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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
MILES OF NEW MAINS
Board of Works Gives the Water
Company an Extensive Order.
Attempt to Haze Validity of the City
Charter Passed Upon by the Federal
COurt-New Sewers.

Water mains to the extent Of 5000 feet
nave been ordered by the Board of Public
Works. Under the contract the water COM
pany is only compelled to lay 10000 feet a
year. but has expressed a willingness to
lay as many additional mains as it is pos
sible for them TO do. The mains are ordered
as follows:
Washington street, from Temple avenue to
Rural street
Rural street, from Washington street to
Michigan avenue.
Michigan street, from Rural street to
Eureka avenue.
Tacoma avenue, from Washington street
Meridian street. from Seventeenth street
to Eighteenth street
Eighteenth street, from Meridian street 10
Illinois street.
Illinois street. from Eighteenth street to
Twenty-Second street.
Hill avenue and Hillside avenue, from the
intersection Of Hill avenue and Columbia
avenue To. the intersection of Hillside ave
nue. and Ninth street.
Highland avenue, from Ohio street to
Miami street.
Miami street, from Highland avenue to
Archer street.
Archer street, from Miami street to Mich
igan street.
Noble street, from North street to Massa-
chuSettS avenue.
Cornell avenue, from Home avenue TO
Lincoln avenue.
Newman street, from Clifford avenue to
StouSntOn street.
Bellefontaine street, from Ninth street TO
Eleventh street.
Dorman street, from Michigan street TO
Vermont street.
Vermont street, from Dorman street to
Hanna street.
Shelby street, from Pleasant run to Ray
mond street.
Reid street, from Prospect street to Or
ange street.
Orange street, from Reid street TO Ounce
street.
Nickel street, from Ray street to McCarty
street, locating one plug at McCauley street.
Hendricks street, from Lincoln lane to
Nebraska street.
Bates street, from Dillon street to Quincy
street.
Lincoln lane, from East street to Wright
street.
Wright street. from Lincoln lane to Veg
horst street.
Fletcher avenue, from Williams street to
Hester street, locating plug east side of Big
Four tracks.
Palmer street, from Union street TO Madi-
son avenue.
Michigan street, from Delaware street to
Pennsylvania street. No plug.
California street, from Indiana avenue to
First street, locating one plug at Pratt
street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
GOVERNOR WILL NOT INTERFERE.
He Thinks the Reports of Gambling at
Roby Highly COlOred.

The Chicago papers are greatly exercised
over the opening OF the Roby track for
winter racing, and are suggesting that Gov.
Matthews may take a hand i'm the matter,
basing the suggestion on the gambling
element that is alleged by them to control
the track, and which is charged with at
tempting TO make a second Monte Carlo
out of Roby. In conversation with the
Governor on the subject he evinced not
the slightest disposition TO interfere i'm the
matter, saying that in the first place he
regarded the Chicago papers reports as
greatly exaggerated, and in the second
place he had no especial jurisdiction.
I'm order to make the outside world be-
lieve that Chicago has become a highly
moral city, said the Governor, 1.-THE papers
would nave the impression go abroad that
all the gamblers, roughs and sporting peo-
pie generally are seeking Koby as the only
place where they can indulge their vicious
morality is all a pretense, and that the
gamblers and tough element do not have
TO come over into this State to break the
law. There has been no complaint made 10
me concerning the Roby race track, and L
only know what.I see in the newspapers
concerning the proposed winter racing. L
should imagine that if anyone were to in
terfere with sport of this character 1t
would be the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals, for it comes directly
under the province of that admirable or
ganiZation. 1t is certainly inhuman sport
TO race animals in severe weather, as is
done at these winter tracks North. The
talk about a second Monte Carlo ] take
no stock in whatever. 1t is a hue and cry
raised for the purpose 1 have above re-
ferred to-"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
AFFAIRS OF H~AUGHVILLE.
President Gordon, of the School Board,
Reslgns-Improvements.

AT the Town Board meeting at Haugh-
Vile last night W. j. Gordon, president of
the School Board, rendered his resignation,
which was accepted. Mr.. Gordon is to
move from the suburb. The board author
lied the School Board TO buy the two lots
Immediately south of School No. 1 on King
avenue. The schools of the suburb are
crowded, and this ground will be used for
the building of an addition. The ground
has been offered for sale for $l.100. The bill
of the Indianapolis Light and Power Com
pany, amounting to s17s.17, was allowed.
Town Engineer Fatout- was allowed $7 for
work. in the Improvement of streets. The
lumber in the making of the crossing at
Holmes avenue cost the town S0.56. Since
the last meeting improvements on the
streets have amounted TO S5.35. The or
dinances for the Improvement of Bismarck
avenue and for the granting OF the fran
chise TO the indianapolis Water Company
We're read for the second time. The board
instructed the marshal TO cut down the
approaches to Grandyiew avenue. This
street is several feet below the intersecting
streets, and the board at one time paid
money TO a certain contractor to remedy
this matter and also 10 lower some uneven
sidewalks, but for some reason or other
the work was never done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
e W. r. HIcukRDs.

Doctors pronounced IL creeping paraly-
sis. but were unable to give me any relief
Through the advice OF one OF my family.
| tried DIR. Greene's Nervura blood and
nerve remedy, and when 1 had finished
taking only one bottle | began 10 feel a
change. L was able to move my hands
and could walk with the aid of a cane.
II continued taking il. and after using
six bottles 1 was able TO go TO work and
have been at it ever since. / know that
DIR. Greene's Nervura blood and nerve
remedy cured me of paralysis. as the effect
was like magic when 1 began taking it.
and feel that had it not been for that l
should nave been dead long before this
instead OF a strong. well man.
"Since L took this medicine I have
gained i'm weight. being at the present
time heavier than at any time in my life.
/ gladly recommend il TO all who are
troubled in any way with a similar. dis
case, as L have every confidence In IL my
self"
1t is a universal conclusion that DR..
Greene's Nervura blood and nerve remedy
is the most successful of all medicines in
curing disease.
IL you are suffering from any form OF
nervous or chronic disease. take this great
est of all remedies and IL viii cure you.
IL is purely vegetable and perfectly harm
less.
DIR. Greene, it's discoverer. IS the noted
specialist i'm the cure Of all nervous and
chronic diseases; he can De consulted1
his Office. 50 West Fourteenth street. New
York city, free, personally or by letter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
A A BIG BONFIRE.
Little OrviIIe Williams Was Fatally
Burned, However, Childish FrOlic.

Orville Williams, aged three years. was
fatally burned about 4 O'clock yesterday
afternoon. He was the victim of flames
that originated in an old carpenter shop on
College avenue, near Cherry street. The
child is the son of Joseph Williams. who
keeps a saloon at the corner of Massa-
liams lives at College avenue and Cherry
street, his residence adjoining the shop
where the fire occurred.
Yesterday afternoon Orville, with his sis
ter Ethel, aged five. and the little daughter
of T. NJ. Patton, of No. 26 Yandes street,
were playing about the carpenter shop. In
the second story of the building was a
quantity Of dry shavings and the children
conceived the idea of building a bonfire.
One of the girls secured a match and the
other lighted ii. The flame was applied to
the shavings and quickly a smart blaze
sprung up. The trio danced about the fire
in childish glee without a thought of the
danger.
Little Orville Williams thought it fine
sport, so he added fuel to the flames and
soon had a roaring fire. The girls began
TO realize the peril they were In and left
the fire. They ran to an open window in
the rear of the shop. calling to the boy,
but he was too much engrosSed in the
splendid ire he was making to desert 1t
until it was almost too late. Finally after
his face and hands had been terribly burned
his playmates were able to get him to the
window and out on to the roof of a shed
that adjoined the barn. From there the
children were rescued by the firemen. The
girls received slight burns, but none of a
serious nature.
DIR. feathers was called TO relieve the
intense sufferingS of the boy and found that
his burns were of a character that will
mont was able to control the flames and
the building was only partially destroyed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Gold Fish at the Police station.

Frank Vanslyke, a twelve-year-old news
boy. was standing near the Union Station
at 2:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon, waiting
for the time to come when he should go
to get his papers. AS he was waiting a
larger boy asked him if he wished to earn
10 cents, and then handed him an overcOat
and a bucket containing two small gold
fish, with the request 10 hold them until
he should return. He said that he was
going on some errand and would return
in at least ten minutes. 1t was arranged
that the two should meet in the Union
Station. The strange boy did not come
back. Nanslyke then took the coat and
the bucket containing the fish to his home.
His father called at the police station
last night and left the fish with the officers.
No owner has yet appeared TO claim them.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
MANY NEW IMPROVEMENTS.
Final Action Taken by Board of
Works on RESOLUTIONS

At the meeting of the Board of Public
Works. yesterday morning. final action
was taken on improvement resolutions as
follows:
Local sewer in Indiana avenue, from Ten
nessee street TO a point 42S feet north
west Size, ten-inch pipe.
Local sewer beginning at St. Clair and
Tennessee streets. south to Seventh street,
with branches in First, Third, Fourth,
Fifth and Sixth streets to the first alley
west of Tennessee street; also, a branch
beginning. at the first alley north of Sixth
street, extending to the first alley east of
Tennessee street, thence north to Seventh
street, and one beginning at Tennessee and
Seventh streets and extending west a dis
lance of 1875 feet. Total length, 5.575 feet;
sizes, 2 feet and 4 inches by 3 feet 6 inches
brick to ten-inch pipe.
For asphaltinG Chesapeake street, from
Pennsylvania to Delaware street. Length,
1905 feet; width, 20 feet.
For cement sidewalks on both sides of
North Meridian street, from Fourteenth TO
A resolution was passed for paving with
brick Chesapeake street, from PennSyl-
vania to Tennessee street.
A petition for the vacation of the first
alley south of Merrill street, from Alabama
street to the first east of Alabama street,
was referred TO the city engineer for a
plat.
A petition for the opening of Park ave-
nue., from Fifteenth to Seventeenth street,
was referred to the city engineer, with in
structions to prepare plat and a resolu-
ton for the opening. The city engineer
was also ordered to establish a grade and
prepare specifications for cement
on Illinois street. from Washington to
Seventh street. \ petition was filed for
cement walks on the north side of Nine
teenth street. from College avenue to the
first alley east. No action.
The assessment roll for the Improvement
of Bates street. from tire first alley west
of Quincy street to State street, was al
lowed. Amount, $1,26S.
A remonstrance signed by all the prop
erty owners on Palmer street, between Me-
ridian street and Madison avenue, was
filed against improving that street with as
phalt or brick. They ask that the street
be graveled. Eight property owners on
Chestnut street. south of Hill street, re-
monstrated against the assessment of ben
eits. The board took the remcnstrance I'M
der consideration, and has not yet acted
unnn IL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
IN SAFE HANDS.
1T WAS a UNIVERSAL CONCLUSION.
THERE ~ M LONGER Any FEAR By
THOSE WHO KNOW.
4 VERY FORTUNATE DISCOVERY ny
q LUCKY MAN.

Mr.. Wm. +. Richards. OF 20 Lowell
street Lawrence. Mass, a w~ell-known man
i'm that city. has for twenty-four years
been "A great sufferer. and all this
time has been striving 10 find some one
who could cure him. but until now his
search has been I'm vain. lie knows at last
that he is in safe hands. and writes the
following interesting letter
Nearly twenty-fOur years ago I was
take with nervous prostration. and was
very sick. SO sick that / thought l never
should leave my bed. Slowly / regained
strength. but only TO have another attack
a few years later. | partially recovered
from this second attack. but was thorough
IL used up and unfit Tor any hard work.
"Some five years ago. at the breakfast
table. I was taken with a dizzy spel and
my hands and feet TO my elbows and
knees seemed numb. and the muscles had
lost all their power.
For days | was unable 10 move myself
at all and had 10 be fed like a child.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
w,a,h os Central Avenue.

The Board OF Public Works was closeted
With the city engineer yesterday afternoon
consulting with him about the Central
avenue improvement. TIL street, as 1t now
exists. has several widths. ranging from
fifty-four TO sixty feet. \ large number or
property owners upon the street desire ~
made a uniform width of sixty feet. 10
accomplish this ii will be necessary IN iaIts
of the street to encroach upon the side
walks for several feet OF space. and. the al
visibility of doing this * questioned by the
afternoon. The remonstrants TO the BEL,
street sewer were also before the board
making known their objections 10 every
thing i'm general connected with this pro-
posed sewer. The board informed them the
sewer would be built lin time"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
CITY NEWS NOTES.

A barber on Indiana avenue has reduced
the price of shaving 70 5 cents for the bene-
fit of the unemployed, he says.
The Woman Reformatory drew 81, 1913 S
from the State yesterday for the January
maintenance expenses Of that institution.
The ladies OF the First English Lutheran
Church, corner OF Pennsylvania and Wal
nut streets. will give a chicken and waffle
supper at the church ST. Valentines even
ing.
The ladies of the Central Christian Church
will give a Valentine fair in the church
Saturday afternoon and evening. a charm
ing entertainment is arranged for the
amusement of the children for the after
noon.
The unemployed AVE invited the candi-
dates for county commissioners. besides
the present commissioners, 10 attend the
meeting at the Criminal Court room this
evening. 20 talk about improving the court
house yard.
The Indiana Pigeon and Pet Stock Asso-
citation held a meeting last night and
elected the following officers: a. +. Do.-
sey. president; Charles Conant. vice presi-
dent; Harry Tutewiler, secretary, and Will
liam ChuTchman. treasurer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Eneampment Fund subscriptions.

The encampment fund assignment com
mittee met yesterday afterpoon at Schnull
&c Co.'s office and formally organized. with
Albert Krull president. c. +. Kerschner
vice president. q. Schnull treasurer and c.
y. Johnson secretary. Representatives of
the committee had previously called on
Secretary Fortune and obtained the list OF
subscriptions of which. according to Colonel
Lilly's last statement, the remaining bal
ance is a part. Assignment blanks have
been prepared and the work of getting sign
ers will he vigorously pushed. The COM
mittee feel assured that the subscribers
will assign their interests in the surplus TO
the city. so as to give the unemployed work.
The committed also called upon Controller
TruSler and the Board of Works TO get
their explicit assurance that any funds re-
ceiVed from such sources would be imme-
diately expended on public improvements.
The board and the controller agreed to do
this
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
DESTROYING the old Bonds.

Messrs. Cooper. Rauh and Krause. the
finance committee of the Council. spent
about one hour in the office of Controller
Trusler yesterday counting Cancelled bonds
and burning them. The bonds destroyed
are 2l9 bonds for $500 each signed by Major
Mitchell, then Mayor of the city. and were
the old Garfield Park bonds. The $62l,OcO
bonds were also of the lot.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
supt. Ferguson Advanced Money.

The Board OF Health yesterday sent TO
Controller Trusler a voucher for $B.95 by
Superintendent Ferguson. of the City Hos
pital, for money advanced. II was returned
by the controller with instructions to have
il itemized. The board Immediately re-
turned il to the controller with a letter
from the superintendent saying that il had
been customary for the superintendent OF
the hospital To have the work OF preparing
the annual report performed by clerks. The
controller notified the board that before the
warrant would be allowed a voucher giving
particulars and approved by the board
rouSt he nroSonfad
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Hall Goes 70 the Penitep,t,r

Sheriff Troutman. of Boone county. with
his prisoner. Frank Hall, who was sem
fenced To serve twenty-One years in the
northern penitentiary for criminally assault
ing Mrs. Akers last Sunday night. left on
the noon MOnOn train yesterday for AIichi-
gan City. Sheriff Troutman said that the
StrOy of Hall TO the effect that Mrs. Akers
had been a party 10 the crime was creating
much bitter feeling in Lebanon and ali
through Boone county.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Refuse TO Take RucLersfeId.

The authorities of the Central Hospital
for the Insane have refused TO take Joseph
Ruckersfeld, who was declared of un-
sound mind by a commission last Monday.
His mother removed him to her home on
Fletcher avenue last night. Ruckersfeld,
until Tuesday afternoon, had not eaten or
drunk anything since he was placed in
the police station for keeping last Fri
day. The officers offered him every at
tention during this time, but he refused
all offers.
AS staple as sugar. and equally If not
more useful is DR.. Bulls Cough Syrup.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08

sergeant Laporte is detailed to look after
three suspicious strangers who are seen
frequently in the vicinity OF Washington
and Rural streets. Each day they appear
with oVercoats, jewelry and revolvers.
which they offer TO sell at low prices TO
citizens of that vicinity. They give the
story that they are railroaders out OF work
and are selling their personal property.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Will Arrest the Drayman.

The legality of the gift of the Sullivan
administration Of a portion OF the South
Della ware-street sidewalk to the Big -Four
railroad company will be tested in the
courts. The first drayman that drives
over that part of the sidewalk given 10
the railroad company this morning Will be
arrested and a test case made. There VIII
be 10 other arrests till that case is de-
cidaH
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Administered Remonstrators.

The demonstrators against laying asphalt
on Alabama street will meet on Saturday
night in the. NIansur Block instead of Mon
day night. The remonStrance is 10 be pre-
scented to the Board of Works on Monday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
Permits.

Building permits were issued yesterday
to Carrie g. James, frame shed, 5 Beville
avenue, $50; Thomas j. East, frame cottage,
Greenwood street, $1.500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08

The dispute between the property owners
of North Alabama street as to whether
the street shall be improved with cedar
blocks or asphalt is still going on. The
Board OF Public Works has not yet an
nOunced what it intends to do.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08

Mrs. KUHN, of 6ls z.
18th Street Nep York
CITY, writes as follows:
IL plcases me 70
state that 1 had a run
ming sore upon ny
neck, and had 10 oper-
ated upon three times,
and still IL was not
cured. l was also run
down very much.
There was a decided
change after using Dr.
Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery | took q
few bottles and was
soon cured. Later my
husband had q lump
hahfnH bfa Qar- no frfed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08

controller said II was his opinion that the
salary of $50 per month paid 10 the veter-s
mary surgeon covered all amonnts eN-
pended for medicines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-02-08
PIERCE .. ss.:: . CURE

Disease follows a rundown system with
the liver inactive and the blood disordered.
Pimples, BoilS, Sores, Carbuncles, Ulcers,
and like manifestations of impure blood,
should be driven out of the system with
DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery.