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77 'Realm of Sports CLUI3 NOT HADE UP BUT MAGNATES ABJS PLAYING BALL. Each Cays 71 XnTMtd Ilia Money On! 7 on Assurances that Ilia Would Win. Here is the nay lome of the American I.egu magnates talked after the meeting Saturday: Jimmy Manning I have the greatest the league, and they will certainly make ome clubs play ban this season. There .1 such wraith of good material In the Kama City club that It will be a difficult task to pick the winning" combination. Kanaas City will bear watching from the sound uf th gong Until the finish.

ai.d then you will a little band of blue shtrted player out In front. Of course, I hare string out for naif a dozen National League player, should any of my men fall to make good. I will not decide on the make up of my team until Just before the season' opens, and will give every man a chance to show hat he can, do. 1 Manager Connie Mack Just wait until you see the Brewers this, year. I waa away over 'the limit until to day, frbn I let several good men.

go. You must I think well of my new players hen 1 sell such men as Bob Stafford. George Nlcol. Billy Gray and Buck Weaver. Milwaukee, will hev the fastest team that ever represented that city, and wlil be particularly strong in the box.

I have gone after a lightning fast fielding team, as I expect that sort of team to win this season While I think 1 have winner, I will hot be able to tell or to select my players definitely until 1 have worked tnem out down in' Indiana for ten days. 1 also expect several ad i frrtm thji MatlAttal a irn, Aver Voir before the regular season begins. President Balspaugh, of Minneapolis J.Unaifr Wllmot has Instructions to give iiiriiiertpoll the fastest team that can be bought. You will notice we have got rid of all our old timber and are prepared, with but few exceptions, to start over again. I know UUmot has his eye on several National League players who.

he thinks, will be overlooaea by the big teams ana we are preparea to put up tne cash for them. It Is a case of do so or die with usl 'If Minneapolis is not up among the leader this season and a big card at home, we might as well shut uy shop. Buffalo in the Hunt. i "T'bpU nillv" Franklin! of Buffalo I Con't know whether I have much of a tay coming just now, in the light of past events, but one thing Is certain, you American Leaguers will not fool me again. admit that last spring I got acivloe enough concerning the strength cf this league to atock an Information bureau and thought It was largely a t.uff, bat I have found out my mistake.

You wlil find Buflalo strictly In the hunt next season, from start to finish. I only have to be shown once. If my team is not a first dlvlslon club from the start there will be an opening In Buffalo for seme cne who knows baseball. We expect much valuable aid from the National league, and that waa on reason why 1 was not hunting trouble with Jim ilaru tin Burns, the new Detroit magnate Tins baseball business is new to me, but 1 guek Ueorge Mailings knows a thing two about It. hen 1 went in wltn 4.1111 vujr 1110 iiuw i ui in vi ui chunoes of winning, lie said It was easy, but that aid not satisfy me.

before I put up a dollar 1 thought 1 had a preuy good lora of what It would cost to be a magnate who don't have to keep busy trying to "square" himself tor having a losing team. According 10 oiauinga, we naa a pretty lair Jub lot of players lett over, counting the men who have been returned to us. mailings suggested we get seme piayrrs at this marling, but 1 thought tlila wayi If these men are not gooa enough for another club, how can we use themt Tney have sprung this business svbout a player outliving a town, and "got too many "uon't UKo the crowds," and other things line that, but I would rather go to wnere 4 know the men are wail seasoned, sound and city broae. I have no money to throw 'aay, but I will' spend about all I have Irrt in my efforts to get the rignt Sort of a oluh. '1 he Detroit people win not stand for anything elae, and if I hope to get out what I have Invested I must get a winner.

Walt for about three weeas. ana totalling will show you tne making of a r.rst ciass ball club. Jimmy McAleer's Opinion. Jimmy McAleer. of Cleveland I know" Juat about how fast the game la in this league, and think It will be faacer than ever before.

1 have asked for a Utile kelp from the league, and If given the proper encouragement, think 1 wlU be able to give the Cleveland people a good trong team. I am not claiming any pen bants; that would be absurd, but with assistance I will receive by the breaking up of four National League Uubs. i feet" encouraged over the outlook. Before signing as manager of the Cleve land club I told Mr. Kllfoyl that unless be was prepared to give Cleveland a first class team in every respect, I would not conmaer tne position, ana aavisea mm ii keep out of as the people of that city had beeij used.

to a winning club, and would not support a loser flf teen minutes. He agreed with me. Ills money and my experience have Joined forces, and we will do the best we can. fharlea ComkY Don't neither me 1 with ft little thing like that. Why, Iv jj gut a club in Chicago.

Of cour 1 will 1 win. The While Stockings will be mov Id rlht llnnr with tha leadara. and den it conies to the finish, those stresks white will show In from. On the level. ihouwU.

I have hardly had time to think cf my chib for this sea. on. 1 have Mots A V'u rln n.1 rrim I a n.i nil oil fit. Paul players. Chicago owes me a couple of good men, and.

I may 1 ret acne )thers from the same source. in, rw i run 1 in 11 war rnra won't be behind the bunch when they start: but It la too early for me to 'lert idv club. President Watklns While I have a tTetty gxxi IJa of who will piny in In UUnapoits. it Is too soon to make up my chib. Monie of the men 1 have never piav, and of course can not tell whet they can do.

have heard good rej orts concerning tnem, and think trier wni lat, but uiyil I see them work I have nolhir tf say concerning the ijite up of the club. It would be unfair to other i layers to announce a tep.m iwrore 1 hsvo se the ruen. One tr.ir.g la crt.Hin, IT 1 nave not the right en I 1 them, and I think I know wfirre 10 j.ut my hand on them. You can say tlint Indianapolis wlil be rejTe raiM it. i learn sne has had ue the oi Western Leavue was nr.

frir.szpd. It Is too trly to the rn 1 it brtrade, but I' tlo not believe In cinanoiia cra. wilt be disappointed at the showing which my team makes this TT.LZHIIA2VS PC3ITI0N. Itc Comment and ZZtf Yet Get IUm in Trouble. infr tu.

Eln4r sy he needs Yi.rx oBrlen and ermsn, I'ittcbu! Hawloy and el and lUmliton, Boaton. an exacted these to be York frra cf cost. sy whether expected the fio e.r.roi;irg tit players to pay for ttie coming season. A American Ieas' In j. i't week, freed an' pvsltlon i on, ana was rw i all ti's for not buying Mo th BultUnor II v.

In Chicago; that 4': 1 ti.e 1 Og'i to those two players as a bonus for bis being good, and that his present attitude I due aolely to the fact that the Brooklyn Baltimore magnates were not forced to disgorge for his benefit. He had nearly a week In which to select players from tha Baltimore and Washington clubs at a scale of prices fixed by the league, and the Baltimore club, somewhat lower than the prices asked other but he made no move toward claiming a single player. It would be something of a novelty to Freed man should every other club in the league decline to play its schedule with the New Tork club until he strengthened the team. Before tha ten year agreement runs out, a new eight or slxteen club agreement extending over a period of twenty years will likely be signed, but it Is not likely that Andrew J. Freedman will be a party to this agreement.

Proapecta for Stata Xteapue. MARIONT. Tnd Mar. John Ray, manager of the Logan sport balll team, and secretary of the State organisation, says that the prospects for the league the coming season are flattering. Several other cities, he says, among them El wood, Lafayette, Alexandria, Hartford City, Huntington and Bluffton, have already applied for admission, but can not be considered at this lata date.

The manager of the various team represented In tha Stat organization will meet at Kokomo, next Sunday, to arrange the schedule. for tha coming season. Leagua Circuit Completed. (8pclal Tha Indianapolis News. TfcRRE HAUTE, March tl.

Praa ldent Schmidt, Of the Central League, w3o attended the rotating yesterday at Springfield, says the league with "Blbomington, Decatur, Peoria, Danville and Terr Haute, is tha beat that Terre Haute has ever been in for the reason that the guarantee outlook for playing the season through is better. President Schmidt waa directed to prepare a schedule at once. The sea son will begin May 1 and close Septem ber Jsc Indiana In Indiana. (Special to The Indianapolis News. FLORA.

Mirch 21. The Nebraa ka Indian basebalj team, of Lincoln. has arranged to play the flora club some time In May. The Indians will also play several other Indiana team during their tour through the Stata. Baseball Brief.

Boston cranks are ob lectins' to Man ager Be lee oTering Hickman to the New Tnrlr rlnh. hit he la one of the best hitter 4n the league, and Invaluable as a utility roan. Tha Virginia Baseball League will be composed of Petersburg. Richmond, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Hampton this year. The league season will open Apni .30.

Preeident Mautner. the Ft. Wayne team, has refused to release Captain Jack Glasscock, In order that he may play on the Sioux City Western League team, aa requested by President Be ail, or the Sioux City club. President Johnson, of the American League, expect to go to Cleveland tonight to adjust tha difficulties over the transfer of the National League baseball grounds to the Cleveland American League club. President Kllfoyl.

of that club, telegraphed President Johnson yesterday that his help was needed. Manager Ewlng announced to day that he had received the contract of catcher Bowerman, formerly of the Pittsburg club, over whom there has been some controversy. President Freedman claimed that Bowerman had been promised to him. but at the last minute either the offer had been withdrawn by President i 'reyfua or Bowerman had been advised not to go to New York. "Biddy" McPhee's friends say there another reason besides the one given by the great ball player for hla resolve to quit the diamond.

He thought several years ago that he should have succeeded Buck Kwlng as manager. of the Keds, and when Ewlng waa asked to resign, he fully expected the managerial reins to be placed In his hands. They say' he is disappointed, and thinks he has been un justly treated. If this is the reason Mc Phee ha kept it carefully concealed. ManiiKer Loftus, of the Chicago club.

and Mr. Sinclair, proprietor of the hotel at West where the Chicago club stopiieu, are contesting over a claim for damage to property, alleged to have txieii don by the. players. The amount asked Is only 110. for a broken window.

but Manager Loftus did not think It Just, and declined to pay It. Mr. Sinclair r.ow threatens to attach the. baggage of the players when they start South this evening. Billy Phyle admitted breaking the window.

Hugh Jennings, captain of tha Brooklyn club, (s the latest player to announce his retirement from the diamond. He says he has ben offered the position of sporting editor on a Philadelphia paper, and hla ball playing days are nearly over, he says he can not afford to miss the opportunity to secure a permanent position. Jennings Is regarded as one of the headiest ball players in the country, and his loss will be great to the Champions. Manager Hanlon will have difficulty in filling his place. President Johnson will not call an other meeting of the League magnates, as he announced last Saturday, for there Is no necessity for It.

He will; not be able to arrange the American 'League schedule until the National League has fixed Its dates, as an effort will be made to avoid conflicting games in tnicago. it will require about one week after the National League schedule Is announced for President Johnson to complete his schedule, and as soon as mai is aone ne will call another meeting to adopt It and make final arrange mcnia ior me opening or tne season. 1 1 I M'COY AND PTTZSIMMONS. Thej Coma to Terms in Three Jttin utes Sharkey Criticised. NEW YORK.

March ZL The action of Tom Sharkey In falling to post $5,000 binding his match with Robert Fltxslm mor. leaves another stain on hla record. Fltxslmmona's promptness In Immediately getting on a match with McCoy show that the New Zealander la determined to fight some one, and that It makes little difference who. At the appointed time yesterday. FHxntmmons was on hand at the Delavan House.

O'Rourka Insisted that hla offer of 60 per cent, waa the one tor accept, whlfe Fitzsimmoc contended that the Westchester Club's offer should be taken, and that caused the break. KKzslmmons Immediately stepped across the street to McCoy's new cafe. McCoy was ready to talk business, and In three minutes a match was made. It wns agreed to meet Saturday, sign articles and post the money. About the only thing Sharkey can now do.

Is to cover Ruhlln'a forfeit of $1630. which Is sftld to.be up, before the latter a chance to draw It down, and pull off the fight before the Fltsslmmons Mc Coy meeting. Boxing Matchea at Loganport. to Tha Indianapolis Nwa. LOGANSPORT, March a.

Three boxing contests were held at the Hnk last night by the Floyd Athletlo Association. The liveliest bout was between Perry Jones and George Floyd, both colored mlddlewelfchts. Jones; was lighter, but more scientific and stronger, and had Floyd badly distressed at the end of the second round. Jones could have put his man out. but allowed him to stay the six rounds.

The police were present to keep the fight within. bounds. i The Tighter' Corner. I'sily Maloney and Yank Hennlger fotiuht twenty rounds to a draw at Hot fc'prlngs, lat night. An unknown flKhier from Grand Rap Ma received a decision over George Bl ley, fure tre RC Joe Athletic Club, of I t.

Wayne, last night. The unknown had the best of th; argument through out. and had there not been several po THE IKDIAKAPOLIS NEWS, WEDNESDAY, ilABOH 21, 1900. licemen at the ringside a knockout would hava been scored to hi credit. PE0OBAM COMPLETED.

Th Indianapolis Driving Club will Have Five Days' Bacee. The program for the harness meeting given by the Indianapolis Driving Club In July haa beeai made up. It will be a five days' meeting, with three race on the card each day. Twelve of these I aces have been made iup. and the de tails of the other three 'wfil be arranged tn a short tlmeH All the events will be for purses, and will Include two of $2,000 for a 2:10 trot and a 1:09 pace, two of $1,600 for a 2:15 trot and a 2:12 pace, and the eight other purses of $1,000 each, will be divided among the popular In addition to this, the club will put on either a match race or a "record trial as an additional feature.

I It aa decided at the last meeting of the directors to push the stock subscrip tions. Under the reorganisation plan, the stock now consists: of 100 shares of $100 Many ah axes have been sold, and It is thought all wall be taken In a short time. The shares of stock really represent a guarantee fund, as only a 10 per cent, assessment' 1 made on each share for this meeting. ine ciuo win make an effort to revive the Interest In racing In Indianapolis, and bring the sport back to the position which it held several years ago, and the future action of the club will depend largely en the financial result of thl meeting. The size of the purses will at tract horsemen from all over the coun try, and particularly those who at that time will be preparing fbr the Detroit grand circuit meetln.

The meeting will open July 9, and continue for five day. The entrleg close June 16. The date selected for the meeting 1 on of the best of the racing season. It Is Just before the opening of the grand circuit at Detroit when all of the big (tables which will be campaigned thla summer will be gathered in the West, and horsemen will have a chance to give their strings a final tryout before lumping to the circuit. There are also many horsemen who have one or two really fast horses, and by the.

time they get through with their spring training, and are ready to ship, they are practically "ail in," and even if they have a good thing ready for the circuit they can not take advantage of It. The Indianapolis meeting will enable them to come here, win a purse or two. replenish their treasury and start down the line tn good shape. Brooklyn Lira Bird Shoot. The live bird shoot at Interstate Park, Queens, borough of Queens, L.

of the Brooklyn. Gun Club, yesterday, was made more interesting by the arrival of Mrs. H. F. Llndsey, better known among trap shooters as "Wanda." The summary of yesterday's events was: Peek a boo handicap, five $5 en trance, two moneys, divided 60 and 40 per class shooting J.

P. Hall, 28 yards; J. S. S. Remsen, 29 Helkes, SI yards; A.

A. Lamberson, 28 yards; W. R. Crosby. 31 yards; J.

M. Thompson, 28 yards; killed five each. B. W. Lerov, 29 yards: S.

N. Van Allen. 29 yards; J. 8. Fanning, 31 yards; Philadelphia Dally.

SO yards, and C. W. Budd, 30 yards, killed four each. F. L.

Jacks, 26 yards; I. C. Remsen, 26 yards; Ben Norton, 28 yards, and William Hopkins, 27 yards, killed three each. J. P.

Hopkins, 28 yards; H. c. colt. Z7 yards, and R. C.

JSwart, 26 yards, killed two each. General Sports, In the wrestling match between Elmer Woodmansee. of and James King, of Chicago, at Alexandria last night. Woodmansee won the second and third falls, which were Grseco Roman style, and the match. King won the first fall, catch as catch can.

The Richmond Henley roller polo team plays three games with the Racine (Wis.) team at Racine this week, and the latter team play three return game at. Richmond next week. In addition to this, the Muncle Royals will take another chance at the Henleys next week. Richmond has the polo fever badly; There la talk of a game between two team composed of prominent society people being played for the benefit of charity. At the annual meeting of the Capita City Bowling Club, held in the German House last night, the following officers were elected: fl.

R. Beguin, prel dent; Fred Com stock, secretary and treasurer: B. Sargent, captain; Ed Wood, assistant captain. Retiring Captain Havelick presented to the club the bowling trophy won last season, and also announced that he would entertain the members of the club at a dinner at the Bates House to morrow evening. J.

E. Klce, of Grand Rapids, was elected prldent of the Michigan Trotting and pacing circuit, and Georro Con ner, of Detroit, secretary yesterday, and tho following, circuit agreed on: At Ithaca. June 19 22; Ionia. June 26 29 Highland PaTk (Detroit). July 2 6: Wind sor, July 9 13: Detroit Driving Park.

July in zu; fcaginaw. July Z4 Z7: Grand Rapids. July Si August 3 Bay City, August 6 Port Huron, August 14 17: Jackson. Au gust 21 24: Battle Creek, August 28 31; Yrsllontl. September 4 7.

The purses wm range irom wu upward. LETTER FROM A SOLDIER. Takes Eleven Thousand Hen to Keep Manila Quiet. Members of the Indianapolis Light Ar tlllery have received a letter from Lieut. James H.

Thomas, colored, first lieu tenant o' the Fortynlnth Regiment of Colored Infantry, written at an outpost twelve miles from Manila. Thomas waf formerly custodian of the armory fn Senate avenue. He served with a col ored regiment In Cuba during the Span Ish American war. The letter, In part, is as follows: "At this point we are left to defend a bridge. We marched here yesterday un der a sun that did not boil, but broiled.

I had the honor of being placed In charge of the escort for our train, which Is composed Of two wheeled carts with water buffalo aa motive power. Under full sped they make about two miles an hour. For an army mule I i hall always have the greatest respect. He is a. blessing to humanity and an honor to.

hla country are now about five miles from the firing line, and, strange as it may seem, wo know about as much of what is happening as you do at home. In a fight yesterday there were 300 more "good" Filipinos. We captured 100.000 cigarettes this afternoon. The native were trying to smuggle them through to their army. We aiso take matches away from the natives, as they have learned to make: powder with them.

It takes 11.C00 soldiers to keep the City of Siar.iifs quiei. HARRISON'S PERMIT TO HUNJ Secretary of State of Illinois Made i Him a Present of It. To day's maU brought to General Harrison a complimentary permit from the Secretary of State of Illinois to; hunt la that State. The former President applied by letter for a permit fot al hunting license under the Illinois game law. The fee for such a oermit is $10.

Secretary of State Rose decided that an ex Presl dent ought to have the privilege of hunt tng anywhere without paying foj it. The' general, yesterday aftenibon. re ceived a telegram from Captain at Havana, asking htm to derer hi hunting trip account of an ice aora in the river. The hunting party will leave whenever Captain Schulte indi cates that the river is open and the ducks plentiful. Files Cared Without the Knife.

Tour rtrusplist whom rou know to be reliable, will tell you that he la author! red by the' manufacturers of Faao Pile Ointment to re fund the money In every caee where It falla to curt luhtna. bleeding, blind or protruding piles, no mawer of how Ions standing. Thia la a tr dlacovery. which baa proven bv actual tea'ta thai It will cure Si ner cent. of the cmi.

Cur orrtlnary oftaea in (k dava: worst raaea in fourteen otb. One ap. iiiivation cives aaaa ant reel. Kellevea itch ina inalantly. Can rt by mall.

have placed It on rale wtm every utcrim in the city of In dlanauolls. Ind. ITica tl. SLATE filEfl OETERfilliO GATES AND METZOEB PROPOS3 TO MAZE A STAND. Hot Contests Are Promised at To Night's Primaries as a Result Lester Quits the Race.

i The Republican of Marlon county win elect delegates, thla afternoon land tonight, to the Seventh district convention, which will meet to morrow afternoon, at 1 o'clock. In the Criminal Court room, to name two delegates and two alternates to the Republican national convention, and one elector. Within, the last three days plans have been formed for defeating the arrangement to make Harry B. Gates and "Bob Metzger the delegate to the national convention, and it was plain to day that there will be Interesting times at all the Indianapolis primaries to night. Gates and Metzger and their frlenda have been unwilling to quit the contest, and there I lively hustling by the supporters of these two men, and by those who are urging that men more representative of the party In thla city be chosen a dele gates.

The opposition to the slatemakers. It la stated, has not decided finally on candidates, but It seems to be understood that if the schemers are overthrown to night, E. B. Martlndale and W. A.

Ketch am will be the delegates. Johnson county, which selected Its delegate to the convention some time ago, Is Insisting on naming one of the delegates to the national convention, but the local Republicans are Inclined to believe that that county will be willing to take the lector. The Meeting Places, The convention to morrow will be mad up of 116' delegates from Marion county and eleven from Johnson. In the out townships of Marion county, the delegates were selected to day. The primaries In the city will be by wards and will be held at 8 o'clock to night.

J. B. Keeling, district chairman, has desig nated the following meeting places: First Ward Eight delegates. Amos Hynes, No. 2 engine house, HUlslle ave nue.

Second Ward Eleven delegates. "New ton Maguire, engine house, at Ash and Sixteenth streets. Third Ward Thirteen delegates. C. L.

Hare, livery stable, on Sixteenth street, between Illinois and Meridian streets. Fourth Ward Eight delegates. Isaac Pugh, Munroe's Hall, corner Twenty sev enth and Northwestern avenue. Fifth WardFive delegates, W. E.

Da vis, Michigan and Blake streets. Sixth Ward Ten delegates. Albert Leap, 124 West New York street. Seventh Ward Eight delegates. Danial Linus, headquarters fire department, Massachusetts avenue and New.

York street, Eighth Ward Seven delegates. E. D. Logsdon, State and Michigan streets. Ninth Ward Six.

delegates. Hiram Harris, No. 3 engine "house. Prospect street, Tenth Ward Four delegates. H.

Evanp, Mozart 'HaUL Eleventh Ward Three delegates. John Crane, 346 Henry street. Twelfth ward Six delegates, James McNulty, engine house, Morris and Harding streets. i Thirteenth Ward Four delegates. Rob ert Metzger, Maine's stable, 1371 Virginia avenue.

Fourteenth Four delegates, Jas. Morton Club, Shelby and Cottage avenue. Fifteenth Ward Four delegates. Daniel Hill, 934 South Meridian street. Hofman's Hall.

Lester Out of the Bace. To the Kdltor of The News. Blr: I 'desire to say. through the columns of your valuable paper, that after serious and mature deliberation, I have concluded not to be a candidate for the Legislature. The action of the county and township conventions have very clearly demonstrated to the soldiers In this coun ty that there 1 no demand for a soldier on any ticket In Marion county.

I there. fore decline to be a candidate. I have "changed my mind." W. H. LESTER.

Indianapolis. March 21. 1900. LINE TO MUNCIE. Work of Laying Bails will J3egin In May, Mr.

Henry Says. Charles L. Henry, of Anderson, man ager of 1 the Union Traction Company, which has a net work of electric lines In the gas belt, and is now building a road from Muncle to this city, by way of Anderson and intermediate towns along the Big Four, was In the city to day. "If this weather keeps up aa it is," he said, "we will be able to go right ahead with the construction. We expect to be gin laying the rails by the first of Much of the grading was done last fall and it Is probable that the line can be completed within a few months, as the company Intends pushing the work rap Idly.

Mr. Henry said that the new cars for the Muncle line would be' ready by April. 1, and that the old power house, which was destroyed by flre a short time ago, will be used until the new one Is completed at Anderson. This will be one of the larrest in the country. FIRE IN ELEVENTH STREET.

Property of Cyrus King Damaged Lord Street Blaze. Fire broke out shortly before o'clock thla morning in the two story frame res idence of Gyrus King, colored, at 624 West Eleventh street, and spread to the residence on either side, causing a total loss of $1,000. The cause of the flre was an overheated range. The, roof and sec ond floor of Allen's home' was burned away, and the water and smoke ruined most of the furniture. The roof of the house adjoining on the west, owned by Allen and occupied by Essex Furman, was burned away.

Mrs. Sophia Dinwiddle's resldence. adjolnlngr on the east, was damaged. Mrs. Elisabeth Allen, a ister in law of Cyrus Allen, occupying a room lnt his house, lost about $100 worth of personal property.

The losses are covered by insurance. About 12 o'clock last night, an overheated stove started a flre In the house cf Frank Dunbar, at 534 Lord street, causing a loss of about JjO. RURAL MAIL AGENTS. Conference with Supt. Dice Ends Tha Assignments.

The special agents of the rural maH service have ended thelr conference with General Superintendent Dice. There was much shifting In making up the territory that the special men will hereafter work, the assignments being as follows: George Olson, of Taylor, "Wis. Missouri, Kansas, Louisiana, Texaa, Arkansas. North and South Dakota, Idaho and Montana. Special Agent Ormeby, Black River Falls.

Wis. State of Wisconsin, In conjunction with Special Agent Walker. V. P. Kobards, Hillsdale.

Mich. Michigan. Charles Lynn, Chicago IlllnoU. S. B.

Rathbone, Elizabeth. W'. Va. Indiana. Special Agent Howard.

St. Paul. Minn. Minnesota and Kevadai. C.

E. Llewellyn. Omaha, Neb. Nebraska, south half of Iowa. Colorado.

Wyoming, Washington and J. P. Walker, Boscobel. Wis. North half of Iowa and Wisconsin.

In conjunction wtth Special Agent Onnsby. William K. Annln, Phoe nix. Arizona California, Utah, rsew Mexico and Arizona, Special Agent Hammer, of Chicago. 111., who formerly had primary supervision of the Stat of Michigan, will Investigate the applica tions and sections made "special ana also assist the Other special agents of the Western division In difficult, complicated and emergency investigations.

The agents who attended the conference turned over to Mr. Dice all the petitions they had for rural routes throughout the West, There are hundreds of these petitions, and the agents say that the farmers in all the Western States are drawing up more requests for the service. It Is the opinion of the agents that the rural service should be dlatlnct from suburban service, and as independent of the regular mall service aa Is practicable. WALLICK GRAND TREASURER Appointed to Succeed the Late Jas. A.

Wildman. 1 M. IL grand master of the I. O. O.

F. of Indiana, to day announced the appointment of John F. Wallick, of this city, to be grand treasurer of the order, to succeed James Wildman, who was burled yesterday. The grand master also announces the 11 in mm 1 JOHN F. WALLICK.

appointment of Enoch iG. Ifogate, of Danville, to be grand trustee to succeed Mr. Wallick. Mr. Hogate Is a past grand master In the order.

BIBLE jCHOOL AT WINONA. It will Follow the Bible Confer ence. i The executive committee, of tke Wino na Assembly Association, composed of Sol C. Dickey, of thhs city; Thomas Kane, of Chicago; Fremont Good wine, of Wlll lamsport, and B. F.

Yarnell, of Ft. Wayne, has decided to have, during the coming season, a new Bible school, which will run continuously for six weeks pre vious to the ordinary Bible conference. It will be for ministers pnly, and over twenty different prominent lecturers have been engaged for the new school course. A small tuition will be charged those who attend. The subjects will be of varied Interest, and the scope of the Instruction will be thoroughly practical, the committee says.

The committee also decided to accept the offer of a prominent New York man, who does not car to make known his identity at present, to build it nemo for ministers on the assembly ground; to cost not lees than S4.000. It Is Intended for the use of ministers whose salary is less than S1.000 per annum, and It will be non denomlnatlonal. E. J. Dukes, of Peru, was elected assistant general manager of the assembly.

His positive answer has not been given yet, but It is thought he will ac cept. His duties will be varied, and he will be excected to emend the most of his time on the grounds when the season opens. He will act as treasurer or tn assembly at the; park, look after the management of the hotels and concessions and' execute all contracts. Mr, Dukes is a graduate of Wabash College, and la thoroughly Interested In i the work of Winona Assembly. Large Attendance Promised.

Manager Dickey says that the pro pects for a successful season and large attendance never were so good this early In the year. 'He is now getting out the official program, which will be ready for distribution some time next week. For a month he has been home ill, and Is now able to be at his office only a short time each day. The park will open June I. summer School will begin July theblolog leal station will be open about June 20, and the Bible conference will begin August "IB.

President, Kane, while here yesterday, expressed hlmfielf as greatly pleased with the outlook. TO BRING FACTORIES HERE. Manufacturers' Club will Meet To Night to Discuss Plans. The Manufacturers' Club will meet, at 7: 80 o'clock to night, at the Commercial Club. Some plan for encouraging raanu facturers to come to Indianapolis will be considered.

The Idea of several In dustrlous members i3 to go after some big concerns that have recently indicated that they are open to propositions from Indianapolis. The railroad companies will be sound ed, as It la thought that they can do as much as any other. Interest toward bringing new "industries here. Switching privileges and side tracks save many thousand dollars to factory owners. While the railroad companies have al ways been liberal with concessions In Indianapolis, the club members say, it Is thought they can be induced to In crease their liberality.

SELF DENIAL WEEK. It will be Observed by Members of Salvation Army, i The week beginning March 25 has ben designated as "self denial week" by the Salvation Army, the local branch ot which announces that It will observe It. During the representatives of the army here, as elsewhere, will receive contributions for the Salvation Army relief fund. An ordf has been made by the national officers of the army that at least half the money raised shall be devoted to the relief of suffering In India. It Is expected to send at least VS.OuO to the The local branch of the army announces that, if grain is given, it will undertake to see that it is forwarded New York, for shipment to India.

A Behearing Granted. Judge Baker, of the United States Court, has granted a rehearing In the case of Mary E. Crlder, of Ottumwa. against the estate of Noble Warum, of Hancock county. At the former trial Mrs.

Crlder secured a Judgment of fl. on a $40,000 claim against the eerate. Tho Warrum heirs assert that they have acme new evidence to show that the not Mrs. Crlder held agalnsv Nobie Warrum was a lorgery. Kay Come to Indianapolis.

VT, P. Orr, a Plqua (O.) manufacturer, whose business establishment was damaged to the extent of nearly by flre, Monday night, has been in Indiana polls, looking for Information regarding' the advantages offered by this city for manufacturing purposes. Those with whom he talked, while here hope that he wlil not rebuild in Plqua, but decide to come to Indianapolis. GRAND JURY NOW AT REST BUT THE CRIMINAL COTJBT 13 BUSY OH PAST RESULTS. Soma Talk of Resistance by Drug gists Novel Point in Cases of Saloon Keepers, The Marion county grand Jury has made Us final report for the March session of the January term, adding 233 indictments, to Its already heavy record.

and making the total for the session 644 Indictments. It Is Supposed that the new Indictments are along the am lines as those already returned, which have kept extra clerks busy In the Criminal Court and have crowded the sheriff's office with the business of serving warrants ojn lottery men. gamblers and violators of the liquor laws. Will Resist tho Charges. There has been some talk of resistance by some of the druggists to the Indict ments against them for selling llqu without the proper license.

Among those who have given bond and have not plead ed guilty are Henry C. PomeroyJohn Pantzer. William J. Merrill. Hugh Leh ritter.

William Ferquin, George Borst and Arthur Dalbv. It is taken for, granted Xhat Indicted saloon keepers will resist charges against them. Among the saloon keepers arrested and giving bond are Council men James Moriartyand Edward Bern auer. There arf three1 indictments against Bernauerand two against Mo ri arty. Charles saloon keeper, has given bond aes, William S.bllUcv in three tjand Louis Schoen Insix.

ovel Line of Defease. The cases of some of th saloon men may be fought along novel lines. In cer Instances indictments have been eturned against saloon keepers for "do ing business without a license," which Is the same charge that Is brought against the druggists. The theory In the case of the saloon keepers, how'ever. Is not that they have no State liquor licenses, but that they sold on Sunday, and that they had no license to sell on that day.

1 The usual charge of selling on Sunday Is brought against the same men. In ad dition to that of selling without a li cense. The law under which the prose cution for "doing business without a license" ar conducted does not apply to liquor selling but to any business for which a license would be required. This statute la used In the absence of one bearing directly on the subject. Thirty six druggists have now pleaded guilty and submitted to fines of $5 with coats, nearly half the number 'against whom charge have been made, for ev enty eight druggists In all have been indicted.

Druggists who pleaded guilty to day were: R. C. Hampton, 1302 Hill avenue; Charles P. Muench, 1832 South Meridian street; Louis Pink. Madison avenue and Morrt street; Joseph A.

Flrquin, lOlfl Udell avenue; John Frttz, 67 Virginia avenue; Charles F. Lay, 848 West Washington street; Charles Norton, 27S Massachu setts avenue; John M. Rhodes, South West street. Augut W. Buschman, a grocer at Ft.

Wayne avenue and Tenth street, also pleaded guilty to selling liquor without a license and was fined 5 with costs. Druggists who. gave bond this forenoon, but did not plead guilty, were Slgmar F. Muehl, Illinois street and McLean Place, and Joseph R. Perry.

356 East Washington. MR. BITTER'S OPINION. Has: No Sympathy with Druggist Who Violates the Law. CoL Ell F.

Bitter, who has kept In touch with the Indianapolis School Board In Its efforts to get, money Into the school fund that properly belongs has some opinions regarding the "bring You know wait they ire. They come noa you wfta hardly 1 moment notice. Bat tiey ire slow' leive: tint's the trouble. Unless yon do the right tiling they lung on (or weeks. Why not send them off? Yoo cm do it quickly whk Ayer's Cherry PectoriL It often cures in a night.

Three flies: enonch for an ordinary eold; Juit right fur a.tlima. bronchltia, hoanoneaa, wliooptns emirh, hard cold; ti.SO, must eeubutoical for ekrouio eaaei. A ire. and Delaware Sts. Telephones 73 Domestic and Foreign FRUITS AUD VEGETABLES COFFEES This article has made many a store famous, only because they have catered to the tastes of jtbefr.

trade, i We pride ourselves Immensely upon the LARGE and EVJEfC ROWING Coffee business. Our LEADER and rrt POPULAR brand I TILLMANN' WaWaIIAN COFFEE, of which we" are SOLE "agents. HAWAIIAN COFFEE, air tight" tins, single pound 35c MURRAY HILL COFFEE. A leading Coffee in Nvw York, packed In 8 lb. air tight Quality NOT TO BE SURPASSED, per tin ......91.20 REID.

MURDOCH CO. Famous I to I Coffee, per tin .............1.00 'VICTORIA MOCHA AND JAVA. MAKING a big HIT AT PRESENT, pound 33c MANDAHLING JAVA. per pound 38c Old Governnwnt Java, per .350 O. G.

Java and Arb. ROASTED FRESH EVERY DAY. per Royal Mocha and Java, fresh roasted every day, per lb 35c AKDMORE MOCHA AND JAVA. QUALITY GOOD. PRICE LOW, per lb 20c Golden Rio Coffee, lb 25c Hotel Blend ......20 Henery's Choice Blend 15c Arbuckle's i Ariosa, 1 lb.

package Lion 1 lb. package Quick Colds 1 lng to book" by th present grand Jury of offenders against th liquor law. There said "some honest men among the druggist who have been caught, and they say that they will sell no more liquor In violation of the law. There are other men who have made the drug business a blind for doing a saloon business. These Intend to sell more.

If they can do so without being caught. "There never was any excuse for an aruggisi to sen liquor beer, wine or whisky. Every one who did so kne at the time that he was violating thsr law. These violation became so common that some may have come to the beilef that the law had been repealed ty th drug gist. ravers Sever Punishment.

"Such flagrant vtolatlowa of law hould be punished, not by the lowest fine, but by a fine commensurate with the character of the offense. The druggist who is violating the law regularly1 and systematically, running a saloon under the name of 'drugstore ought to be firled much heavierthan the man who has made only an occasional sale, and where he thought lr could do no harm. Persons who Xretjuent liquor selling drug stores and have much business behind the pre scription case can be called on by th Jury in the future, at any time. Inquired of a to buylnr lienor at ch places. And they can be punished for perjury, too.

if they fail to tell the truth. "Grocers should bear tn mind that their customers are likely to be called by the frrand Jury. A grocer who advertises Iquors, who places bottled liquors in his show window, and who delivers liquors en orders, with bread and potatoes, ought to have a heavy dose when he before the Marlon county Criminal Court, "To let off these offending druggists and grocers with light fines Is simply giving away money that should go to the school fund. Such a course ts demoralizing to the public and to the offending druggists and grocers. It should be borne In mind that while the school fund loses, the fees go along with the small fines Just the same.

The prosecutor lose nothing, but the school fund Is robbed." A VALUABLE LIFE. Contractor McDonald Insured i Two Million. Dollars. for NEWTORK, March 21. John B.

McDonald, 'the contractor who will build the New York' tunnel, has had his Ufa Insured for $2,000,000. This is the largest amount of Insurance ever placed on on man, exceeding that carried by John Wanaraaker by nearly half a million dollars. Mr. McDonald did not take out the pol icy himself. August Belmont, head of the syndicate that will finance the building of the rapid transit tunnel, had him Insured, and the syndicate will pay all the These will amount to 100,000 a year, or $450,000 for the five years, the policies are to run.

1 No one company would accept a risk of $2.000.000. The New York Life Insurance Company will take $330,000 of It. Its limit on a single risk, and will underwrite the remainder In this country and Europe. It will be divided among no fewer tnan tnirty companies, i This $2,000,000 of Insurance simply represents the value which Mr. I Belmont places upon Mr.

McDonald's services for the coming nve years. This Is one war of saying that in the opinion of the men who are to furnish the money to carry out tne contract, if Mr. Mc Donald should die before It Is completed it wouia mean a loss to them or $2,000,000. KAHN CLOTHING 322 WEST WASHINGTON ST. Tbe insurance now adjusted, and we are open for bkisl ness.

Our loss is your gain, as witness below. 'Store open for business 9 a Thursday morning, March ss. quote a few of our prices: I Men's Corduroy Suits, IS.M $15.00 Buits now 1 0 $10.00 Suits now OS Butts now 1.0S Men's1 Pants, J2.E0 and $3.00. now 1.10 A No. 1 Jean Pants, $1.00.

grade, iff Buy Rubber Ooods at a Rubber Store MACKINTOSH $3.00 to $10.00 Water Bottles and Syringes 60c, 80c, $1.00, $1.35, $1.50, etc. E. MORRISON CO. RUBBER STORE 30 West Washington Street 'flHfigfo SSiradlei jmU Vas 0i0Mm Llont Have you noticed Iiovs vie ara cell in CEklUIHE PIK7 OLAS (Plmolav). Tho larzctt bLzo (18 or.) boltlo, mold f) tor 7 So, our prico Vla vi QUEES1 LIVES, sn (jz oz), regular prtco now 4.

Trade Yinners 1 tVhy you can aaye money by buying here. Lea Sc Perrln's genuine Worcestershire 8auce. Vi pint Genuine Creamery Butter, made at Elgin, 111., per lb 9 pounds Granulated Sugar for 18 pounds Granulated I OO Blooker's lookers TJTJTCn fl()n orf.f COCOA. 4U3 Va Cox's Imported Gelatine, package lOc Knox package cans Eagle Milk Dr. Price's Vanilla, ounces ....2 4c We do rot truarantee these prices forever, so buy now.

COeCCeCC0 9 2 8jBsre West ef Illinois, 1 (Our Are ready for business Souili Oorielian St. I EFROYMSOII WOLF SCENE IN FRENCH Vindictiro Drug gist Attempt ths Life of a Judg. PARIS, March a. In the Palace of Justice, to day, an attempt was mad to murder th presiding Judge of the Fifth "Court by a druggist named Bardln. who had Just lost a suit.

The Judge had Juat taken their seat and counsel In another cause had begun his speech, when Bardln aimed a revolver and fired three shots st the Judge, who had a narrow escape, th bullet grazing his head. Municipal guard threw themselves on Bardln and removed him to a cell, whll the judge, with perfect coolness. said to counsel: "You can continue Malt re; It 1s nothing." mi niaMaMBiMiMWiMaasMg Heasles, Wot Smallpox. Special to Th Indianapolis New. I LOGANSPORT, March Walton physicians, who diagnosed the affliction with whichf Mrs.

D. C. Drak I suffering as smallpox, now "say that th malady 1 measles. i Jean rants, 75c grade, now Ho P.oys'. Suits.

$0.00. now SI OS Child's Suits, $1.80. Good percale Shirts, spring goods 24c Ur.derwear, Btc 21c Underwear, 35c 1 lc Hats, Shoes and Furnishing Goods li proportion. 60c and 75a Sweaters Phones, old, 173; new, mi WWWWW a a cxccotXnzty IrDo tott'j C.7.UU, rv Sr jj a i 0 a a a 3 (5 i C3 sM 1 ST 0 J3 a cs a. (J' I.

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