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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
"Coon Concert" Mt PropyIaeum.

The novelty of coon concert" was given
last evening by the choir of Christ Church
in the main hall of the Propylaeum. Mr. j.
l.. Geiger, director of the choir, had the
concert in charge The music was all Of the
coon variety and included the latest ia
vorites. Applause was frequent, the style of
the entertainment touching popular chord.
There was a variety OF music. Harry Porter
gave a recitation. Mr.. William Pierce played
a rag time" piano number. the Juvenile
Banjo Club played, Miss Helen Springsteen
and MIR. Charles Dougherty sang Just One
Girl" accompanied by the choir. Miss Fish
er, Miss Jessica Bird. Mrs. Alice Fleming
Evans. Mr. Louis Weslyn Jones. Mr. Geiger
had solos and Emmett Rose gave "A number
The finale was q cake walk by the senior
class of the High School. "A $ they gave ii
last week at the school. The whole enter
tainment was success.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
DR.. CLARK'S ILLNESS.
Impression Falsely Given that He Had
SmallpOx-NO New Cases.

suspicion that City Sanitarian Clark 5
friends feared he had smallpox was given
yesterday by an afternoon paper that pub
lished a story under a haring headline an
nouncing. DIR. Clark is now Sick" which
said that DR.. Clark laughed at the idea that
his sickness could be anything more Sc
rious than the grip. DR.. Clark had visited
the infected houses, as his office demanded
He said last night that he feared the after
noon paper might give the impression that
he had smallpox. He has been i'll for few
days, but was greatly improved last night
lie has Kept in touch with the campaign
against smallpox. No new cases We're re-
ported yesterday. The quarantine about
the AlVord-street house has been raised
and those about the West Fourteenth and
North Missouri-street houses will be re-
leased to-day. The guard about the Frank
I'm House consists of six men in the day-
time and ten at night. AS the occupants Of
the house have lost their restlessness. the
number Of the guard win be decreased. 1t
has not been decided what the guards will
be paid, but it is probable they will receive
the same pay as policemen.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
DR.. R. H. BIGGER INJURED.
To Save His Life He Jumped on the
Guard Of "a street Car.

DR.. r. II. Bigger was struck by street
car last night at Virginia avenue and Nc
Carly street. His scalp was cut, his face
bruised his shoulder sprained and his coat
torn off. His office is near the place he was
struck by the car. He had asked the con-
ductor Of a northbound car to wait for him
until he ran into his office and got his
glasses, which he had left lying on table
When he ran around the rear end of the
car he did not notice a car running south
until it was almost on him He jumped up
on the guard on the front Of the car prob
ably saving his life. When the car stopped
he was carried into a drug store and Dr.
Jeffries dressed his wounds. He was then
taken to his home in mis- buggy, and his son,
Or. K. f. Bigger, took charge of him. He
said last night that his father would be out
in few days
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
GERMAN HOUSE BALL.
Night of WashingtOn's birthday Will
he o. Gala One.

Extensive preparations are being made for
the grand ball and entertainment to be given
at the German House on Washington
birthday, which also marks the fifth ami
versary of the dedication of the house. The
entire building will be lighted and thrown
open, and the decorations win not only be
confined to the beautiful big hall, but will
extend to the Corridors billiard halls, par
Tors, reading and club rooms. Two orches-
tras have been engaged one for the dancing
and one for the promenade in the corridors
and the halls. The German House is one
of the most commodious buildings in the
state, and its large membership, when
gathered together, makes big and brilliant
assemblage. The supper will be served in
the banquet hall, and the committee on ar
Tangements has been urging the members to
notify the committee of the number of seats
they wish reserved at the tables. 1t is ex-
pected that practically all the members Will
attend, and ii is necessary to make arrange
ments for handling so large q crowd some
time in advance.
in charge:
Floor.Fred H. Wiley, DR.. Reginald Gar
stang, Judge James 1eathers, DR.. w. II.
Seaton, James Joiner, Harry kahlo, Phil
Watson, Theodore Weiss, O. w. 1senSee, w.
II. Clapp, Carl Walk, Frank Keller, Francis
II. Hord, E. S. r. Seguin, Charles Bieler and
Gavin Payne.
Arrangements-Henry Kothe, Joseph KEEL
Ter, G. G. Weiss, Judge Leathers. Martin
Birk, Frederick Wiley, William Dieckmann,
Gustav Pfeiffer and II. p. Iieber.
eption-Ernest Keller, August NJ
Kuhn, Herman Lieber, Jonn w. Hoffman,
w. p. Jungciaus. Charles Mas, Frank A.
AIaus, Jacob Metzger, Emil Martin, George
Gay. Nathan Morris, Phil Rappaport, John
r.. Pearson, A. kipp, Henry SchnuD, G.
Vonnegut, jr; William Hauisen. c. +.
Ismerich, julius Keller. Charles Becker. c.
A Bookwalter, Louis Deschler. Frank Eden
harter Emil Fertig, Henry S, Fraser,
George Vonnegut DIR. r. A. Wagner, II. O.
Thudium, ID. NJ Ransdell, G. r. Root, Fred
j. Rush, Joseph Schaaf, Harry Schlot-
zhauer Theodore Stempfel, Leopold Strauss,
William Stumpf, George r. Sullivan, Lucius
y. Swift Ben d. Walcott Charles w. Wells,
Julius Hartman, +. NJ. Campbell Emil
Wulschner, Il. J. Sehloz and Sam Il. Rauh.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
STATE BOARD or COMMERCE..
The Programme of Its Meeting Here
TO-Morrow and Thursday.

Inc EESfs Oh aus MSeIAmR mere
TO-M0rrow and Thursday.
The Indiana State Board of Commerce
will hold its annual meeting in the assem-
bly, room of the Commercial Club tomorrow
and Thursday The opening session will be
called to order tomorrow morning at 1880
o'clock A full representation of the TWEEN
ty-three commercial organizations which
constitute the state board is expected. The
meeting will be devoted largely to the
county and township government reform
movement, which has been fostered by it.
The discussion on this subject will occur to-
morrow afternoon and it is expected that it
will be quite spirited. Among the addresses
will be one by William Dudley FoullNe, pres
ident of the commission and the general
dicussion will be led by j. z. Mccullough,
Judge Hackney and other members of the
commission A. i. Mason will deliver adj
dress on The Development of Local Gov
eminent in Indiana" and G. j. Murphy, of
Evansville, will speak on Local Govern
ment in other States Compared with the
System Proposed for Indiana" Tomorrow
evening a smoker will be given for the dele
gates TO the State Board of Commerce by
the Commercial Club and the Board of
Trade in the assembly room OF the Com
mercial Club.
Among The addresses to be delivered dur
ing the sessions will be one by j. b. Conner.
state statistician, on Physical Aspects and
Topography Of Indiana, and on Good
Roads, by w b. Holton Of Indianapolis,
and Daniel B. Luten, of Lafayette. Reports
will be presented by the various standing
committees, including one on Municipal
Affairs" by A. l.. Mason, chairman. and on
agricultural and Mineral Resources by
Alexander Johnson, chairman The discus
son of the latter will be led by Governor
Mount. who will speak on The Urgent
Need of Mere Scientific Agriculture, and
Prof {. S. Plumb, of Purdue, VIII speak
on "IndIana as a Live Stock State" The
ccr n.ittee on Sugar Beet Industry, which
has had IN charge the movement for deyel-
sent a report and an address on the sub
ject will be delivered by Jacob Keller of
North Judson. An address on the Interests
of Indiana Manufacturer" will be delivered
by d. NJ. Parry, president of the Manu-
factIrers Association. The election of Off
cnre Wi | Cccl1r Thursday afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

twenty-five years ago a resident of Los
Angeles died, leaving an estate valued at
$4,000. There was dispute over its settle
mont. Recently the public administrator
handed in his final account. All that re-
manned TO be divided was 40 cents. As the
heirs have either died or left for parts un-
known, this remnant of the $4,000 was or
dered turned into the county treasury.-Cur-
rent Item.
This is the way in which estates are fire.
quently depleted or exhausted by admins
traitors who have no interest in the property
except what they make out of it. A
trust company, however, like the Union, of
Indianapolis, having a reputation to main
tain and executing trusts with greatest
fidelity. would have handled such an estate
as this so that instead of being used up
entirely, it would have increased in value
after paying all reasonable charges Nine
ty-nine estates out of a hundred can be
settled better and cheaper oy the Union
Trust Company than by any individual.
Consultation on wills is invited.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
A RISE OF 27 DEGREES
MERCURY WENT Up YESTERDAY
FROM IL DEGREES BELOW.
Promise of warmer Weather-Price
of Coal Also Takes an
Advance.

The cruel power Of the cold weather was
broken at noon yesterday, and the Weather
Bureau announces that the temperature
viii continue to rise. It became steadily
colder from the night before until o'clock
yesterday morning, when the mercury
reached II degrees below zero-within l de-
gree as cold as the extreme of the weeks
cold spell. Then the temperature began to
rise. At o'clock it was IA, at 10 o'clock
-6, at IL o'clock s. and another hour
brought it up TO above zero. The highest
point reached was 10 above zero, at 4
o'clock, when the cool Of the evening had its
effect and the temperature was depressed
few degrees The scale from 8 o'clock the
night before until O'Clock last night was
as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
FIFTY CENTS a TON ADVANCE.
Claimed that the Coal Mine Operators
Are ReSnOnsihIe.

The prices of coal, which remained un-
disturbed last week, despite the extraordi-
nary demand went up yesterday, a general
advance of so cents ton being made in this
city on all varieties of coal except that used
for smithy purposes and anthracite 1t is
stated by the local dealers that the advance
was made at the shipping points, and is not
the action of local dealers. Indianapolis
draws principally on the Brazil and Greene
county fields and the West Virginia, Jack
are unable to rapidly handle coal this ex-
tremely cold weather, and the operators
claim they are put to heavy additional eX-
pense in getting their coal out The ice in
the Ohio river has shut off that cheap high
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
NOT A LOST" FLAG.
Governor Objects to Petition of the
Texas Hangers.

Governor Mount was yesterday con-
suited by a House committee con-
corning a joint resolution of the Cen
eral Assembly providing for return
of flag to the Texas Rangers. cap
tured by Wlders brigade with which the
Governor was associated during the war
The Governor has no objection to the return
OF the nag, but does object TO the petition
for it's return, which assumes that the flag
was lost" and found by the brigade Cow
ernor Mount says that the flag was not
found. but was captured, just as were
two field pieces
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Charged with Perjury.

Henry Lieberhem, who was one of the
witnesses for the state in the prosecution
Of kid Whitney. al Shelbyville, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon by Detectives
Asch and Dugan and viii be sent 10 Shelby
alleged that Ideberhem tried to prove an
alibi for Whitney, knowing that his testi-
mony was false.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
THURSDAY IS THE DATE.
The r. H. Springsteen Tailoring COM
nnnN to Occupy New Quarters.

A typographical error made the advertise
ment Of the r. E. Springsteen Tailoring
Company yesterday announce the firms
opening" for to-day. 1t should have read
"Thursday" The new quarters of this firm
at No. North Pennsylvania street will be
opened to the public on that day with dis
play of spring fabrics.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
state Life Reorganizes.

The State Life Insurance Company has
reincorporated under the terms of the bill
signed by the Governor last week. The COM
pany is a mutual concern. 1t takes ad-
Vantage Of the new law, which virtually
places it in rank with the old line insurance
Companies, according to statements that are
made by its officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Articles of Incorporation were filed in the
office of Secretary of State Hunt yesterday
by the Jones Glass Company, of Hartford
City, capital SIS, 0G0 and the Hedge-Shep-
ard Dry Goods Company, of Evansville,
Capital, $4,000.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
smaIInox at swift CITY.

DR.. j. N. Hurry, secretary of the State
Board of Health, has received notification
Of case of smallpox at Swiss City, in
Greene county; 1t is believed that this case
originated in Jackson City.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

s6.s55 cases. or more than one-haif Of all
other brands were imported In 1898 Of g. ii.
Mnmm's Extra Dry. the standard OF perfec-
item Bottles viii bear green neckbaTd and
star LABEL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14
Homeseekers' Cheap Excursions ia
the West and Northwest.

on Feb q, March I and q. the North
western line Chicago & Northwestern
Railway will sell home seekers excursion
tickets at exceptionally low rates to a large
number of points in northern Wisconsin,
Michigan northwestern Iowa, western Min
nesota, Nebraska, North Dakota and South
Dakota. including the famous Black Hills
district Better own a farm. Start now. APP
ply to nearest ticket agent or address A.
III. Waggener, Jackson place. Indianapo-
lis, Ind or w. B. Kniskern. - Fifth ave-
nue., Chicago, Ill
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Bar. Ther r H. wind Weather Pre-
Z a. m.......3o.4S lie 81 Swest Clear 90
p. m.......S0.SO 6 s'west Clear 90
Maximum temperature. 10; minimum tempera-
ture III
Following is comparative statement of the
temperature and precipitation Feb. -:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

4 delicate lunch. bottle Of Cocks Imperial
Champagne and a dozen raw, and a good cigar for
a Wind-up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana General offices, % South Delaware
street Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-14

Everybody's favorite Y. B. 10c cigars.
wegman pianos. carlin & Lennoz. . E. Mkt St
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
RAILROAD NOTES.

On the New York division of the Penn
sylvania railroad the wages Of the train
men have been increased Those making
over $50 per month have been advanced
per cent. and those making under $50
have been advanced 10 per cent.
1t has been officially announced that
the Philadelphia and Reading company
Will increase the wages OF its skilled la
Dor who work by the day in mechanical
departments of its shops in Reading and
along the entire system, to 10 per cent.
This affects 1000 men.
Frederick ii. Gibbons treasurer of the
Delaware, LaCkawanna and Western COM
pany, has retired. He made his head
quarters in New York city and was
treasurer of the company for years Diff
ferences with President Truesdalo arc
said to be responsible for his resignation.
1t has been announced, not authOri-
tatively, that the Philadelphia division
traclmcn of the Pennsylvania railroad
would after May be put to work at thir-
teen cents per hour and ten hours to the
day. Formerly many of the men have
received as low as one dollar per day and
in some cases "a low as ninety cents.
Ageneral MORTGAGE was filed at the reg
isters office in New York on Wednesday
by the president managers. etc, OF the
Delaware and Hudson Canal company,
requesting the United States Mortgage
and Trust company TO act as trustee for
the canal company in the purchasing Of
| locomotives and cars, and to indOrse
obligations for the payment of same to
| the extent of 81, 800 900. There Is an i'm
preston that much of this money is to
be used in the Honesdale branch changes.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
FORGOT THE HOUSE, MAYBE.
Agent Went Out to Change S5 and
Failed to Return.

Chief Roblng would like an inter-
view with a somewhat plainly dressed,
30-year-old, good-looking man. five feet
eight inches in height, weighing about
$50 pounds and having two front teeth
missing. The chief will tell him some-
thing to his advantage.
An individual of this description has
been going about for several days rep
resenting himself as an agent of the
Catholic Times and endeavoring to &C.
cure subscriptions at 81 a yelr, pay
able in advance. Yesterday he called
for the third time on a woman living
on North Washington avenue, and in
the face OF the previous refusals per-
sisted in trying to talk her into be-
coming a subscriber.
She explained that she was going
abroad In about three months. and con-
sequently would not want the paper.
At this the agent began to talk three
months subscription for a quarter. To
get rid OF him the woman agreed to
take the paper for three months and
rendered him a s. bill from which to
take the quarter
He did not have the change, but
would leave his subscription books
there, If she had no objection, and run
across to the store to get the change.
He can secure the books by calling at
Chief Robling's Office.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
THE COLONEL" SOLD.
Streets Of Scranton Too Rough for a
Good Horse.

The most noted deal in spirited horse
flesh which this section has had for
some time took place a few days ago
when Mr.. II. @. Norton. assistant sup
erintendent of the Lackawanna mills,
parted with that noted PAGER, THE
Colonel"
Mr.. John DAILY, Of the firm OF Calla-
han, DAILY & Co, contractors and hard
ware dealers, Fall River, Mass, was
the fortunate buyer, though he had to
pay MIR. Norton a very good figure for
the animal.
The Colonel" Is fine bay, standing
1j-2is hands and weighing 100 pounds.
He can easily pace mile in2.2t aui e
can pull an ordinary road wagon in
2.30, He Is az smooth n going fellow
as the most critical and CXaCting horse
fancier could wish, and what Is the
most admirable qualification Of all in
Il horse. he Is absolutely safe for any
lady to drive.
MIR. Norton is one of our most noted
local horse fanciers. He takes a very
Ddrdonable pride in being behind u
good horse. But he thinks the shame
ful condition OF the streets and roads
in this section, to put it mildly, is
neither favorable to the good reputa-
tiou of the horse nor his master. And
till the streets are put in better con-
dition there will be very little enCuur-
agement for lovers of good horses 10
keep such animals as The Colonel"
for any length Of time here. In fact IL
would he a gross injustice to the beast.
to say nothing Of the owner
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22
Suppress Alumned Food.

The doctors inform us that alum is
poison and that alum baking powders
should be avoided because they make
the food unwholesome. Prominent
hygienists, who have given the matter
most study. regard these powders as
an evil that should be suppressed by
state action. In Minnesota and Wis
consin alum powders are not permitted
to be sold unless they are branded
to warn consumers Of their true char
acter, while in the District of Column
bia the authorities have under the dl-
rection of congress adopted regulations
to prohibit the use of alum in bread
altogether.
Are not the people of other states,
as well as those of Minnesota and
Wisconsin, entitled to warning of a
danger which is apparently menacing
them at close hand, and is not the
whole country entitled to absolute pro-
lection, as the people of the District
of Columbia are protected, by legisla-
tion which is entirely prohibitive?
Until we can have protection in the
form OF a statute, how can our state
board Of health, state analysts or food
commissioners better serve the pub
lie than by publishing in the newspap-
ers from time to time the names Of
the baking powder which they find to
be made from alum?
Meantime it will aid the housewife
in designating the alum powders to re-
member that all powders sold at %
cents or less per pound are of this
dangerous class. Pure cream of tar
| tar powders are usually sold at from
As to so cents a pound.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-04-22

There was more to the meeting of
the Anthracite Operators association,
Wednesday, than the newspaper dis
patches would indicate. Not only did
1t show "a decided opposition to the
renewal of the contracts with the trans
porting railroads on the present basis"
but actually determined not to renew
them.
There were fifty operators present,
representing twent-iive per cent. of the
total anthracite output. Some Of these
are tied up with perpetual contracts,
some have no standing contracts and
others, quite number, have contracts
that are about to expire. 1t is these
latter who will make the first move
towards bringing about a better con-
dition of affairs.
Just what will follow the refusal to
renew the contracts is not given out,
but it is significant in this connection
that meeting of the directorate of the
New York, Wyoming and Western rail-
road. which is to build what is famil-
iarly known as the individual opera
tors line, preceded the meeting OF the
operators association.
MATTER KEPT SECRET.
What was done at the meeting of the
railroad company could not be learned.
T.. B. Sturges. who Is one of the dlrec-
tors, stated that the meeting decided
not to give out what had transpired.
1t was deemed best to keep the COM
pany's transactions secret for the pres
ent at least.
The promise of the carrying COM
tn m pi inf q n will e
feet compromise. even though there
was every assurance that the promise
would be fulfilled. The operators do
not want high prices particularly; they
want lower freight rates.
Bitumiuous coal comes in direct COM
petition with the small sizes of anthra-
cite, and because of the discrimination
against anthracite by the carriers, the
small sizes are being crowded out OF
the market.
This discrimination is so flagrant as
to almost surpass belief. A ton of
bituminous coal is carried from Pitts
burg to New York cheaper than a ton
of anthracite is carried from Scranton
to New York, and it is claimed that
through freight coming from the west
is carried from Buffalo to New York
cheaper than coal is carried from
Scranton to New York.
TROUBLE IN A NUTSHELL
The trouble in a nutshell is that an
thracite, under the present contracts,
is expected to pay freightage of from
| eight to twelve mills a ton per mile
and then compete with bituminous,
which is paying only one-fourth that
tariff. Pittsburg bituminous can be de-
| livered in Philadelphia cheaper than
| Pottsville anthracite.
At present the carrier gets forty cents
and the operator sixty cents on each
dollars worth of coal sold at tide
water. The operators demanded at least
! siXty-five cents. Whether this will be
granted and whether if it is granted
| it will be satisfactory, is a question
| The feasibility Of the new railroad will
go great ways towards solving this
| question.