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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

500 miles: Big Four and leased lines. 2,234
miles; Lake Erie & Western, 10 miles;
Chicago & Northwestern, 5,076 miles.
The Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe Rail-
way Company has signed a new contract
with the trainmen In its employ, granting
the conductors and brakemen what
amounts practically to a Is per cent. in
crease in wages. The agreement was en-
tered into yesterday between General Man.
ager Henry L. Nudge. for the company.
and j. c. Ramsey, chief of the conductors.
and w. r. Scott, chief Of the brakenen,
on the entire system. The increase Will
amount to about $4,000 annually.
The Supreme Court of Michigan has
granted a writ OF certiorari bringing to
the court for review the Wabash passenger
rate case. which was recently decided by
the Detroit Circuit Court in the COM
pany's favor. The Wabash had been or
dered by the state railroad commissioner
to reduce fares from to 212 cents per mile.
on the ground that its report OF the pre-
vious year business showed its passenger
earnings to have reached the figure under
which the lesser rate was required The
company's claim, upheld by the lower
court, is that it express and mail re-
ceipts should not be considered part OF its
passenger earnings.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
COST OF IMPROVEMENTS
1T WAS CONSIDERABLY LESS LAST
YEAR THAN THE YEAR BEFORE.
Figures Prepared by the Chief Clerk
of the Assessment Bureau
Municipal Affairs.

There was considerably less improve
ment in the city in 1899 than in 1898, and
the cost as shown by reports compiled by
Myron d. King chief clerk of the assess
ment bureau and City Engineer Jeup, was
much less. 1t cost more to do the sprink-
ling in the city last year, but large de-
crease is shown in the amount paid for
the street sweeping. On the improvements
for last year. including alleys, sidewalks,
sewers and roadways there is decrease OF
sl3l.5S629 from the amount paid out In 1898
There is a net decrease of si23,212. on the
amount of improvements, sprinkling and
sweeping for last year from 1898.
The reports show that last year there
were .99i1S of a mile of asphalt street laid
at an average cost Of 1852 Il per mile and
s.s1OS7 miles of block pavement laid at an
average cost of s52,S79.47 During the year
1857 miles of main sewers were constructed
at cost per mile of s17,254.54 and 5.3o27
miles Of local sewers in streets at an av-
erage cost per mile of $s,457.29. The local
sewers in alleys constructed aggregated
.542O4 of a mile at an>agerage cost of $4.-
629.66 per mile.
The following table shows the various i'm
Sewers
1s9S-Main sewers, 6; local sewers, 20.
Total, Is. Costs, $267 032. 40.
1S99-Main sewers, 5; local sewers, s..
Total, Ii. Cost, $685. Decrease, $l5S,-
1869. e.-te-
1Ses-cement, So; brick. 4. Total. "a. Cost.
1S99-Cement. 70; brick, T. Total. n. In
crease, %. Cost, ssJ,4712 Increase. S2O.-
002.27.
Alleys
1S9S-Brick, 10; gravel, 1e; block, 8; BOWL
der, 2; asphalt, l. Total, Al.
1S99-Brick, II; gravel, %; bowlder. q;
asphalt. 1. Total, 43. Increase. 2: Cost,
$26,201V Increase, Sl03.70.
-Roadways.-
1S9S-Gravel, 20; block, %; asphalt Is;
brick: .: macadam' l. Total a. Cost
1s99-Gravel, rs; block, s; asphalt, s: brick.
5. Total, A. Decrease, 49, Cost, 1924, S35. SO.
Decrease. 1922
1s9S-s32, 379.0S.
1S99-s45. 1864. Increase. $13,3S75s
1S99-Capital Sweeping Company. Jan. I
to Jan. II, s1,09242 r. w. Furnas, from
Jan. Is to Dec, 81, s4S'SO2.S9. Total sAs74.sl.
Summary
1sss-Alleys. s26.osS.O7; contracts COM
pleted, Al; sidewalks, $79.474.S5; contracts
completed, 81; sewers, s267 032. AS; contracts
completed, 80; roadways, s5S7, 1906; con-
tracts completed, n. Total S960, 346.36. To-
tai contracts completed, 207.
1S99-Alleys. $26.2O1.77: contracts COM
pleted, 43; sidewalks, $yj,477.12; con-
tracts completed, II; sewers, 10S,-
24579: contracts completed, 10; roadways,
s294, $50; contracts completed. A. Total.
S52S, 76007: Total contracts completed, III.
Decrease of cost on improvements, $431,-
$500 Contracts completed, decrease. 30.
1S9S-Total cost of improvements, $780,
1856; total cost of sprinkling, S32, 379.0S to-
tai cost of sweeping s49.3SS.93. Total, $1,042,
11437.
1S99-Total cost of improvements, $685.
76o07; total cost of sprinkling. 5,7e6.64;
total cost of sweeping. s44,374.S1. Total,
$61S. 901.52.
Net decrease for 1892 s42S,212.S5. Salaries
paid during 1899, $5,99S.47.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
CLAIM AGAINST ESTATE.


Judge Allen, of the Circuit Court, heard
argument yesterday in a case which in
volved claim against the estate of Mat
thew Irie, a saloonkeeper who died in this
city year or two ago. The claim is held by
Ohio people. When Matthew Irie died IL
was not supposed that he left much of an
estate. Afterward, however, it was found
that he had left an estate worth several
thousand dollars. Part of this was in gold
which was found in one of the safety de-
post vaults of the city The claim in uues-
ton amounts &c about $1,000 and grows out
of note executed by Matthew Irie twenty
years ago In Ohio. The attorney for the
estate filed an answer to the complaint of
the plaintiff. based on the statute of limi-
tations. The case was argued yesterday
on the plaintiffs demurrer to this answer
The plaintiff AYERS that the statute of limi-
tations cannot be set up in this case be-
cause Matthew Irie had not lived here for
twenty years. 1t is claimed that the stat
ute of limitations began when he moved
here.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

The Lake Shore has promulgated an or
der at Elkhart abolishing the second-class
Of engineers, and has also abolished the
practice OF paying premiums for economy
in the use of coal and oil. Second-class en-
gineers were those who after promotion
from firemen had not yet run 10000 miles.
For these 10000 miles they received So per
hundred miles in passenger service and
$3.15 in freight. Now all engineers will be
paid the same rate, $3.50 in the freight
service and $3.50 in the passenger. Here
tofore $3.50 premium was divided every
month between the engineer and fireman
who had the best record regarding coal
and oil consumption ON eacn division.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
SPEED OF STREET CARS
is NOT REGULATED BY ANY EXIST
ING CITY ORDINANCE.
Judge feathers So Holds In the
vorce Case-COurt Gossip.

If the decision of Judge feathers in the
league damage suit may be accepted, there
is no city ordinance limiting the speed
railway Company. The same question once
came up before Judge McMaster, Of the
Superior Court.
For several days the damage suit of
Emily league against the street-car COM
pany has been on trial in Room 2. This
is the second trial of the case. Yesterday
the plaintiffs attorneys sought to introduce
as evidence an ordinance passed back in
the sixties. This ordinance regulates the
speed of street cars and says how close
one car may follow another. The attorneys
for the street-car company objected to the
introduction of this ordinance because, as
they claimed, 1t does not apply to the
present system of street-car lines. When
the ordinance was passed the street cars
of this city were drawn by horses or mules
and the trainers Of the ordinance made 1t
apply only to cars drawn by animal power.
Since then the mule car has given way
TO the electric car but the old ordinance
still exists, though not in its original form,
for 1t was amended some time in the sew
entities.
However. it says nothing about electric
power and for this reason the street-car
companys attorneys claim 1t cannot be
applied in this case. Judge feathers held
with the street-car company and declined
to allow the ordinance introduced. The
attorneys do not attack the validity of the
ordinance. There is no other law to reg
ulate the speed Of cars in this city, except
the common law that says they shall not
run at speed that will endanger the lives
Of citizens.
Yesterday afternoon the attorneys for
the defendant in the league case intro
duced a motion asking the court to instruct
the jury to find verdict for the street-car
company. The jury was sent from the
room and the case was argued.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
FUTURE OF M. E. INGALLS,
HE DECIDES TO REMAIN CHIEF Of
FICER OF THE BIG -FOUR.
Annual Meeting of the Indiana Car
Service Association-Genera and
Personal Railway News.

NJ. E. Ingalls,, president Of the Big Four
lines. yesterday made the following state
ment: 'Ten years ago a combination, COM
posed Of the Vanderbilts Mr.. Morgan and
others. including myself. bought control of
the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. We
have held ii for ten years, and 1 have
devoted largely of my time and work TO
1t. 1t has grown from a poor and worm
out corporation to a strong and powerful
railroad. so good that il has attracted the
notice of others, and we have just sold our
interests. While in the future l expect to
be largely interested in the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railroad, through certain interests
that l represent, L do not propose to any
longer be a slave to it's service or be re-
sponsible for its active management. This
change may come In a month or in six
months, just when the new owners con-
clude they are ready to assume the respon-
sibility. At the time L had thought,
when going out of the Chesapeake e. Ohio,
1 would get out of the Big Four and join
the great army of unemployed, but after
talking with Mr.. Vanderbilt and Mr.. Nor
gan, who have been my friends for many
years, and who advised and requested me
" stay Will the biS L our anu Will >lneh'
L have decided TO do so, and shall remain
as president of the Big Four, which is to-
day Vanderbilt institution and will re-
main so. 1t has just resumed dividends
after getting its property into physical
condition that compares with the best rail-
reads and we hope to increase these divi-
dends In the future. 1t is much easier
task to manage 1t than it was the Chesa-
peake & Ohio, and far easier than to man
age both, so that / expect great relief
from work and at the same time the pleas
ure of keeping in touch with men and
affairs of the day." This statement will
set at rest many rumors that had given
heads OF departments on the Big Four and
many employees some anxiety as to their
positions. Not only will 1t be relief to
such. but an agreeable decision to the
friends of Mr.. ingalls, at all points touched
by the Big Four lines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
WOMEN ARE RELEASED.
Mrs. Haley Had Consulted a CIafrvoy-
ant-PoIice Court Cases.

Carrie Schwartz and Martha Meyers
who were charged in Police Court by Mrs
Haley, SOFA East Washington street, with
stealing a pair of diamond earrings. were
in court yesterday and their cases were
continued indefinitely. Mrs. Haley's state
ment that she had consulted fortune
teller and from what she told her decided
that the women under arrest were the
thieves, and her efforts 10 evade pertinent
questions were against her in the trial Sew
eral who heard the evidence doubted
whether or not her diamonds had been
stolen.
John t. Noteworthy, who was In Police
Court a short time ago charged with at
tempt TO defraud a rooming-house keeper.
was sent to the workhouse on fine of
$50 and costs for beating his wife.
August d. Wilmoth, charged with steal
ing two barrels OF whisky from 0. Lindsey,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
ST. LoUISIANs INDIGNANT.
Council Denounced for Not Providing
Lights for Alleys and Parks.

ST. LOUIS. Jan. IA mass meeting of
several hundred indignant citizens was
held to-day TO consider the question Of
lighting the alleys. parks and city insti-
buttons. which have been without electric
light since the first OF the year, owing
TO the neglect OF the municipal assembly
10 make provision for ii. Elk Governor h.
o. Stannard presided. Resolutions we, e
adopted declaring the political condition of
things intolerable and denouncing the
members of the House of Delegates The
resolutions provided that when the neee-
ing adjourn. IL be TO the Hall OF the House
OF Delega-es tomorrow to demand &C mat
body instant action that shall rectify
the infalnGus wrong which has been rcm-
mitted. and on their refusal TO act. 10
lation OF their sworn duty as public Of
fcials as may be directed by an outraged
sense OF Justice"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

Representatives of the Eastern and
Southern railroads, yesterday. at Chicago.
decided to unite for the purpose of stop
ping the payment OF commissions on the
sale OF tickets, and a mass meeting of the
general passenger agents of the various
railroads of the East. Southeast and South
west was called for this purpose and IL was
decided to abolish all commissions Feb. /.
About thirty railroads joined in the ac-
ton. a few roads in the Southwest were
represented. but no official representatives
of the southwestern Passenger Association
were present. and the new conditions will
rot extend over that territory r C.. Don
aid, commissioner OF the Central Passenger
Association, presided at the meeting.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Views of President Hughitt.

President Marvin Hughitt, of the Chica-
go & Northwestern Railway Company,
yesterday expressed the opinion that the
apparent diminution in east-bound traf-
fic of Western railroads had been some
what exaggerated by the reports reach
ing the East 1T is natural" he said,
that the east-bound grain movement
should show diminution in making compar-
isons of periods weekly, monthly or for
parts of seasons when prices of grain COM
modities are low and when farmers, having
plenty of money, hold for better prices,
with similar periods when prices were not
only attactively high. but when farmers
were not prepared to hold their crops even
If they so chose. Several factors besides
shipments Of grain by rail affect adequate
appreciation of the situation. For in
stance. L was surprised the other day on
reading some statistics of east-bound lake
tonnage at Buffalo, for the last year,
think il was. Had such an enormous vol
ume of traffic been forced for any neces-
sary reason to overflow to the railroads
they would simply have been swamped
and would have been quite unable to per-
form their proper duties as public carriers.
While grain shipments Of some Western
communities may have seemed to fall off,
where there has been much diminution 1t
has. think, in great measure been COM
pensated Cor by gains i'm east-bound ship
ments of other classes-notably provisions,
cattle and packing-house products.
THE increased prosperity of the East
and the large foreign demand on account
of war necessities and for other purposes,
have caued great Improvement in the
transportation from the West of such sta
pies just as the increased prosperity of
the West has caused the generally recog-
nized improvement in the west-bound
movement of diversified and well-paying
classes of manufactured goods. The con-
dition in the West now is that farmers
satisfactory prices for their grain, though
branches are paying well. The farming
classes have plenty of money, however,
and are not only in no hurry to part with
their grain at present market prices, but
also have money to spare for some lux
uries and for improvements that have been
waiting for many years."
Speaking of the complaints of shippers
relative to recent freight advances. Mr..
Hughitt said: There is always resistance
to any attempt of railroads to get better
rates. There is no resistance, how
ever, when railroads lower rates,
as they have done more times
than they have advanced them.
Cost of railroad equipment and operation
has greatly increased because of the pros
perity. Steel rails for instance, cost about
twice what they did year ago. 1t is
natural, therefore, that railroad companies
should seek to get their share in the gen.
eral prosperity, instead OF themselves un-
justly paying for great proportion of the
prosperity Of the various industries"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

Chairman Joseph Tanning and Albert
Sahm, members of the Board Of Public
Works. are figuring on changing the loca-
ton of the Office of the board, in the base
ment of the courthouse, to a room that is
more commodious. They looked longingly
at the large room occupied by the assess
ment bureau, and they may decide to move
the office of the board into that room. The
rooms now occupied by the Board of Health
were also considered by these two men,
bers of the Board of Works.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
On CITY HospitaI Groupd,.

DR.. Clark, secretary of the city Board Of
Health, yesterday sent letter to the Board
of Works to the effect that the Board Of
Health had decided to recommend that the
pesthouse should be erected on the City
Hospital gounds, and asked for a confer
ence of the two boards. so that plans could
be discussed 1t is the intention of the
Board of Health to build modern hospital
for contagious diseases, and so constructed
that all the rooms could be easily disin-
fected so that there would be no possible
chance of a disease becoming epidemic.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Indiana Car-service Association.

The Indiana Car-service Association
yesterday held its tenth annual meeting.
From a little beginning covering only juno
ton points within a radius of seventy-five
miles of Indianapolis it now covers all juno
ton points i'm Indiana, except few on the
Grand Trunk road in the extreme northern
part of the State. ID. L. Bacon was unani-
mously reelected general manager OF the
association. a position he has held during
its existence. The following roads consti-
tute the executive committee for the ensu-
ing year, each road to be represented by
some one OF its officials: The Big Four,
the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, the
Monon, the Lake Erie & Western, and the
Panhandle. There We're sixteen of the
twenty-three roads in the association rep
resented, the Lake Shore & Michigan Cen
and the Grand Rapids * Indiana by j. w
Hunter. In 1899 the association handled
273.242 cars, with an average detention of
l.62 days, an increase of 1905 cars over the
number handled i'm 1898 Ninety-nine per
cent. of the earnings were collected and
less than per cent. refunded. The net
earnings for the year were SO. 1861 in ex-
cess of those of 1898. In the ten years the
association has been in operation il has
handled s,64S SOS cars, and the cost of oper-
alton has been but 81 per cent of the earn
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern and
the Evansville x Terre Haute joined the
organization. and on Feb. the Illinois Gen.
trail and the Louisville * Nashville will be-
come members These lines cover a num-
Der of junction points in Indiana.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

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NOTICE OF FIRST MEETING OF
CREDITORS.

In the District Court of the United States for
the District OF Indiana. In bankruptcy.
In Bankruptcy.
TO the creditors OF Charles w. Wilson, bank
rupt, OF Indiana polls, in the county OF Marion
and district aforesaid, a bankrupt,
Notice Il hereby given that on the Sth day of
January, A. ID. 1900 the said Charles w. Wilson
was duly adjndicated bankrupt. and that the
FIRST meeting OF his creditors will be held at
Washington street. in the city OF Indianapolis.
Marion county, Indiana. the 10th day OF jan
nary, a. ID. 1900 at o'clock in the forenoon. at
which time the said creditors may attend prove
their claims appoint trustee, examine the
bankrupt and transact such other business as
may properly come before said meeting.
ALERT RABB, Referee in Bankruptcy.
Indianapalis. Ind, Jan. 9 1900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Neil MeriIl's Arrest.

Neil Merrill, in the employ OF o. w. Will
liams, was arrested yesterday as fugu-
tive. He is wanted at Kokomo on a war
rant charging him with obtaining money
under false pretenses from Thomas Ruse.
Ruse alleges that Merrill sold him a piano,
representing the instrument his own.
Merrill claims the deal was made as agent
of the firm
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Property Owners Protest.

The Board of Works has received many
protests from property owners on North
Delaware street below Tenth street, who
object to being assessed for a drain that
does not run in front of their lots, but flows
into a sewer for which they paid some time
ago. The drain was included in the con-
tract for cedar-block pavement from St.
owners between those points claim they are
assessed for the drain that does not come
to the south end of the street improve
ment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
JAPANESE DISASTERS.


VICTORIA. b. c.. JAN u.--Advices by
the steamship Empress of Japan tell OF a
fierce storm that swept the Japanese coast
on Dec "a. by which thirty-ive junks were
lost while being towed from Osaka TO Kobe
and III persons persisted. A tidal wave ac-
companied the storm. by which All lives
In all were host.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

In the suit OF James Coy against the In
dianapois Natural Gas COMPANY for
$4,000 damages. jury in Room 3, Superior
court. yesterday brought in a verdict for
the defendant. Coy sued to recover dam
ages on account of tho death of two chill
dren. He alleged that his gas supply failed
and that, as q result OF exposure to cold.
the children came to their death.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12

Ambrose p. Stanton. in the probate de-
partment of the Circuit Court. gave a
bond of $4,000 as administrators OF the es-
tate of David G. Kern.
Frank Stratman has been appointed adj
ministrator of the estate OF Henry w.
Stratman. Bond, $780,
Mary Rice has been appointed executor
Of the estate of William Rice. Bond. $500
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
NOTICE TO BIDDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the Office
Of the Board OF Trustees for the Central Indiana
Hospital for Insane, Indianapolis. Until O. clock
y. Jan Is. 1890. for the erection of the dining
room for the department. for women.
Plans and Specifications for same can be seen
at the office OF Adolf Scherrer, architect Room
AIS. Indiana Trust Company Building Indian
apolis-
The Board OF Trustees reserves the right TO re-
1ect any or all proposals or any part thereof
By ORDER OF 1HE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
Mai. Robert Emmetts Condition.

Mai. Robert Emmett, formerly of this
city, who was severely injured while driv-
ing in Kansas City about year ago. is
reported as being critically i'll at his home,
never having recovered from the injuries
received at that time. Mrs. Emmett states
in a letter that in case OF her husband s
death the body will be brought here for
burial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO CHANGE
NAME

In the matter Of the change of name OF the
schieicher & Martens Company.
No 1851
To Whom II May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that the Schiefcher &
Martens Company has made application TO the
Sircait Court OF Marion county. Indiana, said
applications being cause No. 1O097. TO change the
name OF said company TO Adolf Schleicher Com
pany, which said application will up for
hearing on Monday, the 5th day OF February,
1see. SCHLEICHER x MARTENS COMPANY.
HAWKING & Smith paf
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-01-12
FOR SALE OR LEASE.

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FOR SAID OR LEASE-Coal lands to sell or
lease. i have a large tract or coal land, two
veins, land on railroad and switch already cor
structed- VIII sell the land or leass the coal on
royalty. Land Terre Haute, Ind. MAR
SHALL q. LEE, rs Rose Dispensary building.
Terre Haute. Ind