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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
FIREMEN's PENSION FUND.
Returns to Insurance Companies
The Engine COMPANY Trouble.

Returns to Insurance Companies
The Engine Company Trouble.
The hremen's pension fund committee
held a meeting yesterday, at which the
~refunding to the insurance companies of
the amounts paid by them to the fund
was considered. The law under which the
payments were made having been de-
clared unconstitutional, the moneys here
tofore paid in must be refunded. The fire.
men think the companies ought not to
require the repayment of the amount, as
the sum due each company is not large,
but the aggregate will cut a considerable
hole in the pension fund. The commits
sioners reached no conclusion yesterday as
to a definite time when the money would
be repaid. Some of the insurance COM
panies have signiied a Willingness TO ac-
cept one half the amount as payment
in full.
The Board of Safety yesterday disposed
or the imbrogiio at No. / engine COM
pany. Captain Quinn, of that company, is
made captain of hook and ladder COM
pany No. 3, Captain Arnold Is moved to
mi No. 2 and Capt John Robinson
OF No. /. George Diller, Of engine COM
pany No. /, was suspended for ten days
for INSTRUMENTATION in telephoning TO Chief
Webster for a leave of absence after be-
ing refused by his captain. Simeon Hoyle
and Albert Gresh were ordered trans
ferred to some other house by the chief.
Hinesley. of engine company No. l, are
TO be reprimanded by Chief Webster for
entering a saloon in uniform, and an order
to that effect was issued to the chief.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
THE MAENNERCHOR CELEBRATION.
The Arrangements Progressing Salts
Acknowledgements of the Event.

The arrangements for the celebration of
the fortieth anniversary Of the Indianapolis
Maennerchor the latter part of the week,
are progressing excellently. Yesterday a
force of men began laying gaspipes, nearly
three hundred feet of which will be neces-
sary, for the unique display OF natural gas
at Cottage Park at the summer night fes-
tival next Saturday night In addition to
this there will be several thousand incan-
descent electric lights. grouped in arches,
flags and other picturesque designs. This
part Of the general celebration promises TO
be a most brilliant and attractive one.
Only those who have regular invitations,
issued by some member of the committee
having this entertainment in charge, will
be admitted to the park, and these invita-
tions must first be presented at the Big
Four ticket office, No. / East Washington
street, where tickets will be issued on
them. This issuing Of tickets will not be-
gin until tomorrow morning, and none can
be had before that time.
From present indications every seat will
be taken at the public concert at Tomlin-
son Hall on Friday evening. for the reserv-
atoms are already unusually large. The
members of the MaennerchOr who have
taken tickets, or those who have bought
tickets from them, can secure reserved
without extra charge. A most attractive
programme Will be presented at this con-
cert. including Professor BaruS'S Festival
Cantata,' written especially for it, the
singing by the united choruses and by the
Maennerchor chorus, in addition to Miss
Barus's piano playing. in which particular
interest is manifested. The festival cho-
rus will have a final rehearsal at Tomlin-
son Hall tomorrow night, Professor Barus
having returned from Cincinnati and CO.
lumbus, o., where he has been rehearsing
the choruses OF those cities for the works
In which they are 10 appear here.
The visiting societies from Louisville,
Cincinnati and Columbus, o., will reach
here at noon on Friday, and will be es-
corted from the Union Station to Maen-
nerchor Hall, on East Washington street,
by the reception and members
of the society. Afterwards they will go to
the Grand Hotel, which will be their head
quarters, and later in the afternoon will
participate in general rehearsal at Tom
linson Hall, preparatory TO the night con-
cert
The president of the Maennerchor, Mr..
Gottlieb Rocker, who has been a member
continuously since the organization of the
society. is still so affected as to be COM
PEELED to remain in his room, and it is
feared that he will not be able to partici-
pate in the celebration. The members of
the society have been hoping that another
OF its charter members, WenZel SCHNEIDER,
now a resident OF Harrison, O., would be
here this week, but yesterday they received
a letter from him containing the unwel-
come news that his wife. with whom he
had lived forty-four years, and who was
expecting TO come here with him., had died
suddenly a few days age.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
ONE DEGREE HOTTER.
Thermometer Reaches 95.7-0ne Sc
riOus Prostitution.

The weather bureau reported yesterday
the hottest day of the year up to the
present time, the thermometer registering
95.7 at 3 o'clock. 1t slowly fell until it
registered 80 at Z o'clock. Monday was the
next hottest day, the temperature reach
ing 94.7. The prospects for rain in the
next few days are not very favorable.
The weather bureau stated hat a low
barometric area, considerably longer than
it was wide, prevailed over South Dakota,
Colorado, Wyoming and Nebraska. The
area was reported moving SOUTH, but not
eastward. Accompanying this area is a
little rain, but it is not probable that the
rain clouds will move in this direction.
The weather bureau says that 1t is posi-
BILE that rain may come in the shape Of
thunderstorms this afternoon.
Duril.g the excessive heat yesterday aft
ernoon Christian Michel, a saloon keeper
at Sugar Grove and Miller avenue, North
Indianapolis, was overcome by heat on
Meridian street in front of the Circle
House. He was AIKEN into the hotel and
DIR. Kahlo was summoned. He found that
Michel was under the influence of liquor,
and this rendered his condition serious.
Michel was resting easy at the hotel last
night, but the chances are slightly against
recovery.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
UPSET A CARRIAGE.
Several Hurt in q Washinton-Street
Runaway.

Yesterday afternoon, at 5 o'clock. a horse
driven by Charles New became frightened
at Kentucky avenue and the Big Four
tracks, and dashed up the avenue toward
Washington street. New was thrown from
the wagon and severely bruised about his
limbs. The horse continued running up the
avenue, and turned east on Washington
street. At Illinois street IL collided with a
carriage occupied by Mrs. knight and
daughter Mary, aged eight years, residing
at No. Is Pleasant street; Mrs. Overly, re-
siding at No. 426 Virginia avenue, and Mrs.
Julia Gates and babe, residing at No. u
Woodruff street. All were thrown from the
carriage. Mary Knight was cut on the lip
and had a tooth knocked out. Mrs. Gates
was holding the babe in her arms when
the accident occurred. but on being knocked
from the carriage she held the babe in such
a manner that il was not injured. Mrs
Overly tainted. and il required much work
10 revive her. Another carriage, owned by
Mrs. Dunlap. but which was unoccupied,
was struck and a wheel torn of. The fright
ened animal was captured by patrolmen
Warren and Hollis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
THE COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT.
Their Annual Meeting Begins To-Day
The Papers.

Some Of the county superintendent be-
gan drifting in last night for their four
teenth annual meeting. which opens at the
Statehouse to-day. This morning w. IL.
Curry, of Vigo county, will read a paer on
''In What Does Professional Training Con-
sist?' The paper will be discussed by J. A
Wiltermood and ]. n. Myers. after which
shere will be a general discussion. At 2
o'clock Prof. C. NJ. Curry. OF the State Nor
NAL School, will read a paper on "Qualifica-
tions of County superintendent" which
will be the subject of a general discussion:
Young Peoples Reading Circle Work viii
be the title of a paper by G. w. Thomas.
of Harrison county, which will be read this
afternoon and specially discussed by j.. T.
Robinson and w. w. French. The meeting
will continue for three days.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
ROADSTERS TO A C
Catholic Congregations to Picnic at the
Fair Grounds.

The Catholic congregations of the city
have combined for a general picnic to be
given at the fair grounds, tomorrow, for
the benefit of the Sisters of the Good Shep-
herd. There will be all manner of amuse-
ments n diversions upon the grounds,
with refreshments and lunch for those who
do not take lunch with them. One Of the
features will be amateur races, arrange
ments for which were completed at a meet
ing held at the Grand Hotel last night
The races will be between citizens who
W good horses and every man drives his
own horse. All horses are TO be driven in
sulkies. and it is anticipated that much
amusement will be afforded The spectators
viewing old and Staid citizens perched upon
the small sulky seat urging their roadsters
about the track. There are nc classes, and
while the promoters OF the races 10 not
expect TO smash any records they are con-
fdent that they Will afford more amuse-
ment TO the grand stand than any meet
that has been held here for years past. A
perusal of the entries to the races shows
that their expectations in this line are not
unfounded. The entries are as follows:
Morris. Horace Wood. Frank Stechhan,
Steve Crawford and Blair & Baker.
Second race. Stout, Ed Burris,
Charles Fletcher, William Kissel, c. w.
Lyzott.
Third race, pace-Mr. Clancy, Yves Stout,
William Staub. Frank Schofeld, Captain
G. w. LyZott.
There will also be exhibition miles by
Kissel's Dallas and by Ed Schurmann's
double team of grays, driven by John
Booth.
The judges will be Ed Schurmann. Hiram
Rowland and Harry Springsteen. w. III.
Messenger will officiate as starter, and w.
H. Spahr will act as timer. No profess
sional drivers will be allowed upon the
track and in case the persons entered an
not drive their horse they will be COM
PEELED to put in some other n%on-profes-
sional driver. In addition to the races
there will be a game of baseball by local
amateuer teams. All horses in the races
are expected to be upon the grounds at 1
o'clock, and the start will be made at 2
o'clock. There will also be a band to pro-
vide music during the day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
POstOfiice

Beginning with to-day the general deliv-
cry at the postoffice will be kept open until
IL o'clock p. m. This is done to aceomm
date patrons who may not be able to call
during working hours, there being many
such living in parts of the city where,
owing TO a lack OF carriers, letters cannot
be delivered. Many of these, for convenience
sake, have their mail left at the nearest
grocery or drug store, and frequently fail
to get il promptly when called for.
Every street box has been supplied with
a schedule giving the exact time at which
the mail from the particular box Is collect
ed, so that patrons are thus Informed when
to drop letters to insure prompt forward
ing. The schedule also contains a number
of valuable instructions. as well as a eau
ton against tampering with mail boxes
and locks.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13

The work done by the several depart
ments of art, manual training, physics,
chemistry, botany and biology will be
demonstrated for the benefit of the public
this afternoon and evening. The work on
exhibition in the art department and in
the department of mechanical drawing and
manual training shop work is that done
by the pupils during the year, forming the
regular work. Glasses will be working In
the various laboratories in the basement
and on the second floor upon work and ex-
periments as in daily session, thus giving
see these classes under working conditions.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
MARRIED HER OTHELLO.
Della McMinny, a White Girl, and a
Negro United.

Word was received here yesterday that
Della McMinny, a very pretty white girl
employed at the Denison Hotel, was mar
ried at Marshall, ILL.,, yesterday, TO John
Southall, a coal-black negro. The girl is
nineteen years of age. with dark brown eyes
and of generally prepossessing appearance.
Southall was employed as a cook at the
Bates House, and met the girl when she
was working there. She was completely in
fatuated with him, and all efforts to Sspa-
rate them were futile. She belongs to a re-
spectacle family at Terre Haute, and ran
away from there several years ago.
About a month ago she was assaulted by
two young toughs on Maryland street and
her head badly bruised by stones thrown
at her.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
NEGLECTED ROAD TAXES.
Justice Daniels Harvesting Fees from
Delinquents.

Twelve men residing in Center township
were tried in Justice Daniels Court, yester-
day, for failing to conform to the require
ments Of the road laws. The men neglected
to pay or work out the road tax, amounting
10 $3.50. The cases of five were continued,
were found against five more and
the remaining two paid fines. Af1davits
were sworn out for the arrest OF twelve
more. They will be tried to-day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
The Convention of writers.

The ninth annual convention of the
Western Association of Writers will be
held at Warsaw. Ind, June 5 to %, inclu-
sive. A lengthy programme has been pre-
pared for the convention The annual
banquet viii be given Thursday evening
at s o'clock. on Thursday afternoon Mary
T. cardwill will give a sketch OF the life
and poetry OF Mrs. Sarah Il. Bolton. The
business meeting will be held Friday aft
ernoon. and on that evening the annual
musical and literary entertainment will
be given
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
TO AWAIT GOVERNORS RETURN.
No More Troops VIII BE Relieved
TIL Then.

Reports from Sullivan last night were to
the effect that the soldiers had broken camp
and all were TO return home. General Rob-
bins was seen at his home late last night,
and said there was no truth whatever in
the report. He said the five companies that
had previously been ordered in and arrived
yesterday were all that had been relieved,
and all that would be till the Governor re-
turned. Before the Governor left he gave
instructions that the troops now at Sulli-
van be kept there till his return from Ken
lucky. when they will be ordered in IL ev-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Municipal Notes.

The sanitary inspectors are now uni
formed. They donned their clothes yester-
day.
The Board OF Public Works has decided
to give the use of a room in Tomlinson
Hall TO the city chemist for a laboratory.
IN the future each department of the
city government will pay its own gas bills
instead OF the Department OF Works pay
ing the bills for the whole floor.
The physicians are not reporting TO the
Board OF Health cases OF typhoid fever,
as ordered by the board. and some action
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
AT the North Park club.

Hon. Charles L. Henry and Jno. Griffiths
will address the Republican North. Park
Club at the corner Of North Illinois and
T~Wenty-second streets tonight.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Fell from the Transfer Car.

Mary Cable, living on Hosbrook street,
is suing the Citizens Street-railroad Com
pany for $4,000 damages. She attempted TO
step from the old transfer car, last sum-
mer, but missed her footing and fell on TO
the track. She was unable 10 regain her
feet before a mule car was upon her. Her
injuries, she claims, are permanent.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Complaint of Dust.

Complaints are occasionally coming to the
board about the way in which the streets
are cleaned. The burden of the complaints
are that the dust raises from the street car
tracks. The street car company says il has
expended $1,000 experimenting on a way TO
avoid dust but has as yet failed in finding
nrHkin
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Street Department. Records.

Pearson Mendenhall, clerk to the street
commissioner, has introduced a. system in
the department work. He has a record of
the work that enables him to ascertain
what has been done by the street force with
the same degree of accuracy that a mer-
camille house is able TO tell of past trans
actions by a reference to its books. One OF
the new features of the Office under his
management is the manner of preserving
orders for street repairs. Heretofore it was
the custom to turn over to the foremen of
the street gangs the orders for repairs re-
ceived from the Board Of Works; then,
when the orders were returned by the fore
men, if they were returned, they were past
ed into an invoice book. They always came
back crumpled and dirty, and often did not
come back at all. In case the order was
not returned there was nothing in the rec
ordS or the street commissioner to show
that the repairs had been made. Mr.. Men
denhall pastes the original orders into the
invoice book as soon as they are received
from the board. and issues the order TO
the foremen upon blanks prepared for the
purpose, with a coupon attached, which
shows also the nature and location of the
repairs ordered. When the repairs are made
and the order returned the date is marked
upon the coupon stub, and also upon the
rigina order in the invoice book, which
is indexed, so that but a moment is required
to tell just when any repair was completed.
Another simplification added to the work
by Mr.. Mendenhall is the keeping of a reg
lister OF the work OF the street, sewer and
bridge gangs in separate books. The weekly
reports made by the foremen of each of
these gangs are copied into these books
and footed up monthly. They are then car
ried into the journal and ledger, and in
this way IL is possible TO tell the amount
of work that has been done by the different
gangs in a comparatively short space of
time. Formerly the weekly reports as made
by the foremen were filed away in the pig
con holes. and at the end of the year. when
it came time 10 make the annual report, it
was an endless task TO go through all of
them
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13

erything is then quiet. General Mckee tel
egraphed last night that he would send the
troops in according to his discretion. Gen.
Robbins answered. in accordance with In
structions from the Governor. that all
troops were to remain till the Governors
re burn.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13

will be taken by the board at its next
meeting looking TO an enforcement Of the
order.
The Commercial Club committee on ele-
waited tracks will meet on the 21st inst,
and after that meeting will arrange for
the joint meeting with the city officials.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Corouer Reck,s BiiI.

The bill of Coroner Beck for the month
of May was allowed by the County Com
missioners yesterday. The bill amounted
10 500 40.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Police Defeated by Children.

The indianapolis Sentinels. none OF whom
are over sixteen years of age, defeated the
Indianapolis Police Baseball Club, at
Brighton Beach, yesterday afternoon. in a
game Of seven innings. by the score OF 10
~ Il
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
Modern Torture.

Philadelphia North American.
Irvings frenzy in The Bells" Is moth
ing to that suffered by innocent citizens
from the trolley gongs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-06-13
NO EGRESs OR INGRESS.
WOOdside People Want n Street
Through Panhandle Yards.

A committee Of property owners from
Woodside appeared before the Board of
Works yesterday afternoon to present ar
guments for the opening of either Sharpe
or Trowbridge street through the property
now occupied by the Pennsylvania Com
pany's yards. The property owners were
represented by ex-Judge Black and the rail-
road company was also represented by an
attorney. From State street east it is a
mile and a half to the next street connect
ing the Michigan road with Washington
street. If Sharpe street were opened the
new street would necessitate the remodeling
of some of the company's buildings, and
the company is making vigorous objections
TO il being lopened- Trowbridge street
would not strike any of the buildings and
would be just as satisfactory to the prop
erty owners as the other. The property
owners say that at present they are prac-
tically Isolated from the city, and in case
of fire the department would be compelled
to lay hose around State street and out
the Michigan road to reach Woodside- The
board took no action upon the petition, but
one of these streets will probably be or
derpd Oppned-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-04

rs this smoking carr she asked in
choice Bostonese as she peered through
her girlish spectacles into the uncultured
conductor face.
No, miss, = he answered, with glad
joyous feeling that for once he was get
ting even with woman, lit Is not .
She disappeared into the interior Of
the car, but in a few moments came out
ivid with rath.
You=told=me, . she said in icy
tones, that it WIS not a smoking car.
1T Is not. miss None OF our carr
smokes 1t IS the smokers car De
troit Free Press
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-07-04

woman who has drunken husband,
who has exhibited more faith and
patience and courage than Hugh
Lariner in the fire He was consumed
in twenty minutes Hers has been .
twenty years martyrdom- Yonder Is
3 man who has lain fifteen years on
his back, unable even TO feed himself,
lay on one Of the green banks Of
heaven, watching the oarsmen dip
their paddles in the crystal riverl
Why. IT seems to me this moment as
if Paul threw TO US a ponolOgists cat
alogue of the fruits growing IN this
great garden of Christ-love, Joy,
peace. patience. charity, brotheriy
kindness. gentlenesss mercy-glorlous
fruit. enough TO fill all the baskets of
earth and heaven
have told you Of the better tree in
this garden. and of the better fruit
1t was planted just outside Jerusalem
a good while ago When that tree
was planted. II was so split, and
bruised, and barked. men said moth
ing would ever grow upon il, but no
sooner had that tree been planted
than it budded and bl0ssOmed. and
fruited. and the sold iers' spears were
only the clubs that struck down that
nations, and men began to pick it up
and eat it and they found in 1t an
antidOte TO all thirst. TO all poison. to
all sin, to all death-the smallest
cluster larger than the famous one of
Eshcol. which two men carried on
staff between them If the one apple
in Eden killed the race. this one clus-
ter of mercy shall restore it
Some years ago a vessel struck on
the rocks They had only one life
boat In that life boat the passengers
and crew were getting ashore The
vessel had fOundered and was sinking
deeper and deeper, and that one boat
could not take the passengers very
swiftly a LITTLE girl stood on the
deck waiting for her turn TO get into
the boat The boat came and went
came and went=but her turn did not
seem to come After awhile she could
Wait no longer and she leaped on the
Ia fraI and then sprang into the sea-
crying to the boatman, Save me
next! Save me next. Oh how
many have gone ashore into Gods
mercy. and yet you are clinging to
the wreck of s5a. Others have ac-
cepted the pardon of Christ. but you
are in peril Why not. this morning.
make a rush for your immortal rescue,
crying until Jesus shall hear you. and
heaven and earth ring with the cry,
Save me next Save me nextr'