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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-01-06
DECLINES TO REFUND.
Ex-COunty Treasurer Boland Will
Hold On to Extra Fees.
al TO the Indianapolis Journal.

Social 70 the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 5.-Ex-County
Treasurer William Boland was before the
Board of County Commissioners yesterday
afternoon asking them 10 defer the suit
against him looking TO the recovery of
s., 400 extra fees that he is charged with
having taken from the treasury without
warrant. The ex-official held that the law
would soon be acted on by the Supreme
Court and that at its outcome it would be
an easy matter TO adjust the matter He
was promptly asked 10 pay over the money
to the treasurer and await the action OF the
court, which he declines 10 do. The fees
were awarded In the face of the county at
torney TO defer the matter till the court
could decide the question relating TO treas
ures. Since that time the political COM
plsxion OF the board has changed to Re
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind, Jan. 5.-The strange NAL
ady of DR.. j. NJ. Boyd, for many years
porminent physician of Thorntown, This
county, is puzzling the medical men of In
diana. In 1880 the disease first began to
manifest itself and has grown since until
during the past year the legs have swollen
from the knees down to more than twice
their natural size and the flesh has assumed
a dark purple color. The disease is of a
most aggravating nature, the effect being
almost an irresistible desire to scratch the
swollen parts, which drives the victim al
most to frenzy. A conference OF nhysi-
clans and surgeons has been held. and they
say they are unable to understand the case,
nothing like II having ever been recorded.
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Since Nov. /, the beginning of the win
ter packing season at indianapolis packing
houses, there have been killed 2lS,o00 hogs,
against $4,000 in the corresponding two
months of 1894. At the twenty-five packing
points which report there were killed 81
800, 700 hogs, against 3,S90,O00 In 1894, Indian
apolis and Chicago We're the only points
where more hogs were killed in November
period of 1894. Indianapolis now ranks as
the fourth packing point in number of hogs
killed, Cincinnati having taken the fifth
place Local packers say that the quality
of the hogs killed this season has been
the best in several years, the hogs being
better fatted and healthier than usual.
Shipments have fallen off somewhat, but
next week will likely become heavy again,
as ii is said there Is a large number Of
hogs vet TO be marketed.
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Rooker Has Nothiug IN Saw.

Alonzo Rocker will be placed on trial for
the murder of his wife Maggie In the Grim
inal Court this morning. Since the tragedy
Rocker has steadily refused to discuss the
affair. Yesterday he was found pacing
rapidly 10 and fro in his CELL For the
most part, he had been morose and in
clincd TO quietude. but yesterday he an
peared considerably excited. He refused
to discuss the killing and said he had no
recollection OF how il occurred or of the
trouble leading 10 IT. II have no state
ments 10 make TO reporters said he II
don't know anthing about the trouble. I
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No Shortage of Gas During the Zero
Spell Of Weather.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WABASH, Ind, Jan. 5.-Ahhough the
thermometer fell to twelve degrees below
zero In this locality Friday night and re-
NAMED below zero all day Saturday. there
was no shortage in the gas supply such as
was experienced in the surrounding cities.
The pressure In the natural gas mains inside
the city limits considerably exceeded 100
pounds to the square inch. Wabash has two
natural gas companies bringing the fuel in,
either one of which has an abundance to
supply the whole city in the coolest weather.
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Track-waIker Killed.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special 10 The indianapolis JOURNAL
CONNERSV1LLE, Ind, Jan. while
performing his duty as track-walker on the
c., II. & ID. railroad last night at IL o'clock.
John Davitt was instantly killed by
freight train that had broken In two. The
last section of FIVE cars passed over him.
He was fifty-three years old and leaves a
wife and family
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Special to the IndIanapolis JournaI

Special 10 the indianapolis Journal.
LEBANON, Ind. Jan. 5.--As a result OF
mad dog scare in the south part OF this
county and the north portion OF Hendricks
county, upward OF fifty dogs have been
killed. A horse belonging TO William Cook
suffering with hydrophobia had 90 be killed
and other stock bitten has been confined TO
close
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Special 10 the Indianapolis JOURNAL.
RICHMOND. Ind, Jan. 5.-Jerry 0'Eiarn.
a young man from Louisville. was struck
by the fast train TO Indianapolis yesterday
and seriously injured The accident oc-
CURED while he was stepping out OF the way
OF one engine and got in the way Of an
other. which he did rot see in time TO avoid.
One hip was fractured and his spine injured.
The injured man is being cared for at ST.
Stephen's HOSPITAL
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Convention of Miners Called.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. Jan. 4.-President
Purcell, of the United Mine Workers Of
Indiana, has called a delegate convention
for next Tuesday TO consider the mining
scale OF wages for next year. The question
will be whether the Indiana miners will
Insist on the cents differential they have
been receiving or consent TO price Q cents
less than paid in the Pittsburg district,
as was the differential for several years
In the last six months the Indiana men
have been working for 60 cents. but on
March 81 the Pittsburg price will be in
creased to 20 cents.
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Special to the indianapolis Journal.
osGooD. Ind. Jan. 5.--Yesterday. while
Frank Newhart. young man OF this city.
was shooting at a mark with a thirty-two-
caliber revolver. the ball struck a soft piece
or board nailed 10 pigpen. came In contact
with hard board nailed upright. and.
glancing from there, hit a rafter. and. re-
bounding sixteen feet. struck \ewhart In the
eye 1t penetrated the ball ana lodged
there. DIR. Freeman extracted the bullet
and Newhart is resting easy.
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B,ru and stock Rurrea.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal

SPEECH 10 the InulanapoIlS JolrnaL
FRANKLIN. Ind, Jan. 5-A large barn
belonging TO George w. Byers. four miles
southwest OF this city. burned early this
morning. Two good horses. several cattle.
a large mount OF hay and grain and other
property was consumed The fire originated
from a lantern which Mr.. Byers had placed
in the carriage and covered with lap robes
preparatory to taking contemplated drive
reach g 600.
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Too Many Consumers for supply.
Snecial q the India ma nnlis Journal

Special TO the IndianapoIiS Journal.
KOKOMO. Ind, Jan. 5-State Natural Gas
Inspector Leach. of this city. received
merous letters yesterday and to-day from
cities in the gas territory, complaining Of
a. shortage in the supply Of gas fuel since
the cold weather set In. Word comes from
Fort Wayne that the pressure is down 10
less than an ounce and that people are en-
not he obtained To take the Mace of the
absent gas. The pressure is reported very
low in many TOWNS of TIE gas belt. The an
nual report OF Inspector Leach showing me
is anxiousy looked for by the people. The
report will be submitted to Geologist Batch
lev next week.
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Special TO the indianapolis Journal
WABASH. Ind, Jan. 5.-In spite OF the
bad weather the corps of surveyors of the
Huntington, Columbia City & Ligonier Elec-
trio Railway Company Is out running the
lines for The new road between Huntington
and Ligonier. The directors have decided
upon the route in the vicinity OF Columbia.
il swinging around among the many beau
the opening of innumerble summer resorts
The road will hug the shores OF Round lake,
cross the outlet OF Round lake into Cedar
hoped TO have the line in operation early
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The New Year Starts Out with Many
Good Producing Wells.

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Good Producing Wells.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
MONTPELIER. Ind, Jan. 4.-Great en-
thusiasm prevails throughout the Indiana
oil field New work has had a setback.
owing TO the extreme cold weather, which
causes the freezing up of the Oil and water
lines. This will certainly be a phenomenal
year in the oil field, as the festive Wild
cater is out and many test wells will go
down during the year. Heretofore opera
tons have been confined to a few counties
in the northeastern portion Of the State,
but the present year will show develop
ments across the State to the Illinois line,
as territory is now being leased for that
purpose.
The new year starts in with a grist Of
good producing wells. S. w. TAFT & Co.'s
No. 4 we'll on the B. & D. Evers farm, Har-
rison township, Blackboard county, is good
for 2iO barrels; the Standard Oil Company's
No. 4, Evers farm. same field, 1870 barrels;
Washington township. same county, good
for 80 barrels; X. +. Cummingss No. g.
Ogle farm. NOTTINGHAM township, Wells
and 6. on the Dickson farm. same field,
are good for 100 barrels EACH J. A. Graves's
No. 4, Clendenning farm. Hartford town
Barn dlm F ssen EEos fsr so
Watson farm, same field, so barrels:
Spellacy, Kerr & Co.'S No. Z, Turner farm.
Nottingham township, Wells county, 60 bar
bert farm, same field. 20 barrels; J.. A.
Gravess No. 2, Scott farm, same field, 10
barrels; Griffin, O'Connell & Co.'S No. 3.
Sharp farm. same field. 80 barrels; j. c..
township. Wells county, 30 barrels: ]. c..
Lineman & Co.'S No. %, Abshire farm, same
field, 20 barrels; Spy Run Oil and Gas Conn
pany's No. 2 Keesner farm, same field, 40
barrels; the Superior Oil Company's No. 8,
| Fields farm. Nottingham township, SO bar
rels; the Standard Oil Company's No. 10,
Let's farm, Jackson township, Jay county,
25 barrels; j. A. Graves's Ne. 4, Cookery
farm. same field, 80 barrels: McMahon, De-
weese & Co.'S No. 2, Heller farm, Penn
Oil Company's No. /, Ninde farm. same
| field. 10 barrels.
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may have something to say to you later
on. but don't care to say anything now.
Rockers attorneys, il Is understood. will
set up the plea of temporary alteration Of
mind as grounds for his acquittal After
declining to say anything. Rocker said he
was not excited anxious as to the out
come of the trial and believed he would
be acquitted He did not know what de-
Tense his attorneys would make. he said.
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Proposed Interstate Ball League,
A Ftreman's Funeral.
Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal.

SEYMOUR. Ind. Jan. 5.-The funeral OF
Hamp Bruning, the fireman who was SO
badly injured in the wreck at Coal City
last "Wednesday. and who died at Cincin-
natl last Friday, took place from the st.
Paul's German Church in this city this
afternoon. MIR. Bruning was member
OF Seymour Lodge, No. IA, j. o. o. T., I'M
der whose ritualistic services the body was
laid away in Riverside Cemetery. a great
many railroad men from along the line of
the Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern were in
attendance. The funeral was the largest
attended that has ever taken place here.
Mr.. Bruning was very popular with all
classes. he having served Is city marshal
for two wears.
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Special to the Indianapolis journal.
FRANKFORT, Ind, Jan. 5.-The fires and
lights of Frankfort went out at o'clock
this evening and the majority of the citi-
zens went to bed to keep from freezing.
At the churches the preachers were stopped
short in their discourses and dismissed the
congregations. The cause of all the trouble
was the bursting of NATURAL gas main
under Prairie creek. superintendent hatcher
was not long In locating the trouble, and
within few hours the fire bells notified
the citizens that the gas had been turned
on again.
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Frozen to Death I'm Bed.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SHELBYVILLE, Ind, Jan. 5.-James
Toney. veteran OF the late war, was
found in bed this morning frozen to death
He was an old man and lived alone. For
some time he had been sleeping at a neigh
boris on account of his i'll health, but last
week returned home There is quite a
difference of opinion as 10 when death
occurred. One woman states that she saw
him in the yard on Saturday. His former
wife went over to the house this morning,
walked into the bedroom and found him
dead. He was dressed in his usual clothing,
but had nothing over him. He was frozen
solid, and everything indicates that ne had
been dead several days.
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Tin-PInte Workers, WaEe. Cut.

Special to the indianapolis Journal
ELwOOD. Ind; Jan. "a cut OF wages
at the American tin-plate factory affecting
about one hundred employees OF the COM
pany. has been ordered to go into effect to-
morrow. In the annealing department there
Is cut OF 80 cents day affecting sixty
employees. In the busting department about
forty girls and men are cut sbout 20 cents
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Richmond Has Plenty.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Jan. s.-Ths city Is
faring we'll in the matter of a natural gas
supply. Despite the extreme cold weather
there has been no complaint on this score.
This fact is due to the work of the pump
ing station erected near Chesterfield at the
cost of about $1,000. With il the company
is able to keep the pressure up to 800
pounds raising 1t from a pressure OF 175
pounds as il comes from the well.
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CITY NEWS NOTES.

DIR. John J. Booz, OF the City Dispensary
force, has resumed his duties after a two
weeks absence at Terre Haute, where he
spent the holidays.
Dr. John Il. MeShane delivered the first
of course of lectures the subject of
anatomy before the Athletic Association
at the Y. NJ. c. A. Hall Saturday night
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publican and they instructed the county at
torney. Judge VI. A. Chapman. 10 bring suit
at once to recover the money. IL was in
timated that the fee and salary law would
be brought before the Supreme Court In a
new phase as a result of the concerted
action of the State Officers Association.
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where the Flour Goes.

In the year 1895 Parrot & Taggart con-
verted 1850 barrels of flour into bread,
crackers and cakes. During the year the
establishment employed the largest number
of people since IL has been in operation,
and turned out the largest quantity of
articles the establishment manufactures.
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A Woman sues Anoaher for So. oo0.
Special to the Indianarolls journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
DECATUR, Ind. Jan. 5.-Nancy VI. Cot
trell. wife Of F. NJ. Cottrell. a well-known
attorney OF this county, has filed suit in
the Adams Circuit Court. asking $25.0D
damages from Mrs. Alice Farlow. o: this
city, for alternating her husbands affec-
tons.
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10 cents a day. IL is not thought there viii
be any strike, although the action may pre-
cipitate one.
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The New Plan Pays better.
Special to TIE Indianapolis Journal.

ANDERSON, Ind, Jan. 5.-A practical
test of the question that caused strike
on the part OF the employees of the Ma
t,onal Tin Plate Company recently was
given last night in Anderson when the men
were paid off. The operatives in the thinning
department not long ago refused TO work
by the piece as requested. and after re-
naming out for some time many new men
were taken on and the work Of that de-
partment resumed. At that time the men
were receiving two dollars a day. Under
the new plan the average was S21z and the
amount Of work turned out for the company
increased by fully - per cent The COM
pany was 20 receive a bonus of $1,000 for
locating the mill in this city and the pay
ment OF 5000 on the first of this month
makes a total of $4,000 paid. The remain
ing 5000 will be due on the first OF June,
1896. The general manager of the company
said last night that "a the first of February
it would operate another hot mill and thus
give work to an additional force of sew
enty-lve men. When running full capacity
400 operatives viii be employed, with a
payroll amounting TO nearly 10000 a
month
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Huyiers Cocoa and Chocolates are unsur-
passed for their purity and righteousness of
flavor All grocers.
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A Rad Year for Local Millers.

Not in many years have the millers ex-
perienced so bad a year of business as in
1895, the several mills turning out but 5f4 sol
barrels of flour. against 69o.096 in 1894.
against 67o1O6 in 1893. and against $685.
barrels in 1892 During the entire year 1t
was quite difficult to get wheat in quantities
desired and when the millers did get II
prices were relatively higher than was
-four and during the year the mills did not
run to more than two-thirds their largest
capacity. The early part Of the year ex-
port demand was light but improved after
July 1 somewhat At time was il at it's
maximum in demand. Domestic trade was
about as usual. but low prices prevailed.
The last three months a large per cent. of
the wheat used has been purchased in Chi
oago and shipped here. and the outlook for
the next six months or until the wheat
crop of 1896 comes on the market, Is not
very promising.
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RAILROAD SHOPS BUSY
THE YEAR 1895 WAS A BANNER ONE
IN INDIANAPOLIS.
Packing Houses Doing We1l-How the
Laundry Business Has Grown
With the MilIers.

Not in many years, taking the entire
twelve months, have the local railroad
shops been buster than in 1895. At the
Brightwood shops a number of practically
new engines were turned out and a large
number Of cars both for freight and pas
senger service, were rebuilt at the shops.
and those OF the Big Four at Dillon street.
Five hundred and fifty men were employed
most of the year full time. At the Pan
handle shops, 40 men have been employed
most of the time. and the shops have made
an average Of five days and half a week,
mostly on repair of locomotives and cars.
So heavy has business been on the Pam
handle lines that an unusual amount of
work has been done in 1895 In the way of re-
pairs. AT the p. & l.. shops, West Side,
about seventy men have been employed
largely on repair work; at the Indianapolis,
Decatur & Western shops, most of the
time 100 men were employed doing their
own repair work and rebuilding three Of
the l.. d. & w. locomotives. Several en-
gines of the Cincinnati, Hamilton & Day.
ton were rebuilt there. The Belt road
shops kept about thirty men busy during
the year. Beside general repair work two
of their engines were thoroughly rebuilt.
1t Is stated that more money was paid out
at the local shops in 1895 than in any year
since 1892.
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Growth of Laundry business.

Seldom Is anything said about the de-
veiopment OF the laundry business at In
dianapoiis and history Of growth since
the first steam laundry was established
VIII be read with interest. The first steam
laundry was the Excelsior. established by
Major Taylor in 1878. Previous to that year
all the persons who wanted their laundry
work done in the best style were compelled
to send 1t to Troy, N. Y, and it was two
or three years before many could become
convinced that just as good laundry work
was done In Indianapolis as in Troy, N.
Y. The express companies were making a
good thing out Of 1t and employees of the
express companies encouraged the belief
that work done by Indianapolis laundries
was inferior. The second steam laundry
was established In 1880 by w. NJ. Reed, who
died some years ago and who for some
years was q sharp rival of Major Taylor,
which tended to improve the work of both,
as each invested money literally in their
plants, purchasing. the latest machinery
has thirteen steam laundries of different
grades and capacity, none inferior plants.
The year around these thirteen laundries
buster season to four hundred or more, ana
OF that number fully 80 per cent are women.
1t Is stated that fully 100000 is now in
vested in laundry plants In this city. The
business of these laundrieS is by no means
| confined to Indianapolis as there is not All
| important city or town in the State that
laundry work is not done for and some
work is sent to cities and towns of adj
| joining States. A large amount OF work is
| done for manufacturers Of shirts. One es-
| Establishment in Richmond last week con-
tracted with one of the Indianapolis laun.
dries to do up one thousand dozen of
| colored shirts. There is no laundry work
| which cannot be done as we'll to-day in
| Indianapolis as in any place in this country.
| The work done by Indianapolis laundries
| has an excellent reputation at home and
| at a distance. At each laundry from ten
| thousand to twenty-five thousand pieces are
| laundried weekly. The weekly pay rolls are
about $500 or about so per cent of the
gross receipts. The business is not now as
| profitable as few years ago, as prices are
| lower and help more expensive. Then IL
requires fifty or more wagons TO gather up
| the laundry work and return it to the
owner. Originally everybody brought in
! their laundry and then came after IL,
More attention Is given TO sanitary ar
rangements. Several of the laundries have
| the best ventilated best lighted and most
| comfortable temperatured rooms to be
| found in any line of business, consequently
| the work is very appropriate for women
| and the women employed make better
wages than they could at other occupa-