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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
STREET RAILROAD CHANGES
General Encouragement of Number of
Lines 10 Be Made Sunday.
Southeast Gets the Better Of the Northwest
President Frenzels Requests Granted
Broad Ripple Company and the Board.

Next Sunday President Frenzol will in
augurate a general change OF schedules on
the Citizens company's lines. Assistant
Superintendent Lewis has been figuring
upon the new system for several days, and
finished his work yesterday. The most i'm
portant changes are these:
ClitfOrd-avenue cars, instead of running
to the insane hospital. will start from the
depot and be hauled as trailers on the Col
lege-avenue motors as far as Plum street.
where mules will be in readiness to take
them on ont Columbia avenue cars. in
stead of running to Haughville, will start
from the depot and be hauled as far as
Plum street. and be taken on out by mules.
For this purpose the livery stable of Hoss
Bros.-a remarkably appropriate name. by
the wagon Massa chusetts avenue. just be-
low Plum, has been rented to stable the
mules. Next year the electric equipment
will be extended out Clifford and College
avenues.
BrIghtwood cars will be hauled as trail
ers in the same way.
Pennsylvania-street cars, instead of run
ming on Blake street. will run on down
South Meridian street South Meridian
has been running as al independent line
since tho electric cars were put on East
Washington.
MadisOn-avenue cars. instead of running
out Mississippi street, will run to the INSANE
hospital
English avenue will he made fifteen
minute line and better cars put on il. They
will run to Haughville instead OF TO West
Indianapolis.
The same cars will cover Mississippi
street and West Indianapolis.
Instead of all the Virginia-avenue cars
running ont Indiana avenue every other
car will go out Blake street, thus greatly
lengthening the time OH both Indiana ave-
nue. and Blake street.
In this general Encouragement it will be
noted that the northw estern section of the
city gets the worst of it all around, the
changes meaning no better service on Mis-
sissippi street and considerably worse on
Indiana avenue and Blake. The southeast
ern service. however. is considerably i'm.
proved
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
SHE WHIPPED THE CHILDREN.
Henry Spencer Kept the ISOmise Made at His
First Wife's Death-Bed.

Ella Spencer sued her husband. Henry j.
Spencer, in Justice Hebieh's court for de-
sertIon. The trial occurred yesterday.
John L. Grifiiths appearing for the dsfend-
dant. The evidence showed that Spencer
had promised his first wife. the mother of
hischildren. on her death-bed. thst he would
not ALLOW q second wife ever 10 whip the
children In the course of fourteen months
he married again, but soon found his wife
Furnishing the children whenever she
thought proper. This produced an estran ge-
ment, and the wife was ordered ont of the
house. with the alternative of being put
out The case was taken under advisement
by the court. Spencer is book keeper for
Arthur Jordan
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
TRYING TO GUST WOOLLEN
The Old Gentleman Is Displeasing to
Certain Democrats of Influence.
Complaints About the Paving on College Ave-
nue. and Delaware Street Figuring
on Next Years Schedule.

Unquestionably o strong effort is being
made by certain pembers OF the Sullivan
administration and other Democrats close
ly allied TO 1T to Dust Controller WOollen
from his position. This fact became appar-
emit some weeks before the election. and
succeeding events have pointed strongly to
a elimination Of the desires Of the admin
istration In this regard. Several weeks
ago a prominent Democratic councilman
told Journal reporter that Mr.. WOOllen
would resign soon after the election, and
from time to time sly efforts have been
made. and in part successfully. to get it
generally understood and noised about that
his resignation would be in order.
His opponents were urging that Mr..
WoolIen, as controller, was during tho en-
tire campaign q heavy load on the back of
the administration. which was already
heavy laden with the salary grab. over
drawn street commissioners pay-rolls, etc.
He is not sufficiently imbued with political
sagacity to be taken fully into the councils
of the party, and his childish senstiveness
regarding newspaper criticism made him
thorn In the Administrations SIDE
AS another evidence OF the fact that a
Woollen out the election was hardly
twenty-four hours old before q full-fledged
rumor was started all over the courthouse
to the effect that he would resign the con-
trollersnip ut once Efforts were made TO
trace the rumor to its fountain.head. but
they were OF no avail, of course.
This post-election rumor also carried q
tail-ender to the effect that in case
position would be offered either to Albert
Sahm or Councilman Emil Rasspann.
Mayor sullivan has recently been quoted
as saying that he considered his reelection
aD Endorsement of the officials he had aD-
pointed upon the passage of the charter,
and that he would not remove any of them.
but he did not say that in case Controller
WOollen concluded to resign bis resignation
would not be accepted. Councilman Rass-
mann was asked yesterday afternoon by O
Journal reporter If he had heard the rumOr.
He said he had not, aud that he did not be-
lieve that Mr.. WOollen contemplated re-
signing.
"Bnt.n he added, nothing would suit me
better than to be controller of India napolis.
believe / should like the position very
much.r
It's very likely conclusion, also, that
Albert Sahm would like the position very
much. Controller Woolien. who has been
in the city all the time, returned to his
other Office In the basement of the court
house yesterday morning. He seemed to be
much surprised at the rumor that he
would send in his resignation as official
keeper of the municipalities money. but
made no attempt to c0ntrOvert it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Go.as-You-Please Paving.

Attorney Will Martz, representing the
College-avenue property-owners came be-
fore the board yesterday morning to file q
complaint. He claims that after the brick
pavement is LAID it is swept with sand. in
stead of the crevices being flied with
coal tar. and that &C the edge of the car
tracks, where the specifications require
that half bricks should be used, very small
pieces are thrown in.
A few moments lateriManager James, of
the Minnehaha company, came in and was
asked about the matter. He said IL
was almost impossible to carry out
the specifications TO the letter insthe matter
of filling in near the car tracks. and his
Allen, who was present. The latter, how
ever, claimed thar filling the crevlces be-
tween the bricks with sand was not in ac-
cordance with the specifications. The
crevices, he said, should be filled in with
coal tar. Mr.. James thought differently
and was not convinced otherwise until the
specifications were read to him. After
ward he acknowledged that he had not
read that section of the specifications.
James was about to leave the room when
President Conduit called out: Hold on
there; we want to talk to you after awh ile."
In reply to question put to him by q
Conduit sand: This Minnehaha company
is little slow about its work on South Me-
ridian street, and we want to have On IN
Outstanding. These contractors must do
their work according to the specifications"
After tho board had adjourned there was
pleasant little seance with Mr.. James in
the executive chamber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
News Notes.

Robert Downing will give benefit at
Grand Opera-house. Oct 20. for the Knights
OF Pythias Castle Hall fund.
The brakemen and other railway en-
ployes will give ball at Tomlinson Hall
the evening of Nov. 20 Several hundred
invitations will be issued.
Marriage Licenses were issued yesterday
to Frank A. Murphy and Carrie Marshall,
Thomas Fox and Mary Commins. Joseph 4.
RENE and Mary G. Rusche.
Yesterday the congregation of the Sixth
Christian Church elected as trustees Messrs.
G.. w. ElviD. William Grover. 5. ID. Noel, j:
ID. Marshall and Joseph Beatty. NJ. Noel
was elected clerk.
Mr.. G.. A. Neerman, delegate for the Wood
carvers' Association of this city. left yes
terday morning, for New York, to attend
the convention of the International Wood
carvers' Association.
Robert Russell was yesterday arrested
under the indictment against the persons
concerned in the Yellow Bridge fiasco. Hi s
bond was made $500. and the bond of all
the others reduced from 3, 200 to $500.
The County Commissioners yesterday re-
ceived n sealed proposal from John Martin
for the erection of a smoke-stack at the
poor farm. No other bid being received
they reserved the award for further inves-
tigation.
Building permits have been issued to the
following persons: Ed Herman, n frame
cottage on John street, $780, O. III. Shul-
house. repairs at 80 East Ohio street. $500:
j. NJ. Hlghtshue, n frame cottage on Wal
colt street, $3.50.
James Nj. Huffer died yesterday morning.
at his residence, No 69 Fletcher avenue.
He had lived IN this city thirty-One of the
sixty-six years of his life. and was the old
est harness-maker in Indiana polls. He
leaves n widow aud five children.
The George II. Thomas Post will meet at
the DeDison House tonight at Z o'clock
10 participate in the parade of the Eleventh
Indiana Regimentsl Association. which
holds it's reunion here to-day. This will
necessitato q postponement of the posts
regular meeting until tomorrow night
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20

The Board of Public Works held It's adj
journed executive session last night TO dis
cuss this years street improvements. Pres
idcnt Conduit said last evening that al
though statements to tho ontrary had al
ready been published that members of the
board had not yet compared their individ-
ual ideas about what streets would be per-
manently improved the coming year Il
do not think it is good policy said he, "to
publish what streets are to be improved so
long beforehand, but think Massachusetts,
avenue will be paved with asphalt to the
J.. T.. 81 W. tracks. Further than that / do
not care to say what will be DONE" Presi-
dent Conduit further stated that a SEIZED
ule OF the streets to be improved would not
be MADE out for several days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Recorder Brink. Raodo,n Talk

The abstracters of the city begin Oct. %
of each year to number the deeds and pa
pers passing through their hands, begin
ming with No. and numbering them sue
cessively until the year is up. This is
done IN order TO keep track of the papers.
From Oct. %, 1889, until Oct. %. 1890,
there passed through the hands OF the abb
stracters 1857 of these papers. From Oct
-. 1890, up TO the present time oct. 1Sl the
number amounts TO 1850. an increase of
nearly 1,500.
This increase III the sale of property dur
ing the present year shows that Recorder
Brink hardly knew what ne was talking
about when he claimed there had been q
falling off of y per cent.
Yesterday real estate transfers, thirty
SIX in number, amount 10 Sl03,426.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Frenzel Got What He Wanted.

Giafar al Frenzel took small pinch Of
snuff, yesterday morning, and the city adj
ministration sneeZed in concert. He came
into the Board of Public Works Office with
a rush, brushed few lesser lights aside and
dropped into the chair at tho foot of the
throne. He at once received attep ton, and
proceeded to tell the board what his mis-
sion was.
In the first place. he wants to remove the
scales not from the eyes of the people, but
from the Louisiana-street stables to the
New Jersey street stables. near the Expos-
ton building. Mr.. Defrees asked where
the scales would be located If PERM ssiOn
was granted to remove them. and the
street-rallr0ad president replied without the
semblance of hesitation that he wanted to
put them In the street. The feasibility of
the plan will be investigated by the city
engineer.
In the second place Mr.. Frenzel wanted
permission to bury oil tanks in the north
east corner of the power-house at Louisi-
ana street. in case the insurance com panies
give their consent you see, we are driven
to the necessity Of burning crude OIL" said
President Frenzel, las q matter of econ
omy. We have been conducting tests, and
that oil makes cheap fuel"
Besides consent TO bury the tanks in the
power-hOuse, President Frenzel wants the
use of the alley north of Louisiana street
In which to run three-inch pipeline. He
was before the board abont fifteen minutes
in all, and got what he asked for.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
salary.Grab of the Inspectors.

A day or so ago Controller Woollen asked
City Attorney Bailey for legal opinion.
First no wanted to know upon whose GER
tificate he should audit election accounts.
and second, he wanted to know If he could
Issue q warrant to an inspector for the
whole amount of the expenses of his pre-
cinct Yesterday afternoon the opinion
was forthcoming In the first place Mr..
Bailey holds that the city clerk should
certify to the time put in by election EN-.
ployes. as he keeps the records of the boards
and is. IN fact. the only man who
could have official knowledge of
what was done. He holds, however. that
the controller is not absolutely bound to
accept the city clerks certificate, and espe-
cially if there should be any ground for
supposing that he was practicing fraud. In
that case the controller would have power
to examine him under oath.
In answer to tho second question Mr.
Bailey holds that the controller cannot
issue warrants to an election inspector for
the entire expenses of his precinct but
must issue them TO each individual election
officer.
The claims made by the election inspect
ors are very irregular. and the tendency to-
ward salary grabbing is very paramount.
Controller Wooilen. however. says he must
DO thoroughly convinced that everything
is all right before he allows any bills.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Commercial Club Contract Let.

The finance committee of the Commercial
Club mot yesterday afternoon and let the
contract for the brick work On the new
club building TO John Martin for Si0.4O0.
The only other bidder was j. &. Pierson,
whose bio was s1095O. Following the
meeting of tho finance committee, the
board of directors attempted TO hold a
meeting 10 negotiate the mortgage neces-
sary TO proceed with the work of cOnstruc-
ton. but nothing was done for want of a
quorum. Another meeting will be at
tempted at IL o'clock this morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
TypOthetR Meeting.

William B. Burford. y. H. Hasselman
and Ed Hastings. of the Hasselman Print
ing Company. Mr.. Levi, of Levi Bros.
James Murray. of the National Card Com
pany. ana Harry y. Thudium of the Ger
man Telegraph, left for Cincinnati last
evening to attend three days meeting of
the National Typothete. The purpose of
the meeting is to consider matters of inter-
est in the printing and binding business.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
An Inebriated Tigress.

Matron Buchanan had serious time yes:
terday with drunken woman named Mary
carney, O chronic inebriate. The woman
was inst drunk enough to be combative.
and when the matron attempted to quiet
her she scratched and tonight fiercely. Mrs.
Buchanan managed to get out of the room,
but not before her hands and wrists were
painfully scratched.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Ruskirk's Gmce.

Police Judge Buskirk was one of the
callers upon the Board of Public Works
yesterday morning.
81 want to see this board about an of
flee" said he. with the air of a man al
ready gluttcd with the heavy responsible
ties OF the judicial chair.
Didn't we just give you an Office the
other dayf asked President COndaitt
shifting himself in tho throne chair
But the honor-laden Judge didn't see the
joke, 70 In funny 10 note. and after some
serious discussion IL was decided to let hltn
double up with Prosecutor Frank Wright,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Could Not Act Unon Them

Two communications wore received by
the Council last night from the Board Of
Public Works. One was the contract en-
tered into by the board with the Jenny
Electric Company. by which the latter is
given permission to erect poles and wires
In the southeastern part of the city, and the
other the Stevens street asphalt improve
ment resolution. Both were laid over on
account of two-thlrds majority not being
present
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Opening Streets.

Declaratory resolutions were yesterday
adopted as follows: For the opening and
extension of Union and Dugdale streets, to
a width of forty feet. between the Belt
road and Hubbard's South Meridian-street
addition; for the opening of Davis street
from it's present terminus to Coburn street.
u distance of $50 feet. the roadway TO be
sixty feet wide
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Anniversary aIeefinr.

The second anniversary of the Bible
Readers was observed last evening OF the
home of Dir. j. c. Hays. No. $40 North Ala
bams street. with the following programme
of exercises Invocation; lesson. Pisa. xl,
6-S; paper, Bible Study: Historical
Sketch Mrs. w. Z. Anderson; discussion.
led by SIR. Il. III. X. Enos: Professor Drum
mond's book IN relation 10 Bible study,
Mr. Chester Bradford; miscellaneous con
versation; benediction.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Afraid of More FACTORY Fires.

Capt. Thomas Madden came in yesterday
to urge upon the board the necessity of fire
protection in the locality of bis lounge
factory, on the Irvington road. east of the
Big Four tracks. The nearest iire-plug to
Mr.. Madden's factory is on Reid street.
The board at once sent com munication TO
the Board of Public Safety asking what
would be necessary TO be done to give i'm
mediate lire protection to the neighbor-
hood east of State street on Fletcher ave-
nue. near Madden's factory.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Not NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Item.

Dennis Sweeny. IN inmate of the poor
house, became intoxicated yesterday while
in the city on leave of absence. and fell
down the stairs of the Union Block, on
Maryland street. He Will be taken back
to the county house to- day. He is seventy
five years of age. and only his inebriated
condition saved HIM from injury.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20

settle at the intersection of Massachusetts
avenue and Delaware street. and that the
water stands in ponds both in the atreet-
car tracks and on the asphalt. The matter
was referred TO City Engineer Mansfield.
with instructions 10 see what remedy there
is for this and the cause. and If the street
car company's tracks are below the proper
grade 10 give it notice TO raise its tracks at
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Col" Rice In Faction. Mood.

Col" James Rice poked his head into
the sacred air Of the executive chamber of
the Board of Public Works yesterday morn
ing AMI softly murmured. in bird like tones:
"Ah hai Glad TO see You altogether If
you've got about three hours Ia spare I'd
like TO talk TO Won about the tariff and ho
disappeared whence lie came.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Dstntnp's Celebrated Hats,
The best hats made. Seaton's Hat Store,
% North Pennsylvania street

Low expenses mean good dividends. In
surers should learn that cost in life insur-
ance is measured by the expense account.
and not by the nominal premium.
&. =. GREENE,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
Goose-Ponds on the Asphalt.

Nolney 1. Malott was before the board
to inquire about the Delaware-street pave
ment He says the asphalt has begun to
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20

THE "old boys of the Eleventh Indiana
that ara wanting anything in the spectacle
limo should call on Comrade Mayhem. the
optician. at Is North Meridian street, half
q square south o. the monument.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
PARTICULARLY NOTE:

One lot OF Black Astrakhan Capes, late cut
anu frll depth, at SO; aetual value, SIC.
One lot OF Beaver and CheVOn Cloth Jackets,
full shawl, Astrakhan Roll, at Sl0.75; actual
worth. $14.
one lot OF Children's Cloaks, sizes 4 and @
years, at 1925; worth 50 10 81.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
FURS! FURSl FURS!

Greatest in number and variety are the capes
and NUTS now displayed. All bought before the
late advance in prices.
Astrakhan. Beaver. Marten. China Seal. Mink.
Persian. krimmer. Alaska seal. COney, Hare, etc.
Fur Refer Jackets In China Seal, Astrakhan
and krimmer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
THE END OF THE World!
IndianaState Fair Grounds for Sale

Notice 10 hereby given that the "Indaus State
Board OF Agriculture will receive sealed bids &C
their office. the State house. for the purchase OF
tanning fftysix 800 acres. until two GU o'clock y.
m, November 10. 1891 reservng the privilege Of
moving all frame buildings thereon
Such bids must specify the amount 20 be paid and
the OF payment The Board reserves the right
TO reject any all of the bids.
LEON It. BAGLEY. Secretary.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1891-10-20
In SEALSKlN GARMENTS

We are in position this season to sell you an
Alaska Seal, London-dyed article. at as low price
Is dealers buy to-day. saving you $50 &c $50.
Ia ClOaks, all that IL new In Capes, Jackets,
plain and fur-trimmed Ulster. with separate
Capes: Foreign and Domestic Goods; also,
complete line OF Childrens Refers and Cape
Gretchsns sizes 4 To IL years.