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6 THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL, MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 1900. JOURNAL'S BISINIISS DIRECTORY. rOAL-Ccburn Coal Co.. East 22d street. Anth racltt, xke. hard an! oft coal. Phcr. 2145. DYEING 'BRILL & CO.. IM K. Xllino! t. and 223 Mass. are. Party, tali and tleatriral dre5s c!ean1 q'Jal to new; also, djelr.ff an J cleaning jtnta' ln.l UJHs girxntcts by tigert dyera. FLOniSTS UnRTEIlSIAN'M FLORAL, COilPANT. Nw No. 241 llais ave.. 22 N. Jl. it. Tel. SIX LAUNDRIES UNION CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRY. Work called for. isa-l U Virg. ave. 'Phone EJGD. MANTELS AND GRATES P. iL FURS ELL (Mantel. Furnaces). 221 Uasi. ave. BALE AND LIVERY STAELES HORACE WOOD (Carrlaret. Trata. Buck board, mVt.) 25 drei. TpI. 1037. EIIOW CASES WXELXA31 WIEG EX . 1H Eouth ranntylTanl. wt. LN DEHTA K ERS FRANK BLAN CHARD. 3 N. Dalawar at. TeL 411. Lady Attendant. WALL. PAPERS IL C. STEVENS. New Etjl Wall Taper. Low price. S3) N. Senate ave. 7cL 2 on ZLSL FtVNiHtAL DIRECTORS FLA NN ER & BÜCIIANAN-2 North llllnoU street. Lady crobalmer. toe ladles and children. Office always pen. TelephcLs IU. Backs at lowest SretaiUna; ixlos. Old ttt. New C. E. KREGELO. FUNERAL DIRKCTÖn, . . S3 N. Delaware ßt. i Reildenc Phone, New 170. Ko branch uCct on N. lUlnola treeL FIN A.N CI A L. LOANS Money on fnortcacca, 7S East Market street. a F. SAYLES. LOANt On city property; iS per cent.; no com mission; money ready.- C ti. WILLIAMS at CO.. 11 Lenacks building. ÜONEY To loan on Indiana farms; lowest mar ket rate; prlvUefa for payment before due;wa also buy municipal bonds. TIIOS. C. DAY & CO.. Rooms gft-13 Law building. Indiana pol la. FINANCIAL We will mak loans of Jl.Oou and above on centrally located Indianapolis prop arty at 44 to 4 pr cent.. Interest payable an nually, with privlifo of maklnr partial pay ments upon principal, etc HOWARD M. AT KINSON. Wabash, lnd. FOU S ALU. FOR SALE St. Bernard pupa. 831 North East street. . FOR SALE Ten R.I.P.A.N.S for S cenU at Dniczists; ens jives relief. X ' WASTED-31 ALB HELP. WA?fTEDC4sh patented. Address THE PATENT RECORD. Baltimore. Md. i WANTED Men to' travel and show our goods. No soliciting, no good to sell; no experience required; big money to good men. The appli cant will need fii to $i. but this he controls. bend this ad. and addreBS Drawer 148. Chicago. .WANTED For U. 8. army; Able-bodied. ür married men between agrts of 21 and 33. clti gens of United States, of good character and temperate habits, who can speak, read and write English. For Information apply to recruiting officer, 25 North Illinois street. Indianapolis, lnd. WASTl! AGESTS. AGENTS Wanted ror tne oniy genuine ana authorized Life of 1. L. Moody; written by his on and Ira D. fcankey; this is the book the people want; don't waste time on Imitations; a million will be sold; outfit free; agents make tli to 120 dailv; big proflt; credit; freight paid; writ quick before, territory Is srone. Address lUble House. 135 N. Twelfth st.. Philadelphia. V ANTED Agents wanted to nell ,,Tho Authen tic Life of IX L. Moody." by Rev. J. Wilbur Chapman. D. D.. vice president of the Moody Hlble Institute, and Mr. Moody's moat intimate friend and coworker; magnificently illustrated; exclusive photographs by permission of Mr. Moody family. Dr. II. M. Wharton and other most intimate friend and co-worker of Mr. Moody say of Dr. Chapman: "Of all men In the world. I should select you first to write the life of our dear friend, Mr. Moody." Liberal terms; freight paid: i to $20 per day can be made; send at once 20 cents to pay postage on freo outfit and be first In the field. UNIVERSAL. PUI1. CO.. "24 Arch street, Philadelphia, pa. WÄXTE D 31 1 S C E LL AX E O US. WAn?ED ToXbAiy-I York. Neb. . WANTED An old-established manufacturing business, employing about 100 hands, would Ilk to correspond with parties interested In offering Inducements to locat in Indiana: loca tion In gas territory preferred. Address MANU FACTURER. Journal office. STORAGE. storaIhsindPl W. E. Kurtx. Pi. IL A. Crosslink. Mct. (New) 17-123 S. Penn. Phon 1343. ; We STORE. PACK AND HAUI enniAGE The Union Transier and Storage Com pany, corner Eart Ohio street and llee-llne tracka: only flr'.-cls storage solicited. CHAT 2NO AND PACKUNG OF HOUSEHOLD GOODS SPECIALTY. IT " ' CLA1RV O YAXT. CIAIRVOYANT Mrs. M. E. Clemens To know your future, whether good or bad. consult a natural-born clairvoyant; tells of business, love, marriage, anything you wl3h to know; send age. complexion, full name, lock of hair and list of questions; charges by mail. 1. l2'J English ave nue, Indianapolis. Ind. xoTici;. -rwTtrtrraf r.n havlnr fnr ka!a HI F"lv MIn. Ing Stock, of Camp Francis. Colorado, please address Box 107, Mill Creek, lnd. M i Ml I Uli I W m OPTICIAN. OITICIAN Dr. Emerson Druky, specialist In optics. Eyes examined: glasses furnished. Ottice, 220 V Massachusett avenue. First square. i LEGAL ADVEIITISE3IEXTS. .,-.r ITU tvM c, fi.'T vn CJ r"V, I f nun... master's Office, Cblcato. 111., Jan. 17. HhjO. Fealed proposals. In triplicate, will be received at this oßloe until It) o'clock a. m. Jan. 27, liwO. and then opened, for furnishing and delivering at either Chicago or Philadelphia Itpot of th quartermaster' Department, &u,Qc pairs light weight brown cotton stockings. ' The stocking must conform strictly to standard sample and peciflcations to bo seen at this office. Govern ment reserve right to reject or accept any or all ?. reposals or any part thereof. Preference given o- articles of domestic production or manufac ture, conditions of quality and price (including In the price of foreign productions and manufac tures tna duty thereon) being equal. Planks for proposals and particulars will be furnished on application. Envelopes containing proposals to be Indorsed "proposal for Stockings," and ad dressed to CoL J. U. C. LEE. Chief quartermas ter. PROPOSALS FOR LAVATORY IllILD 1XU AT DANVILLE llltANCII, X. II. D. V. S. . '-i National Home for I. V. Soldier. Danville, Illinois, 30th iVcetnbcr, lSiO. Pealed proposals will be received at the office Of the National Homo for Disabled Volunteer Soldier, near Danville, Illinois, until li o'clock, noon. Monday, th fifth day of February, nine teen hundred UxjO). tor furnishing materials, labor, etc., and erecting a Lavatory building at th Danville Rranch-of the National Home for I). V. Soldiers, and th heating, plumbing and lighting apparatus for said building. lYoposala -will b recelve.1 for the work In separate classes. .For all necessary Information apply to William C. Gunnel!, civil engineer, at the National Sol diers' irme, Danville, Illinois, where drawing, specifications, etc., can be s-n and blanks for proposals obtained. Kaon MJ must be accom panied by a certified check for five per centum of the amount of the proposal. The Honia Tverves the right to reject ' any or all bids and to waive defects. ! J. 31. RER3IINGIIAM. General Treasurer. N. J I. D. V. S. Approval: W. II. FRANKLIN". Fnsldent Hoard of ManagrrV N. 'II. D. V. S. The Life of Moody. BrlngflcM Itopubllcan. It I a pity that there fhouM arl?e this unseemly quarrel over the writing of tho llt of Motxly. On the whole, one must Bprec with lr. Meyer, of London, when he cabled. "I stand by family." Mr. aioody'a son may not bo so well tltted to bo hi biographer as euch a man as Pr. J. V. Chapman, who asserts that Mr. Moody wanted him to do tho work; but It will hardly do to dispute the word of Wil liam It. Moody and of Fleming II. Heven, who, while a publisher, and o alive to tho business view. 1 also Mrs. Moody's brother, and must be acquainted with tho wishes of the family. If Dr. Chapman con tinues In his work, a it appeals he means to do. the conflict will be most unpleasant, and little short of scandalous. So compe tent a buslnef man a Mr. Moody ought to have left the matter beyond questi&n by written expression of hi desires. TL K. Springsteen & Co.. popular-priced tailors. h-'ortii Ptamylvanla fitrecL THE TONNAGE A SURPRISE HEAVIEST IHSIXESS EVER HAN DLED IX AXY WEEK IX JANUARY. The Railroad Situation Absolutely Controlled by Ten Meu The Can adian Roada Fall In Line. The train records show that In the week ending Jan. 20 there were received and forwarded at Indianapolis a total of 27.S93 cars, 21.172 being loaded, exceeding tho record of any corresponding week of any of the twenty-nine years these reports have been printed and an Increase of 1,332 loaded cars over the preceding week, KS more than In the corresponding week of 1SW. more than in 1S0S. 4,262 more than in 1S37. 4.473 more than in 1SOG, 4.13) more than in IYjj and 5,303 more than in 1S5I. To say that the business of last week was a surprise is no exaggeration, as freight of ficials had anticipated a falling off be cause of the muddy condition of country roads after a week of rainy weather. While the grain shipments fell off, in other lines of trafllc there was an Increase, and ship pers In some cases were unable to get the number of cars they wanted. This state ment will apply to provisions, dressed meats, live stock, lumber, furniture and machinery, in all these lines the demand for cars exceeding the supply. There Is still some cotton moving eastward and con siderable transcontinental freights arc be ing handled both cast and west bound. Westward the tonnago of heavy groceries, manufactured wooden wares and the low er class freight, such as nails, glass and railway supplies. Is heavy; shipments of anthracite coals arc not as heavy as last month; the coals of Indiana. Ohio and West Virginia are being handled in the largest tonnage in many years, and manu facturers and the railroads are ' experi encing some trouble In keeping up their supply. Local business continues unprece dentedly heavy for January, the big business ut the stockyards. Including the great horse sales of last week, the busy times with the packing houses', the cereallne producing In dustries and iron industries, all swelling the volume of business. Indianapolis mer chants, desplto unfavorable weather con ditions, are doing a good business for Jan uary. The table below shows the num ber of loaded cars handled at this point for the week ending Jan. 20 and for the corresponding weeks of 1809 and 1S33: Name of roads. 1900. 1S99. 1S98. C I. & L 544 474 520 I., D. & W 338 502 4S2 C II. & D.-Ind'poiis dlv. 8C9 715 7A II E. Ä W 571 444 523 Penn. I. & V .. 870 931 774 Penn.-J., M. & 1 1.0S5 751 864 Penn. Chicago dlv 1.02 1 764 810 Penn. Columbus div 1,797 2.CS2 1.931 Vandalla 2,276 2,303 2,418 P. & E. East div 7'J0 656 71 P. & E. West div 1,076 936 K53 lilg Four Chicago dlv.... 2.823 2,421 2.206 Big Four Cincinnati div. 3.322 2.S64 2.S37 HIg FourSt. Louis div.. 1,754 1.903 1,854 BIS Four-Cleveland dlv.. 2,027 2,350 2,274 Totals 21.172 20,646 20.073 Empty cars 6,726 6tCSD 7,160 Total movement 27,833 27,333 27,242 Controlled by Ten Men. Recent events In railway affairs disclose tho fact that ten men practically control tho railroads of this country. There are other men of Influence and power In the railroad field, but the ten men named be low absolutely. dominate the situation: William K. Vanderbilt, J. Pierpont Morgan, E. II. Harrlman, C. P. Huntington, George J. Gould, J. J. Hill, A. J. Cassatt, William Rockefeller. J. II. Schiff and James Speyer. The social gathering of railroad men last week at the Metropolitan Club had much significance. On no previous occasion on record has there assembled a score of rail road presidents without any manifestation of aggressiveness or individuality of in terests. Then it is noticeable that all meet ings of these high railroad officials of late have been characterized by the greatest harmony and singleness of purpose. Wil liam K. Vanderbilt and J. Pierpont Morgan now completely control the railroads In what is known as trunk line territory i. c., east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio rivers, outside of New England. . J. Pierpont Morgan controls more railroads than any other man In the world. Under his directing influence are the Southern Railway system,; the Erie, the Lehigh Val ley, the Reading and the Northern Pacific, not to mention a dozen roads of minor Im portance. E. II. Harrlman has within the past two years advanced to the front rank of railroad financiers. Already at the head of the Union Pacific system, the Alton and the Illinois Central, he is constantly en larging the sphere of his power. Ho is now reorganizing the Kansas City, Pitts burg & Gulf, and with Jacob II. Schiff, of Kuhn, Loeb & Co., he recently acquired an Interest in the Southern Pacific. George J. Gould remains at the head of the railroad properties left by his father, and he! has kept them intact and in good condition. The principal Gould roads are the Missouri Pacific, the Wabash, the St. Louis South western and the International & Great Northern. The Goulds have comparatively small interests In Eastern lines. James J. Hill is the autocrat of the Great isorthern system, and an effective in fluence in the Northern Pacific and the Baltimore & Ohio. Collis P. Hunt ington controls tho great Southern Pacific system, which includes the Central Pacific Railroad and the Morgan Steamship Company. A. J. Cassatt, by reason of his own largo holdings of railroad stock, and in his representative capacity as president of the Pennsylvania system. Is one of the most influential members of the powerful ten. Not the least interesting feature of the railroad situation is the development of William Rockefeller as a railroad man. Ilia recent election as a director of the New York Central emphasized his Import ance in railway affairs. Ho is recognized as the dominant power In tho Chicago, Mil waukee & St. Paul Railroad, and as one of tho directing influences of the Lacka wanna. With his brother, John D. Rocke feller, he controls absolutely the extensive Missouri, Kansas & Texas system in the Southwest. He Is also a very large stock holder and a director of tho New York, New Haven & Hartford. Riff Orders for Locomotives. The Baldwin locomotive works, of Phil adelphia, have obtained another large order for engines from France, The order, which Is for thirty large ten-wheeled pas senger engines, Is from tho Tarls & Or leans Railway and is tho first order for locomotives ever placed by the company in America. In design and manner of con struction these engines will differ but lit tle from the ten-wheeled passenger engines built by the Baldwins for American rail ways. They will bo heavier than any at present in use on the Paris & Orleans Rail way, showing that French railway of ficials are awakening to the Importance of heavier motive power and heavier equlp ment Th engines are to be shipped by Aug. 1. The Baldwins have Just shipped five locomotives to the Great Central Rail way, of England.' and five to tho Grt'at Northern. They are also about to deliver fifteen largo passenger engines for the Pennsylvania Railroad's Western lines. Xew Trunk Line Promised. The Pittsburg Dispatch says: "A new trunk line from Erlo to Johnstown and linking the great lakes to' tho Chesapeake by a new route is one of the Important projects outlined for development in Penn sylvania this year. The new line will be come one of the standard grain and ore routes. Should New York capitalists com plete plans they have been working on . years (a good authority says they are prac tically completed) a branch will reach Pittsburg and a new outlet to the Chesa peake and Atlantic scalard will be given this city. John B. McDonald, contractor, who recently received tho JJo.OoO.OOO con tract for constructing the great traction tunnel in New York, is said to be one of the principal projector of the roud. Tho route of the new line wllj be from Erie to Cambrldgeboro, Titusville to Tionesta. to Cooksburg, Clarion county, by bridging the Alleghan-. thence to Brookville, Punxsu tawney, Indiana, Blalrsvllle and Johns town. Included in this scheme is a pro posed line from Black Lick station, near Blalrsvllle. to Pittsburg, entering the city by way of the Pittsburg & Western, the Pittsburg Junction road and the Baltimore Ohio. The line from Erie to Johnston will be 210 miles long and will developone of tho largest coal field3 in Western Penn sylvania. In Cambria county alone 120 acres have been leased or bought outright, and the Cambria Iron Company will spend sev eral millions of dollars In improvements and extensions. It is said this company has already made a contract with New York capitalists to have delivered 2.000,000 tons of ore annually for twenty years. An other development of the scheme in the near future is a giant steel plant at Erie to cost S5,000,IW0." Clifcaso-Plttabnrs Short Line. The Pittsburg Commercial Gazette says: "The Vanderbilt Interests have a plan, practically certain of consummation, which, by building about fifty miles of new road Is to provide the greatest trunk line In existence, between Pittsburg and Chi cago. It will be nearly a dozen miles shorter than the present shortest line the Fort Wayne which is 468 mile3 long. This is planned to be worked out by the cutting up of the Lake Erie Ac Western, recently acquired by the Vanderbllts, to form di visions of the Pittsburg & Lake Erie and the Lake Shore. Instead of the present freight route by the way of Ashtabula in volving what amounts to almost a right-angled triangle in its course, or via Cleveland, involving another bad angle, tho use of a section of the Lake Erie & Western and the building of two connecting links with the Pittsburg & Lake Erie and the Lake Shore is to provide the new trunk line, which will be almost an air line. The plan is to build a link from Youngstown to Akron, thus connecting the Pittsburg & Lake Erie with the Lake Erie & Western; then to u?e the Lake Erie & Western tracks to Spencer, then to build a short connecting link across to the south ern division of the Lake Shore, use this division tOvToledo and the Lake Shore main line from this point to Chicago. The com bined distances will be about 453 miles." Lake Shore Changes. A published report that George W. Stevens,' who resigned last summer as superintendent of motive power of the Lake Shore, had been appointed to succeed J. O. Bradeen as master mechanic of the shops at Norwalk, O., is refuted by Mr. Bradeen, who has been master mechanic at Elkhart since Jan. 1. and also master mechanic of the Norwalk shops. He says that his successor at Norwalk will be S. E. Dickerson. of the Norfolk & Western, who will assume tho duties Feb. L Heavy Trafllc on the Belt Road In the week ended Jan. 20 thero were transferred over the Belt road 20,557 cars, against 19,340 In tho week ending Jan. 13 and 16.753 in the week ending Jan. 6. Belt road engines handled at the stock yards 1,447 carloads of live stock, against 1.448 in the previous week, and for private switches on its line 1,053 cars, against 1,070 In the week ending Jan. 13. Personal, Local and General Xotes. In a circular just Issued Pennsylvania people announce that they will not discon tinue prorating on freight shipments with Western lines. The work of removing the shops of the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern from Pana, 111., to Washington, Ind., will bo com menced this week. The Southern Indiana, in connection with the Big Four, is handling quite a large business in shipments of stone from the quarries in tho vicinity of Bedford. J. W. Ryan, formerly on the Wabash line, has been appointed trainmaster of the Chocktaw, Oklahoma & Gulf. Mr. Ryan was formerly a passenger conductor. The Illinois Central has declared Its regular semi-annual dividend of 2V per cent., payable March 1. A. largo number of tho employes will sharo in the dividend distribution. A new advanced freight tariff on cement will bo made effective in tho Central Freight Association territory Jan. 15. This will apply on an advanced carload mini mum of 40,000 pounds. W. J. Lynch, general passenger agent of the Big Four, spent Sunday in Portland. Me. Mr. Lynch has been in New England two or three days looking after tho Big Four interest in that section. The Lake Shore road has created what is known as a choice list among its engi neers, who are allowed to choose their runs in acordance with their seniority. It applies chiefly to passenger engineers. Tho office of assistant general freight ngent of the Northern Alabama road, held by R. L. McKellar, has been abolished. The duties will be looked after by L. Green, division freight agent of the Southern Rail way, Hereafter men who are callod upon to fire the big engines on tho Pennsylvania road will be allowed 13 cents more per trip over their respective divisbns than tho firemen on the Class R freight engines receive. The Cincinnati Hamilton & Dayton han dled at this city last week 809 loaded cars, an Increase over the corresponding week of 1S90 of 154, and General Agent Stiles says the exhibit would have been better had the company furnished the cars called for. A new Southern railway project is the building of a road from Parrlsh to Ensley, Ala., a distance of thirty-five miles, mak ing a road 125 miles in length from Parrlsh to Sheffield and giving the Southern Rail way a direct lino from Memphis to Birm ingham. In the year 1S99 there were sold by the Central Passenger Association bureau 15C, 974 mileage books, an Increase of 22.17S books over 1S9S. The total revenue from their sate was $4.7u9,210, an increase over 1S9S of $0,69,340. During tho year rebates amounted to $1,507,403. Applications for the position of fireman on Pennsylvania lines west have become so numerous of lato that the company an nounces that the ten applications received last week will fill the quota for the pres ent, as there is now a good-sized list of extras to draw from. The four Pennsylvania lines handled at Indianapolis last week 4,776 loaded cars, against 5.07S in tho corresponding week of 1S90. The decrease was wholly on the Panhandle's Indianapolis d'.is!cn-thc north-and-south lines now doing a better business than last year. The refusal of the New York Central to enter into an agreement to give the Fitch burg road a share of Its traffic equal to that which may go over the Boston & Albany, forces the Fitchburg to accept the terms of the New York Central or fall in line with the Boston &. Maine. Tho Vandalla forwarded west from In dianapolis last week 954 and brought in 1.322 loaded cars; of the inbound business, 131 cars were loaded with live stock. This was twenty-seven fewer loaded cars than tho Vandalla handled at Indianapolis in the corresponding week of 1899. 'I he Peoria & Eastern line handled at Indianapolis last week 1,863 loaded cavs, 274 mow than in the corresponding week last year. Not In many years lu'.s this road done as much business as for three months past, its passenger as well as freight traffic being very satisfactory. It Is significant, when it Is realized that the ideas of President Cassatt. of the Penn sylvania, and of the Vanderbllts on the rail road problems of the coming century, and the best manner of meeting them, are more in accord than those of any two former Kaders of these strong combinations. The Wabash lines earned in the second week of January $302,92$, an Increase over the corresponding week of 159'.) of $50,055. Hlnce July 1, an Increase of $1,327.158 Is shown. The Chicago & Eastern Illinois earned, the second week of January, $10S. 220, an Increase over tho corresponding week of 190 of $17.(00. C. P. Huntington admits that Messrs. Harrlman and Schiff have become interest ed in the Southern Pacific road, but says it is not with the idea of obtaining control, but rather for the sake of promoting more amicable relations with the Union Pacific. In which they dominate, Mr. Harrlman be ing chairman of the Union Pacific board. There is said to be some grounds for the report that the Pennsylvania and Van derbilt interests will secure control of the Norfolk & Western. While control, partial or complete, is not necessary for the com pletion of tho trunk line plans. It would not bo a bad thing to have it in the combina tion, as it would be a paying investment. The. master in chancery of the United States Court has submitted to all the counsel a draft of a proposed report upon certain features of the litigation in regard to respective rights of the different classes i. of bondholders of the .Louisville. Evans vllle & St. Louis. The report Is looked upon as favorable to the consolidated bonds. . . A surveying corps in the employ of the Baltimore & Ohio is making a survey of a route from Salem to Marietta, O., with a view of building a road from Salem to that point, to connect with the Zanesville & Ohio River road, making a shorter route than by way of Cincinnati Into Chicago. The road to be built Is about fifty miles in length. 7 The Lehigh Valley will enter the field a more aggressive competitor for business from tho West, and is constructing a new freight yard at Newark, which will com prise twenty-seven miles of track. Of late the Lehigh Valley has been getting .consid erable business In this territory in the way of furniture, lumber, live stock and pro visions. D. I. Roberts, general pasenger agent of the Erie, expresses the opinion that the strict enforcement of the new trunk lln? agreement to maintain rates and abolish commissions on passenger traffic will save the railroads interested not less than $!, 000.000 per annum. This estimate is re garded as reasonable by other general pas senger agents. In the week ending Jan. 20 there were handled by the Big Four at Indianapolis 9.932 loaded cars, 394 more than in the cor responding week of 1899. While the Bee line and St. Louis divisions ? how a falling off as compared with last year, the Chi cago division this ysar handled S'W more loaded cars at Indanapolis thii in Ihe thlid week of January, 1899. George S. Batty, general passenger agent of the Iowa Central, is doing good work in bringing the road Into more general no tice. He has just Issued an attractive folder, and all local and through time ta bles arc very conveniently arranged. Entire pages are devoted to their tourist car line and the attractions of the new territory re cently opened by tho extension of the Bel mond branch. , The general passenger agents of the Cen tral Traffic Association and Trunk-line Tssenrer Association were surprised on Thursday on receiving circulars from tho Canauian roads, incoming tue Grand Trunk and the Canadian Faerie, announcing that they would participate In abolishing the payment of commissions on sales of tickets calling for transportation over their re spective lines. It would seem that S. H. Kneeland still has some influence in the affairs of tho Toledo, St. Louis & Kansas City, the post ponment of the foreclosure sale being cred ited to his efforts. For years he has been one of the prominent and untiring litigants, and Is said to have prevented its salo for the last three years. Mr. Kneeland Is often a visitor to Indianapolis, and is admitted by the parties interested in the property to be a good fighter in-a legal way. Officials of the Pennsylvania, lines West are displeased with the Chicago ordinance calling for the stopping of all trains one hundred yards from grade crossings, as, under present conditions, it Is Irksome enough for the Pittsburg. Fort Wayne & Chicago trains to reach their Chicago sta tion, and it is predicted that the railroad company has decided to run trains as usual for a test of the ordinance, whlcti fixes a penalty of from $25 to $200 for each viola tion. THE COIRT RECORD. SUPERIOR COURT. Room 1 John L. McMaster, Judge. Henry W. Bullock vs. William Robert son et al.; habeas corpus. On trial by court. Room 2 James M. Leathers, Judge. Hattle Bailey vs.' Citizens' Street-railway Company; damages. Argument concluded. Jury instructed and retire. Nora Hendricks vs. Chas. Hendricks; di vorce. Decree granted plaintiff. Judgment against defendant for costs. Georgie Folt' vs -Herbert Foltz; di vorce. Dismissed at plaintiff's cost. CIRCUIT COURT. Henry Clay Allen, Judge. On motion of Wm. Caffrey Thos. J. Roach admitted to bar. , Rolla S. Parsley vs. James Parsleys Es tate. By agreement claim allowed for 12J) at costs of estate. , ' Margaret Parsley vs. James Parsley et al.; partition. Parties file written agree ment of compromise and settlement of all issues in cause.- Plaintiff pays her costs. Defendants pay their costs. Champion Stoneware Company vs. Geo. F. Kreltleln' et'al:? replevin. Dismissed by plaintiff. Judgment against plaintiff for costs. On motion of E. C. Ryan George B. Coil admitted to bar. . Lewis Brandenburg et al. vs. Washing ton Savings and Loan Association. Peti tion of Kahn & Fisher submitted to court. Evidence heard. Finding for petitioners. Claim allowed for $395.75 and costs. NEW SUITS FILED. Roso A. Moses vs. Frank S. Moses; di vorce. Superior Court, Room 3. Christina Richter vs. Herman E. Mar tens; complaint for specific performance of contract. Circuit - Court. ii Linda E. Hamilton vs. Geo. B. lounpr; suit on Judgment. Superior Court, Room 3. Emma Borst vs. Joseph B. Borst; di vorce. Circuit Court. Annie Kinchen vs. JohnS. Kinchen; di vorce. Superior Court, Room 2. Margaret A- Robertson, Administratrix, vs. the City of Indianapolis et al.; dam ages. Superior Court, Room 3. State of Indiana ex rel. Jasper O. Tan sell vs. the City of Indianapolis et al.; mandamus. Circuit Court. Samuel White vs. Jennette B. White et al.; suit to foreclose lien. Superior Court, Room 2. " THE ZLLU TELEGRAPH. "War Xetvsi Brought Hnndreda of Miles by Native Runner. Julian Ralph, in Collier's Weekly. The native runners of whom I speak are the Kaffirs on this side and the Basutos and Zulus of the east coast. Since I .have never heard of such messengers anywhere else, I think it probablo that they are the most wonderful of the kind in tho world. They are capable of running almost as far as our Indians, who have been known to cover one hundred miles in twenty-four hours; but it is not by running that they do either the most or the best of their work. This they do by shouting their mes sages from hill to hill a far speedier me dium of communication than leg work. In previous wars between the natives and either the British or the Boers it often happened that the first news of notable en gagements was gained from the natives in Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth and such places. In this war the result of tho battle of Glencoe reached Capo Town near ly forty-eight hours before the overbur dened telegraph wires brought it to the newspapers. It transpired, as it always does, in the gossip of tho negroes among themselves. The first news of the battle of Glencoe which reached England and America came to Cape Town in this way, and was for warded on the cable by an Englishman who did not dare to vouch for it because he had been but nlno days in Africa and did not know the value of "runner's stories." The reason why suchstoric are reliablo is that whatever message Is given by a native negro is never altered by anyone who for wards it. though It may be passed along by two thousand men. The precise words that are uttered by the first man are the identi cal ones that the last one hears. A Surprise. Kansas City Journal. Adlal Stevenson rose up the other day and declined to be a candidate for Govern or. And it wasn't resurrection day, either. Going; Hnek to I tali. He Is polng back to Utah, to his dear, triangle wife To hi triple set of ma-ln-law oh, what a harpy life! He murmurs: "It was tad enough to put me on tho rack. And tire me out of Congress, but why force me to go back? I didn't corne to Congress. for tho honor there might b I wanted just to live where I might have my own night key. "You Mnsle-niarrled fellows don't know how It Is at night. When you come home rather wobbly, to have three wives strike a llht. And hear three angry voices ehrilly sob at you and say: You horrid man! Weil send for ma! We will, fhls very day!' Rut 1 mu ko buck to Utah, where they say I have been missed. And they designate my mlsseuness by the title tripa-mlst.' " II is Koinjr back to Utah, where the lake Is full of salt. Ho is Koine hark to bear three wives exclaim, "It's all your fault!" He Is coin back to Utah he might linger on the way, In the Stato of South Dakota, whero thty have a cure they iay. For the matrimonial hnMt. TH a speedy-acting tonic But it nav not act on Hrfgham. Hl complaint, 'tis ald, is chronic. Baltimore American. AMUSE3IEXTS. To-Mgbt, Tuesday aud Wednesday Nights, Mr. and Mrs. KENDAL Management of Daniel Frohm&n, in their Lon don and New York Success. THE ELDER MISS BLOSSOM All the Fcenery and Appointment from the Ft. James Theater. London. ITIces $1.30. fi.00, 73c, 50c. 25c. Scats now ready. Thursday, January 25th One Night Only William Morris in "THE ADVENTURES o LADY URSULA" Seats now ready. Friday, Saturday, January 26, 27, Mat. Saturday Sporting Life Seats now ready. Grand-To-Night, iLElc 2jc Matinees Wednesday and Saturday. Grand Stock Comp'y in the Delightful Comedy 66 OUR BOYS 99 Evening Prices Lower floor. Mc; balcony. 23c: frallery, 13c. Matinees,' 23c. Seats two weeks in advance. Next Week "Frou-Frou." Next Monday even ing, four Hundredth performance Grand Stock Company, on which occasion souvenir photo graphs (Kltchell's bert) of Miss Shannon, in the character of Frou-Frou, will be given to all ladies attending. PARK TO-DAY S m p. HI The Sensational Scenic Novelty, "Midnight in Chinatown" Exciting Story of the Golden Gate City. Big Cast Realistic Scenes. Good Specialties 19c, 20c, 30c. Everybody goes to the Park. Thursday Henshaw and Ten Uroeck. Wabash and Delawar St. ONE WEEK Commencing Monday Mat., Jan. 22 EVE II Y NIGHT! MATINEE DAILY! BOHEMIAN ... URLESOUERS WITH BILLY VAN. Trices of admission, 10c, 13c, 23c, 50c Next week IRWIN BROTHERS. FROM YESTERDAY'S JOURNAL. Items of Especial Interest from the Issue of Sunday, Jan. 21. Consul Macrum, from Pretoria, arrived at Rome. Montagrtie White, Kruger's envoy, ar rived in Washington. Two convicted murderers, brothers, were lynched at Fort bcott, ivan. The Winchester Milling Company's mill, at Winchester, Ind., was burned; loss, $16,000. , Two arrests were made at Shelbyville, Ind., in connection with county financial affairs. ' Yaqul Indians were defeated by Mexican troops', with a loss of 200 killed and WW prisoners. Susan B. Anthony will resign the presi dency of the National Woman's Suffrage Association. The news of Buller's advance from the Tugela, toward Ladysmith, showed marked preliminary successes. Sehaeffer still leads Mornlngstar in their billiard tourney at New York, though with a narrowed margin. Kentucky Republicans have alleged a conspiracy of Goebel, McLean, of Ohio, and Tamany leaders, in the Kentucky elec tion case. (From Sunday's Second Edition.) Trouble Among Turfmen. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Jan. 20. William P. Schulte, president of the American Turf Congress, which controls all the racing of thoroughbreds in the West, resigned his position to-day. He resigned both as pres ident and director of the congress. Mr. Schulte's resignation is the direct result of the war between members of the turf body regarding racing dates for this spring and summer. Mr. Schulte said to-night: "I resigned this afternoon, because I received word that the St. Louis and Chicago Jockey Clubs were going to run their meet ings regardless of the wishes of the Turf Congress.' May Kan for Presidency Some Day. SIOUX CITY, la., Jan. 20. A Des MoineS special to the Journal says: "The friends of Governor Shaw are generally of the opinion that he should not consider serious ly tho mention of his name in connection with the vice presidency. It is reported upon tho best of authority that he has said to his friends that he did not wish to be con sidered in this connection, and that he could not think of accepting such a nomi nation. The friends of Governor Shaw are looking farther ahead, and they have larger ideas and greater ambitions for his future than any second-rate position in this coun try." Darned Ills Rare Books. TOLEDO, O., Jan. 20. Marshall O. Wag goner, the infidel whose conversion to Christianity was recently announced, has burned his magnificent library consisting of writings of infidels. The ashes of the books rest in the bottom of the furnace of the Memorial United Brethren Church, of this city, to which he privately consigned them. Many of the volumes were exceedingly rare. There were a large number of manuscripts and print3 not to be found In any other library in America. Tomato Growers Organize. CINCINNATI, Jan. 20. The tomato grow ers of Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky organ ized to-day, with G. R. Johnson, of Mount Carmel, O., as president, and J. W. Robin son, of Owensvllle, Ky., as secretary and treasurer. It is proposed to organize a national association of growers, so as to deal with. the canning concerns and others controlling the market. Fraternal Order Assigns. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20. The Supreme Lodge of the fraternal Insurance order known as the Knights and Ladles of the Fireside made a voluntary assignment in the Circuit Court to-day. The total assets of the order listed only $1760. Nothing is stated as to the amount of the order's liabilities. Unprovoked Shooting? Alleged. COLUMBIA CITY, Ind.. Jan. 20. John Wicsweaver shot and fatally wounded Har mon Barnes In a saloon to-night. The shooting, it is said, was done without provocation as the men had no quarrel. Street-Car Service. To the Editor of the Indiananolls Journal: The franchise of tho Indianapolis Street railway Company, approved by Common Council, April 7, 1SK, contains this clause: "It is also agreed by and between the parties hereto that the Eald company, party of the second part, shall at all times dur ing the period of this grant, run and oper ate upon and over each of its said lines a sufficient number of first-class and com modious passenger cars to accommodate the public." That the company is not complying with this part of its contract on the Pennsyl vania street line will be attested by hun dreds using that line. Each evening is a repetition of the preceding one, to wit, a Jam and a squeeze, the standing passengers rotating around one another like cog wheels. Indeed It requires considerable athletic ability among the male passengers, who, of course, occupy the aisles, to main tain an upright position. The question is being seriously discussed among the pas sengers as to whether a school of gjm nastlcs will not be necessary in order that the men may learn to contort gracefully. What the" citizens of Indianapolis want W? that the company will be so managed that overcrowded cars will not be a part of their dally life. The demand now made is for a necessity, and what can be more of a necessity that street-car room? PENNSYLVANIA STREET. Young & McMurray. Tailors, 43 N. Penn. st. Copy of Statement of the Condition , or THE Northwestern National Insurance Company On the 31st day of December, 1899. It Is located at No. 87 Michigan street, in the city of Milwaukee, State of Wis consin. ALFRED JAMES. President. A. F. JAMES, Secretary. The, amount of Its capital, is JG00.000 The. amount of its capital paid up Is.. 0CO.Ö00 The Assets of the Company in the U. S. are as follows: Cash on hand and In banks $132,CC3.74 Bonds owned by the company, bearing interest at the rate of to 7 per cent., as per sched ule filed i 1,422,520.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages on real estate worth double the amount for which the same Is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance 070,136.67 Debts otherwise secured, - Inter est accrued, not duo 11,527.23 Debts for premiums, In course of collection (net)... 120.741.4S Total assets $2,701,0.13 LIABILITIES. . Losses adjusted and not due $..223.22 Losses unadjusted S7.9S3.33 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 5,979.61 All other claims against the company , 7.756.18 Amount necessary to reinsure . outstanding risks 1,172,438.01 Total liabilities ....$1.229,500.3$ The greatest amount in any one risk, $15.U00. , The greatest amount allowed to be in sured in any one block, $50,000. State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. I. the undersigned, auditor of State of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Is a correct copy of the state ment of the condition of the above-mentioned company, on the 21st day' of De cember, 1S99, as shown by the original statement, and that the said original state ment Is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof here SEAL. unto subscribe my name and af ' -fix my official seal this ISth day of January, 1900. W. IL HART. Auditor of State. INDIANAPOLIS AG EATS I Gregory & Appel, 131 East Market St. Copy of Statement of the Condition OF THE Citizens Insurance Company On the 31st day of December, 1899. It is located at No. 220 North Fourth street, Rialto Bullding, SL Louis, Mo. SOL. U. WAGGONER, President J. IL CARR, Secretary. The amount of capital isv.. $200,000 The an.junt of its capital paid up is. 200,000 The Assets of the Company la the U. S. are as follows: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $35.710.95 Real estate unincumbered 6,477.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages on ' real estate worth double the the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior incumbrance 297,250.00 Debts otherwise secured S2J04.97 Debts for premiums CO790.42 All other securities, accrued inter- -' est on mortgage loans 4,173.00 Total assets $133,806.34 ' LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due.,.. $4,103.77 Losses unadjusted 8.CÖ0.6S Lesses In suspense, waiting for further proof , 543.94 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks 46,188.26 Total liabilities $59,496.65 The greatest amount in any one risk (except fire proof $10,000), is $5,000. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State. I. the undersigned, auditor of state of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that tho above Is a correct copy of the statement of the condition of the above-mentioned com pany on the 31st day of December, 1S99, as shown by the original statement, and that tho said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof I hereun SEAL. to subscribe my name and affix my ofllcial seal this 19th day of JanuafJ. 1900. W. II. HART, Auditor of State. INDLVNAPOLIS AGENTS: Gregory & Appel, 131 East MarkctSt. SAWS AMI MILL SUPPLIES. E. C. ATKINS & CO. Manufacturers and Re- )CL W pairers of all kinds of Office and Factory South and Illinois Streets. Indianapolis. Ind. C 147 C BELTING ona 3 A O EMERY WHEELS ßPEtlALTIES OF V. B. Barry Saw and Supply Co 122 S. PENN. 8T. All kinds of Eaws reptlrM DR. C I. F Lr ETCH CR, RESIDENCE 103 North Penrnylvanla atrst. OFF1CE-7U South Meridian street. Office llour t to 10 a. m.; 2 to 4 p. m.: 7 to p. m. Telephonea-Offlcs. WJ: residence, 7. Dr. W. B. Fletcher's SANATORIUM Mental und Nerron Dlsrnsrs. 218 NORTH ALABAMA STREET. DR. J. D. KIRKPATRICK. Diseases of Women and the Ilectniu. PILES cured by his eafe tnJ ea?y method. No detention from business. OSes. 21 East Ohio. rr. J. A. COMIXGOK, Deformities and Ruptures, .11 When liuildlnfc. SEALS. STEXCILS. STAMPS. SEALS rt STENCILS,STAMPSj lfoTELOES IS &MERID 1AN SL Gttauxo flats. UUK-A2 Copy of Statement of the Ccaditica or THE Teutonia Fire and Marine Ins. Co. On the 30th day of December, 1599. It is located at Xos. Ill and 116 East Third street, Dayton. O. EDWARD PARE, President J. LIXXWEILER, JR., Secretary. The amount of its capital is 5100.000.00 The amount of capital paid up is. 100.OCO.00 The Assets of ti: Comptay la the U. S. Are as folio a s: Cash on hand and In banks S.107.51 Real estate, unincumbered 1.VJÖ.00 Bonds owned by the company, bearing Interest at the rate of per cent., secured as follows: U. S. 4 per cent, bonds, due In 193, market value lSO.&'O.OO U. S. 4 per cent, bonds, due In 1907. market value 41,220.00 U. S. 5 per cent, bonds, due In 19j4, market value 30, 422. M ,U. 8. 3 per cent, bonds, market value S.SOO.00 National bank stocks, market val ue 51,050.00 Barney & Smith Car Co. pre ferred stock and bonds, market value 10.CC5.00 Still well-Bierco Sc Smith-Valle Co. preferred stock and bonds, mar ket value 10,3.00 City Railway. Co. preferred and common stock, market value.... S3.2CC.00 Dayton Gas Light and Coke Co. stock, market value 7.233.00 Loans on bonds and mortgages of real estate worth double the , amount for which same is mort gaged, and free from any prior Incumbrance 176.233.1$ Debts for premiums 6.av.S All other securities , 2.7)sS.73 Total assets J3S3.795.22 LIABILITIES. All other claims against the com pany $222.75 Amount necessary to reinsure out standing risks 1 76.1M.12 Total liabilities $7S.U2.$7 Greatest amount In any one risk. $3,0'. State of Indiana, Office of Auditor of State, I, the undersigned, auditor of Stat of the State of Indiana, hereby certify that the above Is a correct copy of the state ment of the condition of the above-mentioned company on the 30th day of De cember, 1S99, as shown by the original statement, and that the same original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof I here SEAL. unto subscribe my name and af fix my official seal, this 2oth day of Januarj'. 1900. W. IL II ART, Auditor of State, INDIANAPOLIS AGENT; P. Pfisterer, 201 E. Washington St. Copy of Statecent of the Condition OF TUB American Ins. Company On the 31st Day of December, 1699.' It Is located at No. 746 Broad street, New ark, New Jersey. E. O. DOREMUS. President J. IL WORDEN, Secretary. The amount of its capital Is $Vj0,(XH The amount of its capital paid up is, GOO.QuC The Assets of the Company In the U. & are a follows: Cash on hand and in the hands of agents or other persons $77.953.1. Real estate unincumbered ........ ?72,&d. Bonds owned by the company, se cured as follows: United States 4s of 2907. market value 200.000.00 State, county and municipal, 4V& per cent., market value 31,000.00 Railroad stocks and bonds vari ous rates, market value SS2.1GO.00 Other stocks and bonds 75,(W).O0 Loans on bonds and mortgtes of real estate, worth doubl the amount for which the same is mortgaged, and free from any prior Incumbrance 1,750.261.73 Debts for premiums 1S3.97S.12 All other securities (Interest and rents due and accrued) 47.6S3.3S Total assets $3,521,503.92 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and not due $11.767.14 Losses unadjusted 72,927.50 Losses in suspense, waiting for further proof 2,000.00 All other claims against the com pany . 8.4C4.R0 Amount necessary to reinsure outstanding risks L 15,731.(2 Total liabilities .. $1.310,960.8$ State of Indiana. Office of Auditor of State. I, tho undersigned, auditor of state of the Stato of Indiana, hereby certify that the above is a correct copy of the, statement of the condition of the above-mentioned com pany on the 21st day of December. as shown by the original statement, and that tho said original statement is now on file in this office. In testimony whereof I here SEAL. unto subscribe my name and af fix my officLal teal this 19th day of January, D00. ' W. IL HART. Auditor of state. IXDIAXArOLIS AGEXTSl GREGORY & APPEL 131 E Market SL HALL & HILL 147 E Market SL OHR, HALL & CO. 135 E Market St. H. C. TUTTLE & BRO. 4 E Market St F. K. SAWYER 128 E Market SL Theodore 'rinrv. ABSTRACTER of TITLES Corner Market and Tenctylvanla treejs. Indian poll. Suit. T.1, Fim OCcs Floor. Tb Ixrockt." Telethons 17C0. A Five-Dollar Gold Piece Is not as large as a silver dol lar but U is worth more has Intrinsic value that counts, THE JOURNAL is not as big as some of its contemporaries, but. as an advertising: medium, it has an intrinsic value that Is recognized by the best business men in Indian apolls. Are you using it? If not, why not? Let us send our advertising man to talk the matter over with you. Telephone 23S. '?J si-; ;C