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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, -THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1890.
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AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
TTabash Wins Agaln.t the C. & E. The Case
To lie Carried Further.
Ppecial to the Indianapolis Journal.
Wabash. Intl.. Oct. 22. This afternoon
in the "Wabash Circuit Court Judge Con
ner banded down his decision in tho Wa-bash-Chicago&
Erie injunction case, which
is in elTect that tho latter is restrained
from interfering with Wabash traffic over
the C. &, E. lines from Laketon to Ham
mond. Judge Conner reviewed tho case
ably and cited many authorities to show
that his ruling was correct. He made the
point that he was not dealing with the
case on its merits, as that part would
doubtless be gone into folly at the com ing
trial in this court next January.
At that time it will be shown
in evidence that the Wabash
management has said in correspondence
that their lease of the C. &. E. lines might
b terminated at any time by either party
after due notice had been given. The Wa
bash has given a heavy bond to secure the
C. & E. against any I03S that may occur by
reason of the running of trains over the
litter's track, and so by order of court they
are safe in using these tracks. .- Otto
Uresbam, attorney for the C. & E., says
that he will push the case vigorously
through the United states Court, and is
positive that the Wabash will finally be
evicted.
Personal, Local and General 2?otes.
The Big Four management has set aside
$10,000 to purchase near tools of modern
style for the different shops on the system.
F. A. Hosted, superintendent of the Cin
cinnati, Hamilton & Dayton (Indianapolis
division), is so ill as to con line him to his
room.
F. M. Caldwell, an Erie man, has been ap
pointed division passenger agent of the
Chicago Erie road, with heaquarters at
Huntington, Ind.
The Chicago &. Eastern Illinois will soon
be in the market for . ten heavy freight
engines. The lighter engines will either be
sold or used on its tranches.
The number of through passengers for
September, lbl-0, between Chicago and In
dianapolis over tiie Monon was 482 more
than lor the same period in ISfey.
The plans are prepared for a new freight
depot at New Albany, to be ended for the
Louisville. Evansville &. St. Louis road,
tho estimated cost of which is $10,000. '
C. A. Carlisle, purchasing agent ot the
Toled i it Ohio Central road, was notified
on Tuesday that $40,000 had been left him
by a relative who died in southern Ohio
last week.
The Vandslia has fonr work trains and a
steam shovel in service on the T. L.
division. . The heavy traffic which this
load is now doing admits of placing tho
track in the best condition.
Harry Crawford is in Louisville, looking
after the interests of the Louisville, New
Albany &, Chicago in the suit of tho Louis
ville Southern road. He predicts some sur
prises before the matter is settled.
V. T. Malott has gone to Chicago. He is
fast getting his receivership matters on the
Chicago & Atlantic road in abape to ask to
be relieved as receiver of that company.
Most of the bills payablo bavo been settled.
William Irving, general pnrchasingagent
of the Chicago, Burlington & Qnincv lines,
has resigned to engage in business in Col
orado. It is understood that George Har
graves will be 'appointed to the position
vacated.
The Big Four has established interlock
ing signals at eleven railway crossings on
this system, and will largely increase the
number within the next twelve months.
These signals, complete, cost an average of
2,200 each.
C. L. Hilleary, district passenger asent of
the Big Four, with headquarters at Peoria,
was in the city for a few hours Tuesday.
The passenger business of tho Peoria divis
ion shows a handsome increase since Mr.
Hilleary took bold.
Work on the new highway and railroad
bridge between Jeflersonville and Louis
ville has com4 to a complete standstill for
want of funds, and it is feaied that until
some new road from the north comes into
Louisville the work will not be resumed.
An official of the Cincinnati, Hamilton &
Dayton says that the company has an op
tion on the Toledo, Findlay & Sprirtgtield
road, and it is probable that the C, II. &
D. will have possession of it within the
next thirty" days. A few days will settle
the matter. ......
The Chicago &. Eastern Illinois manage
ment win in a snort.time iettne contract to
replace every . .wooden structure over
streams on their line with iron bridges or
trestles. All new strnctures of late built
by the company have been 'of iron, and
there are now but a few wooden bridges
and trestles remaining.
The Peoria Ac Pekm road is eighteen
miles long, and seven roads do their Peoria
business over it, paying the operating ex
penses jointly. The otlicial report of M. S.
Conners. superintendent, shows that in the
month of September 71.2-12 cars were han
dled on this piece cf track for the several
companies doing business over it.
M. E. In galls, president, and William
Greene, general manager of the Big Four
lines, returned from St. Louis, .via Louis
ville, and were yesterday in Louisville ar-
i I 1 r . . . .
ranging ior terminal lacuiues xor me rsig
Four on opening anew its line to that city
and settling the question as to over which
bridge their business is to be bandied.
G. J. Grammar, traffic manager of the
Mackey lines, and F. E. Davis, general
freight agent of the Chicago-& Eastern
Illinois, have started on an extended South
em trip in tho interest of their respective
lines. Tbe through business of these roads
between the South and Chicago has in
creased so per cent, this year over any
iormer year, in is stated.
Geo. W . Burnham. who for some years
past has been with the Indianapolis car
works, looking soecially after the wheel
department, has resigned and goes to the
Missouri car and foundry-works. St. Louis.
in a similar capacity. Hereafter tho In
dianapolis car-works will manufacture only
the wheels which they place under trucks,
and hence the services of Mr. Burnham
were not needed.
Local passenger circles, which have been
but little disturbed of late, aro now eon.
eiderably demoralized, the Big Fourhaving
witnarawn irora tne local association,
which issues the rate sheet, and now pub
lishes one of its own. For some years one
rate sheet has answered for all roads cen
tering here, and this new departure leads
uo ucuci iuui. lun DIK rour IS lO UO-
moralize rates by reducing them at certain
. points.
The Indiana Midland is now eettincr tan
to fifteen car-loads of coal a day from their
mines at Sand Creek. They use five miles of
road, just completed, which connects them
with the Vandalia; then nine miles of the
Vandalia road, and two miles of their own,
built some time ago. which brines them to
the Sand-creek mines. It is stated that
the money has been secured to extend the
Indiana Midland to the coal mines of Bra
zil, a distance of twenty miles.
The election of J. T. liar ah ah as general
manager of the Illinois Central road is
looked npon as being a fortunate circum
stance for that road. It is thought he will
induce the directory to abandon their old
fogy ideas of railroading. There has been
some improvement of late in that direction.
Light freight and passenger engines aro
giving way to heavier and more modern lo
comotives, and trains are being run on
fatter schedules than even one year ago.
W. W. Findlay. chairman of the Western
States Passenger Association, appears to be
taking measures to 6top the demoralization
of rates to the West. While his task may
not be an easy one, other men having sig
nally failed, yet he handles offending gen
eral passenger ag nts without gloves, pur
chasing tickets freely to prove cases, anil,
perhaps, fear of being shown up as trans
gressors will restrain these rapacions gen
tlemen. Among the reforms he has suc
cessfully inaugurated is that of abolishing
econd-class rates from Chicago to St. Paul
and the territory oetween Chicago and the
Missouri river.
The Big Four peonle purchased the por
tion of the Cincinnati, Sandusky A Cleve
land road between Columbus and Spring
field, 0.,outright. and will come into full
possession iu November. The other por
tion of the C, S. & C. road they lease, and
there Is a possibility, says one of the offi
cial, that the liijt Four will not get control
of the portion of the road they leaso as early
as Nov. 1, although a majority of tho stock
holder of the C.S.& C. havrt voted in
favor of the lease. The Big Four has not
ratified the leasing of the C. S, A. C. road
ts a company, but individually the stock
holders have agreed to voto favorably at
the coming meeting called for that pur
pose.
MEETINGS OF ORDERS.
Annual Convention of the Fhi Gamma Delta
College Fraternity.
The annual national convention of the
Phi Gamma Deltas began yesterday after
noon at the Bates House. Frank Keck, of
New York city, as the president, called the
convention to order, about tifty delegates
being present. John H. Holliday, of this
city, delivered the address of welcome, in
which he extended a generous hospitality
on behalf of the local alumni of the
fraternity, and alluded to the former pleas
ant and profitable visits of the Phi Gamma
Deltas to Indianapolis on like occasions.
President Keck responded in a happy vein.
and then the convention took up its regular
order of business. A committee on creden
tials, consisting of one member from each
State represented, wan appointed, with In
structions to report at the evening session.
The convention then adjourned till 8
o clock.
In tho evening officers were elected as
follows:
President J. F. Benbam, Chicago.
Vice-president Howard Hasbruck, Ithaca,
N. Y.
Secretary W. n. Beisinger, Meadville, Fa.
Chaplain Bruce Kinney, Granville. O.
6crgeant-at-arms B. C. Taylor, Galesburg,
Reports of tho seven sections in
which the chapters are placed were
read, showing the fraternity to be in
excellent condition. The Pennsylvania
section reports that two fraterni
ty halls bad been built dur
ing tbe past year, and the Ithaca
Chanter renorted having rented "living
quarters.7 Other chapters had done like
wise.
The national convention is the court of
last resort, having jurisdiction over all the
local fraternities in. matter of law. It is
rather exclusive in membership, and sev
eral Indiana colleges have applied in vain
fof a chapter. Four of tho leading in-
Biiiuuous oi iuh ciaiu, jiuttover, aro
represented, the State and De Pauw uni
versities and Wabash and Hanover
colleges. Chapters at other institutions
having delegates present are those at Colum
bia, Cornell. Allegheny. Washington and
Jefferson. Wittenberg, Marrietta, Lehigh,
Knox and Lafavette colleges, and the Penn-
svlvania State, Bicknell, Denison. Wooster,
Michigan State, Ohio Wesloyan, Ohio State,
Illinois and Wesleyan universities. The
convention will continue its proceedings
to-day and to-morrow.
Improved Order of Red Men.
The Great Council qf the Improved Order
of Red Men, on reassembling, yesterday
morning, elected officers as follows:
Great Sachem Ilenry C. Shaw, Richmond.
Great Senior Sagamore Alfred Ellison, An
derson.
Great Junior Sagamore Charles. II. leathers.
Tcrre Ilaute.
Great Prophet John A. Znck, Madison.
Great Chief of Kecords Thomas G. Harrison,
Indianapolis. '
Great Keeper or v ampum John A. iucuaw.
Indianapolis.
Great Kenresentatlves George F. David. Indi
anapolis; Thomas J. Smith, Frankfort; John A.
Zuck, Madison.
Great Trustees Walter L. Ramsay, Indianap
olis; William Scar, Durham; Wesley Davis, Indi
anapolis. The installation occurred in the after
noon, and the following appointments were
made by Great Sachem Shaw:
Great Sannap James Tallinadge, Anderson.
Great Mubinewa Theodore Hunt, Richmond.
Great Guard of Wigwam W. JB. King, Lafay
ette.
Great Guard of Forest O. A. Sprague, Marion.
The reports of committees wero heard
and discussed. A form of. receipt for dues
was adopted for uniform use throughout
the State. 1 he great sachem was author
ized to appoint a committee for inspection
of tribal by-laws. Tho per capita tax was
again fixed at CO cents per annum, and on
a vote for the next place of holding the
next Uraud Council, liloomington was an
aggressive competitor of Indianapolis.
The Bloomincrton advocates urged the
greater consideration they would receive
there at the hands of the press, but In
dianapolis, as usual, won, and will still
be the seat of the convention.
An exemplification of the secret woxk was
made before closing by Croat Sachems
John S. McGaw and Chris McGregor. Re
port show a total membership of 4,198 and
sixty-three tribes in Indiana. The receipts
lor tne year were su,J47.;w; disbursements.
S27.ii72.50; resources, 40,4U.68. The degree
ot i'ocanoutas nas cignt nunurea members.
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The Great Council mushed its business and
adjourned at 5 o'clock. '
Royal Arch Masons.
The Royal Arch Masons of the State held
their forty-tifth annual meeting yesterday
aiteruuuu. iuo iauu uiku vnesi, runner
e a. pi j v : u : a. im
Crockett, in his annual address, said no
member of the order had died during the
year and that there had been a net increase
of 121 members. 1 he charter of the Cobles
ville Chapter has been recalled, one was
granted to a chapter at Kokomo and that
of the Mount Vernon Chapter restored.
The grand treasurer reported a balance of
58,612.05 on hand. Grand Secretary Smy the,
in bis annual report, gave the items of ex-
penditures and receipts in detail. Grand
High Priest Crockett appointed the follow-
A til..
ing standing commuiees;
Credentials Wm. II. Bmythe, Wm. J. McKee,
B. T. Apploeate.
VUiting Companions Ren. W. Crockett, E. E.
Stroun. J. li. AN alk.
Charters -Christian Fetta, L. B. Lewis, Jr.,
Wm. Perry.
Dispensation Alex. Thoma?, Geo. II. Thayer.
jr., John i. iteamuna.
Grievances ana Appeals . a. jonnson, Reu
ben Pcden. L. A. Foote.
Claims Robt. Van Valzah, John W. Hutchin
son. Simeon Joseph.
Pay-roll-George 8. Jones, J. A. Manning,
Robt. A. Woods.
Jurisprudence Wm.' Hacker, Martin II. Rice,
Mortimer -ye, r. j. cnestnutwooa, caivinw.
I'rather.
Correspondence -Thomas B. Long, Thomas R.
Marshall. i.pbralm Marsh.
Unfinished Business Daniel W. McDonald,
James O linen.
The election of officers resulted as fol
lows: Grand High Priest-Jacob W. Smith, Indianap
olis.
Deputy Grand High Priest Edward J. Church,
LaPorte.
Grand King Edward 8. Ross, Wabash.
Grand Scribe Albert II. Kaiser, Brookvtlle.
GrandTreasurer Martin U. KIce, Indianapolis.
Grand secretary William 11. smytne, In
dianapolis. Grand Captain of the Host Lagrange Sever
ance, lluntiutrton.
Grand Royal Arch Captain Orlando W. Brown-
back, i'endleton.
The degree of High Priest was conferred
last night on twenty-live candidates:
. Evsnts to Occur.
The annual pew-letting of Meridian-
street Church will occur this evening at
7:30 o'clock, and will be followed by the
customary social.
To-night, instead of the regular weekly
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prayer-meeting, tne uaptisrs win hold a
general gathering in the First Church
chapel. This is the annual public meeting
of their city mission board. Ihe work of
the past year will be reviewed and plans
for the future will be discussed.
The first section of the Free Kindergarten
and Children's Aid Society will givo a re
ception and tea this afternoon, from 2 till C
o'clock, at the residence of Mrs. Henry Sev
erin. No. 573 North Meridian street. Miss
Hill's water-colors will be displayed, the
paintings being on view all day, so that
any one desiring to can in the morning
mav do so. In addition to the pictures and
tea, the ladies have arranged for the sale of
fancy articles and home-made candy.
Yoong Car-Hreakers.
L. P. Grady, detective on the Chicago
division of tbo Big Four Railway Company,
arrived from Shelby villa last night in com
pany with Sheriff McDongall, having in
charge two boys, Noah Ester and George
Burns, jr., en route to the Reform School.
The boys are members of a gang of car
breakers who have been causing the loss of
a great deal ot property to the railway
company. Three other lads, Charles Car
ter, Robert Clarko and Bert Henry, will
be taken to the school to-dav. George
Burns, sr., and Joseph Boston, who were
leaders of the gang, have been sentenced to
the penitentiary.
Ran Into Refrigerator Cars.
The Monon accommodation which left
the city at 5:15 o'clock last evening ran
into a cut of refrigerator cars in the Lake
Erin A- Wtern vards. near Libertv afreet.
and upset three of them. Nobody was hurt
and no trains were delayed, but it was mid
night before the cars wore righted again.
MINOR CITY MATTERS.
To-Dar's Doings.
GRAND OPERA-nOUSE-"LltUe Lord Fauntle-
roy;" evening.
ENGLISH'S OPERA-HOUSE "The County
Fain" afternoon and evening.
PARK THEATER Williams fc Orr'a company,
atternoou and evening.
EDEN MUSEE Curiosities; afternoon and even
ing.
Ixxsal Nevra Notes.
Building permits were procured yester
day by Prudence E. Isgngg, frame cottage,
Illinois street, near Twentyhfth. S1.S00; K.
A. Tyle, frame cottage, Belletontaine street,
near Irwin, $1,(100.
The Horeb pastorate of St. John's Evan
gelical Lutheran Church, Wells county.
was incorporated yesterday, with uavid
Lawrence, Jonathan Seaman and George
C. Ditzler as trustees.
Personal and Society.
Misses Leah and Mary Fletcher will en
tertain a few friends this evening at cards.
Mrs. W. E. Hackedorn and daughter have
returned from a visit to relatives in Bucy
rus, 0.
Mrs. Harris P. Wetsell will return this
week from the East, where she has been for
some time.
Mrs. Louise Igoe Miller, of Canton. O..
who has been visiting relatives, left yes
terday for Washington. D. C. to visit Mrs.
Jacob Miller.
Mrs. Charles S. Millard will sail from
Europe on Saturday, by the steamer Etru
ria. and visit relatives Eat for a few weeks
before coming home.
Mrs. W. A. Woods has been called to
Knoxville, Tenn., by the death of her
brother, Mr. Newton. Mrs. Woods will re
turn home the last of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Fahnlev will en
tertain the employes of Fahnley & McCrea,
and their wives, on Saturday evening, at
their home on N orth Meridian btreet. ...r,r
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Dr. II. O. Pantzer returned yesterday
from a several months visit in Europe, ac
companied by a friend, Dr. Hicberiin, of
Eurico, owiizeriana, wno may locate in
this city.
Mr. Henry D. Pierce and daughter have
reached New York on their return from an
extended European trip. They, with Mrs.
Pierce, who went to that city to meet them,
will be at home early next week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Coffin. Mr. and Mrs.
Charles F. Sayles, Rev. J. A. Milburn, Mr.,
and Mrs. W. P. Maine, Mr. and Mrs. Harry-
Drew, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.iJotnn and others
formed a party yesterday for a country
drive and dinner at Hope cottage.
Mr. II. J. Schocacker has composed anew
song, the words of which are from an old
English poem "If Thou Wert Mine." The
theme is particularly pleasing and will be
an admirable addition to the repertoire of
contraltos. The song is dedicated to Mrs,
Zelda Seguin-Wallace. who pronounces it
excellent.
The members of the Contemnorary Club
held n meeting last night, at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Sewall. "The Arch
leological Institute of America and Its
Work in Greece." w the theme of a paper
read by Prof. CharKs Edwin Bennett, of
tho University of Wist onsin. Mr. and Mrs.
Sewall, Mn and Mrs. William L. Elder and
Miss Lillian Wright itoeWed the members.
There was a large audience present at
Bryant & DierdorPs piano-rooms last night,
to listen to the piano recital of Miss Minnie
Dierner, a musician whose skill has pleased
audiences before. Each number on . her
programme of difficult compositions was
excellently given, and the applause after
each testified to the pleasure she gave by
her selection and rendition. Assistance
was given by prominent musicians, among
whom was Air. Arthur O'Neil, formerly
teacher of the violin at DePauw, who has
come here to reside.
One of the largest and handsomest cof
fees of the season was given yesterday
afternoon by Mrs. George A. and Mrs. John
T. Dickson, at their home on North Pennsyl
vania Btreet. About one hundred ladies
were present to accept the hospitalities,
most of them being German friends, al
though there was quite a large number of
Americans. Ihe reception of guests was
held at the Mcsdames Dicksons and the
coftee was served at Mrs. Ruschauut's. in
tao adjoining house. Chrysanthemums
were the favors presented to each ladv. and
.both houses were tastefully arranped with
liowers.
Mrs. A. L. Claypool and daughter. Mrs.
Clippinger, had a delightful reunion of
friends yesterday afternoon, receiving and
entertaining from 2 till C o'clock. The
guests were invited for three different
hours. It was a carnation party, inasmuch '
as the decorations and favors were all of
those blossoms. The ornamentation of the
dining-tablo was particularly attractive,
and the ladies wero assisted by Mrs. John.,
S. Tarkingtou, Mrs. Jason Carey, Mrs. V."-?
K. Hendricks and Mrs. O. B. Jameson.
Mi8 Shipp, Miss Peck. and Miss Duncan
presided at the daictily-appointed punch
table, and Anna and Douglass Jillson also
assisted. About two hundred ladies were '
entertained during the afternoon.
Yesterday was the first reception lav of'
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Martindale, and a'
large number of friends called to offer
their congratulations and greeting. The
parlors of the Denison were beautifully
decorated with a profusion of plants and
liowers, and the table was exquisite in its
appointments. Mrs. Martindale was assisted
by Mrs. E. B. Martindale, Mrs. Charles
Martindale. Mrs. llervey Bates. ir.. Mrs. J.
R. McKee, Mrs. Addison Harris, Mrs. John-
O. Perrin. Mrs. A. H. Snow. Miss Avres.
Miss Allen and Miss Martindale. Mrs. Mar-
tindale wore her wedding dress, and all of
the ladies were handsomely costumed, mak-,
ing the reception one of the brilliant affairs'
of the week. Later in the evening thero "
was dancing to the musio of an orchestra
which had oeen in attendance during the-
entire reception.
BAURY-WILLCOX.
The marriage of Miss Anna C. Willcox.
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew J. Will-
cox, and a pianiste of note, and Mr..
William B. Barry was celebrated yesterday
morning at the family residence, No. 783
North Illinois street, at 10 o'clock. Rev:
Nathaniel A. Hydo performed the ceremony
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in iuo presence ol uio lammes ana a lew
intimate friends of tho brido and groom.'
The bride wore a handsome traveling suit
of dark blue cloth, trimmed with passe
menterie. After the service. Mr. and Mrs.
Barry left for an extended trip South, going'
as far as St. Augustine, Fla. They will be
absent a month, and upon their return will.
reside atfto. 74 college avenue.
MORTON HUGHES.
SrecUl to the Inflisnayolis Journal.
Marshall, 111., Oct 22.James Morton,
son of John Morton, president of the Clarke
County Bank, and Miss Maud Hughes,
a daughter of E. J. Hughes, a leading mer
chant, were married this evening. The.
Presbyterian minister performed the cere
mony. Miss Hughss was a Catholic until'
Sunday, but gave ap her religion for her
lover.
f GOLDEN WEDDING.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
Bloomincton. 111., Oct. 22. At their
home in Randolph to-day Mr. and Mrs.' John
F. Rust celebrated the fiftieth anniversary
of their wedding. Both are in prime good
health, and to-day wero surrounded by
hundreds of friends, including scores of
descendants.
MATTHEWS RUDY.
Special to the Id dianapolis Journal.
Mattoon, 111., Oct. 22. George L. Mat
thews and Miss May Rudy were married at
the home of the bride's parents, on First
street, this evening.
Amusement Matter.
J. K. Emmet will sing loveral now songs
at the Grand next week.
John Ryley, representing "The City
Club.'' a vaudeville and burlesque company,
is here. His attraction comes to English's
next week.'
Marc Klaw, of Klaw & Erlanger, theatri-
cal managers, is in the city. The firm has
control of "Ihe County Fair,77:
'now running
with success at English's.
Thero has not been a company of colored
minstrels in Indianapolis fox several sea
sons, and the engagement of the McCabe &
Young combination at English's the first
two nights of next week will, no doubtat
tract large audiences.
To-night and during the remainder of the
week Mrs. Burnett's- play, Little Lord
Fauntleroy, will occupy the stage at the
Grand. Gertie Homan. who replaced Tom
my Russell, will appear in the title role this
evening and at the matinee Saturday.
Marriage Licenses.
-Marriage licenses were 'issued yesterday
to Jame9 Duncan and Cora Millignn, Will-
iam A. Thompson and Anna M. Svendsen,
William A. Haller and Rosette Martin,
Elmer L. Teneyck and Zeillah Sharp,
George V. Bersch and Emma M. Weber,
Oscar F. Woerner and Amelia Schwomeyer,
George A. Newmier and Nellie M. Love,
Lovi Meyers and Emma M. Holliday, Ed
ward Hutchius and Emma Rosebrock,
Joseph R. Quick and Lavina Z. Bailiff,
Alonzo B. Smith and Alice R. Parker, David
S. Davis and Jennie Brown, James Rossen
and Clara Williams.
RAILWAY 31EVS INSURANCE.
The Bic Four Officers and Employes Make a
Good Showing of Work in Their Association.
The twenty-first aunnal meeting of the
Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago &, St. Louis
Mutual Insurance Association was held in
the Board of Trade building last evening,
there being some two hundred members
present from all divisions of the road. In
the absence' of the. president, Robert Blee,
Vice-presideut Potter fille"d the chair, but
Mr. Blee sent a letter of regret on account
of his inability to be present With this
letter was his address, and in it he said he
was proud to state that the association
stands to-da foremost and above reproaoh.
'During the twenty-one years of its exist
ence," he continued, "your officers have
collected and paid out abont $376,510, and I
am proud to inform you that from the time
of the birth of the. association to date not
one dollar of - the money col
lected has . been . misappropriated
or gone astray, but every dollar
collected on account of death or disability
has gone direct to the lawful heirs or dis
abled members in due time, for all of w hich
the treasurer holds receipts. Your associa-.
tion has largely increased the past year,
and stands to-day with a membership of
over 1,700 members in good standing. The
large increase is probably due in a measure
to the broader field in. which you have had
to work and to the untiring eliorts of the
officers and members to increase tho mem
bership. All assessments havo been paid
promptly in the past year, and amount to
the snug sum of $23,750.'7
The annual reports of F. D. Comstock,
secretary, .and T. J. Higgins, treasurer,
show the present membership to be 1,787,
there having been received during the year
l.OuO new members, as one of the results of
the Big Four consolidation. During the
year twenty death benefits of $1,000 each
and five total disability claims of $750 each
were paid. The C, C, C. & St. L. company
donated to tho association $750, and at the
close of the year there remained in the
treasury $1,503.50. The general prosperity
of the association and its value to the
membership was commented on in short
'speeches by Messrs. Clarke, Hicks. Potter,
Bender and Wells. A. S. White, F. D. Corn
stock, E. A. Peck, II. M. To wnsend and A. R.
Candy were appointed a committee to revise
the by-laws and report at the next annual
meeting. A letter of resignation was re
ceived from Mr. Blee, who wishes to retire
as president, but it was respectfully de
clined, and he was unanimously re-elected.
C. Potter was elected first vice-president,
J. Q. Van Winkle second vice-president, F.
D. Comstock secretary, with salary ad
vanced to $1,000; T. J. Higgins treasurer
and E. E. Kreuthofer auditor.
CULUNGS FROM THE CODRTS.
An Attorney, Astonished, Immediately Asks
for Continuance of Ills Case.
James Mitchell was the defendant in a
civil case yesterday before Justice of the
Peace Smock, in which George II. Venable,
colored, Bought to replevin a wagon, al
leged to have been unlawfully detained
and converted by Mitchell to his own use.
Mitchell had loaned G0 to Venable, taking
what is known in slang of certain lawyers
as a cut-throat' mortgage for -$S0 on a
pair of mules and their harness. The de
fendant says tnat it was in the contract
if , the mules and harness did not
meet the amount of the mortgage, ho was
also to have the wagon, and hence he had
appropriated and sold Jt for $25. In the
course of the trial, when Mitchell was on
tho stand, and the plaintiffs attorney. Mr.
;Orton, was plying questions pretty closely,
he caused a sensation by suddenly exclaim
ing: "Go lion hand crack your whip; Hi
don't hown the money any 76w, and you
cabn't get nothin7 from me. Hime honely
a hageut of my wife." As soon as the at
torney recovered from this .announcement
he asked the court for a continuance of the
case, in order to make the wife a co-defendant.
This was granted, much to the
surprise of the witness.
Question of Malicious Prosecution.
The $5,000 damage suit of Fidelia Hodges,
against Londen II. Carle and others, was
begun in Judge .Howe's court yesterday..
Theplaintid was arrested at the instiga
tion of the defendants, it is claimed, on a
charge of keeping six dairy cows inside the
city limits. She was tried in the Mayor's
court and acquitted, whereupon she brought
suit for malicious prosecution.
Ruske Obtains a Verdict.
Henry R. Ruske was given a verdict of
damages for $1,500 yesterday, in Judge
Howe's court, against Susie Howell. He
owns property which he claimed was de
preciated in Value by adjoining defendant's
house, on Court street, the latter being
rented, it is alleged, for immoral purpobes.
The case will be appealed to the Supreme
Court.
Notes from the Dockets.
The wills of Margaretta Schmidt and
Sarah Woollen were probated yesterday.
Alois Schmidt and William W. Woollen,
respectively, were named as executors.
.Edward W. Shaaf was arraigned in police
court, yesterday, on a charge of embez
zling $75 from Peter F. Collier. He waived
preliminary examination, however, and
was turned over to the grand jury.
The Court Record
SUPERIOR COURT.
Room 1 Ilou. Napoleon B. Taylor, Jurtge.
Edward H. Webster et al. vs. Ingram
Fletcher et al.; account. Finding and judg
ment for plaintitl for S2.ftM.5G and costs.
Charlotte Gevin vs. John E. Gevin; di
vorce. Decree granted.
Room 2 lion. Daniel Walt Howe. Judge.
Henry A. Ruske vs. Susie Howell; dam
ages. Jury returned a verdict for plaintiff
for $1,500.
Fidelia Hodges vs. Louden II. Carle et
al.; damages. Trial by jury. . ,
Anna E. Pennock vs. William L. Wiugate
et al. Ulsmissed and costs paid.
Room 3 Hon. Lewis C. Walker. Judge.
Joseph B. Homan vs. Ingram Fletcher et
al.; foreclosure. Judgment for $2,95.56.
Florence B. Whitehead vs. Oren S. Had
ley; replevin. - Dismissed at defendant's
costs.
John C. Pierson xb. Arthur B. Taylor et
al.; foreclosure. Finding for plaintitl.
Alice lines vs. James Imes; divorce. De
cree granted.
Xeto Suits Filed.
Ann Manley vs. Denuis Manley; divorce.
Allegation, cruelty.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon. Livingston Howland. Jortge.'.
Katarina Wurth vs. David Wurth; di
vorce. Decree denied.
A Disclaimer from Coy.
A sparring exhibition, with the intima
tion that it will probably be a right, has
been advertised to take place at Coy's to
night. Simeon let poof the Democratic
campaign long enough last evening to tele-
Fhone to the Journal of lice a disclaimer.
Io said he had no interest whatever in the
'matter, and that the sparring exhibition,
or tight, will not occur on his premises, or
in any other place, as far as he knows.
Assaulted His Father.
Herman Syrup was arrested by patrol
men Ronecker and Walters yesterday and
slated at the station-house for assault and
battery. Tho person assaulted was Her
man's father, who received numerous pain
ful cuts and bruises about the head. The
tight occurred before breakfast yesterday,
and in justifying his act young Syrup says
his father has been on a week's debauch
and very abusive toward the family.
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Mr. Stechhan Bell ere Corporations Always
Get the Best of a Trade with the City.
Councilman Stecbhan still insists Council
did an unwise thing in passing tho via
duct ordinance. "It is Irequently said,"
he remarked last night, "that, one-half of
our legislators are owned by the railroad
and other corporations, and I do not won
der at such remarks when I see how badly
the city's interests are looked after, when
Questions affecting corporations are brought
up. I have myself, at times, been
in doubt, judging from the very
tender manner in which the in
terests of corporations are consid
ered by the present Council, whether
we are the employes of the city or of the
corporations. In view of the general
clamor for safe crossings, and the fact that
by prompt action of the Council all the
people ever hoped to obtain, and more, too,
can be accomplished at no expense to the
city, I am very much surprised to see the
constituents of some of the members re
main silent."
"Thoy should take the matter in hand,
then, you think!" ho was asked.
"Yes; lam surprised, I say, to se that
the constituents of those councilmen who
have shown by their votes their disposi
tion to favor railroad companies, 6it idly
by and let valuable time pass without call
ing them to account. The chairman of the
committee on ordinances, to whom, months
ago, a resolution was referred, asking that
an ordinance be drafted embodying the Su
preme Court decision on the viaduct ques
tion, when questioned during a recent
meeting of Council in regard to the resolu
tion, replied, 'It is in soak.' If his constit
uents can feel their interests are well taken
care of. then they are themselves to blame
if nothing is accomplished for their par
ticular good."
Keep to the Right.
Councilman Trusler thinks the attention
of the proper authorities should be called
to the contusion on thoroughfares caused
by people not observing the old law of
keeping to the right. "Especially docs con
fusion occur at the main crossings on Wash
ington street," he said to a reporter last
night. "My attention has been called
recently to the speed at which
teams are driven around the corner of
Pennsylvania and Washington streets.
Often women and children aro caught in
dangerous places, and men, too, for one has
to be pretty lively in crossing to escape a
collision. There seems to be no system in
driving. Wagons and buggies dash in any
where they can, and the. result is often a
blockade. The Council should take the
matter in hand and provide a remedy."
"What kind of a remedy would yon sug
gest?" VAn ordinance should be passed compell
ing all vehicles to keep to tho right. I
have seen teams driven rapidly east on
Washington street and up the west side of
the tracks on Pennsylvania. All vehicles
should be compelled to take the right side
of tho street, and police officers should be
stationed at tho crossings to see that the
ordinance is obeyed."
THE LATE DR. JEFFERY.
A Brooklyn Congregation Honors Ilia Jlemory
in a Handsome Bronze Memorial -
Brooklyn Eagle.
At the morning service, yesterday, in tho
Marcy-avenue Baptist Church, Rev. Dr. W.
C. P. Rhoades, pastor, a memorial tablet in
-honor of the late Kev. Dr. Reuben Jefl'ery
was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies.
Dr. Jeffery was the tirat pastor of this
church, which is at present the largest of
its denomination in Brooklyn. He died on
Saturday, Dec 14, 1889, and at the evening
service on the following day the churoh
appointed a committee, consisting of Theo
dore M. Banta, William B. Fox and Henry
B. Porter, to propose suitable action in ref
erence to the event. The committee re
ported on Dec. 20, suggesting that a tablet
be erected in the church editico in memory
$kof their late prtor. This resolution
was unanimously anopteu, anu mo same
committee instructed to carry it into effect.
IleinigeSb Browne, of New York, were at
once put to work on the handsome bronze
tablet which now adorns the wail of the
church, immediately to the right of the
pulpit. It is of the purest metal and bears
in relief as its principal feature a portrait
bust surrounded by a circle, emblematic of
eternity. Above the portrait in a semi
circular panel is an inverted torch, speak
ing of the life gone from earth, and the
words: "To the memory of Reuben Jeffery,
our tirst pastor," llaukcd on either side by
the palm leaves of peace. On a cavtouche
beneath are the words: "He opened to us
the tjcriptures." The panel below the por
trait contains the following: "Born at
Leicester, England, Feb. 15, 1827. Died in
Brooklyn Dec. 14, 1SS0," with laurel wreaths
on either side, emblematic of merit.
After delivering his sermon Dr. Khoades
announced that the chairman, Theodore
M. Banta, would mak a report for the
committee and tell something of Dr. Jef
fery's connection with the early history of
the church. Mr. Banta said in part: '
As we meet this morning to look upon this me
morial ot our Crst pastor, we feel sure, that all
who know the htetory of this church and the part
which Dr. Jeffery -had in layinc it foundations
will acknowledge that ho richly merited tho
honor we thus pay him. We are grattlied that
the church has done what, we think, has never
been done before by any Baptist church in
Brooklyn erect in Its riirtce a monument to Its
pastor that It has done what, we think, has
never been In a church of any denomination in
the city set up a portrait memorial in bronze.
In many resects the Marcy-avenue Baptist
Church has been unique from its becinnimr. and
it is therefore in keepiuff with its record that it
should havo taken tLis method of tcatilyiutftt
esteem for hlui who presided so successfully over
its early history. It is now ten years since Dr.
JenVry. removing to Colorado, severed his con
nection with this church as it pastor, nud inas
much as during this verid the church basin
crcacd its membership from t00 to 1,300, it is
apparent that the majority of our prese nt mem
bers never knew him as pastor. J'robabiy most
of these are unfamiliar with the beginning
of the church and with the events that marked
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its earlier years. It may not, therefore, be inap
propriate to make brief mention of what was
wroupht In the seven years ministry or Dr. Jef
fery, that all may understand why we pay this
tribute to his memory. Seventeen years aj;o the
church was organized, with forty-three me ml) era.
and Dr. Jetfery was called &s pastor. His Biblical
studies in regard to the Lord's supper had led
him to question the correctness of the view held
by the majority of Baptists as to the qunliilca
tioas required by our Lord of participants In tho
sacred least. At that period much sensitive
ness on the question was . prevalent In the
denomination. Accordingly, when the council
for recognition assembled, strong opposition
on the part of several pastors was manifested
against admitting us into the sisterhood of Bap
tist churches. This opposition was unsuccessful,
but a year later antagonism from the same source
Irevented the union of the church with the Long
siand Baptist Association. For 6lx years the
church, therefore, did not receive any of the
benefits supposed to result from assoclatkmal
fellowship. It was only during the closing year,
of Dr. JelTery's ministry with us that the church
became a member of the association, a result
brought about by the pastors of the ttvo largest
churches of the city makinsr overtures to our
pastor to effect the union. The church had its
birth in a mere shell of a building, rough, urly ,
and uncomfortable. Almost every year of Dr.
Jeffery's ministry the people were required, by
the growing numbers, to enlarge the accommo
dations. AVith none of the Advantages incident
to a well-appointed house of worship, with un
cushionad seats and inconvenient surrounding!,
he attracted the largest congregation of any
Baptist church of New York or Brooklyn. Witn
many churches declining to give letters of ad
mission to us, almost ttvc hundred members of
other Baptist churches Joined tho Marcy-avenue
Church duriDg his pastorate. Tho power of the
spirit in converting grace was present during
the whole period and nearly live hundred were
baptized by him. a larger number than was gath
ered during the same time in any other Baptist
church of New York or Brooklyn. When hi re
signed at the end of seven years the membership
numbered 701, having become the largest, yritu
one exception, of the denomination m Brooklyn.
Upon the death of Dr. Jeffery the ISexr York
Baptist Ministers Conference appointed a com
mittee to prepare a minute on the occasion.
Their report sets forth some of the characteris
tics of our reverend friend eo graphically that
we feel we cannot better portray than by citing
the following extract: "scarcely one In our
ranks, perhaps no ono of his age, in the first
years of his publlo life had a wider fame and was
more highly rated as a preacher of power and
acceptability In our whole century than Reuben
Jeffery. He grandly held his own through a
long ministry. Ills mind, naturally large and
strong, disciplined by schools, put and kept In
use by his habits of profound thought and by
his undercurrent of study, always working on
some great idea, even when he was most at rest
and seemed to havo least mental tension, was
able fully to grapple with, roaster and et forth
In grand relief and most effectively tbe
majestic facts - and truths of our holy
religion. He had great heart, fullness
of sympathy, a 60ul ear.il y set ablaze, an Imagi
nation vigorous, and winged, and a whole nature
Impassioned and sensitively, electrically strung.
This oratorical organism made him a sweet, ten
der, fervid and eloquent preacher, especially so
since language never failed him. Words nt to
clothe his great thoughts readily came to him.
Uls speech was flowing, eloquent, rhythmical, and
when in the mood how grandly, and powerfully,
and charmingly he swept along in his sermons.
He was a resistless, brave, aggressive, aud most
able announcer and defender of truth, as be un
derstood the Bible to teach truth. Nothing
could daunt him in his heraldry of what he be
lieved the Bible to teach. His religion was a
thing of character, of love and life, built upon,
centering in Christ, nnd expressive of the spirit
of Christ, more than a matter of formula, of
statement or of organism. With him righteous
ness was more lmortant than mere abstract
soundness of belief in doctrine nnd sheer lu ec
clcsiasticism. Though often somewhat at vari
ance with some of his brethren as to where
Christianity placed Its prime emphasis, he was a
model of Christian tolerance and of pfofound
respect for the convictions of others. All he
asked was the quiet enjoyment of the liberty he
fully and aladly conceded to others. Wo who
meet here this morning to take part in this testi
monial of regard will ono by ono pass away to
other fields of labor or to rest beyond tho labor,
Dutthe church will remain, and its mission or
usefulness will continue and increase, we
trust, until the end of time. May this memorial,
set up by us in grateful remembrance of one we
love, perpetuate his name aud keep it fragrant
in the hearts of all who shall come after us and
share in the blessings which this church shall
diffuse- among the children of men.
"Recovered from Ills SpelL
Lee Kahn, the young man who suddenly
left the city owing to disappointment in
love, retnrned last night. He has been in
Birmingham. Ala., for ten days. He says
he is going to forget the past and maintain
a bold front to adversity.
Another Industry Dooming.
Detroit Tribune.
Dun's trade review at tho close of last
week, as has already been noted, shows
that bnsiness is booming all over the conn
try. This is the result of the settlement,
for some years at least, of the tariff' qqes
tion by the passage of the McKinley bill.
This prosperous condition of business
ought to be gratifying to all of us. and yet
thero is a boom in one industry that i to
be regretted i. c. Democratic lying. Tho
organs seem to be incapable of telling tho
truth about the bill in any of its features.
And tho "Robber Tariff Isn't In It.
Kansas City Ptar Mag.)
The earnings of the Pullman Palace-car
Company for the past year, as reported at
the annual meetiug held in Chicago last
week, were $S,8flO,W!. The disbursements
were $G,4&-Vv0, leaving net earnings of $2,
C.131. The total number of cars operated
bv the com puny is 2,135. It thus appears
that the t annual revenue from a Pull
man car to the company is about 81.003
over and above the earnings of the porter.
Hard to Excite a Prosperous People,
Buffalo Commercial.
The alarmist tactics which are being so
desperately overworked by a portiou of the
Democratic press for political ellect will
fail ignominiously because the prosperity
of tho couutry is eo obvious, business is so
good and labor so universally employed at
good wages that the bowlings of tbe free
trade demagogues fall upon indifferent ears
or excite resentment iu an iutelligeut peo
ple. A Barrel.
Nebraska Journal.
Hy the way, does anybody know who
Major McKinley is runuing against in Ohio?
Weak and weary" describes the condU
tion of many people debilitated by tho
warm weather, by disease or overwork.
Hood's arsaparilla is just tho medicine
needed to build up and strengtheu tho
body, purify and quicken' tho sluggish
blood, and restore the lost appetite.