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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-12-14
I T NEWS NOTES.

Mr.. Byron Overstreet, who has been in
Berlin for the past year studying music.
has sailed for New York. He will remain
some time in New York before coming TO
Indianapolis.
Postmaster Hess has received an applica-
ton for a free rural mail delivery from F.
A. Preston, living a mile and a half north
east of Brightwood. Mr.. Hess thinks the
plan a feasible one.
The Teachers n Young Peoples Read
Grand Hotel Saturday for the purpose of
adopting a permanent set of books to be
used the year beginning July, 1900.
In connection with the annual Christmas
fair under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid
Society of the Peoples Congregational
Church a society play will be given at the
church tonight. with a capable cast.
By forcing open a window burglars Sc
cured entrance TO the home OF Frank
Dougherty, deputy county assessor, at No.
zoos North Illinois street, and stole money
anu jewelry a~ggregating in value about $50.
There have been thirty-four liquor Ii
censes issued so far this month, but IL is
expected that the number will reach one
hundred before the new year is ushered in.
Many applications are for renewal Of old
licenses.
Tie December number of the United
States public health report quotes from the
Indiana bulletin of vital statistics to some
length and adds: such work and legisla-
ton might well be initiated by all the
States in the Union"
Waterford Lodge, No. IL. +. and A. M,
colored. last night elected the following
officers: H. Ter y. w. M; r.. Hodges. S.
W.; II. Dunlap. j. w; William Nelson.
secretary: l.. Seaton. treasurer; Lawson
Seaton, Edward Baxter and J. +. Lindsay,
trustees.
A meeting has been called at the Deni-
son House for next Tuesday at 10 a. m.
by those interested in the controversy
against the state colleges. a circular has
been issued by the friends OF the nonstate
colleges setting forth the necessity for an
early conference.
Mrs. Joseph Newton. of No. PIT Spring
street. Is alarmed over the disappearance
of her husband. who was recently en-
ployed by Freaney Bros, mber He was
last seen on Tuesday of last week, when he
came home and asked his wife for some
money. She gave him sl75 and has not
seen him since.
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NATIVE CHINESE WOMAN
A FEMALE OF GENTLE BIRTH FROM
THE CELESTIAL EMPIRE.
Mrs. MOy Kee Appears mt u Mission.
airy Tea-She Once Received a Pres
ent from the Empress.

Mrs. Charles p. Green CAV a unique tea
yesterday at her home, on West Walnut
street, for the benefit of the Ellen Emerson
boy, En- 81, for the Christian ministry in
China The club was named for Miss EN-
erson. a grandniece of Ralph Waldo Emer-
son, who is a missionary in China.
Mrs. Green Ia for a special attraction
Mrs. Moy Kee, a Chinese g~entlewoman.
dressed in the costume of her native coun-
try. Mrs. Moy Kee claims connection with
the royal family and her costume yesterday
was a very elaborate one. She wore long
pantaloons OF plum-colored silk. with a
loose jacket of heavy lavender silk,
trimmed with embroidery in royal purple.
Her tiny feet attracted most attention.
They were incased In tiny pointed embroid-
cred slippers. with very high heels. She
wore the headdress of the Chinese mar
ried woman. an affair fashioned Of beads,
with earrings to match.
Mrs. Moy kee made the tea and poured il
in Chinese fashion. and later in the after
noon she played a Chinese instrument,
while her husband, Mr.. Moy Kee, played
the Chinese banjo and read extracts from
a Chinese paper. One of the readings was
the celebration recently of the Empress's
birthday n the ceremonies of the day.
Mrs. Moy Kee has a crown which was pre-
sented to her by the Empress. but she
would not wear 1t yesterday. because ii is
only worn on special occasions. Mrs. Green
was assisted during the afternoon by Mrs.
". H. Lockwood. Mrs. w. j. Neuberger,
Mrs. William Millholland. Mrs. w. w.
Winslow, Mrs. William Patton, Mrs. James
Noel. Miss Eleanor Kirby and Miss Alice
Sommeryille.
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SHE WOULDN'T vACATE.
A Lawsuit I'm Which Two Women Are
the Litigants.

Mrs. Lille Lonergan, who has a second
hand store at 421 Massachusetts, avenue,
was defendant in Justice Smock's court
yesterday in a suit for unlawful. forcible
occupation of property at that number.
The complaint was made by Sarah ]. Sell
lers, who also has a secondhand store oc-
cupying the premises. 423 to APO Massachu-
sets avenue. Mrs. Sellers wished to en-
large her place Of business, and, 1t is said,
at the same time get rid Of a competitor in
business. She therefore went to the agent
L%onergan and paid the rent for December.
When Mrs. Lonergan went to pay the rent
she was referred to Mrs. Sellers. who de-
manded that she vacate.
The action of Mrs. Sellers is said to have
been upon the advice of her attorney, who.
upon being advised that Mrs. Lonergan
would not peaceably vacate, went to her,
and according to the testimony said: 81
am here to put you out" He was told she
would get out, If she had TO, by II o'clock
the following day. This was satisfactory
to the attorney, who returned the next day
and was told by Mrs. Lonergan, who had
also consulted a lawyer, that she did not
know what she would do If he put her
things out on the sidewalk, and the tes-
timony showed she said: lone, two, three
you git" TIL attorney went.
This case" said an old lawyer, shows
what some of the young lawyers think they
can do. Mrs. Sellers has no right of action
for the reason that a suit for possession
was filed I'm Justice Hays court some days
ago and decided i'm favor of Mrs. Sellers.
Mrs. Lonergan appealed, furnishing a bond
for $500, and is now occupant of the prem
Uses by color of title until the case Is
finally decided"
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MR.. HENRY B%EFOREBOARD
HE SETS OUT HIS PLANS o COM
ING INTO THE CITY.
The Union Traction Company Win
Indianapolis-City Affairs.

Charles L. Henry, of Anderson, general
of Indiana, was before the Board of Public
Works yesterday afternoon in the interest
of his company getting into indianapolis
over the tracks of the Indianapolis Street
railway Company. General Manager Nc
Gowan, of the latter company, was also
present, and 1t is said that the most friend
ly relations exist between the new inter-
urban line and the Indianapolis company.
Mr.. Henry stated that the proposed cleo
trio line between here and Anderson and
Muncie will run north of the city near the
state fair grounds and enter the city over
the Central-avenue line, running to the
Union Station and return. The interurban
line will carry freight. express, mail and
passengers. but Mr.. Henry stated that the
operation of the cars and the freight to be
carried will be under the jurisdiction OF the
Board of Public Works. 1t is not his inten-
ton, he says, to carry anything over the
line that will be i'm the least Objectionable.
Mr.. Henry says that the Union Traction
cars will carry local passengers, but he
will ask that the Board of Works adopt
some rule whereby the cars will not be
crowded by local passengers to the detri-
ment of the line in carrying passengers to
other cities. He said, for instance, an in
terurban car might pass along the street
and be crowded by local passengers and a
crowd of Anderson passengers could not
board the car. He would ask that the local
passengers wait for the cars of the Indian
apolis line. Mr.. Moore, or the Board Of
Works, ~laughingly stated that maybe Mr..
McGowan's cars might not come along.
President Downing referred Mr.. Henry TO
City Attorney Kern, and formal application
was made in writing and presented to the
board. President Downing left the impress
sion that there will likely be no trouble
about Mr.. Henry S line coming into Indian
apolis, providing suitable arrangements can
be made with the indianapolis Street-rail-
way Company. Mr.. Henry stated that he
hoped to have the line in operation by the
LIST of next July. Cars will be run in each
direction at one hour intervals, and the
rate will probably be / cent a mile. Indian
apolis passengers will have TO pay 8 cents,
but they will be carried about two and a
half miles farther on the interurban line
for that fare than on the Indianapolis line.
The grading between Anderson and Indian
apolis Is about half completed. 1t Is ex-
pected a speed of forty miles an hour will
be maintained on this line.
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BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE.


The board awarded the contract for fur
nishing and lighting 200 or more vapor
street lamps and thirty or more naphtha
lamps for the six months ending June 30.
pany, of Canton, o. This company was
the only bidder and their bid was as fol-
lows: Fourteen c. p. vapor lamps, SIG. 20 per
lamp per year. Seventy c. p. Welsbach
lamps. s3s per lamp per year.
FINAL ACTION TAKEN.
The board took final action on the follow
ing resolutions:
For paving with brick the roadway of the
first alley east of Delaware street, from
Nineteenth street to Twentieth st eet.
For gradirB the roadway of Twentieth
street, from Central avenue to College ave-
nue..
No remonstrance was filed against the
improvements.
ACTION RESCINDED.
The board rescinded all former action
upon the resolution for grading the road
avenue TO College avenue. and declared the
same to be null and void. A written re-
monstrance was filed against the improve
ment by the interested property holders.
ASSESSMENT ROLLS APPROVED.
The board approved an assessment roll
showing the benefits and manages awarded
on account of the opening or Caldwell
street, from Capital Park addition TO Mich
igan street.
The board allowed final estimate and ap-
proved the assessment roll in behalf of
Shower AZ Austin for the construction OF a
main sewer known as the Fall creek inter-
ceptor. extending from Senate avenue to
Meridian street.
The board ordered the city engineer to
prepare papers for the imp rovement of the
first alley south of Vermont street, from
Massachusetts avenue TO a point west.
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IrvinEtOn.

Miss Eta Thompson, of Muncie, is the
guest of fraternity frinds in I%rvington.
The Hon. Herbert Welsh. of Philadelphia.
will address the students at chapel this
morning.
The young men of Sigma Chi fraternity
Saturday evening.
At a meeting of all the football men Carl
M~cGaughey was unanimously elected cap-
ain of next years team.
President Burris A. Jenkins. who has
been i'll at his home for several weeks, is
again able to meet his classes.
Mr.. Ned McGaughey will give a party In
honor of his fifteenth birthday Saturday
night, at his home, on Dillon avenue.
Rev. c.. z. Robinson, pastor of the Third
christian Church in indianapolis, addressed
he students at chapel yesterday morning.
Mrs. James Layman and daughter Madge,
Who went to Lynchburg. Va, to attend the
Carroil-Smith wedding, returned home yes
.erday.
Mrs. ]. F. Mendenhall. of Los Angeles.
Cal, who has been the guest of Mrs. De-
Witt Grifiths for several months, returned
home yesterday.
There will be a game of basket ball be-
gymnasium tonight. After the young la
lies game two teams of young men will
play a practice game.
Miss Helen Downing and Miss Betty
Poulson. of Greenfield, were initiated into
the Kappa Kappa Gamma fraternity Mon
lay night AT the home of Miss Retta Barn
hill. After the initiation supper was served.
An entertainment was given Tuesday
evening by Miss Eva l.. Dunning in the
Odd Fellows Hall, on Central avenue. Miss
cunning was assisted by Miss Jennie Car
son., Miss frankie McCarty, Miss Maize
Branham, Miss Jay Vance. Miss Florine
Williams, Mrs. o. T. Behymer and Miss
Hazel Loomis.
The seventh anniversary of the Irvington
Woman's Club was observed on Monday
night at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Leslie, on Central avenue. During the
evening short talks were given by Mr..
James Kingsbury. Mr.. Hilton Brown. Mr..
Thomas c. Howe, Mr.. L. F. Tibbott and
Mr.. T.. s. Ames. The parlors were deco
ated In holly and Christmas green. In the
lining room the table decorations were red
carnations and smilax, and the candelabra
held red candles. Mrs. Robert Browning
md Mrs. Orville O.. Carvin. assisted by
Miss Braden and Miss Butler, served the
ices. The next meeting of the club will &C.
cur Jan. 8, at the home of Mrs. Browning.
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night. Saturday matinee and a final round
up Saturday night.
The City Sports. with a number Of popu-
lar vaudeville and burlesque favorites, will
begin a three days engagement at the En-
pire Theater this afternoon. The skit
The Four Married Men. O. a Night OF
Jollity." is said TO be very funny. Lillian
Washburn and the Indian Maidens come
next week.
For several weeks a conspicuous object
on the right wall of the lobby OF English's
Opera House has been a full-length poster
announcing the coming OF "a Runaway
Girl" Curiosity as to the date of its APP
pearance will be satisfied by the statement
that II will be here Friday and Saturday,
Dec % and g. This is the only regular
attraction booked for that house next
week.
Charles Frohman has got hold of a new
French comedy that is said to be out of
the ordinary. 1t is by the authors OF
My Daughter-in-law." which is nov run
ming at the Criterion In London. II en-
'ers the rehearsal period in about two
weeks, but the date of its first appearance
has not been announced. However, Mr..
Frohman assures his American friends that
they will see it before the Parisians do.
1t is interesting to watch the sale or
seats now in progress at English's Opera
House for the engagement Of Shore
Acres" James A. Hearne's beautiful New
England comedy drama, which commences
with a popular priced matinee this after
noon and concludes with to-nights per-
Torrance. People who avoid a theater at
other times of the year are coming In great
numbers with the old familiar question on
their lips. Got anything good left for
Shore Acres?'
The assistant stage director at the
Grand, William Webb. is doing a bit Of
character work in Captain Swift this
week that is noteworthy. AS the vindic-
tive. blackmailing old servant Marshall he
has an opportunity to show the audiences
what he is capable of. The roles of Jim
Daisy in 1.-The Jilt" and Marshall in
Captain Swift" are the first in which Mr..
Webb has had any especial opportunity.
He has proved himself quite equal to them.
There will be another matinee of Captain
Swift Saturday.
1t Is nearing the time in New York when
the annual changes of bill take place at
the temples Of amusement. Most of the
shifts will occur Christmas week. The
Empire Theater stock company gets back
home Christmas night and will give a house
warming with MY Lady's Lord" as the
center of attraction. AT the Knickerbocker
on the same night the l<endals and THE
elder Miss Blossom will yield place to Nat
Goodwin and Maxine Elliott, who VIII open
their metropolitan engagement with THE
Cowboy and the Lady" At the Fffth-ave-
nue. house Mrs. Fiske and Becky Sharp
will retire in favor of the r. A. Barnet
opera, Three Little Lambs"
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MAJOR sHALER is FIRM.
He Still Refuses to Remove the Posts
from the Sidewalk.

City Engineer Jeup called at the United
States arsenal yesterday afternoon to con-
fer with Major Shaler. the ~commandant, in
regard to the recent order of the Board of
Public Works to remove the posts in front
of the arsenal on Michigan street. Major
Shaler received Mr.. Jeup In a friendly man.
ner but was firm in the stand he has taken
In refusing to remove the posts. He still
contends that the government owns to the
middle of the street, and that he had a per-
feet right to order the posts placed in the
sidewalk to prevent bicyclists from riding
by at a rapid speed.
Mr.. Jeup suggested that the posts be re-
moved and the 'curbing raised to the en-
trance of the arsenal grounds, SO that 1t
would make II necessary for wheelmen to
dismount, but Major Shaler said that this
might cause accidents. Mr.. Jeup carried
papers which showed that the arsenal
grounds were purchased by the government
from Calvin Fletcher and A. X. Benton, in
1862. The old plat showed that a road ran
through the middle of the arsenal grounds
is now Michigan street was opened
by the County Commissioners in 1867, and
half of the sixty feet necessary for the
street was taken from the arsenal grounds
and half from the LAND on the south.
Major Shaler still held, after the confer
ence with Engineer Jeup, that the govern
ment owns to the middle of the street and
has a right TO maintain the posts in the
sidewalk. When Mr.. Jeup returned he re-
ported TO the Board of Works that Major
Shaler still refused to remove the posts.
The matter was referred to City Attorney
Kern and he will make his decision to-day.
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ADJUSTMENTS.
"Fedorav at English. Last Night.
a e. WASHINGTON ST.

re0Ora" ~ En&I1snS Last Night.
The walsh-MacDoweIl engagement one
OF the events of the theatrical season
from an artistic point OF view. came to a
close at English's Opera House last night
with the public still. like Achilles. ''sulking
In its tent" II SENS idle to suggest ex-
plantations for the poor treatment that
these great artists nave received in In
d~ianapolis. Other cities, in Canada as we'll
as the United States, which possess as
much of refinement. wealth and critical
taste as the Hoosier capital can possibly
boast. have received Miss Walsh and Mr..
Mcdowell with open arms and stimated
their dramatic power at it's true value. 1t
must have been the sort of feminine OBJ
stinacy that is graphically described In the
familiar saw, when a woman will, she
Will, but when she won't. she won't" FEE
DORA" the play presented last night, Is I'm
many particulars Sardou's chef d'ouvre. 1t
deals with nihilism, crime. revenge and
love. and contains the finest plot and most
interesting story OF the three mat ...aAe up
Miss Walsh's repertory. Scenery and set
ttngs afforded little aid toward making the
production an almost faultless one. In
fact. principals and company rose to such
heights in their Interpretation Of lines and
situations as to cause their surroundings to
be forgotten. In the last act. when that in
tcnSeiy tragic scene WaS IN prOgreSS be-
tween Fedora. p~ersonated by Miss Walsh,
and Ipanof. handled in a truly marvellous
manner by Mr.. Mcdowell, all eyes were
conferred on the persons OF the actors alone.
AT the final drop of the curtain the audi
ence sat spellbound for a few seconds-still
under the influence Of the realistic scene
they had just witnessed, and then came an
encore, the cordtality of which must have
gone far towards softening any resentment
nat might nave been felt on account of the
pitfful number of people In the house. Miss
Walsh and Mr.. Mcdowell were not alone
in scoring triumphs. Mr.. Elliot and Miss
Williams were cast I'm roles perfectly
adapted to their individual powers, and i'm
consequence showed TO great advantage. Ii
may be that IL women had known that Miss
Walsh would during her engagement in
this city wear some OF the most magnif
cent gowns ever displayed on the stage
there would have been better houses. The
dress she wore In the final act of Fedora
was evidently an unusually expensive one.
But the costuming OF all her plays has re-
ceived careful attention. and this was one
OF the many delightful features Of the en-
gagement.
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Wilmer F. Christian and Mrs B.. F. How
ard Tomorrow the exhibit will be In
charge of Mrs. W. H. WEIGH. Mrs. J. II.
Taylor. Miss Alice Brown, Mrs. c. A. Ross,
Miss Jessie Daggett, Mrs. Edward Clark,
Mrs. NJ. b. Pendergast and Mrs. j.. o.
Spahr; Saturday. Mrs. Albert Henley, Mrs.
s; j. Morris Mrs. c. ]. Buchanan Mrs.
street, Miss Kramer, Miss Alice Welborn
and Mrs. Edward Meyers. Among the guests
from out OF town who visited the ceramic
exhibit yesterday were Mrs. Logee, Mrs.
Charles Beck. Mrs. Daniel Roots. Of Con-
nersvflle. and Mrs. Thayer, of Greenfield
RICHMOND HYMENEAL.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
RICHMOND. Ind. Dec. 3.-Mr. Walter
Wolfer and Miss Mary Ellwood, both of
this city, were married last night at the
parsonage Of the First English Lutheran
Church by the Rev. j. w. Kapp. They will
reside here.
Mr.. Henry Bentlage and Miss Ida STRAIT
tan. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. S: s. STRAIT
tan, ST., were married last evening at the
brides home. The Rev. ]. w. Kapp. of the
First English Lutheran Church. officiated,
In the presence of about thirty guests.
GEBHART-MILLER.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
HAGERSTOWN, Ind, Dec. B.-The mar
riage of Miss Flora May Miller and Mr..
Mahlon Gebhart. of this place, took place
last night at the brides home. in Walnut
Level, the Rev. DR.. Warbinton, of the
Christian Church. officiating. The groom is
one of Hagerstown's prominent young bust
ness men, and the bride is the daughter of
Philip Miller, a well-to-do farmer Of
Wayne county. The young couple will re-
side in Hagerstown.
LAFUSE-ROSS.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.
LIBERTY, Ind, Dec. 13.-Mr. George La
fuse and Miss Ethel Ross were married
last night at the Presbyterian Church. the
attendants being: Ailsa Bates, maid Of
honor; the Misses Dess Ross, Carrie Lam
bert. Leila Leonard and Nellie Bowers.
bridesmaids. The bride Is a daughte of
the former county treasurer, John NJ. Ross,
and the groom is a prosperous farmer of
Union county. The young couple have
gone East on a wedding trip.
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A pictorial revival Of the late BARLEY
Campbell's melodrama Siberia" will De
put on the road next season.
Dunno & Ryiey have leased the Columbia
Theater. Chicago. for music hall purposes,
with Matthews and Bulger as the star CO.
medfans- Eddie Foy will also be seen there.
There are just eight delightful features
In the entertainment that Mcintyre &
Heath's comedians are giving twice n dav
at the Park this week, but none more
pleasing than the singing OF the Young
American Quintette.
Edward j. Morgan. the actor whose stage
name Is now "Ben-Hur." since he fills the
title role In the Wallace spectacular PLAY
II playing an engagement I'm the courts
outside OF business hours. His wife Is
suing him for divorce and alimony.
All lovers OF Fun of the lively. rollicking
variety will turn out en- masse at English's
20 greet Dan Daily and Phyllis Rankin In
the Rounders,' which will follow Shore
Acres for three engagements Friday
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Mrs. Jennie Burr Paxton Dead.

Mrs. Jennie Burr Paxton. daughter OF
Nathaniel b. Burr. died recently at her
home at Pueblo, Col, from an operation
for appendicitis. She lived with her par
ents here until the time OF her marriage,
about ten years ago, when she removed to
Pueblo. While here she conducted a large
private school at what is now East and
Tenth streets, and was also well known
because OF her literary work.
She leaves q husband and three children
In Pueblo and her father and two sisters
AZ this city. The burial viii be at Pueblo.
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~ 81 WWAsHlNGIuHN
Is Orally Argued Before h State
Supreme Court.

The oral argument In the case OF Thomas
B. Adams against the city Of SheibyNiile
and others, which Involves the constitution
atty of the Barrett law. was made before
the Supreme Court yesterday. Adams who
is a lawyer in S~helbyville. objected 10 pay
ing for certain changes in the street In
front OF his residence, which, he asserted.
would be a damage TO his property rather
than a benefit. He brought suit for an In
Junction. and the Circuit Court SUSTAINED .
demurrer to his complaint and he appealed
asserting that the Barrett law was uncon-
stitutional and therefore gave the Council
no authority 10 make the Improvement.