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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-13

BY the gates OF gold sat Peter old.
Mid beams of refulgent light,
AS he checked each soul off the mortal roll.
AS they passed the portals bright
And the line grew thin as they crowded in.
TIL lone figure frail,
With sunken cheek and aspect meek
Still stood without the pale
Quoth the ancient saint to the shadow faint:
''1hy name, good SOUL and town."
The lingerer sighed and feebly replied:
From New Orleans-Im Brown"
Then the lightning flashed and the thunder
crashed.
And the portals great careened,
While in letters bright. DER the gates closed
tight,
Flared the notice, "Quarantned."
New Orleans Times Democrat.
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wabash to he a Through Line.

1t is now reported that in the near future
the Wabash will to all intents and pur-
poses be through line from Chicago to
New York. short time since it effected
a traffic arrangement with the Grand Trunk
which gave it the right to operate its own
trains to Buffalo. That ARRANGEMENT proved
so satisfactory that it is negotiating
with the Ontario 81 Western for the use of
its tracks from Buffalo to New York under
an ARRANGEMENT similar to that which it
When this. deal is carried through the
New York
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MunicinnI Notes.

A. Scherrer was notified, yesterday that
the German Ladies' Aid Society will be per-
mtted 10 use Tomlinson Hall Nov. 19 for
fled that the society is nonsectaran. The
society, however must pay for lighting the
hall.
The Minnehaha Granite Company was
notified that the superintendent of streets
had been compelled to make repairs in the
alley north of Washington street, between
Pennsylvania and Meridian streets, at an ex-
pense of 1883. The company was notified
that this amount would be deducted from
the guaranty fund.
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RuiIdIng Permifn.

william ]. Eifert, repairs. ilo6 East Tenth
George 4. Moorhcad residence 1898 Mariowe
avenue. $500.
W. A. Rel storeroom sls West Twenty -ninth
street, $3.50.
DOOR o. Hope. repairs. 1872 North Alabama street.
$500
., J. crawlev. repairs. lol7 South Illinois street.
1885,
street, SIS.
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The October report of R. B. F. PIERCE. re-
ceiver for the Toledo st. Louis & Kansas
City Railroad, was filed in the office of the
United States Court yesterday. morning. 1t
makes the following financial statement:
Cash on hand Oct. 1, 1929, 1865; receipts,
1850 274.4; disbursements, 1901, 342. Al; cash
on hand Nov. !, $1S2, 1893 38.
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A DIFFICULT PROBLEM
HOW TO MEET GULF PORTS COMPE-
Triton A SERIOUS QUESTION.
Interest shown in the b. & O. s. w.
Order for New Equipment.

M. Robinson general Western agent of
the Erie fast freight lines, has just returned
from a two months trip through the West
ern territory from which the trunk lines
have, in years past, drawn not only their
business for the Middle States and New
England but a large per cent. of their ex-
port traffic. 1.-TWO months time" said he,
spent at the more prominent Western
shipping points has convinced me that the
trunk lines to the East have a very diff
cult problem to solve, and that is to pre-
vent the export traffic from largely going
out by the gulf ports. Now, when freight
traffic is so heavy the drain from West
ern territory in export business is not felt
to SO great an extent as it will be when
business drops to its normal volume and
the bulk of business for export and for
seaboard points also will go out via the
gulf ports from such points as Kansas City,
Omaha and Sioux City; St. Louis will be
good deal affected by the diversion of bust
ness via the new routes, and as these roads
are getting their roadbeds in excellent con-
dition and heavily equipping their lines
each year will make more serious inroads
on the business which for many years has
been going to the Eastern seaboard via St.
Louis, Peoria and Chicago" Present indica-
lions are that while east-bound rates now
seem very low to meet the gulf port tariffs
they must go lower, and rates on grain.
provisions, etc, will be so low that only
trunk lines with level roads and free from
curves will be able to successfully COM
pete for the business from the Western ter
ritory Fortunately, the Pennsylvania, the
Erie and the Baltimore & Ohio plainly see
what there is in store for the future, and
as a consequence are investing large sums
of money in reducing curvatures and cut
ting down grades. AS matters now stand
the Lake Shore and New York Central, so
far as grade and curvature are concerned,
are in better shape to meet the prospective
competition with the gulf lines. However,
should the project of connecting the Balti-
more & Ohio Southwestern with the Kan
sas City. Pittsburg & Gulf by building
link to Beardstown, on the B. & 0. S. w,
be carried out, the Baltimore & Ohio lines
would be given considerable advantage.
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DIED

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. L., wife OF c. A. Heller.
Thursday. Nov. II, at D. Funeral a resi-
dence Saturday, p. M Funeral ard burial pri-
waite.
hard, at (old) $50 East South street. Nov. TO- at
n:2o p. m. Was born March 26 1926 at Koenigs-
winter, Germany. Funeral Sunday Nov. ID from
residence at p. m. and at st. Marys Church at
2:50 p.
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CIhriRfinn.

CENTRAL CHRISTIAN cHURCH-Corner North
Delaware and Walnut streets. The pastor, Rev.
John h. Pounds, Will preach at 1915 a. m. on
occupy TIL ! Come, and at 7;45 p. M, Mr. A.
vention of Crime Among Children" Sunday
school, $3.50 M, the hour being given to Sun
day School Rally programme. c. E. meeting at
$50 p. ALI welcome.
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A man who signed his name as w. E.
Webb left a note at the police station last
evening containing the information that he
had lost package of clothing. The clothes
were tied with a shoestring in sack. and
shoes and one white shirt and one blue tie"
The note said the sack was left in barber
shop. near the street-car landing
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Cau.eway.

An article in the Journal recently calling
attention to the fact that the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company was not being required
to build a causeway over its tracks and
shops at Trowbridge street has aroused the
Board of Public Works to take some action.
A letter was sent to L. f. Loree, general
manager of the company, yesterday re-
minding him that he had not answered the
letter the board wrote him three weeks ago,
informing him that he would be given au-
dience at any time that might suit his con-
venience. The board said that it had fixed
Nov. "a as the day for hearing what he had
TO say, and requested him to inform the
board whether it would suit him best to APP
pear at the morning or afternoon session.
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CHURCH NOTICEs.
Baptist.

FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH-Northeast corner
. New York and Pennsylvania streets. D. j. FL
lison' D. D., pastor The pastor will preach at
1913 a. m. ana 1880 p. m. The evening subject,
day school; $50 a. m, G. S. Dearborn, suDerin-
tenfent. Il. Y. r. L., $3.50 p. m. Inquiry meeting
Monday evening. Prayer and conference meeting
Thursday evening. Strangers cordially invited to
all the services.
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The Plumbers Have n Remedy.


When the Board of Public Works adver-
tised for bids on the plumbing for the new
police station Clark & Sons furnished an
estimate and deposited with their bid
check for $500, required by the board. Aft
erward the plumbers discovered they had
figured too low on the work and asked the
privilege Of Withdrawing their bid. The
board not only refused the request, but
awarded the contract to Clark & Sons The
firm refused to accept the contract and
brought a suit to recover the $500 check. AT
the same time they began proceedings for
injunction to prevent the city controller
from turning the check into the city treas
ury. A restraining order was granted tenn
porarily and yesterday it was dissolved by
Judge Harvey, of the Superior Court. The
court is of the opinion that the Clarks still
have a remedy at law for recovering the
money alleged to be due. The city is ruled
to answer to the paragraph of the plaintiffs
complaint which alleges debt.
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H"ts HVS 10 DC IaIAtH 10 L-uII uFB.
Detectives Kinney and Thornton yester-
day arrested Harry Hughes of Edinburg.
on charge of being a fugitive. Hughes is
wanted at home for larceny. He is well
known to the Indianapolis police, and when
the local department was asked to arrest
him the detectives had no trouble in picking
him up on the street
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-13

City Attorney Kern sent to the Office of
City Clerk Stuckmeyer for copy of the
smoke ordinance yesterday afternoon.
Building Inspector Bunting has notified a
number of down town property owners that
they must abate the smoke that pours from
smokestacks on their buildings. 1t may be-.
come necessary for Mr.. Kern to conduct
cases in Police Court, and he is looking into
the ordinance
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Leander FuImer's Notes.

Willoughby Wailing, guardian of Will
loughby George Walling. has brought suit
in the Superior Court to foreclose mort
gage given by leander Fulmer and wife to
secure notes executed to William H. En-
glish in 1886. The plaintiff demands the de-
cree of foreclosure and Judgment for S.. 500.
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Future of the b. 4 o. s. w.

In higher railroad circles the general I'M
derstanding is that in the near future Oscar
G. Murray will be elected president of the
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern. Mr.. Muir
ray has been in Cincinnati for several days
in conference with the B. & o. Southwest
ern people, and considerable interest is CEN
tered in the results of the annual meeting
of the stockholders of the Baltimore & Ohio
Southwestern on Wednesday next. While
there may not be any change in the presi-
dency that day it is the general impress
sion that when certain financial arrange
ments are completed the resignation of E.
r. Bacon, now president, will be forthcom-
ing. There was tacit understanding ear
lier in the year that Mr.. Bacon would re-
sign and that Mr. Oscar G. Murray would
take up the duties or president of the
Southwestern in connection with those of
receiver of the Baltimore Ohio. This
slate, however, was broken at the last mo-
ment, and the directors meeting held in
New York for the purpose adjourned with
out concentrating the programme.
1t was said to be Mr.. Bacon's disposition
to retire in order to give his attention to
other interests, and at that time the af-
fairs of the Southwestern were regarded
by some being in bad shape. Those
who were responsible for the property con-
sdered it wise that some radical changes
should be made in its operation. 1t was
then determined to place Mr.. Murray at
the head of the property, and it was the
belief that his aggressiveness and power
for organization could put it in good shape
again.
Negotiations had at that time been just
completed for the refunding of the per
cent. mortgage bonds on the road by a
per cent. bond, and financiers expressed
the belief that any change in the executive
head would be unwise. Mr.. Bacon had
been conspicuous in carrying on the nego-
tiations, and it was feared that his with
drawal from the presidency might be mis-
construed in Europe While Mr. Murrays
aid was desired, the fact that he was one
of the Baltimore g. Ohio receivers was con-
sidered in some quarters as likely TO create
apprehension and lead to some misunder-
standing, should he become associated with
the Southwestern as president 1t was
thought possible that some of the people in
Europe interested in the property might
confound the two positions. For these rea-
sons no change was made on the surface.
There were, however, some radical changes
introduced in the management of the South
western.
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JsTIN n. cHAPMAN. Governor.
NOTICE OF APPOINTMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned have
duly qualified as executors Of the estate of Henry
William kettler. late OF Marion county. Indiana,
deceased. Said estate Il supposed 20 be solvent.
HERMAN KETTLER.
John HERMAN KETTLER.
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FUNERAL DIRECTORS.

FLANNER & BUCHANAN-172 North
Illinois street; Lazy embalmer, for
ladies and children. Office always
open. Teienhone GIL. Hacks at lowest
prevailing price.
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sTORAGH.

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STQKAGE-lndianapoli Warehouse Company
W. L. Kurtz. president; II. A. CrosslaHd, man
ager. (New) 5il-52s s. Penn. Phone 134s. We
store, pack and haul.
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CHANGE-RACkET WORKER.

reason that it contains denial of the faces
set up in the answer. The demurrer to the
reply is therefore overruled."
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be prevented nv taenine fhe blood nure and
the system toned up with Hoods Sarsa-
parilla.
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Presbyterian.

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-southwest
corner PENNSYLVANIA and New York streets.
Dixon. D. D., Of Trenton, N. j., will preach to-
S Sno 9 al g45 f. Mhe paso sb ket NJ H.
planners; or. the Modern disease Of Self Pity ]"
Sunday school meets at $3.50 a Society Chris
tian Endeavor at $50 p. m. Midweek PRAYER
meeting on Thursday night at 1880 o'clock. All
cordially invited.
THE SEVENTH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
Corner of Cedar and Elm streets. r. " Hunter.
Preaching at 1890 a m. and 1880 p; m. by the
pastor. Junior c. h. at $3.50 a m. Sabbath school
at 2:30 p. m, Mr.. Charles a. Vinnedge, supern-
tendent. Prayer and social meeting on Thursday
evening.
TABERNACLE CHURCH-Corner Meridian and
Eleventh streets. Rev. j. Cumming Smith, pas
tor; Rev. w. 3. Durham, associate pastor.
Preaching by the pastera at io:45 a. m and 7:45
D. Sunday school, 2:30 p. m. Y. z. s. G. e.
Gas D. m. Preaching by the associate pastor in
West Washington-street Chapel at 1880 a. and
1880 D. m. Services in Mount Jackson Chapel at
1880 D. m.
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ity finding. The day the decision was pub
lished the Journal announced that rehear-
ing would be asked for.
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Mafhndiaf.

CENTRAL-AvENUE METHODIST EPISCOPAL
CHURCH-Corner of Central avenue and
Twelfth street. Sermons at 1890 a. m. and 1880 p
m. by the pastor, Rev. Charles C. Lasby, ID. ID.
m. Junior League, p. Epworth League
service, $3.50 D. m. Strangers cordially welcomed.
MERIDIAN-STREETM NJ. T.. CHURCII-Corner Of
New York. Preaching at O:45 a. m. and 1880
p m: by the pastor, Rev; c. n. Sims D. d;
Evening subject, THE Christ in Jerusalem. "
There will be special music at this service. Sun
day school and class meeting, $3.50 a. m Christian
Endeavor $3.50 p. Prayer meeting, Thursday
evening 1880. All cordially invited.
ROBERTS PARK M. E. CHURCH-Corner Del
aware and Vermont streets Rev. c. f. Bacon,
ID. D., pastor Glass meetings at a. Sunday
school at 10 a; m Preaching at Il a. m. and at
ity's Prophecy Realized Evening. @Fulfilment
by Destruction" Epworth League at $50 p
Prayer meeting Thursday evening at $780, Strang-
ers welcome to all these services
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FINANCIAL.


LOAkS-Money on mortgages. z. F. SAYLES.
as Last Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
MORE ABOUT THE
FAUST COFFINS
They Were Not Kept Three
Years, but Only Four
Months.
The Caskets Were Stored in
The Caskets Were Stored in
a Barn Away From the
House.
There Was No Money in Them, and
the Future Occupants Never
Saw Them.

Monday, December %. 1896, The CALI
published dispatch from Monterey in
which it was alleged that Philip Faust had
died at his home in old Monterey after an
illness of three years duration.
1t was also alleged that ever since the
begin ming of his long illness he had kept
a coffin in his bedroom; that the caskei
was prepared for burial and that in it was
sufficient money for the funeral expenses.
Mrs. Faust, it was stated, had been par.
TALLY paralyzed for years, and her coffin
also had been kept in the house beside
that of her husband.
1t appears. now, that THE CALL was in
error in stating that the coffins had been
in the house for period of three wears
The Two collins were bought from Jane
Taylor, an undertaken in Oakland. on the
22d day OF August, 1896, and shipped by
order of b. w. Faust, to Monterey, Cal.
where they were stored in barn some GOO
or more feet away from the house.
1t is not true that there was money kent
In The collins for the purpose of burial. 1t
is true, however. that the names bf Philip
Faust and Mary Faust appeared on the
plates OF the cofhns, with the dates oil
their birth. 1t is also true that the collins
we're not shown to either Mr.. or Mrs.
Faust.
1t was held out by the physician that
Mr.. faust might die at any time, and 1t
was also feared that Mrs. Faust would die
from the shock which his death would
produce, she being in paralyzed condi-
ton. The precaution was, therefore,
taken OF purchasing the two easkets in
August, although the death of Mr.. Faust
did not occur until December q, while
Mrs. Faust is still alive.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
SRn FraneiscQ.

much impaired that she was unable to
appear in court. Nevertheless the lady s
deposition was read in support of her de-
mand for legal separation.
In Mrs. Thomas deposition she alleged
that in 1881, at the time of the birth of her
last baby, be drove from the house several
ladies VINO had offered to care for her; that
she was left alone with her little one and
that il died. Two days later her husband
returned.
She was asked how she obtained fool
and other necessaries during those two
days, to which she replied that she had TO
get up out of bed and procure for herself
the things that she needed.
Mrs. ]. Schreiber testified that she was
one of the women driven out of the
Thomas home at the time of the birth of
the child that died. She thought Thomas
was exceedingly harsh, and Mrs. Thomas
had often complained of his bad treat
ment.
Judge Hunt said he was in doubt in re-
gard to the matter, and asked when Mrs.
Thomas and her husband had ceased to
live together as man and wife. On being
informed that they had maintained
marital relations until short time ago,
he remarked that this made the difficulty
all the greater.
''The fact that Mrs. Thomas lived with
her husband for about sixteen years after
his alleged cruelty raises strong pre-
sumption of condonement. and | could
not see my way clear to granting the re-
lief asked for without hearing sufficient
testimony on behalf of the plalntlh to
overthrow that presumption and explain
the cause of her long delay In. suing for
divorce"
Accordingly the case was continued un-
til Mrs. Thomas is able to appear and tes-i
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
Deaf \ CAME UNHE RAIL- DED
Prentiss Selby of the Big Smelt.
ing Firm Stricken
Down.
He Had Been Apparently in Fail
Health and His End Came
as Shock.

OAKLAND, CAL, Jan. 30.-Another
prominent man has been taken off with
out warning. Late last night Prentiss
Selby was suddenly stricken down at his
residence, 1860 Madison street. and in a
few minutes he was dead.
For some time past Mr.. Selby has been
suffering from various maladies, none OF
which, however, were serious, and there
was no thought that his end was near.
Last evening he was apparently in very
good health, but by midnight he was
seized with fainting spell, which re-
suited fatally.
MIR. Selby was the Leading partner in the
Selby Smelling Works of this city. He
entered the employ of the works years ago
as founder soon after he came to this
coast from the East. He worked up from
that obscure position to be a leader and a
stockholder in the company.
During his life Mr.. Selby, while always
a prominent man, was never connected
with any public office, and he had but lit
tie to do with politics. He was essentially
homebody, and his house was one of the
most attractive in Oakland. He leaves a
widow and six children, all of whom are
leaders in Oakland society.
AS to the wealth of deceased it is esti-
mated that his estate will amount to sew
eral hundred thousand dollars. He was
so years old.
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Where did he get that information? How
does ne know this unless he has been
guilty of petty larceny and taken some OF
them witt out the knowledge of their own
ers? What is the District Attorney t1oun-
dering about In this manner IN this case
for? What are these d tectives and Cap
tain Lees doing in this case when they
might better be attending to the work
they are paid for by the City? Why don
they attend to their duties instead OF
working for the Fair millions? It's not
the peope of California, but Charles L.
Fair that is prosecuting this case. solely
in the hope thai he may better his case In
the civil courts, and that other witnesses
for Mrs. Craven and her deeds may be In
timidat ted"
Reddy and Foote denied that they knew
anything of the printing of the blanks
until told so by the prosecution. Magis-
trate Cook reserved decision in the
matter of admitting the days proceedings
into the record, and peace was restored
when Editor Barry was allowed to retire.
The case will be resumed Monday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30
RenevoIent Germans.

Ats meeting of the German General Benevo-
lent Society held yesterday by the new board
of directors the following were appointed
Hospital committee-CharlesE E Hansen CHAIR
man), R. Fink1ng, C. Goecker. Edmund Kollo-
frath, William E. Lutz; relief committee-R.
Heroid (ehairman) Ed A. Keil, Louis Zeiss;
financial mittee-Hugo Waldeck Chair
man. Ed A Keil, C. Goecker, William Dase-
king lex officio); cemetery committee-Louis
Zefss tchairman), William E. Lutz, Edmund
Kollofrath.
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CRUELTY GOND0NED.
Judge Hunt withhoIds Divorce Where

Judge Hunt WithholdS DiVorce Where
Suit Was Long Delayed.
Mrs. Florinda Thomas will have to get
along as a married woman for while, or
at least until she can offer sufficient proof
to convince Judge Hunt that she is en-
titled 10 a divorce from William Henry
Thomas.
When Mrs. Thomas case was called for
trial it was found that her health was SO
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30

Estate of School Directs Ha1stead.
James L. Halstead's estate is estimated to be
worth $14 ,00O His son has applied for letters
of administration. No will has peen found.
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30

BRIEFS and transcripts printed reasonably;
rapid and reliable. Myself Rollins, % Clay. =
The San Francisco call., 1897-01-30

JEwBLRY store and Third street, removed to
303 Kearny street.