The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-14
From Sundays Second Edition.)
No SmallpOx Mt Rnhx.


No Smallpox Mt Roby.
Ind, Jan. l2.-According to
the local health officers there is not the
least foundation for the report sent out
from Chicago last night that an epidemic
or smallpox has broken out at Roby. On
the contrary, all the cases reported seem
70 nave been developed at South Chicago.
1t was reported here last. night that sew
erai cases had been discovered at the
tracks and the Knickerbocker Ice Com
pany demanded the city authorities to
secretary of the city board of health, inn
nlediately went to Roby and, in company
with the chief Of police, made a thorough
vestage of smallpox. DR.. Merz this after
noon issued the following statement to the
press:
Il was informed by Alderman Schaaf
that there were several cases of smallpox
at Roby. Mr.. Schaaf had received a letter
from the knickerbocker Ice Company that
there had been two cases removed from
the track within the last two days. In the
letter the writer stated that the men were
taken from the Wesley Fields stables. L
went there this morning with Chief of Police
Maio and on Investigation we found that
the stable referred to had been moved.
We then went through every stable aud
stall on the track, but found no one sick.
captain Bell had already made an investi-
CHARACTER. In order to clear the tracks
from a large number of hangers-on, l have
issued an order that badges be issued to
employees of the tracks and those that have
no badge will be elected from the Enclosure.
In this way l think a great deal can be
done to keep the dreaded malady out"
Yesterday afternoon a case of smallpox
was discovered on a South Chicago street
car. The conductor ran the car on a side
track near Roby and notified the South
Chicago city authorities and some six hours
later the case was removed to the pest
from the disease. At East Chicago yes
terday Drs. Brown and Patterson pro-
nounced the sickness of Robert Ingram,
an employe of the rolling mill, as being a
case of smallpox. The patient was removed
to an isolated cottage, which was quar-
antined. 1t is said that there are several
patient, but all precautionary measures
have been taken to prevent the spread of
issued a notice requiring every resident
of that city to be vacinnated at once. This
notice is issued under a municipal uni code
compliance. The little city is in a state
Of excitement. Many people besides the
members of the patients family have been
exposed and despite the measures taken to
prevent the spread of the disease the
people fear it will become epidmic.
A Shady Congressman.
AUSTIN, Tex, Jan. IA sensational
report was fired off in the State Senate to-
day in the shape of a memorial from j.
w. Terry, of Galveston. The memorial
prefers charges against Senator Miles Crow
elected Congressman from the Tenth con-
gressional district to the Fffty-fourth Con-
gress- The charges are many, but the
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ley of matchmaking. 1t is charged that in
his capacity as Senator he threatened and,
proven damaging to the interest of the
Pullman Palace Car Compan and that he
introduced this bill for no other purpose
than to make the Pullman company give
him d pass. In substantiatio n of this
charge the petition cites that while the bill
was in committee some member of the
this satisfying him, Crowley made no
further efforts to secure the passage
of the bill. 1t is charged, further, that sew
eral years ago, Crowley was approached
by two leading physicians of the State with
a view of getting him to father a bill
through the Legislature in the interest OF
the medical profession; that upon that oc-
casion Crowley told the gentlemen to as
sure the safe passage of their bill they had
better deposit a few hundred dollars, mas
much as the members of the Legislature
We're not here for their health. The me-
of minor Importance that were rung in on
Crowley during his recent campaign, among
which he is charged with being a thief.
Terry desires that the Senate take action
in the matter, with the view of impeaching
Crowley. The matter was referred to a
Crowley laughs at the charges, m
them TO be mere political bosh, and neither
he nor his friends are anticipating any
further publicity to the matter and there
will doubtless not be, as the matter will,
in all probability. be smothered in the
room.
Cloakmakers' strike Ended. :
NEW lORk. Jan. 2.-Ihe Advertiser to-
morrow will say: The strike of the cloak
makers, it is reported, is practically at an
end. Jacob Barondess, when asked tonight
about the matter, said. AT a meeting of
the executive committee on Friday night,
a conclusion was arrived at, but / am not
at present in a position to disclose this
decision. A meeting of all the member of
the union will be held on Monday evening
when a very important announcement will
be made. That is all l can say now The
strike of the cloakmakers was started on
Sept. 10, of last year, when the employees
of four firms, numbering hoo people. quit
work. On Oct. s a general strike was or
dered and on this order l., 900 left their
places of employment. Since that time a
number OF the strikers have been employed
at cleaning the streets
TnyIor's Actual Shortage.
PIERRE. s. D., Jan. Fit was ascer-
tanned to-day that the actual shortage
which would have been revealed IL w.
w. Taylor, the defaulting state Treasurer,
had remained and transferred his office to
his successor, would have been $40, 900 in
cash. IL is therefore believed that he must
have appropriated about 100000 more when
he found out how matters stood, on the
theory that he was in for liz any way.
Taylor's present loss was that involved in
the Gettysburg bank failure and was about
$l00, 000. AT the time of the failure of the
Chamberlain Bank, of which Judge Kel-
lam, of the State Supreme Court, was
president. the bank held Kellam's unse-
cured note for $500. In order TO pay this
note and also to meet expenses of the
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