The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-04-14
GOSSIP OF THE TOWN
PERTINENT INTERVIEWS IN THE
LoBBIEs OF THE HOTELS.
Two Citizens Who Dear Close
Resemblance.


puts up at the Denison. He said the other
day that the decision of the Supreme Court
on the income tax decision let him out of
paying the tax, as all he has is in rentable
property. 1t viii be remembered that dur
ing the recent session his largest business
block in Anderson was blown up by a
natural-gas explosion. He lost in excess
of the insurance about an even $4,000 The
insurance company paid him promptly in
full, but one of his tenants has suit pend
ing for the insurance placed with COM
pany. The company claims that its risk
was against fire, and not against explosions.
Mr.. Terhune was asked about the first start
of natural-gas in Anderson
81 had been i'm the manufacture of boil
ers, etc." said he, land my business took
me to Findlay and other gas cities in Ohio.
] became very enthusiastic about natural
gas fuel. and the more 1 went the more
wrapped up I became in the idea of hor-
ing for gas at Anderson. / finally went
TO a number of moneyed citizens of An
derson and asked them to join me in
company of forty to put up $4,000 each,
and then if we found gas we were going
TO control the fuel supply of the town. I
had secured about all the names wanted
except three when l was suddenly called
urgent business to Kansas City, and L
left the articles of agreement with one
where thought he could get the rest. But
while i was gone some of the fellows al
lowed those approached to scare them out
by saying that when their $4,000 was spent
they would have nothing to show for it.
When reached home again the paper had
three less names than when / left. Some
of the fellows who withdrew said they
would be willing to go into company at
y; 70 ea1n TO -, SINK Wei, ana fnen tore
fish motive in the affair. We organized a
company and sunk the first we'll It was
n11A fl.1 tom xrysI1
the beginning of the boom. Anderson had
about 5000 people, and in ten years the pop
Ulation has increased to nearly 35. 900. And
the town is still growing he added.
Politics is not test of employment
at the Central Hospital said DIR. Eden
harter, medical superintendent, to Jour
nal reporter the other day in casual
talk about the institution. '.Mr. Cornelius
Mayer has charge of appointments and when
there is vacancy he goes to the files where
probably 1850 applications and selects
out of perhaps hundred some eight
or ten of those he. thinks would be accept
able to me- l look over the applications
and make the selection. We take into
sideration the mans size, his weight, age,
freedom from bodily ailments. his habits and
his experience. There is nothing in the
printed forms to show what his politics
is and / have. means of knowing until
the appointee arrives and only then if
should ask. But / do not ask and do not
in the institution now, or about a third of
the voters there. / refused during the last
campaign to allow employees to go home to
do political work and thereby brught
down upon me some severe reflections by
pary bet neocrat them na rf
to require the best service of its repre-
ployes at the hospital are expected to 90
the work required of them and cannot be
spared to do political work Republicans
of their politics. The only two questions
] ask of man selected are: Do you drink
temper under all circumstances These
are the tests of fitness and employment
in the hospital force"
1--WE have a Republican candidate for
Governor in our town." said J. J. Meter
vile, of Anderson, a prominent Democrat.
''Who?" was asked him in chorus by
number of gentlemen pr eSent.
Charles /. Henry, the Republican Con-
gresham. He is. without doubt, candi-
date for the high and honorable office.
Senator schneck, of Seymour, was in town
day or two ago. Talking about his bill,
which was passed, providing for a license
of $500 to sell the products of prison labor
of other States, he said that the bill was
introduced in order that Indiana might not
become the dumping. ground of the prison
made labor of all the surrounding states,
which authorize the sale of prison labor,
IS e not enforced. He does not know whether
the Ohio law has been declared unconstitu-
tional or not, or whether It IS another case
of nonenforcement. New York has adopted
such a law.
senator Schneclz is one of the wealthiest
of the members of the Legislature. he IS at
the head of a great wooden concern of Sey-
rour and is rated as being nearly a million
are. 1t is probable there was no member
rated higher by the commercial agencies.
His course in the Senate was marked by
conscientious attention to the States Dusl-
ness,
The Hendricks Club, which formerly had
four or five hundred members, has now
about two hundred. The recent adversities
of the Democratic party has had something
to do with the lack of interest in the club,
but the club leaders took advantage OF the
state Of things to cut off the dead timber.
The membership was reduced to the paying,
active members, who really went EN- TO make r.
up the club in the days OF It's glory. IL
promises to be in the next city campaign.
the leaders say, and next year Will sport a
brand newt uniform for the presidential cam
paign.
DR.. Il. G. Galbraith, formerly of Seymour.
mas taken the contract for the territory of
Oklahoma to take care of.its insane at the
rate of $500 year. The Doctor used to be
superintendent of the Central Hospital /, III IN
this city in the days when the caucus ring
had full swing. The appointment was not no
satisfactory to the Civil-service Reform As
sociation of the State, which had cut large
figure in the disclosures of the maggoty
butter scandal and other snort comings OF
generally believed that DIR. Galbraith had
more Democracy than executive aoiii bs.,t ne
remained in the institution only ABOUT
year and half.
There is a striking resemblance between
Rev Mr.. Dewhurst. Of Plymouth church,
and Mr. Charles Whitsett
'sHave you heard from Mr.. Sweeney IN
relation to the call to the Central Christian
Church," said Journal reporter in the
postoiice lobby to a gentleman posting q
letter. .A.t :
Heard from-oh, know who yoa think !
a1sl--you are looking for Mr.. Whitsett
am often mistaken for him.
Meeting Mr.. Whitsett later ne was as ,st ),
Are YOU ever taken for Mr.. Dewhurst g
Hundreds of times
at is true business is rcviving somewhat
said a travelling man, and my flrm rae
tory cannot turn out all it can sell. can
get my orders filed went In 20 sen q man
a bin of goods, and met by the q9eS-
ton where is the order | gave you IN i re no
ruary? But while this Is So there II ~
money in business Competition Is SO keeI
that its sharp edge. has pared down IN, ans
profits to about nothing we nave aaaiio7 y
TO give away goods and customers are 80. a.