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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
IT'S A TYPICAL TRUST
COUNCIL COMMITTEE WILL ISvEsTI-
GATE THE CONSUMERS, REPORT.
Judge MartIndaIe Says Two Men Own
*20o.O0O of the stock Conn
pany's Perpetuity.

The committees selected by the Council,
the Commercial Club and the Board of
Trade to investigate the natural-gas supply,
and especially the Consumers Trust Com
rany, were TO have had a meeting at the
Mayors Office last night, but owing to
some misunderstanding the baseme of the
courthouse was not opened. Only five MEM
bers of the committees a-ppeared-the entire
Council committee, Messrs. Allen, Young
and Ryan, and Messrs. Martindale and Will
son. While nothing of a formal nature was
done, the five members discussed the Situa-
ton for over an hour and brought out sew
eral points that they thought should be
fully considered by the committees. The
most important one was the recent report
of the Trust. Mr.. Young cannot understand
why a report that was due last November
should be delayed until the middle of March.
He intiniated that i'll his opinion there must
have been a strong reason on the part of
the directors for holding it back, and the
fact that it appeared Immediately after the
adjournment of the Legislature seemed
somewhat significant. The members of the
committee seemed to think the system of
bookkeeping was either sadly in need of
undermining, so as to allow the directors
to know the status of the business within
a few days after the expiration of the
fiscal year, or that there was a reason for
holding the report back which had not yet
been explained to the citizens and stock
holders.
During the informal talk Judge Martindale
made the positive assertion that he knew it
to be a fact that over S200, coo of the Trust
stock is held by two men. When pressed
for their names he refused to give them,
but said they would be made known at the
proper time in the progress of the investiga-
ton.
What will become of the Trusts property
when the stock is all paid off was a ques-
ton which was discussed to a considerable
extent. 1t has been the general impression
that when that time comes the property
would revert to the city, but that is not the
view held by the Trusts attorney, Judge
Lamb. A few day ago Councilman Young
asked him the question. His answer was:
The people will get gas at cost" Fur
Their conversation with Judge Lamb brought
out a number of possibilities. At the pres
ent time the Trustees draw no salary, but
there is nothing to prevent the directors. at
any time. granting them a salary. Accord
ing to Mr.. Young, when the stock is nearly
all paid out the directors may authorize
the payment of large salaries to the trus-
tees, and in that way consume the money
which would otherwise go toward the liqui-
dation of the stock. thus continuing the life
of the Trust indefinitely, with large salaries
to a favored few.
This and other phases of the question We're
informally discussed, but as the committee
has not yet been organized the meeting
amounted to nothing. except to allow an eX-
change of ideas. Another meeting was
called to be held in the Mayors office next
Friday night.
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signed the Refunding ordinance.
MARION COUNTY W. c. T. L.
4 Two Days Convention begins This
NorninE-Miss Pgimer's Return.

a two days convention of the Marion
county ". c. T.. T.. will begin at 10 o'clock
this morning in the First Presbyterian
Church. One of the attractive features of
the meeting will be the visit of Miss Alice
II. Palmer, who has spent over two years
in temperance missionary work in South
Africa. This evening she will deliver an adj
dress on eth Relation of This Country to
South Africa" Miss Palmer is a natfvs,
Hoosier, having been born in Clarke COIN
ty, Indiana, in 1866. Her father died when
she was seventeen years old, leaving her
with three years study to complete her
course at the Terre Haute Normal School.
She graduated from there and taught
school for a while in this city. In 1884 she
began 70 take an active interest in w. G..
T.. r. work. Since then she has devoted
most of her time to the work, and in 1892
was sent to South Africa as a missionary.
The programme of the convention will
include the reports of the county officers,
afternoon Mrs. Luella McWhirter, State
treasurer. will address the convention on
1.-THE Duty and Relation of County Oni-
GERS Mrs. Mary i. Balch, corresponding
secretary. will also deliver an address. A
report will be received on The work of the
Rescue Home, on South street. Tomorrow
morning Mrs. j. r.. Nichols will lead the
discussion upon the topic. What do You
Know About Our Constitution Miss
Mary Hadley, State vice president, Will
sneak of Our Industrial School-Its Pur-
pose and Outlook" In the afternoon Mrs.
Balch will conduct a Model Union"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
BEATING A POLAR BEAR.
A BIT of Arctic sport That Startled
People Who Saw Ii.

The casual passers by on North Illinois
street in the vicinity of the. "Levee'' were
startled about 9 O'Clock last night to see
two stalwart men beating a great white
polar bear. The men had stout clubs and
were numerically applying them to the
back and side of the animal. The bear was
in a ferocious attitude, standing on its
hind feet. its mouth opened in a snarl,
showing rows of great white teeth, glisten-
ing in the electric light, but to the aston
fshment of all, no sound came from the
mouth of the brute. The people stopped at
the unusual sight, and soon a policeman
came along, but after looking at the sight
for a few minutes he passed on as though
he had often seen the thing done and did
not care to interfere. No one, however,
seemed TO care TO look on for more than a
minute or so, as they would soon go on
their way laughing at the other people who
would stop to peep in from tiptoe. 1t was
only two OF the employees of q fur house,
who We're beating the dust from the coat
of an inlmense white bear, which is ex-
hibited in front of the store as an adver-
t.Sement,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
EXERCISE AND TURKISH BATHS.
Training of the Indianapolis Players
Begins at the Ball Park.

-Four members of the Indianapolis base
ball club began practicfng at the ball park
yesterday afternoon. They are Motz, Nc
Carthy, Henry and Coughnaan. In the
afternoon they went to the park with Man
ager Watkins and put in an hour taking
turns at the bat and playing in the field,
later changing this to passing the ball
from base to base. After an hours hard
work of this kind they took a three-mile
run around the grounds, when they retired
to the dressing rooms and were rubbed
down and INDUCED in a Turkish bath. They
Will go. through the same programme to-
day This will give these four men two
days advantage in the teams practice.
to-day, and will begin active practice to-
morrow. Shields may possibly not be able
to answer to the roll call tomorrow morn
ing. A few days ago he wrote Manager
Watkins to send him 500 advance money,
which was refused. His next letter stated
that If the money was not sent Immediate
1y he need not be considered a member OF
the Indianapolis team. Mr.. Watkins wired
that no advance money would be sent. He
also told Shields that he would send him a
is little doubt, however. when everything
is considered that Shields will be on time
He is Under contract With this club and
cannot play with any other team.
The active team Practice will begin to-
club will be taken to the grounds, and after
an hours exercise will be rubbed down and
given a few minutes rest. Another hours
hard work on the diamond and in the field
and a three-mile run. will be followed by a
rubbing down and a Turkish bath. At 2
o'clock the same programme Will begin and
be carried out in a similar manner. except
that the practice will cover three hours
kins expects to have his team in good
trim by Saturday, when the opening game
will be played with the Light Artillery
team.
Next Friday night Rev. Mr.. Lyons, of the
Hebrew congregation, of Terre Haute. will
deliver an address at Tierre Haute defin-
ing his reasons for favoring Sunday base
ball. He has taken the position that the
game is not one which should be prohibited
on Sunday, and will explain his reasons.
Yesterday President Schmidt, of the
Western Interstate League, of which Terre
Haute is a member, called a meeting to be
held in Lafayette next Monday to adopt a
schedule.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
woMEN's MISSIONARY SOCIETIES.
Twentieth Annual Meeting of Those of
indianapolis P~resbytery.

The twentieth annual meeting of the
Women's Missionary societies of the In
dianapolis Presbytery will be held at the
Memorial Presbyterian Church "Wednesday
and Thursday of this week. The officers
of the society are: President, Mrs, T. c.
Day; vice presidents. Mrs. S. NJ. Luccock,
of Bloomington; Mrs. NJ. y. DeMott, of
Hopewel: Mrs. VI. A. Bonner, Of Columbus;
Mrs. r.. l.. Miles. of Southport: Mrs. Con-
rad, of Greeneastle: Mrs. V. H. Fowler. of
Spencer; secretaries. home, Mrs. W. II.
Hubbard. of this city; foreign, Mrs. A. b.
Mitchell; recording and literature. Mrs.
John Clark, of Franklin: Christian En-
deavor. Miss Maud Hixon; treasurers. home,
Mrs. f. F. McCrea: foreign, Mrs. j. j. Hig-
gins.
The programme is as follows:
Wednesday. II to Robustness conference;
open to all members, delegates and visitors.
i.T to ?. devotional exercises. .Forgetting
Those Things which Are Behind, Mrs. 4.
c. Day. 2 70 2:l5. roll call OF societies. with
2:3o to 2:45, leafiet exercise. Assorted
Needles On charge of Miss Anna 7. Sick
les.) 2:45 to $50, some phases of Christian
Endeavor effort, discussed by the young
people; leader, Miss Harriet J. Wishard.
$50 to 4:25, music; address, Miss Alice +.
Haworth, missionary from Japan. 425 to
40. general conversation.
NeuieSudy eNeElup-i-oo QeNuloitdt tASi-
cises. led by Rev. h. O. Ballard; anthem
by the choir; address, Work in Alaska"
Mary c. Devore; offertory; music; bene-
dicticn.
Thursdays to 9:15. devotional exercises.
led by Mrs. V. X. Hendricks. 9:15 to $3.50.
auxiliary reports. $3.50 to 10, presbyterial
reports. 10 to IL. search lights on the fields;
foreign, Mrs. H. @. Gaylord, Mrs i. I'll.
Eldridge, Mrs. NJ. v. McGilliard; home,
Mrs. r. Fl. Chamberlain. Mrs. NJ. V. Miller,
Mrs. c. e. Huffer; freedmen. Mrs. Charles
Van Nuys, Mrs. NJ. A. DeAIotte, Mrs. Chas.
Greenough; letter from Miss Ferguson, by
Miss Lizzie Mckenzie. IL to II, "The Uses
and Abuses of the Missionary Magazine"
Mrs. II. c. Sickles. General discussion, led
by Miss Eliza Hendricks; intermission;
luncheon.
Thursday afternoon-1:4o to ,, devotional
exercises. Subject of thought, Growth" led
by Mrs. f. S. Newcomer. , TO 2:l5. report
of committees, auditing, nominating; new
'Work Among the Freedmen Miss Mary
Holmes; music, solo, Miss May Johnson.
3 to 3:l5. report of committee on resolutions.
3.15 to $50, closing Impressions and dedica-
ton, Mrs. S. c. Dickey; benediction, Rev.
+. q. Ballard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
A DOCTORS EVIDENCE.
What He Says About Medi.
cine and Cures.
He Tells What He Considers the Best Of
ALI Medicines.
There Is One Remedy Which He Knows Will
Do All II Claims.

A Doctors evidence regarding medicines
and disease is always considered the high
est authority. Every court in the world ac-
cepts his judgment as positive and indfs-
putable evidence. Therefore. what he says
about a certain remedy cannot be doubted.
Dr. J. W. Minkler, of Bath. y. H.. suf-
Tered for a long time from that terrible dis
ease asthma. All the doctors and medicines
he tried could do nothing for him till he
found the one remedy which he now knows
to be the best remedy in the world for
asthma, and all diseases of the nerves apd
blood. Read the Doctors convincing words:
II had the asthma he said, ''the worst
OF any man / ever heard or that lived. I
have paid out more lnan five hundred dol
lars for medicines, without ever receiving
tie slightest benefit.
II was obliged to leave New York because
I could not live there, and went into the
country, thinking 1t might help me, but it
did not. 1 was SO bad off / did not expect
10 live. 1t would come upon me suddenly.
in the midst of conversation and stop me
instantly. as quickly as thoagh 1 had
dropped dead.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
ROAD HOUSE KEEPER IN JAIL.
Charles G. Thompson Was Delivered
Up by His Bondsmen.

Charles G. Thompson, late proprietor of
.Thompson's road house, at North Indian
apoils, who recently assaulted Constable
Frank Rador, has been in Jail since IL
o'clock yesterday. William Jones, the ne
gro who assisted Thompson in the assault,
was locked up yesterday afternoon. Both
men were delivered up by their bondsman,
August Hook, of the Indianapolis Brewing
Company. Hook became surety for their
appearance in court when the men were
arrested a month ago. Thompson attempt
ed to renew his license during the present
term of Commissioners Court, but the APP
plication was refused because of a heavy re-
monstrance on the part of the people of
North indianapolis. Last Saturday August
Hook went to the Criminal Court and asked
to be released from the bond, stating that
he believed the men We're about to leave
the city. Officers searched for Thompson
and Jones all day Sunday, but were UNI
able to locate either of them. Yesterday
morning Thompson was found at the Nick
el-plate saloon, on South Illinois street.
Jones was arrested in the afternoon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
CROwDING THE woRkHOUsE.
Unusually Large Num- Der of Migrants
Arrested Recently.

The workhouse is again reported to be
crowded. After a period of stagnation in
police department business covering several
months the lawbreakers are again coming
to the front and are rapidly being given
free transportation to the land of the stone
pile and plain living. There are at present
100 men at the workhouse, there being but
accommodations for forty more. There
have been an unusually large number of
Migrants arrested recently, and the most
of them are being given a chance to try
their hands at real, honest, hard labor, a
thing to which but few of them seem to
be accustomed. There have been but few
of the graver sort of crimes committed
of late. and most of those who have been
sent to the workhouse nave only short
terms to serve.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
DIR. WYNN FOR SANITARIAN.
Board of Health VIII APP
point Him To-day.

TIL Board of Health will meet this
morning. to consider a number of important
matters, the principal one of which is
the appointment of a city sanitarian, the
office Of which was created by one of
the charter amendments passed by the re-
cent Legislature. 1t is quit probable that
DIR. Frank Wynn, a well-known physician,
who comes very close TO filling the numer-
GUS and difficult requirements of the posi-
ton, will be appointed.
1t is said the entire force of sanitary
officers who We're connected with the re-
cent opium joint raids, in which the con-
duct of several of the officers was ques-
toned. will resign. The board will then re-
appoint several of these officers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
An Editor with a Razor.

Charles Stewart. the editor of the Courier,
a weekly issued in the interest of colored
people, recently contracted with William
Hendricks, who owns a printing office at
81 West Market street, to publish the paper.
1t is said that he went to the Office last
Saturday while the first edition of his
paper was being printed, ana he and his
brother picked up several of the papers and
started out. Hendricks objected and de-
clined to let them take the papers from the
place. Hot words followed and Hendricks
says that Stewart drew a razor, threatening
TO cut him If he was not allowed to leave.
Hendricks says that the contract stated
of the paper was TO be paid down, and the
remainder before the papers were taken
from the Office. and that was why he de-
clined to allow the papers to be taken
away, as the pay was not forthcoming.
He has had a warrant issued for the ar
rest Of Stewart.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
BANANA ALLEYS GLORY GONE.
No More VIII the Biack-E:yed Sons
of Italy Parade Themselves.

The absence of the numerous banana and
candy carts which have for SO long been
an eyesore on the main streets of the
city was very noticeable yesterday. The
city ordinance prohibiting the selling or
Offering for sale any fruit, vegetables or
candy on Washington street from Pennsyl-
vania to Illinois. OH Ililnois from Market
to Georgia, on Meridian from Washington
to Monument Place, and on Pennsylvania
from Washington to ONO. went into effect
yesterday, and hereafter the vendors of
such wares will have to keep out of the
busy public way. The police officers re-
ceived orders yesterday to enforce the ordi-
nance. The penalty for a violation of it is
q fine of not more than 50.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
POLICE TO BE POSTED.
i'm Condensed Forms to
Be Prepared for Them.

AT a special meeting of the Board of Pub
lie Safety yesterday morning, Superinten-
dent Powell was authorized to have $50
copies of the city ordinances, in a con-
densed form. printed for the use of the
police force.
On the recommendation of Chief Webster
fire alarm boxes We're ordered located at
College avenue and Eighteenth street. Park
avenue and Fourteenth street and Illinois
and Twenty-fifth streets.
An order was made permitting the cap
tains and sergeants of the police force to
buy light-colored hats for summer wear.
Special police powers were granted as fol-
lows: James McNulty, James ". Mitchell
and j. H. Gale for the Indiana Bicycle
Company's factory; William Willard for
the r.. ID. d w. r. r. freight depot, and
Preston Pierson for the Nandalia yards.
The charge of intoxication preferred by
Albert Rounder against patrolfnan Alberts-
meyer was dismissed on the recommends
ton of superintendent Powell, who, after
Investigating the case, came to the con-
clusion that the charges were false. Pa
troIman George w. Laird will be tried at
noon next Friday on the charges preferred
by Charles +. Bay, driver of the Sentinel
delivery wagon. Bay charges Laird with
assault and battery and intoxication.
signed the Refunding ordinances.
Mayor Denny yesterday approved the or
dinance authorizing the sale of $500, 600 of
the city's bonds to refund an equal amount
of bonds issued in 1875.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Edward Lang, a student in the Indiana In
stitute for the Blind from W%eisburg, Du-
hois county, is precariously i'll with pneu-
monia at the school. His parents are with
him.
The Pomery Family Quartet will give an
entertainment, consisting of singing and
recitations, at University Place Baptist
Church, corner Meridian and Twenty-fifth
streets, this evening. The entertainment
will be given in the interest of the Ladies'
Aid Society of the church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
E,binit Of shir,nv.. pictvre..

Through the kindness of Mrs. j. b. Hey
wood there will be an exhibit of a collec-
ton of ffty-six pictures by Walter Shir-
law, at H. Lieber's. The pictures consist
of charcoal. pen and ink, pencil and water
colors and Will be open to the public
Wednesday. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
OF the best known of the New York paint
eTs and nearly every exhibit of pictures
by the Art Association has contained works
OF his. Some of these pictures We're shown
at the Portfolio Club last Thursday even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26

Julian Magnus. manager of Marie Vain
wright. who appears at the Grand the first
half OF next week, is In the city arranging
for the engagement of his star in "Daugh-
ters of Eve" in which she has scored a
great hit this season,
Robert Downing's leading support, Miss
Eugene Blair, is rated a beautiful woman
She made her debut at Hooley's Theater,
Chicago, with the late John 4. Raymond
in a play entitled Risks" and since then
has supported most of the prominent stars
of the American stage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
ur. Moores.s Lutte Joke.

Did / give an opinion to the effect that
the fishery act of the Legislature does not
apply to the lakes in the interior of the
State?' was the Question which Assistant
Encouragement Moores repeated after a
journal reporter. No, / did not was the
reply. "A friend whose pastime the law
infringes upon asked me IL the law could
not be eyaded. or something of the sort. or
II | could not render = decision against it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
Tailors Forming . Union.

The tailors OF the city held a meeting last
night in the rooms of the American Fedora
ton of Labor. in the De Soto Block. prepara-
TO effectlnS Il permanent organization.
Temporary officers were appointed last
A. A.. Williams being chairman and
j. W. Foy secretary. a committee was
appointed to notify those tailors who were
not present that a meeting will be held at
the same place in the near future, and that
a tailors' union will be formed at that time.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
building ON an Old Commons.

:. 5. Rhodes. G.. c. Beck, Charles T..
sayles and Jacob Wachstetter are going To
build IA two-story business block on Wash
street. near West. The site has long
been partially occupied by n photograph
gallery and during the summer IL has been
a favorite location for small side-shows
and patent medicine men. The proposed
building will have a frontage of 1885 feet and
q depll of 100 feet. and will cost Sa3.0o0.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
one Of Epx, stormc,.. chi,ar.n.

Susie Sherwood Stormer. the little daugh-
ter of fireman Epsy Stormer. who was
killed in the Bowen-AIerrill disaster, died
yesterday afternoon of diphtheria. at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Deck Sherwood.
No. 20 North Illinois street. The child
was bright and promising. and until a few
days ago was a pupil in the city schools.
She was eleven years of age. Two broth
ers, Edward and Homer Stormer, survive
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26

Coroner Castor. after an examination into
the death of Lit" Cook. the colored man
who WAS found dead in The rear of the
California House Sunday. has decided that
the mans death was due 10 alcoholism. 1t
was shown through numerous witnesses
1hnt Cook MAS nm ilabilHaf drunkard. sell
dom being seen In Il sober condition. He
seems 70 have no relatives or friends, as
the body il still Unclaimed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26

In the spirit of fun. I said that / could de-
eide that the small bodies of water called
lakes are designated in some Eastern
States as ponds: and they might come UNI
der that definition. and consequently that
the law could apply only TO Lake Michigan.
1t was understood by all present, except
the solemn person who gave il to the pa
pers, as a joke. When / saw 1t in the
evening papers / regarded myself as the
victim of the joke, but when l saw it ii
the Journal, with an editorial paragraph
about it. / concluded that my friends there
had been sold. l must label such mild
inl<aSs
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-03-26
GOVERNOR JENNINGs's WATCH.
An Oregon Womau Wants to Sell 1t
to n Historical Society.

Deputy Secretary OF State Wright yester-
day received a letter from Helen A. Dear
bron, in Salem, Ore. reading as follows:
y Fave in my possession Il gold watch
which belonged to the first Governor ct
lndiana-inscribed with the name y Jen-
nings.' 1t belonged TO my husbands
father. Richard Dearborn, of Madison, Ina.
who died in 1884. If you have Il historical
society ir connection With your Stale de
nast,nent l thought YOU would ike 10 own
Will YOU kindly send me a line n reply?'