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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
DELAVAN HOUSE FIRE
RUINS SEARCHED AND PARTS OF
EIGHT BODIES RECOVERED.
All but Two of the Victims Charred
and Blackened Beyond Identifica-
tiOn-Cause of the Fire.

ALBANY, N. Y, Jan. s.-The charred
and blackened remains of eight victims of
the Delevan House fire have been found in
the ruins. OF the few remnants of bodies
in the shape of fieshess bones and
mangled trunks there was no possible
means of Identification were it not for the
almost extraordinary fact that, near the
almost totally-consumed fragments of
human beings were found remnants of
clothing that in two cases led to identifica-
tion. One was Simon Meyers, the coffee
man, identified by his vest, which lay near
the iron cot on which he had slept, and
Agnes Wilson, futtering bit of whose
brown and black dress served as a guide
to the identity of the poor mangled frag-
ment that could hardly be called body.
The remains of the eight bodies discovered
are yet in the ruins. Two of them were
discovered together on a mattress at the
northwest corner of the excavation, but
the upper part of them were
pinned under some heavy iron beams on
which rested pile of bricks thirty feet
high. The work of releasing them was not
accomplished when darkness compelled the
men to desist from their labors. The other
body was discovered when it was too dark
to remove It. All the bodies were found
within space of about twelve feet square
in the cellar Immediately under the hotel
kitchen and bakehouse. and at the point
where the rear staircase from the serv-
ants attic terminated. The staircase, wide
enough for only one person to barely pass
another. evidently was as bad fiue as the
elevator shaft and escape was out of the
question for either those in the attic or
those in the cellar. and the fact that near
ly all of the bodies have been found ON
bedsteads leads to the suspicion that they
were suffocated while they slept The
search continues tomorrow.
At the investigation into the cause of the
nre, today IT was learned that it started
in pile of rubbish about twelve feet from
the elevator shaft and that an attempt
was made to put 1t out but it spread too
quickly and the engineer and those with
him had to fly.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
A ROUNDSMAN In LUCK.
Policeman Goodwin, of New York, Re-
instated and Awarded SG,l43.

NEW YORK, JAM 8-The celebrated case
of Roundsman John W. Goodwin against
the Police Board, which was the longest and
most persistently fought litigation in the
annals of the police department, ended to-
day by the board reinstating Goodwin TO
his former rank and paying him $1,000 back
salary and $l,143 expenses for prosecuting
his suit. Goodwin got his shield and 1T was
pinned on him again after an absence of
six years.
Goodwin was formerly attached to the
Oak-street police station under command or
Captain Carpenter In August 1889, a car
riage in which Goodwin and his wife were
out driving upset near the station house.
Goodwin was carried into the station house
slightly hurt. He was charged by Captain
Carpenter with being intoxicated. The cap
tain demanded his resignation and extorted
it from him. Goodwin signed the paper but
added the words under duress.' Sergeant
McGann, under orders from Captain Car
penter, erased the yords. 1t was upon this
that the contention hinged In the numerous
hearings of the case before the Police Board
and in the courts. The Supreme Court final
ly decided that the scratching out of the
two words entirely changed the document,
and that it not to be considered as a
voluntary resignation.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
M'CAFFERY'S HEIRS FOUND.
Could Not Remember His ChiIdren's
Names, but Lawyers Located Them.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-After searching for
more than six years, lawyers have found
the heirs to the estate of the late John
McCaffery, who died here last June, leav-
ing about $550,000 worth of property. After
most careful investigation the heirs have
been found and their claim to shares in
the great fortune established.
petition was filed in the Circuit Court
to-day which tells the whole story of John
McCaffery's career, and makes known those
to whom his estate will fall. In his will tho
testator declared that he had several chill
dren whose names he could not remember.
These children, the bill filed to-day declares.
We're Sarah, Susan and Margaret McCaf-
fery, born between 1S1 and 1916, and that
after placing them in a boarding school in
Washington their father disappeared in
1872, never communicating with them again.
the names of the descendants of these
three daughters are given and claim is
laid 70 share in the big estate. There are
many other heirs to the estate as McCaf-
fiery was married three times
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
AN UNPRoFITABLE ENTERPRISE.
ChicagO's Lake-Street Elevated Rail-
way bonded Too High.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-President Louder
back, of the Lake-street elevated railway.
introduced array of sensational facts
to-day in his report at the annual meeting
of the stockholders Mr.. Louderback scored
the former management of the company
and urged the immediate appointment of a
conference committee to prevent fore
closure and the appointment of a receiver.
He said that to earn even the interest
on the bonds issued in July, 1884, required
a total average of fifty thousand passen-
gers a day, while the actual number car
ried since last March averaged 27135. The
report intimated the former officers of the
road were in the pay of the contractors
and were practically their employees and
that some of then, received large blocks
of stocks and bonds in addition to their
salaries The report concluded with the
statement that to meet interest payments
on bonds outstanding on a basis of 6
per cent. opera ting expenses will require
an increase of 80 per cent. in the average
number of passengers carried. The pres
ent officers were reelected.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

rency committee, said: ssThe caucus estab-
fishes, beyond a doub', that the bill is
dead On the ratio of the caucus vote yes
terday. the vote in the House, if every
member attended, would be 135 for the bill
and 221 against But, as there will not be a
full attendance, l estimate the vote 50
for the bill and 157 against. The adverse
vote includes every Republican and Popu-
list-122 in all-and many Democrats. The
number of votes for the bill in caucus is
its greatest strength"
Democratic friends of the measure con-
tend, however, that this view is incorrect
and that some members who opposed 1t in
caucus will vote for it in the House. A
canvass of the House, made before the
caucus, by a Democratic Congressman,
showed 113 for the bill, 16S against and 73
doubtful.
The leading men of the various elements
opposed to the Carlisle currency bill Dem
ocrats, Republicans and Populists), held
several informal conferences to-day, with a
view to agreeing on plan for forcing the
contest to g speedy close. AS result of
the talks the combined opposition may vote
against the rule to be reported by the
rules committee. AS the rule is regarded as
Indispensable to passing the measure, the
defeat of the rule would be equivalent to
a defeat of the BILL
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
TWO JURISTS AT WAR
REMARKABLE LETTERS WRITTEN
BY UNITED STATES JUDGES.
EdgerfOn Intimates that Dundy Is Not
an Honorable Gentleman, and
the Latter Talks Back.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Jan. S.-Some sharp
correspondence has passed between Judge
A. j. Edgerton who recently came to Little
Rock from Sioux City to preside over the
federal District Court during the absence
Of Judge Williams and Judge E. S. Dundy,
of Omaha, VINO was assigned to Judge Ed
gerton's court. That the correspondence had
been published was not known to Judge Ed
gerton until his arrival here this morning
from New Orleans. He found on his desk
a Deadwood, S. D., newspaper, containing
the correspondence which had been gwen
out by Judge Dundy.
The first epistle is dated Little Rock, Dec.
49, 1894, and signed "A. ]. Edgerton, judge"
in which Judge Dundy is criticised for adj
journing court at Deadwood without giving
Judge Edgerton notice. The letter con-
cludes: "You seem to have determination
to annoy me in any possible way and take
advice of and follow the directions of my
enemies When 1 asked for your assign
ment to aid me in holding the terms at
Deadwood (but not to supplant and dlspiace
mel / Thought you a considerate and hon
orable gentleman. 1 shall be glad when the
term of your assignment expires, pa
Judge Dundy replies, under oath OF Dead
wood Dec 26: 1.-The production is a most
remarkable cne. as it is signed A. J. Ed,
gerton judge / suppose 1t must be treated
as a judicial order, Judgment of decree,
otherwise you might think ! had some in
tention of annoying YOU BUT :, on ~ tionor 1
Judge / should feel like treating it the
same as l do such productions emanating
from other cranks. And after looking over
the decree carefully have concluded that
YOU are suffering more from mental in
trinity than you are from physical debil-
ity Because of this conclusion it may be
that / ought not to write You at all until
/ have some evidence of the fact thai you
have a lucid interval
Judge Edgerton appeared to be some
what worried after reading what had been
published. Il decline to make a statement
for the same reason Judge Caldwell
when Dundy attacked him nearly two years
ago-that it was unbecoming a judge to
descend to such alterations, said Judge
Edgerton II will send the newspaper con-
tanning the correspondence to Judge Cad
well
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
SUPREMERS ARRESTED.
Officers of a Fraternal Insurance So
ciety in Trouble at Chicago.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Ex-Supreme Chief
Ranger, of the Illinois Foresters, H. Rosen.
baum, and Deputy Supreme Chief Ranger
A. Stevenson, of the Canadian order, We're
held to the Criminal Court here to-day on
charges of acting as agents of fraternal
insurance agency without license. This
is the outcome of d long and bitter war
between the Canadian order of Foresters
and the Illinois organization. Matters
reached a climax when it was learned that
Rosenbaum, who at the time High
Chief Ranger for the Illinois order was CO.
operating with Mr. Stevenson with a view to
the absorption of the Illinois organization
by that OF Canada. Rosenbaum was asked
to resign, and his resignation was hardly
acted on by the high court before he
and Mr.. Stevenson were forming new
courts for the Canadian order, which
courts were refused license by the su-
perintendent of insurance for Illinois, be-
cause the organization was not under gov
erInent inspection. The agents, however,
did not cease their work, and we're finally
arrested on the advice of the Attorney
General who, after several continuances,
dropped out of the prosecution
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
INTERSTATE BALL LEAGUE.
One to Be Formed by Indiana, Illinois
and Iowa Towns.

CHICAGO. Jan. S.-A number of baseball
men held a meeting to-day for the purpose
OF forming an interstate league. The league
Will include towns in Indiana. Illinois and
Iowa that are not in the Western Associa-
tion. Plans of organization were discussed,
but nothing definite was agreed to. A COM
mittee was appointed to prepare a constitu-
tien. bylaws, salary limit and name for
the organization. The committee will meet
at Peoria. ILL.,. Jan. %, when a permanent
organlzation will be formed. The committee
is composed of H. S. Smith Terre Haute,
Ind: J. A. Nemeck, Joliet, ILL.,; A. G. Palm
er. Evansville, Ind; Joseph Quest, Chicago,
and w. s. Mccall, of Joliet The other
Terre Haute; NJ. j. O'Bren, Joliet; r. K
Nisbet. and r. p. Wickham, Evansville
Max Hirsch and Z. r. Johnson, Burlington
Ia: e. Whitmer, of Chicago representing
g. E. Jewell, of Fort Wayne, and W. A.
RouS, of Bloomington
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
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Fairs colder.
Fairs colder.
The Baby LeOpards
Write to Their Parents
THE WHEN SHOW WINDOW. January 8. 1894


MRS LEOPARD Hasenbeck:
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We behaving
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with awkward
shall tell when home
see sell $5, 81
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
END OF 4 ROMANCE.
Dancingmaster Shoots Himself In
Front of His Sweethearts Home.

NEW YORK, Jan. S-A story of love and
disappointment ended to-day when Charles
Haeflin. young dancing master, stood
beneath the window of the woman he loved
and blew out his brains. The man fell dead
beside the house of Anton Scheurman, in
East Seventeenth street. Young Haefin
was born in village on the side of the
Alps. At the time of the expose of the
Tweed ring. when Richard Connolly, for
merly controller, ran away, he hid in the
cottage Of Haeiiin's mother. There he was
visited by Waldo Hutchins. former surro-
gate. and David Ffthian, the prominent
politician. When Waldo Hutchins returned
to this country he found that Haefiin had
come hsr& He took an interest IN young
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
COLD COMFORT.
Carlisle Gets Little announcement
from Leaders of the House.

Carlisle Gets Little Encouragement
from Leaders of the House,
Associated Press Dispatch.
WASHINGTON, Jan. S.--Secretary Car
Isle arrived at the Capitol shortly before
O'Clock to-day and conferred with Speaker
Crisp regarding the prospects for the pas
sage of the currency bill. Mr. Carlisle re-
mained in the Speakers private office
throughout the afternoon and saw those
most active in support of the BILL No eff
fort was made to conceal from him the
doubt the House managers had as to the
passage OF the bill. Mr. Carlisle was, APP
parently as hopeful as ever, and expressed
the belief that the bill would pass Messrs.
Hall of Missouri, Cox of Tennessee and
other active supporters of the bill pointed
out to the Secretary the probable tactics
of the combined opposition. This was the
first attempt to defeat the rule closing the
debate and, falling in this, to move to
strike out the enacting clause. The names
of prominent Democrats and Republicans
who had combined on this line of opposi-
ton were given during the discussion of
their plan. They included Democratic men,
ber from New York. Pennsylvania, Texas
and Nebraska, representing the extremes
of Eastern and Western sentiment on the
currency. The friends of the bin reached
the understanding that they would meet
the fight on the rule by insisting that a
caucus was binding on matters of parlia-
mentary procedure. even though it was not
On the merits of a bill.
Late in the day the draft of the special
rule was perfected. 1t fixes the final vote
for next Friday afternoon The debate,
until then, is TO be under the five-minute
rule. The special rule will be offered at the
opening OF the House tomorrow
The action of yesterdays caucus is the
absorbing topic with members of the
House. Representative Walker. OF Massa-
chusetts. Republican member Of the cur
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
BABY In AN INCUBATOR.
Effort to Save the Life of IL Tiny New
York Infant.

NEW YORK, jan S.-Another New York
baby is struggling for existence on a bed
of cotton in an incubator. few years
ago the child of very wealthy parents,
whose birth made him heir to a large es-
tate, was kept alive by the same artificial
means. This time it is the baby of parents
in moderate circumstances but the baby $
life is just dear. Five days ago, Mrs.
w. Sacks, of No. 81 One-hundred-and
teenth street, gave birth to a child which,
though very tiny, is perfectly formed. An
incubator was provided at once and it is
believed that the baby will live, although
the mother is in very critical condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
Bay state Women sufYrngists.

BOSTON, Jan. s--The twenty-sixth an
nual meeting of the Massachusetts Wom-
ems Suffrage Association was held here to-
day. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore presided.
The report of the treasurer shows a ball
ance on hand of S40S29 The following Off
GERS were elected: President. Mrs. Mary
A. Liyermore; first vice president, Mrs.
corresponding secretary, III. B. Blackwell:
treasurer. Francis j. Garrison. The follow
named delegates to the national Women $
suffrage convention, TO be held at Atlanta,
Ga, were appointed: Mrs H. Il. Blackwell.
Miss IAilas G. Davenport, DIR. Borland. Miss
Borland, Mrs. F. II. Webster of Hyde
Park. and Mrs. Auerbach. of Cambridge
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
PORK VERSUS BEANS.
Eight Chicago Boxers to BE Fitted
Against Eight BOston "f3iTers.''

CHICAGO, Jan. Slight of Chicago's best
amateur boxers will meet Boston's picked
eight in less than fortnight to battle
with natures weapons for their own glory
and for the honor of their clubs and cities.
The contest will take place in Boston, Sat
urday, Jan. 10. The tournament is to be
held under the auspices of the Boston and
Chicago Athletic Associations. In Boston
the matches will be held i'll the associa-
tons splendid club house. 1t is known as
the annual amateur inter-cty boxing tour
nament of the Boston association.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
REVOLT of KNIGHTS.
Sovereign Deserted by Over 10000
Members of His Organixation.

PHILADELPHIA, Jan S.--The Press will
say tomorrow. Following the action of
District Assembly No 16. knights of Labor
of Lackawanna county in sending out the
resolutions adopted at the last session OF
that body in Scranton four weeks ago. the
following trades and district assemblies also
have resolved to pay no more per capita tax
to maintain the present general officers of
the order
Local assembly. window glass workers,
with 1900 members; District Assembly No.
8. OF Ptttsburg. $500 members; District As
sembly No. !, OF Philadelphia, 100 members;
District Assembly No. 10, South Dakota,
16l00 members; District Assembly No. 1s,
Idaho. $50 members: District Assembly No.
~ scranton, ESQ members, District Assem-
bly, NO. ~. Chicago. 2V75 memherss plae
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

Charles and gave him his first start IN me.
The boy entered the navy in 1S9c and ieIs
in April, 1894. with a splendid record. Then
he was employed in the dancing acaoSmy,
and there met the daughter OF Anon
Scheurman, a wealthy cigar manufactures,
The two grew to love each other and
everything ran smoothly till Dec. 19. when
there was a reception at the Scheurman
ing was told that he could see Miss Scheur-
man no more. He had been melancholy
ever since Early to-day Mr.. Scheurman
heard the report OF a pistol under his WIN
dow He went down to investigate and
found Haefiin dead in the street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
To Protect copyrighted Art.

WASHINGTON, Jan. s.-Representative
Covert, chairman of the committee on
patents. has introduced a sweeping bill
for the protection of copyrighted designs
of works of art. The display or sale of
any reproduction or design of any picture
statue, map or other work of art would,
under this bill. subject the offender to a
session and forfeiture of the plates TO the
owner of the work. In the case of news
paper publications the total fine could not
exceed double the value of the work of
art. Half the penalties would go to the
nartieS owning the work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
BEATEN WITH CLUBS.
Baseball Bats Used on Patients of an
Illinois Insane Asylum.

CHICAGO, Jan. S.-Charges of a serious
nature have been brought against the SUI
perintendent and attendants at the County
Insane Asylum at Dunning. The charges
come from John II. Raddle, a discharged
employe. He alleges that helpless patients
are often beaten and kicked. and that in
one ward three baseball bats are kept as
instruments for the enforcement OF dis
cipline while in other three police clubs
are used, and in another ward a loaded
obedience from them He also saws tina,
the patients are kicked and dubbed when
they are i'll and unable to be out of bed
fuses 70 give the names of the guilty at
tendaats. superintendent Nash. of the
asylum Is now in Springfield. Ill.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-Tho banquet of
the Democratic Business Mems Association
here tonight broke up in a row AR Cal
lanan offered resolutions condemning the
Senate, scoring the bankers and CRITICISM
the President. He also made a speech that
provoked a row and an adjournment was
taken
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
At Jackson's Old Home.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Jan. S.-The La
dies Hermitage Association celebrated
Jackson's day tonight with a magnificent
reception and the annual ball of the asso-
citation at the Nicholson House The at
tendance was large including members of
both houses of the Legislature Governor
Turney and staff. At noon to-day pres
idential salute was fired from Capitol hill
by the Tennessee Light Artillery. TIE ball
and reception is the only public observance
Of ba
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09
Other Fires.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala, Jan. S.-The Hunts
vile female college was completely de-
stroyed by fire to-day. All of the girls were
iongings saved James Gillespie was struck
on the back by a piano thrown from the
upper stories and seriously injured. Loss,
$45, 900; insurance, $25, 900.
FORT WORTH, Tex, Jan. S-The
courthouse at Decatur. Wise county, was
destroyed by fire this morning. Several
business houses were also burned. The
county records were destroyed. The total
loss will reach over $780, 600: insurance, $780,
00o The fire was accidental.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

NEW YORK, Jan. S.-George w. Cram,
who murdered his wife Oct. 8. was to-day
sentenced TO death by electricity. Before
being brought into court Cram attempted to
end his life by cutting his throat with
glass from his spectacles, and when ar
raigned at the bar he was weak from the
loss of blood. The time of his execution
set for the week beginning Feb. 25
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

Fries, proprietor of the Brighton Hotel at
Millville, n. J., yesterday swallowed long
shawl pin. The pin slipped down her throat
and appears to have lodged far down in
the stomach She suffered great pain.
The removal of the pin will require the
opening of the stomach.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-01-09

WASHINGTON. Jan. s.--A currency bill
has been introduced by Representative
Wadsworth, of New York, the principal
features of which are the issue OF 2-per-
cent bonds payable in fifty years.