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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-12-17

ARTDEPARTNENT OPENING CONTINUED THIS WEEK.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
RAID BY THE BOO GANG
1T TRIED TO CAPTURE THE TAP
ROOM OF THE HOME BREWERY.
Dan Kinney, one of Ferriter's Chums,
the Leader--Men Run Into the
PoIicemen's Arms.

The BOO gang broke loose again Satur-
day night; that is such members of this
notorious crowd as were out Of jail at the
time. Three of them, Robert O'Neal, of lis
Meek street; Dan Kinney, of 1857 East
Georgia street. and John Cleaver, of I'LL
East Ohio street. went to the Home brew
cry a short while before IL o'clock and or
dered a keg of beer. The night Waterman
started to wait on them. 1t was necessary
that he get the key from the celler and put
a government stamp on it. While he was
doing this he allowed the three men to
drink what beer they wanted from the tap
ROOM" This, it turned out, was all the fell
lows were after. and when the key was
brought they declined to take it and even
refused to get out of the place when or
dered. The night Waterman attempted to
eject them and a fight followed. The night
Waterman secured his pistol and the fellows
ran. They ran into the arms of Patrolmen
Mathey and Morgan and were arrested.
They were released on bond yesterday.
Dan Kinney, who seemed to lead the raid
on the brewery, is a member of the gang
OF long standing. He was one of the men
who were with John Ferriter when Patrol
man Ware was killed He was arrested at
the time and was a witness in Ferriter S
trial, recently concluded at Martinsville.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
TAGGART SHOULD RESIGN
REV. r. ". HUNTER SAYS THIS IN A
LETTER TO MIR. HARDING.
Mayor No Better than the Company
He Keeps--Preacher Whom Sem
tineI Claimed for Taggart.

At the beginning of this campaign the
Sentinel printed CARRIED interview with
Rev Rice V. Hunter, pastor of the Seventh
Presbyterian Church, placing that gentle
man in an attitude of opposition to the
election of Mr.. Harding. The interview
was corrected in the Journal, to whose re-
porter he stated that he had just returned
from his vacation and knew nothing of the
issues that had been made up. What he
had said to the Sentinel, he declared, was
that if Mr.. Harding did not stand for better
government than had been given by Mr..
Taggart he saw no reason for a change.
The incident closed and nothing more was
thought of it until Saturday evening" when
Mr.. Harding received the following letter
from Mr.. Hunter:
'My Dear Sir-It is hardly fair. suppose,
to take advantage of other peoples mis-
fortunes in order to advance our own, and
yet do not know that it would be wrong
when other people have brought the mis-
fortunes on themselves. With this explana-
ton | want to congratulate you on the
Taggart- Holt-Colbert tangle. This certain
ly will be tremendous help to you. 1t
looks to me to-day though you would
win and / hope you WILL Taggart ought to
resign; he is in bad company to say the
least. The public will not be so certain that
he is any better than the company he
keeps. Wishing you success next Tuesday,
l am yours sincerely, r. V. HUNTER
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
OMER A. ROBERTSON DEAD.
Had Been a Wholesale COnfectioneT
in This City.

Oner A. Robertson, who was until recent
ly the senior member of the wholesale con-
fectionery firm of Robertson & Nichols, of
this city. died yesterday morning 1T Ashe-
vile, N. c., of consumption. He was twen-
ty-seven years of age. Mr.. Robertson was
in the confectionery trade on South Penn
sylvania street from 1880 until 1896, when
he retired from active business on account
of failing health. He was born in 1870 on
his fathers farm near Southport. His
parents were Samuel and Catherine Rob-
ertson, both of whom are dead. He spent
his boyhood on the farm and after he
grew up entered Purdue University, which
he attended for some time. In 1888 Mr..
Robertson went into business at Green
wood, this State, remaining there two
years. In December, 1894, he was married
TO Miss Ola Burton, CT this city, who with
little daughter survives him.
Mr.. Robertson was a Scottish Rite Mason
and was a member of the First Presby-
terrain Church of this city. He went to
Asheville year ago, but prior to that
time had travelled in other parts of the
country in the hope of checking the disease
which finally ended in DEATH His remains
will arrive here Wednesday and will be
taken to the home of his father law
p. c. Burton, (new) No. $40 East Twenty
first street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
A TRIO OF HIGHWAYMEN
MISS CULVER WAS ROBBED EARLY
SATURDAY EVENING.
Pals of Man That Took Her Purse Es-
cOrted Her Home--Their
Attempt.

Another bold robbery was perpetrated
Saturday night Miss Emma Gurley, resid-
ing at GA North Illinois street, being the
victim. She was going home from work
about o'clock when a man sprang out
from the alley just north of Ohio street on
Illinois, seized her pocketbook and disap-
peared with it down the alley.
Two men who had seen the act gave
chase, but after a few seconds returned,
saying that they could not catch the rob-
Der. Seeing that Miss Gurley was nearly
overcome by the shock they offered to ac-
company her home, which offer she gladly
accepted. They proceeded on north on Illi-
nos till they were close to Walnut, when
one of the men asked her what time it
was. When she took out her watch one of
the men made a grab for it, but the ring
broke and seeing that they were foled in
their attempt to get it, they took to their
heels down Walnut street 1t is supposed
that they were pals of the first robber.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
PEARSON AND DARLINGTON.
Only Two Republicans That Will Now
Support Taggart.


No party in municipal campaign ever
made such rapid strides toward an over
whelming victory as have the Republicans
during the last week. The startling dis
closures of corruption in the Taggart ad-
ministration that brought about the sud
den resignation of Holt have had a ire
mendous effect, the force of which has been
redoubled by the daily accommodating evil
dence of the effort made by Taggart to un-
load his bog land upon the city at the neat
profit of $12,750. 1t would be difficult now
to find d dozen Republicans in the city who
intend to vote for Taggart. John r. Pear
son, manager of the Indianapolis Gas Com
pany and Frank G. Darlington, local head
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, are almost alone in their position
but the interests of the corporations they
represent are so tied up in the Taggart
regime that they are still fighting for him
with all their strength. And it may be said
in passing that that injunction against the
cheap gas ordinance has not yet been dis
solved and that addltional track Tor Wncn
the Pennsylvania Company stole the right
of way across Pennsylvania street is still
there and is likely to stay there, notwith-
come up right away.
The effect, of the scandals has been not
all the Republicans, but also to drive DEM
ocratS in droves from the support of Tag
CART. The conscience of the community has
been aroused and the eide toward Harding
begins to look like a tidal wave.
Mr.. Harding was seen at his nome last
evening, a bit worn out by the hard work
Of the past month, but serene and cheerful
He had had quiet day of rest. Il have be-
lieved from the start, SAID he, that the
Republican ticket would be successful all
the way through and now feel doubly GER
tain Of it. l have the utmost faith in the
public conscience of Indianapolis and L do
not believe any administration could stand
after what has occurred"
Mr. Harding only reflected the prevailing
sentiment among the Republican leaders.
They have no doubt of the verdict OF the
people.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
SILVER MEN KNITTING HIM.
Holt Corruption Deal Has Turned
Them from Taggart.

Holt DetaA mas
Them from TaEgart.
Taggart will be knitted to the death by
silver Democrats tomorrow. Ever since
the Colbert episode they have been con-
WINGED that there was an organized and
determined clique to down Cox, whom Tag
CART and Stuckmeyer patronizingly refer to
as the little judge" The attitude of the
gold Democrats in claiming all the brains
and Doodle in the country has not lessened
the feeling, and as the time for talking
grows shorter the murmurs grow louder
and more ominous. The exposure of the
Holt sewer scandal has made the talk
against the gold bug clique more bitter and
pronounced than ever. Taggart has ever
been regarded as Hollis tool by the
push" and the leaders have been quietly
at work since the Cox episode breeding
hatred and discomfort toward the Klondike
crowd. They received unexpected and
welcome news when the sewer explosion
occurred and the fact that it was likely to
cause Taggart' S defeat is an argument that
has been used with great effect.
The silver Democrats concede that ii Tag
CART is elected the gold men will claim that
they did it with their brains and money,
and the push" prefers defeat to having
that claim Haunted in its face. 1t has no
desire to be tainted and jeered at by the
gold bugs that Taggart has retained in the
courthouse basement, and realizes that the
gang in the courthouse basement will stay
there if Taggart is not turned down, that
not a man viii be displaced, that all the old
crowd Will be in for another two years.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
FAVORED BERLIN GRANITE.
Col. Downing Increases the Cost to
CapitOI-Avenue Taxpayers.

Some of the property owners along Capt.
tol avenue between Twenty-first and
Thirty-fourth streets, the section of the
thoroughfare the Board of Public Works
has decided to improve, are mystihed over
the manner in which the contract was
awarded last Wednesday. Browder &
shower submitted the lowest estimates
and will do the work. A week ago Friday,
when the board was about to award the
contract. an injunction suit was filed and
the proceedings were temporarily suspend
ed But a number of the property owners
were eager for the Improvement, and on
the following Monday Samuel Ashby and
Frederick Topp called at the Office of the
CITY engineer, to whom the matter had
been referred by the board, to urge that
the contract be let without delay. Mr.. Ash
by says that Engineer Jeup told him that
whenever the contract was let the bid sub
mitted by Browder & Shower, providing for
red granite at 1888 a lineal foot, would be
accepted. Mr.. Ashby says Mr.. Browder
of the contracting firm, told him that
morning that the material provided by
them in their different estimates was all
first class and any of 1t would make hard
pavement One Of the bids submitted by
Browder & Shower was rs low as 1928 a
lineal foot, which some of the property
owners thought SHOuIu DO accepted. 1n6y
saw however they were satisfied with the
promise of the city engineer that the red
granite at 1888 would be used
Last Wednesday when the board met the
bid providing for Berlin granite at 1857 q
lineal foot was accepted. This was the
highest bid submitted by Browder q Sho-
yer. Mr. Browder says that Engineer Jeup
was in favor of the red granite but Col.
Downing of the Board of Works, wanted
the Berlin granite: The contractor says he
himself suggested that the higher priced
pavement be selected because it was OF a
better quality and because the lower Sec
granite
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
THOSE TERRIBLE JAPs.
More About Their Reputed Desire fOl
War with the United States.

More About The1r hepuLeu Desire LOT
War with the United States.
Seattle Times.
us there any truth in the report that
Japan is sending trained soldiers TO Ha-
waii?"
in the affirmative by Well-known man
who lately returned from the Orient. IhlS
gentleman, who has lived in Japan twen-
ty-fve years and who expects to return
terests, desired his name kept under cover
for obvious reasons, but he talked freely
concerning the situation as he has OBJ
served it. This morning he said;
There is no doubt OF it. Six months ago
a Scotchman who has lived in Yokohama
since that port was opened and who is thor
oughly posted on everything gong on IN
Japan called MY attention to me tact that
many of the japanese going to Hawaii were
trained men belonging to the reserve force
of the Japanese army and navy. Careful
investigation on my own part proved the
truth of this man S statement. In July last
l made it my business to call at two of the
japanese hotels run by the native emigra-
ton societies at Kobe. / found at those
hotels over fifty men awaiting the depar-
ture of the steamer for Honolulu. That the
majority of these had served in the Japa-
nese army / learned from their own lips.
1t was quite interesting to hear the stories
of their experiences in the late war with
China. When asked their reason for going
to Hawaii they guardedly replied that much
more money was to be made there than by
remaining in Japan. was particularly
struck by their military bearing and APP
parent physical vigor. They We're evidently
picked men.
Speaking with a foreigner who attends al
the departure Of all steamers leaving Yoke
hama for Hawaii and America, he stated
that some years ago large part of the
delicate or student class, but now those go
ing We're mostly men OF muscle mis-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
AN UNUSUAL LIGHT.
Fire Department Could Not Trace
Fire on Lynn Street.

Fire Department Could Not Trace IT.
Fire on Lynn Street.
An unusual light on Virginia avenue,
which could not be traced, caused the tower
Waterman to pull Box 95 Corner Alabama
and Louisiana streets at 11:20 o'clock last
night The department responded prompt
ly, but no fire was found While the appa-
ratus was preparing to return to the various
houses, an alarm came in from Box 81 (cor-
ner of Oriental and Washington streets.)
An empty building at Ill Lynn street,
which was until a week ago occupied by
Charles fingers grocery store, was burned
completely to the ground. 1t made a big
blaze and caused hard work on the part
of the firemen to save adjoining houses oc5
John Marsh ON the south. These two
houses were slightly seorched; All three
amount to about $500. A horse stabbed in
the rear of the grocery building was re-
sisted upon running back into the burning
stable and there was some little trouble in
preventing MIN from perishing. The stable
WAS consumed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
meet at the city committee rooms tonight
to make final arrangements for the work.
NATIONAL LIQUOR DEALERS.
Preparations for the Convention Next
Week.

The National Liquor Dealers Convention
will convene in this city a week from Tues
day for several days session. The ses-
sions will be held at the Grand Hotel. The
committee of the Indiana State Liquor
League is engaged in preparing a pro-
gramme for the convention. The pro-
gramme states that the delegates will re-
ceive welcome from the mayor of In
dianapolis. Wednesday evening the dele
gates will be given ride through the city
on the street railway and on Thursday
evening there will be a promenade concert
and banquet Thursday afternoon a mass
meeting of the liquor dealers of Indiana
will be held. On Friday the delegates will
be invited to a carriage ride. A national
president is to be elected and the contest
is expected to be a sharp one. The New
Jersey delegation will open headquarters in
the interests of their candidate, August
Koehler, of Orange.
A number of States are after next years
convention. The Minnesota delegates will
be accompanied by Vice President Thomas
Lally and National Committeeman Doran,
who come instructed to secure the conven-
ton for that State if possible The liquor
dealers of Nebraska will send a strong dele
cation to Indianapolis With instructions to
keep Omaha before the convention. The
North Carolina delegation will ask that
Asheville be selected. Michigan and South
Dakota are also after the 1898 convention.
The list of officers as elected at the con-
vention last year is as follows:
President - John Morrissey, Syracuse,
N. Y.
First Vice observation-disclosures Koehler,
Orange, n. j.
Second Vice observation-disclosures f. Lally,
Minneapolis, MINI.
Third Vice President-John F. Weiss,
Canton, O.
Secretary-Robert J. Halle, Chicago
Treasurer-Captain John w. Howard, St.
Louis.
Executive Committee-John J. Hogan,
Connecticut; A. Hauber, Delaware; E. l..
Jordon, District of Columbia; Charles
Berger, Illinois; George H. Teepe, Indiana;
Daniel Holland, New York; John McEn-
tee, New Jersey; r. Patterson Pennsyl-
vania; Charles Schweickhardt, Missouri; p.
Doran, Minnesota; Thomas L. Johnson,
Massachusetts; M. Lennahan, Rhode ISL
and; T. McDonough, Ohio; S. II. Carroll,
ODonnell, North Carolina
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
WAGON CAFE MAN COMPLAINS
windows of His Plant BrOIxen-His
Troubles Heretofore.

Frank Markowitsky, the proprietor of the
est. Louis Cafe,'' a wheeled affair which
deals out a varied assortment of sandwiches
on the streets at night, complained to the
police last night that he had been assaulted
by a gang of toughs at the corner of Sem
ate and Kentucky avenues. He said that
the fellows had insisted on eating his goods
without paying the price therefor and when
he refused to serve them, they smashed the
large glass out of the rear of his wagon.
He fired three shots into the air to brighten
them away.
This is the second complaint this man has
made to the police. About month ago he
reported that a crowd of men had tried to
rob him at Court and East streets. The
police investigated that affair and found
that the sandwich man had the trouble
over making change. Several young men,
whom the police know to be honest, bought
sandwiches, and, as the police investigation
disclosed, gave a fve-dollar bill in payment:
Markowitsky made change for a dollar, and
the trouble grew out of the demand of the
young men for the proper change. The ped
dler finally gave them 81 and reported to
the police that he had been robbed.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

found to be a fact as to the sixty odd Jap
anese passengers on the steamer by Whlch
/ recently returned. All OF those passengers
got off at Victoria, though many of them
were bound for this side One man, who
said ne was a section railway boss in Idaho
was returning from trip to Japan, BRING
railroad in Idaho. When asked why he
with his men got off at Victoria and not at
Tacoma. he replied that many Of the men
did not have the necessary $50 show money
to secure landing on the American side; He
anticipated no difficulty in reaching Idaho
via Vancouver, B. c. Only two days ago
BILE he may have come from the interior to
pilot some of the Japs recently smuggled
IN up to the section work in Idaho"
do you really think that Japan would go
to war with this country over Hawaii?"
IT do. Encouraged and emboldened by
England, she is going to play the strongest
kind of a bluff game on us in hopes that
this country will back down; but should
that scheme fail, she will not stop, but re
sort to open opposition to our annexation
of the islands. In doing this she would not
count on serious war with this country.
Through European intervention, or py tne
opposing sentiment or the supposed pre-
vailing mercenary spirit of Americans, she
would count on no serious pass at arms.
Speaking of the ail.peryIading me Sn,,nd
in America, it is interesting to hear their
comments on US. The United states or
they say S Is 9aee ~ tbe gob
An American will do anything Tor money.
Money, money, is all his thoughts. Every
officer from the lowest TO the highest can
be bribed' Patriotism with us, they say, Is
a secondary matter. While every. Japanese
would freely give his life for the honor and
protection of his country, the American,
they claim, fights only when there is money
in it. They are delighted at the arguments
Of our calamity howlers.'
us Japan acting under secret under
standing with Spain?'
'I think not, but ever since the COM
mencement of the Cuban revolution the
Japanese have generally believed our coun-
try would be drawn into a war with Spain
over Cuba Should we get into a scrap with
the decrepit peninsular kingdom it would
be q most opportune time for Japan to
not wait for that. We should be prepared
for early and important developments in
show her hand, and unless we are wide
awake 81 may be q SURPRISE to us"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
Nice Nan.
washington Post.


THE man who is in love with his wife
Is perhaps not so rare a specimen as most
people think but he does not always show
1t in the pretty way that came under my
notice a few days ago." said the good-na-
tured clerk at the Hotel Johnson.
1T happened this way. gentleman
living out ia Colorado wrote us that his
wife would be passing through Washington
on her way home from a Southern city: to
give her the best room in the house, and
TO spare no pains to make her comfortable.
He inclosed a bill to pay for a magnificent
bouquet of expensive flowers and also his
own card. Well, on the date he named the
lady arrived, and when she shown to
her apartment there on the table stood
lot of roses that any woman in Washing
ton would have envied. AT first she didn't
seem TO realize that they were intended
for FER, but when she stopped to examine
them more closely her eye fell on her hus-
bands card.
Then she realized what a graceful and
thoughtful act had been done by him, and
the happiness that shone in her eyes was
moro eloquent than words. The kiss that
fell on one OF the flowers was undoubtedly
vicarions To my mind little attentions
like this 80 a long way to make life worth
living.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

itors, among whom are Americans. This
case is very important one and will now
have TO be revised by the Supreme Court.
The Belgian capitalists who came into pos
session Of the property agreed TO make the
deposit for the benefit of creditors, and then
took the ground that as they were cred
itorS there was no need Of doing so, but
the American creditors viewed the deposit
obligatory. The Belgians have now sue
ceeded in delaying action. The case excites
much interest and the Americans VIII un-
doubtedly make a great legal fight when
the case reaches the Supreme Court"
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

Emil Mantel. the proprietor of three bar
rel houses of the type that enjoys distin-
guished favors at the hands Of Mayor Tag
CART and causes so much trouble to the
police has been sending out circulars IN
Hebrew recently to the Jewish people living
on the South Side, beseeching them to vote
for Taggart. In the circular are false state
ments as TO what Taggart has accomplished
while mayor. The Jewish people on the
South Side will vote almost sohdly Tor MT.
Harding.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
Mexican Gulf halfway Affairs.

A dispatch from the City of Mexico says:
Judge Chapital, of the Federal District
Court, has granted a stay Of proceedings
in the case of the Monterey nd Mexican
Gulf Railway Company. which was ordered
to deposit $4,oOo.OOO as a guarantee to cred
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11
niamnn,s Greenhouses burn.

Rieman's greenhouses. opposite Crown
Hill Cemetery, were damaged by fire Sat
urday night. The fire started in the fur
mace room and burned one end out of the
main building. A still alarm called the fire
department, which prevented heavy loss.
The damage is estimated at $500.