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Ticket Scalping.

A general passenger agent Of one Of the
leading roads at Cincinnati writes the
Journal as follows: THE scalpers are of
no earthly benefit to the public. but on
the contrary all of the restrictions as to time
limits. signatures, joint agencies, etc., are
forced upon the railroads In order 70
thwrat the plans of the scalpers. but with
all the precautions thrown around ticket
business, We find them occasionally COM
ing in with altered dates, plugged punch
marks, destinations changed and sigma
lures counterfeited. The abuse was so
great last summer that our railroads have
under serious consideration the discontIn-
uance Of cheap Sunday excursions for the
season of 1900, unless some relief be
afforded. All lines throughout the United
States will discontinue the payment of
commissions to ticket agents Feb. /, and
there will be no opportunity after that date
for an honest man to make any revenue
in scalping tickets. Nearly every scalper
in Cincinnati who was conducting an hon.
est business has gone out of 1t, and Of
fees which flourished a few months ago
within a block Of the depot are now empty
and for rent"
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WESTERNERS In DEMAND
ON EASTERN RAILWAYS THEY ARE
MAKING EXCELLENT RECORDS.
A General Passenger Agent on Ticket
ScaIpers-yanderbiIt Freight
Line Consolidation.

The selection of George W. Stevens fo1
president OF the Chesapeake & Ohio road
was not much of a surprise to those who
knew his ability as a railroad man. While
On that road he has had President In
gals to back him in every effort to de-
velop the property, but it is through his
efforts largely that 1T was brought to its
present high standard. Among the first
things that Mr.. Stevens did on taking the
management Of the property was to select
very competent men off OF Western lines
as division superintendent, engineers OF
maintenance of way, and In fact as heads
to every department. and SO perfectly did
they harmonic that the last two or three
years it has been pleasant work to man
age the road. Mr.. Stevens has purchased
the banks of the James river hand
some family residence, has had a spur
track laid TO 1t, telegraph wires extended
10 it, and when he prefers to be at home
his private car Is run onto the spur track
and he is as much in communication with
every department as though he were at
his office. The success that Western men
are making on Eastern roads is very strik-
ing, in the case of Mr.. Stevens on the
G. e. o., Truesdale on the Lackawanna,
Thomas on the Erie, Hays on the Grand
Trunk, and numerous others that have
gone from Western roads TO trunk and
Eastern lines. Their presence is felt in
the fresh methods and profitable reforms.
Even the division superintendent saves
money for his company and introduces new
ideas OF administration and, as an Of
fetal of tie Brotherhood OF Locomotive
Engineers puts it, On our road. en-
gineers, the Western railroad man is
springing rapidly into prominence and
slowly but surely elbowing his Eastern
brother away from the throttle" In this
connection a prominent locomotive engi-
neer on one of the Trunk lines, in an in
terview published in an Eastern paper,
said: People don't know that the West
jobs, but that is the true state of affairs.
They are getting foothold in every de-
partment OF the railroads in this part of
TO build the big roads out there are COM
ing back, or sending back their sons i'm
bued with the spirit OF Western hustle,
and delighting in radicalism In the meth
DDS which prevail the important West
ern lines. Locomotive engineers running
out of New YORK, Philadelphia, Baltimore,
and Boston are being replaced by young
men from Western roads, and the same
thing Is extending TO the other branches
of the service
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THE COURT RECORD.
SUPREME COURT.

1865 Life Insurance Company VS.. Sell
lers Wells c. c. Reversed. Baker. il
A contract executed by an insane person
is voidable only and not void. 2. Until dis
affirmed voidable executed contract, in
respect TO the property or benefits con-
veyed. passes the right or title as fully as
an unimpeachable contract. And such a
contract may be ratified, whether the bene-
ficiary was ignorant of the grantor's In
trinity or obtained the beneft by means
of his knowledge of the disability.
1879. Life Insurance Company VS.. Sell
lers. Wells G. G. Dismissed. Baker, j.
Where after an appeal is taken from a
judgment of the lower court, and pending
the appeal in this court a correction of the
record is made by certiorari such corrected
record is a part of the pending appeal.
1852. Rinkenberger VS.. Meyer. Lake c.
c. Motion to dismiss overruled.
1875. Wabash Railroad Company VS..
Miller. Adams c. Q. transferred TO APP
pellate Court.
APPELLATE COURT.
1887. Gardner VS. Caylor. Marion c. c.
Affirmed Robinson, i'll. When the Ian
guage of a contract is indefinite or am
biguous a court should adopt the con-
struction and practical Interpretation
which the parties themselves have placed
upon ii and enforce that construction. 2.
Where one OF the parties to contract
accepts the assignees of the other party
TO the contract in lieu OF the assignor ii
becomes a valid novation. 3. III contract
TO deliver goods is broken the measure OF
damages is the difference between the con-
tract price and the market price or the
goods at the time and place the contract is
broken: and IL a contract TO accept and
pay for goods is broken by the vendee S
refusal 10 accept them the measure or dam
ages is governed by the same rule. 4. Ii
is the duty of a jarty subjected TO injury
from breach Of contract TO make reason.
as possible. III through his own negli-
gence or wiIlfulness his damages are en-
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LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.

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State OF Indiana. Marion county, IS. In the
Superior Court OK Marion county. in the State of
Indiana
Aetna Saving and Loan Association VS.. Horace
NJ. Kearns ct al
No. 5000 Complaint to foreclose mortgage.
Be IL known that the 18th day of January
800. the above named plaintiff, by its Nrneys,
filed IN the office of the clerk OF the superior
Court OF Marion county, in the State of Indiana,
Its complaint against the above-named defend
ants. and the said plaintiff having also filed in
said clerks Office the affidavit Of a competent
person showing that said defendants Horace NJ
kearns and Margaret Kearns not residents
OF the state of Indiana; that said action Is TO
foreciose mortgage on real estate and the said
defendants are necessary parties thereto. and.
whereas. said plaintiff. having by Enforcement
on said complaint required said defendant TO
appear In said court and answer or demur there
TO on the 18th day OF March, 1900:
Now. therefore, by order Of said court, said
defendants last above named hereby notified
OF the filing and tendency Of said complaint
against them. and that unless they appear and
answer demur thereto at the calling of said
cause. on the 2sth day OF March, 1900. the same
being the nineteenth judicial DAY OF term of
said court. TO be begun and held at the court
house. I'm the city OF Indianapolis. on the first
Monday in March. 1900 said complaint and the
matters and things therein con aimed and alleged
viii be heard and determined in their absence.
GEO II. ELLIOTT. Clerk.
Hawkins & Smith. Attorneys for Plaintiff.
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HANGED and such damages could have been
avoided through reasonable exertion, the
increased loss is his own.
2yI5. Moon VS.. Plate-giaSs Company.
Howard S. c. Reversed. Black. il. The
court determines the proper effect to be
given the language used in a contract ac-
cording to the ordinary meaning. 2 An
nual rent contracted to be paid for the
privilege of drilling and operating a gas
well on land is TO be regarded as rent for
the use Of the land.
usko c. c. Petition for rehearing over
ruled.
2szl. Moore VS. winsteau. Madison s. c.
Petition for renearing overruied.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Room FLAMES NJ. feathers, Judge.
Viola Gray VS.. James Halstead ct al:
damages. Evidence and argument con-
cluded and continued.
Room 3-vinson Carter, Judge
Rudolph c. Kiefer VS.. Louisa Rohm:
malprosecution. Discharged and costs paid.
George G. Clark VS.. p, c., c. & st. L.
Railway Company; damages. Finding and
Judgment against defendant for $500 and
costs.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Henry Clay Allen. Judge.
Cora Martin VS. Estella Martin ct al;
partition. Commissioner files final report
of Partition; report approved and partition
confirmed; commissioners each allowed
$50 for services; Elmer L. Stevenson al
lowed $500 for services as attorney; Henry
3. Fatout, surveyor allowed 81; to be
taxed as costs; costs to be paid one-fourth
by each: Cora, Estella, Walter and Ed
ward Martin.
Wilbur F. Browder. administrators. VS..
Frank r. McCabe ct al; conversion. Trial
resumed: evidence concluded: arguments
heard.
The Indianapolis Sentinel Company VS..
p. A. Salisbury's Estate Allowed by adj
G. e. Kregelo VS.. William A. Worleys
Estate. Allowed by administrator for
S10725 at costs Of estate.
C. e. Kregelo vs. William A. Worleys Es-
tate. Allowed by administrator for s4650
and costs against estate.
Mary Feldt VS.. William A. Worley's
Estate. Allowed by administrator for $42
at costs of estate.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Fremont Afford, Judge.
State Of Indiana VS.. Harry Lindsay;
receiving stolen goods. Trial by court:
evidence heard; finding guilty; fine $40 and
Imprisonment in county Jail ten days.
NEW SUITS FILED.
Wymond j. Beckett VS.. Morris G. Nor
ris; complaint. Room :.
Richard A. Black VS.. Michael ]. Collins
ct al; complaint on note. Room 1.
Jordon E. Gibson VS.. Hannah M. Gra-
ham; complaint on note. Circuit Court.
John w. Hart VS.. William Lantz; COM
plant on note. Room 3.
E. c. Atkins & Co. VS.. George T. Hous-
ton ct al; complaint on account. Room 2
Madge F. Brown ct al. VS.. Elizabeth
Reynolds ct al; complaint for partition.
Room 2.
Erastus NJ. Eisenbeiss VS.. Riverside Con-
struction Company ct al; complaint on
account. Room g.
Eddy Morris Campbell ct al. VS.. City Of
Indianapolis ct al. Room 1.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31

WANTED IN ILLINOIS.
Robert Morse Arrested ON a Requisi-
ton.

Robert p. Morse was arrested yesterday
afternoon on a warrant issued by Gov
ernor Mount on a requisition from the
Governor of Illinois. Morse is charged
with embezzlement and obtaining goods
under false pretenses. Charles A. Besore
Of Urbana. ILL.,. is the prosecuting wit
ness, and Mr.. Morse's attorneys claim
that Besore is taking this means of try
ing to collect bill Besore claimed Morse
secured $3.50 worth of building material
from him last December. but the affidavit
charges him with obtaining $500 worth
of goods by false pretenses. Mr.. Morse
was in Urbana in August and again in
September, but was not there, he claims
in December. When he was arrested yes
terday he was just leaving the federal
building, where he arranged for the filing
of papers in bankruptcy, and he was taken
before Judge Allen, of the Circuit Court
who heard the argument on the question
Of turning him over to the Illinois author
tiles. 1t was argued that the affidavit was
faulty in the dates being wrong, but after
hearing brief arguments from both sides
Judge Allen took the case under advise
ment until Thursday, allowing Morse to go
on his own recognizance.
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SMALLPOX AT LINTON.
Several Cases Developed, Infection
Coming from Clay City.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
LINTON. Ind, Jan. 30.-The prevalence
of smallpox at Clay City has caused un-
easiness among the people of this vicin-
ity and fears have been entertained that the
disease would finally appear here. The
expected has taken place, for in the last
five days no less than ten cases are re-
ported. At South Linton and Island City
cases are also reported. The doctors are
having all they can do to vaccinate those
who volunteer, but so far no actual en-
forcements of the law have been made All
the infected houses have been quarantined
and every precaution is being taken by
the health officers to confine the disease
20 the present victims. Persons direct
from Clay City have been arriving here
almost daily, and a strict quarantine
against that point will be enforced from
now on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
College Politicians.

A large attendance of college politicians
"a expected at the meeting of the Indiana
State Oratorical Association. at the Deni-
son Hotel. OH Friday. The Phi Delta
Thetas viii make another attempt to carry
of all the Offices OF the organization, but
II IS said they are 10 meet strong opposi-
ton this year The Phis coming in
force from the seven colleges In which they
have chapters. They will meet IN prov
fnce convention at O'Clock Friday after
noon and will dine together at O'Clock.
at the Denison-
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state Normal student Has Smallpox.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 30.-Richard
McCloskey, of South Fourteenth-and-one-
half street a student of the Indiana State
Normal School. has smallpox. The house
is quarantined IL is said TO be a mild
case. McCloSkey had not been in his class
since last Thursday and the Normal au-
thor!ties do not think there is danger of
epidemic in the school. A case of small
pox was reported from Honey Greek town.
ship but when investigated was found to
be eczema
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
Russell Sues for Damages.

The suit of Allen A. Russell against the
Altman Company was begun before Judge
Baker in the Federal Court yesterday. Rus
sci is seeking damages of the company for
an alleged breach of contract. The Alt
man Company ordered sixty-two threshing
machines of Russell, which were to be made
under the patents owned by the Indiana
Manufacturing Company, of this city. The
company afterward refused to accept the
machines. claiming their construction was
faulty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
EnIarsing water Plant.

The Indianapolis Water Company has
prepared plans contemplating an addition
to it's pumping station, which will cost
about 100000 and will treble the size of
the present building. Two new Snow pumps
and one centrifugal pump Will be installed
The total expenditure this year is expected
20 ha ss0o 600
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
VIII Play water Polo.

1t is announced that trial game of water
pole will be played in the Y. M. c. A. gym
nasium tank Saturday night between teams
from Butler College and the Y. NJ. c. A
IL II strikes the popular fancy the sport
will be introduced at Broad Ripple next
summer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
STRUCK A BUGGY.
Charles Mayer and Friend i'm a
Street-Car Accident.

AS Charles Mayer and a friend were
crossing Washington street. between
Meridian and Illinois streets. about p.
m. yesterday, in a buggy, a North In
dianapolis street car. running at unusual
speed. struck the buggy. overturning IL
and frightening the horse. which started
to run. Mr.. Mayer was pinned between
the wheels and was dragged about fifty
feet, but fortunately was uninjured. The
horse was stopped just as IL ran on the
sidewalk near Illinois street. The buggy
was slightly damaged
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-31
NOTICE.

EOTICE-Hardwood floors: clean, polish and re-
finish, by experienced men. 215 South Illinois
ytreet, Room Is.
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WILLIAM n. KREMER. President.
c. G. SMITH, Secretary
The Assets of the Company arc as follows

The amount OF it's capital is........ 81. 0oo.roo
The amount of its capital paid up Is 600
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Petitions in Bankruptcy.

ruptcy yesterday:
Lewis II. Tomlinson, farmer, of Craw-
louisville, Montgomery county; liabilities,
So $50. 65; assets, SS4.
W. w. Mitchell, of Anderson; liabilities,
So13: assets, S448
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STORAGE.

STCRAGE-INDPsLS WAREHOUSE co.
w. 4. Kuvtz Pres. II. A. Grassland, Mgr.
New 5l7-523 s. Penn. Phone l343
We STORE. PACK AND HAUL.
eToRAGE-The Union Transfer and Storage Com
pany. corner East Ohio street and Decline
tracks: only hrst-class storage solicited. GRAFT
ING AND PACKING OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS
A SPECIALITY.
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Copy Of Statement of tile Condition
OF THE
German American
Insurance Company
On the 3Ist day of December. 1899.

1t is located corner Liberty and Nassau
streets. New York City
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r. z. Sprtngsfeen & Co.. popuiar-prieed
tailors. North Pennsylvania street.
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HADENEY-Emma s. Habeney. wife of Henry
f. Habeney. jan 81, 7.35 a. m, aged forty one
years. two months. ten days. Funeral Thursday,
Feb L. from residence. pa South East street,
100. and from German Zion Church, o'clock.
Burial at Crown Hill. Friends invited
HENDRICKS-Mrs. Anna. Blythe Hendricks.
widow OF the late Rev. Abram @. Hendricks,
jan 81, at p. m, at the residence OF Mr.. and
Mrs Victor K. Hendricks. 1923 North Meridian
street. Notice OF funeral later.
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Cash on hand and in the hands OF
agents or other persons. SCHOOLS
Real estate nincumbered......... l5.v00.W
Bonds owned by the company,
bearing interest at the rate OF
per cent, secured as follows:
United States bonds. and per
cent. market value. i.2sss5O.oo
State, county and municipal
bonds, 3. 312 and per cent,
market value ...................... I4y5, zsi-0
Railroad stocks and bonds. 4. AZ.
5. 6. 7. and Il per cent, mar
Other stocks and bonds. 4. 8. 6,
value ............................ esa7nm
Loans on bonds and mortgages OF
real estate, worth double the
amount for which the same Is
mortgaged. and free from any
prior incumbrance ............-.. $4,000
Debts for premiums................ 4A.7S5.S3
All other securities, accrued in
terest SIS y,
Total assets ......................ss. Us. 500
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and due losses
adjusted and not due, losses un-
adjusted losses In suspense.
waiting for further proof. total
unpaid losses ..................... ssSs0lss 20
All ether claims against the COM
pany ............. ................. &703
Amount necessary TO reinsure
outstanding risks ................ z,1fOA9S-N
Total liabilities ..................S .I1s. ESQ
The greatest amount I'm any one rick,
$4,000.
State of Indiana. Office OF Auditor or State.
L, the undersigned. auditor OF state OF
the State OF Indiana. do hereby certify that
the above is correct copy OF the state
ment OF the condition OF the above-men-
toned company. on the 3lst day OF De-
cember 1899, shown by the original
statement, and that the said original state
ment is now on file IN this office.
In Testimony whereof i hero
[SEAL.l unto subscribe my name and af-
nix my Official seal this 9th day
of January, 1900 w. III. HART.
Auditor OF State.
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FINANCIAL.
LoANs-Money on mortgages c. E. sAYLES.
l35 East Market street.
LOANS-On cry property: stz per cent; no COM
mission; money ready. G. X. WILLIAMS &
CO.. 31s Lemcke building.
MONEY-To loan Indiana farms: lowest mar
ket rate. privilege for payment before due; We
also buy municipal bonds. THOS. c. DAY * CO.,
Rooms s0s-sl2 Law building. Indianapolis.
FINANCIAI<-We Will make loans of 200 and
above on centrally located Indianapolis prop
erty at Az TO a. per cent. interest payable
nually with privilege OF making partial pay
ments upon principal etc. HOWARD NJ. AT
KINSON. Wabash. Ind.
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE-Ten R.LP.A-N.S for
Druggists. one gives relief.
FOR SALEs-Restaurant for sale In Indiana
town OF 5000; doing good business; good rea-
sons for selling. Address Lock Box AS, Elkhart,
Ind.
FOR SALE-Six choice seats. in sixth and sew
enth row, center aisle, first floor, for II. Irving
show. Feb. 1, English's Opera. Call 4O5 Massa-
chusetts avenue
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FOR sALE-REAL EsrATE.

FOR SALE-Real Estate--S7. 500 will buy ele-
CANT eleven-room house in the center OF Morton
Place. l.. l.. LEWIS. POI Law building.
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wANTED-MALE HELP.

WANTED-cash for acceptable ideas; state IL
patented. Address THE PATENT RECORD,
Baltimore, Md.
WANTED-Men who leave the city; no
goods 70 sell; no experience required; about SO
TO $50 needed. but you retain control OF It, Send
this ad-, address Drawer las. Chicago.
WANTED-For u. S. army: Able-bodied, un-
married men between ages OF II and IS, citi-
zens OF United States. of good character and
temperate habits, who speak, read and write
English. For information apply TO recruiting
oficer Is North Illinois street, Indianapolis, Ind
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-07
Audacity Of the Beers.

LONDON, April 5, > a. NIT looks to-
day as though the Beers had conceived
the audacious plan of attempting to In
vest Lord Roberts at Bloemfontein, or
at least to endeayor to delay his north
ward advance by harrassiDg the British
lines Of communication. On his side
Lord Roberts is concentrating his forces
and preparing to take every ad vantage
OF the bold but risky tactics of the enc
my. He is not likely to strike at any of
their forces until he is certain of deal
ing crushing blow.
There is little doubt that Lord Rob-
erts is hampered by the necessity for
remounts and transport and the loss of
the convoy guns and all of Colouel
Broadwood's baggage was a serious
matter. The Beers are now trusting
to what they believe to be their supe.
rior mobility.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-04-07
Elections OF the Week.

The results of last Tuesdays munich
pal elections throughout the country
differed but little from such elections
held from year to year. In some cities
and towns party lines were not distinctly
drawn and mixed tickets were elected.
in others where the lines were drawn
the Democrats made gains in some and
the Republicans in Others.
No significance can be attached to
such results. Local conditions made
victory certain for one party or the
other and there is no occasion for party
rejoicing except as benefited by those
conditions. The only election of any
special significance was the Utah cleo
tion for Congressman and the results
there place the state in the Democratic
column, for November. beyond all
question.