatened his
daughter. his own flesh and blood, he rose
to the occasion like the great artist that he
is. and the audience was thrilled and
swayed. Nothing could have surpassed his
bearing in speaking the lines of the thrilling
scene where he tells his daughters husband
that he shall never see his young wife
again until he has Inundated himself be-
fore her as she has before him this night.
There were many scenes of the greatest
power-too numerous to enumerate. In
fact the effect of the whole was as If q Sc
ries Of incidents in real life had been wit
messed instead of a number Of clever bits
of acting Mr. Cranes company was at its
best beng materially strengthened by the
addition OF winsone. diminutive Gladys
and there is no intention 70 indulge In slang
phraseology in this connection. Mr.. Putnam
was given the role or a good man. and Mr.
1ruesdale that Of vlila1ns the transnosi-
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Anna M. Koerner, whose husband, John
c. Koerner, was some time ago convicted
Of stealing horses and sentenced to the pen
itentiary, was yesterday granted a divorce
from him on the ground Of his having been
convicted of crime. Mrs. Koerner was
granted the custody of her child. The case
came up before Judge feathers. Other
cases disposed of in Room were those of
Jennie B. Myers against John T. Myers
The wife was given a divorce. w. F. Dea-
con was also given a divorce from his wife,
Emma Deacon.
Charles A. Dryer, special judge appointed
by J. l.. McMaster to hear the divorce pro-
ceedings of Margaret Bolander against
Charles Bolander, refused to grant the di-
vorce, regarding one party as much at fault
as the other.
Judge Carter granted Benjamin CHAMBER q
divorce from Anna, L. CHAMBER, and to Katie
Stovall from William Stovall.
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ATTORNEY BAILEY'S FEE
HE SAYS THE BROAD RIPPLE COM
PANY is READY TO PAY.
The Receivership Created in the Cir
cult Court Vacated Yester-
day by Agreement.

By agreement Of the parties and their at
torneys, the suit of Leon o. Bailey against
the Broad Ripple & indianapolis Rapid
Transit Company, for $4,000 attorney fees,
was yesterday dismissed and the trust of
Henry l.. Smith, receiver appointed by Judge
Allen, vacated. This leaves the receivership
of the road in Room 8, where John b. Cock
rum was appointed receiver by Judge Carter.
Mr.. Bailey's claim was settled out of court.
The amount that he was paid was not dis
closed. Mr.. Bailey simply stated that his
claim had been ''cr will be paid" and added
'They have the currency in their pockets"
Judge Allen was in hurry to get away
when the attorneys appeared before him at
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon, as he was
about leaving with his children for Martins
VILE He inquired if the attorneys had
agreed on the compensation to be paid the
receiver, his attorney and the attorney for
Mr.. Bailey. There had been no agreement
reached on this score but John B. Cockrum,
the receiver in Room 3, took it upon himself
to settle these claims. The court, by agree
ment of the attorneys, made an entry tax
ing the costs and attorney fees against the
defendant, the Broad Ripple road After the
entry was made the attorneys drew up
| agreements as to costs and attorneys fees
claim
There is still pending in the Circuit Court
the petition for receiver filed by the First
National Bank, of Fort Wayne, against the
transit company on $2O. 600 judgment Re
| ceiver Cockrum informed Judge Allen that
he had conversed with the attorneys of the
bank by telephone and that they had as
| sured him that they were content to abide
by his receivership in the other court.
Attorneys have inumated that the receiV-
ership will not be long pending and that a
| trial Of the claim of the State Bank of In
! diana, on whose application John b. Cock
rum was appointed by Judge Carter will
come up for trial in a short time, perhaps
| within the week If this is true, a sale of
| the road may shortly be ordered, although
! 1t is possible that there may be a reorganiza-
| ton, some of the large Eastern creditors to
take the road in settlement Of their claims
after disposing of local claims 1t has been
pretty well understood that the Citizens
Street-railroad Company has negotiated for
this property notwithstanding denials of
some of its representatives. 1t has also
been reported that the Indianapolis &
Logansport Traction Company, recently or
ganized, would be willing to take the prop
erty at fair price If 1t were clear of all
| membranes.
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LEGAL ADV REFRESHMENTS.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS AND Build
ERS OF GRAVEL AND MACAD-
AMIZED ROADS.

Notice is hereby given that the Board Of Com.
naissioners Of Lawrence county, in the State of
Friday, March 3, 1899,
receive sealed proposals for the construction Of
the following named roads in Shawswick town
ship, said county and state, nineteen divisions,
Petition No. L.
Division No. ], part Bedford and Brownstown
road, length 1870 feet; division No. .. Miller s
Ferry road, length 4sh feeti division No. 3, Nc
Daniel or Malott road length .. $50 feet.
Petition No. =.
Division No. l, the Jesse A. Johnson road,
length - $50 feet; division No ?. the Garvey road
and streets in Bedford. length $3.50 feet.
Petition No. ,.
Division No. /. old Bedford and Leesville road.
Petition No. A.
Division No. l. the Scroggan road, length 1850
Petition No. ).
Division No. /. Bedford and Palestine road.
Petition No. 9.
Division No. /, Vinegar Hin and Sheriff. road,
length 10. i5s feet division No 2 Bloomington and
Iawrenceport road, length 1915 feet.
Petition No. Z.
Division No l. part OF Bedford and Brownstown
road. length s6OQ feet division No. 2. Erie road,
Petition No. s.
Division No. l. Jesse a. johnson and Ikerd
sehoolhouse road, length ISL feet; division No.
Whitfield and lssTa re9d ye length 500 feet.
Division No. l. Campbelrs Lane road, length
26s feet: division No. ?, NJ street, length 2,572
with Campbelfs Lane road, length ga feet; d.
vision No. T. twentieth street length 1.i47 feet.
Petition No. 10.
Division No. ], the South Bedford and Leesville
road. length $3.50 feet.
All Of said roads TO be completed on or before
the first day Of December 1883. said proposals
10 be accompanied by good and SUFFICIENT bond
FOR twice the amount Of the bids. on blanks fur
nished by the auditor
Only Indiana sureties accepted.
said bids to provide that the work on said roads
bid on shall he in ali things In strict accordance
with the plans. profile and specifications now on
fle with the auditor and the order OF the Board
Of Commissioners herein.
The seccessful bidders for this work viii be re-
oulred 10 buy the bonds issued for the construc-
ton 81 said roads 20 the amount OF their con-
tracts provided the treasurer shall not have sold
TIE same on or before the 18th day Of May, 1898.
SAID bonds 70 bear date Of April 1, 1858.
The board reserves the right 20 reject any and
BIDS should be addressed John n. Gainey.
Auditor Bedford. Indiana
Witness my name and the seal Of the Board OF
Commissioners this 3lst day Of January, 1899
rsEAI47 JOHN ~. aAINE1.
Auditor Lawrence County.
Date 81 first publication, Feb.
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Samuel Campbell Meredith. ninety-two
years. is very Ill at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. Emma E. Nicholson, No 2027
North Capitol avenue. He is said to be the
oldest printer in Indiana, the Oldest member
OF the First Presbyterian Church and one of
the Oldest members of the Tippecanoe Club.
He was born in Waynesburg Pa. During
his young manhood he travelled much and
in 1888 he settled in Wayne county, Indiana,
where he published several newspapers at
different times. He also published q paper
at Richmond, but gave it up 10 come to this
city in 1852. He was concerned with Rawscn
Vail in the Free Democrat, and when ii was
merged into the Journal he became one of
the employees OF the latter paper. Twenty
years ago he retired from business. His
son, Captain William NJ Meredith. OF the
Western Bank Note and Engraving Coma
pany. OF Chicago is with him now He
has seven grandchildren, among whom Is
Meredith Nicholson, formerly Of this city
and now Of Denver, and five great grand
children.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05
AN INTERESTING FIGHT
THREE CIRCULARS TO CHICAGO &
ALTON STOCKHOLDERS.
Directors Anxious to Sell the Road,
but President Blackstone OPP
posed to the Scheme.

CHICAGO, Feb 4-Three highly interest
ing circulars relating to the proposed sale
Of the Chicago & Alton were mailed to the
stockholders of the road to-day. One is
signed by President John ]. Mitchell, of
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank, offer
ing on behalf of syndicate of Eastern cap
italists 500 per share for the preferred
stock and $175 per share for the common
stock The second circular is signed by
seven out of the nine directors of the road
declaring their belief that the offer made
by Mr.. Mitchell is a fair price for the stock,
and that it is for the interest of the stock
holders of the Alton to deposit their stock
under the agreement made by Mr.. Mitchell
and the Eastern syndicate.
The third circular which is signed by
President T. E. Blackstone, of the Alton.
will undoubtedly create a sensation in rail-
road and financial circles In it Mr.. Black
stone squarely takes issue with Mr.. Mitchell
and the seven directors as regards the
advisability of the sale of the road
at the terms offered. While no posi-
tive advice is rendered the stockholders in
Mr.. Blackstone's circular, no one can read
it without being convinced that the writer
is bitterly opposed to the adoption of the
proposition. From the beginning the nego-
tiations, it is said, have been carried on in
opposition to Mr.. Blackstone's views and
wishes. 1t was Mr. Blackstones veto that
prevented the sale of the Chicago & Alton
to the Kansas City, Pittsburg & Gulf road
The present proposition may be more fevor-
able from several viewpoints, but it appar-
emily still falls short of being what in Mr.
Blackstone's opinion, would he fair to all
stockholders of the Chicago Alton.
Mr.. Blackstone pointed out that the road
has been, throughout the whole period of
business depression, paying per cent. divi-
dends, that the earnings at the present
time would justify the directors in paying 8
per cent, bit due consideration for the
physical condition of the road has induced
them. to pursue the conservative policy of
reserving large amounts for it's improve
ment. The circular further deals with the
fact that the bond issue of the road will
mature in less than three years, and can be
refunded for less than one-haf the present
rate of interest, standing offers having been
received for the full amount required to car
ry through this plan When that has been
done there will not only be a reasonable
probability, but a certainty that the prop
erty, if managed right, and as it has been,
will then be able to pay stockholders Is per
cent. on their holdings.
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The G., @. a $. z. r. Sold.

CLEVELAND, o., Feb. 4.-The Cleveland,
Canton & Southern Railroad was sold this
afternoon to the first mortgage bondhold-
ers. The representatives of the first mort
gage bondholders were the only bidders. The
read was sold in three parcels. The first
parcel of the line from Waynesburg to
Canton was sold to Charles A. Peabody,
representing the first mortgage bondhold-
ers, for $4,000. There were no bidders for
the second parcel, the Chagrin Falls and
Northern branch That section will be sold
at a later date. Mr.. Peabody, for the bond
holders, bid in the third or main parcel of
the road for 81 &c., CO., Mr.. Peabody said he
knew nothing about the proposed consoli-
dation of the road with the Wheeling &
Lake Erie.
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Fast Time from Havana.

NEW YORK, Feb. Mail and passen-
gers that left Havana at o'clock on Thurs
day morning arrived in New York this even
ing. the quickest passage between the Gu
ban capital and the metropolis yet on rec
ord. This was achieved by the Plant sys-
tenn, which, recognizing the necessity for
quick and good connections between Cuba
and the United States, has greatly improved
and accelerated it's service. The steamship
Yarmouth left Havana last Thursday at s
at a. M. two hours ahead of her schedule
time, and thus was able to connect with the
Florida special Of the Plant system, which
and which arrived in New York this evening.
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Tbe BlocL Diamond Road.

CLEVELAND, O., Feb. 4.-Col Ebert E.
Boone, the railroad promoter, stated in an
interview here to-day concerning the pro-
posed construction of the Black Diamond
road to Port Royal, S. c., that the contracts
for building the different divisions of the
line were all signed and 1t would surely be
constructed. An English syndicate is behind
the enterprise. I'VE will have one OF the
greatest railroads in the world when 1t is
Completed" said Colonel Boone 1t will cost
$50 600 900 to construct it. 1t will be double
tracked the entire length. The line will pass
through some of the richest mineral districts
in the world. Our grades will be very
slight"
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Dr. John S. Clark, OF Boston, viii lecture
at Plymouth Church Wednesday evening
Feb. s. on THE Relation of Art Instruction
in Our Public Schools TO Industrial Prob
lens" He is the treasurer of the American
Statistical Association, a society whose pur-
pose is to collect statistics relating to social
and industrial problems. He is also asso-
ciated with the management of the Pratt
Institute. Admission TO the lecture will be
free. Immediately following the lecture
and It's discussion there will be a reception
at the assembly room Of the Library build
ing. where there viii be an exhibition Of q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05
BASKET BALL.
Lineup for the Y. Nj. c. A. Game Next
Wednesday Night.

Basket ball in indianapolis is still growing
in popularity, and much interest is being
taken in the game which will be played in
the Y. NJ. c. A gymnasium next Wednes-
day evening between two teams picked
from the members Of the representative
team. This will no doubt be the finest ex-
hibition of basket ball seen thus far this
season, as all the visiting teams that have
played here this year have been no match
for the Indianapolis boys. Charley Ryse
and Henry Fleming will captain the teams
that play Wednesday night, and the plan
in selecting the other men for each side
was to make the teams as evenly matched
as possible. Manager Harden, in planning
the programme for this contest. has secured
additional entertainment to be given in con-
nection with the basket ball game There
will be an exhibition cake walk by Stanley
Turner and Eva Bye, two little people who
have won some local reputation in their act.
Montani's orchestra will furnish the music
for the occasion. DR.. Nehrbas and two of
his pupils will give an exhibition of aero
battle work on the double horizontal bars.
The lineup for the basket ball game the
first half of which will be called at S clock,
is as follows:
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TRENTON. N. j., Feb. 4.--The charter Of
the Merchants Wire ard Nail Company,
with capital of S5O0.000 common and $780,
900 seven per cent. preferred stock, was filed
here to-day. The incorporators named in the
charter are Clement n. Biddle, Robert Bid
die and William b. Knight. all of Philadel-
phia. Of the capital stock 100000 is paid in.
The main Office will be at Philadelphia and
mills will be located at Philadelphia, Pitts
burg, New York City, Newberg IN. W,
Baltimore Cleveland (O1, Ashland (Ky),
East st. Louis, Chicago. Pueblo (CoI.), and
Oakland (Cal.l and other points.
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Fireman in a Mexican Jail.

NOGALEs, Ariz, Feb 4.-John MeFad-
den, a fireman on the Sonora Railway, is
the latest American to be incarcerated in a
Mexican Jail. From the train leaving
Nogales southwark last Saturday morning,
Ceived a slight scalp wound. On Tuesday a
complaint was lodged againt McFadden, al
leging that he had caused the injured lad
IL ilimn off from the forward end of the
mail car by turning upon him stream of
water from the locomotive injector. McFad-
den was arrested and locked up, bail being
refused. United States Consul Darrell is
investigating the case.
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ton being happy one. Miss Haswell fixed
the position she had won in the public es-
timation the evening before in "A Virginia
Courtship" The rare combination of beau
tiful women. endowed with artistic talent
of a high order. has seldom been noted in
greater profusion than in Mr.. Cranes COM
pany Cranes engagement was a decided
artistic success, as well as financial and 1t
is hoped he will not remain away another
fxxyOv
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Alleged Patent infringement.

Judge Baker of the Federal Court, issued
a decree yesterday in the case of The John
son Company, of Pennsylvania, against the
Indianapolis Frog and Switch Company, re-
straining the defendant from further alleged
infringement on a patent of the plaintiff and
instructing the master in chancery, William
2. Fishback, to ascertain the amount of
profit the defendant gained by its alleged in
fringement,