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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
LOCAL WHOLESALE TRADE
SOME IMPROVEMENT IN BUSINESS
DURING THE PAST WEEK.
This Week Should show the Real Be-
ginning of Fall Activity-Better
Tone i'm the Cereal Markets.

In several lines of trade the week ended
Aug. % showed some improvement over
previous weeks of the summer and the
coming week promises further improve
ment- This remark will apply more espe-
claIly to the dry goods houses, the milliners
wholesale millinery houses of the city, for
which indianapolis has become noted, have
their fall openings this week, and they have
large stocks to exhibit. With the confec-
TONERS business is beginning TO increase
and next month promises a good trade.
There are indications of an improvement in
the leather market and higher prices are
looked for in the near future. Hides as
well have a hardening tendency. On Com
mission row trade is not what it should be.
Receipts of fruits and vegetables are large,
but in the vegetable line home grown stuff
cuts an important figure just now. COM
parison of prices with those Of year ago
will show the present range to be much
lower than last year on most of the articles
handled The produce market is much of
surprise, every article in that line except
Dutter being much higher than at the cor
responding period of last year, and there
are no indications of an early break. as the
demand Tor poultry, eggs and cheese Is In
excess Of supply. Not for many years have
shipments of produce from this market
The iron and hardware markets are very
active and prices decidedly firm. In another
week fall and winter trade will set in brisk
~ and 1t promises 10 be unusually good.
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indianapolis Grain Market.

The local grain market was in excellent
condition on Saturday. No. red wheat adj
vanced to Csc and was very firm at that
price. Corn carried an easy, firm tone, as
did oats, but hay ruled easier, though not
quotably lower. Track bids, as furnished
by the secretary of the Board of Trade,
ruled as follows:,
Wheat stronger; No. red, CSC track, CSC
on milling freight; No. red, 64d66c track;
wagon wheat CSC.
Corn firm; No. 1 white &c; No. white,
&c; No. white, &c; No. white, 5Sa6Oc;
No. white mixed 6Oc No white mixed.
6Oc; No. white mixed. 56d58c; No. 2 yellow.
6OAc; No. yellow, 6OAc; No. yellow, 56A
@5SAc; No. mixed. coo: No. 3 mixed, COO;
No. mixed, 56Q5Sc; ear, &c.
Oats firm; No. white 3OG30lkc: No.
white, 2912q30c; No. mixed, 27q2715c; No. 3
mixed. 261kG27c.
Hay steady; No. l timothy, s1125q115O;
No. timothy. s9.75d1O.25.
nspections-Wheat: No 3 red, l car; re-
jected. 2; understandable, l; no grade. l.;
total 5 cars. Corn: No 8 white. IA cars;
white mixed, l; No. mixed, 1; No. mixed,
g.; ear corn. l: total, % cars. Oats: No. 2
white, l car; No mixed, 4; rejected. 5; no
cars; No. timothy, 2; total. 6 car. Total
inspections, 45 cars.
WAGON MARKET.
Offerings on the wagon market were large
and a considerable percentage sold at less
than the higher quotations. More corn sold
at 5Sc than at Coo bushel and more hay at
the lower quotation than at the best price.
Oats were a little firmer, CSC being the rul-
ing figure. Prices as reported by the wagon
weighmaster ruled follows:
Corn-60d62c per bu.
Oats-New, 2SG30c per blu.
Hay-Timothy, choice, S11. 50612. so; new
Sl0G11; mixed, $SG9; clover, $Sd9, according
to quality.
Sheaf Oats-New. S6d7 per ton.
Straw-S4G5, according to quality.
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News of Indiana.

The first frost has been reported in the
vicinity of Pendleton, but the damage done
was very slight, If any.
Nels Hansen, a Logansport junk dealer
was killed by blow on the law by Tom
Hiles in a saloon row. Hiles is under ar
rest.
The Bethel Baptist Association closed a
successful session at Salem. and the White
water Valley Association held a very sue
cessful meeting at Big Cedar Church.
south of Richmond.
Representative Miers has bought the Sui
Ivan Times at a very good figure. TO
eliminate the opposition of c. w. wellman
who was Mr.. Miers's opponent for the Con-
gressional nomination.
Tippecanoe county Democrats made no
judgeships. and in their platform expressed
the belief. at least by Implication. that the
incumbents are capable and just judges.
Mrs Sarah Smith, who had been an in
mate of the Lafayette Soldiers Home but
who left that institution several months
ago, committed suicide rather than re-
turn to il. She was old and friendless and
seemed 10 think there was some stigma
attached to living i'm the Home.
Receiver Simpson, OF the c. & s. E.
Railroad assumed control of the road at
the Muncie headquarters without any
trouble IL reported that the Big Four
has bought the road to use il as a freight
cutoff to avoid the charges and delays in
cident TO the passage OF through east and
west bound freight over the Indianapolis
Belt.
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Panhandle Earnings.

ne statement of S. B. Lggett secretary
OF the Pennsylvania Company, of the earn
llgs OF the Panhandle for July and for
seven months presents some interesting fig
ures' the report being much the best ever
issued. 1t shows gross earnings for IuIy
to have been s1,S25.OO an increase over the
same period of the preceding year of $50 III.
operating expenses were 81. 3S5 O4s. an in
crease OF $l52,5S4; net results from operation
S4Sy,y0i, Increase of $27,353: interest on bonds
rentals, etc, Si07,179. decrease of 500 57s /.
prohts, $S2,NS, Increase of $51.511. For the
seven months ending with July 81 the gross
earM M OF the company amounted to SIP
o64'5'S, an increase of 81, 262, 434; operatinp,
expenses, %,S32070. an increase of sqo5 97s'
net results from operation. SO, 49,. 3Oe. an i'm,
crease or S2l3,O5S; interest on bonds. rentals
etc, S2S24.6e6, an increase of S15S. 100: protits
N,UL642, an Increase of S114. 1886 From the
latter hgures ii is estimated that the in
crease In the gross earnings of the com
pany Tor the present year will amount to
N,WO,OU or more, with a proportionata IN
crease In the profits for the year. mslxiny
the pest record In the history of the COM
pany. ~ NOiAi-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
BEHIND THE Big FENCE
LITTLE UPON WHICH CURIOSITY
MAY FEED.
Federal Building Work a Chaos of
Excavations and Concrete-s.Lit-
tie PeterLin's' Adventure.

Fathers and mothers who walk their chill
dren Sunday afternoons along Pennsyl-
vania, Meridian and New York streets
where Contractor PIERCE has erected a
tight ten-foot high board fence around the
site of the new federal building are be-
seiged with questions as to what is behind
the fence. Yesterday there were hundreds
who hunted a knot-hole or an interstice
through which a glimpse-even a one-eyed
glimpse-could be obtained. But the fence
builder seems to have been a perverse
man. for there is no crack or knot-hole
through which even a one-eyed glimpse
may be obtained. Looking over the fence
is, of course, not possible except to those
who are in high buildings.
A man whose chief characteristic is
curiosity determined to probe the mystery
of the fence yesterday. His little boy like
little, Peterkin in the schoolbook poem,
could ask more questions than could be
answered about what was behind the
fence and the man started out to arm him
self with suitable answers. He found a
hall window in a Meridian-street building
but the trees INSTRUCTED his view Then
he moved TO another building and found
more and bigger trees. Little PeterIdn said
the leaves were as big and as thick as
elephants ears Then he tried the Ohio
street side and found that the buildings OBJ
structed his view.
Il wonder why they didn't tear those in
fernal old wrecks down." said the man.
Then little Peterkin spoke up. why
couldn't we get in one of EN- and look out
a back window"
The man scowled and dragged the boy
clear around the block before he finally
climbed the stairway of the Hutchins block
and looked out of a back window. Then
he tried TO convince little Peterkin that he
looking from the north side of the
site.
Then came the revelation. There was no
structure rising like Aladdin's out of a
mist. There was a small mountain of
crushed limestone and a large mountain of
dirt showing that there had been much
eXcavating. The excavation had been filled
with d false work of wood and in some
the wet concrete stood In others the
false work had been removed and the foun-
dation concrete appeared like stone, white
and cry. There were some wheelbarrOws
a hosting derrick and an engine and I'm
the background at the foot of the great
mountain of dirt. a little yellow pine lard
shop. That was all
Then the man led little Peterkin away
explaining to him how great his father was
10 think Of that window in the Hutchins
block so that his little boy could see
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
TONNAGE is INCREASING
BUSINESS OF THE LOCAL RAILWAYS
NEARING THE MAXIMUM.
Handsome Earning Exhibits - The
Figures for the Panhandle.

The train records show that in the week
ended Aug. % 474 more loaded cars were
handled at indianapolis than in the week
preceding, that the volume of business now
moving is near the maximum, and would.
had the roads the power, be in excess
of any former period. The lack OF power
is now more felt than of cars. the per
diem plan, as was expected, leading to
more prompt movement of cars. There is
an increase in the shipments of grain but
not as large an increase as had been looked
for. Farmers are holding their grain. an
tcipating better prices, and being so sit
uated financially that they can do So AS
would be expected with the cessation prac-
tically Of the shipments of anthracite coal
into this territory there is an immense ton
mage Of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois coal
moving manufacturers and householders
laying in stocks of the softer Goals. In
general merchandise there is a heavier
movement than usual in August, due to the
general prosperity, and shipments OF fruits
and vegetables are an important item the
supply OF melons, peaches, apples, pears
and OF all lines of vegetables being large
beyond precedent. Provisions are moving
In a domestic way in larger quantities than
usual. owing to the high prices of fresh
meats the country over, and this makes
the packing houses heavy shippers The
wholesale houses are receiving their fall
ana winter goods, and in the aggregate
freight traffic is very large, and the bust
ness is being carried at full tariff rates
II reports are true. The train records show
that there were received and forwarded
AT al TINS point L, In the week ended Aug. % a
total of GA cars, 22653 being loaded
against Zz'O'0 In the corresponding week
OF last year, and against is, 1876 in 1900. as
follows: " N' ~
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SEALED PROPOSALS.
NOTICE To BIDDERS.

Sealed proposals will be received at the ONCE
O the board or trustees OF the Central Indiana
o'clock ?. m. FOR steam boilers and other work
flc at the office Of Adolf Scherrer archffe,f
Indianapolis. on and after Aug % 1902
The board reserves tho right to reject any and
BY order OF the board OF trustees
TREASURY DEPARTMENT. once OF thu So
pervising Architect. Washington. u. G. kns =.
1g2.-SEALED PROPOSALS viii be received -
this Office until o'clock D. m. on the soth dsv
Of September. 1902. and then opened. for the
:. courthouse and pOstOfice at INDIANApOT II
IND. in accordance with the drawings AMI
the discretion of the supervising arcbitac, t' az
atpiica ton az this Office or the office ~ ~
teSts, FsnnSin 4 kelloss 1912 Walnut 81, PhiLa-
aelphia. Pa. Applications must be accom-, 1anie5
hy Il certified check for 500, payable 10 tb~ fres
urer - the United States. which viii be held ~
IRIS once until the return 81 the drawings and
Specifications. JAMES KNOX TAYLOR So
Tervising Architect.
PROPOSALS FpR CLOTHING AND EoT-E
PAGE SUPPLiES-Chief Quarterp,aster's or
nee tniehso' lli, AUG. .. 1917 Sealed proposals
ln tripllcate. viii Be received a. this ofIce r,vtf
y O'Clock. noon. Tuesday. Aux - 1912 for deliv-
cry az either the chicago. Boston. Philadelphia
San Francisco Depots OF the Quartermastcr's
department Of berlin gloves campaign hats
shirts. cotton stocking. wooden stockings arrtir
0vershoes. cotton Undershrts. waist belts iron
bsdsteads. post letters received index boots
card holders. nGrrack chairs. mattresses and
mattress covers conforming TO existing star5-
ards and specifications Government rescrves
right 10 reject or acceIt any or all proposals or
any part thereof. Preference given 20 articles
% domestic production or manufacture condi-
tions 81 quality and price Including in the price
% foreign productions and manufactures the
blanks for proposals will be furnished on appIi-
cation. Envelopes containing proposals 20 be
indorsed Proposals for Clothing and Equipage
Supplies" and addressed 10 col g. 81 Ar
WOOD. Chief Quartermastsr.
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In n Snoring Why.

Dan Patch Topped half-a-second off his
own record at Readsville, doing the mile
in 2:00A.
a new record for a steam automobile
was made on the circular track al Brighton
Beach. the new notch being 1:07 3-5 for the
mile.
National League winners were Philadel-
phia, Brooklyn, Chicago and New York
In the American League Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Boston and Washington won.
Advance Guard. a veteran of many races.
won the historical Saratoga cup at the
Saratoga track, doing the mile and three
quarters in 1901 IS He carried 127 pounds,
with McCue up. Wyeth was second.
indianapolis and Louisville played a ten
inning tie at seven scores at Louisville.
The crowd got its enjoyment out OF roast
ing the umpire. American Association
winners were Milwaukee, Kansas City and
Toledo.
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Indianapolis.

Indianapolis Bowling League elects on
GERS.
Hoosiers will go 70 the Corbett- McGovern
fight.
New events added to the State fair pro-
gramme.
Herman Lieber celebrated his SEVENTEEN
birthday.
The Indiana National Guard Service In
stitutOn was organized
Indiana Methodist Protestant Church Con-
ference assigns ministers.
The Mccormick family held its second an
nual reunion at Riverside Park.
Thirteen horses were cremated in the sta
bles Of Morgan e. Jackson. coal dealers AT
Lafayette and Thirteenth streets.
The Indianapolis Gas Company Is taking
up its ten-inch main between Fishers Sta
ton and BrightwOod which serves the Try
ingtOn and BrightwOOd district.
The Rev. J. W. Parker. who has been
Milling the pulpit OF the Rev. VI. l. Haines,
OF the First Presbyterian Church died AZ
the home Of his father at Converse.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-25
FROM SUNDAYS JOURNAL.



Hiram Cronk. the only soldier of the war
of 1872 on the Federal pension rolls. is dy-
ing at his home at Dunbrook, n. Y, at the
age of l03.
Mrs. Hannah Nelson. mother OF Mrs G
l.. Fair, who was killed i'm France has
gone to California from her New Jersey
home TO present her claims for her daugh-
ter's estate.
More severe fighting has been reported at
Aqua Dulce between the Colombian gov
eminent troops and the insurgents. The
government troops are in a critical situa-
ton, but are still holding out.
Shenango Valley blast furnaces. with two
or three exceptions, are within thirty-six
hours of shutdown on account OF lack OF
coke and fuel. The railroads are so en-
crossed with general traffic that they are
unable TO make deliveries.
The President closed his second day OF
continuous ovations in his New England
itinerary at Newport, where he was re-
speeches were made in Connecticut towns
and at Providence and other places i'm
Rhode Island
The United States Steel Corporation has
filed an amended answer to the suit to
prevent the conversion Of the preferred
stock, setting forth in detail the reasons
for the conversion, and alleging the pur-
chase of fraudulent afidavits bv those
who are opposing the plan.
The new battleship Maine had her official
test over the Cape Ann course and amply
proved her right to hoist a broom at her
fore in token Of primacy in the list OF
American battleships. The contract called
for is knots per hour for four hours con-
tinuous steaming, and her mean for the
time was 1873 knots She Travelled over
one six-mile leg at the rate OF 1873 knots
an hour.
The Washington managers Of the Con-
gresional campaign have received thou
sands of letters from all over the country.
showing that the general conditions are
such as to assure a continuation of the Re
publican control of the House. but also re-
vealing the fact that local disaffection is
imperiling Republican chances in several
normally strong Republican districts.
Strong efforts will be made TO eliminate
these conditions
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Personal, Local and General Note.

on Sunday. Aug. II. the Lake Erie G.
NcsteIl hdIldIed on its system 2SO6 ex-
curslonists. breaking all former records.
w Brown. third vice president and
general manager of the New York C'entrai
IS spending his vacation in the Adiron'
dacks. 1Nuii oH-
f. d. Underwood, president of the Erie
Railway. who has been touring the So
New York. eu "
The Pennsylvania Company has estah-
hshed daily sleeping car service. Sundav
excepted, between New York and Hot
Springs, Va
J; G.. Grammar. traffic manager of the
lake Shore; on saturday went Bayview
Tor lew days stay, and will bring his
family home. MS
Danville. Ill, has voted a subsidy of
$4,000 10 the Chicago & Eastern Illinois IN
insure getting the new shops of the com
pany built there.
John B. Coekrum: general attorney for
the Lake Erie x Western. and party. re-
turned on Saturday from ten days' sta-
at Georgian Bay.
NJ. {. Bennette, train master of the Louis
vile division Of the Pennsylvania. who has
been in Michigan on account of noor baaitk
for three weeks, is reported improving
The interchangeable mileage tickets 90
the New York Central are good over more
than 5000 miles and good in the hands Of the
bearer Tor one person or a dozen until used
Ihcre were transferred over the Belt road
last week 20603 cars. The Belt road engines
handled al the stockyards 964 carloads Of
i've stock, and for private switches on it's
line. ], 2S9 cars. -
Charles Is. Jarvis has been appointed
New England agent of the Lehigh Valley
road, with office al Boston Mr. Jarvis
VIII also have charge of the company's
office in New Haven.
President Hill. OF the Great Northern and
President Harris, OF the Chicago Rurling-
ton q Quincy. went TO New York on Fri
day. and President Mellen. of the Northern
Pacific. will go to-day.
lhree roaus-the Chlcago, Rock Island a
Pacific. the Missouri. Kansas a Texas and
the Santa Fe-announce that tariffs dating
from last Saturday, will make the grain
rate cents. Kansas City 10 Chicago. The
attempt TO force rates up 10 Y cents failed.
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Pensions for Veterans.

Certificates have been issued 10 the following
named Indianians.
Originsls-John ". Thomas MartinsviiIe sis.
Henry Van Pell Ef ansyille. 81 twar with spain
Increase. Reissue. etc.-N illiam "A Rar~sr.
Otsco. -. Henry Grubb. Winslow. s.: Lewis II
Streeter. National Military Home Marion g..
william ". PrOpeck. North Manchester. Il.
William Wischart. Mechan icsburg. 81. joseph
II Quinn. Mooresvile. slZ Thomas e. Gurley
indiana polls 81. John Williams Fort Rifner
s. Hezekiah Hammon. ora s.. William nj
Dn,e. Parker. 81. David Watts salem sd:
apolis So. Augustus Cook. Gordon az. Iare.
n Pierce Blountsyllle. SO. Jesse Charley ,-,-v-
don. $40. Thaddeus Barr, Terre Haute SO. fsoia-
man Il. Romine. Orleans. So David Al Avis
orleans. 81. Elijah Nanarsdall. Waldron sis.
simeon r. Cline. Paris. So
Widows Minors and Dependent Relatives
Eliza A Shelltvett lnWo0d So. Nartha Y
Manor Redkey. s.. Nellie 81. Corbfn Crawford.-
Vile. sS. minor OF Valentine Seaton, Muncie sia,
Sophia l.. Trook, Reynolds. 81
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ANDERSON Ind, Aug. IA 7.
Stone. who has been agent for the Indian
apolis Journal here for years. has ononed
"A new book and stationery store here which
IN magnitude and completeness cOrresnoude
favorably with other large mercantile en-
terprises of the city. His stock of hooks
numbers several thousand and is probably
State outside of Indianapolis. The sta
tionery department is in Keeping with The
book department, and the collection of fine
sporting goods Is as complete as can he
found IN much larger cities Mr. Stone
says that he has faith I'm the Anderson
public and Is willing 10 spend his money
70 make his store a model one OF its Kind
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WEEKLY BANK STATEMENT.
Increase in Surplus Due to Decrease in
the LOan Account.

The banks now hold 81. 743, $50 in excess of
reserve requirements under the % per cent
rule
The Financier says: THE striking feature
of the official statement OF the New York
duction of $40, 40. 100 in loans This was
most likely in part due to the calling in
of loans by some of the banks which de-
sired. thereby, TO rectify their position as
regards reserves. but it probably
largely caused by the cancellation by bor-
rowers of large syndicate loans. which had
been recently negotiated and which have
tended materially to increase the loan ac-
count of the banks in recent weeks. The
cash changes shown by the official state
ment of the banks again fail 10 CORE
spond with the estimates based on the
traceable movements OF money during the
week these estimates showing a gain of
s3l51OO in cash, while the official state
having been increased $724.2OO while legal
tenders were decreased 81 l0l. 100 Deposits
were reduced sll.9 200. an amount greater
nv 81 13S 500 than that called for by the
decrease Of loans and the net loss OF cash.
therefore the statement is technically ont
of proof The required reserve was re-
dtlced 81 ,99i $50 through the decrease in de-
posits Dcducting therefrom the net loss
of 1871. 800 in cash, leaves S2.6l6 $50 as the
increase surplus reserves, which item now
stands at S9,743,3JO against SlSl4S.lOO al
the corresponding date last year The
statement was probably made on slightly
declining averages for cash, the transfer
of currency through the subtreasury 10
New Orleans and Cincinnati and the direct
movement Of money by the banks TO the
South having been the largest after the
middle of the week The circulation shows
an increase Of $3o9,soo following a gain IA
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the previous week OF S22i.90O indicating
that the banks are responding 10 the cur
rent demand for money for crop purposes
by augmenting the volume OF their cir
culating notes The daily average Of hank
clearings for the week was 500 600 600 This
shows a slight increase compared with the
previous return. which indicated a daily
average of sos. 600 and the gain was
probably due 10 shifting OF accounts in
Cident 10 settlement for the Oregon Short
line bonds. The statement is on the
whole. quite encourag ing, indicating in
the reduction of loans. a conservative
policy by the banks. Borrowers do not an
pear to have been Inconvenience by this
policy, the trust companies and banks in
neighboring cities literally responding To
the increased demand for money