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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
HEALTH OF THE CITY.
DR.. Hurty's Lecture Before the McCuI-
IOch Club.


John n. Hurry, secretary of the State
Board of Health, addressed the McCulloch
Club last night at Plymouth Church. His
topic was THE City as a Guardian of Pub
lie Health" He said it was the duty of
every city to guard the public health, as
this is the basis of life, liberty and happi-
ness. He declared the unseen forces of the
world are more powerful than the visible
forces. Volcanic action is nothing as COM
pared with the mcrobic action going on
the world. DR.. Hurry spoke of the milk
supply of Indianapolis and the State. In
Indiana there is expended every year the
sum of $55o,000 for milk.
DR.. Hurry said he believed the Board of
Health of the city was doing all it could
to keep the milk supply pure and healthful.
He believed that 10 per cent. of the infants
who die are killed by bad milk. Dr. Hurry
said this fact had been demonstrated by
Nathan Strauss, of New York. He also
spoke of the hygienic regulations of the
public schools, referring to the bad ventila-
ton and light in many schools. No fewer
than two hundred pupils die in the State
each year on account of these imperfect
conditions. DR.. Hurry referred to the water
supply of Indianapolis, which, he thinks, is
being bettered each year. He gave statis-
tics showing that typhoid fever has not
been nearly so prevalent in this city in the
last two years as in 1895.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
FIRST NATIONAL BANK CASE.
Jury Secured and the Opening
Statement Made.


The selection Of the jury in the suit of
the receiver of the Indiana Banking Com
pany against John c. New and John c.
Wright was completed yesterday morning,
and in the afternoon Attorney Ketcham
made the opening statement for the
plaintiff The allegations are to the ef-
feet that in 1873 the First National Bank
with which the defendants were connected
in an official capacity. had on hand large
amount of worthless paper that had been
accumulated; that certain worthless judg-
ments were carried on the books Of the
bank as cash. and that during February,
1878, the books showed a pretended sur
plus of net assets of 1911, 10S. 1t is alleged
that afterwards an agreement was reached
between the defendants and the Indiana
Banking Company by which the latter con-
Germ purchased lot of stock of the First
National Bank. The claim is made that
w. H. Morrison, president of the Indiana
Banking Company, was at the time Of the
transfer ignorant of the alleged condition
of the First National Bank
Charles w. Smith, for the defendants
began presenting their side of the case to
the jury Immediately after Mr.. Ketcham
had closed. Mr.. Smith began by quoting
the words of Robert IngersoI, who said
mo IMAM can De eloquent SO long as he Is
hampered by facts" Mr.. Smith declared
that Attorney Ketcham had thrown facts
to the wind and turned his Imagination
loose. Mr.. Smith will continue his state
ment of the case this morning The fol-
lowing jurors will try the case: Edwin L.
Atkinson city; William A. Bell city; Jo-
seph Buehler, city, Byron Dawson, city;
Samuel N. Gold, city; James W. Hudson,
city; Sylvester d. Noel, city; Henry Brown,
Franklin township; William Hamilton
Lawrence township; Eli Heiney, Perry
township; John McClelland, Wayne town
ship; w. c. Snlock city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
SINGLE-TAX LEAGUE.
State Executive Committee Holds a
Meeting.

The meeting of the state executive COM
mittee of the Single Tax League at Mansur
Hall was not very we'll attended yesterday.
During the day suggestion that the single
tax theories can only be made by a third
party movement was made. This at once
aroused a good deal Of animated discussion
which resulted in determination to keep
the single tax idea out Of politics as much
as possible and to vote and work with the
party which comes nearest to that idea
l.. o. Bishop, of Clinton, president of the
league, presided. 1t was stated that the
purpose of the meeting was to strengthen
the league in Indiana. I'VE have no way of
knowing, said President Bishop, "how
many single takers there are in Indiana
Every community has few and one Of the
purposes is to get them all enrolled and
in working order. A part of our organiza-
ton plan will be to send out an address to
the people of the State expressing our
ideas and principles; There IS to be q
the league For the present it will probably
be published at Clinton. That Is matter
for the committee to determine.
During the afternoon a committee was ap-
pointed for the purpose of preparing the
propaganda of the league, consisting OF
Messrs. Henry Rawie, of Anderson; e. r:
Weeks, of Alexandria, and A. V. Hahn, of
Marion. The following We're appointed on
the executive committee: First district, p
Second district. DR.. Howard. of Vincennes;
Fifth district F. e. Blue, Terre Haute;
Isaac r. Strouse, Rockville, and William =.
Gansen Montezuma; Sixth district, w.
Richie, Richmond F. A. Sanford, of Liber-
ty; F. A. Augsperger, Richmond; Anderson
district, w. w. Harrison, DR.. Hammond
and Fred Macawber; Marion district, A: B.
Hahn, J. Landsberger, S. S. Bowman; Alex
andria district, A M. Weeden. E. r. Week.
John f. White, S. D. La Fuze. secretary
of the league, d. F. Kennedy, Thomas j.
Hudson, Val Bachman. Conrad Rust and
other local single takers were at the meet
ing.
address by Henry w. Rawie, of Anderson,
on the General Principles OF Single Tax :"
League. was to have discussed the topic.
"Single Tax as a True American Policy, .
but as the time was limited 1t was decided
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
L. A. w. MEET CLUB.
Organization Started by Making ID. NJ
Parry Chairman.

The Provisional l.. "A. w 1898 Meet Club
will meet Friday night at the Commercial
Club to complete the organization of a per-
manent club or committee. The work of
organization has begun to the extent Of
the selection of d. NJ. Parry as permanent
chairman. BY Friday night the organiza-
ton committee will have had another con-
ference with Mr. Parry and members of
the provisional committee and will be pre-
pared to submit some sort of a plan for
perfecting the organization.
The work for the formation of a big
bicycle club to work hand in hand with the
permanent committee is progressing nicely.
No attempt at perfecting the organization
will be made until its success is assured.
Then q mass meeting of wheelmen will be
called and the club will be started with a
boom
Two well-known local wheelmen have
been appointed by the chief consul of the
Indiana division to act as a recruiting COM
mittee. They are soliciting members for
the league, and are meeting with great
success. 1t is necessary that the next two
weekly reports from Indiana show decided
gains, or Indianapolis may not have the
cinch on the big meet that she now appears
10 have.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
UNCLE SANS OFFENDERS
FEDERAL GRAND JURY WILL RE-
PORT THIS MORNING.
Mrs. Smock Leaves Her Husband of a
Day-Important Decision to
Contractors.

The federal grand jury will make it's final
report to-day. 1t began work a week ago
last Tuesday and has had remarkably
busy session. Many of the indictments are
kept secret as yet until the people can be
apprehended, and only part of them will
be reported in open court. Among the in
ing
William Gaddie, counterfeiting.
Charles Butcher, altering money order.
Charles Holmes, violation of the pension
laws
William c. Coffee, violating Section 1898.
Postmaster Clancy, converting to his own
use funds of the money order department
of the pOStoffice.
John Murphy, counterfeitng and having
molds to make counterfeit money.
William German, passing counterfeit coin.
Theodore j. Hanson, counterfeiting.
II. A. Brown, counterfeitinS.
William Jones, passing counterfeit money.
William Bishop, passing counterfeit
Frank Kelley, counterfeitlng
Charles Meissel, handling counterfeit
Charles Boulder. handling counterfeit
money.
Ferdinand Cook. handling counterfeit
Misner Martin, handling counterfeit
money.
Joseph ovesby, violating pension laws.
Frendenburg Lawrence, handling counter
felt money
George Lindsey (colored), counterfeiting.
OF these the most important is the joint
Indictment OF Heinrich A. Brown and Theo-
dore j. Hansen for counterfeiting. These
two men were caught at Valparaiso, and
had been manufacturing a very dangerous
counterfeit five-dollar bill by a process of
engraving on glass by means of pho
Biography. They are supposed to be a part
of gang that has been operating in Chi
caSO for years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
HONEYMOON OF A DAY.
Mrs. SmOck Says She Does Not Want
Her Husband.

The habeas corpus proceedings brought
by Thomas Wade Smock to recover possess
sion of his young wife, Anna Leavitt
Smock, who, it was claimed, was being de-
tanned from her husband by her relatives,
came up yesterday In Room 2, Superior
Court. The young bride was present with
her parents. She testified on the witness
stand that she was remaining away from
Smock of her own accord, and had not been
influenced by her relatives Judge Harvey,
after hearing the evidence, said he was
convinced from the girls own statement
that she had mind of her own, and should
be permitted to choose between her hus-
band and her parents He told the girl she
was free to go where she would. When
the case adjourned the girl left the court
room with her mother and father.
Tuesday young Mrs Smock brought a
suit for divorce against her husband, alleg-
ing that she was induced to become his wife
against her will.
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Criminal Court.
.ohn N A1nTNrar, .Ii1dra


The pocketbook which o. H. Townsley
told the police was stolen from him Mon
day night has been found, and the story
told by Hugh McCaffery, the man accused
by Townsley, is proved to be true. Miss
Fannie Parrish. who lives at the fork OF
the National and Rockville roads, west OF
the city. found the pocketbook Tuesday
morning, about a quarter of a mile west OF
Mount jackson. She also found a pair OF
10 a noint a short distance beyond Mount
jackson. and there quarreled, and that he
pushed Townsley out of the buggy and
lost his hat and spectacles. Townsley came
to the police station carrying the hat and
told a story of having been robbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

The annual reunion OF the former resi-
dents of Dublin, Wayne county. Indiana,
was held last night in the agricultural
rooms of the Statehouse. About $50 people
were present. In the absence of Sylvester
Johnson, president, and B. A. Richardson,
secretary, Edward Pray was elected tenn
porary president and Fred Carmony was
selected to fill the Office of secretary. Short
speeches were made by Henry II. Beville
Henry Lesson, l. n. Bradbury. Oliver
Gates Mrs. Mollie Gates and Mrs. Ella
Shower, of this city, and Albert Grippe, OF
Chicago and Henry Winters, of Richmond.
paper which had been sent here for the
occasion by Jacob Custer, a pioneer Of
Wayne county, was read during the even
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
THE BURTON CASE.
Preliminary SlSirmish Yesterday in
the Hancock Circuit Court.

The trial of James Burton, accused of the
murder Of Fireman Frank Redmond, will
take place at Greenfield, Hancock county,
next week. An argument was had before
the Hancock County Court yesterday rela-
tive to the second count of the Burton in
dictment. Prosecutor Wiltsie spoke for the
State and Alexander Black, who is to as
sst John o. Spahr, appeared for the de-
Tense.
When the indictment against Burton was
drawn two counts were prepared, The first
second contains the charge of murder while
in the act OF committing a robbery. The
second count and in the event that they
are sustained in their contention the state
must rely on the first count and show that
saw that Fireman Redmond was pursuing
him for the purpose of placing him under
arrest. The court reserved his decision.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
Police and Slot Machines.

The police are acting under Judge Cox's
decision in the slot-machine case Where
articles of value are given for each penny
dropped in such machines the police are
instructed that no law is violated, but when
the return to the payer is wholly dependent
upon the turn OF the cards they are In
structed by the superintendent that law is
violated, and arrests must be made. Slot
machines are not to be permitted in saloons
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

The Insurance department issue about
twenty thousand agents licenses annually
each agent being required to have license
from the department for each company he
represents. and the license on file with the
county clerk in each county in the State
where he solcits for business. There are
State.
House bill No. $50, passed at the Legisla-
ture of 1857, is a very good one, which pro-
vides for a fine and Imprisonment for any
one in the State representing an insurance
company that has not been admitted TO do
business in this State.
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wanted for EmbearIement.

Detectives weible and splann yesterday
arrested Herman S. ogden, who is wanted
in Sioux City for embezzlement. He was in
the employ Of a tobacco and cigar company.
and it is charged that, while on the road.
he collected $500 and absconded: Ogden
mont street, where he had been staying
with his wife. 1t seems that he was mar
ried in Burlington, Ia, few days after he
exon
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
INVADED JuRY's PROVINCE.
Marshall County Murder Case Re
versed on Judges Errors.

Marshall County Murder Case He
versed on Judges Errors.
The Supreme Court yesterday handed
down a decision reversing the Marshall
County Circuit Court in the case of William
Southerln, convicted of the murder Of Will
liam E. B. Fetters. This was the case in
which the murderers inferred their victim
and then buried a mule over him. The OBJ
lection was to the constructions given by
the trial court to the jury. All these in
structions were upheld except the thirty
fourth, in which the court instructed the
jury that If 1t could discover the person who
buried Fetters ii could properly conclude
that that person was guilty of participation
in the murder The Supreme Court holds
that this was an invasion of the province
of the jury as sole judge of the facts
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
NOT FOR CONTRACTORS.
Supreme Court Rules on the Mechan-
fcs' Lien Law.

les Lien Law
The Appellate Court yesterday reversed
the Madison Circuit Court in the case of
the Anderson Driving Park Association
against James A. Thompson. Thompson has
recovered a judgment of $2,1O0 for building
barns, and it was declared a preferred claim
under the mechanics lien law. The court
holds that the object of this law is to pro-
tect laborers and not contractors after the
wages of their laborers have been paid.
it's effect, for contractors have heretofore
invariably taken advantage of this law to
enforce their claim against insolvent estates
and corporations Under the ruling of the
court a contractor will stand in the same
relation as other carpenters.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

ing. Officers for the ensuing year were
elected follows: President, Sylvester
Johnson, of Irvington; vice president. II.
II. Beyille, of Indianapolis secretary, 3.
A. Richardson Of Indianapolis; assistant
secretary Henry Winder, Of Richmond;
treasurer, George w. Miller, of Indian
apolis. 1t was decided to hold the next
meeting in Dublin next June.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

Oliver Burke, porter at the Insane Hos
pital, attempted suicide yesterday morning
by opening some arteries of the throat. He
was discovered fore he had bled much and
T. ken 10 the City Hospital. He vii recover.
Dependency is the only reason given for
the attempt. Burke is forty-sX years old
and has been working at the Insane Hos
pital four years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
Stole a Wnfch.

Dora Henderson, a sister of Lon Hender-
son, now serving term in the penitentiary,
was arrested yesterday by Patrolmen Wal
lace and HoItz on a charge of grand lar
ceny. She is accused of having stolen a
watch from William Mitchell, saloon
keeper. The watch was recovered at a
pawnshop and the pawnbrolxer identified
the woman as the person who pawned it.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

John w. Skaggs, Of Martinsville, was
knocked down at the corner of Meridian
and MARYLAND streets last evening by a
bicyclist and slightly bruised. The cyclist
was a lad by the name of Arbuckle, Who
lives at 1901 North Pennsylvania.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

The Supreme Court yesterday held that
the Barrett law properly provides for an
appeal from the decision of the Council in
street improvement cases. 1t further de-
clared that the law would still be valid If
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
WARNING.

Patrons of the Journal will take mo-
tice that this paper has but one trav-
cling agent, SIR. Smith King. Mr..
King at al times carries with him his
credentials, and is the only travelling
man authorized to collect money for
the journal Newspaper Company.
Anyone else representing himself
as a travelling agent of the journal
IL a fraud,
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

It warns you in the winter, cools you In
the summer and is good at all times, Cook 5
Imperial Champagne.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

The John L. Koch Company of Lawrence
burg was incorporated yesterday with a
capital OF $4,000 for the purpose Of manu-
featuring harness.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
Feed your horse JANEss Dustless oats

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, 1897-11-18
s1 .Oo-CINCINNATI AND RETURN--S1.OO
Win c.. III. & ID. r.!

Special fast train, making no local stops
leaves Union Station 715 a. M; leaves Cln-
cinnati, returning, 7:15 p. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
81 .Oo-CINCINNATI AND RETURN-$1.O 90
SuMu0s, NOFs
via c.. HI. e. ID. R'y

special fast train, stopping at Rushville
Connersville and Hamilton, leaves Unior
Station 7:15 a. M; leaves Cincinnati return
ing, :15 D. m.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
McGiiliard Agency Co. Fire insurance


Herbert w. Foltz. of this city. is working on
plans for fiye-story residence building with six
suites each floor, which to be ventilated
from ceilings upward and from floors downward
on the Zephyr system, which insures salubrious
air TO tenants and exempts succeeding occupants
from previous odors, AIRY nothings' and portable
microbes. indianapolis will soon be full abreast
of the most advanced community.
KimbaIl pianos. Carlin & Lennox. E. Mkt. st.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18
INSURANCE In INDIANA
FACTS BROUGHT OUT by THE DE-
PARTMENTvS REPORT.
Character, Number and Assets of the
Companies Doing Business
in the State.

The report OF the insurance department
of the auditor of states Office will show that
there is reporting to the department and
authorized by the department to do bust
ness in this State the following:
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-18

The report OF the insurance department
of the auditor of states Office will show that
there is reporting to the department and
authorized by the department to do bust
ness in this State the following:
Indiana stock fire companies .....
Indiana mutual fire companies. ............ 3
Indiana mutual life companies. ............. 2
Indiana stock livestock companies.
Indiana mutual livestock companies..
Indiana assessment life and accident
Assessment life and accident companies
of other States OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 70
Fire and marine companies of other
Foreign fire insurance companies ....... "a
Old line life companies of other States. 81
Surety, accident and plate-glass COM
panies of other Observation-Disclosures. %
Total ......................... .2S0
The report will also show that there are
eight fire companies and one life company
doing business in the State under special
charters, granted to them by the Legislature
of this State. BY the terms of their char
ters they are not required to make report
to this department During the past year
there have been organized under the Indiana
laws: Mutual fire companies, /; mutual life
companies 2; mutual livestock companies,
l. assessment life and accident companies
49, Total Indiana companies, II.
During the past year eight Indiana assess
ment life and accident companies have re-
tired from business. There have been ad-
mitted to the State the past year; Fire and
marine companies of other States. 6; for
egn fire companies, 6; "old line" life COM
panies, 2; surety, accident and plate-glass
companies of other States, 8; assessment
life and accident companies of other States
10. Total, a.
During the past year fifteen assessment
life and accident companies have retired
from the State, and one stock company,
doing a casualty business
The report will show that during the last
year the department has collected and
turned into the state treasury in taxes and
fees from insurance companies doing bust
ness in this State, $1S5,556S SO, being $26, 323.05
treasury from the department in any one
year since the department was established.
The report will show that during the past
year the companies doing business in this
State have collected from policy holders
premiums as follows: Fire and marine COM
panies of other States, 81, 628 1870; losses
paid to Indiana policy holders within the
same time, $145S, 405.S5; foreign fire COM
panieS premiums collected $76S. 1926 49, losses
paid to Indiana policy holders, 1858 575.61. In
addition 10 the losses paid by the companies
above named there should be deducted from
for taxes, fees, advertising statements in
Indiana papers, commissions to agents, ETC.,
for transacting the business in the State.
The report will show that thirteen fire COM
panieS paid out in the past year to Indiana
policy holders for losses, about $4,000 more
The assets of the sixty-eight fire and
marine companies of other States doing
business in Indiana for the protection of
all policy holders are as follows: