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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
a. DRUNKEN MAN AMUCK.
Believed To Have stolen George Nes-
cIe's Horse and buggy.

Last night theeWest indianapolis police
received a telephone message from the city
police warning them 10 watch for a stolen
horse and buggy owned by George Nescle,
of No. 90 East Washington street. About
$50 o'cIdo a knock at the door of Walter
Oden's home, No. 4 Hadley avenue, caused
Mrs. Oden TO go to the door, where she
found a drunken stranger. He asked her
where Brighton Beach was, and she told
him that she did not know, and as he per-
sisted in trying to force the door, which
she held partly open. she called to her hus-
band, who lay sick in an adjoining room.
The stranger started through the house
toward the kitchen, when Mr.. Oden. though
sick and very weak, grabbed him by the
coat. The man broke away, but the door
had hardly been closed upon him when he
returned and smashed out a pane OF glass.
He started toward the i. q V. Railroad
and two men living near the Odens started
i'm pursuit, but lost track of him at the
railroad. A few minutes after this Marshal
Perry and Merchant Policeman Woods
found a stranger on River avenue, and as
he was drunk the advised him TO go back
TO the city. They learned of the breaking
of the window on Hadley avenue. They
took the stranger with them as far as Had
ley avenue and then started him in the di-
rectiOn of the city. but from the description
given at Mr.. Oden'S home they soon learned
that the man they had released was the
one guilty of the trespass. The two Off
GERS captured him on the river bridge, when
he resisted arrest, but was finally returned
TO Mr.. Oden's and identified. The man ar
rested claimed that his name was John
Riley. He was below medium height. red
hair, wore a light. soft hat. a black over
coat and brown suit Of clothes. and the
officers began to suspect him as the man
wanted in the city for stealing the horse
and buggy. He vas abruptly asked what
he did Will his horse and buggy. and replied
that George had taken IL back To the
stable" and later said that Chris had
taken 1t back. He told several conflicting
tales and said that another man was with
him i'm the buggy. He claimed that he had
5000 in Illinois, and asked the marshal TO
telephone to Merchant Policeman Kings
bury. who. he said. had considerable money
of his. and TO tell him that Little Red was
in West Indianapolis. From the description
sent in by the suburbs officers. the city
police say that he is the man who stole
the horse and buggy. The horse. which is "A
hald-faced. Sorrel mare, and the open buggy
have not yet been found and n Il believed
that they are still in the possession of his
alleged friend.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
OLD INSURANCE CHARTERS.
Doubts as to Validity Of Most of
Them.

The life insurance companies doing bust
ness in the State aro stirred up somewhat
over the Information that the old charters
OF the defunct Hammond insurance COM
panies have been sold to Chicago people.
who propose to do an Insurance business
under them. and that the old Bank of Com
meree charter is to be purchased for a SINH
lar purpose. An attorney last evening ex-
pressed doubts as TO the validity of any OF
these charters, except those that have been
In continuous use by the same corporation.
The Constitution of 1851 put a stop to the
business OF granting charters TO corpora
lions by special enactment by Section IL Of
Article N, which reads: Corporation
other than banking shall not be created by
special act. but may be formed under gem
eral laws
This did not affect the charters then in
existence. but the attorney quoted holds
That when the corporation created by one
or these charters failed or for any other
reason ceased to exist the charter died with
II and cannot be used as a basis for an
other and entirely different corporation. on
this theory he holds that the only special
charters now valid ar, those Of the follow
Ing Insurance compan ies: The Indiana. the
Vernon, the Citizens. the Fort Wayne. the
Madison, and. possibly, the Franklin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
MUNCIE FIGHT SETTLED
GOVERNOR APPOINTS A COMPROMISE
POLICE BOARD.
In Richmond Case the Extremists
Were Passed By-New Crop of
Candidates for Office.

Governor Mount yesterday settled the
much-discussed question of who shall con-
stitute the police boards of Muncie and
Richmond by naming them. as follows:
Muncie-L. d. Thomas and ID. b. Cam
mack, Republicans, and Victor f.. Silver
burg. Democrat.
Richmond-Isaa A. German and A. G..
Ogborn. Republicans, and james O.. Martin.
Democrat.
The Muncie war had been practically set
tied before the appointments were made.
Thomas was an original Mccullough man
whom nearly all the Cromer crowd could
indorse and was an original
Cromer man whom nearly all the McCul-
Tough crowd agreed TO. Both are excellent
citizens who will see to the businesslike
enforcement of the laws. Mr.. Silverburg,
the Democrat. was appointed upon the
recommendation of f. ID. Heimbaugh, edi-
tor of the Herald. and Edward Toohey,
postmaster, who came down to see the
Governor on the subject.
In Richmond the Governor went outside
the lines drawn by the liberal and
close elements and appointed a board not
composed of extremists on either side.
Messrs. German and Ogborn are both ex-
sheriffs.
The Governor has yet to appoint the po-
" uo VI III SUM- Gil iiouNC anu
Elkhart, besides the Evansville hospital
board, u Democratic tax commissioner. a
factory inspector and two members of the
board of arbitration and the board of five
physicians to control the physicians Ii
censes under the new law. With these
things still pending there are heaps of peo-
pie who want to see the Governor. Each
day brings a new crop of candidates for
tax commissioner to succeed Capt. ID. r.
Allen, of Frankfort. Myron King is camp
ing out at the Statehouse watching his
chances for this appointment. Yesterday
]. A. Lemcke and s. Il. Kercheval called to
urge the claims of Henry Kramer, a gold
Democrat, of Spencer county, and John j.
Cooper and Sahm called to ask
the appointment of Hunter McCaslin, who
was the Popocratic candidate for treasurer
of Marion county last November. II. II.
Shiel was on hand asking the influence of
the Governor TO save the official life of
Miss Fitzgerald in the library.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
THE SCOTTISH RITE CLASS.
Thirty-SecOnd Degree Conferred and
COnvOcatiOn Ends.

The thirty-second annual convocation of
the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite closed
last night after a successful session. Last
night the thirty-second degree was con-
ferred upon the following candidates: Lee
roy +. Brown. Webster Chandler, James
w. Henry. Charles L.. Patton. Charles G..
Swain and Elgah Kissler. Richmond; Au-
gustus Bowser. Willis Hattersley. s. NJ. Nc
Ferren. Charles f.. Stahl. j. w. Wonder
mark. +. w. Wilson and j. r.. Sunderland,
Fort Wayne; Henry A. Duncan and Il. II.
Jennings. Franklin: Isaac Hoolon and
Charles ID. King, Lebanon; NJ. j. Emison
and Edward II. Tindolph, Vincennes; James
A. Glanton Columbus Henry b.. Gibson.
Rising Sun: Albert w. Hopkins. Rennse-
laer; William III. Morris. Frankfort; j. II.
McCutchan. Evansville; William r. Price,
Orleans; Elmer +. Russell. Kokomo; James
A. SeybOld. L%ogansport: G. N. White. Elk
hart: c. NJ. Worrall, Bloomington: T. c..
Afford and T.. w. Warner, Lafayette; X. r.
Buchanan, Joseph T.. Bell, W. ID. Bynum.
Frank O.. Ramps. Frank j. Vincent and
William Webb. indianapolis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
FELL ACROSS A ROD.
Milo Illusions Terrible Injury Which
Led to His Death.

There is a pathetic case in the death of
Milo Huston at the City Hospital last
night. Huston was twenty-nine years old.
had a wife and five little children and lived
at No. $40 Fletcher avenue. After lying
idle all winter. having been unable to secure
employment, y was given a place a few
days ago at The Big Four shops as an
engine wiper. While employed Tuesday
morning he fell across the connecting rod
of ain engine and injured his perineum. DIR.
Marsee saw him and urged him TO go TO
the City Hospital at once, as his life was
i'm danger and his only hope lay in an
operation. He went 10 the hospital twenty
hours after the accident. DIR. w. y. Wish
ard was called on 10 perform a very deli
cate operation To relieve the man. and he
seemed to do we'll after the operation. but
a day later he died. his condition not being
such as to withstand the shock of the opera
ton, which was his only chance of recov-
cry. His wife reached him a short time
before he died.
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\ Tribute Concer to Mr.. NcwIand.

\ concert to be given at Plymouth
Church Tuesday evening will be a tribute Of
appreciation to Mr.. Robert a. Newland. the
orGanist. for the many services which he
has rendered to the cause and advancement
Of music in this city. \ leading minister of
this city says that Mr.. Newland can get
more soul and sweetness out of the heart
OF the organ than any other man he has
ever heard touch the keys. Mr.. Ncwland
will play a double solo number and will also
play a duet with Miss arman The soloists
are among the leading ones i'm the city, Mr..
Hugh McGibney. violinist: MIR. Oliver Will
lard Pierce. pianist: Mrs. Raschig. soprano:
Miss Robinson. contralto. and Mr.. Louis
DocheZ baritone. The Choral Union. of the
Second Presbyterian Church, under T.. ".
Arens, will also participate.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26

Circuit Court. He Immediately gave bond
I'm the sum OF $4,000, and about . O'Clock
went to the Office to take charge. "A clerk
was the only person at the office ana ne
refused to give up the keys. The next
morning the attorneys for the order APP
peared in court and induced Judge Brown
TO set aside the appointment OF "A receiver
until 4 o'clock. when they said they would
file an answer to the petition. which would
show that no receiver should be appointed.
In their answer. they attacked the stand
Ing OF the petitioner in court on the strength
of a decision i'm the Iron Hall case. TO the
effect that a man must have complied with
the rules of the order to be entitled to sue.
one rule provided that n member must not
resort TO legal means until he had failed
10 get satisfaction by the methods provided
by the order. A member was given the
right to appeal from "A ruling of the SUI
Dreme officers TO the supreme council and.
until ne mad done that. he had no right 10
bring suit. on this plea Judge Brown held
that the plaintiff had no standing in court
and dismissed the receiver.
The plaintiff held a certificate due in five
years that had been issued Feb. II. 1891.
and was due Feb. IA, 1896. At that time lie
were no available funds. He demanded
aymen several times and was then told
that he would have TO await his turn and
that his claim would be paid as soon as
others that had matured in advance OF II
were paid Nance based his suit on the
rapid decline in the membership OF the
order. claiming that the membership would
soon be so small that he would get nothing
on his certificate, and claiming a right 10
an equitable division of the then present
assets of the order.
The officers of Supreme Council are: Su-
preme councillor. Charles X. Jones, Indi-
annapolis; supreme vice councillor, Frank
Bowers, Indianapolis: supreme secretary.
William +. Lander. Indianapolis; supreme
treasurer. Granville s. Wright. Indianap-
oils: supreme medical director. James III.
Taylor. NJ. d., Indianapolis; supreme med
ical examiner. j. A. Swartzel. Nj. D., Vim
cennes; supreme adjuster. J. II. Blair. In
dianapolis; supreme chaplain. Mrs. Emma
j. Lander, indianapolis: supreme marshal.
j. II. Chamberlain. Frankfort; supreme
guard. Anna b. Copeland. Logansport; SUI
preme sentry, Il. A. Facer. Chicago, ILL.,;
supreme trustees. James G.. Dickson, chair
man. indianapolis; Fred y. Lander. secre-
tary. indianapolis; general manager,
George a IpmminV
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
DIR. EDENHARTER REELECTED.
Republican Board Continues an Eff
cient Democrat in Office.

The new board of trustees of the Central
Hospital for the Insane met at the institu-
ton yesterday and organized b. making u.
II. Davis president. John Osterman treas
urer and A. o.. Lockridge secretary. The
board then elected DIR. Edenharter superin-
tendent for four years. The majority of
the board is Republican and DIR. Edenharter
is a Democrat. but it was understood when
two of the members of the old board Were
.reappointed that he should be continued in
charge of the institution i'm recognition of
the excellent executive ability he has dis
played in its management during the past
four years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
THE NEW STATE LIBRARIAN.
Prof. w. T.. Henry. of Col
lego. Selected by Education Hoard.

The short and sharp campaign to deter
mine who should be state librarian was set
tied by the State Board of Education yes
terday when it elected Prof. w. +. Henry,
of Franklin College, to the position. There
were thirteen candidates, and three ballots
were necessary to determine it. On the
first ballot Professor Henry received four
votes and there were four scattering. On
the second three of these scattering votes
concentrated upon b. Wilson Smith, of La
fayette. on the third ballot Mr.. Smith
again got three votes and Mr.. Henry five,
a majority of the board. The ballots We're
secret. but those familiar with the sltua-
ton figure that the four original votes Tor
Mr.. Henry were those of Drs. Swain and
Parsons and Messrs. Geeting and Goss
inasmuch as he graduated at the State
Normal and Bloomington and was Il class
mate of Messrs. Geeting and Goss.
Among all the candidates none was SO
highly recommended by experience ana
training as Professor Henry. He is about
thirty-nVe years old and has a family. he
graduated first at the State Normal ana
afterWard took degrees at the state UNI
versitv and the University of Chicago, act
ing as assistant librarian or the latter IN
stitution while he was there. he was en-
the State University until a couple OF
wears ago. when Franklin opened such a
department and he accepted an invitation
to take charge of it. He has delivered a
number of lectures ON English literature
and Shakespeare that have won him praise.
In politics he has been a
This step in placing a man at the head
of the library is i'm line with the idea OF
the State Board to make it much more OF
an institution than ii has been In the past.
II hopes within a few years to make 1t the
center of a system of local libraries eX-
tending all over the State. The rules gov
erning the library prepared by Superln-
tendent Geeting were presented to the
hoard and referred to a special
10 report upon them at the next meeting
of the board in May.
Professor Henry succeeds Mrs; u. II.
Davidson. of Peru, who was elected by the
legislature two years ago. He has W as
sistants to- appoint. and there Is much
anxiety upon the part of the friends OF
Miss FITZGERALD and Miss Boyd TO know
whether they will be retained. Ihey nave
been efficient in their work.
commissioner for Home.
Governor Mount yesterday issued a COM
mission to John p. Megrew as commandant
Of the Soldiers Home at Lafayette, win
-. ,,,ly Of aoIonal and one to WtlDur r.
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setting up a machine when he was
stricken. Undertaken Kregelo was sent
after the body and arrived i'm the city at
midnight. The coroner has not yet viewed
the remains. but ii Is believed that Hoard
died OF heart disease. from which he was a
sufferer.
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James Hoard. colored. living i'm the rear
OF No. 240 Blake street. dropped dead yes
terday afternoon while working on the
farm of William Pollard. one mile south
west of New augusta Hoard was an en-
ploye OF the Advance Threshing Machine
Company Of this city and was engaged in
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
Po.tomce Inspectors ON n Ease.

The postoffice inspectors having to do
with Indiana Territory held a consultation
with District Attorney Wishard yesterday
to go over some points of the postal laws.
They declined to state the particular sub
Ject OF their conference.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26
The Po,,ey.. Tux.

II is probable that a joint effort will be
made By the life Insurance companies doing
business I'm the State To resist the order of
the State Tax Commissioners. that paid-up
policies and those having a paid-up value
be entered for taxation. Nearly all the
agencies here have nOtifed their home com
panies and advised that policy holders be
advised 10 refuse To give their policies FOR
taxation TO the assessors. y test case will
probably be made. with the expense of liti-
cation borne By the Insurance companies.
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Commissioner for Lafayette Home.

Governor Mount yesterday issued a COM
mission to John =. Megrew as commandant
Of the Soldiers Home at Lafayette, with
the rank of colonel, and one to Wilbur r.
Havens as adjutant, with the rank OF cap
%asn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26

Insure with German Fire Insurance of In
diana. General offices. 20 South Delaware
street. Fire, tornado and explosion.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26

Full line Of Regina tune sheets. Write for
catalogue. WULSCHNER & SON.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-03-26

Feed your horse JANES'S Dustless Oats.
McGilliard Agency Co. Fire Insurance.
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Sohmer Pianos. Carlin & Lennox. 81 E.. Market.
Spring Styles received. Fleming. 6s Ind. ave.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-08
RESULTS IN WISCONSIN.
Party Lines Not Closely Drawn Through
out the State.

Party Lines Not Closely Drawn Through
out the State.
MILWAUKEE,, April PARTY lines
were not closely drawn in the munic-
ipal elections throughout Wisconsin.
At Eau Claire the Democrats elected
W. H. Frawley mayor and majority
of the other city officials by pluralities
averaging 200,
At Waukesha the Democrats elected
II. M. Enos mayor, the Republicans
taking most of the other offices.
At La Crosse the entire Republican
ticket was elected by large pluralities.
At Chippewa Falls Democrats and
Republicans divided honors, the for
mer getting the city council and the
latter mayor.
At Green Bay F. 8. Desnoy was
elected mayor on an independent
ticket.
Racine reelected Mayor Fred Ora
ham Dem }, the Republicans getting
a majority of the aldermen.
Roujet D. Marshall was reelected
without opposition associate justice of
the supreme court.
Judge Goodland Of the Tenth cir
cult and Judge Bardeen of the Six
teenth circuit were reelected without
opposition.
In the Seventeenth circuits however,
the fight was as hot as could be asked
for by the most ardent partisan. Judge
Bailey was opposed by James O'Neill,
who is probably elected.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-08
BECAME EXCITED.
Senators Morgan and Hale Have I'll
Over q Cuban Resolution.

Senators Morgan and Hale Have q Tilt
Over q Cuban Resolution.
WASHINGTON, April THE resolu-
ton of Senator Morgan of Alabama de-
claring that a state Of war exists in
Cuba, was taken up by the senate, and
Mr.. Morgan addressed the senate in
favor of the resolution.
An exciting debate between Mr..
Morgan and Mr.. Hale occurred during
Mr. Morgan's Cuban speech. Mr..
Hale denied Mr.. Morgan's statement
that Spanish prisons were stuffed with
Americans.
Mr. Morgan asked Mr.. Hale where
his information came from, and then
asserted that he (Mr. Morgan) knew
who this informant was. The country
knew who it was. The senator from
Maine HALE could not conceal the
fact, asserted Mr.. Morgan, that he was
in communication with the Spanish
government. Mr.. Morgan made an in
dignant denial, stating that not one
item of his information came from
Spanish sources, and that it was en-
tirely from Americans.
Most of the day was given to the
bankruptcy bill, Mr.. Stewart of Ne
vada speaking in opposition. The dis
cussion drifted to the financial ques-
ton, Mr.. Chandler and Mr.. Stewart
having an amusing discussion on BIZ
metallism. During the day Mr.. Earle
Dem, s. c. introduced resolution
for the immediate reorganization of
senate committees and the filing of all
vacancies. He spoke on the injustice
of keeping the new senators from COM
mittee service.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-08

lmpeached by the common council be.
ing charged with extorting money
from firemen and policemen and was
removed from Office by a vote of II to
1. This Judgment was affirmed by the
supreme court Of Wisconsin. In the
present campaign Starkweather ran as
an independent candidate against
Perry j. Ekstrand, the Republican
nominee. and William Munro, who had
the Democratic and Populistic nomina-
lions. No newspaper supported him
and he had few helpers to make
speeches for him. He carried on the
campaign single-handed and has ma
jority over the combined vote OF his
two competitors.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-08
IN MINNESOTA.

Results GsDsralIy Were Of q Mixed Char
acter.
ALBERT LEA, Mimi, April THE
vote in the city election was about the
average, the contest being upon the
liquor question, no license prevailing
by 80 majority.
HASTINGS. Num-, April THE city
election was lively one, although an
unusually light vote was polled, SO
many foreign-born citizens having
failed to take their second papers out
in time. Mayor George Parker (Rep.)
was reelected.
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, April THE
municipal election resulted in the re-
election Of @. L. Baxter, mayor. No
party lines were drawn and the vote
was very light.
WAsEcA. Mimi, April Ia close
and exciting city election was held
here and party lines closely drawn.
John Moonan ISL Dem.) was elected
mAvOY
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1897-04-08
Women a Factor in Kansas.

TOPEKA, Kan, April THE women
If Kansas were an important factor in
ihe days municipal elections and a
large percentage of the vote every
where was polled by women. In four
Of the six first class cities of the state
;he Republicans were victorious. In
several Of the second class cities, how
over, the women made the enforcement
Of the liquor law a vital issue.