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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
ON THEIR WAY HOME.
McTammany and Snyder I'm Town
Yesterdny-WhO VIII BE Let out.

McTammany and Snyder, just released
by the Indianapolis Baseball Club, came in
from Minneapolis yesterday morning drew
what money was coming to them and left
in the afternoon for Philadelphia The
former said he had intended asking for his
release at the end of the present trip, as
he realized his arm was useless so far as
ball playing went Up in the Northwest,
he said. 1t was like winter, and yet the
games Indianapolis played at Minneapolis
drew good-sized crowds, there being over
one thousand people at two of them and
between eleven hundred and twelve hun
dred at the third. His arm up there he
said, was so bad that he had to rub it an
hour in the mornings after getting up be-
fore he could raise ii more than a few
inches. Even in the old association days
he had much trouble with it but then his
batting was hard enough to make up for
his inability to throw. McTammany thinks
he may recover the use of liz by the mid
die of July, and get a short engagement
with some Eastern club. He had nothing
to say about the teams poor showing or
its prospects.
The Cincinnati papers state that Pitcher
Cross has also gone to Sioux City to join
the Indianapolis club President Colt was
not certain of this last night though he
fully expects to get Cross. He hoped il
was true. but if so 1t came around a little
ing of four new players some more Hoos-
iers will have TO walk the plank. Plock
will likely be the first man to step off as
he is only a fair hitter and would be a
doubtful quantity in the field. With men
on bases he rarely hits the ball. and has
missed number of opportunities to drive
i'm runs. Besides, he is slow the bases.
Henry Is a better man all around than
Plock. If Cross has joined the team no
pitchers will be released just yet and all
four may be carried indefinitely as Gayle
has been steadily growing more effective
and may prove a winner.
In yesterdays game at Sioux City Dali
rymple hit the ball safely twice and IL
may be that the old will turn out 20
be a slugger and just exactly what is
needed Phillips was touched UP pretty
hard. 1t is strange that at home he bitches
good ball, while away he is never effective.
Mauck will probably go in to-day with
Murphy to catch him and Matz on frs:
base. The score will be eagerly scanned
| TO see how the new players show up.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
THE POPULISTS ARRIVING.
Predictions Of Big Attendance Will
Come to Naught.

Only few OF the Populists arrived In
the city yesterday, and these were the
leaders. Joshua Strange, OF Arcana, Grant
county, chairman OF the State central COM
mittee. arrived yesterday morning shortly
after 10 o'clock and registered at Hotel En-
slish, the State central committees head
quarters Among the other arrivals was
that OF L. Fl. Johnson, OF vermillion, treas
johnson stated that the party finances were
very low. and that something must be done
to replenish the treasury. However, all
former expenses had been paid, leaving a
small balance in the treasury.
1t is apparent that the largest attend
ance will be from the southern part of the
State. 1t is in that part. also, that the
party is claiming to be the strongest A
delegate who arrived yesterday from
Greene county said that the Populists were
having everything their own Way in that
county. He said that the recent elections
in that county showed decentralization of
the Democratic forces. much to the gain
OF the Populists. He said that the POpu-
lists would greatly profit by the discomfort
OF the Democrats over the entire State.
AT the election Of 1892 the Populists polled
something over 1900 votes. eff the present
chances are any indication Of the election .
said one OF the leaders yesterday, I'VE will
poll over $1,000 votes
The disagreeable weather will probably
auect those intending to come by wagon,
for the recent rains made the roads very
muddy. This. ii is thought will e-reat Nv
AFFECT the attendance at large. and last
hlsnt ~ was thought that the party would
be fortunate IL the attendance reached COO
There has been no array OF candidates
Those who have political aspirations by
way of this convention are holding back
waiting for their friends to Spring their
names.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
A MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL.
Maennerchor to Elabnrately Celebrate
It's Fortieth Anniversary.

The Indianapolis Maennerchor will cele-
brate it's fortieth anniversary June Is. 16
and IL. The society has been making ar
rangements for this event for months. The
programme of the celebration will COM
mence at noon on the 18th with the recep-
ton of the Leiderkranz of Louisville. the
Orphans Of Cincinnati and the Maennerchor
OF Columbus, o. A rehearsal will be given
in Tornlinson Hall in the afternoon, which
will be followed by a grand concert at the
hall at night, in which all the societies will
take part. A ''commers," a social affair,
will be held at the Maennerchor Hall after
the concert, in which will be given toasts
and speeches. The visitors Will be shown
the points of interest IN the city in the
mo. ming Of the 18th. which will be fol-
lowed by a social time at Fairyiew Park
in the afternoon. AT night an open-air
midsummer concert will be given at the
park. There win be a grand natural-gas
display and illumination and a grand dis
play of fireworks.
The societies will visit Das Deutsche
Haus, on East Michigan street, Sunday
morning, June IL. where they will be roy
ally entertained In the afternoon there
VIII he a festival at Germania Park for
invited guests and singers The expenses
will probably reach 5000, but they will be
met by subscriptions raised by members
Of the Indianapolis Maennercnor.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
CLEANED OUT THE TRAMPs.
Sergeant LaPorte Had Donnybrook
Fair of His Own.

Last night. about 10 o'clock. the police re-
ceived word that a gang of tramps were
terrorizing the vicinity of the Belt and j.
Nj. & 1. railroad tracks. Sergeant LaPorte
was sent to investigate. Arriving at the
railroad shanty at that point he was in
formed by operator Cassel that the tramps
had just left After while Sergeant La
Porte found the gang, ten in number. AS
soon as the tramps saw the Sergeant they
began TO guy him and call him vile
names. The LaPorte OF olden times assert
ed Itself. and the Sergeant drew his mace
and knocked the tramps right and left. He
downed four OF them, while the remainder
fed. Seeing that he had delivered sufficient
justice TO them, he ordered the four To take
the shortest cut for the city limits. This
the tramps did with alacrity
Returning TO the railroad Shantv. the Ser
geant saw by the reflection OF the distant
electric lights the form of a man. with q
huge bundle on his back appearing along
the path of commons close by. The Ser
geant waited until the man came up 10 him,
and saw that the bundle was nothing more
than a window sash He asked the man
what he was doing with IL, and received the
frank reply that he had stolen il from an
empty house not far of. Ii did not take
the Sergeant long to make up his mind TO
arrest the man. who gave his name as
Hugh Shafer.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
ALL NIGHT SCHEDULE
MAYOR THINKS HE WILL GET ONE
FROM ELECTRIC LIGHT COMPANY.
Thinks the Present Contract Could
Be Declared Void II Necessary
New Market House.

An all-night electric-light schedule Is one
of the probabilities of the near future. Yes
terday the Mayor was engaged nearly all
day studying the charter and the contract
with the light company. He said; Il do
not doubt that we will be able to make
some kind of a compromise measure with
the light company by which we can have
an all-night schedule. / find that the con-
tract was very loosely drawn on several
points. In the first place, it was a very
poor piece Of fnanciering on the part Of
the old Board of Works and Council to
make a ten-year contract for electric lights.
when every years investigation cheapens
the cost of manufacturing the light, and il
Is not beyond reason TO state that before
the ten years have expired electric light
ing will have been improved to such an ex-
tent that a company would be glad to
have this city's contract at one-half what
we are paying. The courts Of other
States have decided that such contracts
for long term of years are contrary to
public interest. and therefore void. and 1
see no reason why the Supreme Court of
this State would not decide the same way
If the matter was presented to It,
1.-THE contract provides that the city must
maintain $50 lights from the beginning. and
may increase the number at any time at
the same rate, but it does not provide for
any reduction in the number If at any time
lights in a certain locality should become
useless. 1 have had no formal conference
with the officials of the light company, but
the matter has been preached to them In
such a way that they know that it is the
desire of the city for them to consider the
matter of an all-night schedule in a differ
ent manner from that provided In the con-
tract 1t is not at all unlikely that ar
rangements will be made with the company
at very little cost over the present rate.
"As to the legality of the contract and
be quoted. The company, 1 believe. is in
clined to meet us half way, and il that
| is done / don't think it would be advisable
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PHILLIPS STRUCK OUT
AND INDIANAPOLIS LOST A GOOD
CHANCE TO TIE THE SCORE.
Hoosiers Beaten Ii tn IL by the Sioux
City P1ayers-NatiOnal League
and Other Games.
Special 70 the Indianapolis Journal


SIOUX CITY, Ia, May 22.--The Sioux
City players won the game to-day, but it
was through no fault of theirs. They put
up about the ''yellowest'' exhibition in the
field ever seen on these grounds, at crit
ical points losing their heads and playing
like school boys. The HOLSTERS were for
tunate in being able to bunch their hits,
while the "Huskers'' were making errors,
which accounts for the seven runs in the
sixth inning. They were quite handy with
the stick, although in the ninth inning,
with a man over the plate, one on second
and another run needed to tie the score,
they were unable to hit the ball. Sioux
City started out like a winner in the first,
and got a good lead in the succeeding in
nings, but the Hoosiers got start in the
sixth, and 1t seemed as though they never
would be headed. Eleven men faced Jones
before the side was retired, and with five
singles, base on balls and three errors
the visitors assumed the lead. The "Husk-
ers pulled up and took the lead in the
seventh, but Indianapolis came along and
tied the score. The "Huskers' again took
the lead in the ninth, and Indianapolis camc
near tieing again with bases on balls and
a single. Phillips was an easy mark for
Jones, and famed the air, leaving the man
that should have tied the score on second
base Score.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
CHOOSING A PICTURE.
Art Association Gives the Public a
Choice i'm the Matter.

Just to the right OF the door leading to
the room where the exhibit OF the Art As
ISOLATION is being held is a large book. and
above il is the announcement that il is a
register, and that visitors are asked to
leave their autographs and also the choice
they may have of a. picture. 1.-The South
ern Cross Is one of the favorites. II
hangs on the north wall and Is one of the
medium-sized pictures. 1t shows the sea
aud great rocks. and standing outlined
against the rich colors of "A sunset sky
rock ending in a cross. The scene is at the
Bay of Funday and was painted by L.
Fred Hurd. Another. which is a favorite.
is Muir Glacier. Alaska" by Albert Bier
stadt. L is cold with its blues and whites
so skillft ly blended. People who have been
in Alaska speak of 1t as wonderfully real
and praise 1t above anything else in the
collection. There are some Indian pictures
which one cannot help but admire. Posi-
bly, they are not the style of pictures one
might want in a drawing room. yet they
are regarded highly. One is 1.-The Dancers
Toilet" The brave sits on the ground be-
fore the tent and he is preparing his body
with colors. There are animal skins hang
ing on the side Of the tent. A second one
Is Sioux Outpost. Signaling with Mir
ror. There Is a chief, mounted on pony,
sits the squaw. and before them is the
other Indian, who holds the mirror. A
reader OF border tales has no difficulty in
making a story to fit the picture. Both OF
these are painted by DeCost Smith. The
third Indian subject is The Wages or
War-A Sioux Tragedy" by E. W. Deming
The story Is told better In the picture than
one could possibly relate Ii.
One OF the most exquisite pictures in the
whole collection is a pastel. 1t is the pic
ture of young girl of the olden time. The
name given TO il is Bertha. There Is a
glass over the face and old fashioned round
frame of gilt. This Is in harmony with the
character OF the subject. The fair fore
head Is exposed and the soft waving hair
parts and falls on each side of the head.
There is grace in the pose. The artist, J.
Wells Champney, who is not an unknown
artist to the Indianapolis public, has made
very attractive portrait or the maid,
whether she be real or ideal. One of the
best snow scenes in the collection is also a
pastel The name is Snow Laden" ana
the artist Is w. l.. Palmer. One of those
winter mornings, when everything is COW
cred with a feecy. downy coat, has been
chosen. The Art Association hopes to buy
a picture this year and the choice ex-
pressed by the visitors will largely deter
mine the choice of the association.
large number or children are attending
the exhibit this week. as compositions on
some one or more OF the pictures have
been required in the schools. The children
enjoy the pictures. but do not enjoy con-
fining themselves to one and writing about
It when they feel incapable Of doing their
subject Justice Some select readily and
others wander about wondering which pic
ture will be the best.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
HACK LICENSE TEST.
Lee Hoffman Arrested on IN Old
Ordinance.

Ordinance.
A case of considerable interest to hack
drivers and owners will be tried this morn
ing at IL o'clock by Judge Stubbs- Special
officer Balloon has Of late been paying
special attention to the matter of unpaid
license fees. AS result OF his investiga-
ton a warrant was issued yesterday for
Lee Hoffman, charging him with violating
the ordinance approved March !, $780, IL
censing and regulating the use of hacks
on the street. He has not paid anything
under this ordinance since 1891. At that
time he took his hacks off of the street
stands and now only sends them out on
for the purpose of soliciting patronage. He
claims that this license was not imposed
for the revenue 1t raised. but simply so as
to require all hackmen who solicited busi-
ness on the street to be registered and
numbered a customer could easily as
certain who was responsible in case OF ac-
cident, or in case the hackman did not do
his duty toward the customer; I'm other
therefore does not apply to hacks that are
kept in a stable and only sent out on call.
the customer at the time knowing with
whom he Is dealing. Another claim he
will make is that the law of March /, 1880,
does not put tax upon the hack business.
but is merely a vehicle tax and, as such.
Is superseded by the new vehicle ordi-
nance. Ii this claim is sustained by the
court IL will relieve all the hackmen of
this license. For two or three years past
none of the hack owners VITO do not keep
their hacks on the street stands have paid
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
vIGILANT, BUT SUSPENDED.
Three PatrOlmen Lose Three Days
Pay-Safety Board Trials.

Patrolmen Pope, Lyons and Schiegert
were suspended three days without pay in
GLIDING the time they have been under
temporary suspension by the Board of
Safety. The charges, as preferred against
them by Superintendent Powell were de-
tailed in full in yesterdays Journal From
the spirit OF the trial it seemed to be a
case made almost entirely for the purpose
of impressing upon the minds of the Off
GERS that they would be held strictly to
account for any failure to detect crime on
their respective beats. Mr.. Powell said to
the board: There are no better three off,
GERS on the force than these three men.
They have broken up a number of vicious
places and have driven a great many OF
the bad characters off their beat" A rath-
er spirited debate took place when the pa
trolmen's attorney asked Mr.. Powell If he
received his information that gambling was
being carried on at No. 312 East Washing
ton street from a man who had played in
the game
IT decline to answer the question"
81 am not a fishing trip and don't
want you to tell the department secrets"
The not 5e yhe them yeS aG dk that
wanted to show that the superintendent s
information came from a source from
which patrolman could not get Ii and it
was finally decided that the question should
be answered privately TO the board.
Sergeant Hyland testified that the three
men were as good were on the force.
Several persons doing business in the liz
mediate neighborhood of No. 312 East
Washington street testified that they had
seen all three of the officers examining
the premises at all times of the day and
night. One man, whose shop is next door.
said that frequently he had seen the OFF,
GERS go into the place and examine II
through and through, and then, probably
in five minutes, enter again from the alley
to try to catch the proprietor in any viola
ton of the law. The evidence showed that
watching this place on account of its previ-
Gus bad record, and one man testified that
the proprietor had complained to hin that
the officers had ruined his business by
their close attention to his place.
Fireman Stehlin was reprlmanded and
fined seven days pay and restored to
suspension, pending the investigation OF
the charges against him. so this finding OF
the board virtually gives him two weeks
vacation on half pay. The board stated tina
II was its own fault that his case had not
been heard sooner. and that IL was not
iust that he should suffer for the neglect
of the board. Two weeks ago last Sunday
afternoon he, with two or three other mer
went to the back door of Irons saloon and
broke a window in an effort to attract at
tention so they could get into the place
The evidence showed that the attempt was
the result of bet and was made merely
TO show one of the crowd that Irons place
was not open. Several witnesses testified
| of LIQUOR The fine and reprimand was on
| account of being around the saloon and en-
! tering into any such prank he vas ac
| quilted on the charge or intoxicar.on.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
Chant wins the Clark Stakes.

LOUISVILLE, May 22-There were about
$500 people at the Downs to-day, and the
track was heavy and muddy. The weather
was much warmer, although there were
showers up to 2:30 o'clock, when 1t cleared
off and the sun came out bright The feat
ure of to-day card was the Clark stake
at a mile and one-quarter. There were
only three starters in it-Chant Buckrene
and Pearl Song, and each carried 122
pounds. willie Martin. who has been
riding under the Leigh & Rose colors al
Gravesend, and who rode the great BRAIN
BILE colt Clifford in the Brooklyn handicap,
came here to ride Chant, the winner of
the derby, in this stake, and he was first
under the wire by two lengths. The
horses got away at the first break in the
following order: Chant first, Buckrene Sec
ond, a half length ia front of Pearl Song
Passing the stand the order was Buckrene
first, by one length, Pearl Song second by
neck In front of Chant. AT the half
Buckrene first by half length, Chant sec
ond, che length ahead of Pearl Song At
the mile the order was Chant first by q
neck. Buckrene second, eight lengths ahead
OF Peal Song, who every one thought was
out of the race. The order was the same
In the stretch, but Williams began whip
ping Pearl Song. and came through like
Buckrene out for the place. Chant fin
ond, one length In front of Buckrene third
The stake was worth $3.50 to the winner
The bookies had the best of 1t again to-
day. only , two favorites w.a'ing. In the
the wire, Mcgie, the good thing" finish
ing last Summaries:
First Race-Purse. 500; for nonwinners
at the meeting; six and half furlongs.
Zophile won; Jim Henry second. Imp. Flor
dette and Virden also ran.
Second Race-Purse, $500; for two-year-
olds that have run and not won at the
meeting; four and half furlongs. Glencne
won; Annele second Jack Farrell third.
Time, 100. Hazern, Bookie Ethel Thomas.
Clara Christine and Sweetheart also
Third Race-The Clark stake; for three.
year-old colts and FLIES; $3.50 added: $500
to second. 500 to third; one and a quarter
miles. Chant. 122 CIV. MARTINI, to 10, won;
Pearl Song. l22 OH. Williams, 10 TO l. Sec
Time, 2:I91z.
Fourth Race-Purse, 800; for nonwinners
at the meeting; six. and half furlongs.
Volt won; Cora Taylor second: Ross third.
Time, l:2ele Whitenose also ran.
Fifth Race-Purse 800: for maiden three
year-olds; three-quarters OF a mile. Glide
won; Charlie T. second, Bannovallum third.
Time, 1:23. Nellie s., Nellie d., Randolph,
Vena N and Mogenie also ran
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
Ready for the Choppers"
;oI 20 tho J,d;ooo,ol;c Io,,r,ol

Special TO the indianapolis Journal
MUNCIE, Ind, May appropriations are
being made here for a game of baseball at
Athletic Park, next Thursday afternoon,
which promises to be the feature of the
season. The contest will be between Muncie
and Indianapolis policemen, and great
crowd will witness the game. The Muncie
blue coats have been spending time selling
tickets when they should have been prac-
ticing, but as a result nearly one thou
sand tickets at % cents each, have been
sold in advance. This means a crowd of at
game yesterday the .'coppers'' defeated a
picked nine of fairly good players by score
OF IL to Q. officer Turner knocked three
home runs. A letter from Indianapolis to-
day states that Chief of Police Powell, with
the ball club and about sixty other police
men, would arrive here at S:15 a. Thurs
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
scafrola for Naval AstragnI.

The naval astragal for the big monument
weighs 10000 pounds. and the scaffolding
for putting it in position will be UP In q
week or ten days. The astragal VIII be To-
Gated seventy-nine feet below the bronze
dates and twelve feet above where the army
astragal is TO go. The contract for the lat
ter has not yet been awarded. The foun-
tains are under discussion by the commits
sioners but will probably rot be put in.
President Langsdale would like TO learn
the name of the man who rode his horse
UP on the cement walk around the m0nu-
nfent during the Odd Fellows parade last
week He says IL he can find the individual
he will have him arrested and fined.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1894-05-23
sLAsHED THE PUGILIST.
David Caldwell, Being Bested, Draws o
Knife on John Woods.

Last evening, at 6 o'clock, when the en-
ployes of the glue works, on Mcintyre
street, near West, quit work, David Cald-
well, residing in West Indianapolis, and
John Woods who has a local reputation az
a pugilist, got into a dispute over q pair
of overalls, and finally came TO blows
Woods having the more science, easily
bested his opponent, but the latter drew .
knife and cut Woods in leg, arm and In
the side.
Caldwell Immediately fed as he saw
Woods sink to the ground Fellow-em-
ployes went to the assistance of Woods and
removed him to his home, No. II Drake
street. Drs Edwards and Henthorne were
summoned. They found the injured man 9
freely. Woods is very weak from the loss
of blood. The police are looking for Cald-