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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
HIS LITTLE DAUGHTER WAS SICK.

Lack of Gas IN That Cold Spell Of Decem-
Der Caused Relapse and Death.
Attorney Frank McCray has raised
novel point In q suit filed by him IS attor-
ney for James b. Coy. Of Haughville,
against the Indianapolis Gas Company.
asking damages in the sum of $1,000. Mr..
Coy resides at No 100 Sheffield avenue. and
in his complaint fled yesterday. alleges
contract with the gas company to sup
ply him with gas fuel for two stoves. He
alleges payment in advance of the amount
due as required by the contract. and due
notice of his failure to receive . sufficient
quantity of gas TO warm his house. The
failure of the gas, 1t is alleged. came In the
month of December last. during the very
colo weather of that month. At this time
Coy's tive-year-old daughter Edith was
suffering from an attack of diphtheria and
on account of the failure of the fuel and
the GOODNESS of the house entailed thereby
the child took a relapse and died from her
illness. Coy alleges notice to the company
of the child's illness. and insufficienoy or
the gas supply as required By the contract.
and also thu he was unable to procure
other fuel The claim for damages 10 based
upon the loss of services of the child during
her minority had she lived.
The point raised Is an entirely new one,
and presents question IL which several
hundred gas consumers on the South Side
are greatly interested, to-wit: is the Gas
company liable in damages for any loss or
injury entailed by the insufficiency of the
supply of gas caused by making contracts
with more consumers than they have gas TO
supply.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
COLONEL LILLY EMPHATIC.
Declares the Encampment Will Fave No Cir.
Gus Attachment, as Announced.

The News stated last evening that one OF
the features of the G. A. R. encampment
next September will be what is called "oid
army games" that is. forced five-mile
marches between veterans for prize of Q
house and lot Colonel Lilly. chairman Of
the citizens executive board In charge OF
arrangements for the encsmpment. said to
Journal reporter yesterday that the state
ment that there would be any such feature
of the encampment was false. and that the
publication was without authority. no be-
lieved, from any body officially connected
with the arrangements for the encamp-
ment. He thought it improper that the
statement should have been published
without consultation with some one au-
th0rized to speak for the encampment
1T seems that there are some people who
see no difference between q soldiers re-
union and circus" he said, but, never
theless, there is q difference. and there Will
be no such circus attachments as this pro-
posed feature with the sanction of the
officials of the local organization or the
officers Of the q. A. X. COMMANDMENTS
chief WeIssert has already denounced this
affair. which seems to be q mOney-maklng
scheme started by some one without the
sanction or authority of those IL charge OF
the arrangements for tho encampment. l
do not know that we can prevent it. but
want it distinctly understood that dlsap-
prove it, and that AZ does not have the In
dorsement of the G. A. r. people"
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AMUsEMENTS.

ENGILSH'S-MORRIsONI IN GERMAN COMEDY.
The German Theater Company. which appears
at English's tonight, Is q strong and evenly bal
anced one, quite capable of giving frst-class per-
formances. The play to be given tonight, Tho
Two Manufacturers" Is the joint production of
Alphonse Daudet, the celebrated French author,
and Paul Lindau, a noted German playwright,
and Is a high-class comedy. Mr.. Maurice MOrri-
son, who takes the leading part has fine repu-
tatton in Germany. The Allgemeino Zeitung, OF
Munich, paper read wherever the German Ian
guage is spoken. speaks in the highest praise Of
Mr.. Morrison's portrayal of this part.
NOTES.
Miss Ida Van Cortland will give two changes
of bill at the Park to-day, presenting Forget Me
Not" at the matinee and EAST Lynne" tonight.
musical comedy, 1.-THE Railroad Ticket"
which caused much entertainment when seen
here earlier In the season, Will be the attraction
at Engish's tomorrow night and the rest Of the
week.
The City Club Company at the Empire may be
set down as one or the best shows OF its GLASS
the road The olio is very strong. The bur-
lesques are new and serve to introduce q bevy
of pretty girls.
1.-THE Ensign" closed successful engagement
at the Grand last night. Tomorrow night and
during the remainder of the week, the celebrated
German actor, Herr Junkermann. will appear at
this house in a repertoire OF German comedies.
Mr.. Z. s. willard who. in critical opinion is re-
garded as the greatest actor En- gland has sent to
this country. will make his only appearance in
Indianapolis, at the Grand next Monday night,
in Henry Arthur Jones's famous play "The Mid
dleman," in which he has achieved, perhaps, his
greatest success. The production will be identi-
cal with that given both in London and New
York, and the supporting company will be the
Burroughs and A. NJ. Palmers company. The
sale or seats will begin at q o'clock tomorrow
morning. and large demand may be expected.
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MONEY PLANTED.
The Journal Receives Drat. from Mclnerny
to Cover Scheller's Challenge.

A reply to the challenge issued by Bert
Scheller III tho columns of the Journal .
few days ago to wrestle Thomas McInerny
has been received from the latter. He
says:
am more than pleased to know that Mr..
Scheller means business and has forwarded q
forfeit for the proposed match between u.s.
agree with him In all Of his propositions but one
and that is the division OF the gate receipts, 80
per cent. to go to the winner, and 40 per cent.
to the loser. II do not win the match do not
want a cent, and I will agree to no division of
the purse or receipts. Another proviso l wish TO
make Is that the referee must be mutually agreed
upon from some member of the audience on the
night of the contest. Now n this will be salts
factory to Mr.. Scheller there Will be nothing in
the way of q match.
Mclnerny forwards An order for $26 to
cover q deposit OF like amount sent by
Scheller. The latter's challenge 10 for
wrestling match. catch-as-catch-oan style.
best two falls In three TO govern. for q
purse of 500 Q side, time and place to be
selected by McInerny. That time and
place has not as vet been selected, but it
will probably be ct the Empire Theatre in
this city. in the course of acouple of weeks.
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DRIVING CLUB OFFICIALS.
T. Smith Graves Elected Successor to Bruce
Carr and Thomas Taggart to Mr.. Holt

The members of tho Indianapolis Driv-
ing Club met at the Grand Hotel yesterday
morning for the purpose Of selecting Q sue
cessor to Bruce Carr. deceased. as it's SEQ
rotary. When the meeting was called TO
order President Holt surprised the men,
bers by rendering his resignation. He was
but recently elected to that position, and
the members were loatb that he should
leave it. but he persisted, and the
resignation was accepted. An election
to fill the vacancy was at once
proceeded to. and 1t, resulted in the
selection Of Thomas Taggart He accept
ed with a few graceful words of thanks.
and assured the members that he would
do his utmost to further the clubs inter-
ests. The election for secretary resulted
in the unanimous choice of T. Smith
Graves. Me. Graves 10 q member of the
firm Of NJ. Sells Il Co.. at the stockys ards,
and is q hOrseman of moro than local re-
pute. He Is Kentuckian, and, together
with his brother. own fine farm in that
State which is stocked with blooded horses.
A meeting of the Indiana rrottipR and
Pacing Circuit has also been called for
Nashville On next Tuesday morning. Bruce
Carr was its secretary, and il is likely that
Mr.. Graves will be its choice.
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LYDIA Severance vs. Charles v. Severance; d.
vorce. E9om 3.
Charles Prange vs. Bridget Sullivan ct al;
note. Room 2.
James b. Coy VS.. The Indianapolis Gas Com
pany; damages; demand. $4,000. Room 3.
John W. Schmidt vs.. Edward Eagan; note.
Room g.
William b. Walters vs. Minnie l.. Walters; Oh
vorce. Room 2.
John A. Hunt VS.. Mary c. Hunt divorce.
Room i.
CRIMINAL COURT.
Hon. Millard f. Cox. Jldze-
State vs.. James Kinney; robbery. Judgment
on verdict. Two years In the State prison aud
&25 and costs.
State VS.. Henry Kissenger; robbery. Guilty.
State prison two years and $25 and costs.
CIRCUIT COURT.
Neu Suit Filed.
Bank of Commerce VS. James Mcbride Shop
herd ct al: foreclosure of mortgage.
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Movement to Induce Congress to Be More Lib
eral with the Postal Servica

The Trade League, of Philadelphia. has
submitted set of resolutions to the Board
of Trade of this city, asking the boards as
sistance in petitioning Congress to appro-
pirate to the postal service for the coming
fiscal year an amount which will equal in
ratio the increased postal business of the
country. 1t is claimed by the Trade
League that In the larger cities the number
of postal employees is inadequate to the
business of the country, and consequently
the commercial in terests are suffering from
the delay of mall. In lamenSing the ineffi-
cIent service the league sets forth that
while the increase of business in the Postal
Department since the year 1855 has been
moro than GO per cent the COST to the gov
eminent in maintaining the service was
over million dollars less in 1892 than in
1885
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The Court Record.
APPELLATE COURT.

7o5. l., n. A. d C. Railway Company VS..
Thomas III. Davis. Floyd c. &. Affirmed. Davis.
railroad Is not guilty OF contributory negligence
when he stands at Its head and has hold of its
bride when passing train frightened it. al
leave q horse unhitched in the street 2. Where
1t appears from the finding that the railroad
company did not ring It's bell as required by an
ordinance and exceeded lawful speed, and that
these acts. combined with escaping steam. were
the proximate causes OF the injury TO the
frightened horse the company IL liable.
729. Citizens Streetrailroad Company vs..
George, W. Spahr Marion 8. @. Affirmed.
Gavin, J.-It Is the duty OF person in charge of
street car TO afford q passenger q reasonable
opportunity TO enter. when the latter Is at the
usual place where passengers are taken up and
has notified such person that he desires to be
taken up. or notify such passenger by contlnu-
Ing the rapid pace, or In some other way, that ne
would not be taken up. III the speed 10 slack
ened so that the ear Is moving slowly it Is clear
act of negligence In such person not to observe
such passenger and, when he attempted to get
on. suddenly and greatly increase the speed OF
the car. 2. Ii was proper To refer to the jury
the question whether or not IL was negligence IN
plaintiff TO attempt 10 get on the moving car
ohrnast. wabash C. c. Affirmed. Rcinnard.
c. J.-When college authorities advertised a
literary society as a feature or the school and
sent plaintiff n catalogue announcing this among
other advantages and by their superintendent
had solicited him 70 SEQ the building where the
meetings were held, and return as student.
held that he was neither a trespasser nor
lcensee. and IL he was injured by the unsafe con-
dition OF the building they are liable.
1853 William A. Bell q. al VS.. Lorenzo ID.
Pavey et al. Boone G. c. Affirmed. Ross, j.
Il. All papers IN cause may be commented
upon by counsel and may be considered by the
jury. The purpose for which they may be con-
sidered may be regulated By proper Instructions.
z. The court finds no error in the instructions
as given.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Room Hon. Napoleon B. Tavior Judge
John Faehr ct al. VS.. Theodore Griffith ct al;
contract. On trial By .Ourt
Room s-Hon.3 -. Bartholomew. Judge
Maria Kahl vs saus Kahl; for money had
and received. J.,.y i.nds for plaintiff In sum OF
s264.90.
N6r .Slafs Filed.
Robert R. bennett Va. Valentine A. stumph ct
al; notes. Room 2.
Belle C. shigley VS.. Ellen c. winpenny; to FORE
close mortgage. Room /.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
KNIGHTS OF HONOR
Will Hereafter Hold Annual Sessions Of Grand
Lodge Instead Of Biennial.

The annual meeting of the Grand Lodge
of the Knights OF Honor of the State of In
diana assembled In convention In this
city yesterday morning and afternoon.
There were about 100 delegates present,
State. and quite q number of visitors. The
officers OF the order are as follows: Grand
dictator. Richard Brison. Brazil; grand
vice dIo tstor. Dan P. Winnings, Indianap-
oils: grand assistant dictator. J. G. Fl.
Smith. Bluffton; grand reporter. j. w.
Jacobs. Jacksonville. and grand treasurer,
w. b. Godfrey. New Albany.
The meeting was for the purpose OF talk
ing over the orders affairs. and most of tho
business transacted Was of nature per-
tanning simply to the routine work of the
order. 6nd not of public interest. A COM
mittee was appointed on arevision of laws.
and. In making its report. aroused quite
spirited discussion. The majority reported
adversely to q changing of the meetings
from blennially to annually and the minor
ity reported in favor of It, There were
some warm arguments for and against.
with the final result of the adoption of the
minority report. Most of the afternoon
session was taken up with an address by
Samuel KlOtz, of Newark, n. j., who is the
supreme dictator of the order. HIS
talk was plain one. relating almost wholly
to the financial standing and liabili-
ties of the order and its numer-
zeal strength. Mr.. Klotz was seen
later in the day by Journal reporter, and
talked freely on the subject on which he
had spoken. He has u prepossessirg APP
pesrance, with o round face Of that reddish
complexion which denotes the nationality
of Its owner, and large expsnse of waist
band. He is q manufacturer of large capi-
tai, and was collector of the Fifth district
of internal revenue under Mr.. Cleveland.
From him it was learned that the Order OF
the knights of Honor was organized In
Louisville, KY, just twenty years ago, by
the formation of lodge of seventeen
members. From that it has grown until il
has lodges in every State in the Union,
and grand lodges in every State but
six. Its membership at the pres
sent time is about 135. coo. Each member lie
insured for $4,000 and pays in in monthly
assessments such amounts as may be neces-
sary to meet the death rate of the month.
Last year the order paid out In death bene-
fits 81 800 000 and in the twenty years of
its existence has paid ont for such benefits
nearly S42. 0O0, 900. II person has been o
member of the order since Its birth and has
paid In on every assessment 1t Will have
amounted to but 2262. The government of
the order lies in o Supreme Grand Lodge.
which consists of delegate from each of
the Grand Lodges. A Grand Lodge of over
1000 mem bers is entitled to two delegates,
and an additional one for each additional
1000 members. Their meeting will elect
officers at this mornings session and will
then adjourn.
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PttSbmg Cincinnati, Chicago &St louis R! Co

The annual meeting o, the stockholders of the Pitts
burg, Cincinnati, Chicago a. St Louis Railway Com.
pany Will be held al the principal Office said com.
pany, Penn avenue and Tenth street. Pittsburg, Pa,
ON TUESDAY, APRIL IL, 1893
at II O'Clock for the purpose OF receiving the
annual report for 1892 the election of three directors
10 succeed like number whose term OF service
p4res that day and the transaction OF such othey
business may properly come before the meeting
AT said meeting tho action OF the directors Ina
thori zng the execution and delivery OF the mortgage
Company. OF New York. dated and executed octo %
j, 1870, To secure this eompauys Az cent bonds
issue and 10 be issued. to the extent OF 900
which was done pursuant 70 the agreement OF con.
sohdaiion creating said company. will be submitted
20 the stockholders for formal approval and rafea-
tor.
The transfer books viii be closed on Saturday
March IL, and reopened "Wednesday, April ~
loo3. =. H~LIGGEpr secretary
Pittsburg. Feb. /. 1893.
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MOVE TO NEW HEADQUARTERS.
Secretary Fortune Ensconced on Sixth Floor,
and President Lilly Soon Will Be.

William Fortune. secretary Of the Com
mercial Club, now occupies his handsome
apartments In the new building. His Office
fixtures were moved over from the Board
of Trade yesterdy and now adorn Room so
on the sixth floor overlooking Meridian
street. Col. Eli Lilly. president of the club,
is also arranging coy apartments on the
same floor. The freight elevator only, no W
ever is as vet running.
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Articles of incorporation were fled with the
Secretary of State yesterday as follows: Farmers
burg Building and Loan Association, of Farm
ersburg, capital stock, S1O0,oo0; Mechanics
Building and Loan Association of Jeffersonville.
capital stock, $50. 900; Art Importing and Expo
sition Company. of Fort Wayne, capital stock,
$1,000; Highland Park Land Company. of Lafay-
cite, capital stock, ss21 900; DeKalb County
Building and Loan Association. OF Garrett.
capital stock, S5O0,0CO.
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OF Interest to Inventors

THE AMERICAN NEWSPAPER
PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, of
which this paper is a member,
has a standing offer of a gold
medal, valued at $50, to be
awarded to any one who in
vents any mechanical device
whereby the process of pro-
ducing newspapers is cheap
ened, or that will be In any
way a benefit to publishers.
For further particulars adj
dress the Secretary at the Of
flee, 206 POTTER BUILDING,
New York.
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GETTING STARTED.
Grand Army Committee on Memorial Day Or.
gaDized last Night.

At o meeting last night of the general
committee on Memorial day of George Ii.
Thomas Post. G. A. R., Winston Noble was
elected chairman and L. b. Nelson score
tary. The committee on orator was Sc.
lected as follows: William H. Armstrong,
Samuel b. Wycoff and Edward g. Booz.
ALI other committees are to be appointed by
the chairman and secretary and to meet at
the call of tho chairman.
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Will Reappoint Them To-Day.

VIII henppotnt Them To-day.
The terms OF Timothy Nicholson and ]. r.
Elder, members of the State Board OF Charities,
expire today, and Governor Matthews said yes
terday that he will at once reappoint both gem
tlemen as members of the board. He compli-
mented them two OF the most valuable men,
hers Of the board.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01

May Showed Herself Turbulent and Assault.
ed Hoary December.

May Showed Herself Turbulent and Assault
ed Hoary December.
John A. Hunt, manager of the Hunt Soap
and Chemical Company. yesterday filed
suit against Mary c. Hunt. asking that he
be granted divorce from her on the
grounds of cruel and inhuman treatment.
would seem that Mr.. Hunt had good
grounds for desiring release from his draw
ing In the matrimonial lottery. The
plaintiff 70 man we'll advanced in years,
while his wife. whom he married on the
18th day of January. 1890. is Q young
woman. and from the appearance of Mr..
Hunts physiognomy, when he appeared In
the clerks office late yesterday afternoon
and placed his complaint on file, 1t would
seem that she would make q formidable
opponent In the prize ring. His left eye
was encircled by q large discolored spot of
that peculiar purple left around the optical
%s when into . ml
alleges that since his marriage
burden by applying TO him vile and abusive
epithets, and by vicious attacks upon him.
home. No. IT'S South West street, and now
reigns supreme there. She refuses him. he
says. admission upon the premises. He
asked that restraining order be issued TO
enjoin her from further acts of violence
and from interfering with him and the en-
ployes of the soap company In their work.
and that she be compelled to vacate the
house which she now occupies ana re-
linquish possession OF tho furniture there
In. as iG is the pro perty of the company.
The complaint. after being placed on file,
was taken before Judge Taylor, who issued
the order restraining her from any acts Of
hostility. pending the suit for divorces.
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Court Notes.

Probate Commissioner Gus O'Bryan has re-
turned to his duties at the courthouse, after an
Illness Of two weeks.
In the suit OF Maria Kahl against her son.
Claus kahl, for money had and received, the
jury after being out all night, returned verdict
In favor of the plaintiff In the sum of 1854 90,
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Now Pay Over the Money.

Yesterday, In the Appellate Court, Judge
Gavin affirmed the decision of the lower court In
the case OF Geo. spahr vs. The Citizens Street.
railway Company, in which the plaintiff, resi-
dent OF this city, was awarded 81 900 damages
against the company for injuries received while
a passeuQer irs cars
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r,., Have, I'm p.rfsc. cora,,,o,

East Haven In Perfect Condition.
Secretary Johnson, of the State Board Of Char
tiles. has returned from Richmond, where he
spent last Sunday at the Eastern Hospital for
the Insane. He subjected the institution to
thorough inspection, and reports q perfect con-
dition of affairs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-03-01
LYDIA Severance Mistreated.

LYDIA Severance has filed suit asking that she
be granted divorce from Charles Severance on
the grounds OF cpdelty, failure to provide and In
fidelity. The other woman In the case she al
leges. il Flora Miller, residing at No. las North
Mississippi street. In support OF the other
charges she alleges frequent assaults upon her
by her usband, and that while she was confined
TO her bed he deserted her and her children, one
of them being an infant five months old. She
was compelled to depend upon her mother for
support and maintenance. Severance Is now
confined In the jail serving time on fine i'm
posed by Squire Daniels upon affidavit filed
By his wife charging him with assault and bat
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JAMES B. COY'S COMPLAINT
Suit Based on Failure to Furnish
Enough Gas in the Cold Snap.

Question with q Pathetic Side-Manager
Hunts Bad Matrimonial Choics-0rder Re-
straining His Wife from violence-Notes.
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his friends are strong in the avowal
wood Is supposed 10 have gone to Portland. Ore.