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TIIK INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, THURSDAY. MARCH G, 1902. in f filebcj Belts and Chai dairies Few customers pass the new things at this Jewelry and Toilet section without an admiring" glance. The goods deserve it. At 11.(0 are pretty Chatelaines, of either eo'orrr. or Hack leather. 11.25 and flJjO t".es you pick of newest Ideas in colored and black Chate laines of walrus hide. At up want from JV no end of pretty Chain Chatelaines are shown. 75c pays for the newest style Helt of seal, with nickel harness buckle. Mc Is the price of a very neat Mourning Kelt, really a Rem In quality. Sue and II.-Tj gives you choice of several new style Ms of walrui leather, faultle In lfsijjn and Mnlh. I Big Line of Gauntlets All kinds of Kid. Ruck, Horse and Calf skin Gloves for driving, working and wheel use. h CLOVE 1U CAST WASHINGTON STItHCT. Spring Fashions We are now showing the new crea tions in ready-to-wear garments. As usual our line is strictly up to datet and represents all that is stylish and good in Wraps, Suits, Separate Walking and Dress Skirts, Waists, Petticoats, Etc. Each article bears our customary tamp of exclnsiveness. Drop in and loot them over. OTNTURN CASE APPEAL. t Im Hoprd tHmt the S aprrmn Court Will Act Promptly. Tb brief In th appeal of Joseph A. Ulnturn. candidate for the Republican nomination for joint senator from Marion tuii Morgan counties, in his suit to com pel Chairman Elliott, of the county Re publican committee, to place his name on tht ballot for the primary election to be held March 14. waa filed In the Supreme Court yesterday. Th case was submitted by Lrremnt. and both( parties have figTed to have It advanced". The Supremo Court will not be in session until nxt Tuesday, but It I believed the cue will then receive Immediate attention. If the- court should hand down a decision at onot In Mlnturn's favor It is said it would be too late to have Mlnturn's name placed upon th ballot. Mlnturn'a name was not placed upon the ballot because lt.- had betn agreed that the joint senator should b nominated by a deleg-ate convention. Mlnturn maintained that euch a nomina tion would be illegal. Edward Daniels, nittlnir. as special Judge In the Marlon Cir cuit Court, sustained the demurrer to the complaint, on the ground that the pri mary election act does not apply to the nomination of any candidate . except for county, cKy, town or township offices. TOR SCHOOL CHILDREN. Lecture? am Art by Lora do Taft to De Given. In Afternoon. Lorado Taft will lecture to-morrow right In Tornlinrson Hail on "Glimpses of a Sculptor's Studio," under the auspices of tho Young Men's Christian Association. The Art Association has arranged for him to give the same lecture in Tomlinson Hall t 4:13 o'clock to-morrow afternoon for the benefit of the school children. The admis sion fee for children will be 1) cents and for adults 25 cents. The lecture will be accompanied by modeling In clay. Mr. Taft la a. professor in the Chicago Art Institute, a member of the municipal art commission of Chicago, a sculptor of national importance and an authoritative writer of art criticism. Dr. Moiom at Chapel. Dr. Philip Moxom. of Springfield. Ma the guest of the Irvington Athenaeum, gave a snort talk to the students at the chapel yesterday morning at Butler. Be eide the students, oulte a large crowd of outsiders was present to hear him. Mr. Moxom spoke on the value of an educa tion. The sneaker held that the primary aim In education is efficiency in service. The educated man is the man of self-possession, the man who can stand on his feet. Education also is the enlargement and refinement of personality, from which comes culture. The gold of all culture, Mr. Moxom said. Is the power to jee the good, the excellent, the heroic in a book and to approve it. The supreme obliga tion of every man is to look facts in the face. We cannot say too often to our selves. "Truth is the strong thought." for through loyalty to truth and lovalty to lighuousness is the way to culture. New Indiana Aforint Inim. The Webb Oil and Gas Company filed nrtlcles of Incorporation yesterday, giving its capital at JIO.v. The directors are T. f. Koran. Clayton M. Webb. Arthur A. Harrington. John Foore and Henry Mien The company will do buine?s at Marion but Jts home ottlce is in Buffalo. X. y. The lhman lry Hoods Company of Co lumbus incorporated with SlG.nno ' capital The directors are Joseph Lehma p.. I..n j" Lehman and Hugo Lehman, all of New York. r The Mt. Comfort Telephone Company of Hancock county incorporated with Jl ;m capital. The directors are D. J Girt Jam's Dunham. F. O. Welling. Charit s Plesslnser. Charles Bock. William Glad 'w Y(: ,.H- Lunn irrere Sand and John YSallace. I-eo Land Injnrlr. Io Lando. the optician, met with quite a erious accident yesterday morning. The high wind blew the gns out in his furnace, ar.d when he attempted to lUht the fire thf gas ignited and flashed out of the door burning his h dr. his eyebrows and a nrt of his mustache. At first it was thought his eyes were injured, but upon examini tion It was found that his sight will not' be affected. New PUnoa Jlö aad up at Wulachner'a. Indiana' Greatest Distributer of Dry Good 1 m mm 3 ft' Coo HOTEL LOBBY GLEANINGS J. II. CLAYPOOL ENGAGED IX A POS TAL CAHD CANVASS. An Effort to Ascertain the Sentiment for Primary Fllectlon Iar Iart of Adrlsory Committee. J. H. Claypool. who is taking an active interest In the primary election law, is mailing postal cards to the different county clerks of the State, to ascertain what coun ties are using a primary election system for the nomination of candidates. Mr. Clay pool is doing this with a view to ascertain ing whether a majority of the counties want a uniform law of this kind. Mr. Clay pool prepared a primary election bill which was introduced In the Legislature several years ago by Representative Nicholson, author of the Nicholson temperance bill. He contends that if the counties want a primary election law the Legislature should make one that will be operative every where. JUDGE FRANCIS E. I1AKETI. For Four "Week He Sat n Member of the Court of Appeal. Judge Francis E. Baker, of the United States Circuit Court, was at the Denison Hotel last night, having returned from Chicago, where ho sat for four weeks as a member of the United States Court of Ap peals. This was Judge- Baker's first work as a federal Judge. Monday he will begin work here. He wUI occupy the chambers so Ions occupied by the late William A. Woods until his father, Judye John If. Baker, retires from the bench. It Is prob able that the son will then occupy his father's chambers. Judge Francis iiaker found numerous interesting questions to be disposed of by the Court of Appeals. One of them might be- called the "ticker" case. It relates to the "tickers" placed in busi ness houses by telegraph companies to an nounce baseball news, races and other in teresting information. The question to be decided by the Court of Appeals is whether a man has a right to go into a place where one of these "tickers" Is In use, copy the information and then send It out for the benefit of his own patrons. The Court of Appeals has decided this case, but has not yet announced its opinion. One of the judges will write the opinion and it wilt then be Riven to the public. Another in teresting caso before the Court of Appeals was a question relating to the boundary line between Illinois and Iowa. CHAHIMAX GOODRICH IX TOWN. He Has Selected Mne Members of the AdTiiorj Committee. Chairman Goodrich, of the Republican state committee, was here part of the day yesterday and will return to-day. The chairman announces that the advisory com mittee is almost completed. The members of thi3 committee are suggested by the members of the state committee. The fol lowing are announced; First District John H. Osborn, of Evans ville. Second-John TV. Graham, of Bloomfteld. Fourth Edward A. Remy, of Seymour. Fifth Ellas H. Owen, of Rockville. Sixth Owen Carr, of Rushvllle. Seventh George B. Elliott, of Indianap olis. Ninth John C. Wingate, of Wingate. Eleventh Elana II. Neal, of Jonesboro. Thirteenth Lon Craig, of Xorth Judson. Chairman Goodrich announces that the law firm of Hawkins & Smith will represent the committee again. Railroads In Cuba. One of the officials of the Central Rail road of Cuba was at the Hotel English last night. He has come to the States to inspect different railway lines with a view to getting: some new ideas for his own road. The Central crosses the Island about two hundred miles east of Havana. It is Oeing extended to Santiago. It is a standard gauge road, and its trains make a speed of about twenty-five miles an hour. The fare charged is about double the amount charged on American lines. "Peo ple do r.ot ride for pleasure on Cuban roads," said the official. "There is not much comfort riding on our lines. The riding is not smooth, and the dust is sim ply frightful. The people who ride on rail roads in Cuba are usually commercial travelers and sugar planters." The Central is owned by an English com pany. The official says the railroads in Cuba will never pay until the future of the country is settled until the island either becomes a part of the United States or has a renublic of its own. Looking1 at the Streets. A delegation of Crawfordsville citizens was here yesterday inspecting the streets of Indianapolis. The party included E. L. Morse and Dr. II. E. Greene, members of the City Council, and TV. F. Hulet, D. C. Barnhill and H. S. Ensminger. It is pro posed to pave Washington street, Craw fordsvllle's leading thoroughfare, and the committee is inspecting the virtues of as phalt, brick and bituminous macadam. Executive Committee fleets. The executive committee In charge of ar rangements for the national convention of the Manufacturers' Association met yes terday at the Columbia Club. Col. E. P. Wilson, of Cincinnati, secretary of the as sociation, was present. He said the con vention will be attended by members of the association. The sessions probably will be held In the Hall of Representatives in the Statehous-?. Not Allowed to Talk. Maj. G. It. Powell and T. Runcimen, rep resentatives of the English army, are at the Denison. They are here to inspect horses purchased for use in South Africa Major Powell said last night that he and his associates are under military disci pline here and are r.ot permitted to dis cuss their business in this country with representatives of the press. Practically a Life Tenure. "Representative Cannon can stay in Con gress the rest of his life if he wants to." remarked John Harrison, of the Danville 111.) Commercial, who jvhk In town yes terday. Mr. Harrison says that Repre sentative Cannon has made the race for Congress fifteen different times and has been elected fourteen times. At the Hotel. V. K. Officer, of Madison, was at the Spencer. A. B. Veazey, of Washington. D. C, was a guest at the Grand last night. R. C. Hillis, candidate for superintendent of public instruction, was at the Denison last night. LINE FROM SHELBYV1LLE THE IMIO-MOTHRS AND noAICIl OF IVO II KS DO XOT AGHKC. Electric Hnllvrar Men Say he City An Um Too Much Municipal 3Iatters. K. K. Adams, president, and Thomas E. Goodrich, secretary of the Indianapolis, Shelbyvllle & Southeastern Traction Com pany, with their attorneys, Messrs. Hard ing & Hovey. of this city, appeared yester day afternoon before the Board of Public Works. The meeting was for the purpose of discussing the proposition of the city for the entrance of the road to the city. Mr. Adams was the spokesman for the company and said he thought the board was asking too' much compensation. The board, he said, asked 5 cents for the first seven years, 13 cents for the next ten years and for the residue of years 23 cents for each car on each round trip. Mr. Adams said this com pensation was out of all bounds of reason, as his road had a thinly populated territory to draw its patronage from. He said that what the board was now asking of his road was the same as paid into the city by the Union Traction Company, which operates 150 miles of track and draws Its patronage from 175,000 people. At the rate which the board figures its compensation from the Shelbyvllle line would run up during the last years of the contract to $43,200. He said the company had made Its agreement with the Indian apolis Street-railway Company to run the lnterurban cars over the tracks of the lat ter company for two and one-half miles In the city limits for 3 cents a passenger. This would also figure rather high, said Mr. Adams, when added to the large compensa tion asked by the Board of Works on behalf of the city. Mr. Adams asked the board if it would be agreeable to the members if 5 cents for the first seven years, 10 cents for ten years and 15 cents for the remaining years of the company's contract be paid into the city. . The members of the board then went into executive session. At its conclusion Pres ident Megrew said to the Shelbyvllle men that it was found by the members that the proposition of the Shelbyvllle men could not be accepted. Mr. Adams and the remainder of his party then asked the board that a later day be fixed for further hearing on the case, as no agreement could be reached until the directors of the road would again have a meeting. The board fixed March 15. The route suggested by the Shelbyville men in the city is from the eastern ter- minus of Prospect street to Virginia ave nue, up Virginia avenue to Washington street, west on Washington street to Me ridian street, south on Meridian street to Georgia street, west on Georgia street to Illinois street, north on Illinois street to Washington street, east on Washington street to Virginia avenue. TOOK HIS CASE TO HEALTH MEX. David J. ItenKon, Suffering' vr 1 1 h Smallpox, Lost No Time. While the men in the office of the Board of Health studiously were working on the books yesterday afternoon there walked into the office a man who calmly asked Dr. Beuhler if the latter thought he had smallpox. The man who asked the ques tion was David J. Reagan, a candidate for Justice of the peace. After the clerks had heard the man ask the question they all looked up and. seeing who he was, gave a Jeering laugh and said it was only a ruse on his part to attract their attention so he could distribute his cards and ask their support In th interest of his candidacy. While this was going on Dr. Beuhler took off Reagan's hat and. seeing several small marks on the forehead near the hair, told one of the assistants to lock the front door, as the man was really suffering from smallpox. Reagan was taken into the doctor's private office. He said he was a traveling man for a jewelry firm in this city and that he had been out in Iowa for the past three weeks. He said it was known that smallpox was prevalent In that State. When he got on the train and was returning to Indiana, he said, he felt an "aguish feeling" and his eyelids were feverish. He said that as soon as he got off the train at the Union Station in this city he walked to the Board of Health of fice without coming In contact with any person. Dr. lieuhler pronounced Keagan's case mild and sent him to his home, hod North Senate avenue. The house was put under quarantine. The health officers discovered another case of smallpox yesterday that of Thomas Hart, a colored man living at 1025 Coe street. This place also was quaran- tined. FEED WIRK DISCUSSION. Vice President Jone Before Iionrtl of Works. ti The Board of Works yesterday sent a letter to the officials of the Indianapolis Street-railway Company in connection with the one sent by Mayor Bookwalter in re gard to the large feed wire which the street-car company has in front of the buildings on the south side of Washing ton street, between Illinois and Pennsyl vania streets. President McGowan is out of the city and Vice President Jones, of the street-car company, appeared yesterday morning before the Board of Works in answer to the two letters written by the city officials. Mr. Jones was again informed that the fire Insurance rates on the build ings affected by the feed wire had been raised. He was also told that the wire's presence above the ground proved very hurtful to the business of the merchants on that side of the street. Mr. Jones told the city officials that the street-car com pany's attention had been drawn to the presence of the wire several months ago. He said that at that time the company or dered an emergency wagon stationed in the neighborhood so that in case of fire in any of the buildings on that side of the street the wires could be cut almost before the fire department could arrive on the scene. Mr. Jones said the company of ficials would discuss the matter again among themselves and appear before the Board of Works next Saturday. PATH OLM EX DISMISSED. tlarnif uhrer and Sullivan Off Force Herns Reinstated. The members of the Board of Safety met yesterday afternoon and went over the evidence submitted at the trial of Pa trolmen Barmfuhrer and Sullivan. The board came to the conclusion that It would have to find the patrolmen guilty on the charge of conduct unbecoming an officer. The board then dismissed the two men. Both are Democrats. Before the board adjourned it took up the case of James P. Kerns, formerly a patrolman, and rein stated him. Kerns is a Democrat. He was in the office of the Board of Safety at the time the board made the appoint ment, and a member at once administered to him his oath and sent him to the police station to report for duty. Kerns was appointed to fill one of the vacancies caused by the dismissal of Barmfuhrer and Sullivan. It is not known when the other appointment will be made. Coat of Electric Lighting. City Engineer Nelson yesterday com pared the franchise of the Marion County Heating and Electrie Lighting Company with a public lighting scheme In Richmond, Ind. Mr. Nelson said he found the Rich mond company was able to sell to business housts electric light at 6.8 cents per l.li0 watts, which is a saving over the Indian apolis rate of 3 cents. The minimum charge per month of the Richmond company is 73 cents for business houses and 50 ceiiU per month for residence. The bills are sub ject to discounts. Bills amounting to $ö or $10 a month are given a 7li per cent, dis count, ami bills over $10 a month are given 15 per cent, discount. Atkins Saw Works Switch. The members of the Board of Works went to the Atkins saw works plant on South Illinois street yesterday to lock over the plat of ground which the Atkins com- piny desires to use for a railroad switch. The board Inspected the ground, and it Is said will grant the petition of the company this morning. The Atkins Saw Company desires to run a switch from the Fnlon Railway Company's line, Just south of the Union Station sheds, down the alley be tween Capitol avenue and Illinois street, across South street and down Eddy street to the south end of the plant, which lies close to the Parry Manufacturing Com pany's plant. An Extension Desired. The Indianapolis Street-railway Company esterday petitioned the Board of Works for the privilege of extending its West Indianapolis line through Oliver avenue to the city limits. It was said yesterday that the move on the part of the street car company is to connect with the tracks of the Indianapolis & Plalnfield interurban line. It is sail the street-car company will act as a terminal for the line of the trac tion company. Albert Lieber, who is presi dent of the Flainneld line, says he is much against the schtme of Charles Finley Smith for the proposed terminal company for Interurban lines. Want nnil Predictions. To the Editor of the Indianapolis Journal. We want the city to grant the Interurban Terminal Company a franchise. We want 3-cent fare. We want better service. We want competition. These things are coming. It is in the air. And now is the time to make it known In very plain words. GEO. TV. SPAIIR. Indianapolis, March 3. BOARD OF WORKS ROUTINE. CONTRACTS AWARDED. Improvement resolution No. 17, 1902, for the construction of a local sewer In and along Twenty-sixth street from Illinois street to the second alley west of Illinois street. C. R. Pease, 78 cents; M. E. Lough lln, 86 cents; A. Bruner, 87 cents; William ' Bossert, S7 cents; H. C. Roney, 88 cnts; Eugene Sheehan. SC cents; Hudson & Jen kins, 89 cents. Contract awarded to C. R. Pease. Improvement resolution No. .18, 1502, for the construction of a local sewer in and along Wenzel street from Downey street to Morris street. C. R. Pease, 91 cents; Hudson & Jenkins, S7 cents; M. E. Lough lln. $1.03: William Bossert, $1.06; H. C. Roney, $1.07; Eugene Sheehan, f 1.11. Con tract awarded to C. R. Pease. PETITIONS FIL.KD. For a local sewer in Michigan street, from Patterson street to White river Interceptor. For opening Twenty-fourth street across the L. E. & TV. and Monon tracks. For cement walks next the curb and stone curbing on Senate avenue, from Twenty ninth street to Thirtieth street. For vacating the first alley north of Sutherland avenue, from Central avenue to a point 14o feet cast. PAPERS ORDERED. For paving with brick the roadway of the alley between Alabama street and New Jersey street, from Eleventh to Twelfth street. PETITION WITHDRAWN. For opening Eighteenth street, from Brighton boulevard to Fall creek. EPWORTH LEAGUE DOINGS INDIANAPOLIS DISTRICT MEETING AT HALL-PLACE CltURCH. The Thirty-Five Methodist Congreca- Hons In the District All Represented. One of the largest meetings of the Ep worth League of the Indianapolis district was held last night in Hall-place M. K. Church. There are thirty-five Methodist churches in the Indianapolis district, and the members of the various Epworth League societies crowded Into the large auditorium of the church. The Sunday school room on the west side of the church was thrown open to accommodate the peo ple. This did hot suffice, and the east room was also opened and the entire delegation crowded all the available space In the church. The meeting was In charge of James Og den, president of the Epworth League of Meridian-street Church. With the assist ance of the Sunday-school choir of the Hall-place Church, he opened the meet ing with a song and praise service. Miss Daisy Stephenson, district superintendent of the Junior department, followed with il Short talk on Junior work. Mrs. Ada New. of Greenfield. State superintendent of the Junior department, then gave an ad dress on "The Juniors." Mrs. Xew's talk was upon how the juniors should be en tertained to Interest them In the work. She cited a number of things which, she said, proved very helpful in other societies and urged their adoption by the different junior superintendents present. The Rev. E. R. Rawls, presiding elder of the Indian apolis M. E. Conference, gave an address, in which he spoke of Junior work. He said the juniors are the ones to get into the church. If all the young were taken into the churches, he said, and made to believe in the examples set down by Christ, it would mean the solving of the world prob lem. Following the address of Dr. Rawls twen ty Junior superintendents gave one minute talks on the work of their Individual so cieties. Miss Helen Brouse then called the roll, and It showed that thirty-five M. E. churches In the district were repre sented. The district includes Acton, Green field, McCordsville, Lawrence, Mooresville, Maywood. Clermont, Flackville and several other surrounding towns. The roll showed that Fletcher-place, Meridian-street and Furnas-place churches had the largest dele gations. Fletcher-place led, having forty four members. Social work In the league occupied the remainder of the session after the inter mission. L. A. Robertson, district fourth vice president, had charge of this feature of the meeting. Miss Erteile G. Carson read a paper on "A Few Novel Plans for Socials." This paper was followed by a symposium entitled "Can the Social De partment Help in the Devotional Meet ings?" This was prepared by Misses Edith Bell and Carrie Hess and Mr. Oral Miller. It was read by Miss Hess. The meeting concluded with one-minute talks by the thirty-five fourth vice presi dents. Their remarks were mainly on the progress of the society in their churches. MEMORIAL SERVICE. It Will He Held at Christ Church in Honor of Late II. 11. Peck. The vestry of Christ Church have com pleted arrangements for a memorial serv ice for the late Benjamin B. Peck, to be held in Christ Church Sunday evening next at 7:20 o'clock. The New England Society and the Loyal Legion will take part in the programme, Dr. A. W. Brayton speaking for the New England Society and Mr. John E. Cleland for the Loyal Legion. Rev. J. D. Stanley will speak for the church organization, and the full vested choir of sixty voices, which was organized by Mr. Peck, will render a numter of Mr. Peck's favorite hymns and anthems. Property Sold for .'.r,0X. A. M. Robertson has sold his property at 311. 343 and 343 Massachusetts avenue, to Mary Ellen Baker and others for $3.",fi0. The property has a frontage of seventy feet on Massachusetts avenue and runs through to Alabama street, where the frontage is fifty and one-half feet. TV. E. Mick Äc Co. made the deal. Sketching t lull's Exhibit. The Sketching Club's exhibit at the Young Women's Christian Association tuildln-r was open for inspection last night. The sale will begin this morning and will continue for ten days. Purchasers wlli find a great variety of beautiful and useful works of art. The Indianapolis Fire Insurance Com pany was one of the few companies which made a profit on its business for the year mi. The risks Insured by this sterling home company are carefully selected, and the growth of the Institution Is assured. EVIDENCE IN ORME CASE MUS. LYDIA HALEY TELLS HOW THE CHILD DEVOURED FOOD. The Cases Against the Orme and the 3Iartlneeks Continued Until To- ! Morrow by Judge Stubbs. The Hazel Orme ease was again called in Police Court yesterday morning, and in anticipation of some new and sensational evidence a large number of persona gath ered early in the courtroom. Mrs. Lydia Haley, a nurse, appeared and testified that about Jan. 1 she was engaged at the home of Mrs. Edward Taylor, 709 West St. Clair street, and at that time saw Hazel Orme. She said the girl was then weak and ap peared to be ill. Two weeks later the child, in company with Mrs. Martlneck and two of her children, visited the Taylors. Mrs. Haley said she saw Hazel Orme go out into the back yard and upon seeing a piece oj stale bread in the garbage barrel- eagerly seized and ate it. She then cut two slices of bread and gave one to Hazel and one to one of the Martlneck children. Hazel greedily devoured her bread, while the child of Mrs. Martlneck took a bite or two from the slice of bread given it and then laid it on the table. This remnant, Mrs. Haley said, was quickly picked up by Hazel Orme and eaten after she had eaten two more pieces of bread which were cut for her. Mrs. Taylor was called to the witness stand and testified that Mrs. Haley was em ployed at her home at the time stated, but that she knew nothing of the matter ex cept as was related to her by Mrs. Halej' at the time. Neither Martlneck nor his wife went on the stand to make an ex planation of the incident. At their hear ing several days ago they claimed the child had not wanted for anything to. eat and was not starved, as she claimed she had been. The cases against both the Ormes and the Martinecks were continued until to-morrow, and it is probable that other witnessesVwill voluntarily appear and give new evidence. Judge Stubbs said he would receive all such evidence and take it Into consideration m deciding the cases, notwithstanding the irregularity. He is taking much pains to get at the real facts in the case. The condition of Hazel Orme continues to gTow gradually worse, and Dr. Durham, who is attending her, says there is very little prospect for recovery. BRIEF IN STUART CASE. Cffort to Itccover $ir0,000 from Form er Couuty Treasurers. The brief in the case of Romus F. Stuart, as a. taxpayer, to recover about $130,000 from former County Treasurers Holt and Schmidt and their bondsmen, was filed in the Supreme Court yesterday by T. TV. Bartholomew, attorney for Stuart. Stuart charges that through collusion with the Board of County Commission ers Holt and Schmidt were enabled to pocket large sums In interest on time warrants. According to the complaint they loaned the county's money to the county and pocketed the Interest. Stuart also seeks to have the court rule that they must pay into the treasury their salaries for .the time they were in office, because they failed to comply with the fee and salary law. In the Marion Circuit Court Ju!ge Allen held that a taxpayer was not the proper party to Institute such a proceeding; that it must be brought by the commissioners for the auditor. Stuart made the commis sioners Henry L. Harding, James E. Greer and John McGregor parties to the suit be cause they refused to act in the matter. In the brief Bartholomew asks whether the taxpayers have no remedy against their of ficers who unlawfully misappropriate money raised by taxation; whether the county officers can form a combination with the Board of Commissioners to loot the treasury of the county and thereby render the people helpless for redress and the re covery of the money squandered against the officers, and this to be accomplished under a technicality. Homes Were -ot Welshed. The coal dealer that sold the load of coal delivered at the Newton Claypool building at Ohio and Pennsylvania streets and which was alludcrl to in an afternoon paper as a "short" load is angry. The load was said to be 2,800 pounds "short." The engineer at the Claypool bulldinpr in- sisted upon having the load weighed on the city scales at a late hour Monday, and after a heated argument between the en gineer and the dealer, after the driver had returned to th yard to unload the coal, it was weighed on the city scales. The "short" 2,800 pounds, the dealer says, was the exact weight of the horses, which were weighed at the coal yards, but not at the city scales. The dealer says the engineer discovered his mistake some time yester day. Dunlap'a Celebrated Hats At Seaton's Hat Store. NEW SLEEPING CAR LIXE .Between Muncle anil Chicago. - Commencing Saturday, March 1. a new sleeping-car line will be established be tween Muncie and Chicago, via C, I. & E. Railway, Converse and Pennsylvania lines. Sleeper leaves Muncle daily 11:45 p. m., ar rives Chicago 7:30 a. m. Ready for occu pancy at Muncle 9 p. m. Returning leaves Chicago via Pennsylvania lines 8:40 p. m arrives Muncie 4 a. m. Passengers may re main In their berths at Muncie until 7 a. m. W. W. RICHARDSON, D. P. A. Penn sylvania lines, Indianapolis, Ind. Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats. Samuel Lewis Shank. Better known as Lew Shank, the auctionpcr, will stand for nomination for county recorder, sub ject to the Republican primary on March 14. Mr. Shank h been in business at 339 Cast Washington street for a good many years ani is one cf the best-known business men in the East End. and will prove a popular candidate for the office. The offlce of recorder is an intportant one, and should be In the hands of a conserva tive business man. and one capable of admin istering to the affairs of the county in a prac tical business manner. Mr. Shank is the man for the place. Don't forget him on March 14. Enlnrnlnic nusiness. W. C. Krlel, the well-known dealer in cigars, has opened a new store at 106 Monument place (English building.) He w'll conduct a whole sale and retail business. The larne room and cemented cellar are splendidly arranged for car rying a large stock. Mr. Kriel has leen in the cirar business for nineteen years and owns the stands in the Denison Hotel, the (.rand Hotel. Claypool building, where a high-class grade of cigars and tobacco, all the leading periodicals and newspapers are carried. Cook's Imperial Extra Dry Champagne ha a delightful aroma. It 13 perfectly pure and nat urally fermented Indianapolis Harber Supply Co. For Massage Cream. 37 East Ohio street. Sherman Decorating; Co. Paper hangings. II Eat Ohio street. Leo Lando, Mnntifncturinc Optician, Permanent location at 142 .X. Pennsylvania st. We Want Your Business And the special values offered here should insure our receiving your orders for spe cial diamond pieces. We have the goods at the right price. Be sure and come to us if you have any idea of purchasing a diamond. We will be glad to quote prices and show our offerings. JuIm$e.Wau8gon Indiana, Leading Jewelers. IS EAST WAS!IIGTO. STREET. Rought during our Clearance Sale will net you a saving of from Jl to $151 on odd new Uprights and much more on used Uprights and Squares. We have some especially interesting values In Weber. Chase and other Squares ranging frcm Jm0 to and Starr. Chic kering. Knabe Uprights at prices much under value. All prices marked In plain figures. Visitors cordially welcome. THE STARR PIANO COMPANY INDIANA'S REPRESENTATIVE PIANO HOUSE, UtN-lO Nortli Io iH'lx'tinln Htroot. New rianos for rent at $3.r0, $1 and $3 a month. Tianos stored at reasonable rates. IX YOU ARI2 XOT SMOIvlXG THIS Try one, then notice the fine Aroma of our present Havana Tobacco and compare it with high-priced Imported Cigars. F. R. Rice Mercantile Cigar Co., Manufacturers. St Louis. UNION M-.DC FINE CUT GLASSWARE 37 South Meridian Street. Mr ill A Wm Lm Douglas ntakom mnd ma Urn moro men's $3,50 chocs than any oihef f wo manufsctur&r in tho world. WHY f BECAUSE : W.L.Douglas $3.50 shoes placed side by side with $5 and $6 shoes of other makes are found to bs just as good. They will outwear two pairs of ordinary $3.50 shoes. DEO A USE His reputation for ths best $3.50 shoes In style, fit and wear is world wide. li'cUee increase of tales in talk bclovt HS 14-1.T0 Pairs. 18011! '808.182 Palm. 3 iyOO 1,25.1,754 Pairs. 1901 1,566,720 Paire. Business More Than Doubled in Four Years. Sold by 63 Douglas Stores in American Cities, and the best shoe dealers everywhere. CAUTION! The genuine haveW. L. Doug las name and price stamped on bottom. Made of the best imported and A merican leathers. Including Patent Corona Kid, Corona Colt, and Na tlonal Kangaroo. T"ast Color FI relet and Alirays Black Hooks Used Kxclu-lvely. Boy bII roarV.L.noufffBB' S2.no Strong Mado Shoes; Youth'm,$1.1 50 Shoes br mal, 2." rrnt extra. Catalo free. W. 1. IMIIULAS, Krorkton, Mas. INDIANAPOLIS STORE: 4 E. WASHINGTON STREET. OCEAN STEAMERS. Q.Ss.5. Co, Wost India KrLllS&& NEW YORK P.S. "RORAIMV 2.712 ton?, sails March 13. P.S. "MAD1ANA." 3.0SO tons, sails March 23. Specially fitted with electric lights, baths and all improvements. For St. Thomas, St. Croix, St. Kitts. Antlpua. Guadaloup, Dominica, Martinique, St. L.ucia, Barbados, Demerara. For beauty of scenery and perfection of climate this trip is unsurpassed. For Illus trated pamphlets giving rates of pajj?age and all information apply to A. E. OUTER BRIDGE & CO.. Agents. S3 Broadway; A, AHERX, Sfc y. Quebec, Canada, or TIIOS COOK & SON, 234 S. Clark St., Chicago, III J4amburgJkmerican. TWIN-SCREW EXPRESS SERVICE PLYMOUTH ('UK KUOrm H A MHt.'HO. DEUTSCHLAND, MARCH XI, 3:30 p. m. A. Victoria April 10 l)eutrhlnnd ....April 17 TWIN-SCREW PASSENGER SERVICE. PLYMOUTH CH KHBOU R HAMBURG. reniivlvnnia March Moltke March 9 Pretoria March 13 Patricia April 8 Hamburg-American Ilne, 37 B'way, N. Y. r renzel tiros, mm A. Metzger, Agts.. Jmuaniipons. SOLE AGENCY for (he famou And other high-grade Pianos. Low Price. Iiasy Terms. PEARSON'S PIANO HOUSE, IMIIANAI'ULIB. IXU. Genuine "HOGERS" Plated Knives and Forks S8.00 per Doxon Also full line of Spoons and other articles of Table ware. I,IM,Y & STALNAKER, 114 E. Washington St. ORIGINAI, ALLEGRETTI ChocolateCreams OLI ONLY AT Huder's Drug Store Washington and Pennsylvania. And Ready for Business ...NEW GOODS ONLY... V. II. ROLL'S iO: WAI I PAPPf; ao3 -at If .1 1,4 a i M m Washington St. I ! FREE TRIAIv TREATMENT FOR j -t n t m V5 ä t v j Mj remeilT cortnins no harmful or haMt -forming ' dnii'H. 1 1 i n m.1i 1 anil j.Tinancnt euro for lcf p- I lc--in".. ritf tor - trlnl t r-t nirn t J t.A.S HAl TlTK,f.5 I . Mate M.. Milwaukee, Wi. SEALS, STENCILS A!iO STAMPS. WWiMJ STENCILS.STAHPSi H, CATALOG UlfRt UASw&. CI I ta-PBtW . 13 KMSR1D1AN SI Often fW "To be Appareled as a Gentleman" Shakspeare remarked was a thing to be commended. In that day it was the slashed doublet and silken hose; to-day it is Dress Suits for evening wear. We make Dress Suits, silk lined, at 530 such as other tailors ask $ 43 or f50 or more for. -Meanwhile our spring fabrics are open for inspection. latin.... Tailoring Co. ; SAMPLE SALE j OF BKASS AND IRON S BED LOWEST PRICES OF THE YEAR, A SAVINQ OF ONE-THIRD. Sander & Recker Furniture Co. 21, 221, 223 L Washingloa St. Directly Opposite Courthouse.. SEX THAT SUSPENSION? Fits all Welsbach light burners VOR SALC HV C.W.MEIKEL CO. 122-126 N. Pennsylvania SL A SKELETON IN THE HOUSE will generally Ik? f'ninil to b !f!(i iunihlnjr. lit In? out ol Mtfht the 11 cllernof Inolose.l tlutnt Inare unexn -cte!, ani st ;! on yu like tlilcf In lb niht, crMllnK t Hints : ppalli ns Ii:ivk anl robbing t tie home of ovei on' tliroti'li IniVv tiu rilsaMn Iikc ty jihoM f?ver, liphtlieni. etc. I. -t us cxmulne your T'luiutilii? Hii t we will t II yon hoii'-M ly m b'tlirr your home i filled with sewer 3 bVf ru It n too late. C. ANESHAENSEL & CO. Leading IIttmhrrs and IVje fitter. 29-33 East Ohio Street. CHOCOLATE MARSHMALLOWS JOSEPH TAGGART'S ... BAKERIES ... 233 Massachusetts Avenue. 234 West Vermont Street. 21, 22, 24 Nonn New Jersey Street. FURNITURE, CARPETS, ST0.ES and STEEL RANGES. Chas. L Hartman.. HiC 3x5-319 K. Washington St. V TVstxr cover IJJ.OM feet of floor tpacA. Jy MS Mm