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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-30
is THIS A JOKER
s.The Laws Are Being Properly En-
forced Says the Board of safety.

With no apparent attempt to be funny,
the Board of Safety in the annual report
of the department says:
THE laws are being properly enforced,
and gamblers, policy players, thieves and
improper characters of whatever kind, un-
derstand that they cannot thrive here, and
are being driven from the city as fast as
they arrive"
The reorganization of the force is declared
to have been for the better. while the police
are said to be eager to accept discipline.
Attention is called to the inadequate police
headquarters, and the recommendation is
made that a stable be built in the rear of
the present building. Mr.. Powells recon-
mendation for two substations is approved,
while another increase in the number OF
policemen is asked.
Concerning the fire department, the. re-
port of the board reviews the steps that
have been taken to better the department.
The discipline of the fire department is
declared to be fairly good" and the init
nation is given that changes will be made
when necessary to maintain discipline. The
fire houses are recorded being in bad
repair, some of them being absolutely dis
graceful.
The minor reports which come to the
Board Of Safety are embodied in the re-
port.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

Albert Lieber and others are recommend
ing a tunnel under the j., NJ. & i. railroad
tracks at Hanway street.
The Union Trust Company, yesterday,
qualified as administrator and trustee under
the will of Julia A. Palmer.
An association of State electricians will
hold meeting at the Bates House to-day.
large attendance is exepcted.
Attorney w. L. Taylor left for Washing
ton, ID. C, yesterday to look after some
railway litigation which will engage the at
tention of the United States Supreme Court
the last of this week
j. j. Turner, vice president Of the VAN
dalia Line, has been notified by the Board
OF Works that unless the companys switch
on Kentucky avenue is lowered, the city
will seek legal means TO have it done.
Ferdinando Mackey. an aged Italian, was
found dead in his room. at No. 30S East
Washington street, yesterday. Coroner Cas-
tor was unable to learn the cause of death
and ordered a post-mortem examination.
The June class 81 Of the Industrial Train
ing School chose the following officers at
its semi-annual election yesterday: Presi-
dent. Hans o. Stechhan; vice president
Grace Whitsit; secretary and treasurer,
Bessie Osborne.
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AGAINST THEKELL
Gas Well Near Nuncie Said to Give
Two Quarts of MIX Day-Bishop
Chatard at Anderson.
special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind, Jan. 29.-Tne pros
ecution made good Roadway to-day in the
Keller murder trial. In addition to the
conclusion OF the testimony of Mrs. Shanks,
mother of the girl whose body was found in
Wolf creek pool last July, the father, three
brothers and a daughter testified. The
father and Dan and Lawrence Shanks told
of seeing tracks in the deep dust leading
from their house to the Keller house the
afternoon when they were searching for
Clara These witnesses had not testified
to this fact at the coroner's inquest or at
the preliminary trial, and the defense was
on the former occasions were read to them,
but they simply said that they did not
think to give the evidence at that time.
the ' testimony of James Wilder, that he
saw three women at the Keller house be-
tween II and o'clock that day as he drove
by. Heretofore there mas been no evidence
State holds that this third woman was
Clara Shanks, who left her house at noon.
Three boys testified to having spent Two
pool late Saturday afternoon after Clara
Shanks is supposed by the defense TO have
drowned herself
indicated that the defense was not salts
fed with his account Of himself the Satur-
day of the search, and was suspicious or
the fact that he did all of his searching
alone He said he had loaded his shot
gun Saturday morning after he had met
Dan Keller and told him that the talk
about Clara must be stopped, but would not
say that he then intended to shoot Keller.
He would not say that he Is not sorry now
that he did not kill him. George Farley
said he saw Keller about o'clock at ball
game and borrowed a chew of tobacco from
him. The State brought this out to snow
that Keller's asking old man Shanks for
a chew of tobacco was only an excuse to
talk with the old man.
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FIRE In MARKET ROW.
One Less Eye-SOre on West Washing
ton Street-LOss Nearly $4,000.

There was a fire in the clothing store of
Adolph Click. No. 211 West Washington
street, last evening. Mr.. Click was stand
ing in front of his place of business when
he observed smoke coming from the cellar
He tried to put out the fire, but failed and
the fire department was called. The clothing
store was Quilted. Samuel King, who has a
stand at No. 2O9, suffered the loss Of his
stock Other dealers in the row lost from
smoke and water. The buildings are all
old. being part of what is known as the
West Washington-street market. Mr.
Click was greatly worried after the fire
for he had. belief that his insurance
policy has lapsed. He carried stock
daughter ran through the crowd during the
progress of the fire alarmed with the fear
that Mrs Click had been burned to death.
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KNIGHTED by BISHOP CHATARD.
Imposing Cntho1ic Ceremony, Con-
Quoted mt Anderson Last Night.


Quoted mt Anderson Last Night.
Special to thesIndianapolis Journal
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 29.-St Mary's
Company of Uniformed Rank. Catholic
knights of America, of this city, received
an honor tonight that has been conferred
but once before in the United States. The
full company, which Is the largest In the
United States, was "knghted'' and in
stalled with imposing ceremony. in which
Bishop Chatard, of indianapolis. officiated.
He was assisted by Commander-in-chief
Kadeski and the following clergy: Schmidt,
of Muncie; King OF Union5 City; Baker, of
Alexandria; Biegaif of 4riwood; Lardman,
of Kokomo, and Quinlan,f>of Marion. The
service began at o'clock and included
the full ritual. The rank formed at the
armory and marched TO the church. where
they formed in two lines each side Of
the center aisle through which the bishop
and the assisting clergy passed. After
his sword and belt, hanging. them on his
left arm. The Bishop and his assistants
then replaced the belt and sword. drawing
the latter and striking each knight three
Then the knight drew his sword and thrust
il above his head. The Bishop then took
the sword in hand and with the other
smote the knight thrice on the cheek.
try, defense of church and de-
Tense of personal p rights and of
home The last rite was followed
by the molly kiss of friendship which has.
alone. The "knighting" ceremonies were
followed by g. banquet at the Hotel Ander-
son. The first "knighting' ceremony was
held at Effingham, H.. last Thanksgiving.
one The service was public and the new
church was filed To -ayfase..
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BALL SUDDENLY ENDED,
Police Order Mozart Hall Orchestra
to Play "HOme, Sweet Home.'

There was a mask ball at Mozart Hall
last night, which the police brought to
close at IL o'clock. The affair was given
by the Yale Athletic Club. whatever that
organization may be. The club has no club
rooms neither Is it known to the police,
nevertheless 1t succeeded In getting large
assortment of humanity in attendance at
its function Captain Dawson and Sergeant
Hyland went to the hall shortly. before II
O'Clock. The beer was flowing freely and
the orchestra was grinding out dizzy
waltzes The crowd was great. Most Of
the women were masked and many wore
short dresses. Some were smoking cigar
cites. In the hall were many young girls,
not yet out of short dresses. Some of the
men were beginning to show the effect of
too much drink and all in all 1t was not
desirable crowd. Captain Dawson hunted
up the manager of the affair and said:
eff you do not want some serious trouble,
you will take my advice and have the orch
chestra play Home. Sweet Home This af-
fair has got to STOP"
The orchestra. was directed accordingly.
-Home, Sweet Home" was played and the
crowd took the hint. There was some
grumbling. but the first grand mask ball of
the Yale Athletic Club came TO end
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Mnennerchor Carnival Invitations.

The invitations for the annual Maenner-
Choir carnival were mailed yesterday. They
are. artistically, beautiful sample OF the
modern printers art. The carnival will
take place in Tomlinson Hall Feb. Is. The
invitations show the following committees
which will have charge:
Invitations-Fred. p. Rush. Frederick
Fahnley. Louis Reibold. Lorenz Schmidt.
Robert Kipp. Herman Iauter Nicholas
Jose, +. NJ. Bachman. Albrecht Kipp. Albert
I.ieber. Ferd. L. Mayer, Jacob Becker, VIM.
Mannfeid. Adolph ScheTer. q. Rocker.
Recommendations MUIR, Frederick
Francke, I'D. j. Berterman. j. p
Frenzel, Victor Jose. Franz Happersberger.
Frederick Mack, Chas. Adam, Sangerne-
bo. Oscar II. FrenzeI
Receptlon-Otto ~. Frerlzel. August VI.
Kuhn. Thomas Taggart. Nathan Morris.
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machines without special
'roer SIMPLIFYING THE MACHINE.


SIMPLIFYING THE MACHINE.
'One never heard OF the now familiar
gears in the funny Old times. To-day they
are a very important factor TO maker as
well as rider, and the development OF higa
gears has been a matter OF only a short
time. Even two years ago one seldom
found roadster equipped with higher than
a sixty-three-inch gear-that is 10 say. in
palmer words. an arrangement CT chain ara
sprocket wheels that would propel the ma
chine, at single revolution of the cranks.
as far as one revolution OF an old-fash-
Toned high wheel sixty-three inches IN diana
eter. Now IL is a common thing TO see
experienced riders pushing seventy-two.
seventy-six and even eighty-inch gears 10
hill and down dale. against wind or grade
with perfect enjoyment and obvious ease
Ine Improvement in this particular cen
hardly be realized by a non-rfder. The same
man who ten years since used All his
strength to throw high wheel fifty-four
inches (and men who could ride sucn ma
chines were on.y the very long-legged ones)
may to-day cover eighty inches with less
exertion and far more dignity Of bearing.
The growth of the mushroom mining cit
les I'm the far West, even the wonderful
development OF the electrical industries
seems TO my mind (Which, true enough may
be pretudiced) no more rapid or remarkable
the bicycle trade in, practically. four or
five years. Where not long ago the amount
OF money represented by the cycling bust
ness might have been placed at less than
$4,000. we have now with US an immense
industry, that not only gives employment in
one way or another to hundreds of thou
sands of good citizens. male and female.
but represents an invested capital aggre-
eating so many millions of dollars that they
cannot be accurately estimated. One WELL
known firm alone had a paid-in capital Of
100000. -
And. of course. the end is not yet I
think cycling has come to stay, has made
itself almost Indispensable. The fear that
it would turn out only passing craze is
thoroughly disproved. and health. happiness
and longevity follow in the wake OF the
flying tires. The season of 1895 will
doubtedly prove the greatest In cycling his
tory, and / have full confidence that 1897
will be still greater. What was once a
mere plaything has become a necessity OF
business and pleasure, and the demand for
wheels still far exceeds the supply
There are pessismists that speak OF an
overstocked market, and who hint that the
manufacturers of bicycles must soon reach
the limit of demand. But I see no basis
for such argument. Sewing machines and
pianos are turned out by millions each sue
ceeding year, and all find eager purchasers
Why should not the wheel merit a similar
reception? Surely IL Is. in most instances.
less OF a luxury than a piano and quite as
needful as a sewing machine. They DO say
that the watchmakers have felt deeply the
rage fer wheels. and can well believe It,
AS between a watch and bicycle, what
man or woman. boy or girl, of 1896 would
hesitate an instant?
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Struck Out for New York.
,o;al 70 tho Ipdfapovol;rf IournaI


ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 29.-George Tai
mage, Young Sansberry, Carl Grainey and
Will Timmon, sons of well-known Ander-
sonians, deserted school and homes yes
terday TO see the East, and New York in
particular. The lads range in age from
eleven TO fourteen years. Each had Sc
cured some money, amounting in all to
about sio. 1t was learned late last night
that the boys had boarded q freight train
In the late afternoon bound for the East.
They had confided their plans to some of
their chums. saying they would see. the
BartholdI statue Of Liberty, Of which SO
much has been recently spoken in the
schools, and the other sights of the great
metropolis. The boys are proposing to
make their way to New York on freight
trains and sell papers to carry them
through. The parents of all are much wor-
rled. but did not take any steps to have
them apprehended, but will let them have
pOrrted
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JESSIE MILBURNiAT REST.
The Body of the Unfortunate Girl Laid
Away i'm Crown Hill Yesterday.

The body of Jessie Milburn. the young girl
who killed herself in an East Court-street
house several weeks ago, was buried at
Crown Hill yesterday afternoon. Collier &
Murphy had been keeping the body in their
morgue, hoping that some of the girls rela-
tives would make themselves known. Mrs
King, at whose house the girl died, OBJ
jected to the medical colleges having the
body. The services were held at 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon in rear room at the
undertakers'. The body lay in black cof-
fin, on which a plate bearing the
words ''At Rest" w. V. Wheeler, OF the
South-sde Mission, conducted appropriate
services. Besides Mr.. Wheeler, there were
present w. III. Roll and wife. and a num-
Der of women from the house where Jessie
Milhurn died
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Indiana Notes.

There are eighteen Republican aspirants
for the nomination for recorder of Morgan
county.
William Lambert, Of Rockville, challenges
the alleged champion cider maker for this
season with record Of $3.50 barrels.
Charles Hiliard. of New Point. an en-
pioye of the Big Four. while coupling cars
in Greensburg, was pushed under the train.
receiving broken leg. mashed hand and
internal injuries. His condition is critical.
William Metzker died and was buried at
Fowler Monday. He leaves his family in
destitute circumstances. Metzker, together
with his wife and six children, came to
Indiana from Kansas overland short time
ago.
Alexander Buck. living at Moltmorencl,
while gathering corn last Thursday evening,
was injured by his team running away,
throwing him nder the wheels CT his wagon
He was able TO get up and go home, but
has since died.
The board CT directors OF the Parker
Land and improvement Company has
elected the following officers: George 1.
Rckwire, president: Stephen S. Barnes, vice
president; Clark Cook, treasurer; ]. Il. Me-
Kinney, secretary.
Mayor w. j. Beck, of Columbus, has
called a mass-meeting for Sunday after
noon. Feb 2. TO consider the Armenian
question. The ministers Of that city. in
Guiding Rev. u. T. Sweeney. for several
years minister to Turkey. have been invited
to sneak.
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FUGITIVE FROM BOSTON.
George Ward, who Escaped from Gin
cinnau Police, Arrested Here.

George Ward, alias Emerson, was arrest
ed last evening In South Noble-street
boarding house by Chief Splan and detec-
tives Kinney and Richards He was slated
as fugitive, being wanted at Boston.
Ward says he is charged with stealing 500.
but when asked concerning the particulars
of the case he replied:
That's all right. I'm on to you fellows
You have got me in now and we are friends,
but If l tells you anything the papers comes
out with the whole thing. This is not my
first time. and / knows thing or two"
Ward was arrested on information. He
was arrested at Cincinnati a few days ago.
but escaped from the officers by jumping
from a second-story window.
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District X. of p. Meeting.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
BLOOMFIELD. Ind, Jan. 2s.-The annual
meeting of the Thirteenth district Knights
Of Pythias was held here to-day. presided
over by Deputy Grand Chancellor o. w.
Shryer, of this city. A large number Of
Knights from all over the district were
present. A public reception in the court
room this afternoon. at which a thousand
people were present, was the feature of
the day. An address of welcome by Hon,
Cyrus z. Davis was responded to by Grand
Chancellor c. f. S. Neal. Grand Instructor
Union 3. Hunt then delivered an address
on "Pythianism." Tonight, after the rank
the grand officers, midnight luncheon was
served, at which toasts were responded to
by w. L. Slinkard. Charles Z. Henderson
and G. Danielson.
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On Trial for Child Murder.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ROCKFORD, Ind, Jan. 2S.-Martin d. Tay-
Tor and his wife were on trial in the Spencer
Circuit Court to-day for the murder of
their fourteen-year-old niece. Salie Davis.
last October. The State is represented by
Hon. William Hemming. OF Cannelton. and
the defense by attorney William Smith. of
Gentryville. Much interest is being taken
in the case. Sallie Davis was an orphan
and was making her home with the Tay-
Iors. II is charged that Taylor hated her
and beat her to death with halter strap.
acquitted Mrs Taylor, but found her hus-
band guilty and gave him five
years in prison. Taylor has two
brothers in the Prison South, one Tor the
murder OF Laban Hughes, at Miffiin, two
years ago, the other for horse stealing.
sent up to Leavenworth last October.
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CONDITION SERIOUS.
Injured Mail Clerk Suddenly Becomes
Very Much Worse.

The condition Of John Terrence. the postal
clerk who was injured in the Pennsylvania
railroad wreck in Ohio last week. Is re-
ported as being very serious. Mr.. Terrence
suffered injuries to his hip. but was doing
we'll until some heart complications arose.
1t is thought that a blood clot near the
heart is causing the alarming symptoms
The injured man Is at his home on North
PENNSYLVANIA street.
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Gas Well That Gives MIX.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 29.-T. A. Brinson, re-
siding one mile north of Muncie to-day re-
ported that white fluid is Issuing from a
gas well on his farm that can scarcely be
detected from Tnill.. and he challenges any
one to detect a difference between il and the
milk from a COW. About two quarts of the
fluid is taken from the well each day. This
Is equivalent to a good COW.
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Col s. IL. Donavin delivered an interest
ing lecture on .'John Browns raid at Har-
per's Ferry at the Y. NJ C.. A. Hall last
night Mr.. Donavfti was an eyewitness 10
the trouble. having been sent there as a
newspaper correspondent. and gave a very
graphic description from his personal recol-
tocysonS.
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SAGINAW, Mich. Jan. Cat to-day's
session of the Masonic Grand Lodge of
Michigan a, resolution that the Grand Lodge
accept the management and property OF
the Masonic Home Association. at Grand
Rapids, was defeated by a small majority.
The home property. valued at 10000. has
been running behind financially for some
time on account of uncertain revenue, the
only support IL has had being voluntary
contributions from various lodges i'm the
Gfata
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Outside Telephone Companies.

~ < Reynolds. secretary OF the Home
Telephone Company. OF Charlottesville. has
called meeting OF the Independent tele-
phone companies OF the State. which will
this afternoon at . O'Clock The purpose
OF the meeting Is to forT, an organization
OF the companies for their mutual benefit
About twenty or the smaller cities of the
State will be represented.
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Letter from Mrs. Pietxers Father.

Coroner Castor is in receipt OF a letter
from r. Coming. of Galva. H., the father
OF Mrs. Pietzel. whose husband was MUIR
dered by III. II. Holmes. In his letter Mr.
Coming denounces Robert l.. Corbett. who
claims 10 be working up evidence TO save
the life of Holmes. He characterizes the
assertions OF Corbett as "a mass of stuff.
Mr.. Coming intimates that Corbett is the
man who published book In the interest
OF Holmes.
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Ready for Argument.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
COLUMBUS, Ind. Jan. 29.-The evidence
In the Needham will case was finished this
afternoon. Two attorneys from each side
Will argue the case, but the speakers have
not been announced yet. No startling evil
dence has been submitted, but 1t has been
Of such character as to crowd the court
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FLETCHER-pLACE REVIVAL.
Will Close with TO-Night's Meeting
Sermon to Mothers This Afternoon.

Will close with IO-NtSntS Meet1ng-
Sermon to Mothers This Afternoon.
DR.. Harwell preached another interesting
sermon. last night to a large congregation
at FIetcher-place Church. His text was
John /, 45-5l, and the following is brief
report of what he said:
1T is interesting to notice how readily
Christ perceives the good in people He
was always detecting veins of goodness in
men that made them worth saving. The
people OF Jericho saw nothing but sin and
meanness in Zaccheus, but Christ detected
the slumbering manhood there was in him.
Other people saw in the woman of Samaria
only sinful outcast, but Christ saw In
could be dug cut and redeemed. But while
Christ sees the good He also sees the evil
there Is in us. Sir Robert Ball. the astron-
omer said recently, in lecture on the Won
ders OF photography. that friend of his
took a kodak view OF the steamship Great
Liverpool. The hull of the ship was perfect
~ black, having been newly tarred: and
yet, when the photographs were printed,
the word Lewis could easily be dscerned
on the side Of the ship. The gentleman
who had taken the photograph went back to
could not. Being greatly astonished he
went TO some of the officers of the Great
Eastern. who told him the word had been
inscribed on the steamship, but had been
heavily tarred and was entirely obliterated
so far the human eye could discern. Yet
some OF the searching rays OF the photo
graphic eye had been able to catch the
word and reproduce it. So Gods searching
eye sees everything in our hearts
AS announced yesterday. to-day, at go
DIR. Harwell will preach TO mothers. and
tonight the meetings will close.
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Drowned I'm Clear Lake.

SpecldI 10 the IhuIdndpOIlS JOURNAL.
LA PORTE, Ind. Jan. 29-'Doc' Brown,
son of William Brown, a well-known citi-
zen of this place. was drowned in Clear lake
this afternoon while skating.