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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
The Plumbing Ordinance Amended to
Suit the Plumbers

Messrs. Woody and Sherer, of the Council
committee On public safety and comfort,
met last evening and considered two ordi-
nances. The one introduced by Councilman
Madden and providing that the Board Of
Safety shall provide bridges to be used
over hose during fires received unfavorable
consideration and an unfavorable report
was prepared. The plumbing ordinance was
considered and amended and SO changed that
it's own father. the MEMBER OF the Board
Of Health, will hardly recognize it.
The ordinance introduced by Mr.. Madden
provided that during each and every fire
where hose is laid the Board of Safety
shall provide bridges which will enable
vehicles to pass without danger to the hose
and danger of arrest to citizens. Chief
ordinance would require an extra wagon, a
team and two men TO look after the bridges
at a fire. The scheme was regarded as too
expensive, beside being impracticable.
The plumbers We're present at the meeting
OF the committee and they made sugges-
lions concerning the plumbing ordinance.
changes take the plumbing question
the plumbers expressed the opinion that
a sanitarian might know nothing about
plumbing. The Board OF Health is given no
putting in of plumbing. The plumbing in
spector is given some little authority i'm the
judgment of work, the power being given
him TO have all work done properly, the
plumbers idea of proper work being that
OF the inspector. The latter's salary will
probably be reduced from $l,50 to $,a00 or
may be 81, 600. The Board OF Health asked
that an ordinance controlling plumbing
work be passed, but the purpose was to in
sure the jurisdiction by the board Of all
work and compel ii TO be proper from a
sanitary standpoint. The plumbers have a
careless idea concerning any sanitarian's
knowledge of plumbing ana the committee
in remodeling the ordinance have considered
the wishes of the plumbers.
Members OF the Board OF Health nave been
heard TO express some dissatisfaction be-
cause they were not consulted by the com
mittee in it's consideration of the ordinance
City Sanitarian Ferguson said recently that
the board wants no ordinance which is not
of a sanitary purpose and that no atten-
ton will be paid to an ordinance which
does not give 10 the board the power Ia
control work. The committee will embody
the changes that have been made in amend
ments which, with the ordnance, will be
referred TO the Council al the next meeting
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were missing. His shirt was torn at the
collar, showing evidence OF a struggle The
most important clew was the condition OF
the pistol. Instead OF the empty chamber
being 10 the right OF the trigger. ii was TO
the left, showing that the cylinder had been
revoived since last fired. The police learned
that ne was recently seen in Louisville, with
almost 500 on his person.
If he was murdered. as believed.
somewhere in the upper part of the
city. IL must have been by persons ac-
qlainted here. who took the dead body
down the river in a skiff and left ii on the
bank at the unfrequented spot where found.
The address, OF Miss NJ. Hazard, No. $40
Tenth street, Louisville. was found in his
pocket and II was through il that the man
was identined. When the coroner's assist
ant visited that place Miss Hazard said
that Scanned came TO the house where she
lives one week ago. He said he had come
from Coyington. His trunk he sent TO st.
Lcuis, and, II l had not teen SICK" said
the woman, Il would have accompanied him
there last night. He intended TO marry
me-"
Scannell, she said, represented a Milwaukee
brewery, but she could not recall the name
OF his employer. She stated that he drank
a great deal. and seemed TO be worrying
constantly. When in the house he spent
most of the time walking the floor. Scan
nell complained, she said. that Louisville
day when he left, at 1 O'clock. and kissed
her goodbye and told her If he failed to
get back by 8 o'clock he would never be
seen alive again by her. Concerning mis-
family Miss Hazard said:
He told me that since the death of his
wife in New York, six years ago. he had
grieved constantly. He had four sons, one
Of whom. James, eighteen years old. Is
employed as an operator by the Western
Union in New York. Another son lives in
that city. and the two younger live with his
sister. Emma Prewitt. in Jeffersonville."
The woman says that Scannell spent con-
siderable money and when he left her yes
terday he had three $50 bills and change
for another. The bills, she says, he placed
in one of his socks. The change ne kept in
a pocket of his trousers. When Coroner
found.
The murder theory finds favor with the
Hazard woman AMI the fact that his money
is missing is a circumstance for the pre-
sumption that he met with foul play. An
other is that no powder burns are to be
seen about the bullet hole in Scannelfs
years old
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
PARAMOUNT ACADEMY BURNED.
Beautiful New College Building
Gutted Yesterday Afternoon.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
PARAMOUNT. Ind. Feb. 2O.-The Fair
mount Academy was Quilted by fire this aft
ernoon at 3 O'Clock. The fire was discovered
by one of the students and i'm an hour the
pretty college building was in ruins. The
library of about two thousand volumes was
taken from the building in comparatively
good shape. The desks i'm the commercial
department were also saved. With the
exception of these everything else was
burned, including the library of the Auroro
Literary Society. which contained over six
hundred volumes.
The building va a handsome new struc-
ture, completed last September, this being
the first term of school. 1t was built by
the Northern Indiana Quarterly Meeting
of the Society of Friends. and was one of
the best equipped schools in this part of
the State, over $50 pupils being enrolled.
The fire caught in the basement, the re-
suit of a gas pipe bursting, and spread with
remarkable rapidity.
The loss is about $4,000 as near as can
be estimated at this writing, with no in
surance. Work will be commenced as soon
as possible rebuilding as the walls are in
good condition.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
The sixth District Convention.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
CAMBRIDGE CITY, Ind, Feb. 20.-Re-
publican chairmen from the counties of the
Sixth district met I'm the pSlors of the
vinton Hotel to-day and decided TO hold
the congressional convention April IL at
New Castle. Connersville and Shelbyville
made a strong fight for IL. Hon. l.. p.
Mitchell. chairman of the district, A. III.
Rockafeilar, of Franklin county: Miles *.
Moffett, of Fayette: n. n. Spencer. of
Hancock: j. w. Hanson. of Rush. Frank
c. Mosbaugh. CT Wayne; GeorgetF Dean,
of Henry: r. c.. Thompson. of Union, and
j. j. Wingate, of Shelby. were present.
The friends OF Hon. j. L. Watson and Hon.
Henry u. Johnson. the two candidates for
denomination, were much in evidence.
After balloting seven times the result was
as above stated. the Watson men voting
for New Castle. j. j. Wingate, on behalf
of Wats0n's friends. offered a resolution
before the committee to submit the ques-
ton of determining between Watson and
Johnson to a popular vote of the district,
and the one receiving the majority of all
the votes of the district TO be the nominee
OF the party. the vote in all the counties TO
be on the same day, but the resolution
failed To carry. The district meeting for
selecting delegates to the national con-
vention. was fixed 10 be held at Corners
vile. March ~.
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There was a party OF FIVE Eskimos in
the city yesterday enjoying the mice warm
weather. and it was limited that IL was
sent here from the northwest especially for
the benefit of the Alaskan visitors. The
party was in charge OF NJ. w. Bruce. who
went to Alaska in 1892 as the agent OF the
government for the purpose Of assisting the
natives in their efforts to obtain a living.
The rapid killing Of the seals and walruseS
has left the natives with little for food and
less with which 10 nal clothing. IL was
proposed to establish a reindeer station and
teach the natives how to breed and care for
the animals. In Siberia, which is only forty
miles from the most western point OF
Alaska, there are plenty OF reindeer. and
they make good food and their kim will
furnish the natives with ample clothing. Mr.
Bruce wants an appropriation OF 10000 TO
carry out the work and Is taking these
five natives to Washington as an object
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
A Tailor Lying Out i'm the Cold.

Thomas Moore. an aged tailor. was found
lying on the sidewalk near the Wyandot
Block. late last night. by an unknown man.
The stranger carried him to an open stair
way and notified the police. Moore was in
a very drunken condition and was unable
10 stand upon his feet. When the officers
picked MIN up they took hold OF his right
root, and be gave a scream of pain. II was
discovered that his right ankle was broken
and ne was taken TO the station house. The
city amOuiance was called and the old man
Was taken 10 his home. AGO East North
street He wore no gloves. and IL Is feared
his hands were frosted from contact with
the ice and snow.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21

pert mechanics. No attempt was made 10
drill through that little hard iron core. but
IL was simply taken out, leaving a hole
large enough for a mouse TO pass through.
Tie severe weather for forty-eight hours
previous had not increased the supply OF
gas in the least and the boring OF mixers
did not furnish much relief.
The mercury continued TO fall last night
quite rapidly ami AT midnight some Their
mometers, who's regulations for truth and
veracity is not the best, indicated as much
as ten or twelve degrees below zero. 1t is
probable that the official recorder will
show as much as eight below at some time
during the night.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY.
Charles A. ScanneIrs Dead Body
Found I'm Je~fersonviIIe.
to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
JEFFERSONvILLE, Ind. Feb. ga
mysterious murder came 10 light when the
dad body OF Charles A Scannell was found
early this morning on the river bank in this
city. There was a bullet wound in his right
temple. and It was first supposed that he
had committed suicide. Beside the body was
a revolver. tied with a handkerchief to his
right wrist. and also a quart bottle OF liquor.
from which but a small quantity had been
used. Inside the mans hat was a certificate
OF discharge from the United States army.
dated at Columbus Barracks. Ohio. Feb. s,
and showed that the bearer. Charles Scan
nell, enlisted al Albion. ". ". March Z. 1892.
His occupation was given as that of an cleo
trician. A receipt was also found showing
that the United States paymaster at Chicago
nine days ago mad paid him <l70.52. He wore
a topcoat. but both his undercoat and vest
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
LAWYER FUNK INDICTED.
Prominent Democrat Charged with
Blackmniling a Postmaster.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
CORYDON, Ind, Feb. N.-The grand jury
of Harrison county adjourned to-day and
among other bills returned is one charging
Maj. W. Eur and Lance Hunter, both OF
Corydon. with extorting $500 from Albert
BlIne. the recent postmaster here. Mr..
Funk Is one OF the Oldest lawyers at this
bar. and was a candidate for the Demo-
cratic nomination two years ago for Con-
gress. and Is now. or has been, a candi-
date for Judge. Hunter and Funk are
jointly charged with falsely accusing Bline
Of a criminal assault on Mrs. Lille Nc
Elfresh. She was a witness against the al
legged b~lackmailers before the grand jury,
where. il Is said. a very full and fair in
vestigation was made. Mr.. Funk having am
pie opportunity TO be heard. Public indig-
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other Deaths in the state.

Ke.sling. wife of G. L. Keisling. a highly
esteemed woman, was buried yesterday at
Richland. She was stxty-Seven years old.
She was married TO q. l.. keisling in 1850.
Her husband and five grown children sur
yiye.
DELPHI, Ind.. Feb. a0.-Mrs. Julia VI.
Stuart. widow of the late Judge James
Stuart. for u third of a century one of the
leading citizens of this county. died at
her home in this city this morning. She
had been i'll for several months.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Feb. 20. - Mrs.
Emaline Tuck, mother of County Superin-
tendent Tuck, died last night at her home.
near Waynetown, at the age of seventy
one. The funeral will be held Saturday
morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
NICHOLSON WILL run.
Wants a denomination for the Legts-
Iature from County

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind. Feb. 20-Several lays
ago the statement was made that S. +.
Nicholson. author of the temperance law
bearing his name, might not be a candidate
for denomination for the Legislature from
this county on the Republican ticket. Since
that time Mr.. Nicholson announced his
candidacy, and he has made arrangements
TO remain at home and to make a personal
canvass. Since the adjournment of the
General Assembly last spring Mr.. Nichol-
son has been constantly in the employ of
the Good Citizens League. of which he is
State president, travelling i'm all parts of the
State. organizing auxiliary leagues. The
date of the primary has not been fixed. but
il will be a short campaign-iot TO exceed
four weeks. O. A. Somers, one of the old
est. strongest and most popular Republic
ans i'm the county, will contest the nominal
ton with Mr.. Nicholson.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
Several New Oil Wells.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

MONTPELIER, Ind, Feb. 20.-H. c.. Zeig-
Ter struck it rich in his No. Q well, on the
Dickson farm. Wells county. 1t is good for
one hundred barrels. b. +. Pyle's No. 3,
on J. Minnick's farm, same county. is good
for twenty-five barrels; S. w. TAFT & Co.'S
No. l, on Isaac Banter's farm, fifteen bar
rels: the Cave Oil Company's No. 3, on
George Ely's farm, in Blackboard county,
one hundred barrels; Fort Wayne Gas Com
pany's No. 4, on W. kiesling's farm, same
county. ninety barrels; Ohio OIL Company's
No. A. on the Evers farm, seventy-fve bar
rels; No. l.. on the Palmer farm, same town.
shin. sixty-fve barrels: Pifer & Myers's No.
/. on the Sharp farm. Wells county, 220
barrels: Rock Island Oil Company's No. s,
on the Martin farm, Adams county. seventy
five barrels; Northern Indiana Oil Compa-
ny's No. 2, on the Glendenning farm, same
township. forty-iye barrels.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
A n Exhibit.

Yesterday many persons visited a train
now sidetracked at Capito! avenue. near the
Union Station. which might be called Cali
fornia on wheels. The train is a travelling
exhibit OF the various productions OF Cali
foraia. Ii is maintained by the commission
ers OF Santa Clara county and the products
of that county take the lead. Among them
are fruits of all kinds. including oranges.
lemons, apricofs. peaches. pruncs. pears.
persimmons. olives. ETC., many kinds Of nuts
Ia various stages OF development: pickles.
preserves, olive oils, ~relishes. cannied fruits,
etc. The wine exhibit includes many varie-
ties OF standard purity and excellence.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
FOUND DEAD In HIS CHAIR.
Herman Wheatcraft Lived All Alone
ON a Farm.

Herma2 Wheatcraft, an old farmer living
all alone in a little cottage on mis- brothers
farm. one mile north of Southport. was
found dead Wednesday evening. He was last
seen Monday afternoon. Nothing was seen
of him Tuesday and his brothers family
became alarmed Wednesday and went To
the cottage. Looking through the kitchens
window they saw him sitting in a char
door they found he was dead. The fire had
burned out and II Is supposed he went to-
sleep while sitting before his fire Monday
night and died before morning. Coroner
Castor believes his death was due to heart
failure
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
Evansville Street-Car Brignnds.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Feb. 20.-Three men,
who are thought to have held up a street
car in tnis city last. Friday night. ard four
days later held up a prominent citizen. A..
T. Hoelscher, We're arrested to-day in a
bawdy house. They will not discuss the
charge. They give their names and resi-
dences as follows: W. 3. Morris. of Gle
burne. Tex; William Rogers, of Pittsburg.
and Harry Vaughn. of Cincinnati. The po-
SiOnalS
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Union Trust Company qualified yes
terday as the administrator of the estate
of John Heferman.
A dinner will be served by the friends of
the Door OF Hope Rescue Home. 81 North
Alabama street. tomorrow. from IL a. M to
? p. m.
DIR. Francis Shepardson will lecture on
"'Thurlow Weed and New York in American
Politics" at Memorial Hall. Friday even
ing The quiz begins at Z O'Clock.
This evening one of the gymnasium classes
or the Young Women's Christian Associa-
ton will entertain the girls OF The Gem
Garment Company. Supper Will be served,
the girls coming directly from work. They
will be entertained with music and games.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
Elder Pcrrott for Chaplain.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

FRANKFORT. Ind. FEB. 2G.-The name of
Elder r. J. Parrot, of the United Brethren
Church, will be presented by Stone River
Post, G. A. r.. of Frankfort. for Depart
ment chaplain of the State at the next an
rual encampment. Stone River Post. c..
A. r., Of Frankfort. is proud of the dis
tinction that il is the only G.. A. r. post in
the State that pays benefits to its MEM
bers. 1t has now a sufficient sum in its
treasury to pay to the family of every de-
ceased member SIS, besides bearing the usual
funeral expenses.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
Holiday Gun Club shoot.

There will be a s~weepstake shooting on
the grounds of the Limited Gun Club to-
morrow afternoon. A team OF ten from the
hons club will appear against Garden City
Club, of Chicago. twenty-five targets to
each man. Wednesday afternoon, Feb. rs.
r.. O. Heikes. of Dayton. o.. the champion
target shot of the world VIII give an ex-
hibhion of rapid work with a Winchester
repeating shotgun Among other feats, he
will break two hundred targets. from 1--WE
trims. in ten minutes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
To Regulate Use Of BICYCLES.

BOSTON, Feb. ga bill was reported to
the Senate to-day regulating the use of BIZ
no one shall ride a bicycle at a rate of speed
exceeding ten miles on hour. without per-
nit; that every machine shall be provided
with a suitable alarm bell, and that dur
ing the hours between sunset and sunrise
such machines shall be provided with a bell
and a lamp or lantern of sufficient illumin-
ating power to be visible at a distance of
two hundred feet. The penalty imposed for
violation OF the law is punishment by fine
not exceeding $5 for each offense and liza
bility for all damages occasioned 10 any
ners0n by such unlaMful ACT.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
skilled Hornmnker Fatally Frozen.

SueciaI 10 the Indianapolis Journal.
ELKHART, Ind, Feb. @.-Yesterday
afternoon Eugene Fofe, a Frenchman. and
well-known skilled hornmaker at the Conn
band instrument factory, in this city. be-
came intoxicated and was taken to his home
or the outskirts. His wife was out of the
city, and he was left in his house. After
wards he left the house and found his way to
a saloon, became more intoxicated and
started back home in the storm. This
morning he was found unconscious in his
front yard, and frozen stiff from an all
night exposure. Surgeons say il will be
necessary to amputate his legs and arms,
and that he will die. as his body was frozen.
Fofe came here from rance a few years
ago, and is noted as one of the most adj
vanced workmen in his department in the
world. Some time ago he created a great
sensation here by marrying a coal-black
negreSs.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
INDIANA
John StOnebreaker. Who Lived More
than a Century.

than a Century.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE. Ind. Feb. N.-John Stone
breaker died at his home near Brownsville,
this county. Tuesday night, at the ripe old
age of one hundred years. five months and
twenty days. Mr.. Stonebreaker was a
member of a long-lived family. He was
born in York. Pa. Aug. rs. 1895, moved to
Millville, o.. In 1868, and later to Indiana.
His brother Isaac died last summer, aged
eighty-seven: another brother, Abraham.
living near Brownsville, IS eighty-four, and
Adam. who died "a few years ago, was nine
ty-seven. Mr.. Stonehreaker served through
the Mexican war under General Taylor. Up
to within a few days OF the end of his life
he was quite active. and could read with
out the use of glasses. He leaves a widow,
who. at n.nety-seven, is still hale and
hearty. John Stonebreaker, a prominent
citizen of Frankfort, Ind, is a great-great-
grandson of the deceased.
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Knusa. CITY Times sa,s.

KANSAS CITY. Feb. 20.-Receiver Wiley
~. Cox a prominent iocal banker, this after
City Times Newspaper Company, which was
sold under the auctioneer's hammer for $780,
800. The property was placed in the hands
OF certain creditors. Tle bonded indebted
ness of the Times Company is SEQ. 600. Mr..
Cox will run the property for himself per-
SOnallV.
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Compromised for $4,000.

SptCIdI 10 lIC ITIuIdIIdpOlIs JUufI 1dI-
LEBANON, Ind, Feb. 20.-The Lebanon
City Council to-day succeeded in compro-
missing the $1,000 lawsuit of Bynum, Bren-
ton & Co., against the city of Lebanon. The
amount agreed on was $500. The plaintiffs
were awarded the contract of putting in
the Lebanon water works, and the suit is
the outcome of a bill for extra work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21

John Herst, a colored boy fifteen years
old. found a pocketbook containing $40 I'm
front of Cones's grocery store, ALP West
North street, where it had been dropped by
a huckster several days ago. The lad threw
away the purse and proceeded 10 have a
good time with the money. He bought u
suit of clothes and a new watch and chain
officer Reeser heard about the lost pocket
book. H had seen the boy lettering about
the store 1T the time the huckster claims
TO have lost il, and when he saw the Lad
knew something about the case. The boy
acknowledged finding the purse and handed
over s14 of the money, which he had not
spent. Under the law II lis a felony TO dis
pose of lost property without attempting TO
find the owner and the boy was arrested
yesterday. He lives Will his parents at
232 Fayette street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-02-21
Loder's Livery Barn Burned.
eeial 70 the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the indianapolis Journal.
NEW CASTLE, Ind, Feb. @.-The large
livery barn at Middletown. belonging to W.
V. Loder, was destroyed by fire at 5 o'clock
this morning. Two horses and a large num-
Der of buggies, carriages, road wagons. etc,
were burned. The loss is heavy. The fire
originated from a gas jet.