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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
PERSONAL AND SOCIETY.

Mr.. and Mrs. George Merritt will leave
to-day for Florida TO spend several weeks.
Mrs. VIM. j. Brown viii go to Evansville
to-day to make a short visit TO her mother.
Miss Mary Durham, of Richmond. is the
guest of Mrs. W.. r. Galpin for a few days.
Miss Laura a. Smith will leave to-day for
Orlando. Fla, where she will visit friends
for two months.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Stackhouse. of Col
lege avenue. entertained a large party OF
friends last evening
Mrs. Clifton Comfy. who has been visit
ing friends in New York for two motnhs
returned home yesterday.
Mrs. G. y. catterson will give "a matinee
party Wednesday for Mrs. Arthur Curtis
and Mrs. Henry Vinton. OF Lafayette.
Miss Elizabeth Sawyers, OF Greencastle,
Is the guest OF her uncle, Judge Woods,
while here attending the college reunion.
Miss Kitty Scott. OF Toledo. o., formerly
OF this city. Is visiting for a few days with
her aunt. Mrs. J. W. Johnson, 597 Central
avenue.
thirty young ladies' with a thimble party
yesterday afternoon in honor of Miss
Young. OF Louisville.
Ray Newcomb entertained the North
Meridian-street Mandolin Club last evening
at his home on Capitol Avenue. The club
consists OF twelve members.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dram Perry gave a small
dinner party last evening in honor OF Mr..
and Mrs. j. X. Lilly and their visitor. Miss
Eva r. Nelson. or Fort Wayne.
The third section OF the Free Kindergar-
ten will give a tea at the residence OF Mrs.
V. NJ. Backus. No. 73 North Meridian
street. Friday afternoon. Jan. %.
A number OF young people met at the res
Cornell avenue and Twenty-eighth street,
last evening. 10 reorganize a dance club.
Mr. WIN. II. Kappes aas taken the posi-
ton OF organist at the Tabernacle Church.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
A Newborn Baby Found.

At 10 o'clock last night some colored men
who were playing pool in Cooper's billiard
hall. between Michigan and North streets
on Indiana avenue went into the rear OF
the place and found a eolored baby. 1t was
apparently only two or three hours old. 1t
was i'm a basket and very carefully pro-
tected from the cold by warm hannels and
wraps. The men carried the child inside
and notified Sergeant Crane, who sent il to
the police station. h was taken from there
TO the Colored Orphans Asylum by the
police matron. Mrs. Buchanan had just
started for the asylum when Mr.. and Mrs.
Nowlin. colored, called at the police sta
ton. They live on North street near where
the child was found and had heard of il.
They wanted To take the child with them
and give IL a home. Mrs. Buchanan gave
them a note TO the matron at the orphan
asylum. They say they will adopt the child
IL they can get IL.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
THE COURT RECORD.


1194l. Beyerline VS.. the State. Allen G..
c. Affirmed. Howard, il. In the affida-
Wit and information the appellant was
charged, amongst other things, that he did
then and there feloniously. falsely and
fraudulently make. forge and counterfeit a
certain promissory note purporting TO have
been made and executed by Fred Beyerline.
George Beyerline (whOse name Is signed TO
said note in German characters). Jacob r.
Shaefenecker (by and under the name OF
Jacob S~chapenacker) and Poirson." Held
that the affidavit and information was suf-
ficient. although the name signed TO the
note In German and said 10 be in English
George Beyerline, Is not set forth in the
cop of the note exactly as IL appears upon
the note. .. Forgery and the uttering OF n
forged instrument are two distinct crimes,
and an 2cquittal OF one will not bar the
State from prosecuting the other. ,. In the
prosecution of q man for forgery IL is not
error for the court TO allow the wife OF the
accused TO testify that the defendant came
TO her and by his threats compelled her
TO sign the forged name to the instrument.
4. Only such conversations between a hus-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
PHI DELTA's GREAT SPOILSMEN.
Only Allowed One Outsider an Ohice
I'm OratOrical Association.

The annual meeting of the State Oratori-
cal Association at the Denison House yes
terday developed a merry little fight be-
tween the different ~fraternities, with the
Phi Delta Theta, the winner in the fight,
against all the other fratenities repre-
scented. There is a provision in the consti-
tuition of the association giving the offices
to the different colleges, rotating them
each year and giving no college double
representation.
When the meeting was called TO order il
was seen that the Phi Deltas had enough
members present to carry anything they
desired and a representative of De Pauw
offered an amendment to the constitution,
each college should select the man to fill
the Office assigned to that college and that
the association should then elect the man
selected by reclamation. The amendment
met no opposition in committee, but those
present of the Phi Delta members said IL
was a useless cumbrance OF the minutes
for the custom had always been to elect
in just that way With this statement the
amendment was not pushed very hard. but
was voted down by a vote divided on
fraternity lines. the Phi Deltas voting
against it and the others voting for IL.
Then the Phi Deltas proceeded to nominate
officers that were satisfactory to them re-
CARELESS of the wishes of the representa-
tives of the colleges, and elected them
The officers elected are as follows:
President-J. w. Evans, Hanover.
Vice Presideut-E. p. King Wabash.
Recording Secretary-Virgil Dalrympie.
Butler.
Interstate Delegate-Cyrus Mead. De
Paw.
Treasurer-Murray Hadley. Earlham.
Corresponding Secretary-E. w. Trook,
Indiana University.
Executive Committeeman-D. V. holland,
Franklin.
Murray Hadley is the only officer not a
member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
INDORSED PARK SYSTEM.
joint Committee Of Commercial Bod
les Look Over the Plans.

The joint committees appointed by the
Commercial Club and Board of Trade 10
cooperate with the park commissioners
and members of the City Council with a
view to inaugurating a park system for In
dianapolis, met at the office of the park
commissioners yesterday afternoon. Messrs.
a. a. Barnes, A. Kiefer. Jay Voss, j. Ia.
Reach and r. G.. Harseim, of the Com
mercial Club committee, and Justus c.
Adams, Ferd. l.. Mayer, Henry Coburn.
George G.. Tanner. N. S. Byram, of the
Board OF Trade committee, were present.
e. F. Claypool was elected chairman and
the. joint committee spent some time in ex-
aiming the park system as recommended
by the commissioners and listening to the
explanations of the park commissioners
and engineer, after which the committees
organized by electing A. A. Barnes
chairman.
On motion of Jay Voss the committees
unanimously approved the plans of the
park commissioners and their recommends
tons and decided to have a meeting with
the financ committee of the City Council
as early as possible
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16

condition of the county seems TO be such
that they cannot at the present time appro-
pirate the money necessary for the work.
The conference yesterday was 10 learn If
the city would be willing to pay an increase
over the present rental If the work should
be done. and if the city would lease the
basement for a term of years. The COM
missioners suggested that the city should
pay 5000 a year and take the basement for
ten years. If this should be done. 1t would
also include many repairs and improve
ments in the basement of the courthouse
that Will be made necessary by lowering
the grade of the lawn. Controller Johnson
seems to think that such a proposition Will
be accepted by the city.
To-day the commissioners will submit a
written proposition TO the city embOdying
the terms mentioned In the conversation
yesterday. If his is accepted by the city
the commissioners will at once call for bids
for doing the work.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
CHILD In BAD SURROUNDINGS.
Discovery Made by Police i'm Grand
Opera House Block Raid.

The police nave been looking for gambling
in the Grand Opera House block for some
time and last night a tip was received that
a game was in progress. Captain Dawson.
Sergeants Kruger and Corrigan and Pa
trolmen Weible and Mathey made a search
of the place and failed 20 locate any gam
ing. They stumbled into a room. however.
occupied by Mary Grim and found a young
man there. a door opening into an adjoin-
ing room was pushed open and there the
officer found Mrs. Mamie Corbett, u wom-
an thirty-seven years old. and a boy seven
teen years old. Lying at the foot of the
bed was the six-year-old daughter of Mrs.
Corbett fast asleep. The four people were
arrested and the child was placed in the
care of the police matron that she may be
turned over to the Board of Children's
guardians. The younV man arrested with
Mrs. Corbett is the son of one of the lead
ing LAWYERS of the city.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16

The best theatrical thing of the season at the
Empire is Vanity Fair which opens a three
days engagement Monday matinee.
'Heartsease'' has met with such popular favor
that Mr.. Charles Frohnan has given up the idea
of producing a comedy by Sidney Grundy. at the
Garden Theater, on Feb l.
1.-THE Sidewalks Of New York. which closes
to-day at the Park. will be followed by the How
ard Atheneum Star Speciality Company. an organ
ization wen known here as among the best In the
vaudeville line.
The next time Sol Smith Russell goes into New
York it will be under Charles Frohman's manage
ment. This week Frohman contracted for an
elaborate production next season of Martha. Nor
toms new comedy. "A Bachelors Romance" with
Sol Smith Russell and a strong cast. indianapolis
will see this new play the first half of next week
Fanny Rice changes her bill at the Grand to-
day. putting on her latest operate comedy. "A
Flower Girl OF Paris" both matinee and night.
This piece is said to he picturesque. especially
sixteenth century. John Terry's excellent tenor
voice will be heard to better advantage to-day
than in AT the French Ball" These two per-
formances viii conclude Miss Rice's engagement.
A comedy Indian maid IN. calling herself Gene
We've Brown. who admitted she had fed from the
Ute reservation in the Indian Territory last July
TO go on the stage. present ID herself 10 Manager
George w. Lederer for a position in the chorus
and ballet Of Lillian RusselTs new opera, An
American Beauty at the Casino this week. Dis
covering the girl could sing and dance. Lederer
immediately engaged her as one of the .nasquer-
aders in the circus ball scene.
One of the most deeply rooted superstitions
OF the theatrical profession is that the success
ful run Of a play at one theater must not be in
terrupted by its removal to another playhouse.
In ninety-nine cases out OF a hundred. whenever
this has been done. disaster has followed. In de-
fiance OF this superstition. however. Charles
Hopper. when his extraordinarily successful en-
gagement in ''Chimmie Fadden'' at the Garden
Theater. New York. was brought 10 an end last
winter, owing 70 previously existing contracts by
the theater. moved his play, company and seen
cry over 10 the Standard Theater. where he ran
along with great prosperity until May. playing in
all $40 times in New York city. Hopper and his
company come 20 the Grand next Thursday and
Friday in 'Chimmie Fadden."
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
AMUSEMENTS.
LiIli Lehmann as BrunnhiIde.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-The first temperance
IN opera of Lilli Lehman was made with the
Damrosch Opera Company as Brunnhilde in
'"Walkure' here this evening at the Lafayette
square Opera House. The occasion was notable
in that the audience was one Of the most repre-
sentative of the SeasOn- Among those present
were President and Mrs. Cleveland. Secretary and
Mrs. Olney and others almost equally we'll known,
besides many members of the diplomatic corps.
Nine. Lehman 5 rendition OF BrUInhilde was en-
Enthusiastically received. Her voice fully sus-
tanned the Judgment of the New York critics at
the recent song recital In that city. Ii is equally
as great as when she was heard here five years
aC0
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
MEETING OF INDICTED MEN.
saloon Keepers Were tn Have Coun-
seled Together Yesterday.

A meeting of fifty or more saloon keep
ers who were indicted by the grand jury
during November and December was called
for yesterday afternoon TO be held in a
hall on East Washington street for the pur-
pose OF considering the situation and dis
GUESSING means of defense. So far as known
the meeting did not materialize. Several of
the men who were indicted were seen. None
of them had attended the meeting. so they
said. and they did not believe ii had been
held. or If 1t had, they thought Ii likely
that the ttendance was so small that MOTH
ing was done.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
COSTS THE CITY MONEY.
Works Boards Blunder i'm Opening a
Street Out of Town.

Yesterday it required the assistance of an
outsider to inform the Board of Works and
the city engineer hat the board was con-
templating opening a street outside of the
city. The papers had been prepared and
the resolution advertised and yesterday
final action was taken on a resolution to
open Raymond street told Colgrove avenue)
from Shelby TO Knox street. A reporter
called the attention of the clerk of the
board to the fact that on the line of Ray
mond street the corporation line is at
State avenue instead of Knox street. which
makes about half of the street included in
the resolution outside of the city. 1t will
require a new resolution and a new adj
vertisement to open the street, all of which
will cost the city some money.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16

eide what college should have the next
field day and then 1t was not decided until
a coin was tossed. which gave ii 10 Rose
day will be MAY 81. at which time the next
meeting of the association will be held. In
the meantime there will be a called meet
ing for the purpose of arranging the foot
ball and baseball schedules. which were not
discussed at the meeting yesterday on ac-
count of the lack of time after spending al
most the entire afternoon balloting.
Frankli College and the State Normal
School were reinstated as members of the
association. Besides these two colleges
there were representatives from Rose Poly
technic. Wabash. Purdue. De Pauw. Earl
ham and the Indiana University.
II was decided to add 10 the field a
programme q hve-mile bicycle race and a
fifty-yard dash. running. The high kick and
the standing broad jump were eliminated
from the programme.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
CITY NEWS NOTES.

Charles Jacobs. aged nineteen. was arrest
ed yesterday for stealing four chickens
from his sister. He will be returned to the
Reform School for Boys. from which he
was released on ticket-of-leave.
Police Superintendent Colbert is holding
$25 for c. II. Bruce. "A young man recently
released from the workhouse. The money
was received from Boston. The young man
was expecting II, and called TO ask about
it when released. The money was not there
then. however, and Bruce has now disap-
nan rod
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
DIR. Lasby ON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,

The conditions which favored the rise OF
Mohammedanism. the strange history of its
founder, the peculiarities of it's system OF
worship and its failure as. a political. social
and religious power will be described I'm the
sermon on "Mohammedanism' at the Cen
tral-avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
tomorrow evening by the pastor. Rev. DIR.
Lasby. The congregation has been largely
increased through this series of sermons on
topics pertaining to eastern Christendom.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Pi beta Phi Dinner.

The State reunion of the Pi Beta Phi
fraternity was held last evening in the din
ing room of the Propylaeum, and the re-
union was celebrated with a dinner served
at 6 o'clock to thirty-five members Of the
fraternity. The table was decorated with
the fraternity flower. the %carnation, and the
colors. blue and wine. A series of toasts
were offered and responded TO, Miss Levona
Payne acting as toastmistress. The first
was Our Alumnae Chapter and Its Alma
Mater" by Miss Z~eppenfelt; The Mascu-
line Co-Ed, response was written by Miss
Winifred Harper, and read by Miss Payne.
Spikes" was responded to by Miss Grimm,
of Bloomington; THE Tonic and Dominant
Chords of Life" by Miss Elizabeth Saw
yers. of Greencastle; "Pi Beta Phi In
~fants," by Mrs. Grimes, of Bloomington;
"a Broader Fraternity Spirit" by Miss
Jeannette Martin. of Franklin. At the
business meeting the following officers were
elected: President, Mrs. r. w. >Galpin; Sec
rotary, Miss Levona Payne; treasurer, Miss
Stella Fox. The entire Arrangement OF the
dinner was I'm charge of Mrs. Galpin and
Miss Harriet Palmer. of Franklin.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Justices Elected i'm November.

Governor Mount will decline to issue COM
missions TO men elected To the office of
justice of the peace at the November cleo
ton. This is in accordance with the opin-
ion of Attorney General Ketcham given to
Governor Matthews. Mr.. Ketcham held
that the law is plain that justices of the
peace shall be elected at the general cleo
ton of 1894 and every four years there
after and cannot be elected at any other
time except at a special election 10 fill a
vacancy.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
No Gravel on Indiana Avenue.

y short time ago some residents Of In
diana avenue filed a petition asking the
Board of Works to gravel Indiana avenue,
from North street TO Fall creek. To have
ordered this would have prevented the
permanent Improvement Of the street for
many years to come. The board ordered
papers prepares for asphalting the street.
Yesterday a petition of other property
owners was filed asking. that an asphalt
pavement be laid. The board also granted
a petition for grayeling Fletcher avenue,
from Williams to Brown street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
WILL CUT 1T DOWN.
Courthouse Yard Matter Settled III
CITY VIII Lease basement.

Yesterday afternoon the County Commits
sioners and the mayor and President Down.
ing. OF the Board of Works, held a short
conference TO consider the projec. of cut
ting down the courthouse lawn. The COM
m~issioners have about decided that the
lawn must be lowered. but the financial
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
CIoaks, Furs and Suits
SPECIAL BARGAIN RACKS.

High-class garments. made by the very
best tailors. for first-class trade, at less
than the cost of making. say nothing OF
the material. Our stock is very complete
yet-too much so for our own good-but we
could not foresee the conditions as they
are. We are cutting prices i'm an unmerei-
full manner. all of which is done before the
customers come in. So. whatever price our
garment is marked. you can depen on
that no one Will get IL for less.
CHlLDREN'S CLOAkS AT SPECIAE RE-
DUCTIONS FOR TOMORROW. Il
S2t5 for Girls Jackets we sold all season
at Sc.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Nordiea.s Private Car Held.

COLUMBUS. o.. Jan. 15.-The private car of
the Ncrdica Concert Company was attached
Wednesday night by a constable armed with a
claim from Dickson * Talbot. managers of opera
houses here and at Indianapolis. They claim.
$17s-5S for failure 10 keep a contract to play in
their houses. The claim was settled and the car
left for the West only a few hours late.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
VIM. IL. Block Co.
Announcement
For Saturday
Mems Furnishings

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with n pair cuffs and two coll
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NIGHT SHIRTS-Made OF the best
muslin. elegantly trimmed; our
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SUSPENDERS The genuine
Guyot. hat retails everywhere at
soc, our price for tomorrow.
GARTERS-The celebrated Velvet
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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Phi Delta Theta Banauet.

The indian members OF the Phi Delta
Theta fraternity gave d. dinner at the Com
mercial Club at $50 O'Clock last evening.
The dinner was we'll attended and there
was much merrymaking. Toasts were the
order of the day and the responses were
characteristic of young men who are enjoy
ing the pleasures of college life.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Monon to borrow Money.

A short time ago Judge Woods. OF the
United States Circuit Court, granted per-
mission to Receiver McDoel, OF the Monon,
to borrow money for cutting down the
grade of the road near Cedar lake.
Strengthening the roadbed and ballasting IL
in other places. Yesterday the court issued
an order giving the receive n authority 10
hppip the work
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
Clover Leaf Monthly Report.

The monthly report for December OF r.
p. +. PIERCE, receiver for the Toledo. St.
Louis & Kansas City (the Clover Leaf
road. was filed with the clerk of the United
States Court yesterday. The total receipts
were s4l9. 1916 and the disbursements were
S39S, S57. -.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
MackintOshes for Boys

Ages 10. IL. IL and Is. The cele-
brated Hodgman garments; reg Ct 69
ular price, 50: to-morrow.......... ~4sOC
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-01-16
BRASS SAGOLOSKY BOUGHT.
Perkins,, Who Stole the stun,
Gets a Light Sentence,

Yesterday Samuel Sagolosky was on trial
in the Criminal Court for receiving stolen
goods. 1t was shown by the evidence of
William Perkins that he had bought from
Perkins brass and babbitt metal worth
about $50 which Perkins had stolen from
G. & a. Potts at various times. There
was no other testimony taken in the case
and 1t was continued.
William Perkins is a colored boy twenty
one years of age. He pleaded guilty to
stealing the brass and babbitt metal and
told all about calling at the store of
Sagolosky to make arrangements for SELL
ing it and then delivering it at various
times. Perkins has been in Jail since Aug.
IL awaiting trial on the charge of stealing
one hundred yards OF cloth from Geisen-
dorf q Co. and the brass and babbitt
metal. The fact that he gave his evidence
in the SagoloSky case SO straightforward
and the further fact that this is his first
ofense had an effect on the court and
prosecuting attorney, and il was decided to
sentence him to six months i'm Jail on the
petty larceny charge and take the grand
larceny charge under advisement, To be
held over him in case he should not do
right in the future after his release.
Perkins has been a good prisoner and has
been found to De very handy about the
sired that If sentenced il should be to the
jail instead of the workhouse. When Judge
McCray spoke about this matter Perkins
said that he liked Mr.. Shufelton and would
like To go back there.
oh, well, / guess l had better send you
to the w~orkhouse," said Judge McCray,
with a wink at Prosecutor Wiltsie. You
seem to be having most too much enjoy
ment in Jail. They make people work at
the workhouSe."
Perkins's face became grave and there
was a twitching about the mouth that
showed that he did not appreciate the feel
ings of the court. He became very pleasant
again, however, when Deputy Sheriff Dynes
was told to turn the prisoner over to the
sheriff