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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-27
IN AND ABOUT THE COURTS
ARCHITECT BRoWN SUES THE DIs-
 TRIOT FOR $5O,00O.

Hawkins, tho Alleged Burglar, Bound
 Over to Superior Court-Judge Bishop
 Had Rather Breezy Session Yesterday-
 Several New Suits Filed.
 Architect David R. Brown has, through his attorney, J. Birney Tut tie, sued the New Haven school dis triet for $1,S00. Mir Brown alleges that in 1893 the school district invited archi- tects to submit plans for the Boardman Training school. A large number of plans were received with the names of the designers sealed and secret. The plans were selected according to their merits, and MT. Browns plans, he says, were considered the best. He further alleges that he was told to complete them, which he did, and that when they were completed they were thrown out for the plans of Architect l.. w. Robinson.
 1 MT. Brown submitted a bill to the school board about two months ago and | they refused to pay 1t. He threatened suit at that time. Just why the board dropped his plans after they were de- voleped from the sketch submitted first is not known. MT. Robinson was called in after MT. Browns plans were drop- Led
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-27
HAWKINS BOUND OVER.

Arthur Hawkins, the self-confessed principal in three recent burglaries in this city, had his preliminary hearing before Judge Bishop yesterday morning and was bound over to the next term of the superior court in $50) bonds on each of the three charges. His suppos- ed pals, named Rock and McCluskcy, gave some contradictory testimony and were also held for trial. They are thought by the police to have been inn plicated in the several burglaries for which Hawkins was bound over. BOUND OVER. The alleged thief, John Gildea, who purloined several hundred dollars worth of rubber from the Candee Rub- Der company, was in the city court yes terday morning bound over to the su- preme court under $500 bonds on one count. There Is second charge against Gildea, and on this sentence was defer red until to-day.
 MOODY CASE CONTINUED. The case of A. B. Moody was called yesterday morning, but continued until December 2 because of the failure of those who have the case in charge to obtain the necessary requisition pa pers
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
TRADING FOR TAGGART.
Conspiracy Against Cox and Stuck
meyer i'm Irregular" Committee.

Conspiracy Against Cox and Stuck
meyer i'm Irregular" Committee.
The friends of Cox and Stuckmeyer,
Democratic candidates for police judge and
clerk would not feel so bad about it if it
were only the gold Democrats that were
offering to trade them off for votes for
Taggart, but they have made the discov-
cry of what they believe to be a wide
spread conspiracy to sacrifice them, and
that it is countenanced every bit as much
by the regular committee in charge of
MIR. Spencer as by the Holt-Keach commit
tee. 1t will be remembered that Tagga-t >
first personal victory was won when he
carried the suddenly called primaries and
set up the preliminary convention. He
had selected w. W. Spencer to be chair
man of the committee, OF, rather, his per-
sonal friends had done So and the conven-
ton meekly submitted to the dictation.
Inasmuch as neither Cox nor Stuckmeysr
had any opposition to denomination, they
did not think it worth while to hustle and
put their friends delegations. Thus it
happened that they have nobody to defend
their interests in the organization. How
ever, they have friends and plenty of them
in the party, and these friends are open
in their declaration that if this trading
conspiracy continues, Taggart and his
friends will discover it is a game that
plenty of people can play at.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07

Machine Company. A. Kiefer Drug Com
pany. Irwin Robbins & Co., A. j. Van
DENSE az Co., W. L. Barton q Co., w. Il.
Humphreys q Co.. Middleton q LOgsdOn,
Walter a. Wood harvesting Company,
Knight x JiliSOn, Meyer klSer, Masonic
Mutual BENEFIT Society, Z. Aneshaensel d
Co, the Rex Sewer and Coal Company, A.
Boerinstein, Fieber q Reilly, the Darmond
Manufacturing Company, Robert Watert,
Columbian Relief Fund Association, A. b.
Meyer q Co, Prick & Co., Nichols q
Shepard Company, Ferd G. Smock, T. NJ.
Snyder * Co. Horne * Casper, Chas. ID.
Pearson * Co, Charles krause, Bufkin-No-
bic Manufacturing Company, Joseph Haas,
United States Life Insurance Company, ii.
&. knode d Co, q. w. Eichholtz and w. II.
Hoshal q Co.
The superintendent of the fair will all be
here in the next Jew days and most of
rapidly being apportioned. The entries in
all of the departments are being registered
by a large force of clerks and everything
Will be in readiness for the fair on Monday
Sept. IL, the opening day. The shows on the
grounds will be of q moral nature or they
Will not be permitted to remain.
The railroads promise to see that the peo-
pie attending the fair from the points
throughout the State will be well cared for.
Extra passenger equipment has been or
ernor's day and the day that the Sensa-
tonal battle of the pacing kings will occur.
me fact that the two famous flyers have
not made as good time as was expected on
the Eastern tracks is due to the fact that
the tracks are not as fast as that here, and,
again. the conditions were not such as to
permit of record breaking. Star Pointer S
wonderful mark shows what he is capable
or doing on proper track and with the
conditions favorable. Joe Patchen too is
lowering about the two-minute mark hav-
ing record now of 2:0l12. The match race
Will be the feature of Indianapolis day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
THE VETERAN FIREMEN'S BALL
1t VIII Net a Neat sum for the StriI1-
ing Coal Miners.

The Veteran Volunteer Fire Association,
an organization composed of the surviving
members of the original volunteer fire
companies of Indianapolis, gave bali at
Tolnlinson Hall last night for the benefit
of the striking coal miners. it was largely
attended and proved to be financially sue
cessful The affair was in charge of the
following floor managers: John Bonnie,
Frank Pence, Harry Coffman, Edward
Harmon and Oscar Weigman. B. F. Gresh,
president of the association, and D. W.
Brouse, secretary, as well as nearly all the
veterans living in the city. were on hand
to see that the twenty numbers on the pro-
gramme were fully enjoyed by the hun
dreds of young people on the floor.
The Veteran Volunteer Fire Association
was organized about five years ago, with
about one hundred members. and there are
still in the neighborhood of seventy-five
survivors who are active members. There
were originally three companies of the In
dianapolis fire department as it existed as
a voluntary organization. They were the
Marion Engine Company, the Victory Hose
Company and a hook and ladder company
These companies were organized in Is l5.
and headquarters was then at the intersec-
ton of Massachusetts avenue and New
York street. where the present headquar-
ters is maintained. From time to time the
city would purchase more apparatus and
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
ROWDIES BEAT OFFICERS
ANOTHER DISGRACEFUL BEER PIC
MIC All ARMsTRONG's PARK.
COnstabIes Bowman and Kent, Who
Tried to Stop the Melee, As
sauIted and Cut.

A picnic held at Armstrong Park, North
Indianapolis, yesterday afternoon, ended
last night in a free-for-all fight People OF
the neighborhood say it was a drunken row,
in which great many took part with
knives and clubs. No revolvers were used.
These disgraceful affairs have grown nu-
merous of late, and it is not long since a
delegation of North indianapolis citizens
called on Mayor Taggart and talked with
him about the disturbances. He promised
to see what could be done.
The trouble last night started about 8
o'clock between four or five young fellows
and the young women with them. Con-
stable Bowman of North Indianapolis, was
on the ground and tried to stop the row.
The result was a general melee, and a
number of people We're injured. The con-
stable called in Deputy Kent, and they both
fought the crowd OF rowdies. Bowman was
struck on the head with club and across
the back. Kent was cut with a knife, but
not dangerously. Bowman, it is said, was
so badly hurt that DIR. Karstetter was
called to attend him. None of the par
Elephants was arrested. Most of those en-
gagged in the brawl belong in the city. One
man who was on the ground yesterday says
an immense quantity of beer was drunk.
Beer is also sold at this park on Sunday.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
READY FOR MIR. SMITH.
Delegations Camping Out Near His
Hendnuartera.


The Holt-Keach "Klondike' was closed
yesterday and the G. +. Smith headquarters
had not yet been opened. 1t was there
fore rather dull picking for the "b'yes" who
are looking for good thing" Mr.. Smith
has engaged four rooms on the fifth floor
of the Stevenson building and will open
his headquarters there tomorrow. Reach,
who calls his own headquarters the full
key and the regular Democratic commit
tee rooms the ''short-keg' headquarters,
has come to the front with a name for the
Smith outfit. This he calls the barP'
headquarters, and the fitness of the name
was at once recognized.
The elevator starter at the Stevenson de-
clared that about a thousand people more
or less had been there during the day in
quiring for Mr.. Smith. Delegations from
South West street and Irish Hill were
inclined to doubt the veraclty of the young
man when he told them that Mr.. Smith was
not in, and they showed a disposition to
camp out in the marble corridor UNTIL he
should make his appearance. They We're
finally 'Shooed' out of the building, but
chung to the alley in the rear. Here during
the afternoon arose a wordy war between
two different gangs of beer grafters."
Each crowd was insisting that 1t was the
first to learn of Smiths candidacy, and by
right of discovery, as it were, was entitled
to have first chance at him.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
A GOOD STORY FOR BOYS
WILLIAM STEINHAGEN ENTERS THE
ANNAPOLIS NAVAL ACADEMY.
A Journal Carrier, who Worked Hard
for an Observation-Disclosures Browns
Interest in Him.

Admiral Brown yesterday received a tele-
gram from Captain Cooper, superintendent
of the Naval Academy at Annapolis, stat
ing that William Steinhagen, of Indian
apolis, had passed a very creditable ex-
animation, admitting him to the academy.
The boy begins his. future auspiciously,
and thus ends a very interesting chapter
in the struggle of a poor boy for a start
in life.
When it came time for Representative
Overstreet tt, recommend a candidate for
the Naval Academy it occurred to him
that the perquisite should be used to as
sist some boy who was trying to make his
way in life, rather than to help one whose
parents were amply able to help him, and
accordingly he wrote to friends here to
name such a boy. They. in turn, appealed
to the authorities of the Manual Training
School. Steinhagen was at once recon-
mended to them as a boy who was in every
way deserving and had magnificent
record for hard and intelligent work at the
school. When Mr.. Overstreet's friends in
vestigated they found that Steinhagen was
the son of poor, but eminently respectable
people and a boy of much character and
ambition. He was earning a livelihood by
carrying the Journal in the morning and
the News in the afternoon and attending
diligently to his studies all the time. These
facts were transmitted to Mr. Overstreet
and he made the recommendation.
Just about this time Admiral Brown re-
turned home and some of his friends laid
the case before him. He Immediately be-
came interested, and his interest greatly
increased when the boy was brought
to him. Upon his advice Steinhagen
underwent physical examination and
then sailed in for hard study to pre-
pare for the examinations. All this involved
expense and the admiral took not a little
pleasure In making up purse sufficient to
see him through. The boy, however, while
grateful for the assistance insisted upon
giving his note for the amount and the
Union Trust Company holds it
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
UP in THE FIRST WARD
MIR. HARDING WILL OPEN THE RE-
PUBLICAN CAMPAIGN TO-NIGHT.
Seats for 1000 at Hillside Avenue and
Ingram Observation-Disclosures
in Two Wards.

The Republicans will open the municipal
campaign tonight with a public meeting
at Hillside avenue and Ingram street This
is at the point where old Eighth street runs
into Hillside and it can be reached by TAX
ing a Brightwood car or a Columbia-ave-
nue. car, getting off at Eighth street and
going one block east.
The First ward committee, headed by
Robert Senour, has made preparations for
great meeting. The hillside at this point
forms natural amphitheater, and 1t has
been utilized for this purpose. a substantial
speakers stand has been erected and hand
somely decorated Facing it on the side OF
the hill seats have been erected to accom-
modate LOCO people. a special invitation is
extended to ladies, and it is expected that
large numbers of them will accompany
their husbands and brothers to the meet
ing A cannon has been planted on top of
the hill and a salute will be fired before
the meeting begins. A good band of music
has been engaged and nothing in the ar
engagements for the meeting has been
neglected. Mr. Harding will make the prin-
cipal speech, and secondary speeches will
be made by Joseph b. Healing and others.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07

other young men would volunteer to man
the engines, hose reels and hook and lad
der apparatus. Everything was done by
hand then. even to pulling the apparatus
to and from fires. The volunteer plan was
followed until 1852 when the modern sys-
paid companies were maintained. At the
time the volunteers disbanded there were
the following companies: Marion, Victory,
hook and ladder (the Originally, Wooden
Shoes, Red Rovers, Union, Western indie
pendent Relief, Good Intent, Invincibles
Young America. During the fourteen years
almost all the young men in the city who
or shorter periods, members of some of the
companies. 1t is not surprising, therefore,
that the roster of the association recently
formed from the surviving members should
contain the names of a number of men who
are known as prominent citizens. Many of
the veterans have long since removed from
the city, but in some cases they have heard
of the organization and have become men,
bers. The roster now contains the follow
oft, Henry Coburn John c. New, J. NJ.
CASTOR, Elijah Hedges John NJ. Bonnie,
B. F. Gresh, John Coburn, George w
f. Brigham, Joseph E. Allison, Charles q.
Lowe W. w. Loucks, Thomas NJ. Chill.
w. II. Hoover, Nicholas Wood, Joseph K.
English, Walter l.. Ramsey, Charles II.
Rihl. George w. Pitts, Ebert F. Norwood,
James A. Ferguson, George H. West, Isaac
Wallace, George w. Northway, Jerry
OBrien, Chris Neiman. Paulin Lendorme,
Jphn Bacoh John IL Brown 6en w. MAI
Hunschen. H T. Milton, John w. Petty,
]. Hughes, John Cook, Calvin r. Loucks,
James N. Stevens Chris H. Harmening, G.
Zimmerman, John Thalman. John l.. Avery,
r. E. Smith, A. l.. Newland, H. S. Garner,
George Knodle, Paul Sherman, w. B.
Lewis. Thomas J. Atkinson, Samuel Kelly,
I. L. Frankem Charles w. Knight James
r. Shea, James McReady, Samuel M. Sci
bert, Ernst Buhneing, John r. Robinson,
Samuel Whitridge, w B. Millenden, James
O'Connell. Charles E. Cook. A. J. Fiscus.
Robert B. Barbee w. o. Sherwood George
H. Rice. W. A. Kuykendall Thomas Mans
field. Ebenezer Marquis Cicero Seibert,
Chris Nottmyer, William A. Bradwell Jo-
seph w. Davis. Alexander Sands Frank
Wilson, Herman Oehler Moses Davis, Geo.
H. Barnes, Thomas w. Demmerly and j. ii.
Beeber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
COURT ADDED FORTY DAYS.
David Caldwell, After He Was Sen.
fenced, Made a Threat.

David Caldwell was before Judge Cox
yesterday morning on charge of slashng
his stepson across the face with a knife.
He was fined and given twenty days in the
workhouse, and was about 20 leave the
room.
Never mind. I'll get you yet" he said
to his stepson as he passed him. The
court heard the remark and called Cald-
well pack Forty days more were added
To his time and then Caldwell walked out
without a word.
The farrell family, Henry, his wife
Amanda and their son Harry, were also in
court. They all got more or less drunk
and Henry was beating his wife, when the
boy knocked his father down with a brick
and stuck a long bladed knife under his
shoulder blade. All were arrested. The
woman and boy were discharged and the
man was given thirty days Tor whipping
his wife.
Patrick j. Moran, who figured as the
principal in the war of the nations last
Monday night and cut William Merge with
a knife, was fined $40 and sent to the work
house for ten days
Marshall Watterson was fined on three
charges and given a workhouse sentence
Friday he was arrested at the corner of
Pennsylvania and Washington streets for
insulting some women who were sitting in
& carriage.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
NATURAL GAS THE CAUSE
CORONER'S INVESTIGATION OF THE
BROAD RIPPLE HORROR.
Ex-Representative Boardman Detect
ed OdOr of Gas just Before ExpIO-
siOn-Pipes to Be Examined.

Coroner Brayton is satisfied that the
Broad Ripple explosion was caused by
natural gas. 1T was undoubtedly a
double gas explosion" he said last night
He and DR.. w. T. S. Dodds, his deputy
spent yesterday investigating the case. Dr.
DoddS was at Broad Ripple all day. He
learned that there were but two or three
gallons of coal oil in the grocery at the
time of the explosion, and found the can
containing gasoline which it has been
claimed caused the wreck. The gasoline
was still in the can, although the top Of
the can was melted off.
One Important witness was ex-Repre-
sentative Boardman, who lives near Broad
Ripple He was sitting in his buggy in
the road opposite Watts's drug store when
the explosion occurred and narrowly es-
capped injury himself. Several spokes were
broken out of the buggy by the flying tim
bers but he was not hit. Just previous to
the explosion he had his picture taken in a
little gallery opposite the drug store. He
was in the vicinity for half an hour. He
says that he smelled NATURAL gas some
time before the explosion and his mind was
on the subject at the time it occurred.
Sevearl other witnesses were examined,
but their testimony did not add much light
Every one who may know anything about
the case may be called to testify before a
formal verdict is rendered. To-day the
coroner will have the earth removed from
the natural-gas pipes leading up to the
place where the drug store and grocery
stood. The pipes will be carefully exam
ined.
Yesterday being holiday many people
who could not get away Sunday took adj
vantage of the opportunity to visit the
scene of Saturdays horror. Every electric
rnI fTer fn he
and extra trains were run at close inter-
vais. The accident has proved a valuable
thing to the saloons in the suburb. They
did a rushing business Sunday and yester-
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
THEY PROMISE TO CLOSE.
Business Men Who Agree to Observe
indianapolis Day.

Chairman McGettigan. of the special COM
mittee having in charge the arrangements
for Indianapolis day at the state fair has
received responses from thirty-six business
firms stating that they will close Tor a half
day Friday Sept II. What is all the
more gratifying to the committee is the
fact that the communications asking the
merchants and manufacturers TO close on
this day were not mailed until Saturday
and these first responses were many of
them dictated and addressed the committee
on Sunday. The expressions of those who
have written agreeing to close are all of a
most gratifying nature and show a COM
mendable spirit in the interest OF the city
In all about one thousand letters will have
been sent by to-day, and favorable re-
sponses are expected from the majority
Those who have already replied and agreed
TO close are as follows:
r. q. Dun d Co, Woodford q Pohlman
Albert Krull, G. b. Cones g. Son Manu-
featuring Company. Mccormick Harvesting
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
Fortieth indiana Reunion.

The annual reunion of the Fortieth In
diana Regiment, veteran volunteers, Col.
John w Blake will be held Tuesday, Sept.
II, at u O'Clock. at the state fair grounds,
the primary assembly to be at the grand
stand of the cattle pavilion, near the ad-
ministration building On this day eX-sol-
ders are admitted to the state fair free.
A basket dinner will be arranged. A bust
ness meeting will be held the next day, the
18th. at the courthouse at 10 o'clock a. m.
and a camp fire in the evening. Governor
Mount, Gen. John Coburn, Gen Fred
Knef1er, Gen Thomas j. Wood and others
have been invited and will address the
meeting The Tenth Indiana Battery
COOKS Battery h1fty-sevSnth and Fiji
teenth Indiana, Ninety-seventh and TWEEN
ty-sixth Ohio, Twenty-fourth and Twenty
eighth Kentucky Volunteers and One Hun
dredth Illinois, of the same brigade, have
been invited TO attend ana take part in the
exercises. Mike Boston, the veteran fife
music with his drum corps.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
CENTRAL HOSPITAL FUNDS.
Management Cramped by Inability to
Transfer Them.

At the request of Superintendent Eden
harter, Governor Mount yesterday paid a
visit TO the Central Insane Hospital TO per-
sonally Investigate some of the needs of the
institution. AS frequently happens in the
hurly-burly of getting an appropriation bill
through the Legislature, the sums appro-
prlated for various repairs and improve
ments at the institution were in some cases
Inadequate. IT is found that economies
could be practiced in some other lines of
expense TO supply the money Necessary but
the terms OF the appropriation bill confine
each fund 10 the designated use.
a few weeks ago Dr. Edenharter asked
the attorney general for a construction of
the law. He was told that the terms of
the appropriation did not admit of any
transfer OF funds without legislative action
The Jaw under which the institution is or
ganized gives the trustees considerable lati-
tude in expenditures and IL is thought that
possibly through this way may be found
The following appropriations We're made:
For the maintenance of both male and
female departments, y225, 900 annually; for
clothing, 5000; for current repairs of prem
ises $1,000. Specific: For painting the
woodwork OF the two main buildings So 600:
for plumbing $1,000; for kitchen aud resto-
n ton OF rooms destroyed by fire So Goa.
for Kitchen equipment. si,200; fer furniture
for restored rooms, as above, 1906: for
greenhouse. $500.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
OFFICES In CHICAGO.
American Tin-PIate Company to Move
Its Headqua

w. b. Leeds, president of the American
Tin-plate Company, of Elwood, is about
to remove his office from this city to Chi
cago The sales department of the com
pany, which has also been located here
under the supervision of Mr. Leeds will be
removed to Chicago. The office of the COM
pany has been in the Maiesti building Mr..
Leeds is now in ElWood. His family has
occupied a residence on North Delaware
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-09-07
In Eleventh and Thirteenth Wards.

The Republicans of the Thirteenth ward
met last night in primary convention and
nominated Edward A. Strong for ward
councilman. The nominee is a young man
who has never held political office His OPP
ponent is Edward Bernauer, proprietor of
the saloon at the corner of Virginia avenue
and Cedar street. Mr.. Strong is plumber
His place of business is in the Baldwin
block on North Delaware street.
The Republicans of the Eleventh ward
have nominated Gustav Joseph for ward
councilman. He is a Hebrew travelling
salesman residing at No. 336 South Illinois
street. His opponent is John Scanlon pro-
prietor of the Celtic Hall saloon on South
West street.