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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
PLUMBING INSPECTION.
Ordinance Likely to Be Brought Up in Council
To-Night-Wby II Has Lain Dormant.

The plumbing inspection ordinance, pro-
viding for the appointment of an inspector
of plumbing at a salary of $500 a year.
which was introduced IN tho Council sew
eral months ago and has since lain dor
mant, will likely be called up at to-night's
meeting. The ordinance is now on it's Sec
ond reading.
1t is doubtful however, even If the ordi-
nance is called up. that ANYTHING will be
done with il. as there is decided hitch in
the Democratic ranks regarding an APP
pointee to the office of inspector of plumb
ing, which will. in a way, be quite nice
plum for the successful candidate.
The hitch just spoken of among
the Democrats was the reason why the
ordinance was not passed soon after its in
PRODUCTION in the Council. At that time .
number of Democrats urged the appoint
ment Of Henry Hudson. the erstwhile Leg
islstor. as the most available candidate.
and it is said that he was the choice CT .
majority of the Democratic members of the
Council. but DIR. Frank Morrison. presi-
dent of the Board of Health, which has the
power of appointment, promptly said nay
TO any such arrangement. 1t was then that
the Democrats in the Council, In order TO
avoid IN open rupture in the party, decided
to hold the ordinance up until after the
election.
"Col Billn Hicklin, in speaking of tho
matter to Journal reporter yesterday,
said:
"You see, before that ordinance come
to tn Council. one of them doctors on tn
Health B-BOard, who was young in poll
tics. shot off his mouth and began to talk
about who he wasn't goin' to appoint.
Don't y sect When them fellers have been
in politics az long as have they'll know
more than they do now. This Teller said be
wouldn't appoint Hudson; so We made
mp our minds he wouldn't have q
chance to appoint anybody for some
time. Ehi Don't know whether the
blame thing will come up tomorrow night
or not / was In favor of Hudson because
don't know the other fellers. an he's .
D-Demekrat.n
Only few days ago prominent Demo-
crat called upon DR.. Morrison and asked
him if he would appoint Hudson. He re-
Piled that he would not. We'll, have
done my duty" said the caller. They
| meaning Hudson's Democratic backers)
requested me to ask you. and have per-
formed the task" all or which was said in
| q tone that implied that he was about as
much interested in Hudson's appointment
as he would be In the welfare of naked
HOttentot in far-away Africa.
Councilman Myers's "Terre Haute' sa-
loon ordinance may also come MP. but. un-
| less it does, the session Will be rather tame,
as there is no other business of importance
before the Council.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
WOULD NOT LIVE WITHOUT 1T.
Alice Chizzum Committed Suicide When Her
Babe Was Taken from Her.

In q house at eco West Washington
street. amind the most squalid surround
ings. Alice Chizzum committed suicide
yesterday. because A. @. Elster, represent
ing the Board of Children's Guardians,
had taken her seven-weeks-old babe away
from her. The unfortunate woman became
q mother seven weeks ago. She intended
to rear the child and care for it herself.
When Mr.. Elster came to get the child she
pleaded and begged to be allowed to keep
1t, but the superintendent told her that the
babe must not be reared in such o life. that
she could come to see it and look after It
but she could not keep it.
She went tn q drug store. Saturday night,
anc bought quantity OF morphine. and
yesterday morning. between and 8 o'clock.
when a woman named Howell. an inmate
of the house. went to her room, Alice told
her to come in and shut the door. AS soon
as she had done this. she said she had just
swallowed teaspoonful of morphine as
she did not want 10 live since they had
taken her baby away from her. The How
ell woman ran screaming out of the room
and into the street in search of doctor.
a third physician came in and
worked with the woman all day.
but TO no avail At $50 she died and was
removed To Powers IL Blackwelps under
taking establishment. where the remains
now await the response TO q telegram sent
twenty years of age. Her home was
in Clinton county. about three miles
from Colfax, where her father, James
ChizZum. now lives on his farm. She
had child living. who 10 now about two
years of age. She married the father OF the
child the day after its birth. but she never
lived with the man. A brother lives at
Mulberry, IN Clinton county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
THE POLICE SCANDAL.
Trial of the Suspended Captain and Patrol.
man to Be Held This Afternoon.

The Board of Public Safety will meet to-
day for the purpose of hearing the evidence
In the Dawson Brady trouble. Each of the
defendants will be represented by counsel.
and q number of character witnesses will
be examined. In the matter of the direct
charge the testimony is exactly contradic-
tory. and not supported by contributory evil
dence. The trial will probably disclose that
it has been customary for patrolmen to be
marked present when absent for one, two
or three days. but not so long as one week.
This petty abuse of the police rules has
grown gradually so strong, il is said, that
It was likely to become fragrant 1t has
been openly the custom to credit the full
time of captains and sergeants irrespective
of absence. Sergeant John Lowe was
marked present during the four
days he was absent at the Terre
Haute races. The tendency has, therefore,
been to make the captains lenient toward
patrolmen, who, until recently, had to lose
even time Oft for sickness. Nothing has
happened in the police force for long time
which caused more surprise or gave pain to
larger number of people on account of the
policemen implicated.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
T. Pinkerton Taggart.

The biggest laugh that the recent cam
paIgn provoked came when the leading
Democratic organ divulged the fact that
Tom Taggsrt had imported q job lot Of
Pinkerton detectives and plug uglies from
Chicago to shadow members of his own
party who were under suspicion of treach-
cry. Sim Coy was the principal object of
interest to the imported detective talent.
and the fidelity of detail with which his
going and coming, where he ate and slept.
what he drank and who he conversed
with, were reported, composed fund Of
information that was caution in it's way.
But Sim was not the only patriot whose
footsteps were logged. Col. Bill Hicklin
didn't know it. but the fact 10 that the city
Democratic committee has documentary
evidence to show just how many beers he
blew the loan from for ten days previous
to the election. Neither is another Demo-
cratic councilman aware of it, but should
he ever be brought to trial for q penal
offense the Democratic committee can pro-
duce evidence to show that during the ten
days previous to the election he conversed
with at least a score of Republicans. and
while at lunch was seen TO shovel his pie in
with O knife.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
GONE To SLAUGHTER QUAIL.
Queer Outfit of Youthful Nimrods with Flo.
bert Rifles and q Yellow Dog.

The other day as Journal reporter made
his regular depot rounds he noticed two
fourteen-year-old boys who, from their
makeup. he took to be dimc-no heroes
bound for the West to Kill Indians. They
boarded n west-bound Big Four train.
Once within the coach pair of Flobert
rifles and cartridge belts were very con-
spicuous with the small boys in the back
ground. On their heads the boys wore
slouch hats IN n style calculated 10 inspire
awe. With them was one of those long
low. yellow. bench-legRed dogs which
they had managed To sneak into the
car with them. aud which they
very appropriately called Flower
Pot" The reporter approached and
timidly sat down on the arm of the seat
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Mad at Bynuu.

If the Hon. w. ID. Bynum has felt his
ears burn during the past few days he will
be able to find the cause OF 1t right here in
Indianapolis. Bynum is being roundly
denounced by Democrats on all hands for
his apparent indifference to the result Of
the contest here. "Bynum." said q leading
Democrat yesterday. has always been in
politics for Bynum. He has never moved q
hand or lifted his voice except when his
own interests were at stake. In the late
campaign the committee wrote and tele-
graphed him to come home. but he was
In the Northwest making speeches to
further the interests Of some real-estste
sharks. and he utterly refused to come. At
one time 1t looked like the disaffection and
revolt would overwhelm the Democratic
ticket. Then Ii was that the Democratic
committee thought one blast from the
bugle of Bynum were worth q thousand
men. but Bynum refused TO toot. The re-
suit PANIED out all right. but no thanks
are due to Bynum. Wait until he props
his head up for Congress next time. He
may think when the convention is over
that brick wall has fallen on him."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
ASYLUM IS OVERcROwDED.
Why Hoffner Could Not Be Taken In at the
Central Insane Hospital.

Superintendent Wright. of the Central
Hospital for the Insane. wishes the public
to know why he did not receive Julius
Hoffner, the insane barber. an account of
whose maraudings appeared in yesterdays
Journal Application was first made for
Hoffner on July 20, 1850. and was refused
because the Institution was full at tho
time. Acute cases under one years duration
are accepted at the ASYLUM, but his was
deemed a chronic one. He was afterwards
accepted. but was not brought to the hos
pitaI for some reason. On Sept. OF this
year application was again made. but ac-
ton was again deferred for want of room.
there being 735 men in the institution and
only eco beds. All applicants who cannot
be received at the time of application are
sent to the poor-house to await their turn
1T the asylum.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Thia Weeks Amusements.

Lincoln j. Carriers scenic melodrama.
1.-THE Fast Mall" will be seen at English's
tonight. tomorrow and Wednesday even
lngs and Wednesday matinee. The CON-
pany is good one. and the scenic effects
are very realistic.
The Parks attraction this week. begin
ming with the matinee to-day. will be the
sensational comedy drama, Lost in New
York" with Its river scene. mboat in
motion and other realIsms.
On wednesday evening, at the Grand.
Primrose and Vests modern Ministries will
give n single performance. and will be fol-
lowed for the rest of the week by Hoyts
success, "a Trip to Chinatown" Seats are
now on sale for the MINISTRIES. and to-mor-
row the sale Will begin for "a Trip to China
town.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
A Woman's Figure.

Fine proportions for o woman are small
head. shoulders rather sloping and narrow,
the torso full and widest at the hips; while
the front line from the sternum over the
abdomen should show first a gentle and
then full outward curve. The cOnven-
tional figure of the day is at variance with
this type. Every effort is made to initiate
masculine characteristics. The shoulders
are thrust up high and square. or made
to appear so, the torso Is made to taper
IN, and everything under heaven is done to
make the waist look small. The front line
Is forced to take an inward curve below
the bust and the side lines to form an awk-
ward angle. in the hollow of which volum-
lnous skirts are hung. One should Study
sculpture with the new knowledge of these
proportions most thonghtfully, till the
rhythm of the lines has fastened itself
upon the memory. Studying the pictures
of the best artists of every age. We ehall
find these principles everywhere demon
strated. The charm of womanly proper
tion is in the long curve from armpit to
ankle, which is so different from the beauty
of q manly figure.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
University Extension.

A public meeting will be held at the
Propylaum next Saturday. at p. NJ, on
behalf of the Indiana University extension
work and under tbs uspices of the Indiana
branch of the collegiate alumna. The pro-
gramme includes addresses on "Origin and
Growth of the Work IN Great Britain" by
Prof. Alexander Smith. of Wabash Colle2 e
aud ''The Relation of the State University
to University Extension" by President
John NJ. Coulter. Other addresses will be
made by the presidents of DePauw and
Butler Universities or by representatives o,
their faculties and by Florence Balgarnie
of London. What University Extension
May do for Our City, will be the subject OF
Prof Lewis II. Jones, superintendent of In
dianapolls schools
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Honors tn - Horse.

A large number of persons who are sup
posed to take more or less interest in horse
flesh have been favored with cards OF invi-
tation duly delivered by the pOstman. The
card reads rs follows:
''Kisseps Dallas" 2:174.-C. Fred. Klssel
requests the pleasure of your company az
his home, Park place. corner Tennessee and
Nineteenth streets, Tuesday evening Oct.
20. T.. NJ. 10 a fete given in honor of the
most successful campaigner of the season.
1901 -
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19

After being sized mp by the combination he
ventured to open the conversation with
We'll boys. do you expect to kill manyT
lyon bet yer life" from the nearest one.
PA said that Pap June is afraid we'll
overstock the market came from the
other. AS Pap" June is not interested IN
Indians, but does sell quails. II thus de-
veloped that the queer outfit was after the
harmless Bob White.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Incorporations.

Articles of association of the Thompson
Hill Mining Company. for the mining of
bituminous coal at Clinton. VermilliOn
county. were filed with the Secretary of
State Saturday. The capital stock is S.
O00
The Butter and Cheese Association of
Russiaville has Incorporated. with a CAPT.
tai stock of 81, 600, and the place of business
at Russiaville Howard county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Masonic Gatherings.

The thirty-sixth annual convOcation 0f
the Grand Council of Royal and Select Ma
sons will be held In this city tomorrow.
Arrangements have been made through the
Central Traffic Association for q reduction
of railroad fare on the various roads. The
forty sixth annual convocation of the
Grand Chapter of Royal Arch Masons will
also be held here on Wednesday, when re-
duced fares will prevail.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
By Home Artists.

On Thursday. Friday and Saturday of this
week there will be AN exhibition of summer
pictures and sketches, many of them seen es
about old Vernon. Jennings county. this
state, by L. e.. Steele and w. Forsy til, at
Mr.. Steele'sstudio. northeast corner OF Penn
syivanIa and Seventh street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Etchings and Water c olors.

H. Lieber 81 Co. will give their first spe-
cial exhibit of etchings and water-colors
for the season of 1922. this week. begin
ming this morning and closing on Saturday.
These displays are more and more appre-
ciated, and In this collection will be some
very fine prints loaned by Eastern artists
for this occasion,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Personal and Society.

Mr. and Mrs. Harry Harper, of Lima, o.,
are guests of Mr.. and Mrs X. X. Syfers. on
North Tennessee street
Rev. j. H. Crum. pastor of the Congrega-
tional Church, OF Terre Haute. Is the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Halford, who are In
the city, will go to Champaign, H. this
afternoon. 10 spend short time. and will
return here for brief visit before going
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. III. Freeland. of Spencer
have issued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter Ada and Mr.. Henry A. Mans
Held. OF this city. TO occur "Wednesday
morning. Oct. %. at J. o'clock, at Spencer
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Gang Of Tramp. Captured.

The police last night captured gang OF
nine tramps in the Vsndalia yards and
locked them up. Hungry Higgins. Weary
Watkins and their companions have been
sleeping in empty cars. foraging upon
neighboring cbicken-rOosts and wood-piles,
and making themselves generally disliked
In the vicinity
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19

eaten. John CHECK. in charge of the
restaurant. tried TO stop them. and scnf-
fie ensued. In the course of which Glueck
was struck over the head with some blunt
instrument, and suffered an ugly scalp
wound. The two men with Dohs made
their escape, b mt he was captured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
BADLY Worsted In "A Fight.

Ed Dohs was arrested at midnight and
charged with assault with intent to kill.
Dohs and two companions were in q res
taurant at No. 81 North Alabama
street. and attempted to leave with
out paying for what they had
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Total for five weeks. .Ss72.46.

And this does not contain the record of
the Shiel sale of Saturday, which would
add over $500 to the total bringing il
higher than either of the other periods; and
this in spite of the fact that an election
week Is always quiet one. With that sale
unrecorded the aggregate for the last five
weeks falls but SIS, 912 below that of q like
period in July and August, and goes SIS, 977
above like period in March and April, be-
fore the fall campaign had been thought of.
about There are only three possible ex-
plantations about it. Either the News mis-
quoted him, and willfully lied In the effort
TO cast dscredit upon the Republican party,
effort, or Recorder Brink doesn't know any
thing about the business of his office and
falka at random
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
PARTICULARLY NOTE
l. S. AYRES & CO.
To Decorate
We lls.

Wall papering has superseded
most If not all other forms of mural
decoration. Even if one wants
elaborate effects-expensive work
the wallpaper art satisfies the desire.
1t has produced an infinite variety of
mural adorpment, and so adaptable
that nothing else easily completes
with 1t. We are masters of the bus
mess. We control every variety;
we sweep the whole range of the
market for goods.
Come see us.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
Breaks the Record.

Boston Herald
President Harrison yesterday shook
nearly seven hundred hands in twenty
three minutes. This breaks the hand shak-
wonder that it did not break his hand
General Grant, when President. was nearly
disabled on two occasions by overvigorous
shaking
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
IL Colbert Playing Dominoes?

William ID. Eifert's saloon. at No. Cliff
ford avenue. was entered by burglars Sun
day morning. about o'clock. Powder was
used TO blow open the SAFE but the thieves
were frightened away before it could be
opened. The safe was ruined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19

Dunfdp's Celebrated Hats,
The best hats made. SeatOn's Hat Store,
q North Pennsylvania street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
You VIII Find

The best assortment of Brass and Wrought
Steel Tenders and Andirons, Air Molsteners
Coal Vases. Gas Logs. Also. Rogers Plated
Ware. Hills Sliding Inside Blinds. Carving Sets
and Builders Hardware. at 90 and 81 6outh
Meridian street. Call and see us.
HILDEBRAND & FUGATE.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19
TALKING THROUGH HIS HAT
One Recorder Brink Makes a Weird As.
sertion Which the Figures Belle.
Seems to Know Nothing About His Own Books
-"0ld Sleuth" Tsggart and His Pinker-
tous-Bynum in Rather Bad 0dor.

The afternoon organ of Democracy. the
News. has found q minor Democratic office
holder. in the person of County Recorder
Brink, to chime in with its assertion that
the line OF campaign followed by the Re.
publicans proved detrimental to the city.
lt could probably have gotten the same
sort of nonsense. with equal ease. from As
SCISSOR Wolf or Auditor Taggart, late head
OF the Democratic campaign. aud major
general of the job lot of imported Pinker-
ton plug-uglies. But Ii prefers to drag
Recorder Brink out of his natural obscurity
and make an exhibition of him. thus:
The deadly damage done 10 the business inter
ests or Indianapolis by the managers or the
Grubbs campaign and voiced by the Journal has
been noticed In different lines. and more par
ticularly in the real-estate business.
Recorder Brink, speaking Oh the subject this
I'VE see the effect Of the charges made by the
journal in this office. The accusations that In
dianapolis was tax-ridden. the paradise OF
erty would be confscated to pay street improve
ments, drove great deal Of the capital out OF
town. The prosperity that this city was enjoying
had reached the outside and foreign capital
isrs came here to buy real estate. In many Of
tie new additions the purchasers were mostly
outsiders who paid cash for what they got IN
stead OF buying on long time and making small
payments. The statements made by the Journal
have frightened those people away. They would
not buy property that was liable 70 be taken for
taxes or street improvements"
"How much OF q falling OF has there beenP'
the recorder was asked.
"Not less than Is per cent. az shown by the
business OF this Office, where, of course, the
deeds are all brought for record believe, how
ever, that the result OF the election will bring
about feeling of confidence in Indianapolis
real estate and in few months the city may re-
cover frem the blow that was struck It, But IL
has been heavy loss to the city"
1t is possible. of course, that Recorder
Brink 10 misquoted or never said any thing
of the kind; anybody whom the News
quotes entitled to the benefit of that
doubt. But If he is accurately quoted he
either willfully utters lie or does not
know any thing about the business of his
office, in either case showing himself unfit
to be intrusted with a responsible Office by
the people. The campaign got under full
swing about six weeks ago. 1t might have
begun to tell in q week or 90 upon the
real estate transfers in the recorders Office.
The record for the last five weeks CON-
pares favorably with those of like periods
since the Democratic Legislature passed
the new tax law.
Here are some figures from the recorders
books for like periods. selected ut random.
During the latter part of March and early
in April the real estate transfers for five
consecutive weeks were as follows:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-19

NEW bedroom sets at VIM. L. Elders.