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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
A RIVAL POLICE FORCE
CITIZENS BECOME D~IsGUsTED WITH
MIR. COLBERT's MEN.
They Appoint a Committee for the
Purpose of Organizing "a Little PO-
lice Force of Their own.

A number of prominent citizens living in the
northeast part of the city have become thorough
ly disguised with the poor police protection that
is accorded them and point to the fact that a
large number of robberies and fires of incendiary
origin have occurred recently. So alarmed have
they become that a movement to employ private
policemen is on loot. A committee consisting OF
Messrs. TAYLOR, Mayer and Nordyke, represent
ing the district lying between Morrison street
on the south, Seventh street on the north, Penn
syIvania on the west and Alabama on the east,
has been appointed, to devise some protection
against burglars and ;ncendiaries. Within a
very short time over $4,000 worth of valuable
jewelry, diamonds, watches and money has been
carried away by housebreakers. and several
serious fires have occurred. The committee spent
considerable time yesterday looking into the con-
ditions of back doors, yards and alley ways. as
well as taking subscriptions to the police fund.
II tell you what it is" said one of them last
evening, 1.-THE condition of affairs is enough to
invite incendiarism. AT nearly every barn you
will find hay sticking out at the loft windows,
and it must be ,. temptation to stick a lighted
match into it. And the sanitary conditions are
not sanitary at all. They are abominable.
Board of Health? oh, 1 suppose the Board of
Health has authority to cause nuisances to be
removed. but we haven't time to run around
and hunt them up every time something needs
to be done. l wish you would take a look at the
streets and alleys up that way. They haven't
been cleaned for months. Why don't we go to
the Board of Public Works? What for? What
good would that DOR
How much will it cost you to maintain your
own police department."
1t is our intention to employ at least two men
to patrol the district at night. If we can arrange
it. we will require them 10 report to the District
Telegraph Company so that we can determine
whether they have been at their posts. We
think that this will cost every subscriber about
So a month"
But what's the matter with the city police
force?''
The city police force 20 he retorted with a
snort of contempt; what are the police good
for2 They spend more. of their time hanging
over be - than they do locking out for burglars.
footpads and incendiaries."
All the men who will contribute to the funds
for starting a rival police force to that of Super
intendent Colbert are taxpayers, and have al
ready @ontributed to the pay OF the blue-coats
who, they declare, are simply butts for the
Jokes OF the merry footpads and burglars.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
HE SELLS A o
Mr.. Sovereign Has n New Way or
Raising Exnense Money.

Raising Expense money.
James Richard Sovereign, the man who
succeeded T.. v. Powderly as master work
man of the Knights of Labor. was in the
city last night and delivered one OF the
most rabid free-silver talks that has yet
been heard from a rostrum in this city
There were not many who heard 1T, how
ever, as, with those who participated in a
little street parade and the others who went
to hear him, Tomlinson Hall was not one
third flied. In the course of his remarks
Mr.. Sovereign intimated that it was as
large as the average crowds that greet MN
on his junketing trip, in which he is trying
to make it appear that it is to the interest
of 1aboring men to support the free-sliVer
heresy. He repeatedly referred to the large
and magnificent audience.
He assumed that the people who favored
a gold standard of money were all in a
conspiracy to rob the workingman OF MS
wages. and stated that they were anxious
to make the workingman's debts as hard
as possible to pay. The remedy for the
whole thing. he said, was to break up the
conspiracy by opening the minis to the free
and unlimited coinage of silver. He ala
not go so far as to say how this would
make anybody but the mine owner rlchef.
He accused the gold power OF making three
million tramps out of honest workingmen,
and pictured the aWIu suffering OIL tneSe
men as they were cOnnleu III PRISON ~
worked on the stone pile because they did
not have the means of support in their
pockets.
He ''jollied' the laboring men present by
saving that labor never built a tenement
house or started a sweat shop, never bribed
a jury or corrupted Il court, or never at
tempted to establish Il government by IN
junction for the purpose of coercing Amer
lean people.
Mr.. Sovereign. for the purpose of getting
off a little joke, made the remarkable state
ment that the Republicans were trying TO
switch the fight off to the tariff question.
When he made the statement the surprise in
the faces of the audience could be seen,
but when he followed it up by the remark
that Mr.. Mckinley was not afraid or the
tariff SO much as the ''tear-of. the PEG
pie smiled. TIL premise on which he butt
his little Joke was about as false as his
assumptions in other lines. He talked OF
himself a while after his joke on Mr.. Me-
kinley. The latter name was received with
a whoop that showed he had the sympathy
of the most of his hearers. At the conclu-
sion of his address Mr.. Sovereign offered a
book on free silver for sale.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Company VS.. Welsh. Lawrence c. c. Ger
tiorari granted.
2139. Barnes VS.. Pelham. Delaware c. c..
Ceriorari granted.
2179. Orner VS.. Satterley Manufacturing
Company. Jay c. c. Certiorari granted.
Superior Court.
Room John L. McMaster, Judge.
Mary C. Hunt VS.. Hunt Soap Company;
Judgment VS.. defendant for 81 1000 and costs.
John Ludlow VS.. Fred Laxen. Finding
for defendant against plaintiff for costs.
Indiana National Bank VS.. Duthie-Dag-
gett Tool Company. Receiver discharged.
Room 2-Lawson NJ. Harvey. Judge.
Emil Wulsehner VS.. Lizzie SchelI; notes.
On trial by jury. Jury out.
Room 3-Pliny W.. Bartholomew. Judge.
Isaac +. Frankem VS.. Cordelia A. Mann
ct al; lie n. Dismissed at plaintiffs costs.
Annie Fish VS.. Wilhelm Gehring; fore
closure. On trial by court.
James Johnson vs.. John w. Bruce ct al.
account: Finding and judgment for plain
Noel Brothers Flour and Feed Company
VS.. Mary f. Patterson. Finding and judg-
ment against Elry DeBolt for S102, and for
Mary Patterson.
New Suits Filed.
John D.. Martin VS.. Michael Conneil ct
al; 10 quiet title. Room 2.
Robert e. S~pringsteen vs.. The CONNER
cial Travellers Mutual Accident Associa-
ton OF Indiana: to collect indemnity in
surance. Room 9.
Paul Kraft VS.. Peter Fl. Noon ct al; on
note. Room 3.
Jacob Kirch VS.. William H. Schmidt ct
al; on account. Room /.
Clara Z. Winfield VS.. George Winfield
divorce. Roo 2.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
A. F. l.. MEETING.
Chicago Difficulties Partly Settled
Musicians Application.

The executive council of the American
Federation of Labor got down to business
yesterday in earnest, and the morning and
afternoon sessions extended long after the
meal hours.
The council consulted with the repre-.
sentatives of the different railway organi-
cations regarding the bill on contempt
cases and the arbitration bill. now pending
before Congress-. but no decision was
reached. The question will be decided at
the national convention which meets in
Cincinnati Dec. IA. The railway conduc-
tors organization is represented by Grand
Chief f.. E. Clark, of Cedar Rapids, la.
Grand Master MorriSey, of Galesburg. ILL.,,
represents the organization of railway
trainmen, and Grand Secretary Frank 3.
Arnold. of Peoria, represents the ~organiza-
tor of locomotive firemen.
The council voted to so ahead and form
a new central labor organization in Chi
cago. This will be done on Nov. 9. The
discussion on the amendment to the eight
council decided that the two engineers
unions now in dispute in Chicago must
amaIgamate. There was considerable dis
cussion on this matter, and, after much
deliberation, the council decided that ANAL
gamation was the one proper movement
10 bring the two disputing unions into har-
mony.
1t was decided to push a number of bills
now pending in Washington which pertain
10 the interests of the federation. 1t was
decided also to form national unions for
Stationary engineers, butchers. laborers.
coremakers ana bicycle workers. The
bakers union cracker label was Endorsed
and sanctioned.
After a lengthy consultation with the
convention of musicians, who have petit
toned the executive council for a charter.
the council decided that all unions con-
nected with the federation must be adj
mitted into the musicians union before il
can get a charter.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
FAIR WEATHER TODAY.
Prediction and observation of Local
FOrecaster Wappenhans.

Forecast for Indianapolis and vicinity for
the twenty-four hours ending II p. m. Oct
-Fa weather on Wednesday.
General Conditions Yesterday.-Low baro-
metric pressure continued east of the Mis-
sissippi, high west. The temperature fell
except near the ruff and Atlantic coasts
and in the Northwest; 1t fell from 10 to 1s
degrees in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri.
Iowa, Illinois and Indiana and freezing
temperature prevails from Manitoba, Min
Light rain fell in the lower Mississippi. in
the upper Ohio valley, and snow is falling
in western Michigan and at Duluth, Mimi.
FORECAST FOR THREE STATES.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 2O.-For Ohio-Fair.
preceded by light showers in eastern por-
ton; light to fresh west winds and cooler.
For Indiana and Illinois-Fair; warmer in
northern portion; west winds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
s SCENTS PER LINE OF SEVEN WORDS
STATIONS

Alabama and It'll Sts.-S. Muhl.
6ellefontaine ST., No. 40o-Claude fleios.
christian Ave-, No. 137-F. +. Dannetteie.
Clifford Ave, No. ~324-Philip Miller.
College Ave. and 7th St.-Geo. {. Fisner.
columbia Ave. and 9TH St.-Geo. Z. ftucn.
columbia and HUI Aves.-R. G. Hampton
delaware and McCarty-H. A. Pfathin,
Dllon and Fletcher Aye.-Hugo III. Lehrrit'ei'
East and McCarty Sts.-E. c, Reick,
r. wayne Ave-, No. 190-Thos. h Ihorhouie'
HIliside Ave-, No. 19-H. w. Carter.
1iDnois anu LIST Sts.-S. Juhl.
Illinois and 18th Sts.-S. MuhI.
1innois and 7th Sts.-J. NJ. Scott.
limos and North Sts.-R. NJ. Nayin.
tpdiafia Ave. ane Vermont Str. p. Biodau'
1noiana Ave, No. 20I-John ID. Gauio-
11adison Ave, No. 427-Jos. NJ Dwyer.
Sass. and Cornell Aves.-C. T.. BarInm.
Mass. Ave-, Nc. coil. L. Haag~
Mer. and Morris Sts.-C. II. Brooch.
Mer. and Ray sts.-John L. Myers.
1ler. and Russell Ave-Geo. F.. 2orsI.
Mew York and Noble Sts.-E: H E,iners.
New York, No. 1878 West-F. e. Woacott-
Fine No. POI South-A. L. Walker.
senate Ave. and 3D. STA. NJ. Eyster.
Senate Ave, No. 1858 North-E. L. Steward
SHELBY ST., No. 1s2-C. A. Eitel.
Talbot Ave, No. 350-M. Schwartz.
Virginia Ave. and Coburn-C. @. Mueller
Virginia Ave. and McCarty-M. G. 5taley.
wash St and State Ave.-N. S. briggs.
Wash ST., No. 703 East-Baron Bros.
west St, No. sos North-C. w. Eiehrodt.
fandes and eth Sts.-Dixon.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
ImpOrtant Meetings.

The executive officers of the Western
roads met at Chicago yesterday to con-
slider the questions thae stand in the way
of the formation of an agreement on
freight matters in the West. Some time
since it was determined that the old Union
League agreement should be readoptcd, but
to this some of the weaker lines have
offered strong objections and the meeting
of to-day was called for the purpose of
placating the smaller lines and getting
them into shape for an agreement. The
old agreement provided that there should
be division on the percentage plan and such
lines as carried above their allotted per-
centage should even matters up by turn
ing freight over to the roads that had fallen
behind. The plan was a beautiful thing IN
til it came to turning over the freight and
then 1t failed utterly. None of the roads
that had carried more than their share
would turn over a pound of freight to any
ordered the traffic men of the roads to form
another agreement on the basis of the old
union league agreement, but some of the
smaller lines said that they would never
consent to such an agreement until their
back percentages were settled up. The
meeting yesterday was called to see what
could be done in the way of settling up or
of reaching any other kind Of q way out
of the trouble. Nothing was done but to
day continue the consideration of the queS-
tons involved. The committee consists of
Presidents Hughitt, of the Northwestern;
Miller, of the st. Paul; Cable, of the Rock
Island; Ramsey, of the Wabash, and Stick
ney, of the Great Western.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
New Yards at Hammond.

The Michigan Contra Railroad Company
will next week begin the construction of a
new storage, switching and transfer yards
at Harmon to be operated in connection
with the Pennsylvania lines, the Chicago
e. Calumet Terminal and the Chicago,
& Western Belt line. The yards
will consist of twenty tracks extending
from the State line to a. point near the
Calumet river. These tracks will be used
for the transfer of freight around Chicago
and by their use the congestion of business
will he greatly relieved. The Chicago,
& Western Belt has already
made q record of transferring a trainload
of cattle from the Santa Fe road north of
Chicago to the Hammond yards in fifty
eight minutes. The improvements will cost
500. 900.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
IN SUPREME COURT.
Union Case A~dyanced-Im-
nOrtanf ApnelIate Court DecisiOn.

The last sitting OF the Supreme and APP
pellate courts before the election was be-
gun yesterday. A motion to advance the
case of the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany VS.. the State CT Indiana was granted
by the Supreme Court. The Appellate
Court overruled a petition for a rehearing
in the case of Tarquinia l.. Voss against
the Wagner Palace Car Company, in which
the defendant sued to recover the value of
a sealskin cloak lost by the porter of the
car in assisting her from the train. The
court held that in such cases the company
is responsible for lost baggage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
The Ear Bitter Bound Over.

Frank Stubs, who was arrested in
Louisville and brought back here for trial
on the charge of biting off patrolman Gro
nin's ear, waived examination in the Police
Court yesterday morning and was sent to
Jail in default OF 81, 500 bond to await the
action of the grand jury. George Carrico,
who was arrested at she time the fight oc-
Cured, secured q continuance until Oct. %.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
CLOVER LEAF BOYCOTT
BECOMES EFFECTIVE TOMORROW
N ExCITES MUCH INTEREST.
The r. e. r.. VIII BE Turned Over to
the New Company on Dec. 1-Mis-
~ceIIaneous Railway News.

The boycott of the Toledo, ST. Louis &
Kansas City by the lines in the Joint
Traffic Association becomes effective to-
morrow. and much interest is taken as to
results. OF course, if nothing more, it will
lead to an investigation as to the truth
fulness of the charges by Judges Wood and
Kicks, who appointed r. Is. Peirce receiver
of the property. Prominent lawyers say
they would not be surprised if the result of
the boycott was a dissolution of the Joint
Traffic Association, but conservative rail-
road men do not view it in that light, TAX
ing the ground that a road in the hands
of the courts has no right to demoraliZe
rates by taking advantage of being in the
hands Of a receiver and thus affecting the
standing of roads that are in a solvent
condition. The Toledo Blade says: IF the
Glover Leaf is not able to get any relief
from the courts, this action will drive the
road to deal with the scalpers entirely. 1t
is a question in the minds of some prac-
teal railroad men whether the road will
not now have an excuse for making more
trouble than 1T did without the boycott.
With ticket orders the Glover Leaf can go
into the East and create no end of trouble.
Another element in the fight which makes
TINS class OF railroad men doubt the wis
dom of the action is the effect it will have
on the public. Win or lose, the Glover Leaf
Will be popularized by the boycott. Every
body is going to infer that rates on the
Glover, Leaf are always the lowest. If a
man thinks he will get the lowest rates
by taking the Glover Leaf. he will not look
any further. The public like a rate cutter.
But defenders of the Joint Traffic Associa-
tons policy say that it viii be well worth
a long and stubborn fight to enforce such
a measure against the Glover Leaf. 1t will
are just as bad as the Glover Leaf, be-
have themselves. 1t is not the first boycott,
as some are pleased to cali it, which has
boycotted for over two years"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
THE COURT RECORD.
Court

1854. Smith VS.. Mcclure. Harrison C. C.
Affirmed. Monks, c. J.-Where a person at
tempts to set aside a Judgment on the
against him while he was of unsound MIN
he must prove the unsoundness of mind
by a preponderance of the evidence, and
if the evidence Is conflicting it will not be
weighed by this court.
1888. Alley VS.. City of Lebanon. Boone
c.. c. Affirmed. Howard, all the
construction of sewers have been complied
with before the contract for construction is
let the Common Council acquires Jurisdic-
ton. If an assessment for the c%onstruc-
ton OF a sewer has not been made as re-
quired by law the court may undoubtedly
compel a proper assessment 70 De maqe:
way Company. Knox c. c. Appeal rein
1902. Dale VS.. Deblof. Porter C. C. Leave
peal within the year.
Appellate Court.
1923. Voss VS.. Wagner Palace Car Com
pam Marion S. c. Petition for rehearing
overruled. Reinhard, J.-It is the duty of
a porter of a sleeping car company to as
sist passengers from their train when the
passenger has more luggage than he is
able to carry, and if after the passengers
effects have gone into the custody of the
porter they are lost or stolen, the. company
will be liable therefor.
Affirmed. Gavin, IA sherif's powers are
limited to his own county. POSSESSION of
personal property is sufficient 10 authorize
the holder to protect his possession against
a treSpasser, or a sheriff from another
1s44. r. n. A. & c. Railway Company
C. i'm a special verdict all the facts
necessary to entitle the plaintiff to recov-
or ls muSs order I'd I0o Of ON mnnesr sai Travellers VS..
Daub. vanderburg 5. G. certiorari
ISIS. b. & o. Southwestern Railway
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Sues ON bicycle insurance..

Robert e. Springsteen yesterday filed
suit against the Commercial Travellers Mu-
tual Accident Association of Indiana to
collect 1925 alleged to be due for time lost
on account of an accident while riding his
bicycle on June q. He was struck by a
wagon and severely injured. He says the
association has paid no attention TO his
claim for indemnity. although properly
filed. The defense will be that the acct
dent was Springsteen's own fault, and
therefore the company is not liable.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Four Years for Pocket Picking.

Herman Markowitz was sentenced to four
years in the p~enitentiary in the Criminal
Court yesterday on his plea of guilty to a
charge of grand larceny. Markowitz stole
a gold watch, valued at 500, from Henry
Neagle's pocket on the day Bryan was
here. Taylor Kiesee's case, for stealing a
radiator, was continued after part of the
evidence was heard.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
A saloon Keeper in Morkhouse.

Harry Park. a South Illinois-street saloon
keeper, went to the workhouse yesterday
rather than to pay his fine of $40 for sell
ing liquor on Sunday and $40 for violating
Section 8 of the Nicholson law.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

comes your dividends are paid to You. Not
long since one of the 'heartless' ~stockhold-
ers Of this 'heartless corporation went into
court and asked that q receiver be appoint
ed for it because it pays the men n run
the cars and does not pay him any divt-
dends. That stakeholder swears that he
has never received any dividends. Is there
any consistency or good sense in the argu-
ment of Mr.. Bryan to destroy the corpora
ton which pays the laborer his hire and
cannot pay the stakeholder a dividend?
Make your comparison, the laborer gets
all. the ~ckhold nothing"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
DIED


6:15 a. M, Monday, Oct. 10, at the
residence of his son, No. 7G2 North Alabama
street, Rev. Benjamin +. Foster, aged seventy
six. Funeral services at the residence at 3
o'clock Wednesday morning.
SCHRADER-Mrs. A, Z. Schrader, wife OF Col.
A. Schrader, Tuesday morning at II O'Clock.
Funeral services at residence, As West Second
street, Wednesday at 1870 p. m. Burial private.
Terre Haute and Evansville, Ind, papers please
copy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Hiruins Again Bound Over.

George Higgins. the man who was ar
rested last week for grand larceny and dis
charged by the grand jury the day he was
RENAMED in Police Court and then rear
rested. was in Police Court again this
morning and was again held for the grand
Jury action. Judge Cox wrote on the afi-
davit: This man pleaded guilty in Police
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
CLEVELAND, CINCINNATI, CHICAGO a.
. s1. LOUIS RAILWAY COMPANY.

The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of this
. Company, for the election OF directors and for
Auch other business as may come before the
Areellng, will be held at the office OF the com
aapsny, corner OF Third and Smith streets, in Gin
clnnati. o., ON Wednesday, Oct. Is, 1896, al 10
O'Clock a. m. Tie stock transfer books will be
closed at the office Of Messrs. j.. r. Morgan &
Co, DO. q Wall street Rev York at 3 o'clock
O'Clock a. M, Thursday, Oct; 20. 1886.
~ Il. II, Osborn Secretary,
cllriunat4 SsDt. ~, 1896.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
The Child Goes to It's Aunt.

Judge Harvey yesterday decided the
habeas corpus case that occupied his at
tention all last week. giving the custody of
the little Schleuter child to Mrs. Mary
Canatsy, a sister of the child's dead moth
err. When the mother dice the child was
given to Mrs. Canatsy and her husband to
raise. Recently Julius Schleuter, the father,
stole the child, and Mrs. Canatsy sued to
recover ii.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

Yesterday Mary G. Hunt secured a judg-
ment in Judge McMaster's court for 81, 900
against the Hunt Soap and Chemical Com
pany. The case arose from a disagreement
in the partnership relations, during which
trouble Mrs. Hunt was arrested for the al
legged theft of two kettles. She sued for
damages for false arrest and secured judg-
ment.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
JouRNAL ADyEprIsrNG STATIONS,
BRANCH oFFICEs-
OF
THE JOURNAL

Have been conveniently located at the following
drug stores In the various sections OF
the city. from which
ADVERTISEMENTS WILL BE
Direct to this office at regular rates.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21
Forgot TO Put 1t Back.

Detective Thornton yesterday arrested
Sandy Sanders, a colored man. on n charge
of grand larceny. Sandars's mother does
house work for several people. Yesterday
while she was at work Sanders called at
the house and picked up a gold watch he
saw lying on a table. He had IL when ar
rested. but claimed that he had just been
examining 1t and forgot TO put 1t back
where he found 1t.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-10-21

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