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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-12
CITY NEWS 7

The young ladies of the First English
Lutheran Church will serve supper in the
church parlors from 5 to s p. m. this even
ing. tas.1
The local lodge brotherhood of Locomo-
tive Firemen has Endorsed the candidacy
of ]. d. White for principal doorkeeper of
the Senate.
Henry Robinson, forty years old, living at
zoos Charles street, was adjudged insane
yesterday. He received a blow on the head
several years ago. He imagines that he is
president of the United States.
The funeral of Miss Rosetta Spears. re-
ported to have occurred at the Antioch
Baptist Church, corner Thirteenth and
Missouri streets, Sunday afternoon, took
place al the Second Christian Church, op-
posite to the Antioch Baptist Church.
The street decorations conforming to the
plans for the uniform decorations of the
associated merchants, began yesterday and
will be carried on with haste until COM
pleted. The amount of the subscriptions
was raised sufficiently to cover the cost
of the illumination, even beyond the limits
first named.
Frank w. Murphy, son of the late John
w. Murphy, will on Jan. Is take possession
of the business of Fred p. Rush., which was
purchased Monday. The holdings Of Mr..
Rush include 10000 feet of corn cribs and
elevators with a combined capacity of 800, :
600 bushels. Mr.. Murphy announces the
business will be continued along the lines
followed by Mr.. Rush.
The department conference Of the Mari
on County White Ribboners will be held In
the Central Universalist Church, Fifteenth
and New Jersey streets, tomorrow. The
conference is in charge of the county board
of superintendent, of which Mrs. Mary T..
Sims is president, and Mrs. Frances Metz
is secretary. The conference will adopt
plans for the department work for the COM
ing year.
The Elmer Circle, Ladies Of
the G. A. r., No. "a, has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, Mary McAllister; senior vice presi-
dent, Ella Roach; junior vice president,
Eunice Glasscock; chaplain, Mary Bicknell;
treasurer, Fannie McA1lister; conductor,
Julia Hensel; guard, Maggie Smith; dele
Streight, Mrs. Thomas Hanna, Mrs. Minnie
Hiedrick.
Preferred stock of the e. Rauh Sc Sons
Fertilizing Company is now on the market
for sale at SOB. The capital stock of the
company was recent increased from 49,
600 to 500, 900 by the issuance of preferred
stock to the amount of 500. 600 and $25, 0t
common stock. The money from the sale
of the preferred stock is to be used In max
ing extensive additions to the plant and
the installation of machinery for the man.
ufacture of s%ulphuric acid, from which
it is said an additional profit of $21.9O per
year will result
The decision as TO the place of. meeting
for the next Ct. A. X. national encampment
will be reached Monday next at St. Louis,
where the executive will gather
for the purpose of acting upon this and
this city, is one of the members of the
committee. The vote at the last encamp-
ment was for Denver as the next place OF
meeting but there have arisen some differ
ences as 10 the concessions and it may
upon vote of the executive committee go
to some other city.
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END OF THE MEETINGS
REV. THOMAS G.. HARRISON LEAVES
ROBERTS PARK CHURCH.
He Thinks Much Good Has Been Ac-
compIished by the Series of
Revival Meetings.

The series of revival meetings which has
been in progress at Roberts Park Church
during the last month came to "a close last
night. The meetings as a whole have been
very successful and the departure of Evan
gelist Harrison. who leaves for Boston to-
day. is looked upon with regret. 1t Is felt
that he has accomplished a great deal of
good during his months stay in this city
and had it not been that he had an engage
ment which was made prior to his visit
here it is probable that he would have been
persuaded to stay longer.
During the meetings there were in the
neighborhood of $50 that went to the mourn
ers' bench, and of this number more than
two hundred were professed conversions.
At the meeting last night Mr.. Harrison did
not preach his usual sermon, but contented
himself with a short resume Of his work at
Roberts Park Church. He said that he was
going away believing that he had accom-
plished some good. often times" Mr..
Harrison said. I'VE do good where we least
expect it. 1 feel satisfied that many have
attends these meetings vino have been
spiritually helped and have gone away and
given no outward sign of it. My prayer is
that the seed of better doing and better liv-
ing will take root and grow into compile
ton"
Mr.. Harrison said that a great number of
the ministers of the city, without regard to
denomination, had assured him that his
meetings were beneficial TO the community
at large, and that their worth was attested
by an increase in the size of the congrega-
tons and the increased interest and zeal
manifested by those who had grown luke
warm in their attitude toward the church.
During the service last night the Rev.
Mr.. Bacon, pastor of Roberts Park Church,
paid a high tribute to Mr.. Harrison's abil-
ity as an evangelist and spoke of the good
work that had been accomplished by him
in this city. He said that he and Mr.. Har-
rison were thoroughly in accord in their
views of evangelistic work and had worked
in harmony during Mr.. Harrison's present
series of meetings. Mr.. Bacon said the
good that had been done was incalculable
and expressed his regret at Mr.. Harrison's
departure.
AT. the close of the meeting nearly the
whole of the large congregation present
went forward to the altar and bid Mr.. Har-
rison a personal goodbye.
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First Baptist Flower Festival.

Between three and four hundred people
were served with dinner at the flower
festival which is being held at the First
Baptist Church under the auspices of the
Ladies' Social Circle. To-day the ladies
will serve a noon dinner, to which bust
ness men are especially invited by the
ladies in charge.
The flower festival will close this aft
ernoon and has been one of the most sue
cessful fairs that the church has ever had.
The women who have worked in getting
IL up deserve much credit for their untir-
ing efforts for its success.
The Flower Festival Cook Book, COM
piled by the ladies OF the church.. is wor-
thy of special mention. Already over two
hundred of the books nave been sold and
there is no doubt but the remaining three
hundred will be disposed OF before this
evening, there Is such a demand for them.
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John w. Schmidt and Edward Schmidt
will erect at the southeast corner of Wash
ington and Alabama streets a four-story
building, the plans for which have recently
been completed by Adolph Scherer. The
construction will begin March 1. at which
time the present leases expire. They will
also erect a new building covering one
fifth of a block at the southwest corner of
Pennsylvania and Maryland streets. This
building will be six stories high and will
be used by a wholesale firm.
The Medical College of Indiana has in
prospect the erection OF a large addition
to its present building at a cost of SIS, 900.
The new structure will be similar In style
to the present building and will be used for
a laboratory and a gymnasium. A college
Of pharmacy Is also one of the possible new
features of work in connection with the
college.
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BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
1t Will Fix the Wages of the Railway
Trainmen.

The board of adjustment of the Brother
hood of Railway Trainmen of the Big Four
system is at the Occidental Hotel and will
go into executive session this morning. The
board is composed of fifteen members. all
Of whom are expected to be present. Last
year the trainmen were granted a material
advance. with the promise hat if increased
commercial prosperity justified it, an ad
vance would be paid at the next joint ses-
sion Of the board and the railway officials.
A slight increase, raising the scale to 2
cents a mile for trainmen. may be asked,
and a more uniform scale established for
81 to $2.75 a day. The differences between
the trainmen and the officials lave been SO
amicably adjusted heretofore that little
difficulty is anticipated at the coming joint
conference. AS no session has been held 1t
is not known what changes in the scale will
be asked.
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Caused HI. Family Worry

Otto Lentz, a fagman at the Leota-street
crossing, living at I'LL East Washington
street, caused his family considerable need
less worry and the City Dispensary ambu-
lance a long run yesterday afternoon. Lentz
was standing beside the track, when some
one on a passenger train threw off a dozen
slid along the ground and the corner cut
q small hole in his shoe and scratched, as
might a pin, one of his toes. When DIR.
Virgins, Of the Dispensary, arrived at his
flag shanty Lentz was found with his foot
wrapped in a large sheet. He complained
much, and m arrived at home, where the
women members of his family began weep
ing violently at sight of the ambulance, ii
was found there was a very slight blood
stain on the enormous wrapping of such a
small injury,
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English's Opera House the last half of the
current week. beginning tomorrow night
and including a matinee Saturday.
XXX
THE Sorrows OF Satan" may be enjoyed
al the Park at only two more perform
ances, this afternoon and tonight. "A
Wise Guy a piece OF Numerically oppo-
site type. opens a three lays engagement
tomorrow afternoon. The latter play is q
farce comedy, with more than a suspicion
OF music and vaudeville In its construction.
XXX
The Roman standing race in Theodore"
at English's. is one of the cleverest and
most realistic stage effects shown in this
city in many a season. 1t never fails to
arouse an audience TO a very high pitch OF
enthusiasm. This afternoon and tonight
Will be the last opportunities of witnessing
the production that contains this and many
other interesting and enjoyable features
Xxx
The dissolving cathedral view which is
such a prominent part of the act of 9TH
Girl with the Auburn HAIR" at the Grand,
is one OF the best effects of its kim known
to the stage. It's presentation without any
disagreeable bitches requires thorough I'M
derstandinS OF the art OF manipulating
both calcium and electric lights. The heavy
advance sales for the week indicate that
MISS AuDuIE > llltItSllUH dCl VIII DC seen
and heard by audiences that will test the
capacity of the theater.
XXX
AS Mary Tudor. Miss Marlowe will pre-
sent herself in the guise of a spoiled, but
none the less charming vixen, who alter
nately browbeats and wheedles everybody
from whom she has anything to ask. The
play opens on May day of the year 1913,
and the scene is laid in Windsor Park, near
the river. From a venerable moss-grown
terrace of brick near the landing one sees
gllmpses OF the Thames, vistaS of oak for
est, and in the far distance the towers of
Windsor Castle. when Knighthood Was
In Flower" will be presented by Miss Mar
lowe and her excellent company each night
and at a matinee Saturday of next week.
XXX
There was a surprisingly large attendance
OF out-of-town people at the Zoo yesterday.
Many wen to the place directly from the
depot. carrying their valises and bundles
in their arms. An advantage of this place
of amusement. is the perfect freedom en-
joyed by its patrons. One does not nave to
remain in a certain place all the time, but
is at liberty to move about here and there
| according as inclination or fancy NAV die
tate. Local residents have come TO use the
Zoo as a convenient place at which TO meet
friends when down town shopping. The
| greatest care is exercised to keep the place
free of communicating influences, so that
women or children may attend without the
slightest fear of affront. Children are
| treated with especial consideration, the Zoo
| promenades and free rides on animals be-
| ing provided for their almost exclusive en-
| joyment. The grown folks find ample
| pleasure in witnessing the various trained
| wild animals acts which are going on in the
| big arena almost constantly through the
| afternoon and evening. Altogether, the
| Zoo Is a delightful place to spend as much
! or as little leisure time as one nnds at his
i disposal.
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PRIZES AWARDED.
Much Activity at the Fanciers' Elk.
hfbit-A Good Attendance.

The judges were busy at the pet-stock
show at Tomlinson Hall yesterday and last
night. and the prizes will all be awarded
this morning. Many red and blue ribbons
were attached to the small coops last night
containing the chickens. and the dogs, in
the upper hall, congratulated each other
when a winner was announced. The at
tendance was better than on the opening
day. The show will continue all week.
Last night the judges announced the fol-
lowing partial list of prize winners:
Light Brahmas. N. E. Woods. Pecksburg.
Ind, won first in each class; buff cochins,
j b.. Clark and Indiana poultry farm won
frsts: single-comb brown leghorns, w. II.
Wiebke won all f~rsts; rose-comb brown
leghorns, Drexel poultry farm and t. n.
Smiley & Sons captured frsts: single-comb
white leghosns, George W.. Gilbert and A.
Bradshaw, firsts; buff leghorns, Charles
Angwood. all frsts; houdans. b. w. White.
Battle Creek. Mich. all tirsts; black
breasted red game bantams, II. a.
Nicholas, all hrsts; buff Orpingtons.
c.. s. Byers and John Mcmillan. %frsts; pit
games, big class, D.. ID. Shideler, all firsts.
The following awards were also an
ncunced for the exhibit of dogs: Rough
coated St. Bernards, L. d. Wart first. John
f. Francis second; puppies, George r.
MAYER second. -Smooth-coated st. Bernards,
Julius Keller, first. Cocker spaniel, NJ. j.
Ryan first on black, Earl Beckman first on
brown; puppies. Andrew Mcknight first.
second and third on black. and NJ. j. Ryan
first on brown. Scotch collies, p. p. Fettig.
Shelbyville, first; ]. l.. Anderson. second:
Mrs. r.. Il. Jones. Flatrock, Ind. third
puppies, Mrs. r. II. Jones, first. Litter OF
%coilies. A. w. Tindle, first. Pointers. c. +.
Poster, Flatrock. Ind, first: A. b. Reeves.
Columbus, second. Poodles, Gus Saffel first,
DIR. NJ. +. Young second. Mrs. p. Schaettie
third; puppies, w. +. Heinricks first; litter.
Mrs. p. SchaettIe first and second. Amer
lean bl~oodhounds. S. NJ. Miller, first and
second. Fox terriers, Mrs. A. f.. Zollezzi.
first. English settlers, Truemper & Son.
second; puppies. Mrs. r. Carr. first and
second. Foxhounds. Ed Snyder. first: w
q. Bass. second and third. Porto Rican
hound. NJ. Z. Richards. first. White Pom
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officials Of the Union Railway Company
have received since the death of William
N. Jackson, secretary of the Union Rail
way Company, kilograms and letters re-
GREETING that owing to the short time be-
tween death and burial. carrying out the
request Of the deceased, they were unable
to be in the city to attend the funeral. Al
spoke in kindly terms Of the deceased
President ingalls,, of the Big Four, tele.
graphing Auditor Vinnedge as follows: "a
am panied to receive your telegram about
Mr.. Jackson. He was a good old man and
his work will stand as a model for al
young men in the railway business" The
last official act of Mr.. Jackson before lock.
ing up his desk was to sign the pay rolls
OF the Union Railway Company and Bel
road for November.
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Attorney General Must Appear.

The Supreme Court issued an order yes
terday requesting Attorney General Tay-
lor to appear before it this morning and
state why the brief OF the appellee in the
case of ]. Marsh Wilson against the State
of Indiana has not been filed. Wilson
was convicted in Shelby county OF FLING
false claims and is now serving an I'm
determinate sentence of from two TO four
teen years in the Indiana State Prison.
The brief of the State should have beer
filed about ten days ago, but owing TO a
press of business and the length OF the
brief Mr.. Taylor was unable TO complete
il by the time specified. 1t will be nhed
some time this week.
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Mexican War Veterans.

The date of the annual state meeting Of
the Mexican war veterans has not yet
been settled. 1t has been customary for
the veterans to visit the Legislature and
make speeches on the anniversary of
Washington's birthday and of the battle
of Buena Vista, but on account of the
large volume of business TO come before
the Legislature the visit seems to be i'm
practicable this year and the meeting will
probably be held earlier.
The officers of the association are op-
posing the petition of the members for a
pension OF 81 per day, saying there is no
likelihood of such a measure passing. The
recommendation of the officers is for the
passage OF a bill commensurate with dis
ability, ranging from IS TO S12 per month.
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COMPULSORY EDUCATION
FACTS IN SUPERINTENDENT JONES's
ANNUAL REPORT.
The Law Has Been I'm Successful OPP
GRAFTON for Three Years-School


The following interesting article on the
operation of the compulsory education law,
which contains superintendent of Public
instruction Jones's recommendations TO
the next Legislature as to it's betterment,
will appear in Mr.. Jones's biennial report,
which is now in the hands of the printer:
"Indiana's compulsory education law has
been in successful operation three COM
plete school years and parts Of two other
school years. In this time something of its
merits and dement's may be seen as to its
operation and enforcement. In the first
place, we can say that, in view of its new
ness. it's weaknesses and, in a few places.
its importation, due to local opposition or
neglect of officers, 1t has done more for the
schools than was originally anticipated. A
careful study of the school statistics COL
lected by the department of public instruc-
ton. not. however. with a view of testing
the law, shows the following:
Average per cent. of enrolment on
enumeration in the State, during the
operation of the "a
Average per cent. of enrolment on
enumeration during the nine years
previous to the enactment.
Gain in per cent. during the operation
OF the law %
Average per cent. of attendance on the
enumeration in the State during the
operation of the
Average per cent. of attendance on the
enumeration in the State during the
nine years previous to its .enactment...S 49,
Gain in per cent. during the operation
of the law 94
Average per cent. of attendance on en-
rollment in the State during the opera
ton OF the
Average per cent. of attendance on en-
rollmentt in the State during the nine
years previous to it's enactment....-....1O.2
Cain in per cent. during the operation
or the law ID
The showing in per cents. for the first full
year of the laws enforcement is the most
satisfactory, this being due to the laws
newness, and a consequent lack of a
sufficient knowledge of its weaknesses to
enable truants to take advantage of them.
The data is as follows:
Per cent. of Per cent. of Per cent. of
enrolment attendance attendance
on enumer- on enumer- on enroll
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ADJUSTMENTS.

Seats for all of the performances during
next (MarIowe) week at English's will go
or sale at the box Office of the theater to-
morrow morning.
Rudyard Kipling has dramatized his one
long story. 1.-The Light That Failed" and
the play has been acQuired by Charles
Hawtry. the eminent English actor.
K
Some very pretty effects are seen In the
act OF Adell Irwin. a shapely young wom-
an who gives a series OF poses during the
performance Of the New York Stars at the
Empire Theater. The company closes its
engagement tonight.
Church and Stage" is the title of a new
one-act play by Malcolm Watson. which
Arthur Bourchier has purchased and will
produce late In the current month at the
Garrick Theater, London, as a curtain
raiser 10 Barrie's The Wedding Guest"
XXX
The Little Egypt Company, under the
managemen of Cliff W. Grant, will begin
a three days engagement at the Empire
Theater tomorrow afternoon. Two bur-
lesques and an olio will be presented. The
dances OF Little Egypt are announced as
special features.
one of the peculiarly enjoyable features
OF "confusion.' the farce which is being
produced at the Grand this week as the
stock company's last Offering OF the sea-
son. Is that its comedy Is all clean and does
not In any instance depend upon risque Sit
nations or dialogue.
Lovers OF the writings OF the late Robert
Louis stevenson viii find one of their old
friends in prince Otto the new play
~,bicb Otis Skinner and the best supporting
company he has ever had will present at
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Encampment No. so, Union Veteran Le-
gion. had its regular assembly last night
and elected officers for the ensuing year.
The election resulted as follows:
Colonel-David l.. Wright.
Lieutenant colonel-J. II. Porter.
Major-G. Il. Marshall
Surgeon-L. w. Mix.
Officer Of the day-E. Marquis.
Chaplain-George c. Cloud.
Quartermaster-G. G.. Long.
Trustee-J. S. Gilbreath.
These officers will be installed at the
joint public installation on the first meet
ing night in January.
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O. w. WILLIAMS CO..
TO THE PUBLIC:
MANUFACTURERS DIRECT REPRESENTA-

Owing to- change in our firm Jan. 1t, our entire stock of New
Pianos must be sold by Dec. 30tb, 1900. We have 136 pianos in stock,
consisting of the renowned Weber. A. q. Chase. Ivers 6 Pond. WheeIock.
Poole & Schaeffer, all Of which. we will offer at unheard-of prices Dec.
10th. We refrain from naming prices herein-not wishing to injure
the retail piano trade OF this city and State for other dealers-but on
each piano in our stock will be, for the benefit of purchasers, a card
giving style, number and price. Our pianos ire all new-nauyn never
having been unlocked since coming from the factory. We firmly be-
1ieve all of these pianos will be sold within one week, hence the
advantage of securing first choice. Under no circumstances will more
than the 1856 pianos actually in stock be offered at these sacrifice prices,
neither will there be any deviation from the prices named OF the card
attached to each piano, hence the safety of an inexperienced person
coming alone to make a purchase. All questions concerning the stock
gladly and promptly answered, except when instigated BY dealers and
spoilers. Very respectfully, 0. w. WILLIAMS co.
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e~ranian. DR.. NJ. E. Young, first and second.
The awards for cats were as follows:
Angora Farms Company won first for cats
and kittens for Angoras; Mrs. Charles Ma
guire, first for Persian cats and first for
Tarway Angora cats; Mrs. j. NJ. Shirk,
first and second for chinchilla cats.
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You cannot afford as a business PROPOSE
ton to lose any part of your hearing or
sight. In many ways the deaf person Is
at a disadvantage in carrying on his work.
People do not like to talk or do business
with a deaf person. Defective sight or
hearing is probably the one great obstacle
I'm the way of success in life. That diff
ficulty removed and the whole business
situation will be changed for the better.
DR.. Waggoner car probably cure you. He
has a system of his own discovery which
cures deafness, head noises, catarrh, and
blindness resulting from cataract, scum or
film over the eyes. or g~ranulated lids, in a
very short time. The fact is he cures over
80 per cent. of deaf people whose trouble
is the result Of catarrh; discharging ears
and head noises positively cured. Call or
address, DR. w. w. WAGGONER,
Suite No. 301 Law building,
Indianapolis, Ind