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The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
SUNDAY BALL FIGHT
CIVIC LEAGUE ORGANIZED TO PRE-
VENT THE UNLAWFUL PLAYING.
City Ministers VIII Give Out Member
ship Blanks from Their Pulpits
Next Sunday.

The promoters of the Indianapolis Civic
League say the organization will have five
thousand members within the next thirty
days. Those who are at the head of the
movement claim that it will prove powerful
factor in the enforcement of laws in this
city. Its special aim, however, will be to
suppress Sunday baseball. The officers are:
Charles f. Coffin, president; NJ. Z. Shiel.
secretary and john II. Holiday, treasurer
Next Sunday all of the city ministers will
be supplied with membership blanks. which
will be given out from the pulpits. These
blanks read: 1--WE, the undersigned voters.
hereby become members of the indianapolis
Civic League for the purpose of using our
influence 10 secure the enforcement or laws
in our city and vicinity" These blanks are
10 be widely circulated among work:ngmen.
A member of the league said yesterday: 1T
has been claimed by the friends of Sunday
baseball that the laboring men are all AK
ious TO have Sunday games The civic
league will show this to be error. The great
majority OF the laboring men, mechanics and
those who work in factories are members OF
the church, and they will all join the league.
We are going to get fully organized first be-
fore we lay out our line of action. 1 am not
prepared to state at this time just how we
will carry on our campaign. Tne league is
not for the sole purpose OF fighting Sunday
baseball, but IL is TO secure the enforcement
of all laws in the city and vicinity
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

David T.. Praigg. No. 915 North Delaware
street, was a party to an involuntary and
unsupported horse trade yesterday morning,
which was considerable of a mystery to him
and which led him to believe that his horse
and phaeton had been stolen. Mr.. Praigg
drove down to the Union Station and hitched
his horse. In a moment or two Mrs. Gilbert
OF No. 1867 North Meridian street, also
drove up A driver from the livery stable
where the horse is kept was acting as her
coachman. He assisted Mrs. Gilbert into the
depot. She instructed him to drive the horse
back to the stable. The driver got into the
wrong phaeton- He drove to the stable. un-
washed down the vehicle. without detecting
the mistake.
When Praigg returned he found his horse
gone. He took street car and rode home
He informed his wife of the theft. She sug-
gested that he call up the police station. In
the meantime. a patrolman nad driven Mrs
Gilbert's horse and phaeton 10 the station
house, thinking II was a stray Praigg
told his story to the superintendent and
ASSN The Wna best thing thing can 0 as% said The
superintendent. lis for you to come and get
your horse"
Have you got him?"
Yes. he is here
Is not my horse" he said. MY horse has
blazed face-looks a good deal like this one
but this horse has but two white feet"
Postal cards, giving a description of the
missing horse were about 10 be printed but
some delay occurred. and before the cards
were out the mystery had been explained
IL was not discovered until a member of
Mrs. Gilberts family telephoned the livery
stable TO send man with the horse TO drive
him home from his place OF business. When
he saw the animal and phaeton he said they
were not Mrs Gilberts property, although
they looked considerably like II. Some one
passed who recognized the horse. and the
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
SOUTH SIDE SHUT OUT
1T WILL GET 500 OUT OF $4,000 FEET
OF NEW WATER MAINS.
This May Prevent the City from Get
ting the Consolidated Card
Plant.

South-slde man, who closely watches
the interests Of that section of the city, was
discussing the action Of the Board OF Works
in ordering water mains After diagnosing
the situation he found that North Indian
aDolis gets 11.00O feet out of the 1900 feet
ordered; 1o.5Oo feet got 10 other parts of the
North Side. and the South Side gets five
hundred feet.
This division of the MAINS" said the man,
is about as equitable as could be expected
from a Board of Works composed of men
from the North Side-of course, you cannot
longer count Mr.. Austin as member from
the South Side He lives about thirty feet
south Of Washington street, and was put on
the board as a representative of the South
side interests, but what has he done? Con-
trast that appointment with those made
by Mr.. Denny and think Ii will be to the
disparagement Of the foresight of Mr.. Tag
gart. Mr.. Denny appointed f. ]. Meyer, a
man who lives in the heart of the South
Side, whose business Is there, and who has
always taken great interest in building
up and improving that part of the city,
Mr.. Atkinson was his next appointment
from the South Side. and every one knows
that he has always been South-side man
in business and residence. What prosperity
he has enjoyed has been from his business
conducted on the South Side and with South
side people. If it is Intended to draw the.
distinction and say that Mr.. Austin is a
South-sde man because he lives at No. %
South Summit street, IL would be no more
than just to say that his business Is on the
North Side. for 1t Is on the north side of
Washington street.
Mr. Taggart was elected principally by
the people Of the South Side, for where will
you hnd any sure Democratic wards on the
North Side. You must go to the old Fiji
teenth' to find such. The people of the South
Side expected even more from Mr.. Taggart
than they had from Mr. Denny. but / think
in the light of what has already been DONE
Mr.. Denny Is the man who deserves their
thanks. The Board of w orks has now or
dered two thousand more feet of water
mains than 1t can compel the water company
10 lay in any one year, and has given the
South Side five hundred feet. 1t now an
nounces that no more mains will be ordered
this year, except in cases of great erner-
gency, yet there is a probability of securing
Tor this city a large manufacturing plant.
which will give employment to nearly, or
quite, 1,500 people, one of the conditions of
securing 1t being that adequate water mains
Tor fire protection be laid to the factory
w hat will the Board of Works do for water
mainsY 1t will require at least two thousand
feet OF mains and probably three thousand
the mains are over two thousand feet away
from 1t. / simply ask you to make this state
ment that the people of the South Side, and
or the entire city, for that matter, may
judge the present Board Of Works on its
merits"
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Cold Weather and High Winds De-
cIared Ii On-Saturday's Game.

There was no ball game yesterday, and viii
considerably. BY tomorrow afternoon there
is hope that spring may set in again and
give the boys a chance. II such proves the
case the Outings Will be the team 10 play
Watkins's men, and the game will begin at
o'clock.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
An Examination for Internes.

The Board of Health held a meeting last
night to arrange for the coming examina-
tion OF applicants for internes at the City
Hospital and dispensary. 1t was decided that
all matters connected with the examination
will be kept secret. to prevent the possibility
of any of the applicants securing an advance
tip on what the questions viii be. The
names of the physicians who will conduct
the examination will not be made known un-
til they appear to submit the questions to the
night. The board also allowed the regular
monthly bills of the department and con-
suited with the superintendents of the two in
stitutions.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
NEAR MIR. CoLTER's SALOON.
The Works Board VIII Not Locate n
New Market House There.

The Board of Safety has refused to recon-
mend an appropriation to establish market
on Louisiana street near Virginia avenue.
for which provision was made in an ordi-
nance passed over year ago. The board
says 1t has investigated the question, and
does not think the location is such as would
be Of benefit to the South Side, but would be
of greater benefit to Councilman Golfers sa-
loon. The ordinance was introduced by Mr..
Golfer. and it was his hard lobbying, it is
claimed, that secured its passage. The peo-
pie Of the South Side are anxious for a mar
the city. They say that if they go to the
viaduct they would prefer to continue on
their way to the East market. There have
East and Norris streets near Morris street
and Madison avenue. or near the end Of V.r-
ginia avenue
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
The Momentou. Light Question.

keeping very quiet on the question of electric
lights just now. 1t appears that the finance
committee of the Council desires to usurp
part of the powers of the board, and the
board is not in a position at present to do
much talking. The members are very anx-
ious to have an additional appropriation of
5000 for electric lights, and therefore do not
care TO say anything that might cause the
counclmen to become incensed- For that
reason they are saying nothing on the light
question now. Mr.. Austin was asked yester-
day what he thought. Of the acton of the
finance committee His only reply was:
i guess each one wants some more lights
and they have perfect right to say so.'
Further than this ne would not speak
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Bills for the ParIxs.

The Park Commissioners allowed bills yes
terday to the amount of 81. .s2S.s2. Commits
sioners Allen and Perry were asked to in
vestigate the proposition to put children's
swings in the parks.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
VANDALIA LINE.
The Short Line for ST. LOUIS and the wes1

Leave Indianapolis Daily-7:3o a. m. $40
a. m. E:40 noon. zoo p m, 11:20 D. m.
800 p. m, ZOO d. m, l:44 a. m, TOO q. m.
Parlor car on l2:40 noon train daily and
Evansville and St. Louis, open to receive
passengers at $50.
Ticket O1ices. No. e West Washington
street. No. IS Jackson place and Union
aEAkiAn- GEO. E ROCKWELL. d. p. A.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Another OIL Company.

The Sims Natural Gas. Light and Fuel
Company was Incorporated yesterday, with
a capital stock of 81 900, for the purpose of
developing the gas and oil fields Of Howard
and Grant counties.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
A NONOGENARIAN's SUDDEN DEATH.
Mrs. Esther Lewis, Aged Ninety-Four,
Found Dead in Her Bed.


Mrs. Esther Lewis, aged ninety-four
years, died suddenly at her home. No. 461
South East street, some time yesterday
morning or wednesday night. She was ap-
parently in good health Wednesday and ate
supper with her grandson, Lew Darnell.
who lives in another house in the same
yard. She then went to her own home and
retired She did not arise at the usual
time yesterday morning. but little attention
was paid TO that fact until about noon.
when Mr.. Darnell became anxious concern
ing her and climbed into her house through
a window. He found her lying on her bed
dead. The coroner was called. but there
was nothing to Indicate that her death was
caused by anything but old age.
Mrs. Lewis had lived in the house in
which she died for forty-fve years. and had
been resident Of this city for fifty years.
opposite the courthouse. She was the widow
of Hiram l. Lewis, who died in 1872. She
was born. in Virginia, but came to this
she lived on the whitewater river. near
F1atrock. She often spoke OF her expert
ences during the time when the settlers in
in blockhouses to prevent being murdered
by Indians
who died about ten years ago at Broad
Ripple, more than one hundred years OF
age. She leaves only one child. Mrs.
Derelda Darnell. who lives in house in the
same lot with the Lewis home There are
more than a dozen great-grandchildren liv-
ing.
Mrs. Deborah ID. Moore Dead.
Mrs. Deborah d. Moore, wife of the late
Joseph Moore. died last night at the resi-
dence of her daughter. Mrs. Thomas l. Sulli-
van. on North Capitol avenue. She was
eighty-three years OF age and was well
known among a large circle. Mrs. Moore
was an old resident of Indianapolis, coming
here from New Harmony, Ind. She was a
in Philadeinhia and ar one time resideS IN
Cincinnati Mrs. Moore was the mother Of
FIVE children Thomas T., Joseph A, Miss
Agnes. Mrs. Thomas l. Sullivan and Mrs.
Kate BoWles-
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
And the Board. backbone auiver..

Another paving muddle is brewing for the
Board of Works. Residents Of East street,
from st. Clair to Cherry street, want it i'm
proved, but they are divided on the kind of
material to be used. Some want block and
others want asphalt. They are strong in
their convictions, and will fight for what
they want
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

animal was driven home to Mr.. Praigg, who
informed the driver that Mrs. Gilbert's
horse was at the station house. waiting for
an owner to appear.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
West-street ordinance Signed.

Yesterday Mayor Taggart signed the or
dlnance for the Improvement OF South Wes
street.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Friday Sale

Shepherd Check and Small Plaids, 10 diff
ferent designs. nice for children's dresses,
f5c yard.
4o-inch aIl-woCi Cheviots and worsted Nov
elites. these have sold at 55c to 65c yard.
now 49c yard.
China Silk Parasols, $119
54-inch Broadcloth for cape-making, Sis
instead OF $50.
52-inch Broadcloth. all colors. nice for light
capes. 73c yard.
silk-lIned navy blue Cloth Capes, gold but
tons. 1915.
Children's Refer Jackets. Fridays prices
Nine pairs OF Ecru Nottingham Lace Cur
tasns. 1876 value, for 1886
Soc Fringed Towels, damask border, very
fine. 3 for 81
"a Fringed Damask Lunch Cloths H35
LA Marseilles Spreads, S1.75.
Linen Sheeting. S1-35 quality, CSC yard.
S-l2 j. s Brown Pattern Cloths, IS ones, 81
So j. $. Brown Pattern Cloths, $l2 ones,
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Eastman, SchIefcher q Lee
ONCE with Lilly & Stalnaker, "a East Wash
ington street Please call and settle your
accoun. as we are closing up our books.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Dunlap's Celebrated Hats
or spring. at Seaton's Hat Store.
.tmau. schIeicher a Lee

You will find tomorrow that Anheuser-
Busch Book beats them all. Can be had in
bottles. Tel. 1857.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

To-Morrow: To-Morrow:
Everywhere on tap-Anheuser-B Busch ex-
uuisite Book Beer. Also in bottles. Tel 1857.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03
Don't Miss Ii.

Insure Your Property
With the McGilliard Agency Company.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Some of the county officers complain that
the new assessment books made by the Has
selman Printing Company are not satis-
factory County Auditor Smith says the pa
per Is coarse and heavy. and on the whole
the work does not compare with that fur
nished under the old contract. Deputy As
SCISSOR jefferson makes a similar complaint
In 1875 the county printing cost something
over $1,000. This year the Hasselman COM
pany took the contract for a little over
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Anheuser-Busch unexcelled Book Beer
will be on tap tomorrow. Don't forget to
70 sfa n
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

You will find tomorrow that Anheusel
Busch Book beats them all. Can be had
bottles. Tel. 1857.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Hardwood Mantels, Crates. Jno. M. Lilly,
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Insure Your Property
With A. j. MEYER & Co.. 50 Lombard Phone l3
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Don't Miss 1t.
Anheuser-Busch unexcelled Book Beer
will be on tap tomorrow. Don't forget to
taste il.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

1Atsss sainss in R0eksrs.-wn. L Elder.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

To-Morrow! Tomorrow!
Everywhere on tap-Anheuser-Busch ex
quisite Book Beer. Also in bottles. Tel. 1857
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Feed your horse JANEys Dustless Oats.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Eastman, Sch1etcher Il Lee
once with Lilly 3 stalnaker, q East Wash
accoun. as we are closing up our books.
To-Morrovv! TO-Morrow:
Everywhere on tap-Anheuser-B Busch ex-
quisite Book Beer. Also in bottles. Tel. 1857.
Insure Your Property
With the McGilliard Agency Company.
Don't Miss II.
Anheuser-Busch unexcelled Book Beer
will be on tap Tomorrow. Don't forget to
taste 1t.
Hardwood Mantels, Crates. Jno. NJ. Lilly.
Best OF All.
You will find tomorrow that Anheuser-
Busch Book beats them all. Can be had in
bottles. Tel. 1857.
Feed your horse JANEs's Dustless Oats
Don't Miss 1t.
Anheuser-Busch unexcelled Book Beer
will be on tap tomorrow. Don't forget to
taste il.
Insure your home in the Glens Falls.
Tomorrow! Tomorrow!
Everywhere on tap-Anheuser-Busch ex-
quisite Book Beer. Also in bottles. Tel. 1857.
Insure with Delaware Insurance Co.
Insure Your Property
With A. J. MEYER & Co.. 50 Lombard Phone l3o
Sensation.
Ladies' Waists given away. See When window.
|
Undertaken whtsett. Telephone 5sL Reasonable
as any or no charge
Kimball Pianos. Carlin q Lennox 81 E. Market st.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Sensation.
Ladies' Waists given away. See When window.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

re with Delaware Insurance Co.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Undertaken whitsett Telephone SCI Reasonable
q any no charge.
Kimball Pianos Carlin & Lennox. 81 E. Market ST.
The Indianapolis journal., 1896-04-03

Insure your home in the Glens Falls
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
Mr.. Pfunzheimer,s Philosophy.

Der man vot he hat money to burn sell
dom gifts der match yomans penny, ain d
it,
Doan'd chump qvick py conclusions
perhaps dot man vot he wares smiling
face und goot clothes ind a diamond ring
he is yust bluf6ng his friends py dot in
stallment plan already.
Der politician g reputation nit veracity
is meier established until you got dot com
mission py dot office vot ne promise you,
ain d it?
Sometimes a funeral will unite families
vot dey doan'd speak py each udder in
years.
Der self made mans is always trying to
put his work on exhibition.
Wy doan'd dem mems vot dey are always
speaking for posterity vait till dere audi
ence arrives once alreddy?
Der vomans vOt says she dresses to please
dem mems ohenerally dresses to worry dem
vomens.
A vomans is dot weaker vessel, und dot
is W mans is always got dot stronger spir-
its in him. ain'd it2
hat noticed dot efery fadder thinks dot
no boy is yust like his boy, und efery I'd
der fadder is glad of it.
1t is a sign of a schqval ven der baby
hits himself py dot leedle nose on nit his
rattles.
Many people enchoy dem sermons best
ware der preacher hits dere friendts mid
ouid gloves.
yust recommember now dot tOasts vot
are always drunk doan'd meier got intOxi-
Gated
To dot mans vot his soul is small a dol
lar looks yust so big like a cartveel.
Fiery bad mans ven he got kOtched say
dot he vOs hibnodized-vy doan some
bodys got hibnodizod und do Something's
gOot?
Ven a mans is mean by his wife, der
teifol yust laughs py his pig sleeves in.
It is a goot ting for you to hat riches,
und it is a bad thing for riches to hat you
dots w am poor.-New York World.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12
Surprising Facts About cattle.

In the year I71O the weight of fat cattle
in the London market averaged only $40
pounds. This. too at the average age of
years, prior to which time they we're not
considered as being marketable In 1895
this average weight has increased to nearly
4s2 pounds. In 1880, 1O5 years later, the
average weight Of cattle sold on the Lon
don market was $50, almost twice what it
was in 1910, and at that time the average
age at which such beasts were sold was
only 4 years, as against years at the
earlier date.
We have no statistics which show exactly
the average weight of the fa5 cattse Of To-
day, but believe that we are not far from
the truth when we say that it is at least
twice what 10 was in 1890 and upward of
four times greater than it was in ITO
St. Louis Republic
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-12

Rev. Mr. 0uayle Calls Them Idiots
Epworth League All Right

Rev. Mr.. Quayle Calls Them Idiots
Epworth League All Right.
Cleveland. May 12.-Rev- Mr.. Quayle
of Kansas spoke out in meeting this
morning.
The N. E. conference today got into
q snarl in which the local morning
newspapers were attacked and the
meeting of the committee on state Of
the church held yesterday afternoon
came out prominently In that meet
ing Rev DR.. Quayie in the course Of
his remarks about the Christian En-
deaVOrers in their attempt to secure a
recognition of the deity in the com
mittee used the language which ap-
peared in the morning papers which is
as follows. Not long ago that or
ganization rot only made itself ridic-
ulous and all the churches which it
represent, but actually made the re-
GgiOn Of Christ ridiculous by praying
for the redemption Of Bob IngersOn
Do you think that the Methodist
church would ever be guilty of such
an act of absolute idiocy." Cries Of
mo, nc" were expressed throughout
the room.
F. J. Cheeny Of Central New York
then arose and presented q resolution
which recited the fact that the local
morning papers had 50 quoted a mem
Der of the conference and dlSCIa1med
any responsibility Of such sentiment by
the conference. He presented the res
olution for adoption. 1t not only dis
claimed response D1llLys Out also IN
dOrsed the endeavOrers- As soon as it
was read, two motions were made. one
to refer to the committee on EpWOrth
league and tn other to lay on the
table.
Bishop Fowler ordered the vote taken
on the motion to refer. A mistake was
made in the counting and second vote
was ordered. DR.. Buckley desired to
present a substitute, but Bishop FOW-
Ter refused to entertain it. The vote
on the motion to refer to the commit
tee on Epworth league was then lost,
j to 235.
Mr.. Henry French Of California
moved its adoption. when Rev. W. A.
Quayle of Kansas city, who had made
the remark, rose. He is a youthful
looking delegate and after stating what
he said concerning the Christian En-
deavorers, denied the use of the Ian
guage attributed to him. Every at
tempt by Mr.. Cheney to get at the facts
Of the case was howled down.
Every denial of the article called out
wild applause, but Mr.. Quayle said he
did say a certain society was idiOtic
and he thought that was the sentiment
of the majority of members. Another
wild Outburst Of applause greeted this
and the conference appeared to concur
in the opinion that the action was idiot
lie.
The resolution repudiating the pur-
ported language of DR. Quayle by the
conference was adopted.