The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-25
NEWS IN SUNDAYS JOURNAL.
Resume Of Chief Events ChronfcIed
in the Issue Of March "A.

Peru's new President has taken up his
new duties.
John Roster. of the music hall firm of
Roster & Bal, is dead.
China is preparing another appeal to
European powers to interfere in the war.
Pinero, the playwright, is chairman of
the new Court Theater Company at Lon
The next Honolulu mail is expected to
bring Minister Thurston's recall to Ha-
wall.
ing on the Pescador islands, but were re-
pulsed.
The Thirty-eighth Missouri General As
sembly adjourned Saturday night at .
More than $500. partially burned, was
presented at the Cincinnati subtreasury for
redemption.
1t is stated that prospects for a pacific
settlement of the German-American meat
SQuabble are good.
Consul Morris at Client reports a dis
coyery whereby artificial cotton may De
made from wood pulp.
1t is reported that Spanish informants
have discovered depots for Cuban insurgent
supplies at Philadelphia.
The inquiry into the sinking of the Elbe
was adjourned. No statement could be
secured from the Crathie's crew.
Cleveland is said to be backing up Score
tary Gresham in his stand on the Mica
| raguan-VeneZuelan complications.
Theodore Roosevelt is having a hard time
with beggars who have been set upon him
by the publication of his generosity.
Counsel for Harry Hayward. sentenced
to be hanged for the murder of Catherine
trial.
W.. Calvin Chase was sentenced to ninety
days Imprisonment for libeling e. II. j.
Taylor, negro recorder of deeds for the
District of Columbia.
Herr Levitzow. president of the Reichs-
tag, resigned because that body rejected
a motion to congratulate Bismarck upon
his birIhday anniversary
John n. Waller, formerly United States
consul at Tamataye, Madagascar. has been
sentenced by a French to
twenty years imprisonment.
Indianapolis.
F. NJ. Surface attempted to kill J.. c..
McCutchen, a plumber.
The bond of Charles Harley, the new
warden of the Prison North, was approved.
Frank Within, "a seven-year-old boy,
was killed by a street sweeper on Coburn
| street.
Thieves secured $1,000 worth of jeweiry
from Leo Lando's store on East Market
street.
The firm of Jungclaus & dis
solved partnership and divided a quarter of
a million assets.
Seeding members of the Knights of
PythiaS set on foot a movement to Or
| ganize a new order.
May Schaffer recovered a 81, 800 verdict
against the Citizens Street-railway Com
pany for personal injuries.
Strong allegations We're made against the
Louisville, Evansville &c st. Louis receivers
in an argument before Judges Woods and
Baker.
600 3s per cent. refunding bonds at a
premium of $15,S 01. "a, the Indiana Trust
Company taking the entire lot.
Judge Baker gave a decision refusing
row Trust on the ground that the court
could not lend itself to aiding an Illegal
combination.
From Sundays Second Edition.)
Work for IN Idle.
NEW YORK. March 23.-The committee
unemployed, as an auxiliary of the New
York Association for Improving the Condi-
ton of the Poor, made public to-day the
gard to the experiment of providing en-
ployment for the worthy unemployed men
of this city. The committee report that
they have secured the use for the coming
summer from William Steinway. the piano
manufacturer, of three hundred acres in
Long Island City. Ex-Mayor Hewitt has
also donated the use of fifty acres of land
at Inwood on the Hudson river. Each
applicant must fill out a blank form. which
will be furnished him, and if properly in
dorsed by some responsible person he will
be allowed the use of a quarter of an
acre of land, which he will cultivate dur
ing the summer, and the proceeds from
the sale of vegetables will be given to
him. In a case where a man has a large
family and his condition is extra worthy
to cultivate. The committee has ordered
1,2O0 bushels of seed potatoes, and has al
ready U II mama all the OIlef VeReIaDle SEEDS
that will be required. The seeds and all
the agricultural implements necessary. to
til the soil will u be furnished the men free
the services of J. w. Kjelgaard, a prac-
teal farmer, as superintendent of the
of the men will be unable to subsist while
awaiting the result of their labor. and
committee has reserved a large tract of
land in Long Island City and a part of
the land in Inwood. which will be known
| as the scOmmiftpp Mot - where S1Iph men
will be employed by the committee to cul-
tivate the soil. and for which they will
committee will exercise a general super
vision over the work and viii find a mar
that one-half of the seeds planted shall be
potatoes. 1t is estimated that one acre
will produce from 400 to $50 bushels of po-
A letter was received by the committee
s rtom aGnr division i; R OF tbs p enisf OF the ne
Agriculture at Washington. in which he
states that from a personal Investigation of
the experiment at Detroit. Mich, and from
the general opinion of those to whom he
applied for information. he is convinced
of the merit of the schemes. Mr.. Robin
son inclosed in his letter a report from the
committee having the enterprise at Detroit
tn to f the Extent @nlee Of says 40 an acr part was ln seeu land
ploughed, narrowed and staked off into lots
9f oo on snnIieatians ana We're aaiI ree adres ana hnt mat nat
committee was able TO provide for only 945
families; The potato crop averages about
IL Lt1l1 AS4IC ~ GlAS ~ "a 1AdA IlC
of beans, turnips and other vegetables were
raised and daily consumed. The whole was
sufficient to keep the people from want
and habits of idleness. The estimated
value of the crops produced was twelve to
fourteen thousand dollars. The entire cost
to the committee was s. 500. which was
made up of subscriptions, over half the
latter being contributed by city employees.
AS a labor test the plan is unexcelied. Here
is an opportunity for honorable, moderate
and not unpleasant work, and for learning
q useful occupation. The Christian Indus
trial Alliance meal tickets will keep a
family of three at a cost of 80 cents per
week, which are given in wages for the
week.p
Several experiments will be tried the
coming summer in Minneapolis, Toledo, Los
Angeles. st. Paul, Syracuse, Chicago, Buff
falo and st. Louis.
Pointed Out by His Victim.
NEW ORK March 23.-Coleman III.
Mann, the alleged betrayer of Loretta Han
nigan, who is in a dying condition from the
effects of a criminal operation, has been
surrendered by his bondsman, banker Sam
ueI Fl. Schaffer, to Assistant District Attor-
ney Davis. Mann was taken before Re-
corder Goff, who examined the bail papers.
Mann said of himself: II was born in Cleve-
land. am thirty-two years of age, and a
manager" Next Saturday was fixed for
examination. Recorder Golf instructed As