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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
WAVE OF BUSINESS ACTIVITY.
Ii Is shown by interpretations in Sec
rotary of states once.

A large wave OF commercial activity
struck the secretary OF states Office yes
terday and nearly swamped the employees.
The fees that were taken in for Issuing
certificates Of Incorporation 10 new COM
panies amounted 10 nearly $500.
The hotel company organized BY Mayor
Taggart. Crawford Fairbanks. ID. T.. lr-
win and several Chicago men. MED articles
yesterday. The company is called the
French Lick Springs Hotel Company. and
is empowered by it's articles TO do every
thing necessary 10 make complete modern
health and pleasure resort. The capital is
$4,000 and the directors are: Thomas Tag
CART and Daniel p. Irwin. of indianapolis.
Crawford Fairbanks, Of Terre Haute;
Charles Murdoch. OF Lafayette. and Liv-
ingston T. Dickson. George w. Kretzinger
and Henry A. Hickman Of Chicago.
The Herald Publishing Company, re-
organization or the Anderson Newspaper
Publishing Company. formerly owned BY
Editor Campbell. was incorporated yester-
day, with capital OF $500. The state
ment has been going the rounds that Gov
ernor Durbin bought the Herald because
OF the attacks made on him by Mr.. Camp
bell. but the Governor said yesterday. when
asked as 10 the truth OF this. L have no
interest in the paper whatever. except that
the paper mill in which I own stock fur
nishes the paper on which the Herald is
printed" The directors OF the company
are Edward c. Toner. Charles IL. Men and
Otway c. Toner. -rr
The Jonesboro Water Company was or
ganized by Indianapolis men. with capital
OF $4,000. The directors are 5. II. Milikan,
Henry c. Ulen, jr.. and Berton Ii. Bales.
all of this city. Albert G.. Perrott. Of this
city. is a large stakeholder. Mr.. Bales IL a
young lawyer who formerly i'm the or
flee of Frank T. Hord. lately deceased. u
The Advance Telephone Company VIII
operate a telephone system in Randolph
county, Indiana. with main Office at Jericho
The capital is $1,000 and the directors are
Isaiah w. Kemp. John III. Robinson. lindo
Keys, Vestal l.. Haisy and Elkanah w.
Hill.
Under the foreign Incorporation law the
Barber Asphalt Paving Company. OF West
Virginia, and the Warren-Scharff Asphalt
Paving Company. of New York. filed
ticles yesterday. The Barber company has
capital of s3900.000. of which $4,000 is
invested in this State. The Warren Scharff
Company is capitalized at $4,000. OF which
Sl95,000 is invested i'm Indiana. Both COM
panies are represented i'm this State by Rob-
ert Whealy, of South Bend. The two COM
panies are said TO belong TO the so-callcd
asphalt trust.
The United Typewriter and Supplies Com
pany filed articles and designated as In
diana agent Clifton o. Tower. Of Monument
| place and East Market street, Indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
kAHUAAISN.

A dispatch from Honolulu says that the
"Kahunas" are trying to pray Governor
Dole TO death. 1t is added that "Hawaiians
believe implicitly in necromancy. and even
some of the men in the Legislature say
that Governor Dole, now that the 'Kahu-
mas after him. is assuredly doomed
to at least a state of permanent incapa-
city" Governor Dole is good man..
thoroughly American and patriotic in his
feelings. and was appointed TO his present
position by President Mckinley little over
a year ago. II not universally popular in
Hawaii he is universally respected. and
his death would be a public loss. The
Journal is not informed regarding the
"Kahunas." and does not know what right
Dole to death. nor what special facilities
they may have In the premises but If
their plan succeeds it may become neces-
sary for Congress TO take cognizance of
the matter and legislate against the intro
duction of the Kahunas plan in American
politics. We have heard a good deal of late
about the prayer cure as means of saw
ing or prOlOnglng life, but TINS Is the first
intimation of the use of the power as a
means of killing people. 1t was almost in
evitable that this view of the case, the OBJ
verse SIDE. as it were. should arise. because
power TO save life implies a power TO end
it. but ii is somewhat strange that the
new cult should have sprung up in Hawaii.
IL the Kahunas are really working on Gov
ernor Dole. and If he dies in consequence
of their efforts IL will be an interesting
question for casuists and perhaps for law
yers to determine the extent of the Ka-
hunas' criminal responsibility Resistance
to United States officers while in the dis
charge OF their duty is a penal offense, and
aying an official TO death ought to be
assassination, a sort Of moral murder that
ought not to be allowed to gain foot
hold i'm any part of American possessions.
Unless the Kahuna plan is promptly met
and stamped out i'm Hawaii we shall soon
have it Endorsed by the Democratic party
as means of getting rid of a Republican
administration. Democrats might not be
able 10 do much with the prayer weapon
| themselves. but if they should succeed in
! enlisting the services of the Kahunas they
any constitutional or legal way OF reach
. ing il it should be nipped in the bud There
are obstacles enough to good government
! in this country already without Kahuna-
| ism
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
PROGRAMME WAS UNIQUE.
'.The Peace Congress of All Nations
at First Friends Church.

THE peace congress of all nations"
which assembled in the First Friends
Church. last night. and. with mock solem-
nifty, completed the work begun at The
Hague, not only settled all international
questions to its perfect satisfaction, but
was the means of putting a neat sum Of
money to the credit of the First Friends
Church.
1t was an entertainment both unique and
enjoyable, as the fair-sized audience fire.
quently attested by its applause.
The rulers of the world. in impersona-
ton. assembled for the second time 10 urge
the necessity of settling all international
difficulties by arbitration. and. with the
single exception of Emperor William or
Germany (Mr Wilson Doan), they unani-
mously and tremendously agreed that IL
was high time all Of the standing armies
in the world should be done away with. 1t
the armies were not only an expensive
luxury, but a menace TO the perpetual peace
of the world. Emperor William insisted
that peace could only be maintained by
armed neutrality, and INSISTED that Ger
many would ever preserve her army. Those
who took part in the programme were
Thomas Hessong. William Lacy. Edward
w Clark. b. r Watson. DR.. {. +. Day, G..
+. Brewer. Orvil Jones. Miss Maud Baker.
Socwell. Charles Regen anc Wilson Doan.
Mr. McWhirter represented President Nc
kinley- When the congress mao ADJOURNED
ice cream was served in the parlors or the
church by the women In charge or the en-
tertainment
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
new FIRE HEADQUARTERS
PLANS PROPOSED FOR A STRUCTURE
TO COST $4,000.
1t VIII he Built on Present Site with
Additional Ground Utilixed-J.
T.. Dunn for Controller.

The Board of Safety and Building In
spector Bedell are considering a plan
whereby the city of indianapolis is TO have
a headquarters for it's fire department equal
10 that of any city in the United States.
1t is proposed. If the money can be OBJ
tanned for the purpose. to first condemn
the property adjoining the present head
quarters al Massachusetts avenue and New
York street, owned by the heirs of III. G.
Long, and occupied at present by the In
dianapols Paint and Color Company. and
then tear down the present headquarters
and erect on both lots a modern fire head
quarters building to cost not less than s0.-
900.
At present the headquarters occupy a
space 154 feet on New York street and
ST. feet on Massachusetts avenue. IL the
plans OF Building Inspector Bedell are car
ried out and the property now occupied by
the Indianapolis Paint and Color Company
is condemned. ii would give the city a
frontage on Massachusetts avenue OF lAz
feet Mr. Bedell said yesterday that the
Long property. if condemned. ought not TO
cost the city to exceed $500.
The lot TO this property is appraised at
$500 and the buildings at $3.50. The gen.
eral plan of the building as suggested by
Chief Barrett provides for large and
for the double purpose OF drying the hose
and for a workshop Chief Barrett says
that the hose towers In which the COM
panies are compelled TO dry their hose are
all right in the summer time, but when IL
comes 10 hanging frozen hose which are
twisted in all sorts of shape up I'm them I'm
the winter time they fail TO answer the
purpose, and as a consequence the hose
has TO be stretched out on the floors of the
engine houses, where they are not only
in the way, but are often four or five days
in drying. In a well heated basement such
is proposed the chief thinks that the
hose could be properly dried within a few
hours.
The first floor. according 10 the plans
mapped out by a member of the Board
of Safety yesterday, will be devoted TO
the fire equipment and stalls for the horses
and the second floor will be arranged for
the Offices OF the chief. the sleeping rooms
for the men. etc. The third floor will be
used for a gymnasium and training school
1t is the intention of Chief Barrett, IL the
proposed plans are carried out, TO have
regular fire drill at headquarters twice a
week. The men will be compelled TO ac-
custom themselves TO high and dangerous
climbing. will be instructed how TO make
fire rescues and 10 take care of themselves
In cases of emergency.
An effort will be made 10 have the new
city controller recommend an appropria-
ton to carry out the proposed plans az
soon as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
STREET LIGHT CONTEST
c. c. PERRY READY TO PREPARE
HIS COMPANY'S BID.
Commercial Light Business Increased
GreatIy-WashingtO street Ri
walls New Y0rk's Broadway.

Charles c. Perry, secretary of the In
dianapolis Light and Power Company, has
returned from French Lick, and soon
as he receives from the Board of Public
Works a copy of the specifications of the
street lighting contract he will prepare the
bid to be offered by his company. He said
yesterday that he did not know whether
or not the Home Heating and Lighting
Company would submit a bid. but he had
read in the newspapers that the rival COM
pany would enter the competition. The APP
preparation for street lights this year is
$4,000 and it is expected that before 1903,
when the new contract will go into effect,
the amount of money the city will spend on
street lighting will be greatly increased,
because of the growth of the city. 1t has
increased $4,000 in the last two years.
The new contract will be let about the
middle of next month. The city admins
tration's ostensible reason for letting the
new contract two years before the present
one will expire is that If company other
than the Indianapolis Light and Power
Company should win. it would take two
years FOR the new company TO string its
wires and hang the arc lamps. The wires.
poles and lamps now in use belong TO
the Indianapolis Light and Power Com
pany, and though they are entirely indie
pendent from the cOmpanys commercial
lighting system, they could not be bought
by a new company, because the Indianap-
oils Company would combine the street.
light wires with its commercial system.
The new contract will be for ten years,
as the present one is.
Even if We should fail to get the con-
tract" Mr.. Perry said in replying TO a
question, 1--WE should go along doing bus
mess at the old stand. Our commercial
business has grown greatly within the last
several years, in step with the growth of
the city. Besides the electricity used for
light in the business and manufacturing
districts. nearly every large new residence
that is built is equipped with electric lights.
The merchants are using a great deal OF
electric lights in their stores. Washing
ton street, from New Jersey street west to
Missouri, on Saturday night reminds me
of Broadway at Fortieth street. in New
York. The four avenues land the people
in mass on Washington street, and near
ly every store is brilliant with electric light.
The big electric signs give Washington
street a metropolitan appearance | think
! may say that in proportion to its popu-
lation, no city in the country uses much
electric light as indianapolis. And no city
is getting better electric light service
than this city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
WHY RUSSIAN PETROLEUM Is TAXED

The administration supports Secretary
Gage in the ruling which has put the
United States at tariff war with Russia.
OF course, the trusts will feel that they
have put another hurdle on the road to
reciprocity.
The foregoing is from the Cincinnati En-
quirer, but, unfortunately, other papers
which expected TO deal fairly with the
administration are making similar state
ments and adding that the duty on Russian
petroleum and it's products has been i'm
posed at the suggestion of the Standard Oil
Company. The Dingley tariff contains a
provision to the effect that petroleum
brought 10 this country shall be admitted
free of duty, unless the government from
which the imports are made imposes duty
on American petroleum, in which case the
same duty that is imposed upon American
petroleum imported into those countries
shall be put upon the petroleum which is
exported from these countries TO the United
States. April %. 1898. a circular was issued
governments imposing duty upon Amer
lean petroleum and setting forth the provi-
sion of the law that similar duties would
be imposed upon petroleum exported there
from to this country. Germany has made
no complaint. The first Russian petroleum
shipped to this country was entered at New
York in January 1900. The Russian duty
was imposed upon it. and those importing
ii appealed to the board of appraisers. who
decided for the government. Later. an in
qury being made about determining the
country of origin in the case of petroleum,
the secretary of the treasury issued an or
der to the effect that imported petroleum
must be accompanied by consular certih-
cate Of the country of origin. Not word
was said about Russia. Such is the truth
about the matter.
So far as reciprocity is concerned, the
section OF the Dingley law imposing the
same duties on petroleum shipped from
foreign countries that they put upon Amer
lean petroleum is based upon the idea of
reciprocal trade. The people of those gov
ernments which admit American petroleum
free can send petroleum which is their own
product to the United States free of duty.
IT, on the other hand. Russia and los other
governments impose a duty of ) and 10
cents gallon on American petroleum. the
United States reciprocates by placing a
| similar duty on the petroleum of Russia
and los other countries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

Representative Hepburn, OF Iowa. is
the United States Senate in the matter Of
confirming appointments by the President
and In other directions. he regards the
tendency as wrong What earthly use
can there be-" he says. -'in having second
lieutenants confirmed by the Senate except
10 give that body chance to hold up the
PRESIDENT There is some reason in this
view. The appointing power is an execu-
tive one and should be kept as free from
legislative interference as possible. The
Constitution provides that some appoint
ments shall be made by and with the adj
vice and consent OF the Senate. but the
number OF such offices should not be need
lessly extended.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

ago in which ne said that the aggregate
transactions of the institution since its es-
Enlistment represented sum more than
for 1900 years and is more than 135 times
as much as all the gold and silver money
in the world If put in eight-ounce bags
in the form of silver dollars II would re-
quire more than 1921. 7O3 cubic yards of
space for storage. and to count it all in a
single year it would. take more than 1900
men counting at the rate of Sl75 a minute
day and night without intermission. The
weather is too warm to attempt to verify
these statements. but thinking about them
may help TO cure insomnia
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

The police regulation governing the use
of Fourth of July fireworks are in the in
terest of public peace and safety, and are
to be commended. Heretofore, the Fourth.
so far as its celebration by noise is con-
cerned. has lasted anywhere from three
days 10 week. So long as it seems neces-
sary TO celebrate Independence day by
the explosion of powder the people with
sensitive nerves will have to submit but
they really ought not to be required to
suffer more than twenty-four hours for
the sake of noisy patriots. and the lmita-
ton made by Superintendent Quigley is a
proper one. AS for revolvers. guns. can
non, etc, their use should never be per-
mitted on such occasions. and their sup
preston will go far 10 check the anxiety
of parents.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
JACOB T.. DUNN NAMED.
He VIII Succeed r. VI. johnson rs City
Controller.

Mayor Taggart yesterday announced the
appointment OF Jacob p. Dunn 10 succeed
Eudorus NJ Johnson. who will resign his
position as city controller about July l.
Mr. Dunn is now deputy auditor OF the
School Board at salary of $3.50 a year.
and Is also employed on the Indianapolis
Sentinel editorial writer. BY virtue
Of his new office MIR. Dunn becomes the
auditor of the School Board. and will there
fore appoint his successor as deputy
auditor OF the board. The city controller
receives "A salary Of 5000 a year
Mr.. Dunn will sever his connection with
the Sentinel on assuming the duties OF
city controller. IL is understood that Mr.
Dunn when he assumes the duties Of con-
troller on next Monday ~ill name as his
own successor as deputy auditor OF the
TO succeed Mr.. BUennagel las not yet been
selected
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

The resignation of Mr.. T. NJ. johnson as
city controller is q distinct loss to Indian
apolis and to Mayor Taggart. whose right
hand man he has been ever since the mayor
came into the office of county auditor and
while he has been at the head of city af-
fairs AS controller he has been a conserva-
tive force. holding in check the heads of
departments who would have spent more
money. His reports as controller have pre-
sented TO the citizens the financial condi-
ton of the city in form which all could
understand. His successor Mr. Jacob p.
Dunn, has not had much experience in
practical affairs like the management of
the office of controller. He is distinguished.
on the contrary. for his erratic and anus
ing views on matters financial. Both his
predecessors had the advantage Of long
business training before undertaking the
duties of the Office. and Ii remains to be
seen how the experiment OF putting a theo-
retical financier in charge Of such impor-
tant public interests will result. There is
no question of Mr. Dunn's personal in
tesrity and intellectual qualifications, but
it would seem that practical business ex-
perience should be essential require
ment for the incumbent of that office His
retirement from the editorial position he
has so long occupied on the Sentinel will
be distinct loss TO that paper.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

When, in the course of human events,
the indianapolis Art Association rouses
itself from it's Rip Van Wrinkle sleep and
erects the Heron art building 1t will. pre-
sumably. resume it's efforts TO entertain
and educate the public by giving art exhi-
bitions When this time arrives Ii may
gain some needed education for itself by
studying the methods of the enterprising
art lovers in the smaller cities of the State.
There is Richmond for instance. Richmond
has an art association numbering three or
four hundred people. Each year for FIVE
years it has given an exhibition of pictures
and other art products which. if attendance
is any proof. shows genuine interest, en-
joyment. and. presumably. profit the
part of the public The exhibition. one be-
ing now in progress. is open for two weeks.
and from the beginning the attendance has
steadily increased. Last year the records
show that over eight thousand visitors in
all were present. This year indications are
that the number will be still greater. And.
IL is to be noted, these Richmond exhibitions
are not the travelling affairs which go
about from one city TO another In charge
of an agent and which are often made up
of odds and ends OF pictures carelessly Sc
lected and of doubtful value. The associa-
tion corresponds direct with a number of
artists of reputation whose work is at once
individual and typical asking the privilege
of exhibiting one or more specimens of the
work of each, the association TO bear all
expense of packing and shipping. The art
lists, for the most part, accept the PROPOSE
ton willingly, rejecting, 10 doubt, that II
is worth while merely as an advertisement.
AS a result, the Richmond public has the
privilege of seeing a collection of excellent
pictures. In addition TO those obtained in
this way are a number OF valuable paint
other feature of the display is a loan col
lection of china, both old varieties and
new. There is display of "arts and
crafts"-carved wood, homc-woven rugs,
leather work. etc.--and Il collection OF
drawings and sketches by public school
children. The exhibition is given in a CEN
trally located public school building. the
adapted for such use. The fact that the
superintendent of schools, well a
number of teachers, takes an active inter
est in the affair doubtless has much to do
with its success. Mention of the fact that
no admission is charged must not be for
gotten. The indianapolis Art ASSOCIATE
should bear this in mind. 1t has always
charged a fee, it has not chosen con-
venient place for the exhibtions-and its
exhibitions have ceased to be, at least until
the dim and distant future.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

The spread of the grip among horses in
New York city recalls the epidemic of
"epizootic' many years ago. That. too.
began In New York. but ragged throughout
the country within short time. in some
towns and cities affecting and temporarily
disabling nearly all the horses. IL is not
improbable that the present visitation of
grip. which is probably form OF the other
disease mentioned. Will become general II
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26
No Action on Higgins Petition.

HAS any action been taken on the petit
ton for the parole of John NJ. Higgins?''
Governor Durbin was asked yesterday.
Yes he replied. iii has been laid In
that basket indicating well-nlled basket
on the table before HIM. and you can ses
the condition OF the basket / expect IL will
be like the preachers basket. turned upside
down and examined from the bottom up.
But. laying all joking aside, l have not had
time 10 examine the petition and cannot
say when l Will have time 10 look Il over
carefully.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-06-26

William Jennings Bryan received dis
tinct slap in the Virginia constitutional
convention few days ago n member sent
up resolution that whereas, ii is reported
that the Hon. William Jennings Bryan win
shortly visit Virginia, the president OF the
convention do invite Mr.. Bryan 10 attend
and address the convention at such time
as he may designate" When the resolu-
tion was read and the chairman put the
question a few responses in the affirmative
were heard. but he got further than
Those opposed will" when his voice
was drowned by roar OF noes. Mr..
Bryan has had his day i'm the South