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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
TO EMPLOY TAX FERRETS
APPROPRIATION OF 81 900 MADE BY
THE COUNTY COUNCIL.
Experts Leslie and Ayres VIII BE EN-
pIoyed by the County Com
missiOners.

The County Commissioner will employ
investigating the county records, to act as
tax ferrets. This conclusion was reached
yesterday when Commissioner Greer pre-
sented the matter TO the County Council
and it appropriated 81, 900 to start the work.
The men are to receive one-fourth of all
money collected as the result of their
work. The commissioners have been in
formed many times that it would be profit
able TO hire tax ~ferrets, but there was a
question as to the legality of such pro-
cedure County Attorney Brown gave it
as his opinion that it would be legal, as did
several others who consulted the commits
sioners.
The commissioners nave favored the plan
for some time. Under the county reform
law they could not hire tax ferrets unless
an appropriation was made by the County
Council. City Controller Johnson. whose
experience in county and city offices ex-
tends over a period of eighteen years, as
serted that not one-half of the property I'm
Marion county hat ought to be assessed
is on the tax duplicates. Fred Shepard,
deputy auditor, who is also familiar with
the tax books, believes a good tax ferret
would increase the taxables of the county
not less than. % per cent. County Attorney
Brown says that he thinks his taxes might
be reduced one-fourth if all taxable prop
erty In the county were assessed.
Commissioner Greer talked TO the Coun-
Gil about the employment of tax ferrets and
was not opposed to any extent. The Coun-
ell became convinced that 81 200 in tax fer
retS would be a profitable investment, and
made the appropriation without much hest
fancy. Experts Leslie and Ayres will
likely begin their work as soon as they
finish investigating the books TO s~traighten
out the finances relating TO the school fund.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
A NEW ORGANIZATION
Will Rise, Phoenix Like, from the
shes Of the Chosen Friends.

A number Of the men interested in the
formation Of the Standard Fraternal As.
ISOLATION, the society which is to take
the place of the insolvent Order OF Chos-
en- Friends. are holding a meeting here.
They met yesterday at the office of the
Chosen Friends in the Commercial Club
building Among those present yesterday
were L. n. Steber, of st. Louis; DIR.
c. A. Barhaus. of Cincinnati; l.. G.. Smith.
OF Chicago; T. b. Linn, w. +. Gibson, q
A. Deitch and T. J. Yount, Of Indianap-
oils. The first work TO be accomplished
Is the arrangement of a constitution and
bylaws. I'VE propose TO arrange a table
Of rate said Mr.. Steber, that will be
somewhat higher than those established by
the National Fraternal Congress. These
rates will be more than sufficient to pay
all death claims and will provide for a
handsome surplus or emergency fund at
all times. 1t has not yet been decided
when and where the new coilcern will be
Incorporated. The bulk of the member
ship of the Chosen Friends heard from
up to this time has expressed the utmost
confidence I'm the new fraternal association
and its promoters. We have nothing to
conceal from the general public or from
those who desire to become members. We
expect TO start about Jan. l with a large
membership"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
AFTER -TELEGRAPHERS.
More Work To-Day for the Local
Trainmer' Committee.

j. f. Alexander and III. w. Gade, of Chi
cago, came to this city yesterday and are at
the Princeton Hotel. which they will make
their headquarters while attempting to get
experienced telegraphers for an emergency.
1t is believed they are here to get men to
take the places of strikers on the Santa
Fe Railroad. Two men were In the city
about a week ago soliciting photographers to
take the places of the strikers on that road.
but succeeded in getting but five men.
They were harassed by representatives of
the brotherhoods of trainmen until ii be-
came so unbearable that they moved from
one hotel. This morning, the officers of the
brotherhoods say, they will begin the same
practice on these men and will have a COM
mittee stationed at the doors of the hotel
at 9 o'clock, when they begin TO receive ap-
plicants, should their business be the same
as the other two men. If 1t is found that
Alexander and Gade want men to take the
places of the strikers, the applicants will
be stopped by the railroaders and asked
not to go.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
BEFORE YOKE FELLOWS.
Life in Southern Convict Camps De.
scribed by II. II. Moore.

At the regular meeting of the Society of
Yoke Fellows at the First Baptism Church
last night, Frank +. Moore, of this city,
delivered an address on a "Trip to a South
ern Convict Camp" He told of the deplor-
able conditions found there and said his
address was not so much to warn as to
advise. He said he was familiar with all
the conditions, having made a personal in
vestigation of several camps in Southern
States. The way cases were railroaded
through the courts, the punishment in
ficted and the apparent lack of interest
shown by the populace regarding these
affairs, he said, were pitiable to behold.
Speaking of the manner in which the
copvicts were treated he said they were
chained to their beds, and, sick or well, they
are piled together like cordwood. The race
distinction is kept up by the whites being
separated from the blacks by a thin board
partition. He said not one out of a hun
dred can read, and if they could, they
would not be allowed a light. They have
no time in the day light to read, and those
who are able lose what education they ever
possessed. Continuing, he said 1t is in the
South a negro who can not read is sup
posed to know and understand the law
and he is given no leniency. These condi-
tons he said are beyond description and
deplOrabIe in the extreme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
G. w. LoUTTIT,s BILL.
He Wants to Repeal the Compulsory
Vaccination Law.

G.. w. Louttit, representative-elect from
Allen county, has stirred up the med
ical fraternity and the people generally at
Fort Wayne by his repeatedly announced
purpose to introduce a bill for the re-
peal of the compulsory vaccination law
which the courts have recently upheld. Mr..
Louttit is about to serve his second term
and aspires to become the minority lead
er on the floor of he lower house.
Concerning Mr.. Louttit and his bill a
dispatch from Fort Wayne says: He was
not generally known as a conservative
in his first term. When he arrived to take
his place In the House two years ago he
had with him two bills, one of which
passed the House, but died in the Senate.
It provided for the extinction of the Eng
introduced for some reason never explained
to his constituents. Mr.. Louttit is, how
ever, this time not to be frightened from
his purpose, he says, by the cry of the
medical men whom he accuses CT desiring
to promote their own interests by rushing
to the defense of the law. He contends
that more cases of fatal disease are caused
by the practice of the Jenner theory than
have been prevented by vaccination in the
hundred years it has been in use. His
house is the nightly rendezvous of the lit
tie coterie of people whose children nave
been vaccinated against their will as a
condition of attending the public schools
and also of those who have taken their
children out Of school rather h permit
them to be vaccinated. AS the truant Of
hcer's duty is to see that all children go
tC school, such parents ind themselves in
the pinch of the law. The subject is
the talk of the city. especially since sew
eral cases of smallpox exist within six
miles of the city and most of the small
stations on either side of the state line
have been subjected to quarantine reg
ulations by the city and the railroads. The
Allen County Medical Association will
adopt a memorial to the Legislature repud-
iating the bill which the Allen county
refOrmer has prepared."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
BUSINESS DELAYE
Works Board Awaiting the
of Joseph w. Smith.

Owing to the illness of Joseph W. Smith,
a member of the Board of Public Works,
the board will delay holding a meeting for
the purpose of considering action on the in
terurban franchise and the water contract
until he is again able to meet with the
board. Chairman Sahm said yesterday that
1T is probable the hoard will not be able to
meet this week to take up those two i'm
portant matters. but everything will be ar
ranged to be sent TO the City Council before
the next meeting of that body on Jan. z.
The board will not take the motion of
Councilman Perrott seriously 10 make the
fare for Indianapolis passengers on inter-
urban lines 3 cents. The motion was lost
in the Council Monday night. 1t also in
Guided a tax of $50 a year for each inter-
urban car entering the city and a provision
which would exclude the interurban lines
from bringing freight or express cars into
the city. The members of the board fail
to see where such provisions would be bene-
f7cial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
STILL Talks OF A STEAL
E. c. BENEDICT SAYS THE INDIAN
APOLIS COMPANY Is ANNOYED.
Some stockholders, He Says, Are in
Distress of Nonpay-
ment of Dividends.

The indianapolis Gas Company magnates
have not changed their attitude toward
their patrons in this city. Yesterday the
New York Evening Post said:
"The situation IN the Indianapolis gas
conditions is still interesting. When pressed
for an explanation or an outline of further
action the directors of the company reply
vaguely. Z. c. Benedict, the leading direc-
tor of the indianapolis Gas Company, said
to-day:
81 believe the people of Indianapolis are
using three times, certainly twice. the
amount of gas necessary TO heat the town.
They have bonfires of it, almost, in their
homes. We rave tried repeatedly to give
the town more gas, but 1t is a feat no
engineer can accomplish. They accuse US
Of irregular practices. The most irregular
practice we have committed is the repeated
boring of new wells in a region that be-
gins to grow impoverished in gas supply.
If the people would consent to the use of
meters we could solve the difficulty. But
they won't pass such a law. They have a
law regulating the use of mixers, but 1t is
broken daily by nearly all the city,
"When questioned as to the company's
future course Mr.. Benedict shook his head
doubtfully. What can We do? 1 do not
know. 1 should hate to see the city gas
shut off entirely. Many innocent people
would suffer with the guilty: besides, we
have a contract to supply the city with gas.
In addition to this. our stockholders are,
many of them, in distress over the nom
payment of their dividends. The situation
is one of the most annoying / ever knew.
L don't know whether or not suit will be
brought by the people. l hope SO. We want
to see this thing put before the people. Ii
we are wrong, W. will do what we can to
rectify our mistakes. We are the victims
of a big steal"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
JUDGE ALIENS ORDER.
Validity of Constitutional Amend
ments to BE Tested.

Judge Allen, of the Marion Circuit Court,
yesterday made the following order in COM
pliance with the request of the State Bar
Association, to test the validity of the con-
stitutional amendments:
THAT until the General Assembly shall
by law prescribe What qualifications shall
be necessary for admission TO practice law
IN courts of justice, under the constitution
al amendment Of 1900. every applicant for
admission to practice law in this court
shall pass a satisfactory examination
touching his moral character and learning
IL the law before a committee appointed by
the court for that purpose. and no appli-
cant shall be admitted until he presents a
favorable report from such committee as
TO his qualifications. and Charles w. Smith.
John r. Wilson and Edward Daniels are
hereby appointed a committee TO conduct
the examination of all applicants for ad-
mission to the bar of this court, to serve
as such until the further order Of the
court"
The purpose is to make a test case and
carry it to the Supreme Court for a de-
ciSion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
BEERsWILL COST MORE
Unless the Revenue Tax Is Consider
ably Reduced.

At a meeting OF representatives OF the In
diana Brewers Association, held at the
Bates House yesterday, IT was decided to
increase the price on beer unless the rev.
enue tax is considerably reduced by Feb.
l. A member of the association in making
q statement of the business transacted, at
the close of the meeting. said the Informal
ton was brought out that more than 300
brewers have failed since the increase. in
the revenue tax. II was claimed that prices
of material and fuel have largely advanced
within the last six months and the brew
ers estimate hat the cost OF manufacture
is now az least 70 cents more a barrel thar
IL was q year ago.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
THOMAS WHELAN CASE.
A Peculiar Case to he Tried To-day
I'm Federal Court.

The somewhat noted case OF identity in
the Federal Court. known as the United
States against Thomas ID. Whelan. viii
come up for trial to-day. Whelan OBJ
tanned a pension for debility alleged TO
have been contracted while doing duty I'm
the civil war. The government claims thar
the defendants real name Is not Whelan
and proposes 10 Introduce the real Thomas
u. Whelan IN court during the trial OF the
case. The facts In the case are interesting
and the matter is expected To be holly con-
fested. The trial OF Albert Daugherty and
Merit McKain. the counterfeiters arrested
at Van Buren, by Captain Thomas 4.
Halls recently. is also set for to-day, but
will probably not be reached.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETY.
First Steps I'm Organization mt Ply
mouth Church.

A meeting was held In the committee
room of Plymouth Church last night by
the young people of the church for the pur-
pose of organizing a Young Peoples So
ciety similar to those In the churches OF
other denominations. A similar organiza-
ton existed in the church a little over a
year ago. but after Mr.. Dewhurst's depar-
ture little interest was manifested and IL
became thoroughly disrupted. Since Mr..
Meserve became pastor of the church he
has been exceedingly anxious TO have the
young people r~eorganize their society and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
william Hampton's Case.

William Hampton, colored. formerly of
this city, was on trial in Judge Bakers
court yesterday on a charge of breaking
into a mailbox in Lafayette and appropriate
ing the contents of letters found in the
same. 1t is said that Hampton carried
away the heavy iron box bodily. The gov
eminent introduced sixteen witnesses
against Hampton, while only a few of the
defendants witnesses whose names were
given to the clerk could be located. The
case will probably be finished this fore
mon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

IL was in response to his request that the
first steps were taken toward II last night.
The principal aim of the society will be
TO assist the church in its charity work,
but as a side feature the young people are
counting very much on the social oppor-
monthly meetings at the different houses
OF the members. The organization. though
tacitly agreed upon last night. was not
given a name and officers will not be
elected until the next meeting, which oc-
ours on the third Monday in January.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

Charles L. Bronson, of Washington. d.
c., is visiting his brother. II. NJ. Bronson.
assistant general passenger agent of the
Big Four. Mr.. Bronson has been in the
controllers office at Washington for many
years. being appointed TO his present posi-
ton by the late John Sherman when sec
retary OF state.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

liberal share OF your fire Insurance
ought 10 be given to the indianapolis Eirs
Insurance. Company. a safe. sound and
successful company, organized with home
capital by Indiana men, who will give
your business prompt attention. ONCE,
No. rs East Market street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
"HOLIDAY
Win MOuOu Route.

Tickets sold Dec. %. %. "a, Is. 81 and Jan.
L. at one and one-third fare for the round
trip; final return limit JAM. 2. For details
consult ticket agents, 25 West Washington
street and Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
"HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS"
Via c., III. q ID. Ry.

Tickets sold Dec. %. %, "a, Is. 81 and Jan.
1, 1901, at rate of one and one-third fare for
the round trip. Final return limit Jan 2.
For details consult ticket agents, Is West
Washington street and Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

II you do not possess a deck OF @. & o.
picturesque playing cards, with 50 different
views. send % cents at once To JOHN ].
RYAN, passenger department., G. & 0.
Railway, Cincinnati. O.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

Insure with German Fire Insurance OF
Indiana. General offices % South Delaware
street. Fire. tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. LINES.
Holiday Excursion Rates.

Tickets sold Dec. %. @, "a, 25. 81, 1900, arc
Jan. 1, 1901, fare and one-third for round
trip. Return limit Jan. 2. For particulars
call on nearest ticket agent, or address,
w. w. RICHARDSON, d. p. a, Indian
apolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
$4.4O-DaytOn and Return-$4.4O.
$~S.4O-Toledo and R~eturn-$S.4O.
$1O.15-Detroit and Return-$1O.15.

Tickets sold Dec. %, %, "a. Is, 81 and Jan.
/, 1901. Final return limit Jan. 2. Call on
agents, % West Washington street and
Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
$6.7O-Chicago and Return-$6.7O 70.
Win Mouon Route.

Tickets sold Dec. %, %. "a. 25, 81 and Jan.
1, 1901. Final return limit Jan. 2, 1901. Call
on agents. Is West Washington street and
Union Station.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
Holiday Rates Via l., ID. 81 w. Ry.
One and One-Third Fare for the
Round Trip.
A Work of Art.

Tickets on sale Dec. %, %, "a, % and 81
and Jan. /. Good for return until Jan. 2,
fQ01 inclusive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
Christmas Hats.

Get the best, "Dunlap's.' at Seaton's Hat
Store.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19
Feed your horse JANEs's Dustiess Oats

II. Hough & Co.. 20 Pembroke Arcade. viii
give an album for the best picture OF a Christ
mas tree submitted to them by Jan. /.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-12-19

Photo Supplies and Cameras H. HOUGH 4
Co, 20 Pembroke Arcade.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-11-14

We are to touch men wherever and
however found. We are to put the
mind Of Christ into life and effort and
to make His gospel living. ameliorat-
ing and redemptive force at all times
and under all circumstances. When
the church rises to this high conception
OF her privilege and her obligation. we
may look for a ripening harvest upon a
most magnificent scale. Indifference
will fee away. and warm. earnest and
persistent work will take its place.
Talent, genius. wealth and energy will
be consecrated to and find their fullest
and noblest development in the cause
of Christ. The slums will be reached !:
the home will be improved and elevat-
ed; the city will be redeemed and puri-
fed; the nation will be regenerated;
society will be leavened; mankind will
be benefited and saved. and the Lord
OF the harvest win get increasing glory
and honor from the mighty and blessed
ingatherings OF Christian evangelical
ton Presbyterian.
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SOUTH DEER ISLE.

Mrs. Inez Small, president OF the local
union here, lately made trip to Portland.
While there she called on Rev. Mr.. Pear
son, the sheriff elect of that county. She
carried the greetings of the union and OF
the county officers here, and was very cor
daily received. Mr.. Pearson says the
real battle has not begun yet. and he asks
the prayers of white ribboners that he
may succeed In his efforts against the Ii
quor traffic.
Mrs. Small also visited Yarmouth and
attended the union there. She succeeded
in getting a superintendent of purity In
literature and art appointed. The union
was much interested in the talk she gave
it on this department, which it had not
before taken up.
The union here was very glad to greet
her again at the last meeting as she is
always missed when absent.
The last two meetings here have been
spent in work for the sufferers from diph-
liberia, they having been obliged to burn
a large quantity OF clothes and bedding,
and the union has assisted in this line.
Next in order in general interest come
the petitions. Blanks will be forwarded
to each union il they have not been sent
already, and all are requested to get a
good list OF signers. That against the
canteen business ought~to appeal to every
intelligent person who has any interest in
temperance. A good ''stack" of petitions
such as was sent against the seating OF
Roberts may help the attorney general to
see the error Of his ways or at least set
him to thinking. Coz SEC,Y