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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
A DANGEROUS ADVERTISEMENT.
Paris Police Keep Tab on Requests
for Wives.
London Telegraph.


Never advertise for a wife Such is the wise
advice given to-day by Partisan paper to its
readers. But nobody would guess the rea-
son why ParisianS are 70 beware OF the offer-of-
marriage column which regularly appears in
journals here. 1t is not because young men
In search OF good wives will not by this means
French police use the said column a cheap and
efficient method OF obtaining private informa ton
about people. The story goes that when any
promising advertisement or the kind appears the
police projects clerks answer il behalf OF an
imaginary lady asking in return for accurate
and confidential information about the young
the correspondence has continued for some time
the detective service is In possession or a com
plete 'dossier'' about the unSuSpecting individ-
ual. The principle OF the French police. accord
ing 10 the story In question. which / repeat as
related by French newspaper appears TO be
that 'dOssierS about anybody are always useful. .
The person may not happen to be wanted Just
now. but never tell.
An instance OF the TO which the marriage
advertisement method can be put for spying pur-
poses Is circumstantiaily related. The innocent
man in search OF q wife was IN this a clerk
widow with f2o5 a year jumped at his offer OF
marriage he. suspecting nothing. wrote giving
full details about himself. his family his friends
his manner OF living his occupation and COM
ing the methods and personnel OF the Office.
All these particulars wers deemed very useful
by the police and now recorded In a special
doSsier duly ticketed and stored away The IN
fortunate young man. spirit. II he had any
Is completely broken he has found out that
he unburthening himself not to fair lady
with a nice little income. but TO police official
He has foregone all hope OF promotion and will
be lucky II he does not lose his post while the
rest OF his natural life. whatever may become OF
him will be overshadowed by the knowledge that
there - an only too true and complete dossier
is affirrled the Paris detective service large
iv and systematically makes use OF the marriage
advertisement column in the above manner
Hence the warning 10 Parisians In search OF
My
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
THE SCARCITY or oORKs.
How Ii Has Developed Several Queer
Industries.
New York Evening Post

new 1ork Evening Post.
The fact that The worlds supply % cork Il
much less than the demand has been WORK.
ing a peaceful revolution In many trades Ths
increase IN the price has rendered IL receSsa~I
to devise other kinds Of shoppers. This hai
given employment 20 perfect army OF ia.
ventors. many of whom have reaped neat little
fortunes from Ingenious contrfvanes Thus Far
however. All the inventions have not been aha
10 restore the former balance and rrfres -,
I'D IN an alarming manner. A. a consequenrs
there has been developed a trade IN second.
nand corl<s. and under this have come into ha
ing queer little industries such as rafherfns
cOrks. cleaning corks and revamping corks
In the big hotels, restaurants and saloons ths
cork perQulsite u now a moderately valuahis
privilege They are no longer cast conferpftl.
Ously bv. but thrown into a box ~ ceet
where they Accumulate until the cork r,irkei
arrives. who pays round sum IN cash fo- ~
offered 20 him The average walter and far.
tender nov employs corkscrews which irrfrf
places where number OF bottles are opened h
the course of the day a steel cork extractor Ia
used, which VIII pun ont cork from the In.
terror OF bottle into which L has been care
The peddisr who buys them sells them 70 N.
secondhand man. who asserts them into various
oonslderabis proit orksrs which hs~e b..
injured be cut % discard the insurel
portions and utilize that which Is sound. corls
which have been ciscolored BY grease can -
cleaned BY henzfne, ammonia water or line an
water Those which have been discoi0red 4,
favored by medicine be rendered usnhle n,
long -contiruea boiling vtth snail a.---,,.-t ;.
chloride OF line. and subsequent dryiHr 4.
kiln or oven The finest quality consists o
champagne corks These always command
good price IL is possible TO reuse them and TIM
Il said % be done BY many manufacturers hofi
az home and abroad Others car n rscut 50 a
is usually branded upon the side or lower sur,
face. A second hand cork when para Minated ca
De used cor bottles co'ntsining els, powders sns
on account OF the with which they can b
taken out and put back
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

paper, 4G4% per cent. Sterling exchange
nominal; actual business in bankers bills,
s4.S7AQ4S715 for demand, S4.S42q4.S5 for
sixty days; posted rates, $4S512Q4S6 and
81. SSQI4 SSIa; commercial bills, AS414 "a S5l4
Clearings, s214,2S5, 1872; balances. $S,591,0Ss.
CHICAGO.-Posted exchange, SASH for
sixty days, SASS on demand New York ex-
change, nothing doing Clearings, SIS, o4I,
976; balances, 81, 3S2, l40.
BOSTON.-Clearings, s21.7 .4SO; balances.
S,670 O2.
PHILADELPHIA.-Mo 41z per cent.
Clearings. $685. $40; balances, $1,977,S 21-
ST. LOUIS.-Money steady at 41kd6 per
cent. New York exchange, par. Clearings,
ST. 500, 466; balances, S1,000,61.
BALTIMORE.-Money 5 per cent Clear
ings, SO, S07, 722; balances, $619,1Ss
CINCINNATI.-New York exchange, 15c
premium. Money. 4G6 per cent. Clearings,
IS, Isl, 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Money Rates Abroad.

LONDON. June Money 2G2h per cent:
discounts. Lille; consols, 91Qe7 S-16;
Spanish tours, so.
PARIS, June Three per cent. rentes
101f sic for the account: exchange on Lon
don, 25f Tic for checks; Spanish tours, 81.
notwithstanding on London, pom
421Apf for checks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
PRIVATE WIRE ADvICEs.
Market without Life and Unaffected
by the Bank Statement.
Never G. Kisers relerram1

Meyer G. Kisers Telegram.l
NEW YORK, June There was abso-
lutely no feature in to-day's market. Com
mission houses did nothing and the dealers
did very little. Under these circumstances
ii is only natural that fluctuations should
be within very narrow limits. The most
favorable stock in the list was Canadian
Pacific, which showed a rising tendency.
The bank statement showed few changes OF
importance. The surplus decreased over
500, coo. and now stands at a little less than
$12, 000, 600 which is unusually low level
for the surplus at this time Of the year.
The publication of the bank statement had
no effect whatever on the market, which
closed steady, but very dull.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Indications of n Better Market.
[Granger FarweIl & Cox Telegram.l

IGranger FarweH q Co.'S Telegram.I
NEW YORK, June THE record Of the
market during the past week indicates bet
ter things to come. Every development eN-
cepting the industrial disturbances, has
served to strengthen confidence and inspire
hope. AS to the strike, each side is play
ing for position. Whichever makes the first
serious mistake Will be forced by public
opinion TO concede something, and a way
will thus be found out OF the trouble. Pend
ing the settlement of these vexed questions
the market must continue duh but IL will
not be so COMPLETELY stagnant as it has
been to-day
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Treasury Statement.

WASHINGTON.-S statement
of the treasury balances in the general
fund, exclusive of the 600 gold re-
serve in the division Of redemption shows:
Available cash balances. .$199 927. SS4
Gold. .............. 81, 1S3, $50
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Specie and Merchandise Movement.

NEW YORK.-Exports of specie from this
port to all countries for the week aggre-
gated $475,070 in silver and $4,000 in gold.
Imports of specie were S9,9S6 in gold and
S1,5T in silver.
Imports of dry goods and merchandise at
the port of New York for the week were
valued at s., $685. 1872.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Decrease I'm Cash Reserves Not Neces-
sariIy a Business Menace.
NEW YORK, June THE statement Of
the associated banks for the week ending
to-day shows the following changes:

The banks now hold $11.2S5.575 in excess
Of reserve requirements under the % per
cent. rule.
The Financier says: THE official state
ment of the New York Associated Banks
for last week showed decrease of 81, $50 800
in cash. instead of an increase Of $685., COO as
was estimated on the basis of the traceable
movements Of money during the week. The
discrepancy between the official and the es-
timated changes was doubtless due to the
system OF the averages the movement of
cash out of the banks probably having been
larger at the end than at the beginning of
the week. The loans were decreased ST.
325 zoo. This change was expected as the
result Of the light business on the exchange
during the week and also because of the
absence OF important syndicate operations
and of the distribution OF dividends early in
the week, these payments causing the liqui-
dation Of loans in which the dividend
money has been temporarily employed. The
deposits showed a decrease OF 81 20 500,
which amount very closely agreed with the
total of the decrease of loans and of cash;
consequently the statement was harmoni-
GUS. The required reserve was reduced
1907 $40 which sum. deducted from the loss
OF cash, leaves S6i3.f25 as the decrease in
surplus reserve. This item now stands at
81. 2S5.575 against 1894. 500 at the CORE
spending date year ago. The average of
the daily clearings Of the banks last week
was s207, 900 600. against sos 0o0, 600 in the
previous week, indicating but a slight In
crease in the volume OF business at this
ce1tex. II this business shall continue
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Markets for Silver.

NEW YORK.-Bar silver 51%c; Mexican
dollars, 42c.
LONDON.-Silver bars closed at 23ssd an
ounce.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

washington Post.

washington Post.
The magazine suffers have descended
upon Martinique In large numbers. and
soon as their copy begins TO pour in we
will be compelled 10 do little suffering up
this way.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08

small. seems likely to be the case in the
near future, the surplus Of the banks,
though comparatively low. doubtless will
be ample for all requirements"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
MONETARY.
Rates on Loans and Discounts-C1ear-
fngS and Balances.

INDIANAPOLIS.-Co paper 4d6
per cent: time loans. sue per cent. Clear
ings. 81. 76l. 530-s2: balances. s244. T44SS-
NEW YORK-Call money steady at per
cent; closed offered at 3. Prime mercantile
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
The Secret of
Wall Street Success

How and Why the Winners Win. Full Ac-
counts Of the Methods Used by the Wall-Street
MaRnateS Who Get All he Money. Write for
f. It's Free HENRY NOORCE BRANDEN-
BURG & 60. Bankers. Wall ST., New York.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-06-08
Il. s. Scale Co.

TERRE hAUTE, IND Established is7S)
Manufactures OF an kinds OF large Scales
wear upon the plvots. A great Improvement
over any others. The MOST DURABLE
Wagon and Track Scales made. Send fer
circulars. references and prices before Bay
tDR.
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Local Banks and Trust Companies.
Local fractions and Industria1s.
Chicago Stocks.

rGraneer FsrwelI & Co.'S wire.l
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
BIG BUILDINGS
Places Of Agriculture and Hor-
tiCuIturo at Worlds Fair.

Worlds Fair, st. Louis. Sept. 1.-The
contract for grading the sites OF the Pal
aces OF Agriculture and Horticulture at
the Worlds Fair has been let. The work
will require the handling Of 252.oo cubic
yards OF earth. carrying II on an average
distance of 500 feet The Agriculture
buildin gaccording to revised plans will
be 600 by 1900 feet covering an area OF
nearly a million square feet, or more than
20 acres
In this great building will be displayed
the extensive exhibits of foods dairy
products. bees and bee products. farm
machinery and the agricultural exhibits
OF states and nations OF the world The
location OF the building IL near the GEN.
trsl part Of the exposition grounds and
It's immense size upon the elevated site
which has been allotted TO IT, Will make IL
perhaps the most prominent OF the IS
great exhibit palaces.
The Palace OF Horticulture Will stand
directly south OF the Palace OF Agricul-
ture and will be 400 by 500 feet. having
an area Of 500. 900 square feet or seven
and half acres. One room IN this build
ing 400 feet square Will be devoted to
fruits and fruit products. another room
400 by 400 TO n conservatory with floral
display and still another room 200 by 400
feet 20 the accessories of horticulture.
such as implements and appliances for
the cultivation and handling OF fruits and
flowers.
The elevation Of these palaces Is such
to afford opportunity for terraced gardens
and other beautiful landscape effects,
while the outdoor exhibits Of agriculture
and horticulture will be very extensive
and interesting both 20 the general visi-
tor and the practical grower or expert
Frederic w. Taylor Il the chief Of the
department OF agriculture and acting
chief Of horticulture. The plans for both
these great palaces are now being pre-
pared I'm the department OF works under
Isaac 3. Taylor. the director Of the de-
partment. and u II the expectation that
they will far surpass sin beauty and ar
ransement the similar palaces at any
former exposition.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05

The liquid which has given supreme
satisfaction TO householders n sJLPHo
NAPTHoL. Il nns numerous everyday
wants because It can he utilized In many
ways as perfect cleanser ana purinsr.
BROWN eRos. CO.. q sxohsnss pssa
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05

ously wrought piece OF eastern work
manship. probably Malay or Chinese
He stopped short and looked Mt me,
Where have 1 lately heard such n de-
scription7'
why. such weapon was among Mr..
Wentworth's curios"
And he left suddenly last night7 Call
ed away by n telegram
He looked at me and at him, each
formulating the same thought. n was
a great jurmp. n big span OF possibility
20 leap. but we both seemed 10 accom-
plish IL with little difficulty
"Tt is Just possible" said he "Singu-
lar indeed. II our esteemed Mr.. Went
worth Is not associated with the society
An escape. Davie. You must feel your
wav more carefully"
7 shuddered az the awful nearness ~
the catastrophe. and 20 this day I cannot
imagine why Mr.. Wentworth did not use
his dagger on me In preference 20 the
clumsy contrivance Of the exploding pis-
tol II one means TO murder, there is no
weapon 10 equal the knife. For once that
n bullet brings down its intended victim
n will miss dozen times. But the knife
driven by a steady hand. rarely fails In
its mission. 10 is the thing most 10 be
dreaded by all people whose position
causes the envy Of less fortunate NOR
tails.
Recognising. then. its utility. I was at
a loss TO comprehend the reason for his
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
WITNESS
TO THRASH
HUSBAND
So Says Lawyer Brooks, Who
Is Concerned in Mrs. ErSkine'S
Suit for Separation.

New York, Sept. 5.-'ward Will thrash
Ersiine IL he ever runs across himl"
In this way Lawyer John Brooks Leav-
tit told Of what witness will do TO a de-
fendant IL he finds him.
The Erskines. husband and wife. will
take their woes into court just as soon
as the fall terms begins. Mrs. Marie A.
Erskine Is twenty-eight. dark-haired and
olive skinned. vivacious and clever.
John X. Erskins. Jr., is a Columbia
graduate, still In his thirties. tall and
handsome. socially prominent, and law
yer with a $4,000 income. Thomas Ward
is the man the husband has blamed.
Erskine Is member Of the law firm
of Evarts. Van Cott & Erskine. and one
Of the partners Is Sherman Evarts. son
of the late William M. Evarts.
Mrs. Erskine was Miss Marie Beach
and the sister OF his college cham, Harry
kline. Jr.. was an usher. They were mar
risd in 1896 and for FIVE years the match
was ideal.
Then the husband made charges against
his wife He said she had been In an asy-
lum before her marriage. He accused her
OF infidelty. The suit he brought fell to
the ground, and the man he named.
Thomas Ward. of Plainheld. N. j.. denied
everything.
Husband and wife were represented by
counsel In the supreme court before JUS
tice Bischoff yesterday. Mrs. Ersldne
through John Brooks Leavitt Is suing for
a separation. Smith Lent. for the hus-
band. asked permission to take testimony
in New Jersey.
Your Honor" protested Mr.. Leavitt.
''the charges that this man has made
against his wife are enough to entitle
her TO a decree on the ground of cruelty
and abandonment. Among the witnesses
he seeks Is Thomas Ward, The alleged CO.
respondent, who has already been on the
stand 10 deny the charges Ward will
thrash Erskine II he ever runs across
him" eU fa
After several hours deiiberation Jus
tice Bischoff denied the motion with 80
costs. Erskine is a prominent member OF
the bar association and lives at 105 East
Fifteenth street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
ANOTHER
SENATOR
AT REST
Death Of william A. AIdrich,
Who Represented North Smith
fieId--Of Historic Family.

William A. Aldrich, state senator from
North smithfield. died yesterday at his
city home on Vineyard street, this city.
Of blood poisoning. originating. as It is
supposed from the dye stun used In color
ing his stockings.
William Arnold Aldrich was a descend
ant In the eighth generation from John
and Catherine c. Aldrich. who came to
America from Derbyshire, England. In
1882 and settled in Plymouth Colony,
and from whom all the Aldriches In this
country are said TO have descended.
A unique feature OF the genealogy Of
the family is that his great grandfath ther
Augustus Aldrich, was one OF the FIVE
brothers, who married five sisters. men,
bers Of the Arnold family. long settled in
North Smithheld. These Ave couples set
tied on Ave farms. all within a radius OF
Ave miles, I'm town.
His grandfather, Arnold Aldrich. and
his father. Augustus NJ Aldrich, sue
ceeded I'm turn to the old Aldrich home
stead. which Is situated on the old stage
road between Providence and Worcester
quite near Manville.
There William Arnold Aldrich was born
less than 80 years ago. His mother. Mary
(Gifford) Aldrich. was a native OF Little
Compton. She died while he was a small
child. and be grew 10 manhood under the
care OF an aunt. He had one sister, who
died more than dozen years ago I'm
Pasadena. Cal. whittier she had gone be-
cause of feeble health.
He was educated I'm the schools OF
North Smithfeld the Friends school and
Mowry & COTS school In this city. He
learned the carpentering trade with his
uncle. Cyrus A. Aldrich OF East Provl-
dence and some ten years ago embarked
I'm business as n carpenter and builder
His place Of business was on Carter street
I'm Elmwood.
In June three years ago he married
Miss Jessie Elizabeth Macmillan. daugh-
ter Of Thomas and Mary Masmillan OF
Bridgeville. Pictou. Nova Scotia They
had one child. daughter two years old
He was past master Of Mount Moriah
lodge. A. r and A. NJ, OF LIMERICK: n
member OF Providence chapter Royal
Arch Mssons. and of So. Johns com
mandery. No. I, knights Templsr. of this
city. America lodge. Knights OF Pythias.
and Elmwood council OF American Me-
chanlcs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05

he heard this. we're going 20 see papa
soon and he's going 10 take us to the
country. isn't hep
Yes dear" said the mother with more
braverey than the neighbors guessed.
''we'll see papa by-and-by."
Then the trio went away. where. no one
knows.
When the neighbors heard of the mans
arrest they were astonished. So were
the men around the car sheds. None had
known him except as a hard-working
man with no bad habits who was trying
hard 10 support his family.
JUDGE SAYS HE DIDN'T MEAN 1T.
II didn't mean to get the man in
trouble" said Judge Hurd last night, at
his home 1ls7 Dean street. ''Hendrick-
son spoke to me on a Bergen street car
the other evening and said he was glad
10 see me. l didn't remember bis name
TIL he told me. and then recollected
that 1 had sent him 20 Sing Sing some
time ago.
Next day mentioned the experience
casually TO a friend, recalling the queer
coincidence / presume the friend talked
TO somo one and II got to the ears OF the
trolley people. I didn't intend to get the
poor fellow into trouble"
Were you aware that IL was a penal
offence to get position the way he didr'
was asked.
We'll. that didn't occur 10 me. Per
haps had realized that the man had
committed penal offence I would have
reported him. But no one likes TO be a
telltale. To tell the truth. j feel pretty
mean about the whole business. I rather
wish / had kept the thing 10 myself"
Hendrickson was too downcas: in Jail
last night TO soc any one. He hasn I
even sought counsel. No one knows
where his family has gone.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
CHAPTER XVI.
A WEST END TRAGEDY.

I cannot conscientiously say that this
information, though broken to my uncle
by me with bated breath. ccasioned him
any surprise. Something very like look
Of inward comprehension flew from his
eyes to mine. and read there de-
cided confirmation of my worst fears.
''Humphr' he muttered. IT expected
ss much. Let us make inquiries
We accordingly went TO the Office and
there learned that Mr.. Wentworth had
left during the dinner hour. In reply 10
q further inquiry we wore informed that
q telegram had been delivered 10 him dur
ing mealtlme But to the individual In
charge this meant nothing. People were
always coming and going. To us. how
ever n had fuller significance. Why
had that young gentleman left 80 hasu-
iy?
'I think I should like to look at the
room" said my uncle as we turned away.
Let ue go up stairs"
On reaching our floor we rang for the
chambermald and by her were admit
ted 20 the room which had lately been
occupied By Mr. Wentworth, but = min
ute examination disclosed no clew TO the
sntecedents Of that young gentleman.
The girl regarded my uncle with a half
curious. half superior smile OF astonish-
ment as he peered here and there, but
her look was strangest Of all az l pointed
20 the bullet splash on the wall.
Law" she gasped. how did that
happen7"
told her. and asked n nothing had
Been heard Of the report.
Nothing" she answered. But I
don't understand t."
Nor l. But there II the proof"
Here my uncle, who had been closely
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-09-05
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LAW WHICH BLIoHTED
AN Ex-coNvIcTs LIFE.

, "A person who obtains employ
, ment or appointment to any office
, or place Of trust by color or aid OF
) any false or forged letter or GER
; tificate OF recommendation. or any
) false statement as to his name.
, residence. previous employment or
, qualification Is guilty of a
, misdemeanor." Section $40 OF Pc
, nal Code, under which ex-convict
; was arrested.