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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-15
SKETCHES OF THE NOMINEES.
Self-Mnde Men Are the Ticket
business Mems Candidates.

William II. Schmidt, the nominee for
treasurer, is essentially a business mans
candidate. He has been thoroughly iden-
titled with the commercial interests of this
city, and although a comparatively young
man, has taken a high position in the bust
ness world. Until recently he was part
ner In the A. Kiefer wholesale drug house,
but disposed of his interest in the company
TO make the race for the nomination, which
was awarded him by the convention. Mr..
Schmidt is a self-made man. having started
with the Kiefer company many years ago
as an errand boy, rapidly rising until he
became a partner He was born at Mad
ison. Ind, on Sept. q, 1857. He removed to
this city when only twelve years old, and
after attending the public schools became
an errand boy at the drug house. He has
been member of the Commercial Travel
ers' Association for fifteen years, and is
a thirty-second degree Scottish Rite Mason.
He has always been an active. Republican
but has never sought an office before.
Harry b. Smith is deservedly one of the
most popular Republicans in the city, and
the executive ability displayed by him in
the late city campaign went a great way
towards securing Republican success. He
was born in Hendricks county. Indiana, in
1859 and came to this city when boy, en-
terlnS the pubic SCHOOLS. For the last
fifteen years he has been in the oil business
and, in April. of 1893, he accepted the presi-
dency of the Crescent Oil Company. He
is prominent as a building and loan asso-
citation director and is a Mason and
knight of Pythias. Mr.. Smith has taken
interest in militia affairs and is now lieu
tenant-colonel of the Second regiment of
the State militia. In 1881 he was married.
In 1887 Mr. Smith elected alderman
from the Third district and served two
10 a candidate b.
lican ticket for city clerk few years ago
and made very strong race, although the
ticket was defeated.
AureliuS j. Joyce the nominee for coun-
" clerk is, like Mr.. Schmidt, a jefferson
county boy. He came 10 Marion county in
1866. but did not become resident OF In
dianapolis until 1870 when he became a
Afterwards he was on South Meridian
street until ID. NJ Ransdell was elected
county clerk, when Mr.. Joyce took the
chief deputy ship. His experience in the
office makes him one of the most compe-
tent men that can be selected for the i'm
ONCE Mr.. joyce entered the banking house
OF Fletcher & ChUrchman, afterwards De-
! ing elected auditor of the Ohio Southern
| Railroad Company, in which position he
/ served until 1888 For over twenty years
/ he has lived on the South Side. He was
J secretary of the Republican committee
during the last city campaign
Frank McCray. or Judge McCray. as he
will be known next year. has lived all
/ his life in this county. He lived on farm
\ west OF the city until he was OF age. when
I he went TO the normal school at Valparai-
SO. For a few years he taught school, and
| then began the study Of law IN the office
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CHILDREN'S CHORUS REHEARsALs.
A Concert to Be Given i'm June-The
Participants.

Every Saturday morning for an hour and
a half about 80 children are instructed in
singing by Mr.. +. Y. Arens in the Sunday
school room of the Second Presbyterian
Church. The children are not simply in
structed in the tune. that is to sing it, but
they know the value of notes and their
time. They are taught pure tone, proper
tone direction, proper placement of tone,
breath control all kinds of time, artistic
pronunciation of vowels, liquids and mutes,
the tone ladder and six major and chro-
matte scales. The work this year has been
with songs in one. two and three parts. Some
excellent voices have been brought out in
the class and sixty-one free scholarships
have been given as reward of merit.
There are about twenty-five graduates of
the childrens class for June A concert
will be given in Tomnnson Hall in June.
when the public will have an opportunity
to Judge of the children's work Since Oc-
tober. The following children are in the
chorus:
Lille Adam. Daisy Altland, Egmont
Arens. Clara Bundy, Elsie Bowman Lii
liam, Clara Lewis and Charles Bohnstedt,
Lillian and Bertha Buchter Mamie and
Anna Beissenherz. John Bryan. James
gle Brisbin, Esta Berlin, Cecil Bell, Jessie
Banks, Francis Cahill, Grace Cook, Dollie
Cook, Jessie Crane, Addie Crandall. Ethel
Clinton, Pearl Crawley Clara Davis, Alma
DeSanno. Pearl Delays. Florence Doyle.
Nellie Demmerly Mabel EchOls, Katie Err
hart, Frank Elston. Susie Ewing, Harris
Fuller Mary FOrgas, Bessie Frasier, limo
Tickle, Amelia Fritsch, Henry Fuller, Lento
r. Fullwel. Edwin Teller. Robert Griffith,
Nina Gripe, Clyde Geisel. Ruby Genolin,
clair Hillman, Bessie Humphrey, Alice
Hughes, Walter Hervey, Libbie Hoagland.
Grace Hooker. Mamie Jenkens. Hazel
Jacobs, Eva Jefries, Paul Jeffries, Pearl
Kline. Maud Kline, Edith King Louise
keiner, Silvanus and Herbert Kingsley.
Willie Keife, Priscilla and Jane Ketcham
Olive Killer, Clara Lewis, Mary King Luz
cas-, Emma LiZius David Levi, Katie and
Edna Lane, Joseph LANCE, Horace and
Ralph Lancaster, Hazel Lantz, Raymond
Lang, Elsie Lowry, Pearl Leeds Clifford
Maxwell Lucy Magee, Jennie McCauley,
Dollie Mears. Dottie. Grace and Jessie
Moore, Blanchard Mckee Ida Nicholson,
Edith McFall Efie Myers, Katie and May
Neimann, Mary holland Hattie Obist,
Blanche Pfahler. Ralph Potts, Fannie Quig.
ley, Nellie Rhodes, Clarence Race. Harry
Reed, John Roberts, Harley Rhodehamei
Helen Ruckersfeldt, Letta Ref, Mamie
Rauch. Cassie Reynolds, Leona Rudy Nav
and Myrtle RAIDER, May Ribble Amelia
Schaff, Laura, Edith. Olive, Grace, Georgia
and Harry Smith, Georgia Shea, Alice and
BeUlah Scott, Santo Ship, Nellie Sullivan,
Alice Shawover. COrnelia Swain, Rosa
Schmidt. Lizzie Schneider. Herbert Suffern,
Tutewiler, Lillian Trusler, Birdie and Lula
Chl. Leonard Whittier. Bessie and Tillie
Wilson, Edith Wamsley, Bessie William
son, Lille Wiser, Dolie Weiser Solomon
Wei, Mamie White. Mary Webster. Ger
trude Warrington and Alice Zwillinger.
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BEATEN BY ONE RUN
Strong Game Played by the HOOs-
Ter Ball Club Yesterday.
Nine Runs Scored by Cincinnati and
Eight by IndianapOlis-Two Cases
of yellow" Umpiring.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
CINCINNATI, April ii. - The Hoosiers
gave the "Reds" the hardest tussle for vic
tory to-day they have had this season, and,
Up to the ninth inning there was not a min
ute that the Hoosier ball players were not
in it. They started off like racehorses and,
after warming UP in the first with one
run, hoped in and made seven in the sec
ond, and five of them were earned. Things
looked very blue for the local team, and
the crowd thought sure that the first defeat
of the season was to come from the Indian
apolis club. But there is luck in baseball,
and the Reds invoked it's aid. The Hoo
siers had received the benefit of some very
yellow" umpirng in the second, and Nc
QUAD gave the REDS the best of it when
they had a chance to score. Had he not
tried to even things up the game would
have been won by the visitors, but he
gave Latham a life on the home plate when
he was surely out. Snyder had few warm
words to say, but they did no good.
The seven runs that Indianapolis got in
the second came in this way: Snyder got
his base on balls. Phillips made a hit and
stole second, but he was touched out, yet
the umpire said safe. McTammany waited
and trotted down, Mills flew out to Holiday
Phillips scored Graham then hit, Devinny
got a base on balls, Gray flew out to Holll-
day and McTammany scored Then Flock
hit for two bases and Leidy and Graham
came home. Snyder made two-bagger
and Flock came in. Phillips flew out TO
McPhee
After that inning the Hoosiers did not
have a chance to score; Dwyer had re-
covered his cunning. Three hits, three
bases on balls, a batter hit by a pitched
ball and a rank decision by the umpire
gave the REDS six runs in the third.
They got another in the fourth and one
in the fifth by good base running and an
opportune error or two. The winning run
was scored in the eighth, Holidays base
on balls Latham hit by pitcher and Nc
Pieces two-base hit doing it. The visitors
put up very fast article of ball, and will
probably win the spring pennant. Score by
innings:
II. Z.
Indianapolis II I 0-s 2
Earned runs - Cincinnati, 2; Indianap-
oils, g.
Two-base hits-McPhee, Flock, Snyder.
Sacrifice hits-Dwyer, Leidy. Graham
Double play-Graham to Mills to Plock
Bases on balls-On Dwyer, q off Phillips,
10.
Left on bases - Cincinnati. 8: Indianap-
Hit by pitched ball-Latham (2), Vaughn.
Time Of game-2:15
Umpire-McQuaid.
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A FAIR READER.
She Was Not Very Particular About
What She Read.


''Is this the lbrary?' asked a large and
imposing looking woman, as she drew ma
jestically up TO the desk and surveyed the
man behind it critically through pair of
gold mounted lorgnettes.
Yes, madam.
us this where people take out books to
read?'
1T isl
II want to take out book" she said,
deliberately, and with a strong emphasis
on the personal pronoun.
The librarian informed her that the pay
ment of s. would admit her to that privi-
lege, whereupon she took out well-filled
purse and produced the money.
And now, what book do you want?'
asked the librarian, after he had given her
a members ticket
"Oh, / don't know. / read some books
last winter that / liked pretty well-they
were by an author" she added as an after
thought.
mo, 1 can't remember the name, except
that il wasn't Mrs. SouthwOrth.''
The librarian, while admitting that this
narrowed the list considerably, could not
regard il as closely descriptive.
"Do you remainder the titles of any of
the booS,,s?" he asked.
What they was called? oh, dear, no;
but they was mostly love stories"
The librarian was still at a loss.
oh We'll meyer We ra mne ns snst s pick me
books worth reading them shelves"
said the lady, as she raised her lorgnettes
again, and glanced at the backs of l25 600
volumes stacked up in serried rows in the
inner rooms
Certainly; what sort OF book would
you care for?'
'sOh / don't know Then she asked with
the air of having tried to recoflect some
thing, and at last succeeded HAS George
Eliot written anything new lately?'
Not for publication answered the Ii
brarian, with a guarded smile. 'She has
been dead some years"
THAT can't be possible. I should have
heard of ii, for We are very literary fam
ily" said the lady, patroniZingly mo
doubt you are mistaken, but never mind I
will call again when there is some one here
who knows something about the books"
And she turned and swept complacently
out, leaving the librarian In a state OF dazed
amaZement.
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of Byheld & Rowland. In lss4-s5 he was
pauper attorney and for two years was
ago he was a candidate for the Republican
nomination for prosecutor, but was de-
feated. Several times he has stumped the
State Tor the Republican party. Mr.. Nc
Cray is a member of the Christian Church.
Charles s. Wiltsie, who will be elected
Prosecuting attorney next fan. Will be
Rush county native. and graduated from
the State normal school at Terre Haute.
While attending school he was compelled
to work in drug store in the evenings.
and during vacations he made his way by
working In paint shop. AT the age of
fifteen he was thrown on his own resources.
After teaching several years he came TO
Indianapolis, and in 1884 began to study
law with Ritter & Ritter.
William T.. Shilling, the candidate for re-
corder, is a native of Indiana. Before he
was seventeen years OF age he enlisted in
the Elghtn indiana cavalry and served
faithfully in that regiment OF hard service
four years, being mustered out just before
he was twenty-one. Since that time he has
been a resident of Indianapolis. He is me-
chanic, being employed for years in the
box factories Of the city. He lives in the
Fourth ward, where he is regarded as one
OF its best citizens and where he has
brought up an intelligent family. AS much
as any man in indianapolis, he is a repre-
sentative Grand Army man. For years he
has been one of the active members of
George II. Thomas Post, and was its COM
mander in 1892. No good works which the
veterans undertake fails to receive his as
sistance. 1t is not invidious to say that no
nomination of an ex-soldier could have
pleased a larger number of veterans than
that of Mr.. Shilling, the four years vet
eran. He has never voted other than the
Republican ticket, and he has always been
relied upon To do his utmost for the party
of his choice At the last township election
Mr.. Shilling was a candidate for justice of
the peace, and ran three hundred ahead of
the average of the ticket.
Albert Womack, the nominee for sheriff,
is a well-known travelling man. For a num-
Der of years he was i'm the flour and feed
business. He was born in Shelby county
in 1851, his parents being OF Kentuckian
stock of the pioneers days. Mr.. Womack
came to Marion county in 1859 and was ed
ucated in the common schools and at
Huntsville College
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-04-15
IRON HALL DIVIDEND
Judge Winters Will Begin to Hear
Receivers Reports Tuesday.
Missouri Funds Arrive-A Favorable
Decision in Cincinnati-Judge Brown
Sticks to Big Four Decision.

Judge Winters is preparing for an extend
ed term OF Iron Hall work and WILL on
Tuesday morning, begin TO consider the re-
ports OF receivers and the first claims filed.
II Is not probable that a dividend will be
declared the coming week. but the date
VIII be named at the earliest convenience
Of the court Tomorrow is the last day
for receivers and branches throughout the
country to turn in their money to the gen.
eral receiver, and Judge Winters antici-
pates busy time of IL. All claims held by
branches that had already accounted with
Air. Failey were barred on Feb p, and the
claims OF members belonging to branches
that have not yet accounted with the re-
ceiver will be barred after April 16 and will
not be considered until all rightful and
valid claims filed have been paid in full.
1t may not be possible to hear and deter
mine claims on matured certificates this
week, because in addition to those already
filed by members whose branches have ac-
counted with the receiver under the previ-
Gus order OF the court, those receivers and
branches now accounting under the order
expiring April 16 will send in a large num-
Der of claims on matured certificates. These
must be treated as of equal priority with
those before filed.
1t may take two or three weeks for the
receiver TO classify the different claims so
that an issue may be Joined and all heard
and determined at once. As soon as this can
be done the claims will be heard, and. as
soon as the court is able to ascertain just
how many branches and members have ac-
counted, he will be in possession of suffi-
cient data from which to declare third
dividend.
Sick claims will probably come up the
first of the week and claims growing out
of insurance certificates will be rushed for
ward. Judge Winters is anxious TO push
Iron Hall matters 10 a termination Thus
far he has kept the litigation moving and
proposes TO continue until the finish.
The Missouri funds. amounting in all to
$4,000. arrived here yesterday and are in
the custody of the receiver. The New Jer-
sey money is on the way and will arrive
tomorrow. By the recent decision of the
Trenton court the general fund is swelled
about $4,000. Yesterday in the court of
walter issued a decree favorable to receiver
Failey. and the Cincinnati branch will con-
tribute $1,000 TO the Indianapolis fund.
Attorney Anderson, OF Norwalk, o., is now
IN the city in the interests Of another Ohio
branch, but has not yet decided TO the
disposition OF his money Col. I. L. Arms
and George Z. Lyons, Of BnghamptOn, n.
The New York representatives are also un-
decided, but will doubtless ask TO share in
the general distribution. Nearly 5000 900 is
involved IN the several New York branches.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

The annual meeting OF the Industrial
Union will be held Thursday morning.
The indianapolis police baseball club will
play the Muncie police team at Muncie
Thursday, April &c
The, Froebel anniversary will be cele-
brated Saturday next. in the free kinder
garten schools of the city.
The board of directors of the Art AS
ISOLATION will meet Tuesday afternoon at
the Columbia Club to elect officers for the
coming year
Laura, the three-year-old daughter of
Charles Horton, residing at No. AZ Brook
side avenue, died yesterday from injuries
received by falling into a tub of boiling
water Thursday.
"A man giving his name as r. 3. Was
son yesterday succeeded in getting uncol-
lected bills to the value of $50 from n. A.
Coffin residing at No 526 North Missis-
sippi street, under the pretense that he was
a collector for the Merchants collecting
agency.
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SHOWING UP NICELY.
indianapolis Team Doing Coed Work
This Weeks Games.

The showing made by the indianapolis
club during the past week mas been de-
cidedly satisfactory, and some Of the more
enthusiastic of the local regulars are
already locating the Western League Pen
nart right here. One thing seams reason
ably certain, and that is that indianapolis
is not outclassed by any of the teams AMI
will be in the race for the flag right from
the start The games with Minneapolis
showed decidedly better team work on
the part of the Hoosiers. and the visitors
did not have any of the best in the pitch
Ing and hitting. On the bases the local
play ers appear TO be fast and daring, even
u the point Of recklessness at times Care
full coaching however, will prevent throw
Ing away any chances in this regard. 1t
Is doubtful If any OF the clubs I'm the
Western League have a faster better
hitting outfield. while the inlield work has
displayed brilliancy that. if continued, will
keep it in line with anything in the or
ganization.
The game at Cincinnati yesterday was
the next thing TO victory, and Cor1iS-
keys men were given a hotter Argument
than they have had this seo son. 1t was
ali they could do 10 pull of the hole,
and with a good, strong showing there to-
day IN the closing game of the series In
dianapo will capture the spring pen-
liant that Sioux City supposed IL had won
II Is impossible to tell where the Hoosiers
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OFFICES TO GIVE AWAY.
Democrats Hold Their City Convention
at West indianapolis.

There seemed to be a scarcity of candi-
dates at the Democratic nominating con-
vention of West Indianapolis at Spencer's
Hall On Morris street last night. DR.. j.
II. Carson was the only candidate for
Mayor and he was nominated by acclama-
ton. Homer Shoke and John w. Losh were
the candidates for clerk, but Losh was
easily nominated. Henry Hagerdorn, the
president of the present Council who was
willing to accept any office, had no opposi-
ton for treasurer and was nominated by
reclamation. A H. Schafer was nominated
for marshal, his only opponent being Will
liam Compton. Thomas Elliott and Mr..
Nandiver were nominated for councilmen
for the First ward; Mr. Overman and Mr..
Elder, cOuncilmen for the Second ward,
and Charles Dixon and Robert Brown,
councilmen for the Third ward.
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BIG FOUR SIDEWALK CASE.
Judge brown Sustains His Ruling In
the Former Trial.

the Former Trial.
Judge Brown, in a carefully-prepared de-
cision, yesterday sustained his former rul-
ing in the Big Four sidewalk case. He had
previously said that the city had no au-
thority in the case and refused a new trial,
the merits of which were argued early last
week The Judge stated that he had pre-
pared his decision with a view to enlighten-
ing the public on the facts at issue rather
than the members of the bar. Hence, he
had stated his decision in the plainest pos
sible terms. The issues in case were:
/. Were cities included in the act of 1859,
In the generic word towns? 2 If not was
1t the legislative intent that the statute so
amended should protect all sidewalks in
the State, not in towns and villages,
whether in cities or by the side of rural
ways in country districts? g. Was the in
tent only to afford protection to sidewalks
along such rural ways in addition to those
In towns and villages?
The question. he thought, was not what
the Legislature meant, when IL prepared
the statute, but what il said While it was
true that the popular Interpretation of the
word highway meant a rural way, and
that the Legislature had designated county
bridges, State and county roads as included
In the word highway. nothing by this rule
Is excluded from the meaning of the word
highways. Under the law for the incorpo-
ration of cities. passed at the same session
OF the General Assembly which incOrpo-
rated Indianapolis, cities were authorized
TO prevent by ordnance the incumbering OF
streets, sidewalks, crossings. etc, and the
court held that under this the city had no
authority, or at least It was not clear, to
pass ordinance later to prevent driving
across sidewalks. If the word town was
generic, and included cities, there was no
doubt about the operation of the State law
over sidewalks.
The court held that the word town was
generic and included cities, and that the
Legislature intended TO protect ali the side
walks in the State at the time Of the pas
sage Of the amendment TO the act of 1859
This act had before only protected the side
walks within VILLAGES and towns
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THE TICKET TO WIN.
Concluded from Second Pageo

Webb. of Wayne township, and George c.
Thompson. of Perry township, were placed
in nomination. After considerable con-
fusion in getting it. the first ballot was
taken, with the following result: Harding,
3I2; Coin, 165; Herman, 116; Thompson ZIG;
Webb, 80; Minnemeyer, II. There being no
choice, a second ballot was ordered Moth
ing unusual transpired during the calling
of the roll except at one time attempt
was made to stampede the convention for
Harding after two wards and Center town
ship southeast had all given their vote
solid for him. This was shut off by West
Indianapolis starting the tide the other
way with their votes. On the call of Wood
ruff Place Thompson withdrew. The vote
at the. end stood as follows Harding, $40;
Coin 142; Herman, 80; Thompson, "a.
Then the convention adjourned, most of
the delegates very tired and very hungry.
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Fried Ice Cream.
Philadelphis Record

Philadelphia, which has always had the
reputation or producing the best ice cream
IN the country, has, during the past winter
gained fresh laurels in this direction by the
Introduction of fried ice cream This deli
cacy Is concocted at number OF fashion
able cooking schools. and has come TO stay
A small. solid cake of ice cream is en-
yeloped in a thin sheet OF pie crust and
then dipped in boiling lard or butter long
enough TO cook the outside covering 10 a
crisp. III served immediately the ica cres,,,
is found 10 be as soldly frozen as when in
was hrst prepared. The process of irving
~ SO quickly accomplished and the pastry
Is so good a protector that the heat has
60 chance to reach the frozen cream. An
other novelty is baked ice cream. which