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The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

Some one asks the United States In
vestor's advice as TO investing in Panhandle
stock and the Investor answers as follows:
"Our reason for advising investors to keep
out Of Panhandle stock is because we con-
slider Francis d. Carley an unreliable trad
er, visionary and sanguine, and not enjoy
ing good reputation in financial circles. At
last accounts he had $7161.1S of unsatisfled
judgments outstanding against him, one be-
ing for so small an amount as $3.50. He
was the founder and head Of the famous
Monetary Trust" which did discretion
airy stock speculative business in 1895 and
1896 but early in 1897 the Stock Exchange
repudiated the trust and forced 1t to dis
continue business On the 26th of July, 1895,
it, however, distinctly stamped its disap-
proval of the concern by summoning before
Stokes, notifying him he must no longer
represent Carley on the floor There is much
more we could say to enlighten you con-
cerning this party, but the foregoing should
be sufficient"
Another person asks the views of the
financial editor of the Boston Herald as to
the value of the stock. and he answered as
follows: mo stockholders of an important
railroad have ever faced so favorable
future. Even in temporary market the Pan
handle shares look WELL When they get
started on the next upward movement the
friends of stock will not object The next
upward movement will creep awhile and
then leap"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
WABASH EXPENDITURES
THE COMPANY PUTS OVER $4,000, 900
INTO NEW EQUIPMENT.
An Unprecedented Record I'm the
Maintenance OF Rates-GeneraI and
Personal Railway News.

President Ashley. of the Wabash lines.
has made a preliminary statement concern
ing the operation of the property the first
six months of its present fiscal year. His
statement shows that during the six
months ending Dec. 81 last, the net earnings
decreased s24S.5SO while the gross earnings
increased during the same period $5S5, ,64S
Whereas in 1897 the road was operated for
81 per cent. of gross. in 1898, the percentage
was 70. This condition, according to a di-
rector of the road. is due to heavy expendi-
lures that have'been made by the manage
ment in Improvements on the property, in
Guiding large additions to the equipment.
Nearly 81 10000 has been disbursed since
June 30 for these improvements, which in
clude 1850 coal cars, 1900 box cars and sew
eral locomotives.
The large increase in operating expenses
is on account of the fact that the company
has nearly thirty miles of new road to
handle the section from Buffalo to Detroit.
Operating expenses have been sweled by
the large aggregate Of first payments for
this equipment, but hereafter disbursements
will be made monthly Since 1889 the Wa
bash has expended for equipment Sc, 900,
which has been charged to operating ex-
penses.
The floating debt still stands at the
amount printed in the last annual report,
100000
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
oP,rICIANA.
DEWEY is A REPUBLICAN.
Picturesque Definition of a Democrat
Given by Him Some Years Ago.

washington Special to New York Sun.
Edison c. Brace. Of St. Louis. who was
chief clerk of the naval bureau of equip
ment and recruiting while Admiral Dewey
(then conlmodore) was its chief. has, in a
communication to the Washington Post,
given some interesting evidence Of the fact
Republican. Mr.. Brace says:
The closest friend the admiral has in the
though raised in the West, is another type
OF the extreme abolition Republicansm of
New England, where he was born and partly
reared. It was by the personal influence Of
Admiral Walker, made effective through
his foster brother, Senator Allison, that the
then Captain Dewey was made chief of the
bureau OF equipment and recruiting in the
Navy Department. A number of capable
naval officers were making an active search
for this choice billet when it became known
that Commodore Schley was to quit the
shore and command the Baltimore, but Ad-
niral Walker neld 1t open several weeks for
his friend Dewey, who was then Just re-
turning from the command of the flagship
Pensacola, in the Mediterranean after his
memorable and long-drawn-out quarrel with
Admiral Sam Franklin. Having been until
that time chief clerk Of the bureau, 1 be-
came by law the acting chief during this
tnterregnum.
''In due season the new chief came along
and took up his duties at the bureau. In the
two years or less that / served with him
there were many opportunities to study his
Character and to find out his views personal
literary and political. / will relate an Incl
dent. One morning the commodore came
INTO my room HOlulnS the " NdsInuSlOu GOSC
before him He had been reading report
of David B. HillS speech at Grafton, on the
Baltimore. & Ohio Railway, think, in which
Mr.. Hill sought to impress his personality
upon the people as presidential aspirant
by the frequent use of a cabalisuc phrase
i am a Democrat
- Il am Democrat repeated the com
modore with the peculiar musing manner he
sometimes fell into his word for it was
mulling.' What is Democrat these days,
anyhow? he asked.
1t would take quite a little time, think.
TO define that at this moment, was the reply
of his subordinate.
q Well, I'll tell you what Democrat is
said the commodore with some asperity OF
tone In time Of war Democrat was
damned traitor, in time OF peace he is
damned fool
but that was seven or eight years ago.
The commodore's views may have softened
with advancing age. l always found his
opinions when II came in my way in the
incidents of service TO hear them. to be in
Variably clean cut, and he never minced
words in making them known Like most
navy men, he expressed himself with strong
emphasis He viii swear picturesquely and
volubly on occasion, and wholesome vigor
may fairly be called the catchwords of his
conversation. All his friends know this as
we'll good many who are not his
friends"
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
COMMERCIAL RECORD.

wheat-No red. zoe; No. red. 6SGesc; Feb
ruary. zoe; wagon wheat, zoe.
Corn--No. l white. SSs4c; No. white Zone
COLOR. Sss4c; No. white. So24GSl%c; No. white
mixed. SShc; No. white mixed. S3Ac; No. 4
white mixed. 3Oi1Q31Ac No. 2 yellow. SSlsc; No.
yellow. s311c: No yellow. Sol5Q31kc; No 2
mixed. S3Ac; No. mixed. sSAc: No. mixed,
SOhqs1hc; ear corn. S2s4c.
Oats-No. 2 white, 31c; No. white, s01sc; No.
mixed, 2sc; No mixed 2S1Sc.
Hay-No. l timothy N.50QS; No. timothy,
$650Q7.
Inspections-whe No. 2 red. car; No. 3, 4;
cars; No T. 10; No yellow. ?; No. mixed. q;
ear corn, i; total, 30 cars.
Poultry and other Produce.
Prices paid by shippers)
POultry-Hens &c; spring chickens, Sc: cocks,
toms, 61sc; old hens, c,Atoms &C. ducks, 5c
geese &c for full feathered, Sc for plucked; cap
ons fat. 1Oc; small, 6Qsc.
Cheese-New York full cream, 10Q11c; skins,
69sc; domestic Swiss. 1213c brick. l2c; limburger
Butter-ChOice. 1Oc; poor. 597c: Elgn cream
cry, 21c,
Eggs-20c
Feathers--Prime geese, SOC per ID; prime duck.
10q17c per h.
Beeswax-Soc for yellow: 25c for dark.
Wool-Medium, unwashed TD1Sc; tub-washed,
9O@25c: bury and unmerohantable. 30 less.
Honey-l0Gpl3c per 10.
Game-Rabbits, 65Q10c.
HIDES. TALLOw. ETC.
Green-salted Hides-No. l, &c; No 2. Sc; No.
/ calf, 10c; No. 2 calf, SI2c
Grease--White, &c; yellow, 2hc; brown, 2Ao.
Tallow--No. /, SC; No 2, 2lAc.
Bones-Dry, $l2q13 per ton
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

To the Editor Of the Indianapolis Journal:
l heartily indorse the course the Journal
has taken in urging the passage of the
county and township reform bills. While
the bills may not be perfect in every par
ticular, they certainly are a step in the
right direction and can be improved in the
future If found to be necessary The bills
will work no harm to honest officials, and
dishonest ones need such a bill to hold them
in check. The people have right to know
how their money is spent. What they want
is complete and detailed system of book
keeping that will show just what money is
spent for, how much 1t cost and who got it.
And while this is necessary as relates to
county and township officers, 1t is also very
necessary, and think important, to extend
the system to include the heads of all our
state institutions. In some Of these institu-
tions the trustees board OF control or
board of managers have, from some cause,
seen fit to allow the head of the institution
his living and other expenses in addition to
the stipulated salary do not suppose that
anv member Of any of these boards, If asked
now or at any other time, could tell what or
how much of the public funds the heads or
these institutions spend for living expenses,
travelling expenses, etc. Neither can any
visiting committee, or any one else tell what
this extra cost of living amounts to, with
the possible exception or the southern HOS
ptal for the Insane at Evansville which am
Informed has system of keeping such ex-
penses separate from other accounts. This
is wrong and should be corrected by COM
pelling the institutions to adopt a detailed,
itemiZed and more complete system of keep
ing these accounts separate, as well as all
other accounts And, by the way, if these
living expenses were required to be pub
lished once year, imagine it would result
in curtailing many extravagances and save
the State many thousands of dollars each
year. If we are paying for an unusual
amount of high-priced delicaces, costly
wines, rum puddngs and extravagant house
furnishings, or numerous trips made on
railroads without cost by virtue of having
pass, yet the regular fare being charged
to the State, and the money thus charged
put into the pocket of the official, we who
foot the bills would like to know 1T. Give
us reform in all branches of our public
affairs from the heads of our state institu-
tions down to the ordinary township trus-
tee. All the people want is to know that
their money is honestly and economically
spent. Extend the bookkeeping question so
as to include all our state institutions,
thereby making it more difficult for the tax
eaters and nisusers of public funds to get
in their work and cover it up.
REFORM EXPANSIONIST.
INDIANAPOLIS. Feb %
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

CHICAGO, Feb. 22--Eggs have broken the ssa-
ity of that article has caused the wholesalers 70
put up the price to 2Sc, while the retailers and
small grocers demand S5c dozen. Strictly
fresh eggs were few and far between that they
were cuTiosities. Nearly all Of the offerings were
from California. These eggs represented the third
carload received from California so far this week.
and they went to the grocers. The wholesale
price in Chicago was 30 higher than In New
York One prominent egg dealer, In speaking OF
the shortage OF eggs, said: ut seemed ridiculous
that California should have to save our lives Just
now by shipping eggs to our markets"
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 22-Eggs-The continued
scarcity caused another advance. Receipts are
not equal to the local demand, and many inquiries
are received from Eastern points. Fresh candled
Missouri and Kansas stock sold at &c. cases re~
turned; 23I5c in new white wood cases, cases in~
cluded. Butter-MarlSet continues firm with
trade active; creamery. 16921c; dairy, ITO.
BALTIMORE, Feb 22-Cheese steady; fancy
New York large. 11Q11I5c; medium 11AQ1i1ci
small, 11lh@1%c. Butter steady; fancy, 2SG2ack
fancy ladle. 15@1ec; good ladle 14915c; store
packed, nQ1Sc; rolls, 129lSc. Eggs firm at 24Q26o.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
peuniona for Veteranw.

Certificates have been issued to the fol-
lowing named Indianians:
Original-James A. Roberts, Hartford City,
S. William H. Switzer, Covington, Sc; Syl-
vanus Moore, Rockville, S.
Restoration and AdditiOnal-JOhn Collins
(deceased). Muncie. 81 to $l2; Robert Upde-
graft (deceased), West Newton, So to $12.
Restoration and Increase-George /. Bad
ger Laporte 81 to $24
Restoration. Reissue and Increase-Wil-
liam Walker (deceased), Greenwood, SO to
S24
Increase -Ebenezer f. Mannin. Elkhart,
SIT to S24: Samuel D. Fortner, Ashboro, $17
TO $2l; Ephraim Mendenhall, Yeddo, $6 TO
IS: August Guenther, Newtonville, $14 to $17;
William Gipson, Campbellsburg. So to IS.
. Reissue Henry Vinyard, Jefferson, $50.
Reissue ard Increase-Richard Draper.
Riverdale, Sc to $40; William NJ. Jenkins,
Tilden, Sc to $40.
Original Widows, etc.-Special Feb. 8.
Mary j. James. South Bend S.; Lucretia
J. Mewhinney. Westport, Sl2; Nancy j.
Powell, Steele, IS; Cynthia Byroad Lebanon,
$l2: Maria Wyman Woodburn, s.; Evaline
Walker, Greenwood, Sl2
Supplemental-Nancy Updegraff, West
Newton, IS.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

CHICAGO. Feb 22-The light supply Of cattle
offered to-day checked the declining tendency ana
ity Fancy cattle brought $5.s546; choice steers
s5.55@570 mediums s47oGt = ss; beef G steers Sseg
425; COWS and heifers, sS.S0Q4 Western-fed
steers. s41oG5.5o; Texas steers SS5og475; calves,
S4q7.Z
Trade in hogs was lively and prices ruled about
&c higher. Fair to choios. S9.709S: s2h; packing
lots, s3.5o43.67ls; mixed. sS.6OgSIz1s; putcnerss
So 5l16@37f1k; pigs t3G355.
sheep active and stronger, but lambs were
weak, with rather slow sales at Ago, tne % nuik s<
selling at S4.75G4s5 for slaughter1ng focks ana =
d45O for feeders; inferior TO prime sheep orougne
81 5GGC4 and yearlings "a 25gf4.65
Receipts-Catte. 10000; hogs. 5000; sheep 1900.
S,N LOUIS. Feb 2-Cattle-Receipts, $780, in-
Guiding / 800 Texans Market dull and steadyi
fair to fancy native shipping and export steers
and butchers steers, $3.75G5.20 bulk at s.. $50
SIS; steers under 1000 lbs, $SN45O bulk at $S2op
49, stockers and FEEDERS $1,000, DuIK ~ 49,
81 5OQs50, bulk of hefers at SS.s5Q425 Texas and
Indian steers. $sGAsO, bulk at SSQa.6Si COWS and
Hors-Reeeipts. $500 Market nrm to 100 high
er; pigs and lights, SS50gS.70; packers. ss6o937S 7SS
sheen and Lambs-Recepts, $500. Market
steady; native muttons. $1,000; lambs. H40g5
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 22-cattle-Receipts. 81
700 natives go Texans There was an active de.
mand for cattle to-day and prices We're fully 100
higher: heavy native steers, A5SQo.lo; ngnt
weights, A95; stockers and feeders, SS6O9e;Bsl
butchers cows and heifers $3d475; Gamers Sz8
a.: western steers S46I4. Is; Texans. sS.759t5O.
Hogs-Recopts, 16. 100. The best packing grades
in good demand at higher prices; rough common
bunches steady; heavy hogs. sS.so9S 7sss; mixed.
s3.4s03 70 lights, SSS0Q3 5214.
Sheep and Lanbs-Receipts. $3.50. Excellent de-
mand; large supply. Good quality muttons that
sold quickly at steady prices; lambs. &tkoo14I6i
muttons. S4059425; feeding lambs. 1409S.so;
feeding sheep g. 1908. 50; stoclkers ESGa@.
NEW YORK Feb q -Beevee-pscepts, Asoo.
Steers steady; top grades firm; bulls and COWS
firm to 15c higher. ordinary 70 choice steers Meo
a. 60; oxen and stays, So S5G14s0; bulls 81 4 -;
cows s. 25Q4 Gables Arm; exports, 600 cattle
and s,561 quarters Of beef.
Calves-Recelpts, 1.2ls. yeals steady TO go
lower; fed calves lower veas. N4S; tops 80;
little calves $3.50; fed calves. sS44
HoGs-Receipts. 9,532 Market slow ana lower
at $3s004. pigs included
Sheep and Lambs Receipts, 6.s0o. Sheep slow
but steady: lambs dun and a shade lower; sheep.
common to choice, SaG450; lambs, 81 sb45.S5. most
OF the sales at $5.20Q5.S0.
SAN ANTONIO. Tex, Feb. 22-The largest
transaction IN young steers that has been made
IN years IN this section was consumma ted to-day.
The George B. Loving Company sold for David
son & Fleming. Of this city. 5000 '.twos and IA
eco yearling steers to D. Wagner & Son. Of north
Texas. for about $4,000 The bulk OF the cattle
are from the famous herds OF Richard King and
John q. Kennedy, Of Neuces county.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
NJ. RosTAND's DEFENSE.
The Frenchmnn Accounts for HIS An-
spirntiOn for "CyranO."

Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The French gentleman who claims to have
written "Cyrano de Bergerac, M. Rostand
has been up before the properly delegated
American official in Paris and quesioned
concerning the possibility that the man
from Chicago might have 1urnlsheQ the
nrincipal character and other details of that
somewhat widely advertised play. M FoS-
tand it was speedily discovered, does not
agree with the Chicago people on this SUB
iect He doesn't appear, in fact, to have
changed his early views regarding tue au-
thorship Just what he said on this par
ticular occasion isn't at hand, but II FToD-
ably ran something like this:
Question: You persist in cherishlng the
deiusion that you and you alone wrote this
Answer: Yes, sare, 1 wrote heem,''
Q. Did you have any assistance"
A. ''Yes, sare."
Q. AHA! You mad assistance!
9. What assistance did you have?"
A. Seek vermouth, tree absinthe, Won
American cocktail"
"a O. O. DO you know any Chicago peoples"
A mo, Sare."
Q. Ever been in ChicagoT'
A. mo, sare." -
8. Ever smell the stock yards7"
a "No, sare."
8. "Then where did you get your inspira-
'iVA a. "Inspiratione? All, yes. see. Hat
we not Catulle Mendes an re gr-r-reat
q. .@rhen you insist that the nose idea
was not derived in any way from the stock
yard suggestion"
A. II inseest."
Q. you claim the nose was original with
you?"
A. "No, sare"
8. "Eh? You don't? You confess then?
With whom was 1t originate"
A with Monsieur Adam"
@. ADAM"
A. yes. sare. Monsieur Adam, of zee
celebrated gar-r-den-my esteemed ances-
tore"
O. 'And you deliberately set up the ex-
traordinary claim that the Cadets of Gas
cony were not suggested by the North-side
high-school drill CORPSE"
a Yes sare, / set up zee claim And
wiz your permission l will also set up zee
light liquid refreshments. Vat ees yours,
m sieur2 Aha, zee same? Garcon, two Of
zee same. Here's looking at you, N steur."
The examination closes.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

General freight agents say that, since
Jan. /. so far as can be learned, not a pound
of freight has been moved from this terri
tory that did not pay full tariff charges.
Those in the business declare that this is an
unprecedented record The outlook warrants
the prediction that the present condition is
likely to continue for an indefinite period.
The prospects for q heavy spring traffic are
said to be very promising, and it is the hope
of the future that keeps up the spirits of
the soliciting agents. Many attempts are
made to tempt the roads to do better than
tariff, but the shipper wastes his time MAX
ing bargain tours of the streets, say the So
liciting freight agents. The conference be-
tween the trunk line railway presidents
and the Interstate-commerce Commission
shows that every road has maintained the
rates mutually fixed. Many roads have put
In new tariffs to conform to those of other
roads. This general uniform movement, 1t is
said, has brought about a considerable re-
duction in the published rates. Shippers, In
some instances, are asking further revision
of rates from the schedule which went into
effect Feb. l. Many millers in the middle
and Northwest have protested against any
imposition of a lower rate on export grain
than on flour for export, and the subject
may bring about a special investigation by
the commission.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
The Cuban Cold Mxth.

J. T. Cox. jr.. in Engineering Magazine.
II we listen to the voice Of the charmer,
or go 70 the books on Cuba for our informa-
ton we shall find that the mineral re-
sources of this island include gold, silver,
mercury lead, antlmony, copper, chrome.
iron, manganese. pitch, bitumen, and even
coal but when we come TO look for prac
ticaI metallic results commensurate with,
these varied mineral resources We shall be
disappointed. The gold fiction = the most
time honored for the original Spanish set
tiers expected 10 find rich gold mines IN
Cuba. According to their historians much
gold was taken from this island at the be-
ginning Of the conquest" but II seems prob
able that most Of this was taken from the
chiefs or eaciques of the Indians and very
versaL' Madrid, 1897, says: Some of this
metal (gold) is still found at Holguin.
Whenever the existence of gold Ia Cuba is
discussed this mine at Holguin Is invara-
bly, brought forward. II is true that some
work has been done at this point and a lit
tie gold has been extracted but there has
never been any systematic exploration. and
there Is nothing there which may be dignf-
fed with the name Of q mine
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

The chief function Of Trust Company is
to take, accept and execute trusts of every
crsracter, from courts. corporations and in
SlNluuals Being organized puTposely for
the transaction of business Of this kind, this
company can handle such matters more ef-
nclentiy and economically than an indi-
Nldual 1t is prepared and authorized to
act as:
|. Guardian of the persons and estates of
minors, persons of unsound mind, or of any
other person who is unable TO manage his
estate.
z Trustee anc agent for married women
personal.
cases.
4. Administrator of any estate and Ex-
eeutor of any last will and testament OF any
deceased person.
5. General Agent and Attorney in Fact
Tor any public or private corporation or per-
son in the management of real estate or
personal property.
6. Surety on bonds of Executors, Admin
fstratoTs Guardians, Receivers, Assignees
and Trustees In any county in the State.
Z. Agent for purpose of transferring, reg
astering or countersigning stocks, bonds ana
other evidences of debt.
S. Trustee under mortgages or other trust
deeds.
Q. Wills drawn and kept in the company's
Executor.
10 Trustee for creditors under the new
Bankruptcy Law.
The officers Of the company will be glad to
advise with any person at any time who
may be thinking of creating trust.
INDIANA TRUST CO.,
Capital ............. .$1,OOO,OOO
oEsErTC,ES, rNDTANA TRTTST RJJUDING
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23

BOSTON, Feb. 22.-The American Wool ana
Cotton Reporter will say tomorrow: The inquiry
for wools is OF a broader more general characteE.
although it is not yet reflected in any increase
In the amount of business actually done. A great
many samples have been taken by intending puFs
chaSers, however. and the latter are mandfeSting
decidedly inte. est in the market. 80 Il Will
not be surprising II there should be larger BUSH
nesS to report next week. The sales OF the past
week aggregate over 900 lbs, however, which
may be regarded q fair average weeks bust-
ness One feature of the situation is the fact
that smaller manufacturers who previously had
not been in evidence have been comparatively
well represented in the market The sails OF the
week in Boston amount to 92 TO- 900 lbs domestic
and So coo lbs foreign, making total OF $685. 600
lbs against a total of 4,367, 500 for the previous
week and a total Of 100000 lbs for the CORE
spending week last year Sales since Jan. !, 1899,
amounted to s0107500 lbs, against 81 4Ss. 4S0 Lbs
last year at this time.
The Indianapolis journal., 1899-02-23
TRApE IN GENERAL.
Quotations at st. Louis, Baltimores
Cincinnati and Other Places.

ST. LOUIS. Feb. 22.-No regular market today
On the curb wheat showed more strength sales
of May being made at SGI4c higher than yester-
days close; 76h G762sc to 76l5c paid for some Of
that delivery though at II o'clock the feeling had
lest some OF Its buoyancyi onered Tor fo1sWt05Ao
once but closed at 76Ac sellers. Corn was not
traded in; nominally steady at SSsc bid and SS5so
asked for May while July was about 349s134Ao.
May oats quoted at 2SssG2l5c, nominally. Re-
ceipts-Wheat, 900 bu; corn. $4,000 bu; oatA
$1,000 bu.
LIVERPOOL, Feb. 22.-Wheat-Spot firm
Corn-Spot quiet but steady; American mixed,
new, IS cad; American mixed old, IS Tad Pors-@
Prime mess Western. firm at AIS Sd. Lard
Prime Western. 27s Cd. Wheat-FNutures closed
slightly higher; March, IS Tad; May, 5s I%d,
Corn-Futures closed steady; March, q b3sa;
May. Ra sd.