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THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1890.
LADY OF THE WIHTE IIOUSE
A Gossipy Interview w ith Mrs. Harrison
About ller Life in Washington.
Her Duties and Social Occupations Are Pleas
ant, but She Eetains a Strooz love for
Her Old Home and Friends. .
Mrs. Benjamin Harrison arrived in this
eity Monday, from Washington, having
pent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Ely, at
Altoona, en route. She is aguest. with her
daughter, -Mrs. J. li. McKee. at the resi
dence of Mr. R. S. McKee, No. 418 North
Tennessee street, and will remain one week.
Upon her return to Washington she will be
accompanied by Mrs. McKee and children,
who have been spending ftereral weeks hero
with Mr. McKee, Mrs. Harrison looks un
usually well, and she said to a Journal re
porter, who called vat the McKee resi
dence, yesterday morning: "I have never
been better in my life. Sea air
always agrees with me, and my long stay
at Cape May last summer was of great ben
efit to me."
"The household cares at th,e White House
do not, then, weigh heavily upon yout" she
was asked.
"No, indeed; they are but little more
than the caves of an ordinary household.
A womairsb.iuld always be the head of her
own house, a id while at the White House
there is a steward, he comes to me for all
orders. There is no use of talking of my
being relieved of the entire euro of the
house, for 1 do not want to be. I enjoy
houhekeeping and especially the life in the
White House." Here Mrs. Harrison no
ticed a large piece of coral on an adjoining
table and remarked to Airs. McKee that
since ebe had como West a very large piece
had been sent to the President.
"Do yon still have as mauy presents sent
you as you did during the campaign!"
asked the reporter, the incident suggesting
the question. '
".Not so many, though frequently gifts
come. People have not yet ceased to eentl
relics of the campaign of 140." This was
followed by kindly allusions to one of the
conspicuous articles in Mr. McKee's draw
ing room a handsome carved mahogony
cabinet, ordered br Mrs. McKee to hold the
many badge i and mementoes sent to Presi- K
dent Harrison during the campaign. Mrs
McKee adviied sending the gifts here to
store with their other things, so that their
possession vpon leaving the White House
would not be so scattered.
"I bought same odd old furniture at Nan
tasket," Mrs. Harrison continued. "Nan
tasketisa queer old place. Items of news
are not received there through the- papers,
bnt a crier goes through the town calling
out ali matters of interest. When I went
there he cried. 'Mrs. Harrison has come to
town! Mrs. Harrison has come to town!'
And it did seem very odd to hear one's own
name cried in that way."
"What was yonr last entertainment at
the Whit House!"
"Giving the luncheon and reception to
the Brazilians. I was assisted at the
luncheon by Mrs. Dimmick and Mrs. Her
Tey bates, jr., of this city. There were
about twenty Brazilians, the members of
the Cabinet and a few others at the lunch
eon." "How do you manage to converse with
the people of so many nationalities, or do
you r.ttunpt it at all!"
"Most nationalities are represented by
men who can make you understand what
tbev mean, even if they cannot speak ex
cellent English; but there is one, the rep
resentative from Italy, who has lived
nine years in Washington, and et
he cannot speak enough English
to make an American understand hira. The
gentleman from Brazil Admiral De Sil
viera who made the presentation of the
Brazilian medal, commemorative of the
friendly relations between the two coun
tries, spoke in English."
"Are you not asked to join many socie
ties!" . . v -
"Yes; I have been invited to become an
honorary member of many orf auizations,
but have only accepted two, so far. One Is
that. of honorary president of the Johns
Hopkins Society, and Jho other is a mem
bership in the Daughters of the Revolu
tion." . .
"What are the terms necessary for one to
join the latter society, and what is it for?"
"The iirst is, you must have had an an
cestor who took part in the war of
the revolutiou. My great-grandfather
was a commander of forces in Pennsy lva
nia.and in that fact my lies right to become
a member. Tho society is formed for the
purpose of raising funds to mark tho places
of the revolutionary war and to revive his
tory, and also to restore some of the histor
ical places. The first thing, I believe, the
society intends to do is to restore the Mary
Wanhington tomb."
"Have you done any painting since going
to Washington!"
"I have not done much except to keep up
my regular lessons with Mr. Putzki. Mr.
Putzki has been very -successful since he
went to Washington. J painted a good
deal last summer at the sea shore, and also
began to use water-colors."
"How about the proposed changes in the
White House!"
"There is a plan, drawn by Mr. Owens,
for enlarging the house so it can be kept
for family purposes, and. while it will be
connected with the otiicial rooms, will yet
be separate. In case there should not be
too much business and time can be given,
the matter will probably come before Con
gress at this session. The house has been
thoroughly renovated for the iirst time
since Mr. Arthur's administration, and the
Blue Parlor has been handsomely decorated.
Klectricity has been put in on the
Iirst floor, aud a very pretty effect
has been gained in the Blue Room at the
base of the frieze, the electric lights being
arranged in groups of two or three at
intervals around the entire room, with the
bulbs so shiped as to look like flowers.
The e fleet is very beautiful, aud electricity
will make the room much more comfort
able, for when there is a public reception
there are over three hundred gas-jets
lighted, and it makes a great heat."
"Mrs. McKee says nhe would like to go to
Europe next year; will you go!"
"No. I have no desire, to cross the water,
and I shall die just as happy if I never go.
AVo expect to go to California next spring,
and 1 express myself as a great many
others do I believe a person should see
something of their own country before
going to Europe."
"Are you not glad to return to Indianap
olis!" "Yes. indeed, there is no place like In
dianapolis to me. I drove a short time
with Mrs. McKee the afternoon of my ar
rival, and noticed several changes since I
went away."
The carriage at this time was announced
and the conversation closed, Mrs. Harrison
going to the Orphan Asylum to attend a
meeting of its boaidof managers, of which
she has been a member for many years.
She shows her continued and undivided in
terest in the institution.
As this is the first visit Mrs. Harrison has
made to this city since going to Washing
ton, she will be the recipient ot numerous
social aitentious during her brief stay.
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AMUSEMENT MATTERS.
The second and tinal performance of "The
Nominee" was given by Nat C. Goodwin
and his company at the Grand Opera-house
last night to a largo and thoroughly pleased
audience. Mr. Goodwin will giie a matinee
this afternoon and appear nsSilas K. Wool
cott id his last season's success, "A Gold
Mine." That play has more dramatic
merit than anything the young comedian
has attempted, and it shows Mr. Goodwin
at his best in a comparatively straight
comedy character. Paul Arthur, Mabel
Amber. Robert Wilson, Margaret Fitzpat
rick. Grace Kimball. J. II. Browne, Stewart
Allen and Lindsay Hurst will appear in the
east. "A Gold Mint" will be given again
to-night.
The burlesque horizontal-bar act by
Burke, trm sketch bv Gallagher and West,
Polly McDonald's dnncing and Lew Car
roll's dutch coined v businessare all attract
ive features on iheprorrammof the Lester
& illiams Specialty Company, now at the
Park Theater.
Mies Ada Glasca, the prima donna with
William J. Uilmore's Comic Opera Com
pany, that will present "The Sea King" at
English's the Iirst half of the coming week,
is a Cincinnati lady, and has made a Rood
record as a singer, She is a woman of at
tractive personal appearance and a come
dienne ot recognized ability.
The linal rehearsal of the sixty auxiliaries
who will appear iu James O'Neill's produc
tion of 'The Dead Heart." at the Grand
Opera-house to-morrow night and during
the remainder of the week, will take place
to-morrow morning. The scenery and me
chanical effects of "Tho Dead Heart" are
very elaborate, much more so than those
usually found among tho accessories of
plays presenting historical scenes.
Professor Carpenter, the mesmerist, will
give exhibitions at English's Opera-house
every night during the remainder of the
week. A change of programme is promised
each evening.
DOINGS OP THE CLUBS.
The Hendricks Democrats Arranging' for sv
Ilanqqet In January.
The Hendricks Club met last night, and
began arranging for a banquet which will
take place next month, the date of Jan. IS
being probably the time chosen for the
event The following committees were
named:
Executive Sterling R. Holt, chairman; A. M.
McCleary, treasurer, Albert Sahm, secretary;
Kdgar A. Brown, Jas. U. Ryan, Amr." M. Kuhn,
M. 1. King, Jno. K. Wilson, Thos. Taggart.
Invitation Mayor T. L. SulllvaD. Ym. A,
Peelle.Jr., Jas. U. Rice, Allen W. Condultt, Leon
O. Bailey, 8. E. Morss, ex-Gov. I. P. Gray, Ed
ward Hawkins, Simon P. fcheerin, Chas. M.
Cooper.
Toasts Ex-Go v. I. P. Gray, Mayor Bullivan,
Ja. II. P.ice, Edward Hawkins, 8. E. Morss.
Decoration and Hall V. M. Backus, T. Griffin,
E. C. iUssoiann, T. J. Truemper, Edward Ducas,
M. Cain.
Music John T. Budenz, Henry Habeny, John
W. He Busk
Newspapers Alfred H. Johnson, George F.
Miller, Col. J. B. Maynard.
Invitations will be sent to ex-President
Cleveland, Governorllill, General Palmer
and others, and it is the intention of the
club to make the affair one of large and im
posing consequence.
The Century Club.
At tho Century Club, last evening, Jaeob
P. Dunn, the retiring president, made a
brief and clever speech, which met with an
apt response in his successor, William F.
Elliott, in assuming the chair. Wni. C.
Bobbs read the paper of the evening, his
subject being "American Communism."
The paper was replete with information,
and thoroughly covered a most interesting
subject. Messrs. Potts, Thompson, Fortune,
Clifford and others took part in the discus
sion. Charles Moores very opportunely
read a few pages from the new book of Gen.
Booth, of the Salvation Army, which only
arrived in the city yesterday afternoon,
about a co-operative farm in County Clare,
Ireland. The. scheme was succeeding hne
ly until brought to a close by the owner of the
farm upon which the experiment was be
ing tried losing everythiug by bad luck at
the gaming-table.
Officer of George II. Thomas Post.
Georgo H. Thomas Post, G. A. R., held its
election of officers last night, the result
being as follows: Post commander, R. M.
Smock; senior vice-commander, James E.
Twiname; junior vice-commander, H. P.
Hood; surgeon, J. J. Garyer; chaplain, D.
R. Lucas; quartermaster, Joseph Moore,
officer of the day. J. D. Eagle; officer of the
guard, James Stevens; delegates to State
encampment, A. Boice, J. li. Ross, J. B.
Elam. Mahlon Floyd, W. F. Henly, Wil
bur F. Hitt, K. E. Smith, V inson Carter, G.
II. Sbover, Geo. F. McGinnis, William E.
Shilling; alternates, Joseph Bristow, J. D.
Eagle, B. M. Dawson. J. B. Eckman, W. B.
Harris, W. H. Tucker, S. Former. Vic. M.
Backus. John Mahoney. Edward McDevitt,
W. C. Phipps.
The Y. M. C. A.
Joseph Chez, of WahoorNeb., the new as
sistant general secretary of the Young
Men's Christian Association, will arrive
fintnrdftv And AftnnniA his duties. J. R.
Bloom, of Fond du Lac, Wis., who has just
snrrppdd Mr. Doncrlnsn ns creneral secre
tary, is making a favorable impression, and
promises to be successful in his new and
more extensive field.
MINOR CITY MATTERS. v
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To-Pay's Doings.
INDIANA HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY Agri
cultural rooms. State-bouse; day and evening.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH-Mrs. Mary A. Liver-
more; evening.
GRAND OPERA-HOUSE Nat Goodwin, In
"A Gold Mine;" afternoon and evening.
ENGLISH'S OPERA-HOUSE Prof. Carpenter,
Mesmerist; evening.
PARK THEATER Lester & Williams's London
Specialty Company; afternoon and evening.
Local News Notes.
Marriage licenses were issued yesterday
to Charles Clements and Lizzie Bowers,
Benjamin B. Medley and Mary A. Johnson,
Benjamin F. Smith and Clara Abrams,
Albert Conklin and Carrie Hnlsker.
A small lire was discovered in the roof of
the Indianapolis Cabinet-makers' Union
factory, on East Market street, at mid
night, and an alarm sounded. The flames
.were extinguished, with small loss. An
over-heated boiler cansed the fire.
' Fersonal and Society.
Miss Hawley, of LeRoy, O., is visiting the
family of Judge Finch. .
Mr. .and Mrs. Bloom, of Fond du Lac,
Wis., are guests of Mr. and Mrs.-Thomas H.
Spann.
Mis" Blanche Gregg, of Cincinnati, is vis
iting Mrs. E. A. Peck, on North- Delaware
street.
Hon. A. C. Lindemnth, Representative
elect from Wayne county, was in the city
yesterday.
Mrs. II. R. Dering and daughter Char
lotte will go to Chicago to-day to make a
short visit.
Mrs. Fannie Pursell, of Piqua, O., is the
guest of Mrs. N. S. Byram and family, on
North Illinois street.
Mrs. Mar Martin, of Columbus, 0., is
visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garaghty, on
East Michigan street.
Secretary of State-elect and Mrs. Claude
Matthews are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. J.
Iliggins, on Broadway.
L. Whitworth, formerly of Monnt Vernon,
this State, now of Seattle, Wash., stopped
in the city yesterday to see a number of old
friends, while en route to the East. .
Mrs. Champmau Williams has issued in
vitations for a 4-o'clock tea Wednesday,
Deo. 11, at her home, on West Michigan
street, in honor of her sister, ' Mrs. Durbin,
of Zanesville, O.
"Midsummer Night's Dream" will be read
at the Matinee Musicale this afternoou,
and all the appropriate vocal and instru
mental music will be introduced. The
programmo will begin promptly at 2:30
o'clock.
Mrs. J. R. McKee will give an informal
reception for Mrs. Harrison at the residence
of Mrs. R. S. McKeo, No. 418 North Tennes
see street, to-morrow, from 2:30 to C o'clock.
No formal invitations have been issued,
and it will afford the ladies much pleasure
to welcome all who will call.
Still Waiting for the Vestibules.
There are many complaints on account of
the open summer cars that are being run on
some of the North-side street-car lines, par
ticularly on Pennsylvania street and Col
lege avenue. "It is as much of an .incon
venience to the company as to our patrons,"
said .Mr. Shaffer to a reporter last night.
We are compelled to tine the open cars be
cause all ol the vestibule cars for the elec
tric line on Illinois street have not arrived.
They should have been hero last Saturday,
but for some reason they have been delayed.
We could have put box-cars on the'two
lines, without rear platforms and conduct
ors, but wc also" knew that they would not
be satisfactory. The open cars will be
taken off just as soon as the vestibules get
here."
PlatlnguUhed Irish Visitors.
Arrangements are about complete for the
reception of tho distinguished Irishmen,
Messrs. Dillon. O'Brien, Sullivan and Gill,
in this city, and it is expected that the
Tomlinson Hall meeting, on Thursday
night, will be one to crowd that building to
its capacity. They will leave Chicago to
morrow morning, and arrive here in the
afternoou at 2:45 o'clock.
Without 'oubt the most womlt rful remedy for
pain Is Falvation OIL It sells for J5 cents.
Reveries of bachelors used to contain an alloy
of painful anticipation on account of sleepless
nights witn the prospective baby, but Dr. mill's
Cough byrup has made all that part a joy forever.
AFFAIRS OF THE RAILWAYS.
The Central Traffic Association In Danger of
Making a Mistake. .
Inquiry among the oldest and most suc
cessful passenger men develops the fact
that they think the Central Traffic Asso-,
ciation is making a mistake in the policy
it proposes to adopt, that of blotting out of
existence all manner of excursion fares.
At the last meeting of the Central Traffic
Association a resolution was passed fixing
the minimum number of passengers which
could be carried at a reduced rate at one
hundred instead of fifty, as heretofore. At
the next meeting a resolution is to be in
troduced which will prohibit the granting
of less than one and one-third fare for any
purpose whatever, no matter how important
the occasion may be or how large a number
of people would be carried at a lower rate.
This would put an end to lower rates to the
Grand Army of the Republic gatherings,
put a ston to Niagara Falls excursions, and
cut oil' almost entirely excursion business.
Said a general passenger agent, yesterday,
in speaking of the matter: "If this policy
is adopted I am in favor of making a 2--ceut-a-mle
rate on all classes of tickets,
and not wavering in tho least from such
rate under any circumstances or condi
tions, and that is where it will end, I be
lieve." November Freight Traffic.
The Peoria division of the Big Four last
month hauled out of Peoria 1,215 loaded cars,
an increase of 377.
In November, 5,133 cars were loaded on
the Chicago division of the Big Four, and
1,032 cars on the branches.
In November there were handled at the
city freight depots of the Pennsylvania
Company 27,313,705 pounds of freight,
representing 3,009 cars, which was a hand
some increase.
In November there were transferred over
the Belt road a total of Go.GTo cars, an in
crease of 4,235 over the corresponding month
of 1880, it being the heaviest traffic ever
done over the road in any one month.
The Lake Erie & Western is getting a
good bold on the grain traffic east out of
Peoria, last month taking out 465 car-loads,
and they would have done more business
could the company have furnished cars. w ,;
There were shipped from tbo mines on
the Indianapolis & Vincennes road, in No
vember, 1.527 coar-loads of coal, and the
number would have been much larger could
cars have been furnished to supply the
wants of the operators.
In November there were received and for
warded at Indianapolis a total of 107,799
cars, of which 8G,S"50 were loaded. This is
an increase in the loaded-car movement
over November, 1889, of 8,716 cars, aud makes
a month in which the largest freight busi
ness was done in this or any former year. '
Belt road engines last month bandied 0,2fi7
car-loads of live stock, against 5,030 in the
corresponding period of 1889; increase, 1,231
cars. This statement does not represent
the business done at the yards, as several
of the companies do most of their own
switching at the yards, the Pennsylvania
Company being one of the number.
Personal, Local and General Notes.
The offices of the projected Toledo &
Western road, at Toledo, were closed on
Monday and the clerks dismissed.
W. N. Winne has been appointed auditor
of the Chicago. Milwaukee fe St. Paul road,
vice James Whaling, retired on account of
old age.
Richard Ash, general agent of the Rail
way Officials' and Conductors' Accident
Association for the State of Missouri, was
in the city yesterday.
Ernest Vliet, having recovered hishealth,
on the first of the month re-entered tho
service of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore fc
St. Paul road as its general passenger
agent.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton, on
Monday, took control of the Toledo. Fmd
lay & Springfield road. It is to be known
as the North Baltimore branch of the C.
H.&D. .
It is now stated that S. H. H. Clark is to
be vice-president and cqntidentjal adviser
for both the Missouri Pacific and the Union
Pacific roadn. And hia heftrfnnartera will !a
lnewiork. .umw
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The law department of the C, C, C. &
St. L. (Big Four) has been moved into the
In galls Block, taking rooms formerly occu
pied by the auditor of the Ohio, Indiana &
Western mad.
G. W. Mitchell, general superintendent
of the United States Express Company,
spent yesterday in the city looking after
the affairs of the company at this point and
in this territory. f
R. E. Payne has been appointed to repre
sent the passenger department of the Chi
cago, Kansas City & St. Paul road in the
East, with headquarters at Buffalo, N, Y.,
vice F. V. Doty, resigned.
S. M. Felton has severed his connection
with the Erie, and this week. In company
with transportation officials of the1 East
Teunessee, Virginia & Georgia road, of
which he is president, is inspecting the
property.
Since the Louisville, New Albany & Chi
cago shortened the time of its vestibule
trains between Chicago and Indianapolis
the trains are arriving on time instead of
twenty to forty minutes late, as prior to
the change. .
The Louisville. New Albany &. Chicago
is enlarging its shops at New Albany, and
has put in $0,000 worth of new machinery.
The prospects that the company will re
move its shops to any other point are grow
ing decidedly slim.
Columbus, O.. is in a fair way to soon
lead Indianapolis in the number of its rail
ways. It now has the name number, and
two roads are now building toward that
city, which will doubtless be completed
within the next eighteen months.
The meeting of stockholders of the
Indianapolis, Decatur & Western to elect
directors, which was to have been held
yesterday, was again adjonrned until
Thursday. H. B. Hammond and other New
York parties will attend the meeting to
morrow. The appraisers of the Dayton, Fort
Wayno &. Chicaso road expect to complete
their work by .Friday, aud the court will
then fix the day of sale of the property.
The belief strenathens that an effort is to
be made to saddle the road onto the Cin
cinnati. Hamilton & Ddvton.
During the past year the Wabash has re
ballasted with gravel sixty miles of its
road-bed, and the coming year such im
provement is to be continued on the por
tion of the road lying in Indiana. Most of
its track between Toledo and St. Louis
is now laid with a heavy steel rail.
Dr. M. Kells, medical exaroiuer of the
Pennsylvania voluntary relief department,
with headquarters at Fort Wayne, mt
with an accident on Saturday last which
will lay him up for several weeks. He was
thrown from a bicycle which he was riding
into a gntter, and fractured one of the
bones of his foot.
A good deal of rivalry exists between
Butler and Montpelier over securing the
new Wabash line hetween Detroit and Chi
cago. Should the Wabash chooso Moutpe
lier as the connecting point with the pres
ent Detroit line Butler will certainly se
cure the Lake Shore's line, when built,
which will be fully as valuable an acquisi
tion. ,..
J. Q. Hicks, of the Big Four, president of
the Yardmasters' Mutual Benefit ssocia
tiou, and R. Marshall, secretary -and treas
urer of the association, yesterday left for
a trip to the Pacrtic coat, accompanied by
their wives. They will stop at seveTiil
prominent railroad centers and endeavor to
instill new life into the organization of
which they are officials.
One of the busiest men in the employ of
the Pennsylvania Company is Superin
tendent Bennett,, of the Chicazo division,
which extends from Chicago to Bradford.
The last thirty days this division has been
doing much the heaviest freight traffic in
its history and in addition to this its traffic
In connection with the fifth division has
been heavy beyond precedent.
At Chicago yesterday the executive of
ficers of roads west of Chicugo and St.
Paul agreed upon tho establishment of the
.same rates to Missouri river points that
now apply on east-bound business, the
has is being 75 ceuts, first class. It was
agreed that these rates should tako effect
Jan. 1, provided the necessary readjust
ment at' interior points could be arranged
in time, "
The American Railroad Traffio Associa
tion, at Chicago, was incorporated at
Springfield. 111., yesterdav. ' The capital
stock is $10,000,000. Its object is to estab
lish aud maintain a uniform system and
achednle of passenger and freight rates
and charges, for and by railroad compa
nies doing a general passenger and freight
traffic business iu the United States. The
incorporators are George W. Cole, C. Por
ter Johnson and Roy O. West.
The question of the abolition of unlim
ited tickets, making all single-trip tickets
sold at any. rate continuous passage, was
thoroughly discussed at yesterday's meet
ing of the Western Passenger Association.
A resolution was passed unanimously that
it was the sense of the association that the
sale of unlimited local and through tickets
should be discontinued; that connecting'
lines should be so advised, and that on a
given date no unlimited tickets of any kind
would be accepted to points on or reached
via Western Passenger Association roads.
The several divisioa superintendents of
the Big Four lines were in the city yester
day for a conference with General Manager
Green and General. Superintendent Peck.
They urge upon the division suerintend
euts economy in operations so fa as possi
ble without injury to the company's busi
ness. General Manager Green compliment
ed the several superintendents on the
smooth manner matters were moving along,
and the 'promptness with which trains are
being run, notwithstanding the heavy bus
iness the road has been doing for months
past.
CULLLNGS FROM THE COURTS.
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The Sodes Divorced, with the Wife Retain
In 8T Certain Property.
The Sode divorce case was closed yester
terday. Olive Sode and Andrew F. Sode
were married last June, but Mrs. Sode, in a
complaint for divorce, charged her hus
band with repeated acts of cruelty, all of
which he denied. Judge Brown issued a
decree of divorce yesterday, by the terms
of which it was agreed that Mrs. Sode was
to retain a note for S81.50. payable to her,
and all of the household furniture at her
rooms. No. 102 North Illinois street, except
a cathedral clock and a chair.
Before Judge Cox.
Frank Grant, charged with stealing a
refrigerator from - John Conn, pleaded
guilty before Judge Cox yesterday. The
following prisoners pleaded not guilty:
Kate Ellick,. charged with stealing a brace
let from Mrs. Annie Berteman; Kate Rob
bins, accused of stealing $100 from James
Townsend; William Daltney, arraigned for
assaulting David Miller, with attempt to
kill. .
Heard by the Mayor.
Mrs. Edward Wright, charged with ob
taining money .under false pretenses, was
given a continuance until Friday in the
Mayor's court yesterday. Edward Huggins
was tried on a charge of beating his wife,
and his case taken under advisement.
Notes from the Dockets.
MarcellusS. McLaughlin was adjudged
to be of unsound mind by a jury in the Cir
cuit Court yesterday.
Louisa B. Willett was given a judgment
of foreclosure for Sl7.893.22- yesterday
against Georgo W. Keen and others.
S. B. Bingham filed suit against the State
yesterday to recover $GT0 which, he says, is
due him for copies of the Statutes of Indi
ana, which he furnuhed to the last House
of Representatives.
In the suit of William J. Flack against
Arthur Jordan, to secure possession of the
Sullivan poultry-house, Judge Taylor yes
terday gave a decision that leaves the
property in Flack's hands.
The city commissioner recently decided
to extend Tennessee street from Twenty
second to Twenty-sixth street. Frederick
Toppfileda remonstrance against the ex
tension at the time, and yesterday appealed
bis case to the Circuit Court,
The cases in the federal court against
Tobias Under. Frank Brocker, Frederick
Wunderlich, Mary Michael and F. S. Rnoff,
of New Albany, and Joseph E. Thomas, of
Edwardsville, indicted for violation of the
internal revenue laws, were yesterday,
transferred to New Albany.
The Court Record.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Boom 1 Hon. Napoleon D. Taylor. Judge.
Louisa B. Willett vs. George W. Keen ot
al.; foreclosure. Finding for plaintiff for
217603.22. . -
, Alexander B. Condnitt et al. vs. Thomas J.
Savage etal.; note. Finding for plaintiffs.
Wm. McGinnis vs. Salina O'Kara; me
chanic's lien. Trial by court.
Room 3 Hon. Lewis C. Walker, Judge.
Indianapolis Saving and Investment
Company vs. Elizabeth Gorham et al.; fore
closure. Judgment for $813.01.
' Indianapolis Saving and Investment
Company vs. Thomas Hunter et al.; fore
closure. Jndgment for 8i4.57.
; Aaron Plant et al. vs; Wm. H. Ham
moms et al.; to quiet title. Finding for de
fendants. Xexo Suit Filed.
' S. B. Bingham vs. State of Indiana; ac
count. Demand. $G5Q.
' CIRCUIT COURT.
Hon. Edgar A. Brown. Judge.
Martha A. Hanna vs. Jeremiah Vaulan
inaham's Estate; claim. Jury out.
Jemima Brock vs. Sally Jones's Estate;
claim. Trial by jury.
INQUIRIES BY f nE CORONER.
A Bartender, After a Debauch Found Dead
in Ills Room at a Hotel.
A man found dead in his room at tho
Planters' Hotel, yesterday , morning, was
identified, at C o'clock last night, by Henry
Shnkard, 6aloon-keeper, of West Indianap
olis, as Loren Conner, his bartender. At
the hotel, on applying for a room, Conner
gave his name as S. E. Brown, and it was
one he alway used when stopping there, as
the register book shows he had several
times done in the past few months. Coro
ner Manker, when he viewed the
body, was nnable to find any
external cause of death, and
will hold an autopsy to-day. A large
revolver, with one chamberempty, a bunch
of keys and $2.55 in money were found in
the dead 'man's clothes, and these were
claimed by Mr. Stinkard as his property.
The overcoat that Conner had worn was
also claimed by Slinkard. The latter said,
however, that Conner had been his bar
tender for three years and that he would
have trusted him implicitly with hundreds
of dollars. He expressed surprise that not
more than $2.55 was found in
his possession. as he had left
the saloon Monday night with $10 of his
own money and the day's receipts, which
ought, at least, to have been Conner
had been alone attending to the saloon all
that evening, his employer having been de
tained at home, bin as the bartender was
perfectly sober, Slinkard felt that all was
safe. In reply to the question of the cor
oner, he said that Conner was an occasional
drinker, and when on a spree was a reck
less fellow. He was drunk Fri
day night, but was 60 sharply reproved
that he did not continue the debauch.
Slinkard incidentally remarked that tho
saloon had been robbed Sunday night, but
said he did not connect the bartender with
it, as he had the greatest confidence in him.
Conner was accustomed to spend a great
deal of time at the theaters. He had six
reserve-seat coupous in his pockets when
searched by the coroner. His father, John
Conner, lives at No. 34 Hadley avenue, and
there the remains were taken last night by
Planner & Buchanan.
The Body at Kregelo's Identified. .
The body of the man found dead Mon
day in a hay mow east of the city was
seen at Kregelo's yesterday by. a person
and identified as a man named Stopp.
Stopp had recently been employed in the
stone yard of the Soldiers' Home at Marion,
and has a brother there who will be noti
fied of tho facets. The visitor was positive
iu his identification.
Settled wllh tho State.
Three counties settled with the State
yesterday Monroe, Dearborn and Jack
son. Monroe's total was $9,297.33; school
retention, $G.027,S9: balance for State,
$3,209.91. Dearborn's total was $10,504.04;
school retention, $6,474.91: balance for
State, $4,571.46. Jackson's total was $10,
800.90; school retention. $fl,994.S0; balance
for State, Sy,bOC.fX3. Ten counties have set.
tied to date. '
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Ttrpulator in time for dyspepsia, biliouaneas aud
all diseases of tho liver.
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CONCERTS AND FAIRS. I
The Ovlde Matin Company Delight an At
tlieuce at KnglUh's Opera-House.
Thero are enough lovers of rausio in this
city to. have tilled evry 6eat at the concert
of the Ovide Mnsin Company, at English's
Opera-house, last night, and such a pro
gramme as was otfered deserved an over
flowing honse. As it was the audience was
fair and select. There are live members of
the company, and the performance of each
was all too short to satisfy the more than
delighted audience. First in the company
is Mr. Ovide Musin, a violinist, who equals
any artist ever heard in this city. His iirst
number was the "Grand Fantasie," hy
Leonard, full of the most intricate roulades
aud cadenzas, encircling a most beautiful
theme. The ease with which he
accomplished the most difficult -pas
sages and his artistic rendition
caused enthusiastic applause. Ho
was recalled again and again, responding
nrst witn toe "Ulair de Lune.". ana to
another recall playing a charming polka.
His masic how dances over the strings and
brings out a wealth of tender or fantastic
melodies. vHe is a great player.
Miss Annie Louise launer, who is called
the American Nightingale, deserves the
title. She sings like a bird. With a voice
of rare sweetness and purity she warbled
last night the grand air and variations of
'Troch" and gave the odd little song of
"Oranges on the Lilao Tree" with the same
wonderful finish. She possesses a remark
able range of voice from G below middle 0
to G above high C, and what is more, the
same sweet tone is sustained from one to
the other. The audience fully, testified
their appreciation of her singing.
Mis Inez Parmater has a mezzo soprano
voice that is exquisite. It is clear as a
crystal and under admirable control. She
sings with an ease and grace that pro
nounce her a most capable musician. . She
also delighted the enthusiastic hearers.
Mr. Karl Starr, the German baritone, has a
voice of great power. He sings entirely
alter the (jerman style and there is always
a 8 trong reserve tone. His voice tilled the
largo theater and yet it did not seem to he
exhausted. It has a rich quality with its
power that would make a great name for
its owner in grand opera. Last, hut
by no means least, is the emi
nent pianist, t Mr. Kdouardl Scharf.
He introduced the programme with a ren
dition of Gounod-Saint Saens's arrange
ment of a theme from Faust, and afterward
played Chopin's 'Berceuse" and Kali's
"Kigaudon' It was the last-named com
position that won friends for him among
the musicians present. Its great difficul
ties were splendidly accomplished, and gave
him ample opportunity for showing a mas
terly technique. Mr. Scharf also played
the accompaniments, a no small part of the
programme, in as artistic and hnisbed a
style as be gave his solo numbers.
The finale to the feast of music was a
"Souvenir deStrauss," by the five artists, a
clever violin, piano and vocal trio arrange
ment of the "Blue Danube."
The Schubert Male Quartet.
The second attraction of the Y. M. C. A.
lecture course the Schubert Male Quartet
drew a large audience to the pretty little
hall of that organization last night. The
concert proved a highly enjoyable one, and
scarcely a number on the well-chosen pro
gramme escaped an encore. The musio
was all vocal.' and it is seldom that
an oppprtunity is ailbrded the Indianapo
lis public of heariug a better quartet than
this one from Chicago. In addition to the
successful efforts of the four gentlemen to
entertain, the audience enjoyed several
numbers by Miss Genie Baldwin, who has
a highly-cultivated soprano voice of much
range, and some tine piano-playing by Miss
Georgiella Lay. Among the numbers
which evoked the most enthusiasm were
Schubert's serenade and "Old King
Cole," hy the quartet, an air
and variations- from Procb, by Miss
Baldwin, a bass solo, "I'm a Koaraer," from
Mendelssohn, by Mr. Iott, and a tenor solo,
"My Lady's Bower," from Hope Temple, by
Mr. Stone. Mr. Iott's encore selection was
the ever popular "Hocked in the Cradle of
the Deep." while Mr. Stone chose a love
ballad. VPolly and I." The singing of "Old
Kentucky Home" by Miss Baldwin, with
quartet chorus, as an encore to her first
number, was one of the prettiest things of
the concert. The quartet gave "Ise Gwioe
Back to Dixie" as an encore to "Old King
Cole," and the quaint old song was never
better rendered. The next entertainment
of the course will be on the evening of Jan.
27. when Frank Beard will he the attrac
tion. First Presbyterian Fair.
The ladies of the First Presbyterian
Church are receiving congratulations in
every direction for the artistic arrangement
and great success of their "Orange Grove
Fair," which opened yesterday in the chapel
and will continue. through to-day and this
evening. The center of the room is filled
with trees, whereon the genuine and bogus
fruit may be found. Articles, of usefulness
And for ornament bang upon the branches
in such variety that one is in continuous
surprise that so many things can be made
to loot like oranges. Circling the room are
booths, in whicn are candy, aprons, fancy
work, boxes, cushions, hassocks, paiut
ines, engravings, baskets everything that
makes up a list from which pur
chasers can choose. On the sec
ond floor are rooms with different
articles for inspection; curios, antique
and modern, that will interest visitors for
hours. Refreuhments are also served to the
visitors. Among the choice specialties is a
doll contributed by Mrs. Harrison, dressed
in a costume copied from tho one she wore
at the inauguration and made of the same
material, which attracts much attention.
Tho doll is to be sent, after the close of tho
"Orange Grove Fair," to New York by Mrs.
Harrison as a contribution to the fair
w hich is to be given towards establishing a
hospital fQr poor children, an object in
which the distinguished lady has taken
much interest.
Testimonial to Miss Ojler.
The testimonial concert to be given Miss
Jessie Oyler (Jones) -at Plymouth Church
Monday evening next, will doubtless be
attended by a large audience, inasmuch
as the beneficiary is a young lady who has
won the esteem of many by her" persever
ance in struggling for a position in the
musical profession as well as for her worth
as a young lady of high social standing.
Miss Oyler will be heard in two difficult
selections on the night of her concert,
i i an i f
vruicu win mve iter irienus an oppunuuuy
of seeing the advancement she has made
during her study of the past three years in
New York. Tickets can be had at Bryant's
music store and Plymouth Church.
Offer to Establish a .Mile Track.
The mile-track scheme a new one .this
.time came to the front again yesterday,
with the appearance here of W. D. Shep
herd, of Louisville, and Wiiliam Bolander,
of Cincinnati, who are endeavoring to in
terest local capitalists in their plan. That
comprises tho admission of Indi
anapolis to the circuit made
up of Cincinnati (Latonia), Louis-
villeand other cities, and the introduction
of running races here, it beiug -contended
that such a move will mako a fortuno for
those fortunate enough to hold stock. Mr.
Shepherd and Mr. Bolander are
wealthy 'Look-makers, and if they
can receive any sort of assurance"
that no obstacle to successful meet
ings will be thrown in their way they
propose to go ahead and build the track on
their own account, re gardless of local capi
tal. They desire, however, if possible, to
interest Indianapolis men, for the reason
thct by doing so their interests would bo
better protected. The two gentlemen de
parted yesterday afternoon, and were ex
tremely reticent as to the outcome of their
visit. m
Coal for the Poor.
The County Commissioners awarded con
tracts for coal for the county asylum and
Center township poor yesterday, to the
Consolidated Coal and Lime Company, ot
this city. The coal is to be furnished, on
the poor-farm switch at $2 per ton, and 'de
livered throughout the city at $2.55 per ton.
Married by a Judge.
Judge Brown, of the Circuit Court, per
formed, for the first time, a marriage cere
mony yesterday. The parties married were
Benjamin B. Medley and Mary A. Johnson,
and the ceremony was performed in tho
county clerk's oflice.
Sureties of the bheriff-Elect.
Henry Langenberg. sheriff-elect, will en
ter upon tho duties of his office one week
from to-day. He filed bis bond for 5,000
vesterday, with S. B. Corbaley and Asa N. ,
Parr as sureties.
Events to Occur.
. The executive committee of. the Indian
apolis Freight Bureau will meet this after- ,
noon, at 4 o'clock, in the organization's
rooms, in the Board of Trade Building.
The Meridian W. C. T. U. will meet to
day at 2:80 p. M., at the home of Mrs. O. L.
Noisier, No. 427 Broadway. Mrs. Bond will
read la paper on "Missions and tho Liquor
Traffic.
Real-Estate Transfers.
Instruments tiled for record iu the recorder's
office of Marion county, Indiana, for the twenty
four bourn endincr at 5 P. M. Dec. '2, 1800,
as furnished bv 'Elliott & Butler, abstracters
of titles. Hartford Block. Ko. 84 East Market
street:
David Ta4:e to John C. Brill, lot 3 in
Mankcdtck's subdivision of lot 3
In squari 12 of Hubbard et ah's
southeast addition $350.00
Charles F. Smith to Indiana Bicycle
Manufacturing Company, lot 1 5 and
southwest quarter of lot J in Little's
subdivision of outlot 85 2,815.00
William U. fcanders to Thomas M.
Ilopkins, one-half of part of lot 15,
in Newton 625.00
John U. Perkins to Charles N. Kel
logp, lot 22 in Burr & Miller's subdi
vision of Brooks's addition 200.00
Albert W. Denny, trustee, to Mary A.
Mader, lot 18 in block 1 in Caven te
Kockwood's east Woodlawn addi
tion 350.00
August M. Kuhn to Frederick W. A.
Kentsch, part of lot 05 in McCarty's
south addition 2,100.00
Anthony Prance to Albert C Mueller,
part of lot 2 in Million's Park Lane 1.000.00
Gernert Brothers fc Koshler Com-
Sany to llcnry Kampmann. lot 0 in
mock's subdivision of lot 20 in
Fletcher's second addition 950.00 -
Emily F. Coffay to E. J. Leonard, lots
50 and 00 in Lon$ & Harlan's Pleasant-avenue
addition 500.00
Rlcolaus Jose to David Fessler. lot 48
in Jose's second Pleasant Valley ad- . -
dition 300.00
Isaac W. Brooks et aL to Frank A.
Maus et al., rart of lot 33 m Al-
vord's subdivision of Fletcher's ad
dition 3,200.00
Jacob II. Springer to Annie 8. Short
ride, lot 211 in Fletcher's second
addition 200.00
Eban A. Parker, administrator, to ,
George W. McCurdy," part of lot 8
in bpann's subdivision of lot 2, etc.,
in Harris's subdivision of outlot 157 225.00
Nathaniel A. Hyde to the Commercial
Club ot Indianapolis, part of lot lO
In square (( (comer of e6t Pearl
and Meridian streets; an east front
of 45 feet G Inches by 120 feet deep) 50,000.00
Jesse H. Dalton to Nicholas De Ver
scy. lot 30 in Clifford Place 2,600.00
W illiam Orvis to Charles L. Hutchin
' son, lot 02 in McCarty's subdivision
of east part of outlot 120 1,650.00
William Hubbard to William L. Bo
lander, lot 4 and p&rtof lot 3 In
Becord's second addition to Law
rence 1,000.00
Benjamin T. Thorntou to Samuel F.
Herron, lot 1 In Thornton's Wcst
fetreet addition 2,700.00
John Sloan to Phillip Renkert, lot 12 in
lletcher s Woodlawn suburb 1,200.00
Conveyances, 19; consideration 572,195.00
SIX THOUSAND MINERS OUT.
Bis Strike In Alabama That May Result In
the Employment of Negroes Exclusively.
Birmingham, Ala.. Dec. 2. The strike of
coal-miners of Alabama went into eiTect
yesterday, but all the men did not go out
as expected. Of the eight thousand freo
miners in the State, it is estimated that six
thousand are out. The only sensational
feature of the strike is a report that it was
brought h-Vout by the efforts of Pennsyl
vania iron manufacturers, who want to
cause a shut-down of the furnaces in this
district. It is claimed these iron men have
promised the miners strong financial sup
port in the event of a prolonged strike. A
number of the mine operators here are go
ing to fill the places of the strikers with
negroes. They expect eventually to op
erate their mines entirely with negro
labor. What tho outcome of the strike
will be it is impossible to say, but a num
ber of furnaces will shut down, and proba
bly all in this district.
Grievances of Hock Island Conductors.
Kansas City, Dec. 2. A number of mem
bers of the grievance committee of the
Order of Railway Conductors left this city
to-night for Chicago in response to a call
of Chairman C. S. Ulaspell. The meeting
is called for the purpose of adjusting dif
ferences regarding salaries on theeastern
division of the Kock Island. At o joint
meeting of the superintendents and tho
grievance committee last June a schedule
fixing salaries for conductors all over tha
Hock Island system was adopted, and now
it appears that the superintendents east of
the Missouri river have been cutting under
that schedule, while the superintendents
west of the river have kept fitb.
Convention of the Barbers' Union.
Scecial to the lDlUnpoii Journal.
Fort Wayne, Ind.. Dec, 2.-The fourth
annual convention of the Journeymen Bar
bers' International Union was begun hero
to-day. Delegates are credent from nearly
every State. President llaine, of Toledo,
acted as chairman and J. C. Meyers, of St,
Paul, as temporary secretary. The presi
dent's report shows the union to be in ft
flourishing condition. In three yeersthe
membership has grown to about 6,000. and
all the States, with the exception of Florida
and Alabama, have members in the organ
ization,. The principal bnsloess will be
transacted to-morrow, as all the delegates '
have not yet arrived.
"Will Pay the Columbus Scale.
Duquoin, 111.. Dec. 2. At the meeting of
2,500 dicgers and mine laborers, held yes
terday at Locust Grove, it was decided to
order all employes to keep away from tho
coal mines until the increase of wages
atked was allowed. After , a meeting of
operators tb Jupiter Mlninst Company and
the Bailey & Browning Mining Company
announced that thu Columbus deals w ould
be paid. This virtually settles the strifcc
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