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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20
The street-Car Franchise.

To the Editor Of the indianapolis journal:
The controversy between this city and the
street-railway company has heen a long
and bitter one, but az the end is nearing
there is no good reason why the party who
has been on the wrong side all these years
should be allowed to turn defeat into vic
tory at the eleventh hour by an offering Of
peace and a few paltry gifts, provided we
will lay down our arms and surrender the
city to the company for a third of d CEN
fury.
First-The city is offered $3.50 600, payable
in dribs scattered over ten or fifteen years.,
so as to be Of no practical benefit whatever
to the city treasury-just a drop in the
financial bucket now and then.
Second-Six tickets are offered for a quar-
ter of a dollar and twenty-five tickets for
a dollar, and this is called d accent fare. The
only 4-cent fare about the proposition is the
twenty-five tickets for a dollar, paid in adj
vance to the company, which would be out
patrons of the cars. The six tickets for a
quarter is just a shading of the regular 81
cent fare a trife. Six tickets for a quarter
Were sold on the Cincinnati street-car lines
twenty years ago.
Third-The company offers to pave the
streets between the tracks, but. does, not
propose to pay for the paving already done,
which should be required.
Fourth-The company offers to give the
city a deed for FairView Park at the end of
thirty-fOur years, provided the city will
maintain a pleasure resort there for and
during the thirty-four years for the Pc
cuniary benefit of the street-car company.
The acceptance of Fairview Park under the
conditions imposed would be d very ex-
pensive luxury to the city. There wouldn't
be much of the quid pro quo for the city in
che park scheme.
F1fth-The company promises to spend
$1,O09,O00 in improvements on the street-car
plant and give the public a good service.
This last proposal has merit about it, pro-
Vided there was any way to compel it's be-
ing carried out in good faith after the fran
chise was granted.
If the street-railway franchise could be
sold to the highest and best bidder there is
no reasonable doubt but that a far, far bet
ter contract could be secured in favor of
the city than the one offered. But if it is
thought best by the city to yield its present
stronghold and make a settlement with the
street-car company or it's successor, at least
a straight 4-cent fare should be secured for
the first seventeen years of the life of the
franchise and a Scent fare for the last half
of the franchise. This would be a decent
settlement of the matter, as compared with
what is proposed.
JEFFERSON H. CLAYPOOL.
indianapolis, Feb. 19.
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THE COURT

Room II. L. McMaster, Judge.


Room III. l.. McMaster, Judge.
Cora Walton VS.. Milton Walton; divorce.
Finding and decree for plaintiff. Judgment
against defendant for costs.
Nettie Harriet VS.. Herbert Harriet; di-
vorce. Part of evidence heard.
Room FLAMES NJ. feathers, Judge.
Elizabeth Williams VS.. Charles A. Will
Judgment VS.. defendant for costs.
Eliza ]. st. Clair VS.. Sylvanus Edwin st.
Clair; divorce. Decree granted plaintiff.
Pearl DevOre VS.. Elmer J. DeVore; divorce.
Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment VS.. de-
PENDANT for costs.
Rose C. wyatt VS.. Robert G.. Wyatt: di-
Vorce. Evidence partly heard and continued.
Room 3-Vinson Carter. Judge.
Robert Thomas VS.. City of Indianapolis
appeal Finding Tor defendant. Judgment
VS.. plaintiff for costs.
Nick Kerr VS.. William Porter ct al. APP
peal. Finding for plaintiff for $S4.26 and
costs.
John Bollinger VS.. David Brown; account.
Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment vs.. plain
tiff fer costs.
William +. Davis VS.. Henry Mag; appeal.
Finding and judgment for plaintiff for $50
and costs.
Addison II. Nordyke VS.. Charles B. Nc
Creery ct al. Proceedings supplemental to
execution. Finding for defendant. Judg-
ment VS.. plaintiff for costs.
City of indianapolis vs.. Consumers Gas
Trust Company; injunction. On trial by
court.
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To the Editor Of the indianapolis Journal:
There is now pending in the Legislature
:. bill that ought to be passed promptly 1t
relates mainly to the determination of the
destructive enemies to fruit trees. There
are many and they are rapidly increasing
all over the United States. Already twenty
States nave taken the alarm and have
passed laws to prevent the spread and to
exterminate these fatal pests. Some Of them
are almost invisible to the naked eye, and
an ordinary observer would never notice
them until it was too late. Most prominent
among them is the San Jose scale, a minute
insect that was first observed in San Jose,
Cal. It's spread is due to bringing Of trees,
fruits and shrubs infested with the insects
from places where they prevail. Already in
several counties of this State they have APP
peared and are doing their fatal work. |
only mention this as a specimen OF the dam
gerOuS enemies now present to our fruit
growers. There are many others. The num-
her of species Of these pernlcious insects
in the United States is stated by Mr.. Cock
erell, a ~Well-known scientist on the subject,
at 125, and in addition $50 more that may be
introduced from Mexico ana other regions
south of us, and from he ISLANDS of the Pa
cit1c and Indian oceans. We are constantly
procuring and planting IN TINS country trees
and plants from Australia, Tasmania, Cape
Colony, Japan and New Zealand. These are
infested with the dangerous insects, which
are very tenacious of life and are spreading
everywhere, and will ruin our orchards and
garden shrubbery bearing small fruits.
They increase with rapidity.
There are, in addition to the san jose scale,
now present the bark louise, the New York
scale, tie grape scale, the rose scale and
the pine leaf scale, ~well-known enemies TO
our trees. These are not only dangerous,
but soon become deadly enemies. They must
be attacked promptly and systematically.
They infest shade and timber trees as well
as fruit trees. 1t is the duty of the State
10 wage war on these destructive insects at
once. Every man acquainted with this sub
ject sees the peril and insists on the passage
of q law. These pests, If stamped out by
our war here and there, will remain. There
must be a general movement on them, and
this can only be done by state authority.
on the experience Of other States. Our pro
duction OF fruit is but in its infancy. II
win groW enormously II protected. Shall In
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From Sundays Second Edition.l


HAVANA, Feb. 1S-Enormous frauds in
the water distribution in Havana have been
discovered by the commission appointed to
inquire into the finances of the city. 1t ap-
pears that one-hfth of the householders in
Havana have been stealing water with the
conniVance Of the AlcaldeS De Barrios and
the mayors of th~irty-nine wards, who are
also water inspectors in their respective
districts, the city losing through this means
between 5000 and $4,000 a year, a percent
age of this amount going into the pockets
or the alcaldes. The frauds have been per-
petrated for years back.
Ernest Lee ConaEt, chairman of the COM
mission, aided by Ensign PoWelSon, who is
here on sick leave, William b. Whitney, a
New York attorney, and Accountant Hask-
ings did the preliminary work and directed
the efforts of 80 policemen in ferreting out
the frauds. On entering six thousand houses
which were down on the books of the Span
ish Bank as not using water, the officers
found 1900 of them secretly connected with
the water pipes in the streets or with those
in adjoining houses, thus getting a supply
of water without paying the rates, which are
from $50 to $40 annually. The commission
has secured much evidence OF corruption on
the part of the alcaldes, who Systematically
encouraged and approved the frauds and
made regular levieS of a portion of the
water rates upon the householders illegally
using the water.
warning their clients the commission sent
messengers in cabs yesterday 10 invite the
aicaides to confer with the commission re-
garding the interests or the city. BY !
o'clock in the afternoon every alcalde was
at the palace in his best clothes. Commits
sioner Casanova said they ought not to be-
gin their deliberations until Mr.. Conant
came in. After a wait of two hours Mr..
COnant arrived and he and Commissioner
Casanova made some general remarks re-
garding the water frauds and were given
volumes of assurances by the alcaldes thai
they would aid In breaking up the system.
The members of the commission Were also
privately informed by individual alcaldes
If misdeeds which were being committed in
adjoining wards to their own. BY this time
il was after > O'Clock, and the examina-
finished. The alcaldes went home and were
bewildered and frightened by what they
learned,
The penalty prescribed for the frauds will
probably be the payment of two years back
taxes upon condition that the guilty per-
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Riots i'm Paris.

PARIS, Feb. 19.-In the course of the
riOting last night over the election to the
presidency of NJ. Loubet forty-six persons
were injured, including fourteen policemen;
with "a loaded stick and was so badly injured
that he was removed to a hospital, where
he now lies in a serious condition. Two
hundred and fifty arrests were made, ana
142 of these taken into custody are still at
the station house, being held on charges Of
carrying concealed weapons.
This mornings editions of the anti-revi-
sionist papers accuse NJ. Loubet of being a
defender of Dreyfus, and express the deepest
dlssatlstaction with the result OF the eiec-
ton, while the reViSiOnist organs are sur
prised that the election of a man who never
expressed an opinion regarding the Dreyfus
case is not better received.
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diana lag behind? The bill provides for the
careful inspection of all nursery stock within
the state lines, whether produced here or
imported. If some protection is not afforded
the State will be the dumping ground for
all the diseased stock of other States. We
cannot afford to do nothing in the presence
of this impending danger. CITIZEN.
indianapolis, Feb. Is.
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NOTICE.

Sealed proposals for the slops of the Central In
diana Hospital for Insane, from April /, 1899, to
April /. 1900, same to be removed as required by
the hospital authorities, and payment to be made
monthly in advance, will be opened and contract
awarded on Feb. "a. 1899. Room As, Statehouse.
As a guarantee of good faith bidders are required
TO inclose with their proposals a certified check
for $25, payable to the order Of the Board Of Trus-
tees. All checks will be returned to the unsue-
cessful bidders.
BY ORDER OF THE BoARD OF TRUSTEES.
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sons be not prosecuted criminally. The city
treasury will thus get from $4,000 TO $780,
600. The commission has traces of similar
frauds in other departments and proposes
TO dig out the cnrruption and institute re-
zens of Havana causes great establishment
TO the Investigators. Official honesty in the
former regime, 1t is declared, was almost
ing TO profit by the lack Of it is amazing.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20
INDIANAPOLIS.

The New Company's experts are beginning
to put in telephones.
Sam Murbarger defeated Harvey Parker
in a wrestling match.
The House committee on affairs of the city
of Indianapolis killed the elevated tracks
amendment.
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Thought De Understood.

Chicago Tribune
Thomas, in this reading lesson the anil
lar saving occurs, bear and forbear.' What
is your idea of the meaning of that injunc-
tion2'
1T means, ma'am, that when YOU go out
huntin' bear you've got TO be loaded for
haop -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20
RISE OF THE REPUBLIC
TWELVE MONTHS OF STIRRING AND
MISUNDERSTANDING EVENTS.
United states Has Become the Peer of
Nations, While Spain Has
Lost All Prestige.
Washington Special in Chicago Times-Her-

Washington Special in Chicago Times-Her-
aid
Few nations have made history as rapidly
as the United States during the welve
months ending at $40 o'clock p. m. Feb. Is.
Not to the credit Of any other nation,
ancient or modern, can it be said that in a
period of 365 days it opened with its own
blood and treasure the path of liberty to
00OO,0C0 people Of a foreign tongue and a
differently colored skin. The years climaxes
may be summed up as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

The Board Of Trustees OF the Central Indiana
Hospital for the Insane viii receive sealed pro-
posals until Friday, Feb. "a. at 10 a. m, for FUR
nishing a full line of supplies for the month of
March, 1899.
Requisition Book will be on file at Room As,
Statehouse, from and after Monday, Feb. 20. 1899.
BY ORDER OF IL BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20
The expression of the President alluded

The expression of the President alluded
to by Mr.. Conner is the closing paragraph
of his speech at Boston, as follows:
Il have no light or knowledge not COM
mon to my countrymen. / do not prophesy
The present is all-absorbing to me, but |
cannot bound my vision by the blood-stained
trenches around Manila, where every red
drop. whether from the veins OF an Amerl-
can soldier or a misguided Filipino, is an
guish to my heart; but by the broad range
of future years, when that group OF Islands
Shall have become the gems and glories of
these tropical seas, a land of plenty and Of
increasing possibilities, a people redeemed
to the arts of peace, in touch with the com
merce and trades of all nations enjoying
the blessings of freedom, of civil and relig-
ious liberty, of education, and of homes, and
whose children and children's children shall
for ages hence bless the American Republic
because ii emancipated ana redeemed their
fatherland and set them in the pathway of
the worlds best civilization
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-20

G. +. KREGELO, FUNERAL has
resumed business at his old establishment, 23
North Delaware street. Everything new and COM
plete. Office telephone, No. $50.
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WANTED-CaTriage factory TO locate in county
seat town of 5000, with two good railroads. Ad-
dress SECRETARY COMMERCIAL CLUB, Leb-
anon, Ind.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
Through slecpcrs to French Lick
Springs

Through slecpcrs to French Lick
Springs.
West Baden and French Lick
Springs. in the highlands of Indiana,
were never so popular as at the pres
ent time. Paoli. called 1.-The beautiful"
has hosts of advocates for its lithia
springs and its pure. dry air. The Mo-
non route has put on an elegant Wag-
ner sleeper to these resorts nightly.
Chicago city ticket Office, 232 Clark
street. l.. E. Sessions. N. w. P. A.,
Northwestern building, Minneapolis.
Many lover has turned with disgust
from an otherwise lovable girl with an
offensive breath. Karl's Glover Root
Tea purif1es the breath by its action on
the bowels, ETC., as nothing else will.
Sold for years on absolute guarantee.
Price IS cents and 30 cents, Sold by Nc
Bride & Will Drug Co.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
IOWA NEWS ITEMS

MT. PLEASANT-Quail are suffer-
ing nowadays, and quite number have
been brought in by the sportsmen.
MASON CITY-Track laying on the
Northwestern branch from Blue Earth
was six miles this side Of Hanlontown
Monday night.
NORA SPRINGS-Two cases of diph-
iberia are reported at Nora Springs.
The anti-toxin treatment has been
tested, with what result 1t is not stated.
CONRAD--The new telephone COM
pany placed in their first phone Mon
day of last week and gave additional
with the outside world.
DUNLAP-The corn crop in. this vi
entity Is averaging from thirty to sixty
bushels per acre. A great deal of 1t has
fallen and 1t makes husking a little
slow.
OELwEIN-The Oelweln Telephone
company is extending Its lines through
out the country. and will have direct
line to West Union this week, also to
Scott.
SPENCER-Co Treasurer Mes
senger informs us that taxes have been
unusually well paid this year in Clay
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
ONE CENT A WORD.

ADVERTISEMENTS under the heading
Wanted" For Sale. TO Rent ITO Ex-
change: ITO Trade" Lost" or Found
inserted in this column ONE CENT WORD
ioe each insertion. payable invariably in
ndvance. No advertisements inserted Tor
less than lhcents.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
IOWA NEWSPAPERS.
EXPLAINING FOR IOWA.
rDes Mninea Taodor


Various explanations are given of the
great republican success in Iowa this
year. The best explanation is the sim
plest one. Iowa is a republican state
and Is prepared to follow wherever that
party leads, only and except it does
not make fool OF itself on the liquor
question. Such, at least, is the deduc-
ton to be drawn from the annual cleo
lions for forty years back.
dubuque Times.]
Col. Henderson has given an explana-
ton that is yet simpler and better. He
says the result means that Iowa is sat
isfied with the administration of ma
tional and state affairs. This state
ment is so moderate and truthful that
it will hardly be disputed Partisan
ship has its limitations. When there
was serious dissatisfaction with the re-
publican partys position on state is
sue many republicans left their party.
Many democrats did the same when
their party in 1896 adopted the Chicago
platform. Had there been serious dis
satisfaction among Iowa republicans
this year respecting national or State
administrations the election returns
would inevitably have betrayed it, Re
suits in Iowa and elsewhere show the
popular thought to be that we should
possessions whether 1T be an opportun-
ity or a burden. 1t is quite within the
bounds Of truth to say the people have
given a conscience verdict in favor of
the administrations policy.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15
AFTER TAX STRIKERS.

ICOunc1l Bulls NOHpdIel
The board Of supervisors yesterday
let a contract to f. NJ. Cunningham OF
Sullivan, Ind, under which he IS au-
thorized to search out and report for
taxation all property which may nave
been concealed or omitted from the
lists returned by the assessors The
contract also covers the collection OF all
moneys due the county from the state
or other sources and not known TO the
county officials. For this work Cum
ningham is to have so per cent OF the
proceeds.
There were other bidders for the con-
tract. The other two were 9. w. Wei
man of Indiana, who has been doing
similar work in Adams and Taylor
counties, and r. j. Salmon and Graham
& Morgan, of Jasper county, Iowa. MIR.
Cunningham was represented before
the board by Ellis E. Sluss. who is at
present engaged in prosecuting the
york under a similar contract in Union
county. of which Creston is the county
seat. He made the statement before
the board that in his work in other
counties of the state he had come
across about 81, 100000 assessable in this
county. Whether any of 1T has been
properly assessed or not he did not
know.
The members of the board are of the
opinion that there is a great deal of
property that has escaped assessment
one of them said one of his neighbors
who had about $4,000 out on interest
wasn't paying taxes on anything like
that amount. He referred to another
man whose income from his loans is
between $3.50 and 50 day who pays
taxes on about $1,000.
one of the experts before the board
Yesterday said that it had been his ex-
perience throughout the great amount
of work that he had done that it was
mostly moneys and credits that failed
ia get on the assessors books.
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Marshalltown. Iowa, Nov. IA, 1899
Published in Times Republican No
vember 10, II, 20, "a.
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NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

/
sidered by the city council at regular
meeting to be held December 18th, 1892
at 1880 o'clock p. M, at which time the
owners of property subject to assess
ment for such improvement may APP
pear and make their objections to the
same:
Whereas-It is public necessity that
the streets and portions of streets
named herein be improved by the build
| ing of permanent sidewalks thereon,
and
| Whereas, The property adjoining
such improvements will in each and ev-
cry case be benefited in excess of the
cost of said improvement; therefore be
1 1t
l Resolved by the city council of Mar
shalltown, Iowa, that the following
| manned streets or parts of streets be i'm
proved by the building of permanent
walks, and the same are hereby ordered
1 improved by the building of cement
| sidewalks thereon in the manner here
| matter described.
All walks hereafter specified shall be
made six 90 feet in width except where
| specifically fixed at some other width.
FIRST WARD.
Main street, north side, Fourth ave-
nue. to Eighth.avenue.
State street, north side, Center street
to Fifth avenue.
State street south side, Center street
to Fifth avenue.
Grant street, north side, Center street
to the alley running north and south
between Center street and First ave-
4 nue..
Grant street, south side. Center street
to First avenue.
Webster street, south side, from Cen
Ter street to First avenue, and from
Second avenue to Third avenue
Webster street. north side, Center
street to Third avenue.
Lincoln street, north side, Center
street to Third avenue.
North street. south side, Center street
to First avenue.
North street, north side, Center street
to Second avenue.
1 Bromley street, south side, Third ave-
nue. to side track of the C. &; n. w. rail-
way, east of Eighth avenue.
Bromley street, north side. Third ave-
I nue. to side track of G. & N. w. railway
east of Eighth avenue.
w DDQDQly stlcel,' +siutii sits-, lin y
avenue to the side track of the c. & n
4 w. railway east of Eighth avenue.
Woodbury. street. north side, Fourth
avenue east 500 feet.
Lee street, south Of and abutting the
property known as No sic Lee street.
Union street, south side, Third ave
alie east 400 feet.
Second avenue. west side, State stree
- Riverside street.
Second avenue, east side, State stree
Riverside street.
Third avenue, east side, Main stree
to Marion street.
Fourth avenue, west side Main stree
TO Marion street.
Fourth avenue, east side, State stree
to Swazie street.
Fifth avenue, east side, Main stree
to Woodbury. street.
Seventh avenue, west side, Mali
+ street to Woodbury. street
Eighth avenue. west side, Main stree
to Woodbury. street
SECOND WARD
Main street north side, IN front OF 10
! 8 block .. original town Of Marshal
4 walk to extend TO ne curp me an
!, from Second street to Tenth street.
! State street, south siae, eefitef ssiee
) to Fifth street
!, State street, north SIDE, FIRST street
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15

La grippe, with its after effects, an
nually destroys thousands OF people. 1t
may be quickly cured by One Minute
Cough Cure, the only remedy that pro-
duces immediate results in coughs,
colds. Group, bronchitis, pneumonia and
throat and lung troubles. 1t will pre-
vent consumption. All druggists.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-11-15

Everybody knows that Rheumatism
is a diseased state of the blood, and
only blood remedy is the only proper
treatment, but remedy containing
potash and mercury only aggravates
the trouble.